Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-14
A Daring and Bloody Train Robbery
in Illinois.
THE ACTS OF RAILROAD STRIKERS
IN MISSOURI.
The Troubles of a Californian in the
City Of Mexico.
A PROMINENT MINING MAN SUICIDES
IN NEW YORK.
The Remains of Senator Miller
Coming West.
PARNELL'S MOTHER REPORTED
DANGEROUSLY ILL.
ESPECIAL TO THE s~ENTISEt.l
A Darfmg and Bloody Robbery.

JOLIET, ILL.,, March 13.-One Of the most
daring and bloody express robberies ever
perpetrated in Illinois occurred on the
Chicago, Rock Island aud Pacific west
bound express Last night between this place
and Morris. The facts. as learned from the
baggageman, are that shortly after The train
which leaves here at 12:45 A. N. had left
this city he heard a rap at the bsggage-car
door. Thinking it was an express messen-
ger he opened the door and was confronted
by masked robbers, who covered him with
revolvers and demanded his keys to the ex-
press-csr. They were given up, and one
robber. who was on top of the baggage.cs car,
held a revolver on the bsggageman through
the ransom in the roof of the car while
his confederates turned their attention to
the express. 1t 10 thought that they raped
on the express.car door and informed
Messenger Kellogg Nichols that the bag
gageman wanted to get at the rear OF the
express-car. The door was opened, aud
the desperadoes entered. Being con-
fronted by the murderous villains the mes
seneer fought for his life and the property
in his trust. The interior Of the express
car shows that he fought the robbers from
one end to the other. but at last the blows
that they rained on his head with an iron
poker forced him to succumb, and be was
left dead in the car. The thieves riied his
pockets for the keys to the safe, which
they robbed of all its contents.
variously estimated at from 500, 900 to $685.
600. The checks and valuable packages
not containing money they left scattered
about the floor. Nothing was known OF
the occurrence until they reached Morris,
the first stop west Of here except Coal
Chute. where the train stopped to take on
coal. AT Morris q local express messen-
ger raped on the express car door, but as
the summons was not answered it was
thought that the train messenger was
asleep. Upon the door Of the car being
opened the horrible evidences OF a desper-
ate struggle and the dead body of Mes
senger Nichols we're discovered. In one
hand of the dead man was clutched q lock
Of dark-colored hair, which must have
been torn from the head OF his assailants.
The news was al once telegraphed to this
city. Sheriff Reitz and Chief OF Police
Murray at once organized a posse and
started on q special engine for Morris. A
large force of officers and men from this
place and Morris are now securing the
country.
A Lively Chase.
LITTLE Rock, March 13.-The 1890 A.
NJ. freight train, u by u switch engine,
left the Iron Mountain depot and reached
Benton, 25 miles south, at noon. The
passenger engine, which was to take the
st. Louis train south. was captured at the
~roundhouse by masked strikers and sent
after the freight train. The freight train
was overtaken at Benton and disabled, and
the strikers started back towards Little
Rock with the passenger engine. At
Mablevale, 10 miles south OF this city,
they waited on a side track for the passen.
ger train to 60 by. The train went along.
and when .he last car passed they threw
the switch open and dashed out in the di.
~rection Of Little Rock. United States
Marshal Fletcher and several deputies
we're on the passenger train, accompanies
by superintendent Wheeling. The track
was cleared for q switch engine. and the
officers got aboard and pursued the strik.
. ers, both reaching and dashed past tho de.
pot under full Roadway. While crossing
the bridge the engine caught aud made
fast to the strikers engine, and the Off.
' GERS began climbing and ordering the
g strikers to stop. They refused, and in
reaching the north side Of the bridge sew.
: erai of the strikers jumped of, and the
. officers began firing. About so shots we're
fired, and one of the strikers named Sulli.
van was shot in the leg and was captured
/. Seven others besides Sullivan were cap
tured, and the officers are in pursuit OF
| khn frnikfoaa aha~k y - ArN. nv
captured strikers were released on a bond,
a aud tonight everything is quiet, although
considerable excitement prevails.
The TranscOntinentaI War.
: New YORK, March l3.-Arrangements
for a conference between Messrs. Strong,
Goddard, Potter and Huntington for the
/. purpose of adjusting the transcontinental
war are progressing quietly. A meeting
will not take place before Monday or Tues
/. day. In the meantime it is not unlikely
. that the views OF each will become known
!, 10 others.
! 1t Is stated that three or four carloads of
{. Sandwich Island sugar are coming from
3 San Francisco, the shippers taking advant.
age Of the low freights.
: 1t Is announced to-day that round.trip
4. frst-class tickets from the Missouri river
to San Francisco and Los Angeles and re-
turn. good for six months, are sold for
SIS. Tickets for SIS have been quoted for
several days. but they were good for only
80 days. R%ound-trip irst-class tickets
from and to the same points, good for 90
days. are $50.
Ara Ex-Caiifornian In Trouble.
>. CRY OF MEXICO, March 13.-For nearly
two years an American named John Rivers
has been in prison at Zacatecss. charged
with the murder of a Mexican. Rivers was
sentenced in December to be shot, but the
execution was postponed by the exertions
Of u few friends, and Consul General Porch
has, by personal exertions. probably Be.