Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-26
CITIZENS ARRESTED
Nearly Two Hundred Held for Al
legged Train Wrecking.
MAYOR and SHERIFF PRISONERS.
Efforts Made to blow Up the Town Of Dun
bar, Pa.-The People In Terror
Nearly 1900 Armed
Strikers.

PoND CREEK, Ok, July 24.-Nearly
200 citizens here have been arrested
for train wrecking. Sheriff Hager was
the first man taken and Mayor Frank
the second. The arrests were made by
seven deputy marshals, backed by a
carload Of federal soldiers. At first
the Pond Creek lookouts, stationed
on the top Of buildings, saw twenty
soldiers marching from Pond Creek
station and so reported. The citizens
took their Winchesters in high glee to
give them battle, but while they were
drawn up in line waiting for the SOL
diers to demand their surrender, two
unexpected companies Of soldiers
rolled off train that had just come
from another direction in great haste
The citizens then grounded arms ana
surrendered.
j. G., Moore, mayor Of South Enid,
another one Of the scenes OF the pres
ent disturbances between the citizens
and the Rock Island railway, has
prepared and forwarded to the Sec
Rotary Of war. charges and speci-
dcations under the articles Of war
against Capt. Mackey, who is in
command Of the federal troops in that
city. The specifications allege that at
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the dead hour of night Capt Mackey
and his men went to the home Of
Charles l.. Sherer took him out Of bed,
and showing him rope, threatened to
hang him II he would not divulge the
names of the parties who fired at
corporal in Capt. Mackey's command,
who was in row.
lie also alleges that Capt. Mackey
and his men dragged A. R. Elliot, an
other citizen out Of bed, presented
their rifles to his breast and threatened
to kill him If he would not divulge the
identity Of the parties implicated in
burning bridges. They kept him UNI
der torture until Mrs. Elliot, who ran
through the streets in her night
clothes, awakened the citizens by her
screams.
Mayor Moore has notified the secre-
tary Of war by telegraph that the
charges against Capt. Mackey are en-
route.
REIGN OF DYNAMITE.
UNIoSTowN, Pa, July 24.--Dynamit-
ers made an attempt Sunday night to
blow up the town Of Dunbar, just north
Of here. At o'clock a large bomb
was exploded under the house Of a non.
union workman named Vaughn, in the
center Of the town. The building was
blown to pieces and the larger part Of
the town was badly shaken up by the
explosion. Windows were broken all
over the town and chimneys thrown
from their position.
The family escaped without injury,
which is considered miraculous. A
short time later bomb was found
under the house Of William Boden, an
other non-unionist The bomb had
evidently been thrown at the house,
but did not explode.
Sunday night was one Of mortal ter
ror in Dunbar the town being In the
hands of the strikers. From early in
the evening there was considerable
shooting done, not only in the borough
but in the surrounding country.
No one was shot, but it is thought
the object was to attract the attention
of the people to other parts from that
at which the dynamiters were going to
make their attack. The people Of the
town were conscious that trouble was
brewing and many remained on the
streets all night
Nearly 1000 strikers have gathered
here for meeting. Many are armed
with guns ahd revolvers.