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Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

/ am Offering for sale the following
unimprcved lands;
The swk Of nwh4, the se,4 Of SEA
and swi4 Of set Of section ., township
6, range %.
These lands are all in easy reach Of
Starke and will be sold at q reasonable
price. n. >. MATTHEWS.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Messrs. ]. M. Maxwell and w. BOyes,
of Hampton, were transacting business
in Starke Wednesday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Il. P. Duncan, local agent for the
Prudential Life Insurance Company,
gives some interesting insurance .hgure'
In his advertisement In today'G Tele
graph. II You arc interested In insur
anoe read the advertisement.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mr.. 4. Marshburn, Of Lake Butler,
and Miss Ethel Kuhl, of this city. are
temporarily assisting Postmaster Hull
in the postOflice.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Services will be held Sunday at the
Presbyterian church ut II .. m. and
4:SO D. m. A cordial invitation to al
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. Long have moved
TO the Liddon cottage on Walnut street
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Rev. d. ]. Blocker, Of Lake City,
visited at the homo Of Judge Will
Monday and Tuesday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Capt. N. A. knight has returned
home after . visit of several weeks with
relatives 1t VajdOeta, Ga.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

County Treasurer Griner, O
Brooklyn, was among the visitors II
Starke Thursday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

e. w. Gale and Wife, Of Chicago
are spending while with Mr.. end Mrs
A. @. Anderson at Kingsley lake.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Ribolines, molians. silk tissues and
all Of the newest things In summer
dress Ro0ds, ct w. H. Rivers.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

FoR SALE-76 head good stock cattle
in fine range st 900 per head. N. d
wainwright, Starke, Fla.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Teacher-Now. Robert. do you know
what an isosceles triangle ISL Roy
Yes'm. Teacher -- Well. what IL ~
boy-It's one NV dem things gifts lick
81 fer not KNOWN wot II is.-Judge.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Services will be held Sunday at 8.
Marks church. Archdeacon Goodwin
win ofiiciate and preach ut both serv'
ices, II q. m. and 1880 p. m.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Lee Hoffman came mp Sunday from
Meredith to spend the day with friend'
here.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mrs. M. ]. Eddy, Of Alachua, visite'
relatives here during tho week.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Chas. Sparkman, we'll known oiti
zen of Waldo, was In town Monday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mrs. ]. E. Futch has returned home
after pleasant stay Of several weeks u
Daytona.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

w. N. Parker, Of New River, wa
transacting> business in Starke Wednes-
day.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

So far a. business activity is con
cerned there il no summer time 10
Starke.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

J. w. Hodges made business trip to
Lake Butler Tuesday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Miss virdie Sistrunk had rs her gucs
Thursday Nis Reta Holmes, Of st
Augustine.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Rev. b. Q. Sharpe is visiting refative'
IN Jacksonville for q few days.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mrs. w. w. Agin and Miss Alic'
Jones visited relatives In Jacksonviu'
Monday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

W. G. Seals, Of Hampton. was among
the business visitors to Starke Monday
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

John d. Alderman, Of Lake Butler
was a visitor to Starke Thursday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Mrs. ]. A. Mcdonald, Of Hampton
visited friends in Starke Friday.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

Twas loser In . twenty year battle
with chronic piles and malignant sores
until tried Bucklen's Arnica Salvc
which turned the tide, by curing botl
till not . trace remains, writes A. M
Bruce, Of Farmville, Va. Best for old
ulcers, cuts, burns and wounds. s5c al
all drugRists'.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-20

A SON was born Tuesday to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Matthew Crosby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
ATHLETES COMING
FOR GREAT GAMES
Americans Are Doing Much Work In
Preparation for the Opening of
OIympian Contest at Athens.

Athens April 2l.-Foreign athletes are
arriving here in large numbers. Today's
arrivals included the Hungarians, Ger
mans, Danes Swedes. Norwegians czechs
and Austrians.
As result of the trial performances
the most prevalent opinion Is that the
Americans and British will carry off most
of the prizes.
The Americans are doing much work
in preparation for the opening of the
games. All the men are In fair condi-
ton except ELI b. Parsons of the New
York Athletic club; Fay Moulton of the
Kansas City Athletic association. who IL
suffering from a slight attack OF tonsi-
litis, and A. s. Mitchell and H. l..
Hillman. Jr of the New York athletic
club, who are still suffering from the
injuries received aboard ship 1t is I'M
certain whether any of these men will
be able to compete.
The quarters allotted the Americans are
comfortable and there has been no dis
satisfaction expressed anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

the commission ON inter-oceanic canals
several weeks ago. Mr.. Shonts declared
that If he We're required as chairman of
the commission to make his headquarters
on the isthmus he would resign This
statement, taken with the suggestion of
Secretary Taft. makes 1t plain that the
administration would shed no tears II
Mr. Shonts left the commission. In fact,
II has been known for some time thai
the President and Secretary Taft are not
pleased with the result of Shonts' eff
forts. OF course there have been many
criticisms OF the officers of the commits
sion, and many of them have been unjust,
yet there Is abundant ground for just
condemnation of the manner In which
Shonts has conducted the affairs of his
office In many respects One of the
greatest sources of complaint has been
the way In which contracts have been
let. Beginning with the Markell contract,
which was afterwards abrogated by
Markell himself, because he saw how un-
popular it was, and coming all the way
down to the failure of the commission
to make any effort to give any other city
in the country chance to compete with
New York for the emergency food sup
plies this part of Shonts' wo
unsatisfactory
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
OFFICER FORCED
TO KILL PRISONER
NEGRO SAID HE WOULD DIE BE-
FORE HE WOULD GO WITH THE
OFFICER AND PROCEEDED TO
SHOW FIGHT.

Selma, April 21.-(Speeial. )-Tonight of
ficer j. s. Campbell shot a negro by the
name of Jones, who was resisting arrest.
The officer heard five pistol shots fired,
and coming upon two negroe men and a
woman, arrested one of the number as
having fired the pistol. The negro swore
he would die before he would go with the
officer and the latter pulled his pistol.
The negro grabbed the muzzie and tussle
ensued the officer firing the weapon and
the ball striking the negro. The negro
woman tried to assist the man, but the
other negro needed the warning and kept
away. The officer managed to fire two
more shots and then grabbed the pistol
from the negro, the latter falling, but
getting up and starting towards the Of
ficer. The latter fired another shot and
the negro fell All four shots took effect
and the negro will die.
An attempt was made ronight to rob
the Tissier Arms company by removing
a pane of glass The would-be thief let
the chisel with which he was working
slip and the pane broke. the crash fright
ening him away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Big LUMBER PLANT
BURNED ATPOLLARD
THE LINDSEY LUMBER COMPANY
PLANT is TOTALLY DESTROYED,
ENTAiLlNG A LOSS OF ABOUT
s125, ZOO.

BrewLon, April 2l.--(Special. )-Fire broke
out in the Lindsey Lumber company's
saw mill in Pollard this afternoon de-
stroying the entire plant consisting of
saw mill planer, sheds, ramps and shingle
mill, together with about $4,000 feet OF
lumber and 10000 shingles. Fire started
near the center of the mill presumably
from sparks.
The plant gave employment to about
200 men and was one of the largest In the
county. 1t is a serious loss to Pollard.
as the town is largely dependant upon 1t
for support The company will rebuild
at once A large part of the mill was
new, two fine boilers being fired today
for the first time.
The loss is estimated at sl25.00O. with
only small insurance. local Louisville
and Nashville passenger engine moved a
number of box and fat cars from the
mill siding. preventing their destruction
and delaying the train 40 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
WITNESS PLAMI
FROM THE UUEAN
PASSENGERS ON DEPARTING YES
Sell WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THE
RED GLARE DURING THE WHOLE
NIGHT.

Port Los Angeles, April 2l.-The steam
err Itauri. bound for Hamburg, put in hero
this morning, and Is the first vessel TO
bring by the water route those who wit
messed the destruction Of San Francisco.
The Itauri left San francisco Thurs
day afternoon when the flames seemed
to be at their height said Frstmate
Charles Apron. las seen from the bay
It was a sublime but terrible spectacle.
We were anchored more than a mile out
I'm the Roadstead, but the wind as It swept
over the burning city and down upon us,
was Ike the breath Of demon. At times
IL was impossible for us to remain on
deck The water of the bay became heat
ed The terrific conclusions of dynamite.
and the firing OF artillery along the water
front by the soldery in their attempts
to stop the flames, brought hundreds Of
fish to the surface. Our clearance papers
were burned, but we could not retain our
anchorage and late Thursday afternoon
we started toward the open sea.
"Wharyes along the water front which
had not been consumed were filed with
people. They beckoned to us that they
needed assistance we could see them
holding up their hands In the attitude of
prayer. 1t was the thought of self-preser-
walton for us all that kept the ltuurfs
course unchanged. As we passed through
tho Golden Gate the hills on each side
were mountains OF fame. In some places
the earth spots showed where the build
ings had already been consumed. but these
were few.
ut was dark when we passed out OF the
harbor. The waves instead Of scintillat-
ing with the rays of the setting sun burn
ed scarlet from first the right and then
the left. Al midnight we were wen out
TO should say thirty miles. but the
flames were still visible and until almost
dawn we stood on deck and watched the
reflection of the flames as they played on
the cloud mountains which hung as pail
over the ruined city
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
SHONTS WILL PROBABLY
LEAVE THE COMMISSION


Washington April 21s-(Speeial) IF sug-
gestIons given to Secretary Taft during
a hearing before the Senate committee
on inter-oceanic canals may be taken as
an indication of what the Senate com
mittee will recommend with respect to
the future personnel of the lsthmian
Canal commission, the connection of
Theodore p. Shonts with the commission
Will not continue much longer.
The significant suggestion of the secre-
tary of war above referred to was made
this morning while the makeup of the
commission was under discussion The
secretary gave 1t as his opinion that the
membership of the commission should be
reduced to three and that they should
spend their time and make their head
quarters on the canal zone One member
of the commission, the secretary further
suggests, might find 1t necessary to travel
back and forth between the isthmus and
Washington frequently, but his headquar-
tiers should be on the isthmus.
In the course of his testimony before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
MATTEUCCI CONNECTS THE
DISASTER WITH VESUVIUS

Naples, April 2l.-Professor Matteueci
director OF the observatory at Mount
Vesuvius, has been busily defending his
Mount Vesuyius. which Thursday and
Friday renewed its discharges of red hot
stones and shook the observatory build
ing. But only today was he able TO answer
the inquiry of the Associated Press re-
garding the possible connection between
the outbreak of Mount Vesuvius with the
California earthquake.
In a telegram dated from Resina, the
nearest telegraph station to the observa-
tory, the professor said:
"Notwithsta nding the distance separat-
ing Mount Vesuyius from California and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
A Loving Tribute.

A Loving Tribute.
Miss Ethel Armes contributes this SYM
pathetic sketch:
In the death of Capt. John A. Walker,
not only Birmingham, but the entire
south. suffered a loss No officer on Gen
eral Gordon's staff was more highly es-
teemed no captain more frankly wor-
shipped by his men than he, and among
his intimate friends and in the quiet,
retired circle of his home, there has never
been a man more deeply beloved.
He was in every sense of the word a
gentleman of the old school-,the old
south--genial, courtly and kindly in heart
as in manner. He had reached an add
vanced age with every faculty unimpaired
quite to the very day of his death He
even retained his wonderful energy and
much of his strength of physique up to
the hour he was stricken with his fatal
illness. His time had come. That he fully
realized and, speaking simply in the brief
manner characteristic of him. said:
"wel, am gone''-that was ALL His
devoted wife and daughter Annie Ken
drck Walker were with him. every mo-
ment His devotion to them, his tender
ness have ever been unexampled, ais
theirs to him, an affection deep-hearted
and rarely found, and his death has
caused bitter grief to those who loved
+, him so.
! His life had been full one, busted
and courageous. He had carried much
| hurdan and II, +in,ae of reverSes horne tho
same imperturbabe and ever genial man.
ner as in the day of his properties. He
was, as his father before him, a planta-
ton owner and master of vast acres and
slaves. The greater part of his wealth
was swept away in the war, and he
himself served throughout the entire four
years as chief of the commissary division
on General Gordon's staff. He underwent
countless privations for his men and num-
berless risks, sooner than let them suffer
for lack of food He was one of the
most popular and most courageous officers
! of the Confederate army. After the war,
turning his attention to commercial in
terests, he reached to an astonishing sue
cess and repaired the beautiful old home
IN Eufaulaf anu ufltll his toHiitB W Or
mingham several years ago lived there
with his family. The circle Of his init.
mate friends has naturally diminished.
year by year, and from among his many
distinguished colleagues he has been left
standing almost alone. More than three
score years he had seen, fraught with
the most momentous events in the history
of the southern people. And he had been
so supremely loyal, so public-sprited and
so upright and valiant, that he has earned
the respect and the warm regard of every
community in which he has lived.
In appearance he was unusually dis
tnguished looking, tall, stout, erect, COM
handing, and with SO hearty and thor
oughly cordial manner that he won
friends everywhere and everywhere was
called by those who knew him 1.-The dear
| old gentleman"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

in spite of lack of exact coincidence be-
tween the eruption of the volcano and the
earthquake at San Francisco | believe
that a close relation exists between Tue
two phenomena, which ] consider TO ba
different effects of n common cause. Az
the surface of the earth since the remote
epoch of the formation of Its solid crust
has suffered liberation If it yielded TO
internal pressure, thus producing volcanic
eruptions, or when IT ressts the pressure
of incandescent masses below. reproduees
their motions which we call earthquake
My opinion is that the eruption and earth
quake have reciprocal and intimate con-
nection, which is rendered most evident
by the present phenomena at Mount We
suvius, and in California
'MATTEUCCI"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
STREET GUARD ROBINSON SHOT
AND KILLED POLICEMAN THOMSON
Continued from Firth Paae)


lie was born in Tuscaloosa county, July
II, 1861, which made him A years old. He
leaves a wife and two daughters, who
live at 2426 Avenue f. The deceased was
appointed on the police force December
s. 1896, and there had never been a re-
mark about him to his cfscredit while a
policeman. Before coming to Brming
ham he served for sixteen years as a
keeper in the insane asylum at Tusca-
loosa. For several years he was in
charge of the keepers. His record there
was excellent.
Policeman Thompson was fearless. He
was a powerful man physically and could
probably get the best of any man in Bir-
mngham In a rough and tumble fight. He
was a quiet man in his manner, attended
TO his own business and was we'll liked
by his superior officers and the patrol
men. He was never given to using his
pistol, according to policemen who have
patrolled beats with him, but depended
mainly on his physical prowess.
The deceased was we'll to do, and proba-
bly, left an estate worth $4,000 or $40 600.
He owned a farm of 500 acres in Tusca-
loosa county, owned a home and one or
two other houses in Birmingham, and
rarried several thousand dollars insur-
lnce in the Maccabees and the Red Men.
Immediately after the shooting Chief
Wier Captain Johnston and Lieutenants
Hagood and Eagan went to the hospital
TO see Thomson, and they were accom-
panied by Mayor Ward, who directed that
everything possible be done for the
wounded man.
The Mayor afterwards sent the follow
Ing letter to Mrs, Thomson;
Birmingham, Ala. April q, 1906.
my Dear Mrs. Thomson:
please accept my sympathy in the mis-
fortune that has overtaSen you and your
good husband. He was probably the most
efficient and conscientious employee the
city has efer had in it's street cleaning
department and devotion to duty seems to
have brought on this trouble. It may re-
Hove your anxiety some to know that
!, the city will see that everything possible
As done for him regardless of expense
and that Justice Is meted' out to his as
saiiant.
Sincerely hoping for his speedy recov-
cry and awaiting your further commands,
am, very truly,
GEORGE b. WARD. Mayor"
For the past six months Thomson had
been detailed as sanitary officer to have
charge of the cleaning up of the city.
Street Commissioner McCartin said yes
terday that he has made a great success
of this work and that the city was now
cleaner than 1t had ever been before par
TALLY as the result of the efforts of Po-
lceman Thomson.
= Several relatives of the deceased arrived
In Birmingham yesterday morning from
Tuscaloosa, and they will accompany the
remains to Tuscaloosa this morning. The
following members of the police depart
ment will act as pail bearers: Captain
Johnston, Policemen Nix, Cole Walker,
Hendric and Ray. They are also men,
bers of the same lodge of Red Men to
which Thou1ao1 belangad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
FIRE IN COLUMBUS, GA.
Guano Company sustains Loss OF
About 100000.

Columbus, Ga, April 21.-(Special) Fire
wiped out the acid department OF tho
Home Mixture Guano company this after
noon, causing loss estimated at 100000.
The buildings composing some two
thirds of the plant were saved by the city
fire department. The origin of the lire Is
not definitely known.
Fire was observed breaking out under
the caves Of the building, and the theory
Is advanced that a spark from the engine
room fell In nests that had been built
there by birds and started tho copfagra-
ton The building, which was forty-two
feet wide, was burned for a distance Of
8l4 feet. the flames being finally arrested
by fire wall, which saved portion Of
the structure. The insurance on the
property destroyed was about $4,000, and
was divided among thirty-throe COM
panies.
The burned portion Of the plant will
be rebuilt Immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
NO USE FOR MONEY
OUT IN SANTA ROSA
No Place is Left in the City TO-
Spend It
ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL
Former Capitalists With Few Dol
lars In Their Pockets Are Little
Better of Than the Day
Laborers.
ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL

: Santa Rosa, Cal, April 21.-The list of
known dead now totals IS and It Is be-
lieved that 100 is a conservative esti-
mate of the number of people who lost
their lives in the awful catastrophe which
visited this city on Wednesday morning
: Five bodies were recovered today from
the wreckage and the search has hardly
begun. The entire business section Is
IN ruins, and practically every residence
in town Is more or less damaged, fifteen
or twenty being badly wrecked The dam
age to residences was caused principally
by the sinking OF the foundations, which
let many structures down to the ground.
The brick and stone business blocks to-
Rether with the public buildings We're all
thrown fiat. The courthouse, hall of rec
ords, the Occidental and Santa Rosa ho-
tells, the Athenaeum theatre, the new
Masonic Temple, Odd Fellows block, all
the banks-everything went-and in all
the city not one brick or stone building
IS standing except the California North
western depot
All On Same Level.
1t is almost impossible for an outsider
to realize the situation as it actually
exists here. The very completeness of
the devastation is really the redeeming
feature though for it puts all upon ex-
actly the same basis commercially speak
ing. Bankers and millionaires are going
about with only the few dollars they
happened to have In their pockets when
the crash came, and are little better off
than the laborers who are digging
through the debris. Money has practically
no value here now, for there is no place
TO spend it. and this phase of the sit
uatien presents its own remedy.
Almost everyone here Is stopping out
of doors, being afraid TO enter their
homes except, for short while at d
time until repairs have been made.
efff Have Plenty of Provisions.
There are plenty of provisions. Some
have been supplied by other towns and
much s1as been brought sin from the
surrounding country.
Two entire blocks of buildings also es-
I capped being swept by flames, which i'm
medately broke out in a dozen places
and as soon as the shock was over, from
the tangled ruins of these buildings, COM
plete stocks of groceries, clothing, etc,
are being dug out, and added to the
common store Before the fire gained
Roadway several grocery stores were emp
tied OF their contents in anticipation
of what might follow.
The city is under full martial law, COM
pany &C" of Petaluma, having been
called to assist the local company in
preserving order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Editors In FL Paso.

El Paso. Tex. April 21.-Members
of the California Press association who
have been making tour OF Mexico
arrived here on special train from
the City of Mexico today and left at
once over the Santa Fe for California.
They expect to reach Oakland Monday
afternoon. Since the disaster at San
Francisco and other places in Califor.
MIA the excursion has been unable to
get any messages from home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

Spring Sack Suits of every
new single and double cut,
same as the swell custom
tailors will out this season
in grey toned wotsted in
stripes, plaids and mixtures |;
also cLeviots. tweeds and
casimeres in exclusive pat
terms at el2.50 to s25-Var-
ley q Bauman. One Priced
Clothiers. Hatters and Fur
nishers, 1924 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Chentuna Offers Funds.

Washington, April 2l.--sir chentung
LANG Cheng, Chinese minister, called at
the state department today and made an
offer Of funds for the relief of San Fran
oiscoans. As this government is not ac-
cepting foreign gifts the Chinese minister
decided to send the money direct to San
Francisco for the relief of the Chinese.