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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-23
How many for the opening of the Nuuanu dam
been set?

Irrigation B"-Congressman Reede who is the
here of those interested in the great tun
which President open Reeder is attend
similar big opening his way back East 1t something
proud chairman of the House Commit
irrigation and has long been familiar with such work
pronounced Kohaa and Haka bitches to be
as fine engineering construction work any of them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-23

1t appears that the Territory afford the reputation
and perhaps the heaness involving many lives of Honolulu by
rushing work inadequate supply Let hope that figures
properly audited will not show much of money strange
devotion to the idea of ignoring the lowest bidder for supplies
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-23
PROMOTION COMMITTEE.

A meetig of the Promotion Commit
tee is being held at $3.50 this afternoon
for the transaction of routine business.
Among the features for consideration
is the report of Mr.. viii Cooper on
his work in Seattle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-23

The forty newspapemen who examined Dr. Cook yesterday
will feel chagrned if anything left for his book
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-23

The Wright arshp company of Germany advertising
ships for $1,000 each They going to be quite
years for the expense construction far below automobiles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
SHADE TREES
TO BE TRIMMED
Are SO Low That the Merry Widow
Hats Get Caught in Over
hanging Limbs.

CHICAGO, H., Oct I'm order
that the women of Evanston ILL.,, may
wear the prevailing styles of gigantic
millinery in the shaded thorough
fares of the city in safety and comfort,
Joseph e. Paden, mayor of the city,
has ordered the enforcement OF an
ordinance providing for the trimming
of trees and shrubbery overhanglng
the sidewalks Because of many COM
plants to the mavor from fashionable
women of Evanston that limbs oil
trees and low-hanging shruhbery
caused them great ANNOYANCE and
We're responsible in many cases for
serious damage to expensive hats, the
situation was brought to the attention
Of the council and the chief of police
was ordered to remove the foliage
from all limbs Of trees hanging with
in feet of the ground
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
FIorld City Made a Mass Of Wreck
age by the Hurricane Of
Late Yesterday AZ
ternoon.
TWO MILLION DAMAcy'
Many Men Are Supposed = lost
Their Lives Whilr srk
en- the Z z

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 12.-Key West
was practically ruined late yesterday
afternoon by the gulf hurricane which
swept the entire Florida coast. Last
night the city was mass of wreck.
age. The damage is estimated at
$4,000. 900. Martial law has been pro-
claimed by the mayor, and at GOO
o'clock the Key West Guards were
patrolling the city.
{ The United States government has
been asked to dispatch troops there
without delay. Chaos reigns on every
hand, and few people remain in their
homes, hundreds of which have been
totally wrecked or damaged.
1t is probable many lives have been
lost. The Florida East Coast Rail
way being built on the keys from the
mainland to Key West, is badly dam
aged, according to the early reports.
On this road there are between 1000
and 5000 men working, and, while it
is believed many of them have
escaped, owing to the early warnings,
there are no doubt many who have
been caught
It is not known how many have
been killed and injured in Key West,
but it is possible scores have per-
ished
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Fathers LIVES
Held LIGHTLY
Two Quincy Parents Have Narrow Es-
capes From Death at Hands
of Their Worthless
Sons.
WITH CHAIR AND KNIFE
White Man Tried to Brain His Father
While Black Man Made an At
tempt to Carve His
Father.

QUINCY, Ill.,, Oct. 12.-Fred Tor
pey, aout twenty-five years of age,
frenzied because his step-father,
Christian Belts, would not give him
half OF his pension money, picked UP
a chair at IL o'clock last night and
made a desperate effort to brain the
old man WHO will be 70 years of age
on his next birthday. Not satisfied
after striking him fearful blow on
the back of the head, he again
grabbed hold of the chair and hit the
old veteran once more, this time
breaking his nose. The first blow
fractured the old mans skull little
above and to the right of the base of
the brain, also cutting big hole in
the top of his head. Had the blow
been two inches further down it
would have resulted seriously. His
wounds were dressed by DR.. e. r.
Stannus. Torpey was arrested by Of
ficers Lynch, Bergman and Hollender
the charge against him at the station
being assault with attempt to kill.
George Marshall, colored, bad
negro who has been in trouble before
made desperate attempt to kill his
/ father, George Marshall, Sr., negro
democratic politician, in the kitchen
of the family home, S2S Vermont
street at 1870 last night, using 9
4 butcher knife with razor edge as the
weapon. Clarence Marshall, broth
er, assisted by colored man named
Sport" Robinson, interfered after the
elder Marshall had received stabs II
the side, on the head and back. his
shirt being literally slashed to pieces
by the son who was bent on murder
ing him. Clarence Marshall was
stabbed in the right side just below
the shoulder, his hands, as we'll as
those of his father, being badly cut OF
account of grabbing the butcher knife
while the infuriated desperate was at
tempting to find a vulnerable spot te
send home the death blow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
THE FUNERAL. WAS
HELD MONDAY
Remains Of AUGUST Lich.enbergcr
Were Laid to Rest in the War
saw Cemetery.

WARSAW, H. Oct. 12.-Rev. Hal
leck Carlin. the new pastor of the M.
E. church. preached his first sermon
before his new charge on last Sabbath
morning and made a very favorable
impression. He comes from south.
ern illinois conference.
Charles Drouott will take charge OF
Oakland cemetery next week, reliev.
ing Mike Madeline, who will remove
with his family to :'eoria.
The big Rrault barbecue will COM
mence on October 18th and continue
four days, at fair grounds.
The funeral obsequies of the late
w. Augustine Lichtenberger were
held at his late home at p. M. Mon
day. Rev. A. G. Martyr. pastor of the
Presbyterian church officiating; mus
ic by the church choir. The floral of
ferings were many and beautiful and
completely hid the casket. Many rela-
tives and friends were in attendance.
and Warsaw Camp $40. M. w. A.. of
| which camp deceased was A member,
attended in body. the Forester team
acting as pallbearers. Burial was at
! Oakland cemetery, where he beautiful
and impressive M. W. = burial SER
vice was performed. me deceased
was universally beloved and respected
and had hosts of friends who sincere
" sympathize with his bereaved wife
/ and children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
The Noon Report From Detroit Was
That the Ball Game Might
Not be Played in the
Blizzard
NOTHING TO DR1Nk
Columbus Made a Mistake in Discov
erns America in the Autumn
When Whiskey Tastes
Good.

DETROIT, Oct. 12.-Unless the biz
zard which has been raging over west
ern Michigan with preseason inten-
sity should arrive in Detroit in full
force, the fourth game of the worlds
championship series between Detroit
and Pittsburg will be witnessed by a
larger crowd than any of the previous
struggles. A high wind has blown
all morning with occasional snow fur.
ries and cold day could not have
come on worse occasion. The lid
is on, and Detroit is astrv as a bone
today because it is a holiday. Fans
wish that Columbus had postponed his
arrival The National Commission de.
cided today that If a seventh game is
needed to decide the championship, it
viii be pla'-ed in Pittsburg Friday.
Another decision was that the um.
pires' rulings shall stand. That is, il
the umpire on bases says man Is
safe or out, the decision will not be
effected by the umpire behind the bat,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
John sherod Charged With Securing
Cigars From Dealers on Rep
resentaton He Would
Open Restaurant.
NOW IN oTTUMWA JAIL
Had Four Thousand Smokers in His
Possession After Being Arrest
ed While Trying to
Mako Deal.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Oct 12.-More
than twenty letters, alleged to have
been written by John Sherod, of
Pennington, Iowa, to cigar manufac-
turers and jobbers over the signature
of Shatfer Bros, and all alleged to
have been part of fraudulent scheme,
were testified to in the hearing OF
Sherod before United States Commits
sioner n. A. Crawford here.
Sherod was held to the United
States grand jury under a bond of
$500, which he could not furnish He
was committed to Jail in Ottrmwa.
where Judge Mcpherson will soon
open term of court. Sherod claims
to have been the innocent agent of
Shaffer Bros, of whom nothing is
known. When arrested Sherod was
! found to have 5000 cigars. His arrest
/ followed his attempt to negotiate a
sale of 1000 cigars to a pawnbroker
named Perimeter who thought the
/ deal suspicious. and notified the po-
/ lice. In Sherod's trunk were found
| 1000 more cigars. From the fact that
twenty-one soliciting letters have
been discovered which were sent out
by Sherod, the officers believe the
cigars are only part of what he Sc
cured. The information against Sher,
cd was based on letter sent to John
Lafferty, a cigar manufacturer, OF
Anita, Iowa. Sherod signed the let
! ter shaffer Bros, represented tha
the firm was about to open a restau
rant at Abba, Iowa, and decided tc
put in a cigar stand. On the strength
of the letter Lafferty shipped 1,00t
cigars, which were found on Sherod
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
POSTAL SERVICE
OVER TIE DESERT
Plans to Run AeropIane Across the
Sahara and Thus Save
Much Time.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Oct. 12.-Postal
service by aeroplane across the Afri-
can desert is the latest project for ap-
piled aviation. Word comes from Par
is that the French authorities are
considering scheme worked out by
the president of the National Aerial
League on the basis of the results of
the Rheims aviation week. 1t is
stupendous project, since the Sahara
is still one Of the greatest barriers to
travel and transportation despite in
cessant efforts made by the Frencl
colonial authorities TO penetrate it, to
establish security and to improve its
hazardous means Of communication.
Thus the mail service established last
year among the numerous military
southern edge of the Sahara, connect
ing Timbuctoo with Algiers. But be-
fore this can be attempted the center
of the desert will have to be brought
within the scope of military police and
posts of unusual strength established
between the Niger and Cnlomb-Be-
char the southern terminal of the Al
gerian railroad.
Now comes the aeroplane proposi-
ton, which puts new complexion on
Saharan travel and communication.
It is estimated that the thousand miles
of desert and oases separating the
Niger from Colomb-Bechar could be
covered in twenty-hour hours by
aeroplane. At present it takes three
months. The aeroplane trip could be
made in three stretches of eight hours
each, three stations being provided for
taking fuel; and the whole journey
need not take longer than three days
at the most, Doubtless, the use of
aeroplanes is not yet sufficiently de-
veloped for such daring undertake
| ing as the crossing of the Sahara but
it is manifest that by conducting eX-
periments on the edge of the desert
with a view to immediate penetra-
ton practical results will be attain
ed quicker than by sportsmanlike con-
test in Europe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Seventeen Steamers and Four Tor
pedo Boats to Accompany Taft
Down Stream to New
Orleans.
END or THIS MONTH
River Voyage of Taft From st. Louis
to be Made Big Event Dur
ing Week of octo-
ber 25th.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12.-Seventeen
steamers and the four United States
torpedo boats now moored at st.
Louis will compose the Mississippi
river fleet which will accompany
President Taft and the deep water
way delegates to New Orleans during
the week of October %, according to
information received to date by Presi.
dent W. X. Kavanaugh of the Lakes
to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Associa-
ton. Details of the trip, including the
order in which the feet will proceed,
will be worked out probably today on
the arrival of Commander Tillman of
the Oleander, who is expected here
from Cairo.
The Oleander will be the presidents
flagship, and President Kavanaugh
and Capt j. J. Dunn, United States
vessel inspector of this district, are
desirous of working out code Of
day and night signals for the fleet,
whereby communication can be main
tanned between the flagship and 9TH
err steamers.
Secretary w. f. Saunders depart
ed yesterday morning for New Or
leans to make preliminary arrange
ments there for the opening of the
| convention on October 30 the date of
President Taft's arrival in that city.
He is expected to return Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
SMITH DENIES
THAT HE rs DEAD
Man Who Features in the Marathon
Suicide Race Turns up Alive
and indignant.

ST. LOUIS, Oct i2.- Henry Smith
became indignant Sunday morning
when he returned to the Riverside
Hotel at 20 St. George street to be
informed that he had committed sui
eide by drowning himself in the Mis-
sissippi river, and that arrangements
for the disposal of his effects we're
being made. William B. Smith, not
related to Henry Smith, and Edward
kouri, guests at the hotel, reported
to the soulard street station police
station Saturday night that Smith
raced with them from the hotel to the
river and drowned himself. They
said he challenged them to the race
and offered them his life as the
trophy. Smith insists that he did not
participate in the race and denies
jumping in the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Dentist Going to His Dying Mothers
Bedside, Pays His Way by
Gold Filings in His
Mouth.
A TooTHLEss JOURNEY
Was Without Funds and Had Gold
Mine in His Jaws Which is
Paying the Expens-

KANSAS CITY Mo, Oct. 12.-'I
have one gold bridge and two gold
crowns still left in my mouth, but
may have to have them yanked out
before | reach the coast" said DR..
George Sewers, young dentist of
New York City, who passed through
here on his way to the bedside of
sick mother in San Francisco. In-
formation he received here was to the
effect that she could not outlive the
week. 1t is to reach her before sac
passes away that he is making the ef-
fort of his life.
Il have disposed OF all of my tools
and sold two bridges and three gold
crowns, which had dentists yank out
of my mouth for tao actual gold that
was in them" he sal4 81 have tick
ct as far as Denver and expect to get
some money from friend there
| Should miss him it will be part with
the rest of the gold in my mouth.
When l got word that my mother
was expected to die had just gotten
UP from sick bed. | was broke. My
best friend was broke. I had nothing
on which money could be raised but
my tools. These, sold, but had insult
ficient money to get me started west
It was then that l decided to part will
my dental work for the gold That wa.
in my mouth"
Sewers arrived on the Afternoon
Santa Fe train from Chicago and dc
parted on the night train for Denver
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Kansas City Struck by the Cold Wave
and the Gas Supply Gave Out
and Left the People
Shivering.
COAL DEALERS sWAMPED
Cold Wave Tumbled the Mercury
Down to 26 Degrees and Ev-
erybody Wanted Heat
at Once.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. IA cold
wave that tumbled the mercury down
to 26 degrees today has struck the
middle west. Wide spread damage
% crops has resulted. In Kansas CITY
the supply of natural gas gave out
this morning. A demand for coal
followed, which swamped the coal
dealers who were unable to fill half
the orders. Gas is piped here from
southern Kansas. Other cities in the
vicinity, Atchison, Topeka, Lawrence
and st. Joe get their gas supply from
the same field and all suffered. The
shortage was not due to lack of sup
ply at the wells. but the unprepared-
ness of the company to pump enough
for the unexpected demand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Measer Reports From Florida Coast
Tell Of Terrific Velocity Of
the hurricane Along
the Coast.
SHIPS ARE FEARED FOR
Besides the Death List Already
Known Great Fear is Felt
For Number Of Large
Vessels.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12.-Wireless
dispatches from Tampa Florida, the
nearest point of communication from
the hurricane swept district of Key
West, says that no less than Sco people
have lost their lives in last nights
storm. Today, in addition to the
deaths, thousands are homeless. While
full warning was given to the inhabi-
tants along the Florida coast, the
Keys and the West Indies, little could
be done but make fast the shipping in
the harbors. When the first puff Of
the hurricane struck the coast, it was
apparent that the storm would be OF
almost unprecedented severity. The
wind quickly gained velocity OF 90
miles an hour, then 30 and occasional
with awful results to life and prop
crty. Houses in exposed places, quick
Iy gave way, collapsing and pinning
the victims bereath the ruins. Ter
rbIe as the storm was, its worst phas-
es were quickly over and at o'clock
last nigh! the situation as far as Key
West was concerned was we'll In hand.
Appeals were made to both the state
and federal government for troops and
aid.
While reports are still meagre from
any but the larger cities, enough news
has Been received from the keys where
great amount Of railroad construc-
tion is under way, to show that the
loss Of life there is great. Between
200 and 800 men were employed there
and it is believed that all but few of
them have peished. While shipping
in the southern harbors was generally
taken care of because of the warning
from the weather bureau. yet it is
thought many steamers were caught
in the open sea and heavy loss of life
and ships is feared. At Tampa great
concern is felt for the steamer Lam.
passas, and the O!ivet. Both should
have reached port Monday but late
last night nothing had been seen or
heard of them end all efforts to com.
municate by wireless failed. Other
steamers are feared to be victims Of
the storm. Among these are the Mo
mus will, a large list of tourists or
board, which sailed from New York or
Saturday. Antilles, which was on its
way from New York has Gov. Sander;
of Louisiana on board. No communi
cation has been received from dozens
of other vessels, known to have beer
caught in the gale. Of the smale
ones, scores have been known to b.
wrecked and reports along the coas
are that the beaches are strewn wit
wreckage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Bank Examiner Resigns.

WASHINGTON, Iowa, Oct. III.
M. Sproull, state bank examiner, re-
signs to take a position as auditor
for the Central National bank, of st.
Louis. Mr.. Sproull will begin his new
duties Oct. is and will move his fam
lily within a few weeks.
He entered the banking business in
1887 in the Washington National
bank; organized the Wayland Savings
bank in 1893 and remained in Wayland
until 1900, when he came here as cash
Ter Of the Citizens Savings bank. He
has held the position of state exami-
ner the past two and one-half years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Dismal Skies Marked the Opening
Day But the Enthusiasm
Was Like Ray Of
Sunshine.
PLENTY OF VISITORS
Big Parade at the Opening Which
Was Witnessed by Five Thou
sand People on Deco
rated Streets.

ST. CHARLES. Mo-, Oct 12.-The
Centennial celebration of st. Charles,
following in the wake of the similar
celebration of it's slightly younger, but
larger sister, ST. Louis, opened under
dismal skies but with an enthusiasm
and program worthy of the occa-
sion. Large crowds of visitors pour
ed into the city during the day and
despite the inclement weather. joined
heartily with the citizens in the vari-
Gus festivities which had been ar
ranged
The big parade which opened the
celebration, started at Clay and Sixth
streets at o'clock. 1t was reviewed
by fully 5000 people as ii passed
through the gaily decorated streets en-
route to the fair grounds, which had
been renamed the Centennial grounds.
1t was headed by Presiding Judge E.
ward H. Hollorah of the county court.
One of the most striking features
of this parade was 500 pupils of the
public and parochial schools of st.
Charles carrying flags. The float OF
the fire department which was hand
somely decorated, and that of the ST
Charles Fishing club, were especially
attractive and were frequently ap
plauded.
Many other beautiful floats appear
ed in the parade. They showed Dan
lei Boone's cabin, Indian canoes. back
woods scenes, etc. The school floa
of st. Peters German Catholic Parish
represented huge white swan, sur
rounded by little girls dressed in the
Centennial colors, blue and yellow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
WANTED TO BUY ALL
WATERLOO'S PLAYERS
Manager Bubser of Rockford Looking
For Big Bargains In Purchase
of Boyle's Men.

Waterloo Reporter: One of the most
ridiculous letters that has ever been
received by the Waterloo associa-
ton was delivered to President
.Junge. Saturday. The letter was from
Manager Bubser of the Rockford team
in the Illinois league and
was as follows
81 understand that Waterloo has
lost its franchise i'll the Central as
sociation and as your players will
probably soon be disposed of, | want
to be the one TO make the first of
fer. | would like to buy the whole
Waterloo team. without Boyle. OF
course / couldn't use them all, but
would like to arrange with Waterloo
to take over its players, For such
men as Searles. Lizette and Milsap,
i would give s25 each and probably
less for some of the others"
The letter is the cause of much
merriment in base ball circles, as ac-
cording to Bubser the entire local
team would bring about $3.50. The
Rockford manager evidently didn't
desire to imperil his own job for he
was specific in stating that he didn't
want Boyle. Bubser is probably not
aware that Waterloo will have first
class league team next season and
that Manager BOYLE and several play
ers of last years team (who are not
worth more than s25 to Rockford)
will be retained to bring another pen
nant to Waterloo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
$4,000 Y. M. c. A. For Hannibal.

HANNIBAL, Mo, Oct. 12.-George
w. Dulaney, millionaire lumberman of
this city, is the chief instigator of a
fund for a $4,000 Y. M. G. A. build
ing in Hannibal. Mr.. Dulany, already
noted locally for his liberality and
public spiritedness, has made the offer
of $1,000 for every $1,000 that the
citizens would raise for the purpose
of constructing Young Mems Chris
tian Association building In Hannibal.
The Hannibal Commercial club has
taken up the proposition and with the
impetus already received and the sup
port given the proposition by the citi'
zens, the fund will be raised within
the next month and actual work on
the building is planned to start in the
early spring.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-12
Weather Conditions.

The movement of the lake storm to-
the lower lake region has been attend
ed by rains in the lake region, the
Ohio valley and on the Atlantic coast,
and the western field of high pressure
covers the entire eastern slope of the
Rockies, where the temperature is be-
low freezing end rain or snow has fall
en- from the Rockies to the upper Mis-
sissippi valley, followed by cold
wave the low temperatures extending
to the eastern and southern portions
of the country.
On the Pacific slope the weather is
generally fair and the temperature
mild with the area of low pressure re.
naming in the extreme southwest.
Conditions indicate generally fair, con.
tinued cold weather for this section
tonight and Wednesday.