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HURRYTNG TO SAN FRANCISCO.
divers and Their SIX children Anxious TO
Rebuild Their Fortunes.

Mr.. and Mv. b, +. Oliver and their six
daughters and two sons, tine San Francisco
family who last fall cIllei on President
Roosevelt and received congratulations
Just prior to their sailing for Europe to re-
main two year rs, came back yeste rday on
the steamship Princess Irene. Mr.. Oliver
has lost almost everything in the San Fran
cisco fire, and he is going back to California
TO try To reCoup.
On the pier yesterday he seemed little
disturbed, He said that as the mana ger
Tor several estates, among them the Flood
Q ate and the prope rites OF Archbishop
hlordan and the diocese Of San Francisco,
he had built up a business which Melted
him about 10000 a year.
Il though' we needed the trip and took
my e1tire fanily," said Mr.. Oliver. I'VE
travel I'd though Egypt and the Holy
and, and had placed our two Oldest girls
IN a school in Rome. We were in that city
When got a cable massage telling me OF
the San Francisco disaster. said to my
VIE. W must go back to America. Maybe
w. will hay e 10 go back in the Storage,
hut We must go All the money l could
get at in The worldswas in my wallet, The
grIs were taken from school, and here we
ire, We did manage to come in the cabin,
but Il was 4 close call"
There were two discharged soldiers re-
turning from the Philippines on the ship,
'h1rl"s !. Tilden and Fl. b. Sullivan, both
Of whom lived in San Francisco.
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r~NDERWRITERS HOPEFUL.
COmpanies In IIPtter shape 20 Meet Losses
Than in Any Other Disaster.

COmpanies in DPtter shape 20 Meet Losses
Than Ia Any Other DtsasteF.
The annual meeting Of the National Board
OF Fire Underwriters was held yesterday
In the board rooms In the Mutual Life Build
ing. No action was taken by the board In
reference to the San Francisco losses. but
President join n. Washburn in his address
said.
In tho face Of this. the reatestrcalamit
that has ever befallen US. the insurance COM
panies are UGH better prepared to meet their
losses than they have ever been before and
the sun erers will experience less loss by the
failure OF their underwriters than In any
OF the great c%onfiagrations which have here
tlfore visited the country. The calamity
IL so recent that the amount Of the loss In the
aggregate or to the individual companies
Is not yet known. but we have reason 10 be-
lieve that most OF the companies will weather
the storm and that policyholders will recover
their losses with few or no exceptions.
The committee on incendiarism reported
that 1913 rewards amounting to $3i $50 had
been offered in the last year, and that five
had been paid. These five amounted to
81 500. Since the reward fund was first
founded in 1872 there have been 2H re-
wards paid, amounting to $sl ,2l9, There
have been 1856 convictions.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, George W..
Burchell OF the Queen company; vice.
president, J. Montgomery Hare of the
Norwich Union; secretary, c. G. Smith Of
the German American; treasurer, Nj 8.
briggs of the Williamsburg City.
Six or seven OF the leading fire insurance
brokers held a conference yesterday with
the managers Of several Of the large SOM
panies relative to the reduction In broker
age fees. The brokers protested, and the
managers informed them that they had
entered into the conference merely as a
matter Of courtesy, and that the brokers.
il they had a grievance, should submit 1t
as a body to the New York Fire Insurance
Exchange. The conference was held in
the office Of President Shallcross Of the
exchange.
Officers Of the exchange were not ready
to say yesterday what would be done with
the Continental company If IL persisted
in its refusal to conform to the schedule
OF increased rates adopted by the exchange.
One man minated that IL the issue were
forced it would be best to dissolve the
present exchange and form a new one with
out the Continental. This procedure was
regarded as preferable to imposing a fine
on the Continental and taking steps looking
toward the company's expulsion in the
event OF the fine not being paid, As yet,
however, the exchange has no evidence that
the Continental is selling insurance at rates
lower than those prescribed at the recent
meeting OF the exchange.
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The latest authentic news IRON
ChiHa brings m0rV e0nspiewoUsly
than svsv ~ ouF no,ieg the sia'
nihsanl iast that tshina has ~.
pefieHsed . genuine awaksnina.
N0 event ~ series NJ events
In the history ~ na,lons except.
IND. perhaps, the Fapid dovelop'
meNt ~ Japan In . simiIar dires.
tim has ever been watched ~
Eastern potsHia1es ~ peoples
With such interest, ~ this awak.
sniHa NJ China
\ eomplste and Graphic ae.
cUunt n Chinese history, pros.
ress and present conditions,
appears In
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NEW CUSTOM HOUSE TIED UP.
wars Between Rival Unions Practically
Prevent Any Work Being Done.

While the threatened general strike in
the Custom House to prevent the return
10 work Of the electrical workers, plumbers
and painters RS, the two former belonging
TO the new unions organized under the
arbitration agreement. did not take place
Yesterday, work Is being practically tied
up anyway. About twenty-five trades
threaten to strike II members OF any OF the
three unions are employed.
The members Of the three unions are
on strike themselves at the building In
sympathy with n new union Of plasterers
form d under the arbitration agreement.
the members OF which want to get the
plasterers at present employed on the
building dischar ged in order that they
may All the jobs.
Meantime, as the contractors for the
electrical and plumbing work are In the
Building Trades Employers Association
they cannot recognize any but unions
under the arbitration agreement. Thus
they cannot fll the places OF. the electrical
workers and plumbers and this 10 keeping
all other work back.
The trouble, il was learned yesterday,
arose from the MO Inc the arbitration
agreement pursuing the same tactics as the
unions they were formed to supplant. that
is, striking against rival unions. The gen
eral contractor for the interior work outside
Of the electrical, plunhinG and ethsr equip
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
la TOILETTE MISTAKEN.
Express Companies Have Carried Gifts
TO San Francisco Free.

Hosmer b. Parsons. vioe-president, secre-
tary and treasurer of Wells Fargo d Co.,
denied e%mphatically yesterday the charge
OF Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin that
the express companies had profted largely
from conveying supplies to San Francisco
Wells Fargo, he said. was the only CON-
pany which could reach the Pacific Cast
and carried all co ntributions free of charge,
AN shipments Of supplies for the Gov.
eminent" he continued, were carried at
cut rates, which in all cases were less than
half the regular rates. In addition We
have carried at greatly reduced rates con-
siderable merchandise for merchants and
ANAL traderh.s
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CRACKED SAN FRANCISCO SAFE
Burglars Had Chinese Curio Dealers Stock
Ready to Load In Wagon When Caught.

OAKLAND, Cal, May lO,-An attempt 70
loot the safe of a Chinese company, con-
tanning thousands Of dollars worth OF valu-
ables, was foiled by the police last night
and two men are now behind bars.
The department had obtained informa-
ton that an attempt was being made to rob
the firm of Chung 4 Son, curio dealers, and
a detachment Of police was sent to the place
The safe had been broken and a wagon
was standing ready TO carry away the loot
safe crackers, were caught redhanded
while piling their stolen booty into the
wagon.
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Encyclopedia

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ought to possess The New Inter.
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$500 600 wanted to Rebuild California
Immigration station.

WASHINGTON, May i0,-Victor +. Metcalf,
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor, has
decided to ask Congress for an additional
appropriation Of $4,000 for rebuilding
the immigration station at Angel Island
Cal. An appropriation Of $780, 900 IL already
available for this purpose, but on account
OF the increased cost OF building materials
in California an additional sum OF 800 900
will be needed.
Secretary Metcah believes that this APP
preparation ought to be made at once 90
that work may be provided for the unfortu-
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san FRANCISCO DOESN'T WANT TT.
No "oNrrnment Deposit OF Gold Called for
by the ID inks There.

Secretary Shaw, at the Sub-Treasury
yesterday said that no part OF the SIS 900, 900
which, i've announced some time ago, he
STOOD nrady to deposit in San Francisco
banks had been asked for by bankers in
mat city or Oakland, He expressed the
opinion that they had moneyenough there,
ana sad he was satisfied with the general
monetary situation.
Asked II he intended to continue opera
,'.on OF biz ,ulan to tepos it Government
mos IN Ia INKS importing gold, he replied
my That ne considered the gold import
movement about at an end. He belle we'd
ti,"ouSh gold had been eng ,ged and thought
u would remain here.
me Secretary thought, he said, that the
SsaIes' danger affecting rebuilding in
MN r '%anclsco lay IN the possible %springing
eHpm '"ud cat" companies which might
%i.n.c small investors by promises Of large
,neh,', n'lrns. 4 large, sound company
would h' beneficial. he said.
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ADMIRAL CONVERSE ACCEPTS.
VIII Continue n Chief OF the Bureau OF
Navigation After HIS Retirement.

VIII Continue rs Chief OF the Bureau OF
Navigation After HIS Retirement.
WARRINGTON, May 1o.--Acting on instruc-
tons from President Roosevelt Acting Secre-
tary OF the Navy Newberry to-day formally
requested Rear Admiral George A, Con-
verse, chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation Of
the Navy Department, to continue his
present dut les after next Sunday, the date
Of his retirement from active service for
age. Acquiescing to the wishes OF the
President and the head OF the Navy DEPART
ment, Admiral Converse will remain in his
present position-the most important n the
Navy Department,
In making the formal announcement of
the retention of Admiral Converse. Acting
Secretary Newberry expressed the high
appreciation Of the department Of Admiral
Converse's long andgvafuable services to
the navy. The President. and the Navy
Department hope Admiral Converse's
health will permit him to continue his du-
ties for at least q year
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ment is j. G. Robinson. who is not in the
Building Trades Employers Association.
Contractor Eastman to whom the plastering
contract was sublet, Is also an Independent
contractor,
Meantime the twenty five walking dele
gates who threatened a general strike Of
twenty-five trades il any members Of the
three unions on strike go back, have prom
ised to All their places. Yesterday very
few Of the strikers places were filed.
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Relief Subscriptions Jump Again.

The subscriptions received at the Mayors
Office yesterday for the San Francisco relief
fund jumped into the four figure column
again. The total reached nearly 5000.
One Of the contributions was 81 900 from
alton,
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Rates to Users :

The value of a telephone service depends upon the
scope of the system and its efficiency. lfthe service offered
customers by two concerns are wholly unlike in quantity
and quality, comparisons are worthless.
Moreover, ulflment does not always follow promise.
In Baltimore, Cleveland and elsewhere second companies,
after obtaining a footing have increased their rates, in dis
regard of their franchise agreements, in some cases as much
as fifty per cent. After long litigation with the public, the
courts have sustained the companies.
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COMPENSATION to the City:

Compensation made by a telephone company for
the use Of the streets amounts to an indirect tax
on The public, levied through The telephone sa6seri1-
ers. The public pays the bill ultimately. Such pay
ments would necessarily operate to keep up the rates,
providing they we're otherwise reasonable and fair.
The report of the Bureau of Franchises; "rhe
e,antor of this permission and the consumer to which
this product must be sold are identical, being The
peopk Of The city," Shall benefits 60 to the public
as CONSUMER in reduced charges, or to the public
as "grantor" in proceeds of indirect taxation?
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Telephone Duplication
Proposed Company
Developments:

The proposed eompany promises Ss.2so stations
In New Y-fk City im three years.
Dse6IShss produces hetitious M, effective develop
nent. In FIVE prne pal cities where two companies operate
from sJS to 7s% Of the total subscribers TO the smaller
system use both services, and consequently pay double
ohdrEG.
Counsel for proposed company says "The majority
Of the business concerns using telephones Of the existing
company would, Of course, he compelled to install our
telephones m addition. "-TfmN, MSy yG
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System and Service:

An "Automate" service is proposed.
Princeton, N. J., is the only nearby place mentioned
in the cup to date automatic cities. The automatic
system in Princeton, after six years Of effort, serves a
total Of 70 subscribers, II Of whom also use the "Bell.'
The Chief Engineer Of the Australian Government
Telephone System, after an exhaustive Investigation
throughout Europe and America, reports: "Even admit
ting that the automatic yfsm would do certain things .
te common battery system (the present New York SYSTEM
would do all this and more, and do it bener and ~ebeapr."
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II. r. CEDERGREN, Manager Stockholm System
ALWAYS ahead in every respect"
FERDINAND sTEGMANN, Chief Engineer, Bavarian
Telephone System: "Might we'll serve as a model"
JOHN HESKETH, Chief Engineer, Australian Tele-
phone System: "servee in all respects at the very
highest point Of efficiency"
LORD STANLEY, Late Postmaster General Of Great
Britain: "Highly developed and efficient"
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so, M TELEPHONE ENOUGH.
eLnoL faoucS" Il u familiar sign In some Af-
VIZ towns an internal nuisance, say those
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WILL ACCEPT FOREIGN MONEY.
Secretary Taft as President OF the Red Cross
VIII Receive Contributions

VIII Receive contributions.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-While President
Roosevelt has declared 1t impossible for this
Government to accept contributions from
foreign countries for the San Francisco
relief fund, Secretary of Wal Taft, as presi-
dent of the American Red Cross, has found
it possible to take foreign cash. The fol-
lowing exchange of letters between Wis
| count s. Aoki, the Ambassador Of Japan
here, and Secretary Taft explains the
situation:
Hon. William n. TdT. President Of the Ameri-
can National Red Gross.
SIR: | beg TO inform you that the Red
Cross Society of Japan has solicited con-
tributions from the general public In japan
for the relief of distress caused to the popula-
ton of California by the recent earthquake.
and transmitting to me by telegraph as the
first instalment the sum OF $50 900. with the
request that Ii he applied to the above named
purpose throu gh the kindness of the American
National Red Cross.
viii you kindly inform me at your earliest
convenience whether you can use your good
Offices In the premises or not?
Your sincerely.
vIscoUNT ASK
Secretary Taft replied as follows:
Youn ~ExcELLENcY: I beg to acknowledge
your favor OF the NTH OF May, IN Wnlcn you
inform me that the Red Cross Society Of japan
solicited cont ributions from the general public
in Japan for the relief Of distress caused to
the population of California by the recent
earthquake and has transmitted TO you by
telegraph the sum of $4,000, with a request
that 1t be applied to the above named purposes
through the American National Red Cross.
In reply, | beg in behalf Of the American
National Red Cross TO express Its gratitude
and that Of the people OF California for the
generosity of the Japanese Red Cross and the
people of Japan and to say that ! shall be
glad, on behalf OF the American National
Red Cross. to receive the contributions men,
toned and to expend them for the purposes
mentioned in your EXcellency's letter.
Ihave the honor to be very sincerely yours,
WILLIAM H.. TAFT.
President American National Red Cross.
CUBA's CONTRIBUTION WITHHELD.
Senator Cullom, chairman Of the Foreign
Relations Committee, presented a letter
in the Senate to-day from Minister Morgan
at Havana transmitted to him by Secretary
Root, concerning the action OF the Cuban
Congress, appropriating $4,000 for the
relief OF San Francisco sufferers. In view
Of the Presidents expressed desire that no
foreign aid be accepted, the money was
withheld and the resolution permitted
TO stand as an expression Of sympathy.
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Telephone Rate Policy:

The average rate per telephone station decreased
between 1898 and 1906, in Manhattan and The Bronx
81 per cent; in other Boroughs 40 per cent; in the
entire city 81 per cent.
In Manhattan and the Bronx alone the decrease,
1894 to 1900, when there gas no talk Of t0o telephone
companies, was At per cent; from 1900 to 1906 it was
~ per cent.
"Ever since 1894, when the present rate plan was
inaugurated, there has been a voluntary and an almost
continuous reduction of rates. II may reasonably be
expected that the evolution which has been going on
for twelve years or more will continue."-An officer Of
the Company TO The General Laws Committee, april
4h, 1906. -,~g, s., -.--~
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Earnings:

The Audit Company Of New York, after a thorough
examination of the books of the New York Telephone
Company has certified That the average annual percent
age of net earnings to investment for fifteen years, 1889 to
1909, was 1o.S9B, and for sixteen years, 1889 to 1904,
11.1a%; that expenditures were properly distributed
between capital and expense, depreciation fairly treated, and
every facility afforded in the conduct of the examination.
Net earnings provide for fixed charges, dividends and
reserves for contingencies.
There is no over-capitaEzation. hraaehiseJ are not
capitalized capitalization represents only actual property
at a fair and conservative valuation and working capital.
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"MOnOpOues are not a hardship If the city can control te
monopoly. II 1t were possible for the authorizes TO control
the present monopoly there would seem 10 ID no
reason why another company should be allowed TO enter the
held"-Chnf Engineer Nichols of the Bureau of Franchises in Report upon
Application of Atlantic Telephone Co.
A second telephone company, innichng a burden OF dounle
charges and VeXatOn ON the public, is the most WaStenui ahd
ineffective means of control that can be adopted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14
CITY news IN BRIEF

A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Webb of this city, yesterday
morning. Mother and child are doing
nicely.
County Auditor w. ]. Honeycutt has
received a handsome cut glass dish as
a Christmas present from Bushong u
Co., stationers of Portland.
U. S. Logsdon, of Waitsburg has
commenced suit in the superior court
against S. D. Mcdonald to recover pay
ment of a promissory note of $334.50
given in 1903.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Still, of
Los Angeles, California, and Mr.. Harry
c. Williams of Fort Walla Walla took
place last evening at the manse of the
First Presbyterian church, Rev ]. c.
Reid officiating.
Miss Rena M. Baltezore and Mr..
Thomas Vernon were married ast
evening by Rev. A. L. Thoroughman,
at the parsonage of the Marvin M. E.
church, South. The young people are
we'll and favorably known in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon will take up their
residence at the corner of Elm and
Thirteenth streets.
County Auditor w. J. HOneycutt re-
ports that the force in his office is
being kept busy getting the work up
in shape so that the office may soon be
turned over to his successor. Within
a few days an inventory of the office
will be made and it is expected to re-
quire some little time to complete it.
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PERSONAL MENTION

w. A. Johnson, of PendletOn, is reg
istered at the Dacres.
o. E. Maher has gone to Pueblo for
a brief business visit.
Max Baumeister has gone to Portland
for a brief business trip.
Mrs. C. L. BURNER has gone to Salt
Lake for brief pleasure trip.
w. D. Rothrock has gone to San
Francisco for a brief business visit.
M. Stevens and wife, of Wallula are
in the city buying Christmas goods.
DR.. and Mrs. c. A. French, of Col
fax are spending a few days in the
city.
Mrs. R. J. Bryan and son have re-
turned to the city from visit to their
Franklin county ranch.
Miss Gertrude fash who resides on
upper Mill creek has been visiting
friends in this city for several days.
r. Burns, district freight and pas
senger agent of the o. r. & N. has re-
turned from an inspection trip over the
cOmpany's new Pilot Rock line.
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rinted in the Chung-Hwa-Pao.

printed IN the Chung Hwa-PaO.
Charged with publishing seditious
and anti-dynastic articles in their
weekly newspaper, the office OF the
Chung Hwa-Pao was closed by order
of Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai and the ed
itors were placed under arrest
While being removed from Picking
to their native place, where they We're
to be executed in the presence of
their family and friends, the editors
shot the two wei-yuem, or deputy
sheriffs, but they were captured before
getting very far away.
The murder of the deputy sheriffs
was esteemed lightly by the govern
ment, as there are millions of others
available for that purpose. The revo-
lutionary spirit in the two men wa;
the chief object of horror and the loss
of wei-yuen or two was of small i'm
portance in view of the arrest of two
editors who had raised their voices
against the ruling powers.
public beheading of all the rela-
tives will take place in the village
WIleIc lie cullOTS were executed, DIS
soon as all of them have been gath
cred there. 1t is a common saying in
China:
Train your son for the higher po-
sitions in life but do not encourage
him towards journalism" There is a
feeling that one never knows when
the sins of the sen will be visited on
the father.
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black, the final tally being II to Is.
That settled 1t for Princeton in Cam
bridge eyes, and the two colleges did
not meet again on the gridiron until
1S95-1S9S. when Harvard had declined
to play Yale on account of alleged
rough play by the New Haven men in
1894, when the latter won IL to 4.
The tigers were used merely as a con-
venience by Harvard to vent its pique
on Eli, and Princeton was glad to get
the game, having broken relations with
Penn after a severe trouncing, also on
the grounds of roughness. Two Prince
ton victories were too much for Har-
ward, and matters were patched up with
Yale.
Now comes the stupendous bluff OF
forcing the Harvard list of officials
down Yales throat under an alleged
threat that either the list be accepted
or the game Cancelled. Yale has stood
much in the way of Harvard idiosyn-
crasies in the past, but the limit has
probably been reached. The outcome
will be a matter of general amateur
athletic interest in this country.