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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12
RUSHING COAL TO EUROPE.
Baltimore Shippers Are Profting by
Strike Across Ocean.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 12.-Balti-
more shippers of coal are profiting by
the strike by miners of Europe and are
marketing a supply at the rate of $4,000
tons a day. 1t is estimated that 10000
tons a day could be sold with better
railroad transportation facilities.
Charters of vessels to carry coal to
foreign ports continue active. A number
of vessels were reported under contract
yesterday, and some are on their way
here Prominent coal operators see a
market for American coal in foreign
ports, whether Englands coal strike is
settled or not in the Immediate future. 1t
is reported that American coal can be
landed in Berlin 81 80 a ton cheaper than
English dealers can deliver 1t there under
present conditions.
Baltimore factories having contracts
for minimum delivery of coal are ask
ing for the delivery of maximum amounts
in order to be prepared for any shortage
in the future.
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MANY FLEE CANTON
Hundreds of Refugees Taken
to Hongkong.
BRIGAND LEADS REVOLT
Between 100 and $50 Persons Killed
or Seriously Wounded-Gun.
boats Clear for Action.
BRIGAND LEADS REVOLT

HONGKONG, China, March 12-The
situation at Canton. where revolters I'm
der LUX. a brigand. are endeavoring to
GUST the local and provincial govern
ments, is regarded by the consular au-
thorities here as most alarming. Euro
pean missionaries have been ordered to
quit the city at once, and all available
river vessels are being pressed into serv-
ice to bring refugees to this city. The
Honam yesterday brought 1,7OO pas
sengers. and the Fatsham carried 400
more.
Several British boats are waiting at
their piers in Canton today. On account
Of the danger Of sudden trouble they are
keeping UP steam, ready to depart on
the instant, If necessary. The gunboats
stationed off Canton are cleared for ac-
ton, and even the stokers are armed to
the teeth.
Fighting Several Days.
The fighting at Canton began with an
attack by brigands several days ago, and
has continued constantly ever since in
various parts Of the suburbs.
The attack began to assume serious
proportions when the soldiers in the
Bogue forts suddenly mutinied and sur
rendered the forts to Luk's men. The
invaders forthwith equipped themselves
from the arsenal and with modern guns
and ammunition took possession OF the
admiralty building The number Of per-
sons killed or seriously wounded thus far
is estimated by refugees at between 100
and $50. The followers of LUX are meet
ing with stubborn resistance and one of
their chiefs has been captured by the
loyal troops.
The Hongkong government is keeping
itself fully advised Of the situation.
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STEEL TARIFF BILL
DELAYED TWO DAYS
Senate Finance Committee No
to Act on Measure Un-
til Thursday.

The Senate committee on finance abar
doned its intention to act on the Hous
steel tariff bill today, and agreed to vot
on it next Thursday. The majority ".
negatively report the measure after tia
meeting
The committee decisively voted dow
Senator McCumber's proposition that I'll
Senate should express sentiment ]
favor of proceeding with the considers
ton of the wool tariff revision.
A number of democrats joined with IN
republican members against this prolo
sition, on the ground that 1t was an IN
struction to the House.
Wants Potato Duty Suspended.
Senator Watson of West Virginia ap
peared before the committee and urge
that the % per cent duty on potatoe
should be suspended by an amendment
the steel bill. He contended that ire
potatoes were necessary. in view OF ia
present low supply, and the Suspension
should be until the next crop. IN oep,el,
Der. No action was taken on the Na'
son proposition.
The postponement of action on the stee
bill enables the committee to get In toucl
with it's three absentee members, senator
HEPBURN and La Toilette. republicans
and Stone democrat. They are not e9
nected to return by Thursday. but maj
send proxies While all the democrat
present were agreed upon favorable RI
mort on the House measure, some or the!l
NAV possibly offer amendments to II.
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BEGGING FOR COAL.
Big Foreign Steamers Besieging the
Piers About Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, March 12-Nineteen
big foreign steamers. all after coal, and,
in fact. so anxious for coal cargoes that
in many instances they are offering pre-
miums to local dealers. are now gathered
around the coal piers off Lamberts Point,
Sewels Point and Newport News The
coal miners strike in England and those
threatened in other European countries
are decidedly responsible for the arrival
Of these ships here.
The feeling among the commanders of
these vessels, as well as the coal agents
here. is that the coal strike means that
the demand for American coal will stead
lily increase; that prices will advance cor
respondingly and that within ninety days
that the local harbor will be crowded
with tramps seeking cargoes for specu-
lative purposes.
The fact that the great bulk of coal
arriving at the local piers is already un-
der contract for delivery, or is brought
in to fill orders booked ahead by the
agents, has caused a number of COM
manders Of the ships in their efforts to
get cargoes to offer premium prices. i
is not possible, however. for the dealers
to accommodate them on short notice.
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HONORED BY ENGLISHMEN.
Geographical Society Sends Congrat.
ulations to Amundsen.
by Marcopi Wireless.)

LONDON, March 12-Maj. Leonard
Darwin. presiding at a meeting last night
of the Royal Geographical Society. said
amid applause that since the last meet
ing those present had heard that the
courageous Norwegian, Capt. Amundsen
who was known to many Of them having
lectured before the society. had succeeded
in his endeavor to reach the south pole.
Maj. Darwin then read the following
telegram, which had been sent to Capt.
Amundsen at Hobart by himself as
president of the society:
ION behalf of the council OF the Royal
Geographical Society l congratulate YOU
upon your magnificent journey and sue
cessful attainment of the south pole"
The applause which greeted the read
ing of this telegram showed, the chair
man added. that the society concurred in
the councils action in sending the tele-
gram.
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ARGUE FOR DISMISSAL
Packers Counsel Move Chi.
cauo Court to Take Case
From Jury.

CHICAGO, March II. = Argument OF
counsel for the defense on their motlon
To have Judge Carpenter take the pack
ers' case from the jury and discharge
the ten defendants charged with criminal
violation of the Sherman law was to be
concluded before noon today, and it is
exnected that the court will give de-
cision on the motion Immediately after
the close of the arguments.
If the motion Is denied the defense mas
MANNED TO move that all testimony out
side of the three-year period covered by
the indictment be stricken from the
record.
Final Argument for Defense.
with the expectation that a decision
would be given by United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenter before night, Attor-
nov John S. Miller today delivered the
final argument OF counsel for the defense
an the motion to take the packers case
from the jury and to discharge the ten
defendants charged with criminal viola
ton of the Sherman law.
In the event of an adverse decision the
defense planned to present motions to
have stricken from the record all evil
dence not included in the three-year
period covered by the indictment between
September Il, 1907. and September IL,
1910.
The court allowed the government to
Introduce a mass of testimony with the
understanding that it was to be directly
connected with the ten defendants be-
fore the end of the trial.
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issued an appeal to Capt. Amundsen's fell
low-countrymen for subscriptions to pay
of the debts incurred by him in connec-
ton with his south pole expedition, which
amount to about $40, 800.
The committee expresses the hope that
it will speedily be in a position to teie-
graph to Capt. Amundsen at Hobart that
all his debts have been paid.
Later on a national subscription Tor
Capt Amundsen himself will be started.
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ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS.
Consumers League Exhibit Of Il
Sweatshop Products.

Despite the rain constant stream
visitors inspected the exhibit Of the Cor
sumers' League at 1898 F street todaI
where photographs and actual sample
of sweatshop labor are on view SeI
eral new members for the league wei
enrolled today.
Mrs. Florence Kelley, secretary of Il
National Consumers League, will sped
on 1.-The National Task of the Consumer
League" at a public lecture to be givd
at Rauscher's at 4:45 o'clock this aftei
noon.
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Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To r. w. Brown, to build two-story
dwelling at 1915 18th street northwest;
architect, A. w. Craig: builder, r. w.
Brown; estimated cost. $4,000.
To ]. G. McCrorey. to repair store at
414-416 7th street northwest; architects.
C. A. Didden & Son; estimated cost.
$4,000.
To National Capital Brewing Company,
to repair saloon at 123 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest; architects. C. A. Didden
& Son; builder, Thomas Henderson,: esti-
mated cost, $1,000
To Ernest Brandt. to repair dwelling at
w. Martin; estimated cost. $3.50.
To C. C. Glover. to repair dwelling on
Lowell street near Arizona avenue;
builders, Morgan & Swingle; estimated
cost, $50.
To Ella c. Maccomb. to repair piano
store at 1917 F street northwest; builder.
Samuel ]. Prescott Company; estimated
cost, $50
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House Employe Political Worker

Chief Clerk Jerry South Of the Hous
Of Representatives has gone to his HON
state. Arkansas. to work for the electid
of Champ Clark delegates to the dem(
cratic national convention. He will be al
sent for about three weeks, and while \
is gone w. b. Johnson of Georgia, the al
sistant chief clerk Of the House, will q
as chief clerk,
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Cost of United States Exhibits.

Secretary MacVeagh of the Treasury,
as chairman of the interdepartmental
committee on the federal exhibits to be
made at the coming International Con-
sress of Hygiene and Demography, which
is to be held in Washington next Septem-
Der, today submitted to Congress an esti-
mate of SOL. $40 to cover the cost of the
governments exhibits.
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More Pottsville Miners Out.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, March 12.-Al-
though 300 of the men who went on a
strike at the collieries of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company yesterday re-
turned to work this morning the number
of idle men was increased by the closing
down of the company's shaft at Coaldale.
making the total number of strikers
about 1900
The strike was the result of non-union
miners declining to join the United Mine
Workers of America, and the union
miners refused to work until every en-
ploye wore a button showing paid-up
membership. There is no grievance
against the company, which employs
about 5000 men.
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Would Continue Conduit Road.

To continue the Conduit road from IL
Anglers Club to Great Falls, a distant
of about two miles, Senator Rayner
Maryland has introduced bill proposal
an appropriation of $4,000. The work
to be done under the supervision of IL
Secretary of War and the chief OF Ell
eineers, United States Army.
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ON BORDER
President Taft Confers With
the Texas Senators.
ANOTHER Meeting CALLED
Discussion of the Situation Due to
Mexican Rebellion.
VARIANCE IN THE ADVICES
Demand for More Troops From
United States Points-Sena-
tor Culberson's Views.
VARIANCE IN THE ADVICES

The Mexican situation is to receive con-
siderable attention from the President in
the next few days. Tomorrow morning
he is to have a conference with Senator'S
Culberson and Bailey and the Texas rep
resentatives in the House as to the out
look, and propositions for sending more
troops to the border. Senator Culberson
and Representatives Slayden and Burgess
were at the White House this morning.
The President asked them to return to-
morrow and bring other members of the
Senator Culberson said that
conditions had apparently improved In
Mexico but that there was room for still
greater Improvement. There continues
to be a demand from Texas for more
troops. The boards Of trade are joining
heartily in this demand, showing a deep
Of army protection as well
as army business.
Statements Conflict.
Secretary Stimson took to the cabinet
meeting considerable information for the
President, but it was most conflicting.
Some of it expressed confidence in the
ability Of President Madero to overcome
the revolution and put down the insur-
rection, while other informants declare
that Madero is helpless and will be
swamped. Between the conflicting reports
the administration has little to do but
wait and watch. The United States gov
eminent will be pleased to see condi-
lions improve, as 1t has no disposition
to give aid or countenance to the rebels
or knowingly permit American citizens to
do so.
The cabinet discussed affairs in Mexico,
but no announcement was made as to the
results.
State Department Advices.
Official advices to the State Depart
ment this morning from the United
States consul general at Monterey are
to the effect that the rebels had been de-
feated by the federal troops in an en-
gagement near Torreon. and that the sit
uation there has been relieved. The
consul general adds that the telegraph
line to Torreon is open, but he gives no
section of Mexico.
From Guadalajara it is reported that
there are about 1000 federals in the
city, though two small bands of rebels
or marauders are reported as roaming
about They are not considered danger
Gus. 1t Is reported that Henry c. Hanna
is well and safe at Durango. but that
there are no trains out of there. Ad-
vices tell Of revolutionary activities at
Jalisco.
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District Judge Angel Resigns.

It became known here today that Alexis
G. Angel, United States district. judge
for the eastern district of Michigan, at
Detroit, has forwarded his resignation to
President Taft. The reason for his re-
signation is not known. He was appoint
ed July 1, 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12

troit Federation of Labor; Clarence Z.
Dowd of Rochester. n. Y, formerly a
national organizer of the International
Association of Machinists: Hiram Cline
of Muncie, Ind national organizer for
the International Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners. and Sturgeon p.
Meadows, business agent of the Indian
apolis district of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners.
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AMUNDSEN TO GET MEDAL.
Italian Geographical Society Will
Honor Explorer.

ROME, March 1.-THE Italian Geo
graphical Society. of which Capt Amund-
sen is an honorary member, will award
the Norwegian explorer it's grand medal.
The Duke Of the Abruzzi and Admiral
Cagni are among those who cabled him
concentrations.
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sibilities in Palestine. He says that the
Turkish government is encouraging skill
ed and professional men Of all classes to
locate in Palestine, and that the situation
there is most inviting to immigration
1.-THE greatness of Palestine is in the fu-
ture and not in the past" DR.. Mosessohn
told the President, who showed himself
interested in the subject.
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Charges Against Hockin.

In the confessions OF McManigal Hook
in appears as travelling superintendent of
the "dynamiting squad" and custodian
Of the repositories Of explosives In west
ern Pennsylvania, at Tifin, Ohio, and
other points. Hockin. according to Nc
Manigal. was the man that engaged him
to do the actual work of dynamiting. and
laid out his itineraries before he became
acquainted with the Mcnamara brothers.
With the indicted ironworkers' officials
from all parts OF the country were four
men connected with other labor unions
alleged to have been implicated in the
labor conspiracy. They were W alliam
X. Benson. former president Of the De-
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END Of STRIKE SEEN

Continued from First Page)
ment that operators will reject all of the
miners demands. I'VE prefer not to dis
cuss the newspaper stories,' Mr.. Demp-
sey said. ''Of course, we had read in
the newspapers that the operators will
reject our demands, but we have had no
official notification to that effect, and I'M
til we get official notice we will remain
SILENT
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Vote in Minnesota on Liquor.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March 12-Citi-
zens Of approximately 300 Minnesota
towns are voting today on the wet" or
dry question: About 170 Of the towns
are wet and 125 dry
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GREETED BY ROOSEVELT.
Colonel Sends Message to South Pole
Discoyerer.

Discoverer.
NEW YORK, March 12.--Col. Roosevelt
yesterday afternoon sent the following
cablegram Of congratulation to Road
Amundsen, the discoverer of the south
pole:
ROAD Amundsen,
Hobart, Tasmania.
"Heatriest congratulations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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TO PAY AMUNDSEN'S DEBTS.
Committee at Christiania Makes Pub.
lie Appeal.

CHRISTIANIA, March 12.-The COM
0attee which has been formed here has
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Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus Made Ready.
BROTHER ARRIVES IN CITY
Spends Most of Day With Sister at
Government Hospital.
MEMBERS OF FAMILY SILENT
Mrs. Gage Wrote Book in Which She
Claimed Descent From Kings
and Princes.

Although petition in her behalf for a
writ of habeas corpus has been made
ready to present to one of the justices of
the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia, Mrs Mary +. Gage, who was
sent to the Government Hospital for the
Insane yesterday afternoon was still at
that institution at a late hour this after
noon. After the arrest of Mrs. Gage on
warrant alleging threats against
Charles j. Bell yesterday afternoon,
an effort was made to allow her TO
go free under bond, but while her
daughter, Miss Margaret V. Gage, and
William Earl Ambrose, attorney, were
working on that matter Mrs. Gage was
held to be of unsound mind and was sent
to the Government Hospital for the In
sane on a temporary commitment signed
by the sanitary officer of the District of
Columbia
Wilbur A. Mott, prosecuting attorney
of Newark, n j.. brother of Mrs Gage.
arrived in this city today and immediate
ly set about to aid his sister. He spent
most of the day at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane, but did not instruct
the attorney to file the petition for writ
of habeas corpus. Miss Gage, the daugh-
ter. was at the hospital this morning
also, but, after leaving there. did not in
struct Mr.. Ambrose to endeavor to Oh
tain her mothers release.
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President Talks in German to Caller.

PRESIDENT Talks IN 9efma0 TO caller.
DR.. Benzion Mosessohn. connected with
q Jewish University at jana, Palestine,
was introduced to President Taft today
by Rabbi Abram Simon of this city. The
President. finding that his visitor could
talk little English, resorted to German.
and the two men understood each other
fairly well. DIR. Mosessohn IL In the
United States to tell people as to the pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12

we called the Devils Dancing Hall. owing
to the fact that the hollow Ice echoed
strangely underfoot.
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Warrant Alleged Threats.

The warrant on which Mrs. Gage was
yesterday. as told in The Star.
alleges threats against Charles J. Bell.
president of the American Security and
Trust Company. The names on the war
rant as witnesses are those OF Charles A.
Evans, detective: Charles J. Bell. Lewis
E. Bernard 20Ea q street: William r..
Haycock, 309O Dumbarton avenue: Fran
els D. Poe. John Kendall, Thomas With
erspoon. George Meyers, all Of 94 18th
street; Harriet S. Douglass. 1+O7 Massa-
chusetts avenue, and Adelia G. Hensley,
100 M street.
Miss Gage is said to be nearly pros
trated over her mothers predicament
today. The telephone at the Gage house
has been disconnected, and all efforts to
interview a member of the family failed.
When Miss Gage talked to a Star re-
rest she said that Mrs. Gage had been
driven to dire extremities.
That her mother would not be released
on bond never occurred to Miss Gage, 1t
is said, when she left Capt. Boardman' 8
Office yesterday after being told that
certain formalities would be necessary
before Mrs. Gage could go free.
When the young woman returned to
police headquarters to take her mother
away she was surprised at being told that
DR.. William r. White, superintendent of
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
and two police surgeons, DIR. +. Barry and
DIR. H. W. Lawson, had passed on Mrs.
Gage and had pronounced her to be OF
unSOund mind.
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Took Great Precautions.

'.In determining the position Of the pole
we took the greatest precautions. Five
miles short of the pole we stopped and
took reckonings, and then advanced and
took observations to determine the exact
position. These observations were taken
both by myself and by my companions
Naturally, we could not determine the
position with the exactitude possible to a
man in an observatory. but / am con-
WINGED that the error, IL any, was very
slight, and, of course, any error IN the
instruments can be corrected"
Lieut.. Prestrud, who commanded the
party detailed to go eastward to visit
King Edward VII Land, gave me the fol-
lowing account Of his explorations:
'On leaving Framheim. our winter
camp, we went south to 50 degrees. fol-
lowing the track Of the pole party. Then
we turned east for sixty miles. On reach
ing the meridian at Cape Colbeck we went
north 100 miles. We saw no trace Of
land there-nothing but ice and snow
level with the top OF the ice barrier, $50
feet above the sea. 1t was splendidly
easy running for our two sledges and our
skis.
After covering twenty miles. we came
TO the boundary of King Edward VII
Land laid down by Capt. Scott at IS de-
grees south. There we mounted 1000
feet in fifteen miles, and November "a
overlooked Ross sea. 1t was free Of ice
except drift ice, and easily navigable.