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TRAFFIC ALL TIED UP.
The Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroads Tied Up by WASH
outs and Landslides.

Tacoma, WASH, Jan. 5.-There was
nothing doing on the Northern Pacific
Sunday, not train leaving the city,
and the railroad officials are unable
to make any definite statement as to
thief uture. The chinook stil prevails
and water is pouring down the Cas-
cades in torrents. At Martin, on the
east side of the tunneE there is
washout of nearly three hundred feet,
while several places between the tun-
mel and Ellensburg are under water.
To sum up the difficulty the North
ern Pacific is now struggling with,
there are five washouts on the main
line between Castle Rock and kelso.
There are innu'herable slides all the
way from Cosmopolis to the terminus
ON the Gray's Harbor branch. The
Auburn cutoff is under water for
one mile. Nearly a mile of track is
gone in one place on Green river.
Five or six other mine washouts are
reported between Lester and Palmer.
The big washout at Martin is followed
by a succession of washouts and land
slides all the way to Ellepshurg. The
South Bend branch is under water
and covered with slides from Willapa-
pot terminus. The company has two
passenger trains tied up at haywood
and are taking the best care possible
of the passengers.
There are slides ahead and wash
outs behind, and arrangements are
made to get supplies to trains. There
is no way to get the passengers out
at present, owing to the washing out
of all the road bridges in that sec
ton. Not county road can be fol-
lowed a single mile in any direction.
One passenger train is bound up at
Lester, where the passengers are also
being cared for by the railroad.
No communication is possible either
way until the water shall have abated.
The Great Northern is in an exact
ly similar predicament. The first ef-
fects of the chinook were to again
carry away the bridge at Meadows
creek Trains were then directed
over the Northern Pacific, but before
they could be dispatched east the
Northern Pacific also was blocked, as
cfa4ad
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9--Cqban congress passes sS5.Oo0o0 loan
16-Speaker Henderson withdraws from
race for reelection to congress.
24-Judge G. H. Durand, dem. candidate
for gov. cMich.), withdraws because of
illness.
29-Gen. r. A. Alger (Mich) appointed
to fill unexpired term in U. s. senate.
Oct 1-Jos. NJ. Terrill dem, Ga.). elect
ed gov.
7-U. s. circuit court in N. Y. holds Por-
to Ricans to be aliens.
14-IIague arbitration court condemns
Mexico to pay U. S. 81, ,420, ,6S2. 81 in set
tlement of Plus fund case.
21-Samar controversy between U. s.
England and Germany decided in favor
as arbitrator. Ohio legislature adopts
new municipal code.
27-Minister Wu Ting Fang ordered to
return TO China.
Nov 4-Republicans elect 90 congress-
men and democrats u.s.. n. Y, n. j.
Penn, Del, all New England states ex-
cept r. l., O., Ind, ILL.,, Mich, Wis,
Ia, Mimi, N. D., s. D., Col, New,
Utah, Wyo., and Cal, so republican
No, KY, and all southern states so
democratic. III. S. Senator A. S. Clay
Porto Rico wins in elections
Dec. Fifty congress begins I'd
session.
2-President's message read in congress.
4-Nomination of Oliver Wendell Holmes
for associate justice of supreme court
confirmed by senate.
18-AdniraI Dewey cables he has assigned
warships to positions near Venezuelan
coast.
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26-Cecil Rhodes dies at Cape Town; ages
10.
Apr. 1-Boer generals arrange meetings
to discuss proposed surrender, Dut mill
tary operations continue.
15-Boers ask complete amnesty for COM
batants and noncombatants
May 3I-Boer war ends at 1880 p. M.
peace being concluded at Pretoria;
terms include return of prisoners
sto Africa without punishment, ex-
emption of Beers from war tax and
stocking of farms at British ex-
pense.
Jun. 4-Schalk Burger and Commander-in-
Chief Botha in open letter urge loyalty
to the new government.
ll-Limit in which the Beers and rebels can
accept peace terms fixed at July TO-
2l-Lord Miner takes oath as gov. of Trans
vaal at Pretoria.
England.
So-Gen. Cronje takes oath of allegiance to
King Edward on island of ST. Helena.
Jul lo-Estimates place number of Beers in
field during the war at 1000; g. llo were
killed. and 5000 became prisoners of
war.
Aug le-Gens. Dewet, Botha and Delarey
visit King EDWARD on board royal yacht
at Cowes. and are highly pleased at their
reception.
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WORLDS FAIR PROGRESS.
The End of the Present Year Will
See All of the Buildings Ready
for Exhibits
THE LAGOON WORK NEARLY FINISHED.
creased Activity In Arranging for
Displays, and Several are Dis
posed to Enlarge Upon Original
Plans, Notably France.

st. Louis, Jan. 4,-The Glok--Dem-
ocrat, commenting siitorially on the
progress manifest in the preparation
| for the Louisiana Purchase centen-
nial exposition. says:
''It is stated on official authority
that the physical features of the
Worlds fair viii be completed by the
end of the present year, and be ready
then for the exhibits, with four
months for interior PREPARATION. Con-
tracts have been let for nine main
structures, which include the build
ings to be devoted TO art, varied in
dustries, machinery, electricity, edu-
cation, social economy, manufac-
lures, liberal arts, mines and metal
lurgy. Contracts have also been made
for the architectural terrace for the
state exhibits, and for the hanging
gardens and Cascade hill. The lagoon
work is nearly finished Drawings
for the agricultural and the horticul-
tural building are ready. Several of
the principal buildings are nearly
completed, and all must be done by
December 1 next, or the contractors
forfeit $500 a day. Foreign govern
ments are active in arranging for
their displays. They are disposed to
enlarge the original plans, France
just having sent word that it will re-
produce the Grand Trianon instead
of the Petit Trianon.
''The commissions in charge of the
state exhibits are moving vigorously.
Director of Works Taylor says that
from designs submitted,it is apparent
that the structures to be put up by
the states will surpass anything here
tofore undertaken by individual
states,' and he is sure that all can be
erected in one season. He estimates
that the physical features of the fair
are from 25 to 80 per cent. finished.
Word comes from Oregon that the
state will spend $4,000 on its exhibit.
The Pennsylvania legislature will
make large appropriation without
delay. States that they had not de-
cided to participate are swinging into
line. The many governors inaugurat-
ed this month cover the fair period
with their administration, and will
have to do great deal of explaining
if their states are unrepresented at a
national celebration and the largest
and most splendid of international
expositions. They will not do their
states or themselves justice If they
fail to join the big procession that
will be historical"
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city, in Baltimore; GO.
from New York city, in Baltimore; 60.
rRt. Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan.
archbishop at New York; g..
ton, n. j.; 56..-.Bret Harte, author. at
Camberley. Eng; Rear Admiral
w. T. Sampson, U. s., in Washington;
sl-Edwin L. Godkin. former editor n. Y.
Post at Brixham, Eng; Il.
ses-Lord Paunoefote, British ambassador
to u s., at Washington; a.
Jun. a-Dr. John H. Barrows, pres. Oberiin
college, at Obsrlin. @.
3s-B. F. Jacobs, noted Sunday school
worker, in Chicago: 6S.
Jul 20-John w. Mackay. millionaire and
one Of original forty miners" in Lon
g7GDr. chas. Kendall Adams, former pres
Wis. university. at Redlanas, Cal, s.
tMich-l at Manchester the-Sea, Mass.
2i@Gen. Franz slgei. in New York: IS
Sep. 3-Eoward Eggleston novelist and
Historian, at Lake George, N. Y;
s-Ex-U. S. Senator Vim. n. Roach IN. D.).
in New York: G..
l5-Ex-Asscciate Justice Horace Gray of
U. s supreme court, IN Nahant. Mass. 81
2s- Mai. ]. w Powell, director Smithsonian
institute bureau Of ethnology, at Haven,
Me
oef. s-Ex-Gov. ]. B. Neil Qdaho). in CO.
lunbus, O.; 60.
llss-Cong. John L. sheppard (Tex), at Eu-
reka Springs, Ark: IS
lo-Rear Admiral Thos- A Selfridga (re-
tired, OF Waveriy, Mass; e6.
aass-tecnsr sreSsInan Chas A Russell. at Dam
ielson. Conn: 80
cisco.
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SOUVENIR GOLD DOLLARS.
Louisiana Purchase Centen-
niaI Gold Dollars.

ST. Louis, Jan. 5.-The jewellers in
various parts of the country have de-
vised means for using the Louisiana
Purchase souvenir gold dollar for an
ornament without injuring its legal
tender value. A number of ST. Louis
jewelers. lead the way in this. The
coin is placed between two glass
lenses sufficiently concave on the side
next the coin to allow space for the
coin and sufficiently convex on the
other side to magnify the coin
trife. The two lenses are held to-
gether by a loop of gold carrying a
staple by which it may be attached
to watch guards, watch chains, brace
let's, etc.
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HISCELLANEOV US.


| Jan. 4-Nationai university endowed by
| Carnegie for sf9, ,00e,01o) Incorporated in
| Washington as THE Carnegie Institu-
aGProf. E. ]. James (Chicago) elected
pres Northwestern university.
| Feb 6-Ransom money paid to brigands
in Bulgaria for release Of Miss Stone.
| 11-Carrie Chapman Gait elected pres, Nat
Womans Suffrage assn in Washingt on.
| A-Prince Henry of Germany formapy Y
welcomed to U. S. by Pres. Roosevelt at
white house.
Feb. 23-ssiss Ellen vi. Stone, the
American missionary, and Nine.
TsiItza, her companion, are redeased ID
by their captors.
2-Mrs Frederick Sehoff elected pres.
Congress of Mothers, in Washington.
Mar. 5-Centennial OF incorporation OF Gin
einnati.
victed of accepting bribe in st. Louis
street car franchise case.
Apr. 16--Archbishop kalconier (Canada)
selected BY pope as papa. eelegate, to u s.
pres. Columbia university.
2S-Postpone nent Of world 5 fair In ST.
Louis TO 1854 announced.
May S-Federation OF Women's clubs in
convention at Los Angeles elects Mrs.
Dimies Denison lN. " pres
2l-S L. Gross tChicago1 declared by U.
8. court to have originated "Cyran0 de
Bergerac' in His Merchant Prince OF
24-Marshal de Rochambeau statue un-
veiled in Washington.
Jun 9-Dr. Patton resigns presidency of
Princeton university; Prof woodrow
Wilson elected.
G-Pres. Roosevelt given Ii. d degree by
Harvard.
2S-At Denver, 10th trienn.al International
Sunday school convention.
2S-Seven men found guilty OF jury brib.ng
Jul H. ioIshass. -Ssf ". Eliot. of Harvard. elected
pres. Nat Educational assn al Minne-
Aug. is-Frank C. Andrews. of City savings
bank of Detroit. convicted of eIabe zzll51g
sl,51G0.; sentenced TO IS yrs. at hard
2a-Traas Mississippi commercial congress
al St. Paul denoGHces combinations.
Sep. 3-Pres. Roosevelt Narrowly escapes
death in co..is.on bsJween his carriage
cret Se1yic Agent Cralts, riding with him.
23-Pres. Rooseveltss northwestern trip cut
short at Indianapolis By necessity OF
operation for aDscess ceeasioned BY Pitts
Oct. III. IL SNYDER banker anc promoter,
convicted ot hrshery inst. Louis.
&C. a. r, eneanpInent in Washington.
Farmers Maj. er.sgress. at Macon. Ca
2i-adrs. Lij,ian !. stevens fes.se. tee pres
22-University Of Chicago trustees vote to
segrsgate men and women students dur
ing first yrs. Of their college course.
wheeler, Of Chicago. found guilty CT con-
spring 10 Gefrala county OF s-es.s10i7
taxes.
Nov. S-Doukhober fanatics forcibiy en-
trained and sent back TO their northern
villages after one OF the most exciting
incidents in history of northwest.
2l-Nat Grange. at Lansing, Mich. favo-s
woman suffrage.
Dec 4U- s. navy begins war game in
Caribbean sea.
5-..sSlsas. = Denny, millionaire 81 Louis
brewer, sant to penitentiary for . yrs
fer PERJURY,
l2-Nat civil Service Reform league, meet
Ing in Philadelphia. elects Daniel c Gil
man president
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METEOROLOGICAL.


Feb. S-Blizzard RACES through New
York, Pennsylvania and New England
for 30 hrs.
Mar 5-Owingsville, Ky. earthquake
shock.
12-Tornado in Houston, Rosenberg, Ty-
Ter and New Boston, Tex, kills several
and wrecks 6S buildings. Cyclone in
Copiah and Lincoln counties. Miss,
kills and destroys much property.
13-Tornado in Louisiana and Mississippi
destroys 100 houses and kills 50 persons.
for u hrs in Black Hills country.
S1-Flood losses in Tennessee $4,000, 900;
about % lives lost.
May 1-tDestructive cyclone at Bayard,
AdaZan. Van Vert ard Weldon, la. !;
16 injured, property loss, $4,000.
5-Cloudburst at Foss, o. T., browns 9.
1S-Hurricane in south and west Texas;
loss of life between 100 to 200. Goliad,
Tex. practically destroyed; 9S killed,
103 injured.
2O-Schoolhouse demolished by tornado at
Brandon, Mimi; teacher killed, several
injured. Waterspout kills in Coving-
ton. KY. and caused great property
damage in Miami river valley:
25-Tornado at Union S. G., kills 6.
Wis
3-Cloudburst near Joliet floods city,
browns and cause property loss Of
10--Tornado sweeps Becker and Clay coun-
ties, Mimi; IS lives lost Tornado in
Central Illinois sweeps through Bloom
1hSNph, I-iHCOlli, dllipdi5H, ftOTld ana
Urbana; $l,000,000 damage
Jul. 2-Cyclone in Racine county Wis.
4-Snow falls "a hrs. at Evanston, Wyo. !;
thermometer at freezing point.
n-High water in Woodbury. county, Ia. |;
100000 damage.
11--Hundreds of people driven from their
homes by foods in Des Moines. Ia.
l5-Tornadoes in MINI. and n. D. cause loss
of s2,ep,0G0 in crops
E-Plattsmouth, Neb.. nearly wrecked by
cloudburst
aD-Mjssissinni valley from Reokul Ia
south under water; crop loss. &, geo. eco. -.
Hurricane sweeps Baltimore. Nd; 13
killed and immense property loss.
3i-Floods in San Marcos valley, Tex. 6
killed, and Sl009,0A5 damage. Earth
quakes in Los Alamas, Cal, and vicinity
Aug. 7-Raton, N. NJ, 9 drowned by cloud
burst
Dec. 5-Blizzard sweeps along Atlantic
coast.
7-Daily earthquakes have been felt in
southern Utah since Nov. II.
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NEUROLOGY.

Jan. 2S-Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimber-
ly, at West Newport Mass.
Feb. 1S-Robert B. Lindsay. ex-gov. of
Alabama, in Sheffield, Ana; 7S
Mar. 2-Col. F. w. Parker, prominent
Chicago educator. at Pass Christian,
Miss
12-Ex-Gov. John p Altgeld, Of Chicago,
at Joliet; 55.
Apr. III. S. Fowler, ex-sen. Pa.). at
Washington; 50.
Invade Hampton. ex-gov. and U. s.
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ang who led attacks on Peking lesa-
tons executed by order OF empress dow
ager.
cursion over Mediterranean at Monte
Carlo in airship
Feb. 2-J. Santos Zelaya inaugurated
pres. Nicaragua.
Mar. l0-Venezuela yields TO demands of
Germany for payment of claims due
kaiser's subjects.
May 6-Bret Harte dies near London
S-St. Pierre Martinique. totally de-
stroyed by volcano eruption of M.
PeIee and earthquakes; 10000 lives
lost and 10000 others in neighbor-
ing parishes.
q Jiminez government in San Domingo
oyeftEroNTs, capital surrenders to reys-
lutionists and Vice Pres yaiauez heads
new government.
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FIRES.
10. Kenard block

Jan. l5-Manchester. n. H, Kenard block
destroyed; S5e0,aQ loss.
S-Norfolk. Va. Atlantic hotel $500 600
Feb. 2-Waterbury, Conn., so acres of
business buildings, homes, etc, aggse-
gate loss S4,0sGtSa
s-Paterson. n. j., fire destroys business
portion and 500 dwellings. loss SOC 600
lo-Sprinsheid. o., manufacturing plants.
$soiego
2i-New York. Park Avenue hotel, q killed.
property loss $4,000
Mar; 6--Marhle Falls, Tex, great tract Of
valuable timber.
1s-Pier Of Phoenix steamship line at Ho-
boken. " j.; S, 900 0s1
Apr 3.Hoteis at Atlantic City. n. j.;
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l0-Island of st. Vincent partly depopu-
lated by eruption of Soufriere volcano.
1T-Coronation of King Alphonso in Mad
rid.
Jun. New boxer outbreak in Chi Ii,
China
Is-King Albert of saxony dies at Dres-
den; aged ~.
2EKing Edward in critical condition as
result of operation for pirltyphlitis, and
coronation is postponed,
Jul. Pres Castro. of Venezuela. takes
personal command of army against rev-
olutionists.
12-Marquis of Salisbury resigns premier
ship of Great Britain: Arthur ]. Bal
four appointed to succeed him.
lS-Hamud Bin Mahomed Said. sultan OF
Zanzibar, Is dead Whitelaw Reid,
American envoy to Kind Edwards cor
onation, decides not TO remain for
event
Aug. 9-king Edward and Queen Al
exandra crowned amid great pOmp
in Westminster abbey in London.
19-Venezlelan troops surrender Cumana,
this making 7th port now in possession
of revolutionists
2l-Sultan of Turkey assures u S. minister
that pending claims will be settled
30-Morne Rouge, Martinique, destroyed
by eruption of Mt Pelee; 1,060 lives
lost.
Sep. lin Algoa bay, Cape Town. sS
ships are wrecked.
19-Queen Marie Henriette, of Belgium.
dies suddenly at Spa.
26-Russia begins evacuation of Man
ehurcia.
29-Emile Zola. French novelist, asphyxi-
ated in Paris
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A Substantial Increase.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 4.-Three hun
dred engineers, boilermakers, switch
men, and yardmasters on the Oregon
lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad
CO., hare received an increase in
wages ranging from six to ten per
cent
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/, MISS, THURSDAY, JANUARY s, 1908.

as--EMzabeth Cady Stanton, woman suf-
fragist, in New York; ST.
Dec III s. Minister A E. Ruck to Japan,
near Toxic.
EThos. b Reed. ex-speaker of congress.
IN Washington; s3.... Thos. Mast, famous
carteonist and recently appointed u. S.
consul general at Guayaquil. Ecuador;
.62
A-AIrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow OF Gen.
u. S. Grant, at Washington; rs
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W / [ h imposing
ceremonies.
i9-Para guayan rev.
olutionists depose
Pres. .Aeeval and
put Hector Car
vallo in his stead.
l6-P a r liza m e Mt
opened by King
Edward in pres
ence of ration's S
great q gnitarieS
-. Chilpancingo,
Mexico, shaken
by e art b q take
killing 800 people.
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Chinese Minister TO Wed.

Pelin, Jan. 5.-sir Liang Cheng.
minister designated to the United
States, viii marry the daughter of the
Chinese minister at Paris, Yu Kengi
before leaving for Washington. The
wedding probably will take place al
Canton.
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Aug. 9-King Edward and Queen Al
exandra crowned amid great pOmp
in Wesdmiusfer abbey in London.

Oct. 5 - Typhoon
causes wreck of
600 fishing smacks
o # j a p a n e S e
coast; 1900 lives
lost.
S-Strike begun by
600.000 French coal
miners.
14-Pres. Castro de-
feats rebels and
prevents seizure
OF Caracas. Co
lombian capital
moved to Guaica-
ipuro.
19-Mad Mullah sur
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New York, Jan. 4.-The Pressed
Steel Car Co. proposes to carry for
each of its employees who have been
six months or more in its employ
from one to twenty-five shares of the
preferred stock, now paying seven
per cent. dividends.
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Mar. 5-Pres. Roose-
welt receives BoeT
ENJOYS as private
citizens and tells
them U. S. cannot
interfere in the
struggle,
9-Gen. NJ e { h u e n
wounded and cap
tured by Beers in
night attack under
Delarey, but was
later liberated by
the Beers.
22-First rumors of
peace negotiations
between Boer gen.
erals and Gen.
KftphaOar
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A Nine-Hour Day.

Portland, Ore, Jan. Mime hours
will hereafter be considered work
ing day in all of the iron works of
the city but the employees wages will
still be the same as they were at ten
hours.
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2-Gov. w. Murray
ray Crane Mass.
inaugurated, 3r {
term.
Z - Pres. Roosevelt
consents to re-
view findings o.
Schley court OF
inquiry.
S-Leslie NJ. Shaw
Qa.) nominated by
Pres. for Secre-
tary of treasury,
and Henry G.
Payne (Wis.) foi
postmaster g e n
eral.
12-GeO Ma : +
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13-Rev. DIR. t, De-
Witt T aim a e e.
noted Presby terian
c | G T g Y m a n, in
Washington; 20.
N-Frank r. Stock
ton, novelist, in
Washington.
2l-J. Sterling Nor
ton, ex-sec'y of
agri C ture, at
Lake Forest, IL. J;
20.
2S-Sol Smith Rus
sell, comedian, al
Washington; 81.
May "A m o S J.
Cummings, cong.
from New York
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12-Chief Justice o.
w. Holmes, of
M a S S SupFer1e G
court. appointed
associate tice
of u. S. supreme
court, vice JUS
tice Gray, re-
signed.
20-M | m ] C naval
war off New Eng
land b e { w G e II
fleets under A6
miral H.sginsor
q n d Commander
Pillsbury.
S e p. q Jefferson
d av is (ri e m.
Ar k } reelected
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disturbances Spreading.

Shanghai, Jan. 5.-The disturbances
in the interior of China are spreading,
Five thousand troops have been sent
to suppress the disorders in the
province of Che Nang.
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Another Rfch Diamond FIeId

London, Jan. 4.-s'It seems to be be.
yond question" cables the Johannes
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail
"that large and enormously rich dia
mond fields exist north of Pretoria