The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1906, Page 1

Q~+H+++H-l~+++-l+++-l++++~l—l'+'l'= TEMPORARY OFFICE I OF % The San Francisco Call £ 1651-3 Fillmore St. % PHONE: WEST 956. 4 B 1 VOLUME XCIX—NO. 15Y. CONTENTS OF 3 3 i im:ofla\ Rooms, Fhone: Oakland 7400 OAKLAND OFFICE or i 1016 Broadway Business Office Phone: Oakland 1083 PRICE FIVE CENTS HE SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS SECURE JImportant Documents and Precious flrti’cles sAre Found to Be Unharmed The anxiety over the condition of the contents of safe deposit boxes was relieved yesterday when four of the banks opened their vaults and clients found all documents and precious articles perfectly The i preserved. STEELBOX KEEPS 00T | THE HEAT Four Banks Open Recep-| tacles to Their Clients. | Anxious Ré_m,ers Inspect) Their Valuable Be- longings. Money and Jewels Re-| lieve Stress of Many. everal big | de these fire-1l e public were | s soon as | T0 RETURN TO WORK ON NEXT MONDAY Award of the Strike Commission Is to Be in Force for Another Three Years. of the the ECI' e | —_— : “ | Those Who Have Not Committed Vio- lence Against Persons or Prop- erty Will be Re-Employed. . May 7.—After ca tions for mnearly thr b-committes represent- te mine workers and astern Pennsylvania ntinue the award of about Bank | ssion for another -~ , or until Mareh 31. 1909, will return to work as icable, probably Monday. vho have not committed violence against persons Or property will be re-employed, and no one will discriminated against because of jon he may have taken in the € movement. subject to the rati- e tri-district convention anton to- nt titlesa intact the the mine wor Y ow, but there is not the slightest doubt that the delegates will approve | the action of their representatives. to occur and’ felt that if the vaults and boxes went safely through the one that had just devastated the city there could be no safer place for their keepsakes and documents. After what the boxes had withstgod the renteérs were willing to trust them for vy and anxi d been easy to get ts there being |all time. the way, but it| Those who had goods in the large unwise to open them. | storeroom vault of the Western Na- into the pockets of | tional Bank in the James Flood build- ke t it in the -boxes | ing have-not fared well. The safety OO took on happy deposit boxes have escaped, but the fles with knowledge that at |storage vault, which extended under ast their immediate wants were re- | the sidewalk on the Powell-street side eved. Some took precious stones and | and also the floor of the bank, wis gold jewelry from the boxes and broken open from the top by a wall ywed it safely away in bosom and of the St. Anne’s building on the op- cket. These jewels all mean cash posite corner, that fell during the fire. ans if the price is paid the Shy- ck who writes the tickets and the ‘dire want of many who knew no want lefore the fire w be relieved through them. Women with trembling hands took keepsakes from the boxes and handled them fondly, glad. of their| safety, | EAVE TRUST IN BOXES. Except in the cases of these who ok money or jewels to obtain money all the renters of boxes pu(' thelr treasures back ipto them and left them there. They krew that it was impossible for another such disaster | were The ceiling of iron and Pe’;‘:em was crushed in and fire swept the vault. It contained family plate, laces and other valuable possessions, too bulky the steel boxes. Some of the goods in trunks and suit cases and there were many large tin boxes. All these belongings now lie in a fire- blackened heap on the floor, having been knocked from the irom shelves. —————————— for Gertrude Atherton Goes to Belvedere. BERKEL™Y, May 7.—Gertrude Atherton, the novelist, has gone to Belvedere to reside. VIE\W LOOKING DOWN STOLKTON STREET g EF 08 J RECEIVING ~<> CLOTHING MEASURES FOR THOSE WHO LOST BELONGINGS. BRITAIN EMBARKING TROOPS FOR SERVICE AGAINST THE TURKS Worcestershire Regiment Will Sail To- day on Transport for Egypt. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7.—An ex- traordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers has been summoned to con- sider the British note demanding the evacuation of Tabah within ten days and Turkish consent to a joint démarc- ation of the “rontier of the Sinaltic pe- finsula. | An attempt made yesterday by the Sultan, through the intermediary of a Dpalace official, to reopen the discussion, |met with an intimation from Sir Nich- \6las R. O'Connor, the British Embassa- “dor to Turkcy, that any comménica- tions on the subject must come through the Turkish Forelgn Minister. LONDON, May 7.—In behalf of the Government it was announced in the from here yesterday to join the British Germany that there Is no foundation fleet at Piraeus. The transport Dilwar- for the statements that Turkey’s ac- ra is now embarking theé Worcestshire tion respecting the Egyptian frontier regiment, which will safl for Alexan- has been encouraged by the German 1dria, Egypt, tomorrow; : | Covernment- . Three Torpedo-Boat Destroyers Start to Join the Flest at Piraeus. VALETTA, Island of Malta, May 7.— VIEW FROM HO STREET LOOKING AT Jrussio. Howarp THIRD.AND ) STREE'TS SECTION SOUTH OF MARKET STREET WHERE ONE OF THE BIG FIRES BROKE our IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, SCENE IN UPTOWN DISTRICT, AND A TYPICAL VIEW OF RELIEF LEADER OF THE HOLY ROLLERS 13 KILLED BY ONEOF ST 8lain Because He Wronged Two Fe- male Memberg of the Peculiar Organjzation. Brother of the Betrayed Wom - Sends Bullet Throughy Brain of £ the Seducer. g (o : SEATTLE, May 7.—Frank E. Cref- fleld, leader of a so-called religibus or- ganization known as the Holy Rollers, Was shot in the forehead and instantly killed today on Frist - avenue, - mear Cheiry street. Crefileld’s blood ‘paid for the practices which his ‘organization ”fireirrce heat had been successfully withstood by the strong box. HARRIMAN'S SPECIL TRAIN MAKING FAST RUN O THE EAST Is Expected o Break the Record From the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast. More Than Fifty-Two Miles an Hour Covered Between Green River and Omaha. OMAHA, Nebr., May .—E. H. Harri- man’'s special train arrived hLere at 2:45 P- m. on what is expecied to be 2 record breaking.run from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast. The fas{ run- ning so far, however, has been mostly on the Union Pacific. The train left Oakland mole at 7:33 Saturday morn- ing, and Sparks, Nev., at 6:45 Sunday morning. Forty-six miles an hour was made between Sparks and Green River, ‘Wyo., and 52.2 miles per hour between the latter point and Omaha. The high- est speed was made between North Platte and Grand Island, in this State. The 1138 miles was covered in 114 min- utes. Twelve minutes were consumed in changing engines here, and Mr. Har- riman and party pulled out over the Northwestern, The train is epxected to reach Buf- falo in time to catch the Empire State Limited, which will take the Harriman party into New York at 10 o'clock to- morrow/ night, making the run across the continent in 71 hours 33 minutes. st Will Rebuild Lick Baths. H. E, Mathews, chairman of the board of trustees of the James Lick baths, said yesterday that the baths on Tenth street would be rebuilt as expeditiously as possible. Mathews says the new baths will be better than the old, followed. The man who killed him, George Mitchell, says he wiped out the stain which his family suffered through the wronging of his two sisters by the leader of the Holy Rollers. ! Creffield and his wife, 2 woman whom he marrled the third day of last month, . were walking down First avenue and ‘when near Cherry. street Mitchell, who was following them, addressed a re- mark in a low tone to Creffleld and the latter turned to face his pursuer. A revolver was drawn and flashed, Cref- field reeled and fell to the pavement. The bullet had penetrated his brain. ‘Within a minute of the shooting Dep- uty Sheriff Sam Huth and Patrolman L. E. Count hg@ arrested Mitchell, who is 23 years old and a laborer. MILLIONS FOR WORK OF REPAIR Secretary Shaw Submits Estimates on Califor- nia Buildings. Asks for $6fi,7)00 for San Francisco-and $35,000 for San Jose. Suggests That $750,000 Added-to Cover Un- Beforeseen Gosts. WASHINCTON, May T7.—Seecretary Shaw today submitted estimates to the House of amounts necessary to be ap- propriated to repair Government bulld- ings in California wrecked by the earthquake. The House committes on appropriations decided to take this matter up tomorrow and bring in a sep- arate appropriation bill covering the items. e The items include $10,000 for the ap- praisers’ stores building; $30,000 for the Sub-Treasury, the lowest story and roof of which are damaged; $65,000 for the Mint, $500,000 for the postoffice, court- house, etc.; $6000 for the revenue cutter storehouse, ' which was totally de- stroyed, making in all $611,000 for San | Francisco. The San Jose postofiice was | injured to the extent of $35,000 and the Oakland postoffice $16,500. To make the appropriation ample to cover damage not as yet ascertained, the Secretary -ecommends that $750,900 be appropriated. The estimate is ac- companied by photographs of the bulld- ings taken after the damage. The Secretary takes occaslon to sub- mit a brief reference to reports on fils in his department, showing herole con- duet of Federal officers. The Senate committee on finance au- thorized an adverse report on Senator Newlands® resolution looking to a ma~ tional guarantee of credit to San Fran- eclsco. DAM BREAKS AND FLOOD DOES HEAVY DAMAGE AT RANSEY SACRAMENTO, May 7.—A special to the Unilon from Woodland says the big barrier which impounded the water of Cache Creek in the mountalns about fourteeen miles above Rumsey gave way at 3 o'clock this moming, or rather a portion of it gave way and & great wave rushed down the course of the creek, doing considerabla damage at Rumsey and some places further down the creek. Reports differ regarding the exact amount of damage at Rumsey. It I3 generally reported, however, that the Southern Pacific Company’s round- ported that only the piles are left. A blacksmith shop was washed away and two barns further down the creek were swept away. The crest of the wave reached Madison at 7:10 this morning. Madison is about twenty-thres miles below Rumsey, which is situated the head of Capay Valley and is terminus of the Southern Pacific road. Madison reports that the there was about six feet high il