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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
METoA1FE SUES FOR $s9O, GOO
Action of New York Dramatic Critic
 Against Managers.

New York, March 3O.-James S. Met calfe, dramatic critic of Life, who has been excluded from all theaters con- trolled by members of the Theatrical Managers association, has brought suit to recover $270,0O0 from Marc Klaw, Abraham L. Erlanger, Oscar Hammer sttein, Daniel Frohman, Charles Burn- ham, Joseph K. Brooks, Heinrich Con- ried, James H. Curtin, Martin Dickson, Frank Mckee, J. Wesley Rosenquest, Edward A. Braden, Joseph L. Springer, Leo Teller William c. Watson, Percy Williams, Walter c. Jordan, Alfred Hayman George J. Kraus, Edward D. Stair, William T. Keogh, Alexander Lichenstein, Antonio Pastor, Henry B. Harris, Albert Hayn1an, Henry w. Saw age, and Charles Frohman. Justice Fitzgerald of the supreme court recent. ly decided that there was sufficient prima facie evidence of conspiracy on the part of the managers to warrant their being held for trial in criminal proceedings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
YALE LANDS THIRD PLACE
IN ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE
 GYMNASTIC MERIT

New York University Wins for First
 Time in Eight Years or Since the
 Contests Were Established-Frlnce-
 ton Second, Harvard Fourth and
 Columbia Fifth-Summary of Events.
 New York, March 30.-The annual in- tercollegiate gymnastic meet held to- night in the gymnasium of Columbia university, was won by New York uni- versity with 12 1-3 points. Princeton was second with ii points; Yale third with 10 1-S points; Harvard fourth with 9 1-S points, and Columbia fifth with 5 points. This is the first time in the eight years since the gymnastic con- tests were established that New York university has won Columbia won the tournament last year.
 Summaries: Horizontal bar, won by D. w. McCabe, Princeton; second, A. Scannell, New York university; third, H. L. Dowd, of Princeton.
 Side horse, won by G. s. Evans, liar yard; second, c. G. Price, Yale; third, D, c. Macson. jr., Yale,
 Club swinging, won by c. A. Stewart, Columbia; A. c. Gilbert, Yale; G. P. Brayden, New York university; and c. A. Woodbury, Harvard, tied for second place.
 Flying rings, won by L. Greenfield, New York university; second 2. D, Price, Yale; third, s. c. Ketchum, New York university,
 Parallel bars, won by A. Schnell, New York university; second, c. A. Wood bury, Harvard; third, w. F. Knox, Yale.
 Tumbllng, won by D. W. McCabe, Princeton; second, w. E. Thompson, New York university; third, R. c. Hoerle, Yale.
 Individual champion-D, W, MeCabe, Princeton; second, A, c. Gilbert, Yale; third, G. F. Evans, Harvard.
 The following officers of the Intercol- legiate Gymnasttc association were elected for the ensuing year: President G. F. Evans, Harvard; vice president, D. w. McCabe, Princeton; secretary D. B. Krauss, Pennsylvania; treasurer, R. c. Masterson, Columbia; executive committee, P. R. Carpenter, Harvard; J B. Hawes, Haverford; T. c. Barner, Princeton; F. Bradford, Pennsylvania, and T. A. Drucklieb, Yale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
CLAPPAD HANDS IN COURT.
Judge Orders Arrest of Women but Onl-
 ccrs Couldn't Pick Them Out.

Boston March 30.Mrs. May Howard was acquitted to-day of the charge of having aided her husband, Charles Howard, to whom she was married in the Charles street jail last December, and his cellmate, Edward H. Carr, in escaping from the jail. The case had been on trial the past two days in the superior court. The verdict was de- cided upon by the jury. When the ac- quittal was announced a large number of women in the court room applauded the jury by handclapping. The judge ordered the court officials to pick out the persons who made the disturbance and place them under arrest. The off, cials were unable to tell who had made the demonstration, and no arrests were made.
 Howard, who was arrested in New York after his escape, is serving a sen- tence in state prison for larceny. Carr has not been captured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
RESCUE OF FRENCH MINERS
RECOVER OF THIRTEEN AFTER TWENTY DAYS' ENTOMBMENT.

Story of the Men as Far as Told Shock
 ing in the Extreme-People Indig-
 nant at Alleged Ineffective Nature of
 the Salvage work--One Engineer,
 Himself, Declares 1t Deplorab1y In-
 efficient.
 Lens, France, March S0.-The disas- ter at the Courrieres coal mines had startling sequel to-day when thirteen miners were taken out alive, after hav- ing endured unspeakable horrors dur ing twenty days of entombment. The story of the survivors as far as it has been told already discloses that they lived for many days on putrid horse meat amid total darkness and in the stench from scores of decaying corpses. The presence of human flesh would speedily have forced the starving men to resort to the last desperate extremi- ty if their rescue had not occurred.
 The survivors were sturdy young miners from seventeen to twenty-five years, except their leader, Henri Nemy, who is thirty years old. All show the terrible effects of their experiences, being emaeiated, exhausted and blind ed. Their rescue caused a temporary nervous Iucldity during which they greeted their relatives and graphically related their sufferings. The doctors then enforced quiet upon them, fearing the results of fever and poisoning from their having eaten decayed horse flesh.
 There were touching scenes as wives and mothers greeted those whom they had long given up as dead, Crowds be- sieged the hospitals to which the men were taken, cheering the survivors and imprecating the ineffective nature of the salvage work that followed immedi- ately after the disaster.
 The rescue of these thirteen men re- vived the hope in many families that others are alive and the relatives of those whose bodies have not been re- covered demand that efforts be redou- bled to bring out any possible survi- vors.
 There is a report that i'll addition to the thirteen men who were brought up out of the mine to-day, there were five others who came with them almost to the bottom of the pit, but were unable to come further on account of exhaus- tion.
 The total number of men missing af ter the catastrophe was 1,212. The bod ies recovered approximately numbered 300, and there are still unaccounted for approximately 700.
 The engineers explain that shoulder ing fires prevented them from explor- ing remote passages of the mine, where it was thought that there could be no survivors, The mine owners also claim that the strike of miners reduced the number of rescuers available. Many en- gineers and scientists agree that all in the mine must have died long ago. En- gineer Laur, however, dissents, assert ing that the salvage work has been de- plorably inefficient, and he believes that scores died of exhaustion owing ito the poor work of the salvage companies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
NO SPRING REDUCTION.
Coal Carrying Roads to Hold Price
 Where It Is.


 Philadelphia March 30.-In conse- auence of the suspension of mining in the anthracite regions the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company will not grant the usual spring reduc- ton of fifty cents a ton on domestic sizes of anthracite this year, neither does the company intend to increase the price. All the other coal companies throughout the hard-coal regions will follow the Readings action. For some years past the coal companies have been reducing the price of coal fifty cents a ton on April and raising it ten cents each month until September, when the price again touched the win ter rate.
 Many of the retail dealers in Phila- delphia and vicinity to-day advanced the prices of domestic sizes twenty-five cents ton. The decision of the min CTS to cease work has greatly stimu- lated the demand, and there was not a yard in the city that was not rushed with orders. Many of the retailers are selling only to their regular customers, and at that are giving them only limit ed quantities.
 It is said that the Reading company will refuse to furnish coal to all dealers who increase the retail prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
ANSWER TO BAER.
Mitchell Says No Contract Exists With Operators After April 1.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 3O.-A meet ing of the presidents and secretaries of the miners of the anthracite districts was held this afternoon at the national headquarters of the United Mine Workers with President Mitchell. The following telegram was sent to Phila- delphia to President Baer of the an- thracite operators:
 Telegram received Committee ap- pointed at Shamokin convention, De- cember 14, representing mine workers in anthracite region, wired you last night proposing meeting of joint com- mittee appointed on February 15, and pending adjustment of differences. Have instructed that inasmuch as after April 1 there will be no contract or agreement between anthracite miners and operators, men necessary to run pumps and preserve properties continue work. We are now awaiting response to our suggestion for joint meeting on Tuesday
 (Signed) a
 "JOHN MITCHELL, Chairman"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
ARGUMENTS MADE IN
 GEO. W. PERKINS CASE
QUESTION OF LEGALITY OF AR- REST FOR CAMPAIGN CON-
 TRIBUTIOM

Justice Greenbaum Reserves His De-
 cisiOn--Briefs to be Filed by Contend
 ing Counsel on Monday-Keen Inter-
 est Taken by the COurt--No Other
 Such Case. So Far as Known, on
 Record--Jerome Unable to Support
 His View by Any Authorities.
 New York, March SO.-Arguments on the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of George W. Perkins, former vice. president of the New York Life Insur- ance company, who is charged, in a warrant issued by Magistrate Moss, with the larceny of $4S,7O2 belonging to the policyholders of the New York Life. which he advanced to Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the republican na- tional committee, were made to-day be- fore Justice Greenbaum in the state su- preme court. Decision was reserved. Briefs will be filed on Monday by con- tending counsel and then Justice Green- baum will take the matter of the le- gality of Mr. Perkins arrest under ad- visement.
 District Attorney Jerome argued for the prosecution and former Judge Will liam N. Cohen and Lewis Delafeld ap- peared for the defendant. Justice Greenbaum took the liveliest interest in the arguments and constantly inter- rupted MT. Jerome and Messrs. Cohen and Delafield with pointed questions
 Mr. Jerome said that criminal intent, according to legal authorities, was to appear from all the circumstances of the case. "The question here, he con- tinued, lis as to the right of MT. Per- kins to pay the money of the policy holders to political organization for the purpose of influencing the result of certain political matters at the polls. This is very far from being a case where there is an absence of moral guilt or turpitude. Shall the officers of d corporation or single officer say, Take the money of the polieyholders, take your and my money, and give it to political party? I say that such an act | is inherently wrong, whether 1t is pro- hibited by law or not. say that 1t Is contrary to public policy contrary to public morality and contrary as we'll to private morality and common decency. Half of the policyholders may have been democrats, and to take their non- ey to assist the republican party cer- tainly goes to the establishment of felo- nious intent"
 l Justice Greenbaum asked: If you maintain that this was an illegal act under what classification do you put it|
 | MT. Jerome replied: q think that the payment was both illegal and immoral. l claim that it was both, and that it was criminal"
 During parallel in justification of the payment of money to the republi- can campaign committee Judge Cohen said that President John A. Mccall, of the New York Life Insurance company, had at different times directed the pay~ ment of large sums of money for the relief of the Johnstown flood and in a yellow fever epidemic at New Orleans. These payments may have been outside the vested authority of the president, he said but surely not illegal-certainly very far from criminal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
AGREEMENT ON BAziNG BILL.
Reached by the House and Senate
 COnferees.

Washington, March 90.-The conferees on the anti-hazing bill for the Annapo- lis naval academy reached a complete agreement to-day, The agreement re- tains the house substitute, with an amendment to the first section, provid- ing for the dismissal of midshipmen from the academy by the superintend- ent for other causes than hazing. The amendment agreed to in conference stipulates that when an issue of fact is raised between the specifications of dis missal and the answer of the midship- man it shall be determined by a special board of inquiry. This does not apply, however, to questions raised in the rec ord of the midshipman disclosed by de- merit records.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
SURRENDER TO LABOR PARTY
British Government to Support New
 Trades Dispute Bill.

London, March S0.-The government has surrendered to the labor party on the trades disputes bill, and Premier Campbell Zimmerman himself announc- ed the house of commons this after noon that he would support the bill in- troduced by the labor party in opposi- ton to the government measure. He advised the house to accept the bill of the labor party, which then came up for it's second reading. It provides complete immunity for trade unions funds, the clause relating thereto read ing:
 No action shall be brought against a trade union or other association afore- said for the recovery of damages sus- tained by any person or persons by req son of the action of any member or members of such trade union or other association"
 Otherwise the bill is practically du- plicate of the governments measure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
Natal Free to Hang Natives.

London, March SO.-Lord Elgin, the colonial secretary announced in the house of lords to-day that the gov- ernment had received explanatory tele- grams from Natal, and that it had been decided to leave the colonial govern ment freedom of action in regard to the executions of the rebellious natives Voluminous cable messages have been exchanged between the colonial office and Pietermaritzburg, capital of Natal, and the hope is now expressed that the explanations of the imperial govern ment's motives will calm the troubled colonial waters,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
LAWSON WOULD WITHDRAW
Does Not Wish to Press Insurance
 Charges.

Boston, March 3O.--In reply to 6 let ter sent by Thomas w. Lawson to-day to District Attorney John B. Moran, in which Mr. Lawson expressed a wish to withdraw charges made against several New York insurance men more than a week ago, the district attorney tonight notified Mir. Lawson that the charges could not be withdrawn. Mir Moran, furthermore, called upon MT. Lawson to deliver the evidence which he claimed to have, and requested him to appear for that purpose at the district attor- ney's office tomorrow.
 Mir. Lawson said his object in with drawing the charges was that he feared the salaried agents and canvassers of the insurance companies would be the ones who would suffer, it being his opinion that 1t might be impossible to prosecute successfully the company heads.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
Baer Notifies Mitchell But Declares Order Calling Out Men Most Extra
 ordinary.
CONFERENCE NEXT TUESDAY
IMPORTANT ACTION AFFECTING
 SOFT COAL SITUATION

Miners Convention Before AdjOurning Sine Die Authorizes National and Dis trict Officers to Sign Wage Agree
 ments With Any Coal Operator Who Agrees to Pay the Scale of 19O3--
 Many Operators Ready to Do This and 1t Will AmeliOrate Conditions in Bituminous strike-Mitchel1 Signified That He Would Resign Unless Cone
 ventiOn Took Favorable Action on This Matter.
 New York, March 3O.--The anthracite mine operators decided to-day to meet the miners committee in this city next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, as re- quested by John Mitchell, of the miners, for further conference on the wage scale in the anthracite coal field. It had been reported to-day that the op- orators would refuse because the min CTS were ordered to strike, but late to- day telegram from President George F. Baer, the chairman of the operators committee, to President Mitchell, ac- cepting the offer to have another con ference, was made public in New York. MT. Baer's message follows:
 Philadelphia, March 30 1906. 'tJohn Mitchell, Indianapolis:
 Although your order to quit work pending negotiations is most extraordi- nary, the delay in meeting having been yours, and not ours, nevertheless we will meet your committee as requested. (Signed) George F. Baer."
 This message was in reply to the fol- lowing message which Mir. Baer re- ceived from President Mitchell early in the day:
 Indianapolis, March 30, 1906. "George F. Baer Philadelphia:
 If agreeable to you, a meeting of the joint subcommittee will be held in New York at 10 o'clock Tuesday, April 3, for the purpose of further considering the wage scale in the anthracite field.
 (Signed) John Mitchell"
 After receiving that message Mir. Baer inquired of MT. Mitchell whether the miners would quit work on Monday, and, after he received word from Mir. Mitchell that it was true, agreed to meet the miners committee on Tues day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
IMPORTANT ACTION
Contracts Will be Signed With Bitu- nfnOus Operators Offering Right Scnle.

Contracts Will be Signed With BitU- mfnous Operators Offering Right scnIe.
 Indianapolis, Ind, March SO.-Amelio- ration of the threatened strike of bitu- aninous coal miners on April 1 was se- cured to-day by the United Mine Workers of America, who before ad- 5ourning without day, authorized na- tional and district officers to sign wage agreements with any coal operator who would agree to pay the scale of 1903 or its equivalent for period of two years. This is an advance of 5.55 per cent. in wages in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania, and all other districts except the southwest, com posed of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Ar kansas and the Indian Territory, where an advance of 3 cents @ ton is demand ed, as the 1903 scale in force in that district
 As many operators have signified a willingness to pay the advance, the number of miners that intend to strike on April 1 will probably be ultimately reduced by many thousands. It is probable that most of the coal miners will cease work on April 1, although the cessation of labor will be temporary in those districts where the increase in wages can be obtained
 The convention declined an offer made by the operators of Indiana, Illi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
COAL GOES UP QUICKER
 THAN JACK ROBINSON
RETAILERS LOSE NO TIME IN SENDING THE PRICE
 SOARING.

New York Dealers Got Together Last
 Night and Added Fifty and Seventy
 five Cents-COal Carrying Roads Out
 of Reconsideration" for the People
 Decide Not to Grant the Usual Spring
 Reduction of Fifty Cents.
 New York, March S0.-At a meeting of the Coal Merchants association, made up of retail coal dealers in Man haitian and the Bronx, held tonight, it was decided to increase the price of domestic sizes of anthracite coal fifty and seventy-flve cents per ton, making the prices $7 to $7.75 for different quail ities. The price for the anthracite steam sizes were advanced $1.15 ton. Soft coal rates were raised from $4 to $5 per ton Coal went up fifty cents in Brooklyn also.
 Boston, March 3O,-Coal dealers in Lynn and Providence, R. l., followed Boston dealers to-day and advanced prices one dollar ton, in anticipation of the strike.
 Similar advices were received at this office last night from various other points.
 Newport, R. l., March 9O.-Following the announcement Of the suspension of work on Monday in the coal mining regions, the freight charges on coal from New York to this point by water were raised 50 cents per ton to-day The government stations are well supplied with coal.
 Allentown, Pa, March SO.-At meet ing of the retail coal dealers associa- tion of this city tonight it was unani- mously decided that owing to the scarcity of anthracite coal all members of the association should close their yards beginning tomorrow and sell nc more coal. This move was not unex- pected as a number of the coal dealers have been closed during the past week owing to a lack of supply of the fuel.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
TURBINE NOT SATISFACTORY.
Herr Baliin Says His Company is Not
 Ready to Adopt It.

Hamburg, March 3O,--Herr Ballin, di- rector of the Hamburg American Steamship company, at a general meet ing of the shareholders to-day said that British turbine steamers had not at tained results, regarding speed or the consumption of coal, which justified their adoption by the Hamburg Amer ican Steamship company in the imme- diate future, in place of the piston ma- chimes, for their large transatlantic steamers. The experiments with tur- pines, however, would be continued.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
Shipping News.

Antwerp, March 2S.-Sailed: Steamer Noordland, New York.
 Naples, March 29.-Sailed: Steamer Citta al Geneva, New York. Steamer United States, New York via Christiansand.
 Cherbourg, March 30, a. m-Arriv- ed: Steamer Gneisenau, New York via Halifax, N. S., for Bremen (and pro- ceded).
 Lizard, March S1. :5O a. m.-Passea. Steamer Bluecher New York for Ply mouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
Mrs. Roosevelt in Southern water..

Fernandina, Fla, March 30.-Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by her children, Ethel, Archie and Quentin, arrived was met by Captain Long of the United States ship Mayfiower, who escorted her aboard the yacht. The Mayffower sailed soon after for West Indian wa- ters on a cruise of ten days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
WRECK ON TAUNTON DIVISION
Two Passengers Injured in Collision
 Hut Not Seriously.

Taunton, Mass, March 30.-Two pas sengers received injuries inecessitating treatment at the hospital and the oth- CTS on the train were severely shaken up when a Fall River and Boston ex- press train on the Taunton division of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad collided with a freight train at Dighton, six miles south of this city, this evening. Both engines and the smoking car on the express were badly damaged.
 The injured were; Joseph Nanies, of Lowell, slight wounds on the head and concussion, and N. J, Clark, of Fall River, severe bruises and suffering from shock.
 Neither is seriously injured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
MIR. JEROME c GBTS HIS JURY.
Justice Bowling Grants Request for
 Special Insurance Panel.

New York, March SO.-Justice Dow ling in the criminal branch of the su- preme court to-day granted the re- quest made yesterday by District At torney Jerome for the calling of a spe- clal grand jury to act solely upon in- surance matters during the month of May. He consented to sign the order requiring the commissioner of jurors to call such jury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-31
WRESTLING oLA1us VICTIM.
U. of P. Student succumbs to Injuries
 Received in Match.

Philadelphia, March 8O.-Alexander Kemp, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, died to-day in the uni yersity hospital as the result of injuries received during a wrestling match
 Kemp was wrestling in the university gymnasium about two weeks ago with a much heavier opponent in order to re- duee his weight othat he might con- pete in the intercollegiate champion ships. During head spin" the verte- bra was fractured at the neck and Kemp remained in a seni-conscious condition up to the time of his death.