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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-10
A TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERY
A PAssgw GER TRAIN NEAR TIE El
GRlEDE HELD UP
Al.er Lifting ne Mail ard Express cara r
Six Robbers Make Of - The &ar
Famed Roy Bean WIKI F'sse
in Hot pursuit..



O'Clock and held it until 90 d. n,
twenty miles west OF Lun&uy sud
one mile east OF a side track called
SamueIs, which is about twelve miles
from the Rio Grande.
The train left this city ye5ter-
day afternoon for the west at 4:40
O'Clock The passengers We're not mo-
i0sted, as the men seemed to want
only the contents Of the express car
and of the mail bags. They got all Of
the money in the express car which
was very small sum, us there is
never large amount carried west.
They also took one registered package,
two empty mail bags ADD the mali
which was made mp for Dryden post
Office.
After they had gotten what they
could from the mail car and The eX-
press car, they returned the money
which they had taken rrou the mail
clerk and express messenger aud left
the train. The railroad company las
offered $3.50 reward for the capture of
each man. The express company viii
give reward OF ahoUt $1,000
for each one captured, and be-
sides this tho governments offers
q standing reward Of about
$500 for every train robbei making the
amount offered for each rgbber bout
%l-5g 4 posse Uud0r Rev Bean of
Langtry, au0theruuderS sheriff keefer
Of Del Rio ana Captain Jones with his
rangers have been sent on q special
car 0the spot.
The six men stoned the train. and
all were armed with Winchester rifles.
4 great deal of firing was INDUCED in
nv the robbers. and the baggage and
mail cers we're well filed with bullet
holes. A small nuaptitly Of dynamite
is said to have been used to
blow omen the eXurcee car door.
AS fine rent refused IT, 1,an il. No
one wa, hurt in the explosion. The
express messenger was j a. smith of
The Wells Fargo service, vino obtain
ed A national fame hv killing two
train robbers Il .er III Payo couple of
years sgs. This time ne was out
numbered and though he stood off
the marp3uary rs lonr AS nossihIe ne
was forced 40 give in.
The .DoyiHy report was received
YESTERDAY Eg -ai JrjntzuderJ Joues
morn Iondul,a l.. C&a.Dbai OF he
train "il too5 Was robbed.
'Tha train was stopped in tis cut
aa the east end Of Horse Shoe curve,
one mile east of Samuels siding ihe
first warning which the engineer lad
was was when the engine struck a
rock which had been placed in the
center of 5he track, On looking out
he saw another which ha4 beer sum
ilarIy placed audappiied his air brake,
but before he bad come 10 realize ~ lat
was the matter, the rObhes had nm
covered with thotrritles, hriug several
shots over the bank, which "are
evidently meant 30 intmdate nm.
They afterwards told him tina, tn9y
did no. intend TO hurt HIM or anyone,
iml1ss resistance mao oce ~, ~ 'lJu,
3gt II resisted sheY Wou'a . h,1 M, ne
whole party. Ihey also '.' , vi; .l ,b
they did noi intend 10 roo or ulsVtrp
ne passengers OH, or ne } yt@,h 'g Z pnV
were aiJer the w ems "i 20, ~ y, Oh Va
uN's money: tneI HlC' '' 4S. D'ig 1ds
&iaeer apd nieIliah "no"' 'nt2 ! 9,u nf
flJN tle l'alE, OF INC S~utI ''' vi
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
VIVA. to Do with License MONEY.

Some counties have recently passed.
resolutions fayoring the payment of H.
cense money into the school fund. Such
policy as this we regard as exception
any vicious, and we do not think that
the farmers will long entertain it as
wise. When it is thought the proper
thing Tor church to run saloon in or
DER toraise money TO pay the preacher,
or When it is coed policy 10 publish and
sell Tom Faine's and Ingersolrs writings
for the sake of getting money to spread
the goslel. it Will be time for men who
love their homes and children to take
the license fee paid by saloons to main
tain their schools. If saloons are tocon-
tinuc, which we do not believe is much
longer possible, and if they continue to
pay License fees, they should not be al
lowed the prestige of being tho boss of
our higher and nobler institutions Lii
cense fees should go to support paupcrs,
not school children; they should go to
reform criminals, to care for the era y,
to provide homes and such care as DOS.
slble for the saloons wretchcd victims.
10 continue the saloon system and use
the license money to educate children
would be like employing the devil for a
wct-nurSe. At least this is the way we
look at lt.-Nort',aces cr1, Null.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

ing hrs here:' he asked. But the man onlv
n farmo. MS Ms, head in shame. Then the
Of ef' c nrp released him and gave him a sack
.! corn. and offered him steady work nm
MS farm with good wages. The man an
i Mas .n' 20 sir, I've been want
1 my. WORK we but no one would hire me.
d. nut III work for this, and for every ear
OF corn have taken" every we'll, to-.
NOR morrow -, we will begin, on one condi-
Won ssSn, nl The man looked inquiringly.
promise not to touch a drop" Tears
came came into the mans eyes, as he said.
,,,a IRE the i, first man that ever asked
me that: There's plenty say. Come.
take drink and I've drank TIL 7
thought it was no use; but since YOU
care enough to ask me, I'll make the
1rial." And the thief became honest
.he drnnkard became sober, the enemy
became a friend. But, 1 suppose that.
curing that long night the man spent in
the barn with his hand caught i'm the
trap. 1t never occurred to him that his
neighbor loved him. '' $40
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
Whisky and Crime.

:, when Carroll d. Wright chief of the
aA'teo states Bureau of Statistics, was
ottc,u,pylng a similar position in the State
VI =. massachusetts,, he made an nvestga-
aoh OF the part played py liquor in the
S s'ihie OF Boston for the year ending
,,%splember |, 1850. During the year
ui.te We're 1G, S97 arrests, of which 1921
s WIRE 1or drunkenness, and IS for illegal
ssie OF liquor 1t was found that 2,O97
~ 81 Tue 4,6Os crimes not strictly liquor Of
, ,.,1: per cent.-were committed
" ",n under the influence OF liquor; in
~ Ms cases. or 42 per cent. OF the total,
.ne Intent was formed while the person
vas under the influence of liquor; in
th i'o4 cases, or SO per cent. of the total.
W. ,n' conditions under which the crime
d %a> committed were induced by the
sinking, go, habit of the criminal, while in
W. cases, or II per cent, the conditions
o "Iie induced by the drinking habits of
o os; LOIS, or Al per cent, were mod
v ns drinkers; 1917, or % per cent,
." "eie excessive drinkers; 1,15s, or only
~ ~ per cent, were total abstainers; 2l5,
W per cent, were unascertaiEed. The
inclusion then is that, for che year
tt ~ by the investigation, in addition
wo. inc l2.2s9 of the total crimes which
y "e ene distinctly liquor oflenses. fully
il -, more were due to LIQUOR, making
~ "r;, all about 81 Fer cent. of the total
crimes due to drink.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
WHISKY.

Hold mouthful of spirits-whisky
for instancc-in you. mouth for five
minutes, and you will find it burns
severely: inspect your mouth, and you
will find it intamed. Hold it for ten or
fifteen minutes, and you will find the
various parts of the interior of your
mouth have become blistcred; then lie a
handkerchief over the eyes, and taste,
for instance, water. vinegar, milk, or
SIENNA, and you will find you are incapa-
pie OF distinguishing one from another
This experiment proves to IL certainty
that alcohol is not only violent irritant
but also a narcotic. Can You believe
that the still more tender and important
internal organs of the body can be less
injuriously affected than the mouth?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
PURSUING THE ITATA.
CHANCE FOR THE U. S. CRUISER
CHARLESTON TO SHINE.

She Is Said to BE Holly Chasing the
Gillian Privateer-Questious in Regard
TO Her Possible Capture Not Definitely
Settled.
A dispatch from Washington says:
The most pressing thing in state affairs
now is the escape of the Itata. The pos
sibflity that this can result in any seri-
Gus destruction of our relations with
Chill Is remote, but the ever present
specter Of Indemnity" is. what scares
the State Department.. "Indemnity"
has become hair-raising word in state
circles. The Italians started it and the
fear that Chilli may also hoist an emblem
with indemnity emblazoned on it causes
uneasiness. Ever since we made Great
Britain pay $4,000, 900 for permitting
the Alabama to escape we have kept a
weather eye keenly strained upon every
fishing smack that might be suspected
of wanting to carry revolver to an
enemy. Hence the first business of the
administration is to recapture the Itata.
Instructions were sent to Admiral Nc
Cam, now at Valparaiso. to put to sea
with the Baltimore and Pensacola in Or
der to intercept the insurgent vessel.
Similar instructions were sent to ADJ
miral Brown. The last report from him
was that he had left Callao, Peru, with
the San francisco. His exact wherea-
bouts along the coast is not known.
Orders have also been. sent to. the
Charleston, now at San Francisco, to
start in pursuit as soon as possible.
This last does not amount to much, for
the Itata has five hundred miles and
at least two days start from any vessel
that could sail from San Francisco, and
it is doubtful if the Charleston could
catch her in en- even race. If the ship is
caught or intercepted it will be by one of
Admiral McCann's vessels, though if the
Charleston should catch her in one of
the Mexican ports she could undoubted-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
He Sang "Hone. swoet Horne"

He had obtained a place in real cs-
tate Office, and was doing verything he
could for tho interest of his employers
The other evening he was at social
gathering, and was asked to sing. He
responded with "Home, Sweet Home 4"
His friends were a little surprised at the
selection, but he was heartily applauded.
Stepping forward he said:
81 am glad you liked the song. There
is nothing like Home, Sweet Home,
and let me say that the company l rep
resent is selling them on terms to suit
yourself within twelve minutes ride of
the city. If you don't want to live
there, it's the chance of your life for an
investment. "-IFasli,aJton Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
U. S. CRUISER scnAnLEsrox. y

ly fasten on to her and tow her back to
San Diego.
The actual status of the Itata is not
that of pirate, but an authorized ship
upon the seas. She has no flag, no
clearance, no charter. Any ship of any
nation can seize her, and if she resists
she becomes at once pirate.
The position in which the United
States is placed by the escaping of the
ltata is a peculiar one, bearing in mind
the forcib!e argument which Mr.. Evarts
and other able representatives of the
United States laid before the. tribunal at
Geneva in respect to the escape of the
"29," afterward the rebel cruiser Alaba-
ma, upon which arguments Great Britain
was mucted in heavy damages. In that
ease it will be remembered the suspected
vessel got away before the British au-
formation. as they claimed, to war;
rant them in selling her. In the
case of the Itata the vessel was abso-
lutelY in the possession of the United
States Marshal, and the responsibility
for her escape can not be evaded: 1t
may be q question between the Depart
ment of Justice and the United States
Marshal as to whether proper precau-
tions were taken to insure the detension
Of the vessel, but as between the United
States and the recognized Gillian Gov
eminent should Balmaceda be successful
in the internecine warfare now in pro-
gress, there can be no, manner of dispute
as to the complete liability of the United
States Government for whatever dam
ages the Itata uncaptured may be able
to inflict. There is quite feverish air
of expectancy round the Navy Depart
ment as to the Developments Of the in
cident, and many Of the officers on shore
are envying the opportunities which the
Charleston and other vessels are likely
to have of brisk service atioat
| The question of the right of the United
States to take the Itata on the high seas
is not altogether settled. The State De-
partment people have searched their
authorities and have scrutiniZed the
facts in the case, and are inclined to
doubt the right The whole question
arises from dispute as to the character
of the vessel. Were She u pirate,
q ship in the service of an
enemy to this country, and vessel
of American register engaged in acts
in violation of treaty stipulations, the
case would be a simple one But she is
merely a Gillian vessel, engaged in the
transportation of a suspected cargo, q
cargo that may possibly be contraband
in the light of the treaty, and there is
very great risk involved No one
doubts the right Of the United States to
arrest the vessel in our waters for tho
purpose of examination, and her deten-
tion was in accordance with this belief.
But now that she has landed the deputy
marshal and sailed along on her business
she may prove a hornet that will sting
in after years
In the matter of the international law
involved it would seem as though tho
State Department is not in entire accord
with the rest of the administration, for
both Attorney General Miller and Secre-
tary Tracy lean to the belief that the
vessel Itata is legitimate prey.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
Wild Geese.

Thousands of wild geese go to soil
tary places on the Labrador coast, and
1 know that hundreds OF thousands go
to silent spots in the interior of New
foundland, building their nests around
the gravelly shores of the PONDS and
lakes.
Think Of this fight from the main
land out over the stormy waters of the
Gulf Of st. Lawrence, where the birds
have often to make their way through
leagues of fog with nothing to guide
them!
They usually leave the mainland
with southwest wind, rising slowly
into the air, and ascending very high.
They wheel this way and that, as if
establishing their bearings, and then
slowly begin their way toward the dis
tant island of Newfoundland.
They fly by night and day, and often
there is not so much as star by night
to guide them. As far as I can learn,
the wild goose will not take rest, under
any stress, on the sea.
I have watched them in the autumn
take their departure from Newfound-
land for the continent. They gather
from the interior in large focks, feed
ing about the uplands till steady
northeastern begins to blow. Then I
have seen them float up, up, till they
appeared as small as mosquitoes; but
no captain that ever sailed the seas
can lay out his course with greater
accuracy than these birds. The land
is not visible to them when they leave,
nor for many hours afterward.
The captain Of schooner trading
between Charlottetown, Prince Ed
wards Island, and ST. Johns, New
foundland tells curious story. He
says that he was lying to in storm in
the Gulf late in the fall, during one Of
his usual trips, and was awakened in
the morning by the mate, who said,
"Come on deck end see what we've got
here"
"Judge my establishment, he said,
"to find perched all about the deck be-
tween twenty and thirty wild geese, as
tame as chickens"
The birds, it appears, left the coast
with q northeastern after them, but
when they were midway across the
| Gulf the wind chopped round and it
became foggy. -,
They became bewildered but would
not alight in the sea, preferring rather
to perch on the schooner's deck. This
is all the stranger because the Wild
goose is one of the wariest OF BIRDS,
and one of those most afraid OF man.
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
.IpA. BE TRUE TO ME-"

senator Henry J.Cosgeshall, when
ta1s nby he would not take anything
sod Win ,li,naris water, replied in tho fol-
'N- a,.,s me refuse Il social glass? Well,
ba' ~, 1.i1 rcll you the reason Why
homie, blue-eyed lass is ever
sun" her voice above the noise OF the
ID ; nsa and merry glee,
j, a. ~, nv grace she kisses my face and
win wins w. sPapa, be true to me-"
silva, can I do to my lass to be true
bal ,, ,m than to let it pass by?
vou'll not think my refusal to drink
sn'N breach of your courtesy.
NV her repeat in accents sweet, and
n ! h .c,. dear little form see,
IN iovins embrace she kisses my face,
WV. and saws. Papa, be true to me-"
o.rcr n toast to the one love most,
y III, those dear little will obey,
inHuence sweet Is guiding my feet
'o' ovrr life's ,oisome way;
,he sun ever shine on this lassic of
q line. from sorrow may she be free.
r 'i haby grace she kissed my face,
u and said "Papa. be true to me.n
,,,sflsepcr'S Weekly
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

TIE Medical Cypress relates that at
Chester, England, an inquest was held
over the body of man who had been
more or less drunk for forty consecu-
tive years. He, his wife and his son
had been in the habit of drinking the
droppings Of various tap houses in the
town. beverage which they purchased
for about shilling a gallon. The Gu
rious fact was developed that the only
night he had been sober for many years
was that upon which he died.
WHEN does horse become q bookkocper?
When he becomes c "charger.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
BY Actual Prnot.

W. 3. w. Richardson, the noted ply
aal says that he was once enabled to
Eslh an cffcctual temperance lecture
tyMeans OF a scientific experiment. An
aeluantance was singing the praises of
vine and declared that he could not get
through the day without it.
"Wil you be good enough to feel nv
pulse, as stand here?" asked DR.. Rich
ardSon.
The man did So
"count it carefully. What does itsay?"
"Seventy-four
The physician then went and lay down
On sofa, and asked the gentleman to
count his pulse again.
ut has gone down to siXty-four," he
said, in astonishment. "What an extra
ordinary thing!"
when you lie down at night" said
the physician, "that is the way nature
takes to give your heart rest. You may
Know nothing about it, but the organ is
resting to that extent: and if you reckon
On the rate it involves a great deal of
rest because, in lying down, the heart
kdong ten strokes less minute.
Multiply that by sixty, and it is 600;
multiply it by eight hours and, within q
fraction, there is a difference of 5000
strokes; and as the heart is throwing
SIX ounces of blood at every stroke, it
nj makes difference of 10000 ounces of
lille during the night. When lie down
al night without any alcohol, that is the
rest my heart gets.
But when l take wine or grog, do
not allow that rest, for the influence of
alcohol is to increase the number of
strokes Instead of getting repose, the
man M who uses alcohol puts on something
. nt ID, oc0 strokes, and he rises quite un-
Ut Ut. lor the next days work, until he has
taken little more of that rudy bump
VI which he calls the soul of the man
hnlnu,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
Lie Saw Himself.

.yop must excuse me, gentlemen, for
,a,not drink anything" said Il man
=" was known to the entire town as a
r;nkard."
s is the first time YOU ovcrrc refused
wink" sa;d an acquaintance. "1'he
'.r day you were hustling around
var 4 cocktail, and in fact you even
+ .Lrd me 10 set EN- up .
.a'hat's very true, but L am q very
Ifnrpns man now.
@prcaclers had hold of ycu?"
slo sir: 10 one has said a word to
well what has caused the changer"
.ll tell YOU. After leaving you the
l,ner day | kept on hustling after
\ ktail, as you call it, until l met
b,rty of friends. When l left them l
r.. about half drunk. To a man of my
[orncrament a half drunk is miserable
londtion, for the desire for more is so
[trong that he forgeti his self-respect in
Ii, effort to get more drink. 1 remem-
Ecrcd that there was half pint of
Ebiskv at home which had been pur-
Fbased for medical purposes. just be-
forr reaching the gate l heard voices in
fine garden, and looking over the fence |
[aw nv little son and daughter playing.
I Now. you be ma, said the boy, and
hi be pa Now, you sit hero, and I'll
Zone in drunk. Wait, now, till fill my
bottle.
~!le took the bottle, ran away and
killed. it with water. Pretty soon he re-
turned and entering the playhouse, nod
ID indiotcally at the girl and sat down
Without saying anything. The girl looked
E,D from her work an said:
"'James, why do you do this way?'
"'Whizzcr way?' he replied.
"'Gettin drunk
sWho's drunk?'
a'lou are, an you promised when the
baby died that you wouldn't drink any
more The children are almost ragged,
knd We haven't anything to eat hardly,
but you still throw your money away.
Don't you know you are Eeaking my
[sart:?'
81 hurried away. The action was
Eiie,ike. l could think of nothing during
HE day but those little children playing
|n the garden. You must excuse me,
|g.ntemen, l cannot drink again. "-l71e
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
A Loving astisenent.

Of "A farmer, missing each day quantity
H. corn, surmised which neighbor was
Ill., iv 'hlef. One night he SET trap for
h. In the morning, going to the barn,
r. s found the man he had suspected
N"s'l1 IN the trap "What arc YOU do
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The freedom Of the press depends
largely upon whether or not tine old man
is peeping through crack in the parlor
door. BY the way, widow is ali ex-
pressed freedom to marry again.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

"MAHIA, why Go you always turn your
ear when kiss YOU good-night?" 1ondly
asked George Belvidere of h.. ws-set.
heart. "Ears can't SMELL" sweetly re-
sponded Maria as train 439 whist,ed ic.
WellSyille
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

HAVING ascertained that an elevator
is in charge of a regular attendant, it
would seem absurd for the insurance
man to ask if it mas governor
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

SCIENTISTS say the orange was orig
inally berry. In point of sizo som Of
those to be aeen at the present time
might readily lass as such.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

Where the waning hearth-hre sputtercd
.Iife is but a vital spark,
In an undertone he uttered.
4Mebbp, with u sigh said She
Darker grow the room and darAer-
4Nine 'ud be worth more TO me
III it had vital sparker.'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

THE serious objection to war with
Italy is that it would take forty years
to Get rid O: the heroes.