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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
JACKSONVILLE
HAS A BIG FIRE
Three Buildings Destroyed and Bus.
ness District Imperiled-Loss
About $25,o0o.

JACKSONVILLE, H., Feb. 1o.-2
a. m.-(Wednesday)-Fire that start
ed in Thomason's cafe about o'clock
this morning, was spread rapidly by a
high wind until it threatened a large
area of the business district.
The flames ate through the cafe as
If it had been tinder box, and were
soon ravaging the interio, Of Gill
ANS undertaking esta :shment, al
so spreading into the Lane Bros.
building. The loss ct this hour is
about s25,000, and the flames are not
yet under control, but it is believed
they will be confined to the property
mentioned and that further spread can
be checked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
WAS THE GEORGIA
IN A COLLISION?
OFFICIAL Inquiries From Gibraltar Do
Not Verify the Report Of an
Accident.

- LONDON, Feb. Official In.
su.ries made at Gibraltar today do
ao' verify the reported collision be-
M Seen The Georgia and another one of
ne american battleships. No word
~ uas oeen received at Gibraltar and
ae report is wholly discredited. It
impossible to learn how the report
eas started.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
THE WEATHER.
Indications for Iowa, II nois, and Mis-.
souri, Wired From CHICAGO.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Rising tempera.
ture.
For illinois; Fair tonight and
thursday preceded by threatening
north portion. No decided change in
temperature.
For Iowa and Missouri. Fair ia.
night and Thursdcy Rising tempera-
ture Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Mcculioch Succeeds Besss.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 10.-Capt
Robert McCulloch was elected presi
dent of the United Railways company
to succeed John |. Beggs yesterday
Richard McCulloch was chosen vice
president, to succeed Captain McCul
loch in that Office, and James Adkins
was reelected secretary and treasur
er The position of auditor, made va
cant by the resignation of Frank r
Henry, was not filed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
RUSSIA Meets
ANOTHER SCARE
Evidence Presented to the Foreign
Office That Austria is on Verge
of Complying With Per-
sian Request.
TO GIVE AID TO SHAH
Such Action Would be in Direct oppo.
sition to the Anglo-Russian
Plan and "outsiders"
Intervention.

ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 1o.-Rus-
sia experienced another Persian scare
today when evidence presented to the
foreign ollce purports to show that
Austria is on the verge of complying
with the Persian reques' to aid the
Shah in the suppression of a rebel
lion. Should the Austrian rumor prove
correct the foreign Office view it as
an intervention of an outsider" in
direct opposition to the Anglo-Russian
plan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
RETURNED VERDICT
OF MANSLAUGHTER
Mrs. Mary Wright Convicted of the
Murder of Her Stepdauehter at
Devils Lake, N. D.

DEVILS LAKE, n. D., Feb. 10
The jury hearing the case of Mrs.
Mary Wright, who is charged with the
murder of her step-daughter on August
IL, returned verdict this morning of
manslaughter. The jury fixed pen
atty of five years imprisonment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Weather Conditions.

A cold wtve which has been at
tended by snow, prevails in the Mis-
souri,, upper Mississippi and Ohio val
leys, and the lake region and there
have been rains in the gulf and At.
lantic coast states, with rising tenn
perature on the Atlantic coast, the
storm center moving out through the
st. Lawrence valley.
With exception of rain in Oregon,
the weather is fair west of the Missis-
sippi river, the temperature rising in
the northwest, with low barometer
IN oregon, and the high barometer
has moved to the western gulf.
Fair weather is indicated in this
section tonight and Thursday, be-
coming warme Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
NINETEEN FIREMEN
OVERCOME BY GAS
Were fighting flames in New YORK
Tenement House When They
Were Overcome.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-Nineteen
firemen were overcome by gas from
leaking main while they We're fighting
a blaze in a tenement, early today.
One fireman was probably found too
late and it is thought to have been
fatally overcome. Two hundred per-
sons we're rescued by the firemen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
POINT LIMON HIT
BY TIDAL WAVE
Terrific Wind Has Been 5w-cping the
East Coast Of Central America
for Several Day.

PANAMA. Feb. 10.-An unconfirm-
ed rumor current today says that
Point Limon promotory, just north OF
the city of Limon, Costa Rica, has
been swept by a tidal wave. 1t is not
known if the city was struck. A ter
rife wind has swept the e.,st coast OF
Central America the past few days
and shipping suffered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
MRS. BROWNING
DENIED INSURANCE
Widow Of the Man Slain by Rev.
Carmichael Unable to Get Hus-
bands Insurance.

PORT HURON, Feb. 10-Mrs. Gid
con Browning, the widow of the man
who was slain by Rev. John H. Car
michael, today returned to New York
having been denied by the court the
insurance which Browning ad left.
A week before Brownings death he
transferred the one thousand insur-
ance to his son. Browning and his
wife We're separated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Denied a Motion.

coN NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-supreme
mo.i nDail Judge Thomas denied today a
p,aa., oa made in behalf of Borough
s,oa ss'aeht coler to appoint commits
denaa,.. ,or 'he purporse of taking the
.las p,','lon Of Roosevelt in the suit
rs Ecu Dy coler against the Brooklyn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
.e. Salesman Dead.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1o.-William
.tlilne, the $4,000 a year lace sales
man. whom Mrs. Jane Parks Caldwell
trial marriage beauty brought into
prominence q month ago as her al
finity, is dead at his home in Haworth,
N.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Storm Delays Trains.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 1o.-The trains ar
riving here are from one-half to six
hours late. A number of the local
lines are hopelessly blocked by great
drifts. Fair and warmer is the wealth.
er for today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Renort piscredited.

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. lo,-At
the office of the Mexican Cable com
panv today no report of the tidal
wave at I.imon. Costa Rica, had been
received. The rumor of disaster is
discredited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Unknown Steamship Wrecked.

CASTLETON, Feb. 1O.-A steam
ship from America, nationality un-
known at present, was wrecked today
off the coast of this province. Her
or y and passengers, numbering GO,
were saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
earthquake Disturbano. w;d.

renas. mMAico CITY, Feb. 1o.-Today's
ham, IS indicate wide spread distur-
ara e accompanying the earthquake
pes, ,oleanic eruption of yesterday
"a ! eoiima. A ridge of lava is said
yo,ae ~ moving down the side of the
araaa a,o and tic region Immediately
1aected is barren.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Eastina fer Rheumatism.

ADRIAN, Mich, Feb 10.-Mrs. Min
or Cole took substantial food today for
the first time in forty days. She has
been fasting as cure for rheumatism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Senator Anthony Preparing a Reso-
luton to Score Roosevelt For
His Attack on Senator
Perkins.
AND PERKINS SWITCHES
Sends Telegram to AssembIyman
Griffith to Cooperate With the
Governor-New York
is Alarmed.

/ SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1O.-senator
Anthony Is preparing to introduce a
resolution that will score Roosevelt
lor attacking United States Senator
PERKINS attitude favoring the Cal
lfornla Japanese measures while on.
posing an increase in the navy. The
school bill was taker for reconsid-
Grafton in the house today. In the
meantime Perkins has apparently
switched his support % Roosevelt's
attitude, sending the following mes
sage to Assemblyman Griffith: IF
not inconsistent with your views I
nope you will consult and cooperate
with the governor who I'm sure has
the honor and welfare CT the state and
entire country at heart.
"YelIow Peril'' Reaches New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The Pacific
coast fear of the yellow peril'' was
/ reflected today in the legislature
when Assemblyman CULVER of New
York introduced a bill providing 4or
| a state committee authorized to con-
| fer with coordinate bodies of other
i states on the advisability of enacting
general exclusion acts against the
Japanese. The measure clothes the
committee with full power to make a
searching iSssssss..ig.as.ica os thekecen-
ionic conditions, appropriating ten
thousand for the use. The BIZ was re-
ferred to the ways and means com
mittee.
The commission viii be appointed
within sixty days after the passage of
the act and must consist of five sen
ators and five assemblymen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Japaneae Resentm nt Growing


TOXIC, Feb. 10.-"If Baddha loses
patience if his face is slapped thrice"
This is the concluding paragraph of
an editorial in he ochi today eX-
pressing the resentment of the jap
anese people over the hostile attitude
assumed toward the Japanese ty the
California legislature. This is a
sample of the expressions of the SEN
sational preas and the feeling OF the
radicals OF the government. The more
conservative don't feel such resent
ment. The ideals disI atches say the
feeling began in California has spread
to other coast states and even into the
interior. Conservative papers still
express confidence in the United
States government but the sensation
al dispatches are having an effect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 10
2:45 a. m.-The fire is under control
and subsiding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Local Observation.

Feb. Farther Wind Weather.
8 I am :. % so IL SW 1t Snow
10 7 am :. 29s, SO 10 w Clear
Rainfall fos past . hours trace.
River above low water of 1864 s
feet s tenths.
Change in "a hours rise tenths.
Mean temperature, 80.
Maximum temperature, so.
Minimum temperature, II.
Lowest temperature, last night, 3.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Daily River Bulletin.
Flood. Height. Change

st. Paul -. ia Frozen 80. Clear
La crosse Frozen ~. Cldy
Davenport 10 .. -. Snow
Galland IS 20 90 .....
Keokuk rs IS xo.2 Clear
st. Louis >. 80 1912 ..... PIT Cdy
G.. B. & Q. Bridge, Burlington, Iowa,
Feb. 9.-The present stage of the riv-
er is fee. 912 inches above low water
mark, rise of 215 inches since last
report
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary
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cents per week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

II you would see a horse strapped
booted, braced, and geared to the Inn
it you must seek such a track as you
see at the old time country fair. Here
comes an awkward flea-bitten gray
which never went under tvo-flfty ID
his life. He is hobbled and checked
and goggled, and hitched up side
wise, lengthwise, and crosswise until
there is more harness than horse YOU
wonder how his driver ever got him
into this rigging, and how he will gei
him out again without cutting him
free with jacknife. A farmer will
a gray beard and twinkling eye OBJ
serves to his neighbor:
Last time John Martin had tina
plug on the road | told him he hat
the old cripple overloaded with fist
aids-to-the-injured Them straps tina
was cal'lated to hoist up his knee
must ha pulled too tight and thi
crltter was yanked clean off tn
ground. What John was gettin' read
for was race for fiyin machines no
boss trot. The Outing Magazin
for October.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

The mayor called upon John S,
Aisthorpe to address the meeting. Mr..
Aisthorpe briefly reviewed the de-
cline of river traffic which twenty
five years ago had been very import
ant at this port The cause of the
decline he said was due TO improve
ments and extensions by the rail
roads, which, however, were not able
now to carry the traffic OF the coun
try. He quoted Mr.. Hill as saying
in effect that the railroads had about
all the capital they could get for ex-
tensions and improvements. and Il
was useless to look to these for car
ryipg the greatly increased and stead
lily increasing tonnage of the country.
we must. therefore, look to the rivers.
Cairo would have to look to the rivers
for advancement in a commercitl way,
and while he would not be understood
as urging any one to identify himself
with the project presented by Mr.. Ma
thews in the hope of large returns,
he believed the people of Cairo
should cooperate in the scheme as
a matter OF public enterprise, for the
good of the city. He would take
stock himself as a risk to aid the
project, believing at the same time
financial point of view, If it were
properly managed. He had no reason
to doubt that it could be developed
into a good business.
Chas. S. Carey presented the mat
ter in strong light, paying high
compliment to Mr.. Mathews as A
writer on general subjects and as a
student of the subject in hand par
ticularly. He said the matter should
interest iobbers particularly. Under
present conditions the freight rate
from New York and other eastern
points to Cairo was rom so to 80
cents per 100 pounds, while from the
same points to southern coast and
gulf points south were 25 cents. From
these latter points the merchants of
the interior in territory which be-
longed to the jobbers of this section,
could be supplied much cheaper from
the eastern iobbers and manufac-
turers than from the jobbers and
manufacturers here The result
would be that unless the latter did
something to place themselves in a
better position to supply the dealers
here, they would be put out of busi-
ness.
E. A. Smith, president of the Com
mercial club. expressed himself in
favor of the scheme and believed
Cairo should help it along. The mayor
also urged favorable consideration,
and tsarong little talk was made
by Mr.. Sweeney.
Mp. Matthews aske for subscriptions
to stock at $50 per share, payable in
four instalIInents and met with re
Spouse as follows:
Mayor Parsons 100 shares, Jno S
Aisthorpe 20 shares, III. e. Halliday
20 shares, Chas. Feuchter 10 shares,
e. A. Smith 10 shares and several
Others lesser number while more
promised to subscribe later In all
50 900 was subscribed.
Mr.. Sweeney will Re in the city
today and call on business men for
subscriptions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
CITIZENS OF CAIRO ENDORSE
BIG RIVER TERMINAL SCHEME

There was a large and representa-
tive gathering of citizens last night at
Armory Hall, to hear Messrs. Ma
thews and Sweeney of ST. Louis, on
the subject of the great scheme Of
river traffic as represented in the ten
Mathematician Mississippi Valley
Transportation Co. Mayor Parsons
presided over the meeting, introduc.
Ing the speaker. Mr., Mathews came
prepared to give one of the most in
tcresting talks heard here in many
months. He had a series of stereopti-
con views showing barbors of many
cities in Europe and elsewhere, where
the plans proposed TO be CARED out
here by this new company have long
heen in practical operation. with
splendid results, under natural condi'
[ uns less favorable tian those wnlcl
Prevail here on the Mississippi river
aad its tributaries. Mr.. Mathews
made very able and every effective
presentation of the subject, explaining
in detail every feature shown In the
pictures. There were views of the
harbors of Hamburg. Bremen, Mann
helm and other German ports, also
number of lesser points on tho
famous Rhine, the Moser and other
rivers Some also from France, AMI
South America Then there were
~
pictures showing the. boats and
barges In use there and others show
ing In detail the docks, derricks, tram
ways. etc, used in loading and I'M
loading freight, or transferring it
from the shore. BY way of contrast
he presented views of landings on
the Mississippi river, at Vieksburg,
New Orleans. Greenville, Bariields,
and some other ports on the Arkansas
river, showing that the methods in
vogue here we're century behind
those in use in the ports across the
ocean. He gave a great array al
facts and figures, showing the great
growth of. traffic on the rivers in
Europe, as direct result OF the i'm
proved methods Of handling aud
Transporting freight
Mr.. Mathews said Cairo was con
sidered one of the. most important
opints on the river and the company
purposed to expend $4,000 here at
once for terminal improvements, put
ting in such docks. derricks, ware
houses, ETC., as might be necessary
to handle freight economically and
expeditiously.
1t was purposed to put in like
terminals at st, Louis, Memphis,
vicksburg, New Orleans and several
other southern ports. Thirty steam
ers and zoo barges, all of steel would
be built, contracts for these having
been already let. Six hundred thous-
and tons of freight annually was al
ready promised and il was expected
to carry over one millions tons the
second year.
Cairo was not asked to make any
donations to the project, but to sub
scribe for stock in TIE company
which, according to reliable opinion,
would pay per cent the first year.
ST. Louis business men would take
$2,500,000 of the stock and the bust
ness men OF Chicago, Memphis, New
Orleans had indicated purpose to
subscribe largely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
PEOPLE OF BARLOW, KY, AND
HARPER EMPLOYEES SUBSCRIBE

"If the people of Cairo wish to give
some testimonial of their appreciation
of my sisters noble character and life
rather than to commemorate the man
ner OF her death and what followed
1t, would much prefer that they do
so by erecting monument at the
cemetery where she lies buried" -
JOHN PELLY {hrotner Of the late
Miss Anna Pellyl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
Finding Ones Way In China.

1t Is no easy matter to find ones
way about in China, feven II one
knows the language. $50, at least.
says w. J. Garnett, the third secre-
tary of the British Legation at Pc
kin, who returned little while ago
from a journey through the provinces
OF Shantung and Kiangsu. There are
he says, villages every few miles. but
the inhabitants seem very ignorant
of the places in their own neighbor-
hood.
AS sample Of the conversation
that took place when ne asked the
way from one village to another he
records as follows: rs this the way
to Tsouhsein?" Are you going to
Tsouhsein?" Yes; is this the way?"
"Oh, YOU are going to lsouhsein, are
you? Where do you come from"
From Chlningchow. Please is this
the way to Tsouhsein?" "On, you've
rome from Chiningchow, have you?
Are you going into the city walls OF
Tsouhsein?" Finally the native would
admit that he did not know the way
to Tsouhsein. At the entrance to an
other village an ancient vlllager was
asked what the name Of the place
was. After asking in turn who Mr..
Garnett was, where he had come from
where he was going and why he want
ed an inn, he considered the original
question, wnen repeated by the patti
ent Inquirer, and finally closed the
conversation by saying, How should
| know? | am not learned man."
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

Yesterday sl6.45 was added to the
Pellymonument und, of this GAS
came citizens of Barlow, KY. and
1913 from theemployees OF G. II.
Harp and the balancefrom others.
The Barlow contributions were ac-
companied by letter from Benz.
Newton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
Receipts Nov. %, 1909.
nlnYes Central Union Tele
Mrs. Browns Boarding House.
Cairo, H., Nov. 10, t9t

Cairo, H., Nov. 10, 1909.
Editor of The Bulletin Enclosed
you will find so cents from Mrs.
Browns boarding house, 211 Fiji.
teenth street for the monument fund
for Miss Anna Pelly:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
From Singer Co. Employees.

The following in addition to s23.45
received several days ago were sent
in yesterday by the employees of the
Singer Mfg, Co:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
Singer Co. Employees.

Offerings to the public monument
fund Of the late Miss Anna Pelly
from the employees of the Singer
Manufacturing company:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
Slavic Women Workers.

The number OF Slavic women WORT
ing in shops and factories Is large
These are mainly unmarried girls
but the Bohemian families in Nev
York City and elsewhere have TIL
reputation Of sending their wives an
mothers into tailoring and cigar NAL
ing shops to an excessive degre,
The kinds OF work at which Slavi
women are engaged of course var
immensely. In Cleveland, Slovenia
girls work in hardware factor,
handling iron parts of considerable
weight; at the other extreme are Be
hemian and Slovak girls doing IL
finest of lace work and embroider
for fashionable New York dressmal
ers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

The above are Anna contributors
except where otherwise designated.
Yours truly,
A. J. PICKRELL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

II is deplorsble fact that on
taste of revenge is sweeter than
whole mouthful of forgiveness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
From Anna, III.

|. Offerings to the public monumen
fund of the late Miss Anna Pelly from
the employees of the Phoenix Flou
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

New York Store Mercantile Co.
Cairo, Nov. q, 1903.
Editor The Bulletin,
Fear sir: Please accept the follow
ing contributions as token of sym
nathy and honor for Miss Anna Pelly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

The fellow who is pushed for none
is seldom pushed to the front.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
General Contributions Nov.

q
Mrs. Selma C.. Swoboda. .... .25
Miss Mary I. Swoboda ...... rs
Mrs. Lena E Gander. ........ .25
Albert A. Swoboda. .......... ,25
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Swoboda... so
Robert ]. Swoboda. .......... rs
Gilbert r. Swohoda ........ ,25
Carl Il. Swoboda. ......... .25
Miss Lynette Swoboda. ..... rs
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Beird. ... so
Thomas Conley .............. so
L. |. Conley so
Eunice NJ. Conley .......... rs
Sam West ............ 200
Jacob FelIenstein, Grand Chain .25
DR.. ]. NJ Turner. Grand Chain rs
j F. Mackey. Grand CHAIN. 25
r. p Evers, Grand Chain. $50. .25
Chas. Weber ............... 100
q -
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

Some people are like electric bu
tons. They'll not accomplish an
thing unless they are pushed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

From Cairo Nov. 27, 1909.
Chas. Wickliffe, Wickliffe, Ky.S so
Viola Walker ................ 10
From Anna, Nov. 27, 1909.
Anna. ILL.,, Nov. q, 1903.
Cairo Bulletin,
Cairo Illinois.
Gentlemen enclose you draft to GOV.
er contributions Anna Pelly Fund
S2i rs as follows:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02

Tears are not worth their salt,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
Cairo. Thursday, Nov 80
Collect ons Nov. "a, 1909.
More From Anna.

WoFc from NhHd,
The following persons of Anna sent
in their contributions through Post.
master Pickerell Of that city:
A, ]. Pickcrell ,....... 100
w w. Thomas .......... / 90
H. H. Kohn ....,.,.u....,,. 100
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m Hancock House Cairo.

Cairo contributions yesterday were
nc follnuc,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-02
From Anna, Nov. 29.

Total ,........... ..........26. q