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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-11-17

the county option issue and pass up
any movement looking to change
in the method of levying tax on
iron properties or their product"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-11-17

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
SHERCLlFFE ON
way TO PRISON
Heavily shacked Sherman w. Nor
ris is En- Route to Leadvile
in Charge of sher-
iff Dwyer.
COMMITTED A MURDER
Crime Took Place Fifteen Years Ago
Murderer Sentenced But Es-
capped While on His
Way to Jail.

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Feb. IT,
Loaded with shackles, Sherman w
Morris, alias Frank Shercliffe, left the
Hennepin county Jail last night in Gus
tody of Sheriff Dwyer, of Lake county
Colorado, and is now on the way to
Leadville where he will begin a sen.
tence for murder unless he is granted
another trial. The crime was com
mitted at Leadville fifteen years ago
He was found guilty and sentenced to
the penitentiary but escaped on the
way to serve his term. He was ar
rested short time ago and charged
with holding up passengers on North
western train near Minneapolis and ac
quilted of the charge. He is now to
serve sentence for murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Fought Like Demons.

Previous to this men in the pit had
fought like demons striking down
women and children in their efforts
to escape. The fall of the roof, how
ever. stilled the screams and groans
of the fighting, panic stricken au-
dience.
Firemen. and the crowds on the
outside who had been attracted to the
scene. could do nothing to help the
people in the burning building and
We're compelled to stand helpless and
watch the theater with Its human
contents burn.
After the first five or ten minutes
there were no cries heard and there
was no noise save that made by the
cracking flames.
The latest reports indicate that no
Americans lost their lives, though
earlier dispatches said that several
were killed. American Consul Moore
head had been Invited to the perform
ance, but pressing business made it
impossible for him to attend, and this
probably saved his life.
Many of those who escaped were
injured in the panic or severely
burned, and houses near the scene
were transferred into hospitals to
take care.of these people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
is MINERS
STRIKE EXPECTED
One is Indicated by the Recommend
ations at the Mine Workers.
Convention

PEORIA, H.. Feb. 1.-THE annual
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of Illinois convened here yester-
day, President John Walker, of Dan
vile, presiding.
The reading of the officers reports
occupied the attention throughout tine
day. SecretaryTreasurer Hayes. in
the course of his report, recommend
ed that the strike fund" abolished d.
last years meeting, be revived, giving
rise to rumor of preparations for .
struggle with the operators next year.
Hayes recommends that one per cent
on the net earnings of Illinois miners
be assessed for this fund, and his rec
ommendation is said to meet with
favor On the part of the convention.
His report showed that the organiza-
tion held cash balance of $73S,52
February j, 1909.
Officers were elected as follows.
Duncan Mcdonald. OF
Oglesby
Vice President-Groce Lawrence,
of Herrin.
Secretary Treasurer Frank Hayes,
OF Collinsville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Thirty-Two Miners Terribly Burned
Were Rescued This Morning
From Stanley Coal
Mine.
EIGHT BODIES FOUND
One Hundred and Eight Miners Still
Unaccounted For and it is
Feared They Have
Pcrished.

NEWCASTLE. Eng, Feb. 17.-Thir-
ty-two miners, terribly burned, were
rescued this morning from the Stanley
coal mine wrecked yesterday BY an ex-
plosion. Eight bodies were also re
moved. One man was taken out alive
and died from injuries. One hundred
and eight miners are still unaccounted
for. 1t is feared they will perish
These men are in the Brockwel seam
Mine rescuers today are at the shaft
and say there is no way to get to this
part of the mine. The passage is
blocked by tons of fallen stone and the
approach to it is so shaky the rescuers
lives are in danger. 1t will be days be
fore the Brockwell seam will be
reached. The timbers of the mine are
still burning and filing the mine with
gas
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
In Spccia Message Accompanying
the Engineers Report He Ap-
proves Present Plan
of Construction.
Says it Would be lnexcusable Fully
to Change From Lock Type
-Favors Lowering
Gatun Dam.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. IL
Roosevelt today put his official O. X.
on the present plan of construction OF
the Panama canal In submitting to
congress in special message the re-
port of the board of consulting en-
gineers, who recently accompanied
Taft to the Isthmus the president in
dorses their conclusion that the lock-
ed type canal is the proper one He
says 'In fact it would be ineNcusable
folly to change to sea level canal"
He also approves the lowering of the
Gatun dam twenty feet as recommends
ed by the engineers, ard directed the
change to be made. The message is
in part: ''In submitting herewith the
report of the engineers appointed by
me to accompany Taft to the Isthmus
canal and look into the conditions OF
the canal work. and report the feas-
ibility and safety of the Gatun dam
project with view of deciding wheth-
err or not there be any change in the
plans in which the canal is being con-
structed, these plans having been
adopted by congress. | am happy to
report to you that the accompanying
document shows in the clearest fash
ion that congress was wise in the po-
sition 1t took It would be inexcus-
able folly to change the proposed lock
/ canal to a sea level canal. This re-
port has not only determined definite
| ly the type of canal but makes it evil
dent hereafter that attacks on this
type is in reality merely an attack up
on the policy of building the canal at
all. ] commend to your most careful
consideration their report
I Every American citizen should feel
not only satisfied but a keen sense of
pride in the statement made by the
distinguished engineers as to - work
that has been done and the way it is
now proceeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
District of Columbia Grand Jury Has
Reported True Bills of Grim
nal Libel Against News
paper Publishers.
L1BELED PUBLIC MEN
In Connection With the Purchase of
the Panama canaI-PuItzer and
indianapolis Men Among
Those Indicted.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. IL
The grand jury in the District of Co
lumbia this afternoon reported indict-
ments charging criminal libel against
the owners and responsible editors %
of the New York World and Indian
apolis News, on account of the rec snt
publications in those papers rejecting
upon Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Chas.
P. Taft, Douglas Robinson William
Nelson Cromwell in connection with
the purchase Of the Panama canal.
There's one Indictment of five counts
against the Press Publishing Company.
(World) Joseph Pulitzer, Saleb Van
Hamm, Robert HI. Lyman. Another
seven counts against Delavan Smith
and Charles r. Williams of the Indian
apolis News.
After the indictments were present
ed Justice Gould announced bench wal.
rants be issued at once for the remov
al of the defendant to the jurisdiction
of the District of Columbia. Legal in
terests of the World say they will fight
this move.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
BALTIMORE AND
OHIO RAILROAD
Acquires the c., Il. G. D. and Makes
Plans for the Reorganization
New Traffic Rules

NEW YORK, Feb l7-Plans for
the reorganization of the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad compa-
ny have been practically completed, ac-
cording to the Herald, and II is expect
ed that in few DAYS the official an.
nouncement will be made that the road
has been sold to the Baltimore and
Ohio The acquisition of the road will
give the Baltimore and Ohio new
traffic route from Cincinnati, Toledo
and Springfield, H.. on the west, and
Ironton on the south.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
A PROMOTION
FOR JAMES SHIELDS
Former keokuk Boy Is Making Rapid
Strides in the Railroad Business
and Is Now In Chicago.

Word has been received in this city
that James Shields, a former Keokuk
boy, who for some time was located
at Omaha as auditor of freight and
ticket accounts Of the Burlington and
In charge of freight claims cn lines
west of the Missouri, has been pro-
noted to the position of auditor of
the entire Burlington system, having
charge of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy freight and ticket auditing de-
partment in Chicago.
This news will be received with in
terest by his many friends in Keo.
kuk for it was here that he got his
first start in the railroad work. His
rise has been steady until now he has
position well up near the top.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
We .ther Conditions.

Clearing, colder weather is following
rains in the south. and snow in the
north, over the eastern portion of the
country, with high barometer from the
Ohio valley to the Gulf, and :; low
barometer in New England, the tenn
perature being near freezing on the
Gulf coast.
Over the Plateu region the weather
Is generally fair and warmer a mark
ed depression being central in north
ern Montana with a high barometer
in California, and there have been
rains rom tho Pacific coast to the
Mountains.
Fair, warmer weather is indicated
for this section tonight, becoming
cloudy and continuing warmer Thurs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

TEHERAN, Feb. 17.-De-
layed messages received to-
day from the provincial au-
thorities in the Luristan prov
ince say sixty villages were
destroyed and six thousand
people were killed in an earth
quake January 23rd.
The delay in getting news is
due to inaccessibility in the af-
fected regions. A state of ter
ror seized the people. The
quake is one on which there
has been much speculation.
The seismographs in all Eu-
rope recorded the shock but
we're unable to locate the
shock definitely. 1t was more
violent than the Italian quake
At least twelve thousand cattle
we're killed and the destitute
inhabitants are f1ocking to Bu-
rujurd appealing for aid. The
quake covered an enormous
area.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Widow of the Murdered Senator a
Pathetic Figure in the Court
Room at the Cooper
Sharpe Trial.
SHE MoANED P1TEoUsLY SEA LEVEL A MISTAKE
When the Testimony Was Given and
Listened to Every Word of
Testimony-sharp criti-
cized carmaek.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 17.-Mrs
Iarmack was in court again this
morning when the trial of Cooper and
Sharpe, for the murder of the SEN
ator, was resumed. She was a pathetic
figure in the case She sits in the
court room listening to every word of
testimony and moaned piteously dar
ing the recital of the tragedy Among
the witnesses today was the physician
who attended Carmack and the under
taker. w. ]. Smith testified tia. he
had discussed Carmac'I with John
Sharpe during the last san oa'.;r. He
said Sharpe told him CarmacS had
been the disturbing figure IL the party
ever since he entered politics He
said he used bitter oaths in reference
to Carmack and said "he oughs to heve
been in He'll long ago" l.. A. Welch,
barber, said that while shaving
Sharpe the latter called his attention
to an editorial written by Carmack,
which he characterized as unwarrant-
ed He said Sharpe declared CarmacK
ought to have been killed long ago.
Mary Skeffington, state librarian
testified she was yalking down the
street near the scene of the tragedy
and met John Sharp and heard re
volver shot. She turned to Mr. Shar]
I and asked him what lie was shooting
! Witness said: HE looked at me ant
said, Not much, | guess merely Dunt
|
Cooper kii.@sS Ed Carmacls' Ther
Sharpe left me and walking rapidly
towards where the shooting came
from"
Charles Horn, real estate man
testified having heard Sharp call Car
mack vile names
! Miss Ia. Mexican swore she was in
DR.. Forts Office when Robin Cooper
was having his shoulder dressed and
said she heard the elder Cooper say
TO his son, Don't let any one come ii
| here, | don't want to have to shoot
another man"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Weaker Ones Suffered.

Women and chi. lren suffered most
comprising the majority of the dead
Search of the ruins has thus far re-
vealed no recognizable human form
The charred bodies, from which the
legs and arms have been burned, to
gether with many dismembered limbs
have been taken from the ruins and
as there was 10 chance of identify
ing these remains, all have been bur
led in common trench by the mu
nicipal authorities.
The greatest loss of life was occa
stoned. according to survivors. by the
fall of the roof, which crashed down
on the entrapped people in what
seemed short time after the blaze
was discovered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to The Gate City.l
DES MONIES, Feb. 16. Carr, appel
liant. VS.. Way, Mahaska; affirmed.
Heaton VS.. Lee. appellant, Dallas;
affirmed
Parkhill VS.. Doggett, appellant, Keo
kuk. affirmed.
Underwood, appellant, VS.. Modern
Woodmen of America, Scott; affirmed
Peace VS.. Wabash Railroad compa
my. appellant, Genoa; stricken from
docket
Abba State Bank, appellant, VS.
Smith, Genoa; modified and affirmed
Hall, appellant, VS.. Wawash Railroad
company, Genoa; reversed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
VERDICT IN THE
CRIB DISASTER
coroner's Jury Does Not Hold the City
Officials or Construction Com
pany Liable.

CHICAGO Feb. 17.-The coroner's
Jury sitting to fix the blame for the
recent crib disaster in which forty
seven men We're killed, returned YER
ulc1 this morning, saying: "We find
,ne city officials, employees of George
w. Jackson company and George Jack
sun himself not responsible for the
conditions on the crib on the day OF
.ae disaster and exonerate them all
from blame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
RAILROAD WINS
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Little Evidence Taken When Case Was
Taken From Jury and Decided
Against Plaintiff.

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa, Feb. IT,
The case of Davenport VS.. the c., B
4 @. R. R. company came to an abrupt
end Yesterday when it was taken from
the jury and decided in favor of the
defense. Most of the forenoon was
taken up with statements of the case
oy both sides. Dan Cronin. the father
OF the young man. over whose tragical
death the trial is being held was the
hrst witness for the plaintiff. Three
or four other witnesses for the plain
TN We're examined.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
THE WEATHER.
indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Wired from Chicago.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight. Thursday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
For Illinois: Increasing cloudiaess
and warmer with rain or snow north
portion late tonight or Thursdsy
For Iowa: Threatening with rain or
snow east portion tonight or ThursGay.
Warmer tonight and cast portion
Thursday.
For Missouri: Fair and warmer to-
night. THURSDAY incre. stag clondi-
ness with warmer east and south pot-
tions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
College insurance Department.

COLUMBIA, Mo, Feb. Ia de-
partment of insurance is planned by
Missouri university curators. A course
of lectures by presidents of life insur-
ance companies, including the Travel
ers' Prudential of Kansas City, life and
Others will be given here this spring.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
cummins is Active.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. L.
Senator Cummins yesterday again
took an active part in consideration of
the naval bill. He raised point of
order against legislation in the naval
bill to restore marines to battleships,
but he was over-ruled. 1t will be re-
called that the president recently
ordered marines taken off warships.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Roosevelt to Visit in Berlin

BERLIN, Feb. 17.--Roosevelt will re-
main at Berlin several weeks when he
visits there after the African hunt, ac-
cording to reports today. He is great
ly pleased with the German public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Geronimo Dead.

DENVER, Col, Feb. IA dispatch
aom Lawton, Okla, says Geronimo
'ne Apache chief, died at Fort Sill this
.uornlng. He has been in prison TWEEN
'y-one years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17.-Late dis
patches from Acapulco, where the
Flores theatre burned Sunday night,
bring varying estimates of the loss of
life. They agree in declaring, how
ever, the dead will exceed two hun
dred, while some place the figure as
high as three hundred and fifty. Most
of the dead were charred and burned
beyond recognition, so that it will take
several days to secure an accurate
list of the dead
Acapulco is dazed by the catastro-
phe. All business at the port has
ceased. shops have closed and people
are crowding the churches where
masses are being celebrated for the
dead. A subscription list has been
opened throughout the state of Ger
rero and in Mexico City for the suf-
ferers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Flames Spread Swiftly.

The fire, which spread with incred-
liable rapidity through the immense
wooden and adobe structure, was due,
1t is s'leged, to the carelessness and
inexperience of the operator of the
moving picture machine. There was
an explosion, burst of fame which
ignited the bu.ltfng used for decorat-
ing purposes and II few minutes the
entire structure was mass of fire.
The flames started practically over
the main entrance. The exits were all
in the front part of the building,
which was almost Immediately turned
into wall of fire so that the people
were trapped in the burning building
The people, in frenzied panic, tried to
run the gauntlet of the flames, but
where one escaped, scores of others
perished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Illinois Deadlock Continues.
SPRINGFIELD, I'LL. Feb. Ill.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1l.-Thir
ty-third ballot U. S. senator:
Hopkins, ~ Foss, II: Shutleff, 1G;
Mason, 4; Mckinley. Lowden, Ed
ward, F. Dunno, /; Sherman, 2; Vopi
ca, 10; Gibbons, 8; Stringer, 40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Daily River Bulletin.
Local Observations.

Rainfall for past "A hours Trace.
River above low water of 1864 8 fact
G tenths.
Change in "a hours fall G tenths.
Mean temperature, 90
Maximum temperature, &c.
Minimum temperature, 15
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

Read The Daily Gate City. II
cents per week.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16.-The pur-
pose of the national tariff convention
which began here today is to urge the
appointment of commission to as
certain facts whereby congress can
approach the revision'of the tariff in
telligently. The convention will be in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
SIX THOUSAND
DIE IN EARTHQUAKE
ACAPULCO FIRE
Was TERRIBLE
word From the Provincial Authorities
in the Luristan Province Re-
port Destruction of 60
Villages, Jan. 20.
Horrible Details of the Great Thea.
tire Fire in Which Three Hun
dred People Lost
Their Lives.
.avusANDs ARE DEAD CAUGHT IN r1MB14 rRAl

/S@
Than the Italian Roof
ouake-12ooo While - Looked on
and Inhabitants We're to
. Are Destiu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-21
Deaths and Funerals.

The friends and acquaintances of Rose. wife of Patrick Burns. will be pained to hear of her death which oc- cured last night at her late residence, 1O1 Parallel street. after a brief iil- ness with pneumonia. The deceased was a highly esteemed resident of the North End where she had resided for the last thirty-five years. being a com municant of St. Patrick's church. Be- sides her husband. the deceased is sur vived by four daughters. Mary, Cath crime. Rose. a teacher in the Island Rrok school and Mrs. William Wig more. of Greenwich, Conn. Her son, the late Benjamin Burns was engaged in business ii1 the North End conduct ing news stand.
 Many sorrowing friends and rela- tiVes attended the funeral of the late Leopold Neuberger. who for a number of years conducted a feed store on Water street. which was held yester- day afternoon from his late residence. 103 Barnum avenue. the Rev. Dr. De- solo Mende of New York officiating. The pail bearers were Samuel Green stein, Louis Neuburg. $. Goldberg, Henry Greenstein. and NJ. Rothchild. t7,,."1 was in B'naf Israel cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-21
FEDERATION OF LABOR. Question of Employers Liability-Bet ter Than Present Statute.

Hartford, Jan 21.-The Connecticut Federation of Labor continued it's ses- sion yesterday. the supplementary re- port of the president said that he thought the matter of employers lia- bility had not received due attention from the labor unions of the state and that he would. therefore. present the report of the state commission on the matter. with a few additions of his own. The committee consisted of MT. Donohue, representing the labor inter- ests, E.. Allen Moore of New Haven,
 for the employers, and Edward M. Day of this city, representing the legal pro- fession. We do not agree that the present law is a just one.'' said the speaker. "and the law recommended by
 the committee is not all that could be asked for. but it is much better than
 the existing statute and really more than we expected when the commission was appointed"
 Delegate Fairman of Bridgeport told of the fight which their twenty-one
 unions offered in politics last fall and emphatically urged the other unions to
 take the matter up and act with some force