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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
THE COURTS.
sEEKINa TAXES on TELEPHoNE sTo

SEEKING TAXES ON TELEPHONE STOCK
The suit Of the People of the State of New-York
against the American Bell Telephone Company, In
which the plaintiffs seek taxes on the capital
stock of the company for tho five years from 1882 to
1856 inclusive, rearguod before the General Term
of the Supreme Court yesterday on two points, as
follows: First, is the defendant taxable under the
third section of the act Of 1881 Second, If So on
what basis is the amount to be computed? 1t was
claimed for the defendant company, which was or
ganzed in Massachusetts, that 1t not doing busi
ness in this State within the meaning of the act of
1881 and should not be taxed. Assistant Deputy
Attorney General Poste appeared for the people and
James Q. Garter for the company. The decision was
reserved,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
THE PETROLEUM MARKET

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRlCES
Corlpned with the few preceding days at the Con-
soldated Exchange, tho certificate market yeslefuv
showed animation. 1t IS true that the dealings aie
largely professional but they reached bigger RECORD
than has been scored OF late. The activity modefaev
Increased as IL was bred at the expens, OF values
and tho decline in prices followed from Held news
which cannot really be doomed Of an importance 10 var
rant the selling movement lew well In the heiDoia
district was opened at the rate OF GO barrels an
the next gauges given 10 the trade were ~ bareS yes
terday morning and IS barrels in the afternoon Ihs
we'll opens ND no new territory and while other prooa
ble nroducers ale nea the sand they do not promise
ANYTHING TO disturb the general prospect OF the pelc
leum fields In tho way of declining production IN tno
face of expanding consumption not now ieprcsen'e1
I'm the plpclne deliveries, but sure to be exAiOed -
later Gcures The effort 10 alarm holders Oh vi
by the suggestion OF a tumblDg over at any ums
OF the 100000 barrels credited TO the producers "s
are combined in the shutin movement nag
answered by this assertion, which Is mado 10 - "
members OF the agreement who ought 10 hho" 'no
This amount Of oil will become the property OF IND p
ducers on November l, 1858, II the shutih asio7HD
IS carried out at 81 cents, plus carrying cnarsss
interest, to the extent which IL mas NOS O''A A.
upon by sales 1t can DO taken up and csfrea =,
the owners so long they please and there ho.nA
now anparent IN the situation which wouiu ueoas
MI s,roet canital from furnishing the means 60 enoos
Tho carrvinc OF lt. Meantime tho gfadha 49, Ian
Of stocks above ground VIII slowly Vu' SUI A. the
rho burden OF carry Ing TIRE entlIc NIsiVe and
moment however, the crude m2rAet iacis .o-sr mo,
~ rcak boldet Of oil are disposed 20 give ~
Inc opportunity OF acquiring OH tohss ., near tao
cost OF producing IL. The market eosou ."
lowest poln.s a. aI nces and the total dealings were
follows. c.ook Con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
snARp AoT1oB IN THE PRODUCE BUSINESS

The Retail Crocers' Union held meeting at the
Mercantile Exchange yesterday to discuss the ordinance
they have drafted for the regulation of sales OF vcge
tables In the public markets and streets Of this city,
During the debate several points OF interest to con
sumcrs as well as to traders were developed Several
dealers said they had known cases where barrel Of
spinach had been made into three barrels and Mr.
Kmbal had often noted difference Of from thirty to
forty pounds between different barrels of apples Mr.
Hahn stxed that there at present no city law
to regulate weight of any vegetable except pota-
toes After considerable debate, in which tho produce
dealers argued against selling by weight and In favor
of the old system, a compromise was reached by the
appointment of Joint committee, consisting of three
members OF each party BY them the draft OF the
proposed ordinance satisfactorily amended, and
will 20 before the Committee of tho City Council for
action tomorrow. IL provides that all vegetables In
BAGS barrels crates baskets, shall be sold by weight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

Earned runs-Brooklyn, 81 KANSAS UIty l. First base
by errors-Brookyn Kansas City, 8. Left on bases
Brooklyn, a Kansas City, G. First base On balls
Pinkney Il o. Bren, McTamany, Q Allen, Phillips
1 Stolen bases-O Brien, Q. Clarke, ] McTamany, :;
Rowe, l; Allen. yesterday l. Struck out-Foutz 1;
McTamany I; Davis, Phillips .; Rowe, j; Easter
day. 1 Porter, 8. Homo runs-Barkeey, l. Threebas
hits-Pinkney 1 Smith, f; Clarke, l. Twobase hits
Pinkney Q: Mcclellan l. Double plays-Barkley and
Phillips Q wild ptshes-Porter, Q Passed balls
Clarke, 1; Donohue 1. Umpire-Mr. Doeschcr Time
Of game-1 hour, % minutes
The New-York nine by defeating the Detroit team yes
terday gets third place in the League race The
standing of the League and Association clubs to date is
al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

the Garden ocas her only complaint being that she
had not been treated with proper respect by the maron
and chief clerk The committee viii recommend the Com
usoners to abolish the Offices Of matron and assistant
naron and u appoint subject to the Civil Service eha
nation two female inspectors TO be OF equal rank In
every way They recommend for these oces the present
matron Mrs streucklein and Mrs sloper who was
candidate for the Office vacated by Mrs. Goodwin Mrs
soper recommended by Collector Magone, Surveyor
Beatte Eugene Kelly Secretary Of the Navy Whitney and
others The alleged Irregularities in supplying positions
to immigrants without passing them through the labor
bureau not Investigated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
ANOTHER GAME FOR BROOKLYN.


EASILY VANQU1SHlNb THE OoMp oIo-oll,N piH'"
OF LEAGUE AND ASSOCIATION CLUBS.
The cowboy baseball players from Kansas C'y wero
MT ,oc,ous Yesterday In spite OF their red flannel caps
They played their third game against the high-seared
BROOKLYN team at Washington Park Brooklyn and Just
ao52 spectators paid each to see the contest
The home players showed great superiority at the bat and
won rather easily.
Porter again pitched the Western nine but was not
nearly so effective against his old companions as on Sat
urday In fact he not effective at all. Hughes
nitcbed good game in spite OF the rather Indifferent
support he received. The fielding play OF Davis and
Rarey has seldom becn surpassed in any game played here
this wear Pinney's batting also happy feature to
the onlookcrs club took the lead and virtually
settled the contest the fourth inning The score
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
STE. ys11p LINES IN THE Army

The Castle Garden committee Of the Emigration Com
ssioners met yesterday afternoon and had long confer
ence with representatives Of the Mallory. Old Dominion
ana Morgan steamship companies. which resulted in an
arrangement by which those lines arc TO be allowed desk
,oun In Castle Garden for transaction railroad bust
ness for their Immigrant passengers. The steamship
companies will sign contracts with the Commissioners
and purchase railroad tickets inside the Garden in future
under the conditions and terms as were made with
other lines at the close Of the recent rate
Ex.Assstsnt Mstron L. r. Goodwin. who lately re-
signed was requested to reconsider her action. but
used do So although she would make charges against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
COURT CALENDARs-TO-DAY.

sursrxx coysT-ca AMskRs- Before Lawrence ,J-Nos.
a. ~ III is isS Il Is 81 ii! 5Ss
sSs sSs 500 sS5 $SS sSs $Ss; sOS .ls; w. n.na,
Il: ~ ~ = i62, III liz lis lis, ia. rs iss
sur sErE Counf1spEcAI TERM-PARr IBefOrs o. srien,
surRTIr II ma sys III BsiOro Bar
SUPREME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L-Adjourned for the
SUPREME CouRr-cIRcuIr-PiHr IL-BefOrs Andrews J.
sssnss S ss Iss s iI6 sss Psaia
}s47 1898 1870 1880 1889 1868 1881 1884, 1885, 1898
sUrRSaE covRr~ ciRcUIT-PAEr Iv.Bsfore Ingraham j.
9ss e5 S2S C 800 tCSS is 1852 E's 1914 '''0
srREesAIE's CouRT1Beiore Ransom sCWil OF cor
i Issoa n il a. EVIL ~ Of Ssssa ks..air '''pn',
pr.Sa,e q the viii: d Margaret BeoEe simon selaweI
io:so ~ Ellen MeLschan John Murphy, Mary Downing
s q ri CoSa-srSci1L TERn-BefOre Dugro J-Ns
JsS Ssi iiSO So i72I i7ss I5S5 i7es 1900,
9S 4g1 Nc gsf4 s is55 9S S S
svrsmos coSHSE IsltL iiSIrbeiofo seds.
surEaloR IEsM-P AEf Iv.-BefOro Freed.
COMMON PIKAs~GsSERAi IRkT--Adjourned for the term.
SoMMos pLEAs-sPEclAL TsnM-Bsioro Daily. NO 10.
rs SOL ST. S7e sac, $50 ISL. SSS. $50,
2ssZ ssSS $5s7 $!sg sos SSta 40 1925. 1852 $685.
CITY CoUhT--TRIAL TERM-PAgr IL-Bsfore Ehrl,ch, ].
-So3<13. 1929 34l4 $3.50 3737 3427 1852 3O37 1925.
352t. 2237 50f6. 1919. 342l, 3544
CITY CoURT-lEiAL TRRN-PARr III.-Before Ptshke J.
--NoA3O3. 1885, 1892 5Os7 37O9 2OS4 1882 1884 $685.
SS3S 1872 1888 S20l $3.50 1896 1884 1898 36lU $685.
1907. 3727 372S. 1929, 2027, ly4O.
COURT or Oyer AND rERNINkA-Before Patterson j. and
District Attorney Fsiowh No l.
COURT OF GENERAL 5gssloSs-PARr I.-Before Glider.
sleeve j. ana Assistant District Attorney Jerome-Hos
n inclusive.
CoUar or GENERA sEssIossPARr II-Before cowng. J.
and Assistant DisIretAttorney NasdOna-Nos l3in-
elusive a
COURT OF sEssioSs--PARr Before RecordR
snyth and Assstant ictAtorney Gof-Nos 10 IL
Inclusive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

Ldzzle A. whtehurst slsterinlaw.of Golden Robinson
who is under Indictment for the murder of his wife, has
sued him for So 900 damages for assault and battery
alleged committed time OF the murder
Her lawyer yesterday moved before Chief Justice McAdam
in the City Court that the be advanced the calen
dar that 1: might be reached before the murder trial
takes place. His object TO get verdict before
Robinson obtained letters OF administration the
Of his wife, who left 81 500 in the bank.
Joseph Rosenthal failed comply with order Of the
Supreme Court directing him give his wife alimony
and fee and Chief Justice Van Brunt appointed
James Meals receiver of the rents Of his house in
Mottst Yesterday Rosenthal fined 5000 by Justice
Lawrence collecting the rents in violation Of the
Courts order and threatening to shoot Mr. Meals when
asked pay the money TO him
Lorin Ingerson fined $3.50 by Justice Lawrence
yesterday failing appear for examination in sup
Elementary proceedings on Judgment for 053 obtained
against him by the Rhode Island National Bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKErs

rayF.poot MAY 1880 n rn.-Bsef-Hsdsrs eder mod.
eraiey Pork-Hodsrs offer moderately. Hsms-H elders
se.r freely nner American for both wife
and colored. Talsw-Iioders oner freely. Spirits Of
Holders offer moderately. ROsn-In poor ,up
ply Lari-spof and futurss-In fair demand Wheat IN
Door demand Corn-spot ana intures-In poor ddmand ,
Westsrn spot dull at 5s. Id May lnl AT 81. aid:
June duh at bs Hops at London -NewYork saie-In poor
demand
25 centimos per loo kiles.
ASTWTRP MAY 22.-Petrolsnm--Fine pale Amercan Id
francs T6centmes paid and ID francs rs esntmes sellers
BgEaES, May 22.-retroeum marks 10 pfeaniga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
NETWORK WINS AGAIN.
HEAVY HITTING BY BOTH MINES.

ERRORS BY THE DETRoITs ~ THE FOURTH
INNING GIVE THE VISITORS TWO RUNS.
Detroit May 22.-Richardson's tumble and Whites
mun OF foul ny in the fourth inning to-day gave the
uck ont eight Of the Giants ritcomb decidedly the
better work. the champions being unable to hit the ball
At critical moments Danielss umpirng disguised both
taams and the spectators. The score was:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
COTTON MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH

o,,yrsroy NAV % -cotton-Quet Nddinr TIA Tow
Mddng o; Coed Ordinary, ss net and gross receipts
- stock, 6.2l4 bales
NorroEK. NAY -Cotton--steady Middlng o.. net
and eros, receipts. $40 baiess exports cuastwiss
bales sale. 1874 bales; stock II. 800 balcs
styaxyAH May 22.-Cotton-Quet Middlinr . GIG. Low
MddIng 3l6; Cool Ordinary. ll.l6; ne; and gro,x
rece1nt. 22s bass exports coastwlse. bslea saleA
bales stock, l2l59 bales.
NEw.oRlEAys Nav 22.-cotton - Quiet Mddllng
az, law Mddiag q, Good Ordinary, sisi net reeeipts
ia bales gross receipts 2l78 bales experts 10 Great
Eritan bales sales. 800 bales; stock, l3?, o665
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

Earned runs-DetrOib q, 4'ch' ioi> - '''e
Proutba,s O,Rourke @ Three-base hits-Gore Double
pavs-Geaein Cancel and White, Ward Richardson and
Common Richardson and Conner. First base on balls
on Titcomb g. First base errors-Deroit l. New-York
Q Struck out-By Get7ein s, by TItcomb 4. Passed
baIIs-Ganzell ., Murphy /. Time-2 :o5 Umpire
Daniels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
LIVE STOCK MAPKET

New.York Tuesday May 22-BEEvEs-R Receipts 80
OF $50 head7 cars at 0othst construed TO stern
and % OF Export Steers at Oak CHI for N. Cold
smith. No trading. Feeling steady
Both City and Chicago Dressed Beef had light IN.
sides sold at 7asc, and limited number Of Extra
cases In the slaughter houses brought Sdo 12c Poor
Texas Beef sold az 34a6c
Private cable adyices received this week have dis
couragng look exporters Refrgera ed Beef Is down
to 8 3-4d, scant 1.2c per ID, and American Lc
Cattle selling at 14d5 34d estimated dressed weight
Shinments to-day $50 quarters Of Beef IN the Ne.
vada and tomorrow Ceramic and England take out
1900 quarters.
The feeling firm Good Veals and other grades Of
Calves are steady. bunch OF Buttermilks sold az
az 40 and Good to Choice Veas at 1896 lac per n.
Country Dressed Calves sold mainly at case and down
to DC small carcasses but Prime In eood eonauon
reached 1-2c. City Dressed Veals hrm at ie9e ana
12a1oc were the quotations for choice saughterhouss
SaIes-Judd & buckingham: 80 State vesls 1873 n.
at 6 l.sc; 80 do 1876 1-2 n, at Lac;
Dllenback g. Dewey: IS Veals 100 ID I" of-S'
Butermlks, rs n. at 4c. 80, st.. ,,o .
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts IL cars Of 27ss
heads cars Jersey City and cars az oOtns,, anu
about so Spring Lambs were IN washington Mst s
There was slack demand for both sheep and LAMBS
and a weak feeling all around. - .
Fair to Good Sheep sold at toaoc; Good 70 Prime
Lambs I2c and best Jerseys at lO9lO Iec WIN
few by the head at SO 80 each.
Dressed Mutton quiet and prices are fully lie lower
than last week. Common to Prime quality soIa az 30
1oc and Inferior down TO &C. Not much Buffalo or
Chicago Dressed arriving.
Dressed Yearngs in light supply and lac was obtained
for best Dressed Spring Lambs ranged from IL 70 lSc
saIes--J n Pidcock: 164 Virginia Lambs, 80 u, at
1.Sc per n 1873 do, so IL II, at 0 1-4c
sherman & Culver 2l0 Ohio Sheep, 10 n. at 8 $50;
274 do. 20 ~ at Lee; 1l9 do 81 n, at &C.
! f. sadler & Co.. 235 Ohio Sheep. "a IL n, at
So 10; 527 Territory do II II, at IS TO-
W. d. Appleget: u Jersey Lambs at 80 80 per headi
70 d. 80 10 average at 10 1-Sc per n.
Newton g. Gillett: 40s Ohio Sheep. 70 n. at s. 20,
So do, 10 u. at So So
p S. Kase II Jersey Ewes (Wooed. 1o3 %. at GO
per n.
Hallenbeck 4 Holls 81 Ohio Sheep 70 n. at $50
per ID 20 Kentucky Lambs 60 ID, at o l2c
Dlllenback Dewey: 1Gi Pennsylvania sheep 81 IL
b. at Lee per 10 State Lambs. Al IL d. at 10c.
HOGS-Receipts - OF 1854 head al at 40th'st
None for sale alive. Nominally firm az So S5aS6 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
LIVE STOCK MARKETS By TELEGRAPH

CHICAGO Union stock Yaris Nav 21-Tas Drorrf
yournaL reports Cdttle-Recspts 5000 head: shipments
5000 head Market steady to strong snRPng AM esPS
Feeders So 1884 10 Texas steers 50 SDGsi o. -,
Hogs - Receipts 1900 head shipments 5SOo mead
Market lower Mixed IS Asa 70; Heavy 50 0Oss3 oOi
Light SO 4O0s5 20, Pigs ant Culls ~ O09S5 20 ,.
Shssu-eceluts 400 head shipments none. Market sos
shorn SO OOas5 90 Texans 81 75Gs4 So Lambs 81 700
81 90.
ST Louis May 90 catue-Rsceiprs 100 head snis.
mani, 700 head: market steady Choice Heavy Native
Steer 81 4OGSj o. FAIR cool Native steers ~ lo9
~ 60 Butchers steers Medium 10 Choice s. 20est -
Suckers ani Feeders fair TO good 81 3O05 w. Rangers
So OG4 3D. ,oo.., ...-t.,
active Choice Heavy and Butchers selections - PIG
IS TO- Packing Medium TO Choice. 50 4OG>o ooj Lsh'
grades Ordinary TO Best S. SOD Do ...., ,,..n..
$500 head shipments l3O9 head saA'
slow. FAIR to Choice 81 luG.5 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

COTTON-SDot prices not changed, and the move
men was light Sales 9l5 bales including 430 for ex-
port and ass for consumption: AZ the ports today
76o bales this day last week. and Loss bales for the
corresponding day last year. Since september (the
beginning OF the crop year. receipts have aggregated
1886 sGG bales comparing with 5152447 bales for the
corresponding date last year.
quotations based tho American standard OF classical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

HAVANA MARKET
HAVANA May 22.-sugAr firm. Spanish gold 23l
Y2szL. Exchange nrm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

MILWAUKEE,. May 2s;,Fiear da ner. lover, Ma "a
oats dull: No whts at $50 e h,S steady Mss
ss BALI w r Nav six 4Oasil So Lar Esss higher
June "a C5 weasl pssg a.ss iSs siio ascsss
Fresh da. ono ppIS Wheat 600 osan 1900 bash
bu.% shipn,enis-kioar 1000 bois "A's'
barley 1900 BUSH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
sprhrrs OF TURPENrINE

Refined oil was unchanged at Do GEMS W.
Abel test at all ports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

cu.rtrsrox. May 22 -rurpentlne qa's,, I. SsI's
sAyAYNAH May 20. -tnrpent.ie n, .saaiy Al S3lc.
vJu,UxcroX Nav 22.-TufDenune se'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

Specuiaon i'm futures was dull and irregular, the sales
reaching up 80 200 bales while closing prices represented
advance Of 1G2 points on near and no chahse Oh iae
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23

Chicago, May 22-The Philadelphia nine again d.
feated the Chicago today Kroch did not mystf
the ouakers as he did the Giants and Bostons. III
score was as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
SEVERAL INJURED.
A Pullman Car Run Down by a
Freight Train.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-About 10 o'clock
last night freight train ON the Belt
line road ran into the rear end of the
Michigan Central express two miles
below Grand Crossing. The rear sleep
ing car ON the passenger train was al
most entirely demolished and a number
of passengers were seriously injured.
Among the wounded are G. G. Hogle, of
Chicago, and George A. MagoOn, of
Muskegon. The engineer and fire
man of the freight engine leaped just
in time to save their lives. The Wabash,
the Rock Island, the Western Indiana,
the Louisville q New Albany and the
Belt line cross the Michigan Central at
the point where the accident occurred.
The latter road has the right of way in
all cases, and the neglect of this rule, it
is alleged, brought about the collision.
The trainmen dragged from the wreck
a dozen passengers, five of them severe
ly injured and the others badly shaken
up, but none fatally injured. The en-
gineer of the freight train, who is al
legged to be responsible for the accident,
saved his life by jumping from his en-
CINE, and has disappeared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

lhe wild Indians of the Peace river re-
gion and the few white people scattered
here and there throughout this great
waste of land to the north of Edmonton.
So well has she carried on her terrible
work that traces of her awful deeds are
scarce, and the woman being hope
lessly insane, it is probable that dark
ness will forever enShroud
THE DREADFUL TRAGEDY.
1t is learned that the woman has been
seized by a band of Indians and will
probably be removed to Canadian
government or Hudson Bay company's
station, if in the meantime she is not
Killed by her friends, who are threat
ening her life. Talking to an old Hud-
son Bay official, your correspondent was
assured that dozens of cases of canni-
balism had taken place III the North
which had never been brought to
light. OF course many Indians have
been compelled to eat their own friends
from sheer starvation. This officer told
of man named Papniow, who started
Oh a 700-mile trip few winters ago ac-
companied by two friends. The dogs
took sick, also one of the men, and for
several weeks the starving men sub
sisted on the flesh of their dead com
rade The Indian woman, who is I'M
doubtedly the greatest cannibal ever
known in the continent of America,
was driven crazy in the first place by
medicine men, as they are called. AS
particulars of the tragedy are only
brief, owing to circumstances explained
above, brief history of these men, as
learned by your correspondent, will
probably be read with interest. They
are designated by several names. as
ShamanS,
SORCERERS AND CONJURERS.
The Eskimo, among whom this woman
was acquainted, call them angekokS,
which is wise men. The Indians, like
other people. are subjected to the ills of
body and mind. and are, therefore, de-
pendent upon medical protection to help
arisin 6 from the smoke of the lodges,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
A Practical Boycott Put On All
Cars of the COMPANY.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The Burlington
engineers and tiremen practically cut
away from their leaders and their griev-
ance committees to-day and took hold
of the strike with firm grip. The rea-
son for this action was that the more
impulsive had become impatient over
the slow a-.d apparently uncuccesSful
methods of Chief Arthur. They
wanted to strike the nail on the
head, so they appointed commit
tees and sent them out to work.
Every road running into Chicago
was visited, and pledges were obtained
from all of the switchmen and switch
engineers, that under no circumstances
would they move a Burlington car.
Later in the day mass meeting was
held in the hail at the corner of Jeffer-
son and Fourteenth streets, Delegates
from all of the roads were present, and
the pledges made to the committees
were repeated. Tonight the strikers
claimed that an infleXible boycott
against Burlington cars had been estab-
lished. and they were positive that not
Burlington car would be moved to-
morrow in Chicago except on Burling-
ton tracks. The strikers intimated that
further steps in the great
struggle with the Burlington would
be taken in day or two, limiting that
the Burlington brakemen and freight
conductors would quit the road, and
that the strike would surely spread to
other roads if the companies attempted
to force their employees to handle the
boycotted cars. All this, it is given out,
has been done in defiance of Chief
Arthur and the other regular leaders,
and it is even asserted that Mr.. Arthur
will resign within week. Such state
ments, however, are not generally be-
lieved. The ostensible revolt is
looked upon by many as simply
covert change in the strikers plan
of campaign. The results of the new