Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-14
A Bold Dash for Liberty BY Three
Convicted Criminals.
THEY RETURN THE FIRE OF
SHOTGUNS WITH PISTOLS.
The Cattle Trails Through Indian Ter
ritory to be Opened.
JUDGE LYNCH SETTLES A CASE ABOUT TO
Be APPEALED.
ESPECIAL TO THE sRSrISEL.l
Ten Persons Drowned.

MINNEAPoLIs, July 13.-Shortly after 5
o'clock this afternoon a heavy wind and
rain storm passed over Minnetonks. The
small steam yacht Minnie Cook. with eight
persons aboard, was cspsized and the en-
tire number drowned. The news OF the
accident spread rapidly and created the
widest excitement when it became known
that all the victims resided here. The
unfortunate party was composed OF ex-
Mayor A.. C. Rand, wife and two sons,
Harvey and Frank, j. R. Coykedall and
wife, their son-in-law, and George w. Nc
Donald, an engineer. Two OF the bodies
have already been recovered. The storm
is described by an eyewitness as terrific,
the waves rolled high, the spray. rain and
hail filling the air. Large steamers put
into shore with great difficulty
The latest reports show that ten persons
we're aboard, and all persisted. One OF the
victims is q boy Of IL years.
A Bold Dash for Liberty.
RICHMOND, Va, July 13.-Three white
convicts who escaped this afternoon from
the Penitentisry were holly pursued, and
a number of citizens joined in the chase
Shosguns and pistols were freely used. TIC
the surprise OF the pursuers two Of the
| convicts returned fire with pistols. Before
| being taken, one OF the convicts, Edward
Green, was shot twice in the hip and leg
and another, Hugh Nixon, received a load
of shot in the back. The third convict
Joseph Pauley, was retaken without injury
Two citizens, Priton Huntley and Weston
Smith, were shot by the convicts. Hunt
ley's wound is in the groin and is fatal
Green was serving a term Of "a years FOL
horse stealing, Nixon Is years for rap
and Psuley 8 years for murder.
Cattlemen Evidently Tired OF th'
Situation.
WASHINGTON, July IS. Inspector G
Armstrong has succeeded in carrying on
his instructions to open up the cattle trail
through the Indian Territory. He tele
graphed to Secretary Lamar this mornin;
that all the differences between the drover
and ranchmen have been settled, and tina
the cattle from Texas are o movinI
northward without obstruction.
The War Department is in receipt Of
dispatch from Indian Territory, which say
that the disaffected Indians are becoming
quiet, and that there is a favorable on,
look for a settlement Of the Indian diff
culties.
The INDIAN Territory Troubles.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Genersl Sheridan
who leaves Chicago tonight for the seen
Of the anticipated Indian troubles in In
dian Territory, said in an interview to-ds
that in his opinion the Araphoe tribe wa
peacsbly inclined; that the Cheyenne
alone are likely to rise, and that the occs
sion of the whole disturbance was the Ell
croachment of colonists and cattlemen o
Indian possessions. Col. Sheridan, VIII
accompanies the General, stated positivel
that no order has been issued to disarI
the Cheyennes.
Lynch Law i'm Maryland.
BALTIMORE, July 13.-The jail at Tow
son was broken into this morning by q
immense crowd, and Howard Cooper.
negro, who, on the I'd of April last, on
ragged Katie Gray, a l7-year-old daugbte
Of a farmer, was taken out and hung to
convenient tree. Cooper's counsel wa
about to carry the case to the Suprem
Court of the United States, alleging tbs
bis client had not been given q fair tris
because Of his color.