Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-01
A Bold Train Robbery Bank
Robbed--First Shipment
Of Wheat.
A BANK RODBER LYNCHED.
Attempted Murder and Suicide,
The Park Place Disaster, Barge
Collision, Rifles for China, Rail
Road Accident, Trial Of the Larg-
est Engines, State and Foreign
News, Etc.
Nor A woRp FRoM EaAN.

NOT A WORD FROM EGAN.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Sept. L.
Not word ofnews has been received
regarding the state affairs in Chill at
the state department from Minister
Eagan. The officials of the depart
ment are at u loss to explain this
ceticeuce on the part Of the minister,
except upon the theory that tele
graphic communication between
Valparaiso cable terminus and San
iiago, where Minister Egan resides
have not yet been fully restored.
TRAIN ROBBERY.
CANON CITY, Sept. 1.-Seven men
held up the east bound Rio Grand,
train last night, near Cotopaxi. The
fireman was relieved of fine gold
watch, and then forced TO pick the
lock and break in the door of the
baggage car, under fire from the ex
press messenger. Express messen-
ger Angel made a determined resist
,nce and used his revolver to good
advantage, but whether anyone was
killed or not is not definitely known.
rhe fight was fierce one, though II
lasted only a few moments. Masked
men, then under a threat of killing
him compelled the messenger to
open the safe, from which the rob
bers took $4,000. Horses were in
readiness, and as soon as the robbery
was accomplished, the desperadoes
flied to Wet Mountain Valley.
They did not disturb the passengers
A posse was summoned, and are now
in pursuit.
BOLD ROBBERY OF A BANK.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. lat Nor
dara, small station on the Alton
road, In Lafayette county, daring
bank robbery took place yesterday.
rhe bookkeeper was out on busi-
ness, when two men rode up to the
bank, dismounted, walk ed into the
bank, shut the door aud locked 1t,
before the cashier noticed what was
going on; then at the point Of re-
voIver one man kept the cashier
quiet while the other took about
500, all the cash in sight. The rob
bers then mounted horses aud fed.
THE RoBBER LYNCHED.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. l.-One of
the desperadoes who robbed the
Corder, Missouri, bank yesterday
afternoon, was captured late last
night and while being taken To Lex
ington, a mob Of enraged citizens
took the prisoner from the officers
and lynched him. The robber gave
his name rs Andrew Murrell. About
one. half of the stolen money was
found in his possession. The other
robber is being closely pursued.
THE PARK PLACE DISASTER.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The inquest
into the cause Of the death of those
who perished In the Park Place
disaster, commenced today. The
testimony of witnesses 80 far ex-
amIned, confirm the theory that
there was no explosion, but that the
building collapsed from the great
weight of presses and other ma
chinery on the various floors.
COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE.
DETROIT, Sept. 1.-The steam
barge. jerks, laden with stone, was
ran into aud sunk last night, by an
other barge, owned by Hawgood
& Avery, of Port Huron, Mich. The
wife OF Captain jerks, the engineer,
aud fireman, were killed In the
collision.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
ST LOUIS, sep. l.--While George
Anderson Supt. OF the Madison Car
works was walking along the APP
proach TO the Merchants bridge
this morning on his way to Madison,
Warren Colbott, an ex-employe of
the carworks, shot and painfully
wounded him Ia the back. The
would be murderer then put bullet
In his own head expiring soou after
wards. Colbott was discharged Il
short time ago aud that is supposed
10 be the cause of the attempted
murder.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
DAvIsSfLLE, Cal, Sept. l.
Train No. IA, ARRIVING ut this place
at $3.50 yesterday was derailed near
Swlngle's station. An engine and
four cars were dltehed. The baggage,
postal, parlor and smoking ears
were badly wrecked, aud the frs,
coach tipped. Postal Clerk Quinn
by was killed, II. n. Clark, parlor
car porter, had leg broken in two
places. Several others were injured
more OF less seriously. The cause Of
the accident is supposed to be due TO
expansion OF the rails resulting from
heat.
DEsrRuCrIvE FIRE.
CLEVELAND, Sept, IAN alarm
OF fire hrs just called large num-
ber Of engines and hreboats to the
reiinerles OF the standard OH works.
The extent Of the fire cannot be
learned at present, though IL Is re-
ported there has been AN explosion
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