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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
MOTHER AND SON
STRUCK BY TRAIN
MiracuIously Escape Wheels of MiIwau.
kee Freight at Fair
port.

Mrs. Lottie Huston and little 3-year.
cid son, residing at Fairport, near Mus
catine, had narrow escape from death
while walking on the railroad track at
the former place yesterday. They were
on the west bound track when Milwau-
kee freight train No. 95 came along.
and although the engineer sounded the
whistle and rang the bell, they paid no
attention to the warning, and were
struck by the engine. The woman was
thrown to one side of the track and the
little boy to the other, and persons who
witnessed the accident expected that
both would be killed One of the eye
witnesses stated that the first thing
he saw was the woman crawling under
the cars to look for her little son, she
having escaped with a few minor
bruises. The child was not so fortu-
nate and was quite severely injured,
but will recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
RIVER FORECAST

Slightly falling stages in the Missis-
sippi will prevail from below Dubuque
to Muscatine
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
IN AN ICE GORGE
Steamer Rock Island With Two
Others Sinks i'm
Yukon.
BUILT FOR ROCK ISLAND CO
Constructed at Seattle by KahIke Bros
Eight Years Aso-in the Pack
ct Trade.

In an issue of the Juneau. Alaska
paper of June /. is published an ac
count of the sinking of the steamer
Rock Island, formerly owned by Rock
Island interests and built at Seattle by
The kahlke brothers of this city. When
the ice went out in the Yukon, the
steamer, with two others, was caught
in the gorge, and sank. The paper re-
ceived here. stated that the steamer,
as well as one of the other two which
was sunk, has been raised. and will
again be in the Yukon dispatch trade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
CREDITORS WILL
MEET SATURDAY
Affairs of -Sheran G. Co.-Consid-
cradle Stock Added to Assets.

Creditors of Sheran & Co. bankrupt
will hold meeting Saturday in the Of
fee of Adair Peasants, referee in bank
ruptcy, for the purpose of naming 2
trustee. The property of the bankrupt
firm is now in the hands of Louis
Marks, who was appointed receiver.
Stock probably of the value of $4,000
or $4,000 has been added to the inven
tory. some having been held out upor
the claim of exemption. when it was
not exempt, and some having been TAX
en- out of the Cedar Rapids stock. The
Cedar Rapids stock has been brough-
to Rock Island.
The Cut Price Clothing Store tina
recently opened in Aledo is also facin.
bankruptcy. They had been open bu
a short time when creditors came iron
the last place they had been and CLOSED
them up. The proprietor was J. Buck
lantZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13

OF Rock Island county, state of Illinois,
18th day Of June 1906, deem it neces-
sary on account of the continued en-
actment of laws imposing additional
expenses OH the county without provfd-
ing means of increasing taxes to meet
same, to assess taxes the aggregate of
which will exceed the rate of 75 cents
per 800 valuation of the property of
said county. to-wit: The additional
rate of 50 cents on each 500 valuation
of the property of said county for the
purposes hereinafter set forth.
submit to Vote.
II is hereby ordered that the ques-
ton of levying said special and addi-
tional tax of 80 cents on each 500
valuation annually for the next sue
ceeding 10 years be submitted to the
legal voters of said county at the next
election therein for county officers TO
be held in November next for the fol-
lowing purposes, to-wit:
For the payment of county aid build
ing bridges, general and primary cleo
tions and other general purposes, the
sum of $49.5O0 for each of said next
succeeding 10 yeras.
And the county clerk is hereby in
to give notice of such submits
sion in his election notice for the next
elections in said county for county
officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, June 13.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
July, S4as, SAY, S2%. So.
September. S4B, S4A, S25s, S2A.
December, S47s. So, S31a, S31a.
Corn.
July. $685.. 53%, 5212, 525s.
September, 535s. 537s, 521a, 529s
December, 80. 52H, SIS, 51H.
Oats.
July. 3S34. 39H, 1875, 1855.
September. 351a, 361s, 35H, 35H.
December, 36k, 3G3, Sc, Sc.
Pork.
July, 1850, 1855, 1915, 1850
September, 1865, 1865, 1860, 1860.
Lard.
July. $50, S.S5, So. $50.
September, S97, 900. S.97, S97.
October, 900, 900, S.97, S97.
Ribs.
July. 9.35, 9.37, 9.35. 9.35.
September. 9.25, $50, 925. 925.
October, 80, 90, 9.O7, 9.07.
Receipts today - Wheat. 3: corn
ESQ; oats. 100; hogs, $4,000; cattle, 49,
coo; sheep. $4,000.
Hogs left over, 300.
Hog market opened weak to &c low
er-Light G.400G.G0; mixed and butch
ers G.45@6.G5; good heavy G.35@6.G5;
rough heavy 6.3506.45.
Cattle market opened strong.
Sheep market opened weak to 10c
lower.
Hogs at Omaha $4,000; cattle. 1000
hogs at Kansas City, 1900; cattle, =
900.
L. S. Yards, $40 a. m.-HOg market
slow and weak to &c lower.-Light Gao
1880; mixed and butchers 6.40@6.65;
good heavy 6.30@G.G5; rough heavy
G.35@6.45.
Cattle market strong to 10c higher
Beeves 4.10@G.10; cows and heifers.
1.30M4.40; stockers and feeders asa
40.
Sheep market weak TO 10c lower.
Hog market closed weak to sc lower
Light 6.35 0G.57: good heavy 6.S0@
G.G2; mixed and butchers 6.40@G.6O;
rough heavy 6.30@6.4O.
Cattle market closed strong
Sheep market closed slow.
New YORK Stocks.
New York, June 13.-U. p. $50. L. S.
Steel preferred los, u. S. Steel com
mon 40M, Reading 1403s. Rock Island
preferred 65H. Rock Island common
251a. o. & w. so, Southern Pacific G5H
\. Y. Central 1879. Missouri Pacific
D634, l.. & n. 1471a, Shelters 15411a
G. F. |. 55&, Canadian Pacific 100, Illi-
iois Central $50, Penna 1872, Erie
i4H. T. c. l. 1876. C. & o. IS, B. r. r.
S13s, B. & o. 112. Atchison S9a, Loco
motive 701a. Sugar 1851, st. Paul
1907, Copper 1919. Republic Steel
preferred 105, Republic Steel common
'0H, Southern Ry. 37%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
RIVER RIPLETS.

The Mac, Ruth, Prescott. Saturn and
Eclipse were down and the Ruth, Mac
Prescott E. Rutledge. r. ID. Kendall
and Eclipse went north. The Helen
Blair was up from the south.
The stage of water was 1915 at G
a. m. and 1910 at noon.
The Park Bluff. bow boat of the New
North Star of the Van SAINT raft fleet
is on the bottom of the Mississippi just
below Saltwater, where it went the
other day while picking up raft II
struck piling that had been submerged
and knocked hole in the hull. The
North Star took off the crew and the
wrecked boat will be raised at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. June 13.-Following are
the wholesale quotations in today :
market:
Provisions and Produca-
Live PouItry-Spring chickens, $500
to 1878 per Cozen; hens, per h., to
&c: ducks, per h., &c; turkeys, per h.,
13c; geese, per h., lie.
Butter-Dairy, 16 to tic.
Lard-8c@10c.
Observation-Disclosures, Coo to Csc.
Eggs-Fresh, 15c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $4.75: cows
and heifers, $500 to $3.50; calves $3.50
to $3.50
Hogs-Mixed $5.75 to $6.25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over. $3.00036;
lambs, $4@$6.5O.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 50 to SAC; oats, 50 to
34c.
Forage-Timothy hay, $14 to SIS;
prairie s11 to SD; clover, mixed, 81
to s12; straw, So to Sc.
WOODLAND. per load, $5@ab.50.
All the news all the time = THE
ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13

in the Yukon packet trade. where it
has been since. The Rock Island com
pany later transferred the steamer 10
the Northern Commercial company.
and it is now one of that company's
fleet engaged in the Alaskan river
trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13

All the news all the time THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13

Whereas. The board of supervisors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
this season.
Constructed mt seattle.

The steamer was built at Seattle for
the Rock Island Steamboat company
composed of Rock Island men. 1t was
constructed about eight years ago. 1t
was taken to the Yukon. and entered
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22

all meats intended 90 be shipped TAis
applies not only to foreign countr es
but to Interstate trade az well Ca
lie are TO he inspected keenly aud
where a disea ed an NAL is found 4
shall be the duty Of the inspector to
have il killed aad its remains mrred
over t7 the municipal authorities who
will see thar 1t Is disposed of as either
soap or fertiliz ne material
More inspectors Needed.
An additional force of Inspector. of
course. viii be needed and the bill pro.
yides for that The inspectors win be
pui under civil service ard their re-.
m val may be brought about on the
slightest provision wherein negl ge1ce
or favoriism is shown.
Il is understood In Washington that
Pre- idCnt Roosevelt Is to pursue the
packers un.il he has made them re-
move all the rnclcan elements that
surround them and which now are 50
dangerous TO the public health.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
REVOLT IS CERTAIN
IN THE ISLE OF PINES IN THE
NEAR FUTURE UNLESS UN.
GLE SAM TAKES CHARGE
Stage and Americans Will Not
Stand Cuban Oppression
Any Longer.

Washington, May 2l.--According to
statement by s. f. Peascy, land
owner in The Isle of Pines. a revolt
against Cuban authority in that sland
will occur in the near future unless
the United States itsumes control
over It. Pearcy and his brother, j. L.
Pearcy called at the White House to
day but the President declined to see
them and hey were referred to Secre
taiy Root. Pearcy declared he did not
come to Wa hington TO threaten the
president with a revolution in which
hundreds CT American lives would be
endangered but simply 10 tell him
facts. He said tn Americans now own
nine-tenths of the property on the
island which they purchased solely on
assurances of President Mckinley and
the war department that the island
was American soil Conditions, he
says. however, nave reached critical
stage and a majority of Americans
have stated they Will stand the Op-
preston no longer. Pearcy said these
men have received many offers of aid
from the United States in Gaze of re-
volt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
VICE CONSUL SHOT
AMERICAN OFFICIAL KILLED
NEAR HIS COUNTRY PLACE
BY ASSASSIN.
Owing to Darkrcss, Stated before Dy,
ing tic Could not ldantIfy
Person N'ho sssred--Wss
Generally Respected.

Hatum Russia. NAV Civ Ii
Stuart, American vice cepsul was hot
and killed al his country place last
night, Stuart, having diued at the
house Of friend was returning q hIs
country place at Mansiadiani five
niles from Ratum. He was fired en-
twice from = clunp I trees half
mile from home. one bullet piercing
his leg ard another the breast. Mr.
Stearne, the British vice consul al
Noyo Res iisk. who was guest 9t
Stuarts house hearing the shooting
hurried out with servants and found
Stuart lying on the grcund bleeding
from wounds He was conscious but
said he would not be able to recognizes
the assassla owing 10 the darkne, 8.
Stuart was conveyed TO the mili,ar
barracks in the vicility where hs
expired two hours later. The body
was transp rted this morning to the
consulate at Balum. Aside from tic
trouble during the revolutionary ds.
lurbances last fall Stuart has had no
friction with the native populatioB
lie was so generally respected thar
he was a1 several occasions called
on TO 40 as intermediary duriaE the
racial war between The Tartars ami
Armenlans say ng the lives OF several
cf the latter
Stuart wa ~ ~e9rs old. had spert
the greater part Of his life in Russia.
the last twelve wears at Batum BE.
sides official connections he had ex-
'ensive business relations throughout
the entire Caucasus. He poke several
native dialects ard was an authority
cn land The police have no trace 4
murdercrs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
OESP|SED OUTSIDER
TokALoN, A rs TO I SHOT IN BET
TING RUNS AWAY WITH
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Roscbcn With Phenomenal Speed
Jumped Away In Lead Settng
Pace But Didn't Get Chalk
Mark" at the Finish.

Grayesend, l.. h. May 21-J w
Fuller. Tokalou. despised outs der
at 25 to ! in the betting, captured the
Brooklyn Handicap here today from
the second choice, Dandelon, with
The Picket third. After a short delay
at the post they were sent away On "A
good start. Roseben with his paenome-
nal speed jumped away in front and
set hot pace, followed by Dandelion
ana Oxford This order was main
tanned 10 the turn into the back streth
where oxford dropped back, beaten,
and DanieliOn took command. In the
final turlong, Bedell brought Tokalong
up with a rll:h and in a hard drive
landed his mount winner by a head
Dandelion was one and one-half
lengths before The Picket, with
Proper fourth and the favorlte, Merry
Lark, fifth. The fayorlte was never
able TO gel up.
Summary-The Brooklyn Handicap.
100000; one mile and quarter. Toka-
lon, 25 TO /, won; Dandelion. 4 to /.
second; The Picket 10 to !, third.
ITEM, 2.d5A.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
ORDERED MINER
TO QUIT GOTHAM
VICTIM or pLEASANTRIES OF
MRS. YERkES' HUSBAND re.
SENTS INSULTS.
THREW AN OMELETTE
Manufacturer IN Restaurant
May Be CriminalIy
Prosecuted.

New York, May q Wilson M zna.
has received an ultimatum bidding
him begone from New York for one
yea or suffer prosecution for the al
legged compromising Of an omelet in
the hair of Henry 2, Grouse and The
ALLEGED scrambling of egg1 upon the
back of Crouses neck together with
other alleged indiguitics. Mr. Miner
calld Ile bearer of the uItimatum an
insect, ana is still in New York.
His accuser is a wealthy iron manu-
facturef and salt mine operator of
Utica, who spends most OF his time in
New York, and was staying at the
New Grand Hotel last week, when
one morning early he entered Jack u
restaurant in Sixth avenue, near
Forty third street, whore Miner was
standing at the bar Mr. Grouse TODD
beside him, hough they are not &C.
quainted, INT four men whom
Croese knew entered He took a seat
with them ard with hi back to Mr.
Mime
Soon spraf of champagne shower
cd en Crouse's back ana on hi friends
They thought tho man who threw it
was Grouse f;icnd and overlooked it,
and because they did SO Grouse
lhclght the wine had been hrown by
ome acquaintance Of the other four,
and did mol erea turn around
Then theTa wa q rEash op the top
of Mr, Ciouse's hoad ana another on
the back Of his neck The cantcnt Of
two yc"y mca'y eggs ran over bis hair,
into h eye and down his neck
When he could zee again and iuokcl
behind him there wa only big bar
lender there and he was gr,nnins Mr..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22

hcr.
Mrs Borger says that she and sew.
eral o'he" Of The passengers learned
that Thaw had been stripped of all
the cash he brought with him. had
eashed several drafts aboard hip and
los all the proceeds and had be
sides given notes for huge amounts Of
additi nal losses.
The card game for the last three cr
four days of tho trip was matter Of
common go sip among the passengers
and that on the last day in a number
of men and women were comparing
notes aud trying 10. estimate yugnc
Travis exact lcsses. Not one placed
the aggregate AT less than S200000.
The first night he is reported to
have lost more than S25.000 and that
was ~ no means his heaviest LOSING
A small fortune was spent daily on
champagne
J Doc Owen made the trip under
,ffe name of Cohen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
TWO MORE FILLING DISTRICTS
PLANNED FOR IMPROVEMENT
citys Engineer Now Engaged in Preparing Esti-
mates to Embrace All Remaining Low
Streets in the City
HEAVY FILL NEEDED IN SPOTS

Those Of the city officials who are
Immediately concerned in the prclim.
mary work for the street improve.
ments which have been proposed and
planred by the Board of LEGAL I'M
provementa are very busy with the
details of this work. The mayor has
had a force Of people at wcrk for Il
week pas addressing and ma ling the
notices for the big sewer, and yester'
day took up the mailing of notices for
the meaing called June 9th TO consider
the filling Of streets between Twenty
First and Thirty-fourth reeta, as out.
lined in The Bulletin several days
aga This work s very lahorious and
Is being very carefully done in order
10 avoid ground for possible conten-
tion
City Engineer Thistlewood ana AS
al taut Engineer Nuiter are now en-.
gagged in preparing estimates on other
filing, in compliance with the order
# the Board Of Local Improvements.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
YOUNG THAW LOST.
FORTUNE At POKER
MILLIONAIRE S SON is VICTIM or
CARD SHARKS DURING
OCEAN TRIP.
WAS WON BY TWO MEN
Sensational Poker Sessions Divulged
BY Woman Whom Schemers
Were Trying TO Fleece
But Failed.

New York, May III The almost IN
credible total of 100000 in pok ),
losses Il reported to have been in
Cured by young VIII am Thaw of the
millionaire PIT sburg family on The
giant American Hamburg liner Kaiser
In Auguste Victoria, which reached
New York on last night This whole
amount Is said to have been won by
two men" Doc owen the versatile
ocean tourist and card connoiseur, and
a confederate, whose name is only
known to the other pa: sengcrs as
Mac"
The sofy Of the sensational poker
session which lasted with only short
iatermissions for the necessary sleep,
from the time he yes 81 left Cher
bourg until she arrived at this port.
became public tonight only because
The two vic inns would leave Thaw
alone long enough at intervals to lure
a woman on board into promises Of
future speculation In trying to warn
her against Owen, several of the other
Passengers learned what was going en-
IN Doe stateroom Thaw was be-
ing plied wi h champagne and cold
decks.
This woTan was Mrs. d, Bonser an
English woman who II atour for her
heath. She said tonight that she
staid aboard the Kaiserin because they
had hee1 50 eager to induce her to
invest IN race track hettfng With them
hat friend, the passengers, warn
cd her thtt they might try to kidnap
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22

and will have another batch of them
ready for the boards consideration
in the co9rse Of wees or ten davs.
The low.street portion OF ihs city
have been laid off l1to three districts
The one ordered fiilad the other day
is bounded by Twenty First anl Thir
tytfourlh streets and hy Commercial
and Wa hington avenues. Ano her
a strict comprises all that portion OF
the city lying south of Twentieth sire /.
aad west of Walnut street. and n
third district lies north Of Twent ty.se,-
end street and west Of Wa hinglol
avenue
The estimates ii t1s fir DIS sriCi fix
the total cost af he mn needed in that
district at s5f.aa0 1t can not be
stated. even approximately. whathc~
the cost IN the other districts viii hn
more or less than this Some very
heavy fills will BE necessary IN thn
second district. which comprises part
Of what is known as the Lake Ell.
wards bottom
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
FRAMING UP BILL
AIMED AT BARONS
BEVERlDGE, ACTING FOR PRESl.
DENT, PREPARING MEASURE
TO CORRECT ABUSES.
TO CLEAN STOCK YARDS
The Bill Contempiates the Strictcst
Sort of Federal inspection on All
Meats Intended to BE
Shipped.

Washington, May 2l,-- Before the
week passes Senator Beveridge, act
ing for President Roosevelt, will have
introduced a bill that will greatly at
feet the beef trust industry not only
in Chicago bat in all other tics
where meats are slaughtered and sold.
Mr. Beyeridge already has a draft
of the the bill he is to introduce before
him. He has exhibited it to other en-
ators who, according to common re.
pert. agree with him in its essential
prov sioos, When it is presented it
viii have the Endorsement of Commis
sioner Of Labor Nell ana Commits
sicner Garfield, both of whom have had
repeated conferences with Mr. Rooee.
welt Of late concerning the filth and
dirt that surround the packing house
plants
/ Is expected that the report agreed
to by Neill and Reynolds, special com
missioners sent to Chicago recently
10 inspect the stock yards, will he
made public some time oon, aad,
according to understanding, their in.
dictment viii be so severe as to arouse
to a sill higher pitch the popular in
dlgnation that now is held against
some of the packers.
Stricter Federal Inspection.
This report may hasten federal leg
islation Still it IL not probable thai
this session of congress will be able
10 pass the bill When it goes to the
on Agriculture strong ef-
forts will be made 10 keep II there
while Bever dge and others viii use at
their Influence towards having it re
turued to the enate at once.
The measure contemplates the
strictest sort of federal inspection cn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22

C'ouse squirted settler on him. The
big fellow doag 4 and said he "did1'r
do it,"
Some cne told Crou his assailant
was oHt ide aud he dashed out As Re
pas ed through the door a bis. tall
man snatched him ~, aud hold ng
him under his ann. took him r. Forty.
-econd street. kicking and struggling
and there dropped him hard on the
street.
Grouse put the s6lir into tho hands
OF private detectiye who was told
tsat ri- employers q sailani was Miz
ner. The latter could not be found at
tha residence Of his wife. widow Of
Charlie r. Yerkes. whom Miner mar
ried n few weeks after her husbands
death last winter He Wa discovered
At the Seymour. in West Fortyfourth
street Mr. Miners man" came down
10 learn The visitors errand.
"Mr. Cfou demands that Mr.. Miz
uer leave Now York a. once and Sc
main away for on, ye1r. the dctc>-
tive announced. and the man" agreed
TO deliver the message. NJ" Ceuuse.
however. insi-ted that personal con-
municai on b. had with Miner. and
the directive reached the latter bv
telephone Nj Mizner when told he
must 20 away or be- arrested. u7ed
strong language. Mr. Grouse was call
Cd out of the city. but win return soon
He has reputation TO extreme per
tinscity
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
UNCLE SAM WILL
BLOCK ALI. RIOTS
MORE THAN GOO MARINES WILL
BE ON ISTHMuS DURING
ELECTION.
SMALL ARMY OF POLICE
Under Leadership Of Marines viii
Qucll Any Disturbances BY Libcr-
aIista---inaures Protection
10 Americans.

Washington, d c., May 21.-More
than COO marines will confront Liber-
| al leaders on the Isthmus of Panama
in case they attempt TO promote riots
and revolution al the time of the cleo.
| ion n Panama June 90 Although
the ca1al zone Is pnder the direction
of the secretary of war there Is no
indication the war department will
have any troops near the isthmus az
he time of the approaching election
and Secretary Taft must rely upon tie
marine corps to protect the canal
zone. only 200 marire1 are on the
isthmu6 at present More than 400
mar nes are on the Columbia on lis
way 10 Guantanamo and will be within
easy call in case politics become
stormy in Panama. The Marblehead,
which Is now sailing southwatd and is
only a few days from the isthmua,
carries only small detachment of mn.
rines and cannot add much strength
TO any land eXpedit on which may be
Ni'@9"nA y ~ tihift lut ltilllidi tiDUbaf
which is threatening.
The zone police force has been
strengthened materially and Is SO well
equipped that it Is m reality minia.
turc army ard Is ready for service at
any time Under the leadership Of
well trained marines n is believed tn
police force will he able 10 quell any
disturbances which may ar sc. The
Panama railway affords such excellent
transportation facilities that the troops
can be ha tened TO any possible scene
Of trouble in the canal zone without
delay
This insures The protection of all
American property interests. Secrc-
taries Root and Taft have made II
clear they will take hand in disturb
arces ont side the zone If the liberal
lists begin any movement against the
present government of Panama 1t will
be with the full knowledge that the
United States expects 10 intervene in
d..iurbauces which viii delay canal
work or affect hin any way.