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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-09
net WEAVING
ABOUT WINTERS
San Francisco Police Are Con-
vinced They Have in Custody
The Man Who Robbed the SeIby
SmeIter at Vallejo.
He DID IT ALONE.
HE DID 1T ALONE.
That is the Theory Of the De-
tectives at Present.
Many Circumstances Point I'm
mistakabIy in His Direction.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 9.-The po-
lice are convinced that John Winters or
Buck Taylor as he is sometimes
known, who is now in custody. is the
man who planned and executed the rob-
berry of the Selby smelter at Vallejo.
Some think he had no accomplices in
the job. The stolen bullion is thought
to be buried near Winters cabin, not
far from the smelling works. or sunk
in the shallow waters of the bay nearby.
Winters, who had been an employe of
the smelling company. was missed soon
after the robbery and on the door of
his cabin was found a notice which
read:
Anyone who enters here will be
shot,
A dark colored cloth was drawn over
the window so that the interior could
not be seen. The detectives watched
the cabin all Tuesday night but Win
ters did not return. On Wednesday
morning they broke into the house.
Here they found many articles tending
to connect him with the crime. They
included a small incandescent lamp and
battery, cruSted with mud similar to
the earth In the tunnel and many
things similar to the articles found in
the excavation under the wall of the
smelling works.
Winters is native of Prussia, 81
this country. He is a man of some ed
ucation and reading, but from the day
he landed in America led a rowing life,
seldom staying more than a few months
in any city.
on the plains Of Texas he was a
vaqueros breaking bronchos for q
monthly pittance; in Los Angeles he
was a contractor: in Dallas a con-
ductor; in Memphis a car driver; in
Chico, Cal, a, rancher. There is scarce
ly a business which he has not attempt
ed. Since he arrived in Crockett, seven
years ago, he had lived a hermits life.
The fact that his cap was found in the
tunnel Is considered one of the most
dana agfng bits of evidence against him.
It IS said that Winters, under the name
of Wilson, once attempted to rob Los
Angeles bank. He says he bought the
electric battery two years ago, but
marks on It indicate that it was sold
within a month.
Several other men are under suspicion
and one named Peter Larsen has been
arrested at Vallejo. He will be examined
today. Another man under suspicion
is said to have called at the express
Office at Crockett for packages address,
ed to Winters. Still another man upon
whom the detectives have their eyes is
said to have recently carried packages
to Winters cabin.
Peter Donaldson, a friend of Winters
and an employe of the works, is also
to be closely questioned today by the
detectives.
Fifty men will go to work today Crap
pling along the bottom of the Carquinez
straits in the hope of locating the gold.
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WHO is BOSS?
Mayor Hughes Says StahI Shall
Not MOlest Turner's.
Chief Of Police Asserts That He
Will.
THE MAYORS PLEDGE.
Has Heart to Heart Talk With
President kuehne.
Tells Him That Chief Stahl
viii Be Curbed.
EVERY ONE RETICENT.
Hughes Tries to Hide Behind
His Bump of Doubt.
StahI Says He Has Received No
Orders Whatever.
VIII Resign Rather Than Obey
the Mandate.
EVERY ONE RETICENT.
Hughes Tries to Hide Behind
His Bump of Doubt.
StahI Says He Has Received No
Orders Whatever.
VIII Resign Rather Than Obey
the Mandate.

There is a clash between Mayor
Hughes and Chief Of Police Stahl.
which may lead to an open rupture
Hughes has given the Turner's assur-
ances that they will not be molested,
and has promised that he viii prevent
Chief Stahl from making any more
threatening speeches, and Chief Stahl
boldly says that he will prosecute the
Turner'S and Will resign rather than
follow such instructions
That the mayor has been seen" and
that he has promised to be good there
IS no doubt But Stahl-he is the snag
which obstructs the smooth surface of
the mayors diplomacy.
Mayor Hughes admits that he was
interviewed recently by Otto Kuehne,
president of the Topeka Turnverein-
Mr. Kuehne admits that he called upon
Mayor Hughes. They both admit that
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HARvESTERS ROBBED.
Tramps ImpersOnate officers at
Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, Kas-, Aug. s.-Last
night about 10 O'Clock there occurred
at the Santa Fe yards another very
bold holdup. This time the thieves Sc
cured $3.50 from their three victims.
The latter are harvesters who have
been in Oklahoma working with a
threshing machine. They were lying
around their camp last night when two
men came suddenly upon them with
leveled guns and told them to put up
their hands.
They told the threshers that they
were city officers, and that they had
orders to search every tramp in the
yards. They also gave as a reason
for the searching the story that a
jewelry store up town had been robbed
and they were looking for the BURGERS.
After they had taken the money the
Officers marched their victima to the
north end of the Arkansas river rail-
road bridge There they told the
strangers to walk straight across the
bridge and to be sure not to return
during the night.
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ing out of the mills of the Illinois COM
pany at South Chicago, today said:
while / am not able to predict un-
erringly what the men will do at the
lodge meetings Sunday, I feel that
from the present temper of the men
there Will be no strike. Since my re-
turn from Milwaukee, I have been un-
able to mingle with the men, but the
reports brought to me indicate such a
friendly feeling toward the company
that I feel that the men will not go
out. The men themselves feel that they
are between two fires. For fourteen
years we have been working steadily
without any trouble, and as whole
the men feel loyal to their old contracts.
Yet at the same time, we all feel
pledged to the AInalgamated associa-
ton.
T do not wish in any way to in
huence the action of the men. am
acting for myself alone in resigning."
Mr.. Davis resigned his position yes
terday as an employe of the steel COM
pany, and it is to that action he refers
in the last sentence of his statement.
MAY BE STRIKE HERE
Youngstown, O., Aug. "a confer
ence is being held today between Presi-
dent Shaffer and Secretary of the Steel
Labor Bureau Mutt regarding a con-
tract being filed by the Valley mill. A
strike may result
TRUSTS NEW MOVE.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. s.-The United
States Steel corporation issued an or
der today directing that the Devices
Wood plant at McKeesport be dis
mantIed and removed to the Kiskimin-
etas valley The decision is ascribed to
the hostility of the people of the city.
The official announcement of the deci-
sion was made to a representative of
the Associated Press by P. F. Smith,
district manager of the American
Sheet Mill company. He said:
Il have orders from President Nc
Curly OF the American Sheet Mill COM
pany to at once tear down the Devices
Wood plant at McKeesport and re-
move the same to Kiskiminetas valley.
This I shall proceed to do immedi-
ately."
REPUBLIC FORCE WILL QUIT
Pittsburg, Aug 9-The officials of the
Republic Iron Works on the south side
were notified today by a committee of
workers from the mill that the entire
force would quit work tomorrow even
ing at which time President Shaffer's
order is supposed to become effective.
The committee informed the company
that the men had taken a vote on the
matter and it resulted in a majority of
three to one in favor of striking.
The mana cement refuse to make any
statement
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DROUTH IN KANSAS
Has Not Injured Business Say
Eastern Bankers.

New York. Aug. e.-The Journal Of Com
merce has collected opinions from the
leading bank officials and the prominent
dry goods and grocery houses of the west
tending to show that business interests
have not been seriously affected in that
section as a result Of damage to corn by
drouth in the states OF Kansas. Missouri,
Iowa and Nebraska The reports in ques-
tion. which the Journal of Commerce
says will prove something of q surprise.
are explained by the fact that it is gen.
orally believed that the effects Of the
drouth upon corn, especially those for
Warded while the drouth was in fun
swing. were more or less, exaggerated.
Continuing, the Journal of Commerce
says: THE offsets are quite numerous
and important. Among them may be mem
toned the unusually heavy harvest of
winter wheat in all the states in ques>
tion. This has already been secured ana
is not a matter of conjecture. Again.
there is the large production of hay and
in connection with this may be noted the
large forage crops, some now being plant
ed, which are a guarantee that the farm
ers will be able to carry their stock Of
cattle through, regardless of the damage
to and high price of corn"
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WHITE AT LAWTON.
Emporia Editor Gathers Material For
Newspaper Story.

William Allen White of Emporia, was
in the city yesterday en- route home
from Lawton, whittier he went last Sat
urday to write an article on the birth
of the new town for the Saturday Ev-
ening Post. He had been on a belated
train about "a hours, and upon his ar
rival in Wichita one could hardly dis
tinguish him from a harvest hand.
When the porter of a barber shop had
brushed the red dust of Lawton off his
clothes and the barber had removed all
evidence of wniskers from his face, he
entertained his friends in his usual
bright and entertaining way with some
good stories of the opening and settle
nert of the towns in the new country
VIII White can see more interesting
things in a crowd than most men IL the
newspaper or magazine profession, and
it is safe to say that no story of the
opening will be the equal Of his.
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NO WAR TEACHERS.
Kansas National Guard Must Worry
Along With Local Instructors.

On account of the reorganization Of
the regular army the Officers school
of the Kansas National Guard, which
is to be held here next month, will
have to worry along without regular
army instructors. When the school was
first planned it was the intention to
have instructors from the regulars.
but the war department denied the re-
quest. Secretary Root gave as a reason
that none of the army officers could be
spared from their regular duties at tlGs
time.
Adjutant General S. NJ. Fox issued
his general order for the school, today.
It will be held September II to 20. The
principal instructors win be Col Will
der s. Metcalf of Lawrence, and Col
Perry M. Hoisington, Of Newton, and
Brigadier General J. w. f. Hughes will
be comnandant. Detail orders regulat-
ing the school and programme win be
prepared and issued shortly from brig
adler headquarters.
Elections for field officers of the Ma
tionaI Guard win be held at the same
time. The terms of officers of the First
Regiment haxe expired and there are
several other places to be filled in the
artillery regiment.
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il. i viii. proceed against the Turner's,
Arions, Elks. Topeka club, or any 9TH
er organization which under any guisa
is violating the law. Whenever this
course is not satisfactory to the power
which appointed me, I am willing to
quit. I won't serve with any strings
tied to me 1 do not believe that Mayor
Hughes has agreed to protect the Turn
ers and AriOns I believe he is honest
in his intention to enforce the law. I
have always had his hearty co-opera-
tiOn. The only reason I have not taken
action against the drug stores, the
Turner's. or any other places where
laws are supposed to be violated is be-
cause I have been so busy closing up
the joints that have not had time
THAT SECRET INTERVIEW.
1t is quite evident that Mayor Hughes
is trying to ride double He had q
private talk with President Kuehne,
and told him that everything would be
all right, that personally he was in IA
vOr Of the German societies. and want
ed TO be friendly with them. He was
obliged to promise to "go after Chief
Stahl and hold the yarlike chief back
from the threatened onslaught against
the Turner's and Arions.
But Hughes does not dare to make
good his promises. He is shrewd
enough to know that Chief Stahl would
resign rather than take orders contra
~ to his temperance convictions, and
he knows that StahI's resignation
would bring him such an overwhelm-
ing political defeat that he would never
get out from under it. The temperance
people of the city have confidence in
Stahls sincerity, but they don't tie to
Hughes very strongly.
That Hughes is trying tor crawfish
and dodge the cross fire of his friends
swers to several questions put to him
this morning
Mayor Hughes" was asked by
State Journal reporter. ARE you in ia
vor of allowing the Turner'S and Arions
to operator"
II can't say on that point said the
mayor. i viii have to look up the law
a little. 1t is a delicate question. I
think the council passed the ordinance
under the belief that it did not inter-
fere with clubs such as the Turner'S and
Arions-"
Have you given the Turner's any
promises of protection?" ?"
Il have not. I simply promised to see
Stahl, and find out whether or not he
said what the State Journal quoted him
as saying I do not think Stahl would
make such a speech without first con-
sulting me
4 believe" continued Mayor Hughes.
that rather than get into any trouble.
/ don't think they would allow a case
to be brought against them, If they
found the city was after them
II have been frequently invited to
visit the Turner's and see how every
thing is run there, but have never
done SO, because did not believe it
would look Well.'
Mayor Hughes is more of a politician
than Chief Stahl. Stahl is in for going
ahead and enforcing the prohibitory
law regardless of consequences. Hughes
wants to let the clubs down easy. and
so hold in line q. few German votes, and
votes from the so-ealled liberal ele-
ment. who might support him provided
joints.
If it comes to a showdown. as it very
likely viii. it is believed that Hughes
would be forced to allow Chief Stahl to
prosecute the Turner'S. Arions. and 9TH
sold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-09
PROUD OF CRESCEUS.
Owner Ketcham Is Sure His Horse
WIN Defeat The Abbot

Poughkeepsie, N Y, Aug. 9.-George
Ketcharn, owner of Cresceus. being ask
ed what he thought of the chances of
that horse in the contest with The Abb
bot replied:
why, have every right to think my
horse will win, of course. He has not
only shown faster in trials than The
Abbot or anything else, but has given
an exhibition of speed that stamps him
the peer if not the superior of any trot-
ter that ever scored in the world. In
saying this, however, I do not mean to
be understood as holding The Abbot
cheap. He is a wonderful animal and
a splendid race horse It is no exag-
geration to say that the contest at
Brighton Beach next Thursday will
probably produce the three fastest
heats ever recorded in a trotting race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-09
SHARK GOT HIS LEG.
What Happened to q Naval odacer in
the Philippines.

Washington. Aug 9.-Admiral Kempf
has forwarded to the navy department an
official report. giving details Of the biting
or of the leg OF Quartermaster McKie or
the gunboat Annapolis by a shark or
other mammoth sea monster. The An
napolis has been stationed Of late at lloiiO
and on June "a last a party was sent out
for rifle target practice. COmmanqer
Rohrer IN command Of the Annapolis
states that permission WAS given to set-
eral of the men to go swimming Wniie
the others were engaged in firing n No
of the men had been in for some time
when McKie joined them and asked u
they had been able to touch bottom. Bef
ing answered in the negative. he made r
dive and was gone for several SECONDS.
One of the seamen says he heard q guiG-
ling sound beneath the water. a mo-
ment later Mckic appeared on the slr-
face and shouted. shark Shark" Tic
surface of the water was stained win
blood near where he came up. Mckie
started to swim and although crippled,
reached the boat and was pulled in BY MS
com mpanfOns. A horrible sight met tnelr
ewes the quartermaster' leg having Deeh
bitten on near the knee WITH all as
patch he was taken aboard the Annapolia
where the surgeon found It necessary t9
amputate the limb between the knee ana
hip. The surgeon states that Wnile tne
accident was not In line Of duty it VS.
an accident Under the circumstance me
crippled quartermaster probably Wa4 re-
oeive pension
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COOKS JOIN THE STRIKE.
Apprentice Boys Go Out at the Union
Iron Works

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-About $50
members of the Marine Cooks and
Stewards association will join the
ranks of the strikers today. The asso-
citation comprises all the nen on pas
senger vessels in what is known as the
stewards department
The Oceanic Steamship company. the
Pacific Mail Steamship company, the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany and the Pacific Coast Steamship
company will be the most affected by
the associations decision to participate
in the strike ordered by the City Front
federation.
About 12O apprentice boys employed
the request of the machinists' union.
There are still about 25 apprentices in
the works, but they will probably
come out This step was taken by the
union to still further cripple the Union
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Chicago, Aug 9.-Iron molders state
that the Ferguson Foundry company
has granted the strikers demands
William Ferguson is one of the old
est members of the National Founders
association, and his surrender to the
strikers is considered by them the
greatest victory they have won At the
headquarters of the Ferguson Foundry
company the representatives would not
talk of the surrender or give the terms
of agreement. THE men returned to
work this morning" said one, "and the
foundry is in full operation again"
The Ferguson Foundry company is the
twenty-fifth firm to sign the agreement
since the noldeTs strike on July 10
Henry T. Devans, secretary of the Ma
tional Metal traders, has arrived in the
city.
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NEW IRRIGATION COMPANY.
One Chartered to Do Business in Fin
ney Comfy.


The state charter board today grant
ed a charter of Incorporation to the
Finney County Farmers Irrigation as
sociation. Garden City capitalists have
formed a big company to ditch F'inney
county, using water from the Arkansas
river. The company puts $4,000 into
the work.
The incorporators are James Craig.
president; j. NJ. Dunn, vice president;
B. F. Stocks, secretary; d. r. Menke,
secretary; M. F. Viers, W. NJ. Bell, D.
NJ. Bauman, B. F. Ketchem, P. F'innello,
directors.
The Perth, Sumner county. State
bank was also chartered. Capital So,
600. Directors: w. H. Overhotzer, John
F. Stewart of Wellington. H. H. Jacobs,
A. V. Iddings, NJ. Rhodes of Perth, be-
ing the directors.
With 81, 600 the Stafford County Grain
company begins business at St John
The directors are J. W. Tanner. Edward
O'Connor Nathan Harter J. c. Nc
Candless, J. A Cooper of St. John, n.
Dawson, r. W. Goodman, S. J. Kache-
man. G. w Robinson of Antrim.
Grosbeck -Neyhart Mercantile COM
pany, $4,000 capital, of Burlington, was
also chartered.
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MAKE GOOD POLICEMEN.
Gen. Macarthur Speaks Highly of
the Philippines Natives.

Washington. Aug. s.-The insular di-
vision of the war department is in re-
ceipt of a report forwarded by General
Macarthur from Manila, P. l., showing
the condition and results achieved by
the native police for the months of
April and May, 1901. It shows the force
to be in a high state of improvement
and the plan at first regarded as an
experiment, is fast becoming an i'm
portant factor in restoring good order
and discipline in localities in which for
years before and since the war have
been regarded as unsafe for both men
and property. Generals Wheaton. Smith,
Funston, Grant, Bates. Wade and Sum-
ner speak highly of the efficiency and
loyalty of the police, particular refer
ence being made to their capture. of
bands of insurgents This native police
is purely local in its character and is
assisted by the insular government.
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MRS. NATION is FREE.
Joint Smasher Starts at Once
on Lecture Tour.

Mrs. Carrie Nation is free. She was
released from the county Jail this
morning at II O'Clock.
DR.. Eva Harding raised $50 for her.
Mrs. Nation received $50 from her lee
ture manager, J. E. Furlong, Of Roch-
ester. Mrs. Nation added $40 to the
fund raised by DR.. Harding, and paid
Sheriff Cook 500. She gave a bond for
the balance, S34, due the county on her
costs Mrs. Nation went at once to her
rooms at 1927 Kansas avenue. and
packed her belongings ready to start
for Muncie, Ind, on the first train.
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they talked about the speech which
Chief Stahl made to the Young Peo-
pies Good Citizenship federation on
Sunday evening. July q, which was re-
ported exclusively in the State Journal
In that speech Chief of Police StahI
said:
Now no whisky is being sold In To-
pela by the jointists; it is nearly all
beer and hop ale. But we stil have
something to do. There are the slot
machines; these slot machines must be
attended to. There are the storage
houses and social societies. the Arions
and Turner's; they must be attended
to-
No" says Mayor Hughes when
questioned about the interview with
Mr.. kuehne. Il did not promise the
Turner'S and Arions that I would tell
Chief Stahl TO leave them alone T told
Mr.. Kuehne that 1 would see StahI ana
have talk with him. 1 told hin that
1 didn't believe that Chief Stahl would
make any speech against the Turner's
and Arions without first talking to me
Stahl would say what he is reported
to have said IN the State Journal .
But he said it just the same. and evi-
IDENTIFY meant it. too.
kUEHNES TALK WITH HT7cu17u
President Kuehne, Of the Turnars
Mayor Hughes and asked him if he
had given Chief Stahl any instrucfions
which would warrant his making 4
speech against the Turner'S and Arions
sucn as ne did. Mayor Hughes. denied
having given Mr. Stahl anv ordare ~
the subject He said that he dfd not
believe Stahl made any such state
ments' that Stahl was not authorized
70 talk that way without first consult
Ing his superior officers Hughes sai7
that the report Of Stahls speech was 4
rake, printed only in the Journal. He
said that the Capital didn't print II
ana therefore II was not so He said
the Journal was fighting him. and xas
printing that stuff to make the Cor
mans mad at his administrator
me rest OF our conversation. . said
MI A1enne, significantly was pri-
Fate- Il would not be right for me fo
zen just Wnat was said But Mr.
Hughes gave me to understand that
everything would be all right aS go
as he was concerned
think Mayor Hughes is ali rieb+ ,,
concluded Mr.. Kuehne. IT 17o+1.7
against him. OF course. but / beliaS-s
ne would be all right if the cranl-s
would leave MIN alone"
oscar bischon, a prominent member
Of the Aricn society. said II have ~
called upon the mayor. and L think n,1-
society did not appoint anyone ~ III
upon him. I understand. hovveva~ i,
directly that Mayor Hughes gave as
suranoes that we would NOT ba 49,.
fe-ed with ''eA
sTAHL RENEWS HIS THREAT
Chief Stahl said this morning. ct
nave received no orders from M
Hughes to leave the Turner'S alone -,
70 give immunity to any vioIators of
the law 1 viii prosecute anyone 1vbo
s. violating the law care not who it