EE Views Showing the Devastating Effects of Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco. THE RUINS OF CHURCH. FHE STANFORD MEMORIAL The eastern section of the country is lencia there is a hole ten feet wide. only now beginning to realize the wide- | The asphalt is turned up from the cen- spread nature of the San disaster. The pictures of the wrecked and burning city now coming in tell Francisco | tre of this hole like the. petals of a flower, and from it comes a stream of clear water. No one can tell whether the story as it was impossible to tell it | this stream comes from a broken main in any other way. The most tumbled and tangled dis- trict in the city is not the southern or from a brook which used to run down Eighteenth street. Valencia Hotel sank ten feet into the fringe of Market street, the area where | earth and pitched forward into the the. devastation was widest and the | street. When the debris of the hotel ALL THAT REMAINS OF CALIFORNIA GRACE CHURCH, STOCKTON AND STREETS. CRRBED WF TH IAD ASR GRACE CHURCH BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. loss of life greatest, but on a little strip between Harrison and Valencia, Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets. It was in this area that the Valencia Hotel sank into the earth. The block between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets and Valencia is twisted out of all appearance of houses. The car tracks at one place run in a wavy line from one side of the curb to the other. The asphalt is broken as though great bubbles had forced their way through At the corner of Eighteenth and Va- was cleared away it was found that the asphalt pavement before it had bulged upward to make a mound four feet high. The hole into which the foundations sank is filled with water. The big fire obliterated the old China- town forever. Mayor Schmitz has in- formed Chief of Police Dinan that all of the Chinese-now in the city will be collected and placed in and near IFon- tana’s Warehouses, near Fort Mason, and that the new Chinatown would be located at Hunter's Point, on the southern extremity of the county on A SECTION OF THE CITY DURING" THE FIRE. It is now decided that the old lines of the city will not be followed, but that instead new thoroughfares will be traced, all streets made wider than formerly, and a uniform style of archi- tecture adopted. For two years Daniel Burnham, an architect, had been agi- tating for a city beautiful. . He had ral- lied many business men to his support, but his plans were abandoned by the city authorities only .two months ago as beyond all reason in cost. Now, the twin disaster of earthquake and fire has made possible the accom- plishment of Burnham's dream, which it had been admitted by every one would transform San Francisco into the most beautiful city in the world. Work will begin at once in pushing Burnham's ideas to complete develop- ment, and all the municipal officials are enthusiastic over the outlook. Mayor Schmitz expressed his delight with the plan for the new San Fran- CISCO. : “The whole city will be remodeled,” said Mayor Schmitz. “We will start work right at the water front. Even the ferry house, which survived the fire, will be torn down apd replaced FRONT OF ST. MARY'S COLLEG E, SHOWING DAMAGE OONE BY EARTHQUAKE. the bay shore. It is several miles dis- tant from the old Chinatown. All Chinese who have left the city and who return to it will be concentrated at the new point. by a magnificent structure on the Burn- ham designs. In the water front sec- tion alone we will spend $25,000,000. New wharves and depot will be built, and market street from end to end VIEW AMONG TIlE RUINS. Bells Weaken the Tower. Another ltalian campanile, only one degree lower in fame thanx that of Ven- ice, is threatened. This is the great bell tower of the Cathedral of Lecce, one of the Ioftiest in Italy—about 250 feet. It :~ also of great antiquity. Its weakness is due to the daily ringing of its enormous bells. Aluminum and Lead. 2 Aluminum and lead will not alloy. They mix when melted, but separate when cooling. Gas Displaces Electricity. It is proposed to dispense with elec- tric light in the streets of Preston, England, and to substitute incandes- cent gas lamps. Advocates of the change consider that they will get a better light than now at cheaper cost. New French Stamp. The new French penny stamp will be printed in two colors, and will bear, like the other stamp of the Republic, a figure of a woman sowing seed in a field. Benedictines in England. The Benedictines from France, who have settled at Malvern, England, have merely come home again. King Ed- ward, the Confessor, founded a her- mitage at Malvern, and after the Nor- man conquest, in 1066, the hermitage became a Benedictine priory. Princess Ena’s Title. King Edward has ordained that Princess Ena of Battenberg, the future Queen of Spain, shall henceforth be styled her royal highness. CORNER OF FIRST. will offer two unbroken lines of sky- scrapers. Throughout the city improve- nent will be carried out exactly as Mr. Burnham has advocated for two years. “We will have a great boulevard and terrace at Twin Peaks, and the several new parks and other beauty spots con- ceived by the architect now will be con- structed. The changes will cost tens of millions, but the result will be that San Francisco will stand as the most beautiful of all cities. I predict that there will be nothing to compare to the new city in beauty and utility. We were too cramped in our business quarters. Now we are going to have pienty of elbow-room, and, besides, we will have a city that will delight the eve. All the old ugliness has gone for- ever, “The new San Francisco will be bet- ter than the old, as was the case in Joston, Chicago, Seattle, Galveston and Baltimore, but on a much larger scale. Chirty days will see 50,000 men at work in the burned district.” (he delivery of telegraphic riessages to perso in San Francisco was an impossibility. The messenger service of both the big companies was paral- yzed. ae Boers in Mexico. ~The Boer colony, established in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, two years | 280, is doing well. The colonists are | laying up money. They have d 'spensed | with Mexican labor and are deing their j own work. The Country's Orange Crop. Last year’s production of oranges in | this country was 10,000,000 boxes, or | probably 1,600,000,000 oranges. That | is an allowance of twenty to each in- | habitant. DOWIE ADDRESSES ZION Forgives Wife and Says She was Influenced by Voliva. COULD HARDLY STAND UP Greater Part of His Zion Audience Made Up of Sightseers From Chicago. Standing unsteadily and with great effort before an audience of 2,500 persons in Zion Tabernacle Sunday afternoon, John Alexander Dowie charged traducers,. if any were present, to make their accusations be- fore the whole congregation. The followers of Voliva, the new leader in Zion City’s affairs, however, were at that moment attending a re- vival meeting, set for the same hour, his at the Zion College building. There 5,000 of the city’s inhabitants were gathered, together with the Zion choir. Those who listened to the words of Dowie were for the most part visit- ors brought in by electric cars and railroad trains. In front of the plat- form and in the choir loft were prob- ably 150 faithful Dowieites. He was attired in a new apostolic robe of white, gold and purple. On his head was a turban of marvelous pattern embroidered in purple and gold. Mrs. Dowie, who has severed her allegiance with Voliva, sat ina wick- er chair among Dowie’s followers in the congregation. Except for former Mayor R. D. Harper, Dowie was alone on the platform. Dowie announced the hymns and led in prayer in a firm voice. He prefaced his sermon by a spirited denial of the charges that have been brought against him by Voliva and otheis. “They say I’ve taken the people's money; do you believe it?’ he ask- ed. Auswers of “Yes” and “No” came from different parts of the audience. A man who said “Yes” was singled out by Dowie. Pointing a trembling finger at the man, Dowie asked him to stand up and “tell what money I took and when.” The man sat still. A guard was ordered to compel the man -to stand, but he stood silent. Then it was that Dowie rose and demanded that any of those present who had anything to charge against him should make the charge. No one offered to accuse Dowie. Dowie paid a tribute to Mrs. Powie. “My wife has some noble qualities, but she was misled and im- posed upon. They used her until they were through with her and then cast her aside. My son played tricks on me which he ought not to have done, but he, too, was deceived.” WILL REBUILD SANTA ROSA Residents Determined to Quickly Re- pair the Damage. The latest figures show 41 dead, 63 injured and seven missing in Santa Rosa. Cal. The entire business sec- tion of Santa Rosa and many resi- dences -were destroyed. Twenty fires started, but the water supply was unimpaired, and within three hours the flames were under control. Cut off by the disaster from communica- tion with the rest of the world, San- ta Rosa knew nothing of the destruc- tion of San Francisco until the arriv- al from there of a trainload of 1,000 refugees, begging for help that could not be given them. But nearby towns came to the rescue after a period of hunger and suffering and aid was received. SECRET SOCIETIES FEDERATE Join Hands to Secure Passage of Vice and Labor Legislation. At a recent meeting of representa- tives of patriotic societies held in Washington, a plan of co-operation was agreed upon and the federation of the societies perfected by repre- sentatives o the Junior Order United American Mechanics, the Daughters of America, the Daughters of Liber- ty, the Patriotic Sons of America, the Order of United American Mechanics and the Knights of Malta, repre- senting a total membership of more than 500,000. . The object of the federation are to cement the bonds of fraternal union among the patriotic, fraternal and benevolent societies; the fostering and protection of the interests and works of patriotism, fraternity, benevolence, education and charity and the study of social conditions; enactment of laws for the suppression of vice and crime, and for the protection of the American laborer. MONEY PAID TO HAMILTON Proof That He Had Dealings With Northwestern Mutual Life. That Andrew Hamilton, of York, New had dealings with the North- | western Mutual Life Insurance com- | pany came out in the testimony before the Wisconsin Legislative insurance investigating committee. General Counsel George H. Noyes, of the Northwestern, testified that in 1903 Hamilton had been paid $6,687 for gervices to the company in obtaining a refund from the State of New York on taxes to the company which were assessed at $33,536. The bottle blowing plant of the Evansville, Ind., Glass werks burned, causing a loss of $110,000. AVALANCHE OF MUD Persons Residing Near Crater of Vesuvius Forced to Leave. Reports that are coming in con- cerning the latest disaster in the region ahout Mt. Vesuvius shows that the damage done by the tor- rents of mud washed from the moun- tain side by the heavy rainfall was great. The mud, mixed with which were cinders and basaltic stones, invaded all places and killed many animals, INSURANCE RATE INCREASED General Advance to Replace Losses on Pacific Coast. There will be a general advance in fire rates in all cities of the Unit- ed States in the near future to en- the companies to recoup in a measure their San Francisco losses. Rates have already been raised by more than a score of companies on property in New York, the advances ranging. from 5 to 50 per cent. A committee of five has been ap- pointed by -the Fire Insurance EX- change to deal ‘with the question of advancing rates. Without awaiting the decision of the able commiitee a large number of com- panies have increased rates, with the intention of recouping their San Francisco los as speedily as pos- sible. The example set will undoubt- edly be followed by all of the other and the increase will be general, ap- plying to property in all cities and sections of the country. Hall & Henshaw, New York repre- sentatives uf seven foreign and out- State companies, announced they had advanced rates from 5 to 50 per cent. on property in the congested districts of New York and Brooklyn. The Fire Association of Philadel- phia advanced its premium rates in the congested central district of that city 25 per cent. and the American Fire Insurance announced that it had reinsured in the Commercial Union Cempany of England its entire out- standing risks, except the perpetual insurance. They also had ordered a 25 per cent. advance in premiums of risks in thé business of New York and similar action will be taken else- where. With the advance in prem- iums the Fire Association also re- duced from 15 to 10 per cent. the commission allowed «insurance brok- ers. LIVING BURNED IN RUINS Greatest Proportional Loss of Life Occurred at Santa Rosa. Compared to the population it is now believed that in Santa Rosa the greatest loss of life occurred from earthquake and fire, even if this un- fortunate city does not lead in the actual number of victims. In a letter received from a former Los Angeles man the writer-says: “This town is in awful shape. There is not a single brick or stone building standing and scores of fine residences are in ruins. Fires broke out in the business district right af- ter the shock and burned dead and living alike. There were three big three-story hotels and while all of them fell but one took fire. From the St. Rose they took out nine bodies today. They found a little girl in these ruins. She was unhurt, but very hungry and thirsty, having been bur- ied four days and nights. The tim- bers had lodged zo that they protect: ed her. Cases of this kind have been numerous. “There would undoubtedly have been a great many lives saved if they could have been got out in the first 24 bours, but the task was so great it was an impossibility.” ANTHRACITE OPERATORS REPLY Responsibility Will Be .on Miners Strike Is Declared. The anthracite mine operators, through their sub-committee of seven, at a meeting in New York drew up a reply to the latest proposition of the mine workers for the adjustment of the differences in the anthracite field in which they refuse to modify their position heretofore announced. The operators call upon the miners to re- new for a period of three years the award of the Anthracite Strike Com-+ mission or else to accept the opera- tors’ proposition that the Strike Com? mission arbitrate the question as tc what changes, if any, shall be made in the scale of wages fixed by the commission in its original award. The miners have heretofore declined this offer. The operators, after giving figures in detail, say to accept the sliding scale of wages proposed by the min- ers would mean an increase in thse price of coal to the public of 86 cents a ton. The present profit to the oper- ators, they say, is but 20 cents a ton. SALINAS CONSTANTLY SHAKEN Frequent Shocks Cause Riverbed to Sink 10 to 12 Feet. A message from Salinas, 120 miles south of San Francisco, states that more heavy earthquake shocks were felt there. The shocks lasted about four seconds each, but so far as known did no damage. Earthyuake shocks have been felt daily there since April 18, but have done no further damage. The origi- nal shock caused over $100,000 dam- age. The Salinas river is reported to have been sunk 10 or 12 feet long its course for miles. Nearly all of the bridges across the river have been condemned and will have to be re- | built. Charged With Wife's Death. The Cambridge, Mass., police issued a warrant for the arrest of Erich Muenter, an instructor in German at Harvard University, on a charge of murdering his wife about two weeks ago. It is alleged that Mrs. Muen- ter’s death was. caused by arsenic. The body was taken to Chicago on Anril 17, but the case was not made public until now. Kansas Democratic Ticket. The Kansas Democratic State convention made the following nomi- nations for State officers: Governor, William A. Harris, Lyndon; Lieuten- ant Governor, H. P. Farrelly, Chan- ute; Attorney General, David Over: myer, Topeka; Secretary of State, Hugh C. Ahlborn, Smith county; Auditor, William Bowen, Atchison; Treasurer, Patrick Gorman. William A. Harris, candidate for Governor, was formerly United States Senator from Kansas mw ¥ is less STOPS =NO 4 Box Ind 3 Bitte: petite— pain o times I sick he; What develor heinous seem ¢ case. wealth no unc worshij the co: centage rule th race ai There Americ ly bas there i less ex it. 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