, 1874-06-25
The Present management Of the
Road Unquali6edly Con.
demned,
Extraordinary Course Of the
West Wisconsin Rail-.
road.
All Trains Ordered to Run by the Town
Of Hammond.

gpeciat Dfspafch to The Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wia., June 24.-Atty.-Gen. Sloan's
advlcos Indicate that the application Of tue CHI
caso l. Northwestern RnilroRd bondholders to
tho United Staten Circuit Court for an injunc-
tion to RESTRAIN the Attorney. .Gsneral and Rail-
road Commissioners from enforcing the lam
regulating railroad rates will not probably DO
heard till no1t woolz, owing to Judge Drum
mond having boon detained 30 long at Spring.
field. The Governor has telegraphed to Justice
Davis requesting him. II possible, to sit In tue
Case that tho decision, ono way or tho otha1,
may hayo ~ much weight AZ posHible.
Tho Chicago, Milwaukee i st. Paul, and CHI
cago i Northwestern Railroad Compnnics bRvo
OBTAINED TEN DAre' EXTENSION
Of time from to-day in which to ansHor tho At
torney Generals applioatiou In tho Supreme
Court for deoloo forfetting their chastera:
60 t. Northwestern lsnlIroad ut ths Insane Hos
p1tai station, was tried to-day, convicted, md
FINED $50 AND cosEs
for illegal ohargeH.
Some Btir nas created hers to-day By. tho 3D.
Chicago, Milwaukee, i st. Paul Railroad, and
thcir going to interview the Governor. numors
were rife Of Gotno settlement Of tho rail-
road imbroglio, but 1t trauHpirod that thoy
Of their Iowa aud blinnosota Divisions by
spcoi.l train, stopped A. tho Park Hotol he . for
ilauer, aud mako friendly call on tho Cover
nor, but did not discuss matters at issue bo-
tween tho Stale and railroads.. They also callod
at tho Railroad Commissioner office.
GETTING EVEN.
The Railroad Commissioners have received
lotter from Hammond, st. Croix County, aignod
by oAo James Ross, Of thai place. complaining
that West Wisconsin Railroad conductor, has-
rates., the Railroad Company, to take revenge
upon tho plnco. which III village Of aome 1000
people, shipping and receiving largo amount
OF fte!ght, have got up now time-tabla,-
Run DY THE BTAr1oN WITHOUT STOPPING,
laid threaten to do worse. Tho letter closes:
While no stand by tho Governor III enforcing the
law hold that you must that our right IL main
tanned that ths Company a not SLOWED unlawfally to
can aid u in having ]uscs done by tho Railroad
Reply waa made by the Railroad Commission
ors that they had no power III tho promises, but
tho Governor aud Attorney Genora1, who would
undoubtedly
TAKE TIE PROPER MEASURES,
in caso the facts wero verified and tho violation
Of the law peralasad in; also calling attention to
railroads certain reSpeos, which requires rail-
road companies running through Or within an
eighth Of mile ct any village with 200 inhAhl-
tauts And = poBt-of.ico
TO arop At 1EAs7 ONE TnA1N EACH
way each day to take on and discharge freight
and passcnsara. aud imposing fms for each
dny's failuie Of from S25 to $50, half to 60 to
tho complainant.
It il reported that much excitement has been
caused Ia Ut. Croix County by the action Of tho
Company, tie building Of vhoae road was Idcd
by lani-grant and popular subscriptions.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
An article in the Democrat administration
organ) this morning haa tho following lnham-
mntory paragraph:
Whom tho West Wisconsin ita depot buildings
snaolderug in ruins ts truck torn up, and Ito bridges
burned 1t will learn that 1t Ii dangerous tu tras with
outraged pubic. W. couusol moderation, and the
certain, though remote, RELIEF the laws will
afford but we undorBtlpd the tonlpet Of
the people too well to suppose thst
they Will listen to adrics when tholr rights
icing trhmpled on their buainesA ruined and tler
property destroyed. They should return good for
uv but It Will be most natural to re&ajAte. II this
Company persists In tta suicidal courss it alono will bo
responsible for the torrlble consequences.
Tho Governor has taken measures to lcarn the o1acs
facts In ts caas, and II reported, probably the A.
toruoy General will make application for forfeiture OF
the charter Of tho offending Company.