The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-08

San Francisco, May 5.-A conference
devoted to the problem of outstanding
food supplies was held at the preside
today. Among those in attendance
were Major General Greedy, Brigadier
General Funston, Dr. Owens and AL
len Pollak.
All present agreed that rigid econo-
my should be practiced in future dis
tribution. At the conclusion of the
conference General Greely said:
"The condition of the food supply
will render it possible to issue very
little except flour, which will last ten
days, potatoes, coffee and rice.
Meat, we are buying in small quanti-
ties. | have been officially notified
that the congressional appropriation Of
S2,500,000 has been exhausted in the
purchase of supplies, and | may state
that the money allotted to my use is
gone for the same purpose. 1t has
been agreed that the supplies now on
hand must be carefully husbanded, N
order that they may be diverted into
Sfhe proper channels for as long Pc
riod as possible.
The last official report showed that
supplies were issued on Thursday to
261, 900 persons. | hope that today 5
report will show rations issued to
fewer than 100000.
1--WE have recommended the patron
age of cheap restaurants, which may
be opened in many places throughout
the city, and are certain to prosper.
By furnishing wholesome meal for
15 cents they will be assured of sup
port by the working people, and vii!
greatly relieve the situation.
The police and military authorities
are ferreting out persons who have
abused the free supplies privilege. De-
tectives are assisted by numerous
anonymous letters, telling of ! the
boarding of stores. These letters are,
in almost every instance, found to
state the truth.
The records of Coroner Walsh ais
pose of the widely circulated stories
that many persons were shot and Kill
ed as ghouls by soldiers during the
great fire that followed the earthquake
of April 49, Of all the bodies handled
by the coroner, only one was found in
which death was due to gunshot
wound. This exception was Heber Til
den, killed by a civic guardsman who
had the mistaken idea that an automo-
bile in which Tilden was riding, was
used for looting.
MY office has reports showing 35S
Deaths said Coroner Walsh today
"In the time of great excitement We
heard of many cases of shooting out
the fact that We never got the bodies
convinced me that the stories were
false
A committee appointed by a mass
meeting of physicians held in this city
yesterday, issued an appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States, saying that
over 10000 members of the medical
profession had lost either stheir home,
offices, or books, or all of these, while
aiding the stricken in the recent cat
astrophe. The committee was appoint
ed to receive contributions of medical
supplies, books, instruments, clothes
and moneys. All communications and
donations should be addressed to the
relief committee of the physicians OF
San Francisco, marine hospital, San
Francisco, Cal.
For the first time since the earth
quake of April IS, communications with
Healdsburg, Sonomona county, was re-
stored today. 1t developed that much
damage was done to business property
and residences by the trembler, the
loss there approixmating $50O,0OO.
Windsor, seven miles south OF
Healdsburg, also suffered, many of its
finest buildings being entirely destroy
ed
Sebastopol, Sonomona county, which
was just recovering from its last big
fire. is once more pile of ruins. The
damage there Is estimated at $3.50, 900