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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
CHICAGO GAS TRUST CASE
IMPOR FAINT SUIT FILED BY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
He Thinks He Can Knock Out the lrust'
in Which Event Stock in the Con-
Germ Will Become Absolutely
Valueless-A Hard Fight On.

CHICAGO, April 24.-The war OF the
state of Illinois against the great CHI
cago gas trust began today in the cir
cuit court of Cook county. Attorney
Malony and two brilliant assistant at
torney generals and a formidable ar
raw of legal talent representing prop
erty owned by the city of Chicago, are
to prosecute the quo warranto pro,
ceedings, and if the state is successful
the charter of the gas trust Will be re-
voked and the valuable franchise OF
the various companies reprentlng tne
association become worthless, as
the profit bearing mediums
which have for so many years
been favorably listed on the great
stock exchanges of the country: ne
filing of the petition OF the aItoIn1y
general for permission to institute .i Ie
proceedings of quo warranto was maui maui
public shortly after 3ocIocK Cnls even
ing after the closing OF the STOCK eA
changes of the country in order tnal
the matter might not be made means
the market, SO tnaC Ln'
effect upon the exchanges Will not De
come apparent until tomorrow morn !.
inc The interest on the street ana IL
commercial circles however, nave oeei
intense and the Office OF the aGCoruey
general in this city was oeslsgeu ~
snyious inuuirers Immediately alteI
the news had became known, 49,.
To the Associated Press the aIto OF
ney general said: Il have begun ines 1ia'
proceedings after careful delloeraatIl Cn
and painstaking investigation ana oe
cause / think the people OF the S,a Ii
of Illinois have Just cohlpi hna,
against this trust. There has oeel
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26

no time in my career in which l have
posed as an anti-corporatlon man, lot
| believe the corporations have rights
under she constitution and the laws
which should be respected, but when
thew disregard the laws OF the state
and combine their capital and their
franchises to Cypress the people, 1t Is
the duty Of the law officer OF the state
to wage war for the disintegratlon OF
the unlawful combination. This is
what | have asked to do in the petl,
tion today filed in the circuit court OF
Cook county, and of course the court
will omen its doors to the cause OF the
people. | merely want to say that L
have begun this suit upon my own re-
sponsibilfty and in utter disregard Ior
the structures that have so frequently
made on various sides. If lose tue
suit which am about to wage 10 uls-
solve this SUIT, | will take the respon-
sibility; if | win and rescue the puonc
from the obligation to whlch
it has been lawfully SUP
iected, desire whatever credit
| the people of the state give IN tne
case. know what is at stake, and
when the warfare is ended l will. -
In the preliminary statements OF his
petition the attorney general says
when the petition and evidence 10
this case was presented to me L notl-
fed the repre- sentatives of the corpora
lions of the tact. felt it my duty to
do so, for the reason that large proper
tv interests were involved and fair
nIay demanded that | give those cor
norations and representatives
an opportunity to be heard
before invoking the courts to
mass Judgment on their acts.
and conduct. For, if successful, it
meant to them and each of them, cor
norate death: if not, then a grleVous
and an almost irreparable wrong
would have been done them by the
bostv and inconsiderate action OF a
state officer, whose sworl duty IL Is 10
nrotect every legitimate property IN
terest in the state. s.a
After detailing the we'll known 1acts
of the organization OF the various
oomnanies from which the trust was
later created, the petition continues;
1T is further charged in verified pc.
+ition. supported by aftidavlts and
othpr documentary evidence, that
these four corporations are in trust;
t th ali of the companies have
oii''' common board of directors,
that all or mosO ali al
the directors are in one or more OF the
corporations; that every act OF the
constituent corporations lndlcaIe
common understanding and common
purpose; that the same hand ana neau
pr hands and heads, direct ever!
movement of these artificial beings
and that direction is toward a com
mon end, and indicates a common .,LPi
origin. common purpose COMP OIL
nation for furthering their own inter ol,
asts. that competition Or any III an.
Incentive o toward competition Is en-
tireIv destroyed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
JUDGE JENKINS CASE.
THE COMMITTEE WILL DEAL,
HARSHLY WITH HIM.
Testimony Indicates That Private Re-
quest From the Railroad Managers
Brought Forth the Famous
Injunction Order.

NEW YORK, April ga WASH
ington special to the Evening Post
says: eff Jenkins remains on the
on the bench it will be the closest call
he has ever had.n 1t was one of the
most prominent members of the ju-
dietary committee who spoke. Mr.
Boatner expects to submit the report
of the subcommittee to the full COM
mittee at it's Friday meeting. The re-
port will be long, but it will not be-
tame. Chairman Boatner naturally
declines to disclose it's contents or say
anything about his recommendations
but member of the committee, the,
one quoted above, says the report will
show up Judge Jenkins in q very
black light.
The most damaging piece of testi
mony against the judge was that
given to the Boatner committee by
Mr.. Moore, tine judges brOtherin-law
It consisted of two letters, the
first from the general manager of the
railroad to one of the counsel In st.
Paul; the second the counsePs letter
transmitting the general managers
letter to the counsel in Milwaukee.
They were given to Mr.. Moore and &C
cordiug to the testimony were given
to Judge Jenkins who read them and
then next day issued the notorious
second injunction.
The general manager in his letter
tells of his appointed meeting with
the employees of the road set for the
next day and says that he
postponed the meeting for "a
hours. He then goes on to say that
if the leaders had ordered the men to
strike it would cripple the road, for
the mems places could not be filled In
less than 10 days. An Injunction
would prevent them ordering the
strike, and the next day the iDjunc.
tion was issued. All of this will
doubtless appear in the report, and
the judiciary will hardly whitewash
Judge jenkins on the strength of It,.
1t is certain that some pretty hard
things and severe conclusions will be
drawn in the debate on the floor.
Should it all result in judge Jenkins
impeachment no one need be eur
prised.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26

or 20 minutes the scene continued,
Spead continued trying to speak amid
cheers from his followers and bowls
and threats from Kelley's men. Stones
were gathered and clubs were waved
while crowds from Walnut returned
to safe distance and in expectation OF
conflict.
At last Kelly climbed upon wagon
and began speech. Men ran from
all directions shouting kelly" and
soon over half the army had
gathered about him. He
talked quietly ami dispassionate-
ly attempt to quell the angry mob.
He informed them that court mar
tial had been held and had by vote
of 30 to 20 reduced Spead to the ranks.
We are going on to Washington" he
shouted, land believe we are going
together" The men cheered vOc!ffer-
ously and ordered the men to dinner.
This quieted them down and the fight
was for time at least averted. The
entire trouble is the result of jealousy
between the San Francisco and Sacra-
mento divisions, to the latter of which
| Spead belonged. The men quieted
down during the afternoon, but many
of the Sacramento men announced
their intention to split at Atlantic and
and follow Sp cad.
CAPTURED A TRAIN
ST. PAUL, A priI "a. The CoXeyites
at Butte broke into the Northern
Pacific roundhouse last night, seized
an engine and train, manning them
from their own numbers and started
East at 40 miles an hour. There are
between 400 and 500 men in this
branch of the industrial army, and
they have been camped at Butte fol
several days while their leaders were
trying to arrange for transportation
This had been refused and the men
came to the conclusion that if they
wanted train they must take it, and
proceeded to do so. The army includes
men of all occupations, including some
railroaders, and so last night the
roundhouse was broken open, an en-
CINE run out, train made up, the
army marched aboard and then 8
train crew of the soldiers took charge
of the train and started east at the
best possible speed. At midnight
they had reached BOZeman, where
they stopped to wait till daylight, in
tending tC resume their journey al
once. The Northern Pacific otficial
in his city, from whom these fact
have been learned, say there is moth
ing to stop them until near Living
stOD, where a small washout vii
cause little delay.
UNCLE SAM AFTER THEM.
LITTLE Rock, April M.-Judg
Henry G. Cald well this evening re-
ceived telegram from Judge San
horn at st. Paul, giving particulars
the seizure of q train on the North
ern Pacific by the Industrial army
. Judge Sanborn also telegraphed
p lengthy account of the matter to A
, torney General Olney, copy of whic
. telegram is embodied in his statemer
? to Judge Caldwell. Judge Sanbor
! states that similar "armies" are no.
. located at several other towns on til
t line Of the Northern Pacific, and CLOSE
. by stating that traffic and business 0
/ the road is in confused state OWN
a to the danger involved. Judge Cali
y we'll forwarded the following messaG
g to Attorney General Olney togeth
a with Judge 5anbOrn's statement:
D The right to the possession, contr
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
Smallpox at Tezarkana.

TExARKANA, Ark, April "A For
several days past a malignant disease
has been raging among the negroes OF
the east side of the city, which was at
first pronounced to be malignant
chicken pox. A number of the physi-
clans disagreed on the matter and
today the board of health on the Ar.
kansas side declared the disease to be
genuine smallpox and provided fol
the erection of pest house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26

and use of the property of the North
ern Pacific railroad company in the
Eighth judicial circuit is in the re-
ceivers OF the United States circuit
courts appointed by these courts in
the districts through which said road
runs. 1t is the highest duty OF those
courts to protect their officers in the
use of property. If the persons who
forcibly and illegally seize train of
cars on said road in Montana shall
bring the same into the Eighth
circuit it will be the duty of the
United States circuit courts OF the cir
cult to use all the powers OF
government at their hand TO capture
said train and restore the possession
thereof to the officers Of said courts
and punish the guilty parties. | re.
specially request that the general
commanding the department di-
rected to render the United states
marshals of the districts of North Da'
kota and Minnesota such assistance as
may be necessary TO enforce the or
ders and authority of the court in the
matter of restoring said property to
the possession of the receivers.
(Signedl HENRY G. CALDWELL,
United States Circuit Judge.
Judge Caldwell telegraphed United
States Marshal CraDin at Fargo,
North Dakota, as follows: "lf the
persons who forcibly and illegally
seized train of cars on the Northern
Pacific and Montana belonging to the
receivers of said road should bring the
same into your DISTRICT 1T will be your
duty to seize the same and to restore
the possession thereof to the receivers
appointed by the United States cir
cult court for your district.
1t will be your duty to summon a
posse sufficient for the purpose. The
attorney general OF the United States
has been requested to procure, in adj
dition to the general commanding
there to offer you any assistance nee
essary to enable you to execute this
order. HENRY G. CALDWELL.
The same order was sent TO the
United States marshal at st. Paul.
THEIR WILD RUN.
| LIVINGSTON, Mont April "a
Sheriff Conroe received dispatch thi!
afternoon from the Helena attorney Of
the Northern Pacific instrIcting hin
to arrest General Hogan on a charge
of larceny Of Northern Pacific train
and warrant has been sworn out by
the company'S local attorney. There
is considerable excitement in he city
over the coming of the army 1t wa
delayed at TimbeIline by cave in, IL
tunnel, but they got through TN
afternoon. Running orders dc
, mot deter them, and from thu
time they left Butte until they reachGt
= Bozeman, the officials were kept in
f fever OF anxiety lest "A collision should
occur. a subscription for the arm.
was taken up here and turned over L
, General Hogan upon their arrival.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
Rank Failure at Enid.

ENID, O. I, April 24-Th he, M Ter,
onanI t5 h morning and all kinds OF
open sitf u.s. stories were set afoat. A
e ext pss made for the bank, but 1t
was barred. About 3JO men nav Vh lH1
y2 or Enid to catch the tram, w men u
t y UL arrived the train had gone, WIN .
T Ine{ 1 Chas. Wright. The failure Is
E tar abont so 900. I, q. Conkling was
~, omnointed receiver this morning
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26

Our better HAYES say they could NOS
keen house without Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. IT ia used in more
than half the homes in Leeds. Sims
Bros. Leeds, Ia This shows the es-
TEEN in which that remedy is held
where it has been sold for years end 10
we'll known, Mothers have learned
that there is nothing so good for colds-
Group and whooping cough, that IT.
cures these ailments quickly and
permanently, and that it is pleasant
and safe for children to toxic. % and
SOC bottles for sale by DR.. j J. Tobins
and all druggists.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

F~RENCHMEN are alarmed to find that
there i, a sharp decline in the thrift of
the republic.
INCANDESCENT lights started a blaze
in Omaha, Neb.. which did about $780,
900 worth Of damage.
GOING 20 the defense of hi. mother,
deaf and dumb James Thompson killed
his father at Columbus. Ga.
MIR. BLAND introduced in the House
a bill providing for the coinage of sill
YER bullion in the treasury.
Mrs. LOUISA II. KENT, widow OF a
Colonel in the var # 1872, died at Chi
cago. She was 81 years old.
THE report that Nictheroy had fall
len into the hands of the Brazilian
rebels is authoritativcly denied.
NEGROES about MOnroe. La. have
been swindled by an oil warranted to
take the kinks out of their hair.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

Tuesday in the Chicago wheat pit
was the stormiest tor a month past.
The whole trade and about nine-tenths
of all the people in the country are
watching for wheat to take a start to-
ward 81. They saw it take a drop
Tuesday. Until then the low record
for MAY wheat in Chicago under pres
EN- t: ading methods was 63s cents.
But the record was lowered. as horse
men say. There was "A smash of yer
l cent in the price when it went to 62s
cents and closed at 622 cents.
Wal street sold wheat all day long.
But BuXbaum d Co. were among the
bulls reported as dumping big blocks
of wheat. There was selling Il by
strong people, with losses ranging from
3 to Is cents per bushel, because they
saw 40 sign of a turn in the tide. Liv-
erpoOl was sick and lower, foreigners
selling at New York. wheat piling up
at the rate of nearly 400, 900 bushels a
day at primary markets. Contract
stocks increased to nearly 1900. 600.
and no demand for it. and Baltic ports
shipping 3,4O0, 600 for the week in mid
winter.
Wheat in Chicago elevators now ex-
ceeds the great stocks drawn there by
CHe HARPER HldIllpuldllon ny over
100000 bushels. Elevator people
have bought the - 1900. 600 bushels of
wheat there, but spectators are car
rying it. Commission houses in many
cases are carrying spectators. One
big house gave it u hal customers
have wheat showing losses of % cents
to 10 cents a bushel. The grain
wa taken on July contracts
around 10 cents early last summer. 1t
was changed to september at about I
cents loss, changed to September al 5
cents to I cents loss. changed again to
December at another loss. and changed
over again to May. the present specu-
lative month, making the wheat repre-
sent over 81 a bushel, whereas it is
now under 81 cents. Already the
changing to July next has begun. 1t
is a dark outlook TO such holders, say
a Chicago correspondent. These are
the things which make the recently
published fake about a great bull com
bination in wheat look worse than ri-
dicu]ouS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

ters and six son John, who was the
oldest boy. wanted the estate divided,
while the mother and sisters
would not consent to break up
the homestead. Up to the time
of the double murder the counsel
of Mrs. Hart and her daughters pre-
vailed, and the family lived together
on the farm, which prospered under
the management of the boys. The day
Of the tragedy John wa at home alone
with his mother and sisters. During
the afternoon Mrs. Hart left the house
for a short time. 1t was during her alb
sence that Hart attacked the two girls,
killing Mary instantly and fatally in
juring Nellie. She died the following
day. but made an ante-mOrtem state
ment fixing the crime upon her
brother, John Hart.
Harris crime was m st deliberate and
findish. No soOner had Mrs. Hart left
the house than he called Nellie to the
barn and induced her to go with him
to the basement. where he nearly
pounded the life ont of her and then
compelled her to drink a mixture Of
paris green. Not satisfied that the in
juries he had inflicted would prove
fatal, Hart completed his murderous
attack with two pistol shots.
Leaving the dying girl in the barn,
the murderer went to the front yard
and attacked Mary. The girl was al
most as strong as her brother and
made a desperate fight for her life.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
THE MURDERED GIRLS.

The porch where she had been sitting
was stained with blood, and the sur
roundings showed that a terrible
struggle had taken place. The design
of the murder er was successfully exc.
cuted, for he left his sister dying upon
the grass.
As Mrs. Hart was returning to the
farmhouse she saw John gallop out Of
the barnyard gate on an unsaddled
horse. Near the porch she was hOrri-
fed to find the dead body of Mary.
The alarm was given, and a search for
Nellie led to the discovery of her sense
less body under the barn. She was
car ed for and every effort made to save
her life. There was no hope, however,
and to Attorney L. G. McEvoy, a part
ner of States Attorney Arthur Fl.
Frost, she made her statement.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
FINE HORSES PERISH.
OVER ONE HUNDRED BlOODEo
eQUINES CREMATED.
fire' started Presumably by Tramps, in
the Eiwood Stables. Near DeKalb, Com
sumes Valuable Stock -Awfu S,pht NJ
Brutes Burning to Death,
Loss About 100000.

About l o'clock in the morning the
large barn en- what is called the LYONS
Farm, belonging TO w. l.. Elwood, the
millionaire h rse importer of Ce Kalb.
ILL.,, were burned. with their entire
contents. Che hundred and forty-seven
p%ure-bred and high-grade Percheron
horses and three standardized trot-
ters persisted in the flames. The barn
was located just outside the city lin.
its. and. therefore, beyonl the reach
OF the fire department. When discov-
cred the upper part of the building
was a mass of flames, and, although
every effort was made to free the i'm
prlsoned horses, not one escaped.
The scene was a frightful one. The
frenzled brutes dashed madly about
their fire-ridden prison, and their
snorts OF agony drowned all else. He
roic efforts We're made by the attaches
OF the place and those who had gath
cred around to rescue even a few of the
noble animals, but to no avail. The ex-
cltement was intense, and hundreds of
men and boys came to witness the con
Migration. Bucket brigades we're or
gained. several leads of hose dragged
out and attached to a nearby pump,
and in this way the Uneven. battle was
wagcd. The cries of the dying horses
reached the ears of those being led to
safety, and that added to the pande-
monium. Several horses broke their
halters and da he'd wildly through the
throngs of spectators, but fortunately
they were r%ecaptured before anyone
was very seriously injured.
The damage to the barn is estimated
at $1,000. The hon ses, which were of
the firest stock in the country. are val
ued at about the same figure. One
hundred t7ns of hay which wa, stored
In the Quilted barn was also fuel for the
flames. The origin of the fire can not
b. a~scertained positively just now, but
there is sad to have been discovered
good evidence to show that the blaze
was an incendiary one. started by
tranps who had been bat a few hours
before routed from an adjacent hay
NOW. The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
ROPE is PLACED BY A WOMAN.
Mob at Lebanon. Ind. Almost Succeeds III
Lynching Frank Hall.

Frank Hall, the negro who assaulted
Mrs. Akers at Lebanon. Ind, had d
narrow escape fl IN %lyrching. The
mob even succeeded in securing pos
session of him long enough to get a
rope around his neck, before the Off
GERS succeeded in dragging the prisoner
into the courtroom. sheriff Troutman
brought Hall back to Lebanon from In
lianapolis for a hearing. AS soon as it
became known that Hall was in the
city, a mob led by farmers from the
vicinity where the assault was COM
mitted attacked the Jail, but were re-
pul ed by the Sheriff and his small
posse. Prosecutor Dutch mounted the
Jail steps and begged Of the mob to
allow the law to take its course. He
said that he would vigorously prose-
cute the negro. About | o'clock Judge
Neal ordered Sheriff TrOutman to
bring the prisoner into the court. The
Sheriff and posse came out the front
door of the Jail and down the steps to
the sidewalk.
There Mrs. Akers and her friend,
Mrs. Hattie Taylor, met them,
and. assisted by the now furi-
u mob. Mrs. Taylor placed the
rope around Halls neck. Revolver
and knives were drawn, but citizens
came to the sheriff's rescue and
after a twenty minutes struggle,
in which several persons were
hurt, Hall was dragged into the
courtroom. Judge Neal ordered the
sheriff, if necessary. to deputize a
thousand men. Quiet being restored the
prisoner was ordered to stand up and
plead. In a trembling voice he plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to twenty
one years in Northern States prison.
Surrounded by 100 deputies, Sheriff
Trcutman made a rush with the pris-
oner for the Big Four depot, and the
prisoner was placed aboard the train.
Accompanied by twenty OF the Sher-
itf 5 posse, the negro then started for
Michigan City.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Building Wrecked and Whole Family
Meet Death at Iud~ianap polls.

At o'clock Wednesday morning in
indianapolis an explosion of natural
ga5 demolished the house at 800 Mladi-
son avenue. occupied by Louis Keuhler,
his wife and four children. Rosa
keuhlcr. Il l2-year-old daughter, was
killed outright and the rest we're fa-
tally injured. They are Louis heuhler,
Ms. Keuhler. his wife, and three sons,
l.: us. Jr.; Julius and Charles.
The house was a twO-story brick and
was blown to pieces. The cause OF the
natural gas explosion is not known.
The ruins were immediately developed
in flames. The fire department was
called out. but it was an hour before
the last of the injured we're eXtricated
from the wreck. Julius and Charles
died soon after. Tho other boy and
the parents cannot recover 1t is sup
posed that the gas had accumulated in
the cellar. and finding its way through
the floor above icnited 1t Il gas Jet OF
an omen fireplace.