The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11

II enters another. The stations are near
together. and assistance Is at all times
close at hand.
The various neighborhoods are so thick
could not make OF with their booty.
Ibey would all be surrounded ana APP
pretended within a few hours.
Upon the other hand. the physical
characteristics OF railroad travel 3 the
United States afford every opportunity
for this kind OF lawlessness. Towns
and cities are far apart For hours a,
time the road runs through "lid ana
The primevai forest. even IN the old
est States, comes down TO the track,
and hundred yards from the right OF
way a man may be lost In the woode'
Pursuit is thus rendered Impossible
OBLIGED TO STOP.
A train running through forest such
az this Is absolutely at the mercy OF
any desperate gang of men who may
seek 10 hold it up. The work oil twenty
minutes may throw II from tne track.
The engineers are obliged TO stop upon
the given signal OF danger.
But there Is no reason why every tx-
press car should not be made an arSeha.
and every express messenger fanliiatlEeu
with the use OF firearms. Half an houI
after leaving the most populous city he
may be In an untamed forest Z,
Engineers and firemen, conductors anu
brakemen should so through -hoId- W
drilI' as meuof-warsmen 20 througInI "a :,
collision drill and a fire drill lheg
should know how 10 take 10 their arms
as sailors take 10 the boats. ,t,,o, NJ
The statistics OF the train-roDplns ~ ~
the year. which greatly exceed thoSe ,ba
any previous year I'm the hlstoi every
conntrv. show that the crew OF eEoitS
train ontnumbers the gangs OF tram IoJi
rs tbree 10 one. ms bandils wei
know that they would be no i,ha latter
the men they have TO meet IL ~ coca
were armed and drliieu w
sion. a.. narve of train
- on January 7th of this. year d
r9seeneer train on the MlsSlssipPi 49,, 90
ppatroed was held up south OF NichspuI
n 1'd Hoa rfled by two men while miro
stood guard The train-robhers W. o
ignoring TO kick In the door OF me en-
press car. when the porter leapeu iioi"
the train and rushed 10 me rear rod nv
The train-robbers were so search ~
THE mai they dropped the game aho
TOOL, 10 Inc woods. The porter, IL see.is
Ia intended TO run away. In one OF l"o
other Instances bands OF ram ih boye
have been turned down ana DC
been shot. ,.f Tho atetemDted
bnId-une have been successful Hunureus
Of thousands OF dollars nave 1eo Of
Dended as a result Of this epidemic u
train Tobberies. It.. baye hired de-
tertives by the score. Extra Ilen nc sos
Scon nut upon all the trains. Extra e"i''
have been bought
TO CALL on CONGRESS.
lanes Eggleston, one OF the WI &c an.
- tbe ADAMS Express Company, - q"
thority for the statement that ne ,yitb
many is sending out extra Budi i ut
rvnTv large money shipment anu - bbicb
49, cafes into the express cars NJ ~
liiS dvnamjte will fail 20 open. ~! ne
other companies, he says are uo'"s -"
same. - ,,,o1 .roaeurer and d.
rort"r Of the United States Express ',on 70
- savs that he has been tmry ~ ~
P"nS bveiness and hos never seen tne
~ NV hon there have been 50 man
[ lIlr.esS robberies as lately. ne ~ uuJ IL
~ ~ This sort OF thing Keeps Wy =,
I'm tend 10 make rates on express nl piiej
rarl.ages so high as TO become PiO
| iory TO the average shlpptI' ,,teries he
% in The Indian Territory thaL Tres
In Norsman. of the Paclnc hApi eo i
| l ,u',,,,nV has issued instructions 10 an
| aeents to receive no money pdcHaou1 ~
| S6tnmeut through that secuoh ol V,o"arirSi
+. r. Flag, director oI nat th,s onlJ
nNp,,ta, Of Inc question is III hdlloiI"
| S1NDatslotion This would enable thG 80
| ,,uies to secure the service tndtts am
| Ulcers i'm hunting down thG pto.td Stat 10
would bring them into the oiii'eA
col NJ. ]. O'Brien, President , oil We
| c,,thorn Fxtress Company, also pciiiorI
| 49, me National Government o"O
take the matter in hand. -,o,, u.,u n
| congress at its ensuing seSsign on IN
| ,,roCd 10 make the present laws on ~ IT,
| ,ui,hicCt more stringent ana IL mn %
aaunnaIed TO TO place interstate ~, 20 80
| @llt,eiee I'm the same category In 'ilS ie
ercct as the mails.-N. y. Worlu'