Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
Explosion of a Tag Boiler on LAX, Mich
igan-Fatal Railroad Accidents-Acci-
dentally POisoIaetl-Train WreclSers a4
WOrix-Fatal ARRAYS

TUG EXPLOSION.
RACINE, Wis.,. Oct 2S.-The tug Watzel
blew up this morning - miles north of
this city while racing with the tug Sill for
a tow. The vessel was completely demol-
ished. T. F. Lowell, captain and owner,
Vim. Kelly of Chicago, engineer, and Pat
White. of Racine. were killed. The explo--
sion was so powerful, that none OF the
bodies have been found.
POISONED PANCAKES.
BUFFALO, Oct 2S.-Mrs. Regar. one the
family poisoned by eatirg pancakes yes
tsrsay. has died since. The father and
another child are very sick.
SPLIT HIS HEAD OPEN.
AKRON, o., Oct. 28.-Last night sever,
miles north of here, Thos. Brock and one
DetFo, colored, had quarrel a. dance
and Brock split Detro's head open with An
axe. killing him instantly. Brock has sur
rendered.
HELD FOR MURDER.
ST" Louis, Oct. 2S..The coroner's jury
that sat in inquest on,the body of the lit
tie Italian boy Vevenade Aubno, who was
shot night before last, returned a verdict
that the child was killed by Antonio De
Rita. the old Sicilian who was arrested for,
the-act. Rita will. be held for murder.
+. RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, Oct. 2S.-The ST. Louis,
air line last night, met with its first serious
accident since it has been running through
trains. The st. Louis, express, which left
here at S:20slast night, was thrown from
the track at Boston station, Crawford coun--
ty, Ind, forty eight miles west OF New
Albany. The fireman, John AoSwain. of
Louisville, KY, was killed aud the pas
sengers, shaken ups The accident occurred
about Il O'Clock. and was causad by mis-
placed switch. The switch lock had been
tempered with. and was found broken.
evidently by outside parties. The train.
was running slowly at the time: conse-
quently only the engine and combination
car left the track. The engine was ditched
and turned over. licSwain was caught
under the machine and instantly killed.
Several passengers were bruised a little.
but.only one was, injured seriously. The
remains of the fireman were taken to-
Evansville.
BENEFITS ARREST.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Some days ago a.
young man named Henry D. Bennett, col
lection clerk for Minneapolis agricultural
implement house. was arrested here for ap-
propriating checks and drafts belonging
to his employers. He has been secretly
kept since then. It is now claimed that.
he gained access to MOI ey letters of other
firms and that he had accomplices in Chi
cago who passed the checks for him here.
while he did the like for them in Minneap-
oils. Who these accomplices were has not
TRANSFERRED.
ANOTHER DEATH.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Oct. 2S.-Wm. Nc
Donald, another victim Of the recent rail-
road casually, died this morning. This, is,
the seventh death since Saturday.
KILLED BY A BLAST.
SILvERTON. Col, Oct. 2S.-YesterClay the
bodies of Homer Stewart and Jas. Sullivan
were found terribly mangled in the tnn-
mel of the Lancaster mine. Two days, ago
they went to the mine to do assessment
work. 1t is thought they were killed by
premature blast.
HELD FOR CARELEssNEss.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S.-Sharpenburg
and Keever, who superintendent the dis
play of fireworks Tuesday night when the
explosion occurred by which eight persons
were killed, have been held to await the
action of the district attorney.
GOT USED TO IT.
PALESTINE, Ind, Oct. 29.-The saloon
occupied by Joe Rhinehart was blown up
last night for the fourth time by dynamite.
The explosion was terrific, and shattered
several buildings adjoining. No one hurt.
No clue to the perpetrators. No excite
ment, as the people have got used to it.
POISONED.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. :S.-Eight colored peo-
pie were poisoned to-day on Wallace plan
tation, Cossier Parish, by installing
arsenic for yeast powder and using it in
their bread.
BOLD BURGLARY.
WEST BRoOKFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2S.-
/ Ciarlk's drug store, Blairs block, was brok-
Ell into last night the safe blown open and
$3.50 taken. While at their work the rob-
bars we're surprised by clerk John McEwer,
but got outside tie door. In the pursuit
pistols were used and McEwer received a
wcuud Il, the abdomen. The burglars
took the early outbound train, and when
ii redehed Charlton compelled the train
hands to stop the train and they escaped.
ATTEMPT 1T 1ID1 AppINc.
CLEVELAND, Oct. IS. "A bold attempt at
kidnapping was made to-day on Superior
street during the busiest part Of the day.
: Lady, accompanied by a 1iye-year-old
child, was looking at the display CT goods
in store window when niddle-aged wo-
man, unobseryed by the mother, threw the
skirt of & waterproof she wore around the
child. picked it Up, sitting The cries. ana
hurried into q passing street car. The
mother did not miss the little one for
some moments, and discovered her loss
just in time to look eagerly about, see the
strange woman enter the car with the child
and to rescue it. but was too excited to
take measures for the arrest of the kianap-
yer. who escaped.
BILLED BY THE CARS.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 2e.-A. W. Bishop,
conductor on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railway fell between TIE cars