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, 1908-03-06
SENATOR DEAD.
Veteran Vermont Statesman Succumbs
to Pneumonia.

Washington, D. c., March 6.-Red-
field Proctor, senior United States sen,
ator from Vermont, is dead after an ill,
ness of three days, in his Washington
home, in the Champlain. Senator Proc.
tor attended the session of Thursday
of last week. On Friday he did not
feel as well as usual. AS he was near.
ing the seventy-seventh anniversary OF
his birth, he vas induced to remain a:
home to nurse a cold. BY Sunday this
had developed into pleurisy, which lat.
brought on pneumonia.
, 1908-03-06
ATTENDING MEETING.
AT FORT COLLINS.

Charles Kuster of this city, secre,
tary of the Albany County and Inter,
Mountain Fair association, has gone to
Fort Collins to be present this after,
noon at a meeting of the Northern
Colorado and Southern Wyoming rae,
ing circuit, when the racing meetings
of the different members of the asso-
citation will be fixed. The date for
Laramie will also include the date for
the fair here. President Miller of the
fair association had intended going,
but vas compelled by business to give
it up at the last moment.
, 1908-03-06
L|LLEY CHARGES
TO Be LOCKED INTO
CONGRESSMAN SAYS ELECTRIC
BOAT COMPANY TRIED TO UN-
DULY INFLUENCE MEMBERS.
Speaker Names Committee of House
With Instructions to Report as
Speedily as Possible-Mexican
Arbitration Agreed Upon and Will
Be Signed in a Few Days.

Washington, d. c., March with
out discussion or division, the house
today adopted the resolution brought
in by the committee on rules provid-
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee to investigate the charges made
by Congressman Lilley that the Elec-
trio Boat company of New Jersey had
engaged in an effort to corruptly in
fuence the members of the house.
Committee Appointed.
The speaker appointed a committee
and directed that it report as speedily
as possible.
, 1908-03-06
FIRE ladies FAVORED
NV ERE

by FINE VIZ iWs
Ben Watkins, the root of whose build.
ing on Fist street was damaged by
fire some weeks ago, when the Albany
restraint building was almost destroy
ed, today handed the members of the
fire department a $40 gold piece as a
slight token of his appreciation of their
efficient services on that biting cold
l light, when the damage was so slight
to his building. The boys are "smok-
ink up" to his good health.
, 1908-03-06
STORM AT CENTENNIAL.
Windows in Plains Line Depot Broken
BY Flying Timbers.

Centennial, Wyo., March "a Sc.
we're wind storm RACED here last night
enc of the worst for a long time. Pieces
of scant.ing were hurled against the
depot of the Laramie Plains line here
and several windows were broken.
Some other damage was done, and the
inhabitants were thoroughly glad when
the storm abated and they found that
rome had been seriously injured or
killed.
, 1908-03-06
MADE VERY ILL
FROM EATING TABLET

Little Virginia, the ~3-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Colt of
Hutchinson, Kas., and the ~granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. Hannah Durlacher of this
city, has been very i'll at the home of
her parents, having eaten one or more
tablets of a patent medicine sample
thrown into the yard. The child was
better when the last report came from
her, but the parents were alarmed
and the matter has been referred to
the prosecuting attorney.
, 1908-03-06
SHEEPMAN DIES SUDDENLY
A. c. johnson Attacked With Fatal Nal
ady At Raw ms Today.

Rawlins, Wyo., March Ga. C.
Johnson, a prominent sheepman of Car
bon county, died suddenly here today.
He was formerly a Union Pacific engi-
neer, having engaged in business as a
sheepman after leaving the employ of
the railroad company.
, 1908-03-06
WANTS TO HOLD
CHAUTAUQUA HERE.

The secretary of the Commercial
club has received a letter from DR.. R.
H. Ellis, dated at Cheyenne, saying
that he has been asked to interest the
Commercial club in a Chautauqua for
Laramie, to consist of ten afternoon
and evening entertainments. The peo-
pie will be asked to purchase 1000
season tickets at So each and to fur
nish grounds near enough to the bust,
ness section to permit of the lighting
of tents by electricity, the doctor pay
ing the other expenses.
, 1908-03-06
NEBRASKA LAW AUTHOR
WOULD WELCOME ACTION

Hon. S. ]. Kent of this city, formerly
of Nebraska, and who S the author of
the present Nebraska law providing
for fire escapes on public buildings,
believes hat now is an excellent oppor-
tunity for cities generally to undertake
the agitation for ample fire protection.
He says the Nebraska law provides
that schools, hotels, theaters and all
places where people gather in numbers
must be provided both with inside and
outside escapes and that outer doors
must be always available to be used
in cases of emergency.
, 1908-03-06

Chicago, Ill, March emma Gold
man, the so-called priestess of an
archy, spent yesterday in Chicago,
keeping clear of the police and resting
with friends. She said she was an
American citizen and not liable to de-
~portation under the law forbidding the
admission of anarchists to this country.
Cannot Hire Hall.
She declared she would go right on
with her plans for a meeting here, but
SO far has been unable to secure a hall,
the owners of all halls having been
notified that their license would be re-
voked in case they allowed the woman
to speak.
, 1908-03-06
Brewers Combininu.

Chicago, Ill, March Ga campaig.
of publicity to counterfeit the effects of
the prohibition wave was decided upon
by the board of trustees of the United
States Brewers association at a meet
ing here yesterday.
, 1908-03-06
WINDOWS ARRIVE FOR
NEW BAPTIST CHUR

The stained glass window for the
pew Baptist church have arrived and
will be installed at once, a man being
sent from Omaha to superintend the
work. The non-arrival of these win,
dows until now has retarded somewhat
the work of completing the interior OF
the church, and it is believed now that
the auditorium will be used for ser,
vices in a few days.
, 1908-03-06
Interest Unpaid.

Besides the inability Of the road to
meet its semi-annual interest on the
first mortgage bonds, due April /,
which Was the immediate cause of the
~receivership, it was further announced
that the company is indebted for ma
terials and supplies to IN amount in
excess of $500, 900 and that the credi,
tors were pressing for the payment
of their claims, threatening court ac.
ton to enforce them.
, 1908-03-06
AMERICAN CAR IS
At GRAND ISLAND
REACHES THAT CITY LITTLE AT.
TER NOON TODAY ON ITS WAY
To PACIFIC COAST.
ty-six Miles West of Omaha and
Four Hundred and Seventeen
Miles East Of Laramle-Italian Car
At Denison, Iowa, Today.

6 Grand Island, Neb., March G. c
Q The American a in the auto c
g race arrived here at 1927 this af- {
6 ternoon. Grand Island is 154 C
{ miles west of Omaha and 419 c
& miles from Laramie. {
q o g G g c Q G @ G G
, 1908-03-06
HANDSOME

ILLUS RA ING lily
handsomely printed and illustrat-
~. 'oohet, Sheridan, Wyoming-The
' oi OPPORTUNITIES" has reached this
80. II contains much matter relat-
-" the metropolis of northern Wyo-
and many handsome pictures
monographs of city and country
% 1t is published by authority
"e chamber OF commerce of Sheri,
m,t anu 'ssued by the publicity com,
Oh u 'hat body, copies being mail.
mi.t Zee upon application to that com.
, 1908-03-06
Getting Into Sandy Roads.

Omaha, Neb., March 6.-The Ameri
a a in the New York to Paris
race left Columbus, Neb., this morn.
ing. This Car is now getting into sandy
country, where the rains make the
roads better instead of worse.
italian Car Coming.
The Italian car left Denison, Ia, this
morning over the Illinois Central right
CT way. A cold wind is rapidly drying
and freezing the mud.
, 1908-03-06
Mexican Treaty Agreed Upon.

Washington, D. c.. March Ga
treaty of arbitration between the
United States and Mexico has been
agreed upon and will be signed in a
few days by Secretary Root and Don
J. F. Godoy, acting first secretary and
charge d'dffaires of Mexico, i nthe alb
sence of Ambassador Creel.
Same as French Treaty.
1t is said that the treaty will follow
the same lines as that negotiated with
France and recently ratified by the
senate.
, 1908-03-06
Waterman Killed by BURGLARS

Brighton, Colo, March 6.-Deu Ellis
a night Waterman. was shot n killed
early today by three burglars whom he
surprised when they were attempting
TO enter the Farmers State bank and
postof1ce. The burglars escaped on
a freight train.
, 1908-03-06
THE PARENT BOYS
GIVEN A LECTUR

The young Parent lads, taken in
custody yesterday for the theft of a
couple Of pigeons from Mr.. Curtis,
were given a lecture by Justice Hynds,
and on recommendation of the county
attorney they were permitted to go,
the superintendent of the city schools
to report a. intervals upon their con,
duct in the school.
, 1908-03-06
SWALLOW is ILL.
Prohibition Leader and Former Presi
dental Candidate Better Today.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 6.-Rev. 81,
las C. Swallow, the well known pro-
bibitionist, who is dangerously i'll al
his home here of typhoid pneumonia,
vas slightly better today. He spent
a restful night.
, 1908-03-06
Not Watching Emma.

Chicago, Ill, March 6.-Assistant
Chief of Police Chuttler asserted today
that he vas not watching Emma Gold
man, the anarchist, who is scheduled
to deliver several addresses in this
, 1908-03-06

The fire was quickly extinguishei
, 1908-03-06
SCARLET FEVER CASE
REPORTED TO OFFICER.

DR.. H. L. Stevens reports that Min
ME Greaser, aged 8 years, the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Greaser, is
i'll with scarlet fever at the home Of
Wesley Collins, on south Fifth street.
, 1908-03-06
Fire Loss Two and Half Millions.

Toxic, March GA serious fire took
place this morning at Noda Soy, a
brewing town near Toxic. Four hun
dred out of 1000 houses in the town
were destroyed. The damage is esti-
mated at 81, 500, 900.
, 1908-03-06
LOST IN A STORM
AND LOSES BOTH FE

DR.. Dean, the county physician, as
sisted by DR.. Keith, last Friday ampu-
tated both feet from William Duncan,
the man who about a month G start
ed to walk to Seminole from Casper,
on one of the coolest nights we have
had this winter, says the Casper Tri-
bune. Before he had gone very far
Duncan became bewildered and lost
his way. He became unconscious and
laid down alongside the railroad track.
and was found the next morning and
WAS brought to Casper and placed in
the hospital. He is a man without
means and is a county charge.
, 1908-03-06
SENATOR.
Gary Chosen by South Carolina Legis
Iators on Fourth Ballot.

Columbia, S. c., March Cary was
elected senator on the fourth ballot
today. He will succeed the late Asbury
Churchwei, Latimer, whose term will
have expired March 8, 1909.
, 1908-03-06
Former Postmaster Kills Himself.

Detroit, Mich, March 6.-Ellwood T.
Hance, first vice president of the I'm
ion Trust company of this city, and
former postmaster of Detroit, shot and
killed himself early today. Friends
say he had been greatly depressed ov,
er his financial affairs and his health
was poor. Hance was Sc years old.
, 1908-03-06
BAGGS MAN MARRIED.
Walter Leap and Mrs. Robertson Unit.
ed At Rawlins Last Evening.

Rawlins, Wyo, March 6.-Walter
Leap, a prominent ranchman of Bags,
Wyo., and Mrs. Robertson OF thai same
neighborhood, were married here last
night.
, 1908-03-06
'spAR'Ne TO BUILD
ADDITION To HOTEL

his Johnson is preparing TO add to
avsnnN pulling at First and Grand
worr a. early in the spring as the
cum, Eau be done, the addition to oc.
"e Whole OF the vacant lot on
, 1908-03-06
EXPLODED AND

SET COT ON FIRE.
An oil lamp at the home of j. D.
Hull, 1853 north Fourth street, explod.
ed last night, setting fire to d table
cover and a lounge standing in the
room. Quick work saved the building.
The fire department responded, but the
fire was under control. The damage
was sight and no one was hurt.
, 1908-03-06
FEDERAL INSPECTOR is
GIVEN SALARY INK

DIR. ]. V. Delaney was notified today
that he had been granted a consider
able increase in salary by reason of
his added duty. The amount was not
made public.
, 1908-03-06

the east of the present hotel building.
The plans have lot been perfected and
the number of added rooms could not
be learned.
, 1908-03-06
SAYS SHE is AMERICAN CITIZEN
AND WILL GO RIGHT ALONG
WITH HER WORK IN
THIS COUNTRY.

Spent Yesterday in Chicago, but Kept
Out of the Way of Police-Assist-
and Chief Says He is Not Watching
Her, but She Will Not Be Permit
ted to Speak in Public-Anarch-
lists Body Missing.
, 1908-03-06
Fireman Fought Alone.

The night Waterman started to urn
in an alarm, but was prevented by
Curran, who said the engines would
start a panic and that he could fight
the fire himself. He fought it with a
lose and was twice driven out by the
dense smoke, but after half an hours
hard work the fire was extinguished
The inmates were not disturbed.
, 1908-03-06
RDDY or ONE TEACHER
IS UNIDENTIFIED TODAY
after causing damage of about 5000 in
the room in which it started.
Panic Narrowly Avoided.

st. Louis, Mo-, March GA fire pam
ic was narrowly avoided at the city
poor house early today by the GOODNESS
of the city fireman regularly stationed
there. Twelve hundred inmates were
asleep when Fireman William Curran,
discovered the laundry in the basement
fire.
, 1908-03-06
maryland ROAD
IN COURTS HAND
PRESIDENT APPOINTED RECEIVER
OF WESTERN MARYLAND FOR
Benefit OF CREDITORS.
Inability tc Meet Semi-Annual Interest
and Creditors for Material and Sup.
plies Insistent and Court Takes Ac-
ton Promptly-No Change Made in
the Management.

Baltimore, Md, March 6.-No
changes are anticipated in the opera
ton of the Western Maryland railroad,
which was last night placed in the
hands of B.. F. Bush, president of the
road, as receiver. He will continue to
manage the company under the direc,
ton of the court.
, 1908-03-06

He said l had a face like one of
Raphael's angels
"Oh, well, the faces of Raphael's
angels were painted, you know."-Tit.
Bits.
, 1908-03-06
TWO LOST THEIR LIVES IN FIRE
AT coLLINWooD SCHOOL
AND NINE MADE THEIR
ESCAPE UNINJURED.
oentist Who Filled Young Woman's
Teeth Was Able to Say 1t Was Her
Body, Burned Almost Beyond Rec
ounition-Death List-P.aced at One
Hundred and Sixty-seven-Fire in
a New York School Today.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 6.-The body
of Miss Katherine Weller, one of the
Two teachers who lost their lives in
the Collinwood fire, was positively
identified today by the dentist who fill,
her teeth. The body was so badly burn.
ed that it could hardly be distinguish,
ed from the bodies of the small girls
The body of Rosetta Machnich, a for.
mer pupil in the school, was identified
by her shoes. There are still twenty
bodies unidentified.
So far 167, bodies have been recov-
cred. The list of the missing now
tallies with the unidentified, which in,
dicates that all the bodies have been
found and that the total death list
will stand at 1877.
First Funerals Today.
In fully a hundred cases the funerals
will be Individual. The first of these
we're held this morning, and they will
continue throughout the day.
In some instances funeral services
were grouped, with five or ten bodies
in one church. The unidentified will be
buried Monday, according to the pres.
ent plan.
, 1908-03-06
Will Clean Out Hall.

In relation, however, to the report
that she intends to make an address
in Metropolitan hall he said: IF she
talks there we will clean out the hall.
Goldman Was Barred.
"A permit was granted for the meet
ing with the express understanding
that Emma Goldman is not to make
an address. If the owners of the hall
violate the agreement, we will stop the
thing entirely"
, 1908-03-06
Came as Surprise.

While it has been known to "in-
siders" that the corporation was run
ming behind financially, the receiver
ship came sooner than most of those
familiar with the company anticipated,
and occasioned great surprise gener-
ol1r
, 1908-03-06
THE CITY Of WIND
Gets WORST EVER
GALE REACHES FlFTY-FIVE MILES
AN HOUR AND DOES CoNSID-
ERABLE DAMAGE TODAY.
n Suburb of Gage Park Flooded,
licences and Tenants Fleeing to the
Second Stories.

Chicago, H., March 6.-The highest
wind in Chicago for thirty years com.
menced early today and wrought much
havoc in the down town district. The
gale, which at times reached a velocity
of fifty-fve miles, blew down chimneys
and smashed several store fronts in
the business section.
, 1908-03-06
Suburb Flooded.

In the suburb of Gage park, which
was flooded with water as the result
of the rapid thaw of the past few days,
the wind drove the water into waves
which rolled into the first floors of the
residents, driving the tenants to the
second stories.
Heavy Smokestack Blown Over.
Much damage is reported to trees
and snrubbery in and about Logan
square, in the northwest portion of the
city. The heavy iron smokestack of
the Grand Pacific hotel was blown ov-
One man was seriously injured.
, 1908-03-06

Why not ger all the news when It Ia
news by reading The Republican!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-20
BIG FARMER is FOR TAFT.

David Rankin Of Tarkio, Mo-, the
largest farmer in the world, is for
Taft for President. He met the latter
az Kansas City and accompanied him
on a portion of his trip through Mis-.
souri,. A newspaper representative
overheard him say Of Bryan:
Mr. Bryan Is the most visionary
man nave ever seen. II had man
come to me who wanted to work at
one OF my farms, and he knew as little
about farming as Mr.. Bryan seems to
about the principles of government
surely would not employ him.
Mr. Rankin is hard headed, prac-
tical man. He farms something like
$4,000 acres of land in northwestern
Missouri and employees a large mum.
Der of men. 1t was suggested to him
that the price of farm labor would go
up with the election of Judge Taft to
the presidency. Mr. Rankin replied:
well, | would rather pay $50 a
month with Mr.. Taft President than /
would to pay SIS a month with Mr..
Bryan in the presidency, because l
believe would make more money. |
had rather bitter experience in farm
ing under the second Cleveland admin
|istration, which do not care to re.
peat at this time under another DEM
ocratic administration"
In justification of this view of the
matter Mr.. Rankin submitted a state
ment of the profit and loss of his
farms, showing that in 1907, under
Republican administration, he hae
cleared $123,S51. The statemen'
further showed that the Democratic
| panic days of 1893 and 1894 brought
the only losses to Mr.. Rankin that ht
| has suffered in thirteen years. Th'
net profits each year from 1897 Z
| 1907. inclusive, were as follows: Il
1897. $92,4S5; 1898, SIS, 43S; 1899, $50,
2o7;, 1900, $s2,s26; 1901, $64,ss7; 1902
1 sol .4SS; 1908, $50, 1873; 1904, $S4,79S
i 1905. s5S,354; 1906, $66,49S; 1907
| s123,S51.
~ know no one who is in the bus
| ness of farming who sincerely DC
i lieyes that Democratic victor
| would help them even remotely MI
Rankin said 81 have men workin
on farms with me on a share basi
who made $4,000 last year, and an
mite sure they do not think 1t is we
/ to have things go Hopping around
tha old conditions of the souphous
i days Of the Cleveland administration
when we got five and ten cents 10
corn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-20
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%
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e Il tried the sample of Pyramid Pile
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-20

a dispatch from Hannibal gives out
me information that s1ndian Joe" who
figured in Mark Twain's aTom Saw
YER Is still living. Recently he went
70 Tahlequa, 1 T, to look up his kin
dred among the Cherokees, but he
found difficulty in proving that he is
emitted to 160 acres Of Cherokee
land, as all who knew his early his
tory are dead. Joe, who is now nine
ty years old, when baby was found
on the plains by Colonel Rails, for
whom Rails county was named, i'm
mediately after fight with Indians.
and brought to Rails home near Cen.
ter and reared. Joe has become pos.
sessed OF considerable property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-20
People should Take Precaution at
the Present Time, as ! Fire
May Become Dan
gerous.
It Is Thought That An Extra Man
is Needed at West keo-
kuk TO Assist Nc
Andrew.


Keokuk has been visited by SO
many fires during the past two weeks
that Fire Chief John Anderson has
again issued a warning to persons to
observe great precadtion about their
premises during the present month
which always is one Of high winds.
Especially at the present time should
people be careful as not only is there
a heavy wind blowing almost all the
time but things are quite dry and very
susceptible to the flames.
The ground is covered with dry
leaves and many youngsters have a
great liking for setting fire to them
and watching the flames and smoke
rise and spread in all the beauty Of
a small forest fire. Little do they
know that there is great danger and
that many fires have their origin In
this manner.
The fire department. has been call
ed out on an average of five times q
week during the past month and 1t
lpPPS1lS slI1dI CttICACSSuc66 Ill INd4y III.
stances is responsible for the dam
age and destruction. While none Of
the fires have been severe ones, in
several instances quite little prop
erty has suffered.
The business district, however, has
teen entirely free from fires for some
time with the exception of the Grand
hotel fire. This was smothered out
before the flames had done much dam
age
The department is in excellent con.
dition at the present time, although
1T has been suggested that man be
stationed at the West Keokuk engine
house to assist Driver McAridIew. An
instance Of the necessity IL this was
noted when the lobe residence in
West Keok,l:S as badly damaged. The
structure was but short distance
from the engine house but the man
assisting Mc9ndrew knew little con.
corning the work and was unable to
make a coupling for some time. y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-20
HANCOCK COUNTY COURT HOUSE
DEDICATED TO-DAY
Continued from Page ~

box and bar are carpeted with green
velvet carpet. The walls are espec-
tally handsome and with the large
brass electroliers and art glass dome
the general effect is rich indeed
The interior decorations are in ex-
ceedingly good taste. The walls have
the Tiffiny finish with stucco orna-
mental work, and are frescoed in
warm light tints. Each room is fin
ished with frieze in conventional
design whose symbolism is in keep
ing with the uses of the building.
Each office is complete with hand
some furniture, an inter-communicat
ing telephone system by which any
office in the building can be called
from the other without calling CEN
tral, and which also connects with
the Western and Mississippi Valley
lines.
A thorough system of ventilation