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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Is PRES. CASTRO
SEEKING HEALTH
Much Speculation Caused by His Pro-
posed Journey to Europe and
He Has the People
Guessing.
RECALL BLAN co TRIP
Former President Quit Venezuela
With Millions of Treasurer
Ma|ady May Have Reach
ed Serious Stage.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The pro-
posed departure of President Castro
for Europe has caused considerable
speculation here concerning the real
purpose of his trip. 1t is suggested
that should any diplomatic object be
the real reason for his departure it
might be readily expected it would be
yelled. 1t has long been known, how
ever, that Castro's health has been
precarious and that he is in need OF
expert treatment
To seek such treatment abroad at a
time when his power is ieopardized in.
dicates to the minds Of many people
who have followed his career carefully
that his malady must have reached an
acute stage.
His departure recalls the fight OF
President Blanco who was alleged to
have carried with hiI, to Europe many
millions of Venezuelan gold
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
MINISTER'S MET
AT Y. M. G. A
What the Keokuk Ministers Did Today
in Regular Meeting of Min
ie.erial Association.

The Keokuk Ministerial Association
met today at noon at the Y. M. G. A.
In regular session and the meeting
proved very interesting one.
report of tie committee on union
services during the week of prayer,
which will be the first week in Jan
uary, was received and referred to
the program committee composed OF
the following minister's: j. w. Pot
ter II. B. Foster, and J. G. McCaslin.
This week of prayer is observed by
churches all over the United States
and keokuk ministers will make an
effort to properly observe the week.
paper was read by Rev. McGaw
OF the second Presbyterian church
on Shall Christianity be Modernized. !
The paper was an excellent one and
there was lively discussion follow
Ing All tae ministers present took
part in it.
Devotional services were led by Rev.
Newcomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
GERMAN LABOR
SITUATION BAD
Labor Leaders Claim That More Than
one-Third Of Their Member
ship is Out Of EN-
pIoyment.
GOVERNMENT WILL AID
Authorities Agree the Situation is
More Serious Than in Gen.
eration-Berin to
Start Work.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.--The unanimous
action of the labor unions of Germany
is expected to result in governmental
aid being given the unemployed at
once The problem in the empire is
most serious. 1t is declared by labor
leaders, who today presented the resul
of their Investigations to the ministry
that already more than one-third OF
the total membership is out of work
with no means of support. The aut.or.
tiles agree the situation is more ser
ious than in generation. Berlin
authorities are able to inauguratc *
tensive public Improvements and pro.
vide work for the involuntary idle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Mt. Pleasant Paper Predicts That tho
Building of the Dam at keokuk
viii Make an Import
ant Change.
CHANGE FREIGHT ROUTE
New Rails Being Laid on tx" Line,
and Burlington May Send ST.
Louis Traffic Over Mt.
Pleasant Branch.

The Keokuk water power propost- /
ton is an important theme in Iowa
and In many parts of the country.
That the building of the dam will be
the cause of many changes is general
ly accepted but just what they will
be on one can determine with GER
tainty The Mt Pleasant News sees
in the near future boost for Mt.
Pleasant in the building of the Keo-
kuk dam by the diverting Of consider
able freight and some passenger bust
ness from st. Louis to Mt. Pleasant
via the North road and in recent is
sue prints the following which will
interest the readers of The Gate City:
| Roadmaster w. w. Woodin of the
Burlington has recently brought about
one hundred Italians here from Chi
cago, and is supervising the work OF
| laying new rails on the TX line, start
| ing at the junction with the main line
just west of the station, and working
south. The work is being pushed rap
idly and already new rails have been
laid nearly as far as Big Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Has SO Far Recovered That he is Able
to Outline His Future Action
in San Francisco Graft
Cases.
AFTER REAL CRIMINAL
is Not Satisfied With the Underllnes
But Will Put His Energies
Toward Discovering
Real Criminal

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23-The
man who was responsible for the brib-
cry and corruption and not the tools
will suffer if Heney has his way. He
has so far recovered from the wound
that he could outline his future action.
Heney today declared his life work
will be carried out to completion. He
said: THE true source of the vice
and corruption is so far uncovered and
not the individual dynamiter, jury
briber, kidnapper. and the assassin
Such beings are but the bubbles swell
ing from the pool of filth that has been
for years in making. We are salts
fed with nothing less than the root
My blood has not been shed In vair
if the assassin bullet has revealed t.
the public the hideousness Of the 81
gantic conspiracy that aims to defea
| the law | will be satisfied that my
effort has resulted In an lmmeasur
able benefit to my city and the state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Military Experts Making War Bal
loon Experiments Are Fired
on by Russian Frontier
Soldiers.
CAUSED COURT GOSSIP I
Officers Descended and Communicated
With the German Government
and Russia viii be Ask
ed to Explain.

BERLIN, Nov 23.-German military
experts were fired on by Russian sol
diers while making experiments in
war balloon. They We're unhurt
but the affair has stirred court cir
cles In flight today while hun
dred meters from the frontier they
were seen by the frontier guards and
told that they must not cross the line.
They seemingly disregarded the or
der and We're fired upon. The officers
descended and communicated with the
foreign office which protested to the
Russian embassy. Strong representa-
lions are being prepared to send to
ST. Petersburg and Russia will be
asked to disavow the action of her
soldiers on German property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
stubbornly Resists the Efforts O. Trust
custer Kellogg to Elicit IA
u formation About the asie
Standard Oil. N =
RAILROADS INTERESTED
Took Kellogg Fifteen Minutes to Es-
tabIish the Identity Of New
York Central Officials
With Standard.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Rockefeller
was witness today at the govern
ment's hearing for the dissolution of
the standard. Kellogg continued the
cross examination, endeavoring to
find out the names of Standard stock
holders in 1874. The witness was
stubbornly resistant and Kellogg went
down long list of capitalists, whose
oil business was swallowed by the
trust In an endeavor to establish
their identification with the Stand
ard, In less than fifteen minutes
Kellogg had established that the pres
ident of the New York Central and
the president of the Erie and three
directors of the Lake Shore were con-
nected with the Standard prior to 1872.
After animatedly answering the first
few questions Rockefeller lodged be-
hind failing memory, not answering
others persistently put by the trust
buster. When he crossed Bowling
Green today with his personal attor-
ney, Milburn, only few people paid
any attention.
Kellogg questioned Rockefeller con-
corning the early sitting of compe-
tition and forced the admission that
that Standard had absorbed between
twenty and twenty-five plants from
1872 to 1876.
After You took the plants did you
continue to operate them?" asked KEEL
logg.
"My memory falls replied Rookie
Teller
Rockefeller, coached by Kellogg,
named four plants operated, saying
the geographical situation and i'm
proved physical condition las the rea,
son for saving them. Kellogg then
resumed questioning regarding the
manner of buying plants with stock
certificates of the Standard. Rookie
Teller admitted he purchased of the
Imperial Refining Company. Devoe
Manufacturing Co, and Jet Carey
Company with stock, taking deeds fol
the plants. The witness admitted the
principal stockholders of these com
panies got holdings in Standard stock
Bonaparte today filed in the United
States supreme court a petition for
writ of certiorari to review the judg
ment of the court of appeals in thu
Standard $29O00,o00 fine case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
PENITENTIARY
DELIVERY PLANNED
Investigation into a Plot that Almost
Succeeded in Unloading the
Missouri Jail.

JEFFERSON, Mo-, Nov. pa
stringent investigation in the Missouri
penitentiary is afoot today, following
the discovery yesterday of plot for
a Wholesale Jail delivery. The plan
had almost succeeded. The author
tiles are determined to locate the
convicts who had nearly completed the
tunnel giving them means of escape.
Only foot of wall remained to be
bored through. long underground
tunnel had been completed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Missouri Wives FIGHT Duel,

GAINESVILLE, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Mrs
Frank Graham and Mrs James Crab
tree, who fought pre-arranged duel
with knives, We're released on bail and
further trouble. is feared in the do
nestle feud that led to the encounter
The women were not seriously hurt
Frequent duarrels about business af-
fairs of their husbands, who had con
Quoted farm on shares led to the de
cision to fight it out. The womer
met at a lonely spot on hill. At frs
stones were used as weapons, bu
shortly after they drew knives an(
slashed at each other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Cleveland Cars Clash.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 23.-One lone
man is dying and six persons are
seriously injured as the result of q
crash between an interurban and :
city car today on grade in the su
burbs. The suburban car was bound
for Akron 1t was taking the grad
when the motor ceased to work and
the big car started down backward
and ran into city car which was i'm
mediately behind 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Would Benefit MT. Pleasant.

If this scheme materalizes it would
at once make Mt. Pleasant an in. 7ort-
ant conjunction roint 1t would mean
practically all the freight business
ever the Burlington from the south for
the west would he transferred to this
main line over the *" line branch,
making connection with the main line
at this point. 1t is also probable that
o limited amount of passenger tratflc
would also be brought over this
branch.
After the Keolsuk dam is in and the
Rurlington's tracks between keokuk
and veile are flooded it is said that
the trains to Burlington and north VIII
be brought to Donnellson on the keo-
kuk- Mt. Pleasant branch, and from
there to Veile and north through Fort
Madison to Burlington
Further developments of this new
movement will be watched with consid-
cradle interest here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
What Does it Mean7

The activity on the part Of the rail-
road, taken in conjunction with the
announcement from Keokuk that the
big government dam across the Mis-
sissippi at that place is practically as
sured and will be completed in the not
far distant future has started the re-
port that the Mt. Pleasant eokuk
branch of the Burlington Is to be used
for connecting line for traffic from
ST. Louis and the south, to the west,
instead Of going around by burlington
as at the present time. When the
dam goes in at Keoluk much of the
Burlington's roadbed between Veile
and Keouk will be flooded, and 1t will
be necessary for the Burlington to
make other arrangements for getting
into Burlington. and also transporting
freight and passenger traffic west from
Keolul.
A prominent railroad official stated
recently, unofficially, that the above
scheme was being worked by the rail-
road at the preset time, and that
many options were also held by the
government and Burlington in Lee
county on lands affected by the
change. The improvements which are
being pushed at the present time on
the * line branch would also indi-
cate that such . plan was in contem-
plation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
New YORK Produce.

NEW YORK, Nov % Poultry
Dressed. turkeys. 14@22c; chickens, 10
d12c; fowls, 1o@14c; ducks, SG14c.
Live. geese, 1o@1o1ac; aucks, ll@
12c: fowls, 11@12c; turkeys, 10015c;
ROSTERS, 71ac, chickens, 1212c.
Butter-Cr~ 2mery, extra, 30@3olac;
firsts. 26@29c.
Eggs Nearly white, fancy, 4SG soc;
fresh frsts. 33634c; cheese, full
cream. specil. 14@151ac; full small
fancy. 13@14c; skirns specials, 1112c
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Predict Paper Famine.

APPLETON, Wis. Nov. 23.-The
Wisconsin paper manufacturers are
united in the belief that the United
States will soon face paper famine
unless the weather conditions are
changed. The condition is aggrevat
ed. they say by the depletion of water
power streams throughout the coun
try. Most of the Wisconsin paper
plants are only running half of the
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
FLOCKING TO
CANNON'S SIDE
House Leaders Will Aid Uncle Joe
in His Fight for
Reelection.

WASHINGTON, Nov. House
leaders are focking to Cannon's side
on the controversy that has arisen
over Representative Burton's sensa-
tional announcement at Hot Springs
Saturday night Burton let it be
known that Taft will fight against
Cannon's reelection unless Cannon
agrees not to obstruct the policies OF
Taft
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
STREET FIGHTING
rs IN PROGRESS
Proclamation Of the Shah Causes
Causes Clash Between Liberals
and the CiericaIs.

TEHERAN, Nov. 23.-Street fight
ing Is in progress in every section of
the city between the liberal and the
dictionaries an clericals as result
Oh posting in the Mosque a procla-
nation of the Shah withdrawing his
promise of constitution for Persia.
IN the proclamation the Shah consid-
ers the clericals are in majority and
Will support his refusal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
suicidcd by Burning House.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Nov %
Mrs. Carnelius Mysterious, who be-
came deranged by the loss of her SOL
and her husband in railroad wreck,
early today, set fire to the upper
story of her house and was burned to
death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Wants the Prices Raised.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-George
Meycord, of Chicago, representing the
national association of photographers
appeared before tle ways and means
committee today and asked that the
rates of photographic prints be rails
ed. He said that the German Compel
itors would otherwise get the market.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years l have watched
the working of Bucklen'c Arnica
Salve; and it has never failed to cure
any sore, boil, ulcer or burn to which
it was applied. 1t has saved us many
a doctor BILL" says A. F. Hardy, Of
East Wilton, Main CSC at Wilkinson
& Co. and ]. f. Kiedaisch & Son drug
store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

KANSAS CITY, Nov % Cattle
$4,000 head; market 10c higher;
steers, $4 75@7 so; stockers, So oo@
4.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 cad; Sc
to loo higher; bulk, So 5o@5. IS;
pigs, $4. 25@o.25
sheep Receipts 5000 head; mar
ket strong muttons, $4,000 .65;
lambs, $4 5000, 90
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 23-Cattle-
Receipts. 25,o0o head; market 10 to
15c higher; beeves IS 1907 80; stock
ers. s2.6O@4S 80
Hogs Receipts, $4,000 head; mar
ket 10 to 15c higher; light, 50. 200
5 30; heavy, So So@6. %; pigs, 81 .oC
@5.15.
sheep-Rec >ipts, $4,000 head mar
ket 10 to 15c higher; natives, 50 sc
al. 10; lambs, $4 oo@6 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Another Earthquake in Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 23.-Re-
ports today cay that eleven cities and
towns were shaken by an earthquake
shock yesterday which according to
the meteorological department last
ed for twenty-five seconds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
LORD MIMIC TO
VISIT CALCUTTA
VIII Hear the Complaints Of Natives
and Devise Means to Restore
Confidence.

LUCKNOW, India, Nov. 23.-Lord
Mimic left today for Calcutta where
he will preside at the Indian council
called to take up the discomfort OF
the natives and devise remedies 10
restore confidence and prevent an in
surrect:on. Elaborate preparation was
made to prevent an attempt on his life
enroute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
a Single Dash in the Second
Half of the Game Gave
Va. Ida Grove the Cham
plonship.
FOOTBALL FATALITIES
a Summary of tho q I'D In
lured on thf err 4 Dur.
ing shsassr Just
e :

Again the state championship float
ed into the ever-waiting arms of the
Ida Grove giants, and the little Sparta
of Iowa stands above all in the state.
The victory Saturday at Des Moines
against West High was fluke, how
ever, for it was seventy-five yard
dash by Todd after he had intercepted
a forward pass that credited the
team with victory.
The game was a fitting finish for a
football championship and many hun
dred rooters were kept at high pitch
throughout the contest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
American Tennis Team Lost.

MELBOURNE, Australia. Nov. %.
BY the score of G-3, CO, 4-6, and 60
Wright and Alexander of the Ameri-
can tennis team lost the champion
ship tournament here today. These
showed their championship form only
in the third set.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Fatal Accident on the Erie.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 23.-Three men
were injured and one was probably
fatally hurt when two freight trains
on the Wheeling and Lake Erie road
collided at Sale Junction, Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

Congressman Kennedy will be at
tho Hotel Keokuk, Wednesday, No
vember %, to meet any parties VINO
have matters to take up with him Pc
fore he leaves for Washington, u. "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

The Christian University team OF
Canton, Mo, were defeated by small
score of to in Saturdays game.
The team met the Gem City Business
college team of Quincy who have a
much heavier bunch players but were
held to a small score by the Canton
boys. John ]. Crimmins Jr. of this
city umpired the game although the
Quincyites at first objected. Several
Keokuk people were in attendance at
the game.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Football PLAYER Dead.

GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. 23.-Albert
Emmer, aged 10 years, died today as
the result OF injuries received in a
football game two weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

For the consideration OF s7oo R. G.
McIlwain has sold to Henry c. Knox.
the north half of the middle one third
of lots II and 10 in block 30, the
property being on Third street between
Johnson and Exchange streets. A
deed to the same property for SITS
was filed before, from Anna Mullen to
| r. G.. McIlwain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Eiaht.Year Record.

The average injured daily since the
beginning of the season, which open
ed earlier than usual this year, was
5. Many players We're manned or
SCARED for lie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
OATS
Car Lots Today.

CHICAGO, Nov. 90 Wheat, &c.;
graded Nc. ., ).
Corn 257E, graded, No. 2, 16.
Oats-124 graded, No, 2, 10.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat, 642.
Duluth-Oats, SAL.
Chicago Markets.
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; market clos
ed strong, top, $6.25.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

Painters are improving the looks OF
the union station by painting the doors
and windows green color.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Results Saturday.

Harvard 4, Yale 0.
sattuck 80, Lake Forest Academy 6.
Syracuse %, Michigan 4
Cornell IS, Trinity 6.
Minnesota II, Carlisle 6.
Case 80, Carnegie Technical 0.
Chicago Is, Wisconsin II.
West Point %. Villa Nova 0.
Illinois Ga, Northeastern s.
Indiana 10, Purdue 4.
Ohio State IA, Oberlin -.
Kansas 10, Ioa 5.
Michigan A. c., 80, Saginaw N. R. G
Grinnell 70. Cornell Gowa) II.
Vanderbilt IS, Washington 0.
Tennessee 35, Chattanooga 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
Foot Ball Fatalities.

Total deaths ................. II
Total injured ................... .304
College players killed ........... 4
High school players killed 1880. :
Athletic members killed ......... 5
College players injured Ito
High school players injured. ..... 81
Athletic members injured ........ Al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23

Made In Keokuk goods are as good
Is any other goods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-23
HIfih School.

At Storm Lake Storm Lake 5, clar-
ion 0.
At Burlington Burlington 80, Blggs-
vile 0.
At Audubon-Harlar 0. Audubon 0.
AT Des Moines-lda Grove 6, West
High 0.
At Iowa city-North High 0, Iowa
City 0.
land 0.
AT kedfeld-Redfeld 0. Linden 0.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04
NINE FATALITIES
 IN STORE FIRE

Cleveland, O.. July 3.--seven per- sons were killed, at least two others were fatally injured and fully thirty m ore were severely hurt as the r:salt Of fire in $. s. Kresges five and ten cen sicie on ontario street to-day.
 The fire followed an explosion of fireworks on display in the store. The exact cause of the explosion has not been determined. A woman who was at the fireworks counter said the stock was ignited by sparks from a device who was being demonstrated to her by clerk. Fire Chief Wal lace and the store manager were of the opinion that the pieces were ig- nited by an arc light
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04
15O MINERS IMPRISONED
Fire Halts Russian Rescuers-211
 Burled--Women Drop Dead.

Yusovo. European Russia, July B. The bodies of 214 persons recovered from the Rikoysky mine. which yes terday was the scene of. an explosion of gas were buried to-day.
 To-day the horror of the situation was added to by fire which broke out this morning, and penetrating the inner galleries where there are i50 men im- prlsoned, made the efforts of the res- cue parties almost useless.
 In the distance behind heaps of fallen debris could be heard all day cries for help. Flfty-three bodies were taken ont to-day all terribly mutilated, some oi the men having been burned to death. while the heads and limbs of others had been torn off by the. force of the explosion. Seventy-hve wounded also were taken out and removed to hospi- tals. Of these ten succumbed during the day and many others in a precari- ious condition. Three women who stood at the mouth of the pit and recognized the bodies of their husbands, dropped dead from shock.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04
PATRIOTS, NOT BANDITS.
Publisher of Mexican Juntn's Organ
 Insists Rebels Arc Not Robbers.

Austin, Tex, July 3.-Thomas Sara bia, publisher of La Reforma Libertad Justia, the officinl journal of the local branch of the Mexican revolutionary junta which has suspended publication because none of the printers in the city have cared to run the risk of vio- lating the neutrality laws with Mexico, sought an interview with Governor Campbell yesterday to protest against the Mexican revolutionists being re- garded as bandits He insists they are patriots fighting for right and liberty granted under the Constitution and declares they will honor American soil.
 Mir Sarabia stated that the revolu- tionary army consists of 800 infantry and 600 cavalry, entrenched in a strong position near Las Vacas, and that at the proper time they will des- cend upon that city and capture 1t, but their plans have been changed somewhat by the concentration of Mexican troops at that point He said also that the revolutionists might change their plans and spring a sur prise upon the Mexican government without notice.