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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
COURT TO RULE
IN SUTTON CASE
The Navy Department Declines to
Withdraw Name Of Defend
ants" From Officers.

WASHINGTON July 31.-That the
rulings OF the court of inquiry investi-
eating the death of Lieutenant SUIT
navy department. is clearly indicat-
ton will not be interfered with by the
ed In a letter addressed to Henry
f.. Davis counsel for Mrs, Sutton, the
mother of the dead officer, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy winthrop stat
ed that the department, in view OF
the facts, must decline to accede to
his request to vacate the ruling OF the
court by which Mrs Sutton was de-
clared to be REGARDED as complainant
or accuser," while all persons present
at the time of the death of Sutton are
regarded in the position of defend
ants"
Winthrop says the courts ruling
does not change its nature in the
/ slightest and that it is still court OF
inquiry seeking facts, and not Juai-
/ cial tribunal with power to try or 70
mnish The courts function, says
| Winthrop, is to recommend to the de'
/ partment whether further proceedings
/! should be taken again1t any person
He assures Davis that should II De
/ shown that Sutton's death was caused
i by others. the guilty ones VIII he
prosecuted and punished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
ANOTHER DEGREE
He Was the Only American Who was
Honored by the University
of Leipsic.

LEIPSIC, July 31.The Univer-
sity of Liipsic, which is celebrating
the fifth centenary of its foundation.
conferred the degree of doctor OF laws
on Theodore Roosevelt. He was the
only foreigner thus Eonored.
Among others to receive degrees
were King Frederick of Saxony;
Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, aeronaut:
Gerard Hauptmann, author, and Pro
fessor Fritz Won Uhde, German paint
er.
The university took the first oppor-
tunity to add former President Roose.
welt to it's honor list. as it has been
understood that the Berlin University
will give him the doctor of laws de
gree when he lectures there Ia the
spring.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
MASKED MEN
lsF SHOT TWO NEGROES
Took Them Away From the Officers
and Ended their Lives in the
Woods Near Town.

OPELOUsAS. La. July 31.-One'
feline Thomas and Emile Antoine, ne
grpes, were taken from the officers by
thirty masked men near Grand Prairie
and shot. to death late last night;
Thomas shot and slightly wounded
Dave Fontenot. white, of Grand Prair
lie. He was also accused of series
Of robberies.. Antoine was accused Of
four thefts and of harboring Thomas
After overpowering the officers who
arrested the negroes, tie men tool
the negroes to the woods; then quiet
~ dispersed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31

Deal Not Closed Yet But Donlin q Es
pected to BE Given Place on
Monday. E

NEW YORK, July 81. AlthouS 9TH
deal whereby Donlin goes to PhlRde
phia as manager is still lin the n
there is every reason to belieY th
deal will go through by MONDAY
is said that Manager Murray VII D
summoned in conference with III
owners of the Philadelphia clu o
Monday and given the option Ia
cepting the deal as 1t stands. rd8Hn
as manager and selling his stod "a
firing from club; or being voted .
special meeting Of the dird r
Owners of the club declare tina IA
rays contract is not legal, and d
never signed by the president a n
record appears on the minutes. -
lin has not applied to the Ma Y
baseball commission for reinstat i
and is still on the blacklist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
THE VENDETTA
WAS SUCCESSFUL
Two Italians Dead and One Badly
Stabbed as Result Of the Mid
night Fight.

CHICAGO, July s1.--Dominick Ad-
dresse. aged 50, his brother Joseph,
aged So, are dead and Angelo Caryal-
hio, is suffering from dangerous still
letto wounds as the result of what the
police believe, is an Italian vendetta,
acre today. The killing resulted from
a feud between factions in the Italian
district, it is said The men had been
drinuk at the Addresse brothers
homes and after midnight, We're quar-
reling. A fight followed and riot
call was sent to the police. The po-
lice suspect Italians of former pre-
pared plot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Galleries Crowded With Spectator.
Today to Witness the End Of the
Long Drawn Out Con.
troversy
MR.. MoNDELL's STUNT
ne Would Not Agree to a Brief state.
rnent 50 the Reading CLERK.
waded Through Long
Report.

t i,1
WASHINGTON, July s1.-payue
cared up the conference report on the
tariff Dill three minutes after ths
mouse met today. It was given the
right OF way following the disposal az
the Journal of Yesterdays proceedings
AZ noon the house leaders said i
canvass of members showed a clear
majority for the conference report.
me majority, it is stated, will be 25,
or more.
Inc special rule designed to ga.
cure the passage OF the tariff confer.
ence report in its present shape BY
providing that none of its provisions
should be- subject to points of order,
was submitted to the house by Chair.
man Dalzell Of the committee of rules
at 1890. 1t was held open forty min.
utes for debate. At the end Of that
period the rule was adopted unani-
mously, -
[, The special rule passed by s61 to
III.
Spectators filled the galleries Of
the house today to witness the final
battle over the tariff bill. There was
"a lack of fire works at the opening;
instead the members and spectators
were privileged Of listening to the
reading of the longest, dryest docu.
ment ever presented in congress.
Payne had moved to take up the cod.
ference report on the bill and recon-
nlended "a; brief statame nt-cns the con-
ferees instead Of full report Of their
action. Mondell insisted on the full
reading. Since the unanimous consent
was necessary the clerks began. n
consisted Of Is printed pages.
About 25 democratic senators i'll
conference today decided not to fili-l
buster against the tariff conference re-
port. They expect to debate at some
length. 1t will be a bonafide discus
sion, however, and the record of the
attitude Of the democratic party is
there will be no disposition to delay
final action on the matter.
1t became evident today that the
reason for reading the long report
was to consume the time until the
leaders could get a final poll. At
noon enough republicans were present
| to insure the adoption of the confer
ence report when it should come to .
vote
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
RUSSIAN GEAR
ON A VISIT
Welcomed at cherbourg Today and
Will See King Edward Of Eng
land on Monday.

CHERBOURG, July 81. The boom
ing Of guns OF the coast today an
nounced the arrival of the Russian
fleet escorting the royal yacht Stand
art bearing the Gear. Czarina and
children. on Cherbourg the French
channel feet received the visitors.
The French cruiser verite with Presi-
dent Fallieres, Foreign. Minister Pin
chon, Animal LaPeyrere, Minister OF
War Brun and other prominent Off
cials is lying close to shore. Official
and president The first official func-
ton will be dinner aboard the verite
today. Cherbourg Is swarming with
secret service men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31

as loud as anybody. ran down the
field with her friend, Mrs. van Die.
man, and grasped her; brother, almost
Historically, dancing with glee.. She
almost embraced Foulois. who seemed
rather embarrassed by the demon
stration. Wilbur was more self-con.
trolled, though making no secret OF
his citation.
Foplois declared they were making
eighty miles an hour coming back.
Japan Is Awake.
.s'e TOXIC, July 81. Aroused by the
achievements of Wright and Bleriot
the government today announced the
establishment OF d "Provisional aero
plane association" fer aeronautic ex
periments. The association will be
under the supervision of the naval and
military departments. The govern
ment has enlisted many japanese
aeronauts and offered large cash
prizes. Member of the general staff
today expressed the opinion that ii
they had aeroplanes they would have
an1ihilated the Russians.
Nearly q 1,Ss miles per hour speed
was attained % : Wright aeroplane
during q part Ia straightaway
flight according TO- rort 81 the
board Of signal corps as who
completed the calculations The
average speed over the coms Jon
Fort Myer to Shutters hill and return
was 42.5S miles. The Wright's re.
ceived thirty thousand The aero
plane flew against the wind at the
rate. of 81. 73 miles. The Wrights leave
tonight for Dayton. Instruction of the
signal corps officers will be made by
o1a 6f the brothers in week or ten
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31

Knocked Out Jack Johnson BY Filming
Him For Exceeding Speed
Limit.

DETROIT, Mich, July johnson
admits that Jefferies knocked him
out in two rounds. 1t was BIZ
Justice Jefferies though, whose knock
out punch came asa fine of fifteen dol
lars against johnson who was tried te
day on charge of speeding an auto
mobile. We'll this Jefferies knocked
me out, I'll get the other one" sale
Johnson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
EIGHT PASSENGERS
IN THE BALLOON
Count Zeppelin Made Remarkable
Sky Voyage During a Heavy
Wind.

BERLIN, July 31.-Count Zeppelin
in the Zepplin II with seven guests left
Friedichshafen on Lake CONSTANT
at $3.50 today to sail to Frankfort for
the aerial exhibition being held. They
passed Ulm at s5:l5 when they en-
countered a heavy wind carrying It to
a tremendous height over the noun
tain range into Neckar Valley They
encountered wind of fifty to sixty
miles velocity, but the ship behaved
splendidly. The flight over the noun
tain range was a great feat consider
ing the velocity of the wind
While passing Ulnl, Zeppelin drop.
ped message to his wife telling her
to fear nothing on account of the wind.
Near Schwaehische Alb the airship
encountered two counter currents OF
air. and descended close to the
ground. Zeppelin was apprehensive as
the ship approached Goeppingen
where he lost one in an accident.
3 FRANKFORT, July 81. Zeppelin
landed here at $40 this afternoon. He
made a splendid flight in the face OF
adverse winds from Friedrichshafen
220 miles south. The trip was made
in twelve hours. The airship maneu.
vered over the city all hour before
landing. He received a great ovation
AT Meislingen the a.rship encounter,
ed storm and the craft was delayed
25 minutes; later it resumed the TRIP
without difficulties. There was a
great ovation by the people at erl
hronne where he arrived at LAS
Every bell in town was rung and there
was great shout as Zeppelin sailed
over the church dome.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Getting Ready il England.

GROVES, Isle Of Wight, England,
July 81 King Edward on the royal
yacht, today reviewed the English
squadron here to greet the Car and
Czarina when they arrived Monday.
Six Dreadnaughts are the central fig
ures. 153 ships are gathered In two
long lines while in the third line are
the torpedo boats. Thousands will be
present to see the yacht regatta Mon
day and witness the review.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Schooner in Peril.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Sl.-Tne
steam schooner Winnebago with Capt.
Turner and fifteen men struck SUD
merged rock on the point during
dense fog today 1t is feared there rs
total loss. Two relief ships were
sent. 1t is unknown if the crew
escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
u.nd.v Cameo Postponed.

CHICAGO, July 81. President John.
son. Of the American league, notlheo
today all clubs in the league taat the
yames for Monday were postponed be-
cause Of the funeral os Pulllam. Jonn.
son will leave for Kentucky tomorrow
night to attend the funeral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
THE WEATHER.
indications For iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri, Wired From Chicago.

For Keokllk and vicinity: Local i
thunder storms tonight OF Sunday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Local
thunder storms tonight or Sunday.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy with local
thunder storms in east portion tonight
or Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
The Minister to New York is Renojle
to Have Been shot Today sln
that City by an AS
sailant
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
His Condition Unknown and ~ ii
vestigation Will Likely DiscloAs
How the Assault
Happened.

NEW YORK, July Silt is reported
at police headquarters that Wingshiu
Ho, the Chinese consul to New YORK
has been shot and been taken to ST.
Gregory's hospital. His condition is
unknown. His assailant was arrested
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
FROM KANSAS
TO SALVADOR
William Heinke Gets an AppoIntmen,
as Minister to the Forei0n
Country.

WASHINGTON, July 31.--1,he Presi.
dent today sent the. nomination of
VIM Heimke of Kansas to be minis
ter to Salvador.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Osaka With a Population Of Million
Threatened With Destruc.
ton by Big Con-
fiagration
FAMOUS TEMPLE GONE
Water Supply Gave out on Account
Of the intense Heat and Flames
Were Running IN
controlled.

TOXIC, July 31.-Advices from Os-
aka say that city is threatened with
destruction by. fire. An unknown num-
Der of persons have persisted. There
Is tremendous loss. The world IA.
NOUS temples of the Buddhist priests
and hundreds of other buildings are
destroyed. The city is panic stricken
and the police reserves are called. To-
night the firemen are ready to 5give
up the fight. The aqueduct supply
ing water for the hose is dry on ac-
count of the heat and they are forced
to use the dynamite AT late hour
the fire was still raging and the city
appeared to be doomed. The ministry
OF war is pouring troops into the city
4 to preserve order. The blaze started
this morning from an overturned
lamp.
A message from Osaka this after
! noon says there will be a tremendous
loss Of life in the flames. Whole
blocks of buildings in the residence
section burned with such rapidity that
! it was Impossible for tho occupants to
/ escape.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
official Notice.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Two Of
fetal dispatches concerning the Mex
leo earthquake were received by the
state department today. One was from
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Disturbance Of the Earth Which Was
q Noted Yesterday BY Cleveland
instrument Was
Severe One
ONE TOWN DESTROYED
Six Killed in Mexico City and ali
Buildings Along the Wharf at
Acapulco Were
Leveled.

MEXICO CITY, July 31.-Central
Mexico from the Atlantic to the Pa
cine, and Querato, on the north to
Oaxaca, on the south, more than one
thousand square miles, was shaken
Friday by a series of the severest
earthquakes felt in the region for a
quarter of a century The reports
telling of loss OF life are incomplete,
put official figures show thirteen kill
ed outright, while more than score
We're mortally injured The towns of
Acapulco and Chilpaningo have been
partially destroyed.
Communication with the affected
territory is imperfectly established.
According to the observatory rec
ords, the first shock of the series was
felt at Ais in the morning, the mo-
ton being east to southwest. It
caused the bells of the cathedral to
toll, broke crockery and, in some in
stances, levelled walls.
!! The second and most severe shock
caused the people to fee to the streets
and open plazas. This movement
LASTED one minute and thirty seconds.
+ Tall buildings swayed and, in some
instances, were cracked the pave
yments opened in places and num-
4 Der OF houses collapsed.
AS far as can be learned six were
killed in Mexico City and environs by
the second shock. Four others were
SO badly wounded that they can not
recover. The American colony escap.
, ed unscathed. There were some slight
commissions reported among them from
failing plaster. but no serious injuries.
Property damage in this city is
slight Some of the cathedral walls
were cracked and scores of adobe
| walls sent to the ground, but the main
business point showed absolutely no
! damage.
Reports are that at Acapulco the ex-
! act number Of dead are not known,
though three bodies have been taken
!. from the ruins. Churches, customs
| houses and all hotels we're rendered
uninhabitable, while not house in the
! city escaped injury. All buildings
1 along the later front are levelled.
Amessage from Chilpancingo stated
4 that three deaths occurred there ano
the number of injured is not known
| The barracks, tle national palace ano
4 the hospital are untenable.
Puebla reports severe damage te
1 dwelling houses and one death.
! Vera Cruz, Oaxaco, Silicayoapam
Duzman, Meroteon and Pachusca suf
4 fered more or less property damage
but no loss of life.
4 A message from G. Poyros, al
a American commercial traveller, receiv
ed from Chilpancingo, says the place
\ has been completely DESTROYED by al
earthquake. The inhabitants are liv
4 ing in the open and suffering great!
4 from the elements. The shocks con
A tinued. accompanied by subterraneal
i rumblings and electrical storms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea,l
Local Observations.

July. Bar.Ther. Wind. Weather.
so 4 pm. q. 80 so NV Cldy
81 Z am. :. 29.S9 70 E PIT Cldy
River above low water of 1864 feet
8 tenths
Change in "a hours fall tenth.
Mean temperature, 81.
Maximum temperature, So.
Minimum temperature, "a.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionery or fall very slowly.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Five Hundred Dead.

The government today is dispatch
ing supplies to the cities and towns
devastated by yesterdays earthquake
from every railroad station here.
Temporary shelter is being arranged
through the military departments, and
detachments of troops are leaving for
several of the stricken towns, where
reports indicated disorders are threat
ened. Today's reports increase the
death roll to five hundred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Wright Aeroptans Fulfills the. Govern
mont Test II Evsry Particular
r Lsst 'Eysnlns's
Soar
UAtRIFD A PAssENGER
Mads Trip 81 Ten Miles In Less than
Fistsen Minutes At : Great
ltsishth in the
Air.

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In the distance. Officers OF the aero
nautical board was taken by surprise
and I sictnils ~ cavalry were sent sent
scurryinx ii. position. On came the
aeropIane. 400 feet above the earth
,l.xsf. !. s tt.x hiiil Ia, -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
a Thrilling Flight.

As II drawn up by invisible powers.
the white-winged machine rose high
er aud higher and reached the end of
the field. turned at a slight angle and
came about, facing the madly cheer.
Ing multitude. Hats and handkerchiefsi
were waving, automobile horns toot-
ING and some overweight spectators
even weptas the great white creature
turned again southwark, and every.
body In the crowd seemed intent upon
giving hsr; and 9lierdaring passengers
God speed"
Climbing up. as It we're, on the air,
mounting higher and higher Orville
brought the machine at great speed
once again around the field. Then
with short turn he swept about al
most over the beads of the closely
banked spectators and started straight
southwark. over the center of the drill
field. Then 1t darted straight south,
and seemed to be rising higher as 1t
passed over the heavily wooded coun-
try In the distance. Smaller and
smaller II grew, until 1t became a
mere speck against the horizon and
finally disappeared from view Than
all was silent Seconds seemed min
utes as the spectators waited for the
ships return. Suddenly the speck
came In sight again, over the distant
hill A cry swept ever the watching
crowd and there was an audible sign
Of relief
onward the machine came. growing
faster with the seconds. Soon the
navigators were home again on ths
drill grounds, flying very low. Orvills
steered straight across the field, ant
at q height Of about twenty feet swung
around again to. the southwark ans
landed easily far down the field. The
task was done, and in triumph.
It is needless to describe the deaf
ening cheers that welcomed the re
turn. The crowd rushed forward, bu
the cavalry swept them back.
Katherine Wright, who had shoute'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Britt Lost Fight,

LONDON, july sl.7summeri wor
from Britt in the nin1 round
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
a Tidal Wave.

MEXICO CITY. July 31.-According
to late reports today, tidal wave fol-
lowed the earthquake at Acapulco,
having the finest harbor on the west
coast of the republic. Scores lost
their lives. It engulfed the water
front and great section of the town.
The homes of people were carried out
to sea. Many bodies were found in
the ruins at Chiipancingo where the
barracks of the nationa, palace are in
ruins. The number injured in Chill
pancingo will run into the hundreds.
There was tidal wave in Stalevera
Cruz. A thousand are homeless. Fire
followed.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-06
JUST SAVED HIS LIFE

Mrs. 5Iurphy-Ho. Say Mrs. Ma lone, and it's the truth yea say that yea saved Moike's life?
 Mrs. Malone-Yes, ye see Moike was working on the street, putting in cement sidewalk, and it was so hard on his back he broke down. And sure I thought he was a gonner. But we heard of them boys Massie & Sons and we went there and got one of them Jumbo springs and Cotton Mat tresses, and believe it now he is all O. K. Say, but they're foine just loike Ould Lang Syne.
 Mrs. Murphy-Why bless me loife, and we need a spring and mattress. And I will go right down there and get them. Say, how is the prices? Oh!
 Mrs. Malone-Ohl That is all O. K. They are cheaper than any one else without taking off any per cent And they will buy everything you have got to sell. They don't care if they don't sell anything this summer But they want to stock up on second hand goods for the winter.
 See them for luck.
 MASSIE & SONS,
 114-116 w. Washington St.
 Phone Main 257. Vote for the Center Street Bridge and a
 Greater Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-06

The Republican is the only newspaper in Arizona holding two certificates Of circulation from the above Association, and bases all advertising contracts thereon. The average circulation, per day. thus certified to is:
 From Oct. l, 1906, to March S1, .,,.
 1907 ...-.--.. '''0NSO From Jan. l, 1908, to Feb. $,
 These figures represent a larger circu- lation than that of all other Phoenix daiIies combined. and is the largest in Arizona by more than 2OOO. The Re- that makes public it's circulation as cer- tified to by the Association of American Advertisers. which is the only recognized authority in the United States.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-06

President Taft has hopes for the early enactment of a tariff bill, If the Lord will only be good and send some real hot weather in June" It is apparent that no human power can put an end to the speech making debauch in the senate