Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
ARTERIES OF NATION.
Continued from Third Page.

Davenport and Rock Island, rode
down to the mouth Of the Hennepin,
with Capt. Dave Upton at the wheel.
and q number went on up through
the locks in a launch, and crossed
over the bridges to Sears. where
they took cars for the Tower. The
big boat brought the others back up
the Mississippi to the Rock Island
levee. On board the boat varied
assortment of refreshments had been
provided and the trip made a. hos
pitable and entertaining through the
liberality and public spirit of the
Davenporters as thoughtfulness and
good taste could provide. Reaching
Rock Island, General Manager J. F.
Lardner, Of the Tri-City Railway
company. took the party in charge,
and with the best cars in his equip
ment transported the visitors to the
Watch Tower. There Manager Mo.
Hugh spread an elegant feast,
Messrs. A. W. Van Derveer and j.
l.. Hebert joining with Messrs. Lard
ner and McHugh in looking after the
details. The grounds were prettily
illuminated and the electric fountai n
played. The party came back to
Rock Island later.
Notes Of the Occasion.
Hon. j. v. Mahoney, of Sioux City,
formerly of Rock Island. is promi-
nent among the delegates.
There are many OF the south's
most distinguished men in attend
auce. There would have been others
but for the yellow fever.
The states represented in the con-
vention are: Arkansas. Louisiana,
Missouri. Mississippi, Texas, Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Iowa. Minnesota.
Gov. Fishback, of Arkansas, met
the colonel of his regiment, Fourth
Arkansas cavalry (federaD. Col. E. j.
Searle, of Rock Island. They fought
together for four years.
Gen. Thomas j. Henderson, of
Illinois, was an interested spectator
at the convention yesterday morn
ing, and an entertaining converse
tionalist on the Barnard and at the
Tower, in the afternoon.
Mayor Duffy. of Dubuque, ia one
Of the visitors Rock Island citizens
were proud to honor, for he is the
executive of q city that treated Rock
Island richly last June, v hen the NJ.
w. A. convention met in his city.
The big drop curtain map Of the
United States on the Turner hall
stage. Davenport, where the conven-
ton is held, is one of the conven-
ton features. 1t is copy Of map
made by the war department for the
signal service and is absolutely COR
rect. 1t is 30x34 feet and is the
property Of w. P. Halliday Of Cairo,
Ill.
Probably the first and foremost
man on the ground is Gen T. G..
Catchings, Of Vicksburg, Miss. He
was elected to congress in 1884, and
it looks as though he had life lease
on the job. He has been on the riv-
or and harbor committee from the
first. He is the ranking democrat
on that committee. When there is Q
democratic pres dent he is its chair
main. He is, and for years has been,
one of the hottest friends the Henne-
pin canal has had. He is one of the
men to whom. in high places, we
owe the beginning of work on that
Improvement. He is q fine looking,
portly gentleman with long blonde
chin beard, and a manner that is ap-
proachableness itself. He was as
active man as the confederate SER
vice had in it, but when the war
ended 1t was over with him, and he
has as good a time in the north
as anywhere. He reverts to the
campfires in which blue and gray
mingled, in his town. as the pleas
ATTEST events of his life. Senator
Catchings is one OF those broad
guage men who believe that what
helps one section Of the country is