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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
MAY ADVANCE 1T
Baer Contemplating the Sending
of Coal Price
Up.
THINKS HE CONTROLS MARKET
Fixes Price and CompeIs Other
Dealers to Fol-
low 1t.
KINKS HE CONTROLS MARKET

New York, April 3O.-Higher prices
for anthracite coal after May l. and
further advances at later dates, were
announced at yesterdays hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce com
merce commission by President Baer.
of the Philadelphia & Reading com
pany. Mr.. Baer had been asked by
Mr.. Shearn why he had locked men
out of the mines, and answered:
'They refuse to work unless we
give for seven hours work the pay
of 10 hours work, and we are not
going to do it."
But you have fixed the rate at
$3.50 TOM"
"Ies, and on May l l am going to
advance the price 10 cents and try to
work it up to S5. That will be fair
price and give us profit. If l can't
get that price I'll have to come down.
If the market Will take it at s. the
price will not be reduced
Mr.. Baer said he believed he could
control the coal market. He had not
Consulted any of the other coal COM
pany men, but he did not fear if he
asked s. a ton that the other com
panies would ask any less.
And yet you say there is competi-
ton in the business?" Mr.. Shearn
asked
"Of course there is; fair and square
competition Mr.. Baer replied.
DO the railroads actually compete
for business in the coal regions?"
''In the sense of building lines to the
collieries, they do compete In the
sense of underselling each other, they
do not. l do not believe in trying to
take business where the action must
entail a loss on an existing company
without any certainty of profit to the
newcomer. The world is big enough
for all of us to make Il living"
Knows of No Agreement.
Mr.. Baer said he knew of no agree
ment among the railroads to keep
out of each others territory. and de
MED emphatically that there ever had
been a pool or combination among
the railroad presidents to regulate the
price or output of coal. He practical
ly admitted, however. that the other
companies usually adopted the price
fixed by the Reading company, and
added:
Il thought we were the strongest
people and l fixed the price and COM
PEELED the other dealers to do the
same. They accused me of being ar
bitrary, and l admit that perhaps l
was arbitrary, but 1 felt that it was
necessary. After the strike several
of the companies complained they
could get a better price than 1 had
fixed for the Reading company's coal.
They asked me to raise the price. but
/ refused, and they had to come down
to our price
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
PRESS CORRECTED
Mrs. Thaw Considers Romance"
Mild Word to Apply to
Recent Stories
ABOUT HER DAUGHTERS WEDDING
Disposal of the Brides Fortune Is
Explained and Also the
"Settl ements.'

Pittsburg. April 30.-The following
communication to the Associated Press
by Mrs. William Thaw. mother of the
Countess of Yarmouth. explains it
self: "There is one line of romance
to gall it by no harsher term-large-
ly INDUCED III by newspapers, which
the Associated Press is asked to cor
rect. The particular instance now re-
ferred to is that of the settlement in
connection with the marriage of the
Earl of Yarmouth. Briefly the facts
are these. Zach is put into a separate
paragraph in order to be more clearly
understood)
Fortune of the New Countess.
Miss Thaw. now the countess of
Yarmouth, at the death of her father
was left (as were each of his five
children by his second marriage) with
an independent fortune of nearly half
a million dollars. Half of this amount
was Immediately put into trust for
each child. the income only to be avail
able during their lifetime.
Part of he remaining half of the
fortune of each of the children con-
sists of one-tenth share each in the
William Thaw Coke Trust which is
tied up absolutely and irrevOcably.
save as to income.
Third Trust Is Formed.
"What is known as the free estate
of Miss Thaw, amounting to about one
half of the whole estate, has been
by consent of herself and Lord Var
mouth-formed into a third trust. to
be managed by the Fidelity Title and
Trust company, of Pittsburg, together
with one individual trustee.
The income from all three trusts
will be paid to the countess of Var
mouth, except n small complimentary
fractional income nothing like what
at various times has been stated
which she, without suggestion from the
other side. allotted to the earl him
self.
No Hitch and No Suggestion.
"In case of her death it is arranged
that the income from about One-ffth
of her total estate will be paid over
to, or invested for the benefit of. the
title and estate of Hertford, to which,
should he outlive his father, the earl
will succeed.
''These," the communication con-
tinues, ARE the plain. unvarnished
facts, given through the Associated
Press by Mrs. Thaw herself. At no
time as there been any hitch what
ever because of financial questions;
neither has there been any demand
by the earl or his family. the whole
being arranged by Miss Thaw and her
family as a proper recog-
milton of the position the earl and his
countess will occupy"
Cofnment nv Mrs Thaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
Appeared with Lunch Boxes.

The men appeared with their lunch
boxes prepared to go TO work. but
they were met outside by Il delegation
of strikers and turned away Quiet
succeeded this first feature in the
program following the action of the
management in closing the big fac
tory yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
EXERCISES BEGAN AT 10 a. NJ.
Eventful Day Opened With Mayor Giving
President Freedom of City.

PresIuent Freedom OF CIty'
St Louis, April 30-Dcdication ex-
ercises of the Worlds fair grounds be-
gan this morning at 10 o'clock when
the freedom of the city was rendered
by Mayor Wells to President Roose-
velt at the st. Louis club. Half an
on Grand avenue and Grand Marshal
COrbin started well on Lindell boule
ward and the column was in motion
for the fair grounds. At 11:30 a. N.
the president arrived at the fair
grounds and took his place on the re-
viewing satnd to await the arrival of
the parade, which was not far be-
hind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
Presidential salute Fired.

As the president drove into the
grounds the presidential salute doomed
out from a battery nearby and cheers
rose from tens of thousands of throats.
Shortly after the parade began pass
ing and presented brilliant spectacle,
the military including regiments of
all branches, and a large number of
National Guards also of all branches
of the service. The president stood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30

Continued on Eighth Page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
Present Move OF Strikers.

The efforts of the strikers are now
being directed toward bringing about
similar conditions at the Mccormick
and Plano plants.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Short Name Is an Advantage,
or Very Great Practical Value You Should Happen
Be Presidential Cabinet OMcer-Ab5reviaions
Generally Used in Signing Official Documents

The present cabinet is made up of
men with shorter names than any set
of cabinet officials in many years. Five
of the nine advisers of the President
bear names of only one syllable each.
These are Secretaries Hay, Root,
Shaw, Postmaster General Payne and
Attorney General Knox. Secretary
Moody has not long name; neither
has Secretary Wilson. Secretary
Hitchcock has nine letters and two
syllables in his name. Secretary Cor
telyou has nine letters and three syl-
lables. His is the hardest of all the
cabinet names to pronounce. All the
others are plain. The predecessors of
these men, however, did not have long
names, and If the letters of all the
men who Immediately preceded them
were put together the results would be
almost the same as at present-in
fact, just one letters difference. Sec
retary Hay succeeded Secretary Day,
the same number of letters. Secre-
tary Root succeeded Secretary Alger,
a gain of one letter. Secretary Shaw
took the place of Secretary Gage. the
same number of letters. Mr.. Payne
came into the cabinet when Charles
Emory Smith went out. the same num-
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Der of letters. Attorney General Knox
took the place of John w. Griggs, a
gain of two letters, and Secretary
Moody followed John d. Long, loss
of one letter. The five men named
have two letters less in their names
than the five men who preceded
them.
The value of short name in de-
partmental work is appreciated by
heads of departments and their as-
sistants. The thousands of documents
to be signed daily make it laborious
and tedious work to repeat long sig
nature so often. In fact. hundreds of
men have wished that they could have
attained equal fame and Importance
under shorter names. 1t is nearly al
ways the case that when a new cabi-
net officer takes charge he will begin
by signing his name in full, like Ben
jamin B. Smith" but he will not keep
this up long, and in month will have
reached the conclusion that "B. B.
Smith" is good enough for all official
papers. In some especial document
he may sign his name in the full style,
but he reserves that as a sort or spe.
cial affair, like Sunday suit OF
o1nfhoc
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Storing Coal Under Water.

Certain kinds of coal deteriorate
rapidly in the open air and Lord
Charles Beresford has expressed the
belief that the total loss may reach so
per cent. Store under water Is tho
remedy of an English experimenter.
who, noting the fine quality of coal
1redged from harbor, has kept Mon
mouthshire steam coal under sea
water two months with loss of less
than per cent of heating power.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Became Wealthy ii Old Age.
Remarkable Career Of Capt Ford the Pioneer Plate Glass
Manufacturer Business Success Achieved After
Mans Allotted Span of Life

and looked much younger. He did not
have money enough to buy his rail-
road ticket. He arrived in New York
penniless, but his wonderful genius for
organization enabled him to interest
big New York capitalists, who fur
nished the money with which he built
and put in operation two immense
plate-glass factories-one at Taren-
tum and the other at Creighton, Pa.
Later he founded Ford City, sixty
miles east of Pittsburg. establishing
there a factory employing and intro
ducing all modern accessories. About
four years ago he sold his factories,
which were all In his own name, to
the plate-glass trust for 100000
and he has been living in retirement
since.
He was the first man in the United
States to discover that natural gas
could be used as fuel for manufactur-
ing purposes. He built his factory at
Tarentum alongside a coal bed, ex-
pecting to use it for fuel. His work
men, in making soundings, discovered
gas, and he was not long in harness
ing the new fuel and making it do his
work. In his long career of large man
| ufacturing endeavors he never had
strike, because he always paid the
highest wages that could be paid in
the business. 1t is difficult for New
Albany people to realfze that the old
man who left here without penny
borrowing money to buy his railroad
ticket, is now multi-millionaire. He
is afflicted with cancer, which will
soon end his career. He has built at
Greenville, Ind, his old home, one of
the finest Methodist churches in the
state, and his other beQuests within
the last two years amounted to at
least 100000.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
CAT Is PET3oF PRISONERS.
staneh Friend Of the convicts =.
Michigan City.


Tho pet Of the prisoners at the fndi-
ana State Prison at Michigan City is a
gray cat. said to be the largest animal
of the kind in the state. 1t weighs
twenty-five pounds, is nine years old
and has been inside the big walls since
1T was kitten. All over the big insti-
tuition it Is known as Tige.
Warden Reid, who values the animal
very highly, says that Tige has queer
fondness for the prisoners, one Of
whom claims to be its master and from
whom 1t receives all kinds of attention.
The cat makes up with very few OF
the officers, allows no familiarities on
the part Of strangers or visitors. but in
every case expects the caress OF the
prisoner and gets it.
In its early days it was the cats Gus
tom to visit the dollhouse and to make
friendly calls along the ranges. rubbing
its fur at each grated door and singing
its little song as if it wished to purr
out its sympathy for the confined. But
there came time when its place was
usurped by another of its kind and this
resulted in the old haunts being aban-
doned. This was brought about by the
cellhouse keeper bringing to his abode
a kitten and the dislike occasioned by
the newcomer has been unrelenting.
Tige may now be seen about the yard.
coming and going without hindrance.
Most of the time it stays about the
pump house, where its master holds
sway and where no other feline may
intrude and get away without fight.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Hon. Judson W. Lyons.

for five long years. 1 am feeling very good
and strong. thank you so much for Pc
runa. shall recommend it to all suffering
with the effects of catarrh. and consider
it household blessing. shall never be
without Peruna.'
For those phases of catarrh peculiar to
summer. Peruna will be found efficacious.
Peruna cures catarrh in all phases and
stages.
tory results from the use of Peruna write
at once to DR.. Hartman. giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of The
Hartman. Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
why BIo. Fec was Psld.

Lord Alvanley about sixty years ago
,ad duel with political opponent.
out nobody was hurt. His lordship
was so pleased at returning without
injury that he paid his hackney coach
nan with a liberality that surprised
he latter and on the man remarking
that it was more than his due TO,
driving him that distance Lord Al
yanley replied 1T is not for carry
ing me there, but for bringing me
back"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

This city is the cradle of the plate
glass industry of the United States,
says an Albany Qnd) special to the
indianapolis Sentinel. The first pol
ished plate-glass manufactured in the
country is still in use in the front
window of New Albany clothing
store. There are two plates, each
about 6x14. Capt. John B. Ford, who
erected here the first factory in the
United States for the manufacture of
polished plate-glass and whose name
Is household word throughout South
ern Indiana, is still living at 81 years
of age, at Tarentum, Pa.
He came originally from Kentucky,
and located at Greenville, near here.
He was a natural born" inventor and
invented and manufactured machine
for chopping straw. He soon moved
to New Albany. where he built steam
boats. His attention was attracted by
little factory at Lenox, Mass, which
was manufacturing crude form of
rough plate-glass for skylights. He
set his wits to work and designed the
first machinery for the manufacture
of polished plate-glass. This machin-
cry was made at New Albany foua-
dries. He interested his cousin, Wash
ington G. De Pauw, a man of large
means, and they operated the first
plate-glass mandatory, which was a
huge success, but they could not agree
as to business policy, and Ford sold
his interest to De Pauw. Ford then
established factories at Louisville and
Jeffersonville, which failed
Capt. Fords history from this time
furnishes the most remarkable in
stance on record of man building up
an immense fortune in his old age.
He was 78 years old when he started
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Adds Life to telegraph Poles.

The cement foundations of tele-
graph poles are called cement butts.
There is now company engaged in
their exclusive manufacture. The
butts are said to make the posts last
three times as long, and in the men
time the liability from fire and storms
is greatly reduced.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Carbon POISONING.

The modern method of mixing coal
gas with water gas" greatly increases
the amount of carbon monoxid in the
gas supplied for Illumination. Hence
an alarming increase in the number
of cases of carbon monoxid poisoning
has recently been noticed.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Great Britain. Navy Growing

Great Britain's Navy Growing.
Great Britain has in course Of con-
struction eleven battleships, nineteen
armOred cruisers, two second and four
third class cruisers, four scouts, two
sloops, nineteen .destroyers. eighteen
torpedo boats and three submarines.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Hendricks Widow Gives Library.
Vice President Thomas A. Hen.
bricks of Indiana was graduate OF
Hanover college, at Madison, in that
state, and his widow has given $685.
900 for the erection of a library in his
memory there.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
PUTTING II DeIicateIy.

Here is the extremely delicate way
which man states his chief reason
for asking that he be freed from mat
rimonial bonds, which gall: THE de.
fendant has acted in such a way that
said husband has had difficulty in dis
tinguishing her treatment of him as
husband from her treatment of others
who bore no such relation to her."
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
First Ennlish Actress.

The first Englishwoman to appear on
the stage is said to have been Mrs.
Coleman, who, in 1856. performed the
character of Ianthe in the "Siege OF
Rhodes"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Drums Fetch Hioh Prices.

The drums used by the Scots
Guards in South Africa have just been
sold, and in some cases they fetched
between $500 and $3.50 apiece. price
which is nearly eight times as much
as they originally cost. The proceeds
of these sales go to the band fund.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
South African Coal Fields.

Four great coal stations are about
to be exploited in South Africa. The
most southerly field lies between Lady
smith and the northern boundary of
Natal. These regions will in the near
future supply large part of the
worlds demand for coal. Natal ex-
ported 100000 tons in 1901. y
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
General Query.

Graduates Of our public schools may
know a heap about sociology. Roman
history, and geometry. but they cannot
spell the English language. What's
the matter?-Brooklyn Eagle.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
subterranean obserxatorie,.

Subterranean Observatories.
1t is proposed in France to estab-
lish subterranean observatories by
drilling miles into the earth with oil
well machinery. In these the strata.
temperature and gases at various
depths would be studied.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place of all
others.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Keep Your Eye

On the sunny San Luis valley, for It
is going to be a winner this year. You
will have full information from time
to time in these columns.
The Colorado Bureau of Immigra-
tion, GIG Majestic Building. Denver.
Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Sympathizing Friend-Cheer up, old
boy; remember she's not the only girl
in the world. Rejected Suitor-Yes, l
know; she'll tell all the Others
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

No chromos or cheap premiums.
but . better quality and one-third
moro Of Defiance Starch for the same
price Of other starches.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Artemus Wards recipe for telling
mushrooms from toadstools is simple and
mushrooms: II You eat 'em and die
they're toadstools."
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS IN DEMAND
Telegraphy thoroughly taught In the CENTRAL
BUSINESS COLLEGE,. Denver. Write for Journal
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
The Might of a Lie,
Task of Overtane Untruth Has Well Been Described
a Hopeless One-How Fabrication Wrecked
Political Career of John G. Carlisle

diers to march to South Carolina to
take charge of the ballot box and
overawe the voters of that poor,
down-trodden state. the paradise OF
carpet-baggers and scalawags. But
the day will come when South Caro-
lima will rid herself of the barbarous
political buzzards of the north that
have fed on her carcass for the last
eleven years and robbed white and
black without discrimination"
For ten years Mr.. Carlisle tried to
run down that report Of his Cynthiara
speech, but 1t had too big a lead. At
one time he thought H. overtaken and
side-tracked. but several years later
the Tribune of this city resurrected II
in the original form. Mr.. Carlisle ex.
planned: Il did .iot say that the gov.
ernment is vicious system, but that
at that time the policy of the admin.
istration was vicious; l always held
that the constitutional right to secede
did not exist: there was no verbatim
report of the speech, for no reporter
was present; an opposition paper
picked sp from the audience a few
stray recollections of what said,
strung them together and published
them" But the lie never was nailed
and Carllsle's hopes of political honors
were dashed
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
largest Cave in Europe.

In the Muotothal. near Schwyn. In
Switzerland, Is cave which was only
explored year ago. 1t proves to have
over 5000 yards Of galleries, and SO
is probably the largest in Europe.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn,

90 Your Feet Ache and Burnf
Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Swollen, Hot, Sweating Feet. Corns
and Bunions. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

1.-THE Klean. Kool. Kitchen Kind" is the
trade mark on stoves which enable you to
cook in comfort in a cool kitchen.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

First Glass In Grammar, Stand Up.
Johnny never did like school. When
his mother told him he had better
study his lessons or his teacher would
give him bad mark, he got sullSy.
Blame old teacher" he said
Thinks she knows 1t all. First she
tells us something and then. when we
tell It back. she says it's all wrong"
why. what's the matter. johnny"
asked his uncle, who hasn't forgotten
he was boy himself
We'll. you see, Nunky. 1t was this
way. She told us that postpone meant
to put OFF. Then she asked me to
write n sentence containing the word"
"well?"
II wrote. Boys postpone their
clothes when they go in swimming"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Jewish Religious Papers.

The Jews have greater number OF
religious papers, proportionately. than
any Christian denomination, and their
papers are the best supported.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

What's the trouble?" asked the
stranger, seeing a great crowd gath
cred about tall city building "a man
fell from the top floor half an hour ago
and we're waiting to see him land"
was the careless response.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

The scorcher motoring swift and fleet.
Ran into Deacon Brace:
The scorcher fell some forty feet.
The deacon fell from grace.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

When the thoughtful convict broke
Jail he left note for the governor of
the state, saying: Il hope you will par
don me for the liberty am taking"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
REGISTER OF THE u. S. TREASURY
USES PE-RU-NA FOR SUMMER CATARRH
Summer CatArrh
Afflicts Men and
Women.
LION. JUDsoN w. LYONS.

~ ON. JO0oON W. LII 4O4NSs
i Register of the United
States treasury. in a letter
from Washington. D. c.. says:
"I find Peruna to be an
excellent remedy for the ca
tarrhaI affections of spring
and summer, and those who
suffer from depression from
the heat of the summer will
find no remedy the equal Of
Peruna. hudson w. Lyons.
No man is better known in the
financial world than Judson w.
Lyons, formerly of Augusta, Ga.
His name on e(ery piece of
money of recent date makes his
signature one of the most familiar
ones in the United States.
Two Interesting Letters From
Thankful Women.
Miss Camilla Charter, S West
Lexington ST.. Baltimore. Nd,
writes:
Late suppers gradually affect
ed my digestion and made me a
miserable dyspeptic. suffering in
tensely at times. l took several
kinds of medicine which were
prescribed by different physicians
but still continued to suffer. But
the trial of one bottle of Peruna
convinced me that it would rid
me of this trouble, SO I continued
taking it for several weeks and l
was in excellent health. having e
pounds. Miss Camilla Chart
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Swallowed Marriage License.
A Cleveland wedding was nearly
ruined last week by the baby brother
of the bride. who playfully swallowed
the marriage license. -.