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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
FARM HAND WAS
WIFE'S AFFINITY
So They Murdered the Farmer and
Then Buried His Body Back
of the Barn.

MANKATO, MINI, June 29.-Mrs.
H. j. Ledbeter. wife of a well to do
farmer, and Frank Smith, the hired
man, are under arrest today charged
with the murder of Ledbeter, whose
body was found buried Sunday on the
farm. The head was crushed with a
blunt instrument Ledbeter, had been
missing since May 4. William
Schwandt and a sister of Mrs. Ledbet-
er, are also under arrest and imp'icat-
ed in the removal of the body from the
first burial place in the barn to the
new grave on the farrl. Smith told
the authorities that Mrs. Ledbeter had
killed her husband with an axe be-
cause of her infatuation for him. A
mob congregated outside the jail at
Mankato where Smith is prisoner
and made threats of lynching. The
situation is quiet today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
"A BOUNTY FOR
RAISING TEA
Senator viii Present Novel Encour
agement For Tea Raising in
This Country.

WASHINGTON June 29. An effort
to obtain procedure for his income tax
amendment was made by Brown Of
Nehr1s ~. In the senate today. He
asked that an unanimous consent to
hiE Joint resolution be given immediate
consideration. Aldrich said he would
Sc willing providing there would be no
debate. Bailey, Of Texas, objected.
friends Of the income tax" said
S Bailey, think the adoption of reso-
luton calling for the constitutional
amendment is unnecessary, yet they
are willing to pass an unnecessary res.
olution, II convinced that it would not
hurt. favor passing the income tas
bill, then II some are doubtful. ! would
mass A resolution for the constitutional
amendment to reassure them.
Tillman's amendment to place duty
Of ten cents per pound on tea was re-
jected by vote OF IS to 55. Two dem
ocrats, Tillman and Bailey, and six
teen republicans voted for it. Smith
Of Michigan, announced that he would
offer later a provision to pay boun
ty for five years. on every pound OF
tea produced in this country.
At two thirty this afternoon Aldrlcf
announced in the senate that the
j. tariff schedules had been disposed OF.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
WILL LOOK FOR
WATER POWER
Professor From the state University
Will Make an Examination Of
the Rivers Of the State.

DES MONIES, June 29.-The pos
sibilities for developing water power
from Iowa streams and rivers are TO
be investigated shortly by Prof. Geo.
F. Kay, of the state university. who
will make a close examination of each
stream that offers indications of being
a power producer. This announce
ment was made today by James Lees,
assistant state geologist. under whose
department Professor Kay will work.
Announcing other work planned by
the geology department for the sum-
mer, Mr.. Leese said that Prof. S. w.
Boyer, of Ames, will continue the in
vestigation for road building mater.
ials. Prof. B. Shimek of the state
university and j. E. Carman will study
the drift sheet problem in Harrison,
Monona and other counties of north
western Iowa. The most important
part Of the surveys work this summer
will be cooperation with the United
States geological survey In making a
Typographical map Of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
SUGAR TRUST
rs STILL SAFE
Grand Jury Failed to Return Any In
dictments But May Have Filed
a secret One.

NEW YORK, June 29.-With the
failure Of the grand jury to file indict-
ments in the investigation of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
and the departure today of United
States District Attorney Wise, for
Europe to take depositions In the
Panama canal libel case 1t is gener-
ally conceded that the probability Of
any criminal action against the sugar
trust Is slight. at least until the re.
turn Of Wise, in August. 1t was con-
sidered practically certain that offic-
ials of the sugar trust would be ind!ct-
ed. None Of those connected with the
attorneys office will discuss the
failure to return indictments. The
grand jury has not yet reported to
court, and it is possible that secret
action has been taken in the sugar
cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
SAYS The Gar
CANNOT ESCAPE
Anarchist Said to Have Made Con-
fession Before He Committed
Suicide in Stock
holm.
CoMRADE ON THE WATCH
Anare sre in Waiting and Will
: Gar When the oppor-
tunlty is Given to
Them.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 2s.-
Refusing to divulge the names of the
conspirators, Adolph Wang, the as
sassin. who had been commissioned
by the anarchists to kill the czar, and
whose inability to get near enough was
the only thing which prevented the
murder, confessed he had no motive
to kill Beekman, but said he did 1t to
show his comrades he could go. 1t is
learned that on the best authority,
the police tried to conceal everything
bearing on the killing of Beekman
and the suicide Of his assassin. 'The
czar cant escape 1t is alleged Wang
said, "The czar is continually watched
and my comrades are waiting to at
tempt to kill him wherever he goes.
1t Is rumored that the situation may
grow serious and the czar's trip will
be abandoned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
WEATHER CROP
WEEKLY BULLETIN
In Spite Of The Numerous
Night Rains.

DES MONIES, June 29.-The
weather crop bulletin for the week
ending June 81 is as follows:
The week was farm with frequent
showers and excessive humidity The
mean temperature was to degrees
above the weekly normal and the rain
fall was considerably above the aver
age except over the south central and
southeast counties where 1t was very
light. Although the rainfall was
heavy and in some localities excess
I've, it was beneficial over the eastern
and extreme western counties, but
over the upper half Of the Des Moines
valley, where the amounts were the
largest, the effect will be injurious, on
fiat and bottom lands. AS most CT the
showers occurred at night there was
nearly the normal amount of sunshine
and while the ground, In many sec
tions, was too wet to work most OF
the time, fair progress was made in
cleaning the corn fields and the major
ity of them are now in good condition
and replanting was finished on the bot
tom lands IN southern districts.
The warm and moist weather caus-
ed an unusually rapid growth of all
vegetation, but corn is not yet up to
the average for this time OF the year.
Dry, warm weather with sunshine
is now needed to mature the small
grain and securing the bountiful hay
crop which is nearly ready to cut.
Wheat and barley are reported to be
in good condition and oats are doing
we'll except on low ground. Potatoes
and garden truck are very thrifty, but
wind and hail storms have caused
damage to fruit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
NO ONE CLAIMS
MONEY IN STOVE
Nearly Thousand Dollars Found
But Twelve Men Arrested will
Not Ask for II.

NEW YORK, June 2s. Joseph
Becker, a policeman, was shot through
the neck early today from q board
ing house when he and his partner
William Meyers went to Investigate
what was reported as the scene Of
various holdups, mysterious shootins.
and black hand outrages. The shot
was fred from the window of Aug
ustine Domiceli who was arrested,
charged with felonious assault.
Twelve prisoners in all were taken.
The police found nearly thousand
dollars in a stove but none would ad-
NIT ownership.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Low BIDS FOR
STREET PAVING
Mason City Closes Contracts For Some
Extensive Street
Work.
Especial to The Gate C,ty.1

Especial to The Gate City.l
MASON CITY, June 29.- Contracts
were let here last night by the city
council for extensive street improve
ments. about seven miles being con-
templated.
Contracts for $4,000 square yards OF
street paving at $l.19 and 5,S25 square
yards alley paving at s1,26, all OF ce-
Eent and concrete were awarded last
evening by the council to NJ. Tschirgi
& Sons, Of Dubl Iue.
The members OF the council and all
other contractors who had filed bids
for the work, we're astounded at the
low bids offered by the Dubuque firm.
The nearest bid to the successful
one, was s1.3a for street work and
s1.50 for alleys by Frier, Locke &
Johnson OF st. Paul.
This will mean splendid paving at a
cost lower than ever anticipated.
The total improvement is for 81
blocks and will cost approximately
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Another Illinois POST Office Was Rob
bed by Bandits Who Use Mod
ern Method of Es-
Gaping.
GOT FIVE THOUSAND
Building Was Wrecked by the Explo.
sion When Fired and the
Robbers Escaped After
Fight.

CHICAGO, June 20. Thr marked
men early today dynamited the safe
of the post Office at Leland H., and
escaped with five thousand in money
and stamps after fight with tie citf.
zens. They escaped in an automobile
1t is believed they are the same
automobile bandits who robbed otn
er Illinois post offices. They entered
the Office through rear window. The
post office was wrecked by the ex
plosion. A posse fired on the rob
bers and one robber was wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
THE WEATHER.
Indications for Iowa, Illinois and Nils
souri, Wired From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill.,, June 29.-For ILL.,
nois: Fair tonight and probably
Wednesday. Warmer on lower Lake
Michigan Wednesday,
For Iowa and Missouri: Generally
fair tonight and probably Wednesday.
Continued warm.
Local Observations.
KEOKUK, Iowa, June 90
June. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
2S I pm. i. 5000 II Calm Cldy
20 Z am. 80. .06 73 NE Cldy
Rainfall for past "a hours 67 hum
dredths.
River above low water of 1864 10
feet tenths.
Change in "a hours rise 8 tenths.
Mean temperature rs.
Maximum temperature Sc.
Minimum temperature, 20.
The Des Moines river is rising again
at Des Moines, stage IL feet tenths
this a. m. Rise of 8 tenths since Sun
day morning.
FRED 2. GosEwIscH,
v Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
CHINESE sMUG UGGLERS
STILL BEING HELD
aen Were Acquitted Of Charge But
Government Still Hangs
Onto Them.

CHICAGO, June 80. Federal Judge
lands will decide this week whether
or not Jose PARA and Carlos Sevet-
"a recently acquitted of charges Of
tonspiring to smuggle Chinese from
mexico, are to be sent to Ell Paso on a
s'milar charge. Following the acquit-
ial. the government refused to release
me men. The mems attorneys alleged
Ssaey had been tried on the charge and
Z snouid have been released. United
'.ates Commissioner Foote today rul-
5 s. otherwise, and bound the men over
y the Landis court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
schIatter Was Arrested.

DIES MONIES, June 29.-"Schlat-
ter" minister of the gospel and self
styled faith healer, was arrested in
his apartments at the Sabin hotel by
Detective Brunnemer on telegram
from the sheriff at Clinton, Iowa,
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. The informa-
tion against "Schlatter' was filed by
a man named Anderson in Clinton whs
alleges that the faith healer secured
a considerable amount of money from
him as an advance payment for guar
anteed cure, later leaving the city
without rendering the service prom
ised or returning the money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
ANOTHER COMMISSION
FALSEHOOD CORRECTED
keokuk Would Not Lose Its Special
Charter If the Plan Was Not De-
sired After Secured.
no the editor Of me Gate CITY.

10 the Editor of The Gate City.
The proposition Shall the PROPOSE
tion to organize the City of Keokuk
under charter ID c of the Supplement
to the Code-19O7 as amended by the
acts of the thirty third general assem-
bly, be adcpted?" should be either lost
or carried through thorough under
standing Of the whole situation and
after full information and not lost
through ignorance of the workings or
by Misrepresentation.
have been asked number of
times and in fact have been solicited
to vote against this proposition be-
cause as alleged, should we ever de-
sire to go back to the old form of gov
ernment, we would then be compelled
to organize under the general law and
would hereby forfeit our special char
ter This argument is either advanc-
ed through wilful Misrepresentation or
through ignorance on the part Of
those advancing the same and should
be corrected in the interest of fairness
to both sides in this matter. Section
1056-a- SO Of the supplement of the
code-1907 reads as follows, as amend
ed by the acts of the 33. G. A.
1056-a-39. ANY city which shall
have operated for more than six years
under this act may abandon such or
ganization hereunder and accept the
provisions of the general laws Of the
state then applicable to cities of its
population, or If now organized under
special charter may resume said spec
ial charter by proceeding as follows:
Upon the petition of not less than
twenty-five percentum of the electors
of such city special election shall be
called, at which the following PROPOSE
tion only shall be submitted:
Shall the City of (name Of city,
abandon its organization under chap
ter IA of the supplement of the code
1907, as amended by acts of the thirty
third general assembly,, and become a
city under the general law governing
cities, or If now organized under spec
ial charter shall resume said special
charter"
There is no foundation for an,
other statement or argument on thi'
4 point. and the law is plain as Sc
fourth in he above authorities. Th
voters Of the city might well sisI
some people who advance this argr
ment if they got their information
/ from correspondence school.
ATTORNEY. 5
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
DOUBLE HEADER
IS NOW PROMISED
Unknown Person Sends Word Of a
Dynamite Explosion Which is
to Happen in Chicago in
Short Time.
NEAR THE POLICE
THE POLICE
NEAR
Orders Have Been Issued to Shoe.
Bomb Throwers on Sight and
Make an Investigation
Afterwards

CHICAGO, June ga warning
postal purporting to come from the
person responsible for Sunday nights
explosion, and threatening more
terrific explosion, was received today
by local newspaper The postal
says that the next will be s.double
header and be close enough for the
chief and his boss to see 1t put" The
postal states that the dynamiting
Is planned to arouse public sentiment
against gamblers, pool room and hand
book men of Chicago. The police are
ordered to kill anyone on sight. seen
placing bomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Mo Nearo Troops There.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas. June 20
1t was announced here that the fed
eral authorities will send two com.
panies of white troops to occupy Fbrt
Brown, formerly held by the negro
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth regiment
who were discharged from service fol
lowing the raid several years ago
This is the first move on the part Of
the government to fill the places OF
the discharged soldiers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
NEGRO SHOT TO
DEATH IN SWAMP
Refused to Surrender When Brought
to Bay by the Posse and Is
Now Dead One.

ADRIAN, Ga, June 29.-Roulet
Jenkins, negro, who killed George
Howell. and wounded the latter's
wife, was surrounded in swamp to-
day. He was heavily armed and re-
fused to surrender. The posse at
tempted his capture and he wounded
two of them. The possee then shot
him to death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Brandenbera Not. Guilty.

NEW YORK, June 29.-When court
opened today, Assistant District At
torney Mott resumed the summing up
! for the prosecution in the trial oi
Broughton Brandenberg. The case
goes TO the jury this afternoon.
Broughton Brandenburg was found
not guilty this afternoon. He was re.
arrested Immediately on the charge OF
kidnapping his stepson at ST. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
UNWRITTEN Law
WAS PLEAD
Jury Frees Man Who Murdered An
other Whom He Charged
with Dastardly Crime,

CHICAGO. June 20. The first ac
quittal in Illirois of a slayer pleading
the "unwritten law" was recorded to
day when the jury freed Michal Pa
cellano who killed Frank Serano, af
ter Serano had lured Pacellano's sister
to New York. Pacellano charged Sc
rano with taking his sister, Mrs. Jo
sephino Fresso, a bride of week te
New York and attempted to sell hel
irto white slavery. The jury was ou
sixteen hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
WAGES WILL BE
INCREASED JULY l
Prosperity Has Returned to the
Thousand of Men Working in
Iron Industries.

NEW YORK, June 29.-On July
first, practically all of the independent
steel and iron companies which re-
duced wages in February, will have re-
stored the wages to the old schedules.
Over hundred thousand men will re-
ceive an increase. The cut was mads
when the United States Steel cor
poration declared for an open market.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
RUSSIAN CHOLERA
ON THE INCREASE
Summer Home Of the Premier Has
Been Quarrantined On Account
of the Disease.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2s.-At-
tention is drawn to the increased
spread of the cholera today by the dis
covery of an outbreak among the
servants at the summer home OF
Premier Stelypin. The house has been
quarantined and the servants isolated
from the family of the Premier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
IMMIGRANTS HAVE
TOO LITTLE MONEY

OrderS issued TO steamship Companies
to be More Careful of the
Passenger List.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Immigration
Commissioner Williams is again on
the track of the steamship companies
and further restrictions on aliens is
embodied in a circular just issued.
The commissioner says that many
immigrants are brought here whose
funds are manifestly inadequate for
their support until they obtain work,
and warns the companies that this
must cease. All immigrants should
have at least $25 besides the railroad
fare to their destination. "For sew
eral weeks he says, ''as high as thir-
ty-five per cent of those arriving have
been held up. Years ago three per
cent was considered a fair limit"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Eight of Them Have Taken Their
Lives Within Month and Peo-
Pile Are Wondering Why
it is Happening.
WEAKENED MENTALLY
Many Theories Are Being Advanced
Including One That Publicity
is the Reason For the
Epidemic.

PARIS, June 29.-The authorities
were shocked today by the discovery
of the body of Louis E. Vounax aged
IA, in the canal, making the eighth
child suicide during the month. Many
theories are advanced for the children
committing suicide and tie defective
mentality becoming more prevalent
along a certain portion of the Paris
poor, is the cause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
SEVENTY BABIES
Died OF HEAT
washington Coroner Claims Tha.
Many Little Lives Were Sac
rlficed Because Of the
Weather.
COOLER Is COMING
Most Of Them Were From the Poor
People Who Had no Means Of
Finding Relief From
the Hot Weather.

WASHINGTON. June 20. Seventy
babies died in Washington the past
SIX days. directly or indirectly as a
result Of the heat, according to an es-
innate made today by Coroner Nevitt.
THESE figures tell story OF misery,
poverty and helplessness," said the
coroner. "a majority were children OF
the poor. who are crowded in the hall
ways and narrow streets away from
sunshine and pure air. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
chinaman Belongs to Powerful Sc
cret Society Which is Thought
to be Helping
Him.
ESCAPE IS CONCEDED
The Murderer Of Elsie sisIe Has Paid
His Lodge Dues and is Get
ting Good Benefits For

NEW YORK. June 2s.-It is prac-
tically conceded here today that there
is no hope of apprehending Leon Ling
Ling is a member of powerful Tong,
and it is believed it is aiding him.
Little is known of the organization ex-
cept that it extends to every part of
the globe. The police confine their
time. to tracing rumors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

w. r. G. Kendrick and Cora B.
Kendrick have transferred to Martin
Steidley, the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 6, als<
the west half of the west half of the
northwest quarter of section six, also
the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section 6, township 65.
north of range 5, west. the property
being near Sugar Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Coroner,s Verdict In.

ST. MICHELs, Md, June 29.-The
verdict of the coroner's jury in the
Woodill murder case was that East
man killed Edith May Thompson
Woodill, or was accessory to the mur-
der" 1t was compromised verdict, as
four members of the jury refused to
sign until the words "or was access
sorry to the murder were added.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Railroad is Fined.

DANvILLE, Ill.,, June 29.-The Mo
bile and Ohio railroad in the federal
court here today was fined $1oO and
costs on each of ten counts charging
it with violation of the laws of sew
eral southern states. With costs it
will make the fine $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Strike is Ended.

PITTSBURG, June 29.--At 1o:so
last night the street railway strike
was officially declared at an end, in
the Office of Mayor Magee the agree
ment signed by officials of the COM
pany and executive committee from
the employees. The settlement is sat
isfactory to both sides, and cars have
resumed operation as before the
strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
YALE-HARVARD
GAME TODAY
Second of the Series Was to Have
Been Played at New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn June 29.-All
interest in the Yale commencement
exercises today cen.ers around the
annual commencement baseball game
this afternoon between Yale and Har-
yard. 1t is the second of the series,
and if Yale wins, the third game will
be played in New York on Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
UNCLE SAM HAS
MADE MONEY
Month Of June Shows the Government
to Have Made Profit on
its Busineos.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-With one
day remaining of the fiscal year, the
government finds its deficit a little
over ninety-four millions instead CT
one hundred and ten millions as esti-
mated last fall. June has been a
banner month, the increase Of receipts
over Expenditures being almost four
and half million.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Was Secretly Married.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.-That
Samuel S. Howard, brother-in-law Of
August Belmont was secretly married
here on June 23 became known today.
The bride was Miss Lelie Wallace
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Cold Wave Promised.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The
weather bureau promises another re-
lief fro mthe hot wave. = general
change to cooler weather is in prog.
ress in the northwestern states, lake
region and northwest, a bulletin says.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Warnino "a Pine smokers.

Warming 70 Pipe SmokerS.
BUTTE Mont, June 29.- Doninick
Berotti was killed today by falling
face downward upon long stemmed
pipe. The stem was forced through
his neck behind the ear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Count Zeppelin Manages His ship In
Severe Storm and Had it Un-
der Perfect Control
During Trip.
TH1RTY-s1X MILE TRIP
Was Forced to Land on Account ct
Trouble With the Motor But
Outside Of That, He
Was All Right.

BIBERACH. Baden, Germany, June
29.--After battling three hours with
storm, Count Zeppelin, who left Fried
richshafen last night for Metz. was
forced to land his air ship Zeppelin
!, for repairs. He Travelled thirty-six
miles under difficult winds. After re-
pairing the motors the trip will con-
tinue. He is taking the airship to
Metz for military purposes. The trip
is looked upon as a triumph as he
succeeded in holding the course, and
drove the machine through the storm
without losing control.