The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-27
4ELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian
A Tram held Up and Robbed of Twen-
ty-Five Thousand Dollars.
A British Steamship Burned at Sea.

PORTLAND, Nov. 26.-This morning
In the criminal court, district attor-
ney McGinn moved for dismissal of
the indictments against L. G.. English,
a young Sacramentan charged,with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
by means of drafts drawn upon fcti-
tious firms. Mr.. McGinn's course in
this case was not prompted by a
mothers tears or pleadings, but he
was guided In the matter by a sense
of justice and humane sentiment,
based upon affdavits and certificates
from men in high position in Cali
fornia. testifying to English's ire
sponsibility.
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-About Il
o'clock last night fifteen masked and
armed men boarded the south bound
Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train
at Berwyn station In the Indian terri
tory and cut the engine, mail and -ex-
press car loose from the coaches
They then ran the train south two
miles, and threw the fireman off the
locomotive. Two miles farther the en-
gineer was thrown off, and after run
ming four miles farther steam was
turned off and the locomotive killed"
Then the robbers began an attack on
the express car. The guard and
messenger fred some twenty
shots, but finally gave in after the
robbers had literally riddled the car.
The money stolen is between $4,000
and $4,000 and came principally
from Chicago.
SHIP BURNED.-ALL SAVED.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-The steamer
Energie, which arrived here to-day,
reports that at noon on the 10Th inst,
off Nantucket, she spoke the ship A.
j. Fuller from Liverpool for New
York, which signalled, Have on board
crew and passengers of steamer San
tjGgO. All saved. Ship destroyed by
fire"
The steamer referred to is possibly
the British steamer Santiago, which
sailed hence Nov. IL for Hull.
STEAMBOAT ITEMS.
PORTLAND, Nov. 26.-Capt. f. w.
Spencer, owner of the steamer city Of
Salem, says he has force of eighteen
men at work rebuilding that steamer
which is lying in the dry dock at
Oregon City. She will have a new
cylinder, timbers, deck guards, new
bow and repairs and alterations to
her house. The old set of machinery
will be completely overhauled and
she will be ont and ready for business
in about two weeks. Captain Spen-
Ger says his At0rHs route between
here and Maxwell's landing is flourish
ing.
This morning, the little steamer
brought up from there sixty eight
passengers.
SANDY oLD'S CONDITION.
A deputy sheriff who has occasion
to spend considerable time III the
gloomy precincts of the county jail
says SANDY Olds, the murderer OF
Emil Webber is not as stout-hearted as
he appears on the surface. There are
moments when locked up in his cage,
and believing himself to be Unob-
served, he sheds tears and quietly be-
means his fate. He has great hopes
of a reversal of judgment sentencing
him to death and thinks that the pun
ishment for the cold blooded crime
will not exceed a few years in the pen
itentiary. His friends still stick
closely, and so far he has not been
compelled to subsist on prison fare.
His usually pale face is paler than
ever, and his eyes are somewhat
sunken, but he his grown heavier
since being confined"