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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
DRAINED DAUGHTER
HANGED HIMSELF
iowa City Man Found Hanging to a
Tree After Brutal
Assault,


IOWA CITY, Ia, June 10.-In a fit
of temporary insanity. due it is al
legged, to drink and to b.ooding over
family differences, Michael Stigler
crushed the head OF his daughter
Lena, aged II, as the girl lay asleep
in her bed, injuring her fatally, and
then rushing from the house later
hung himself to a tree by the river
bank, where his body was found, af-
ter the officers had begun to search
for him to cause his arrest for the
murderous attack on the girl.
Stigler, 1t is said, objected to his
daughters sweetheart, William War.
nek, and the attentions Of the young
man led to constant quarreling in the
family.
Securing an ak, Stigler went to
his daughters room early in the morn
ing and srtuck her on tae head with
the instrument while she was asleep,
inflicting a frightful wound. The girl
is not dead yet, but recovery is regard
ed as impossible.
The girls younger brother, half an
hour later, discovered her bleedingn
body in the bed and the alarm was
given. stigler could not found and
the police Immediately began securing
1 the city and surrounding country fol
| him. 1t is stated that Stigler had
threatened suicide, and the thought
that he might have drowned himself
| in the river suggested itself to the
searchers. An inspection the river
followed and at 10:30 O'clock, the
body was found hanging to willow
tree, near the bank of TIE river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
Ten Men Are Caught in the Rush o.
Liquid Metal and Are Swept
Along and Burned to
Crisp.
OTHERS FATALLY INJURE
Many of the Victims Are cremated
so That no Trace Of Their
Bodies Can be Found
by Resucers.

WHEELING. W. ", June 10.-In
an accident here today at least ten
men were burned to crisp, four IA
tally injured, ten seriously hurt and
thirty others had narrow escapes.
Shortly before the "slip" occurred
in the Martins Ferry, Ohio, furnace
c. the Wheeling Steel and Iron com-
pany, a force OF workn1en numbering
nrty were gathered about the fur
mace making ready to drill in for the
9 o'clock cast. Without moments
warning there vas terrific roar
great masses of molten iron spurted
on the, workmen. Twenty or more were
caught in the onrush. Ten are known
to have been caught and their bodies
burned to crisp. Fourteen others
were badly mhtilated. Arms and legs
were burned off, and some showered
from head to foot with white hot
metal. All are foreigners.
AG midnight fragments Of four
blackened bodies had been recover
ed. The other victims probably will
never be found. TShe twenty injured
men, some with arms and legs burn.
ed off and bodies terribly burned.
are being attended at the hospital
at Martins Ferry.
Later Dispatch.
WHEELING, w. Va, June 10.-A
sharp axplosion and gush Of molten
metal that overwhelmed the work
men, carrying to death those in it's
path, occurred in blast furnace Of
the Wheeling Steel and Iron Com
pany, at Martins Ferry shortly after
midnight. Seven are known to have
perished, one is dying in the hospital.
all being literally roasted alive while
three were fatally burned and a doz-
en- others received slight injuries. The
dead and seriously injured are be-
lieved to be largely foreigners.
Some of the injured after being
showered with molten iron, ran
screaming to the Ohio river nearby
and plunged into the water. They
were rescued and sent to the hos
pital.
| Frederick Zimmerman, manager,
was severely burned wrlle trying to
save some Of them.
AS one man was swept past him
in a stream of molten iron. he reach
ed for and grasped the poor fellows
arm, which parted from the body
and the victim sank to fiery death.
What caused the accident has not
been definitely decided.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
Anna,s Prince.

PARIS, June 10.-M. Schmidt. who
sued Prince de Sagan, husband of the
former Anna Gould, for money de-
clared the Prince borrowed from him.
will get the money. Judgment OF
$4,000 and costs has been returned
against De Sagan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10

see to 1T at once and call up central
she will give YOU our number.
Remember the time set to leave
hall on July 5, $3.50 a. m.
MR.. LIGGETT,
MR., and MRS. DEDMAN,
In charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
w. B. Collins says that Preside

w. B. Collins says that President
Taft hit it right when he said that
he courted publicity and an active as
gressive opposition to his administra-
ton.
The board of health has appointed
DR.. L. NJ. Coffey as city bacteriologist
to make the weekly examination Of tae
city water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
KeteheII Does In Less Than Three
Rounds What Jack Johnson
Failed to do Ia Blk
Rounds. x
BUSHES or KETCHELL's
soon Reduce o'erien to ! Helpless
condIton--The Defeated Man
Game But Clearly
AZ outfought.

g IVY 1ACSSiACAAs lAAuulSWciSuteC CHAMPION
last night defeated Jack O'Brien in
the third round, thus accomplishing
feat that Jack Johnson, heavyweight
chompion, failed to achieve In six
rounds three weeks ago. The fight
wat stopped In the second minute Of
the third round, after O'Brien had
been knocked down twice In the sec
ond and once In the third, and was
almost unable to raise his hands to
defend himself.
The fight was whirlwind affair
s from start to finish. Ketchell went
after O'Brien from the tap Of the
gong. He devoted his attention to
0'Brien's body until he had drawn
the latter's guard down, and then he
sent in q crashing right in the second
round that scored the first knock
down. O'Brien got up camel but
went down fiat on his back few
minutes later from right and left
to the jaw.
The third and last round was brief.
Ketchell went in for a knockout and
though he failed, he had O'Brien in
a desperate condition that the
n e stopped the night.
~ Rounds:
First round O. 'Brien sent In a stiff
kfi 70 the face and i right on the
kty. Ketchell showed his inten.
Non to give attention to O'Brien's
body and sent stif left to the ribs.
He cut O'Brien slightly over the right
eye and got right that raised a big
lump on his right cheek.
ong savecd Him.
Second O'Brien jabbed Ket
chell twice in the face with his left
but failed to stop his rushes. There
was clinching and in the break
C,Brien caught Ketchell stingine
right on the jaw that staggered him
Ketchell slowed up for a moment
and seemed tired, but soon resumed
his rushes. He was wild and O'Brier
caught him with three right swing,
sararely on the jaw. Ketchell slow
ed up. but a moment later swung 1
terrific right on O'Brien's jaw tina
cent him down for five seconds
O'Brien got up slowly, only to g
down again from q right nand blow
foi the count of six. The gong ran,
Just as he struggled to his feet yer.
groggy.
Third round-There was a desper
a'a attempt by Ketchell to end th'
fight quickly. He went after O'Briel
and in an attempt to land a lsnockou
blow was Wild He pinned O'Briel
p the ropes and sent in short arm
left hand blow to- the chin that pu
O'Brien against the ropes helpless
0'Brien kept his head. however. an.
clnched and hung on to save himself
Ketchell fought himself loose fror
O'Brien's clasp and swung right an
LETT on the almost helpless O'Brier
he staggered about groggy and Re
cree McGuigan, evidently fearin
OBrien might be seriously injured
stopped the fight O'Brien was di.
posed to protest this action, bu
thought better Of 1t and left the rims
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESENTS MEDALS
The Wright Brothers Honored by the
American Aero Club and Eminent
Citizens and Scientists Today.

WASHINGTON, June 1o.-Maior
George O. Squier, United States sig
nal corps, was the first to greet the
Wrights and their sister when they
alighted from the train. Orville was
dressed in a gray suit, black derby
hat and tan shoes. He walks with a
hardly preceptible limp as result of the
accident at Fort Myer. The brothers
passed through the station. facing tne
battery of cameras. Miss Wright was
taken in an automobile by Mrs. Chas.
Bell. Every step the crowd following
the Wrights grew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
Tho Brothers.

Orville and Wilbur Wright, the
American kings of the air, received
from the hands of President Taft this
afternoon the magnificent medals, vot-
ed them by the Aero Club of America
for their achievements of aviation.
The presentation took place in the
east room of the White House and was
witnessed by throng of distinguish
ed scientists, diplomats, officials, mil
itary men, and ladies that crowded the
great apartment to the doors.
WITH modesty manifested by down
cast eyes and hesitating, almost maud
ible speeches, the brothers accepted
the medals from the president and
! voiced their thanks.
| After the presentation the Wrights
shook hands with every cne present.
Herbert W. Parsons, New York con-
gressmen, introduced the Wrights to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
~ Rounds;

First round o 'BrieI sent In stiff
II 70 the face and 4 right on the
ety. Ketchell showed his inten.
Non to give attention to O'Brien's
Ebody and sent stifY left to the ribs.
kHe cut O'Brien slightly over the right
Feye and got right that raised q big
lump on his right cheek.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
j. s. NAVY TO
FIGHT WORLD

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-If
the plans of the committee in
charge of the Portola festival, oc-
curing in this city in October, are
successful, San Francisco may be
the scene of one of the greatest
naval pageants in the worlds his
tory. c. c. Moore, former president
of the chamber of commerce, will
go to Washington soon to request
that the Pacific fleets cruise be
postponed until after the festival.
He will visit many European cap
itals and endeavor to secure from
the greatest nations a promise that
they will be represented at the
festival.
President Diaz of Mexico will be
invited to referee a sham battle,
with vessels of feorign nations ar
rayed against the American squad
ron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
LOSS OF FOOT FATAL
TO EDWARD FURNISS

Edward Furniss, whose foot was
crushed April % by car wheel
at Deer Park, died this morning at
Sacred Heart hospital from the
shock of the accident and resulting
operation. The funeral will be held
Saturday at p. m. from the New
England undertaking parlors, with
interment at Greenwood.
My one son, Herbert w. Furniss
of this city, survives of the imme-
date family. He suffered the loss
of his mother last September and
his father today.
The late Mr. Furniss was travel.
ing passenger agent of the Great
Northern and one of the best
known men in Spokane. He was
SO years of age and had lived in
this city for six years. Prior to
coming here he was connected with
the general offices at st. Paul, and
was one of the company's most
trusted officials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
some Of THOSE
CROOKED"
VOTERS

A hurried investigation Of the al
legged false registration in the Sec
ond ward cited by the Spokesman
Review today shows that the pub
LEGATION is based largely on false
statements.
The reporters and others who Sc
cured the information" impaired
in the Review were evidently
blindfolded or purposely twisted
the facts for the purpose of max.
ing political capital against the
voters who reside in the Second
ward.
Take the Spokoma hotel for an
instance. DR.. J. b. Des Rockers is
put down as one of the missing"
men registered from that place. DR..
Des Rockers has moved his Office
across the street. over the West
ern drug store, but still retains a
room for himself and wife at the
Spokoma. The doctor says that he
had been a registered voter in the
state since 1889, has lived In Spo-
kane two years and proposes to
bring a damage suit against the
Spokesman-Review for $4,000 for
defamation Of character.
J. T. Green is reported miss
ing" from the list registered from
the Spokoma. Green was found
at work this morning In the Spo-
koma grill and still retains room
sc at the hotel l.. J. Ellis, report
ed missing, still sleeps in room 81
Mt the Spokoma. A. McClain, an
other of the Reviews absent
voters" registered from the Spo-
koma. is the proprietor of the Turf
bar on Front avenue, opposite the
city hall E. Tyrer. another vic
tim. is a violin player at the Spo-
koma bar and has moved to Mantle
park. A few of the men registered
from the Spokoma have left the
city, but were legally residents of
the house, Mrs. Eddy. the landlady,
says, at the time they registered.
OF the four voters missing from
the Dempsey one is J. G. McAuley,
the day clerk, who was on the job
and smiling this morning when
seen by a reporter. He still re-
tains his legal residence at the
house, Notwithstanding the report
in the Review that he had moved
elsewhere. McAuley says Fred
Kettner and d. w. Cessna regis
tered from that house, as they had
legal right to. but that both have
gone to distant points on construc-
ton work and will not return.
A. Morrison Is reported missing
from the Chicago hotel, yet Morri-
son was on hand this morning, the
clerk, r. X. Solid, reported.
o. Il. Crisp is an electric lineman,
registered from this house, and will
be back for the election.
Registration charged to some of
the saloons by the Review is found
to cover occupants of lodging
houses upstairs which the ener
getic reporter did not have time to
investigate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
ATTACKED A CAT AND
HAD HORRIBLE LUCK

LOGAN, w. Va, April 2S.-John
lines objected to the presence in
the house of the family cat He
threw at it miners cap, used in
exploding charges of powder and
dynamite.
The cap exploded and set off a
can of powder stored in the room.
The house was wrecked. lines
and his father, Frank, were so
badly burned that both are in the
hospital.
The younger man may not re-
cover. The cat wasn't hurt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
PREDICTS HER OWN
DEATH In SO YEAR
(BY United Pressl

GREEN LAKE, April 2S.-The
body of Grandma Louisa Morrison.
the oldest woman of Green Lake
who died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. ], 7. Blaney. 1415 East
Seventeen street, was sent to her
old home at Quincy, ILL.,, where Mrs
Blaney was visiting at the time of
Mrs. Morrison's death.
Grandma Morrison, as she was
affectionately called, was in her
ninety-third year. A week before
her death Mrs. Morrison visited ev-
cry portion of the three acre orch
ard at the Blaney home and when a
remark was made that soon every
thing would be pretty with the
flowers and blossoms all out she
replied as if having a PRESENT.
ment of the coming change, Yes,
but I'll not be here to see it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
LABOR'S CHAMPION

The w. w. P. bugaboo dangling the tall in
the of candidacy evil
yet given Cowes newspaper hypocrisy
present campaign.
spectacle insult every workneman city
and citizen of every other vocation WE'LL
This is what it says the workinsman
In hour scale questions related corporations
you always especially il happen to strike.
In the matter for franchises provision for
comfortable equitable of
corporations we'll individuals not worth
mentioning.
Has your citizen been champoned these
particulars by SpokesmanRevie~ any
paper?
fact these very have had
trouble with labor and strikes than any other
poration in the city.
when they your they whistle different
don't rally to the against "nfuences
the Of mperied "moray-then it time to reach
back into the limbo Of forgotten incidents and bring out "W
w. P oppression Of labor"
Behold your champion, Mr. Workingman, your steadfas
friend and the faithful guardian of rshthe Spokes
man-Review.
fairly and reels in its determination YOU
yourselves the threatened
purity the crafty sinful that
creeping m Pratt and Pratt
That's the whole argument rather, emetc 1t Is doubt
sckenng substantial support
Meanwhile into that outbreak behalf of labor
against w. and said outbreak the union
label.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28

cised over the matter this morning,
particularly after the word was re.
ceived that Mayor Moore had ac-
cepted the Reviews story and Is
sued orders to the police without
further inquiry. Mr.. Ham has
played the political game fairly
thus far, as he has done in all cam
paigns with which he has been con-
nected, and the effort to inject dis
honest and disreputable tactics
into the fight has stirred him more
than anything that has occurred.
"All men engaged in honorable
politics will agree that the purity
and integrity of the ballot must be
maintained" said Chairman Ham,
land no citizen of Spokane will in
sist on this more strongly than my
self. While I am a firm believer
in honesty at the polls, think that
all voters entitled to the ballot
should be protected to the fullest
extent of thel aw.
III there is danger or illegal vOts
ing, as charged, which do not be-
lieve to be true, let a police officer
be stationed at the polling places
to guard against corruption and at
the same time assure to every
American citizen entitled to vote
in the coming election his right Of
franchise. Any effort to bulldoze
or drive away voters from the polls
by intimidation is even a greater
offense against the people at large
than the one alleged to be under
contemplation.
I'VE shall have our watchers at
the polling places to insist on an
honest ballot and a fair count, and
that every man entitled to vote
shall be permitted to exercise his
rights as a citizen"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
WAVE OF MASSACRE
SWEEPS ASIA MINOR
Moslems Murder 100 Missionaries in Adana
Fire and Sword Everywhere.

scattered villages in the vilayet of
Adana are scenes of massacres of
Christians today. Meagre reports
Indicate that thousands were
killed.
Kasaba is aflame. 1t is reported
Moslems killed every Christian
there.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2S.-
American missionaries at Hadjin
are facing starvation today, If they
escaped death. A letter by Miss
Rose Lambert, missionary, was re-
ceived here. She wrote:
"Hadjin is almost entirely out of
food. Everybody is threatened with
starvation, aside from the danger
Of being murdered. Provincial au-
thorities refused to protect us and
outside aid is imperative. Will
you send it?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
BISHOPS GATHER IN
CONFERENCE HERE

The eighth missionary depart
ment of the Episcopal church con-
vened this morning at All Saints.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania district is at
tending The woman's auxiliary
opened sessions in st. Johns
church. Other bishops in the con-
ference are Bishop l.. II. Wells,
Spokane; Bishop William II. More
land, Sacramento; Bishop James
Bowen Funston, Idaho; Bishop
Frederick w. Keator, Olympia;
Bishop Franklin s. Spaulding,
Utah: Bishop Robert l.. Paddock,
eastern Oregon; Bishop Henry
Douglas Robinson, Nevada.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
CALLS HAMS COLD
FLOODED MURDERER
(By United Press)

FLUSHING, N. ". April Is
Special Prosecutor Gregg, in his
opening address of the trial of Cap
tain Haines today. characterized
the killing of William Annis as
cold blooded and premeditated.
Herbert Funke testified that
while Annis was lying on the float
after the shot was fired he said,
Captain, you made a mistake"
Hams replied, Il may have, but do
not think So" Attorney Mcintyre
secured a ruling from the court ex-
Guiding everything said or done by
Thornton Hams with the excep-
ton of his position on the float at
the time of the shooting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
WEIGH HAS
CONFESSED

George Welch, arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff George Sweet at Mast,
Col, charged with holding up Joe
Feodorowitz, soon after his arrival
this morning made confession to
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dono-
van and said that he was ready to
accept the penalty for his crime.
The confession was made in the
presence of Deputy Sheriffs Long
and Sweet and Mr.. Donovan. The
state had already secured the adj
mission on the witness stand from
Welchs wife that he had commit
ted the hold up.
Feodorowitz was robbed of 1925,
being brought to Spokane from
Plains, Mont, by Mrs. Welch. Mrs.
WEIGH and Archie Thompson, who
assisted Welch in the holdup, have
been convicted by a jury and are
awaiting sentence. Welch con-
firmed Thompson's connection with
the crime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
FRENCH SHOW FORTUNE
IN PAINTINGS

SEATTLE, April 2S.-Repre-
senting 800 exhibitors of France,
Victor Laruelle, commissioner for
the French section of the Seattle
exposition, is here today, giving
directions for the construction of
booths in the space allotted to
France. Exhibits will arrive May
20. 1t is estimated the paintings
alone are worth 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
SHOOTS AT DUCK AND
KILLS RELATIVE

ADRIAN, Mich, April 2S.-Ray
Livesey of Jasper was accidentally
shot by his brother in law, Leon
ard Seger of Rome Center, while
hunting at DEVILS Lake.
AS near as can be learned, both
raised their guns to fire at the
same bird. and Livesey, being a
little in advance OF Seger, received
the charge from the latter's gun,
death resulting soon after.
The two had always been con-
genial companions and had gone to
the lake hunting together, Seger
is nearly Frustrated over the affair
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
REPUBLICANS RIGHT after
REGISTRATION FAKE

The true inwardness of the fake
campaign story launched by the
SpOkesman-Review today as to
false registration was ascertained
this morning when Mayor Moore
ordered Captain Coverly, acting
chief of police, to place an officer
at each of the polling places in the
Second ward.
The whole scheme, since the po-
lice have been called into it, has
the appearance of an attempt to
bulldoZe voters, especially foreign
born, in the lower end of the Sec
ond ward, who while legally en-
titled to vote can be frightened
away by a simple challenge and
show of police interference. It's
an old game and the last resort of
desperate cause.
E. o. Conner, chairman of the
democratic end of the Pratt cam
pdiSh, 10 uoCu Wy tHc CpOhtoUldu-
Review to father it's charges of
illegal registration, based on al
legged information gathered by re-
porters of the Review. Had Mr..
Conner investigated the different
cases in person his statements
would undoubtedly have been
clothed in more temperate Ian
guage.
However, the bluff of the Review
and the show of police interference
will not have the desired result.
Chairman Ham of the republican
city committee, has set a corps of
men to checking up the instances
of alleged illegal registration cited
by the Review, and has obtained
information that shows their utter
falsity in most instances.
Mr.. Ham was considerably exer-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
HALLIDAY HAS OTHER
FISH TO FRY

w. A. Davis is the city's new
electrical inspector. James Hallf-
day, who has held that position
ever since the Office was created,
passed his resignation up to the
city council last night and the city
fathers accepted it. Halliday's
resignation was brief and to the
point-simply said James had other
business to attend to outside the
city and he wanted to quit.
Davis has been a deputy in Halli-
days Office for some time and is
considered a competent man for
the job. The position pays 1925
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
FEATHER BUSTER cHokES
DOG AND SAVES BUTCHER
(By United Press)

PITTSBURG, April rs. G.
Stumpt, Morningside butcher.
probably saved himself from being
bitten by mad bulldog by seizing
a feather buster and forcing it
down the animals throat when it
lunged at him and keeping it there
until policeman could shoot the
animal. The dog had previously
almost torn the nose off horse
belonging to Stumpt and had upset
the tables in a candy store.