The News and Observer
CL. XXXIX. NO. 16
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GIVEN TO TOE JURY
THE CASE OF THE WINSTON
RIOTERS WAS YESTER
DAY COMPLETED.
AND MANY HAVE PLEAD GUILTY
A Vcrvict f« Expected To-day in
Rvgard to tl»e Other 23 on Triai--
Solicftcr Mott did Little to rroseente
Tie in hot Say* That lie Will Indict
Every White Man Who was at the
Riot With a Pistol— A Wounded
Rioter Ariested at High Point.
Special to tlie News and Observer.
Winston, N 0 , 21.
BeslJi* a nur.-her who plead guilty,
the case against 23 rioters \vi s given to
the jury at 5:30 this afternoon, vlien
court adjourned for the day. The jury
has the names of each prisoner. A ver
dict is not expected before morning.
Solicitor Mott said to day he expected
to indict every white man he could se
cure evidence against, who was at the
riot with pistols and not deputized by
the sheriff.
Mott is a Republican, and did very
little work in the prosecution of the
negroes. He says he is sick. The State
was represented by Winston lawyers.
A telegram from High Point received
to day, says tnat a negro who was shot
during the riot here, has been arrested
there. He could travel no further, be
sides a bad wound in the thigh one
finger was shot off.
Rev. A. M. Curtis, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, this city,
and Miss Kate K. Wright were united
in marriage this morning at the home of
the bride’s mother, near Thomasville. It
was a pretty home wedding. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. S. B. Tur
rentine, of Wmston. The happy couple
were the recipients of many hand
some and costly presents. They left
to-day for a three weeks' bridal
trip to Washington, New York,
Niagara Falls, and other places of in
terest.
Dr. Battle, of the North Carolina Ex
periment Station, has arranged with Dr.
J. W. Hunter, of Salem, to write a series
of articles on the care and treatment of
bees, to be published in the Agricultural
Bulletin. Dr. Battle is investigating
the question, and thinks North Carolin
ians would find the industry quite profit
able. W. W. Hall, Salem’s successful
apiarist, has consented to make a num
ber of experiments, the results of which
will be given to the public in Dr. Hun
ter's letters.
LIQUOR DEALERS’ASSOCIATION.
New Officers Elected at the Meeting
in Asheville Yesterday.
Special to the News and Observer.
Asheville, N. 0., August 21.
The North Carolina Liquor Dealers,Dis
tillers and Grape Growers' Association to
day elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Frank O’Donnell, Ashe
ville, President: T. J. Gore, Wilmington,
first Vice President: John Baker,Greens
boro, second Vice President: W. M. Ort
naau, Wilmington, Secretary and Treas
urer.
GREAT PACING RACE TO-DAY,
Gentry Has Ruled a Favorite With the
Bettors at 5 to 1.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 21.—At Washing
ton Park to-morrow John R. Gentry and
Joe Patchen meet fora s3,ooopurse, and
a big crowd and great race are expected.
Both horses are fine, and there is no
doubt about the genuineness of the ri
valry betwetn their owners.
Although no betting at the track is
permitted, many private wagers on the
match have been made, in which Gentry
has ruled favorite at 5 to 4, notwith
st nding Patchen’s recent victories over
Robert J. Delegations from other cities
will come to see the race. Col. Taylor,
owner of Joe Patchen, says the latter's
defeat by Gentry at Freeport, was purely
an accident.
RECENT ARMENIAN OUTRAGES.
Inquiry to be Made Into the Attack on
Americans at Tarsus.
Constantinople, Aug. 21.—The Uni
ted States Consul at Beyrout, Thomas R.
Gib.-on, has been instructed to proceed
ho Tarsus in order to open an iuquiry
into the attack recently made upon the
American College there.
At the instance of the United States
Minister here, Mr. Alexander W. Terrell,
file Vali of Erzeroum will furnish an
adequate escort to Mr. William A. Sach
teleben, of New York, who is searching
for the remains of Frank G. Lenz, the
Pittsburg bicyclist, who was mardeied
wllile on his *ay through Armenia in an
attempt to cirri.. the globe on his wheel.
Will Demand \\ .1 Wei’s Release.
Washington, D. 0., August 21.--
There is good authority for the state
ment that a peremptory demand will be
made by the United Slates upon Frinoe
for the release of ex Consul John Waller,
of Tamatave, and that satisfactory in
demnity will be required for his arrest
aud impugnment, with a possible re
quest for a commission to determine
Waller’s rights in Madagascar.
Another Kentucky Fend.
Whitesbi rg, By , Aug. 2t Will Gil
bert and James Owens brothers in-law,
were killed yesterday in a hand to hand
battle at. the village of Key.- tone, in
Mingo county, W. Va , near the Ken
tucky line, by John Strains. The en
counter was the result of a family feud.
IS SHOR r IN INS ACCOUNTS.
Librarian Spofford Has Failed to Ac
count dor Some 935,000.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—Treas
ury officials have not yet completed their
final report of the investigation into the
accounts of Librarian Spofford, begun
about six weeks ago.
Expert Meyers, of the Fifth Auditor’s
office, has made a partial report but in
the absence of Fifth Auditor Holcomb,
his deputy, Mr, J. J. Willie, declines to
g.) into details pending the receipt of a
communication which he is expecting
from Mr. Spofford. Mr. Willie de
clined to affirm or deny the truth of
a story printed this morning by the New
York World, which states that Mr. Spof
ford is short in his accounts about $35,-
000. The World says that Mr. Spofford
had utterly failed to account for moneys
received for searching the copyright files
and furnishing kindred information
in reply to inquiries. It also stated that
Mr. Spofford had carried on the rolls
positions that were unfilled, that the
employees received salaries much below
those credited to them on the pay-rolls,
and that Mr. Spofford had offered to
make good $22,000 of alleged discrep
ancies.
Deputy Auditor Willie refused to go
into any of these details pending the
arrival of the communication he is ex
pecticg. He admitted, however, that
until the inquiry instituted six weeks
ago, Mr. Spofford had not made a com
plete accounting for several years—how
many Mr. Willie declined to say. Mr.
Spofford handles the moneys received
from copyrights and disburses the sala
ries of the employees in his office. Mr.
Willie declined to even approximate the
average ’receipts of the librarian from
copyright sources, stating that that could
only be disclosed by the result of the in
vestigation.
THE MARYLAND POPUI.ISTB.
A Sharp Contest Over the Organiza
tion of Committees
Baltimore, Md., Ang 21,—The Mary
land Popnlist State Convention met here
to day with about fifty delegates pres
ent. Rev. Walter Vrooman, called the
convention to order at 11 o’clock, and
Samuel C. Hierst was chosen temporary
chairman.
A sharp contest arose over the orga
nization of committees, particularly the
resolutions. Mr. N. A. Dunning, editor
ot the Watchman, national organ of the
labor party, urged that the platform be
confined to true populist principles and
that it embrace not more than three
short and clear planks. Rev. Walter
Vrooman, representing the socialistic
element in the convention, accused Dun
ning of coming to the convention to pre
vent the nomination of a ticket. Dun
ning responded that he had said casually
that the old parties were so strongly
entrenched that it was useless to nomi
nate a Populist ticket. It developed
that Dunning headed the element favor
able to a plank for free coinage of silver
at 10 to 1, while Rev. Vrooman r.pre
sented the element favorable to govern
mem ownership of railroads, telegraph,
etc., along socialistic lines This ois
cus-ion brought out the fact that delegate
Burohard had written a letter favorable
to the Republican State ticket. The
convention took a recess pending the
reports of committees.
FLANS OF THE SILVER MEN
Senator Harris Says the Fight will be
to Control the Convention.
Washington, Aug 21 —Senator Har
ris, of Tennessee, who is one of the lead
era in the movement to secure a free sil
ver platform and candidate at the next
Democratic National Convention, said
to day that he did not believe in wasting
much time over free silver in t e next
Congress and also was of a like opinion
as to suggestions of an international
monetary conference. The silver Demo
crats fight, he said, would lie for control
of the next national convention, and
speaking of this in connection with the
recent silver conference, he said:
“I hope to have a central organization
at the capital of every State, and sub
ordinate organizations at every county
seat aud every voting precinct n every
county in the United States. With such
organization, if it shall.be completed, we
will be able to bring into action at the
proper time the entire free silver senti
ment of the country. If successful, we
will control the action of the National
Convention. If defeated, speaking for
myself, 1 shall submit to the will of the
majority, as I have done iu other in
stances when I have chanced to find the
majority of my associates opposed to my
views,”
Clothing Operatives Strike.
Boston, Mass , Aug. 21.—The strike
of clothing operatives in this city, is in
full operation, and about 4,000 people
are idle. During the morning a dozen
contractors notified the officers of the
union that they were willing to sign the
contract and give bonds tor its fulfill
ment. The officials of the organization
are jubilant over the satisfactory outlook
r the success of the strike.
Ik bs’ Companion* Released.
Woodstock, 111., Aug. 21. All the
directors of the American Railway Union
except President Deb.*, will leave here
to-morrow morning after having served
a three months’ sentence for contempt
of court. All of them rc-nune their du
ties in the field, instructing members
and organizing unio They have
engagements now which will require
fully three months to fill.
RALEIGH, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. 1895
BRICE WON HIS BATTLE
THE OHIO SENATOR COMPLETE
LY CAPTURED THE: STATE
CONVENTION.
FREE SILVER WAS REPUDIATED.
And Ex-Governor James E. Campbell
was Nominated lor Governor—The
Nominee for Member of Board of
Public Works the only Silver Man on
the Ticket—Friends of the White
Metal Made a Strong Fight on the
Platform—There Were two Reports.
Springfield, 0., Aug. 21.—The Dem
ocratic State Convention here to day
made all its nominations without opposi
tion. The convention was in session
from 10:20 till 2:40 and the nominations
were completed in a half hour after ex-
Gov. Campbell had been drafted for the
standard bearer. The ticket follows:
Governor, James E. Campbell, Butler
count}; Lieutenant Governor, John B.
Peaslce, Hamilton county; State Auditor,
James W. Knott, Richland county; State
Treasurer, Wm B. Sholer, Gallia county;
Supreme Judge, Wm. Mooney, Auglaize
county; Attorney General, George A.
Fairbanks, Franklin county; Member
Board of Public Work*, Harry B Keefer,
Tuscarawas county; Clerk of Supreme
Court, J. W. Ciuikshauk. Miami county.
The ballots were all on :he minority
report, on credentials aLd resolutions,
and the time was thus con umed in the
contests between the gol 1 ai d the silver
men. The gold men, headed by Senator
Brice, had claimed that th. re would be
less than three hundred and probably
not many more than two hundred of the
808 delegates vote tor free silver
The silver men claim d they would have
do less than 300, ar.d probab’y 350 dele
gates for free silver. It developed that
there were 270 free silver delegate*. It
was a fighting minority, but it did not
carry the fight further th?,n the plat
form
Senator Calvin S Brice presided over
the convention, and made a vigorous
speech urging harmony in the party, and
pronouncing against free silver. On the
subject of money, he said :
“When I see todays efforts ocing made
to divide the great Democratic party
just on the eve of its revival and re
sumption of powe r , on a theoretical and
academical question in which no practi
cal result is possible, I come to this Con
vention to ask full consideration before
taking passionate action. I come to urga
the party in Ohio to" stand on the plat
form of 1892 on the money ques
tion; to let the currency remain as it low
is, arid not to change oar ground w ith
out fall deliberation at a National C**t>
venfien. and a deliverance from that
body. I come to urge that a declaration
for free coinage would be foolish, lie
cause it would be an impotent, an idle
declaration. It would separate us from
the National Democracy; it. would drive
from our suj port thousands, hundreds of
thousands of men whom otherwise would
act with us. A declaration in favor
of free and unlimited coinage of silver—
-16 to I—made by this convention would
have no practical effect and it would
mean an abandonment aud disclaimer ot
the splendid results of your Democratic
administration. Yon and I have pos
sibly differed from Mr. Cleveland at
some time and in some things about our
right, our privilege, our duty to d<», if
we were conscientious in doing so, but
taking him all in all he is the
greatest statesman and party leader o?
his time. His Democracy, his honesty,
his integrity and his continued attention
to business which constitutes geniu*,
have never been excelled. In my opin
ion Democracy’s success in 1892 was due,
as Democratic success in 1896 will also
be largely due, to the character of our
Democratic President and to tho high
plane upon which he has sought to place
his party and his administration.
“Do not understand me as suggesting
the candidacy of President Cleveland
for re election. No such question is now
before us.”
The platform congratulates President
Cleveland and Senator Brice and con
tinues :
“When we consider the fact that the
Democratic party received from the Re
publicans in 1892 a bankrupt treasury;
that it inherited from them the vicious
currency and tariff laws which they bad
prepared and finally produced tho panic
of 1893, we insist that it is entitled to
the thanks of the people for the courage
with which it has attacked and repealed
these laws.”
The money plank reads:
“We re affirmthe following portion of
the seventh plank of the platform of the
last National Democratic Convention:
“ ‘ We hold to tho use of both gold aud
dver as the standard money of the
cc itry, and to c in both gold and silver
with, -t discrimination against either
metal or charge for mintage; but the
dollar unit f coinage of both metals must
be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value, or bo adjusted by internal kraal
agreement, or ty such safeguards
of legislation as will insure main
tenance of tho parity of the two
metals and the equal power of
every dollar at all times in thp ;
payment of debts, and wo demand that :
the paper currency shall be kept at par 1
with and redeemable in such coin. We
insist upon this policy as especially neces
sary for the protection of farmeis and
laborers, the first and most defenseless
victims of unstable money and fluctuat
ing currency.’ ”
The minority report presented by
Judge Patrick read:
‘‘We demand the immediate restora
tion of the law providing for the free
coinage and full legal tender of both
gold and silver coins without discrimina
ting against either metal, as provided in
the Constitution, and without awaiting
the assent of England or any other for
eign nation. - ’
Judge Patrick made a radical free sil
ver argument in favor of his minority
report, and scored the majority report as
a serpent which one could not tell whet h
er it was mnning for gold or coming
back.
He caused a storm of merriment when
he turned and pointed to Senator Brice
as he said the gold was in the hands of
the rich, and that this was a fight of tie
millions against the millionaires. He
begged that the Democratic party be de
livered from the National banks and the
millionaire.
Mr. Hurd replied in favor of the ma
jority report at d for honest money. The
majority report was then adopted*s2s to
270.
The nominee for member ot the board
of Public Works is said to be the only
free silver man on the State ticket
although the silver lines were not drawn
on the candidates.
There was considerable enthusiasm
over the nomination of Campbell. He
defeated ex-Gov. Foraker in 1889 and
was defeated for re election as Governor
in 1891 by Wm. McKinley, Jr., the
present incumbent. The nomination
of Campbell means an aggressive cam
paign in Ohio, where McKinley is
now recognized as a candidate for
President, and Foraker for Senator, the
fate of both depending largely upon the
pending-contest between Campbell and
Bushnell for Governor. It is generally
understood that Gov. Campbell w;s in
duced to make the race by premises of
support for the Presidential nomination
in the event cf his success next Novem
ber.
It is thought that the contest between
these old leaders in Ohio wilt overshadow
the currency question and other issues.
There is so little difference between the
Republican and the Democratic platforms
on silver that the currency question is
now generally believed to be disposed of
in Ohio but the tariff will be kept promi
nent as the parties differ widely on that
issue, and Gov. Campbell is expected to
arraign the Republican State administra
tion of the past four years very severely
as he did in the previous campaigns. Gov.
Campbell called iu his friends to-night
before leaving and with Senator Brice
and others arranged for beginning at
once an aggressive campaign in which
they expect the oo operation of leading
inn Democrats throughout the country.
Previous to his e’ection as Gov< rnor in
1889, Campbell had been three times
elected to Congress in a R p üblican dis
trict and is recognized as the 1e t cam
paigner of his party in Ohio.
ADVISES HURSTS W II lIDIt OVAL
Gov. Brown Severely Arraign* Gor
man’* Influence in Maryland.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 21. Gov.
Brown, the present executive of Mary
land, nominated and elected as a Demo
crat, in an alleged interview in the Bal
timore Hews to night, severely arraigns
the influence exerted by Senator Gorman
on the recent Democratic State Conven
tion and advisee the withdrawal of John
E. Hurst, the present Democratic can
didate for Governor. Gov. Brown urges
the calling of another State convention.
Mr. Hurst was seen concerning the in
terview credited to Gov. B-owu. “The
publication came like a bombshell to
me,” said Mr. Hurst, “and lat once
sent to Gov. Brown’s office to ask him if
he was correctly quoted. He sends me
word he has had no interview. Under
the circumstances, I can say only that
any reports that I contemplate with
drawing from the candidacv of the Gov
ernorship are absolutely false.”
Gov. Brown was then seen at his pri
vate office. The publication had caused
a sensation in political circles, and the
Governor was beseiged with callers. He
prepared a formal statement for psbliea
tk>n, in which he says that he had no
such advice to offer Mr. Hurst as to with
drawing and aviy remaiksthat he may
have made in connection with the Dem
ocratic nomination were made incident
ally and in a jocular way, with no in
tention of having the same in print.
He Criticised the President.
Washington, Aug. 21.—W. T. Lyor,
Presidential postmaster at Selma, Gal.,
was removed yesterday because be re
cently published in his paper, the Irriga
tor, an article reflecting on President
Cleveland. Lyon was a Democrat and
was appointed about a year ago.
To Pay the Mora Claim.
Madrid, Aug. 21. —A credit of sl,-
500,000 to pay the Mora claim, wa*
gazetted to-day.
That Tired Feeling
Is a common complaint and it is a dan
gerous symptom. It means that the sys
tem is debilitated because ot impure
blood, and in this condition it is espe
cially liable to attacks of disease. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla is tho remedy for this con
dition, and also for that weakness which
prevails at the change of season, climate
or life.
Hood's Pills act easily, yet promptly
and efficiently on the bowels and liver.
25c.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
DIPLOMATIC COMPLICATIONS
BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY
AND ENGLAND.
TREATY RIGHTS ARE INVOLVED
John Ball Looks With Fear and Envy
Upon Uncle Sam’s Interest in the
Canal, and the Commercial Hold
Its Completion Will Give This Coun
try Upon the Republics of the Span
i-h Main—Will the Balwer-Clavton
Treaty be Violated. by United States?
London, Aug. 21.— The St. James
Gazette ths afternoon publishes a scare
article asking how Great Britain stands
with the United States government in
the matter of the Nicaragua Canal, and
saying that it will fe well if the Right
Hon. George N. G’urzon, Under Secre
tary of State for foreign affairs, is asked
to give some explanation on the subject
in the House of Commons. Continuing,
the St. James Gazotte remarks :
“As far as can be seen, we are heading
straight for a crisis and there will be
either a diplomatic deadlock between the
two countries, or the English will surren
der important treaty rights. The dead
lock can be avoided by discreet handling
of the facts by the foreign office and
a surrender need never occur. Should
a situation be brought about in
which the United States finds it can ig
nore the U. S. of Central America, then
good-bye to any hope of retaining, much
lass extending our commercial hold on
the Republics of the Spanish main, a
market in which we already suffer from
uncommonly sharp competition from the
Americans and Germans.”
The St. James Gazette then proceeds
to rehearse the history of the Nicaragua
Canal, claiming that the accedence c f
the United States government to the re
quest of the American Canal Co to
guarantee further capital for it would be
an infraction of the Buiwer Clayton
treaty. The St. James Gazette then
quotes President Cleveland’s reference
to the canal in his message of 1894, and
says:
“These carefully weighed .words were
designed to create a minimum of dis
trust iu the foreign office, and when
read in relation to the consistent, moral
support given by the United States to
the companies, enterprise and the instant
demand of the United States people that
their government guarantee the whole
capital, come what may, it i 3 plain that
the ultimate object is not so much the
cutting of the canal as the firm and final
establishment of the United States au
thority in Central America. With the
canal completed wholly by tho United
States, the independence of the Repub
lics would be merely formal. It Is true
that English financial assistance was
sought by the American syndi
cate, lost, tho United States gov
ernment falter in giving the guarantee,
but these negotiations have collapsed be
cause i: is not proposed to allow tho Eng
lish capitalists their due share of con
trol, but it is sufficient indication of the
exclusive power the Americans mean to
exercise on tho Isthmus. The cardinal
point of the whole matter is, does the
government mean to enforce the Bul
wer Clayton treaty? If so, will she
join the United States guarantee
of the capital? If not, what steps
have been taken to secure tho neutrality
of the canal and the equality of rights
and opportunities of British subjects? It
is conceivable that events may so shape
themselves in the near future that the
United S ates will be practical masters
of Central America; but, before we con
sent, any abrogation of the Bulwer-Clay
ton treaty must be made by ourselves.”
VALKYRIE 111, DRYDOCKED,
Constructioa of the English dialled*
*er a Surprise to Everybody.
Nhw York, Aug. 21.—Lord Dunra
ven’s yacht, Valkyrie 111, wasdrydocked
at Erie Basin to-day, under the supervis
ion of H. Maitlhud Kersey, Lord Dun
raven’s representative here*
The craft was a surprise to everybody.
Never has such a powerfnl looking yacht
been seen in rhe docks. She resembled
Defender in some respects and Vigilant
in others, but differed from each of the
American flyers in many important res
pects.
Except for the fact that she is much
broader in beam than the conventional
type of English cutter, Valkyrie 111 has
very little in common with the centre
Ijoard type.
As compared with Defender, the Eng
lish challenger shows greater beam and
greater draft, while her harder
bilge and thicker keel give her un ap
pearance of greater power than the
American champion.
The Defender's Mast Split.
New Rochelle, N. Y., Aug. 21.—De
fender arrived at her moorings off Prem
ium Point at 8:30 p. m. yesterday, in
tow. It is stated here that Defender’s
mast was split at the step, in yesterday’s
race. At 1:30 this morning, however,
Defemler left under sail for Bristol. It
is asserted that it will bo necessary to
put in a new mast.
Fimernl of the Late Judge Strong.
Reading, Pa., Aug. 21. The body of
the late ex Justice William Strong was
buried in the Charles Evans Cemetery in
the family tot alongside the remains c 4
his two wives late this afternoon. Im
pressive services were beM i,; the ceme
tery chapel by Rev. Dr. Tunis Hamlin, j
of the Covenant Presbyterian church, ;
Washington,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILL MAKE CIGARETTES.
i « .
Mannlactrurers Organize to Fight the
American Tobacco Company.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 21.—Tho meet
ing of tobacco manufacturers, which con
vened here to day with representatives
of almost all the great manufactories out
side the trust present, promises to be the
most important conference of the kind
ever held in the west. The meeting was
called to discuss and determine what to
do with reference to the manufacture of
cigarettes and decide upon a mode of
procedure to fight the American Tobacco
Company. Representatives of the press
were not admitted to the meeting, but
the following report, given out by the
press committee, indicates what action
was taken:
“At the meeting held at the Planters’
Hotel, Hon. Paul J. Sorg was elected
chairman and H. T. Drummond, secre
tary. Tho Liggett and Myers Tobacco
Company and the Drummond Tobacco
Company, reported that they were plac
ing machinery for tho manufacture of
cigarettes, which report was received
with unanimous approval and expres
sions of good will by all manufacturers
present, who all expressed a desire to see
those now in operation here with a view
to using them if they proved satisfac
tory. The meeting was harmonious and
adjourned to 4 p. m.”
This afternoon the delegates visited
the warehouse of the Liggett and Myers
Tobacco Company and witnessed a test
of the machines.
The following gentlemen were present
at the meeting to day.
Messrs. M. C. Wetmore, of the Liggett
and Myers Tobacco Company; H. T.
Drummond, Christian Pepper, of the
Christian Pepper Tobacco Company, of
St. Louis; Paul J. Sorg, of the P. J.
Sorg, Company, Middletown, Q.; Oren
Scott and E. O. Way, ot Detroit, Mich.;
Nicholas Finser, of Louisville, Ky ; P.
Lorillard, Jr , of Jersey City; Robert
McGinnis, of Buchanan & Lyle, New
York; and P. H. Mayo, of Richmond.
A DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
Three Men Hold Up u Union Pacific
Train and Rifle the Express Car.
Gothenburg, Neb , August 21.—Last
night, shortly after midnight, east-bound
overland flyer No. 8, on the Union Pa
cific, was held up at Buttermilk Hill,
about two miles this side of Brady
Island. 1
There were three men visible, accord
ing to conductor Flynn’s description.
Two of the gang got on the train at
Brady Island, going forward over the
tender after the train was in mo
tion, and with revolvers drawn,
held up the fireman and engineer
and compelled the engineer at the
point of revolvers to go back to the bag
gage car, open the door and gain admit
tance, which he did by informing the
baggage man that they were held up,
and that the robbers had a guu at his
head and demanded admittance. They
were admitted at once, and the express
measeng r was compelled to open the
smaller safe He could not open the
larger combination safe, and the robbers
proceeded to blow the top out of it with
dynamite.
In the meantime, the fireman man
aged to give them the slip, and going
forward, ho uncoupled tho engine aud
made the run to Gothenburg for a posse
ot men to help capture the banoits. In
a short time, twenty volunteers were
en route for the scene ot the robbery,
but before they arrived the robbers had
disappeared.
When the dynamite exploded the [as
sengers on board wore much excited, but
were not molested.
Posses have been sent out from North
Platte and Brady Island, and every ef
fort is being made to capture the robbers
before they get out of the country.
It ig impossible to learn the amount of
booty secured.
They Got Only *IOO.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 21.—Union Pacific
train, No. 8, which was held up Ijy ex
press robbers, pulled into Omaha this
afternoon. Express messenger Thomas
McCarl says the robbers did not get over
SIOO for their trouble. They sacked the
way safe but failed to get inside the
large safe, which contained the most
valuable packages.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At Washington (first game): r. n. *.
Washington, 02001 lio ft— 6 » a
Cleveland, 20110000 1— 5 8 0
Batteries: Anderson and McGuire; Cuppy
and O’Connor.
At Washington (second game) r. h. b.
Washington, 000001003— 4 11 5
Cleveland, 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 t 0— 8 12 0
Batteries: Malarky and McGuire; Young
and Zimmer.
At Baltimore: r. h. *.
Baltimore, 2 0 1 0 1000 *— 4 7 0
Chicago, *OOOOO 0 20—2 10 2
Batteries: Hotter and Robinson; Terry
and Donohue.
At Now York: r. h. b.
New York, 00810005 O— Hi II 4
Pittsburg, 4 0 0 0 4 S 1 3 o—ls 22 4
Batteries: Clark and Farrell; Hawley and
Merritt.
At Brooklyn: r. h. b.
Brooklyn, 10020150 *— 9 11 1
St. Louis, 01000 0 0 0 3 4 7 4
Batteries: Mss'inger, McDougal and l’aitzi
Stein and Burrell.
At Philadelphia: R. h. *.
Philadelphia, 4) 00000 03 2 5 fl 1
Cincinnati, 000010000—1 7 i
Batteries: Lucid and Grady; Dwyer, Fore
man and Vaughn.
At Boston (first game): r. h. r.
Boston, 2 0310001 *— 7 « 4
Louisville, 0 0001012 0— 4 6 4
Batteries: Sullivan and Tenney; McDt|r
mott and Warner.
At Boston (second game): b. n. *.
Boston, 3 4 2 0 3 0 0 4 *—l3 17 0
Loutevlllq, 00000 100 1— j 7 l
Batteries: StockdalohndGanzel; Inks aid
Warner.
New Vf'RK, Aug. 21. — Nesslage and
Fulhr will ah ip SIOO,OOO gold on the
steam* ivp Victoria, sailing to
r• • i ’. It ■:! nr •<1 teat Croesmau
a.'.d Hr ;tbcrs . J i ir.l a ’ic'ge
amount.