Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-14
had both legs cuts off. Mr.. Clark's parents
live at Augusta, Wis.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
ISpecial Telegram to the Globe.

KILLED BY THE CARS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
lGANKorA, Mimi, Feb. 13.-John Loomis
boy about fifteen years of age, was to-
day run over by train at Lake Crystal
and instantly killed. Loomis was in the
habi! of jumping upon trains when in me
tion, and was doing the same when he fell
and was killed.
FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Nnv YoRx, Feb. 13.-This afternoon fire
broke out in the Globe rubber jewelry fac
tory on the third floor of Nos. 21O and 212
Canal street,and in short time burned out
the west half of the building. The en-
ployes of the building, for the most part
women, quickly fed. One man whose es-
cape by stairway was cut off, was res
cued by the fremen, from the window on
the fifth floor. The total loss was 100000,
distributed among number of occupants.
Insured
EMAHANoY Cry, Pa, Feb. ia block
of buildings tenanted by working people
burned last night, and seventeen families
were burned out of their homes. No loss
of life.
SUICIDE.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. ia man
named Alder, said to hail from McKees-
port, committed suicide at noon to-day.
The past three days he has been about
town drinking heavily. He spent yester-
day in prominent house of ill-fame, and
said that to-day he would be in heaven. He
was q German, well-dressed, short and
stout. He was sitting in John Witty's bar
Der shop talking German to himself, when
he suddenly pulled out revolver and shot
himself above the right ear. He formerly
travelled for Apelbaum & Charles Adler, of
Pittsburg.
CHICAGO BUCKET SHOP FRAUD IN LIMBO.
TORONTO, Ont. Feb. 13.-R. j. Flemming,
of Chicago, was arrested on a charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses. It
is alleged here that his frauds amount to
nearly 100000. Saturday he left Toronto,
and all trace of him was lost until this
morning, when a telegram was received
from Peterboro calling for Flemming's
arrest, stating that he left on
the evening train for Toronto; he was
seized at Yonge and King streets. He de-
MES obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Fifteen thousand dollars were
found upon him .Flemming declares that
his arrest is a scheme to squeeze money
out of him. He knows he cannot be extra
dicted and will not give up cent. Toronto
detectives think the Peterboro officers are
trying to play a sharp trick by having
Flemming detained and they cannot sue
ceed.
FATALLY sTABBED.
EAST LEWISTON, Pa, Feb. 13.-Thomas
Campbell went into saloon on business,
and while there was set upon by Byron
Hendricks, who was drunk. Campbell left
the saloon to avoid Hendricks, but the lat
ter followed and knocked down and
pounded him. Campbell drew pocket
knife and stabbed Hendricks three times,
the last blow inf1icting fatal wound in
the heart.
MERCANTILE THIEVES.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-In the trial of John
Kudle, of Monmouth, Ill, merchant, for
conspiracy with the employees of Phelps,
Dodge & Palmer to steal the firms goods,
the testimony developed the fact to-day,
that Henry Spaulding, stock keeper of the
firm, had been stealing from them for ten
years. He couldn't say how many thous-
and dollars in the aggregate. He had been
promised immunity.
BURNED HIS FAMILY OUT.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 13.-Two weeks ago
John A. Sheffield, dissolute character
living near here, quarreled with his family
and left them. This morning the house
was set on fire, and two of his daughters,
one aged fourteen, and the other an infant
were burned to death Mrs. Sheffield bare
ly escaped in her night clothes. There is
great excitement, as it is the general be-
lief that he fired the house.