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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
TRAGEDY rs DUE
TO IGNORANCE
Indiana Man shot wife, Killed Broth
in-Law and suicided, at
Shelhurne, Ind.

SHELBURNE. Ind, May 19.-Frank
Doggemant, miner, yesterday after
noon shot his wife, wounding her per-
haps fatally, killed his brotherin-law,
Zillele Decobet, and turning the
weapon on himself, committed suicide.
The woman, 1t is said, had refused
to live with Doggemant. This after
noon she spurned his appeal to return
to their home. Doggermant, after ar
ing two shots at his wife, jumped up
on a bicycle and sought out Decobet,
and without a word killed him. Re-
fore committing suicide Doggemant
threw a pocketbook containing q sum
of money at the murdered mans Wife.
The principals in the tragedy were
French, having been in this country
but a few months. The wounded
woman is sister Of Decobet's Wild
ow. Decobet had courted his wife
in France and planned to bring her to
America. Before doing 30, however.
he proposed that Doggemant wed his
fancee's sister. The two women
reached Linton, Ind, last month, and
were met by Doggemant and Decohet,
At Sullivan, Ind. marriage licenses
were obtained, and the couples, un-
familiar with American customs, be-
lieved they were legally married. Last
Sunday friends discovered that the
marriage ceremony had not been per-
formed. Decobet and the sister
whom he had been licensed to wed
went through the ceremony, but the
sister with whom Doggermant had
been living refused to take the mar
riage VOWS. 1t is said Doggemant
had been cruel to her and she refused
to live longer with him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
THREATENED BY
NIGHT RIDERS
Kentucky Tobacco Raiser Has One
Man Arrested and Will Kill If
Interfered With.

HOPKINSvILLE, KY, May 49,.
Elbridge Cayce, a South-Christian
farmer, who received warning not to
plant tobacco, signed "night-riders
six thousand strong" today swore a
warrant for Andrew Silyas, aged 45
years, cropper on his farm, charg-
ing him with posting the threat on his
plant bed Silvas is in jail, unable to
give bond. He denies his guilt. Cayce
resumed planting tobacco and says he
will kill anybody who attempts to in
terfere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Tariff Causes Trouble.

The lower rate ordered blythe inter
state commerce commission are al
legged by the railroads to be unreason-
ably low and made in violation of the
constitution. 1t is charged that they
will destroy the Missouri river terri
tory as a rate basing point, overturn-
ing the basis upon which the com
merce and business of that territory
have been conducted since the build
ing of the railroads. The new rates,
it Is said. will prove so revolutionary
as to disturb all the commercial con-
ditions of the middle west.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
One Hundred and Twenty-First Gen.
eral Conference, Of Presbyterl-
an Church Opens An
nuaI Session.
TO ELECT MODERATOR
Great Interest In Election Of Moderat.
or-over ! Thousand Dele
gates Are Present on
the First Day.

DENVER, Colo, May 19.-with the
meeting of the foreign missionary con.
ference in an all day session TODAY.
the one hundred and twenty-frst gen.
eral conference of the Presbyterian
church practically opened its annual
session.
While the conference proper does
not open until tomorrow there are
nearly q thousand delegates already
present. Beginning tomorrow the con.
ference will hold It's sessions until sun
day, May 30. The sessions will be
held in the Central Presbyterian
church, Rev. Robt. F. Coyle, pastor.
The question probably attracting the
majority Of the delegates at this time
is the election of new moderator to
succeed DR.. B. P. Fullerton, Of Chi.
cago. This election will be held at
opening session of the conference
Thursday and is conducted by open
ballot. At present the two leading
candidates seem to be Rev. Howard
Agnew Johnston, OF Colorado Springs,
and Justice Harlan, OF the U. S.
supreme court. DR.. Edward P. Hill,
of the Mccormick Theological Sem.
mary, Chicago. and Rev. DR.. Robert
Mackenzie, Of Rutgers Presbyterian
church, New York, also have consider
/ able backing.
DR.. Fullerton, Of Chicago, the pres
ent moderator will deliver the open
ing sermon OF the conference tomor
row on the subject of Enlarged Wis
ion" Following Will come reports Of
| various committees connected with all
phases of church work, the entire
time Of the conference being given
over to discussions OF the work by
prominent ministers and church work
ers. Arrangements have also been
made for many pleasure trips to va
rious points OF interest about Denver
Every problem which confronts the
people of the nation, from the divorce
question to labor and the negro, viii
/ be considered and debated by the con
ference. The divorce question will be
considered from every standpoint
some predicting sterner attitude by
the church in its treatment of di
vorcees.
A movement is also on foot to de
crease the number of delegates at
tending the conferences on ths
grounds that so large a body canno
| dispense with business expeditiously
AS matter of economy 1T is also pro
posed to hold sessions of the confer
ences less frequently.
What will probably prove to be thu
features of the conference will be thu
marching of 1000 Sunday School chill
dren OF Denver, Sunday, May %, IL
the Sunday School missionary parade
and the labor mass meeting to be helt
simultaneously at the auditorium.
1t is the desire Of the conference t.
bring the Presbyterian church and thu
laboring class in as close touch al
possible. To this end leaders of al
labor organizations in Denver hav'
been invited to participate in th'
meeting to be held at the auditorium
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
MEXICANS KILLED
BY HAIL STONES
Seven creasers Killed in Hall Storm
Near uvalde, Texas, Yesterday
"A severe Storm.

-
E UvALDE, Texas, May 49, Seven
Mexicans, in tent several miles from
here, were killed in a terrific hail
storm late yesterday. according to re-
ports Just received. The storm swept
a large part OF southern Texas, with
unusual fury. The hail stones were
the largest ever seen here and cut the
canvas like knives, going through
light roofs. Many people sought shell
ter under beds. 1t is believed other
persons were killed. The hall fell
forty minutes.
The storm greatly damaged crops
and live stock. Some stones measure
twelve inches IN circumference. One
was found which weighed six pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
TELEPHONE WAY
IN CLEVELAND
z = Telephone Company il Refused
an Injunction.

CLEVELAND. May 1e.-1t is an.
,aaced : that Judge r. w. Taylor.
y q. sne United States court, refused an
\ vsus OF temporary Injunction sought
she 8. Telephone company,
es ea'nss the Central Union Telephone
- 'pany and the American Telephone
= telegraph company, to restrain
= 0e.endants from their alleged ac-
s.a, ~ q inducing various independent
ss a' companies to violate their 80
has a contract with tsae u. s. Tele-
rsn. as company for long distance CON
sss M The petition is based on a
s.,s 'se mat the Bell concerns are OPP
mug ~ trusts In restraint Of trade.
Ae central Union Telephone Com.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
HONDURAN NAVY
ANSWERS SALUTE
Commander Of Marietta Made Formal
Demand Which Brought Quick
Reenonae

PUERT CORTEZ, May 1s.-After
eight days delay the salute fred by
United States gun boat Marietta was
answered by the Honduran navy.
When the Marietta arrived here she
fired a salute of twenty-one guns
which was unanswered, the Honduran
authorities saying the supply of pow
der was exhausted. The commander
Of the Marietta and consul visited the
commandant and it is understood
made q demand. Two hours later the
answer to the salute was started.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
RESERVE FUND ADOPTED.

Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen
to Have Heavy Backing.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 19.Grand
Master Lees Recommendation for the
establishment Of an insurance reserve
fund was adopted by the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen. The immediate
transfer Of $3.50 900 will be made from
the insurance fund to start the re-
serve. It will be built up to more
than $1,000.000. Efforts to increase
the amount Of benefits paid or de-
crease the assessment were defeated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City

y Read The Daily Gate City.
One Of the junior girls classes of
the Trinity M. E. Sunday School will
have picnic at Cedar Glen on Sat
day. Mrs. Daughrity's Grass of the
Congregational Sunday sshool will
also have picnic at the same place.
Two or three other picnics to be held
by private parties at Cedar Glen, the
popular warm weather picnicing
grounds. are announced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
DOCTORS MEET AT QUINCY.
Illinois State Medical Society in An.
nua Convention.

QUINCY. H., May 1e--Tbe annual
convention OF the Illinois State Med
ical society opened yesterday. DR..
Frank Billings, of Chicago, addressed
the convention on "The Duty of the
State to Insane and Dependent
Wards
Tonight DR.. John A. Witherspoon
gave an address on 1.-THE Doctor in
Civil Life"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
nJackiesn lake an nutinn

BAYOU SARA, La, May 19.-The
officers and crew of Battleship Mis-
sissippi are spending today in the
country Many jackies are ''blackber-
rying" and hunting plums, and others
are fishing and hunting. Ten thous-
and negroes are here and the problem
is to feed and lodge them. The Mis-
sissippi leaves tomorrow for Natchez.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Whisky is Golnu up.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 19.-The
announcement was made on the cham
ber OF commerce yesterday that the
basis price of whisky has been ad-
vanced two cents. The advance is
due to the high price of grains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
EIahsy.ninth Ballot.

SPRINGFIELD, May 10. The
eighty-ninth ballot resulted:
Lorimer, 1; Hopkins, IS; Shurtleff,
10; Stringer, 36; Mason, 2; Foss, ls;
Mckinley, Q; Sherman, 2; Lowden, !;
Calhoun, / Edw. F. Dunn. 1s. Scat
tering democrats, II.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19

dian rm, and the divorced wife
of u r. Hart. He spent three
milf = lars in gifts to Fair Hav-
en-. = ayes his wife, a son. and
three aters. Mrs. w. 3. Benjamin,
Mrs. II. Broughton, Mrs. Mai
RoSes -t-Coe. Mai eloped with
Joseph G. Mott In 1893 when aged II.
the marriage being annulled on the
grounds that they had not lived to-
gether. Later she married William r.
Coe.
Tentative funeral arrangements
were made this morning. 1t was plan
ned to hold services at the Unitarian
church of Messiah, Friday morning,
Rev. Robert Collies, the veteran pastor
OF Emitus, will preach. Burial will be
made at Fair Haven. Samuel Glenn.
ems arrived at the Rogers home at
noon. He wa sa close personal friend
of Rogers. Tears. streamed down his
cheeks wlen he was greeted by Henry
H. Rogers, Jr.
Standard interests were interviewed
In regard to the probable effect of the
death OF Rogers on that firm. It was
declared since Rogers had stroke OF
paralysis two years ago he has been
retiring from his engagements and his
associates regarded his health as pre-
carious. His death was not due tc
the state OF affairs of the tSandard on
and will involve no sale of securities
His investments were Of a most solio
character. Collateral furnished b,
Rogers for his Virginia railway are
independent Of his notes, consisted o
Standard. Consolidated Gas, st. Paul
Great Northern and other gilt-edget
securities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Another Massacre Imminent,

l- NUOIUCT MdSSdTTC ITTTTII1TtSJISs q :
ROME. May 19.The pope today re-,
ceived telegrams from Catholic bish-
ops at Albania, that another massacre
Of christians in tat part Of Turkey is
imminent. The bishops implore the
pope to send help Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Henry y. Rogers, vice-Presldent Of
Standard Oil Co, and official
Of Numerous Financial
Firms, Dies.
IS A BLOW TO FINANCE
Financial World is Startled at Sudden
Demise as il Was Not Known
That Rogers Was

NEW YORK, May 19.--Henry H.
Rodgers, Standard Oil millionaire.
died suddenly this morning at his
home here.
Rogers death came as blow to the
financial world. as 1t was not known
he was i'll. He has been in poor
health several years and rallied lately.
When he opened his new virginiar
railway, 1t is stated he was much i'm.
proved and able to dispense with con.
sistant medical attention. In the last
few weeks he has Withdrawn more
and more from his connection with
the Standard and devoted his atten-
ton to the Virginia railway. He re
turned from Norfolk month ago and
went to his summer home at Fail
Haven. Mass, for short time, and
recently returned to this city. He
seemed in his usual health then.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Beverida,e Talks.

Beveridge today declared the senate
would have to watch the movement Of
khe schedule as completely reviewed
when the Aldrich bill came up In the
Benate for final action. He Charged
khat the interest OF retail jewellers Of
the country have not been properly
considered He favored all the tar
tff needed in watches, but the ques-
|tion he said, was whether or not the
senate could ruin the business OF thou
sands of jewelers. for the sake Of q
great monopollstic combination con-
Trolling the watch business. The sen.
ate agreed to place tariff on deco
rated cans and boxes containing arti-
eles imported from abroad, except
such as are aermeticaily sealed. AL.
erich moved to strike out the proviso
permitting free importation OF lace
making machines. The Payne bill
provides that all such machines be
Imported free for the purpose of en-
couraging the lace-naking industry in
lnls country. The Aldrich bill limit
ed Tree Importation to particular
makes. Senator Paynter who made a
speech on the tariff of linotype ma
cllnes, was followed by Clay on the
husar trust. Newlands announced he
: opposed to the proposition that S0O,-
wy tons Of sugar should be allowed to
come to the United States from
me philippines. He said such plan
would tend to bind the islands and
.nelr people to this country, and be-
,esed the archipelago would be given
ne'r Independence in proper time.
me Proviso permitting the impor-
'atlon Of lace machines for two years
was stricken from the bill. Payton's
amendment to reduce the duty on
m0'ype and type-setting machines
nom 80 to 10 per cent was defeated,
~ to 40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Local Observations.

Bar. Their. Wind State.
is 4 p. m. :. 29s5 II NE Cldy
10 d a. m. !. 80 90 53 NE Cldy
River above low water of 1864. 10
feet, 5 tenths.
Change in "a hours, rise, tenths.
Mean temperature, Ga.
Maximum temperature, 76.
Minimum temperature, 50.
FRED 2. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Had Many interests.


Rogers was born In Fair Haven. He
was vice president and director of
the Standard OIL Company; presi-
dent and director OF the Amalgamated
Copper Company; National Transit
Company; National Fuel Comany and
Gas Company; New York National
Transit Company; Richmond Light
and railway Campany; vice. president
and trustee OF the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company; vice-president and
director Of the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company; trustee OF the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, director Of the
United States Steel Corporation; At
crimson, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul, Union Pacific, Staten Island Fer
ry Company. Atlas Tack Company
Farmers Loan and Trust Company;
Guaranty Trust Company, National
Bank Of Fair Haven, and Tennessee
Coal Company. He was member OF
the American Fine Arts society. the
Metropolitan Museum Of Arts, Ameri.
can Museum Of National History,
Union League, Engineers, New York
Club and Lotus Club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
THE WEATHER.
indications for Iowa, Illinois anG Mis-
souri,, Wired From Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 1s.--For ILL
nois: Showers in the south and GEN.
trail portions, partly cloudy in the
north portion tonight and Thursday.
Not much change in temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday
For Missouri: Unsettled with show
ers tonight and in the east portion
tonight.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Died Of Apon,exv.

The cause Of death is apoplexy by
which he was seized at $50. Only a
few members of his family and a few
Intimate friends were with him at the
time of his death. DR.. Fuller, the
nearest physician, was hastily sum-
moned Fuller responded in his night
clothes and when he saw he could do
nothing. other members of the family
were sent for. Rogers was uncon-
scious some time before his death.
Rogers was in his Office yesterday.
The announcement of his death came
as sudden shock to his associates.
At the Standard offices 1t was stated
the company was not prepared to
mo,1e any statement at this time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
y, From Kentucky Asks That
r.rln on Linotype Mschi''ss
). Reduced From 80 20
10 Per Cent.
sArEGUARD The PRESS
IS. There Are Thirteen Thousand
Country Newspapers without
Composing Machines, Price
Being Prohlbltivs.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Payntor.
\ kentucky, in the senate today ask
n that the tariff on linotype type
stt,nr machines be reduced from
hIrty per cent advalorem to ten per
r.nt' q as 10 enable the country news
[apers to purchase these labor saving
keyIces. He said:
sThere is 10000 country newspa-
u, ii the country without composing
machines. Type is set in the same
Dld way. They should have chance
) obtain, at reasonable prices, mod
= instrumentalities, to produce their
,sDers TO meet the demands OF the
Srorressive and exacting public
II congress would safeguard the
|pdependence OF the press, It should
1ot retain on the statute books laws
which prevent newspapers from OBJ
(aining the material needed at reason
kble prices, for their prosperity and
uccess. Remove from tae pathway OBJ
stacles which do not conduct to In
dependence. The duty on the lineo-
ype and typesetting machines under
be present law is As per cent advalor.
M. Under the house bill It is thir-
per cent. Tae amendment, II
aopted, would reduce 1t to ten per
nt. The present duty Is pronibt'
Fe the prico OF the machines Is mol
thin the reach Of any but those do
a large business. 81
He quoted figures showing the great
|alth OF the lineotyp. company, say
B they are planning to obtain the
bntrol OF the world Of these machines
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
President, Governors Of States, and
Distinguished Military and Ma
val Men unveil Monu-
I'd 10 ,uom
IN MEMORY OF HEROES
Taft Was One of the Speakers and
Ceremonies Were Followed by
Reception In the
Evening.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 19.-Presi-
dent Taft, governors of the states.
Ambassador Jusserand of France,
and men o. distinguished military and
naval life, gathered today at the un-
yelling Of the monument of Pennsyl-
vania, erected in memory of he. heroes
who took part in the bloodiest battles
of the civil war. The presidents car
arrived here at o'clock, attached to
the train which brought Governor Stu
art and thousands Of Pennsylvania
veterans. The distinguished guests
were Immediately escorted to Fort
Steadman, where tablet was erected
to the third division Of the army corps.
After the dedication the presidential
party was driven to Fort Mahon.
where stand was erected facing the
monument erected in memory OF Gen.
eral Hartranft and his men. After the
party was seated Rev. r. w. Barnwell
OF Petersburg, delivered the invoca.
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
The Speakers,

Speeches were made by Major Isaac
B. Brown, president Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Battlefield Commission; Milton a..
Embick, secretary OF the commission,
and President Taft. The presidents
address dwelt upon the conflict years,
ago and ended with a plea for better
understanding of the north and south.
At the conclusion of the address, Gov
ernor Stewart turned the statute over
to the state Of Virginia, and Governor
Swanson made speech of acceptance.
Following the ceremonies at the monu-
ment Taft and party will return to
Petersburg. A lawn fete and a recep-
ton is scheduled for tlis afternoon
and the streets will be Illuminated
this evening. Ambassador Jusserand
and Admiral Sigsbee will speak to-
night. The president and party will
leave at 1920 tonight for Charlotte,
N. c., to attend the celebration of the
anniversary of the signing Of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independ-
ence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Rockefeller Notified.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Unit.
ed Press were the first to inform
John D. Rockefeller Of the death Of
Rogers. Rockefeller is staying at the
Homestead Hotel. at Hot Springs, Va,
and a telephone message was sent
there. Rockefeller was on the golf
links. His secretary received the
message and dispatched special mes
senger to find Rockefeller.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19

River Forecast.
The river will continue to rise slow
ly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-19
Something Of the Man.

r.
The news of Rogers death was
long time reaching the outside world.
Rogers friends heard the news a
short time before the stock market
opened and made arrangements to pro-
tect the stock list against an assault
of the bears. Rogers was GO years of
age. AS a boy he attended the Fair
Haven high school and graduated in
the first class. He was compelled t.
cramp his legs under the small seats
In school and vowed when he got rich
enough he would see this remedied
The first thing he did when he got
money, he gave Fair Haven $4,000
for school house. Upon leaving
school he sold newspapers, then went
to Bedford and became a clerk at s3
per week. He held the place Ave
years, and afterwards became bag
gagemaster of the railroad at $116
per day. In the early sixties he start
ed for the Pennsylvania fields to make
a fortune, having previously married
Miss Abbie T. Clifford, of Fair Haven.
His wife died in 1895 and he was
later married to Emelle Augusta
Randel. daughter OF the head Of the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-02
Line is Feasible

The Strengthening of its route and
the reducing of its grades is in line
with the policy Of the road. A glance
at the proposed route will show a
considerable saving in distance and
heavy grades are cut out. The an
nouncement was made some time
ago that the immense traffic of the
r Jad demands double tracking. In
such an event, the proposed line
would answer the purpose, besides
tapping a very rich territory and
having advantages of reduced
grades and a direct route. The pro-
position looks good.