THE DAILY ~*WW ALASKAN
CITY OFP1C1HL PHPER
Na69 V0k JX- 3KA6WAY, ALASKA, MONDAY APKIL. 23 1906 PRICK 10 CENTS
TO CUTOir
C Want Alaska Omitted From
Gambling Bill
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskar.) :
Washington, April 23. ? An effort is i
be ins made to have tha words "District
of Alaska"' omitted from the provisions !
ofSenator Burnham's auti-gambling
bill for the territories, that ;s pending |
in the national congress. It is argued
that Alaska is already provided with
ample legislation to prohibit gambling
.and that the new bill will simply be
putting a premium on blackmail. j
WILL At I
Delegate B?U Coming op
At OiiCP.
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, April 23. ?Congressman
A. L. Brick, chairman.of the joint con
ference committee on the Alaskan del
egate bill, has returned and will take
up that bill at once, and have the con
ference reports submittted to the two
houses.
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"Earthquake"
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write an ad, yet we want to call your
attention to our line ol
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Portiers, Carpets
Rugs and Lidolium
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ORDER COMES OUT OE CHAOS
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Conitions in San Francisco are improving--Syste tnatic
labor brings good results. Street cars running--Sick
and homeless cared for-Food stuffs and other sup=
plies pouring in, but more aid is wanted
(Special Dispatches to the Daily Alaskan)
San Francisco, April 23 ? Order has succeeded chaos,
and the wheels of activity are beginning to run smoothly.
Every part of the blackened and ruined city is a scene of
strenuous labor. Street cars are assisting in?the relief work.
Those on Filmore street are being operated regularly and
other power lines are starting up today. On several streets
horse cars are being pressed into service and are making
progress over the streets. Everybody is working.
Up to late last night 509 bodies had been recovered
from the debris and buried. A very few of them were iden
tified. More than 200 were only charred bones. The ex
tent of loss of life in the cheap lodging houses which collap
sed with the first shock will never be known. iJnquesion
ibly many bodies were entirely consumed by the fire.
The destroyed district includes practically everything
<outh of Market street and east of Van Ness with vast areas
n different sections of the western part of the city. The
ire was gotten under control or burned itself out Saturday
jveuiug. In fact, from Friday night, when water was se
:ured again, progress was made. M;my of the houses in
RELIEF WORK PROGRESSES
Washington, April 25.? Presidrnt
Roosevelt issued a proclamation this
corning requesting that all oontribu
ions for the relief of San Francisco
>nd other California c'tles by sent
hrough the Red Cross to Dr. Devine,
ecretary at Siu Francisco, who is
forking In conjunction with Seoretary
raft and Gen. Funston in distributing
rovernment aid. This method he says
rill insure no waste in the expenditure
)f the money,
Seattle, April 13.? The collections in
;he various churches yesterday for the
California sufferers amounted to >4,
100. '
The liner Buckman sailed for San
Francisco yesterday with 850 tons of
supplies for the sufferers on board.
She took a large corps of bakers on
board and they will make bread on the
trip to S.in Francisco.
Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Spo
kane have wired San Francisco offering
to lend firemen lo replace those who
are worn oui from the long ordeal that
they have undergone at San Francisco,
until the department can be reorgan
ized at that city.
The Queen will sail for San Frr.ncis
co today with more supplies for the
sufferers.
Everett sent a car load of chloride tf
lime for Sao Francisco.
Los Aogeles, April 23. ? Jim Jeffries,
Butiiag Nelson, Aurelio Herrera, Aba
and Monte Attel, Kid Herman, Tommy
Burns aad others, all top notahers, will
box Tuesday night for the benefit of
the San Francisco relief fund.
Olvmpia, Wash., April 21.? Gov.
Mead has abandoned a plan announced
yesterday to call a special meeting of
the legislature to pass an appropriation
money for the aid of California suffer
ers, for the reason that Washington ,
cities are contributing so generously !
that it will not be necessary.
ALASKANS ALL
RAISING MONEY
All over Alaska the movement for the
aid of San Francisco's distressed citizens
is in under way All the Skagway
churches, the Methodist, the Catholic,
the Presbyterian and the Episcopalian,
are receiving contributions, and all of
of them did very well yesterday. To
night the city council will take up the
matter.
Gov. Hoggatt and Gov. Brady, have
each issued an appeal to the people of j
the district. Go\j. Brady's was publish- J
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ALL OUR SHELF GOODS ARE GOING
AT COST
2ibs- Cans Coffee 70c- lib. Cans 40c
4 Packages Starch 25c,
Best Creamery Buttter 65c.
Fresh Ranch Eggs 25c per dozen
Blue Ribbon Tea< 35c. per lb
Force 15c- per package
Macoroni Spaghetti and Vermecelli 10c.
per pkg. All bottle goods at cost
that part of the residence district that are standing, it has
been discovered, were ruined by the earthquake shocks.
Foodstuff and other supplies are piling uf> in Oakland,
and while there is a sufficient supply in sight f<>r immediate
wants uiore help is needed and that very badly.
IMPROVEMENT EVERYWHERE
San Francisco, April 23 ? Reports from San Jose, Santa
Rosa, Santa Clara, and other outlying points art) all to the
effect that relief committees are doing good work and are
providing as well us the conditions will permit Jor the com
fort and health of the hon eless. The authorities have re
stored order and systematic work is under way everywhere.
There is a great exodus from all afflicted c ties, includj
ing San Francisco.
FRISCO WILL BEBUILD
geattle, April 23 ? San Francisco will be rebuilt at
once. Mayor Schmitz has wired to this city ask.ng that all
architects who can get away be seut to San Francisco
immediately.
Oaring For
Citv's Health
San Francisco, April 23? Sanitary
officers nre isolating- all smallpox and
typhoid cases two miles from the city.
There are about a dozen cases of each.
Tney say they can check the spread of
the deseases. Over 200 physicians are
in charge of the relief work among the
afflicted and sanitary the work.
Eight long shelter sheds each 150 feet
long have been erected in Golden Gate
park for the sick.
R fief Committee Taken Everything
Oakland, April 23? The cruisers
Chicago and Marblehead are standing
off Meiggs wharf and forcing all vessels
that come into the harbor to discharge
their supplies there for the relief com
mittee no matter to whom the cargoss
might be consigned. No vessel Is per
mitted to leave the harbor. All are
being held for the purposed of taking
oat refugees in case of an emergency
Marshal Shoup Safe
San Fancisco, April 23? James M.
Shoup, United States marshal of Alas
ka, was a guest at the Palace hotel at
the time of the earthquake. He escap
ed uninjured and is safe camping in a
park at Oakland.
Chief Sullivan, of San Francisco fire
department, died yesterday of his in
juries
Alaskans Escape
Seattle, April 21? Capt. Jorgensen, of
Nome reached here this morning, from
Sao Francisco. He says the Union
Iron Works plant has been badly
damaged by the earth quakes and that
no'thern steamship me.j who have or
dered work done there -nil be forced to
wait as all the work will be delayed.
Two large ships in the ways, being con*
structed, fell aDd were badly injured.
CN. Weisberg, a Fairbanks merchant,
arrived from San Franc sco this morn
ing. He had a narrow escape from death
in the earthquake. H? got out with
only his night clothes on. He lost all ot
his personal effects.
late sahjrmy
CALIFORNIA NEWS
San Francisco, April 21?6 p. m.?
A mile of water front of wharves from
the fl-herman's wharf at the foot of
Powell street to the ferry is gone.
The ruined district includes practical
ly the whole city from the water front
to Vau Ness avenue, with vest stretches
west of Van Ness where the flames
crossed from the Mission or the avenue
itself.
Gen Funston is ruling with an iron
hand. There is no temporazing any
where. Twenty-two men caught thiv
ing,.have been killed. Ten others have
been seriously wounded. One of the
dead men had cut the fingers off &
woman and put them in his pocket for
the purpose of later stripping them of
their ritjgs. He was shot through the
heart
The city now has an ample water
supply, consisting of 12.000,000 gallons
Gen Funston has issued orders that
no fires or lights will be permitted in
doors. Soldiers have stopped cooking
at camp fires and have stamped the fires
built in the open air out.
Mayor Scmitz is urging people to be
more strict in keeping sanitary condi
tion. s
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