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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
When TheyFM Meet.

The drama.i moment which had
been anticipated with such deep inter
est was soon over. Bryan's hand
awaited that of Taft. A single linger-
in, pressure. word or SO which
none could overhear, because OF the
tumult, and the republican leader
passed on to the chair at the right of
Mr.. Hail. The cheering continued for
a minute or so after these at the
speakers table had taken their seats.
At the first moment the noise sub
sided. Bryan leaning to one side and
smiling broadly, asked Taft if he had
a good day"
This display of friendliness on the
part of the two candidates stirred the
crowd to renewed cheering and words
being useless in the din. Taft strok-
ed his throat for an answer. Then
Taft laughed and the applause in
creased.
1t took music by the orchestra and
songs by guests to restore SEM
blance of quiet.
WneIl taiklnS III ordinary lolieo pe
came possible. the two candidates en-
tered into animated conversation in
which President Hall Joined.
The speeches OF both Taft and Bry-
an were non-partisan. This was in
consonsance with the wishes of the
Chicago Association of Commerce,
[ which is nonpartisan organization.
Beside Taft and Bryan. the speakers
Of the evenin; we're A. G. Bartlett and
David R. Forgan. Bartlett was the
first speaker and Forgan was sand.
wiched betwe en- Bryan and Taft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Announces it viii no Longer Oppose
the Rule Of the United States
But Will Support Amer
lean Government.
FLEET VISIT CoNv1NcEs
HopeIessness Of the Struggle Against
America is Made Manifest
by the Powerful Bat
tIeships.


MANILA, Oct. s.-The Pardido
national, formerly one of the strong
est newspapers opposing the rule OF
the United States, today announced
hereafter it will support the American
government. The change of policy
follows a conversion of many anti
American agitators as result of the
visit Of the American fleet. The pow
erful ships have impressed the agi-
tators with the hopelessness of the
struggle against America. The con-
vention of provincial governors clos
ed today recommending Oct. 1S as
national holiday in honor of the
Inauguration of the Philippine as
smbly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
It viii be on the Order Of the Com.
moner and VIII Speak Plainly
Of Men and Meas
ures.
BEWEEKLY MAGAZINE
Senator Says the Need OF Plain
Speech Was Never Greater
To be Devoted to Pub
lie Interest.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct. S.-Bryan's
Commoner has no monopoly on the
political weekly newspaper business.
Senator LaFollette today announced
he would soon branch into the field
and establish paper on the lines OF
the Commoner. In statement he
said: / shall proceed at once with the
publication Of weekly magazine de
voted to public interest upon lines
broad enough to appeal to the progress
sive people of the entire country. l
shall discuss men and measures impair
TALLY. 1 shall print the record of pub
lie officials of political parties on vital
questions. The need of plain speech
was never greater.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
SOLE SURVIVOR
OF A CREW OF 26
Captain Of the Jui1ita Brought into
Port a Ravine Maniac, With
His Dogs.

ST. PIERRE, MIG, Oct. s.-A raw
ing maniac. after clinging to dory
plank and fighting for his place with
two of his dogs for 36 hours In the
North Atlantic, captain Of the schoon-
er Juinita, was brought into this port
Wednesday by the fishing schooner
General Archamer, the sole survivor
of crew of 26 men. The disaster oc-
Cured last Wednesday night during
the hurricane that swept northward
from the West indies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
news FROM THE
FOREIGN field
Emperor Franz Josef Makes a Denial
Of Intended Expansion Policy
and Processes Frledship
For Turkey.
MOB AND POLICE CLASH
Scores injured During an Attack by
Mob on the Office of the For.
eign Ministry at
Belgrade.

BUDA PEST, Oct s.-Denying this
annexation Of Bosnia Herzegovina
were for the sake OF territorial expan-
sion and expressing the best wishes
for Tureky, Emperor Franz JOSEF ad-
dressed the Austro-Hungarian delega-
ton today. He took credit for devel-
oping the two provinces to the point
where they are ready for a constitu-
tional government, which he declared
was possible only through annexation.
Regarding Turkey he said the powers
were mutually trying to remove the
difficulties in the way of Turkeys pro-
gram.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
SHOT HIMSELF
THROUGH HEAD
Bostwick Parker Supposed to Have Be-
come insane Over Mantrimon-
iaI TannIA

WARREN. Ohio, Oct. S.-Bostwick
Parker. aged 63 years, civil war vet
eran, today set fire to the house he
was living in and stretched blanket
on the ground and law down and shot
himself through the head. He applied
for divorce. then remarked, not
knowing it was necessary to wait until
the papers were signed The result
ing matrimonial tangle is supposed to
have preyed on his mind until he be
came unbalanced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Bulgaria Has a Surprise.

ST. LOUIS, Oct SIN event Of war
with Turkey and Bulgaria, Bulgaria's
army would surprise the world as ia
pans did in the war with Russia, says
DIR. ]. S. Shoenkoof, editor of paper
at Granite City He declares for
years Bulgaria has been preparing for
the struggle which now seems immi-
nent. He says fifty thousand Bulgar-
ians are now in this country and will
return in case of war.
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kellx.Panke Eiuht Rarred.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct. S.-Sheriff
Knell acting under instructions of
Governor Davidson, notified Milwau-
kec fight promoters there could hence
forth be no more prize fights in Mil.
waukee, referring particularly to the
Kelly Papke fight scheduled for Octo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
a.. Final Game in 4 Contest OF,
~. New York Grounds Wit
messed by Many
Thousands.
IN A CLASH
..,ee and Mcainnity Have = Dis
mute Before the Game Starts
immense Crowd Of Fans
Wild.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Waiting the
I'm to play bali this afternoon to
t,t the contest to end the national
Isrnant race the Cubs and Giants are
(oraly determined to win, confident
[ a ready to play the best ball of
|heir lives. The weather is auspic-
|ous the sun shining this morning and
! wind. Crowds are already be-
[siring the box Office and are lined
bn for the opening to the grounds.
Gathewson will pitch for the Giants.
brown. overall, Pfeister and Ruel-
[ach are all in condition for the Cubs.
brown will probably pitch.
Chief of Police Bingham to
kay ordered one hundred and fifty
hen under Inspector Thompson to
keep order at the Cubs-Giants game.
krobnted police will be stationed out
klda the gates. One hundred reserves
Min be held at nearby stations in
tase Of calls.
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Registration $4,000.

DALLAS, S. d., Oct. S.-Ten train
loads of land seekers were dumped in
to Dallas this morning. Seth Bullock,
United States marshal, arrived today.
Three pickpockets We're arrested and
fined. The registration by tonight IS
a total of sixty thousand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
ASSASSINATION
RUMOR PERSISTENT
Bucharest Papers Say Prices Was
Slain But News is Being
CunpresSed,

LONDON, Oct. s.-Partial ccnfirma-
tion of the report of the assassina-
tion of Prince Constantine of Greece,
came today in dispatch from Vienna.
bucharest morning papers assert the
Prince was murdered while witness
ing the Servian army maneuvers.
Lack of details are attributed TO the
sunnression of news by Servia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Police and Mob Fight.

BELGRADE, Oct. s.-Several scores
of persons were injured here today in
clash between the police and a mob
during the attack on the office of the
foreign ministry. The mob was In
censed at the weak note of protest sent
by the ministry to Austria. The po.
lice used sabers and were assailed by
stones and clubs. The second reserves
were called out, being added to the
first reserves called out by the Royal
Ukase yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Car Conductor Kills Wife.

CHICAGO, Oct. s.-William H. ART,
former street car employe, shot and
instantly killed his wife yesterday as
she sat in a street car, holding two
year-old child in her arms. The man
fed for block, pursued by passen
gers, and as they neared him he COM
mitted suicide with the same revol-
ver Jealousy is given as the cause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
MedIidish RevoIts.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. s.-The
cruiser Medjidish aud three torpedo
boats were sent to Samoas which is
reported to be on the verge of de-
claring independence. 1t is an island
off the west coast of Asia Minor, near
Smyrna and is compelled to pay trib-
ute to Turkey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
servlan Cabinet May Resign.

BELGRADE, Oct. S.-Announcment
of the resignation of the Servian cab
met is expected to be made at the
opening of the session of the national
assembly on Friday. The cabinet ia
vors peace and is at variance with the
overwhelming sentiment of the conu-
try Communications are passing to.
day between Roumania, Servia, Monte
negro looking to an anti-Austrian alli-
ancc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Mrs. McMein Wins.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.-Mrs. McMein
of Quincy, H., defeated Mrs. d. K.
Foster / up in 19 holes in the first
flight of the Western Women's Golf
association tournament here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
PLAN RECEPTION
FOR THE FLEET
Home Coming Welcome viii be
Larger than thc jamestown
Exposition Review.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Plans for
the reception of the Atlantic fleet at
Hampton Roads February % con-
template naval review larger than
at the jamestown Exposition The
home coming fleet will be met at some
point in the Atlantic or Mediterranean
ty third squadron now being organ,
lied under the command of Admiral
Arnold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Taft Home to Reaister.

CINCINNATI, Oct. S.-Taft arrived
quietly this morning and autoed to
the home of his brother, Charles. He
will register today.
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To Consider War Declaration.

BELGRADE, Oct. s.Austrian troops
today occupied Veska Tunnel on. the
frontier and are holding rp all troop
trains from Servia. The Servian gov
ernment today ordered the removal
of the headquarters of the war foreign
Offices general staff officers from Bel
grade to the interior. A war conucil
has been summoned tonight to con-
slider declaration of war agaisnt Aus
tria
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

CHICAGO, Oct 5.-Thirty thousand
fans fought their way into the park to
see the White Sox and Detroit game
this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
ALBANIA rs OUT
FOR INDEPENDENCE
Mountainous Country With Two Mil
lion Population Has the seces-
sion Spirit.

VIENNA, Oct. S.-Albania has de-
clared independence of Turkey accord.
ing to report reached here today.
Albania is mountainous country in
European Turkey, bordering on the
Adriatic. 1t has population of two
millions. 1t became affected with
the secession spirit during the trouble
that preceded the granting of the
Turkish constitution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Second Inning.

Cubs-Chance singled to right
Chance was caught mapping off Of first,
Matnewson to Tenney. A long wran-
gle followed as result of decision. Hof-
man was chased off the field. Killing,
Who replaced him on the coaching
line was chased away but not put out
o. the game, Steinfeldt famed. How
ard replaced Hoffman in the batting
order and famed. No runs.
New York-McCormick took the
Place Of Bresnahan in the batting or
der. He flied to Schultz. Bridwell
med to Shuttle. Mathewson out to
tinker to Chance. No runs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Third inning.

chicago-Tinker tripled to center,
scoring on Kings single to center.
efown sacrificed, Tenney unassisted;
! leckerd flied to Seymour. Evers
walked. Shuttle doubled scoring
hihg Chance doubled down
,lght foul line scoring Evers and
scnalte. Steinfeldt famed. -Four
runs.
:. 1lants-Tenney singled. Herzog
,led y ont to King, Bresnahan singled.
ponlln :. forced Bresnahan at second,
:, a,iKer getting the put out. Seymour
nled TO Pickard. No runs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Fans Ba,I Crazy.


4 crowd of c-azed fans crowded
about the park this afternoCl trying
10 get into the game. When the c,ay-
ers appeared there was great burst
of applause. The Cubs were Kissed
as they trotted to. the field, though
there was scattering applause in some
parts Of the grounds. When Chance
hrst appeared on the field he Fwas
erected by Kisses and groans. The
twenty-five thousand seats were filed
At i o'clock. McGinnity and Chance
exchanged blows at the home plate
during the practice. The argument
was over the time allowed the Cubs.
Chance refused to surrender his po-
sItlon to McGinnity to bat flies. Nc
Ginnity pushed Chance aside. The
players stepped between and the
squabble ended and the Giants were
allowed the field.
The batting order is as follows:
Chicago: sheckard, If; Eyers. 2b;
Schultz, RI. Chance, 1b; Steinfeldt,
sb; Holman, CT; Tinker, Sc; King, Ct;
Pfiester p.
New York: Tenny. 1b; Herzog,
2h; Mccormick, If: Donlin, rf; Sey-
mour, CT; Devlin, 3b; Bresnahan, c;
Bridwel, ss; Mathewson, p.
First inning: Chicago, Sheckard
famed Evers out to Herzog to Ten
ney. Schultz famed. No runs.
New York-Tenney was hit by ths
first bail pitched by Pfeister. Herzoi
walked Bresnahan famed. Herzo'
was run down between first and sec
ond Chance gets the put out. Donlil
doubled to right. scoring Tenney
Cubs protested the hit but Umpir'
Iobnstone refused to change his de
cision. Seymour walked, Brown re
placed Pfeister. Devlin famed. On
run.
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Fourth lnr,nu.

= Vhlcago-Howard out to Herzog to
~ ,psahey Tinker out Matty to Tenney;
A,nS flied to Mccormick. No runs.
view York-Devlin out Steinfeldt to
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Continued on page three.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-25
JOHNSON IS
V-P CHOICE

Denver. Colo. June 25.-Eyen
among the few democrats Of promi,
nenee who have come 10 Denver to at
tend the democratic convention. which
win he held IN this city beginning
JUly Z, the choice OF a candidate for
vice president Is the leading theme.
and Il is already evident that In this
respect at least the convention Will be
a counterpart of the republican con
Fention at Chicago
As a choice among candidates Coy.
johnson has q decided cad Little 40
tcutlon Is paid TO the announcement
tlat he rs not a candidate and would
not accept Those who favor him say
that while he has been successful in
Minnesota be has not won such a
place in his party that he could afford
TO decline a nomination for second
place on a democratic national ticket
They contend that he Is the one
available man who would properly
supplement Mr. Bryans candidacy. they
say that he has been put forward as
t1e candidate for tbe presidency by
Eastern democrats and urge thei
these .demccrats would support him
JUST as strcnuoasly tor yicepresidenf
and declare they must have him
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man to start anything would be shot
He was talking to his neighbors They
knew him and knew that he meant
what he said, and there was no more
disorder.
One Of the picturesque characters
OF Memphis was jules J. ID. Dubose,
soldier, duelist newspaper man and
lawyer. There had never been any
good feeling between Dubose and
Wright Dubose became judge of the
criminal court, and in that court he
was combination of Jeneries and
Torquemada. II lawyer did not
please him Dubose sent him 10 jail for
contempt His likes and dislikes
were the moving springs Of his de-
oision. lie was not corrupt simply a
tyran;
Luke Wright, in arguing a case be-
fore him, said some things that Of.
Tended him. Bubose said: u will
put you in irons, Luke Wright"
Wright said. IF you attempt to put
me IN irons. Jules Dubose, one OF us
viii die
Proceed with the argument" said
Dubose. and that was the end OF II.
Dubose was dnally cited before the
senate Of Tennessee. sitting as a high
court OF impeachment The leading
lawyers OF the commonwealth, the
friends of Dnbose and his enemies,
were IN Nashville, every man carry.
ing ali the heavy artillery he could
comfortably get around With,
Dubose was on the stand IN his own
behalf Wright was sitting In the
chair opposite. subiecting him 10 o
cross-examinatlon Wrights sixshoot-
er fell out OF his pocket He picked Il
| Il mp. stuck II back and continned TO
ply the witness with questions, IN
the days when criminal law was emi.
nently respectable In the South. be-
cause eminently respectable people
killed aud were killed Lake Wright
both as n prosecuting and defending
lawyer was at the head Of the pro
fcasiOu here Ia later years when the
Southern people began 10 turn their
lminds 10 business and 20 money max
lns and ehancery litigation began to
| follow, Wright bacame the leading
chancery practitioner IN the South
west
The most sensational case he ever
lc0ndncted was the defense OF Alice
Mitchell, who In 1907 IN O freak Of mad
ness. killed Freda Ward, school
mate Judge Dubose had the idea
that the plea Of insanity offered In be
lhalf of Alice Mitchell YVES not good
and that she should be tried for muir
der This was the FIRST time Ia the
South that the alienistH appeared IN
court Alice Mitchell was adiudeed
lunatic, Sas taken 70 an asylum and
there shrivelled away and died
Luke Wrieht married the daughter
lot Admiral 6emmea. He IS = member
OF the TENNESSEE club and otner clubs
ol Memphis His only diversion IA
lpInochle
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MEETING
POSTPONED

New Haven Conn. June 25.-News
of the death OF ex-President Cleveland
threw into a shade of genuine sorrow
the commencement festivities at Yale.
Secretary William H. Taft at the
commencement dinner paid a beauti-
ful and eloquent tribute to the mem
ory Of the dead ex-president. At the
conclusion of the exercises the secre-
tary announced that on account OF the
continued Illness of Representative
Sherman, his running mate on the re-
publican national ticket. he had de-
cided TO postpone for one week the
meeting of the subcommittee Of the re-
publican national committee which was
appointed to meet him IN conference
10 select a national chairman The
adjourned meeting was TO have been
held in Washington on Wednesday
July /. BY Secretary Taft's directions
II VIII not be held until Wednesday.
july 8, in Washington
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ALWAYS RESOURCEFJL
DURING EMERGENCIES
This Quality, Coupled with lIn-
fIlnChIng Courage, Manifested
Through Career

Memphis. Tenn, June 25.-Luke r.
Wright, the new secretary Of war,
was a private soldier n the confed.
crate army at the age ~ fifteen, and
at sixteen he was a non-commissioned
officer AT seventeen he was in charge
Of a battery in the battle of stone
river His older brother was an OF,
flcer OF artillery Judge Archibald
Wright, his father. was old and Grip
pied, but he went along vita his boys
and brought one of his sons home
dead after the battle Of Stone river.
He returned and watched over the
other boy until the end came.
At Stone river the federals occupied
a strong position, and the confederates
assailed 1t and failed in their attack
An artillery officer suggested an artil
lery charge unsupported by infantry
1t was an unheard OF military move
.ment. The officer proposing the plan
urged that II would demorallze the
enemy because it was rev. aud IN the
confusion tne infantry could move
against the shattered lines and smash
them.
In this charge Luke Wright's broth
er, WHO was lieutenant was killed
A non.commissioned officer, who was
a family friend, said TO the surviving
brother:
Luke, Eldridge has just been
killed"
Have his body taken to toe rear"
said Luke You continue TO work
that gun and / will work this oae."
The young officer honored his dead
brother by naming his son after hiF.
and he is now the leading lawyer of
Tennessee. He was major under
the Stars and Stripes in the Spanish
American war. Luke Wright sent
three of his sons to the war
After four years of fighting which
began at Shiloh and ended at Savan-
nah. Luke Wright. then not quite
twenty started to get an educa-
tion He went TO the university of
oxford. Mississippi, and studied law.
He didn't wait to graduate, but re-
turned to his fathers office and the
law firm of Wright Turley and
Wright was formed. Turley, ,he other
member Of this firm. was formerly
United States senator from this state.
III 10 ~ VIII - MtH -ltAlfN UAADl-
ney-general of Shelby county In those
dsys many of the leading citizens
were very quick to use their guns.
AS soon as Wright became attorney
general he began a campaign for en-
forcement OF the law. prominent
citizen shot another prominent citi-
zen without legal proyocation He
was arrested and put In iail without
bail Archibald Wright Likes father
was employed to defend him. The
t-ial lasted three weeks. with the
father pitted against the son The
son won, and It was established that
II in the city of Memphis a man did
murder he must answer TO the law
fos Il.
In 1878 Memphis was visited by
yellow fever and $4,000 people died in
sixty days. Thirty thousand people
fed the city and only 10000 remained,
and half Of t.em were III The police
force was disbande1 and there was no
law Luke Wright was chairman OF
the citizens committee People were
frenzied II appeared as though every
man was ready 10 iiy 1t every other
mans throat A mob threatened pill
lage and chaos Wright faced this
mob and announced that the FIRST
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Elmer Mckinley. who recently un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
and was seriously III for time, is
convalesaing nicely and will be abs
to be about In few days.
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KTsnsHsuGMsMsHSEsEsEsHsHE
= PERTAINING TO 7
STHOSE ON SICK LIST j.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z

Mrs. Louis NJ Day who mas been
seriously i'll for the past eight weeks
and who was operated upon at the
Methodist hospital is reported to be
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n YOU KNEW.

The merits Of the Texas Wonder
YOU would never suner from kidney
bladder on rheumatic trouble 81 bet-
lie two months treatment. Sold by
Wallace drug store. cgil l9r testl
nannY
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improving slowly.

Harry Crsgin, who has been serious
ly i'll with typhoid fever at his home.
IL East c'aseland, is reported some
what imry ed today.
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We Deny That it is True

Thatthapha hscy has OF giving the public square
deal Sonco
this
III thai
believing
half he the
o a Quite
II the other store in Guthrie selling pianos lower than
sold he note
he sells gvet the eadg
of h
they
they the children much
demg2 paicng
getting all
IN
making with other pays
he
to the people who buying
be
longer; we DO nbeHeye man wants to buy piano like he takes chance
grab-ag
keep the low price the soed good make The j.
SONS find
something
the Life Trade
the
ton in larger cities
We in
must quickly pianos
The JENKINS PLAN 1ouionized business It means
truthful the quality the
places do uncertainty with certainty 0nwt every
commissions