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5s the qnly..newspaper
in NewporLNews that
receives full 'Associated
Fress,. report.
VOij. XIM NO. 96
anImrIhWTelT
on pacific coast
I arm Tremble and Kills One Worn-,
an ?Walls Tumble Down
In Ruined District,
FOOD QUESilUN MOST PRESSING
Rations Are Being Deliverer! to 349.
440 Persons Daily in San Francisco
Alone?Bread Sold at Usual Price
and Soldiers Have Put a Stop to
Grabbing of Food.
fHv Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.?AI S|
o'clock ibis afternoon a shock of
earthquake was felt. . Ii lasted nearly
a hilnuic anil caused considerable
alarm.
Many walla' which were standing
yesterday wen? i brown down anil frail
buildings wei'e-4 considerable shaken
up. but the damage done was slight.
The shock was also felt in Oakland
and Dorkeley, but in these places It
wan slight ami of brief duration.
Tin1 earthquake today caused Ilm
death of Mrs. Annie W blinker. Mrs.
Whiiaher was at work In ihe kitchen
of her home on Spot wall street in ihn
Mission district when ihe shock oniiu.
The chimney which had been left in a
tottering condition by tile heavy
quake last Wednesday. cra-.hei".
through the. roof on the woman and
fractured her skull. Her body was
taken to the morgue
BIG DEMAND FOR fOOD.
..v- ?? .,'<n.:..
Army Rations Are Being Doled Out
as Well as Clothing.
RAN FRANCISCO. April 25.?An
Idea of the task which confronts the
food committee may be Kilned from
the fact that throughout ihe city ra
lions lor 340.440 persons were dls- I
irlbutnd yesterday.
This Is an average estimate hosed
on reports from ft. few of the food de?
pots. At r.iie pnini yesterday provi?
sions were given out to 1172 persons
an hour for fen*hours. This station
is neither one of the largest nor one
of the smallest and so its reports
wore used'as'a 'basis to strike an av?
erage.
All flour that has been received in
sacks i:> exchanged at bakers pound
for pound for bread. Almost all the
bakeries in the burned region have
opened and are selling bread at
cents n loaf.
There is no danger of a meat fa?
mine. Representatives of the West?
ern Packing Company in Son Fran?
cisco reported to Ihe relief commit?
tee this morning that there are now
In the yards 1,500 cattle, 3.000 slump
and 500 hogs.
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by
some, while others are in wont has
caused the military authorities to or?
der a new system In the distribution
of food.
Stores Open For Tr2:i;.
SAN FRANCISCO. April; 25.?For?
mer Chief of Police Wilt man report?
ing on the resumption of retail busi?
ness said that he had induced the fol?
lowing stores to reopen: Oroeorios.
27; butcher markets. II; creameries.
11; bakeries, 0; restaurants, 4.
A committee has fixed moxlmti re
tall prices.
There was no looting Inst night.
?San Francisco is to rebuild on bet?
ter nnd innre beautiful lines, similar'
to those in force in Paris.
Cook Meals In the Open.
The preparation of the morning
nnd evening meals for San Francisco
asi a rule does not part alto of more
than ihot number nt present, is n
picturesque sight. In front of every
house ihere is ft small improvised
furnace or n cook stove, on which the
food Is ''prepared.
In some cases servants remtjin
faithful to their employers nnd to
thorn the cooking Is entrusted; hut
it in no unusual thing to seo the
?wiver. of men" who a few days ago
?were the possessors of fortunes stir
NEW?
rinn ilie porridge nr daftly manipulat?
ing bacon anil eggs.
Few Lights Are Seen.
Ran Francisco goos to bed al night?
fall. While the extremely rigid rule
concerning lights In houses has been
modified, still lite general situation is
considered by the average citizen to
he so uiisul'e at uishi Rial lie retires
without going abroad, ami in many
eases wit bum showing a light in Iiis
house. Many reports have been made
during the last few days of shots fired
int.i bouses thin showed a IIk'hi and
lew persons are disposed to lake
chances.
"Citizens Committee" Barred.
Mayor Schmitz today took a firm
stand against ??citizens protective
committees" organized in ninny sec?
tions of the city by men who under?
took to regulate the affairs of their
neighborhood.
It was one of these so-called "vlgi- j
lance commit lees" lhar is to he held
responsible for (lie death of Major
Tilden, who was shot while .perform
in,", relief werk. Tlio muyor today
gave Instructions thai the members
of these committees were to hn dis?
armed whercevr found Ivy the city po?
lice, and if any resistance wan offer
id were in be treated as looter.-,
which means that they are tn lie shot
without ceremony.
Tlie water supply is still a serious
problem,
Chinese are Treated Fairly.
WASHINGTON. D. <"- April 25.?
General Punston has telegraphed ihn
War Departineni that there has Iteoh
no discrimination against the Chi?
nese. I In says:
"In reference In any report I hit)
Chinese tire not receiving proper in?
tention in the tanner of supplies and
protect Ion, liiere linve been no .'e
ports of such ,-i nature made at those
headquarters, y orders have been ro
itmi effect."
AXE USEO ON A WOMAN
Head Almost Severed From Body
Willi One Blow,
IrVOQQ DEALER IS IMPLICATED
Accused Man Acnerts he Can Prove
Innocence and Says That He Does
Not Know Killed Girl Who Was
F.-.und in His Room,
(Sppclal to the Dally Pre.ta.l
BRISTON, VA.. April 25.?-The po?
lice Tire rnilay endeavoring to unravel
the mystery of an atrocious murder.
LetiilH Rlover, a woman of the
town, was found in a house III
Second sireet. at twelve o'clock last
nif.hi, with her head almo.it. savered
from her body and an ugly gaslt
across her nose and right cheek.
She had been made the victim of an
assassin, whoso weapon was an axe.
Sylvester Lilt troll, a wood dealer,
in whose room the ghastly find was
made, admitted that the woman bad ?
come to spend the nigbl with hilft
but declared that he was Innncnnl of
her murder, saying Ihalbe had gone,
jo assist in loading cattle on cars
leaving her in ihn room alone.
The suposltlnn then was that the
woman bad been assassinated by a
rival of Luit roll. The situation, how?
ever, looks gloomy for Lull roll, it
having developed Unit lie and the wo?
man had been tRwr relink for two
weeks, 'lite axe used was the prop?
erly of Luit roll, who bail been in the
room prior to lite trgedy.
The police Ihlhl; Ural If an bnlsider
had committed the deed that Liutrell's
axe would probably not have been
ufc'cd, as an outsider would probably
have hail his weapon in hand be-'
lore entering the room.
fTlie Glover woman Iraves two small
children. She came from Bluff Cily
three years ago.
Luitre)| Is a nnin of family, hut
has recently been occupying a room
nil his wnodyard, where the tragedy
occurred. He is now in jail.
It Is now believed thai a woman
may have hilled Letitia Glover.
OUT NEWS, VA., TH1
CHILD RESCUED ALIVE
FROM WRECKED HOUSE
Dead and Hie Living Burned in (lie
Buildings Ilia! Were Destroy?
ed in Santa Rosa.
NUMBER OF VICTIMS UNKNOWN
I* is Believed That the Loss of Life in
That "own is Cre.ue-r In Pioporti^n
Than in Any Place Where Persons
Were Killed as a Result of the
Earthquake. 'i
tBy Acnoclnted Press.)
LOS? ANGELES. April 25.?Com?
pared to the population it Is now he?
ll.-ved that in Santa Rosa the Kr?ntest,
loss of life occurred from earthquake
ami lire, even If this unfortunate city
does not lead in Ihe actual number if
victims. In a letter received bete
from a former Lbs Angeles man the
writer says in part:
"This town Is In awful shape. There
is not a single brick or stone huihl
ius.-, standing and scores of fine dwell?
ings are in ruins. Fires broke our
in the business district rigid after
the shock and burned dead and living
alike. There were three big three
story hotels hut while nil of them
n il but one took fire.
"From I tic Saint Rose they look out
nine bodies today. They found a lit?
tle girl in these ruins. She was un?
hurt but very hungry and thirsty hav?
ing been buried four days and nights.
The timbers had lodged so that they
protected her. Cases of this kind
have been numerous."
Santa Rosa Provided For.
WASHINGTON. April 25.?Oener.il
? lively. In a dispatch received ut Ihe
war department today, reports the
condition of affairs In Santa Rosa as
follows:
"Thorough Inspection shows there
are no homeless persons unprovided
for In Santa Rosa. Provisions from
.outside sources leave no present need
of rations.
"Santa Rosa is garrisoned by two
companies of the California national
guard and no additional troops are
desired. Sanitary conditions good,
excellent order prevail ? spirits of the
people high, although 100 were killed
and as many more injured.
"The entire business part of the
?Ity Is destroyed. .Medical attend?
ance In ample, but certain medical
supplies are necessary, which I have
I ordered forwarded today."
Hotel Swept into Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.. April 2r..
?A dispatch from.Selinas. a summer
resort in Marine county, says thai the
Plagst ?ff Inn, a large hotel there, was
swop! Into ibo bay. nnd into water
fifteen feet deep. Many persons had
narrow escapes, but there were no
fatalities. The water bouse studio
tolled down a steep cliff Into the bay.
Many bouses were ruined .
Cuctom Hons,- in Working Order
WASHINGTON, D 0.. April 25.
The Treasury Department today re?
ceived n message from F. A. Sua;
ton. collector of customs at San Fran?
cisco, stating that .communication
wilh lite custom house in Sun Fran?
cisco is now established, and that
both offices, there, and In Oakland,
arc? working properly.
Relief Funds Go to Mr. Phelan.
WASHINGTON, April 25.?In a pro?
clamation issued today, President
Roosevelt urges the American people
now to send their contributions for
the alleviation of the distress In
San Francisco directly to Former
Mayor .lames D. Phelan, chairman
of the llnance committee, in San
Francisco, instead of the American
Red Cross,
The president pays it high tribute
to the work accomplished by lite
citizens' committees of San Francisco
and Indicates that 'the necessity for
working through Ihe Red Cross ex?
clusively has passed.
URS DAY, APUII. 28,
AMERICA'S COMMERCE ,
IS IN GRAVE DANGER
Congressman Grosvenor so Asserts
Whi.e Supporting the Ship
Subsidy Bill.
NATION AT MERCY OF EUROPE
Farmers and the "Hen" Are Eulogiz?
ed in the House and Many "Staten
men" Would Retain the Free Seed
Graft as a Sop to Certain Class of
Agriculturists. i ,
(Dy Associated Prens.)
WASHINGTON. April 2'..-The
ears of the American fanner must
have Imrned today because of the eu?
logies and tributes to Iiis untiring en?
ergy. Iiis devotion and his patriotism
which were paid him by members of
the House during ihn consideration of
the agricultural appropriation hill.
Ncici to the achievements of the
American fanner, ihn American hen
eutue Iii. for unstincicd praise for*her
Industry and her usefulness, her chain
piou being Mr. Rnwson. ilowaj.
who contributed a thoughtful speech
to the literature of the farm.
Money for Mare Island. '
' The President's mosasge recom?
mending an tippropriaiion of $:;tllUI0u
for Mare Islniid navy yard was read
and referred to the committee on ap?
propriations. '
Without reaching an agreement as
In the limit of general debate on the
agricultural bill it went over until
tomorrow, the features of the bill not
belinr touched upon.
Farmers Gut Little From Nation.
Mr. Lever. Stjuth Carolina, classed
the farmer as the [treat conservative
force* in American publics. He said
tbe 'governtueni expendIiure,uer^capi?
ta of ufcienliural population* for '(ho*
Rppubllc of France amounts to
eenls: for Austria 111) cents; Hungary
0(1 cents: und for the (Juliet! Slates
which owes more id its agriculture
than any of liiese tuitions the ex pen
till tire Is Hi cents. The per capita tuv
for agricultural purposes for (In* Hull
ed States is about -i v n rienis. Mr.
Lever made a strong plea for larger
agricultural approprhitidns ami lein
fbr I he army und navy.
Free Seeds Champ:o'r.-dl'
Mr. Ottilies, fT.-nnl came forward a-j
a defender of free seeds, lie arralg (?
ed the mll|lonfilre .growers of seed:*,
its being r. spon.-ible for the failure of
Hie hill under consideration to carry
an appropriation for free seeds. He
said that there was good deal of dairy
money in the bill, the chairman of
the committee of 'agricultural Mr.
Wads worth, being a large dairy farm?
er. He said liiere war. a ?'trust" In
everything the farmer uses except
free seeds and he called on Congress
to give the honest yoemanary of the
eounlry free seeds.
Grosvenor for Ship Subsidies.
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio), delivered a
two hours speech on ship subsidies,
saying that not a Iteel had been laid
in an American shipyard for an Amer?
ican^ ocean going ship'in the pnst, LS
ntoni Iis.
"Suppose we had. a war," said: Mr.
Grosvenor "or suppose we had .'no
war. but Riiglnhd und Frapc.e had.
whin would become ot the comnicrco
of the United tSalcs.
it wonhl absolutely be placed at tlie
mercy of these countries, for 00 per
cent, of the commerce of the United
Sintis is carried in foreign bottoms,
no nation can attain to commercial
supremacy unless Iis comerce Is car?
ried In it:; own hot loins a nil its own
Hag.
SPONGE FIELDS DEPLETED.
Congress Asked to Take Action to
Protect Industry.
WAS1IINFGTON. April 2?.?That
the Florida sponge production is br1
Ing depleted very rapidly with the
inevitable result that the American
sponge supply will soon he gone was
testified In by Dr. Hugh M. Smith, of
Hie llnlied Stales fish commission
today before a special committee of
ilie House committee on erclianl ma?
rine anil fisheries. He favoring
.pending bills to prevent uliens from
taking sponges In American waters
anil to prohibit die use of diving ap?
paratus 'In sponge gathering.
TILLMAN WANTS TO VOTE.
Spooner and Clark Want Talk on
Rate Bill First.
WASHINGTON*. April 20.?-TUo
Senate again spent most of the. day
discussing the various provisions of
the Indian appropriation bill but .ill
not conclude the consideration of
that measure.
Mr. Tillmnn made an effort to have
a day fixed for a vole on (he railroad
rate bill, but was again unsuccessful.
Mr. SpoonPr gave notice of a speech
for tomorrow on that bill and Mr.
DOC.
C'latr. of Arkansas for a speech for j
Pi lilii) lid the same question.
FOREST RESERVERS NEEOED
South Land and New England Both
Want Timber Protected.
WASHINGTON. April 25.?A large
nnd enthusiastic delegation represent?
ing fourteen stales In New England i
and the Smith, favoring the combined
proposition to create two large for?
est reserves, one In the White Moun?
tains and the olhnr In the Appalach?
ians was heard by the House commit?
tee on agriculture today
Governor Robert R. Glenn, of North
Carolina addressed himself to the ne?
cessities of the Appalachian reserv-'.
Many southern industries he said, de?
pended upon the conservation of the
water powers of the South
GRAFT IN CINCINNATI.
Telephone Company Held Up Because
tt Would Not Pay.
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI. OHIO. April 2:V?It
would cost $r>U.i1iui for a franchise for
ah independent telephone company
extending from Kentucky into Cinel'i
11:11 i. according' to the testimony today
of .lohn J. Downey, of Terra Haute.
Ind.. before the senatorial Investigat?
ing committee.
J He said that he and his partner. Sol
P. Kineon, called on August Hermann
about the matter. At their second
conference with Herrmon. Downey
said they were told ihat if- would lie
tit ressary 10 give Herrmann ISO.OQu.
He did not know who would finally
receive Hie money. He had been v.'ill
ing to pay $j>0;fl(Ni. if a franchise was
guaranteed, but when three months
laier I hey were informed by Herr?
mann thai it would take. $7a.(irui
Downey said he got tired-ami quit.
Sol. P; Kineon. who was associated j
with Diwney said that Herrmann had
told him thai a franchise for an in?
dependent telephone company would
be gl vi 11 for $r?n.nnn.
!_:_
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
One or ihe Slack Brufes Shot by
His llctiiu's Father.
PRISONER TAKCN fBBl SHERIFF
B.-.tn i f the M?o Fay Penalty for
T litir Crimes lb Fs-w Meura After
:Coiv.'.nlttiiiQ Them?Vcxana Quick
to Av?nge their Honor.
tRv Ansueiuled P'resf-l
OR Ol -ftr.i'K. T.E-X.; April 2ft.? I
While bring c.-.nveyed to Jail lu ihe
en-li.ily of two deputy sheriffs, a.
negro charged with having as:..mlled
Ihe doug-hirr of .1. A. l-.nstland, a
fanner, of Delta, was taken from
the sheriffs by 11 pisse and held un?
til the arrival of the girl's 1'u.lher.
fviien lvisibind_ rode up he ordered
the crowd to stand back, and emptied
both barrels rf ids shot gun, loaded
with buckshot, Into the negro, kill?
ing him insl.i fitly.
Another Negro Pays Penalty.
AOKLAND, TF.X.. April 25.?'At 1
o'clock- lids morning a negro, known
as George, about seventeen years of
age, was taken front Ihe, sheriff by
a mob of seven men and hanged to
a tree. . r*f'Ofj
The sheriff fired at the members
of Hie mob a few times, but the fire
was not returned, nor was anyone
wounded.
The hoy bad invaded' the home
of n widow near town, but wns heulen
off by the daughter of the woman at?
tacked, who hit Hie negro with a
lighted In trip.
DYNAMITE' WRECKS TRAIN.
Locomotive and Tender are Blown
From the Track?No One Killed.
fTtv Assoolaled Press.)
W11 .K ICS 1! A R R H. PA.. April 2f?.?
A Lohlgli Valley freight train was
blown up with dynamite on ihe cut
olf above Pittsfnn 111 midnight last
night. The engine and several cars
were derailed and wrecked. Engi?
neer .lohn R. Thomas, of this city,
and Fireman 11. Brown.;" of Plttsion.
were Injured.
? U Is believed that some malicious
persons placed 11 liox of dynamite on
the track, which exploded when the
locomotive slrnck It.
The explosion was terrific, throw?
ing the locomotive from Ihe tracks
and tearing off the tender. Thrv?
freight cars were thrown over a steep
embankment,
THE WEATHEH
Showers; Thursday
and Friday, Coder
Friday, ^- variable
winds.
PRICK TWO CENTO
VETERANS IN REUNION
REVIVE CONFEDERACY
New Orleans Welcomes the Old
Soldiers (o City That Das
Seen Much Fighting.
GOVERNOR MAXES AN ADDRESS
Weather Perfect and Men Who Wore
ttie Gray Take Delight In Recount?
ing the Days of Heroism?Fitting
Memorial Services Are Held in
Memory of the Dead.
- * * ft\'i
(Bv Associated Preas.)
NRW ORldiANS, AmII 25.?Today
in the heart or the city which has
hoi no the hrimi of hat Ho ami worn
ibo weeds of mourning for its sake.
Ihe Confederacy was revived again
by those who cherish it for every?
thing thai it was intended to lie. antl
who will love it until they die, for
what it means to them and to the
Sohl h.
The tahv of the heroism, (he caori?
fice, Hie tiRoiu; 'and Hie glory of the
great days were told again to those
who hevrr weary of tjie srtnry, and
who cheered an.I .wept hy fitriiM, ur
the hrifhl or rinmhiv? file of Ki8
pieinre w::-; turned t.i view.
No reunion ira.t eve.- nebl under
fairer auspices and none ever allowed
i'.r-jitr prdmise or success. Tho
weal her was perfect..
The tirst .session of ihe day saw th^
reunion formally launched Upen Its
career, funeral S. I). Lei?, the rom
mantl. r-ln ehlei. Adjutant General
Mlrlcle und otlur officers;. ;of the or-,
ganl/atlon pre?pnted their repnrtn and
Oaneral Lee delivered bin formal art
dr.-.-s. Thun were, othe speeches.
111moki wlihoul number,
The veterans were welcomed hy
llovcrnor fllancluird for the Stole, by
Mayor Itelirman, for the city. Iiy tho
veterans' of Louisiana, the Sons of
Veieraiiii of'l.nildona, by the citi?
zens of New Orleans, und hy members
of the vjrlniis affiliated nocletii?a.
The utlernoon was given over lo tho
memory of the Confederate dead an l
addresses extolling their valor, p?
t riot Ism and memory were cheered
iigc.ln and- again;
WOMAN HAD A PISTOL.
Mather Ttfrealene Reclatirant Man
With Odd on Account cf Daughter.
(Special to the lUlly Press.)
Tlirii.MONli, VA., April 2."..?Mrs.
William Kendriek?:, w!f> of the pro?
prietor of Ihe Stonewall Club, wa;J
lined <IOfl and plated under $"100 se?
curity lor twelve months In the Po?
lice conn" this morning, upon, the
charge'of cjrrylhg a. rnnVjetiied wea?
pon and i.hrfainplng tho Iii**?, of H".
C.' H'iipp.-i i. Owner of Rupperf'ri res?
taurant, ('.(if. Fa t Broad street.
Last night at I! o'clock Mr.;. Ken
tlricks entered Support's place. Hash?
ed u revolver in 'his face, and sinid
thai, slid would kilt him on the snot
if he did not tell her Ihe irulb re?
garding I lie presence in Ills place
Monday ulgiit of her foilrieen-yenr
rdd daughter mid a man named II. L.
Holt. Huppert ran for the police, and
tl Iii not explain a limit, the girl's
visit.
VIRGINIAN IN EARTHQUAKE, j
Mr. Lee Lost All His Property During
Fire in San Francisco.
fSnec.lal to 'he Dnllv Press.l
PRRDRRICKSRURO, VA.. April 25.
?C.aplaln Dan M. Lee, of Stafford,
ivas In the city yesterday and while
lierc received the following telegram
from his son. D. Murray Lee:
"The ship. Stale of California, was
In |iort> at San Francisco"during the
?anhtpiake. I lest every I hing, hut.
im fortunate io he alive." ?
Mr. Lee Is an ofi'lcpr on .the Ghlp
referred lo.
_A
Virginian Commits Suicide. " ?
iSneolal to Ihe. Dally Press*?.
PROVIDRNCE. R. I.. April 25.?E.
.. Johns, of Warrertton. Va.. n patient,
n lloiieworlh sanatorium. Bristol.
?ommittPd suicide by hanging himself
o a tree. ?