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New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
STOCKING UP WITH COAL.
City Dealers Taking No Chances
Independents Prices Up.

New indications shown yesterday that the
coal dealers. though there is no certainty as 10
whether there will be hard coal strike. are pre-
pairing for emergencies in this city The members
of the Retail Coal Dealers Association fl was
learned have begun to lay in anthracite 10 the full
capacity Of their yards. Henry Brennick, president
OF this association. which is a much older institu-
tion than the Coal Merchants Association said last
evening:
decided 10 take time by the rorelock by preparing
for coal strike though it would be impossible for
us 10 predict al present wneIIher there VIII De
80 cents for coal even II there is no
strike and the customary reduction takes place on
april l, rather than risk paying much higher prices
IL there is a strike
An effort to hold themselves free from blame by
their patrons in OF strike has been made by
the members Of the Coal Merchants Association
through circulars advising their patrons OF the
stand they take Following Is of the circulars:
Whether there viii be strike in the coal fields.
no man knows The news that comes 70 you
through the channels or the newspapers practically
represents only OF information. The best
informed in the trade anticipate trouble; At the
strike prices viii probably be higher; il there
should be strike. prices will probably be lower.
beginning April l.
We do not feel that we should take the response
bilty OF advising YOU what 10 90. In case strike
by us in time enable make delivery before
that date VIII be nlled-
Independent operators their sales agents and
brokers admitted yesterday that the prices OF all
kinds OF coal. where they fell below the circular
rates OF the companies. have been raised 10 COM
pGny rates. A representative OF the MADEIRA HilI
Company. independent operators. No l4S Liberty
pendent operator was selling coal of any kind below
prices
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
GOOD CITIZENSHIP DISCUSSED.
President Promises to Cooperate with Col
lege Political Federation.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

IrIUune buTeAu
Washington March 14-Ciood citizenship was dis
cussed the White House this evening by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and about forty representatives OF
the newly formed National Federation OF Uni
versity and College Political Clubs. William D.
Murphy, OF New-York called at the Presidents
Office in the morning to arrange for the reception
and assisted Charles NJ. Jessup. the founder OF the
organization. in making the introductons The
President received the club members in the East
Room and discussed with them IN a most informal
manner the objects and aims of the federation.
Represen tatives from thirteen schools took part
in the conference, the institutions being Amherst
Brown, Chicago Columbia. Cornell Dartmouth
Harvard. Michigan, New-York Pennsylvania
Princeton Williams and Yale. AS explained to the
President the purpose of the federation is pro
mote good government municipalities. states and
the nation Its platform is Non-partsanship hon
est citizenship and the maintenance Of honest.
petent public service. President Roosevelt assured
them that he in hearty sympathy with the
work they had laid out for themselves and said he
would cooperate with them heartily.
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
LBy Telegraph to The Tribunal

Indianapolis. March 14.-With the arrival Of
delegates to the United Mine Workers conven-
ton, which opens tomorrow, the foundations
for peace between President Mitchell and Vice
President Lewis and other officers hostile TO the
miners president. were laid this afternoon
1t was agreed that they would stand together
IN the convention and would heartily approve
any policy that might be agreed on
Among the developments Of the day was the
fact that the convention. II in the power Of the
officers TO control IT, will confine itself TO the
bituminous situation. leaving that Of the anthra-
cite fields TO be considered in a later convention
by anthracite delegates alone. Mr.. Mitchell op-
poses the bringing up OF both questions at this
time. and IT is said among the delegates that he
wants an agreement with the bituminous oper-
ators. who recognize the union and have granted
an eight hour day, so that the bituminous
miners will be at work and thus make the result
OF an anthracite strike more favorable 10 the
organization than could be expected if the sus-
pension was general In other words he wants
the bituminoUS miners to be work and furnish
the sinews OF for the anthracite field. as In
1902. President NIitchelrs address Will be de-
1vered tomorrow, and IL IS understood that he
will ignore the anthracite situation entirely
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
MR.. BABCoCK ON STATEHOOD.
Denounces House Bill and Favors Senate
Amendment.

Washington March 1.-THE second day of gen
eral debate the Legislative bill in the House
veoped limited discussion OF the retirment OF aged
clerks, interspersed with a speech on statehood by
Mr. Bsbcock, OF Wisconsin, one on the restriction Of
immigration, by Mr.. Gardner, OF Massachusetts,
and presentation OF reasons why the Jurisdiction
or federal courts should be restricted in certain
cases where II acquired because Of the citizen
snip OF the htgants being in different states, by
Mr.. Garrett, OF Tennessee.
Mr.; Babcock said the House Statehood bill was
one of the greatest legislative outrages ever enacted
and that the Senate had properly amended It.
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
Mr.. PARSONS SPEAKS AGAINST LOCKS

Washington. March H--WIl!iam Barclay Parsons
to-day concluded his testimony before the Senate
Committee Interoceanic Canals in support Of the
majority report of the board of consulting en-
gineers. which advocates the construction OF a sea
level canal. At the request OF the committee he
prepared and submitted map OF the hill where the
minority purposes 10 construct a flight OF three
locks This map Will be used IN confronting the
minority engineers with the statements made bv
Me5srs Bates and Parsons that the plan submit Ell
by the minority COntempates locks only 790 feet
long II equipped with safety gates Alfred Noble
one 2t the slgneTs ot the minority report win Ess-
GSy to-moGxous
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
BANKERS URGE CURRENCY LEGISLATION.

Washington, March 1.-THE legislative committee
NJ the American Bankers Association headed by
Arthur Reynolds. OF Des Moines. appeared before
the House Committee Banking and Currency to-
day in support of the bill authorizing national
banks lend money on farm lands and the bill
nermtting such banks 10 lend 10 per cent OF their
paid-un capital and surplus T. borrower The
committee also urged elastic currency legislation
and that national banks bo permitted carry on
certain lines of trust company business from which
thas are now excluded
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
SPEAKER CANNON IN DOUBT.

washington March 14-Speaker Cannon gave an
informal reception in his office the Capitol to-
day 10 delegates attending the meeting OF the Ma
tionaI Consular Reform Association. George Il
Barbour, Of Detroit. representing the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers, presented the delega-
ton TO Speaker Cannon who. in speaking OF the
pending Consular Reform bill, assured the party
that he favored consular reform but said:
However, gentlemen, IL is ALWAYS hard IN tell
what the House will do God only knows and
sometimes I doubt IL He knows. what the Senate
will
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
eoe CAMPAIGN FUND INQUIRY.

x,..b,r1ton March 14.-Representative Hard
- >, C.eoreia will introduce q bill tomorrow
empowering the House Committee on the Election
- president, Vice President and Representatives
O., congress TO summon and swear witnesses IN an
s,t,,,tio,, of The expenditures ia the last three
~ napaigus This investigation Is pro
Itse5 for in bill introduced by Representative
CoaxIzS. q k93-30A
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


John ]. Fitzgerald member OF Congress from
Brooklyn. will speak The Life Passage OF
Bill" a De La Sale Institute Hall. No. los West
5Sth street. tomorrow. at p
The Mohametan World" win be the subject
of discourse by the Rev. S. NJ. Zwemer this after
noon at 4 O'Clock. at the Fourth Reformed Church
Madison avenue and SSth street. The public ara
invited
A man supposed 70 be c. R. Flattau. owner OF a
saloon at No. 80 East sth street. jumped before a
sOuthbound subway train yesterday az Astor Placs
and was instantly killed
Coroner Shrady held an inquest yesterday In ths
case OF Joseph Livingston. Of No. s2s Tenth ave.
nue., who was killed by train at Tenth avsnrs
and S0th street February 27. The fury returned
a verdict OF accidental death. but added thaf Ih@
New-York Central and Hudson River RaIiroad
should be censured for failure provide sufcIsnt
safeguards.
Original drawings and paintings by newspape-
and magazine illustrators will be on exhibition
this afternoon N the banquet hall OF the yaldaxx
and VII continue Tia remainder az ne wssk
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
Mr.. LITTAUER NAY RETIRE.

Washington. March 1.-THE indications are that
Representative Littauer. OF the 25th New York
District. will refuse denomination. 1T is my in
teution to retire from Congress-" he said to-day
although I have not made announcement and
have not as yet fully made up my mind the
question" Mr. IAttauer is serving HIS fourth term
and is member OF the Appropriations Committee
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
Ngw.yoRk OFFICIALS CONFIRMED.

Washington. March 14-The Senate in executive
session to-day confirmed the nominations OF Nevada
n Stranahan Collector Of Customs; James s.
Clarkson Surveyor OF Customs, and Frederick J.
n Kracke Naval Officer OF Customs, for the Dis
trct Of Newly ork
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15
MOVING CANAL HEADQUARTERS.

Panama, March 1.-THE offices OF John F. Stevens,
chief engineer Of the Panama Canal. are being
moved to-day TO Culebra. The departments OF labor
and quarters. power and machinery and building
and n1nsksanlnA VIZ AlSo 10 removed tbs wsaA.
New-York tribune., 1906-03-15

This accusation Mr.. Tillman vehemently de-
MED. Il never deserted my baby, he said, but
the Senator frcm Rhode Island insisted upon
rutting his own dress on II. That was distaste-
fuI to me. and the banting is sleeping peacefully
in one of the pigeonholes in the room OF the
chairman Of the Committee Interstate
Commerce Mr.. Elkins. Then some one dropped
another kid in my house and I am holding it.
vyon't deny that / am suspicious Of the pater-
ritv Of the brat and OF the brat itself. but know
ing the difficulties in the way of getting a bill
on which the committee could agree, voted TO
hiring the House bill into the Senate. so that we
could discuss it IN the open" He predicted that
II the present Congress does not settle the ques-
ton the people will next time elect one that
Will
Mr.. Dolliver outlined his attitude on the ques-
+,oD oF suspension, expressing the opinion that
- movers OF a court of equity cannot be
aTytdged provision like MI Baeys would
he eaid be agreeable 10 him If il could be sus
,a,red nv the courts. He explained his apparent
sey,ei,fveness relative to the remarks OF Messrs.
T2avner and Tlllman by saying that he had
had such a hard time defending the bill from the
attacks OF its enemies that he felt that he had a
T,obt 10 expect more charity toward It from its
professed friends.
NFr rTIIlman replied that with amend
,,ants added the Democratic Senators would be
found TO be as jealous in support OF the bill as
any OF the Republicans
gter further discussion Mr Cullom remarked
,lat This thing had gone about far enough"
and moved an executive session The motion
prevailed, and soon sfterward the Senate ad-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01

| wrote my name upon the SAND,
And trusted it would stand for aye,
sOon alas! the refluent sea
Had washed my feeble lines away.
l carved my name upon the wood,
And. after years returned again;
| missed the shadow of the tree
That stretched of old upon The
plain.
To solid marble, next, my name
/ gave as Il perpetual trust;
earthquake rent it to its base,
And now it lies DER laid with Dust.
these have failed. In wiser mooi
| turn and ask myself, "Whlt
then
If ! would have my name endure,
I'll write it on the hearts of men.
In characters of living light,
OF kindly deeds and actions
wrought,
And these beyond the touch of time.
Shall live immortal as my thought.
-HOratiO Algnr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01
Sidney Jau,Pf.

From the Outlook. April 21.
fIe loved his art and freely spent him
sell.
Counting no cost. nor measuring
his days;
Not turned aside by misinterrreters
Nor halted for the sweet incense of
praise.
But even amid the dakness his fair
face
Ever turned eager toward the eter-
nal light,
He saw the light beams of the coming
day
Far through the blackness Of tn
e~nshrouding night.
Wounded and fallen, still he struggled
on,
Brave-hearted, valiant. to his latest
breath,
With cypress mouruers came. but laU-
rel crowned
They found him smiling i'll the arms
OF Death.
John Wilbur Jenkins. in the Out
look.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01


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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01

Lv such cmincut English scholars and
critics as Prot HoWaen. Andrew
Lang. Father rrouL" and several
Others, says Il a they are eEceilently
French verse is So contrary to the
richness OF English rhymes, that more
has been gained than lost in the
translation" Prof. Bruncr viii cause
u,c to read I'll of fIugo's poems again,
including his ~"Ternani. OF. Castilian
IIonor.' to give its fun title.
{ do not know how many dramas Hugo
wrote. but he made a great impression
upon the French theatre. He wrote
among many others "AngcIo.' the
"Bourgraves, Lucrctia Borgia,'
Marie Tudor ''Hcrnani" and "Ruy
BIAS" Hugo was a great genius and
deserves to rank with the greatest
authors of his time. He vas born N
1902. of plain people. His father rose
to the rank OF general, and was creat-
ed a count by Napoleon. He had four
brothers Who fell in battle.
The Methodist Publishing House at
Nashville, Tenn. hat does 4 larger
book business than any other SINH
lar establishments in the entire South,
rs does the Northern Methodist Pub
liShingG House. in New York, i'll all
the north, has sent out a book by &.
w. Dyer. NJ. \. entitled "DemocraCN
j., the south Before the civil War
=, j. i,nor+art nv reason of he igno-
rance of many living SOUthrOnS Of their
own section Of the American Union
,,rin, to 1881 ard fine houeIassiv dense
ignorance ana prejudice of the North
ms to actual conditions this way. There
were actually more railroads in the
couth i'm 1850 accordin" to p0puIa-
lion than in all N~orthEand. In 1850
manufactures of almost all kinds wore
progressing in the slandercd and ha-
ted South. Wages were also higher in
tho South than in the boastful. blat-
North. Il is So now even. The
South was really richer than the
North, in proportion to population,
and was increasing in 1850 at a faster
ratio. Mr.. Dyer how that the idea
to have a state appropriation to pay
for the education OF the poor actually
originated in til" south. tie quotes
from Northern historians TO snow
thelr l~gnofailc" as /" 'ilc rear attltude
Of the white people 81 me South as
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01

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three hundred aud -iNt> t>t ~, II"
voted 10 worldly thoughts anus
meut~ ana SinfuI ~ludulgtuDits
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ty and Il hall of his gospel hut ae-
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popular than any chapter which hc did
write. IL order 20 explain Some thlhgs
SHAT seem t. b. Incompatible With tho
teachings ~ tire written word il may
not hc amiss - give" tEc reader mat
portion of the un"rittcn chapter
which authorizes aud Ju~titics conduct
that is clearly al variance With what
is written. We viii suppose II reads
thus.
chapter aoI.=l. Now. seeing mat
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
FLEET OF PLEASURE CRAFT.
Several Vessels Being Prepared 70,
Service on the River.

The power sloop So Long, owned here,
which was fitted with a gasoline power en-
CINE during the past week. was out on the
marine railway at Reagans boat yard
Wednesday to have her propeller wheel
changed. 1t is thought that the new wheel
will make her considerably faster and
better boat for cruising purposes
The power launch Stella, belonging to Mr..
James Nicholson, Is hauled out on Rea-
gan's railway for the cleaning and over
hauling of her hull and for painting in
preparation for an extended cruise on the
river.
The placing OF the new gasoline engine in
the power launch Marion r.. belonging to
Mr.. Wallace Riley, will be completed, 1t Is
said during the coming week, and the boat
will at once go into service on the river.
She will be used on pleasure trips, with her
owner and friends aboard.
The new power launch Belle Rose, belong
ing to Messrs. Danzenbaker and Stohlman
of this city has returned to port after a
cruise Of several days on the river with her
owners and a party of friends aboard. On
the trip she visited Colton.s, Colonial Beach
and other down-river points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
Exquisite Floral Designs
at $50 discount. Blackistones, 14th & H
Advertisement.
At the NAVY Yard.

Capt. r. G. Davenport has been detached
from the Washington navy yard to COM
mand the new battleship Georgia when
commissioned. He served while attached
to the yard as recorder, board Of labor en-
ployment senior member board OF ;..spec-
ton and senior member of wages board.
He was detached on. July 10. 1906.
The changing OF the telephone system
from the old watch box near the main 9Th
street entrance of the yard to the recently
constructed fire, telephone and prison build
ing is in progress and will. 1t is said, be
completed In a week or ten days. The new
building when fully occupied will put the
old watch box out of commission as such,
and 1t will be removed from the vicinity Of
the gate and perhaps used as sort Of
storage house.
The new structure Is up-to-date, artistic
in appearance and fireproof. 1t will be the
first of the buildings visitors and others
will see upon entering the inclosure
The wireless telegraph mast, which was
damaged in a recent storm. has been re-
paired and is In working order.
The yard wall, about 100 feet OF which
was damaged by the same storm. has also
been repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
THE WATERMELON SEASON.
indications Are That It Will Be Late
IN This Section

The watermelons now on the local market
are coming mostly from Georgia and daily
hundreds Of cars loaded with the fruit from
southern points pass through this city to
cities In the north. A few melons from
North Carolina have arrived here on the
Norfolk line steamers.
A leading dealer in watermelons, who
handles much of the fruit coming here in
vessels from Chesapeake bay points, stated
to Star reporter today that the probability
is that it will be late in the season before
the melons from nearby sources are on the
market. His calculation was that 1t will
be after August before the first vessel
laden with melons from the Carolina sounds
arrives here, and that 1t will be two weeks
and possibly longer, after that time before
the fruit from the James. York and Poto-
mac rivers, and from the eastern shore of
Maryland and Virginia will be on the mar
ket.
The schooner Raymond Oliver is lying at
the 18th street wharf here, being made
ready to- go into service as a watermelon
runner. In all the larger creeks down the
river vessels are lying, being made ready
for the watermelon trade. Fully hundred
boats are employed In running melons to
this city in the height of the melon season.