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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. I. F. CLINKSCALKB, ) EDIT t* AND O. C. LANGSTON, { P KTORS. 'IE'HM tf, ONE YEAR, - - SIX MONTHS. WEDNESDAY, Al'. Xi, lum;. SAX HtAXCIStO DESTKOYCJI ?V EARTHQUAKE AM) FI HU. Tho city of San Francisco arid thc neighboring region along thc Califor nia coast Buffered thc uio.st disastrous earthquake in thc history ol* the Unit ed Staten on Wednesday morning. Tho urst shock came without warning at 5:15 o'clock in thc morning. This was followed by other severe shocks in rapid succession. The first shock lasted about two minute?, and there followed almost an immediate collapse of buildings of all kinds over the great city. Tho water supply was cut oft* and when fire broke out in various seotions there was nothing todo but let the buildings burn. Water mains wero broken by the upheaval o? the earth and the water system was com pletely paralyzed. The fire depart ment oould do nothing to check thc flames. Electric power WUH stopped and the street oars, whose tracks had been twisted and distorted, were for ced to suspend. Railroads and ferry boats ceased operations. Fires began to rage and thc shattered city was doomed to de&trnotion. Dynamite was employed to check the progress of tho flames and even this powerful agency, combined with thc use of heavy artillery from tho government army post, could do nothing for days until tho fire hud nearly spent itself for lack of more houses to burn. Reports from districts outside of San Francisco indicate widespread damage. San Jose, fifty miles south, lost many buildings and about 25 peo ple were killed. Leland Stanford University and Palo Alto suffered greatly. At Stanford roany hand some buildings wero demolished and two students wore killed. At Oak land the destruction was great, 100 people being reported killed. The IOSB of lifo in San Francisco is variously estimated from 1,000 to 3,000. Tho czaot number of tho dead cannot be ascertained for several days yet. Tho total number of bodies re covered and buried up to Sunday night is 500. No completo reoord can be had at this time as many bodies have been buried without permits from the coroner or the board of health. Tho early hour of the earth quake saved hundreds of lives, as few people were in the great business buildings of the oentral portion of the city when the terrible calamity occurred. The greatest loss of life was in the tenement distriot and among tho residents along the bay where many buildings bad been erected on made ground, Tito oiroumforenoe of the area of the fire and earthquake, as near as could bo ascertained from the mark ing of a cyclometer, is 26 miles, and comprises the entiro business sootion and a largo section of the residence district, all of whioh was densely pop ulated. It is estimated by competent insurance authorities that the property loss will aggregate $300,000,000, and on this amount of property the insur ance companies oarried approximately *171*.,GGG,CeO insurant AU the companies carrying risks state that ?hey will bo able to pay the losses dollar for dollar. * Among the notable buildings de stroyed by the earthquake! and fire are ibo splendid city hall, ereoted at a cost of $7,000,000; Fairmont hotel, costing ?3,250,000, and built aa a mon ument to the lato Senator Fair, of Nevada; the new post?nico building, costing $5,000,000; the Call building, a twenty story Btruature owned by Spreokles, the sugar, king; tho Chron icle and Examiner buildings, the home of the great Pacific newspapers. All the large business houses and hotels . were destroyed, and the only part of the city escaping damage, from tho earthquake was the residence portion of the wealthy on the heights. Tho spread of the flames extended event ually to thia, and few of the million aire mansions were saved. Congress has voted the sum of ' $2,000,000 for the relief of the 1Q0> OOO homeless and .destitute people pf the shattered city, and' all parts of . eho country are rallying to the aid of tho suffering. New York has raised maro than $2,000,000, and all the other States aro giving in proportion .. to their wealth. The work of taking care of (he homeless ts nuder the supervision of the United States army 4 authorities aided by the eitisens of San Francisco. Th? day after the earthquake Gen. Funstoa was ordered to the stricken oily sud took charge .of affairs. Martial law was declared and the parks of toe city were cover ed with tents for tho shelter and care of the homeless. The stricte?t vigil ance was necessary to^prVvint louting by friends in human ?eah, and toting nader orders the goldie ia on guard shot ?own roany plunderers among the all parta of America and Kuropc will save the city from starvation. There is little food in San Francisco out Bide of thc little that each person [ poss?des and this cannot last but a few days. San Francisco geographi cally is an isolated city. Its nearest largest neighbor on the south is Los Angeles, 500 miles away. The cities neinby are making every sacrifico for tlie destitute, but it is to thc great cities of the Kast that thc most sub stantial assistance must come, and these are rallying nobly to the humane work. No financial panic will result from the disaster. San Francisco is a city of great wealth. All thc banks aud safety deposit vaultB iu the city were examined after the destruction and those were found to be iuUct. This makes it certain that the money and papers on deposit are safe. The banks of tho western metropolis have large SUHIB on deposit in New York and in European cities, and this capi tal will bc called in to begiu over again. San Francisco was the metropolis of the Pacific coast. Tho population in 1860 was 00,802 and in 1870 149,473; in 1880 233,051); in 1890 298,997; and in 1900 342,782. One-third of the population is of foreign birth. Of these the Germans number 35,194; Irish 18,003; English. Scotch and Welsh 12,342; Italians r,508; Chinese 13,054. The Chioc?o live in a dis tinct quarter, which has taken on many of the characteristics of their own native land, and Chinatown of San Francisco is one of the sights to be visited by the tourists. Tho city's area is 47 square miles. Ita site is largely hilly, and it pre sents a picturesque appearance from the harbor. Thc part devotoi to com merce lies along the shores of tho bay, and is moderately level, with the resi dential district on elevated ground. Tho most fashionable quarters aro those which overlook tho ocean, bay and town. Knob Hill, upon which the men who constructed the first overland railroad built their palatial residences, is about 300 feet above the ocean. A part of the sito of San Francisco was reclaimed from the bay. Some of the most substantial structures ia the business section are reared on piles driven to bed rock through made ground. Market street is a thorough fare several miles long and thc streets south of it are level, but those from tho north and west intersecting it have grades in some places as great aa 50 per cent. It is this feature that gives the town a striking skyline, and from the bay it presents the appearance of a city with houses piled on top of one another. Among othe: memorable earth quakes o? rf sent times may be noted that o? Lisbon, Nov. 1, 1755, which left the pity a heap of ruins, destroyed 60,000 lives and was felt from the Madeiras to Qreat Britain; that in Calabria in 1783; that which destroy ed Caracas in 1812; that which de*. Dtroyed Aleppo ID 1823; that at Mt, Ararat in !84<>; thoso at Smsa, Asia Minor, iu 1855; Naples, 1857; at Quito, 1859; Mendoza, Argentina, South America, 1860; Manila, 1863; ia Peru, 1808; Manila. 1880; Val para iso, 1830; Ifichia, 18*83; tho earthquake phenomena accompanying tho volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, 1883; Colches ter, in the eaBtern counties of Eog land, 1884; Malaga and Granada in 1884, and 1885; Charleston, 1886; Jav pan, 1891, Cbilpanoingo, Mexico, 1892, and Guatemala, 1892. ANDERSON'S DONATION TO THE EARTH QUAKE BUFFERERS. As soon as the extent of the San Francisco disaster became known io Anderson a movement was started st onoe to raise money for the relief of the sufferers. Several gentlemen made a oanvass, principally in the business portion of the oity, and se cured about $400 in cash. The City Council, at the request of a great many citizens, met in special session at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon and donated $250, thus making a total of $650 for Anderson. Contributions in tho same liberal spirit are coming from the entire country and the suf fering and nene1, v will be given every possible oomfort in their dtstross. Ten Thousand Dollars For Ono Truck Crop. Beaufort, April 20. -Ten thous and dollars represents the gross reoeipts of truok shipped and sold by the Whipple brothers? who operate a track Farm of 50 seres in close proximity to this plaof. They have grown and shipped this season more radishes than any other grower io the United States; they have hot yet shipped their entire crop of peas and! besides have a large quantity of other truok io ship. Tho Mo?firs. Whipple, who are from Rhode Island, have been tm oking here two seasons and their enterprise ia a wholesome lesson to some, of the farm ers of this section who have been m the habit of farming in the old fash ioned way, while the.?'.w cornera have introduced the most; up-to-date meth ods of truck planting/ It ia wonder- ? j ul to. note the rapidity with which j New England men harvesVa erop I * nd have another growing on tho samo ' ^and io one season.--Tho S tate. Saved hy Friends. A Klory of devotion and heroism equaling anything written m tho booka D1 lon? agu JU told by a physician who was hore from Greenville attending tho Stale Medical association nu cling. Tho story waa told with thu request that the names ot thu physicians attending the casu be withheld. About three weeks agu ThoStato con tained a brie! dispatch lroin (Greenville telling of an acculent that beleil Misa Sloan in that city. Misa Sloan, who is a trill about IO year* ot age, the daughter ul Ur. Tom Sloan, the drug giHt. attempted to remove a table cover upon which there wari a lighted lamp. I ?ie lamp wu? upset and the llamea hu rind tho lower part ot tho body very badly. Tho physicians that were called knew that thole was but one way to Have tho lite of tho girl-skin must be grafted eu the chai red Hebb and the burna must he covered 'ip ut once. They wore not prepared, however, for the result when ibiH announcement wats made. Mis? Sloan has many friends and relativen at the ac?ool oho was attending and when they heard the news that it would hu necessary lor the doctors to imvo this Bkin there was a largo number of volunteers. "Wo were hardly prepared for this," said thu physician in talking of the affair, "and thu quiet way these girls er.nie up-girls not out of their teens showed a grit and heroism that 1 do not hesitate to say cannot bu sur passed." Nine of these girls submitted to tho opo at iou. Noetheror other anesthetic was taken and thu skin cut off of each wus almost as large as thu palm ot a ruun'B hand. Thu mero description of tho operation is enough to make one shudder and realize tb? ordeal through which they passed. Thu skin ia gath ' ercd in wrinkles in order that all of the top skin, which is thu kind wanted, may bu obtained. Thu sharp lancet is thou run through thu wrinklus and the I skin is placed over tho burns to be covered at once. These girls never flinched or mur mured. Only one showed thu least sign of becoming fuint and they marched out of thu room with senrcely the knowledge that they had dono any thing except that which their love prompted thom todo. Their names will probably Hover bf? known; they do not caro for thc publicity, but thc physi cians who attended thc case Bay that while they have seen many instances of the wonderfulness and strength of tho love of tho gentler sex they have never seen anything to equal this. And when thu stories of courage, devotion and love recorded aro all made known the little affair nt Greenville will Staad high, mnch higher than some wu now think are greater. It ia but neceBBary to add that MIBS Sloan is recovering Tupidly and Will soon bo ablu to prove that tue pain and Kici iticea made by those who loved her lia vu not been in vain.-Tho State. Sampson Pope Dead, Columbia, April 23.-Dr. Sampson Pope died at Newberry at midnight last night, from thu effects of a severe rheumatic attack. He waa seventy years old, and leaves a wife, a BOO, and a (laughter. He was a brother of thu chief justice. He was an intense Till man partisan, but later becoming dis gruntled, he not only 10ft the faction, out the party as wull, and became a Republican. In recent years he had withdrawn from public activity. How to Enforce thelLaw. The dispensary law has disappeared. The habituoal topers were Bomeahat dazed at first. Now they order by ex press. Under (he Inter-State com merce law they have a right to order whiskey for their own use. Thero are hundreds of people opposed to the illi cit sale of whiskey. Even many who liko a taste now ead then would scorn the idea of hunting a blind tiger or hiring a negro to bring in a little whis key. " Tho great danger is that white men and negroes with a little money will take orders, od vance the money and have, the whiskey consigned to their customers for gain. When a package arrives and the consignee is Unable to pay, some ones elso will be found who will buy it. There aro a fow persona in the oity ready for that business. With proper vigilance they will soon he caught. But tho citizens of the country oan do much to stop the trade by blockade wagons. They gv?si^l!^. know tho' ,wsi!fC!?'?j W!?4a they see one coming southward let them warn the proper officers tb bo on the look out. If a few aro caught and the penalty imposed it will \ prevent the wagons running. The, condition since, the dispensary.has been' cloted ?is muoh better than it was before. Every citizen should do his full, duty io persuading men to lead sober lives, a ad "ki the same time they should, as sist id putting down the unlaw"ul sale of whiskey.-Sparenburg Sp?t.u'n, Notice of Examination. An examination for tesonera* certifia catea will bo bold at Anderson on Fri day, Mav j 18tb? ?kIOft, Tho work will .begin at O.a. m , All applicants are re quested to ba present at that ti mr. Tho whole work mutt bo completad and those who come late often fail tn db ap; . . .B. E. Nicholson, . Co. Sup't. Education. April 25,1008, 46 ~* Notice to Democratic Clubs. '. . . 'y '.-J % ,, . '. - By order of the Sute Dbtaooratlo Com mittee, at a meeting bold on April 5tbV 1905, a convention of. the ! Democratic party of Bomb Carolin? ts called td take place on May 16 h, 1006, In accordance, with tho provtalou of tho Constitution of tho par tv. V The Presidents of tho severs! Demo - oratio ol nba of Anderson County are di- j rooted to a**embio th*ir dabs on Satur-, day; April 2*tb, 11)00, for tb? purp?*? <?f. clarting delegates to the County Con vention, ?hieb will assemble Mry 7th, 1906, for thsporDoteof olocUngdeloaaet to tba State Convention. All ?leba Should meet, reorganize and elect dale gafos on April 2Stb. aa above directed, In ordes to be entitled to repr?sentation In tho County Convention, snd in order JW be represented by voting p*solnota in,the coming primary. H. H. Watkins, County Chm'n. ; '?? B.^W.,|?I/)n[B'.;8^^e,ta^y^ ;.: Notice cf Final Settlement. ..THB5 undersigned Kx?out?rs of tho Estate of S. W. WlUtf^d, deoft&sod, hereby give notice tbot tl.yv will on Saturday, to the: Jt County, L said Estate, and ? discharge from their office 'as Executors. . 5 pm \ \ 'gf???t ?sas W. V/. BK AT ST x D. yr* CHA M11 LEB. 1 tyl-&%t'? .'.*? '? . ? v - . /Executor*., ; April ld, 1900 4* 0? IF YOU WANT For Men, Youths or Boys wo have it. Men's Two-Piece Suiis 82 98 to 810.00 8uit. Men's Worsted Guits, worth 88.00, at 85.00 Suit. Men's High Grado Suit, worth 815.00, at 810.00 Suit. Boys' 8uit, well worth 82.00, at 81.69 Suit. Boys' High Grade Suits, new styles, worth 82.50, at 82.00 Sait, and up t > 85.50 Suit. 200 paiis Men's Panta, all wool, cheap at 81.60, our price 81 00 pair, and up to 85 00 Pants at 83.50 pair. Shoes, Shoes. Such Standard Shoes as Bion F. Reynolds, T. D. Barry and Walk Over Shoes for men and Queen Quality and Imperial Shoes for ladies. All prices here, and the best for the least money. Straw Hats. Mieses Sailors' and Boys' Straw Hats, worth 50c, at 21o each. Boys' Malagas at 5c each. , MiBses' Sailors, worth 81.00, at 50c each. Misses' Sailors, worth 81.50, at 90c each. Men's and Boys' Straw Hats, worth 81.00, at 50c each, and 82.00 Hats at 81.50 each. Dry Goods* AU the new things in Wash Goods. Nice Muslins, worth 10r,, all atvles, at 6c yard. One lot Dimities, etc., worth 10ct at 2*c yard-only ten yards to customer. Everything in Wash Goods from 4c to 25c yard. Nice assortment of new Wool Dress Goods in Voiles, Pano mas, etc., at undei-price. Mattings, Rugs, Etc. Full line of Mattings from 12?c to the 35c grade at 25c yd. Nice Druggets at 10o to 19c each. Nice 82 50 Rugs at 82.00 each. VISIT THE BEE HIVE, TO SAVE MONEY*. . ^ G. H. BAILES ?? .Jv ?p. KUUM? ROOM ? WE MUST HAVE ROOM ! We are opening up the largest, most complete and St?r Br?iid S?oe? I . .<: ? >..>.: V -. .< .. ,. ". % * . ... j \ ?Jjj Wo ever carried, and we find that our shelf room is altogether inadequate for the immense Stock of Shoes .wo now have, and rather than be so -cramped that we cannot display thom aa they deservo we have deoided upon a plan of reduction that ^rill move them out of the way for awhile at lejtaV it will cost us something, to he;sure, blt we'figure that We mil ho th?^ end, for we mean (hat every Shoe .that wo sell on-this special reduction sile shall maha us a permanent customer, and bite that .will talk, to'hiB neighbors of the srperior merita of our Shoes;;} Vf? h?ve 'M&-;sold sh??f-worn' stock on hand, hading disposed of all this class of sttfl Vim r?WILl ewA^D at a sacrifice several months ago toge? it out ol ??jjPgWiy ?c/rcR tuo w?y.c0 our friends aced have no fears that ^??Ir^ grr*s* because pur prices are cut into the quick the B&JFw'jSb^k goods arl ne4?ariiy old or unsalable.4 On the ?Z*2f^-*Jb *7ffi) contrary, we have the newest and cleanest stock ^?Slp^^ ?BpV foriunea?^^^ i 9BLTP -. '&r?-mm'~ ptr?you to bf i?yjmi?ptff?? ShoesibtjM ? Pg? .'. .. jff&k nstfnk ta.lhW-B^V^^^^p?f^?pp .' ?yZS-"-, ?-r-?S&?) mother you need any Shoes now or ta>V ?gSt V ;T*^^*5"* call and 3et us explain our proposition to you, ?2^>^ PURCHASES- ob argo sales will be B- 11..l?T^-r?Li charged ?? ?ws!;; prfcta to one and all. DEAL'S P?TCJwT FLOIlrti TT \lJn\\ 0 h. weil a Men's and Boys 9 Men's, Ladies, Misses wi Best in style and quality, lowest m price. You might say, "That's the talk of every Store." Even so. But how many StoreB can "make good?" We invite comparison; that's the surest test of truthfulness and superiority. We are showing all the new weaves, all tho smartest styles in Clothing, unexcelled for durability. - Men's Worsted Suits, in Stripes and Plaids, regularly sold elsewhere at $12.50, we are offering at $7.98. Men's Fancy Worsted Suits, light and dark designs, sold everywhere at $10.00, now go at $6.48. Boys'Fine All Worsted Knee Pant Suits, Plaids and Stripes, from 8 to 16 years, worth $4.50, go at $2.89. We show everything that is new in Footwear? Every Shoe we sell is sold under an absolute guarantee IUP j?U?S H, WEIL & CO. 113 Granite Bow; WayDownin otir Hearts We liav? a Feelin If we; did npt.it would be impossible to sell you Goods a fha fnl?ntsr?nQ' ?fi??i??^ Amber Cane Seed 36o peck-$1.35 bushel. Orange Cane Seed same price. Whippoorwill Peas, per bushel, $1.50 Millet Seed, per bushel, $1,60. Bliss Potatoes 35o peck~$1.30 bushel. Karly Bose an?l Peerless 30c peek-$1.20 bushel. Beauty of Hebron and Goodrich SQc peek-$1.20 busheL MEAT, LARD &c. &c. AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Phone 132. Have you'decided-onthat^?j'^?^^^^^^^^^^K |f|: For the Spring, or probably you ??I? {& ?esr tii^jjg^ ??Q?cg 6 rniatakeir you do ?oVoe^cu? !5?*i??fbr*??ife?d?. ??d do koo? ?st ire ?re oa-to-daie on ell kind* of BIGS fe* ?^BN We ?IU' esMot you to call *bd we ue,*nd tiler dofog> we ara wtt io ?bide the decision, for, w* k?ow 70a cannot fad fc> see the adyantegea t?& In eeloetl?g froaa our *a?*?b ??oe of * HABNE?9, BUSTERS, ROBB?, CANOPY asd ?g> FKETWELL-itASES COfiy ioi?ersffl|(i R-?A^W?C^arrWro* JB^iigM^W-y.l^l,1 ''''Hi!^W\g!!fffll<?iiir/lLI flWajBlj^ I'Ul If ll JI>|tlM|iMlLljyj|Jfj! ?ff* Barn?^. 'System ?ins, ; ;:,A?s!D?;?^ ; ?'.>': j?^ y; . C?* "^"Bfei^^toi ? j^??: ;t??? ' XrdM- ? M. M. m?ib, "vit* ^