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LAST EDITION
TOTJRS'PF EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 29, 1900.
THURSDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
SELLSUARREL
Beginning of Trouble Between
Allen and His Brothers. ,
Peter Says It Started on Ac
count of Meals.
SOT ALL HOUR HOTEL.
That is What Allen Said and
Peter Was Miffed.
Plaintiff in DiTorce Suit Denies
Tefft House Episode.
He is Subjected to Severe
Cross-Examination.
Columbus, O., Nov. 29. That the at
torneys for Mrs. Peter Sells believe that
her husband is trying to conceal some of
Ms property, with a view to escaping
any allowance for alimony which may
be granted by the court, was shown by
the close cross-questioning to which Mr.
Sells was subjected.
Prompted by Mrs. Sells herself Mr.
Huling, who conducted the cross-examination,
put the wealthy showman
through a course of questions that more
than once rattled him.
During the cross-examination Mr.
Huling elicited remarkable statements
from Mr. Sells. One was that he Is no
longer a partner in the Sells-Forepaugh
circus, having sold out his one-fourth
interest to his brother Lewis last March.
For this one-fourth interest Mr. Sells
paid he received but Ji'4.000, although
the net profit to him by the show season
of 1SS9 had been over $30,000 in round
figures.
Further, he did not touch one cent
of this amount in cash, he said. His
Miare of an old mortgage on the show
jH-operty was assumed by Lewis. This
amounted to J12.600. He paid Lewis an
old debt of $10,700 arising from their
Joint ownership of a California ranch
in 1S91-'9T, which proved a disastrous
experiment financially. The remainder,
JTuO, was covered by a note of that
amount made out in his favor by Lewis.
During this time Mrs. Sells sat with
a smile on her face, conveniently close
to Mr. Huling. From time to time she
prompted her attorney or suggested new
questions to hirn. It was apparent that
Phe had managed to acquaint herself
with every detail of the show business.
This was accounted for by Peter's state
ment that whn he left home ayear ago
he left all his papers relating to his
business affairs in his desk.
"I supposed that Mrs. Sells has ac
quainted herself with them," he sneered.
Sells said that the circus did not have
but three winning seasons in twelve
years. Luring the winter of 18SS-'89 it
made enough to keep it going until the
summer of 18??. when the show cleared
S1S0.OO0. Of this one-fourth was his
t hare. He paid out S10.0OO for his share
of the expense of wintering the show,
and in the spring sold his interest for.
&l4.00. The sale was consummated just
at the beginning of the season of 1900.
In reply to questions Sells said that
the show never struck a trial balance
during the years he was with it until
nfter the Rarnum and Bailey combina
tion was formed. Previous to that time
they ha-d proceeded on a system of dead
reckoning. After all the bills were paid,
the surplus, if there was any, repre
sented the profits of the partners, just
as any deficit represented their loss.
It further developed that the trial bal
ances sent to Sells for the season of 1SD9
are now in the possession of Mrs. Sells.
It did not develop that the balances for
any of the preceding seasons are in her
possession, though this is a natural in
ference from the nature of the questions
asked by Mr. Huling.
The ranch at Mercedes, Cal., in which
Lewis and Peter made such a loss, was
closely inquired into by Huling. Sells
Faid that he got tired of the investment
in 1S91 and proposed to his brother that
Ihey pull out and charge what they had
lost to profit and loss. Lewis would not
consent, but proposed that they hold to
the ranch. He (Lewis) agreed to furnish
fill the cash necessary to operate it, on
the condition that when they finally sold
It the two brothers should have an ac
counting and divide equally the profits
or looses. This agreement was entered
Into in 1S91, and they did not have an
accounting until 1900. three years after
the sale of the ranch, and at the time
when Peter retired from the show busi
ness. Huling's Interrogations evidently
angered the circus man. and he replied
Fharply to every question asked. When
asked about his sale of his part of the
circus and the fraternal manner in
which he and Lewis conducted their
business Peter was confused, and fre
quently talked rather at random until
iie had a chance to get his breath. In
one instance Huling reminded him that
be did not care to take a trip across the
continent, but would be contented if he
would only answer his questions.
Sells repeated statements that the
fhow lost money every season until 1S99.
in which years the first balance sheets
are supposed to have been struck,
aroused Huling's curiosity.
"If you lost so much money, how did
you keep going?" was his natural in
quiry. "The show made enough money in
two seasons isss and 1SS9 to carry it
over. I have not bought any property
Fince then. In 18S7 the show lost $60,-
ooo."
It was In 1S95 that Sells erected hi
Putties avenue mansion, in which his
wife Is now living. This, according to
the circus man's testimony-, was dur
ing a period of extreme financial string
ency in the show business.
In the schedules of properties given
by Mr. Sells today he appears to be
owner of seven very valuable properties
in this city, a half interest in six more
equally valuable properties in the city
and county, a quarter interest in the
winter ouarters of the circus and half
owner of property in Topeka. all renting
property in the heart of the city. More
inquiry will be made into this feature of
th case tomorrow.
Today was the first time that a de
cided victory was gained by the defense
in cross-examination. Mr. Sells was not
only subjected to a searching inquiry as
to his property, but his past life also
came in for a careful scrutiny. He de
nied every accusation brought against
him, with the sole exception of his rela
tions with Matrgie Andrews, now dead.
It was evident, however, from the man
ner in which the attorneys for the de
fense received his statements that they
expect to Introduce more testimony on
th'.H point later.
ilia. Sella" demeanor today was far
different1 from stBat of ' the past. The
heartrending settles, of yesterday, when
the last parting was so vividly brought
to mind by her husband's narration, had
its effect. H deeply-lined face and
tear-stained eves showed that she had
spent a slepltes night, and more than
all else her ftiahner of fsatching the tes
timony and wisness was different.
In the pafet W-ht has impressed the
spectators pp sf gisl. in spite of her 40
years. She ihs apparently viewed the
trial in the giijdy irresponsible manner
of a fun-loving girl of 16, who had no
thought that i?s results, no matter what
they might beJ might leave an indelible
stain'upon her name. Today she was
different. Her eyes had been opened,
and she watched the progress of the suit
with the intensity of one whose life de
pended on its outcome. More than
once her eyes were suffused with teara
as her husband's words brought up ten
der memories,. ..but sh ' controlled her
emotions, and pavehi attorneys wel
come assistance in. er questioning her
husband. ' " -5
"Mr. Sells, I will ask you If you didn't
say to your wife, she would have to ride,
as Mrs. Ad. Sells rode, and Mrs. Kph.
Sells kept the books," said Mr. Huling.
"No, sir, nothing of the- kind. I did
not want her, to ride. I never asked her
to go to the grounds and learn to ride, md
if she ever went to the winter quarters,
I did not know it."
In answer to another question Mr. Sells
said he did not a-sk or require his wife to
go to the barn. He did not want her to
ride. The year Mr. Sells saw his wife
riding in the red dress he was at South
Pittsburgh. A station roof knocked the
rhinoceros cage down and the beast got
loose near Pittsburgh. Then there was
trouble- until he was rounded up. The
hoodlums were so bad there that police
had to be called in so the canvas men
could erect the canvas. At East Liberty
was where Mr,s. Sells Is said to have worn
the red dress and was reproached by her
husband. Up to that time Mr. Sells says
he had not known that she was riding
in the parade.
That was the last time and the only
time he ever saw her in the parade. Ten
(lavs afterward. Mr. and Mrs. Sells met
and traveled together the balance of that
ya: r.
"Didn't vou purchase at Pittsburgh a
trunk for her to carry her riding habit
in?" asked Mr. Huling.
"I did not. Where had she been car
rying it before?"
Mr. Sells said his wife did not tell him
she was carrying her habit in Willie Sells'
trunk. Mrs. Sells was supposed to asso
ciate with the family; was to be treated
as one of the family and was not to have
any roommate. The family had the best
rooms in hotels, as the sleeping accom
modations on the cars were not of the
best.
As to dressing rooms, Mr. Sells said that
the tent was divided in the middle by a
canvas partition. This was divided into
sections. The males had one quarter, the
women one quarter and the horses the
haK. "I was never in the women's sec
tion, " said Mr. Sells. "The trunks were
rut against the side walls. The women
dressed in one part and the men over in
their section.
"Isn't it a fact, Mr. Sells." said Mr. Hul
ing. "that you required your wife to learn
to ride: that if she did not want to ride
she could take her clothes and go home
to her parents?"
"No, sir. I never did!" was witness' em
phatic reply. As to character. Mr. Sells
said that the show people averaged up
with people in other walks of life.
"What was your objection to your wife's
riding with the show if the people were
all of such high character?" asked Mr.
Huling.
The reply was, "I married her for a
wife. I didn't want her to become a per
former." Witness said he didn't care to
have her have anythirg to do with any
tne but himself and familv. Mr. Sells
said he had never had any ambition him
self to become an actor and didn't want
his wife to be a rider.
Witness said he had never stopped at
the Monongahela house in his life, was
not in Pittsburgh inAlune of that year,
and consequently could not have told his
wife that if she would not ride she could
go to her parents. He denied emphatic
ally that he had called her names at a
small bridge near a. country town and
further that his wife had importuned
him to take her from the show. He de
nied that he had been frequently drunk.
"I don't think any drunken man could
have done the work X dii," said the wit
ness. Oominedownto the time the Sellses were
at the Tefft house (now the Xational). To
peka, Kan.. Mr. Sells denied emphatically
that he had struck his wife because she
would not live at Ad. or Allen Sells'
house in Topeka. There was no quarrel
and Mr. Sells said he had never struck
his wife in his life -and had never cursed
her. or any other woman. "I am not a
profane man," Mr. Sells said. They left
Ad. Sells' bouse. Mr. Peter said, because
Ad. to'd him it "wasn't a 'meals at
all hours hotel," and so Mr. Sells left and
came to Columbus. Mr. Sells said he
hud been up all night with the babv.
while Mrs. Sells slept. "I never found it
a hardship to wait on the baby or Mrs.
Sells," said the witness. Ad. had called
him to breakfast just at the time he
(Peter) was trying to catch a little sleep.
This is the brother Mr. Sells had a law
suit with. He is dead now. Mr. and Mrs.
Sells were at the Green's two winters and
Lewis was married in February-, 1SS4.
From ISsS. Mrs. Sells was with her hus
band, he said, a greater part of the time,
while he was on the road.
"While you boarded at Mrs. Moler's
didn't you strike your wife, and throw
her watch across the floor and break it?"
asked Mr. Huling.
"No. sir," was the reply. He did not
remember having a quarrel with his wife
about a theater trip, but said he some
times went to Wise's saloon to play
seven-up, but not for money. Cigars or
drinks. Mr. Sells said he would leave
there about 10 o'clock. Witness said that
they lived at Moler's. he never cursed his
wife, never came home drunk, and was
during that time admitted to the Masons
and Odd Fellows.
"Unfortunately some bad men some
times get into the Masons,"- said Mr.
Sells.
"To whom do you refer?" asked Mr.
Huling.
"I do not care to say." said Mr. Sells.
"I do not allude to you .sir. for I don't
know whether you are a Mason or not."
Mr. Sells said that after he had been
told the condition of affairs bv Uetective
Mahoney he was dazed and left the city
on Sunday the next day. Miss Florence
took him to the train, and witness went
to Louisville, where he joined the show
and went south, closing at Alexandria,
Louisiana. Mahoney did not send any re
ports to Mr. Sells. Witness wrote several
letters to Mrs. Sells and one to Mr. Sater.
The matter was a secret until November
12. Mr. Sells continued to write to his
wife and came home on November 24. The
letters Mr. Sells had received he gave to
his attorney. Mr. J. E. Sater.
When he came home that Friday Mrs.
Sells had packed his valine and he in
tended to leave the next day to go to
Topeka to se about a law case that was
up with Willie Sells.
(This was the suit for damagess against
Willie Sells, commenced in the Shawnee
county district court by Sells Brothers,
because he called his show the Sells
show. It was afterward dropped.)
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Frisco line. Kansas City, Mo.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Nov. 29. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; westerly
winds.
DAY OF THANKS,
Topeka is Observing the Iloli
I day in the Usual Manner.
Union Services at First Chris
tian Church.
NEWSBOYS ARE HAPPY
Receive Suits of Clothes and
Enjoy a Banquet.
Mr. J. E. Nissley is Their
Host.
The hum of industry is softened in the
land today. By proclamation of the na
tional and state executives it is Thank
giving day.
For a secular holiday Thanksgiving Is
a mellow spot in the year's calendar.
In the closing year of the century it Is
fraught with historic meaning, patriot
ism and sentiment. The mantle of char
ity has been spread around the day in
this community more than ever this
year and the good cheer that is dis
pensed in Topeka today falls little short
of that distinctive feature of Christmas
day.
It is an ideal November day. The crisp
air of autumn and the sunny skies of
Kansas formed a pleasurable combina
tion. It gives full opportunity for enjoy
ing the holiday as each individual toas
his bent.
Thanksgiving services were held In the
churches. Families were reunited at
home-gatherings and feasts. The poor,
the lowly, the "hewers of wood and
drawers of water," were given opportun
ity to be well-fed, clothed and happy by
those more fortunate than themselves.
There was release from the demands
of toil for the hard working artisan and
the busy merchant. Buoyant youth
turned to amusements in celebration of
the holiday. Hundreds of sportsmen
were out with dog and gun to slaughter
birds and small game and bring back a
wealth of stories of the chase. Athletes
had a gala day. Society multiplied its
functions. Not the least of all was the
feasting. And that was everywhere in
the humble home and the mansion of
the well-to-do.
It may not have found public expres
sion, but the spirit of thankfulness has
been general in all the devious ways of
employing the day. Good crops have
been harvested, work has been plentiful,
business thrifty, and all that goes to
make up the sum of human happiness
have had favorable conditions in the
immediate past.
For years the special union services in
the churches have been a feature in To
peka's celebration of Thanksgiving. This
year was no exception.
The services for the people residing in
the southwest portion of the city were
held at the Central Congregational
church where Rev. Mr. Jackson of the
Euclid Avenue M. E. church preached
and Miss Ethel Davis sang a solo.
Kev. Mr. Ott of the English Lutheran
church made the address at the First
Christian church.
In North Topeka, at the Christian
church, corner of Kious street and Cen
tral avenue, Rev, Mr. Stavely of the M.
E. church made the morning's address.
Services in Oakland were held in the
Oakland Presbyterian church by Rev.
Mr. Seaman.
The Swedish Lutherans of the city lis
tened to a sermon by Rev. Mr. Herenius.
Special sacred concert will be given in
the church this evening.
Services were also conducted by Rev.
T. J. Moppin at the Lane chapel, corner
of Fourteenth and Van Buren streets.
Union services of the colored people on
the North side were held at the Asbury
M. E. church under the direction of Kev.
I. S. Wilson of the A. M. E. church.
Special music, appropriate to the day,
was rendered at all the services.
NEWSBOYS RALLY.
Mr. J. E. Nissley Makes Many Topeka
Boys Happy.
The Newsboys' Thanksgiving Rally
in the auditorium this morning was a
complete success in every particular. It
made a happy smile come to the faces
of the older ones to see so much hilarity
and joy and cheerfulness depicted on
their young faces.
At the conclusion of the following pro
gramme the boys went to the vacant
room at 812 Kansas avenue, formerly
occupied by Crane & Co., where a
Thanksgiving dinner waa served to
them.
The following was the programme:
Overture by Luders.. Watson's orchestra
Prayer.. Rev. John T. McFarland, D. D.
Introduction of Chairman
One of the Boys
Chairman's address
James A. Troutman
Song "Save the Boys"
Mr. "William M. Shaver
Song "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll
Tell You Mine" Rice and Daniels
Newsboys' Quartet ,
Fred Voeth, John Voeth, Lester Rey
nolds and Ray Fry.
Song "The Little Hero". Stephen Adams
Mr. Frank Weightman.
Presentation of Prizes
Mr. J. E. Nissley
Duet "Excelsior" Baife
Messrs. Weightman and Shaver.
Address Congressman Charles Curtis
Song (a) "Goat Bells" Allen
(b) Scotch Ballad
.. Mrs. Violet Butler McCoy
Song "De Ole Banjo" Scott Gatto
Newsboys' Ebony Quartet
Earl DeFrantz, Harrison Wrilliams,
Wiliam Ferguson, Romi Scales.
"America" By the Boys
Medley by Mackie.. Watson's Orchestra
Following was" tne menu:
Turkey with Cranberry Sauce.
Cold Slaw. Apples.
Mashed Potatoes.
Celery. Pickles. Bread.
Mince Pie. Mixed Nuts.
Coffee.
The newsboys were lat night taken to
the Palace clothing store where they
were fitted out with their new winter
suits and caps.
The newsboys had been working in
dustriously during the past week and as
a result about 1,500 tickets to the
Thanskgiving rally have been disposed
of. It was promised to the one who
sold the largest number of tickets that
he should be further rewarded by being
presented with a complete outfit includ
ing suit, overcoat, hat and shoes and
gloves. All others who sold over 20 tick
ets were given a suit. About 150 news
boys sold the required number and re
ceived the suit.
They were given red caps with a
Scotch plaid band and on the Inside ap
peared the words, "Nissley's Newsboys."
The first prize, the complete outfit was
given, to one of the smallest newsboys, ,
a little fellow named Robert McCol
lough. He is as industrious as any one
twice his size. He sold 129 tickets and Is
only 7 years old. I
MRS. THORPE'S DINNERS.
Serves 100 But Has Net Enough to
Uo Round.
Mrs. Thorpe was very busy this fnorn
ing sending out clothing and dinners to
the poor of the city. Altogether through
her agency dinners were furnished to
about 100 people. In speaking of her
Thanksgiving work Mrs. Thorpe said:
"There were not enough dinners to
go around, but the donations of clothing
were very liberal, and were really more
needed thun the dinners. It will be a
source of thanksgiving for many days
to the poor who needed raiment. So
many of the most deserving people toil
early and late to ea"rn enough to pay
rent and get food that they have noth
ing left to purchase clothing. I am ac
quainted with about bu families In this
condition, and will give you a few ex
amples. ; -
"There is a widow living in a little
room on lower Kansas avenue who earns
12 per week. Out of this each week she
pays $1 for room rent and the remaining
dollar provides a living for herself, a
sick girl of 17 and a little one, aged 8.
"Another case is a frail looking stoop
shouldered man, with, a family of eight
small children, and he earns but $1.25
per day when he works. His oldest boy
is a promising student in the high school
and also a shorthand student. The
straits the family endure to help the
children in school are something heroic.
'It seems the devil ia bound to prevent
that boy from going through school,'
said the father, 'but he shan't do it.'
"Still another case is a widow with
"five small children. She washes and
irons, keeping her four younger children
in school, and has succeeded in doing
this for the past three years. The old
est girl works out to earn a living and
pay the rent. This girl could not give
her $1.50 a week to pay for the rent if
her clothing was not provided for her
by the good people of the city.
"There are many families just like
these, and so many boys and men who
are not, or are crippled, who get places
to work for their board only. They can
not hold these places unless their
clothes are clean and fairly respectable.
To lose their jobs is to become a pauper
or a tramp. A number of young people
give every cent of their wages to sup
port aged and sick parents. I think no
one but myself knows how to appreciate
the occasional help from unknown
friends."
Mrs. Thorpe's work Is very evident
all through the yea,r but it is especially
appreciated by the poor at Thanksgiv
ing time. There is no way to help the
most deserv ing of the needy but to be
come their friends and get thoroughly
acquainted with them. Mrs. Thorpe has
done this and her great underlying mo
tive is charity which livetb, long and
is kind.
TU rkeyTlarmed
Arrival of the Kentucky Has
Arroused the Porte.
Arrangements on Foot to Pay
the Bill.
Constantinople, Nov. 29. The arrival
of the United States battleship Ken
tucky at Smyrna has so shaken up the
porte that Indications are accumulating
of a desire to hasten a settlement to the
satisfaction of the United States. An
irade has been Issued calling for the pur
chase of a cruiser at Philadelphia, the
price for which is to include the $90,000
Armenian indemnity. This is regarded
as a subterfuge designed for local con
sumption, in order to save the face of
the porte. Nevertheless it is now be
lieved that Turkey will find the money
and order a cruiser in the hope of pro
pitiating the United States. Despite the
dispute the relations between the United
States legation and the porte continue
cordial.
TO IMPRESS THE SULTAN.
New York, Nov. 29. Under instruc
tions from Secretary Long, says a Her
ald dispatch from Washington, Captain
Chester, commanding the Kentucky,
will formally invite the Sultan of Tur
key to visit the American battleship.
It is thought that acceptance of the in
vitation will give the sultan an oppor
tunity to form an idea of the formidable
character of the latter warships of tb.e
American navy.
REBEL ACTIVITY.
News From Colombia Escapes
the Press Censor.
New York, Nov. 29. A dispatch from
Guayaquill, Ecuador.to the Herald says:
News of rebel actiyiey on the Pacific
coast of Colombia, not permitted to pass
over the wires controlled by the gov
ernment, has been received at Es
meraldas. Although driven from positions com
manding the port of Buena Ventura by
the expedition brought from Panama on
the steamer Taboga, the Liberal forces
are operating in the interior east of
that city. They hold the road to Call,
which is now besieged by a strong in
surgent force and must soon surrender
unless relieved.
Reports of the fighting at Buena Ven
tura show that the port had been close
ly blockaded by the Gaitan and the Sa
linas for three weeks, when the Taboea
expedition arrived. The Taboga which
flew the British flag during the action
was equipped with artillery. She waa
reinforced by the gunboats Boyace -and
Darien which had been held in the har
bor by the blockade and the three bom
barded the positions on Points Bazan
and Soldado so that the rebels retired
into the interior. An advance by the
garrison resulted in the capture of
Generals Salamanca and Hoves who
fought to the last. Three guns were
also captured. The Taboga took to the
port a cargo of arms, ammunition and
provisions. The artillery it carried will
be mounted for the defense of the port.
A Gold Mine Trust.
London, Nov. 29. The Daily Express
this morning publishes a rumor that a
gigantic gold mine trust has been form
ed, including John T. Rockefeller. Cecil
Rhodes, Alfred Beit and Joseph Benja
min Robinson.
American Cars For Tasmania.
London. Nov. 29. The government of
New Zealand according to a dispatch to
the Times from Wellington, is importing
CO modern railway carriages from the
United States.
DARINGJROJECT.
Eastern and Colorado Capitalists
to Do Battle
With
the American
Smelter Trust.
Great
THREE LARGE PLANTS
Each Costing $1,000,000
More to Be Erected.
or
Will Treat Every Kind of Ore
Mined in the West.
Denver, Nov. 29. The News today
says: The rival of the great American
Smelter Trust Is in course of training
for a gigantic campaign. The move
ment has been in progress quietly for
several months and yesterday it develop
ed that plans are so far completed that
locations for plants are being selected
and the last touches are being given to
one of the most daring projects of the
decade.
Three large plants are to be erected
simultaneously. One is to be at Denver,
a second in Salt Lake and a third will
be built at a favorable point in Mexico,
yet to be named. Each of the plants is
to have a capacity for handling auto
matically 1,000 tons of ore dally and all
are to be hftilt upon practically the same
plans. Experts for the various depart
ments have already been invited to con
nect themselves with the company.
Each of the new smelters will be pro
vided with refineries where gold, silver,
copper or lead can be refined to the
degree necessary for the world's use.
Easter and Colorado capital has been
subscribed. It Is claimed the plants will
cost $1,000,000 each much less than the
amount publicly announced by the pro
moters. TERRIFIC TYPHOON
Sweeps Over Guam, Wrecking
Thousands of Houses.
New York, Nov. 29. Advices have
been received here from Manila that the
island of Guam was visited by a terrific
typhoon on November 13, which wrecked
thousands of houses, among them be
ing the headquarters of Governor Schro
der. The towns of Indrajan and Terra
foro were swept away, and it is esti
mated that hundreds of native popula
tion in various parts of the island met
their deaths. The cocoanut crops were
rendered absolutely worthless and the
vegetation of the island killed by salt
water.
The storm came up in the forenoon
and swept across the island with amaz
ing rapidity.
"CODFISH - ARISTOCRACY."
Topek'a Given a Glimpse of It at "The
Crawford."
A larger audience saw the Neill com
pany at the Crawford last night than on
Tuesday night, but the increase was not
great enough to give the company the
house they deserved.
The play was Bronson Howard's "Aris
tocracy," labeled as a comedy, but which
from the view of the audience is decid
edly more like a tragedy. There are two
or penaps three real bright comedy lines
in the piece -and the audience lost no
chance in taking advantage of them. As
a satire the play is a success today. Mr
Howard has held up for public satire the
poverty stricken "aristocracy" of the old
countries and what is known as the "cod
fish aristocracy" of our own country and
to sandwich with them a typical suddenly
rich western family. The father of the
familv, "Jefferson Stockton," plpyed by
Mr. James NeNill, buys his way into the
arfctoeracv of England, which entitles him
toenter the same class in New York.
Some of the characters held up to ridicule
may be overdrawn, but if so it only serves
the better to carry the point.
The play reeks with the immorality of
certain characters, the insipidness of oth
ers, the villainy of a designing mother and
the unmanly character of certain mem
bers of the upper circles of "society."
There is not a character but takes some
social step which any self-respecting man
or woman would be ashamed to own and
in the play it is done without a blush.
Even "Mr. Stockton," who defends his
family honor, buys his and his family's
way into the good graces of "aristocracy."
There does not seem to be a man of his
word, a woman who is not weak nor a
man who is not false in the entire cast.
When the curtain drops on the last act
the audience goes away with a depressed
feeling not the buoyant spirit which is
imparted by the bright, clean lines of
"An American Citizen." which was the
bill Tuesday night. None will deny that
the play was well acted, admirably cos
tumed and handsomely mounted, but be
cause the parts were well acted is all the
more reason why one should feel dis
gusted. The company undoubtedly carries
better plays in the repertoire.
Mr. James Neill and his company de
served much better audiences than they
received. As a star Mr. Neill is a suc
cess. He 4s an actor of unquestionable
ability, his supporting company is excel
lent. The costuming of each play is
strictly in accordance with the time and
place of the plot. Different scenery Is
carried by the company for each play.
Every act of the two plays seen in To
peka was handsomely and appropriately
mounted.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago. Nov. 29. CATTLE Receipts,
5,000: steers active, strong 'to 10 cents
higher; butchers' stock steady. Good to
prime steers, $3.35&5.90: poor to medium,
$1.0C&5.25: stockers and feeders. $2.25S4.25;
cows, $2.Ofi4.20; heifers, $2-rt.Vcr4.60; can
ners. S2.CKXa2.50; bulls, $2.50i4.15; calves,
$3.5ty(55.40: Texas fed steers, $4.0Uii4.SO;
Texas grass steers, $3.304.10; Texas bulls,
$2.50fl3.25.
HOGS Receipts, today 23.000, tomorrow
25,000: left over, 6.925: steady to strong;
top, $4 S5. Mixed and butchers', $4.65'tt4.S(5:
good to choice heavy, $4.7fi4.95; rough
heaw, $4.5CKfi 4.G5: light, $4.65&4.S2; bulk
of sn'les. $4.754.90.
SHEEP Receipts, 8,000: sheep steady,
active, 10 to 15 cents higher. Good to
choice wethers, $4.WVcr4.25: fair to choice
mixed, $3.65f3.8o: western sheep. $4.00'a4.2i;
Texas sheep, $2. 50ft 3.50; native lambs,
$3.50a 5.25: western lambs. S4.5OS5.20.
Yesterday's oflial receipts and ship
ments: RECEIPTS Cattle, 21,251; hogs, 45,363;
sheep. 10.48.
SHIPMENTS Cattle, 4,195; hogs, 6,482;
sheep, 2,043.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Nov. 29. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 3.000: market steady. Native steers,
$3.75&5.25: Texas steers, $2.6o:ii5.25; Texas
cows. $1.7513.25; native cows and heifers,
$1.5Or&4.50; stockers and feeders, $2.5o&4.15;
bulls. $2.254.25.
CALVES Receipts, 200; market steady,
$4.25ffi6.00.
HOGS Receipts, 8.000; market steady.
Bulk of sales. 4.32H'&4.77H: heavy, U 32H
(si4.1ZV packers. J4.75'a4.S0; mixed. $4.'J2rd
4.77H flight, S4.70f&4.80; yorkers, $4.754.80;
pigs. $4.4i'(l4.721-i-
SHEEP Receipts, 1,000: market steady.
Lambs. J4.2i6i5.25; muttons. $2.5&4.20.
LOSS OF THE T0SEMITE.
Cable From Manila Telling How it
Happened.
Manila, Nov. 29. The United States
auxiliary cruiser Yosemite was wrecked
on November 13 in a typhoon which
swept over the Island of Guam. After
her cables had parted she drifted on a
reef near the harbor of San Luis de Para
and stove in her bottom.
A launch was manned by five men and
on attempt was made to get a line
ashore.but the launch was swamped and
the five men drowned.
After pounding on the reef for some
time the Yosemite was blown seaward 70
miles. Before she sank the collier Jus
tin, which was stationed at Guam, fol
lowed and effected the rescue of all on
board.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
here in the Filipino theater and In some
of the Catholic churches.
REFUSES THE CROWN.
Hanna Says Presidency For Him
is Out of the Question.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 29. A committee
representing the M. A. Hanna club of
this city, which recently passed resolu
tions, endorsing Mr. Hanna as a candi
date for the presidency in 1904, called
upon the senator today at his office to
present the same. President Gallagher,
of the club, who acted as spokesman re
ferred to Mr. Hanna as the Hercules of
the Republican party.
"If Mr. McKinley had been defeated,"
he said, "Senator Hanna would have
been held responsible. The victory was
a remarkable one, though not unexpect
ed and the credit lay with the man who
Is entitled to his reward."
The reception accorded the committee
by Senator Hanna was most cordial. In
replying to his visitors he laid stress up
on his appreciation of the honor con
ferred upon him and said:
"I believe in my heart that I have on
ly done my duty to the country to my
people. I seek no public ollice and I
seek no reward. -Although I deeply ap
preciate the feelings expreaped by my
neighbors and friends, it can not be the
crowning act of my life to sit in the
presidential chair. I am growing old and
expect to retire after my senatorial term
expires. Your kindness and consideration
in what you deem to be the proper
course deeply touches me, but my can
didacy for the presidency is absolutely
out of the question and is not even to be
thought of."
TOPEKA MEN TALK.
Before Leavenworth Commercial
Club For Kansas Exposition.
The Leavenworth Standard has the
following to say concerning the visit to
their city of the committee "bf directors
of the Kansas Exposition:
"The visitors were John E. Frost,
formerly land commissioner for the
Santa Fe railroad company, president of
the exposition association; Edward
Wilder, treasurer of the Santa Fe rail
road company, chairman of the financial
committee of the association; Capt. II.
M. Philips, county treasurer of Shaw
nee county, secretary of the association;
F. D. Coburn, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, and F. O. Popenoe,
president and business manager of the
Topeka Capital. A recess was taken
during which the visitors were individ
ually introduced to the club men and
Leavenworth county legislative delega
tion. '
"When the meeting was again called
to order President Frost after giving a
history of the exposition movement,
made a splendid little speech in favor
of the exposition, clothing his argument
with the sentiment that it Is a state
enterprise and not for the benefit of To
peka alone and that all Kansas ought
to take a pride in it. He explained that
Topeka wants to raise $50,000, and has
about $30,000 subscribed. He asked the
co-operation of Leavenworth to the ex
tent of taking $5,000 worth of stock,
which is $5 per share.
"Mr. Wilder followed In a speech
which certainly had the merit of per
suasion in it. He told how the people
of Massachusetts, his native state, made
much of the sentiment surrounding the
memories of Plymouth Rock, Lexington
and Bunker Hill, but Kansas has above
all cause for rejoicing over her adtiiis
eion to the union. The exploitation of
the sentiment of the occasion would
leave us on a higher plane and make us
better men and women.
"Secretarj' Coburn followed In a well
worded appeal on behalf of the exposi
tion scheme. During his talk he related
that his first step on Kansas soil was
after he had crossed the Ice of the Mis
souri river on foot and landed in Leav
enworth, 34 years ago. He quoted from
an article written by Mrs. Royce, of
Phlllipsburg, in which the semi-centennial
was termed "the golden wedding of
Kansas to the union." In his argument
he used the Omaha exposition for an
Illustration, saying the subscribers to
that fund got all their.money back, and
that fully two million outsiders had vis
ited that exposition.
"Capt. Philips dwelt upon the fact that
Omaha. had not lost a dollar and added
that we can do better. People coming
to one of our towns from the east do
not say they are going to Leavenworth,
or Topeka, or Wichita; they say 'I am
going to Kansas." He predicted that
the exposition will be held and that it
will be a success.
"Mr. Popenoe followed In a descrip
tion of his work in soliciting subscrip
tions in Topeka, saying that he had met
with encouragement from the start.
"Mr. Caldwell, of this city, during the
evening, said he would agree to let To
peka have the semi-centennial celebra
tion if the committee would commit
itself to a pledge that it would have the
centennial exposition held In Leaven
worth, which is the logical place for the
one proposed. He said he expected to
be here for the centennial."
T U RKEY IX LOM) 0 X.
American Colony Will Celebrate "With
a Dinner Tonight.
New York, Nov. 29. The American
Thanksgiving dinner in London tonigt t
will be a large family party, says a Tri
bune cablegram. Speaker Gully, who
was expected to make the principal re
sponse for the English guests, will rot
be present and there will be few notablo
speeches apart from Mr. Choate's ad
dress. The American colony in London
is constantly increasing in strength and
influence. A well informed observer es
timates that there are as many as 20,000
Americans living within 30 miles of
Charing Cross, but these figures seem
large. The American society not only
manages dinners on national holidays,
but also conducts Important charity
work for the relief of destitute and de
serving Americans.
KEEP HANDS OFF.
Burton's Friends Keeping Their
Eyes on Calderhead.
Insist That He Is Not In the
Senatorial Race.
THERE IS ANOTHER.
Fifth District May Turn to W.
A. Johnston.
Situation at Uurton's Home Be
coming Interesting.
The friends of Congressman W. A. Cnl.
derhead and Mr. Calderhead himself, havn
been saying that he has no Intention of
becoming a candidate for I'nlKd State
senator. Some of the lturton KupoorH -
have even gone so far as to cause otm of
their representative! to quote Ciild'Th ad
as saying that "under no circumlum a '
would he enter this contest.
Whatever may b( the character cf th
denl.-da being made by the frirnd of Mr.
Calderhead in Slarshull fount)-, a eviry
politician familiar with the hit nation
knows. Senator Fred Stocks was d (Vatr.l
for renomlnatlon In th county cotiver.tl.ui
because he would not pledge himself t.j
the support of Cnldcrheud f'r munlnr.
It was explained that Culderln-ad niiKht
get Into the race and Storks a akrd ,j
vote for him in the event of thla emer
gency. This Stocks positively refused to do.
While Stocks and Calderhead do not have
open conflicts or public quarrels and -m
to be on friendly terms, there Is m blil.r
enmltv between them. 'i his per-onal
enmity between them. This j.eroti,il mai
ler would have been fuilthleut to i-rewnt
Htocks from makniK urti h je,u-, . hil
the additional and more imjeirlant fa4"",,
that he had preferences on tins trnln. i I
prior to the men? mention .,r mil- .e a mi
of Calderhead as a psoMluluy. .t.t.tre.l
him from entering into nil wnte-convt'n-tion
alliance.
Calderhead wantu to be Vnltcl State,
senator Irom KariKa.s. This Name am
bition has been lnauifesle.1. In various
ways, for several years, by. .1 It. ltnrt"it
who, like Caldvt'butul, is a rcsidesiL of thu
lifth district.
Burton and his managers fear that Cal
derhead will get into tin- race una break
ilurton's lines in the i-'il'i h. a elerla-ad
is itching to get In but he feats that IT
he makes a start the westi rn art of t h.i
district wiil desert him. ms well as Mut
ton, and rally to Justice- V. A. J..luiin
of the supreme court, as tcalnt bot h -f
them Judjte Johnston is the "darn
horse." who is not only haunting Iturlou
and Calderhead, but the iiiikir lorves ms
well.
The fact that liurton and linker hav
notliii g like the number of liiHiruete.t r
plejeed members necessary to capture
the caucus nomination and that then- are
now oO metnls-ts uniileOce.l. mot j than
either of the other candidates liav to his
individual credit, makes the talK of n new
man particularly odious to them, I-ihiiii
they want to keep the field clour itud iifchl
It out among t hems-elves.
If Burton falls he wants to name tht
man. If Baker can not defeat Morton his
managers want to neleet a. man upon
whom they can unite and down liurton.
(Jeorge Clark, secretary or state, eotild
have had the nomination for congress In
the Fifrti district. If he had gone after It.
but he declined to mix In that mutter and
organized his friends for t alderhead.
So man. however much of an antl-jlur-ton
or anti-Maker man he may b. eon
sidera seriously the possihllity of Calder
head getting into the race. Baker eon
cedes the Fifth district, with n pos-dM
exception, to Burton nod Burton nt-d his
friends do not admit for a moment that
Calderhead can break his orga ni-.a i ion.
Calderhead was renominated for con
gress, for the purpose, in the event of fu
sion success, of shelving blm polo l all.
In the event of bis own snoee.,s H was
figured that Calderhead would be kepi,
out of the tsenatorlal content H11,l all other
political contests that w ill come, tn t h
tll.st.rict in the future, upon Hit ground
that he "had been Hufliciimtly rewarded
by his. party."
The chances pre that If there should
be an oppnrtunll v for it hew man In tho
Kifth district be will be Judge Johnston
of the supreme court, whose Jiome is ut
Minneapolis.
Johnston and Tturton nre personal
friends, but political enemies. Johnston
does not approve of Burton and bis meth
ods and Burton dislikes Johnston, be
cause Johnston refuses now, as he has al
ways refused, to help Burton tw-come pep.
tor. Burton really fears Johnston, but
the latter is not now taking any part in
the tight.
HAMMOND IN C1IAIU3E.
Noted Mining1 Engineer Will Operata
the Independence.
Denver, Nov. 29. The Venture corpor
ation of London lias cabled ltn accept
ance of tbe terms of John Hayes Ham
mond, under which he agrees to ta.k
charge of fcitratton's Independence mine
In Cripple Creek and already wot k Itt
under way in accordance with his plans.
The board of directors agree to turn
the mine over to Mr. Ha nitnond, giving
him authority to prosecute the net dcil
development work and leave the matter
of dividends from the mine to his dis
cretion. He has agreed to pay In divi
dends for net year $4.(oo, or 1(1 per
cent on the capital stock of the corpora
tion. This is Just one-fourth of th
amount that has lieen paid In dividends
from the mine since the Knglisli cor
poration has owned lt-
The impression that ha gained ac
ceptance in some quarters that tb
mine is entirely worked out Is den'.i -d
by Mr. Hammond's report, which Hhows)
that the ore body Is Mill callable of
producing 11,000,000 profits. Tills. If
mined during the yettr. would lenv
nearly $:l0.0h0 for development work af
ter the promised dividend had been
paid.
Of the reported negotiations for pur
chase of the Portland mine, Mr. Ham
mond said:
"Tfou may say positively that there In
no sale .of the Portland mine contem
plated by the present owners, nor is
there any negotiations for a consolida
tion of the Portland with Stratton's In
dependence." Russia's Grain Crop.
Pt. Petersburg. Nov. ri. The central
statistical committee estimates that tip-yi-ld
of winter wheat for B'Oti in Russia,
including Piheri ami Central Asia will
be 224.3',Ot)0 poods and the yield of rye
1.407,300 poods.
COMING DKAMATIC EVENTS.
Among the artists who will be wen In
"Have You Feen Smith?" are xu h eiw
tertainers as L-w Carroll, Kdwards an 1
Kcrnell, Harry Karl, Nick Judel, liraot
Leonard, Maud Aiston, Mabel Williams.
Adelaide Starr. The fane will be at
the Craw ford this afternoon and toti'tht.
"Kelly's Kids" will be at the Craw
ford Friday night. .
"The Missouri f;irl" will hp t tip
Crawford Saturday, matiuce and uiliU