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THURSDAY j VEXING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 22, 1900.
THURSDAY EVENING.
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TRAINSJRUH WILD
Engineers on Colorado Roads
Plange Through Storm
"Without Orders or Headlights
on Their Engines.
STACKS ARE INVISIBLE
Trainmen Compelled to Feel
Their Way in Places.
Trains Sustain Much Damage
From the Elements.
Denver, Colo., Xor..2. Owing to the
demolition of telegraph and telephone
wires south and west of Denver, very
little news of the havoc caused by the
cyclone which has prevailed in those
jjortiona of Colorado has reached here.
Trains were run without telegraphic
orders and are arriving hours behind
schedule time.
Delayed trains bringing tired and oc
casionally frightened passengers brought
fragmentary news of the storm at Colo
rado Springs and along the road from
Pueblo to Denver. The last two trains
to arrive in Denver reached here about
midnight and brought reports that up
to 8:30 o'clock the hurricane was still
raging and. if anything, increasing in
force. As far as could be learned there
were no fatalities, but great damage
was done to property.
Ail aiong the Denver & Rio Grande,
Colorado Southern and the Santa Fe
roads, the wires and telegraph poles
were blown down and the engineers
were compelled to grope their way
through the storm belt without train
orders, running on the rights of the
train numbers and taking chances on
collisions. Only by good luck and
through the exercise of exceptional
judgment were collisions and the added
horrors of wrecks avoided. Nearly every
train that came into the union depot
bore marks of the storm's fury. Coach
windows were blown out, the glass in
the engine cabs were broken and the
headiightsand coach lampsextinguished.
from Fountain to Monument trains
were run through the storm with sand
blowing in such dense volumes that at
times the engineers could not see the
smokestack of their engines. There were
several passengers on the trains who
were in Colorado Springs during the
etorm and none of them had seen or
heard of any personal injuries, though
all reported heavy property losses.
Kngineer F. F. Desmond, of train No.
4, on the Denver & Rio Grande, was the
last engineer to run safely through the
i-.urricane. He left Pueblo at 7 o'clock
and after leaving Fountain ran into the
hurricane. From that time on, except
during a stop at Colorado Springs, he
v.as compelled to run by guess work.
No orders could be had and the train
was run on its rights, as the ruling
train and having the right of way. It
was only at intervals in passing through
cuts that the track ahead could be seen.
The cab windows were blown out by
the wind and it was impossible to keep
the headlight or cab lights lit. A lan
tern was placed in the headlight, but
the wind was so strong that even this
well protected light was blown out. It
was not until Monument was reached
that train orders were to be had. The
etorm was left behind after Palmer
Lake was reached.
Just ahead of No. 4 was No. 3. of the
Colorado & Southern. Kngineer George
Gray reported that he had never seen
a. worse storm.
"It was impossible to see ahead of the
engine." said he. "The sand was flying
f thick that I could not see the stack.
The windows on the left side of the cab
were blown out and the headlight could
not be kept lighted. Telegraph poles
were down all along the road and we
iiad to run without orders. I saw many
houses blown down in Colorado Springs,
but could not learn that any one had
been hurt."
The two sensational runs were those
made by trains Xo. 2 and Xo. 10 on the
Denver & Rio Grande. Engineer Wm.
Cook was on train Xo. 2. He was un
able to get orders after leaving Pueblo.
"W hen he reached Sand Creek at Kelker,
the sand was flying so thick that he
x-ould not see the bridge and he stopped
in the cut to wait in the hope that the
storm would abate. He lay there for
r.early an hour and at last one of the
train crew volunteered to crawl over
the roadbed to the bridge and inspect
the structure. The bridge is nearly 200
feet long and is about a quarter mile
the other side of the station at Kelker.
The trainman managed to creep up to
the bridge and found it safe. It was
impossible to walk and the trip occu
pied nearly an hour, the distance being
about a half mile. Xo. 2 passed ovei
Fafely and after waiting at Colorado
Springs until certain that the right of
way could be had ran through the storm
to Monument, where orders were re
ceived. In passing through the storm, the
train was damaged to a considerable
extent but no one was injured.
Colorado Springs. Nov. 22. The storm
of yesterday started at 10 o'clock but
did not become severe until 12:30. The
plant of the Colorado Springs Electric
company is badly damaged, the steel
stacks being blown down. The high
school building was damaged a great
deal. A large part of the slate roof of
the Temple theater a? ripped off in large
sections and many business blocks are
also much damaged, the roofs and car
Bices being torn off.
The tire department had five alarms
and in running against the wind the
horses have been almost worn out, but
the flames in all cases have been con
trolled. The streets are filled with trees, bro
ken signs, etc. All wires are down ex
cept one telephone wire to Denver. The
city was without lisht last night.
The scaffolding has been blown down
and scattered on Pike's Peak and Cas
cade avenues from Stratton's new mining
exchange building at Pike's Peak and
Nevada avenues and from the Antler's
hotel on Cascade avenue at the foot of
Pike's Peak avenue. All wire com
munication with different parts ef tha
city is down and the extent of the dam
age is unknown. Pike's Peak avenue is
covered with wreckage. It is feared that
a number of persons are injured. The
aerometer at the college showed tha
wind to be seventy miles an hour.
BADLY SCARRED.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 22. The
eun rose this morning in a city badly
scarred and wrecked, but not discour
aged by the most frightful ordeal in its
history. The gale began to subside
about midnight, when it was blowing at
the rate of about fifty or sixty miles
an hour, and it has continued gradually
to abate since that hour. Its high veloc
ity", as reported by the weather bureau
at Colorado college, was SZ miles an
hour. ,
No loss of life has been reported. Ed
gar T. Ensisn. formtr'v state forestry
commissioner, w&s caught under a fall
ing pole on Tejoti street near the El
Paso club and pinioned to the ground.
He has a compound fracture of one leg
and internal injuries that will, in view
of his advanced age, probably prove
fatal.
The damage is greater in the business
part of the city. The El Paso National
bank, Durkee building, Gidding block,
opera house, high school, postoffice,
Antlers' livery stable. Colorado Springs
Transfer company and mining exchange
buildings, all in the center of the city
had roofs torn off, or badly damaged
and wreckage blockades the principal
streets. Plate glass windows all over
the city are shattered and the loss in
these alone will amount to many thou
sands of dollars. From sections of the
city outlying, reports have come of
destruction of many small dwelling
houses. In Ivy Wild, a suburb. Smith's
green house was blown down and burn
ed. There were about a dozen alarms
of fire during the day and night. Fire
men did valiant service and prevented
the spread of the flames.
Mayor Robinson is commended on all
sides for bis prompt action in organiz
ing a committee of safety.
Major Shapcott was placed In charge
and he at once organized a force to pa
trol the streets and instructions were
positive to show no mercy to anybody
starting a fire in the streets.
At 2 o'clock this morning the chief of
police and Mayor Robinson announced
that at least 100 frame residences had
been crushed, or wrecked completely by
the gale. They also announced that
thousands of shade trees have been torn
up by the roots.
The wire situation in the city is ap
palling. Few telephones are in service
and not a single toll line wire a mile
outside the city.
The car lines are in even worse shape.
Trolley wires are down and street cars
on their backs, being overturned by the
wind. The Postal Telegraph company
has not a single wire anywhere. The
Western Union has only the one to
Kansas City over the Rock Island.
Between Denver and the Springs. many
miles of pole lines are down and will re
quire weeks to replace.
SANTA FE HARD HIT.
Pueblo, Col., Nov. 22. Only meagre
details have reached here of the extent
of the damage wrought by the hurricane
that prevailed east, south and north of
Pueblo yesterday. Telegraphic and tele
phonic communication is almost entire
ly cut off. The Santa Fe has one stretch
of 2ti5 poles on the ground.
The little information obtainable in
the vicinity of Pueblo is that the high
wind has extended south to the New
Mexico line, east beyond La Junta.north
to Palmer Lake and west to Salida.
At Cuchara and Rouse, wires were
torn down. Two boxcars were blown off
the track at Rouse.
HOW XT HAPPENED.
Denver, Nov. 22. "The cause of this
visitation of wind dates back to last
week," said Local Forecaster Branden
burg, "when a cyclonic storm prevailed
upon the coasts of Washington and Ore
gon and anti-cyclonic conditions were
in evidence in Alberta and Montana.
Cyclonic storms at this season that en
ter the United States from the Pacific
usually follow what is known as the
northern track, across Washington,
Montana, North Dakota and the British
border to the lakes and thence across to
New England.
"The pressure of the strong anti-cv-
clonic condition that existed in this
storm pathway formed a barrier to the
progress of the cyclonic storm that
sought its usual course across the con
tinent and as a result, when the front
of the cyclone of the low pressure area
movea eastward it was deflected from
its usual path and traveled southeast
into Utah and Colorado, where the
pressure remained low for two or three
days.
"Westerly and southwesterly winds,
with high temperature, have prevailed
in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming,
while just north of the low center in
South Dakota and western Wyoming
much colder weather has prevailed and
snow has been falling. The high wind
in Colorado was confined to the eastero
slope."
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $73,000.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 22. The
wnid storm which swept over the Pike's
peak region yesterday afternoon and
last night was the worst ever exper
ienced in this state and lasted sixteen
hours. The period of greatest intensity
was from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m.
There was no loss of life. The damage
is estimated at $75,000. The telephone
and telegraph companies sustained
heavy losses.
The greatest velocity attained by the
wind was about 8 o'clock last evening,
when eighty miles an hour was reported
by the weather bureau at Colorado col
lege. At that hour the Durkee building
and El Paso bank block in the center of
the business section were partially de
molished, causing a loss of $20,000.
Many small residences on the out
skirts were demolished.
The etorm subsided about daybreak
today and calm, with warm weather,
prevails today.
The business section presents a dis
mantled aspect and all business is
suspended for the day.
The schools were able to resume duty,
although many of the school buildings
were damaged.
Preservation of life was undoubtedly
assisted by the action of electric com
panies in shutting down all their plants
at 2 p. m. yesterday and later by the
word of the linemen in severing all
main light wires though the city. The
Rapid Transit lines have been paralyzed
for twenty-four hours-
The storm was not in the nature of a
cyclone, but rather a steady blow, oc
casioned by the excessive drop of tem
perature and condensation of atmos
phere two days ago.
popTfaints.
Overcome by Fatigue and
Obliged to Take to Bed.
Faris, Nov. 22. A dispatch to the
Temps from Rome says the pope, yester
day, visited the Basilica of St. Peters
and experienced such fatigue that he
had to take to his bed. It la further
claimed that he fainted twice.
Traversed British Lines.
Maseru, Basutoland. Nov. 20. (Tues
day) Natives report that former Presi
dent Steyn and 3en. De Wet, with a
thousand men, traversed the British
lines between Alexandria and Warring
hams tsore and attacked a British post,
subsequently retiring by the road to De
Wetsdorp, in the Orange River colony.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Nov. 22. Foreeast for Kan
sas: Snow and colder tonight with cold
wave in southern portion; Friday partly
cloudy and colder in southern portion;
brisk northerly winds.
QF.1 PAUL LANDS
Arrival of the Boer President
at Marseilles.
Is Greeted With an Enthus
iastic Demonstration.
THOUSANDS CHEER HIM
From the Gelderland Deck to
His Hotel.
Forced to Appear and Speak to
His Admirers.
Declares His People Will Never
Surrender.
A ROAR OF CHEERS
Greets This Announcement of
the Transvaal's Head.
Marseilles, Nov. 22. Paul Kruger,
former president of the South African
republic, landed here at 10:45 a. m.
Mr. Kruger cannot but be elated at
the warmth of his reception by the peo
ple of Marseilles today. He may be said
to have been borne on an irresistible
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(From his very latest photograph.)
wave of enthusiasm from the landing
stage to his hotel. The broad streets and
boulevards through wmcn tne route lay
presented a perfect sea of human be
ings, all gathered there prompted by the
unanimous desire to welcome the aged
Boer statesman.
From the moment the white, 12-oared
barge left the side of the Gelderland,
with Mr. Kruger, who appeared to be in
good health, sitting in her stern, sur
rounded bv the Boer representatives, in
cluding Dr. Leyds and Messrs. Fischer
and Wessels, a storm of cheering broke
and never ceased until Mr. Kruger en
tered his hotel. Even then a vast con
course of people remained in front of
the building until Mr. Kruger appeared
on the balcony where he had to remain
for some time, uncovered, acknowledg
ing the acclamation of his thousands of
admirers, who continued cheering until
they were hoarse with shouting.
Replying to the storm of acclamations
from the solid block of thousands of en
thusiastic people, Mr. Kruger said the
warm reception given him today would
do much to soothe the wounds in his
heart. The Boers, he added, will never
sacrifice their freedom. They will rath
er be exterminated to the last man.
Replying to the addresses of welcome
to the presidents of the Paris and Mar
seilles committees, Mr. Kruger spoke in
Dutch in a low voir e, accompanying his
words with energetic movements of his
hat, which he held in his right hand. Af
ter thanking the committees for the
warmth of the reception accorded him
and expressing gratitude for the sym
pathy he had received from the French
government, he spoke of the war aa ter
rible and barbarously conducted by the
British. He said:
WILL NEVER SURRENDER.
"I have fought with savages, but the
present war is even worse. We will nev
er surrender. We are determined to fight
to the last extremity and if the repub
lics of the Transvaal and Orange Free
State lose their independence, it will be
because they have lost every man, wo
man and child."
This declaration, which Mr. Kruger
made dispelled at once any impression
that he intends to accept a compromise
from the British government. His an
nouncement was greeted with a roar of
cheers and cries of "Vive Kruger,""Vive
Lea Boers," "Vive la Liberte."
The scene at the landing place was an
animated one. The decks of all the
steamers in the Lyons basin were
crowded with sight-seers. The crowd
swelled to great proportions as the news
spread through the city, that the Gel
derland had entered the harbor.
A cold northwest wind which set in
during the night cleared away yester
day's clouds and the morning broke
fresh, but with bright sunshine. The
inner harbor was all the gayer for the
decoration of a number of French
yachts with multi colored flags and pen
nants, among which Boer flags were
prominently displayed.
The Gelderland was sighted several
miles out at 7 in the morning and Dr.
Leyds and Messrs. Fischer and Wessels,
an interpreter and Dr. Van Hammel im
mediately proceeded to the Dutch war
ship in a steam launch and boarded her.
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A conference between the Boer leaders
ensued, while the Gelderland was slow
ed down behind the Island of the Cha
teau d'If.
She remained there until 10 o'clock
when she steamed into the outer harbor
firing a salute of 21 guns, to which a
shore battery replied.
CHEERS FOR KRUGER.
A flotilla of pleasure steamboats and
row boats cruised around the Gelder
land immediately after she had reached
her moorings, their occupants cheering
for Mr. Kruger and the Boers.
The reception committee of which
Senator Pauliat was the president, had
been waiting in the cold damp morning
air for two hours when a boat from the
Gelderland landed Dr. Van Hammel,
the bearer of a message saying Mr.
Kruger could not land for another two
hours. The messenger explained that
the commander of the Gelderland, be
fore Mr. Kruger left Dutch territory
(otherwise the Dutch war ship), desired
to render him the honors due to a
president of the South African republic
and the commander also wished the offi
cers and crew of the Gelderland to take
a solemn farewell of Mr. Kruger who
would leave the ship with a guard of
honor, drawn up on her deck. For this
ceremony the sailors would don their
full dress, which would involve a delay
of a couple of hours.
This message dumbfounded the mem
bers of the committee, who were unable
to conceal their annoyance as they recog
nized that such delay would dislocate
all the arrangements and lead to the
dispersal of the immense concourse
along the route. The president of the
committee thereupon explained the sit
uation to Dr. Van Hammel and urged
him to persuade Mr. Kruger to land
without delay, as otherwise he feared
that the Marseilles people, who had al
ready experienced disappointment yes
terday would come disgusted and the
demonstration would collapse.
THE TRIP ASHORE.
Dr. Van Hammel left with this mes
sage and there was great relief when a
reply was soon receicedto the effect that
Mr. Kruger would land in twenty min
utes. The Gelderland was decorated with
flags in rainbow fashion. An outburst
of cheering from on board the vessels
in the harbor announced to those await
ing to receive him that Mr. Kruger had
left the Gelderland' and a few minutes
later the barge of the Gelderland, with
the Dutch flag flying at her stern, a gold
laced officer standing at the tiller and a
group of civilians sitting in her stern,
in the center of which was the unmis
takable figure of the Boer president
was seen approaching the landing stage.
His companions, Messrs. Fischer,
Wessels and others, were bareheaded.
Mr. Kruger was wearing a tall hat
bound with deep crepe and much the
worse for wear, a thick dark overcoat
and muffler and steel rimmed spectacles.
As he approached the shore he raised
his hat and acknowledged the cheering.
He seemed strong and had no need of a
helping arm from the barge to the
shore.
PARIS' WELCOME.
Paris, Nov. 22. The programme of the
welcome to be extended to President
Kruger is held in abeyance for the
scrutiny of the president.
Extraordinary police precautions have
been taken about the Hotel Scribe, in
the vicinity of wh'- U are many English
stores, which it is feared the crowd in
its enthusiasm might injure.
The whole of the second floor of the
Hotel Scribe has been retained for the
use of Mr. Kruger and his suite.
It has been decided that the municipal
council will offer the former Boer presi
dent a reception.
sullivanTead.
Writer of Popular Comic Operas
Is No More.
Drops From Heart Failure and
Expires Quickly.
London, Nov. 22. Sir Arthur Sullivan.,
the musical composer, is dead, the result
of heart failure.
His d?ath was very sudden. It oc
curred at 9 o'clock this morning. While
he was laughing and talking in a house
here fie fell down and died within a few
minutes of heart failure. He had been
ailing for some time, but it was not be
lieved his heart was affected. Recently
he had been in in, better health than for
some weeks past.
Arthur S. Sullivan, the English com
poser, was f6 years of age, being born
in London in 1S44. He was instructed
by his father, a music teacher, and sang
for three years when a boy at the Chapel
Royal.
At the age of 14 he gained the Men
delssohn scholarship and continued his
studies at the Royal academy under
John Gloss and Sir Sterndale Bennett.
He then studied under Rietz, Haupt-
THE LATE SIR. ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
mann and Moscheles, in Leipsic, and
composed the incidental music to Shake
speare's "Tempest," performed for tha
first time at the crystal palace In 1862.
He soon after composed an opera,
never played, with the libretto by Chor
ley, entitled "The Sapphire Necklace."
He has written three cantatas, "Kenil
worth," "On Land and Sea" and the
"Bride of Neath Valley." Also a sym
phony performed at Liverpool in 166,
several overtures. three operettas.
"Thespia." "Contrabandifcta" and "Box
and Cox," and two oratorios, "The Prod
igal Son," produced at the Worcester
festival in 1868, and "The Light of the
World," produced at the Birmingham
festival In 173.
He has also composed songs and piano
music, including "The Songs of the
Wrer.s," for which the words were writ
ten by Alfred Tennyson.
Among his later works are the three
comic operas, the "Mikado," "Pinafore"
and "Pirates of Pensance."
SERVANTS TELL,
Those Employed in Sells House
hold on the Stand.
All Tell of Frequent Tisits of
Men.
WATCHED FOR LYONS.
Mrs. Ella Davis Waited For Him
Until He Came Out.
Miss Kelly Saw "Shadows" but
Would Tell No More.
The servants of the Sells household
have had their inning. They told some
interesting things all corroborative of
the testimony given by others.
Misa Maggie Kerwin, the good looking
housekeeper of W. H. Fish, was the first
witness placed on the stand. Miss Ker
win was well dressed, handsome and
apparently well educated, as she talked
with a refined accent and used the most
carefully correct English. She was
manifestly nervous when on the stand
at first, but gave her testimony clearly
and coolly.
Miss Kerwin testified that, because of
an injury to her "limb," she was unable
to rest at night. She was forced to rise
frequently and change her position, and
often found it restful to look out of the
window towards the Sells residence.
During these painful vigils Miss Ker
win frequently saw two men call at Mrs.
Sells' residence. She described their
personal appearance carefully.and.while
she did not testify of personal knowl
edge to their names, they were recogniz
ed as Lyons and Bott. She first noticed
them in 1S97. They visited about three or
four times a week, and kept it up during
the circus season. They ceased their
visits in the fall of 1899.
Their visits were usually made be
tween S o'clock and 8:30 in the evening.
Mrs. Sells usually watched for them
from the windows of Miss Florence's
room.
When Mr.Sells was at home the house
would be lighted brilliantly from top to
bottom. It looked like an illumination
in his honor. When Peter was on the
road, however, the house was dimly
lighted. Here followed the oft-given tes
timony as to the remarkable antics of
the lights during the visits of Bott and
Lyons.
Usually the visitors 'outlasted Misa
Kerwin, who would be in bed and asleep
before they left. Once or twice, late at
night, she saw them leave. Several
times Miss Florence called at the Fish
residence during the calls of her moth
er's friends. The two mysterious visi
tors never called together, nor did they
ever call when Peter Sells was at home.
On cross-examination Miss Kerwin
testified that friends of Miss Florence
frequently called in the afternoon and
evening, and at times visitors remained
for days at a time in the house. As a
general rule, these persons were visitors
to Miss Florence, although several times
to her knowledge Mrs. Sells entertained.
During the summer time Miss Kerwin
spent a large part of her evenings on
the front or rear porch of the Fish resi
dence. Mr. Huling attempted to connect
Miss Kerwin with the lawn sprinkling,
which was apparently a continuous per
formance at the Fish house, but failed,
as Miss Kerwin declared she seldom
handled the hose. Miss Kerwin avoided
all of Mr. Huling's traps, and came out
of the cross-examination with flying
colors.
Mrs. Ella Davis, the former cook in
the Sells household, was next placed on
the stand. Mrs. Davis is a lady of a
certain age, and looks like a most com
petent cook. Mrs. Davis testified that
previous to becoming the Sells' chef she
had filled a similar position in thehou3e
holds of Mrs. H. T. Chittenden and Mrs.
George Monypenny.
Mrs. Davis saw Mr. Lyons at the
Sells residence, play cards and billiards
with Mr. Sells.
When Mr. Sells was away from home
she saw Lyons call at the house. Once
she ran into him about 11 o'clock one
night outside the side door, and Lyons
declared he wanted to see Fred, the
coachman. Then she recognized Lyons,
and, not believing his statement, she
passed on into the house.
A squabble arose over the admission
of this conversation. Mr. Sater said:
"It doesn't matter. We'll have Lyons
back on the stand and he can tell."
Colonel Holmes He can't give incom
petent testimony.
Mr. Booth And we hope that he will
only give truthful testimony.
Msr. Davis told of one evening she
was sitting in the yard, when Lyons
rode up suddenly on his wheel and en
tered the house without ringing.
Later Mrs. Sells came to her and said
that she was sick and was going to bed.
No one was to be admitted.
A Mrs. Kellogg called later to see
Mrs. Sells, but Mrs. Davis refused to
admit her to Mrs. Sells' presence.
Miss Florence, the housemaid and the
coachman were at the Buffalo Bill show
that night.
Mrs. Sells had furnished the tickets
for this household treat. She had ask
ed Mrs. Davis to go to the theater, but
the cook did not care to.
The last the cook saw of Mrs. Sells
that night she was clothed in a silk
night dress or wrapper.
Mrs. Davis sat in the yard for two
hours waiting for Lyons to come out.
At last he did so, mounted his wheel
and rode rapidly away.
Peter Sells was not at home on the
night in question.
Lyons paid other visits to the house,
usually coming on his wheel. He placed
the wheel under the dining room win
dow. Mrs. Sells admitted him.
On one such occasion Mrs. Davis ad
mitted Lyons at the front door, and he
asked if the folks were in. She remem
bered that he called other times, but
was not able to go into details on the
matter.
On cross examination it develoBed
that Mrs. Davis once left the Sells' em
ploy because of a disagreement with
Mrs. Sells. She returned later, as did a
houseman who left at the same time.
Lyons and other men frequently call
ed during Mr. Sells' stay at his home
On such occasions Lyons entered by
the front door. On other occasions
Lyons frequently entered by the side
door.
The "silk wrapper" of which Mrs.
Davis told of Mrs. Sells wearing on the
night of the Buffalo Bill show, when she
pleaded illness and went to bed, proved,
on cross examination, to be the usual
attire of Mrs. Sells, who frequently wore
it about the house.
Mary Kelly, who began to work for
Mrs. Sells as cook In 1S9S, testified that
she quit work last Christmas. On May
2. 1899, she saw a short, heavy-set man
pass in the side door. From the descrip
tion this was apparently Bott. Mary
was then occupying a position of ob
servation. "I was sitting outside the door where
no one could go In or out without me
seeing them."
"Why?" asked Mr. Peters, who con
ducted the examination.
"I wanted to see if what I had heard
was true," said Mary.
"Wait," shouted Huling and Holmes
in concert. But Mary was deaf aa a
post, and couldn't be headed off.
"I sat right there until I saw a man
go in the house. Then I g"t up and
walked In the house and looked at the
clrck. and it was 9:T0 sun time.
Part of Marv's answer was ruled out.
Mr. reters srriilinsly informed the rte
fe 'ant's attorney that the witness was
quite hard of hearing, and they must
speak lomler.
"Mrs. Sells came out and asked me to
go on the porch," continued Mi Kelly.
"But I raid no, I was doing very w 11.
Then she came out again and said she
was afraid I would take cold. But I said
I could stand it, and 1 sat right where I
WAt the disclosure of Mrs. Sells' solid,
tude for her employe the whole court
room laughed. Mrs. Slla laughed and
blushed, and shielded her faca with her
handkerchief.
"The next night." said Mary, "Mrs. Pells
came to me and asked me to get her a
bottle of beer. I said. 'Why, you are not
afraid to go in your own cellar'.'' Fays J.
and she says. 'Yes, I am." And I says,
I'll go get vou the bepr,' and she says,
'I'll go with you.' and we went down cel
lar, and just as I got a bottle I heard
the door bell rins. and Mrs. S- lis gave ma
a wild look, and I didn't say anything,
and we canie upstairs."
Mary accomplished this without a pauo
for breath or punctuation, and started in
to tell what she said to "Liza." and the
housemaid, but Mr. 1'eters tlagKud hr
to a stop before she got well under head
way in this narrative.
Mary then told of her different glimpses
of her mistress' visitors. According to tier
own confession, she was a victim of the
"rubber" habit, and "foxed'' the guests
as far as possible.
She told of the frequent visits of a lit
tle man to Mrs. Sells.
"Do you know that man?" she was
asked.
"I didn't know him then, but I know
him now," phouted Mary ecstatically, and
every one laughed, including Mrs. Sells.
"Who was he?" asked Mr. Peters.
"It was Billv B.itt," said she, and turn
ing to her left she pointed at Bott. who
was leaning: against the wall, she con
tinued, "that's him thfre."
"Not the bald-headed man," said Mr.
Peters, pointing at Tom Hall, who eat
near Bott.
"Xo, the other." said Mary, who there
upon launched into a description of "the
tall man," otherwise Lyons, and his
"sneaky" manner in payinK his visits.
"What kind of a gait had the tall man?"
asked Peters.
"He didn't have any gait," said Mary.
"Once I saw him he had a bottle by the
neck."
"I never lost an evening that week."
said Mary, referring to one stretch during-
which she claimed Mrs. Sells had vis
itors every night.
"The little man (Bott) walked right in,
proud-like. The door seenu'd to open for
him ritrht off. The tall man h walked
with his hat down on his eyes. And he
kind o' staggered, like he had something
taken. I suppose he was doin' that for a
bluff."
Miss Kelly's curiosity seemed to have
been satiated bv this week's experience.
and after this she did not watch regular
ly. She "kept oaups" right along, how
ever, and was able to swear that "the
tall, sneaky" man a nd the "short. ' heavy
set" man called right along, but never on
the same night.
When Mr. Sells left his house for one of
his periodical trips Mary declared that
one or the other of the men always call
ed. Bott seems to have been the favorit?.
He seems to have played the iirsf .half of
the week and Lyons the latter half.
As an amat'-tir detective Mary was a
grand, bewildering, three-ringed success.
Once she watched until the tail man
(Lyons) entered the house and then start
ed on his trail. She was satisfied that
no one was down stairs, and all the rooms
were dark. She crept up the back stairs
and heard a door close. All the lights
were out, except the one In Mrs. Sells'
bedroom. It was very bright, and the
door was locked. This was about S o'clock.
Miss Florence and Mrs. Luker were both
away from home.
The next night the tall man repeated
his iei'f ormance. Sitting in the dark on
the back steps she saw him enter the
side door. Mary "foxed" him with tha
same results.
"I never followed them no more." said
she. "I just turned around arid went down
stairs and out on the baek-porch. I never
watched no more, as 1 didn't have no oc
casion to.
"Once I saw a shadow on the barn, and
walked into the yard toward the next
house. T looked up nt the window and
looked right away again. 1 didn't want to
see no more."
"Why not?"
"Well, I didn't want to 6ee no more. I
walked right away."
"Who was there?"
"Why. Mrs. Sells was there. I could see
her white waist."
"Was there more than one person
there?"
"Yes; there was a man there."
'How do you know?"
"Why. because."
Miss Keily declined to go anv furthe
with this branch of the examination. Sh
testified that Mrs. Sells' closet was filled
with bottles of wine, brandy and other
liquors.
"What did Mrs. Sells sav to you about
Florence?" asked Mr. Peters.
"The Sunday morning before I V ft 1
was telling Mrs. Sells how sorry 1 was
for Florence, nd she said: 'No matter
what you hear, or what talk you niav
hear going around, always believe that
Florence is a good, pure girl.' "
SNOW IN THE WEST.
It la Responsible For Cold Wave
- Prediction.
There has been a heavy jsnow storm
raging in the mountains of Colorado and
Utah and it is now moving southeast
and will be felt in. Kansas.
The forecast sent out today la "snow
and colder tonight with cold wave south
portion. Friday probably clear and cold
south portion." The wind has work oil
around from west to about north, blow
ing seven miles an hour and growing
cooler. The maximum today was at
midnight and was 47. The minimum
was at 5 o'clock this morning, when the
thermometer got down to 34. At noon
today the temperature was up to 4i
Big Cut in Kates.
San . Francisco .Not. 22. In order to
meet the opposition of the steamer Mex
ico, which has been placed on the run
between this city and Mexican coast
ports, the Pacific steamship company,
which heretofore has enjoyed a monop
oly of this trade, has made a cut of about
50 per cent in both freight and passenger
rates. The first class passenger fire to
Guaymas and other ports of ci!l
Is now J25 instead of 50 and the freight
rate to the same ports has been cut from
to S5. All rates are computed In
Mexican money, worth about fifty cents
on the dollar in this country.
How Nebraska Voted.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 22. The official
count for Nebraska, partly finished,
shown McKinley's plurality in. the stato
is 7,822. The total -ote of the state is
2K1.491. Of thHie MciKnley received
121.835, Bryan 114.013. The count on
other presidential candidates is not corn
complete. For governor, Dietrich (Rep.)
113.879; Poynter ( fusion la t) 313,01?. Diet
rich is the lowest man on the Republi
can state ticket.
BUILT A FIRE
ON TJIETRACK.
Bandits Adopt New Method to
Stop a Train.
Engineer Attempts to Kun
Through It 15ut Fails.
SUPPLY OF DYNA3UTII
Gires Out Ilt'foro Express Safe
Can lie Opened.
Robbers Abandon Job With
Little For Their Trouble.
St. Louis. Nov. 22. News has been re
ceived of the holdup of the Iron Moun
tain cannonball train northbound at
Cifford, Aik., a few miles this side of
Melvern Junction. The holdup was par
ticipated in by half a dozen men.
The bandits had bulituhug bonfire on
the track, undoubtedly figuring that it
would cause the engineer to bring tin
train to a standstill, lie, however, Redd
ing an attempted robbr-i y, opened tha
throttle and sought to push through tli
fiery obstruction. Several tii s of whli Ii
the fire was made, caught in the p''t
and soon brought the train to a ft p.
Instantly three masked men ordered tlo
engineer and fireman to leave the enpltm
at once. Another robber went cn tlm
side of the car, hailed the conductor an I
ordered him to remain inside. Lach or
der was obeyed.
While the four robbers were dtanditt
f guard and occasionally firing a shut tu
frighten passengers, their two accom
plices entered the express car nnd or
dered Messenger Samuel II. Avery t:4
step aside or get to Hie otlu r corner.
The large safe wa barged live time
with dynamite, each explosion making a
terrific noise and tearing off portions, of
the cur. A large hole was bored InM
the door of the safe, but entrance caul 'I
net be effected.
The robbers finally announced that
they had no more dynamite and then
they gave up the task of forcing open
the door.
Then picking tip the local express box
and seveiat packages, t h y run to the,r
horses wnleh had been bitched near by,
anil rofb? rapidly a.way.
No attempt was made to disturb or
molest the passengers, except tor an oc
casional shot at Kit ItuiuiHitlve passen
ger who peered out of a car window.
Messenger Avery was badly butt
about the head and face by Hying splin
ters hurled about by the dynamite
plosions.
One side of h's face wart lifldly ltt'-na-
ted and several teeth were Knock! out.
lie was Rent to his home at St. Louis on
the same train.
The top and one side of the expreti
car were shattered to splinters.
The sheriff of Hot Springs county, or
ganized a posse and started at oticp ii
pursuit of the robbers. The train crevr
say the bandit are amatcui. as they
went at their woi k in a bungling laah
ion. All wore masks.
The train men say the small box car
ried off by the robbers contained about
It is positively known that th.
robbers seemed several Hacks of elivtr
containing Jl!'.
TRAIN llKAC'IIKS FT. bni'ls.
St. Louis. Nov. 'JS.-The ( annini Unll
train on the Missouri i'ucifle arid Iron
Mountain railroad which wn held Ui
by masked men at Clifford, three mile
from Malvern, Arkansas, list tdisht.
reached here at 10 a. in. today. San) Ii.
Avery, the express messenger, wluwai
injured In the attempt to dyiiHmite tie
through safe nn the cx ress car wst ti.
only one of tin crew w h came throug 'i
with the train. lie Is not seilousiy In
jured, though his. fact; was badly cut to
Hying splinters. Tin nnmei g r rotiM
not tell Just how much the robbers Se
cured, but thought the amount wa.
small. The damaged cxpresj ar wa
left at Little Hock.
SEEKING A JURY.
Unprejudiced Men Hard to Find
to Try Miss Morrison.
Kansas City, Nov. 22. A special tJ
the Star from Kl Intra !, Kan., nays;
The efforts of the a t torrn-ys f jr the de
fense in the ca.e of Miss Jejvti M-trrlmtn,
charged with th" murder of Mm !. OU:
Castle, having failed to olay printd
ings by their motions of u ha foment arel
to quash the indict merit, the !- tkm of
a Jury was, takn up this morning. I'.v
1 1 : 30 o'clock the enure panel of tuent; ,
four men had beon xaimncd. Only t'..i
who had not already formed a.'i opinion
- rx, '
'III W,V'
1?
MISS JESSIE MOP.P.ISON.
on th case were found. The others wer
declared ineligible arid excused. A Lew
v nlr wan onicn d drawn and I'l'sn
till afternoon wa taken.
Th" fvnsational killing of Mrs. Can''
wa dicusseii throughout the rn.:nty f r
etks and great tlitlii ulty is xpoi'd lr
securing twelve rnen to try th oaw.
Today again the court room was
crowded with spectators, many of th-m.
as on yesterday, ttoing womn. Oiii
C'atle sat beside bin father-in-law,
closely watching the lawyers and venire
men and faced Mi.-;H Mcirrimin, who fr ;i
her fteat rear the jury box dreamily
watched the slow-moving procwdiri.
The examination, of wltne-si proved
dull and monotonous nnd the priaon".
whose- feet do not touch th flour as i
sits in the tile- chair within the enclos
ure, became viaixiy tired and nervoja .