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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
FAULTY:
BARN is BURNED
Explosion Ct Oil Starts Fire That
Consumes Home and Out.
buildings of C. Raisch
JUST OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Eighteen Hundred Feet From Water
and Department Handicapped
Loss $4,000.

The explosion of a lantern at 6:15
last evening in a barn on the premises
of Charles Raisch, Forty-fourth street
and Eighteenth avenue. in South Rock
Island, started a confiagration which
destroyed both the barn and the home.
which was in close proximity to the
barn.
Though the fire was just beyond
the city limits, the city department
was called, and responded. 1t was
some time before the department could
reach the scene, and the fire had ~
that time gained great Roadway. A
further delay was caused by the great
distance which it was necessary to lay
the line OF hose. the nearest fire Plug
being over $500 feet away.
By the time the department had
made the connections of hose. and had
water playing on the blaze. the barn
was practically destroyed, and the
flames had already made considera bio
Roadway on the residence. A vOIuD-
teer brigade removed the greater part
of the furniture from the home. and
the implements stored in the barn
were also saved. A horse valued at
about $3.50 could not be removed from
the barn, and persisted in the flames.
Partly Insured.
1t is estimated that the loss was
about $4,000, which is partly covered
by insurance. The explosion of the
lantern is said to have been due 10
a loose burner, which allowed the fame
to reach the oil. Mr. Raisch and son
were in the barn at the time. and the
phone from a store a short distance
away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03

nificent vault at the cemetery in Or
bana. and knowing ones at New Lib
erty say that she died because of her
husbands conduct The beautiful
belle of Urbana, whom Arnold Welded
after ne had completed a course at
Illinois university. held her head very
high in New Liberty for time. The
couple lived in handsome home. One
night Eva. the daughter. delved into
her fathers coat and took out a pack
age of letters. The letters were hand
ed 10 Mrs. Beuthein. One letter was
from the Chicago woman. She de
manded more money and also insisted
that Beuthein come at once to see her.
A scene followed the finding of the let
ter. Mrs. Beuthein took TO her bed
and the doctors say that a broken
heart caused her death only month
and a half ago.
At best not more than 100000 can be
realized from all the securities which
the Beuthein family can scrape up
Even if the relatives were able to pay
every penny. the officials of the state
banking department say that it would
be impossible now TO drop the prose
cutiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-Dubury H. Many,
Peoria. H.; S Frahlech, Galesburg,
H.: H. Whitehead. Pennington, ILL.,;
W. A. Reynolds. Minneapolis, Mimi:
F. NJ. Dewey. Chicago; ]. ]. Harring
ton, Kansas City. Mo; F. L. Gibbs.
Beardstown; Mrs. H. G. Kebsborg,
Minneapolis; Ethel S Brookerd. Min
neapolis; V. w. Dashield, Chicago.
Alex Mcintyre, Grand Rapids; J. S.
Talbot, Peoria; Robert E. Casey. Chi
cago; Harry Kaufman, New York
S. W. Combs, Detroit, Mich; Mrs =.
Henwood, New York: Louis Greener.
L. Mayer, Chicago; o. L. MAYER, New
York; H. S. Jones. Philadelphia; Otto
Haber. Germany: Capt. NJ. Bundy, Mrs.
Capt Bundy, Sterling; B. F. jerks,
Chicago; J. r. Payne. New York; n.
H Johnston. W. G. Pritchard. Peoria !;
Charles H Gibbs, Chicago: Thomas
Benton, Billings. Mont; George G.
Craven. Portland, Maine; Fl. v. Bow
man. Philadelphia; w. +. Brandanr
Princeton; George Fulton. Cincinnati
F. Alexander. Chicago: w. c. Gallo
way. X. NJ. Whitman, AledO. H.; J. G,
johnson. Chicago; c. A Winans. New
York: Charles E. Davis, Boston; Ed
ward Robbins. Chicago; ]. H. Ludden,
Chicago; J. E. Fenelon, Peoria; d. NJ.
Christian, Chicago; F. J. Rosbrook,
Chicago; William Wolfe. Chicago; y.
Rukeyser, New York; J. G. Hamen,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
BEUTHEIN DAFT
ON MlNSTRELSY
New Liberty, Iowa, Banker Put
Thousands Into Unprofita.
BILE Show Venture.
ENAMORED OF LEADING LADY
Wife Learned of Relations and Died
in Few Weeks of Broken
Heart.

Investigation which has been made
into the affairs of the West Liberty
and Dixon, Iowa, banks shows that
Banker Arnold Beuthein. under indict-
ment in Scott county. has probably
sunk as high as $150,00O. instead of
$4,000, as at first reported. A. tele-
gram from Chicago states that Beu-
THEM has been seen there. and Daven-
port and Des Moines authorities be-
lieve that the fugitive is soon to be
captured.
Beuthein rests under four indiCt-
ments. and the indictments cover about
| one-fourth of his alleged shortage and
defalcation. 1t has been discovered
that the banker backed the Cleveland
Amusement company. a theatrical at
| traction patterned after the famous
Cleveland Ministries.
Craze for MinstreIsy.
II is now a certainty that his craze
for minstreIsy drove the young banker
to invest heavily in a concern which
| sober judgment would undoubtedly
have prompted him to stay away from.
The Cleveland Minstrel company has
been playing at the old stand of TIE
| Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg.
on Wabash avenue, Chicago. for SCI
eral months. The company has lost
money heavily for a year. The Iowa
banker. said to be enamOred ofgOne of
the leading women, has acted as
angel" for the company. 1t is thought
that at least 900 of his shortage was
dumped into the Cleveland Amusement
company.
Beutheins daughter. Eva. aged ;,
has been taken away from New Id
erty and is now with relatives in Free.
port. Detectives, believing that ~
| father will make an effort TO sec ho-
are shadowing the girl.
Beuthein has been a fugitive from
justice for a month. His father. VII
! liam Beuthein, stands charged with
forgery, presumably because of the
sons perfidy. and the aged mother has
given $4,000 in cash. about all she pos
| sesses, as a bond for the appearance of
Beuthein in court this week. That he
will not appear seems to be the belief
of officers and neighbors alike. Mrs.
Beuthein has already forfeited $500 on
one charge. When the first trial for
forgery was brought up, Beuthein was
not present, and it was reported that
he had skipped to South America
Ignores His Escapndea.
Although the people of Beuthein' s
| town. New Liberty, knew that the
banker was backing a minstrel com
pany. they had great confidence III him.
He was heavy drinker. and upon
several occasions smashed the windows
out of the town saloons. but these little
affairs did not shake the confidence
which people held in him. The de-
posits exceeded 500. 900 when the bank
was closed, and probably not 81 will
be paid.
Dixon. like New Liberty, is a Dutch
settlement in Scott county. known as
the Germany of Iowa" Beuthein
was vice-president and a large stock
holder in the Dixon bank. He is al
legged to have given paper from the
Dixon bank to make his accounts at
the New Liberty bank look right to the
state bank examiner. Dixon had only
a private bank not subject TO state in
spectiOn.
Wife Died BrOken-Hcnrtcd.
Mrs. Arnold Beuthein lies in mag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
COMPLETES WITH INTERURBAN
Burlington Road contempIates Motor
Service in Iowa.

Burlington Road Contempiates MOTOR
Service in Iowa.
The Burlington is putting up inter
urban stations on it's line between Fort
Madison and Ottumwa, evidently in
preparation for the motor car service
which it is arranging TO inaugurate.
The stations are placed two miles
apart. II cannot be ascertained when
the motor will be put on, though the
impression is that the service may not
be inaugurated before next spring. II
is said that gasoline motors are not
success in the winter time under the
usual methods, where the gasoline is
exposed to the weather. What the plan
IS. however. no one seems to know, and
the people along the line are anXiouSly
awaiting developments. The building
of stations along the line, which are
being named, would indicate that the
motor service is not far distant. The
company has been operating a motor
line about two years between Moravia
and Tabor. Ia, in the western part of
the state. This line is only nine miles
long
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
MOLINE MAN FOUND INSANE
George Cook. Aged rs, Loses Mind
Through Blow on Head.

George Cook. OF Moline. aged IS
years. was adjUdGed insane in TIE
county court yesterday afternoon, and
ordered committed TO the Watcrtown
hospital. BY Judge Parmenter Cook.
who has been confined at the Moline
city hospital for The last month, was
confined at m insane asylum in 1856.
He has been failing mentally for sew
eral years. and Il blow which he recciv-
ed two years ago made his mental in
firmittcs moro pronounced. The jury
which conducted tho hearing was COM
posed OF DR.. J. r. HOliowbush. w. \.
Hubbard Henry r. Rinck. F. II. Leith-
ner, Walter Fitzsimmons ard r. L.
Lynn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
GILCHRIST MINES REOPEN
Other Employees Put in Places of the
Striking Engineers.

Word was received in Rock Island
this morning that the operators of the
GilchriSt mines had made arrange
mcnts to operate their mines, begin
ming today. The miners have taken
the places of the striking engineers,
and coal from these mines will be re-
ceived in limited supplies tomorrow
The dealers of the city are experienc-
ing great difficulty in securing sufi.
cient coal. and those who have been de-
pending on mines in the operators as
soCiation are entirely out of coal A
number of the operators are expected
to follow the Gilchrist mines in sup
plying the places of the engineers from
the ranks of the mine workers
All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
THE M4RKETS.

opening. highest. lowest and and closing
quotations in today'S markets:
Wheat.
December. Il2Is. 112IH. 1I12s. 1925.
May, H., 1121a, 11l14. 112A.
November closed 81.
December, iS!a, 4Si4. as, asa
May 45Hs' 45# 80 ass.
-. November. closed. 29l4
December. 2S9s, 2S7s. PISS. 2Sa..
May. BIS SlA, 81. 31ts.
Pork.
Hoyemher; closed; l1.oo 90 ,oez
May, l2.6J. 1867. 1852, 1866.
Lard.
November. closed. 10
january: 712 3 715: 712 2; 7.l9'
May ''2'' ~ R mn; 20
January. 6.55. 6.57. 6.55. 6.55.
May. 6.67. GO, 6.67, 6.67.
Receipts today: Wheat so. corn o.,
oats 1O4, hogs 10000, cattle $4,000, sheep
Hos market opened strong. Light
4.G5 q SO, mixed and butchers 4.1O@
30. good heavy 4.5oG 5.29, rough heavy
Cattle, market, opened strong. s5c
Sheep market opened strong to loo
Hogs at Omaha 5000. cattle 1000
300.
[. S. Yards. $40 a m.-Hog market
STEADY. Light 4.65 a $40, mixed and
Butchers 40 $50, good heavy $50 a
go rough heavy 4.50 4.I5.
COWS and heifers 1.OOG 4.25. Texas steers
2.SO@S.5O. stockers and fedeers 1900
40.
sheep market strong to Zoe higher.
New York Stocks
New York Nov. 8 Sugar 145 Gas
1OS5s. G. r. l. x p. 33A. Southern Pa
Cific 6114. Il. N .. 94$4, Atchison com
non 81 4. Atchison preferred 1O1 -. c.
VI. x st. =. III Is. Manhattan l6I p, Cop
ncr 721@. n. Y. Central 1343i, J.. n \
1925. Reading common %, Canadian Pa.
cofic 129, Leather common 3 Is, b. r. T
;72s. Pacific Mail 39is. L. 5. steel pre-
fCrrcd S15s I. 5. Steel common rs X
Penna 49, IS. Missouri Pacific 1913. UnioI
Pacific 11OlS. Coal 6 Iron 60%s, Eri'
common SS7s Wabash preferred 423s
- & @. w. 23as. Illinois Central 142%
Car Foundry 261a. Republic Steel pre-
s"rrcd 54ss, Republic Steel common
l21a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
Ottawa. ILL.,; S. c. Clifford. Rock Island
John Vary. COlfaX.

st the Rock Island (European)-O.
". Fort. Chicago; T. u. Scribner. Gin
ton; Mrs. F. G. Brooberg, Ethel L.
Brooberg, MINNEAPOLIS; NJ. Dnnna'v.
Rockford: n. r. Let's and wife, Chi
cago; G. W. Killinger, Sterling; F. A.
Wood. Edgington; James Saunders.
Chicago; H. T. Homeland. La Crosse,
Wis: E. E. Law, Sterling: F. E. Chick.
New York: c. P. Hall. Chicago; W. E.
Eaton. Peoria; T. A. Snyder and wife.
New York; w. E. Johnson. Peoria;
J. H. Hutchinson. Orion; George L.
Bastine. Millersburg; G. l. Morris,
Aledo: W. H. Hyett. Peoria; T e. Van
SAINT. Kansas City; A. w. SalZmann,
city; J. B. King, city; H. LOndberg.
Milan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-03
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
roday's Quotations ON Provisions, Live
Stock Feed and Fuel.
Provisions and Produce.

Rock Island, Nov. S.-FolIowing are
he wholesale quotations in the local
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Butter-Creamery 21c; dairy 171aC.
FEgS-FreSh. lac.
L.ard-yc
Live Poultry-SprinE chickens s to
cents per pound; hens &c per pounl:
iuckS Sc; turkeys 1Om lie
CtableS-PotatOe 50 a :hC.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-New corn 400 45c; oats SOG3i.
ForaCe-Timothy hay $500 q 100.
prairie S96f1O.5O; straw $6.0aGI 100.
WOODLAND. per load. S5.5o.
Coal - Lump, per bushel, 1@a lie;
slack. per bushel, &c.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

Americans OF Washington to cease for
a few weeks from giving so much
attention to outside matters and indi-
vidual abuse OF race leaders and lake
up seriously these matters which are
right about their doors and see if they
cannot set an example for the rest of
the Afro-Americans in righting their
own condition?
Seriously, if the Washington friends
would talk less and do more to benefit
the race their words would have more
influence with the rest of mankind
Cannot the Bethel Literary Associa-
ton devote an evening, for example,
to devising practical means by which
the Afro-Americans of Washington will
see that the Civil Rights bill is en-
forced in theatres, hotels and restau-
rants? In doing this we also hope
that they will not forget that a Jim
Crow street car actually runs into the
District of Columbia from Virginia
Will L. NJ. Hershaw, John P Green,
John w. Cromwell, and other race
leaders Of the district, lead off in this
move? The race will watch.
1t is easy to condemn people in the
South, who are doing the best they can
for the elevation of the race, but here
is an opportunity to act right at home
with the full protection of the law.
If these Washington people really
want to exhibit, in a practical way.
the manhood" about which they talk
so eloquently, here is a chance for
them to do so. Let one of them go into
restaurant, hotel or theatre and be
put out, or be incarcerated, and thus
exhibit his courage in standing up for
what he terms the manhood rights
of the race. Talking about manhood
and exhibiting it in a practical man
ner are two different things.-New
York Age.
The colored American., 1904-03-19
SOME NEWSPAPER FIENDS.

One of the greatest pests that annoy
and embarass the colored editor, is
the sample copy fiend." He lives
everywhere and he belongs to no par
ticular class. He has no visible means
Of support but usually has strong
voice and a good pair of lungs. He
is not confined to any particular sex,
for his ranks are recruited from all
classes. Not a single newspaper but
receives daily and weekly requests for
sample copies from this army of brig
ands. His purpose is usually covered
by the soft and hopeful plea that he
wants to become a subscriber. If you
keep tab on him you will find that you
will hear from him from three to four
times a year, and sometimes oftener
He is a nuisance, but like the mosquito
there is no way of exterminating him
The colored American., 1904-03-19
MANHOOD" IN WASHINGTON.

The Afro-Americans in the District
of Columbia deserve a great deal of
credit for the disinterestedness which
they are constantly manifesting
through their various literary and
other organizations, in the welfare of
their breathren throughout the
country, and in mankind generally.
There are two things, however, to
which we wish to call the attention of
Washington Afro-Americans. One is
that in spending so much of their
thought, energy and time in bewailing
the condition of their people, we much
fes1 that they neglect their own inter
ests and comfort; for example, the
Civil Rights bill is just as much in
force in the District of Columbia as it
was the day after its enactment in the
Congress. No set of people are more
loud in stating that the untoward con-
ditiOn of the race to-day is largely the
result of the action of the Supreme
Court in declaring this Civil Rights
the District of Columbia Notwith-
standing the fact that the Washing
tcnians have the full benefit of all the
provisions of the Civil Rights bill, it is
a noteworthy fact that, with one or
two exceptions, an Afro-Ameriean can
not go into a decent restaurant or hotel
or boarding house which is kept by
the members of the white race without
being insulted or driven out. 1t is
an equally noteworthy fact that an
Afro-American cannot go into decent
theatre in the District of Columbia and
be accommodated without being rush
ed into a peanut gallery or having his
ticket refused or otherwise being in
suited. Would it not pay the Afro
The colored American., 1904-03-19
THE MEDLER.

Our boiler-plate contemporary, The
Guardian, reminds US very much Of
the peripatetic campaign sheets that
spring up just before election times.
Their ready print is usually sup
piled by newspaper unions conducted
in the interest Of the democratic par
ty, while the home print" is made up
in the Office as it were. On the front
pages Of these sheets are usually large
headlines with long articles commend
ing the policies and principles of the
democratic party, while the home
print" in its weak way, struggles to
defend the principles Of the party Of
Lincoln A careful scrutiny OF the
columns Of the Guardian will show
that the ''boiler-plate' matter has a
.trifle the better of the home print"
Brother Trotter seems too busy med
ding after other peoples affairs to
watch his make up.
The storm center of humor is 10
Gated somewhere in Chicago, and the
generator is one Rev. CD Wilkins,
better known as 'fWhiskers." VIII
kins is really so dumb that he is fun
ny at times, and while he may be
judge of soda water" he certainly
has no intelligent idea Of the ethics
Of journalism. Under the caption OF
Amenities of the Press The CoIored
American quoted from an editorial in
the St Joseph Spectator. It quoted
also an editorial rom the Omaha En-
lterprise, commenting on the Specta-
tors article. Brother Wilkins swal-
lowed the whole thing and comes out
in the defense Of the Spectator.
Instead Of being at war with the
Spectator, The Colored American is
On the most friendly terms with it,
and regards it ss one of the sprightli-
est newspapers published in its Sec
ton of the country. We advised the
spectator at one time to quit knock
ing" and the Spectator could just as
consistently give US the same advice.
Brother wilkins you are too funny.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The people of this city are making
great preparations to entertain DR..
Booker T. Washington who speaks in
this city on the evening of March 18th
They do themselves credit in giving
this leader the greatest our race has
produced, the. honor due him.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The colored people of Washington
are beginning to realize the great op-
pOrtunities they have permitted to
escape them in neglecting to engage
in business. A very strong mercantile
Company has recently been organized
for the purpose of engaging in business
and of controlling some of the thous-
ands of dollars being spent each year
in this city among white merchants.
Think of it! Fifty thousand dollars
are being spent by the colored people
in the District every day of the year
for the necessities and luxuries of life
and yet not white merchant viii give
employment to a colored person to a
higher position than that of a menial
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The cOlOred editors of Virginia
have organized a Press Association;
have elected their officers and start
out under bright auspices. There
used 10 be a National Negro Press AS
sociatiOn, but it dwindled down to
nothing through its seIf-elected Off
GERS.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The American Eagle, published in
st. Louis, No, ululates as follows:
''The white politicians all over the
city are meeting every evening shap-
ing affairs for the coming campaign.
The Negro spending his time in good
time seeking or staying at home.
When the campaign is on and all pre-
liminary arrangements have been
made, he will begin to cry for recog-
milton in the organization.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

Hon. John H. Smyth, President Of
the Virginia Manual Labor School
Broad Neck Farm, Hanover, Va.
spent a few hours in this city last
Saturday, where he has many friends.
Mr. Smyth has built up his work in
the past three years in a way that has
touched the pride Of the State Of Vir-
ginia. He is an enthusiastic admirer
of Prof. Booker T. Washington, and
was for four years U. S. Minister to
Monrovia, Liberia. The Colored
American will have more to say Of
Mr.. Smyth and his work at later
date.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The National Baptist Publishing
House, Of Nashville, Tenn, is one OF
the few colored printing establish
ments in the United States which use
the linotype machines.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

A number Of Spanish American Vet.
Grams are talking about raising a
squadron and Offering their services
to Japan. As soldier the Negro is
without a peer.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

If the Boston Colored Citizen viii
keep its eyes open and it ears close to
the ground, it may understand to
whom the reference was made in The
Colored American which seems to in
terest it so much.
The colored American., 1904-03-19
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The Charleston Advocate confesses
that it does not understand short
editorial squib which appeared in The
ColOred American recently. We had
reference to a matter which has ap-
peared in the Advocates news letters
several times lately. Some Of this
matter has come up pretty close to the
live wire" and should it manage to
get on the wire" The Advocate will
be wiser.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

Mr.. Walter H. Cohen, a leading
young republican Of New Orleans,
wrote a very timely article to the
Daily Picayune of that city, on the
7th inst, defining his position in re-
gard to Senator Hanna and President
Roosevelt. The letter was very much
to the point, made his position clear,
and put an end to the matter Mr..
Cohen can always be relied upon to
act at the right time.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The colored politicians in Des
Moines, Iowa, are said to be more ac-
lively engaged in selling policy tick
cts than they are in looking after the
interest of the race.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

The Guardian pretends not to know
where Washington City is. For the
benefit of our effete contemporary, we
will state that Washington City is
the place where an hOnored father
made his money to send his son to an
Eastern college to become an educated
fool. 1t is also the place where the
money was made to purchase an es-
tate that is now being tied up to print
a boiler-plate newspaper. If this will
not suffice, we can give some more in
formation as to the location of Wash
ington, D. Q.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

One of the best edited race journals
in the country is the Odd Fellows
Journal, whose opinion page is con-
tributed by Mr.. J. G. Asbury. In the
parlance of the street, there is always
something doing on the editorial
page of the Odd Fellows Journal.
The publishers Of The Boston Guar
dian and the Chicago Conservator are
now known as the "Jim Crow" editors
of the colored Press.