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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
IN SHENANDOAH
Harley Bright, Son Of Prominent
Business Man Kills Sweetheart
and Himself.

SHENANDOAH, Iowa, Oct. 15.-
Harley Bright. aged "a, son of prom
inent business man of this place, is
dead, and Miss Esther Cook, aged Is,
his sweetheart, is fatally wounded, as
result of what is believed to have
been murdered and suicide by Bright.
The shooting occurred yesterday af-
ternoon at the Bright home when the
couple were alone. Neighbors who
heard the shots found the rear bed
room barricaded and forced the door
open. On the floor lay Bright with a
bullet hole in his temple and Miss
Cook shot through the eye. Near
Bright's form was repeating rifle
with two emptey shells in the mag
azine. The cause of the shooting is
not definitely known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
BIG YEAR FOR CHURCHES.
Finances Best Ever in Spite of Panic
conditions.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 15.-Notwith-
standing the panic, the biggest years
business in its history in dollars and
cents was done up to October 1 this
year, by the Board of Church Exten-
sion Of the Churches of Christ. This
statement summarizes the annual re-
port by the board, delivered Yesterday
before the International missionary
convention. The boards chief work
work was in housing eighty-seven
homeless congregations and it's loan
of about $4,000 more for church ex.
tension than ever before in it's his
tory.
The attractive event of the session
was the wedding in the convention
building of H. D. Hughes of Columbia
Mo-, university. and Miss Lulu Lego
of Champaign, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
SCHOOL BOYS
| TO CORRESPOND
A Thousand Letters Sent Today From
Australia to School Boys in
T Amerisa and England by
Australian Lads.
WHITE MANS PACIFIC"
Part Of a Plan to Intensity Race
Pride, Formulated When United
States Fleet Was at
Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 15.-A thousand
letters were sent today by Australian
school boys to lads in England and
America. 1t is a part of the plan to in
tensify race pride and strengthen the
friendship of the two nations and ad-
vance the white mans Pacific schem :.
The plan was formulated when the
fleet was nere. 1t is an effort to get
each school boy correspondent in a
school of the other countries. The let
ter will tell of the advancement and
development of the countries and dis
cuss the Asiatic exclusion necessities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
MAN AND WIFE ACCUSED
Sioux City Couple Charged With
Sandbaggng Victim.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15-
Charged with robbery, John Sanford
and Mrs. Mile Sanford, who are al
legged to have used strong arm meth
DDS in relieving C. N. zimmens of
500 roll, will be tried in the police
court today. Zimmens, who was in
Sioux City on his way to register for
the government land in South Dakota,
was met in the Northwestern station
by Stanford, who, on the promise Of
showing him a good time, took him to
his home at 1913 Seventh street,
where he sandbagged and put the
landseeker out of business. He was
thrown in rear alley after being
robbed. Both Sanford and his wife
enter a strong denial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Candidate Expressed Himself az En-.
tirely Satisfied With Situation in
ohio-Farmers and Labor
ers Being Friendly.
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS
Delivered Nine Speeches in His Home
State Yesterday, Closing the Day
With Rousins Meeting at
Wheeling, w. Va.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 15-Judge
Taft last night closed his three days
trip in Ohio. He expressed himself
entirely satisfied with the situation,
especially with the apparent friendli-
ness of farmers and laboring people
toward the republican party and its
candidates.
Steubenville and Wheeling furnish
ed the big audiences of the day, al
though at each of the nine stops there
were crowds and enthusiasm. Steub-
enville made much of the candidate.
At Wheeling last night he made two
speeches, one to an immense audience
representing labor and to whom he
made his labor speech in full The
other speech was before the business
mems meeting, which was attended
by several thousand persons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
ALL ENTRANTS
ACCOUNTED FOR
,s2f
Nlemeyer Of the German Balloon Bus.
ley Had Thrilling Experience
and Marrow Escape From
Death.
TELL INTO NORTH SEA
In All He Travelled About Four Hun.
dred Mlles-Disquailfied From
Sharing Money-Terms De-
manded Land Lighting.

BERLIN, Oct 15.-The German bal
loon Busley was reported to the In
ternational race committee today as
having fallen in the North Sea. DR..
Nicmeyer, pilot, and Heidmann, assist
ant, were rescued by the steamer
Laken Leith of Scotland. All entrants
for the Bennett cup race are now ac-
counted for, though Hegersell and
Plauen of the German endurance race
are still missing. Neimeyer related
his story, saying he passed Hamburg
at O'Clock Wednesday morning, 60
Ing northwest and saw the sea but
had but seventeen sacks of ballast.
The balloon lost little gas and calcula-
tion convinced him he could cross the
the sea and reach England. After sail
ing hundred miles over the ocean,
the wind veered northward, threaten
ing to carry him to the Arctic ocean.
He thought he was doomed. He
finally cited the Prince Wilhelm and
as it's captain saw the distress signals,
he opened the valves and fell into the
ses. near the steamer. Both were
rescued. Busley is disqualified from
sharing the money. the terms demand.
ing lighting on land.
Neimeyer said he gradually discard
ed his ballast, until the last sack was
gonc. Then he discarded his clothes
When rescued he was lying on tor
of the balloon, almost naked and help
less from tho cold. He travelled abou,
four hundred miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
CONSERVATIONISTS
AFTER CANNON
President Fisher of the League Get
ting Line Of the Speakershp
Affiliation.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-President Fish
er of the Conservation League of
America, sent letters today to every
candidate for congress in the United
States asking whether they were in
favor of the conservation idea. In a
statement today Fischer says: Can.
non openly opposed the bills for the
phases of conservation. The answers
received will show the afiiliation OF
the candidates for speakership."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Indict Mann for Murder.

\ cHicAGO, Oct. 15.--Luman Mann,
1voused y, OF the murder of Fannie
snulipson, will today surrender to the
svice s. following the return of an in
u,etment charging murder. The ap-
pncauon for bail will be made at
sace' and following 1t counsel will be-
81 sa nabeas corpus proceedings should
oall be refused.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Chairman Mack Has Refused to Give
Out Mr.. Bryan's itinerary
Later Than October
Nineteenth.
EXPECT TEDDY TO TALK
Say They Hear He is Planning te
Come When Bryan is Tied up
With Addresses Else
where.

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 15-Demo
political leaders are entertaining a
suspicion that President Theodore
Roosevelt wants to take the stump for
William H. Taft before the close OF the
present campaign. Despite the repeat
ed denials from the White house that
the President contemplates any such
action they profess to see in the with
drawal from the west Of the big Repub-
lican orators during the last week of
the campaign trap which will lead
them to become over-confident and tie
up William ]. Bryan on a speech
making toru in the east. Privately
some of the Democratic leaders de-
clared today that they would conf
IDENTIFY expect to see under such cir
cumstances, the entrance of President
Roosevelt on the stump.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
ARE TWO NATIONS
IN SECRET ACCORD?
Reported Treaty Between Austria
and Bulgaria Is Said 70 be
in Exie4AncA

BELGRADE, servia, Oct. 15.-The
newspaper, Dnevni List, publishes
what 1t purports to be the text of a
secret treaty between Bulgaria and
Austria. There are three clause in
the treaty. In the first Austria auth
orizes Prince Ferdinand to declare
the independence of Bulgaria and
promises to maintain the Coburn
dynasty in Bulgaria.
The second provides that if compli-
cations arose through the announce
ment of the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Ferdinand will take the
part of Austria.
The third sets forth that the Aus
trian and Bulgarian governments will
work in common accord in the affairs
of the Balkan peninsula.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Montenegro to the Front.

VIENNA, Oct 15.-Montenegro
came to the front today as the chief
factor in the Balkan war situation
Unless Montenegro exr'ains why she
sent the message to Servia demanding
joint war against Austria, Austria
may begin hostilities. The foreign Of
flee sent demand for an explanation
today but felt certain the demand
would be ignored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
See Hint In Dover statement.

A statement in Chicago today by
Elmer Dover, former secretary Of the
Republican national committee and
present secretary of the advisory com
mittee of that party, that 1--WE in the
east regard the west as the battle
ground of this campaign served to
lend some plausibility to the Demo
cratic fears.
AS the situation is analyzed by the
Democrats, they smelled mouse in
the early and somewhat hidden an
nouncement by Chairman Frank H.
Hitchcock of William H. Taft's COM
plete itinerary up to election day. That
candidate is now in Ohio, and will
speak south and east Of that state un-
til October q. He will tour Indiana
on October "a and speak in Chicago
that night, his last public appearance
during the campaign west of Ohio.
! Secretary of Commerce and Labor o.
S. Strauss and Senator Albert j. Bev-
| eridge of Indiana, will also speak in
1 Chicago next week, and these speeches
will practically close the Republican
national campaign in the west so far
as an interchange of speaking of ma
! tional repute is concerned. Further
! more the Republican national head
quarters in Chicago is expected to sus-
/ pend operations here this week except
| to carry out the details of the timer
( aries already arranged
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Printing Special Editions.

ioklo, Oct. 15.-The newspapers
~ ne today printing special editions in
=, Iusilsh In honor OF the fleet, contain
ms Illustrations, praise and friendli-
-, Isss 70 the Americans VIII are 70 ar
-. ne saturday The gun.boat Yankton,
:, ,ae iore-runner of the fleet cruise from
manila, was sighted this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Will Help the Latter Country In Her
Scheme to Force Free Access
to the Darde.
neIles.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND
Position Of Both Countries For an In
ternationaI Conference in the
Balkan Proposition Brings
Them Together.

LONDON, Oct 15.-England has
agreed to aid Russia in the latter's
scheme for free access to the Darde.
nelles in return for Russia's immedi-
ate agreement othe English program
for an International conference in the
Balkan proposition, according to ru-
NOR about diplomatic circles today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
POSSE FIGHTS ROBBERS.
Santos, Texas, is Scene Of Des
perate Battle.

Ell PAso, Texes, Oct. 15.-In a
fight at Santos, Texas, last night be-
tween posse of officers and a num-
Der of men accused of robbing several
stores at Gordon, Texas, one of the
band was killed and another wounded
Several escaped and the posse is
still pursuing them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
JAPANESE WAR
OFFICE TROUBLES
Refusal to Allow Japs to Pursue
Chinese Across Korean Line
MAY Cause Trouble.

TOXIC, Oct. 15.-Skirmishes follow
ing the refusal of the war office to
permit detachment of Japanese to
pursue Chinese maurauders across the
Korean line into China To-Day threat
ems complications. Unless these is a
satisfactory explanation the Japanese
In several northern Korea garrisons
hereafter will disregard the bounary
IN clashes with the Chinese.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Fear Attack in the Rear.

Thus far Chairman Norman E. Mack,
of the Democratic national committee,
has refused to give out Mr.. Bryan's
itinerary later than October 10, when
he appears in Chicago. The Bryan
speech-making trip has been mapped
out for several days, and is known to
include speeches in all the northen
states east of Illinois, except Pennsyl-
vania, and some in New England.
Nearly whole last week mas been
given over to New York. No expana-
ton has been offered publicly as to this
delay and the only explanation made
at all is the private hint conveyed to-
day that, with it's rear uncovered and
its general occupied in other quarters,
the Democratic hosts fear q rearguard
attack by the President in the west
just before election lay
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
WEST WILL BE
FOR REPUBLICANS
Conference ie Held in Chicago, Reports
Received and Shows Up Well
For Taft.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Cannon, sena-
tor Borah, Senator Dixon, Dover and
Secretary Hayward of tie national
committee had conference today fol-
lowing which it was declared Taft
would carry Oregon, Washington.
Idaho, Utah and Colorado Borah said
the west did not care particularly
whether or not Roosevelt took the
stump.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
MAY TBANDON
BISBEE, ARIZONA
Business Men Thinking Seriously of
Abandoning the Town Site Due
to Recent Disasters

BISBEE, Ariz., Oct. 15--Rendered
desperate by fire following the dis
asterous flood of few months ago
the business men are considering
abandoning the town site. Fire dam.
aged the town five hundred thousand.
Only the use of dynamite saved the
city from total destruction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
In the Pottery Section.

During the day the candidate trav-
ersed the great pottery section of
Ohio. and, at Cadiz, made his talk to
the farmers IN the center of the wool.
growing district. 1t was just dusk
when Judge Taft left his home state
and pulled across the Ohio river to
West Virginia. He had delivered nine
speeches in his own state during the
day.
At these meetings every issue of the
campaign was discussed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Banshee Declared Winner.

BERLIN, Oct 15-The committee this
afternoon discovered tina. Helvetia
who was announced the winner was
towed a mile to shore after alighting
in the North sea near Molde Norway.
He was disqualified and the race
awarded to Banshee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Is FIlmsy Support Of the Alleged
Roosevelt-keefe Bargain So Eager
Iy Seized Upon by Democrats
lc National Committee.
CASE FALLS VERY FLAT
Healey Says He Was Told That keefe
Was to be Given Appoint
ment and Believes it is
True.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The demo-
cratic national committee issued
statement last night quoting Timothy
Healey, president of the International
brotherhood of the stationary firemen.
as authority for the allegation that
Daniel ]. Keefe had been promised
by the president an appointment as
commissioner general of immigration
in return for Keefe's support of Taft
The national committee had promised
to make known it's informant, If the
charge was denied, as it has been
both by Keefe and at the White
House.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
....uent Issued Today and Signed
~ Mack and RIdder Shows
sa4s,5e7.55 Received Up to
October Ninth.
YEA FOR MORE MONEY
hundred Thousand Additional is
A.ked For-Llst Of important
Contributions In Various
states 10 Given.

NEW YORK, Oct. -o.-Announce-
..rt NJ the contributors to the demo-
,,suc @ campaign fund was made to-
~ The statement is signed by
Iack and Ridder, and shows $24s,-
~ <, received up to October 8; $780,
tya3s was contributed in sums of a
turdred or more. Forty-two thousand
sro hundred was left from the con-
rsntion fund. Two hundred and twen-
r.ave thousand, nine hundred and
'rtv.tyo dollars and Lightweight cents
h.s been spent. A plea is made for
hundred thousand In addition. There
are fifty thousand contributors. One
hundred thousand has been received
from newspapers. Supplies, circula-
tlon Of literature, headquarters ex-
penses and travelling expenses of the
Speaking campaign make more cash
necessary. The important contribu-
lions are as follows:
Georgia-Hoke Smith, $3.50.
Illinois-E. F. Dunno, 5000; Roger
Sullivan, $1,000; John P. Hopkins. ST..
NO
Indiana-Taggart, $1,000.
Louisiana-New Orleans bankers,
s25o.
Miehigan-E. o. Wood, $1,000.
Missouri-D. r. Francis, $1,000; NJ
C Wetmore. $1,100.
Montana Senator Clark, $4,000.
Nebraska-M T. Connor, $3.50; w
j Bryan (Commoner prof1ts) s4,046.
New York-James X. Mcclure. ST.,
1000: Mack. $4,000: John w. Cox, 81,
loco; Perry Belmont. $1,000; Bourke
Cochran, $500; Sam Untermeyer, 81,
900; Jacob Rupert. $1,000; Nathan
Strauss, $500.
0hio-M. E. ingalls,, $1,000.
0klahoma--R. l.. Owen, $1,000; B
Gorden Bromley, $1,000.
South Carolina-Tilman, 5000.
Wisconsin,. j. Hogan, $1,000; F
Q. Geiger, 5000.
West Virginia-Davis, $3.50.
Colorado-Charles ]. Hughes, s5
oto: 7. NJ. Patterson, $1,000; Charlie
5. Thomas, $3.50; w. j. Calligan. $3.50
A. Hill, $3.50; John F. Shafrott
$3.50; George r. Williamson, 5000.
Wyoming-John e. Osborne, 81 900
utah-Jesse knight, $500.
Alaska-A. ]. Daley. $500.
New York--Delancey Nicoll. $1,000
Democrat Club. s2,5o0; w. F. shee
han, $1,000; Edward NJ. Shepard
81 900.
lllinois-P. w. Burns. $500; Geo.
Dickinson, $3.50; NJ. F. Dunlap, $1,000
". E. Williams, s125.
The list contains no contributio
rom Chas. Murphy of Tammany Hal
Or any of the leaders of that instit,
uon. Chairman Connors is not II
GUIDED Sheehan, the law partner {
farker, name given, but Parker
omitted. Thomas F. Ryan and Au.
ust Belmont are absent, as is ais
David B. HILL Haskell of Oklahom
Is not included.
Explaining the "absentees" vi,
chairman Hudspeth says. 9TH Ii
shows only contributions up to and
Guiding Oct. 9. Since then sever
thousand dollars have been receive
lammanny Halls ten thousand is G
pected daily. Men like Guffey, Ker
farker, and Hill will be reported !;
r. Can't expect much from Kern al
rarker, who are paying their own ca
paign expenses"
VIII Not Discuss Statement.
CHICAGO - -,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
RHODE ISLAND
TICKET NAMED
Platform Endorses Candidacy Of Taft
and Sherman and Commends
Administration

PROVIDENCE, r. L., Oct. 15.-The
revision of the tariff was endorsed by
the republican state convention here
yesterday. The platform also endors-
ed the candidacy of Taft, Sherman
and Roosevelt's administration.
The following ticket was named:
Lieutenant COVER, Arthur w.
Dennis.
Secretary of state-Charles P. Ben.
nett.
Attorney William B. Green
ough.
Treasurer-Walter A. Read.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
Agree to international Program.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-England, Russia
and France agree to the program of
the international Balkan conference
They will favor the rect milton of
Bulgaria's independence, with indem-
nifty for Turkey: recognitic, of
Austria's annexation of Bosnia and
Herzognivini, from which Servia and
Montenegro will be given strips or in
demnity bonds by Austria. The pro-
gram, If adopted, guarantees the pres.
ent Turkish regime, readjustins the
relations of the different powers to
Turkey
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
TAFT TALKING TO
WEST VIRGINIANS
Candidate in West Virginia and VIII
Speak in Kentucky, Tennessee
and Other States.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Oct 15.-
Taft crossed into West Virginia today.
He addressed crowd of four thous-
and here early this morning. From
Huntington he goes to Ashland, Ky.
The itinerary for today ends at Louis
vile. Tomorrow and Saturday he
will be in Tennessee and Virginia.
Horace Taft Declines Political Honor.
WATERBURY,, Oct 15.-Horace D.
Taft the youngest brother of the can
didate, declined today the nomination
unanimously made at the caucus last
night for representative in the general
assembly. The other candidates with
drew when his name was mentioned.
He declared Brother Bill was getting
all the political glory for the Taft
family. My job is to stay here and
teach Bills boy" He is the head OF
the Taft school where the candidates
son, Charlie, is preparing for college.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
HeaIey's story Weak.

The national committee quotes Heal
ey as saying that he was in Washing
ton last Wednesday, and that he was
told by an official of high standing In
the government service of Keefe's ap-
his information from a member of the
presidents cabinet and knew what he
was talking about. Healey refused to
give the hformant's name, but adds:
Perhaps the offer was not made at
the conference on October last, but
| believe it has been made"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15

PARIS, Oct. 15.-The agreement Of
the England, Russia and France pro-
gram of the Balkan conference was Of
ficially announced at the foreign office
this afternoon. The office will not
give details
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
keefe States the Case.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 15.-Presi-
dent Keefe Of the Longshoremen's
union, reiterated his declaration that
he had not been offered by the presi-
dent the position of commissioner Of
immigration, and has not been and
is not now candidate for that office,
but knows two labor leaders who are.
He says that he is lifelong republi-
can, and declared himself for Taft dur.
ing the Chicago convention. At Wash
ingtoa, October 8, he paid his respects
to the president and talked with him
In the presence Of others. The i'm
migration department was not even
mentioned nor was he offered posi-
tion in that department. He adds:
A circular sent out from the head.
quarters of the American Federation
of Labor. September 2S calling upon
organized LABOR to defeat Taft. was
not authorized and was not an off,
cial document Of the federation. I
have never seen the circular"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
viii Not Discuss Statement.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.--Mack declined
aiscuss the contribution statement.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-11

Enid, and not gigg1e hysterlcaliy. as
you are now
Very we'll, will" says the Young
lady, whose face has become that of a
marble statue lighted by two burning,
tortured eyes. Now to bed. you med
dler and not a word of this to anyone
on earth, or you know what ! know
and will tell your mother"
And Maud retires subdued, but she
leaves convulsed features, clenchcd
hands and a dizzy brain behil. ner
Miss Anstruther signs: "Oh. if he
dares to see her." then murmurs. No.
no. impossible. Hes gone to get the
minister for to-morrcw-to wed me-
le' several barning Tears run down
the fair cheeks Ct The coming biide as
she 'asses herself iato 5al and cannot
90 10 sleep.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-11
Ito be continued)
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