Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-19

OF Clifford, who killed Captain Pugh, at
Racine last April. He was found guilty of
murder in the first degree. The case will
GO to the supreme court.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
Special Telegram to the Globe
FREEPoRT, ILL.,, Jan. 18.-This morning
at the crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul and Chicago q Northwestern
railroads near 1.-THE city, the passenger
train from the west on the former road
ran into the Northwestern passenger Just
out from Chicago, dislodging its baggage
car and forward coach, and throwing the
Milwaukee engine from the track. Frank
Ellis, brakeman on the Chicago train, was
injured, but not fatally. The accident
was caused by the carelessness of the Mil
waukee engineer.
ROW AT A THEATER.
JERSEY CRY, Jan. 1S.-The Novelty thea
ter and variety show was the scene of a
riot tonight. Monday night George
Sloane became manager of the place and
engaged score of performers. He had
some alterations made. The carpenters
0uG6I0O SulUS, duO WIG r0C0lpGS dG
the box Office Wednesday night
were seized by a constable. Being
insufficient the constable was again
at the place tonight. The performers
concluding the chances of getting their
salaries at the end of the week were slim,
organized strike headed by four song and
dance men, the "invincible quartette,"
their ultimatum being no pay no play
The managers had not money to meet
their demands, and informed the audience
there would be no performance,
and the money would be re-
turned. The ten cent gallery crowd
claimed they paid twenty-five cents admis-
sion fee, and Treasurer Moore paid
each that sum until the funds were ex-
hausted. The crowd unpaid made rush
for the treasurer's Office, the door was
forced open, and the place literally torn
to pieces. The manager and treasurer
we're attacked, but policemen beat
back the mob and arrested Sloane
and Moore. crowd of 100 OF
more of the audience and performers fol-
lowed the prisoners to the police station
where the dissatisfied audience entered
complaints of obtaining money under
false pretenses, and the manager and
treasurer were held.
POISONED.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 18.-Dr. and Mrs. Dun
ham and Mrs. Sparks, of Thompson, Ga.
were poisoned to-day by colored girl
eleven years of age. The girl was bound
to DR.. Durham and in revenge for punish
ment put poison in the coffee. All are in
a critical condition.
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
OAKLAND, o., Jan. 18.-A farmer named
Kline, twenty three years old,was killed by
a tree he was cutting down falling on him
DAILY PAPER BURNED OUT.
ATCHIsoN, Kas., Jan. 1S.-The editorial
and composing rooms of the Daily. Cham.
pion were burned out at 4 this morning in.
Guiding files of the paper covering twenty
five years. The building is new one and
one of the finest for the newspaper bust
ness in Kansas. The loss on the building
is $4,000; on stock and fixtures, estimated
at $4,000; covered by insurance.
Western Union Transfer Books Ordered
Opened.
New YORK, Jan. 1S.-Judge Ingrahan
has finally settled his interlocutory order
defining what special shares of Western
Union stock should or should not be de-
barred from the use of the transfer books
of the company. The effect of his order
Invested of legal verbiage, is to permit
the Western Union to open transfer
books for the company, and to make
transfers therein of all shares of the com
pany, excepting such shares as constitute
that limited portion of the stock which was
decided in the last decision by Judge Ar
noux and Judge Russell, both of whom
have since left the bench, and Judge Fried
man, to have been legally issued, amount
ing in the aggregate to $15,526,800, and
representing shares issued under the
consolidated agreement. This limited
portion now stands on the transfer books
exclusively in the names of persons, who
are directors, as it appears, to whom it
was then issued, or, irrespectively of tran
fer evidence, is really owned now by such
persons. All other questions are ordered
to be argued next Wednesday, and this is
the sum of the matter so far.