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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
FIVE MASKED MEN.

Hold Up the 'sii" on shc Hannibal . ~
Joseph RAILROAD. aud Get There" Ia
Great shape They Robbed the Express
aud Mall Cars. Hnt How Murh booty
they Secured l. Not known-I Unit cd
sfatss Mail Violated.
81 JnsfPH. Mo-. Jan. li.-five men
held mp the Hannibal 4 IT. Joseph
fast train Eli" al 0:i0 last night. four
miles east OF this city. and robbed tho
express and mail cars. The men
placed torpedocs ON the track and
swnag red lantern 10 stop the train,
and a. II slowed up three men climbed
INTO the engine cab. Rrvolycrs were
thrust into the faces ~ the engineer
and fireman. and they were told to
throw up their hands.
II was an old-fashioned robbery, but
II was successful in every detail Tho
engineer and tiremcn were forced 10
walk back IN front Of the robbers 10
the door OF the express car. and the
messenger was told 10 open the door.
Express Messenger q. Il. Wetzel did
not suspect that there were robbers
outside. and when he heard the en-
gIneer calling he opened the door. As
he did SO two of the robbcr leaped in.
They secured the contents of the safe.
The express officials refused 10 state
how much was in the safe. but say the
amount was not large. As the safe was
through one to Chicago. it is be-
lieved that the robbers had good haul.
Notwithstanding the denials of the
officials. The mail car was entered in
the same manner as the express car
the mail agents were unarmed. and
made no resistance. 1t is reported
that registered pouch was carried off
b. the robbers Other mail pouches
were cut open and rifled and every
thing OF value in sight was taken.
The passengers were not disturbed.
As soon as the train had been robbed.
it proceeded on its way. The rear
brakeman. John Ryan, had been sent
back To flag approaching trains. When
the robbers released The tr.sin il left
without calling in the brz keman lie
secured a horse and rode back to the
CITY. where he reported at once TO the
officials.
The brakeman says two or three
buggies were standing on the side
track, near the spot where the train
was robbed This leads TO the belief
that the robbers were from this city.
and the police were at once notified
and commenced Il search.
kilograms received from Conductor
Frank Murray. who was in charge OF
the train. confirmed the report brought
in by brakeman Ryan. Only three
shots We're fired by the robbers and
they Were fred in the air.
An attempt was made to rob a Bur-
lington train near this city on >eptem-
Der p. 1913, and two of the robbers
were killed. The railroad officials be-
lieve that the robbery last night was
committed by some Of the same gang
who made their escape in the darkness
rom the first attempted robbery.
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A GIGANTIC RING

Engaged In Smuggling Opium and Chi
ne-e nearthed->everal Arrests Aiready
Made and More lin Prospect inent
Men Involved.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan 10-The Gus
toms authorities here, assisted by spe-
cial treasury agents, have unearthed a
gigantic smuggling ring employing at
least three vessels in its nefarious prac-
tees. George Wichuan. prominent
candy dealer Of this city. and Louis
Grecnwald. of Victoria, Is. c.. are in the
county Jail charged with smuggling
1900 pounds Of opium and thirteen Chi
nese ashore on the northern coast in Sep
tember last The arrests were due to
q confession made by man named
Miller. who was taken into custody last
Sunday night Warrants have also
been issued for r. w. Mclean. former
" customhouse interpreter. and George
Thomas. n photographers Other war
rants will be taken out during the next
few days against prominent business
men and officials connected with the
customs service
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MISSED The DOODLE.

Pho Men who Robbed the Ell" Didn't
~Get There" In Such Great shape After
All.
Of money amounting to 10000 lying
under the stove in the express car il
what the train robbers did not get
when they held up the Hannibal & st.
Joseph ''Eli- train, miles east of this
city Wednesday night. When the train
stopped and the bandits began firing.
Express Messenger Wetzel prepared
himself accordingly. His safe was open
and at the side was n $4,000 package
consigned To the Commercial national
bank of Chicago. He hastily kicked
this under the stove. Only one small
safe is carried on the train, and he
made no attempt to close his safe which
contained but 81. 50. This he readily
gave to the men. and they left evident-
ly satisfied that they had se-
cured all there was tn get When
Postal Clerk Gage realized that
the train was being held up he
barred all the doors of his
car and, securing his revolver, pre-
pared To defend the hca vily-loaded reg
istered pouches in his charge. The
robbers did not come near him. how
ever, and they missed another rich
prize in consequence. The registered
pouches were the most valua BILE sent
out of this city in months. II is now
evi,.cnt that the job was the work Of
local talent and the. men are now in
the city.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.


ST. Louis. Jan. li.-Gcorge VI. Flan-
agan's hominy mills. located on the
east side Of Main street. between
Franklin avenue and Wash street. were
totally DESTROYED by fire Tuesday night.
Three alarms were turned in before
the big blaze was got under control,
and for time it looked MS though
the loss to neikhboring property
would count far up into the hundreds
of thousands Of dollars. BY rapid and
effective work on the part Of the fire
department. however, the fire was con-
fined almost to the place where it
started. and the total damage will
proba bly, not exceed $500. 900.
Flanagan will probably lose in the
ncighborhood OF sls0. 600 or $50, 900 on
stock building and machinery.
IL was CLEANED from business men
in the vicinity that his insurance will
not cover much more than half the
loss His entire establishment had lust
been rebuilt Less than year and n
half ago Flanagan was burned out on
the same site.
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Syrup

Regis Leblanc is F.ench Cana
dian store keeper at Notre Dame de
StanbTiGge, Quebec, Can, who was
cured Of severe attack Of Congest-
ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Ger
man Syrup. He has sold many a
bottle of German Syrup on his per-
sonai recommendation. Lfyou drop
him line he'll give yea the full
facts Of the case direct. as he did US,
and that Boschee's German Syrup
brought hin. through risely. 1t
always will. 1t is good medicine
and thorough in its work. -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
A COOL ROBBER
Walks Away with Bag of silver from
the National Bank OF Mexico. Weighing
Nearly Seventy Pounds.

Walks Away with bag of silver from
the National Bank of Mexico. Weighing
Nearly Seventy Pounds.
City OF MExIco. Jan. 1.-THE Ma
tional Bank of Mexico is the victim OF
perhaps the coolest robbery which has
ever been perpetrated in the history Of
banking. Tuesday one of the money
teilers was making large consignment
OF silver coin. and was counting out
the amount BY piling up the heavy
sacks OF silver. each containing S. 900.
As employees Of the bank were pres
emit in considerable bers. and as
there is no particular danger of any
one picking up any of the sacks. which
weighed nearly seventy pounds each,
no great care was exercised.
While this was going on. we'll
dressed young man with n clerical air
sauntered into the room. and while at
tention was directed elsewhere. cody
picked up one of the sacks and strolled
out. Reckoning to cargador. or bur
den-carrier. who was waiting for \
job on the street corner. he
handed him the sack. and ieis.
urely led the way along the
crowed streets for n block to the near
est street car line. Here he stopped .
passing car and casting a realto to the
cargador. quietly took a seat in the car
with the bag of stolen nancy in plain
sight by his side. The passengers on
the ear thought he was pavmaSter or
something Of that sort. After riding
to the suburbs of Tuacada ne left the
ear, and although the police were soon
hot on his trail, they have not yet
caught the enterprisinr robber
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4 ir.m Il ID the direction o Increasing rates
Tho camnai -n ~ iSss wa, fought On IN. Quas-
non ~ reforming arr reilclag The existing
iarir aai net GA the question ~ revising and
raising the tarir o, isr1
rARrp NOF ass NaRE PROTECTION
10 single intsrc,, Ia the colntry. either n
congress Or elsewhere. hsd thN hardihood ic
assert thli n meant 10 dcmlni ANY incrcase
% The rrotsctioa accorded II hy the bill OF
ISL ana - WAS only she Nantan OF self
greed. raparity and scla>hnes, AMI the know
edge taai taelr Demands no matter how cx-
ore4taai, w9ali ic erariolsly accorded that
hfaasAi them ~ W.shirstoa 10 1880 10 write
uror ihcig owr Interests the sue
ersolvc schedules ~ the Mckln.
ley htn Under the operaiion OF tha,
hin. taxes "a every one ~ the 'rporiaat
schedules have been mcrsiics sy ana needless
lg increased. In the Manufactures az wool
they hal been raised from an aycraxc Of - 20
AZ average ~ l5l,Gtr cent. M manufactures 81
glass they hal tceu raised from an AVERAGE OF
- ~ an average ~ 81 per cent In manufac-
lures ~ iron and steel. although the year OF
is-s Aal been q year % immense production
ana prosperity 20 those interests. the tariff
was raised from an average Of 80 10 IA aver
age ~ % per cent. On common goods.
although ,hs tarin OF 1883 had been
made Icy the manufacturers them
selves duties were Increased from IA
aftit+-' 81 - 10 IA average or - ltf cent
Snca Is the bill we have been called on TO re-
wise in the interest o. the people who cons umc.
81 the people who labor aud Of the people
comprising the country in general. and of the
prosperity 81 the country Itself
Mr.. Wilson's peforation was forcihe and
eloquent he began with reference 10 the
legend which be said had always been in
scrthcd on the democratic banner; Equal
Rights TO AL and Special Privileges 20 None
The people had brought the Democratic party
into power on the broad principle Of equal JUS
tice 10 all
The democratic party he concluded.
'raises itself as one man takes up this great
cause plants It's standard here TO sink orswim.
survive or perish. that the democratic party
may continue in power" Democratic ap-
plausel.
We will plant the hammer here. We mean
70 have night. and we will call every true be
lever In democracy 20 rally 10 our side Let
us call upon the American people. The silent
masses, the farmers. scattered unable 20 /
organize. VINO plod their way under the bur
dens OF taxation Our petition boxes are filled /
with protests % the trusts ana combinations Of 4
this eouniry Let is he true TO our faith. Let 4
y 20 forward until we make this country
where every man shall see the gateway OF
opening before him. where every
man shall see before him The opportunity 10
rise 10 such infaence. 70 snrh prosperity a. his
own merits Justify. not weighted down with
burdens Of taxation Let v labor for eoun.
ry free 20 all equal % all with opportunities
planted inevery home. ia every humble nreSide
n the land"
A. he auisheI the democratic side broke into
'heers. ani 2 wave OF applause swept the gai
cries
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the FOWLER Cali Hoid-rp Charged a
Esyss and Morrsli-An Exceptionally
! Darisu Anair->is Citixens stood 10 4,
= Row aud Robbed ny Que Mana De-
psratc saitlr with ~ Constable The
Latter Wounded.
FRESNO. Cal. Jan. 1.-Two men he,
Iicvcd 10 be Chris Evans. the Nisalia
bandit. and Ed Morrell who assisted
aim in his recent escape from Jail,
raided the town Of Fowler Wednesday
evening. Another tale OF bloolshod
and terror IL tlse result Fowler is Il
village of 500 Inhabitants, 10 miles
southeast Of Fresno. George Leon. the
station agent, ana three men en-
pioyed as section hands were in the
depot at p. m, jus. after the Los An
gcles express had passed.
While the four men were talking a
masked man with revolver in each
hand appeared Mt the open door and
ordered them To throw up their hands.
Not one hcsitated to obey. At this
juncture Howard Harris and A. Vim
cent. prominent business men Of Fow-
Ter. stepped upon the depot platform
and took in the situation. They were
about 10 run away and give the
alarm, when the robber cspied
them through "A window. The
outlaw. still keeping the other men
covered. backed slowly ont of the door
and ordered Harris and Vincent in the
depot. saying he would kill them IL
they disobeyed. yhey went in.
The masked man then stood the six
all - 81 =
them with one revolver. and went
through their pockets. He secured little
over $40. Next he ordered his six pris--
oners into the street and ma de them
walk down town through the principal
thoroughfare to kutner Goldstein's
grocery. The robber followed his six
prisoners into the store and il was,
evidently his intention. alone and sin
glc-handed, to loot the grocery. How
ever. just as he ordered three men
previously in the store TO throw up
their hands, the proceeding was in
terrupted by Constables Ochs and Nell
son.
Then began n bloody shooting ARRAY.
Ochs. with his pistol drawn. rushed
into the store. The bandit turned upon
him and fired. Ochs fcil and rolled out
through the door. firing Mt the robbcr
from the floor. Ills aim was wild,
however, and he SHOT one citizen
through the arm and another in
the breast. The man hit in the
breast was struck by spent
bullet and not seriously hurt, though
knocked down. During the general
fusillade the robber escaped and dis
appeared in the darkness.
During the battle in the grocery a
wagon dashed up TO the door. and the
driver began shooting at Constable
Ochs. thus aiding in the escape Of the
robber within. The man in the wagon
then drove rapidly away. This man
answers the description OF Chris Evans.
In the other robbcr, who wore a
bandana handkerchief over his face,
the men attacked believed they recog-
nized as Ed Morrell. The robber told
them also that his name was Morrell
1t is believed here that the bandits,
becoming pressed for money. came
down from the mountains determined
to make raid
Constable Charles Ochs. who is badly K
wounded in the right thigh and groin.
was one of the jurors who convicted 4
Chris Evans of the murder of Deputy
United States Marshal Vic Wilson.
Ochs declares that he wounded the
Younger of the two robbers
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DENVER Col, Jan. IL. The members
of the house. in extra session. as.
scmbled and began business in the hes,
OF spirits 1t was more like special
session Of third house, or back.
woods debating society. jokes and
repartee We're banded about at the
start. and every motion was made the
subject of miYth. Petitions with
numerous signatures were presented
and read. some urging immediate adj
journment. and others asking for some
legislation that will give worlingmen
employment.
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PARIS. Jan. 1.-THE trial Of Au-
ruste valiant, the anarchist. who on
December . last threw the bomb which
exploded in thu chamber Of deputies,
was short and decisive. Just previous
10 the trial a report was circulated that
a bomb with n burned fuse was found
outside the court.
The court was throngcd with people
when valiant was brought in at noon.
closely guarded by policemen. The
proceedings were purely formal will.
little dramatic effect The prisoner
was found guilty and sentenced q
death
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CHINESE SMU6GLERS.
Their Wonderful Ingenuity In secrefing
tontraband Goods.

tontraband Goods.
San Francisco customs officers have
to deal with the most skillful snug.
glers in the world The stolid. i'm.
passive demeanor of the Chinese serves
them admirably IN their contra ban nd
operations. for their actions seldom az
ford. rs in the case frequently with
white people. any ground to suspect
them Of fraud. 4 California writer
gives an interesting expose of the many
tricks they practice:
Before the influx of Chinese laborers
was stopped. n Mongol. looking a. il
all his years were acquainted with only
poverty and toll. would sometimes try
TO sneak ashore with an old blouse
stuffed full of fine silk handlxerchiefs
and scarfs and Indian neck shawls.
The Chinese garment for cold weather
is a quilted blouse or tunic. with a
heavy filing Of cotton. silk handber-
chiefs being light and fine, a single
blouse would sometimes contain a val
liable invoice
Sometimes dcmure Chinese
maiden would step ashore with the
thick soles Of her shoes stuffed with
silk. A whole covey arrived some
years ago with their shoes stuffed In
this fashion An inquisitive inspector
had his attention attracted TO the ex.
traordinary thickness of the soles. and
made an investigation, which resulted
in valuable seizure.
ITO "A man the Chinese crews on the
steamer plying between San Francisco
and Mexico. South America and the
orient are smugglers.
They hide their contra band goods
in the -oddest places imagina BILE. and
get them ashore past the eyes Of he
customs officers in ways that almost
battle detection.
They have brought opium skill
fully stuffed in bananas still hanging
70 the stalk. and in oranges. one dav
about six years ago Chinese. dressed
as a cook. walked leisurelv down the
of Pacific mail steamer
with a basket on his arm containing
several loavcs OF bread.
\ 'lIc shuiiled right by a customs house
and would have got away all
right, but on the wharf came into col
lision with drunken sailor. The
sailor. who was to blame gave the Chi
nese a violent shove, sending him
sprawling and scattering his bread
loaves.
"a policeman interfered. and noticed
that on, CT the loaves had broken open.
He started TO examine. and the Chinese
started 10 run. Every loaf was filed
with opium.
Chinese have been detected with
boxes Of the drug deity bound up in
their queues or tied under their arms.
Every bit Of baggage and every article
they take ashore is a hiding place.
Beams on ships and table-legs have
been followed out as receptaclcs for
opium. False bottoms ara
put in cubby holes and pantry draw,
ers Hiding places are sought in coal
bunkers, and under the engines and
boilers
"'Thc methods of the secretion are 50
varied and ingenious that frequently
the officers are unable TO find smuggled
opium. even after they have definite in.
forma ton that it il aboard vessel
Golden Days.
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WINNIPEG. Man. Jan. IA regular
northwest blizzard set in here Wcines-
day night. The storm had been rag
ing in the west for two days and
struck Winnipeg with terrible force.
doing considerable damage to signs.
electric and telephone wires. Trains
are hours behind time. During the
storm the railway station ut Gu APP
pelle was burned. At Lethbridgc the
new skating rink. is leveled to the
ground, and some empty box cars stand.
ing on the track were blown cff the
trucks and overturned
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
Aluminium for Government Vessels.

HOMESTEAD. Pa. Jan. TO- In the %
Inch mill Of the Carnegie steel mill the
experiment Of rolling G-inch beams
from aluminium for government YES.
sells Is being tried. The first beam was
rolled Monday, but was not altogether
satisfactory. The aluminium was
heated just hot enough to char pine
hoard. and then submitted TO the rolls
In the second pass IL collarcd on the
rolls and broke two boxes and the ex.
pertinent was postponed until later in
week. This is the firrt experiment OF
the kind ever tried in the Homestead
steel workA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19

Hard luck seems to attend Joseph
jmith. OF Pittsburgh. Pa. lie was en-
gagged to Inisrry Miss Annie Nugcnt,
but an accident, by which he lost a
leg, caused pestponoment Of the cere-
mony. Months elapsed, and again a
day was set. To celebrate the nuptials
In a proper manner. he ordered a new
artificial leg. When IL arrived, 1t did
not fit, and again the wedding was
postponed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
beware OF tsintrncnfs Er Catare. So,
Contain Mersurx "-s

ms mercury viii surely destroy mo
smell and comlse 'ely deranre the ~ Y.
system when ente,lng " through Tho ~
rors surfaces. Such articles should na..a.
Dc Used except On prescriptions pom ~
n'.nle my si.ians, as ~. damage they viii ,o
rive from them. Halls Catarrh ture iorr'
niatnred b. r. J Cherey q Co, Toledo n
contains no mercury, AMI IL taken in,er''
raily' acung directly u,cn the hleod ma
n,unon" surfaces OF the system. In blvi~s
han tatni'rh Cure be sulTyou ppt The srsn@s
nlne,, n - taken internally. and nnd,s ~
Toledo. uhlo- by b. j. Chc.ey a 70. Te.,i.
Gonials free $500
- Sold by Druggists. price &c. per so,,ia
Halls Family Pills. y cents
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CHAIRMAN WILSON
Opens tho Debate on tho Tariff
Bin in the House,

And rnaraynr~, IN orcihie Language. 90
Place Ia iisame for EAisting Goa
d.tlons where. ia His oplu-
ion, II icinnss.
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The value Of the railroads in the
United States Is greater than the com.
bined railroad valuation Of Great Brit
ain, Francc and Germani.
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BOSTON WAiTrH Ito outs;ds barbarian
WHO tucks hls napkin In his rcch)-.Iprrs
upn me, sir. but there il no shampoo vn..
witi,this dinser. r-P O. s. g. s. Co fiulle-,n
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There Is only one course before US. in that
there Is no dissenting voice ia our ranks. We
mean absolutely to refuse all concessions all
compromise IN the direction ~ the return OF
fhe monarchy In any form guise in this
country. That ultImatum on which this gov
eminent AMI its supporters firmly stand is
freedom and justice The stern and grim men
OF Honolulu now have their record to make
and II viii Ice tie record OF patriots true. de-
terminef. self sacrificing, the same faithful
sons of liberty as our fathers before US
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Following il asvnnpsis 81 the OPEN
inr sperch IN the a. bate on tho tariff
bin Ia the h9uSe ~ representatives.. de-
livcrel bv LIou- William J.. Wilson. Of
West virginia, chAirnan If the com
uit.ct on vawS and means
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hoods Pills cure al Liver Ills. Bn.ous
ness. Jaundice. lad ,scsttun, Sex Headache.
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rho Men Who Robbed the -Eli' Didn't
~Get There" In Such Great shape After
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-25
WAR ENDS IN HONDURAS
Th, N!carasu,n Arms EYryEh,y,
YIctoFluli
THE CAPITAL CAPlTULATES
A Cablecran Which Announces the
Finish OF a DesuItory Con-
tllct-Bonilia TO 70
President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. a,-Guzman, the
Nicaraguan minister 10 the United States,
has received the following cabegram from
the minister OF forcigu affairs of that
country; "Tcgucugalpa. the capital Of
Honduras, capitulltod last night. PulI-
lish this cablegran. Our victory puts an
end 10 the war in Honduras The min
lister added: $50 Nicaragua came out
Victorious
This message contained all the informa-
ton known here concerning the latest de-
velopnents in Honduran affairs. II is be-
lieyed the armies OF Nicaragua will now
withdraw from the soil OF Honduras. after
the provisional government, which Bonlia
and his Honluran associates will estab-
lish, is firmly entrenched and able TO put
down any disorders which might arise. 1t
is regarded as practically certain that tho
new president OF Nicaragua will be
Bonilla, the leader of the Honduran oppo-
sition 10 Vasquez. the drihroned prcsi-
dent. This would be entirely natural now
that the former insurgents are victorious.
Nasqucz il is supposed will leave the
country and Nicaragua will permit tho
people OF Honduras 10 settle their affairs
in their own way.