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Soft Coal Prices Advance.

A dispatch from Philadelphia last night
says: Within the last five days the price
of bituminous coal has advanced from %
to 80 cents a ton, graduated according to
the quality of the coal, and dealers and
manufacturers regard the situation as Sc
rious. A great scarcity is felt and no re-
lief seems in sight because of the rail-
roads inability to handle the product. This
is due to lack of cars and the great de-
mand because of the impending strike
throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
West Virginia and a part of Illinois btu
minous fields
Realizing the grave probability of q
strike, manufacturers are placing large or
ders with the coal companies. subject to
long delay. They are acting on the idea OF
holding the coal companies to their con-
tracts, even if it forces the operators to
give in to the miners and renew the wage
scale of this year.
Only twenty-four working days remain
for the miners under the present scale, and
many operators will be handicapped by a
lack of cars. An official of the largest coal
firm in this city one which handles more
than 30 per cent of the city's trade, said
yesterday that more orders had been
placed with him in the last two weeks
than can be filled in as many months.
In New York the bituminous market has
been stagnant for several months Now
the situation is grave, and the price has
advanced until it is 40 per cent higher
than it was two weeks ago. Shipments
from Baltimore and Philadelphia to New
England points have fallen off to such an
extent as to advance the price more than
so cents a ton.
The conditions there have influenced the
anthracite trade, and large orders have
been placed with anthracite companies OF
this city. Shipments of hard coal are
pushed rapidly from this city. and every
Ill tS a
of this demand, every anthracite mine Is
running on full time
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FAST BASKET BALL.
Corcorans outplayed West Branch Y.
M. G.. A. of Baltimore

large and enthusiastic audience wit
messed the defeat of the West Branch of
the Y. M e. A. of Baltimore last night in
the National Guard Armory at the hands
OF the Corcoran Cadets by a score of 4OH
to liz. The Baltimore team owes it's de-
Feat TO the excellent team work of the Cor
corans. In the first half the Y. M. C. A.
boys played loose game, and allowed the
Corcorans to get good lead, which thew
were unable to overcome In the second
half, when they did better work The
playing of Chism, Handiboe and Nash for
the Corcorans was the best, while Jackson
and Baxley led for the Y. NJ c. A.
During the intermission Mr.. Stewart
Franz gave an exhibition of trick bicycle
riding. The boxing exhibition which was
to have taken place also during the inter
mission was called off owing to the police
interfering. They stated that they had or
ders to stop the bout. The bout was to
have been between kid" Sullivan and one
OF his pupils, E. M Lewis The line-un
follows: ny
Y. NJ. c. A. Positions. CORfy,Ravs
neus Right forward. Hapdiboe
Giibert. Left forward IA sh
baAiey. Center Rfekenhacker
Mclean ......-. Right back. Dreacer
Jackson Left back. ..... C71;sm
Field goals-Handiboe. s.: Chism 8: Baxiey 4.
Nash .; Dreager. 2: Gilbert. 9; Reus 2 and
Kiekenbacker. l. Fouls-McIean 2: BaxIev =.
H. Mitchell and C. Hefner. Scorer-I,ientenant
Britain. eu'ehan'
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Songs Written by a Nun.

A dispatch from Meriden, Conn. last
night says. The Sisters of Mercy of ST.
Bridgets Convent in this city are tho
authors of three songs that have just been
published and favorahIy considered by u
number of weil-kEowu musicians Tia
titles of the songs are: .Bienvenu' CVei-
come song); "yiens Au Bois'' Come to tho
Woods and La Refine des Fieurs CHE
Queen of Flowers). They have original
French and English words. The music Is
an arrangement OF old melodies.
w. Fl. Santelma-,. leader of the United
States Marine Band of Washington. says
that "Bienvenup and ''viens au Bois' ara
worthy of a place in an up-to-date roper
toire. Several theatrical musical directors
also speak hi high praise OF the coupo-
sitions.
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Railroad to Make a Big Outlay.

dispatch from Philadelphia last night
says: President A. T. Cassett of the Penn
syiyania railroad will soon issue orders
for the undertaking of about $S.0O0.00G
worth of improvements in Pittsburg. OF
this sum 100000 will be expended on an
elevated freight line, designed to assist in
the relief of the freight congestion In
Pittsburg, while s5.0OO.o0O more will be put
into system of huge eight and ten-story
steel warehouses
IT Is probable that new bridge will be
built across the Monongahela to connect
with the new elevated line along DuQuesne
way at the Point, to form a new route
into the heart of Pittsburg for the Penn
sylvania lines west OF Pittsburg.
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Following the Chevy Chase Hounds.

Sly reyrard was too much for the CheVy
Chase hounds yesterday. and the ehthusi-
astic followers of the sport had TO rue
home without securing trophy Tor their
trouble. The Curran brothers, MT. moore
and Mr.. Farmer had the splendid PACK oi
American hounds out. and the fox,s seem
was taken up soon after leaving the CLUB
house. The hounds chased through ROCK
creek and then into Forest Glen. but there
Mr.. Reynard very shrewdly took to his
hole and the hunters We're disappointed.
Although without result, the chase was
interesting and exciting for a time.
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Printers Dropped Two Games to the
Navy Yard Team.

The navy yard and government printers
of the departmental league came together
last night on the Palace alleys, and another
good contest resulted. The navy yard boys
were in fine form. In the first game four
of the five members bowled over the 200
mark and of course captured the game
hands down. In the second both teams
fell Off somewhat. but the navy yard ag-
gregation once more finished in the lead,
but by only three pins. In the last game
the printers buckled down to their best
work and won out by nice margin. Top
score honors went to Brosnan of the print
ers In the first game. when he hammered
down 221 pins. Scores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-04

Hilton Jackson, corresponding secretary:
w. Mosby Williams, financial secretary; ii.
B. Gregg, sergeant-at-arms.
The committee in charge of the banquet
consisted of w. Mosby Williams. chairman: :
NJ Preston Evans, secretary; T. w. Bull
lock. r. E. l.. Yellott, w. H. Saunders.
George F. Lewis W. W. Taylor, II. F.. Bis
coe. R. n. Harper, r. 4. Bates J. A. Coop
err |. K. Edmunds, d. X. Jackson and Clar.
endon Smith
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FIERCE BOWLING BATTLES.
Business Men Trimmed the Acmes in
Clever STYLE.

The strong Acme team of the District
League last night journeyed to the home
of the South Washington Business Mems
Club for a series of three postponed
games. and the contest was unusually ex-
citing, the latter club winning the first
two and losing the last game But one
score fell under the high-ciass standard OF
900, the Acrnes' first, and the figures were
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Good Bowling by Bank Clerks.

The MetroDolitans and the Bell & Co.
teams of the Bank Clerks Bowling League
were last nights contestants on the Pal
ace alleys the former capturing two of
the three games rolled Bell & Co. started
off nicely and annexed the first game with
a good margin. but the NETS" took on a
brace thereafter and the last two games
were theirs by safe figures. Doing of
Bell & Co. knocked over 227 pins In the first
game. and it proved to be the best score of
the contest. Scores:
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and his reckless llsias in crowd of
horses. 1rs

He forced Meisteislager through a small
opening. and by pushing and showing the
leaders to one side soon had clear field
The other boys tried to prevent this, but
Hicks. with strong. resolute, big horse
under him. cleared his opponents one by
one out of his path. Then. sitting down in
the saddle he rode as If his life depended
on the result. Gradually he forged to the
front and won by half length
1t was day of rough riding among the
by interference. John, who won the Sec
ond race by nose, was repeatedly shut
off until the half-mile post Aubuchon
then took In the outside Of the field, and in
a well-timed rush won on the post by
few inches from Doctor Carrick Governor
Boyd. who finished third, is the old-time
steeplechaser and hurdle horse, now nine
years old.
The stewards reprlmanded Conley in the
opening event for his rough riding on
Scotch Thistle.
The ring suffered big financial loss, as
four heavily backed favorites won
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CHESS MASTERS TOURNEY.
Marshall and Swiderski Tied for First
Place.

In the final round of the internatiopa,
RICE gambn chess tournament PLAYED at
monte Carlo yesterday Fleischmann was de-
feated by Marshall, Marco by Mieses and
SeheVe py SWiderski the three winners
having played the Jasnogrodsky variation.
dreat excitement ensued when Arnous de
Riviere manager of the tournament or.
dered Marshall and Swiderski to play off
the tie for first and second prizes, The
players refused and cabled to Isaac l.. Rice
president of the congress and donor of
the prizes. asking that as they have pIayed
four weeks that should be sufficient.
The final record of the tournament was
as follows:
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Y. NJ. c. A. Bowling

Capt. Farlee's team captured two games
from team K last night on the Association
alleys. The second game went to team G
by only one pin. Capt. Eiker distinguished
himself by bowling the respective scores,
211. pa and 1854. Doyle did the best work
for his team, while Jones shared honors
with the captain of team K Scores.
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Mr.. Brush's Little Bill.

At the National League meeting at the
Victoria Hotel, New York, John T. Brush
put in bill of $4,000 against the organi-
Zation whole, consisting of about $22,-
900 rent due on Manhattan Field and $4,000
paid out in salaries to Davis and Jones,
the players recently awarded to the Chi
cago Americans not only by the national
commission, but also by special commit
tee of the National League.
The National League adopted the playing
rules and made some changes in the con-
stitutien. one of which prohibits club
from being sold without the unanimous
consent of the League. Another will pre-
vent exhibition games with independent
clubs which may engage players suspend
ed by the National League.
Max Fieischmann is responsible for
rule which will cut out the presentation of
gifts to players on the ball field.
The rival schedule committees were
wrestling all of yesterday and did not
reach final agreement until O'clock
The American League men held a meeting
last night, at which they ratified the play
ing dates and the rules.
Fielder Jones to Sue.
The Fielder Jones incident is not vet
closed. Along with George Davis, he was
awarded to the Chicago Americans. Jones
claimed that he has lived UP to the very
letter of his contract with Comiskey, and
that after it had expired and before the
completion of the Cincinnati peace nego-
tiations he signed a contract with the New
York National Leaguers. 1t is understood
that he served notice on Comiskey that he
would not only not go to Chicago, but that
he would seek to legally compel the New
York club to live uD to it's contract with
him. II he insists in this action ani7can
show "A bona fide contract with the New
York club 1t is not unlikely that he could
win out his case in court. This would help
to ball up things.
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so close together as to keep tie specta-
tors on tiptoe of expectancy. Three pins
separated the teams in the second game,
but the AGNES woke up in the last. bowled
like fiends and won out with plenty to
spare German of the Acmes captured the
high-score honors of the evening by knock
ing over 236 pins in the second game while
Ward, Rich, Campbell, McCafferty and
Smith were close up with big tallies Fol-
lowing are the scores:
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Prof. Rice said yesterday in New York
that he would not decide the matter. as his
position In the tourney was a delicate one
He asked H. Cassel and Hermann Helms
to settle the matter, and they agreed that
thirty games should be sufficient This
reply was cabled
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Ridgewood Decision.

Chairman Herrmann's decision in the
Ridgewood case created the most COM
ment.
The verdict, when it had been carefully
scanned by base ball men of both big
leagues. caused considerable discussion
and not a little disappointment 1t was
the consensus that it would be the finish
of the present makeup of the commission,
and that Hermann would be forced to re-
sign in favor of non-partisan
The fact that Hermann is National
League man was cited by the American
Leaguers the reason why the ruling
was made, and it was freely stated that
before the coming season opens there will
be a peck of trouble for some persons in
volved in this memorable tangle. From
what three National League men said last
night in New York it will not be at all
surprising if the Ridgewood matter is re-
vived in the National League itself and
Dut to a vote
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l 2 N. Y.
8 9 11-Phila.
Season Opens Early.


The American League season will open
April a. with the clubs playing as follows:
Boston in New York, Philadelphia in Wash
ington. Detroit in st. Louis and Cleveland
In Chicago. On Decoration day May 30,
Philadelphia will play New York, St
Louis in Detroit and Chicago in Cleveland,
On July New York in Philadelphia De-
troit in Chicago and ST. Louis in Cleveland.
On Labor day, Philadelphia will play in
New York. st. Louis in Cleveland and Chi
cago in Detroit.
The Sunday games awarded to Chicago
and st. Louis are equally divided, each city
getting sixteen at home. The Saturday
games throughout the season on home
grounds are divided as follows: New York,
IA; Philadelphia. ID; Boston. 13: Washing
ton. IA; Cleveland. IL, and Detroit r.
The season will close at Chicago on Oc-
tober o. with the visiting team from St
Louis. The other closing games of the
season will be played October TO- with Bos-
ton in New York, Philadelphia in WASH
ington and Cleveland in Detroit In all,
the schedule calls for 154 games for each
club, being fourteen games more than last
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-04

Mr. Madison Bell. who came here from has
home In Atlanta, Ca specially to attend
the banquet. delivered an address. having as
it's topic THE Triumphant Principles of
Democracy"
mortal Jefferson. said the speaker, are the
keystone of the earch of our free institu-
lions, and are the bed rock upon which the
democratic party was formed. Mr.. Bell
criticised the administration for its policy
toward the newly formed republic OF
Panama.
when the proposed treaty between this
government and Panama was under con-
sideration. there was honest difference be-
tween leaders as to the course to be pur-
sued. 1t was boldly urged that by it's UNI
American policy OF national interference
the party in power had espoused cause
which could not be successfully sustained
before the people, and that BY attacking
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
INLAND WEATHTR

The condition ot the weather iu the interior yesterday, as indicated by the dispatches received a, the SsaEway oHces oi the ". ?. & Y. R. was as olloFs.
 Fortymile-Cloldy, calm, I5 below. Dawson-Cloudy, calm. l2 below. Ogilvie-Clogdy calm. 2+ below. SteHart-Cloudy, calm, IS below. Selwyn-Cloudy, calm, 25 below. selkirk-Cloudy. calm, % below. Yukon Crossing cloudy, north wind, 24 below
 Big samou-Cloudy, south wind IS bsl-v.
 -1ue-Cloudy calm, l5 below. -c7sr L1 Cloudy, calm, s- -.-r.
 A.ir-Cle4r. c,.a. ...
 Whsteherss-C,ear, calm. 10 below. Coaley-Cloudy, calm, l5 below. Caribou Cloudy. calm. l5 below. Psnningt0u-Cioudy, calm, l0 below. Bennett Clear, calu. l6 below. Log Cabin-Clrar, calm, I6 below. Fraser-Clear calm, 70 below. White Pass-Clear, strong north wind, TO below.
 Glacier-Clear, calm, 3 below.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
WANTS WIFE
Dawson Man Seeking to Re-
 gain Spouse

Everett, Feb S.-Wayne Field, now of Dawson City, Yukon territory, wants to locate his wife, Jennie Field He went North about five years ago after wea tn and has been successful, but he has no wife to enjoy it with him.
 Tbls- state of affairs has been c0m- municated to the Everett police by a friend of Fields, who was with him at Dawson, and now lives in sn0homish, and who, since his return. has been searching for Mrs Field. but his search has been unsuccessful
 According to che information given the police by this friend. when Field went North he and bis oi.s were not on the best of terms, lon. il view 0. his good fortune, he is willing 10 consider all forgiven and forgotten. He thinks his wife may be iyugwith her mo.hw a Mrs Keano. in Everett bu. neither SO far haze been located
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
JAPS WIN
Debating Society Says They
 Are Right

The Russians are not fighting in Che interest of civilization So decided the skagway Deba ing and Literary Soci- ety last night in spite Of the eloQuence of Elias Buud and Prof. J. T. Leei who marsbaloj ml the arguments within their l.u in favor of the cause of the Grea. White Clar The little brown fellows who are making so much smoke in the Oaea. and tha cause for which they are doing battle were very ably set forth by Dr. John Parsons. of the Methodist church. and H u. Draper The judges were Mrs. D. w. Snyder. p. E Kern and J.N Wheeler The house was packed aud the vote unoni- mously for the Japanese, and the judges were for them by a vote of two to one.
 The raphophoue productions by F. F. Welsh were well received and he re- ceived a vote of thanks for them. Mrs. Gulbault and Miss Helen Kane, who recited, were both compelled to re- spond t0 an encore.
 One Of the amusing and entertaining features of the program was the very witty report ot the critic, Judge l. N. WilcoXen.
 The next meeting win take place neTt Tuesday night when C. l.. An- drews will lecture on "Alaska's Play ground" The lecture win be illus uated by II H Draper.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
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 Witness The Memorable Nt t. Brown. judge oi ileabuce named court and seal thereof uulXed at Juneau Alaska this lth day 0i January, ls0i Court seaII W.I HILLS Clerk.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
IS DYING
Last Hope for Senator
 Hanna Abandoned

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan. ]
 Washington, Feb. l5.-All hope for the recovery of Senator Marcus A.. Hanna, of Ohio, chairman of the re- publican national committee, has been abandoned He is rapidly sinking, and the end of his earthly career is not far away.
 Senator Hanna has been suffering with typhoid fever, which attacked him at time when his physical system was nearly exhausted from overwOrS.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
GOES UP
New Mn in Charge of
 Business

The Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany has issued a circular which states that the passenger business of that company from Portland north, includ- ing Southeastern Alaska, has been placed in charge of George ". An drews, of Seattle, the Northwestern passenger agent. Mir. Andrews is Gu old transportation man with friends all over the country who will be glad of his promotion.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
9UBLIUATIOa OF NOTICE

In the United States Commissioner's Court for the District Of Alaska. at Skugway, in probate. In t.e estate of E, P. Nee5ham. de- ceased.
 Notice is hereby given to al to whom may concern, that the undars gned las been appointed admin sIratJr O the state of the alove nome duc-deut. F. p. Needham.
 All persons laviug claims aEains. the ,aid estate ar her by requ ured Co pre- .ent them with the tro.lr vouchers githn sIX months from thls date me .t my office iu the ra road building D. he town O SSagWay, alaska. Dated at Six gWsy, Alaska this 4th day of January 1901.
 E. A- MURPHY,
 Administrator, First publication Jan. D.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
NO CHANCE
Sk gW y Customs Force tU
 Bemtu

Capt. D. II. Jarvis, collector of GUS toms for Alaska, who was in the city 9 few hours Saturday night, announced while he was here that there would be no change in the Skagway customs house. The collector is well satisfied with the conduct of the office. He was unable to state how the rumor that Deputy Collector M. Bridge was to cone here got started.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
SHOT DEAD
Slayer of Bob Ford Meets
 Violent Death

Oklahoma City, l. IT, Feb. I3-Po- licemau Joe Burnett in Q street fight last night with two desperodoes, shot and killed Ed Kelly, who is sand to be the one e.ho on June s, 1892, at Creede, Colo killed Bob Ford the slayer Of Jesse James.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
To License Hunting

Senator Dillingham;, who headed the party Of senators who visited Alaska last summer, believes that the present game law is absurd in it's effects, and he has introduced a bill to repeal it, while he would prohibit the killing of dear, moose and Caribou except by license of the clerks of district courts
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
Groat Bargain

Splendid new organ and Library Of American Literature, from the earliest settlement up t0 the present time complete in ll volumes The Standard Dictionary, complete in one volume, bound in sheep. AppIyat Chealander's store. 27 lmO
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
MAN DIES
ThOs. H. White Expires on
 Trail Near Dawson

A special dispatch ,o the Whitehorse Etar dated February l2 says, Thomas H. White, Of Dawson, died from eH- haustion on the trail while on his way from here Go Miller creek. His part ner went for help when White gave out, but before he could secure help from a roadhouse three miles away White had died from exposure.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-16
CUT II DOWN
Panama Army Is Greatly
 Reduced

Special Dispatch Co Daily Alaskanl
 Washington, Feb 15.-The army Of t7s -e1- Tie uf Panama has been re- .arsd to 100 men. The reduction was made Co cut down -le -------a,al 5A- ponsea