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(Italian Calamity In- creases in Horror, (DEATH ROLL GROWING Estimates Vary From One to Sit Hundred Thousand. MULTITUDES DYING IN RUINS Rescuers Able to Save but Few of the Unfortunates. Rome, Doc. details of one the most miaIlir.K disasters record- ed In the history of the world are be- ing unfolded In the dispatches comir-R In from Calabria and Sicily. It is a ttory of Indescribable horror and ca- lamity.

The earthquake of Monday wrought havoc and destruction that cannot bo estimated. Italy is stunned by a visitation described as the great- est disaster in the memory of living man. Yet the full measure of the catastrophe has not yet been taken. The calamity crows with tho re- ceipt of every fresh dispatch from the south. Calabriu is dotted with small towns and villages and new localities are reporting almost hourly casualty lists thai run from the hundreds iuto the- thousands.

It is still impossible to reach any accurate estimate of the dead, but tho total number is placed anywhere be- tween 100.00U and 150,000. la soino quarters it is declared that the final numbers will be as high as 600,000 persons. One-half of the population of Calabria and Eastern Sicily ap- parently has perished. Thousands Dying in Ruins. Countless thousands of wounded men, women and children are dying in the ruins.

It is utterly impossible to succor them all. Numberless wounded of the survivors who have made their way to other cities are still without medical attention. The facilities for proper care even in the cities that did not suffer inade- quate. The devastated district is still filled with half demented survivors, starv- ing and wandering aimlessly in the rain. The ruins are still burning.

Bagnara. a toxvn of 10,000 people north of Reggio, is reported as anni- hilated. The entire population is said to have perished. Regglo, a city of 60,000 people, has been practically de- molished. The detailed stories of the refugees only add horror upon horror to tho calamities of tho fateful day.

Fresh earth shocks were experi- enced at 1'lzzo, in Calabria, and Pa- lormo, Sicily. They were not severe. me crunnmg 01 snips mm me destruction of bridges and walls. Tho sea became almost instantly covered with debris after upheaval, con- taining refuse of evrry description with human bodies. The entire Lhcre line of the sur- rounding country has utterly changed In appearance.

The coast lino was greatly altered, whllo of nil the mag- uinceiit houses along Uw shore only a few tottering ruins remain. A national committee has been formed to collect funds for tho vic- tims. The committee is headed by the Duke of Aosta and Includes tho presidents of the senate and the chamber of deputies, the mayor of Rome and all prominent men in the leading towns. Messina Razed to the Ground. The premier has received a tele- gram from Signor Felice, a deputy at Messina, summing up the situation as follows: "Messina Is completely destroyed-- razed to the ground.

The victims may be numbered by tens of thousands, Thn conflagration, which is still rag- ing, is completing the destruction ol the city. Salvage Implements, fire- men and soldiers must be sent in- Bluntly. The disaster exceeds the "Vildest Imagination." The volcano of Stromboll Is active and the seas around the island are very agitated aud dangerous to navi- gation. From latest It is feared that the total number of victims In Sicily and Cnlr.brla wl .1 reach more, than 100,000, while -Uio damage to property will be several hundreds of mlllicns. Persons arriving at O.tnnzaro from tho coast state that is still blazing despite tlio down- pour of rain.

reaching Catan- zaro from the- outlying districts in Calabria Indicates a thirty-five towns and villages bnvo been wiped out. with the number of dead lu that 'llstrict alone eNccudins Tho few survivors are Kind with terror and have to the forest clad mountain slopes, where they nro subsisting on roots and the bark of trees. LIPARI ISLANDS NOT DESTROYED First Cheerful News Since Earthquake Occurred. SUCCOR FOR SURVIVORS HORRIBLE TO CONTEMPLATE Suffering of People Still in Ruins at Messina. EVIDENCE OF TORTURE Government Decides to Concentrate Its Energies In Removing the Wounded to Points Where Medical Attention Is Available and the Un- injured Will Be Taken Away, to Avoid Epidemics.

Rome, Jan. first cheerful news since the devastation of Cala- bria and Eastern Sicily by earthquake and tidal wave lost Monday was re- ceived by the minister of marine. A dispatch from the commander of the torpedo boat sent post haste to verify Ithc ruport that the Llparl, or Aeolian islands, had been engulfed and all ot the population, some 28,000 people, annihilated, brought the grateful In- formation that wlillc the Islands had experienced the earthquake only a few buildings' have bison demolished and that no lives wen; lost. Otherwise the story coming from the south is a repetition of the previ- ous recitals of devastation, suffering, starvation and horror. FLOODED TO DEPTH OF THIRTY FEET Bodies Recovered Bear Testimony of the Terrible Experiences Gone Through Before Death Came to End It All--Chaotic Conditions In the Stricken District Showing the Re- sults of Organized Work.

Messina, Italy, Jan. town Is now thoroughly occupied by troops, Each quarter has its body of them divided so that no point In the town is without protection. A cordon of soldiers also surrounds the entire town, which is almost deserted. Only i soldiers and sailors are to oe seen there. I The sufferings of'persons still bur-! led in the ruins of fallen buildings hero, who aro slowly dying from hun- ger, is awful to contemplate.

Dead bodies have been found which bear mute testimony of the torture en- dured before death relieved their suf- ferings. Several of these persons had died gnawing at their arms and. hands, evidently delirious from pain and The king and tlu queen of Italy con- hunger. Other bodies brought from tlnue tliL-Ir pious pilgrimage along the ruins had portions of shawls and what was once the beautiful and ai tides, of clothing in their mouths Ing eastern coast of Sicily, but which and one woman had her tooth llruily today is a desolated region strewn fixed in the leg of a dead baby, with unsepulchcred dead and where I Tho archbishop of Messina has thousands nre dying in anguish amid been found, still living in tao ruins tho ruins of their 'lomes. The Duke of Aosta is also on the scene devoting himself to succor of of ills palate.

SITUATION IS IMPROVING Tidal Wave Engulfed the City of Reggio, his countrymen. The duke has visited Palm! and all the surrounding vll- lago.s. Tills section, after Messina and HcpRio, suffered more heavily than any other. To Care for Survivors. Montelcone, Calabria, Dec.

tidal wave that swept into Reggio flooded the city to a depth ot thirty feet above sea level. Some of tho houses along the water front were swept from their foundations and dragged out to sea. Twelve miles of the railroad near Reggio were de- stroyed. A tempest added to the ter- ror of tho scene. A dispatch received here from Trl- porni says that a few Reggio sur- vlvors are wandering nude and de- mentcd about the ruins of the city I searching for food.

Practically all the pupils of the college perished. The little In view ot these conditions the gov- ernment has decided to concentrate its energies to removing tho wounded to points where they can receive. proper attention. Uninjured survivors also will be assisted from the devas- tated territory and It is hoped that in this way serious epidemics can bo avoided. The colosiial emigrant steam- ships that for years past have been engaged In transporting the surplus population of Calabria and Sicily to i the comers of M.I- world, but es- pecia.i..- 10 the Li.ii.~ti States, are to- day employed in removing sur- i vlvors and refugees to places of safe- ty.

Messina and Reggio, the two typ- 1 ical southern cities of Italy, are today no more. The fury of land and sea has compassed their ruin and what little remains--heaps of shattered ma- Authorities Bringing Order Out of Chaos in Stricken District. Rome, Jan. from a visit to the Calabrlan coast north of Hcirgio King Emmanuel sent the fol- lowing telegram to Premier Giolettl: "I visited Cauultello, eight miles north of Keggio. which was literally razed to the ground.

Villa San Gio- vanni also was destroyed. As at Mes- slim the rescue work is well orgau- ized. Tho Jires at Messinz. have now been reduced to small proportions. Three British and three French war- ships have arrived at Messina." In compliance with the order of the king that the royal palaces at Caserta and Naples bo placed at the disposal of the wounded 100 Injured persons froai MeiiKina already are occupying a portion of the San Ferdlnatido pal- ace, tho house providing every- thing.

The Duchess of Aotta has transformed into a hospital tho large hall of b(r palace at Capo dl Moute. The Duke of Aosla has now to Keggio, 'ivhero he Is continuing his sonry covering countless dead bodies work of alleviating distress. 1 --is now to be covered with quicklime No nev.s of tl)e death of any Amer- to prevent the outbreak of epidemics, villas located on the heights The syst em of gathering the sur- Reggio alono escaped destruction. Tho chateau of Reggio is a heap of ruins. HORRIBLE IN ITS EXTENT Italian Disaster Almost Beyond Com- prehension.

Rome, Dec. popula- tion of Calabria and the eastern part of Sicily are dead; the other half is weeping. As the great extent of the terrific seismic disturbances becomes apparent it seems impossible to ex- aggerate the horrors which have fol- lowed them. The calamity which has overwhelmed Italy is almost beyond tho grasp of the imagination, not only because of the now known to AEOLIAN ISLANDS ISOLATED Feared They May Have Suffered From Earthquake. Home, Doc.

communica- tion with the Aeolian Islands, twenty- five miles north of Sicily, is interrupt- ed. It is evident that the line is broken and it Is feared that the Isl- ands also have been devastated. The largest of the group is the Isl- and of Upari and the capital town has a population of 12,000. vlrors oa board the huge emigrant steamers will solve one of the most important probletas that confronted the authorities, namely, that of feed- ing the people. it In found impojsi- ble to set the refugees on shore, und the land accommodations aro rapidly up with the wounded, they can leans excepting A.

S. Chwu-y, the American consul at Messina, and his wile and the members of the Pierce family has been received from any quarter. J. H. Pierce was formerly American vice consul at Stuart K.

hupton, the present Amer- ican vice consul at Messina, is safe. He was last seen Thursday night alive ami Well. im lilt; i luij i i i he fed on board ship, for each vessel An Itulliui wno has resided forty is provided with days' rations for a full passenger list, and this loe- will give time for decision ns to where tho unfortunates had best be landed. NAVAL OFFICER REPORTS Relief Train Forced to Return. Palermo, Dec.

relief train dispatched toward Messina in the hope of aiding the earthquake sufferers WOB forced to return here, being only able to come within ten miles of the city on account of demolished tracks. The engineer said that all houses all alone the route showed effects of the earth- quake. No Loss of Life Occurred on the LU ycrs In Messina 'said he was confl- uent that Uicre wero no Americans in tbf city at tho time of the disaster. Jt is slated ht-ro that a train which Rongio early on the morning of tbt- earthquake carrying pasiiengers and of which nothing iias been heard since was overwhelmed by the tidal wave following tho earthquake. Survivors Will Abandon Homes.

Almost all of the people of Reggio and MoEsinu, a is said, are making up their minds to abandon their le ovec cities. As an indication of tho progress number tens of thousands, but be- cause of the innumerable wounded burled 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 dicaster the bulk of the people are literally demented with the sud- denness and extent of the blow. The total number of victims is variously from 50,000 to 150,400. King Victor and the queen have ar- rived at Messina.

As they made their way into the ruined town the scene of disaster and horror TOS too much for the queen, who almost swoonrd. Crowds of terror stricken persons swarmed about the royal party, throwing themselves In tho mud and screaming for pity and aid. Worst Are Realized. As further facts concerning stricken Messina become available they cor- roborate In every detail the worst fears heretofore expressed. The cathe- dral, municipality buildings, barracks and, prisons ore all destroyed and pre- sumably all the smaller buildings shared the same fate.

Of 280 railway employes in the station at Messina only eight are known to have sur- vived. At Reggio the silence of death still inlgns. leaving to the Imagina- tion tho terrible havoc wrought by the catastiophe, with the horrible In- rush of IliU sea. the un ol rlne that a strong earthquake was tlirough the Islands Dec. I 28.

Some buildings were damaged, Hurrying to Stricken Homes. Portland, Dec. offices of the transcontinental rail- roads report that more than fifty Sicil- ians and nearly the same number of but there were no fatalities. Calabrians haw purchased transports- tlon from here to New York and in many cases direct to their native land. American Btohop at Messina.

New Orleans, Dec. Rev. David Sessuins, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Louisiana, Is believed by members of his diocese to have been at Messina, Italy, at the time of the earthquake. Nothing bas been from him. Earthquake Renewed.

Syracuse, Sicily, Dec. earth shocks were experienced at 5:30 a. in. The people of Syracuse, terri- fied and fearful, rushed through the streets to the surrounding open coun- try. French Relief Squadron.

Toulon, Pnc. French relief squadron, carrylr.s food, clothing, medical supplies and money' for tho relief of the Messina sufferers, left here for that port. par! Islands. Rome, Jan. Llparl islands IIRTO not boen destroyed, nor bas there any loss of life there.

TIUs news, with prayers of gratitude throughout Italy, has just been In by the torpedo boot is being made In bringing order out of chaos railway lino from Begglo to Cataazaro was again put in operation. There Is a break lu the linn, of G. 0 feet over which paiistMigei-s must be transferred from 0110 to another. The distribution of food also is being made more reg- ularly in the affected districts and many 'Of the starving have buen re- lieved temporarily. Many persons llv- inr.

along the coasts of Calabria and Sicily jmddlo out In canoes to the iaryt- passing through the straits request and receive food out by the government to Inves- tigate. A telegram fnora the commander of the vessel Informs the minister of ma- Rescue Wonk Very Slow. Catania, Jan. rescue -work Official Estimate of Dead. Rome, Dec.

minister of marine estimates the victims of earth- quake and tidal wave in Calabria and S'cllv at 11C.OOO. at Messina js proceeding with unabal- energy, but Ike conditions are difficult. streets are so encum- bered with wreckage that the move- ments of the rescuers are very slow and the Area to be tone over is so vast that much time must elapse be- fore all the crevasses, holes, and heaps of ruins can be examined. Filled. Naples, Jan.

to the present time 2,000 persons from the earth- quake zone have arrived here. The hospitals are till filled and the churches, public halls and theaters are being fitted up to receive others. Many of the Injured were taken by fcrce to the hospitals, becoming fren- zied with the Idcu of being compelled to enter the institutions. French Squadron at Messina. Messina, Jan.

French squad- ron has arrived here to assist in the relief work. Five thousand troops also have arrived and being scat- tered through the city' 1 assist the wounded and kepn finai Kxact st.atlsticH of the dt-atl and tho surviving still are Impossible to ob tain, because all the dead bodies bur led under the ruins have not ynt been excavated. It is equally iinposslblo make accurate count of th nurvivora, they aro scattered from -end of the country to the other only figures that can be given art readied by calculating the total pop ulations before the disaster and sub tractlng therefrom the members that art- supposed to have survived. The result is of course approximate. On this baslo Is made the estimate that about 25.000 people have left Messina und the Messina commune.

As the total population of the city and com- mune wea llin.OOO and an there are about 15,000 people still In the district the dead probably amounts to The nre Increasing dally, not only through tho dying of tbt injured, but also by tho many sui- cides committed by desperate sur- vivors whoso minds have givt'ii way under terrible A WARM LETTER FROM TEXAS A Winnie, Ttxas, Dec. 7, lOOS. Friend Lawrence-- I arrived here Friday evening via Galveston, and found much greater improvements than I expected. Twenty land men were here Satuiday, most of them well-to do men who are retiring from business or are fixing up winter homes. We visited Mrs.

Spencer's place; on her back lawn, 30x80, ehe har 13 orange trees that have borne over oranges this year, and last year also. She has sold them at 25 to 40 cents per dozen. Other finite, flowers, palms and ornamental trees make it a regular paradise Fig put in last March are now four to five feet high There were twenty land bu y- here last Saturday from North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Dallas Times staves that thirteen trains left Kansas City and five trains left St. Louis filled with land seekers and settlers, for Texas.

I was in a ten acre cfibbage field from which the owner will take four and a half tons per acre. He has already cut about one-third of them aud sold them on the car for $3.50 per 100 Ibs. It will pay him over S3CO.CO per acre by Jan. 15th when he will plant potatoes for the April market, and raise sweet potatoes for a summer crop. A man cm take care of ten acres with a little help quite easily.

All kinds of vegetables find a ready sale during the winter months. A irrnu jiul told me that he and his brother sold their melon crop from 16 ac.es fc" 33,000.00, and they had two crops of potatoes from the same land within the twelve months. Sugar cane and rice are etuple and paying crops, Co-n oats do well but do not pay as well Weather beautiful here, I dreac go back. Sincerely yours, W. P.

The original of this letter can be Ecen nt my office. Come in and FCU some fine Texas oranges, and getsome books giving full information. DR. CHAMBERS, PHILIP LAWRENCE, Kelley Building. iuite 10.

Hills Huron, S- D. The New Harness Shop "We wish to call your attention to the fact that we have started in Huron a new harness and repair shop; th it we have in stock everything that is generally car- ried in a FIRST CLASS HARNESS SHOP. Our stock of Harnesses, Collars, Saddles, Whips, Halters, Robes, Blan- kets and Saddelry Hardware. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY We carncjtly invite you and get our prices before buying elsewhire AREMAN LOYD Third street. Huron, S.

D. Directly Opposite Royal Hcie HI PLEASINC TOTAL Your laundry bill when we handle your work--for our price are not higher than what that domestic work costs and oi.r work really lasts longer and the IL'e of the article is really lengthened by careful and conscienti- ous handling. THE MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY FOASBERG M1NMAN, Props. COL. H.

B. KINYON FINE STOCK AND FARM SALE AUCTIONEER See me before claiming your sale dates. PRICES REASONABLE. Call and see me 4 miles south aud i mileb oast of Huron, or write me at Oavour, S. R.

No.l D. M. SUIT. DEALER IN HARD AND SOFT COAL A SHARE OP YOUR GOAL 1RADE IS RESPECT- FULLY REQUESTED FIRST AND NEBRASKA ST. PHONE MAIN 579 HUNTING CLOTHING, RIFLES, Decoys, Boots, CampPurnlturo and Stovrs, Ionia, Toller and Ico Skates, Sleds.

Foot Ball. Hasina Hall, Safety Razors, Thermos UotUcs, Cards, f'oilco Kodaks. Flags, Bow Boats. Canoes, Victor anc. Talking Jivihl'aes.

all nnd more In our FfEE CUK C'TALOC No. 941 fi.