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to the health of President Roosevelt and
how his caller had stood the long trip to
Abyssinia. During this time DR.. French
was sizing up his host and was satisfied
that he was living up to the reputation
he had been acquainted of by the Euro
peans who had told him of Ras-Makonnen.
swarthy features and of perfect athletic
build. He is a nephew of Menelik, and
when the emperor took up his struggle for
the throne Of the country some years ago
Makonnen was his chief ally.
DR.. French asked him If he would sell
some rare wild animals, but he stated
that all of the wild animals which are cap
tured in the country must be sent to the
emperor SO that he may have gifts for
foreign personages to whom he desires to
show his appreciation: 1T Is in this way
that Menelik shows his ability as a bust
ness man, for the animals cost him moth
ing. and when he delivers the beasts freight
on board at the capital city of his country
the foreigner has to pay the baggage and
deliver the gift to Menelik so it can be
readily seen that his highness has very
little expense in the matter of gifts
DR.. French presented Ras Makonnen with
a beautiful gold-mounted sword cane. The
letter M" had been engraved on the han
die, which would stand for either Menelik
or Makonnen, but as far as the governor
was concerned 1t might just as well have
been any other letter or sign that the en-
graver might have desired to carve. After
a lengthy conversation, during the course
of which the governor would recline. first
on one arm and then on the other he finally
consented that all of the wild animals sent
out of Abyssinia should be sent to the
geological parks of America, which was the
object of DR.. French's visit
Then Ras Makonnen asked DR.. French II
he CID not desire some sort of refresh
ments, and as the doctor assented several
attendants brought in two "schooners'' of
liquid Of the color of honey. 1t was called
teds. and was made of honey slightly fer
mented.
1t was an awful drink, said DR.. French,
but knew 1t was slight if / did not get
away with it. and as the governor would
consider it an insult. I drank 1t ALL
After they had both finished the drink the
governor inquired how the doctor had en-
joyed the draught, and DR.. French an
.Havesanother glass. was the quick re-
5oinder of the governor through the aid of
the interpreter, and DR.. French saw the
servants making for the next room for an
other quart of the liquid which he knew he
would have to drink
DR.. French said he had quite time max
ing away with his share of the second
quart, but at length the ordeal was over.
the zebras which he had sent to the govern
ment of the United States had died en-
route to this country he desired to replace
II with q fine two-year-old lion and beau
tiful antelope, which he hoped the doctor
would take upon his return. DR.. French as
scented at once.
Then came the problem that to the doc
tors mind called for much consideration.
The railroad was thirty-fve miles away.
Ras Makonnen later gave cage. When |
the morning arrived for the doctor to leave |
the city to his great surprise, on leaving
the hotel where he had been stopping, be
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Unsuccessful Fishing.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Esmeralda-"This Is my latest photos,
graph. What do you think of MY'
Gwendolen-.Let me have one, dear It'G
absolutely penfect.'
EEneralda--"You mean spiteful thinRf's
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saw TWO natives waking GOWN the street
with the lion The beast had collar
about its neck and was held by a chain
The doctor decided that the best place fer
the lion was in the cage, and tie king of
beasts was accordingly domiciled behind
the bars in a short time.
1T took fourteen men two days to carry
that animal to the railroad said DIR.
French. and the rate they~charged could
not have been collected anywhere else un-
der the SUM-.
1t is also about this city of Harar that
the giant tortoise is found. Dr. French
brought several home with him for the zoo
parks OF the country. On the day that he
was preparing to leave the natives brought
him a giant tortoise that weighed 500
pounds and was the largest he had ever
seen. Since he had no way of bringing the
animal home the doctor was compelled t.
leave it in the country. He said that OF
tie return trip 10 the railroad it was a
great sight to see tie tortoises feeding in
the fields like SO many cattle, and also to
see the thousands of balloons travelling in
troupes. DIR. French brought one of the
latter to this country. 1t rode On the sad
die with him throughout the return trip to
the railroad ana ct different times when
stops were made, would jump from the sad
die and climb trees, but at the start would
always be ready in his place the saddle
pommel. After the animals had gotten
safely started through the SueZ canal and
near the Mediterranean the cold became APP
parent, and before two days had elapsed
the antelope died.
DIR. French brought with him many birds
of brilliant plUmage, the species of which is
unknown He also brought many stuffed
birds for the Smithsonian Institution In
his library can be found specimens of the
leepards skins, well as shields, spears
and swords of the Abyssinians.
But" said Dr. French, the cotton peo-
pie of the south should have a representa-
tive III Ahyssinia, SO to get the trade OF
the country in the cotton goods The ex-
port trade in hides Is large. and there is
a factory in Harar that takes the fiber from
tie cornsta!k. This factory is owned and
conducted by the French consul
The mineralresou-ces of the country are
believed to be rich, but those engaged In
the work in conjunction with the emperor
will tell nothing of their operations. For
eigners are safe in the towns, but rot so on
the highways, where the nomadie tribes
that are ever about place in jeopardy the
life of any one not a member OF a party.
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gone glimmering.
1t was this fact and others that called Dr.
French's attention to the need of proper
representation.
When DR.. French was going into Abys
sinia December /. 1905. he travelled part of
the way with McGillivrary, the Englishman
who has founded the Bank of Abyssinia
with the consent Of the emperor, who is to
have 80 per cent of the profits of the con-
Germ.
Ihls bank is to have Its headquarters In
Addisabeba, the capital city of the country
and the home of Menelik. The banks d.
rectors include representatives of nearly ali
the European nationalities, and DR.. French
pelieVes that in the establishment Of the
bank in the country England has made
clever diplomatic move, inasmuch as in the
past there has been a kind of agreement
among the powers to keep armed forces
out OF Abyssinia, but If the least bit of
trouble arises there after the establishment
OF the bank England will assert her right
upon the claim that she has vast amounts
of money in the country, which must be
protected at all hazards
In Abyssinta upon the death of the en-
peror the petty chiefs of the different prov
inces fight for the throne, and as Menelik
is now nearly seventy years Of age civil war
may be started at any time In the event of
the death OF the sovereign. In this case the
English soldiery would speedily be follow
Ing the blue Nile to its source in the on
ward march to protect British treasure that
may be at stake. 1t may be that in this
way Great Britain will acquire territory In
AbysSinia.
Upon ht> arrival at Harar DR. French was
received by the governor of the province,
Has-Makonnen, whom he declares is the
most progressive and learned Abyssinian in
the ways of Europeans. 1t was this same
governor who recently sent the present of
TWO zebras to the Agricultural Department
one OF which died en- route to this CITY.
II was only shortly after his arrival. in
the city OF Harar that DR.. French was in
vfted to the home OF the governor and i,
was during the meeting with the leader NJ
the province that he learned of the ability
Of Makonnen During the audience the
director of posts and telegraphs Of the
country. who is a Swiss, acted as the inter-
prefer. He has been in the country for
many years and has the confidence of Mem
elk. After he had been ushered through
two court yards filled with soldiers the
visitor was led into the council roofn where
the governor was seated on the floor. which
was covered with rich Persian Garnet.
On either side were large cushions upon
which to rest his arms. Immediately upon
the entrance Of pr. French the servants
We're ordered by the governor to bring sew
eraI chairs for the comfort of the visitor
tor 1t must be borne in mind that Ras-
Makonnen while an Abyssinian from his
head to his heels, has journeyed to Europe
and has an intimate knowledge of the
doings and customs OF his visitors from
the outside world
The governor was all smiles az soon as
his visitor approached and extended his
nand. HIS hrst question was to Inquire a.
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travel in Abyssinia one has to put up with
all kinds of hardships. There are few
houses in the empire that are fit to live in.
Harar Is the leading commercial city Of the
empire, and there is only one hosiery in
the city, which is a kind of hotel kept by
a Greek. The food served contains large
doses of garlic The city of Harar is
surrounded by a wall about ten feet high
with a large gate at a convenient point.
This gate is closed at $50 o'clock in the
evening and opened at $50 o'clock In the
morning. During the night the bowls of
the wild animals of the country can be
heard at all times The hyenas, too, have
penchant for leaping over the wall of the
city and journeying about the streets and
foraging generally in every direction. 1t
is not exertmely pleasant to lie wake at
night and hear the large cats Shrek under
your window or in the vicinity of tle
house.
is allowed to be upon the streets OF the
city after shutdown. but in the case of for
eigners the laws do not apply The sub
jects of Menelik have an impression that
the foreigner is clothed with an interna-
tional protection, and that he is not amen
able to the laws of the land They also
agree that in the case of foreigners the
practice of calling on ones friends after
dark is a practice which the generations
have been taught almost from the begin
ming of time, and the Abyssinian has no de-
sire to change the habits of the foreigner
who may be domiciled in his midst How
ever, when the foreigner goes upon the
streets he must in all cases carry lantern
SO that the patrolman may have the op-
portunity of seeing that he is of the priv
ileged class.
THE people of Abyssinia claim they are
one of the lost tribes of Israel. and they
point back to the Savior of Men with much
reverence. In the cities there is no hygiene
in any form, and in many parts of the
streets one may find lepers. There are
many Mohammedans in the country, but
the Abyssinians have their own Christian
church. which in many respects reminds
one of the Greek church."
Dr. French said that the Abyss!nians
have their own priests and sacrament, and
In the rites Of the church they are most
devout.
The Abyssinian can take his wife in mar
rage at the church with the sacrament,
and this bond can never be dissolved In
another form of marriage he may take a
wife for a time, and when the. stated period
has el;,psed the marriage is dissolved by
expiration.
Dr. French went to Abyssinia to collect
species of wild animals for various zoolog-
fcal parks of this country. and while on the
way to the country first saw the need for
the United States to be Represented in that
country. He learned that number OF rare
animals could be bought of resident Of
Harar, and after communicating with the
individual he learned that the animals would
be held for him IL sum Of money In the
neighborhood Of 81. 600 was forwarded. AS
this country was not represented DR..
French sent the money to the French con-
money was returned to him by the consul.
with the statement that the dealer was not
reliable II the French consul had not been
honest It is more than probable, 30 the doc
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profit instead of having the English send
the goods into Abyssinia and make the
gain? They depend upon US for the goods;
why can't we send them direct? The obsta-
Gle at the present time Is that we have no
consul in Abyssinia to look out for the
conditions of trade and other things that
mdy arise No one is accredited there
with authority TO act for this country
Meaelik. the emperor, is the absolute
monarch of the country. He gives the con-
cessons 10 the foreignerS to work mines
and other privileges, for which he derives
large annual revenue. Lately party
of English has been given the concession
to work the rubber industry of the country
and If there was a consul representing the
United States in that country there would
be many chances for Americans to gain
much of the trade of the empire. The
chief exports of Abyssina are coffee hides
and beeswax, the product of wild bees
What is needed Is irrigation, and with
the advent of the white man into the
country the territory of the empire would
blossom like the rose. Not long ago
negro from Haiti arrived in Abyssinia and
after a long conference with Menelik he
told the emperor that what Abyss.nia need
ed was 10 make it exclusively a black mans
country and to exclude the white man. The
emperor is said to have replied that the
the effort to induce foreigners to come into
the country and invest so that the resources
could be developed TO the fullest extent.
TWO years ago Mr.. Robert p. Skinner
thited States consul general at Marseille
France, acting under orders from Presi-
dent Mckinley, Travelled to Abyssinia and
made the first treaty between that coun-
try and the United States. This started
the ball rolling. But shortly afterward
he left the country without leaving q rep
resentative. The people of the several
nationalities living In Abyssinia were
pleased over the fact that the United
States had gone to the trou>- e of negotiat-
ing treaty and then allowed the agree
ment to become moss-g grown by reason of
the fact that no one was left to continue
the pleasant relations established between
the two countries.
Dr. French said that when foreigner
goes into Abyssinia as traveller II Is very
difficult for him to learn anything about
not speak one foreign language. and con-
sequently never converse with a foreigner
without the aid of an interpreter. One
thing that retarus the progress OF the for
eigner in Abyssinia is that all of the for
eigners do their utmost to run the others
down in the estimation of some one else.
Never a good word do they speak of the
other fellow, and as this has kept up since
shortly after the white man went into
the country. 1t has now grown to such pro-
portions that each foreigner does his share
what he is doing.
- \
For the traveller who goes into the coun-
try" continued DIR. French, the only thing
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The government reclamation service constructing
the biggest earthen dam in the world Belle Fouche
5 d. 1t will contain half the cubic contents of the
Pyramid OF Cheops which ii estimated 600 years to
build The Belle Fourche dam will be built in year An
article telling how the work done an interesting
feature OF tomorrows big paper.
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For the traveller who goes into the coun-
try" continued DIR. French, the only thing
to do to get at the truth is to take all OF
the tales he hears and after Weighing
them all perhaps he may deduct more or
lees Of the truth from the mixture. 10
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tor believes, that his money would have
gone glimmerng.
1t was this fact and others that called Dr.
French's attention to the need of proper
representation.
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Am Orpheus.
of the Shows.

This is short love story full Of dramatic interest writ
BY Leo Westmeath Crane telling how young Russian
and godcnhaired school teacher managed them
selves in desperate adventure with wolves.
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Erb Missing.

Ryder, n. d.. Nov 1O.-Consider-
able speculation has been indulged in
around town the past week owing to
the mysterious disappearance Of E. c.
Erb, one Of Ryder's biggest machinery
dealers. 1t was presumed he left on
a trip to the cities, but since the time
of the commencement Of a suit to re-
cover money claimed by his brother, no
word has been received from him.
either by relatives or friends, and it is
thought that he is sick and unable to
communicate. Mr. Fairfield, a mem-
ber of the firm of Lindsay Bros, of
Minneapolis, arrived in the city last
Saturday and after going over Mr..
Erb's books, declared that everything
is perfectly regular and that as far as
business is concerned no reason can
be assigned for his absence. 1t is to
be hoped that the affair will be
Strengthened UP at an early date.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-10
Chicago Packing Trials.

Chicago, ILL.,. Nov. 1O.--Trial Of the
charges against the various meat
packing companies under indict-
ments alleging a combination In re-
straint of trade and commerce which
were postponed from Sept were con-
tinued today The date originally
fixed for trial was Sept 10, but after
u conference between the attorneys for
the government and the packers,
Judge Humphreys, who is trying the
case. found that neither side would be
prepared for trial before today, so ad-
journed the case until today.
Evidence was continued on behalf Of
the government and it is not expected
that the case for the prosecution will
close for considerable time, as d
large number Of witnesses have to be
examined
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Misuse Of Mails.

Cincinnati, o., Nov Franklin
stone. formerly of Philadelphia and
now giving Paris as his home, who
is wanted by the government on an in
dictment charging misuse of the mails
in the Storey cotton transaction, in
volving the loss of several millions Of
dollars, was in Cincinnati but disap-
peared before the officials could ap-
prehend him. Last year the Philadel-
phia papers began an attack on Get
Rich Quick concerns in that city and
among them the Storey Cotton co. was
named. A run on the concern followed
and finally its failure was announced
with liabilities of about $7000,000 In
dictments were returned against Stone
and j. Ewart Storey, president of the
company Both had disappeared, how
ever, as also had Mrs. Sophia Lang
the company's stenographer. Detec-
tives failed to locate them.
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new ALCOHOL BILL
PRESENT MEASURE NO GOOD TO
THE FARMERS.
Measure Defective in Many Ways
Important Rulings by Commissioner
Yerkes-Law Does Not Encourage
Running Special Glass of DistilIeries.

Washington, D. c.. Nov. 1O.-Con-
gress, at its next session, win be
called on to amend the free alcohol act
in SO many Of its provisions that prae-
ticalIy new bill will have to be en-
acted to meet the expectations of the
farmers and others who expected 10
profit by the manufacture Of denatur-
ized alcohol
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes has just ruled that alcohol
must be denaturized at the distiIlery
where II is produced and then drawn
off and shipped in packages especially
provided for that purpose. He also
holds that retailers can purchase direct
from distillers In packages ranging
from five gallons to 1876 gallons. These
packages cannot be broken by distil-
lers and wholesalers, but retailers can
sell less than five gallons in jugs, DEM
Johns or bottles.
Commissioner Yerkes, In his ruling
states that there is no authority to
permit shipment in tank cars He says
that II is done abroad and he thinks
that congress should permit ii in this
country.
The most important amendments
necessary will be to permit the egtab-
lishment OF distillerIes for manufac-
turing alcohol without subjectlng them
TO exactions which are placed upon
regular distilleries, the products OF
which go into bonded storehouses
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Three Men in Exciting
Experience.
BOAT UPSET ABOVE FALLS
THE FALLS WERE EIGHT OR TEN
FEET HIGH AND FULL OF JAG
GED ROCKS AT THE BOTTOM
ALL OF THE MEN WERE RES,
cuEp.

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 10.-Albert
Mersh, Warren Hale and James Forbes
had a miraculous escape from death
yesterday. They were cruising in the
vicinity of Eagle Falls when the boat
upset and the men and craft went over
Eagle Falls.
The falls are eight or ten feet high
and full of Jagged rocks.
At the foot of the falls is swirling
mass of water with whirlpools and ed
dies.
The young men and the boat were
swept over before any assistance could
reach them.
Hale is a good swimmer and was
able to make the shore. Mersh was
carried over the rapids and deposited
on sand bar in an unconscious con-
dition and rescued by friends. Forbes
was carried through the rapids and
was in the water several minutes. At
times a part of his body could be seen
and friends on shore put out in a boat
and finally succeeded in rescuing him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-10
Troops Sent From Texas
to Oklahoma.
bad COONS MUSTERED OUT
THE TROOPS ARE EN- ROUTE
BUT THE OFFICERS or FORT
RENO HAVE NOT BEEN NoTI-
FLED OF THE TRANSFER - NO
RECENT TROUBLE.

Oklahoma City, Nov. 10.--It is be-
lieved at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, that
four companies of the Twenty sixth
infantry, which were started for that
post last night on a special train from
San Antonio, are TO take the place of
the negro troops, members of Cos. B,
.C, and ID, Of the Twenty-f1fth infan-
try. recently ordered dismissed by
President Roosevelt as a result OF the
riotous disturbances In Brownsville,
Texas on Aug. 13. A telephone mes
sage today, from Fort Reno, developed
the information that the officers at
the post there had not been advised
of the dispatch of the troops from San
Antonio, although the infantry had
been expected to take the place of
The disbanded negro troopers. No
trouble had occurred, It was said.
Later ii was stated by an officer at
Fort Reno, that the Texas troops had
been sent to Oklahoma as q precau-
tionary measure. The negro troops
are soon TO be formally dismissed and
the citizens of Ell Reno where the
three companies are stationed fear
trouble will follow. The Texas troops
come, it is stated, as a matter Of pro-
lection to the citizens. Since their
arrival at El Reno, which is two miles
distant from Fort Reno, the negro
troops have been placed under the
strictest discipline and subject to roll
call every two hours. The date of
dismissal is not known here
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-10
Returns Are Missinq.

Nero, Ney., Nov. 10.-Tem Bigfoot,
an Indian runner to whom the election
ballots and returns of the Wonder
mining district We're given Wednes-
day, has disappeared and deputy sher-
ifs are securing the country sixty
miles east of Reno for him. Upon
the returns rests the fate of the cam
didates for judge in the second dis
.trict and the fate Of several Churchill
county candidates. 1t is believed that
the Indian was intercepted and robbed
of the returns and that he fled to the
hills for fear of prosecution.