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THE CHICAGO TBIBTHSTE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902. IT STONE WALL OF NORTHWESTERN ROAD DIVIDING DIX STREET. WOMEN TAKE UP KANKAKEE ABUSES 'TRAIN ROBBERS BAFFLE PURSUIT TOO POOR TO PAY CARMEN'S SCALE. From a photograph taken for The Tribune. BOARD OF REVIEW DISCOVERS MAN WITH 8126,800.

Protective League fleeting Today 3Iay SeinT-Representatives to Inquiry. Bandits AVlio Held Up Burlington at Marcus Station Have Escaped. Union Traction Company Unable to Meet Demands, but Will Arbitrate. John G. Darden of the Virginia Hotel, 1 ii know ii to Assessors, Admits Own-in ft; Blocks of Standard Oil, United States Steel Corporation, nnil Otber Stocks Chinese Tea Merchant Is Listed at $500 Total Personalty of Hannah Estate Raised to HEARING SET FOR MONDAY EMPLOYES ACT TONIGHT.

DEAD MAX THEIR VICTIM. More Evidence Offered for Use of the State Board! of Charities. Cigar Makers Trap and Arrest Man Trying to Sell Counterfeit Labels. Inquiry Develops Evidence That He Was Accidentally Shot One of the Gang. 3 ctii'ih 77? v.

A tti When John G. Darden yesterday left the Virginia hotel, where he lives, to call on the Cook count board of review nobody knew him as a taxpayer. He was not one in Cook county. His name appeared on no book, list, or schedule. The board of assessors had no knowledge of his existence.

But when he returned home Mr. Darden had the honor of being regarded by the reviewers as an important citizen. The valuation of his wealth for taxation purposes was set down by Roy O. West, to whom he detailed his holdings, at $120,800. The personal property acknowledged by Mr.

Darden was as follows: I'nited States Steel corporation stock Standard oil stock 4ii.mio Washington Canning company stock Stock in a tin can company lO.OiHt Notes and other securities 5.8W Cash on hand 1.00O The result of Mr. Darden's visit was something of a surprise. It raised the question as to whether a careful search would discover others who have been overlooked. Mr. Darden claimed, never to have received a schedule.

Kong Sing of the firm of Kong Sing tea merchants, at 31i Forty-third street, was anotner interesting visitor, for the reason that the board had never before called in a peraon of the Chinese race. Kong Sing thought that $300 would be an exorbitant valuation to place upon his firm, but President Upham thought differently and put him In at $oV0. Other Chinamen have been notified to appear today. F. A.

Stewart owns an automobile, but he had not been assessed. He was willing to be taxed, however, and made no complaint when Mr. Upham said $1,000 would be about the right amount. B. T.

De Muth, whose schedule on personal property had been turned in at $000, complained that it was. too high. The board was not satisfied either and raised the amount to $2,500. Peter Van Schaack was in for $485, which he said was $S5 higher than before, and wanted a reduction. The schedule of $16,000 on the John Hannah estate was raised by Mr.

Meacham to 1 7 City employes are clearing Dix street of encroaching buildings, but the wall of the Northwestern railway effectually blockades the The "crusaders" worked yesterday In Lesslng and Sangamon streets. Superintendent of Streets Doherty will have to, buy new lumber to replace eighty feet of fence belonging to Henry Grusendorf, who several years ago got a perpetual injunction from Judge Horton against the city for such an emergency as has arisen. People in the neighborhood made away with the fence on Tuesday as soon as it was leveled. CENSOR FOR PARK FOND. RUIN IN MINE INDUSTRY.

HANNA TALKS OF STRIKES TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST TWO ACCUSED POLICEMEN. IN STRIKE CAUSES PERMANENT DAMAGE IN THE DISTRICT. WEST BOARD. VIRTUALLY HANDS OF A GUARDIAN. ADDRESSES CHAUTAUQUA MEETING AT URBAN O.

Capt. O'Brien to Let Trial Board Decide Whether or Not They Stole $10 from William Kohler. Five Bis Collieries Already So Uadly Injured by Flooding- That They Will Be Abandoned, Throwing 2,000 Men Out of Work All Others Xot in Shape to Resume Operations for Months After Trouble Ends Long Period of Enforced Idleness. Snjs Workman Can Be Trusted When lie I'leditei Ilia Word After Thirty Yearn of Careful Study He Kin tin Wage Earners Are Ileasonablevand ot Anxious for Trouble Is Proud of Success Achieved by Aatlonal Civic Federation. Corporation Counsel Walker Decides That I'nder Sew Lavrs the City Clerk Malt Give His Permission to the Appropriation of Most of the Cash Placed at the Disposal of the Commissioners Is a.

Sort of a. Poo Bah War on Ghost Tracks. fBT A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Savanna, 111., Aug. 6.

Special. The five bandits who held up the Burlington limited near Marcus at midnight last night are be-, lieved to be hiding In the densely wooded bottom lands along the Mississippi, and residents of Savanna are generally of the opinion that their discovery and capture is a feat so difficult as to be practically Impossible. The bottoms are described as being wide in extent, closely covered with trees, and bushes, and uninhabited. The body of the robber killed the fight is still here unidentified. One arrest has been mad.

When the Burlington train from the north pulled in at 4:20 o'clock this afternoon the passengers ipointed out a stranger whose actions they said had been suspicious. He was taken Into custody and examined. He gave his name as Burt O. Dell and said he was a clammer. He does not look like a train robber and.

his capture is not regarded as being significant-Story of the Bobbery. The details of the robbery as gleaned from statements of the trainmen prove that it was executed by men who had made careful plana and were no novices to the trade. The train of eleven coaches, Conductor Emerson in charge, was flagged at the little station, and six masked men boarded the engine. The engineer and fireman obeyed the orders of the robbers, and at once uncoupled the engine and express car from the train and ran them a quarter of a mile up the track. Blow Up Express Car.

The bandits then attacked the express car. Messenger Byle refused to come out of the car when ordered to do so and opened fire en the attacking party. Three charges of dynamite were used In forcing an entrance into the car and in demolishing the safe. It was during the scrimmage that one of the bandits was killed. His body was brought and an inquest held today.

How Robber Met His Death. According to the testimony of Engineer John E. Mooney the robber was not killed by William Byle, the express messenger but by the accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of one of his confederates. After the specie had been taken from the safe in the express car four of the robbers started to climb in to board the engine to Join the two who hpld revolvers to the heads of the engineer and fireman. Suddeiny there was a in their midst and one of thtm out: What in Aid you hoot me for?" as he fell to the ground.

He was raised up and dumped on to tne tender, where he lay groaning. This was the last seen of him by the engineer until his body was found alongside the tracks, a mile from the scene. There were three bullet holes. One was through the body, entering at the chest. A second had passed through the head, entering the eye.

Both were from a revolver of large caliber. A third wound from a small bullet was found in. the.middle finger. oXJthe left hand. It is believed that this was made by Byle's revolver, as it is said to be of smaller caliber.

Robbery Carefully Planned. The actions of the robbers showed a most careful attention to details. Engineer Mooney says they signaled him at Marcus with a white light. He frequently had been turned on to the siding there to pass a train on the main track, lie did not stop until he reached the switch, when he found himself looking into a revolver. The uncoupling of the baggage and mail and express cars was accomplished in a careful manner, and then the engineer was made to run them up the track.

His guard was careful to make the fireman attend to his steam and water, remarking that they wanted to use the engine. Three Charges of Dynamite. Three charges of dynamite were fired, taking half an hour, and then the robbers boarded the engine and ordered Mooney to uncouple it. He went back and then said: "There Is no slack In the couplers; I can't move them. Back a little." The suggestion was followed, and then the leader of the robbers said: That's all for you.

Tou can go now." The engineer started" down the track on the run. He had left the air brakes locked In hopes that he might delay the robbers' The Chicago Union Traction company informed its men late yesterday afternoon that the condition of its finances did not justify granting an increase in wages at the present time. It recommended, however, that the matter be submitted to arbitration, as provided by the existing agreement between the company and the union. The reply of the company was delivered at 3:30 p. m.

to President as he left his car at the Devon avenue barn by Private Secretary Harry F. Keegan, who acted for President John M. Roach. President Larkin read the communication, but declined to make known its contents. Last night at his residence, 1070 Western avenue, he refused to discuss it or the probable action of the union.

Act on the Reply Tonight. The reply will be submitted to a massmeet-ing of the men tonight at Aurora Turner hall, 202 West Division street. The policy of the conservatives Is to live up to the agreement with the company and exhaust every means to avoid a strike. They will urge the selection of a man to represent them on the arbitration board and the submission of their demands for adjustment. There is a radical element among the car men, however, that is disposed to insist upon immediate action.

Representatives of the company declined to give out a copy of the answer, and it was announced that any informantion concerning it must come from President Larkin. It Was admitted, however, that-the reply was a refusal to pay the men more at this time, but that the company would accept the finding of the arbitration board. The men are receiving from 17 to 23 cents an hour. They demand 28 and 30 cents. They apparently are not disposed to insist on the oO per cent increase at this time, as many of them say they will be satisfied for the present if they are given 25 cents.

They think they will be able to make a showing before the arbitration board that will justify that body in recommending an advance that will be satisfactory. Accused of Counterfeiting Labels. After waiting in hiding for twelve hours yesterday a committee representing the cigar makers' union succeeded in making an arrest. Isaac Goldsmith, 4333 Prairie avenue, was taken in custody by Constable P. J.

Kelly on the charge of counterfeiting the cigar makers' label, and placed under $300 bonds by Justice Richardson. I. B. Kuhn, president of the cigar makers" union of McSherrystown, and C. K.

Miller, a cigar manufacturer of the same town, arrived in tne city in' the morning to keep an appointment with Goldsmith, who had offered to sell them some labels. They notified George J. Thompson, treasurer of the cigar makers' union here, of their presence. Goldsmith appeared at the Briggs house at 10 a. m.

and asked for an advance of $60 oa the labels which he was to deliver Mr. Miller. He was told to return later in' the day. At 7 o'clock he returned, and was taken to the room of Mr. Kuhn, where the constable, Mr.

Thompson, and Philip Spangenburg were waiting in hiding. Mr. Kuhn exhibited the $105 he was to pay and Goldsmith brought forth 3,000 labels. When the deal had been perfected the trio emerged from their retreat and Goldsmith was arrested. Confer on Machinists' Troubles.

President James O'Connell of the International Association of Machinists conferred yesterday with President E. P. Ripley and General Manager W. C. Nixon of the Santa Fe railroad on the demands of the machinists on the Gulf and Colorado road, which is a part of the system, and inthe afternoon he met General Manager Niedermeyer of the Allis-C'halmers company to discuss the strike of the machinists at its west side plant.

Both conferences will be resumed today. Strike by Packers' Employes. The boiler makers and their helpers, employed by Swift Co. and Armour Co. struck yesiterday in support of their demand for a higher scale of wages.

Fifty men went out at the Swift plant and thirty at the Armour plant. OLD MAN STRUCK BY CAR DIES. John Brigo of Lyons. 72 Years Old, Succumbs to Injuries Received on Suburban Road. In, the future the city clerk is likely to be much sought after by the west park commissioners.

Corporation Counsel Walker decided yesterday that the park board must look to him for the bulk of its appropriations, and it Is in his discretion to decide largely what it tax levies siiall be. Under the various statutes the park board After hearing further statements of witnesses in the case of William Kohler, who charges that he was robbed of $10 by two policemen, Capt. O'Brien of the Second district decided last night to prefer charges against the accused men and let the matter be decided by the police trial board. The alleged robbery was committed, according to Kohler, at 2 o'clock last Tuesday morning at Twentieth and State streets, where Kohler had been taken by Patrolmen Thome and Jones of the Twenty-second street station. After making a verbal complaint Tuesday evening Kohler was instructed to bring his witnesses to the station last night.

Kohler says he was on his way home when he was stopped by the two policemen, who compelled him to explain his presence on the street. They searched him for concealed weapons, he said, and later permitted him to go to his home at 2611 Fifth avenue. Then he discovered the loss of two $5 bills. Proprietor Bettendorf of the Alhambra hotel and George Haid, a watchman at the hotel, were the witnesses summoned Cy Kohler. They told Capt.

O'Brien the policemen took no money from Kohler. The decision of Capt. O'Brien to file charges is in the hope of vindicating his men. IDENTIFIED BY THEIR VOICES. Hen Arrested by Policeman Millac- After a Window Had Been Broken.

The Kankakee asyium investigation will be brought up at the meeting of the trustees of the Woman's Protective league today. Mrs. Holt, president of the league, will present the question whether it is not the duty of that organization to be represented at the investigation next Monday, and will declaroi herself in favor of the proposition. It is ex-1 pected the trustees will agree with her. Mrs.

Holt has been talking Ihe matter over with Capt. William F. Black, and he has' advised her that the case is one which it is the; duty of the organization to take up. The-reasons advanced are that an important part of the charges made against the management of the asylum and the particular ones which first drew public attention to the abuses existing, was the exposure of the fact that recently two women patients had become mothers. This matter, it Is held.

the. Woman's Protective league is better qualified to take up and press to a clow investigation than the organizations concerned with other branches of the investigation. Notes of Corby Inquest Offered. An offer was made during for use in the investigation by the state Hoard cf charities of the shorthand, notes itaken at the time of the inquest into the death at Kankakee last October of Edward J. Coiby, th inventor.

The testimony given at this inquest, which lasted two when compared with some letters which Mrs. Colby now has, makes a peculiar showing. Among other things at the inquest it was shown that every nurse in the ward had a key to the chest containing whisky and opiates. The curious thing about the testimony, as stated by Mrs. Colby, is that several witnesses claimed her husband had been dying for a week before his death, while she had been receiving letters from, the asylum saying that he was improving.

The telegram announcing his death stunned us." she said, it was so sudden. Afterwards a letter came, tie postmark showing it had been mailed after his death, saying he seemed weak and ailir.g." In this inquest it was shown, according to Mrs. Colby's statement of the testimony, that the physician in charge had saia early in the morning that Mr. Colby couid ne live and his condition showed he was eying. That evening, however, he was dragged from his bed and the attendants tried to make him walk to another room.

He couid not eat, but they fed him mechanically. A few hours later he died. Formal Notice of Investigation. The notice that the state board of charities would hold an investigation of the Kankakee asylum at Kankakee next Monday was formally made by Dr. William Jayne, the president of the board, in Springfield.

Speaking oC it Dr. Jayne said: We prefer that written charges be filed with us, since they will give the board a better foundation- upon which to base its investigation, and will enable us to get at all the questions involved more definitely. If formal charges are not preferred, the board will take up and inquire fully into any and ail charges which may have come to ita attention through the press or otherwise. We hope, however, that written charges will be submitted. "All complaint of responsible parties will be investigated fully and the complainants given a full and free hearing.

I am anxious that a thorough and rigid examination be made." Former Patient Offers Evidence. From Clark county a former 'hmate of the asylum writes to The Tribcke offering to furnish testimony at the investigation if given an opportunity, and mating the following statement of evidence heican furnish: With much satisfaction I notice the good work of The Tribune in bringing to public notice the evils existing at the Kankakee hoepitaL In behalf of humanity it is most earnestly to be hoped that the people of the' state will be able to witness an investigation that investigates. Too long have the people been purposely hoodwinked and misled regarding the real conditions at the mcdei hospital." Every employe of the institution is given to understand that it is a part ot his duty to screen the administration and to keep from the public Just such facts as those brought to light by The Trieune. I was at the hospital as patient for more than a year. At no time was I irrational, but it was thought that would be a benefit to me physically to be the institution.

I could relate a number of Jnetarces of cruelty by certain attendants atH he hospital. I could relate instances of paUents being teased by attendants till wrought to a high state of excitement for the mere amusement of the attendants. I couid also tell of a malodorous and abominable combination called 'hash being perved to patUT.ta as food. I could tell of parents being neglected in different ways. 1 might so still farther in telling thing3 that would interest the taxpayers." REPORT ON DUNNING DEATH.

Coroner's Physician Thinks Insane Patient's Injuries "Were Ltfft Too Long "Without Attention. Dr. Joseph Springer, to the coroner. In his formal report yesterday on the death of Joseph the insane patient who died at Dunning on Monday, says he believes the man's injures were left too long without attention, and ao criticises the new rules at that The report says: Although the man did not die as the direct result of the beating he is said to hae received at the hands of other patients. I believe the injuries were left too long without attention, and suppuration set in.

It is difficult to make an examination of the injuries of violent patients, as they figSt the examining doctor, and I believe it was several days before this man was sent to the Infirmary. I think the whole trouble is th new rule which takes the patients out of the hands of the superintendent and puts them in those of the local medical The two children of Mandernhach, a son and a daughter, called on the coroner yesterday and said it would not have taken much violence to kill their father, as he was in bad health when he went to the inftrireary. The charge was made by a coynty official yesterday that it is the practice att Dunning to permit one Insane patient to assist the butcher in the cutting of meat, although the officials no longer allow any of ithtm to be intrusted with razors. I have often shuddered," said: lie, when I have thought what that man might do with the huge knife he uses were he suddenly to become violent." Dr. Neely, the head physiclari at the Infirmary, said yesterday there should be room for at least l.CKXl more patients sit the Institution to prevent overcrowding.

Ten Sew Caei of TypHoid. Ten cases of typhoid fever were received at th county hospital yesterday and five p-itienu vr discharged as cured of the diseaaei The cas coming yesterday raisK-d the number: la the hospital to 215. The death rate thus ftr ha been only 1 per cent of the number of patfc-ct treated at the hoBpital, but the internes espect to see the rate rise. Xake Geneva Saturday Serioe. The 1:20 p.

m. Chicago and Northwestern Saturday train to Lake Geneva will hereafter have parlor car for Lake Cfeneva and Williams Bay each Saturday ur.Jil further rotiee in addition to its equipment of standard day coaches. Tickets, -'12 Clark street and Wells Street Station. Urbana, Aug. 6.

Special. Senator M. A. Hanna delivered an address today before the Urbana Chautauqua on the subject of labor and its relation to capital. There were fully 3,000 Chautauquans In the audience and all appeared eager to see the senator and listen to his speech.

After expressing the fear that as a result of his efforts today he might be asked to fill a pulpit in some church the senator explained his interest in labor questions by Baying: Thirty years ago I was a witness and participated in one of the most serious strikes that ever occurred in Ohio, After it had been settled, after property had been destroyed and blood shed, there came a time to think it over, and I made up my mind that there was a better way to settle such disputes than that. And from that hour until this it has been the thought and theme uppermost in my mind. "And as years of experience have passed, and 1 have noticed and studied every feature of the question, every trait of character, every question that moves men, I have been formed in the opinion that it was possible to settle disputes in a different way." Proud of Civic Federation. Telling of the work of the National Civic federation, Senator Hanna said: In every instance but one in a ten months' life we have settled every labor difficulty that has come to us. This one instance where the organization failed was the anthracite coal strike.

"I admit that the civic federation has failed in its efforts there. It is hard to conciliate, it is hard to arbitrate a question when only one side will consider it." Senator Hanna said, in a relation of his own experiences with miners and their agreements, he had been met with the question: Why, what is your contract worth with a labor organization? If it don't want to keep it it won't, and you cannot make it." That," said Senator Hanna, is true, but when that remark carried with it the insinuation that men of that class had no honor in carrying out a contract I want to say that I deny it, and now 1 have the proof." Laborer Can Be Trusted. Senator Hanna then told of the miners convention held to discuss a general sympathetic strike, and how the men who had entered into a solemn compact with the employers, which had been in force for four years, bound only by their honor, defend that honor by voting unanimously against the strike. What there is yet to be done along the line of this great question," said the Senator, depends greatly upon the support that we receive, and that it be not confined to that small organization of the civic federation. I feel encouraged that if my mission in life is to do good in'this direction in which I have enlisted, it gives me more hope and more courage to go on.

The only difficulty is that I am afraid the republicans of Ohio will have to find some other fellow for the senate, because I don't want to go back there. I think I would rather do this kind of work." Two men asked Patrolman Robert Millar the time early yesterday morning as he was passing Archer avenue and Twenty-second street. An hour later he saw two men standing in a dark doorway. One of them asked the time, and the policeman remembered his voice as the same that had demanded to know the time an hour before. At 4 o'clock the poilceman heard a crash of glass, and, running to the corner of Twenty-second street and Archer avenue, discovered the large plate glass window in the Rydell clothing store badly broken.

The two men. who had asked the time were just going away from the building. He placed them under arrest, and when they attempted to prove that they were waiting for an Incoming train Millar reminded them of the previous two encounters. Shenandoah, Aug. 6.

Special. A long period of idleness for thousands of men, even after the strike is ended; permanent loss of work for other thousands because of the abandonment of several collieries, and continued scarcity of coal, coupled with high prices, would be the result of the great miners" strike if it were settled tomorrow, according to William Stein, the mine inspector of this district. Every day that the strike continues, he declares, the prospect for further crippling of the Industry is increased. Already in this district alone, he says, five mines have been to damaged by flooding that they will have to be abandoned permanently. They employed 2,000 men.

and are valued at Four of them belong to the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company, and the other to the Sheafer estate of Pottsville. Mr. Stein estimates that out of the fifty-six collieries in his district only fourteen are in a condition for immediate operation if the strike were ended. The others are In such a condition that it would require anywhere from one to four months to clear them of water and make Repairs. He said the average time would be about two months.

In the coal fields south of here Mr. Stein said the situation is about as bad. But in the Wyoming and Lackawanna region the mines are in much better condition. The mine inspector's statement created considerable interest here, as it confirmed the belief of some of the coal company officials that a full resumption of coal mining will not take place this year. Foreigners Said to Be Drilling.

In reply to a query Gen. Gohin said he had been advised that foreigners in this vicinity were being drilled, but he would not say whether the Information he had received was correct. He believed, however, there are many men among the foreigners here who have been officers in European armies and have taken refuge In this country. Watchman Is Beaten to Death. Wilkesbarre, Aug.

6. Special. Daniel Sweeney, a watchman In ihe employ of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western company at the Bliss colliery in Hanover township, was found dead in a field In Hanover township this morning. He quit work at midnight, and was followed by a score of men.

The men were making threats, and Sweeney took refuge In a salcon, and waited there for some time. Later he left for his home. This was the last seen of him alive. Three Lithunians have been arrested on suspicion of murder. President Mitchell in Charge.

President Mitchell returned here this afternoon from Scranton, where he has been for sone days, and resumed the direction of the strike from headquarters. He declined to discuss the attack made upon him, President Fahey. and the union by Father Reilly, nor would he discuss either the Shenandoah affair nor the Injunctions of Judge Keller. Liberty Denied to Miners. Clarksburg, W.

Aug. 6. Judge Goff this afternoon in an opinion decided the habeas corpus case against the miners and agitators and remanded them to. the custody of the marshal and sheriff. They will be removed to Parkersburg to serve the remainder of their sentences.

may levy as high as Vz mills on the aouar if the city clerk consents. Without his consent, however, it cannot go higher than 34. The rest the commissioners must ask the clerk to give them. Incidentally the opinion holds that if the loan of 100,000 for small park purposes has not yet been made, the city clerk is not authorized to make a levy of 1 mill on west town- property to provide for the Interest and sinking fund. When, the loan is made, however, it is obligatory on him to provide the money.

The opinion is based on the recent act of the legislature, approved by a vote of the people, vesting the duties formerly performed by the town officers in the city clerk and county treasurer. By this the city clerk is given the power formerly held by the town clerks and assessors and the county treasurer that of the town collectors' and supervisors. Mr. Walker finds that under the various statutes of the state, passed at different times, the west park commissioners are altogether authorized to levy a tax on west side property amounting to 12 mills. One Man a Majority.

Under the so called consolidation act, the city clerk is delegated to perform the duties of both the town assessor and clerk, and so, although but one individual, he forms a majority of the board, having a vote for each of his proxy offices, while the county treasurer only represents- the supervisor. The opinion holds that in order to make a tax levy for the park board there must be a meeting of the corporate authorities of the town." Consequently it is- in order for City Clerk Loeffler and County Treasurer Raymond to get together to consider the application made by the park commissioners for a levy of 5 mills, the filing of which with the city clerk was the reason for the opinion. At this meeting Clerk Loeffler can make a motion as town assessor and second it as town clerk, and declare it carried by the votes of both officials. If County Treasurer Raymond wants to protest as town supervisor he can do so, but an appeal from the decision of the chair would encounter the two oppos-ition votes. After the "Ghost" Tracks.

At the request of Corporation Counsel Walker, Superintendent of Streets Doherty has prepared a list of dead car tracks and curves in the streets cf Chicago. The purpose is to use the information in the framing of a blanket ordinance compelling the companies to remove the unused tracks. The following is ihe list: UXIOX TRACTION' COMPANY, ivwntown district Tracks. 20; curves, 19. Outside district Tracks.

15; curves, 24. CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COM PA XT. Downtown district Tracks, curvja, 5. Outside district Tracks, curves, 8. The most important of the dead tracks are those of the Union Traction company in La Salle, Randolph, Harrison.

Washington, and Adams streets, and Michigan and Fifth avenues, and those of the Chicago City railway company in State and Van Buren streets. ARREST A RAILROAD POLICEMAN 'ploye of Santa Fe Charged with Beating and Kicking a Suspected Thief. POLICE WILL PLAY PINGPONG. Evanston Force to Be Presented with an Outfit for the Game, to Be Installed in the Station. escape, and he was in a hurry to get away.

Suddenly the leader called: Here, you engineer, we want you." Not on your life," replied Mooney, and he ran down the track. He kept up the pace until he dropped from exhaustion. Messenger Byle Injured. John Brigo of Lyons, who was struck by a suburban railroad street car on Tuesday, near Bergman's grove, Riverside, died yesterday from the effects of his injuries. Brigo was walking on the tracks.

He was slightly deaf and apparently did not hear the approaching car. The motorman said that he did not know there was any one on the tracks until he heard a shout. He stopped the car, but it was too. late, as the man had been run over. Brigo was 72 years old.

He left two daughters and one son, living in Lyons. Evanston police are to play pingpong. Aid. Frank W. Gerould of the Evanston city council will donate the outfit.

The net will be placed on a table in the squadroom of the station, and the police probably will divide their spare time between that and the billiard room provided last winter by ex-Chief of Police Knight. GIRL CAR. BAITER. WINS HER. POINT.

Meanwhile Messenger Byle had been laying on the floor of the shattered express car unconscious. He recovered before the robbers finished their work and asked if he cou.d put out a fire which had been started in the car by the explosions. Sure thing," was the We have got all we want out of it." Byle entered the car and tried to stamp out the flames. Not succeeding, he went to the water cooler for water to throw on the flames. "Suddenly there was another explosion and Byle was again thrown to the floor unconscious.

He was discovered by Engineer Mooney after he had run away from the robbers. Mooney heard Byle groaning and succeeded in bringing him to his senses. He recovered sufficiently today to be able to testify at the inquest, and will probably scape permanent injury. EFFORT TO CATCH THE ROBBERS Railway and Express Officials Declare That No Expense Will Be Spared. NEW HAVEN CAR LINE TIED UP.

Conductors and Motormen on a Big System Strike and the Public Is "Walking. ORGAN TO LIMIT FOOD BILLS. of Democratic Nominee for President County Board Says if Elected He Will Cut Off Profits. New Haven. Aug.

C. The Fair Haven and Westville railroad company, operating and controlling all trolley traffic, local and suburban, within a radius of ten miles of this city, found its entire system practically tied up this morning as a of a strike of its 400 conductors and motor-men, and all efforts to carry passengers were abandoned. The men demand changes and reforms in. methods of administration. The officials of the company have thu far refused to yield.

The action of the strikers is mainly due to the refusal of the company's cfficials to reinstate twtnty-seven discharged employes. CAMPLOGAN'S FIRSTPRISONERS Seven Members of Seventh Regiment Arrested by Provost Guard and Reprimanded by Colonel. Beaten, kicked, and then arrested because he had picked a few pieces of ice from the Sante F6 tracks was the story told by Joseph Beizcak. 2171 Thirty-seventh street, yesterday. The statement resulted in warrants being issued by Justice Sabath, and Policeman Kelly of the Sante Fe road was taken in custody.

Beizcak told the justice that Kelly rushed from behind a freight car. knocked him down, and beat and kicked him unmercifully. Bruised and bleeding from several wounds the aged victim says he was dragged to the Thirty-fifth street police station and locked up on charges preferred by the railroad policeman. FINDS TRACE OF MARTIN HOWE. Deputy Morrison Says the Fugitive Is Ready to Plead Guilty to Manslaughter.

Chicago officials of the Burlington and of 'he Adams Express company declared that every effort would be made to arrest the train robbers and make an example of them. Superintendent Swift of the express com-fciny and the Pinkerton detectives, who left nicago at 2 o'clock in the afternoon for fayanna, were told to have the body of the robber embalmed and exposed where it fpuld be viewed as a means of securing an wentification. If Express Messenger William Byle can Prove that one of the shots he fired killed the uead robber he will be given $1,000 reward the companies. He ought to get it if he killed the man," said General Supt. F.

C. Rice of the Burlington. From the information we now have it seems that the man was killed by his companions. Our engineer says that he was shot hite climbing into the cab. We do not know whether the robbers got Into the through safe or not.

The money they got was about $2,000, mostly in silver, and. therefore, hard to carry. It was a light day, the shipments out of New York on Sunday being small." The officials of the express company declared that the loss would be small. General Apnt James L. Calhoun said the amount had been much overestimated.

It was less than said one official. Of that amount $2,000 was in silver. As a matter of fact, train robbers- never get enough to Justify the risk they take in getting it. We don't know which safe was opened, but the robbers could not have secured much." BUSINESS NOTICES. Whether the republican or democratic candidate for sheriff is elected, he will have a slim chance to make money off the feeding of prisoners in the event that Rollin B.

Organ becomes the president of the county board. As the democratic nominee for that office Mr. Organ has made this statement: I pledge myself to allow the sheriff only cost price for feeding county prisoners, and I further pledge myself to secure an equally economical administration of all other branches of the county service." Coming on the' heels of the pledge of Thomas Barrett, the democratic candidate for sheriff, Mr. Organ's utterances created something of a stir among politicians. REPLIES TO VOTERS' LEAGUE.

Charles W. Kopf, Candidate for Legislature, Who Was Denied Indorsement, Writes to President Cole. Having failed to get an indorsement from the Legislative Voters' league, Charles W. Kopf, republican candidate for the legislature in the Second district, has opened a fight against that organization. In a letter addressed to President George E.

Cole yesterday he denied that a certain bill introduced by him at the last session was intended as a blow at the civil service law. He claims that the purpose of it was to give preference to the veterans of the civil and Spanish-American wars. The league, it is understood, informed Kopf that it regarded this measure as a mistake, and promised, if he would agree not to introduce it again, his candidacy would be indorsed. This he refuses to do. For the time in its history; the rifle range at Camp Logan last r.ight had some prisoners.

Seven members of the Second battalion. Seventh regiment, who had gone to Winthrop Harbor, missed the train, and thj provost guard was sent after them. The men were arrested and on return to camp Col. Moriarty reprimanded them. The colonel called out the battalion after midnight and gave the members a lecture, saying he would discharge them If the pranks which they had been playing continued.

Company is said to have been the greatest offender and Capt. Fitzsimmons was severely reprimanded by the colonel. Another example of the hazing practiced was furnished when, after a mock Privates Patrick Mangan and R. rake. both of Company were detailed to guard Adjt.

Gen. Smith and Col. Morlarty's windows in, headquarters from mosquitoes. The men were found by the officers fanning, the air at a late hour and sent to the Martin Howe has been traced but not caught. Deputy Sheriff Morrison returned from Joliet yesterday and reported that he found the house in the prison city where Howe had been hiding for a week.

Howe stopped with a Mr. Delany, who said that while there Howe received three letters from Attorney McEwen. who told him that he would see State's Attorney Deneed and arrange for Howe to return and plead guilty to manslaughter. Miss Brewer, who is IS years old, was one of the leaders of the Rogers Park street car baiters yesterday. She succeeded in carrying her point by presenting home made transfers.

It has b6en weighed in the balance and not wanting. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Cham- 4.