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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
The Roll Call.


Miners Union began taking an official
roll call Of the widows and orphans,
to eaca of whom is to be given char
ity. The work was difficult, because
Of the confusion of the scattering
crowds and the hysterical condition
OF most of the afflicted women.
The women, some of whom had as
many as three or four small children
Juggling at taeir skirts, roamed over
the fields crying out piteously the
names Of brothers or husbands. Many
when questioned for data for the roll
call were SO incoherent as to be un-
able to tell who they were or for
whom they were searching.
Albert, Albert" cried one, beating
her breast, and walked away.
The charity work is in charge OF
Duncan Mcdonald of Springfield, III,
president Of District No. IL, United
Mine Workers.; Edwin Perry, secre'
tary-treasurer of the United Mine
workers of America; q. P. Bicknell OF
Washington, d. c., director OF the
National Red Cross, and Prof Graham
Taylor of the State Mine Investigat
ing Committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Gsner.
ally fair tonight and Wednesday.
Colder tonight with cold wave. Ris.
ing temperature Wednesday.
For illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday Much colder tonight
with cold wave north and central por-
tions. Colder east portion Wednes-
day
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and wednesday. Colder tonight with
cold wave east portion. Rising tenn
pearture Wednesday
For Missouri; Fair tonight and
Wednesday. Colder tonight with cold
wave northeast portion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
Earlina Still Hopeful.

~
President Earling of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Peaul railroad, de-
clined to commit himself as to the
fate of the men.
The men are just as safe now as
they were yesterday at this time he
said THE mine is too big and has
too many ramification to be filed with
smoke yet. Besides, the smoke is not
being carried downward by the air
currents. If the men were alive yes
terday, every man may be alive now.'
Mr.. Earling caused house-to-house
canvass of the miners to be made.
This showed 256 miners missing, but
some of the families were not at
home, and it is believed when COM
plete list is obtained the number OF
| entombed miners will exceed 800.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
Weather Conditions.

The storm from western Texas has
advanced rapidly and is central over
Iowa this morning.
1t has been attended by rains in the
Mississippi valley, snow on the west
ern plains, the northern portions of
the Mississippi valley and the west
ern lakes, and the temperature has
risen in it's front in the upper Missis-
sippi valley
The northwestern field of high pres
sure is moving southwark in the
mountain region, its cool wave ex-
tending to Arizona and western Tex
as and it's influence is expected to
cause clearing weather, with cold
wave for this section tonight, the
temperature falling to twenty or
lower, followed by fair weather with
rising temperature Wednesday.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH.
/ Observer.
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Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
Patriotic Scene at Mine.

Pathetic scene at Mine.
The spectacle about the mouth Of
the wrecked mine at dusk was pathe-
tic. A tall skeleton framework of
iron, reaching skyward, surrounded by
a group of low wooden building,
which few days ago had been the
scene of industry, suggested by their
desolation that hope had been aban-
doned. Only half dozen guards pat
rolled the premises. In the distance,
scattered over the field here and there,
a few women, wrapped in shawls,
gazed on in silence.
AS a result Of the disaster there
are in this town of only few thou
sand people at least 1000 orphans and
200 widows. Some families of one
widow and as many as seven or eight
children will be depndent upon char.
Iity
These are the figures of Duncan
Mcdonald Of Springfield. ILL.,, president
of District No. IL United Mine Work
ers. who instituted a roll-call of the
/ fsmilies of the entombed miners. Mr.
Mcdonald early abandoned hope that
any miners would be Fought up alive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16

to bottom gall 5ut none Of the
miners, eitb< .ad or alive, were
found. .N
Hey, ou there?Y cried the res
cuers chez lig, but nothing was heard
in response.
It was conjectured the miners had
crawled for safety into the recesses
remotest from the fire, but to these
parts the rescuers were unable to go
without reascending. Before they
could reascend the fire had started.
Gradually the crowd about the mouth
Of the shaft began to tain as hope
seemed to wane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16
No Miners at Pit Bottom.

They're alive; they're alive, cried
hopeful mothers and wives. They'll
be brought up pretty SOON
But the truta was far different.
The rescuers did on one occasion go
down 900 feet to the bottom OF the
hoisting shaft. Then groping their
way with electric lamps, and kept
alive by oxygen stored in their he'll
NETS, taey penetrated $50 feet into
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
THE JEALOUS M. o.

A we'll known physician was sought
by man who thought there was some
thing wrong with his heart. The ply
stefan made a cursory examination,
which disclosed a large swelling in the
mans cardiac region.
There certainly appears to be an
extraordinary swelling right here" said
the medical authority, tapping his fin
ger on the mans side. I'VE must re-
duce this at once, my good man-at
once!"
A faint smile illumined the face of
the patient.
"Oh, DOCTOR" he exclaimed, don't re-
duce it too much, pleased That swell
ing is my etbook!'-EXchange
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
ODDS AND ENDS

Prof Hams Oertel has been chosen
Yale university delegate to the 5O0th
anniversary of the University of Lelp-
sig in July, and Prof. Williston Walker
delegate to the 35Oth anniversary of the
University of Geneva.
Mr.. Roosevelt gave his African freight
a characteristic touch by having all his
boxes painted red.
The chief of police of Wausau, WIS.,
declared that roller skating has deVel-
oped into an effective antidote to in
temperance. It's attracting power is
decidedly stronger for young men than
saloons, says the chief, and large ma
jority of the youths who used to fire.
quent bar rooms before the sport came
into vogue now can be found at the
Kinks.
The Cremation society of England re-
ports 795 cremations during 1908, more
than in any preceding year.
A lot of deaf mutes playing poker In
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02

New York the other night made SO
much noise that the police raided the
game.
Flinders Street station in Melbourne,
Australia, is said to be the busiest rail-
way station in the world. 1t is located
in a city that has only tenth of the
population of London, yet 100000 pas
sengers pass through it every day. The
Liverpool Street station, London
is said to come next, with $4,000. The
reason for this apparent anomaly is
that in London and other populous cit
les of the northern hemisphere the
traffic is split up among various COM
peting companies and stations, whereas
in Melbourne, where the railways are
the property of the state, it is concen-
trated on one spot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
16

Getting back takes a bit longer than
going sometimes" is one of the adages
of ballooning, and the Aero Club of
California found it true when they took
the contract of helping Capt. Augusta
Mueller bring the Ferris balloon
American back from the landing place
on Strawberry peak. The balloon was
across the mountains and Debated in
its dangerous but lucky landing posi-
ton less than an hour after it left the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
THE SUNDAY NAME

Fond Mother-Oh, Reginald! Regi-
maid! 1 thought 1 told you not to play
with your soldiers on Sunday.
Reginald-But I call them the Saliva
ton army on Sunday.-Bohemian.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02

tournament of roses park, nineteen
miles away. However, it was seventy
two hours before Captain Mueller and
his five passengers reached Pasadena
again, and it was virtually month
before Mr.. Ferris big balloon was
once more in Los Angeles.
Dick Ferris donated to the Aero
club the use of the American at the
organizations aeronautical show at
Fiesta park May l and if they would
brine it back from the mountain. 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
It Does There

But rain doesn't rhyme with name"
ut doesn't, Ell? Look over the lines
of some of the popular songs and see."-
Exchange.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
B|CAM|ST BAKER
ADMITS CRIME
(From Thursdays Advertiser,

CF'rom Thursdays Advertiser.)
Raymond w. Baker confessed to Uni
ted States District Attorney Breckons
yesterday that he is a bigamist-that
he had wife and child in the city
of Chicago when he married Eva Wal
lace, who Tilted the man whom she was
coming to Honolulu to marry.
Mrs. Wallace Baker has not been
turned from Baker by his acknowledge
ment of crime. She declares that she
will wait for him until he has served
his term in the penitentiary, apparent
ly hoping that Baker, lawful wife will
secure a divorce in the interval
While looking trifie unkempt yes.
terday, Baker maintains care-free
attitude, and instead of being in a
penitent mood that becomes a man that
admits that he is a bigamist and a
wife deserter, Baker is already refer
ring in otfhand fashion to when he
will finish his ''time.' In fact, the
word falls so easily from his lips that
he may have had occasion to use it
before.
As an indication of the peculiar char
acter of Baker, it is enough to say
that he thinks that it viii help his
present case by making insinuations
against the honor of his Chicago wife.
He intimates that she has not been
true to him, and that he can secure
divorce from her without difficulty. 1t
is surprising that Baker did not chose
this alternative before marrying Mrs.
Eva Wallace. and so escape a peniten,
tiary sentence.
The confession of Baker did rot come
as a surprise to those who have been
interested in the case and have an
opportunity to study his character since
his first escapade in this city. He
decided that he would escape with
lighter punishment if he made clean
breast of the whole affair, and the
confession yesterday was the result.
Baker has apparently given up all
hope of obtaining financial assistance
from his father and he has admitted
that it would be useless to apply to
his mother for aid.
Baker s case will be in allegiance I'M
til the next meeting of the Federal
grand jury when an Indictment will be
found against him for bigamy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
Hotel Man Has Funds.
WOMAN LEAPS
INTO THE BAY

Shortly after noon yesterday Captain
Denny of the bark Alden Besse heard
shouts for help coming from the water
at the foot of the wharf at which his
boat is locked, and, rushing to the
scene, found a woman struggling in the
harbor. A life-preserver was thrown to
her, but before she caught hold of it,
a young Hawaiian leaped overheard and
pulled her to shore.
Several people had noticed the wo.
man sitting on the edge of the wharf
short time before, and some had
remarked on her peculiar actions. She
appeared to be reading a couple of let
tiers which caused her to weep. She
took off her shoes, read one of the let
tiers, took Off her stockings, read the
other one, and then, without single
cutlery, leaped overheard. The moment
she struck the water, however, she
changed her mind about committing
suicide and commenced to shout Justify.
1t was then that Captain Denny and
crowd came on the scene. The wo-
man, whose identity could not be learn
ed, was taken to the hospital in the
police wagon. She appeared to be part
Chinese. The Hawaiian boy who saved
her from watery grave left the scene
without giving his name.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
NO ROOM At
REFORM SCHOOL

Judge Whitney, who sets erring boys
on the right track and sometimes sends
them to the Reform School, is in
trouble. He drew up law for a Juve.
nile Court short time ago and has
now the job of enforcing it. But there
was one contingency that he couldn t
provide for, and this is now causing
him pilikia. Over in the Reform School
at Waialee there is no more room. Ev.
cry bit of the accommodations are TAX
en- up, and, as matter of fact, the
school is now overcrowded.
~ am up against it, - said the Judge
of the Juvenile Court yesterday after
noon. "There is absolutely no more
room at the Reform School. Even now
the boys are, some of them, sleeping
in the Railways because of the lack of
sufficient bedroom space. I have had
ffty-five boys before me since have
been handling this work, and there are
large number of cases to be disposed
of at the present time. / can't send
anyone to the Waialee School because
il is now full to the limit"
More accommodations are needed at
Waialee, but there is no immediate pros
pect of securing any. The Legislature
refused to make an appropriation for
this school, and as a consequence a
needed additional building can not be
constructed. Judge Whitney is really
seriously handicapped in his work, Tor
he has no place where he can commit
proven unruly youngster
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
Lieut.. sabin's Case.

Lieutenant Wallace e. Sabin. Med
zeal Reserve Corps, is before an ex-
aiming board OF the Medical Corps
at the Army General Hospital. Lieu
tenant Sabin has an unusual and in
teresting claim upon the War Depart
ment. inasnuch as he has been al
tached To the reserve corps for twenty
seven years and Is entitled for that
reason 10 retirement at any age. Lieu
tenant sabin Is past IS years OF age,
the retiring age for Army men being
"a years, The present examination u
for promotion into the regular service
which. II passed viii give Lieutenant
sabln tho permanent grade OF Laeu-
tenant and corresponding salary, II
Is likely that he viii then be- lmmed,
lately retired, la which case the TO
tired pay Of his grade win b. secured
70 HIN for life,-call,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

Honolulu women know how the aches
and pains that come when the kidneys
fail make life burden. Backache, hip
pains, headaches, dizzy spells, distress
ing urinary troubles, all tell OF sick
kidneys and warn you of the stealthy
approach of diabetes, dropsy and
Bright's disease. Doan 3 Backache
Kidney Pills permanently cure all
these disorders, Here 3 proof of 1t in
Honolulu woman 3 words;
Mrs, Emma Vieira, of King street,
Honolulu, Hawaii, says; "For three
or four years my back ached terribly,
In fact 30 bad that could not describe
the misery / endured. / finally reeeiv,
cd relief through the use of Doan q
Baekache Kidney Pills, procured at tho
HOLSTER Drug 90. i heartily recon,
mend this remedy to anyone having
baelache or other kidney disorders. ("
Doan's Baskaehe Kidney Pills are
sold by all druggists and storekeepeTs
at fifty cents per box (six boxes s2,60)
or will bo mailed ON receipt of prleo
by the HOLSTER Drug Co., Honolulu,
Wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Remember tho name, pOans, aud
take 40 substitute,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
DES MONIES
GOVERNMENT

ID. h. Perkins, prominent resident
of Des MONIES, Iowa, engaged in the
structural steel business, who has been
a guest at the Young Hotel for several
weeks, is strong advocate of govern.
melt by commission which he says
has been successfully inaugurated at
Des Moines, and is proving a worthy
example for the remainder of the coun-
try. He Is of the opinion that the
commission dea' could well be work
ed into Honolulu's civic development.
Mr.. Perkins is not IA politician and
does not possess full data concerning
the new government in vogue in Des
Moines, but in a general way he says
that the city elected five commission
ers and these chose their mayor. Each
commissioner acts as the head of a
separate department of the city's at
fairs, one having charge of the public
improvements, another the fire depart
ment and police affairs, and so on. All
subordinates are chosen on the civil
service basis, and merit has its reward.
The results of the Inauguration of
this system has eliminated the ward
healer from participation in the man.
agement of the elty's public affairs and
positions are no longer obtained
through the influence OF tho man who
holds the votes Of II precinct In his
hand,
The new government system also pre-
vents ward boss from controlling the
money 81 that II can be used almost
entirely In his own district, The money
is now appropriated and paid out so
that the entire city receives tho bene'
a.
Mr.. Perkins says that the CONNER
sial aud conservative interests OF pes
MONIES are satisfied with the new gov
RTnmanl.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
BOY SUES FOR
Loss OF FOOT
Advertiser Photo.

In the case of Louis Sanchez Garcia
against the Waialua Agricultural Com.
pany, the sum of $25, 900 is asked by
the plaintiff for the loss of foot,
which was crushed in an accident on
February 26 last, when the boy was
riding on cane car at the plantation.
1t is alleged that the boy was forced
off the car and fell beneath the wheels,
his foot being crushed in such a man.
ner that amputation was necessary.
The boys case is based upon the
claim that he was struck with. stick
by an employee operating the train, and
that the accident and loss of the foot
was due entirely to the action of the
employe of the corporation. Magoon
and Weaver are appearing for the
plaintiff and Castle and Wilmington for
the Waialua Agricultural Company.
Wife Charges Cruelty.
An action for divorce has been in.
stituted by Aukai Lau Kim against
Law Kim, and the libel bristles with
charges of cruelty extending over a
period of several years, the wife stat.
ing that she was forced from her home
many times and compelled to seek the
protection of her mothers house. Mrs.
Kim asks for an absolute divorce and
that her husband be compelled to pro.
vide for her maintenance during the
progress of the case.
A Chinese policeman, whose name is
not mentioned, also figures in the case,
for Mrs. Kim charges that he inundated
her at the behest of her husband, tell.
ing Mrs. Kim that if she did not return
to her home forthwith she would be
arrested. Fearing arrest she returned,
but says that her husband resumed his
cruel treatment until she was finally
compelled to leave him again.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
American. Hawaiian sailings.

The local agent of the American Ha'
waiian Steamship Company has issued
the following schedule Of sailngs OF
steamers of that line. From San Fran
cisco direct to Honolulu, the Virginian
will sail on May ~, aud the Pleiades
on June 9, From Seattle aud Tacoma
to Honolulu direct the Mexican will
sail on June 10 and the Missourlan on
June "a, The Yirginian, which was
advertised TO sail from Puget Sound
has been withdrawn.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
URGES Contractors
TO KEEP AT WORK ON
THEIR FIELDS OF CANE
CFrOm Thursday,s Advertlser)

complication
refusing
in money present agitation is
a
direct telephone
ation with Honolulu
Gchi thugs Monday,
Attorney
them will made bring
Japanese Maxine
MAKING GETS FROM UNDER.
Agtat learning subsequent
Ii Eva
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
Getting Evidence.

Sheriff Jarrett went to Waipahu at
Don in an auto accompanied by W. A.
Kinney, NJ. F. Prosser, T. FL. Petrie and
Photographer Kearns and an Interpreter
i get a statement from Giichi. The
|heriff afterwards boarded the train
b which the ten specials were and took
barge of the detachment. He viii
i've them instruction as to their duties
Kahuku
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28
DON'T PUT 1T OFF.

Don't allow twenty,fonr hours to
elapse without Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In your
home. True, yon may not need ii
within that time, but ii is better than
any Doctors prescription and worth
twenty times its cost in cases of diar-
rhoea, eramp collie or dysentery, which
are liable TO come on suddenly AZ this
season Of the year-For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28

Fred Harrison. tho local contractor,
will leave for lilo next Tuesday to
start wnrk on the construction OF tho
new Haekfold building In Hilo, The
structure will be tho largest Ia llilo,
being two stories high and built of TO-
lnforeed concrete,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28

Robert X. Bonne has about finished
the large picture which he has been
making for the Hawaiian exhibit at the
Seattle fair, Tie has developed his
surfrlding pictures, which show up In
iine shape the stTenuosisy OF this unique
sport,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28

for all the Japanese originally employ
ed, and perhaps more"
strikebreakers at Eva.
Strikebreakers to the number of 400
went to Eva plantation from town yes
terday and will keep that estate going.
Strikers Are Wondering.
The strikers who were brought to
town from. Aiea and Waipahu, who
have been maintained in idleness since
their arrival are reported to be get
ting restless and are becoming captious
in their criticisms. On their arrival
they were fed generously but lately the
rations have been served on a diminish.
ing scale and they have commenced
complaining of the commissary depart
ment.
Furthermore, it is also reported that
the hundred bags of rice so temptingly
displayed last week so that arriving
strikers could feast their eyes upon the
towering supply was only paid for yes
terday The food supplies are said to
be getting low
In addition the strikers are commenc-
ing to ask embarrassing questions of
the agitators as to when the strike
will be over so that they can get
back to work. The strikers stored their
household goods in the stores and shops
in the plantation villages and came to
town with light supplies of clothing,
etc. They are anxious to return to the
plantations as they did not expect to
remain here a week.
Revisited Waialua.
The agitators revisited Waialua plan
tation on Tesday night, going from here
in an automobile. Maxine stated yes
terday morning that he advised the con
tractors not to quit, but to remain at
their work and look after their crops.
This advice was not given to the con
tractors at Aiea and Waipahu, and
those men were paid off according to
the terms of their agreements. their
action constituting a breach of the con
tract.
Hotel Man Has Funds.
Yamashiro, the hotel proprietor, is
the treasurer of the "strike fund. -
About a dozen auditors handle the cash
to see if it is o. X.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-05-27
IOWA RIVER SURVEY.
Major Meiys Begins Examination of
The Stream.

KeOluk, Ia, May 26.-MajOr Mont
gomery Meigs, George Hartel and
Theodore Meyling left the lower locks
at 6 D. m. in the launch Hornet bound
for New Boston where the Cedar and
Iowa rivers empty into the MISSISSIPPI
pi The Hornet will so up the river
as far as the junction of the two riv-
.ers, Columbus junction, from where
the trip down the river as far as
Iowa City will be started. After fin
ishing an examination Of tie Iowa
river, the Cedar river will be exam
iped as far as Cedar Rapids. The
purpose of the examination is the
same as that made by the Des Moines
river to determine whether the river
is worthy of survey to discover II
they are navigable. Major Meigs eX'
poets to he gone ten days.