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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON APPLI-
CATION OF GUARDIAN FOR ORDER
OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
bury-SS.
In county court.
In the matter of the guardianship of the
the estate of Edwin ]. Ruth, minor.
1t appearing to this court from the petit
tor this day presented and filed by l..
Edwin j, Ruth, a minor, that it is desired
to obtain an order from this court for the
sale of certain real estate belonging to
the said minor, to-wit;
An undivided One Fourth interest "a
in Lot No. 1S, Block No. 3, of the original
town plat TO the city of DE Smet, Kinga-
bury county, South Dakata;
And ii appearing to the court from the
facts set forth in the said petition that it
is desirable that the said real estate
the next of kin of the said ward and all
persons interested in the said estate az
pear before this court on Tuesday, the
18TH day of June, A. ID. 1905, at ten
O'clock "a. m, at the court room of the said
court at the court house in the city of De
Smet, kingsbury county, South dakota,
then and there to show cause why an
order should not be granted for the sale
of the said real estate, n it Is further
ordered that a copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks
before the day of hearing in the Kings
bury County independent, a newspaper
printed and published in said K~ingsbury
county.
Dated May 10th, 1909.
By the Court,
f. F. GREEN, Judge.
f. A. CARPENTER, Clerk.
Warren Il Warren, Attorneys for Guard
ian, De SnIet, :, d.
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NEWS OF NOTAsULGA.
lgetAOdist Women Give an Entertain-
 menf,

NotasuIga, Jan. 1s.--(Special.)- --Th e , women of the Methodist Church gave 6 deligh tful Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. F, M. Bryant Tuesday evening. The purpose was to raise money to ! Pefurnish the p9rsonage. Delicious re- treatments were served free of charge, but q, free-will offering was received from each guest.
 Many tables were arranged for dom lnoes and the young people passed the hours pleasantly A nice sum was. re- alized.
 Mrs. Breedlove. of Mobile, is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Breed love is the widow of Hon. John Breed love who once represented Macon County in the Legislature. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Florence, of Birmingham. spent Sunday with Mir. Florence's father. Major L. c. Ramsey.
 George .Burruss. of Tyler. Tex, re- few days. MT. Burruss is the only son of Rev. John c. Burruss of this place. The object of his visit was to attend a family reunion.
 Those present were: Mrs. Hutchison Cawthon of DeFuniak, Fla, Mrs. Lou Warnaclk of Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. James Delbridge ana Mrs. J. N. Hardwick of Notasulga. All the children of Rev. J. c. Burruss.
 The brick are now on the ground for the Macon County High School. In a few days building will be conn menced and pushed to completion.
 Between 4OoAAnd 500 bales of cotton. have been sold in the past few days, Bringing cents and upwGrd.
 Miss Nell Dudley, of Bentons has
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EFFICIENCY or MARINns.
Marine Corn. Ofneers Protest Asai.s
 Hoonevelf,n 0rA>rn

Marine Corns Offleers Profegt Agatnst
 ss. Reeseveit's orders.
 Washington. D. C., Jan, 13-Deciar- ing that the, continuation of the presi- from shipboard. will seriously affect the number of enlistments. Brigadier General Elliott. and other marine corps Officers. appeared before sub.com- mittee, of the House Committee on Naval Affairs today. ss. ~
 They, declared that the comparison of target practice efficiency of the marines and the sailors made by Com marder Sfms before the committee was unfair to the marine corps They claim that the figures were compiled hurriedlys and compare the efficiency of all the. sailors and all the marines regardless of where the conditions ap- plying were in all cases equal. Figures were submitted comparing the efficiency of the sailors and the marines. when firing the same guns at the same target and with the same sights. These figures, 1t was claimed. show that the marine corps Is general lys as efficient in target practice. as the sailors. and in. some cases. superior.
 Admiral, Dewey and Rear Admiral Evans who were asked to appear, but who. have been unable to take the stand on account of Illness, may yet give, their views on the effect of the Presidents order.
 CabIegrams from the commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific battieship fleets, commending the removal of marines from battieships as tending to increase their efficiency were submit ted to the coinmittee. Admiral Sperry. at the head of the Atlantic fleet, In message from Naples stated:
 ssarfe efficiency of the ships having no marinesr has been increased. The comniander- -chief and captains of the Vermont and Connecticut. consider that marines should be removed from all ships.
 Admiral .swinburne. commanding the pacff,c heet. as already reported, stated that the efficiency of ships Is improved by the removal nf marines. but urges that they remain under naval authori-
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PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
Secretary Of AgxleultuRe .Wils0n sFalntB Peasimistte Picture. : .,s

b Peasimi&tfe Picture. t s,s
 Washington,s Jan. 13.-S.'rhet time s.is coming in thisa country, when trees immediate steps are taken to preserve our. forests" s'y~..-, .s; .
 This was. the picture painted in an address by Secretary fof Agriculture Wilson at the |, twenty fifth annual meeting of the American Forestry Ab- sociation. here today The; Secretary declared that our forest growth is get- ting scarcer and scarcer every dayea and that we are using three times as much wood as we are growing. '.Dof not let Cus sit down and make faces at COngress."- continued fhe Sec retary, because that body hasSnot yet seen fit to provide for thesAppalachlAn and White Mountain forest tresenRes We must not depend too much on Con- gress. What we want Is a reforesta- tion of the country ataa rate oftabott one quarter of a million acres each year. =. e4 s'l ,s.-.A,t {.
 Secretary Wilson emphasized, the im- portancs of the States. the various saa- sociations and individuals in helping to solve the problem by planting trees lin denuded places. f';e
 : The Rev. pr. Edward Everett Hale, Chaplain of the Senate and Vi6e-Presi- dent of the Forestry Association, of- fered this as solution of the prob iens: g.. t.-f ''-''-'S. .~'S
 a'fstop denudations:! plant trees rand mako people who own the funds for the future invest them in forests"
 w. S. Harvey, of PhiiRdelphia.s act ing President, presided. z
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PnssEsaEsTTc ouTnoolE.
ra. Ir.s Ass. .ss.. Ts.rs ,. '. s.., ,.

Tze HFoI Age eegs Tkere ia Ne Snap ia ...-s.~-.essss s Wem1zAe{s fges sF Ispsss
 New Yoklx, Jan. 1s.--The Iron Age Will say tomorrow
 There is a feeling of soghs disap- p6ihtment even among those who fe- fused to join. in the course of exhuber- ent 'predictiens of \ last November. There Is no snap in the demand and what requirements there are. come iout in a heslfating way. The railFoads are the principal iagkards. willie appareht- lys the general trade is acting cohser- vatively. e 9 . ground that q feature of the latterswiil 6e free raw materials, among them iron ore. coal. coke and possibly scarp, with corresponding reductions lin semi. finished .irnnsAnd steel: '-' ''A
 New Dusiness- is light all along the line. There Is the nearest approach to e normal demand in the wire products There are some slight spots of weak ness in the pig iron smarkets. ss's
 Pipe makers are stillf responsible for the largest inquiries in the market and at least one large block b under ne- gotiation, after having been practically closed. The rail trade continues very quiet. '= 7' -''t'..~ i x !
 Among the new Inquiries which are up for consideration. are 1000 tons, for the Ihternationar and Great Northern and 5000 tons for the Great Northern.
 Old material lis weaker In Chicago and in the EABt. .fsfA .D. <.
 The, metGi markets are quiet through out and some sellers of copper admit their disappointment. There was a sharp drop in tin amounting Nto about cent per pound during the week, ,fthe metal touching s27.s0 cents during sthe deGaina. +-;. a,s ,f.f s
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ATTENTION DIVERTED
 l ], FROM. WEST 10 HE S0UIH

The widespread publicity given the South ali over the country by the : re- cent Southern Cofnmerciaf' Congress has had its inftuehce In many sections of the, United Statea' The railroads have been flooded with letters from home Seekers In many: of the .Western and Northefnl cities. and % pointed have these letters. been that the aroa ds. who have been promoting the popalation. of the West for many years. are. now turn ing their attention to the South as q more attractive locality for those who wish to get away from coh9ested To- calities to a richer land where oppcr- funity awaits only the grasp Of indus tryss ,ss ss3 v -sst'r VI ,ss vs
 irhe Cominercial Club of Montgomery Is In receipt sof sletters.from the roads announcfhg the Intention Of the great carriers to offer half rates from Chica- 50. sCihcinhAtis Miiwaukes. and .'otfer cities to all home seekers who wish to make "a tour Of inspection to the South. Inouiries. have been made locally for information relative to. desirabie iocait- ties in Alabama and other Southern States and Immediate replies win be sent Beginping -in the latter part of this month, or as. soen as.athes tnfornla- ton desired 'is received by the roads. the half farelrates, VIII bss offered, The time allowed those who wish to come and look will be frem thirty to sixty days. .''' .''' rSsassg
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NEWS OF JACKSONVILLE. !.
Contracts te Build Houses Destroyed by Fire. ts


 by Fire.
 Jacksonville. Jan. 13.-(Special.}- , -- Contracts have been let by C. A. J. Hol- MfiRsworth and !. O. F. Treadaway for $ khe erection ofsnew buildings to replace those Destroyed by fire on new years morntng.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Eugene Murphy an- nounce the birth of daughter. the child Is the first granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs John Rowan.
 Mrs. Fred Wood has returned to Ce- dartown after visit of two months at the home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Privett. Mfr. Reynolds Crook has returned to South Carolina after a visit to his pa- rents. Capt. and Mrs. James Crook. John Caldwell. of Savannah. Ga. is visiting at the home of his mother. Miss Mable Charlton has returned from, a visit to relatives in Savannah. Ga.
 Flurnoy Crook has returned to Chica- 70 after a stay of several weeks with his parents. ThiA is Mr. Crooks first visit to Jacksonville in fifteen years.
 Mrs. John Burke ib visiting friends in Birmingham. d.
 Miss Borden has returned .fromsa vis- at of several weeks in Birmingham.
 Mrs. George Rowan is spending . few weeks in Montgomery. .......
 Mrs. Roberts Norris left for her homa tn Columbia. S. C., today after spend eMg some weeks at the bedside of her 3atheF, Col. Hhomas Martin. whose health Is rapidly improving.
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siloULp nNLAIeen PowEas.
Gcvermsr ,Mske Saith Talks of later
 ~'asmf9 S@Msanaekss. Cnpaxafasaon, e.

Governer ,Meke Smith Talks of later.
 state Coinmerce Cemmission.
 Atlanta. Jan. l3.-That~ the powers of the Inferstata Commerce Commis- sion should be enlarged, and that the Commission should especially be given the right to pass upon all rates before they are published by the railroads is the opinion of Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, expressed in a speech be- fore the Atlanta freight bureau last night.
 He said that .. commission should be better able to deal with the rate Ques- ton than are any of the courts. and argued that the law should be that the nndings of the Interstate Commerce Comm ission or of State corporation comm hisaions on these matters. within their, respective jurisdictions, should be final t.
 Judson C.. Clements, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission fol- lowed Governor Smith, and he, too. argued that greater powers should be conferred on the commission if justice is to be .dane, evils corrected and a step put to the unlawful practices of the railroads. Touching upone the wa tArinR Of stock which he. declared Is made easy for the railroads under ex- istin6 law, Mir. CIefnents said:
 ."cAses of inflated values should :, be classsA whore they belong. among the other cases of highway robbery and like crime.s,
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ENrnRrA1Ns .AT sARpEs.
Elaborate Affair at Former Hsme oS E William R. KBag.

NA800B@te AA0Ak SW EoAh3EF A@@h4E OA f .s William R. MS9g.
 . Sardis, Jan. 1S.--(special. )-Last Friday evening the spacious reception apartments and dining room of the William R. King residence. Chestnut HILL" the first house built of sawed plank in this section. having a brick basement containing the dining room. wine room and guest chamber. all in a wonderful state of preservation, were thrown open to the friends of Mir. and Mrs Andrew Stone, who entertained for their daughters. Misses Mattie Sue. Rebocca, and Bertha.
 The receiving party party consisted of the h ost and hostess. their daugh- ters, assisted by Mrs. Ralph Fuelner. r The parlor, halls and dining room were decorated with palms. ferns. snlilax, holly and mistletoe.
 An orchestra furnished music for the dances.
 A bufret supper, together with fruits and cakes, was served at il o'clock.
 The invitation list included Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Feulner. Misses Bethel Holladay, Bessie May HoIladGy. Jamie aewston, Minnie Hewston, Corrie Day, Lula Hamilton, Mamie Sue WhatIey, DaLsey FeulneT, MyFlee ENeuiner. Emma and Ella stone; Rob Moora, Percy Moore, W. E. Browning, IT,, Lide Hatcher, C1iR Zimmerman. Rob John son, HaNtley Holiday. Kendall EIlis, Ed Jones. Howard Wood, Jim zew- ston, Empaet Day. coagaa Mcoser, F.
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HURT IN THE MINE
SERIOUS EXPLOSION OCCURS A1
 ALABAMA PLANT. s
Two sGen May De sf InJsrsss snstaiAea
 at ElvfFH ana Five More Men Were Disabled.

Birmingham. Jan. is--t tspecial)--
 Reports which were received here to- day from Elvirn. twenty-five 2, miies south of Birmingham. are to the ef- feet that on Tuesday . dust explosion occurred fin the mines of the Star Cahaba Coal Company. and that two men. p s. Meekin and John ;Meekin. father and son. were 90 badly. burned that they. are not expected to live. and James Meekin. another son. was badly burned. while John sCroham. Louis Smith. H. c. Harton and Frank sDoss were burned or injured. 7 One report had 1t that gas expio- eion had occurred, while. fuller ac- count had it that there was a dust ex- plosion and that 1t was. a mere Hash which accounts for the small list of victims. r At the ,of1ice of the State Mine In- epector the statement was made this afternoon in the absence of an official seport of the accident that an inspec- Sion was made on November 50 and that man. was in charge who had proper certificates.
 This is the first gas, Of dust 'exbro- lon in Alabama mines in some time
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PIAYoRoUNps pTsCUssnp.
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ABpRepRiatfon BsIlj fer. District of Ce- ,s lmmhia Causes Debate.
 4 Washington, Jan. 13.--Consideration OF the District of Columbia appropri- Ation bill for amendment was resumed In the House of Representatives today soon after that body met.
 | An amendment by Mr. Parsons (N. Y. ), caftying an appropriation of $i5,- 900 for. chjldren's play grounds in Washington, aroused good deal of diScussion of the subject of play grounds. generally.
 The whole debate hinged on wheths CT or not there should be supervision of the children in their play.
 Mir. Gains (Tenn.) was among those who led fin opposing the appropriation for that purpose, arguing that chill dren naturally took to outdoor games and do not need teacher to show them how to play leapfrog.
 Mir. TBede (Minn.) in favoring the convulsed the House with one of his characteristic speeches, and declared that supervision was needed. He said if fsthere were. any secret ser vice men not otherwise engaged. they might be employed to look after the The amendment was adopt cd. sS to :62. -..- ,. -.-..
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grew stronger, and within three months I wAs . perfectlyswell woman.
 .f"I want this letter made public to show the benefit women may derive from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ''-M Mrs. JoHM G. MoLDAN, All5 eSecond St.. North, Minneapolis. Ninn. =.
 . Thousands of unsolicited and genu- inc testimonials like the above prove she efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made exclusively from roots and herbs.
 < Women who suffer from those dis dressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health.
 Ryou want special advice write eO Mrs. pinkhaHn, at Lynn, Mass. Sh0wfll tweetyOurlet tteras strictly C0m1ld0nfsaI. Fer 20 years she has been helping sick women in this way, free of charge. DAnst hesitate = write at once
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REMINGTON No. thoroughIy ovsrhauIsd SIo. Other makes from SIS up. RepAirs and supplies all machines Estimates fur. nished Southern Typewriter 1xohanga No 90 Commerce St
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.nn.tnrn na.nEaaiaan.

Huntsville. Jan. 13.-(SpeciaI. )-The annual meeting of the Madison County Medical Society was held yesterday sf- ternoon and the ofncefs of the society and those under control of the society were fllled by--the election of the fol- lowing: Dr. James L. Darwin, Presi- dent; Dr. Ls L.. Wilkie of Madison. Vice. President: pr: Edgar Rand, Sec retary and Treasurer: Dr. Felix Rald- ridge. member of Board of Censors: Dr. James F. Burnam. County Health Onicer; Dr. O. B. Patton, iJr., City Health Oficsr: pr. W. W. H&den, Jail Physician; Dr. Walker, Poor House Physician; pr. B. E.l, Graham. City Health Ofticer at dueley.
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PENSION BILL.

Amount of Appropriation Agreed On
 f Y s'(h By Commattee. t@
 Washington, Jan.' 13.--An appropria. ton of Sie1,01s,0OO for pensions was lakreedv on today by the Committee on sApproprlations in the drafting o1 pension Appropriation bill.
 This amount is over S2,000, ,0o0 less than the appropriation last year. which was &is3,053,00o.
 \ Tn the report to the House 1t will be shown that the republic has ex- pended since its beginning S3,7S1, ,10s,- sos in pensions
 The committee inserted in the bill a provision that the eighteen pension agencies throughout the country be reduced to one, to be located in Wash ington. Congress has twice failed to agree to such a proposal ..
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FOR sALB-ouick. lot of framing luna Der. Apply to HugGar BroA ak Advertlse
 Building. --l0-t
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DOCTORS IN oPELnKA.
Ha2awesting SesalOns of Chsttahooehes
 Valley Association,


 valley Association.
 Opelika, Jan, 1S--(Speclal) )-The exercises of the Chattahoochee Valley Medical and Surgical Association con- &inue to be very interesting and they are being attended, not only by tho physicians. but by many laymen.
 The symposium on tuberculosis by pr. Slack and Professor Cary. at the Court House Tuesday night. was very interesting and instructive. The women of Opelika entertained the physicians at luncheon. at the EIlcs Home, Tuesday evening from 9 o'clock until II o'clock.
 There are between fifty and sixty doctors in. attendance, and the papers read and discussions show much thought and preparation. Especially Interesting today was the paper pre- pared by Dr.. Branner of. Atlanta, on 'ITydrophobia." and which In his absence was read by pr. Slack of La- Grunge, Ga. '''- '"' ''
 This evening the physicians of the association were entertained at a ban auet at the Belmont Hotel.
 Several new names have been pre- scented to the association for member 1hfp. ' ''''
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sOFr9DRrHrxs rN NpfRSGrHHHAM.
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Iasense SCslie<esr. rrsDsf1ne Laut q ss. K + sDeaIexu. Fs
 Birmingham. Janr 13.-- Special --J.iJ. BoKkan. 1ieense- coifecton is fcompilipg q list of soft drink stands that operate in the city. When compieted this list will be- furnished Mayor Ward. v z Here. fs a letter written on the sub ject' by the license collector, { < -.BifminxhAfn,, Ala..S Jan. ia. 1908.
 Hon. George'B. Ward. Mayof. Birming-
 ham. Ala. Dear Sir. 1t ts
 Replying to yours. of seven datef will furnish you with q list of soft drink stands at once For your Information will state 3tl1at ali isoft drink estab- lishments.Su up to this date have bald the preper amount of license. However. several have made application for the smaller license.S This I have refused to gfant until the proper afidavit is filed with me and approved that the stock and fixtures in use are less than 1kos
 Trusting the abovetis ythe informa- tion you desire. I am yery respectfully.
 '. "J. q. Boggan. r
 .. tsLicenses Collector =
 The authorities seem determined that the soft drink dealers shall comply with the law. ~ sfT
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-Omeers of New FaFsey N aasenal.

z In the account of sthe election os the officers and directors of the various banks of the. -.city.. those of the, New Farley National Bank we're omitted. They. are as, fcliows: Louis B. Farley, president: B. F. Cruhn. vice president: Sylvains Baum, vice president; John !. telgi, auditor.
 The board of directors'is coppoeedsof the, following men: Jacques Loeb, B. F. Crum,. John B. eNicrosi. sSYlvain Baum. Hartwell Douglass, J. S, Pinckard, NA- ham J. Greil. Sam sabel. R. J. Chain- bers. Hardwiok Ruth. A. G. Forbes. L. B. Withheld. Louis B. Farley. James E. Hickey and. John !. Efowers. -'-#s
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NEWS OF oPrLIKA.
0ank Declares Dlvidea And Elects


 y Offieers.
 opelila, Jan. r3--tSpecial1--Ati a meeting of the board of directors of | the First National Bank, an annual dividend of ten per cent was declared and; the sinking fund was increased $2o,ooO. making total in that fund of Stz0,000. 4 9pg W. O. Hamell; H, C.. Jernigan. T. l. Penn, N P. Renfro. Orrfn Brown. and board of directors. and John Smith was also elected director. sas,s
 The board, of directors elected the following officers: President, Noah F. Renfro; Vice President. Frank M. Rem fro, and Cashier, Orrin Brown. 2 Mrs. c. F. Jeter. died at the homo of. Mrs w. ". Barnes. on South Eighth Street. Tuesday evening at s'so o'clock, after an extended illness.
 Mrs. Jeter was 7s. years old. and had been living in opelika for many years. where she was much beloved by many friends. She was an aunt of Mrs. Barnes. stste 4s stsseA Her remains were carried to- colum- sas today st noon. where they will De inferred
 The stockholders of the Farmers Alliance Cooperative Association held their annual meeting today, and eho business done by this company during 1908 was declared today by far. the largest ever done by it. {. t'&i-'
 The capital stock was increased from S25,0o0q to s5o,000. and 6 hand. some dividend was, also declared an favor of the ock-holders. The old board of directors were unanimously reelected for another year. n The Opelika Book Club held . very interesting meeting at the home of Nr. A F. sE2arnett Tueeday afternoon. The subject for the afternoon was. s.A Review sof the Current Events for the year 1903" The papers read on this occasion were very interesting and showed much thought and study.
 After the exercises, the hostess served q delightful salad course.
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EARTHQUAKE aEFUGEEs.
AbOut Seventy SicilAans Arrive
 < Na~- YnwNr

AbOut Seventy StellAans Arrive Tn New Y0rk.
 New York, Jan. :1s.-Bringing the firaterefugees from the earthquake de- vastated districts, of Sicily and Gala bria, z the steamer Re D'Ita1ia arrived today from Sfcilian and Southern Ital- ian. ports. .''~i -'- 2.
 About seventy of her 1900 passen- gers were from Sicllian villages near the earthquake zone and the shadow of the ;disa ster cast gloom over the entire voyage of the steamer.
 Captain Cignoni said he received his first word of the disaster by wireless on the run of the steamer from Genoa for Naples.