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OuturoWn Its Capacity.

Several additional pens n chutes
will be built at the stock yards, The
business having already outgrown the
capacity of the yards to accommodate
the stock coming. The secretary of
agriculture has ruled that Utah and
Idaho stockmen, who have heretofore
been compelled to stop at Green River
and Rawlins, may now stretch Tho
time limit a little and feed at Laramie
instead. The orders for the material
for the additional fences and loading
cbUies has gone forward aud the work
will be undertaken upon the arrival Of
the material.
, 1906-04-18
Details of the Disaster.

San francisco, CAL, April ia
$40 O'Clock this morning occurred the
most terrific and calamitous earth
quake vel known in the history OF
the Pacific coast. Buildings toppled
and fell in every direction. The police
patrol is carting the dead from the
buildings.
Fire Raging and No Water.
Fire broke out in the wholesale
houses near the water front and other
localities, and with no water to fight
it. The city is abandoned as if men.
aced by a terrific foe. The Postal Tel
egraph building is wrecked and most
of the Postal and Cable employees fled
for their lives. At 7:3O o'clock com.
munication on a single wire was es
tablished with Ash Fork and Los
Angeles.
Shock Felt to Southwark.
The shock was felt as far south as
Santa Barbara, but was not felt ii
Los Angeles. All the power lines in
the city are wrecked. The Pacific ca
BILE was not damaged, but the loss Of
power seriously cripples communica
ton, and it is unsafe as yet to remain
in the offices.
Many Shocks Follow.
There has been a slight shock every
few minutes since the heavy one
There was a terrific panic in the city
everyone rushing to the streets. MANY
hundreds are reported killed south o.
Market street, where several disas
trous fires are raging.
Residence District Unaffected.
No damage of a serious nature Oh
loss of life is reported from the resi-
dence districts. Considerable damage
from the earthquake is reported al
having occurred in the city OF Sacra
mento, as well as in San Francisco.
People Fleeing to Hills.
At 9 o'clock the city was panic
stricken and people are fleeing in al
directions to the hills and residence
sections. The greatest distress
caused by the w%reckage of the waite
plant and the breaking out of man,
fires. Down town the city looks a
though it was destroyed.
City Hall Topples Over.
The upper part of the city hall tor
pied over and many of the high build
, 1906-04-18
PRESBYTERY WILL
BEGIN THIS EVENING.

The spring meeting of the Presby-
terry of wyoming, Presbyterian church,
embracing about fifteen charges in the
state, begins here tonight, opening
with a song srvice led by Rev. j. J. G.
Graham of Rawlins, followed by the
annual sermon by Rev. A. T. Gordon
Mackey of Cheyenne n the election
of officers for the session. Rev. A. c.
Hogbin, the present moderator, will
preside at the first session. The pres
bytery will conclude its labors tomor-
row. The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society will hold its annual
meeting tomorrow.
, 1906-04-18
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERS TREMEN
DOUS LOSS OF LIFE. AND UN-
PRECEDENTED DESTRUC-
TON OF PROPERTY

Seismic Disturbance at Early Hour This Morning Causes Several Buildings
to Fall and Water Works Were Put Out of Commission, So That Fire Fol-
lowing the Collapse of the Buildings Threatens Entire Cty-TeIegraph
Wires Broken and Communication Difficult and Appalling List of Cas-
uaties Cannot Be even-Thousands of People Killed and Millions of
Dollars Desroyed-PeopIe Fleeing to Hills and to Suburbs, as Earth
Continued to Tremble Long After First shOck-Late Reports Indicate
That Whole of Commercial Center of City Is Doomed by Fire, Whose
Ravaees Department Is Unable to stay-Newspaper Offices Leveled and
One Hundred Persons Taken Dead From One House.
, 1906-04-18
Railroad Notes,

T~rainmaster f. C. Let's returned
last night from Cheyenne and was at
his office here during the forenoon.
Roadmaster ]. S. Liddell was on the
western part Of his district yesterday.
The Los Angeles train was four
hours late today.
Superintendent Anderson is out
west.
, 1906-04-18
Suburbs of City Affected.

New York, April 1S.-A Western I'm
ion message from Sacramento says
that so heavy was the earthquake that
clocks were stopped at Sis. Three
miles of railway sunk out of sight be
tween Susan and Benecia, and the
wires went with the tracks. At Pleas,
anton railroad cars were turned yer.
At Tracey many chimneys fell. There
were big fires in Berkeley and Oakland,
suburbs of San Francisco.
, 1906-04-18
An Enormous Death List.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1S.-Wire
communication has been secured with
San Francisco, or at least its vicinity,
and the story that comes from there is
simply terrible. No one knows what
the death list will be at u o'clock, but
some put it as high as 1900. A dis
patch to the Southern Pacific office
states this, but it is believed to be
incredible.
Quake but a Starter.
The earthquake simply began the
work of destruction. 1t is fire hat is
destroying the town, and it seems
nothing can save it. The wind is
blowing, fortunately, in the direction
of the river, and there the flames may
exhaust themselves.
Firemen Are Powerless.
The water plant being destroyed, the
firemen are powerless. Every effort is
being made to gather in the dead.
The theaters have been turned into
hospitals and charnel houses, and at
some places the dead are piled four
and five deep. At least 600 corpses
have been gathered. There have been
no shocks of the earthquake for the
last two or three hours, but San Fran
cisco seems to be doomed.
Reports Grow Worse.
Allowing for all exaggerated reports
that come from there at this hour, and
the excitement that generates these
stories, it is very fair to state at this
moment that 500, OO0, 900 of property
has been destroyed and several thou
sand lives lost.
Scene Beyond Description.
Nearly all the shipping has been
moved out in the bay, and eve u to
sea to save it from destruction. The
horror of the scene at this time beg
gars all description. The people are
simply beside themselves with fright
and sorrow.
Commercial Center Eaten Up.
Up to the present time no loss has
happened in the residence district, but
the very heart of the city, its COM
mercial center, seems to be slowly
eaten up. Thousands have crossed
over to Oakland, and the trains are
carrying them away into the country.
, 1906-04-18
Express officials Visit City.

F. C. Gentsch of Chicago, general
superintendent of the Pacific Express
company, and G. B. Patterson of Oma-
ha, superintendent of the Nebraska d.
vision of hat company, passed through
the city this afternoon, en- route to
Salt Lake and points west, and were
joined here by R. S. Towne of Chey-
enne, the route agent for the Rocky
mountain division. Mr.. Towne came
last night and spent the forenoon in
Agent Larson's office.
, 1906-04-18
Whole CITY Burninu Up,

New York, April 1S.-Hutton & Co.,
merchants, received this dispatch at
Has a. m: THE best and most &C
curate information regarding San Fran
cisco indicates that the whole city is
burning. From the highest point of
San Jose San Francisco can be seen
ablaze.'
, 1906-04-18
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER TAKES
POSITION AS RICHEST INDI-
ViDUAL IN WORLD AT
PRESENT TIME.
Standard Oil company's Assets Shown
to Be Eight Hundred Millions, Oil
Trust Shares Worth Five Hundred
Millions and Other investments
Bring His Wealth to Billion Mark
Boy Restores Million Dollars.

New York, April 18.-Statements
have been filed by the Standard Oil
company showing that its assets are
$500, 0O0, 900. John D.. Rockefeller owns
the majority of the stock. His oil
trust shares are worth $500, O00, 900.
His investments in other properties
easily figure the same amount, so that
he is now positively a Millionaire.
, 1906-04-18

draulic press would start the piece.
The large stationary boiler at the
shops will be cut out tomorrow aud
a new set of flues will replace the
present old set. The boiler of engine
No. 1887, which was in the wreck at
Hanna a week ago today, will be con-
nected with the steam system through
the roundhouse, and in connection with
the second stationary boiler will sup
ply steam while the large boiler is
being repaired.
, 1906-04-18
Coming Home soon.
GRAND MASTER MARRIED.
Head of Firemen's Brotherhood Takes
Unto Himself a Wife.

st. Paul, April 1S.-John ]. Hanra-
han, grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, was married
here Monday to Miss Katherine Sulli-
van, daughter of the former county
auditor, D. NJ. Sullivan. President Hill
of the Great Northern rendered Mr..
Hanrahan his private car for a wedding
journey to the coast.
, 1906-04-18
Found a Fortune.

New York, april 1S.-Ernest Chap
man picked up a pocketbook contain
ing money, bonds and drafts to the
value of $780, 900. He succeeded in
finding the owner, who handed him a
%ten-dollar bill. Chapman declined, say
ing he much preferred a simple thank
YOU"
, 1906-04-18
Notes From the ROLLING Mills.

Both trains of rolls were going to
day.
The track bolt machine was run.
ming today.
F. w. Neal, employed on one of the
telegraph" lines between the furnace
and the big mill, had one hand slightly
injured in a part of the machinery this
morning, necessitating a short layoff.
He was treated by DR.. Stevens, the
company surgeon.
, 1906-04-18
Fire Is Beyond Control.

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1S.-A West
ern Union dispatch at HOS from San
Francisco, says the fire is beyond con
troll now and is destroying Market
street. 1t has reached the Palace hotel.
Both the Western Union and Postal
buildings are completely destroyed.
The loss of life is now estimated at
two thousand.
, 1906-04-18
DoubIe-Header Fruit Train.

A special train of thirty-fve cars
of California citrous fruit, drawn by
two engines, Nos. 1907 and 1851, in
charge of Engineers Hunt II Hef-
from, reached the city from the west
at 9 o'clock this morning and was sent
forw9 ID in a very few minutes, under
EXPEDITE orders.
, 1906-04-18
Three Hundred Bodies Collected.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1S.-Three
hundred dead have been collected at
San Francisco, Mechanics pavilion
has been made into a morgue. More
corpses ire constantly being brought
in. Flames are blazing in a dozen
places. The utter ruin of the business
section seems inevitable.
, 1906-04-18
ALMOST lEvELED
BY EARTHQUAKE

and Oakland, suburbs of San Fran
cisco. Railroad trans running to tina
section are travelling very slowly, ow-
ing to the lack of wires. The ground
below kearney street sank ten feet in
places.
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9 San Francisco, Cal, April Is, 9
g 2 p. m.-The fires are still raging 9
9 and the supply of dynamite is 9
@ about exhausted. The worst dam 9
@ age is over, however. General .
@ Fred Funston marched practically .
@ the entire garrison from the Pre- 9
Q sidio into the city and the soldiers Q
@ are keeping the people out of the 9
@ dangerous districts inc from tot 9
@ tering buildings. The dome of g
@ the city hall fell in with terrific @
@ crash. The Majestic theater is a 9
g mass of ruins and the Studebaker g
@ block has collapsed. The largest 6
@ section destroyed by fire is four G
@ blocks along Market street, be 9
@ tween First and Third. Sou 9
@ more blocks between Sansome, Q
Q Front, Pine and Sacramento Q
@ street are also burned black. The @
@ Rialto building, a steel structure, 9
@ was destroyed by fire. Most of Q
@ the big firms along Battery street Q
@ are burned out. The greatest loss G
@ of life is in the section in which G
@ the lcs- priced lodging houses pre- .
@ vail. The general exodus to Oak 9
O land continues. The Scripps-Mc- 9
@ Rae Press building was destroyed. 9
, 1906-04-18
FIGHT ARRANGED.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack O'Brien Are
Now Matched.

New York, April 1S,-May 80, Decor
alton day. has been selected by Tom
O'Rourke of the Tuxedo club at Es-
sington, Pa, for the twenty-five round
battle between Robert Fitzsimmons
and Jack O'Brien.
, 1906-04-18
Popular Conductor Reinstated.

Conductor Charles Friday of this
city, who was laid off some time ago
on account of some trouble, was re
instated this morning and VIII be as
signed to his old run between this city
and Rawlins.
, 1906-04-18

Dead May Reach Twenty Thousand.
Houston, Texas, April 1S.-Vice Pres
ident Fay of the Southern Pacific has
received the report that the dead will
reach 10000.
, 1906-04-18
Railroads Sending Reports

Chicago, ILL.,, April 1S.-A Rock ISL
and message, timed 11:43, says that
San Francisco is being wiped out by
continuous earthquakes. Fire is work.
ing towards the docks unmolested. The
water works are out of commission.
, 1906-04-18
BUY FARM
ON PLAINS
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS WILL
ENGAGE IN SCIENTIFIC AGRI-
CULTURE AND STOCK.
Prof. 3. C. Buffum to Devote His Time
to Farming and Prof. G. e. Morton
to Stock Breedins-Large Number
of Transfers of Real Estate Filed
for Record.

A warranty deed was filed for record
in the county clerks office late yester-
day afternoon transferring from Ernest
A.. Upper and wife to Bert G. Buffum
and George e. Morton, share and share
alike, 1925 acres adjoining the ex-
pertinent farm, in section l, township
Is, range IA, where the gentlemen will
engage in scientific farming on an ex
~tensive scale, Prof. Buffum having
charge of the agricultural end of the
business and Prof. Morton the live
stock end. A good deal of attention
will be devoted to the live stock feat
ure, at the same time the ground re,
ceiving scientific care in preparation
and growing of crops. Work will be
started as o o as the weather will
hermit.
, 1906-04-18
Vibrations Still Noticeable

Washington, d. c., April 1S.-At
1880 o'clock the seismograph is still
recording vibrations, but the oscilla-
tions are gradually weakening.
, 1906-04-18
Wires Down West of oqden.

Ogden, Utah, April 1S.-The wire of
the Union Pacific is down west Of here.
The earthquake, it seems, extended
several hundred miles.
, 1906-04-18
BRYAN Goinu to HOLY Land.

New York, April 1S.-A cable from
Cairo today says that William Jen-
nings Bryan will leave there tomorrow
for a tour of the Holy Land.
, 1906-04-18
Bio Day in Real Estate.

This was one of the biggest days
in transfers the county clerk has had
for some time, the list including four
United States patents and several war
ranty deeds. The United States pat
ents were as follows: George H. Bin
ford, dated November 5, 1890, $50
acres in section IS, township 81, range
10; George H. Binford, dated Janu-
airy 81. 1908, 100 acres in sections IT
and IS, township 81, range 10; George
H. Binford, dated June %, 1903, sc
acres in sections Is and 10, township
81, range 70; William J.. Broadhurst
dated April 20, 1891, 1875 acres in
section IS, township 10, range 70.
Several Ranches Sold.
Frank J, PilIman and wife sold to
John F. ~Buckendorf, for 5000, two
tracts, one in section IS, township 10,
range 70, and the other in section 10,
township 10, range 70 The Union Pa,
cifc Railroad company sold to Frank ].
Pillman 100 acres in section 10, town,
ship 10, range 70, for $154.4O. Samuel
Pate and wife disposed of to George H.
Binford 100 acres in section "a, town,
ship 81, range II, for 81. George H.
Binford sold by warranty to Thomas
A. Shaw, for $4,000, lands in sections
II, IS and 10, township 27, range 20,
and section "a, township 81, range II.
Proofs of Labor Filed.
n. f. Gresley, C. G. Logan and
James Terry filed proofs of labor on the
John D. Nos. 8 and 4 mining claims, in
sections 10 and 16, township IA
ranga IT
, 1906-04-18
AT
BIG DINNER
FIFTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF
MARRIAGE CELEBRATED IN
SAN DIEGO BY FRIENDS.
Among the Guests Were Daughter of
the %Ivinsons, Mrs. NJ. E. Grow,
Miss Elizabeth Grow, Lieutenant
and Mrs. c. c. Jewell, William G.
FeWeIl and Others.

The following account of a celebra-
ton in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ivinson at Hotel del Coronado, San
Diego, Cal, on the evening of the 18th
is from a San Diego special to a San
Francisco paper:
Four Generations Present.
Four generations celebrated, Thurs
day evening, the ffty-second wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.
inson at Del Coronado at a dinner par.
ty given in the main dining room. The
guests were their daughter, Mrs. NJ.
IE. Grow, and her daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Grow, Lieutenant and Mrs. c. Z.
Fewell, the latter being the grand
daughter of Mr.. INT Mrs. lvinson, and
their young son, William Galusha Few
ell, and Miss Edith McLoid.
Married In New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivinson were married
in New York, where they had lived un-
til coming to California, twenty years
ago where they have since lived a part
of the time, most of that time being
spent in San Diego. They are from
Laramie, Wyo., where they make their
home with the exception Of winters,
which they spend in southern Califor-
mia.
Coming Home Soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. lvinson will remain
here until after the banquet to Rear
Admiral Goodrich, when he n Mrs.
lIyinson will leave for their home at
Laramie, which they will reach about
the middle Of May, after making many
stops at points of interest on the trip
, 1906-04-18
President Using Only Wire.

Q President Using Only Wire. c
Q San Francisco, Cal, April IS, c
0 4 p. m.-The only wire working c
, eastward is in constant use, the 9
0 president of the telegraph COM 6
Q pany and the president of the c
@ United States using it to confer c
, regarding the part the federal 9
Q government shall take in reliev- c
Q ing distress here. G
. Q 9 @ @ Q @ Q G Q G Q 9 9 c
, 1906-04-18

Why not get all the news when 1t
is news by reading The Republican,
, 1906-04-18

Weekly Republican only 81 a year.
, 1906-04-18
THE RUSH
IS GREAT
IMMENSE BUSINESS ON UNION PA
CIFlC MAKING DEMAND FOR
ENGINES SOMETHING
TO BE NOTED.

Increase of Shop Force Seems Neces.
sary Unless There Be Increase of
Motive Power, and That viii Not
Entirely Relieve Stress-Interest-
ing Notes From Different Sources
Concerning Railroads and Men.
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always thought he was until the ex-
posture of his wrongdoing was made,
then he must have welcomed death as
happy issue out of all his trouble.
He was an old man. He had sounded
the depths and shadows of life. He
had run the gamut of human emotions.
He had felt the glorious thrills OF tri-
umph and the pangs of disappointed
ambition. He had associated. the
world around, with the men who give
impetus and tongue to the uplifting
thoughts of mankind that are hurry
ing us on to a civilization that will
eventually realize the poets dream OF
Utopia.
What he must have suffered in his
last days-what devils peopled his
brain, what repinings OF what might
have been must have depressed his
soul-who can imagine these. let alone
tell about them? Napoleon fretting
out his proud life on st. Helena never
was as unhappy as John ii. Mitchell
must have been while suffering
the stings Of humiliation after expos
ure and conviction came with
suddenness that carried him to the
depths of despair. He told more than
one Senator who had seen him since
his trouble that he would never go to
Jail"
HAD tnere been attempt TO consider
resolutions of respect for the memory
of Senator Mitchell it is likely that
there would have been objection.
There is a precedent for such action,
for when Senator Broderick. OF Cali
tornia, was killed in duel with Judge
Terry, of that State. resolutions of re-
spect were offered in the Senate. They
were opposed by Senator Foster. of
Connecticut, and the resolutions were
referred to n committee and never
were heard from afterward.
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GHOST POINTS WAY TO.GOLD.
Miners Story of Discovery of Rich
Mineral Deposit In UnexpIoredt
Canyon.

Bringing a large bottle filed with
almost pure gold, taken from lode
long hidden in mountain Businesses,
not great distance from Seattle, w.
e. Bartlett and M. G. Black, both we'll
known local business men. are reported
back after a perilous trip to the Cas-
cades.
Theirs, however, was labor richly
rewarded, though the story is so in.
terwoven with spiritualism and ro-
nance that it is well-nigh incredible.
Bartlett Is the grandson of ID. IL. In
gels, a miner of the early sos in those
parts. who was murdered in the hills
by his partner. The Bartlett family
are spiritualists, and Bartlett declares
that his dead and murdered grand
father, through a Portland medium,
appeared to him and described how
he could find the lost mine and that he
would be Independent for life.
Bartlett asserts positively that he
received specific directions from the
spirit of his grandfather how to pro
coed to the lost mine. Moreover, he
was told to select NJ. G. Black to ac-
company him. The men will not tell
OF the location Of their find, but say
1t cannot be reached save by making
an extremely dangerous trip and one
filled with hardship, especially at this
time OF the year, when the mountains
are firm in winters Icy grasp. In the
spring they will return and develop
their find.
In rough and mountainous section,
they say, they found a gray quartz
ledge, literally filled with precious
metal. Small pieces were broken OF,
pounded up in frying pan which they
had with them and the gold picked out.
Should the ledge prove as rich as the
samples, or even quarter as rich, a
man could pan out In a weeks time
enough Of the gold to make him
wealthy.
AS an evidence Of their find they
have the bottle of gold dust, which has
already been viewed by dozens of peo-
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Pence Now Reigns.

After warnings for more than a hun
dred years. in which time thousands
of lives have been sacrificed and the
greater portion Of the Washoe and
Piute Indian tribes wiped out, peace
has been declared between those tribes.
This arrangement was brought about
by Capt. Pete, head chief Of the Washoe
tribe. and Capt. Dave, head chief OF the
Piute tribe. They met I'm Reno, Nevada,
and through Johnny Kay, Capt. Dawes
lieutenant. the two old warriors shook
hands and for an hour or more over
the pipe OF peace discussed the plans
that led to the ending Of hostilities.
Now they are planning a big peace
dance 1t will take place at Sparks,
and for six days both tribes will Join
In celebrating the big event. The Piutes
once constituted one Of the largest
tribes in the Northwest and the Washoe
tribe was a close second.
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Ensy When Yon Know How.

A farmer left to his eldest son one
half Of his seventeen horses, TO his
second son one-third and TO his third
son One-ninth. The executor did not
know what TO do as seventeen viii not
divide evenly by neither two, three OF
nine. In the afternoon a neighbor
drove over and learning Of the diidcul-
ty said. Take my horse and you will
then have eighteen" The executor
then gave one-half, or nine. to the
eldest son; one-third or six, to the
second son; and one ninth. or two, TO
the youngest, and the nelghbOr took his
horse home and ever after called him
problem" I'm the morning and "SOlu-
ton" in the afternoon.
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freshman class Of the football team.
and actively participated in the pro
motion of college athletics.
Upon the completion of his course
at Harvard. Mr.. Longworth studied
law in the Cincinnati Law School, and
was admitted to the bar in 1894. He
served as a member of the school board
Of his home city until elected to the
Ohio House of Representatives in 1899.
by the incredibly small majority of
4. being the only Republican elected
that year. Subsequently he served In
the State Senate until elected to the
Fifty-eighth Congress, and was re-
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What Became ofthe Change.

Gen. Chaffee was once asked by a
soldier to lend him quarter.
Didn't you receive your month 8
pay yesterday" asked the General.
YES" said the veteran.
"Where's your money nowT
"Why 1 left the post and crossed the
ferry with $3.50. 1 met friend, and
we had dinner. The bill was 500.
Then 1 bought $1.OO worth of cigars;
then we went to the theatre for $500.
After theatre we went down to the
Bowery and spent $500 there"
"That makes $500" said the Cen
eral. What became of the other
fifty centsT
The old soldier seemed puzzled, and
finally said:
"why, l must have spent that fool
ishly"