Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08
A TRAIN HELD Up.
Robbers Dynamite an Express Car
on the Union Pacific Railway.
an EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Windows Broken and PiasterIng Crack ed.
but No Serious Damage--A Box Of Gold
Missing Bond swindle In Arkan-
sas-Kflled In Collision.

Omaha, Neb., June 3.-The unlor
Pacific westbound train was held up,
dynamited and robbed at one O'Clock
yesterday morning near Wilcox, 3
lonely station on the Wyoming d.
vision. The hold-up was accomplished
by waving danger signal short dis
lance east Of Wilcox bridge. Engi-
neer Jones resisted, when one OF the
robbers climbed on his engine and
struck him on the head, giving him
! severe scalp wound. He was made
TO cut his engine loose from the
train at the point Of a gun. The
robbers drove the express messenger
from his car and then exploded charge
Of dynamite under 1t. The car was
wrecked and the mail car next to 1t
badly damaged. The robbers then ex-
ploded charge Of dynamite under the
Wilcox bridge, cutting off communica-
ton between the train and engine and
tying up all trains after the bridge was
blown up. The hold-ups disappeared
md Engineer Jones ran to Medicine
Bow and reported. 1t is not known at
this time the amount secured from the
express car safe. The hold-up occurred
II district where escape TO the noun
tains is comparatively easy. The
Union Pacific authorities offer reward
Of u, 900 head for the robbers.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, June ga sharp
earthquake shock was felt throughout
central and northern California at
1l:l9 o'clock Thursday night. The
vibrations in this city continued for
four seconds and were from north TO
south. No serious damage Is reported,
but glassware and windows were
broken and plastering cracked In vAri.
Gus parts Of the city. The capstone Of
the cornice over the main entrance Of
'ne o.u FELLOWS pu'ia'ng' ~ 'ne COT
ner OF Market and Seventh streets,
was shaken from It's fastenings ana
'nrowh 70 'ne SIDEWALK thro"eh
which 1t fell into one Of the rooms
S !, WIN the "ro''o restaurant
40 ohe was III 'he apartment at the
'.me' nc new union Terry ou'iaing,
~ VIC !ooV VI Market s'reet suHerea
by the breaking OF glass ana
fractures IN tne hn'sh on some OF the
walls he Nmchesster n2teE, on lhlrG
street., also shows signs OF the force OF
the SHOCK plasterng having been dis
lodgea from the ceiling IN various
place reports from the interior OF
the state show that, while the shock
was quite severe, no one was injured.
A box OF GOLD MISSING.
San Francisco, June 3, -There was
great excitement on board the steamer
Alameda upon her arrival from Au-
stfalia yesterday, when it was dis
covered that a box containing 5000
sovereigns was missing Five hundred
Thousand dollars in gold had been sent
by the steamer from Sydney. The
money was shipped in 20 steel boxes,
each containing Ss5, 900 in British gold.
one OF these boxes was distracted
from the steamers treasure room dur
ing the voyage. When the loss was
reported to the captain he took extra
o'u'nary pa'hs 10 locate the stolen
treasure ana 10 discover the thief A
tnorough search was made OF the ship
nno every passenger as well as all OF
'ne crew. wereooliged 10 undergo an
orue"i oi rlg'o examination. None OF
inc olncers VIII discuss the matter
thelr mouths having been peremptorily