The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-26
DANGER OF A
FAMINE IS PAST
Willingness and Energy of a
Great Nation Succor
Helpless.
FRISCO FIRE CONTROLLED
Still Burning, But the Limits
Of Its Reach Are
Fixed.
PROVISIONS HAVE COME
It Is Declared No One IS Going Hun
gry-WonderfuI Relief Work-Last
Night One of Utter
Darkness.
PROVISIONS HAVE COME

San Francisco, April 23.-Had 1t not
been for the sight of the rude affairs
cot w IN tho onan air yvberever San
n. no;soo,s bouaIars thousands were
49,
anpec, one Would nave some uiiii-
Guilty in finding any of the peaceful as
sociations of the b in this city
YESTERDAY. Eyerywhere throughout the
burned as well as the remaining sec
ton of the city there was the greatest
actiyity Streets were being cleared of
debris. laborers were repairing broken
water pines, sewers and gas mains;
electricians were everywhere seeking to
untangle the almost hopeless confusion
of wires. in fact. San francisco was in
the first stages of it's regeneration.
There are no hungry people here to-
day. the gaunt sDecter has been ban
1shed by the generous response Of the
nation RI the anneals that went out for
assistance. Food by the carload and
nv the boat)oad Dol1red into Oakland
last night and today in sufficient guam
titles to the committee
Witch has in charge IFS %ribu
So great was the Volume of foodstuffs
hrought into the general depot at Oak
land Mole that the general committee
yesterday made an appeal for skilled
labor in the handling OF these supplies.
Appeal for Experienced Help.
Grocers. butchers and commission
men have been requested to secure men
who are familiar in the handling of
foOdstuffs in order that the distribution
at the scores of stations established
might go on without confusion.
The homeless people are no longer
Obliged TO subsist on bread and canned
stuff entirely, as they had been during
the previous lays of their trying ex-
perience, but we're yesterday given hot
coffee. canned meats and even cakes
o,S n,o,,,o
oranges have come in pIentiful SIM
ply from southern California, and the
| sight of CALIFORNIA; famous product
MAS everywhere hailed with words of
delight.
1t must not he understood by the
charitable people of the country that
| there is n surfeit of food for the suf-
! ferers. While the SuDply is abundant
| at this writing it is well for the public
to remember that the homeless thou
sands must he fed and cared for nv
the organized relief committees for an
| Indefinite period. II is desired. there
fore, the contributions be continued ev-
erywhere until the neople who nave
been rendered helpless can care for
themselves.
w,+ar e;+,,,4o, ca44;,. pan,
~, t
Mhlei situaIiuH' Nnlle cauSiio
convenience 70 me people, Is no
lp!isel SUN d prop!Sll'' Aoout Two
'iiu? VI ms ieiiiatLiii6 @tttloii ol VIC
Guy is Deln9 WIN suflclent
Ndtei tol me pressing uoiiestit lleeuS,
put; o. course ehSIe IS not enough 10
pc lau iol IRE liSlitii5 BE
cause Vi tliS lact the most Stringent
oluerS nave peeli ISSUED oy me nun,
.drg anu cltli police tiat no 1reS small
~ oullt Nltlll any mouse ana no
llslllS' not even d candle l1ght, can be
SHOWN at IN lhe houses. All
coohllls LOT me present must be done
on tne or IN the open streets
ana IN the dayllght.
,bo 81 ~ Nv /. ~ ipoeM olamy hTatuleS o.
ness With when tne ,vnrl, Of eIstennt-
icaIlv caring for the homeless has heen
thoroughly organized and MT into an
Grafton. The fear that ayisted two dorc
ago that the jr,nensa task Of cari5r
for the destitute and heInless noonle
could nor ha Nod nI,;cl, p Uurt
20 save thousands from, hIinpe, and
POSSIBLE epidemic exists no lonSer Thn
| administration of the citv.s atrai yc l.
progressing most hnrnooniousIv Nav
ar Schrnitz and Camera JS,,nstor $50
working in perfect accord Vrhcrn was
some slight confusion ynsfartay owing
to tha nisun1erct.n5i1 re o,.1or. We
some members Of he TationoI Qua vi
but this has heen minin7iyeG ,rhn go,
TEN Dut INFO force nv Tho p,oyor ma
General FUNSTON today j.. v.ori,inr ~
der out of confusion ana the ciry is ae
orderly as herore tho fra
Continuation of nonar continue ,o
be made from every arr of The T%pitad
States Chairman phnIon ~ 10 ~
nance committee. TODAY received nddi-
tiOnal suhscrintions Of aho,,+ s1e9 non
OO0 hv the Cbica@o C En7 me ,a ~ Sn
citation. The finance COMMITTEES viii To-
morrow considar some nIan Far ia 700
of the large sum of ,nonav whirh iii
be available for tn. ,,Iief Of tho srr
ierers. N'
'"e oooes 'Ic"''''eo.
Inc lotai NUMBER or bodice recovered