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both sides the court proceeded to a discus sion of the law applying, saying that the rules of law governing In such matters are only the rules of reason and Justice which must c?mmend t hems el ves to all unpreju diced persons who value their freedom. The court then Indulged In extended hypo thetical reasoning which summed up the Issues Involved in the case. But the court Observe', that "all these considerations are of no confluence In determining what the law Is*, and should be, in a case like the one supposed. There is some thing more Imi-ortant than fair wages, and that is the right to work for any wages the workman is willing to accept." Continuing, the court said: * There is something more important than an eignt Iiour day. and that is a free day. Any en* l.anoement of wages, any lessening or the hours of labor, any improvement In tne conditions of employment, would be too dearly bought by the surrender of the smallest fraction of Individual liberty under the law. Workmen themselves are the last men In the world who willingly suffer the loss of such a right. That Is about all they have gained, or thai has been gained for them. In the long struggle for rights which has been going on since the beginning of organized so ciety. Individual men. even great classes ?.f men, may lose sight of Its Importance for a time In their desire to secure some coveted advantage; but the law does not Jose sight of It. and so long rs the ancient l&ndraarks of our Jurisprudence are ob served these rights will be safe. Real Difficulty in Case. ? The real difficulty In the present case." the court continued, "has been for the court to satisfy Itself by the mere reading of affidavits exactly what has occurred. Such of the parties as have shown them selves In court have presented a very favor able appearancc. It Is difficult to believe that such men have deliberately Intended to transgress the law. So far as they Y hAve done so. they must have been <parried away by zeal for their cause, and probably without fully appreciating the mean.ng and effect of their acts. But In deciding what probably did occur we are to remombcr tluit tlx- union and its members were <?rr>'n* on what seemed to them a sort of warfare to secure letter conditions for themselves and their fellow-craftsmen. Belng.out ot employment themselves, m?ny of wln fendants devoted their whoeUmetoW^ nlug ihe Strike. It was a matter of Intense personal Interest to them. 1 to the threats all.-ged to have been made l>v the defendants, the court said. "The court Is Inclined to believe that some occasions there were covert sugges ts of personal Injury as being likely to result to those who continued to oppo=e th purpose of the union, but however tW. >.?. ir \,a* little doubt that wornmcu ryth^emplo> of the complainants who were bound by contract to serve them stated periods, have been induced by the defend mh" to break their contracts and leav the service, and that many othe? amount-d'to roercUmeunder8the rules above mated " Definition of Freedom. "No better definition of freedom has ever Veen given than this, that one man's liberty ends where another man s liberty begins. Tnlon men would think themselves unjustly tr. ,t 1 If they should be Importuned and besought. Picketed, followed about the Streets and made objects of ridicule and . ontempt because they refused to leave the unk.n or because they refused to continue la th.- s?*rvice of an employer they did not caf to serve. They should be willing, and the law requires them, to treat their fellow laborers as they would Insist upon being treated under the same circumstances. It makes no difference how large may be the majority of those who believe that their in terests are l?est protected Inside the union, nor" how few and deluded are those who tak*- the opposite view. It makes no differ f .. how great an obstacle to the laudable jmrpoji. s of the union a few misled or dis loyal associates may be. It Is a question of Indn Idual right. Those who wish to sur l- ud. r a part of their Individual freedom of action for the sake of the larger beneflts that may be gained through union have an unqui stloned right to do so. The law rec ognizes their right and gives standing to the union Itself, but the right of those who choose to remain outside Is Just as sacred and Inviolable In the eyes of the law. Oug'ht to Be Enjoined. After a careful and deliberate examina tion of the testimony the court finds Itself possessed by an abiding conviction that the case is one which caus for Its aid, and that the defendants ought to be enjoined, pend ing the suit, from Interfering with the com plainants' conduct of their business by at tempting to persuade their employes, who are under contract, to quit their service, or by attempting to coerce their other em ployes Into leaving their service, or at tempting to coerce others from engaging in their service "The bill also prays for an injunction ngalnst the use of the boycott Some ex pressions In articles issuing from the de fendant union during the early stage of the controversy hinted of Interruptions and de lays that would attend the performance of ?work by the complainants for their cus tomers. and upon that ground recommend ed such customers to employ only union shops Hut the later emanations from the union seem to have kept carefully within the bounds of the law. and It is consid ered unnecessary at this time to Issue any injunction against a boycott. If the occa sion for such an Injunction should arise it can be moved for hereafter." Views of Defendant's Counsel. Mr Jackson H. Ralston, of counsel for tha eight-hour committee of Columbia Typographical Union, wtien seen this after noon by a Star reporter and asked regard ing the decision of Justice Stafford and Its probable efTect, Said that It Is a puttlal victory for the Typothetae, but in a broad sense and in an emphatic way, so far as the strike has been conducted. It Is essentially a defeat for the Typothetae, for this reason: "The right of the printers to persuade the employes of the Typothetae offices to leave them when they are not un der -. ltd contract has been sustained. "In addition." Mr. Ralston added, "the app' ?<! of the printers to the public, wfolch has l en denounced as boycotting, has been fi.ii::? i not to be boycotting, and the injunc tion against boycotting has been refused. Although an Injunction against violence is granted, the court in Its findings says. In ?ffe.-t, that no violence whatever has been Indulged In The effect, therefore, of the <le Isi' ti upon the conduct of the strike will be trifling, and practically limited to at tempts to perscutde workmen who are under valid contracts. "The Implication, though not the exact ?words of the decision. Is that many of the ?e-*alled contracts between the Typothetae and the workmen are Invalid. "The udmonltlon s>f the Injunction will, of course, be scrupulously observed by the de fendants." Statement by Mr. Parsons. Mr T. C. Parsons, chairman of the prlr. u-rs" eight-hour commtttee, said to a fittr reporter this afternoon: "So far as we are concerned the judge has decided certain things to be unlawful, but he has not charged us with being guilty of unlawful acts This has been the most I eaceable and orderly strike ever carrlcd on by any body of men. We feel that our cause Is so Just and humane that i\? ari- perfectly satlstled to rest It with the people. We have been charged with boy cotting. We are not boycotting our ene mies. but are boosting our friends." Expressed Pleasure. Several of the cfflcers of the Typothetae of Washington assembled at their head quarters lust before noon and dlscuised the decision of Justice Stafford They expressed pleasure at the result and one member pre d*. t.d that the final decision would be even more favorable to their side of the contro versy It was Impo^rtble this afternoon to locate any of the officers of the Typothetae. Sir Prank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of I-abor, said the rig'it to picket has been conceded "by every Intellgent Judge In the country. In our bill of grievances that we recently present ed to th*- President and to the Senate and the House of Representatives we called attention to the abuses of the Injunction." The master plumbers are said to be well jjltascd at the decision and will, it was add ed t once take steps to secure similar ao tlou against the Journeymen plumbers. Quarantine BUI a Special Rule. The House committee on rules today agreed on a special rule making the quar antine bill the special order in the House r 7u?-*dsy. The measure Is a gen , xtension of the federal powers in ?s. ow fever quan?&:.fc*. Meeting of the Senate District Committee. ROCK CREEK PARK BILL Consideration Given to the Proposed Extension. MATTER POSTPONED A WEEK Senator Carter Haa an Amendment? Favorable Reports Ordered on Several Measures. The Senate committee on the District of Columbia held a meeting today at which a number of bills of local Interest were con sidered. Senate bills to create a board for the con demnation of Insanitary buildings, to pro vide for the abatement of nuisances and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia were among the im portant measures that were acted upon fa vorably by the committee, and which will be reported to the Senate early next week. Extension of Bock Creek Park. The committee considered the bill for the extension of Hock Creek Park, but as Sen ator Carter had requested to be heard on that measure and could not be present to day It was allowed to go over until next Friday. It la understood that Senator Carter de sires to amend the bill by joining with it another bill providing for the purchase of a eouple of acres opposite the residence of former Senator John B. Henderson, on 10th street. It is proposed in this bill to add these twt> acres to the park system, and It is understood that such an addition will cost about $000,000, also that a very large sum of money will have to be expended in grading the two acres referred to. The committee discussed the bill for the addition of 100 acre3 to the park at an ex pense of about $42J,000, but no action was taken. The committee had before it a letter writ ten by Gen. John M. Wilson, president of the Board of Trade of this city, transmit ting the resolutions of the board adapted Wednesday evening favoring this addition of 100 acres to Rock Creek Park, bordering on Hock creek and Massachusetts avenue. "This land." says General Wilson, ' If purchased now at the very low price men tioned would bring the southern boundary ot the park down to the line of Massachu sets avenue, while its southeastern boundary will border on Rock creek, thus affording an opportunity for easy access to these beautiful grounds by those of our people who are unable to provide themselves with carriages. . . . ? . "Our board of trade is a representat e body of about 700 public-spirited business and professional men. citizens of the Dis trict of Columbia, and its object, as pro vided by our by-laws, is simply 'the con sideration of an action upon matters con cerning the commerce, prosperity and ad vancement of the material interests of the national capital.'" The committee will further consider this bill for the extension of Rock Creek Park during the coming week. Bills Favorably Considered. The committee ordered a favorable report on Senate bill 47, to create a board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings in the District of Columbia. This board Is to consist of the assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, In charge of buildings, the health officer and the Inspector of buildings of the District. ^ This bill was prepared by the Commis sioners and Is under consideration by the District committee of the House. House bill 14578, to provide for the estab lishment of a public crematorium in the District, was also ordered reported favor ably without amendment. The bill provides for the cremation of any pauper who dies or a contagious disease in the District. House bill 4401, to provide for the abate ment of nuisance, was also ordered favor ably reported by the committee. This is also a bill that has received the approval of the Commissioners and is regarded as of very great importance locally. Senate bill 59. authorizing the Commls s'oners to establish building lines, was dis cussed and a favorable report on it was ordered Bv this bill the Commissioners are to establish building lines on streets less than 90 feet wide and upon petition of owners of more than one-half of the real estate affected. This measure Is of especial importance in securing uniformity In building lines in this city. Referred to Subcommittees. The committee referred Senate bills 4254 and 4944 to a subcommittee consisting of Senators Long. Burkett and Blackburn. Senate bill 4234 is to incorporate the East Washington Heights Railway Company and Senate bill 4944 Is to authorize the Wash ington and Marlboro Electric Railway Company to enter the District of Columbia. Senate bill 4208, to change the name of Douglas street to Clifton street, was re ferred to Senators Burkett and Dubois. ON LEGISLATIVE BILL MR. OVERSTREET'S OBJECTION NOT SUSTAINED. The legislative bill was Immediately taken up after the reading of the calendar. Mr. Bcde (Minn.) Just before the House went Into committee of the whole rose and said that as he had voted "no" on the proposition to resume consideration of the legislative bill and as there were no "ayes" he desired to make a parliamentary inquiry. "State your inquiry," said the Speaker. "I desire to call up a bill on the Breaker's table." and while the House was laughing at the temerity of the Minnesota, represen tative. the Speaker also convulsed, shook his head and said: "A little later, a little later." Mj. Ov?-street (Ind.), following his objec tions made yesterday against the appropria tions committee usurping the prerogatives of the post office committee, moved to strike out a paragraph relating to the so-called "postage stamp agency" for which tile bill carrics an appropriation. "It Is my Judgment." said Mr Ovorstrc-et. "that the next contract for printing postage stamps will not go to the bureau of engrav ing and printing." He said he hoped that tho House would see to it that a govern ment bureau should not be awarded a con tract unless It was the lowest bidder. "My Judgment Is," remarked Mr. Over street. "that the appropriations committee is having trouble of its own, without wid ening its field." ... Mr. Tawney (Minn.), in explaining the reason why the paragraph was carried in the bill under discussion, said that the postajco stamp agency in Washington had b??n dropped by the Postmaster General, but the committee felt that the clerks should lie provided for and It was so pro vided. The abolishment ot the present agency was accomplished In order to work out the Postmaster General's scheme of re organization of the Post Office Department. Mr Tawney explained that In the econ omy planned by the Postmaster General one man under the paragraph would do the work of the stamp agency where until the change was made two men were pro vided to do the work. Mr Overstreet's motion to strike out ^as defeated by a vote of 47 to BC. Suit for Limited Divorce. Mamie R. Boilers today Instituted proceed ings in the District Supreme Court for a limited divorce from Randolph Sollers. The complainant states that she was married in Alexandria. Va.. August 4. 1902, and Ihred with her husband until March 12,1806, when, she alleges, her hpsband cruelly treated her ?nd also deserted her. The complainant is represented by Attorneys Herbert A. Wrenn and W. K. Graham. NOT DUE TO FRICTION STATEMENT REGABDING CHANGE IN CATHEDRAE SCHOOL. Institution for Girls at St. Alban's? Bishop Satterlee Compliments Retiring Teachers. Chaoses In. the management of the Na tional Cathedral School for Girls announced at the Wednesday meeting of the guild by Bishop Satterlee created surprise In gen eral circles. The resignations of MLes Bangs and Miss White, principals of the school, were accepted at a recent meeting of the j board of trustees, of which the bishop of Washington Is president, and a successor la the person of Mrs. Barbour Walker, for merly of Savannah, Ga., now of New York city, was appointed. Rumors that the change is due to fric tion between the management and ths bishop were denied this morning at the episcopal residence, the statement being | made that Che prospective change has been known In church circles for two months or more. Miss Bangs and Miss Wheton were se lected to organise the school by the bishop himself, and es Shey entered upon their duties before the completion of the build ing, when the scheme as planned by the philanthropy of Mrs. Phoebe llearst, the flounder of the institution, was all unde veloped, the work they have done hag re ceived tJhe highest commendation. Miss Bangs' zeal and executive ability. It Is laid, at once placed the institution on a t?5is of stability, from which in this, its sixth year, it has attained an enviable rank. Miss Whlton. who Is rather more respon sible for the scholastic or pedagogical fea tures of the school, while Miss Bangs has been the administrative and social force. Is a connection of Mrs. Mary Whlton, whose death was announced yesterday, and Is a descendant of John Alden. THE BEST CARD TET i DISMAL WEATHER KEEPS DOWN BENNING ATTENDANCE. Special D!?patch to The Star. BENNING, D. C.. March 30?The Wash-] lngton Jockey Club and the owners and trainers framed up the best card of the j meeting this afternoon, but the dismal weather kept down the attendees to the | regulars and the many scratches made the program look like a sieve. The track, which was worked up to be ing only about three seconds slow yester day, was once more in a muddy condition and the going will be very slow. Following are the scratches In the first j race: Plantagenet, Edgerly, Dr. Coffey, Cassandra Nil and Nattie Bumpo. First Race at Bennlng. First Race.?Chieftain, 2 to 1 and even, first; Brush Up. 4 to 1 and 8 to 5, second; Blue Coat, 2 to 1, third. Time. 1.10. Tomorrow's Entries. Following are tomorrow's entries: First race, selling; three-year-olds and upward, seven furlongs. Columbia course [ ?Sais, 105; Hindoo Princess. 100; Echo dale, 105; Lady Desdemonia, 08; Judge White, 89; Northville, 100; Ladisarlon, 106; Water Dog, 93; Cottage Maid, 100; Setauket, 105; 'Jack MeKeon, 08; *Wln i Chester, 05. Second race, the Oxnard Dinner stakes; two-year-olds; to name, two; run, one, to be named at 12 m. on Saturday, March 81; four and one-half furlongs, old course: A. Belmont's Okenite, 109. A. Belmont's Curriculum, 100. P. Belmont's Donna Elvira, 100. P. Belmont's Efldorado, 112. Columbia stable's Orphan Lad. .113. Columbia stable's Lady Vera, 109. W. C. Eustls' Slnette. 100. W. C. Eustls' Enthrall, 109. Geo. Hellen's Mary Custls 109. Geo. Hellen's T-eesburg, 112. F. R. Hitchcock's Fantastic. 109. F. R. Hitchcock's Mitre, 112. George Howard's Manila, 109. George Howard's Rectortown, 112. James Kerr's Merry Lassie, 109. James Kerr's Wicomico, 109. P. Lorlllard's Town Topics, 109. P. Lorillard's Flip, 109. B. A. Mitchell's Mammymoo, 109. E. A. Mltc'hell's Bettie I^andon, 106. EdwarJ Morrell's Duffleld, 112. J3dwar3 Morrell's Gayfleld, 112. Robert Neville's Allegra, 109. Robert Neville's Hanihara, 109. H. T. Oxnard's Belle of Oakley, 10?. H. T. Oxnard's Piedmont Belle, 109. H. A. Seymour's Pompous, 109. H. A. Seymour's Melting, 109. Horace Wescott's Sprlgtall, 109. Horace Wescott's L'Orpheline, 109. Third race, selling, three years and-up, five and one-half furlongs, Columbia course -Hyperion, 98; Brush Up, 98; Sky Blue, 100; <"annon Ball, 108; Snerlft Bell, 102; Chieftain. 104; Plantagenet. 102; Dr. Coffey, 80; Andronike. 90; Nutwood, J>2; Royal Window, 99; Palora, 9?; ?Gentian, 87; ?Fus tian. 97; ? Dixie Andrews, 91; 'Riggs, 84; ?Monte Carlo, 97. Fourth Tace. steeplechase; about two miles?Tom Cogan, 158; *Thlstledale, 149; ?Prince of Pllsen. 149; *Douro, 140; Yama Chrlstv. 146: Tibo, 142; Kassll. 138; Lexky, 137; Loney Haskell. 137; Black Death. 183: Croxton. 130; Howard Lewis, 130; *J. W. Colt entry. Fifth race, the Potomac purse, three-year olds and up; 8 furlongs, Columbia qourse? Ben Hodder. 116: Bellsnicker. Ill; Vero nese, 111: Pater, 106; Sir Brlnkley, 108: Old Guard, 108; Fancy Bird, 103; Lackey. 103. Sixth race, maiden three-year-olds and up; seven and a half furlongs, Columbia course ?Topright. 110; Zany. 108: Hanover Horn pipe. 106: Kolaneks. 103; Tarlao, 91; Paeon, 191; Warnin*. 91: W. W. Pierce, 88. ?Apprentice allowance claimed. BENNING B00KMAKEB8 [STATEMENT BY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY BAKER. United States Attorney Baker today. In ] reference to the statement that Commis sioner West bad furnished the United Stater attorney's office evidence upon which to J Issue warrants for the arrest of book makers at Bennlng, said: In view of the fact that there has al ready been an adjudication by the Supreme Court of the District of Col' _mbla as to the present method of betting .it Bennlng, in favor of the Washington Jockey Club, 1 did not order a warrant, applied for by the police department, to Issue, for the reason that I wanted to make a thorough investi gation of the law on the subject, and ex amining further into the manner of how ths betting is now being conducted at the race track before eo doing. "Capt. Boardman, acting tor the police department, yesterday called upon me and asked what evidence would be necessary upon which to baAe a prosecution of the Bennlng bookmakers. I Informed him that it would be better not to take any step to that end until after I had decided whether or not a prosecution would lie under the existing conditions which prevail at the race track. "The adjudication of the matter to which I refer was made in the case of the United States agt. Max Klein, decided by the late Justice Bradley of the District Supreme Court. In that case the court heid that the method of betting at Banning is not a vio lation o< the gaming lav in the sense of setting up a gaming table or device. How ever, as stated in a confidential communica tion to the Commissioners, this opinion was In my udgment contrary to the reasoning of the Court of Appeals in the Miller case, which was decided several years previous to the Klein case." Water Registrar Appointed. The Commissioners this afternoon ap pointed George W. Wallace to the position of water registrar, made vacant by the res ignation of H. L. Karpeles. Mr. Wallace was assistant engineer in the sewer division at a salary of $1,600 a yeaA "FREE ALCOHOL" BILL Favorably Reported to the House Today. ONLY FOR USE IN THE ARTS Temperance Organizations Have Been Supporting It. WHY THE FARMERS URGE IT They Can Dispose of Their Surplus Stock of Unmarketable Things to the Distillers. The "free alcohol" bill, which ijas favor ably reported by the committee on ways and means of the House today. Is likely to at- | tract a great deal of Interest In Congress. The bill relieves from Internal revenue tax alcohol which is suitable only for Industrial purposes and not fit for use In beverages. The bill Is being urged by the farmers' organizations throughout the country. The claim la made that the farmers can sell their surplus stock* of bad potatoes, fruits, unmarketable grain and the like to the dis tilleries, to be turned into alcohol to be used in the arts. This suggestion to the farmer ?has been carefully pushed along. It la said, by the distilleries trust, whose stock on the New York stock exchange has been stead ily advancing Blnce the ways and means committee took hold of the subject. Temperance Men Support It. Strangely enough, the temperance organi sations have ^en supporting this bill, which J is to increase the output of alcohol. Their position is that the spectacle of the wide- j spread use of alcohol as a mechanical agent will serve to lessen its internal use by many, and that ultimately its use as a beverage will be prohibited. The advocates of the bill claim that al cohol will be eo cheap as to get Into general use as fuel and motor power as well as cheapening many kinds of manufacturing. It has (been reported that the Standard Oil Company is opjjoe^d to the bill because It will cut into the sale of gasoline and coal oil for motor purposes. Tlte suggestion, wlien made to the farmers' assemblies, it la said, usually expedites the sending of pe titions to Washington. For if there la one thing the farmers like it is to get after the Standard Oil Com pany. If the bill becomes law, there may be an Interesting contest between the great distilleries tru9t and the Standard Oil trust for control of tills new element In indus tries. It is quite doubtful if the bill passes the Senate at this session, however. The Senate committee on finance has not had opportunity to give hearings on the bill and some members of the committee say they are not posted on the merits of the bill. The influences which have been at work In the House in -behalf of the bill will now be transferred to the Senate, and the "^granger" pressure exerted there. Provisions of the Bill. The bill provides that from and after three months from the passage of this act domestic alcohol of such degree of proof as may be prescribed by the commissioner of Internal revenue, and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, may be with drawn from bond without the payment or internal revenue tax, for upe in the arts and industries, and for fuel, light and power, provided the alcohol shall have beerw mixed In the presence and under the direc tion of an authorised government officer, before withdrawal from the bonded ware house, with denaturing material suitable to the use for which the alcohol Is withdrawn, but which destroys its character as a bev erage and renders it unfit for liquid medic inal purposes. Any person who uses al cohol withdrawn from bond under the pro visions of section one of this act for manu facturing any beverage or liquid medicinal j preparation, or knowingly sells any bever- i age or liquid medicinal preparation made In whole or in part from such alcohol, or knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act, or who shall recover or attempt to fecOver by redistillation or by any other prooess or means, any alcohol rendered un fit for beverage or liquid medicinal purposes under the provisions of this aot, or who knowingly uses, sells of conceals alcohol so recovered or redistilled, bhall on conviction of each offense be fined not more than 16,000, or be Imprisoned not more than five years, or both; for the employment of such additional force of chemists, internal reve nue agents, Inspectors, deputy collectors, clerks, laborers and other assistants as the commissioner of Internal revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, may deem proper and necessary to the prompt and efficient operation an enforce ment of this law, and the sum of {260,000 Is hereby appropriated. For a period of two years from and after the passage of this aot the force authorised by this section of this act shall be appointed by the commissioner of Internal revenue, with the approval of tho Secretary of the Treasury, and without compliance with the conditions prescribed by the aot entitled j "An act to regulate and Improve the ctvii I service." and with such compensation as the commissioner of Internal revenue may fix, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. A REMARKABLE RESCUE FOURTEEN MINERS TAKEN FROM. ! FRENCH MINE?LIVED ON HAY. LHN8. France, March 80.? Fourteen or the 1,200 miners who were entombed in the coal mines at Courrieres twenty days ago j were taken from the mine alive and well today. I They had lived on hay found In one or the underground stables and the morsels of food which they took Into the mine with them nearly three weeks ago. All at tempts to rescue the entombed men had been abandoned more than two weeks ago. The sudden appearance of the Imprisoned men caused stupefaction. A gang of sal vagers had Just completed their nlght'a work, when they were startled to see a group of miners, terribly haggard and ex hausted and with eyes sunken, appear from * remote part of pit No. a The strongest of the party said they had broken out of a distant gallery, where they had been en tombed since the disaster of March 10. The rescued men were taken ua the eleva tor. but were unable to see owfcig to the dasxllng daylight. The mine officials were deeply affected as the weeping survivors taken-to a hospital. The men were able to talk feebly but sensibly. They all isked for news of relative.* or (Mends and rished to go home Immediately. The doctors, however, prevented them with difficulty from so doing. Others Reported Alive. Later crowds besieged the mines in the hope of hearing of further escapes^ neces sitating the employment of a strong police force and detachment* of troops to main tain order. It is said that others of the en tombed miners are alive and ahoot to be brought out, their signals Ttavtog been hue ril. Ontf of the men rescued to Say. a man , _ y, said that tor th* first eight i party ate the bark oft' the timber vine. Later they found the de body of a noise, whloh they cut ate with hay. The A&ti-Xnjtmctlon BUI. The BMne oommtttee oo the Judiciary to day est April 18 as the date Cor further hearing on the MS prohibiting the see of tadanroons^Jabgc disputes, known as the DELAY ON SCHOOL BILL DRAFTING ? MEASURE PUT OF* TINT Hi NEXT WEEK. Members of the Morrell Subcommittee Will Try to Learn the Senti ment of the House. The school subcommittee of the House District committee, of which Representa tive Morrell of Pennsylvania la the acttni chairman, will not get together untH nexl week to begin the drafting of a school bill Representative Green of Massachusetts Is ready now to start In on the proposition but Mr. Morrell Is so busy these day a thai he cannot figure out a meeting before the time Indicated. In the meantime the members of the sub committee will endeavor to ascertain th? drift of sentiment In the House on the sub ject of school legislation. Speaker Cannon will be asked If he will put any obstacle! In the way of a bill to Increase the tedch er^ salaries, and the House leaders will be approached on the same subject. The mem ?bers of the House appropriation committee will come In for a little questioning In this regard. One member of Congress Is under stood to have been told by Speaker Cannon that he did not at the present time loo* with favor on a school bill to merely In crease the salaries of the teachers of Wash ington without making retrenchment* In some other direction. ? Belief of the Subcommittee. But the school subcommittee doea no* in terpret Mr. Cannon's attitude this way. 'jliey believe that If they can bring in a bill which will "show" Mr. Cannon that the school teachers of the national capital are much underpaid, and that the bill pry poses to give them only a very reasonable increase In the neighborhood of adequacy, lie will Interpose no objections. The sub committee Is going to have a struggle next week with the authors of various rerorm, reorganization and other school bills >n t'oduced at this session of Congress, and will then get down to the business of grind. Ing out a measure for submission to tihe full committee. The subcommittee undoubtedly desires do what Is best for the teaohera of the ctij and for the school eystegi as a whole. Botn Representative Green and Representative Morrell hare had experience along lines that will help them In drafting the pro posed measure, and they are going to trj to frame a bill that will go through Con gress at thla session. No Show for Reorganization. It is believed by those Interested In th< school situation that Messrs. Morrell and Green will find, after they have sounded th< Speaker, the House leaders and the mem' bershtp as a whole, that a school bill whlcl merely contains Increases for the teacheri and nothing else will have a very fall chance of getting through the House and through Congress at this session. It Is be lieved that the more they Inquired Into the subject the more apjmrent It will becom? that a school bill which is loaded down with so-called reforms, reorganization and re trenchment provisions will not stand th< ghost of a show of getting through even th? House, much less through Congress and lntc the hands of the President. Consequently friends of the publtrr-schooli are somewhat encouraged by the very ap parent prevalence of a sentiment favorable to salary increases and against attempts al reorganization at this late day of the ses sion. They are hoping now that when the smoke clears away It will be found that Messrs. Morrell and Green have stood b) their guns and have decided to do what will be for the best Interests of the school sys tem and the teachers?to report a bill such as that urged by the Business Men's Asso ciation and other disinterested and interest ed organizations and persons In Washington to Increase salaries and to do nothing else. FAVORSCONTRACT PLAN GEN. DAVIS' VIEW ON PANAMA CANAL CONSTRUCTION. The contract plan for the building of the Isthmian canal waa strongly advocated by Gen. George W. Davis in resuming hla tes timony before the Senate committee Inves tigating canal affairs. He thought the en tire work of construction should be turned over to one contractor, who should have full freedom of scope regarding places ol getting material and labor and to be under no restrictions as to hours. Specifications should be prepared care fully, he said, for every Item of work, and payment offered on the basis of unit quanti ties. He thought the railroad should be turned over to the contractor as a tool, the contractor being a temporary lessee of the railroad, which would reduce the commer cial business to necessary transfers of freight. He expressed the opinion that there would be no difficulty In getting a satisfactory contractor who would be. able to furnish a bond of from ten million to fifty million dol lars, or whatever amount was decided upon as advisable. Half a dozen contractors in American and Europe would be bidders for the work, said Gen. Davta. Senator Morgan replied that European contractors would not be desirable, because of the criticism their employment would raise in this country. Generally speaking, said Gen. Davis, for eign contractors were better able to take over big works of this character than Amer ican contractors, and he called attention to the fact that there were many foreign con tractors working In this country now. Cost of Lands to Be Taken. Gen. Davis spoke at some length concern ing the difficulty of adjusting titles to lands In the canal one. He expressed the opinion that the United States could expect to be robbed in making these settlements, and that the cost would be many million dol lars. The cost to this government would b? much greater, he thought. If the minority plans for the canal were adopted, and this government has to pay for the land sub merged In making the proposed central lake. Conqernlng the military aspects, Gen. Da vis recommended that the -canal be strictly neutral. The danger of earthquakes was ever pres ent on the Isthmus, he said, but he did not believe this should be considered seriously If a sea-level oanal, without any great ma sonry structures, were built. UNIVERSITY IS BURNED THE MAIN BUILDING OP IDAHO INSTITUTION DESTROYED. MOSCOW, Idaho, March 30.?The main building of the University of Idaho was completely destroyed by Are early today. Other buildings were not damaged, but, owing to the limited fire-fighting apparatus, had narrow escapes. The building de stroyed contained seventy-five rooms. In cluding the offices of the president, regis trar and the director of the agricultural ex periment station and the chemical labora tory, and was 100 feet square. The building was crowded last night with students who had listened to a debdte between the University of Washington and the University of Idaho. One man was asleep In the building at the time of the fire, but escaped Injury. The origin of the fire Is not known. Myron M. Buck Dead. CLIFTON SPRINGS, N. T? March 80.? Myron M. Buck of St. Louis died at his summer home here today. He had been m poor health for nearly a year and submit ted to a surgical operation several montns ago. The operation afforded only tempo rary relief, however, ltr. Buck waa Iden tified with several financial Institution* awl various business enterprises In St. ixmts. He was sixty-nine yean old. Verdict in the Case of Mrs. Mary V. Wallace. FATALLY HURT IN ELEVATOR Deplorable Occurrence at United States Capitol Yesterday. RESULT OF CORONER'S INQUEST Verdict Expresses Belief That Conduc tors Are Not Sufficiently In structed in Their Duties. A coroner's jury compoatd of Messrs. Thomas B. Walker, G. S. Walnwrlght. Gustav I.lnke, Geo. J. Mueller, jr., Chas. Graft and 9. Porter House, impaneled to inquire into the chuA of the death of Mrs. Mary V. Wallace, who was so badly Injured on a Senate elevator yesterday afternoon that she died within two hours after the accident, found that the wom an's death was due to an accident. The Jury further found that the elevator conductors at the Capitol have not had proper instruction as to the closing of the doors of the elevator and elevator shaft, and recommendations are made as to the closing of the elevator doors. The verdict in full is as follows: "That Mrs. Wallace died at 5:30 p.m., March 'J&, lttOC, at the Casualty Hospital, from Injuries received In an elevator at the United States Capitol. From the evidence given, under the existing conditions, as to governing the elevators, the said death was an accident. Further more, In our opinion, proper instruction had not been given the conductor in charge of the elevators. We would recommend that the elevator <loors, as well as the cage doors, be closed when in motion." Mr. Wood's Instruction. In respect of the charge that the con ductors have not been sufficiently instructed In the management of elevators, It was recalled today that Superintendent Woods of the Capitol gave the matter of instruc tion and inspection special emphasis In a recent annual report. He said: "One thing in particular has re ceived special attention, and that is the elevator service. In general, accidents to elevators will happen, notwithstanding the best precautions taken, and I should like to make It a matter of record In behalf of the employes under the direction of this office that the Inspection of our elevator I service is very complete. For this pur pose a card system has been In operation ? during the past year, something after the ? following fashion: i "One ach morning two accredited engineers of each wing of the Capitol make a thor ough inspection of the machinery. One of these engineers taites up a position at the overhead machinery, and while the oper ator slowly moves the car up and down the engineer passes the cables through the hands, liy this means he Is able to de tect even "a single etrand of broken wire, t and if such is found, that elevator is im ? mediately thrown out of service and re > mains so until a new cable is put in place, t It would seem, therefore, that if an accl ' dent to any one of the elevators should I happen It would occur despite our every precaution. "This Inspection Is made on every elevator and its maohJnery dally during the session oi Congress and once a week during receea, and Includes the inspection of the cleanli ness of car and machinery and competency of the safety devices Installed on the car. After the inspection, the person making the same writes his report on the card, signs his name to It, passes It through the hands Of the chief engineer, who, if he has no recommendations to make, forwards the card approved to this office, where it Is placed on record." Daily Visitor at CapltoL Mrs. Wallace camo to Washington from Denver. Colo., In February last, and had been making her home with Mrs. William F. DavVS at C street northwest. She had be/n almost a dally visitor to the Cap itol, beV? much Interested in the discus sions In i the Senate, and had spent several 1 hours in the Senate gallery yesterday aft ernoons and had entered the elevator on the gallery floor when the accident that kllle# ler occurred. After the injured woman was released from the elevator and had been taken Into the captain's office Senator Patterson, who was a friend of Mrs. Wallace, went to her and aided the physicians In doing what could be done to relieve her sufferings. Sen ator GaHinger. who is a physician, also ?ave voluntary aid to those who were treat ng the case. The deceased was about flfty-elght years of age and was an extensive traveler. She was much interested In public affairs, and this Interest drew her to the Capitol, to hear the debates In Congress on the ques l tlons of national Interest now under consid eration. She was a resident of Denver, where she has relatives, and was quite wealthy. . Mrs. Wallace's remains were last night removed from the Casualty Hospital to Lee's undertaking establishment.^ where they were prepared for burial. What dis position will be made of the body will not be determined until a brother or sister, who are traveling in Florida, can be com municated with. . After deliberating about twenty minutes the jury decided upon the foregoing verdict, as given above. Evidence Obtained at Inquest. The lnuueet was held In the morgue, and began shortly before noon. In the absence of Coroner Nevlrt, Deputy Coroner Glate brook conducted the investigation. Dr. Reeves, the first witness examined, stated that he was called to the Capitol about 8 o'clock yesterday evening, and found Mrs. Wallace lying on a sora In the I office of the oaptain of Capitol police. He discovered that her condition was serious and gave her stimulants, and recommended that she at once be sent to the hospital. He accompanied her to the Casualty Hospital and was with her when she died. W hen he i examined Mrs. Wallace's Injuries he found a wound across th# entire front of the abdo men, with the intestines protruding. Dr. Frank C. Hayes, the resident phy sician of the Casualty Hospital, and who was the next witness, corroborated the statements of Dr. Reeves regarding the in juries received by Mrs. Wallace. In the opinion of the physician they were neces sarily fatal. Mr. E. C. Stubbs, chief engineer of the Senate was next called. Witness stated that following the accident he had made an examination of the elevator where Mrs. Wallace had been killed and fourfd It In perfect running order, but the Ironwork at the top of the carriage was bent up. Wit uiQgjg gftw but one spot of blood and tn&t was on the wall of the elevator shaft. J F Sellers of the Capitol police testi fied that he saw nothing of the accident, but helped to carry the Injured woman into the office of the captain of police. Mrs. Wallace, the witness said, made no state ment as to how she was hurt. N T Morgan of the Capitol police stated he was on duty at the basement floor of the Senate. He heard a noise and the voice of a woman In pain, and looking up, saw the body of the woman caught between the top of the car and the floor above, with her feet projecting out Into the car. The con ductor of the car was trying to release the woman, he said, and toe called to him to m the car badk. This was done and the Injured woman was brought down to the floor oil "whlcti stood, und he assisted In carrying her Into the captain's office In reply to questions, witness said that when he saw the woman she was lying face town, and the top of the car was pinning her to the floor above. Elevator Conductor's Statement. Mr. Jesse J. Crayne, conductor of the elevator on which Mrs. Wallace met her death, was next sworn. He stated that he been running the elevator since March 1. had been instructed in Its workings by Conductors Riley and Williams, experi enced men. When he first went to work he had been put on the private levator on the Senate side, and after three days, while , he was under Instructions, he was put ?? the elevator 1m was running yesterday. Oo I THE v | i Saturday Star Many attractively illustrated 5 speciai features will be found 3 in tomorrow's big paper. Among the most notable arti- & cles will be the following: CANADIAN FORESTS. Frank Carpenter tells how Americans are turning the ? trees into boards and news- ^ papers. Illustrated. EFFECTS OF CLOTHES. 1 Results of experiments cal culated to show the influ- ? ence of wearing apparel on H the mind. g SOON TO VISIT PARIS. An interesting story con- $ cerning King Sisavath of & Cambodia and his hundred dancing girls, who will $ shortly make a trip to the ?? French capital. Illustrated. jf FEATHERED SONGSTERS.^ More than two hundred 3 thousand canaiy birds are ^ imported annually to this country from Germany. Il lustrated. THE HEAVENS IN APRIL. Positions of the stars and constellations in the sky during the coming month. Illustrated. ^ 1 In Fashion's Realm. $ COAT GOWNS FOR GIRLS. I Styles in cloth suits for g misses display a dressiness ? and Parisian prettiness sel dom seen before. Illustrated. S FOR EASTER PARADE. Modes that will be seen in g costumes worn on the great spring festival day. Illus- g trated. Fiction. ? IN PRUTSKI'S CAFE. A charming short story % written for The Star by S Constance D'Arcy Mackay. st Illustrated. THE YELLOW DANGER. Interesting installment of ^ M. P. Shiel's entertaining g serial story. & ' ALL WASHINGTON v READS I THE SATURDAY STAR. g the trip when the accident occurred the car had left the top floor well filled, but when the Senate floor was reached there were but four persons in it, one of whom was Mrs. Wa-lace. Just as he started his car down for the basement floor Mrs. Wallace said: "Oh, I want to get out here." As she said this, she shoved lver hands out, forced the door of the shaft open and sprang: forward. She was caught by the top of the framework of the door by the descending car and was pinned to the floor above, before he could stop his car. The door that Mis* Wallace opened, the witness said, was caught by a spring that allowed it to open easily from the 1 aside There was also a door to the car, but this was not closed usually, unless the car was crowded. Witness was poeiUve he closed til* door before he started the oar down. In reply to Questions witness said he could not say that he had ever had any positive Instruc tion regarding the closing of the door of the elevator car, and worked as was the custom among the elevator conductor*. Mr. Crayne was much affected, and sev eral times in telling his story his eyes filled with tears. Engineer Stubbe was next recalled and told of the positive Instructions the elevator men had regarding the closing of the door of the elevator car. Senator Warner of Kansas, without belnn ?worn, took the stand aad stated he regard ed Mr. Crayne as a careful and prudent man, and that he was frequently on the ele vator with him. He noUced him particular ly because he came from Kansas and hb knew him before he came to Washington. This closed the evidence and the case was given to the Jury. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION I TODAY'S MEETING OF METHO DISTS AT BALTIMORE. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 30.?An execu tive session opened the day's proceedings of the Baltimore M. E. conference at Madi son Avenue Church this morning. At this session the hearing on the result of ex aminations of candidates for the ministry was taken up. There were sixteen candi dates. as follows: Messrs. W. R. Anderson, C. W. Ball, H. W. Burgan, J. T. Creek, E. L. Fsltner, Cor nelius Hann, Louis Horpel. Carlisle Hub bard. W. T. Jarboe, C. H. Lanham, Ralph Pearce, J. R. Pennell, H. O. Spencer, Ed ward Smith, J. H. Shockey, J. E. Snyder. The board of examiners Is composed of the following ministers: Chairman, Rev. J. C. Nicholson; regis trar. Rev. J. W. R Sum wait; Refo. E. T. Mowbray, R. Q. Murray, W. J. Meeks, EM w.ird Hayes, William Sheers, James Mc Laren. Joseph Dawson and J. M. M. Gray. The result of t!he hearing will be announc ed by Bishop Wilson this afternoon. There is a rumor current that Rev. Dr H. R. Nallor. presiding elder of the Wash ington district, may be retired on account Of fcie age. which makes it difficult for him to attend to the many duties connected wltih the post. It was understood that it is deemed advisable to elect a younger man to succeed him, as Washington district la growing rapidly and Increasing In import ance. The Laymen's Association met this morn ing and will also bold an afternoon session At 8 o'clock the Women's Home Mission ary Society will hold Its anniversary, and this evening at 8 o'clock the Church Exten sion Society "will hold Its anniversary, with an address by Rev. Dr. J. C. IUCf. Mrs. Tewkesbury Extradited. LONDON. Maroh 80.?Mrs. Violet Tewkes bury. who was arrested In this city in No vember, 1005, together with her husband, Lewis O. Tewkesbury, charged with passin* worthless cheeks, and thereupon jumped her ball and fled for France, was extradited to day from Parts. She was arraigned at the Bow street oolice court, where the megis trate refused to release her on bail. Mrs. Tewkesbury declared that she had acted in nocently. and stated that she had only fled tron^London heoeuss of her husband's oo