Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 2

The Aevald--Review. by E. Kiley. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS - If the St. Louis big- amist who has ten wives had lived in Chicago he would have usurped the entire female population. A New York man who tried to com- mit suicide one day last week married a widow the next. It is strange that in these days of prosperity any man should be so desperate as that. It is pleasant to read that the straight up-and-down system of writ- ing has been introduced in the St. Louis schools. Crooked writers have caused a lot of trouble to bankers and others from time immemorial. On one occasion P. 'T, Barnum walk- elinto Dr. Collyer’s church just as the preacher entered the pulpit. Barnum Was put in a back seat. ‘The clergy- man spied him, and leaning over the reading desk, said: “Will that usher please take Mr. Barnum to my pew. When I go to his show he always gives me a front seat. I don't see why he shouldn’t fare equally well at ‘my show.’” Under the newspaper head-line, ““Bet- ter Times Coming,” printed in a Ken- tucky paper, is the subhead, “Whiskey and Tobacco Outlook Is Encouraging.” Much depends on the point of view. The most encouraging whiskey and to- bacco outlook is that afforded by the recent report of the United States com- nissioner of internal revenue, showing that in the last fiscal year there was a decrease of nearly a quarter of a mil- lion dollars in the revenue receipts from the liquor and tobacco business as compared with those of the year before, ind‘eating a corresponding decrease of consumption. Mr. Tennyson’s Downs is the name by which the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight still call a crest overlooking the sea, where a few days ago a little com- pany of English and American admir- ers gathered to unveil and dedicate a beacon in memory of the great poet. The memorial is in. the form of an Iona cross, and stands high above the rocks and fierce sea, a landmark as gratezul to mariners as the large free- dom of the downs was to Tennyson, or as his undying messages to the reading world. Not inaptly, upon the four arms of the cross, might have been inscribed his own injunction to “Live pure, speak true, right the wrong;’ with his own comment, “Else wherefore born?” Dr. Wier Mitchell, lecturing to a school of nurses lately upon the, neces- sity of self-control in emergencies, told the following incident: ‘One of his patients, while in a low, nervous condi- tion, swallowed by mistake a dose from the wrong bottle. She shrieked out that she was poisoned. One of the nurses screamed ‘Aconite!’ and began to ery hysterically. The other nurse, seeing that the patient was going into convulsions from terror, when relief would be impossible, said, coolly, ‘Don’t be frightened; look here,’ taking a mouthful of the dose herself. She then went outside to rid her mouth of it, procured an emetic and sent for a doctor and a stomach pump. Her calm- ness saved the life of the patient.” The revolt on the northwestern fron- tier of India has been made more ser- ious by the rising of the Afridis, one of the most powerful of the native tribes; inhabiting the hills in the neighborhood of the Khyber Pass. The Afridis are a hardy and restless race of mountaineers. They have been loyal to the British in previous outbreaks, and guarded the Khyber Pass during the Afghan war. Their present con- duct suggests a widespread concert of action among the tribes, inspired prob- ably by the preaching of Moslem fanat- ics. The country is a difficult one for military operations, and the Indian government is obliged to strongly pro- tect the remotest outposts, as even a slight reverse would stir up more tribes. The excitement over the discoveries of gold in the Klondike region shows little abatement, although the begin- ning of the Arctic winter is at hand. At the middle of this month three thou- sand adventurers, with two thousand tons of freight, were waiting at the en- trance to the White Pass in Alaska for an opportunity to cross the moun- tains to the Yukon river. Probably as many more were at that time on their way from San Francisco, Seattle and elsewhere, few of whom can possibly reach the fields in season. So great was the pressure to get into the fields that Secretary Bliss of the Department of the Interior issued a formal note, warning the public that the most ser- ious privation and danger awaited those who made the venture this sea- son. Travelers describe the Orientals as our contraries; but contrariness is not always a fault! The king of Siam on being shown a case of stuffed animals and told that they were all shot by the crown prince of Austria, neatly re- marked, “I love animals dearly, but I do not kill them. I keep them.” Thus spake the heathen to a Christian peo- ple. Though the sale of whisky be pro- hibited in Alaska, there is nothing to prevent one from giving it away with each dollar sandwich. PITH OF THE NEWS EVENTS JF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM, A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. Washington Talk. A, C, Harding and F. K. Noyes, both of Leavenworth, Kas., and Howard J. Hodgson of Eureka, Kas., have been admitted to practice before the treas- ury department. The secretary of the interior has af- firmed the decision cf the land office in the case of Charles Dahlgreen vs. Frederick ©. Wickman, involving a timber culture entry in the Crookston, Minn., land district. The United States consul at Bremen has informed the department of state that Prof. Edwin Klebs, a celebrated scientist, has sailed for the United States for the purpose of investigating the toxines of yellow fever. He will visit Washington during his stay in the United States. Personal Mention. James Patterson, the most promi- nent Deniocrat of the Sixth Iowa dis- trict, was kicked in the stomach by a horse at Newton and died. M Annie C. Rogers, a prominent resident of Escanaba, Mich., is dead. e had lived here twenty years and a prominent member of the East- Star. The president has appointed John T. Dare appraiser of merchandise for the district of San Francisco, and Joseph E. Lee collector of customs, district of St. Johns, Fla. Emma Goldman, the anarchist, has withdrawn from the Debs labor con- vention. She says it is not properly conducted and that the delegates do not attend to business. Samuel Me Liberal, has been elected to pa ment in the east di- ion of Denbigshire, succeeding Sir ge Osborne Mo! n, Liberal, de- ed. Mr. Moss’ majority was 2,- against a majority of 1,784 for predecessor. -President Cleveland has pur- chased a lot of land near Elbow pond, | in the village of Cedar Swamp, near Buzzard Bay, Mass. The pond i: well stocked with black bass, pickerel | and perch, and has been a favorite re- sort of Mr. Cleveland and his friends this seascn. Casualties. A five-year-old son of William Spencer was run over and killed by a Wisconsin Central train at Stevens Point, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Shannon of Pine Groye, Wis., have lost four children in five weeks from typhoid fever, and four childrer: are very ill. Mrs. Grant Mathews, while picking peaches at her home in Beaman, Mo., fell from a tree and received injuries which will probably prove fatal. William S. Hopkins, owner cf the famous Oa ud mineral springs and hotel at St. Clair, Mich., is dead. He fell from a street car. Cyrus Qu seventy. and his wife, ty-five, were killed at the intersection of the ssing of the Erie railroad, just west of Hankins’ Station, N. Y., by a passenger train. Ashley T. Dawson, Jr., clearing out timber, went to the house of D. BE. Reed, a farmer near Decorah, Iowa, ra gun. He picked the gun up out corner, when the trigger caught on a nail on a cupboard and was dis- charged, the whole load entering the boy’s mouth, killing him instantly. ix years old, Crimes and Criminals. An attempt was made to burn the | business portion of Stockton, Cal, | se ‘al incendiary fires having been { started simultaneously. The Pioneer ; art gallery was destroyed. | Walter McArthur, a young farmer, | has been arrested at Cedar Rapids, | Iowa, for theft. He was hired to take hogs to the packing house. He col- lected $188 and kept the money. ‘tate Senator Alexander Dorsey, at Moundsville, W. Va., shot himself through the head. He was one of the | most daring oil operators in the state, | and his act was due to despondency caused by financial reverses. Cashier Silfeverberg, of the Mutual | Life Insurance Company of New York, has been arrested at Copen- hagen on the charge of embezzling 44,000 crowns and with falsifying his accounts. A Havana special says Pedro Hei- | nandez Montaner, a naturalized Amer- ican who has been in jail for the last two months at Guines, charged with ecmplicity in the insurrection, has been liberated. Cashier Silfeverberg, of the Mutua Life Insurance Company of New York, has been arrested at Copenhagen on the charge of emb ing 44,000 crowns and with falsifying his ac- counts. Foreign Notes. The Berlin Vassische Zeitung says the government is taking steps to in- troduce a bill to increase oe beer tax three-fold. In consequence of cpetnone as to an anarchist plot the Madrid police have arrested six anarchists. A num- ber of bombs have been seized. Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, the new- ly-appointed United States minister to Spain, has arrived at Madrid from San Sebastian, aceompanied by his secre- taries. Dispatches received at Montevideo say that the disarmament of the in- surgent forces is absolute. The entire body surrendered only 378 bad fire- arms and 30,000 cartridges. Horatio D. Davis, Conservative member of parliament for Chatham, was chosen lord mayor of London with the usual ceremonial, succeeding Sir George Faudel Philips. M. Jules Cambon, governor-general of Algeria, it is announced, will suc- ceed M, Jules Patenotre as French ; Seventy | al department, | school for more than twenty years, | | partment | frank to packages of sugar beet seed | been dissolved. | even were the city disposed it had not ambassador at Washington, ‘and M.! Patenotre will go to Madrid. A Dublin special says it i: on the highest authority that Edward Gibson Ashbourne, lord ta cellor of Id, will soon succeed the ear! of Aberdeen as governor general ot Canada. A Dublin special says It is reported, on the highest authority, that Baron Edward Gibson Ashbourne, lord chan- cellor of Ireland, will soon succeed the earl of Aberdeen as governor-general of Canada. Countess Herbert von Bismarck, wife of the eldest son of Prince Bis- marck, has given birth to a son. ‘The count and countess, who were married in 1892, have two other children, a daughter who was born in 1893 and another daughter who was born in 1896. Keishero Matsui has been advanced to the position of first secretary of the Japanese legation in recognition of his long and valuable service in the diplomatic corps of his country. In the absence of Minister Hoshi, who will go to Japan shortly on leave, Mr. Matsui will be in charge, a position ef more than usual importance in view of the pending Japanese-Hawa iian questions. General, The Millikan National Bank of De- eatur, Il, has been authorized to be- gin business. Capital, $200,000. Mrs. Ida O. C. Shirk bad her divorce suit against Judge William S. Shirk dismissed, he paying the costs. A three days’ celebration of the com- pletion of the new steel arch bridge over the Niagara gorge has formally begun at Niagara Falls. The sanitary condition of Havana is bad. Many pacificos herded here and not allowed to ask charity are starv- ing. The convention of doctors of Central Wisconsin was held at Reedsburg. There were about forty doctors pres- ent. The directors of the Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western railroad have de- clared a regular quarterly dividend of 13-4 per cent. The American Paper company, deal- ers in printing paper at Chicago, has assigned. Assets, $52,000; liabilities about $80,000. Murray & Watt, for seventeen years one of the most prominent dry goods firms of Akron, Ohio, have assigned; liabilities $90,000, assets $75,000. At the Greenport sporting club at New York Bobby Dobbs of Minneapo- lis got the decision over Joe Gans of altimore in a twenty-round bout. The Shell Lake, Wis., Lumber Com- pany has completed an eleven-mile ex- tension of its logging railroad and also improved the old roadbed and equipment. rmers of Irving township, near atha, Kas., report that myriads of hoppers are flying south, some dropping on the wa It is feared that the pests are making ready to hatch out next spring in Brown county. The secretary of the interior has awarded the contract for the proposed Indian school building at Flandrau, 8. D., to Owen & Hille, on their bid Us $40,000, and has ce the con- s. Leon Le Dent of Bevier, Mo. made three attempts at suicide by ing down upon the Burlington tr M Le Dent has a good home ‘and every comfort of life. The reason for her desperate act is unknown. The Second Baptist church of Rich- mond, Va., has extended a unanimous call to Rev. Carter Helm Jones, D. D., of Louisville, I to become its tor. It is believed that the call w: ill be accepted. The growth of London is astounding. The latest returns on the subject show that over 1,200 houses are erect- ed monthly in the metropolis. Be- tween the months of August, 1896, and. August, 1897, 14,591 houses were built. “Dad” Earhart arrived at Car Kas., from Portland, Ore., having eled the entire distance afoot. He left Portland last April and was about five months on the road. Mr. Earhart is ix years of age. He is in good health and little fatigued from h‘s jour- ney. Officers Mitchell. Pearson, Butler and Faundlee, of the Choctaw country, ar- rested John Carpenter, who is charged with being a cattle thief and an all around bad man. Carpenter was se- verely wounded while resisting arrest. thirteen buckshot having entered his body. Secretary Wilson, of the agricultur- has secured an order from the postoffice department permit- ting the agents of the agricultural de- ta attach the department to be sent from growers to the experi- ment stations throughout the country for analysis. of West Superior has pro- ceeded with its business, the injunc- tion restraining it from paying out any funds until W. R. Daws’ judg- ment of $2,500 was satisfied, having Judge Vinje held that authority to pay this judgment until taxes had been levied for the purpose. The steamship City of Seattle brought the news of a murder and sui- cide at Skaguay. The night of the 21st George Buchanan, foreman of the Skaguay B:y Improvement company, shot and killed Mrs. Stella Kossuth, the proprietress of a lodging house and restaurant, and then killed himself. He was madly jealous of her. The second annual log rolling ot the Woodmen of the World of Missouri and Kansas is being held at Nevada, Mo. About 20,000 people are in attend- ance. Mayor Graves delivered a wel- come address and was followed by Sovereiga Chief Root of Omaha, Lieu- tenant Governor Northcott and ex-Govy. Sherman of Iowa. Kansas City, Ne. vada. Sedalia and Joplin are contest- ing for the next annual meeting. Mrs. John Ash, living with her hus- band at Scranton, Pa., received a letter from her son John, who was kidnapped by a relative twenty-four years ago. The boy was four years old when taken from home, and she had never heard from him before since his abduction. Ex-Goy. E. N. Morrill has presented the Congregational Sunday school of Hiawatha, Kas., with a new library, He has been superintendent of the wot CAMPOS MIGHT DO CONSERVATIVES MAY RETAIN OF- FICE UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, The Queen Will Make Her Choice After Her Interview With Senor Sagasta—She Desires to Retain the Present Chambers, Fearing the Distarbing Effect of a Gen- eral Election—Senor Silvela Sug- gets Marshal Campos, Madrid, Oct. 2—Marshal Martinez Campos was in conference with the queen regent for an hour and a half. He expressed the opinion that a change of policy was possible with the present chamber if the majority sup- ported the new cabinet’s economic measures and attitude toward the colonies After the queen regent receives Senor Sagasta and Senor Fidal, pres- ident of ithe chamber of deputies, she will make her decision. Her majesty expressed a desire to retain, if possi- ble, the present chambers, believing that a general election would nave a disturbing effect. For this, however, a Conservative cabinet would be nec- essary. None of the Liberals are in- clined to accept office, as they would only find themselves at the mercy of Conservative chambers. Gen. Campos has been endeavoring to effect ar- rangements whereby the chambers might be retained in case the Lib- erals were to take office, but so far he has been unsuccessful. ‘ During the conference of leaders of the dissident Conservatives with the queen regent Senor Silvela declared that, in view of the difficulties in the way of dissolution it would be best to retain the Conservatives in office un- der the leadership of Campos, and he said that on the assumption that the cabinet would receive the support. of all elements, a majority of his own section would give it enthusiastic sup- port, THE SAME OLD STORY. Yellow Fever at New Orleans Is Still Spreading. New Orleans, Oct. 2. — Yesterday wes again something of a record- breaker in the matter of new cases. They cropped up in all directions, but the death record was still low. ‘Lhe fever is rapidly spreading in many di- rections, but the large majority of cases are said to be of a harmless type. The weather is. warm and the condi- tions excellent for new cases. There were three deaths and twenty-four new cases, A bitter fight is being made cn the board of health because it is insisting in quarantining inmates of houses in which yellow fever exists and those houses which immediately adjoin. Dr. Guiteras expressed the opinion that it is possible to confine the in- fection within the room where the pa- tient may be lying, and this has strengthened the fight of the public against quarantine measures. In spite of the storm of protests, however, many physicians are urging the board to continue its course. The crisis is either here now or close at hand, and it is not considered wise, no matter what may be the public indignation, to jeopardise the health of the whole community by allowing people in in- fected houses or living next door to them to go at random. GREAT IS STAR POINTER. Another Record Smashed in a Race With Joe Patchen, Springfield, Ill., Oct — In a race that was witnessed by at least 65,000 people Star Pointer, on the Illinois State fair grounds, not only main- tained his reputation as the king of pacers by beating Joe Patchen, but he also lowered the world’s record in a race by half a second, making 2 mile in 2:001-2, the record having been 2:01; which Star Pointer made on Sat- urday, Sept. 18, at Indianapolis, when he defeated Joe Patchen. Star Point- er was greeted with tremendous cheers by the assembled thousands as he passed under the wire in the third heat, and the announcement of the lowering of the world’s record in a race was received with tumultuous applause. WOMAN CAUSES MURDER, Her Escort Resented Her Familiar- ity With Another Man. New York, Oct. 2. — A_ trolley ex- cursion of a political association of the East division of, Brooklyn and Dexter Park had a murderous ending. A young woman whom William Kling- er had taken, drank and chatted with John McNally. Klinger object2d, and made an insulting remark to the wo- man, which McNaliy resented with a blow. Klinger retaliated, and his blow killed McNally almost instantly. The friends of the two took up the fight, and when a riot call brought out the police they found men and women engaged in a free fight, using beer glasses and stones. FAMILIES HOMELESS. Fire in a Chiengo Suburb Causes Serious Loss to Many People. Chicago, Oct. 2.—Fire, which broke out at Willow Springs, sixteen miles from Chicago, on the Drainage canal, destroyed nearly half the town and made fifty families homeless. The fire apparatus was totally inadequate and assistance was telegraphed for to Chicago. A special train was at once sent, but before it arrived the fire had burned out. Loss about $50,000, with but little insurance. Pope Grows Weaker. London, Oct. 2.—The Globe says it hears the Pope’s weakness is increas- ing and that the church dignitaries are afraid he will not rally from the extreme feebleness and exhaustion he now betrays. New Surgeon General. Washington, Oct. 2.—The president has appointed Newton ©. Bates, U. S. N., surgeon general and chief of the bureau of medicines and surgery of the navy. He succeeds See Gen- eral ‘Tryon. ; eo oe . TOUGH ON TWo. They Are Arrested in Montana in Order to Be Hanged. Red Lodge, Mont., Oct. 2. — Sheriff Dunn has arrested J. M. Moore and Charles Rich, wanted at Marshall, N. C., where they are under sentence to be hanged for burglary, which is a capital offense in that state, if com- mitted after midnight. They are brothers, George and William Cody, though they have been known here for nearly two years by aliases. Geo. Cody says: “We were convicted and sentenced to be hanged Oct. 4, 1804. We carried the case up to the supreme court and while waiting for its decis- jon were induced to leave the jail from which some murderers had dis- covered means of escaping. We wandered to Old Mexico and Cali- fornia and finally came here aLsut a year ago. We are not guilty.” RECORD BREAKER, The New German Steamer Starts On Her Eastward Voyage. New York, Oct. 2.—In chase of an Eastern record, the new North Ger- man Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which broke the westward record on her maiden voyage to this port, has set out on her return trip to Southampton. Her Hoboken pier was crowded with sightseers, and there was much cheeriny and waving of handkerchiefs and hats when the co- lessal vessel backed out from her pier and’swung her sharp bow eastward. The eastward, record established by the St. Louis, is 6 days 10 hours and 14 minutes. As the new German ves- sel cut 1 h min utes from the St. Paul days and 37 minutes, there is little doubt that the eastward record will have to go when the new vessel com- pletes her voyage. The vessel carried G. B, Norton Shoots and Instantly Kills William Shelton. =. D.;. Ost. An old feud B. Norton and William Sheltoz, living south of this place fourteen miles, has had a tragic ending, the former shooting Shelton and killing him al- most instantly. Both par’ had been living with each other's s for the past year and had a bitter feeling against each other, which, whenever they met resulted in quarrels. This time they met on the highway, where Norton killed his enemy. He immedi- ately drove to this place where he gave himself up. COLLAPSE OF A TRESTLE. Fatal Accident at a Railroad Cross- ing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct. 2. — A trestle on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, at Tenth and Norris streets, under which thirty men were working, col- lapsed, precipitating a train to the street. ‘Two bodies have already been taken from under the debris, and it is feared that many more are dead. Signs the Capitol Bonds, St. Paul, Oct. 2—State Auditor Dunn has affixed his signature to the $50,- 000 of certificates of indebtedness, the first issue of the $500,000 authorized by the last legislature for the pur- pose. of constructing the new state capitol. ‘This issue bears date of Oct. 1, and will be due July 1, 1900. ‘Lhe auditor’s signature is the final guar- anty of the legality of the bonds. The Gun Was Loaded. Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 2.—Oscar Moberg, aged seventeen, son of John Moberg, who lives on the shores of Lake Lida, east of Pelican Rapids, was riding on a load of hay with his loaded gun, when it jolted against the binding pole and discharged. The shot entered his leg between the knee and thigh. The leg was amputated and he will probably recover. Mysterious Murder. Barnum, Iowa, Oct. 2.-Fred Quade, living three miles southwest of this place, was shot and instantly killed by some unknown perscn. He was read- ing a paper at the time and a charge of buckshot from a shotgun entered just below the left arm. Two Creameries Burn, Waucoma, Iowa, Oct. 2.—Webster’s creamery of this place burned down. he fire is supposed to have been started in the engine room, and a strong wind carried the flames to the Farmers’ creamery, which also burned. Rich Guld Strike. Ouray, Colo., Oct. 2. — A rich gold strike has been made on Potosi moun- tains in the Sneffels district by O. J. Davis and Thomas Downer. The vein is wide and continuous and runs thousands of dollars to the ton. Bonds Sell Well. Sleepy Eye, Minn., Oct. 2.—Six thou- sand dollars of 5 per cent water works bends were sold to George D. Cook & Co. of Chicago at a premium of 11-4 per cent. There were seven bidders. . Indians Indicted for Murder. Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 2. — The United States grand jury found an in- dictment against George Washington, an Indian, for murder. ‘The case was continued and court adjourned. Fatal Accident. Marshfield, Wis., Oct. 2.—Ald. Steph- en Luecke was killed outright by be- ing thrown out of his buggy, and B. Serve, his companion, was seriously injured. Both have families. Suicide in a Saloon. Marshfield, Wis., Oct. 2. — Julius Wendt, aged thirty, committed suicide by shooting himself in the stomach at Blodgett’s saloon. He leaves a wife and infant. Pacer Drops Dead. Beaver Dam, Wis., Oct. 2.—During the races at the fair grounds the fast pacer, Nellie M., dropped dead in her second heat, just before the finish. She was owned by F. C. Warren of Fox Lake and was valued at $400. Brute Sentenced. Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 2—Nick Fack, convicted of assaulting the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Feld- schau, was sentenced by Judge Fisk to eight years at hard sabbns at Wen pun. "| LOOTED BY BANDITS PASSENGER TRAIN IN THE INDIAN~ TERRITORY HELD UP. Irainmen and Pacsengers, Under Pressure of Winchesters, Are Compelled to Foim in Line, Hands Up, While the Outlaws Cooly Relieve Them of Their Val- - uables—Express and Mail Coaches - ‘_ El Reno, Okla., Oct. 2. — Bandits robbed the south-bound Rock Island passenger train and all its passengers at Siding No. 1, about five miles south of Miucoa, in the Indian Territory. The railroad and express officials have feared a hold-up in that section for ~ several weeks and armed guards have been put aboard all night trains at El Reno and carried through to Chickash. It had not been thought that the outlaws were bold enough to attack a train in midday. The train- men were completely surprised and they were not prepared to offer any resistance when five masked men came upon them at the lonely siding. The place is uninhabited, the only Persons in the vicinity at the time be- ing four section men. These section meen flagged the train, the robbers having compelled them to do so. The bandits were hiding at the time in a brush pile and jumped out as soon as - the passenger train had taken the siding. Under the pressure of Win- chesters and ugly looking six-shooters the nmen, the express messenger and all of the score or more of passen- gers were made te climb down from the train and stand in a line, hands up. While three of the robbers cov- ered the badly frightened crowd with their guns, the other two coolly and carefully robbed them. The bandits secured about $300 in cash and such other valuables in the way of watches, pins and jewelry as were in sight. The few women pas- sengers were not compelled to give up their valuables, and Rey. Mr. Roe, one of the passengers who was sick, was not compelled to leave the coach. Jim Wright of Minco showed signs of re- sistance when the bandits ordered “hands up.” They shot one of his ears off to prove to their true marks- manship. Wright’s hands then went up. No one else was injured. The passengers and train men hay- ing been thoroughly plucked, three of the bandits turned their attention to the express and mail coaches, the oth- ers standing guard over the helpless crowd on the prairie. The registered mail pouches were quickly rifled but the through safe in the express car re- sisted all the force and ingenuity of the road agents. When the messen- gers had convinced the robbers they could not open the strong box they re- sorted to dynamite. Several heavy charges were exploded but the safe proved bandit proof. Having taken forcible possession of everything they could carry away the bandits mounted their horseS and rode off toward the west. As soon as the trainmen could collect their wits they got the scared passengers aboard and hurried on to the next station south, Chick: from which point the railroad offi were notified of the hold-up. At Chick- asaha a posse of citizens was hurried- ly formed. They set out in pursuit of the gang and officers have been dis- patched from El Reno and _ other points in this section. It is hardly possible that the bandits can be over- taken in the prairie country and they will probably ve able to reach the Wichita mountains to the west of the scene of the hold-up. Receive Proper Attentivn, b the Express Safe Resists Thei Ffferts. THIRTY MEN INJURED. Accident to a Canadian Pneifie Ex- press Train. Medford, Mass., Oct. 2. — The Can- adian Pacific express over the South- ern division of the Boston &« Maine railread, due in Boston, met with an accident at West Medford, whereby nearly thirty people were more or less injured, but none, it is believed, fatal- ly hurt. There were eight cars on the train, which were running rapidly, and the three rear coaches were de- railed. As the train approached the West Medford station car 997 jumped the track, owing, it is claimed, to a defective truck. The rear trick was turned completely around, thre wing the car partly on the side, while car No. 427 was partially derailed and the sleeper was thrown upon its side. WINNING THEIR LOVE, How England Gains the Affection of the Natives. Simla, Oct. 2. — In consequence of their failure to accept the terms of the British commanders, the punishment of the Mohmands was resumed on Wednesday. Twelve of their villages: were destroyed and their fortified towers were blown up without opposi- tion. Witl Buy Our Rails. London, Oct. 2. — A dispatch from Melbourne say: The government of New South Wales asserts that it has found such difficulty in placing in England an order for 2,000 tons of steel rails of high carbon quality that is has been compelled to place the order in America, where the manufac- turers have readily undertaken the contract at $25 per ton. Afridis Near Peshawaur. Peshawur, Oct. 2.—Afridis attacked a patrol of British lancers near Fort Bara. It was an unpleasant surprise to the British commanders to find that the enemy has advanced so close to Pashawur. Fort Bara is only a few miles distant from here. Eerthquakes Throw Up on Isle. Singapore, Oct. 2—Earthquakes are reported to have shaken many places on the northeast coast of Borneo and a new island has been ecuice: up near MempakulL ~ us ‘® a -