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IS WHAJ OUF NEWS SUM- ' n MARY DOES , .A HALF MILLION LOSS BAD CONFLAGRATION AT KAN SAS CITY , MO. Most Destructive Fire That Evei Visited the Uptown District or tilt City Firemen Had Many Narrow 'Escapes ' from Falling Walls. Kansas City : Half a million dollars worth of properly was destroyed early or the morning of the 5th by fire that started in Jones Bros. ' big department store , ir 2sTortlf Main and Sixth Streets and spread to half a block of other buildings in Main and Walnut Sire Jls. The aggregate insur ance is estimn' e 1 at ? 375,000. The heaviest losers are Jones Bros. , who estimate their stock , which was totally destroyed , as worth $30,000. The insurance carried by this firm amounted to 82 per cent , of the loss. It was the most destructive fire that has ever visited the up town business dis trict. The fire started in the building occupied by Jones Bros , shortly after midnight and its inflammable contents burned with re markable rapidity. In a little more than an hour after the fire started the Jones store was entirely destroyed and nothing was left of its building but the foundation. In the meantime the fire had spread south to the Humboldt building , north to the Jones annex and Quinn's grocery , all five- story buildings , and flying embers had caught the old St. James Hotel , four stories in height , half a block north on Walnut Street. Firemen had many narrow es capes from falling walls. ATLANTA WELCOMES SCHLEY. Admiral Given a Great Ovation in the Georgia City. Atlanta , Ga. : Admiral Schlcy received an enthusiastic welcome lo Atlanta Satur day , Nov. 4. After a short rest at the hotel the party was escorted to the state capitol , where they were welcomed by Gov. Chandler. They were then escorted to the hall of the house of representatives , where the legislature was in joint session. Schley was introduced and made a brief speech. Thence the party proceeded to Piedmont paric , where the Admiral icvicwed a mili tary parade. During the afternoon at the auditorial ! ! , in the presence of 12.009 people ple , he was presented with a loving cup on behalf of the people of the city. Schley jnade a short address. SMOTHERED IN A MiNE. Four 3Ion Killed in Accident Near Muhanoy Plain , Pa. Mahauoy Plain , Pa. : Four men were killed , two seriously injured , and one had a narrow escape froni death by a rush of dirt in the mine operated by Lawrence & Brown , near here on the Cthinst. . The men had been sent into a gangway to re move a large quantity of mine slush which iiad worked into the place through a new reach which the company was filling with dirt from the colliery. A half hour later there was a sudden rush of dirt from above , and before the men could escape hundreds of tons of dirt filled the gangway. A gang of men was immediately set to work rescuing the men. REVENGEFUL SPANISH. They Send a Sarcastic Telegram to Joseph Chamberlain. Madrid : A dispatch from Bilboa saj's a Jiumber of influential Spaniards who were attending a banquet there Nov. G , on hear ing the report that Ladysmith had fallen , sent a cable to the British secretary of state for the colonies , Joseph Chamberlain , saying : ' 'On the occasion of the latest war news , the dead nations salute you , " the allusion being to the speech of the Marquis of Salisbury during the Spanish- American conflict , in which he referred to "dying nations. " ' To Fight the Glass Combine. Pittsburg , Pa.A secret conference of window glass manufacturers outside of the combine was held here. It was practically decided to combine their interests and cap italize the concern at $15,030,000. Eight hundred pots were represented at the con ference. Sent to Prison for Life. Chicago : Richard Jloneck of Herman , Mo. , was sentenced to the penitentiary for life Nov. i for the murder of Walter F. Koeler here last August. Herman Mund- hausen , an accessory , had already been sentenced to twenty year' imprisonment. Fifteen to Twenty Drowned. Antwerp : The landing stage of the' Waesland liailroad ferryboat on Scheldt Hi ver broke in two Nov. 5 on the arrival of the first train , which was crowded. Many persons fell into the water , fifteen r twenty were drowned. Train Strikes a Street Car. Louisville , Ky. : An inbound Louisville and Nashville train struck a Fourth Avenue electric car at Fourth Avenue and G Street Nov. 5 , completely demolishing the car and injuring nine people. All will recover. Bishop Goesbriand Dead. Burlington , Vt. : Louis De Goesbriand , Catholic bishop of the diocese of Burling- .on , is dead. Theatrical Manager Suicides. PittsburgPa. : Edward D. Sclmltz , of iS'ew York , a well known theatrical manager , committed suicide at his room in the Victoria by shooting himself through the head. Domestic and financial troubles arc supposed to have prompted the deed. Stop Sunday Performances. .Springfield , 111. : Mayor \Vhcelcr has /rdered Chief of Police Castler to notify theo\vne/a of Chatterton's Opera ilouso and the Central Music Hall that no morw Sunday uerformances will be permitted. / * MARVELOUS BATTLE. JrTries Gets the Decision Ove 'Sailor Tom Sharlcy. New York : James J. Jeffries retains th championship" the -vyorld , lleferei George Siler giving him the decision at tin end of the twenty-fifth round over Sailo Tom Sharky at the Coney Island Sportinj Club on the evening of Nov. 3. It was on < of the most marvelous battles that ha : taken place and the greatest crowd tha ever gathered in the Coney Island Club house witnessed the desperate struggle foi supremacy. In five rounds Jeffries had the bettei of the fight , in the first two and the lasl three. During the other twenty Sbarkej forced the issue and like a bull terrier was at his man with both hands unceasingly. In those twenty rounds Jeffries' great weight and brawn helped him to hold ofl the sailor and in the twenty-second he swung in a couple of vicious uppercuU that made Sharky groggy. Tom came brick again in the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth , but he was weakened greatly by Jeffries' vicious blows. One minute before the gong sounded to end the fight Jeffries' left glove came off and practically the contest was over. The referee motioned to Jeffries' corner ; an American flag was fluttering around the champion's .shoulders and the crowd on that side and end of the arena cheered wildly. The crowd on the opposite side and end , in Sharkey's corner , yelled for Sharkey and the men were led back to their dressing rooms. ' Ten thousand , spectators were banked forty feet high in the building , the place being packed from ringside to rafters , and Ihe aisles along the ring were lined. The tremendous crowd sweated under the glare of100 are lights , fifteen fest or less from the canvas of the squared circle. The fighters were almost exhausted and the spectators shrieked themselves hoarse. BODIES BURNED TO CRISP. Three Small Children of 'a Rail road Contractor Cremated. Dews , Iowa : News of a sad accident near the town of Rswan , Iowa , reached hove Nov. 2. Mrs. John Owens , wife o ( one of the contractors who is doing the grading of the Burlington , Cedar Rapids and-Northern Railway , was living in a small summer hut built in a cheap manner for , temporary use , with her three children of 5 months , 2 years and 3 years , re spectively. She had built a good fire and then locked the children in and gone to a neighboring farm house about half a mile distant. The men who were working on the grade were about twenty rods away , when they discovered smoke coming out of the cottage. They immediately ran .to the building and . .kicked in the door and sides and endeavored to save the three children , but their efforts wero. in vain , as the little ones had already perished. They were burned nearly to a crisp. The mother is crazed over her loss. It is not known how the fire caught. TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN. Civil Guards to "Watch Imprisoned Idaho Miners. Muncie , Ind. : Congressman Cromer ias received the correspondence between the department of state and the governor jf Idaho in reference to the Wardner out rages. Secretary of War Root stated , hat the federal troops will be removed 'rom their positions as guards of the im prisoned miners and that gival guards will .ake their places. The secretary further says that the government has urged upon he governor of Idaho that the miners be ried speedily and that unnecessary re strictions be removed. American Corn in Russia. Washington : The Jstate department is nformed of the arrival at Reval , Russia , ! > fov. 3 , of the first steamer with American .orn and that eight more shiploads are ex- iccted at the same port. Considerable nterest attaches to this attempt to intro- lucc an American staple product into the lussian market. Typhoid Prevails at Nome. San Francisco : The steamer Portland rrived here Nov. 5 from St. Michaels via Jape Nome and Unalaska. It brought 330 lassengers. About ten of tiie passengers re suffering from typhoid fever. Sickness i very prevalent at Nome , typhoid seem- jgly more rampant than other ailments. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , 3.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , shipping grades. 3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 o $4.50 ; whoat. No. 2 red , GOc to TOo ; orn. No. 2 , 31c to 32c ; oats. No. 2 , 22c a 24c ; rye , No. 2 , 54c to 5Gc ; butter , hoice creamery , 22c to 24c ; eggs , fresh , Tc to ISc ; potatoes , choice , 25c % to 3 ; > c or bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to 15.50 ; hog ? ; , choice light , $2.75 to $4.50 ; lieep. common to prime , $3.2o to $4.25 : lieat. No. 2 red , G7c to G9c ; corn. No. 2 hite , 33c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 white , 2. > c ) 27c. St. Lrouis Cattle. $3.25 to $0.25 ; hogs 100 to $4.25 : sheep , . $3.00 to $4.50 : heat , No. 2 , 70c to 72c ; corn , No. 2 L-llow , 31c to 33c ; oats. No. 2 , 23c to 5c ; rye. No. 2. 54c to 5Ue. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $ G.50 ; hess , J.OO to $4.50 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.00 ; heat , No. 2 , 70c to 72e ; corn. No. 2 5xe < n 35c to 3Gc : oats. No. 2 mixed , 25c 2Gc ; rye. No. 2 , Glc to G3e. Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $0.50 ; hogs , ' , .00 to $4.50 ; slit-op. , $2.30 to $4.25 : hear , No. 2 , 71 e to 72c ; com. No. 2 > ! low , 3Gc to 37 < - ; oats , No. 2 white , 27c 2Sc ; rye. G2c to 03c. Toledo-Wheat , No. 2 mixed. 70c to < : ; corn , No. 2 mixed. 33c to 35c : oats , ti. 2 mixed. 22c to 24c ; rye. No. 2 , 57c f ! ) c ; clover seed , $5.35 to $5.45. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 Northern , e to ( ! 7e ; corn , No. 3. : { 2c to 34c ; oats , j. 2 white , 25e to 27c ; rye. . No. 1. 5Uc 57c ; barh-y , No. 2 , 4Ge to 48c ; pork. ? ss. $8.00 to $8.50. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , .00 to $0.50 ; hogs , common to choice , .25 to $4.50 ; sheep , fair to choice weth- $3.00 to $4.50 ; lambs , common lo a trh. $4.50 to $5.50. S > w York-Cattle , $3.25 t(5.25 ( ; boss , iOO to $4.75 ; shiviJ. $3.00 to $4.75 ; itat. No. 2 red. 75c to 7 ( > e : corn , No. 2 , c to 41c ; oats. No. 2 white. 31c to 32c ; ttor. creamery , 17c tu 25c ; i-ggs , west- i , Me to JUe. \ t Disastrous Result of the Baltic Near Ladysmith. BOEfiS AfiE VICTORS. Surround and Capture Three Regiments of the Queen's Troops. Irish Fuaileera , Tenth Mountain Bat tery and Gloucester Regiment Capit ulate General "White's StafF Officers and Eijrht Cannon Included Amons the Captures KC-WB of the Disaster to British Arind Cauaen Glooai in London. Gen. White , at t e head of 12,000 British , and Gen. .Toubort , commanding 10,000 Boers , measured arms in the vi cinity of Ladysmith Sim-day ami Mon day , and the result was a crushing defeat for the Britons. Three whole regiments were surrounded and captured and eight cannon were taken. The British admit casualties .of fxoin eighty to a hundred men. men.The The two armies on Monday fought from daybreak to the middle of the af ternoon. Jouhert hegan the fight about 5 o'clock in the morning , iiriug several 100-pound shells in the direction of that part of the British force stationed near the railway station. Their ammunition was good and their aim excellent. Gen. White first ordered the artillery lire re- X. Sill GEORGK "WHITE. turned and then ordered out a large force of cavalry and infantry to advance upon the Boer positions. White's forces fol lowed up the supposed advantage , but soon found themselves face to face with a large army of Boers , who were all well armed and full of fight. The fighting raged fiercely until shortly before noon , when White withdrew without having forced the Boors within their laagers , end with a heavy loss. The column of troops , consisting of the Iriiu Fusaleers , the Tenth Mountain bat tery and the Gloucester regiment , sent against the Boers Sunday , was s r rouiidcd in the hills and after losing hea. - ily , had to capitulate. A Boer orderly came in. to tlio British lines in the even ing under a flag of truce with letters from the survivors of the captured col umn , asking assistance to bury the dead. Among those captured are Maj. Adye of , Gen. White's staff ; the lieutenant col- ont'l , the majors and all the captains and lion tenants of the Irish Fusiloers ; the majors , captains and lieutenants of the Gloucester regiment ; Maj. Bryant of the Royal artillery , all the lieutenants of theMe Mo intain battery and also the chaplain of 'ie Irish Fusileers. Many of the cap- tur i officers and ineu were wounded. liio Boers in the meantime kept up their artillery fire , and. besides playing havoc with the British troops , stampeded about forty mules used for transporting the heavy . The guns. British were so busy using their small arms that they were unable to look after the mules , with the result that eight camion were lost. Charge Upon Uip : Guns. It seems Gen. White's first purpose was to charge the positions of the Boer batteries and capture , if possible , the big guns , which.played so important part at Glencoe. The charge was con sidered successful at first , but upon their irrival at the point whore the Bee guns lad boon located the British found them ; one. How Joubert managed to remove : ho awkward , heavy wea'pons is a niys- ' : ery to the British , as they arc said'to iveigh fully four tons each with their rarriages. One London newspaper , trying to ac- lount for the British retirement , says hat presumably the Boers were driven ) ack until they reached strong positions , vhich White naturally refused to attack. 5en. White reports the stampede hap pening during the night , as the result of > attory fighting. But the newspaper iceouiits indicate the runaway occurred luring the day's action. Is Ftsirtlcrt. All England was startled at the news a f the first severe disaster to the British. Vhite , in what was evidently an iinpor- e ant increment , almost lost 20 per vent f his fighting force and eight of his lifry uns at one crack. Monday he had ov- a ; ry available man engaged against the h Jeers , and roadhig between the Hues of hf ( tie official report and the dispatches of il tie English correspondents , lie had all ho ould do to got back to his base at Lady- iltl tnith after making his sortie. It is ap- tl arent that ho had hoped to march out tl nd strike a blow at one column of the tlS tunny that would weaken the attack on 11 sides and give him the upper hand. He o\ \ ist his left wing in attempting this plan. Tarce extra battalions of foot and ono el lountain battery , with reserves , will ave England during the course of ten cr iiys to make good the casualties. The * seth ar office -has ordered a second army wps to be in readiness to be called out. he military officials are determined to ive everything in readiness either for demonstration in Europe of Great ritain's capabilities 'or for sending even larger force to the scene of action. th One and eighteen soar tramp freight cars ere demolished in a wreck at , . Nemo , ar win. sen 1 CHAPTIfl XVIH. At 8 o'clock on the night of the 27tl Hattie DeRosette was ( seated in the h brary of her home , the very room in which her father had so recently been murdered , Notwithstandinj the fact that the bank er had there been stricken to death , this room had been his favorite , and his daugh ter found fond memories clustered about It. It was apparent that the young heiress had been weeping , and little wonder. For three days she had been seated in the court house listening to the evidence that she felt to most minds condemned the man she lored us the murderer of her father. i She had listened to the evidence of Her man Craven and reluctantly had spoken words that substantiated his statements. She had noted with feelings better im agined than described that the stern , fixed features of the jurors seemed to admit of little doubt as to what would be their ver dict. * The statement of the prisoner , unsub stantiated as it was , seemed to bear little weight. The State's Attorney dispelled that lit tle in his long argument for conviction. Ho drew a terrible picture of the crime enacted in the room m which she was seated , and stated that the evidence was such as not to admit of a single doubt as to who committed the horrible murder. "No other living soul ! " ho exclaimed , as lie pointed his shaking finger at the pris oner , "had a motive ! This man had. Where was it ? Ask him ! Where is the bag of coin he that night obtained at the express office ? How did ho obtain that canceled note- ? The dead banker cannot answer you , and the statements of his assassin should weigh not against the overwhelming evidence against him. His assertions are cunningly contrived ; but would a wretch guilty of such a crime hesitate to save his worthless neck from the halter by false statements ? You have , gentlemen , the evidence of the murdered banker's nephew , his trusted friend , in whom he had such confidence .that , un- inown to him , he had already named him the administrator of his will and the juardian of his daughter. Yes , and left iim besides a fortune in his own right. He ias told you , though reluctantly and after > eing pressed by the counsel for the de- tense , that the dead banker had expressed : o him a desire to live to see the nephew md bis loved daughter man and wife. In ill this , gentlemen of the jury , the daugh- : er's evidence corroborates that of the ) rincipal witness , with the exception that ho had no knowledge of the fact that her athcr hoped one day to see her wedded to he young man who is now president of The Cape Fear Bank. ' Her father had lever expressed that wish to her. Why , ; entlemen of the jury ? Because of her ender years ! May there not , gentlemen , lave been also a motive here on the part if the prisoner for the removal of the aurdered man ? Did he not fear the bank- rx living , would thwart him in his design 0 make the daughter his wife ; ? Remem- er , gentlemen , that if Herman Craven . nd Miss DeRosette had been one moment iter in entering the library they would ave found before them naught but the feless body of the murdered banker ! The end that murdered him would have made is exit from the house. And who shall ay , not without a hope , nay , a belief , that ie nephew would stand before the bar of istice , charged with his murder ? Mur- er , so palpable and plain that even Lang ellars , the great Southern detective , horn he had urged to take his case , aban- oned him. " There was amazement throughout the ) urt room at the calm appearance of the risoner during the tirade of the prose- iting attorney. Not an exclamation left his lips. He sat ale and silent , with clenched hands and ghtly compressed lips , until Lawyer obbins had taken his seat. Arthur Dobbs plead long and well for te life of his client ; but no denuncia- cms of Herman Craven left his lips. The ground he dwelt on was that no liv- g soul had seen the blade of the sheath life driven home to the banker's heart , id that the evidence against the prisoner as entirely circumstantial. In his closing plea the district attorney , 1 old and experienced lawyer , ridiculed e idea of the proof be : .g of a circum- antial nature , and in clos. g his address ; ed these words : "There ho sits , gentlemen ! There in e prisoner's box caught red-handed in s murderous act ! Do your duty , and eo the Old North State of a fiend unpar- leled ! Take the case. " The judge's charge had occupied an ur , and it was apparent that he enter- ined no doubt of the prisoner's guilt. Not half an hour previous to the time i find Miss Hattie seated in the library , d after the jury had retired from the urt room , had she left the court house , .d then only after the judge had an- unced that the verdict would be deliv- , ? d in open court at 10 o'clock the fol- 7iag day. C : 'That is , " said his honor , "if the jury roe , and they undoubtedly will. I trust , " n added , "that you will not be uncom- , rtable in the jury room ; but owing to less in my family , I am unable to re- Si lin and take your verdict to-night. " [ would have said more , much more , " n night Miss Hattie , as she pondered o-er VI j matter , "but for the caution of Mr. liars. I would have denounced Her- .n Craven. I would have accused him s : having visited the attic. I would ' * sini ler thoughts were interrupted by the ni : ranco of her cousin. nib b 'My dear Hattie ! I find you alone ! " < td Herman , as he seated himself on the d < a beside her. "You have been weep- d ; I do not wonder ! The three past ofai rs have been terrible tc you , ; but the ai ive will soon open to receive the body your father's murderer. " I I trust so , ' ' said Hattie , with a sob ar could not suppress. sa How brazen the fiend sit there oughout the trial. In spite of all , I am ry for his mother and.sister , for they frSc worthy people ; but I ssuio yc'i I am Sc H the murderer's sister dooo not longer J Lyoui cor.smncs revolting to ] . i me to see you in her company. I did no see cither the mother or sister in the cour room to-day. " "They may have abandoned him to his fate , " said Hattie , "and he may not have desired them there to hear a son anc brother condemned. " "Is it possible , my loved cousin anc ward , that at one time you loved thii wretch ? " "Pray do not speak of it. I I fancied I did. " "Pure fancy cud nothing more ! Oh , may I not hope , dear Hattie , that your loved father's desire may be fulfilled , and that at no distant day you will become ray wife. ? I love you , my cousin , and would make my ward my bride ! " "This is no time , sir , to speak of love to me ! Why , not two months have pass ed since my dear father was alive and well. There is time enough for you to ask my hand , when his brutal murderer shall have paid the penalty of his death on the gallows. " "But then , dear Ilattie ? Then may I speak , and will you listen to me ? " "If you address me after my father's murderer shall have been executed I will listen to you ; but I give you no reason to believe that I will become your wife. 1 never loved you , and certainly do not "But you will , sweet Hattie ! You will ! You will learn how devoted I am to you ! " "You say it was my father's wish that I become your wife ? I would certainly fulfill his every wish , but is it not strange that he never expressed such a desire to me ? " "I think not , my dear Hattie. He did not desire you to think he was in haste to have you married , but he often spoke his mind to rn'e. " "Strange ; but as he evidently was not in haste to have me married , neither shall I be in haste to surrender my hand , now that he is no longer alive4. " "Your father living , dear Hattie , you had a trusty guardian. " "Have I not one now ? " asked the heiress , looking him fixedly in the eyes. His face colored as he answered : "AVhy , , certainly you have , and one who loves with his whole heart ! I would die to serve you ! " "AYell , speak of love to me no more until [ give my leave. Good night ! " and Hat- Jo arose from her seat and left the room. "She is mine , in spite of the devil ! " : hought Herman as the door closed behind icr. "Ere a year goes * by she will have changed the name of DoRosette for that > f Craven. Now to move cautiously and etain the confidence of the directors and .he public until she has become my bride. Mien my plan is to convert everything into : ash. , Cash ? I wonder what never uind , I shall hear from him soon enough. . ' will venture he is keeping track of vents. Afraid to write too soon , possibly. irVc-11 , he is prudent ; but all is smooth sail- ng , smooth sailing , aud I hold the reins ! [ "o-niorrow the verdict comes. I think I lear the foreman's words now : 'Guilty ! Juilty ! ' Guilty , beyond a doubt. Then . short season in a condemned man's cell inder the death watch , and then ah ! a trangling noose ! A fatal dr6p ! A dead lan dangling between the earth and sky , nd Alvin Deltosotte's murder has been racious , it makes me nervous ! avenged , nd I have nothing more to fear. "What a difference- makes whether a lan be poor or rich. Poor , I was Herman Iraven , the cashier of 'The Cape Fear lank , ' the nephew of a wealthy man , but dtitled to little consideration. Wealthy , am Mr. Craven , president of 'The Cape 'ear Bank' and entitled to all considera- on. To the devil with conscience and lie scruples in this world , say I ! Nothing ut servility and beggery travels hi their ake. Now for bed , and to-morrow for notl er scene in the drama. After the ' ? xt one the curtain will drop. Strange , feel so squeamish ! I feel as though my rery movement was being watched , ever mind , I will take a bracer when I ( ach my room , then sleep. " A moment more and Herman entered s room , closing aud locking the door be nd him. CHAPTER XIX. A black , ungainly form had in the dis- .nce followed Herman Craven from the > urt house to the DeRosette residence i the night of the twenty-seventh. In ct , on each night that had preceded it tice the detective's departure with dam , the coachman , for Baltimore , and is form now lay beneath an elm directly front of the residence of the late bank- , and but a few feet from the path lead- g from the gate to the house. A pair of large black eyes wore intentlv : ed on the door of the mansion , and only moved from/the same when from time time the negro raised them and glanced r a moment at the light that shone forth Dm two windows on the second floor. Herman Craven's feelings that he was ing watched belied not the facts in the so. a so.Ihe eyes of C.-ilban had never for one x jment left his form , save when he was neath the court house roof , that of the I nk , or beneath that under which he now s light repodf. J 'Dis yere hard wuck- " muttered the a gro , "an' I knows what Iso gwine t' do t : ion Mars Lang wine up dis case. Ise ine sleep a week , dat I is. But I isen' nt ine close dc-se till t ] yere eyes Mars Lan- Calban. you 'lioved now ! ' Golly , J ? c' dat Adam tiiik he own de yearth. n * he splorin' 'boat wid Mars Lang. I : e dem say dat de jury got de case. You : ter hurry up , Mars Lang ! What I ie wid my 'bacca ? I hope I isen' loss t ! No , yere it is ! " and the negro bit E agoodly piece with his white ivories Etl 1 composed himself for his night's tla tch. n the office of Attorney Dobbs a father * * ' 1 son were at this time in close cosver- ion. There is no question what the verdict 1 bo , Arthur , " arc the words that fail M m the lips of the elder man. "But for lars yon could have madeyour defense ch stronger. " I know , father , but he protested against such a course , You knot ? he his own theories. " "He ia a strange man with Ids methods. He keeps his secrets to himself. Now as to this C. A. Srophsng that he i arcldny , for. What possible connection can he i have with the case ? Why , the man mny { be in Europe by this time. I fibtok SeltaSrs ? , ift 13 wrong with his theories. I belie re .Rob * --ft ert Campbell to be entirely innocent of the foul crime charged again t him , ami I believe every Word of the statement he made to the jury , but I do not believe- Herman Craven guilty of that murder. Neither do I believe.hiui to hare been an- accessory to it , or to have ba < i a knowl edge of the fact that it was contemplated. I am fully satisfied that he believes Rob ert Campbell to be the guilty wretch who- murdered his uncle. " "Possibly , father ; but I have * all Calthr in Sellars' judgment. " "Little wonder , son ; but Sellara ia this * case has made an egregious blunder. My ; theory now is that there'were two , parties to this crime tramps , probably. Tfiat * one was secreted in the house , pcrhaps/in- the bath room adjoining the DHJBkeVs1 chamber , perhaps in the closet under the- stairs , and that the other was on th wit- side of the house. " "Well ? " "That the object was to rah , the banker ; that unexpectedly Robert Campbofl ap peared before that had bc n accomplish ed and was admitted to the house. The- , tramp on the outside waited perhaps half" an hour after he had entered the house. Perhaps through "the open tviniiow on the- east side of the house he had a viw of the two men seated in the library. Final ly he ascended to the piazza and' mag thty bell vigorously , with a design of separat ing the two men. Possibly he thsngjit the- younger oue would come to the door. " "Very naturally so. " - , "Well , after ringing the Hell he dashedi away in the darkness. Robert vreut to- the door , as he stated. There was no one- thtre. He walked out on the piazza and examined that. Next he de&ct-mleti the * steps and peered round in ail directions in- * the gloom ajyl darkness. Presently he hoard a groan from within the house. Ho- retraced his steps quickly. The murder had been committed. The tramp had se cured the bag of coin and in some man ner made his exit from thehouse. . " "Your theory is " "Wait ! Robert was appalled at th * sight that confronted him. He cried , , 'Help ! Murder ! ' and drew forth the reck ing blade from my old friend's breast ; : but only to find himself a moment later eliJirg- ed by the nephew with having coraniivtedv the crime. " \ ' "You draw a fearful picture , father ! " "Tho picture was a reality , my son. Yea - could have made jour case stronger , much * stronger ! You could have shown all those- possibilities. You could have shaken the- founded belief of that jurv , as you did not do. " "I know it , father , and but for Sellars I tvould have doue so. lie protested against' such a course , as you know , and Robert Oampbell has such implicit confidence in" liim that he directed me to be guided by tiiui in relation to all matters pertaining : : o his defense. " "Robert Campbell will soon bo uiidei sentence of death , and for a crime that * ie did not commit. As for Sellars , ho bus * lot been frank enough with us. If hchas 8' lope of material evidence anything aside- : rom suspicions he should have made il ipparent. " "Remember , father , -Lang Sellers is a nan of action , not of words. At the pro * > er time he will speak in thunder tonesl ? lave patience , aud wait ! " "In the meantime Robert Campbell iroaches the gallows. " ( To bo continued. ) BATTLE WITH WILDCAT. L Hunter Uses Kcd Pepper to Goo < 3 > Advantage on a V/ilci Ueast. For the first -winter In many years * rildcats have been numerous iiioag the- fulton Chain. "Bill" Horwood , an old- ime Adirondack guide , arrived in own last week -with his head and * rms done up du bandages , as evidence- f the willingness of a wildcat to fight s-hen in close quarters. Harwood and his big deerhound , . pot , had been making- tour of the- ikes for winter game , when they were- aught ia a snow storm on Black Rivep- lountain , near Rocky Paint. - They , imped for the night in a shack left' ' y a party of surveyors. Along in tlia- lorning Harwood was awakened by le barking of the hound. Turning. ver in his blankets he saw two shining. res in a corner of the shack. Har- oed know that it was a wildcat. The- it had crawled to the entrance , whea ie hound leaped ahead and blocked' le way out A terrific battle follow- 1. The cat leaped for the hound and' terally tore the dog into shreds. Then ie decayed trees holding the shack. > 11 over the entrance and the rat and arwood were literally penned in to 'ht a duel to the death. The odds were plainly with the r Harwood's gun had fallen with the rush , outside the shack. He was- awling to reach the weapon wiien. e cat came down upon him. tearing.- 5 claws through his face and down his - ? ht arm. If the cat had followed the - tack immediately the battle would ive been over then and there. Har- ood's life was saved by luck and a. 2ver idea. As the cat leaped back for- second attack , Ilarwood fell for- ard. His iiand struck a box of red- pper , which he had brought with his : ovisions. Quick 'as thought he- atched a handful of pepper , and aria- g threw it at the head of the cat. Th < > - tn was good. The cat was blindc-I in * Harwood could crawl outside , and' ich his rifle. Then he dropped under- a edge of the shack , and. locating the t by the noise , fired until the animal is dead. New York World. British * > olieo Ji\rie Statistics. L'he total police force of the United ngclorn is nearly CO.OCO. Of these igland has 41,302. including lU,4Uo in i London Metropolitan Police Force d 985 in the city police ; Scotfcind , 44 ; Ireland , 121C3 ; Wales ; 1,233 ; e of Man. b'2. Of the large towns , rerpocl has a full strength of l.SJ)3- ) n ; Glasgow. L320 ; Dublin , inchest er , 1,0.18. larricd couples in Norway are pi-i d to travel on railways at a fare :
