Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-10-20
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signalled No 3 with the track walkers lantern. Scott slowed up but did not stop til dynamite bombs under the engine showed him it was useless to further risk his engine.
 Two robbers from the either side of the engine jumped on and began shoot ing. The engineer and fireman were forced to uncouple the train at the rear of the express car and then forced them to run five miles with only the two forward cars. The balance of the cars remained at the Sheep camp.
 There was danger of tho train being telescoped by the Oregon tram in the rear
 The messenger of the car robbed was force to open the door on the peril of Scott being killed, the robbers holding dynamite bomb over him.
 There WAS quantity of treasury on the csr which the robbers did not secure.
 Both Scott and Lincoln are cove ed with bruises from the prodding received from the robbers rifles.
 There is great excitment and many men are sconring.the country in every direction so that it is scarcely possible for the robbers to escape. So far as can bs learned more than 300 pounds of coia We're taken. If all silver it would be about 5 GOO if all gold wou Id be about S75, GOO, or SS0, 900. It is
 believed that one sack weighing 100 pouDds, carried by the engineer was gold as 1t was considerably smaller Tn bulk as compared 10 it's weight. If so
 that sack contained about ,000. The taller robber had long sim handy, as one used to work and the shorter one spoke with decide Irish brogue they
 are evidently railroad men. CINCINNATI, Oct. F Thieves last night stole from the residence or F. J. Oppa, of Newton, 5l5,00O Tn s'ocks, | bonds and money.
 FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. l2.-The striking spinners vo;ed today to accept reduction of 10 per cent ard return 10 work.
 TERBE HAUTE, Ind. Oct. 12.- General Harrlso on wes received with great en-
 thusiasm by large crowd here. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-Ids F. Wer- her, who shot and killed her husband,
 George Werner, last April as he lay as- leep in bed, was sentenced this morning to the peniteDtiary for life. LYONS, Ia., Oct. PA fire at Fulton destroyed an entire block. The Rhodes
 hotel, Fulton's steam laundry, the Northwestern freight office, and Snid CTS wood and coal yards were con- sumed The fire was incendiary. WAsHINGToN, Oct 12.-District Judge McCemas has refused to grant man- damus on Secretary Carlisle to compel hIm to appoint sugar inspectors on the application made by the Miles Sugar Manufacturing company of Louisiana. SHANGHAI, Oct. PA rumor is cur rent to the effect that the Chinese gov ernmeDt has begun negotiations with Japan for peace. China, it is said, has offered to acknowledge the independence of Corea, and also to pay war indem nity to Japan.
 DETROIT, Oct. 1I.--Julius Lichten- burg, a school inspector, under indict- mert for rsceivIng a bribe, probably ia tally shot himself this morning. SHAMoKEN, Oct. u.-Three men were killed and two seriously wounded, If not fatally, and five others badly hurt, by the explosion of boiler at the Henry Clay cOlliery this morOing.
 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., Oct. !l.-Cir- cult Judge Woodson decided today that receivers cannot cut salaries of the em- ployes on the Omaha & St. Louis Wa bash) road.
 ASTORIA, Oct. IA raft 525 feet long, drawing 52 feet end containing 10000 spars and piling, was lowed to sea to- day. Tbe raft IS consigned 10 the South ern Pacific company at San Francisco.
 DURANGO, Mex, Oct. 1L-Juan Gaia, the baodit chief who kept the county districts, on the Pacific coast terroTiZsd for fifteen years, was captured and will likely be shot without triG,.
 GRASS VALLEY. Cal. Oct. 11-Dennis Scsnlon was horribly murdered by two men who attacke d him and his room mate for the purpose of robbiDg them of the wages received yesterday from the narrow guage railroad. The men lived together in R cabin. Kennedy was knocked unconscious and ScanlOn was hit on tho head with a hammer and killed.
 THE DALLEs. o., o [. 1.-The west bound O. R. & N. train was de ailed by a fiange of the locomotive truck bre k- iuk. The engineer and fireman were | the only oCes injured.
 ToMAHAwK, Wis, Oct. 1.-Two flat cars on th- "Soo" line coilided with a passenger train this morning. The lat l ter was tbrown from the track and the | engineer, fireman and bagga g-uan were | killed.
 WAsHrHGToy, Oct. 11.-Major Gener- al Schotield has made R report to the | secretary of war on the operations of th' army during the past year. Gen. Scho |
  army eince the death of Gen. Sheridan, announces his retirement next year. The report is principally g.vs n to the discussion Of tho necessity for strength eniug the army to cope with internal disorders as we'll as possible danger from without, particuluar reference being made to the Debs railroad strike.
 UKIAH, Cal, Oct. 1.-The Lake Port stage was held ur today by lone hlgh- waymen near Pieta station and the Wells Fargo's express box taken.
 Tn stage was stopped ten miles from Pieta station. The robber had built a stone blockade across the road anal when the stage stopped he appeared enveiop- ed in a grain sack and demanded the ex- press box. It vas gwen him and the stage returned to Pieta. Constnbles Vassar and Cantrell immediately started