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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-09
ANTHRACITE SCALE
 COMMITTEE CONFINES
SESSIONS SECRET AND WILL CONTINUE OYER UNTIL
 TOMORROW.

Number of Demands Will be Made by
 Miners Delegates When They Meet
 Those of the Characterization
 Day for Company Hands, Trade
 Agreement and Increase in Wages
 for All CIasses--MitcheII Declares
 No. Has Power to Dust Its Presi-
 dent.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. S.-TEe an- thracite scale committee of the United Mine Workers went into session here this afternoon, with large attendance of officers from the various mining dis tricts. Districts Nos. l. and were represented by President T. D. Nichols of Scranton; President Dettrey, of Ha- zleton, and President John Fahy of Shamokin, with their vice-presidents and secretaries and other delegates.
 District President Fahy called the convention to order in the absence of President Mitchell. The sessions are secret, and the convention will not f1n- ish its business until Saturday. It is intlmated that a number of requests are to be made when the miners dele gates and the railroad and mine off, cials meet. They are said to include an eight-hour day for the company hands, a trade agreement with the operators, slight increase in wages for all classes in and about the mines, and a uniform scale for rock, slate, water and all other kinds of dead work.
 An effort is also to be made to have the questions of an improved concilia- tion board and the weighing of all coal embodied in their demands.
 Pittsburg Feb. Notwithstanding the fact that President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of Ameri- ca has decided that local district No. has the power in it's present conven- tion to oust President Dolan and Vice President Bellingham of District No. 5, President Dolan still maintains that he was elected by a referendum vote and can be removed only In the same manner. President Dolan defies the del- egates and refuses to vacate his office and split in the district is not beyond possibility, according to some of the delegates who announce that Dolan has received a number of telegrams and let i ters advising him to fight the issue and if defeated to start an independent or ganization.
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COULDN'T ACCEPT RoosEVELT
Why He Was Not Made Member of
 Confederate Camp.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. S.-Colonel John S. Prather, commander of Camp A, Wheel CTS Confederate cavalry, has issued a statement in denial of stories that a resolution was offered to elect President Roosevelt an honorary member of Camp A, and that the resolution met with spirited opposition and was voted down."
 "The publication referred to is a fla grant Representation of facts" said Colonel Prather. T presided at the meeting and when the resolution was offered attention was simply called to the fact that the bylaws of our associ- ation prohibited any honorary members and the resolution was withdrawn. It was not even debated or voten on, nor was any opposition voiced against it."
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MORE FRENCH CHURCH RIOTS.
OficiaIs Injured nversailIes Edifice--
 Heavy Sentences Inflicted.

Versailles, Feb. 8.--When the com missioner to inventory church property went to the Church of St. Symphorien to-day he found the doors of the church closed. Prefect Poirson ordered the military engineers to break into the church with hatchets After the doors had been broken open the prefect par leyed with the cure, who asked that the gendarmes be not permitted to en- ter. The prefect consented and entered the church with the commissioner They were immediately bombarded with a shower of chairs and brickbats by few manifestants, who had barri- caded themselves in the organ loft.
 The prefect was hit on the head with a chair. The gendarmes, after a sharp tussle, stormed the Loft and in the fra cas several of them were so badly wounded that they had to be sent to the hospital. The inventory was then made, all entrances to the church being guard ed with dragons and engineers.
 The manifestants were arrested and taken immediately before the summary jurisdiction court, which sentenced three of them to two years imprison- ment and to pay fines of s1OO each. Two others were sentenced to six months imprisonment, another one year and a priest named Briere was sentenced to one month in prison.
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NEW JERSEY JUSTICE
 SWIFT AND CERTAIN
NEGRO TRIED, FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO DEATH
 IN ONE DAY.

Rufus Johnson, Who Assaulted and
 Murdered Miss Florence w. Allison,
 Near Morristown, to be Hanged in
 Two Weeks-Repeats Confession
 Made in BaItimore--Jury Out But
 Two Hours - Accused Asks That ~. Death be Delayed for While. n Mount Holly, N. J., Feb. S.-Rufus Johnson, the negro who was arrested in Baltimore about fortnight ago charged with killing Miss Florence w.. Allison, near Morristown, N. J., on Jauary IS, was placed on trial to-day, convicted of murder in the first degree tonight and immediately sentenced to be hanged two weeks from tomorrow.
 Because of the atrooity of the negro's crime 1t was feared by the authorities that there would be hostile demon stration against the defendant when he would be brought into court, but no un- seemly incident marked the trial of the case. There was large crowd in and about the court house all day and Sher- if Norcross had 8 detail of deputies on duty in the trial room He said he did not fear lynching but did not want to take any chances. Johnson, who had been in mortal fear of mob violence, sat unmoved throughout the proceedings.
 Johnson was defended by Jacob C. Hendriokson, who had been appointed by the court. The witnesses called against Johnson included several physi- clans and persons who had seen the negro lettering about the Strawbridge estate, in the stable of which the mur- der was committed.
 Johnson repeated the confession he made in Baltimore. He denied that he assaulted the woman, and said he had no intention of killing her. When she screamed on discovering him in the barn he choked her to prevent her from giving an alarm as the police were aft CT him for committing a robbery in the neighboTaood.
 The jury was out two hours and re- turned verdict of first degree murder,
 Asked by Judge Hendrickson if he had anything to say why the sentence of the court should not be pronounced, Johnson said:
 If it could I would like that it be delayed for awhile"
 Johnson evidently thought he was to be executed at once, and his counsel --euggested to the court that the de- fendant probably meant that he want ed the hanging delayed so as to make preparations for his death.
 The judge replied that considering the situation and the circumstances, the time for the execution would be made a nearer date than what generally fol- lows in such sentences. The court then advised Johnson to spend what time he had on earth in preparing himself for death. "We commend you to the Fa- ther of all mercy, and ask him to- for give you," said the judge. Joiis1son was then sentenced to be hanged on Friday, February 23.
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ABANDONED CHILD.
LifeIess Body of Unknown Infant
 Found on starin's Dock.

The lifeless and frozen body of an unknown female child was found about o'clock yesterday afternoon on Star in's dock by Arthur J. sperry of 15 Leonard street, foreman of the Sperry & Amos Lumber Co. The body was found behind large pile of lumber.
 Investigation by Dr. Gustavus Eliot, assistant medical examiner, has failed to discover the parents of the aban- doned child. The body was frozen stiff, which would tend to show that the body had been exposed over night. No one has been found about the decks who has seen any person bearing any suspicious looking bundles, and no clues have been found as yet. The child could not have been more than twenty four hours old.
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DANBURY MEN IN WASHINGTON
Favor Removal of Tax on Grain Alcohol
 for Industrial Purposes.

Washington, Feb. S.-The house com mittee on ways and means continued the hearing to-day on the bills to re- move the internal revenue tax on gram alcohol for industrial and art purposes William E. Murphy, secretary Of the Associated Chair Manufacturers, New York and S. c. Hawley, c. A. Mallory, Charles H. Merritt and Edward Von Gaul, of Danbury, Conn, appeared be- fore the committee in support of the bill. Several painters testified that wood, alcohol, which must now be used in painting because of the tax on gram alcohol, is dangerous. Charles l.. Mo- dell, of Lynn, Mass, who lost his eye sight as the result of using wood alco- hol in refinishing chairs, appeared be- fore the committee in support of the hill
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BOARD OF FINANCE.
MAYOR AND CONTROLLER EM- POWERED TO BORROW $500, 900.

This Sum May be Needed to Tide Over
 City's Finances Until Taxes Are Paid
 ---City Funds to be Placed in Me-
 chanics and Merchants National
 Banks--City Clerk Empowered to
 Engage Another CIerl1--City Treas-
 urer's Monthly Report.
 The board of finance held an import ant meeting last night, when the full board was in attendance. Besides the regular routine work other business o importance was transacted.
 The question of depositing the city funds in more than one of the city banks was discussed, and the board voted that henceforth the funds be di- vided as equally as possible between the Mechanics bank and the Merchants National bank.
 The mayor and controller were given power to sign notes to the amount of $sOO,O This is said to be considera- 'bly less than the sum wanted last year, and is borrowed for the purpose of tid- ing over the city's finances until the taxes are paid. The taxes which used to be due April are now payable July 1. It is understood that the money will be borrowed as required
 The city clerk, MT. Street, was given power to engage an additional clerk for the balance of the year at a sal ary of $10 per week.
 The monthly report of the city treas urer was read by the clerk and approv- ed. The income for the general fund was $429, ,62S.25; disbursements, $122, ,121- 61; balance on hand, December 1, $S07,- 506,74, The balance on hand in sewer fund December 1 was $7S275.55. De- eember 1 the balance on hand belong ing to the permanent pavement fund was $S, S66.o6, and in the high school fund the balance remaining was $55.54
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-09
NO TEMPEST IN SENATE.
Quiet Yesterday After Exciting Scenes
 of Day Before.

Washington, Feb. S.-There was a general expectation that to-day would witness a revival of yesterdays excit- ing occurrences in the senate over MT. Patterson's caucus resolution, but it was not realized and the large crowd attracted to the galleries were com pelled to leave in disappointment when at D. m the senate went into execu tive session after a day devoted largely to ordinary bills on the calendar.
 MT. Tillman again to-day made refer ence to the charge that the railroads of West Virginia were discriminating against the private coal mines and had read a letter from the governor of that state charging that the Pennsylvania company controls all the trunk lines in West Virginia to the disadvantage of the state.
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CHAIR OF DRAMATIC ART.
sothern and Marlowe Willing to Con-
 tribute S1,OOO.

Washington Feb. 7-E. H. sothern and Julia Marlowe, who are playing here this week, have written a letter to the Washington Post, offering to con- tribute $1,OOO as the nucleus of @ fund for the establishment of chair of dra- matic art in the George Washington university in this city. They also agree to give occasional benefits for the plan, and hope that other players will be sufficiently interested to do the same thing.
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MINE DISAST FIR.
Twenty-eight Believed to Have Per-
 ished at Oak HiIL W. Va.

Charleston. W. Va, Feb. S.--At least twenty eight men are supposed to have met death in terrible mine ex- plosion in the Parall mine of the Stew art colliers company near Oak Hill. Thirty-nine men were employed in the mine and only twelve have escaped alive.
 At midnight six bodies had been re- covered near the mouth of the mine, and it is certain that all the others in the mine are dead.
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PAT GROVE AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Charged With Robbing Edward Cudahy
 of s25,OOO--Boy Witness.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. S,-A jury was se- cured to-day for the trial of Pat Grove on a charge of robbing Edward Cudahy of $25,0O0 in connection with the kid mapping of Edward Cudahy. jr.
 Edward A. Cudahy jr., the boy who was kidnapped, was called as the first witness. He gave an account of his experience while a prisoner and was still on the stand when court adjourn ed. Young Cudahy has not been able to identify Grove as one of the kidnap- pers. Grove is alleged to have chang ed very much in appearance in the last five years.
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THESE MINERSTo STAY OUT.
AbOut 10000 Men Affected in Three
 Counties.

Punxsutawney, Pa, Feb. S.-At a mass meeting here to-day of miners employed by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron company, the Jefferson and Clearfeld Coal and Iron company and allied concerns with head quarters here it was decided unani- mously not to go to work again until all grievances between the men and the companies had been adjusted. About ten thousand miners employed in the operations in Jefferson, Indiana and Clearfield counties are affected,
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Arrested for Manslaughter.

Bristol Feb. S.-Alvin H. Teller, of Terryville, was arrested here tonight on a charge of manslaughter. It is al- legged that on September 15, 1905. he committed an assault on David Trem- bly,, policeman, of Ludlow, Mass, who was visiting relatives here, and which caused the death of Trembly to-day at the Springfield (Mass.) hospital, where he had been confined since the alleged assault.
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CAR STARTER INJURED.
Francis Ahearn Run Down by Hack al
 Church and Chapel Streets.

Francis Ahearn, the car starter at Church and Chapel streets, was badly injured shortly before 3 o'clock yester- day afternoon by being run down by a hack Ahearn had just turned the switch for the 2:57 Winchester avenue car, when hack came down the street at high speed, bound for the station. Ahearn attempted to escape the car rfage but was struck by the shaft and received 8 severe kick from the horse. The hack did not pass over him, how ever. He was picked up unconscious an taken to his home at Grand avenue and Maltby street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-09
WATERBURY INSURANCE FRAUD
Attempt Was Made to Get Reynolds
 Into WOrkmen.

Waterbury, Feb. S.--Investigation to- day of the alleged attempt to secure a policy for Frank Reynolds, practically a dying man at the time, in the An cient Order of United Workmen, was made by Grand Recorder James A. Knox of New Haven and Grand Mas ter Workman Asaph H. Hale of the A. o. U. w., who were here installing officers of a local lodge. They claim to- night to have discovered that Louis Strouse, one of those accused of fraud u'ently obtaining policy on Reynolds life in the Woodmen of the World, was likewise implicated in the attempt made to get Reynolds into the Work men.
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Shipping News.

New York. Feb. S.-Arrived: Steamer Amsteldyk, Rotterdam.
 New York. Feb. S.-Sai1ed: Steamers Arabic, Naples, etc; La. Gascogna Ha- vre; Rhein. Bremen.
 Algiers, Feb. 6.-Arrived: Steamer Republic, New York via Ponta Delgada for Naples and Genoa,
 London, Feb. s.--Arrived: Steamer Minnetonka, New York via Southamp- ton.
 Queenstown, Feb. s.-saiIed; Steamer Majestic, New York.
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PROTESHANTS CLOSE TO-DAY
DEFENSE SOON TO GO ON IN THE
 SHOOT CASE.

Has Not Announced the Number of
 Witnesses It will Put On--AIleged
 Mormon Influence in Business Affairs
 --Oath of the Endowment House
 Ceremony-Ayenging of the Blood of
 the Apostles.
 Washington, Feb. S.-The Senator Smoot case so far as introduction of testimony by the protestants is con- cerned, probably will be closed to-mor- row, according to an announcement by John c. Carlisle, who has been prose- cutting the case at the close of proceed ings to-day. The defense has nos an- nounced the number of witnesses 1t ex- poets to call nor when 1t will be ready to proceed.
 The hearing to-day dealt with alleg- ed Mormon interference in business af- fairs, and with the endowment house ceremony. These witnesses testified that they had taken the obligation ad- ministered, and as they recalled it, there was variance in the form as 1t related to an agreement to avenge the blood of the prophets. Henry w. Law renee of Salt Lake said he had been called upon to promise to avenge Jo- seph Smith, Hiram Smith, David Pat ten and Farley P. Pratt, all church leaders, who met death at the hands of mobs, This witness declared that no witness could go through the endow- ment house without taking the oath.
 Chairman Burrows said to-day that he would Insist upon closing the in- vestigation and making a report to the senate this session. An interested ob- server at to-day's hearings was Miss Keiffer, daughter of former prime minister of Holland, who is the guest of the minister from the Netherlands.
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NOT TO ESTABLISH PRECEDENT
House to Adjourn but Not for AvOwed
 Purpose of Wedding.

Washington, Feb. S.--Although the house of representatives will not take official recognition of the wedding of Miss Roosevelt and Representative Longworth on Saturday, February 1T, adjournment will be taken on Friday, February 16, until the following Monday without avowing the purpose. In this manner the house will avoid establish ing a precedent.
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ALFONSO's WEDDING DAT.
To be Celebrated June 21oniciai Am
 nouncement Made.

To be Celebrated June 2-On1cial An-
 nouncement Made.
 Madrid. Feb. S-After the sitting of the ministerial council to-day Premier Moret had a long conference with King Alfonso, and as result of the inter- view the kings engagement to Princess Ena of Battenberg has become official. The text of the marriage contract will be communicated to the parliament. Senor Moret warmly congratulated King Alfonso on his happy choice of a queen.
 The marriage will be celebrated June ?. the ceremony taking place in the Church of San Geronimo El Real, which has been chosen in preference to the Church of San Francisco el Grande in order that the ceremony may be the more brilliant.
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DEATH OF AGED MASON.
F. Hart Forbes, of East Hartford, at
 Seventy-seven Years.

East Hartford, Feb. SEE. Hart Forbes, one of the oldest Masons in the state died at his home here to-day at the age of seventy-seven years. He was a member of Orient lodge, F. and A. M, and had held the offlceof tyler during forty-one years. On December 20, 1905, he attended an installation of officers of the lodge, and while there caught cold, which developed into pneu- monia, resulting in his death to-day. He leaves two sons and two daugh- ters
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ro Prevent saIe of EIectrleIty.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 8.-A resolution has been drawn up and will be adopted by the Ottawa board of trade calling upon the government to enact legisla- tion which will prevent the sale to American factories of electricity gener- ated on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
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Firemen Injured fin Worcester Fire.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. S.-The Stew ems block, a business structure at S2-3S South Bridge street, was damaged to the extent of $S0,O0O by fire late to-day, and the losses to occupants of the building bring the total damage up to about $60,OOO. Seven 1remen sustained injuries, but none was dangerously hurt,
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Lenient With Assassin.

Moscow, Feb. S.-Poltavatsky, the youth who on January 15, 1905, attempt ed to assassinate General Trepoff, was to-day condemned to five years impris- onment without loss of civil rights. The trial of Poltavatsky was held behind closed doors. The leniency of the sen- tence has occasioned much surprise. Volkoff, Poltavatsky's accomplice, was absent,
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rigtr-flve cent eas ln chlcago.

Chicago, Feb. S.--The city council in special meeting to-day passed the ordinance directing the gas companies of the city to furnish gas to consumers at eighty-five cents per 1000 feet At present some consumers pay one dol lar per thousand and others pay nine ty cents,
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VERDICT FOR $f7,5Oo.
Obtained by Brakeman Who Had Legs
 and Arm Cut on.

White Plains, N. Y.. Feb, Sr--A yer dict for $17,5OO was awarded to-day by a jury in the supreme court in favor of Harold Best against the New York Central Railroad company for the loss of his right foot and left arm, which were cut off by a train on which he was employed as brakeman at Seventy second street and the North River last year. Best sued for $25,000.
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To start After Long shutdown

Branford, Feb. S.--After being prao- tically idle for the past five years, the Red Hill Granite Co. of Stony Creek is about to begin getting out granite for the new Grand Central station in New York, having received a contract, 1t is understood, which will keep the works busy for about two years.
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Among Whom Will Be.

Paris, Feb. 9.-The first distinguished foreign visitors to be received by Pres ident Fallieres, according to the Figaro, will be the queen of Roumania and Mir. and Mrs Nicholas Longworth, who will visit Paris on their wedding tour.
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Biggest Shilling Shin in wor,a

Bremerhaven, Feb. S.-At Rickmer's S shipyard here to-day there was launch- ed the biggest sailing ship in the world. The length of this craft is 4SS feet, her breadth is 54 feet and she is of 5000 sons burden.
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Chlcago church pestroyed.

Chicago, Feb. S.-St Paurs Methodist Episcopal church, Ashland avenue and West Harrison street, was destroyed tonight by fire. The fire started from an overloaded furnace. The loss is $125,0O0.
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PASTORS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Rev ,. G. Wade Who Jumped in Front
 of Moving Train.

St, Louis, Feb. S.-Rev, Justin Good sone Wade, who to-day attempted sui eide by leaping in front of a moving train at Waukegan, H., was a year ago the business manager and one of the proprietors of a weekly paper in St.. Louis. During the worlds fair he was employed as a waiter in the restaurant connected with the fire-fghters' exhibi- tion on the Pike. After the exposition he purchased an interest in a weekly paper, but finally sold his interest and left St. Louis. For two years he was pastor of the Second Congregational church at Sedalia, Mo.
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TWO-CENT FARE IN OHIO.
Measure Passes Senate and is Signed by

Measure Passes Senate and is Signed by
 Governor.
 Columbus, O., Feb. S.-Governor Pat tison this afternoon signed the Freiner two-ectn fare bill, which was accept ed by the senate to-day, and it is now a law that will go into effect in thirty days. The law provies that two cents shall be the maximum rate charged in Ohio for transporting passengers on the railroads of Ohio for all distances in excess of five miles.
 Only one vote was recorded against the new law.
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Cow Bitten by Dog eoe. Mad.

Waterbury, Feb. Sword was receiv- ed here tonight from Prospect that one of the milch cows in the herd on H. L.. Payne's farm there, which was attacked by a mad dog on January 16 last, has gone mad. A veterinary from here kill ed the COW.