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Girl MURDERED;
BODY IN LAKE
CHECKS MADE TO. MAMIE n
DUNN, GIVE CHICAGO Po-
|. LICE A CLUE.

Chicago Dc. 29.-What the police
believe is an atrocious murder was un-
covered this afternoon when the body
of a fashionably dressed woman about
35 years old, was found floating in
Lake Michigan, off the north shore.
Despite the fact that two checks, for
$40 AMI $29. were found on the body,
the police think the girl was the vic
tim Of foul play.
The only clue to the ideEtity Of the
victim was found in the two checks.
both Of which were made out to Ma
n1ie r. Dunn and signed by the CASH
Ter. and paying teller OF the American
Trust & Savings bank.
Around the neck OF the woman was
found coral necklace and an expens-
i've fur boa. The clothing indicated a
woman of refinement
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
JOAN or ARC APPEARS
TO POPE, say PAPER.

Rome, Dec. 2s.-The Italia pub
fishes a report, wh. h has caused
a sensation in eccl 5iastical cir
cles, that Joan OF Arc recently ap-
peareG in vision to the pope and
addresses to him solemn words of
encouragement, exhorting his holi-
ness to continue his present poll
cy, which she promised would
shortly be crowned with triumph.
It was while the holy father was
plunged in devout prayer and
meditation in his private oratory,
Immediately after the ceremony of
reading the decree of beatification,
that the apparition appeared, 1t
was noticed that when the pope
came out of the oratory he was
very pale, and during several days
maintained a marked silence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
GOMEZ and CASTRO
FORCES BATTLE
TWENTY KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED IN ENGAGEMENT
ON THE VENEZUELAN
COAST.

Port OF Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 29.--
There has been fighting at Macuro, on
th, venezuelan coast, between the ad-
herents of former Presidnt Castro and
tn crew of a gunboat. working in the
interests OF the new president, John
Vicente Gomez. About twenty men
were killed and some fifty wounded.
The Gomez party was obliged to with
draw temporarily, but later returned
to resume the engagement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
West Virginia lawyers.

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 29.-With
programme OF addresses, discussions
and official reports the twenty fourth
annual session OF the West Virginia
Bar association was opened here this
morning. The principal address of the
convention will be delivertd this even
ing by Chief Justice Simeon f. Bald
win OF the Connecticut supreme court
OF errors, whose subject will be "The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
THOUSAND Teachers Meet.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2s.-Nearly a
thousand teachers. including some. of
the leading college and university
professors of the south, are In Al
lanta today for the opening session of
the annual Southern Educational con-
vention. IN exhaustive programme
dealing with every phase OF educa-
tional progress in Dixie, viii be car
ried out during the three days the
convention will be in session.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
ENGINEERS WITH
TAFT To PANAMA

Washington, D. G.. Dec 29.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has invited the follow
ing engineerss to accompany President ;
elect Taft on his trip to Panama: Ar
thur p. Davis, chief engineer of the
reclamation service, Washington, D.
c.; John r. Freeman, Providence, r.
L.; Allen Hazen, New York city; Ish-
am Randolph, Chicago; Jas. Dix
Schuyler, Los Angeles, Cal, and Fred
erick P. Sterns, Boston. Alfred Noble
of New York City was the first en-
gineer invited by the president, but he
was unable to leave his present work.
1t was on his Recommendation that the
engineers were selected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
FEuD ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
One Fatally ounded in q Street En-.
counter in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Dec. 29.-Theodore Papa
halodhore, also known as Papalhas. a
tanner, aged thirty years, was shot
down and probably fatally wounded
last night in front. CT the Nick Syevens
coffee house, by Jaces Ku3haras.
23year- old countryman.
The tragedy is the elimination of a
feud between the two and only the fact
that Kucharas first bullet took effect
in Papalhalodhore's abdomen, flooring
him, prevented a pistol duel which
would have endangered the lives of
many bystanders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
Church Versus Saloon.

Roanoke, Va. Dec. 2s.-Roanoke's
forty-four churches are ar-ayed
against the forty five saloons or the
city in struggle which means life or
death for the latter. and which win
culminate tomorrow in q local option
election The closing day OF the cam
paign has been one Of the most ex-
citing in the history Of Roanoke. Both
the "wets' and "drys. have waged
energetic campaigns and the result o.
the contest Ii LII doubt.
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This report has not been substan-
tiated.
Mount Etna Active Again.
Cantania, Sicily, Dec. 2s.-Mount Bt-
ma is this morning -howing consider
able activity and detonations, which
can be plainly heard in this city to-
gether with a volume Of smoke rolling
out OF the crater have added TO the
panic OF the people. According to the
director of the local observatory this
activity is directly connected with the
earthquakes OF yesterday which
wrought such havoc in Calabria and
Sicily but a great eruption is not ex-
pected. Such phenomena seldom ac-
company violent seismic disturbances.
Martial Law ls ProeIaimed.
London, Dec. "a special dispatch
received here from Catanzaro says
that only a few thous. nd OF the entire
population Of Reggie, have escaped
death OF injury. Lieutenant Fra di
Cossato has ordered that all Iooters
and robbers be shot on sight Martial
law will be instituted in the earth
quake zone. The population Is placed
at aboES 5O,t-1 by the best authorities.
The city is eight miles south OF Mes
sina.
Fire Completes Destruction.
Rome, Dec. 29.-Premier GioIftti has
received a telegraph message from
Deputy Felice at Messina confirming
the previous reports of the complete
destruction of Messina by fire follow
ing the earthquake. The deputy says
that the dead at Messina will he
counted by the tens OF thousands.
Number of Dead Unknown.
Monteleone. Calabria, Dec 21.-The
town of Palmi has been previously
destroyed as has also Bagnara. The
dead at Palmi nu: .ber 1000 and II is
impossible to estimate the number of
injured. Large numbers were killed
also at Bagnara and the list of wound
ed there also will be heavy The de-
tails are lacking The tidal wave in
! undated Valla at San Giovanni, $500
feet back from the shore line. Palmi
has 900 inhabitants while Bagnara
counts $500 people.
Pope Hears of Disaster.
London, Dec. ga special dispatch
received here from Rome SAYS the
pope has been notified that the entire
religious communities of Messina and
Reggie, including bishops, priests,
monks and nuns have been wiped out
by earthquake and fire.
Felt Throughout Country.
Rome. Dec. 2s.-The three prov
inces of Cosenza, Calanzaro and Reg
gio di Calabria, comprising the de-
partment OF Calabria, which forms the
southwestern extremity of Italy, or
''the toe OF the boot" were devastated
yesterday by an earthquake, the far
reaching effects OF which were felt
almost throughout the entire country.
The town of Messina, in Sicily, was
Continued on Page Nine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
S. D. OFFICIAL
HELDUP FOR $1,000
MASKED MEN ROB THE COUNTY
TREASURES or WooNsock- Il
ET AND LOCK HIM IN
THE VAULT.

woonsocket .. D.. Dec. 20 coun-
ty Treasurer Michael Meir was held
up in his once last night BY two
masked men and robbed Of s5.o7s in
cash.
The robbers locked him In the vault
but the door was not securely fastened
and he was able to escape and give
the .sarm. The roD5ers. however. had
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
ALLEGED SWINDLER BROUGHT
To N. D. To ANSWER CHARGE

description received by the Minnea-
polls police from Al. Koenig. manager
'of the company In Washburn. Ao-
cording to the manager OF the COM
pany. Andrews received the shipments
Of flour. representing himself as man
ager of commission house In Min
neapolIs, He was taken back to
Washbnrn today to answer 10 the
charge a. swindling the concern.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29

Minneapolis. Dec. 29.- Following the
arrest Of RI II Andrews on cnarge
Of misapprorriating funds OF the I'm
derwood Milling Co. to the amount Of
$4,000, through the operation OF a
commission agency in Minneapolis.
Sheriff James Beck Of Washburn. N.
ID, arrived In Minneapolis today
AndrewS was arrested at the Conn
mercial hctel Saturday NIGHT on d
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
MANY Immigrants
FOR N. D. TOWN

Minneapolis. Dec. 2s.-More than a
carload of northern European fmmi-
grants spent the day yesterday in the
twin cities on their way west The
Russians go to Kuhn, N D.. the Nor
wegians to Red Lodge. Mont, the
Firms to different points in the north
west.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
MOVE To- UNSEAT
GOVERNOR DEKEEN

Chicago, Dec. 2s-The state commit
tee this afternoon decided to contest
the election Of Governor Deneen at
once and appointed committee to
carry on the contest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
!. 0. 0. F. OFFICER
KILLED BY TRAIN

Madison, s. D., Dec. 2s.-Peter Mar
quardt, past grand master OF the South
Dakota Odd Fellows, was instantly
killed here today by switch engine,
his body being badly nangIed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
MOUNT ETNA in ERUPTION ADDS TOPANIC
OF PEOPLE, tidal WAVE CREATES HAVOC

Rome. Dec. 2s.-The disaster in the
Province of Calabria and the island
OF Sicily has today assumed stagger-
ing proportions. Each successive re-
port received from the stricken region
makes 1t more apparent that the first
stories OF widespread destruction were
little, IL any, exaggerated. ....
Messina alone reports 10000 vic
Tins, but It is feared that this is only
partial list of the dead and wound
ed. Reports are coming in from other
towns giving estimates of dead there
in from 500 up to several thousand.
In Tragic Isolation.
Reggie still remains in its tragic iso-
lation. 1t Is impossible to get word
from the stricken city and silence
gives rise to most fearful apprehen-
sions News has come from Messina,
eight miles north of Reggie, but no
reliable estimate of the dead there
has been made. -.. ...
Vandalism of the worst kind has
broken out and the government has
adopted most energetic and most Sc
we're measures for its repression. The
prison at Messina collapsed. Such
confusion reigned that the robbers met
with no resistance. The local chief OF
police lies dead in the rooms OF his
office. The barracks at Messina were
demolished The commander OF troops
was killed outright and there are many
victims among the enlisted men.
Are Heaps of Ruins.
The finest palaces, churches and
theatres Of Messina are heaps OF ruins
and countless dead bodies are scat
tered through the wreckage and their
decomposition will doubtless bring a
pestilence to add to the horrors Of
the situation
Devastation over the entire district
was more or less complete. No tart
Of the province of Reggie de caiabria
escaped. ..s...
Estimate $4,000 Dead.
Rome, Dec. pa special dispatch
here from Palermo, Sicily, says that
the deads at Messina, as the results OF
the earthquake and tidal wave of yes
terday are estimated at 10000. Scores
stih are alive beneath the ruins of the
city. Owing to inadequate means OF
rescue at hand II win be impossible
to reach these people and bring them
out alive.
Other dispatches received here place
the deaths at Messina at even more
appalling figures. The Tribune pub
fishes telegram saying the casuali-
ties will reach total of $4,000
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
ARMOUR CALLED
IN MEAT PROBE

Chicago, Dec. 29.--It was reported
this afternoon that J. Ogden Armour
the multi millionaire president Of Ar
mour & Co., will be summoned as a
witness in the meat trust inquiry
1t also was reported by special gov
ernment agents thar several railroad
officials, said 20 have been wanted as
witnesses in the investigation. have
disappeared This could not be con-
firmed
United States District Attorney Sims
denied that any OF the witnesses sum
moned by him have failed to appear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
Kansas Teachers.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 29.--Kansas
educators to the number of several
hundreds arrived in Topeka today to
take part in the convention of the
state Teachers association. !. pre-
liminary meeting this evening Will
open the session. Governor Frank
Hanly of Indiana, and Prof w. G.,
wilcox of the Iowa State University
are among the speakers who will ad-
dress the pedagogues.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29

Mr. Loring, who will accompany
President Roosevelt into the wilds OF
Africa, is naturalist or considerable
experience and reputation. Mr.. Loring
has been on numerous trips through
British America, Mexico. the western
states. Germany. Switzerland. Sweden
and Belgium. He is ss years old, an
excellent shot, intensely energetic ard
very con1panionabie,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
Quake Toll in Southern ItaIyMay
Reach $4,000; Scores Buried Alive

Frightd Scorge AlctS Various Parts Of King Emanues
Land Accompanied by Appalling Loss Of Lfe-Fate Of
Vast Regions Still Unknown-Property Loss VIII
Reach in Mdions-Pope Orders Relief for
the Stricken and Suffering.
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Felt Throughout Country

Continued on Page Nine.
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Pope Ilears OF pisaster.

London, Dec. pa special dispatch
received here from Rome says the
pope has been notified that the entire
religious communities of Messina and
Reggie, including bishops, priests,
monks and nuns have been wiped out
by earthquake and fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-12-29
Charming White House Debutante

80 A-e-A-e-s-e -e-e-A-er-s-e--s
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-05-05
Before HI. Tine.

1t was Mr.. Higginbotham's first
visit to London, and he was taking
his pleasures sadly. Theaters had
small attraction for him, and restau.
rants had less. He did not even
come to see the building where the
golden one is produced.
How, then, did he spend his time;
Giddy person! lie was visiting all
the ancient places that have played
a part in the making Of history. Al
the time this storyette takes him in
hand he had already seen all but
one. That one he was now deter.
mined to behold.
81 want to visit the building" he
remarked to bus conductor as the
latter took his fare, Gin front oil
which Charles /. was executed"
For a moment the conductor
looked mystifed, but for a moment
only.
YOU'D better ask a policeman, u
he said. "rhat must have happened
before | came here. I've only been
in London six months. London
Tit-Bits.
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Helping Out cabby.

A cabman once drove a lady and
her little girl from Euston to Char
ing Cross.
On the way particle of dust en-
tered the eye of the driver, causing
him considerable annoyance.
On arriving at their destination
the lady gave the cabby just the
bare fare, and then, this being the
first opportunity the cabman had,
he took out his handkerchief and
attempted to extract the cause of
his pain.
The little girl, perceiving this,
spoke a few words to her mother
and then ran back to the jehu, say
ing:
'Please, cabby, mother says you
are not TO cry. Here is another six
ence."-London Tit-Bits.
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Speaking Proposals.

They were u crowd of married
men, reminiscent Of the days O
their courtship.
Jim, don't see how YOU eve
plueked up courage enough TO asl
your wife to marry you. You wer,
always such bashful sort"
"Well," replied Jim, "she made i
pretty easy for me. You know
shined up to her long time, and o.
course she must have known | mean
business. But the only time ",
ever made reference to IL was on,
night We were sitting on the porch
| said to her rather casually, SO she
wouldn't think ] meant anything
definite:
"'DO you think you'll ever mar,
ryT
"She said she thought she might
so | said. When?
Whenever You do was hel
quick retort, and | said, All right.
So We fixed it up."-ioungstowu
Telegram,
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SAMUEL WARREN.
Vanity Of the Creator of TittIebat Tit.
mouse and Oily Cannon.

Nothing can be more diverting
than the revelation in their CORE
spondence of the characteristics of
authors. Samuel Warren, who at
tanned immense popularity by his
"Ten Thousand Year," which ap-
pcared first in Maya, is delightfully."-
paive sometimes and describes him.
self in letter dated 1912 as can
honorable and fearless rival of Dick
ems" then at the height of his pop
ularity. He offers to review Dick
ems american Notes" and sketches
out his line of criticism:
"There is palpable genius, subtle
and vivid perception, exquisite felic-
ity of Illustration and feeling and
natural circumstances, real humor,
mannerism, exaggeration, glazing
but unconscious egotism and vanity,
glimpses of underbreeding. These
last | should touch on in a manly
and delicate and generous spirit.
Rely on Sam Warren. Dickens
seems to have been incapable and
indisposed to look beyond the sur
face of American manners and So
ciety. Oh, what a book | could
have written, l mean | who have
not only observed but reflected so
much on the characters of the peo-
pie of England and America"
Poor Sam Warren! 1t seems al
most unhandsome to show up his lit
tie weaknesses, seeing that "Ten
Thousand a Year" is nearly forgot
ten and Dickens is still Dickens.
His talents never dazzled his pub
fishers, but he was fercely intoler-
ant of criticism or editors inter-
ference. 81 hate his beastly names, !"
wrote Alexander Blackwood to his
brother, referring to the trick War
rem had of naming his characters in
alluslon either to their originals or
to their imaginary qualities-Lord
Bulfinch lord RusSelD, 0'Gibbet
(0'ConnelD, Rev. Morphine Velvet
fashionable preacherl, and SO on,
but he RETAINED from telling the
author SO. Warren's own portrait
is given in a single sly sentence by
the Rev. James White, a frequent
and entertaining correspondent of
the Blackwoods from the Isle of
Wight. Warren was in the island
for a week and dined here one day.
Oh, Tittlebat. Himself the Won
drous hero of his song "-English
Magazine.
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THE MaHRATTA METHOD.
ouess Devices by Which Some Debts
Are Collected In India.

/ = - 2
oues. Devices by Which Some Debts
Are Collected In India.
Many queer stories are told of the
persistence and clever devices Of
the collectors of bad debts, but even
q professional humorist would find
it hard to invent anything more alb
surd than the method actually in
use among the Mahrattas-at least
if travellers tales are to be trusted.
In that country, so they say, when
creditor cannot get his money and
begins to regard the debt as desper-
ate he proceeds to sit "dhurna"
upon his debtor--that % he squats
down at the door of .Is victims
tent and thereby in some mystic
rious way becomes master of the
situation. No one can go in or out
except by his sanction. He neither
himself eats nor allows his debtor
to eat, and this extraordinary star
walton contest is kept up until Ell
Their the debt is paid or the cred
itor gives up the siege, and in the
latter case the debt is held to be
cancelled. /-~ r..
However strange it may appear to
Europeans, this method of enforc-
ing a demand is an established and
almost universal usage among the
Mahrattas and seems to them a
mere matter of course. Even their
"scindiah," or chieftain, is not ex-
empt from it.
The laws by which the "dhurna"
is regulated are as we'll defined as
those of any other custom what
ever. When it is meant to be very
strict the claimant takes with him
a number of his followers, who sur
round the tent and sometimes even
the bed of his adversary to make
sure that he obtains no morsel Of
food. The code, however, pre-
scribes the same abstinence for the
man who imposes the ordeal, and
Of course the strongest stomach
wins the day.
A similar custom was once so
prevalent in the province of Benares
that Brahmans were sometimes sys-
tematically put through course Of
training toenable them to endure a
long time without food. They were
then sent to the door OF some rich
person, where they publicly made
a vow TO remain fasting until a GER
tain sum Of money was paid or until
they persisted from starvation. To
cause the death of Brahman was
considered so heinous an offense
that the cash was generally forth
coming, but never without a reso-
lutte struggle 10 determine whether
the man was likely to prove stanch,
for the average oriental will almost
as soon give up his life as his mon
ey.-LOndon Chronicle.
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A TAcTFUL GIFT.
The Way Philip D. Armour Aided DR..
Henry NJ. Field.

Henry NJ. Field.
When DR.. F. w. Gunsaulus was
in the pastorate Of Plymouth
church, Chicago, Philip D. Armour
was his most eminent parishioner.
Mr.. Armour had long admired the
New York evangelist and was dis
tressed when he heard that the de-
cline of the journal threatened to
leave its editor and owner, DR.. Hen
ry NJ. Field, in penury in his old
age.
The packer asked DR.. Gunsaulus
to invite the editor to Chicago, and
then he himself invited them both
to dinner in his home. At the table
Mr.. Armour turned the conversa-
ton almost Immediately to the ed
itor's brother, already long deceas-
ed, Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, inventor
of the ocean telegraph. Said Mr..
Armour:
Il am sorry that in your brothers
lifetime | did not recognize more
clearly my debt to him. Now every
day | sit in my Office and communi-
cate with my agents all over the
world, and my business multiplies
wonderfully just because ! can keep
in touch with markets for my prod
ucts in every country. And | owe
it all to your brother. II it hadn't
been for his faith in the ocean cabic
| could never have built up such q
trade. ] keep wishing had done
something while he was living to
show him that j appreciated his
achievement"
The packing king kept up the
same strain of conversation through
most of the meal. Toward the last
a plate set down before the editor
contained among the viands of the
course a small slip of folded paper.
DR.. Field opened it doubtfully and
found written within: -5..~-
Good for $4,000, payable at the
Office Of the Armour Packing com.
pany to the brother of Cyrus W.
Field" ,-.
The venerable editor was over.
whelmed with confusion and scarce
ly was able to express his feelings,
But, Of course, as his host had cal
culated, he could not decline a gift
given in his brothers memory.-In'
terror.
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Winning His Wager.

A tall. herculean Gascon astride
a wretcled pony encountered as he
rode over a bridge a richly dressed
cavalier mounted on a noble steed.
Saluting the horseman. the Gascon
said to him:
Il viii bet You ten golden pieces
that ] can do with my horse what
you cant with yours"
"Done," said the cavalier, where.
upon the Gascon dismounted from
his miserable hack and, taking it
up in his arms, threw it over the
battlements into the river, thus
winning his wager. TO the great dis
comfture Of the owner Of the noble
steed.-London Mail.