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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-15
WASDIABOLICA
Attempt to Wreck an Omaha Passen-
ger Train Near Sioux Falls
, Junction.
Ten Spikes Pulled From the Rails
Along q High Embank-
menr.
Scheme of the Robbers Foiled by
Their Attempt to Hold Up q
Farmer.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 1.-THE Dispatch has
the following: Minnesota has had q
narrow escape from reporting to the
world a story of one of the most diabol-
ical train wrecks and robberies in the
annals of crime. The scheme was only
thwarted by the haste and cupidity Of
the villains who planned 1t. The train
was the Omaha from Sioux City due in
st. Paul at TAO. The train, after leav-
ing Sioux Falls Junction, coming this
way, passes down q very heavy grade,
on either side Of which is q steep en-
bankment, and on this grade 10 spikes
had been drawn from the rail by q gang
of men intent ON wreck and robbery.
L. p. Hunt Of Mankato told The Dis
patch the story as he learned it before he
left home.
Foiled by . Robbery.
1t appears that a farmer living about
three miles from the junction owed a
resident Of Worthington whose name
Mr.. Hunt was unable to learn, $3.50, and
had promised toEpay it Sunday. The
Worthington man went out and collect
ed the money and started in the early
part of the evening for Sioux Falls
Junction, where he intended to take the
train for Worthington. About half a
mile from the junction he passed a short
distance to the south of q gang of men
working on the Omaha track. He paid
no attention to them until they called to
him to halt. Then he thought some
thing was wrong, but pretended not to
hear the first call: They repeated it and
then he started to run. AT that they
opened fire on him with revolvers and
one of the bullets caught him in the
feshy part of the leg. This stopped
him in q hurry and he tainted away
When he recovered, al he says, a very
few minutes later, he was minus his
cash. He managed to reach the station
where he informed the agent of whaa
had occurred. He was placed on q
train and sent to Worthington, where
the matter was reported to Supt
Spencer, who sent out a gang Of section
men to see what had been done to the
tracks. They found on the down grade,
at thetop of a high embankment, the
most dangerous place ON hat section OF
the road, the 10 spikes drawn. Had the
train attempted to run over the rails in
this condition
A Terrible Wreck
with a heavy loss of life, would have
been the most inevitable result. During
the confusion following the robbers evi
IDENTIFY figured that it would be an easy
matter to loot the train and secure what
ever valuables there were aboard.
No trace of the gang could be found
after the occurrence had been reported
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-15

Land Once at Mitchell, y. D., Oct. @, 1893.
Notice 10 hereby giver that the f0liowing.named
settler has fled notice of his intention 10 make
hnal proof In support OF his claim, and that said
pr0of will be made before the clerk OF the circuit
court, In snd for Lake county, g.. D., Ut Madison,
d. d. on December 1. 1893, viz: Jonas H. John
eon, for the eeA Sec. 8. Twp. 10S N, re. 81 W..
for the ct. G. r.. No. 14237). He names the fol.
lowing Witnesses To prove hia continuous rest
dence upon and cultivation of said land, wig:
Andrew Jacobson, w. Kennedy and G.. Massa-
ker. Of Oldham P. o., and Allen fo~le, of Towle
p. o. s. ID.
r.. y. KRATZ, Register.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-15
AT HAND

In n dangerous emergency, AVER CHERRY
PICTORIAL is prompt to act and sure TO
cure. A dose taken on the frst symptoms
OF Group or Bronchitis, checks further prog
ress Of these complaints. 1t softens the
phlegm. soothes the infiamed membrane,
and induces steep. AS a remedy for colds,
coughs. loss oil voice, Ia grippe, pneumonia,
and even consumption, In Its early stages,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10

TO be true when not cOntrOyerted. have
acted as legal adviser of some of the
owners Gncluding Mr.. Schulze, Mr.. Con-
way, the Lamb estate, and OtherS) OF
property abutting on the alleys through
which this proposed spur would run;
and none of them have hitherto done
anything to obStruct accomplishment OF
this scheme, unless their insisting on
something that will secure and assure
performance of promises and assurances
made by aud on part Of the railway COM
pany can be properly characterized as
obstruction. These property owners
are willing to facilitate accomplishment
of this scheme, provided the matter be
put in such shape as will compel the
railway company to make good its as
suranceS and promises. If the putting
the matter in that shape has, or now
does obstruct making this spur, then
those assurances and promises were not
made to be kept, and the righteousness
of the precautions hitherto taken by
the land owners is cOncluSlvely demon
strated.
But, however that may be, the
author of that communication, and who
Soever he represents, and everybody
else may depend upon it that SUCH pub
LEGATIONS will not advance this scheme
at all. The property owners will do
just what appears to them right, and
they will not be compelled by any
newspaper publications to act injudi-
ciously or without sufficient guarantees
from the railway company. This
course is necessary in all such cases,
simply because corporate directors and
officers change and there comes in an
nually "A race that knew not JoseDh;'
and consequently it is now and always
has been wise to obtain in such cases
something that such new race will
recongnlze, because they must do So"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
A DEMOCRATIC DAY.
The State Committee to Meet for
Important Consultation This
Morning,
And in the Afternoon the State
Association Will Plan for Fut-
ure Work.

The Democratic state committee
meets this morning at 10 o'clock in the
rooms of the committee. in the GLOBE
building. 1t has been called together to
receive the reports of the officers of the
committee relative to the work of their
several branches during the campaign,
and to confer as to the scope OF the work
which the committee will undertake in
preparation for the campaign of '94.
The question of methods for putting the
party over the state in more compact
and thorough organization will also he
discussed.
At 9 o'clock in the afternoon the
members of the Minnesota Democratic
association will hold their second annual
meeting in the old municipal court
room in the market hall, the entrance
to which is on Wabasha street. The
business to be transacted is the receiv-
ing of reports of the secretary and
treasurer, the election of officers and Of
the executive committee, and the con-
sheraton of amendments, including
one to reduce the annual fee to IS. The
state central committee will meet with
the association for conference as to
union of effort and the lines Of work.
The project Of having a banquet in the
evening with tOaStS and speeches has
been abandoned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
GRAND INQUISITORS.
Alleged Overcharges OF County
Printer Burns Are Under
Investigation.
That Official Maintains He Does
Not Fear a Searching
Inquiry.

The grand jury was in session for
halliday yesterday, and adjourned until
Wednesday. 1t had members of the
board of county commissioners before
it in connection with the Burns matter,
and it is expected by Mr.. Burns himself
that one or more indictments may be
returned against him. Mr.. Burns says
he has nothing to fear from the results
of trial. He acted as he believed right
in presenting his bills, and the fact that
the expert printer figured his bill to be
$57 greater than he presented it is evil
dence to his mind that he was not i'm
posing on the county. He said that he
is prepared to show that he saved the
county money Oh the entire work, and
did the printing and furnished the sup
plies cheaper than it was ever done be-
fore. He asserts that he cannot be con-
victed OF wrong-doing. He referred to
the fact that ne asked that a committee
of the council, as we'll as the board of
county commissioners, Investigate
not only his work, but also that of other
persons VINO had contracts with the
COuily dlu CISis
Mr.. Burns also alluded to the fact that
the charge of Judge Kelly did not refer
to him singly but to all county officers
ana those having contracts, but if il was
decided to investigate him alone he will
meet the charges. He stated also that
if it is the purpose of some one to pro-
coed against him for the purpose of
ouSting him from office. that person will
not succeed, as such proceeding
against him as printer will not GUST him
from the office as auditor, as it will not
have any bearing on the office he now
holds, and is not for misfeasance or NAL
feaSance of office. He drew attention
to the fact that the board of county
commissioners directed a civil suit to be
brought to recover the alleged amount
OF Overcharge, but that the commission
ers have not proceeded against him and
his bondSmen in civil suit, but SEEM
ingly leave action to some one who
wants to GUST him from Office.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
Commissioner Lavallee said that there
seems to be some criticism Oh the
action of the board in not proceeding
against Burns sooner. He stated that
the board had relied on the capability
of the county expert printer, and did
not know Of any oVerchargeS unit! 1t
was brought To its attention, and that
as the matter was called to its notice it
acted The board had acted on the re-
ports of the expert printer, and WAS not
aware of any oVercharges, and there
fore should not be blamed for not act
ing sooner
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
NATIONAL GUARDsMEN.
Minnesota Association Meets at
the Capitol To-day.

Minnesota Association Meets at
the Capitol To-day.
The National Guard Association of
Minnesota will ask the legislature for
certain changes in the act constituting
the organization and maintenance of
the department. This is one Of the rea-
sons why the association has selected
today for its annual convention. The
meeting will be held at the state cap
itol in conjunction with the legislative
committee upon national guard affairs.
But this feature of the convention is,
in sense, an incidental phase. The
usual annual business OF the association
will be transacted, as matter of course.
The officers will read papers upon
themes of interest to the national guard,
and these will be discussed.
In the evening the visiting officers
will be the guests of the local officers.
They will be taken to the Metropolitan
theater, and later supper will be served
at the Commercial club. While the lat
ter will be unconventional, there will be
toasts and songs.
One project to be advocated today is a
provision for twelve companies for each
regiment. instead of ten, as at present.
This is tor the purpose OF battalion
work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
A HOARY OLD CLAIM

Referred to the Corporation At
torney for an Opinion.
The old and long-disputed bills of the
Minnesota Packing company are once
more before the council for adjudica-
tion-or rather for rejection, Qualilica-
ton or payment. These bills run back
to 1884, when the company was en-
ployed to remove dead animals. 1t
seems that from time to time the coun-
Gil was not satisfied that this service had
been efficiently done, and now ana again
bill was rejected. This went on for
three years and then the company's
wagon was hired by the health officer
for three years to be used by the SANTA
ton company. For the latter bill of
1913 is rendered, and for the removal of
dead animals 1916 is claimed as bal
ance due, aggregating 1894.
The assembly committee on claims
yesterday refused to take any action ill
the matter. 1t was the opinion of
Mr.. Llghtner that the company will be
unable i'll any contingency to go back Of
the siX-year statutory limitation for the
collection of bills, and moreover, he
was not satisfied that any portion of tine
claim is valid. The matter was re-
ferred to the corporation attorney and
the engineer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
PRESIDENT FREEMAN.
The Board of Fire Commits
sioners Holds It's Annual
Election.
George Freeman Is Chosen
President to Succeed
Reuben Warner.
Official Printer Of the City
to Be Selected Thursday
by Councils.
Police Pension Roll In
creased by Four--Round-
Up of City Ne WIS. !

The board of fire commissioners last
evening held their annual meeting and
elected George Freeman president and
j. G. Prendergast vice president Eu-
gene Stilwell, the new commissioner,
was duly installed as member of the
board. The business outside OF this
was purely of routine nature.
The old board was called to order by
Vice President Freeman. A motion was
Immediately made that the board adj
iourn sine die; it was carried. The
commissioners were atc.once called to
order by Mr. Freeman. Commissioner
Stilwell nominated Commissioner Mar
tin for chairman pro tenn. lie was
elected. and as he took his seat an
nounced that nominations for preSi-
dent Of the board were in order. Com
missioner Stilwell nominated Commits
sioner Freeman, and Commissioner
Prendergast seconded the nomination.
No other nominations were made, and
Mr.. Freeman was elected unanimously.
He took the chair and announced that
nominations for vice president were in
order. Commissioner Martin nominated
Commissioner Prendersast, and Com
missioner Stilwell seconded it. Mr..
Prendergast was elected unanimously.
the common council resolution for
the placing of fire alarm box, at the
northwest corner of Summit and Cleve-
land avenues was referred to the COM
mittee Oh machinery.
The matter of exchanging Chemical
Engine No. 3, West side, for hose
wagon. was laid over to the next meet
ing by request of Commissioner Mai
tin.
Secretary O'Gorman was instructed to
advertise for bids for 1000 feet of hose,
the propositions to be submitted at the
next meeting.
Bills amounting to 81, 800 was referred
to the committee on claims, to be audit
ed ana sent to the comptroller.
After the meeting the commissioners,
chief and assistant chiefs, INDUCED i'll
the customary quiet celebration, at
which the newly elected officers and the
new commissioner, Mr.. Stilwell, per-
formed the role OF hosts. it lasted an
hour or so and was merry occasion.
Mr.. Stilwell fell into line gracefully,
and acted like commissioner Of a life's
experience.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Considering an Ordinance to Nee
the Ciashing Interests.

Considering an Ordinance to Meet
the Ciashing Interests.
The committee OH streets of the as
sembly and board of aldermen met in
joint session last night to consider the
conduit system. There was a full
meeting of the committeeman, and sew
eral representatives of the telegraph
and electric lines were present. A for
mer proposed ordinance was revived
and ordered printed, so that action may
be taken at future meeting, looking
to requiring all the overhead wires to
be placed under ground.
A lengthy communication was re-
ceiveG from the city engineer accom-
panied by proposed ordinance. The
communication of Mr.. Rundlett re-
viewed the history of the efforts to es-
tablish conduit system. 1t referred
to the grant by ordinance on the Ma
tional Subway company OF the right to
place conduitS in the streets, on the as
sumption that the various companies
would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity TO place their wires under
ground. 1t was expected by the city
that this company, which had no
lines in the city, would properly provide
1Or all Tic Nifco III tHc City WH6u l1l0y
should be ordered underground. The
National Subway company did lay two
separate conduitS, having separate sys-
TENS and separate manholes, one for
high and the other for low tension wires,
but no company has avalled itselves
of the conduits and there are no wires
in them except the city fire alarm wires,
As the electric companies have asked
for authority to go under ground, they
have claimed that the conduit of the
National Subway. as constructed is not
What t!lcy want, and that they cannot
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10

get into it without great danger of ren-
dering their service imperative. The
National Subway company system
provides for lead pipes to he drawn III.
This Is general system. employed by
most electric companies. but the Edison
company places its wiresanirnIr tubes,
and claims the National Subway cum
pany is Impracticable. Mr.. Rundlett
thinks one conduit not sufficient. His
objection to allowing all companies to
place condults i'll the street would not
be SO great on account eff room for the
|fc0nduits as lack Of room for maRhoeS.
lie recommends: a general ordinance
|, giving. any electric company the right
to go under ground after having Sc
cured permission from; the, feonHeil:
then to require all wires in a. certain
district to be placed under ground be-
fore, a certain date. and, in case, of neg
lect or refusal, then. for hescity to cut
down its poles and remove Its wires
from the street. t.",. - 3qts, ~
BY Mr.. Rundletts report it appears
that the following named companies
have underground wires, as follows:
National Subway company. 5, S45 feet;
Edison Electric Light and Power com
pany. 2l,661 feet; Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange company, 12,632 feet;
viii Wy 1eapiu 1iolStl Coilpaiy' 90,
| $50 feet. -,
Accompanying City Engineer Rund-
let's report was letter from Supt.
McMichael, of the Western y mon Tele--
graph company, stating that their pine
poles are in bad condition and must
be soon replaced if they are to keep up
the system of overhead wires. The let
ter slated that his company is anxious to
have the conduit question settled soon
so that.t may know what it has to do be-
fore it goes to the expense of putting up
new poles. Accompanying this letter is
map showing the system of wires
maintained by the Western Union COM
pany in the city.
The ordinance proposed by Mr.. Rund-
| lett is the rough draft of one prepared
year ago. 1t provided for putting the
| overhead wires under ground all over
| the city and makes it obligatory to put
| those in the business part OF the city
into conauits during the present year.
| The district included in the following
boundaries is proposed to be freed from
| overhead wires during the year, namely:
| Beginning at Broadway and Third
| street; thence to,SiXth; thence to Kilt
| SON: thence to Eighth; thence to Wa
basha; as far as Third, and down Third
to Broadway. The committee ordered
100 copies of the proposed ordinance to
| be printed at once for the benefit OF
| members of the council. and the further
consideration OF the matter was de-
ferred.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
A RLUFE OF MACS.
The Comptroller Held Back the
,,,.}5F Gas Bills.

Inc ConptFOllef S1ciu BACK Une
+..fEr Gas Bills.
The assembly committee on claims
went into session at 1920 last night to
consider reference bills apd routine
matters. The resolution to allow a. L.
Hall, West side druggist, $500 for
damage to his stock of drugs, etc, dam
aged by water in the basement of the
drug store at the corner Of West Wa
basha and Isabel streets, was referred
to ASSemblyman DOran for inyeStiga-
ton. Assistant County Attorney Phil
lips, however, expressed the view that
a compromise should be effected.
A communication was received from
the corporation attorney on the matter
of the comptroller refusing to pay the
bills of the gas company because OF
loss OH lamps some time since. The cor
poration attorney is of opinion that
Comptroller McCardy could not hold
back any but the current monthly bill,
as the lamp matter had been paid for.
1T was sug gested that the comptroller
admitted that he had made bluff in the
matter and had since allowed the bill of
the company. Mr.. Llghtner pocketed
the communication of tie corporation
attorney with the consent Of the COM
mi;tee, and will Interview MIR. McCardy
as to the status of the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10

The proper place to buy your
Dry Goods and Cloaks during
the next week is at Brown,
Frost q Co.'S, 81 and % East
Seventh Street. Such substan-
tial reductions have been made
in all departments that the sale
now in progress may well be
termed the peoples benefit. In
Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls,
Underwear, Hosiery, Blankets
and all Winter Goods we guar
antee to the purchaser a saving
of Is to 1873 per cent. Our
stock of Fur-Trimmed Jackets,
Refers, Military Cape New
kets and Plush Sacques is yet
very large, and very attractive.
In order to effect a complete
clearance during this month
every Garment will be sold
Less than Cost of Manufacture.
Visit Our store this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
PERSONALS.

AT the Clifton-J. B. u. Roberts, ST. Louis;
+. Monu, Il. G. Dawson, New York; II: ".
Brooks and wife, j, II. Lienhard, Jere Hor-
TON. Chicago; II. WarGer, Brooklyn; Eugene
T. Bonn, ST. Peter; L. l.. Clifford, Helena
Mont
AT Hotel Metropoiitan-S. J. Swanson, Co.
kato: &. b. SWygart and wife, j. II. Williams,
Chicago: L. D. Miller and wife, Cheney; A.
W. stockton, Faribault: W. D. Mcdonald,
Annandale; Ii. NJ. Richardson, Rochester;
Mrs. NJ. Dodge. Eau Claire; Frank Monahan,
cello c. s Woodbridge Spring Valley; H.
L. Hohl, nokah; j. j. Hohl, Hokah;
+. r. smith, lie Sueur; NJ. J. McGralh, St
Charles j. ". Leavett Litchfeld; C. Stern
berg, Milwaukee; C. Randall, Owatonna; G..
Morris, G.. c. Melville, o. A. wing, u. i.
McDonough. C. Anderson, ST. James; l.. o,
Ulvertail, Grogan; j. W. Perley. ST. Croix
Falls; Joseph Underleak, Chatfeld; j. j..
Regain, Winnipeg.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-10
POLICE PENSIONERS.

Morgan. Vogtle, Palmer and
O'KeeGe Placed on the Roll.
The police pension fund board has
placed four more eligible policemen on
the retired list at half pay. The most
important one is Lieut.. N. Morgan, and
the others were Patroimen John Vogtle,
Robert Palmer and William O'Keefe.
The corporation attorney advised
against placing Shields on the pension
roll upon the ground that he was a
poundmaster, and that does not consti-
lutte police officer de jure, and he re-
ported that Mrs. Costello, who has been
before the council SO long asking as
sistance upon the hypothesis that her
husband had been police officer, had
no valid claim against the city, for the
reason that Costello had not received
his injuries while in the discharge OF his
duties as a police officer. The board
thereuponi rejected the petitions of both
claimants.