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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
800 HOUSES FLOODED.
Cincinnati Riverfront Flooded And
The Waters Overflow Tracks.

Cincinnati, o. Especially. - Local
Forecast Official Bassler predicts that
the river will pass sc feet here. A
stage of Sc feet will cripple business
seriously in the bottoms. Already
one factory, the Globe Soap Com
pany, has been forced to shut down.
Two hundred and fifty employees are
out.
Water is in the cellars of more
than 800 business houses running
from the river front to Second Street,
in the downtown section. Factories
in the west end are still running and
a rise of "a feet will put their fur
naces out Water seeping through
the drain at the roundhouse of the
Big Four Railroad, at Mill Street, is
covering the tracks into the Grand
Central Depot.
Tenement houses in Cincinnati
along the river front have from two
to four inches of water in the Gel
lars. In Covington, Newport and
other cities across the river the water
is in the cellars. 1t is expected that
river packets will be unable to pass
under the bridges Thursday.
At s O'Clock Wednesday night the
Ohio River registered "a feet and
was rising two inches an hour. The
water reached the Grand Central Sta
ton tonight, and all trains had to
leave from the Eighth Street Sta
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
THE BARNS HIDDEN
UNDER THE SNOW
Worst Blizzard Of so Years In
North Dakota.
COAL TRAINS WERE PUSHED THROUGH
Railroads Are At the Mercy of the Ele-
ments and Snow Plows Are Unable to
Keep Even the Main Lines Open
Trains Pushed Through in Anticipa-
ton of the Storm.

st. Paul Mimi. Especially 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 biz
Yard all the railroads bent every
effort 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 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 SO 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 so 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 1t 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
a train can reach st. Paul through
the storm-bound regions, and though
men are kept working in shifts night
and day, the right of way has not yet
been cleared. The branch lines have
been abandoned for a time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
HOUSE AND HIGHER SALARIES
Increase From $1,000 To $500 Per
Annum.

Washington, D. G. Especially The
House of Representatives Friday
plucked up enough courage to vote
itself an increase of its salary. At
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 Legls-
lative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation Bill, which is the payroll
of the government. The House first
tried to increase it's salaries when 1t
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 fastened
over to the Senate side to persuade
the senators to put the increase back
in the bill.
Bait the senators, despising the
cowardice of the members, not only
refused to restore the provisions for.
increasing the salaries of the MEM
bers and of the senator's, 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 $4,000. 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
member of Congress to live in
way becoming his position on $4,000
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
$4,000 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 midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
100000 Fire At Scranton.

Scranton, Pa. Especially. = Fire
from a burning culm pile at the Avo-
ca Colliery. of the Erie Company, at
Avoca communicated with the break
err and the structure was destroyed.
The flames spread to the washery
building, 100 feet from the breaker,
and it was badly damaged, Many
breaker boys had narrow escapes,
but all got out safely. The loss on
the washery and breaker will reach
nearly 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
At The NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.
Decides For Power Companies.

Decides For Power Companies.
Secretary Taft, in an opinion, de1l
cides that the diversion of 1880
cubic feet of water per second from.
the the American side and the trans
mission of 100000 horsepower from.
the Canadian side of Niagara Falls
will not affect perceptibly to the eye
the scenic grandeur of the falls.
Permits will accordingly be issued
to the Niagara Falls Power Com
pany for $500 feet and to the Niaga-
ra Falls Hydraulic Power and Manu-
featuring Company for $500.
In regard to the water taken from
the Canadian side of the falls, he
points out that it is taken from
level much lower than the point
above Goat Island where the river
divides to make the American and
the Canadian falls, and therefore its
diversion cannot affect the amount
of water which passes over the
American falls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Foreign.

The United States Government
will take no official action concern
ing the conduct of the British gov
ernor of Jamaica, on the ground
that it was the act of single indt-
vidual, for which the British govern
ment is not responsible.
Karl Hau, of Washington, in Gus
tody at Baden-Baden on the charge
of numbering his mother-in-law, was
confronted by various persons who
saw the murdered on the day of the
tragedy, but they could not identify
Hau
The Japanese at the Korean CAPT
tai recently tried to arrest Prince
Ming, brother of the late Queen of
Korea, on the charge of completely
in an instruction.
Emperor William has conferred
the Red Eagle Order of the first
class on Baron Speck Won Sternburg,
the ambassador of Germany at Wash
ington.
General Jose Gomez, the Liberal
presidential candidate, and two other
prominent Cubans, were each fined
$50 at Havana for cockfighting.
HS OpCuAI6 VI 49,
Tehuantepec Railway in Mexico will
be held at Salina Cruz on the Pacific
Coast.
A preparation of eucalyptus oil for
the treatment of leprosy has been
found effective in the leper settle
INIT in Hawaii.
1t is reported that starving Chin
csc are killing and devouring their
own children in the famine-stricken
districts.
Seismic vibrations were felt at
Tolmezzo, at the southern foot OF
the Carnic Alps, Italy.
Two severe earthquake shocks
were felt at Kuba, Province of Baku,
Russia.
1t is believed in British official cir
cles that the approaching meeting be-
tween Secretary Root and Earl Grey,
governor general of Canada, will re-
suit in arranging the controversies
that have been long pending.
The pretender TO the throne of
Morocco has about run his race, and
his followers are said to be desert
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Carlisle school Saved.

Washington (SpeciaD.-The APP
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-
dalton of a subcommittee that the
appropriation be discontinued and the
Carlisle School abolished. 1t is ex-
pected the fight against the school
will be renewed at the next session
of Cnngre
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Bank of England reduced its dis
count rate from 6 to per cent.
John Kent Kane has been elected
vice-president of the Lincoln Savings
G. Trust Company.
Lackawanna has quite a tumble
ON transaction of 200 shares. It
fell " points to $50.
A big stock or bond issue by the
Southern Railway and another by
the Erie are supposed to be surely
forth coming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Congress And The Departments.

BY a vote of to I the House
Committee on the Judiciary defeated
another attempt to bring out the
Hepburn-Dolliver Liquor Bill, which
prohibits express companies and in
terstate carriers from delivering in
toXicantS in temperance communities
The Department of Justice an
nounced that the United States gov
eminent had begun two suits in San
Francisco for the purpose of enforc-
ing the provision of the treaty with
Japan giving to the Japanese equal
school advantages.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
announced that he had decided to
adhere TO his original selection of
a site for the Pittsburg postoffiee,.
located at Fifteenth and Penn
Streets.
Secretary Taft issued permits for
the importation of 100000 electrical
horsepower, generated on the Cana
dian side of Niagara Falls, into the
United States.
The Senate agreed to the Kittredge
resolution instructing the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor to investi-
gate the Lumber Trust
The House passed the Urgent De-
ficiency Bill, carry an appropriation
of $344,650 for various branches of
the government.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs agreed to a favorable re
port of the Perkins Expatriation Bill.
By a vote of 1873 to go the House
of Representatives voted to increase
their salaries to $500 per year.
r. A. Ballinger was nominated to
be commissioner of the General Land
Office.
The Senate passed bill providing
for increasing the artillery corps of
the Army.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Chairman Foss, of the
Naval Affairs Committee, urging
that an appropriation should be
made at once for two first-class bat
tleships of the maximum size.
Senator Blackburn offered an
amendment to the Foraker Brown
vile resolution disclaiming any in
tention on the part of the Senate To
question the Presidents right to dis
charge the negro troops.
Secretary of State Root, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, left
Washington for Ottawa. Canada.
where we will be entertained by Earl
Grey, the governor general.
A report was made by Chairman
Shonts to the Senate committee. jex
claring that borings made had showN
a suitable foundation for the pro-
posed Gatun dam.
A resolution was adopted by the
National Board of Trade proposing
changes in the Bankruptcy Law.
The Isthmian Canal Commission is
disposed to award the contract. for
building the canal to Oliver & Bangs
at their bid.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs decided to make a favorable
report of the Hull Bill for the re-
organization of the artillery OF the
Army.
Representative Olmsted, of Penn
sylvania, became the champion of 4
the Carlisle Indian School in the
House.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Convention OF Mineworl1ers.

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 in Idaho. The action of
the last national convention regard
ing them was reiterated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
A TRAIN BLOWN
FROM THE TRACK
Sixty Killed and Injured On The
Big -Four.
FREIGHT CAR OF POWDER ExpLODEs.
Terrible Accident Occurs in Darkness
and Rain Near Terre Haute
Score of Charred and Mutilated Bod
les Have Been Taken From the Wreck
and the Death List May Reach Forty.

Terre Haute, Indiana Especially -
Twenty-Five charred, broken, mutt
lated bodies were taken from the
smouldering ruins of the accommo-
dation passenger train on the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis (Big Four Railroad, follow
ing it's destruction by the explosion
of carload of powder as it passed
freight train at Sanford, Ind, five
number of injured will total at least
thirty-five
Shock Felt Thirty Miles.
The cause of the disaster has not
been fully determined, but several
theories are advanced The accident
was terrible. The shock was felt for
80 miles, many believing it to be an
earthquake.
The entire train, including the To-
connective, was blown from the track,
the coaches were demolished, the en-
CINE was hurled so feet, and the pas
sengers were either blown to pieces,
consumed by fire or rescued in an
injured condition.
OOulS VI Tie % luJuI0u Will Vic.
The most severely hurt are those in
hospitals at Terre Haute and at
Paris, Ill. Several others are be-
ing cared for at Sanford.
The full extent of the disaster was
revealed at daylight, but the death
list will not be complete until work
men have cleared the debris and the
injured are out of danger.
According to trainmen of the
freight, the explosion of the powder
was caused by the concussion of the
passenger train, which was slowing
down for Sanford.
Another theory was that gas es-
Gaping from an oil pipe line entered
the powder car, standing by the pipe,
and that spark from the passenger
locomotive ignited the gas. The be-
lief was expressed by one or two per-
sons that the disaster was due to the
act of a tramp or someone who may
have fired shot into the car.
Town Of Sanford Damaged.
Besides the passenger train, eight
freight cars were blown to pieces by
the explosion Huge masses of iron
were found hundreds of feet from
the track. The tank of the passen-
ger locomotive was hurled 100 feet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Compliments Judge Gray.

Washington Especially House
adopted a joint resolution suggesting
the reappointment of Judge George
Gray. of Delaware, as one of the
regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, his term having expired January
IA. 1t is desired that this appoint
ment be made now, as the regents
are to meet Wednesday to elect a
successor to the late Professor Lang
lev
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
New Land Commissioner.

The President nominated Richard
A. Ballinger, of Seattle. Wash, to
be Commissioner of the General
Land Office, to succeed w. A. Rich
ards, who is to retire on March T..
Mr.. Ballinger is a member of a
law firm in Seattle and has been
Mayor of that city. He is a gradu-
ate of Williams College, where he
was classmate of James R. Gar
field, who is soon to become Secre-
tary of the Interior.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Could Retire Judges.

Representative De Almond, of
Missouri, has introduced bill in
the House authorizing the President
to retire any judge of the United
States when he thinks the retirement
of such a Judge would promote the
public welfare, and giving the Presi-
dent power, by and with the advice"
of the Senate, to fill the vacancy
thus created.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Increases Artillery Corps.

The Senate passed the Warren bill
increasing the artillery corps of the
army. The total increase. which is
to reach its maximum in five years.
is 6,197 officers and men, which, with
the increases in certain salaries of
the men in special grades, such as
electricians, machinists, etc, will
amount to $243,324 annually.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Eulogies On MFR. German.

Arrangements are gradually be-
ing made for the memorial exercises
for the late Senator. Arthur P. Cor
man, to be held in the Senate Cham
Der next Saturday. January 26.
Eulogies will then be delivered by
Senators Raynor, Whyte, Blackburn,
Clay, Overman, Morgan, Aldrlch,
Hale, Spooner, Frye, Allison, Car
mack, Tillman, Cullom and Elkins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
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 stili
smouldering ashes. The smell Oh
burnt flesh pervades the air.
The earthquake came as sudden
oscillation, not from any particular
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25

Havana (By Cable) Rear s.Ad-
miral Evans, in a wireless message
to the cruiser Columbia here, states
that 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-
ported sinking.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

PEELED become the Gar OF all the Russas. task
he had little relish for he determined at least to
marry the Princess Of his choice whoever She might
be. or not TO marry at all. Alexander knew that
Nicholas. if not possessing the strength of the
Romanofs, had all the stubbornness OF that race,
and sent him his travels, with the promise the
young wanted.
The Czarevitchs 5 name was first connected with
that of Maria of Greece his cousin, then with Helen
Of Montenegro, the present Queen of Italy. The
latter with her sister late wife OF PerO kaagcorgc-
witch King OF Servia, was educated in Russia, and
naturally saw great deal OF the young Prince; but
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

- = ~ IT0m thinking and actlng' 10 not
~ ,a--l Is a'th the head not with the hair on it "
--e spoke one could see that he felt sorrow nay
,-.l5-a'l"n, al the situation To think he went
a. tlat Russia in her critical moments should
i-a.f that child at It's head"
bo3 leaving out the Emperor as q monarch. as
60 t j. lle not admirable He looked 50 kind and
ss.tie When saw him in Sebastopol lust a little
ne before his fathers DEATH"
ST.: l'l ~ are right, madenoisee" Princess Pokatof
IT, ne IS very gentle. very well meaning
Is /" +lh kaJensk and all the other men that in
49, present need oGr holy Russia ought to have
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

cat watches a mouse. Whatever theY DO IS adrOltIY
turned against them, and the most innocent re-
marks of the Czarina 50 interpreted to
make people feel that their little mother IS out o.
sympathy with them. And she-poor reserved
little thng!-is powerless in their hands. Her only
happiness comes to her through her husband. Oh,
the agony when girl after girl was born, and the
anxious people were waiting for a boy! Even this
was turned against the Czarina 1t spread
about that the Czarna at heart Protestant
mot a small weapon in orthodox Russia and that
the God of holy Russia did not want to bless the
Cars wife with son; that God did not consider her
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-04

is disappearing and no provision at
all adequate is being made for its ce-
placement. There Is waste in our
fisheries. oil, gas, and minerals that
Is an unnecessary draft upon the fu-
ture, and threatens ultimate bank
ruptcy II unchecked. Our national
resources are not made the most CT
and not used economically Waste
and prodigality are the rule in most
Industries. How to get at adequate
results while avoiding methods that
lead to exhaustation and poverty in
the future IS the great theme for the
consideration of this proposed con-
ference. we have conferences OF
far sighted public spirited men every
year, whose aim is to promote pup
lie interests by making prominent
and familiar some important facts
and principles. They seek in this
way to effect public opinion and
procure ultimately favorable legisia-
tive action. Most reforms have their
initiative in such meetings. Presi-
dent Roosevelt varies the program
by assembling at conference men
Of executive ability and legislative
power, whom he seeks to impress at
first hand. Whether or not this
short, cut is the nearest way to the
consummaton of the purposes he has
in view, it will be highly interesting
as an experiment. 1t ought to be
profitable as well in securing meth
DDS to conserve the country's natural
resources, now heedlessly and ig-
norantly wasted. In this conference
the press of the different states can
be of vast benefit in presenting their
own particular conditions and needs.
It is subject in which all alike are
Interested. The interests are COM
mon, the benefits will be universal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-04
In a Pickle.

1t is probable that the Democratic
national executive committee, when
1T meets in Washington next week
to select the time and place for the
next national convention, will de-
eide on a date that is likely to be
later than the time of holding the
Republican convention, so that the
usual policies and traditions of de-
nouncing Republican methods and
actions may be followed out in the
convention. But If the committee
does so the delegates to the Demo-
cratic convention will likely find
themselves in a pretty muss, If any
stock is to be taken in the Democrat
ic cry that has swept over the coun-
try during the last year or so to the
effect that Roosevelt and the Repub-
licans have stolen Democratic ideas
and policies.
Here in their traditional manner
of denouncing things Republican
they will be denouncing their own
policies, which, as they have said
have been ma1iciously and felonious-
1y appropriated by the Grand Old
Party. What pretty pickle for the
old war horses of moribund Democ-
racy. The Democratic national COM
mittee has. indeed, more than a
purely perfunctory duty to perform
at its meeting in Washington next
week.