Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-09
The Missouri Highwaymen.

The Missouri train robbers have cast defiance
into the very teeth of the governor and state
authorities They have reappeared in the very
neighborhOod of their last exploit and with the
governors proclamation Offering a reward of
$4,000 for their capture. have robbed
another train and suddenly disappeared.
The robbery of Friday night occurred
In the very section of the state
where the gang was supposed to be concealed
and officers of the law were, in fact, securing
that neighborhoOd in search of the robbersat the
very time they were going through the
Chicago and Alton train. This piece of
daring on the part of these men
serves to confirm the suspicion long enter
tanned in Missouri that the train robbers have
eoniederates among some of the residents of
that part of the state The notorious Murreu
who years ago robbed travellers through the
Mississippi Valley. had confederates living for
years unsuspected among the rich planters and
large merchants of that country II was
through the assistance OF these confederates
that he achieved his greatest success as a high
mayman- The James boys and their followers.
perhaps elude the grasp of the law by similar
assistance. The mother of the James resides
On farm net very far from the scene of this
last robbery. and though she is known to be in
sympathy with her sOns,-indeed she makes no
Genial of it.-it is not believed that
she has been able to assist them
much in the way of concealnent. Her farm has
been closely watched. The suddenness with
which these mounted men disappear. with their
horses. after robbery, suggests the existence
OF some place of cOneealment within the state
Within few hours after the last two robberies.
armed bands of men headed by officers of the
law were started on the search in every county
IN the state, yet the robbers escape Unless
MISSOURI can put stop to these depredations
and at once. it is more than probable that the
number of travellers through that state will
grow very small. People will prefer to take a
roundabout course in going west. Missouri has
been designated the '.robber state because of
the frequent successful raids of the James bows
gang, and unless these depredations are sum-
mariiy stopped and the desperadoes brought to
justice, the verdict viii be that the appelation
Is deserved.
Inc independent anti-machine republicans
oid not muster strength enough in the Pepnsyl-
wanna convention yesterday to even DELAY the
stai"arts In carrying out their program.
The hrst test vote was in the choice of a tenn
porary Chairman The stalwarts won by a vote
OF l62 TO 3D. The machine managers were
shrewd enough, however, to proclaim in their
first resolution that they We're in most hearty
accord with the administration of President
Garfield. In this way they spiked the principal
gun of the independents. Gen. Bailey the
machine candidate for treasurer. wasnominated
over Senator Davies by vote equally as
decisive as that by which the temporary chair
man was chosen.
The official bulletins from the President con-
tinue to show improvement, and with the cooler
weather which now seems to have set in at
Long Branch, there is good reason to expect
more marked progress. One of the most en-
couraging symptoms is the renewed interest
which the President manifests in affairs around
him. and his disposition to talk of matters not
directly connected with his case. He apparently
feels. that he is improving, and this will do
much to stimulate the further exercise of that
will power which has done so much for him dur
ing his long suffering.
The new city hall in San Francisco, now near
ing completion. was estimated to cost 81. 500 600
UP to the present S3 GEO 2l3 have been expend-
ed upon 1T. and the additional sum of 81 500 OOO
VIII DE necessary to finish it. San Francisco
Keeps up with the times. That's the way public
buildings are put up further east
SILVER BANGLES.