Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1893 — FREIGHT TRAIN STOLEN. [ARTICLE]

FREIGHT TRAIN STOLEN.

Captured by Armed Miner* from California and New Mexico. Southern Pacific officials are considerably excHed over news wired from points along the line concerning the capture of one of their freight trains at Delrio by a band of sixty-five armed men, who claim to be miners from California and New Mexico. They took possession of a train, and drove off the crew and all others who attempted to dissuade them. They say they have been driven to desperation by delay of the Senate in settling the silver question, so that business may be resumed in the silver-producing States, and that they propose going to Alabama to take the place of the striking miners, as ft te now work or starvation with them. They are running the train on their own schedule, and the dispatchers are puzzled in order to avoid any collision with regular trains. They s>op wt the different towns and levy tribute of provisions, but, so far, have committed no other depredations. Being well armed and determined, officers dare not attack them unless, they can muster a sufficient posse, which cannot be done except in the cities. It is expected they will abandon the train near the end of the division, go around the city, and. by capturing other trains, proceed od their journey. . To vaccinate or not is the question ol the hour at Yorktown, and until it is decided finally some parents who do not view with friendliness the idea ol compulsory vaccination will withhold their children from school