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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
WENT TO SCHOOL
WITH PEARY
Judge PcttingilI, Of Memphis, Well Re-
members the Man Who
Found the Pole.

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Sept. 9.-Judge N.
NJ. Pettingill has become quite inter
ested in the Arctic explorations the
last two or three days, or since he
learned that Robt. E. Peary reports
that he has discovered the North Pole.
Mr.. Peary was student at Bowdoin
college, from which school he gradual
ed in 1877. Judge Pettingill was in
% o,ege with Peary two years, AMI was
quite well acquainted with him i'll his
school days The Judge says he was
a quiet, modest appearing young man,
and in whom the other students mad
great confidence. The Judge states
that whatever he says, Will 60 With
anyone who knew him. He states ne
took the engineering couise. and
afterwards went into the navy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Was NO PLACE
FOR A PICNIC
Peary Did Not Stay at the Pole But
One Day on Account Of Linz
tied Supplies and No
Use of Delaying.
ONE MEMBER is DEAD
prof. Marvin Who Was With the Peary
Party Died While in Arctic
Country But No other
Deaths Reported.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 9.-Herbert L.
Bridgeman, secretary treasurer of the
Peary Arctic Club said today: Il note
that Peary is entirely silent in the
matter of finding any new land, spok-
en- of by DR.. Cook. If Peary had seen
any new land, he would have spoken
of it. even in his brief summary. !
am not surprised that Peary remained
only one day at the pole. One day
was necessary for rest and opserVa-
tion. but with his limited food sup.
plies, the spot was not one on which to
delay and hold picnic. The fact that
Marvin was in charge of the support
ing party leads me to believe tnaI
Marvin was the only white man with
Peary on the final dash would
wager however that Matt Henson, the
big negro, who has been Peary's man
Friday for more than twenty years
was with the commander in the hour
OF his triumph. l must admit the fig
ures in Pearys statement, showing
the increasing rapidity with which ne
travelled as he neared the pole, con
firms DR.. Cooks statement that he
travelled faster the farther north he
went and also banishes the incredulity
as to Cooks ability to travel at the
rate he claims to have Travelled. am
convinced from the tone OF Peary':
message, he has facts that will prove
that Dr. Cook is wrong in the belle
that he reached the actual pole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
BODY found
in The LAKE
What is Believed to Have Been a
Brutal Murder Was Disclosed
by Finding of the
FIoater.
HIS NECK WAS sLAsHED
Police Are Trying to Identity the Vic
tim Who Appears to Have
Been Man Of Good
Family.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-What is believ-
ed to have been brutal murder was
disclosed today when the body of an
unidentified man was taken from Lake
Michigan. Two long cuts, one on eth
er side of the throat INDICATED the man
ner of death. The body had evidently
been in the water for week. That
the victim was a man of refinement,
the police gathered from his cloth
ing from which all marks of identifi-
cation had been removed. There was
no ocat or vest, but the trousers were
of the latest cut and the shirt and un-
derwear we're OF neavy silk. Coroner
Hoffman and the police are working
industriously in an effort to establish
the identity Of the man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09

REPORT IS APPALLING
Several Villages Have Been Entirely
Wiped Out and the Former
Inhabitants Have Dis
appeared.

MONTERREY, Mexico, Sept. 9.-A
number OF village priests, after max
ing Journeys over miles of devasted
country. have arrived here, bringing
the first news of the destruction
wrought by the recent floods in the
outlying districts. Their stories indi-
cate that the havoc is more wide
spread and terrible than was at first
believed. The priest of Arramberi has
informed Archbishop Lenares that
Arramberi was destroyed and today
his people are wandering over the
country in search Of food.
The story brought in by the priest
of LaAscension is to the effect that
this town and its population of 1000
souls have entirely disappeared. He
does not know where the people are.
Another priest from Allende says
that place also has disappeared with
large loss of life and that the neigh,
boring fields have been converted into
lakes.
The priests were more than week
in making their way into Monterey
They described the destruction as the
worst ever experienced in Mexico
Aid is urgently needed In these outly
ing districts, particularly as the
authorities are busy with Monterey
and it's vicinity.
Bustamente and La Escondida have
been added to the list of deserted vii
lagos.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
AGAINST BACK
STAMPING LETTERS
Postoffice Clerks DO Not Like II and
are Trying to Have Sys-
tenn Abolished.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. Sept o.
Delegates to the annual convention of
the United National Association of
Postoffice Clerks voted to continue
their fight against back stamping" Of
of letters with the time of receipt, as
serting that the time consumed in do
ing this work prevents quick distri-
button of mail The convention also
asked for a rule against the use OF
transparent envelopes that prevent
the addresses being easily and quick
ly read
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
IOWA CONFERENCE
is IN SESSION.
Rev. Potter Of Keokuk is Acting as
Secretary at the Meeting Being
Held This Week.

WINFIELD, Ia, Sept. 9.-The six
ty-sixth annual session of the Iowa
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church opened in the First Methodist
Episcopal church. with Bishop Henry
Spllmeyer, D. D., L. L. D., prsiding.
The roll was called by ]. W. Potter,
secretary of the last conference, show
ing one hundred members and fifteen
probationers present.
j. w. Potter was reelected secretary,
with c. N. Pace and H. A. Ingham as
assistants.
Thomas S. Pool was elected treasur-
er WITH c. w. Wilson, E. E. Lynne and
J. w. Pool assistants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
lowa's First Governor.

MAQUoKETA, Ia. Sept. s.-The
monument which will be erected to
the memory of Ansil Briggs, the first
governor of Iowa, arrived from Yer.
mont. Today is will be taken to An
drew. Ia. where it will be placed on
the grave of Iowa's first executive
The dedication exercises will be held
Sent % and letters from distinguished
citizens ever the United States indi.
cate that many prominent people will
be present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Fire at Clear Lake.

MASON CITY, Ia, Sept. 9.-Fire
which started in the office of Hines
& Sandey's implement house at Clear
Lake consumed that building, the Oath
olic church and Central hotel with a
total loss of $4,000 to $4,000. The
office Of the Mirror, newspaper, was
badly damaged, but was saved. 1t
stood a few feet from the hotel The
fire was under great headway before
being discovered and for a time threat
ened the principal part of the business
section Of the town. A. H. Larsen
owner of tae Central hotel is in jail
serving sentence for selling liquor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Weather Conditions.

The eastern ield Of high pressure
is moving out slowly and the Mon
tana depression has moved northeast
ward into Canada
Light SHOWERS have continued In the
lower Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys, and thence to the southern
and southeastern states, and have ex-
tended to the western lake region and
Ohio valley.
The northwestern area of high pres.
sure has advanced to the central noun.
tain region, and the weather is gener.
ally fair west of the Rockies.
Conditions are favorable for show.
ers continuing in this section tonight
and probably Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
BALLINGER IS
IN WASHINGTON
Secretary Says the President Has the
CLAWS Charge In His Hands
Now.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Returning
from Beverly where he had made a
personal report to President Taft, In
answer to the charges filed by |. R..
CLAWS. of the Seattle land office,
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
was at work in his office today. He
intends to remain in Washington
about 10 days and then go west. Later
he will accompany Taft during part
Of his swing around the circle. Re-
ferrMg to the CLAWS matter, the sec
retary said. 'Tbe whole thing Is
now in the hands of the president
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Pearv is Comma.

HALIFAX, Sept. "a dispatch re-
ceived here from Blanc Sableon, the
western point of the Strait of Belle
Isle, says that the steamer Roosevelt,
with Commander Peary on board ar
rived there yesterday. No particulars
are given. There is telegraph sta
tion at Blanc Sableon. The Roose-
Welt apparently reached Battle Harhor
from Indian Harbor and in accordance
with previous arrangements took on
coal and pushed on south past Cha
teau bay and Red Bay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
ONE GOOD
OF THE DISCOVERY
Walter WeIlman Has Decided Not to
Make Any More Of His Fa-
mouc Attempts.

CHRIsTIANA, Sept. "a special
dispatch from Tromsoe to the Aften-
posten says that Walter Wellman has
instructed his agent to arrange for the
return of all the explorers property
from Virgil Bay, Spitzbergen, as we'll
as the three men who We're to have
snent the winter there. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Wellman has abandon
ed his plans for reaching the north
pole by airship for next year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
MRS. DUKE rs
ADJUDGED INSANE
Former Wife of Tobacco King Has
Been Ordered Sent to the
Kankakee Asylum.

CHICAGO, Sept Mrs Alice
Webb Duke, former wife of Brodie l..
Duke, the millionaire tobacco king,
was today adiudged insane and was
clde ed committed to the hospital at
Kankakee.
The testimony in the case was tnat
Mrs. Duke Lad been afflicted with hal
hicinations that she she has millions
OF dolla,s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Masonic Meeting.

DAVENPORT, Sept. 9.-Prepara-
tions for the fifty-sixth annual conven-
tion of the Grand Shapter of Royal
Arch Masons of the State of Iowa and
the school of instruction which will be
held in Davenport, October 5, 6, Z,
and 8, are progressing. The Grand
Council of Royal and select Masters OF
Iowa will also meet at that time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
lying Upon a Bed Of Ice Pads and Be-
Ing Kept Alive Only by Means
Of the Use Of oxy-
gen.
HIS FEVER IS HIGH
Tho Report is That His Physicians
Have Lost Hope and That the
Mans Days Are Num-
bere6.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Harriman Is
reported dead by the Wall Street
News which declares 1t secured Its
Information at the offices CT the
Union Pacific, 10 Broadway. The
announcement was made that he died
at 3:35 this afternoon.
Or. Lyle confirms the death Of Har-
rimar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Fish for Africa.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a letter
was received at the Office of the Fish
Commission from Col Theodore Roose-
velt asking that a consignment of
black bass be forwarded to the British
officials at Naibroba to be placed in
Lake Nairoba in East Africa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Oct 8 Is the Date.

BURLINGTON, Ia. Sept. 9-The an
nual clam bake of the Burlington So
ciety for ameliorating the condition OF
the Indians will be held at Burlington
on the banks of the Mississippi river,
Sunday, Oct. 8, Colonel Thomas
Stivers will officiate with his custo-
mary urbanity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Goes II Jail.

WAPELLO, Ia. Sept. 9.-Charles
Brown, charged with striking Hiram
Oakes at Columbus Junction several
weeks ago and killing him was indict-
ed by the Louisa county grand jury
for murder in the first degree. His
bonds were fixed at $4,000 He failed
to furnish the bonds and is being held
In jail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Government Report Shows That Corn
is Slightly Below the Fig
ures For Same Time
Year Ago.
OATS ARE AWAY AHEAD
Iowa EstImate Shows the state is Not
in Bad Shape as Are Some Of
the Other Sec
tlons.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-The crop
reporting board of the department. Of
agriculture estimated the average con-
dition of crops on September /, last
as follows: Corn TAG as compared
with 1914 on the same date last year:
spring wheat, SS.6, as compared with
77.6 in 1908; flaxseed. $50. against
S2.5; hay, SO, against 94.5.
The preliminary estimate OF the
yield per acre of hay is 1.41 tons az
compared with 1.52 In 1908. A total
production of 64,166,0o0 tons is thus
indicated as compared with 70,7Ss, 900
in 1908.
Comparisons for important corn
ctofoc fO11ou,.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
THE WEATHER.
indications For iowa. illinois and Mis-.
souri,. Wired From chc-eo.

For KeokuE and vicinity: Showers
tonight and Friday
For Illinois and Missouri: Showers
tonight and probably Friday.
For Iowa: Showers tonight and
east portion Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Sep 1. Sept. 1. 1o-yr.
Fatal Headache Tablets.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Sept. 9.-The in
fant son of Postmaster o. c. Crane Of
Springville is dead as a result Of eat
ing headache tablets given by ewo.
year-old sister.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
One Man Dead.

ELMIRA, N. Y. Sept s.-Mrs Mar
win today received telegram from
her daughter at Wilksbarre, Pa, con-
firming the news of the death of her
son. Peary had wired the daughter to
break the news to the mother. Mrs.
Marvin is bearing up bravely. She
says the death of her son is the will of
God.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Mrs Peary Leaves,

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 9-Mrs.
Peary left here at IL o'clock for Sid
ney to join her husband. She receiv-
ed message before her departure
from Commander Peary, which she re-
fused to divulge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09

The average condition of the oat
crop when harvested was 1878 against
PARSONS for important oat states fol-
low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Refuses to Enter Into Controversy
With Peary But Desires to
Submit His Observations
to scientisto.
WILL BRING EsK1Mos
TWO Who Went With Him to the Pole
VIII be Brought to the United
States and Give Their
Testimony.

COPENHAGEN, September 81
reached the pole. will submit my
proofs and observations to any inter-
national scientist or explorer ana
place myself at the bar OF pubic opln.
ion, offering my evidence and awaiting
the worlds Judgment. l Will tomor-
row make an announcement whlch
will prove am sincere, and that VIII
effectually dispel any doubt of the tact
that reached the pole, and also that
am ready to present my evidence. !
will not enter upon controversy with
Peary. If he tells me that he found
the pole, will believe him. II he says
/ kidnapped Esquimos, reply that the
Eskimos are nomads. They belong
neither to him nor me. / engaged
them and paid them twice what they
asked. 1t is foolish to say approprl-
ated Peary's stores. can hardly cred
it that Peary said such thing. AS a
matter of fact, Peary took my stores,
saving to their custodian that he had
to organize relief expedition to
search for me-
DR. Frederick A. Cook in these
words replied to Commander Peary
and broke the silence he has maintains
! ed in face of kilograms questioning his
discovery
1t lis. settled that Cook will send
shin back to bring to America the two
Eskimos who accompanied him on the
last stage of his journey to the pole
as we'll as some of the party who were
sent back when the start OF the las
stage began. Capt. Sverdrup ma!
command the expedition. 1t is DR.
/ Cooks desire that he, shall do so, ant
they conferred for some hours regard
ing the details of the expedition.
Dr.. Cooks purpose in bringing hi
Eskimo comrades to America is t
have them relate their stories of thei
trip to the pole He proposes to hav
them examined by men familiar wit
the Arctic and the Eskimo, includin
. the members of Peary's party, If the
wish DR.. Cooks apparent confidenc
is the greatest factor working in hi
support in Copenhagen. Those VIII
have had the opportunity to talk wit
him are agreed that he Is an abst
lutely sincere, simple man, or else dt
serves a pedestal in history as one
, the greatest actors.
9 When the latter alternative was sul
. gested to him, he merely expressed tn
:, conviction that time, even If there wa
$ no other evidence, would con<m hi
l. in his statements, because, with til
J. rapid advancement IF the means {
r travel his route would soon be visite
e by others, who could pass judgmel
n on his testimony
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
To Bring Esklmos.


COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook has asked Amundsen
to go to New York to act as interpre-
tor for the two Eskimos who accom-
panied him to the north pole.
Capt Sverdrup will leave shortly for
Etah where the two Eskimos were left
by Cook on his return trip and will
take them to New York to corroborate
his story Of the discovery.
Peary's charge is that these two Es-
kimos said that Cook was never out
of sight of land and had never gone
north, also that the rest of the Eski-
mo tribe corroborated them. Realiz-
ing as never before the Importance OF
having these Eskimos publicly sub
stantiate his claim, Cook will pay the
expenses of Sverdrup in getting the
Eskimos to New York and back &c
/ their Greenland home, and will also
| pay Amundsen's expenses to New
| York if he will consent to go Amund
sen is half Eskimo and has for years
/ lived among the Eskimos and Is
! thoroughly acquainted with the Ian
/ guage. He is an authority for the
statement that the Eskimos who talk
! ed with the two after their rcturr
from the pole were convinced of thu
truthfulness of their story. Cook be
lieves the testimony Of the two giveI
in public will go a long ways towar'
substantiating his claim. He SAYS th
honesty of the inhabitants of tn
northern ice fields has never been ques
toned and anyone acquainted wit
them knows they could not be misle
into believing that they had reache
the pole.
] COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9.-It will b
remembered that one of the creates
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09

The Daily Gats City Receives
che FUN Afternoon United
Prsss Rsport-sest Afternoon
esrvles IN che unitsd states.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-22
SETS A NEW RECORD
 IN HOTEL BUILDING THE COUNTRY.
Fifty Million Dollars Will Be Spent in
 New Hotels This Year.

Chicago. March 1S.-(Special Core
 spondence of The Republican, Fifty
 million dollars will be invested in new hotels this year to meet the needs of
 the travelling public in dozen of our larger cities. This is the estimate of a prominent manager here. and does not ! include building operations in the
 smaller cities. New York and Chica-
 go will furnish their share of new
 h0stelries. Two new hotels costing
 several million dollars apiece are now
 in course of erection in Chicago. and
 others are planned or being erected in
 the eastern metropolis In spite of this the growth of travel. as shown by railroad figures. is steadily. on the increase and the new accommodations are intended more to meet present needs it is said. than to provide for the future
 The new buildings which are being put up mark the culmination of business to which the best of American ingenuity and desire for luxury has been concentrated Time was when the hotel that cost half million dol lars was considered palatial Now no new hotel in the larger cities is con- sidered first class unless it costs at least a million dollars. and many of the new hostelries cost three. four and five millions. including their site of ground lease.
 The modern hotel is a house of mar vels The casual guest who spends a night in one between trains or orders a simple dinner for a few friends does not realize perhaps the cost and in genuity of the mechanical devices that are summoned to his service. Not only is his room lighted and ventilated b. electricity. but his carriage is sig nailed. the potatoes for his breakfaSt are peeled and his bread is kneaded by the same force. One of the latest hotel devices is telautograph. by which orders written in one depart ment are automatically transmitted [" paper by a moving pencil in al totally different part of the building. An other electrical device is a delicate ap- paratus installcf in every room of New York hotel, which sends in an alarm Of fire whenever the tempera- ture around it IS abnormally high
 The old broom. with it's cloud of dust. is 9 thing of the past. Pneu- matic brOoms have taken its place. sucking up every particle Of dirt and depositing it in a bin in the basement. Even the chambermaids who run these brooms are kept in constant touch with the main office by electricity. When one enters a room she inserts a small glass bulb in socket on the frame of the hall door This connects a cir cult which not only lights a bulb but also d glass button on a switchboard in the office, thus enabling the clerk to tell exactly where every maid in the house is at a glance.
 Contrary to what one would expect.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-22

grew stronger, and within three months 1 was perfectly well woman.
 "I want this letter made public to show the benefit women may derive from Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Mrs. JOHN G. MOLDAN, 2l15 Second St., North, Minneapolis, Minn.
 Thousands of unsolicited and genu- inc testimonials like the above prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound, which is made exclusively from roots and herbs.
 Women who suffer from those dis dressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health.
 IfyOu want special advice write to Mrs. Pink ham, at Lynn, Mass. Shewill ltreatyOurletterass trictly confidential. For 20 years she has been helping sick women in this way, free of charge. Don't hesitate - write at once.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-22
HAMBURG OVERHAUL|NG
 FOR ROOSEVELT TRIP
! The Steamer Will Sail for Naples Tomorrow.

New York, March 21.-The German steamer Hamburg, on which eX- President Roosevelt, with his hunting party, are to make the first leg of their trip to the heart of Africa, has arrived in the harbor and will dock at Hoboken. Although the steamer is to leave for Naples next Tuesday at II a. m., arrangements have been made to give the quarters reserved for the distinguished hunter and his company a thorough overhauling, so that nothing that may cOnduce to their comfort may be overlooked.
 The Roosevelt party will have ac- commodations on the upper promen- ade deck. Mir. Roosevelt occupying what is known as the emperor's suite This apartment, which was used by Emperor William of Ger many on two of his trips, consists of q parlor. a bedroom and bathroom. furnished in regal style.
 Mir Roosevelt's fellow hunters, in- cluding his son Kermit, Major F. A. Mearns, R. Holler and J. A. Loring will occupy chambers adjacent to the ex-president. MT. Roosevelts liking for exercise will be gratified during the twelve days of the voyage to Naples. The extensive promenade deck of the Hamburg offers oppor- tunity for long walks in the open air while a well-equiped gymnasium. in cluding mechanical camels. will en- able them to learn the intricacies of the motion of the camel.
 The Hamburg is due at Naples on April 1. MT. Roosevelt is scheduled to leave the next day on the new twin screw steamer Admiral for Kilindini Harbor. Mombasa, in British East Af- rica. The distance from Naples to Mombasa is 1000 miles and the jour ney will consume sixteen days. From Mombasa the expedition will proceed by the Uganda railway to Nairobi.. and thence into the jungle.