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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
1
An express guard repels an attempted robbery aboard a Southern Pacific train car with courage as dynamite and bullets fly. The robber raid is thwarted by the vigilant conduct of the express man who remains steadfast under attack.
Two masked men dynamited an express car on the Southern Pacific north of Eugene at 3 am. They seized the registered mail pouches but escaped before taking valuables, after a fierce standoff with Express Messenger F. Charles and engineer. Postal Inspector Ball traced four rifled pouches from San Francisco bound for Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma and Victoria. Two suspects were last seen boarding the southbound train at Cottage Grove.
The power house of the new Anaconda reduction works in the West is nearly complete. On Oct 19 the Stirling boiler tests began with a noon firing to verify pipes blowers and engines before a full test within days. The 526 by 440 foot building houses four direct connected blowers a large blowing engine a Nordberg engine and two air compressors.
A Southern Pacific train was held up near Walker station and arrived in Portland at 1 pm. Express messenger C F Charles described being threatened with dynamite and bullets as robbers blew doors, moved him, and fired shots during a 40 minute confrontation.
Bert Lucas testifies about a robbery on the railway near Walker. He describes issuing orders under threat, the robber wearing a long mask, and forcing the engine to move then uncouple and rejoin the detached train. The tale details sequence of commands and fear during the incident.
Eugene Oregon October 23 officers seeking train robbers fail to find a trace. Tracks show they left the engine and headed toward Eugene with some believing they were in the city today but no clue to their identity remains.
San Francisco reports the Southern Pacific company offers a $250 reward for each robber involved in the Eugene Oregon hold up as investigators pursue leads.
The State Department in Washington reports no official confirmation of Austrian claims about the killing of Mme Tsilka’s brother or Mme Tsilka herself, with no contact yet established with the brigands. Information on the captives’ movements has come only from missionary sources, while arrests of Macedonian committee members appear linked to Consul General Dickinson’s actions.
Constantinople reports cold rains in the abductors’ district where Ellen M Stone the American missionary is held. The brigands may hasten to free her once ransom is secured and then disperse. No word today. W W Peet remains hopeful, awaiting news before forwarding gold estimated 300 to 400 pounds.
Great Falls reports detail Ida May Shadville once tied to Jenks Barker in Cascade county court actions. The Chicago American story cites Barker's supposed plans, a forged will, and Shadville's contested marriages while tracing her movements from Neihart to Helena and San Francisco.
Paris dispatch reports the French government warned each member of the miners' committee that ordering a strike under current conditions could lead to a sentence for inciting civil war and possible prosecution. This pressure is believed to have caused the committee to delay publicizing its decision after adjournment at St Etienne.
An armed band boarded a train near Batoum in a dispatch from Odessa to the Daily Express. They murdered three officials and looted valuables from passengers.
The central figure in the inquiry is expected to be called to the stand this afternoon. Officials anticipate that his testimony will take two or three days to complete.
In Washington the naval court of inquiry rounds toward its end as Admiral Schley is expected to take the witness stand tomorrow. Eight witnesses testified today with Captain Clark among the few remaining to speak. The hearings featured detailed remembrances of the July 3 battle and the St. Paul Somers N. Smith megaphone exchanges, with diversions by Judge Advocate Lemly and Mr. Hanna toward rebuttal witnesses.
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