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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-21
German Hermit Foret0|d San Fran
cisco Calamity.
OTHER PLACES ARE ALSO DOOMED
NEW YORK 10 SUFFER AND
HAVANA TO BE WIPED
OFF THE MAP.

TACOMA. April 21.-Mrs. r. P. c.
Carver of Tacoma has a prophecy
made by a German hermit 81 years
ago which was published at that time
in a Bavarian paper and has since
been published in different newspa-
pers of the old world and the United
states in which he predicts dire
earthquakes and cataStrOphies in the
onening wears of the twentieth GEN.
tnrv Mrs. Carver today turned the
document over to the newspapers for
inspection. The hermit, whose name
is not given. declares that all south
ern California will be devastated by
earthquakes as well as Florida.
Havana, Cuba, will be wiped on the
man and the Island of Cuba broken
in twain bv an earth-rending seismic
shock. leaving a great gap through
which the ocean currents will pour.
The shock that produces this will be
so great that New York city Will be
rocked off its foundations and de-
stroyed by collapsing buildings and
fire. Millions of lives will be snuffed
ont and billions of dollars worth OF
property destroyed.
The prophecy foretold successfully
many of the political commissions that
have shook the nations in the last AZ
wears 1t tells of the Franco-Prus-
sian. the Austrian-Russlan ana the
Turkey Russian wars. now facts OF
history. and also that two presidents
of the United States would be assas'
sinated. A disruption of the fedora
--or,,,o,+ Sc ,,redictad with six re-
nublics springing up to take its place
their capitals being Washington, Bos
ton. San Francisco, New Orleans, ST
Louis and Denver.
This country, the prophecy declares
will have but 25 presidents follow
ing which will be periods of anarchy
out of which will grow the SIX gov
ernments. Ireland, the prophecy pre-
diets. will secure its freedom. but clvi
war will Immediately afterwards oil
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MORE MONEY
FOR RELIEF
Congress Gives Another
Million Dollars.
PRESIDENT SENT MESSAGE.
Secretary Taft Reports 100000
Rations are Er oute to San
Francisco.
PRESIDENT SENT MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-

WASHING1 ON, D. c., April 21.-
The house appropriated an additional
1000, 600 for sufferers at San Fran
cisco The president sent a special
message recommending a million and
q half appropriation. Before sending
the message Taft asked the president
to request congress to appropriate an
additional million for San Francisco.
The president agreed.
Secretary Taft in asking for more
money, said that 100000 rations We're
en- route to San Francisco and blank
cts, cots and mattresses for 100000
people Five cars of medical sup
plies had been sent from st. Louis.
The loss of stores held for use at
Pacific coast posts and in the Philip
pines. will require a large deficiency.
An estimate viii be made in order that
they may be replaced as well as new
ones for the refugees. Taft now estl-
mates the army loss by the Frisco
disaster at $3.500.000.
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AFTERMATH Of GREAT CATACLYSM
RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVING
FIRE BELIEVED To Be UNDER COMPLETE CONTROL
NO Que Went Hungry Last Night Supplies Are Constantly Arriving From All Directions
To-day Many Of the Heaviest Losers in The Destruction Wrought
By Earthquake and Fire Are Preparing to Rebuild

flames been due to anything but nat
ural obstacles.
An extra session of the legislature
will be called to provide means of re-
lieving the distress and to rebuild.
Car after car of supplies passed
through Oakland this morning.
A registry bureau has been estab-
lished to locate the missing and find
out the identity of the injured and to
le arm as far as possible the names
CT the dead Oakland papers are
printing free. lists of missing and in
jured. Hundreds have been located
in that manner. The flames are now
on every side. The Gibraltar ware
house where are stored thousands of
cans of canned goods and food stuffs
is in imminent danger of destruction.
The destruction of the Ferry building
now appears imminent. Late reports
from Santa Rosa say that the dead
there do not number forty.
Smallpox In Stricken City.
At o'clock this morning the ferry
building appeared to De saved. This
is now the key to the situation.
There is smallpox in several places
and a strict quarantine is enforced
as a result of the officials bringing in
loads of hay and bedding last night.
No one perished last night from eX-
posure during the cold. foggy hours.
Oakland is suffering from an influx
of strangers. People are herOically
sharing every item of food and cloth
ing and even drinking water. China
town has moved bodily across the
bay to Oakland.
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COUNCIL REFUSES TO GIVE.
No Legal Way Of Doino 1t Is the
Reason.

TACOMA, Wash, April 21.-The
oo,,nc;, last night voted that each
member act as a committee OF one TO
solicit funds in his own ward Tor the
sufferers at San Francisco. The ordi-
nance proposed and introduced
Councilman Hawthorne. appropriating
$4,000 to the fund, was not voted on.
president Salmson holding that 1t was
clearly illegal. The president offered
TO leave the chair and let the other
councilmen pass the ordinance if they
so desired.
The councilmen all expressed great
sympathy for San Francisco. and mad
II been legal to do so. there is no
question but that the $4,000 would have
been appropriated. Councilman Deu-
vel proposed that five ordinances OF
1899 each be passed. The council is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-21
ALOFT IN A BALLOON.
Two German Scientists Break All Rec
ords in Aerial Trip.

Two German Scientists Break All Rec
ords in Aerial Trip.
BERLIN, April 21.-Dr. Kura Veg
ner and his brother, DR.. Alfred Veg
ner two young German scientists. at
tached to the aeronautical institute at
Lindenburg, have just been successful
in beating the record for the longest
duration of a balloon trip, established
by Comte De La Vaux in October, 1901,
when he remained in the air forty-one
hours.
Starting on the morning of April 5,
from the grounds of the military bal
looming corps at Tegel, near Berlin,
they descended at midday on April Z,
at Aschaffenburg, in Spessart, after
having been suspended in the air for
more than fifty-two hours, thus hav-
ing beaten the record trip above men,
toned by a good eleven hours.
When mountainous country was
reached the aerOnautS, who had kept
to the lower strata of air, ascended to
height of $500 meters.
The areonauts, however, were i'll pro-
vided for such a voyage, their sole pro-
visions consisting of two outlets and
two bottles of Soda The intense cold,
minus sixteen degrees Celsius, fOur
degrees Fahrenhei) which prevailed,
also added to their discomfort.
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SUMS BURNING RAYS.
Thirty Soldiers Stricken on q 13-MIe
March-Two Deaths Already.

LONDON, April 21.-If not absolute
lv swelterine in heat, London has been
very near it during the past week ana
several cases of heat apoplexy, two
having resulted in death, are reported
at the hospitals. Thirty men out OF
10 of the First Battalion Of the Buffs
regiment, were bowled over by the heat
during seventeen mile marcn on
Thursday and had to be conveyed to
a hospital in ambulances.
Never a cloud has been seen all the
week through. and men have discarded
their overcoats in the daytime and dom
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vide it into two kingdoms, one of
which will be Roman Catholic and the
other protestant.
England is to become a republic
with the first male ruler of the
twentieth century as it's first presi-
dent The hermit, according to the
Bavarian paper, refused to give his
name, and nothing is known of who
he was. Mrs. Carver has had the pa
per IL yeas, having treasured it on
account of the nearness Of the time
when the events predicted were to
take place.
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Senator Perkins Expresses Gratitude.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The SEN
ate has instructed the vice-president
TO suitably express the sympathy OF
the senate. Perkins of California
made a stirring speech thanking the
government and the states for the
aid rendered and foreign nations for
expressions of sympathy. he declared
the city will recover and Will snow l's
mettle during the calamity. Bar
thodlt chairman of the public building
committee of the house says spec1ai
hill will go through the house for the
reconstruction of the government
buildings destroyed in California.
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From 500 to 700 Dead,

CHICAGO, Ill. April 21.-Western
Union officials at Frisco estimate the
number of dead from 500 to 700. There
were but few persons in the business
section when the quake occurred. All
hotel guests escaped. They say the
fire was caused by the breaking of
gas mains and escaping gas ignited by
sparks from electric wires.
Most of the casualties were among
the occupants of cheap lodging houses.
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STANLEY WAS FOUND GUILTY
Convicted on Three Counts in The
Federal Court.
ne ROBBED the UNITED STATES MAIL
STOLE POUCH FROM CRANE At
RiPARIA AND TOOK VAL
UABLE LETTERS.
he ROBBED THE UNITED STATES MAIL

Walter Stanley has been found
guilty on three counts by the jury in
the federal court at Spokane, yester-
day and now stands a chance OF IL
years in the penitentiary if he gets
the maximum sentence. The jury was
out but a few minutes before return
ing with the verdict In general STAN
ley was found guilty of robbing the
United States mail.
Stanley was arrested at Starbuck,
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the great boom three years ago the
price has remained steady and it will
be practically impossible to buy gen.
uine Panama hat at less than guinea
$50, and it will be poor article at
that"
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Relief Work Progressing.

Relief work is progressing rapidly
and systematically. Mayor Schmitz
and General Funston are working to-
gether with headquarters at Fort Ma
son, which with it's great magazines
narrowly escaped destruction. 1t is
now thought to be safe.
Cardinal Gibbons. DR.. Lyman Abbott
and the mayors Of Galveston. Balti-
more. Charleston and many other
cities have sent expressions Of SYM
pathy and words of encouragement to
San Francisco, expressing the belief
that the city will rise from it's ashes
grander than ever.
The worst is over and the news is
coming in all good.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., April 21.-
The war department has been notified
that this morning at 11:5O fire swept
the town of Maoquina, Rizel province,
and as a result 10000 people are
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w, u, Men on Duty.

OAKLAND, Cal, April 21.-t1fty OF
the three hundred Western Union en-
ployees at San Francisco have report
ed for duty.
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Governments Special Making Time.

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, April 21.-The
governments special train passed
through here this morning for Frisco.
There are thirteen express cars and
day coaches. The city officers and
Scripps McRae correspondent boarded
the train at Chicago. An average of
fifty miles an hour will be made to
Denver The first hour almost seventy
miles was covered.
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WILL NEED ASSISTANCE.

, SACRAMENTO, April 21.-
; Gilbert Hunt, Mayor of Walla
Walla, and F. w. KaSer. PreSi-
? dent of the Commercial Club:
, You kind message received.
, Many thousands are rendered
? homeless and destitute in Fris-
? CO by ravages of fire. Three
. fourths of city is destroyed.
, They will need much assist
? ance.
, George G.. Pardee, Governor.
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Fire Under Control.

The fire is now almost completely
under control. General FunStOnS S
steps to prevent rampant vandalism
restored the confidence of the people.
Merchants are ordering stocks. New
buildings will be erected and every
available man is being hired to clear
the debris.
Orders have been placed with quar-
ries throughout the state by scores of
concerns for immediate delivery of
stone at Oakland and San Francisco.
Similar orders have been placed for
lumber
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TWENTY THOUSAND ARE HOMELESS AND STARVING

homeless and starving and business -
ruined The government is rushing
assistance to the sufferers. The fire
destroyed Pasil also, near the town of
Cah11
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List of Contributors.

The following is a partial list of the
persons who have made voluntary sub
scriptions to the San Francisco relief
fund:
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WARREN co. REPAIRS
PALOUSE STREET

= Palouse street between Main y
y and Alder, paved by the War y
y rem Construction company last y
y year and accepted by the city, y
y is now being repaired. The y
y heat of the past few days has y
y caused the surface to become y
y somewhat loblolly of tar. The =
y Warren Construction company =
y is now spreading stone chips y
y on the surface and rolling in =
y the same.
= . = y = y y y y y y = = = =
ned their summer clothing, while the
hatters have been driving a great
trade in straw hats.
The women appeared in light gar
ments, many using parasols, and the
demand for Panama hats is already SO
great that prices have gone up at a
bound. The increase is due to a some
what unexpected revival in favor OF
this light summer headgear.
Panamas Expensive.
eve were warned of the increase
early in the season." said the manager
of a West End firm of hatters. "Since
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Making No Progress.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-
General Funston wires this morning:
'"The fire is making no progress
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Wind Veered Again.

At six this morning the wind veered
again and threatened the ferry build
ing. Dynamite was rushed across
the bay On four sides of the Holy
Cross cemetery the fire burned fierce
ly all last night leveling the fine res
licences in that section. There is no
probability that it will be checked in
that section until it has burned itself
out. Nowhere has the check of the
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Stories Of Refugees.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 21-
The first one hundred refugees from
Frisco arrived this morning. AS many
more are coming by later trains. All
tell the same story of awful suffering
Nearly all are penniless and possessed
of only the clothes on their backs. H
S. Blachly, wife and children of Pitts
burg escaped from the Grand Hotel
and walked ten miles to reach Berke-
ley where he got train. He says the
people are almost crazed for water.
Other stories are similar.
Add Los Angeles Quake.
A newspaper correspondent at Fris-
co say: "The twenty men dead on
the streets this morning testify to the
fact that General Funston and his men
are not to be trifled with. Last night
saw three men killed by guards. One
insulted a woman, one attempted to
loot a saloon and another quarreled
with a soldier. The soldiers and po-
lice are forcing citizens to accept all
work. The people are so weary that
they have to be driven like animals.
Funston's rule is one of IRON"
While the situation on the water
front is good the fires in the west
end are still dangerous. The smoke
has settled down at the foot of Mar
ket street so one can see only ABOUT
two hundred feet ahead.
Oakland expects temporarily at least
to have a population of half mil
lion. Many firms are establishing
temporary plants here. Local real
estate owners are offering sites at low
rates. Iron plants are especially act
i've in preparing to begin work. Four
largo steamers are being constructed
at Union Iron Works.
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Earthquakes in Tuscany.

ROME. April 21-Thirteen earth
uuakes were felt in Tuscany this
morning
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OAKLAND, April 21.-The fury of
the flames was somewhat abated this
morning after laying waste a strip
along the water front as far as Meiggs
wharf and destroying a large number
of factories and warehouses in that
portion of the city. Last night the
fire completed its work of destruction
on Telegraph and Russian hills,
sweeping them clear of human habi-
taton. To save the water front and
shipping, the large Hendry machine
works were dynamited. After a de-
termined fight the appraisers build
ing and station of the postOffice We're
saved. The chances now are that
the fire will be stopped at Lombard
street wharf.
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No One Went Hungry.

No person went hungry in San
Francisco last night. There seems no
immediate danger from flames. 1t is
likely the ferry building will be saved.
The wind died down and several war
ships and tugs pumped water on the
flames. 1t was foggy and cold this
morning
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| sign my lamp-chimncys
MACBETH. An unsigned
lamP-chimney is worthless
almost as worthless as an
unsigned check.
Makers of poor lamp
chimneys hide behind the
dealers.
| put my name on mine.
Let me send you nov
Index to Chimneys. | send
it to you free. Address
MACBETH, Pittsburgh
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MRS. MARY A. HUTTON.

At Lost City, Hardy county, West Vir-
ginia, on January Is, 1906, Mrs. Mary
Agnes Hutton. She was the daughter
of Alexander Bell, of Augusta county,
Va, born August 81, 184l. AT an early
age she united with Messy Creek Church.
of which her father was for many years
an honored elder. In October, 1865, she
was married to Moses Welton Hutton, OF
Hardy County, and became a member of
the Moorefeld Church and so continued
for about thirty years. Then she be-
came one of the original members of Ivan
hoe Church, named in memory of their
beloved young pastor, Ivanhoe Robertson.
In the pretty cemetery of this church
she was buried. A vast congregation,
one-half of whom were standing in and
out of the house, testified to the eminent
worth of the deceased. She devotedly
loved the Coates of Zion" and found in
its worship cher chief Joy" There was
in her life beautiful simplicity and sim
certify that bound all hearts to her. In
the home of sickness, she was minister
ing angel. Every want and sorrow of
her neighbors called forth her active min
istry, even after failing health. In her
home she filled up the measure of a moth
er's sacred Office, and her children and
grand children rise up and call her bless
ed in life and in death.
FORMER PASTOR.
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Obituaries.
MRS. REBkCCA GOLD.

On Friday evening, January 10, 1906,
Mrs. Rebecca Gold was called to her final
reward. She was in her sixty-ninth
year, having almost lived out her three
score and ten years. She was born and
reared in Rockbridge county, Va, where
she spent the most of her life She moved
to Basic City, Va, about fourteen years
ago, where she remained until her death
Her maiden name was Rebecca Culton
In 1866 she married to Mr.. Alfred Gold.
whom she survived about eight years.
She was the mother of four children,
three sons and one daughter. Two sons,
James and Alfred, died some years ago
while one son, u. G. Gold, and the daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Jones, survives to mourn
loss loss.
Mrs. Gold early in life gave her heart
to the Lord Jesus Christ, and became
member of the Presbyterian church
and having once entered the way she
never turned aside from it. Her life was
that of a beautiful, consistent Christian
She loved Gods Word, which was lamp
unto her feet, and light unto her path
and she loved her church upon whose SER
vices sne was regular attendant until
her illness deprived her of that priv
lege. Nowhere will she be more missed
than at her church, except in her home
The following passage from Gods Word,
which was her favorite, will best indicate
the faith and trust, and consequent peace
which reigned in her heart: "Be careful
for nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with Thanksgiving let
your requests be made known unto God
And the peace of Cod, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus" And
the trust and peace expressed in this pas
sage did not fcrsake her as she APP
preached the end. Through a long and
severe illness she exhibited remarkable
patience and sweetness and resignation
There was never a word of murmur nor
doubt nor fear. In this calm and serene
state of mind she quietly fell asleep in
Jesus. "Well done good and faithful ser
want; enter thou into the Joy of thy
Lord" Her hoary head was a crown OF
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glory because it was found in the way
of righteousness.
On the beautiful Sabbath evening of
81, funeral services were held in
her home by Rev. E. B. Druen and Rev.
c. R. Stribling. After services she was
followed by a long line of friends and
loved ones to the Waynesboro cemetery,
where she was laid away in her final
resting place, there to rest until "the
Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God,
and the dead in Christ shall rise first
HER PASTOR
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N NV Norfo|ksssWesterp
-. crhcduIa 50 FenA.h

Leave Richmond DAILY Byrd Street
Station.
900 a. M, Richmond and Norfolk Vev-
tibule Limited. Arrives Norfolk
11.20 A. M. Stops only at Peters
burg, Waverly and Suffolk
sos A. M, Chicago Express, for Lynch
burg, Roanoke, Columbus, Cincin-
natf, and Chicago. Parlor Car
1910 P. M, Roanoke Express, daily for
Farmville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and
intermediate points.
800 P. M, Ocean Shore Limited. Ar
rives Norfolk 500 P. M. Stops only
at Petersburg, Waverly and Suffolk
7.25 p. M, for Suffolk Norfolk and in
termediate stations, arrives Nor
folk at 1870 P. M.
9.25 p. M, for Lynchburg and Roanoke
Connects at Lynchburg with Wash
fngton and Chattanooga Limited
e.25 p. NJ, ST. Louis Express. Through
Pullman Sleeper to Roanoke, Roam
oke to Chicago. Cafe Dining Car.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily at 7.42 A. M.
EOS P. M, and 9.1S P. M, from Norfolk
and the East at LAO A. NJ, and $50
p. M.
Office, 83S Main Street.
j. f. KNOWLES, CITY Passenger Agent
G. H. BosLEY, District Passenger Agent.
w. B. BEvILL, General Passenger Agent.
General Office, Roanoke, Va.