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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

quite distinct at Los Angeles but
no particular damage was sustained
to any of the cities in southern
California.
Americas generous hand has
been extended to the people of the
stricken city and congress has APP
propriated 81 100000 for her relief
Nearly every city in the country
has raised a relief fund and train-
loads of clothing and provisions
are being hurried across the con-
tinent at all possible speed.
The extent of the disaster is as
yet unknown, but the following
dispatch gives the best summary
obtainable at this time:
San Francisco. April 20.-The
situation is growing worse hourly.
1t may be summarized as follows:
Dead. San Francisco, estimated.
1000 to 1000.
Dead inmates of insane asylum
at Agnews, 275.
Dead. San Jose. 50.
Dead, Santa Rosa, 300.
Dead at other points. $50: injur-
ed, 1900 to 5000.
Homeless in San Francisco, 150,-
900.
Property loss, San francisco,
S2OO,0OO,00O.
Area burned, San Francisco, ten
square miles, comprising 130 city
blocks.
Hotels destroyed, IS; newspa-
pers, 3. telegraph and telephone
offices wiped out, 3. City placed
under martial law. Fire sweeping
city.
Entire residence district destroy
ed up as far as the new Fairmount
hotel on top of Mob hill, California
street, between Powell and Mason
all gone.
Loss in other cities, $4,000, 600.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

High grade kerosene and gaso-
line at Hamilton's drug store.
Sharpless Cream Separator, s65.
The johnson Supply Co.
The La Jara writing and school
tablets at Hamilton's drug store.
If your horses need shoeing
take them to Brumbly's. He'll do
it fright
W. z. Dean, wife and children
arrived from Creede Yesterday
morning and will again take up
their residence at Sanford.
Leroy Wilson was quite sick the
fore part of the week. suffering
from pleurisy, but was able to be
at the store yesterday and to-day.
No smoking is allowed in Zion
City, but the ordinance may have
to be suspended for few days
when Dowie gets down to reorgan-
izing.
i have sold candy for twenty
years. | never sold more de-
llcious confectionery at any price
than Frozen Cream Chocolates.
Fl. o. Ellis.
lChas. ID. Weist is the possessor
of a new Remington typewriter
and may soon be expected to ad-
vertise for another one to run the
one he has.
For those who hailed him as the
first apostle, now to call him traitor,
spendthrift and hypocrite must re-
mind Dowie of some of the epithets
he applied to his n. Y. audience a
few years ago.
Robert Guymon has greatly i'm
proved the appearance of his resi-
dence by applying couple of coats
of new paint. Ifall of our property
owners would display the same
commendable spirit what a pretty
little town we'd have.
The town council has ordered a
new five-foot sidewalk along the
north side of Main street, from
Walnut to the school house and
George Oliver is building good
one for Leroy Wilson, who owns
four of the twelve lots in the block.
The owners of the balance of the
lots will be notified and if they fail
to respond to the notice the town
will build the walk and have the
cost charged to the owners.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20
Observation-Disclosures
|EVENTS OF THE WEEK !

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New wall paper in stock at
Hamilton's drug store.
Sharpless Cream Separator, $65.
The johnson Supply Co.
If you want first class black
smithing, 20 to Frank Brumbly.
Evidently there was a poor job
of plumbing done on Vesuvius in
the first place.
The school board has contracted
with Professor Morgan to teach the
La Jara school for the next three
years.
q. G.. Oliver d Co are now sell
ing the best beef ever brought into
the valley. Nothing but good old
corn fed goes.
l.. ID. Eskridge arrived home
Sunday morning, after having spent
a couple of weeks as a federal juror
at Pueblo and visiting friends in
Denver.
Professor Sheldon Morgan has
purchased nice plat of ground
from Chas. ID. Weist, in Mcdaniel
Addition, and will put up neat
little cottage as rapidly as the work
can be done. So we grow.
As the coal miner, the operator
and the retailer are all claiming
that they are starving to death, it
suddenly occurs to us that it must
be the consumer who is making all
the money out of the threatened
strike.
Herb Wilson is putting in a big
crop ON his fathers farm this year
and intends to raise enough field
peas to fatten all the lambs in the
county. Herb is worker and
that's all it takes to make money
by farming in this country.
Don't miss The Rocky Mountain
Amusement Co. entertainment at
w. o. W. Hall, Tuesday evening,
May 1st. They have over one hun
dred beautiful views, vision, dis
solving and Illustrated Songs. The
is first class, clean
and up-to-date. Two hours of solid
fun. It's well worth double the
charged. Seats on sale
at Postoffice. Prices 35 and 25cts.
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Laundry sent every Monday,
Walter Wilson.
The best paints and oils at Ham
ilton's drug store.
A nice line of high grade
watches and jewelry at Hamilton's
Drug Store.
Who can remember when Good
Friday came on the 18th of the
month before?
Mrs. o. E. White visited friends
in Alamosa, Tuesday, returning
Wednesday morning.
Some of the latest in illustrated
songs at La Jara w. O. w. Hall.
Tuesday evening, May 1st, Pop
ular prices.
There is a great chance for the
weather man to make himself solid
with the small boy by having few
nice days around the opening of
the baseball season.
G. G.. Oliver & Co. are now get
ting in all of the fresh vegetables
in season and are selling them at
prices that all can offord to pay.
Get some and put your liver in
order.
A jackson county man advertis-
ed for wife and got one. Now he
is advertising that he will not be
responsible for any bills she may
contract. IF you want to catch
them either coming or going, adj
vertise," is the moral the Holton
Record draws from the case.
The town council met Tuesday
evening and the new mayor and
trustees were sworn in. Among
other business transacted, the fol-
lowing officers were appointed: f.
B. Hatfield, town treasurer; jim
ME McKelvey, clerk; Frank Brum-
bly,, police magistrate; and c.
Chavez. was appointed to act as
marshal for one month in order
that the town trees might be wat
cred and cared for at once. 1t was
decided to replace all of the trees
that died last year and contracts for
this work will be let at once The
personnel of the new town officials
is as follows: Mayor, J. A. Nc
Daniel; trustees, Leroy Wilson,
Robert Guymon. 7. Ormond, p S.
johnson, Robert Lyons, j. Z.
Braiden.
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Window glasses in all sizes at
Hamilton's drug store.
Bottled beer for family use. The
best ever. Walter Seyfer has it.
When you want fresh drugs go
to the La Jara Drug Store, H. O.
Ellis, proprietor
You can get all the Hesperus
Coal you need, now, at Wallace's.
Lay in your supply.
There are very few hens in
Conejos county that would be able
to recognize their own Easter eggs.
Mrs. Geo. Brumbly drove up to
Alamosa, Tuesday, to spend few
days with the family of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Swan Aykeson.
Oliver d Co.'S is the place to get
a lunch that will stick to your ribs.
Don't go hunting without taking
one along. You'll feel better when
coming home without any ducks.
j. G. Cornum was over from
Sanford, Tuesday, and renewed his
subscription to The Chronicle for
another year Mr.. Cornum is just
now busily engaged in putting in
"A big crop.
In calling attention to the fact
that no money was used in Horace
Greeley's presidential campaign,
the historian of the period over
looked the rather insignificant
point, that Mr.. Greeley lost out.
The water in the Arroyo is rapid
ly rising as is also the case with
the Alamosa river. The Arroyo is
at present within two feet of high
water mark and if warm weather
continues we may expect to see it
higher than ever within few days.
Bishop w. o. Crowther was over
from Sanford, Tuesday, and paid
The Chronicle a pleasant call. He
states that their sheep have been
lambing the past two weeks and
that they have had exceptionally y
good success this spring, the loss
being practically none. In speak
ing of the creamery, Mr.. Crowther
says that all the larger patrons are
well pleased with results and intend
to materially increase the amount
of milk they are now sending over.
This is good news and means that
our creamery will soon be put on a
money making basis.
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SAN FRANCISCO DOOMED
TO TOTAL DESTRUCTION
Raging Fire Completing the Work of Ruin Begun by
the Worst Earthquake Ever Recorded
in the United States.

In face of the appalling disaster
that has come to the city of San
! Francisco, even the eruptions of
Mt. Vesuvius are dwarfed to in
Significance
At the break of day, while four
hundred thousand people were eth
er peacefully sleeping or engaged
in their early morning work, with
out the slightest warning the earth
quake suddenly leveled a great
portion of the city in a mass of
ruins and buried hundreds beneath
the wreckage of their dwellings, and
homes. Fire quickly arose to de-
stroy what was left and Inasmuch
as the earthquake had ruined the
water mains of the city, the firemen
We're powerless to fight the awful
conhagration and before the day
was ended the finest buildings in
the city lay in ashes, with the fire
still raging and all efforts to check
its mad progress of no avail. The
workers have destroyed block after
block of residences with dynamite
in the hope of hemming in the
flames, but after each effort the
blaze would leap across a seemingly
impossible gulf and rush on with
renewed vigor. giving conviction
to the fear that the entire city is
doomed and that no power on earth
can save even portion of it.
The tales of suffering and de-
spair that come from this one time
proud and beautiful metropolis are
maddening. Former millionaires
and paupers have been leveled at a
single stroke and are alike suffer-
ing for want of clothing, food and
even water, while members of their
families and near relatives have
perished amid the awful havoc.
The shock was felt the entire
length of the Pacific coast and was
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LEGISLATURE
Several Reform Bills introduced AZ
Extra Session.
UNIFORM PRIMARIES PUT IN

Harrisburg Pa. Jan. 16.-Ths nrst
days session OF tho Pennsylvanis legis-
lature. called for the consideration of
the reform legislation advocated by
Governor Pennypacker, were confined
70 the usual preliminariez. The gov
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that he would be ready 70 announce his
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Appropriations. senatorial apportion-
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There will be 30 members on the ap-
propristions committee and Is on each
Of the other committees. No important
changes viii be made In the senate
committees.
Bills for the repeal OF the Pbiladel-
phia ripper" limiting the authority
OF the mayor over the departments OF
public works and public safety. were In
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At the regular session last winter.
Mr.. White. OF Beaver, in the senate,
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holding OF uniform primaries by the
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between the hours OF a. m. and D.
m, under the direction OF the officers
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Bills fixing the salaries OF the sscre-
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and the insurance commissioners at
$4,000. and abolishing the fees OF the
Office. which are now retained by these
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were introduced by Mr.. Pussy. OF Della
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both parues snow a disposition 70
make an effort 70 push through the
special legislative program within 80
days. II there is any conflict at all IL
will most likely be over senatorial and
legislative apportionment Governor
Pennypacker has prepared a senatorial
apportionment bill which Mr.. Roberts.
OF Montgomery, will introduce IN the
senate. A caucus OF Democratic sena-
tors and Representatives was held last
evening, at which it was decided to
present bills TO cover certain legislation
proposed by the governor in his pro-
olamation.
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Emancipation Celebration.

There will be a public mass-meet
Ing Of all the clubs societies, and
other organizations of Richmond
and Manchester. Va, taking part in
the Emancipation parade this year
under the auspices or the Afro-Amer
lean Emancipation Association az
Prices Hall on January 30, at O.
clock 2. NJ. All organizations in the
city are requested 70 send represen-
tatives TO this meeting in order that
your position in iirC may be as
signed you. The Association has en-
gagged the Base Ball Park on West
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PreSi dent, Rev. r. Y. Peyton. d. D.,
Chaplain: Rev. W. T. Johnson. ID.
D., Master Of Ceremonies: Rev.
Thomas A. Green. d. D., Orator.
Rev. Joseph y. Meyers. Treasurer.
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Examination Of Kansas Treasury
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TARIFF BILL PASSED
Measure Affecting Philippine Trade
Goes Throuah House.

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the same tariff as sugar and tobacco
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New York, Jan 17.-Captain VII.
liam II. VanSchaick. who was Ia com
maEd OF the steamer Genera Slocum
when that vessel was burned IN the
East river In June. 1904, causing the
loss OF more than 1000 lives, was pu,
on trial before Judge Thomas In the
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with criminal negligence.
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I desire to know tho whereabouts
of some OF my people. Ny moth
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She had three brothers named An
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sold by Shackelford. but / don
know 10 whom My sisters names
were Mile and Nellie. Millie
was younger than I and Nellie was
older. Any information will be
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care NJ. M. KENNEDY,
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Burned to Death After SAVING T,,o

New York, Jan. 15.-As the nremen
were about to rescue him, John A..
Hart, an insurance agent living on the
top floor OF the four-story tenement
house at SO West ssth street. which
was destroyed by fire. was overcome
by the flames and burned to death.
Before he was overcome Hart had
saved his wife and 4-year-old son
whom he handed out the front win
dows to the firemen or that side. In.
stead OF following them he seemed to
lose his head and ran back into the
flames. from which the hremen made q
vain attempt to rescue him.
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GENERAL cHAFFEE RETIREs
General Bates Becomes Ranking ON.
Ger of the Army.

Washington. Jan. 10. - Lieutenant
General Chaffee rendered his resigna-
ton as chief OF stan, U. S. A. to take
effect at once, and 1t was accepted by
the president. General Chaffee does
not 20 on the retired list until Feb
ruary 1, but he desired to relInQuish
the duties OF chief OF stan that he
might have a 15-day leave OF absence
before retiring from active service.
General Bates, now assistant chief
OF stan, Will succeed him as chief OF
STAFF and chief officer OF the army after
the president. as commander-in-chief.