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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
AN ATTEMPTED
BANK ROBBERY
Gang Of Five FoiIed in Their Attempt
to Rob the First National and
Farmers Bank Of Green
wich, Ohio.
ONE ROBBER WAS KILLED
Marshal Clyde Wood is Murdered by
the Dead Mans Companions
Who Made Their Escape,
Posse in Pursuit.

GREENWICH, Ohio, Dec 16.-One
member of gang of five, who it is
thought had been about to break into
the First National and Farmers
banks, early today, was shot and kill
ed by Marshall Clyde Wood. Leaving
their dead companion, the other mem
bers of the gang escaped into the
woods and stole horse and bug
gy from farmer, and they are now
in flight with posse of two hundred
at their heels. Owing to an attempt
ed bank robbery Tuesday, Wood was
on the alert, and before dawn he saw
man skulking near the First Ma
tional bank, and asked him his bust
ness. AS he spoke, four men stepped
from shadow and told Wood to
throw up his hands. Woods did So
but as his revolver went up, he fired
at the nearest robber, sending bullet
through his heart. The mans com
panions Immediately opened fire on
Wood after he lay on the ground fatal
ly shot. the robbers kicked and beat
him. The dead robber was unident-
flied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Strange Mixture of Barbarism and Civ
iIization Mix in corstanti-
nople at Opening of
Parliament.
EX-BRIGANDs MEMBERS
Sultan Adheres to the Plan of Open
Parliament in Person But Re-
fuses to Disclose the
Exact Hour.

CoNsTANTINoPLE Dec. 1s.-The
strangest mixture of barbarism that
civilization has ever seen in Constan-
tinople was today swarming into the
city for the opening of the new Turk
ish parliament. In the list of dele
gates are eX-brigands, tribal chief
tains, exiled politicians merchants.
statesmen and representatives of near
ly every organization. While the Sui
tan adheres to the plan to open the
parliament in person, he is still con-
cealing the exact hour of the opening
and the route of procession from
Yildizkiosk to the parliament house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
The Total Official Vote Given Out as
Cast in the Last November
Election Made Known
Tuesday.
LEADING PARTIES GAIN
Socialist, Prohibition and Popullst
Parties Show Losses-Taft's
Vote Over Seven
Million.

NEW YORK, Dec 16.--The total
popular vote of the various president
ial candidates at the last national
election yere made known. Tuesday
in official form by the filing of the last
official vote, that of Michigan. The
totals show:
Taft, republican, 7,637,676.
Bryan, democrat, 6,393,1S2.
Debs, socialist, 447651.
Chain, prohibition, 241,651.
Hisgen, independent, S3,1SG.
Watson, populist, 1851.
Gilhaus, socialist labor 15,421.
Total for all candidates. 14,S52.2S9
This exceeds by 1,341,531 the total
number of votes cast in 1904.
The candidates of the republic IL,
democratic and socialist parties liz
creased their vote this year The e.
verse is true of the prohibition, .'opl-
list and socialist labor parties. The
independence party did not figure in
the presidential election four years
ago.
The biggest difference in party
vote is shown in the increase COR Dry
an OF 1,315,211 over the total vote
cast in 1904 for Parker Taft rece;v
ed 14,190 votes more than Rooseve Ii
in 1904. Debs ran 45,361 ahead of his
predecessor on the socialist ticket.
| The heaviest loss is shown ty the
populists,s who had S3,312 votes less
this year than in 1904. The prohibi
zionist candidates ran 1884 votes
sgsehind the 1904 mark of his party
@ed the socialist labor candidate re
only about SO per cent Of the
| st!,3h 1904.
l York (s7O,o7o), Pennsylvania
| GA 81, and Illinois (G29932) gave
! Taft he greatest number of votes
1 while as Bryan the order vas New
1 York (G67,46S), Ohio (5O2.721), Illl
nois (45O,S1O).
Debs received his largest vote Il
Pennsylvania (33,252), IlliEo,, f39,
7111), New York i3s,45i). Vernon
was the only state in which not
single vote was cast for the socialis
candidate
Hisgen's vote in New York t35,
1 SID, and in his own state, Mass
achusetts, (19.23D, together formed
nearly twothirds of ali the votes HI
received. In six stl-es not q vote wa:
A cast for him. ,,'ne states regIstere,
no. single vote for he prohibition
lists The socialist .abo- candidate
received votes III only thirtee.
states, and in only rinetean wer
voies cast for Watson, the popni's
candidate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
PreambuIatins President Of Venezuela
is Delighted With His Recep-
tionin Berlin and viii
Distribute Cast ~
PROVES A GOOD FELLOW
Money He Intended to Spend in Par
is Will be Expended Among
the Berlin Trades
men.

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-Castro today
was delighted with his enthusiastic
reception and announced today his de-
termination to prolong the visit and
distribute among the German trades
men large sums of money he intend
ed to spend in Paris. Preliminary to
the move in this direction he issued
today public invitation to the hab-
erdashery trade to lay before him the
choicest samples of neckwear. He
said he was willing to spend quarter
of a million before leaving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
HAULED DOWN
BRITISH FLAG
Natives of Bokahanga Island Re-
nounce their Allegiance to
Great Britain.

VANCOUVER. b. c.. Dec. 16.-Na-
tives of Bokahanga Island of the Kin
manasika group have renounced alleg-
lance to Great Britain and establish
ed native republic, was the news
brought today by the steamer Makura
from Australia. The chief of the
island was proclaimed dictator at a
mass meeting at which the British
flag was hauled down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
NEW POLICY IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Is Expected to Take Place When Taft
is Inaugurated President of
the United States.

MANILA, Dec. 16.-It is believed
here q new policy will be inaugurated
as soon as Taft is inaugurated. 1t is
believed the policy of placation will
be superseded by one of firm re-
straint. Native newspapers will not
he permitted to publish articles call
ing the natives to revolt and treason
able utterances in the Philippine as
sa.nblage will be stopped. American
governors. it is said, will replace
many natives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Weather Conditions.

The barometer is low from the ex.
treme southwest to the eastern slope
of the Rockies, with well developed
low center in New Mexico, and there
has been rain or snow from the
Rockies to the Upper Mississippi val
ley, and rains in Arizona, upper Cali
fornia and Oregon, with warmer
weather in the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys, and slightly cold
er in the mountain region.
The barometer is high over the en-
tire eastern portion Of the country.
with the area of highest pressure ex-
tending from North Dakota to the up
per lake region.
Conditions indicate the influence of
the southwestern storm causing rain
or snow in this section tonight and
Thursday, becoming colder Thurs
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
To Probe Secret Service.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16-The SEN
ate resolution looking to the censure
of the president because of the secret
service part of his message, was of.
fered today by Aldrich. The resolu-
ton went to the appropriation com
mittee and involves the investigation
of the whole secret service organiza-
tion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
BIG FIRE AT
GALEsBURG, ILL.
Four Story Building Burned and In
mates Have Narrow
Escape.

GALESBuRG, H., Dec. 1G.-The
four-story Holmes office building was
destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon.
Chemical combustion in the office of
a physician on the second floor is Civ
en- as the cause of the fire. The loss
is $4,000. About 200 tenants We're
forced to flee from the building and
many narrow escapes were recorded.
The fire was discovered in the gar
ret of the building over the fourth
floor, and when it was first seen had
gained such headway that the escape
of those on the fourth floor of the
building was cut off, and at first it
was not known whether there was any
loss of life or not.
Climbed Out of the Windows.
When the department arrived on
the scene the fourth floor was a mass
of smoke which poured out of the
windows in dense volumes. The oc-
cupants of the offices found it impos-
sible to remain in the rooms, the
escape by way of the elevator and the
stairs had been cut off by flames and
smoke and at least three people were
climbing out on the window ledges
and threatening to jump if not res
Cued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
REFUSED TO SEE
"PASSING STORM"
carIotta Rodriaues Refused to Sell the
Last Painting of Her
Father.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16.-Be-
cause she could not bear to part with
her painting, the Passing Storm,
the last masterpiece from the brush OF
her father. Charlotte Rodriguez starV-
ed to death. She could have sold the
painting for hundreds of dollars but
refused. Rodriguez was the most fam
Gus California painter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
PULLMAN cos
BIG DIVIDENDS
Out of Original Investment of 100000
Company Paid $32,ooo,ooo in
Dividends.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Auditor Hough
of the Pullman company declares out
of an original investment of 100000
the company has paid s32,000000 in
dividends and has present assets of
$74,0OO,000. The present rates, he ad
mitted, were fixed when the company
had strong competition. The testi-
mony was given before the inter
state commerce commissioner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
PULLMAN &C.
OPPOSES TIPPING
Witness Says 1t Costs the Company
s1,soo,ooo to Clean tie Cars
Year.

CHICAGO. Dec. 16.-Richard Dean,
vice president of the Pullman Co., as
witness is designed to show the
company is under heavy expense. Il
costs $1.S00,00O last year to clean the
cars. The average cost of single
car being $1.25. He said tipping port
srs was selfish custom which the
Pullman Company doesn't encourage
and with which it has nothing to do
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
70 PREPARE
WATERWAY BILL
representative Ransdell Appoints a
Committee Of Four to Pre-
pare BiIla.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Repre-
sentative RaE rdell of Louisiana, presi-
dent of the rivers and hasbors con-
gress today appointed committee of
four to prepare bills for congress, pro-
viding for a bond issue for waterway
Improvements and for the creation of
a statutory committee to report on
the waterways in this and foreign
lands
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Sultan to Yict Paris.

(, LONDON, Dec. 16.-Abdul Hamid.
Le Sultan of Turkey is contemplate
ing visit t. Paris. Berlin and Lon
aon shortly. kilograms received to-
uay from Contsantinople declared
mat he will visit to study for a con-
stitutional government. The real OBJ
lect Is believed to be to create a
sympathy with Turkey. 1t is the first
llie that he has ever left his own
country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
CARACUO UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
Capture of Another War Vessel
Spreads Disorder and Creates
Riot

WILIIAMsTADT, Dec 16.-The
news of the capture of the second
Venezuelan war vessel caused vio-
lent outbreak and disorder when it
reached Caracuo The report reach
ed here today and says the city was
placed under martial law after a per,
iod of pillage and riot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
ONE BODY
WASHED ASHORE
Body Unidentified But is Believed to
be From the Lost Freighter.

GRAND MARIAS. Mimi, Dec. 10
The body of one of the crew that were
lost on the steamer D. M. Clemson,
was washed ashore at Crest Point to-
day. The corpse was unidentified, and
mad life preserver, marked the
Clemson. The shore ice prevented
The securing of the body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Offered $1,000 for Remains.

NEW BOSTON, H., Dec. 16.-The
seiiialns =. of Harry Mulhenburg. who
qled at Colorado Springs, Saturday,
Dec II, at Z a. M. arrived here Tues
uay and We're inferred in New Bos-
ION cemetery. 1t is reported that he
aied of consumption and that on ac-
count of the popularity of his dis
ease the physicians at Colorado
apflngs offered the relatives $4,000
Tor the remains,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
m,v chance Christmas Plans,

LONDON. Dec. 16.-Plans for the
christmas celebration of the Royal
family always big event at oahu. .ms
ham are greatly confused today owing
to the doubt whether the King WIZ WIZ
he able to leave Brighton and play 'he
,suaI mart in the festivities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
NIGHT RIDERS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Eight Defendants Say They Are Not
Guilty of the Murder of
Captain Rankin.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Dec. 10
Eight defendants charged with the
murder of Captain Rankin, pleaded
not guilty today. Two hundred and fif-
ty OF the three hundred summoned as
Jurors appeared in the court room
Because of the wide interest the case
here it is expected the task of
selecting a jury will be exceptionally
difficult.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Einhtinu Forest Fires.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 1J.-One
hundred men are struggling to over,
come the forest fires raging through
McCurtain count, for two days The
flames threaten to cross the borders
into Texas and Arkansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Ex,,osion of Fire Damp.

VIENNA. Dec 1G.-By the eSpioslon
of fire damp in the DOMAIN Coal mlne,
near Resicza, Hungary, today, u
teen miners are dead, and many en-
tombed. their fate unknown. ne eA
act number in the mine at the tihe
of tha explosion is unknown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
PHOTOGRAPHER :
BRINGS ACTION
..athhouse John coughlin Of "First
Ward Ball" Fame, Accused
of Assault.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia warrant
charging him with assault and battery
vas issued for Alderman "Bathhouse"
John Coughlin Of thu First ward today.
!. was sworn to by Atwell, the photog-
rapher for local newspaper, who al
leges he VS. ssaulted at the First
ward ball Monday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Part of Fish Law Invalid

SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 16.-The ILL
nois supreme court decided that the
license section of the new state fish
law is invalid, on the ground that 1t is
discrimination between waters oi
the state and Lake Michigan and is
plainly special legislation. The law
provides a license fee for fishermen in
state waters, except Lake Michigan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Foraker Resolution Adopted.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The For
aker resolution, calling on the war de-
partment for full information regard
ing the employment of detectives 10
shadow negro soldiers dismissed by
the president for alleged participation
in the Brownsville riot, was adopted
by the senate today without discus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
climbed out Of the Windows.
Ten Killed in a Collision.

LIMOGES, France, Dec. 16--Ten
persons were killed today in coils
ion between passenger and freight
t-ains in a pouch tunnel. score
were injured, some fatally. The acci-
dent was between here and Paris.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
John D. ArchboId Recalled.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-John
Archbold was recalled yesterday a
ternoon at the Standard hearing b
fore Harris and gave testimony r
garding some German oil concerns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
ToDAYs WEATHER FORECAST.
indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Wired from Chicago.

For Keokuk and Vicinity Rain or
snow and colder tonight and Thurs
day
For Illinois: Rain south; rain or
snow north portion tonight and
Thursday; lower temperature.
For Iowa Rain or snow and colder
tonight and Thursday.
For Missouri: Rain and cooler to-
night; rain or snow and colder Thurs.
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Minister Sent to PenitentIary

WINNIPEG, Dec 16-Rev. Hen
ming, the German Baptist minister,
who was accused Of abusing fifteen
young girls, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Lieutenant Hartnett Dead.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Lieutenant
diiartnett, widely known as a thief
catcher of the Chicago police, died to-
way following brief illness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
kiplev ParoIed.

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Dec. 16.-Daniel Kip.
.ey, former Chicago detective, sem
,,enced to the penitentiary for killing
soseph Hopkins in quarrel. was pa
faled today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
al Arnold. POSTMASTER.

wAsHINGToN, d. c.. Dec 10
The President has nominated isaac
A. Arnold of ST. Elmo. H., postmas-
ter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
-Four Perish in Fire.

Four Perish in Fire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Six tene-
ment houses burned today and four
persons are missing. 1t is feared they
perished. The cause is unknown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Death Of a Jurors Father.

death of Juror Jardines' father and
will decide today whether the trial
will be suspended during the funeral.
White, continuing, described Annis
death as expected it would be describ-
ed in the testimony. He declared
Jenkins threatened the crowd, order
ing them to keep back. He said he
threatened Mrs. Annis, even touching
her with the revolver when she at
tempted to go to her husband. After
the captain was disarmed. jenkins
stood swinging his revolver, saying:
"he first man to make move is
dead" He refused to give up the re-
volver until told to do so by his broth
er. He lighted pipe while Annis
was dying two feet away. When the
police arri~ed. jenkins, indicating him
self and brother, answered: I'VE are
the men, to the question who did the
shooting. White ended the state
ment saying on the facts stated he
expected to show premeditated muir
der. Mcintyre moved to strike out
the second and fir t count in the in
dictmant charging akins with par
ticipating in the ac, ! killing. Crane
overruled the mott. temporarily,
saying Mcintyre mis- take excep-
ton. A similar ruling eas passed on
the motion to dismiss the Indictment.
G. G.. Skinner, surveyor, was call
ed as the first witness, and identified
the plans of the Bayside clubb Whlch
were admitted to evidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
River Bulletin.
I'D Stage. Height. CHING. R'nfall

C., B. & @. Bridge, Burlington, Iowa.
December 15.-The present stage OF
the river is 8 inches above low water
mark; a rise of inches since last re-
port.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
,,.,..d states Marshal Gray Says He
is Unable to Find Head Of the
St. Mary's Academy
at Nauvoo.
HAS PAPERS TO SERVE
others Connected With the Place Says
The Government officer Can
not be Located-The
Fidelity Failure.

SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 16.-Deputy
United states Marshall Gray, who
served the papers in the suit brought
agaist st. Mary's Academy at Nauvoo,
against st. Mary's academy at Nauvoo
Funding com oany, reports he is unable
10 find Sister Mary and many others
connected with the place.
The Gate City this afternoon tele-
uhoned to its correspondent at Maui
VOC to ascertain if Sister Mary was in
Nauyoo and received assurances from
the Academy that she was there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
An Eyewitness.

Edward Andrews of Flushing, an
eyewitness, was next called. Nc
Intyre asked him about the alleged
changes in the club house, float and
surroundings since August 15. He said
he did not know of any. He was ex
cused. Mcintyre was asked by Crane
what changes he referred to. He said
he preferred not to state then.
Fred G. Leay.tt. chairman of the
Bayside house committee, was next
call, and said in response to questions
that the fence was built at the cluf
house before August Is. He said the
tool house was never removed from
the float. He said he heard shots, ant
saw the captain shooting and Jen
kins flourishinga revolver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Prosecutor White Adopts a Unique
Proceeding by Reading a Type
Written Address to the
Jury.
HAMS NOT INTER 81 :
Paid Little Attention, Pr : in the
Time Reading the Morning Mail
as the Prosecutor
Spoke.

FLUSHING, N. Y, Dec. 16.--With
the jury box filed the trial of Jenkins
Hams began today. Prosecutor White
opened for the state. His address
was typewriter and read, p 'oceed-
ing unique in murder trila; here.
Hams paid little attention, aling
the morning mail as the prosecutor
spoke. White declared Annis con
nected with the recreation of the
Magazine, to which Hains was con
tributor. Letters of magazine heads
showed Hains had de,p animosity
to Annis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
Local Observations.

15.7p.m... 80. % A NE Cloudy
16, I am. .O6 Al E Cloudy
River above low water of 1854, 5
tenths; change in "A hours, rise 8
tenths.
Mean temperature. Al.
Maximum temperature, 30.
Minimum temperature, 81.
FRED z. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The total
popular vote of the various president
ial candidates at the last national
election yere made known. Tuesday
in official form by the filing of the last
official vote, that of Michigan. The
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-23

EGG PRICES ADVANCE
AND CHEESE DECLINES
SCARCITY OCCASIONS RISE IN
OREGON POTATOES
Great Success of Cherries Is Taken
as Good Sign That All other
Varieties of Fruit VIII
Prosper

Eggs advanced lie on the produce ex-
change yesterday. The change affects both
local ranch and eastern stock drop of
lie in eggs several days ago is said to have
been ill-adyised and it resulted in the ad-
vance yesterday Receipts have been about
normal but the demand has been likewise
good.
There was a drop in cream brick, limbur-
ger and imported Swiss cheese. This drop
was not large, however, amounting to about
1c. Oregon potatoes advanced to $1,000
It's on account Of the scarcity of last year $
crop. Trading on the exchange was fair.
Sales amounted to 20 cases OF ranch eggs
and so sacks of white rose potatoes.
The week in the market opened with a
plentiful supply of all kinds of fruit and
vegetables on hand Prices were about the
same as at the close of last week. Peaches
moved down several notches and raspberries
were up lie. Fresh figs declined to $3.50 for
the best stock. Receipts of figs were larger
than during any day this season There
was a fair supply of new apples at $1.40 a
box
The fish market we'll supplied with
barracuda Other large fish were in fair re-
ceipt and small fish were scarce.
The cantaloupe season is now in full
swing. Receipts yesterday amounted to
three cars, containing 1900 crates This is
q fair daily average.
Cherry receipts were small. The market
is now on the winduD of this crop. which
was a great success. Cherries sold through
out the season at well sustained prices. The
fruit was solid and the crop large Jobbers
say that the pleasing outcome of the cherry
crop may be taken a good sign that all
other fruit will do we'll in the Los Angeles
market this year.