Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1906, Page 1

———————————————— ————————__ THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. Business Office, 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Oompsny- THEODORE W. NOYES, President. Mew Yor: Office: Tribune Building. Chicago Office : Tribune Buildizg. ‘The Evening Star, with E is delivered by carriers, on their own account, inthe city at $0 cents per mont ay morning edition at 44 cents per month. nday morning edt By mail, postage prepaid: Dally, Sunday included, one month, 60 cents. Dally, Sunday excepted, one month, 60 cents. Saturday Stas Ri tn No. 16,659. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, MAY 5, vening Star. 1906—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. TWO CENTS. BACK 10 THE MINES, SAYS MITCHELL There Will Be No Strike, of Coal Miners. DECISIVE ACTION TODAY Employes Will Resume Work on Old | Terms OF ANTHRACITE COMMISSION Report of Scale Committee Was Adopted by the Convention After 55 Minutes’ Discussion. strike of the anthracite coal fields, ere will be no miners providing the operators will agre to give every man his old place and reinstate those who have been dis- missed because they obeyed the suspension order of John Mitchell. This was the agreement reached at iy’s session of the convention. to The convention did not adjourn, »wever, President Mitchell re- esting that the delegates remain S ton until the scale commit- tee reports the result of its meeting v the operators, which will prob- ably be held in New York on Mon- | day, if the operators agree to meet the miners’ representatives. The no strike decision was reach- ed after President Mitchell and} National Secretary-Treasurer Wil- son had addressed the delegates, recommendinsy that the 1903 award be continued. A resolution. to this effect was offcred and unanimously adopted, after which the conven- tion adjourned. SCRANTON, Pa., May ‘There will be no strike of the anthracite miners; tha scttled conclusion, for such is the of President Mitchell and fonal tory-Treasurer Wils' nd others of the leaders who today addressed the convention of the miners before the report of the scale com: .© was presented. Their addresses fully forecasted the report which the com- tee would make he suspension order will be raised, the miners will go back ‘ork upon the terms of the award of the anthracite strike commission of 1903, which the operators were willing to have con- tinued, and will seek to obtain, through the concil ard or by arbi- tration. ‘onditions which they hardships on tee recom- rs to work "s award fter fifty r conver sday to give fon the scale y to confer with the ymmendation of the} cuide them in deciding | Nl be peace or war in the | the delegates to the United | ntion reassembled at | in the county court ale committee, to which was detail of formulating the pro- itted to the convention, t is morning’s session to 5 ef aches “on their report. The Two Alternatives. the tw before the com- mittee which would insure aspeaceful solu- tlor the question, the acceptance of the had ® strong support. It If of this plan that It ntion of the and to arouse | ted Min George ground include workers ating the | ie members who favor returning y they wi © then the union for a mor | als as element, | ike at any cost hursday ince sions in the convention fed thelr opinions muen, | to entertain the suggestions | and 8. It ts 3 why the fe with the public ack to work without | ncessions after keeping them x weeks. Mitchell's Address to Delegates. In add legates after the con- Mitchell said he ited form of arbitration; of arbitration might men already have; ake from the Income of the men and add it to that of the ng less money. “I am unalter- yposed to any scheme that will tend Wages of any class of em- “tt ts not right to tak’ of them.”’ “Treasurer Wilson fol- and the tone of his re- favorable to peace. Mr. Wil- if the men belleved themselves in he woul@ advise them President | day say sumers with an advance in prices, and all of the miners know that such action on their part is unwarranted. .Are we, then, to give them the excuse they are wishing for? If the operators believe ina strike— and we believe they do—it would be better for us to remain at work and claim what we have than to strike and lose what we have already so dearly fought for. President Mitchell’s Statement. After adjournment President Mitchell 1s- sued the following statement: “For several months we have been en- deavoring to negottate a wage scale and adjustment of conditions of employment with the representatives of the anthracite coal mining companies. During these ne- gotiations we made a number of proposi- tions, each of which materially modified our original demands. We aid this not be- cause we were convinced that our original propositions were unfair or wrong, but purely for the purpose of finding a common ground upon which we could reach an . ain agreement that would secure and maintal face in the anthracite coal industry. We elieve that our first proposition was bly fair, and notwithstanding ue r ne modifications we have since made in interest of peace, and now we are face to with the alternative of continuing at under our former conditions or de- claring a strike. In this crisis your com- : recommends the following policy: t we agree to work on the | rst i | s of the award of the anthracite coal | ike commission for such period of time | ay be wpon mutually between | of the anthracite coal Pc ittee, mining companies and our scale committee, provided what all men who suspended work on Ap or since that time or who have sed because they stated that sfuse to work if a strike were re reinstated in thelr former po- s and working places, That the scale committee pro- » to meet the representatives of npanies with a view of securing reement upon this basis. rhat the convention remain in til Tuesday and the le com- all report to the convention at mittee at time. ; ur ‘That the suspension of work reement has been shall continue until an agreement has been made and {ts terms approved by the con tion. vas 8} sted bY is recommendation was suggested tne full scale committee and was adopted by the convention. A tele- Baer proposing a conference ‘was sent. If a favorable re- ived the subcommittee will proceed to New York to arrange the details settlement, and will report to the con- fon Tuesday morning.’ O. K. in the Pittsburg District. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 5.—The differ- ences between the United Mine Workers of the Pittsburg district and the Great Lakes Company at Kaylor, Pa. have been adjusted and work will be The agreement 1s based with the concessions Ps on Monday sponse is rec c satis: at once on the cale 1903 Since obtained and is for two years. About 1,500 men were affected. Gompers’ Views. Whea the action of the anthracite miners In decid¥ng not to go on strike was brought to the atTeatjon of Mr. Samuel Gompers, president of the” American “Federation of Labor, by a Star reporter this afternoon he a I know the men who are in charge of the affairs of the miners, and I also know that they have or will take action to serve the best interests ofthe anthracite miners. ‘The matter {s entirely in their hands. If the present conditions are such that they feel they should not make any further de- mands, or whatever they may decide to do, meets with my hearty sympathy and ap- proval.”” THE GARFIELD REPORT SEQUENCE TO FOLLOW IN IN- DIANA INVESTIGATION. CHICAGO, May 5.—A dispatch to the bs > from Indlanapolis says in the report of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield that the Standard Ol Company had a secret rate for ship- ansville and that it paid about $10,000 r less to railroads than would have case if open rate had been charged 1s to be the subject of an investigation py the attorney general of Indi under the law inhibiting discriminations against ship- pers within the state. Companies engagea in producing oll in Indiana and which sup- ply independent refinertes frequently have charged that the Standard Oil Company was being favored by the railroads at tne expense of independents, but no investiga- tion ever was made. The last legistature created a state rail- road commission with authority in such cases. —————___ AMERICAN THE WINNER. Won International Professional Mile “Bike” Race. LONDON, May Frank Kramer of Vatisburg, N. J., the American champion ist, won the international professional bicycle race at the Crystal Palace to- defeating Thorwald Ellegaard, the h rider, and J. R. Benyon, the British -amateur champion, in the order named. 2 minutes 7 2-5 seconds. half-mile bicycle race Kramer was legaard was second and Benyon third. Time, 1 minute 1 second. THE MUENTER MYSTERY. Sister of Suspect Located in a Chicago Suburb. CHICAGO, May 5.—The Inter Ocean to- “The mysterious disappearance of Miss Bertha Muenter, sister of Prof. Erich Muenter, who ts charged with poison- ing his wife, was solved last night, when reporters located the young woman at the home of her sister, Mrs. Farmer, in Rogers Park. Miss Muenter denied that she was hiding from the police, declared that she desired to conceal nothing and asserted that she only sought freedom from annoy- ance by the police. “I have no information as to my broth- er's whereabouts,” sald Miss Muenter. “I am seeking him through advertisements in the papers and In every possible way that holds hope of success. I am firmly of my first opinion that he ts innocent of this horrible accusation against him, and be- Meve if he can be found he can clear him- self of the charge. “My visit to his former home tn Cam- bridge revealed nothing to indicate his gullt. His acquaintances there repudiate the sug- gestion that he could have killed his wife. Their confidence in his innocence comes from knowledge of his home life and the love he had for his wife's family.” Through a friend Miss Muenter said she had secured an attorney and an expert chemist in Chicago, who will represent him in any development_that may occur. and to remain away from the y had gained what they for. He was fearful, r, that shoukt a strike be inaug- urated the miners would find the companies in @ position to stand out indefinitely and crectuaity wreck the organization. He wai “I believe the operators in a large meas- ure would welcome a strike, as they have on hand a considerable supply of surplus coal, and it would give them the excuse they are seeking for to squeeze the con- ———+—___ $125,000 Fire in Knoxville. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 5.—Fire caus- ing a loss estimated at $125,000 occurred in the wholesale business section of Gay street early today. The chief losers are Littlefiéla & Steere, candy manufacturers, in whose establishment tho fire started; McMillan, Hazen & Co., shoe dealers, and McBee- manufactur- TAKING Plage Bi 77 | A CONSTITUTIONAL IN THE PARK. WHOWINS2 THE QUERY Discussing Proposed Amend- ment to the Rate Bill. VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT Explanation Made to the Newspaper Correspondents. THE CLAIMS OF CONSERVATIVES Contend That Concession Gives Them All That They Have Been Battling For. “Well, who wins?” ‘This 1s the question being asked by the two sides to the rail- road rate controversy, the conservatives and radicals, with respect to the agreement upon the judicial review amendment to the bill. The conservatives say they have no fault to find with the amendment. With one another they exchange congratulations and knowing smiles and declare th been successful beyond their fondest hopes in getting the broadest kind of a broad rate review. Evidently the President expected, after he lent his sanction to the amendment, that the conservatives would claim a vi tory, so he took steps to “beat them to it. He summoned thirty-six newspaper corre- spondents, representative of some of the leading papers of the country, to the White House yesterday afternoon and talked to them for more than an hour. He went on to say that he did not think the Hepburn bill needed amendment, anyhow, but he was Willing to make sure and put in the explicit review provision. He had preferred the narrow form of re- xiew, proposed in thé Long amendment, de- cided upon at a White House conference some weeks ago, but some other advocates of the legislation did not. Anyhow, opinion was so evenly balanced on the question ot the Long amendment that it was hardly worth making » contest for, and if a year or two's operation of the bill showed the necessity for amendment it could be made. Finally, “the President assured his hear- ers that he and every advocate of the pend- ing measure would be satisfled perfectly with the Hepburn bill with the amendment proposed by Senator Allison.” Claim of the Conservatives. That declaration is what the conserva- tives wanted. With the President on rec- ord, hard and fast, in favor ofthe s0- called Allison amendment the conservatives can now go to the Dolliver, Clapp, Long, LaFollette group of republicans and whip them into line for the amendment or put them in the attitude of insurgents. ‘The result will be the solfd republican strength in favor of the amendment. ‘The amendment as agreed upon provides as follows: “The venue of sults brought in any of the circuit courts of the United States against the interstate commerce commission to en- join, set aside, annul or suspend any order or requirement of the commission shall be in the district where the carrier against whom such order or requirement may have been made, has {ts principal operating of- fice, and jurisdiction to hear and determine such suits 1s hereby vested In such courts.” The conservatives contend that the con- ferring of jurisdiction upon the courts to suspend, annul, enjoin or set aside an or- der of the commission and the further grant of jurisdiction to “hear and deter- mine” the suits leaves the courts vestea with all their judictal power, and that {s all that the conservatives have been bat- tling for. That contention has marked the speeches of Senator Knox and Senator Spooner throughout the debate. Radicals Left High and Dry. ‘The men who have been insisting that the courts should be deprived of the right to issue injunctions against the orders of the commission are left high and dry by this amendment. It is claimed that the amend- ment gives the broadest possible latitude in that direction. In fact, it is alleged that the courts will have leeway to construe the = as well as constitutional phases of the sults as they choose. ‘The democrats are out in the cold. Fea- tures that Senator Tillman and his radical colleagues have steadily contended Inst are in the amendment and Senator Tillman from next Monday on, if he rematns in con- trol of the bill on the floor of the Senate, It would not surprise some of his col- it Carolinian leagues the South ‘jump the should " and denounce the child that laid at his door. It will be remembered that when the foundling came in, Senator Tillman expressed suspicion of it! The senator is quoted as declaring the so-called Allison amendment does not meet with his approval and that the President in accepting it has surrendered to the con- servatives. The course of the democrats with respect to the bill will be watched with great inter- est next week, when the debate on amend- ments under the fifteen minute rule is re- sumed. Tillman Expresses Astonishment. Senator Tillman said to a Star reporter this afternoon that the so-called Allison amendment provided the broadest kind of review. He added that it was entirely at variance with everything the President has urged in his messages and in his talks with senators. He expressed the utmost aston- ishment that the President had concurred fn the amendment, and, indeed, was loath to believe that the President had indorsed it, as indorsement would mean such cornplete reversal of the President's attitude. Senator Tillman sald he was absolutely opposed to turning the judges loose, scot free, on the judicial review and without any kind of limitation upom their line. of action. He could-not-aecept- the amendment unless: it should be amended, or, as he put it, “have some kindof head or tail.” Senator Till- man went on to say that he was. talking only for himself; he had not conferred with his democratic brethren since the news of this latest amendment to the bill came out, and he did not know what they would do or say. Authoritative White House Statement. The following authoritative statement was given out at the White House today relative to the attitude of the President to the so- called Allison amendment to the rate bill, which has caused so much talk in the last fewdays: - “The so-called Allison amendment, in the President's judgment, simply states affirm- atively what the President believes is al- ready contained in the Hepburn bill; but if there is the slightest doubt as to its being thus already contained in the bill the Presi- dent would Insist upon Its being put in, be- cause unless it is contained the bill’ un- doubtedly would be void. “Therefore, as incorporating the Allison amendment, under no circumstances would do anything but good, and as there {s an honest doubt on the. part of some sincere adherents of the bill whether it is or 1s not already by implication contained in the bill, the President {s clearly of the opinion that the Allison amendment should be put in, and this without regard to whether other amendments are or are not adopted. “If the Hepburn bill, therefore, passes 11 this form, which 1s practically ‘the exact form in which it passed the House, tt will be satisfactory to the President, who from the beginning has statedthat the Hepburn bill would be satisfactory. But the Presi- dent would like if in addition to the Allison amendment the so-called Long and Over- man amendments were adopted, “While the President regards these amendments with favor and would lke to see them adopted, he does not in the least regard them as Vital, and feels that the Hepburn bill still would be in excellent shape even without them.” ee ADMIRAL EVANS RETURNS. Reports on Salient Features of the Winter Drills. Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the Atlantic fleet, which has just arrived at New York from the West Indles, called at the Navy Department today with Capt. Pillsbury, his chief of staff, to report oral- ly to the officials the salient features of the extensive winter drills just completed, and to discuss briefly the summer plans for the isposition of the vessels of the fleet. He expects next week to appear before the House committee on commerce to give his views as to the necessity for changing the present rules and laws relating to the an- chorages in New York harbor. gees SS LY Secretary. Bonaparte Much Better. Secretary Bonaparte was so much better yesterday and today that he was allowed to sit up for a short time. It is hoped that he will be able to go to his country home in Maryland by next Thursday. His temperature has been normal for two days, and there is everyireason to believe his filness is practically over. — = = The Best Fiction. Every one who Is interes ted In the best modern fiction should be sure to reserve the opening chapters of “A Rock In the Baltic,” a great new novel by Robert Barr, which begins In today’s Star. This story will aprsar serially in the Saturday and Sunday Star during the month of May, and has never appeared in hook form. Cut the page out and keep It, as you wilt be sure to wish to read it later If you cannot do so now. The story will con- tinue in tomorrow's Sunday Star. 10 VICTIMS OF WRECK Fearful Head-On Collision on the “Pennsy” 18 MILES FROM ALTOONA {About Twenty Passengers and Train- men Injured. MET RUNNING FULL SPEED ‘Disaster-the Result Primarily of a Costly Freight Crash, Which Oc- curred a Few Hours Previous. ALTOONA, Pa., May 5.-Ten persons are dead as a result of the collision on the Pennsylvania road near Glover Creek Junc- tion last night. Six were killed outright and four died as a result of injuries re- ceived. About twenty of the passengers and train crew were more or less seriously injured, but so far as is known all will recover. ‘The dead are J, W. Wagner, Mifflintown, Pa.; J. W. Cox, Downingtown, Pa.; Schultz, Washington, D. C.; — Jones, resi- dence not known, all postal clerks; F. G. Harder, Harrisburg, Pa., brakeman; Mrs. Trinkle of Philadelphia; Max Tarlove, South Norwalk, CoCnn., in charge of a shipment of horses; J. D. Conover, travel- ing salesman for Hunker, Nell & Forbes, 147 5th avenue, New York; unknown man; J. W. Herr, Jersey City, baggage master. ‘The trains were known as No, 18, the Chicago mail, east bound, and the first, or Chicago, section of the Chicago and St. Louis express, west bound. With the exception of the last-named man, all of those killed were on the east- bound train. Nearly all of the injured were likewise on the east bound train. The following were injured: Oscar Ander- son of Belva, N. D., injured in legs; Jos. A. Van Hook, 109 South 22d st., Philadel- phia, injured legs; W. W. Applegraph, 1511 West Fayette street, Baltimore, injured legs; W. G. Dickman, West Fairview, P: slightly hurt; A. H. Livingstone, Lancas ter, Pa., slightly hurt; John A. Camp, postal clerk, Harrisburg, badly brulsed and sprained back and hip; W. R. Baum, postal clerk, Harrisburg, cut in face and wrenched back; J. F. Yearick, postal clerk, residence not Known, slightly;.C. L. Hoffman, postal clerk, Petersburg, Pa., slightly; W.'D. Me- Cullough, postal’ clerk, Altoona, slightly; T. C. Irwin, 69 Knox’ ayenue, Pittsburg, slightly; C. J. Scott, Adams Express me! senger, Fort Wayne, Ind., slightly; T. J. McDermott, postal ‘clerk, Tyrone, Pa. slightly; David Miller, Altoona, slightly Engineer J. F. Fickes of No. 18, dislocated shoulder; Fireman A. T. Cook of No. 18, leg broken; J. H. Collins, conductor of N. 18, slightly; W. E. Osborn, fireman, No. 18, slightly; J. E. Carpenter, ‘Williamsport, Pa., slightly; Mra Zera Trjflegneir,; New Orleans, bruised head; W. J. L. Mirauet, train porter, Jersey City, cut over ey C. H. Smith, road foreman of engines, Philadelphia ‘division, injured arm and head. ‘Two or three others sustained trifling In- Suries. With the exception of the four last named, all of those injured were on the east-bound train. Cause of the Disaster. The disaster in one sense ts the result of a@ costly freight wreck which occurred at Unton Furnace, Pa., at 8:24 o'clock last night. An east-bound freight train burst an air hose near the forward end of the train and twenty-seven loaded cars piled up over and blocked all trains. On such occagons the Petersburg branch is used by the company for the movement of itz pas- nee ee The icago section of the Chicago and St. Louls express train, No. 21, was one of the tains caught behind the wreck, and it was given orders to come west to Altoona by way of the Petersburg branch. It was the first train to be started west over that branch. About the same time train No. 18, known as the Chicago Mail, left this city to round the wreck by way of the same branch, which is a single-track line, Trains Met Head-On. The two trains met head-on a short dis- ter train, on reaching Altoona from the west had the coach attached to the rear, but when it was sent south over the Peters- burg branch the coach was directly back of the engine. It carried about twenty-five or thirty pas- sengers for the east. It was almost de- molished. The wreckage covered the track for a considerable distance and some of the killed and injured were pinned under the coach. The news of the wreck was conveyed to this city and the first orders of the railroad officials were to dispatch physicians to the scene from Huntingdon, Williamsburg and Hollidaysburg, and then to send wreckers to clear away the debris and render ali the aid possible. Train No. 21 Passengers Escaped. No passenger on train No. 21 was killed. Baggagemaster Herr was the only one on the train who was a victim of the wreck His skull was fractured when he was thrown down In his car by the force of the collision, and he died en route to Altoona. The crew and passengers of the Chicago mail were not so fortunate. ¥. T. Harder was killed outright tn the coach. The passengers were caught un- der the wreckage by the piling up of the mail cars on the coach. Th's made it im- possible for those not Injured to render any aid to those rinned down by the wreckage until the arrival of the wrecking forces. Meanwhile four died of injuries while u der the mass of wrecked mail cars, and four others subsequently died while being conveyed to the hospital. Attached to the rear of the Chicago mall | were five cars of horses. These cars r mained on the track and were hauled bi in order that the wreéc! 8 could reach the debris. A train was made up of the cars of the train No. 18 not wrecked, and the killed and injured were placed aboard and brought to this city. The injured were taken to the hospi and the bodies of the dead delivered to undertakers to be prepared for burial. The freight wreck at Union Furnace was a bad one, and a jarge force of men we sent to clear the tracks. he first track was opened at 2:15 o'clock this morning. and the Chicago and St. Louis express, which figured in the Clover Creek Junction wreck, arrived here at 4 o'clock and was sent west. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Wreck the Result Primarily of Freight Crash. PHILADELPHIA May 5.—At the office of the general manager of the Pennsylvania railroad it stated today that the wreck elghteen miles east of Altoona resulted pri- marily from a freight wreck which occurred on the main line. Train No. 18, which 1s the Chicago mail train, east bound, and train No. 21, the Chicago section of the Chicago and St. Louis express, west bound, were sent over the Petersburg branch, the main Hine being blocked by the freight wreck. At 10:45 o'clock the two trains col- lided at West Clover Creek Junction. An express car telescoped into a combination car, and one passenger coach and three mail cars were wrecked. The gencral superintendent of the railway mail service has received the following tele- gram from Superintendent Bradiey in re- gard to the wreck: “New York and Pittsburg train, No. 18, east-bound, was wrecked in a head-on col- lsion at 11:30 p.m. last night near Spring- field Junction, Pa., on Huntington and Hol- ldaysburg division. The train was de- toured that way because of freight wreck on main line. Four clerks reported Killed, being J. W. Wagnar, J. W, Cox, E. H. Schultz and H. S. Jones, the latter a stbsti- tute clerk. Six clerks reported injured, be- ing J. A. Camp, W. R. Baum, H. Ff. Year- ick, ©. L. Hoffman, D. G. McCullough and L. J. McDermott. 'A passenger coach was next the engine, folowed by four postal cars, of which the two forward postal cars were in use. Three of the postal cars were demolished and mail badly scattered, but no positive testimony as yet of any mail actually destroyed. Further particulars will be sent later.” E. H. Schultz, who is reported as killed in the wreck, {5 believed to have lived in Washington, Pa., and not to be from this city, as stated abov SENSATION AT PARIS REVELATIONS IN PAPERS SEIZED BY THE POLICE. PARIS, May 5—Papers seized by the po- lice during the recent domiciliary searches, it 1s claimed, show a Bonapartist subserip- tion of $140 to the funds of the Confedera- tion of Labor for the apparent purpose of stimulating the revoluttonary movement, and also a document directing the Bona- partist leaders to assemble at the strike center when the agitation had reached its height. * Interior Minister Clemenceau attaches se- rious importance to the seized papers, as disclosing the designs of the Bonapartist monarchists and to utilize the strikes for litical ends. P Many monks have been expelled from Paris, six of them going to London. and others are expected to attempt to boar the transatlantic steamships sailing today. Two Anarchists Held. Poncet and Moret, two anarchists Involved in the May day agitations, have been ar- rested after a lively fight. The police are hunting for nineteen of thelr companions. ‘The Gil Blas today gave prominence to @ letter from an unnamed Russian student, Jaiming thet the forest of Vincennes bombs were not meant for Paris, but were intended to be used at the opening of the Russian parliament, May 10. A bomb was found today on the steps of a ‘church in the suburb of Colombes. The person who placed it there is believed to have been connected with the recent revolu- tionary agitation. A portion of the piers of the Joinyille bridge, near Vincennes, fell today and caused considerable excitement, owing to the belief that it was the work of strikers, which was incorrect, as the bridge was un- dergoing repairs. There was no loss of life. eccniae/ Winton Oa. MCRE TROOPS ARRIVE. Gen. Greely Reports the 11th Infantry at San Francisco. This dispatch has been recefved from Gen. Greely, under date of May 4: “The 11th Infantry has arrived, thus re- Meving the military situation. Condition otherwise remained unchanged from yester- day's dispatches. All reports called for will be furnished immediately on receipt of in- formation from subordinates, who are over- worked. Find difficulty in obtaining time for detailed statements. Presume conditions should relieve gradually henceforth.” ee Secretary Taft in New York-> Secretary Taft, accompanied by brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff, ana Capt. William M. Wright %.the general staff, left Washington at 10 o'clock this morning for New York, where he will re- view the 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, and attend a banquet given that ization tonight in celebration 0! the anniversary of the establishment of the regiment. Weather. Showers and cooler toe night and tomorrow. A NEW SAN FRANCISCO Every Facility to Be Accorded the Builders BY EASTERN COMPANIES Structural Steel to Be Furnished Without Delay. RELIEF WORK PROGRESSING Some Anxiety Over Purity of Water Supply—Feared That Reservoim Have Been Polluted. SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.—That every fae cility will be afforded the builders of a new San Francisco by the manufacturing Inter- ests of the east Is apparent by the promise | of representatives of all leading steel com- | Panles. The officials of the Sante Fe, Pa- | cific Mall and American-Hawatlan Steam- | | | ship compantes have stated that no scarcity of structural steel will delay the rebuilding of the elty. ‘al steel fs to be furnished San ‘0 for the next three years as fast as it 18 needed. even faster than it can be riveted together in the frames of the build- ings that ere already being planned. More than that, the promise ts given that credits on past business will be extended, and pay- m nts on new orders may be deferred to the longest limit to which tndividual builders can legitimately be entitled. Money will not be wanting to back up the building operations now about to be taken up, and the insurance money, exceed- ing $150,000,000, soon to be in the relea: community, will go a long way in helping the work along. A large amount of mone: is already being forwarded here by the im, companies of the United States and to meet the immense losses t will have to pay. a Plans for Reimbursement. Many of the compantes have, It {s sald, decided to reimburse thetr clients with spot cash at their offices or with drafts as good as coin here and thus avoid the delay that would ensue {f bills of exchange were is- sued on eastern or foreign money centers. In every section of the city the relief work is now going on without a hi and no- where, as far as can be lear any real distress. Another f. ture of the situation is the y restoration of the gas supply. he gas company is now prepared to turn gas Into its mains as soon as authorized. It is expected that this authorization will be given in a few days. Gas will be fur- nished to a house as soon as the pipes and fixtures in It are found in good condition. The majority of householders are sti subject to the inconventence of cooking their meals on toves erected in the street. The Water Supply. Some anxiety ts still felt over the purity of the water supply. Samples of water taken from the taps at various points In the city were found to be so full of bac- teria that sewer pollution was indicated. City Chemist Gibbs still urges citizens to boil all water used for drinking purposes under any circumstances, and a laboratory has been established at the State University for the analysis of the supply. It is now admitted that the sewers have broken over the mains, and it is also feared that the reservoirs nave been polluted, ow- ing to the number of people in camps on the watersheds. In connection with the recent Chinese boycott movement it is In- teresting to note that the*steamer China, sailing for the orient today, 1s taking a shipment of 1,000 tons of flour to China. Steamship officials say the boycott has been broken, and that this is the first flour shipment of any note to be sent from the coast to the orient for months. A large proportion of the liner’s cargo consists of raw material from the east consigned to Japan, DOCTORS IN DISTRESS. An Appeal for Medical Supplies and Moneys Issued. SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.—A committee | appointed by a mass meeting of physicians held in this city yesterday issued an ap- peal to the people of the United States, | saying that over 10,000 members of the medical profession in San Francisco had lost either their homes, office sor books, or all of these, whilo aiding the stricken in the recent catastrophe. ‘his committee was appointed to receive contributions of medical supplies, books, instruments, clothes and moneys. All communications and donations should be addressed to the relief committee of the physicians of San Francisco, Marine Hos pital, San Francisco, Cal. Surgeon’s Good Work. Major Surgeon P. J. H. Farrell of Chi- cago, who was formerly surgeon of the 1st California Volunteer Regiment, is now stationed at the Army General Hospital at the Presidio. He came here with the Chi- cago citizens’ committee at Its request, and since shls arrival has had charge of thirty-six surgeons and 100 nurses, distrib- uted at different hospitals. He has also had charge of inspection of all incoming and outgoing ferryboats and steamers. The surgeons and nurses at the emergency hom- pitals and the refugee camps have also been under hts direction. Dr. Farrell said yesterday that the con- ditions at the various hospitals are im- proving to such an extent that he regards his work as almost completed. MANY FREE PASSENGERS. Official Figures of the Southern Pa- cifie’s Charity. SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.—According to official figures, the Southern PacificCompany during the exodus from San Francisco fol- lowing the earthquake and Gre carried 300,000 free passengers. This total is for the nine days from April 18 to April 26. Of thesepas- sengers 67,000 were carried to interior Cal- ifornia points, 7,684 to other states and 223,000 to suburban points around San Francisco bay. The value of this free transportation is 456,000. In adition dur- ing the nine days mentioned 185,000 per- sons paid thelr way out of San Francisco. Attempted Suicide of Army Officer. Capt. F. B. Webster of the 20th Infantry, thirty-nine years old, attempted to end his life yesterday by cutting his throat He entered the appraisers’ building and, tak- ing a bayonet from a rifle, partly severed “his windpipe. He was taken to the Pre-