Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-13
EASTERN NEWS.
, .-ocIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Awful Outrage.

Awful Outrage.
FRANKFORT, KY. Oct. 1l.-News was
received here tonight that three men
broke in the door of Elihu Curtis last
niobt. ninety five miles from here, took
him out in the yard while others vio-
lated his sons wife and daughter, the
latter aged II wears. The girl is re-
ported dying The men have been iden-
tilted and W .rra3ts have been issued for
their arrest. They are worthless char
acters living In the neightorhood.
Desperate Convicts.
CINCINNATI, o., Oct. ll.--FIve noted
murderers made desperate attempt Ia
escape from the penitentiary this aft.r-
noon. Four got over the walls, and one
escaped entirely. One WAS killed 20
Yards from the wall, and two badly
crippled. The attempt was made jus,
previous to returnlnt the convicts 70
their cells. They we're Bob Daniels
Charles Ward, James Berry, Grant and
Day. They were armed with shoe
knives and scaled the walls by the use
of planks and let themselves down by a
rope they had made. Grant escsp ID
Ward, the next over, was killed; Berry
and Daniels were both crippled by the
breaking of the rope. About thlrt,
shots were fired by the guards.
Terrific Cyclone
La CROSSE. Wis, Oct, H. The Repab
iicaD and LeadeT have rereivee furthsi
details of the terrific cyclone that
struck the little town of Arcadia, m
Tremplau county, Monday night, doing
much damage to property and inJurlne
beyeral people there and in the country
None of the injured will die
The storm struck the town at midnight
The correspondent says II came from
the southwest. and upon it's approach
the air was 80 charged with electricity
that lights could no. he made To burn.
and people rushed To- their cellars in
the darkness to avoid the danger which
seemed so imminent. The entire out
ward atmosphere WAS Of a peculiar red
dish green cslor with "a strong sniphnric
Odor, and the dsafening roar Of tho tor
nado Ii utterly Understandable. Barns
and buildings were lifted from their
torn To fragments and
scattered in all directions; broken
boards, trees, bricks and stones filled
the air and were hurled with such vol
ence in some instances AS to drive them
the sides of buildings. Among
heavy losers are Park Manning and "A
farmer named Olsen, who lost every
thing, barn. house and out buildings.
the value of which is n Il stated: John
Bingham, grainery, barn and contents,
100 tons of hay, four horses and several
head Of bloOded stock in value to the
~f
house, barn and out buildings destroyed.
His live stock escaped injury, loss 5000,
James Gavenv's barn and orchard were
damaged to the extent of 5000
The Way Msn0poiies Enforce Their
viii.
LEAvENwoRTH (kan }, Oct. 12.-rhe
Union Pacific officials are aggrieved al
the sweeping reduction in rates by the
Railroad Commissioners of Kansas, and
cease to operate leased lines from Solo
mon City to Beioit, thus leaving rich
agricultural sections without transpor-
tation facilities. rs the construction
company owning the branch has no
rolling stock. representatives of the
Union Pacific, Santa Fee and Fort Scott
roads today went to Leavenworth to re-
quest the Kansas Railway Commission
ers to rescind the order for a reduction
Of freight rates on the Beloit branch.
A Murderer Dies Desperately.
CLEVELAND, O.. Oct. 12.-Jack Red
ford WAS hanged today at Fremont for
4 murder committed last October. He
made fierce fight against the officer
and cried, Let me go, you helliansr'
and showered blasphemous and obscene
spithets at them. After being dragged
10 the scaffold, he tried desperately tn
break away and jump FROM the plat
form. With much trouble he was
bound, and the moose adjusted, the drop
falling att minutes past noon.
Denver Il Rio Grande New Loan.
New YORK, Got. 12.--The Directors of
he Denver IL Rio Grande today con-
slider matters in connection with a new
oan. A circular will be issued to the
TRAIT, the Ashland Murderer, Hung.
GRAYsoN. Kv., Oct. 12.-Craft mount
81 the soaffold at 1:05 p. IN. and spoke
,f his innocence of the crime that the
against him had committed.
ri a. .ha conoIc,;,r he aa,o tba h1,,,
.D;d Chr;st sor S;nna,a w., In a
,iaa- v.,;,a ha .han ,,.,,ad ba;no f,i
"wad bv Raw T 81 Pinkerton after
which the moose was affixed, and the
drop fell mt 1:20. His neck was bfoken.
At 1:35 he was dead. The crowd was
orderly, and there WAS no disturbance
whatever. Craft proclaimed his inno-
cence to the last, without faltering.
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CHIoAao, Oet' @.-'johin,ssioner oar-
men OF the northwestern irallio Asso-
'iat'oa mas ,ssuea the no'Iowi"g o,rcu-
ar: Ihe Northern racine Raii"ay
having announced tue opening Oh us
foau ior business 10 anu Irom pan
I. auo'soo' no',oo 20 no.os 60" .n's
,;sco and Ch;ca,o and a,st.ru no;uts
via 81 Paul will ha the same as ara now
IN affect via Council Rlnffs and other
V;asouri river no;nta and lines west
.bereof Rusiness orioinatinc nj Oregon
destined for Tacoma. or Seattle. w r..
viii he ooverneJ Inv rates in effect for
lint ON shipments to Oregon
frnu port Tnvnsand w r. and Vie
Loria. Vanconvar,s Island nm arbitrary
,harye of iiva Giants mar hundred pounds
for liohterage must be added 10 Port
land t6rough rates.
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CNc,sx,r, Oct 1o-Jua.. Hoaa,av
unant a.,varal honrs in his office TO-DAY
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