, 1881-03-03
The Atchison and the Southern
Pacific Roads Will Meet
Monday.
A NntlrOnl acknowledgement FOR
Government Lcgisla-
tiOn,
President Jewett Replies to a Sc.
ries Of Railway lnterrog"
atorios.
ProEress Of Railroad Construction In Iowa
-Fink's Circulars.


A s,ntcd III THE T,slnuNE Of Wednesday
Judge Rogers ycstertiny decided thu Hts1 war-
rnr1to cnse 0f Tho pc0rlc cx rel. PHILIP lt
Shunwny aud othors nYafnst It. q. Monenfly ana
oil,ors. In announcing his DECISION tho ''t1t1go
pretty cilcctunlly disposed nf tho validity ri tho
elections for Directors oi tho ChcnGo 4 lown
1tnIlrontl which thu 'lnwn OF Aurora claimed 10
havo held In Mntcl,, !Hs1.
Tho readers Of IltE TRIBUNE hRve l,ccn kept
nlvtsctl nf tho merits OF this controversy. but
brief stntcmcnt nf fnrts seems necessary To a
full undo s1aninH pf this defeat Of the Aurora
purty.
List March tho Town Of Aurora procured IN
Injunction frt,u. Judge Kci!utn. OF tho Kane
Clrcut Court, cnjnntlg nil tho stock dt the CHI
cago & Iowa fruul voting, except tho 1,00D shnrcs
which It held. Thcscupon j0srrh fscislnR. the
Supervisor nj that town, aided by Il. U. Montnny,
its solicitor, proceeded 10 ho[ll m cleo tson for
Directors; and 1eslng assumed to v1tc 9A3
Hhnrcs for aaycn rcrsnns a. Directors, md tht'so
pprsous thercupon uluEincd to bo q Board OF d.
rceturs.
Tho iinrkiey party, through States ATT ornoy
Mills flct, MI Information In tho nature OF II
uuo wHrrnntp, tn nilst thEs Inard elnitu Ing tic
pretended. election 50 held to hnrc been ll!cEHi.
Tho defendants dctnurrcd to tue information,
formation wus sustained i,y Judge lstprrs sor,,n
tl,no l,go. THO ,irfriuinnts took cnvc tn 1'icHu
aud aii"rwars iiled hssen ne,s; n tho iitst stx
: savcnil. i pic. was fiied by .teIsne, Montony.
alleging tGut Iloy ,a', neen elected IN isil' nt
u hold uvcr under lint election. nycrrtd y TINT
thcro llls mt hten my elcctn held for pIrSGt.
"Wednesday Of March. ls77: !,y .ho atocxhol''crs
Of sniA Company, or. nny Of tho1n.'
III twn nf thu p!ens, rho Bercn defendants,
after setting forth tho clrction 0f !ssk nni the
voting nf thu turnrn snck hy tho H!tHrvisnr ot
a TINT Town. ullcssl TINT N April lss iu in%i3
thc action Of 'tcslng in ~ voting tho stock.
10 tho ilrst nix plrns the ,rcAtnrs ticInlarrct,
cnth % p.c,s tGoy Insisted that tho prople were cs,
t.IeI T. ,gmSns; 20; o. p1fsvr rs t1 ytS OF
that sney wcru ai bid ior tho various retlsons us
: signed, int pl,,ce.l his eeisoi InrEcfy Mpon Tho
virtue Of his olcc to vptu tho stuck he'll hy tho
town. Tint hts net IN ntttlurtlnx t2 so vuss w''s
pnpe p9ny sccr y s snS II 'nS wh
tho prInclplc a,,tiot!nctd 1y The supremo Court
in ID 1llln','s ltclor.s: ptyr ls' ,, 49,. H..
aistcF piSes as W to tho four 'lvis.,dants ps9',l;
tystt.d ans Il = m av WIS 81 ws s,
ulrct!on hplrl In ls1n was 1orer uucst!ouca BY
other sNie, Notwithstanding rho 0n}y stock
voting at that election WIS the ifinckiuy stock,
j which the THwn Or Aur1rn subsequently nn'
c"ins t" bu 4 blrec.or. c!eote.i ii lsi1 by thu
itlrn fIcal stock, which, I'll tho Town TT Aurori
bill, hn s'senss ~ vu!.l.
ing taitch upun tho nt1cInpt OF tho Aurorn Inrty
toKet possession nf u,.d to run thls rnisroad. i
WIS glyrn 10 anes,1 tholr ,pcas 4 VIII bc nf u.
i avail bccn,tse tho jutivs dtHlalt''i Is plAcn'
ssn ,a ssy r'Sss sy 7 ee,f, Ella e
IL issu. u0'e"''''' ~ 'A'" '''"' ''''''A '''
This decision is Il very decisive victory for tht
d; Hluok3ey purity. nnd practically chtls the con
trOyersy. or Ct,t1yac thGgr VIII ho further lfttxA