Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-10
DOMESTIC EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9.-The village Of Wall
kesha has domestic explosion to-day which is
heartily enjoyed by the aristocratic summer
visitors. Fl. L. Lewis, landlord of the Park
Hotel, has decamped taking.with him one of
his children. He has been living unhappily
with his wife for a long time and she and her
friends haYe gradually obtained control Of
his property. He was very wealthy few
years ago, aud favorably known in business
circles. Since getting control of his estate the
family of his wife have been trying to make
out that he is insane and he fled to escape being
sent to lunatic asylum. Guests of the hotel
claim that he is perfectly sane and man
much to be respected.
CHICAGO BLAZE
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The upper story of Nos.
IS and 81 Canal street burned out early this
morning. Loss about $4,000 The principal
losers are the Powell Distilling company, Mich
OILS & Co., upholsterers, and G.. j. Cooper
Co., saddlery hardware dealers. All losses COW
cred by insurance.
FIRE In A CoLLIERY.
PoTTsvILLE, Pug. 9.-The inside working of
the Kelly run colliery, Shenandoah, were dis.
covered on fire this morning. All the work
ings were filed with smoke, but the mules and
loose property were rescued. The IRE is
serious one. The mine cannot be Hooded and
how to extinguish the flames is the question
puzzling the engineers. This Ia the mine
wherein Reese, Woolsey and Willmar lost their
lives some days ago endeayoring to remove
the gas from the old workings.
HUNTING UP A MURDER.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The police of this city
and Brooklyn are endeavoring to find the muir.
derers of the man whose remains were found
in the woods near Locust Valley, Long Island,
the head lying some ten feet away from the
trunk. Residents remember three men land
ing from a boat two weeks ago and entering
the woods from which only two emerged. The
clothing is of fine texture and the pockets OF
the pantaloons were turned inside out.
PROMPT PUNISHMENT.
LITTLE FALLS, Aug. 9Alphonso Kiock
shot Jerry Holden, of Herkimer, dead, last
night. Holden was having improper relations
with Klock's sister when the deed was COM
mltted.
COLLAPSE OF A SENSATION.
OswEao, Kansas. Aug. 9.-The old couple,
supposed to be Bender and wife, arrived here
from Nebraska this morning and were exposed
at the court house for some hours. Many per-
sons went to see them and dozens, who knew
the real Benders, pronounce these people I'M
posters. The sheriff thinks they will be
discharged tomorrow.
DOUBLE SHOOTING.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 9.--In row yesterday
near Bethel church, on tho Columbia pike,
Felix Carlile killed Jack Gowdy with gun.
Gowdy's friends in town shot Carlile in two
places, and stabbed him twice. He is not ex-
pected to live. All are colored.
RAIL CASUALTY.
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 9.-This evening,
at Newburg, Preston county, this State, ter
rlbls accident happened. Mrs. Halbretter and
Miss Hslbretter were walking on the railroad,
when the fast train came along and struck both
of them, killing Mrs. Halbretter instantly and
inflcting injuries upon Miss Haibretter from
which she died in few hours.
LAWYER IN TROUBLE.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-Milo A. Boynton, q
LAWYER of Grand Haven, Mich, was arrested
to-day while trying to dispose of two bonds
which were stolen in the South during the war.
Boynton says he received the bonds for pro-
fessional services from widow
HORRIBLE AFFAIR IN MASSACHUSETTS.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug 8. The family of
Zebing Lutson, living a mile from Shutes-
burg Centre, were alarmed at s o'clock last
night by the sudden appearance of Jarvis Mel.
son Philips, a young man OF "a, son OF
their nearest neighbor, who was bleed
ing from several wounds in the chest.
He declared he had shot himself and had but
few minutes to live, and that he had left the
dead body of Sadie A. Grover. his former mis-
tress, aud the mother of their year-old child,
in the woods short way back. An alarm was
Immediately given and search proved Phelps
story to be true. Phelps, who has a
wife living, formerly lived with the Grever girl
who is scarcely 10 and quite pretty and modest
in appearance, until arrested for bigamy and
sent to Greenfield Jail for year. His
sentence was COMMITTED about year ago,
since which he has been endeavoring to get
her to live with him again. Her continued re-
fusal and association with other men is sup
posed to have excited him to commit the
crime. He says he fred four chambers of
his revolver into the woman's heart, then cody
reloaded and discharged seven barrels into bis
own breast. An autopsy confirms this story
gu bstautially. Phelps is still living, and, to
all appearances, the coolest man in town, but
the doctors say he cannot recover. His victim
is a daughter Of A. j. Grever, respectable
farmer of Turns Falls.