Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
Another Train Robbery.
Two Members Of the Cook Gang Sc
cured s25,OOO in Arkansas.

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Two masked robbers plundered an ex-
press car on the Cotton Belt train near
Mcneil, Ark, Thursday night and are sup
posed to have secured S25, 600. The train
was passing through deep cut when the
men climbed from the baggage car over the
tender, covering Engineer Crowley and the
fireman with guns. Crowley obeyed the
command to stop the train. He was then
marched to the express car, which was in
charge of Messenger Massey. In the
meantime Conductor Harris went forward.
He was also told not to move or make an
cutlery or he would be killed. After an in
eifectual attempt to open the safe in the eX-
press car the bandits compelled the mes
senger to assist them, and all the money in
the safe was taken. A watch and chain
taken from the conductor were returned to
him upon the assurance that they belonged
to him individually. The passengers were
not molested and did not know of the rob
berry until it had been accomplished and
the men had escaped. 1t is thought that
the men were members of the Cook gang
who were implicated in the recent train
robbery near Ogaamaw, Ark, and released
for want of proof. The express company
officials have made a claim later to the eff
feet that the robbers secured only a few
hundred dollars.
The NIeNicO-GuatemnlR War Cloud.
The trouble between Mexico and Guate-
mala grows out of dispute as to jurisdc-
ton over a comparatively small strip of ter
ritory The actual title to this land has
long been in doubt; but there is no ques-
ton that it contains very valuable mahog-
any trees Mexicans have been cutting a
! 90 al, 1ap pl a Ia
territory to be Mexican. The Guatemaans
drove them out and the Mexican lumber
men appealed to their government for pro-
lection and redress. Negotiations are still
in progress, but there are indications that
a war will be the result Though the larg-
est of the Central American republics,
| Guatemala has but about 800, 900 inhabi-
tants, whereas Mexico has fully T. 900, 600
| Mexico has the most numerous army of any
of the Latin-American countries except
Brazil. The standing army of Mexico
numbers about 30, 900 electives on peace
| footing The war fever is at its hight in
| Mexico, and possibly is famed by the gov
eminent, which is essentially military. A
| successful campaign would give great pres
| tige to Mexico, which is ambitious to dom
mate Central America.
Horrible Boiler Explosion.
A terrible boiler explosion shook Men
dota, Ill, and the surrounding country for
miles Friday. Six dead and seven injured
are the known victims of the calamity.
The explosion was in the brewery of G.
Henning & Sons The whole of the centre
of the large structure was wrecked, and the
work of searching the debris for any more
victims was hampered by the furious bliz-
zard raging at that time.
An appeal from the clergy of st. Johns 5,
y. F., to the outside world for assistance
for the starving people, says that about
1000 families are now starving in that city
A new electric railway company has Sc
cured charter in New Hampshire for q
line from Salem through nearly 80 to gns
to the boundary line of the United States
and Canada.
The steamer Chicora, from Milwaukee
has been wrecked near Benton Harbor
Mich, and it is supposed that the 26 meI
on board persisted. The vessel and cargo
were valued at $lS5,OOO.
The anthracite coal sales agents, in New
York Tuesday, recommended production
for February Of 40 per cent of the June
1894, output This will make about :, 200,
600 tons for February. No changes wer
made in prices.
A merry party of u people were retIirn
ing from dance at Middleburg, Pa.
early Friday morning, when their sleigl
was struck by a locomotive at grad
crossing. Two of the occupants wer
killed and seven wounded.
Twelve Chicago scientists could not tel
the chilled Florida oranges from thos
picked before the freeze. The dealers
however, refused to be convinced and vii
not buy the fruit. The price for Il box q
good FLORIDA oranges is Sl.25, and the Ca
ifornia oranges, which at any other tim
would BE regarded as inferior to the Flord
fruit, FIRE bringing high prices
, Jerry Storzkinzie, a Polander, is unde
arrest at Thompson, Conn, charged wit
the Gnurder of his wife and step-sOn. Bot
hHe disappeared, but the bloody mark
about the Poander's cottage and yard il
Ncate that horrible crime was committed
The Polander, however, atiirms in broke
English that he is innocent, and 80 me
who have searched several days have bee
II unable to find the bodies of the missin
wife and step-son.
! Edwin O. QugleY, the forger, who SUI,
, ceeded in getting 100000 from variou
= banks by hypothecating forged bonds {
a various cities, was sentenced to tiftee
years and six months by Recorder Golf
New York Saturday. The extreme per
atty was 20 years and the minimum
= years. Col. A. S. Bacon made warm al
n peal to the court for mercy, but the r.
e corder declared that all that was said in h
n BEHALF but really aggravated his crime
: He did not think that such man {
e Quigley was entitled to as much mercy {
f the poor abandoned outcast. The on
feature in Quigley's favor, the Records
n said. was his full confession.