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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS rf . v r e-.S rfY i i I M i ill i j X 10 CENTS! A WEEK. SIGHT EDITION. TOl'EKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1804. TWENTY-SECOND YEAIJ. A OHTIOTAHD. IXev.Chaiies II. Sheldon Testifies in Court How Whisky and Beer Were Bought and Sold AT 5' rf Ell'S STOKE. Xo Blanks Were Filled Out ait All. Attempt to Prov e T. S. Hand a Law Violator. Rev. Charles 5'. Sheldon made hU first appearance in the district court this iiicrnlng. Rev. Mr. Sheldon was the principal witness for the state in the celebrated liquor case in which Druggist Fred Hol ler Is charged with selling liquor in vio lation of the state law and not in accord ance with his permit aa druggist When the ease was called before Judge Ilazon this raorn'tig, County Prosecutor II. C. Safford explained the nature of the case to John Carter and other members of the jury and then called his first wit ness. Probate Judge G. N. Elliott. Judge Elliott was simply there to tes tify an to Fred Holler's beinsr the hoider of a druggist's permit the offense was said to mitted. Judse Elliott said in June the time have beoa com- Iloller was first granted a permit to sell liquor at 301 Jefferson street, but that about the first of April his pernit was changed when he moved his stcre to its present loca tion at 2o2 Kansas avenue. Lawyer Ilib Case refused to cross ex amine Judge Elliott, and Rev. Charles M, Sheldon was called to the stand and examined by County Attorney Safford. Question Stata your name to the jury? Answer Charles M. Shelden. Q How loaf have you resided in the city of Topeka? A About six years. Q What is ycur business or occupa tion? A I am a minister. Q How long have you been engaged in tae ministry? A About eigh: years. Q Have you a charge in Topeka, and, if so, of what church? A I am pastor of the Central Congre gational church. Q Now, Mr. Sieldon, please tell the jury what you know about the sale and purchase of any liquor in violation of the law on or about the 22nd or 23rd of June ft Fred Holler' drug store. A On Friday, June 22, Mr. T. S. Hand and myself went into .Mr, Holler" place and Mr. Hand purchased three bottles of ber in my presence for which he paid 75 cent. "Q What time in the day was it? A It was ia the foreaooa between 11 and 12 o'clock. Q Did Mr. Hand sign an application and make the required oath in such cases? A He signed tn application in blank, but made no oatbu Q -Toil the jury how it was. A Mr. Hand and I walked into the store together and went to a place back in the store wh ; Mr. Holler stood, and Mr. Hand said something about it being a very warm day and eaid he wanted some beer. Mr. Holler asked him how much and Mr. Hand said he would take three bottles. The book with the blaijk applications lay on the counter and Mr. Holler push it towards Mr. Hand and asked him to sign it and while ha went bacK after the beer Mr. Hand signed it. When Mr. Holler brought the beer .Mr. Hand paid him 75 cents and he took the beer and we walked out. Q. You say th ? application which Mr. Hand signed wai not rilled and he did not make an oath and he was not requir ed to swear? A. Yea sir; that was the way it w.as. Q Hi i you pay any particular atten tion to tha application blank or make any notation of what it was? A. Yea sir, I did. The slip signed by Mr. Hand was N . 2 of series Xo. 105. Q What was done with that beer, Mr. Sheldon? A Mr. Hand turned it over to me and I gave him 75 cents, the amount he raid for it.. Q Have you the beer siou now? in your posses- A Yes sir I have. It is not here, but I can p- it. Q e re j,-u in Mr. Holler's any o.;f; .- S-J store at A o - . ,'he next Saturday, june Mr oi, invself and Mr. A. (i Carruth were ii. Mr. Holler's store about the game time and Mr. Hand bought some whisky for which he paid 50 cents, but did not sign my application or make' any oath of any kind, Q How much hquor did he get? A The bottle contains between a half pint and a pint. Q What was done with the whisky? A I took it an 1 still have it in my Q Have you It now and can you pro- duce it? A Yes, here it Is. Mr. Sheldon took from his pocket an eight ounce bottfo wrapped in a green paper, which he Landed to County Attor ney Safford. Q. Mr. Sheldon, tell the jurv how it was you bought that whisky, or rather, how Jlr. Hand bought it. A. Mr. Hand, Mr. A. G. Carruth and myself were together. Mr. Carruth and 1 went m iirst and went to the soda foun tain aud asked for soda. The clerk or one of the clerks, rams up and told us the fountain war- out of order. About that time Sir. Hand came in. The clerk steppad over to wait on him. but he walk ed past, saying he wanted to see the "old " lrrmn and 1 stepped over in . front of then the .igar case, which is in the r v ""' room lacing the twor, and while vo stood there I saw Mr. Hand purchase this bottle of whisky, for which ha paid Mr. Holler fifty cents. Q Did Mr. Hand sign anything, or was anything said about what it was for? A Nothing at all was signed, and nothing at all was said abjut what it was for. . Q How did you get the whisky? A When we went out I gave Mr. Hand fifty cents, the amount he paid for it, and it has been in my poisessioa ever since. Lawyer Ilib Case then cross exam ined Rev. Mr. Sheldon. Q You say you are a minister? A Yes, sir. Q How long have you been such? A About eight years. Q In that eight years have you been in any other business? A No, sir. 12 Your object in going to Mr. Hol ler's store and getting that liquor was to get material to make a sensational ser mon, was it not? A I did not feel the need of that. Q You say that wag not your object? A No sir; it was not mr object. Q Now sir, en the following Sunday did you not preach a sensational nermon? Couuty'Attorney Safford I object. Judg8 Llazen The objection is sus tained. Q Did you ever know Fred Holler be fore that day in June? A No sir. Q Were you in there on Friday more than once? A No sir. Q Wore you in there on Saturday more than once? No sir. Q You say T. S. Hand was with you on Friday? A Yes air. Q Where is Mr. Hand now? A T. S. Hand is now a resident of New York. Q How long has he been in New York? A He left the next week for New York. Q T. S. Hand is considered in this community as a common drunkard is he not? Mr. Safford We object. Judge Hazen The objection is sus tained. Q Is he any kin of yours either by blood or marriage? A No sir. Q Where did you meet Mr. "Hand that day? A I met him at Kellam's stor e, where he worked. Q You say you paid him 75 cents? A Yes, sir. Q No more than 75 cents? A No, sir. Q When did you pay him the money? A After he handed me the beer. Q Then you bought the Leer of Hand after he bought it of Holler? A- I paid him for the beer, so that he would not be anything out. Q You paid it for the beer? A 1 paid tie 75 cents he paid for the beer. Q Ahd took the beer? A Yes, sir. Q Where were you when he bought it? A- I was standing by him when he bought it, at the rear eud of the store. The blank was not filled ani Mr. Hand was not sworn. Q You say that on Saturday you and Mr. Hand and A. G. Carruth were in the store at the same time? A Yes, sir. Q Vbo was in the store? A One clerk and two or three persons. Q When was this? A This was Saturday between 11 and 12 o'clock. Q You visited several drug stores, did you not? A Yes, sir. Q You visited Rowley Brothers, didn't you? A No, sir. Mr. Case then named Swift & Holli day's, Sim's, Woolverton's Arnold's, Mc Kinley's, J. K. Jones' and Sianstields', but Mr. Sheldon said he had not visited anv of them. He then asked: "You were tryintr to get this man into trouble were you net?" A No, sir; I have since U;idhiin there f was nothing at all personal in the matter, j I was simply trying to test the law. 1 Q You had no intention of prosecu- i ting at that time? j A No, sir. ' Q Were you in the employ of any j person, company or corporation? A No, sir: I was acting on my own j responsibility, backed up by citizens. j A. G. Garruth a printer mid proof read- ' er at the Hamilton Printing compauy ! then went on the stand and gave about I the same evidence as Mr. Sheldon. j The witnesses for the defense were ! then sworn. W. F. Lake, Druggist Hoi- ! ler's clerk, Fred Holler himself, Dr. ' Ridgeway and a Mr. Winn a real estate agent, all stood up. j Fred Holler by the aid of his cane ; hobbled to the stand aud was questioned j by Lawyer Case. Mr. Holler testified that he made a record of every sale, ani that T. S. Hand bought a half pint of whisky iu his place on Friday, June 22, but he never bought any beer there. He was shown a large record book, in which he said he kept a record of all his liquor sales, but on croas-examinatiou admitted that he made up that record from the slips on the application blanks, and said he tilled in the record from June 16 to Juue 23 on the Saturday night after Hand bought the liquor. He said he never sold any whisky for less than seventy-five cents a pint, and generally sold it for $1 a pint. The papers in the case charged that Mr. Hand bought a pint of whisky while Mr. Sheldon said he was mistaken as to the amount as the bottle contained be tween a half pint and a pint, Mr. Holier swore positively that he never sold Mr. Hand any beer, but that he sold him a half pint of whisky June 22, the application blank beiag tilled in in that manner and further said he did not sell Hand anything on Saturday. W. F. Lake. Mr. Holler's nephew and clerk, testified in corroboration of his uncle's testimony, and said Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Carruth were in the store on Sat urday, but Mr. Holler was not thereat the time and said he did not know Mr. Hand. Sir. Winn, who is a rel estate agent amj lives on Xopeka avenue, wa-j next cahed to the stand. Mr. V,'inn testified that he was ia the store of Mr. Holler on Saturday, Juue 23, wliea Mr. biitdloa and A. G. Carruth called at about eleven o'clock. He testified that Mr. Holler was not in the store; that he was" not In the habit of loafing about Holler's place, but simply went in there to buy a cigar, as he did almost every day. He was sure that Mr. Holler was not in the store at the time. That sometime soon after the appearance of the article in the paper regarding Mr. Sheldon's sermon, Mr. Lake had called his attention to it and they had talked over what they could prove regarding the visit. He did not remember whether this conversation took place before or after Mr. Holler was arrested. Further testimony is be ing taken this afternoon. W HEAT MAKES A RECORD. UecemtwrWheat Reaches the Lowest Murk. : Since July. New York, Sept 20. The wheat mar ket made a uew record this morning. December sold oS to 58 against 59', the previous lowest record made last July. Cash wheat was a little above the lowest point being sustained by the ac tive demand, both for export and milling account. Export traders have bought close to a million bushels here this week, while the mills have taken 750,000 bushels. Notwithstanding this demand, however, options have declined, local bears ham mering the market uumercif ully and the improved crop estimates adding to the feeliug of the weakness. GEN. BOOTH'S TRIP. He Will Travel All Over Vnited States- -in Zva-iisiis City Dec. 7. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 2J.- General William Booth, who founded the Salva tion Army, has arrived here. lie is the guest of Sir Robert Thornburn, ex-premier. General Booth will make a tour of America, viaiting all the large cities in Canada and the United States during the next six months. The geueral will leave for Halifax to morrow. New York will be reached about October 20. He will be in Kansas City December 7. The Unite i States trip proper ends at Se attle, December 8. Leaving Seattle the general will go to Vancouver, 15. C, whence he will traverse the great Ca nadian northwest- FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS. Frank W. Arnold of Terre Haute 3Iade Orantl Secretary. Harkisbckg. Pa., Sept. 20. The Brotherhood of Firemen elected the fol lowing officers today: Grand secretary and treasurer, Frank W. Arnold, Terre Haute, Ind.; irrand ex ecutive board, E. A. Ball, Stratford. Oat, chairman; H. N. Lamb, Garrett, Ind., secretary; J. D. Byrne, Portlaud, Ore.; J. J. May, Halstead, Pa., Asa Dillon, Ellis, Kas. Board of trustees W. F. Hioes, Den ver, Coio., chairman; A. H. Hawiey.New York, secretary; A. H. Sutton, Decatur, 111., editor aud manager- Locomotive Fireman's magazine: W. S. Carter, Tay lor, Texas. CHARGED WITH LAZINESS. Letter Carriers Continue Their Kow Over C'haiminu I'owei- Conduct. Cleveland. Sept. 2J. At the conven tion of national letter carriers today, the morning was devoted to hearing charges against Chairman J. C. Powers, of the legislative committee. There was another exciting scene when the matter was brought up aud the presidiug offi cer found it almost impossible to main tain order. All efforts to secure some action on tha charges proved futile up to the noon recess, and there was a well defined feeling that Powers would ultimately be vindicated. The specific charges against him were laziness, neglect of duty aud misconduct. "The evidence is so vague," said Presi dent Armour, "that it is almost impossi ble to give any shape to them." WHISKY THUSTDESPON DS. Some of Its Officers Wouldn't Care If a Receiver AVere Appointed. Peoria, Ills., Sept. 20. The belief is growing among those who know some thing of the inside workings of the whisky trust that a crisis is rapidly ap proaching and that some of its officers would not care much if it were thrown in to the hands of a receiver. This belief is strengthened by the presence here of the officers of the American Distributing company of New York, who have come to make an investigation of the safety of the rebate vouchers. They have been in consultation with Sam Woolner, whose distillery is the largest in the world and will be ready for operation next mouth and who alone can supply all the demand at the present condition of trade. It is possible that a deal may be made with him and the trust left out. SENATOR MARTIN'S WORK. He Will Beg-in the Campaign Oct. 8. Overmyer's Ive. Chairman Richardson of the Demo cratic state central committee has fixed the date of the Topeka rally at which Ex-Gov. Glick, Gen. C. W. Blair and Sanator Martin will enter the cam paign for Oct. 8. He has fixed the dates of Overmyer for the last week of Sep tember as follows: Manhattan, Monday 2i, Alma 25, Osage City 26, Lawrence 27. FAST MAIL TONIGHT. Lincoln Carter's Scenic Show Opens for Three Nights at the Grand. The stage of the Grand is torn with conflicting profanity and full of scenery today. Lincoln Carter's "Fast .Mail" is moving iu and. will take possessiou to night for the rest of the week. It is said a better company than U3ual has charge of the presentation this year. Won't Alert Laf tence. Denver, Sept 20. John F. Shafroth, Republican congressional candidate, has refused to m ?et Congressman Lafe Pence in a series of joint debates. Attention, laneela Pout. "' You are requested to assemble at the post hall at 2 p. m. Friday, Sept. 21, to attend the funeral of our late comrade, Joseph H. Cook. S. F. Grosch, Pon Commander. W. 3Y. Utssiio.. Adjc H BOYSUICIDL Bert Kick Had Lived Only Sixteen Yeiirs, But They Were Too Full of Sorrow For Him. HE SHOOTS HIMSELF. Xo Reason Known for His Des perate Act. He Was an Industrious Boy of Good Habits. Bert Rich, a white boy 16 years old, committed suicide this morning at 11 o'clock, at 2024 Buchanan street. A rusty revolver was the instrument used, and he shot himself almost squarely in the center of the forehead. The boy had been employed by Wm. Sauerland at the above address, doing odd chore. Mr. Sauerland says Bert was a decidedly well behaved and indus trioua boy and he can assign uo cause, for his act. The revolver had contained two empty chambers and three loaded ones. There was nobody in the house at the time, but the neighbors say they heard three shots, two of which were fired off in the yard. It is presumed that the latter were fired to ascertain if the weapon was in good working order. Bert did not die at once, but was still breathing but unconscious an hour after the shooting. At a little before noon Mrs. Sauerland drove up to her gate and called for Bert to hold the horse. Hearing no respouse she hitched the hore herself and went into the kitchen where she found the boy lying on his back with the revolver at his feet. The coroner waa notified and the re mains were taken to Knight's morgue. The inquest will bs held at 9 o'clock to morrow morning. Bert Rich did not know a great deal of his own history, except that his father died wheu ho was a babv and hi3 mother died when Re was somewhere between the age of four aud seven. He worked at the state reform school for a time, vol untarily, for his board. His employer, Mr. Sauerland, is a me chanic, employed in the Santa Fe shops. W A N TS "TO ST A Y IN JAIL. Jud Xicholson Ashamed of His Recent Disgrace-Today's Hearing. The preliminary examination of "Jud" Nicholson. Guy Pier and John Stenman, who were charged with stealing whisky aud brandy frorn, Stanstield's drug store last Saturday night, was set for 10:30 this morniug in J usticeFurry's court Stenman and Nicholson, through their attorney. Lew Dolman waived preliminary and were bound over to the district court in the sum of $500 each. Pier refused to waive. His attorney, Charles Fensky, said: "We want to see what you've got agaiust us." j Prosecuting Attorney Urmy and the detectives who worked up the case, held a long secret consultation, and de cided that the evidence against Pier was such that a conviction was hardly probable. They therefore discharged Pier on this count and re-arrested him on the charge of robbing Kyle's dry goods store at 431 Kansas avenue, on the night of Septembers. "Johnny" Wolff, the fourth young man who was charged with being more or less involved in the robbery, did not ap pear at the preliminary. lie is said to have skipped town, both by an attorney and one of his pals. He leaves no bondsmen to suffer for his departure. His brother-in-law, Chief H. C. Lindsey, merely "vouched" for W"olff's appear ance, lie didn't sign any bond and he can't be held liable. Nicholson, who before his offense last Saturday night, bore a good reputation and had a host of friends, is almost over come with sincere remorse. He could trive bond, and he has had many friends volunteer to get him out. but he refuses all such offers, saying he don't w ant to be seen on the streets, and is ashamed to look his friends in the face. "It has taught me a great lesson," he says, "and that is to let liquor alone. I never did anything of the sort before and whisky was responsible for it. I got drunk aud fell in with the wrong gang. I had known Pier or Stenman but four days. My great mistake was in breaking away Sunday afternoon. I did it because I waited Burdge to shoot me. 1 was with Fred Lacey visiting a traveling man at the Throop hotel when Doc W"ard got me. I had an en gagement to eat supper at the Eiks' rooms and had just gone downstairs to telephone for a hack." J. O. PAYNE BADLY HURT. He Was Struck by a Freight Train at Law rence Last X it; lit. J. O. Payne, who is era ployed in the Santa Fe general freight office, 1 aad who lives at 909 Clay street in this cUv, was badly and 1 perhaps fatally hurt last evening at Lawrence by being struck on the head by a freight train at seven o'clock in some unaccountable way. He was insensible ind was taken back to Argentine. He had not regained con sciousness when he wai brought to To peka this morning. The patrol wagon w,as used to take him to his home. Santa Fe Surgeon Gibson attended to the case, and says it is very serious. Payne has concussion of the brain aud hia entire leffside is paralyzed. He is a married man. Ir. Wet Kobbcd. Dr. William West, dentist, has a room at 723 Kansas avenue. He also hd a good supply of gold tilling for teeth last evening that tie hadn't this morn ing. Somebody entered hia room in some mysterious manner during last night aud took therefrom all the old fillings aad scraps he haiL There .s no clue as to how the thief entered the rcom and it is supposed that ha must have had a key to the door. He left the boxe.4 that the gold was in. The police i have beeu told about it IT'S ALL RIGHT, NOW. Governor McKlnley Will Speak Here for an Hour at the State Homo. Governor William McKinley. of Ohio, will speak in Topeka. W ednesday morn ing, October 3, and all the people in eastern Kansas, who come here on that occasion, may have the opportunity of seeing and hearing the Ohio statesman. The Ohio state central committee, which is managing Governor McKinley's western tour, has arranged for him to go through eastern Kansas in a special train, which will arrive in To peka from St Louis Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, and after an hour's stop, will at 10:30 o'clock leave for Hutchin son, where Governor McKinley will speak in the afternoon. When tha train reaches Topeka Gov ernor McKinley will at once be escorted to the state house and from the south steps of the capitol building will address all who can get within hearing distance. All this will be good news to our people who feared Governor McKinley was to be whisked past us. After leaving Topeka the special train will make ten minute stops at several other stations. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. The Ieeting For the Diocese of Kansas at Saliua Closes. Sai.ina, Kans., Sept 20. The Episco pal convention closed its session here to day. The clergy aud lay delegates visit ed St. John's military school, after which Bishop Thomas delivered his annual charge. Pledges for diocesan work this year were 50 per cent greater than last Bishops' advisory and executive coun cil for, the ensuing year is as follows: Rev. Alfred Beatty, D. D., Rev. W. V. Ayres, Rev. John Bennett, Rev. J. II. Hopkins, Messrs. F. E. Stimson, D. D. Blish, M. Henderson and S. W. Gleason. The convention next year wdll be held at Hutchinson. W. S. HEBRON REARRESTED Taken on a lT. S. Warrant for Disobeying Orders of the Court. Wichita, Sept. 20. W. S. Hebron, ex postmaster of Kinsley, was rearrested last night at Pittsburg on a warrant from the United States court. Hebron was found guilty a few months ago of mis- j appropriating lunds of the postofiice but his sentence suspended at the time at the earnest solicitation of his friends. Recently, h.jwever, he has beeu dis obeying mandates of the court, and Judge Williams ordered his arrest and he will probably now be sent to the pen itentiary. At one time he was quite prominent in Republican politicd. May Indict Ilavenisyer. Washington, Sept. 20. The grand jury has signified to the district attorney that it will have no further communica tion to make until next Monday when it is expected a report will be made of the findings of the indictment a jainst .Messrs Haveaieyer and Searles of the sugar trust for refusal to answer questions put by the senate investigating committee. STAGE GLINTS. J. Aldrich Libbey has signed for the Pauline Hall Opera company. Gladys Wallis, who has played juve nile and ingenue parts, will enter coruio opera. John A. Forepaugh, the manager, is a candidate for the mayoralty nomina- Hr,T rf Philf(l.lTihia - i Jack Webster, son of John Webster and Nellie McHenry, has adopted tho stage and will be a member of Stuart Robsou's company. Breutou Thorpe has beeu signed by Rose Coghlau to play Gerald Arbuthnot iu "A Woman of No Importance" and Algie Fairfax in "Diplomacy." Ada Gray and her husband, Charles F. Tiugay, havo returned from England after a tour of that country. Miss Gray is booked to play 10 weeks in Eugland next season. Edward J. Ratcliffe, who was for several seasons a member of tho New York Lyceum stock company, was mar ried recently to Alice de Lacey, daugh ter of Peter jle Lacey. Stuart Robson's repertory will in clude "Leap Year, or the Ladies' Privi "legc, " "The Henrietta" and "She Stoops to Conquer. " Later in the sea son he will produco a new play. Sadie Martinot and her husband, Max Figmau, .have returned to N ew York from Europo and will soon begin their joint starring tour in Yardly and Ste phenson's comedy, "The Passport." It is said that W. A. Brady will make an almost exact reproduction of Henry Irving's "Faust," aud that Henry Irv ing, Jr., will play Mephistopheles and Marion Terry, sister of Ellen, Marguer ite. Modern Weodman of America, At tention. Memberi of Sunflower camp, No. 536, M. W. A., will please take notice that our camp has accepted invitation to take part with other lodges of the city in the ; ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new court house on Saturday next Everv member who has the honor of the order as well as that of the city and j county at heart, will be expected to meet at our hall. No. 704 Kansas avenue, on 1 Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m., to take part in the grand parade. Foresters will go uniformed. II. F. Bird, Clerk. T. E. Sheard, Venerable Consul. LOCAL MENTION. Word was received today announcing the daath of Robert Smith, near Deiiiaon, Texas. His mother lives at 129 Quincy street." The body will be brought to To peka for burial. Harry Neiswender of Silver Lake was lodged in the county jail today ou the charge of horse stealing. Two other youns men from Silver La&e are also ar rested H3 accomplices. James 1L Cook, an ex-mi ion soldier, and a member of Lincoln post G. A. 1L, died at the insane asylum yesterday. His remains were takeu charge of by Lincoln post, and will be given a Boldier's bur ial tomorrow, at 2 p. uo. The funeral will take place at the post parlors. . FELL FORTY FEET. A High Wooden Platform at Akron, 0., Gives Way. One Thousand People Precipita ted to the Ground. WITH A LOUD CHASII. Two Men Killed and Twenty live Badly Injured. Hardly Anyone Escapes Without Some Kind of Injury. Akron, O., Sept 20. Twenty young men were more, or less seriously injured last night by the falling of a wooden platform between the Vagel block, South Main street, and a building directly iu the rear. The announcement that tha Excelsior Athletic club would give a free enter tainment in its hall on the third story of the rear building had attracted quite a crowd to the place. The doors wore not open when the people began coming and those who arrived warly were obliged to stand on a wooden platform which con nected the two structures. This platform was forty feet from the ground and the strain upon it proved too great, and with a crash that could bo heard blocks away, it fell, carrying 1,000 people with it They were buried under the heavy timbers several feet Joseph Ryan, 18, and Patrick Cacey, 21, the two men most severely injured by the falling platform, died during the night Tho names of the injured aro: Arthur Denaple, left log bruken Perry Hoffman, both legs broken; Fred Stair, face aud head cut; Charles Shall er, severe cuts; Harry Miller, arm broken; Frauk Grossman, two ribs broken; Isaac Growsmau, severe cuts about head: Mor ris Grossrfuan, cut about the head; Charles Royal, ancle broken, back injured; Charles Lant, severe cuts; Arthur Holmes, nose broken; Al Le Roy, right leg broken; Will Hixson, right leg broken; Ed Swensou, left e.ir torn off, cuts in head, face aud arms: Frank Strauss, collar bone broken; Duke Burns, cut about face and head: right shoulder dislocated Charles Lloyd left leg brokeu; W. Crawford, head cut. "Frank Wetzel, injured internally ; Louis Hall, two ribs broken; John Gardner, hand brokeu. Frank Leclair, cut on head and body; Frank Aubrey, injured internally; John Weuer, uoie broken; Guy Hansel, both wrists dislocated and cut about head. As the doors opened the crowd made a rush aud this it ia believed, caused the extra strain which the flimsy platform could not stand. Tho crowd of sixty were all precipitated to the ground, 40 feet below, and those who escaped seri ous injury were more or less bruised aud shaken up. ROBBED THE HOUSE. ThieVes ICnter the House of S. It. Hufl'nian on Western Avenue. The house of S. li. Huffman at 435 Western avenue was entered by thieves between the hours of seven aud nine o'clock and a gold neck chain worth $25, two gold breast pins and a plain gold ring extracted. There was no one in the house at the time but Mrs. Huff man and a little girl and as they were iu another part of the house they knew nothing about it until Mr. Huffman came home at about 10 o'clock. The entrance was obtained through a side window and a panel of the shutters cut out. That was what attracted Mr. Huffman's attention to the theft. The police have a description of the missing articles and are at work on the case. FOR ROBBING AN ORCHARD. Oeorge Gaylon la in Jail on the Charge of Larceny. George Gayton, au old colored man who ia a "figure" about town, ia in t he county jail charged with larceny. He and a colored boy drove out east of town last evening iu a "two boss rig," ou i of which was a sorrel and the other a mule. The team was no less emancipated than the colored driver. On the way home they stopped at the orchard of a farmer named Harrisoti where big and little red and emerald ap ples hung in tempting profusion. They had a dozen or more old sacks in tho wagon and are said to have been lilting them up iu great haate.wberi Mr.Harriwm discovered them. With au old musket he captured both of the alleged thieves and brought them to the county jail. ,Joe Reed who "always defends him," will try aud get him out of this scrape. Wsr A ir hip to l-rwe t. ftiley. Dknvkk, Sept. 20. Orders have been issued for the transfer of the great war air ship, General Myer from Fort Riley, Kaa., to Fort Logan, Denver, an t after November 1, instruction iu that branch of the signal service w ill be given here. Bicyclist Hrnrlea Kiclex in the Itain. Batavia, N. Y.. Sept- 20. Cyclist Searles left here at 8 a. m. today aud ex pects to ride to Syracuse. 113 mile, in eight hours, and ride the whole 404 mllon to New York without further stop. It i raining, but the wind favors him. Wonderful Pwr of Serpent. The power of continuing motion less, with the lifted head projecting forward for an indefinite time in onu of the most wonderful of the serpent's muscular feats, and is one of the highest importance to the animal, both when fascinating its victim and when mimicking some iiianimata object, as, for instance, the Aern aryl bud of an aquatic plant; here it -i a only referred to on account of the effect it produces on the human mind, as enhancing the serpent's strange ness. In this. attitude, with tUa sound, unwinking eyes fixed on tho beholder's face, the. effect, may be very curious and uncanny.