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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
MEDICAL CORPS REORGAAIzED
tsaIe, in These Piping Times OF peace
Sees No Need Of increasing Uncle
SAINTS Naval s,rcrs,I,-Attacts tho
land THIEVES.
tBy Assocla,ed Press ]


WASHINGTON. q. G.. March ~
When the Senate met today Mr. Cul.
berosn presented and had The clcrI,
read IA mcmuriai from the Cattle
aaisel'' Association of Texas. urging
the passage Of The railroad rate bill
Il il came from The house.
The letter was accompanied by n
letter from S. II. Cowan. attorney
Tor The association in which he said
that the railroads in the last six
years Increased rates on cattle shin.
Inents to the extent or SIG il car.
causing y total outlay of $4,000. 900
above the amount that IL would have
been necessary to pay under the old
prices.
Opposition lnvcnts Subterfuges.
The petition urged The senate To
resist efforts to seriously amend the
hill as mere subtcrfugcs on The part
OF the opponents. of the bill.
Tho following bills were passed;
Amending the law requiring lights
IN RATS so as to make IL apply to
RATS in tow.
The conference report on The con.
Sular reorganization bill was agreed
10 without discussion.
Hale Fights Army and Navy.
he bill for the reorganization Of
the medicinal corps Of the army was
taken up and passed by Il vote oil
~ To =. Mr. Hale (Mc.) voiced his
opposition TO an increase in the army.
saying the army and navy men 20
on the theory that the government is
run for their benefit
branching on into a discussion o;
the navy he said he would pit il
against any navy in the world OK.
rort Great Britain and that IT, would
he folly to attempt to equal the naval
establishment Of that insuar power
lie expressed the belief that with the
vessels now authorized completed
the American navy would be second
III The world. He further expressed
the opinion that no increase was
necessary in The future aud that moth
ing more was necessary than to re
place vessels as the existing ones he
came useless.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Germany Paramount in chile.

BERLIN. GERMANY. March %
The weekly review. Der Deutsche.
says that il has received information
that Chile is taking steps to organize
the South American countries to OPP
pose the pretcnsions of the United
States to exercise predominant influ-
ence on the Southern American con-
tineni.
Chile itends to take the lead in the
anti.American movement to prevent
the application of the Monroe doctrine.
Der Deutschc remarks that 1t Is sig
nificant that the fact that the Chilean
army and navy has been organized dc
cording to German methods and by
German officers which renders it par
tlcularly suitable to achieve this bene-
fetal purpose. Der Dcutsche dubs
Chile the South American Prussia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30

OF these 10000 are unorganizcd
The disagreement came after a
struggle lasting ten days and dis
rupts the Interstate agreement which
has existed since 1898 between ope.-l-
tors and minrs through which wage
scale and other differences have D.-n
adjusted
Three States Defeat Motion.
The final vote in the conference OF
the central competitive field on which
the other districts base their settle
ments. was on n motion offered by
President Mitchell to restore for two
years the wage scale of 1908, when
would have been an increase In wages
of 5.b5 per cent. Operators Of Hi.
nois, Indiana and Ohio voted against
the proposition and defeated it. The
disruption of the conference followed.
Operators of Western Pennsylvania
and the miners of four States voted
for the proposal. Following the adj
journment. National Secretary W. B..
Wilson of the mine workers. saia
No Chance Of settlement
There is no likelihood OF anything
further being done towards settlement.
This means suspension of work. I he
national convention of the miners Will
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
HITCHCOCK CATCHES THIEVES.
House Besrudsinely Allows $4,000 to
Aid in the Work

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 29.--
The House today adopted the confer
cnce report on the consular reform
bill. April 10 was agreed upon when
debate on the pure food bill shall be-
gin. and to continue at least two
days.
Consideration of the legislative. exc
cutive and judicial bill was resumed
and when an amendment was offered
to appropriate money for travelling
and other expenses of confidential
agents of the department of the in
terror Mr. Tawncy (Minn.0 said he
was opposed to creating secretve
service bureau for the Interior de-
partment.
To Run Down Land Thieves.
Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) said it was IN
outrage on the part of the approprla-
tons committee not to give the sec
rotary of the interior what he needed
to carry on the work of running down
the wilderness of land thieves in the
west"
Mr. Mann (IlIs.) said that the sec.
rotary of the interior had been most
active In ferreting land frauds. He
said (replying to an inttmatIon of Mr..
Tawney) that Secretary Hitchcock
had impulsively" askeu for $4,000
when he needed 800, 900; 'Impulsively,
with his blood as cold as fish, he
could not imp,Ilsively reduce his just
needs
Secretary Cold Blooded Man."
THE secretary is cold blooded
man and II Is through this very ma.
ture OF his that he has kept the pub.
lie domain from, being robbed outright.
NO, IT. was the Ice water that was
poured down his back by the appro-
priations committee that kept hin,
from telling the real needs of the
service 1t would be crime not to
support the secretary of the interior
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
NORFOLK coNv,crs RECEIVED.
Jones and Hunter Put on Striped
Suits at Richmond.
[ Especial To the Daily .PreSsl

RICHMOND, VA. March 29.-The
Norfolk batch" Of convicts. among
which were e. w. Jones sentenced
to eighteen years for The murder of
Maud G. Robinson. and Charles F..
Hunter, sentenced to three years for,
bgamy, has been received at the State
pcnitcntiary. and the convirts will be-
gin on their terms at once.
Jones. who has been dismissed from
the virginia National Guards. will be
put Ia work like any other prisoner,
but as Hunter is physically incapable
Of hard labor it Is thought that he
VIII be given light tasks around the
buildings 3
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Operators win Try to Operate.

PHllADELPlilA. PA. March 30 =
Officials Of The anthracite coal GONNA.
MICS controlled by the PENNSYLVANIA
and the Philadelphia ana Reading
railroads announced today that they
intend to operate their colicrics as
usual next wGCn notwithstanding that
the award Of the anthracite slrIke
commission expires on Saturday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Iowa Mines 10 shut Down

DIES MONIES. IOWA. March 80 Y
representatives Of Iowa coal opera
tors anu miners will hold joint meet
Ing tomorrow to declare suspension
OF work in Iowa mines for sixty days.
beginning April !. Tile suspension
will throw about $4,000 men out Of en-.
pluymcnt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Gas For Old eruton Church.
Especial to the Daily Press.)

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. March 20
The Homer Acetylene Gas Company.
of Lynchburg. RI. Umbalz, manager,
is Installing Il lighting plant in Bru.
ton church. All the buildings, in,
Guiding the old church. the parish
house and rcctory. are 10 lie lighted
with acetylene gas
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
MRS. ROOSEVELT TAKES TRlp.
mayfIower to Be Used by the Presi.
dents Wifc

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 29.---
Mrs. toosevclt. accompanied by her
children, Ethel Archie and Quentin
inc children's governcss. anu Mrs
itooscvelt'a' maid. left Washington fol-
Fernandina, Fla. this morning.
AT Fcrnantlina they will board the
Aayflower for a cruise of about ten
days In West Indian waters, Mrs
Roosevelt is taking the trip for the
purpose of securing Il rest and does
not expect to be entertained either in
Cuba or Porto Rico
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
SOUTHERN REPUBLICS
FOR A NEW DOCTRINE
Ca|vo-Drago PronOuncemeRl Would
Protect The Latin Countries
From Europeans.
NATIONS TO STAND TOGETHER
Proposition as Promulgated Provides
That All Controversies With Other
Powers Shall ee Settled by the
Courts of the Republics Concerned in
the Suits.
NATIONS TO STAND TOGETHER
tBy Associated Press.)

Wy hSSDCldtcu fTeSS.D sfs
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 20
Plans for the third Fan.Amerlcan con.
ference are being prepared by the Pro-
gram Committee. of which Senior Ma
buco. tho Brazilian Ambassador, is The
active head.
When the draft or The program is
completed in the course Of the next
month. copies will be scnt to the gov.
ernmcntS to be represented at Rio De
Janeiro next July, SO that the foreign
Officers Interested may advise with
their delegates as to The treatment
Its New Monroe Doctrine.
The so-callcd Calvo-Drago doctrines
will probably be the topics OF para.
mount interest at the conferences. The
two doctrines, which are practically
correlated lay down the broad prnci-
pie that when the citizens Of one ma.
tion are creditors of the government
or the citizens of another country. the
creditors must rely for relief upon the
courts Of tho debtor country without
recourse to diplomacy or force. Tho
rule excerpts only such controversies
MS involve the dignity or integrity nc
the nations themselves.
A number Of southern republics,
however are anxious to have the Pan
American conference go on record ds
affirming these doctrines rs positive
rules Of international law, and thus
committing itself to an enforcement
Of them. i.a
Germany Would Be Barred.
Should the rules be thus endorsed
France. Germany, Great Britain and
Italy would be out Of the diplomatic
arena in their quarrel with President
Castro. The various foreign creditors
and claimants against Venezuela, has
ing their demands either on debts or
concessions, would be forced 10 sub.
nit to the Venezuelan courts alone for
an adjudication of their rights,
The same rules would apply TO San
to Domingo, Haiti, Nicaragua, anu a
half dozen other countries whose for.
cign accounts arc not In the best of
shape. sa
Doubt About the United States.
The Latln-Americans would proba-
bly support the two rules. unanimous.
~, with the possible exceptions If
Chile and Argentine 1t Is doubtful
just now whether the United States
delegates at Rio will declare for them.
Powerful interests have properties
In Lalinhmrican countries for which
they would feel deep anxiety if their
rights we're to be subjected to local
courts, without possibility of diplomat
ic intervention. cruiser or two are
powerful arguments in Latin-American
litigation. and these arguments are
barred under the Calvo doctrine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30

ties anticipate trouble with the strik
crS. and to protect their properties
In indianapolis, and that Vicinity, the
men lave been secured. The mon
expect about $50 per month
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
pittsburq Boosts price Of Coal.

PtTrSBURG. PA. March 90 Tho
PROSPECTS of coal strike has caused
another advance Of fifty cents ton in
me price Of run of mine coal. making
81. 50 per ton
Twenty Hungarians arrived from
TIC east today a,IG started lated Tn
The baltimore AL Ohio railroad :or
the mines in tho Illinois field.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
HALF MILLION MINERS
ORDERED TO QUIT WORK
No Possible Chance Of Peace III the Soft
Coal Fields ButBacr May Restore Har=
mony in Anthracite District.
OPERATORS REFUSE TO GRANT TERMS
Only Few States Are Not Affected BY The Ultima
tum Sent Out BY President Mitchell Of the
Timers Union--Coa in Many Places
fias Been Advanced In Price
By Dealers.
OPERATORS REFUSE TO GRANT TERMS

'n"e, tomorrow morning The princi.
lial business will he la determine a
general policy The question cspu.
cially To bc considered is whethr: the
| organization will permit miners to
work IN districts aud mines where the
advance demanded Is Offerr !"
+. l.. Robbins and other operators
, representing about one.thlrd of the
coat production Of Western Pcnnsylv;..
mia. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. offered
to pay he advance and urged Inc min.
crs 10 accept this advance and con.
| Time work in their Mines. even
though the other mines in tll> four
States should be idle.
The convention # miners am SOW
Will decide whether to permit this or
to demand that all miners suspend
! work until all have been PAT, The
! advance
J To Stop in West Virginia.
President Mitchell and MIR. Windcl
today explained to the confcre ice thai
the nnion miners OF West Virginif
had been informed that they might
work pending the result If the con
ference. The joint state conveptio,
of operators and miners viii he held
at Charleston. w. Va. on Monday
Mr.. Mitchell explained. however, tina
his advice to the men to continue
work did not contemplate any extend
cd periods.
Z Tennessee Not Affected
The wage scale pf all miuers boil
anthracite and bituminous will expir,
ON Saturday, except those In Tonnes
see and Alabama. where the waa,
scale will expire in Septcmhe
national officer uf the uniu.
workers tonight SAID
III is IL forcgonc conclusion thai al
of the miners whose scales expire IL
Saturday will cease work IN, | Off
cially notified by the national an,
district Officers that the contract ar
rangemcnts have been made govern
Ing their scales'
4: viii Appeal to Roosevelt
Operators, of Illinois. indiana al,
Ohio and those of western Pennsylya
MIA, who are opposed to paving al
Increase in wages, held ar exeouiiv,
! session tonight. L, Is reported tina
they will adopt resolution astin,
President Roosevelt to app;int Il cam
mission to inve ,tigate The coal situa
, ton
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
YACHT HAloA DAMAGED.
MiIlionairc's Pleasure Boat Puts Into
Norfolk for Repairs.
en-, Associated Press

NORFOLK, VA. March -, The
steam yacht FIaida. owned by NJ. c.
Flcischmann. Of New York. bound
from Charleston. S. e.. to New York.
tut in here to-day in distress. One
blade Of her propeller is gone and
she will remain here for repairs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Baseball,
inv Associated Press

rHV VNSIH'THtHN F'TESE
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. March 30
Boston National &; Jacksmvillc ..
COLUMBIA. S g.. March 29.-Phil
adelphia National, s.; Columbia. 3
SAVANNAH, GA. March 29.-Sa
vsunah, 0: Brooklyn, National. |.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
lRy AsBocialed EreEs.l

by Associated FreES.)
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. March %
The anlhracitc miners scale com1uil.
Ice today issued orders for a total s,,s-
pension of mining in the three anthra.
cite districts beginning Monday morn.
ing April ..
The committee informed President
Bacr that the miners scale committee
Will meet tho operators scale commit
tee in New York on Tuesday. April $.
AT the close Of meeting of the
committee President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers of America. IS.
sued the following signed statements:
"'rhc committee appointed by The
Shamokin convention Of December H.
met tonight and had under considera
iion the letter signed by Mr.. Bacr,
dated March 90. and wired him the
following:
Rests With Mr.. Baer.
"'lf agreeable to you IA meeting of
the joint subcommittee will be held
in New York at 10 O'clock lTuesdp9
April ). for the purpose Of further con.
sidcrng the wage scale III the anthra
cite field
The committee having the matter
~ 1bu' ~ luC
miners. except the men necessary Ia
properties. to suspend work on Mon
day morning. April ,. pending further
instructions from the committee ap.
pointed by the Shamokin convention
The entire miners committee will
meet in New York at o'clock Tues.
day night TO hear the report Of the
i,,jpt
Strike is Inevitable.
Without agreement on a wage scale
the joint conference of bituminous
coal operators and miners of The cell
trail competitive district today adj
journed sine die. leaving affairs IN
such condition that strike OF from
lIS,O0O tn 3Si.000 soft coal miners. be
sides 100000 anthracite miners order
cd out. seems inevitable on April /
the present wage scale expiring ON
March 81. The mines directly affect
ed are in Ohio Indiana, Illinois and
Western Pennsylvania.
Southwest Disagrees Too.
Miners and operators OF the south
western district. comprised OF Mis-.
souri,. Kansas. Texas, Arkansas, Ok.
lahoma and Indian Territory have de-
cidcd to report disagreement tomor.
row
Iowa miners have agreed with the
operators to suspend work sixty days
Michigan. West Virginia and Ken
lucky miners. it is said. will follow
the lead of the central district.
The bitumlnous miners affected III
rccily and indirectly by the disrup
in,, - no.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
ALFONSO pARDons AMERICANS
Two Miners Who Killed Two Span.
iards Released.

MADRID. SPAIN. March 29.-king
Alfonso has pardoncd the two Amcri-
can miners. Arthur Arnollson anu
'lohn Stoner who were sentenced In
1913 To serve twenty years at hard
labor IN the Ccuta pcnitentiary for
killing two Spaniards at Bilbao in 4
uurarel over The Spanish-Amcrican
war. subscriptions are now being
taken at Bilbao to supply the men
with money
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
price Of Coal Advanced.

NEW YORK. March 29.-The price
OF anthracite coal to the consumer
In a number OF places IN Greater New
York especially in Brooklyn. has been
Increased from $3.50 to 81 per ton.
Dealers boosted the price when they
received an intmatiom from tho on.
orators that it would he best not to
take contracts for delivery OF coal al.
ter April at present prices. Dealers
construed this to mean that the pros
pect of an agreement between miners
and operators was dubious. and acted
accordingly.
In statement recently issued 10y
the anthracite operators. through
their newly established publicity 0u.
reau, the public was informed that
there would be no increase in the
cost Of coal to the consumer in the
event OF strike at least for some
time to come.
1t was pointed out that the coal
roads had stocks OF coal stored away
for just such an emergency. and that
this would be sold to the public at
present prices
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-30
Erie Hires Guards for Strike DUTY
NORWICH, CONN. March %

H-''S 49, 70 StNo' hS W. SstiNC LutJ.
NORWICH. CONN. March 20
Charles t. iIazlchurst Is endcavorlng
to secure men to 90 to indianapolis
to perform police duty for the Erie
railroad. while the miners Strike
which, il is expected, will begin Sat
urday. is in progress.
MIR. ilazlehursi. who was formerly
one Of the Erie roads detectives,
received message requesting that
100 men lie secured, and be held in
readiness to start for indianapolis
AT an hours notice.
Many men for this work we're Sc
cured in this city, and the remainder
" Is expected will be gathered at
New London. The Erie road autIlorl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-16
CLEVER LITTLE STORIES

= 4.
Madison G. Peters, clergyman and au-
thor, was talking to asgroup. Of young
men. "Half the wrong things Vol
chaps do,'. he sale, - !tysou do only be-
cause they are forbidden,if If, You diidn It
Know they were wrong, they would only
seem to you disgusti ne#5aand repugnant.
t I'll IT, park: Look here, Z Said to one
keep off the grass ''$signs all over the
parkY You don't seem TO enforce the
rule. No, SIR said the guard. 'The
object of the signs is to cause the peo-
pie to enjoy more thoroly being on the
Chevrolet, the automobiles, was talk
ing Of American railways. "They are
superb he said. ttsAbroad we have
nothing like them. But the expense!
On my way down to Florida I said to
the porter as the time drew near for
us to part: Porter, you have been
very attentive and I want to give you
something, but I have no change Then
| took out a 500 bill from nv wallet.
Certainly, SIR the porter answered,
pulling .olt large roll of money.
How will you have it, sir9 In flves. ,,
A lawyer from one of the interior
counties of Pennsylvania went to Phila-
delphia on some professional business.
When he returned he told his neighbors
about it. IT stopped at one of them
taverns,' he said, "and. they charged
me So a day for my room and meals.
Just think of that; SO day! But I
got good and even with them. I ate
oysters three times q day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-16

pretty cheap work ground
thing is
eyes, we consented medtative lit this daned publicity
Have got Standard stock now John
his a slit - -0
"No; when went had to let
"That in
mediavy But if you would buy little Standard OIL
"Look here old Shaping his ewes
%at1Isa ou esnt UNLOAD your old wall they bust
into hjy eyes, wv u.rr do. 4,.n,
suspect moment the Do
John would sell out his best frend9'
We grasped his hand impulively.
"Pardon
5Bun old Hal Rogers sometimes soowfuly
''he
Fit ISM right of Hi Roeer to do that - 'ss""
II
his great But he is hard hard trembe him
We sat looking at the fire for long time 49,.
grand old But we'll recall the sturdy standing
waving farewell as drove away. o.
street. New York
before
sitting directly
Whether embodied the light of TRUTH
followed
and pursed u her ns The
in the front trfe uneas
note The whstlng stN1anzanVoN ~
It the intention Dr. Goodch vaudeville
him fund for the three months
at least Next Sunday evening attraction
agencies. 4'>-@><~ @<:+-G' ~@<l.C e
certainly commemorate There be question regarding
Instance should having athletic
the wh19g lady Of us have not made
ell right In any event, she offers food for thought R.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-16
AN OBSOLETE AWAKENER

An antiquary of Chicago took down
from it's hook a strange, old-world in
Strument-an oaken wand ending in a
z, one fork of the T a rabbit s tail.
the other fork piece of embossed
HYou can't guess what this is.
said the antiquary. cit is an awak.
ener; it woke up sleepers in church.
Nowadays, what with vitascope SER
mons, photograph sermons and other
latter-day devices, church ,congrega-
lions keep awake better than tfeafer
ones, and awakeners are obsolete. But
In the past it was not so.
= In the past men slept so much in
church that requests were made to
rouse. them. Pious persons left GER
tain, sums for the hire of an attendant
to tlptoe thru the church and call back
from dreamland the various worship
ers who had gone there. Salem.
Gloucester and Boston have had such
bequests. -..
't.The attendants carried wands of
various kinds. This one here is typi-
cal. Its bearer, sneaking upon won.
an sleeper, would tickle her face with
the rabbits tail, recalling her from
dreamland gently. But man sleeper
he would rap on the head with the
embossed brass-a good, hard rap that
sometimes raised a. lump.
IF you want this awakener-it is
from Gloucester, and it is dated 1853
Il can let you have it for $8.'