St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-11
CAPITALISTS SCRAP.
Factional Fight Between
Stockholders Of WinOna'S
Street Railway.
The Proposed Substitution Of
Electricity for Mules
Raises a RuctiOn.
Minnesota and Wisconsin
Stave Makers Combine to
Raise Prices.
Inquisitive South DakotanS
Badly Frightened by Hos
tile Sioux Braves.

Special to the Globe.
WINONA, June 1O.-The fight between
the two factions of the Winona City
Railway company has again been re-
newed, and the case, which is COM
plicated one, promises some interesting
declarations and transactions before it
is settled. There are 500 shares
of stock of the par value of 500
each. H. w. Lamberton holds
6215 shares: j. A. Mathews, 80; S. L.
Mathews, 10; F. A. Johnston, 80, and
M. G. Norton, 60; total, 225 shares. The
above faction is opposed to putting IN
an electric street railway and has
served an injunction upon the majority
stockholders to prevent them from so
doing. The faction advocating
and desirous of putting in the
electric system consists of E. K.
Gilman, of st. Paul, representing
161 shares of stock; II. w. Turner, II.
S. Cole, w. G. De Celle and FL. K. Gil
man, of st. Paul. each one share; G. b.
Boothe, of this city, and B. III. Langley.
of Helena, Mont. each Que share, and
Mrs. Langley, of Helena, seventy-eight
shares; total, 245 shares. There are
thirty shares over which there is now
suit pending before the supreme
court. 1t is an appeal from
the findings of Judge Start at the term
of court held last fall. These thirty
shares are now held by E. R. Gilman, of
st. Paul, and were sold to him by Mary
A. G. Langley, who claims to have pnr-
chased them of F. A. Johnston. The
shares were in the name of Mrs.
Langley, although owned by j. +.
Lawrence. Johnston bargained with
Lawrence for the shares, and Mrs.
Langley alleges that she purchased
them of Johnston. The latter denies
this, and the court ruled that Mrs.
Langley make good to Johnston the
thirty shares. Mrs. Langley, however.
holds the stock, and bond of appeal
was filed and approved by the court.
At the annual meeting of the railway
company held astnight both Mr.. john
ston and the proxy of Mrs. Langley
Claimed the Thirty Shares,
and voted them. The chairman of the
meeting, ii. w. Lamberton, ruled in
favor of the Johnston faction, and
the secretary, who possesses the
books, announced the result of the
ballot in favor of the other
faction. The directors elected
by the Lamberton faction are: Messrs.
III. w. Lamberton, F. A. Johnston. W.
&. De Celle. E. r. Gilman, S. I. Math-
ews, NJ. G. Norton and j. A. Mathews.
This directory, Immediately after ad-
journment, proceeded to the election of
officers as follows: FL. W. Lamberton,
president; M. G. Norton, vice
president; S. T. Mathews, secretary;
j. A. Mathews, treasurer. The
Gilman faction elected as directors: E.
r. Gilman, w. G. De Celle, II. w. Tur-
ner, III. K. Gilman. of st. Paul; M. G.
Norton, G. B. Boothe and B. FL. Lang
ley. This directory state that they will
retain possession of the road. and as
soon as Mr. Gilman returns from the
East will elect new officers. Until
that time the following officers
will serve: B. H. Langley,
president; w. 6. De Celle, vice presi-
dent; B. d. Hatcher, secretary, and ii.
w. Turner. treasurer. The books are
in the hands of the Gilman faction, and
in case the newly elected officers of the
Lamberton faction endeayor to take
possession, trouble will ensue.