The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-24
FRISCO STORIES
RELATED BRIEFLY
Short Items Telling How Condi-
lions in the City Are
Changing.

San Francisco, April 24.-The bodies
of eightysix patients and eleven at
PENDANTS have been taken from the |
ruins Of the insane asylum at Agnews
United States Subtreasurer Jacobs
has opened his office in the mint. I'm
til he can get his books and papers,
the mint will make necessary transfers
of money.
It is the opinion Of the clearing
house members that the banks will be
able to meet all calls when the time
comes to reopen their doors.
Secretary Shaw has directed the sub
treasurer at San Francisco to deposit
in the banks here $15,O00,000 in ex
change for bonds. This action will
greatly relieve the financial depression
in the city and will place it within the
power of the banks to make loans to
persons who desire to begin building
operations and to resume business. .
The Southern Pacific is preparing to
reopen headquarters in San Francisco.
Dor commissioners was obtained yester-
day for use Of the ferry building.
The Alaska Packing company has re-
sumed business on Stewart street
wharf, where the loading of eighteen
ships will begin at once. Three thou
sand persons can get work in the Alas
ka canneries, according to. the state
ment of an officer Of the company. The
removal will relieve the local situation
to some extent. ar-s-s-. ss.
| The Pacific Coast company's steamer
City Of Pueblo, which was sunk at the
Union Ironworks, will be raised in a
few days. The sailing Of the liner So
noma for Australia and the Mongolia
for the orient has been indefinitely
postponed.
The refugees are rapidly thinning
Handle. The police estimated that
rain had little depressing effects on the
spirits Of the people sheltered in the
tents. One man tackled up a sign in
front of his tent, taken from coal-oil
can, "Keep Cool and Dry. a. e
A company of soldiers was sent from
Fort Mason this morning to guard the
vaults at Masonic cemetery, where the
papers from the Hall Of Records are
stored. All the records there were
saved, but those in the county clerk Is
office were lost. The teachers, princi
pally superintendent and board OF
education, are ready for work. Build
! ings or tents suitable for school pur
poses will be provided in the near flu
ture, and just as soon as they are ready
school will begin.
E. H. Hartman, president of the
Southern Pacific, and his leading Of
fcials decided to have 100000 in casl
; placed at the command of the company
in Oakland for immediate payment 0:
all outstanding pay checks and .vouch
ers today. Late yesterday this big sun
was obtained and payments against i
began today.
The United Railroads has tendere,
the use Of the entire system to Mayo
Schmitz for the benefit of the peopl
, during the present crisis. Free trans
= portation will be furnished the peopl
over the lines for themselves and thei
. baggage
1 The general health conditions ar
$ most satisfactory While the numbe
$ Of cases at the various hospitals ha
1 shown considerable increase, this is no
. an unexpected development of the las
q few days of hardships encountered b
f the homeless thousands. The most er
f eouraging feature is the absence Q
: anything like an epidemic of diseas
: of any nature whatever.
! The ship Francis H. Leggett has a.
9 rived from Los Angeles with tons G
n provisions on board.
8 Representatives of the Doe estat
l. say their losses by fire were betwee
It $5,OOO,OOO and $6,000,000. Bartle1
Doe, head of the numbering firm of
It & j. S. Doe, and owner Of the s
}, Nicholas hotel, died last Wednesda.
n several hours after the earthquake. i
n had been in poor health for sewers
months.
DR.. E. A. Diggin Of the harbor enc
e. gency hospital, with police patrol tug
50 boarded vessel. after vessel lying in Il
n >harbor to obtain supplies for relief.
s. nearly every case the commander gay
e. willingly.
e. At O'Farrell and LeavenWor
o streets an unknown man, apparently q
/ mented. was found in the street In