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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
FIRST BURNED HARD COAL.
Crate Still Preserved in Wilkesbarre-
Centennial in 1908

Nflkesbarre Letter In the New York Tribune
In the old Fell House. in this city, are the
room and the CRATE in which anthracite coal
was first burned. The CRATE is preserved
In the same fireplace. many times patched
and strengthened. and the room. although
most of the first timbers of which 1t was
made have long since decayed. preserves as
nearly as possible the appearance of the
room on the day that stone COAL" as II
WAS then called. was found to have the
properties which have since made II SO USE
full.
Coal had been discovered many years
he fore. but owing to ignorance of its value
little of IL had been used. There are a few
vague stories of IL being burned by black
smiths I'm their forges, but 1t is well es-
tablished that on February IL. 1908, Jesse
Fell proprietor of what was then known
as Fell's Tavern. burned the first coal in a
CRATE for heating purposes.
In a letter to his cousin. Jonathan Fell.
which Is now In possession of the Historical
Society OF Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia,
Jesse Fell writes that in 1770-'7l coal was
used at Wilkesbarre in the blacksmith shop
of Obadiah and Daniel Gore. and he then
continues: Accordingly. In the month of
February. 1905. 1 procured a CRATE made of
small iron rods ten inches in length and ten
inches In height. and set II up in my COM
mon fireplace, and on first lighting IL found
II to burn exceedingly well. This was the
first successful attempt to burn our stone
coal In a CRATE. so far as my knowledge ex-
tends"
1t was many years. however. before It
came into general use as a fuel. Efforts to
burn IL In Philadelphia were not successful
until discovery was made by accident.
White & Hazard who operated wire mills
at the falls of Schuylkill. impressed by the
representations OF men who had brought
coal down the river In barges. bought sew
eral tons at $2S a ton. and ordered their
men to use II. The workmen tried Il In sew
eral ways. but after some days of expert
mcnt gave II UP In disgust. Some of 1t was
thrown outside the mill and several shovel
fuls were cast into q big wood furnace.
The men went about their other work con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
Must Be Out Before
April 18TH.

Co,
for the building and the will
A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
EDWIN SETON, Chairman,
]. WORDSWORTH GORDON,
COTTER T. BRIDE,
HENPy q MATTIEIU0

Election Committee on District of Columbia
The above rules were submitted to the
commission when it held it's executive ses-
sion at o'clock this afternoon. They have
been tentatively agreed upon by all mem
beers of the commission and in all probabili-
ty will be formally adopted in full before
the meeting adjourns. Their effect will be
far-reaching. and will be OF vital interest to
the 10000 democratic voters in the District
of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
Save the Birds.
From the Indianapolis News

From the indianapolis News.
A positive ard easily comprehended stat
ute forbids the killing of song birds. These
birds are now returning from the south
The statute is intended to remind and pun
ish those who forget that these birds are
entitled to protection. When his impress
sion becomes established no man nor boy,
in his right mind, will think of Strengthening
these innocent creatures. nor will any wo-
man consent to wear on her hat piumage
to secure which II was necessary to sac
rifice the life of bird. There has been
great progress in this matter In recent
years. but there needs to be more. The
schools are doing their part In the reform
and the laws are ample. For several years
the News. In the springtime. has circu-
lated bird buttons as reminders of the
cause of bird protection. This year tae
button will contain likeness of blue
bird. which. while not great songster. is
one OF the most beautiful of the spring
birds and one Of the earliest to appear In
this lautudA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
RENT RIOTS THREATENED.
Increased Rentals Agitating Jewish
Quarters on East Side, New York.

dispatch from New York says:
Dispossess proceedings against East Side
tenants who are unable to pay the increas-
ed rents, or who won't pay them. have
been practically suspended until after the
Jewish passover holidays, which will end
on Thursday, at SHUTDOWN Nine-tenths of
the eviction proceedings begun as the re-
suit OF the wholesale raising of rents from
10 to 70 per cent are against Jews
Nearly thousand dispossess notices were
issued yesterday and on the day before.
Most of them were made returnable on
Friday, but on that day the tenants will
De able to get delay over their Sab,a IN
ana the next DAY will be Sunday. so the &C
tual work of putting out the household
goods OF the East Side poor won't begin tin
the first part of next week.
In the meantime there will be mass meet
wealthy Jews who are interested In Hebrew
charities and educational enterprises to
have the landlords and tenants arbitrate
their differences.
The meat riots two years ago WARE nr.
eeded by lot of agitation about the beef
trust. The retail butchers on the East Side
took advantage of that to put their prices
up and then tried to make their .custoners
believe that the wholesale dealers in the
trust were wholly responsible For every
cent of incre ase demanded by the trust the
retailers asked cents. The people found
that out, so the fight was not between the
poor Jews and the trust, but between the
poor Jews and those Of their own people a
little more prosperous who were in the
butcher business.
Conditions are almost Identical now
Many OF the landlords are Jews who be-
gan buying East Side property ten and
twelve years ago. when ii was much
cheaper. from the big estates and who now
own many blocks. I'll cir taxes are greater
now, the requirements OF the new tenement
house law have cost them money for aitera-
tfons and there Is a steadily increasing de-
mand for room. but all these things COM
manded now The landlords have exag-
gerated the increase In their own expenses
and tried to throw dust in the eyes of the
people. An increase of per cent might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
Rats n Patagonia.

From the Boston Transcript
A scientist exploring Patagonia says:
THE impassability Of Patagonia mud is
proverbial. You cannot walk through 1t,
and 1t takes sturdy mule to carry you
through. More often than not it is caused
by the burrowing of ta;Iless rat known
as the tucu-tucu- Acres upon acres,
amounting to square miles even, of other
wise sound and wholesome ground are un-
dermined by this fndefatigable little pest
He holds the country as nothing else holds
II, until the advent OF sheep or cattle
(which he hates) induces him to shift the
scene OF his nightly laborp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
EGrand Rapids Furniture Co.,,
1914 f Street N. w.


than to pop into ones parasoI or pocket
some small object of value? From the
fnnumerable articles of a similar kind I'm
stock 1T never would be missed'-as the
average kleptomaniac would argue
The only remedy lies, of course. I'm ar
ranging shop fronts and showrooms with
a severity that would satisfy the disciples
OF William Penn and i'm forbidding people
70 nnger the wares. But the cure would
be worse than the complaint. IL would
bring rapidly dwindling profits, a diminu-
ton OF patronage and bankruptcy to hun
dreds of business houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
More Picture Hats.
From the Diapers Record.

Hats prominent IN the seasons modes are
distinctly reminiscent of early English
styles. such as We associate with Romney
and Morland pictures. The Romney hat, in
fine black and white or pastel-toned chip.
seems mostly favored by the fashionable
set for weddings and fancy fetes. All
through the Riviera season It has ragged.
and now 1t seems TO be in for big run in
London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
A Hearst Meeting.

The meeting last night of the w. R.
Hearst Workingman's Democratic Club,
Maccabee's Temple. on 9th street northwest,
near F street. was crowded with democrats
who intend to take some part or other in
the coming campaign Milford Spohn of
the Central Labor Union came out for Mr..
Hearst for President in strong speech,
claiming that Hearst was drawing his
strength from the laboring people through
out the entire country. Mr. p J. Ryan,
vice chairman of the Hearst democratic
campaign committee o; the District also
spoke, advocating the Hearst candidacy
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Delegates and Alternates.

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lative district in the District of Columbia
shall elect at the said primary elections
three persons to serve as delegates and
three persons to serve as alternates all of
whom shall be residents of said legislative
district. from each of the twenty-five leg
islative districts to the District democra tic
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
In
LODGING HOUSE
Mrs. Richard Battersby, Former
Resident Of Coal Valley,
Dies at ST. Louis.

Word has reached the city that Mrs
Richard Battersby, wife of the for.
mer associate of the late Richard
Mansill in the coal mining business al
Coal Valley, was asphyXiated last
week in a boarding house at st. Louis
Mrs. Battersby was attending the fair
1t is claimed that she was warned OF
danger from the gas by her landlady
before she retired alone in her room
The following morning her body was
found cold in death and the gas JET
was open.
Mrs. Battersby was a resident OF
Coal Valley up to - years ago, wher
she removed to the state of Washing
ton. Her husband is dead. She visit
ed the fair in company with her broth
err. b. ID. Seville, and both were to visit
at Coal Valley before leaving St
Louis. The remains will be taken tC
Washington for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
No OmcIal News of Fighting.
PRETTY MILLINERY OPENING
White PredomInates at Davenport's Big
Boston Stores Millinery Section.

Tomorrow morning there will be the
most exquisite opening of summer
millinery the tri-cities has ever wit
messed. White will. of course, pre-
dominate. The exhibit to which we
invite you is one that will do this
store credit and contains beautiful re-
productions of Partisan and New York
hats, together with some unusually
charming creations from our own
workrooms, all of them made in the
finest fashion from the newest and
richest materials. There has never
been a showing of white or summer
millinery in the tri-cities that would
compete with this. All are invited to
be present during the opening days,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
HARMED & Won MAUR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
KNOX DEMOCRATS
HAVE A WARM ROW
Sheriff Has Hard Work in Keeping
Peace in the Con-
Vention.

Galesburg, ILL.,, May 26.-The sheriff
was the presiding officer at the Knox
county democratic convention for the
greater part of the session yesterday
and had all he could attend to.
Anti-Hearst delegates, while a mi
nority, had control of the county CEN
Earal committee, and recommended
Charles J. Kelly. a member of a con-
tested delegation, for temporary
chairman. The Hearst men nomina-
ted w A Maxwell, editor of the
Oneida News, and called for roll call.
County Chairman Brown refused the
request, and then the trouble began.
Brown declared Kelly chairman and
the latter proceeded to put through
the prearranged program despite eff
forts to force him from the chair.
Several times the delegates that
surged around him clinched and were
separated by the sheriff's force.
Hearst men mounted chairs, tables,
and the judges stand, and kept up a
demand for a roll call all through the
DC
man declared approved all the anti
Hearst lists of delegates TO the state
and congressional conventions. As he
attempted to read the lists they were
snatched from his hand by J. /. Kel-
sey, Hearst man, and torn to pieces.
Only the efforts of the sheriff pre-
vented an exchange of blows. Mean
while the Hearst people declared Max
well elected, and for some time two
conventions were in progress amid the
greatest confusion and uprOar.
Kelly declared the convention adj
journed, but a majority of the dele
gates remained and perfected a Max
well organization, elected another set
of delegates to state and COMPRESSION
al conventions, and passed resolutions
indorsing Hearst and instructing for
him. Both factions Endorsed NJ. J..
Daugherty, of Galesburg, for minority
representative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
TWO MEN ARE SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY A STALLION

Traverse City, Mich, May pa
stallion owned by Grant Pettingill, of
Oviatt, broke it's bride and attacked
H. r. Pettingill, the father of Grant,
while the latter was leading another
horse into the barn. The stallion
seized the fathers thigh with his
teeth, carried him twenty yards, and
stamped on him, breaking two ribs.
Pettingill was bruised over his entire
body The horse bit his face and
hands terribly, and had to be pounded
away with clubs.
Then the horse started down the
road. Grant Pettingill followed when
the horse turned on him, bit him in
the arm, and kicked him into insensi-
bility by a blow in the solar plexus.
The stallion IS still loose and is terror
izing the entire neighborhOod. Both
men are badly hurt, but will recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
SHE HAD FAITH IN SPIRITS
Asks Them to Locate Her Husband and
They Tell Her q Very Grew
some Story.


Marion, Ind, May 26-The officers
Of Marion have a mysterious case
which is puzzling their wits. Otis Van
Blaricum left home two weeks ago on
business trip. He told his young
wife and mother that he would write
in two or three days. Nothing has been
heard from him and his young bride,
unable to endure the suspense longer,
notified the police Sergeant James
Thompson and Humane Officer John
Golding called to see Mrs. Van Blart-
cum, who having faith in spirits. ask
ed them to assist her in operating a
planchette board.
The officers were skeptical. but the
young wife was so in earnest in her
desire to locate her husband that they
consented to assist her. The question
was asked where Van Blartcum went
when he left Marion. The answer was
quickly written, st Louis" The
question was asked: "Is he living"
The answer was, mo, he was killed
Monday noon, May 8, in st. Louis by
gambler and the body was hidden
in q Yault"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
MARRIED HALF A
HUNDRED YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rueth to CeIe-
brate Golden Wedding
Monday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rueth, of 721
Fourteenth street, are preparing to
observe their 5Oth wedding anniyer-
sary next Monday with a family re-
union. Their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Kick, of Pennington, Iowa, and son,
r. p Rueth, of Chamita, y. NJ, have
arrived to be present on that notable
occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Rueth were
married in Hamburg, Germany, and
came to America shortly afterward.
They settled first in Davenport and
later came TO this city. Mr.. Rueth is
a molder by trade, but has engaged in
in the grocery business. For years
the family resided on the Ninth street
road in South Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
CITY CHAT.

Call for the new Kinship.
"Snowballs' at Wilcher's.
It's coming, June and 10.
For insurance. Z. j. Burns.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Quaker furnaces at Wilcher's.
Lage-Waters for shoe bargains.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Tin and furnace work at Wilcher's.
For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's
Spencer e. Trefz for bus or express
See Lage-Waters' fine line of shoes.
For real estate and insurance, E. J
Burns.
McKOwn wants your order for win
tie: fuel.
Plenty of fresh fish at Schroeder's
tomorrow.
Lage-Waters Shoe company, 1903
Second avenue.
Ladies' oxfords of every description
at Lage-Waters'.
Special bargains in ladies' oXfords
at Lage-Waters'.
Look for Lage-Waters' ad in this
paper tomorrow.
Fresh river and lake fish at Hess
Bros. tomorrow. ~.s
Z. b. McKown sells the genuine Po-
cahontas coal for furnaces.
Ice cream and ice cream soda at
Pctersen's, 1914 Third avenue.
All kinds of potted plants in bloom
Friday at Young & McCombs'.
Have you ordered your gas stove
See the Peoples Power company.
Take advantage of the May price on
hard coal and order it of McKown.
Walline &c Hamilton. express and
transfer. Old phone 1870, new 1884.
For tin and furnace work. see III. T
Siemon, 1926 Fourth avenue. union 2S3
Cleaning. pressing, repairing. New
Panitorium club, 1909 Second avenue
Dr. William Carl. dentist. corner
Twenty-third street and Fifth avenue
Lilies of the Valley cents bunch
at Young & McCombs'. Friday special.
Special wall paper sale at Adams
Wall Paper company's for next 10
days.
Fine gilt wall paper. entire room
only 81, at Adams Wall Paper COM
pany's.
Double oven four-hole gas stoves SIS
each. Connections made free. Peo-
pies Power compans.
Remnants and short lengths of wall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
POLITICIAN WANTED FOR
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY

Dies Moines, Ia. May 26.-An appli-
cation for 81 requisition for Thomas
Dennison, an Omaha politician, want
ed at Logan, Ia. for alleged compile
ity in the Pollock diamond robbery,
for which Frank Sherclifre is now
serving a seventeen years sentence.
has been made to Governor Cummins.
Dennison, through we'll known law
yers, resisted the application and raised
points that caused the governor to
withhold his decision until next Fri
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26

j. Medill, of Rock Island; w. r. Moore,
of Moline, and S. L. WOODBURY., of
Canoe Creek, were appointed by the
chair. The committee reported rec
ommending that the Noonan delega-
ton be allowed two and the Henry
delegation one vote in the committee
The report was adopted. Thomas
ONeill Jones, James O'Connor and
George w. Henry were recognized as
committeeman from the Third ward
During the discussion of the con-
test before the committee Mr.. Loon
ey, in explaining how it happened
there were two sets of committeeman
from the Third, broke into the story
of his life that he never misses an
opportunity to relate in an endeavOr
to win sympathy, to pose as mar
tyr, but he was requested by the chair
to confine himself to the question be-
fore the house. Forty-five of the 40
members of the county committee
were present at the meeting.
\ resolution changing the date of
the county convention for the NOM
nation of a county ticket and to
choose delegates to the congressional
ed, but before it was adopted a mo-
ton to adjourn was put and carried.
Precautions Taken.
At last evenings meeting it was de-
cided to take every precaution to in
sure that regular delegates have ac-
cess to the seats set apart for them
at the hall and that rowdyism be
treated with firm hand. To this end
the hall had been leased in advance
and the entrances were guarded to
prevent any effort to pack the hall in
advance. A number of delegates were
given police powers to keep order on
the floor. Sheriff Heider's presence
was secured. Those entitled to sit as
delegates or to privileges on the plat
form were provided with tickets sign
ed by Chairman Sexton and Secretary
Stauduhar.
Holds Revolutionary Caucus.
John =. Looney had caucus of his
own in South Rock Island last night
and selected as delegates to todays
county convention Andrew Paulsen,
August Gottsch, John Weinberger,
Joe Farrar, J. w. Shoemaker, ]. C..
Brown. NJ. Tiedemann and John Lam
non. Henry McCarty, whom LoOney
claimed to be the committeeman for
that township, on learning the drift
of sentiment, caused to be torn down
notice he had posted calling the
caucus for last night. Looney and a
few of his followers attended the
meeting of the regular democrats of
the township Tuesday evening at
which an anti-Looney delegation was
chosen. LoOney accordingly had Nc
Carly post his caucus notice again for
last night. Fact is, McCarty has no
authority to act as committeeman
in South Rock Island, G. NJ. Luken
having been recognized as such by the
county committee at its last meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL ISSUE
OVER RAILWAY PASSES

Mattoon, ILL.,. May 26.-The senatori-
al convention for the Thirty fourth
district, comprising the counties OF
Coles. Douglas and Clark, was held in
this city. A resolution was adopted
instructing nominees of the convention
TO refuse to accept rlilroad passes,
to endeavor to reduce railroad rates
for transportation, and to refuse to
vote for any bill raising salaries of
circuit judges or state officeholders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
Exchange Closes on Saturday.

New York. May 26.-It has been de-
cided by the governors of the New
York stock exchange to close the ex-
change on May 70. being the Saturday
before Decoration Day. The commo-
dity exchanges also will all be closed
ON SATURDAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
Canton. a.. Murder stin a My.tery.

Canton. o., May 26.-Harry (''Chub')
Piero has been released, no evidence
having developed to connect him with
the murder of George II. Taylor, or
with the burglary of the American
Wooden Mills store, which the police
believed was in progress when Taylor
appeared and the murder occurred.
Richard Quigley, and Tiney LaBelle.
two other suspects, are still held in
custody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
WOMAN KILLS MAN SHE
SAYS INSULTED HER

Indianapolis. May ~2'i.-Joscph Hast
ings. IL years old. was shot and killed
10y Mrs. Frank Hicks. She says
she had known Hastings about two
years. He came TO see her, she says.
and she could not make him 90 AWAY.
She says he insulted her and she got a
revolver and shot him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
Zeal Eatate rransfers.

May 25.-D. 5. Metzgar to II. @.
Metzgar, tract by metes and bounds.
SEA- p. lie, 81.
c. II. Pope to Helen a. Hoffman, lot
&c. block 100. East Moline, $3.50.
c. H. Pope to Helen \. Hoffman, lot
10, block 169, East Moline, $3.50.
Daniel McNeal to +. III. Guyer. ct al,
tract by metes and bounds, 10 and 80.
Is. lie, IS, $500.