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>''&?i;>Wffi¥$$$^2$$$! ) t$k ^WELA/JI PAGES • Site* -VOL. XXVI. HO.. • 177T TSIHFOTiTTrN. Y., THURSDAY,\APMt-\-26, ' 1906: -- I v--,_— < ?.t.. $1.00 per yearf, in Advance. AT \JOXy WILL FIND. Summer Shirts:; * Slimmer Neckwear Summer Collars Summer Half Hose FULL LINE OF' . MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S FURNISHING* GOODS San Francisco Destroyed by Earthquake. WHOLE CITY BURST INTO FLAME A-~ThousaiTd OeaiHir J Fhree\i)ays of Horror. application, and as yet there is uo suf- fering from hunger. Tents are still be- ing distributed. Over 10.000 have been gLven t _and the.atithorltiPK intont^ con- w. C; MCDONNELL CO. — 7~iFurnt5hers-amrShlrt~Alakers; 48-50 Main St. Easts ROCHESTER, N. Y. FOE. S-dk-XjIE- Desirable Homes, Vacant Lota and Farms at prices to suit all. — —JOHN DIXON, Gen. Insurance and Real Estate, 22 West Church St. Falrport, N. Y. ]j E. ROWELL, Contractor and Builder. OAKLAND, Cal., Aprl\ 25.-San Fran- cisco, devastated by an earthquake and swept by flames, is now under military rule and completely cut off by tele- graptTfrom \the east.\ Earthquake and fire have caused the greatest calamity California has ever known. In San Francisco ft Is estimated that a thousand persons have perished, while as many more are suffering from Injuries., JThe_entire .business^portion of the city is In ruins, and the flames were only checked by the blowing up of whole streets with dynamite. •~ABentrfor w Natlonar\Asphalr6ravel- _ . -----Vr.-=r-rrr™2. ROOflngr——~--. -'. T-> U. -r.. Homo \Phone. FAlRPOIVr, N.Y. -_ jggHIS-XSJ3?HE=TXME ^ To have your horses teeth examined and put in Bhape s o they can masticate their food properly, for In doing so, you prevent a w aste of feed, colic, indigestion, and mahy other troubles caused by improper mastication. I have the instruments - to do the_wo.rk_right and satisfactorily. .Gall at . Dr. Payne's Veterinary .Hospital, West Avenue, Falrport, N. Y. JJ M. BROWN, Em- Funeral Director and Licensed foalinBr.- — — Lady assistant when requested. Thone 33-11. FAIRPOBT, N. Y. Mounted Story Pictures for tl*e Children. Send ten cents for_ one of our \Story Pic- tures,\ printed on heavy coated paper and hand Bomely mounted on dark mats for little.fingers to handle. Each one is a complete story by it- self, but with no reading matter. The little ones -will^pend-happy-Jiours-weaving-their^childlsh. The \city is Under martial law, andlil 1 the streets are patrolled by cavalry and infantry. Details of troops are also guarding the banks. All the prin- cipaPtnTildlngs-hsTe been destroyed:— . The burned-area i&'appfOxlmately seven square miles. . This area included the financial, com- tluulng the distribution as long as the supply lasts. Barracks are to be erect- ed In Golden Gate park to accommo- date 15,000 persons. Thousands of San Francisco's home- less slept in the open—If they slept at all—In-a drenching rain, adding uutold misery' and suffering to those whose cup Is already full. Shortly after mid- night it began_to rain and-.continued for three hours a heavy downpour. Governor Pardee has received word that-EcuadorGan-Gonsul-General-San- tos Elias Santos Is missing. The report was sent In by the consul's secretary, who says Mr. Santos has-notbeen seen by friends since the earthquake. The exodus to interior towns contin- ues. Passengers stand in line for blocks to file their applications for free tickets. After investigation officers mounted on dry goods boxes announce through megaphones the names of those to \whom tickets have been Is- sued, and every outgoing train is —Local b&tels are filling with eastern people 'who escaped from San Fran- cisco at the time of the earthquake. _Mr. Bternberger«^of the, firm .of Now crowded. York stockbrokers, Sternberger. Slnu & Co., Is here with his wife, son aud a maid. He was on the fourth floor of the St. Francis hotel. After hurriedly dressing, he and his family rushed in- to Union square. \We had hardly got seated,\ said Mr. Sternberger, \when firemen came along asking for volunteers to take bodies from the ruins just above the hotel. There was a ready and willing response. It was a low building-on -wiuch-had-topplod-a- lofty-one,- and-all- In the former were burled in the de- bris. We heard *the stifled cries and t?rayT?r8r~*For\tJO'dV-'sake; come~tbl3~ way:- 'Oh, lift this off .my back!* JMy God, I'm dying!' and many others,- uerving us to greater efforts. Finally we got to some of them. Bruised, Weeding, blinded by smoke and dust, terrified past reason—the-poor^fellows who fell in the street-fell from utter exhaustion. Those that were penned away below we could not reach, and \tiretr seeming taroir cries for mercy will ring in my ears till THE WEEK AT ALBANY Fight For Insurance Reform Is Won Against Lobby. Governor Higgins Takes Hold at Crit- ical .Juncture—Mortgage Tax Repeal Vetoed—Millionaire Tax Dodgers Must Pay. [Exm Albanv, -spamleiitj- and life death.\ W. R. Hearst, through his local bankers, has duplicated his first order for $7,500 worth of goods, and several mercial and most\of^the^densely popii-- lated portion of the residence district, with all the-splendid institutions and great^mansions that had grown up with the progress of the city. — The : dreadf ut uurthquake^shw.k_came ieTinTo^toHea abouTlBeTitPtureg. Tormtvyz' cents^we^wllFsend five cuts. not\one\ofthem r to be out of place tn a child's-hands. —AJ>DitESS JUDGE COMPANY 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. S TEETH ARTIFICIAL TEETH * When ybu order a set of teeth, or any other dental work of me, I offer a guarantee of satisfaction. I cannot afford to let my patients go away dissatisfied. Poorly fit- ting artificial - teeth, badly con- structed crowns or bridgework or imperfect fillings would mean the sacrifice of a reputation-which I without- warning at precisely 5:13 o'clock In the morning, its motion ap- parently, being from east to west. At first the upheaval of the ear-th, was gradual, but in a few seconds it iu- creased in intensity. Chimneys began to fall and buildings to crack, tottering on their foundations. The people be- came panic stricken and rushed into the streets, most of them in their night attire. Many were instantly crushed to death, while others were dreadfully mangled. Those who remained indoors generally escaped w'ith their lives, though scores were hit by detached plaster, pictures and articles thrown to the floor by the shock. It is believed The condition of the 5,000 persons camped in Jefferson square is terrible. Not more than 5 per cent have even an army tent, and makeshifts are con- structed of carpets, bed sheets and every— lnragnmme--Tml)staTTce— ThT*y^ !OF ^ar^bave-been-started-west7 were lnadequafe~to keep out the heavy rain that fell Sunday night and yester- day. Houses are requisitioned for these people as fast-as possible. ~ Genera 1^A--W~Greely^has-takeircom* mand of the federal troops here, super- HARRIMAN'S MESSAGE. Describes Vlalt to San Prnnclnco—De- I struct Ion Indescribable. He SIIJM. NEW YORK, Ai\ 24.—E. II. Hani- seding-General Frederick JFunston, 1 f' 8 \' \resident-of the Union Pacific- wSo~jvIli,act under . toely's. order* i •»\**\»<* company^haB^ent-the-follow- His report says: Mmr message - from-Oakland, Cal., to the *? offices of the railroad company in this citv: \Our greatest danger in the future mar be expected ^from unavoidable un- , .. .... , Having gone over the situation in sanitary conditions, and every person! , t , , 6 T , . . , , i \ ,,4.- i •».*-*» i \i * • '4-u i ^an 1'ranclsco, I am deeply impressed here 4s eautioned that to violate m the ; ... ., ' , .,• *~ -. , -- ii 11 —r-.— - ,. • - . ,. .—,, '• with the uecessity-of-unwterruftted-for- sllgutest degree the instructions of the , * * i ^ «» ti , \ • t ^ • ward ng of foodstuffs with which to sanitary officers- would be a crime that feed the 200,000 homeless people. The could have no available punishment. •v*„4 - n i /^. l +i, ! situation is well organized, and the Major Geiieral Greely was on the i T . .. , „. , , b . , , _. .... , .. . •. - u , • Lnited States quartermaster s depart- way east to attend the wedding of bis i ^ .„ „„..„,„, , ^I.*.H..,»I«. daughter and learned of the fire while i ment is receiving, and distributing in Chicago. He immediately returned through its channels and through the 1 various local relief associations all sup- plies as fast as they arrive, but the font i\ lnaa. was. Riistninert~Ky nearly_every^r^uiilly^in tlTe~cItym—_r^ The fire raged for three days until It burned itself out. Saved from destruction, the steamer State of California has sailed for Port Angeles with'a\crowded^passenger list. Myron Hume, one of the passengers, credits Captain Thomas of that vessel, Captain Alexander of the steamer San : ta .Rosa and the captain of the ferry- boat Ukiah with the saving of the San Francisco water front. Lines of hose were laid from the steamers, and skippers and passengers to San Francisco. William Murray, race caller, had a narrow escape. He was w l th Mrs. Murray on the sixth floor of the Re- glna when the first shock came. The roof fell in, and the building was bad- ; ly cracked. Plaster fell In the haUa -«>\«. handling all .uch supplies with- fact should be made public In all quar- ters that it will require continued ef- fort on the part of every one to keep supplies coming. The railroads are, of and throughout the hotel. Hastily dressing, Murray took his young wife in his arms and struggled down the six flights of stairs. The building was swaying—and—about—to—crastr out oharge, and the people muBt re- ipond to calls for relief. \pfil 24.—liisrminctf reform has won its.tight iiirthe. New York log- rMatUTje, '\id the work of the Arm- strong committee has been brought to a successful termination. The last of the bills recoinmendcd by the insur- ance investigating committee . have now been passed by both branches of the - legislarure~and~awatr~thp—govern- or's approval. .\ .» The insurance lobby, which early in the year indicated its intention of fighting all of the Armstrong reform bills, became quiescent: and it was thought by the friends of the measures that all would be passed in quick or- der. To the great surprise of Senator Armstrong, however, the insurance rors. He then pointed out what la res-' garded as the most serious defect of the bill. rtcclarijig:__ \The hill make.s no jirovlslon-^for^the^. collecting of any tax upon mortgages recorded prior to July 1, 1900, bu.t_upon which no part of the sum secured-:. thereby is advanced until after that date. This omission will permit cer- tain classes of corporate mortgages, to escape from payment of any tax-what- ever. If a corporation places on record on the 30th day of June. 1900, a mort- gage for $50,000,000 and nothing la ad- vanced thereon until the next day such mortgage would be taxed neither un- -der-the-annua 1 tax-law—nor-ttae record— lug tax bill. To my mind tlilB ia a fatal defect in the present bill.\ * » Upheld by tho Courts. The court of appeals by the unani- mous decision of both Democratic and Republican judges has upheld the con- stitutionality of the tax on stock-trans- fers which the Republicans made a part of the taxation system of tlie state last year. This bill became a law de- spite the strongest opposition Wall street Could exert, and its opponents .m companies made a bold stand in tile\ senate last week and secured the adop- tion of an amendment to what is known as the \big insurance bill'* which was of vital-importance to the -policy ^hohierfi.^4l-he—Ar-iHstr«ug^com^ mfftee has been aiming to give, policy holders a controlling voice in the inan- agement of the~mufual compaiTies by allowing them\ to participate\ \inMhe election of directors. In-order to make this privilege of value It would be necessary for the policy holders to get a list of all policy holders in whatever predicted that it would be set aside by the courts. The Republican leaders, realizing that scats on the New York. Stock Exchange were selling for $90,- 000 each, determined that the interests which this investment represented -%\ should pay a fair proportion of taxa- tion. This is the only means yet de- vised, the Democratic New York World declares, to make the $95,000,000 value of Stock Exchange-seats-pay-its-share- -of-vthe^p , Hblio^burdens.-^-4I i , hey--tQok~iliaLiii view that it was unjust to allow\ the holders of these valuable seats on the ^tocknKxT-l^uig7^to'^o~'imtax\6d7^vi'hllC~ the owner of ~a~ small-farm anywhere— up the state bad to respond every year to the de.mands of the local assessors.-. Tho decision of the court of appeals that the tax on stock transfers Is con- CADET SHIP FOUNDER8. •gi^undfrwhiie-4he--ha4r-^vas-ulmost-im- ; passable on account of the fallen p!as- ter and timbers. Mrs. Murray insisted on carrying her pet dog. George Rose,, a bookmaker, who is principal owner of the Ascot park track, escaped in pajamas and slippers. He hastily gathered all his most valua- ble belongings in a barrel and rolled the barrel for over a mile to a place or\ safety. Fred Rullman, the opera singer, at the St. Dunstan hotel, never woke up. Mr. Castlebert knocked on the wall made a gallant and successful tight. Two Rtenmers ware wreckprt «t th« Union Iron works. One was the Co- lumbia, a big passenger boat, which was on the ways. The earthquake caused her to topple off and roll over on her side. She was practically'rulned. The steamer City of Puebla was ly- ing at the dock there when a x huge crane falling struck her and smashed her so that she sank. Vigilantes formed an organlaation in this city affdTilrea'dy have begun their stern work of blood. One of the vigi- lance patrols shot and almost Instantly killed H. C. Tllden. one of San -Fran- cisco's wealthiest and moat prominent have been a long time establishing. I' cI Jif ens ; , , , „, -. The shooting took place at Twenty- reputation .IS dearej^to me. [-second and Guerrero-streets, while-Mr.- Tilderi was returning in his auto from Menlo Park. — A friend of Mr. TIlden's,-who was In the automobile, was cut In the face by a bullet, and another ball pierced the seat and struck in the back R. G. Sea- man, acting lieutenant of the Second company of the signal corps. Major Tllden was a prominent com- mission merchant of this city and a member of Governor Pardee's staff and was one of the foremost workers in the general relief work. He had -taken- hls-three children-and- a-nurse from the Fourteen Mile house, where they had been since the earthquake, to Menlo Park, where he has a summer cottage. His automobile had been used as an ambulance In conveying the sick and wounded to tlie hospitals and the Red Cross flag was displayed on hli car. The new San Francisco that will rise from the ashes of the old city Is in its first stages of rebuilding. After five days of confusion and almost superhu- man effort on the patt of citizens of California's metropolis—the great task of sheltering, feeding and otherwise caring for the homeless thousands- complete order has been established and attention turned to the future. Confidence has been restored. The assurance of insurance companies, the measures taken by tho financial insti- tutions, the prompt and reassuring -worda-thaflhaYejrcached^UieJmslncss than mere gain of dollars. I guarantee all work done in this office. I keep a careful record of every operation performed, for future reference, and any work not proving satisfactory will be made righj: without any argument or unwillingness on my part or of those associated with me. CONSULTATION You are invited to come in, have your teeth examined and get an estimate of the cost of any dental work which you may need. In- vestigate my methods, compare my price's with those of others who do first-class work, examine my equipment, and then decide whether you Nare willing to make /me your dentist. My booklet, \Dentistry by Special- ists,\ giving prices, etc., Svill bo sent to any address on request. •?Fzz?s=%:-: mmmmmmmwmm 127 MAlN<8Tfl6KTEA9Ti^- i^=^>^~ rc:-i-Sii= and cried; \Fred get up! .earthquake!^ He said, There's an All md't.\ tn^FffffiUlBCo^fTOtir^eftfttorff and went to sleep again. They had to call him at 9 o'clock. The earthquake that laid San Fran- cisco in ruins also played havoc with many of the smaller towns and cities along the northern coast as far north as Eureka. The lighthouses at Point Arena ami Fort Bragg are badly damaged, and the city of Eureka presents a dilapidat- ed appearance, nearly \every window having been shattered. Th« brick buildings are badly wrenched and will have to be repaired. and the water mains were broken, leaving the water supply shut off for several days. The earthquake -was. felt-very dis- tinctly at sea. The Alliance was off Humboldt bay. the entrance to Eure- ka, on Wednesday morning, and the vessel shook BO violently that the cap- tain felt certain that she had drifted on some uncharted rock until sound- ings showed that she was In deep wa- ter. There was uo tidal wave, but the sea simply sank and rose violently, pounding the boat exactly as though j she had bumped upon a string of rock i ledges. At Medford, Ore., a Blight but di«- tlnct-^arthquake sbock~Wna~f«lt ~nt7rrar 2 o'clock yesterday morning. No dam- age was done. Hundreds of refugees have reached Ogden, Utah. Individual lunches for 603 persons were handed out there by the civic authorities, each lunch being Incased in a cardboard shoe box. Then tlie distressed people were marshaled In front of improvised counters, on which were awaiting them cups of steaming coffee. The flight of the refugees can only bo.likened to that of a retreating army. The p«ople arriving at Ogden apparent- ly were driven from their homes with- out time to properly clothe themselves. Some are hatless and coatless. and oth- ers are garbed in misfits donated by the relief committees between Oakland and/^gden, They all have the same stwyofi horror to relate,'and their one dOslHns to get as far away from the BCQnefl_.of_ tholr^rnjsfortiine.s SIR uossi-_ ^rhirt>--flx-e_lJolKtan—!iailor*_r»rovm«d In Buy of BlsenV. LONDON. April 24.—The Count de Smet de Naeyer. a cadet sailing ship used by the Belgian government for training officers for the government service, has foundered in the bay of Biscay with a loss of thirty-five lives. Including the captain and the officer commanding the cadets. The cadets included the sons, of many prominent Belgians. Twenty-six survivors of the wreck were rescued by the French bark Dunkerque. The Count de Smet de Naeyer turn- (H\ tin-tip whon slip \v:is lmirwhprt np- dispelled the feeling of uncertainty. ,v::.FuHy- 80*0001 refugees are being fed liyithj^goy^ North Beach. : ^provisions are being ^^^^yyUJPitedao all who make ^Hrc? cessitatiug alterations to improve her stability. Most of her officers resigned after her first voyage, declaring that she was still top heavy. She started on her ill fated second voyage April 11 and anchored off Flushing till Easter Sunday, when she was towed into the North sea and started on her voyage for Australia. She encountered terrible weather in the bay of\ Biscay. labored heavily ifnd foundered. A boat or raft was launch- ed, and<fir r= rUis moans the survivors were rescued. DEAD. companies they might be interested, and provision for obtaining this list was made in the big Armstrong bill. When this measure came up in the senate an amendment was adopted which would have left in the control of the present management the lists of policy holders, so that the present direct- ors, being the only ones in possession of such lists, would be able to resist the efforts of the policy holders to have a voice in the management of the com- panies. Senator Armstrong. Senator Tully and other leaders in the tight for in- surance reform appealed to Governor Higgins to aid them in protecting the rights of the policy holders. The gov- -ernor—issued- a—statement leTfying no. \questibrf in the minds of the senators as to his attitude regarding the point at issue. He declared: \I learned with regret of tlie adop- tion, by the senate yesterday of an an^h^iiciit to the bill amending the insurance law generally which took out of the Irill the provision whereby policy holders were assured of information as to the names and residences of their associates. .'.'The progress of the insurance leg- islation reported by the Armstrong -committee—is foHow-ed—by the people- with the keenest interest. I feel that stitutional insures the continuance of that measure upon the statute books. As a revenue raiser it has proved even more successful than its advocates had hoped, and the probabilities are that It will bring upward of $0,000,000 a year into tho state treasury. Tax Dodgers Must Pay. By signing Senator Saxe's bill, to compel nonresidents to pay taxes on tho personal property owned by them in this state tho governor has made it possible for the local assessors, par- ticularly In New York city, to tax a large amount of the personal property of wealthy Now Yorkers ^hich here- tofore has escaped taxation. For many .years it has been the custom of mil- JlmnrtiT.s to~clRimz3T5lu^ng[zfarzRiiod^ Island. Connecticut\ and\ New Jersey in order to escape paying taxes on per- sonal property in the metropolis. Ev- ery year those millionaires have sworn off taxes\ amounting to a very large sum on the ground t£at they did not live in Now York city, although nearly all of them own fine houses there and spend a largo part of the year in the city. Under the Saxe bill they will be able no longer to escape taxation on this pretext, as their personal property can be taxed in. Now York city regard- the public demands\ lliiU\ IheSo Dills lie enacted into law. substantially as re- ported, and looks with suspicion upon all efforts to amend thorn. \It would, in my judgment, be a matter for serious concern and deep regret if public opinion should hold that the work of this session on insur- ance was marred by tho defeat of any of tho committee's bills.\ less of the place of residence claimed Lhv the owners May Adjourn This Week. Tho assembly has the -work of the session pretty well disposed of. but the date of final adjournment has not yet boon determined upon. The reap- portionment of the state into senatorial districts is the most important matter still remaining to be acted upon. If the Republican loaders can get this work Dlnnatrotin TCxplonion In .Mine at TrnrhlnuT-Colo. TRINIDAD. Colo.. April 21. As tho result of a dust explosion in a mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, forty miles west of Trinidad, twenty- two miners arc known to be dead aud orie other is missing. There were forty inpn In the mine at the time of tho explosion. Seventeen miners who were working 3.700 feot from the entrance escaped uninjured through, another opening. The explo- sion occurred in rooms 3 and 4. near the-maln-entranco.- and-wfts-the-result- of a windy shot which ignited the dust. An order for twenty-two coffins has be«n received by a local undertaker here, that many hoodies having boon taken out. The mine was not badly damaged, and work cau bo resumed In a couple of days. The mine gave em- ployment to 1N0 men. General Super- intendent Robert O'Neill is personally directing the rescue work. Among the dead is James E. Rood, fire boss. Most of the others are Italians and Japa- nese. 1 The_ governor's determined. stand _inalready, jnJijno it is likely that the legls- ! favor of tho policy holders had an im- ! lature will finally adjourn the last of I mediate effect upon the Republican ' this week. At any rate, it is not be- ! momb'ors of tho senate. Senator Raines, tho party loader, called a cau- , the middle of next week. ens. at which the Republicans agreed I to strike out the fatal amendment and \ to restore tho bill to a satisfnetorv con- ] Moved tho session will last longer than Cnllfornln Chcrrr nrlnjrx flOrt. PHILADELPHIA. April 24.-Proba- bly the highest prices ever paid for California cherries wore realized at a local commission meirlinnt's establish- ment when a box of tho fruit was sold at auction for $2,440, Tho money wa? added to tho relief fund for the oarth THE EARTHQUAKE'S TERROR. .-J~_r-._'*rr-:£ic .Vlvfd^ IMetnre« - bjr < Rein?«cii Front SAI/T LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24. ^unkg^trEgt*?E£ ditlqn. The in_suranop _lobby was thrown into consternation by this move, and tho representatives of vari- ous big companies .who have boon in Albany for several wooks abandoned their efforts and left tho city. When the bill came up for final passage on Friday afternoon Governor Higgins sent an emergency message to tho sen- ate and that body thereupon immedi- afVly passed (he bill by a vote of 42 to 2. S^fDators Grady and McCarren. both Democrats, wore the only members voting against tho bill. Governor in bis message that the scen- Recording Tax Veto. Following tlie veto of tho recording tax bill the opponents of tho present mortgage tax law are trying to re- organize their linos with a view to get- ting another bill through before the session ends. There has been sonic talk of passing the original bill over the governor's veto, but it Is recognized by tlie supporters of the measure that they would be unable to do this In either house. For this reason they are trying to devise sonic measure which will sub- stitute-the recording tax for the pres- ent mortgage tax and at the same time meet Iho wishes of the supporters of the present law. In vetoing the Page-Agnew bill last week tho governor stated that his ap- proval of the principle of the recording tax bill \would Indicate no more serious reversal of policy on his part than on the part of the legislature, which last Bills to Save Niagara. Governor Higgins has approved the bills introduced by Senator L'Homme- . dieu_ repealing the special charters of i the I.ockport Water Supply company, I the I.ewiston Waterworks company, | tho I.ewiston Water Supply company • and tho Ruffalo and Niagara Power and Drainage company. This legislation is in accordance with recommendations made by Higgins ery of Niagara falls should be protect- ed from further spoliation. He recom- mended that all undeveloped charters of Niagara power companies should be repealed Uis_ncUon_in_slgnuigJ!i£§.e_ bills terminates any doubts which might arise as to the continued exist- ence of four old companies, each of which was organized with the privilege of taking an unlimited quantity of water from Niagara river for commer- cial purposes, but none of which has begun operations. ^4yonrxpngaod=tho-moPtgaga^taxalfiU~hyx TlFaT^WcTvihMicrcF* Hnr-=5Ml M\\- from California, and a box of them was sold at^auctloUj .CTicli cherry being offered for sale ^ngl|^\; The* first .cherry was r soldH'd^?105^nnt1=tl«--o 4 tlierfi -sold^for aboul^Uie^ame=.*otCL=jia=wnft=ahawh- tills year In the passage of the record- ing tax substitute, but the governor pointed out that the -language,.tn*\the, bill^was cvnaive arid r ajvtb'1[CTOJIV ami that It contained various technical er- Yonth Suffered Horrible Donth. FRANKLIN.\ Pa.. April 24.—Harold Carmlchaels. seventeen years old, was killed and his companion, Frank Mc- Claren, was injured hore by the explo- sion of dynamite caps Carmlchaels was carrying in his pocket. The boy was disemboweled. Rnnlan Frontier Town I1nrn«d. BYDTKUHNKN, East Prussia, April 24.—Tho Russian frontier town of Pll- wlshki has been swept by a conflagra* tton. Eighty buildings wero burned to the.gtdund. e was no loss of life. ^rg^thr^rateTlHrr^amftge-^vas-neavy.\- -v s^y^m^^ST^^^i KINGSTON, N. W, April 24.-Snow follhere for eight hours,'and. the. Cats skllls.arG coveretl^-ln 4hlV^olfy^waVln.v rain following removed the •ndvr from thftstreets^^^r^ ? -;T-.^'3^»--i^- t ^-\i- : e?\r: •'•> <• ri '\ i • •;.)•• « : . , W.; -,f-, '.'- PC* i Z l*AS-& •KVf-:i?:-::V >fM?;>] \ V<-'.V«>-rf. \W ia?s v<-