| Show desperadoes DOES kill an express messenger and sack a car LABOE TROUBLES nd hope for tho recovery of representative Wood bums wife general no ws br watern ad vitas to arld Hr ld darina JOLIET ills fareh 13 one of the most daring and bloody express robberies ever perpetrated in illinois occurred on the chicago rock island and pacific west bound express last night between this place and morri the fact as learned from a baggage man arc that shortly after the train which leaves here at 1245 am had left this heard a yap at the baggage car door thinking it was the express messenger he opened the door and was confronted by masked robbers who covered him with revolvers and demanded his key to the express it was given epand one robber who was on top of tho baggage car held a revolver on the baggage man through the transom in the roof of the car while hia confederates turned their attention to the express car lie thought eliat they rapped on express car door and informed messenger kellogg nichols that a wanted to get in at the rear express car the door was opened and the desperadoes entered beina confronted by murder oua villains the messenger fought for his life and ahn property in his trust the interior of the express car shows that he fought alie robbers from one end to the other but at last the blows that they gained on hia bead with an aroh poker forced him to and he was left dead in the car alia thieves rifled his pockets for the keys to the safe which they robbed ofies contents variously estimated at from to checks and valuable packages not containing money they left scattered about the floor nothing was known of the occurrence until the train reached morris the first stop west of here except the coal chute where the train stopped to take in coal At Morri alie focal express messenger rapped on the express car door but BB the summons was not answered it was thought eliat the train messenger was asleep upon the door of the car being opened alie horrible evidences of a desperate struggle and the dead body of messenger nichols were discovered in one hand the dead man clutched a lock of dark colored hair must have been torn from the head of his assailant the news was at once telegraphed to this ciar sheriff keitz anil chief rolica murray nt organized a posse and started on a special engine for morris A large force of and men from tills place and morris are now scouring the country Tron blei cincinnati march 13 AH the streetcars in the city except those on Mc Auborn line and those running from covington to newport stopped running at noon today to day on account of the various companies refusing to comply the mens demands for two dollars per day for twelve hours work ST louis march 13 the en on all the street car lines but the broadway and casa avenue will assemble to morrow night to consider tho propriety of striking for 2 per day for twelve haars hoars work as that amount is now paid by the broadway line the kir sr march 13 ent dickinson who has charge of all the terminal actions here including the bridge and tunnel and missoura Miss ouro yards has on ered his men who arc on a strike a material increase of wages but they have refused to return to work until permitted to do so by the knights of labor cincinnati march 13 one line hasp ranted the strikers demands and it is likely bat all of them will before tonight to night 0 pool 3 COL march 12 the colorado and utah pool association began its session at the windsor today to day the union pacific kansas pacific burlington sant fe and denver and rio grande roada were represented tho object is lo 10 reorganize and the acol with alie exception of ch angine v the on one or two alie id agreement will be signed by all french monetary matari barig parig march 13 the french gov decided to issue alon of one thousand million of franca to consolidate the six hundred and eighteen millions of six year bonds now outstanding to redeem the float ing debt funeral ceremonies D C march the house today immediately upon in pursuance of an order made yesterday alia honse in a body receded by alie speaker and chap C lin proceeded to the fcc nato chamber to tabo part in the funeral ceremonies over the remains of alie lain senator miner of california upon rf turning from the semite chamber the house cifa sick marla the condi tion of mrs woodburn wife of the representative from nevada vhf lias been lit with a of aweeka alarming and her physicians hav but lettla chopo for her recovery |
