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The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Insurance situation.

New York, April 19.-Fire insur-
ance men in this city we're deeply In
terested in the San Francisco news
from professional standpoint as
well as from natural horror at the
disaster and sympathy for the vic
Tins. AS an insurance proposal the
status of the ruin by fire in the Cali
fornia metropolis can not be deter
mined until complete returns are re-
ceived
Whether the fire insurance COM
panies are to be heavy losers or are
to escape a most all loss will depend
entirely upon how the d9vasting fires,
in San Francisco following the earth
quakes prove TO have originated.
If any building fell before 1t took
fire the companies carrying risks are
not responsible for the loss. II any
building took fire from an adjoining
building the companies are response
BILE for the loss on the latter struc-
ture IL insured.
Few of the large companies tram
sact their western business through
the New York Offices, and the ON
cials here were not posted. as a rule,
as to the amounts carried In San
Francisco, or as to the character OF
the policies used in that city.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
MORE DETAILED REPORT.

San Francisco, April 19.-Thous.
ands OF people are today homeless
and are wandering in the parks
seeking shelter. There are probably
no homes in the city which have es-
capped damage and the loss of life.
The city is under martial law and
all the down district is patrolled BY
soldiery. Details of troops are guard
ing the banks.
Most all of the public buildings are
totally destroyed. and over the en-
tire city hangs a dense pail.
The tall steel buildings stood the
shock better than any others with
the exception of the new Monadnock
building adjoining the Palace hall.
This crumbled and went down.
Docks and freight along the water
ways slid into the water
The Valencia hotel literally sank
into the ground.
The Leland Stamford University
at Palo Alto is a complete wreck. 1t
cost over s2O.00O,0O0.
The Cliff house and the pleasure
resorts adjoining have been swept
into the sea.
The government mint is ablaze and
it looks as II II won't be saved.
The exact loss OF life will never be
known as many of the bodies have
been literally burned up in the flames
The mayor has appointed a COM
mittee of safety and ordered the
bakeries and milk stations to harbor
their food supply for the homeless.
The Call building went with the
others and the flames leaped across
Stevenson street and attacked Claus
spreckles' history stone and iron
structure.
The Palace hotel, the rear OF which
was constantly threatened, was the
scene of much excitement, the guests
leaving in haste, many with only the
ClOlnlnS lHts Woit. ihoih6 Nh"e '"N
hotel, being surrounded on all sides
by streets was likely to remain i'm
mune. many returned.
The Parrot building in which were
located the chambers of the saettttt
located the chambers of the state SUI
preme court and lower floors OF an
immense department store>were ruin
ed, though its massive walls were not
all destroyed.
Banks and commercial houses,sup-
posed to be fire proof burned quickly
and the roar OF the flames could be
heard on the hills out OF the danger
zone. Here thousands of people con-
gregated and witnessed an awful
scene. Great. sheets of flames rose
nigh in the heavens or rushed down
some narrow street. joining midway
between the sidewalks and making a
horizontal chimney of former pas
sageway. The flames we're so dense
that arose from the entire business
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Insurance VIII BE Paid.

The insurance companies have an
nounced that no discrimination will
be made in the payment of losses. and
all will be paid.
At present the loss is placed at
over one hundred million dollars.
which is the greatest loss of property
occasioned by an element at any
time. The loss at Baltimore two years
ago was forty million.
This is one measure of graduation.
as otherwise great fortunes are swept
away As it is. men Who were rich
before are penniless now.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Oakland, April 19.-Fire has just
reached Mob Hill. This is the finest
residence district of San Francisco.
Fairmount hotel, a new structure,
erected by Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Is
now in flames. Costly buildings and
residences are nov burning.
At least 1000 lives were lost
in the earthquake and the confiagra-
tion which followed. Hospitals and
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Young Rhodes Doing We'll.

Walter Rhodes. so seriously
injured a few days since by play
mate hitting him in the head with a
rock and crushing his skull. is rest
ing as well as could be expected. A
few days more is necessary to tell the
result of the lads injuries.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Points TO Murder.

Wooster. Ohio, April 19.-James
Dreenan disappeared pysteriously
from his home two weeks ago. He
had considerably money. His blood
stained clothing has been found in
an empty box car at New Berlin.
ohio. II is believed he was murder
ed by tramps.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Santa Rosa's Fate.

Oakland. April 19.-The latest re-
ports from Santa Rosa state the town
is practically wrecked. Rumored loss
OF life there viii reach from five to
eight hundred. Not business build
ing escaped destruction.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

In Union Square park. where a
number of homeless have been given
temporary shelter. the mighty Dewey
monument has been shifted from its
base. 1t now stands leaning at an an
gle of 10 degrees.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Chicago. April 19.-There are
over four thousand messages on file
with the telegraph Offices in this city
for San Francisco. but on account of
the great demands on the wires from
that city nothing is yet being accept
ed for the stricken city.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Los Angeles, April 19.-The later
reports show that the earlier reports
of the damage and loss of life in San
Francisco were greatly underestimate
ed.
Ten thousand are homeless at
Santa Rosa.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
AOki In Vancouver.

Vancouver B. c.. April 19.-Vis-
count Aoki, the first Japanese am
bassador to the United States. ar
rived here this evening on the En-
press OF China.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Washington. April 19.-The SEN
ate today adopted a resolution appro-
priating half million dollars for the
relief -ct San Francisco sufferers. ~
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Washington, April 10, 4 p.
ma message 60 the war de-
partment from Los Angeles says
an earthquake occurred there
this afternoon. Immediately
after the shock connection with
Los Angeles ceased.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

New York, April 10, 4 p. m.-
The Western Union received the
following from the operator at
Los Angeles at 3:a5 this after
non; "Western Union build
ing here Is rocking like boat"
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
SAY THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS SLIPPED

W. w. Atwood and o. &. Farring-
ton, geological professors In Chicago
universities, attribute the disaster In
San Francisco and that section 10 the
moving Of the Rookie MOUNTAINS,
which they say are growing more or
less at all times. Each say slight
siip of~the mountains and NO other
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
RELIEF GOING TO
STRICKEN FRISCO

Messages of coincidence and prof
fers for relief are pouring into San
Francisco from every quarter of the
globe, and 1t is appreciated. The
death and destruction is almost be-
yond conception say the late ad-
vices.
Special meetings of the city legis-
lative bodies are being held in the
larger clties ard contributions of
money and supplies are being solic-
tied.
Paducah will and should do her
part, whatever 1t may be. and to-
ward lending an assisting hand The
Sun win accept donations with the
assurance that II will be forwarded
to the proper authorities at once.
Donations can be made in any
thing, but of course money Is pre-
ferable. Already The Sun has re-
ceived several contributions, and it
hopes for more.
Either mail your contribution to
The Sun or telephone the Office and
your names will be enrolled.
Friedman. Keller & Co have start
ed the fund with a generous donation
of 500.
Other donations in cash to the
amount of s25 have been received.
The listfollows:
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

New York. April ia Western
Union despatch from San Francisco
late last night places the number of
dead at $500. The fire is still burnI~
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

o LATE ADVICES FROM {
o Los ANGELES, AT 4 T.. NJ.
. ARE THAT THAT CiTY HAS /,
o JUST SUFFERED AN EARTH {
o QUAKE. {
o THE EXTENT OF THE DAM {
o AGE, OR THE vERACITY OF {
OfTHE REPORT COULD NOT {
o BE VERIFIED As ALL THE {
o WIRES OUT OF THAT CITY {
o ARE DOWN. {
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The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

New York. April 19.-According
to a despatch received by the West
ern Union. the whole city of San
Francisco is about gone. especially
that portion south of Market street.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

improvised asylums. with difficulty,
are able to care for the injured.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
reason caused the great disaster.

HICKS PREDICTS EARTH
QUAKE AT ST. LOUIS.
Prof. Ira II. Hicks, of st. Louis,
attributes the cause of the California
earthquake to sun spots, which he
says means more such disturbances.
He predicts earthquake shocks will
he felt In st. Louis and over the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys lin "a few
days or nights. He don't fear any
great damages.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Gen. Funston Wires Washington
the City is Practically Cones
Wants Tents and Rations.

Last Night Conditions and Scenes and Conditions
Today Distressing Beyond Description
Probably Worst Yet to Come
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
Entire City Has Been Destroyed
by the Fires That Followed
In Earthquakes Path.

Hunger and Starvation Stares the People in the
Face and the Grief OF the Stricken City
Beggars All Description.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

toou.iAusa GU Page Eight,
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19

Attentive Is the name of Britain's
latest 25-knot scout ship.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
MORE SHOCKS
THIS AFTERNOON
Los Angeles Suffers Shock This
AfternOOn---WOrst Feared.

o . o o q o o o O o
o LOS ANGLES SUFFERS
o A SHOCK TODAY
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-19
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight aud
Friday. Cooler in west portion
Friday.
The Washington times., 1906-06-18
WILLARD BUYS RIGHTS
TO "C0L0NEL NEWCOMBE"

LONDON, June IS--E. 5. Willard has
arranged with Beerbohm Tree for the
American rights or Colonel NewcOmne -
Michael MOrtOn's successful dramatiZa-
ton OF Thackeray's novel. Mr.. Willard
VIII first Of all take the play 70 Mont
real next October. playing the name
part. appearing later in New York and
then going on a tour of other cities in
the United States
The Washington times., 1906-06-18
Funeral in Savannah.

The bOCy, accompanied by the funeral
party. will leave Washington at Il
o'clock tomorrow morning ard viii ar
rive In Savannah Wednesday morning
The present intention is to take the
body directly from the train to St
Johns Episcopal Church, where .serv-
ices Will be held at p. m, conducted
by the Rev. Charles II. Strong
Those who viii accompany the body
Will return TO Washington, arriving
here at 10 o'clock Thursday night. In
this group will be Mrs. Lester who has
borne up wonderfully well under the
stress Of the sad accident. her two
sons-in-law. Edward Carow, OF Savan-
nah. and Thomas J. Randolph. of Nor
folk. Va; and the two little grandchil-
dren for whom Col. Lester was search
ing when he fell through the skvlight.
Among the many kilograms of SYM
pathy that Mrs. Lester has received is
the following from the mayor OF Sa-
vannah:
Mrs. X. +. Lester:
In the death of Colonel Lester Sa-
Vannah has lost citizen devoted to all
Of its interests. one ,vho loved this CITY
and worked with untIring zeal for its
upbuildinS. and who enjoyed the affec-
uonate esteem and confidence OF It's
people His death has come as a per-
sOnal loss TO all. His memory Will be
cherished for his many virtues The
great work he accomplished for Sa-
vannah VIII be an enduring monument
to him. Accept my DEEPEST sympathy IN
your great affliction.
"HERM MYERS. Mayor"
The Washington times., 1906-06-18
HOUSE ADJOURNS
TO HONOR LESTER
Bartlett Announces His Col
leagues Death.
FUNERAL ESCORT NAMED
Remains to Be Inferred VIII Congress
sional Honors in Savannah
Wednesday.

When the body Of Col. Rufus Ezekial
Lester who died Saturday night as the
result Of fall through the skylIght OF
the Cairo Hotel. is taken 20 Savannah
tomorrow for burial It will be escorted
by a committee of fifteen members of
she House of Representative and a like
committee from the Senate.
When the House convened this morn
ing resolutions of sorrow at the death
Of Colonel Lester were offered by Mr..
Bartlett OF Georgia. and adopted by the
House. In Offering his resolution to i'm
mediately adjourn in honor of Colonel
Testers memory Mr.. Bartlett said:
Testers Dexth Announced.
''It is my painful duty to announce to
this House the death Of Col. Rufus
Ezel1ial Lester. who for nearly eighteen
years served his State in this House so
faithfully. so earnestly. and 5o de-
votedly"
The Speaker then announced the fol-
lowing committee of the II use to take
charge Of the funeral, and to escort the
body to Savannah:
Representatives Bartlett, Burton OF
OHIO. Bankhead. GTiEgs. SpaTkman.
Bishop. Brantley. Lawrence, Adamson,
Bell, Lewis, Clayton, Davidson, Burgess,
and Hardwick. The House then adjourn
ed until tomorrow at i O'Clock.
Colonel Testers body will be laid to
rest in Bonaventura Cemetery. about
which city he was at one time mayor
and with whose business interests he
has always been conspicuously con-
nected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-04
ANOKA'S STREET FAIR
Program Calls FOR Interesting and Elab
Orata Events.

= ANOKA. MINN.-Elaborate arrangements are
BEING made for the street carnival here, Oct.
II. IL and IS. Voting for the carnival king
and queen commences today. There will be four
evening. On Thursday afternoon the corona ton
parade will take place comprising the band
Company mounted. the queens float and at
PENDANTS. kings carriage and nobility. The
parade will be followed by the coronation cere
monies Bridge square. Fridays parade will
include that Of Thursday and lodge and local
society floats with I'll international division:
Mrs. A. G. Frauman and Miss Marie Veidt will
have charge Of the German float: VIM. Scanlon
and Mrs. John Casey. the Irish float: Mrs.
G. X: Hayaman. the French; FL W; Plummer.
In the evening there will be a f-e department
and street illumination. Saturday the auto
mobile parade will take place. Each machine
will be decorated. Part of the preceding day s
prizes each day. The contract has been let to
. the Cash Carnival company for amusements: A
dance will be given at the armory each night.
Mrs. G. II. Wyman and Miss Blanche Craig
former in honor OF Miss Edith Reed Of Mime
apolis, whose marriage to DIR. Guy, B: Steach-
man of st. Paul will take place Saturday even
ing. Both We're Anoka young people. graduating
university. Among the Anoka people who, will
Warnes Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Ceddes. DR.. ant
Mrs. Scipio Bond. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stead
man: Misses Marie Atterbnry; Nellie Hilton
The Baptist church people, under direction OF
the pastor, Rev. F. R. Leach. have been hold
ing rally services. a rally prayer meeting wa:
=. given in the basement of the church tonight
f. A. Braden will speak on The Power OF 8
United Church; Mrs George Hilliard on 'Ou1
Church and How We May Help It." and H.;
ples May; Do for It." Refreshments will b,
aerypd BY the ladies'.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-04
MINNESOTA u !.
SAYS RIVERS WILL
{. {. FLOAT Il. | = : STEAMERS Il;
ENGINEER REPORTS, ON BIG AND
LITTLE FORK RIVERS,
He, Says Boats of Light Draft Gould
Navigate Both streams-He Recon-
mends Twenty Foot Dam at Twenty
Mile. Rapid. 49, ....-..
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Little Fork, Mimi, Oct 4.-The prospect that
the federal government will undertake the i'm.
provement of the Big Fork and Little Fork riy.
ers, so as to make them nayigable for light
draft steamboats,, is growing brighter. Major
II. Davenport. the United States engineer who
was sent to make an inspection Of the streams
has reported that. the possibility of making them
navigable Is very apparent that the most ne
cessary requirement Is the removal of tho
boulders that now obstruct the channel at Low
water. The sandbars in the river are SO stu
ated that boats Of light draught would have
no difficulty in working their way over them
Major Davenport also recommends the con
struction OF twenty foot dam at Twenty Mile
rapid, If this dam is constructed 1t will give
slack water sufficient to permit Of navigation
as far as Flat Rock. Such dam also wouit
develop a waterpower which would be Of almost
inestimable value to the surrounding country
and would result in the establishment Of pull
mills right in the heart of the pulpwood dis
trict
In view of the encouraging report made b,
Major Davenport, commercial bodies OF this sec
ton expect to urge upon their congressman the
necessity of incorporating appropriation 70,
the improvement Of these streams in the mex
river and harbor appropriation BILL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-04
WISCONSIN
FIGHTS A BEAR,
HAND TO CLAW.
HUNTER SHOOTS AT PARTRIDGE
AND HITS A BEAR. 5Sas
The Animal, Enraged, Charges Hunter
and a Lively Battle Ensues-Bruin
Is Driven Off, but Leaves His Foe
Exhausted from Loss Of Blood. 800
/ Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. @, ...~.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Oct. 4.-Elmer Hill OF
Apollonia had an exciting experience with q
bear yesterday while hunting near Cornell. He
was out hunting cartridges and in firing upo1
some Of them he accidentally struck a bear
lying in the thicket. The enraged bruin came
out from under cover and made a leap at Hill
Then hand -to-hand tussle ensued, which finally
resulted in victory for Hill, and the bear hur
ried into the tall timber. Hill then sank t.
the ground exhausted from the loss of blood
from wounds inflicted by the bear. He was
found in this condition by three companions {
little later. - ''""'. a. > -
The harvesting of sugar beets in Chippewa
Eau Claire, Rusk, Barron, Dunn and Clarl
counties began this week. All the beets raiset
In these counties will be shipped to the sugar
factory in this city. The factory will begil
operation Oct. 10. This is the third year tina
the farmers in these counties have been grow
ing sugar beets, and it is estimated that ther
will be yield Of 10000 TONS which is 81
per cent larger than the first year and q
| per cent larger than last year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-04
KILLED ON RAILROAD
Former Resident of st. Cloud Dies at
I,arimore, N. D.

ST CLOUD. MINN.-Word has been received
in this city of the death of Clarence Harvey. a
former resident of st. Cloud, who was killed
In railroad accident at Larimore, n. D., last
night.
Charles Mitchell and Henry Nierengarten, two
carpenters, were badly injured today by falling
from scaffold.
q. The campaign for subscriptions to the new
Y. NJ c. A. building has resulted in a fund of
S9,42o to date The committee expects to get
SIS. 900 by the end of the month.
Governor Johnson will speak in ST. Cloud on
Oct 20.
49, A new building and loan association is be-
ing organized by number of the business men.
J The city of st. Cloud has comoeted the
work Of sinking wells for the new supply of
pure water. IT,
Without days notice. the drills which have
been working in the towns Of Becker and Santi-
ago. in Sherburne county. exploring iron ore
prospects, have been pulled out and shipped to
Deerwoo1 on the Guyana range. !:
4 ST. CLOUD, MINN.-While three boys sons
OF Thomas Hill of Mount Wendell, near here,
were driving their cows to pasture huge black
bear suddenly emerged from thicket, walked
+ 1eisurey toward the cattle and them spying the
boys took after them. The youngsters ran for
dear life and climbed a tree. They shouted
+ for help and their cries were heard by men
{ working in a neighboring field, who came to
tEeir rescue. The bear apparently concluded
he was not hungry for hoy meat" for by the
time the rescue party arrived he had disappeared
. in the woods. -. -....-.s 49, s=..5f a..-H
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


Alfred G. Hurst and wife to Gluek Brew
ing company, lot T., block 10S, Minneap-
Fila Ial1 G. Biec1ow and husband to Aaron W.
Peck, lots . and 10, block Is, Gable
Line addition NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
Louis B. vollmer and wife to Frank
Young, lot /, block IA, J. S. & Elliot's MA
Arnold Kurz to Ida Stone, lots / to 8,
Bakers addition to st. Anthony. 1,4OO
Jennie and Otto Nilander to Josephine
Carl, west half Of south half SW NV
section 8, township %, range 24. - 1000
Jennie G. and William N. NJ. Crawford
to Charles B: Mitchell, lot 4, block 1, oo
Vernal Truesdell to Jennie G. Crawford.
lot 4, block l. Gilman & Boardman's ad- -
Jen l'Len G. and William N NJ. Crawford
to Charles B. Mitchell, lots 6, Z, IL to
Is. Gjertsen's Lake Amelia addition. 800
Edward o. Brown and wife to Brown
Brothers Mercantile company, lot 8,
block 2, Brown Brothers addition. 1,2S4
sigurd Nestfold and wife to Charlie John
Smith, lot 10, block 10, Gable Line ad-
Philip J. Riordan to Leonard Kimball, lots
to B. Gillette, Smith & F.'s additi 5,22O
Minnesota Canada Land & Investment
2, block Is, Bakers addition. ......... LOO
Eta Lewis and NJ. Lewis to Clarence
A. Judd, lot 8: block 5, Fast side.;-::.. 275
Clara NJ Hitehng g5ot to W1 Rnas C. Nam
| John Gilfllan and wife to Fred P. Holt,
| lot g. block 5, McMillans. ............ 75t
Lena Russell and wife to Winnifred f. 1
Brown, lots to S. block 13, Glencar. 1000
| Twin City School Supply company to
| North American Novelty company. lots
| to s, block 13. Glencar. ........:.. 4,5o(
Mae II. Eads to Frank Young and wife,
lot T. block H. J. S. & W. Elliott's... 6,OOt
| Frank Young and wife to Mae II. Eads,
lot 4, block IA, ]. S. & w. Elliott's.. G,OO(
| Ellen Mitchell to Clinton G. Andrus,
! lot IL, block IS. second division Rem -.
| Charles w Knieht to John p. Torch,
| lot 10, block 3. Chicago avenue :..:..:. 9Ot
| Morris Mcdonald and wife to Libbie 1.
| Morrill,, part lots and s. block %,
| Mabel p. Phillips to Andrew Q. Rudd,
lot IA, Shartles second ............... 200
| James f. O'Brien to Board Of Education,
| lots to H. block /, Cars first. 49,
| George H. Markham to Thorvald Andre
| sen. lot 4, block 49, Barnham & Green
Arthur B. Elkins to Edgar H. Bass, lot
| S, block 1, Gramercy Park ............ 80
Brown Brothers Mercantile company to
Ole Brown ct al, part Gov. lot.
| g. section 2-11723 and lots to 8,
| homes on Browns Bay. ESQ
| Frank J. Stoddard and wife to Henry W..
-Dezotell, part Gov. lot a.. section
| 35-117-23, part Gov. lot 4. section
| 35-117-23, Christmas Lake. ............ 5
| Jennie G. and William N. NJ. Crawford
to Charles B. Mitchell. lots 10 and
20. block 4, Mendenhalls addition to
| Minnehaha Park ...................... 40