Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-18
MURDER Oh SUICIDE. 1

issuing meOlCaI OlplOmhss uIo"nou Ainisoh az
O. clock this morning. He jumped from the
| ferry boat between this city and Camden. His
body has not been recovered. e.
The harbor police have been dragging the
Delaware for the body but without success.
The captain of the ferry boat says when he last
saw the doctor he was striking out lively for
the lower end of the Wind Mill island. United
States district attorney explained his meaning
to have Buohanan's bail forfeited, but consid-
Grafton Of the matter was postponed till Thurs
day.
LARGE MILL BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE volga Touring
mill, on 2lst street, between Market street and
Clark Ave-, the largest and costliest estab.
lishment of the kind in the city, having
twenty run of burrs, took fire at half past ten
tonight, and is now mass Of ruins.
A row of two story brick residences opposite
were badly damaged and some small houses ad-
Joining mill on the north were burned. The
mill extended westward to the track Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, ,on which were several
coal and box cars. Some of these
were also destroyed. Loss cannot be
given at this writing, but it will be
tents are insured. The mill was in operation
and the fire is said to have caught from over
heated machinery.
The mill was built about three years ago at
cost of about 100000, since when some
$5O,0OO in improvements have been added.
Insured for $255. 900 in from eighty to ninety
companies, mostly Eastern and foreign.
About an hour later the old skating rink,
very large wooden building on Nineteenth
street, extending from Chestnut to Pine, took
fire and was entirely consumed. Loss on this
not known.
The rink was owned by Col. Chas. 8. Hunt,
and was used as riding school and for artillery
drill. The building was of little value, and
contents not worth much.
LYNcHED Or RESCUED.
FoRT ScoTT, Kan. Aug. 17-About o'clock
this morning some fifty men rode to the jail
here, called up Sheriff Bucker and on the pre-
text Of having prisoner for him induced
him to unlock the Jail. They then seized the
sheriff, locked him in cell took out Thomas
Watkins, confined for horse stealing, and de-
parted since when no trace of the party or
Watkins have been discovered. One theory is,
Watkins has been lynohed. Another is, the
mob were his friends and took this means to
rescue him.
BURGLAR SHOT. "
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. III. %. Walker,
son of DR.. Walker, of this city, shot and killed
the notorious burglsr, Bill Rodifer. at his
fathers residence, about o'clock this MORN
ing. Rodlfer has served several terms in the
penitentiary and was but recently pardOned
out for good conduct. Mrs. Walker was
awakened by noise and discovered that some
one was under the bed where her husband
slept. Mrs. W. quietly notified her son in
an adjoining room. In the meantime Rodifer
finding he was discovered, attempted to make
his escape and fired his pistol at DR.. Walker,
missing him. He was going out of the
house covering the doctor with his pistol and
knife. Before reaching the door young
Walker came to the rescue and fired killing
Rodifer instantly.
coRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Aug. 1.-THE coroner
to-day began inquiry into the cause of the death
of persons who died here from injuries re-
oeived in the Mays Landing disaster of a
week ago. The testimony is similar to that
given at the investigation at Mays Landing.
A BAD FIRE.
EUREKA, New. i, Aug 17.-This morning fire
broke out on the east side of Main street,
south of the Odd Fellows building, spread rap
idly and travelled over substantially the same
ground as the great fire year ago. The loss is
even more as the buildings were better and
newer, The fire extended south on Main
street to Gold street and swept everything to
the northward. The wind was blowing gale.
Among the prominent buildings and institu-
ing: Mans brewery, the Leader printing
Office, Odd Fellows building. The jackson house
was guttei but is standing. The Internation-
al hotel, theatre and all intervening buildings
save Paxton & Co.'S bank, Pickard Foley's
building and Jack Perry's corner. It is i'm
possible to form any estimate OF losses, but the
amount must be about 81 ,000, 900. All of the
private residences on Spring, Buell. and Paul
streets north of the Episcopal church were
consumed, There can be no doubt that many
families are left destitute.
HUNTED TO HIS DEATH.
PITTSBURGH Pa, Aug. H.-Yesterday after
noon Mrs. Rivers, living at Agnew station
near this city, discovered an unknown man in
the yard stealing grapes. She shouted to him
and he Immediately took to his heels, running
in the direction of the Ohio river. A large dog
and a gang of railroad men working near by
started in pursuit. The man, driven to des-
peration, took to the water, hoping to gain the
other side. but his heavy clothing retarded
him and finding that he was growing weak he
turned back. His heartless pursuers, however,
would not permit him to return and continued
stoning him until completely exhausted he
sank. Residents on the other side who Wit
messed the affair sent skiff to his rescue, but
before they could reach him the unhappy man
had gone down. People in the neighborhood
of the tragedy are highly indignant and de-
mand rigorous investigation by the authori-
tics.
ANOTHER WHISKY MURDER,
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE fifth murder that
has been committed here, or in the immediate
vicinity in the past 4S hours, occurred opposite
634 South Fifth street about $50 this evening.
1t appears that yesterday the barkeeper at the
saloon of VIM. johnson, corner of Fourth and
Mulberry streets, had difficulty with Chas.
Siebert, blacksmith, and ordered him ont of
the house, Tonight johnson and Siebert met
on Sixth street. Some angry words passed
about the matter and johnson drew pistol,
but before he got the weapon cooked Seibert
drew a self cocker and fred three shots at
Johnsoa, one of which passed through him Just
above the right nipple, infctiDg wound
from which he died a few minutes after. Sci
bert was arrested.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. NV. 8. Popham, only
survivor of the schooner Onida reports the YES
sci capsized off Padre Island Thursday night,
Capt. J. A. Howard, United States engineer,
lately in charge of harbor Improvements at
Sabine Pass, and Powers, sailor, were drowned.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY. -
Jules Richard, formerly a drummer in the
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