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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR
i Asale this week. Apply to Miss
Kittie j. Anderson at the home of Mr..
George w. Bare, Main street, Licking
Ion. July 25-1t.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
Virginia Military Institcte
LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA

6Sth Year. State Military. Scientific
and Technical School Thorough
courses OF general and applied chemls
try, and in Electrical and Civil En-
cheering. Degree OF graduate In AGA
demic course, and degrees of Bachelor
OF Science in Technical Courses. All
expenses, including clothing and Incl
dentals. provided at rate of 1855 per an
mum as an average for the four years,
exclusive of outfit. For information
adddess SCOTT SHIpP, Supt
Iulv 12Rt
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25

The Legislative committee is at
work investigating affairs at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate
AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY

In pursuance Of authority rested in
me by the last will and testament Of
William A. Fultz, deceased, l will sell
at public auction to the highest bidder,
at the mansion house on the premises,
on
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1906,

AT II O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
that valuable farm known as the "Wil
liam A. Fultz" farm, lying and being
in the Eastern part Of Roc kbridge Coun
ty, Virginia, between the Baltimore anC
Ohio and the Norfolk and Western
Railroads, about q miles from RaphinC
station on the former and mile.
from Vesuvius q station on the latter
adjoining the lands Of @. j. Bell, E. L.
Smith, A. Z. Fultz and brothers anc
others, containing 1852 acres and Isl
poles, be the same more or less, OF
which about 1870 acres are cleared O nd
the balance is in timber. The land is
gently rolling, is OF good quality, well
fenced and has on 1t ali orchard OF about
three acres. The buildings consist OF a
good frame dwelling house OF eight
rooms, a bank barn and other out
houses.
| will also sell at the same time,
place and manner, commencing at
10 O'CLOCK, A. NJ,
the per sonal property of the aforesaid
Wm. A. Fultz deceased, consisting
mainly of household and kitchen furni.
ture.
TERMS OF SALE OF LAND: Cash
sufficient to pay the costs OF sale and
the balance il three equal, annual in
stalments from the day Of sale, with in
terest from the day OF sale, the pur.
chaser executing bonds therefor with
good personal security, waving the
benefit Of their homestead exemptions;
or at the election OF the purchaser, one
third or more cash and the balance in
three equal, annual instalments with
interest from the day Of sale, the pur-
chaser executing bonds therefor without
personal security, waving the benefit
Of his homestead exemption; or the
purchaser may pay all cash.
TERMS OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY: All sums OF $1,000 and
Under, cash; over that amount credit
II four months, the purchaser execut-
ng notes with good endolsers, waving
he benefit OF their homestead exempt
ons.
The undersigned who resides near the
and, will show it to any one desiring
o see 1t.
A. e. FCLTZ, Admir-
;. t. A., Of William A. Fultz, decd.
(P. o. Raphine, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
rlid-Summer Sale Notice

If you want to do well, buy
goods of me.
BARGAINS is my Fl 0 b b y.
What's yours?
Not any great big stock left
over, for | DO BUSINESS at my
place.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25

will also sell at the same time, place
and manner as the above. the personal
property OF Amanda Futz decd, the
widow OF tho aforesaid William A.
Fultz, consisting OF household and
kitchen furniture, farming implements,
agricultural machinery, one 2 horse
wagon and bed, two good heavy
draft horses, harness, two fresh cows,
enc heifer, three yearling cattle, two
brood sows, IA shoats, about 200
bushels Of wheat, lot OF locust posts,
lot Of lumber, etc. etc.
TERMS OF SALE: Same az terms OF
sale of William A. Fultz's personal pro-
perty above.
Sale to commence at hali-past 10
o'clock A. M.
A. E. FULTZ, Admr,
of Amanda Fultz, decd,
July 4.5t
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25

| sell goods when others are
asleep. If | can't sell goods |
go fishing; that's the next slowest
thing to a slow business.
You may talk about our "old
Town" being slow, but it's good
enough for me.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

Successor to W. S. KNIsEL & CO.,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
" PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY

| will sell at public auction at the
farm of Jos. Mater on Buffalo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04

! the city. including the Grant, Parrot
Flood, Call, Examiner and Monad-
: mock buildings, the Palace and Crane
hotels, and numerous wholesale houses
At the same time the commercial es-
! adjustments and banks north of Mar
ket street We're burning. The burning
! district in this section extended from
Sansome street to the waterfront a d
from Market street to Broadway. Fires
also broke out in the Mission, and the
entire city seemed to be in flames.
DAMAGE REPORTED
IN OUTSIDE TOWNS.
The courthouse at Redwood City and
other buildings collapse. Menlo park,
Burlingame, and other fashionable
suburban towns suffered Santa Rosa,
to the north Napa, Vallejo and all
towns around the bay We're damaged.
These reports. alarming as they were.
created little interest in San Francisco
where the people We're in a frantic
state. They did not stop to dress. out
rushed out into the streets in their
night garments.
Todays experience has been a testi-
montal to the modern steel building.
A score of these structures were in
course OF erection. and not one of these
suffered. The completed modern build
ings were also immune from harm by
earthquake. The buildings that col
lapsed were all ffimsy wooden and old
fashioned brick structures.
The damage by earthquake does not
begin tn compare With the loss by fire,
The heart OF the business section of
San Francisco fas been destroyed by
fire An area of thickly covered ground
of eight square miles has been burned
over. and there is no telling when the
fire will be under control
Mayor Schmitz was about early and
took measures for the relief and pro-
lection of the city. General Funston
was quickly communicated with and By
9 O'Clock the federal soldiers were
guarding the streets and assisting the
frernen in 5ynGmiting buildings.
General Funston realized that stern
measures were necessary and gave or
ders that looters were to be shot at
sight. -Four men were summarily ex-
ecuted before O'Clock this afternoon.
WORK FOR RELIEF
Is BEGUN EARLY.
At a meeting of fifty citizens called
by the mayor it was announced that
I .4G0 tents would be pitched in Golden
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04

that all citizens whose business does
not imperatively require their absence
from home after dark to remain al
home during the night until order shall
have been restored. 1 beg to warn al
citizens of the danger of fire on &C.
| count of defective or destroyed chin
neys, gas pipes, gas fixtures and the
like.
| ''E. E. SCHMITZ, Mayor"
; NEWSPAPERS AGREE
/ TO WORK TOGETHER.
! At o'clock tonight the firemen
| We're as far as ever from checking the
progress of the flames. In the north
ern section of the downtown business
section the fire swept around the hall
of Justice and communicated to China
town, then proceeding westward into
the heart of that colony. 1t then be-
gan rapidly eating it's way southwark
on both sides of Kearney street and at
this writing G P. no was within a
block of the California hotel. This
point is in the direct vicinity of the
plant of the Bulletin, an evening pub
LEGATION. in which the three morning
papers had agreed to issue jointly
four-sheet paper tomorrow, but that
tonight the world fame as Palace hotel
fell a prey TO the confiagration, and
the Crocker building across the street
began emitting smoke.
One of the big losses OF the day was
the destruction of St. Ignatius church
and college, at Van Ness avenue and
Hayes street. This was the greatest
Jesuit institution in the West, and
Of
At O'Clock tonight the fire had
swept from the south side of the town
across Market street into the district
called the Western addition and was
burning houses on Golden Gate avenue
and Octavia street. This result was
reached after almost the entire south
ern district from Ninth street to the
eastern waterfront had been converted
into a blackened waste. In this section
were hundreds of factories, wholesale
houses and many business firms, in
addition to thousands of homes
On the north side the fire was not
making such rapid progress in the
Western Addition, where there is linn
tied water supply available, and the
fremen are making desperate efforts TO
prevent the encroachments of devasta-
ton. Temporary headquarters were es-
tablished in tents in Portsmouth
square this evening for Mayor Schmttz, |
Chief of Police Oman and General
Funston, but this site became too dam T,
gerous about O'Clock and was aban~ !
doned. Later the flames swept the |
square.
In the South side district on Rincon
hill. ST Mary's hospital, landmark, |
conducted by the Sisters OF Mercy, was
reduced to ashes.
EVERY LANDMARK
OF CITY INJURED. |
Throughout the city, wherever there ,
is a public square, a scene of desola- !
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ton is presented. Tents have been
pitched by the fortunate possessors of
canvas, but the majority of the home
less people are huddled in frightened
groups about the household belong
: ings they managed to save from the
general ruin.
From Golden Gate park comes news
OF the total destruction of the immense
building covering a portion of the chill
6ren's playground. The walls are shat
tered beyond repair and the roof has
fallen in. The pillars Of the new stone
gate at the park entrance are twisted
and torn from their foundations Some
of the pillars. weighing nearly four
tons each, were shifted as though they
We're constructed of straw.
In Union Square park, where num-
Der of the homeless are now being
gwen temporary shelter, the mighty
Dewey monument has been shifted
from it's base. 1t now stands lean
ing at an angle of 10 degrees and there
is danger of the immense stone struc-
ture falling.
This afternoon the ferryboat resum-
ed running from Oakland and tonight
thousands of homeless and panic
stricken people are leaving the city
ard seeking shelter in Oakland and
other suburban towns. The suffering
and hardship beggars description.
Countless numbers of residents of the
poorer sections of the city, including
Chinese, japanese and Italian quar-
ters, have been rendered homeless. and
unless supplies and aid reach the city
within twenty-four hours starvation
will add to the awful calamity
Nearly every landmark that has
made San Francisco famous over the
whole world has been laid in ruins or
burned to the ground in the dire catas-
trophe. Never has the fate of a city
been more disastrous.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04

fully mangled. Those who remained
indoors generally escaped with their
lives. though scores were hurt by de-
tached plaster. pictures and articles
thrown to the floor by the shock.
1t is believed that more or less loss
was sustained by nearly every family
in the city.
The tall steel-frame structures stood
the earthquake better than the brick
buildings, few of them being badly
damaged. The big eleven-story Monad-
mock office building, in course of con-
struction adjoining the Palace hotel,
was an exception, however, the reer
wall ollapsing and many cracks being
made across its front
Some of the docks and freight sheds
along the waterfront slid into the bay.
Deep assures opened in the iled-in
ground near the shore. and the Union
Ferry depot was damaged. Its high
tower still stands. but will have to be
torn down.
A portion of the new city hall, which
cost more than $1,000. 600. collapsed the
roof sliding into the courtyard and the
smaller tower tumbling dowr.. the great
dome being moved. but not falling.
NEW PosToFFICE
BADLY SHATTERED.
The new postoffice. one of the finest
in the United States. was badly shat
tered
The Valencia hotel. four-story
wooden building, sank into the base
ment q pile of splintered tirnbers, I'M
der which were pinned many dead and
dying occupants of the house. The
basement was full OF water and some
OF the helpless victims were drowned.
Scarcely had the earth ceased to
shake when fires broke out sfmultan-
eously in many places. The fire de-
partment promptly responded to the
first call for aid, but it was found that
the water mains had been rendered
useless by the underground movement.
Famed by a Light breeze, the flames
spread. and soon many blocks
were seen to be doomed. Then dyna-
mite was resorted to. and the sound
of frequent explosions added to the
terror OF the people.
All the efforts to stay the fire. how
ever proved futile. The south side of
Market street from Ninth street to the
BAY was soon ablaze. the fire covering
q belt two blocks wide. On this, the
main thoroughfare OF the city. are
located many OF the finest edifices OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04
KNEEL IN PRAYER
IN OPEN STREET.

IN OPEN STREET.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1s.-The
pastor of ST. Francis church, on the
slope of Telegraph Hill, a few blocks
from the raging furnace below, gather
ed his flock about him on the sidewalk.
where all knelt In prayer.
The Chinese were greatly alarmed,
and though not in apparent danger.
many of them fiocked TO the public
squares with their families.
The tower of the hall Of justice was
badly damaged.
In the basement Of the building May
or Schmitz established his headquar-
tiers, using candles for light, There is
neither gas nor electric light in San
Francisco tonight. The plant of one
of the gas companies blew UP TINS
morning and as a measure of precau-
ton all gas in the city was turned OIL
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04
Four Days of Agony Through Which
the People of Stricken San
Francisco Passed.

OAKLAND. April 1S.-Earthquake
and fire today have caused the great
est calamity California has ever known.
In San Francisco alone it is estima ted
that 1000 persons have persisted while
as many more are suffering from in
juries. The entire business portion of
the city is in ruins and the flames,
which owing to the lack of water can
not be checked except by the blowing
up with dynamite of buildings in their
Z path. are still sweeping through the
city. 1t is utterly impossible at pres
esf to estimate the property loss, for
the extent of the confiagration cannot
be told until the fire has burned itself
out
A Thousands of people are homeless
and many are huddled in the parks and
sEublic squares beside the household
goods they were able to save. The
city is under martial law and all the
downtown streets are patrolled by
cavalry and infantry. The details of
troops are also guarding the banks
Most of the buildings have already
been destroyed and others are in i'm
minent danger. Over ali the scene of
desolation hangs a dense pail of smoke.
Communication with outside towns
is almost cut off. but the report comes
from Pato Alto that all but one OF the
buildings of Leland Stanford, Jr., uni
versity have been wrecked and that the
splendid memorial church. one of the
finest structures of its kind in the
Iserld is a mass of ruins. Two students
are known to have lost their lives. In
Oakland five persons were killed. San
Jose and Sacramento. Berkeley, Ala
media and other places heard from suf-
fered severely, but report no loss of
life
SOME FREIGHT SHEDS
SLID INTO BAY.
yFhe dreadful earthquake shock came
without warning at precisely 5:1S
O'clock this morning. its motion appar
emily being from east TO west. At first
the upheaval of the earth was gradual.
bpt in a few seconds it increased in
intensity. Chimneys began to fall and
buildings TO crack, lettering on their
foundations. People became panic
Stricken and rushed into the streets.
most of them in their night attire
They were met by showers of falling
buildings, cornices and walls. Many
were instantly crushed to death be-
meath them, and others were dread
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04
MAYOR AUTHORIZES
KILLING LOOTERS.

No afternoon papers We're issued ana
it is doubtful if the morning papers
will appear The Southern Pacific
tracks are in such condition that emily
crippled train service has been posi-
bic.
The Chronicle building and it's new
annex are still standing.
The freaks of the earthquake were
many Wide assures were made in the
streets street railways were twisted
out of line. sewers and water pipes were
burst. and it is feared that there will
be an epidemic of disease Provisions
are being sold at fancy prices and even
water is being vended by the glass.
It is impossible to give a list Of the
dead and wounded. or even q list of the
principal buildings destroyed.
AT a meeting Of the committee OF
safety today Mayor Schmitz issued the
following proclamation:
ITO the Citizens OF San Francisco:
The federal troops. which are now
policing a portion Of the city. as well
as the regular and special members OF
the police force have been authorized
by me to kill any persons whomsoever
found engaged in looting the effects OF
any citizen or otherwise engaged III
the commission of crime.
Under these circumstances request
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04

| Gate park and arrangements had been
made to feed the destitute in the public
squares. A finance committee with
James d. Phelan at the head was ap-
pointed, and Mayor Schmitz was in
structed to issue drafts for all funds
needed on this committee
A general meeting of the citizens
committee has been called for tomor-
row morning. 1t is probable, even with
the spirit and Willingness shown by the
people of San Francisco. outside aid
will be necessary. A message from
President Roosevelt was received this
afternoon and it had a cheering effect.
George Gould also teiegraphed offer
ing assistance.
The burned district extends from the
waterfront south of Market street to
Mission street and west to Eleventh
street. The fire extends out Hayes ana
McAlliSter streets nearly to Fillmore
and from the waterfront along Market
to Montgomery and north from the
waterfront to New Montgomery street
Manufactures, hotels wholesale houses
and residences, comprising the princi-
pal part of the business section, have
been destroyed. The city hall, struc-
ture costing 81 900 900. was first wreck
ed by earthquake. lnen destroyed oy
fire The Palace hotel. valued at So
600 900, also was burned. The beauti-
full Claus Spreckels building at Third
and Market streets was Quilted. The
Rialto building and dozens OF other
costly structures We're also destroyed.
The hall of justice is threatened and
will doubtedly go. The Examiner
and Call buildings are gone and the
ino
from the Palace hotel. is on fire.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
AROUND TIE WORLD WITH WILL
LIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

In the issue of January fourteenth
We take pleasure in announcing that
the readers of this paper will have the
pleasure Of taking a trip around the
world with William Jennings Bryan.
The first letter Will appear in the issue
of the fourteenth, and weekly until his
tour around the world is ended-one
letter q week for thirty or forty
weeks. This letter viii be published
exclusively in Raleigh territory in this
paper.
A better time for Mr.. Bryan's tour.
from the standpoint of the reader,
could not possibly have been chosen.
Extraordinary changes are in progress
in nearly every section of the Old
World. The Oriental slumber Of cen,
turtles is broken; a new regime domi-
mates the Far East. the old idaa % 10
the relative strength and Importance
OF European and Asiatic nations has
been rudely jolted and Caucasian con-
tempt for the Monaghan has given
place TO the respect which triumphant
might never fails TO How
are the new conditions to affect the in
terests of the United States? How are
they affecting the Japanese, Chinese
and Koreans? It Will be interesting.
Will it not TO have Mr.. Brvan's Ieis-
urely taken observations answering
these questions2
Mr.. Bryan has already visited Homo
lula. has been signa1ly horored during
his stay n Japan, Korea, and China.
He is now in the Philippine Islands.
and he will then include India. Pales-
tine, Egypt, and all the countries Of
Europe IN his itinerary. After he fin
ishes the European countries he ill
return 10 his home for q short stay and
then make 2 special trip 10 Australia
and New Zealand. In all these coun.
tries Mr.. BRYAN Will see things with
the eyes Of a student. statesman. and
Journalist, and his letters viii there
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Up to one year ago the Citizens
National Bank OF Raleigh did not adj
Vertise in newspapers. 1t decided then
to make an experiment in wspa
advertising and every day during 1905
it had a line in The News and Obser-
G and other Raleigh dailies. What is
he result? Its deposits have increased
from 1905 to 1895 about a quarter of
a million dollars. IL its advertisement
today that strong financial institution
bears testimony to the value CT news
paper advertising and says w wish
to express our appreciation to the
newspapers and u patrons"
Moral: 1T pays to advertise. and no
advertiser a reach the people of
North Carolina without using In
News and Observer. the only paper
that has over ten thousand subscribers
and goes into every community in the
State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09

Rev. VIM. H. FaIkner. an Episcopal
preacher at Baltimore, says that there
is a demand on the church for polite
preaching ana Impotence in hearing
the truth about the sins of modern
congregations. Here is the conclud-
ing Indictment he makes against the
Iaymen:
The refnements of modern life
make us shrink from all that is un-
pleasant. 1t shocks the sense of
propriety Of many modern followers
Of Christ of rank and fashion to be
Included in the great mass of men.
1T is we'll enough for members Of
the Salvation Army to denounce the
sins Of the dWcllers in the Sums. 1t
is out Of place to speak Of the sins
of polite society in fashionable
churches.
This is no dream. I once knew a
clergyman to be severely criticised for
preSuming to preach to a certain con-
~gregatiOn on The subject of sin. Anoth-
er, the rector of Il rich and fashion,
able church, vas recently vigorously
denounced fer preaching to his own
congregation Of the prevailing sins of
drinking and gambling, not in the
Sums and saloons, but in the drawing
rooms Of his own people. a man
was almost forced TO resign his PARISH
because he tool a firm stand against
sO-called marriages in direct contra
ventiOn OF the express laws of God"
That is Il severe Indictment of mod
ern congregations. Is it a true one?
That is the question that the pulpit
and the people must answer, FOR the
blame cannot all be laid at the door
of tho few. for if the laymen insist
upon squeamishness the pulpit should
"cry aloud and spare not" and Will
do so wherever it measures up to the
best type of the ministry. There is
need Of more of the old time preach
ing with the Chou art the man." ad-
dressed to men in position who vio-
late the law Of the Almighty.