Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-25
ATTORNEf- MOVE
Suit Commences to Annul
the Charters.
Iatcnsc Interca, Manifested III CONF
mcrciaI and Speculative Circles
and the Attorneys ONCE ne
stesed by Anxious Men.



R,. AgsocIotea I,reas
S'eHbo' III" AprH Sine war oi the
state of Illinois ugNinst the great chi
onfo gas trust bapn, toaa,, Il, IA, c,r.
cunt court OF COOK county Attorney
Molonoy and two brilliant ossisinnt
attorney generuls and formidable ar
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eu ana inc Naluhh'e franchises OF the
Narlons companies representing 'he as
soolatloh become worthless ne the
profit bearing mediums which have for
go u,n,y venrs b,pn fa,nrntt, itstea
va we Ft"t h'otN cNVh"hE's "i 'no
country.
The Ming OF the petition ~ the Mt
torney general for permission To IN
atitute the proceedings Of quo war
ranto was made public shortly after
O'Clock this evening-ufter the closing
Of the stock exchanges OF the country
lin order that mo matter might not
be made "a means OF Influencing tho
markets. The effect upon the cN-
chanres win not bosntnf nnnnrent nm.
M toTnorrow morninr. The intcrest On
tho strsSt aud ia conmercinl clreter.
ho,veyer has neon intensc' ana mo OF,
49,. ~ 40 ,,ttg,.,,,,,. ,.,,,,n.,I Il, tbia cif,
was hasie,.s5 hy anxlour tnouirors I'M.
,nc,tiateI, Sftcr 10 nsyga becnme
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s,,',,io "a ,,,o., tt',, a,tn,.,,,,,,. ,,,,torai
sai,T,
Nby IN. suit WAS lsurd,
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nave heFun these proeeeuihtS 'i'
ter careful delihcratlnn and puinslnk-
inc Investigation and because 1 think
no noo,io ~ f,c stnte Of 1llinoia have n
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.,s,,an $500 ~, n,too,naro,,,,n
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hmys risbtl unSer tbe eo,siitntion nnd
the laws which should be respected,
hut when they disregard the laws Of
we nt"tf nhl yoli.ihe ,l,oli ei ~,
Yi" a, a. nc Ans, ~ tbe Jaw otreera
OF the state 10 wage war for tho dis-
indignation Of the unlawful combine
| non. Ihat ~ Whht i nNEe hsheu ~ . uo
| ~ iilN N'ltluu W unS "'vu ~ Wy e',.ul'
| court OF toon county; anu, ul vVPinu,
the eoutt wiz ubuH W. uoH ~ w ~
cAuH. on Ily peVp'e, III ~, -, W.
| hhy thut nave nekuh 'nlH hull upuu
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ueeh 80 ITe,lueh,y lltuT az va, lu ,.l
sues. II loa' tnv hult WIFI ~
Hn9ut 20 WhkH 70
| ! alone VIII thkr the IsHPul.l ulntSi u
| ! win u anu rescue we Puiule ION
| me oNtptIons 70 WIZ, "J,"'fe :, ~
| peon uuleWluiilE Huple,leu uvnltN
| WhaieNor cteult VIC People ol we Aln'e
| OF llllnols are Wllung 70 heoetu one VINO
has not been eoerced INTO the perioiin.
| nnce OF an Nhcifl auly. hloM. Via Via
| ~ ~ STAKE. ana Wnen uls WuIIers "
| ended WIN DC WHINE 70 pc Welghpu
In tho balance OF puhllo oplh'on'
Means Corporntio" pentb'
In the preliminary statement OF his
,,o,,,,on mo attnrncv general aava.
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men the peHuur Nnu eNiuehco IN
this case waa presented TO me notified
| the representatives OF the different cor
rnratlons of mat fact fett n ~ he
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my dhty 10 90 ho' i"r the reason mat
large property interests were Involved
and fair play demanded that I itlve
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tlFes an opportunity 20 pe henrd peiore
invoking inc courts 70 pass Judgment
on their acts ana conduct. FOR u sue.
cesaful' II meant 70 mem ana eaeh OF