, 1869-07-04
EXCITEMENT AT MOLINE, Ill.
Attempt TO Lay n Ekzltlronu Tenek
Fru.sratcE--Af:1r1n EfcIt~ Track
nenolfshirg-an Inhecded lnjunc-


ton.
f'Fo1n the |tirrnfsrs G.1.ettt July l.
f.5;tr!a3 %as IA! OF tremeu'loas cscttctnert
IN Mnitur. The cnrlores or the Chicago, Rock
Is1tli l'aciGc Railroad Comnany detcr1nln..4 u
ny " adtht,nna! track aioEg llllno.s street, IN
track shouIt no, be pus s,oxn-anl j: wasaI The
iacss ar. hHerE a. follows:
Years ago. when the corporate lim!ta Of Mo-
Dy secured tho rRnt Of way through fuinots street
irs ssEGt track, as the people Of Moline clam,
but purchased land for a. much nigh: Of way
the ,own- few weeks ago the comps
~ Mt atsemp'sd p, 7a,t 70 ;ay sec9nd tc1
rEat the RockTofh ock IsIani aud S. Louis 1.i!l-
road Company Ehnnlt stso have rack through
The Street prevented tbeir doing SO, the former
the approaches TO the street on either aide lAe
town. IN Tueatay 1t was given out that Frrsi-
dents TFarJ and Green. Of The two conpan!es,
agreed 10 division Of the right Of wsr- Th!E, It
stcMs, wak . premature report. So Moline :ias
..sic1zuesl by prcstt.rnz Grren-
Last Friday evening, the board OF Trustees
Grantctl The 3ioeEfryl C'.Epany the right Of n14y
for track on either s.!e the c. r l. nnd P d
track, and thus tlrnh,fttA the latter company fro
InttlEG down ad,lltloaa! track Hthou: the corseas
Of the former.
Yesterday MOI nluc, ut o'c!oce, Tr4.nrastef
Dse appeared on ilnnois stscet, II !" "O1d Towu, -
yern Hoard, MI; Ea1nasa, anh :ne Street ctia-
IL.
No attention was psld them. In ave na.uutes ,se
Ese-ttiI sounded an alarm, and the c1riztns
rushed to 1lnols Street almost <n 1nGtse. AZ 11anY
AZ ETC hundred men were Soa1 collected around
the trac k-la] et4. The5 tore up the track which
hia been laid, and bore part ofis u he eompant's
bGsR s.Isa, h1s no violence wHa offered The rail-
rad employees deststed. and good portion Of
them Ntta,lseH, Hhs.: the people, futt uf excite
Eent, remained masters Of the situation, and MI
was quiet rare the urlEesHai talk among the
c.Hrens.
Quiet did not rrfgn long. however, for, Ut II
O'CLOCK, IratAn1ster Dye a.,atn appeared With hLs
train, E1en and Supplies, amt ugafn commenced
LAYING track. Hut little gra'tlng Was necessary, rs
tne GEound MAS lefeL
r2sheh 10 .7e II stBe, md this time In greater
nsp.ft rs thaa before, II Is SAID that pot few Of
Saefn wire armed. The ties and trcu were socn
di.F laced but violence as attempted on et,htr
Esae, a!slough some pret1f hard lou threats were
uttered. The ATTORNEYS Of the fallttad cofnnany,
h;i,,, AZ, pra5y % Of bIassnpoH, and ": CAMP
issnsts she a4th INST, ty Judge Ropertz, oi ID.
Eleventh Cl1c1il--Rock island County IL In The
Sixth Cl.Cctt-rtssT83n,ng the town Of Molina
lyon },tcSehsshg sat izyiEg Of the track Th.
writ "as E5rh no more thn1l the paper tt yas
written nH j1iss then, tor tss fea'.tng onlF me.
With der1.iFe Shouts from the multitude.
In a tcE e-lI.Gtrs tue RAILROAD eElployea Hea.
1EaF, only few remaining 10 watch tie 1oEu.up
SUPPLIES
1nus ended the dsy z operations, 70 far ~ the
fst!tnaf COMPANY WAS cunctfpet. But mauF OF
tAt e.s.ztns remained st ihe scene Of Operations
81 H. afternoon, and talked Of bu. ut,le else
lsaa TIE occurrences Of the forenoon
La8t H'eht special police fGrce Of sixty mec
was no appearance oi ihe railroad men.
Ice Essu!s Of the cot+tes. remains 70 se stln.