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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
M'CABE RESIGNS.
City Engineer the First Official
to Quit.
Mayor Parker Will Ask For
Other designations.

City Engineer James McCabe today
rendered to Mayor Parker his resigna-
ton from that position. Mayor Parker
has not named a successor to Mr. Nc
Cabe.
This was the last day of grace for the
appointive officials of the city. Mr..
Parker notified several of the Hughes
appointees this afternoon that they
would be expected to resign. Mr.. Nc
Cabe got in his resignation before the
trouble commenced.
Mayor Parker declined to state this
morning who were to be called upon for
designations, but it is believed that a
clean sweep is the plan which has been
adopted This includes City Physician
Judd, Street Commissioner Snyder, Sup
erintendent MunSon of the electric light
plant, Food Inspector Farnsworth, the
city weighmaster, the assistant city
clerk, the members of the board of
health.
Some of the offices will no doubt be
filled by the reappointment of the pres
ent incumbents. 1t is certain there viii
be no change in the offices of fire mar
shall, assistant fire marshal, assistant
city clerk, police matron and perhaps
others.
1t is understood that Street Commits
sioner Snyder has his resignation all
ready, and will present it upon the re-
quest of the mayor.
Mayor Parker stated today that he
would make no appointments today.
L
is still on the inside track for chief of
police though the friends of H G. Lind
Sey do not give up the fight
1t is a noticeable fact, however. that
Mr.. LindSey'S friends do not make Sucn
a strong display of power as they did
a few days ago. There is talk, however,
that the influence of Mr.. Lindsey is still
strong enough to defeat Tim Donovan,
even if not strong enough to land Mr..
Lindsey in the job. In other words, a
compromise candidate is talked of as
last resort of the Lindsey supporters
There is some talk of John Gardner as
a dark horse.
day to make a statement concerning
his resignation. He said: 4 was ad
viSed by my friends to resign, and L
believe that it is the best tAing for me
to do. From Mr.. Parkers standpoint,
/ suppose that he is entitled to the right
to name the men for these offices. If
held onto the office, it would be simply
/ suppose that the law contemplateS
that if ayor has no legal title to the
office, as decided by the courts, he has
no right to appoint men to fill offices
However, there is another way of look
ing at it. If / should stay here in spite
of Mayor Parker's desire, and in spite
of the council, it would be more worry
and annoyance than tie job is worth. >
James McCabe has made an excellent
record as city engineer and there is a
rumor that he may be reappointed but
Mr.. McCabe states positively that he
has no promise of appointment. 1t is
doubtful if man can be found to fill
the office so we'll.
The appointment of a new chief of
police and police judge is not expected
till the end of this week, or possibly
not till the first of next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
IMPORTING IRON.
American Producers Can No
Longer Supply the Demand.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 16.-The Iron
Trade Review this week will say: Sales
of 125,0O0 tons of bessemer pig iron for
delivery, largely in the present quarter
of the year, are the feature of the week.
The bulk of this iron was taken by
the Unit States Steel Corporation at
$1575 at alley furnaces, or $3.50 Pitts
burg. Other steel makers were also in
the market paying in some instances
$1,000 at the furnace and on smaller
lots as high $1625 has been paid. The
United States Steel Corporation took
all the iron offered by the associated
bessemer furnaces for the second quar-
ter and other purchases were made
from outside interests. The situation
in respect to this metal is thus very
firm, with every indication of higher
prices The cutting off production due
to the coke shortage has compelled inn
portations and these are expected to
increase in the next few months.
A large amount of German bessemer
iron has been sold for this country and
among recent sales in England was one
of 1000 tons of a west coast bessemer
firm for delivery in the United States.
A recent round sale of German Spie-
geleisen for export to the United States
indicates that our steel makers have
not been able to supply their wants
from such of their furnaces as ordinar-
lily run in spiegel The import move
ment in pig iron is apparent in the No
vember statistics of the treasury de-
partment. which reported 1883 tons
brought in that month against 2,337
tons in November, 1900. The importa-
tion of steel is also expected to grow
steadily in the coming months Inde-
pendent sheet wire and tube mills will
be compelled to seek foreign steel, in
view of the announced inability of steel
corporation plants to furnish steel in
the next six months except to storn-
erS having long time contracts. It is
understood that the small Importation
of German steel for central western
plants a few weeks ago viii be followed
by the bringing in. of large lots from
the same source. A part from the sales
of bessemer iron noted above the i'm
portant development of the week is the
improved movement of coke to the fur
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SENATE TAKES A REST.
Adjournment is Taken For the
Remainder of the Week.

Washington, Jan. 16.-When the SEN
ate convened today it was decided on
motion of Mr.. Hale (AIe.) that when the
senate adjourned today it be until next
Monday.
Upon request of Mr.. Hoar the reso-
luton adopted yesterday in reference
to supplies sent to Beers in Bermuda
was recalled, the senator saying the
United States had not adopted the par
ticular provision of The Hague treaty
covering this question The resolution
went to the foreign relations committee
for investigation.
The house concurrent resolution pro-
viding for memorial services February
q in honor of the late President Nc
Kinley was adopted.
declared they had been misrepresented
in a New York paper which said they
favored the Panama canal Both said
they were for the Nicaragua canal.
Senator Nelson called up his bill to
establish a department of commerce,
and a number of minor amendments
were adopted.
A bill was presented and passed pro-
viding that persons living in Porto
Rico and the Philippines may execute
deeds for property in the District of
Columbia and territories of the United
States.
Mr.. Hale sharply criticised the de-
partment of commerce bill, saying it
proposed to strip other departments of
important bureaus ana make lHe new
department the most important in Nhe
cabinet. He made reference to ''navies'
in the various departments and Mr.. Till
man said he would like to include one
more navy in the list. That's the army
transport service. 1t is assuming great
proportions and about it 1 have heard
some scandal
without action the department of
commerce bill went over
The senate passed the house resolu-
tion appropriating $4,000 to pay the
expense of the government exhibit at
the Charleston exposition.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, intro
duced a bill prepared by the Pacific
coast senate and representatives for
Chinese exclusion. He said that the
gentlemen who prepared it agreed to it's
provisions generally but reserved the
right to offer amendments when the
bill was under consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
MAIL CAR LOOTED
Passenger Train Held Up on
the Southern Kansas.
Failed to Open Through Safe of
Express Car.

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 16.-The south
bound Kansas Southern passenger train
was held up last night at IL o'clock
half a mile north of Spiro, /. T., by
seven masked men. The express and
mail cars We're entered. The local safe
in the express car was opened but moth
ing secured from it. The robbers tried
to open the through safe but failed.
Then they ri1ed the mail car, and it is
said secured a quantity of registered
mail
The scene of the robbery is fifteen
miles from Fort Smith A report today
from there says that United States mar
shals are securing the country in
miners, have been arrested and taken
to Poteau, /. T. Railroad and express
officials decline to state how much booty
was secured. 1t is stated, however, that
the robbers got away with $4,000.
Spiro is small station near the Ar
kansas river in the Indian Territory. 1t
is a desolate place in the timber, which
affords good cover for robbery and
which will undoubtedly aid the robbers
in escaping. Poteau, the second station
south from Spiro, was the scene of a
train hold up on a previous occasion.
Kansas City, Jan. 16.-The Kansas
City Southern train held up at Splro,
1. T., was regular passenger No. L,
which left Kansas City yesterday at II
a. m. 1t was due at Spiro at 11:19 last
night, and at Fort Smith at midnight
Officials at the general offices in this
city up to 1:30 this afternoon profess
to know no details of the robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
ROB PETER--PAY PAUL.
Money "Saved" in Street De-
partment by Issuing Bonds.

In seeking to bolster up its absurd
claim that the Hughes administra ton
has been one of economy, the morning
paper has cited some made-to-order
statistics about the expenses of the To-
peka street department.
Speaking of expenditures and ex-
travhgancfes," says the Hughes organ,
the records of the street commission
ers office show saving of about $3-
COO in that department during 1901 over
1900" -
The facts of the case are that the rec
ords of the street commissioners office
show that there was an increase of
about $1,326 in the expense of this de-
partment during 1901, as compared with
1900. III
This fact is not cited as a criticism
of the street department but Simply 70
show the inaccuracy which has char
acterized the attempt of Col Hughes
supporters to apologize for his bad fin
ancial record.
On January f. the State JournaI
printed detailed statement of the ex-
penses of the street department for 1900
and 1901. This statement was furnished
by Street Commissioner SNYDER #
showed that for 1900 the expenses of tha
department We're $2S 357. 20 aE6 for 1901
the expenses was $26, ASS a difference
of $1,S9S-24 in favor of 1901. Mr.. SNYDER
himself explained this by saving that
while his department employed more
men in 1901 than in 1900, the saving was
effected by a change in this years paw
Ing specifications which requires the
property owners to pay the cost nf
grading parks instead of requiring that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
WANTS WARNER TO STAND.
Fifth Ward Citizen Thinks He Should
Be Candidate For Council.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Will you allow me a word in your
columns touching the question of coun-
Gilman for the Fifth ward to succeed
Mr.. Warner?
Our morning paper of very recent
date raises the question and gives some
very good advice. But the intended
slur thrown at our present senior coun-
Gilman, Mr.. Warner, by referring to
him as a Democrat, will be very forci-
bly, resented by the rank and file of the
people of the Fifth ward whom he has
SO faithfully represented these years;
as well as by a large majority of the
good citizens Republicans, too of said
ward and the whole city.
1t has been well and truthfu1ly said
by the most staunch Republicans that
Mr. Warner has proven to the people
that he cannot be bought, which means
vastly more than appears on the sur
face. The logical and rational conclus-
ion of the whole matter is this: That
if Mr. Warner will accept he is the man
above all others on whom the good citi-
zens of our ward could and would al
most unanimously unite and elect to
succeed himself.
Certainly in the light of recently past
history we could not find man to rep
resent us who would be likely to serve
the city at large better in its present
political situation than Mr.. Warner, if
he will be a candidate. Respectfully,
A CITIZEN OF THE FIFTH WARD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
AsHIPPING COMBINE.
White Star and Other Steamer Lines
May Amalgamate.

New York, Jan. 16.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Celtic, which has
just sailed for New York, are w. J.
Pierce a director in both the White Star
and the Leyland lines; Bruce Ismay and
w S. Graves, White Star directors;
Ralph Neville and John Dickinson lead
ing Liverpool shipping lawyers, cables
the Worlds London correspondent. It
is believed that their mission to the
United States is connected with the
rumored pending transatlantic com
bination between the White Star, Ley
land American and Atlantic trans
port companies. The opinion in ship
ping circles is strong that a working
agreement will be settled upon soon in
New York.
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WINNER TAKES ALL.
Fitz Names Terms Upon Which
He Will Fight Jeffries.

New York, Jan. 16-Robert F'itzsim-
mons has come out of his retirement
and now makes a definite statement
that he will fight Champion Jeffries
under certain circumstances. Fftz de-
clares that if some sportsman will back
him for $4,000, he will clinch a match
with the boilermaker, winner take ALL
1t is doubtful whether the Cornishman
can find any such sportsman, and it is
also quite probable that Jeffries would
not consent to such a big side bet, even
though not long ago Jim talked of
fighting for $50, 900 a side.
Cutting out these bluffs on the part
of both men, the fact remains that F'itz-
simmons is willing to fight, and has
come out of his she'll 1t is up to JEFF
fries, therefore, to hurry into a match
or be pronounced insincere by the
sporting public. 1t is only a question
of time before they get together and
sign articles
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the street commissioners force do the

the street commissioners force do the
work
In 1900, Mr.. r.Snyders department grad
ed about so blocks of parks, S4 q cost
of between $50 and SIS a block This
would be an average of $3.50 a block,
which would make a total of $3, l25 for
the entire years work. In order to fair
ly compare the actual expense of the
department for 1900 with that of 1901,
the sum of 50 ,125 should be substracted
from the 1900 total, leaving $25, ,232,20.
The actual increase in the expense of
the street department for 1901 over 1900
was therefore 81, ,326.76-
The saving which the Hughes or
gan figured out for Mr.. Hughes admin
istration was paid for by the issue of
bonds and the proceeds of the bond
sale went into the pockets of the con-
tractors who got the job of paving last
summer.
The Hughes organ also intimated that
this wonderful saving in the street de-
partment was effected in the face of the
great increase in the amount of paving
laid during the year. The amount of
paving laid in a year does not add a
cent to the drain on the street depart
ment finances. The intersections are
paid for by the issue of bonds, the same
as the pavement in other parts of the
street The only difference which the
increase in pavement area makes to the
street commissioner is in the cost of
cleaning the pavement According to
the street commissioner, it cost over
81 300 last year to clean the 80 addi-
tiOnaI blocks of pavement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
MIGHT WIN THE DERBY.
Vanderbilt Said to Have a Chance
With Ellsmere.

New York, Jan. 16.-Milton Henry,
who rode for j. r. and F. p. Keene in
England last year, says that w. K.
Vanderbilt has a good chance to win the
English derby this season with his
American-bred colt EllSmere.
''I saw Ellsmere win a seven furlong
dash from a fast field of two and three
year-old colts,' said Henry, and inn
pressed me as being a colt above the
average in ability. He resembles w. c.
Whitney's Yankee more than any horse
I can think of. The only difference be-
tween them is in color, Ellsmere being
a brown, while Yankee is a bay. Both
colts are by Hanover. They are both
resolute finishers with plenty of speed.
w. K. Vanderbilt has a fine place at
Poissy, near Paris. All the stables and
buildings are built in the American
style Eddie Hughes, who left here last
summer to train for him, has had con-
siderable success J. B. Buchanan,
California jockey, will ride for Mr..
Vanderbilt this season. / will sail for
France on February Is. I have been
engaged. to ride for Baron De Roths-
child father-in-law to the well known
French owner, NJ. EmprVssi.'
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EDNA DARCH GOES HOME.
Calve Protege Couldn't Stand New
York Climate.

New York, Jan. 16.-Edna Darch, 13
years old, whom Mime. Calve brought
with her from Los Angeles, Cal, about
two months ago, has left New York
with her mother for her home. The eli
mate here did not agree with the child.
She was ailing for the greater part of
her stay here and recently her mother
was sent for and it was decided that
she should return to California. Mime.
Calve, who became interested in the
childs musical possibilities on her visit
to California, and who arranged to give
her thorough musical training, will
continue to educate her. 1t was when
Nine Caive was in Pasadena, Cal, that
she first met the child, The singer is
said to be extremely fond of her protege
and is greatly grieved at being parted
from her 1t is her intention when the
child becomes older and stronger TO
take her in charge again.
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FIST SHOT OUT.
A. nj. Officer Gave FoOtpads a
Surprise.
Didn't Follow Their Instruc-
tiOns to Put Up Hands.
WITH A BLOW
Robber Was Unprepared and
Didn't Use His Gun.
Plucky Man Then Shouted and
thd Highwaymen Ran.
Thinks He Could Identify the
Two Men.

Mr.. A. NJ. Officer, foreman of the
press room of the Hall Lithographing
company, had an encounter with foot
pads last night There were three acts
The first consisted of the presenting of
a revolver and a request for cash. The
footpads won all the applause. In act
two he who held the gun got a punch
in the jaw, and Mr.. Officer brought
down the house. Act three which fol-
lowed closely, was featured by a foot
race speciality on the part of the high
waymen, and the show was over.
Mr. officer left his work at 1890 last
night, and walked out as far as Tenth
avenue and Polk streets with Frank
Phinney, the proofreader. Here they
parted, Mr. officer turning south on
Polk street toward his home, 1915 Polk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
TUNNEL ATJUNEAU
To Be Among the Longest and
Largest in the World.

Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. 16-The
latest advices from Dawson were
brought today on the Cottage City by
Charles Bergman, who left the Klon-
dixie capital the latter part of Decem-
Der. Bergman says there is a stam-
pede on from Dawson for Henderson
creek, near Stewart river. He reports
that several thousand men are on the
creek and all claims have been staked-
During the winter the gambling ele
ment in Dawson have resorted to all
kinds of schemes to induce the authori-
ties to permit the opening of gambling,
without success.
Preliminary work has been COM
menced on one of the largest and long
est mining tunnels in the world near
Juneau, Alaska. The tunnel will be
over 5000 feet long and will be started
on the beach south of Juneau and run
INTO the mountains to tap a large num-
ber of claims in the Silver Bow basin.
A large mill will be built on the beach,
where it can be operated the year
around. Tt is said the tunnel and mill
Will cost in the neighborhood of two
million dollars
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Footpads Given an Unexpected Reception.
He had gone only a short distance when
he saw two men coming toward him.
He stepped to the right to allow them
to pass when they both stepped directly
in front of him, and one of them showed
same time: Throw up your nands-
you, we want what you've got"
ST stood paralyZed for moment,
said Mr. officer in telling the story,
land to say that L was scared would be
putting it mildly. My hesitation must
have led the man behind the gun to be-
lieve / was preparing 70 draw a. re-
volver from my overcoat pocket, where
I had both hands. He reached out
quickly and grabbed my arm, and this
reused me to action, suppose, for the
way l threw off his grip and struck
him in the face was not premeditated,
but purely mechanical. He staggered
back a step and growled, Don't you
yell, or 1 Will shoot" But did not yell,
though 1 hadn't thought cf it till be re-
minded me that could.
when / released that yell followed &c
by rushing the nearest one with a small
pocket knife which l drew and opened.
That yell was too much for them, and
they bolted. One of them, the one who
held the gun, ran through the yard OF
my father-in-law DR.. Coldren, and was
still making time when he disappeared
1 would know that one if 1 saw him
again, but the other did not actively en-
gage in the fracas, and L did not get
as good a view or MS lace.
Mr.. Officer describes his aSSaflantS as
young men between II and 25 years of
age both we'll dressed, but without over
coats. They wore caps, and the one
who played the active part had a head
piece with ear tabs tied up in front with
a string.
After it was all over" says Mr. Off
Ger, Il was scared worse than ever, and
my wife noticed my agitation when L
reached home. I have always said that
a man with an argument in the shape of
a gun could have anything he could
find on me, and 1 would help him to
make the search and / don't claim any
credit for defending myself against the
footpads. What L did was done uncon-
sciousIy, and it was all over in a
minute"
Mr. officer is a small man, and was
without a weapon of any kind at the
time of the attempted hold-up. He did
not inform the police of the affair, as
he hasn't much faith in their ability
to do anything. He is of the opinion
that the footpads were freshmen in the
school of crookedness, OF they would not
have let him escape so easily.
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corhett,s Case Dismissed.

New York, Jan 16-Magfstrate Mayo
decided in the Yorkvi1le police court to-
day in the case of Young Corbett,
the feather weight champion, that it is
no violation of the Lewis amendment
to the Horton law to have sparring- be-
tween pugflists when such sparrfng is
simply an incident of short duration in
a thea atrical performance.
Young Corbett'' was in court in re-
sponse to a summons for himself, his
sparring partner Charles Seeger, and
Morris Kraus, Senator Tim Sullivan 5
partner in the management of the
Dewey theater-
This does not seem to me to be s&
violation of law announced the magis-
precedent, but according to the evil
dence, I believe no offense was commit
ted and I. therefore, dismiss the sum-
mons.''
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ROBBERS SHOT TWO.
Sheriff Is Killed and His Deputy
Badly Wounded.

Guthrie Ok, Jan. 16-Sheriff Frank
Smith and Deputy George Beck met
death while storning an Indian hut,
eight miles west of AnadaFixo. High
way1nen on Sunday night held up and
robbed parties going home from church
and the sheriffs accompa MED by Deputy
Briggs, located them in the hut. In at
tempting to enter Smith was shot
through the breast and died in few
minutes. Beck was also shot through
the breast and his left arm was shat
tered. Briggs was not injured. The
highwaymen robbed the dead bodies OF
the officers and then fled. Sheriff Smith
made a dying effort to arrest the rob-
bers and shot several times through the
door and walls after being wounded.
Beckss arm was shot and he continued
the fight until killed.