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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-26
Kcarney Cracks Cnpron.

Kcarney Cracks Cnpron.
Alderman John c. Dunn of the Third
ward spoke briefly. telling OF efforts 10 Sc
cure An eight-hour day for city employees
and the refusal OF the committee to
which II was referred TO consider IT, He
urged that A. solid Democratic delegation
be sent 10 the general assembly and they
would see that the eight-hour day was
passed
Councilman A. j. Evans OF the Fourth
ward. Thomas r. Kearney, Democratic
candidate for second representative, and
Frank @. Merewether Of Steamhvers'
union. No. 47s, also spoke briefly for the
passage OF an eight-hour law
Mr.. Kearney made hit with the audi
ence when he quoted from Congressman
Caprons speech in which he declared that
the Almighty was with the Republican
party. What show has the laboring man
for getting on eight-hour day with the
Republican party and the Almighty
against it?" he asked.
Palmer Pleads for Iiremen.
William Palmer. candidate for secretary
OF state. scored the Republican general
assembly for pensioning judges OF the SUI
preme court after reaching the age OF e.
years at the rate OF $500 a wear, and ig-
noring the petition OF the firemen and po-
licemen for pension law. The pensions
paid the judges of the supreme court
came out OF the taxpayers. he said. and
the pensions asked for by the police and
firemen would come from the same source.
Tax the corporations and great proper
ty holders, he said, the same as the
small owner OF real esrate and the man
who owns his little home and sufficient
money would be raised 10 establish and
maintain another battalion OF police and
flremen.
He declared that the Republican party
stood for the privileges Of the few, while
Continued on page II
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sullivan Answers Palmer.

Edward NJ. Sullivan said that enemies
had claimed that criminal charges are
hanging over his head In the courts or
this state.
lie stated that he had been arrested on
a charge OF disturbing the town meeting
AT Block Island (cheers). and had been
sentenced TO 80 days i'm Jail. lie had re-
peatedly tried TO have the matter decided
In the upper courts, but each time the
man responsible for his arrest had sought
postponement.
He said when the trial does come OF
in Newport he will march up Thames
street with $50 sturdy Block islanders at
his back.
Continuing. Mr.. Sullivan delivered prac,
tically the same speech that he delivered
at the Manville rally last evening. lie
added:
"The man who allows himself TO be
creature OF Brayton's pirate organization
is a traitor to his state, and when. like
Gov Utter, he uses his respectability TO
hide his allegiance 10 the boss, he is act
ing as a stool pigeon 10 Gen. Charles Z.
Brayton."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
FLED WITH A
BOTTOMLESS CAGE

sonny" Cunha, who saw many hu-
nlorous sides to the disaster. states
that while he was in front of the st.
Francis Hotel at one time. a woman
ran by. She was clad in a silk under
waist. silk petticoat, a pIumed hat. a
shawl over her left arm, no shoes or
stockings her fingers literally be-
sprinkled with diamond rings. and in
her right hand she carried a parrot
cage. with no bird in it and no bottom
to the affair
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
KILkUEA STREET
SLIP GOES AHEAD

Acting Governor Atkinson has au-
thorized Superintendent Holloway to
go ahead with the Kilauea street slip
and conclude the contract for the
dredging with Lord & Belser. The
Acting Governor has also suggested to
the uperintendent OF Public Works
that the plans for the wharf and shed
be drawn up as soon as possible, 50
that there will be no delay in COM
pleting the new dock facilities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
BORN AMIDST DISASTER.

4 child was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph SpreckeIs in San Francisco
the day Of the earthquake. The news
of this event does not state whether'
the little visitor to the perturbed scsfss
is "A boy or girl. 1t is mentioned,
though, that the mother g pluck en-
abled her to keep up bravely and that
the child is particularly strong and
healthy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
COLONEL ALIENS
BROTHER IS DEAD

Mrs. w F. Allen has received a
eablegram announcing the death in
New York yesterday Of Elisha n.
Allen. brother of the late w. f. Allen,
and at one time Hawaiian Consul in
New York
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
FRASER SENDS
ATKINSON HIS
FINAL REPORT

date. Credit has had no value: only
the hard coin goes.
Samuel and Eva Bruckner go for
ward to you by today's S. S. Alameda,
the company accepting my order on you
Tor passage money amounting to $50
for two half-fare steerage accommoda
tons. That is the only order or draft
of whatever nature that | have put
out.
l enclose, herewith, clipped adver-
tisementS which l have run in all of the
San Francisco and Oakland dailies, the
larger one in the Oakland and the
smaller one in the more exclusive San
Francisco papers Also q news clipping
which has appeared in practically the
same form in all papers. / have mailed
4S5 postal cards and written nearly
| fifty letters | have received more
than one hundred letters and postals,
and have had more than two hundred
callers. [ include, herewith, fair sam
Piles of the letters received, which may
be of interest to you, and indicate the
value of your efforts. There has been
practically no real suffering, supplies
and shelter having been freely and
promptly provided, there only remain |
ing the discomfort attendant on a |
lack of ready money. Not less than q |
dozen of the native Hawaiian boys are |
being cared for at Idora Park, Oak |
land, having, as they all maintain, the !
time of their lives. Mr.. Morgan may I
find it di1ticult TO pry them away and
ship them home. / gave one of the at
tendants 80 to be used IN their behalf.
In explanation of the yerbosity of
ny cab!egrafns J will say that a code
has been out of the question. Mr.. Peck
caEIed suggesting one, and q shipping
man wnom 7 interviewed on the sub
iect promptly offered me $1e0 if
would allow him TO use it when OBJ
tanned. ] doubt if one per cent. Of the
codes remain. Even the contents Of or
dinsry safes are in extremely doubtful
condition, much being charred and
worthless. My own safe, and it was a
good one, too was cooked to a turn,
both in and out. and furthermore, the
whole Studebaker Building fell over on
top of it. Wouldn 7 that jar you? t
I have never worked harder in my
life: am eating like truck-horse and
growing fat.
With the kindest regards, and IN
hopes that I may have the pleasure, j
for il Is q pleasure, OF working with
you again. [ remain, q !
Sincerely yours,
Z. A. FRASER, !
535 Ashbury Street. r
p. ST would like very much to
know in what form you received your
news in Honolulu. and [ viii be q eatly
obliged if you viii supply me with
complete files OF the Advertiser, the
Star and the Bulletin from April 18th
Onward.
CASH Account Of Z. a. Fraser in Con-
rection with Hawaii Relief Work \
From April 21 to April 30, Inclus- =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

Herewith is presented a symposium
of description of the tremendous disas-
ter that destroyed San Francisco, and
Of its aftermath of military protection
and civil philanthropy, which in its way
is unique at least on the scale present
ed Previous issues of the Advertiser
since mail accounts of the catastrophe
began to arrive, have been crowded
with the narratives of trained news
papernen. Some of the stories were
actually written by the light of the
burning metropolis, amidst the crash
CT falling commercial and domestic
palaces, and others We're writ tersely
for the telegraph wires and therefore
we're of broad sketching. Many of the
tales wore the earmarks of effort-and
effective effort-in the telling, for the
newspaperman must write as well as
circumstances will permit with the
knowledge that no circumstances will
excuse writing much below the mark
that he may profess to have attained
What is peculiar in the following ac-
counts of the San Francisco calamity
and it's sequels is the fact that they |
were not written for publication. They |
are the free and unconstrained letters
of private individuals to relatives and !
friends written at the earliest oppor-
tunity after the events described, for
the purpose of allaying the anxiety OF
loved ones far from the deplorable
scenes. as well as of gratifying the
naturally supposed desire of those ad-
dressed to learn as much possible
at first hand of one of the most ap-
palling disasters. combining a convul-
sion of nature with the accident of fire
run wild. which have ever staggered
humanity.
Women are letter writer's natural
born and the commercial evolution that
is destroying the epstolary art among
busy men, or even the temptations to
brevity of communication which the :
postcard creates. will not for a while
yet render eXtHicI the capacity oi 'iiS .
gentler sex to write letters from heart
to heart and of heartfelt interest to all I
who read them. There is no apology
needed, then, for starting the following
symposium of correspondence from the
y rocked city with woman's letter. t
1t may be recalled that the Adver- '
iser some days ago solicited the use
+ private letters from San Francisco. :
@ritten since the awful morning of II
April Is. from recipients willing to i
,rant such for publication in this pa
AS will be seen from the contents q q
I this issue, the response has already h
zen generous. The private letters here u
resented are worthy of preservation T.
; among the most graphic annals of = !,
an Franciscos time of trouble. ~
FROM CECILIA M EVANS.
Miss Emma F. Smith has received :" "
he following letter from her friend 81
nose name is signed thereto. The IN
correspondent. as viii be seen, was the u
rst woman permitted TO cross the bay :,
ito the ruins of San Francisco This |
ner letter: T
1884 Howe St (StilD q
Oakland, Calf. (Safe) ~ ~
April "a, 1906. " ~
Nv Dear Emma: No doubt you have ~, ~.
rard bv this time of the dreadful -
,Iamity that has swept over this beau
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
CAPITAL OF NERVE.

The following business letter-head
just issued shows how the San Fran
cisco merchants are laughing at fate.
Il is issued by the Phil 3. Bekeart
Company. Inc. agents for thirteen
Eastern firms dealing in arms, imple-
ments and sporting goods:
Office Temporary
PHIL. B. BEKEART co. INC,
2330 Alameda Avenue,
Corner Park St.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
Mr.. FRASER LETTER.
San Francisco, April %, 190t
Acting Governor A. l. c. Atkinson,
Honolulu. H Z.


Acting Governor A. L. c. Atkinson,
Honolulu, H. T.
Ny Dear Sir: / include, herewith.
my account OF all money spent in con
nection with our work of the past ten
days, bringing the same down to, and
including. tomorrow, when Mr.. Morgan
may be expected to arrive and take
over the responsibility. I viii, Of
course, turn everything over to him,
and viii assist him in any manner that
lies in my power.
The present expenditure, $29S.05, [
have met from my own resources, to-
gether. with $50 loan which [ ncgoti-
ated with the cable company, and If
my account is approved, and you are
cabling to Mr Morgan, | viii ask YOU
to kindly instruct him to pay that
amount to me. Mr.. Peck cabIed TO me
that Mr. Alexander would advance me
$500. but 1 havennot approached him
on the subjeetsasA very much doubt
his ability to meet sRch draft. The
banks. both here and Oakland. have
not been opened since the fire, and the
only money obtainable IS that which
happened to remain in individual poek-
cts on the fatal morning The great
number of business houses regardless
of their size, are unable to pay off their
own employees. and many wealthy
man Is borrowing dollar here and
there as he best can. Most fortunately,
had nv Tuesdays cash receipts in my |
pocket, and I have pulled thrc-5h %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
REVISED DEATH ROLL
SHOWS FEW FATALITIES
Large Proportion Are Unidentified - The
Russian Terrorists Score One kssassna-
ton and One Close Attempt - Elections
in France.
ASSOCIATED Press cablegra ms.)

SAN FRANCISCO May THE revised figures give
three hundred and nineteen 31o one hundred and eighty
i185) unidentified
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
TALES OF THE DISASTER
By MANY EYEWITNESSFS

.etters From Men and
Women Who Write in
Simple Strain ofWhat
They Saw of the
Wreck and Ruins and
the Work of Relieving
the Distressed Popu-
Iace-- The Interesting
Sidelights on Human
Nature Up Against
Awful Experiences
incidents of Martial
Law illustrations of
Pluck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

Acting Governor Atkinson has re-
| ceived the following letter. with en-
closures mentioned, from E. A. Fraser,
whose work as Hawaiian relief agent
at the scene of the California disaster
is praise in every mouth in this Terri
from his labors, with nothing about the
hardships to himself they must have en-
tailed
Mr.. Fraser clears up some little ques-
tions that arose at this end of the line
with simple explanations, showing that
he knew what people here did not know
about the situation at the other end.
Facilities of communication which
some folks here thought he might have
used We're in fact sought by him with
out telegraphic or telepathic sugges-
tion but found to be unavailable.
Where his advice about remitting funds
for the Hawaiian relief bureau was not
taken proves to be the only item in the
whole business which went wrong,
though happily no serious inconveRi-
ence has resulted from the error com
mitted in Honolulu.
Letters from the Hawaiian relief bu-
reau mail printed below viii indicate,
to a small extent, the great value of
Mr. Fraser s services in respect OF al /
laying the anxiety of people here about |
their relatives in California, as well as !
giving intimation Of cases where SUI
ferers needed little cash
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

Cash Account Of Z. a. Fraser in Con-
rection with Hawaii Relief Work
From April 21 to April 30, Inclus-
i've.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

ASSETS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
RUSSIAN ASSASSINATION.
ZULUS RUSH UPON DEATH.

DURHAM, May 1.-Two hundred Zuus attacked the British
near the of Cetewayo Sixty killed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07
FROM CECILIA NJ. EVANS.

Miss Emma F. Smith has received
,lne following letter from her friend
~ hose name is signed thereto. The
correspondent, as will be seen, was tile
first woman permitted TO cross the bay
into the ruins of San Francisco. This
IS ner letter:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

533 ASt1burN ctreet-
p. ST would like very much to
know in what form You received your
news in Honolulu. and I viii be greatly
obliged If you viii supply me with
complete files OF the Advertiser, the
Star and the Bulletin from April 18th
forward
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

1884 Howe St (StilD
Oakland, Calf (Safe)
April "A, 1906
- Nv Dear Emma: No doubt you have
heard by this time of the dreadful
calamity that has swept over this beau
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Commissioners say Poor Wages for
Teachers Reduces Attendance.

Montpelier, Oct. 1.-THE repor, of thu
board of normal school commissioners
made public to-day speaks particularly
of the small wages paid Vermont school
teachers and ITS effect on young people
preparing fer that work. The report
says.
While is Il a matter of regret that more
OF our young men and young women do
not avail themselves ~ the opportunities
for professional training that the State
generously provides, vet it is not hard To
find the reason. With the present OK
pansion in the business world, the prizes
of business life and the Inducements to
n business career are too great to per
init energetic young men 10 enter upon
a course of education having for its OBJ
Ject the teaching of n district school,
especially when based upon a promise TO
hold themselves in readiness to do so for
two years after graduation. This will in
large measure explain why there are so
few boys in the normal schools Of this as
well as of other States In some measure
these same conditions will explain why
the attendance of young women 1t not in
creasing. After every possible allow
ance is made for the altruistic influence
that that draws many into the teaching
ranks the fact remains that the money
question is a large factor in the choice
Of "A profession. The increasing cost of
living, the increasing number of wants,
the comparison with other empoyments
whose charms and emoluments are great
er. the enormously increasing forms of
women's wage earning aCt!vity-all these
things combine to diminish the number Of
young women who are willing to enter
upon course of pedagogical and profess
sonal training extending over TWO or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
Jury Secured to Hear Case agai]
N. Y. g. and II. r. Go. and
F. L. Pomeroy.
VIOLATED ELKINS Law
Charged Tint the Defendants Nj
DETERMINATIONS In Favor of In
mud Oshcrs.-Judgc Holt
refused to Quash.

New York, Oct. IA jury was
cured to-day in the criminal branch
the United States Circuit Court,
the trial of the New York Central
Hudson River company and Freder|
H. Pomoroy, traffic manager of
road, jointly indicted for violating
Elkins law which prohibits the Ern'
ing OF rebates. Nathan Guilford, vi
president of the Central also y
named MS II defendant in the Joint
dlctment, but he is I'll and will
appear as defendant in the pres
proceedings
1t Is charged that discrimination
favor Of the American Sugar Rein
company ana others were mado by
defendants Judge Holt, who ri
sided. denied q motion argued by col
sci for tho defence, to dunsr the
dictmont on the ground that Il Sd
Indictment against corporation
Its agents was Illegal.
After the Jury had been excused Att
ney Fox for the defendants argued :
the defendants had been misjoincd in
indictment and that n joint indlctn
against the New York Central and
vice-president, Nathan Gulford, and 6
oral traffic manager, Frederick l.. Pc
| roy, was Illegal. The Indictment wa
| joint Indictment Of tho corporation
two of its agents based on acts Of the
ter alleged 10 have been done within
| scono Of their employment In Offering
give and in giving certain alleged reba
The defendants position. declared
| Fox, was that the rule Of respondent
per'or" did not apply in criminal ca
for there was no such thing in law {
! criminal agency. An individual, he
serted was liable only for his own a.
participation In a crime.
At the conclusion Of M Fox's q
mcnt United States --ttorney Stir
arose to reply. but Judge Holt said
he did not care To hear him. Tho C
said that 1t believed that Congress
carefully considered the passage OF
Elkns act ard that It's provisions
alive to the relations existing betv
master and servan. had been consid
thoroughly.
Should nroot be offered Judge Holt
show tn. rebates had been paid b
freight agent OF company, wit
check drawn upon or by the treasure
the corporations knowledge of the
tence OF the alleged rebates having
allowed and paid and that he would
slider both the corporation and the al
guilty under the provision Of the FL
act. Holding this view, Judge Holt
he would deny the motion OF the
Tense. to quash the Indictment aga
the New York Central and Messrs. {
ford and Pomeroy
Exceptions were taken both by
corporation and in behalf of the
individual defendants, The case
proceed for trial tomorrow upon
joint indictment against the Cen
and Messrs. Guilford and Pome
Upon the actual trial. however,
government will only proceed aga
the corporation and Traffic Man'
Pomeroy, the court having decided
in the absence OF Vice President c
ford through illness the proceed
could not Include him. His trial
on the same indictment will be
later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

nected with the use of steam locomotives.
While It is not to be expected that a
great railroad corporation could throw
away its engines, even If it were possi-
BILE to at once equip its lines for the use
OF electric propulsion. it is safe to as
sumo, however, that If the electric motor
proves to be a satisfactory substitute
for the steam engine on the lines of the
New York Central In the metropolitan
district. the extension of the use of tho
now locomtives to other parts OF the
system will be as rapid as circumstances
will permit.
The New York Central company's lines
are admirably situated for the adapta-
ton to thefr use Of electric propulsion
on an economical basis. The great Mag
ara Falls power Is centrally located on
the Central system, so that electricity
generated at that point can be distribut-
ed over large proportion of the main
densburg. the New York and ottawa,
and the Ogdensburg and Lake Chnmplain
sections Of the Central system could be
Economically operated with electricity gen
Grated at the immense electric plant in
Massena with water conducted from the
St. Lawrence to the Grass river by means
! Of the power canal. It Is evident. there
fore, that the Central is we'll situated
to lead In the experimental stage OF
general electric propulsion.
| In the end. however it will undoubted-
~ be necessary to use coal for the gen
| Grafton of electricity for great trunk rail-
roads, as is now the case with SO large
a proportion of the electric railroads in
this country, and 1t is entirely within
the range of probab ility that 1t will be
found more economical with new and i'm.
proved devices to conduct great steau
plants and transmit the power with the
aid of electricity chan to cart the same
amount of coal about on tenders ant
develop steam as it is required.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

The interesting communication from Mr..
Crockett. in another column. should COM
mand attention from our legislators at
Montpelier, and from our readers through
out Vermont 1t would not be right. and
we can hardly conceive it to be possible.
that the three hundredth anniversary OF
the discovery of Lake Champlain by
Samuel De Champlain, should pass with
out due commemoration on the part Of
the people of Vermont. And it Is about
time to begin the preliminary plans and
preparations for such n celebration. II
will not be deemed amiss II the Legisla-
ture should at least authorize the ap-
pontment by the governor of commit
tee Of representative citizens to lay out a
plan for a suitable celebration in the frs,
week in July, 1909.