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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
.LAWYERSARE SLAIN
BY NIGHT RIDERS
CAPT. RANKIN AND COL. TAYLOR
MURDERED IN TENNESSEE.
ONE HANGED AND SHOT
Outrage by Masked Men Caused by
Passage Of Act Regulating the
Fishing In Reeifoot
Lake.

Union City, Tenn, Oct. 21.-Col.
R. z. Taylor, aged 60 years, and Capt,
Quinten Rankin, both prominent at.
torneys of Trenton, Tenn, were taken
from Wards hotel at Walnut Log,
Tenn, Is miles from here, Tuesday
by masked night riders and murdered.
Capt. Rankin's body was found rid.
died with bullets and hanging from a
tree one mile from the hotel.
Sheriff Eastwood of Obion county
and a posse of armed men left Union
City for the scene of the murder.
These men are determined to arrest
those guilty of the crime.
The trouble which resulted in the
death Of Capt. Rankin and the prob
able murder Of Col. Taylor was caused
by the passage of an act by the legis.
lature regulating fishing in Reelfoot
lake, short distance from Walnut
Log.
often Were Threatened.
Night-rider disturbances over the
same matter occurred about year
ago. Ever since then Col. Taylor and
Capt. Rankin have been in constant
receipt Of threatening letters, to
which they paid little heed.
Mr.. Ward, the manager of the Ward
hotel at Walnut Log, telephoned
Sid Waddell, a stakeholder in the
West Tennessee Land Company,
stating that about 25 masked
night riders came to his hotel
at midnight. According to this re-
port the night riders lined up outside
the hotel, pulled out their revolvers
and called Col. Taylor and Capt. Ran
kin. The two men did not suspect
trouble and came down Immediately.
AS the attorneys passed into the front
yard of the hotel the night riders COW
cred them with their revolyers. Be
fore Capt. Rankin and Col. Taylor had
IAN opportunity to retire they were
surrounded and seized. They were
put on horses behind night riders and
carefully guarded.
start for Isolated Lake.
The night riders then quietly took
up their march from the hotel, turn
ing down the road toward Reelfoot
lake. Guests at the hotel in a few
minutes lost the sound of crunching
hoof-beats and nothing more was
learned of the fate of Capt. Rankin
and Col. Taylor until the bodies were
found.
Proceeding to the edge of Reelfoot
lake the night riders pulled out a
rope, with which they had provided
themselves, and placed the moose
about Capt. Rankin's neck. Examina,
ton Of the scene of the murder failed
to reveal evidence of any struggle
Capt. Rankin was strung up from a
limb on the bank of the lake, for the
fishing privileges of which he had con,
tended with the night riders. The
masked men then stepped back and
opened fire on the swinging body, rid
ding 1t with bullets.
Saw Murder Of Partner.
Col. Taylor was evidently alive al
this time and witnessed the murder OF
his law partner.
Leaving the corpse OF Capt. Rankin
hanging on the bank Of Reelfoot lake
the night riders took Col. Taylor tc
another spot.
Numbers of the residents in that
neighborhood have made their living
for some time by fishing in the lake
and they became indignant when what
they claimed as their rights" were
disturbed They made demands of the
land company and these were followed
by threats.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Leaves $4,000 for Masses.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 21.-By the
terms of the will of Gregory Koering,
filed in probate court Tuesday, $4,000
is left in trust to pay for masses to
be held in the Catholic church. The
masses are to be said for the repose
of the soul of the deceased and some
of his relatives and also for the late
Bishop Thomas Grace and for the
benefit of the present archbishop OF
this diocese.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Canal Needs .ss5, COO, COO.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Congress will
be asked to make an appropriation OF
$35,00O,O00 for carrying on the work
on the isthmian canal during the fiscal
year 1910, if the estimates prepared by
the commission are approved oy the
v ar department.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
ASKS FOR DEATH PENALTY.
Scott County Attorney Wants Hang
ing for Negro Murderers.

Davenport, Ia, Oct 21.-The death
penalty was asked today by County
Attorney A. w. Hamann in the open.
address to the jury of the trial OF
Lulu Bennett, colored, who killed
Sarah Mason with an ak in July. Mrs.
Mason objected to her children play.
ing with those of Mrs. Bennett and
the latter split her head with an ak.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Russian Students on Strike.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 21.-There Is a
general strike among the students Of
Russia to enforce their demand for the
annulment OF the new regulations ex-
GLIDING women students from the uni
versity. The male students of st. Pc
tersburg, Moscow and other important
cities voted in favor of suspending the
strike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Neoro Murderer is to HANG.

Springfield, H., Oct. 21.-Joseph
James. the young negro slayer Of
G. A. Ballard, was denied stay Of
sentence by Gov. Deneen Tuesday and
by the state board of pardons at a
hearing in Chicago. His execution is
to take place in the Sangamon county
Jail next Friday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Admitted TO Practice.

Washington. d. c., Oct. 21.-J. l..
Swift, of North English, Ia, has been
admitted to practice before the inter
ior department.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Tired of Life.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 2l.-Ill since
childhood, Mildreds Rowley, aged 81,
committed suicide today by taking
strychnine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
Admiral DAYTON 10 Retlre.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Rear Admiral
J. II. Dayton will be placed on the re-
tired list October rs on account of age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
CITY NEWS
-Savage's production

-Savage's production of THE
Devil" at the Grand tonight.
On New Years night, the members
of the Keokuk Club and their lady
friends will enjoy masquerade ball.
in Woodman hall. The affair will be one,
of the prominent social functions Of
Keokuk's social season and will be a
very elaborate aair.
If you wish to see an elegant line
of blankets and robes, drop in at Sher-
woods, 725 Main, you will find the
largest stock and the lowest prices,
on everything. Harness repairing
done while you wait. When needing
anything in his line, see George Sher-
wood and you will be treated right.
Last evening at tAe Unitarian
church. about fifty yonug people snd a
large number of older members and
rfiends enjoyed tn evening. The af-
fair was in the nature of character
social and each one present was re-
ouired to come attired in some manner
as to represent book. The many cos
tunes worn by those who attended the
aair were many of them comical ana
much mirth was caused by their wear
ing During the evening various games
were played and refreshments served
I Excellent punch prepared by the la
dies was served to the guests by the
two young ladies'. A short program
was carried out Those taking par
we're Gonna Roche, recitation; Mabs
Fuerst, recitation; duet by the Dan
Twins. A spelling bee was next IL
order and sides were chosen and a.
! enjoyable half hour followed. A drill
by those who represented characters
was one of the features of the even
ing. Those i'll charge of the affa!'
were: Mrs. G. A. Luft, Miss Jennie
Holt. Miss Nina Nelson and Miss Let
! Currier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
MORE HUSBANDS WANTED.
Temperance Reformer Creates Sen.
sation by Her Demand.

LYNN. Mass, Nov. o. Mrs. Leonora
Lake of st. Louis, one OF the leading
temperance lecturers of the country,
who spoke at big no license rally
here, nearly created a panic among
1000 ardent temperance reformers
when it was announced from the plat
form that she had changed her mlhd
about drink being the worst evil OF
the country and denounced bacheior-
hood as being worse than the 'hei-
lions who run drink dives. storm
of Kisses greeted her words, but MIS-.
Lake kept right to her task.
1T is the bachelor who today is the
great evil of America, she said. ll
is the bachelor who fosters wee ana
who spends his time in the dlVe. ~
is the habits he learns as a bachelof
that ruin him as married man. ne
formers should drop the rum evli TOT
while and devote their attention 10
this CRYING evil, More Husbands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
EPHRIAM PARKS
DIED TODAY
Old colored Citizen Passed Away at
the Home of His Grandson,
AIonza Draine.

Ephriam Parks one of the oldest
colored citizens in Keokuk, passed
away this morning, at 9:45 o'clock, at
the home of his grandson, Alonza
Draine, 1914 Blondeau street. Al
though he had lived in this city for
but eight years past, he was well
known by the colored people and had
many friends and was well tn ught of.
The deceased had enjoyed fairly
good health during the later years of
but three weeks duration. He was
taken with partial stroke of paraly-
sis which caused his end.
Ephriam Parks was born in Rich
mond, Virginia, October %, 1922, and
came to Montgomery City, Mo-, in mid
die age Eight years ago he moved
to this city to pass the remaining
years of his life. He was member
of the A. NJ. e. church and during
health was an active member.
He is survived by the following
Sister, Mrs. Emaline Thompson OF
ST. Louis daughters, Mrs. John Draine
and Mrs. William Steele, of Keokuk;
grandchildren, Alonza Draine, Ella
and Margaret Draine, and Mrs. G
I Henderson, and two great grandchil
dren.
+! While in Keokuk Mr.. Parks has
/ lived with his grandson, .Alonza
! Draine who took care of him during
the final years of his life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
CITY NEWS

Grand opening of the Rool-a-way
tonight, 609-611 Main street. Souve-
Mrs for the ladies.
Read Ayres G. Sons special an
nouncement and their advertisement
regarding goods to be closed out.
Last evening a number of young
people enjoyed a social given by the
Christian Endeavor society of the Con-
gregational cluurch. Numerous games
were played during the evening, one of
the most enjoyable being the trial of
one of the members by a jury of
twelve and sedate judge. Light re-
freshments of chocolate and cakes
were served during the evening hy the
ladies' and all present spent an enjoy
able evening
--Ayres & Sons jewelers., are
ready for the Holidays with an inn
mense stock at special prices.
indications are that there Will be
an immense attendance tonight at
Keokuks new amusement place, the
Rool-a-way at 609-6l1 Main street
The Fifteth Iowa band will discourse
stirring musical numbers, and the
place is beautifully decorated. Each
lady attending will be presented VIII
souvenir The finest floor west ot
Chicago. Join the merry throng at the
new rink tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
TO blue pencil
KAISER'S DIARY
Emperor Williams Own Account Of His
Twenty Years Rule to be Cen.
sored by Reichstag
Member.
EMPEROR Il 1ND1scREET
1t is Said That Much of the Original
Matter Contained Egotistical
Utterances and Needed
Editing.

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-The forthcoming
diary of Emperor William, which is
the Emperor's own account of twenty
year rule, will be censored before COM
ing to the press, according to state
ment made today by one of the
Reichstag members. Just who will use
the blue pencil on the 500 pages
which depicts the Emperor's reign is
not stated. Such interference with the
Kaisers literary effort had not been
thought of six weeks ago, but since
mis- indiscreet utterances, the publica-
tions of which involved the nation in
the greatest embarrassment, it has
been deemed wise to give the diary
the closest scrutiny before permitting
ii to become public. In its original
form the diary, it is understood, it
contained page attire page of such an
egotistical character their publication
would have made the Emperor the
laughing stock of the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
YANKEE SINKS
OFF PENIKESE
Had Been Aground Ten Weeks
and Was on Her Way to
New Bedford For
Repairs.
ALL ON BOARD SAVED
Yankee Lies Easily on an Even
Keel and Can be Saved
Boat Had Been Raised
by Air Methods.

NEW BEDFORD, Dec. 5.-The cruis.
er Yankee sank this morning OF
Penikese Island. 1t is reported is
wreckers, who We're on board ere
saved. The cruiser was on her way
here to be repaired after it had been
aground ten weeks on Hen and Chick
en- reef
The vessel was sunk by the blow
ing out of the air port, which permit
ed the flooding of the compartment
containing the three giant air compress
sers. They We're choked, relieving the
air pressure, and the whole vessel
filed rapidly, listing to port and
sank. The Yankee lies easily on an
even keel, and can be saved. Com
mander Marsh and crew of seventy
| five wreckers were taken off by tugs
and brought to this city. Chief En-
| gineer Witherspoon insisted on re-
naming aboard the Yankee with six
of his men. When the ship finally
went down they had to flee forward to
the rigging from which they were TAX.
en- with great difficulty.
The Yankee was raised yesterday
by compressed air methods, which
were operated ~ John Arbuckle, the
multimillionaire coffee king, after the
government mad expended more than
$4,000 in vain effort to save the
vessel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
ToDAY's WEATHER FORECAST.
indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Wired from Chicago.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Snow lata
tonight or Sunday; warmer tonight
For Iowa: Warme" tonight with
snow late tonight or Sunday.
For Illinois: Fair tonight with
warmer central and north portions;I
Sunday rain or snow.
For Missouri Increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer tonight; rain or
snow Sunday.
Weather Conditions.
The high barometer from the Dako-
tas has moved to the Central valleys,
with cooler weather over the north.
ern portion of the country, east of the
Missouri river
There has been snow in the lake re-
gion, and rains in Tennessee, the Ohio
valley. and along the entire Atlantic
coast
An area of low pressure occupies
the mountain region. and ii is warm
er with snow in Montana.
There has been rain California. and
the temperature is slightly lower on
the Pacific slope with d high barom-
eter in Oregon.
Warmer. unsettled weather is indi.
Gated in this section, with snow late
tonight or Sunday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
P'ATRONIZE KEOKUK
GROCERY STORES
It Agents Call at the House for Mail
Order Sill, Tell Him to Come
Again Next Year.

Ii an agent comes to your door and
tries to sell you a bill of groceries to
be sent by freight at some future
date, tell him to come again next
year.
Keokuk has plenty of grocery
stores, all of which handle standars
goods and the very best the market !,
fords. Their prices are as low as 4 1
est goods can be sold.
Every cent paid to Kee gro
Ger. remains in Keokuk, every
cent which goes to soms.Ss of town
house, never comes baf
There are number o.Fiarge grocery
firms which make business of send
/ ing agents out, who go from house to
house and take orders for goods to be
sent by freight. The prices are rep
! resented to be lower than the lowest
and the goods to be better than the
best, but little consideration of the
statements would prove to anyone
that such state of affairs could
not be.
ouSA o6SuLo w HoI uo lnuCu uusi
ness, however, for the people of Keo
kuk prefer to patronize their home
stores and have no time to waste il
dealing with some unknown concern
| hundred miles away
At the present time, two such agents
are workink, soliciting orders for su
gar, tea, rice, etc, for an eastern sup
ply house and representing that thei
/ goods are first-class nd at a lowe
price than Keokuk grocers can sell
These two agents are meeting wit
| a frosty reception, for Keokuk peopl
believe in patronizing home industr
and dealing with the home merchants
whom they knew to be absolutely re
liable and honest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
coat apparently belonged to the driv-
er at the hotel or some one else.
HILL BUYS THE
M. X. AND T. RY.
Great Northern Negotiation for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Road Finally Concluded.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-Great North.
ern and Missouri. Kansas and Texas
preferred We're taken In hand Friday
on the tip that the long-looked. pur-
chase of the smaller road by the Hill
system had finally been concluded. In
well informed quarters for some time
the opinion has been held that such n
merger would in time be effected. but
there is no reason to believe that any
definite news on the subject will be
Forthcoming in the near future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
ToDAY's MARKETS.
chicaao Live Stock.

CHICAGO, III, Dec. 5.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 600 head; market unchanged,
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; mar
ket opened strong, closed weak; light
SIS. 1906. 50; heavy, So. 65@6.o5 pigs
SO. 1904 .S5.
sheep-Receipts, 5000 head mar
ket unchanged.
New York Stocks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The market
closed heavy a tabort one point be
low the close of yesterday.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Butter-Mod
crate demand.
Eggs-F'irm.
Cheese-Firm.
Poultry Unchanged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
AN OVERCOAT
Thief in CITY
Fellow who Makes Practice of
Stealing overcoats and Sell
ing Them Cheap is
Here.
TWO COATS BEEN STOLEN
While Driver Was at Supper His
Great and Small Coats Dsap-
" p.eaared WhiIe,He Was
Gone.

Some sneak thief in the city is MAX
ing a practice of stealing good over
coats and then selling them o for a
small price to some one who is in
need of an overcoat. A large number
of coats have been sold to one of the
junk shops of the city and when an Of
ficer and one of the persons who had
had a coat stolen called at tle sec
ond hand shop yesterday, large num-
Der of coats that had been sold to the
establishment by one man were found
in the shop. The man who is suspic-
ioned of taking the coats and the man
who recently had his coat stolen were
taken by an officer to the jun, shoI
and the woman in charge identified
the suspicioned one as the fellow who
had sold her a number of coats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
CRITICISED AND
WAS DISMISSED
Admiral Germinet in Command of the
French Mediterranean Fleet
is Removed,

PARIS, Dec Because he stated
in an interview the ammunition of the
French mediterranean was poor In
quality and insufficient in quantity a
council of ministers today removed
Admiral Geyminet from command OF
the fleet. The action is considered a
public disgracing of the admiral and
has stirred "A storm of factional feel
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05

A large number of boys were en-
joying themselves in coasting down
from Timea to Johnson street on the
Seventh street hill this morning. Sew
eral of the citys large hills that have
snow on them were being worn in to-
day to coast on by the youngsters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
ANNOUNCEM EMIT.

Ayres & Sons Jewelry Store will
close out at cost their entire stock of
rich Cut Glass, Hand Painted China,
Statuary, Fine Electric Lamps, Chat
ing Dishes, Baking Dishes, Silver Pla-
ted Hollow-w ware.
This special sale will be strictly
cash. A rare chance for Holiday gifts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
co,,,.r prometheus Launched.

Vallejo, Cal. Dec. 5.-The new col
lier Prometheus, was launched az
Mare Island today in the presence OF
An immense crowd The Prometheus
IS the largest steel vessel built on the
Pacific coast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
BIG MEN AT THE
CONVENTION
Carnegie, Hill, Taft and Roosevelt to
Attend the Conservation Con-
ference.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-Andrew
Carnegie and James ]. Hill will take
part in the joint conservation confer
ence that opens here Tuesday. About
half the governors Of the states have
promised to attend. Members Of the
national conservation commission will
be present Tuesday afternoon the
President and Judge Taft will speak
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
WANT PROPERTY
FOR STOCKHOLDERS
Receivers Ask Court to Allow them
to Turn Over Westinghouse
Property.

PlTTSBUaG, Dec. 5.-Receivers for
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring CO., went before Judge
Young of the United States district
court today, in a petition and asked
they be allowed to turn over to the
stockholders the immense properties
of the corporation in East Pittsburg,
France and England.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
TAFT'S MESSAGE
TO THE MINERS
Promised Cooperation and Said the
Public Conscience Was Awak
cning to Conditions.

PITTSBURG, Dec. "a message
from Taft, promising cooperation in
their work, read before the Mining
Congress today said the public con-
science was awakening to both the
loss of life and waste of material in
all industries. We must see to 1t
the movement is guided wisely and
carried forward to success" it said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05

sunragists had their turn in meeting
under the auspices of the International
Suffrage Council. Mrs. Philip Snow
den, leader of the suffrage movement
IN England; Mrs. Clarence Mackay and
Dr. Charles F. Aked, of the Fifth Ave.
nue. Baptist church, spoke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
Wanted an Overcoat.

Yesterday an old man called at one
of the city hotels and asked for tle
same fellow who is suspicioneG OF tax
ing the coat from one of the hotel car
riage drivers The fellow who was
workinS in the cellar at the time was
called and. with the old man went out
of the hotel and up the street where
they We're followed a few moments la
ter by the driver who wished to recov-
er both his small and his great coat v
possible, but he lost track of the thief
Securing an officer the driver went to
the old mans home in the afternoon
but the old man would tell nothing
about the fellow, who is plumber
and came here from Illinois. and the
old man hearing that the plumber had
an overcoat for sale wished to pur
chase it.
The fellow when cornered after the
interview with the old M said thai
he had sold coat of his own but the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
The Roosevelt. Letter.

Personally believe in woman's
suffrage" says Mr.. Roosevelt at the
outset of the letter, which IS dated No
yember 10, 1908, "b,t am not an en-
thusiastc advocate of It because do
not regard it as very important mat
ter. am unable to see that there
has been any special improvement in
the position of women in those states
in the west that have adopted woman
suffrage, as compared with those
states adjoining them that have not
adopted it. do not think that giving
the women suffrage will produce any
marked improvement in the condition
OF women. do not believe that it Will
produce az of the evils feared, and |
am very certain that when women as
whole take any special interest in
tle matter they will have the suffrage
u they desire 1t. But at present !
think most of them are lukewarm;
lind some actively for it, and some ac-
lively against it. am, for the reasons
above given rather WHIT you would
regard as lukewarm, or tepid In my
support of it because, while believe
IN It, do not regard is as of very much
Importance. | believe that man and
woman slould stand on an equal
NY OF right, but | do not believe tha'
equality of right means Identity OF
junction and | am more and more
convinced that the great field. the IN
dlspensable field for the usefulness o.
woman is as the motler of the ram
ily. In her work in the household
IN the home, her work in bearing ano
rearing the children, which Is more
important than any mans work, ane
1t Is that work which should be nor
mally the woman's specia. work, JUS
as normally the mans work would p'
that of the breadwinner, the supporter
Vi the home, and If necessary, the Sol
dier who will fight for the home. There
are exceptions as regards both maj
and woman; but the full and perfec
life, the life of highest happiness ant
oi highest usefulness to the state. II
me life of the man and woman who ar
husband and wife who live in th'
Partnership of love and duty, the on
earning enough to keep the home, tn
other managing the home and tn
children. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Tonight, at Carnegie hall, womal