Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-13

ten cents more per tor
| than those on the low grade
division the strikers Influenced many Of
them to quit. A few days ago 200 of the
Rochester and Pittsburg miners joined the
strikers and new hands took their places
The strikers sent out a threatening letter
ornamented with skull and cross bones
and the lives and property of loyal miners
were in danger. Last Tuesday 1000 OF
low grade division miners came up to Du.
bois and camped close to the mines. Nc
demonstrations of violence were made
| however, until yesterday, when the super.
| intendent and his men, as they were about
| to enter the mines, were confronted by q
large body of excited strikers, armed to
the teeth, who demanded that the miners
quit work. The men as body refused
when the strikers became angry and draw.
ing revolvers fred a fusiIade in the air.
The superintendent and aids could not sub.
due the men and they fled to escape, since
which time they have been afraid to go to
work. Fearing bloodshed," said General
Manager Merchant, "we telegraphed for
detectives. They will do police duty and
some will mingle with the strikers and
learn their plans. I am afraid that riot
will yet lake place, but hope the detectives
will hold the strikers level" Several cases
of rifles and ammunition have been sent to
Dubois for the Use of the officers.
DISHONEST PENSION EXAMINER.
Especial to the Globe.l
GREEN BAY, Wis, Oct. 12.-W. a. Bar
tron, United States examiner of pensions,
was arrested yesterday on the charge of
extortion in exacting excessive fees from
pensioners, and was taken to Milwaukee by
United States Marshal Henry Marshall.
He waived examination and was held for
trial in the sum of $500. He will plead
guilty as soon as he can raise money to
cover his aggregate fines.
TH1RTEEN-YEAR-oLD PARRIoIDE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. IA special
from White Bluff gives an account of re-
markabIe attempt atm urder. Rev. A. D.
Hicks was shot in the arm, and three
miles further up the road was shot again.
It is now developed that the daughter of
the preacher, Rollie Nicks, aged thirteen,
and a negro boy about twelve, planned
the murder of their respective fathers.
Nicks was dangerously wounded. The
negro boy confessed and both he and the
girl were jailed.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, Oct. 12.-Geo. Welib, a
resident of Telgarden, ten miles north of
this city, while undor the influence of
liquor yesterday killed his two-year old
child and then blew his brains out. Hus-
band and wife had lived unhappily, and
the latter had applied for divorce.
NO EXECUTIONS.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Oct. 12.--Appeals were
taken in the case of persons sentenced to
be hanged here, hence there were no ex-
ecutions to-day.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
LONDON, Ont, Oct. PA man giving
the name of Rev. Jas. Young, of Philadel-
phia, has been arrested for passing bogus
checks on city merchants. The checks
were made payable to the order of Rev.
Jas. Hughes, of Sarnia, but there is no
such person. There were number of
other checks found with the prisoner in
favor of Rey. F. Hughes and Rev. James
Young. Also three on the City bank, Min
neapol1s, in favor of Hughes & Young.
FIVE THOUSAND swINDLE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Mike Cleary, Shang
Draper and VIM. Bennett are charged by
Thos. Hughes, mine owner of Arizona.
with swindling him out of $4,000 by pre-
tending they had arranged a prize fight
between John L. Sullivan and Jem Mace
for $4,000 side. Hughes bet $4,000 on
Sullivan, and deposited half the money.
He learned from Sullivan that no such
fight was to take place, and demanded g
return of the money from Draper. This
was refused, On the ground that he had
forfeited it because he had failed to make
the final deposit of $4,000. Hughes then
had the men arrested.