Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1880, Page 1

VOLUME XL. DRESS Goons, DRISS GS OTHERS.” EXCLUSIVE HIGH FRENCH NOVELTIES | Mie Bl Day 5 TWO GOOD RACES DRESS G00 We have now on our counters, and are daily opening, the richest and most attractive stock of Dress Goods ever shown in this market, many of which are worthy the immediate attention of intending purchasers. The quantity being limited Ladies should avail them- selves of an early selection. The assortment consists of SOLID COLORS House, ‘Street, and Traveling COSTUMES, IN TH ns CHOICEST STADES, AND MOST ORIGINAL DESIGNS, We exhibit as a leading at trac- tion, HANDKERCHIEF PLAIDS, ELECANT “Polka Spot Satines,” In almost endless variety, care- fully selected from first importa- tions with special reference to our fine Retail Trade. It would be impossible to enumerate colorings or prices, MEDIUM AND LOW-PRICE Dress Goods. In addition to the above we show 50 CASES Cholce and Desirablo NEW DRESS GOODS, Among which will be found some rare bargains at 12 1-2, 20, 25, and 30c, Orders. by mail will have our immediate attention. “Samples cheerfully sent.” HANDELS’, MANDELS’, 121 & 123 STATE-ST,, _Twenty-seeond-st. and Michigan PROPOSALS, PROPOSALS a. For Lighting Ntreet-Lanfhe of the City of Cileugo with Other Material than Gus, fago with other material than gaa, ealed proposals Will be reculved by the under- Comptroiler's Office until Oct, 1, Usd, rignod ar tue ce Or sear for whi eriain, anid do tho IN ‘repairing of said lane obo ighted Ha ncoor ine-table, until changed by the City Council. angyburals tanat bu nudrosyod “City Controller” tie cuarkes ‘repcsals for Lighting virouls, Might rexcrrod to rolect any and all bids, x TST aU oe T, GURNEY, Comptroniér, Sealed Proposals they will Uillbe received by the Board of Comrolssioners of Scam une TM. Sept, 2, 180, for the Burial ‘001 ‘aupers of Cook County, Is ust bu uddressod to the Clerk of tha indorsed *I*roporals fur Burials,” each by bond of $1, fd arg gy Woe, guturuiation apply fo Clerk of tho % y ors, Ruom 4 Crit! ur Bulldinge eeee O LOR RS Clerk, » FINANCIAL, PRESTON, KEAN & CO., Bankers, {00 Washington-st. for sale $150,000 choico Iliuols and lowe Y. and Hchou! Honus, @.8 Nuo uf Cook County 64 Burlington nd othur Invesunont securitivs. We on County, Cit agnter S fe and ho ts hereby thorized and direciod to furthwith advertise for broposals to Mgt the streut-luups of tho City uf Chi= fo prlew bor lap pur mbit, price’ ny \¢ furnish hting, oaUngulshing, lamps, ‘dance with tho present ote da THE TURE, “CHICAGO JOGKEY and TROTTING CLUB: Fall Tooting oon ~-Thursday, Sept. 16. AND MAUD Ss. Ist Race---2:30 Class---$700.00. Com. Sweetzer, Headlight, Mary Miller, J. W. Thomas, and Cala. mus, ; AT 3 O'CLOCK P. M., Maud 5S. THE QUEEN OF THE TURF, WILL TROT AGAINST TIME FOR A Purse of $2,500, 8d Race---2:50 Class---$700.00. Singular, Kate Sprague, Donald, Almo, and Grand Misery. Trotting commences at r:30p.m. + Official Pools sold at the Tremont House. Madison-st, cars direct to the Track Gates. REMEMBER, THIS IS THE Sensational Race of the Season. BUACK CACHEMIRES. Madison and Peoria-sts., INVARIABLY The Leaders of Popular Prices, SOLICIT YOUR TRADE FOR THE CELEBRATED “GOLD MEDAL BLACK FRENCH CACHEMIRES | “World-Renowned” for their Superiority in “COLOR!” “WEIGHT?!” and “FINISH!” COMPLETE ASSORTMENT ! “JET BLACKS!” “BLUE BLACKS!” NOW OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOW PRICES; 36 Inches Wide, 45¢ Upwards. 40 a “ 5c “ AG a“ a“ 60c “a SAMPLES MAILED. COLOGNE, The " Temple 4 Cologne HALF THE PRICE OF Tho a Mars Cologne. BUCK & MAYNER, Perfumers, ‘ Fino Spoctacios sutted prinelplon ers nad ‘Han? Ors. UI luhta on sotontifie Telescopes, Mie CHICAG CHIOAGO EXPOSITION, 0 EXPOSITIO _ NOW _ OPEN. WILL CONTINUE Day and Evening until Oct. 23. ADMISSION---Adults, 25¢; Children, 15, Ck, Would I be most likely to find the latest and nobbiest styles of Hats? WILLOUGHBY, HILL, & (0. PUT THE ABOVE ON ICE, WHERE can I find the largest and finest assortment of Suitings and Overcoatings produced on “THIS” Earth? Custom Department of WILLOUGHBY, HILL & C0. I-CE-IT, AND 'TWILL KEEP, I want my little boy to have as good clothes as can be made; now where is there a good place for my wife to trade ? : WILLOUGHBY, TILL & C0. say WILLOUGHBY, HILL & COS Is the only place your wife can see Boys’ Clothes in the day tine without taking a Jantern down town with her. Mind that, you dark clothing dealers. Why, you can cut a CHUNK of dark” out of mos any of these little big Clothing Steres around us. Look In at their doors as you pags and “SEE the dark; and the Clothes must be awful unhealthy, full of fevers and things. LIGHTEST CLOTHING HOUSE, BRIGHTEST GLOTHING HOUSE, AWAKEST CLOTHING HOUSE; Oh, Willoughby, Hill & Co, Oh, Willoughby, Hill & Co,, Cor. Madison and Clark-sts. Also 420 Milwaukee-av,, also cor. Bluc Island-av. and Twelfth-st. Come, oh come with me. pA SAU LA AL VALL OYERSACKS, GENTLEMEN FRIENDS FIND OUR $15, $15, $15, $15 FALL OVERSAGKS! Equal a $25 order garment, JAMES WILDE, JR, & C0, Manufacturers and Retailers, Corner State and Madison-sts, TMEL! ay. 0K. KEITH & C0., Cor, Wabash-av, and Monroe-st, WILOLESALE MILLINERY GPENING! CONTINUED TO-DAY, French Pattern Hats, Hovelttes in Feathers, Plumes, Silks, Velvets, Ribbons, &c. GRAND DISPLAY BY ELECTRIC LIGHT, 8 to roo'clock THIS EVENING. MINERAL WAT Apollinaris “THE QUEEN OF TADLE WATERS." Erttish Medicat Journal, “LIEZAU DE TABLE DES REINES/" Le Gaulote ue Purts, ANNUAL SALE, 8,000,000 BOTTLES AND JUGS, OF ali Minoral Water Dealers, Grocera and Drugglste. CAUTION, To insure obtaining tho genuine Apollinas Han ne that the corks boar tho Apollinaris rund, ist NO’ Ze Church and State. ‘the Fourth Annual Congress uf the National Liberal Tesgue wii convene in Hurshey Ilo}, Studisoneat, Chicagy, on Sept, ety ith, and 19th. ‘Phrve sessions duily at iva... and J and 5 p. ui, osceps Sunday morning. All persons Interestod in tho diacusslon of Jtheral adue hone are tied. Hon. biaur Wright ut 1 D. Phelps, Mra, If, tt Iury, U, pected us speakers, (AL thy Hrovaort Houso.) a 5 Fall Styles Gentlemen’s Dress Sith, Sty, and Soft Mats just received, finest quatitles and lowest t prices at BAUNES’ HAT STOLE, &6 Madl- son-st, (Lrivuw Building) IN CONTEMPT, The Chicago & Western In- diana versus the City Authorities. The Railway Gets an Order from Judge Jameson to Cross Certain Streets, : Tho Mayor Makes an Ineffectual 1880—TEN Effort to Get a Little Delay. Tracks Laid by the Company Across Twelfth, Taylor, and Polk Streets, They Are Torn Up by the Police, Aided by a Willing Mob, An Effort to Relay Them Stopped by the Police and the Rowdles. An Appeal to the Govornor for the Militia Is Fruitless, Application to Be Made To-Day for the Attachment’ of the Mayor, Chief of Police, Ete, CROSSING SIXTEENTIE STREET. It was stated yesterday: that the Chicago & Western Indiana: had seeured from the courty an injunction restraining the Mich-, igan Central, Northwestern, and Illinois Central, the lines owning the tracks on Sisteenth street, from interfering with the Chiengo & Western Indiana in Inying ity tracks north from its present terminus. There was no reul Interference here except onthe part of tha Michigan Central, the Illincis Central and the Northwestern hav- ing previously consented.’ Nevertheless, Mr, Huiderkoper called: on one of the oficers of the Illinolg Central day before yesterday and spoke to him In reference to putting down the crossing, ‘The officer sald that he had no objection, but suggested that they wait until the following day,—yester- day. However, the Western Indiana, fn order to make sure, began operations ut 1:30 yesterday mourning, Whon they came to the northern track on Sixteenth street, the workmen found thata couple of engines of the Ilnols Central were stationed there, A. Deputy Sherltf was called, whd tried to in- duce the engineers to uncouple—the engines were back to back—but they refused. Finally, Mr. Stewart, tho Superlitendent of Constructlon, jumped-; on une of tho ses, pushed off — tha engineer, ued open the throttle yalye, and ran the engine down as far ag State strect, in. splte of tie resistance of'.tha rear‘ engine, which kept up a stendy, but’ an ineffectual pull. ‘The enzines beltig out of thy way, 0 Western Ludlana people. pllge Tallroad ties on the Central’s track on both sides of the crossing, In order.to prevent theenginescom- thy back to thelr old position, At this tine Peter Neeley, one of these engineers, lust his temper, ond started to back down on the duburers. ‘The pollee, however, prevented hin, Ret on the engine, and took hun over to the Twenty-second Street Pollea Station. Ilis ense came up yesterday morning for trinl, and he was fined $100, but Mr. Ayer, the uttorney of the road, appeared subsequently and got a rehearing uf the ease for this afternoon, ‘ho Western Indiana people then went ahéad, put in thelr frogs, and suececiled In getting rid at lust of the Sixteenth street obstructions, The volnt at which they cross Sixteenth Is west of Clark. Before thing that street and the Lake Shore tracks, which Ne along it, 16 is necessury to pass through some property belonging — to the Luke Shore Road. For some tine condemnation proceedings have beet pend. ing In the County Court to condemn its right of way, and the case ty now on trial before a Jury there, Until a verdict ts arrived at, it will be impossible for the Western Indinna to get aeross this barrier, ‘The road had se- cured an order from the Court enjolning the Lake Shore’s interfering with It dn crossing its Clark street tracks, but, notwithstanding this, It was unable to. make any. headway here, ‘Phe Michigan Southern, sntlelpating the attempt to cross Its tracks, put 0 switeh-enginie On onetrack nt ‘the crossing point and kept it there all morning, On the other tracks at that polnt there were aun cn ine and 2 few freight-curs most of the tine, ut no effort was mude to ise As soon as the condemnation proceedings for the right of way west of Clark street are finished the West Indiana undoubtedly will, 1f it doesn’t try it sooner, make Its way across Clark street and connect with the tracks already Jnid east of there, aAtdo’clock yesterday afternoon the Clark street blockade was grimly In statu quo, Engine 453, of the Luke Shore, stood falrly feross the’ proposed route of the Chicago & Western Indluna, on the side-track of the Lako Shore, fireless and jmmovable, An. engineer aud flreman wero in charge, whose orders were, in thelr own tanguage, to "look after her” Both were retleent on the sub- ject, but evidently were ready for busiuess, The rails nurth and south of the locomotive had been torn Ups and on either sidg of these gups stood a freleht-car, with one truck olf the track, . Easterly, the Chicago & West- |. ern Indiana track was. latd - to within forty feet of the Luke Shoro rails, Froin the locomotive to tho crossing o? the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, there was a pee of 100 feet which was_ fully tive feet be- low level, and will have to be fifled in before the track can be inid, Neither at the crossing of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy nor at: the end east of the locomotive was any work being done on the Chicago & Western Indiana, but about IQ yards east, towards Fourth. avenue, a ang was engaged In titling In aud ballasting, ‘There was no onein the immediate vicinity ofthe proposed crossiig but two or three engineers and on switehman, and those repiled to all _ questions, that — they “had orders.” Eutering {nto conyersa- tlon with the foremun of one of the gungs, a ‘THINUNE Teporter broached the subject of the blockading engine, “ How? ll we pass thet ?’—the foreman drew Mmsel€ up and a merry twinkle came juto the corner of fils lett eyes “ Why, sor, ef Oi hed the conthrol ay a good shquad, an ordhors to Jay thet erassiy’, OPd ayther doomp her over In th’ diteh or Old ehitame oop?’n pull wide throttle ‘n let her bile plivhere she wanted to go. For the matther av an ingine an two cares d’yo think Gl'd be 8 dluobos in ordhurs? Megosh, jest glume athrolall ENJOINING THE CITY, During the afternoon another bill was filed and an injunction issued at the request of the Chicago & Western Indiana agalnst the City fof Chicago, Mayor Harrison, and other city oMelals, Tho complainant, after giving con- siderable statistical information about its or- ganization, ote, whieh has already beon pro- sented to the public, sets out that while it was proceeding In July to lny its trucks Qcross Fourteenth street a squad of police, under orders from the Mayor, appeared and tore up the tracks and forbade the Company from golng on with the work, ‘The Mayor claimed he was authorized to do this under the declsion of the Ap- pellate Court, A few weeks after, however, came the decision of the Supreme Court, Which overruled that of the unfortunate Ap- A vellute Court, root aud branch, aud declared PAGES. the ordinanee valld under whieh, the Com- pany Was tetlng. ‘The Prestdent of the West- ern Indiana Road then had another interview Jast Saturday with the Mayor, and he finally tureed to revoke the order so far as Fours teenth, Sixteenth, and Clark streets were concerned, but refused to countermand It as tothe other str upto Harrison, ‘The complainant further charges that. the city onicers, unless restrained” by order of the Court, will use the police foree to prevent the proposed laying of its tracks, and. thus possibly cause a collision between the Iabor- ors and potlee. It therefore asked for an ine Junction to prevent the elty : from making, or allowing the police to make, any resistance ie the inying at the track down to Harrison strect. _ All application was at once made to IL 'f. Steele, Master nn Chancery, and he made an order authorizing the issue of the injanetion as asked, Which was slanet ty Andge danies son without reading the bi, The injunetion, after the formal statement of the facts, rans ng follows: We, therefore, In consideration thereof, and of the particular matters in suld DIL set forth, do strietly command you, the Clty of Chicago, Carter Hl. Harrlwon, tho Mayor of tho City “of Chicago, Simon O'Donnell, the Superintendent of the police of tha City of Chicago. C8. Wailer, the Commissioner of Pubbe Works of the City f Chiengo, and William Fogarty, the Superiie dent of Streets of the City uf Chieagy, and persons before mentioned, and each and every one of you, that you do absolutely desist and refrain from'using the poltee force of the City of Chicago, or uny other physical force, for the purpose of preventing the Chicago & West- ern Tndinoa Railroad Company froin Inying Mts tracks, tles, or ralls and ties, “nerosa Twelfth street, Taylor street, Polk, street, Dearborn street, and Harrison street, in the City of Caieaxo, County of Cook, and State of Minolx, nt any place between the west Ine of State street and the South Branch of the Chleago Hlver, and from removing or is- turbing suid raiisor tes ‘ufter they buve been Inid, either npon sild streeta or upon any other stre 1 the Ulty of Chicago whereon they have alrendy been laid, or fron interfering with the Chicago & Western Indiana Rallroad Compuvy: iu the operation of Its rallroad, The injunction-writ was served about 2 oelock in the afternoon on the eity: ofticials, and, hearing that the Western Indiana Roul was Intending to lay Hs tracks last night, the City-\ttorney began stirrlng nbout to see whatheconiddo, Hesent word todudge Law- rence nnd George C, Campbetl,conplalnant’s: attorneys, that he should go before Judge Jitmeson and ask .to have the Injunetion mnodified, and about half-past 5 o'clock tn the afternoon they all went before the Judge, Just ag he was adfourntiy ¢ court, Mr. Grinnell sald the efty officers had been served with « capy of an dnjunetion order in the ease of the Chicngu & Western Indlana Railroad Company against the Clty of Chica- go and others, and though he had not read the bill, and did not know anything about it, yet the Interests involved In the case were so great that he wanted the injunction modified so us to prevent the Railroad Company from going on with its proposed work until after a motion to dissolve had been heard and de- elded, Ifthe road had Iaree Interests, so hud the city. The Conumissioner of Public Works was by Inw directed to see that the track was Jaid properly, and yet te wag enjoined also, and his “hands tied so he cottld. not perform his duty, ‘Twenty-four or thirty-six hours would make no difference tn the lnylng of the track, and it would give the defendants thine to argue the motion to dissolve, It was un unjust thing to issue an fnjunetion se auletly without notice when go important Las terests were fuvolved, Judge Lawrence sald {t was Important that the injunetion should be allowed to stand un- modified. The complainant had filed the requisit aflldavit to nuthorize the issuance of an Injinetion without notice to the defend- ants. It was dificult to see on what ground anapplication could then be made to with- draw a writ once issued without any reason for it being shown, If the defendants want- ed any rellef they must ask It In the usual way,—by a motlon to dissulve, ‘Lhe Court, by one of its oflicers, had held that the com- piainant was entitled to the injunction on tho cease tunde by the bill, If the complainant could. not maintain, tts bill, the Mayor hind the power to tear the tracks up again, and take the rails away, and there could there for be no ‘damage by allowing them to be autel, « Mr, Grinnell admitted this was true, but he thought the road should bo prevented from dolug anything until the motion to dis- solve was heard, ‘The Company was intend- ing to Iny its tracks at night, which was all wrong, as itwvould be inconvenient for the elty officials, particularly Mr. Waller, to be up and oversee the work at night. Judge Jameson (dryly)—Do these officers dislike to have thelr rest dlsturbed PT don't understand thatthe Court has aright to modify an finportant fnjunetion stiuply to suit the convenience of officers who want to sleep at night. Mr, Campbell said It was a most extraor- dinary clreumstanee that counsel, who ad- inittedly: hud no knowledge ot the ease, should come in and ask the Court to enjoin the complainant trom the prosecution of its rights to consult his conventence. The bill was sworn to, and an injunetion lad been, Jeenily issued: while on the other sido the detendants had not a Hue of froot to con- tradlet the allegations of the DIL Judge Jnmeson said he did not see any reason why he should modify the infunetion at present, ‘Che ground setup by the City- Attorney was yery trivial Ie did not pro- vase to stultify himself by modifying his lormner order without some proof shown, 1b Was true he had not read the bill, but it: had been examined by a Master Iu the usual way, Mo assumed ‘that the Rallroad Compmiy were acting under a yalld ordinance and had the legal right to come Into the elty. Af the defendants could show the complain- ant was aeting contrary ta the ordinance, that would be a different thing, If the come piafaant desired to lay Its’ tracks at night it had the right to do so, ‘There was nothing at present to show It was intending ‘to do anything wrong, and if the defendants wished to have tho Injunction dissolved, an application must bo made in the usual way, Mr. Grinnell then wanted to have the mo- thon to dissolve nrgued at once, but the Judge said it was too late. This extiausted the devices of the oppasi- tlon for the present, at least, te atop the Chi- cago & Western Indiana Koad from procoed- Ing with Its trock-laying, and, atter 9 ittle more desultory talk, the party left with some hints that tho. matter would be called up aguin to-day, though nothing was agreed on. — CORRESIONDENCE, Tmmediately after the Issuance of the In- Junetion, President Brown, preparatery to beginning track-laying, sent the following Jotter to Commissioner Waller; ¥ Cutoaag, Bopt, 15, 1880.—The Hon, C. 8. Waller, Commissioner Public. Worka—Dean Bitz Will you pieuse send ono from your Department to bee that tho tricks tre hud and put in such cons dition as is satisfactory to your Demurtment aerosa Dearborn, ‘Twelfth, jor, Volk, and Hurrlgon streets, Yours, etc. J.B, Rrown, Prosidont, Mr, Waller, beng much disturbed in mind by this missive, sent the following note to the Mayor: Cinigago, 8o1 1$—4:30 p. m.~The Hon. Carter Tl, Harrison, Mayor of the City of Chicago—8ini Lbuve Just received a note, of whieh tho tne closed fy x copy, trom Bir, J. 1. Brown, Presle dent of tho Western Indiana Rallroud. ‘The ore dinance granting tho right-of-way to said {tail- road Compuny in entering the cit y requilred Wut the tracks crossing the’ interscetiug streets shall “bo subject at all times to the directions of the Departmontof Publle Works, or other proper Department or olllcers of sald city, Io the construction of ity sald truck tn muklug tho crossings or connecUons with other roads,” oto, Lhaye fiat Journed that sald Iailrond Company bus collected a lorge force of several hundred inen, and propose to lay thelr tracks across a number of promtient vtroots to-night, 1 wub init that the ordinines tiover conterpluted such uction usthia. Ant F priest against allowlur those tracks belny laid ut nlght in this manner; that it is an injustice to tho city, and cunnot be approved by thia Department. | therofure ape peal to your Honertotuke such Immediate steps as will prevent the laying of these trucks ut night in such a burried and fmproper tanner, Jtlga palpable violation of tho plain meaning of tho ordinunce, Respeotfully, CIANLES 8, WALLER, Conilssiouss of Pubile Works, ——_ CROSSING THE STREETS, Along toward half-past 4,0 gang of men who had been engaged nearly all day in put- ting down an extra track on tho property owned by the Company north of Fourteenth street and west of Stato were collected to- gether by the foreman and divided into four squads of ubout twenty-live, One man was given charge of each party, and they marched north, saylng nothing as to thelr destination, t was soun apparent, however, for by 5 o'clock they were, tearlug up the pavement on ‘Twelfth, Taylor, Polk, and Harrison streets, preparatory to Inying rails across themn, At first they attracted no attention, a3 is o common thing for Inborers to tinker the streets; but, when {t was seen that thelr efforts were directed toone spot about twelve feet wide running from curb to eur, people began to stop and Inquire. what was go ing on. The workmen were reticent, and the foreman sald he “had ore ders.” But their object was divine, and suspleion became n certainty when trucks drove up with ties and rails, No one ute tempted to interfere, though quite a crowd collected on the sidewalks and discussed the matter, The feeling seemed to be that the Supreme Court deelsion, sustaining the valtdlty of the ordinance, preeluded any re- sistance; that It would be futile to attempt. to stop the work, as the Company had the Taw on its side, and, by provoking trouble, the property-owners would get the worst 0 it. So the work went quietly on until the tracks were down aeross all the streets but Harrison. The blocks had. been torn up two-thirds of the way across the street there, when Street Superintendent Fogarty came along and stopped the workime! afurts to Interview the foremen as to their Sntentions—whether they were going to do anything more than ctoss the streets—were unavalling. © It was fearndd, however, that the object was slinply to ureserye the’ fran- chise granted by the Counell, ‘The ordinance required the tracks to be Jnid across the reets within a year after its passage, Un- 243 In position before the expiration of the the, they cannot he put down. . The impres- slon was that the year ran out Monday night, buta reporter asked Mr. Muldekoper ts to that, and he replied that the tine had not yet expil Ai examination of the records disclose t the ordinance was passed orlg- inally Sept. $, 187, vetoed by the Mayor on the 13th, and passed over the Veto on the 15th, about 10 o'clock at night. So It was no won- der the Company was in a hurry to lay the tracks across the four streets, Still they had time to spare, ng the weeks of delay caused by adverse deelsions in the lower courts could not bo counted in the year. TWELFTIL AND TAYLOR. The gang of iaborers having the most im- portant part of the work In charge began operations north of Sixteenth street at 3 p.m, and by 4 o’elock had gotten the trnek Jaid up to the southern boundary of ‘Iwelfth street. ‘They then returned and filled in the newly- Jail track for about two hundred feet south 3 of Twelfth street, This did not take long, - and it was only n few minutes past 4 o'clock when they began Inying the track cross the street. The: gang numbered fifty men, and the work of digging a trench across the strect was gone at with o will, and ina very short time they begun laying tho tes. These were put down In good shape and then the rails were spiked down... The track was lad without. interference from the crowd which had gath- ered, but the work of plunking It se as to al- Jow the passage of teas over the rails was only hulf accomplished when the pollee ap- peared and ordered the workmen to desist and take up the track which they had Inid. The Invitation not belng complied with, one of the police, by an injudicious remark to the effect that the crowd could bo better employed tearlug up the track than In standing idle and wateh- Ing the destruction of thelr property, fired the heart -of the mob, which by this time numbered some £00, and caused them to make an irresistible rush for the track, which they removed fi very short order. Tho raflroad gang, evidently acting under Instructions, submitted to the mob rule enforced under police patronage, and quietly looked on white the result of their labor was being de- molished, : : The northern end of the track across ‘Twelfth, street rested utider the wall ofa wooden barn, which, it was reported, wes ocenpied by a teamster who works for the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and who had prob- ably atunounced during the afternoon that he intended to defend his place from invasion and that he would certalnly Kill the first min who Iiegally crossed his threshold, ‘The gory individual was not interfered with, however, and he was permitted to go to his rest. without having had an Gvportunity to pot railroad laborer, By 7 o'clock in the evening all was quiet on Twelfth strect; the xing of Inborers bad retired’ to take thelr supper and sectire much-needed rest in the freight-house which rung purallel to the track of the Western Indiana Road from Twelfth strect south, and the mob of rafians who had seconded the efforts of the police to prevent the track-laying. Operations were begun at about 5 p.m. on ‘Taylor street at a point opposit the western side ot South Dearborn street, and the wooden pavement was lifted until a trench some clzlith feet in width was dug, extend: ing across the street on u northeasterly direc tion, se as to briing'the track upon the site of a row of brick houses situated on the east side of Dearborn street and running up from Taylor a distanee_of 100 feet, which the Western Indiana Ratlroad Company. had purehased during the homing ut, It was stated, a very lilgh figure, Maving prepared he road-bedt the Inborers began to lay the track, but they fared no better than those on ‘twellth street, and the ofiicers, baeked up by, a ‘mob who did - the it x) the dirty work, caused them to dealst In thelr operations, The gang retlred In good order, followed by. the hoot ings of the crowd, who, belng left atone, stole the rallroad thes, and, carrying thein te the vacant lot west of Third avenne, piled then up and inade n bonfire out of them, laving accomplished thelr errand = tho police ee ing stationed at the site o! h of the proposed crossings on ‘Twelfth, Taylor, Polk, and Uarrison streets, to seo that no further attempt at track-layin was mado and to report at once to headqun ters any movement the part of the rail. roaders whieh looked Jike a resumption of operations, ‘They were visited during the evenlng by, representatives of the Western dudiana Hond, who took the numbers of cuch, At Taylor street Untieer Cronk. fooked after the Interests of tho contesting rallroads, while OMeer Heldelmeyer attended to a sin ilar duty on ‘Twelfth street, POLK STREET, Tho foreman of the gang on Polk street set his mento work about twenty-tive feet enst of Dearborn strovt, opposl¥ vacant lots, Some removed the wooden blocks with picks as rapidly as possible, and others, following, shoveled out the dirt to make places for the ties, ‘Tho mon were so thick that they Inter- fered with onu another; but very rapid prog, ress was made, nevertheless, Before they ad removed tho blocks and dirt the thes and rails arrived, and were unloaded from the trucks ready for use. As soon as there was room for it, & Ue was put down, A knot of two or three on the shtowalk was Increased fo over 100 people within hale an hour, and by a quarter of 6 there were fully 800 wateh- ing the operation and talking about it. ‘About doclock, however, there was achunge, ‘The ecrowd—inado up of people living on Dear- born street and ‘Third and nues—was willy cnough, from thelr convorsation, cs) ear up the tracks, yet dhl nothing until Mr, Fogurty, Superintendent of Sirects, came along from Harrison street with a squad of volice, As soun ag he reached the crossing ho called out for volunteers to remove the rail, A hundred men und boys stepped fur- ward, and, a chain having been procured frum a neighborlug blacksulth-shop, one end was fastened to tho rally, ang after much tugging they were torn tr fhoir faston- tugs, nmid “the hurruhs of gfe spectators. Deputy-Sherlit Burke arrived at this moment ant served the writ of Injunction on Mr Fogarty, wul eatled on the polles to preserva the peace,—drive back the crowd, ‘This thoy il, Mr, Fomarty then. sald that he had orders from the Gauvmissioner of Public Works tu revent the laying of the tracks jn the struct, Burke directed the railrond men to resume work, and not to stop untll interfered with. The rally were putin place a second tle. Whereupon Fogarty agala eailed for yolun- teers andthe ralls were pulled off the tes, Tn the meanthue the poles had gone off, so Burke was powerless. Had they remalned It fy doubtful if they would have obeyed his orders. Unublo to cope with the crowd, which by this thue numbered fully 500, the workmen retired and Burke went Sway as suun us thoy hud gous, a lot of Anusle of the ffe-pl. PRICE FIVE/S 13 f - negtocs picked up (© iles -and threw them into the vice jot on north slde of tho str absequently sone boys piled them np t them on fire, a policeman stationed to* stop the lnylng of the track” not tha. It his business ta prevenbthe destruction of tho property—the Ues being worth about 875. Duce the whole evening a large crowd hovered about the locality, and cheered some men whe filled in the hole In the street and put back tha wooden blocks in a very.crude way so 28 ta, make the street passable, ‘The pedple wera Jubilant, but not exelted. They gloated over their “ victory,” imagining, {1 their Ignor- anee, that they had put nn end to track-lay+ ihe mince the, Gout any, not boing abs to nply with the ordinanee, wou! orefore, forfeit Its rights under it. ' : \ HARRIS! STREET. The gang on Harrigon street began opern: tions on nadine with Dearborn street, but a foreman soon came along and told them they Were ten feet out of the way, and directed them to commence that distance west of. the spot where they wero nt work. Some atonca tore up the sidewalk on the south side of the ‘street, onpusit a vacant shed, and others set to work removing the wooden blocks, A. crowd soon collected, but did not make any movement towards stopping the -dlgring. ‘Shey, of course, knew what was about to be done, yet belfeved It futile, to interfere in view of the decision of the Courts. The im- pression was that.a track wag to belaid dure ng the nizht to Van Buren street, but noth- ing defini could be learned fro the fore- Maan, All he knew was that ita had orders to Inv. the track across the street. Vhen “about two-thirds of tho street had beer torn up, Superintendent. Fogarty with n sauad of ‘police eame upon the seene and ordered the work tobe stopped. The men quit without porleying, and Fogarty and his officers marched toward Polk street, one being left beliind to_ see that the laborers did not restime. “There were no {les or rails at this crossing, and none were put down for the reason that a place had not been nade for them when Fogarty arrived, All during the eyening ns on the other streets there werd people on the sidewalks conversing aboutthe inatter, There wero fewer here, however, than elsewhere, . About 8 o'clock a gang of boys havin; shovels begun throwing back the dirt whieh had been plied up on tho sides of the exeava+ ton, but the poileeman ineharge drove them, off, saying to them and the crowd that he was there to prevent the laying of the tracks, and that thane wns no necessity for them to hang around, AFTER THE MILITIA, As soon as It was Jearned by the raflroad authorities that’ orders hnd been issued by the Mayor, or by somebody else, to the Su- perintendent of Streets and the Chief of Pollce to tear up the tracks already lald, and to prevent their reluying, conferences wero held between them and thelr counsel. A. messenger was algo sent for Gen. Torrence, and, it Is understood, 9 request was made to iim to call out the militia for the purpose of driving away the pollee and allowing the Company to relay its tracks, ‘The Gen eral, of course, called the attention of tha railroad mnen to the fact that he had no aus thority to take any sueh action as that, and that thelr applicat lon should be made to the Sheri, und he was sent for. Sonie thne wag med In finding where Goy, Cullom was, a atdast discovered that he was making sapeech at Rockford, and a dispateh was sent there, stating the tacts in the ease, and asking his order. His reply to Gen. ‘Torrence was as follows: Kockronp, Sept. 15.—The authorities and Sheriff ought to be able to yot along without the ald of the National Guards. 1 do not wunt tho militia used unless It 1s absolutely necessary ta protect life and property, Uorlow. . 8, 31, Connos. ‘The trouble was known In Rockford Jast let, and the Goy¥ serfous result would follow, when Capt. Lawler, of the Rockford Eltles; tendered the assistance of his company, to leaye at 23 o'elock- In the morhing, if necessary, After reeelving this untavorable reply from the Governor, and ascertaining that there were no hopes for snecess iu that yuiartery Mr If ‘oper,’ Mr. Brown, Judge Lawrence, ~ Crawford, Sherlit Hotta, and Ge rrence went down to “Twelfth street about IL o'clock; but ft was found hnpossible to do anything, the police belng in possession and deelluing to yleld the ground or allow the laborers to proceed witht thelr work. ‘Therefore it was deefiled to transfer the matter to the courts, where it will come up this morning. = ‘A LITTLE JOLLIFICATION, The evening hours passed quietly, but it was very evident that a row was antlelpated. aAt the crossings very ugly mobs were in pos- session, and the pepularity which they ac corded to the ofllgers who were gulding their destinies was quite a unique feature of the entertalnment, the open fraternizing of plug- ugies and polleemen belng something not often seen in this city. Nobody overhearing the conversation of tho-members of the mob could fail to appreciate. fully its nature or thelr’ readiitess to engage in riot- ous’ proceedings ut 2 moments notice. iti tho nieantime the laborers wha had guth- ered together in the southern end of the Western Indiana frelght-house were taking thelr suppers at thelr ease. ‘The gloom o! the building's Interior was iumlned by a couple of engine headlights, which shed a radinnes upon the men as they Jolled about on the floor and discussed tho theme of the day as they emptled thelr grub-cans. Supper over, they abandoned themselves. to the en= joyment of a litte Jolly fun. An energotio performer upon the squeaky fife nade his appearance, und the gang ot sturdy fellowa forming in ling with’ spades and pick-axes slung over thelr shoulders marched in procession after the music up and down the long shed, now. mov= ing through = the bright Hight flung from the monster lanterns, and ope in woking the echoes In the dark recesses of the turther end of the building, where only the Juri gleam of the red Ughtenrrivd by tho marshal of tho ocension Indicated their progress. ‘Tiring of this they broke ranks and formed aring, in the centre of which two light. footed youn fellows cut. plgeon-wings and double-shuiiies In tnison with the tireless yor, In this manner tho jy. and it was a quurter eventing passed quic! passed 10 before they were ealled upon to drop their fun and engage in the earn esthnsl- ness for which they were gathored together. At thishourSuperlntendent of Construction W.. PL, Stewart, made his appearance, had ou brief consultation with Ed Adams, his assistant, and BY Richardson, who hud the gang In chirae, ‘At its close the announcement was made that twenty men were wanted to Ko to work, ‘The whole gang Jumped to thelr feet on the Instant, and a rash was mado for spades and pleks. Exety one was anxious to ul to work, and when the required number titd left the building ong of the foremen was obliged to block up the doorway to provent the egress of further volunteers, “Is ‘Spike Mike’ liera 2” Mr, Richardson called out, us he glanced around the trusty twenty, « there Tam” came the cheery answer, as 0 short but wiry little Irishman’ stepped Ups and, with an appreciative grin, flung a big sledge-hammer cirelesly over his rlghtshoul- der. Spike Mike,” {t may be mentioned, is a noteworthy man among railrond laborers, hls fame arising from his doxterlty in hammer ing splkes into the Yes, Dur nit the afters noon his speelalty had been utlized to its fullest extent, andthe manner In which he wielded his mighty hammer while fastenmg down the rally upon Polk street wus some> thing wonderful to behold, the Hplement fiying through the alr with the rapldity of a tlp-hammuer and with such energy and cer- talnty of direction that, hardly a spike called - fur a second stroke to drive it home, TUE ROW. Ita organization completed,.the gang of twenty jumped from the freight-house plat form to the track and began moving north- wards to the ‘Twelfth street crossing, On their way they were met by Mr. Browne, the President of the road, Mr, Orawford, {ts counsel, Judge Lawrence, 3fr, Charles Law- rence, and Mr. - George *C, Campbell, who had a brief conversation with Mr. Stewart us he. started off at the head of the gang. Thesv centlanen had come down ‘ernor sald he hoped no.