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pp " "HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. v SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING , MAEOH LI. 1887. NUMBER 275 HASTINGS' ' BIG SENSATION Additional'Particulars of the Shooting of Eandnll , the Eapist. HER BROTHER THE AVENGER. Narrow rscMfle of the Villain's AVI To From buffering n Similar Vntc Taken to Grand Island An Kxcttlni : ChUHC. A Wild NlKlit'i Worlc. S Nob. , Marcli 20. | Special Tele gram to tlio UIK. ] Last night vvusn wild one in Hastings and excitement roigncdsupicme , The tragic death of Dr. Dandall In the court room drovv , hundreds of people about tbo building , but not ono person could bo found who expressed rcgiet at the occurencc. At llrst It was Impossible to ascertain who did the shooting , but finally it was noised about that ho was a brother of the outraged glrll. It seems that tvvnnt-llve men had came trom Edgar , the homo of Marlon Hart , the girl's father , with the Intention of lynching Ilan- dall. Young Hart , however , was too quick for them , and as soon as the testimony was all In ho suddenly pulled a revolver from be > ncath his coat and tired. His aim was uner ring , the ball sti Iking Kandall In the center ot the head , killing him Instantly. Immedi ately there was the wildest confusion In the court house. Young Hart , however , coolly turned around and walked out of the door. On the steps ho met the sheriff , but neither that olilclal nor any ot tlio bystanders cared to arrest the voting man. Where he went to Is at present unknown , but tlio men from Edgar declare that ho will not long bo a fu gitive , as they will see that ho returns to ills home and will guard him from any attempts that may be imulo to deprive him of his liberty. Immediately after the shooting , Marlon Hart , the father ot the girl , rushed up to the corpse and kicked It , remarking , "I want to see that a food clean job has been done , and that the villain will not return to life. " The corpse was then removed to the undertaker's rooms , where largo crowds gathered to take a look at the dead ravlshcr. During all this tlmo Mrs. Handall , the wife of the dead man , and implicated with him in the crime , remained lu the court room under a guard of ofllcers. as it was feared that the Infuriated crowd outside would lynch her If she attempted to leave the building. Finally , however , n carriage was secured and the woman , accompanied by officers , was driven rapidly to her boaidlng house. The mob , on hearing ot It , Imme diately started In pursuit , and gathered about the house where she was stopping live hun dred strong. Tholr curses were loud and deep , and It became evident to the ofllcers that unless she could bo spirited out oftown another tragedy would occcur. Not a man could bo found In Hastings who would help gnaid the woman , nnd the sheilff was obliged to send to Howard to socuio twonty- live men to holn keep back tbo mob. When the Howard contingent arrived they were all sworn In as deputy tdieriffs and it was resolved to take Mrs. Kandall to Grand Island under their guard. A two-horse carriage was accordingly se cured and stationed about two blocks away fron the house. Mrs. Kandall then donned a plug hat and cutaway coat , and lu this dis guise left the house in the company of the oftlccrs. They managed to elude the vigil ance of the mob , and entering the carriage the woman was driven rapidly away with the euards In attendance. It was some time be fore the crowd surrounding the house wore aware of Mrs. Kandall's departure , and when her escape was made known their fury was unbounded. About a do/en mounted men , fully armed , started In pur suit of thu fugitive , bound , if possible , to overtake her and'cnd her mo. Their plans , however , failed , as the woman had too much of a start , although an accident nearlv save them a chance to wreak their vengenco. When about tlvo miles fiom Grand Island one ot the horses attached to the carriage In which Mrs. Kandall was riding suddenly dropped dead , nnd In order to proceed it was necessary for the officers to boirow a ircsh animal trom John Kraft , a farmer living near whore the accident occuned. It was shortly alter 3 o'clock in tlio morning when the outfit arrived in Giand Island and Mrs. Kandall was lodod In jail for safe keeping. The pursuers arrived about fifteen minutes later , but too late to carry out tholr deadly plans. Thn shooting and the exciting chase have boon the one theme of convocation hero all day , even the congregations at the churches discussing tlio tragedy until the services ac tually commenced nnd icturning to the thoiiie as soon as the benedictions were pro nounced. To show the feeling of the popu- Inco towards young Hart , tlio shootlst , many otters ot 91 apiece have been made for his photographs. _ Favor The Anti-Gambling BUI. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Tele- grain to the BKEJ A meeting ; ot the house judiciary committee was hold Saturday night , when the anti-rambling bill was con sldered. An amendment was offered to ex empt from the penalty the selling of pools at fairs , but this was voted down. The bill was unanimously recommended for passage. There Is liable to be some objection In the house , however , because some of the mem bers feel that the bill Is too sweeping in Us provisions. The bill will probably bo reached in the house by Wednesday. Sowing the Seed. FKEMONT , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to the BEK.J 'iho past two weeks of line weather has been carefully and diligently improved by tanners In this section. Not for many years have they been tuinlshcd a better op- poitunlty for sowing all kinds of small grain. The snow disappeared early and the soli was soon in splendid condition for culti vation. The result is that wheat and oats are nearly all hovvn. The acreage In this county will bo a llttlo larger than usual on account of the propitious weather and a gen eral belief that the early season will operate to produce abundant ciops. Organizing a Street Railway. Fiittiio.NT , Neb. , March 20 , [ Special to the DICK. ] A number of Fremont business men held a meeting last night nnd took the pre liminary steps toward tbo organization of a street railway company to operate in this city. There was general enthusiasm man ifested by all and a belief tint the present and prospective magnitude ot the city will make such an Investment a profitable ono. The plans are for from three to tlvo miles of road. A proposition to grant a franchise to the company will bo. voted upon at the reg ular city election April 5. Fiemont booms. Dissatisfied Knights. NKW YOKK , Marcli 20. [ Special Telegram to the BIEJ Tlio present administration of the Knights of Labor Is likely to be turned out of office when tlio general assembly of the or ganization meets in Minneapolis In October. A movement Is now on foot to elect delegates who are hostile to the existing management nnd If Ills sufficiently successful the coming convention'will reduce the term ot offlco ol the general otllcors from two j ears , ns con stituted at Klchmond last autumn , to one , and at theelection which will consequently result General Master Workman Powderly and all the other present general officers and members of the ireneral executive board ex cept Thomas B. Barry , ot Michigan , w 111 bo defeated It they venture to bo candidates tor another ttvrm of ofllce. Great dissatisfaction exists in the organisation , and those who are Interested In fomenting it manage to make the general officers taku the blame for e-verv- thing that goes wrong. The opposition to Powderly dates back to the Richmond con vention , when It was charged he bad suiren- aered to the "Home Club'rfaction. TJ1C DAKOTA FLOODS. Much Property Destroyed and Lives UndntiKcrcd Nenr Illsinaruk. Bisvt VIICK , 1) . T. , March 20.-Tho Mis souri river has risen a toot hero to day. The spread of the current Is terrible and tlio sit uation generally grows woise. This rhe Is Cfjual to twenty feet In tlio upper river , tlio water hero being spread over six miles of country. Six Inches of snow fell yesterday , nnd this w 111 add to the Hood as soon as the weather grow swarm again. The heroes of the day are members of the rescuing party who went Into the lowlands yesterday and saved the lives of seven persons who were perched on the tops ot houses and trees. Dispatches from Fort Lincoln sav that people ple can be seen standing on hay stacks and trees , and it not soon rescued will perish In the Hoods. Many claim that tint country opposite the fort contained mnnv Inhabitants who were still 'n gioit danger. The same reports came roni I'alntcd Woods. The report Is denied liat.StipoiintondontGinham , of the North ern Piclllr , has boon drew nod. Ho attPtupted o rome to Ulsmarck Friday evening hut 'ailed. The hibloy Island gorge remains irm , and II thu pu-sent state of artalrs con tinues a week a permanent channel will be sut across the country two miles cast ot the ild bed of the .Ml&odiiil , Hugo cakes of Ice aie comliiir down the river and landing on 'ho meadow land of the settlers. It Is mposslblo now to repalrtho Northern Pad ho .resile on account of the flow Ing Ico. The oirllleraplditv ot the rise ot the river nt I'nlntedVoodslslndlcated by the experience of two families who saw the Hood In the dis- ance and attempted to pack up their house- iold goods proparatoiy to moving back from 'he ' stream to Dutte's houses , Miuatcd on trio ilnhest point of the low land. Before the families woio ready to start the water was within six loet of their houses. There were ilvochlldion In thu party , and betore Dutte's could bo readied the Hoods overtook them and the last part of the journey was made throiicti three loot of water. Ono of the children narrowly escaped drowning. An other train load of eastern passengers which arrived to-day were compelled to remain bore till It Is possible to cross the Missouri. It Is believed the Northern Pact lie company will bo able to establish a transter line ot boats to moriovv. Word reached hero to-nk-ht that a whole family probably peiished in the Hood or me held captives at a point twenty miles above hero. Parties at Painted Woods have been telephoned to go to the lesctio. The weather Is nowgettiiiK colder. Business is iroing on as usual in Mandan , though the water is very high and poor poo- phi living in the low lands are in danger of losing property. There Is no truth In the le- ports ot Inundation. . . . . March 20. Judge Francis , of Dakota , who lott Bismarck Satmdayand returned hero this morn ingsajs the scenes in the Hooded district defy dcscnptlon. Ice cakes a hundred feet .square are thrown liiu'h in tlio air when they strike an obstacle. ' 1 ho hush lorco ot the current snapped the cables holding the warehouse to the bank as though they weie cotton thread. Ware houses over Goo feet lone- was moved some distance and landed hlith nnd dry. If the Missouri should now fiee/oupand the Yellowstone bieak awav and pour its Ice ncalnst the Ice in the Mis- souii thu result at Mandan would bo terrible. It seems strange to have that place in full view , only live miles away , and yet less ac cessible to communication than London or Paris. The destruction of pioporty will bo creat. Several tons of westiirn mall have been brought back trom Bismarck to be sent aiound via the Union Paeilic. A. PROSPECTIVE DISPUTE. The United States and Canada Itoth Art of Valuublo Mining Lands , OTTAWA , Out , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to the Bii.J : The discovery of tlio gold deposits in British Columbia , close to the Imaginary boundary line between that province and Alaska , It Is feared , may lead to serious trouble If the actual boundary Is notdellned before any attempt Is made to de velop these valuable finds. In view of the valuable discovery of gold In the Paeilic province the Dominion government has de cided on sending out a party to make a geological logical survey of that part of the country in which the mineral has been found , and to ascertain as nearly as possible to whom they belong whether to the United States or the Dominion. The party will , it Is agreed , leave hero for Yukon district In April. Dr. Bell , assistant In the geological survey , says ho believes the valu.iblo mining land between the head waters of the Lewes liver and Mount htllias will become a source ot dispute between the United States and Canada on account of the iudollnito boundary line. Kefcrring to the country between the head watcis of the Lewis river ana Mount Stllias , which lies directly west of it , which abounds in silver , copper , leaa and iron ore , Dr. Bell says the Ameilcaus have got ahead of Canada In the territorial deal , and the Dominion must look forward quickly to keep from being forced out of this valuable territory which , ho main tain ! ) , properly belongs to Canada. An etfort will be made during the coming session of parliament to secure an appropriation to commence a survey of tlio British Columbia boundary in the hope that thu United States government will co-operate and definitely nettle the boundary line ana thus remove all possibility of dispute. A Sharp Speculator Broken. NEW YOIIK , March 20. - [ Special Tele gram to the BEI : . ] S. J. Vlasto , a Greek doing business under the firm name of Vlasto BIOS. , has disappeared and left a debt of 500,000 behind him. Mr. Vlasto was nominally In the ship brokerage business , but he has for tvTO years speculated In wheat options , and has been long on the market. Yesterday tlio chairman of the produce exchange received a notice from the president of the Central relining - lining company that Mr. Vesto was unable to meet his engagements. Immediately fifty or more ciedltors rushed to Vlas > to's oftice and read on the glass door "will return in half an hour. " At sundown the notice was still there and Mr. Vlasto could not be found. He bus evacuated his elegant apartments in tno Dakota Hats , and his creditors have about abandoned their claims. Vlasto made himself prominent during tlio Kusslan war excitement a jear ago when several sensa tional dispatches dlbtilbtitcd in the grain ilug were said to have emanated fiom htm. One day ho caused n dispitch to be published that the portotOdesba had been closed. Upon this wheat went up and ho sold many boat loads on the advance. Tno next day the rumors were contradicted , wheat went down and he bought back. Upon this little speculation ho is said to have turned about 812,000 profit. Favornhlc Crop Outlook. CHICAGO , March 20. Tim following crop summary will appear in this week's issue of the Farmers' Koview : Keports from crop correspondents In twenty-live counties of Illinois tills WCOK are of uniformly favorable tenor in reference to winter wheat. The con dition of wheat throughout the state at the present tlmo Is up to the full average of the condition lor the past liv o years. Fiv u coun ties report the condition of wheat as "talr , " thirteen " " and "tine " The us "good , seven as , tenor of the Indiana repoits continue to 04 favorable. None of the counties reporting this week speak of any serious injury and the crop is regarded as past any further winter Injury. Injury is reported from As- tabula county , Ohio , but reports trom seven teen other counties In that state are nil tavor- able. The wheat outlook lu Missouri la more favorable thr.n at any tlmo during the threa preceding vears. The general situation In Kansas is slightly Improved. Injury Is re ported lu Gonoseo and Way no counties , In Michigan , and the crop in the lowlanda throughout southern Michigan exhibit dam age , but the crop looks well on upland. Wis consin reports nro favorabla. A Western Failure. Ponn.AND , Ogn. , Marcn 21. Bambereer & Frank , general merchandise dealers of Baker City , Oregon , and Weisor City , Idaho , have failed. Liabilities about IIOO.OOO. The hrm wa regarded as the strongest In eastern Oregon. It Is understood they offer a com promise of U ceuts. ROYALTY STilL ARRIVING , Berliners Surfeited With Princes and Their Attendants and Servants. HOW THE PEOPLE SPENTSUNDAY Crowds Gather In Front oftlic I'nlncc to Cntoh u Glimpse of tlio Kal- scr English Yachting Talk. At the German Capital 'if ttSTtiu James Oonlon BEIIMN , Jtnrch 'JO. [ Mow Yprk Herald Cable Special to the Bir.J : : Good weather has returned. Which visiting prince brought t with him Is uncertain , perhaps Prince Al- iiecht , who was the only great personage present at the mornings Dom kirche soivlce. ho expectation of receiving the kaiser , or it least : i brilliant ciowd of his guests , had Hied the old chinch with people , who con- .entcdly stood not only during the ono hour a halt service , but foi an hour before It began. The chinch is so small that only [ > ew holders and those enjoying .ho 'confidence of the sexton vvcio able to get scats. Mho tiled people thought they rtould at least bo rewatded for their perse verance when they saw the cholt bojs behind ho gilded lattice at ono end of the church crowding on ono side In order , It was sup- DOscd , to watch the imperial box. But this was either : i practical Joke or a wrong tip , so the audience had to content Itselt with a sermon full of koenlglicho kaiseillchc allu sion launched from the pulpit , which pro- cctson onoaidoof the gallery toward the nearly empty imperial box on the opposite gallery. WATCHING XT THE WINDOW. After the service many people went di rectly to the kalset's palace , where they stood patiently in an ever-increasing crowd tor one lour walling for the emperor to appear at his window when the new guards marched past the house at half-past 12 o'clock. In untcr den Linden tlio pavements the sticet , the riding paths and the wide central iootway were also so closely packed with people that t was with the utmost dllllcultv that the mounted poliio were able to foico a passage for the guards when the troops passed by with boating diums. The kaiser at once appeared at a second - story window , lookiug halo and hearty. Ho saluted the troops and tlio crowd with a vigor that seemed to promise another birthday cclebiatlon In lbb\ Imme diately eviry hat lu the crowd was taised amid loud cheering and tlio singing ot the national lijnin , which wan Kept up so long that thu emputor came to the window again and stood tor a moment bowing. Ho then good naturedly motioned to the eiovul to re tire. run IIIG nttos rnnsnsT. The men the most to be pitied in these days in Berlin are the uufoitunato sentinels who are guarding the public buildings or the residences of visiting sovereigns. Every moment some king or prlnco drives past or some great general walks by , when each must bo properly saluted as soon as ho comes in sight. So the poor sentry Is compelled to bo constantly on the alert. Perhaps a list of the great personages who arrived to-day will give your readers some Idea of how crow ded the city Is going to bo with loyalties Tuesday and the greater part of next week : Arch IJuko Vlademlr , of lUisshi , with lour attendants ; the Arch Uuke Mlchael.of llussla.with ono ; Grossher- von Oldenburg , with one ; ller o Ludurg , with four ; HIT/OS von Saihen , with ono ; Erbgrassherzos von Mecklenburg Strelitz , with two ; Uiossherzog von Sachcn , with four ; Krbgrosshcr/og von Sachen , with one ; Hei/og von Anhalt , with tlneo ; KrbprinzFiIedrlch , with one ; Prin cess Alexandria , with one ; the Kromnrin/ Denmark , with three ; Urossher/oggin Marie and Heuogln Elizabeth Von JiecUcnburg-Schwerein , with three ; the Grossherzog vonllessen , with font ; Princess Irene von Hcsson , with fourFurst ; Waldeck , with one ; the Prince of Wales , with three , andEibprinz SchaumbureLlppe , with ouo. This Is the list for only one day , but many other guests have come during the previous days ana a now lot arrives to-mor row. It must be remembered , too , that each attendant Is a person of considerable impor tance who brings servants , etc. , for himself. All day gilded state carriages were driving to and fro until tlio Bcrlmors had a surfeit of princes. I heard ono little street boy say to another , "Don't let us take oil our hats. It's only the king of Saxony going by. " To-morrow the festlv itles will begin in real earnest. _ THE OCKA.N UACER9. Comments of the London Press on Yachting Matters. [ Copyrtubt 1SS7 liy Janus Qoidan Dennett. ] LONDON , Maich 20. | New York Herald Cable Special to the BUE. ] The ocean yacht race between the Dauntless and the Coronet much Interests the weekly and daily press. It is also discussed with vigor and variety by the frequenters of the yacht club. The cm rent number of the Field has a long article giving sketches of the past Atlantic contests and several communications regard ing center-boards and speculative paragraphs about tbo pending lace. To-da's issue of the Obbeiver , which celebrates Us ninety- sixth newspaper anniversaiy , contains an article fiom which I glvo extracts as illustrating the current interest and spec ulation touching the racing yachts. It says , after referring to the statistics of the Sappho , lleniietta and Dauntless matches : "Ills not probable that the passage In the present match will bo so short as these records , whllo there is considerable probability of its being unpleasantly lengthy by n hard-headed northeaster as they approach our shores. ' ' Concerning the comliu racing season , the Observer adds : " .Mr. Tankcrvlllo Cham ber , In a spirit of chivalry which deserves great credit , has turned the queen cup Into a challenge cup to test thn mettle of American yachtmen , and Is pre paring the famous old Arrow to do battle lu Us defense. The America crack May Flower , which Is indisputably the best on the other as the Irox on this , will have to allow nlno minutes and fifteen seconds to the Arrow over a ilfty mlle course , and If the latter is made as tit as she many ho there are many more unlikely things than the addition to her long list of another vic tory. The Jubilee match round the kingdom will attract many of the best American yachts and among them ocntor-boardcrs , against vrhlch British yachtaiueu outcitaln a strong and , as some thlnlr , a slightly unreasonable prejudice. Invented by an Englishman , the center-board or sliding keel never found much favor among bis conservative country men , whllo our American cousins , far wiser In their appreciation of novelties , have utilized it extensively. It has been proved over and over aealn that hoisting their centcr-bjards elves American , yachts an adv antage of ov er ten minutes in a twenty mile run before the wind over an English rival. They are also equal or superior when close-h uled to the wind. Perhaps the experience or the next fovv months may soften our insular preju dices , and the result of the International competition may bo an approximation of our type of yacht more to that now regarded as best by our American cousins. " TI1L3 WEEK IN WALL STUEET. The Stock Market Very Unsat Is fac tory Tor Tloth Bnlli * nntl Hours. NKW YOIIK , March 20. iSpeclal Tolecram to the Br.K.1 The week , taken all In all , was about as unsatisfactory as It could possibly be to operators on both sides of the account In the share list. London suddenly exhibited a very firm feeling on American securities and took larger amoiints than fora long tlmo past , which caused the bears llrst to halt In thblr raids and then to cover their shorts. But foreign buying failed to elicit the ordi nary response here , chlctly for the reason that the bull leaders did not care to take any now engagements pending the solution ot the money question. The fear of higher rates of Inteiest In the early future took such a hold on operators that the daily transactions at Intervals dwindled down to [ smaller pro portions than nt any pics Ions tlmo this jc.ir. The Baltimore & Ohio dral acraln loomed Into piomlnonce , and out of the various re ports ulloattho street settled down to the conclusion that the syndicate represented by Ives and Staj nor had bought the property , but who thu capitalists were behind the rausaction , if any had really been concluded , emalncd a mystery , although many surmises tvcro indulged In. Louisville & Xashvillu was the strongest stock of the week and rose points , while Klclmiond & West Point Toiinitial declined as much , and then partially recovered. Outside of these two Chares the usually active list moved up and lowu within a radius of 1 to5 polnts.and pic- sented little or nothing of Interest. There were - > ome widci fluctuations In a fovv of the specialties. Fort Worth < .V Denver rose 6' ' < f per cent and Colorado coal'J1 per cent , while Hocking Vallev declined 4 oei cent , and Morris & Cssex 4 per cent. But the latter subsequently advanced about t > points on a settlement with the state of XewJeisey. The market lor railroad bonds , generally speak ing , was dull , but a few Issues at times showed animation , and when this was the case higher prices were reached. Some of the bonds which were conspicuous for stii'imtli were those of companies which are In process ol rrnruanl/atlon. The week was really an Important one In this respect , plans for the rotiabillnient of a number of properties , Including Chicago cage A : Atlantic , Kansas City A : Northern , i'lttsbutg it Western , and Mexican National having been announced. Thu three lirst named have alrcadv been discussed , but the .Mexican National only came to liulit > estei- day. It is proposed to issue 810,500,000 tortv- jearO percent cold bond * , which will make a total of 830,030,000 spout on the road , while the now moitga.e will bo at the late ot only about $11WO per mile , and the annual intei- est charco about fcCOO per mile. Messrs. Mathesou & Co. will name a majority ot the new boat dot directors , so that the control will bo in the hands ot English parties. Messrs. Spejer it Co. , oftlils city , together with Matlicson & Co. , of London , and Wert- lii'lm it ( iomiieitot Amsterdam , have just biought out the S10.500.030 now Hist mort gage bonds tor which thev Invite subscrip tions until March ! S at h ! % payable in in stallments , winch Is equal toabout b8K paya ble on allotment. All bonds not taken by the public will bo purchased by a guarantee syndicate , thus insuring the funds necessary to complete the road , which will then tie about DUO miles shoiter than the Mexican Coutial route between Now York and Mexico. The Mexican government has resumed pay ments on account of the subsidy and Install ments are now Dclng collected monthly. Mexican Oential bonds on the list rose S , and Kansas City & Northern ( Omaha division ) b , points when the details of the plans of rcorcanizotlon becinio known. Hichmond & Allegheny lirst rose 2J4 and Texas Paeilic Terminal 3 points. The Ohio Southern income felloff , 2 per cent , and later recovered. Govermijontsruled quiet and a shade easier. The foreign exchanges were heavy and lower , o\vlnc to liberal offerings of loan and debiting bills , the latter acainst shipments of securities to Europe. The was moie steadiness late in the week , but the ii-covory In rates was slight , The monetary situation was free from disturbance and rates tor call loans ranged from 0 to % per cent. Early in the week the bulk of the business was at 5 ( 0 per cent , but later borrowers were couerally enabled to secure accommodations at inside bgures. Any lower rate than 5 per cent was exceptional and was made usually In the afternoon after the demand had been pretty well satisfied. Tlmo loans ipmained linu at 0 per cunt , and at one tlmo were hard to get , but neai the close , when call money eased up a little , boriowers found less dilli- enlty In obtaining time accommodations and sniuo Eew England capital was accessible in this market , THH CLEARANCES. A Record or Financial Transactions the Past Week. BOSTON , March 20. [ Special Telegram to the BEI : . | The following table shows the gross exchanges at the leading clearipg houses In the United States for the week ending March 10,1887 , together with the per centages for the corresponding week in IbSO : * Not included In totals ; po clearing house this time last year. Chinese Grunblcrs Raided. Piiii.ADKi.i'iiiA , March20 , Lieut. Walton , of the sixth police district , with a squad of twenty-four officers , to-night raided six of the leading Chinese gambling places and succeeded In capturing 233 Chinamen , to gether with a largequantltv of gambling paraphernalia , opium smoking outfits and other llxtures. In ono house alone on Kaco street , a two-stoiy structure , ninety-seven people were captured and In others various numbers trom sixty down. Tlio prisoners wore given a hearing later In the nUht , when thu proprietors were held to ball on charges of keeping gambling houses ana the inmates held to krop the pctfco.m The Czar Condnmnrtil to Death. LONDON , March 20. It is reported that the czar has received a letter dated March 1 from the executive of the nlhilltt committee In forming him tlmt at a sitting of the commit tee February 2J ho was condemned to death and that lifty members weto appointed to execute the ntenco. Rosolrcd to Re-Elect Alexander. Lor\Do.v , March 20. The Post's ' Vienna correspondent says : A majority of the Bul garian delegates are resolved to re elect Alex ander king of Bulgaria just as soon as the .events deem It opportune. CRAPO FOR THE COMMISSION The Ex-Bopreseutative From Massachu setts For the Inter-State Board , DELESSEPS1 AS A DIPLOMAT. Ho Offers the German Government n Two-Filths Interest In the Inter- Oceanic Cannl Other Wash- itiRton New * . A Mnssnchusett * Man Nnmoil. WASIII.NGIO.N , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to tlio Br.R.j Ex-Representative W. W. Ctapo , of Mi'sachusetts , an hod yester day and It was at once reported that he had been selected for a place on the Ititer-sitato commission. This leport was ti'legiauhcd to New York and appeared on the Wall stieet bulletins late in the afternoon , but the rc- poit was qtialllled by the statement that he might be barred because ot his lallroad con nections. The truth is , that Mr. Crape came hero to look Into some legal matters con nected withjtlie FllntiVrPIerre .Maiqiictto rail road , of which ho is picsldent. liellablo re ports aic current , however , which credit the president with the desire to glvo Mr. Crape a place on the board. Ho was at thn vvhlto house yesterday at tcrnoon and had a long coufeieuce with the piesldcnt. Ho is said to have called again to-day. The president , who usually spends ills Sunday afternoons at Oak Vlow , did not arrive there to-day until about 4 o'clock , Mr. Ciapo left the city on the 4 o'clock train. If ho accepts a place on the board ho will bo compelled to resign his presidency ot the railroad and In all proba bility will be called upon to sell his stock. A gentleman who Is very close to the president thinks that ho would bo delighted to have the tioubhms questions giowlug out of the ap pointment of the Now England member ot tin ) board settled in this manner , but Mi. Crapo's friends do not think that ho can be Induced to accept the prolTercd place. The dllliculty which the piesldent meets in se lecting tlio board arises principally from the fact that neatly all his lirst cholco selections have declined appointment. The salary of commissioner Is only S7,50Jajear , which is not enough to teamt the best men. Tbo honois ol the position are not bal anced by the enormous amount of labor which will bo required of Iho commissioners. Besides these draw backs. It w ill bo pi.ictlcally Impossible * tor every one , however Impartial he may be , to servo on the board without Incurring the ciltlelsm and animosity ot his present fi lends and business associates. When all these dllllcultics arc considered In connection with the desire ot the piesldent to select a board as nearly peilcct as possible It will icadily be undcistood that ho has no child's play In making up the boaid , and the delay in select ing piopci men will bo readily understood. i > iir.ssr.rs : AS A DIPLOMAT. The Sunday Herald to-day has this highly important , if true , news : The ooips diplo matic has been in a mild fever all the week over a leport ot the doings at Berlin Into which the pcionnial old diplomatist if. Lecomto Dchcsseps lias projected himself. The cable dispatches of Sunday last said : "M. DoLessmis is the hero ot the day at Ber lin. " Saturday , March 18 , ho had a confer ence of an hour with Prince Bismarck , lunched with the Crown Prince Frederick William and was given a reception in the palace by Princess Saxe-Melnliiecr and a gioat ( leal of the same sort. Knowing the liermaii empoior's court to bu the most punctilious and ceremonious on thn continent , all Europe began to w ender how it was that DeLesseps had been invited into the inner circles of nobility the veiy "center ot centers" In such cordial lashlon , and they all agreed that some unusual event that was a matter ot state was stir le tapis , and they were quite right. Wednesday agicat New Yoik bankIng - Ing house received a telegram from its cor respondent at Krankfoit to the cllect that DoLPSSuns had olleied Germany an Interest equal to two fifths of the whole in the inter- oceanic canal ; that lie pointed out what a bond of peace it would be between tlio two nations if they lolntly owner ami controlled such aw oik. He also said that of the lifty-livo miles In length , twenty-seven were excavated ten toot and eight thn entire depth ; fliat ho had build a dam across thn mouth ot the work to prevent the sea water liom coming In. There was every probability , the commissioner said , that the proposition w ould Do accepted. The rranktott banker wanted to know In case the matter was consummated what effect It would havn on American seem Itles. INIIlKri.llEM lOVVAIiDSIlIE I'lll.SIDENT. It is looked upon as a somewhat remailca- blo circumstance that of the visitors who came to Washington during the past week on the exclusion from western Now York , those who halted from Buffalo took the least Inteiest In the piesldent and his all airs. Not more than a quaitcr of the entire number , and theiewcre several hundied , irom the city ot Buffalo itself took the trouble to co to the w lilto house. Those from Rochester and other points in the western end of the state very geueiallj called upon the president , but his cx-nelgbbors didn't seem to rare a straw about his manner ot living In Washington. Inquiries among thorn show that Cleveland has passed entirely out of the thoughts of ButTiiloniaus and that they have ceased to re.aid him as a townsman 01 a man in whose career they have the slltrhtost Interest what ever. The party was composed of men of all shades of polltlcil belief , yet It was dlfllctilt to llnd a do/en who had a good word to say for the president Andevciy ono who was seen by votir correspondent expressed the hrm conviction that in the event ot Ills re- nomination the majority against Mr. Cleve land in 18J > 8 would be even more enormous than that given him when he un against tlio lamented 1'olgcr In IbW. DETROIT'S OHUltGIl ROW. The Polish Catholic Dllliculty Again Result * ) in n Riot. DI.TIIOIT , March 20. More than a year ago the members of St. Albcrtus Polish Cath olic church wcio rioting because their priest , Father Kolaslnskl , had been deposed by Bishop Borgoss. After a futile attempt to keep the church open with another pi lest in charge , the building was closed and has so remained since. At intervals there have been rumors of its reopening , each such reports creating great excitement among * the congregation , which numbered 7,000. Within a few days a repoit became curient that the church would bo r' opened by Father Dombroupkl on MarcliT. . This report aroused the Kolaslnski faction and trouble was anticipated. To-day a squad ot policemen were guarding tlio church and the neighboring convent , when they were assailed by a ciowd of Koluslnskl support ers. Ofllcoi Frank SchratTron was stiuck in tlio faeo with a brick. His assailant was attested and a stoim broke forth. Tun or moro pistol shots were fired ut the police , who were also as sailed with a shower of bricks , clubs and other handy missiles , in icply the police Ilicd over the Heads of the mob and kept them nt bay whllo their prisoner was carried away and additional protection seemed. Nearly IS.OOO Poles raed and stormed about the oltlcers. but no further violence was at tempted. Half a dozen police men were badly battered and hiulsed. but none were fatally injured. A fevr Poles were also hurt , but their compan ions Immediately carried them away , so that the extent of their Injuries cannot be learned. To-nluht the police aio gimtdlni ; tbo dis turbed districts , but no further trouble Is an ticipated. Thu convent windows were badly shattered by llj ins bricks. Nebraska ami Iowa Weather. For Nebraska : Fair weather , becoming warmer , northerly winds , becoming variable. For Iowa : Oenerally fair weather , nearly stationary temperatme , neitherly winds , bo- cornlue variable. FIRE AT CMAUrAUQIM. The Sunday-School Assembly Mulld- lugs ' 1 hroatone il With Destruction. EIIIK , Pa , March .U A telephone mes sage to the Despatch savs : Atn few minutes after 10 o'clock last night residents of Chan- tauqua discovered a Ilia In what Is known as the old Curtis bulldlnz , ono of the oldest structures In the village and which has been unoccupied for.some time. The town pos sesses a small volunteer tire department , wlilchiwas.it once culled out , arriving at the scene ot thn tire at lO''M. Some trouble was had with the apparatus , which had not been ti'cd for a long tlmo , and In thu tiieantlmo thn tire had gained good headway and spiead to two ad joining buildings , taking sucit a lii in hold tlmt the apparatus , a baud pump , was of little avail. Everthing possible was done by tlio llremen , and residents of the neighboring Houses nmdu all haste to remove tlielr goods to a place of safety. In the meantime the lire continued to make steady piogross up Townsend avenue , which lies along the bank ot the lake , working its wav towards Hie hotel and tmlldines of the Chautauqua as- scmbl ) . At 11 o'clock it had reached t lie cor ner o [ I'ansli and Townsend avenves and spiead. taking In two streets. At this tlmo upwards ol seventeen buildings were on lire and absolutely nothing could bo done. Appeals for nld were sent to Brockton and Dunkirk , but owing to the de fective tire apparatus ot those places none could lie sent. The last report received from the scone ot the tire was at midnight and the omplojesof tlio telephone olllce woio moving out their goods , stating that thu lite was only two doors distant and the whole attention ot the tuo department and the resi dents was devoted to getting out household goods. Otvintr to the proximity ot the flio the telephone operatoi , the only source of news In the place , was verv unwilling to clvo the news and would not take time to state who owned tlio burned buildings. Ho stated , however , that they were nearly all the ptopeityof Hummer icsldents and that the damaice would liu'uro way up in tlio thousands. At that tlmo the tire had taken hold upon the new and mngulhcent hotel and was making taptd work with It. Owing to the Imminent destruction of the telephone station It Is exceedingly im probable whether fuitlier news can bu ob tained to-night. 2:15 : a. m. In addition to what has already been reported the tlames have swept Siun- mertii'ld avenuu and Simson avenue. The children's temple and ampithcatcr have both been completely destroyed. A Bin ninzc nt Troy. Tjtov , N. Y. , March SO. The Grand Cen tral theatei and two adjoining buildings are in a hlnro. Tluoc alarms have been sounded and the whole tire department Is out. Thu the piomlscs to bo a serious conflagration. At this hour the tlames are spicadiiig rapidly and the entire block facing Broad way between Third and Fouith streets will bo involved. The Grand Cen tral theater , owned by Peter Curlev , is entirely gutted , and the Broadway block adjoining Is now on Hie in thu upper stories , "n this block are several fancy goods stores itul two piano and music doaleis' cstablisli- iients. The second lloor Is occupied as jllleos and the third as Hats. The Immense ; lry goods establishment of QuackciiLush & 'Jo. is thu next adjoining bulldinc. Ilotol Gupstn Badly Beared. DncATun , III. , Maich 20. This morning at hirty minutes past 3 o'clock lire broke out in .he St Nicholas hotel and smoke and cries created a panic among the occupants. The tails wcre-immcdlatcly ciowded with partly dressed women and men engaged lu a wild scramble for the lower floors. Luckly the ! ho department got the lire tinder speedy con- ; rol and no ono was Injured. The porter had accldently dioppcd a lighted match on the bed ding on getting a guest out of one of the rooms nt 11 o'clock last night. The tire smouldered and broke out four hours later while evervbody was asleep. The loss Is slight. Another Buffalo Hotel Burned. Bui FAT.O , March SO. The hotel of Marvin O.Thompson Monlson , at East Butlalo , a hrec-story ftamo structure , was burned to night , causing a loss of SH.OOO , on which iero was an Insurance of S3.000. The board ers were worklngmon employed at tlio Wai- ner car shops , some of whomvveio slightly scorched in making their escape. Three lire- nen narrow Ivoscapod injury by the break- n ? of a laddci. The origin of the lire Is a mystery. _ Salt AVorkH Burned. WAHSAW , N. Y. , March 20. The Warsaw salt works took lire at 7 o'clock to-night from the explosion of a lamp in an elevator. Tlio new block was entirely destroyed , together witli the rehnery. The loss Is ( Miniated at from SbO.OOO to § 100,000 ; insurance from § 70,000 to gbO.OOO. UORSEWHlPrKD BY AN ACTRESS A Scusnnoiml Episode In the Stnr Theater , Now York. Niw : YOUK , March 20. [ Special Telegram to the BIK. : ] The lobby of tlio Star theater was the scene of a veiy sensational episode last evening. Miss Alice Constance Osbouine , an actress , undertook to administer corporal punishment to Charles Buinham , business manacer of Lester Wallack's theater. It was just a few minutes befoie the curtain rose on Bunihatdt's performance , and the lobby was crowded with ladles and gentlemen. Mr. Burnham was standing by the ticket-taker talking to a lady when Miss Osboui no en tered the swinging doors by the box otllce. She came toward Mr. Buinham and , after passing a few commonplace remarks , bald : "Mr. Burnham. how much do 1 owe you'/ " . " 1 don't know. " ho said. "What do you think Is due me1/ " The excited younc ! nd > 's only reply was to diaw a small riding wnlp liom beneath her cloak and to stilko the manager across the face. She administered two blow sbeloro ho wasablo to takn thowhlp out of her hands. Then she diuvv another whip and began to rain sharp , quick ulous upon his head and shoulders. Burnham crouched beside the railing in a vain attempt to shield himself , w bile the Irate damsel plied the lash. Alter she had given what she con sidered sufficient punishment , MissOsbotirno made a uibh for thu street and jumped Into a Broadway car. The scene caused the utmost excitement In the lobby. Miss Osbourne Is an American girl with a puslon for tliu stage. Last Thursday she hired Wallack's tlioatei to give a performance of "Fiou Frou. " The play was a failure and Miss Osbournc claimed tlio responsibility rested entirely with Mr. Burnham , who was supposed to furnish her with a tlrst class company. This so Incensed Miss Osbourno that she deter mined to punish him. McGlynn Will Go to Rome. Nrw YOIIK , March 20. [ Special Telegram to the Br.K. | Dr. MtGlynn Is now meditat ing taking a journey to the Eternal City and the Vatican. A few days ago lie lecelvede letter from Cardinal Gibbons who Is at Homo. In that letter Cardinal Gibbous advised Dr. McGlynn to come to Homo without delay and assured him that ho should have a fait and full hearing ot his case. This advice and assurance , coming trom so distinguished and so filendlva source , has mudu a great Impression on the doctor , and it is iimonp the probabilities that before many days hau passed ho w 111 bo on the ocean bound for tin south of Trance and ready to defend the po sltion he has taken before the nope himself Thn repoit that the doctor lias decided to g < to Homo has given cieater ioy to thu parish 'oners with him than anything else possibly could except the announcement of his rein statement to the pastoiato of St. Stephen's. InctlutmenlH For Chicago Boodloi-n CiiK'.uio , March " 0. [ Special Telegram t ( UioBnK.J It Is stated this evening with i degitoot authority which loaves llttlo roon for do.tbt that thiiteen more Indlctmenti airalnst members ot the "bnodlu'1 gang wil be mescnted by the giand jury to-morrov and that urcry one of Ilium will be fccrvcd b ; A PUZZLER FOR THE COURT Iowa's Supreme Tribunal Unable to Decide tbo Distillery Injunctiou Case. THECONCERN'S RIVALS JEALOUS The Question of tlio Rnllrond Com * HiNsloncrshl" AKltntlnKttho Pco- l > lo ul'ttio Jlnvvkoyo Stixto low a New 3. A Ilnrtl Nut to Crack. Dis : MniNi-1 : , In. , March 20. [ Special to tt.o Bii.l : : Iowa's supiemo court takes high r.uik among the judicial trlbuunls of thocoiintiy , ami Justly bo , for Its profound learning , Impartial judgment and luendth of > low conini'Mid It to the conlUlonco and re- sioct | of all. 15ut the supreme court has re- cuutly demonstrated In a novel manner Its suiiciior ability by showing that contrary to the usual experience of inanKlnd an odd number Is even , and the tmlf of an odd Is an even. This astonishing conclusion was reached the other day when iho "bin distil lery" case \\as before this august body. The question \\ns on an application by the distillery - * lery for n w i It of suporscdas suspending th operation of thu Injunction against It whllo the c.iso was pending a ilnal decision on Its' merits. The opponents of the distillery ] wanted to ha\o It closed right up the same1 as has been dune with the saloons and brew eries. The distillery objected and asked tori a eouplo of months at least In which to com plete tholr contracts. The learned court , w litoli It should bo remarked consists of uvo members , debated Ions and profoundly on this grave question , and then Chief Justice Adams announced to the astonished bar that tlio court had been unable to agree and It would like to have the parties Interested tlx on some compromise tlioin- sol\cs. Asa majority \oto of the court Is alone icqulicul In tiling decisions , and as the court was composed of live members , the average man has been trying ever since to discover how the court managed to divide live on a single question ot equity 30 as to make a stand olT lor each side. The general conclusion seems to bo that one man must base a double head , a half of which ho con tributed to plaintlll and defendant each. Hence the Io\va court will be cited hereafter as authority for the statement that a halt of the is an even number and that dividing on that line , both parties to a suit can have exact and even justice so c\en th.it neither will win. Verily it Is a gicat court that can ac complish such teats In mathematics when ap plied to jiirlspiudencc. Speaking of the distillery opens up a fruit ful theme , for It Is the general topic of dis cussion In this vicinity. Being the last of Us kind In the state , thuro Is a sort of a "sur- vlval-oi-tho-iitlost" interest about it which lasts as lone as there Is any probability of 1U really survlinc. . There are several chapters of unwiitten history connected with Itwhich tlio public Is just beginning to llnd out Ono of these Is , that the hand behind the wires im tlio prosecution of the suits to close It Is not/ the hand of prohibition , but of rival dls- ' tillers In 1'eorla and other western points. It * Is stated on good authority that wishing to ' get rid of a disastrous competition , they havo- Invoked Uio prohibitory law to help them Uoq so. It is true that the suits for that purpose- * are biought In the name of the county * teml l pcianco alliance , but the leading attorneys , t lor the prosecution me said to bu retained by the distillers ot thu Western Export associa tion. That makes the situation very Inter esting when distillers are found Invoking , the aid of prohibition to help along i their business. Another surprising fact con-1 nccted with the case is the appearance of j Judge bourse , the leading prohibition Iaw-1 ycr of the-state , as counsel lor the local dlsI I tillery in its appeal to tlio supreme court. 1 lie has been the crcat mogul ot prohibition' ! Irotn the beginning. Jlu was tlio attorney I for the lll-latod "amrndmcnt" tli.it dlecTJ "a-bornln' . " Jlo has been the loudest in do- , nounclng the enemies of prohibition , declar ing that they must all walk the plank. HlaJ \oleo has been lilted up at every prohibition * ] convention lu this city , and he has fervently' and dcvoutlv declared that all that was ! needed to make the triumph comnhau was to 4 have tbo big distillery closed. Now tlio dls- ; tmuulbhcd ( mice appears as thu attorney for ; the same distillery and has made an elabor ate argument lie I ore the supreme court In tavoi ot allowing it to continue running as4 it has been. Veilly , the retainer Is inlglitlcc than the retained. llli : KAII.HO.U ) COMMISSIONEIISIIIP. \Vliu will bo the next railroad commls-/ slonei Is a question a good many people * ! would like to ha\oaussverrd. Jud'0 ' McDal's'l term expires In a. Jew days , when Governor Larrabeo will have to chose his successor. The judge hasseived oneJ3tenn and made one of the best commissioners the state has overbad. Ills judicial mind , broad views < and wide study of railroad matters have mada him very useful to thn people , and will make another term of hoivlre the after e.xperj j ienco ho has received still more valuable. ' Tlieio Isgcneial expectation and hope that ho will bo reappolnted. The only opposition comes f 10111 the chronic grumblers In thai Eighth district. Those meddlesome trouble makers aiu endeavoring to peipetuato the old feelings of tiniest and discontent by de manding the rejection of McUIll and the selection ot home man who Is sup posed to represent the Anderson element who bolted the lepubllcan ticket last fall. Instead of tiylng to eloso up the dlv isions In the party they want to widen them by pro jecting disturbing elements Into matters In - which they have no place. Thu man selected as the choice of the malcontents Is ono who was most active in thn li'-lit against tlio re publican candidate for congiess last tall and is possessed of no special qualification * ; for the place. If , in order to give thu mugwump contingency recognition , tiiegovornorsnould appoint him he would gnntly disappoint the people of thu state and make a very serious paity mistake. CHIMP. OF 'IUK INCItEASK. Henry George's famous mot about "Pro gress and 1'overty" colng hand in hand , might bu paraplu ased by tlio substitution ot criminals and colonies. The growth of popu lation Is marked by a corresponding crowth of cilme , thanks to Adam's little escapade In a funt garden , etc. , umnj years ago. The executive council have had their attention called to this tact very foiclbly ot lute. They tmd that the Inciitasu In population In north- westcin Iowa has been accompanied by a corresponding increase In the number of crim inals 11 line , till that portion of the state IB roiitilbutlng more subjects for thn poniten- , tlmy , than were bargained for. The state has two penitentiaries , ono In the northern part , at Anamosa , and tlio other In the south ern part , at Fort Madison. For thu assign ment of criminals it has been dlvl.kd Into two districts by an east and west lino. The old boundary was supposed at tlio time to make a fair division of the rositos , but th . population has Increased so rapidly In the ) northwestern part of the state and to much taster relatively than the southern part , that tlio northern prison Is over crowded , and tho. , southern prison hasn't a full quota. So the council are considering the advisability ot redistrlctlng the state foi the purpose named. In hopes to distribute the rascals more evenly , lIlirm'II.N'ft VVKM'OMK JIUMI. . Colonel Hepburn has been Riven a wel come home troui congress that would make any man proud. The whole titato Is soundIng - Ing his praises tor his gallant detente of the union holdleis In the debate over the veto of the dependent pension bill. Ho Is to-day n gre-iter man In defeat than his opponent ! In success. Many of the old soldiers aio > calling tor Hepburn for United Mates sena tor to succeed Wilson , but It IK not probable that heII1 be a candidate , though ho would make a senator ot whom tlio state would bu proud , IX-Governor Cai pouter , who was albo a gallant soldlei , is mentioned fortha position and htroncly urged by mnn > , but ho declined tii make anv canvass. In the ab < tonco of any aggressive candidate the proba bility is that benutoi Wilson will succeed hlnuclf. ' ' ' ' Jl . . . . - . , . , * * * jJjJIfc. . * " * -j"i- * * * * * ' * * -j- - ± * * - " - * * - - - " * t i " S !
