Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1887, Page 1

- THE OwMaHA DaiLy BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. HASTINGS' BIG SENSATION Additional ‘Particnlars of the Shooting of Randall, the Rapist. HER BROTHER THE AVENGER. Narrow Escafle of the Villain's Wife rom Suffering a Similar Fate— Taken to Grand Island—An Exciting Chase, A Wild Night's Work. HAsTINGS, Neb,, Mareh 20.—|Speeial Tele- gram to the Bek.)—Lastnight wasa wild one in Hastings and excitement reigned supreme, The tragic death of Dr. Dandall in the court room drew hundreds of people about the building, but not une person could be found who expressed regret at the occurence. At first it was lnpossible to ascertain who did the shooting, but finally it was noised about that he was a brother of the outraged glril. It seems that twent-five men had came from Edgar, the home of Marion Hart, the girl's father, with the intention of lynening Ran- dall. Young Hart, however, was too quick for them, and as soon as the testimony was all in he suddenly pulled a revolver from be- neath his coat and fired. His aim was uner- ring, the ball striking Randall fin the center of the heaa, 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 he met the sheriff, but neither that official nor any of the bystanders cared to arrest the young man. Where he went to is at present unknown, but the men from Edgar declare that he will not long be a fu- gitive, as they will see that he returns to his home and will guard him from any attempts that may be made to deprive him of his liberty. lmmediately after the shooting, Marion Hart, the father of the girl, rushed up to the corpse and kicked it, remarking, “I want to see that a kood 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 large crowds gathered to take a look at the dead ravisher. During all this time Mrs. Randall, the wife of the dead man, and implicated with him in the crime, remained in the court room under a guard of officers, as it was feared that the infurlated crowd outside would lynch herif she attempted to leave the building. Finally, however, a carriage ‘was secured and the woman, accompanied by officers, was driven rapidly to her boarding house. The mob, on hearing of it, imme- diately started in pursuit, and gatnered about the house where she was stopping five hun- dred strong. Their curses were loud and deep, and it became evident to the officers that unless she could be spirited out oftown another tragedy would occcur. Not a man could be found in Hastings who would help guard the woman, and the sheriff was obliged to send to Howard to secure twenty- five men to helo keep back the mob. When the Howard contingent arrived they were all sworn in as deputy sheriffs and it was resolved to take Mrs. Randall to Grand Island under their guard, A two-horse carriage was accordingly se- cured and stationed about two blocks away fron the house, Mrs. Randall then donned a plug hat and cutaway coat, and in this dis- guise left the house in the company of the officers. They managed to elude the vigil- ance of the mob, and entering the carriage the woman was driven rapidly away with the xuards in attendance. It was some time fore the crowd surrounding the house were aware of Mrs, Randall's departure, and when her escape was made known their fury was unbounded. About a dozen mounted men, fully armed, started in pur- suit of the fugitive, bound, if vossible, to overtake her and ena her life, Their plans, however, failed, as the woman had too mnuch of a start, although an accident nearlv gave them a chance to wreak their vengence. When about five miles from Grand Island one of the horses attached to the carriage in which Mrs. Randall was riding suddenly dropped dead, and in order to proceed it was necessary for the oflicers to borrow a iresh animal from John Kraft, a farmer living near where the accident occurred. It was shortly after 3 o’clock In the morning when the outfi arrived in Grand Island and Mrs. Randall was lod:ed In jail for safe keeping. The pursuers arrived about fifteen minutes later, but too late to carry out their deadly plans, ‘The shooting and the exciting chase have been the one theme of conversation here all day, even the congregations at the churches discussing the tragedy until the services ac- tually commenced and returning to the theme as soon as the benedictions were pro- nounced. To show the feeling of the popu- lace towards young Hart, the shootist, many offers of 85 apiece have been made for his photographs. e Favor The Anti-Gambling Bill. LINcOLN, Neb,, March 20.—([Special Tele- gram to the BEr|—A meeting of the house Judiclary committee was held Saturday might, when the anti-gambling bill was con sidered. An amendment was offered to ex- empt from the venalty the ulllng of pools at fairs, but this was voted down. "Ihe bill was unnnlmuusliy recommended for passage, ‘There is linble to be some objection in the ouse, however, because some of the mem- bers feel that the bill is too sweeping in its rmvillnns. ‘The bill will probably be reached n the house by Wednesday. Sowing the Seed. FREMONT, Neb., March 20.—|Special to the BeE. |—'1he past two weeks of tine weather has been carefully and diligently improved by farmers in this section, Not for many years have they been turnished a better op- portunity for” sowing all Kkinds of smail grain. The snow disappeared early and the 8oil was soon in Brh‘ln id condition for cuiti- vation. ‘The result is that wheat and oats are nearly all sown. The acreage in this county will be a little larger than usual on account of the propitious weather and a gen- eral belief that the early season will operate to produce abundant crops, Organizing a Street Railway. FremonT, Neb,, March 20,—|Special to the Bge.]—A number of Fremont business men held a meeting last night and took the pre- liminary steps toward the orzanization of a street rallway company to operate in this eity, ‘There was general enthusiasm man- ifested by all and a belief that the present and prospective magnitude of the city will p}nke such an investment a profitable one, The plans are for from three to five miles of road. A proposition to granta franchise to the company will ba voted upon at the reg- ular city eleetion April 5. Fremont booms. L LU L Dissatisfied Knights, New YoRrk, March 20,.—|Special Telegram to the Bek. |—The present administration of the Knights of Labor is likely tobe turned out of office when the 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 and if 1t is sufficiently successtul the coming convention ‘will reduce the term of office of tho general ofticers from two years, as con- stituted 3: Richmond last autumn, to one, and at the election which will consequently result General Master Workman Powderl and all the other present general officers mx members of the eneral exccutive board ex- “?‘ ‘Thomas B, Barry, of Michigan, wili be defeated If they ventiire to be candidates for another term of oftice. Great dissatisfaction exists in the organization, and those who are interested in fomenting it manage to make the general ofticers take the blame for every- ‘I.nlns:m goes wrong, The afipoumon oo s Rl i Biignd soy A was o surren- @ered 10 the “Home Club'" faction, OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH &1 1887. THE DAKOTA FLOODS Much Property Destroyed and Lives Endangered Near Bismarck., Brssanck, D, 1., March —~The Mis- souri river hasrisen a toot here to-day. The read of the current is terrible and the sit- uation generally grows worse, This rise is equal to twenty feet in the upper river, the water here being spread over six miles of country, Six inches of snow fell yesterday, and this will add to the flood as soon as the weather grows warm again. The heroes of the day are members of the rescuing party who went intothe lowlands yesterday and saved the lives of seven persons who were perched on the tops of houses and trees. Dispatehes from Fort Lincoln say that peo- ple can be seen standing on hay stacks and trees, and if not soon rescued will perish in the floods. Many claim that the country opposite — the fort contained many inhabitants who were still in great danger. 'he same reports from Painted Woods, The report is . that Superintendent Graham, of the North- ern Pac drowned. He attempted 10_come k Friday evening but failed, fsland gorge remains I nt state of affairs con- tinnes a permanent channel will be eut across the country two miles east of the old bed of the Missourl, Huge eakes of ice are comins down the river and landing on the meadow land of the settlers, It is impossible now to repairthe Northern Pacific trestle on account of the flowingice, The rific rapidity of the rise of the river at Painted Woodsis indicated by the experience of two families who saw the flood in the dis- tance and attempted to pack up their house- hold goods preparatory to moving back from the stream to Dutte's houses, situated on the highest point of the low land. Before the families were ready to start the water was within six feet of their houses, There were five children in the party, and before Dutte’s could be reached the floods overtook them and the last part of the journay was made througn three feet of ‘water. One of the children narrowly escaped drowning. An- other train load of eastern passengers which arrived to-day were compelled to remain here till it is possible to cross the Missouri. It is believed the Northern Pacific company will be able o e: lish a transfer line of boats to-morrow. Word reached here to-night that a whole family probably perished in the flood or are held captives at a point twenty miles above here. Parties at Painted Woods have been telephoned to go t The 0 the rescue. wenther is now getting colder. Rysiness is ¢oing on as usual in Mandan, thouh the water is very high and poor peo- pleliving in the low lands are in daner of osing property. ‘L'here is no truth in the re- ports of inundation. INNEAPGLIS, Mareh 20.—Judge Francis, of Dakota, who left Bismarck Saturday and returned here this morning,says the scenes in the flooded district defy d ption, lce cakes a hundred feet square are thrown' hizh in the air when they strike an obstacle. ‘Ihe hugh force of the current snapped the cavles holding ~ the warehouse 1o the bank as though™ they were cotton thread, Ware houses over 600 feet long- was moved some distance and landed high and dry. Lf the Missouri should now ze up and the Yellowstone break away and pour its ice against the ico in the Mis- souri the result at Mandan would be terrible. It seems strange to have that place in full view, only five miles away, and yet less ac- cessible to communication than” London or Paris, The destruction of property will be ereat. Several tons of western mail have been brought back from Bismarck to be sent around via the Union Pacifi acimche-Sus iy A PROSPLCTIVE DISPUTE. The United States and Canada Both After Valuable Mining Lands, OTTAWA, Unt,, March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brg.|—The discovery of the gold deposits in British Columbia, close to the imaginary boundary line between that provinee and Alaska, It is feared, may lead to serious trouble if the actual boundary is notdefined before any attempt is made to de- velop these valuable finds. In view of the valuable discovery of gold in the Pacific provinee the Dominion government has de- cided on sending out a party to make a geo- logical survey of that part of the country in which the mineral has been found, and to ascortain as nearly as possible to whom they belong—whether to the United States or the Dominion, The party will, it is agreed, leave here for Yukon distriet in April. Dr. Bell, assistant in the geological survey, s ke ~ believes the valuable mining land _ between the head waters ol the Lewes river and Mount Stilias will become a source of dispute between the United States and Canada on account of the indefinite boundary line. Referring to the country between ‘the head waters of the Lewis “river and Mount Stilias, which lies directly west of it, which abounds in silver, copper, lead and iron ore, Dr. Bell says the Americans have got ahead of (‘:mudn{nl!m territorial deal, and the Dominion must look forward quickly to keep from b\:hlf forced out of this valuable territory which, he main- tains, properly belongs to Canada. ~ An etfort will be made ‘during the coming session of parliament to secure an nprrubrlnflon to commence a survey of the British Columbia boundary in the hope that the United States government will co-operate and definitel! settle the boundary line and thusremove A{l possibility of dispute. A Sharp Speculator Broken, NEW YoRrk, March 20,-—-—[Special Tele- gram to the BEk.]—S. J. Vlasto, a Greek doing business under the firm name of Vlasto Bros,, has disappeared and left a debt of $060,000 behind him, Mr. Viasto was nominally in the ship brokerage business, but he has for two years speculated in wheat options, and has been Iuni on the market. Yesterday the chairman of the produce exchange received a notice from the president of the Central ry fining company that Mr, Vesto was unable to meet his engagements, Immediately fifty or more creditors rushed to Vlasto'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 has evacuated his elegant apartments in the Dakota flats, and his creditors have about abandoned their claims, Vlasto made himself prominent during the Russian war excitement a year ago when several sensa- tional dispatehes distributed in the grain ring were said to have emanated from him, One day he caused a dispatch to be published that the port of Odessa had been closed, Upon this wheat went up and he sold many boat loads on the advance. 'The nextday the rumors were contradicted, wheat went down and he bought back. Upon this little speculation he is said to have turned about $12,000 protit, —— Favorable Crop Outlook, CuicaGo, Mareh 20.—The following crop summary will appear in this week’s issue of the Farmers’ Review: Reports from crop correspondents in twenty-live counties of Illinois this week are of uniformly favorable tenor in reference to winter wheat. ‘The con- dition of wheat throughout the state at the present time is up to the full average of the condition for the past five years. Five coun- ties report the condition of wheat as * it thirteen as ‘“‘good,” and seven as '‘tine.” The tenor of the Indiana reports continue to oe favorable, None of the counties reporting this week speak of any serious injury and the crop 1s regarded “as past any further winter injury, Injury is re, from As- tabula county, Ohio, but reports from seven- teen other counties in that state are all favor- able. 'The wheat outlook in Missouri 1s more favorable than at any time during the three receding ‘ean. ‘The general situation in ansas is slightly improved. Injury is re- gonui in Genesee and Wayne counties, in lichigan, and the crop in the lowlands throughout southern Michigan exhibit dam- age, but the crop looks well on upland. is- consin reports are favorable. T A Western Failure. PorrLAND, Ogo., March £).—-Bamberger & Frank, general merchaudise dealers of Baker City Oregon, and Weiser City, ldaho, have failed. Liabilities about §100,000, ‘The firm was regarded as the strongest in eastern Oregon, It is undersiood they offer a com- promise of €5 ceuts, ROYALTY STILL ARRIVING. Berliners Surfeited With Princes and Their Attendants and Servants HOW THE PEOPLE SPENT SUNDAY Crowds Gather in Front of the Palace to Catch a Glimpse of the Kai- ser — English Y, ting Talk. At the German Capital, [Copyright 1557 by James Gordon Bennett.] BERLIN, Murch 20,—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.|—Good weather has returned. Which visiting prince brought it with him is uncertain, perhaps Prince Al- brecht, who was the only great personage bregent at the mornings Dom Kkirche service, The expectation of receiving the kaiser, or at least a brilliant crowd of his guests, had filled the old church with people, who con- tentedly stood not only during the one hour and a half service, but for an hour before it began, The church is so small thatonly pew holders and those enjoying the [gonfidence of the sexton were able to get seats. ‘Llie tired people thought they would at least be rewardea for their perse- verance when they saw the choir boys behind the gilded lattice at one end of the church crowding on one side in order, it was sup- posed, to watch the imperial box. But this was either a practical joke or a wrong tip, 80 the audience had to content itself with a sermon full of koenigliche kaiserliche allu- sion launched from the pulpit, which pro- jects on one side of the gallery toward the nearly empty imperial box on the opposite gallery. WATCUING AT THE WINDOW. After the service many people went di- rectly to the kaiser’s palace, where they stood patiently in an ever-increasing crowd for one hour waiting for the emperor to appear at his window when the new guards marched past the house at half-past 12 o'clock. In unter den Linden the pavements, the street, the riding paths and the wide central footway were also so closely packed with people that It was with the utmost difliculty that the mounted police were able to force a passage for the guards when the troops passed by with peating drums. The kaiser at once appeared at a second-story window, looking hale and hear He saluted the troops and the crowd with a vigor that seemed to promise another birthday celebration in 1585, Imme- diately every hat in the crowd was raised amid loud cheering and the singing of the national hymn, which was kept up so long that the emperor came to the window again and stood for a moment bowing., He then £ood naturedly motioned to the crowd to re- tire. TIE BIG BUGS PRESENT. The men the most to be pitied in these days in Berlin are the unfortunate sentinels who are guarding the public buildings or the residences of wvisiting sovereigns. Every moment some king or prince driv past or sowe great general walks by, when each must be properly saluted as soon as he comes in sight. S0 the poor sentry is compelled to be constantly on the alert. Perhaps a st of the great personages who arrived to-day will give your readers some idea of how crowded the city is going tobe with royalties Tuesday and the greater part of next week: Arch Duke Vliademir, of Nuss| with four attendants: the Arch Duke Michael,of Russia,with one; Grossher- zog von Oldenburg, with one; Herzog Ludurg, with four; Herzog von Sachen, with one; Erbgrassherzog von Mecklenburg Strelitz, with twos herzog von Sachen, with four; Erbgrossherzog von Sachen, with one; Herzog von Anhalt, with three: Erbprinz Friedrich, with one; Prin- cess Alexandria, with one; the Kromprinz of Denmark, with three; Girossherzoggin Marie and Herzogin Elizabeth Von Mecklenburg-Schwerein, with three; the Grossherzog von Hessen, with four; Prince Irene von Llessen, with four; Furst Waldeck, with one; the Prince of Wales, ‘with three, and Erbprinz Schaumburg Lippe, with one. This is the list for only one day, but many other guests have come during the previous days and a new lot arrives to-mor- row. It mustbe remembered, too, that each attendant is a person of considerable impor- tance ~who brings servants, ete, for himself. All day «ilded state carriages were driving to and tro until the Berliners had a surfeit of princes. I heard one little street boy say to another, ‘‘Don’t let us take off our hats. It's only the Kking of Saxony going by.” To-morrow the festivities will begin in real earnest. THE OCEAN RACERS, Comments of the London Press on Yachting Matters. LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoNpoy, March 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.])—The ocean yacht race between the Dauntless and the Coronet much interests the weekly and daily press. It isalso discussed with vigor and variety by the frequenters of the yacht club, The current 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 abouttbe pending race. To-day’s issue of the Observer, which celebrates its ninety- sixth newspaper anniversary, contains an article from which I give extracts as illustrating the current interest and spec- ulation touching the racing yachts, It says, after referring to the statistics of the Sappho, Henrietta and Dauntless matches: “It is not probable that the passage in the present mateh will be so short as these records, while there is considerable probability of 1ts being unpleasantly lengthy by a hard-headed northeaster as they approach our shores,” Concerning the coming racing season, the Observer adds: “Mr, Tankerville Cham- ber, in a spirit of chivalry which deserves great credit, has turned the queen cup into a challenge cup to test the mettle of American yachtmen, and is pre- paring the famous old Arrow to do battle in its defense. The America crack May Flower, which is indisputably the best on the other as the lrex on this, will have to allow nine minutes and fifteen seconds to the Arrow over a fifty mile course, and If the latter is made as fit as she many he there are many more unlikely things than the addition to her long list of amother vie- tory. The jubilee match round the kingdom will attract many of the best American yachts and among them oenter-boarders, against which British yachtsmen entertain a strong and, as some think, a slightly unreasonable prejudice, Invented by an Englishman, the center-board or sliding keel never found much favor among his conservative country- men, while our American cousins, far wiser In their appreciation of novelties, have utilized it extensively, Ithas been proved over and over again that hoisting their eenter-biards flvu American yachts an _advantage of over n minutes in & twenty mile run before the wind over an English rival. They are also ual or superior when close-hs to the wind. Perl the experience of the next few months may soften our insular preju- dices, and the result of the international competition may be an wrmxlmuon of our type of yacht wmore to that now regarded as best by our American cousins,” THE WEEK IN WALL STRE The Stock Market Very Unsatis tory for Both Balls and Bears, NEw Yonrk, Mareh 2. —|Special Telegram to the Brk.|—The week, taken allin 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 amounts than fora long time past, which caused thebears first to halt in their raids and then to cover their shorts, But toreign buying failed to elicit the ordi- nary response here, chiefly tor the reason that the bull leaders did not care to take any new engagements pending the solution ot the money question. The fear of higher rates of interest in the early future took such a hold on operators that the daily transactions at intervals dwindled down to smaller pro- portions than at any previous time this year. The Baltimore & Ohio deal azain loomed into prominence, and out of the various re- ports afloat the street settled down to the conclusion that the syndicate represented by Ives and Staynor had bought the property, but who the capitalists were behind the transaction, if any had really been concluded, remained a mystery, although many surimises were indulzed in. Louisville & Nashville was the strongest stock of the week and rose 3 points, while Richmond & West Point Terminal declined as mucn, and then partially recovered. Outside of these two shares ‘the unuxlll{lctlve list moved up and down within a radius of 1to 5 points,and pre- sented little or nothing of interest. There were some wider fluctuations in a few of the specialties. Fort Worth & Denver rose 6!y per cent and Colorado coal 21 per cent, while locking Valley declined 4'{ ver cent, and Morris & Essex 4 per_cent. But tho ltter subsequently advanced about s points on a settlernent with the state of New Jersey, The market for 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 strength were those of companies which are in process of reorganization. The week was really an important one in this respect, plans “for the rehabiliment of n number of properties, including Chi- cago & Atlantie, Kansas City & Northern, Pittsburg & Western, and Méxican National having been announced. The three first named haye already been discussed, but the Mexican National only came to licht yeste It is proposed to issue £10,500,000 fort r 6 per cent rold bonds, which will mal a total of $50,000,000 Sf)cul on the road, while the new mortza.e will be at the rate of only about £11,000 per mile, and the annual inte: est charge about $600 per mile. Mes Matheson & Co. will name a majority of the new board of directors, so that the control willbe in the hands of English parties. Messrs. Speyer & Ca,, of'this city, together with Matheson & Co., of London, and Wert- heim & Gompertz, of Amsterdam, have just brought out the $10,500,000 new first mi gase bonds tor which they invite subser tions until March 22 at 80%¢, payable in i stallments, which is equal toabout 881¢ pay ble on allotment. All bonds not taken by the public will be purchased by a guarantee syndicate, thus insuring the funds necessary to compiete the road, which will then be about 500 miles shorter than the Mexican Central route between New York and Mexico, The Mexican government h resumed pay- ments on account of the subsidy and install- ments are now being collected monthly. Mexican Central bonds on_ the list rose 3, and City & Northern (Omaha division) 8¢ points when the details of the plans of * reorzanizotion became known. Richmond & Allegheny first rose 2§ and Texas Pacific Terminal 3 points, The Ohio Southern income feiLoff 2 per cent, and later recovered. Governujents ruled quiet and a shade ensier. The fpreign exchanges were nd lower, owing to liberal offerings of loan and de illllf bills, the latter against shipients of securities to Europe, The was more steadiness late in the week, but the recovery in rates was slight. ‘The monetary situation was free from disturbai and rates tor call loans ranged from 6 to 21 per cent. Early in the week the bulk of the business was at 56 per cent, butiater borrowers were ally enabled to secure accommodations side figures, Any lower rate than 5 per cent was exceptional and was made usually in the afternoon after the demand had been vretty well ied. Time loans remained tirm at 6 per cent. and at one time were hard to get, but near the close, when call mone eased up a little, borrowers found less difti- culty in obtaining time accommodations and some Few England capital was accessible in this market. R THE CLEARANCES, A Record of Financial Transactions the Past Week. March 20.—[Special Telegram to —The following table shows the gross exchanges at the leading clearipg houses in the United States for the week ending March 19, 1887, together with the per- centages for the corresponding week in 13 Bostoy, CITIES, CLEARINGS. Increase. 2| £ 2 [ S = | icago. St. Louis. San Franc Baltimore New Orlea Cincinnati. *Wichita, St, Joseph Hartford . Indianapoli: New Haver Peoria Spring Worcester. Portland. Galveston. Norfolk. Lowell.... Syracuse. ... Grand Rapids -"fiquncil;déd n totals; no clearing house this time last year, e Chinese Gamblers Raided. PHILADELPUIA, March 20,—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- wether with a lafge quantity of gamblin, paraphernalia, opfum smoking outfits an other fixtures, In one house alone on Race street, a& two-story structure, ninety-seven people were captured and_in others various numbers trom sixty down. The prisoners were given a hearing later in the nizht, when the rovrietors were held to bail on charges of ecping gambling houses and the inwates held to keep the pedce. The Czar Condemuned to Death, LoNDoN, Maréh 20,—It is reported that the czar has received a levter dated March 1 from the executive of the nihilist committee in- forming him that at a sitting of the commit- tee February 22 he was condemned to death and that lifty members were appointed to execute the sgntence. — Resolyed to Re-Elect Alexander. LONDON, 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 regents deew It opportune. CRAPO FOR THE COMMISSIO The Ex-Representative From Massachu- setts For the Inter-State Board. DELESSEPS' AS A DIPLOMAT. He Offers the German Government a Two-Fifths Interest in the Inter- Oceanic Canal—Other Wash- ington News. A Massachusetts Man Named. WASHINGTON, March 20.—[Special Tele- grain to the Bek.|--Ex-Representative W, W. Crapo, of Massachusetts, arrived vester- day and it was at once reported that he had been selected for a place on the inter-state commission, This report was telegravhed to New York and appeared on the Wall street bulletins late in the afternoon, but the re- port was qualitied by the statement t he might be barred because ot his railroad con- nections. ‘The truth is, that Mr. Crapo came here to look into some legal matters con neeted withjthe Flint&Pierre Marquette rail- road, of which he is president, Reliable re- ports are current, however, which credit the president with the desire to give Mr. Crapo a place on the board. e was at tha white house yesterday afternoon and had a long conference with the president. Ile is said to have called again to-day. The president, who usually spends his Sunday afternoons at Oak View, did not arrive there to-day until about 4 o'clock, Mr. Crapo left the city on the 4 o'clock train, 1f he accents n place on the board he will be ecompelled to resign his vresidency of the railroad and in all pioba- bility will be called upon to sell his stock. A gentleman who i8 very close to the president thinks that he would be delizhted to have the troublous questions growing out of the ap- pointiment of the New England member of the board settled in this manner, but Mr. Crapo’s friends do not think that he can be induced to accept the proffered place. The difficulty which the president meets in se- lecting the board arises principally from the fact that nearly all his first choice selections have dcclined appointment. The salary of commissioner is only $7,500 a year, which is not enough to temot the best men. The lonors of the position are not bal- anced Dby the enormous amount of labor which will be required of 1the commissioners, Besides these drawbae It will be practically impossible for every one, however impartial he may be, to serve on the board without incurring the criticism and animosity of his present friends and business associates. When all these diflicuities are considered in connection with the desire of the president to select a board nearly perfe sible it will readily be understood no child’s play in 1 up the board, and the delay in seleet- ing proper men will be readily understood. DELESSEPS IPLOMAT, The Sunday Herald to-day has this highly important, if true, news: ‘Che corps diplo- matic has been in a mild fever all the week over areport of the doings at Berlin into which the perennial old lomatist M., Lecomte Delesseps has projected himself. Tlie cable dispatches of Sunday last sai “M. Del,esseps is the hero of tlie day at Ber- Iin.” Saturday, March 12, he had a confer- ence of an hour with Prince Bismarck, lunched with the Crewn Prince Frederick William and was given a reception in the palace by Princess Saxe-Mceininger and a great :'md of thesame sort. Knowing the z German emperor’s court to be the most punctilious and ceremonious on the continent, all Europe began to wonder how it was that DelL.esseps had been invited into the inner cireles of the very ‘‘center of centers’—in such cordial fashion, and they all agreed that some unusual event that was a matter of sur le tapis, and they were quite Wedne: at New York bank- 2 egram from its cor- respendent at Frankfort to the effect that Del.esseps had offered Germany an interest equal to l\\'o-lil'lhs of the whole in the inter- oceanic eanal; that he pointed out whata bond of peace it would be between the two nations if they fnlmly owner and controlled such a work. He also said that of twenty-sey cight the entirs the fifty-five miles in length, were excavated ten teet and epth: that ho had build a dam across the mouth of the work to prevent the sea water from coming in. There w: very probability, the commissioner said, that the proposition would be accepted. The nkfort banker wanted to kuow in case the matter was consummated what effect it would have on American securities, INDIFFERENT TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT, It is looked upon as a somewhat remal ble circumstance that of the visitors who came to Washington during the past week on the excursion from western New York, those who hailed from Buffalo took the least interest in the president and lus affairs, Not more than a quarter of the entire number, and there were several hundred, rrom the city of Buffalo itself took the troubleto go to the white house. Those from Rochester and other points in the western end of the state very generally called upon the president, but his'ex-nelghbors didn’t seem to care a straw about his manner of living in Washington. Inquiries among them show that Cleveland has passed entirely out of the thoughts of Buffalonjians and’that they have ceased to re:ard him as atownsman or a man in whose career they have the slightest interest what- ever. The party was composed of men of all shades of political belief, yet it was diflicult to find a dozen who had a'good word to say for the president. And every one who was seen by your correspondent expressed the firm conviction that in the event of his re- nomination the majority against Mr. Cleve- land in 1858 would 'be even more enormous than that given him when Le ran against the Tumented Folger In 188 — DETROIT'S CHUROH ROW. Ihe Polish Cathiolic Difficulty Again Results in a Riot, Drrroir, March 20.—More than a year ago the members of St. Albertus Polish Cath- olic church were rioting because their priest, Father Kolasinski, had been deposed by Bishop Borgoss. Aftera futile attempt to keep the church open with another priest in charge, the building was closed and has so remained since. At intervals there have been rumors of its reopening, each such reports ereating great excitement among- the congregation, which numbered 7,000 Within a few days a report became current that the church would be r opened by Father Dombrowski on March 27, ‘T'his report aroused the Kolasinski faction and trouble was anti . To-day of policemen were guarding the ehu the neighboring convent, when the; assailed acrowd of Kolasinski support- ers, Ofticer Frank Schraffron was struck in the face with a brick. His assailant was arrested and a storm broke forth. Ten or more pistol shots were fired at the police, who were also as- sailed with & shower of brichs, clubs and gthier handy misslles, In reply the police fired over the neads of the woband kept them at bay while their prisoner was earried away and additional protection secured. Nearly 8,000 Poles razed and stormed about the ofticers, but no further violence was at- tempted. Halt @ lozen men were badly battered bruised, but none were fatally mjured, A few Poles were also hurt, but their compan- ions lmmediately carried them away, so that the extent of their injuries cannot beé learned, To-night the police "are guarding the dis- turbed distriets, but no further trouble is an- tieipated. The convent windows were badly shattered by flying bricks. - Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska: Fair weather, becoming warmer, northerly winds, becoming variable, For lowa: Generally fair weathor, nearly stationary temperature, northerly winds, be- cowmliug variabie. NUMBER 275 A PUZZLER FOR THE COUR—T Towa's Supreme Tribunal Unable to Decide the Distillery Injunction Case. FIRE AT CHAUTAUQUA, The Sunday-School Assembly Bulld- catene dWith Destruction, y W.~A televhone mes- sage to the Despateh says: Ata few minutes after 10 o'clock last night residents of Chau- tauqua discovered a fire in what is known as the old Curtis building, one of the oldest structures in the village and which has been unoccupied for some time. Tho town pos- sesses a small volunteer fire department, which ewas at once called out, arriving at the scene of the fire at 10:30, Some trouble was had with the apparatus, which had not been used for a long time, and in the meantime the tire had gained good leadway and spreadto tvo ad- Joining buildings, taking such a tirm hold that the apparatus, a hand pump, was of little avail. ything possible was done by the tiremen, and residents of the neighboring Rouses made all haste to remove their goods to a place of safety. In the meantime the fire continued to make steady progress up ‘Townsend avenue, ot the lake, working hotel and buildine sembly, THE CONCERN'S RIVALSJEALOUS The Question of the Railroad Come missionership Agitatingfthe Peos ple of the Hawkeye State— lowa News. A Hard Drs MoINES, to the Bik.|—low high rank among the judiciar tribunais of the country, and justly so, for its profound learning, impartial judginent and breadth of ylew commend It to the confidence and re= spect of all. But the supreme court has re- cently demonstrated in a novel manner its supetior ability by showing that contrary to the usi experience of mankind an odd number is even, and the half of an odd is an even, This astonishing conclusion was the other day when the “big distil- case was before this august body, The question was on an application by the distil-* lery for a writ of supersedas suspending the operation of the injunction against it while the case was pending a final decision on its ' merits, The opponents of the distillery} Which lies along the bank way. its towards the autanqua as- the cor- ves and 1 At this time of seventeen buildings were on absolutely nothing could be Appeals for aid were sent to lire and done, Brockton and Dunkirk, but owing to the de- fective fire apparatus of those places none could be sent, ‘The last report received from the scene of the fire was at midnight and the employes of the telephone office were moving out their goods, statinig that the fire was only two doors distant and the whole attention of the fhre department and the resi- | oo Wy b i dents was deyoted to getting out | WAt d to have it closed right up the same household goods. wing to the | A hasbeen done with the saloons and brew- proximity of the fire the telcphone | eries. The distillery objected and asked for { operator, the only source of news in the [ a couple of months at least in which to com~ place, was very unwilling to give the news plete their contracts. ‘The learned court, which it should be remarked consists of five members, debated long and profoundly on this grave question, and then Chief Justice and would not take time to state who owned the burned buildings. He stated, however, that they were nearly all the property of summer “residents and that the damage Yould”tigure " way up In the thousads. At Adams announced to the astonished bar at time i) fire had taken 5 hold upon the new and ~magnificent | that the court had been —unable to hotel and was making rapid work with | agree and it would like to have the parties it. Owing to the imminent destruction of the telephone station it is exceedingly im- probable whether further news can be ob- interested fix om some compromise them- selves. As a majority vote of the court is alone required in filing decisions, and as the tained to-night, 5 215 8. m.—In addition to what has already | COUrt was composed of five members, the been reported the flames have swept Suni- | average man has been trying ever since to merficld avenue and Simson avenue, The | discover how the court managed to divide children’s temple ana n!ll‘\il!ll‘ah‘r have both ive on asingle question of equity 3o asto been completely destroyed. five on 4 siugle Hueks s make a stand off tor each side. The geueral conclusion seems to be that one man must have a double head, a half of which he con- tributed to plaintifi and defendant each. Hence the Towa court will be cited hereafter as authority for the statement that a halt of five is an even number and that dividing on that line, both parties toa suitcan have exact A Rig Blaze at Troy, Trov, N. Y., March 20.—The Grand Cen- tral theater and two adjoining buildings are in ablaze. Three alarms have been sounded and the whole fire department is out. The fire promises to be a serious conflagration. At this hour the flames are spreading rapidly and the entire block facing Broad- | and even justice—so even that neither will way between Third and Fourth streets | win. Verily it isa great court that can ac- will be involved. The Grand Cen- | complish such feats in mathematics when ap- tral theater, owned by Peoter Curley, | plied to jurisprudenc 18 entirely gutted, and_the Broadway block adjoining is now on tire in the upper stories, In this block are several fancy goods stores and two plano and music dealers’ establish- mients. The second floor is occupicd as oftices and the third as flats, The immense dry goods establishment of Quackenbush & Co. is the next adjoining building. Speaking of the distillery opens up a_fruit= ful theme, for it is the general topie of dis= cussion in this yicinity, Being the last of its. kind in the state, there is a sort of a ‘‘sur- vival-of-the-fittes nterest about it which lasts as long as there is any probability of its really surviving, There are several chapters of unwritten history connected with it,which the publie is just beginning to find out. One of these is, that the hand behind the wires ims the prosecution of the suits to close it is not# the hand of prohibition, but of rival di tillers in Peoria and other western points. It is stated on good authority that wishing to get rid of a disastrous competition, they haves invoked the prohibitory law to help them do‘ so. Itis true that the suits for that purposet are brought in the name of the county* tem-+ perance alliance, but the leading attorneys | for the prosecution are said to be retained by the distillers of the Western Export associa~ tion. That makes the situation very inter~ esting when distillers are found invoking | the aid of prohibition to help along | their busine Another surprising fact con= | nected with the case is the appearance of | Judge Nourse, the leadinz prohibition law=% ?'_OI‘ of the state, as counsel for the local dis- | illery in its appeal to the supreme court, | He has been the ¢reat mogul of prohibition from the beginning, He was the attorney | for the ill-fated “‘amendment” that died* “a-bornin’.” He has been the loudest in de= Hotel Guests Badly Scared. DrcATuR, I1L, March 20.—This morning at thirty minutes past 3 o’clock fire broke out in the St. Nichoias hotel and smoke and cries created a panic among the occubants, The halls were immediately crowded with partly dressed women and men engaged in a wild scramble for the lower floors. Luckly the five department got the fire under &, ¥ con- trol and no one was injured. The porter had accidently dropped a 1ighted atch on the bed- ding on getting a guest out of one of the rooms at 11 o'clock last night. ‘The fire smouldered and broke out four hours later while everybody was asleep. The loss is slight, Another Buffalo Hotel Burned. Burravro, March 20.—Che hotel of Marvin Thompson Morrison, at East Buffalo, a three-story frame structure, was burned to- night, causinga loss of there was an insurance of $3. 000. ers were workingmen employed at the Wa slightly ner car shops, some of _whom wer ) hree fire- scorched 1n makiny their escape. i J men narrowly escaped injury by the break- | nouncing the enemies of prohibition, declar~ i T rigi o fir ing that they must all walk the pl; . Hi .,,gs‘fiyf‘ ladder, “The origin of the firelsa V0 L el ited up at overy’ WHohibition —— Salt Works Burned. Wansaw, N. Y., March 20.—The Warsaw salt works took fire at 7 o’clock to-night from the explosion of a lamp in an elevator. The new block was entirely destroyed, together with the refinery. 'I'he loss is “estimated at convention lu this eity, and he has fervently 4 and devoutly declared that all that wasj needed to make the triumph complete was $0 4 haye the big distillery clo: Now the dis=3 tingnished judege appears as the attorney for the same distillery and has made an elabor=~ ate argument before the supreme court in‘ favor of allowinz it to continue running as+ from 880,000 to $100,000; insurance from | it hasbeen. Verily, the retainer is mightier $70,000 to $850,000, than the retained. —_——— THE RAILROAD COMMISST SHIP, HORSEWHIPPED BY AN ACTRESS Who will be the next railroad commiss; sioner Isa question a good muny peoplet would like to haveanswered. Judge MeDill’s term expires in @, few days, when (overnor Larrabee will have to ciiose his successor, The judge has served onef@term and made one of the best commissioners the state has ever had. His judicial mind, broad views and wide study of railroad matters have mada him very useful to the people, and will | make anotherterm of service the after exper- ; !FI ce he has received still more valuable, e ] A Sensational Episode in the Star Theater, New York. New Yonk, March 20.—|Special ‘Telegram to the I ‘The lobby of the Star theater was the scene of a very sensational episode last evening. Miss Alice Constance Osbourne, an actress, undertook to administer corporal punishment to Charles Burnham, business manager of Lester Wallack’s theater, It was Jjust a few minutes before the curtain rose on Bernhardt’s performance, and the lobby was crowded with lhdies and gentlemen. Mr. Burnham was standing by the ticket-taker talking toa lady when Miss Osbourne en- tered the swinging doors by the box oftice. She came toward Mr. Burnham and, after passing a few commonplace remarks. said: 'Mr. Burnham, how much do 1 owe you?” 1 don’t know.” he said. “What do you tink is due The x-xcnmle'ounn' lady’s only reply was to draw a small riding whip from "beneath her cloak and to rike the manager across the face. She administered two blows before he was able to take the whip out of herhands, ‘Then she drew another whip and began to rain sharp, quick blows upon his head and shoulders. Burnham crouched beside the railing in a vain attempt to shield himself, while the irate damsel plied the lash. After she had given what she con- sidered suflicient punishment, Miss Osbourne made a rush for the street and jumped into a Broadway car. 'The scene caused the utmost excitement in the lobby. Miss Osbourne i an American girl with a paasion for the sta; Last Thursday she hired Wallack’s theater to kive a performance of “Frou Fron.” The vy was & failure and Miss Osbourne claimed the responsibility rested entirely with Mr. Burnham, who was supposed to furnish her with a first class company. ‘This so incensed Miss Osbourne that shie deter- mined to punish him. is general expectation and bhope that will ba reappointed. ‘The only opposition comes from the chronic grumblers in the Eighth district. These meddlesome trouble- makers are endeavoring to perpetuate the old feelings of unrest and discontent by de- manding the rejection of MeDill and” the selection of some - man who is sup- posed to represent the Anderson element who bolted the republican ticket last fall. Instead of trying to close up the aivisions in the party they want to widen them by pro- jeeting disturbing elements into matters in which they have no place. ‘The man selected as the choice of the malcontents is one who was most active in the fight against the re- }ml»lic'm candidate for congress last fall aud s possessed of mo special qualifications for the place. If, in order to give the mugwump contingeney recognition, the governor should appoint him he would greatly disappoint the people of the state and make a very serious party mistake CRIME ON THE INCREASE. Henry George's famous mot about **Pro- and Poverty” going hand in hand, Lt be paraphrased by the substitution of criminals and colonies. “‘I'he growth of popu- lation is marked by a_corresponding erowth of crime, thanks to Adam’s little escapade in 1t garden, ete.,, wmany years ago. The utive council have had their attention alled to this fact very forcibly of late, They find that the increase in population in north- western lowa has been accompanied by & corresponding increase in the number of erim= inals there, till that portion of the state is contributing more subjects for the penitens tiary, than were barcained for, ‘The state has two penitentiaries, one in the northern part, at Anamosa, and the other in the south- ern part, ort. Madison, For the assign- ment of minals it has been divided into two districts by an east and west line, 10 old boundary was nupmwd at the time to make a fair division of ‘the rogues, but the population has increased so I‘lpl(l‘lly in the ! northwestern part of the state and so much taster relatively than the southern part, that the northern prison Is over crowded, and the. southiern prison hasn’t a full quota, No the council are considering the advisability of redistricting the state for the purpose na in hopes to distribute the raseals more evenly, HEPBURN'S WELCOME HOME, Colonel Hepburn has been given a wels come home 1rom congress that would make any man proud. ‘The whole state 13 sound- ing s for his gallant e of the s in the debate over the veto of tne dependent pension bill, He is to-day a greater man in defeat than his opponent ie in success. Many of the old soidiers are calling for Hepburn for United States sena- tor to succeed Wilson, but it is not probal that he will be a candidate, though he would make of whom the state would be proud. Ex-Governor Carpenter, v was also agallant soldier, is meutioned for the position and stronzly urged by wany, but he declined to make any canvass, 1n the abs senco of any aggressive candidate the proba- ‘n‘llly Il;lhxu Senator Wilson will suce limself, - McGlynn Will Go to Rome. New Yonk, March 20.—[Special Telegram to the BEE. |[—=Dr. McGlynn is now meditat- ing taking a journey to the Eternal City and the vatican. A few days ago he received a letter from Cardinal Gibbons who Is at Rome. In that letter Cardinal Gibbons aavised Dr. McGlynn to come to Rome without delay and assured him that he should have a fair and full hearing of his case. This advice and assurance, coming from so distinguished and so friendly a source, has made a great impression on the doctor, and it is among the probabilities that before many di have passed he will be on the ocean bound for the south of France and ready to defend the po- sition he has taken before the pope himself. ‘The report that the doctor has decided to ko to Rome las given greater joy to the parish- oners with liitn than anything else possivly counld except the anuouncement of his rein- statement to the pastorate of St. Stephen’s, = £ s Inaictments or Chicago Boodiers. CH1cAGO, Mare . —[ipecial Telegram to the Beg. |--It s stated this evening with a degree ot authority which leaves little room for doubt that thirteen more indietments against mewbers of the *‘boodle™ gang will bel-mwulml by the grand jury to-morrow n‘n:‘hl:m! every one of them wili be served by o