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, 1906-04-19
San Francisco
Destroyed
Worst Earthquake In u. S. 4.
SO. people killed and injured

Earthquake Decimates
San Francisco, Oakland,
Berkely and Sacramento.
The lower part Of city is
almost destroyed and en-
tire water front is report
ed burned to ground.
The water system was
put out Of order by shak-
ing and only way pos
sible to stop rage OF ter
riable fire was by dyna-
mite. Entire P a c a c
squadron was sunk by
tidal wave. Golden Gate
harbor closed until tugs
can't pass. Cliff House
was swallowed up and
not even a trace ofwhere
it stood, likewise all of
the business center up
Market street were
crumbled to the ground
including the P a l a c Q
Hotel, Call, Examiner,
Hobart, Pacific Telephone
Rialto, Natomi, Mutual
Life, Fish Market and
Gore buildings, City Hall
and PoStofhce.
, 1906-04-19
Ladies' Aid Social

The Ladies' Aid Society gave
an ice cream and cake social at the
Presbyterian church last Saturday
night and an entertainment at the
same time. Ice cream and cake
were served before and after the
entertainment, which consisted of
songs and recitations. There was
a good crowd present and all had
a most pleasant time.
The program was as follows:
Recitation, Mrs. G. M. Scribner;
recitation, Marvel Richardson;
recitation, Master Charlie Aims
worth; vocal solo, Mrs. H. A. Dyer;
recitation, Miss Evans; Clarinet
solo, DR.. Witter; recitation, Prof,
Stearns; vocal solo Miss Pearl
Stout.
The receipts of the evening
, 1906-04-19
snoWsnoEp FORTY MILES

Albert Walter, who spent the
winter in the extreme northern
part of Uinta county, at a place
called Grovont returned home
Friday. He had gone into
the country with a four-horse wag-
on, but the deep snow compelled
him to leave them and make his
way out on snow shoes. This he
did, and was compelled to 60 on
skies a distance of forty miles be-
fore reaching a place where he
cauld abandon them and take to a
more modern mode of conveyance.
Mr.. Walter aays there is a large
amount of snow in that country.
, 1906-04-19
A Marshall Neil
Rose Bush.

Wyoming has never been famed
for its roses, though wonderfully
prolific in the matter of wild flow
ers. Success is being had, however
in the cultivation of many out
door plants and varities of flowers
and Miss Moore has now on exhi.
bition one of the finest rose bush
es that has eve been grown in the
state. 1t is a Marshall Neil and
has five full blown roses and from
eight to ten more buds that are
ready to burst. The fragrance is
something delightful. No one
will regret a visit to that lady's
house to get Il view of this beau
tiful plant and a Whit of the heav-
emily odor it exhales.
, 1906-04-19
Saratoga Tennis Club.

The Saratoga Tennis Club held
its annual meeting last Thursday
evening at which, among other
matters receiving attention, officers
for the ensuing year were elected.
A. r. Huntington was chosen as
president, and Clinton G.. Smith
as secretary ard treasurer. 1t
vas determined to have the
grounds of the club narrowed and
leveled, and that work has been
done New side nets are to be
purchased and the grounds and all
its appointments put in hrst-class
shape for the coming season.
, 1906-04-19
GOLD HILL
MINES
Developed by Eastern
Capital Associate of
Van Horn Miller Syn
dictate to Exploit Rich
Gold Fields.

Centennial, Wyo., April H.
Messrs. Wiggin and Powell of
Boston and Catlin and Powell of
New York have become ted
with the Van Horn Miller syndi-
cate in the Gold Hill mines of the
company and will invest consider
able money in the development of
the property.
The Laramie Plains line, being
built from Laramie to this place
and thence to Encampment, will
touch the mines, and it is believed
that INT of the most prolific gold
fields in the state will result.
A large amount of work has al
ready been done on the claims
and some very expensive machine.
ry enstalled. The Laramie Plains
line track laying has reached a
point eight miles west of Laramie
and it is believed that the next
sixty days will see the road COM
pleted to Centennial.
, 1906-04-19
Important Ditch Meeting

The stockholders of the En-
campment Platte Valley Ditch Co.
met here last Saturday for the
purpse of electing officers for the
ensuing year. L. G. Davis, Enoch
p. johnson, X. A, Day, Robert T.
Wood and Loren E. Gross were
elected. At the meeting of the
board of trustees L. G.. Davis was
elected president, Loren E. Gross
secretary, and Robert T. Wood
treasurer. At the meeting it was
determined to use ever endeavor
to completed the ditch this year,
in order that it might be available
for %irrigating the large tract of
land under it. The land which
this ditch is to cover is as rich as
any in the entire state.
, 1906-04-19
EASTER SERVICES
Impressive Religious Observance Of the
Day-sunday School Children Gave
Excellent Program in the Morn.
ing-Able Address in Even
ing by Rev. Mclean.

The Presbyterian church OBJ
served Easter by impressive cere-
monies. The church was beauti.
fully decorated with flowers lent
for the occasion, and a pyramid of
green, interspersed with blooming
lilies, geraniums and roses covered
the rostrum of the church.
The morning was given over to
the special services prepared by
the children of the Sunday school,
consisting of songs, recitations and
music appropriate to the day,
which lasted until twelve O'Clock.
The program, which was one of
the most interesting ever given in
that church, is too long to give in
detail in these columns. The
church was crowded to the doors,
all the church used i'll the base
ment of the church being called
into requisition to accommodate
the large audience present.
In the evening Rev. Mclean
preached an impressive sermon on
the Resurrection. Old members
of the church say that it was one
of his ablest efforts and on every
hand it was highly commended.
Every seat in the audience room
was filed, many being present
who were unable to attend the
morning services. The music
rendered by tine choir a fitting
to the occasion, being supplement-
ed by a solo by Mrs. Stearns. DR.
Witter assisted with his clarionet.
, 1906-04-19
Civil Service
Examinations

The Department has decided to
hold civil service examinations at
Saratoga in future to accommo-
date all applicants for positions IN
the different departments, es-
pecially in the forest service. The
first of these examinations will
take place on the 14th of May,
1906 There will also be exami.
nations at Wapite, Lander and
Jackson, in this state, and at Sui
phur Springs, Colo.
, 1906-04-19
NEW STAGE OFFICE.

E L. Gould, agent for the Sara
toga- Encampment stage line,
moved into the Cosgriff Bros Co.
building on Monday and is quite
comfortable in his new quarters.
He also occupies the room with
mis- tobacco factory and line of CT
gars, pipes and fishing tackle, and
is now ready for the public who
wish anything in his lire.
, 1906-04-19
Percheron Stallion.

Frank Jones passed through
here Friday with a fine two-year-
old Percheron stallion which he
was bringing up from the railroad.
The horse was bought of F. j.
Truman of Bushnell, Iowa, and
Frank went down to Omaha and
received the horse at that place.
He is a fine bred animal and cost
$1,000 at Walcott.
, 1906-04-19
THE BEAUTIFUL and
HISTORICAL SOUTH
. Carbon County Ranchman Visits
This Wonderland and Describes
it for Our Readers in a Very In
teresting and Instructive way.

beautiful lake Eustis, Lake Dora,
Dead River and the placid Ockla-
waha river. Along the banks
were tall and stately cypress trees
with wide spreading branches
hanging full of Spanish moss
The long festoons or ropes grew
down to the waters edge. In the
sunlight they gIistened like silver
threads as they swayed in the gen
tie breeze. 1t seemed like II dis
lant echo of the past as / sat in
the launch and listened to Mr..
Scott tell of the pleasures and
beauties of camp life in Wyoming
and the more strenuous life of
hunting elk, deer ami bear, when
the snow was quite deep. 1t all
seemed like a dream until | was
suddenly aroused by the startling
fact that our gasoline had become
exhausted and we were stranded
Is miles from home, but through
the kindness of a passing launch
we were towed in. Perhaps |
would have known better what to
have done had we been stuck in a
snow bank, but it was the first
time | was ever stuck in the water.
After partaking of Mr.. and Mrs.
SCOTS kind hospitality for a week
it was time to start for st. Angus
tine. Have already written you
regarding this interesting old city
but will tell you about old Fort
Marion, which l again visited and
through the kindness of a soldier
that guards the place was permit
ted to enter the fort, visiting all
the cells and dungeons and hear
the stories and legends connected
with it. No fortress in all our
broad land has as many quaint
legends as this thriced named
structure! San Juan de Pinos,
San Marco and Marion. The en-
trance is over a draw bridge thru
a massive door into a large hall.
On the right are two guard rooms
and a dungeon. The guard rooms
have very large fire places built in
the n of the room, and these
were used to do the cooking as Mt
the time this fort was built there
were no stoves in existence. The
first work on the place was done
by the Spaniards in 1865. Some
thing over 100 years was required
to finish the work. The dungeon
above mentioned was used for the
confinement of prisoners for minor
offences. 1t was in this cell that
two Seminole Indians were con-
tined They starved themselves
for a week or so, until they were
much emaciatei, when they COM
planned to the officers that the
close confinement in this dark eel
make them sick. They were trans.
ferred to an outer room that wat
called a court room, with another
Indian prisoner. from where they
made their escape through iron
bars eight inches apart. On this
door is the last one Of the origina
Spanish locks of very large dimen
sion, which was first locked, ther
a bolt with a hasp closed the frs
key hole and was locked with
paddock. This door is strapped
inside and out and bolted through
the straps about five inches apar
and SO arranged that if the WOO
work was burned or cut away ne
, one could get through the bars.
, The next room of historical il
, terest is the chapel. In this is tn
, niche for the patron saint, S
, 1906-04-19
j. F. Crawford,
Saratoga, Wyo.

Saratoga, Wyo.
My Dear Friend:-It has been
some time since l wrote you and
l. have e quite a number of IN
teresting places since then, will
try and tell you of them.
Before leaving Miami about
forty of us went out to the sea
gardens in the glass bottom boat
Lady Low, constructed with II row
of glass plates in the center of the
bottom By looking down this
well like way it is possible to see
all the objects III the water clearly
and distinctly. The boat moves
rather slowly about and yet too
fast for one to grasp all the de-
tails of the pictures.
The large red coral fans and
sponges of different shapes and
colors, in and about all were mag
niticent specimens of palm-like
grasses, sprays of c%orals, big leaved
plants with orchid.like cups for
flowers and what appeared to be
sea ferns. There is a wierd effect
noticed, too. All this marvelously
apparent tropical water growth
was bending and swaying in the
same way the trees and flowers
bend in the wind. L could hardly
realize that this was due to the
fast incoming tide instead of a
breeze, is the effect was identical.
Still more wonderful are the
fish, SO varied in color and size.
Great quantities of shell fish were
strewn around over the sandy floor.
Such a combination of gorgeous
coloring; great coral fans, bright
purple seq plumes, blue fish. GRIM
son ones, and SO on, a list that was
only as variable as combinations
of shade and color will permit.
AS l had spent several weeks at
Mama, it was time to consider
starting homeward, as there were
several places of interest to visit
on The return journey.
1t was with regrets that l babe
my friends of short acquaintance
good bye. A large party of tour
lists who spend several weeks to-
gether at a hotel become like a
large family, some of them you
have taken quite a fancy to, and
you have found them both pleas
ant and interesting. One really
does not know how they have an
deared themselves to you, until it
is time to go. 1t is with a heavy
heart N grasps their hand aud
says farewell, for then you fully
realize you will not meet again
and that you will have left will be-
a sweet memory of these friends
of the hour. The we'll wishes for
a bon voyage are all from the
neHrt.
l accepted the in vitation of Mr..
Geo Scott to visit him at Eutsis.
Fla. Mr. Scott OWLS the Hilton
ranch in Biz Creek Park, and has
spent several Seasons in Wyoming
hunting. He has "a beautiful win
ter home, also a very fine orange
grove Il short distance from the
city, where l was allowed perfec,
freedom TO pick aud eat as many
as l chose, which was quite II priv
Ilege considering the lusciousness
of the fruit and that l was from
Wyoming where we do not enjo,
such things. 1t will always b,
of the pleasant memories of IN,
visit to Florida to recall the man,
pleasant trips that we made il
Mr.. SCOTS launch Idle Hour, Oh
, 1906-04-19

The car is urging a second
Hague conference. Anything sug-
gestive of peace looks mighty good
to his imperial majesty just now.
, 1906-04-19

were very satisfactory and the en-
tertainment, as usual, where the
Ladies Aid is at the helm, was a
great success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
MAYOR MINIS DIES
 AT ATLANTA HOME
Was Formerly Mayor of the City and Has Always Been Prominent In
 City Affairs.

Atlanta Ga, March 5.--(Special.)-Ma Livingston Mims ex-mayor of Atlanta. for twenty years president of the Capital City club, southern manager of the New York Life Insurance company and ex- Confederate veteran, died here shortly after 3 o'clock this morning after a brief illness.
 Major Mims was typical gentleman of the old school, polished, kindly and courtly as a knight. Though s6 years of age he has remained actively in social and business life up to his last illness, which began with an attack last Thurs day. He was a man of distinguished bearing, and his home on Peachtree street was one of the most palatia and hos pitable in the south.
 Major. Mims' was born in South Caro- lima, but went in early manhood 10 Mis- sissippi, where he served in various politi- cal offices. He amassed fortune which was swept away by the civil war. After serving through the war he came 10 At lanta and has resided here since.
 Major Mims wife s Christian Scicn- tist of national fame, but he did not think like his wife about it. He leaves only one child, Mrs. Joseph Thompson of At lanta. The funeral will occur tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
Discuss Coal oil Bnh

Jackson. Miss. March 5-(speclai)- The lower house has spent q considerable portion of the day discussing the coal oil bill that was introduced a few days since by Mr. MeGee of Hinds, considering in section by section. The bill provides that all Illuminating oil brought into the state of Mississippi shall have been in- spected and bear the certificate of the in- speetion, giving the proof and quality The chemist of the A. and NJ. college Is made the judge of the quality of oil, and in the event an inferior grade is discov- cred. samples must be sent to the chem ist for analysis. The bill does away with several features of the Brooks bill, which were objectionable to the oil companies and to the public generally. For instance. there is not to be an army of inspectors and collectors, and it is confidently believ- ed the measure will insure Mississippi a much better grade of oil than it has been getting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
ATTACK CAUSES
 BREAK IN STOCKS
UNSTABLE CONDITION DEVEL- OPED LAST WEEK ARoUSEs WIDESPREAD DlSTRUsT-MAR- GINS EXHAUSTED BY RAID.

New York. March 5-stocks broke bad ly on the heavy outponring of liquidation from all quarters. There was a well cen tered bear attack on q number of stocks which have become vulnerable by buying up of extensive pool accounts and man. ipulation In the market.
 The dissatisfaction over the money out look, the continued withdrawal of bank Ing reserves and the necessity of sealing down credit accounts to keep pace with the declining reserves were responsible for most of the selling. The unstable condition of stocks developed last week aroused widespread distrust and was the cause of sending out calls for large addi- tionaI margins on speculative holdings. Failure to respond to these induced the throwing over of some holdings of some commission houses. The offering down of prices by the bears had the effect of exhausting margins and uncoverng stop loss orders The weight upon the market was thus increased.
 Tenders of money also experienced in- creasing discrimination against some of the stocks whose market positions was dstrusted when they appeared in collat- eral for loans. Reading was especially weak and fell neaAy 6 points below Sat urday during the morning. Northwestern was down 6 points. Northern Pacific, Amalganated copper and Sloss-Sheffield steal 3Is to 3s4; Colorado Fuel 41a and St. Paul Union Pacific. Illinois Central Delaware and Hudson Atlantic Coast line Smelling, General Electric, Hide and 7 Leather. preferred and some others from 2 to 2s4. The average level in the whole list yielded between l and points. The occasional rallies in the market were due to hasty profit taking by the bears by buying to cover shorts
 The liquidation continued intermltting- ly in the afternoon at an extreme decline In Reading of over points and in Amal- gamated copper. Locomotive, Northern Pacific and Great Nothern, preferred, of oyer points. Anaconda was carried down 1894. The determined resistance of Amalgamated copper at par seemed to mark the limits of the declines, and there was a general rally late in the day when the shorts began to take profits, on the days movement. The market was quiet and showed evidence of returning strength in the latter part of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
ROOT RECEIVES SANCHEZ.
Wants Information Regarding the
 Pending Dominican Treaty.

Washington, March 5-secretary Root has returned to Washington from New York Among his callers today was senor Sanchez, who was secretary of state in Santo Domingo under the administration of President Morales. He was received as an individual and not in any official capacity.
 The special purposes of the call of senor Sanchez was to ascertain what would be done by the state department in the event that the Senate failed to act on the pending Dominican treaty during the present session.
 Apparently senor Sanchez wishes to know what was to be done with that part of the money which was collected during the presidency of Morales.
 Secretary Root declined to furnish any information on this point, taking the ground that it would be premature to hazard an opinion now as to what might occur if the treaty failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
MississIpp, Court Decisions.

Jackson, Miss. March 5.-tSpecial)-Ihe supreme court handed down the follow ing opinions today:
 A. E. Greyson vs w. s. Block ct all Jones county Affirmed
 r. B. Bonner X Co. vs New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, Jones county. Reversed and remanded.
 r. x. Flynt ct al vs. Eastman, Card ner X Co. Coyington county Affirmed
 w. IT, Humphreys ct al vs. John Me Lschlsn, Lowndes county. Reversed and bill dismissed
 State ex re ct J. E. Greavcs vs. ]. J. Henry, warden, Ilinds county. Affirmed.
 Southern Express company vs Marks, Rothenbers & eo., Lauderdale county. Af- firmed.
 Gufport Land and Improvement com pany. Harrison county. Affirmed and re- manded.
 The case of State vs. Warden Henry is the celebrated Sandy Bayou case, which was before the court this time on mandamus to compel the working Of the convicts on the states lands instead of renting land from private individuals, and results. as did the injunction proceed ings d month ago In the governor losing out in his opposition to the lease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
sourke Cochran Is Grand sachem.

New York, March 5.-In the presence of the largest gathering of braves assembled in years at annual meeting the thirteen sachems of the Society of Tammany or the Columbian Order were duly installed tonight in the Fourteenth street wiBwam The interesting and ancient ceremony was held behind closed doors, none but members of the order in good standing being admitted. Representative Bourke Cochran was installed as grand sachem in place of Supreme Justice O'Gorman who resigned recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
RECOGNIZE LoNewoRTH.
His Measure Is Agreed Upon for Favor.
 able Report.

Washington, March 5.-rhe House com mittee on claims sgnaized the return of Representative Longworth to the House today by agreeing to report fa- vorably bin he introduced for the pay ment to the heirs of NJ. A. Phelps and John W. RennerA of S450 paid by nisap- prehension to the assistant treasurer of the United States in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 On last Friday the only claim turned down by the House was bill introduced by Mir. Longworth to reimburse J. A.. Jones, postal clerk, for time he lost as result of his arrest and detention for alleged embezzlement. The man wanted for alleged theft was captured after Jones arrest, but Jones lost four months pay as a result of his detention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
CHE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
 SAPOL 10
MAY EXTEND MEET.
Permission Is Given New Louisiana
 Jockey Club for Extension.

Chicago. March 5.-Permission was granted the New Louisiana Jockey club at New Orleans to extend it's racing meeting from March 2l for an indefinite number of days by the board of stew ards of the Western Jockey club at their regular monthly meeting here today. Sev- en days has been the usual time allowed this track for the spring meeting and the extension of the meeting for an in- definite period is for the purpose of meeting tho competition of the City Park track, which is governed by the Amerl- can Turf association.
 Applications for dates for q summer meeting by the Denver Overland Racing club was passed to the next meeting
 Herman Radtl<e now riding at Hot Springs. Ark, who was reinstated pro- vsionally by the stewards some time ago was restored to good standing. Among the large list of others restored to good standing were ]. c. Yeager. T J. Hildebrand and their horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED.
Mysterious Disappearance of Telluride Men Said to Have Been Explained.

Boise. Ido.. March 5.--The grand jury at Caldwell did not return indictments against Mover and his associates charged with the murder or former Governor Steu- nenberg today. It has been learned that the confession of Steve Adams clears up the mystery surrounding the disap- pearance of two of the men who dropped out of the world during the troubles at Telluride in 1902.
 One case is that of J. W. Barney, fore man of the Smuggler-U Union mine and that of J. Wesley Smith. Both men dis appeared mysteriously. Barney was taken from a livery stable by lot of men and was 1iot seen again. Smith was pre- pairing to go to Colorado Springs to visit his family He disappeared from the hotel He formerly worked on the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine at Wardner Smith was non-union man. What Adams told about the disappearance of the men is not known but there seems no doubt that both cases have been fully explained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-06
CHANGE IN IRRIGATION.
Modified French Bill Will Be Aceepte ted
 By the House.

Washington, March '5.--The House of representatives committee on irrigation and lands decided today to make a fla vorable report on the French bill in amended form. As agreed on. the bill provides that the secretary of the in- terior may establish townsites of 16e acres in connection with irrigation projects and supply water for the sites.
 It also authorizes the secretary of the interior to deliver water to towns al- ready established which have the same source of water supply that the govern ment irrigation project uses. Where DOW CT plants are constructed fin connection with the projects, the secretary of tho interior is empowered to lease surplus power and to lease the right to develop power for territories.