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Show FOUR UNMASKED RAITS ROB TRASH NEAR PORTLAND Wreck Doors of Express Car With Nitroglycerine and Open Strong Box, But Secure Little Booty. Portland, Ore. Oregon Hnllway & Navigation train No. 1, known as the Chicago-Portland special, was held up and tho express enr dynnmlted by four unmasked robbers shortly after 9 o'clock Thursday night, nine miles east of Portland. Express Messenger O, H. Huff said tho robbers secured little of value. Tho robbers did not molest the pnBscngers, but uncoupled tho express car and ordered tho engineer engi-neer to tako It down to the track to-wnrd to-wnrd Portland. About mllo beyond tho point whero tho train wns held up tho doors of tho express car wero shattered by nitroglycerine. The train did not enrry a through safe, a small local safo and a strong box being the only receptacles for valuables. Tho robbers compelled Express Messenger Huff to open tho small Bafo. It contained con-tained but thrco or four Btnall packages; pack-ages; tho others are believed to havo been of small value. The strong box Nvns not touched. |