The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-13
CHICAGO.
The Affairs OF the Rock Island Rail.
road.


road.
CHICAGO, July IL,
The 1hi5uae'S money article this morn.
ing, says: The announcement of the in.
tended issue Of 2,00O,OOO more stock bv
the Rock Island Railroad excItes A great
deal Of interest and comment in this city.
A larger amount oi stock has been bought
here within the last three weeks than has
been held here OF any other stock for sew.
eral years, 1t is probably twenty-five
thousand shares, besides large amounts
that have been bought by capitalists In
other paris ot this State and Iowa. The
officials Of the Rock Island road In this
city define the situation about as follows
That tho talk of consolidation with the
Southern and Western road Is q humbug,
but that road win be leased TO the Rock
Island Company, as was tOreshadowed in
the last annual report Of tho Rock Island.
They believe, however, that tho Rock Is,
land directors intend to issue 100000 of
Rock Island stock, with the proceeds Of
which they will pay for fifty locomotives
and one thousand cars for the Southern
Western Company, which will be opened
through from Washington, Iowa, to
Leavenworth, Kansas about the Arst OF
September 1t is also intimated that while
this increase OF stock would not be author.
lied by the charter of the original Rock
Island Company, MOI permitted by the
Constitution and laws of this State, the
directors believe they have authority for
this increase under the charter Of the Mia.
sissppi II Missouri Railroad, from Daven.
port 10 Council Bluffs, with which the
Rock Island road was consolidated In
1896 10 make what Is now called the Chi.
CagO, Rock Island Il Pacific Company,
The legal opinions, however, differ, and
some hold that the consolidation author.
lied in 1890 was simply the consolidation
Ofth0 management OF the roads, but did
not give the Chicago & Rock Island Com
pany the same privileges and franchises
In Illinois that tho charter Of the MlSSlh.
sippi " Missouri road gave that corpora
tiOn In Iowa.
EXCITEMENT OVER NEW YORK NEWS
The accounts Of tho rlotous proceedings
in New York, Rs they reached this city,
caused much excitement The bulletins
Of the various Journals were scanned with
lively interest by large crowds OF the peo
Pile There were some manifestations Of
violence by hot headed ones, but nothing
amounting to an ailray, has taken place
up six O'clock.
SUICIDE AT AURORA.
Miss Rachael bennington, an lntelll.
gent and highly respectable young lady Of
Aurora, Illinois, committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by taking dose Of
strychnne. Her mother died Just one
year ago. She had recently been visiting
n brother In this city. and went 10 her
home In Aurora with the declared pur.
pose OF sacrificing herself on the first an.
niversary Of her mothers death. She
seemed unusually happy, and laughed
and chatted cheerGully.
DEATH or ONE OF THE JURY VINO HELD
THE INQUEST.
John J. WilkiC, a highly esteemed Cti.
zen OF Aurora, was summoned by the Cor.
oner TO sit on tho Jury in Miss Lennlng.
toms case, and while proceeding 10 tue
house where the inquest was held, rup.
tured blood vessel md died In three
hours, ...u
MURDER TRIAL AT PALMYRA, MO.
The trinl Of Ambrose B. Coe for the
brutal murder of Miss Abble Summers,
school teacher At Palmyra, Mo-, some
months since, and which was set down
Tor trial this week, has been continued
until October. Tho defence will be Ia.
sanity, although Coo has been Sane
enough since he committed the murder.
TIE vANDERPooL MURDER.
George Vanderpool, who has already
been twice tried for the murder OF Geo.
Field at Manistec, Michigan, some fifteen
months since, will enter on bis third trial
on the LIST Of August, in Barry county, TO
where the case has been removed Van.
derpool has written letter 10 Z. D. Lo.
per, Of NewAygo, asking him to solctsu sub.
scrlptlons to carry on his trial as bis law.
yers have announced that unless more
money Is supplied they cannot goon with
the case. II Is also announced through
the public journals that his two leading
lawyers have withdrawn from the suit
and efforts are now being made 10 secure
eminent counsel to take their places ltS
said that the prosecution has offered 10
subpoena all the witnesses for the defense
on being furnished with q list Of them.
Vanderpool II Is said, has been confined
10 bis bed by sickness and Is very much
detected by the action ol his counsel. Mrs.
Vanderpool Is also sick and unable TO az
tend her husband. She remains Of the
JAIL
SENATOR LOGAN
The statement telegraphed from 81.
Louis today that Senator John A. Lo.
gan has been seriously III at bis home
In Carbondalc, and has had four serious
hemorrhages from bis lungs, which com.
pletely prostrated him, Is pretty certainly
n mistake, as Senator Logan was In thlS
city yesterday apparently we'll. Senator
Logan has taken up bis residence 10 this
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