Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-26
Conditions in All Quarters Of the City Are
Improving.
TREET CARS ARE PROMISED TO-DAY
Retail Stores Reopen and Sell at Prices
Fixed by the City,
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES ARE SUPPRESSED
Mayor Instructs Police to Treat self
Appointed Guards AZ LOoters-
state Troops wu he
Withdrawn.
BULLETIN.

afternoon shock Of earthquake was felt
II lasted nearly minute and caused con-
siderable alarm. though no one was in
jured. number Of walls OF burned build
ings which were still standing in a weak
condition were thrown down and frail
buildings were considerably shaken up, but
the damage done was slight
The shock was also felt in Oakland and
Berkeley. but in these places It was very
slight and of brief duration.
The earthquake caused the death Of Mrs
Annie Whitaker, aged IS Mrs. whitaker
was at work in the kitchen OF her home
on shotwell street, in the Mission district.
when the shock came The chimney, which
had been left in a tottering condition by
the heavy quake last Wednesday. crashed
through the roof upon the young woman
and fractured her skull. Her body was
taken to the morgue at Portsmouth Square
and buried an hour later at Laurel IIin
cemetery.
| SAN FRANCISCO, April @.-Gradually
the national government Is taking over the
work of succoring the homeless and food
less thousands Of San Francisco and to-
morrow the representatives Of the United
States army will have charge Of the gi-
gantic task Of issuing food to all those
who still remain in the city. This develop
ment resulted from the meeting OF the
executive committee today and the work
will be turned over to the United States
quartermaster of this department who will
establish a complete system OF issuing ra-
tons at all of the ffty-eight stations
throughout the city.
This was a day OF optimistic reports
from all quarters Conditions improve"
was the happy expression from those who
have had charge of any of the self-imposed
duties of caring for their less fortunate fell
low townsmen during the last few days
Business is Resumed.
In fact. raw that The mnst important
: fnuty fss to--bs phrfoKmed by the lIuiteJ
States army-that OF distributing the food
and supplies which have been donated
most lavishly by the peopie-the citizens OF
San Francisco have turned their attention
to the details OF the reconstruction of their
business. There was resumption OF busi-
ness to astonishing extent today, con-
sidering the conditions throughout the resi-
dent section Retail stores were instructed
TO reopen and the municipal government
has established a scale Of prices for the
most important commodities-food. CLOTH
ing etc.-which is even below that exist
ing under normal conditions. Warning
was given retailers that any effort on their
part to charge exorbitant prices would re-
suit in summary action by the authori-
ties.
street Cars Promised To-day.
Street cars are promised for tomorrow
morning and electric lights will be turned
: on tomorrow evening. As IL IL there is no
. need for the resumption Of cooking I'm
the houses The work Of improving tho
, chimneys is growing rapidly, but It win be
some time before il is considered safe TO
allow fires.
The preparation of the morning and even
ing meal is one of the most picturesque
sights to be SEEN In front Of every house
there Is a small improvised furnace or
cook stove whereon the food Is prepared,
!. In some places the Chinese servants stlll
4 remain faithful 10 their employers and 10
a | them the cooking Is entrusted but II is
| no unusual thing to see the wives OF men,
q who were few days ago the possessOrs
!, of millions stirring the porridge OF deftly
! manipulating bacon and eggs The house
:. wives enter into the spirit OF the work
+ with zest and good nature that demon
: strates the facility with which the AYERS ga
= American adjusts himself or herself TO the
: needs os the hour.
= San Francisco goes TO bed at nightfaI
:, While the extremely rigid rule concerning
/, lights In houses has been considerably mod
!. ihed still the general situation is consd
/, cred by the average citizen to be so unsafe
" at night that ne retires without goina
abroad and in many cases without showinl
> a light in his house. Many reports have
D been made during the past few days Of
. shots fred into houses that showed a ligh
and few are disposed to take chances tt
those who have known San Francisco n
former days these statements will appeal
almost unreasonable.
n, San Francisco has gone through siren
I uous days since It was awakened EARL
=, Wednesday and everything has given "a
- to the task Of restoring its position.
=, The mayor today took a frm stan'
. against the many self-constituted citizens
= protective committees organized IN man
- sections of the city by bodies OF men VIII
g. undertook TO regulate the affairs OF thei
Ig neighhorhoods So many complaints hav
= been made against these committees" tina
~ action was considered necessary to protec
citizens. press representatives and thos
who were acting in some capacity to pre-
serve the peace and good order OF the city
A Responsible citizens have been stopped q
y night and submitted 10 humillstng exarnin
ations as 10 why they were abroad sfte
- dark and shots have been fired at person
who had a perfect right to go where the
pleased at any hour.
ck il was one Of these So-cailed "vigilanc
he committees" that is 10 be held responsible
ma for the death Of Major Tilden, who wa
n shot while performing relief work TIL
a. mayor today gave instructions that IN
he members Of these committees" were to l.
h disarmed wherever found by the city polio
nd and II any resistance was offered were
Of be treated looters. which means tbs
10 they are 10 be shot without ceremony.
ck water Problem stiII serious.
,s- The water problem Is still serious en-
n II was decided today that stin further r
strictions should be put upon the uSs