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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
THE BARNS HIDDEN
UNDER THE SNOW
Worst Blizzard of SO Ysars IL
North Dakota.
COAL TRAINS WERE PUSHED THROUGH
Railroads Are At the Mercy of the Ele
ments and Snow Plows Are Unable tc
Keep Even the Main Lines Open
Trains Pushed Through in Anticips-
tiOn of the Storm.

st. Paul Mimi. (SpeciaD The
heavy snow which covers North Da-
kota for miles and miles Is piled in
drifts of unprecedented depth. COW
ering in some cases houses and barns.
In anticipation of Saturdays bliz-
zard all the railroads bent every
enort to bring to the towns of the
State trains filled with coal and pro-
visions. This action of the railroads
was wise, for now every line in North
Dakota is at the mercy of the ele-
ments. Not a train on any line has
moved into st. Paul for three days.
The blizzard which swept over the
Northwest on Saturday was the worst
recorded in 30 years. The weather.
however. moderated Monday and
everywhere gangs of men were at
work striving to clear the snow from
houses and from railroad tracks.
The Great Northern Road put
eight rotaries and 25 snowplows at
work. The main lines OF the road
were opened through to North Dako-
ia and trains are moving to relieve
the congestion and TO carry supplies
through the central part OF the State.
In the mountain district, however.
the road has Jared badly. snow slides
filling In the tracks and banks piling
up as deep as 50 and even 20 feet.
The Northern Pacific Road is bend
ing all efforts to keep the main line
clear. Eight rotaries are working
along the line. II was reported that
traffic was moving slowly on the main
line and some trains would arrive
in st. Paul by Tuesday.
The 500 Road is demOralized. Not
train can reach st. Paul through
the storm-bound regions. and though
men are kept working III shifts night
and day, the right of way has not yet
been cleared. The branch lines have
been abandoned for a time
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
HOUSE AND HIGHER SALARIES
Increase From $500 To $500 Per
Annum.

Washington, d. G. (SpeciaD The
House of Representatives Friday
plucked up enough courage to vote
itself an increase of its salary. Af-
ter 1909 the salary of members of
Congress. which means both Senate
and House, is to be increased from
$4,000 to $500, provided the Sen
ate acquiesces in the action of the
House. The increase was made
through an amendment to the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation Bill. which is the payroll
of the government. The House first
tried to increase it's salaries when ii
had this bill under consideration on
December IA. but after days debate
the proposition was defeated by its
opponents by the simple eXpedient of
making members put themselves on
record. With the fear of the fate of
those who voted for the notorious
salary grab" law of 1874 before
their eyes. an overwhelming majori-
ty of the members virtuously voted
against the bill, and then hastened
over to the Senate side to persuade
the senators to put the increase back
in the bill.
But the senator's, despising the
cowardice of the members, not only
refused to restore the provisions for
increasing the salaries of the mem
bers and of the senators, but struck
out of the bill the provision which
the House had put in to increase the
salaries of the vice president, the
speaker and OF the members OF the
cabinet to $1,000. When the bill
came back to the House Friday. as
mutilated in the Senate, the con-
gressmen saw that it was up to them
TO increase their salaries themselves
If they wanted more money. 1t is
only fair to state that the PROPOSE
ton to increase the salaries is entire
ly proper.
The cost of living in Washington
has increased so outrageously in re-
cent years that it is not possible for
a member of Congress to live in a
way becoming his position on So, 900
a year. Moreover. there is no anal
ogy between the present legislation
and the salary grab" law, because
the present proposition does not in
crease the salary of the members of
this Congress. The men who voted
for the salary grab" law and who
were driven from public life by their
constituents for that act. made the
increase apply to that Congress, so
that they virtually voted themselves
IS. .0O0 of back pay. The present in
crease will not benefit any member
of this Congress, for it does not go
into effect until the next Congress
enters on its duties.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24

ference was followed by one between
the board of governors and officials
OF the Tidewater Railroad, which
now has a completed line between
Norfolk and the Exposition grounds.
The funeral of George English, one
of the oldest residents of STAFFORD
County, who died at his home. near
Stafford courthouse aged 80 years.
took place Thursday afternoon from
his home. Services were conducted
by Rev. c. NJ. Sarver Interment
was in the family burying ground.
Mr.. English served through the
civil War as Confederate soldier
He is survived by three sons.
John II. Larrick, one of the old
est and best-knOwn farmers in Fred
erick County, died at his home at
Charlottesville, aged 50 years Sur
viving him are widow, four daugh-
ters and five sons.
Judge Barksdale in the Cauioi5e,-
County Circuit Court issued a ruIe
against County Treasurer John w.
Clay, returnable to the March term.
to show cause why he should not he,
removed from his office for NAL
feasance and gross neglect Of dutv
in office. The rule is the result of
the recommendation made by the
grand jury that Clay be removed.
The jury returned about Is indict-
ments, one being against Magistrate
John w. Fortune. Of South lynch
burg, for failure to comply with the
law requiring him to give official re-
ceipt for fines collected.
The Vermont Commission to the
jamestown Exposition arrived In
Norfolk. Accompanying the com
mission was United States Senator
Proctor, also of the Green Mountain
State. The commission came to look
over site for the Vermont build 4
ing on the Exposition grounds and<
to make other ARA S:@enSsks for Vex
mont's participation in the Exf1l
sition. The commission includes J.
Forest Manning. Edgar o. Silver.
Fred L. Davis, Edward NJ. Goddard
Charles S. Forbes and James f.. Pol
lard.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS.


The Senate passed the General Ser
vice Pension bill, which provides age
pensions for veterans.
\ bill TO prohibit unnecessary
whistling by vessels in harbors was
passed by the House.
Senator Culberson. Of Texas- =
tended tsS dismissal of negro soldiers
by President Roosevelt.
Representative Bartholdi, of Mis-
souri,, urges the bond issue Of $780,
100000 for the purpose of improving
the waterways.
A bill is now pending in Washing
ton to appropriate $4,000 for ths
construction of an immigration sta
ton in New Orleans.
A bill providing for q judicial re-
view Of the facts before a fraud order
is issued by the Postoffice Department
was passed in the House.
A substitute presented by Senator
La Toilette for his bill to regulate ,
the hours of employment on railways
was passed, seventy to one.
Senator Lodge introduced bill To-.
improve the consular service By g
viding for filling the higher positions
by promitions from the lower grades.
Congress will be asked by the
American Association for the Adj
vancement of Science to establish
natural forest reserves in the White
Mountain and Southern Appalachian
regions.
Senator Foraker's resolution al &
recting an inquiry into the Browns7
Vile affair came up, and Mr. LodgeN
offered an amendment recognizingE
the right of the President to dis 1
charge the negro troops.
A dispute between Mr.. Gaines. OF
Tennessee, and Mr.. Mahon, of Penn
sylvania, occurred, in which Mr..
Gaines was forcibly restrained from
assaulting Mr. MahOn after the latter
had impugned his vcracity
The Army Appropriation I'LL was
passed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Convention OF Nlineworkers.

Indianapolis, Ind. Especially The
convention of the United Minework-
ers OF America voted $1,000 for the
relief of the families of the victims
of the Clinton Ind) mine disaster,
in which eight were killed. and
adopted a resolution pledging the
support of the national organization
to Meyer and Haywood. the imprison-
ed miners I'm Idaho. The action of
the last national convention regard
ing them was reiterated.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Carlisle School Saved.

Washington (SpeciaD The ap-
preparation for the support of the In
dian School at Carlisle. Pa, will be
continued for another year at least.
The full Senate Committee on In
dian Affairs rejected the rceommen-
dation of a subcommittee that the
be discontinued and the
Earlisle school abolished. It is ex-
PpActed the fight against the school
VII he renewed at the next session
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24

There is now good reason to be-
heve that the human race has before
1t future of infinite development in
stead of being doomed to extinction
in the absolute cold and the outer
darkness which, as was supposed un-
Ill recently. must necessarily fall
upon the earth after a few hundred
thousand years. 1t is a considerable
comfort to our racial if not to our
Pdividuai instincts to be assured
tat man will not be cut off prema-
rely In his development, but that
will have cons of time In which to
nearer to that atate or perfec.
which the idealists or ciyiliza-
I've dreamed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS.
Swallows Fly Much Faster Than
Pigeons.

The French scientific weekly, Ciei
ct Terre, prints a very interesting ar
ticle about the speed of several birds.
as observed by August Verschurin.
of Antwerp. The rapidity of flight
credited to the swallow GEO feet q
second) seemed exaggerated to him,
and he undertook some experiments
on his own hook.
He sent several baskets of pigeons
to Compeigne, France, and in a sep
arate cage a swallow which had its
nest under the gable roof of the rail-
road station at Antwerp. On Novem-
ber z, at 7.S0 in the morning, all the
birds were liberated at Compeigne;
the swallow took a northward direc-
tion as quick as lightning, while the
pigeons made several spirals in the
air before they started in the same
direction. The swallow arrived at its
nest, in Antwerp, at 1928, a number
of witnesses being present at its ar
rival
The first pigeons only arrived at
their destination at 11.30 of the same
morning. The swallow had. there
1869 miles in one hour and eighteen
minutes, which is equal to a speed of
12S15 miles per hour, o. about 1S9
feet per second, which is about double
the speed of an express train.
The pigeons only reached a speed
of thirty-five miles an hour, or forty.
eight feet per second. 1t may be
gathered from these figures how rap.
idly the migrations of swallows take
place, as with the speed given above
it would require only half day tc
fly from Belgium or Central Germany
to Northern Africa.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Bank of England reduced its dis
count rate from 6 to 5 per cent.
John Kent Kane has been elected
vice-president of the Lincoln Savings
& Trust Company.
Lackawanna has quite a tumble
on d transaction of 2eg shafes. It
fell b2h points to 4S0.
ANbig stock or bond Issue by the
SonthArn RaiD-ay and another by
the lie az aposed 20 be surely
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Compliments Judge Gray.

Washington (SpeciaD--The House
adopted joint resolution suggesting
the reappointment of Judge George
Gray, of Delaware, as one of the
regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, his term having expired January
IA. 1t is desired that this appoint
mknt be made now. as the regents
am TO meet Wednesday TO elect a
81 cessor 10 the late Professor Lang
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Thousands Dead.

Kingston. Jamaica (By Cable).-
The disaster here is as great as the
calamities of San Francisco and Val
paraiso. Thousands of persons have
been killed, and the dead bodies are
being taken from the debris by hun
dreds. The whole town. is in ruins,
and the greater portion is still
smouldering ashes. The smell OF
burnt flesh pervades the air.
The earthquake came as sudden
oscillation, not from any particular
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Fatalities Now Estimated At 200 and
Property Loss $25, 100000.
SINKING OF HARBOR'S SHORE TERRIFIES PEOPLE.
Well Need Food and Sick and In
jured Medicines--American War
Ships in Harbor Giving Aid

direction, but up and down. Thous-
ands of persons were on the streets
of Kingston at the time and great
numbers OF them were crushed
Many American in Kingston were
killed and have been buried
Realizing the possibility of famine,
the people made attempts to loot
The military. however, at once took
possession OF fOodstuffs Detach-
ments of troops, with fixed bayonets,
were placed on guard. They were
concentrated in a central position.
No one is allowed to pass through
the ruined sections of the city.
Old Volcano Active.
Kingston is threatened with a fail
ure of water supply. owing to the
bursting of a reservoir, and no water
will be obtainable before Friday.
The military suffered severely.
The hospital camp, where there were
several hundred soldiers. was burn
ed and a number of the men lost
their lives. Major W. H. Hardyman
and Lieutenant Leader are dead.
Col. j. r. NJ. Dalrymple-Hay and
Major Lawrenson are seriously in
jured.
Part of the town of Port Royal
ed. The batteries sunk eight feet,
killing a sapper. In some places the
water is spouting through the debris.
The shock was severe at Rich
mOnd, and this town also was de-
stroyed by fire. Spanish Town also
was damaged. One man was killed
and 10 men were injured there
1t is reported that at Anotta Bay
the crater of an extinct volcano is
emitting flames and smoke, and it is
thought that the earthquake origi-
mated there. The records of Jamaica
contains no previous mention Of &C
tivity of this volcano.
Coast Lines Changed.
The steamer Bella. from Philadel-
phia, arrived here with a small car
go of provisions. Business is at a
standstill. Some shops have been
opened by Cinnamon, who have rails
ed the prices on goods 1000 per
cent. This so angered the people
that the Cinnamon were driven out
and their shops looted.
The hope of famine relief lies in
the banana crops, which have not
been injured. Medical assistance is
limited, owing to the deaths of sew
eral doctors.
The body of Sir James Ferguson
was found and buried. Committees
have been formed and the Governor
and Lady Swettenham and others
are doing noble rescue work. The
shipping in the harbOr is safe.
There have been a number of 9TH
er shocks since the first disastrous
one and the repetitions keep the peo-
pie in state of panic.
The Hamburg-American steamer
PrinZessin Victoria Luise. which ran
ashore at the harbor entrance Decem-
ber 16, is now a total loss.
Tourists Fleeing
The topography OF the country has
been changed. and the navigation
channel into this harbor materially
altered.
Two vessels left here Thursday for
the United States, loaded to their
full capacity with returning tourists
and fleeing natives. The wounded
persons are being cared for on all
the ships in the harbOr. A German
steamer called in here on her way
from Cuba and sailed again after
staying in port one hour.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Tidal Wave Swepts Coast Line.

Holland Bay (By Cable) "A great
tidal wave has swept up AnnOtta Bay
on the northern coast, directly north
of Kingston, and the shore lines
about Kingston are sinking as re-
suit of the earthquake.
The tidal wave and subterranean
disturbances have wrought such
marked changes in the coast lines
northward as to make the conditions
dangerous 10 shipping and a new
chart of these waters necessary.
Two lighthouses in Kingston har-
Dor have been demolished or sunk
into the sea, and wharves and piers,
the tops of which were burned, have
slowly settled into the water with
the sliding shores.
The bed of the harbor of Kingston
has so completely changed that in
some places where it was almost
shallow before the earthquake the
water is now 100 or more feet deep.
These remarkable changes caused
by natures terrible commissions are
considered Ominous, and it is feared
the capital city of the island may
suffer the fate of its predecessor, the
old city of Port Royal, which, in
1892, was destroyed and submerged
by the sea. Today the site of that
ancient city is a low sand bar.
City Gaandually Sinking.
st. Augustine, Fla. (SpeciaD -
Wireless messages received at the
station on Anastasia Island by Chief
Electrician Elkins say that Kings
ton is sinking gradually; that holes
and cracks 100 feet deep were form
ed by the earthquake and that grave
fears are felt that the entire city
will slim into tho hov
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Story of a Princess.

A good story is told of little Prin-
cess Mary of Wales. 1t was said that
one of her aunts, wishing 20 test her
knowledge when she was begiux<a&4
to talk fuently. pointed to hel
and asked what she call,
"ven has shves on vey -
the answer. Ven veys
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Ul.i.l, ...c.fic Aftcr Samoa be.

Before the Interstate ComHlerce
Commission e. p. Ripley. president
of the Sahta Fe, testified that an at
tempt had been made blythe Uniop
Pacific to obtain control of his road
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
Sage Estate Assessed.

The Russell Sage estate was as
sessed for $50,000,000 on the per-
sonal tax rolls for 1907.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24

The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has bought in San Fran.
cisco g lot on which il will erect a.
once 4 S250.000 railroad hospital
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24

Chesapeake Steamship Company.
"CHESAPEAKE LINE"
Elegant Passenger Steamers an ATLANTA"
For OLD POINT and
more 1y Except Sunday at 63 M Old Point
South
YORK RIVER LINE"
Elegant Passenger
RICHMOND VA steamers leave Tuesday
NJ WestP A
Richmond a A ~
both directions (weather
Steamers Leave Baltimore IS andp SreeiW wharf
Through all
Ed MCTA
Agt.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-24
(Signed BACON,
Acting Secretary of State.

Havana (By Cable) Rear Ad-
miral Evans, in a wireless message
TO the, cruiser Columbia here, states
that a huge tidal wave has changed
the coast line of Jamaica, leaving
the entire south side of Kingston
under water. No bay is reported
left. and the whole coast line is re-
DOrted sinking.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

You can't be well If ven nave a
weak. unhealthy. tired out stomach.
Neither can You feel good If by some
little irregularity in eating you have
caused the stomach 70 get out Of or
der. These little stomach troubles are
i ms of indigestion. which may and
very often does turn into very bad
case of dyspepsia. Don't allow this
70 g. on q single day without doing
something 70 overcome il. Take some
good reliable and safe digestant like
KOd1l for Dyspepsia. Kodol Is the
best remedy known today for heart
burn. belching and all troubles arising
from a Gisorde-ed digestion. II is
pleasant To take and affords relief
promptly. Sold by Anti-MOnopO.-
Drtl gStOre.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
SOnE NEW SIDEWALKS

new sidewalks on the south side Of
The MOntezuma Block. across Mr.. SD
Whaley's property and Heating *
Cos: on the west side Of the BLOCK.
in front If the Presbyterian huT. h.
The WOodmar Sand and Stone co.
have just completed sidewalks along
the fronts Of knight & Lang's and
". d. Tompkins places Of business.
the east end Of the \. {. L. passenger
depot the Club House property. south
and west sides, the east side Of Mr..
leagues block, and south side OF Il.
r. Masters Cos block
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
DENIES THE SOFT IMPEACHMENT

Registration Officer Beck denies the
soft Impeachment of having removed
names from the registration books
wrongfully. He said all names so far
removed was in accordance with law,
which he is bound to follow. If the
vets have any protests to make, to
make them against the law and not
against him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
State Of Ohio. Guy OF Toledo,

State Of Ohio. Guy or ToIedo,
Lucas County. SIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior member of the firm Of F. ]
Cheney & Co. doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of De-
cember. 1856. a. W. Gleason,
(SealD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take
Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
WILL IMPROVE TYLER BLOCK

Mr. Charles Rheinauer has let tn
contract for building additions for
kitchens 10 both of the cottages on
the Tyler Block. and will paint and
otherwise repair all three of the
the houses A handsome fence VIII
b., built and sidewalks laid around the
entire block. The underground will
be cleared out and the trees trimmed
up and the block will present a hand
some appearance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

We had a pleasant call today from
Mr.. Thornton Beviile, OF Center Hill.
one Of the active farmers Of that sec
ton. who reported that notwithstanG-
ing the dry weather. truck is going
forward At a fair rate. Today a solid
carload IF beans went forward u ~
followed by others next week. 4 large
acreage has been planted II lettuce. a
number # growers having Irrigation
Giants.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

Rev. Sam White of Mcintosh WIN
has been assisting the Temperance
workers at Jacksonville returned home
yesterday and to some Of The passens-
ers on the train expressed the belief
that not only would a wet or dry cleo
ton be called in DUval county. but tho
way the prohibition sentiment was
growing he thought the county would
BE-. voted dry.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

{. II. Dame. who has been making q
splendid record as a solicitor for tre
Woodmen Of the World in Jackson
part ia the log rolling Of the Jackson
vile camp. returned home this morn
ing. Mr.. =. V. Leavengood, who also
attended the log rolling. accompanied
Mr. Dame home
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
WAYLAID AND ROBBED

A collector for the St Louis
Wrought Iron Range Co. was waylaia
ard robbed on the kendrick hard road
Thursday night. while returning 10
Ocala. He was struck on the head
ard rendered insensibe and relieved
Of over $500 in cash. He has no clew
t. the rObber.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23
A HANDSOME LANDAU

Mr.. Arthur Cobb has in his barns
one of the nandsomest public vehicles
that was ever shipped to Ocala. It
is six seat landau, stylish handsome
and rides like a parlor car. 1t Will b.
on swell occasions and Is something
mir
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

When the baby is cross and has you
worried and worn out you will find
that little Cascasweet. the well
known remedy for babies and children,
will quiet the little one in a short time.
The ingredients are printed plainly on
he bottle. Contains no Opiates. Sold
by the Anti-MOnopnly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-23

The Riverside Drive in New Yori;
approaching General Grants toWD
cost H. -rp~npus amount # twenty
five millions E dollars: j. eight mies
long. sixty feet wide and Is said =
hr H. finest drive in the world.