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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19
Legal Advertisement,

An Ordinance to Prohibit tho c-r.
Keeping for Sale, OF Use OF rs1,-.1
Gus Toys and Fireworks in -.
City Of Pensacola.
Be it Ordained by the Mavor o.,
Council Of the City Of Pensacola
Section 1 That it shall be uDI,,.s.,
for any person, firm or cornor....-II
to sell or keep or expose for sale -
in the City Of Pensacola, anv tor q,
toys designated and intended FOR -.
purpose OF exploding any explosive =,
decorating materials, whether $40
toys be of the shape or kind comro,
ly known as toy pistols, OF otherw,s-.
or to sell or keep or expose for sal.
any Illuminating, decorating of sv7r-
sive material for use in or IN On
nectiOn with. any such TOYS; or N ss~
or keep or expose for sale aDv f-.
cracker, or other such Fireworks ~
more than three inches in Length 49,
one half inch in diameter. OF. anv s--l
fireworks charged with any finn.
mating, decorating or explosive p-g.
terials capable of making g~as-s.
noise than a fre-cracker three fnc5a.
in length, or one-half inch I'm diam fan
charged with gun powder.
Section 2. That it shall be ur-sr.
full for any person to d.scharga mn
explode in or upon any street. MN
lie way or park within the CITY of Pen.
sacOla any Of the toys, ire-crac,a-s
or fireworks, the sale OF keeDi1g o-
exposing for sale of which is pr55fb.
tied by the foregoing section.
Section g. That any person. firm
or corporation convicted Of violating
any provision Of this ordinance shat
be punished by a fine of not exceed.
ing Fifty ($5O.OO) Dollars or By i'm.
pTisonment Of not exceeding sixty $50,
days, OF by both such fine and IN.
priSonment-
Section 4. That this ordinance yrs~
take effect Immediately after its asgl
ton and publication as required b.
law.
Section B. All ordinances and ps-rs
OF ordinances IN conflict herewith 10
and the same are hereby repealed
Passed March 28th, 1906.
Approved March 29th, 1906.
CHAS. H. BLISS.
Z. e. mkRaTT, Mayor
Clerk.
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GREAT ANXIETY IN
CITY OF PENSACOLA

The appalling catastrophe in San
Francisco, in the immediate vicinity
Of the city and throughout the state
Of California has caused great ankle
ty and apprehension for the safety
of relatives of Pensacola people.
Brothers, sons and daughters and
members of many Pensacola families
when last heard from were either in
San Francisco or near the Inflated
city and surrounding territory. Among
those in the far western state are
known to be:
Son and daughter Of G. W. Aims.
worth, Charles ]. Mayes, brother of
Frank L. Mayes, John Mcclellan,
brother of Peter. Robert and Dan Nc.
Lellan. These persons are all in San
Francisco. In Los Angeles there is
Miss Bertha BoOsky, daughter of A.
BoOksy, E. H Skinner and wife. In
Oakland, a daughter of Chaplain Per
~ of the United States Navy Yard at
Pensacola. Mr.. Robertson, father OF
Mrs. Hyer Whiting, Berkeley, and in
Sacramento ]. p Goodwin and family
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VETERANS Will
HONOR THE
DEAD
The Confederate Memorial EXeT-
CiSeS viii Be Held This
Afternoon.

Confederate Memorial Day exer-
cises will be held this afternoon at
Lee square.
The graves of the Confederate Vet
Grams in the different cemeteries OF
the city will be decorated this morn.
ing by the members of Camp Ward
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
The procession in which the Confe1-
crate Veterans and w. T. Sherman
Post No 81, Grand Army of the Re-
public will participate, will move from
the court house. The line of march
with the participants is as follows:
Music
Grand Army of the Republic.
Confederate Veterans.
Carriage with speaker and clergy.
Mayor and members of city council.
The following will participate in
the exercises:
PrayeT-Rev. Mr. Butler
Address-Egbert BeaA, introduced
by W. A. Blount, Jr.
ather Fullerton.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
has issued a call for a gathering at
the Office of George Wentworth at
8 o'clock this afternoon for the pur-
pose of attending in a body the Con
federate memorial exercises.
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For the State Senate.

John S. Beard. a candidate for the
nomination to the State Senate in the
Democratic primary called to be Eeld
May 18th, together with other speak
ers, will address the people Of rs
Gambia county upon the political Is
sues of the day at the following
times and places:
Moline, Friday night, April 20.
Bluff Springs, Saturday, day time
April 81.
Muscogee, Monday night, April e.
Brent's, Thursday night, April 26.
Myrtle Grove, Friday night, April
q.
Ferry Pass, Saturday. day time, May
5th.
Millview, Thursday night, May 3.
McDavid, Friday night, May f.
Nix's Precinct, Tuesday night, May
Sth.
Beulah, Thursday night, May 10.
Pensacola (Seville SQUARED Friday
night, May IL.
Pine Barren, Saturday night, May
H.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern, that we, the una-.'
signed, shall apply to the Honora'.
Francis B. Carter, Judge Of the ..''
Judicial Circuit of Florida, on MOI
day. the 7th day Of May, A d. 1891. q
10 a. m, or as soon thereafter as W
NAV be heard, for a charter (no- iI
profit Of Incorporation Of a religious
society to be incorporated under I'D.
name of First Christian Church O.
Pensacola, Florida" The general or
ject of said corporation Is 10 esq.
lish and maintain a Christian CnuIcI
at Pensacola, Florida, for oursel'e'
and all others who may become men
bers thereof in the manner prescr Dr'
by the Charter TO be enacted theI1
under. The proposed charter Is no"
on file in the office Of the Clerk d M
Circuit Court of Escambia Coun-t'
FLORIDA, reference thereto being mere
by had.
Signed at Pensacola, Florida. on III
Both day Of March, A. ID. 1906.
H. ]. Mackey, W. J. Berry, A. r
Bauer, E. B. Ceruti, VIM 7. Reage''
John P. Ross, J. A. Wilson, w l.
Zachary, T. G. Yates, J. W. Bullard
5aprosw4w.
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REPORTS Maybe Exaqqerated.

Salt Lake City, Utah, April 18.-Re-
ports received by the Salt Lake office
of the Postal Telegraph Company from
San Francisco, would indicate that the
first reports of the earthquake in San
Francisco we're exaggerated.
Superintendent w. p Shawk was in
communication with the San Francis
co Office of the Postal Company after
the earthquake. He was informed that
it would be necessary for the operating
force to vacate the San Francisco
Office. This was done and the opera;
tors left the building, but returned
within an hour and business was re-
sumed. San Francisco reported that
water mains in Market street had been
broken.
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TuRRET ACCIDENT
ON THE kEARSARGE,
Mobile Item.

The second distressing turret &C.
cident on boand an American warship
occurred in Caribbean waters on
Friday, April Is, news of which
reached the navy department the
next day. The first accident oc-
currel just two wears ago on the bat
ueship Missouri, and was similar in
nature to the one which occurred on
board the Kearsarge last Friday
The Atlantic squadron under com
mand Of Rear Admiral Evans had
just completed its annual target
practice and the umpire. Lieutenant
Graeme, was engaged at the time in
a tUTret of the Kearsarge. making up
the record Of the shooting. when
from some unknown cause an ex-
plOsiOn took place, the result being
the death Of seven men, two of them
being commissioned officers, Lieuten-
ant John NJ Hudgins of Virginia
and Lieutenant Joseph W. Graeme of
Pennsylvania The danger attending
the rRpiG firing Of guns OF large cali
bre encased in RrmOred turrets is
fully appreciated by naval officers
and every device which experts could
suggest have been put into use to
lessen the dangerous character of
work. with the hope in view OF max
Ing accidents Of the kind practically
impossible. but this. so far. has been
found to be an almost foFlorn hope,
In the combination made up Of men
and high explosives, there appears al
ways to be present that element
which In the end brings disaster.
Mlnnhu~aa~nT -,--f-,.,-r
means for the protection of the man
but at some moment when all seems
well. the man, through some act of
commission or ommissiOn, leaves the
way open for the dangerous element
which they have in charge, to wreak
its fearful work. II is this fact, per
haps, which when an accident hap
pens, that causes so high a degree
Of anxiety among the officers Of the
navy department. With the vessels
Of the navy scattered the world over.
none ever knows when there may be
an accident Of the kind in the record
Of the Missouri and Kearsarge.
which may send a costly warship
and all on board to the bottom. AS
distressing as have been the acct
dents SO far, and as much as they
have been regretted, there Is hOps
found IN the fact that these acct
cents were not more awful in their
results than they were. evidencing
that there is a possibility reducing
the liability to a minimum. The &C
c!dent on the Kearsarge came at the
emo Of a somewhat prolonged con
test in the training of the gunners
in the art which tells most effective
" in actual warfare, and the
! chances ara that with the feeling
Of relief incident upon the finishing
of contest which was such a heavy
tax upon both the mental and physi-
cal powers of men. some one. in a
moment of forgetfulness. failed to
put into operation that mechanical
device provided for the protection OF
the men IN just such an emergency
which had been anticipated as being
possible and in the emergency the
explosion found the man not on his
guard, and the dreadful consequence
resulted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19
The Appalling Disaster
10 San Francisco,

The appalling disaster which has
UYertal1en the queen city Of the Pa
Eifc coast has cast a gloom over the
entire nation, and the very indefinite
ness Of the reports adds to the anx-
sety Of those whose friends or rela-
Eives were within the borders Of the
city BY the Golden Gate.
like a fash Of lightning from a
clear sky. without warning, hundreds
possibly thousands, were crushed
and mangled beneath the falling
walls Of massive buildings, and
property valued into the millions
was destroyed by the mighty, i'm
measurable power Of the trembling
earth.
There are several remarkable
fhings about the San Francisco
earthquake. A seismic disturbance
of great magnitude was predicted by
one Of the many modern seers, Lee
Spangler by name, early in the pres
ent year, and it was foretold that
the disturbance would be accom-
panied by great loss Of life.
Another rather peculiar fact, which
ensy or may not be Of particular
significance, is that the section
visited by the severest disturbance,
accompanied by the greatest loss Of
NE and obstruction to property was
an practically the same latitude as
Mt. Vesuvius. in Italy, and almost
directly upon the opposite side Of
the earth.
San Francisco has been visited
By many earthquakes and was, in
fact, in a zone where seismic dis
t1rbances were comparatively fire.
quent. The last earthquake felt in
the city was about the middle of
Gully in 1903, although but compare
lively little damage was done At
that tine the San Nicholas hotel
WAS severely shaken. the walls col
aapsing in parts Of the structure. In
1884 a severe shock was expert
enced al Los Angeles, although no
ectusl damage was done.
The most destructive earthquake
On the history Of the world was that
occurring at Lisbon in 1775, when
che quay sank into the sea and all
Ebe people near it. $4,000, were
killed. The earthquake was felt
from MADEIRA to Great Britain, or
over the whole OF southwest Europe
and northwest Africa. The Calabrian
earthquake Of 1873 killed $4,000 peo-
pie and 200 lakes and small swamps
were formed as a result Of the dis
turbance which really covered a
period of four years. The great
Charleston earthquake Of 1886 was
FELT from the northern coast of
FLORIDA to New England and as far
west as Iowa
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FIRST REPORTS OF
AWFUL DISASTER


San Francisco, Cal, April 1S.-San
Francisco was practically wrecked o.
an earthquake at $40 O'Clock this
morning. The shock lasted three mill
utes and thousands of buildings were
damaged and destroyed. The loss OF
life is reported great. There is no
water, and fires are breaking out all
over the city. ALI wires with the ex-
ception of one are gone. The city
hall, costing 100000, is in ruins.
Modern buildings suffered less than
brick and frame. The losses and ex-
element is indeseribsible. Most poo
pie were asleep and rushed into the
streets undressed. The building
swayed and crashed, burying the occu-
pants. There was panic in the down
town hotels. The Lick house is badly
damaged, but no loss Of life there is
reported.
The Palace hotel and st. Francis
hotel stood the shock. The people
flocked to the telegraph ofices to send
messages to friends and were frantic
because there was no wires. The great
est damage to buildings was south OF
Market street, where mostly frame
buildings and tenement houses were
located. There we're numerous fires
in every block in that district.
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Earth Sank 80 Miles Distant.

New York, April 1S.-The Western
Union has received a report from Sac
ramento that the Southern Pacific rail
road will attempt to get train into
San Francisco, starting from Sacra-
mento and taking a roundabout route
to Vallejo, which is on the bay of San
Pablo. From that place the passen-
gers will be taken by boat to San
Francisco. This roundabout course
was made necessary by the reported
sinking Of a three mile stretch of the
railroad company's tracks between
Suisuan and Benecia, which are on
the direct line between Sacramento
and San Francisco. The road crosses
some lowland at the point where its
tracks were reported sunk by the
earthquake shock.
The location of this reported sink.
ing is about thirty miles from San
Francisco.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

To the Democratic Voters Of Escam,
bia County:
At the request of many friends
from the country and from the city
hereby announce my candidacy ioI
Representative in the legislature al
the session 1907, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary, May 18th
1905, and / earnestly solicit the sup
port Of the Democracy of Escambia
county.
l favor liberal pensions for Confed
crate soldiers and their widows.
Uniform school terms, giving the
country public schools the same
length term as the city schools.
A uniform school book law, anC
free books for the pupils of all public
schools.
An efficient law for the equalization
of taxes.
Good roads specially.
Yours respectfully,
NJ. JACOBY.
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G. e. MERRITT.
Clerk.

An Ordinance to amend Section 1g-
Article 1 Of Chapter X Of the Code
of Ordinances Of the City Of Pen.
sacOla.
Be It Ordained by the Mayor and
Council Of the City Of Pensacola:
Section /. That Section l67 Ar
ticle 1. of Chapter X of the Code Of
Ordinances Of the City Of Pensacola
be and the same Is hereby amended
So as to read as follows:
Section 1877 The following shall
be the fire limits, which shall be
known as the fire district: C0m.n. ne
ing at the point Of intersection Of the
center of Hickory and Pala.ox
streets; thence East along the center
OF Hickory street to a point one hun
dTed and fifty Q50) feet Eas, Of The
Eastern line of TarTagOna street,
thence North along a line parable.
with the Eastern line Of TaTr3g0aa
street to a point in the center Of
Wright street; thence West along the
center Of Wright street to the center
Of TaTagona street; thence North
along the center Of TarragOna street
to a point one hundred and fifty
(150) feet North of the North line
o. Wright street; thence West alOl-
line parallel with the North line %.
Wright street to a point two hunGrel
l200) feet West Of the West line o.
PalafOx street: then South along
line parallel with the West line Of
Palafox street to a point one HUNDRED
and fifty (15O) feet North Of the
North line of Chase street and one
hundred and fifty C150) feet West
from the West line Of PalafOX stree,
thence West along a line parallel
with the North line Of Chase street 20
a point one hundred and fifty u5W
feet West Of the West line OF Bay.ea
street; thence South along a line par
aIlel with the West line OF Bayen
street to the center Of H.ckoTF
street; thence East along the center
OF Hickory street to the point OF De-
ginning.
Section 2. That FL ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith De and the same are hereoE
repealed.
Section 3. That this Ordina1'
shall take effect Immediately up0l
its passage and approval.
Passed March %, 1906.
Approved March %, 1905.
CHAS. II. BLISS,
e. E. MERRITT, Mayor
Clerk.
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Confusion Reiuns Everywhere.

San Francisco, Cal. April 1S.-In the
confusion which reigns everywhere
here it is almost impossible to learn
details of the disaster caused by the
earthquake this morning. In general
it may be said that the district be-
tween Market and Howard streets,
from the bay as far west as the city
hall, has been badly wrecked The
hotels in the vicinity of Third and
Market streets we're badly shaken up
but there seems to have been no loss
Of life there. The Call and Examiner
buildings, as well as the Western
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

Union building, have been badly
wrecked. The large department stores
in this neighborhood we're also ruin
ed, but the earthquake occurred at an
hour when they were empty, and no
loss of life is reported in that quar-.
ter
Further east on Market street to-
ward the ferry slips is a section occu-
pied by cheap lodging houses and
hotels, and here the loss Of life is re-
ported to be very great, though the
extent Of it could not be ascertained
at this hour.
Fires are burning in a number OF
places along Market street, and the
water mains having burst, the authori
ties have resorted to dynamite to
check the progress of the flames.
The residence section of the city,
while badly shaken, reports no loss
Of life or serious damage.
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The Wont On Record.

New York, April 1S.-The Western
Union Telegraph ONCE at Fresno says
it is the most severe shock ever
known there. They have no further
details.
The Postal Telegraph Company
learned that the fire is eating it's way
along Market street. The water
mains were burst by the earthquake
SO that there is no means at hand
for fighting the conflagration. The
electric lighting plant of the city has
failed and gas mains are disrupted.
The damage extends through the en-
tire city.
The Postal Telegraph building was
badly wrecked, and the operating
room is incapable of use.
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j. G. WELSH ANNOUNCES -.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

The announcement of John G.
Welsh for county treasurer appears in
The Journal this morning. Mr.. Welsh
occupied the position for little over
a year, previous to the last election,
having been appointed to fiji the unex-
pired term of John FTater. Mr. Welsh
was for five years a member of the
board of county commissioners and
for two years was chairman of tina
body Everybody knows him, anC
that he will make a strong race for
the treasurership goes without say
ing.
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PENSACOLA FLORIDA rHURso AY MORNING April IS 1906

be increased in value. not so much by
increasing your nUmerator, as by les.
SEEMING your denominator" And the
value of your advertising appropria.
ton may be increased, not so much
by increasing the number of mediums
used, as by increasing the space used
in good mediums.
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RATES.

The rates for political announce
ments, not exceeding lines, to run
till the primary Of May Is, are as fol
lows:
The Daily Journal. $1,000
The Weekly Journal. .......... 500
These rates are strictly cash in adj
vance and no announcement will be
inserted or run under any other con-
ditions.
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Miles of Railroad Sank.

New York, April 1S-A telegram
from Sacramento to the Western
Union Telegraph Company reports that
three miles of railroad sank out OF
sight as q result Of the earthquake
between Suisuan and Benelea and all
wires were taken with it.
Up to the time Of receiving this dis
patch the Western Union had been
unable to get in communication with
San Francisco
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Estate of Henry D. PIERCE, oeeeassa
Creditors, legatees, distribute
and all persons having claims or o.
mands against the said estate are ~
quired to present them to me Wl'h.h
two years from this date.
ANNA L. PIERCE, ExecutT-A.
April II. 1906. od"'"
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For = Weak pioestIon,

No medicine can replace food but
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's will help you to digest your food.
1t is not the quantity of food taken
that gives strength and vigor to the
system, but the amount digested ana
assimilated. If troubled with a weak
digestion, don't fail to give these Tab
lets a trial. Thousands have been ben
Gifted by their use. They only cost
a quarter. For sale by all druggists
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Sacramento Was VIsited.

Sacramento, Cal. April 1s-A severe
earthquake shock occurred here at an
early hour this morning. There is
great confusion, and it is impossible
to learn full extent of damage No
loss of life is yet reported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

And now Mark Twain is becom-
ing addicted to the farewell habit,
swearing on the lecture platform.
But nothing is said about his swear
fng On-the water wagon.
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For County Treasurer.

I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Treasur
er of Escambia county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary OF
May Is, and respectfully solicit the
support of all voters.
JOHN G. WELSH.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

The AgeHerald says that all the
discOmforts Of ocean life have been
eliminated now except sea sickness,
and that will have to go sooner or
later. The All. should go across
and learn that its been going all the
time. The thing to do is make it
stop.
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For County Tax Assessor.

l will be a candidate for re-nomina-
ton to the office of County Tax Asses
sor, in the Democratic Primary of May
Is. l respectfully ask your support.
w. w. RICHARDS.
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l hereby announce myself a candi
date for the once of County Treas
urer, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
THOS. F. WRIGHTON.
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1 am a candidate for member Of the
House of Representatives from Es-
Gambia county, subject to the Demo
cratic Primary. l earnestly solicit
the support of the voters of the coun-
ty. JERRY J. SULLIVAN, JR.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

Every store in this city was once
merely a plan-and advertising was
a part Of the plan. The bigger stores"
Of next year are now merely plans
which bigger advertising alone will
convert into realities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-19

A battleship in a mill pond would
be pretty, but not Of much use-some-
thing like a big store advertisement in
a paper Of small circulation.
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am a candidate for member Of the
lower house in the state legislature
from Escambia county in the Demo
cratic primary Of May Is, and will ap-
preciate the support Of all Democrats.
CHAS. NJ. COSTON.
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Advertising
Profitable to All.

Bacon, uncOnsciOusly writing for the
nodern merchant, said: Riches have
wings. and sometimes they must be
Get flying to bring in more"