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•View; devoted to the wine;aii«l'spiritiujterests,
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with its JuiioMs3UQ/:ltB^prcscnt ;head-QuarteVsjaVet'at •the!Oakland ;EnquireroClca,// ':
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TrcicJc/ Journal Will Resume;
Magee,;Thomas" *&\u25a0 Sons f^^^T/l^l!^^^^f^*XlM^ff^2\'/.2550"Pacific ;aye.'"
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'the above listimay*have .the
same *inserted upon \application Ho /?:L.-:Cadwalader, secretary ".of'the ]SaaFrancisco- Real' Estate Board/ at \u25a0 18U7-Octavia street, near Pine.
Burnham^fi: Marsh Co/;.. J^i.V:...:^...C. :/..........:1942 Fillmore ;stCenter \&\Spader! ..... .v. ;..: .2828 16th >tLyori &'•/\u25a0H0a'g ..:........... Cor. Halght and Clayton sts.Madison & \u25a0 Burke. r. 2126 < Fillmore rat
Armstrong, Quatman & C0...:...../..'..../...:.. 1000 Golden Gate ,ave.Baldwinl&Howell -}&!&&£&W.^^^ .J»residi6 TerraceBovee, Tojv&*•Col*':?£?^'v!J??y?H^ 'and 18th sta.
directory of MembersOPENS ANOTHER'S SAFE
THAT FALLS DURING F!RE ; The' Central'Labor Council;of;Oak-
land lias offered to turn over, its head-3
quarters at Eighth" street :and \ Broad-way to any merchant or manufacturer,requiringIityiit'fthe same ;rental \now^paid/reserving .only, a;portion of^theplace urgently" needed for the .Coun-cil's 6\va T use. ?
Council :o!fers, Headquarters.
San FranciscoReal Estate Board
/:!\Summarizing/; there ha/sr^ been Irc-'Parted two h"iindre<Jl;an>> 'liino "names of•ttoi^'iafc .one ;hundred andfojpy^JV)}.:fc'pt>ft'ed!-tinknown/af whomdoph.Uesa^a/mirab^r: are/. among' those'idftiitifieil;later Tand"reportQil."by,,''nameJAdditionaPnames'qfde^tV and seriouslyinjured'willibeforw.'vVtledas received.' r'.
KuownT to Have Died.WASHINGTOX;rApriIZ23.— GenexalGfeeley/.today; submitted the following
additional -liatrof 'dead aa; the;result sof.5 of.the!San Francisco earthquake and;fire:
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Andy - Andrews, \u25a0Boss Butler, FrankBurgeiv Frank -Borchiera/Margaret" Bui-;land/,v Sarah; IClarion, 'John Earlier/!Maniie Foley,;\Vi]liam'C. Hanson," Sarah.Uansen, Z Marcus t/Issac/ Ahnio". KcllvJohn Kerr,; Jara.es Morris King, G«rait>Kirkpatrick,/ Charlie
'Lcn'deraon'. ;*»ean
Manning/ George *Mannicjr,:Lomai;Ma-toli/HcnryiMcGill/Jaijoi Merklo'- Doe"=Merkle:(baby boy); Mf-rklofVaHvVirl)/Georpe .pXiehols, ",John D/Parson; .jamin Schart au, Mrs. Sha\%-/ Snaip.:(twosons),'. Jerry vW.1;Stafford, Mrs;. Steel/F. •S7.iraky,;Saniord, Jolin Tinson, xxa -->than^Van , :
". General Grcoloy/stiys:.'
i:'UJ*-i:?s ;;praotically."' certain that -thedcad ;in' the -yaleneift Hotel' did not or-cced i2s;instead' oi'\u25a0' 70/ previously- e^ti-inatcd.;; •;"/. -: ;/- f .' . :/": >- :.':.'
General ,Grecley- Says r356!Persona ;Aro
MCSE DEATHS REPORTED.
RELIEF FUND SHRINKSContinued From Page 1, Column 2.
'The following deaths from naturalcauses were reported yesterday to theBoard of Health:.;. James \ McHugh,HsleAH5leA-\u25a0?• Eush, Frank R. Hogan, An-tonio; Campagho, Lucy .; Gonzales, Haf-old HilsK,, Eliza J. Lockwood, AnnieT. \u25a0 Carroll,.Mary Flynn, \John O'Dowd,Nicholas I..Stafford, Dolorico' Chera",Madeline Milly,;Violet Robin,.Charles|P Flsk, Peter \u25a0 GadWitz, George KojanJohn- Burke, J John Mahon, Tillie 'L.'Whitalter,' A^erhon' Coinstock and JohnLundy. . .
Other deaths reported at the Morguewere. those of C. B. Haley, a plumber,who"died at the City and County. Hos-pital of hemorrhage, and: Chee Lung,who "expired on „the steamship V Chinaof- natural Icauses. ,.-
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:.Four members of,the Johnson family,residing^at 287 Clementina street,.per-ished i"ii-. the flames that destroyed theirhome. Wherf the
'earthquake occurred
the- \;Juhnson" -home "collapsed: andNathan \V*./Johnson, hisWife, -
his2-year-blil son and his brother, EdwardJohnson, 'were .buried in\u25a0 the /ruins'Eefore help ,could
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reach them the firecame. Their bodies were buried InLaurel. Hill Cemetery, \u25a0\u25a0'•but were ex-humed. and identifled .yesterday.
/The charred remains of a womanand^ child,, taken from a burned build-ing.,at;26 Sixth street, were identifiedyesterday as those; of Mrs. A. Merri-v.cathcr and -her daughter. «
{ Creighton/ Patrick H.Fabian;: Bertha. V:French "infant, ;'-. six months "old.!Hunt, -Genevieve, child, nine years
oid/!-- \u25a0.\u25a0:"\u25a0-. ";;:•:-•..-"Hunt,-Mr.">>•"'.
',Orwitz, Benjamin.'Renzer, Mrs.' and Mrs. E. 0., Del
Monte. ;;,V-. ;.. ."\u25a0".Saherr
'(Japanese) .
vWhitaker, Tillie L.'..Man, unknown. .•.Chinaman; suicide ;.unknown . /
/Seriously. Injured. .. .-jAngelo, 'Anthony, j ..Brown|v Charles, vBudzaeneli,- Mrs.
VHoffman/ Philip.*Keyella,..Mrs. Joh:..
; Kennedy,:; MrslVMary..:..-: Lennon/Mrs.' James, j
'. Na'oyv Frank; (Japanese;.
.O'Brien/ Mrs;- M.n / .;rltoberts; ;Mrs/Georrj3.
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Baby, -unknown,, "six months old.'
r;;, /FOUR; IX-FAMILYDIE.
.;Captain ;Wyiin;"9f.:General Greely'sstaff/ yesterday7anhounced the follow-ing additions 'to{th?e lists of dead and!seriously, injured: !i! i -.
"General Greeley returning fromleave, re-assumed command < Sundayevening, and commends in the highestterms, the efficient and tireless effortsof General Funston, whose. orders andactions utilized and inspired the arrayto most efficient action in staying theprogress of the flames, and saving theremnant of the city. General Greeley 'sopinion is concurred in by the Mayorand the Citizens' Committee. Mostthreatening conditions existed, as re-
gards the water supply, but the extra-ordinary efforts on the part of tho\u25a0water company have remedied the sit-sation which is improving from day to*lay so teat physical sufferings fromlack of water is impossible/although itCannot be delivered in sufficient quan-tities forproper sanitation and fire pur-
GEEELEY IN COMMAND.
"The street railway system is rapidlyapproaching 6uch state of repair as to
promise partial renewal of operationsvery coon. The Signal Corps has es-tablished a military telegraphic andtelephonic line, connecting' the head-quarters of the army and the Mayor,which are at Fort "Mason, with theMint, Hall of Justice, District Head-quarters, and the Ferry, and every pointof special importance. Without thiseystem communication about the city
\u25a0would cave been impossible, and withthe National and State authoritieswould have been 'greatly delayed.
"Three hundred thousand people werer*aderod homeless, and their ordinary'methous for providing themselves -withfood, clothing and shelter, being entirefiestroyed, their feeding and shelteringdemanded extraordinary action and en-jrossed the attention of ever*' one assoon as the ravages of the lire werechecked. Bemediol methods adoptedtmd prosecuted with great efficiencyhave relieved this unprecedented dis-aster. The Citizens' Committee, ap-pointed by Mayor Schmitz, is composed<*f the ablest business men of the city,and their efforts united is harmoniousto an astounding degree, speedilybrought order out of chaos, and intro-duced systems of relief, which have ac-complished wonders. The efforts of theMayor and municipal officials of theCitizens' Committee, and of the regulararmy and the State Guard of Californiahave been practically as efficient asthough the separate authorities wereunder one head. Neither friction norreflections have at any time appeared,and the work of relief has proceededharmoniously, continuously and effi-ciently.
GREAT EFFICIENCY SHOWN.
The hilly configuration of San Fran-oisco made movements by street rail-way almost indispensable. Over thefity's area of twenty-five square milesthe -entire system of railways was dam-aged or destroyed, and has not as yetl;een operated. The scanty supply ofanimals and carriages remaining afterthe fire, has been largely impressed intoCivil and Military service, in order toprevent starvation. The entire tele-jjrapbic and telephonic systems weredestroyed, making communication .im-possible.
"Practically every municipal build-ing is destroyed, forcing the city ofn-fials into scanty quarters, necessarilysituated in localities difficult of access,owing to distance and lack of transpor-tation.
Secretary of Commerce and LaborMetcalf made a full report by wire tothe Presic&ent on Thursday, which in-cluded some recommendations, and yes-terday he received n, telegram from 1
the President stating"that allhis recom-mendations would be carried out. Thereport was then made public here.'
In his report the secretary says Ledocs not believe the number of deathswillf exceed 300. There are 1000 suf-ferers in local hospitals, he says, of.whom not more than 400 are seriouslyinjured. Xo necessity exists at thepresent tune for additional iiurses ordoctors, and he recommends that nonebe sent.
The secretary tells of the general de-vastation and consequent destitution, |giving tho number of homeless at300,000..
The report in full Is as follows:"Headquarters Pacific Division, Fort
Mason, Cal., April26, 1906."To the President. White House, Wash-
ington, D. C."Dear Sir: nave practically com-
pleted inspection of the ruined districts.Ido not believe the loss of life willbeas great as was anticipated. In myjudgment it will be impossible to de-termine the exact number of deaths,but conservative estimates place thenumber at not to exceed three hundred.
"There are about one thc">and suf-ferers in local hospitals, and probablyrot over four hundred are seri-.iusly in-jured. Xo necessity exists at ilie pres-ent timo for curses or doctors, f.nd they'should not be sent except on recom-mendation of General Greeley or Dr.Devine.
CONDITIONS APPALLING."As regards industrial and commer-
cial losses, the conditions are appalling;figures and distances convey slight con-ceptions or realities. Not only have thebusiness and industrial houses and es-tablishments of one-half million peo-ple disappeared, leaving them destitutefinancially and their means of livelihoodtemporarily gone, but the complicatedsystem of transportation indispensableto the daily comfort and interests nfone-half million of people,'has been al-most totally destrovod.
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The burned uiatriQt.'iJf-^an'.rfi-au^Jßohcovers 524 city_ blocks, :an aro'i of iO.OOOftcj:ea, of four square miles,.
Area of. Durned' District,"
Dr. Keeffe of ISI2!Lyon streetbrought to police headquarters yes-terd?y books and papers which hedesired should be delivered to- theowner. He occupied an :office in* theDonohoe building at;;.Taylor and :Mar-ket streets,^ abovo the
"office of a mas-
ter plumber, named Turner. \Dr,Keoffe's: safe during the earthquakefell through; the floor to Turner's.of-fice and Keeffe got
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day to open hisiown ,safe. He \gotJohn Jorgonson to open .it and foundhe had by mistake opened Turner'ssafe, so >he brought the contents toheadquarters,
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Finds Mistake Only After the Con-tents Are Taken Out and
Examined.With few exceptions all .tents have
been .made v.:iter tight;bv.'.being liuedwith tnr building paper. >'.The^occupantsof every; tent
*have been supplied witha field cook 'stove/; and jthic
-refugees' "in
need are given a double 'army blanket,upon*request ;being; made .to- the officerof the day.. Within; thollastifortyreighthours, fully a hundred oampers hiivo leftGoldw«~ Gntc Park: to,;*Qceupy^ housesthey left in fenrof fir'e^orAuow jilaecsthey havo found. in tho .unlmrned dis-trict. HBBfi&HßSii^ii
Army officers incharge of the refrigcocamps at Golden Gate Pnrkj report*;. thatconditions there are excellent and thatthe refugees arc so- situated that .theynot only experience no suffering, But nodiscomfort; . V" v \u25a0• v :
The real estate board met the whole-salers association in a Joint meetingyesterday and there wa3 a, thoroughdiscussion on the ;details of resumingbusiness. The offer of citizens in Oak-land of a largo tract of land:on! thatside of the bay to the wholesalers hadstirred up the real estate /men of • SanFrancisco to the importance of-immed-iate action in order to;retain the loca-tion of these firms inZSan Francisco,and from present indications it.seemsthat there willbe -no difficultyifflarriv-ing at some sort ,of ,an understandingbetween these two important bodies.; p
There was much activity, yesterdaythroughout the burned section, manymen being "engaged ', in,' clearings awaydebris in preparation for the immediateconstruction of temporary buildings.Further warning was sent; out to- allthose who have safe 3in the debris ofburned buildings, advising them not toattempt to open; vaults^or safo3 of anykind for the present. Several personsopened small safes taken from the ruinsyesterday, and the contents immediate-ly took fire and were consumed. \u0084*
There was less dynamiting of walls,most of .the dangerous ruins •having al-ready been razed. - .. v\u25a0'.-..\u25a0v \u25a0'.-..\u25a0
jj Street cars were in operation duringthe day, and the confusion .and conges-tion on the streets in the unburned sec-tion was less noticeable. Many firmsopened up temporary offices in resi-dences throughout the :city and beganthe work of straightening out
'their, af-
fairs with the view to resuming busi-ness as soon as possible.
"WHOLESALERS IST COUNCIL. ;v;
San Francisco.Yesterday morning broke clear and
pleasant with a warm sunshine, afterone' of tho most disagreeable .nightssince the great fire. A cold wave blewfrom the north until early yesterday,morning, and it was with difficulty thafthe people who are camped but/espec-ially on the high ground/; kept warm.Additional blankets and other cover-ings were distributed in :the
';;various
camps Friday night, and the sufferingwas minimized. The weather bids fairto continue pleasant, and this willmakethe work of the relief committeeseasier. t '*\u0084... ;
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"Am greatly gratified and relievedby your fullreport. Ishall recommendto Congress exactly! as you suggest.
(Sienerl)"
v"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
"Istrongly urge that Congress atonce appropriate sufficient money to re-pair the damage to the public buildingsand for the building of another Sub-Treasury in place of the one destroyed.Ishall roport to you later thf damagecaused in other sections of the State.
(Signed) "V.H. METCALF."This is President Roosevelt's reply:"WHITE HOUSE, Washington, D/
C, April 27, 190fi.*'Hon. V. 11. Metcalf, Fort Mason,
San Francisco. Cal.
"At the meeting of the Citizens'Committee this morning at which werepresent Governor Pardee, MayorScbmitz, Dr. Devine, Generals Greeleyand Funston and other officers of thearmy, it was determined to move theChinese to the MilitaryEeservation atthe Presidio where they will be underthfl direct control and supervision ofthe army and where especial attentioncan be paid. to matters of sanitation.The Chinese Consul called on me todayand when informed of this arrangement,expressed his gratification. Ishall visitthe Chinese camp this afternoon for thepurpose of ascertaining their exact con-dition from personal inspection and ex-amination. It is almost impossible todescribe the ruin wrought by the earth-quake !\nd especially by the conflagra-tion. The conflagration was due entire-ly to the absolute lack of water supply.The people however, are confident andhopeful for the future and have not inany sense lost their courage. They feelunder deep obligations to you and theNational Government for the promptand efficient assistance rendered them.
"It is reported to me* that no dis-crimination of any kind has been shownagainst anyone on account of race orcolor. The spirit has been and is -toassist the suffering whoever and where-ever they may be. Cases of violenceand crime have been exceedingly rare.
"The health of#the city is remark-
ably good, everything considered.Stories regarding pestilences and epi-demic are destitute of foundation. Everycare is being taken to prevent epidemicsor extended sickness in the future, es-pecially by providing against contami-nation* of water supply, and for theproper disposal of refusa of all kinds.
DISPOSITION OF CHINESE.
"Itis almost impossible to give anaccurate estimate of the cost of repairsto public buildings but from personalinspection of the buildings and fromfigures given me by competent buildersIshould say that the Appraisers' Build-ing would cost for repairs about $10,000,Mint $15,000, and the Post Office build-ing not to exceed $500,000.
Doctor Devine arrived Tuesday andco-operative action is already initialedinsuring harmony between the Citizens'Committee, the Red Cross agents andthe military authorities as to lines ofaction "to be followed in the future.General Greeley has agreed in writingto take over, as asked by the Mayor,by the Citizens' Committee and Dr. De-vine, the responsibility of handling therelief supplies and their delivery undersuitable regulations^ to the ncedy^ anddestitute.
EEPAIES NEEDED.
"The fortifications are practicallyuninjured. Considerable damage wasdone to- the military buildings at thePresidio and on Angel Island. Reportsindicate that there wae no damage tothe buildings on Alcatraz Island. TheArmy warehouses in the city were en-tirely destroyed. The Mint and ap-praisers' building are practically intact.The Sub-Treasury is entirely destroyed.Opinions differ as to the extent of in-juries to the Post Office. It is not be-lieved that any vaults in the Sub-Treas-ury or any banking institution in thecity havo suffered any material
Continuing the report says:
poses for some time.""Itwould appear i
impossible but Iam assured by GeneralGreeley and others that the methods of,relief and restoration were so efficient \
that no persona has suffered from lackof food, water or shelter. \
TLe question of sanitation is receiv-ing special attention. The entire cityis inspected daily by \u25a0 four trainedmounted officers who report regularlythe situation and necessities.
Secretary Metcalf gives the Presidentthe pleasing information that the costlydefensive works and fortifications com-manding the harbor are safe. He saysin this connection:
One Body is Unidentified and Another:'-.-O is; of- Chinese Man Who-; / KillediHimself.
The looters being too•' numefoiis "forithe guards to^.handle, .the^authorities.;are talking of putting the. pass systeminto vogue again. ..'.:-, \v.
Men, women and children, fearingneither the presence of the military northe danger of tumbling walls," swarmabout' tha"ruins with great profit^tothemselves. In many.'.of ; the Chineseand Japanese store's, the proprietorsburied a large part of their stock in"thebasements, intending -to'return'af ter thefire had passed and recover 'what theycould. They never came back. Every-thing that was of any use or value hasbeen carried away.
Many sites of former fino residenceshave been "worked over" for gold, sil-ver and china. Men and women .whohad been busy searching for valuablesalong Pine and California -streets weredisappointed because guards preventedthem from going on' the sites of jHop-kins Art Institute and- the- Stanford,Crocker and other residences.^
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.There is no limit to the enduranceof the looter. A .man -was observed onlower Pine street yesterday .acash register which he had dug fromthe ashes. He was making his. way to-ward the ferry until; advised by afriendly sentry that he had better leave:it. Another man boarded the. boat car-rying a meal sack filled with expen-sive plates and dishes. harvested amongthe ruins of Chinatown. Oiie mqncarried a full dozen plates of expensiveChinese ware, handmade and decorated,which were priced by a' former Chinesemerchant a| being worth $3 a piece.Cups ami saucers, vases and dishes,bronze and brass ornaments" havd foundtheir way into many humble homes onthe other side of the bay. ;
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An army of looters, recruited mostlyfrom across thd bay, has taken posses-sion of San Francisco. .Every., boatfrom the Oakland ..side brings hundredsof people whose only..errand ,here ia tosearch among the ruins .for 'relics andvaluables. They carry suit- cases,'bas-kets and bags and form:;a processionevery evening on the return. trip to theother side. ;:
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Twenty-five. MorejPersons are Lying>8^ Suffering.°from
:y: y -ous; Injuries and Shock.
Recommendations Made and RooseveltAdopts Them Immediately.
Thousands Pluri^der Gommercial^Districts;- -w?
Death ;RolI.; \u25a0 of./Earthqua ke is Being-Slowly increased as the Time
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'"Do you think Secretary Taft; will
order the .withdrawal of the" federaltroops now on duty here ?"
"Icannot .answer,'.' replied GeneralGreely, "but Iwill say that Iwouldgreatly regret such action. -We areall working for the. good of San Fran-cisco and . the state of California, andI*am firmly convinced, after a thor-ough review of the situation: that \ theregular troops should be kept on duty.
"And," continued General Greely,' "Ido not mind stating to the AssociatedPress that. Ihave' fully informed Sec-retary Taft of my opinion in the mat-ter. Had it not been for.the soldierswho were here -:during the first days
of the \ disaster and those : following,pillage -would. surely have occurred.'The soldiers performed wonderfulwork in fighting the fire, and Ibelievethe;fact that the residence portion ofthe city was not .wiped out is due -toGeneral Funston's^ decision in order-out~the troops of liis command. /;.
t'We are subordinate to the munici-pal authorities, andj v/e have taken no
initiative7in5,;the "matter. We have
not made a move that .has not beenmade: at the request- of: the mayor,the.Red Cross: and -the relief committee. . As soon as
'the various bodies
notify me that they can;handle thesituation .-.without the aid of \u25a0 the fed-eral troops y»e v.;ill be ;only, too gladto withdraw." ';'\u25a0-, ::.r ! .:
Asked what iifhis opinion was thereason for the disinclination to sendmore troops here, the General :said:
"That is'something Icannot answer
with any degree of positiveness, butperhaps the question of-transporta-tion and maintenance of _such a,greatbody of men ia a <factor. expenseof? sending so many 'men *to this cityand the cost of feeding * and '-clothingthem is necessarily fvery great. "Wohave 2500 troops cnv;route' to SanFrancisco. Sqme of them from suchdistant points asj Fort
'Sheridan", ;andthe government must bear "the greatexpense of bringing them in here."
'/General A: W.^Greely was ',askedwhat.would be the effect of the with-drawal of federal . troops if such .ac*
tion is determined upon by the WarDepartment. , :;\
;.\u25a0\u25a0-•::/; ;/f."'."Well," said .the General, "the city
so far as the .military, is concerned,would bo on the same basis as it wasbefore the earthquake and fire. Thesoldiers would be assigned to theirrespective posts and the routine ofthe army resumed] as if notulng un-iusual had occurred."
: ;t'The impression seems somehow tohave reached the \u25a0 War Departmentthat our. troops are doing ordinary" po-lice duty, but this,1 of-course, is anerroneous understanding of|the situ-ation. The troops iare on duty andacting in conjunction ;with the statesoldiers, the municipal "police depart-
ment and the Red Cross, merely, as amoral support, as \u25a0it were. The fed-eral troops are subordinate to:muni-cipal control, and. in"\u25a0.-. my . opinionshould be retained ion:duty. In fact,we should have 5000itroops here prop-erly to \u25a0 carry on >- the work instead of2500 now on duty." ' l'~:-~'\
I"The presence .of federal \u25a0 troops isabsolutely .necessary -for -the;good; ofthe city..= Neither this tstate, the mu-nicipal, nor the Red Cross authoritiescan adequately perform their ''variousduties without the \assistance of regu-lar troops.
;• "The situation- here is a peculiar,
one. The government has never been
called upon ,to cope . with such con-ditions as prevail/ and ii t'.is[my beliefthat the War Department does .. notfullycomprehend the unusual difficul-.ties under which we are working.
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/General Frederick Funston, com-manding the Department of Califor-nia, made the following statement yes-terday regarding /the necessity of
keeping federal troops in San Fran-
cisco: !t-
Thinks They AreNecessary for
Protection.
General Funston;Wants Th<em to
Remain.
Captain Colby Makes \u0084 Report *That
. Leads to Investigation by Ra-!
-, lief ••Committee.-
-Captain Colby of the :southern sta-
tion reported to Chief Dinan yesterday
that jthe. Stirling.•Furniture cbnipany,locatedjat Sixth and King streets,- hadbeen charging poor!people, $12 "each forkitchen tablfes ,l,
lworth' sl.so ,each. Therelief committee was '*\u25a0 notified:: to takeaction.
"'' "v " .Chief Dinan was
fofficially,notified by
Judge John Hunt' ttiat\ the.: executivecommitttee of;the :Red* Cross :Societyhad elected .hlnKan' honorary, memberin appreciation of his efforts and hand-ed him the insignia "of membership.
BERKELEY, April 2S.—Crazed byher experience in" the grreat.flre last,
\u25a0week Mrs. Fongf, wife.ofa Chinese den-tist, whose offices •were in Chinatown, -San Francisco, 'tried last night to mur-der, her husband and two small chil-dren. She attacked them with a bigcarving knife when called to dinner.The husband subdued her. and pro-cured .assistance In conveying the•wretched woman to the Receiving Hos-p'tal InOakland. The Fongs are refu-gees, who have quarters In the Meth-odist Mission School ;for Chinese at2054 Recent street. BPH
Her.Reason and Tries to-Murder Husband.
Mrs. Fong, a Chinssa Woman, Loss aTROOPS ACTINGWITH CITIZENS.
LOOTERS OVERRUNRUINS OF BURNT
SAN FRANCISCO.
OVERCHARGE .IS ALLEGEDIN-A SALE OF FURNITURE
STRAIN PROVES TOO GftEAT.iFOR WIFE OF A DENTISTNINETEEN NAMES
ADDED TO LISTOFFATALITIES
MAKES A FULL REPORT.THE SAN FEANGISGO-QAIiLr SUNDAY, APRTL^9%I9Qg^
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COSGROVE'SUIT & CLOAK CO., for-merly 32S < Post, now open for bus.,
ii(1608 Scott st:/bet" Post and Sutter.
EICHORN, J. A. & BRO.—Tailors for-merly in Examiner- bldg.; tempor-
"jary office 108'
Chattanooga st.
HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE andHeald's- School 'of:Engineering of-fice 1451 Franklin •st.,* S. F.
WOODMAN REALTY C0^749 Fill-more st Real estate. \,
HERRING-HALL-MARVIN SAFE CO.,HallSafe & Lock C0.—1928 Pine st,San Francisco V 952 Broadway, Oak-
/?land/ 7'•;"- \u25a0\u25a0.'.\u25a0\u25a0'
STERN, THE PRINTER—2OOS Bu-chanan st ;All classes :of Iprinting.
H. M. NEWHALL& C0.," 2009 Pacificavenue.
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/ \ . •'SPECK & CO., Real Estate— l9o3 Fill-
more st, near Bush.
H. W. JOHNSON, Atty-at-Law—l92sAFillmore st ;phone Geary 291.
SAWYER HOUGHTON. architect;temporary :offices 2003 Broadway,San Francisco, v
SHAINWALD, BUCKBEE CO^ RealEstate—Temporary offices 2510 Pa-cific aye. , , .
HARDING:'&.-MONROE, Attys-at-Law,-.—
1925 AFillmore; phone 'Geary 291.
ROUSSEAU & SON, Architects, 2200Pine st, corner Webster, S. F.
GUGGENKIME &. CO., 2703 "Califor-nia st.—Dried-Fruits and Raisins.
ROTH BLUM & CO., office, 1226 Postst.; packing-house, Potrero ; slaugh-ter-house, ButchertowiL
G. H. UMBSEN & CO., Real Estate,Rent Collecting/Insurance, Leasing
\u0084 office ; 903 Fillmorestreet, nearz-McAUister. .-.
RICHMOND BRICK CO.—Richmond2344 Devisadero st; 1924 Cnanningway, Berkeley.
GETZ,BROS.:«SL CO., Importers andExporters— 27l9 Pacific aye., S. F.
RELIEF headquarters, The FraternalBrotherhood, 1164 A O'Farrcll fILMembers call and register.
FLOYD L. TURPIN & CO., 941 Fill-more st—Offices to rent on Fillmorestreet. •; ,•-
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R. D. DAVIS COMPANY—B49 Devisa-dero st, temporary office.
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR.SOC— A.M. Shields,- mngr. Main ofc, formlyCrocker bldg.,'riow:243o Jackson st.
PIONEER AUTOMOBILE C0.—901Golden Gate aye, S. P. Oaklandbranch, 12th and Oak sts. AgentsWinton Olds, Thomas, Buicks. Im-mediate delivery.
POTTER, T. B^ REALTY CO., for-merly Parrott bldg. New
-address
1017 Steiner, cor. Golden Gate aye.EDWARD WOLF si/ CO., Wholesale
Cigars— 2o77 Bush* st.-
PHOTOGRAPHS made by R. J. WA-TERS &. CO.—Commercial Photog-raphers, 1946 California st
DR. W. A. MARTIN,Oculist and Auristi—870 Fell. St., \u25a0 formerly/ Spring Val-ley bldg. Telephone Park 126. ,
DANv O'CALLAGHAN—-Real .Estate,656 Fell St., near." Webster.
PRICE, THOMAS «. SON, Assyr3, An-alytical and cnsltg chem., 2503 Bdwy
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- • .....DR. C.L.SCHARFF/ chiropodist, is':now located at 1836 \u25a0Fillmore st.
O. N. <&'E. WALTER & CO., tempor-
ary ISO3Franklin st
OCCIDENTAL MACHINERY&. ENGI-neering Co.—Contractors for com-plete plants; engines, boilers, pumps,mining and sawmill machinery, for-merly. 401 Mission st, now 2303 Pa-cific aye., San Francisco.
O'REILLY CLOAK & SUIT CO., for-merly,1422 MktTern. ofc 1608 Scott
MALDONADO & CO., Inc., San Fran-cisco, New York and Seattle. Per-manent offices 2020 Buchanan st
MEYERSTEIN COMPANY, temporaryquarters 1901 Franklin st, SanFrancisco.
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MAGUIN/ LINDSAY, HAUX & BAR-RETT, Attorneys— Bso Fulton St.
MAXWELL McNUTT, 2511 Pacificaye.; phone West 224.
MAGNER BROS., formerly of 215 Cali-fornia st, now located at 1258 O'Far-rell st \u0084
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CALIFORNIA OPTICAL CO., 2109Fillmore
-St., hear' California—Will
resume business about May 8.
BYRON MAUZY, Pianos. Office andwarerooms^H6s O'Farrell st., bet.Franklin and • Gough.
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McCANN, ALLEN & COMPANY—199S Pacific avenue.
MERTEN & CO.—
Temporary offlco2010 Golden Gate aye.
LEVI, S., 1426 OTarrell St.—Store andOffice Fittings. Business Resumed.Plenty lumber.
BACIGALUPi; PETER—Phonographs,records, slot pianos and .machines.1107 Fillmore st .
LANDRY C/BABIN & CO., Real Es-tate and Insurance. 2301 Pine, cor.Fillmora Phone Geary 2711
JERSEY RANCH DAIRY still at oldaddress, 548 Castro st. BENEDICT
.BROS., proprietors.
ASHER & WISE, Attorneys-at-Law—Have offices at;2425 Sutter at., S. F.
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AUGUST JUNGBLUT COMPANY,Bil-liard and Pool Tables, 837 Fillmore.
BERTELINGrOPTICAL CO., 2505 Clayst., near Fillmore.
BISSINGER.&CO.y Hides, Pelts, Tal-low, etc.—l9o2,Broderickst. l
COMPLETE job«;printins office forsale in the/city; ready for work.920 Aivarado st.
CRIM & CO., 'RealIEstate and Insur-ance, 2301 Pine
- St., cor.,Flllmore.Phone Geary 27l. :
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CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY office,Northern Cal.(,Power Co., H. H.Moody. 1100 'Gough st.