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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Stanley Mccormick Insane.

SANTA BARBARA, Cclif., March
20.-Physicians refused to permit in
terviewers to see St"nley Mccormick,
son of the late harvester king, report
ed suffering from emotional Insanity
and subject to violent spells, render
ing him dangerous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Returns to Washinuton

WASHINGTON March 2o.-Presi-
vent VEL Taft returned from New York
.ais morning. The run from New
iork was without incident. A crowd
" Two hundred passengers cheered
.ne president as he passed through the
train sheds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Famous Actress DYING

LOS ANGELES. March 2O.-Mme.
Modjeska, the famous actress, cannot
live many hours. Physicians attend
ing her declared this morning, her con-
dition is unchanged. She is dying with
but little hope Of rally.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Col. coorer Indifferent.

Col. Cooper sat carelessly as the at
torneys negotiated securities, paying
little attention to til, case. Robin is
in very bad health, and it was rum
ored that he and his father would
leave town in ten days for long rest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Found Guilty of Murder in the Sec.
ond Degree and Judge Imposes
Sentence of 20 Years in
Penitentiary.
WILL APPEAL VERDICT
Base Their Hope on the Wording Of
the Jury-Two Daughters Of
the Colonel Are Heart
broken.

NASHVILLE, March 19.-The Coo
pers We're found guilty of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to TWEEN.
ty years.
The verdict will be appealed at once.
Attorneys for the defense paved their
way to this action yesterday when
they compelled Judge Hart to record
the exact words of the jury in report
ing the verdict of the acquittal in the
case of Sharp. The record said:
I'VE, the jury, find John Sharp not
guilty, as charged in the indictment,
but as to the two defendants Coopers,
We are hopelessly tied"
With this as text an appeal will be
taken. The defense also holds the
court erred in not at that time dis.
charging the jury. He will argue with
higher courts that sending the jury
back after such report with ad-
monition they would have to agree
was coercion, THUS denying the right
of free trial. Their bond was fixed
at $25,000 which was furnished at
once The Coopers took tne verdict
calmly. Two daughters of the colonel
are heartbroken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20

cents mile in Missouri, they also
decided to fight the 2-cent rate case in
the other states mentioned. The q
cent rate is under suspension in Ar
kansas through temporary injunction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Spring Trade Has Not Come up to
Expectations According to Re-
ports Of Commercial
Agencies.
TARIFF BILL AFFECTS
\causes Rather a Quiet Tone in Trade
Fair Business Doing in Near
Iy All Lines-Bank
cIearings.

NEW York;, March 20.-Brad-
streets: The introduction of the new
tariff bill in congress and the advance
of the spring jobbing season toward
It's close have made for rather a
nliet tone in trade this week. Fair
business is doing in nearly all lines,
and the turnover is in excess of a
year ago at this date, but conserva-
tism rules. Spring jobbing activity
has passed its zenith, collections are
only fair and the volume of business
done this spring so far is In some
respects. disappointing. The jobbing
trade seems to have quieted down at a
number of markets.
Price reductions in iron and steel
have brought out some new business,
but unsettlement still rules. Pig iron
stocks are accumulating and prices
are weak. The same is largely true of
other metals. Besides failures for
the week. 224, against 300 in the like
week in 1908: in Canada, 80, compared
with 80 for the same week last year.
Wheat. including flour, exports. L.
s64 600, bushels against 27s3,000 this
week last year: for SO weeks ending
March is, 144,O740Oo. against 164,253,-
900 in the corresponding period last
year
The Dunn Report.
Dun's: Most tests by which the trade
activity is measured make favorable
records. Reports from the principal
cities are of a general hopeful charac-
ter. but the fact remains there is still
lacking the buoyancy and readiness to
make long commitments ahead which
are features of The trade situation en-
tirely free from unsettling uncertain
ties. The week has witnessed the In
troduction of the tariff bill, making
laree cuts on duties on iron end steel
nd other products, but apparently less
rehended from this than from
failure of President Taft and
"gh with the tariff business as
ee : IS possible
Much the more important feature OF
the week in cotton goods has been the
resumption in export demand This
has resulted in Increased firmness on
heavy goods for domestic trade, al
though on gray goods of coarser counts
quotations show increasing irregular
lty In the woolen goods division the
clothiers are urging early distribution
OF samples with view to going on the
road the first week in April Wor
steds, both skein and piece-dyed. are
still in good demand. with many re
quests for immediate delivery.
New business in footwear continued
sE-all, but some Few England manu-
iacturers have reserve orders vhic will
last them for some time.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-The total
oank clearings compiled by BraI
streets for the principal cities in the
United States the past week are S2.1
l:24'99S,oo0, against s2.731 100000 in
the corresponding week of last year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20

-Workmen are digging Up some
bursted water pipes at the first locks
today and repajrR
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Search is Being Directed Towards Ash.
tabula, Ohio, From Whence a
Mud-stained Stranger
Sent Message.
SAW NEWSPAPER
Stranger Sent Message That Cleveland
Was Live Wire About the
kidnapping of Billy
WhitIa.

CLEVELAND, March 2O.-The latest
clue to the whereabouts of Billy
Whitla or his kidnappers turned the
search in the direction of Ashtabula.
sixty miles east of Cleveland. Albert
S. Couture told the police this morning
that Thursday night ne loaned a pen
Gil to mud stained, hreathless man.
and saw him write the following mes
sage:
will leave for Ashtabula tonight.
Can't make lift here Cleveland live
wire about it." Couture saw the be-
ginning Of the address, the man wrote
on the envelope, which was slipped in
the message. 1t was "A. A." Couture
thought no more about the matter un-
TIL he saw an advertisement in the
Cleveland Press, inserted by Whitla at
the kidnappers' direction. He told
the police of his experience this
morning. He says the man who wrote
the note was short and heavy. with a
ford complexion and stubby nous
tache. He wore a mud-stained over
coat. He was dusty and unshaved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Jury Fixed Sentence.

The jury fixed the sentence at TWEEN
ty years In the penitentiary, and the
judge at once imposed it. Eighteen
ballots We're taken in all On the
first ballot, after it was found that
all were agreed that John Sharp was
innocent, a vote was taken on the
guilt o. the Coopers. Five jurors be-
lieved them guilty of murder in the
first degree, six of murder in the sec
ond degree, one, S. M. Hyde, voted for
acquittal The jurors continued bal
loting, and after while the vote was
solid, eleven for murder in the sec
ond aegree, one for acquittal. Mat
ters .Smained so until last night when
Hyde agreed to come over with the
majority. Then came the question of
penalty, which under the Tennessee
law l. all but first degree verdict,
the jury fixes. The minimum, for
murder in the second degree Is ten
years, the maximum, twenty. 1t was
finally agreed to make it the maxi
mum. AS soon as the verdict had
been rendered tho jury was discharg-
ed, and the preparations for furnish
ing bail continued. States Attorney
McCarn was much pleased at the find
ing of the jury, he was perfectly will
ing now that the Coopers go free on
bail until the supreme court has
passed on the validity of the convic-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
THE WEATHER.
Indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri,, Wired From Chicago.

For Keollul1 and vicinity: Unsettled
weather with probably snow tonight
or Sunday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Rain
southern; rain or snow northern por-
ton tonight and Sunday.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
probably snow tonight or Sunday.
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height Change. .W'h'r.
Davenport. Is SO x0.1 Clear
ST Paul -. IA "A .0.S Clear
La Crosse ..12 Frozen -. Clear
Galland -. s "a -O.4 ~.
Keokuk -. 10 "A .0.3 Cldy
ST. Louis >. SO 1910 -. Cldy
Local Observations
Bar. .Ther Wind Weather.
I19 I p. M. 80. 29.94 AZ f Clear
20 7 a. m. -. 29.93 33 NE Cldy
Rainfall for past "A hours, trace.
River above low water OF 1864, 4
| feet, tenths.
Change in "a hours. fall, tenths.
Mean temperature, Al.
| Maximum temperature, AZ.
Minimum temperature, So.
FRED z. GosEWIscH.
S Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
kidnaprcr,s Third Letter.

The third letter from the kidnap-
pers. raising the original demand from
ten textwenty-five thousand dolixrs for
the return of the Kidnapped boy, was
received today, according to one close
ly associated with Attorney Warren
Shilling, who is at the head of the
search that is being l le Shilling,
himself, denied that Il I'd letter had
been received. In the same way de-
nial was made at the receipt of the
second letter. The third letter increas-
ing tae ransom demand is said to
i've been written by the same hand
as the first two, and addressed by
the boy. 1t had been mailed in Ohio,
at place other than where the Sec
ond had been mailed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
Father Makes Statement.


Whitla, the father of the kidnapped
boy, made a statement this morning
and denied that any trace had been
found of his child. He said:
1--WE know less now than we did last
night. The statement that the lansom
has been paid is not true. Neither
have we entered into negotiations with
anybody. No second letter has been
received, and the situation IS just as
much mystery as ever, The report
that the boys uncle is going to pay
the expenses for this search is untrue
He las not offered to pay cent. AL
though not rich man, will pay all
bills. What | want is my child"
He is absolutely broken down by the
long strain which has been subjected
to Whitla, and is only supported by the
hope that something will turn up dur
ing the day. Detective e. S. Ward, o!
Philadelphia, who makes kidnapping q
specially, arrived at Sharon this morn
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20

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Boys Mother coIlapses.

Worn out by worry, Mrs. Whitla,
mother of the kidnapped boy col
lapsed today. Charles Irvine, .
friend of the family, who assumed
charge Of part of the search, said she
was confined to her bed but some
rest was expected to return her
strength She has had little sleep
since the boy was stolen. The father
of the boy seemed greatly discouras-
er.
Ashtabula Harbor where it is believed
the writer of the mysterious letter i'll
tended to go, has large foreign popu
lation and abounds in good hiding
places.
The Scripps-McRae League OF news
papers, of which the Cleveland Press
is member, has offered ore thousand
dollars for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the llidnapper
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24

towns that if the bill passes they will never get a trolley line, but have they got many as it is? Massachusetts with a much more drastic law has a Tar better developed trolley system The Democratic party favors the bill; the governor of the state is heartily in Iavor of it; will either party care to break faith with :the people? He hop ed the bill would get the favorable consideration it deserved despite the influences working against it.
 Mayor Hooker said that $50 business
 men of Hartford were present to speak for the bill for Hartford saw the need or 1t. When the street railway sys- tenn Of the city was owned by a local company, the city had clean cars and an ehclent service. Then it was Company which paid s2S5 per share and issued bonds to pay for it, and now the cars are dirty and infrequent and any complaint is met with the state anything better and pay its dividends The same treatment was applied to the local gas company and with much the same result to the public. Mayor Hooker said that the bill would be welcome to every one but the promoter and the lobbyist
 Others who spoke for the bill were E. l.. Graves of Bridgeport, Senator E. Hart Fenn. w. c. Norris of Wfllim- antic, Representative W. F. Tomlinson of Danbury, Mayor Dunn of Willima.n- tic, Frank E. Sands of Meriden, J. A. Allen of New London, A. c. Sternberg of West Hartford and President Dex- ter L.. Bishop of the State Business Mems Association of Meriden.
 States Attorney Donald T. Warner of Salisbury said he favored the bill with one single exception and that re- Earded a clause which allows the com mission to confer the right of eminent domain ''in special cases where good cause is shown and after due hearing.'' This he regarded as a serious ma tier. The hearing will be continued to-day when the opposition is expected to be manifest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24
OSTRICH PLUME FIVE FEET LONG

With fine hats. there is displayed at Howlands as 2 feature of show-days, an ostrich plume five feet long! It is really a remarkable thing. And na- turaIly it is attracting a great deal of attention as it occupies it's place amid an artistic show of hats in one of the big show windows.
 Of course this plume never grew on an ostrich. Equally of course, it is genuine ostrich. Tn fact it is made from number of fine ostrich plumes; from some of the finest ones ever seen in the country. These were deftly joined together by expert workers til the completed plume was made. Tn money. this magnificent plume is worth $500 As an example of skill and beau ty it is worth more than that sum. T. is something well worth seeing and it is tc be on view during show-days at the Rowland store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24
By our Staff Corres.)

Hartford, March 24.-Business men were in attendance at the first days hearing on the Public Utilities bill, from all parts of the State today. The Bridgeport delegation, coming undey the auspices of the Board of Trade, the Manufacturers Association and the Bridgeport Business Mems Asso- citation, was notably large, among the delegations that had a considerable distance to travel to get to the Capi- tol. The Hartford delegation was $50 strong. Ralph O. Wells. secretary of the Public Utilities Commission, made the chief address in favor of the bill. Stiles Judson. representing the Bridge port delegation. also made an eloquent demand for the passage of the meas ure.
 Bridgeport manufacturers made an The concerns represented being the American & British Manufacturing g Company, American Graphophone Co. Armstrong Manufacturing Co., Ash croft Manufacturing Co.,. Bridgeport Brass Co.,, Bridgeport Coach Lace Co, Bullard Machine Toon Co.,, Burns & Bussick Co.,, aEton, Cole & Burn ham, Farist Steel Co.,. Grant Manufac- turing Co.,, John A. Hurley. Inc. To- tile O., W. A. Smith Building Co.
 Mir. Wells incidentally referred to the Bridgeport Gas Light Company as ene of the corporations showing the presence of evils it was hoped the bill would reach. He denounced the bill, now pending in the Legislature, in which this company asks for perrnis- sion to increase its capital stock to g 000,ooo
 The hearing was held in the hall of the House yesterday afternoon before the Judiciary committee, the room holding a larger crowd than it has seen since the inauguration exercises. Only those in favor of the bill were heard, and William Waldo Hyde and Lewis Sperry, who announced that they ap- peared in opposition. will have a chance to be heard today. Whether an opportunity will be given to reply to the objections was not settled al- though the committee announced. that the hearing will be continued if there seems a reasonable demand there for.
 The Busineas Mems Association, led by Normard F. Allen of Hartford made an imposing showing. The lead ing speech of the afternoon was made by Secretary Ralph O. Wells of the Public Utilities Commission, who was introduced by MT. Allen and who ad- mirably explained the provisions of the bill, cited some of the evils it is intended to correct by the appoint some of the objections made to the plan. Instead of creating a new com mission it takes the place, he said, of some existing ones, including the Rail- road Commission, making the number considerably less than 1t is now.
 The members of each Legislature, MT. Wells said, are expected to rep
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24

Who is who in Bridgeport?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24

"A lady in South port told us the other day that she would not think of such a thing as not having a Cyrus Plaster in her house. She always buys five and saves the price of aAe, but when she gets a pain she has the pl a s t CT handy. Only 25 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24

My three year old boy was badly constipated had a high fever and was in an awful condition. I gave him two doses of Fo1ey's Orino Laxative and the next morning the fever was gone anG he was entirely we'll. Foley's Orfno Laxative saved his life.' A Wolkush. Casimer. Wis. F. B. Brill, local agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24
THE THEATRES
POLI'S

Hoot Mon! But the Naked Truth" is a hummer!
 That's what they all say this week at Polfs. No headline offering in many a season has won such instantaneous and lasting popularity as this original comic opera "The Naked Truth" Su- perior brand of humor, the appear ance of two well-known stars, Phyllis Rankin and Harry Davenport and fascinating chorus, combine to make the piece a general favorite. Big ad- vance sales and filled houses attest the general popularity of the great top line act.
 Wormwood's Circus, including troupe of performing dogs and mon keys, some of the latter animals rid ing two-wheeled cycles, is one of the most remarkable vaudeville acts in the world. The canine and sirnian actors present one of the most amusing and wonderful exhibitions ever seen on local stage Loney Haskell, That Raskell'' who stole up here from New York in the eleventh hour this week just to talk it over" with Polls pe- irons is scoring a big hit. Ila Gran non is by far the most popular sing ing comedienne with Polls patrons. O'Brien-Havel & Co.,, make you laugh in their farcical sketch. Ticks and Clicks" A remarkably clever eQuili- brist act is offered by Sansonia & Del fla Cunningham & Marion talking win favor with every audience. At the close of the excel lent bill brand new motion pictures are given on the Electrograph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach Of medic ne. Cures backache and irregularities that if neglected might result in Bright's disease or diabetes. F. B. Brill, local agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24
BOND ISSUE APPROVED

Hartford. March 24.-.A Fairfield county meeting was held after ad- journment yesterday when the mem bers decided in favor of the issue of county bonds to the amount of $145,O 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-24
F.. HI. DILLON & CO.

tunes and 9 cast of uncommon merit. No comedy drama contains 50 many features of popular public interest as this one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-03
HOUSTON WINS
 TEXAS PENNANT

Houston, Tex. September A-By defeat ing Galveston today, 2 to 1. and Okla- homa City losing the first game of double-header to Dallas, while the second game was called in the seventh. to 1. on account of darkness, Houston won the 1909 pennant of the Texas League Of Base- ball Clubs. Should Houston lose the re- maining five games to be played her per- centage would be .6S7, while should Ok. lahoma City win all of the remaining games, including three double-headers. her percentage would be but .584. Oklahoma City is leading for second place, but Dal- las and San Antonio are such close con- tenders that the place position will not be known until September 8, the close of the season. Fort Worth and Shreve- port are battling for the lead of the sec- ond division, while Galveston will close at the bottom, with Waco in seventh place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-03
THE GERMANS WIN
 THE THIRD RAGE

Marblehead, Mass, September 2.-1n the third of the International Sonder races the German challengers scored a victory, Capt. Otto Protzen steering the Hevella twice around a triangular course, seven and one-half miles, today with the same excellent judgment that he displayed three years ago, when he won race here for the Roosevelt cup challengers with the Wannssee. The Margarethe was second while the Seehund II, the other German competitor, finished fourth. The first of the American yachts to finish was the Wolf in third place, but she was badly beaten by both the Hevella and Margarethe. Next came the Ellen, and trailing in the rear, the Joyette.
 The result was popular one because the German yachtsmen have taken two severe beatings this week ana everyone sympathized with them somewhat be- cause they swallowed their chagrin with out whimper.
 Returning to the harbor the victorious Hevella was saluted from every side.
 Tomorrow the six boats will meet over a windward or leeward course and re- turn. Should either of the three winners to date take the fourth race, only those three will fight 1t out for the Taft cup Monday, the victory in that days en- counter taking the trophy, irrespective of whether she has won two races or one previously.
 Should either the Wolf, Margarethe or Seehund II prove a victor tomorrow, then that craft will meet the Ellen, Joy cite and Hevella in the fifth race. Only the winner of tomorrows event and of the three races held this week can com- pete, so it means elimination for someone. For the Governor Draper cup the points stand as follows:
 Wolf, 13; Ellen. IS; Joyette. Il; Hevella, Il; Margarethe, 10; Seehund II, f.
 The winner of the Taft cup is not eligible for the Draper cup.
 Hevella was returned a winner today through the superior judgment of Captain Protzen and the better qualities of his boat in light air and short, slipping sea. Up to almost the last minute it seemed very likely that the Marguerite would finish first. Beating out to the first mark, the Marguerite led the way only to lose her position on the third leg of the course to the Joyette.
 Then came a beat to the windward for the second time and once more the Mar garethe led her rivals around the turn with Hevella in second place. Reaching down the second turn of the triangle, the Marguerite sailed fast and had a lead of 1 minute and 13 second on the Hevella when she gybed around this mark.
 Then came broad reach to the finish line In a fiuky, Tightening breeze. The Hevella slipped along very fast in the light breeze and choppy sea while the Margarethe ran into soft spot.' The Hevella then headed for the line and carried the breeze with her and snatched the victory.
 The weather was all that could be de- sired. The wind piped merrily from the northwest and all six yachts carried reefs.
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