Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-21
KELLY'S ARMY.
Raising Cain With the Rail-
roads.
THE ONE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.

Encamped 1T Weston In Very Bad weather
Helped by the Citlxeah of Omsba-
Chief Arthur and the Great Northern
Strile-General Gossip About the Yards.
About the only topic of converse
ton about the railroad offices yester-
day was Kelly and his army. After
an exceedingly bad night at Weston
Iowa, the army reported 20 men sick
yesterday morning. Late yesterday
afternoon orders were sent out to an
null all trains, freight and passenger,
between Avoca and Omaha, on the
c., r. l. & p. The absorbing ques-
ton in every town between Rock ISL
and and Omaha is. WHO will carry
kellys army to Chicago?"
President r. r. Cable, of the Book
Island, will not talk much on the
matter, but his representative is au-
thority for the declaration that the
Rock Island road would not he
guilty of dumping a mob of rioters
and marauders on any town east OF
the Missouri river, thereby leaving
them selves liable, and that the Kelly
loafers would be refused Transports
ton"
The st ate Law.
States Attorney Searle was seen
by an ARGUS representative last even
ing. and construes section Is, of the
Pauper act, as applicable to Kelly
and his band of tourists. 1t reads:
If any person shall bring or leave
any pauper in any county in this
state, wherein such pauper is no,
lawfully settled, knowing him to be
pauper, he shall forfeit and pay the
sum of 500 for every offense, to be
sued for and recovered by, and to
the use. of such county by action 81
debt. before any justice OF the peace
in the proper county"
This statutory provision is what i.
bothering the railroads, and ii is very
evident that if the Kelly contingent
gets across the state of Iowa as far as
Davenport it will be halted there, as
there is no agency that will undertake
to transport it into Illinois.
Changed Routes.
The through train for Denver last
evening went around via St. Joseph
Mo instead of Omaha. The reason
for this was that fears were enter
tanned that Kelly's army would
blockade the road. Early in the at
ternoon yesterday. Ticket Agenr
Plummer received word that NJ
tickets should be sold to Omaha
and to no nearer point to Omaha
than Avoca, Iowa.
Chief Arthur Heard From.
Chief Arthur. of the Brotherh ooC
of Locomotive Engineers. is reported
as greatly worked up over the Great
Northern strike. He claims that the
agreement was not to strike. and tn,
strike is violation of the rules OF
the brotherhood.
Frogs and Switches.
Lou Wicklow, fireman on the IS. i:
laying off sick.
The 574, George Enderlv's engine
is in the Chicago shops for repairs
Tom Robinson, fireman on the 900.
has gone to Des Moines on business
Ed Hcffernan. fireman on the $50
has been in Chicago the past week on
business.
Switch engine No "a. Engineer
Carl Williams, is out of the Daven.
port shops.
Henry Hidden. commercial agent OF
the Richmond & Danvillc, was in
Rock Island during the past week.
r. Keppler, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Nickle Plate. was
in Rock Island on business Thurs.
day.
j. f. Clarke. general freight and
passenger agent of the Denver & Rio
Grande. was caller in Rock Island
this week.
Charles ID. Horton. cashier of tn,
20" at Quincy. died suddenly Thurs
day evening in that city. Mr. Hor
ton has been in the employ of tn,
60 for 10 years. and leaves Il wife
and one child. boy of three years.
Division Supt w. G. Beslcr. of the
c.. Il. & O.. has issued an order tt
all passenger conductors and engin,
men that all passenger trains coming
into Rock Island shall make n regular
stop for passengers to alight at Tween.
tieth street. All brakemen are in
structed to call twentieth street
Rock Island, and ample opportunity
for passengers to alight. Engineer.
are instructed to wait for a signal
before going ahead.