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VOL. XI. A RIGHT ROYAL RACE. Exile Wins the Brooklyn Handicap in a Terrific Contest, v In Which He Defeats Prince Royal, Terra Cotta and Hanover. Ten Thousand People Yell Themselves Hoarse Over the Race. Several Celebrities and Many Ladies Present— Track Talk. New York, May 15.— Brooklyn handicap lias been 'run and won, and Exile is the victor. Fifteen thousand people saw him win, and not one of them will forget the grand sight to his dying day. Atter the third race, just before the great event, there was a rush to the bookmakers' betting shed, which soon so filled it that the men could hardly do business. Men clam ored like mad and fought like wild ani mals for a chance to stake their money on their favorites. The wild mania to get a bet at any odds seemed to pervade the multitude. Had there been four times the number of bookmakers, all would have been rushed to accommo date the tremendous number of bet ters. While the gamblers were playing their money other throngs visited the paddock to see the great horses groomed and saddled for the fray. When it was * all over, and Exile's neck was encircled with the mammoth floral shoe brought to crown the winner, there were many cheers, but they were mixed with re grets that the ex-king of the turf had fared so badly. A finer day for racing purposes could not have been had. The early arrivals at the track found that the course was in excellent condition. Though a little damp underneath, it was dusty on top, and many pronounced it fast, while a few thought it was a sec ond or so slow. There was a tremen dous crowd present. oNot only did New York and Brooklyn pour forth multi tudes, but even Boston and Philadel phia sent large representations/ Among the prominent gentlemen pres ent were Pierre Lonllord, August Belmont, President Withers; -of • Mon mouth park Capt. Connor, Col. Sim mons, president of , the Louisville Rac ing association; Senator Pinchback, of Louisiana; William Lisha, of Louis ville: the Haggins, pere and son, of California: M. P. Dwyer, and Judge Dehnar. Lead ' pencils, clasped in the dainty ■tinners of ladies fair made notes of the bets. Carriages were arrayed in phalanxes about the course. Hand some .women fluttered from them in gayest of spring attire. Many wore the colors of their favorite equines at their breasts. The crowd, warmed up by the first race, grew excited and yelled them selves hoarse as a preliminary to get ting their throats in shape to do justice to the handicap. A magnificent floral offering reposed in Secretary Mcln tyre's office. It was in the form of a horse shoe, about five feet high, com posed of the choicest flowers. Running around the shoe, to represent nails, was the inscription, "Brooklyn Handicap." It was destined for the winner. Three horses were scratched this morning, the unfortunates being George, the Califoruian, ' Marauder and Niagara. By 2 o'clock dense masses of people crowded the grand stand, filled the sward, lined up to the fence surrounding the track, and indeed seemed to filled every available nook and corner. In addition to the thirty bookmakers - there were fonr straight and. four place $5 mutual ma chines and one straight and one place $25 mutual machiue. There was also betting in the American auction pools. The officers of the day were : Col. Sim mons. Clarence McDowell and J. F. Brewster, judges; J. Brush, C. Corne helsen and Mr. Walden, timers. J. F. Caldwell was the starter. , First race, five furlongs— Reveller, Britannic, Cyclops, St. Joseph, Persimmons, Salisbury, King Crab, Vance, Martha, Mon soon, Benedict. Jay F. Dee, Sonny Lass. Monsoon was the first horse out, and the black red sleeves of the Manhattan stable were the first to flash around the track. Jimmie McLaughlin had a chill just before this race, but he determined on riding. ■ There was delay at the post, but after three trials they were given an excellent start, King Crab going away in the lead with Benedict, Britannic, Cyclops and Persimmons next, and the rest close up. Going up the back stretch, Benedict took the lead, followed- closely by Britannic and Cyclops. At the head of the home stretch Benedict was two lengths in the van, but Britannic immediately closed upon him, and half way home he had him collared. : From that out there was only one in it, Britannic, he winning with ease in 1:0134, but a second slower than the record. King Crab was a length before Reveller, third. J Second race.one and one-sixteenth miles — Starters: Brait, Bnllston, Inspector B. Con nemara, Frank Ward, Marauder, Tea Tray, Brother Ban and Seawood.' This was a beautiful race. After one breakaway they were sent away in splendid style, with Brother Ban, Con nemara, Frank Ward and Inspector B almost in line and the' others immedi ately behind. .Frank Ward was a head before Ballston at the stand. The lat ter ran out and led from this out to the last jump, where Tea Tray, who had come up the stretch like a whilwind, nipped the victory by a head, almost at the line in 1:48%, Ballston second, Brother Ban third. . . Mutuals, $87.80 straight. With the closing of the sec ond race ; anticipation . and ' excitement over the greatest of > the events began to increase. The feminine portion of the enthusiasts were excited as could well be, and plied their escorts with questions about the horses. Third race, Expectation stakes, half a mile. — Starters; Eccola Colt, Belisarius Colt,'Bui larat, Civil Service. . Chaos, . Banquet. Cen taur, Fiatbush, Huston, Daly, Phcebe, Home opathy, Bronze and Blue, Unadaga. v The field was too large to be handled easily, and it was '■ not until they had broken away several times that they, were dispatched on their wav, with Houston in the lead, Centaur next and -Chaos, the Eccola • colt aud; Daly heading the: ruck., Belisarius and Banquet ' made * the - run ning. The finish was a terrific one and Banquet won by a length in :48>£; Beli sarius second, was an open length ** be fore Houston, third. Phoebe, Ballarat, the California horse, Flatbush, the Ec-. cola colt, Civil ; Service, Chaos, Bronze and Blue, Centaur, * Unadaga, : Homeo pathy and Daily followed;; in a . ruck. The mutuals : paid $84.80 straight and 824.70 for place. * , Fourth race, " the ; Brooklyn Jockey club handicap, for diree-vear-olds and upward at $100 each if declared out; the club to add an amount necessary to make the gross value of the stakes $10,000, of which $2,000. to second and $1,000 to third; mile and one fourth—Starters: Hanover, Taylor, 122, 8 to 6; Terra Cotta, McLaughlin, 120, 8 to ; 5 "■ : '■■"- : —-■- ■- •• ' ■ - ■-- ■■•-•'■ ■--•■•■ V -'^-A. "' ■.-■ ' ■-■■••"•■■ : •.V. , :/-^-:v.- : ':: .-:..: ■ " : Elkwood, Martin, 120, 6 to 1: Prince Royal, Garrison, 120,8 to 3 ; Exile, Hamilton, ll 6,l sto 1 ; Richmond, Littleneld, 110, 10 to 1; Juggler, McCarthy. 97, 8 to 1. Auction pools: Terra Cotta. $386; Hanover, $300; ' Prince Royal, $340: field, $100. •* . Prince , Royal , was ;■ the first of the great horses to take the track. He was closely followed by • Juggler and Terra Cotta, the last named with McLaughlin up, but * looking pale - and ' ill. They looked fit to race ' for • a . kingdom. : /All the noble steeds were given ■; splendid receptions. Tlie . big : floral - horseshoe was brought from Secretary Mcln tyre's office and placed in the judges' stand. There was quite a delay at the post, Exile and Prince Royal being rather fractious. They' were .* ranged >in the following order: Juggler having the rail, Terra Cotta next, and Richmond, Exile, Elkwood, Prince Royal and Han over stringing to the outer : rail. They broke away four times before get ting the flag. In all the false starts the black and yellow of the Clifton candi date loomed to the front, but when the flag went clown such a terrific yell of excitement as went up is seldom heard in a lifetime. When the * banner ' fell Juggler was first, away, followed by Terra Cotta, Elkwood, Richmond, Royal, Hanover and Exile, in the order named. The latter had much the worst of the start. Coming down the near stretch Hanover and Juggler were racing^ side and-side, three lengths before Prince Royal and Exile. The others were in " a ruck, tailed by Richmond, and in this . way they went by the stand. At the lower ' end Juggler showed a little in front, and he was first past the quarter post, a nose in front of llanover. Around the turn flew the racers, the jockeys' coats form ing a glittering mass of color, which was lost in the swirl of great clouds of dust torn up by the hoofs of the speed ers. The horses seemed to skim the course like birds, barely keeping their feet long enough, it seemed to steady themselves. Going up the back stretch Juggler improved his lead, and the others closed up on Hanover. Half way up the stretch Hanover began to fall back, and a cry of . ' ;:> "HANOVER IS BEATEN," issued from 10,000 throats. It was true. He was soon passed by Prince - Royal and Exile. Juggler was still in front at the half-mile post, half a length before Prince Royal, who was the same dis tance, before Exile, Hanover being a bad fourth. . On the upper turn . Exile went to the front, and came into the home stretch a length before Prince Royal, who was two lengths before Jug gler. Then began a struggle , that set the blood of every spectator chasing through his veins. ; Garrison rode Prince Royal like a demon, but in vain; he could not get up to Exile, who, in the last furlong, iucreased his advantage, and, amid the applause of 10,000 voices, he won the great race by two lengths, Prince Royal second, a dozen lengths before Terra : Cottv third. Elkwood, Juggler and Hanover finished as named. The time by fractions was: 0:25,0:50, 1:03, 1:10, I:2BM>, 1:41%, and -' 2:07%. The mutuals paid $83.30 straight and $23.30 for place. Prince Royal paid $9.60. *. • Fifth race, half mile— Starters : Carrie H, Mamie B, May Queen. Reclare, Vassal Maria filly, Tormentor, Maj. Daly, Mr. Peeham, (formerly Damocles), Clifford, Mucilage, John Atwood. St. James. Blackburn. Architect, Prince Howard (formerly Crown . Prince). Reclare won by two lengths in fifty seconds, John Atwood second and St. James third. Sixth race, one mile— Starters: Frolic, Singlestone,- Satisfaction, Bonnie S., Wyn wood, Gall its Dan, Brussels, Housatonic. De ceptiou, Luminary, Al Reed and Jubal- Frolic won in 1 -ASVz ; Singlestone second. Satisfaction third. : Frolic straight paid $105.83, y ' _ ;-;■ yy. A LITTLE HISTORY. . ' . Last year The Bard won the handicap, beating Hanover by a length, who was. three lengths in front of Exile. Time, 2:13. The other horses in the race were Fenelon, Volaute, Favor, ' Oriflamme, Royal Arch, Grover Cleveland, Saxony and Kaloolah. Exile is a bay horse, owned by W. Lakeland, sired by Mor timer out of Second Hand. At the spring meeting at Jerome Park, May 29. last year, Exile was entered for the City handicap. In this race there were seven entries, including Aurelia, Esquimau, Bess, Saxony, Lady Primrose, Linden and Climax.* Exile, who was ridden by Fitzpatrick, did not make a creditable showing, being among the tail enders at the finish. Exile redeemed himself May 31, when he won the handicap sweep stakes,. defeating Googloe, Raymond aud Brown Duke. In the Fordham handicap Exile was left I far- behind by Belvidere, but at • the Brighton track, June 25, Exile was ridden by Garrison and made one and a quarter , miles in 2 :12K, defeating Barnum, True Born, Sam Keene, Melodrama and Lancaster. In this race True Born led past the stand, followed by Melodrama and Lan caster. The latter and Barnum were second and third at the half; no change at the three-quarters, but when well in line for home Garrison urged his horse, and one by one passed the; others, winning by three-quarters of • a length. In the sweepstakes at Coney Island June 20, Exile was a close sec ond to Pontiac, who won the race. June 29 Garrison rode ; Exile to victory at Coney Island, winning the High Weight handicap sweepstakes. This same per formance was repeated on the following day, defeating Ten Booker, Bob Miles and Chanticleer. At the midsummer meeting at Monmouth, Exile,, in the Harvest handicap, was only beaten half a length by Firenzi. 77 7 EVENTS AT LOUISVILLE. Pat ' Donovan, Avondale . and Bridgelight Among the Win ners. .y'- : '7' ...;'_ - :;: '"y- Louisville, y Ky ., 7 May 7 15.— The weather , was fine ' and * a large \ crowd were at the races to-day. The track was a little heavy, but in good condition. . . First race, selling, Mammoth Clothing Com-* pany purse, $400,. all ages, ; six furlongs- Starters and odds; Jakie Toms, 96,'Finne. pan, 4to 1 ; Lizzie * L; . 97, ; Freeman, 2to 1 ; False Alarm. 98, Church:: Chandler, 100, Fox J. M. Gulp, 102, Monahan; Lola W, 105, Thorpe, 9 to 1 ; Charlies Reed, 106. Rae; Ed Butts, 108, Warwick, 4to 1 ; balance 10 to 1. In a whipping finish Jakie Toms won by a neck, -Lizzie L second,, two . lengths ahead of Charles Reed, third. Time, 1:18%. . second race, selling, purse $400. two-year- * olds, five furlongs— Starters and odds: Bal lvmena, 84, Stepheson." 15 to 1 ; Morse, 93, Day, 6to 1 ; Millie Williams. 98, Barnes, 3to 5 ; Avondale. 99, E. Jones, 5t02. ■ Avon dale ,won easily, taking . the . lead from the start; Morse, - second, a ' length 'in front of Millie Williams, third.' Time, '1:04%.' -Third ' race, Merchants' handicap sweep : slake, three-year-olds and : upwards, '" 81,000 added, one ' and - one-eighth :. miles— Starters and odds: Clay Stockton, 107, Taral, 6to 1; Stony Montgomery, 100, Elide, 3 ;' to 1 ; La vinia Belle, 112,*. 1., Lewis; Famine, 110, Breckinridge, 5 to 1. the entry; « Badge, 122, - Murpnv, 4to 5 ; Hypocrite, 110, Barnes, ,7 to 2 ; McDowell, 05, Fox, 30 to .I.^ McDowell; got, off ; first in a good start with Hypocrite second, - the : rest , bunched. Positions : - re mained about • the same till the three-quar ters. There Hypocrite was brought up from ■ the rear by Barnes and led into - the : stretch. Half-way clown Murphy began his i run | with Badge, and easily came to the front, winning by a good open length, nypoerite second by a neck, Lavinia Belie third. : Time, 1 :57%. - . Fourth race. • selling, purse $400, all ages, one Starters and odds: Entry, 91, Free man, 8 to 1; Jim Nave, 100, : Fox, 20 to 1 ; : Castaway 11, 106, Taral, 3 to 5 ; Pat Dono van. 109", Stoval, 8 to 5. The start was even. Pat Donvan ran - last - to s the three-quarters, where he came to • the front and, after a rat tling fight with Castaway down the stretch in' which ne was headed once, finished first by half a • length, Castaway "second a*• length ahead of Nave third. ': Time,' 1 :43 %.""*■-' _ Fifth race, selling, purse 400 . three-year olds and upwards, seven i furlongs— Starters and odds: • Springtime, 82,* Dancer "Lizzie B, 104rElkle, 4 to 1; Bonita Belt, 105, Parlls; Probus, 108, Taral, 6 to 1 ; Macauley, 110, Barnes, 4 to 5; Bridgelight, 110, L Lewie, 5 to 2; Balance, 100 to 1. Bridge SAINT PAUL, MINN., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1889. light won, - Probus second, Lizzie B third. Time, 1:32.. " Sixth race, same conditions and distance as Starters and odds: Rightaway 111), Duffv,* Bto 1 ; Benson - 100, Soden, 15 to 1 ; Copperfleld 102, Allen Bto 1 ; Finality 104, Stovnl, 3to 1; Robin 104," Hollis, 6 to 1; Tudor 106, Taral, Bto 5 ; Bravo 105, Barnes, 2 to 1. i Bravo won by half a length, Tudor second, half a - length ahead of Finality, third. Time l:l7*Ay Harper sold Lavinia Belle to John McCampbell, of the Beverwick stables, to-day. for $12,000* This shows con clusively that the trade with Cassidy is off. ■■: : TO-DAY'S ENTRIES. The following' are the entries and weights for to-morrow's events: : . First race, handicap, one mile Chevalier, 110; Marchma, 108; Cams, 100; Patton, 105 ; Harry Glenn, 109; Queen of Trumps, 98; Comedy, 105 ; Tenacity, 95 ; Cassius, 100. . Second race, Kentucky Oaks, half a mile— Brown " Princess, -j Branrtolette, . Ny leptva. Retrieve. Jewel Ban, 113. Third race, selling, seven furlongs— Custer, 100; Chestnut 8011, 101; Metal, 103; Get, 104; By Chance, 105 ; Clamor, 108; Ernest Race, 112; Lizzie B, 115. .*. ' Fourth race, selling, five furlongs— tha, 104: Lena Ban, 106 ; ; Happiness, 108; Silence, 110; Spriiife Dance, 115. . Fifth race, seven furlongs— A., War rior, 92; Landlady. 99: Tudor. 104; Maori, 117 ; Roi dOr, 108 ; Clara C, 109, Arundel, 1 10. - Weather clear and track fast * .;. A GENERAL DENIAL. Officials ofthe Bookmakers* Asso ciation File Their Plea. Louisville, Ky., May 15.— 1n. the matter of the charges preferred against the officials of the Western Bookmakers' association for an attempted boycott of the Louisville Jockey club, the book makers, represented by counsel, made answer to the summons served onMessrs. Brad v, Laudeman . and i Enright, their [ officers, to show cause why they should not be ruled off by presenting a denial of the charges to the executive commit tee of the jockey club to-night. The denial sets forth that they did not and had no desire to boycott or injure the Louisville Jockey club; that they had never discussed- or taken an action as an association against the club, ana that they would not boycott or attempt to injure any bookmakers now on y the Louisville track, and that * such book makers would enjoy all the privileges on tracks which might be controlled by the association at the same terms as members of : the association. Charges will now be made against individual bookmakers,* who have, it is alleged, at tempted to injure the Louisville track. THE TROTTING HORSE SALE. Many Buyers Present and Good Prices Obtained. Cleveland, 0., May There was a fair attendance to-day at the Fasig sale of trotting stock, and the bidding was good. Seventy-one horses were sold for $37,130, an average of $523. Among them were: Charlie Frieil, eh g., by ; Allie West, dam Old L*iy, to George Ketchum, Toledo. $2,900; Sir Archy, b. 5., ; - by Altitude,- dam Mollie, to F. B. Abbey, St. Paul, $2,500; Com motion. 2:30, b. g., by Electioneer, dam Sontag Dixie, to H. Y. Hawes, Johns town, Pa., $1,400; Madge Miller, 2 :39 X, b. m., by Young Wilkes, dam ; Kit. to W. 1. Warner, Wilmington, Del., $1,100. Judge Lindsey, 2:213£, b. g., by Bid well's Almont. dam by Clifton Pilot, to W. A. Baggs, Springfield, Mass., $1,300; Toinette, 2:40, b.f., by Onward, dam Sallie 8., to J. S. Coxey, Massilon, Ohio, ** $1,600; Carlsbad, b. ■■•.*£;-• by Onward, dam Little Fortune, J. C. Lenneman, Lima, Ohio, $1,375; Oasis, b. f, by Onward, dam Mistress, to J. C. Lenneman, Lima, 0., $1,000; . Christine, b. f., by Onward, dam Parepa, to C. J. Hamlin, Buffalo, $1,800;. Banjo, : b. f., by Onward, dam ■*■ Pattie Williams, to Edward Apple, Rochester, $1,700; Hattie, 2:37, b. in., by Volun teer, dam Jennie, to Joe Bader, Phila delphia, $1,300. ~ AX CHICAGO. Wrestler, Unite and St. Albans Among the Winners. , Chicago, May 15.— The weather was good to-day and the track fast. First race, five-eighths of a mile— Wrestler first, Jed second, Lemoine third. Time. 1 :07. Second race, three-quarters of a mile, sell ing— LitDert first, Lulu May second, White nose third. Time, 1:20%. Third race, three-quarters ol a mile, heats —Unite won the two heats, with Insolence 2; Mcßowling, 3. " Time, 1:20. y. . Fourth race, three-quarters of a mile, sell ing—St. Albans, 1: Jessie McFarland, 2: Kate Bensberg 3. Time. 1:19. Fifth race, seven-eighths of a. mile—Ste vens, 1; Waterbury, 2; Orme, 3. Time, 1:17. y ■■.'■:■■ .77'7y Prince One Lap Ahead. 7 : , 7. Chicago; May 15.— At the end of the third day in the six-day -cycling tourna ment, the score to-night stood : Prince, 360 miles 1 lap; '■ Knapp, Reading and Morgan, 360 miles; Schock, 355 miles ' 2 laps. '- -;' -• y "■-■■'. -7 ' ''-77.7 7 i, !;.-■ Death of Baby Mine. Jerseyville, 111., May 15.— N. T. Kirby's roan mare Baby Mine died ■to day. Her record is 2 :27}£ and she was valued at $5,000. A colt by Bermude, nine days old, was left. "■•** ■:•-.-'■ Albert Wins the Walk. 7 . San Francisco, May 15.— The six days : go-as-you-please race was • con cluded at ;10 o'clock this evening. James Albert, the ' winner, made 533 miles, Gus Guerrero 525. Albert re ceives 60 and Guerrero 40 per cent of half the gate receipts. •,-.'.. «****■ DR. LEONARD ELECTED As Assistant and Eventually Sue ' cessor to Bishop Bedell. 77 ; . Toledo, O.; : : May; 15.— The ; seventy- . second annual convention of the ; Prot estant -Episcopal ■ diocese of l Ohio con vened here' to-day. - The special inter est attending ■ this . meeting arises from ; the fact that it elects an assistant bishop .to the venerable Bishop Bedell, • which assistant, when Bishop Bedell's resigna tion of his office, already; made public,, is formally:' accepted -; by the house of bishops, will succeed to the ""; full : Episcopal - office. ; * It was decided at • the morning ; session to make : the election of an assistant bishop the spe cial order for 3 o'clock this afternoon: The candidates presented' to the con vention were : Rev. Dr. W. A. Leonard,' of Washington, aud Rev.' Dr."? Josep h' Blanchard, , of Detroit. The ballot by the "clergy. resulted: Dr. Leonard," 30; Dr. Blanchard, 12 * scattering,* 4. { The nomination was made, unanimous on motion. The lay delegates then pro ceeded to vote ■ on the acceptance or re jection of Dr. Leonard, with the follow-: ing 'result: Acceptance,"; 89; '; rejection,' 2; blank, 1. The election of Dr. Leon ard as assistant bishop and successor of Bishop Bedell was s then s made unanim ous, and the convention • adjourned" until to-morrow., V .: : ■■'■?' ' - ' ■ ■■ . ' The Wumeu Win. . y Lansing, ** Mich., . May , 15. —The woman's ■; municipal .. suffrage bill was passed \ by J the ? house '•- to-day. . It was made '•" a special order for 2:30 p. m., when every available ■ space for specta tors on the floor of the house was filled, .with many in the gallery besides. ; -***> A Monument to Logan. 7 Springfield," ' IU., -May 7; 15.— The house to-day passed the. bill appropriat ing $50,000 for .fa monument to s the late Gen. John A; Logan. ' 7 WABASH & WESTERN. Consummation of the Long- Talked-of Sale and Transfer. On June 24 the Bee Line Con solidation Goes Into Effect. Decision Against Stockhold ers in the B. C. R. & N. Case. Annual Meetings of the M. K. & T., C. B. &Q. and Other j 7 Companies., 7 Chicago, May 15.— The lines of the Wabash railway east of the Mississippi - river were sold ; before Judges Gresham and Jackson to-day to Messrs. : Ashley and Joy, representing 90 per cent of the bonds and acting in the interests of ; the Wabash Western T purchasing '; commit tee, f0r 515,550,000. The Wabash. lines were . first sold in four sections, and then sold as a whole. The lines east of the river will, it ; is understood, be con solidated with the lines west of -. the ; river, with headquarters at St. Louis. Messrs. . Popper, v: Johnson, Purdy and Parsons represented the minority bond holders; ;-.'■- According *to «he de cree •*- of 77" the United * States court .*■ for foreclosure "■ ' and ,"* sale, the four divisions were first to be put up . separately, and then the four I sold as a unit, whichever should yield the largest amount to be accepted by the masters who were appointed to make the sale.' These were Messrs. Bluford Wilson and H. A.* Hicks. On the sale ' by divisions the Hopper-Johnson committee, repre senting the minority of the bondhold ers, bid higher than the Joy committee for the first three divisions, but when it came to selling the property in a lump the Joy committee outbid its opponents with a price iv excess of the aggregate of the bids for the divisions, and con siderably in excess of the upset price as given above. . The - masters . and attor neys then proceeded " to Judge Gresh am's room, where the work of prepar ing the masters'- report for the court's approval. The ; amount received; se cured the "... first aud second mort gages in 'Ohio and the first on all ,the rest of the road. . Said Presi dent Ashley, of the Wabash Western: I "We will consolidate the Wabash . rail way "-■' and 'the Wabash ' Western. . We will probably call the complete system the * Wabash railroad company. : - We have issued and sold $34,000,000 * fifty year 5 per cent bonds on * the consoli dated system. Of this we will use $11. --741,000 to pay the first .mortgage on the Wabash Western. : We will also issue second mortgage bonds of $14,000,000 on the lines east of the Mississippi, mak ing $36,259,000 on these lines. . There are besides on the lines east of the Mis sissippi, $30,000,000 bonds depending oh the income, and $52,000,000 in stock. The minority bondholders made a great mistake in * not accepting .5 per cent bonds for their 7 per cent's, instead of compelling us to buy them out. '.". The new bonds are already at' a premium of 1M per cent, and I think will go be tween 5 and 10. "They not only lost money by their refusal, but] compelled us to pay about $400,000 more than it would otherwise have cost us." FINALLY SETTLED. Bondholders Defeated in Their Suit Against the 8., C. R. & N. r= Moines, 10., May 15.— United States i circuit court rendered an . im portant decision here to day in the case of former bondholders against the Bur lington, Cedar 7 Rapids & . Northern, railroad. When the . .mortgage was foreclosed by ..which the present owners of the road ; came \ into possession of it there were * j holders of some two thou sand bonds, who claimed the right to redeem the property. The case: has been in litigation for several years, and was once ■< practically decided in v their favor, but the circuit court to-day, on supplemental hearing, decided that all but fifty-nine of .the 2,000 bonds ■ were ; fraudulently issued; that the holders of .the fifty-nine could redeem if they de sired, * but the figures at which they must redeem the property are placed at $11,000,000," so high" as would : seem to make redemption virtually, impossible. Two opinions were rendered, the ma jority opinion being by Judges Brewer and Love, the dissenting opinion being by Judge Shiras. : ;. y ; ;;-:-• M. K. & T. STOCKHOLDERS. Frank Statement of the Condition 7 ( ' 'of the Road. j. '.'. C Parsons, Kan.. May 15.— annual meeting of the stockholders of 'the Mis souri, ; Kansas , & Texas Railroad com pany was held at the office of the com pany in this city to-day. There were represented by person and- proxy 331, --682 shares of' stock. ~ The meeting was called to order promptly at > 12 ; o'clock, and Simon Sterns, of New York, was elected chairman, and Lee Clark secre tary. G. W. Hawk, F. ■H. . Snyder , and ; E. B. Stevens were appointed a commit tee on stock proxies and inspectors of election. H. K. £ Enos, - chairman of the ; executive - committee," made a re- ; port of the doings of said committee during the year, recommending that in asmuch as the road could not earn more than $1,300,000 pcr ■{ annum over and above operating expenses, that the bond and stockholders be made acquainted with* that fact with a view of scaling down the * Indebtedness so as to come within, or near, the limit. The follow ing prominent railroad men were in at tendance : . ; Simon . ; Sterns, " general ; at torney for the bond and stockholders. - New York ; -H. " K. * Enos, chairman of the - executive , committee, New York ; H. C. Cross and George A. Eddy, re ceivers; J. Waldo, general ; traffic man ager J. _•' J. Frey, general super-: lutendent; *B. C. . McDonald, treas urer ; for receivers, : and J./ C. Thomp son, director, all * of : Sedalia.' ,• The fol lowing named gentlemen were I elected directors for the ensuing year: Rudolph V. Martinson, Henry K. Enos,y William Dowd, E. Eliery ? Anderson, William - Bond, Simon Sterns, 'l Jacob De Neuf ville, Samuel Sloan, George Forrest, Herman R. ; Baltzer, Maynard iC. Eyre, of New. York; Harrison Cross, Emporia, Kan. ; Benjamin "P. McDonald, Fort Scott, Kan.; Lee Clark, Parsons, Kan.; James C. Thompson, Sedalia, Mo.; John Handock, Austin, Tex." Each received the entire number of votes cast. ni y^4 C. B. &Q. MEETING. - , Richard Olney Succeeds Sidney ; Bartlett as Director. " 7, J Chicago, May 15.— The annual meet ing of ' the stockholders of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company was held at its general offices this morn ing at 11 o'clock. Among those present were : ; L. :Z. Letter, vof Washington, D. C. ; J. s B. Colton, of Galesburg, Ilk., aid a B. Cooley,* of Hartford, Conn., the , proxy of several ?of * the Eastern directors. \ The. minutes of all tho meet ; ings of the board of 'directors*; held dur ing the i last ; year were ■ read, ■ and * the following resolution .was ; passed : WBS&m. \ j ■" "Resolved— That • all the' acts, agreements and proceedings named in the "' records be fore this meeting be, and the same | are, each of them, in all cases ratified and confirmed ■s the acts, proceedings - and agreements |of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad .-company. -:>•>: * "- The ' old 'board of directors was re elected, except that Richard Olney, of Boston, was elected in place of Sydney Bartlett, deceased. The » members of the* board are as follows : ■*-• John W. Forbes, Charles J. Palne, John L. Gardner,' William Endicott, Jr., Francis 'W. ■ Hunnewell . and Richard Olney, of . Boston; T. Jefferson Coolidge, of Man chester, Mass., J; N. A. Grrewold and Peter Geddes, of New York city; Wirt Dexter, of Chicago, and Charles E. Per-; kins, of a Burlington, - Io. s -; There were 430,000 shares of stock represented, and the meeting was ; entirely harmonious. L. ■■■ Z. ; Letter declined an . election ; ■ as : a director. The officers of the company for tlie ensuing ' year will be elected at, the next ' meeting <of the ■ directors at Boston.; '."■ '{ 7 WILL HAVE A ROAD. Milbank : Will Run a Line to the ** South. Special to the Globe. : 7 7 .':' . 7 '.', : Milbank, Dak., May Milbank means business in the ~ matter of ; rail road' connections from the South. L The following, gentlemen started to-day to look over the route of the new railroad: ; D. W. Diggs, W. ;B. Saunders, Irving Bath and J. P. Farley, r Among ; all I the plans J: proposed to secure additional ' railroad connections in the '. immediate future this road ; running south "offers the most promising, features. :It is pro posed to organize at once a company for. the purpose of constructing a line from Milbank south to Egan or - Flandreau, filling the missing link in a direct line' from* Sioux i City, Yankton :• and - Sioux Falls, y with : the • expectation -; that -* the . Milwaukee will operate it, or if not then there are three other roads crossed by it within fifty miles, and with a line ' run ning through the rich Whetstone val ley. Surely some of the roads will want it as a feeder. As soon .as the . most practicable route is -ascertained survey ors will be put in the 'field and all pre liminary work pushed as rapidly as pos sible. , ■- .y -;"■• 7 I LEFT FREE TO COMPETE. 7 pat Railroaders Believe of the Termination .of the Transcon tinental Association. ;, • H. C. Thrall, assistant to the presi dent of the Northern Pacific, was asked yes*terday what he thought of the with drawal of the Northern Pacific from the Transcontinental association. "I believe it Us true," said -he, 7 "Mr. Hannaford has served notice of withdrawal, to take effect in ninety days. This; will : prob- . ably, break the association up," and leave . all -roads free to compete oh each other's territory, keeping within | the limits of the interstate commerce act.. The agree-" ment had been • fairly well • adhered to, ' .until the Union Pacific tried to force to take their, tickets over our Washing toi*^Terntoiarfines.';- This, 1 suppose, is what '*■ caused M&TBannaford to ■ with dra-w." „/ - : ■y^-V^^A'P^s: ; W. S. Alexander, general traffic man ager of the - Manitoba,; was : asked i his ' opinion of the effect of this; move -by the* Northern Pacific. "It .is • too early to express an opinion," he ; replied. •'Many things may happen in y ninety days. 'j It probably arises from the action of the Union Pacific, and this difficulty may .possibly, have to be settled : by the interstate ■*•'' commissioners. > What v the result of the move will be I'cau predict at this early date." ■■-"■■■:*" * ;i , 7* ; 'WILL BE CONSOLIDATED. The Bee Line Deal Will Take 7.777 y Effect June 24. -y. : Indianapolis, Ind., May 15.— Three important . meetings were held in this city to-day to vote on the proposed con solidation of the Bee Line and the Cin nati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago railroad. The stockholders of the latter line assembled at 12 o'clock and of 100, --©ncj'shares 82,217 voted \in favor of con solidation. Seventy-three : per - cent of the road's stock was represented at the meeting. ;At 'the* same hour, stock holders of the Indianapolis'** St. Louis, representing 5,000 shares," voted on the consolidation question, and 4,892 shares were cast in its favor. , At 5 o'clock rep resentatives of the stockholders of the Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati & In dianapolis voted. Of the 150.000 shares represented 122,935 were voted in favor of. consolidation. June 24 was fixed as tbe date i for the first I joint ; meeting of the directors of the several companies. "£)! B. &O. APPOINTMENTS. 7 Odell I and Peabody Handle the . '7 ' ; Reins. '';■**' ' -'•. " t 7."7"7 --w 'Baltimore, May 15.— monthly, meeting of the board of directors of the . Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company was held here ; day. 7J. T. Odell was appointed general m*enager of the entire system and W. :W.7 Peabody was ap- ' pointed gener al * superintendent of ; the fines west of the Ohio .river, with the • same duties and powers as he has here tofore exercised .as l general manager. He was also appointed general agent of the Baltimore & Ohio at Chicago, i The statement of earnings and expenses for last month show a falling off in the • earnings r of $34,489 :on the lines east of . ; the Ohio river.an I increase I of $9,272 on I tlkise west thereof and a net decrease in '• the earnings -on the entire ; system for ; this ■; month of $25,117. . For : the: seven ; nfonth *of the ■; present ■ year,' there is a ; tailing off in the net earnings on the en tire system f of * $100,593. " The \ report of ; the committee which' has been investi gating the affairs of the road for nearly a year past, was adopted. * ' \ fe : ■-,-■ In Secret Session.* •Denver, Col., May 15.— : con-, ductors were in executive session all .day and no . business transacted has yet : -been made public. • " cj ":';.. "■';?•'■''.' '-;. Ballast;.-' : . '{hie body of delegates to the * meeting of the : Order of Railway.Conductors; now in session -" at ; Denver, made the journey from Chicago in three special ; trains of ; ten 1 sleepers each, furnished : by the Pullman' compauv gratuitously, and - hauled : free by :'i the -< Burlington ; route. The thirty cars were well filled, and the large and ; jolly party ; had a quick '. and pleasant run ? from * Lake Michigan to the Rocky mountains. .: ;.'J«* Charles * Kennedy, general ' agent *": of : the Island 'at Portland, : Or.;* was : in the city yesterday en route to the East. 7 - ■- ... 7 F. E. Rice, superintendent of ! Pull- ■ maus on the Northern Pacific, returned from the Pacific coast yesterday. : y /; U John assistant general freight , agent of the Northern Pacific, returned ! yesterday from the West. . Train Dispatcher Carey, ;of '<■ the Wis consin Central, returned yesterday from . : Waukesha. ■ - ;7 ; ■ 'y-y '*^®lS^SS« ! .--* J. A. Mannheimm, the * Burlington's . general agent at Duluth, is in the city. : E.W. Winter, general manager of the I Omaha, is in Chicago. y - A GHEERJNG_CHAN6E. Montana Goes Democratic in Her Constitutional Elec ; .7"' :r ' 7 tion. That Party Will Have a Work ing Majority in the Con vention. Revised Returns From All 7 Parts of North and South Dakota Do Not Materially Alter the Result Already Pub lished. Special to the Globe. Helena, Mont., May 15.— Sufficient . reports \ are in to show *- that ~. the Dem ocrats have elected forty of the seventy five' members of the constitutional . con vention, and ■ probably forty-two. The Democrats . are very jubilant over the result, as indicating a great change in the sentiment of the territory since last November. 7 :7■''■':'■ FOR THE CONSTITUTION, And in Favor of the Republican 7 7" Candidates. Special to the Globe. y ; y 7 Mitchell, Dak., May About one-third of the vote iof this city was polled yesterday. - Edgerton received 327 votes, Holton : 236, and Ramsey, Democrat, ,92. The Sioux Falls "consti tution finds favor. with both parties, as ■is evinced by the 323 votes cast ' for it and only 5 against. Mt. Vernon gives ,71 votes for and none against. ; The re turns from Kimball give Willis, Kellam and Fellows majorities for delegates, and 60 votes against and 59 for the con stitution. All i the counties around Davison give large.majorities : in favor of the Republicans and for the constitu tion. -.-.' 7.. 77__ ■ ; Rillam, Willis and Fellows. Special to the Globe. - Chamberlain.' S. D., May 15.—Elec tion reports are coming • in very slowly, and indicate a very * small vote in this county. The towns cast a full vote, and from what I reports* : are now in it is reasonably certain that A. G. Kiliam, of Chamberlain; and J. V. Willis and H. F. Fellows, of Plankinton, are the dele gates elected to attend the Sioux Falls constitutional convention. Very little opposition was '■'.. manifested toward the Sioux Falls constitution, and - it carried 1 largely in this district. .-..yy 7. ; Returns Are : Late. " ; . ' Special to the Globe. - -Valley City,* Dak., May 15.— , light vote was Spoiled yesterday ; for district members of the constitutional : ."convention. *7 Returns are coming in slowly. Elliott and.. Scott, the Repub lican nominees, «re elected. It is : a matter of doubt whether Parkhouse, Democrat, or. Wellwood, •; Prohibition Republican, is the third man. .' .77 . Two Republicans. : . ' Special to the Globe. >' .*-"■ Huron. S. D., May 15.— -The counties of Sully and Potter, .forming the largest district in South Dakota, elected yester day as delegates to the Sioux Falls con vention, Judge C. H. Price, Democrat, of Hyde; J. F. Whitlock, of Potter; and David Hall, of Sully, Republicans. Only Half a Vote. . Special to the Globe. , Alexandria, Dak., May 15.— Only half a vote was cast. .! Complete returns for the county are: " For the constitu tion?s2B; against, 55. Members of ; the convention, Goddard, 416; Murphy, 407; Wiener, 188; Diefeudorf. 152. .-..._ .:■■ ' At Mandan. Special to the Globe. ,y . :. Mandan, Dak.. May 15.— Latest re turns show the election of Brown and Parsons, regular Republican candidates, and 7 Ray; '•■ Democrat. •■ Hoyt, independ ent Republican; Dickinson, bolting . Republican,*; and Bellows, Democrat,* were defeated. . Carried Unanimously. , Special to the Globe. ;". 7 Huron, May * 15.— Sufficient returns from yesterday's election have been re ceived to 7 indicate that 90 per cent of the entire vote favors the Sioux Falls constitution.; -yy 7 . . : From the Sixteenth. Special to the Globe. -, -* 7 ' - ; *.; Jamestown, Dak., May 15.— Returns from all but five precincts in this dis trict, the Sixteenth, give; Camp, Repub lican „ 565; 7 Fincher, Republican, 561 ; Ble witt, Democrat, 424 ; . McGinn ins, Independent Democrat, 314. • The Democrat Elected. "- Special to the Globe. • • -Rolla, Dak,, May 15.— Third district returns give McHugh, Republican, 604; Parsons, Republican, 596; ; Glick, Demo-; crat, 533; Dickinson, Democrat, 464. There are three precincts to hear from," which will . increase the . Republican . vote. -7"'7 : ;";'" . : Two to One. Special to the Globe. ■; ' ; . Grafton; Dak., May 15.— dele gates-elect from this district are Marri nan and : Bell, . Democrats; ■'; Robertson, . Republican. "* ORMSBEE LOCKED UP. A Cute Swindler Who Finally Gets in Jail. Special to the Globe. 7 7 7 ; Sioux -'■■ City, 10., . May 15.— Deputy . Sheriff W. C. :; Davenport **' arrived , last night ; from y Montpelier, Vt., with * Charles Ormsbee, formerly, a merchant at Calliope^ in Sioux . county. . Early in January Ormsbee came to this city, and by gross misrepresentations as to ,' his financial standing, secured large bills of [ goods, which he soon after sold and left ■ for parts unknown. j £ Several • wholesale ) houses at St.* Paul were also victimized, ; but as Ormsbee went direct J to f Canada he could % not be ■ j reached. Davenport went after him a month ago, but |asl he I was across the I line, could \ not get him. ; Recently he returned to the home of his wife in Montpelier, and, armed I with a* requisition from Gov.' Larrabee, the offi- .' cer again went; East,: this time being successful, v Ormsbee is ; now in ? jail : in ■ default of bonds. - BILLINGS HAS HIS SAY And Again Protests His Innocence ■ : of the Kingsley Murder. Special to the Globe. ." 7 Dcs Moines,' 10., May 15.— answer to an inquiry ' as to - how he views the future of i his 'case, Mr. ' Billings tele graphs ■ from the Anamosa penitentiary, as follows : "There I lias i never.;, been a particle of evidence • against < me. y The - state's evidence shows it was impossible for me to have shot Kingsley. 1 was tried amid the wildest excitement and mob violence.' The ■■* trial was '; a farce.* Such being the case and it being under stood by all, I expect the case will be abandoned. A healthy public sentiment already demands - this. Justice surely does. I have i expended over $3,000 and Bremer county over $11,000 1 already on account of personal spite and prejudice. It is time to call a halt to that. lam in nocent; the state's evidence alone shows, this and corroborates me." ■: COMMENCEMENT DAY At Hope Academy, the Swedish -; . Lutheran College. Special to the Globe/^^^^^^^^^S Moorhead, 7 Minn., May 15.— commencement exercises of Hope acad emy, the Swedish Lutheran college, oc curred to-day. . The : attendance , was quite large and the exercises much ap preciated. . The academy - opened last November, and has had 125 scholars, a large portion from Northern Minnesota and North Dakota. The academy closes its first year in a prosperous condition. C' Ernest Holloway, who was fatally in jured by a premature explosion of pow der at Sabin yesterday, died of his in juries. He was nineteen years old. THE ROSE MURDER CASE Will Be Tried at Redwood Falls Shortly. Special to the Globe. :7y 777 Redwood Falls, Minn., May 15.— The district court ■■[ is : now in session. The trial of William Rose' for the mur- 1 der of Moses Luf kin comes . off at this terra of court. The regular panel of jurors has been exhausted and only four remain. The : judge has issued a special venire of seventy-five jurors re-; turnable Friday morning. The grand jury found a bill against Clifton Holden in the case of Frank Dodge, murdered here on the streejt last fall. Wedded at' Waseca. Special to the Globe, y 7 Weseca, May 15.— Prominent among the social events of the week here was the ; marriage . to-day of Hon. M. -: W. Ryan, to , Miss Maggie y Lynch, Rev. . Father' Hughes officiating the parties are widely known, Mr. Ryan having represented this : county in the legisla ture ; during - the . session ■ of 1877, and Miss . Lynch being the daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. .Lynch, of Wilton township. After "the ceremony a reception was given at ■ the residence of . the bride's parents, which was attended by many invited guests. 7 y.y ■/■: Electrics for Pipestone. Special to the Globe. -- . .! --■ Pipestone, May , 15.— Pipestone . Electric Light - company was organized Monday evening with a capital stock of $5,000. y All of our most substantial busi ness men are ; interested in - the enter prise,' and over '- $3,000 j worth ; of ; stock was subscribed before, the meeting ad journed. The officers of the . new : com pany are: President, , Charles ; Mylins; vice president, C. W. '. Gilmore; treas urer, J. C. Kufus; secretary, E. J. Stair** ley. - The city will *be lighted by | elec tricity as soon as - a system can be de cided upon. ' z/nf-y'r r ;*-;• *-■; -^ . 7yy'" A Handsome Offer.'"..* -Tv .-.-■■ Special to the Globe. :. ;;* Omaha, ; Neb., May 15.— Hon. A. McShane, president iof the South : Omaha Stock Yards company, said ; in: an interview to-day that. Edward Dick inson, now. assistant • general manager of the Union Pacific . road, had been* asked to take charge of the yards, with the title either of president qr general manager, at an increase on his present salary, which is $10,000 per year. Mr., Dickinson, who is now at Sioux City, is considering the proposition; <$j\ ; No Superintendent Chosen. Special to the Globe. BBBH^B|O9J . h Fergus Falls, May ,15.— The board ; of education held a three hours' session last night trying to elect a superintend ent, but failed to agree, ho candidate re ceiving a majority of the votes. - Prof. Reed . of* Dunlap, Jo.^ received : three ■ votes at one time, four being " necessary to elect. Prof. Varney, of : Ortonville, received two and Miss Alma ' Stafford two. ; John H. Lewis, who has been at Hastings for ten years, had some sup port. .'-'.*•"; ."7-7yy •"".".' ~y - .:-'■ •*/*- Found Guilty.-: Special to the Globe. 7 y Caledonia', Minn., May .; 15.—Chris tian O. Dahle, indicted [[ for the murder of his cousin, Knudt F. Grogness, at Sheldon, in February, 1888, at the, term of court .now in session. Judge Farmer presiding, was by the jury pronounced guilty of . manslaughter in the - second degree. A new trial will be asked and probably ; granted. James . Roland, in dicted, for selling liquor to a minor at Houston, was found guilty. .. : .7 Pine * County . Drenched. Special to the Globe. . Pine City, May 15.— drenching rainstorm last night saturated Pine ; county. The stream drivers are "jubi lant at the • prospect - of . a good driving ■ stage on the Snake river and' its tribu taries, *: and business ; generally i has a \ moist aspect.: The crop prospect among the farmers is ; first-class, and : a • heavy, well-matured crop, is almost sure to fol the early favorable season. * * Stedman— Converse. : Special to the Globe. -7 77 7 Windom, Minn., May Miss Evan lette Stedman and Clayton Converse: were married to-day ': by Rev. Savage.* Mrs. Converse is the only, daughter of Postmaster Stedman,* and | a great social favorite. The wedding was attended largely by young .' people, and • a large ; list of costly and elegant ; silver ' gifts was presented to them. . ' Several Bones Broken. Special to the Globe. 77 ' -,-; FAniBATJLT,May 15.— While Mr. Boet ter and wife, of ; East ' Prairie, were on their way to visit John "' Eigenbroth the' whiffletree on their buggy gave way and the • horses > ran. . - Mrs. Boelter was thrown out , and was ; seriously injured, two ' ribs • and the ' shoulderblade being broken. ;v 7 7 She Is Still Stuck. 7 Special to the Globe. .. '7 Washburn, Wis., May 15.— TheJ schooner George, which ; was r reported released, is still ■ aground : on Michigan I island. y. The . tugs Barton = and ■*' Page : start for > there - this 2 morning, and the ; captain thinks she will be released iv a day or two. '7* .y7 "7 - Depends on the Gophers. Special to the Globe. ' { Faribault, May Wheat, 7. both i winter and spring, is in fine condition, and- it looks as if we will have a large crop. ~ Corn .is 2 somewhat behind, but \ will pick ;up* if the gophei leave it alone. 7 ■ .- . : Snow, in Wisconsin. Special to the Globe. .;. r . Ashland. May 15.— A blinding snow storm prevailed all over , : Northern Wis consin ■■■ and Michigan "s last \ evening.' From three to live inches of . snow fell on the Gogebic. ' : NO. 136. ENTIRELY TOO FRESH. '"— — ■ Germany's Young Emperor Succeeds in Stirring Up the Animals By the Declaration That He Will Shoot Riotous , Strikers. A.Lordlingr Loses His Money at a London Club, Tells His Papa, Causing a Great Chattering* Among the Aristocratic Sports. Lonoox, May 15. The speech of the emperor of Germany to - the : committee representing the striking miners of; Westphalia yesterday, wherein he avowed his intention of shooting down socialists and disorderly ; strikers with out remorse in the event of their per sistent agitation, and fomentation of disturbances, has aroused general : crit icism, not by any means confined to so cialistic circles, both in Germany and England. It is suggested that the auto cratic policy enunciated by the emperor, which could hardly be put in force by the czar of Russia, might have beeu successful in the - middle ages, but its success in the present age is almost un iversally regarded as 'impossible. The report that the ;; reichstag will adjourn within a few weeks is denied in official circles in Berlin. .These authorities . declare that the imperial body will not dissolve until next February, and give cogent reasons for the continuance of the session until that time. The pres ent ; : disturbances in 'Westphalia, the threatening attitude of workingme n in other parts of the empire, and the active aid given to . the - strikers by English, Belgian and ; German - socialists have r made * imperative the : necessity tor the immediate discussion by the reichstag of a definite anti-socialist measure to replace the acts at present in. force, em« bodying all of the provisions affecting socialism in one law. -; This : legislation, it is asserted, will '•occupy the :- greater part of the time of the reichstag's work* ing days "until midwinter. LONDON CLUB GAMBLING. A Callow Lord Loses, Squeals and Causes Trouble. 7 London, May 15. The action of the police in the matter of club gambling in : London * ', has stirred the usually apa thetic clergy into activity. - A commit tee of the ; lower house ;of " the Canter bury convocation has ; submitted : an ex haustive! report on the evils of gam bling, accompanied by. a profusion of suggestions, the adoption of which i would ~ tend .to the ultimate suppres sion of the vicious „ practice. Chief among these suggestions is one show ing what great strides could be made toward the happy result aimed at if the nouility.would'.take; sufficient -interest in the welfare of their inferiors in rank to set the needed ' example. 'l This sug gestion is amusing in view . of the cir cumstances leading to the. raids on the Adelphi and Fieldiclubs Sunday: morn ing. . The , eldest son of one :of the cabinet ministers recently confessed to his habit of gambling at his club, the result of his ventures being that, be sides losing all * his ready cash, fellow members of the club held his notes for the ' aggregate sum of £20,000.* These notes had become due, and the young man besought his father to pay them in order to save his honor. , The parent yielded to his ..son's entreaties and paid 7 the v notes. He then took the matter; in hand; on his" own account and ordered '-. the police .: to suppress the games at the clubs his son had indicated as the ones in which . he had * lost his money.; The result was that many of the young.man's intimate friends were arrested, and they ; are naturally very bitter in their characterization of the nobleman's conduct.; The / health committee .of . Dublin is conduct ing -a; stubborn v fight with the government:,..: authorities over the case of a , patient afflicted ; with lep rosy. The leper, who . was - formerly a soldier, is in the last : stages of the dis ease at Uurdwick hospital. The com mittee is desirous of securing his re moval to Nettley hospital, or to Caua da, bnt' the authorities object to his being taken ' to either : place, and thus the matter stands. * "THE PHELPS COMPROMISE.'* A Conclusion as to the Government ; of Samoa. Berlin, May 15.— subcommit tee -. of the Samoan conference has de cided that the municipal council of Apia shall comprise six members—Ger many, England and the United ; States each ; to appoint one member. The other three rasmbers shall be <*■ selected by the residents of Apia. ; This decision displeases the British commissioners, who call it the Phelps compromise. Mr. Phelps, although not " a r member of the subcommittee, was asked to attend its last meeting. 7 Bad Citizens Strangled. 7 Sofia, May 15.— Five brigands were hanged in the " court yard of the prison here to-day. They were ■ led separately to the scaffold and were hanged in suc cession." Each man was hanged in a -bag passed over the head and reaching to the waist. Their struggles were pro longed several; minutes. A mob broke .through a cordon surrounding the jail, and the gendarmes had great difficulty in keeping them away from the scat* fold. .* ."■ ; _'.;., -' -****i 7; BitEWERIES BOUGHT. English Capital Gobbles ' the Do troit Beer Factories. . Detroit, Mich., May 15.— The titles in" the extensive, brewing plant of A. Goebel & Co.; the : Bavarian*- Brewing ; company.' the Endriss *• brewery and the brewery and I bottling works of < Jacob Mann,' air of Detroit, passed ' yesterday into the ? hands of representatives of a company - formed ' in - England "for. - the purpose of taking * over : the properties, and ■*■ they ' assumed the.- management ; of the newly acquired * properties at the close of business^ last night. The price paid is $425,000 in cash and bonds. The stock lias all ."been ; disposed of in En land and is ' now quoted at a premium. There are other breweries here that are likely,"- to tbe 7 absorbed • within a ' short .time by the same * parties. The sale," as commented upon by some, is considered ' detrimental to *?. the American*: trade, as such* large! amounts of . money will be ; withdrawn*; yearly." from; the United ■ States "•.; by . the = beer ■'- syndicate .to pay their foreign stockholders. • - m Ohio Convention. 7 CoLUMEU.ViOhiorMay" 15.— The Re publican* state committee 7 to-day - : de cided lto ; hold ; the state ; convention at . Columbus, June 25 and SM77 '^ 777 -7