The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
fThe following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
Despoiled of His Greenbacks.

1.-THE following items of news appeared IN our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
Despoiled of His Greenbacls.
CHICAGO. Aug. The Inter Oceans St
Louis special says: A robbery of most sensa-
tlonal character was commit n last night at a
village on the Illinois & ST. Louis railroad, called
Pittsburg, situated at the foot of Cahokia blufs
about nine miles from ST. Louis. The victim
was Lawrence Furber. German farmer aged
forty-two years, who owns one of the prettiest
farms in the whole county. Furber lives in his
nome with his wife. and has no children. He is
an industrious and thrifty farmer, and had man
aged to save considerable money, a portion of
which he kept in his house. 1t was about
l o'clock thie morning that Furber
arose for the purpose of taking a load
OF cabbage to the St Louis market.
His wife had been appraised by him of his in
tention. and while he went to the stable to hitch
up his team, she lit fire in the stove to prepare
him cup OF coffee before his departure Fur
Der having hitched up the team and partaken of
the beverage, started off for ST. Louis He had
not proceeded more than three hundred yards
when four men sprang out of the road from be-
hind some sh-ubbery and two of them grabbed
the horses heads. while the other two placed re-
volvers at the frightened farmers temples, and
counseled him to be quiet He obeyed, and one
OF the robbers then drew rope from his pocket
with which he proceeded to bind the
farmers arms and feet together. He was
also about TO put a gag in Furber's
mouth, but changed his mind and warned Furber,
however, that if he cried out for help he
would put a bullet in his head. One of the men
at the horses heads then came back, and. with
his assistance, the other two then picked Furber
up In their arms and carried him back to the
house The other turned the team and drove
the wagon back. When some shrubbery which
concealed the front of the house from view, was
passed. Further perceived his wife standing at the
door and called to her in German. She looked,
and seeing the three men with her husband in
between them and another leading the team.
she ran into the house and taking wallet con-
tanning $400 from a bureau drawer threw it
underneath a cupboard in the kitchen.
Furber was brought into the house by
and the villains then seized Mrs. Furber. who is
close onto fifty years of age and by means of
rope pinioned her arms and limbs and laid her
beside her husband. EOne of them brought in
lamp from the Kitchen and by the light Furber
and his wife saw that there were three men in
the room, two of whom were masked. Tho third
man. who was the tallest of the three wore no
mask, and both Fur3er and his wife think they
could identify him again. The fourth robber
they did not see, he having remained outside TO
keep watch The two meL with masks had
revolvers in their hands, and placing the muzzle
to the heads of the frightened farmer and
his wife, demanded of them the hid
ing place of their wealth. Both refused
70 reveal and one of the rufians then seized
Mrs Furber by the throat and threatened TO
choke her to death unless she informed him
where the money was concealed Furber tried
his best TO loosen his and free his wife from
the ru1lan's grasp, but his struggles were I'M
availing. and. although the robher left the i'm
prints of his fingers on Mrs. Furbers throat she
was firm and refused to tell where the treasure
was hid. The robbers then held short conference,
the result of which was that two of them start
ed to ransack the house in search of the treasure
while the third remained guard over the farmer
and his wife. The search lasted nearly
an hour, and they finally drew forth from IN
derneath the cupboard where Mrs Furber had
thrown it, the wallet, which contained q portion
of tire farmers savings. The money was mostly
in greenbacks, of various denominations, a few
dollars being in silver coin. When they had Sc
cured the treasure, the two robbers joined their
companion, who was guarding the victims The
three then made an examination OF the manner
in which their victims were bound. and satisfy
ing themselves that they would have ample time
to escape before either the farmer or his wife
would be able to loosen the bonds, they left
the house. On the road they were Joined by the
fourth robber, and they supposed to have
taken road leading to ST. Louis. After the de-
parture of the robbers, Furber and his wife
worked hard to loosen their bonds, but it was
fully hour before Mrs Furber finally sue
coed in getting one of her hands free. She then
released her husband Furber, on going to the
front door. was surprised to find that the rob
bers had left his team, and, by the advice of his
wife, he Immediately drove to French Village
and sent telephone message at once to Sheriff
Ropiequet This afternoon man named Con
roy. who lives near the Furber place, was ar
rested, but there seems good grounds for
holding him.
Decision Concerning Swamp-Land Grants.
WAS HINGToN, Aug THE Secretary of the
Interior has rendered an important decision
upon the application of Governor Moody, of Ore
gon. requesting the department to order the dis
mssal of all contests to determine the character
of lands which have been heretofore approved
and certified to the State Of Oregon as swamp
and overhowed under the swamp-land grant
The Secretary decides that after approval and
certihcation by the department and the Land
Office, the character of such lands cannot again
be called in question upon afidadit of contest
which merely alleges that the land
Is not of the character granted.
unless the applicant further alleges
fraud or mistake in the procurement of the de-
cision of the Secretary, and the acts constituting
the fraud must be specifically stated. He fur
Their holds that party may contest the right to
such lands prior to approval and certifcation. by
alleging and proving settlement prior to such
approval and that the land is not swamp and
overlooked, but is fit for cultivation without arti-
fetal drainage. The lands heretofore approved
and certified to the State as swamp and over
flowed involved IN this decision, are EN- hraced in
what is known as List No. 5, Lakeview district,
and contains about so. 900 acres of land, 1t is
claimed by the State that the remaining lands,
approved and certified, amount TO about 30O,-
for approval and certifcation under the rule laid
down in this decision.
The Morrison Surplus Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Aug TT G. Crawford, the
well-known Washington CORRESPONDENT of the
New York Woldr, wires the following message to
bis paper:
THE President has evidently repented his &C.
tion in not signing the surplus resolution. After
consultation with his Cabinet associates late yes
faR <kn&1 H. t-~Hl Nh
for time in accordance with the resolution as
if it had become law. The first call will be
made for $l5, 000.00 Calls to an equal amount
will be made each month until the admin
istration is satisfied that the experiment of
reducing the surplus by such monthly pay
mantS of the nnhiic daht rnfal ha