The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1906, Page 2

SAN THE TEMPORARY OFFICE PHONE...... Propristor Manager vesssda sees OAKLAND OFFICE SAVE THE TRADE. It is now an urgent necessity that the commercial banks res ume Dusiness the great as soon as they can with mafety open their vaults Our irade as port is slready being affected by the continued suspension facllities, The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has been in- an attempt is being made to divert our important Oriental ttie on the ground {hat the ooean lines running out of San not handle the business. n of this untrue statement the company iz instructing its the Bastern States end the Orient that its docks are intaoct and le of handling its freight and passenger traffic as before ton should be given to this correction. up by long years of assiduous work and cen b Francisco. ness which we are in danger of losing, and which ook after, is the handling of the Nevada mining has heretofore been controlled by San Franolisco, T and which has the requisite exchange organi- P e and proximity to the mines wherewith to con- The brokers snd operators who have previously handled this busi- ss ssy that s soon as the banks fully resumse business they will reopen ‘helr exchenges and proceed with their dally sessions as before. But they can do nothing until the proper banking facilities can be se- Already & number of brokers have gone to New York, where they < nd more are preparing to follow. We cannot afford to er. he Manct ory has been drawing on us for machinery of all kinds, tural, etc, and is regarded with covetous eyes by other which will seize every opportunity to gather its tempting g @s the banks remain closed our hands are tied in this must stocks, This busine: nly three of many flelds of trade which we must immedi- e lost, they will with great difficulty be restored. We wherewith to erve two at least of them, and of the banks we can do nothing. Hence, the t nanks resume full operations the better it will be for San Fran- s soon as it is deemed safe to open the vaults, the banks will doubt- ercial Museum has already taken steps to hold our out a circular announcing that it has re- usiness just as before the fire. All other trade should follow its example so that rmed that we are “doing business at the trade more than ever and must not let peed o 2 our fingers, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. r the Jate catastrophe we are enabled umbtances which attended it. All the disaster itself, were wonderfully he convulsion which she found necessary e the visitation as easy as a less perilous moment. It was day- e great office buildings, theaters, stores, res where many thousands congregate had occurred later on in the day or as. Had the citizens of San Fran- could not have hit it better. that started it was continually they same h was the fir The w egainst it from beginning to end. The resisting qualities of the ldings, unlike the resinous and inflammable pine, rendered Indeed, its advance was so gradual s their property they could save their y about it eithes. It also began in populace could not t be in any especial b weather was exceptionally fine, even for California. The air not hot. the was soft, yet te the west passed very comfortable nights, considering the adverse condi- tions. The couple of subsequent showers occurred after the majority of the refugees were comfortably sheltered. The refreshing sea breege, impreg- nated with ocean salt, itself an efficient tonic at all times, kept the public bealth from impairment. Never was the salubrious California climate more appreciated and never were its charm and excellence more thoroughly demon- ted. Had the catastrophe occurred in almost any other climate pestilence might ours. ‘We were blessed, too, with having at the helm of affairs well-balanced who never lost their heads. on calmly and intelligently. the departments over which he was called to preside and which demanded the cool, firm band of a pllot. He speedily erranged his emergency duties| and persopally saw that they were rigidiy executed, We were doubly blessed in having In our suburbs the largest and best equipped military post in the United States, officered by generals who had seen plenty of recent service, who knew how promptly to police and provision a disordered city and who did it to the complete satisfaction of the community, Uying ten days MNfe and property, strange es it may seem, were actually safer in San Francisco than in any other city in the United States. It 1s only by retrospects like this that we can realize how wonderfully we passed through that period of trial and how thankful we should be that we bed so many unusual conditions in our favor, Bad as it was, it might bave been ten times worse. FAIR WEATHER TO CONTINUE U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Weather Burenu——Tuesday, May 7, 1906, 6 p. m. Pressure. Max.Tmp. Wind & Vel Wther. Rain 29.9¢ [ W o Cloudy. .00 56 w L] Clear. .00 " N + Qlear. .00 6 NW 8 Pt Cidy. .00 83 W 4 Clear. .00 [ w o Cleer. .00 7 NW ¢ Clear. .00 :: :W + Olear. .00 4 Clear. 00 b T ——— kg 8 4 Clear. .00 RoseDULE i vrerecrsn emren. 82 NW ¢ o ve Bacraments ..cimeenivivem 2 8 ‘ Pt Clay. .00 L] NW » Cloudy. .00 % w L) Cloudy. .00 e NwW s Clear. . 10 NW et r— B } o wiis e S— X T n ¥ 4 L Sw 1 CISCO0 AND VICINITY., ternoon; fresh west wind fresh south wind. fresh west wind, A. G. MoADIR, District Forscasten, h e L SR fl:‘;‘g’c §r o oo =R lles to the two other trans-Pacifio lines using Lhe‘ ian field, which must be preserved. This' possible to ! ring shortly after § o'clock in the| orts were thronged, the loss of life | o restrain it from too rapid progress. The wind from the| The several hundred thoysand persons who were| forced to camp overnight in the parks, military reservations and open country have broken out and the human suffering beem fer greater than; Our Mayor conducted the civil administra- | There was no hysteria nor chaos in any of | All through that| " |hence May 3 for Bellingham; stmr 490 from an ingane asylum in February THE LINER DORIC ARRIVES FRANCISCO GALL, TUESDAY, MAY 8 1908 M. J. IN PORT FROM ORIENT Brandenstein HOLDS FAIR 'CARGO Faymonville Refuses to Talk of Insurance. The Occidental and Oriental Steam- ship Company’s liner Doric arrived ear- |y yesterday morning from the Orient. | From Yokohama to Honolulu the Doric | made the run in 45 minutes’ better time than she ever made before, The Doric brought a fair cargo ani| |among her passengers were many tour- |ists. Those who were going Hast were |taken to Oakland Long whart on the | tender Arabs. The Doric docked at the | Pacific Mall wharf, as usual. | Among the Doric's passengers was {Bernard Faymonville, vice president of | the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Com- | pany. In the absence of any first hand | knowledge of conditions here Mr. Fay- | monville begged to be excused from | making any statement in regard to his company's affairs. Commander G. W. McEiroy, U. 8. N,, who has been on duty with the Asiatic sqiadron, was a passenger on the linsr. Sir Hubert Jerningham of the British | Houee of Commons crossed thie Pacific |on the Doric. HERCULBS IS AT THE WHARF. The British tramp steamer Hercules, which arrived the other day from Cal- cutta, docked yesterday at Howard- Stmr Slberia, hence April 7 via Hono- Julu. Stberia, hence April 7 via Yokohama. stmr Athenian, from Hongkong. VICTORIA—Arrived May 7—Br stmr Maheno, from Sydney via Honolulu. MEMORANDUM. Per Br stmr Doric—Weather moder- ate to Honolulu; thence fresh NE trades with NE winds and rough sea; Dorie’s time from Yokohama to Hono- Julu was 9 days 3 hours and 8 minutes *(record time.) MARKET SHOWS A HEAVY TONE NEW YORK, May 7.—The courss of today's stock market demonstrated how largely the outstanding short in- terest had been reduced in the course Strost whart Mo. 1. of the violent rebound from last week's TONNAGE ENGAGEMENTS, extreme depression. In Reading the The German bark Paul Isenberg, now | '€COVery from last week’s low point to at Honolulu, is chartered for wheat t0day’s high poiut reached nearly 18 from Tacoma to Europe at 27s 6d, with Points. With the satisfaction of the {option of Portland loading. The bark demand from the shorts the market Adolph Obrig is to load lumber from f€ll into a dull condition and showed a Puget Sound to New York at $15. The heavy tone until the irregularity after {British steamer Needles will carry allY. . | lumber from Puget Sound to Shanghai | The advantage against the bear par- | at 46s. Al of the foregolng were char-| ¥ Was extended considerably by the tered -prior to actival jactions of the miners’ convention on Sa(m;ia.}' making a settlement without “‘—’" 37 & strike practically certain, The influ- ARRIVED MAY €. ence of this factor was carrled over Stmr Costa Rica, Curtls, 56 hours'in today’'s market and made Reading { from Portlarl, via Astoria 46 hours. ;slrang and very active. The feverish | Stmr Pasadena, lversen, 24 hours fluctuations in this stock gave ample | from Eureka. indication of some very active manip- | Schr Mary C, Beck, 9 hours from|ulation which was directed against the | Fort Ross. miore persistent bear position in thej Stmr 8an Pedro, Anfindsen, 61 hours|stock. The advance in Reading had a from Grays Harbor. s sustaining influence on the general lst Stmr Eureka, Jessen, 80 hours from|while it lasted. The sagging tendency Bureka. Wwas quite manifest, however, when| Reading reacted. Sentiment in the financial district at present is favorable to a pause in spee- ulative activity for the clearing up of the situation. The money market | | | ARRIVED MAY 7. Stmr F A Kilburn, Merriam, EPor:lu]d, via Bureka 20 hours. | Br stmr Dorio, Smith, 27 days 7 hours and 2 minutes from Hongkong, via from HONGKONG—Arrived May 7—Stmr(fornia and Gou. & (o. SAN FRANCISCO. MAIN OFFICE: Southwest Corner Cali- gh Streets, VANCOUVER—Arrived May 6—Bo|San Francisco. BRANCH OFFICE: Southern Pacific Ware- house, Second and Town- send Streets,San Francisco. Bankers, Dealers in Ronds, FRANKLINAND O’FARRELL STS., SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK - PHILADELPHIA - il i Real Estate Trust Bldg. 49 Wall street CHICAGO - - « 153 Monroe street WESTINGHOUSE Electric and Manufactur- ing Company Air and Traction Brake Company OAKLAND OFFICE, 1115 Broadway. Te one 7482, SAN FRANCISCO TEMPORARY OFFICE, 1843 Fillmore Street. shows evidence of relisf by reason of the drastic liquidation effected; as well as by the heavy flow of gold to New York from abroad. The settlement of the coal labor dispute is regarded with emphatic satisfaction in its bearing on the confirmation ‘6f the soundness of Yokohamg 16 days, via Honolulu 6 days |4 hours and 8 minutes. Stmr Nebraskan, Weeden, $1-2 days| from Kahulul. Stmr Atlas, Badger, from ——. Stmr Asuncion, Bridgett, 23 hours from Port Harford, with barge 2 'n| tow. | the general business situation. Stmr Bee, Krog, 78 hours from Grays | Western rallroads for the first time Harbor. in many months admitted a falling off Stmr Pomona, Swanson, 18 hours |in traffic, in spite of some extra busi- |from Eureka. Stmr Del Norte, Payne, 35 hours from Crescent City. ness on account of supplies for San Francisco. Reading, after losing near- Iy all of its gain, rose to the best and Stmr Navarro, Jacobs, 82 hours from | reasserted its influence in the market, Bolinas. prices at some points rallying to the Schr Jennle Grifin, Gibson, 3 hours| top. But the recovery again fafled to from Eureks. | hold and the market closed irregular. Stmr State of California, Thomae, 41! Bonds were irregular. Total sales, {hours from San Diego. par value, $2,110,000. United States CLEARED MAY 7. ’ bonds were all unchanged on call. | Arg bktn Andromeda, Turloff, Eure-! {ka; the Chas Nelson Co. tmr Bonita, Alberts, San Pedro; Pa-| | cific Coast Bteamship Company. . i Stmr Kvichak, Peterson, Bristol Bay; | Alaska Packers’ Asssociation. { BAILED MAY 7, Stmr Roanoke, Dunham, Portland,etc To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab- lets. Diruggists refund money if it fails | to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature ison| each box. Zc. 1 —_——e———— TIVOLI COMPANY WILL PLAY ENGAGEMENT AT SEATTLE Schr Oregon, Anderson, Cogquille | River. | Popular Local Actors Will Emigrate Schr Emma Claudina, Peterson, to the North Until New Thea- Eureka. ter Is Erected Here. TELEGRAPHIC. The old Tivoli opera company will sojourn in Seattle until some kind of a temporary opera house can be erect- ed for it here. Willlam H. Russell, a Seattle capitalist, has borrowed the members of the troupe temporarily. The company will be in charge of COO8 BAY—Salled May 6—Bktn|Frank W. Healy and George E. Lask. Gleaner, for San Francisco, Anyone who wants to say good-by to ASTORIA—Sailed May 6—Bkin T P|the old favorites may call at 838 Har- HEmigh, for San Pedro. {rison street, Oakland, tomorrow Arrived May 7—Stmrs Johann Poul- | morning, sen and Caarina, hence May 2. The Seattle engagement is only a EURBKA— Arrived May ”‘m"temporary arrangement. The operatic Ivfi(;’l; from Sa.‘n Pedro; stmr Ra-| atigtg will be back in San Francisco +benoe May 6. May T—Stmr Van-| yiihin two months. Their intention guard, from San Pedro; stmr Newport, 18 to d Seattle what kind | hence May & stmr OCorons, hence| 8 lemonstrate to Seattle what kin May 6 | ot shows a real live town enjoys. 8 e 1 i Savig Kills Hls Sleeping Wife. ro, Guelala and U § stmr Madrona, for Ban Francisco. | NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 7.— TATOOSH —Passed out Moy ..;..-g;l’n]lan Pavlinie, an Austrian, mdny Palmyra, from Port Gamble for San|surrendered to the police and an- Franoiece; Nor stmr Refdar, from Na- | nounced that he had Xilled his wife naimo for San Franciaco, by shooting her seven times in the Passed in May 7—Stmr Shaste, henes | head while she slept. The man de May 4 for Belllingham; stmr Rafnler, | clareq that his wife was discharged POINT LOBOS, May 7, 8 p m— Weather foggy; wind west; velocity 10| ! mfles per hour. 1 DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT LOS ANGELBES—Arrived May |6—Btmr Greenwood, from Alblon, and salled for San Pedro. i Loemis, from Ventura for Beattls, BAN DIEGO—Arrived May ¢—Bktn 1| Jonn Smith, from. Tacoma, BVERETT—8alled May 7—Schr Ban- gor, for Salina Craz, BANDON—Salled May 7—8chrs G T Hill and Albjon, for San Franeisco, May $—Stmr Dliszbeth, for S8an Fran- last, and he took her life in compit- ance with her wish that he do so rather than that ehe return to the Give __D=-Graves’, Wi son be located at Second and Harri- within ten days. Lamps and stppli D pSs_an plies en soute and mi:ri:xl:’g. W. W. BRIGGS, Manager. Asbestos Fire Resisting Roofing And Sidings for temporary and per- manent bulldings. Affords greater fire protection and s more easily and quickly handled and will LAST LONGER than galvanized iron. Ab- solutely waterproof. Guaranteed. De- liveries made immediately upon re- ceipt of order. H. W. Johns-Manville Co. 1301 Golden Gate Ave., cor. Fillmore st. San Francisco, Cal. Temporary Office Western Engineering and Construction Co. And Bucyrus Company Formerly 408 Rialto Bldg.. SAN FRANCISCO. 28-24. New Tribune Bullding OAKLAND, CAL. City JStreat - Improvement Co. Street and General Contractors Office mfig- Building. Precent, Office, 17th and Harrison Sts. T . ©And Other Brends of frem Yoishame, one trial and y no ..I oty 5| Makes yellow will "'5,.'& (s health demands Apstis| duy;"’ so the dentiste say. I} Raet Zendon 1n hisady metal coas av detties, 984 ¥ LOR'S :ROOFING TIN x g B uss & Price Co. ¥ et N. W.HALSEY ¢ 0., i 1155 McALLISTER - hoemakers, Attention! e ¢ s i BUCKINGHAM & HECHT, Manufacturers of Boots and Shoes, 26th and Valencia Sts,, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. \Factory Starts Up Monday, May 7, 1906. All hands report for work New hands will be employed where necessarv. Faotory Employes’ Payday Monday, May 7, 2TO 4P M Jesse Moore Hunt Co. We wish to announce tothe trade at large that we have 15,000 BARRELS ——OF—— : Jesse Moore Whisky ——IN OUR— Louisville Warehouse and as soon as hawling facilities at this point will permit will be able to supply our country customers with their requirements. In the meantime, if de- sired, will fill orders from owur Louisviile stock, freight prepaid. Jesse Moore Humt Co., 200 Laurel St., S. F., Temporary Address. A. B. SMITH CO. BELL TAILORING CO. | ) | Located NEAR s FILLIMORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Santa Cruz Through her Board of Trade begs to inform the public that she is virtually unimpaired, that her business con- tinues as usual, that her hotels, lodging houses, summer cottages and tent city are : Il open for visitors. UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA Announces that it Is prepared to su line of refined oils, |I'\GRI PRIy a full di Gasoline, K Engine Distilates, ota, . 0 - Refinery at Oleum, Cal., not damaged — in full operation, SAN FRANCISCO Sixteenth and lIljn_o,is Stree;% 2 Pacific Coast Ol Company’s Offices: “ == 949 FILBERT STREET OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.