Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
RAILROADS.

1t ls now regarded as certain that the Willard
movement to get control of the Northern Pacific
will fall and that the Bilings interest will con-
tinue to rule.
During the last winter Mr.. Cornelius Riley.
who employs nearly all the train boys out of St.
Paul, paid rental to the various railroad COM
panies of 500 per day.
Assistant General Manager Marvel, who h. 9
accepted the position rendered to him by Gener-
al Manager j. j. Hill of the st. Paul, Minneapo.
Lis & Manitoba line,, will probably leave tie
Chicago, Rock Island l. tactic Railway COM
pany about May 1.
It is reported in Chicago that Gen. Herman
the Northern tactic; shat the new general
manager will assume the duties of his Office
within the next two weeks, and that Mr.. Sar-
geant will go with him to St. Paul, to help him
in putting things in order.
Gen. j. W. Bishop has resigned the general
managership of the Chicago, St Paul, Mime
apols & Omaha road, and associated himself
neapolis. Langdon and Bishop have the con-
tract of building 268 miles of road between
Marion and Council Bluffs for the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul COMPANY
Smith A. Manson, outside general passenger
agent of the Wisconsin Central railroad, was
run over and killed by the cars, three miles
from Whitewater, on the st. Paul road, Sunday
afternoon The deceased had been on a visit
to friends to Whitewater and was returning
home. He attempted to board a train and
slipped under the wheels, the top of his head
being taken off.
WEEKLY RECORD OF CRIME.
Ed. Pratt and VIM. Lee, two professional
gamblers OF La Crosse, got into quarrel,
when Lee shot and mortally wounded Pratt.
Timothy |. Conner, saloon keeper, was de-
lberately shot and fatally wounded on the
street. at Cincinnati, by W. T. Johnson, also a
saloon keeper.
Parties who profess to know say there Is
more in the rulnoreG consolidation of the Chi
cago & NorthW estern and Chicago, Milwaukee
Il st. Paul companies than has come to the sur
face.
Benjamin Trego, a prominent citizen Of Irv-
ing township, Barry county, Mich, got into all
alteration with man named Martin Lexton,
and the latter was killed by a blow from an Ak,
crushing in his head.
Joseph K. Davidson, Philadelphia jeweler,
was quietly victimized out of SIS, 900 worth OF
diamonds by some professional thieves, who
took his jewel-box from the counter and left
one of similar appearance in it's place.
An incendiary in East Cambridge, Massachu-
sets, burned lumber shed of the Lowell rail
way company, seriously damaging the railroad
and other property, including carload Of ba.
con belonging to John Sinclair of Liverpool
VIM. s. Bates, United States marshal, was
fatally stabbed in fight near bar-room on the
Southern road, below Somerset, Ky, on
Wednesday night Cooper, another United States
marshal, was killed at the same time, in little
town ten miles distant. Both were active
against the mOenshmers:
Great excitement was caused at Sydney, Ne
braska, by the hacking almost to pieces Of w
a: Michaels, alawyer, by ruffian named Ryan
Who escaped by the aid of another desperate
FAMED Mcdonald, who, on the same day, tried
20 shoot the jailor, while he was in a jewelry
store, but failed, and next he shot at the depu
" sheriff, who had warrant for his arrest
lcDonald was finally put in Jail. His lawles
less caused excitement to run higher thai
ever, and at a late hour on Saturday night i
eliminated in vigilance committee taking hin
from Jail and hanging him to a tree in the cour
house yard.
Gustav Reichfus was assassinated, at tht
home Of his brother Henry, near Watson post
Office, Iowa, four miles from Winona, Iowa
The family we're sitting around table reading
when two barrels of a gun were fired through
window, cue charge entering the left shoulder
of Gustav, and killing him instantly. The
murderer escaped. Henry Reichfus was
wounded on the hand, and nearly bled to death
The deceased was bachelor, worth about $50,
900, most of which was ont at interest. FL
had lost notebook, containing number O.
notes, q few days before