, 1888-03-15
BY TELECRAPIi.
COUNTY SEAT WAR.

TOPEKA, Ks, March 13.-It has
Just been learned that the Rush
county seat war broke out again Sat
urday last, and assumed Il most ser
iou5 aspest In defiance of the posi-
tive mandate Of the supreme court,
the people of Lacrosse have again
taken possession of the county re-
cords and removed them from Wal
nut City. Last Saturday afternoon
two hundred men, with fifty teams
entered Walnut City, and driving up
to the building occupied by the
county officers, proceeded to load the
records, safes and Office fixtures into
wagons. The crowd was boisterous
and demonstrative \ number OF guns
and revolvers were displayed, and
the mob declared its intention of
laying the town in hes, if any re
sistance was offered No resistance
was offered, however, and the re
cords were carried away. The rep
reseutatiTes of Walnut City now
propose invoking the aid of the gov.
ernor and the supreme court
TO ADMIT WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGToN, March 12.-The SEN
ate committee on territories this
morning instructed Senator Plat to
report favorably the act for the ad
mission of North Dakota, also in
structed Senator Stewart to report
favorab!y the enabling act for the
admission of Washington territory
Ial 90 10
providing the northern part of Idaho
shall not be included without con-
sent of the majority of the electors
residing in the part in question.
There will he minority adverse re-
port on tho first mentioned bill.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
DETROIT. Mich, March 12.-Pas-
senger train No. 9 on the Peninsula
road, collided with a heavy freight
train near Huntington this morning
and both trains were wrecked. The
engineer and fireman of the passenger
train were instantly killed and the
freight brakeman and one Pullman
passenger were seriously hurt The
other passenger escaped with only a
severe shaking up.
The wreck is simply colossal. The
express train was running at the
rate of forty-five miles an hour
Three sleepers were smashed to
pieces.
APPOINTMENTS BY GOV. sEMPLE.
OLYMPIA, March 10.-Gov. Semple
made the following appointments
today: Pilot commissioners for
Puget Sound W. j. Watt, Seattle
j. s. Crosby. Tacoma, r. ". deLion,
Port Townsend Dr. j. S. Winter
mute of Tacoma was appointed
regent OF the territorial university
vice j. G. Weathcrred, who resigned
to accept the Tacoma postmastership.
GREAT OCEAN STORM.
New YORK, March 12-The furi-
Gus storm which broke over the At
lantic coast early this morning, pros
trating telegraph wires, causing de-
struction all around still continues,
The storm in the city today is almost
unparalleled.
BILLIARDS.?
NEGUANEE, Mich, March 70 The
two days blizzard just ending has
been the worst of the year for rail-
roads. The Chicago & Northwestern
express is stuck in the drifts.
The soutb-bound express train is al
Brampton and has been shoyeled out
two or three times.
rfNlo ATna1-inn,,, l,uieIn,, e -
traffic with the west bound express
and snowplows are all showed in.
COLLISION.
ALTOONA, Pa, March 12.-The pas
senger train number nine on the
Pennsylvania railroad collided with
freight train this morning. The
engineer and fireman of the pas
senger train were instantly killed
The wreck was simply colossal exs
press train running IS miles an hour
An injured brakeman has since died
and three passengers are reported
injured.
SWEARING FIDELITY.
BERLIN, March 12-The delega-
tions from all regiments gathered in
wide space around Frederick the
Greats monument with their ban
ners and swore fidelity to Kenig and
Kaizer Frederick dem dritten. The
Crown Prince took the oath with the
second regiment of guards.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Senator
Dolph was today notified by the sec
retary of the treasury that the col
lector of customs at Port Townsend,
w. T., had been authorized to nomi-
ate a suitable person for additional
deputy collector for night duty at
that port.
TO BE HANGED.
SPRINGFIELD, o., March 10.-Bill
Walker, chief of the Bald Knobbers who
have so long terrofized fancy county,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree last night and sentenced to be
hanged.
PARIS March 10.-Information re-
ceived from Amieus states that the fight
between Sullivan and Mitchell has begun.
The news is not confirmed.
LONDON, March 10.-The fight which
lasted thirty nine rounds took place on
the training grounds belonging to Baron
Rothschild Eear Criel 1t is reported
that Sullivan suffered from a chill
and cold, the rain falling all the
morning Mitchell had trouble with
his sunburned hands. The referee
after the thirty-ninth round decided
the fight draw and Sullivan accept
cd the decision. Towards the finish
of the fight Mitchell improved, doing
better before the referee declared
the draw. Both men received black
eyes.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.