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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27

saving valunhlc- from the ruins. Ia
nearly every instance such "ction has re-
suite III death to those who iricd it.
At Lnrkln and Suttcr 1t reefs two men
broke from the pnlirc and rushed into a
burning apartment house never To re-.
appear.
Probably 10000 refugees are strugg.
Ilng tO get out "f the city and hourly the
tnsli Is becoming more ditlult ns the
tire and h, at cut II avenue after avenue
uf cs ape. The street are filled with
struggling people. some CRYING and
weeping and calling for missing loved
ones. Crowjiug all sidewalks in the
threatened area are hundreds upon
hundreds OF housrhUldcrs attempting to
drag some OF their personal effects 10
places of safety. In some instances two
men with ropes are dragging trunks
chimes strapped to the trunks and other
articles equally ridiculous. Aguin wo-
men ARE rushing for III" hills. carrying
on their arms only the family cat or
bird cngc.
There Is no nii for anyone from ont
side sourcca. In the aw iul scramble Tor
safety the hall cra2 ii survlvOra disrr-
gard everything hut Thought OF tn, IN.
I selves In every excavation and hole
throughout the north beach household
Crs are buryIng household effects, thro y.
ing them into the bitches and covering
the holcs. Attempts are made to mark
the graves ~ the property su that IL can
10 recovered after the ilamc- arc up.
pcascd
The lack ~ water throughout tho
heat and the total ahapnce II food. has
driven people desperate and innocent
, vticma oi the Cainstrophr TINT has
/ viaitcd the once great city are at placcs
| invading whnt few buildings remain in
the hope uf finding something to cnt
| They only dcsiat when wnrncd or aho,
! by soldiora.
! At the terry building II crowd ~ II
thousand people were gathered Lcgging
! foI fool and transportation across the
! bay. Hundreds had not even the IL
cent? hrc tu Oakland. Most pf the
/ refugees Ht this pniu, we're Cinnamon
nnd ltnlinua, who He'd from tho burned
/ tcncmcnta with little or no personal
/ property.
Tonight the suffering to many frnu
hunger is extreme. On the wntcf front
what bread 'hnt IL to hc had is being
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27
To tho Farmers.

There are doubtless many far mcrs in
tho valleys OF Elko county TINT would
DO glad to contribute something to the
San francisco relief fund. I'm order &c
assist them in the good work, tho TNDE
PENDENT will receive and receipt for ali
subscriptions sent tO il and turn the
Same over To the relief committee here
II would help tho cause along il some
man i'll each valley would make house
Ia house canvass. In this way Nil would
DO given a chance to contribute the il
mite. Tho food situation ia relieved
for tho present, but more will 10 need
cd before tho people can help them.
selves, Tho food supply OF Elko is
about exhausted mud cash will bc re-.
quircd to purohasc other supplies. The
people OF Elko have responded literally
to the call, and those in tho country who
are aUle should do likewise. No matter
how smnll your contribution may be It
will thankfully received.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27

proclamation granting the permission
and urging the Odd Fellows Of Nevada
to respond literally to the call. Shortly
after dispatcb came from Penn sylvania
from Grand Sire Wright urging Grand
Master Eggers to take immediate
that action had already been taken. In
the evening Elko Lodge No. IL, /. o. ..
+. met and its response To the call WIS
liberal and prompt. Five hundfed dol
lars was the amount that the O III
Fellows of Elko sent to their suffer .ng
brethren i'll California; II the other
odge' OF Nevada do rs well, the hearts
OF the homeless, destitute Odd Fellows
viii be made glad.
While this action on the part Of
the EIko Odd Fellows deserves
the highest prais,. it but carries
out the teachings Of the Order. "To
visit the sick, relieve the distressed
and educate the orphan is the command
OF its laws and ;he O id Fellows Of Elko
have only obcycd the commanl.
Preparations for the celebration Of
April 2ith, the STth anniversary OF Odd
Fellowship i'll Ame -ica, were under way.
bnt this was dropped in order that the
lodge might make its liberal cOntribu
tiOn to the relief fun l..
All honor 10 tho brethren Of the triple
link.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27
The l:rlirC Fund

y meeting Of citizens was held in the
henderson Bank this forenoon to make
arrangements fpr the disposition OF tile
relief fund. john Henderson was
elected chairman and W. W. Booher
secretary. y general discussion fol-
lowed as to what was the best thing to
do with the fund subscribe / in or.ier to
max" !; tell Tor the immediate relief OF
San FraHcisco's distress. II was finally
decided to send Il carload uf cooked food
and other provisions md blankets. This
being settled Edgar Reinhart moved
that John Henderson. Judge Brown. Il.
IL. Mallri', J. \. Mcliride and T.. f..
Game nc appointed an executive com.
mite" to take general charge Of the
fund with power to appoint the ncccs.
sary sub-co nmittccs. This motion was
carried and tho general meeting ad.
journed. The executive COMMITTEES met
Immediately and appointed tho follow.
my sub. committees:
Provision COmmittec-W. +. Smith,
John Hunter and 4. Bruce.
Cooked Food Committee Every
! member Of the general committee.
! blanket, Comhittcc.- Edgar Reinhart
j. Englcr and Dave Casper.
! The high school boys canvasscd the
town this afternoon for bread aud other
cooked foot and met with a liberal
/ response.
! II is the intention Of tho committee to
lond the car tomorrow forenoon and have
IT ready To be picked up by one OF the
relief trims passing through.
Evcryb"dy j. urged to make dona'
tiona of cooked food. No matter how
smnll tho quantity may be it will be
thankfully received.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27
Graphic Account Of San
Francisco's Great
Disaster.

lh" following diapntch gives u graphic
account IT conditions III San Francisco
on the night ~ April l9ih:
Each succeeding hour the devastation
and destruction in this 1t rIrkcn and
prostate run ~ II city grows aud grows
.ht u o'clOCk tonight II sccIncd ns il moth
ing could save the comparatively email
portion "f the city that yet remains
unburncd. Tho entire business and
wholesale district IA now only glowing
furnace, wlnl" the giant Tongues of fire
have reached west twnri far beyond Vnn
Ness Avenue und If wiriug ont build.
Ipgs and scchiug more tu dcvour.
At O'cIuCh NJ iyur Schmitz and Chief
Dnan saw that the only hope Of eavIng
tho Western Addition with its forest Of
franc dwellings,. aud the Richmond dis.
trici with it's thousand uf home, was Ia
check the cruel march of the wall ot tire
at Van Nrss Avenue which CrOsEr.s the
city from north Ia suuth. where the rc.
iaIl stores and iiuc department huHsc
district cuds, and where the smaller res :
iicDCe begin. This avenue ~ 30 feet
wide md the possibilities ~ checking
march Of the iIamos here looked hopeful
to thnsr who were figuring ways and
means IN the hour of nwful horror
tho orders wHn given iC concentrate
every tire engine ~ the city tu this
avenue, 10 marshal troops "f soldiers
there. tho police and all tho army OF
workers and make one lHsi determined
stand tn save the remainder ~ the city.
Tho cooperation ~ the artillery was
secured and huge cannon were drawn
Ia the avenue hy the nndly dnahng
horses Ia aid The dynamit era IN blowing
up the nnnsuns of the millinnuirca on
the wi II silc ~ Van Nriel III Ord,r iu
prevent tho ilapca lrHprng acrOsa The
highway and starting on their uur,. .
strained awO"p ncro@ tho Western Addi.
tion.
Every available pound of dynamite
was hauled to tho spnt mud the sight was
ono of stupcndous and appalling havoc
M tho cannon wore trained on the
ptlncc and tho shot tore into the wall
and tnpplcd tho buildings IN crushing
ruin. AZ Oshcr pOInis the dynamite VIVA
used and house after lousc. excellent
dwellings, worth millions. wore lifted
into tho mir by the power " tho below.
ing bIhst mud dropped to the earth II
mhsa Of dust md dchrin.
Tho work WIS necessarily dnngcrous
md many Of tho exhausted wurkcra
k"p, going md work ng through u
stroich n' ~ hours without slccp aud
ecarccly my food through force oi
instinctivO horoism alone. Mnny hnvo
been killed while making this Inst dcs.
pcrnto stand, Many of the workers in
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27

placing the blasts took chances that
spelled injury or death.
Tho tire line at 6 u'rlock extend a
mile along the east side OF Van Ness
Avenue from Pacific street I" Ellis.
All behind tins excepting the Russian
I'LL region nud small district along
the north beach has been swept clean
10y the tldmc- and great steel huli- ~
buildings mmd pipes aud shafts aud
swrcs have been dropped into the mult.
cn mass Of debris like so much melted
wax
The steady booming Of the artillery
and ronr nf the dynamite above the
no" and cracking Of the flames con-
'inucA with muu"tunouI md daZlng
regularity. Such notices have been
hUmhlrdIng the ears IL the panic strIck &.
cn pcopl" since the earthquakes ~ forty.
eight hours ago. Ihoy have ceased to
heed the sonTd and rush pcll NELL
drowning their senses IN hcdlam Of
their own creation.
Thoro seemed tO hc an Irresistible
ppwor behind the flames that even the
desperately heroic measures beng
.nkcm at Van Ncsa avenue could not
stay.
While the heroic fire fighters were
making their last s'and at the fire line
"n Van Ness avrnu" panic rcigucd
among the survivors III other parts OF
the city. Tho intense heat and the alb.
scncc ~ water have ad,icI l." the horror
and ia" IT rain since Tho iirst beginning
81 the terrible calamity has been So mn.
spchkahly Terrible tint scores nave bc.
com" frnntir and others have dropped
frum exhaustion III the strccis. The
streets are still chukcd with rcfugca
hurry;ng hithcr nnd thithcr. scrambllng
wildly for an avenue NJ cErapc.
Since early morning. when the urcnt
rush uf flame duomnh the hntcl md
apartment house districts along Ellis.
Ol'nrrrl aud Suitcr strC"ie. mon, women
and children have been tuehur or
staggcrluR under heavy luada ~ luggage,
eunc to the ferries ni the water front in
tho hope uf getting tO Oakland and ,hc
onal side of The bay; others in The bills,
Golden Gate lHra, the Dcuan IIrnrh. the
i'rSidin and the San Mntcn way. Tho
trip To Tive hIlla aud Ia the water from,
WA ON" of terrible hnrdahip. Fam,gh.
ing women nud children nud ryhnu i,cd
mon were compelled to walk arvcn uilrs
: around tho north ehorc IN order Ia avoid
tho flames mud reach the fcrrica. Man,
dropped Ia the aircrt under the weight
Of their londp, and willing fnthcra and
hunhnnda. their strcng.h nlmpat gone.
strovc {" pick ihcm up and urge them
forward agnin.
In the rnnrr mnny nal ih,ngs are he
my done. Even tho Rnldicrs are unable
in many instances To prevent men and
women, made insano from the miafor,.
nno TINT has cugulird thcm. frpm ruah.
ing into doomed buildings IN tho hope oi
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27

This afternoon Claude Anderson
received the following telegram from
Ogden from T.. G.. Manson, supcrintcn
dent of the Salt Lake division Of tho
Oregon Short Line:
"AIl Agents poat the following III ,our
stations and spread the news ~ much ns
possible: Food Hupplirs for sufferers in
San Francisco should bc IA fnr as posi-.
blc in the shnpc II rntions which can bc
eaten without further cooking as there
is very little fuel or water available and
practically no other facilities fot cook.
ing. a II provisions nrc being distribuf.
ed 10y military companies in conjunction
wi'h civil authorities"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27

Saturday AFTERNOON Grand Master
Eggcrs received Telegram from the
grand master oi California asking his
permission to solicit aid in Nevada Tor
four thousand homeless Odd Fcllowa
ilc immediately notified Grand Sec.
rotary Sutherl md Ia issue the necessary
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-27
IIELP THE SUFFERERS.

Tho Rathbono Sisters will give an Ice
Cream Social nj K. ot u. Hall saturday
evening, April %, 1906, for the benefit
OF tho San Francisco sufferers. leo
cream, cake and coffee will bc served
Tor % cents. Come everybody and
swell tho fund.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15

This crop will not exceed Ten
million CON mercial bales. hence
taere must be curtailment BY
the mills before next Septcm bcr.
showing that consumption has
gone beyond the ability ot pro.
ductlon. At the prices Of cotton
goods spinncrs could have casi-
" paid the farmers l. cents for
every pound of American cotton
grown this year. II we should
bc able 10 hold back two million
bales Tor Is cents, the splnncrs
would still ge, the crop a, an
average price under - cents
per pound. But little cotton re-
mains II the hands OF the pro-
duccrs and local holders. II
those who have cotton will hold
Il hrnly, they will be well re-
wardcd later on when the whole
world realizes the shortncss OF
the crop and the market re-
spends 10 the actual conditions
brough; about by the legitimate
avs Of supply and demand.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15
Buck whcat and Tcosintc

Dt. J. ''itho, rr. Dutch. Ms.
noticed an inquiry about
buckwhcat raising. have
raised II two years, having good
success one year and poor sue
cess the other on account OF drv
weather. sowcd about three
quarters OF 4 bushel on perhap ps
thrcc-iourths OF al acre, and
harvested about five and three
quarter bushels. sowcd Il the
first OF April and II was ripe
enough 10 cut III June, which |
did by the nse OF a mower.
| ground il At home on my
griat mill and siitcd Il through
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15

nrnt Ut old mills doubled n -t.
aac5iy whenever ,ahor an he
secured.
Con~unnt.on = onlv limited
now 10 the spindle raoar;tv nj
tue world oncratEuv on fulI .3nr-
Mr.. Ellison. the English s,a,is
tlc.an, estimates contamination
Tor the mex; twelve months
under :. .tHpl. .on bales of Amer.
can cotton. But Mr.. Ellison
represents the foreign sniuucrs
solely. and /; - habt; WITH aim
- underestimate a. the begin
asng ~ each wear aud .atcr On oe
forced 10 increase a. figures N
the face 81 bare acts.
The price oi cotton goods -
very aiga aad advancing n most
ines monthly, n some casc
prices are aagacr taan thcv have
been n twcatv-hrc years. IN
the spring oi l'ais when cotton
al eauccd 70 - c-nt~ per pound
and every available bale OF CO;
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15
Consumption ". | nder- pro-
duc tion

Havfic Jordan. Pcs ~o. Cotton A~~u.
The present rate oi consunp-
tion oi American cotton bv the
mills of the world = slightly N
excess of one million bales of
raw cotton per month. Il - cs-
tlnatcd. as i result oi careful n
vcsugailon, tina; Il the spiuncrs
can secure the cotton aud no n.
ternzt!ona. troubles interfere
with the present enormous de-
naud TOR cotton goods. falls
tgcigc million five hundred thou.
~4nd bales nj American cotton
would &c consumed between
Sept. 1T. ,"o5 and Sept. st.
,4a.
This unprecedented consuinp-
ION OF American cotton = due
primo pally % TWO causcs-~nairc.
=, the increasing demand TOR
11,ton goods bv the .ob bIng and
retail trade oi the civilized IA.
IONS oi the world and ,nc ab-
normal 5n1rcaSc OF new spindlcs
within the past six months n
EagIand. Japan and America.
Since July more than four
million new spindles have been
added 10 the milling industry OF
Manchester. England. = he Fall
kAcr Mills which were shut
down :or sixtccn weeks asst year,
On account OF strikes, arc now
running night and day. These
Elt4. !orccs w,il necessarily de-
nand At east one million bales
oi ot:on Tor consumption n
l'tp. Saich were not re quired
IN ,"o-. Ia me South new mills
ar .e.ng onlit and the cqaip-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16
COMISKEY YEARNS
FOR CATCHER MCFARLAND

CHICAGO, August 1G.-Bubbling over
with joy through the wonderful playing of
his team of White Stockings of the Amer
lean League, which has landed in first
place, Charles Comiskey, president and
owner, today explained why Eddie Nc
Farland, the great catcher, had not played
much this season and also how glad he
would be to have Eddie back in the game.
Had Mcfarland been with US all sea-
son I am fully convinced that we would
have a lead now that would almost insure
the victory in the race. But Eddie simply
would not listen to reason; He Jumped
the team when I needed him most Re-
Gently he has sent. half a dozen go-be-
tweens to me to intercede for him and
have him taken back. When he left me,
. needing him as badly as did, go-be-
tween was not necessary, and now l am
going to see that he returns the way he
left or else he will remain off the team
the remainder of the season.
II would put Mcfarland on the pay
roll tomorrow and send him to join the
team If he would come into my Office and
say he was sorry, realized his mistake
and was ready to go back to work. In
his behalf 1 will say that he has no SUI
perior and few equals behind the bat, and
he is a hard hitter.
Nothing would please me more than to
the door. But I want to see him come
alone. He must not expect he can send
politicians or any of his friends to inter-
cede for him. 1t was not necessary when
he went away and the return must be
complete surrender. 1 know his pride
may hurt him a bit, but it has hurt me
many times when we lacked a man like
Mcfarland. He would rather remain in
Mcfarland Perhaps he would rather re-
main in Cleveland and lose his salary
than to apologize for what he has done
and ask to be taken back. Possibly he
many think 1t would do no good to come
nd mo Vol uyfn
care who tells him.
THE Sox are going to win the pennant
and then expect to win the worlds
championship and I would like to see
Eddie Of the champions. Possibly
when he sees how close we are to the top
of the POLE with the pennant almost with
in my grasp he will want to come back
and be good. The door is open; let him
come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16
WASHINGTON GOLFERS
IN EKWANOK TOURNEY

MANCHESTER, VT, August 16.-Frederic
Herreshoff, Garden City. led the field of
ninety-two golfers who started here yester-
day on the Ekwanok links in the thirty six
hole medaf play qualifying round of the
seventh annual tournament for the first
presidents cup. In the morning round he
returned a card of 70 and in the afternoon
registered 49, with total OF 153. Those
who qualified for the first cup were:
First Presidents cup-Qualifying round, thirty
six holes medal play-Frederic Herreshon, Gar
den City. IS. 1913; ]. ID. Travers. MontcIair,
1885, A. N: Reed. Ekwanok SO. s4-167; N. X.
Waters. Midland Golf Club, "a. S3-167; W. 5.
Harlan. Columbia Golf Club, SO. 82-16S; c. X.
Leake. Ekwanok. 81 sizes; J. NJ. Ward, Fox
Hills. 80. s9-169: William Frew. Pittsburg Golf
Club. So s3-169; G. E. Smith, Fall River Golf
169 Allan Lard. Columbia Golf Club, 80. 9l-lIl;
J. L. Taylor. Dyker Meadow, SO, s9-172; Hoover
Bankard. Baltimore Country Club 49, 9o-113:
Paul Waterman Ekwanok, SS, S5-173; j. NJ.
Rhetta. Dyker Meadow co. S4-174; Sheriff. Sher
man. Utica. "a. S1-175; E. NJ. Pond, Rutland
Country Club. IS, 91-176; G. E. Morse. Rutland
Britain. Conn, SO. SILT; W. G. Heasman, East
Berkshire England, so, S9-17S; W. R. Simons,
Dyker Meadow. 81. 91-178; L. E. Wood, Fall
River Golf Club. Of, SITS; ]. s. Jones. Crescent
A. c.. 81. 91-17s; E. W., Clark Sd, Ekwanok, So.
Dallas. "a. s5-179: R. D. Campbell, Dorset Field
Club. 81 S5-17e: J. d. Woodfn. Rutland Country
Club 90 9e-1SO o. Woodward. Englewood, 95,
s7-ls2 R. B. Leake. Ekwanok, 81. s5-1s2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16
Bell and Ward Barred.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 16.-Presi-
dent Shettsline of the Philadelphia club
called upon Chairman Hermann of the
national commission yesterday to have a
knotty problem solved. 1t seems that the
Philadelphia club has been making goo-goo
eyes at Pitcher Bell of the Tri-State
League. About the same time the Brooklyn
club developed fondness for Joe Ward.
formerly utility infielder of the Phillies and
now on the same circuit as Bell What
was more natural than for the Phillies to
offer Ward for Bell and for the Brooklyn
club to accept the proposition.
Shettsline found that Bell was Ineligible
to play with Brooklyn because of failure to
report, 30 no negotiations for him could be
sanctioned. He also learned that Ward,
as contract jumper, not only could not
be traded by the Philadelphia club but
really was permanently barred from any
national agreement club. Shettsline may
have Bell only after the latter has paid a
heavy fine for not reporting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16
HARD LUCK HITS
HARVARD'S CREW

BOURNE END. England. August 49,
Hard luck has invaded the Harvard row.
Ing camp here just at time when the
men were beginning to get together and
show improvement.
Richardson is under the weather again.
He was unable to go. out either in the
morning or afternoon. Glass has wrenched
his knee slightly and went out only in
the morning. The accident happened while
he was running after the morning row.
He may not be put in the boat again until
next Monday. Richardson has an attack
of Indigestion. as well as the slight cold
that kept him out Of the boat Monday.
Lunt rowed at four and Faulkner at Ave.
The latter made such a good showing that
It has been suggested that he take Flint's
place at three when Richardson gets back
Into Ms boat.
Thu work was quite hard yesterday. in
spite OF the fact that there were substi-
tutes In the boat. In the morning the men
rowed from MARROW Point to Bourne End
bridge. q distance Of two miles, In IL min
utes IS seconds. The Harvard men were
considerably pleased over this performance.
since It took Cambridge II minutes 16 Sec
0nds to row over the same stretch Tues
day. This was the longest stretch that
Harvard has taken on time since ts-ar-
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BEALs c. WRIGHT [
IN SEMI-FINALS

NEW YORK, August 16.-National Tennis
Champion Beals c. Wright showed i'm
provement in form yesterday in his match
on the court Of the Meadow Club, South
ampton L. ]. He was successful in de-
feating the famous American base line ex-
pert, Richard Stevens, in straight sets at
81 and e. and gained his place in the
semi-final round. In this round he will
meet William A. Larned, who came through
by winning from the veteran Henry w.
Slocum.
Carl H. Behr, jr., the young Yale cap
tain, and Edward B. Dewhurst. University
of Pennsylvania and Intercollegiate title
holder also came into the semi-final brack-
cts in the top half. Behr, rated as one
of the most brilliant young players on the
American courts, toyed with the southern
champion, Colston. Dewhurst was hard
pressed, but won from the Columbia cap
tain Leroy. The summaries:
Mems Open Singles, second round-K. II. Behr.
r., beat E. W. Leonard, 60, 8-3; r. Leroy beat
+. F. Derham, 81, Ga; H. W. Slocum beat ].
Q. Downey, 60. 6-1; W. A. Larned beat T. R.
TFs geA5 If; bs ss,. F. e., g Col
Stevens, e.. e.; W. A. Larned beat II. W.
Meme Open Doubles, first round-B. G. Wright
and A. Stflman beat W. johnson and F. B. Hague,
6-7 60, 60; w. P. Blagden and R. Finck beat
J. N. Morse and L. G. Scott, 81. 6-3.