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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
REDEMPTION BONDS.

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
FIRST REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS
Notice is hereby given that. pursuant to the
provision of article eight of the mortgage
from this company to the Central Trust Com
papy of New York. trustee. dated August /,
net income derived by 1t from the lines of
railroad therein mortgaged the sum of twen-
ty-f1ve thousand dollars in trust to be used
10 redeem said bonds, and that bonds issued
uIIder said mortgage will be redeemed there
with. Bids are hereby invited for the sur
render of such bonds at prices to be named
= b. the bidders. to the amount OF $26 go so.
IL the sinking fund. Such bids should be
presented TO this company at its office 100
Broadway, in the city of New York on or
before the 14th day of February, 1905 at ~
o'clock noon. and should be indorsed Bids
for Surrender OF Central Pacific Railway
Company First Refunding Bonds
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
By z. II. HARTMAN. President
New York, January 16 1905
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
BORN.

BEHRENs-rn this city, January 1e. 1905,
to the wife of H C. Behrens, daughter.
SANGUINETTT-In this city. January %.
1905 to the wife Of Fred Sanguinetti, son.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the san Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
Morning Sessina-Csomstocks.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
MARRIED,

wILSON-KEPNER-In this city. January Is,
1905, by the Rev. H. H. Bell, Andrew J.
Wilson and Mrs. Matte NJ. Kepner, both
OF this city.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28

OAKLAND HRRBOR FERRY
foot Of Market ST.
t7.16A.M. s.00A.m. 11.00A.M.
loo Pm. 500 ~. 5.i5 >. n.
for Morning for Afternoon-
tSunday excepted tSunday only
Saturday only. Monday only.
ssIups IT all stations Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
DIED.

DIED.
Abrams. Lipman-53. lMarwedel. Caroline-7s
Baron, Henry-S2. McCready, F. HP.-
Bazille. Jean-7s. Mitchell. William-69.
Beck Henrietta SIS Mckee. Mary C.
Beversdorff. r. H.-36. IPuccini, Rosa-3S
Camp, Silas VII. Quasi Charles-79.
Comperr. Arthur-21 Quinn Chas. J.-32
Conrad. Henry Al Severns Harry-14.
Fitzgerald. Nicholas. 6tohlmann, Elizabeth
Harkness, Leslie J. 20 years.
Hearn, John-49. fStripling Mrs. Grace
Herlihy, John ]. Taboas Hattie.
Henderson. Robt.-26. Tobin Clarie-6.
Hennessey, George A. White Dolores.
johnson. Ellen-21 dys Whitney Eila-56.
Konigsberg, Wm.-74. Wilkens, LdeutM.-42
Kirwesoja, Jennie--23. wilkins, Fred. A.-74
Lloyd, Mary P.-71 Wilmer, Barbara--77.
MacMullen, Robt.-2S. Zentner, Hilda-29 dys
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
MARROW STRUCK BY STORM
Great Damage to Property by Wind and
Hail. Two Injured.

Special to THE EAPREss.
NARROW. May I2:-This town
was struck by storm consisting
of rain, hail and very heavy wind
between nine and ten 0 o'clock this
morning. The storm came from
the northwest. About forty-fve
houses were damaged, some Of
them badly. Nearly all the avn
ings in the business section were
demolished. Several residences
were totally destroyed. The Cath
olic church was lifted from its
foundation So far only two in
jured have been reported. One Of
these was John Hutchinson S child
and the other unknown, their in
juries being serious. Both gins
were badly damaged. It is esti-
mated that the damage to property
will amount to SIS, 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

At a meeting at the
opera house this after.
noon $475 was SUBJ
|scribed and a commit
tee appointed to raise
additional money and
also clothing, bedding
etc. Bedding urgent
.ly needed. Send your
contributions to the
Smith building rear of
Citizens National bank
before 9 a. M, Satur-
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

is in urgent need of help.
The following messages came
this morning.
Snyder, Okla, May II, 500 p.
m.-Chickasha Commercial Club:
Nearly entire town wiped up by
cyclone would appreciate financial
assistance. Snyder Business Men.
Snyder, Okla, May III, 500, p.
nc. H. Evans, Chickasha. 1T:
Snyder is in need of bread, cook
ed meats. Do what you can at
once to start 500 loaves and any
thing else you can secure. Send
to P. R. Prichard, payment guar
antteed. -Granlee.
Snyder, Okla, May II, 10 a. m.
&c. H. Evans, Chickasha l. T:
Heavy hail, rain and wind this
morning. injured drenched, no
roof, six inches of water on
streets, must have bread, cooked
meats, cots, collins and help. w.
F. Granlee.
In response TO the above appeals
a committee bought up all the
bread and cooked meats that could
be secured in town and shipped it
over the Frisco this morning. A
meeting was called for this after
noon and a general relief fnnd was,
raised.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
DESTRUCTION DSOLATON AND DEATH IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM

situation. Over II per cent of the
population is dead and over 80 per
cent is wounded. Ninety per cent
of the town is total wreck and
the loss cannot possibly estimated.
1t is thought that the death roll
will reach at least seventy-hve,
and some places as high as one
hundred. There are over two
hundred wounded.
Hobart, Okla, May 1.-THE
reports still are that the casualty
list will exceed 200.
Scraps of information reaching
here do not give names of the dead
or injured. The telephone ex-
change at Snyder is gone, and all
are working.
A partial list Of the property los
ses is as follow:
Bank of Snyder, wooden building
one story.
The Hilton hotel large two-story
frame, just opened on Saturday.
Farmers and Merchants bank,
two-story wooden structure.
The Davis & Griffin block, stone
75x8o feet, two stories high.
Two story stone building belon
ging to Robert Pritchard.
The Snyder hotel, a two-story
wooden structure,
The Hall Street Furniture com
pany stock and building,
Tennyson & Hoffmaster, large
stock of dry goods.
Miller Bros, large stock of dry
goods.
Snyder Hardware company,
large stock of hardware.
Stofer Hardware company stock
Of hardware.
Joyce Grocery company, stock
of groceries.
Davidson Grocery company.
stock of groceries.
Joseph Morris, stock Of groceries,
Snyder Gin company gin.
Burnett Gin company, gin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Hobart, Okla, May II, u 80
P. m. Snyder. a hustling little
city Of $500 inhabitants, was al
most completely swiped off the
map at SIS last evening. Oyer
100 persons lost their lives either
outright or later died in hospitals.
There is not building left in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

city that is not more of less dam
aged, and over seyen-eighths of
the buildings are a total loss. The
storm, a regular cyclone of the
twister variety, swept down on
the unsuspecting people just after
dark, with its deadly devasta ting
effect There is not a building
left standing on the north side of
the track or west of the postoffice.
The Frisco roundhouse, two gins,
the compress, three hotels, ETC.,
were totally wrecked by the storm.
Relief trims were run to the
devastated city from Hobart and
Quanch, and the injured are now
receiving the best of attention.
Drs. Holland, York, Gotcher,
Lloyd and Lowell went down from
Hobart and are there now. They
have been laboring necessarily to
to relieve the afflicted, which
number into the hundreds.
Every building standing was
converted into either a hospital or
morgue. Your correspondent is
now writing in a building which
contains sixty-seven dead bodies,
and wagons and relief parties are
constantly bringing in more.
The storm came from a south
westerly direction and covered a
width Of about a mile, totally
denolishing everything in its
wake, for ten miles southwest and
three miles northeast Of Snyder.
Whole families were wiped out.
The Fessenders lost seven in
their family.
w. H. Hibbard, superintendent
Of schools, was killed; also his and
mother, who were there on a visit.
One boy, the only one in the Hi
bord family, escaped with slight
injuries.
Three babies in the Crook fam
lily, the entire offspring, were XII
led, the eldest being three years
old; the infant, three months old,
was blown from its mothers arms
and its brains smashed out against
a brick wall.
One of the saddest cases was Col.
Williamson. When the storm
struck Snyder, Williamson grabbed
at womad who he thought was
his wife and hurried away to a
place of safety. when out of danger
he discovered the woman was not
his wife. Later his wife was
brought to the temporary morgue
with her head completely severed
from the body.
1t is impossible to describe the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

two sons.
Jones. G. c., wife and three
children.
Frank Jones family at 0iustee.
M'Cart. James and wife.
Moody, Mrs. NJ.
Murphy. Miss. of St. Louis.
Moss, Mr..
Orcutt. Mr..
Ralston family, at Olustee.
Russell, Laura.
Redwick, Mrs. Fannie, o.
Sims. Mr., wife and daugher.
Staley, pearl, of Troyer, Okla.
Stubblefield, William.
Stubblefield, Mrs. c. P.
Sutherland, J.P., and wife.
Stuzel, Chas., 90.
Unidentified man, woman and
twoc hildren.
Unknown family Of four, IS
miles northeast.
Weaver, Mr.. and wife and three
children.
Williamson, Mrs. Colonel, 26.
The following are seriously in
jured.
Bailey, Mrs. Geo. w. leg broken.
Busser, Grace and Fred, injury
TO head and body.
Beckwith, II.
Beckwith. II. L.
Crook, N A. and wife, skulls
fractured; may die
Crook, Nelly
Crook, J A.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
And the List Crows Ninety One are Dead in
Snyder and Twenty-Five in Surround
ing Country Once Quiet
Little City Now a Scene
of Desolation

The death list 50 far is as follows:
Attawa, Mr.. wife and child.
Attaway, Dewey.
Beckwith, Mrs.E P, aged "a.
Beeman, c. w.
Beeman, Earl.
Bueser, w. R. and wife.
Bueser, Russel, IS.
Barns, c. L., 50.
Bailey, George W., 40.
Buskirk, Alvan, ~.
Baker, Florence.
Biggs, Mrs. Mary.
Crook and two children.
Crump. Fred, Io.
Coleman, Mrs. Loreen and three
children.
Davis, Geo. wife and child.
Donovan, c. c., zs.
Dorcutt, Mrs.
Edwards, Miss Lula.
Engles family, three persons, s VI
miles southwest.
Fessenden, s. s., wife and four
children.
Fessenden, H.H.
Fessenden. Miss.
Gorton, Harola IL. son Of Ter
ritorial oil inspector
Hudson, Mrs. 50 and three
children. late Of Alabama.
Hibbard, Prof. c. p, wife two
children. father and mother.
Hughes, Mr.. wife and son, 5
miles west 81 Olustee.
Joilsoi Mrs Mary, 4o aud.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Special to THE EXPRESS
Snyder. May 1871 P. NAT
this hour the dead list numbers 81
in the city Reports from the sur
rounding country tell Of the death
of Is persons. The injured list
numbers over I59 Of whom there
are probably sixty-hve whose in
iuries are serious. 1t is not impro-
bable that SO of these will die.
The sufferings Of the injured
were intensified BY the storm that
came this morning, deluging the
City with rain and hail.
Not a house was left standing
in the north part Of town The
business houses are only partially
destroyed, but nearly all Of them
had either the roof or fronts blown
off. The south part Of town escaped
without great damage Hundreds
of people were saved by going into
caves and cellars. 1t was s:43 at
night when the tornado swooped
down Oh the town. 1t was preceded
by terrific rain storm and the
ominous cloudsgave warning to the
Many of the injured have been
sent toHobart, Relief is comingin on
trains. Oklahoma City sent a car
load of provisions and other towns
are responding nobly. Besides the
dead and injured who demand at
tention, there are hundreds Of en-
tire families left absolutely desti-
tute.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED SOULS QUICKLY SENT INTO ETERNITY.

Carson, Mr., of Norman. Okla.
Coleman, Florence.
Craver, J. Y.
Dunr Alice.
Eagan, J.. NJ, seriously.
Francis, attorney
Gill, Eva.
Harrison, Ed, skull fractured.
Hudson, Mrs, fatally
Hudson, Lena.
Hudson, Sanderson.
Hale S. c.
Jones, Clarence.
Kidd, Artur H.
Lawson, John.
Lawson, Martha H.
Leggler, Letta ]
Lee Sam.
Murphy, Matilda; may die
Millard. Joseph.
Mize, Mrs. Mary.
Miller, Mrs. DR..
Orchard, AL.
Pokon, Jenna.
Pulson, c. c.
Sutherland, Ruby.
Sigler, J. H.
Stringheld, Mr.
Spears, Pearl.
Townsend, John.
Vance, manager of telephone ex-
change.
Williamson, Mrs; probably fa-
tai.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Describe the Horrible
Stricken CityHapIess Victims Are in Pitabe Plight
Rendered HOmeleSS-Help
and Many Cities Observation-Disclosures Helps
Her NeghbOrs Unfortunate Victims
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
SNYDER CALLS FOR HELP
chickasha Sends Help To The Suffering.
Meeting Held.

Snyder. the storm stricken city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
ARE ALL TALKING.
What Newspapers of the State
Say About Legislature.
Wichita Papers Disagree Con-
corning Husey's Bill.
ROAST FOR LELAND
Henry Allen Takes a Shot at
Salt Plant Bill.
ssBrOwn Of Brown Has a Fight
on at Home.

There seems to be a radical differ
ence of opinion about the character
of the new registration bill proposed
by Representative Husey of Wichita.
His own people at home express some
interesting views on the subject. The
Wichita c says:
ut Is 2 Vicious Measure.
Representative Husey has intro
duced a bill in the legislature on the
subject of registration that does not
meet with the approval of voters. The
measure, instead of providing add
tionaI safeguards for the electorate,
removes restrictions already in ex-
istence n makes fraud easier.
There are some Objectionable
points about the present system of
registration. The law might be amend
ed to make re-registration necessary
My once in two years, as important
elections occur only biennially. A pro-
vision giving a legal voter who was
prevented from registering by absence
from the city the right to cast a bal
lot, the law, as it stands, does
not allow a voter to be sworn in at
the polls. In some states provision is
made for that and separate ecord is
kept of such votes, for v~erification of
the oat
But to make registration a mere
& ~ SIMPLY AAS In
from year to year, nullif1eS every pro-
vision of the registration statute. It
does away with the prime object of
registration-that of preventing illegal
voting.
"Kansas has had too much expert
ence with fraud to stand for anything
of that kind and it is to be sincerely
hoped that Representative Husey's bill
will meet the fate it deserves. The
measure is a vicious one from every
point Of view and should not be al
lowed to become a law. 1t has not a
single redeeming feature"
The Wichita Eagle seems to have a
decidedly different idea of the situa-
ton. 1t says:
sHusey's Bill All Right.
1.-The bill introduced in the lower
house of the Kansas legislature by
Representative Husey of this city,
ought to be passed for the simple rea-
son that it will secure as exact justice
as the present registration law and
will be a great convenience to the
people of the cities of this state.
THE man of business has never
been able to see the necessity of his
going to the city clerks Office every
spring to register when the city clerk
and pretty nearly every person in the
town knows exactly where he lives.
Under the present law If he fails to go
to the city clerks office and register
he is not a legal voter in his precinct,
while the hoater, who perhaps came
10 Lne town on rpo to vote, and
registers. is considered a legal voter
Henry Allen, in the Parsons Sun,
takes this shot at Cyrus Leland's salt
plant bill: THE proposition to estab-
lish a salt plant in Hutchinson to be
operated by the convicts al the reform
atory is again being agitated. Nothing
is farther from the spirit of American
citizenship than the placing of convict
labor in competition with free labor.
Even the mining of coal at the peniten-
tiary should be confined to production
Of only so much coal as can be used By
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

Until recently it has always been the
custom to change the mail cars on the
Golden State limited at FL Paso, Tex.
When the west bound Golden State ar
rived at FL Paso the Rock Island mail
car has always been taken out and a
Southern Pacific mail car substituted and
the mail transferred The programme was
reversed on the east bound trains, the S.
P car being taken out and replaced by a
r. l. car. 1t was found by experience
that the change consumed a great deal of
valuab time. This was especially no.
ticed when the trains were late. at which
time % minutes could not well be spared.
Hence the decision that mail cars should
not be changed. This means that the S.
r. car on the east bound train will 90
through to Chicago and the Rock Island
car will go to Los Angeles and back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
THE PIPE LAYERS ARRESTED.
The Arkansas City Council Passed a
Special Ordinance.

Arkansas City, Kan. Jan. 24.-City Of
fcers arrested L. A. Bond, field manager
for the Mountaineering syndicate, and A.
Cummings, contractor for the company,
late Monday afternoon for laying a pipe
line from the syndicate's gas wells north
west of here into town. Both men were
released until today. The company was
granted a franchise some time ago and
began making preparations to pipe the
gas into the plant of the old artificial gas
Company. which it had acquired.
The actual work of digging the trenche
and laying the pipe began in the morning
and continued without interruption until
nearly 4 o'clock. Then the council met in
special session, passed ar ordinance max
ing it a misdemeanOr for-any one to lay
pipe except under the supervision of the
city engineer, and providing for the ar
rest of all laborers on such work. This
became a law upon its publication in the
official city paper at 5 o'clock.
There were 100 men On the work and
they were ordered to quit. Six guards
armed with shotguns took their places in
the ditch. Nearly a mile of pipe was laid
before the work was stopped and If the
men had been allowed to proceed it would
have been completed to the city limits by
morning. The city apparently is in a po-
sition to delay the work until the passage
of the bill now in the legislature provid-
ing that franchises must be obtained in
cities of the second and third class before
pine can be laid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Grafstrom Memorial Fund
Amounted to $500.
That Sum Has Been Invested in
Railroad Stock.
TRANSFER TO WIDOW.
Mrs. Grafstrom VIII Receive
the Dividends.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
i'm Railroad Circles.

A sum amounting to $500 was
raised for the Grafstrom memorial
fund. 1t will be remembered that Ed
ward Grafstrom, who was in the me-
chanical engineering department of
the Santa Fe railway in Topeka, lost
his life while ~heroically trying to save
the lives of the residents of the low
lands in North Topeka during the
food of 1908.
A fiat bottom boat was built in the
Santa Fe shops, and a gasoline engine
placed in it for motive power. On one
of its trips of mercy, it %foundered in
the swift current of the Kaw river,
and was caDsized. Several persons
who were in the boat came near to
losing their lives, but Mr. Graftstrom
was the only one to suffer that mis-
fortune. Mr.. Grafstrom was known
as a good swimmer, but he was un-
able to cope with the swift current.
because he wore a heavy Overcoat and
rubber boots, which prevented him
from saving himself.
A memorial fund was started, which
grew TO $500 It was decided to in
vest the money in some substantial
stock for he benefit of his widow. and
accordingly Illinois Central stock to
that amount has been transferred to
Mrs. GraftstrOm. The following let
ter to the Engineering Review. from
the treasurer OF n tund is self ex-
planatory:
Columbus. O.. Jan. 10, 1905.
Editor Railway and Engineering Re
view:
I beg to state for your information
that n amount finally raised for the
Grafstron memorial fund amounted
to $500. and that Mr.. w. H. Miner.
the original mover in this, and myself,
after consulting with a number of the
contributors and others interested, de-
cided that the best disposition of the
fund would be to make a good invest
ment for the benefit of Mrs. Graf
strom and turn it over to her. As a
result, it was decided to purchase
Illinois Central railroad stock, which
was done, and the stock is now in her
possession As treasurer of this fund.
l beg to take his opportunity to
tnank al of the contributors for their
generous Cooperation.
S p. BUSH, Treas,
The Buckeye Steel Casting Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

which since becoming the property Of
H. McCarren, jr., is running consistent
", had little trouble and was allowed
to show the for the entire distance
and won by a length from Baikal, which
in turn, on his own courage, peat Payne
by a length for the place. Mamie
Worth easily outclassed her company
in the third race at five and a half fur
longs and won in a common canter by
a couple of lengths from Follies Ber-
CERES. Incense had a tight fit to land
the purse in the fourth; but an ener-
getic ride on Creamer's part STAYED off
defeat from Massa by a head Massa
secured the place five lengths before
Minna Baker. at 80 to 1 in the
betting, was the biggest surprise of the
afternoon by her easy victory in the
opening race. The Griffin pair, Mathis
and Saidora, were the 2 to 5 favorites
In the race, but finished behind the
other Gavin c. and Gigantic had little
trouble winning their respective races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
RESIGNS.
General superintendent of Santa Fe
Coast Lines Goes to Chicago.

&OltIE 4AA4ACS NOS0 ~ SAAN02O
A Los Angeles Dispatch says: Re
ports from Chicago to the effect that
Finley J. Shepard, general superin-
tendent of the cOas lines of the Santa
Fe system, had rendered his resigna-
ton, were confirmed today by Mr..
Shepard himself He is more than
satisfied with the new position he will
AXE for a large and prominent Chi
cagO concern manufacturing raiIway
supplies.
Mr.. Shepard's resignation was
handed in several weeks ago while he
was in Chicago, and it is to take effect
at the convenience OF the
before assuming his new duties. His
his territory probably viii cover all
the railway divisions west of that city.
General Superintendent Shepard is
well adapted for the railway supply
business, as he is thoroughly acquaint-
ed with railway affairs from beginning
to end.
Mr.. Shepard has been in
active railroad business for sixteen
years. AS q youth he entered the en-
ploy Of the North Pacific Railroad
company, and worked his way up
from a clerical position to that of as
sistant general manager. He was in
the employ of the Northern Pacific for
twelve years. Then the general man
ager of the Santa Fe system discover
ed him and engaged his services for
the Chicago Offices of the Santa Fe.
After one years service in the Chicago
offices General Manager Wells brought
Mr.. Shepard to Los Angeles.