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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27
Fine Entertainment,

The concert and theatrical entertain
ment given at Turner hall last evening,
under the auspices of the German Eng
lish school, was most Creditable affair.
The Lyrs musical society took part and
the exercises consisted of songs. recita.
tions and dialogues. those participating
being Maggie Ohlweiler, Albert Ritter,
Adele Uthof. Emil Huber, Fri3a Harms,
Olga Junge. Geo. Preu>se, Gustav Stem
gel, Elite Huffman. Clara Bernhard,
Oscar Schmidt. Pauline Holman, Willie
Rettich, Louis Hldebrand, Louis
Preusse. Emile Schmidt, Emile Tege-
Ter. Ella Maiwald, Rosa Llmburg, Ernst
LETTER, Albert Huber, Albert Brandens
burger, Henry Roggencamp and Henry
Stengel.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

The Peoria passenger going out at 2 sc
this afternoon collided with the switch
engine on the same-R 1. s. P.-road'
The engineer on the switch engine realiz'
ed the impending danger. and after re-
versing his engine leaped, and the en-
CINE dashed back to Sears before it was
stopped. The pilots on both engines were
damaged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

We are prepared to undertake the dec
Grating of public buildings or private
houses with any desired style or quality
of stock from the cheapest to the most
costly and elegant Lincrusta Walton
leather and heavy pressed paper, the latter
style through samples from the leading
houses in Chicago, and our prices we guar>
antee to be much lower than are obtaina-
BILE there. The best workmen in the west
engaged to execute the work.
G. ]. CHAMPION.
II. Champion, Manager,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

John Siegrist was fined S. and costs
Saturday night for assaulting Thos. st
John with out provocation.
The trial of the Garvins, Martin Rem
fro and VIM. Wells is in progress before
Justice HAYES this afternoon, where it
was taken on a change of venue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

Tho First Avenue Hotel, corner of
First avenue and Twentieth street, is for
sale at a bargain, as the proprietor de-
sires to remove from the country. This
is an established and profitable business.
Inquire of or address
WIN TRosTEL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27
II. Champion, Manager.


hereby give notice that will not pay
any bills contracted by my wife Barbara
Siegrist, as can and will support her
and my children at home.
Union Please copy. PHILIP SEIGRIsT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27
For Sale.

Mrs. j. z. Mott offers her residence
property, corner Fourth avenue and
Eleventh street, for sale at bargain.
Enquire on the premises.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

For neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago.
govt. swelings. burns, wounds. etc, the
best remedy is Salvation Oil. Price 25
cents a bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

A snap Two beautiful lots, Ninth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street, $500.
GUYRR & SWEENEY.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

The peculiar purifying and building up
powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla make it
the very best medicine to take at this
season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27

A Paris paper has discovered that tine
people of "St. Louis. Dakota, are dying
of disease called 1.-The billiards"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-27
ORDERED OUT,
Engine Men OIL the Burlington Cease
Work.

The st. Louis Division in a crippled
ConditioD, But some Passenger
Trains Are Kept ON! the .NOve-The
situation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

the junior member Suffice it to say that he
spent great deal Of his time in Der com
pany, and on the evening Of the tragedy met
her at "A restaurant where the two ate dinner,
talked and drank wine till nearly II p m,
and then went to her house There, accord
ing to her story. he was seized with IA panic
when he found her husband was in the house
and endeavored to escape by rear window,
and trusting to the bough of tree, which
broke with him, fell and was killed.
Such is her story, but the public have their
doubts They talk Of blackmail, OF an at
tempt to brighten the broker by calling po
liceman, of sudden and causeless panic on
his part, which led him to go out upon the
roof of the kitchen ut was but one story from
the ground) and make wild spring for the
tree, when he might easily have climbed
down Indeed, a vigorous boy could have
Jumped feet foremost and not got seriously
hurt. Another story is that he was thrown
out.
The remarks of Rev Dr. William N. Tay-
lor, who conducted the funeral services OF
the deceased broker, are worth quoting. He
said:
II have my theory, also, and while this is
not the time to expound or discuss it, am
8lau tnat nave IulS OlpoI Ouhity W otdIc buht
| am convinced, from careful personal in
vestigation of the circumstances, that our
friend met his death in a way that leaves no
stain upon his honor as husband; and this
conviction has relieved me of various dis
tressing doubts which | entertained when
first learned the extraordinary circumstances
Of his death.
This is not the time or place to enter into
any discussion of our friends character; but
it may not he inappropriate for me to call
your attention to his ability as a business
man and his amiabiiity as a man He had
troops of friends, and those who knew him
best loved him best despite his faults and
failings Every one can see from this oc-
currence that there are certain important les
| sons suggested by the circumstances Of this
| death
It's altogether horrible affair, and it is &c
be hoped that the people of New York will
not soon be stirred up over similar case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

One stupid, inattentive countenance, pain
fully conspicuous, is as the fly in the ONT
ment, as the black spot on the robe. 1t OBJ
trudes itself. 1t will not become invisible.
1t distracts and irritates the speaker. And
irritation is fatal to sympathetic oratory.
Whatever you do, do not get angry. Now
and then cleric, who has not learned that
primary lesson that not syllable must ever
be spoken from the pulpit in anger, breaks
wildly forth upon the people, makes Il fool OF
himself, and destroys the hope of doing good
to anybody for that day. No doubt one
ought only to feel pity for public instructor
to whom has been assigned the burden of q
too sensitive nervous system The nervous
system cannot, indeed, be too sensitive in the
direction of pathos; but toward wrath it must
not 60 an inch. -l-Ongman's Magazine
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

back to the senate as an anti -Nebraska Demo
crat. He was one of the five in the legisla-
trIte who voted for Lyman TrumbuIl, and
ultimately forced the Wing members to take
him up and elect him. In 1856 Mr.. Palmer
presided over the Republican state conven-
ton, and was thereafter Republican. He
was a Lincoln elector in 1860, and was Il dele
gate to the Peace congress at Washington.
During the war he rose TO the rank Of major
general of volunteers, and was chosen gov
ernor in 1868. In 1872 he drifted of with the
liberal Republicans, and since then he has
voted and acted with the Democrats He is
now stanch supporter of the administra-
ton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

SCOFlELD. HATCH. MRS SCOFIELD
in the rear of the house. Then OF course
there is great aproar. "A well known
Wall street man found dead" Leaden heeled
justice is moved to act The coroner makes
All inquiry. The police arrest the woman
and her husband. The detectives get TO
work and soon the details Of the story are set
forth.
Libbie Stowel, who is now Mrs Scofield,
an English girl, many years ago found her
way to America and married man in Cali
fornia In San Francisco she acquired some
reputation as a dashing Spectator in that
wild time when the "big bonanza" mines OF
Nevada were sold at hundreds of dollars per
inch, and other properties in similar proper
ton. But unlike most Of those who took
part in that speculation, she got out with
some money. Her next appearance was as
the wife of a sea captain.
In this capacity she learned something Of
the science of navigation, and when on
certain voyage her husband died at sea, she
took command and navigated tho vessel into
pert. Much was made of this at the time;
the journals celebrated it and the sea cap
tains presented her with a medal The
woman certainly had brains, but she was by
JHlS lllle SoiIupb, anu 81 oile ~
Gated in New York city and became an ad-
ventures of the most skillful and daring
sort. In this capacity she fell in with Broker
Hatch, junior member Of the celebrated
house w T. Hatch 81 Sons, which was
known all over the United States during and
Immediately after the war
In the meantime the adventures had mar
ried a Mr.. Scoiied, ono of those peculiar
characters developed in a speculative era.
He had mined in Utah, railroaded in Flor
ida and engineered real estate booms in va
rious sections; he had at one time made
some money but had lost most of it, and was
looked on in Wall street as harmless Wis
onary, a man who had had his day" II,
as appears likely, she married him for money,
she was sorely disappointed; if, rs he prac-
tically admits he married her for money, he
partially gained his desire, but Caught
Tartar" He is short, fat and unwieldy; she
is TALL commanding and surprisingly mus
cular for woman. She mastered him with
scarcely an effort; chastised him easily when
her temper was up, completely subdued him
and went on her way as Il Spectator and ad-
ventures
Her relations with tho firm of Hatch &
Sons were that of a SPECTATOR in stocks to her
brokers, and as many women speculate thus,
there was no special attention drawn to her
movements. Nor is it known how she &C
auired such power over Nathaniel w Hatch,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

G. W. ANDERSON. CHARLES =. ALLEN.
been Tammany man sixteen years He
served throughout the war in the Twenty
second regiment, and is now a member Of the
Grand Army, He has seat in the Produce
Exchange, and is trustee and director Of
the American institute He has never held
public Office. Mr.. Anderson is in the for
warding business, and has been president Of
the Veteran Firemen's association since its
organization. He was at the head Of the
New York firemen on their western trip. The
position of quarantine commissioner in New
York is responsible one ipasnuch as that
port receives very large proportion of the
total immigration of the country He takes
Thomas C. Platt's place, and when Plat was
ousted he appealed. HIS appeal came up be-
fore the general term a short tim. and
was postponed until September.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

N - ~ ~
grated TO Madison
county, Ills. , where
he studied law and
was elected probate
judge. He was n
disciple of Stephen
A. Douglas, and
was a member of
the constitutional
convention of lS47.
He was elected to
the state senate in
1852, but b r ok o
with his party on
the repeal of the
Missouri compro-
mise law, and went
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
HIGH WATER MARK.
Something About Recent and Historical
Floods Of the Mississippi River.

Floods Of the Mississippi River.
At Hannibal City, No., the Mississippi Is
exactly one mile wide at ordinary level "be
tween ferry stakes" as the riparian residents
say At Keokuk, la, the width varies sud
denly, as the rapids cause sudden widening
and narrowing-the river making great U
towards the west and that city is usually
assumed as the head Of the lower Mississippi,
geologicaly speaking 1t is only below those
rapids that We hear often Of such mighty
floods as those which have lately inundated
100 square miles OF Illinois and Missouri, and
still threaten destruction to all the low land
jewellers between Memphis and the Gulf
Above the rapids, at which Prophet Joe
Smith located his religious capital, Nauvoo,
with the idea that wing dan would he con.
structed and great manufacturing city
built, the river occasionally rises high; but
the low lands are so narrow and Dor.
dering bluffs so high that little damage is
done, and the world hears but little about it,
Below that point, about once in seven years
on an average, there is flood like those we
read about in eastern mythology. That of
1851 surpassed all before it of which white
men have records, and the recent food outdid
that of 1851. or course the Indians have a
tradition Of much greater foods, and 1t IL
quite likely they are correct; for the mound
Builders" works show plainly that they had
to locate on higher ground than the riparian
residents of today. These immense spring
floods are generally due to a late thawing Of
the snow and ice of the far north, contem-
porary with or followed Immediately by
general rains. Fortunately the aiiiuents Of
the Mississippi drain so many ATTITUDES and
elevations that they rarely pour in their full
volumes at the same time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

A fine recognition Of caste is that in a
Chinese newspaper, Shih Pao. which, on Jan.
%, after noting a formal appointment OF
hour and place for prayers for rain and snow,
adds: at is certain that such sincerity and
devotion on the part Of the ruling class will
move the heart OF heaven and fulfill the ex
pectations of the people ''-Chicago Herald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

The late food presented many curious
sights From the high front of keokuk the
spectator looked over vast turbil lake, com
pletely covering the low valley and washing
the high bluffs many miles from the river,
as it did in the quaternary age. The govern
ment canal was overwhelmed, but the largest
steamers ran over the rapids with no diff
Guilty to contend against except the current.
Alexandria, the most northern town in Mis-
souri,, was turned into Venice; the people
''lived up stairs" and visited in skiGs and
mud scows for gondolas On the roofs OF
many abandoned houses were dogs and
chickens; hogs domiciled up stairs in the
academy and public hall, and the carcasses
of other animals floated lifeless upon the
flood The river was eight miles wide for
several days AT least $4,000 acres of fine
bottom land were submerged on the Missouri
side, with immense destruction to live stock
and farm buildings OF course communica-
ton by rail was completely cut off.
But the greatest destruction was OF the
great "Sny levee," which was completed
some dozen years ago, at cost OF near ST.
900 900; but the bonds authorized by the
Illinois legislature were declared void by the
courts and never paid. A suit on them is
now pending in the United States supreme
court, and it is possibility that the projec-
tors may have to pay and lose their levee too.
The levee was fifty-two miles long, and was
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

declared high and strong enough to protect
the lCO 600 acres of rich farming land in the
upper section of the american bottom
Now it is overwhelmed, and some 800 farm
ers who had learned TO trust it and built for
permanency are ruined. With them this
will be the great historic food, and the usual
crop of 100000 bushels of corn, or there
abouts, will not materialize this year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
The Usual Thing.

Fierce Where's the editor'
Office Boy-Gone to New York for q
month. Do you want to lick him!
click himf Certainly not. | want him
to write up column advertisement for me-
"Hold on minute! Perhaps he missed
the train"
The editor had missed the train -Nebraska
State Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

Capitol o avery
morning." replied
the general, with
abrupt and honest
disregard Of con
gresional dignity.
"Oh, of course.
Committees and so
on take a good deal
OF time" said the
M. c., a littl e
stimy. In t h e
meantime the con-
stituent was silent
ly taking in the
l.ls
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
EMPEROR DOM PEDRO.
THE MOST ENLIGHTENED MONARCH
OF THE TIMES.

History OF His Family. the Braganzas Of
Portugai-Kins Louis. Of Portugai-The
Reforms Effected by Dom Pedro--His
Successor.
Death seems to be sweeping his scythe Wig
orously among crowned heads The two most
lately marked for the stroke, Dom Pedro OF
Brazil and King Louis of Portugal, come OF
the same family, the house Of Braganza, OF
Portugal Nearly 400 years ago Brazil was
discovered by Portuguese admiral and taken
possession of in the name of Portugal IL
remained Portuguese colony until the early
part of the present century, when it became
an independent empire. In 1907, when Napo-
leon | declared war against Portugal, John
vi, its king, took refuge, with his family, in
Brazil. On the fall Of Napoleon in 1915,
Brazil was raised to the rank Of a kingdom,
and King John assumed the title of king OF
Portugal, Algarve and Brazil. When he re-
turned to Portugal he left his son, Dom
Pedro, as regent Of Brazil In 1921 revolu-
ton broke out, and in 1922 Dom Pedro was
proclaimed emperor as Pedro |,
Dom Pedro, styled Pedro II, who went to
Milan when his illness became serious, is the
grandson of Pedro |. He was born at Rio de
Janeiro, Dec. g 1926 When he was years
old his father abdicated in his favor and the
empire was governed by regent. At IA he
was declared by the Brazilian chamber Of
deputies to be of age, and was crowned en-
peror July Is, 1871. During his minority his
empire was in disturbed state, and, indeed,
this condition Of affairs did not disappear
until 1870
Pedro II has always been interesting to
Europeans and Americans for his culture,
and especially for his efforts for the abolition
of slavery There is something about him to
remind one of the Emperor Frederick Iii of
Germany in his literary and scientific attain
ments. He has always been much beloved
by his subjects. His standing among scientists
is attested by his membership of the French
Academy of Sciences, to which he was elected
in 1875. The realization of his efforts for
emancipation came in 1871, in which year,
through his instrumentality, a law was passed
for the gradual abolition of slavery within
his empire. 1t was enacted that children
thenceforth born of slave mothers should be
free, and the same act emancipated all the
slaves belonging to the government. This
resulted in freeing about 10000 slaves i'll
period of fifteen months.
Under the rule Of this cultured and liberal
minded ruler Brazil has steadily increased in
civilization. He attempted to induce Ger
man immigration, and successfully, too, for
time; but his efforts were thwarted by the
bad faith of the planters, who had entered into
the emperor's colonization scheme, but who
took advantage of the immigrants. How
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

Charles f. Allen and George w. Anderson.
the New York quarantine commissioners APP
pointed by Governor d, b. Hill to take the
places of ex-senator Thomas G. Platt who
resigned with Conkling and David w. Judd,
took charge of the office short time ago,
and are rapidly mastering the rather compli-
Gated details of their work. Mr.. Allen has
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

John McAuley Palmer, the Democratic
nominee for governor of Illinois, is nearly a
year past the three score and ten mark,
having first seen the light in Scott county,
Ky in Septemher, 1917 In 1881 be emf.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
DOM PEDRO II.
PRINCE PEDRO.

PRINCE PEDRO DOM PEDRO H.
EMPRESS OF BRAZIL.
ever, private associations were formed at
Rio de Janeiro for the purpose of redressing
the immigrants wrongs and giving them in
formation upon arrival as is done under SIM
liar circumstances at Castle Garden, New
York, and immigration, principally from
Germany and Switzerland, is now taking
place, aided by the Brazilian government,
which pays part of each immigrants pas
sage money.
Dom Pedro has been abroad a great deal
since 1871. AT that time he left his empire
under the regency of his eldest daughter,
Isabella, and made an extended tour through
the United States, the continent OF Europe
and England He is related to nearly every
reigning family in Europe, but is extremely
republican in his habits Instead of crossing
the water in an imperial steamer, he has been
accustomed to use the same conveyance as
ordinary mortals.
Four children of Dom Pedro are alive, the
eldest being Donna Isabelle, at the present
time the princess regent in Brazil. She was
born July %, 1916, and was married Oct. ID,
1864. to the Comte d'Eu, by whom she has
three children, the oldest being Prince Pedro,
born at Rio de Janeiro Oct. 10, 1873, In
case of Dom Pcdro's death Princess Isabelle
will be empress, since, according to the Bra
lillian constitution, the heir TO the throne is
the oldest child without distinction Of sex.
King Louis l. of Portugal, was born Oct.
81, 1888, and is consequently nearly 80 years
of age. In 1861 his brother, Pedro V, king
of Portugal, upon the breaking out of yellow
fever in Portugal applied himself to the as
sistance Of his stricl>,n subjects, and died
from exposing himself to the disease. Pedro
had inaugurated wise policy for remedying
the unfortunate condition of the finances
consequent upon the wars through which
Portugal had passed during the earlier part
of the present century. Louis after his ac-
cession to the throne, continued to Tighten
the public burdens and promote the arts of
peace. In 1868 he abolished slavery in the
Portuguese colonies. In 1866 and in 1872 he
instituted exhibitions in Oporto, and in 1873
succeeded in consolidating the floating debt.
However, Portugal at one time one OF the
two great rival nations of the Spanish penin-
sula, like her neighbor Spain, has almost en-
tirely lost her position as power. While
she has been retrograding, her former colony
Brazil has been gaining. While Louis has
had worn old narrow strip of land to work
upon, Dom Pedro has had a rich and fertile
territory, productive of coffee, sugar, india
rubber, dye woods, wool and other articles
which are staple, and with proper cultiva-
ton are extremely profitable With immi-
grafton, peace and agriculture, there is no
reason why Brazil should not continue i'll her
prosperity. Perhaps some day she may take
her old mother Portugal under her protec-
ton and provide for the little old lady in
true filial style.
King Louis will be succeeded by Prince
Charles of Braganza, whose wife Is the prin'
cess Amelie of Orleans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
STORIES OF SHERIDAN.
Brief Anecdotes Of tho General Who TooA
the Famous Ride.

the Famous Ride.
The serious illness Of Gen Philip II. Short.
dan c'Little Phil'1 has set all the story tel
lers, journalistic and otherwise, at work look
ing up anecdotes Of the hero q the famous
ride up the Shenandoah valley. Here are
some Of them:
One day western representative, accom-
panied by a constituent, called at Sherdan's
office in the war department building In
Washington, lust to see the general" as
they explained to the doorman After the
introduction the congressman said briskly;
"We're just in for minute, general Can't
SIT down On the way up, you know"
"Yes, suppose you have to leg 1t to the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

Once year even the most frugal housewife
should replenish her linen closet, adding at
least the furnishing Of one bed and dozen
of towels
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

Have stated time fur going to bed and, il
possible. adhere TO it. Late hours are shad-
ows from ne grave"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
Not So Sure of 2

Gus-I say. Jack, have you ced
what beautiful figure the Gush asi
Jack never met her ell ore.
The T., GA