Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-07
BUSY HICHWAYMEN.
Two Masked Bandits Hold Up
Three Vehicles In California.
STREET RAILWAY MEN NOT TO QUIT
Cherokee Indians Poison Fish-sixty Days
for ManAlang hter- Negroes Drowaed
"A Mob Chases Tramp--Jack
McAuiiTe Bested.

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one o'clock yesterday afternoon three
stages travelling from Angels Camp to
this place were held up by two masked
highwaymen and robbed. The first
stage, two-horse vehicle, was stopped
by the robbers In narrow defile and
its passengers, two men and woman,
were compelled to alight and hold up
their hands while they were searched.
The robbers secured about SIS FIT
teen minutes later the second stage,
the regular four-horse vehicle, came
along and the driver was ordered to
halt As he did not pull up fast
enough, the robbers shot one of the
leaders and killed one of the pole
horses, frightening the other two
animals to such an extent that they
dragged the heavy coach and their dead
companions several hundred yards.
Meantime the robbers fred one shot
with rifle into the hood of the stage,
evidently for the purpose Of frghten-
ing the occupants. The bullet struck
one of the male passengers in the arm
and passed on into the side Of another
man who sat beside him. The only
other passenger, a woman, escaped in.
jury. The trio were also compelled to
hand over their money, about 800.
The robbers then disappeared into the
brush, but emerged few hundred
yards distance and held up the third
carriage, which was drawn by two
horses, and also contained two men
and woman. After relieving the
passengers and driver of their purses,
the robbers decamped with Wells
Fargo e. Co.'S box, which, however,
contained nothing of value.
STREET RAILWAY MEN WILL NOT STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Oct There will be no
strike on the lines Of the Chicago City
Railway Co., at least not at the pres
ent time. The meeting called for mid.
night was not largely attended and
there was, moreover, crowd OF con-
servatves present who were against
any attempt TO strike. President
Mahon, Of the Street Car Mems asso-
citation, made speech, in which he de-
clared 1t to be his opinion that a strike
just now was not advisable.
CHEROKEE INDIANS POISON FISH
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct Indians from
parts of the Cherokee strip have been
gathering for several days on the Hi
nois river for their annual fish poison
ing. Each Indian brings one bushel
Of buckeye roots which, after pulver-
izing, they put in gunny sacks and
place in the river. A juice is formed
by the water washing through the
roots which kills or intoxicatcs thou
sands of fish for miles below, after
which they are easily taken with gigs,
spears and by hand.
SIXTY DAYS FOR MANsLAuaIITER.
MARsnALLTowN, Ia, Oct. 1.-The
lightest sentence ever imposed on the
two Oldest men ever convicted of man
slaughter in Iowa was passed upon
Michael and Patrick Mccarthy yester-
day. They killed neighbor named
Jordan during drunken row three
months ago and were convicted. Judge
Burnham sentenced Michael to 90
days in the penitentiary and neld over
passing sentence on Patrick during
good behavior. Both are bachelors,
one "A, the other 70 years Of age,
THREE NEGROES DROWNED.
TELL CRY, Ind, Oct. IA skiff up
set in the Ohio river last night as u
party of five negroes were returning
to Kentucky from ball game on the
other side of the river George Crock
EFT and George Davis were saved by
the efforts of W. Il. Dawson, a famous
Indian scout, but William Jackson,
Robert Harris and Ben Montgomery
were drowned
MOE CllAsEs A TRAMP.
MlLLERsBuRG, o., Oct |. AT kilbuck
last night Frederick penharwood, the
railway station agent, was shot and
killed while en- route home. The mur-
derer is supposed to be tramp, whom