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lights. The conditions among the
cellent Everybody is receiving food
that can be reached, but in some iso-
lated places there must be suffering.
The Merchants Exchange. the Fair
mount Hotel and the Monadnocil
buildings will be opened for public
offices Monday. All three were dam
aged by fire. but are reported safe.
The records in the Hall of Records
were unharmed, which will prevent
any tangle of titles. All the Federal
court records are reported safe.
Washington, Apr. 21-The War
Department has received the follow
ing Western Union bulletin, dated at
San Francisco at o'clock a. m.
cit is foggy this morning and some
westerly wind. The weather condition
grows worse. Last night it was win
dy compared With the previous night
premium. Those who are in the parks
will suffer until they can get into
houses. Think there are plenty of
flats for rent, but the earthquake has
put them in bad shape. The fire wor-
ried us last night by squirting up at
times, and may get away from the
fffemen at any time and endanger
everything on the water front, that
is sheds and warehouses. There are
very few left. probably Is. and they
are wood of the poorest kind.
There appears to be no immediate
danger from fire. The wind has died
down, and several fire-ships and tugs
are pouring water from the bay on the
flames, which are quite a distance
from the Ferry building where our
office is located. The superintendent
of the Ferry building tells us that
the building is now safe, and there
is no danger from fire.
The scenes at the relief headquar-
ters last night were in many instanc-
es heartrending Though for the most
part the refugees are taking their
losses and their SORROWS with grim
fortitude, in many cases the women
are unable to bear the strain. At the
bulletin office a woman with four
children entered seeking traces of
her husband and baby, who were sep
arated from them during the rush
for the Ferry building. While ad-
dressing her inquiries she tainted,
and a physician had to be summoned
to restore her. And so pathetic and
| tragic incidents can be numbered by
hundreds.
Lack of water and three days of
strain in the doomed city has sapped
their vitality and left the refugees
exhausted On this account the task
of caring for them is rendered ex-
tremely difficult.
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uting stations. Every person left in
| San Francisco breakfasted on food
cooked in the open streets, no fire
being allowed in the houses All
| through the fine residence section of
Pacific Heights people sat on the
sidewalks and took their meals.
There were probably very few per
sons who did not receive some sort
of food today.
Again came assurances this morn
ing that the fire had burned itself
out. Last night the flames came over
the Mob Hill ridge northerly and
easterly to the big sea wall, sheds.
docks and warehouses, but the re-
ports of damage done are conflicting
One statement is that most of the
valu>ble property on the extreme
shore line escaped. A Bulletin repor
ter who skirted the water front in
tug this morning says that every
thing was swept clean except four
blocks from the fishermens wharf
near the Ferry building to the foot
of Powell street This means that
nearly a mile of grain sheds, docks
and wharves have been added to the
general destruction. In the section
north of Market street the ruined dis
trict is practically bounded on the
west by Van Ness, although in many
blocks the flames destroyed whole
squares to the west of that thorough.
fare. From Van Ness avenue the burn
ed line runs northerly to Greenwich
street which is a few blocks from
the bay. Then the boundary goes up
portion of the shore that faces Oak
land. Practically everything between
Market, Van Ness. Greenwich and
the bay is in ashes.
There appears to be considerable
confusion and conflicting orders be-
ties today Many rumors of the sum-
mary execution of men caught in
looting last night were afBs1 today
but cannot be verified. Likely Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be asked to pro-
claim complete military rule, placing
the entire situation in the hands of
the Federal authorities
Oakland, Apr. 21-A meeting of
San Francisco underwriters was held
today and it was announced that
the companies probably would draw
fine distinction between loss by
fire and by earthquake, and will pay
only for what actually burned. The
question as to property devastated by
dynamite was not touched upon, and
will probably cause endless litiga-
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A Scramble for Food.

San Francisco, Apr. 21.-The situa-
ton among the people camping out
was worse this morning at Golden
Gate Park, where during the early
hours hungry people besieged every
place where they thought food was
stored. In some places there was a
disposition to overrun the guards. In
the mean time every sort of vehicle
that could be obtained was pressed
into service by the authorities and
food supplies were sent to every part
of the city where persons were camp
ed A thousand tons of provisions were
brought over the bay during last
night and sent to the various distrib-
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No Estimate of Dead Possible.

New York, Apr. 21.-The Western
Union received the following from it's
Office in the Ferry building early
this morning: 'It is still difficult to
estimate the number of dead, as the
bodies are scattered over the city.
They are burying them in trenches
and putting Is bodies in a ditch
There is no fire within three block
of the Ferry building where the tel
egraph Office is located temporarily.
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y. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.
(LocaI Report.)

observation taken at a. m.)
Roswell, n. NJ, Apr. 21.-Tempera-
ture.-Max., 65; min, Al; mean, So.
Precipitation. 90; wind N w, ve
locity miles; weather clear.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer
tonight.
n. WRIGHT,
OMcial in Charge.
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Partial List of the Dead.

San Francisco, Apr. 21.-Following
is a partial list of the identified dead
who have been buried by the author
tiles:
Harry Chesbro.
N. Rosenfield, s37 Folsom street.
E. Nuormann, 4S9 Pacific st.
Antoine Webster, IA Williams.
John Day, 235 Geary.
]. NJ. Vase, 26O Sherman.
III. Myrake, 423 Stevenson.
Mother ami two year old baby, at
1850 Turk street.
Mr. King, 925S Mission.
Besides these sixteen unidentified
persons have been buried under the
supervision of DIR. Gamble, two OF
them being Italians found in build
ing of the Western Fishery Co. A
number of others have been buried
whose names cannot at present be
learned.
No lights were allowed in the
houses left standing in San Francisco
last night Whenever this was disre-
garded the police and military enter
ed the. houses and extinguished the
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No Water Famine.

Washington, Apr 21.-Gen. Fun
ston wires at $40 this morning: The
fire is makisg no progress west from
Van Ness avenue. The indications are
now that all that part of the city east
of Van Ness and north to the bay
will be destroyed The water supply
is encouraging. The Spring Valley
people believe they can deliver from
ten to twelve million gallons daily.
This and other sources of supply will
prevent a water famine
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A. f. Page received a letter today
from his wife, who has been visiting
her daughter in San Francisco. The
letter was written at East Oakland
the day of the earthquake but be-
fore the great damage was done by
fire. All were safe. Little damage was
done in East Oakland.
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Small Town in Ruins.

Oakland, Cal, Apr. 21.-The town
of Tomales is pile of ruins.
Catholic church, a new stone struc-
ture, is ruined. Many ranch houses
Two children were killed in a falling
house about mile from Tomales
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The regular Sunday band concert
at three o'clock tomorrow Captain
Fletcher asks that all musicians be
on hand promptly.
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Miss Hattie Skillman, who has
been teaching at Middletown, Ky, is
expected today from Paris, KY, to
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Skillman.
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BUNCOED BY DOWIE.
New Mexico Man Put Up Ten Thous
and for Gold Brick.

Chicago, Apr. 21.-James Surrock,
of New Mexico, yesterday made COM
plaint to the Federal authorities that
he had been defrauded by John Alex
ander Dowie out of a sum close to
SO 900 and that the mails had been
used in the operation.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jordan arrived
today from Galesburg, ILL.,. to locate.
They are guests at the Grand Cen
tral.
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Dr. Rena Bammert left this after.
noon for her home in Carlsbad, after
visit with Mrs. w J. Gossett, who
accompanied her home
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100000 plants.

Sweet Potato, Tomato and Cabbage,
NOW READY.-Roswell Produce &
Seed Co. 43tf.
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The attention of the u. s. court is
abatement filed by the Tallmadges.
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Money to loan on real estate
security. Sam Atkinson I2I Main
SOUVENIR OF ROSWELL.

Waltons Souvenir of Roswell-just
the thing to send north to the home
| folks. 43tf
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SCENES AT SAN FRANCISCO
Terrible and Tragic Occurrences in the Destroyed
City, No Estimate of the Dead Possible.

San Francisco. Apr. 21-The fire on
the water front north of the Ferry
building is now under control. 1t has
burned as far south as the Lombard
street dock, where it was checked
and is now smouldering
The rule of martial law this morn
ing was not nearly SO rigid, and in
many districts the military had been
withdrawn and only sufficient guards
left to prevent any possibility of
theft or looting
The fire at seven o'clock this NOR
ming was burning the grain sheds on
the water front about half a mile
north of the Ferry station, but was
confined to a comparatively small
area, and with the fire-boats on the
bay and the firemen on shore who
were using salt water pumped from
would be prevented from reaching
the vicinity of the dock near the Fer
ry building.
On the North beach the fire did not
reach that ;part of the water front ly-
ing west of the foot of Powell street
The fire on the water front is now
the only one burning. The entire wes-
tern section lying west of Van Ness
avenue, which escaped the flames yes
erday, is absolutely safe.
Oakland, Cal, Apr. 21.-Last night
Oakland was a vast city of refuge
and an intelligence office for innum-
cradle thousands. The tremendous
and almost hopeless task has been
begun of trying to reunite scattered
families. of getting trace of the lost
ones, and of determining whether
the missing are dead or safe in the
great tangled mass of stricken refu-
gees that has spread itself over all
the country on this side of the bay
and in San Mateo county south of
San Francisco.
Messages are stacked yards high
in all the telegraph offices waiting to
be sent throughout the world.
This city has temporarily taken the
place of San Francisco, and here the
bankers and merchants of San Fran
cisco of yesterday are gathered and
conferring and getting into shape for
the rebuilding of the burned city and
preventing widespread panic. The
big financial men, of the state are
here assisting in the work of reor-
ganization.
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Earthquake Shocks in Italy.

Rome, Italy. Apr. 21.-Thirteen
earthquake shocks were felt this NOR
ming in the province of Siena, Tus-
cany. Several buildings were damag-
ed, including the city hall at Poggi-
bonsi nineteen miles south of Flor
ence.
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Insurance Companies Will Pay.


New York, Apr. 21.-The fire in
surance underwriters of this city va
riously estimate the insurance com
panies' losses in the San Francisco
fire at between one hundred and fifty
and two hundred millions. Prompt
settlements will be made
Oakland, Cal. (4:15 p. m0 April
20.-To feed and house the unfortu-
nate people of San Francisco bereft
homes and means of livelihood is
calling forth the best effort of the
people of this city. 1t is calculated
that at least two hundred thousand
people have come to this side of the
bay and are distributed among the
homes of Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley
While hundreds have found lodging
with friends, there are countless poor
who are dependent upon charity
In the buildings left close to the
camps in San Francisco are being
placed all available food stuffs and
bed clothing for convenient delivery.
That there will be a just and equal
distribution of the supplies is evident
from the temper of the city admins
tratien. No distinctions are drawn,
and few special favors shown.
The grave question is. will an ade-
quate supply of food arrive from the
outside to avert famine and destitu-
ton?
There is little food in San Francis
co, and this cannot last more than
few days.
The delivery of telegraphic mes
sages from outside points to the peo-
pie of San Francisco is an impossi-
bility. The messenger service of both
the big telegraph companies no long
er exists. The people are scattered
far and wide, and the journey from
the Ferry building to the Western ad-
dition, or to the refugee camps, con
Sumes many hours.
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Congress Gives Another Million.

Washington, Apr. 21.-The house
today passed a resolution appropriat-
ing one million dollars in addition
to the amount heretofore appropriat-
ed for San Francisco sufferers.
Assistant Treasurer of the Uni
ted States Jacobs at San Francisco,
for whose safety fears were enter
tanned, has been located unhurt.
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Special Session of Legislature.

San Francisco, Cal. Apr 21.-It is
stated that Governor Pardee will at
once call a special session of the
state legislature to prepare relief
measures for this city.
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Eagles Assessed.

All members of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles in New Mexico were
assessed 25 cents per capita today
for the relief OF San Francisco suffer
ers who belong to the order through
order of the Territorial chief officer.
DR. E. M. FISHER
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Fire in the Philippines.

Manila, P. l., (7:50 a. m.) Apr 21.
Fire last night swept the town of
Mariquina in Rizel province. Many
thousands are homeless and starving.
The government is rushing aid. Fire
also destroyed Pasil near the town
of Cebu. Two hundred dwellings are
burned and many homeless.
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New York subscribes Million.

New York Subscribes a Million.
New York, Apr 21-More than a
million dollars was subscribed in this
city yesterday towards the relief of
other California cities affected by the
recent disaster. The total contribu-
tions it is predicted will reach three
millions.
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Roswell Contributors.
Luther Slower. superintendent of
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whose husband recently died in the
insane asylum. Some 10 years ago
Mr.. Gray, who was a we'll to do bust
ness man of Pasco, was made defend
ant in a suit BY Franklin j. Speck
for the alienation of the Affections of
Mrs. Speck. Judgment was rendered
ag inst Gray for $500, but Gray Sc
questered his property so that Speck
was unable to collect his verdict.
He alleges he has kept the judgment
alive.
Mr.. Gray became insane some years
ago and recently died 'eaving his
property to his wife, the former Mrs.
Speck, who had been divorced and
married Gray. Speck now threatenes
to sue his former wife for the amount
OF the judgment unless she will con-
sent to marry him.
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AGAINST TRUST LAWYER
Senators Do Not Want Him
for Attorney General.

Washington, Dec, 11.--Opposition
to Charles J. Bonaparte S attorney
general prevented the confirmation Of
William II. Moody as associate jus.
Tice of the supreme court OF the
United States, when his nomination
was called up yesterday in executive
session of the senate. The opposi-
ton to Mr.. Bonaparte was based on
a speech made by him in Chicago in
September, in 1899, before a confer
ence held there to consider the trust
question. In that speech Mr.. Bona.
parte declared that legislation in reg.
ulation or restraint Of combinations
was undesirable. When the Moody
nomination was placed before the SEN
ate today, Senator Culberson called
attention to the fact that the posi-
ton he is to vacate will be filed by
Mr.. Bonaparte. and he then read ex-
tracts from the Chicago speech in
support of an argument that Mr..
Bonaparte is not qualified to take the
responsibility of enforcing antitrust
laws.
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WILL DAMAGE CASES

Yesterday In the District court In
Rathdrum, the damage case Of Henry
Russell versus william Dollar. A. v.
Chamberlin, b. X. Lewis, ct al, was
called and X. r. Mcfarland, attor
ney for Henry Russell, applied for a
change Of venue on the grounds that
the Hon. Judge Ralph T. Morgan,
then presiding, was prejudiced and
biased and that he was the warm pc.
litical friend of Dollar and Lewis,
who were rich and influential friencs
Of the judge and that his client was
poor giving this as a canse for
change. He stated thst Judge Nor.
gan was unable TO give q fair trial ON
account Of prejudice. The motion
was denied and the hearing Of the
case was set for this afternoon at two
O'Clock.
The case Is the result uf the incen.
diary nres which occurred In the city
some fev years ago, and Russell 10
sueing for damages on the grounds
that bis reputation and character
have been maligned, and that be has
been falsely accused Of being con.
nected l4Ia the fires In 8 criminal
way,
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ROOSEVELT
TELLS UNTRUTH
StOrer Publishes the Presidents
Letter

succeeded by General Porter, which
would leave Paris vacant.
LETTER or IRELAND.
He omits 70 note that be himself
told Archbishop Ireland that he had
done 30 and the letter OF the latter 10
me, which l had quoted, have ready,
70 submit with other letters % what
the president told Archbishop Ire
land relative 70 his message through
me to the pope.
''He says, and 1t Is supported by
MIR, Leob, that he never received my
letter reporting IN detail my visit 20
the vatican. That letter was written
and mailed at Mean, within the AUS
trian frontier, after my first stop af-
ter leaving Rome. The date 10 the
fourth or 9th of December, 1000.
and the letter Is the one referred to
by me in my own letter 10 the preal-
dent OF January 10, 1904, whore
say. "As | wrote you exactly what
/ did and said you may Judge whether
uNeEsteppeus
1T Is pity the letter In question
cannot be found.
The president charges me With
disingenousneas in the matter Of my
resignation In january, 1904, the one
which was refused by him. aud says
that my resignation was based on am
other reason entirely than my going
to the vatican 10 convey his message
and his treatment Of the matter after
ward. He had In the strongest terms
already forbidden me to quote him
again In reference 10 Ii. Il was.
therefore, quite proper and natural
not to speak 81 II, but simply leave
II to him TO accept my resignation on
any ground he chose or on no ground
at all, If he saw iit.
The Hurst lncldent--in which, In.
principle, was right, l felt bad
been wrong 10 detail, and was not
afarid 10 say so--aiforied me a per-
feet opportunity 10 tender my rosig-
nation without again troubling the
presidents susceptibilities reagrding
his message to Rome. II the word
vatican was not mentioned my
letter Of resignation the facts we're In
Continued on page A.
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Pay Their Fines.

New York, Dec. lie. Goodloe
Edgar and Edwin Earl, members of
the firm of VIM. F. Edgar & Son,
sugar dealers Of Detroit today in the
United States court pleaded guilty to
accepting rebate on sugar shipments.
They were fined $4,000 each. The
fines we're paid, Edgar and Earl
we're indicated in connection with the
New J ork Central railroad and the
American Sugar Refining company.
The New York Central company was
fined sos, 0C0 and the sugar com
pany $1s, 900, after being convicted
by jury trial.
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EVIDENCE
IN CONTEST CASE
Testimony For We'll Completed
Today

Rathd UNI, Idaho, Dec. 11.-Tes-
timony in the contest Of Well VS.. Nc
Clear for the state senatorship Of
KoOtenai county, commenced yester-
day before a commission consisting
Of Probate Judge McCrea and County
Auditor Quarlea. The hearing on ir-
regularities charged to have occurred
in Occur d'Alene precinct consumed
all afternoon. The prosecuting at
torney alleged many instances of vi
olations of election laws and total
disregard Of rules for securing a sec
ret ballot which he took no steps to
correct at the time. Evidence of
electioneering within prohibited lines
was given. Branches Of the law in
the construction of booths and the
distribution of ballots was alleged.
Many other witnesses will be examin
ed. We'll is represented in the con
test by five attorneys: c. L. Heit
man, Bartlett Sinclair, Peter John
sou, John Stanlein land B. S. Ben
nett. McClear is represented by
Robert E. Mcfarland and Herman
Taylor.
The case was resumed this morning
at ten o'clock with Whitla on the
stand.
In his testimony. whitla stated
that on the day Of election McClear
and other members Of the democratic
party electioneered for the candidates
within 100 feet Of the polls and that
the count Of the votes and the actual
standing of the candidates was known
to the public before the count was
completed. He stated that the voters
were in way interfered with while
going to or from the voting booths.
He occupied considerable time and
his cross examination took up a por-
tion of the afternoon. The hearing
of the testimony Of the contestants
witness Was finished this afternoon
and the court will commence the
hearing Of the testimony Of the wit
nesses for the contestee tomorrow
morning.