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SATURDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 8, 1900.
SATURDAY EVENING.
THREE CENTS.
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FOR HERJATHER.
21iss Florence Sells Takes the
Witness Stand.
Tells of Lyon's Visits During
Sells' Absence.
HE KISSED MRS. SELLS.
Daughter an Eye-Witness - to
the Episode.
Knew For Three Years of Her
Mother's Conduct.
GiTes Testimony Without Fal
tering in Any Particular.
Columhus. O., Dec. $. Following the
merciless cross-examination of "blue
tyed" Harry Lyons, whose face was
many times bathed in tears. Miss Flor
ence Sells was called to the witness
stand. Miss Sells was clad in a sealskin
jac ket, a brown dress and a neat brown
turban. She said her name was Flor
ence McCune Sells, and an April 13
she was 21 years old. She resided with
her father at Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sells".
She had lived there since November 25,
1SS9.
She gave her testimony In a steady,
pleasing voice, and appeared to be per
fectly self-contained. She said about
five years ago her father's family went
into the new house. She remembered
living at the United States hotel, the
Park hotel and on North High street.
"When she was 12 years old she was in
Australia, and had visited her grand
father and grandmother at Clayton,
III., where her grandfather kept a ho
tel. She had visited Logan, where her
grandfather and grandmother had
moved.
All this time Miss Florence, very
jiale, was intently watched by her fath
er, who leaned forward in his chair
and kept his eyes on his daughter's
face, one winter, Augusta Sivall vis
ited the house when Mr. Sells was
away. The last time Miss Florence
had seen Mrs. Sivall was last winter
when she was here. Also saw Mrs.
Sivall in Australia, where Mrs. Sivall
had rooms close to the Selles. This
occurred both at Sidney and Mel
bourne. Mrs. Sivall and Mrs. Sella
were together a good deal as they were
Americans and in the same hotel and
not acquainted in the cities. Miss Flor
ence said she had seen Burt Johnson
at the North High street house.
"On whom was he calling?" asked
Mr. Sater.
"My mother," came the answer, in
a low voice. Miss Florence said she
was a little girl then and was sent to
bed. She did not know when Johnson
left. He came several times.
Miss Florence said she had known
Ned Raymour and first saw him at the
High street house. He knew her
grandparents and called at the house.
If he came to town he would call
sometimes in the afternoon and sorae
, times in the evening. He callel at
Clayton and the Park hotel. At Clay
ion, Miss Florence was visiting her
trandparents, who were living in a
cottage. Mrs. Sells was with Miss
Florence at that time. At the North
High street house Miss Florence said
"Mr. Raymour's calls were made when
my father was not at home." At the
Park hotel, Mr. Sells was at home.
Kaymour was an old man with gray
bair. gray mustache and whiskers.
"Have you any knowledge of any cor
respondence between your mother and
Kaymour?" asked Mr. Sater.
"Yes, sir. At Clayton she told me she
friad received a letter and when Mr.
Kaymour would come. She told me the
letter was from Mr. Raymour," said
Miss Florence. "She said that Ray
mour had made several visits at Clay
ton. The visits were in the summer
time, before the trip to Australia."
Miss Sells said she had seen her
mother kiss Raymour several times.
This was in the front room other grand
mother's cottage. Mrs. Sells, as her
daughter testified to this, looked dag
gers at her. Miss Florence said that
Kaymour had written her letters and
her mother knew of it. The letter ad
dressed "My Dear Little Florence," was
introduced in evidence. Miss Selis iden
tified the letter after reading it care
fully. The letter sa!d that Uncle Ned was
going to give her a surprise party even
in her far-off home. Uncle Ned said
tie had looked in vain for a letter and
If she didn't love him any more just to
put it mildly so as not to cause an
earthquake. It was a right funny letter
and intimates that Klla Souder must be
going to be married for she has gone to
Chicago to get six new dresses. It
speaks of letters to other little girls
and says they are improving in spelling.
He says that Florence is the only one
that don't write to Uncle Ned. It is a
letter of an older person to a chiid.
Miss Seiis said she was in Australia
vhen she received that letter. Miss
Souder was a Clayton minister's daugh
ter, a friend of the family and is now
dead. The Minnie and Mabel mentioned
by Uncle Ned were the Tegrr.eyer sis
ters, of Clayton. Miss Sells didn't re
member" receiving any other letters from
Ned Raymour. Her mother knew about
all her letters. Speaking about the mufT.
Miss Florence said the Raymour muff
money was paid back to her mother.
Mrs. Sells' lips tiehtened at this bit of
evidence. Miss Florence said that her
father's mail came to the house: but
she had driven to the postofnoe with het
mother to get Mrs. Sells' mail.
Miss Sells said she had known Harry
Lyons about 10 years and first met him
at the Park hotel before the Australian
trip. She had seen him in their own
rooms very often. Her father was pres
er.t at times and absent at other times.
Lynns was there very often when Mr.
gf lis was absent. He w as there at
night often. When they would get
through with their meals thv would
find Lvons in their rooms. The infer
ence was he had gone up the back
stairs. Miss Sells then said that No.
Ill would sometimes be unlocked and
Lyons would enter through there. She
then described the rooms. Sometimes
Lyons would be in the living room and
sometimes in the bed room.
She had seen Mr. Lyons kiss her moth
er a number of times at her grandmoth
er's cottage while living at the Park ho
tel. Lyons called on her mother when her
father was away. On going up stairs
after evening dinner they would find
Lynns either In the sitting room or her
mother's bedroom. When she went to
feed, usually about 9 o'clock, she some- I
Sopcfca State 3ournal.
INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER.
SATURDAY, DEC. 8th, 1900.
Weather predictions for the next 24 hours
For Kansas Fair tonight and Sunday
colder Sunday; winds shifting to brisk
northerly Sunday.
IMPORTANT NEWS AND FEATURES.
Faoe.
1 Victoria's Health Causes Anxiety.
Today's London Cable Letter.
The Bells ts. Sells Divorce Case.
Clay Center Wins Aasylum Case.
Arguments Begin In Morrison TriaL
Gen. De Wet is Hard PreBsed.
Cruisers Hurriedly Ordered South.
2 Sporting News.
Kansas News.
Reform Advocated In Insurance Laws.
3 Kailroad News.
News Summary of the Week.
R. G. Dun's Review of the Week.
4 Congress Has Much to Do.
Church Announcements.
Late Telegraph and Local News.
5 Social and Personal.
Snap Shots at Home News.
6 City and County Doctors Conflict.
Wants and Miscellaneous Ads.
Markets.
7 Wants and Miscellaneous Ada.
8 Eansans In Congress.
Chicago People Have Pink Eye.
9 Topeka Society.
Avarice at Boot of Crime and Divorce.
10 Tom McNeal's New Book of Fables.
Topeka High school Football Team.
11 Theatrical News.
Topeka Actress Here Next Week.
Popularity kills a Dramatic Paper.
Current Dramatic Gossip.
12 Editorial.
Book Notes.
13 Woman's Page.
Christmas Gifts For Bnsy Shoppers.
White is to Be Much Worn.
Hints For the Table Menus.
14 Kansas Girls and Their Work.
The Unknown and Anna Eva Fay.
IB J. E. Nlssley and the Newsboys.
A Fug Nose Ruined.
Deep Mining in Colorado. -16
Early Kansas Days.
The Last of the Pirate.
Humor of the Day.
times left Lyons and her mother in the
latter's bedroom. She had seen him kiss
her mother and sit on her lap and had
seen her on his lap.
At her grandmother's, at Logan.Lyors
had slept in a room connected by a door
with the one in which her mother slept.
Bott she had seen frequently during
the last four or five years. He had called
on her mother often at their present
home, usually slipping in the side door.
"Then he would go upstairs and enter
my mother's room," she said.
One evening last fall Mr. Louis Hoster,
Mather Hardesty and Miss Hardesty
were calling on Florence.
"While Mr. Hoster was telephoning
Pott entered the house," she said. "My
mother wanted Bott to enter her room
while Mr. Hoster was telephoning. Bott
was in the closet down stairs, near thj
stairway.
"I objected to Mr. Bott entering my
mother's room while Mr. Hoster was
there. I told her to wait until my com
pany went downstairs. My mother and
I had quite a scene, and it ended by Mr.
Hoster coming out from the telephone
dox ana going downstairs. My mother
wanted me to keep Mr. Hoster in the tel
ephone box until Bott got into her room.
I said, 'Mr. Bott shall not come up these
stairs until Mr. Hoster goes down.' I
didn't want peopie to know."
"Wait, wait," shouted the attorneys
for Mrs. Sells.
"I didn't want the men to meet," Flor
ence continued.
Miss Sells said that "her father was
away from home on business when she
saw Lyons in the bedroom. When Mr.
Sells was at home, Lyons was entertain
ed in the living room. When her father
was present Lyons was never entertain
ed in the bedroom. There were children
in the hotel, and Miss Florence would
visit them at night; also visit guests
and get her lessons. She was put to bed
about 9 o'clock. Lyons would sometimes
be present in the living rooms or bed
room after she had retired to her own
little room. Miss Sells said she had seen
Lyons kiss Mrs. Sells very often; more
than once she had seen her mother sit
on Lyons' lap and had seen Lyons sit on
her lap. Miss Sells said she had also
sen them embrace more than once.
Florence was in the fourth reader and
about 11 years old when she first noticed
those things.
Miss Sells remembered that her moth
er gave Lyons an unset opal she had
brought from Australia and she had
seen Lyons wear it. Neckties, a night
shirt and a cane were given Lyons by
Mrs. Sells, said Miss Florence. The
ties were made of white' china silk
by "my mother." She saw Mrs. Sells
make them; saw Jim Watson wrap
them up; heard her mother say to
take them to Lyons' room and had
seen Lyons wear the ties. Miss Sells
says tht-t she knew her mother made
nightshirts and sent them to Lyons'
room by Jim Watson.
The ties were sent to Lyons before
the Australia trip as were the night
shirts. The cane was natural wood
with a crooked handle and a heavy sil
ver top. Miss Florence had heard her
mother speak of the cane to Lyons in
her presence. Lyons also sent flowers to
the Sells room.
At the conclusion of this testimony
Harry Lyons was recalled to exhibit
diaries containing records which were
deemed important in the case.
Lyons said he had not brought the
diary of '03 did not wish to produce
it. the same was true of '96. '97, '9S
and '99. Here Judge Earhart arose
again in favor of his client. Lyons
said that there were matters in the
diaries that he did not wish made
public.
"Is there anything in them that
would incriminate you ?"
"Not in this case." Then witness said
that there possibly was evidence in
them to incriminate him in other cases.
"On the advice of counsel I say, yes
sir." said Mr. Lyons.
Here Lyons was excused from fur
ther testimony of an alleged incrimi
nating nature.
Weather Indication.
Chicago, Dee. 8. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday; colder
Sunday; winds shifting to brisk north
erly Sunday.
MYSTERIOUS MA
GiTes Most Favorable Testimony
For Jessie Morrison.
Morgan, the Canvasser, Heard
the Fatal Call.
GIVEN THE PRISONER
By Mrs. Ca9tle and Noticed De
fendant Respond.
Later Heard Crash of Glass and
Saw Close of Tragedy.
EVIDENCE IS ALL IN.
Judge Charges the Jury and
Argument Begins.
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT.
Many Witnesses Contradict Evi
dence of Olin Castle.
Testify Directly Against One of
His Strong Statements.
El Dorado, Kas,, Dec. 8. Jessie Mor
rison's friends are elated today over the
prospects of her acquittal by the jury.
Not only was her own evidence un
shaken but it was strongly supplement
ed by the deposition of the heretofore
unknown canvasser, A. J. Morgan, the
reading of which made a. strong impres
sion upon the jury.
Mr. Morgan said he was at the Castle
home the morning of the tragedy; that
as he left the house he heard Mrs.
Castle call to some young woman out
in front. The woman went into the
house. He got only a short way when
he heard screams and a crash of glass.
He ran back and saw the same young
woman come to the walk in company
with another woman. She had blood all
over her clothes and was bleeding from
wounds. He afterward learned that she
was Jessie Morrison.
Both sides rested their case Friday
afternoon.
This morning1 the court will instruct
the jury, and arguments will then be
gin. Judge Shinn will not limit the ar
guments, and the lawyers expect to talk
until Monday noon.
When the case was rested late Fri
day afternoon the witnesses were all
dismissed, the court room was cleared
of the jury and spectators, and the
lawyers argued questions concerning in
structions. The defense asked for a
special instruction ordering the jury to
give the dying statement of Clara
Castle as much weight as if it were
sworn testimony. They claimed that it
is not entitled to the same weight.
The state wanted it considered as other
testimony.
The defense also asked for special In
structions concerning the motive of the
homicide and concerning the evidence
relating to the razor used in the cut
ting. The state held that an instruc
tion should be given to the effect that
if the jury decided that Jessie Morrison
cut her own throat, arms and shoulder,
it should bring in a verdict of murder
in the first degree. The defense con
tended that if such an instruction was
given it would practically suspend the
constitutional right of the defendant to
be tried by jury. This significant ques
tion was asked the attorneys for the
state by Judge shinn:
"What direct evidence have you, except
the dying statement of Clcfra Castle, that
the defendant did murder?"
They replied: "The evidence of several
witnesses. , . .
Judge Shinn said he did not think so;
that it all was circumstantial. He said he
would instruct on both circumstantial and
direct evidence.
Judge Morrison received a letter today
from an old soldier at Lyndon, sympathiz
ing with him and his daughter, and as
serting that hades was full of such Chris
tians as the ones in Eldorado, who were
dogging Jessie to the gallows.
All of the members of the Morrison fam
ilyfather, mother and two brothers
were recalled to the witness stand when
court convened Friday and testified that
no razor was found in their home after
Jessie returned from Mrs. Castle's.
During the noon hour Rev. M. Myers,
an evangelist, entered the prisoner's cell
and prayed with her. At the afternoon
-session Captain Waters continued the
cross-examination.
"What prevented you after you got the
razor from going to the door and scream
ing for help?" was asked of Miss Morri
son. "She held my hair and arm."
Later, witness said she had seen some
one at the window and called to them for
help.
Captain Waters asked the defendant a
number of questions in an endeavor to
show that she carried the razor in the
front of her shirt waist that morning, but
thev were ruled out by the court.
"Did Clara Castle try to defend herself
after you got the razor?"
"She held me down and tried to get the
razor."
Redirect examination
"Did you continue cutting or inflicting
blows upon Clara Castle after you be
lieved vou were in no further danger from
Clara?"
"I did not."
The defense proved the whereabouts of
Jessie Morrison on the night of June 11 by
these seven witnesses: County Superin
tendent John Mathers, City Superintend
ent Sinclair, Hayward Morrison. Musie
Houston, May Corbin, Maud Gibson and
Georgia 'Bright. Olin Castle swore that
at 11 o'clock on the night of June 11, the
defendant met him near his home and
wanted him to go up in a dark place un
der the trees. He said he told her to go
awav or he would set the dogs on her.
The evidehce of the seven witnesses show
ed that Miss Morrison was calling upon
Minnie Lavender, in the early part of the
evening: that she was escorted home
about 10 o'clock and remained home all
night.
Jessie was recalled and asked some
minor questions. The defense then rested.
The state called W. J. Scott, a law stu
dent of Kansas City. He lived here last
June. He was asked if Jessie Morrison
on June 23 said to him:
"I went to Mrs. Davis" to get a collar
and came back by the Castle home and
thought I would go in and see her. I went
up and knocked on the door, and Mrs.
Castle let me in."
Objection was made and sustained be
cause it was direct and not rebuttal testi
mony. Rev. C. H. Sttill, formerly a preacher of
Eldorado, but now of Wellington, was
called and asked if he had not asked Jes
sie Morrison on June 23:
"What was your position when you got
into the struggle, were you sitting or
standing?"
This was also objected to on the same
grounds.
In sustaining the objection. Judge Shinn
said the testimony of Scott and Stull
should have been given on direct exam
ination in fairness to the defense, and that
he would not permit it to be put in at this
late hour. -
"The state rests," said the county at
torney. "The defense rests," said Judge Redden.
JTJKT INSTRUCTED.
States Attorney Begins the Argu
ment of the Case.
Kansas City, Dec. 8. A Star special
from El Dorado, Kan., says:
Judge Shinn this morning instructed
the jury in the Jessie Morrison murder
case. The arguments of the lawyers fol
lowed.County Attorney Brumback open
ing for the state. The court placed no
limit upon the time allowed either side
and the court room was again jammed
with people anxious to hear the prom
ised flood of pratory.
Miss Morrison had yesterday proven
herself a strong witness, had baffled the
attempts of the prosecution to confuse
her and the defense had closed its side
after introducing much evidence to sus
tain the prisoner's statements. Believ
ing that she had strengthened her case.
Miss Morrison entered her cell last eve
ning more cheerful and confident than
she had been since the trial opened. She
slept well, greeted the jailer with a
hearty "Good morning" and as she went
to the court room with him, walked
with a lighter step than usual.
The instructions given by Judge Shinn
make it possible for the prisoner to be
convicted on either the first or second
degree of murder1, or the first, second,
third or fourth degree of manslaughter.
The lowest possible sentence she could
receive under these instructions would
be from six months in jail to two years
in the penitentiary. The instructions be
gan with the recitation of the two
counts of the indictment against Miss
IContinued on Sixth "Page.J
TO HURRTSOUTH.
Iowa and Philadelphia Ordered
to Sail at Once.
San Diego, Cal., Dec. 8. Admiral
Kautz has received orders to sail with
out delay to South America and in ac
cordance with these instructions prepar
ations are being hurriedly made for both
the Iowa and the Philadelphia to leave
this port at once. The cause for this
hurry is not made public, but came as a
great surprise to Admiral Kautz and all
naval officers here. Orders had been giv
en to put 1,000 tons of coalon board the
flagship for her cruise south, but this
was cancelled when only half the order
had been delivered.
The Kosmos steamer Hather, which
has a-rrived here, was threatened with
bombardment in Colombian waters, if
the captain persisted in making for
Buena Ventura for which place the
steamer had freight. The town is loca
ted some distance up a river and while
steaming along this waterway the offi
cer and crew were surprised to have a
cannon ball whizz across the bows. The
vessel was stopped and three revolution
ists came aboard with the statement
that a blockade had been declared of the
port of Buena Ventura, and that the
Hather would have to turn back.
When asked what would happen if
they kept on up tha river the reply was
that the vessel w7ouid certainly be shell
ed from shore. The Hather put about
and discharged her freight at Carinto.
A report was heard at Acapulco that
700 government troops had been killed at
Panama by the revolutionists.
HARD PRESSED,
Gen. De Wet is Nearly Surround
ed by the British.
Aliwal North, Cape Colony, Friday,
Dec 7. Gen. Dewet appears to he in a
most dangerous position and to need all
his strategy to extricate his force. With
strong British columns on three sides
and two swollen rivers barring his front,
the British commanders begin to be
hopeful that the great chase by four col
umns wjiich has been one of the most
exciting operations of the war, will re
sult in the capture of Dewet. Definite
news of his whereabouts was first re
ceived December 2.
BOERS CAPTURE FLOCK OF SHEEP
Johannesburg, Dec. 8. The Boers have
captured 17,000 sheep from a small de
tachment of British troops in the vicin
ity of Krugersdorp.
HE GOT AW AT.
London, Dee. 8. The war office has
received the following dispatch from
General Kitchener, from Bloemfontein,
dated December 8: "Have just received
news from Knox at Rouxville that De
Wet's force, having failed to force Com
massie bridge, which we held, has
trekked northeast, abandoning 500 horses
and many carts. His attempt on Cape
Colony therefore has failed. He is be
ing pressed on all sides."
OMirWSTGNS.
Queen Victoria Shows Symptoms
of Failing.
Falls Asleep While Sitting at
Her Meals.
New York, Dec. 8. A World dispatch
from Windsor, Eng., says:
Much anxiety again prevails in court
circles respecting the queen's health. She
has broken up notioeably Bince she was
informed that the Empress Frederick
was suffering. from cancer of the throat
and cannot live many months. Queen
Victoria, who invariably eats and sleeps
well, has now lost her appetite and pass
es sleepless nights. For years she never
missed her morning ride in a donkey
chaise around the private gardens until
the last two weeks, when this was for
bidden by her doctor, who ordered her
instead to drive through the park In a
closed carriage.
Sunday last the queen kept her room
the entire day, a thing she has not been
known to do for years and the report
goes at the castle that she said she
would not be surprised to hear of the
death of the Empress Frederick any day
as the doctors were afraid to perform an
operation.
It is also whispered that her majesty
falls into a dose mealtimes and the other
day when putting on a brave front and
pretending to review the colonial volun
teers, she fell fast asleep in her carriage.
The windows were shut and she was
rapidly driven home.
A belief undoubtedly prevails among
those around her that the queen is fail
ing. The papers of London assert that the
queen is in her usual health but the
above are the true facts on the subject.
KEYEDHIGH.
Condition of Public Opinion in
Great Britain. "
Brought About by the Attacks
Upon Joseph Chamberlain.
WILL BE MARVELOUS
If He Passes Through the Or
deal Unscathed.
WTar Office Disturbed by Tactics
of De Wet.
London, Dec. 8. The assembling of
parliament has supplied much needed
zest to life in England. The mere hanu
ful of members known as the oppositi&n
started the attack on the government
with such a united front that the ses
sion, short as it will be, promises to rival
those famous debates which marked the
days when Mr. Gladstone tried to force
home rule through the house. The spec
tacle of the entire Liberal party concen
trating every personal and political en
ergy against one man keeps the nation
keyed up to a high pitch, awaiting the
next move in the dramatic encounter. If
Mr. Chamberlain comes through un
scathed it will be nothing short of mar
velous. No less Interesting to the foreign ob
server are signs of the dawn of unani
mity among the Liberals. Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman's arraignment of
the government, which is admitted to
have been the best effort of his life, was
almost identical with that of Lord Rose
bery. Each of these speakers adopted
the same tone and dwelt on the sariV?
topics. Mr. Balfour and the Duke of
Devonshire taunted the opposition lead
ers with their inability to speak for their
party as a whole; but, these utterances
passed unnoticed and from the benches
behind Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
the constant hearty applause betokened
the birth of better concord among his
followers. Only once during Campbell
Bannerman's speech was a note of in
ternal discord heard. It was when he
announced that the Liberals unreserved
ly accepted the necessity for the annex
ation of the Boer republics. Then one
solitary Liberal loudly shouted "no, no."
Turning around Campbell-Bannerman
dismissed the objector as being of no im
portance, with one of the most scathing
retorts ever dealt out by a leader to a
follower.
The war office officials are greatly
disturbed by" the successful guerilla tac
tics of General De Wet, but they cherish
the idea that he must soon cease to be
dangerous, owing to his inability to se
cure new horses. Efforts are being made
to keep De Wet away from the Cape
Colony frontier, for the war office be
lieves he is getting the bulk of his sup
plies from Cape Colony and to prevent
him from securing food, men and horses,
orders have been issued that the Boer
farmers be only allowed to buy small
quantities of provisions sufficient for
their own immediate needs.
Some very frank opinions concerning
Mr. Richard Harding Davis have been
appearing in the English papers this
week. They were called out bv a let
ter in the London Times signed bv a
representative-body of ladies in various
nationalities, resident at Pretoria,
throughout the war, in which thev em
phatically repudiate Mr. Davis' charges
reierrmg to imprisoned .British officers'
behavior towards women. The Daily
News comments on the subject as fol
lows: "Several months have elapsed since
Mr. Davis' amazingly untruthful allega
tions were published, but the requisite
contradiction, though long delayed, has
come to hand at last. Mr. Davis pre
sumably wrote for the anti-English sec
tion of the Americans, though we should
hardly have expected to find (the name
of a prominent American magazine is
here mentioned) used as a vehicle for
this vulgar and cowardly abuse."
Trouble threatens London's new tube
road. Many residents under whose
houses the electric trains run have com
bined to sue for damages, alleged to be
caused by the vibration. They have sub
scribed ten thousand pounds to fight it
in the courts. They maintain that
though the tube is at an average of
fifty feet below the surface, the win
dows of the houses are rattled, the oc
cupants awakened and ornaments
shaken every time a train passes. If
any degree of success meets their ef
forts it will seriously retard the attempt
to give London decent rapid transit.
An extraordinary reversal of the usual
conditions appears in the English meat
market, and it is likely that English
beef will soon be palmed off as Ameri
can. Hitherto the opposite has alwavs
been the ease. But by clever manipu
lat ion the American salesmen have obt
tained control of the market until
American beef costs as much as Eng
lish beef. Hence the likelihood of sub
stitutions. Commenting on this situa
tion an English paper says:
"The American salesmen now make
prices almost what they like. In the
English trade there was no organiza
tion to oppose them. The farmers have
been in the hands of the butchers, whose
cupidity lea tnem into the arms of the
Americans. The only active opposition
the Americans Had to meet lay in the
prejudice of the consumer. It has taken
twenty years to beat that prejudice."
In London theatrical work is some
what at a standstill pending the pan
tomimes, the rehearsals of which are
already in full swing. The stir these
elaborate performances create in Lon
don may always be relied upon to cre
ate a sufficient tide of prosperitv to
carry ordinary theatrical pieces with
them. Thus few changes are likely to
be made in "The Casino Girl" and sim
ilar pieces till after New Tears. Drury
Lane departs from its usual custom this
year by casting an American girl. Miss
Ravensberg, in the principal part, made
famous in recent years by Nellie Stuart.
The question of theatrical audiences'
rights to "boo" has been revived by the
recent excessive manifestations of dis
approval of George Alexander in Mrs.
Craieie s "The wisdom of the Wise."
The Old Players' club discussed the sub
ject this week and the papers devote
paragraphs to it. The result seems in
favor of a rule that so far as man
agers are concerned they should follow
Mrs. Craigie s own advice when she
says: 1 can iace doos,- duc will not
boo back.
While George Adwardes will probably
carry the appeal against Wednesday's
decision in the suit for the control of
Daly's theater here to the house of
lords, there is no interruption of the ex
isting control of the theater or therun
of "San Toy." Mr. Daly's executors, of
course, had.no desire to disturb the suc-
cesful play and it was long ago ar
ranged that whatever was the decision
of the courts Air. Edwardes was to con
tinue at Daly's for some years to come.
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PARS0NSJ.0SES.
Supreme Court Decides in Clay
Center's Faror.
In the Bitter and Prolonged
Asylum Case.
31AXDAMUS REFUSED.
Parsons Loses Rs Greatest and
Most Important Hope.
Supreme Court Decides Every
Point For Clay Center.
Clay Center has won the sixth legal
battle in the Parsons asylum case, the
supreme court having today refused the
writ of mandamus asked by Parsons to
compel the state board of charities to
begin the construction of tho asylum at
Parsons.
The opinion which was unanimous on
the part of the three judges of the c urt
was written by Chief Justice Frank
Doster. The syllabus follows:
"Mandamus will not issue to compel
the performance of an act. the doing of
which has been enjoined by another
court vested with jurisdiction over the
subject matter and over the parties to
the injunction proceeding, except, that it
may sometimes issue in behalf of one
who is not a party to the injunction and
whose rights can only be secured by its
allowance."
The court held that the manner in
Which the case was brought to the su
preme court was irregular, and sums
the matter up in the closing paragraph
Of the opinion, by saying:
"This matter is within the province of
the district court of Clay county to in
vestigate and determine and not for us
to undertake to decide except upon pro
ceedings in error from the Judgment
that may be rendered in that case should
it be brought to this ourt. The peremp
tory writ of mandamus will be refused."
The following additional opinums
were handed down bv the court :
CHIEF JUSTICE DOSTER.
J. B. Watkins Land Mortgage Co. vs.
Cornelia U. Elliott. Error from Doug
las county. Affirmed
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Frank L. Lower et nl vs. The Board
of County Commissioners of Morris
county. Error from court of appeals,
northern department. Bevcrsed. Judg
ment of the district court Htlirrrie,;.
Th T. 1!. Townsend I'.rick Contract
ing Co. vs. John W. Allen et Hi. Error
from the court of appeals, northern de
partment; Judgment. .f tin. district
court and court of ti j .p.-ti In reversed.
C. W. Smith vs. 1". '. Newman, ad
ministrator, etc., ft nl. Error from
Lyon county. AHirmeM.
A. Gnrnier, Jr.. vs. Jas. H. Siuir'H.
Error fr.m Wyandotte common idea.
Keversed.
JUSTICE SMITH.
Chas. A. B. f ft al. vs. The A. T.
S. F. lily. Co. Error from Leavenworth
county: nfTirrtied.
Al lace P. Waller et al., receivers, etc.,
vs. L( na Price. Error from court of ap
peals, southern department: Judgment of
court of apiieals and district court re
versed. PUR CURIAM.
Robert Keating Root et al. vs. Frank
L. Martin et al. Error from Kenc
county on reheming; dismissed.
Samuel E. King et al. vs. John S aton.
Error from court of appeals, northern
department; alliimed.
The C. R. I & V RIy. Co. vs. W. A.
Minr.iek. Error from court (if a; -peals,
southern (l"r"rtmi.-nt: ntlir-riifl.
J. E. Conklin vs. the City of Hutehin
son et al. Error from Reno county;
dismissed.
Modern Woodmen of America vs.
Annie L. Bauerfield. Error from Coffey
county; reversed.
J. C. O. Morse vs. M. L. Ryland.
Error from Sumner county; aflirined.
Weekly Bank Statement.
New York. Dec. S. The weekly ptate
mentof averages of the assoeiaied bank6
shows: Loans, $Mfi.44:;.r. . Increased
$1.944.4"n; deposits, st;l,J44.7oO. decreased
t3.3C6,2f'0; circulation, J.!'i.C0T.!mi. in
creased $12,100: legal tenders, :.K.l.-,7.i,
decreased Sl.fll '."(); specie. Jlfi.'.MHi'O,
decreased $4, OH WW: total reserve, J.u.
P6?,3M, decreased $6,006.1'0; reserve If.
quired. L'l,2(;i,17f, decreased $Ml.r.i";
surplus reserve, Ji,701,l0, decreuwd ,