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Throughout Mohawk Valley.
EIGHT INCHES AT READING.
Trains Late in the Schuylkill Valley
Miners Idle

+ READING, Pa. February 9.-Snow to the
depth of eight inches fell during last night
throughout the Schuylkill valley. Trains
were from thirty minutes to an hour late
and the city and suburban trolley service
was badly crippled
MAHANoY CITY, Pa February 9.-Sev-
eral collieries in this region were forced to
suspend operations today on account of the
heavy snowfall during the night. Trolley
traffic is completely tied up and trains are
running from one to three hours behind
scheduled time. A work train on the Maha-
noy and Hazleton division of the Lehigr
Valley railroad is tied up in cut a short
distance from this place. More than foot
of snow fell during the night. The storm
shows no signs of abating.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, February Give thou~
sand men and boys were rendered idle to-
day owing TO the majority of the collierIes
In this section being compelled to suspend
on account of a snow blockade. More than
fifteen inches of snow fell during the night
and the storm continues. Railroad and troll
ley traffic Is practically at standstill.
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cHIcAao's REFORM WAVE.
Ministers Planning for Aggressive
Fight With Saloon Men.

CHICAGO. February 9.-Plans for agrees
sive opposition to the alleged pressure Of
the saloon interests on the members of the
city council were formulated yesterday In
the INSTRUMENTATION meeting of minis
ters. called to forward the movement for
a $1,000 saloon license. There were 200
ministers present.
While the ministers were in session the
city council, at special meeting, made the
1000 license a special order for debate and
passage at the meeting of the body to be
held next Wednesday
In resolutions and In supporting speeches
the ministers. who represented eight de-
nominations. pledged themselves to appeal
personally and organize appeals of their
congregations to their respective aldermen
to vote for the high license measure. Tho
pressure which the breweries are said to
be exerting on the individual aldermen was
painted in vivid coiers and the declaration
made that quick, decisive efforts must be
made to meet such tactics.
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DISTRICT MAN HURT.
Fell Down an Elevator Shaft While
at Work in Norfolk.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, February 9.-Louis
Zanier OF Washington. D. c., foreman of
the National Mosaic Company, which is
putting In the mosaic floors in the new
law building here. fell five stories through
an elevator shaft this morning and sus-
tanned injuries which may prove fatal.
Zanier had piled on the elevator several
hundred pounds of cinders and cement used
in floor work and then boarded the eleva-
tor himself, starting with the freight for
the top of the building. When the eleva-
tor reached the fifth floor the bottom fell
out and Zanier with the freight, fell to
the bottom.
When picked up Zanier was found to have
no broken bones, but appeared to be badly
injured internally. He was moved hur-
riedly to ST. Vincents Hospital for treat
ment. The man declared he was fatally
hurt Zenia had been here five or six
weeks from Washington. He is twenty
three years old
Mr. Zanier. who is employed as foreman
by the National Mosaic Company, with
headquarters at 33S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, resides in this city at AT New
Jersey avenue southeast The officers of
the company were today notified by wire
of the accident.
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FOR TROUBLE IN CHINA.
Secretary Taft Would Have Enough
Troops at Manila,

When Secretary Taft was before the SEN
ate committee on appropriations. which was
considering the urgent deficiency bill, he
requested an appropriation of 100000. to be
expended for additional barracks and quar-
ters for the army at or near Manila. When
asked as to the necessity for this appro-
priation, he stated that the situation in
China was such that 1t might be necessary
at any time to send troops there, and that
it would be wise to have troops near, to be
used for that purpose. The committee did
not think 1t expedient to make the appropri-
alton at this time.
The report of the hearings, when printed,
will be referred to the committee on the
Philippines, as 1t Is thought by some sena-
tors that the matter Is Of such Importance
that the committee on the Philippines
should take It up and consider it.
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PEOPLE NOT WITH HIM
VenezueIans Will Revolt at
Favorable Moment.
CASTRO BUSY WITH PLANS
Recruiting His Army and Preparing
for War.
FEARS FOR FRENCH RESIDENTS
Reported at Caracas Minister Russell
is Persona Non Grata-Orders to
Fire on French Ships.
FEARS FOR FRENCH RESIDENTS

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Fri
day. February IA traveller who arrived
here today from Venezuela said:
President Castro is busily engaged in en-
listing throughout the republic and in other
ways preparing for war. Generals in each
state have been commissioned and orders
have been given to call the recruits to the
colors
Information from the best sources indi
Gates that the people do not support Presi-
dent Castro. On all sides are heard express
sions of desire to revolt and overthrow
the presidents government as soon as the
French blockade is declared
"A well informed Venezuelan told me that
the troops will desert their colors as they
have all been compelled to join the army,
voluntary enlistment being unknown In
Venezuela. Puerto Cabello and La Guaira
are the only ports capable of making O
slight de tense. The former has two modern
six-inch guns and the latter has four mod
ern six-inch guns with the usual display of
old Spanish pieces which would be blown
to pieces at the first shots.
Poor Showing Of Army and Navy.
1T is doubted whether President Castro
can raise more than 5000 men who will
take the field with any show of spirit. The
men are armed with Mauser rifles, but they
never practice shooting. They have 2O.OOO,-
600 rounds of ball cartridge and a few
mountain guns The Venezuelan navy con-
sists of five small craft concentrated at La
Guaira,
We'll posted persons express fear that
the French citizens in Venezuela will be in
great danger If war breaks out. President
castro is of revengeful nature and the in
habltantS of the country are at his mercy
1t Is reported at Caracas that the Ameri-
can minister, Mr.. Russell, is persona non
grata owing to the apparent siding of the
United States with France, and that he
may be given his passport. Matters are
nearing climax. President Castro will
compel obedience to his will
Editors Summary Punishment. =,
Five days ago the newspaper Ell Critic
Del Pueblo suggested that the people should
not resist the French. The editor was I'M
mediately imprisoned without show of
trial and the paper was suppressed.
The German charge daffaires indig-
nantly contradicts the reports, said to be
circulated by President Castro and others
OF his surrounding. that Germany is sup
porting Venezuelas policy against France.
General Alcantara, Venezuelan. ed,-
Gated at West Point. has been appointed to
the military command of La Guaira. He
has received orders to fire on any French
Warships the moment they are sighted"
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cHANTRY LEADS CLASS.
Standing for Graduation Honors at
Annapolis Academy.

SpeciaI DlHpatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. February 9.-It has
been officially settled that Allan J. Chan
try of Malvern. Iowa, will lead the class
which will graduate from the academy on
Monday next. The graduating standing
represents the aggregate of the scholastic
work done during the whole course Either
Whitford Drake of Waltham, Mass, or
John Paul Miller of Lancaster, Ky., will
be second. Miller was delayed by his
court-martial on charges of hazing and has
not completed his special examinations.
The other midshipmen who have obtained
an aggregate Of S5 per cent or over In all
branches, and consequently graduate with
star" rank. are, in order: Harry G. Knox,
Greenville, Ohio; George B. Wright Fer
gus Falls, Mimi: Henry M. Jensen, Benson,
Minn., and William C. Barker, jr., Salt
Lake City, Utah.
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A BLIZZARD UP THE STATR
Collieries in Pennsylvania Forced tQ
Shut Down.
RAIL TRAFFIC AT sTANDsTIL1'
Northwest Gale Swept Virginia and
North Carolina Coasts-Wind
4S Miles an Hour.

NEW YORK. February 9.-The first heavy,
snowfall of the winter, which began lasta
evening. had early today. covered thu.
ground to depth of two inches and caused
considerable Inconvenience to traffic.
Soon after midnight the surface lines
began to find 1t hard going and snow
plows were used on the principal thorougfs
fares very frequently In order TO keep the
cars running. The elevated lines also suf.
fered Inconvenience the trains running
slower than schedule time. The mercury
continued high, only shading the freezing
point. The storm prevented observation
of the lunar eclipse.
Many cases of broken legs. ankles. arms
and wrists sustained by falls were re-,
ported from the hospitals. because of the
snow. Just before daylight an unknown
man was found unconscious in a doorway
in East 23d street, his body completely cove
cred with snow. He was taken to a hose
pital in dying condition.
Throughout Mohawk Valley.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, February a.
Blizzard conditions prevailed here today
Snow began falling last night and, drifted
by strong wind, filled the country roads
and seriously impeded trolley traffic on the
city and interurban lines.
The storm extended throughout the Mo-
haWk valley. Railway traffic was some-
what hampered. The snowfall afforded the
first good sleighing OF the winter.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, February g.
Cloudy weather and a snow storm last
night prevented observation here of the
lunar eclipse.
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THE MOROCCAN CONFERENCE.
Plan for Reorganization of Customs
Discussed Tomorrow.

ALGECfRAS, Spain, February 9.-The
German delegates to the Moroccan confer
ence have not yet received definite instruc-
1lons regarding the proposed Moroccan
state nank and the'control of the Moroccan
ponce. There have been many exchanges
OF teiegrams between Berlin and Algeciras
looking to possible solution of the diff
culties.
A plan for the reorganization of the Gus
toms of Morocco will be submitted 10 the
conference tomorrow. 1t is hoped that the
existing duties will furnish a considerable
increase in the receipts when fraud and
smuggling are suppressed under the system
which the committee will recommend
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wRENTHAM, Mass, February 9.-The
physical and mental strain of her course ae
Radcliffe College and the subsequent work
which Helen Kellar. the deaf, dumb and
blind woman. has been doing to aid those
similarly afiiicted. has caused illness on the
part of Miss Kellar. Her physician has
ordered long period or complete rest. ana
in accordance with his directions all work
which Miss Kellar had In hand and several
engagements to appear al the public meef-
1mDs In aid Of the blind have been given up.
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ACCUSED OF INCONSISTENCY.
Attorney General Moody Arraigned for
His Attitude on the Rate Bill.

Republican senators are accusing Attor-
ney Geenral Moody of inconsistency in his
present attitude toward proposed incorpora-
tion Of the power Of judicial review In the
railway rate BILL They say that year
ago when the Townsend bill was up
the Attorney General proposed the PROPOSE
tion which he is now opposing.
The remarks of Representative Hepburn
In the House one year ago today when the
Esch-Townsend bill was being debated are
being quoted against the Attorney General
Upon that occasion Mr.. Hepburn declared
that the provision for judicial review which
the bill carried was drafted by the Attorney
General.
The pending suggestion for judicial re-
view which the Attorney General opposes
followed that language
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Victims Of Mine Explosion.

HINTON, w. Va, February e.-It is be-
lieyed possible today that some of the
twenty-six miners who are entombed In
the Parrel mine near Oak Hill may be stin
alive. Ten have been taken out, there hav-
ing been thirty-six In the mine at the time
the explosion occurred yesterday afternoon
There is no telegraph office near the mine
and Information is secured by messenger
over the mountains.
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had been from one to ten polygamists and
In the constitutional convention, out OF i15
members. there were seventy Mormons.
thirty of whom were polygamists The
supreme court was gentle. he said. and
the other courts mixed.
Mr. Worthington sought to show that
two-thirds of the Utah population was Nor
mon, but Owen said he did not think this
was true at the present time.
The committee adjourned until 10 o'clock
today. Mr.. Carlisle said he thought he
could close the protestants' case at the
forenoon session today.
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$1s5,ooo FIRE IN NEW YORK
Five-Story Brick Building and Con-
tents Destroyed.

NEW YORK, February 9.-Farrington &
Whitney, importers and spice grinders, oc-
cupying a fve-story brick building at the
corner of Greenwich and North Moore
streets. were burned out early today The
building and contents were practically
ruined. The loss was estimated at SI35, ,OU0.
The cause Of the fire was not determined.
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Maryland Assembly Adjourned.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb
ruary Reconsideration of the resolutions
affecting the controversy between Maryland
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany was today postponed to next week,
and both houses OF the general assembly
adjourned to Tuesday at pm.
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Ocean Steamship Movements.

NEW YORK, February 9.-Steamer Luz
cania. from Liverpool, was reported by
wireless telegraph at 7:30 am. today, when
the vessel was 100 miles east of Nantucket
lightship. The Lucania probably will reach
her dock about $50 am Saturday.
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RESTRAINED BY COURT
Pittsburg Miners Union is
Temporarily Checked
BY AN ORDER FROM JUDGE
Preventing Interference With Dolan's
Official Power
AND POSSESSION OF PROPERTY
Fifth Days Session Opened Today
Perfect Order and Quiet Observ-
ed for First Time.
AND POSSESSION OF PROPERTY

Patrick Dolan, president of Dis
trict No. ;, United Mine Workers
of America, went into court at
Pittsburg today and secured a tenn
porary injunction restraining the
delegates TO the district convention,
now in session there, from interfer-
ing with his powers as president OF
the district organization.
PITTSBURG. Pa. February 9.-In COM
mon pleas court No. today President
Patrick Dolan of the Pittsburg district
miners organization was granted a tenn
porary injunction restraining about 100
delegates attending the district conven-
tion, now in session, from interfering
with his power as presiding officer of the
convention. from taking possession of the
books and property of which he is GUS
todi3n. and from electing q successor as
president. No time was fixed for the hear
ing.
The injunction proceedings are the re-
suit of the differences existing between
President Dolan and Vice President Uriah
Bellingham of the Pittsburg district min
ers and the delegates attending the sew
enteenth annual convention, who allege
Dolan and Bellingham's action at the ma
tional convention at Indianapolis in vot-
ing to accept the odd wage scale was in
violation of instructions.
The present night started Monday morn
ing and continued unabated until late
yesterday afternoon. when National Pres
ident John Mitchell announced through
National Vice President L. l.. Lewis who
was sent here at the delegates solicita-
tion. that the convention possessed full
power to oust Dolan and BeIlingham for
their action at Indianapolis.
Dolan Still Presides.
The FIRST days session of the convention
opened today with President Dolan pre-
siding and for the first time since the
convention convened there was perfect
order and quiet.
resolution providing that hereafter
all changes in the constitution be made
by a two thirds majority was unani-
mously carried. The recent action of the
national convention. which held that Off
GERS of the United Mine Workers are not
eligible to hold further office in the union
after they may be elected to outside Of
hces, was non-concurred in and the mo-
tion was tabled after lively discussion.
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New Head of Church orphanage.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NORFOLK, Va. February 9--Rev. C. L.
Corbitt of Northampton county, Virginia
today was elected general superintendent
of the Virginia Baptist State Orphanage at
Salem. Va, vice Rev. George ]. HOLIDAY.
resigned.
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Garheld,s Report at Packers Hearing

CHICAGO. February 9-The reading OF
the report of Commissioner Garfield was
resumed In the packers case today There
was no probability at the opening of court
that the report would be finished before
adjournment for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
South Africans Drowned.

JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal. February
9.-Fifty-five natives were drowned today
owing to the flooding of South Rose. deep
gold mine.
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ILLINOIS COAL OPERATORS.
Planning for General Strike of Btu
minous Mines.

CHICAGO, FeDruary g.-HrepardtlOnS 1or
a general strike of bituminous miners
throughout the state are to be made here
at a meeting of the Illinois Coal Operators
Association. Owners from all over the
state will take up the problem that they
believe is to confront them on April l.
In Illinois there are 5000 soft coal
miners who will be involved in case of a
general walkout after a wage scale dis
agreement. Millions of tons oil coal are
on hand for the emergency, but the miners
admit that the situation is such that In
dustrial trouble will follow within a few
months IL the strike is ordered.
Operators Meeting in Chicago.
CHICAGO, February at meeting Of
the Illinois Coal Operators Association.
which includes almost all of the operators
of the state was held today at the Auditor
ium Hotel 1t was announced before the
meeting commenced that the only business
before the association was the reading of
the report of the executive committee dur
ing the recent conference between the oper-
ators and miners In Indianaools. The
nature of the report was of course known
in advance. and many members of the as
sociation declared there was no doubt that
the report of the committee recommending
denial of the miners demand for increased
wages would be approved.
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Weather.

Fair and much colder to-
night; tomorrow fair, colder
The Washington times., 1906-06-14
CONFERENCE CLOSED
WITH SOLEMN MASS
Catholic Missionaries Adjourn After
Celebrating the Feast Of
Corpus Christi.

The conference OF missionaries which
has been in session in the Catholic Uni
versi1y closed this morning with a SOL
emn high mass in celebration Of the
feast OF Corpus Christi. 1t had been
intended to have the customary Corpus
Christi procession about the grounds Of
the university, but owing to the un-
favorable weather this was abandoned
and the procession was confined to the
chapel
In the three days session the mis-
sionaries discussed many important
points in the work they have undertake
en-. The Rev. Father Doyle. treasurer
of the Apostolic Mission at Brookland
took an active part in the sessions and
read several papers of interest before
the delegates. Many new ideas were
formulated and viii be put in practice
in the future work of the missionaries
whose Iabors are mainly among non
Catholics.
At the close of last nights session
the conference sent greetings to Pope
Plus Y. and offered a resolution of
thanks to the Paulist Fathers for
bringing the missionary spirit into the
United States
The Washington times., 1906-06-14
Cartoons Of 1856.

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surprising amount % material from
old files and historical archives.
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Special Attention Given Storage

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Many Of the cartoons are unintelligi-
bic now. In those days the artists did
not bother themselves about labelling
their characters. Buchanan and Ere
mont are easily recognized, of course.
but frequently extraneOus characters
are run into the pictures who could not
be Identified by any one. except an old
political veteran who took part IN the
strenuous fight. Every character has a
loop running from his mouth. contain
ing a full-sized speech IN fine print
They are lugubrioUs afairs-those car
tOons Of 1sJ6-and are now laughable
chilly because Of their Crudeness.
The first salt River" ticket was is
sued by the buchanan managers II
contains n picture OF a woman in erin
oline. supposed TO be Mrs. Fremont. one
of the most shocking features of the
campaign was that the Pathhnder's
The Washington times., 1906-06-14

Mr.. Sachse has a Fremont ballot
which a member OF his family actually
cast for the Pathfinder. InnUmerable
campaign badges have been brought 70
light.
Among the data collected by J. Hamp-
ton Moore. who. as president OF the Ma
uonal League OF Republican Clubs. has
assumed charge OF the preparations for
the jubilee. ~ a letter from Charles
Humphreys. Of go York street, this city.
giving an account OF the organization
Of the first Republican club. The date
was June q, lS56. There were fourteen
members. only two OF whom are now
altve-Mr. Humphreys and James Tru-
man, OF 4505 Chester avenue.
"a committee or five was appointed -
writes Mr.. Humphreys. Ito visit the
new 5papers and see which would .ndorse
the nominations and platform of the
Republican party. This committee visit
ed all the papers. but only one would
give US its Endorsement.
The Washington times., 1906-06-14
MAN SOLD As HAY
GETS FAT ON JOB
Works Clever Graft on
Weighmaster.
ARM BETRAYS SWIN0LER
Sowelousenskie, Name and All, Had
Been Systematically Swindling
Hay Brokers for Weeks.
ARM BETRAYS SWINDLER

DETROIT. June 14-It's into the hay
for Punch" SowelousensIxie-a Pole.
name and aIl-who has a patent right
on easy living without any exertion-
His special stunt is crawling into the
hay, and until put out Of business few
days ago by William ]. Allmand,
weighmaster at the eastern hay mar
ket. Punch had cinch that made
the lead pipe variety look like '-23. !"
In putting '.Punch's' industry out
Of commission Allmand took another
I1nk out OF the CRAFTS that are being
tried daily on the weighmaster at the
hay market. Not all the farmers who
bring their hay to the market are
grafters, but a certain part Of them
seem to lie awake nights devising
schemes to make life miserable for the
man who deals out the weights. It's
anything with them to add 20 the weight
Of their loads Putting rocks IN the
wagons before the hay IS loaded. letting
one OF the wheels lap over the scale
boards, and numerous other such
schemes are not stopped at. but the
real buncO game was run down when
Weighmaster Allmand discovered
human arm sticking out from the top
OF load of hay on the scales.
An inspection showed the arm to be
the only wing" left on Punch" So
welousenslNie. a Pole who has been a
frequenter or the eastern market for
months. Meeting the wagons. climbing
into the hay. and taking a quiet snooze
while the load was being weighed. had
been "PunchS' method OF livelihood for
some time In fact. he weighed 27S
pounds. and was getting fat on his lob
ANmand made a lucky strike when he
unearthed the scheme. Punch has re-
ceived an official warning that he must
not be found IA sight OF the hay market
again.