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CHEAT FIBEyPF SOME FBEY raiERS WE raiEKHDDIIIOJI ' REFUGEES' HER ? UK CATTLE v rt'.f f 1 'f '' ' 'tiV,i Flames Are Practically Under con f ' trol, Masterly " Handling of Ex .plosives : by Nary Yard's Chief Gunner '-'Having " Saved the . Best ..Fart of the City Remaining From Farther Dangervand the .Work of 'Relief Begins Destitution , and - Suffering Among Multitudes Herded In Parka, Fields and Open Lots is Indescribable and Only Prompt Ar rival of 'Great Supplies of Food Can Avert FamineMain Hope Placed In .the Big Cities of the NationCommittee of Safety Plans to Concentrate Refugees into Sev- eral . Large Camps, but May. Not Suooeed in Dome- Kn rr,w . wnlshinglytlood in tnseouence of Early Severe Measures Taken . by 'iToop Thousands of Members of Families Separated Firemen's At tention Now" Demanded'4 Only by Fire Still Burning ' Toward North-i western Water Front Hundreds of .Bodies Taken From Ruins. San' Francisco, April 20. A winit if high " velocity is blowing from the northwnat 4V. . ., ' norcnwest over the .fire-stricken nets to-nignt, along the water front, i -a.- . . - f and is threatening to -cut off communl- .wron wnn Oakland and Berkley. nas ordered out a squadron of men to endeavor to keen back' the names, which threaten the tTnlon ferry depot, the only means of i egress from the city. The waiter front emergency hospital Is endangered and the officials In charge are prepared to move from their quarters. The wind la of such velocity that, brick and, granite walls, weakened by the earth quake and the subsequent fire, are falling Into the streets. Market street, the principal avenue of escape from the city to the ferry buildings. may be blocked, thus shutting off the only ready means of escape to the fer ries. San Francisco, April 20, W p. m. The Postal Telegraph Company has abandoned Its temporary office 'in the ferry building. The wind; which Is blowing v a gale, has shifted to the northeast and the flames now threat ' en the - ferry building with . destruc tion. ' . San Francisco, April 20. San Fran. "turn m ui .c3i iiiuur iimb rawneq into a day of hope. Its time ot overwhelm ing disaster and peril has ended and .Its future Is now a subject of general consideration. The fire Is practically under control. A clear sky over-the Mission district shows that the fire there has been ex tinguished. The spread of the flames toward the western addition, the best part of the city remaining, has been stayed, and the only portion of the con flagration that demands the attention of the firemen is that extending from the.. Nob Hill section down to the northwestern part, of the water front i-wan.. . ... western addition danger was averted at 1:30 o'clock this morning or the use of gun cotton, dynamite and two streams of water,. The ex piosives were handled by the chief gunner of the Mare Island navy yard and his accomplishments proved "him to be a master of . his profession. 80,000 OET LOAF APIECE. The work of relief was started early to-day. A bis- bakerv in ihn .averi At., trict started its ovens and arranged .to bake 60,000 loaves of bread before might Thousands of people were in line ;thls morning before the Califor nia street bakery. The police and mil ftary were present in force and each person was allowed only one loaf, , 1 The homeless people' In the parks and vacant lots were provided for to-day as speedily as possible. 8 ' SUFFERING INDESCRIBAGLE, A The destitution and suffering is in describable. Womn and children who bad comfortable homes a few days ago on hay on the wharves, on the sand lota near North Beach, some pf them I unaer tne uttie tents made of-vshcet-Ing which poorly protected them Trom the .chilling ocean winds, The people in the parks are possibly better off In Jthe matter of shelter, for they left their' homes better prepared. Instruc tions were issuea oy mayor. Hchmlts , to-day to, break open every store eon, taming', provisions ' and to - distribute '. them to the thousands under police su pervision. , The Toung Mens Hebrew Association ball near Golden Gate Park', baa -been, stocked,' With provls- j me aujKccm ueiua. , , , i , ; . -:1 ORDEB ASTONISHINGLY GOOD, 1 w f '...' sj.aav eiaeeawa , vUQs - Vi -XV lice Dinan, when asked for statements , by the : Associated Press, ; expressed ' themselves aa thankful that 'the fire '-wag virtually' controlled. Captain ' Dl nor- said that the order maintained , fMf Ig astonished him. v He, thought it due "to early severe' measure taken by the soldiers knd police in ahooting '' Two -men were ahot and klltd thfa morning, Policeman Flood; on enter ing nis noma encountered a stranger who attacked him. ' Flood - shot htm , a wan out tne details are not known, , 1 -i -t ONE BANK - ESCAPED, .tf V : ' The only bank In .the huge ruined district that escaped . destruction waa tne Market street bank, at the corner of Seventh - and Market streets. It Is ln the gutted Grand building, but the firemen saved the ground floor. It will pay out money just aa soon as It hears trom tne clearing House, of nclata. a A corner of the city near, the Pa cific Mall wharves-! Second and Bran ,.fian aireers was not rumen, and the , Sailors' Home Is Intact. The Postal Jits table connection with the. Orient by establishing , a station at Ocean Beach, but there is no service yet for I ueuyenng message mere. , -i v ,,' .' FAMILIES" SCATTERED, , , .Thousands of members of - families are separated .and with: no means of learning one another's .whereabouts. The police to-day opened up a bureau or registration to , bring, relatives no gethetv- - , Jt WJmpossfble to secure a vehicle except at exhorbltant t rices. One mer chant engaged a teamster and horses ana wagon, agreeing to nay loo an hour.- Charges-, of $20 for , ferry ing trunks a few blocks was common. The police and military eie . teams wherever they require them, their wishes being enforced at revolver point t me owney provea inaisposea to com ply with the demands. - - r ,-- . Mayor Schmlta looked weary to-day, but was energetically at work at his desk, though 'he had had little or no sleet). : The policemen reported - that two grocery stores In the neighbor- hood were closed, although the clerks were present, "smash , the stores Open," ordered the mayor, "and guard them," ,.. PLAN SEVERAL GREAT CAMPS. Throughout the entire western por tion of the Peninsular .. county '. San Francisco refuges'' camps are located. &SSg1Z En! I fortunate - people In several great nips, - but unless they are tommy herded together like cattle, this scheme seems impossible of accomplishment Major i McKeever. of the - unite a States army, has been annotated com mander of the camps and with his staff of assistants was to-day trying to brine some sort of system, and order I out of the .chaotic situation. - His first I tt,n.t US upply foo1, .nd water thei arrange eanltary meas- 1 ... ti,.. .fii. .... f imA-vm - iivbv tiKViinsj vi 1 :nvss . eas-w I crowded elbow to elbow in the open lota and fields without conveniences that are naturally demanded and are threatened ' with an epidemic of dis ease unless some wise precautions are spedliy observed and the authorities even as early as yesterday had men constructing necessary outhouses. GOOD FELLOWSHIP THE RULE. Good order and fellowship seem to prevail In these impromptu settlements and-the common ruin ad poverty has made ail of the unfortunates akin. In buildings close to the camps the police are storing available food stuffs and bed clothing for. convenient de livery. That there will be a just and equal distribution of supplies. Is evi dent from the temper of the city ad ministration. No distinctions are drawn and only few favors shown. RELY ON THE BIO CITIES. The grave question is: How soon will an adequate supply of food arrive from outside points, avert- famine and desti tution? There Is little food in San Francisco outside of what little, each person possesses and this cannot last more than a few days. San Francisco is, geographically, an isolated city. Its nearest large neighbor south is Los An geles, 500 miles away. To tho north is Portland, nearly 800 miles distant, and its nearest neighbor in the east, is Salt Lake City, 1,000 miles away. These cities and all of the less populated newer -towns tire making saerancer for the destitute "nere, but it is to the big cities of the nation that Baft Francisco looks with anxious eyes for relief. BODIES, FOUND BT HUNDREDS. From a tnree-story lodging nouse at Fifth and Minna streets which col lapsed Wednesday morning, more than 75 bodies were taken out to-day. There are BO other dead bodies In sight of the ruins. Thlo building was one of the first to take fire on Fifth street. At least 100 ' persons were killed In the cosmopolitan, on Fourth street. The only building standing between Mission, Howard. East and Stewart streets is the San Pablo Hotel, which Is occupied and running. The shot tower at First and Howard streets is gone. This landmark' waf built 40 years ago. The Risdon Iran Works is partly destroyed. The Great western . . smelting and Kenning Works escaped damage, also the Mu tual Electric Light works, tne Ameri can Rubber Company, the Vista Gas Engine company, and Foiger jmotners coffee and aoiee house, Many -persons dropped dead to-day oi heat ana suffocation. More than 160 persons are reported (dead in the Brunswick Hotel, Seventh ana Mission streets. GRASS, THE BED OF MOST. Golden Gate Park Now Vast Musli noony uity in wnicn common Suffering Has Wined Oat All So cial,' Financial and Racial Distinc tions Kven cemeteries crowded San Francisco, April 20. Next to viewing the many square miles ot ruins that once- made San Francisco, a fclty, nOh better realisation of the ruin that has come to this plaoe cart be gained than by visiting the refuge camps located in the districts which were untouched by the flames. Golden Gate' Park was the Mecca of the destl vast mushroom cltv that bears otrlklng resemblance to the fleeting towns located on. the border of a gov ernment reservation about to be open ed to public - settlement, ' , The common destitution' and suffer ing have wiped out ail social, financial and racial distinctions. .The man wtio last Tuesday was a prosperous merch ant is occupying, with his family a Uttie plot ot ground that Adjoins the open air borne ot a laborer. The white man In California has forgotten ; his anttpathy to the Asiatic race; and Is maintaining friendly relations with bla new Chinese and Japanese neighbors. The . society belle Who Tuesday night was a butterfly of fashion at the grand, opera performance, waa assisting some factory-girl in the preparation of hum ble dally meats, Money this afternoon had little value. The family which had had- foresight to lay In .the .largest stock ot foodstuffs on the first day of the. disaster is. rated highest-in,. the seals of , wealth. . ,-' K few of the famlllns. who could. se cure witling expressmen- are possessors of cooking, stoves, but' over W per cent of the refugees are doing their cooking on little, camp fires mad out of prick .or - stone. " Kitchen utensils that last week would have been re garded with contempt are to-day ar ticles of high fc value. Many or the homeless people are In possession of comfortable clothing and bed covering. but the great bulk of them are In need. The grass la their bed and their dally clothing tneir only protection agamst the penetrating fog of the ocean -or the chilling dew of the morning,, Fresh meat disappeared Wednesday morning and canned goods and breadstuff are the only victuals In evidence.' " .. j Not ' alone are the parka the places of refuge. . Every large,, vaeant lot In the safe tones' has been pre-empted and even the cemeteries ar. crowded. At well-known young lady of social . v Continued on Page Xen.2 , OPJEMTIC STABS IT ABU HIT ANTICS DURING EARTHQUAKE Metropolitan' Opera' Company, ' In . eluding , Mme. , Sembrlch, 1 , Mme. 3Eacnev, Caruso Scottt and Com- panarl, Suffers In Dianstrr, Nearly , Ail Personal Effects, - Being ' Lost, ; but Alt Escaping , Uninjured -loss ' Includes ' All Stage ' Fittings and May Reach 15e,00v-Alt Rnahed Out in Night Drees and Excited i'-, State Made Natives Seem Stolid by Comparison off for East, . Oakland, Cat, , April 0,--The mem bers of the Metropolitan Opera .Com pany; of New Tork, all -of .whom suff ered from the great disaster, are leav ing to-day-for the East- A number Of Drlnclnals 'lnrliirflns- muHbwim Sm. brich, Carusso, Cam panarl, Quippet, Conductors Herta and Bars, Started to-day on the Southern Pacific Over land train. The greater Dart -of the company. Including the v chorus and musicians ; will travel by a special train via New Orleans. With this party are Scott!. Miss Walker, Mme. Rappold, Plancon, Reiss, press - Rep resentative Melteer and - Conductor Franko. All of the splendid scenery. stage fittings, costumes and musical instruments were lost in the !- fire. which destroyed the Grand , Opera House, where their , season , had Just opened to splendid audiences. . No one or tne company was injured, but nearly all of them lost ' their personal effects. Mme.? Sembrlch placed her loss by the destruction of her elegant costumes at 120,000. she waa fortu nate enough to save - her valuable pearls. The total loss to the organisa tion may reach U50.000. iror the past 'two days the singers ana musicians have been living, with friends or camping out In the parks ana on tne bill sides of San Francisco. Some were quartered at the chutes. When they were seen by an As sociated Press representative in their special cars to-day the operatic stars gave an interesting account of their experiences?-- TELL THEIR EXPERIENCES On the morning of the earthquake tne members of the company dlstrlb uted among the different hotels, most of them being at the Palace, St. Francis, and the Oaks. Caruso, Scotti, Miss Walker. Miss Abbott, Miss Jacoby and other principals were at the Palace. Plancon and Dlppel and Mme. Sembrlch were at the St. Francis and the musicians- and -'the chorus at the Oaks., iMme. Karnes, Miss Fremstead and several others were at private hotels or residences. The sudden shock brought all out of their bed rooms In all kinds of attire. The women were In their night dresses, the men in pajamas, none pausing 10 dress, all convinced that their last hour had come.- Ten min utes later, Caruso was seen seated on his valise in the middle of the street. Many of the others had rush ed to open squares or other places of supposed safety. Even then it was difficult to avoid the debris falling from the crumbling walls. - .LIFTE UP HIS VOICE. Several of those stopping at the Oaks were awakened by piaster "from' the celling falling on their beds and barely had time to flee for their Uvea. One waa seen standing in the street, barefooted, and dad only In his un derwear, but clutching a favorite vio lin which he had carried with hhn in his flight. The first Impulse of many was to rush for their trains, which. however, happened to be across the bay. Rossi, a favorite basso, 'though almost in tears, was heard trying his voice at a corner near the- -Palace Hotel. Gradually calm waa.' restortd, and taking a lesson from" the 'coolness of the Californlans, the artist began to regard their plight as less serious than It might have been. CHOCOLATE 'AND SARDINES. Nearly all suffered more or less from the . sudden cutting off from the food supply; A rush waa - made for the nearest grocery stores and baskets were quickly filled with provisions and what wine could be secured be fore the closing of the liquor estab lishments. The next day many were reduced to a diet of bread, chocolate and 'sardines.-.- ' ' Mr. Campanarl. the baritone, re sembled an emigrant when he board ed the' overland train. He carried his kit tied in a gay-colored blanket on his shoulder, but was In good spirits. "It Is such a change;" was -all he said. Another one ot the party wore the flowing garb of an Arab chief and. all were more or less picturesquely cos turned It was at this period that - charming contralto had been compell ed to' don some very necessary ar ticles of attire which had been origi nally designed for a gentleman. . ta-wuva -vstnir it aTcirSB at AAA AAA " Chamber of Commerce . Announces 94S,820a, for Sufferers,,- Including $100,000 From Andrew Oamegk? tvm, waiaori Aor iunea . piuv, OOO Other Uirge ixmirionuons. ; New- York. Anrtl 10,-i-Morej than 11.000.000 was Subscribed In this city to-day toward the relief t the suf ferers in san Francisco .ana ' other Calif ornia " cities . affected by the to- eent disaster This was the- first day of partly "organised effort-at securing funds. The mayor's committee iof citizens to-night announced a total of subscriptions received of sin.OlJ. Of this sum, $26,000 came anonymously from "A Friend of . Humanity' The. chamber of commerce ' ' an nounced that it had received 114,- 820 to-day. including a gift of 100. 000 from Andrew Carnegie. Wm, Waldorf Aator cabled a subscription of $100,000.: The United States Steel Corporation voted f 100,000 .to be ex pended in relief work.. The Standard Oil Company directed that Ifke aum be spent,- John Jj, -Rockefeller vea- tecday personally subscribed $100, 000. The - Merchants', Association of New1 YOrk received $47,200 as a re sult Of Its first day's effort and the State Society of the National' Red 3 oss received $e,106. Other,: or nisatlone and several - newsoanera received contributions. ' There waa no way of reckoning to-nlaht the -exact sum subscribed here, Conservative estimates Indicate that- the total con tributions from this city will not be less nan $1.000,000.-, Funds raised, by the mayor's committee will' be sent 10 Killed and $5,000,000 Damage at t 7 ' , '. , ' omu cose. " -1,, ' 1 San' Jose, ?al April 20. Nlnin oeraona were killed in, Ann ju k the eartfcqnsks et.JWednesday; and the entire business, ouarter was wre-w4 The damage' was $5,000,000. One hun dred and ten persona were killed and seventy were injured mostly patients st Agnews 'Insane Asylum, near San Jose, The asylum was 1 ruined.- A company of ralUUa la In charge of the city,;.,,; v)r.1",W'y,rV S0UTHEBN CITIES HfiJOSD RELIEF FUNDS FOR SUFFERERS v J 1 uv ' - I1' ' 13 "''it' t Durham Gives $1,500 ; Wilmington $1,000; Jacksonville, 97.079,- Char- lestonV $5,000; Savannah, $5,500; Norfolk, $5,000, and Oliver Less ' s Amounts iSubacriptlnns and ' Bene fits in Many Southern Towns, and t Amounts Already Contributed Will be largely increased Gov. Swan- son,' of Virginia, Issues Proclama tion urging Bnftscriptton. Special W The Obaerver. "' ' Durham, April M. To-night . the Durham' chamber of commerce waa re organised. The first act of the cham ber, after ' electing a president,' was to '. subscribe funde for the Califor nia sufferers.' .The resolution that Dur ham should send help to the sufferers on the other side of the continent waa introduced by George W. Watts, who subscribed ioi .sor tim fund. Capt E. J. Parrish gave 1100 and. in IS min utes, those who had assembled for the purpose of putting the chamber on a sure footing, subscribed a total ofil, M to be made available by 10 o'clock to-morrow, , - A committee- of five was appointed to ask for additional help from the clt liens and- it is expected that, by Monday, when the list win close. Dur ham will have vent to help the suffer ers $2,000, or IS.000. The city aiders men have k given 'nothing as yet and they may ' contribute. The chamber elected Capt.i K. J. Parrish president and Victor SirBryant first vice presi dent Charleston, S.' C April 20. Mayor Rhett, to-day after a conference with the ways and means committee, sent the following telegram: "To Hon, Eugene E. Schmltz, Mayor of "Ban Francisco. "The city Of' Charleston, mindful of the generosity! of the world and es pecially of yourcitisens in 'the time of her distress from a similar calamity, transmits to you this day five thou sand dollars far your sufferers; and also sends Irt, behalf of our entire people the deepest sympathy for your cltlsens, R, G. RHETT. Mayor." Subscription list are being made up by the Red Cross, business houses, Ma sonic and fraternal bodies, etc. Sever al thousand dollars will be added to the amount sent by the city. Richmond, Va.r April 20. Governor Claude A, Swaflson to-night Issued a proclamation to the people of Virginia urging . them to ubsetibe from their means for the assistance of the victims of the San Francisco earthquake. The ministers of all denominations are urged to preach on the subject from their pulpits on Sunday and- to havo special colections taken up for the purpose. .Lodges and secret organiza tions are especially asked-to subscribe from their treasuries. Individual peo ple are asked to tender their subscrip tions at once, the heed being urgent. Savannah. GavApril 20. Savannah to-day raised 15,500 fox the San Fran cisco sufferers And contrlbutatlons will be received during the next few days to swell the fund. The city coun- II . to-day. supsewned L000 and the lavannah Benevolent Association IL- 000. In issuing the call for contribu tions Acting Mayof; James M. Dixon referred to the generous response that was made by her sister cities when Savannah needed aid In 1876, when the city was vlsited-'by a yellow fever epi demic. Richmond. Va., April 20. At a mass meeting of the cltlsens of Richmond to-night a resolution waa adopted In structing - Mayor McCarty to appoint a committee of twenty-five to can vass the city for the San Francisco sufferers for subscriptions. The com mittee was named ,,by the mayor to night and will begin .work to-morrow A considerable fund has already been raised in this city. Jacksonville. Fla., April 20. At a meeting of cltiiens held for the pur pose of raising money for 'the allevia tion of suffering from earthquake and fire in California the sum ot $7,070 was contributed in an hour. At the rate at which-contributions are being sent to the committee it is believed that over $10,000 will be raised. The musicians of Jacksonville will" give an entertain ment for the benefit of (he sufferers. - r '" ' -( -1 , Wilmington, April 20. At a meet ing of the city council to-night reso lution of sympathy was unanimously passed and an appropriation of $1, 000 was made for, the. San Francisco sufferers, supplementing other funds being raised by the local chamber of - commerce and the Wilmington lodge of Elks. ; '. Birmingham, Ala., April 20, At a called meeting of the Jewish residents of . Birmingham at Temple Emanuel to-night, more than $600 was raised In a few minutes for the' relief of the San Francisco sufferers. - It Is to be distributed to sufferers Irrespective of creed. - '-. - i H n ." St Augustine, Fla., April . 20. Rt. Rev. Bishop Wm, J. Kenny, ot the di ocese of St. Augustine has ordered a special collection to be taken In all the Catholic churches of the diocese for the benefit of California earth quake and fire sufferers, , Norfolk, 'Va., -April 20, Resolu tions appropriating $$,000 for the re lief of San t Francisco sufferers have been prepared by , the finance com mittee or tne cur councils ana win be paased t l a special Joint Council meeting to-morrow; . , - . i 1 :V V Columbus, - Oa.. i , April - 2ft. The city, council this ' afternoon- passed resolutions of sympathy for San Fran cisco and made an appropriation ot $500 for the California sufferers. -Chattanooa-a. Tenn Anrii an Chattanooga to-day raised over $2.- vvo for tne sunerers rrom , the San Francisco disaster.1. ,The fund , Is rapidly. growing, ... - ... , .... . .Pensacola, Fla., , April 20. Cltlxens of-Pensacola, in mass meet in aa. embled, to-night. subscribed $1,000 for tne oenent 01 san irrsnciscq gufferers, ' Omaha, Keb;, April iL&sCl, Har riman, on behalf of the Union Pacific, the -Oregon Railroad dsr Nsvlaatlon Company,, the Oregon Short Line andt tne nouinern racinc.. 10-aay author. ised the expenditure of $200,000 in re lief . work in a San Francisco, In ad dition te this, all the above lines wilt haul all relief supplies free of charge and In many esses they will be for warded on passenger trains with ex pedlard service. , t President Sends Check for $1,000, Washington. April ; , 20. President Roosevelt to-day sent a check for tl. 000 to the Red Cross for relief of earth quake auiSerersVi 1 l,'- j-, t , FOREST. BILL : NEXT WEEK HEARING SET FOR WEDNESDAY , it .in i. 1. . - t . Representative Men Will Appear Be fore House Committee the S5th in Behalf of the Bill Appropriating Forest Reserve- Hon. Champ Clark Will Surely be Here on the 20th and Will Speak on "The United Htates In the Twentieth Century" Speaker Cannon and Minority y Leader Williams Not Surprised .art Verdict In Blackburn Case. BY W. A. HILDEDRAND. Observer Bureau, -1417 G Street N. W., Washington, April 20. Representative Webb has sent the' mayor of Charlotte the following self-explanatory telegram: "S. S. McNlnch, Charlbtte, N. C "Congressman Champ Clark assures me he will be with you for the 20th Of May celebration. Mrs. Clark will accompany him. The subject of his address will be, "The United States Of America In the Twentieth Cen tury.' '.:. Decided interest was manifested among members of Can Kress when The Star reached the Capitol, con taining an account of the acquittal of Congressman Blackburn. With its account The Star published a photo graph of the member from the eighth. Speaker Cannon said to The Observer correspondent: "I am glad the young man has been declared guiltless ao promptly, but I am not surprised. I am familiar with the facts In his case, and, while I have not practiced law for 30 years, I felt sure-that he had violated no law. nor done anything repulsive to any mem ber's sense of the proprieties." Ml nority Leader Williams expressed nimselr In a similar vein, and It Is safe to say that Mr. Blackburn can get all the recognition he wants if he should conclude to take a fall out of hla po litical enemies. The exact truth is, E. Spencer Blackburn In exceedingly popular in Congressional circles -and hla Democratic colleagues from the State will be among the first to ex tend congratulations when he returns. Practically every member has oDenlv and frequently expressed sympathy xor Mr, .Blackburn since the Inaugu ration of this prosecution. PerhaDS the best politician In the State to-day expressed the opinion that Blackburn would SWeCD the deck in thn next State convention, when he will go up against the Butler-Rolllna faction. HEARING ON FOREST RESERVE BILL NEXT WEEK. Prof. Holmes says there Is every in dication that there will be a represen tative gathering here on the 26th in stant, when the-matter of the Appa lachian 'Forest Reserve bill will be (taken UD for consideration bv thn House committee on agriculture, of which Mr. Wadsworth is chairman. Prof. Holmes says he understands that Governor Glenn has definitely arrang ed to be here, and Governor Hey ward, of South Carolina, some time ago an nounced nis purpose to attend the hearing. . H. E. Fries, of Winston-Salem; D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, and F. B. Hewitt, of Aaheville, are among the other " North Carolinians who are accredited with a determina tion to be here. Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ashevllle, who has worked long and faithfully in behalf of this move ment, is In Cincinnati at this time, but he has sent word that he will come to Washington If possible. As it now j-eads, the bill appropriates $1,000,000, or rather makes that amount immediately: available, and Prof. Holmes, who has been here for weeks looking after the matter, says the friends of the measure have reason to hope that the bill will pass both the House and the Senate before the close of the present session. Hereto fore the Senate has appeared to re gard this bill with more or less fa vor, but the House leaders have al ways been, the uncertain quantity. Since the opening of the present ses sion, however, Speaker Cannon, tho particularly uncertatn factor, has not been sounded on the subject. The provisions of the present bill, as It win be considered next week, were drawn under the direction of Senator Overman. THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFER FERENCE. A number of the Southern members of the House have been to the White House to talk to the President about the approaching Pan-American Con ference at Bio Janeiro. They want the President to instruct the dele gates who will comprise the Ameri can commission to devote some atten tion to the cotton and other manufac turing Interests of the South. Repre sentative Underwood, of Alabama, and Representative Livingstone, of Geor gia, are among the Southerners who have discussed tne subject with the President. The act of former Clover. nor Aycock In declining the appoint ment as a member of tbls commission has moved a number of the newspa per correspondents here to comment One of them remarked: "Congress appropriated $75,900 to be spent on this delegation, and there will not only be an allowance for all sorts of expenses, but there will be a per diem allowance, which will, before the thing Is over, net each member of the delegation about $5,000. It la the great est Junket planned in modern times, heading off even the Spanish-American commission that spent a few weeks In Paris at the government's expense, There will be chefs there from all the Latin American republics, and all a man will have to do will be' to sample new dishes "and drink champagne,, all paid for by somebody else." - The boys cannot understand why anybody would let such an opportunity go unculti vated. - , STATE D, A. R.S GIVE $500, . . The' North Carolina' ladies who are attending the sessions of the D. A, R. announced at a recent session that their chapter had contributed $500 to wards the erection of the handsome hall in this -city. This . contribution compared very welt with the amounts that were given -by the chapters, of other Statea. ."----, ' , Chairman Rollins and Nations! Com mitteeman Duncan have returned to their homes,' but they left Judge Doug lees on guard, i He la. at, the Raleigh Uat 1 . - . V ' ' ' . i- ' H Hotel, PHHJPPINE TOWNS FIRE-SWEPT Marty f Thousands Homeless , and , starring - at , mariquina govern ment Rushing Supplies, : ... ! 'Manila, .April 3. 7,-K) a. m. Fire has wept the town of Marlqulna, In RIael province. : Many thousand of persona are homeless and starving, Two -thousand dwellings are in rulna The government is running ubitnoe to the sufferers, Vlre also dmrtroyed Posll, tenr the towa of Obu. - -Two hundred dwelling were burned and many persons are homeless. , ' I -m? 1 f nmrf'i '.''-' , ,' A Scfiaefer Wins From Hoppev ,.; - New York. Anrl! K.-Hi'haefr won frntn tlnpne la the billiard match to-olght, WO to eSi , fHv Mni U' , i " ii'' f J ' ft L NEARLY A FIGHT IN THE HOUSE Clark," of Florida, Threatcna , G roe Tenor, , of. Ohio, With Personal Violence. Because of Letter's State ment That He Had Been Pur posely Misrepresented" Mr. - Wil liams the Peace-Maker. 4 Washington, April 20 -1 Although The Congressional Record will not show any difference of opinion between Gjeneral Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Frank,-Clark, of Florida, the fact is that a serious altercation between these two gentle men was avoided in the House to-day by the masterly diplomacy of the min ority leader, Mr. Williams, of Missis sippi, who asked unanimous consent that the language of the gentlemen be stricken from The Record. There was a threat of personal vlo lence on the part of Mr. Clark against the Congressman from Ohio, growing out of a statement on the part of the latter that Mr. Clark had "purposely misrepresented him." Excitement ran hlah for a short time over the un parliamentary language used by the gentlemen growing out of a desire on the part of Mr. Clark to nave a con gressional Investigation of the St. Eli sabeth Insane Asylum. The Sneaker loudly calHed the gen tlemen to order and Mr. Williams re stored outward peace by having the objectionable language eliminated. The quarlntine bill waa sent to con ference, TO REPLACE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Senate Asks Estimate for Coat of New Structures in San Francisco LeFollettc's Speech Drags Along. Washington, April 20.Mr. LaFol- lette to-day continued.' but did not conclude, his speech In the Senate on the question of railroad rate legisla tion. His discussion especially the sub jects of the regulation of railroads in foreign countries and their overcapi talization in the United States, con tending In the first instance that the Senate has been misinformed and in the second that rates should be fixed on the basis of earning capacity on actual valuation. The appropriation for the sufferers was' made available for the purchase of medical supplies and the first step towards replacing the public buildings in that city waa taken by the adoption of a resolution asking the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare an estimate of the cost of new structures. KILLED BY HIS FRIEND. Clarence Daniels Shot by William Little in Columbia Dead Man Upbraided Slayer for Not Speaking to His Wife. Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street, Columbia, S. C, April 20. A homicide, surrounded by more or less mysterious circumstances, oc curred last night about midnight when Clarence Daniels was shot and killed by William P. Little, a fellow employe in the service of the street car com any, The men had always been' ths est of friends. The tragedy occurred near the car barns while they were en route nome aiter tne day s work Little went at once to police head quarters and surrendered. Coroner Walker empanneled a jury and held an inquest over the body of Daniels to-night in the undertaker's shop where It lay. Several witnesses were examined. There were no eye witnesses to the tragedy. From the testimony at the Inquest It seems that Daniel's wife complained to him yes terday that she met Little and he did not raise his hat to her. When ao proached by Daniels on the subject Little told him that, when he met Mrs. Daniels he had his hands full of car tickets and could not raise -his hat. A number of witnesses said they heard Little say he did not want to have any trouble with Daniels. Even last night, after there was'' evidence of approaching trouble, Little went back to the car barn and said he did not want to have any trouble with his friend. No verdict haa aa yet been rendered. Daniels leaves a widow and four children. Little was unmarried. TO BE REORGANIZED. South Atlantic Oil Co., With $850,000 Capital, to Take Over Property of jtanarupi inuepenaent cotton oil tJO. Observer Bureau. 1209 Main Street. Columbia, S. C, April 20. The Independent Cotton Oil Com pany, whose spectacular failure last year was followed by the suicide of Its president, Robert Keith Dargan, and that of others who lost in the col lapse oc tne minion dollar concern which had such a rocket career, is to be re-organlsed. Attorney T. Moul trie Mordecai and other Charleston lawyers having Interested themselves to get the property back on a bus!-, ness basis. The several mills of the company are now lying Idle, tht prop erty being In the hands of the Federal Court in bankruptcy proceedings with the upset price set at $200,000. The secretary of State to-day issued a commission to the South Atlantic Oil Company, of Darlington, which it is thought, will take over the old concern and start up the milts again. The capital of the new company' is $850,000, but Of this $700,000 is to be common stock, the remainder being In T per cent preferred stock. The cor porators are Samuel 6, Bulst and P. Edwin Gregory, both of Charleston. ' PUKE DIVORCE CASE. It Is Scheduled to Come Up for Hearing in Newark, N. J., Monday. Special to The Obaerver. -, . , Newark, N. I., April 20.-Cable-grams and telegrams alleged lo have passed between Mrs. Lillian N .Duke, who Is being sued for - divorce - by James B. Duke, the - millionaire to bacco man, and . Frank T. Huntoon, the co-respondent In the case, are the subject of a report which Herbert W. Knight, aa special master, baa filed. The cablegrams wtre read at a. re cent hearing. The Duke divorce trial will begin before Vice Chancellor Pit ney, in Newark, Monday. A prelimi nary Jurisdiction phase of the case waa tried before Mr, Fltney severaf months ago, - Mrs. ' Duke having rais ed the contention that neither aha nor Mr,- Duke la a resident of New Jersey. The vice chancellor decided the Issue adversetey to Mrs. Duke and waa sus tained by the lull bench of tht Court Of Errors. W, " s Ms $80,000 ' Public Hnlldlng - for Wash ' Washington, April 20. The Senate to-day passed bill authorUIne. a pub lic building at Washington. N. C-. at a cost of ISO.OOOr relating to the move ment of vessels In Hampton Loa.tr, Y and adjacent waters. BLACKBUBN , KOT 0UIL1 EMERGES WITH -FLYING COLC Federal Court Room' at 1 Greenobot 1 Scene of Wild Applause Wh . the Congremman From the Elgin is Cleared of Charges of Practicin : Before Department Case - Not. Given to Jury, Judge Goff Render ing the Verdict Fall, Text - of Judge's Charge HI Acquittal Very , Likely Insures Re-Elect ion to Con- gress and May Result In -Making State, , ' t, p . - . Special to The"csewer;';-ttf3;trc Greensboro April 20. As waa pre-. dieted In The Observer of to-day the Blackburn trial closed this morning Just before the clock struck 12. The case did not go' to the jury, foir, aa Judge Goff closed his charge, be said, "And, gentlemen of the Jury; if -yon . were to bring iii a verdict of guilty I should set it aside; therefore,, why ; go through the formality of rendering one." As the words fell from the, lips,' of the learned man of law an ' out burst of applause burst from the large crowd which had assembled to bear . cheering was . liberal and prolonged; -Forgetting that court was ctill In see- , Inn fl nnmlMi . Af la.ll .-na. iivt -'enmnAv:., their seats, walked across the bar. and congratulated Judge Goff. The scene that followed the noted utterance was very animated and Interesting. Men rushed out and filed telegrams t 1 friends and newspaper reporters sent off bulletins. There was tumult and ' applause, and, through It all, the de fendant sat where he had been ail the j from those who were close at hand. , He showed considerable feeling,' "but f said very little. JV- ' ACQUITTAL WAS A CERTAINTY., Blackburn's acquittal was almost cftrtalntv virnn tnn mvlmmee was ail In. The government did not make OuCj its case. Some declare that Mr. Hoi- -. ton could have done better with the witnesses than Judge Lewis did but ha was not trying the case, xne result of the trial means much to Blackburn.; He Is stronger to-day than ever before him in the next election. It la argued ' by his friends that he will become the - State leader of his oarty and Demo- ' crats think that his ascendency would destroy the party for he Is not the sort of man to become a successful -leader outalda of the mountain section. These are poet-trial speculations. JNo , one seems to doubt that tne vermes here to-day will help Blackburn in, his fight for Congress In the coming election, ana inai 11 was jum. Court convened at 9:30 rma morning and proceeded .immediately to busi ness, . Judge Lewis was busy with the cierka ana aepuues, getting ms rry : crowd settled' he was ready for ac tion. Judge Lewi te a peculiar look. ing man, being tall, angular and loose- -ly knit together, with sharp face and broad chlfl. His eye is keen and alert. In addressing the Jury he said: ."It '." to return to the case that you are sworn to try. Several gentlemen ' spoke to you, yesterday, but it did V seem that they talked about almost ev erything but the case before you. Who: : brought this case here? , If the defend ant bad not violated the laws of the; put on trial. If he had done his duty - anA k-An ttl .tA-HfM Imit tlt-WAll)ll' not have submitted to this humilia tion. The government haa been no re spec tor of persons when enforcing .this) . .. law. , An investigation waa ordered in . : this case and the Indictments followed, t, "You have beard read the section, : under which the defendant Is Indicted. v ana you mu vwt un , inno are three branches to the case, name- ," ly. the Krtder. the Dlnklns and the MI shall address the court on "certain . points. The learned counsel for Black burn say that there la not one smtuiai of evidence against the defendant-,- Why is this great array of lawyer . we . . )..',',. ,!,;. ..'.:., w ..ii,..:J:,-,a.,.: 'rne speaker read tne decision 01 tne - able doubt. In the case , of Dunbar "What was the scope and the, mean- . Ing of the contracts made between -" and EddlemanT" asked Judge Lewis. -' He cited a number of cases to show -what a contract means, one of which waa the Kaiiroaa company against". Tremble. Having referred to these decisions Judge Lewis launched Into- 1 a careful and elaborate discussion of ; the evidence as fought out on the. stand. Attention was called to tho facts that Kriders property had been seised, that Blackburn waa engaged to 100a alter muu um oa , paiu, for services rendered. Eddleman em- s ployed Blackburn and gave him ' $500, - 1 Mr. Bams had warned Mr. Blackburn. going so far aa to. show him the atat The speaker argued that Krldef via - tL .A.Nhl.i.A. ,-JI. 'hi...k-.Mil(-i-TI.'.:; HI HVUIM. . WII..,l1.Utmff..Wl VMM'. ".'A A VP. !. had been In court before and did not want ' to go there again. He sought r an immediate settlement. He knew '' that Blackburn. , this man of newer. mil4 -...I.. .Yfthn '..'.Wi. - YtrAli i fnvkvntw.' -j - sioner of Internal Revenue. The. letter -of Blackburn to Harkins waa read to ' : back up these contentions. , t 1 - , STRONG APPEAL TO JVBT. Judge Lewis made a strong appeal t the Jury, asking that the- letter from Blackburn, from ureen park.- to Krt der, enclosing Harkins letter, advising ' that money to defray certain expenses, be deooslted with him. In closlnsr hla letter to Blackburn had urged Krider' to return the Harkins letter to him. The letters went from Green Fark in ' Sn official, envelope, bearing the frank f the government, but signed Black burn, -'attorney." , , 1 . Judge Lewis .considered the foregoing deUila Of very great significance. ' I would give him (Blackburn) $a00 if he would keep off the aeisure,' was wht Eddleman said," declared the sraker. Blackburn-waa to see Chapman an 1 Stop, the eelaure. Col. Char man wa a part of the bureau, as I i- 4. But the distillery ana c r i was seized. Biackourn !! long distance telephone c Harkins and tol4 him U 1 him to recommend the pf for a releana of the Ace I erty. that had gone to V . clarlnt that It mcift Blarkcurn ( 't'1 1 f ' t such rnnv" ' . 1 thst ! r-- i t askt ' : '. , no . . 1 i ' : reive 1 'nn-tiuwfr vt t 1 . The t fc, : uu ! fort tut t t t ; -
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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