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The record-union., 1892-09-26
BOLD ROBBERS.
A Washington Bank Relieved of Ten
Thousand Dollars.

A Washington Bank Relieved of Ten
Thousand Dollars.
ELLENsBURG (Wash.), Sept. PA re-
port reached here yesterday afternoon
from Roslyn, Wash, that the bank of
Abrams, Snipes IL Co. was robbed by five
men, who rode up to the door on horse
back. The amount of money secured by
the robbers is stated to be $4,000.
Yesterday was pay day at the Roslyn
mine, and $4,000 arrived from Tacoma in
| the morning. The robbers probably sup
posed the money was placed in the bank,
bat it was taken to the cOmpany's office.
They executed their plan in a manner
that would have done credit to the James
boys.
Cashier Abernethy was writing when
the first robber entered, and turned to
wait on the supposed customer, but found
| himself facing Colts revolver.
DIR. Lyons, who had entered just after
the first highwayman, turned to go out,
but dashed against pair of revolvers in
the hands of a second robber.
The third confederate then entered,
picked up Cashier Abernethy's revolver
and knocked him down with it, He arose
with his head streaming with blood and
was told to keep quiet if he wanted to
live.
was open, took out the coin and bills,
showed the money in canvas bag and
threw it over his shoulder. The three
men then went out, joining two more
men.
). a. EraSier, assistant cashier, who was
outside, grabbed a shotgun and made for
the bank, but one of the robbers stopped
his progress by placing bullet in his hip.
a colored man was also shot in the leg
and several others had narrow escapes.
one OF the robbers held the reins of five
splendid horses, and as soon as the vault
was looted all mounted, fired up and down
the street, put spurs to their horses and
dashed away, disappearing on the trail
over the mountains north of ROslyn.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS WOUNDED.
TACOMA, Sept. ga Sheriff's posse of
thirteen men in pursuit of the Roslyn
bank robbers came upon three of them
in dense forest in Leanaway Basin,
twenty miles east of Roslyn. last night.
A battle ensued and one of the despera-
does was wounded. All three escaped in
the darkness. The meeting was sur
prise both TO the pursued and pursuers.
The uncertain light made the firing dan
gerous, and it was not till the three rob-
Ders turned to flee that the posse opened
tire. One OF the deSperadoes was seen to
reel in the saddle. and he is thought to
have been wounded.
A mountaineer reported that he saw
two of the fleeing robbers going at full
speed up the mountains early this morn
ing. The third is thought to be hiding in
dense brush. This morning three sad
died horses were found in the woods near
the trail which the robbers followed on
leaving Roslyn. Two OF them were posi-
lively identified as those ridden by the
robbers. The Sheriff's posse was in
creased to 125 men to-day. Guides familiar
with the sparsely settled country have
been secured, and it is believed the rob-
bers will be captured within twenty-four
hours
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WIVES OF LITERARY MEN.
Many FalnousAuthors We're UnhappfIy
NIated-CaseS In Point


Dante was married to notorious scoId.
and when he was in exile he had no de-
sire to see her, although she was the
mother of his six children.
Shakespeare lost the sympathies of tho
world by marrying Ann Hathaway, a
woman eight years his senior, who was
coarse and ignorant.
Lord Bacon enjoyed but little domestic
bliss, and loved not to be with his part
ner."
Milton was not great in the character of
husband and father. We read of him that
his first wife was Disguised with his
gloomy house, and soon ran away from
him, and his daughters were left to grow
up utterly neglected.
Molliere was married to a wife who
made him miserable, and Rousseau lived
a most wretched life with his wife.
Dryden married discord in noble
wife, and Addison sold himself to a
cross-grained old countess. who made hinA
pay dearly for all she gave him.
Steele, Sterne, Churchill, Coleridge, By
ron and Shelley were all married unhap-
PLY, and Bulwer and Dickens have been
known by all the world as Indifferent
husbands
Sir Walter Raleigh married beautiful
girl eighteen years his junior, and She
adored him with increasing ardor to tho
very last.
DR.. Johnson's wife was old enough To
be his mother, but she continued TO Id
under the illusions of the wedding day
until she died at the age of g." he being
only 10.
Shelley's first marriage was unfortu-
nate, but ms second was model OF hap
pineSs.
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observations and sworn testimony of
those interested in the business l have no
doubt that our claims are correct. 1t is
utterly impossible for the seals to breed
in the water, as all who know about them
well know, though many contend other
wise.
''The seal grounds have been thor
oughly covered in our investigations this
year. The Corwin cruised along the
Alcutian Islands from Cape st. Elias
westward to Attu, the western extremity
OF the American possessions, while the
Rush and Albatross paralleled the Cor
wins cruise in Behring Sea on the other
side of the islands. observation and COM
plete investigations as to pelagic sealing
were made by all the vessels.
Before l joined her, the Albatross
mace trip to Copper Island on the west
ern coast. There her officers obtained in
formation from the Russian agents on the
island that the seals were decreasing on
that rookery as rapidly as they were on
the Pribylof Islands.
There can be no doubt that the poach-
ers are responsible for this state of affairs.
Their claim that the seals are not being
exterminated, but are migrating to some
new rookery, is without Foundation. No
new rookeries have been located, al
though they have been looked for, and it
cannot be proven that they exist
The record-union., 1892-09-26
STOCKTON RACES.
Our Dick PAGES Mile in a Race j
2:12.

Our Dick PAGES a Mile in a Race in
2:12.
STOCKTON, Sept. 25.-The free for-all
pacing race was the sensation of the last
day at tie track. The PAGER, Our Dick,
by Gibraltar, made the fastest mile of the
year on a California regulation track
when he paced in PIP.
The first race was the unfinished pace
between Jessie p, Orland and Mt. Yer
non. The latter was withdrawn and
Orland distanced Jessie p. in 2:42, win
ming the race and first and fourth money
The second race, five-eighths of mile.
Joshua won, Jim r. second, Stevens
third. Time, 1:02
Pacing, 2-year-olds, Major Lambert
won. Best time, 2:25!.
The free-for-all pace was next on the
card and people looked for fast work,
The purse was $500. Five horses started:
Plunkett, Tom Ryder, Our Dick, Princess
Alice and DIR. Swift. Ryder got poor
start, being three lengths to the rear
when the bell tapped. Princess Alice
broke on the first turn and Plunkett and
Our Dick went TO the half together in
LOO. The pace was too fast for Plunkett,
and DICK pulled ahead and won by half
length in 2:l2, DR.. Swift third, Tom Ryder
fourth, Princess Alice fifth,
Inc second heat was won by DIR. Swift
in 2:13, Plunkett second, Tom Ryder
third, Princess Alice fourth and Our
Dick last.
Our Dick won the third heat in 2:l31.
Princess Alice second, Ryder third, Swift
fourth and Plunkett last.
our DICK took the fourth heat and first
money in 2:I53. Tom Ryder was second
Swift third and Plunkett was distanced.
Stamboul was given warming up for
mile on the regulation track, accom-
~
TO drive him fast, but he went the first
quarter in 0:34, to the half in 1:O74 and fin
ished easily in 2:154. 1t was an exhibit
ton mile. His record is oil on the same
track two years ago in November. He
will be kept here for work on the kite.
Lenmar, by Admar, was driven on the
kite TO beat his trotting record of 2:25 and
lowered it to 2:l64.
Elect Moore, by Elect, he by Election
eer, trotted in 2:27-his former record.
Redondo, by Stamboul, three-year-
old trotter, lowered his record two sec
ondS, to 2:26B,
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10th ARE DEAD.
Two Wealthy Ranchers Fight Duel
With Fatal Results.

Two Wealthy Ranchers Fight Duel
With Fatal Results.
SAN ANTONIO (Tex.), Sept. ga sensa-
tional duel fought at Conception Thurs
day between Santana Caro- and Daniel
Garcia, two wealthy ranchmen of Nueces
County, resulted yesterday in the death
of Garcia from wounds which he received
in the encounter. CAIRO was killed in
the conflict, bullet fired by Garcia
piercing his heart.
The two men had for many years taken
part in local politics in Nueces and adj
joining counties and were recognized as
leaders OF the Mexican population of that
section. They had a quarrel over bust
ness matters few days ago and it was
claimed by CAIRO that he was grossly
insulted by Garcia.
The injured man appealed to the code
duello, as is the practice in Mexico, and
his challenge was promptly accepted by
his antagonist. Pistols were agreed upon
as weapons and thirty PAGES the distance
they should stand apart. Seconds were
chosen, and ten of the participants most
intimate friends were invited to witness
the affair and see that all went off in ac
cordance with the code.
The duel took place at 6 O'Clock Tburs-
day morning on the outskirts of the vii
lage. Both men were crack shots. and
each were resolved to kill the other.
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Seven Persons Killed and Others Badly
Injured.

MASON CITY Ga.), Sept. 25.-Seven
dead and three injured is the result of a
railroad accident at New Hampton yes
terday morning. The crew of repair
ing train had been at work on the main
line of the Chicago and Great Western
road replacing the rails. About 10 clock
the train pulled into New Hampton on
the main track and stopped to do some
work. The through freight was due
there 10:l5 o'clock and it was behind
time and running on orders not to stop
at New Hampton. The road enters New
Hampton from the north, but within
sixty rods it makes turn going directly
east. This makes bad curve in the road
and grove of trees shuts off the view be-
yond the curve. The freight came
around the curve running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour and crashed into
the caboose of the construction train.
The engineer and fireman jumped just in
time to save their lives, for moment
later the engine struck. 1t is known
positively that one more man is under
the engine, for part of his body can be
seen. The work ofclearing up the wreck
is progressing very slowly. The bodies
removed from the wreckage were terribly
mangled. Some pieces of female wearing
apparel have been taken out and it is
feared that there may be woman under
the debris.
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AN EXCITING GHOST STORY.
Fleeing from q Voice to Run Almost
Up AGAINST q SHINE.


There was recently an exciting ghost
hunt in the West End, but the residents
of that eminently respectable neighbor-
hood are not proclaiming that fact from
the housetops or pouring the details into
the greedy ear Of the newspaper reporter.
Every body had retired but old man VOL
lypod's eldest daughter and her best
young man. They were sitting up to
look at Mars, now in opposition, and to
draw parallels between that planet and
Miss Wallypod's paternal ancestor.
"Oh, If we but had wings and could fly
to that far-away worldr' lisped the young
lady, as she tried to pick out Mars min
iature moons by the aid of an opera
glass.
You make me weary" croaked a
harsh voice that seemed to come from the
top of neighboring shade tree.
What's that" gasped the young lady
as she swallowed her gum and chung with
a convulsive shudder to the coat collar of
her companion.
.'Twas but the wind, or the car rat
thing DER the stony street." replied the
young man, who has read poetry
Wind, nothing!'' retorted the proud
beauty; but the young man assured her
that she need fear nothing while he was
present.
''You are so brave and noble, Algy,"
she gurgled, as she laid her fair young
head upon his summer puff-shirt front
Break away break away" The voice
again, nearer, clearer, deadlier than be-
fore.
Algy, the brave and noble, involun-
tarily retired a couple of hundred feet be-
fore he ran over the lawn mower and
came to full stop. The young lady sat
down upon the grass and screamed. Algy
mustered up courage to return part way.
His reputation was at stake and he re-
IN, l-a q hold NAV fnr 10
crept step nearer, and in trembling ac-
cents begged the young lady not to be
afraid, as he was there or whereabouts.
Then he struck tragic pose and shouted:
BE thou angel from heaven or goblin
damned, thou CONTEST in such question
able shape
'S'matter with my shape?" crooned
the voice in sepulchral tones, and the
young man fled toward the house. But
he quickly paused in his mad career.
Walking up and down the front porch
was majestic figure clad in purest white.
He fled down the garden walk and hid
among the trees. The white figure went
on still hunt for him, and the young
lady went and alarmed the neighbor-
hood. A disembodied spirit was chas-
ing Algy! The neighbors came
over, and in silent awe watched
the white figure lodging in and
out among the trees. a voice over
neard muttered strange oathS IN an Il
am-thy -father's-g host'' tone of voice At
last the white-robsd figure made a sudden
rush, caught Algy, the brave and noble,
by the collar and dragged him forth from
his leafy sanctuary. The little band of
adventures became panic-stricken ana
fed the place. The old man Wallypod
gathered his nightgown about him and
made some remarks to his miserable cap
tive that would not look well in a great
family newspaper.
And as the front gate slammed after
Algy the stray parrot came waddling
down from his perch in the sycamore
tree and broadly insinuated that Polly
possessed a robust appetite for crackers.
st. Louis GlObe-Delnocrat.
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A Man Prominent In Republican Poll
tics Passes Away.

PEEKsKILL On. ", Sept. 25.-General
James w. Hustled died at SIG tonight.
General Hustled was taken i'll on his way
to the Republican Convention in June
last. Some of those aboard the train adj
ministered dose of medicine, and it is
said it was an overdose and caused the
illness from which he died tonight. After
the convention the General was brought
home to Peekskill in a special car, and
was taken TO his residence, where he
had since been lowering between life and
death. To-day the General gradually
grew worse, and this evening passed
away peacefully. He was conscious to
the last.
General Hustled was born at Bedford,
Westchester County, in 1888. He was a
graduate of Yale in 1854. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1857. He held many
public offices, and had the longest Iegis-
lative service of any man in the history
of the State-eighteen years. He also had
the distinction of having been Speaker Of
the House six times. For over thirty
years he had been in active political life.
He became member of the Republican
party in 1859.
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ENDED IN A RIOT.
Outcome of an Anti-CathoIic Lecture
in Wyoming.

outcome of an Anti-Catholic Lecture
in Wyoming.
DENVER, Sept. pa Cheyenne spe-
cial to the Meas says: r. J. Lyons, editor
of the st. Joseph MOI american, at
tempted to lecture here to might
on 1.-THE Romanist Influence in the
Public Schools He received an
intimation of trouble, and when he
appeared on the stage exhibited two
six-shooters, which he said he would
use, If necessary, to protect himself.
He was frequently interrupted during
the lecture, and at last called upon po-
llceman and the ushers to clear the hall.
Amid a scene of wild confusion this was
partially accomplished. When nearly
all the people were out Lyons
took the revolvers in each hand and
started to leave the hall. AS he
reached the door Patrick Nolan, police
man, attempted to disarm him.
The crowd closed in upon the two, and
Lyons commenced shooting. The firing
became general, and fully thirty shots
were fired. Pntrick Moore, boiler
maker, was fatally shot Policeman
Bolan was stabbed in the face and neck.
This scattered the crowd, and Lyons, with
a bodyguard OF friends reached the hotel.
An excited crowd of men threatened
to lynch him, and surrounded the hotel.
Sheriff Kelly arrested Lyons in his room
and took the revolvers from him, after
which he was taken to Fort Russell for
safe-keeping.
The excitement over the affair was
great, and crowds of men gathered on the
street-corners discussing the matter If
Moore should die tonight an attempt to
lynch Lyons will surely be made. Lyons
is supposed to have come hero under the
auspices of an anti-Cathoic organization
which exists in this city. 1t is not known
who did the stabbing Of the policeman.
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An Expert From Italy Expert
menting in California.
THE STATE WILL RANK WITH THE
BEST IN THE WORLD.
Our Dick PAGES Mile on the Stock
ton Track in q Race in Big
Heavy Thunder and Lightning
Storm at Santa Cruz-Bold Daylight
Bank Robbery at Roslyn, Wash.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 25.-Louis Bar
zelotti, noted olive and wine expert of
Tuscany, Italy, on the shores of the
Mediterranean, who for some time past
has been making experiments on the
large Elquito ranch of E. e. Goodrich, in
the Santa Clara Valley, is here. 1.-THE
Santa Clara Valley, for all the world" he
said, lis like the plain of Tuscany, on
one side of which are the Apennine
Mountains and on the other the Mediter-
ranean. The climate is the same, too.
The soil, ! think, is a little richer. Like
Tuscany, it is peculiarly adapted to olives
and grapes. The Mission olives, how
ever, are not exactly adapted to it. The
oil is little too greasy. Get the right
kinds and graft them on, and press the
olives by different appliances, and it will
come out beautiful golden yellow. That
is the proper color. 1t should not be
white. That is like castor oil. The
methods of grating and pressing | have
suggested VIII improve the taste. That
is what we are now doing at the Good
rich ranch. We Will send to Italy soon
for q crusher.
''As to the olive crop of California this
year, SO far as l have Investigated. 1t is
not so heavy as could be wished, owing
to peculiar conditions. The reasons that
caused falling off in the fruit crop in
certain places apply to the olive. How
ever, ! predict that both in wine and
oive-growing California will soon rank
with the greatest countries of the world
1t is continual surprise TO me. l think
SO well of it that have purchased from
Morgan Hill a ranch at Madrone, twenty
miles from San Jose, toward Monterey,
and will pay especial attention to wine on
that ranch"
Mr.. Barzelotti is on his way to MERGED
to attend meeting of the olive-growers.
lie has an olive farm near Marenna, in
Tuscany.
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FUR SEALS.
Commissioner Alexander Says They
are Almost Extinct.

Commissioner Alexander Says They
are Almost Extinct
SEATTLE WASH, Sept. 25.-The sealing
schooner Henry Dennis, with 2,4OO skins.
arrived at this port yesterday from Sand
Point, Alaska. She had on board as pas
sengers Lieutenant Beatty of the United
States steamer Ranger, who is ordered
East, and A. Alexander of the United
States Fish Commission, who has been
spending the summer in Behring Sea on
the steamers Albatross, Rush and Corwin
investigating the matter of pelagic seal
ing and the habits of the seals for the
purpose of gaining evidence to be used
in the preparation of the case of the
United States before the International
Arbitration Convention at Paris.
Relating to the seal question Mr.. Alex
ander said: Il have gained information
during my investigation that shows seal
ing is practically at an end. The poachers
have almost exterminated the fnr-bear
ing seals in the North Pacific and Behr-
ing Sea, and this is about the last season
that seals will be taken. / have secured
many af1idavitS from the natives and
sealing experts to the effect that the n1m
Der of seals Is decreasing. As an illustra-
ton take the following circumstance.
On August Goth l was on st. GEORGE
Island, one of the Pribylotf group, when
the final drive was in progress for the
purpose of securing the last of the seals
to make up the 800 the company is al
lowed to take annually. In the drive
only 200 could be herded, while in the
past years the number that could be
driven was unlimited. The total number
OF seals driven in the whole twenty-three
drive of the year on the St. George rock
cry was 10000. You must bear in mind
that driving seals does not mean killing
them. Only the bachelors are taken
when it comes to killing. When the per-
centage of bachelors is not large 10000 for
the drives is remarkably small. Many of
these 10000 were in all the drives and SO
Were counted twenty-three times. AS
you will see. this brings the number
down considerably.
y work was mostly cruising at sea
TO determine the mooted questions as to
whether seals breed in the water, as it is
claimed by the Canadians, or on the rock
cries, as we claim. The Canadian theory
is exploded. That Government can bring
no possible proof in support of its claims,
while we can amply demonstrate the fall
lacy OF their contentious. From personal
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TOOK EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.
Safeblowers Raid the Town of MI
nooka, Illinois.

SafeblowerS Raid the Town of MI
nooka, Illinois.
JOLIET Ill.), Sept. 25.-The village of
Minooka, in Grundy County, had the
biggest sensation in her history about 8
o'clock yesterday morning, when a gang
of desperate safeblowers raided the town.
They broke into the residence of Anslow
Bell and secured a gold watch and some
money. At the residence of George Col
lip, cashier of A. *. knapp'S bank they
broke III and stole the keys to the bank.
They raided Edwards blacksmith shop
and took tools to break into the bank. At
katfer's hardware store they stole powder
to blow open the safe.
While there young man named Nc
koWn and a lady were returning from
dance, and as they drove by the store
they noticed light. McKown ex-
pressed fear that something was wrong.
He notified Mr.. katfer and his son Louis,
when the three returned to the store
armed with revolyers and a shotgun,
where they saw two men who started to
run. katfer shot after the crooks. The
latter wheeled and returned the fire. Bull
lets whistled through the air and the fu-
gitlves disappear ed in the darkness.
The whole village was aroused and an
energetic search made. kilograms were
sent out, and at q O'Clock this morning
Captain Kipp of this city, with several
officials, found a man who gave his name
as Frank Murray in the feed-box of a cat
tie car as 1t was passing through the city,
He had huge revolver and was shot in
the breast. He was taken to q hospitaI
and it will be impossible for him TO re-
cover. Charles Johnson and Harry Cum
ningham were found on the same train
and locked up at the station, but thew
claim to know nothing about the case