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DENVER is CHOSEN


WASHINGTON. oct ~ The
committee Of wholesale druggists
unanimously reported this morn
Ing in favor 81 Denver f0f the next
convention.
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oas N TO SEATTLE.

Advicea Of the detachment "a
PaYmaster u n orr from the
League Island navy yard ana an
siFnment 10 the navy pay office az
seattle has heen received
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are the most
perfect the 20th
century can pro-
duce The great
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giant OF the
KS. hoard" viii
be heard here
next March
and. be viii play
tie Weber This
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pianist has moth
inr 20 gain 90
every thing 10
lose lie has al
ready made his
reputation and
he could not
afford % rick 81
BY playing a
piano that ouid
not respond per
feftiy 90 his
artistic require
meufH Hence he
Ghe
greatest ~ All
plan 0n the
~ cher be-
cause u IS the
best
We have Just
received car
load Of these
Instruments and
they are beau
tie. every ane
81 them Several
baby druudH and
At rprlghta aro
Included
lNf ua show
you the Weber
The price IL
higher bat Why
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There ia a blk
satisfaction in
kBo wing you
have the finest
piano Ia The
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eaaY monthly
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makes q easy 70
pay for n II
only takes a few
months longer e.
pay n
Weber than an
ordinary piano
ard just think
o. the enjoyment
81 having 80
fine an instru-
msnt md the
years 81 service
IL viii bring 70
the home after =
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agents for the
Weber piano
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Oriental Billiard IParIors

a place for gentlemen 70 spend
an idle hour 1913 Third ave
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Ehellsa cARTooNIsT
VISITING IN SEATTLE.

Ten Hfownr. one II EnEiandia
best known humorous black aud
white artists. Il registered az the
Klein tbs ~snoemANef. 81 James
at 90.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
EXiles of Insurance
Living High in Paris

PARIS, March 5.-The colony Of
American insurance men is growing
rapidly. and bouIevardiers are begin
ming to wonder if it is not likeIv that
al attempt will be made my these ex-
perts IN high finance. as applied to life
insurance, to start a company here.
James II. Hyde, who is the chief fig
ure among the American insurance col
onists, is cutting quite a social figure
in Pa is. He is a. constant attendant
at the opera and has fallen into the
habit of giving quiet little dinners to
noted figures in the artistic and liter
airy fields. Judge Andrew Hamilton of
yellow dog fund fame, is rather more
quiet in his tastes, but French theater-
goers are getting TO be familiar with
him.
1t is understood thai Andrew c..
Fields. whose name also was promi-
ncnt in :hc recent insurance scandals,
is i'm Paris. The arrival of the McCurdys
next week wiz be decided addition to
the insurance colony, and which it is
expected viii grow steadily and rapidly
as the exposures in New York con-
tinue-
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
Jersey May Investigate
Prudential and Allies

TRENTON. March 5.-State Senator
Everett Colby. OF East Orange, and As
sem mblyman William P. Martin. OF New
ark, have taken steps 10 force an in
vestigation of the Prudential Life In
surance Company, the Fidelity Trust
Company, and the Public Service Cor
poration Of New Jersey These legis-
Iators have charge Of bills in their
respective houses to this end.
On Wednesday q battle will be opened
before the joint committee appointed to
listen 10 the arTaignment Of the insur-
ance company, with the object Of maxi
ing up a prima facie case which shall
persuade the Legislature to enter into
a serious inquiry, similar to that re-
Gently made in New York by the Arm
strong committee.
1t is broadly asserted by the members
of the committee that the Prudential
Life Insurance Company. the Fidelity
Trust Company, the Public Service Cor
poratiOn, which controls the surface
electric roads all about Newark. the
United Gas Improvement Assocfa tfon
of Philadelphia, and the Union National
Bank of Newark are so bound I'D with
one another, their officers and stockhold-
esr so closely identified. and their fntar-
erS so closely Identified, as to make an
investigation imperative and legislation
desirable.
Speaking for his father-in-Iaw. Sena-
tor DRYDEN, president of the Prudential
A n. kuser said;
I can tell you that whatever Senator
Dryden and other officers of the Pm
Dental and the other companies have
Representatives in Trenton on wednes-
day"
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
Robbins Will Not Ask
Roosevelt to Confer

FtTTSBURG, March 81 have no
engagement % meet President Roose-
Welt at the White House, nor do I in
tend 10 ask him for q conference" said
Chairman Francis L. Robbins, of the
PittsbuTg Coal Company. in reply to q
query concerning the report that there
was TO be an important conference at
the Capital on the biUuminOus coal sit
uation This week.
President John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, was 10 attend the cOnfab.
according to Tumors. No date has been
hXed for the meeting OF the Pittsburg
operators, but an agreement on the date
viii likely be reached soon.
Independent producers in this district
favor getting together some time this
week. Operators in the three other com
petitive States Will meet early next
week. Each State will likely frame its
own demands and the general scale
coEsmfttee will submit an ultimatum to
The miners
There has been no change in the sit
UatiOn or any further developments.
There will be a meeting of local dealers
but no date has been set" said Mr.. Rob
bins today.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
Police Catch Thieves
Who Got Sunday Papers

As on the previous Sunday the gang
had worked further toward the east sec
tiOn of the city. Detective Cox got the
idea that they would probably raid the
houses along K street and up TO p
street and around Connecticut avenue
yesterday morning. He began his vigil
early
About O'Clock he got on the trail of
the thieves. and in about an hours time
swooped down on the two colored boys
and took them to the Third Precinct
station house. The boys had a large
number OF newspapers with them, all
of which were stolen.
When Green heard the iron door of
his cell close upon him he began TO cry,
and by the time the van came to take
the pair to the House of Detention, he
had confessed to Detective Cox all of
his wrongdoing. saying that il was the
fault Of Hunter. who had made the
alluTing proposition to him of pennies
with which to buy all the candy he
wanted, his only duty being to help
collect the papers and carry them to
the place where they were disposed of
In court this morning the boy did not
seem to realize his predicament as he
smiled brightly into the judges face
while that worthy was giving him a long
lecture preparatory to dismissing him.
Hunter, on the contrary, went the
whole time he was being examined
The police say that while this will
not break up the missing of Sunday
papers by any means, they think that
from information derived from the
younger culprit they will be able later
TO arrest several Of a weIl-formed gang
that does q lucrative business in stealing
papers and sellinS them.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

After eluding the police for several
months, two young cOloTed boys were
arrested this morning for stealing
Sunday newspapers by Precinct Detec~
tive Cox of the Third precinct.
The lads were tried before Judge
MulIowny in the District branch of the
Police Court. Theodore Hurter, boy
Of about fifteen, was sent to the Re
form School, where he will stay until
he is of age. His companion, Herbert
Green, a little fellow hardly ten years
old, was discharged, as it was shown
that he had been led into evil ways
by his accomplice.
For many months the various news
papers of this city have been receiving
from 150 to zoo complaints every
Monday morning about not receiving
the Sunday papers The large num-
Der of these complaints led to a gem
eral lookout. The police of nearly all
the precincts have been on the alert
for more than a month.
The Investigations Of the police tend
ed to show that the papers were being
stolen by an organized gang, which
worked in a systematic manner, never
hitting the same person more than
once within several weeks. Sunday
before last a quantity of papers was
stolen from the Plymouth apartment
house and from a number of other
residences along K street and Massa-
chGSett& avenue
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
MITCHELL DENIES
PLOTTING To HELP
SOFT COAL OWNERS
Pittsburg Story Charged
Conspiracy AgainStAn-
thraCite Field,
HE WAS TO CALL STRIKE
In Exchange, the BituminouS
Operators Were to Prom
iSe Raise.
He WAS TO CALL STRIKE

NEW YORK. March 5.-John Mitchell.
president of the United Mine Workers
of America. denies that he has entered
into an agreement with President Rob
hlns, of the Pittsburg Coal Company. TO
force a strike ia the anthracite fields
Friends OF Mr. Mitchell say the re-
ports TO that effect sent out from Pitts
burg were inspired BY the enemies OF
the miners president. with idea of un-
derninipg his strength with the nard
coal miners
What Report Said.
According to Pittsburg dispatches,
President Robbins informed Mr.. Mitchell
that unless he forced d strike in the
anthracite region the soft coal opera
tors would refuse to continue the
check Off, system, by which the
operators hold from the miners pay the
amount OF the union dues. This sys-
tenn is not in operation in the hard coal
region
The "check off, system is OF great
AID TO the union in maintaining its
strength, and a dicontinuanCe would be
a hard blow 10 the union.
Aim of Game.
With the hard coal mines shut down.
the bitumInous operators would sell
their product in the Eastern market at
greatly increased prices.
President Mitchell said this morning
that ne had had no word from the an
thFacite operators, and would make no
statement meeting Of the operators
10 consider Jointly the demands. will
pfobaoiy DC held tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
SkirmiSh for Proxies of
PoIiCyhOlderS Now
National.
COMBINATION IS FEARED
Patrons Afraid Present Off
GERS Are Part of Standard
Oil Plan.

NEW YORK, March $50 bitter is
the feeling in the agency force Of the
Mutual Life against the Peabody-Stan-
dard Oil management, 1t is asserted by
men who are friendly 70 the policy
holders fight led by Stuyvesant Fish.
thai many general agents who have
been instructed To gather proxies from
p0Hcyholders for the use of the Pea
body proxy committee are in secret re-
volt and preparing TO turn them over
to the Fish committee instead.
News received OF this disaffectisa
among the general aud soliciting
agents is causing much uneasinezs
among the Peabody partisaus. They
admit that if the agents as a body
turn against the Peabody management
In the light Tor control, which now
is on. nothing can save Peabody.
Both Courting Agents.
Extraordinary effort are haio1
made to keep the agents in line. but
several of The most prominent gen
efal agents in the country are known
To be making overtures to and receiv-
ing oVertures from the members Of
the Fish pOHcyholdeTs' committee
the personnel OF which will be an
nounced this week
II Is the intention 10 include the New
lork Life IN the movement and 10 have
the poAcyholders OF both compsuias
Work IN unison for the common purpose
or making the TWO companies mutual i17
fact as well as In name by putting the
p0tlc}hoideTs III control OF their man
agement
The thousands Of proxies obtained by
Thomas " Lawson. it iS understood
already are ia the hands of Samuel
lntermyer, OF counsel 10 Fish. ready 10
be turned over before The end or this
week 20 the chairman eff ne eo7agffit-
tee The Washington poiicyhoIders' or
gaTiZatTou. which * represented in thig
city by John Dewitt Warner, also prob
ably VIII be taken iu
Fear Big Three Trust.
Meanwhile the Peabody MANAGEMENT
of the Mutual Life and the Orr manage
ment Of the New York Life have the
agents out all over the field scurryiuE
for proxies needed 10 defeat the FIsE
movement.
Much difficulty IS being experienced by
many of these agents IN convincing the
policyholGers that u is 10 their best in
teresu to give proxies 20 the representa-
tives of Peabody and OFT There seems
TO be a general understanding among
the pOIlcyhOlders. IL is reported by some
Of the agents, that the real motive un-
derlyiBg the big Insurance fight is a de
sire by Standard Oil. ]. p. Morgan, and
E II Hartman TO organize q life IN
surance trust by merging the Big
Three
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
WILL BURY SCHOFIELD
IN HISTORIC ARLINGTON
Plans for Interment of Celebrated Sol
der Are Now Under Cen
Sideratiou.

The War Department was notified
last night of the death of Gen, John
NJ. Schofleld, retired, at his home, ST
Augustine, Fla. Tt is known that the
body Will be brought TO this city for
burial at Arlington.
General SchOheld was retired from
the United States Army September 29,
1898, with the highest military rank
then permitted by Congress, that of
lieutenant general General SchofeId
Has seventy-four years of age and had
eerved as the commander of the army
from 1855 until his retiremnt For
many years he spent his summers in
Washington and other Eastern cities
but of late made his winter home I'm
Florida RE was a member of the
Loyal Legion. having served as iTs
Commander-in-chief for two terms
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
May Raise Postal Rate
On Second Glass Matter
Deficit SO Large That Something Must Be
Done-Data May Result in Increased
Rates Next Session.

As the result Of a provision in the
postoffice appropriation bill for gather
ing accurate statistics on second class
mail matter. it is expected magazines
and trade papers and like publications
win be forced TO pay a much higher
rate OF postage OF else go by freight OF
express
The present rate OF postage is 1 cent
a pound. Il IS just as much for the
periodical that goes from Boston or
New York or Philadelphia 10 San Fran
cisco as II is Tor The newspaper that Is
carried TO a subscriber a few miles from
the place Of publication
Data Is Desired.
IN order to obtain data to correct the
present situation whereby there is a
heavy deficit for the Government in the
business OF carrying second-class mail
matter. a provision has been put in the
pOstoffice appropriation bill requiring
postmasters 10 keep a record Of the
second class mail matter received for
six months. II is the intention to have
the record kept from July 10 December,
inclusive, of this year. BY January /,
every postmaster in the country will be
able TO tell how many pounds of news
papers, both daily and weekly, how
many pounds of magazines, trade
papers. and periodicals of every sort
have been received at his Office the lat
ter half Of the present calendar year, OF
the first half of the next fiscal year.
With this information IL viii be posi-
bic for the House Postoff1ce Committee
to tell Just what classes OF publica
tions are burdening the mails and
causing the Government so much loss in
handling second class matter.
The Postoffice Department calculates
that last fiscal year II cost s33, 1885, $50 TO
handle he second class matter, includ-
ing such matter as was handled free,
The actual revenue from second class
matter was So 1s6. .647. On an average, 1t
is estimated that it costs five times as
much TO transport and handle the aver
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
The WEATHER REPORT.

tains is dominated this morning by an
area OF high pressure that occupies the
Mississippi valley with its crest in Min
nesota. An area of low pressure is cen
trail over New Mexico and a second low
Is moving eastward north OF Montana
On the Pacific coast and over the
Plateau region scattered rain or snow
has fallen, and light snow continues
along the lower lakes.
The temperatures are generally be-
low the seasonal average.
Rain is probable tonight and Tues
day in the lower Mississippi valley and
oH 49, 5 ~ - NAst NulI oldtes'
valley.
Warmer weather is indicated for
Tuesday in the lower lake region and
the Ohio valley.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

age pound OF second class mail matter
as tie Government receives, and this in
spite Of the fact that many second class
mail abuses have been eliminated since
1901. The elimination OF the book abuse
alone materially cut down the expense
Of handling second class business.
There has been talk of a fat increase
IN the rate for second class mail, but
Chairman Cyerstreet, of the House Post
office Committee, opposed this because
he held There was not accurate tntoT-
nation at hand on which to base an
intelligent reform in the charges for
second class mail At the next session
OF Congress, there viii be enough data
at hand 10 take care Of the problem
satisfactorily.
May Affect Magazines.
Newspaper publishers are confident
the investigation that has been recon-
mended by the committee will show
that 1t is not the daily paper and the
country weekly that is causing the
Government to be out of pocket on
second class business, It has been
shown that the daily and local weekly
newspapers are carried but Atty miles
IN the mail, on the average IN the
case of the magazines and periodicals
and weeklies of national circulation,
the average is much longer.
Another provision of the postofhce
appropriation bill put in by the House
committee requires elimination from
the mails OF many things now carried
free for Government use These in
elude postoffice furniture and supplies,
empty mali pouches. aud the like.
Hereafter, these articles will go by
freight If this provision goes into
force, as It IS expected 10 at the end
of the present Weighing period, 1t will
lop off a considerable item OF postal
expense.
II is the belief OF the Postoffice Com
mittee that until the information it is
seeking OF second class matter IS
obtained. the pay for railway mail ser
vice should not be cut down. It is not
certain however, that Congress Will
see the matter in the same light,
There is strong sentiment in the
House for cutting down the pay of the
railroads from 10 to 10 per cent.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
Expert Packers.

Merchants Transfer Storage Co.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
One Thousand Dollars

WILL be given to any Charita-
BILE Institution i'm the District
of COLUMBIA, If it can be proved
that the daily circulation Of
The Times Is not exactly what
is claimed in the statemenl,
published each evening in these
columns.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
FIFTY NORWEGIAN
FISHERMEN DROWNED

TRONDHJEM, Norway, March s.
Sixteen fishing boats of the fleet that
has been missing for some days follow
ing a severe storm, are still missing.
Fifty fishermen have been drowned.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

TEMPERATURE.
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WEYBRIDGE.

Mrs. i. ". Thompson of Islip. II. l., is
the guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. e. Sturtevant.-Mrs. Emma Harrirg-
ton is at her home again after an absence
of % mOHth.-TEc sociable which was to
have been given by the Christian En-
deavor society January &c. has been IN
definitely postponed on account OF the
bad condition Of the roads.-Mrs. Ernest
who has been the guest of
Mr. and MIS- W. G. Sturtcvant for the
past lew weeks returned TO her home in
New York last week.-Tho entertainment
to be given by the Ladies' Aid of the Con-
grogationa society has been postponed
February to February 9.-The Rev. Mr.
Heller went to Salisbury on Tuesday to
assist the Rv w. j.. SIocum for a fcw
days in some extra. mcctingS.-A union
service was held at the Methodist Church
last sunday evening. The Rev. Mr. Fuller
field secretary, was present and gave II
very interesting address Mr.. Fuller
spoke IN the Congregational Church in
the morning.-Thc Literary circle meet
this week with tho Rcv. and Mrs. W.
w. Smith. Subject for discussion, Penn
sylvania and benjamin Franklin
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JERICHO CENTER.

a general meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society and of the men of tho parish was
held mt the Parish house Monday cvcn-
ing to make further plans for the an
nual winter entertainment and supper.
This year, instead of being given by the
men alone. both tho men and the women
will work together, in providing enter
tainment and supper. 1t was decided to
have the entertainment Tuesday evening,
February ., ana a fine programme con-
sisting Of comedy drama. music, in
tcrludos and a short farce is being ar
ranged for.-Joscph Brassor has cXchang
ed his home place for the Guy Sherman
tarlG, owned by Rufus Place.
Harry Cameron has finished work for
the +. l.. Bostwick company and re-
turned to J"richo.--Thc Womcns For
cGn Missionary society hold their reg
ular monthly meeting with Mrs Edwin
s. Ransom Thursday aftcrnoon.-Mr &.
II. Nash has gone to Bennington to visit
relatives. Mrs. William Mcneil OF Bur
lirgton is Il guest at II. 3. Halls. her
hvOt her
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residence to DR.. Seclcy. lie docs not
give possession for several months from
the present timc.---1ucius Ellis has NOV
ed into the Horace Brown house or
Main street,. S. Fuller will move in
to the Noble croft place IN the village
soon, which he purchased several months
ago. Mr. FULLER has carried on the NJ s.
Whtcomb farm for Is years. His SON
in-law, Bcrtram Andrews. will take Mr..
Fullcr's place on tho farm. Henry
Riggs will carry on the r. l.. Mason
farm now owned by Mr.. Balch.--Mr.
Lawrence will carry on the farm owned
by Mrs. G. A. Andrcws.-Mr. Thomas
Ieonard's son-in-law will carry on his
farm this year.-Thc Hon. A. II. Stevens
has so far recovered from his serious
Illness that he walks around the viii
lagc.-F H. Shcpardson went to Boston
on n business trip last week and on his
return visited his son. who Is attending
school at Saxton's River Accidental
large deer without horns slowly passed
near the buildings of T.. u. Andrews last
Monday.-Mrs. Ransom Robinson is on
the sick list In the several recent com
munications from Richmond published
in the Boston Herald it is evident n large
amount of India rubber was used. For
instance, the correspondent says 200 al
tended the last Goth birthday of Aunt
Nancy Bates. The fact is only II, all
told, took dinner there on that occasion.
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II canning factory in this village, to hc-
come one OF their travelling statesmen in
addition to the business, consisting of
securing acreage for them in this Vi
entity, etc, as he has done in the past.
Mr.. Donahuc. who conducts grocer"
and dry goods store here, will continue
to do so for the present at least
James \. Donahue was obliged To have
one of his horses killed Sunday. His son.
James T.. Donahuc, was riding the animal
in the field when it stumbled and broke
its left hind leg at the ankle. The animal
was one of a fine bay pair
Several members of the fire department
took n lively run with the hose cart Tues
day morning. Some one scent word
that the large platform at the baxter
Bros. canning factory was on firo, but
upon the arrival of the men the only blaze
to be found was the burning of grass and
leaves just south of the factory
The gray horse owned by George r.
Wiley. which was injured last Saturday
night at Jericho by being run into by an
other team. died Tuesday,
William Farley, who for several rlonths
has been an express messenger ON the
burlington x Lamolllc train mas been
promoted as messenger on the Montreal
ana Boston run.
James IL. Whitcomh. who several weeks
ago suffered the frdcturiug OF the tebia
of his left leg by beng kicked by a colt
was able to he out Tuesday tor the first
time.