The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-04
in the first degree after having been found
guilty of manslaughter in the second degree.
Railways.

in the first degree after having been found
guilty of manslaughter in the second degree.
a Railways.
1HE following communication from officers of
Wisconsin roads has been made public:
MADISON, Wis, Feb. "A, 1875.
! To the Honorable the Senate and Assembly:
Efforts are industriously made to misrepresent
the relations of the railroad companies to the legis-
Iation proposed in the modification of the Potter
law. They are represented as laboring to procure
the unconditional repeal Of that act They are &C
cused Of indicating policy of their own. and seek
ing to procure favorable legislation Dy secret COM
bnations and conspiracies. misunderstanding
between the representatives of the people and of the
companies Of so vital interest would be a great
misfortune If it is to continue it shall NOT be orr
fault. Tosay that we do not desire the conditional
repeal OF that law would be untrue To say that we
have even entertained the hope of procuring the re-
peal Is also untrue Our position from first to last
has been to get as favorable legislation as
possible in mitigation of the hardshps of that law
We saw bill which we were told embodied the
views expressed by the Railroad Commissioners in
their report, and that it drawn up by them
Many OF Its provisions were severe, but subst-
uted for arbitrary tariff fixed by law, lirita
o
their business below that profit, with extraordinary
power in the Commissioners over determinations
aud unreasonable rates, determined after refec-
ton, that would try and live under it, and make
no opposition to its passage. That bill was subse
quently repudiated by a majority of the Commits
sioners. They have now presented a second bill to
the Assembly committee It contains the same
cardinal principal substitution of limitation of
profits for arbitrary rates We have been permitted
to see it, and in open session of the committee we
stated in what respects we thought it wrong, and
asked to have it amended It is still with that COM
mittee. We know nothing of their probable action.
If they should report the bill with those amend
ments we shall attempt opposition TO its passage
if it is reported without Them we shall appeal to the
jnstce Of the Legislature to adopt them. That is
the position we occupy, and it will not be changed
If the present law is continued in force the abso-
Lutte ruin Of all the companies is inevitable The
ruin Of some of them will be immediate and final
Any statements imputing to these companies any
other position purpose than we have indicated no
matter from what source they come, are untrue.
JAMES H. HOWE,
Vice-President West Wisconsin Railroad Company.
JOIN G. GAULT,
Assistant General Manager Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad.
Angus SMITH,
Yice-President Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Company.
II. H. PORTER
General Manager Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road Company.
CHAs L. COLBY,
Vice-President Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Casualties.
LORENZO RICHMOND who moved to Fond du
Lac about one year ago, has been singularly
unfortunate. About two months since, Mrs.
Richmond died. During the late cold spell
their house caught fire and was burned down.
A little boy, years DID, was burned to death.
The other members of the families escaped in
their night-clothes. A little girl froze to death
before she could reach the nearest neighbols
and young lady, his eldest child, was so badly
burned, and then frozen, that it is doubtful if
she RECEIVERS, Mr.. Richmond had his hands
and arms horribly burned while trying to save
his children.
A LARGE tiger in Robins menagerie, which
is wintering at GAINESVILLE, escaped from it
cage one night last week, and attacked the
'sacred OK" They fought for some time, but
were finally separated by the superhu1nan eff
forts of two circus men, who choked the tiger
off. Both the men were quite seriously injured.
Mrs. G.. W. TAGGART of Weyauwega, found
occasion to climb upon table, and the table
taking occasion at the same time to tip, threw
the lady into the middle Of the room and broke
her arm.
Miscellaneous.
The introduction of Chicago newsboys into
Milwaukee to sell Chicago morning papers and
thereby break up the strike of the Milwaukee
newsboys, caused several fights among the
gamins of the respective cities, at first When
a little blood had been shed. however, all hands
took hold, and more papers were sold than ever
before.
AT Madison, few days SINCE while loco
motive attached to passenger train was being
watered, the hose used to fill the water tank to
the engine would not shut off when wanted,
and the water ran over tender, engine, etc., on
to the track, and froze the cars to the track,
and froze the cars to the track, so that it was
three hours before things were got in proper
shape for running.
The remnant of the tribe Of Winnebago In
dams, who still inhabit their reservation in
Northern Wisconsin, are said to be suffering
extreme restitution this winter