The Missouri Mail from Tipton, Missouri • 3

ISM IB IMS BEGINNING WABASH INJUNCTION DISSOLVED The Trainmen Win a Decisive Victory by the Decision. 8L Louis: la the dlmlutkm Wednesday by Judge Elmer B. Adams of the United States Federal Court of the restraining order issued by him March 3L forbidding the calling of a strike of the trainmen and firemen of toe Wabash railroad, the officers of the railway unions gained a decided victory. The United States district courtroom was crowded whea Judge Adams began the reeding of what Is regarded as osa of the most Important rulings of recent years, prominent members of the local bar as well as high officials of various latter organizations being present. The reading of the opinion occupied about an hour.

The Judge considered la detail the various chargee nude la the Mil of complain. These were: That the defendants had entered into conspiracy to secure recognition of their union by falsely representing that the members of the brotherhoods were dlssatlfled with their wages. That the defendants were forcing na nndesfred strike upon the members of their organizations. That the conspiracy entered Into would Impede Interstate eommeree and interfere with the handling of the malla. The restrelnlng order was Issued upon the showing made touching the first step la the alleged conspiracy, namely, that the ordering of strike was Immediately contemplated by the defendants, end that Irreparable damage would necessarily be done the property of tho railroad, unless a restraining order was forthwith Issued.

This order was Issued for the purpose of holding the property and the per-ties In statu quo until both aides could be folly heard on the motion to set aside or modify the order. Substance ef Decision. The charge that the defendants had entered Into conspiracy to secure recognition of their union was found unsupported. The defendants had not, na charged, foleely represented that the members of the brotherhoods were dissatisfied with their wages. The officers of the brotherhoods had sot s' tempted to force an undeslred strike upon the members of their organizations.

Is the contemplated strike there had teen no purpose of Interfering with Irterstate commerce or with the mall service. LIGHTING COMPANIES MERGED. New York Syndicate Buys Taylenrills Concerns. Taylorvlllew DL: Prominent electric light men have secured options on the stock of the Citizens Gas Company and the Taylorvllle Electric Company, sad Monday, the stock of the two companies practically was sold to a New York company which organised the Springfield Coal Company. The Toy-lorvllle Coal Company Is a part of the Springfield Coal Company, nad D.

IX Shumway. manager, is negotiating the deaL Some of the stock has already changed hands, and Mr. 8humways check was given la payment for It. The basis of the sale Is 1JI for the I15JM0 of gas stock, the new company assuming bonds of $10,000. This aukes the price paid for the gas plant $28,000.

The electric company Is cap-ttallsed at $25,000. and the price to be paid for this stork Is $1.15. making a total of $21,750. The entire deal win be dosed May when the gas and electric companies win bo consolidated under one mam age meat and bonded. It Is said, for $75,000.

It Is also said that Senator J. N. C. Shumway will be manager of the consolidated planL MRS. PORTER DIES IN PARIS.

American Representative at Paris Completely Prostrated. Paris: Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of the American Ambassador hers, died suddenly Monday. Her death occurred at I o'clock la the afternoon, of congestion, following a chin. The death of Mrs.

Porter cams with very great suddenness, making the shock to the Ambassadar doubly so. vers. She returned from Swltsarlaad only a few days ago, after a stay of some weeks there for her health. Mrs. Porer appeared much improved la health, but was atlU suffering from Influ enaa, which finally brought on a chllL This la turn developed Into Inflammation of the lunge, but ft was not until Monday that her condition was regarded as really serious.

She gradually felled, however, nntll the end came. General Porter, Mrs. Pom ter's brother. General Winslow, and the attending physicians were at the bedside. The Ambassador Is completely prow trated.

John Browns Cottage Destroyed. Tabor, The small cottage. In which old John Brown, the abolition-1st, lived for several years In the 50s, and which was used as headquarters of his underground railroad for the helping of runaway slaves, burned Sunday afternoon. In connection with hla headquarters la Tabor. Brown organised a military school In which sympathisers with Brown were taught the manual of arms, which knowledge was to be need In an uprising which never occurred.

From this building Brown directed his companions In running away slaves, who were taken through various resting places, trav. cling at night only, to the Canadian border and freed. The building was one of the show places of the town, althonght small and tumbled down. Stratton Will Case Ends. Colorado Springs, Colo: The Stratton will contest suit before Judge Seeds of El pa so District Court ended Monday by a compromise.

In which 1. Harry Stratton, con tea tor, received $350,000. He was represented by numerous eminent counsel, whose fees will possibly absorb $300,000, leaving him what he was given In the will, $50,000. The compromise assures the Myron Stratton home for the poor, costing $1,000,000, with $10,000,000 endow, ment Harfy Stratton and the estate are defendants la a $6,000,000 damage suit, brought by purchasers o( the Btratton's Indepence mine. Results In Ohio Cities.

Election results la larger cities of Ohio: Cleveland Tom L. Johnson, Democrat 6.000; Toledo Samuel Jones, Independent 4 Columbus R. H. Jeffrey, Republican, Dayton Snyder. Democrat 600; Springfield C.

J. Bowlus, Democrat 500; Hamilton Bosch, Democrat and all Democratic ticket, 400 majority; Sandusky Entire Democratic ticket elected; Portsmouth Capt Creed instead, Republican, 500; Findlay R. B. Taylor, Republican, 150; East Liverpool Weaver, Prohibition, 100. Kansas Quarantine Ordered.

Topeka, Governor W. K. Bailey has Issued proclamation declaring a quarantine against cattle south of the 8tate line. This Is owing to the alleged existence of Texas fev. er.

The Live Stock Sanitary Commission Is considering means of suppressing the foot and month disease, which has made Its appearance In herds at Concordia, this State. Illineis Bond Decision. Washington: The Issue of $200,000 In railroad aid bonds by Hamilton County, HU In 1871 was finally declar ed Illegal by the Supreme Court of tha United States Monday In the case of Harriet M. Zone agalnat Hamilton County. JUDGE ADAMS DISMISSES SUITS BASED ON CONTINUOUS PIT QUOTATIONS SERVICE.

Says It la Mar Gambling1 Caaaa Against Don avail and Calla Commie-a Ion Companies Thrown Out Fi-tura Tranaaetiana Bcorod. SC Louis: Suita ft lad agmlaat the Donor aa Ccmmlaaloa Company mud tha Cana Commission Company. both of SC Inula, by tha Chicago Board at Trade, to raatrala tha defendants from alas tha teouUuiious Quotations of tha petitioner, vara dismissed by Judge Elmer Adams. Bitting la tha United Stataa Circuit Court. Monday morning.

la hla opinion Judge Adams characterized tha transactions as mer gambling. and held that, as they did not promote legitimate commerce or la any other way benefit the public, the property claimed by tha petitioner was not a species which appeals to a court of conscience for protection. Tha opinion. In part, follows: "After careful examination of the proof. It la found that tha continuous quotations la question result largely from wagering on the future prices of grain and hog products by tha members of tha Board of Trade operating la the plts on the floor of the Exchange.

1 am satisfied by the proof that a very large per cent of the socalled sales for future delivery, which furnish the basis of tba quotations In question are mere gambling transactions. Involving no purpose on tba part of tha seller to deliver and on the part of the buyer to receive the subject of sale, but rather Involving tha mere purpose of settling at or before the date of assumed delivery the difference between alleged contract price and the market price. It makes little difference that the ruin of the exchange, subject to which all transactions are required to be mads, provide that no fictitious sales shall bo made and that all transactions shall amount to a bona fide purchase and sals of property for actual delivery. Courts of equity look beyond the forms of things and will not permit suitors to screen themselves behind the form and semblance of the transactions and escape a consideration of its essential quality. Information of the prices made In ether parts of the exchange on grain and other provisions for actual con-sumption or export, or even for the purpose of holding for speculative profit In cases where the grain or other provisions are delivered la fact, or are Intended to be delivered, ought to and undoubtedly would be very valuable to the public and such Information would promote legitimate trade and commerce.

"But the other kind of Information conveying Intelligence as to the wagers that are made In the pits. In my opinion, has no legitimate tendency to promote the commerce of the country, but on the contrary, tends to excite the gambling propensities of the pub-lie. "Such Is not a species of property which appeals to a court of conscience for protection. The bills In both these esses must bo dismissed. Wabash Trouble Is Settled.

8L Louis: At 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening the terms of agreement between the officials of the Wabash railroad and the brotherhoods of trainmen and firemen were signed by H. W. Ashley, assistant president One of the points which the employes scored was the acknowledgment that the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Alton were competing lines. This had been previously denied by President Bamsey. The discontinuance of the double-header system Is another point, as the section relating to the firemen on the Buffalo division.

The Increase of 13 per cent for passenger men and IS per cent for freight men Is granted at once on the Westers division and will be extended to the Middle and Eastern divisions when the same advance Is made by competing lines. Michigan Republican. Detroit The Republicans of Michigan Monday elected their State ticket by a majority estimated at midnight as between SS.000 and 40,000. The ticket Is as follows: For Justice of the Supreme Court Judge Frank A. Hooker of Charlotte: For regents of the State University.

Peter White of Marquette and Loyal E. Knappea of Grand Rapids. The vote throughout the State, excepting where local Issues lent Interest to the fight was light No Rebate In Freight Rates. St Paul: Giving, offering, soliciting or receiving rebates on freight Charges by any devlea whatsoever la made punishable by a fine of $500 to $5,000 by a bill Introduced by Representative Lawrence H. Johnson, of Minneapolis, In the Minnesota Horn.

ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSULTS WITH CIRCUIT ATTORNEY REGARDING Beth Ends to Be Worked Two Officials Will Exchange Evidence and Assist in Trapping Members- Hickos Case ef Great Importance. 8L Louis: Attorney General Crow and Circuit Attorney Folk held a long conference Sunday afternoon regarding the gathering of evidence for the Investigation iff legislative boudling. As result, Mr. Folk nest ThursdsF will begin the examination of witnesses who nr thought to know something of the use of money, when the April Grand Jury begins Its work. That the two officials will work In harmony to unearth rorruptkm la connection with tbe passage nad defeat of legislation seems certain.

During their consultation each found that the other had secured much Information which would be of use to the other. During the last year and half Circuit Attorney Folk has run across evidence which, worked In connection with the Cole CMnty Grand Jury, should bring Indictments. It Is probable that alum will be tak. ea up by Circuit Attorney Folk. Rumor says that moat of the money which Is alleged to have bees used In connection with this subject changed hands In St.

Louis. Two years ago a prominent official Is said to have had mors to do with the distribution of Ihe cash than conforms with the generally accepted standards of official ronduet. The alleged distribution of money nt Mg downtown hotel shortly after the adjournment of this Assembly will be Investigated fully. Just what this money was sued for has been subject of peculation by those who are familiar with the circumstance. Not only are Senators said to be Involved, but members of the House.

Circuit Attorney Folk probably will summon witnesses from over the Slate for the purposes of his Investlgatkin, Just as Attorney General Crow la doing In Jefferson City. HICKOX HELD IN JEFF. CITY. Starts to Lcavs ths Town But Grand Jury Notifies Him to Remain. Jefferson City, Cole lliekox of California, Senate clerk, who changed two (300 bills during the session of the Missouri Legislature and refused to tell tbe Invest Igat Ing Committee where he gut them, as It would incriminate him, endeavored to leave the city Thursday, but the Grand Jury notified him to remain la tows, lie was Informed that If he left Ihe rlty It wonld be at hla own peril, na the Grand Jury desired his presence Friday and Saturday.

Illrkox wxa not In the best of humor over Ihe sltuatkm. He drrlxred thxt he only desired lo go to St. bulls to close land deal. He hail been In attendance upon the Grand Jury slnre the first day that body met. I.

Lb Page, who refosed to divulge the source of he was trying lo have changed, has not appeared tie-fore the Grand Jury, though Ms presence. Is mnrh desired. He has been duly summoned, bnt has pleaded sickness. During Ihe recent rsalnn of the Assembly he conducted press bureau. After declining lo Irll Ihe Investigating Committee where be procured the big bill he resigned as corresponding secretary from Ihe lwmn-mile Slate Press Association rather than explain.

Ben Vleth. W. W. Wagner and Joseph lliiegel, proprietors of the principal hotels of Ihe rlty the Madison, the Monroe and the Central- were summoned before Ihe Grand Jury Thursday. It is thought they were called In to tell whether any lilg Mils were deposited with them for safe keeping by any of the lawmakers.

It Is stated that one of the hotel men changed a $500 hill for one of the legislators. who left the kibby of the hotel and went Immediately Into the washroom, where he was followed by three other legislators. That there vrimld he some Interest. Ing developments before the Investigation Is concluded now seems rerisln. Attorney General Crow, who has entered the rase, Is pushing It with notch energy Charged With Slitting Girl's Ears.

St. Joseph, In the Criminal Court Monday. Mrs. II. Hughes was charged with having abused an sp-prentice.

Irns Caset. aged 13. by slitting her earn with a sharp pair r.f shears and breaking the child's arms by the use of a club. The Humane Society la proaecnrlng the case. Lieutenant A.

C. Baker Dies. San Juan. Porto Rico: Second Lieutenant Alonzo C. Baker.

U. 8. M. died of typhoid fever here Thursday. In consequence of IJentenant Raker's death a reception which Captain lap, commandant of the naval station, was to give to Secretary Moody, Du been abandoned.

FIFTY THOUSAND WORKMEN BEGIN THE MONTH OF APRIL WITH A STRIKE. Equal Number Already Idle in Various Parte ef the Country, Endeavoring to Enforce Demands Made by the Unions. St. Louis: More thaa 50.000 workmen In various parte of the United States went oa strike Wednesday, according to telegrama received Wednesday night. At least an equal number of men were already out la the different States, eo that 100.000 Is a very moderate estimate of the persons directly engaged la strikes at the present time.

la general the demands are for shorter hours and higher wages, frequently coupled with some question of recognition" of the anion. Tea thousand bituminous miners In the Indiana fields ars out la a dispute over shot-firers and wages. Their efforts are aided Indirectly by strikes la Michigan and Ohio, where several thousand mors men are Idle. Five thousand workmen fta different Industries wont on strike at Chicago, where several anions were already la trouble. Nearly 20,000 men engaged la the building trades and allied crafts are on strike In the vicinity of New York, where a Saturday halt-holiday and certain eon cess Iona to the union are the chief causes of contention.

Among the minor strikes reported Wednesday night were these: Schenectady, N. $00 carpenters; Cleveland. 500 painters; Sharon, Pa, 200 bricklayers; Cincinnati, 700 structural Iron workers: Oswego, N. T- 460 carpenters and laborers: Saratoga. N.

300 painters and builders; Milwaukee, 700 painters, steam fitters and glass blowers; Jackron, 250 lab-oren. In addition to these labor troubles, 20,000 cotton mill employes are Idle at Lowell, 1,000 bridge workers la various parts of the coun'ry are on strike against the American Bridge Company, and numerous labor troubles are reported In Colorado, Montana, Idaho, California. Oregon, Wash-Ingtoa and British Columbia. A strike of eocka has effectively stopped business In many Denver restaurants. INQUEST OVER MINE VICTIMS.

Coroner's Jury Finds Entry Had Not Been Sprinkled Sines March 1. Sandoval, IIL: Tbs Coroner's Jury In the Inquest Into the death of the six miners who lost their Uvea In the awful mine disaster here Tuesday, reached a verdict Friday, after hav. Ing been out about two hours. The verdict, the same In earh case, finds that the miners came to their death by force of an explosion In Sandoval Mine March 31, Hid explosion was caused by wlndy shot os face of fifth west entry fired by Giovanni Gracblna. and further find that said fifth west entry had not been sprinkled slnre March 1.

IMS. It was signed by earh of the alx Jurors C. F. Dew, foreman: W. J.

McNally. C. W. Nelson, William McClelland, George Kiefer and John L. Robertson.

It was a compromise verdict, part of the Jurors desiring to report more fully on the conditions of the mine. A meeting of the miners' local union was held Friday afternoon, at which arrangements were inaugurated to aid those affected by deaths or Injuries. In addition to local aid It In likely that district and State funds of the organ. Izatioa will be used. Provision has been made for such requirements, and much suffering has been relieved In the distribution of these funds.

Train Service Is Delayed. Greenville, The situation was little changed Wednesday la the city, but the prospects of having our train service north stopped la not a pleasant one. Water la over the tracks of both the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, and the Southern Railway between Greenville and and a further rise of six Inches In the back water will put out the fire bines of the engines, and win, of course, stop the trains. The Valley trackmen are trying to raise the track on their road, but the Southern is doing nothing on that line. The ends of the La Orange crevasse are now protected by a dike completed Wednesday evening, and further widening Is stopped.

Greenville Needs No Help. Greenvnie. At a meeting of the Greenville Lodge of Elks Thursday It was decided to return with thanks the sent by the Grand Lodge for the relief of the flood sufferers on the ground that It was not needed, and that Greenville Is able to care for Its own. The ends of the levee at the Lagrange crevasse have been effectually secured and the State convicts. who are doing the work, were taken Thursday night to the State convict farm In Sunflower County.

TOM ALLEN IS DEAD. Once Famous Pugilist Died Sunday at the Baptist Hospital. St. Louis: Tom Allen, retired champion pugilist ef the world, died at the Baptist Hospital, Garrison and Franklin avenues, at 7:35 o'clock Sunday morning. The end was expected, as Allen had been very low for several days.

Tom Allen was an Englishman, born nt Birmingham, England. April 23, 1839. He figured In 14 prize ring matches In England nnd ten In A merles, hla last fight, according to hla own official record, being with Jim Stewart on March in. 1879. In England.

This match was for 50 pounds a aide. It lasted 53 minutes, was 16 rounds In duration and was won by Allen. Allen opened a saloon near the present home of the Boatmen's bank, nt Fourth afreet and Washington avenue. In 1863, and ever alnre had been a tenant of the same rnl estate firm. In different parts r.f the rlty.

President Rides In Cab, Pittsburg: President Roosevelt viewed the scenery around Ihe famous horseshoe curve Wednesday afternoon from a scat In the rah of a locomotive attached to hla spelai train, and after ride of about 50 miles expressed hlmseif as satisfied with Ms expert lenee. Brief stops were made Wednesday at Baltimore, Harrisburg sad Altoona. but only nt one pines did the President make a speech. A large crowd met Ms train nt llarrlslrarg. and.

although no a'np was scheduled for this place, Mr. Roosevelt appeared on the rear platform of his ear and delivered short address, which was received with many cheers. Dr. Nicholas ftsnn Appointed. Pprlngflrld.

Cokmrl Nicholas Bonn of Chicago. Surgeon General of ihe Illinois National Guard, has been appointed by the Federal Government to represent the United Btaten nt the International Medical Congress, to be held April 23 to 30. In Madrid. Spain, and has been granted fr) days' leave ef absence, with permission to rross the eras. Ternsdo In Indiana.

Indianapolis. A tornado that mowed a path 800 yards wide for 25 miles across the southern end of Indians Saturday mused six deaths In Indians nnd Keatnrky so far as known. Many other perrons are In-lured nnd several are miming. The property damage may touch the million -dollar mark..