Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-06
NO. 28O
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DROWNED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Oct. ga French boy
named Degarden, ed twelve years. wa.
drowned in the company's mill pond this even
ing while playing on the logs. His body has
not been recovered. His father is a workman
in the mill.
railway ROBBERY.
DENVER, Oct 5.-The systematic robbery of
the Kansas Pacific road which has been going
on for several months has been unearthed by
detectives, and the principal consprators,
three conductors and bagQagema.ter,b have been
arrested. Their scheme was to sell bogus
tickets over the Kansas Pacific road, caution
ipg purchasers to leave Denver on certain
trains, thereby taking them through to Kansas
City under supervision Of the conductors en-
gagged In the conspiracy. The amount stolen
is unknown.
COLORADO MINE FIRE.
DENVER Oct. 5.-The Republican, 9 Leadville
special, A fire started at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning in the shaft house Of the old Vulcan
shaft at Chrysolite mine, caused by sick miners
dropping candles: The building waa CON-
sumed, and burning debris fell into the shaft,
setting 1t on fire. The Vulcan connects with
the Chry.olite, Little Chief, Annie. Climax and
Little Pittsburg mines by levels at a depth of
100 feet, all Of which filed with carbonic acid
and smoke driving the men from their work of
constructing q bulkhead 900 feet away.
Twelve men were overcome by the smoke, aud
barely saved their lives after great trouble.
The bulkhead was built to prevent the IRE
from spreading, and the flames are now con-
fined to a radius of thirty feet from the Vulcan
shaft and are completely under control. ALI
the shafts are hermeticaIly closed to exclude
draughts, and will remain 20 for four days.
Work will be suspended in all the mines for
week, and perhaps longer. Nobody Is serious
ly hurt. The damage is about $4,000 caused
by delay of work. all the levels and drifts
are full of gas.
MURDERED N DRUNKEN BRAwL.
CLEVELAND, Dot. 4.-John B. Meier, keeper
of saloon, was killed in Massilon last night
in fight with canaller named Alexander Nc
Kusick. known as 'Bony." The latter was en-
gagged in drunken brswl with furnace man
about prostitute. and was elected from the
saloon whereupon "Bony" dared Meier out on
the sidewalk, knocked him Down, and after.
ward, in the scuffe, drew sharp instrument
and Inflicted cut in the neck, from which
Meier died in a few minutes. The murderer
was arrested.
cHRIsTIANc7 SCANDAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-To-day was the last
day uoon which Minister Isaac P. Christiancy
could have filed an answer to bis wife's cross
hill for divorce. He did not do so and Mrs.
Christiancy's counsel will move for pro con-
1eSso. II is understood that the answer pre-
pared by Ohristiancy in South America is at
his lawyers but is of such a nature that the
latter refused to file it.
STRIKE IN STOVE woRks.
ALBANY, Oct. 5.-Six hundred hands in the
stove works ofRathbone. Lord d Co., have
been thrown out of employment by strike of
237 moulders. 1t appears the president of the
mOulders' union is foreman of the works. He
was fined S5 for violation of the rules of the
union. He refused payment. The union then
demanded his discharge, which the firm refused
to do.
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSMAN INDICTED.
TRENTON, N. j., Oct 5-The Uuited States
grand jury has indicted Chas. b. Voorhees,,
member of Congress, for emhezzlIng the
money of the Hepeseck bank.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
WATERBURY,, Conn. Oct. 5.-Two Of the larg-
est buildings comprising Holmes, Booth &
Payden's works, containing many costly ma
chimes and tools burned This evening. Esti-
mated loss 5000, 600; well insured.
FATAL GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct 5.-By an explosion
| of gasoline three children of William CLARK, a
leading business man, we're fatally burned and
| his wife is not expected to live.
BURIED By FALLING ARCH.
| GIBSON. Ill, Oct. "a terrible accident &C.
CURED here to-day. While workmen were re-
| moving the props from the arch of lime kiln
at Spauding & Egglegston's tile factory, the
| arch gave way and the immense weight of
| brick and mortar fell upon and buried tho six
| men at work inside. When help came and
| they we're taken out they were all badly used
| up L. Is thought Thos Nelson will n"t live.
| Fred Hsmmell died half an hour after bring
| taken out. Four others were seriously but not
| fatally hurt.
RAvIsHED.
SEDAL1A, Mo-, ,TOct. 5.-Mrs. A. ]. Byler, wife
of lawser living at California, Mo-,
brutally ravished this morning by a negro
tramp who went to her house and begged for
gictuals. While she was ha nding him some
thing to eat he knocked her senseless, accom-
plished his design and fed. The country is
being searched by citizens and if the brute is
captured he will be lynched. Mrs. Byler is in a
or;,;oaI condition