The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09


rear car and one front were destroyed
BY fire which ensued, and every passenger
except one on the rear Car was badly hurt.
Of the Western Union Telegraph Office in
This city, was internally injured and about
the head, while gentleman unknown was
bruised and mangled, probably fatally. All
of the accident has been care
fully suppressed to-day.
MILL FEE AT PORTSMOUTH, N. n.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Dec. 4.-Shortly after
o'clock this morning, fire broke out in
the fifth story Of the large mill, and in less
than an hour both brick structures were in
ruins. The fire, it is reported, caught from
a pile of waste in the hands of an employee,
coming in contact with gas jet. The Free
Will Baptist church opposite the mill and in
dangerous proximity to frame dwelling, is
on fire. It is reported an employe named
Greenwood is burned to death, and that sew
eral were badly scorched and cannot recover.
The loss by burning Of the mills is about
$500,O0O. Nearly $50 operatives are thrown
out of employment. The fire spread so
rapidly that the occupants barely escaped,
as the flames rushed towards the stairway.
Several were, indeed, obliged to
heap over the Ere in order
to make their exit, and some were
burned It. j. not known that more than
one person vas burned to death, but had
the fire brIst out twenty minutes later the
destruction OF life must have been great, as
the mill would have been in full operation.
The mill WAS built in 1916 and :46, was 2O4
feet long, seventy feet wide, and six stories
high with two ellis each 100 by 80 feet, two
stories high. In general appearance, the
building was of the best. The mill manu-
featured cotton goods and was doing an ex-
cellent business. The Baptist church was
considerably damaged by water. Sparks
from the fire ignited several buildings in
different parts Of the city, causing much
alarm but little damage. The insurance on
the mills and storehouse burned is SAL, 900,
all placed in Eastern companies.
COLD FLOODED MURDER.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 5-Another cold blooded
murder was committed here last mig ht.
About half past 2 o'clock as Police
Officer Sheehan was passing the corner
Of Sixteenth and Olive streets he observed
the door Of John r. Lionberger's residence
standing open. Suspecting burglars were
inside he gave call rap and in moment
or two Officer Michael Walsh came up.
Stationing Walsh at the front of the house,
Sheehan went to rear to wake up the coach
man. During Sheehan's absence two men
appeared on Olive street, but exactly
where they came from is not
known. Walsh halted them, whereupon
one Of the pair Immediately drew revolver
and shot him in the head. Sheehan returned
just at this moment. and seeing the man
raise his pistol as if to fire another shot at
Walsh, made dash for him and he turned
aud ran. Sheehan gave chase, but after
running three or four blocks, during which
several shots were exchanged by Sheehan
and the murderer, without effect, the later
escaped in very dark alley.
Sheehan then went back to Sixteenth and
Olive streets, and found Walsh ly-
ing on the ground with a large bullet
hole in his left temple, unconscious,
bleeding terribly, an artery having been sew
cred. An ambulance was procured as speed
lily as possible and Walsh was started for q
hospital, but he died on the way aud his
body was taken to the morgue. It was
learned to- day that Mr.. Lionberger's house
was not entered last night but several bur
glaries were committed few blocks west Of
it, and from the circumstances in the case ii
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were concerned IN them. Evidently they
killed the officer to avoid arrest. The pc.
lice suspect several parties, but no real clue
to the murderer has yet been obtained.
! FOUND DEAD NEAR SANTA FE.
NEWPORT, r. l., Dec. At is reported
that Charles Potter, Of this city, a member
of the United States geological survey IL
Colorado, has met foh play near Santa Fe
Information was received here that the body
of the young man was found near Santa Fe
No word has been received from Col. Potte
for nearly two weeks. He is STEP son o
ex-Gov. Van Zandt, and has q wife and fam
lily in this city. All his friends are shocked
at his supposed death. The body had {
wound in the head. a search party ha
been sent out by Gen. Hatch. who will b
able to clear the mystery the latter part o
next week.
SUCCESSFUL STREET ROBBERY.
| PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4.-David Long, pay
master at Hubbard, Blackwell & Co.'s, wa
passing along the street about o'clock to
day with package of money under his Goa
containing ST. 300, when young man. afte
tapping him on the shoulder to attract atten
ton, seized the package and sped away. Sew
0xbl 06It456 WHO W4tuS13S0O tA0 IOOUSEy bthEl
ed IN pursuit, but were not successful i
capturing the thief, who fred several sho.
at his pursuers.
DYING MURDEREE.
! New YoRK, Dec. 4. Mayor Richards, Q
Cedar Keys, Florida, telegraphs as follow
"Andrew j. Gillen, murderer Of Mary Sig
erson, Sc Lewis street, your city, when al
rested had on two pair of pants, those wor
outside were somc oolored material. Th
under pair were light tweed. The RICH
hand pocket Of the light pants had tw
holes, one apparently caused by burn, ii
other one by bullet. An examination {
Gillen's person by DR.. Ovens disclosed Thu
wounds were made by the bullet, who
passed specifically down the inner porto
Of the right thigh, coming out below th
knee Of the right leg and entering the Lei
leg Just above tho ankle, where It still Il
, mains. Gillen refuses any explanation .
these wounds, telling Dr.. Owen he woul