Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-13
EASTERN NEWS.
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A snriuE snaw sierra.
pFyvEE March = "A severe sn0T
- uiDd sf-rrn struck Colorado las:
.4~bs and midnight. md lasted uu'ii
-, .odsy. About fifteen irctes %
s.ox fsIi. drifting 10 Eusug pi2c = from
.s,.s 10 {g1r fslt deep. Tie S-s.Eer j.
~, sr.rerUa,g cold. VI -uutsin travel
-. So, DELAYED. Eastern trains are
kesfrd f-or1 tgs - sevsn hsurs, bsi1e
$500 betE-eu bere md E1se, vhir
a. sugz g LED sue Cu,s IN ~ anF g,se 8
d., Eve 90 aieb. feet. Al trains irs ve
tog tbA Est tonight, Eus eIpsc; TO Be
aiming on solec1is time tomorrow.
wholesale Poisoning.
ITa,soS. PA March ll.-0a fues
.f;eru1Ja 40 at eighty isA4st's %
ne alp-ho1-- we're se'zsd vito vom;
10 and sev-rs Pains. Dr. ~eir-, the
attending y1vsis'ar, pronnune !! =
- ~ vbol-sai- poisoning. M-as1res
.sr. promyiiv taken - cguntsract the
ssset " the poison, and today most %
ths victims are til -ud-rtug severely
fson pAase,, and Twelve of the n are
still ina cr.ticai condition. lUve5ti2a
ti,n revsslrd the fsct that All vb0 drank
n, the coffee prepared for the noon meal
v,rs siek. and tie coffee pot va found
lined With q thick sediment of pans
green. Tue vessel holds bIrrl O:
more, and INTO thi5 sUn.s person bad
throsn almost fOar posnds OF poison.
The b -ctOy j. % the 0pInioa that, had
i, not been for tbs fact taat ihs pui iou
Vas too strong, thus eaua,ng vomiting
mora than half of the inmates would
nov be dead.
Dempsey and LabianSh.
NV YoEx. March 1l-D-m ussy and
Lablanch, Who have arranged for a
fght. left 81 r . tn. for Harrison. West
chester county. a. 9.3j pm. about -
sporting men lrft for tne same pisce
Al s:l5 the SterIf % Westohs7tsE ooun-
", having 90, Wind ef the AT Mr., started
from White Plaius with posse. IL Is
believed thst the lighters xere bonnd
for Rye Beach. which IL on toe Sound
shout three miles from Harrison.
Trying 10 Cheat ths GaiIows.
NZw OGLE,Ss, M,rca I2--At 7:}0 n
m. today, when the keepers vent 10 call
Ford aud Murphy, VIM wsre 10 hang
today for the murd Of Captain MGR
phy, committed December IL, 1884, he
could not rouis them. Physicians w. re
hastily called, who pronoInees the men
uudef the influence OF baiiatonua
Every effort vas inside 10 restore them
10 CONSEQUENCE, and at 10 o'clock
Marphy bad raiii--l a Hlt.e, bu. Ford
vas stili upcou rcioss. The crime for
which Ford gad Murshy we're to be
hanged il Without 4 parallel Ia history.
The high position Of the accused and
those associated with them. tie bold
mesa AID auiaeity of tbs crime itself.
and the political and financial ialll-
enoa brusght 10 b.ar to diverG Justice,
made the trial duel between the State
aAd the defend ants. The central figure
In the tragedy vas Judge Thos. Ford,
late Recorder Of the city of New Or.
leans, and nov serving a twenty yearF
sentence in the peniteniiary for the
part be PLAYED in tbs murder. Ford,
the condemne3 mar, - 4 brother 81 the
judge. and MIrpby wss an officer of
Judge Ford's C0art. The trial showed
that JudRe Ford and his brother
and five officer Of his Court wers in
plicated in the nurdsr.
At 1910 o'c.osk, Sheriff Batter, no
companied by several subordinate off
cials. prooeeiei 10 ths cell of the con
dsmnsd. where tina bodies 81 tue doomed
men still Law apparently llfeiess uniaf
N
fnlly lifted from thsir rscambept posi-
lions and boroe IA the sra4i OF the
Deputies TO tbs sdAH,li. Amid pro
found silence t1e ehastiy bpti,a were
carried up tba ss.ul % tho horrible
platform. AMI hsli IN exact pIssiDus
while the fatal la1sss wa:s drawn over
aud around th n nseks. M sign of
life was obssrv, 10 either of the men.
When the last 80 ! r.tss u q bean PR
formed, and wen fhe trsp wls sprlug
by al unseen hand add tas bodies we've
launched into etcFnisy, : hl,n fell upon
the little group OF unwilling spectators.
TuE EFFORT fAILs
BATON RouGE Lg), 81 srch l2-The
Governor this un8rniu1 received . tels-
gram froin Sheriff Batter, OF Orl@aus
parish. saying th.t Ford aud Murphy
attempted snleids th.s morning by avail
lowing poison they ar- in y stupor,
and in u oomatn18 condition. Dpatars
believe The attcup will be failure,
bat eNnnot sly how long Il raay take Ia
restore them to Consciousness. SnIuld
they not reyivs before the hous fixed.
shall | exscuta the warrants uot Tith
standing the Govern rreplIsd; "fes;
go on with tho executions, Garry out
the warrants"
an wall street.
New YORK, Mssoh l2.-Govsrnmsut
bonds dali aud steady. A little more
life WAS Infused into stock this aftar
noon bat tbs increased activity wa at
the expense OF hl7tlsti5ns. Tns con
spiouons feature 1919 morning WAS the
activity Apd weakness 10 Western
Union, " lob opeuei At Is ami rapidly
sold down TO Co.'S. Is WAS then about
stesdy until after middly,when II again
broke, and the decline was not checked
Until 6t% was reached. From this
there was slight rally in the flsst
dealings. and the stock closed at "a
with net loss OF 81 ser cent, after
sales OF 5000 shares Ere rem Ainder
OF thu list resisted ths iua1enos OF the
weakness in Western union until after
midday. although the market WAS gen
orally heavy. bu, on reports that fur
ther serious trcahle hal tskeu plaza on
the Gould roads near -. Louis. aud that
there was an increased possibility of
further delay ~ al announcement of
the Reading rsaiganix liisn plan. the
whole list weakened and continued
weak during the afternoon.
A steamer Blows Up.
vrcKsAuRo (MiSsl. March ie-The
steamer Ike BoaAsm blew uP tsdAy IL
miles belox this CITY. Mate William
Ssamirs sad several -sross w.rs kill
Cd, and Pilot f. l. McE.roy. Engineer
Charles Girard aud number Of deck
hands were severely wounded.
Arrested In aaNsaa.
NV YoRK. March l2.--Secretary Ray
ard today telegraphed the District At
tcrney here that the Consul IN Havana
reported the arrest Of OF Sher Il David
son Of New York. aud that the SecretA
~ would give instructions as 90 his ex
tradition, " Davidsan's sffenses were
snch rs 10 warrant such course. The
District Attorney replied that there are
In his Office no indictments or charges
upon which Davidson might be extra
diied.
Illness Of Mrs. Parneil.