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New-York tribune., 1908-04-01

u. or c. HAS BONES OF SEA SERPENT.
fhIc4Ec. March I-Ths University of chicago
added to lts Sallssuons -Ze.tssdsy ths nanes OF =
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MISS AGNES M'AILlSTER.

A cable message to The Board OF Foreign Missions
of The Methodist Episcopal Church from Par.s.
yesterday. announced the death there Of Ms
Agnes McAUjster a Methodist Episcopal missionary
IN the Kroo coast Of liberia
Miss NJ sster went 20 Africa under Bishop
William TAYLOR IN lsss She vas born 20 Ontario.
Hut during her period Of missionary service re-
csrdsd Ra-4lo as her home
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- average Responding 4s'@ i-- gear g srsEa
IN rarr4SpYr1InE date Isft thirty three -Nafs a.
Local Forecast To-iay.-Partly cloudy THURSDAY RAN
7gssa northwest pIEds.
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I)ied.

Death notices appearing r. THE TEIBJ Ne viii -
charge
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SUNDAY TRIBUNE
Rates to Fsreign Countries.

For points Europe and a. Univers<I
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Local ofcial R~oord-The faLa'lar oal-la' rerora

r.rrl m. Bureau shows the change
er.t,7re for tysrtF- 1o.ss c1r1paG
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Canadian Rates

NAL subscriptions n York city - DAILY
an TRI-V EEEL.T VII be charged COPY
postage IL addition tire rates named ahov-
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nnrne.rir Rates

EE EARLY MAIL TRAIN
For al points in United States Mexico 0o1tst
cr the F31-suErs ,S Manhattan The Rrcrxl-
cuba. Porto Rico Hawaii aut rEs Philippines Vf-hou
extra expense flr foreign postage
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rrihuns snhscrintinn Rat-.

THE TRIBUNE will be sent by mail 70 sny s11--s- n
-rs country abroad address changed often
4eei-z S-1hsc-ipcf0us be- given
EeaIa- before leaving
IN THE TRIBUNE Df-cs-
SINGLE COPIES
SUNDAY. cents WEEKLY "a RNER 2 c-uts
DAILY. cents TE@l-s. EE-H~LI. cents
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01

rAI.HIN--st Dover y :. Of March a. 1905. Darius
r CaI<ins. IN ne 81 year q 1ts sss Flners ser
vices the resjts-~s y his 7iec-. Nrs " @ Ea-
No Is Prosper Dover y j. T1u-stay
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
CLERK FINDS $4,000
MAILED BY MISTAKE
OWNER OF MONEY REPORTS
HE WAS ROBBED
Places Bills in Envelope and Drops
1t with Letters in Box Is
Returned from the
Postoffice

PASADENA Dec. 30.-G. w. White
of Chicago, guest of Hotel MS.y-
land, says he is thankful tonight the
government provides a mail service
which is beyond reproach. If it hadn
Mr.. White would be out just $300O and
in all probability would believe to the
last it had been stolen from him.
He cashed a New York draft yester-
day for the sum involved. Placing the
money in an envelope he put it in his
pocket. Later, looking for the cash,
which was in large bills. he was unable
to find it, and jumped to the conclu-
sion he had been robbed. The hotel
was searched thoroughly and detec-
tives hunted for clews without result
until this afternoon.
Then Manager Linnard received an
envelope bearing the Maryland return
stamp, but otherwise unadorned, from
Postmaster j. W. Wood. 1t was re-
turned for an address. The envelope
was opened and the money which had
been missing was revealed. Mr.. White
had mailed some letters at the hotel
and had dropped the envelope contain
ing the $4,000 in the mail bag along
with the letters.
The finder of the unaddressed letter
at the postoffice was one of the assort-
ing clerks, who followed the routine
work of his office in returning it. He
was not aware of the value of his find.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
MAN WHO KILLED ACTOR
TO MAKE NO MODERN PLEA
Wife Believes He Did Right and Hus-
band Relies on Horse Sense
of the Jury, He
Says

DENVER, Dec. 36-C. Burdette Bell
who shot C. Dury of Cincinnati to
death Monday afternoon because he
had enticed his wife from him, will
permit of no modern plea in defense
of the killing when placed on trial.
According to statement attributed
to him. Bell will leave his case to the
horse sense of the jury and brain
storms emotional insanity" or any
thing else of that kind will be avoided
He said: 81 will trust my case to
the hands of any twelve men that you
can pick up in the streets. believe
that any man fit to be called a man
would do exactly as I did under the
circumstances. Another man stole my
wife. killed him. Now, what is there
wrong in that?'
4, Mrs Bell, from her cell last night
pleaded with Chief Armstrong to be
permitted to see her husband, also
closely confined in Jail
II think now that everything is
clear" she said to the chief. Bert was
right and Dury and l all wrong.
ST want to see Bert and tell him so, ,
she said.
Her request was refused.
No word has come from Dury's rela-
tives as to the disposition of the body
Dury's wife visited the morgue yes
terday and looked upon the face OF
her dead husband.
The coroners inquest was begun to-
day
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
FEARFUL STORM GRIPS
PALMi; THOUSANDS OF
REFUGEES DESTITUTE

ROME, Dec. 30.-It is impossible to
exaggerate the state of despair OF
10000 Calabrians and Sicilians in
Rome. Most of them have relatives in
the stricken area.
The telegraph offices are besieged
by weeping men and women demand
ing, beseeching and crying for infor-
nation or the dispatch of message.
A telegram received here from Palmi
says the continuance of the storm Is
bringing the greatest hardship to the
survivors.
The streets are described as filled
with naked, hungry and helpless peo-
PIE Shelter and food are imperative.
The minister of telegraphs received
the first dispatch direct from Messina
today. 1t says that after overcoming
all kinds of difficulties the relief oper-
ators succeeded in stretching wire
and installing their apparatus at
point close to the city.
Orders have been given that the wire
be held exclusively for the use of the
government authorities.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
SlClLIANS TRAINED TO
RUN FOR ARCHES WHEN
EARTHQUAKES ARRIVE

CHICAGO, Dec. So.-Members of the
Italian colony of Chicago have re-
sponded promptly to a call issued by
Chevalier Guido Sabetta, Italian con-
sui.
At a mass meeting held last night
$4,000 was subscribed for the relief of
the earthquake sufferers.
The work of raising funds will con-
tinue until such time as the needs of
the victims have been amply supplied.
Madam Blanche Marchesi, the opera
singer, who is now in Chicago, has
sixty relatives in Palermo alone and
many more in the city Of Messina,
where the earthquake was most disas-
trous. She expressed great concern
over the reports.
1T is a terrible country for earth
auakes,' she exclaimed.
I'm Sicily people are taught to rusll
to an archway or window as soon as
the slightest shock is felt. This is be-
cause the arch is the strongest part of
the wall.
when we were children we were
taught this, and even now when / feel a
tremor of any kind 1 often scream and
fly to a window. That is why Signor
Caruso rushed to the window in the
San Francisco earthquake"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31

deputies. the mayor of Rome. and all
prominent men in the leading towns.
The list has been opened with $780,
000 contributed by King Victor En-
manuel All banks clubs. civic and
commercial associations and the news
papers have opened subscription lists.
The premier has received a telegram
from Signor Feline, a deputy, at Mes
sina, summing up the situation as fol-
lows:
"Messina is completely destroyed
RACED to the ground. The victims may
be numbered by tens of thousands The
conhagration which is still raging Is
completing the destruction of the city.
Salvage implements. firemen and SOL
diers must be sent Immediately. The
disaster exceeds the widest imagina-
ton"
Old stromboli Resumes
The volcano of Stromboli is active
and the seas around the island are very
agitated and dangerous to navigation.
The pope has telegraphed the arch
bishop at Palermo a large sum of
money and instructed him to proceed
to Messina Immediately to help the
survivors.
From the latest estimates today it is
feared the total number of victims in
Sicily and Calabria will reach more
than 100000, while the damage to prop
erty VIII De several hundreds OF NM
lions.
Just before the departure of the king
yesterday one of the crowd of notables
seeing their majesties off said;
Surely the presence of their majes-
ties will be sufficient to control the I'M
happy people"
"Don't talk nonsense" the king re-
torted sharply.
Many survivors at Catania, Sicily,
temporarily lost their reason. and
when questioned concerning the disas-
ter glared at their questioners and
murmured incoherently and cease
iessly:
"Messina is destroyed"
Persons arriving at CatanzSro from
the coast state that Messina is still
blazing. despite the torrential down.
pour of rain.
News reaching Catanzaro from the
outlying districts in Calabria indicates
that thirty-five towns and villages have
been wiped out, while the number of
victims in that district alone exceeds
30, 600.
The few survivors are mad with
terror and have fled to the forests and
mountains, where they are subsisting
on roots and the bark of trees.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31


pATENTS-U. 8. AND FOREIGN; INFoR-
nation book free to inventors. BROOKS q
LIDDERS 608-610 l. A. Trust b1dg.s Third
and Spring streets. e-l-x
G. e. HARPHAM GETS PATENTS, 1NVAN-
lions financed; patent litigation; % years
experience SIT UNION TRUST BLDG.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
Important
Eucalyptus
Lecture

Everyone interested in the subject OF
Eucalyptus Mahogany planting in CAL
ifornia is invited to the special after
noon and evening meeting to be held at
2 o'clock and s o'clock p. m. today in
the Home Extension hall on the ground
floor of the Chamber of Commerce
building. Broadway between First and
Second streets.
a complete stereopticon lecture on
the history and development of this
wonderful hardwood industry in Cali
fornia will be given and matters of
great Importance To planters will be
discussed by able speakers.
A feature of importance to those not
familiar with all the facts about the
quick growth of this hardwood in Cali
fornia will be the exhibition Of COM
plete tree fully 81 feet long. which at
tanned this height in four and a half
years in a grove near Santa Ana. The
meetings viii begin promptly "a the
hours stated and the admission is with
out cost
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
BUILDINGS DRAGGED
INTO SEA BY TIDAL
WAVE 80 FEET HIGH

MONTE LEONE, Calabria, Dec. 90
The tidal wave that swept into Reggie,
swept the city streets 80 feet above tide
level
Some OF the buildings were dragged
out to sea. Twelve miles Of the rail-
road near Reggie were destroyed.
A tempest added to the horror and
terror of the scene.
A dispatch received from Triporni
saws that a few Reggie survivors are
wandering nude and demented about
the ruins of the city, searching for
food.
Practically all the pupils of the Reg
gio college persisted. The little villas
located on the heights above Reggie
alone escaped destruction. The chateau
of Reggie is a heap of ruins.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
M. & M. ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Merchants of RedIands incorporate,
Believing They Can Do More Eff
fective Work United Than
Individually

REDLANDS, Dec. 3O.--The Merchants
and Manufacturers association of this
city have signed corporation papers
elieying in doing so they will make
their work more effective. The asso-
citation is without capital stock, the
object having been for mutual pro-
lection and advancement.
The organization, which has been in
existence about four years, has a mem
bership of sixty-five, and represents
about so per cent of the business in
terests of Redlands, nearly all the
merchants in the city being members
The officers elected We're: r. C. Av-
cry, president; Paul w. Moore. treas
urer; e. b. Paterson, secretary. Di-
rectors consist of the officers and the
following persons: ]. ]. Suess, ]. F.
Dostal, A. j. Happe, e. D. Reid and
A. Leipsic.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
RUEF'S COST TO BAY CITY
JUST BECOMES APPARENT
Theater Tickets and Cigars, $564.4o;
Board, $4221-one Meal, $e3.so;
Pool Tables, $50, Etc, for
Entertainment of Jury

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-A few
expenses directly chargeable to the
Ruef trial are now making themselves
apparent. Only few days ago Sheriff
Dolan presented a bill for entertaining
the Ruef jury.
The bill was for $564.50, and included
car fare, theater tickets, cigars and the
cost of reading matter.
The bill of the Fairmont hotel was
paid yesterday. In all 1t represented
charges to the extent of $4,725.35, di-
vided as follows: Board $4221; extras,
$34O5; Thanksgiving dinner, $3.50;
whisky for medicinal purposes, 81; ex-
ira rooms, 1854; pool table charges,
$50; transportation to election booths
to permit jurors to vote, $35; transport
tation to court, $45; transportation to
the Cliff house, SIS; lunches, $12; Incl
dentals, $4350.
Payment was made yesterday to j.
]. Dwyer as administrator of the es-
tate of William ]. Buggy for services
rendered by the late chief as elisor in
the Ruef case.
The claim was under consideration
prior to the death of Buggy, but 1t did
not receive the approval of the court
until yesterday.
The claim, which was paid by the
treasurer as soon as presented, is for
$500, and the service of the elisor is
paid for at the rate of $500 a month.
While the city has paid out some
large amounts in connection with the
Ruef trial, 1t would also appear that
the ex-boss has expended so much
money that he is now short of funds
Yesterday there was filed for record
a mortgc ge executed by Ruef, his IA
Their, Meyer Ruef, and his sister, Mrs.
Sittenfeld, to secure a loan of $5S, 500
made by r. w. Mullerus.
The mortgage runs for two years
and is given on property fronting on
the west side of Powell street north of
Union
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

RICE-McIAIN-Noah o. Rice. age rs, native
of Missouri, resident of Los Angeles ano
Irene L. Mccain, age 80, native OF Caii'
fornia resident Of Green Meadows.
R-REDFERN-Wallace w. Cooper, age
81, native of Kansas, and Annie y. Heo,
fern, age IS, native Of Illinois; residents Of
Los Angeles. AZ 4,..,
of Kansas, resident of Lordsburg, and MARY
BOYD age 81 native of Illinois. resident OF
Pomona. On
native of Texas and Cora Alderman. age
20, native of Ohio. both residents OF Los
ri LAC c'IK1FAN-JoNEs-Harry s. Blackfan, age
Ok native of Washington, and Keturah j
Jones, age "a, native of Kansas; residents
of Los Angeles.
SANCHEZ -LAWRENCE-Alberto Is. Sanchez
age a. native of California, and Katherine
Lawrence age g. native OF England; resi-
dents Of Los Angeles
E7AKER- HAI.EY-Frank Baker, age "a, native
Of Tennessee, and Louisa H. Haley, age ~
native of Colorado; residents OF Los Angeles
RIS-THOMPSON-Osca v. Burris, age
o. native of Missouri. and Verne M Thomp'
son. age 20, native of Kansas; residents OF
w AsHINGToN- SMITH-George W. Washing
ton. age As, native of Louisiana, and susar
s, smith, age 81, native of Louisiana; resi-
dents of Long Beach. n,
EAN-GERMAN-Charles j.. Bean age ~
native of Montana, resident of san Jose, ano
Verna b. German age 20, native OF IOWA.
resident of West AlnamDra' 90
DEL NG-EARL-Reuben Delong' age o. ma,
tive Of Canada, resident of Wiliowbrook, and
Edna E. Earl, age As. native of Kentucky
resident of Los Angeles.
APPEI-IISKER-Al A. Appel, age ~, ma
five of Illinois, resident of South Pasadena
and Anna c. Lisker, age "a, native OF Iowa
resident OF Monrovia. -
RAER CAMPBELL.-Daniel l.. Baer, age q
native OF Pennsylvania. and Ella Campbell
age a. native of Illinois; residents OF Pasa'
dena. -. - ~
BOITEUx- A. Boiteux, age %
native Of Indiana and Ida o. Vogel, age 49,
native of Few York; residents of Los An
rttdoMpsoN- Neutrality-suspicious. L. Thompson,
age So native of Canada, and Helen M. Ell
lott, age 49, native of Michigan; residents
Of Los Angeles. 70
RENTS l.. Bemis. age &c.
native of New York, and Sophia Hitler, age
40, native OF Ohio; residents of Los Angeles
I1F5sTER -HERDdAN-Joh c. Kester, age A.
native of Arizona, resident of Flagstaff,
Ariz.. and Anna v. Herman, age 40. native
n Nebraska, resident of Denver, Colo.
R0sENTHAI - Samuel Rosen-
thai age rs, native Of Russia, and Sarah
Sharshoff, age 10, native of Russia; residents
of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
Eear for PhiIadelphlane

PHILADELPHIA, De-. 30.-Grave
fears are felt for the safety of a num-
Der of Philadelphia people known to he
within the zone of the great Italian
earthquake. Among those were Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Norris. who had been
spending the last month at their winter
villa in TaromiAa. Others thought to
be in Taromina are Miss Mary Moss,
a writer: Miss Florence Kane and Miss
Louise Wood, an artist Miss Frances
and Miss Bessie G. Bookius, Miss Emily
Croasdale an artist. and her aunt, Miss
Estelle Pagan, all of this city are also
supposed to have been within the
earthquake region when the calamity
occurred.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
Funds from California

WASHINGTON, Dec 30.-The execu.
tive committee of the American Ma
tional Red Cross today decided that as
the California relief work of the society
will terminate tomorrow, $4,000 of the
surplus fund for that work now in the
hands of the Red Cross be appropriated
for the relief of the sufferers in south
ern italy. This money will be trans
mitted tomorrow through the state de-
partment direct to the italian Red
Cross at Rome. It also was decided to
request the governors Of all states aid
ing in the collection of funds for the
Italians to have such contributions
transmitted through the regular
American Red Cross organization.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31

DEATHS

ExToN-Ceorge T. Exton, AZ years, native Of
England receiving hospital; gunshot wound;
CaIkns, Is years, native OF
Michigan. 2Ss1 Ocean View avenue; apoplexy.
snIITH@Hugh J. Smith, Ga years, native of
ireland, 11O2 San Julian street; sarcoma OF
kidney.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Geordano. Al years, ma
tive of Italy 1908 East Eighth street; heart
disease
sHITCK-Wong Shuck. 5S years, native of
CHINA. Arcade depot; pneumonia.
acknowledgements Lareux, month, native
OF California, 73S Clara street; cerebral men
s,rICKELAUT-Leuell Stickelaut. years,
native of California, 1858 Gladys avenue;
scalded.
GEORGINE-Sarah Helene Georgne, 81 years,
native Of Canada. l27 North Anderson street;
c'CONNOR-Frank o. Conner, SO years, native
of Canada. Good Samaritan hospital; ne
Dhritis.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
5000 ITALIANS IN BAY CITY
TO SEND AID TO SUFFERERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O-Of the
10000 Italians in San Francisco about
5000 are from the stricken district in
their country.
Many came here, leaving part of
their families behind, and grief and
suspense prevail in many homes
All are anxiously awaiting personal
messages from friends and relatives
in Italy.
They have decided to send relief
money, the collection of which has al
ready begun through the San Fran
cisco branch of the National Red
Cross.
A committee composed of the Italian
consul, the presidents of four Italian
banks and twenty italian societies and
editors of italian papers has been
formed to aid the Red Cross in col
Iecting money and will consider the
ACCESSIBILITY OF giving a series of bene-
fits
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
half OF POPULATION
OF CALABRIA KILLED;
OTHERS IN MYSTERIES

ROME. Dec. 30--Half the population
4f Caiabria and the eastern part of
kicily are dead; the other half is weep
tg.
las the great extent of the seismic
disturbances becomes apparent 1t
seems impossible to exaggerate the
horrors which have followed them.
The calamity which has overwhelmed
Italy is almost beyond the grasp of the
Imagination, not only because of the
number of the dead, now said to num-
Der tens of thousands, but because of
the innumeraDle wounded buried in
the ruins, many of whom will perish
because it is impossible to rescue them
from the wrecks of their former homes.
The whole of Italy is absolutely
stunned, and at the scene of the dis
aster the bulk of the people are liter
ally demented with the suddenness and
extent of the blow.
The total number of the victims is
{arfously estimated at from $4,000 to
10000.
\ RKing Victor Emmanuel and the
4 Queen arrived at Messina today. AS
ley made their way into the ruined
4 sbwn the scene of disaster and horror
las too much for the queen, who all
cost swooned.
Stricken Scream for Aid
Crowds Of terror stricken persons
warmed about the royal party, throw
11g themselves in the mud and scream
lg for aid and pity.
Many remarkable stories are re-
Ated in connection with the rescue
York The rescuers had to contend
With a superstition so deep-rooted in
dhe Sicilian mind that in many in
htances men and women held onto the
thrumbling ruins.
~ AS far as facts concerning Messina
become available they corroborate in
livery detail the worst fears heretofore
- Expressed.
The cathedral. municipal building,
barracks and prisons are all destroyed,
and presumably all the smaller build
: .ngs shared the same fate.
OF $50 railway employees in the sta
ton at Messina, only eight are known
\ TO have survived.
At Reggie the silence of death still
! feigns, leaving to the imagination the
{ terrible havoc wrought by the catas-
Z rophe, with the horrible thrush of the
lfea, the swallowing up of boats. the
brushing Of ships and the destruction
lof bridges and walls
The sea became almost instantly COW
phred with debris after the upheaval,
a,optaining refuse of every description,
kdotted with human bodies.
y Shore Line Changed
When the day dawned the entire
ashore line of the surrounding country
nHas utterly changed in appearance
nThe coast line was greatly altered
ANhile OF all the magnificent houses
f4long The shore only few lettering
0snlna remained From these ruins
rom lime to time there sprang Jets Of
.n4ame and tsfnoke.
Tine kiDlarknd queen, who left yester-
\ checlf naadescene Of the disaster, have
Dismissed parts Of their subjects by
ke4dar Wtn this noble manner the
4I.'er' 4 naii the house Of Savoy, which
Ia5It for 3zsovereign actually share
FIN bank ferings of his people.
ia he i committee has been
Haaf }llect funds for the VIC
'.,...|IIsI nmittee is headed by the
hefat and includes the presi-
ssas nate and the chamber Of