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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
LANYON CONTEMPT CASE.
Judge Hook, of Federal Court, Has
Taken It Under Advisement.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 2.-The arg
ument in the contempt proceedings of
the Collinsville Zinc company and
Horace F. Brown against the Lanyon
Zinc company were concluded before
Judge Hook of the United States cir
cult court at O'Clock Thursday after
noon. Judge Hook took the famous
case under advisement and viii render
an opinion in about two weeks. The
attorneys covered the ground thor
oughly and from the decision of Judge
Hook there can be no appeal. Albert
H. Walker, the famous patent lawyer
Of New York. spoke four hours in be-
half of the defendants, and John H
Atwood, of Leavenworth. also spoke
for the defense. Attorney Walker does
not believe that the decision of Judge
Hook in the contempt proceedings will
end the litigation between the big zinc
concerns by any means. The litigation
has already covered a period Of about
six years. and Walker figures that if
will require at least ten years yet to
bring a permanent end to the proceed
ings.
Walker has made eight arguments
before various United States district
circuit and supreme judges in the liti-
cation between the zinc corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
SURE ENOUGH PLAGUE.
At Last It Has Gained a Foot
hold on American Soil.

Mazatlan, Mexico. Jan. 2.-There is no
longer the slightest doubt that the dis
ease now affecting this city is genuine
Asiatic plague, for microscopic investi-
cation proves that bubonic plague pest
bacilli are in the blood of those afflicted
with the disease. The plague has grown
virulent within the last 4S hours and
the alarm. which had begun in some
measure to abate. has returned with
increased strength. The people are flee
ing from the city at the rate of 300 per
day and some 5000 have already gone.
It is a remarkable fact that more than
so per cent of the persons attacked are
women
The news of the recrudescence of the
plague at this port has reached the in
terror towns of the state and is causing
a panic.
-Cordons of armed men have been
placed around the towns to prevent the
entrance Of any one from this place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
MANY pIFFIoULTIEs.
Story of the Completion of the Ha-
waiian Cable.

Honolulu, Jan. 2 1by Pacific cable).-
Having buoyed the deep sea end of the
cable in the turbulent MOlOlSai channel
at $40 o'clock on the morning Of Fri
day December 26, after much difficulty
and great risk, the SilvertoWn came on
to Honolulu, docking at the naval wharf
at noon. The big ship was met in the
harbOr by tugs and excursion boats
carving welcoming delegations with
bands OF music. and escorted to The
wharf, where a great crowd awaited
It was the intention Of the engineer IL
charge of the expedition to take Ola
board 600 tons of coal as ballast and
await favorable weather to return, PICK
UP the sea end and bring It close III
shore and buoy it. The shore end OF
the cable was then to be laid out and
the final connection made at that point.
Saturday brought no Improvement III
the weather conditions The wind blew
great guns from the northeast and craft
arriving thOrugh the channel reported
the sea stirred into d naelstrOm. It
was then decided to make no move that
day but to delay the attempt until sun
day morning, December q, when start
was made. The vessel had not proceed
ed one mile from the dock when the full
force of gale from behind the hlEh
hills struck her. The skipper at once
decided not to go outside. as picking
up the buoy in the channel was cutie
impossible Tt was then determined to
lay the shore end while the conditions
We're favorable on that side of the IS
I ianQ. Inc ollNefl0Wn was Ld4-GL ia
shore within half a mile of the coral
reef. and preparations were made to
haul a line ashore. The character of the
bottom, which is rock with a narrow
Opening through the coral reef. rendered
great care necessary i'll placing the ex-
tremeIy heavy type of cable Through
out the day crowds ashore watched the
steam launches running in and out and
awaited patiently the actual landing OF
the long expected submarine telegraph
At quarter to > in the evening the
bow with balloon buoys attached at in
tervals of 50 feet 4 half mile of heavy
line was hauled ashore by steam power
without bitch or halt. One hour and
/ five minutes from the time the line LETT
the Silrertown the cable was hauled
upon the soil of picturesque San SoucI
park amid the shouts Of thousands anu
crash Of a band of music 2laying
cable march dedicated to President
! Mackay. Just as the cable touched the
shore heavy shower OF rain fell upon
the gaily attired multitude. but danger
Of a Wetting was ignored in the eager
ness to cafeh a glimpse of the magic
/ line that is to connect them with the
rest of the world. There was no official
ceremony at the tie, further GIIan lie
/ laying Of a lei or native wreath upon
repeated the customary native greeting,
! Aloha
The Silvertown remained at anchor
( holding to the line until near noon Mon
day. December %, when she moved out
upon the course prescribed by the chart
in paying out the cable SIX miles were
/ laid to q point off Koko Head At this
point rough seas we're encountered and
the line was buoyed. A start was imme-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
BY WIRE.
Gable Connections Between San
Francisco and Honolulu
Completes and Messages Sue
cessfulIy Exchanged.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
EN- FOR BUSINESS.
Congratulations Exchanged by
Roosevelt and Dole.
The Wires Worked Perfectly
from the Beginning.

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-San Francisco
and Honolulu are now connected by ca
bic. The first words passed under the
ocean a few moments after II o'clock
last night. The wire worked perfectly.
The Silvertown just before splicing the
ends some 80 miles of shore from Homo
lulu, telegraphed both ways for the land
stations to wait until 11:10 o'clock. San
Francisco time, before trying the cable.
That time was desired to insure the per-
feet hardening of the gutta percha in
the splice after the joint should be low
cred overheard from the ship in about
$500 feet of water. Operators sat anx-
iously and eagerly about the instru-
ments in King street. at Honolulu and
in the cable Office on Market street in
San Francisco, waiting for the time linn
it TO expire. San Francisco was waiting
for Honolulu to signal first.
A few moments after IL o'clock before
the time limit was up. a signal went
from this end to Honolulu.
That first little response from Homo
lulu came into san Francisco at exactly
II :03 o'clock. It was exactly 8:41 o'clock
in Honolulu. the time difference being
two hours and p minutes and few
seconds. The first message received was
from Governor Dole to President Roose-
welt. 1t was merely a formal greeting
and congratulation from the people of
Hawaii to the people of the United
States from one chief executive to the
other. The message was transmitted
from the Market street station to a wire
leading directly to the executive man
sion a t Washington and receipt was ac-
knowledged at 1925 o'clock.
When the message reached the White
House President Roosevelt was asleep
and the operator refused to awaken him.
Right after the Dole signature on tia
first message came a second through
from Honolulu 1t was a greeting from
the people of Hawaii to Clarence H
Mackay, president of the ca BILE COM
pany. congratulating him upon the COM
pletion of the cable and expressing sor-
row that John W. Maclkay had not sur
vived to see the instantaneous bond be-
tween the islands and the American
continent This message was signed by
Henry E. Cooper. secretary OF the ter
ritory of Hawaii.
Then came a message from the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent on the Sill
vertown telling of the successful laying
/ of the cable and of the celebration of
the event in Honolulu. The paper rib
bon containing the record of the first
4 experimental work between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu was cut into litfle
/ sections of q few phrases each and di-
vided among the score of spectators who
were assembled about the instrument 5
when San Francisco and Honolulu first
spoke to each other under the Pacific
! ocean
The line will be open for business to-
dax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
CASTRO'S REPLY.
It Indicates a Poor Opinion of
The Hague Tribunal.

Washington, Jan. 2-The condition which
President Castro attached to his response
to the allies arbitration proposal was IN
the nature of an alternative proposition
Almost from the beginning, showing an
while accepting the principle of arbitra-
ton, asked that the case be tried by one
of the American republics As President
Roosevelt already has declined to acI in
the capacity of arbitrator and as some Of
the reasons which inspired him in his dec
lination would apply with equal force 10
the chief executive Of any other American
state than the United States. he was
obliged to withhold any Endorsement of
this proposition of President Castro.
Therefore it may be dismissed from the
field of possibilities and unless Castro is
unexpectedly insistent upon his own plan
the original proposition in reference to The
Hague tribunal will carry
There were no developments over New
Years DAY in the way of cablegrams con-
tanning news from European capitals or
from Venezuela
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
Spain Rescinds Previous Orders
to the Army
To Send ReenfOrcements to the
City of Fee, Morocco.
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Pretender Says He Doesn't Want
the Throne Himself.
Is Fighting in Behalf of Sui
tan's One Eyed Brother.

Gibraltar, Jan 2.-The dispatch OF
Spanish reinforcements to Morocco has
been countermanded. The latest advices
from Fez. Morocco. say that city re-
mains calm.
Tangier. Morocco. Jan. 2.-The pre-
tender has issued a proclamation an
nouncing that he is not fighting for the
throne for himself. but for the sultan'a
imprisoned brother. Mullai Mohammeds
surnamed the ''one-eyed."
1t is now confirmed that the sultan
has ordered his brothers release and
that the honors of his rank be paid 70
him.
The governor at recent conferences
with the kabyle chiefs pointed out ta
them that they are responsible for tho
safety of the roads running though their
territory.
The Spanish sloOp of war InfaDta Ig1-
bel has arrived here.
Advices from F'ez under yesterdays .
date have been received here. Guns
were being mounted on the walls for the
defense Of the city, but the rebels remain
inactive. They have not sufficient sup
plies for expeditions.
The city of Fez continues quiet. but
the dearness of food was causing dis
content
If the situation becomes more grave
the sultan will abandon the capital. re-
tire to Rabat and summon the border
tribes to holy war. The sultan then
will proclaim himself Shereef and de-
fender of Islam, renounce all European
leanings. and then at the head Of new
forces attempt to retake Fez.
FRENCH TROOPS ORDERED FOR
WARD.
Paris, Jan 2.-Telegrams received
here from Oran, Algeria, announce that
detachments of zouaves. French troops.
have been ordered to the Moorish FROM
tie1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
WEATHER IS WARM.
New Year Opens ThreateningIy but
Conditions Change.

Cider Smith was not SO far off. after
all. He said the year would close its
exist ence under shady circumstances
and numerous clouds, and the new year
would open without change of pro-
gramme Only the first part Of the pre-
diction he made nearly three weeks ago
was wrong. and that by less than u
hours His predictions VIII come true
if given time enough,and it doesn't usual
ly require much of a margin over the
time he sets
The government forecast for tomor-
row is: Fair. preceded by threatening
and slightly colder in east portion to-
night" The threatening clause evident
Iy applies to the local condition Of
things. It did not get very cold last
night, the minimum being 35. but it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
BURTON TAKES A HAND.
Senator Booming Barker in
Speakership Fight.

Now that Senator Burton has got his
bearings in the legislative fights, he has
ken off his coat and is making an
active fight for Barker for speaker He
is not mixing in the senatorial contest
at present, leaving that until the speak
ership fight has been settled
United States Marshal Aackeys one
of Senator BuIton's appointees, has been
acting as a sort Of director of the Bar
ker forces, but it is hoped that the pres
ence of Senator Burton in person viii
aid in rounding I'D some of the recall
citrant members who are for Pringle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
Three Miners Killed.

Pottsville Pa. Jan "A quantity of dy-
Mantle exploded in one of the gangways
Of the Oak Hill cOlliery. one mile north
of Minersville. today instantly killing
three miners and severely injuring dozen
others. The dead:
MICHAEL ONDER, 81 years of age,
married, wife and four children.
ANDREW ONDER married wife ana
foa4r children
JOSEPH PROKOP. married, wife and
two children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
NEWMAN NAMES HELP.
VIM. Van Orsdale and Henry Monroe
in. Clerks Office.

Albert Newman. county elerk-elect,
has named his assistants. They EiliNne
William VanOrsdale, of Silver Lake. and
Henry Monroe, colored, of Topeka
NanOrsdale is school teacher at Silver
Lake and viii not be through with his
school until next June. John Wright
Will be first assistant to Newman
until after June and Wright viii then
become deputy under County Treasurer
Bowen, succeeding ". s. Eberle. Van
Orsdale viii succeed Wright. Monroe
win begin work January u.
County Treasurer Bowen will retain
Stanley Medlicott in his Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
Germany Sells US More Goods.

Berlin, Jan Partial returns from
the consular districts indicate that
Germany's exports to the United States
increased in 1902. by about S5000,000
over those of 1901 The net increases
in nine districts of north Germany
alone amount to S2.9s6.071, chiefly in
textiles Bremen and Magdeburg
showed decreases together of 50. 500, 000
principally in sugar The imports from
the United States fell off but reliable
figures are not available.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
IT WAS FATAL.
Child Sick With Diphtheretic Group
Dies Suddenly.

An infant child in the family of Peter
Olson, at Fairchild and Quincy streets
in North Topeka, died this morning cf
diphtheretic Group. The child was taken
sick suddenly, and the infant was dead
before the case was reported to the
board OF health.
A case Of dichthe,ia is reported in
the Holzel family. at 1923 Jeffersoa
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
SUES THE POLICE.
Objects to Having His Picture in the
Ropue's Gallery

New York. Jan 2-The right of the p0-
lice to keep a mans photograph in the
rogue's gallery is to be decided by lhs
courts. Jacob owen today secured from
Justice Scott in the supreme court an
order directing Police Commissioner
Greene to show cause why he and the OF
ficials of the detective bureau should not
be restrained from keeping his photograph
in the rogue's gallery and circulating
copies. among the different police pre-
cfucts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
Makes New Record.

London Jan 2-The annual statement of
the bankers clearing houses shows that
the clearance of 1902 again reached the
record. The total aggregate of checks.
bills etc. passing through amounted to
S50143 40. .OO0 or over 81. .335 10000 above the
amount in 1901. The largest clearance in a
single day was 1884 390. 900 on June 30. Lon.
dons clearing account for S45, ,792, 765 900 of
the years total
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. Forecast for Kansas
Fair Saturday, preceded by threatening
and slightly colder in east portion To-
night; northwest winds becoming va
rjaA-a.
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Chicago, Jan. 2.--7 a. N. temperatures:
New York. 80: Boston. 36; Philadelphia
"a, Washington, 30s Chicago, 81: Mime
apolis. 1ss Cincinnati. 36: st. Louis. So.
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Father Beck. of the Holton Recorder.
makes the following suggestions as to
what the coming legislature ought to do
''Divesf yourselves Of the idea if you
happen to entertain il. that the state
needs a whole lot of new laws We have
entirely too many already.
Amend the ballot law, 50 that the
evident sntention Of the voter, when no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
LINCOLN STATUE PRONE.
WOrkmen RecOUer Coins on Which
1t Had Rested.

MANY Brooklynites yesterday visited the
statue of Lincoln. at the flower garden in Pros
meet Park. prostrated by Thursday evenings
storm The figure lay on its face, slightly
turned toward the left. with the feet upheld by
the broad base, and presented sorry spectacle.
The left arm was broken off above the elbow
and the right leg was fractured by the fall but
the features were not in any way damaged
The statue was knocked down by the tall OF
one of three of the splendid collection OF
oriental plane trees which formed semi
circular bower at the lower end of the flower
garden These trees were about forty years
old Three of the thirty standing in an exposed
placa near the shore of the lake were uprooted-
5TbeIJ cannot be restored, as the long roots were
broken off close TO the trunks -,
The Lincoln statue was erected IN tne plaza
nv, nonuIar subscription in lS6S In 1890 II was
removed TO its present site TO make room lot
tba Soldiers and Sailors Arch and the columns
1r which the MacMOnnies eagles are mounted
a. tbe time Of the removal each or the PARK
e17pIoves engaged in the work placed a copper
csnt on the pedestal and on these the statue
reeted The fall Of the heavy bronze ngure uil-
covered these mementos, and Yesterday each
man still left in the employ of the department
took one and will keep it as a souvenir several
Of the men remembered exactly where they hau
laid their coins and said they secured tne ldeil-
cal money they had placed beneath the statue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
CARDINALS UNDER KEY.
THE CONCLAVE BEGINS.
+ pone Without Political Ties the
Probable Choice.
=. =. - -. T,r!buna by Freneh cabl.

-, - The New-yoriS Tribune by French Cable.)
l,,-v-.gst: 1896: By The Tribune Assocationl
-. Tulv 31-Neither the newspapers nor
-, s,,,or.atic embassies having succeeded in
..,g a Pope the Sacred College has entered
80 IFS supreme functions to-day. As each
I-5,ool has TWO attendants. accommodations
-a,rf-sd for over two hundred in the con-
,,s but they are all bound TO a secrecy
,sa,s- even than that which surrounds the
.-5inarv life Of the Vatican. Provisioning so
-. body must involve some contact with
80 world. and mischievous journalists suggest
,bat newspapers viii be smuggled into the car
sf,sls, cells daily Doors are closed and guards
,osted. and the Sacred College viii remain in
,or,rlete retirement until its work is finished.
\, information can be obtainable until the
election Of a Pope IS announced. but since prece-
dents are followed rgidly it may be assumed
that the conclave has been opened with mass
and formal organization, and that the first
ballot will be taken tomorrow morning by the
,,s,,al method Of scrutiny and accession each
vote being placed in a chaiice at the altar and
three cardinals acting as tellers.
II is probable that the record of the conclave
IN 1886 VIII be repeated, and that more than
twenty candidates viii be named on the opening
ballot It is noticeable that two candidates
whose canvass has been vigorously conducted
BY fNclT paEllSdIS are boLIl IlbCl i lll INC
Of being willing to concede something to ma
tionaI governments - Cardinal Rampolla TO
France and Cardinal Vannutelli to Italy. As
there are conservatives who consider that lib
eralism in dealing with political governments
has been carried too far, both candidates are
likely to meet with strenuous resistance.
The election Of a non-poltical Pope. not com
nlitted 10 the political and diplomatic policies
which divide the Sacred College. viii be the
probable result This Will satisfy the eccIesi-
astcal Tories, who assert that the cardinals
ought TO think Of the peace and publication of
the Church rather than of the political relations
Of the Vatican with various countries. The
Italian press has beer assuming that the con-
clave viii be occupied with wire pulling. and
that the conclavists will have more to do with
the election than the cardinals themselves The
cardinals are likely to feel the restraints of
moral responsibility in performing the most
solemn act Of their lives. l. n. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
SCORES THROWN IN RIVER
OLD BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
Three DrO70ned at Portland, Ore,
and T'5centy-fUe Injured.

Portland. Ore, July 31.--A section of the
bridge which spans the Willamette River at
Morrison-st. collapsed this afternoon, precipi-
tatng more than one hundred people forty feet
into the water. Three persons known to
have drowned, and it is feared that the list OF
dead will be much larger when all are ac-
counted for. Many fell on two small lighthouses
moOred to pier of the bridge, under the part
which gave way. About twenty-five persons
were injured either by striking on the boat
houses or by falling timbers. Many fell from
the roofs of the lighthouses into the water but
dozens of small boats and launches in the VI
cinity quickly picked them up.
Thousands of people gathered on the Morrison
and Madson-st. bridges and along the docks 10
watch Clarence Lutz, an armless man, swim the
river, which is about three-eighths of a mile
wide AS Lutz climbing out of the water
the crowd rushed to the south side of the bridge
to get good view. section Of the passenger
walk gave way under the weight, and the crowd
ing, struggling mass of people were carried
down forty feet.
Some fell on the two lighthouses moored under
the bridge while others were precipitated direct
" into the river which is about fifteen feet deep
at that point Many fell between the boat
houses forming a pile ten feet high of struggling
men, women and children.
Hundreds of people at the clubhouse of the
Portland Rowing Club, men in boats and on
shore Immediately started the work Of rescue.
Dozens of boats at the scene picked up those'
struggling in the water, while the injured, who
were clnging to the lighthouses, were taken into
the clubhouse and medical aid was summoned.
Every ambulance in the city, several fire com
panies and large force of police arrived with
in a few minutes, and victims with broken arms
and legs were hurried to the hospitals. News
of the accident quickly spread, and within few
minutes thousands of people gathered at either
end of the bridge. anxously seeking information
about relatives or friends.
The bridge was closed and all streetcars were
stopped in order to prevent repetition OF the
accident by a crush of people. The bridge is
an old wooden structure, built sixteen years
ago and has been considered unsafe for some
time though it was not condemned