Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31

dENEhAL BAhON L. IL
terrain another dignitary, this time the
representative of the Emperor of ia
pan. General Baron kuroki, who has
been the nations guest for some weeks.
and who is now about TO depart from
Chicago for Seattle General KurOki
and his party, including is persons,
will spend the entire day Monday IN
this city and at Rock Island arsenal,
stopping mere for the express purpose
of visiting the arsenal
Come in Special Train.
Baron Kuroki and his staff and party
will come here from Chicago in a spec
ial train over the Burlington. arriving
in this city at I o'clock in the mora
ing. The train leaves Chicago at s
|oclock Sunday evening. 1t is the wish
of the general that he be not disturbed
until about 10 O'Clock in the morning,
and at that hour he will either OP
driven with his party TO the arsenal, or
the train will be switched direct to the
arsenal grounds. and the party Will
spend the day at the arsenal. The par
ty will be the guests of Colonel S. =.
Blunt the commandment. at luncheon a:
the commandments residence. After in
speeding the grounds, the party viii
leave at O'Clock, though the hour OF
departure may be delayed to suit thu
convenience of the general. This is
| true also of the hour of leaving Chi
cago.
From Rock Island General kuroki
will go to Leavenworth, arriving there
at 100 Tuesday morning, and leaving
at O'Clock or later in the evening, for
ST. Paul, which will be reached at Q
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The party
! leaves the special train at st. Paul
and the special cars will be attached
| to a regular fast train on the Great
| Northern at 1890 Thursday morning
for Seattle. The party reaches Seattle
Saturday at 7:45 in the evening.
Army General IL Guide.
| General Kuroki and his party arr
travelling across the continent under
the guidance of General o. f. Wood
retired brigader general of the United
States army. The special train whic"
will bear the party from Chicago to S
Paul will include the generals private
car, a large drawing room sleeper. ;
chair car, a dining car, and baggage
cars. 1t will be in charge of represen
tatives of the Burlington passenger Dc
partment.
| No Special Entertainment.
| No special entertainment in honor
of the distinguished visitors is plan
Ined. He will probably, however, b,
greeted by the mayors of Rock Islam
Moline, and Davenport during his visi
here. The general has expressed hi
wish that no elaborate entertainment
be prepared. In advices received 10.
Colonel Blunt through the official arm
channels, it is stated that due TO thu
tedium attending hospitality on larg'
scale. General Baron Kuroki will b.
pleased if any entertainment conter1
plated be confined to the simplest an;
most informal character" The ger
eral has been feasted and banqueted il
manner BETTING his position iron
| Ihc tAihC hc lSdShcu 'iiS tOuhI'S' Oh
has himself acted as host on severl
occasions. Naturally this entertain
ment on so large a scale has proved
, strain on him. and he desires that an
further entertainment be of the mos
simple character. Difference will D
, paid his wishes, and aside from tn
4 luncheon at the commandments res
, dence at the arsenal, no special enter
! tainment will be planned
In order to make the arrangements a
? convenient as possible for the visitor:
{ Colonel Blunt will probably have tn
r generals car taken direct 10 the a
/ senal, thus avoiding the Inconvenience
iof driving from this city to the islant