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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28

upon q foundation of solid rock, has
been swept into the sea. Not a thing
remains to tell where the monster
stone building once stood. 1t has been
levelled to the foundation and only
the rock foundation lining the sea
coast remains intact
Destruction Seems Complete.
San Francisco, April 21.-San Fran
cisco now is the city Gesolate. 1t
seemed that the acme Of its misery
was reached at dusk, when flames
burst from all sides of the beautiful
Hotel Paramount, the palace that
above every other structure was ap-
parently most strongly entrenched
against the attack of the all-consum-
ing ire. And surrounding that lofty
pinnacle of fame, as far as the eyes
could see to the south, to the east and
far out to the west lay in cruel fan
tastic heaps charred and smoking all
that remains of prosperous city.
Acre After Acre Swept.
Yesterday was another day of I'M
even oCluSSl0 U0lWCSu AIdn oho eAAA
conquerable elements. Acre after acre
of buildings have been reduced to en-
bers and ashes, despite the despair
ing struggles of the firemen to limit
the confagration. Last night there
was a hope that the worst has been
nearly reached and that when day
dawned the end would be in sight.
But hope is faint. If the flames can
be halted in their devastation OF the
western addition, then ''finis" will be
written to the great disaster.
Seek More to Devour.
With each succeeding hour the de-
vastation and destruction in this pros
trate ruin of a city grows. The bust
ness and wholesale district is now
only a glowing furnace, while the
giant tongues Of fire have reached the
westward far beyond Van Ness ave
nue., and are wiping out buildings and
seeking more to devour
All efforts to check the spread of
the flames at Van Ness avenue by
blowing up mile of buildings on the
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28

east side of Van Ness avenue have
proved fruitless. The fire has spread
across the broad thoroughfare, and
from present indications the entire
western addition, which contains the
homes of San Francisco's millionaires
and people of the wealthier class, is
now doomed. The destruction of the
Western addition of the city practical
~ completes the work of the ravaging
flames and marks the devastation OF
the entire city.
Relief Work Begun.
But San Francisco is not discour-
aged. It's best and highest citizens
have already begun to plan restora-
ton and to care for the stricken ones,
and the relief will be immediate and
effective. Total subscriptions of $780,
600 were announced and arrange
ments made for the immediate succor
of the needy. The baking of $4,000
loaves of bread daily will begin to-
day. Free transportation will be pro-
vided by the Southern Pacific to destl-
tute persons desiring to go to interior
points.
Mai. McKeever was appointed COM
mandant of the camps of the home
less. It was announced that to-day
daily delivery into the city of 10000
900 gallons of water will begin.
Telegraph Reopened.
Last night for the first time direct
telegraphic communication was re-
established with the outside world,
and this message is the first to be
sent. By energetic efforts the Postal
Telegraph company succeeded in re
storing one of its lines, and it's man
ayers hope to bring its service back
to normal in day or two. The Postal
Office is in a little wooden structure
erected on piles at the water front.
Fires are now burning in three >dis-
tricts. One is in that portion that ex-
tends from Mob Hill easterly toward
the water front.
Flames May Die Out.
It is travelling slowly northward to-
ward the Telegraph Hill section. 1t
may die out for lack Ut material or
may again sweep toward the extreme
water front The second center is in
the Mission district. Here the fire has
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28

reached Eighteenth street, but 1t Is
making little Roadway toward the
hills to the west, where thousands of
people are camped.
The third and most dangerous fire
is that threatening the western sec
ton. This is really continuation Of
the Mob Hill fire It is wedge-shaped,
with the apex pushing forward.
Awful Havoc Wrought.
The magnitude of the calamity that
has befallen San Francisco became ap-
parent yesterday morning when a red
sun arose above the horizon and dis
sipated the pail of darkness that hung
over the stricken districts.
Looking eastward from the heights
in the central portion Of the metropo-
lis, everything attested to the awful
havoc wrought by earthquake and
flame.
Where once rose noble buildings in
serried column now stand nothing but
frail walls, isolated, tottering chin
neys, heaps Of twisted iron and huge
piles of brick and mortar.
Death and Disaster.
On miles Of streets the front walls
of ruined buildings still stand, sway
ing with the conclusions of distant
dynamite explosions and the rising
winds. Frequently a crash of stone
and brick, followed by cloud OF dust
gave warning to pedestrians Of the
unsafety of travel.
All manners of reports of death and
disaster are coming to the temporary
Headquarters of the authorities, but
they are received with dut allowance
for the excitement of the occasion.
Fleeing by Thousands.
Thousands upon thousands OF PEG
pie are fleeing from the fire. They
are flocking to the ferries, to the
parks, to the military reservation
and to the suburbs. Residents Of the
hillsides in the central portion of the
city seemingly were safe from the
roaring furnace that was consuming
the business section. They watched
the towering mounds of flames anc
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28


speculated as to the extent of the ter
ritory that was doomed. Suddenly
there was whispered alarm up and
down the long line of watchers and
they hurried away to drag clothing,
cooking utensils and scant provisions
through the streets. From Grant
avenue the procession moved west
ward. Men and women dragged
trunks, packed huge bundles of blan-
kets, boxes of provisions-everything.
Wagons could not be hired except by
paying the most exorbitant rates. But
there is no panic.
People Are Stunned.
The people are calm, stunned. They
seem not to realize the extent Of the
calamity. They hear that the city is
destroyed in so far as business plants
are concerned; they tell each other
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28

chimney and cornice of the hotel
crashed drought the fire house ad-
joining, severely injuring Fire Chief
Sullivan so that he was unable to di-
rect the work of fire-fighting. He is
now in hospital in precarious con-
dition.
All of San Francisco's best play
houses, including the Majestic, Column
bia, Orpheum and Grand opera house,
are mass of ruins. The earthquake
demolished them for all practical pur-
poses and the fire completed the work
of destruction. The handsome Rialto
and Casserly buildings were burned to
the ground, as was everything in that
district.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28
Most Appalling Disaster OF Modern Times Lays
Waste the Metropolis OF the Pacific Coast
Hundreds of Lives LOSf---PrOperty
Loss Beyond Calculation.
Earthquake Topples Over Big Buildings and Fire
Completes Work of Observation-Disclosures
Structures Dynamited i'm Futile Attempt
to Stay Progress OF the Flames.

and renewed the search for missing
relatives.
Fire Damage the Greatest.
Up to late hour yesterday after
noon more than $50 persons, seriously
injured by the earthquake and the fire,
had been treated at the various hos
pitfalls.
Looters SurnmariIy Shot.
Mayor Schmitz took prompt meas
ures for the relief and protection of
the city. Gen. Funston was communi-
Gated with at once, and by 9 o'clock
1000 federal soldiers were guarding
the streets and assisting the fremen
in dynamiting buildings.
Gen. Funston realized that stern
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28
Wind Spreads Fire.

Wind Spreads Fire.
The flames were kept confined to the
south of Market street in the business
section until about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the wind carried
sheets of flame into the richest part
of the city.
Sisters, brothers, wives and sweet
hearts searched eagerly for some miss
ing dear one. Thousands of persons
hurriedly went through the building,
inspecting the cots on which the suf-
ferers lay, in the hope that they would
find some loved one that was missing.
The dead were placed in one portion
of the building, and the rest of it was
used as a hospital. After the fire
forced the nurses from the building,
the eager crowds followed them to the
Preside and the Children's hospital
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-28

San Francisco, April 2O.-This city
yesterday was visited by one OF the
most terrible calamities that has be-
fallen any city in modern times.
1t was 5:13 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing when a terrific earthquake shook
the whole city and surrounding coun-
try. One shock lasted two minutes
and there was an almost immediate
collapse of f1imsy structures in all
parts of San Francisco. The water
supply was cut off and when fires
broke out there was nothing to do but
to let the buildings burn. Telegraph
and telephone communication was
shut off for a time. The Western
Union was put out Of business com
pletely and the Postal was the only
company that managed to get wire
out Of the city. At 10 o'clock the
Postal, too, was forced to suspend in
San Francisco. Electric power was
stopped and street cars could not run.
Railroads and ferryboats also ceased
operations.
LeveIed With Dynamite.
many fine buildings were leveled to
dust by terrific charges Of dynamite
in the hopeless effort to stay the fire
horror. In this work scores OF heroic
soldiers, policemen and fremen were
manned or killed outright.
The explosions shook the city and
added to the terror Of. the inhabitants.
Following the first shock there was
another within thirty minutes, but not
so severe. Three hours later there
was another short quake.
Never Was Fate So Disastrous.
Nearly every landmark that has
made San Francisco famous has been
laid in ruins or burned to the ground.
Never has the fate Of city been more
disastrous.
For three miles along the water
front buildings have been swept clean
and the blackened beams and great
skeletons Of factories and 0 ffices
stand silhouetted against a back
ground of fame that is slowly spread
ing over the entire city. The whole
commercial and Office section Of the
city on the north side Of Market street
from the ferry building to Tenth
street, has been consumed in the rag
ing hell, while hardly a building is
standing in the district south Of Mar
ket street.
Block After Block Licked Up.
Block after block of banking houses
are now masses Of red-hot ruins, and
it will be months before the money
that was housed in their valuable
vaults can be reached.
Factories, hotels, wholesale houses
and residences, comprising the princi-
pal part of the business section, have
been destroyed. The city hall, a
structure costing S7,00O,000, was first
wrecked by the earthquake and then
destroyed by fire. The Palace hotel,
value estimated at $3,000,000, also
burned. The beautiful Claus Spreckles
building, at Third and Market streets,
was quilted. The Rialto building and
dozens of other costly structures, were
also destroyed. The Hall of Justice Is
threatened and will undoubtedly go.
The Examiner and the Call buildings
are gone and the Croker building,
across the street from the Palace no.
tel, is destroyed.
Brave Men Lose Their Lives.
The earthquake caused the partial
wreck of the California hotel on Bush
and Kearney streets, and the falling
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
KUHIO AND THE REBATE FUND

Delegate Kuhio's letter regarding the
Hawaii's canvass for the Revenue Re-
bate fund should be carefully read by
every citizen who pretends to take an
interest in public affairs. Its most i'm
pressiye feature or at least the point
on which our people are most in need
OF education, is the reference to tbs
local idea OF obtaining this Federal
money for appropriation by Terrltor-
ial authorities and for exclusively Ter
Titorial purposes. On more than one
occasion this Territory has expended
its energies on wild-goose-chase at
tempts to explain to the American gov
eminent how the thing should be run.
Thus far no established principles OF
American government have been upset
by this Territory, and the most obdur-
ate should be convinced that the best
way to get what we want is along the
traditional American line. Delegate
Kuhio and others on the ground under
stand this fully, and Hawaii will he
successful proportionately TO the rapid
ity with which all citizens accept II.
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AcHl sPARRING
Continued from PAGE IL

helping himself to the County Attor-
ney's job. The gentleman approached
declared he would have nothing to do
with Achi's slate.
From all accounts. and the tall,
won't down, Achi is endeavoring 10
play an old game. Hawaiians say that
he is telling them that they must down
the haoles: that they must line up
against them in force in the next cam
baign He is raising a cry which is
in effect: ITO Hades with the Haoles. -
At the same time Achi is Spoken of as
trying to rub hearts with the haole
leaders. saying, in effect: "The ma
tive, vote, It seems to me, is going
against the haoles in the next cam
paign, but think may be able to use
my influence to get them TO stand by
you"
Achi is sparring for position and
is Watching straws which he himself
Is trying in the wind.
Said an active Republican this morn.
ing: We'll flatten Achi this trip, sure
There are several games on foot. but
well kill Charles little scheme. Achi's
working for Achi, that's ALL He'll new
er be Supervisor-at-large, and one rea.
son is that he will not be on the Re.
publican ticket"
Robert w Single. prominently iden
titled with the Henry Waterhouse
Trust Company is, II is stated on un
improbable authority, the man who Is
being seriously considered by the Re
publican party leaders for nomination
on the straight ticket for the office oil
Treasurer of Oahu County for the mex,
term.
II is said that Single could have
had the Republican nomination in the
the last campaign, II he had been will
ing to accept. He is young man
well and popularity known in business
circles. His first work here was as Q
newspaperman.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
PRINCIPAL EFFORT
OF GRAND JURY
AGAINST GAMBLERS

The Grand Jury did not meet today
but preparations are being made for a
busy session next week. While the in.
QUESTION has not been very successful
in its work with the big guns. such as
Amin, Chung Nee Hing All Hoo, etc,
there have been several of the smaller
fry who have dug up quite lot of ma.
terial, which has important reference
to the che.fa situation.
The Attorney Generals Department
does not intend to ask the Supreme
Court to promulgate a rule by which
the secrecy of the Grand Jury wit.
nesses can be enforced Attorney Gen
eral Peters says he intends to leave
the matter to the members of the
Court, who will undoubtedly do what
In their estimation the case requires,
II they think any,nlng is required.
The rumor that the Grand Jury Is af.
ter the police is probably to some ex'
tent founded on fact, but II is certain
that the inquisition is, first Of all, after
the che ia banks, and that to close
them is its foremost ambition. The pos
lice affairs are held as a secondary con.
sideration in comparison with the
gambling situation. That the che ia
banks are still running in spite Of the
nipulators that the Grand Jury is after
them, is cutting the hearts of the mem.
bers OF that noble body, and they in.
tend to leave no stone unturned in
their efforts to land them.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10

who should take hand waiting
till the last moment and then going off
on a fool tangent that threatens public
disaster. This was done in the last
County campaign, and only the vigor.
GUS work OF the staunch Republican
workers saved the day for decency in
government.
IT is too early for a lining up of
forces, but not too early for every man
to make up his mind to work with an
honest purpose and demand men with
honest purposes in the conventions
and on the party ticket. Let political
improvement keep pace with advanc.
ing public spirit.
The Bulletin believes there are
enough honest men to go round, and
would suggest that the citizens in their
preliminary thoughts and in later eff.
fort be guided in their support of can
didates by the answer to the question,
WHAT is HIS RECORD FOR HON.
ESTY?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
MOANA ARRIVES

At little after o'clock, the steam
er Moana arrived from Victoria, d. C.,
and was tied up at Bishops wharf. The
purser's report OF the trip is as fol-
lows:
The r. NJ. S. Moana, 1000 tons, Cap
tain J. Glib, left Vancouver on the ID
OF February at 1:10 p. m. and arrived
at Victoria at s p. m. same day. a
dense fog settled down and delayed
departure until m. next day. Ex-
perienced fine weather for the first
three days. thence fresh westerly wind
until yesterday, when light northeast
trade and fine weather. to ARRIVAL
On board the Moana were sixteen
carpenters fgrom Seattle, brought here
to work on the military barracks being
built at Kahauiki.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
EARLY POLITICAL ACTIVITY

Preliminaries OF the Fall campaign
are becoming known. They have been
In motion for some time with apparent
effort at secrecy but the numerous
confreres have been unable to contain
themselves in the enthusiasm OF their
certainty that everything is, or soon
will be, fixed.
II will be some months before the
rank and file will stir themselves.
They should, however, keep In touch
with the work of the manipulators as
a guard against being misled.
Honolulu has experienced an i'm
provement in public spirit. This
should have its indirect influence on
political activity.
There is no doubt that strenuous eff.
forts will be made by factionalists to
attack the integrity OF men whose
standing in the community has never
been successfully assailed. This sort
of work is as likely to be done by the
Rev. S. f. Bishop writing In The
Friend of corrupt county committees"
as II is by candidates looking for Of
fics on a shady record. There is ap-
parently now great anxiety In certain
quarters lest the present session OF
the Grand Jury fail TO render a report
useful for personal and political pur-
poses regardless Of the justice done.
Alleged purists will undoubtedly, as on
former occasions, be found forming Sc
cret or open alliances with the most
corrupt and untrustworthy workers, of.
fering as an excuse for their hypocrisy
that the end justifes the means.
II the people allow IL to be so, the
present campaign will be little differ
ent from those gone before - those
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10

According to the official documents
Jack Is no lid artist He Is II.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10

party in power he was too easy-going:
as a leader of the Opposition he ougb,
TO be a complete success. The Union
list party, in choosing Arthur James
IL is interesting to us Americans {,
notice that one of the most effective
arguments used against policy II
Protection is that 1t would INTRODUCED
lobbying corruption in public and po-
litical life, and the formation of trusts
oil OF which, II is claimed, are at pres
ent practically unknown among our
British cousins and of which they seen
to have a healthy dread.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
AN ANGL0-AMERICAN VIEW


communicated
The Unionists of Great Britain. who
are now I'm Opposition, seem to have
finally decided on Balfour as their chief
and. according to latest advices. Cham
berlain has promised the new leader ot
the Opposition his support. In view
of the complete smashup Of the power
| full Unionist party at the recent elcc
tons. which was undoubtedly due 10
Balfours acceptance, in part at least,
OF Chamberlain's protectionist ideas, IL
is doubtful IL Chamberlain will ever
again be a popular leader of the party.
The people Of Great Britain. after over
half century OF Free Trade, have eyi.
IDENTIFY made up their minds that the
open door is the only safe policy foi
their country. II is worthy OF notice
that this opinion is shared by nearly
all students of political economy and
by all the recent. British Chancellors OF
Exchequer. with the exception perhaps
Of the last holder of that Office, Mr.
Austen Chamberlain. who will moi
probably be remembered as a financial
genius.
Balfour's foreign policy has been
sane and far-sighted but his leadership
OF the Unionist party. more especially
since Chamberlain introduced his new
/ Fiscal Policy, mas been Feeble ana Vacil'
lating. Had ne boldly repudiated Pro-
tectionist doctrines at that time Gas
he seems to have done on the eve ol
the general electionD he would have re-
tanned his ablest colleagues In the can
met. Instead he tried to "straddls'
and In consequence lost the Duke o.
Devonshire, Hicks-Beach, Hamilton
Elliott and other staunch Unionis'
Free Traders and yet he failed TO re'
tain Chamberlain himself. On leaving
the cabinet the late Coleman secretary
promptly went on the stump as the al
iocate OF his new policy and therein,
widened the breach between the Pro
tectionist and Free Trade wings OF th'
Party. Balfour was under the neccs
sity OF Milling up the vacancies with
untried men, most OF whom vert
mediocrities. and he completely los
his hold on the country.
II Is diiiicult, at this distance. I,
Judge Just what Is the present position
OF auairs In British politics but II look.
as II the new Premier. Campbell-Ban
herman mad the solid mass OF tn
country behind him,-the substantial
business men because they are jealou
Oh any interference with Britain's I'M
mehse overseas commerce. and IN
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10

DR.. Koch, the famous German scien.
fist. is to take charge OF an expedition
to investigate sleeping sickness in
German East Africa. The German Co.
lonial Department has allocated $780,.
900 toward the expenses Of the expe.
ditlon.
or all Americans those of French
extraction spend the smallest proper
ton of their income on food.
The fence never moves. although II
has several different gates.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
THE PALAMA PROBLEM

Reformers may talk till Doomsday.
Preachers may preach, and Deacons
may pray,
But,
Any movement for the rescue OF the
children OF the Honolulu Asiatic quar-
tiers is like squirting water from an
inch hose TO check forest fire,
Unless IL includes
A determination on the part OF cap
itallsts, as well as reformers, to wipe
out the tenement buildings, and let Z
little sunlight into the alleys that nov
furnish daily problems for the health
authorities, handy hiding places from
the police and the natural home fol-
vice and dirt.
Honolulu is a growing city. There
fore the time to begin the campaign
against the crowded tenements is
Now. a..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10
CHINAMAN STABBED

Lee Qui Quong. an employe Of the
Oahu Carriage Co., was stabbed in the
breast by another Chinaman who was
rooming with him, early this morning,
1880 o'clock, and he may die as a re-
suit. Te man who did the stabblag
has not yet been captured. but II is
known that he is crazy. The Chinese
want to have him sent back to China
instead OF having him committed to
the insane asylum here. Quong is now
at the Queens hospital
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-10

Maria Freitas, the Portuguese wom-
an who took poison last week, was re-
turned to her home today by the po-
lice. on Alapai street. where she asked
TO be taken to spend her last hours.
She may die this evening. Her rash
action was caused by love affair. She
had applied for divorce, and the men
who had promised TO marry her, IL is
stated, deserted her Immediately after.