People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — Page 6

BANDITS AT WORK.

Three Masked Men Rob an Illinois Central Train. The Affair Occurs Near Cairo Leaving: the Passengers Unmolested, the Express Car Is Plundered of a Large Sum. THE THIEVES ESCAPE. Bardwell, Ky.. Nov. 14. Three masked robbers held up a north bound train. No. S 3, on the main line of the Illinois Central at 3 a. m. Saturday at Mayfield creek trestle, 2% miles north of Mayfield Junction. The express car was robbed of two money packages, one containing $33 addressed to J. & Titus, Chicago, and the other a bag containing an unknown amount of money in transfer from Memphis to Chicago. The express messenger saved the remainder of the contents of the safe. Opinions differ as to the amount of 'money contained in the “valuable package” billed on waybill 37 as No. 146. At Cairo the officials say that the consignment consisted of $7,000, but this Mr. Harahan is inclined to doubt. The only man who knows exactly what was in the package is the Illinois Central agent at Memphis who consigned it to Chicago, and his report to Mr. Harahan will not be made public. About 3 o’clock, while the train was leaving Bardwell, three men climbed over the tank, and one of the robbers said to Engineer Clark: “Pull out as soon as you can.” At the same time the robber grabbed the left arm of the engineer and one of them put a revolver under his ear, ordering him at the same time to do what they wanted or they would kill him. The fireman ran away and got on the pilot of the engine, where he remained in hiding until the robbers had finished their work.

While this was going on the passengers in the two sleepers and three coaches which made up the train were in ignorance, as all were asleep and no tiring was done to awaken them. The engineer wanted to get down and put in some coal, but the robbers refused to let him stir from his seat in the cab. One of the robbers did the firing for him from Bardwell to Tort Jefferson and ordered him to stop the train au the Mayfield trestle. The self-pos-sessed engineer insisscd that the robbers should let him put the flagman off to protect the rear end of the train and the lives of the passengers, because they had passed a freight train at Bardwell, which might run into them. This the robbers agreed to and when the tram was stopped by their orders at the trestle they forced the engineer at the point of their guns to go in front of them to the express car door and open it He shouted to Express Messenger McNeil to open the door and not to shoot, as he was in front of the robbers. One of the robbers went into the car and came out with several bundles, which he put into a sack. He told the engineer to pick up his dynamite on the platform of the car and put it in another sack, which Clark did. In the robbers’ company and with revolvers close to his head the engineer carried the train to Port Jefferson, where the robbers got behind some piling and shouted to the engineer to: “Pull out fast, old man!" In reply to Clark’s question the robbers said they were not going to bother the passengers and they kept their promise. After a conference with General Manager A. Antisdel, of the American Express, a reward of 11,500 was offered aud ordered posted in the vicinity of the robbery.

HONDURAS HAS APOLOGIZED.

I*o Further Danger of Trouble with the Little Republic. W ashingtom, Nov. 14.—Secretary Gresham gave out the following Sunday night: “When authentic information was received at the department of the firing upon the American mail steamer Costa Rico at Amapaia on the 6th Inst because of the refusal of the captain to deliver up Gorilla, a passenger, Gen. Young, the United States minister to Honduras, under instructions sent by Secretary Gresham by direction of the president, protested against the act and demanded an apology. The government of Honduras promptly disavowed the conduct of its officers and expressed sincere regret for the occurrence.” The apology on the part of the Honduras government is entirely satisfactory to the United States, and it is believed that this will end the incident

MURDERED BY HIS SON.

The Mystery of a Wisconsin Farmers* Disappearance Cleared Up. Wausau, Wis., Nov. 14.—William Habeck’s mysterious disappearance from his home near Edgar was cleared up Saturday by neighbors finding his body about 80 rods from his home in the woods in a newly made grave, with a tree fallen across it and the brush piled over it His son Herman, aged 19, confessed having killed him with an ax. He was assisted by his brother Otto, aged 17, in secreting the body. Both were arrested and brought to this city.

He Was Dawson’s Brother.

1 Battle Cheek, Mich., Nov. 14. Coroner Gillette and the railroad officials who have been in Chicago to investigate the claims of the man who came here and took the property of an Englishman, George Dawson, who was killed in the recent Grand Trunk wreck, returned Sunday. The coroner says that the man gave satisfactory proof of being Dawson’s brother.

Three Girls Drowned.

Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 14.—At the Birtle Indian school Saturday three girl pupils there, ages ranging from 7 to 13, were drowned while crossing a creek in the school grounds A fourth pupil and the teacher, Miss McLeod, narrowly escaped drowning while at tempting to save the others.

Died in London.

London, Nov. 14— Mrs. J. Roosevelt Roosevelt, wife of the secretary of the United States embassy here and daughter of the late William Astor, died Sunday afiertoon She bad been ill since .tat- it Oitober

WESTERN OUTLAWS.

They Shoot an Oregon Bank President and Steal a Big Sum. . Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. 15.—A daring bank robbery and attempt to murder the cashier occurred at Milton, Ore., 10 miles south of this city, at 8 o’clock Monday afternoon. At the time few persons were seen on the street. Three men, well mounted, without attracting special attention rode leisurely into town and dismounted at the door of the Bank of Milton. Two entered the bank, while the third stood guard outride and held the horses. Two pistol shots were soon heard and immediately after the men emerged from the bank, mounted the horses and rode like the wind out of town to the southward. No attempt was made to mask faces and one of the men was identified as A. McCarthy. President A. Hopson, Cashier N. A. Davis and Assistant Cashier William Hopson were in the bank at the time. Cashier Davis was behind the counter counting out $770 to give to President Hopkins. The first intimation of robbery that he had was when the two shots were fired by the robbers before makiug any verbal demands. Both shots took effect on President Hopson, one passing through the left arm, and one going through the left side, inflicting a painful flesh wound and felling him to the floor. A revolver was held so close to the head of Cashier Davis that the concussion knocked him down. The robbers then demanded from William Hopson the money and he handed them a tray of counter change, containing $994.35. Taking this they left immediately, without any attempt to get the cash in the vault. The noise of the shots spread an alarm and within five minutes an armed and mounted posse was in pursuit The robbers were tracked southwest to Dry creek and it is supposed they turned there and went toward Wallulu, but all traces were lost a short distance beyond Dry creek.

CAUGHT IN ENGLAND.

Plunderers of a Minneapolis Bank Are in the Tolls. London, Nov. 15. —Philip Scheig, formerly paying teller of the Bank of Minneapolis, and Frank Floyd were arrested at Southampton Monday night on board the North German Lloyd steamer Saale, from New York, Scheig is charged with robbing the Bank of Minneapolis of $75,000 and Floyd is charged with being an accomplice in the robbery. The Saalle was delayed by bad weather and was not sighted at Southampton until 8:50 o’clock Monday evening. A tender on which were several harbor police met the vessel a few miles from Southampton and the officers placed the two men under arrest Mr. Gillig of the Bank of Minneapolis, who came to England on the Umbria for the purpose of intercepting Scheig and Floyd, accompanied the police down the bay and identified the two men. Scheig - and Floyd both made violent resistance to arrest, and Scheig tried to use a revolver. They were soon overpowered and disarmed, two revolvers being taken from each man. The baggage of the men, which is supposed to contain the bulk of the stolen money, was seized.

FATAL FLAMES.

Several Buildings Burned at Memphin— Ijosb of Lite Feared* Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 15.—What promised to be one of the most destructive fires of late years was checked Monday night by the fire department after a heroic fight, with the following losses: Schmatzreid Stove company, building and stock total loss, >70,000; insured, >50,000. Lemmon & Gale, wholesale dry goods, stock >180,000; building, >850,000; loss on building by fire, >7,000; loss on stock by water, SIOB,000;insured for >IOO,OOO. The Young Men’s Christian association had rooms in the Schmatzreid building and found themselves hemmed in by the fire. Several jumped from the third story and were seriously hurt. A. J. Perkins, secretary of the Y M. C. A., was fatally injured. Several persons known to have been in the building are missing and it is feared have perished.

REFUGEES IN JAIL.

The Ten Men Who Escaped from Siberia Placed Under Arrest. Washington, Nov. 15.—The Russian minister at Washington has.intervened in the matter of the ten escaped Russian convicts who were recently picked up in the Pacific ocean and landed at San Francisco. The minister asked that the men be arrested, presumably for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are criminal offenders escaped from Siberia. The treasury department promptly acted on the request and ordered the arrest of the men, and it has received word that this has been accomplished and that the men are in jail

A BOLD ROBBERY.

Bandits Secure 81,000 from an Oklahoma Merchant. El Reno, O. T., Nov. 15.—Four bandits walked into the store of William Hawler at Arapahoe, O. T., Saturday evening, and, presenting revolvers at the heads of the proprietor and clerks, demanded that they open the safe and give up the money it contained. Their request was quickly granted and the robbers rode off with the booty. The robbery took place early in the evening and the amount secured was about >I,OOO. There is no trace of the perpetrators.

Another Victim.

Chicago, Nov. 15. —Miss Kate Snow, of Longwood, died Monday at Mercy hospital from injuries received in the Rock Island collision at Seventy-first street last Wednesday. Her father, D. M. Snow, was injured in the wreck and died immediately after his removal to Longwood. Miss Snow’s death increases the list of fatalities to twelve.

A Train Robber Sentenced.

Houghton, Mich., Nov. .15. —Jack Butler, the train robber, pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to a term of five years in the branch state prison at MUrquette.

TO BE RESTORED.

Queen Liliuokalani to Again Govern Hawaii Secretary Gresham Declares She Wan Deposed Through Intrigue and Fraud, and Uncle Sam Must See That She Ji Righted. AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT. Washington, Nov. 13.—Secretary of State Gresham made public Friday night the most important state paper that has borne his name since the present administration began. It was addressed to President Cleveland, and informed him that the overthrowal of Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, was brought about by such an abuse of the authority of the United States, and by such “force and fraud,” that nothing short of a restoration of the queen to her throne would satisfy the demands of justice. The cabinet had considered the Hawaiian question for two hours Friday afternoon and the Gresham letter was given out at the conclusion of the meeting. While no official indorsement by President Cleveland was attached, the formal manner in which the letter was made public left no room for doubt that it voiced the views not only of Secretary Gresham but of the administration. Moreover, it is well known that the publication of the letter was intended to anticipate stirring news which is daily expected from Hawaii. The new minister to that country, Mr. Willis, was due to arrive in Honolulu last Sunday, and the anticipated news can be nothing else than the restoration of the dethroned queen, as foreshadowed in the Gresham letter. The secretary declares that 1 the following facts are established: Queen Liliuokalani announced her in tention Saturday, January 14. 1893, to proclaim a new constitution, but the opposition of her ministers induced her to change h?r purpose. At a meeting in Honolulu late the afternoon of that day a so-oallgd committee of public safety, consisting of thirteen men, a majority of whom. Including five Americans, were; aliens, was appointed “to consider the situation and devise ways and means for the maintenance of the public peace and the protection of life and property Tne committee addressed a letter to John I* Stevens, the American minister at Honolulu, stating that the lives and property of the people were in peril and appealing to him and the United States forces at his command for assistance. On receipt of this letter Mr. Stevens requested Capt. Wiltz, commander of the United States steamship Boston, to land a force. The well-armed troops were promptly landed and marched through the quiet streets of Honolulu with two Gatling guns to a public hall just across the street from the government building and in plain view of the queen's palace. The governor protested against the act as an unwarranted invasion of Hawaiian soil and reminding him that the proper authorities had never denied permission to the naval forces of the United States to land for drill or any other proper purpose. About the same time the queen’s minister of foreign affairs' sent a note to Mr. Stevens asking why the troops had been landed and informed him that the proper authorities were able and willing to afford full protection to the American legation and all American interests in Honolulu. Only evasive replies were sent to these communications. Then the committee entered tne government building after first ascertaining that it was unguarded, and one of their number, a citizen of the United States, read a proclamation declaring that the existing government was overthrown and a provisional government established in its place, “to exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon.” No audience was present when the proclamation was read, but during the reading forty or fifty men, some of them indifferently armed, entered the room. The executive and advisory councils mentioned in the proclamation at once addressed a communication to Mr. Stevens informing him that the monarchy had been abrogated and a provisional government established.

□Un receipt of this letter Mr. Stevens immedi- 1 Btely recognized the new government, and in a note addressed to Sanford B. Dole, its president, informed him that he hod done so The queen was informed that the provisional government had the support of the Ameri- 1 can minister, and, if necessary, would be I maintained by the military force of the i United States, then present; that any demon- j st ration on her part would precipitate a conflict with that force. Believing that under the circumstances submission was a duty, and that her case would be fairly considered by the president of the United Stales, the queen finally yielded and sent to the provisional government a paper to that effect. Secretary Gresham concludes: “The earnest appeals to the American minister for military protection by the officers of the provisional government after it had been recognized shows its utter absurdity of the claim that it was established by a successful revolution of the people. These appeals were a confession by the men who made them of their weakness and timidity. Courageous men, conspicuous of the strength and the righteousness of their cause, do not thus act. It is now claimed that the majority of the people who have the right of voting under the constitution of 1877 have never favored the idea of annexation to this or any other government. “Mr. Blount states that while at Honoluluhe did not meet a single annexationist who expressed willingness to submit the question to a vote of the people, nor did ho meet with one favoring that subject who did not insist that if the islands were annexed suffrage should be so restricted as to give complete control to foreigners, whites; and representative annexationists have all made similar statements on the subject. •The government of Hawaii surrendered its authority under a threat of war until such time only as the government of the United States, upon the fact being presented to It, should reinstate the constitutional sovi ereign and the provisional government was 1 created ‘to exist until the terms of union With the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon. A careful consideration of the facts will, I think, convince anyone that the treaty which was withdrawn from the senate tor further consideration should not be resubmitted for action. Should not the great wrong done to a feeble independent state by an abuse of the authority of the United States be undone by restoring the legitimate government? Anything short of that will not, I respectfully submit, satisfy the demand of justice. Can the United States consistently insist that other nations shall respect the independence of Hawaii while not respecting it themselves? “Our government was the first to recognize the independence of the islands and should be the last to assume sovereignity over them by force and fraud."

KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

General Assembly to Hold a Week's Session In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Nov. 13.—The seventeenth annual session of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor will convene in this city on Tuesday next The session will las# a week or ten days. The assembly will be made up on the basis of one delegate from every 3,000 members. Between ninety and ninety-five delegates will be present from all sections of the country, and all trades will be represented. The assembly vdfll be one of the most luipostaut in Uhe history at the order

HIS HEARTY APPROVAL.

The Preildeat Sustains Gresham’s Action Regarding Hawaii. Washington, Nov. 14. —In an interview with James Hyde Pratt, of Albany, N. Y., a kinsman and friend, President Cleveland stated that he had absolute faith in the accuracy of all conclusions drawn by Secretary Gresham with reference to the Hawaiian affair, and that Minister Stevens and Capt Wilse had committed an act of usurpation and done a wrong' to a helpless power which it was the duty of the United States government to undo. Certain democrats here incline to the belief that it is probable Minister Willis’ course will be to advise the provisional government that it is the desire of the United States that the question as to which government U preferred by the people of the islands—that of Queen Liliuokalani or that of President Dole—shall be submitted to the vote of all those residents of the islands who have a right to vote under the constitution of 1887. Whether or not, pending this appeal to the people, Admiral Irwin and Minister Willis have received direct instructions to reinstate the constitutional sovereign will probably not be authoritatively made known until the next Honolulu mail steamer arrives in San Francisco.

Some lively times may be expected in the United States before the whole master is settled, aud it is not improbable that it will develop into a political issue of possible gigantic proportions. There are as many opinions concerning the decision as there are men to express them—each takes a different view of the matter. Senator Morgan displays considerable feeling in his opposition to the anti-annexation sentiment Congressman Hitt does not believe in the interference by the American government in favor of a monarchy. Secretary Gresham said Saturday that he had “never made a mistake in his life by supporting what he believed to be right and opposing what he thought to be wrong.” He characterized the attempt of the Harrison administration to acquire the country as a fraudulent act and upon the same pretext some conspiraators may with the same consistency attempt to depose President Cleveland and establish another form of government The secretary admitted that he would no doubt be severely criticised at first for his action, “but,” said he, “when the country has had time to weigh it carefully and look at it calmly all fair-minded people will be compelled to admit the correctness of my position.” He continued: “It is not the policy of this government now to encroach upon the rights of other governments, nor has it ever been. Neither is the policy of this government to be molested by other governments without protest The American people always stand for what they believe to be right and honest To dethrone the queen was a dishonest act, and, on the part of this government—loving liberty and independence as It does—there was nothing left to be done but to act honorably and restore her queen to her former place, wrongfully taken from her by the cowardly provisisional government crowd.” One novel and totally unexpected result —or rather possible result —of the reinstallation of the queen is suggested by a person possessed of diplomatic lore. It was, in substance, that this action will be an absolute acknowledgment that the queen was dispossessed by the United States, and, therefore, that she will have a sound claim against the United States for compensation for the pecuniary loss she has sustained through her temporary exclusion from the exercise of her functions and her emoluments. Augusta, Me., Nov. 14. —In a signed leader in the Kennebec Journal Hon. J. L. Stevens, late United States minister to Hawaii, makes the following reply to Secretary Gresham’s report:

“All that American piety. American benevo- ! lence, American schools and American patriot- | ism have accomplished in Hawaii in the last ; seventy years are now centralized in the pro- i visional government and stand in its support, j It is a government honestly and abl” ad- ’ ministered, and the best government ; that Hawaii ever had. I know I not the influences which induced Secretary Gresham to become an active agent in attempting such a great offense against American civilization, justice and law. His Intense hostility to ex-President Harrison and to the illustrious ex-secretary of state, who passed to his grave in January last, is well known. It was that which caused him to betray and desert the great political party whose honors he had shared and branght him to his present attitude toward his former associates and their work. So far as his recent manifesto on Hawaiian affairs casts reflection upon my official action I cars little except to the degree that his cruel and untruthful words strike at the noble band of men and women who have for ten months steed so devotedly and unitedly in defense of American civilisation.” Mr. Stevens then makes specific denials of statements in the Blount-Gres-ham report touching the landing of the marines of the Boston, and adds: “Queen Liliuolmlani inaugurated the revolution by attempting to destroy the legislature by revolutionary-means. Faom Saturday afternoon, January 14, to January 16 there was no government in, Honolulu, except in the united and self-jsosscssed attitude of citizens, who assembled in a gxeat mass-meeting en January 16 and consummated their tllorts for law and order by the establishment of the provisional government on the 17th, which was promptly acknowledged by all the fo-eign representatives. When I did recognize it, late- in the afternoon of the 17th > the provisiaaal government was complete master of tho situation and had full cor*trol of the city and of the government archives. The-romtniAtee on public safety and the provisional gvterment constituted the only Hawaiian government'de facto existing for twentyfours homtsnrevious tossy recognition, the raonarchial government having completely collapsed several days before.”

BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED.

Warren T. Putnam, of Exeter, A. 11., Charged with Embezzlement. Boston, Nov. 14 —Warren T. Putnam, president of the National Granite State bank of Exeter, N. H., was arrested in tliis city Saturday on the charge of embezzlement from the funds of that institution. It is said that the amount will reach over $30,000. It includes bills of exchange and .orders valued at 823,000, and a bond of the Leavenworth Electric railroad, valued at 1500. Mr. Putnam was unable to furnish bail and was committed to jail.

SOMEWHAT SCARCE.

A Dearth of Real News from Unhappy HawaiL Washington, Nov. 16.—The administration is gravely annoyed at the persistency with which the stories of cabinet resignations are repeated. It is said now that Morton not only has no intention of resigning but that h<Lis in full sympathy with the determination of the president and Secretary Gresham to restore the queen. Hoke Smith is also going to stay in the cabinet. The opposition newspapers persistently declare that it is known beyond doubt that there have been dissensions in the cabinet, while the administration journals are as vehement in their declarations that all is peace in the presidential official family. It has been decided not to make public Commissioner Blount’s report at present. As to its contents, when it is finally made public, people will find it is simply in line with the general position of the administration, that the revolution was a fraud and conspiracy, carried on by corrupt men with connivance of the American minister. The officials who have been giving out the news about the policy of the administration reiterate the statement made several days ago that if Minister Willis and Admiral Irwin have carried out their instructions the queen is by this time on the throne. And they say further they have no doubt she is now restored.

There is an entire dearth of any real news from Hawaii or about Hawaii The speculation as to what has been occurring there in the week oast is, however, by no means abated. Nearly everyone has taken one side or the other, and is either an earnest wisher for the prompt success of the effort to restore Queen Liliuokalani. or is vaguely hopeful that something may intervene to balk the purpose announced by this government. The fear of the friends of the present government is that Minister Willis will push President Dole to an immediate decision and demand prompt surrender of all his authority on the ground that the provisional government itself put a limit upon the duration of its own authority, and that limit expires when Minister Willis announces to him that there is no possible chance of annexation to the United States. It is a fact that for several months past the provisional government has recognized that there was no hope of securing annexation to the United States, and has felt fully the obligation upon it under those circumstances of providing a permanent form of government for the islands. The form of the proposed government has been discussed, and it has been proposed to call it a commonwealth. It is expected that President Dole will advance these facts as arguments against the contention of Minister Willis that his government—the government to which Willis is accredited—has expired by its own limitation. Should Minister Willis decline to recognize the validity of this argument, and President Dole determine to follow his contention so far as may lie in his power, his next step is expected to be to formally notify the United States minister that he will not yield without the employment of force, and that he will regard the landing of troops from the men of war to enforce his deposition as an act of war.

The diplomatic representatives of foreign countries in Honolulu are always looked to with eagerness in a civil emergency, and opponents of restoration assert their belief that these would formally protest against’ the act of the United States minister, with the exception of the representatives of Great Britain and Japan and possibly Russia. There have been rumors from the state department that the United States has not entered upon the attempt to restore the queen without a thorough understanding with all the powers, and it is said the government has received assurances that no objection would be raised to its plan. With regard to Germany, France and Portugal, opponents of restoration say that citizens of all these powers recognized the necessity for the maintenance of good order and the preservation of property and constitutional rights of the overthrow of the q»een. These governments, they believe, would decline to approve her restoration. Great Britain would unquestionably welcome the restoration of Queen Liliuokalani, and the prospect of the early accession of the Princess Kaiulani as the best hope of a government distinctively in the British interest By a convention with France in 1843 England agreed to rafrain from ever-annexing the Hawaiian islands or taking them under a proteetorate, but she has never ceased to try to influence and control the local government to her own interests and the exclusion of others.

CHOLERA ON THE SHIP.

Crew Weakened by Deaths-and Survivors Wrecked on a Reef. Barsapoes, Nov. 16.—The British bark Mendoza, Capt. Martin, bound from Dakar, Senegal, west coast of Africa, for Barbadoes in ballast, reports that during the voyage cholera broke out on board and the captain and eleven men died from the disease. Only fonr of the men were left to navigate the vessel, which drifted helplessly ashore on Vauelin reef, southeast coast of Martinique, and became a total wreck-

POSTAL NOTES.

Postage stamps are counted eleven times during the process of manufacturing. Switzerland has more post offices in proportion to its population than any otb,er country. The postage longest in use and still used is the 5d of New South Wales. It was first issued in 1854. Less than fifty years ago there was no postal systeni in this country. Previous to 1847 the mails were carried by private firms, and rates varied according to'distance.

SPOILED THEIR PLANS.

A Brakeman Thwarts a Gans tt Train Robbers and Ur Shot. • Mount Pulaski, 111, Nou. 15.— A daring attempt was made Monday evening to hold up the south-bound passenger train on the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville railroad, between Mount Pulaski and Lincoln. The train left Lincoln at 8:45 p. m., and was due here at 9 o’clock. It consisted of a combination baggage and express car, a smoking car and two coaches. At the junction of the Peoria. Decatur & Evansville railway and the Havana branch of the Illinois Central Is situated the citizens* coal shaft, which has always beea a favorable place for tramps to board trains on either of the roads. Monday night when the train held up stopped for coal and water three men were seen to board the front end of the combination car, but not much attention <was paid to the occurrence, as it happens frequently. When the train reached Salt creek bridge, 6 miles east of Lincoln, it slackened its speed, owing to the defective condition of the bridge. At this point a shot was fired into one of the coaches, which caused Brakeman Scott to run forward to inquire the cause As he approached the forward platform of the car next to the last he was confronted by a medium-sized man wearing a gum coat and a mask made of a handkerchief. Scott saw th© danger and promptly cut the bell cord, thus preventing the robbers from stopping the train. He was in the act also of extinguishing the lights in the car when the robbers, who had confronted him, fired at him and inflicted a dangerous wound in the abdomen. Scott, however, had succeeded already in putting the car in darkness and in baffling the robbers. Being unable to stop the train they were afraid to undertake to rob the passengers in the darkness. One of the passengers ran to rescue the brakeman, but was halted by a shot from a confederate, which passed through the passenger’s hat

Immediately the robbers began shooting into the cars. The engineer hearing the firing increased the speed of the train so rapidly and suddenly that one of the robbers, a tall, slim man, did not venture to jump from the train when the other jumped. He was carried to this station, where he alighted, and with a revolver in each hand began firing to intimidate whomever he met No one attempted to intercept him. A posse was organized at once and began a search. All strangers here in Lincoln were taken into custody and the sheriff of the county was notified. When the train pulled into Mount Pulaski the passengers were in a lively state of excitement The injured brakeman was placed under the care of physicians, who pronounce his injuries very serious. The train proceeded on its way with a guard of armed citizens, who volunteered to accompany it as far as Decatur. Brakeman Scott’s home is in Paris, Edgar county, HL The pay-car was generally supposed to be attached to this train, but owing to the faet of the many train robberies of late Superintendent Starbuck decided to hold the pay train until daybreak. Five shots in all were fired through the window from the plat form. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 15.—Near Worthington, Minn., Sunday night a gang of robbers attempted to wreck the Omaha passenger train. The track was torn up so as to throw the train from the track. John B; Iverson, a farmer living about 3 miles from the junction, had been to Worthington to get >350, and shortly before dark started for home. About half a mile from the junction a gang of men working on the track called for him to halt, and on his refusal opened fire, wounding him in the leg. When he recovered consciousness he was minus his cash. He raised the alarm and section men sent along the track found the spikes drawn at the most dangerous point on the grade.

HUNDREDS KILLED.

Destructive Storm Sweeps Overthe Southern Part of Japan. San Francisco, Nov. 15» —Advices from Yokohama state that a severe storm swept over the southern part of Japan, beginning October .8 and lasting several days. In Okayama where the flood wrought the most destruction 141 persons are known to have perished and 100 more arc missing. Thirteen hundred and forty-six houses were washed away, bridges were destroyed and a great number of horses and cattle killed. From other points 448 persons are reported killed, 475 ships and boats wrecked and great damage done to farming lands. Multitudes are receiving aid from the local government.

OHIO'S VOTE.

Some Late Figures Regarding the Recent Election. Columbus, 0., Nov. 15.—Based on full official returns from all except eight counties and the pluralities of the republican and democratic parties in theeighth, the prohibition vote in sixtyfour and the populist vote in sixty-six counties, the following totals'are figured out: McKinley,. 432,900; Neal, 352,000: Macklin, prohibition, 4,600; Bracken, populist, 16,300; total, 822,900. McKinley’s vote was 16,800 over Harrison’s in 1888 and 27,700 over it in 1892. The prohibitionists lost 4,000 and the populists, so far as reported, gained 1,400.

FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY.

Caban Rebellion Reported in Full Sway and Help Is Promised. Philadelphia, Nov. 15.—Mareos Morales, president of the Cuban league in this state and chairman of the advisory board of that organization, has received dispatches which aver that a rebellion is in full sway in Cuba. He asserted that the nativ> s of that island have risen in force and have determined to throw off the yoke ot Spain. They ?xpec* help from their countrymen in the U ilted States, and President Morales days it will be given.