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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
TRAIN ROBBED.

~ Asuaits shatssr the A4prsss Ger
WITH Dynanlte-The safe was Blown
S1poo, oad the Hobbets Secured But
oss.
oAx FnANclsco, Jan. 90. The postal
authorities, Friday morning, received
word from Roseburg, Ore, 0f the stop-
ping Of the Oregon express end the
robbery Of the mail coach and express
ssr. The train left here at Z p. u.
Wednesday last for Portland and the
robbery occurred ct midnight Thurs
day night at Shady Point, two miles
south Of Roseburg. The train was sig-
p1led by . lantern. Engineer Morris
Topped st the light and masked
man, revolver in each hand, crawled
down from the tenaer, ordering
"hands up"
Fireman Hend ricks jumped OF the
car and ran for Roseburg, followed by
. couple of shots. The robbers ordered
Morris to back up the train anC the
mail and express cars were cut off.
Then he ordered him to pull ahes for
about 80 yards. 3
During this time Conductor vestch
and Brakeman Lohr went forward
with their lights in the reconnoiter,
but were shot at and ordered back.
Butler. the express messenger put
out hts lights and went behind some
trunka He was called upon to open
the car. He opened door and took Q
shot at the robbers, whereupon the
highwaymen applied dynamite on the
opposite side, which shattered the car.
Butler jumped out, and seeing rob
Der, attempted to shoot, but his gun
snapped and he ran for the Pullman
car.
The robbers used dynamite on the
safes and succeeded in opening the
small one, getting not over $40.
They knocked over the stove, set
ting fire to the car, totally consuming
it and its contents, also all the pas
senger baggage. involving q heavy loss.
They took some registered letters from
the mail car and departed.
superintendent Fields Of the South
ern Pacific, who happened to be at
Roseburg, was called about 1880 and
took an engine and mon to the scene.
The burning car tumbled of the
track and the train was brought in
after several hours delay.
Engineer MOTIFS n8Q MS check graz.
ed by bullet, and the express mes
sengers dog was killed. few mail
pouches were rifled but the value Of
the letters taken is unknown. The
end of the mail car was charred and
some mail matter damaged by fire and
water.
Several commercial travellers lost valu-
able sample trunks in the fire. Ono
case containing silver knives, forks
and spoons, was found Friday morn
ing in the slough, uninjured. Nothing
else of value was recovered. The large
express safe, unopened, was taken to
Portland ON the morning local
The sheriff and his posse are scour-
ing the country, but there 10 no clue
yet, as heavy rain has been falling,
and the tracks are obliterated.
Up to . late hour Friday night NO
definite clews have been discovered
leading to the Identification Of the
miscreants who held up the north
bound Southern Pacific express Thurs
day night.
The metal Of the safe was bady
warped by the heat and it is feared
that at least part of the contents
will be damaged. The debris of the
wreck has all been cleared away and
trains are moving on time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
A Reminder Of Army Life.

Mr.. Lou Smith, editor OF the CONNER
cial, Meyersdale, Pa, says: A chronic
diarrhoea that returns at frequent inter
walls, ~ . reminder Of army life, has been
more efsctually controlled by Chamber.
lain's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem.
edy than any other have ever used.
1t possesses true merit. For sale by
Garrett 4 Ayres, druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
strike Probable at Toledo.

TOLEDO, O. Feb President w. D.
Mahon, of the National Association Of
Street Railway employees, arrived here
Sunday to consult with the local union
in the matter Of the Toledo iTraction
Co. e reduction of wages of motormen
and conductors. There il some talk Of
8 strike, the men claiming that they
can not make . living At the reduced
scale. No definite action is likely, how
ever, for several days, the reduction
not taking effect <ill Monday.
Husbands and wife's Swindiiag Game.
DAYroN, O., Feb. LII. H. Henry
was arrested 1t the Dickey house ON .
charge Of fraud. But short time be.
fore his arrest his wife was received at
the Dayton work house from Piqua.
where she had been sentenced and
fined for obtaining goods BY false Ere
lenses. The couple are said TO have
worked many towns in this section.
Henry was taken to Piqua. II
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

Bob Cole, who made q disbolical At.
tempt to take the life Of Peter Mower,
of Manchester. several months ago, was
tiled by the Adams county court and
found guilty OF an assault with intent to
kill. He was in tho court room when
the jury. reported but managed to get
out and leave the country. In his ab.
sence Judge Ceilings imposed sentence
ofive years in the penitentiary.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Mali Pouch stolen at Lima.

LIMA. o., Feb. LA United States
mail pouch was stolen Friday night
from the c., b. q d. depot here. It
was . transfer from the east on the
Pittsburgh, TT Wayne 4 Chicago
road and was for Cincinnati It con-
tanned large amount Of mail, includ.
ing registered letters and other valua.
BILE matter. There IL no clew to the
thieves. - ~
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
A Covlct Esospes.

COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 1.-Charles Grigs-
by, convict, escaped from the state
prison Sunday evening by scaling the
walls with rope made out OF his over!
alla He was serving . sentence for
burglary committed in Cincinnsti
Grigsby is %, white, medium height
and would not say where his home was
when received
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Martin Received the Reward.

AKRON, O., Feb. THE credit for
capturing Frank Van Loon, the ex-
ecuted murderer of Cashier Maple At
Columbus Grove, often given to De-
tective T. E Foster, Of Columbu who
10 now interested in the jackson and
Walling case, ID claimed by M. B. Mar.
tin, of Galena. who not only arrested
Van Loon, but received the reward in
the case.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
JUDGE NATHAN ooFF
Declined the Tsndsr sf the Attorney Gen.
Oralship. dfi fltf7f-ft

OsesSsAsE"
New YORK Feb LA Sun dispatch
from Washington says: Judge Nathan
Gon, Of West Virginia. has declined
the tender Of the attorney general.
ship. He finds that he can not become
member of President McKinley'a
cabinet This conclusion was reached
by Judge GoR within the past two
days Friday his friends In this city
were notified Of his final decision.
II has been very hard for Judge
Go6 to mako up his mind, and he told
Maj Mckinley so when he visited him
at Canton last week to talk over the Of.
fer to enter the cabinet It has been the
ambition Of his life to be Q United
States senator. He was shelved on the
United States circuit court bench
when Mr.. El<ins was chosen senator
two years ago, and now he wants to
succeed Senator Faulkner in 1899.
CANTON. o.. Jan. 30.-Msj Mckinley
said Saturday morning he had not re-
ceived letter from Gen. Goff, of West
Virginia, declining q cabinet portfolio.
No word has been received here from
Gen. Goff since he left Canton. Gen.
Goff, when he came to Canton at the
request OF Maj. Mckinley last week,
took the matter of entering the cabi-
net under consideration, and there Il
at present no reason to think he has
not or will not accept cabinet port.
folio.
The story that Charles G. Dawes, Of
Illinois, has been promised the ap,
pointment of controller of the cur.
rency, which is being circulated by q
western press association, is absolute.
ly without foundation. Mr.. Dawes, in
connection with a number of other
good men, is being considered in con.
nection with this Office, but Maj Nc
Kinley has not taken the matter of ap
pointment up. and has decided on nc
one and made promises to no one.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
The Omces Combinsd.

TOLEDO, O., Feb flames NJ. Hall,
general passenger agent of the Wheel
ing 4 Lake Erie railway since the
road was built, resigned Saturday.
The receivers of the property have de-
cided to consolidate the Offices Of gen.
eral passenger and general freight
agent and 81. J. Booth will serve In
the combined position.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Funeral OF the Late Prssid emit Roberts.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 1.-The funeral
Of the late George B. Roberts, presi.
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
will take place at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon next from Roberts late
country residence at Bala station. Al
St Asaphs service will be conducted
by Bishop Whitaker. Of the eastern
diocese of Pennsylvania. The inter-
ment will be in the family vault 1t
East Laurel Hill cemetery in this city.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

CoLUNBUs, O.. Feb. CHARLES Grigs-
by, . convict. escaped from the state
prison Sunday evening by scaling the
walls with rope made out of his over
alls. He was serving . sentence for
burglary committed in Cincinnati.
Grigsby Is ss. white, medium height
and would not ssy where his home IVES
when received.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

New YORK. Jan. S0-Free Thinking
societies throughout the country Fri
day evening and Saturday observe
with appropriate exercises the l60tk
anniversary of the birth of Thomas
Paine, the worlds greatest agnostic.
In some cities the German Turner 80.
cieties. Ethical societies and Liberal
clubs will also hold celebrations
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Leading Physiclan eulcides.

TOLEDO, o., Feb DIR. II. II. Hol.
brook, leading physician 1T Def.
ance, cut his throat Saturday morning
in . second attempt at suicide. There
Is little hope for his recovery. Last
Sunday he took . heavy dose oi
chloral, but his life was saved by
prompt remedies The cause Of his
act 10 not known.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Iastently Killed.

ALLIANCE, O., Feb. L-Malsom Mao.
Auley, aged 90 years. q contractor, we'll
known throughout the state. was in
stantly killed while sleigh riding. His
horse ran away, .upsetting the sleigh
and throwing him against . telephone
pole, crushing his skull. He was born
In Scotland and was wealthy wild.
over s.i
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

BERLIN, Fob, l.-Chsucellor Prince
Won Hohenlohe gave adinnsr at the
chsncellsris sunday evening An honor
Of Count MurnievctF, the new Russias
minister of forsixn sgAira
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE IL hereby given that the under.
IN signed has been duly appointed aud
qualified - Administratofd de bonis NON Of
the estate pf nereh a. Hodson. late of aign.
January 70, lSo7.S ,fs9 F. ". KELLY,
- New Vienna, o,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Mrs. Henry ward Bsecher's Condition.

Mrs.. Henry Ward Bsschsrs Condition.
sTANFoRD, Ct, Feb. 1.-The condi-
1ion OF Mrs Henry Ward Beecher has
Enot changed materially from Saturday
<1tening. She Is still weak, but no
pogiously results ere feared immsas
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
Attempted to KIM the treaty.

LONDON, Feb. Tho Daily News
tconmenting upon statements cabled
from New York, says that the United
&tates Senators are trying to kill the
sl treaty indirectly,
because the public sentiment OF tho
! people of America is in favor of the
HDeasure.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
APPLICATION FILED

Asking That the Lease of the T. M. and
the r., T. 4 A. Railroads BE Set Aside.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IAN ap.
plication was filed in the United States
circuit court by S. S. Rodgers, of New
York, stockholder in the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St Louis railroad
asking that the lease of the
Tennessee Midland and the Paducah,
Tennessee g. Alabama railroads
by the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railway, now in effect.
be set aside and the lease declared
void. The application further asks
that the present board of the Nash.
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
way be dissolved by the court,
,rNd Q new election be ordered.
Finally, the application asks that the
present board of directors be held in-
dividually responsible for the losses
sustained, under the existing lease.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

BLUFFToN. Ind, Feb. 1.-Nathaniel
Webb, OF Logansport, Ind, formerly .
leading merchant of Greenville. O..
died Sunday afternoon at the residence
.nf John Studeb shaker, aged Is.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04

No under ground room was ever yet
at Tor human being or . brute TO iallabit,
nor any more a. TO keep milk in II to
be used before suitable room can be
built above sround. cellar should bs
cleared OF every vs.tigs Of Vegetable mat.
ter. disiaiected with lime and plss'sr
aud the walis thoroughly whtswa he'd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
DID NOT INCREASE THEM
STREET-CAR, GAS AND OTHER COR
PORATION VALUES TO REMAIN.
Board of Review AdJOurns After Syl-
vester johnson Filed His Protest
Building and Loan Assessments.

The County Board of Review yesterday
adjourned after a three weeks session.
Just before the adjournment Sylvester
Johnson, a member of the board, filed his
written protest against the assessment
made on the property of the Citizens
Street-railroad Company, the indianapolis
Gas Company, the Indianapolis Water Com
pany, the Marion Trust Company. the In
diana Trust Company and the Union Trust
Company. Mr.. Johnson declared the belief
that the assessments were far less than an
actual and fair valuation. On motion of the
auditor the protest was made a matter of
record, and the board adjourned.
Members of the board say Mr.. Johnson
assisted in making the assessment for these
concerns and agreed with the other men,
bers as to the amounts. The board adj
journed without increasing the assessments
on the street-railroad property, the water
works plant and franchise and the Indian
apolis Gas Company as requested by f. j.
Van VorhiS and S. M. Shepard. These gen
tlemen will have to make their appeal to
the State Board of Tax Commissioners. The
county board assessed the last building and
ments ran from 800 UP to $4,000.
THE laws covering building and loan as
sessmentS are rank, said Auditor Smith
yesterday, land they should be generally
revised. Our assessments were almost en-
tirely confined to money on hand and col
assessment of first-mortgage loans and it
is hard to lind any money loaned any
other way. We had no trQ- BILE with the as
sociatons and got along pleasantly"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
MORE GARBAGE COMPLAINTS
Contractor Mccarthy Still Pressing
Wagons Into Service.

There were more complaints against the
garbage contractor yesterday notwithstand-
ing that number of additional wagons
were pressed into service The Board of
Health yesterday sent the following COM
munication to the Board of Public Works
1--WE herewith transmit seventy-one COM
plants of failure by the garbage collector
to comply with the provisions of his con-
tract In each OF these full investigation
has been made by officers from the depart
ment and the householder, as will be seen
by the Endorsement on the returns, has not
been at fault in any particular. The whole
force of the office has been engaged upon
this matter to the neglect of everything
else, and we must respectfully request that
you assess such penalties in each case as
will in a measure reimburse the city for
the amount expended in looking after the
matter
The Board of Works may assess penal
ties in each case anywhere from 81 to $5
Contractor Mccarthy is rushing into serV-
ice all the teams he can employ and de-
clares he is doing his best to come up to
the terms of the contract City Controller
johnson intimated that if there wasn't a
change for the better in the manner of col
lecting the garbage tha city would declare
the contract forfeited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
INDUSTRIAL TRIP SOUTH
COMMERCIAL CLUBS PLAN TO AD-
VERTISE INDIANAPOLIS GOODS.
Day I'm Honor of the City to be Set
Apart at the Nashville
Exposition.

A new project is under consideration by
the Commercial Club. Should it result sue
cessfully 1T promises to bring Indianapolis
and the State into closer commercial re-
lations with the South. Some weeks ago
President Fortune suggested to the board
of directors that something might be &C
complished in this line, and that the first
step would be to bring this city more prom
inently into view in the southland.
1t has been suggested that Indianapolis
be given some prominence at the Southern
exposition at Nashville, and 1t is proposed
to interest manufacturers of this section
sufficiently that delegation may be sent
from the Commercial Club through the
South, the tour to embrace visits to a
number of leading Southern cities. 1t is
the idea to equip a special train of Pull
man cars for a comfortable trip. The train
would proceed to the southern territory by
way of Cincinnati ana through Kentucky,
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, stopping
at many important points as would be
found advantageous. The trip would be on
the plan of the Pan-American tour con-
Quoted through the United States some
years ago. Should the trip be arranged the
principal stop, of course, would be at Nash
vile, and the stay there made the occasion
for special indianapolis day at the eX-
position. 1t is understood the director gen.
eral has already offered to arrange for such
an event ar any time named by the club.
A number of manufacturers and business
men have been conferred with regarding
this project, and they all warmly commend
it as a good move. Many believe there are
beneficial possibilities in the project if car
ried out successfully. Any way ii would be
worth while as an enterprising and i'm
pressiVe venture in the advertising of the
city if the plans We're not shaped with the
hope of more than this.
4 special committee has been named to
consider the preliminary steps of the prof.
ect. This committee is composed of Presi-
dent Fortune, Vice President Parry Sec
rotary Woollen and Director Lazarus. This
committee has been active, and already
has negotiations pending with railroads. AS
to whether the plan will be carried out
gotiations 1t will probably require two
weeks TO reach a final determination, and
If the decisions are favorable other details
will be at once taken up. The trip. lasting
for six or eight days, will be made in the
fall when conditions are most favorable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
TO ENJOIN A ROADHOUSE
SLAYER OF JAMES THATCHER
WANTS BELLEVUE RESORT CLOSED.
Henry Leonard Also Demands $4,000
Damages of Proprietor Truemper
Account of His Anguish.

A suit growing out of the killing of James
Thatcher, at Bellevue, a few weeks ago,
was brought in the Superior Court yester-
day against Charles Truemper, proprietor
of the Bellevue resort The suit was
brought by Harvey Leonard, the Washing
ton township farmer, who accidentally shot
Thatcher while protecting his son. The
plaintiff wants the court to enjoin Truemp-
er from running the resort, and asks for
$4,000 damages 1t is averred that disrep-
utable characters of both sexes meet at the
resort nightly and carouse and disturb the
neighborhood. 1t is charged that this state
of affairs prevails on Sunday night
The plaintiff recounts the tragedy of June
10, and explains to the court his share in
the distressing affair. He says that since
the shooting of Thatcher he has suffered
great mental anguish, and will continue to
suffer. The defendant is charged with the
responsibility of this in that he permitted
people to remain on his premises and be-
come intoxicated. 1t is asked that a per-
petual injunction be issued against
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
BOOK FULL OF SIGNED CHECKS
Turned Suspicion Towards f. w. Sea-
mon and Caused His Arrest.

The loss of his pocketbook at the Grand
Hotel yesterday afternoon caused f. w.
Seamons arrest for obtaining money by
false pretenses and violating the hotel law
He came to the hotel Friday and T. Mason
SUPERINTENDENT of the local office of the
Prudential Life Insurance Company,
vouched for him when he offered a check
in payment of his bill. The check was for
s. and was drawn on a st. Louis bank. 1t
was accepted and nothing more thought of
the transaction until late yesterday after
noon. when one Of the guests at the hotel
brought to the clerk a pocketbOok which
he had found in the washroom. The clerk
opened the book to ascertain its owner and
found a dozen checks similar TO the one
which had been cashed for Seamon They
were all signed and were filed out for small
amounts. This aroused the suspicion of the
clerk and telegram was sent to the St
Louis bank. A reply was received stating
that Seamon had no account there. Sea-
mon is said to be the son of the agent of
the Prudential Company at Coyington, KY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
VITAL STATISTICS-JULY 10.
Deaths.

Nora Robbins. twenty-six years. III Decatur
street. endo- carditis.
Infant Bohn. 29i East New York street insola-
ton.
Charles F. Hobart twenty-five years. 1913 Lex
ingtOn avenue, Brgnts disease.
RAYMOND Anderson, fourteen months, SAL West
Pearl street. pneumonia
Daniel Small, twenty-five years, Ryan block
acute enteritis.
Nellie Benson, nine years. % Martha street
burns
Michael Kelly. ffty-four years, Missouri and
Washington streets, sunstruke.
Grace May Hartzog. sixteen years, 172 East
North street, ervsipeas.
Mrs W j. schroy thirty years. 153 Cornell
pearl McGrary seventeen years. 45s North Cali
fornia street, commissions.
JOseph Winston. seventy-four years, 43S West
Maryland street, apoplexy.