Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-04
Large Reward offered by 5. p
Company.
NEv DECISION OF CALL BOARD.
Scares Them, Got Away With Sl5,-
600, Want no Chinese, The U.
P. r. r., Pennsylvania Inyesti-
cation, Illness Of the Pope, Shot
Himself, Two POstOAices Robbed
State and Foreign News, Etc.


MODESTO, Cal. sept. 4.-Tbs Loe
Angeles express, which passed No
desto at ssO5 last evening, was stop
ped by highwaymeD seven miles
south Of this city. Two masked
men boarded the train at Ceres and
comrelled the engineer 10 pull out .
mile aud a half aud stop. They
cosb PEELED Engineer Nefi TO put oui
the headlight and procure pick and
90 to the Wells, Fargo & Co. express
car aud attempt 20 open the door,
which the messenger refused to do.
The highwaymen then exploded
two bombs under the car. Len Bar-
ris, a railroad detective, was on the
tain, and sneaked up 10 robbers.
He fred four shots without effect.
and was shot in the neck by the
highwaymen and dangerously y
wounded. the men are described
AZ one tall and one short. They
had horses and are supposed to
have confederates. Harris was
taken 10 Merced on special train.
LATHBoP, Cal, sept. A spec
lal train bearing Sheriff Walker.
Deputy Sheriff Block, Of Stockton,
Constable Walker, and Deputy Con-
table Jesnrn, Of this place, left at
1910 last night for the scene Of the
robbery.
MERGED, Cal, Sept. 4.-Much ex'
citment prevails here today over
last nights train robbery near Mo-
desto. A large number Of Merced
people have joined in pursuit Of the
robbers, all armed with reyolyers
aud Winchester rifles. Ofiicers
from here feel confident Of captur-
ing them though they have no clue
as yet. Two men were arrested al
Ceres at 2 O'Clock this morning and
taken to Modesto.
The general opinion is that thai
the robbers made direct TO tht
mountains.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Welli
Fargo IL Co. joins the Southern Pa
cific Co. In offering a reward Of thre'
thousand dollars for the arrest anc
conviction Of the men concerned II
the attack on the South bound ex
press near Modesto last night.
sCAREs THEN.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, Sept. Al
sensation was caused here by th
publication heretofore overlooked c
a section Of law which makes II
misdemeanor for any person or col
polation 10 hire man 10 go into al
Indian reservation and take up
claim on land and afterward turn
over TO those persons or company
Many banks and mercantile house
and other companys and hundred
OF private persons have engages
parties TO do this very thing and tn
discovery Of this law creates constei
nation on all sides.
cor AWAY WITH $4,000.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept. A.
The amount taken by the men VIII
robbed the Southern Pacific Expres
train at Samuels Is said TO be $1,000
instead of the small sum at first Tt
ported.
DECISION or CALL BOARD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. At
announced that the San francisco
Produce Exchange call board, II
tends doing away with the presen
system Of buying or selling graz
ojntracts for the year or season. an
will adopt the eastern method
dealing la monthly options opl,
The change will be made at, 1t
stated, as the present year and sci
sou contracts expire.
. SHOT HIMSELF.
L SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 4.-Henr
w. Cagberry, for the last ten yea
assistant bookkeeper for the Gasllgl
Company, was found dead in h
p home this morning With bulk
from revolver in his own han
In his heart. The deed WAS con
2 mltted yesterday morning, but Il
body was not discovered until ia
morning, about 10 o'clock. He ha
been married for about fvo year
. but he had not been happy vii
his wife. lie drank considerabl
aud this was the main cause
the trouble. On Friday his wi
let the house with their chill
saying that she was going TO Il
house OF her sister and would ~
return until her husband can
I after her.
1 POsToFFICR RoBnEp.
: AsnRRY, PARK, n. J. sept, L.
: The Long Brnaeh postoiilce W
3 entered by thieves during the noc
: hour, aud the safe rilied Of eighties
: registered packages aud about 10
stamps. There Is 40 clue TO q
I thieves.
ANOTHER rosToFFICE RonnEn.
4 GRANITE FALLS, Mimi, Sept. 4
u The postofiice safe at this place "
I blown open "Wednesday night, al
. about $1,000 Ia money aud siam
!, taken. There Il no clue.
PENNsYLvANIA INvIsr0ATIoN
A PHILAi ELPnIA, Pa, Sept. 4.
|. The legislative committee appoint
a ia iupasfiuafo The afnto tTtaastlFt