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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-20

u rom <NtTOOstlS suu NlDuIlltustnhS.
The boldcst individuals. who put their
heads two or three times "a day into the
lions mouth. have told nae that the best
way tn withdraw il from the gulf is, first
of all, not to open the ;tcquaintancs.sliip
with this experiment., and. secondly. to
perform il with great nerve. Nerve, that
is the great secret of tho lion tanner. tho
sole causs. of his authority over his beasts.
VIII u he has studied u subject for som.
time, ~cndcavoring to master its character
actcr is very indiv idual, very accumulated
one morning the man quietly. walks into
tho cage. ~" must ast"nish the beast
and ovcr.tw" him at once. As to the
training. i, consists and hers, I quote tile.
words 1T an expert in such InattCrs-iu
commanding the lion 10 perform the cx-
to make Him execute from fear of tic
whip those fcatS which he would natur-
ally taxi in his wild state.
There. il one fact which mo- one would
suspect that IL j. easier to train an adult
lion taken in a snare than an animal born
in u mruag, RTE. The lion 'f the booth IL
in the same position as sporting dogs
which play much with children; they are
soon Spoiled for work. Pczou possesses
five or six lions which he has brought up
by hand. A. - rule they live with tho
stall of the mcuagcric on terms OF perfect
familiarity. hut this frequently leads Ia
tragic accidents. Lions. oven lions in ~
fair, will .icvour "a MAJ in fine style. Can
! STAY that the fear of such an accident Is
ever sufficiently strong To- make me pause
an the thrs.shhold Of n m~cnagcrie: No: !
CHERISH. ana like me-. yo,I also cherish, the
hope that some day perhaps we may see "a
lion tanner eaten. This contingency some
times occurs. i'm fact niors' often than TX
usually supposed. For instance. without
leaving tho Pezon mcnagcrie. IL IL not n
year since the proprietor narrowly 's-
Calssi bciny hcvour,.i by his bear Groom
AT C~halons-Sur- Marine. He would have
persisted IL his son. Adrian Pczon had not
thrown himself, s:sbcr IN hand. betw''n
the spot.
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ADMIRAL OF THE cHmLAN NAVY.
a seas, Aws~rtcan studying the M~thosss
at Other COantrbe~.

a ssas, Aws~rtcan ssudytng the Methods
of Nther Csautrsc~.
NV Nonk, Feb. f9-Rear Admirs Obs
ear Vie, of tls. Gillian navy is stopping,
with his secretary. Lieutenant B~onyancy,
AZ sls. Clarendon hotel. He II N short,
compa'tiy built man about IA years old,
AMI bears "a >tr.ng facial ~-cnblanc to
Botrke bsrkran. He was tho CHILEAN
delegat. to the maratimc congress-.
'NChili has quite u navy" said lac ycster-
day, sand about all of her boats arr either
new ar havs been thoroughly improved.
We have i'm commission threc ironclads,
thrpn steel cruisers and four slOOps OF
war. All have modern equipments and
,r..inel crews. Within two years We
will pr"hasly hay W ,h. l@,, flee; in
with builders in France for seven new IRON
cla.is> fo,ir steel cruisers, three
and several torpedo onsts. We expect Ia
have all these boats in commission with
in that time. We have over 3.tsU men in
our naval service, hut we are cripplcd in
h.,tweru Peru and Bolivar about ten years
ago W. lost ~ large number at our hest
men. Speaking OF cruisers ] WAS greatly
your new cruiser Esmeraidn was
on 'h,, SAME pattern, a.. our bo,ss. since
have visited the navy yarsl at Norfolk. tho
naval academy at Annapolis and Cramps
yard WAS a surprise tai nl., everything was
conducted So methosiically. Tho Annau-
oils academy, however, was more Interest,"
ing to- nm. for nnOny reasons. We have a
training class of lUD toys and will Increase
that n~upnts.r TAI 40 within "a short time.
dur school at Valparaiso in no way conn
IsAr.. with your institution. Your course of
instruction il thorough and the American
navy will he greatly benefited by the
enlistment of these we'll s~cltOolsSl yuaIlgs-
tcrs. Nations which have. M training
scho@,l- arr, seriously handicapped. and
Within "a short time every maritime coun-
try will have an institution Of this kind.
Hut let me assure you, from what ! have
seen abroad, il will b, many years before
amy of thcm equal the Annapolis academy.
tbn my return 1 will report i'm favor of
adopting some of the methods of teaching
in force there. A. Cramps works near
Philsielphia, ] saw the new baltimore.
She Is "a beautiful boat and this govern
rncnt should take great pride Ina this adj
dition tn the navy. She il without doubt the
hsetest war boat aftoat. came over to
New York tn visit thu Brooklyn yard and
shall remain here for II days. heard
much about the brooklyn navy yard and
expect ~ gain much knowledge as n re-
suit of my visit. From here ] go to New
port "a SEQ, the torpedo heats and ira MIN
ships. Later 7 will sail for England, and
Will. abroad I shall spend my time i'm
studying the naval improvements in
France. Italy. Germany, Spain and Eng
hand. l expect to take back u great many
SUGGESTIONS which We can adopt tai sdvan-
fagc."
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aai inrfoffoas osLi society yriat,ay .re-
c.,.d ia an artistic manner ~ ,Ls .S,nnd.
usi" o0IrS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-20
BONDS AND STOCKS.
Ups and Downs In MaPkee Values On the
New York Exchange.

Ups and Dowus In MARKET Values On the
New York Exchange.
New YORK. Feb. 10. Stocks to-day
WERE active and weak, the hears making
the most determined drive which they
nave done for n long time. and the effort
was crowned with marked SUCCESS. Bur.
lington Il Quincy was saeaRsly attacked
i'm conjunction, with the Rock IsIand anu
while il was not SD active IL Kept pace
will, ths. latter in the downward move
ulent. The market closed steady tn firm.
after "a fractional rally from the lowest
prices.
Governments were dull and steady.
Pe~troleum-The market opened steady
at 1857. and after ~ slight gain fell oil tn
1GsN for spot. which closed firm at mo hR-
ure, while March option fell to 1HiL. then
rallied and closed firm at 1851
Stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, lGbE high
est 1867. lowest lO4X closing 1917.
Consolidated Exchange OIs,ning at
1866; highest, 1865; lowest. 1854; clos
ing 1885,.
Total sales .-.t.OOU barrels.
'Copper-Heavy; Lake, February. >ia.15.
Lead Firm; domestic. 1881
Easier; straits. $5D.S,.
bar silvcr-95L.
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ASPEN. Feb. ~. shortly after midnight
while Martin and Hugh B%rainard, two
hrothcrs. were working in the Mollie Glib
son mine, the scairold upon which they
werr standing gave way. Botl,
men fell Ia the bottom of
the shaft a. distance. Of 40 feet and were
INSTANTLY killed. About the same hour
James Lyons, "a miner working in the
Honrcstakc mime WAS instantly killed. his
brains lming knocked out by IL piece of
r."k falling ip feet and striking him an
tn. head.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-20
The Onic~r. IdesaIa~ss sstun.

ST. LoUIs, Feb. l3.-This evening Lieu
tenant Clark and Detective Collins at
Chicago arrived and. i'm npa will,
Detective Thomas, went to the prison.
when Kelly was brought out both Clark
AMI Collins nodded their heads aud said
''Y.,s. he il the man." They had IL brief
talk with the prisoner, hut claim To have
elected nothing from him. Kelly WAS
seen afterwards and said: 'I'hcsc men
claim tai know nc. lint I do not know
them" He agreed To return to Chicago
csrs identified him as the wantcti suspect
sr mot is not KNOWN.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-20

PIrrsBCisti, Fcb. 19.-Thr train hearing
President Harrison and party reached
Pittsburg at II o'clock tonight. The
party was driven Ia the Dun,ucsn. club,
which will lie the presidents h%catlquar-
t"r-s during his stay in tho city. After !.
light luncheon. the weary executive, re-
tired for tho might.
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Union Pacific Statement.

noSroT. Feb. lo.-II. official state
In,ut or ,ir Union Pacific for the. en-
tirv system shows gross earnings for ~
months ending December 3.to he $50. H.
up; increase. SsaD.UDO: expenses. S2o.olb,-
90. an increase of S5l1 .Obb: net earnings.
81 .,fs. ~: increase. S1G,,tkn.
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Demands. eff C,s.r Manufacturers.

NEW YORK. Feb. III National Cigar
Manufacturers association has declared
for "a bankruptcy law: fixed trade dis
counts and credits at months. 4 per cent
pN; demand the import sta M, od foreign
.'igar~ abolished aud - Uniform tariff Of
-, .cnt-. per pound on all imported
tobacco.
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N Majority and Minority Reports

wAsHINGToN. Feb. @.-The majority
report i'm the Atkinson vs.. Pcndlcton,
Fourth West Virginia. contest. holds that
Atkinson was elected. and the minority
holds that PcDdlston IL entitled to the
scat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-20

q ~ = GRIysrTH. tlAwNnre. Kan. Pse-sssss
~. - Viz lsss SeHt
fRkp WAknke~-~--..-~--@..-s.a. xsa 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-20

Wsshisgsss smnisrstiss asd nsnsssssA
Aesoes attsn.
We hare Tor sale io90 Arfeo Ia di0er.
ett parts OF The State in j. 10. %. 90, 20 and
l6c sore f4Fms-gaod farming lan6s: 20 Ecres q
Anumciaw. 20 mice south Of seattle 90 Norfnern
Pacids rail. cd. rood improvements ANAL
or bari. 40: - and leo serss government
land on Haci's cana: 30 aul 100 acres govern
mene iand In kttsAp county. 10 acres near Green
lako, tAtQ per see. 10 acres nens Green AXE
SEC Per Arrs. = acre. Xtreef tsisnd en- ID
ecrss Port Angeles. sf7s ser srses ssnd 10 ocrs
lcts rear Porn Townseac. 500 rer acre: lake
fruats on Lake Washington. opposite the termi.
nus Of Asatsos street esbsr railway: 10 choice
ioss Ia Pleasant valley. On the line u the pro-
roees siscirtS ssil sas aonx the boulevard, size
CT lots Qxio. within ssess o. Htavssha Park.
4tp each 500 acres choice pieces OF Sngs6spu
Fsrine railroas lands n Kihx county, - 20 SO
per ecfe: - aefcs In src y. - ~ n. G. near
Negtaeya fsc &c rprcs1: land In West seattle
IL sores so acres = &c - n. - ". all
xcod and, 80 ecf~s soAn Ia xfaSx 3S per acre.
10 aefss IN &c ~, ~ a n. raw. good clay IN
lanss. heavisv simbered SO per are: 90 scres
In secs ~ AM II. n . d. y. mostly bot tom
lesd. eis-sc pr acre. 90 acres ct Eaeeue CITY
Drcgons NJ ~ Improved. Ad o.. alag etts. so
pvr acre Improves, wsll sn rp tato ARE lots
snf ssh t,r a. AVERAGE of 10 i~sf acre. shss :
E~ss hsfgAfas 10 east 81 snd nssr tn lake
Wzshtustpns 81 pr acre. koxsesi naiidiux
rpera - A~ssSse VISA
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a-sSs-s~ ~ tspuaee A9a91e9 ~
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BneUno eo6o1.
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- cas stones, car poultry. ears seock, I
Gk1pur, 3 carr lumber, I car potatoes. cAes
9Emakiug machinsry. eox wife. I ear hay,
- shinsles, car whisky. car emfGsant
sah,ss. ] car doos stock. car wood. eat
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oispefch seeasaeu from Seattle q follows:
FOR san Francisco, via Port Townsend and
victoria: Al p. m passenger received ON
board af 2. %. fehrnsry3. 4 II, II. ~ ana a.
an1 every 0ve days thereafter
For Alaska. Feouary 7 aud r. Steamer a
the IN carries no passenger.
From San Francisco. for Victoria and Puget
sound ports. At q M February e. 9, IL III
y aad March l. ard every ava days there.
after.
TICKETS may b obtained AT the once Of Tia
company ~ Ocean Dock. seattle
GOODALL. PERKINS 4 CO.
General AgsntA
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blocks Of u lots IN =. D. Dshnie's Gsst addition
70 ballard near new Depo' gf nnds and church.
only epos: ID sence 20 81 90 March 4 see these
spleadd lsyel biceka. Value Will ally In
crease Yon eaM de1bss your money la six
nnonths. Cable ard electric lines aud tansdian
Paoiae Railway corning In neaf them soon
Bonxd stdewalka built 10 adjoining addition and
0sa acres the street seiilaR twice the price ws
ask By tho block. Daniel Jones q Co. Agenss.
g. second street
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Z - =. NJ = = - =
~ r0eT T0xnsgND.
Z III ~ AZ III IoE 81 49, ~
xxxrxxs. ~ 4.
4 o. epn1r1e eserr1ne 49, $500
- ~ I'D -
"a S5s S..s.~, ys~.,x ness-~ 1900 4. -. -.
81 ~ -. s~s~~<-.1 49, ~s--s =. :. n
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AnacOrteS.

Acre tracts fos sale on Fidalgo island
near Anaeortcs, suitable for plating !;
will make eight lots to the acre.
Buy acres and plat your own lots
We have in section -. on Fidalgo
island, S acres At eI,3oo per acre.
Lots al round il selling for &4oo to
s5oa In section IS, J acres at $500
per acre. In section 81, 20 acres at
easo per acre. In sec 81, 40 acres
At SI7s per acre. In sec !, SO acres
at &Iso per acre
Can make easy terms on nearly oil Of
th~se tracts. We Also hare business lots on
the rest streets ct Anacortes at from $50
fo 5000. Choice residence lots at 500 10
e60l Just think Of itl Anscortes IL only
three weeks old and has Sc frame buildings
finished and under construction Now IL
the time TO invest before prices get too high
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Hereafter the fast mail via The Union Pacific
viii leave Portland ~ q m. This viii enable
passenger from sestie 10 rsaeh Chicago In
6iGhfy Jour hours, 81 fifteen hours qufs kef than
via any other route. A. &. Martha. city scent
20 secona street. Boston block. O. r. Briggs.
agent, city dock.
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ERoM TERMINAL On fxxxR1oa rurnzo
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
= H. Iine - take to III points Es0 -
e0cfh II y TIE ssxsxa cAn nocrk Is
aAy u the year u
81. PAUL AND CHICAGO.
fNe charge n caro-
Osopssed Of DINING csu aasusparssa. -
nan Draw ng Roam Sseepeu a
latest equipment.
rOuRIsT sLKEPIxG cARs
Deoe thsf cen be conssrucsed ana n vhsnA
occo1nodaficus ara both rrKs and fssn.sAod
* aoaoefs u nSsf a. secund-clAss e1cken. ard
xLxGAxr pAy coAcaEx
A cortsnuous line connecting with an nneo
oofoin6 dE1scs and uuinscFrups 4 service
Pullman sleeper sesers atsoa. can Be oecuDo1
- scvAnee through aay agent Of the rod
THROUGH TfcKKT3
- and frum al poinsx in America. EnsianA
80 Eu'ope CA b purchased ss any t1ekse
Leave Portland at 10 y N. daily: arrfvo q
minneapolis or -. Pans IT $50 p N.
PAGyfr pEvIsIox.-sfalRs leave Front cad a
Trsss daily :. It's. n, Ana 70 p M; arrive =
sea,sle s:s5 = m and s.ss >. M
Thfsuxh Pullman Palace sleeping Can. eIo-
eAns dsv coaches, daesE palace dining earo -.
zen Portland 1scona and seattis direct
FI'l Information concerning rssss, tins q
sssins. roses and other details fssnishsd %
4. 8: caAk.ros. As. Cen r... Az.
\ CHILnEkG. CITY Ticket Aren't, 71s esceol
street Bosseu blnck. s~at le. Wash.
= T0HKIS, Ticket Aeoaf.
Seattle Depot, foot Of Third sssos9
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sale Of woodland Psrk blocks this week
Money In Tits. Many improve menss promised.
also electric ifne runuine IN April. with the
Canadian Pacific railroad TO bald In uexl fall
Prices viii steadily advance.
Reservations on any steamship line In the A.
1Anttc service - Enrope ard Eaxisnd can b -
cured at Northern Fseihe Office. A. ChIihcrE.
city flcket agent, 7as second street. Hoaton
hiock: 4. Tcnktn. depot tiekes agent. seattle.
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SEw YORK MERCHANDISE MARKET.
INV yoKx. Feb 10 -Hcps-Essy
teeee-optsoas closed steady A4to points ur:
n'es, 9i.o0 tsvss Msrvh. ste snN i6ss. April.
06@s; May. Sic, 1ie.Se: spot kio. nfm; fAis
tAfgocs. sov
Snear-Raw, sseafy; sales. ais bars cubes.
ceasrtfusals. " test. Esc; refiaed. cosy.
Copper Heavy; Lake y. brusry. titM
iesd-nsm, domestic. 10
Itn-Essy: straits. sasa>A
CHICAGO livg STOCK MARKET.
EhstAso. Feb. IA Cattle - RYE PTS. leo.
afoax 10 lac hishrr: heevs>. eksNxAss: ssc~ss.
Nttsa -, stoekerS ard feesaers. G.<a3&so.
1stss eoFn-fed steers. s. sos&S 81
Hnks- Receipts. sa.eon ssrong and = hsrher.
esfssng weak mixed and heavy. CSnS&oo.
akss, sASs9tes. sksrs. - 0ksSN
eaerp- Rssesnss. Ss<sa; steady natives o. 80
~; West IN eorn.ied 81 sseas 90. Texans. y. 10
Ave, laratss. Aaoasoa
CHICAGO raoprcK naaxrr.
suieAso. Feb s.--Bsrisy--NosAing doing
Nhlsky~san
SAouidsFs-si ~ short clear. hsSDAces
&aSt fses. February. sGsa
tfssKrocE. GRAIN MARKET.
kxvxxr,os~ Feb Is-~wheat --nyms demand
~ holders ehes spsrsaxiy: California No l.
. sss@fs 3 IA pr GENITAL
tosn-st aiy. hciter Offer srsrsngiy.
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CTEAM1R KIRKLAND
L1AvEs POWER HoUsE
|. Leaves - .. n. for ysanisa and vay portx
Leaves ~ ? = n. and p n. tos Newcastle
and way perts.
Leaves - l:so p N. for Jasnita and war ports.
J. n. LorGHEAD, Msnager.
CKATTLE. KIRKLAND. HouGHroS AND
~ fU ~ Ferry
STEAMER EDITH r
WIN leave esr Cd neu win lava Erk,anA
eeeis ,see. aake taAah an VA prs:
=, s1S = a. At sea m
~ tvzS m AtaiaoAm
~ m At 2esp m
Al ~ AZ 4:so ). N
TAKE soTrcr
Fs.sfes wnl riesse procure sarf- fsanors be ma
Nnving seattle. ~ rome viii be soii GA stsau,sr.
G. KRAFT. Mas.e
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kaIf9srS
RagIWsT~
T>o MoS-EsAxo AND AL. POINTS on
6RAYs HARBog

PUGET SOUND 4 GRATIS Haxsoa 4
fAruxN IN enc day fr1n ~easzse
Trsszs eEzuecs e.ssy % xazzSazkAx e / n -
VIA A-sex sresa se~ssSs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
TO FAVOR PROPER CLOSING.

The Meeting 60 be III cid mt Davenport
Next sunday ami the object
As has been stated il the ARGUS, at the
last regular monthly m eeting of the TIi-
City Labor Congress. h eld in Killers hall.
this city. it was decided to hold a series
Of Sunday afternoon meetings, alternat.
ing in the three citieH. beginning with
Davenport, Jan. A. for the purpose of a
public discussion OF the reasons for
shorter hours of labor md no work or bust.
mess on Sunday.
The first meeting viii be held in G. A.
R. hall. Davenport. OH next Sunday af-
ternoon. Jan. a. Speakers are limited to
ten minutes, and can iesd their papers or
make verbal ADDRESSES 8. as they please.
The subjects, and ordtr of speaking. ar
ranged by the commit ZEE, win be as fol-
lows:
1. A clerks plea for Sunday rest and
early cIosing-By clark.
2. A merchants sasons for Sunday
rest and early clozIng BY merchant.
8. Physiological rsae0ns for Sunday
reast and early closinf-By physician.
4. A liberal Germs ma reason for Sun
day rest and early closing-By German.
8. Educational fef lures OF labor or
ganizstions-By an eIiitor.
g.. What organic ton has done fer
one trade by mem ler.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
FOUGHT TO A FINISH.
hut FIVE Rounds settled it-A Prize
right in Peculiar surroundings-
The Details.

But Five Rounds settled it-A Prize
Fight in Peculiar Surroundings
The Details.
What city other than Moline would have
thought OF having a prize Aght in q
building dedicated to the work of uprais-
ing the fallen and encouraging morality
and christianity The circumstance
would probably would Of have occurred
in any other city. Yet it did happen in
Moline. Tha, proud citY's Y. n. G. A.
building was Saturday n ght the scene of a
bloody and earnest exhibition of the
manly art. so called. The gymnasium of
the building had been re uted to Mr.. Nc
Intire. the pugilist, who let the particle
pants and their friends IN the rear door
Ind there they had it to their hearts, con-
tent. in the very heart of the city. The
principals were Jack Carrigan, an old
time Boston bruiser. and 10 Tansey, of
Memphis. The men stripped to the
waist and wore six ounce gloves. The
conditions were three m mute rounds and
one minute rest, to finish. Six rounds
were fought in the prese nee of fifty sports
from the tri cities. Taisey had the best
of it from the first and in the sixth
knocked his opponent ever the ropes and
won. The match which had begun at
$50, lasted just half an hour.
Chris VAIL was refer &c and Gus Nydsn
and Harry Mccoy, all of Moline. seconds
Over $500 changed han DIS on the result.
the stakes being made up largely from
the gate receipts at So ticket. Neither
man was seriously injured. and Carrigsn
is still in Moline, but Tansey skipped
Saturday night.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
OUR STREET RiILWAYS.
The Chicago Directory Again IN the
City.


Tins morning President Walker. Vice.
President Mitchell. Mans ging Director
Lauderbach. Secretary and rressurerB Buck
ingham. Director Dckinstn and Stock
holder Gillett of the Chics go street rail-
way syndicate. owning the various lines in
the Gill Of Rock Island. Davenport and
Moline. arrived from the asst and at II
O'Clock they made trir of inspection
over the Rock Island & Milan road IN
company with President Hass. Mayor
McConochie and Messrs I'eeiz. Hurst and
Curtis. Mr.. Hass having provided spe-
cial train-s motor and ctr--for the acs
comodation OF the visitor. An hour or
more was spent at the tower where a sort
of Informal business meeuag was held
and the party returned to the city at one
O'Clock.
To an ARGUS reporter Who got mo-
ments conversation tn him as he
alighted from the car. President Walker
said: I'VE are merely here on little
business Connected with our local enter
prise. This afternoon we win hold meets
ing at Davenport of the Davenport &
Rock Island railway company and increase
our capital stock. this bel lg necessary be-
cause OF the meeting of necessary ex.
perenes. Our electric equipment you
know is to be paid for ami then we have
other demands for funds % get our sys-
tenn here in shape so that it will be en-
tirely satisfactory to ourselves and to
your people.
Asked as to the reported embarr .ssed
condition of the company Mr.. Walker
said:
MANY reports have gone out without
the least shadow of foundation. We
have had no disagree aent with Mr..
Holmes. though he has been forced By
pressure of his various OF her business en-
terprises to sever his connection with the
Davenport & Rock Island railway COM
pany. Everything is working satisfac-
torilY and unless we are pushed too hard
in Moline think We shall come out all
right"
This afternoon at Dave nport the capt.
tai stock of the Davenport & Rock Island
railway company was raj sed from $780,.
600 to $3.50. 900 at NEE ting of the direc.
tory.
The probabilities are hat the officials
OF the great railway companies will pay q
visit to Moline before returning and en-
deavor to persuade the nlavor and couu-
Gil of that city to desist ia its expressions
upon the company