Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-28

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rious Injuries -Incendiary Fire at Chip
pewa FslIs-"Commercial" Office at To-
ledO, O., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Arkansas
and Observation-Disclosures Record.
INCRNDIARY FIRE AT CH1PPAwA FALLS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHIppAwA FALLS. Wis, Feb. 27.-Last
night at II o'clock large frame house, on
the south side, owned by VIM. Fredricks of
Kareville, Illinois, was burned to the ground.
Loss fifteen hundred dollars; insured in the
Etna insurance company of Hartford,
Connecticut for one thousand dollars. The
house was unoccupied and supposed incen-
diarism. Three inches of snow fell this
afternoon.
ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS.
Troy, Feb. 27.-The polishers in Hoyt &
Wynkoop's nickeI5plating works struck,
yesterday, for an advance of fifteen per
cent, which was refused. Two strikers,
this afternoon, entered the shop and as
saulted George w. Wynkoop and his brother,
John, but were finally elected. This even
ing, John Wynkoop, brother of one of the
partners, while going home, was assaulted
by Jacob Dunn, backed up by about thirty
strikers. Wynkoop was struck in the face
with stone and knocked down. Hoyt
and George w. Wynkoop, proprietors
of the works, came to Wynkoop's assistance.
Hoyt was wounded in the head, and left arm
broken by kicks and blows. Wyuhoop was
attacked by the mob, but entered house
and remained till the assault was over. John
Wynkoop, when he saw that his friends
could not rescue him, drew revolver and
fired seven shots. Dunn was shot in the
head and left shoulder and hand, and Peter
Curry was hit in the left side by bullet.
John Cahill was shot in the right arm and
Housing Smith in the head. Eight of the
assailants upon Wynkoop, including Dunn,
were arrested. Dunn is seriously wounded.
PAID THE PENALTY.
johnson, negro, was hung this afternoon
at the Jail yard, for the murder of Daniel
McDermott, March, 1873, seaman on the
British bark Sikoma. johnson made an ad-
dress expressing belief he would 60 to heaven
and urged those present to lead better lives.
johnson confessed his guilt and said his
sentence was just. The captain of the
Sikoma witnessed the execution.
RESPITED-HUNG.
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. H.-Gov. Miller, late
last evening, respited the sentence of death
of Thomas Edwards; to await the considera-
ton of his appeal to the supreme court.
James Howard was hung at Ozark, Frank
lin county, to-day. In January, 1879, How
ards wife was dancing with man of whom
he was jealous. He seized her by the hair,
dragged her from the room and to his own
house, where he further maltreated her,
until, from the effects, she died. He was
CONVICTED and sentenced to be hung in July
last, but appealed without effect, and to. day
was appointed by the governor for his exc
cution.
Several thousand persons from the sur
rounding country we're present at the execu-
ton. At half-past II this afternoon, How
ard was token to the scaffold. His demeanor
was firm and undaunted. He protested en-
tire innocence of the crime. After singing
and prayer, in which he Joined, the trap was
sprung. His neck was broken instantly, and
he died without struggle or pain.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. PA fire occurred this
morning in the building occupied by the
Daily Commercial, destroying large por-
ton of the contents and damaging the build
ing to the extent of $4,000. The presses
and part of the stock were saved in fair con-
dition. Insurance on the contents, $4,000,
which will cover the lass. The building
was owned by o. s. Bond snd insured for
$4,000. The forms were saved ard the
paper will be issued tomorrow as usual.
RoBBED.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. 27.-The store of
]. s. Crew 8. Co., this city, was robbed last
night of $500 worth of gold pens and
pencils, and 5000 worth of pocket cutlery
and opera glasses. The pens taken were
made by A. w. Faber & Co: and Mabie,
Todd & Co., and the cutlery by John s. Hol-
Ter & Co., of New York. The men who
committed the robbery were strangers in
the city and took the Santa Fe train West.
FELL DEAD AT FIRE.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 27.-The Herald
has the following, from Fairbury, Mo. At
II o'clock, Thursday night, a fire broke out
in the agricultural implement store of j. G.
Kesterson, which was soon destroyed, with
livery stable adjoining. Also Dooley's
hotel and Mars cigar store. Kesterson's
loss estimated ct $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Dooley's hotel, loss So 600; insurance 81 900.
During the fire, Joseph Huitta, prominent
and well known citizen, old settler and bust
| ness man, fell dead, without moments
warning, of disease of the heart, brought on
| by undue excitement.
INDICTMENTS FOUND.
MARION, O., Feb. 27.-The grand jury to-
day found an Indictment of murder in the
first degree against Enoch Young,
who killed Israel Bearsley, at Waldo, on the
evening of the 25th. Also, against Gilman
Houseworth, Young's brother-in- law, as &C.