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LAST EDITION.
THtTRSDAT EVENING.
TOPEKA. KANSAS, DECEMBER 5. 1901.
THURSDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
HEARD THE BLOW.
Erangelist Coy Testifies in the
11 all Murder Case.
Was 20 Feet Away But Knew
When Club Descended.
TOLD TO BE QUIET.
Says Policeman Twice Asked
Head to Be (juiet.
Refused to Pay Any Attention
to the Officer.
WAS NO DISTURBANCE.
lie Asked
Hall to
Alone.
Let Head
Defense Summons 65 Witnesses
in Hall's Behalf.
Prosecution Completes Its Tes
timony Recess Is Taken.
The trial of ex-Policeman S. M. Hall
for the murder of George W. Head was
resumed in the district court this morn
ing. The prosecution resumed the ex-
ATTORNEY ENSMINGER,
For the Defense, Cross-exa-inning a Wit
ness. amination of witnesses and will not
close the case for the state before the
end of today's session or early Friday
morning. The state has about 15 wit
nesses and the defense has summoned
6S persons to testify in behalf of Hall
The trial will undoubtedly be long
and will probably not go to the Jury
before some time Saturday afternoon
and possibly not until Monday morn
ing. It may be that owing to the length
of the case that Judge Hazen will hold
some evening sessions.
Clarence Stewart was called by the
prosecution at the opening of the trial
and he testified as to seeing Hall strike
Head. He described the blow and said
that Head had his hands above his head
when the blow was struck.
Mrs. Mary Montgomery was called to
the stand by the prosecution. She was
attending the meeting where the trouble
between Hall and Head occurred.
"What did you see?" asked Attorney
Nichols. ,
"I saw Hall lead Head from the
crowd and then saw Hall strike him,"
said Mrs. Montgomery.
"What was Head doing?"
"He had his hands in the air and
said. 'Wait "
She said that Head did not attempt
to strike Hall.
On cross-examination Attorney Ens
minger asked:
"Didn't you volunteer your testimony
in this case?"
"No;" replied Mrs. Montgomery.
"How close were you to Head?"
"There were four people between us."
"Do you know whether Head's hands
were clinched or optn?"
She said "Open," that she did not see
Head strike Hall.
Miss Nettle Nonemaker was the next
WITNESS HOGEBOOM,
TJslnr Skull to Show the Jury How Geo
Head Was Killed.
witness called. She testified that she
(saw Hall standing by Head when she
arrived at the meeting.
"What were Hall and Head doing
when you saw them?" asked Attorney
Nichols.
"Hall was leading Head from the
crowd. She then told of Hall strik
ing Head and said that he had his
bands above his head as if to ward off
a blow. After he was struck she said,
"He staggered to a post."
On cross-examination Attorney Ens
minger said:
"You say that Head said nothing'"
She said she didn't hear Head say
anything and she was about three steps
away. She said she did not hear Hall
curse Head. She said Head was stand
ing perfectly quiet when Hall .grabbed
bim. She corroborated the other wit
nesses to the effect that Head did not
have bis hands clinched when Hail
truck him.
G. C. Bowman was the next witness
eaOlad. H said tie had known Head for
Lu if. t'-ree years. He was present
wneii u- trouuie occurred between Hail
and Ht .1 .
"What vV.-; Air. Head doing when you
saw mm .' ct-Kta Attorney Nichols.
'T'e' first I iaw Hall was bringing
him at of the crowd," said Bowman.
"He;, d had his h.nds open and above
nis i-ice."
He then told of the blow, and said
Head had made no ajgressive move
toward nan.
On crosi-examination Attorney Ens
mitvser said: ' Didn't Head Jerk away
froi 1 Hall before he struck him?"
Bowman replied that he had not.
"Did you see Hall's hand on him
when he struck him?"
"Yes. He was holding him with his
left hand, ard struck him with his right
hand."
Adam Nonemaker was called to the
ATTORNEY HUNG ATE,
Questioning a Witness for the State.
stand. He was present when Hall
struck Head.
"Did you see either take hold of the
other?" asked Attorney Nichols.
"1 saw Hall take Head out of the
crowd," said Nonemaker.
"What did you see then?"
"I saw Hall strike Head."
"In what position were Head's
hands ?"
"Above his head and open."
He said he followed Hall and Head
to the depot. He said that Mrs. Head
came and asked if she could take Mr.
Head home, and Hall said no.
On cross-examination Attorney Ens
minger said: "Were Head's hands
above his head?"
"One was higher than the other," said
Nonemaker, and he described the posi
tion of Head's hands, placing his own
in an attitude of protection.
J. J. Tinker was the next witness
called. He first saw Head when the
trouble occurred standing on the side
walk, and Hall took hold of him and
took him away from the crowd. He
corroborated the other witnesses with
reference to the blow and position of
Head's hands.
"What did Hall say?"
"The crowd gathered round and Hall
said something about the crowd never
saw a man hit before.."
On cross-examination Attorney Ena
minger said: "How close were you?"
"About six or eight feet away when
Hall took hold of him," replied Tinker.
"How did Hall take hold of Head?"
"By the lapel of his coat."
"What did Head do?"
"He put up his hands and said
'Don't,' and thenHall struck him and
Head staggered to the lamp post"
"Didn't Head put his arms around the
lamp post, and didn't Hail have to
pull him away?"
"I think he put his hands around it"
W. M. Laughlin was the next witness
to take the stand.
"When did you first see Head?" asked
Attorney Nichols.
"About a half hour before the trou
ble," replied Laughlin.
v hen did you first see Hall?"
"He walked up to Head and touched
him on the shoulder and said. 'Be
still.' "
"What did you see next?"
"I saw Hall leading Head out of the
crowd and saw Hall strike him." He
corroborated the other witnesses In ref
erence to Head making no resistance.
On cross-examination Attorney Ens
minger said:
"Head was full wasn't he?"
"I don't know," replied Laughlin.
"Hadn't Head been mimicking the re
ligious service?"
"He had been saving 'Ahmen.' "
"Didn't he say 'Glory to God?' "
"Yes."
"How many times did Hall go to
Head?"
"Twice."
"Did Head keep up the mimicry of
the service?"
"I only heard him two or three
times."
"How did Hall take Hold of Head?"
"He took hold of his arm."
"What did Head say?"
"He said hold on. And then Hall
struck him."
"When Head took hold of the lamp
post how did he do it?"
"He put one arm around it and' Hail
took his arm away."
Laughlin's testimony was finished at
11:55 and the court adjourned till 1:30
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
E. J. Mann was the first witness call
ed by the prosecution when court was
resumed at 1:30 o'clock. He was on the
steps of the Adams house when the
trouble between Head and Hall oc
curred. "What was Mr. Head doing when
you first saw him?" asked Attorney
Nichols.
"He was standing there," replied
Mann. He then described the action of
Hall in striking Head.
"Was Head making any aggressive
movement?"
"No."
"In what position were his hands?"
"Above his head."
"What did they do then?"
On cross-exa-nination Attorney Ens-
minger said:
Vas Head intoxicated "
'Not that I know nf." renlied Mann.
He said he did not hear Head say any
thing during the riroerress of the relig
ious meeting.
Did Head change his position?"
"No, not till Hall took him out of the
crowd."
How did he take him out?"
'I think he had hold of him some
where about the arm."
He didn't take hold of the laoel of
his coat?" r
"He didn't have any coat on."
"Did he throw un his fists or bis
hands?"
"His hands."
THE STATE RESTS.
At the conclusion of the testimony
by Mr. Mann the state rested its case
and Attorney Ensminger asked for a
recess as tne closing of the case was
unexpected at this time.
ihe state has several witnesses to be
used In rebuttal.
When the recess was granted at two?
o'clock to allow th defense to prepare
(Continued on Sixth PageO
TAWNEY WILL
MAKE TROUBLE.
Resents Invasion of House Pre
rogative by Senate.
Objection Made to Lodge's Phil
ippines Bill.
PERTAINS TO REVENUE
A "Number of House Members
Disposed to Let It Go.
Big
Crowd Turns Out to Hear
McConias on Anarchy.
Washington, Dec. 5. Members of the
house of representatives are showing
some opposition to the origination of
Philippine revenue legislation in the
senate and in particular to Senator
Lodge's bill, which deals with this sub
ject. Representative Tawney of Minne
sota holds that the constitutional pro
visions "that all bills for raising reve
nue shall originate in the house of rep
resentatives," applied to Philippines
measures and the Minnesota member
will oppose any senate bill on the sub
ject, as an invasion of the prerogatives
of the house.
Mr. Overstreet of Indiana and quite
a number of other influential members
maintain that the senate Philippine bill
involves no invasion of house rights, as
it extends an existing law to the Phil
ippines and is not a revenue measure
within the meaning of the constitution.
In any event the question of the right
of the house over the subject is likely
to be discussed on the floor of the
house.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 5. The announce
ment that Senator McComas (Md.)
would inaugurate the discussion on the
suppression of anarchy and anarchists,
filled the senate galleries today with a
goodly number of spectators. Before
the routine business was taken up, Mr.
Hale (Me.) secured the adoption of a
resolution that when the senate ad
journs today it be until next Monday.
The heavy influx of petitions, bills, etc.,
continued, much time being taken in
their formal reception.
Mr. Penrose (Pa.) favorably reported
from the committee on education and
labor the bill continuing the industrial
commission until February 15, in order
that it may close up work in hand and
secured immediate consideration for the
measure. The bill was passed.
Mr. McComas was then recognized In
Bupport of his bill, introduced yesterday
.providing the death penalty for assaults
upon the president, or for inciting, aa
vising, or procuring such assaults. Thi
senator spoke of the dangerous spread
of anarchy. President Carnot, Prime
Minister Canovas, the Empress of Aus
tria, King Humbert and President Mc
Kinley having been foully assassinated
by anarchists, within the last seven
years. 'It was humiliating, he
said, to consider the impotency
of our federal laws to punish thi3
fearful crime. The senator spoke of the
revolutionary propaganda under the
guiding hand of Herr Most and, the
Nihilist Hartmann and the formation
since 1881 of anarchist groups. Congress
must now legislate against this peril
with courage, firmness, conservatism
and prudence. The constitutional power
of congress to deal with the subject
was discussed at length and supported
by numerous references to the supreme
court decisions.-
Mr. McCo.-nas further urged the ex
clusion and deportation of anarchists,
the amendment of the immigration and
naturalization laws and the negotia
tions of treaties with foreign powers
permitting the extradition of those
charged with anarchistic offenses.
In the course of his speech the senator
argued that international comity called
for action on our part to suppress the
origin of plots in this country against
foreign rulers. Mr. McConias was accord
ed the closest attention throughout his re
marks. At the conclusion of air. McComas
speech Mr. Hoax (Mass.) took the floor
and made some comments upon anarchy
and anarchists. He said that all countries
having lawful government should secure
an island in the sea which was to be oc
cupied by no one but anarchists, by those
who advocated the slaying of rulers and
those resisting lawful government. It was
impossible to control the beliefs and the
minds of men, but there was no reason
why men who tried to overthrow all gov
ernments, who wanted no government,
should not be deported to a place where
they could put their theories to a test.
Banishment from this country, he be
lieved to be a lawful punishment and
could be enforced.
At 2:30 p. ni. the senate went into ex
ecutive session.
SIMPSOOflD.
McPberson Man Nominated For
Revenue Collector.
Washington, Dec 5. The president
today sent the following nomination
to the senate: To be collector of in
ternal revenue lor the district of Kan
sas, James M. Simpson.
Also a large number of recess ap
pointments, including all branches of
the government service, which hereto
fore have been announced.
J. M. Simpson has been prominent in
Kansas political circles for a number
of years. As chairman of the Republi
can state central committee in 1894 he
defeated the re-election of Governor
Lewelling and landed Major Morrill m
the gubernatorial chair.
Governor Morrill rewarded him by ap
pointing him to the railroad board.
Since then Mr. Simpson has spent
most of his time on his farm in Mc
pherson county. In the recent sena
torial fight he was a Burton supporter,
but was not bitter nor vindictive about
it, and when Senator Burton recom
mended him for internal revenue col
lector for Kansas there was no oppo
sition to him. His is the only one of
Senator Burton's that has not met with
Senator Burton's recommendations that
has not met with opposition.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Dec. 7. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; westerly
winds.
IS DARK FOR MOORE.
Confession of "Slim" Evidence
in Wiltberger Case.
Wichita, Dec. 5. The most sensation
al evidence introduced in the trial of
Clyde Moore Wednesday was the con
fession of "Slim," a prisoner in the
Wichita Jail, mention of which was
made last evening. In substance "Slim"
said:
"Since I made my first confession I
have studied it over and I will give it
more straight and correct than before,
of the murder of C. L Wiltberger. It
was on April 17, 1901, that I arrived in
Winfield, and I went to "Shorty's"
house as it was planned before to do
so so as to keep hid and tsay in doors
that day. On the following day (18th)
it was about 9 or 10 o'clock in the
morning when I and Shorty McFarland
went to the Santa Fe depot, to meet
Moore and have a talk with him about
what was to be done. ve talked
for some time. Then Shorty and I
went back to the house and Moore
came about say 11 or 12 o'clock a. m.
Then we started for the grounds where
the crime was committed. In going to
the grounds we went up the Santa Fe
railroad and at the crossing of the
Southern Kansas we done some shoot
ing at a fence post; and then went on
up the hollow, and got to our places
end hid behind some bushes wajting
for the old man to come along. 'And
when he got about even with us X
jumped out and caught his team.
Moore sprang to the side of the wagon
with his gun in his hand, and, putting
it to the old man's head, told him to
throw up his hands. He did not give
him time to put up his hands until he
shot him in the head and killed him in
stantly. The old man fell forward from
his seat against the dash-bard of the
wagon. Then Moore and I pulled him
back and searched his pockets. Moore
got his purse which was a draw
string. That was all we got. Then we
started the team; and then we ran
down the hollow about 150 yards, likely,
and Darted. Moore went over the hill
south of Shepard's house, and I kept
down the draw to the raflroad (South
ern Kansas railroad) around the pond,
and met Moore over in the canyon south
of the pond.
"Moore said that the purse had some
waybills or checks and about $2 in
money. We talked a few minutes, and
I asked him (Moore) why he killed the
man. He said he did it because a dead
man couldn't tell no tales. We again
parted, as Moore said that "Shorty"
would be waiting for him at the boat,
and he didn't want to be away from
the house long; for if people missed him
they would suspect or accuse him of
killing the man. And Moore started
east to the river. I went down along
a fence, and then along an alfalfa field,
on down the river, across a hollow,
where there was a seapy spring, and I
tried to wash my hands, but the mud
was so deep that I had to back out. I
went up under the bridge, caught hold
of the rods and stopped a minute. Then
climbed on the bridge kni crossed over
the river. I went under the trussle
works of the railroad (Frisco) and fol
lowed up along the side of the grade,
so as not to be seen, and up through
the fair grounds on the east side of
one of the stands, and over to 'Shorty's'
house. There I again met Moore.
'Shorty' said he knew we got more
money than $2, and acted mad. We ate
dinner. Then, as it was about 3:30 p.
m., and we went over to the Frisco
crossing and caught a freight train. We
got in a boxcar of ties and went to
Arkansas City. We stayed around the
Frisco depot until nearly dark, when
Moore said he would go up town and
get us something to eat, and I went
around to the Missouri Pacific and
Santa Fe crossing to wait for Moore,
and when he came he and I went to
the south end of the freight yard to
catch a train south, but did not get
out until about 3:30 in the morning, on
the 19th. We stopped at Ponca City
about 7:30 in the morning. I and Aloore
went to get our breakfasts, and Moore
said he was going back to A. C. (Ar
kansas City). I left him about 10
o'clock a. m. for Perry, and have never
seen him or 'Shorty' since. This work
was planned by 'Shorty' to be done on
the 17th, but we didn't get together
before the 18th.
" 'Shorty said that he had been
watching the old man for a month, and
he had seen him with lots of money,
and he would plan the work and har
bor us if we would do it and give him
one-third of what we got, which we
agreed to do."
The strongest reliance will apparent
ly be on the evidence furnished by the
footprints, which were traced from the
scene of the murder and which corre
spond with Clyde Moore's shoes. Cal.
Ferguson traced the footprints up the
ravine where the murder was commit
ted to the southern Kansas tracks,
which run east and west at this point.
From there they followed the embank
ment of the railroad to the point where
it crosses the Walnut river. They were
taken up again on the other bank of
the river and thence south. Mrs. Ella
Miller, who lives near the bridge, testi
fied positively that Moore crossed the
railroad bridge very soon after the
murder and came up the bluff at the
point to which the footprints have been
traced. On the other side, they were
traced past the residence of a ' Mrs.
Smith, who will also testify to seeing
Moore that afternoon. Everett Strodt
man also saw someone answering his
appearance when he first cam up on
the railroad. Cal. Ferguson further tes
tofied to the statement made to him
by Moore in County Attorney Tor
rance's office, in which Moore told of
the move-nents of Betts and himself on
the day of the murder.
In this statement, Moore said that
Betts had the gun when they left Ar
kansas City, but that he took it be
cause he could conceal it better. The
revolver which is supposed to have done
the killing was then introduced and
identified. It is a 44-caliber, with a
carved ivory handle and was owned by
Bettfj' father, Charles Betts, Sr. On
cross-examination, Mr. Ferguson said
Moore told him he and Betts separated
about 1 o'clock, and that he came up
town and was in some of the stores on
Main street. The murder took place
about 1 o'clock, and the defense appar
ently intends to try for an alibi. The
state's evidence will all be in today and
the defense will probably take but one
day and will try to prove an alibi.
SENT TOREFOUJlATORlf.
Penalty a Smith Center Youth Must
Pay For Stealing.
Smith Center, Dec. 5. Roy Howe
plead guilty here today of horse steal
ing and was sentenced to the reforma
tory at Hutchinson. The young man
took a horse and buggy from the streets
of Smith Center one evening early in
the fall. When caught be made a clean
breast of the affair, returned the outfit
and thereby won the sympathy of the
community. Howe is but 19 years old
and this is his first offense.
LABOR IN COUNCIL
Twenty-first Annual Convention
of American Federation
Called to Order by Samuel Gom
pers, at Scran ton, Pa.
GREATEST EVER HELD.
Delegates Representing 1,503,
000 Working People.
They Come From All Over
United States and Europe.
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 5. The twenty
first annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor was called to or
der shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing by President Samuel Gompers and
the greatest labor convention that has
probably ever been held in this country,
was underway. It is estimated that 275
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
delegates are in attendance from this
country and Europe, representing 1,
503,000 working people. The convention
is held in St. Thomas college hall ' and
the delegates marched to the meeting
place in a body, preceded by a band
of music.
The executive council has been In ses
sion for several days transacting rou
tine business, hearing complaints and
arranging to receive resolutions.
The credential committee must act
first and has several complaints to con
sider. Chief among these protests la
that of the United Hatters of North
America, against the seating of Ga
Driel Joseph, cigar maker, the delegate
sent by the United Labor League of
Philadelphia, He is being protested on
the ground that the United Labor
League permits the Philadelphia Hat
Makers' union to retain its member
ship .although it has been suspended by
the National organization.
In addition protests have been filed
against the representative of the Rich
mond Central Labor Union by some of
the colored delegates, who assert that
that organization has discriminated
against colored working people, by re
fusing to admit the colored trade un
ions to membership.
A protest has also been filed against
seating the representative of the Chi
cago Central Labor Union.
MANY DISPUTES.
The convention will be asked to take
action on many disputes between trades
that are affiliated with the federation.
The International Association of Ma
chinists has demanded that the charter
of the English Amalgamated Society of
Engineers, machinists, etc., be an
nulled. It is said the brotherhood of carpen
ters will demand the annullment of the
charter of the Amalgamated Wood
Workers Union.
The International . Tile Layers Union
will demand jurisdiction over the Mos
aic Workers' Union, and the electrical
workers will dispute the right of gas
and steam fitters to run electric con
duit pipe.
There will be a general contest over
the question of trade autonomy. The
larger unions will insist upon the right
to form mixed unions, under their own
control, where the workers in other
trades are employed. The deliberations
of the gathering are secret and the del
egates may be here ten days.
In the hall the band played "Dixie"
as an opening overture, the southern
delegates heartily applauding and when
a moment later the band struck up
"The Star Spangled Banner" all the
delegates rose to their feet.
Chairman John Devine, of the local
committee of arrangements, welcomed
the delegates to Scranton and extended
the hospitality of the thousands of or
ganized working men of the Lacka
wanna and Wyoming Valleys. Presi
dent Gompers responded.
After the naming of the various com
mittees, the list of delegates was read
and the morning session was closed.
LOSS $500,000.
Soda Ash Plant Burns Throw
ing 700 Men Out of Work.
Detroit, Dec. 5. The main building
of the Michigan Alkali's company soda
ash plant at Wyandotte, 12 miles down
the Detroit river from this city, was
completely destroyed by fire today. J.
B. Ford, principal owner of the plant,
places the loss at $500,000. The burned
building was 800 feet by 250 feet. The
plant was being run night and day and
there were 100 men at work in the build
ing when the fire was discovered. All
of them escaped uninjured. Seven
hundred men are temporarily thrown
out of work by the fire. The building
will be rebuilt as soon as possible. The
cause of the fire is not known.
A BUFFALO RESERVATION.
Curtis Introduces a Bill to Set Aside
Land For a Bison Park.
Washington, Dec. 5. Representative
Curtis, of Kansas, has introduced a bill
in congress which contemplates the pre
servation of the bison or American buf
falo. His bill provides for a reserva
tion of 100,000 acres, to be leased in
either Edd. or Lincoln counties, in
New Mexico, for a period of 20 years,
and empowers the secretary of the in
terior to lease the same to some com
petent person, who shall take charge of
the reservation and superintend the
grazing and breeding of a herd of buffalo.
PLACE FOR ROOSEVELT.
Asked to Accept Honorary Presi
dency of Olympian Games.
New York, Dee. 5. The president of the
International Olympian committee. Baron
Pierre Ie Coubertin, of Paris, has written
a letter to President Roosevelt asking him
to accept the honorary presidency of the
Olympian games to be held in Chicago in
1904. says the Paris correspondent of the
Tribune. The letter has been given to Am
bassador Porter for transmission to the
president
BOOSTMARKET.
Farmers Take a Hand in the
Grain Pit Game.
Corn Breaks All Records For
Many Years Back.
Chicago, Dec. 5. "King" Farmer has
come to Chicago, taken the board of
trade by storm and sent prices of all
grains climbing above records. Busi
ness today on 'change was larger and
more spectacular than It has been for a
long time and has rivaled the specula
tive enthusiasm that marked the days
of Hutchinson and the other giants of
the pits.
Natural conditions are back of the
up-shoot in prices, but bull speculation
has been the main incentive. The whole
countryside seems to be wakening up
to the ruinous shortage in the corn crop
and the feeding of wheat to stock as a
consequence has brought big buying in
that cereal.
General advances have been made
in all options of wheat, corn, and oats
during the past week, but the arrival of
thousands of farmers and stockmen to
visit the live stock exhibition touched
off the fuse under all the markets and
sent prices booming.
Today the floor of the board was a
spectacular show. Hundreds of the big
countrymen, in fur overcoats and cow
hide boots, had the courtesies of the
exchange, and were all eagerly "get
ting into the game." When professional
speculators saw the farmer grasping
opportunities, they immediately began,
to plunge. Added to this influence was
a flood of general buying orders from
the country until outside interests prac
tically controlled the markets.
May wheat touched its record price
for the crop shortly before noon, selling
at 80 cents. Both December and May
corn broke records of years' standing,
December selling at 65 cents and May
at 68 cents. It was rumored there is
a corner in oats, but trade is so large
both sides of the market that is not
certain. May oats broke another record
today at 46 cents.
Although the transactions on the board
of trade continued on a very large scale
throughout all the session, prices did not
hold to their record marks , at the close.
It was rumored that the Moore Bros,
had been buying large quantities of wheat
for the past six weeks. George Phillips
was reputed to have secured a large line
of long corn and James Patten, mayor of
Evanston, was supposed to have control
of oats. At the high prices enormous
amounts of grain came out In all pits,
supposedly from these operators. Prices
rapidly sagged as a consequence and al
though the markets were yet firm, the
big advances for the day were in many
cases lost. December wheat closed at 75c
and May wheat at 79c, gains for the day
respectively of VAtic and He. December
corn closed at a gain of &c, at (Bic,
and May corn fxc higher, at 67.ti7c.
May oats closed at 45c.
WHAT OF METCALF.
Rumored That He Would Suc
ceed Leland.
Why is Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf
dining with President Roosevelt today?
This is the question that is uppermost
today in the minds of a number of
Kansas politicians, who know that
Colonel Metcalf has an eye on an im
portant federal position, the United
States marshalship for Kansas.
lhe fact that Lit Crum, who was sup
posed to be slated for this place, has
not been appointed, and Senator Bur
ton's recent declaration that the mat
ter is still open, leads the politicians to
believe that Colonel Metcalf's visit to
the president is with regard to the mar
shalship or the Topeka pension agency.
A prominent politician stated today
that Col. Metcalf is known to have had
aspirations for the marshalship, but if
Senator Burton could switch him off
to the pension agency and thereby de
feat the reappointment of Cyrus Le
land, there is no doubt that he would
do everything in his power to bring it
about. This would defeat his arch-enemy
and at the same time leave the
marshalship open to Crum.
Senator Burton took Col. Metcalf to
see the pres dent last night, and tho
president inv.tod the Lawrence man to
dine with him today. Both took an ac
tive part in the recent war, and this
common tie binds them together.
Mr. Leland's friends are laying stress
on the fact that President Roosevelt
has said several times that he proposed
to carry out Mr. McKinley's wishes with
regard to appointments so far as he
could find them out, and it is known
that President McKinley had no hesi
tation in reappointing Mr. Leland to
the Topeka pension agency. But on the
other hand President Roosevelt has
demonstrated that he has a mind of his
own, and the summary manner in
which he turned down Governor Jen
kins, of Oklahoma, who was a close
personal friend of McKinley, demon
strates that if he takes a notion to do
a thing he will do it regardless of pre
vious connections.
If Colonel Metcalf makes a good im
pression on the president there is no
telling what may be the outcome of his"
visit. President Roosevelt knows, of
course, of Colonel Metcalf's record in
the Philippines, and that he has a large
number of warm personal friends in
Kansas.
The fight that is being w-aged on the
appointment of Crum might land Met
calf in the marshal's office in a very
short time. Under ordinary circum
stances the pension agency would go to
a veteran of the civil war, but a new
generation has come into power with
Roosevelt, and there is a possibility
that the president might take a notion
to give Colonel Metcalf Mr. Leland's
place, especially if Burton's influence
counts for anything.
MRS. NATION QUITS.
Abandons the Publication of
Her Newspaper.
Mrs.Nation will abandon the "Smash
er's Mail." The December issue will be
the last.
"I can't make it pay," said the joint
Smasher today, "and ' I am 53-years old
and-. haven't time to worry with it The
next issue will be the last of the
Smasher's Mail.".
WIND BLEW 100
MES AN HOUR
Almost Worst Storm Experi
enced on Pacific Coast.
Sweeps Over the Region of the
Columbia's Mouth.
IT DID MUCH DAMAGE
Several Persons Were Injured,
One Fatally.
Roads Blocked and All Shipping
Tied Up.
Portland, Ore., Dec. 6. The severest
storm of the season has raged off the
Oregon and Washington coast for 36
hours. Weather Forecast Official
Beals estimated that the wind velocity,
off the coast was 90 miles an hour,
with gusts reaching 100 miles an hour.
"It was a storm of unusual violence,"
said Forecast Official Beals. "Early;
Tuesday morning the barometer began
falling, and reports received from ob
servation stations within a radius o
300 miles of Portland all Indicated that
a storm of magnitude was blowing la
from the ocean.
"The storm generally moved from the
mouth of the Columbia river to the.
straits of Juan De Fuca and Wednes
day morning it was central along th
coast line of British Columbia."
New Whatcom, Wash., Dec 5. Tho
hardest storm in fifteen years was the
one that raged over lower Puget Sound,
prostrating telegraph and telephone
wires in every direction and doing much
damage to property and injuring sev
eral people.
At Mountainview, John Marr received
injuries which will prove fatal.
All highways In this county are
blocked by fallen trees and railroad
trains are being delayed. All shipping
has been tied up. and craft reaching
harbor report the roughest weather
ever encountered.
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 5. A coal
train was badly smashed In a wreck
which took place near South Welling
ton, caused by a tree having fallen
across the track. No lives were lost,
as far as known. The line is at present
blocked, the wires are down, and no
further details are obtainable.
The storm of the past 24 hours Is re
sponsible for a harvest of minor acci
dents. Flagpoles and chimneys have
been blown down, and telegraph wires
prostrated. No serious shipping acci
dents are reported, but all incoming
vessels report heavy welrther.
BEEF AT 25 CENTS.
Big Price Paid by Armour Co.
For Fat Steer.
Chicago, Dec. 5. Ambassadors and!
other representatives of foreign nations
are enjoying the hospitality of General
Manager W. E. Skinner, at the Inter
national Live Stock exposition today.
Count Quadt, tecretary of the German;
legation at Washington; Count Komatz,
of the Japanese embassy, and Senor
Alberto Serantes, representing tho Ar
gentine Republic, together with many
resident consuls, are in the party.
Much interest centerd about the pens
containing carload lots of fat cattle.
Armour & Co. bought the first steer at
25 cents a pound, and still higher prices
were expected.
In the horse department the Belgians
were in the ring. These splendid ani
mals, declared by their breeder to be
the original type from which all other
breeds are descended, captured the best
prizes over at the late Paris show. Tho
exhibit here includes fifty animals.
The animals intended for the carcass
exhibit made the funeral march from
the exhibit pens to the shambles dur
ing the night, and will be killed today.
The prominence of the Herefords in.
every competitive event attracted a
large crowd to the auction of fine Here
fords. The top price was $700, offered
by F. E. Maxwell, West Union, W. Va
for a line young bull. Beau Donald,
owned by H. W. Curlty, of Eminence,
Ky. Lady Horace Fairfax, the prop
erty of the K. B. Armour estate, wa
sold to C. B. Ward, of Pendleton, Ore.,
for $625, and Royal March, owned by
E. J. Elliott, of southern Iowa, was sold
to Campbell Russell, of Bennett, I. T.,
and Mineola, the property of Walter B.
Waddell, of Lexington, Mo., was sold
to the Fetterman Hereford company, of
Douglas, Wyo., at $425 each.
The first sale of fat cattle was the
Augus steer Steadfast, exhibited by M.
A. Judy & Son, of Williamsport, Ind.,
and winner of second prize. The steer
went to Armour & Co. at 25 cents per
pound. The herd of grain-fed steers
raised by M. F. Dunlap, Jacksonville.
111., was next sold. Armour & Co. was
also the purchaser, for $7.25 per hundred
pounds.
THREE INCHES OF SNOW
That Was Record of Topeka's
First Winter Storm.
Jennings, the weather man promises
"fair weather tonight and Friday," af
ter the little bluster of last night.
Snow began to fall last evening about
6 o'clock and continued until midnight
The total snowfall was three inches.
Nearly all traces of the snow had dis
appeared at noon today, however. The
precipitation was 32 hundredths and thi
wind has a velocity of about three vnln
per hour today.
The following is tne temperatures
7 o'clock 31 11 o'clock
8 o'clock 32 12 o'clock
9 o'clock 33 1 o'clock
10 o'clock 33 I 2 o'clock
34
37
37
40
Temperatures of Large Cities.
Chicago, Dec. 6. 7 a. m. tempera
tures: New York 18: Boston 14; Phila
delphia 18; Washington 18; Chicago 24;
Minneapolis 22; Cincinnati 18; St. Louis
24.