Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
A RAID ON HORSES.
Many Farmers Lose Their Teams
at q Revival Meeting.
A BOLD H0LD.UP in NEBRASKA.
Two Women and Man Rob Farmer Of
o80O--A Desperate Fight-A Riot
Feared 1t Cushing. la.-Mys-
teri0us Murder.

OsMoND, Neb., Nov PA spirited
religious revival has been in progress
at the Methodist church here for SOM
time. Rev. DR.. Payne, of the Missouri
conference, has been conducting tn,
series Of meetings, and he had worked
up such great interest that all tn,
ministers of the county agreed to as
sist at the services Saturday night
The meeting house is large one, sit
uated in a grove near the edge o.
town. Seven preachers were present
and the farmers from all over the
county attended. They hitched
many fine teams to the trees
around the church. The minis
tiers spoke eloquently, and strange
ly enough, all Of them adverted te
horse stealing and the evil Of
horse trading as practiced by many
sharpers as among the worst evils OF
the west. They seemed to dwell al
length on this phase Of evil. After
the meeting broke up it was discov.
cred that an organized raid had been
made on the fine horses hitched around
the church. Sixteen OF the most val.
liable horses in the county were
stolen, together with two fine buggies
The raid was evidently arranged in
advance and participated in by several
successful horse thieves. No trace OF
the gang has been found, though a
number Of armed posses have been
beating the ravines and thickets along
the river to the north.
A BOLD HOLD-UP IN NEBRASKA.
HAY SPRINGS, Neb, Nov. GA bold
hold-up occurred early Sunday even
ing about five miles southwest of here.
The bandits consisted of two women
and one man, mounted on horses. The
victim was Mr. Klinglesmidt, a farmer
from the Wyoming line, who had sold
out recently and by wagon was on his
way overland to st. Joseph, Mo-, with
some $500 on his person. He first en-
countered two women riding horse.
back. Both had wells over their faces,
but did not look suspicious. To his
an order was given Of hands
up. With four revolvers pointed
at him he obeyed. Without any
attempt at robbery, questions
were asked evidently waiting for some
one. Presently he received blow
from behind, causing him to fall from
the wagon. He was then beaten into
insensibility by a man who was in
hiding behind haystack close by.
When Mr.. Klinglesmidt regained his
senses the money was missing and he
saw the robbers riding at great speed
In a westerly direction. lie did not
follow them but fastened to the city
where the robbery was reported to the
police. Immediately deputies were
sworn and after description Of the
bandits were off in pursuit.
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
VAUDEVILLE, La, Nov. 22.-Bayou
Lacombe, small settlement II miles
,ast Of here, has been the scene of a
;errible tragedy. News has just been
'eceived here Of q desperate fight be-
;ween Arthur and Edward Jolie on
me side and Lawrence and Edward
Jousin on the other, which resulted in
he killing Of all the parties concerned.
'hotguns and pistols were the weapons
Used. The cause of the difficulty is at
,ributed to an old family feud. On &C.
count Of the remoteness of the place
md lack of the ordinary means of COM
the details are necessarily
'ery meager. Coroner Piggott has
,een notified and is now on his way to
he scene of the killing.
A RIOT FEARED AT CUSHING, IA.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 22.-There is
ear of a riot at Cushing, Ia, where a
wife murder and suicide occurred. A
mass meeting of citizens was held and
he conclusion reached that Col Kor-
nan, one of the most prominent men
If Cushing, was to blame for the trag-
'dy. Furthermore, the meeting de-
,ided that Norman should be tarred
md feathered and ridden on a rail out
# town If he did not leave at once.
,ol. Norman gave himself into the
lands of the marshal, who has depu.
lied so men to protect him. Norman
efuses to leave.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN INDIANA.
.aaNIER Ind. NOV. 22.-John Earle |
anne here recently from Buffalo and
ct up shoe repairing shop, in which
lie roomed. Yesterday morning he
vas found dead in his shop, with con.
usions on the head. All the furniture
vas upset and there was blood on the
vail. 1t is case of murder in the alb
ence of any apparent motive for the
rhine.
ReconcIled to His Erring Daughter.
New YORK, Nov. 23.-Gen. Albert
)rdway died last night at the Hoffman |