St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 13, 1887

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WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1887. ee — In Plaids, Checks, Stripes and very beautiful Fancy Mixt- ures, Ameri can Goods. 4 . "Seas van’. 4 4 * y 3 . BEY * * : yes 7 « 1 2 5 A =. a * B Ca 3 5 > 8 — ~ . 2 — : $61i3s.507r OUR OWN IMPORTATION, 815, $18, $20 and $25 All our own k e our own exclusive styles, and THEY FIT TO PERFECTION. buying of us you are dealing directly with manufacturers who stand, in every réspect, at the very head and areas of the clothing re And remember, when Browning, King & bo. Corner Broadway and Pine Street, * a a i ill Al, SAL. A : 2 ae 1 3 ee eee eee ane, ee 3 e aoe wt Pa ee Oe ee ne ere 7 “ 4 ‘ "1 — — 2 P 608 Olive Street, + * hs onan syivania Kailroad, the Fort Wayne, the Lake rie and the Baltimore & Ohio. It is asserted that these men went tothe other lines to or- ganize the crews of those roads with a view of systematic * ROADS. The robability that. the robberies have ex- tended to the Fort Wayne and Cleveland & * is based on the fact of those roads paralleling each other for a considerable dis- tance and of the naturally close relations which would exist — the men engaged ou them. There is admittediy less ground for the probability in the case of the Pennsylvania, as Special Agent Rue has said repeatedly that there is no stealing on that line, and still less probability of it on the Erie, on account of its short line, the smaller number of its trains et its rn e „A n 28 5 jn “speaking. of pt She ree 122 ot the Aner natn on the Pitts- tak division on whom there did not rest the sat test suspicion. For these, the company has the kindest feeling. lie said thes there were eighty through freights between Pittsburg” and Columbus. Of this number thirty-five were west of Dennison,and were not underjsurveillance. Of the remaining forty-five crews, W oy 2 180 men, sixty men were arrested. This left about 120 men between Pittsburg and Dennison, he said, whe were not under suspicion, and were still working. THE DEFENSE. The counsel for the prisoners have not yet determined upon a plan of defense, but say they are waiting the result of the hearing on Monday. The cases against the men will then be disclosed and thus let the prisoners know what they are expected to meet. Every effort is being made by the attorneys for the rajlroad to push the cases so that they can be heard by the present Grand-jury, and thus secure atrial at the present term of court. The Assistant Dis- trict Attorney stated to-day that it was the in- tention of the Grand-jury to finish the work laid out for this term next week, but if it seems better that the jury should hold over ten days in order to dispose~of the rail- road cases that will be done. He will be as- sisted in framing the indictments by the counsel for the railroad, but neither this work, nor in fact any can be done until after the cases are heard before the Aldermen. The United States authorities have decided to proceed against the Panhandle plunderers for breaking into Government bonded cars. An investigation is now in progress here and the matter will then be laid before the De- partment of Justice for further action. The Pennsylvania Company announced through one of its leading officials to-day that five days would be given to people having in their possession goods stolen from the Pan- „Alt these packages must be addressed, . B. Taylor, Superintendent Package-room, Pittsburg. vies No questions will be asked, and no further investigation follow if the goods are returned. The company have a list of over forty houses in this cityin which stolen property is concealed and itis to reach these and to save the trouble of numberiess and arrests long trials that this method has been ee THE CHICAGO BOODLERS. All the Indicted Parties to Be Arraigned in Court To-morrow. CHICAGO, April 13.— The branch of the Crim- inal Court presided over by Judge Tuley was crowded this forenoon by the announcement that the county “boodlers’’ would be arraigned for trial. After — the statements ot counsel for the defense Judge Tuley granted the defendants until to-morrow to plead d they will ap to-morrow case of Wm NM County Hos} ital, held under 3 or they would and bribery, his ae to-morrow for ‘court outside of Befooled School Children. Several complaining letters have been re- afraud practiced on some school children, Cards were distributed in front of the W PANHANDLE GANG.“ | begun. spotted. He is still in the company’s employ. awn tickets } handle Railroad trains in which to return the | ceived at the Fosr-Disraren office concerning the Rule. ‘The first meeting of the new City Council was neld this morning. Mayor M. M. Stephens | presided, and Aldermen Russell, Tefft, Streck- Mayor er, . Egan and Marsh were present. Stephens said that as this was the first meeting of the new body, he desired to deliver a short address before the reguiar proceedings were The circumstances under which — three new mem ders and ae d * Strecker Marsh— the city’s credit. the city had to the iss of scrip dealers was esti- 115 = * ns at per annum. 8 — should be abo ished, and acash . | stem inaugurated. The streets and e ‘were ina very bad condition and be 8 A force of men who were residents of the city ployed be hired tor t this purpose and kept em- at oot wre the year. Concluding, Mr. that he was in favor of a 2 5 established, a fire department * o city baildings being repaired. city officers r larly 5 the the Boos. should at ali times e free of to anybody who desired to see ns ge ail who wished might know how @ ‘affairs of the city were being may, a of the minutes of the precedi m ‘aay: ison dispensed with, and t next order of business being the reading petitions, City Olerk Uanty started to read. tition for an appointment on the police orce, but was stopped by Aiderman Russell, who said that as it would | take all day and the greater portion of the nightto read all the netitions for appointments which had been e he would move that their reading be dispensed with. The motion was carried, each of the new Aldermen heaving a sigh of relief as he voted. Ordinances providing rules ons for the holding of meetings, and cing certain restraints upon the Clty Treasurer, were then introduced and passed. An erdinance discharging all special attorneys at present em — by the city was 4180 passed, resolu was passed making the of Nor nis Gazette the official organ of the The following APPOINTMENTS were then made and appr roved: City Treasurer, John W. Renshaw; City Marshal, Michael Waish; 7 ler — 2 E Assistant City Clerk, u 5. an Attorney, E. R. Davis; 9 “ob Police, a Erwin: eant of Police, James A. "Rodgers; Turn- keys, Dennis Guihan and Timothy Cain; City Janitor, Lawrence Powers; Policemen, Charles Schubert, Pat Boyne, V. B. Barnes, Fred Schmitt, J. B.Nowlan, Jas. MeCarthy, Vardeman Wright, Jobn Callahan, John Stack, Pat Laden, Matt Fiynn, Peter Konan, Jas. Lynch, Geo Lingenfelter aud George Bowler; Li- cones Inspectors, James Donabue and Mi- Dar 7 Street Inspectors, Samuel La sence and Michael Hurley. * 4 —— ot Capt. Mike Walsh as the most popular that could have —— made, he being universaily indorsed, The appointment of John W. Renshaw Treas- urer also meets with general approval. The appointment of E. R. Davis as City Attorne A cys d 4— 2 deal of dissatisfac- tio 2 y ex d that the Hon. J.B. — wo ropa Teenie the appointment, sha the faflure of the Council to give it to him was a disappointment to many of the best citi Mr. Davis’ appointment is anything „C. T. . 2 Soke and alleys, D, ©. Mar — Pe u Seeecker, D. G. Marsh, John Egan lee, The new School board met last night and organized by electing + pad M. Sullivan Presi- dent and John Joyce Secretary. Owing toadefective rail two freight were run off the track in the Louisville Nashville 88 this morning. The d done was tri ping. — Colored Star Social Club is making ar- meuts for an entertainment at Bowman’ on Saturday evening, April 30. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE, A Fight in the Senate Over the State Fair Bill. By Telegraph to the Posr-Disraren. SPRINGFIELD, III., April 13.—A large and in- telligent audience crowded the floor and gal- lerieg of the Senate chamber this morning to Witness the debate on the House State fair location bill, which was a special order on second reading. The bill names Spring- field as the location and Peoria, Chicago and other places concentrated their forces to defeat the location at Springfield. Senator Shutt made a short, effective speech favoring the bill, after which game was made by Senator Crawford moving to amend the bill by substituting Ch for myn a 3 motion was det 22 — ays. Senator Pierson en am le the real fight of the day by mov- ing an amendment to locate the r at three places, to wit: At Peoria in 1889 eve third year 2 at in and en oria, having lost hope id and secaring the exclusive by u yeas nays. Senator Jonge then moved to — 47 out the — se! and supported his motion ment to the effect that the act is 4 lilinois the first move in ts and ma see + Be nek PEM Boca She OP. =