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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
BITUMINOUS QUESTION
 COMES TO THE FRONT
OFFER OF THE OPERATORS TO ARBITRATE EXISTING
 DIFFERENCES.

Identical, Word for Word, Except
 Where Term BitumInOus is substf-
 tuted for Anthracite, With the One
 President Mitchell Has Presented to
 the Hard Coal Men--Miners' Leader
 to Present Matter at Next Meeting of
 International Executive Board.--
 Nothing New in Anthracite Situation
 New York, April 6.-Interest in the labor troubles in the anthracite regions was overshadowed to-day by the prop osition that came out of the west for the arbitration of the differences exist ing between the soft-coal operators who have not yet agreed to the 1903 scale and their miners. The offer of the soft coal operators is identical, word for word, except where the term bitumi- nous is substituted for anthracite, with the one President Mitchell presented to the hard-coal operators here yesterday.
 The receipt of the proposition caused quite a stir and there was considerable speculation as to how the miners lead, CT would receive his own arbitration plan for another field. He was much interested in the news, but maintained his usual silence when asked what he would do. Within an hour of the re- ceipt of the offer from ]. H. Winder, the head of the Ohio soft-coal opera tors, he sent reply to the effect that he had no power to act on the proposi- tion, but would submit it to the inter- national executive board of the union at it's meeting In Indianapolis week aft CT next MT. Mitchell was asked what he thought of MT. Winders literary ability, and he jokingly replied that he admired it very much"
 Leaders of the miners union who were at headquarters to-day did not think the international executive board would favor the proposition. A men- Der of the board said that conditions in the soft-coal regions are much diff ferent from those in the anthracite field. He pointed out that many oper- ators had already signed the 1903 scale. and that the number is increasing each day.
 Nothing developed in the anthracite situation to-day to clearly indicate what the outcome of next Mondays meeting between the sub-committees of the mine owners and the union leaders will be. There was no formal meeting of the operators, but most of them were in communication with one an- other. It was reported during the day that the arbitration offer of the miners would be fiatly refused, but 1t was de- nied by those in authority that final decision had been arrived at. It was also reported that the operators may accept arbitration but with a different sort of a tribunal. President Mitchell to-day concerned himself almost exclu- sively with business connected with the soft-coal situation, and had no inform ation to impart regarding the hard coal miners. He said his side has noth- ing tdo do now but wait for the opefa- tors answer. It has practically been settled that if the operators refuse the arbitration offer a call will go out at once for convention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
ALGRR OUT OF THE RAGE
NOT 4 CANDIDATE TOR RE-
 ELECTION TO SENATE.

Official Announcement Made at His
 oRIce-COndltion of His Health Com
 peIs Him to Withdraw His Candidacy
 Great Sacrifice to Him to Sever Con-
 nectIon With Public Affairs of His
 State-Thanks His Friends.
 Detroit, April 6.--Announcement was made late this afternoon from United States Senator R. A. Alger's office in this city that he will not be candi- date to succeed himself in the senate when the legislature meets on January next. The announcement took the form of a letter which, 1t was stated was received to-day from the senator. It says;
 Owing to the condition of my health am compelled to withdraw my can didacy to succeed myself in the United States senate. While 1t is a great sac rifice to sever a connection of many years standing with the public affairs of my state, that sacrifice has become necessary. take this opportunity to convey to the friends who have so loy- ally given me their support my heart felt thanks and sense of lasting obliga- tion, and eto express to the state my deep gratitude for the honors it has seen fit to confer upon me.
 (Signed) "R. A. Alger,"
 At Senator Algers office a story printed here this afternoon that the senator was about to resign the sena- torship, in addition to withdrawing his candidacy for reelection was declared to be without foundation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
VESUVIUS CONTINUES
 IN VIOLENT ERUPTION
MANY PEOPLE DESERT THEIR HOMES FOR THE OPEN
 AIR.

Church Crowded Day and Night With
 Throngs Praying for DeIiverance from
 an Impending Peril--Main Stream of
 Lava 200 Feet Wide-FIOwing Into
 Cemetery-Scene at Night One of
 Mingled Grandeur and Horror-Col- . umn of Fire n Thousand Feet High.
 Naples, April 6.-The inhabitants of the villages in the vicinity of Mount Vesuvius are in condition bordering on panic. Many houses have been abandoned for the open air, although there has been thick fog all day, and the atmosphere has been dense with volcanic ashes and the fumes of sub terranean fires. The churches are praying for deliverance from an im- pending peril, manifestations of which are heard and felt in explosions which resemble a heavy cannonading, and in the trembings Of the earth which are constantly occurring.
 The main stream of lava proceeding from Vesuvius is 200 feet wide, and it advances at times at the rate of twen- ty-one feet a minute, the intense heat destroying vegetation before the stream reaches it. The peasants of Portiei, at the west foot of Vesuvius, cleared their grounds of vineyards and trees in the effort to lessen the danger from fire, and resisted the progress of the lava to their utmost. The population of Bosootrecase on the southern declivity of the mountain have sought safety in flight, and Bosco Reale, to the east ward, is also threatened. Women of this village, weeping with fright, car ried statue of St. Anne as near as they could to the flowing lava, implor- ing miracle to stay the advance of the consuming stream.
 The cemetery of Boscotrecase has been invaded by lava. The scene at might is one of mingled grandeur and horror, as from the summit of Vesuvlus there leaps a column of fire fully a thousand feet in height, the glare light ing the sky and sea for many miles. Occasionally great masses of molten stone, some weighing as much as ton, are elected from the crater.
 The village of Tore Del Greco, which has been eight times destroyed and as often rebuilt, is again threatened, and the inhabitants are in extreme terror
 Signor Matteucci, director of the ob- ervatory, is working indefatigably He 1as had military engineers establish telephone communication between the observatory and points within the vol canic activity. The director said to the Associated Press this evening that al- though the eruption presented a grave menace, he did not believe it would reach the village. Indeed, he said, the present volcanic activity was not alto- gether unmixed with good, for had it not come to pass violent and sudden eruption having far wider radius might have occurred.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
FRAUD IN CHICAGO ELECTION
Claim That Operation Proposition Was
 Really Victorious.

Chicago, April 6.-Charges of fraud in the returns upon the municipal own- ership proposition voted on last Tues day, have been received by Corpora ton Counsel Lewis and the county court and the election commissioners will be asked to investigate the mat ter.
 It is asserted that in forty-one pre- cincts the returns upon all of the three propositions relative to municipal own- ership show exactly the same vote and this is said to be an impossibility. It is claimed by the advocates of munich pal ownership that a recount will show a gain of 5000 votes for the proposition and these, together with the same loss for the negative votes, and an error of 1000 votes already found in the footing of the vote in the Tenth ward, will give the immediate operation proposi- tion sufficient votes to become effective.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
will Soon Go to Jury.

Savannah, Ga, April 6,-Judge Speer to-day overruled motion made by the defense to direct verdict of not guilty in the Greene and Gaynor case. General Barr opened the arguments. He was followed for the defense by w. w. Os- borne, who had not concluded when court took a recess until tomorrow morning at 9:S0 o'clock.
 MT. Osborne's argument will probably occupy almost all of the session to- morrow.
 The concluding argument will be made for the government by Judge Adams.
 The outlook now is that the case will not go to the jury until about the mid dle of net week unless night sessions are held
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
TAKEN UP NT N <. CONFERENCE.
Charge That Methodist Book Concern
 Set Up whisIxey Advertisement.

Set Up whisIxey Advertisement
 Maiden, Mass, April 6.-The com mittee appointed by the New England Methodist Episcopal conference in ses- sion here to consider charges made against the Methodist Book concern of New York by striking printers held a conference this afternoon with com mittee of Typographical union mem bers. The charges include the declara- tion that the Typographical work on some whiskeys advertisements were done by the Book concern, and also that the Book concern assisted in the publication of a play of alleged ques- tionable moral character by doing part of the typographical work on it. The officials of the Book concern declare that if any of this work was done, it was undertaken without the knowledge of the management.
 No statement as to the proceedings at this afternoons conference was given out, and it was agreed by both sides that nothing shall be made public un- til the formal report Is made at the meeting of the Methodist conference to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
Teachers of Classics Convene.

Springfield, Mass, April 6.-Teachers of the classics, about 150 in number, gathered in this city tonight from all parts of New England and took steps which will result in the formation of an association tomorrow. The addresses tonight were made by Professor Thom- as D. Goodell, of Yale; Professor W. A. Heidel. of Wesleyan, and William Orr, principal of the Central high school in this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
NORMALLY ILL, FIELDS
 ACCUSES THE TRUSTEES
FORMER LEGISLATIVE AGENT OF MUTUAL HOME TO TELL
 THE TRUTH.

Makes Charges Similar to Those Re-
 gently Made Against New York Life
 Trustees by Andrew HamiltOn--De-
 clares SO-CalIed "HOuse of Mirth" at
 Albany n Malicious Libel-saved
 Company Many Hundreds of ThOus-
 ands--Never Offered BrIhe to Anyone
 Will Show Where $6OO,OOO Went
 Trustees Knew What He Was Doing.
 Doing.
 New York, April 6.-Charges similar to those recently made against the di- rectors of the New York Life Insur- ance company by Andrew Hamilton were made to-day against the trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance company by Andrew c. Fields, The former leg islative agent of the Mutual is now in seclusion at his home in Dobbs Ferry. He is said to be seriously i'll and has denied himself to all callers. The charges against the Mutual trustees were made in a formal statement which Dr. C. H. Judson.
 In this statement he declares that the Mutual trustees well knew the nature of his duties while he was employed by the company as legislative agent, and also had charge of it's supply depart ment, and says that he has come home prepared to tell the truth, no matter who it hurts, be his position high or low" He denies that he ever gave a bribe to anyone, declares the story of the so-called House of Mirth at Albany to be malicious libel, and claims that while acting for the Mutual he saved the company many hundreds of thou sands of dollars He says that the rec ords of the MutuaPs supply department which had been reported as missing are within easy reach, and that they will be forthcoming when the trustees want them. He promises to make a full and complete explanation of the manner in Which the $600O00 or more, which was paid to him by the expenditure commit tee, was disbursed, and to show that every payment was fully authorized. Mir Fields says that in all his career at Albany he never had any personal deal- ings with Andrew Hamilton, long the legislative agent of the New York Life Insurance company.
 The statement, in which Mir. Fields savagely arraigns the officers of the Mutual with whom he had dealings, follows:
 Tn the first place never gave q bribe to any one In the whole course of my career. have come home prepar- ed to. vindlcate myself completely. In doing so I shall let the truth which shall speak fall upon whom 1t may. All of those trustees of the Mutual who are now pointing the finger of scorn at me were aware of all l was doing in connection with legislative work for the Mutual, and when they say that they were ignorant of the character of my work they are saying what Is untrue, am here to challenge them in every such statement they may mak or have made. l am no an old man like Mr Richard A. McCurdy, whose age is so great that he could not defend himself. While my bodily strength Is not what 1t might be, l am mentally as strong as ever I was and am determined to vindicate myself in the eyes of the public. I have to laugh when read the statements of the trus- tees to the effect that portion of the
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
GERMAN HOTEL DISASTER.
Number of Killed Now Placed at Fifty
 and Seriously Injured Forty.

Berlin, April 6.-The latest report concerning the disaster at the Hotel Zum HirscEnen at Nagold Thursday is that fifty persons were killed and forty severely and forty-five slightly injured. Although all of those persons belong ing to the town and vicinity who were missing have been accounted for the work of searching the debris in the fear that there may be bodies of strangers under the ruins still continues. The fire department has been working steady for thirty hours. Much bitterness pre- vails at Nagold agains tthe contractor and the states attorney from Tuebin- gen has begun an official investigation of the disaster.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
Shining News.

Brow Head, April 6.-Passed: Steam CT Campania, New York for Queens town and Genoa.
 Brow Head, April 6.-Passed: Steam CT Campania New York for Queens town and Liverpool.
 Liverpool, April 5.-Steamers Cedric New York via Queenstown.
 London, April 6.-Arrived: Steamer Mesaba. New York.
 Naples, April 5.--Sailed: Steamer Citta di Napoli, New York.
 Dover, April 6.-Sailed: Steamer Bluecher, New York via Boulogne.
 Lizard, April 6.-Passed: Steamer Statendam, New York for Boulogne and Rotterdam.
 Genoa, April 5.-sailed: Steamer Moltke, New York. ..
 Antwerp, April (noth 5th)-Arriv- ed Steamer Rhynland, New York.
 Queenstown, April 6. = ArrivedI Steamer Campania, New York for Lfv- erpool
 Brow Head, April 6.-steamer: Ne& York, New York for Plymouth, Cher- bourg and Southampton, in eommuni> cation by wireless telegraph 9:05 p. rn., 270 miles west Lizard Head. She will reach Plymouth 1 a. m. Saturday.
 New York, April 6.--Arrfyed; Steam CT Lueania, Liverpool and Queens town.
 New York, April 6.--Arriyed; La Lor- ratne. Havre.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
OxFORD-CAMBRIDGE RAGE
Crack English University Crews Meet
 on Thames To-day.

London, April 6.-On the eve of the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities ideal weather and an interesting contest are promis- ed. A fortnight ago the odds were all in favor of Oxford, but since they have been praetieing on the Thames the Cambridge oarsmen have improved so rapidly that the betting is now slightly in their favor The Oxford men have the advantage in physique and weight, while the Cambridge crew have the bet ter style and more dash, and if they are able to stay the course are almost sure to win. The Oxfords' strength, however, may tell, The Oxonian crew brought a new boat to London but week ago decided to revert to last years boat, and do not seem to have been happy in their practice. In any event fine race Is expected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
TO ATTACH ZULU REBELS
Loyal Natives Prepared to Enter Bush
 and Tackle Them.

Greytown, Natal, April 6.--Bambaata, the leader of the Zulu rebels, is bellev- ed to be within seven miles of Grey town. He has only two hundred fol- lowers. It is impossible for infantry to penetrate the bush in pursuit of the rebels, but overlooking their hiding place is an eninence on which artillery is being placed Natives also are pre- pared to tackle Bambaata in native fashion in the bush.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
HUNGARIAN CRISIS ENDS.
Peace in Dual Monarchy--New Govern-
 ment to be Formed.

Vienna, April 6.-After fourteen months of controversy, always of an acute and often of bitter nature, be- tween the throne and the coalition par ties, the Hungarian crisis has finally been settled. Both sides express satis- faction with the result obtained, which, on the one hand, is declared to be a complete victory for the crown, but ap- pears to be really in the nature of a compromise. The commercial union with Austria is assured until 1917.
 Count Andrassy and Herr Kossuth to-day had an audience of Emperor Francis Joseph and afterwards confer red with Premier Fejervary. The em- peror approved of the proposal that AL exander Wekerle be entrusted with the formation of new government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
FIRE ON CHURCH STREET.
Number of Concerns Suffer Mostly from
 Smoke and Water.

An alarm of fire was sounded from box 25, corner of Church and Grown streets, at o'clock this morning. The blaze was in small room on the sec- ond floor of the building at Church street The room was used for storage purposes by the Veil Novelty company and was packed with souvenir postal cards. The firemen made short work of the blaze, but considerable damage resulted to quite number of concerns through water and smoke. The fire was directly over the gun store of John E. Bassett and the market of L. c. Pfaff & Son, and both suffered some damage. The building Is part of the English estate.
 The alarm was the first that the new company on Grown street has answer ed. The men made good time to the scene.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
A8GLo-AMERICAS FRIENDsH1P.
Pilgrim Dinner in London---King and
 President Toasted.

EEeShuenh lOHHtous
 London, April 6,-The Pilgrims socl- ety tonight gave banquet at the sa- voy to Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, in honor of the conclusion of his service as viceroy of India.
 Lord Roberts proposed the toast to King Edward and President Roosevelt which was enthusiastically received. Lord George Hamilton, in offering the toast to Lord Curzon, praised his ser vices to the empire. Lord Curzon, in responding, made notable speech. He referred to the Philippine Islands and expressed the hope that the Americans would achieve there the same measure of success which Great Britain has gained in India.
 MT. Justice Darling proposed the toast to the guests and Lord Ampthill and Sir Thomas c. Shaughnessy re- sponded. There were frequent refer ences to the Pilgrims dinner in honor of Earl Grey, governor general of Can ada, at New York. All the speakers expressed the hope that these dinners marked a new and important era of closer relations of Anglo-Saxon peoples.
 In the course of his speech MT. Jus tice Darling said he was glad to learn that the British people were planning to return to the United States picture of Benjamin Franklin which was cap- tured during the War of Independence. The speaker was greeted with shouts of laughter when he suggested that Americans might reciprocate by return ing what they had won as the result of that war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
MEASURE FOR THE BLIND.
Bill in Which Helen Kellar is Inter-
 ested FavorabIy Reported.

Boston, April 6.-The legislative com mittee on ways and means to-day re- ported favorably on bill to establish commission for improving the condi- ton of the blind in Massachusetts. This is the bill in which Helen Keller is in terested. It provides for a commission Of five appointed by the governor for a term of five years. The commission is authorized to prepare and maintain a register of the blind in Massachusetts, establish a bureau of industrial aid to ind employment and develop such in dustries as the blind can work at, and establish indstrial schools for the blind, into which may be received blind pu- pills from other states.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
Increnses oaIoriflo value.

London, April The British admiral tvs smaR experiments have proved that the storage of coal beneath the sea steadily increases its calorific value, while open air storage decreases it. The admiralty has directed that experi- nlets on large scale be made with a view to overcoming the difficulty Of subsequent drying of coal after 1t has been stored benath the water
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
DANBURH SCHOOL GIRL SHOT.
Paul Wenzcl Claims She Was One of
 Party That Annoyed Him.

Danbury, April 6.-Paul Wen7el. a natter about fifty-six years of age. and living in Beckettsville, a suburb of suburb of Danbury, was arrested to- night charged with assault with intent to kill Grace Smalley, a fifteen-year-old girl. According to the story of wit nesses, a party of five school girls, one of whom was the Smalley girl, were passing Wenzers house when the lat ter, who was outside, drew a revolver and fired two shots, one of which pass ed through the fieshy part of the Smal- ley girls shoulder The other shot went wide. The wound, it is stated to- night is not serious. Wenzel, who was arrested and is now locked up, claims that the girls called him names and otherwise annoyed him. He will be given hearing tomorrow morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
CHARGES AGAINST DoW1E
Those Upon Which He Will Have to
 Stand Trial.

Chicago, April 6.-Overseer Glenn vo- liva, who has supplanted John Alean- der Dowie as head of the Christian Catholic church in Zion, tonight said that when Dowie returns to Zion City next week ne will be accused of the fol- lowing faults before an ecclesiastical tribunal:
 Extravagance of the most shameful kind, misrepresentation, exaggeration, mismanagement, polygamus teachings in private, tyranny, injustice and in- discretion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
Seminary Girls Escape.

Providence, April 6.-The sixty in- mates of St. Marys Roman Catholic seminary for girls at East Providence escaped in safety from a burning build ing late to-day. Fire which started in the kitchen partially destroyed the left ping of the seminary and slightly dam aged the main building. The loss is S1O ono
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
PATRICK CASE UP AGAIN.
Jerome Moves for PostpOnement-Ad-
 iournment Until Monday.

New York, April 6.-Albert T. Pat rick's motion for new trial on the charge of killing William Marsh Rice came up again to-day for hearing, and District Attorney Jerome immediately moved for a further postponement, which Patricks counsel opposed. When MT. olcott, of counsel for Patrick, said that he had Texas witnesses waiting to testify to-day, and that they would be put under heavy expense by the delay, the district attorney replied that New York county was willing to pay any reasonable expense for them.
 Recorder Golf adjourned the hearing until next Monday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-07
GERMANY'S REVENGE.
Will Not Participate fin Russian Loan
 Owing to Isolation at AIgesaras.

London. April 1.-The Daily Tele- graphs St. Petersburg correspondent says:
 "Germany's refusal to participate in revenge for Germany's isolation by the Algeciras conference. German bank CTS were willing to assist but at the last moment Emperor William inter- posed his veto. It is considered that the situation may become serious.