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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

~@S" %&uahtibY Oh water.
Sacramento, Cal, May ga specja
from Woodland to the Sacrament,
Union says: ''''o" y
Tho threat of flood in the Capav val
/ ey' resulting from tho slide of earth
that has fallen from the mountain aide
ana damned the waters of Cache creek
| ~ growing increasingly serious. II NAV
DC assumed that tho slide in question
was IN some way the result of the re-
cent earthquake, and it is now found
70 be 1000 feet wide and to close com.
pietely the water course. Ever since
tne occurrence the waters have been
steadily piling up behind it, and was
round by measurements taken thia
morning that depth Of one hundred
feet had been reached
II 1t had been taken Mt an earI;er
stage the dam might have been blown
up with dynamite and the waters re-
leased without danger to any locality
put u IL now too late to do this. as II
would but precipitate the flood that Is
reared. The dam Is of soft earth and
aepris, and there In some hope that II
may absorb the water or cut out grad
iaiiy and the water pass in harmless
Should IL give way 10 tbe
pressure the results will be very serious
ma . large area of country win be
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
CARRIED 100000 REFUGEES.
oouenern Pacific Says Few People Lef
City Permanently.

Chicago, May 5.-According to official
d daures' the Southern Pacific Company,
enIlng the exodus from San Francisco
feollowlng the earthquake and the great
nnre, carried 100000 free PASSENGERS sg
inns vital is for the nine DAYS from
Of aPf th. ~ up to and including April 2e.
~ ;nese passengers, $1,000 were carried
20 20 interior California points, 1854 to
other states and $4,000 to suburban W
pom, around San Francisco bay. The
sst;n.. Of these free transportations is IS
enly the movement from San Francisco.
ngures as yet not having been comn ajIo
On On the free transportation from Sat- a
ton. anu STOCK
In the opinion of Traffic Moua
re rec the most encouraging feature s Of
a situation is the fact that NOT oniu
fo fore %0Si b of the refugees staying in Cali
nave AVE found temporary homes within
easy reach of the city "-'n'n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
COST GOVERNMENT $3.50 900.
shaw's Estimates for Repairs to Build.
ings Earthquake Shook.

Washington, May Secretary Shaw
today submitted estimates to the house
Oh amounts necessary to be appropriated
TO repair government buildings in Cali
fornla wrecked by the earthquake. The
mouse committee on appropriations has
decided to take this matter up tomor-
row and bring in separate appropria.
zion Dill covering the items.
The items include $4,000 for the ap-
pralsers' stores building, $4,000 for the
suD-treasury, the lower story and roof
OF which are damaged; $500 for the
mint, 100000 for the postofice, $4,000
lor the revenue cutter storehouse, which
was totally destroyed, making in all
$oll,ooO for San Francisco. The San
Jose postoffice was injured to the ex-
tent of $4,000, and the Oakland post
Office $4,000.
10 make the appropriation ample to
cover damage not as yet ascertained. the
secretary recommends that $750,0O0 be
appropriated. The estimate is accomna-
med by photographs of the buildings.
taken after the damage. The secretary
Taxes occasion to submit a brief refer
ence to reports ON file in his department
showing the heroic conduct of the fed
eral officers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

San Francisco, May THE records
OF coroner Walsh disprove the widely
circulated stories that large numbers ~
people We're shot and killed by the sol.
uiers during the great fire that followed
,ne earthquake. OF all the cases handled
oy TINS Official and his deputies, in onlv
one was 1T found that death was dne
70 gunsnot wounds. The exception was
heoer Iilden, killed by a civic guardss
man, who had the mistaken idea tba+
me automobile in which Tilden was
riding was being used for lootino mr.
poses The military authorities have
records of two eases of killings for
disobedience of military orders
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

san Francisco, May 3.-Durine a
stay Of one hour in his office at Fort
Mason this afternoon, Mayor schmitz
signed over 100 applications for per-
m'ts to open safes and vaults in the
burned districts. A long line formed
In front of the building, and the appli.
cants We're admitted one at time. rec
ogniNed and then took the permits to
rne military secretary for Endorsement
d dn consequence of this the mayor and
General Greedy have agreed that. com
nleneihg to-day, no more permits TO
open safes will be issued by the mavor
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

Washington, May s.-Following ron.
resentation made to the war depart.
ment by General Greedy, Secretary Taft
mas placed at the disposal of that on
Ser an amount approximating 5000 900
OF 'he relief fund of $2,500,000 appro.
pf'ated by congress for the relief Of
ehe san Francisco sufferers. With tbis
money General Greedy win pay for s,n-
phes already purchased. Supplies hero.
.oiore issued, including the tents from
ene quartermaster stores. etc. and
which mad been charged against this
appropriation Of 100000, will be r ra,
turned to the army and are available for
future use. "''""'e ior
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

Boston, Mass, May s.-According to
~ aiiiam H. Seabury, agent of the Mas
i;na relief association for the re-
r near u california, typhoid fever has ap-
f. = IN IN san Francisco and an epidem-
A. ~ Is reared The telegram containing
me tne intelligence was addressed to Lieu,
' .enant Draper and read by him at the
meeting s OF the executive committee
daa anae part OF Mr.. Seabury's telegram
rea5g with the outbreak of typhoid
den,; hypnold fever has appeared; cpl
VIII Wnr". sure, Collect all money possible.
"orst yet to come, l believe. J,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Operators to Stand Pat

Philadelphia, May 5-Representat;ves
OF ten of the principal coal and eo ,ea
companies IN the Central Pennsylvania
oltuminous or Clearield district whosa
employees have quit work pending . 1 sat
tiement of the differences existina ~
tween them, met here today. Affer 90 =
session lasting for several honrs Il ua .
announced that the operators had mas 90
lmcusiy resolved not to recede from tho
position they have taken in favor 'n af
aho ypen snop and the abolition of the
s u1ooA.on system, and will fight it out At
mna'evef cost The operators are max.
ing preparations to open their mines
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
FIRE PANIC IN BIG HOSPITAL


San Francisco, May 4.-The 700 pa
tients in the general hospital at the Pre-
sidio were thrown into a panic at All
O'Clock this morning by the cry Of
fire."
At that moment flames were discov
Tered In the hospital laundry, which was
only few yards away. The close prox
Unity of the two buildings gave rise to
the fear that the hospital would be
destroyed.
In anticipation of such contingency
hurried arrangements were made for
the removal of the patients to place
of safety.
For few minutes, until the fire in
tho laundry was gotten unde. control
and there was no danger of the flames
spreading beyond that building, pando-
monium reigned among the hundreds
Of patients
Those who were not dangerously i'll, or
could help themselves, jusaped from
their cots and beds, and, hastily dcR-
ming what clothes they could find, fed
from the hospital out into the cool
morning air.
Many Of the indisposed men and
women did not wait to secure their
clothes, but wrapped themselves in bed
ding and made their exit as quickly as
possible.
In more than one instance men and
women fled out into the air with moth
ing but their night clothes Scores of
patients who had the physical strength
stopped sufficiently long to assist more
weak and unstrung men and women
from the hospital.
Within Is minutes after the alarm
was given the majority of the patients
had left the hospital building and stood
in groups or lay upon the ground upon
bed clothes, watching the fremen and
soldiers fight the flames in the laundry. |
When the flames had been extin-
guished the nurses, physicians and sol
1iers turned their attention to the pa
and assisted in taking
them back to their cots and beds in
private rooms and wards.
Men and women became hysterical
turing the progress of the fire, and it
vas with difficulty that many of them
'ould be induced to return to the hos
'ital. 1t is feared that the shock to
many of the more seriously sick patients
will have serious if not fatal effect.
When the fire was discovered in the
hospital a general alarm was sounded.
BESIDES the regular post fire department
of soldiers turned out to fight
he flames. 1t was only by hard work !.
hat the flames were confined to the
aundry, which, with its contents, was /
ntlrely destroyed, and prevented from Z
preading to the general hospital.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
THOUSANDS IDLF
WHO CANNOT DIG
What Is to Be Done With rho
Question City Officials Came. ~
isfactorily Answer All rn. a''
Now Directed to Rebuild,nn a -.
City. TIE

San Francisco, May s.-Witb tho
s'dence OF the excitement that attend,
the earthquake and fire comes 'o
vivid realization of the misery tbot '' VI
been inflicted upon the community. T mas
number of people who have snda.~
been cut off from means of aarn;~
livelihood is enormous. The ar,or
clerks, statesmen, stenographers boo,
keepers and tradespeople that nonse,
INTO the downtown sections each mo-
ing and returned to the residential a.,
tyicts and suburbs in the evening Ana.
itself idle and without prospect Of ~,
|ployment. Lawyers, doctors. dapt;a..
and their assistants are in a like n~
dicament. pc
But small percentage of these no.
pie are capable of taking up mama,
labor, the only kind that is now nro
scented, and already upon the streets ana
ON the sites for new buildings NAV ~
seen many of this class painfully and
YEARLY engaged in the hardest kind 90
tasks What is to be done with ~.
great number of men and women wbo
could not get down to the level of tho
common workman is question that tbo
city officials have asked themselves on5
nave been unable to satisfactorily an.
swer.
From this time forward the efforts &c
the municipal officials and existing o;+;
zens' committees will be directed a.,
most solely to the task of reconstruct
ing the city. Active Subcommittee.
nave been appointed and plans for nrac.
'ical work and accomplishments will bs
presented to Mayor Schmitz this veal
The construction of temporary BUILDINGS
continues in the burned portions of tbe
own and there are manifestations that
he mercantile element is undaunted bv
is reverses.
The relief work is progressing smooth.
along the lines arranged by the army
ut project is now being considered
I substituting for the "bread line,
lumber OF cheap restaurants where hot
reals will be served at low cost.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Heavy Loss in San Mateo County

san Mateo, CAL, May 4.-The losses
IN San Mateo County resulting from
the recent earthquake can never he even
approximately estimated. Practicallv
every building in the county suffered
some some damage in chimneys, plaster
broken Of furniture or crockery. Here as
ELSEWHERE, brick and stone BUILDINGS
sunered the most. The loss of life was
small. In Half-Moon Bay a painter and ID
Two children were killed in the collanse
OF an old adobe building. The heav;est
losses were in Redwood City. where tbe
new $ioo,ooO courthouse was almost to-
tally destroyed. '''o'' To-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Turkey viii Fight.

Alexandria, Egypt, May s.-Advices
received here show that the Turkish
troops on the Egyptian frontier are be-
lug strongly reinforced, and there is
grave apprehension here that the sultan
ttSD n hostile movement should
Sne BRITISH carry out their expressed
purpose OF naval demonstration
/; a 4 turkey. A battalion of Turk
i E1 troops reinforced the garrison at
e. hateh Monday and all along the
ihr front. according to reports received
evidence. '"o 'iAs Is III
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

S'' petersburg, May 4.-Later devel.
opments increase the Importance Of the
RUSSIAN RUSSIAN expedition to Mongolia under
81 Soio p NevItsky, which is to leave
s Ss, detesrsburg the middle of Nav TO
survey survey the hitherto UNEMPLOYED region NJ
Jew the Manchurian frontier and
Ia ulsa; ~ Is now announced that tbe
expedition will consist of not less tb ,ao
po ofhcerss, and that it's first worl. ' n';l,
Dc TO make further surveys for a rail ";i
a ooau from kaikhta to Kalgan. and on.
liner liner route from Urga to Kirin nv
mnien the eastern region of Monaoi;ss
VIII DE thoroughly SURVEYED o'i"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Selling Stolen Supplies

San Francisco. May THE police
anu military authorities are SLOWLY but
surely ferreting out the people wbo
nave abused the free supplies privileges
Inc detectives engaged in the work are
proceeding cautiously, 80 that no ss;zs
ures will be made unless the Officers
are certain that no injury TO deserv'
ing persons will be inflicted. when =
IS established that supplies have been
secured by subterfuge, the goods arc
seized and turned over to the nearest
station; The authorities are being as
sisted by numerous anonymous letters
telling of the unlawful hoard;ng -
stores uins OF
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
More Time for smoot Case

washington. May 5.-The sonata CON,
a on privileges and elections TO-DAY
considered the Smoot case, but in view
al statements of several senators thai
.sey desired to review certain features
OF the testimony, vote was postnoned
. May Is. It was agreed, however
p vote shall be had on that dav'
during the discussion Dubois offered A.
rolowlng resolution: "Resolved. that
heed smoot is not entitled to his seat sea-
n n a senator of the United States from
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

New York, May s.-The nlan for q
70 ' Sao carnival to raise money to send
terd Ian francisco was given up at yes
at td"y rs meeting of the Central FEEDER
n na onion- There was to have been a
r. t' h hae IN which American flags were
aionn at ts peen held out for the people
ma 'pe nne of march to throw money
r raso. The labor carnival COMMITTEES
a1bc H. that the carnival idea be
;a T. giving as reason that the
,nae :. unions had taken up the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

washington, May s.-The tota,
amount of money raised by the Ameri.
can ned Cross up to date for the re-.
lleL OF San Francisco sufferers i
Ssltos,ooo. OF this sum, 100000 has
oeen sent in cash to San Francisco
So8ooo was spent for blankets for,
"arded for the relief work, and s5a 600
was used in buying provisions. The
present balance is 1905, 900. which is
neing held at the disposal Of the San
francisco Red Cross relief comm;ttas
secretary Shaw has recommended e.
congress an immediate approximation
OF sol 900 to replace land records d.
stroyed at San Francisco. w
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

Chicago, May 7.-"Withip two wao,
hu NV workman in all branches of the
~ indlstry in Chicago win be
sno out of work by suspension of
ssons1ruction work on skyscrapers and
.aetories affected by the strike of struc.
.u1a ironworkers. 1t may not develon
INTO a Lockout, but there win necessarily
DC u shutdown if the strike contin-
aes. " This was the statement msda
py one of the foremost building eon
tractors of the city, and a member OF 81
the Building Contractors Connc;l
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Rates Raised wan+or1xr

lineage, May 5.-Declaring that tbe
railroads. were depressing and discr; ;n'
mating against its members, and had
neen 30 doing for the past six wears
tne American Shippers Association M me Z
sooay at the Auditorium Annex and Do
c n, to enlarge its scope and influence
me association at present includes 10 .
aaalorlty of the large shippers of tbe
country, and it is probable in the ne a
Iuture the interstate Commerce oo v.
mission VIII be petitioned to make )
49,; aougn inquiry into the railroads ac-
lions lions IN arbitrarily increasing the
aaeignt rates ON number of Classic.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

Trenton, N. J., May s.-Fifteen peo.
pie were injured by head-on collision
~ ears on the Trenton New Brunswick
traction Company's lines at Plainsboro
twenty miles outside of this eitv M
midnight The cars, one from this e;tv
ana the other from New BrunswieE
were making their last trips for ths
nlgnt, and in accordance with the usne.
sus'ohl, ran by the signal When round.
srs,, sharp curve the headlight of ONE
s1ley car showed the approach of tbe
o.ner Before the power could he 70.
seaseu 'ne cars met, and the passengers
were thrown from the chairs
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

san Francisco, May 3.-Isidor Jacobs
president of the California Canneries
company, reported today that he had
leased block of land and had secured
over $4,000 feet of lumber. In a con-
PIE OF days he win have $50 carpenters
ny work and expects to have 500 girls
WORKING IN the cannery in about two
weeks The season for canning berries
early fruits and vegetables is at hand
ana when the walls of the first story
ton. Pun III opera
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Germany Refuses He,o

Constantinople, May At Is rono-.
Gu Gu nere mat the Sultan has decided r.
KY Eve way to the British government o "
Inc tne Egyptian boundary dispute bav;U Un
b paeh influenced to that decision bv 3
mint mint from the French, Italian and r. a
s si Ambassadors, who have told nus nus
saat ne could not expect any svmna 4iln
IRON IRON them: France, it is un3erst @.ny
h sooh positive stand for Britain 1871 on1
n ner ambassador told the Sultan t d,,.
S sr wa. was with Great Britain in anv 'a aat
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

washington, May s.-A bulletin 10.
sued by the department of commerce S
a s labor says that the trade of the
United States with Brazil aggregates in
round numbers Sl1Q0O0.o 900 a Iaroe az
s sr," enan any year with any country in
sSou'n America. Imports from Rra1;I
COO ZOO ,e sae 20 nseal year 1905 aggregated
ooooss'soS,V94, and exports were AID es5
oso; The bulletin says the total ~
P1rts TO Brazil show falling off fron,
20 1oo oS''o's IN 1895, to $1O,9s5, 0so in
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

tn Mexico s1 City, May s.-Engineers o,
s,a Mexican National Railway Sav .,
succeeded in cutting a line from i nm
T Tpgo TO Mazatlan on the Pacific coa ~
ne locating work has been oo;n@ 60 o.
to year 1t is probable that tbss T.; ~
.eroceamc railway will build an 49, -
''on 10 the oil fields from Teziutlan
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

san Francisco, May 3.-At the maat.
ing today of the finance comu;t tse
tr;1sil.ian James I. Phelan said the con,
t tntou' ions OF May l were reported to
so'aI SS'4,VS4- Mr.. Phelan added that
Unusual efforts would be made to gath.
eI IN promised contributions. He
thought, Judging from reports. that the
total might reach $l7, 100000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
British Gold TO Paw r.oss...

London, May THE American
steamer st. Paul, which sailed from
southampton for New York TO-DAY. tooL
sl,ssa, 900 in gold, most of which Is
destined for the agents of British in
surance companies to meet their San
Francisco claims. 'Ae" oah
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Cost Of New Manhattan Bridge

vow I ork, May S.-The lowest bidder
'"e erection of the Manhattan
p'iuge' structure paralleling the
bridge and requiring an esti-
p .a .ea $1,000 tons of steel, is the RYAN
offer of $6,493 ,223. p"'S' VIII" an
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
China Hates to Aa,r,. -

po London May "A dispatch From,
tsa A, mi, 10 the Times today saws that
o ose only thing delaying the settIer INA.
A. me french claims growing ont nv
y Nanchang outrage of last Fabr rs VI
- Eniha 8 reluctance to Issue an a..
periai edict admitting that tba an I'm l;n'
tfate committed suicide. '"e magls-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF EDhHGG
foms That Are Likely TO Interest Al
Our Readers.
= Brief Review Of the improvements
Growth and DsvsIopmsrs I.~sx
Al Lines Of industry Throughout
Our commonwsaIth---Mi Mining, His
torical and Commercial.

Grangeviile.--W. r. Killgore and A. f.
Curtis are here in the Interest of a
grade road to the new town of Copper
vile. Mr.. KiIlgore has offered to deed
lot to any person who will build
thereon. A hotel, store, livery barn
and SALOON are already being construct
ed, and more buildings will be erected
~ soon as lumber can be delivered on
the ground.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12
Mint Paid Out over 81 nm nm

San Francisco, May 5.-The un;tas
states mint, which is being used as the
general clearing house for the hanLs
ma paid out between 81 1000 600 ana
ss'ooo'ooo to depositors since it opened
Tuesday last. 'p'Ae'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

vo, washington, May 4.-Preeident BE-.
con s or eoaay signed the bills passed i0l Sv
s sGngr oae making appropriation ny ~
s s1o1 10y FOR Mare Island navv.vo-S OF
esv'ooo to meet emergencies n az hao ana
0n'ce department. in California e post
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-12

Le"iston-The twenty-eight teachers
IN the Lewiston public schools receive
aggregate salaries Of $4,000 month,
according TO a report just completed
py Treasurer Thompson. The current
running expenses Of the schools is from
*z,7o0 to 1880 a month. With the
demand for new ward schools and addi-
tional teachers it Is estimated that the
salary lists alone for next year win
reach $4,000 month.