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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company Backed by $1o,ooo,ooo,
Hurry Needed improve
ments.
FIGHT FREIGHT RATES
Big Steel Boats and Most Modern
VIII Apply for the Job of
Carrying the Heavy
Stuff.
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[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
ST, LOUIS, Dec. 25.-On the first
day Of next March the Siren whistle
of a Mississippi steamer will announce
the return of the ''old river days. with
modern corporation trimming. River
traffic, killed by the competition OF
railroads will endeavor to rehabilitate
itself and to reverse present condi-
tions, becoming in its turn competi-
tor of the railroads. The Mississippi
Valley transportation company, back
ed by $4,000 900 will give the first
tangible evidence Of the need of deep.
ening the channel, by the establish.
ment Of line of freight and passen-
ger carrying boats. The concern is
headed by w. X. Kavanaugh president
of the Lakes of the Gulf Deep Water
Ways association and one of the most
prominent figures in the efforts to se-
cure from congress an appropriation
for the work Of rebuilding the biggest
river in the United States.
That the success of the effort to re-
establish river days will have direct
effect on the question of deepening the
channel is the belief Of men situated
in the cities and towns along the river.
The new company intends to fight
the freight rates that drove the old
packet off the river by making it the
factor in regainSng trade. The com
pany with modem steel boats expecs
to go after "bulka heavy freisght" ano
will offer low rate.
The boats will ply between st. Louis
and New Orleans at first and later
1t is planned to riln north to ST Pail
Barges will be left at the various
stops down the river loaded ard re.
loaded with merchandise for sorle
other port AMI rcconsigned. Stee,
steamers which VIII be combined
tow boats and passenger boats will
take the barges from port to Port II
Is hardly probable that the new steam,
ers will be really before the middle OF
summer. Mr.. Kavanaugh says. And II
they are not ready, other boats Will be
chartered and put into the service
until the company's own equipment is
completed.
The new company is to be financed
by people interested in the rehabilita
tion of the river traffic Men all along
the river will hold stock and this it Is
believed will support it until the prac
ticability of the idea has been demand
ed. Already 100000 tons of freight
have been contracted for and 1t is be
lieved that 100000 tons will be
handled the first year. This will con
trast well with the palmiest days OF
old river traffic according to river
, men here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Humorist Says Death of His Daughter
Jean, is Part of the Great
Plan, and is Bear.
ing Up.
BODY TAKEN TO ELMIRA
Messages Of Sympathy From all Parts
of Country Pour Into Samuel
Clemens Home,
"StormfieId.v
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REDDING, Conn, Dec 25-The body
of Miss Clemens, the daughter of Sam
uel l.. Clemens, Mark Twain, who
died during an epileptic convrlsicn in
her bath tub at the home of the hurlor-
ist yesterday was taken this morning
to Elmira, N. Y, for burial. The body
was accompanied by MIR. Clemens and
an undertaken from Ridgefield who is
in charge of the funeral arrangements.
The body will be taken to the home
of Charles J. Langdon an uncle of the
dead girl, in Elmira, where it will rest
in the room in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Clemens We're married and where the
funeral services for Mrs. Clemens
were held in 1904. The funeral will
be conducted from the Langdon resi-
dence, according at the present plans
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
According to DIR. Ernest f. Smith,
the family physician. Mr.. Clemens is
bearing his trial with wonderful forti.
tude. He declares his daughters
death, while a great shock to him, is
all "a part of the plan of life
"Jeau's death may after all be fol
the best said Mr.. Clemens. II have
no complaint to make, although | am
now left alone. Her death might have
been attended with infinitely more suf
fering. AS it was, have not the slight
est doubt that she died peacefully"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
George Preston Sheldon Died at His
Home in GreenWish, Isnor-
ant Of lndct-
ment.
NEWS KEPT FROM HIM
Misguided Insurance Man i'll at the
Time Grand Jury Returned
Bill Against
Him.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
GREENWICH, Conn, Dec. 25-Though
he was indicted by the grand jury in
New York three weeks ago for mdsap.
plication OF the funds of Phoenix In.
surance Company Of which he was
president, George Preston Sheldon
died at his home here today, ignorant
of the fact that bench warrant had
been issued for his arrest. He had
been i'll for more than month.
Following the investigation by
superintendent of insurance, Hotch-
kiss, which showed that Sheldon had
pledged securities of insurance COM
pany for stock gambling purposes, the
district attorney brought the matter
before the grand jury and on Dec. Z,
an indictment was handed down
against Sheldon. AS he was very i'll a
that time he was not informed of the
action taken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
President Of Harvard, Charles Eiid
Sees Way to Preserve coun- /
try's Wealth for the
People.
WATERWAYS PRoBLEl
Commission Must be Appointed
President-should Investigate
And Prepare
Plans.
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BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 25.-"W
have talked enough 1t is time to ac
definitely and positively along clea
cut lines, il the resources of thiI
country are to be conserved as theZ
should be-
Announcing himself opposed d
grants to fifty years and urging thI
ton, advocating the limit of suc
grants 40 fifty years and urging tllI
possession of all portions of the did
main thus held privately today shaN
be resumed by the government
Charles w. Eliot, president Emeritu
of Harvard and president Of the na
tional conservation association, &
the words quoted above tonight calle>
for action to preserve the wealth q
the United States to the people.
Organization, he said sis the onI
thing needed There is not douh
today that the sentiment in favor q
conservation is a great public d
mand The strength OF sentimen
must be concentrated upon specifI
measures And to pass these mead
ures leagues, societies and clubs mus
be formed in which membership shal
be open to citizens. Committed
| should be sent to the governors d
each state and by intelligence .o-oper5
! ton between these committees anl
the voluntary associations, congres,
and state legislatures may be forcel
! to immediate action along definitl
lines
/ "A commission must he appointeI
by the president Of the United Statel
to prepare a comprehensive plan fo
! water way Improvement extending 4
all uses of the waters and the bene
fits to be derived from their control
Works necessary under such plan
must be Immediately undertaken AMI
continuously and Systematically pros
ecuted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Conference Will be Held in Chicago
Tomorrow and Almost Ger
tainty That Train Men
VIII Go Back.
TERMS ARE ARRANGED
Only Reason Strike Was Not Settled
at Recent Conference Was Be-
cause Representatives,,
Had no Authority.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 25-
There is every indication that the
strike of the switchmen in the north
west will be concluded MONDAY. The
insistence of President Frank T.
Hawley, Of the Switchmen, that the
strikers should at once be taken back
in the positions they occupied before
the strike is the only. obstacle to
peace.
The only reason, apparently, why
the railroads did not make that con-
cession at yesterdays meeting in
Governor Eberhart's office, was that
their representative were not au-
thorized to do So Today Governor
Eberhart received the promise of two
railroad presidents that this would be
done. L. w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, says his road will
grant this demand and it is believed
by the governors and the parties to
the controversy that the acquiescence
of all the railroad executives to
President Hawley's demand will be
obtained before the next meeting of
the conferees at ten a. ns.i Monday.
President Hawley is insistent that
the issues will not be presented to
the Chicago conference for arbitra-
ton nor the strike ended until the
status of the strikers on the ending
of the strike is thus assured.
Ralph w. Wheelock, private secre-
tary to the governor, said tonight:
There is every reason to believe that
all points of contention will have been
settled by the time the conferees get
together Monday. The governor and
the railroad officials are making ev-
cry effort to that end and assurances
we have received and the only point
at Issue that nothing shall stand in
the way of reference of the whole
matter to the Chicago conference
Mosday and the immediate return OF
the strikers to work in the yards.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
HALF A PIE FOR
The TAFT FAMILY
President Not too Busy With the
Liquor Question to Partake Of
Big Bird and Mince
Pie.
NO GUESTS FOR DINNER
All OF the Members Of the Family
Home and Regular American
Christmas Dinner
Served.
[Gate city Leased wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-In the
companionship of law books lawyers
briefs. decisions of the attorney gem
eral and Of other officials of the gov
ernment, President Taft spent most
Of his Christmas day wrestling with
the important question when is
Whisky, Whisky?s He took enough
time off to eat a turkey dinner with
his family this evening, then re-
sumed work on one of the most both
ersome problems bequeathed b. the
preceding administration. IT is the
fight between "the straight whisky
men and the Offenders" The pure
food experts decided that "blends"
should be labeled limitation. or "com-
pounded whisky Former Attorney
General Bonaparte upheld them but
Solicitor Bowers to whom President
Taft referred the matter early in his
administration, decided practically
that if an article looks like whisky,
smells like whisky, tastes like whisky
and produces an effect like whisky,
it is the real goods, if 1t can be shown
that 1t is made primarily from grain
alcohol. 1t is expected his decision
will be announced on Monday.
The presidents dinner was just
such one as was served In thous-
ands Of homes throughout the coun-
try today. with every member Of the
Emily at home. There were no
guests. A giant Rode Island was of
course the principal item on the
menu. An added attraction was the
monster mince pie, built by the Union
Pie Makers of Newark, N. J. Only a
part of the pie appeared on the table,
however, owing to its size.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
EMMA GOLDMAN
TO BE WATCHED
If the Noted Anarchist Flies Red Flag
too GaiIy, Reins viii be
Drawn on Her


[Gate City Leased Wire Serv:ce.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Following the
assassination and attempted slaying
OF high government officials in Rus
sia, India, Korea and Roamania, mem
bers of the Anarchist Bureau of the
Chicago police department have been
ordered to watch closely every known
anarchist agitator in the city,
1t is stated in the city hall that the
personal guard which ever trails May
or Busse's footsteps has been increas-
ed from one to three. Coincident
with the announcement that Emma
Goldman, the anarchist leader. will
lecture here next month the rendez-
vous OF the anarchistic groups of Chi
cago will be watched by special
squad of detectives on December 81,
the anniversary of red Sunday in
Russia,
A formal order issued by Chief
Steward today is that Miss Goldman
is not to be interfered with so long
as her lectures do not faunt the red
flag too strongly and she does nothing
that will incite riot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Chinese Wish to be Looked on With
Favor by Americans and
Will Try to be Bet
ter Hereafter.
A PIG-TAIL CONVENTION
Mayor of chicago's China Town, HeadS
ed Big Meeting of Yellow Men.
And utimatum is
Issued

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 25-An .-itimatum1
which, it is believed, will END the1
Chinese Tong war, which cost onel
life this week and resulted in twol
revolver battles, was issued today
when the Chinese merchants associa-1
tion and other prominent members of
the race, met in convention The coz
vention, which was headed by Fran..l
Moy, mayor of Chinatown, was called
because of the desire of the Chicago3
Chinese TO make the best impression8
possible upon the Americas people.
The members of the Hip Sing Tong
and the On Leong Tong. which have
been at war with each other, were
warned that every Chinaman who
goes ont on the war path in the future9
will be pushed by loss OF face 2 and
that. in addition, his relatives in
China, will be held to personal ac-a
countability for his acts. The conven-
ton at which the Chinese consu. is
said to have been present was held
in the store of Louis Sing, where the
two gun battles occurred snd where
Sing Moy received the wouad which
i resulted in his death from blood pois-
| oning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Despite Fact That Car Loads Of Good
Things are There, Widow
Hover Around Mine
Shaft. e
SANTA,S HELPER IN AU
Widow Of Former Illinois Banker
Distributes Clothing Among
Little Mites Of the Min
ing Town.
[Gate city Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
CHERRY, H., Dec. 25.-There was
no Christmas in Cherry today Only
q semblance of the Yuletide spirit
was seen, for despite all the efforts
of charitably inclined persons, the do
minant grief that has held this lit
tie mining town since the fire in the
ST. Paul mine on Nov. 13, was unhid-
den.
Toys and sweets by the carloads
had been sent to Cherry to be distri-
buted among the half-orphans and
they were happy today but all day
long the kin of the buried dead surged
about the cemetery and stood by the
little mounds which marked the
graves OF the dead
At the mouth of the sealed pit,
in which lie the bodies OF the 200 or
more miners, there gathered scores
more of peasant women who were
deprived Of the poor consolation Of
even seeing their dead after the dis
aster.
Charity workers here reported to
night that the fuel and provisions
we're rapidly being exhausted and pre-.
dicted that new destitution will visit
the little mining town before New
Years day unless more supplies are
provided Some of the gloom was
lifted today for one, hundred expect
ant mothers by Mrs. Margaret Ken
dali, widow of a former banker In
Lemoille, few miles distant. who
brought in big automobile, one hun
dred outfits for infants. .
Mrs. Kendall after making a per
sonal investigation of the conditions
in Cherry and learning that many OIL
the dead miners widows were soor
to become mothers, made a persona
Wit today of each of a hundred
homes, stopping few moments to say
words of cheer to the stricken peo
pie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Ex-senator Burton Says he Would Not
Have Gone to Jail If Mark
Hanna Had Died Six
Months Earlier.
CUBAN POLICY OPPOSED
Burton Makes Stirring Statement Say
ing That Roosevelt and Taft
Relatives Hide Sugar
Trust Sins.
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SHREVEPORT, Ia, Dec. 25.-De-
claring that if his friend Mark Hanna
had died six months sooner, he would
not have been tried and sent to jail
for having represented corporation
that had case pending before a gov
ernment department, ex-senator Bur-
ton, of Kansas today severely criti-
cised President Taft and former
President Roosevelt.
"The men higher up in the sugar
fraud will never be molested because
Mr. Taft's brother is attorney for the
sugar trust and Mr.. Rooseyelt's broth
er-in-law is virtually its manager, de-
clared Burton
The sugar trust is the most pow
erful agency in the federal politics.
It exercises more power in forming
the national policy than any other
agency To it / owe the trial which
resulted in my Imprisonment"
Burton was tried and sent to Jail
for a brief term for having represented
corporation which had interests in
the hands of one of the general de-
partments.
81 first incurred the ennity OF
Roosevelt, he continued, for having
1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
LADIES WITH BIG
LIDS KEEP OUT
Chicago Furniture Man Becomes
lrate When Big sky-Pieces
Hide Show From Him.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service ]

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec 25.-Exasperated
by woman with an enormous hat and
seven late theatre goers, who caused
him to miss most of the "best show
in town, Christmas eve, Colonel John
Riley. manager Of local furniture
house, announced tonight that he had
drafted an ordinance forbidding the
seating of any person in theatre
between the rising of the curtain and
the end of the first act.
The bill, which will be placed in the
hands of Alderman Bennett Monday,
for presentation to the city council,
makes the offense punishable with a
fine of 500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Color no Citizenship Bar.

BOSTON, Dec. 25-In admitting
four Armenians to citizenship today
Judge Lowell in the Unitea States
Circuit Court said that western Ash
atics have become SO mixed with Eur
opeans that it is impossible to tell
whether they should come under the
nations exclusion statutes. The
judge said that until congress amends
the statutes to provide more speci-
fically what persons may be admitted
the Circuit Court will not deny citi-
zenship to aliens on account of color.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Tolls 27 years For $4,000.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 25.--On the
trunk of Miss Margaret Sullivan, who
died here recently after being employ
@ed as a servant in down town hotel
for twenty-seven years, more than
$4,000 was found today The woman
was thought to be penniless. She died
at the age Of 65 years.
During her entire life the woman
never took a vacation. The money
will go to Miss H. Sullivan Of Ogdens-
burg, N. Y, and to Mrs. C. R. Helbing
Of Grand Crossing, Chicago, sisters
OF the woman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
To Jail for kilIinn Mule.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 25.--
Dink Thomas, miner at Hymeria. was
sent to Jail today for thirty days for
killing a mine mule with which he
was exasperated. He struck the ami
NAL with a pick. The nane mule
has caused many strikes and loekouts,
usually on this dehatable question:
When does punishment of mule be
come cruelty to animals?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
Cardinals Death is Exp.cted.
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IGate City Leased Wire Service
ROME. Dec. 25.-The Vatican ply
sicians. attending Cardinal Satelli,
former apostolic delegate to the Unit
ed States, tonight reported that the
symptoms OF blood poisoning are in
creasing and that his death is NOM
entary expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
zELAYA ABOARD
GREASER'S SHIP
Former President Of Southern Repub-
lie c'ver Refuge in Mexico
From his Pur-
suers.
THIRTEEN GUNS SPOKE
Reports That American Gun-Boats
Were Seeking to Stop Mexican
Ships Prove
Untrue.
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LGdeS CiIy LSdSeu wire service.
MEXICO CITY. Mex, Dec. 25.-
According to advices received here
tonight former President Zelaya fee
ing from his own people and the
wrath Of the Taft administration at
Washington, is on his way to Salina
Cruz, Mexico, on board the Mexican
government gunboat Gen. Gurrero.
It is understood here that Mexico
has offered Zelaya haven of refuge,
despite the well-known opposition in
America to the taking of such a step.
The messages received here say Eel
ava sailed from Corinto today on the
Mexican vessel and that no effort was
made by American force at Corinto to
stop him.
He was promised the protection of
Mexico, 1t Is said, and was assured
that the American naval officers would
make no effort to take him from a
Mexican warship especially in view
Of the fact that no orders from the
American government as Washington
had come for his arrest.
Presidential Saluate.
CORINTO Nicaragua, Dec. 25.-
steaming under the guns of the U.
s. steamer Buffalo, ex-president Jose
Zelaya boarded the Mexican gunboat
General Guerrero this afternoon and
escaped. The American ships made
no effort to retard his flight.
Zelaya was accorded high honors
on boarding the Mexican warship,
which fired a salute of 13 guns in his
honor as he came over the side. He
is fleeing to SaIina Cruise, Mex. Mexi-
co.'s attitude seemed to have been a
studied attempt to show that Mexico
would grant him full recognition and
safe conduct.
A short time after Zelaya's flight
from his country U. S.. gun-boats
Yorktown and Princeton put to sea
and 1T was intimated they intended to
stop the Mexican gunboat and seize
Zelaya. No such action was contem.
plated however.
Mexico, 1t is said, did not agree
to take zelaya on board the Gurrero
until 1t had received assurance from
the American state department that
such action would not be considered
an overt act. 1t is reported that as
soon as secretary Knox's recent mes.
sage was delivered to Zelaya. he made
representations to Mexico and as a
result Senior Creel was sent as a spe.
cial Mexican envoy to the United
States to sound the American officials
and learn if Mexico could accept Eel
ava as a refuge. 1t is reported that
| Zelaya has pledged himself to the
Mexican government to remain per.
petual exile from Nicaragua.
1t is denied here that President Mad.
riz, elected by the Nicarguan congress
practically at Zelaya's orders, intends
| to resign.
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-19
PRICES Of FLOUR
ADVANCING
BOARD OF TRADE MANIPULA-
TION IN CHICAGO STIFFENED
FLOUR PRICES ON THE PACI-
FIG COAST 4Oc PER BARREL.

During the past week -four has ad-
vanced 40 cents per barrel-10 cents
per sack-in retail price. This
means $1.65 per sack, of $40 per
barrel. 1t is likely that there will
be another advance within a short
time of at least 20 cents per barrel,
and it is likely that during the COM
ing four months there will be still
further advances. 1t has been dem
onstrated by the board Of trade oper-
ators that there Is serious shortage
in the wheat supply, and inasmuch as
there will be no new wheat for at
least four months it is likely that a
great many of the mills will have to
close down and this will naturally
advance the price of flour.
In many of the cities on the coast
the price of bread has also been ad-
vanced by the bakeries and it is like
" that this will be the case in this
city after a time, though Mr.. Mech
tel of the Mechtel bakery informed
World representative this morning
that he had early in the season made
very large purchases of flour and that
he proposed to give his patrons the
benefit of the low prices just as long
as the old supply of -four lasts. Later
on he may have to advance bread
prices.