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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31
EDUCATIONAL.

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE-Business de-
partment A thorough business train
ing given for entry into commercial
life. Terms reasonable. Apply at
Augustana college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

FOR SALE-To close estate, the beau
tiful home No. 1872 Seventeenth street;
modern improvements; east front;
eight rooms; fine location; best OF re-
pair. Call and examine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

FOR SALE-An opportunity, at a bar
gain price; 10-room house located on
Forty-fourth street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth avenues. The
time to act is now, as this place must
be sold within a few days. 1t will
prove to be a good investment to the
purchaser. Marshall Kennedy, 316
Sixteenth street, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

FOUR acres, with house Situated on
corner Twelfth street and Cemetery
road, in South Rock Island; fine place
for gardening, florist, or poultry rails
ing. The heirs are DESTROYS of sell
ing these properties as soon as posi-
BILE. For further information apply
to D. F. Krel, 513 Eleventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

FOR SALE-Cheap, nice level lots, cor
ner Twenty-seventh street and Eigh-
teenth avenue, facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale, one
half acre lot. Also for sale or trade,
one-half acre lot with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire of Z. Thonn, 1915
Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31
knights of Pythias.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

JACKSON, HURST e. STAFFORD-At-
torneys-at-law. Office in Rock Island
National bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

boy to deliver groceries
Apply at 631 Thirty eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, a st. PAUL
Railway-D., r. /. e. N. W. passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street. n
b. STODDARD. Agent p. L Hinricha.
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY
Bauersfeld & Sexton, proprietors
Fine finish and quick service. 1914
Third avenue. Phone west 1923.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31
FOR RENT-ROOMs.

FOR RENT - Two nicely furnishe
front rooms at 1920 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON a. QUINCY
Depot, Second avenue and Twentieth
street Telephone, old west ese, new
6170. F. A RIDDELL, Agent.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
WAS MOST HORRIBLE.
sbrieking Maniacs At Agnew Were
Tied to Trees.

Salt Lake City, April 25.- Moth
ing could be more. terrible than the
calamity at Agnews' asylum near San
Jose, as described by X. l.. Drink
water of Denver. He said last night:
1--WE went to Agnews, where We
had friend, and found the asylum
in ruins and 200 demented creatures
buried there. 1t was sight to trans
fix one with horror to see scores OF
madmen and women strapped to
trees, all over the grounds, crying,
shrieking and cursing.
"The excitement of the falling
building made them mad indeed, and
the uncanny looks andfiery eyes were
terrible to behold. Nothing could be
done for them, and every sane man,
woman and child available was dig
ging to release the other unfortu-
mates buried in the ruins"
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
NO MATERIALS FOR WORK.
Hence Skilled Labor Is Not Needed
Now in San Francisco.

Oakland. Cal, April 25.-Mayor
Mott has been notified that several
cities of the state have been pla-
carded with statements to the effect
that skilled labor is eagerly sought
in San Francisco. He says that such
notices are erroneous, as there is no
material in San Francisco for me
chanics to work with.
81 am informed" said Mayor Mott,
"that notices have been posted in
several cities of the state. declaring
that as much as $3.50 an hour is
paid for skillful labor in San Fran
cisco. At the present time there are
unemployed mechanics in the burned
city who are unable to work on ac-
count OF the lack of material AT
present all work in San Francisco is
confined to the clearing away of de-
bris and the repairing of water
mains and the sewer system"
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
The Dynamite Heroes.

San Francisco. April 25.--Three
heroes saved San Francisco, what is
left of it. They were the dynamite
squad that threw back the fire demon
at Van Ness avenue.
When the burning city seemed
doomed and the flames lit the SIX,
further and further to the west, Ad-
miral McCalla sent trio of his most
trusted men from Mare island with
orders to check the confiagration at
any cost of life or property. With
them they brought a tun and half
of gun-cotton. The TERRIFIC power OF
the explosive was equal to the man.
lac determination OF the fire.
Capt. Mcbride was in charge of the
squad. Chief Gunner Adamson
placed the charges and the third gum
ner set them off.
The thunderous detonations to
which the terrified citizens listened
all that dreadful Friday night meant
the salvation of 300 900 lives. A
million dollars worth of property,
noble residences and worthless
shacks. were blown to drifting dust.
but that destruction broke the fire
and sent the raging flames back over
their own eharred path.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
WILL STAND UP
SAN FRANCISCO LOSSES WILL BE
PAID IN FULL.
Officials of Insurance Companies Say
Though Hurt They Will Come
Out All Right.

New York, April 25.- There has
been talk in the financial district of
this city to the effect that several
American fire insurance companies
would have to go out of business on
account of their loss by the San Fran
cisco fire. II was even said that sew
eral companies were expected to go
into liquidation Immediately because
IL would be impossible for them to
meet the losses, says the Tribune.
No company, however, has admit
ted inability to pay losses and Off
cials of some of the companies men
toned in the reports as being Grip
pied declared the losses will be paid
in full and that the companies would
go on. IL was said that in several
cases the stockholders would make
up the deficiencies by assessments.
Oficials of some OF the fire insur-
ance companies were talking about
raising rates. but there was no def
mite movement to such an end start
ed. II. was said that 1t might be nee
essary to have a uniform raise in in
surance rate to provide for such emer
gencies as the San Francisco disas-
ter. Fire Insurance officials in this
city received many dispatches from
their agents at San Francisco yes
terday, but the messages did not give
much Information regarding losses,
In most cases the agents reported
that all the maps and other records
of insurance at the agencies were in
vaults which could not be reached on
account of the fire in the ruins OF
buildings.
In the absence of more definite in
formation than was on file in the New
York Offices. few insurance men
make estimates of the losses of the
companies. The belief seemed to be
gaining ground, however. that the
insurance losses would not reach the
high estimates of last week, and
probably would be below $125,O0O,-
600.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
FOR SMALL SUMS.
Bill Submitted to Congress Providing
for Sale of Postal Note.

Washington, ID. c.. April 25.-The
adoption OF postal note as a con-
venient means of transmitting small
sums through the mail is proposed in
the draft of bill submitted to con-
gress today by Postmaster General
Cortelyou. The form of postal note
which the postmaster general thinks
will combine simplicity and safety,
win be sold at lower fee than ds
charged for the present postal money
order and will not impair the reven-
ues of the service. Special postal
notes of one to nine cents inclusive
will be sold at face valne without Zee.
Regular postal notes will be for 10
cents to $3.50. A fee of one cent
will be charged for notes 10 to 40
cents, and two cents for notes so
cents to $3.50.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
President of Chamber of Com
merce on FriscO's Loss.
Good Work Done by the Dynamite
Squad Saved Many Homes Say
Authorities.
WALLS STILL BEING LEvELLED.

New York, April 25.-Several OF
the fire Insurance companies were
told of a statement made today by
Hugh Craig. former president of the
San Francisco chamber of commerce
and a veteran fire insurance agent.
on the Pacific coast in which Mr..
Craig declared that the property loss
would reach 5000, 900 900 and i'm
surance liabilities would be at least
$S25.000 200. All who heard MIR.
Craigs statement said he was too
high in his figures, but admitted that
his method of calculation was not un-
sound. (
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
COULDN'T ESCAPE.
Killed Men Rather Than See Them
Burn.

Salt Lake City, Utah, April 25.-
That three men were shot TO death
ON a blazing roof in San Francisco
to keep them from burning alive, Is
asserted by Max Fast. a garment
worker, who came here yesterday.
when the fire caught the Wind
sor Hotel. at Fifth and Market" :"
said Mr.. Fast, there were three men
on the roof and II was impossible to
get them down. Rather than see the
crazed men fall In with the roof and
be roasted alive the military officer
directed his men to shoot them,
which they did in the presence OF
1000 people. | saw great stones fall
on three men near the city hall,
crushing them to death. In Union
Square | stood beside woman who
died actually from fright and thirst
Her last request was for water, and
we had none TO give her"
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

Oakland, Cal. April 25.-The
newsboys are reaping harvest.
many of them clearing $50 to $40
a day. The line in front of the Tri
bune Office every afternoon is two
blocks long, and places near the
door are readily sold to other boys
who arrive later and do not want to
wait for their papers. So numerous
are the little fellows and so anxious
TO secure their afternoon stock. that
two militiamen are required at each
newspaper Office TO keep them in or
der. Their numbers have been re-
enforced by many newsboys from
San Francisco, whose occupation
across the bay is gone.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

Sam Francisco, Cal, April 25.--
One of the gruesome scenes that has
followed the fire. was that Witnessed
on Telegraph and Russian hills and
along the entire north beach front
today when scores of half starved
dogs were found eating human bod
les.
The animals were discovered gnaw
ing and tearing at corpses half bur
led in the ruins. Where only a leg
or an arm protruded the dogs were
digging for the rest of the body.
Blue jackets weer detailed TO kill
all dogs found. All morning rifle
reports could be heard on the hill
sides and along the beach as the do
were killed. Men were pressed into
service either to bury the bodies of
the dogs killed or throw them into
the bay. In few places smoldering
fires were found and there it was
possible to cremate the animals
II was not believed there were so
many dead in the ruins of Telegraph
and Russian hills until the dogs
were found there digging for bodies
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
TRIANGULAR FIGHT.
Cowboys, Indians and Troopers Bat
tie On Umatilla Reservation.

Pendleton, Ore, April 25.-A re-
port has reached here which cannot
be verified owing to the telegraph
wires being down, that a battle has
taken place on the Umatilla reserva-
ton between cowboys, Indians and
troops. 1t is reported that three SOL
diers and three Indians were killed.
1t is alleged that the trouble was
caused by eattlemen driving stock
upon a remote part of the reservation
At Adams the nearest point to the
scene, the rumor Is fully credited.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
GREAT SUCCESS
CONFEDERATE REUNION AT NEW
ORLEANS NOW UNDER
WAY.
sixty thousand Veterans Present "a
Meet Old Army Comrades
Once More.

New Orleans. April 25.-Under
propitlous weather conditions ana
with fully co. 600 veterans present
the Confederate veterans reunion be-
gan This forenoon. The promise OF
the past few days that this would be
the largest In point OF attendance
of any reunion held for years has
been more than realized. Already
this is assured and still more are
coming to be present during the re-
naming days OF the reunion.
Gen. S. ID. Lee commander-dn-
chief of the United Confederate vet
erans. arrived late Monday night and
attended a dinner at which he and
Corporal Tanner grand command
er OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, were joint guests OF honor. Yes.
terday Gen. Lee held reception In
the parlors Of the St. Charles hotel
for the members OF his staff. which
was largely attended. He said that
there are no features OF especial i'm
portance to come up at the present
reunion, and In view Of this fact. ex-
pressed himself as highly gratified
at the prospect OF record-breaking
attendance. The numerous affiliated
societies have opened headquarters
In various parts OF the city and to-
day entered actively upon their pro-
gram of entertainment OF visitors.
As yet. but two cities. Birmingham
Ala, and Richmond. Va, have been
mentioned as places for The next re-
union.
Gen. stephen Lee. the commander,
when he appeared at the reunion hall
this forenoon was given a real ova-
tion.
The exercises today consist mostly
OF speech making.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
The condition. Grow Better.

San Francisco. April 25.-Before
the ruins are cool workmen are en-
lqoyed clearing away the debris in
preparation for new structures.
The exodus Is over; after Thurs
day no more free transportation will
be given out without special orders
from army headquarters. An effort
IL being made to keep all able-bodied
men here.
Announcement Is made that the
banks have at their disposal a hun
dred million dollars when business.
resumed.
All bank vaults have been exam.
ined and found intact. They Will
not be opened for two or three weekA
however ON account OF the intense
heat.
The militia and policemen are com
pelling all able-bodied men to work
on the streets.
Nose Cut In Two.
The two -year-old son OF c. F. Os-
burn. proprietor OF boarding
house at 320 Kentucky avenue. fell
from the back parch this morning
and struck on piece OF tin. The
nose was cut In two. DR.. j. w.
Pendiey dressed the injury.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Earth Badly Cracked and Rail
road Tracks Sunk.
Visits to the Section Contiguous To
San Francisco Develop Serious
Conditions.
GRUESOME SCENES IN FRISCO.

San, Francisco, April 25.-An As
ISOLATED Press reporter who made a
trip to various towns in Sanmato
county reached headquarters today.
He reports much damage in several
places in that county Redwood City
appears to have sustained the most
damage to buildings. San Carlos
and Belmont suffered slightly
Sanmato damage was considerable.
The Southern Pacific depob was part
ly wrecked carrying down all tele-
graph and telephone wires with It.
South San Francisco, lying along the
line of Sanmato county, sustained
considerable damage In places.
Railroads through South San Fran
cisco and near Holy Cross cemetery
were badly damaged by the quake,
sinking in many places as much as
six feet Considerable damage was
done to gravestones and monuments
in cemeteries.
The coast towns of Pescardero
and Half Moon Bay report damage to
houses. Country roads to these
points are impossible owing to large
assures in many places.
st. Patrick's seminary and the
mansions of the Floods, Nichols and
other San Francisco people, who
home at Sanmato. were seriously
damaged by the earthquake.
Students at the seminary have
been sent TO their respective homes
and the institutions will practically
have to be rebuilt.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
CASE CLOSED
MOTION FOR BOND IN WISDOM
WILL Is WITHDRAWN.
Mrs. Bronston So Satisfied With Re-
sponse of Executors That Ac-
tion Is Over.

The affidavit filed two days ago in
court by Mrs. Bell Bronston against
Mr.. George C. Wallace and Rev w.
f. Cave. to require them. to give bond
as executors of the will of II. b. Wis
dom, has been Withdrawn with the
motion. and the matter closed.
Mr., Wallace filed an affidavit with
itemized statement of the expendi-
of the deceased, and the answer was
so complete that the plaintiff with
drew all papers in the action, and the
ing. The executors will not be requir-
ed to give a bond.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Walls Being Raced.

San Francisco. April 25-The
work of razing dangerous walls con-
tinues. In few days there will be
no such hindrances to a general re-
moval of all debris.
All places of business have re-
opened but the saloons. They will
remain closed under orders for the
balance of the week or longer.
The president of the board of
health reports the city's sanitary con-
dition as absolutely under oontros
with but forty cases of smallpox in
the detention hospital.
Three street car lines are operas
ing today.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
The Temporary Structures for
the HON eless Increase.
Hospitals Contain Over One Thou
sand Who Were Injured but
Rescued.
LATEST REPORT OF CONDITIONS

San Francisco. April 25.-Tem-
porary structures have been erected
in Golden Gate park for the housing
of 10000 people. This work was
commenced yesterday by the shelter
committee. and the homeless who
have been sleeping out OF doors for
nearly a week are moving into com
Portable quarters. About the same
time supply OF blankets and bed
dug was received. and these have
been taken to the park. At present
there Is little suffering. and before
a week II Is expected that the refu-
gees here will be comfortable.
At the same time the committee IL
sending as many refugees as possible
to interior points.
Work and succor have been prom
ised. The railroads furnish trans
portation gratis to all who come
with an order from the committee.
The seizure begun yesterday OF all
vacant houses in the unburned dis
trict Is still under way. Many va
cant flats have been taken. where the
homeless are housed and the sick arr
found good Accommodations.
A committee OF achtects has been
sent out to inspect churches and 9th
CT buildings, including school houses.
with a view Of turning them into h'-
ing rooms for the homeless.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

General Agent j. T. Donovan, OF
the |. c. railroad, today received the
information that starting Sunday,
April goth. train to connect with
the fast train from Cairo to Chicago
will leave here at G:15. connecting
with the train at Cairo at 7:15 and
arriving in Chicago at o'clock the
next morning.
The announcement Will come. as
good news to the patrons of the road
as for some time past the night con
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Fatal Pistol Duel.

Lancaster, Ky. April 25.-Deputy
Marshal George Pollard is dead as
the result of a wound received in a
duel with William Humber. on the
"chute" last evening, and Humber
Is in Jail dangerously wounded. Earl
Ter in the day Pollard arrested Hum
Der, and struck him over the head
with a stick. They met in about an
hour and pistol battle at close
range followed, each firing six shots.
Pollard leaves wife and eight chill
dren. Number is unmarried.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
The Militia Condemned.

San Francisco, April 25.-That the
militia. unlike the regular troops are
not all working in harmony with the
local authorities is evidenced by a
letter sent tonight by Mayor Schmitz
to General Roster, commander of the
Nationall Guard, notifying him of the
numerous complaints of the militia
impressing citizens without using or
binary discrimination and notifying
him that until the militia is relieved
by the police or federal troops that
this action must stop. The sheriff
made protest against the course OF
the militia.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

DIR. Louis Blitz. whilom Padu-
cahon died yesterday at the Jewish
hospital In Louisville. The deceased
was a popular young physician OF the
metropolis and his was a promising
life. He left his father and three
sisters aud two brothers, Mrs. James
weille. OF this city. was a cousin. Mr..
Blitz is favorably remembered by
friends made during his stay here.
and all these will regret to learn Of
his death.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

A bold daylight burglary was COM
mltted a noon today at the residence
OF Mrs. George Johnson. wife of the
we'll known bin poster, at 800 Mon
roe street.
Mrs. Johnson had just moved into
the house and had not gotten her Ell
fects straightened out. At noon she
left with her husband 70. dinner at
tho Mckinney boarding house. at
Fourth and Madison streets On her
return at O'Clock she found the
house had been entered through q
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
A Bold Daylight Robbery Was
An Incident Of Today Noon.

rear window her trunk priced open
By a screw driver and the entire
room ransacked. Every article OF
furniture was gone through and the
room looked as II cyclone had
struck II.
The coal house where some of the
goods were stored. pending spring
house cleaning, was also entered and
ransacked Mrs. Johnson missed
nothing more than a new pair OF
scissors.
The matter is being Investigated
by the police. %
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
AFTER DELINQUENTs.
Auditors Agent Lucas Files Fifty
Four Tax Suits at Lebanon.

Lebanon. KY, April 25.-Audi-
tors Agent Frank A. Lucas has filed
in the county clerks office here fifty
four suits against people of this
county for taxes alleged to have been
omitted from the tax lists for the
past five years. The suits amount TO
s51. 400, and the trials will not come
up for several weeks.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
DARING MATTEUCCI.
Goes 20 Crater OF Vesuvius ON In
spection Trip.

Naples, April 25.-Prof. Matteucci
today succeeded in reaching the era
ter OF Yesuvius. The diameter OF
the crater. which before the eruption
was about 100 feet is now about s.
600 feet. The cone OF the crater is
diminished about 500 feet.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Lipton Cables $5O.OOO.

London, April 25.ASir Thomas
Upton. who is accompanying King
Edward at Athens during the Olym-
pic games festival, has cabled a mes
sage on sympathy 10 Mayor seiimliz,
of San Francisco with donation OF
$50. 900 for the sufferers.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Connec tions With Fast Chicago
Train to be Given Paducah Soon.

nection for Chicago has been very
bad, the train leaving hefe at 3 :: 80 in
the afternon and arriving at Chicago
the following morning at o'clock.
Mr.. Donovan has been working
for the present connection for some
time and the Commercial club ant
the Paducah Travelling Mems cluS
have also been trying TO get It, anc
a few weeks ago representatives
the compaay were in tha. CITY az
recommended the change as osv{r
here.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
Indefinitely Postponed.

Los Angeles. Cal, April 25.-The
annual meeting of the Mystic Shrin-
ers which was to have been held here
May II 10 "a has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the calamity
in San Francisco.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
WELILIAN OFF FOR EUROPE.
Newspaper Correspondent Who Is
Going to North Pole Sails.

New York, April 25.@Walter Well
man, the newspaper correspondent
who will next June make an attempt
to reach the North Pole by dirigible
balloon. sailed away Tuesday for Eu-
rope on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
III
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
CzAR Is TO PRESIDE.
He Will Thus Appear I'M Public First
Time for Over Year.

st. Petersburg. April 25.-The
car will open the new National
douma and council OF the empire In
person May 10. This will be the
first public appearance OF the czar
In st. Petersburg since the Bloody
Sunday" in January OF last year.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
MANY ARE DROWNED.
Belgian Training Ship and Trawlers
Go 10 the Bottom.

Dover, England. April 25.- The
Belgian training ship Count De Smet
De Naeyer foundered OF Prawle
Point today. Captain and S3 of those
who were on board were drowned.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

Copenhagen. April 25.- News
reached here today that two Danish
trawlers with 40 men on board four-
dered recently in gale off the coast
of Iceland. A third boat with crew
of 80 is also believed to have been
lost
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25
SULTAN OF TURKEY Ill.
London Reports That His Condition
Is Very Critical.

London. April 25.- The Pail Mall
Gazette states that the sultan OF
Turkey Is In such serious condition
that his death may be expected at
any moment.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

However. the less a man talks the
more he doesn't have to apologize.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-25

Generally fair tonight and
Thursday except possibly local
thunder storm. Cooler Thursday
Warmer east portion tonight.