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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Rumor That Maeoon, Former Provls-
ional Governor Of Cuba, VIII
be the Man Selected to
Succeed Crane.
FRIEND OF PRESIDENT
stuveysant Fish Has Also 4 nat
ed as a Candidate p
Guessing on =,
pointmes

WASHINGTON, Oct 18.-The ar
rival here of William E. Magoon,
former provisional governor of Cuba
and at that time President Taft's first
lieutenant in the islands, promptly
gave rise to the rumor that he had
been summoned in connection with
the new vacancy in the diplomatic
post in Peking, from which Charles
r. Crane was virtually removed before
he had time to proceed to the Chinese
capital. Mr.. Magoon insisted that he
had not been summoned by the state
department to report here. but he
would not discuss the matter further.
In this connection the political wise
acres point to the fact that the minor
officials of the department had moth
ing to do with tie recall of Minister
Crane from San Francisco. Secretary
Knox issued the order personally from
his summer home in Pennsylvania,
where he is at present. So far as
could be learned in official circles
here the name of Stuyvesant
Fish of New York has not been con
sidered in connection with the Unit
ed States ministership to China. The
report published in Shanghai and
cabled to this country relative to the
probable appointment of Mr.. Fish te
| fill the vacancy in the Chinese mission
was. however, read with interest II
this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
JEFFRIEs HEARS
OF THE RESULT
Was Not Surprised and Says It viii
Be Joke When He Fights
With Johnson

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 1S.- When
James ]. Jeffries, the American heavy.
weight pugilist, who is a passenger on
the Lusitania, bound for New YORK,
after a period of training in a suburb
of Paris. heard of Jack Johnson's vic
tory over Stanley Ketchel at San
Francisco, he said that this in no way
affected his plans. Ketchel, he added,
was only middle weight and not by
any means the best Of the middle
weights. "Ketchel," continued Jeffer-
les, 'is trying to feed himself up to
make the heavyweight class, but it
will only weaken him. Johnson Is not
much of fighter. and he never met a
good man. His fight with Burns was no
test. Burns is newspaper fighter.
II can only hope" Jefferies went on.
"that Johnson will cover my money.
would not fight him if did not think
/ could beat him. One of Jeffries
| friends who is travelling with him re-
| marked that the fight between Jeffries
and Johnson would be joke. Jeffrie'
now weighs 230 pounds, and he say.
he can fight at 210 of 212 pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
CUMMINs TO
SPEAK IN CHICAGO
Expected to Fire the Opening Gun in
the War Between the lnsur-
gents and President.

CHICAGO. Oct 1S.-The opening
gun in the war between ''The Insur-
gents, and President Taft over the tar
iff bill may be fired in Chicago by Sen
ator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa on
Nov. 49,. The Iowa senator, who took
a prominent part in the fight on the
tariff bill at the last session OF Con-
gress, will be the guest of honor OIL
the Marquette Club on that night, and
the principal speaker of the occasion.
Local politicians are of the opinion
that Senator Cummins will take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to reply to
President Taft's recent speech at
Winona, Mimi. rpholding the tariff and
that he will pay especial attention to
Senator Aldrich and Congressman
Cannon. 1t is the general belief tina,
the Iowa statesman on this occasion
will uphold the actions of himself and
his associates, I.aFollette, Long, Bev-
eridge ct al. in the Senate, and Par
sons and Murdoch in the House, when
they fought the passage of the present
Dill. Natlondl poiitioS haNo oeeh quio
in Chicago ever since the adjourn
ment of Congress, even President
Taft's visit and speech failing to star
the pot boiling, but the politicians be
( leve that Senator Cummins will enliv
en- things when he picks up the gaunt
let of battle thrown down by Presiden
! Taft in his pro-tariff speeches on th'
present tour. Senator Cummins. wht
is credited with originating the Tow
idea, of tariff reform, has been involv
ed in number of bitter politica
fights in the last eight or ten years
and has shown that he isn't afraid e
lock horns with the leaders in his ev'
party or the opposing parties
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
WILL TEST THE
HEPBURN LAW
Santa Fe to Appeal Liability of the
Initial Carrier in Suit in

Court.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Oct. 18.-The man
agement of the Santa Fe road has de-
cided to test the validity of the Car
mack amendment to the Hepburn act,
which places the liability for the loss
and damage of freight upon the initial
carrier The matter will be taken to
the appellate court from the municip-
al court on case in which shipper
tried to collect damages from the
Santa Fe, and did so, despite the fact
that it was shown that the damage to
the shipment occurred while it was
on the lines of the st. Paul road. The
shipment in question was one of fruit
I from California, and the shipper was
| furnished with proof to the effect that
the consignment was turned over to
4 the st. Paul road in perfect condition.
This fact was also shown to the court
and to the jury, but under the law
there was nothing for the jury to do
4 but to award damages to the plalntlf.
/ The question which was raised in the
municipal court, and which viii be
raised in the higher courts, is the con-
stitutionalitv of the provision of the
Hepburn law. 1t is the contention OF
J the Santa F'e that the law is unconsti-
tutional in that it seeks to make an
innocent party responsible for the
acts of another party which IS not
even its agent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
LONDON REDS
in DEMONSTRATION
Crowd Marches to the Spanish EN-
bassy and HowIed Derision
Against AIphonso For
Ferrer Execution.
POLICE BROKE IT UP
No One Was Injured When the Off
GERS Charged Into the Mob
and Caused the People
to Disperse.

LONDON, Oct 1S.-The red flag
was raised in London Sunday after
noon and a large mob moved upon the
Spanish embassy to make a demon
strat'on of its disapproval of the ex-
ecution of Prof. Francisco Ferrer, the
convicted revolutionist, at Barcelona,
few days ago Several bodies OF
police were stationed at the approach
es to the embassy, and they drove off
the crowds in their usual bloodless,
effectual way. But considerable ex-
citement and uneasiness preyaded the
neighborhood. The groans and hoot-
ings were plainly heard in the en-
bassy and at Buckingham Palace. near
by No one was injured seriously, al
though the mounted police rode
against the crowds and scattered them
several times. The trouble began
with mass meeting in Trafalgar
Square, which was organized by sew
eral socialist and labor bodies. Sew
eral hunured of the members of these
organizations marched to the square,
carrying red flags draped with crepe
and bearing inscriptions denouncing
King Alfonso A black-borderea ban
ner was raised against the Nelson
column, with big letters that could
be read from afar, ITO he'll with the
murderer, Alfonso
Socialist members of the House o.
Commons today prepared resolution
calling for the immediate expulsion 0
tine Spanish ambassador from England
The resolution is the outcome of yes
terday's anti-Spanish demonstration il
which 10000 socialists and member
of various labor organizations tool
part. Victor Grayson, socialis
commoner, drafted the resolution
which will be presented tonight. II
was the principal speaker at yestel
days mass meeting, when he declare
amid large applause that the head c
every king in Europe would not pa
for the death of Ferrer. He said tina
as King Edward might have saved tn
I life of Ferrer by interfering, the kin
4 was responsible for anything whic
might occur in England.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
WANTED ABRUZZI
FOR THEIR KING
Greek Revolutionists Had Picked on
Him to Receive the Crown Of
kinu Georue.

PARIS, Oct. 1S-A special dispatch
from Athens says the officers of the
Greek Army who were responsible for
the movement against the monarchy
in August last, reached a decision at
that time to offer the throne to the
Duke of Abruzzi in the event of the
abdication of King George. After an
agreement was reached between the
government and mutinous troops an
official statement was issued denying
that the movement was directed
against the king or ministry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Believed That Because He is the Rus
sian Consul That He Is I'M
mune From an American
Court Summons.
MARSHAL TALKS BACK
Told the Baron That the Gar Nor
Nobody Else Was Running His
Affairs and Left the
Summons.

CHICAGO, Oct 1S.-Baron Schiller,
Russian consul here, today declared
no court in the u. S. could subpoena
MN and refused summons to appear
before the u. S. commissioner of i'm
migration to testify in alleged peonage
cases. His action is taken as a prac-
tical defiance to this nation. Several
subpoenas were served on other men
and deputy was sent to Schiller's
home with a summons. He looked
over the paper and then said to the
marshal, 81 refuse to accept this sub
penoa. Take it back and tell the
marshal that ! am immune to appear
before any court in the U. S., as a
subject to the Gar of Russia The
marshal told him that neither the Car
nor anyone else could force him to
take the paper back and he left IT
with the Baron. The hearing in the
peonage case will be held on Wednes
day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Weather Conditions.

Conditions indicate partly cloudy
weather. tonight for this section; the
temperature falling to about thirty
four degrees, and generally fair wealth.
er Tuesday
Rains have been confined to south.
ern Iowa, northern Missouri, the west.
ern lake region and the Ohio valley,
while partly cloudy weather prevails
in the north and generally fair wealth
er in the soutl, east of the Rockies.
A large area of high pressure extends
from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast
with the highest barometer in the Da.
kotas the latter attended by freezing
temperature in Montana, the Dakotas
and Colorado, and there is an area OF
low pressure in Arizona.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
When Motherin-Law Heard the News
She Gave a Scream of Fright
and Then Fell Over
Dead
BANK CLOSING CAUSE
Sensational Suicide Took Place in tho
Cemetery Over the Grave Of
the Father of Cashier
of the Bank.

MINERAL POINT, Wis, Oct. 1S.-
Two persons are dead here today as
direct result OF the closing of the
bank, following the disclosure of the
100000 shortage. Frank Hanscom.
aged fifty-fve, cashier of the institu-
ton, went to his fathers grave at the
cemetery and late last night sent
bullet into his brain. The second
tragedy quickly followed the first.
Mrs. John Gray, his mother-in-law, an
aged woman, dropped dead of the
shock when told of his suicide, Han
scom had been with the bank since
1884 and for ten years was its cashier
When the bank doors were closed by
the comptroller of currency, Han
scom's books were carefully examined.
They were found to be in excellent
condition but he was Respondent be-
cause the failure had wiped out most
of his personal fortune and because he
/ feared the public would blame him for
/ the crash. Mrs. Gray had also lost
great amount. Hanscom failed to re-
/ turn at 10 o'clock and relatives search
l
Graceland cemetery, lying across the
grave of his father who had died some
/ years ago. AT his side was revolver
and there was a gaping wound in his
4 head. He left no note. The relatives
fastened back to town to inform his
wife and mother-inlaw. When Mrs.
Gray was notifiedY~slae screamed sud-
denly and fell back dead. Hanscom
was one of the most popular men In
Mineral Point and during the investi.
cation of the banks affairs his person.
al honesty was never questioned. Re.
clever Scofield is in charge. Immedi
ately following the bank failure, vice
President Allen was placed under ar.
rest on charges of forgery and embez
element. He is seriously i'll in his
home here but will be taken to Madi
son and arraigned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Conan Loyle's Book on the Belgium
Horror Has Just Appeared and
Will be Sold
Cheap.
BELGIUM KING is CRUEL
Great Writer Lays Bare the lnhuman
and Barbarous Practices Which
Are Done to the Ma
tves.

LONDON, Oct. 1S.-"The Crime Of
the Congo" a book written by Sir A.
Conan Doyle by which he hopes to
arouse the entire civilized world to
a realization of the atrocity committed
in tle Congo by the Belgium govern
ment is just off the press. 1t is
scathing arraignment on the Belgian
methods in Africa. In order that
the book may be read as widely as pos
sible iC will be sold at cost price and
a cheap edition at 10 cents will be is
sued Doyle will take no profits from
the book. He says he is paying a
debt to humanity in the publication.
There will be the usual Calk of re-
! FORM" he says, "but the world has
seen this game too often. There is
some limit to European patience. Bel
GUM has enacted one long, horrible
/ tragedy, vouched for by priests and
missionaries, avelers and consuls,
! he writes. The natives have seen the
unhappy people robbed of all they pos
sessed, debauched, degraded, mutilat.
ed, torturea, murdered, an Oh sucn q
scale as never happened before in the
whole course of history and now after
4 years with all facts before us we cal
for halt. 1t is upon the king al
ways that the guilt must lie. There is
no possible subterfuge by which the
moral guilt may be placed on thu
state" Doyle tells of the laws passed
by which the natives gave up thei
land. Having obtained possession 0
the land and its products, the mex
step was to obtain labor to garne
these products. The law allows th'
blacks to be bound over in seven year.
service to their masters. King Leo
pold's wonderful system was perfect
ed by employing 1000 agents to Worl
under the commissary. These agent
employed head men who were barbar
ians, armed with guns and masters
the district in which they presided
If the natives did not supply enoug
rubber, the head man was given
beating. who to avoid the beating hin
: self, beat the natives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
skrted the Edge of Paris Today in
His Aeroplane at the Aviation
Meet Over at
Juvesy.
FLoRENT1 FELL DOWN
Propeller Smashed and Machine
Wrecked, But the Aviator
Was Not Injured in
the Crash.

JUvEsY, France, Oct. 1s.-Count
de Lambert in his Wright machine
circled the outskirts of Paris, flying a
distance of 10 kilometers today. He
was in the hour one hour and return
ed to the airdrome, landing directly in
front of the grand stand. Florenti in
his modified Wright machine gave the
crowd thrill today when his areo-
plane crashed to the ground from a
slight elevation, smashing the propel-
ler and wrecking the machine. He
escaped uninjured. Godart, Nabat
and Bussen made short flights today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
.DEPOSED zELAYA
CALLED KNAVE
The New President of Nicaragua Is
sues Statement to the World
About the Former Head
Of Country.
GIVES HIM BLACK EYE
Declares That Fraud and Graft Have
Been the Chief Platform in
His Plank to Ruination
of Country.

BLUEFIELDS, Mic, Oct 1S.-Juan
J. Estrada, tle provisional president
of Nicaragua, has issued statement
to the world calling President Zelaya,
deposed, crook and knaye. The
statement follows: Fraud and graft
have been elevated by Zelaya to the
standard of government principle
and this principle has been vigorously
adhered to as the principal plank in
the party platform. Monopoly in liq-
uor, tobacco and explosives, the mo-
nopoly for the extraction of rubber,
pearl fishing, outraging embezzle-
ments of public funds, fictitious ma
tional loans, free introduction of i'm
ports for his accomplices and thou
| sand other infamies which have weak
! ened the resources of ZZelaya and
dimmed the future progress and liber-
4 ty of the country There is little
4 caange in the situation today. The
expected clash has not yet occurred
1t is rumored that Zelaya has fled
from the country but this has not been
verified.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-Dispatch
es from Bluefields, tell Of the success
of the insurgents who are now prac
tically in control of all the seaports
on both coasts. General Estrada in g
4 proclamation announces himself pro
visional president and has banished
a number of former officials and has
i appointed DR.. Salvador Castrilla min
lister to the United States
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Missouri X. of p.

HANNIBAL, Mo. Oct. 1S.-The
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Py-
thias of Missouri opens here today.
Charles ]. Kostuba, grand vice chan
cellor; John H. Holmes, grand keeper
records and seals of st. Louis; and all
officers of the Grand Lodge arrived
here Sunday and delegates are coming
in on every train. An attendance of
1000 Is expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
ANOTHER OFFICIAL
rs DISMISSED
Inspector of immigration at Chicago
Under Suspicion of lrreeularity
In Accounts.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, Secretary
Nagel of the department of commerce
and labor today approved the recon-
mendation of the commissioner OF i'm
migration for the dismissal of D. D..
Davies, inspector in charge of the sta
tion at Chicago. Davies has been
under suspension on charges of ir-
regularity in his accounts and the
padding of expense vouchers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
I d Wei, was in ouincy TO-DAY

Congressman C. A. Kennedy Of
Montrose, was in the city today. He
is suffering slightly from an attack
OF rheumatism. Next week he goes to
ST. Louis to accompany President
Taft's party to New Orleans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Drowned in Mississippi.

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Oct. 1s.-Mich-
ael O'Neil was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river, by falling from the steam
er Arctic. The man was not missed
by friends until the next day. The
body was not recovered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Was Sleeping Peacefully on His Own
Train When He Was Rudely
Jared From His
sIumber.
q PASSENGERS KILLED
Mother Killed With Family Of Chill
dren on a Trip to Relatives,
But Children All
Escaped.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Oct. 18.-
When the third section of train No. 2S
the New York express, on the New
York Central reached Rhinecliff, run
ming forty miles an hour, rail from
which small piece had been broken
caused the derailment of coaches,
smoking cars and sleepers, which were
partly overturned. Before the train
stopped 400 feet Of the track had been
twisted snake shape and ties were
spuntered and torn from the solid
roadbed. Two passengers were killed
and fifteen or twenty injured. Sleep
ing in their private car, Idle Hour,
were William X. Vanderbilt and his
son, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
in the next car were William G..
Brown, president of the New York
Central, and w. H. Newman, former
president, none of whom were hurt.
The Dead.
JAMES KRAKEWSKI, New York, a
peddler, aged 21 ears.
MRS. ELIZABETH TEASDALE,
western New York; died of her in
juries on the way to New York.
Mrs. Teasdale was on her way to
visit her motccr at 231 Sixteenth
street, Brooklyn. She had with her
five children, the youngest a baby ol
one year and half. The baby was
thrown through window of the day
coach. but was unhurt except for
scratch on the leg. The other Chill
dren were not hurt. Mr.. Vanderbilt
had Mrs. Teasdale carried into hi
private car. She died before reaching
New York CITY. Mr.. Vanderbilt wa
returning from Chicago and was sool
at the side of President Brown. H,
personally cared for several of the in
iured until the arrival OF the doctors
President Brown was thrown out o
his berth, but was not injured. Coins
outside, he found every car of tn
train but one and the engine in tn
"six-foot" There was panic an
President Brown did his best to quie
the frightened passengers. At tn
front end of the train one man ha
been killed. He had tried to ge
through window of the smoking ca
and wnen the car settled over on it
side he was crushed Mr.. Brown d
rected the efforts of the train cre'
and later of wrecking crew froI
Albany and Poughkeepsie until the a
rival of General Manager A. H. Smit
from New York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and slightly cooler tonight.
Tuesday generally fair.
For Illinois and Iowa Partly cloudy
and slightly cooler tonight. Tuesday
generally fair.
For Missouri; Partly cloudy to-
night. Tuesday generally fair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
EIGHT DEEDS ON
SAME PROPERTY
Looks Like Record has Been Estab.
lished During term of County
Recorder

This afternoon Deputy Recorder Ed.
G. Vaughn received the eighth deed
to be recorded, which are on the same
piece of property. He states that this
is the largest number given to him to
be recorded since he has held the
office, which have to deal with the
same piece of property and within the
same length of time. The first was
fled some time last week. The prop
erty is the undivided 1-10 of lot 12.
block 13, the property being at the cor
ner Of Eighteenth and Main, and the
person to whom it is decided is Eliza
beth Thoenv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18
Daily River Bulletin.
Local Observations.

Bar Their Wind. State.
II 7 p. m. -. so.24 43 NE LtRn
1S I a. IN. -. 80. As Al N Cldy
Rainfall for past "a hours, 5S hun.
dredths.
River above low water of 1864, z
feet, / tentl.
Mean temperature. A.
Maximum temperature, 4s.
Minimum temperature, Al.
River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary.
FRED z. GosEwIscH,
" Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18

A stirrer Up OF Trocs!c.
Anger is a stone cast into wasps'
nest t-Malabar proverb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-18

Tns paIIy oass city KsesIvss
che Fu.l Aftsrnoon unIssa
Prsss Rspors--ssst Aftsrnson
ssr~les In she unttsd etatsA
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-12-02
SINKING SPRING.
Nov. %. 100

NONs 90, w.
Frank Pugsley and DR.. Moore, OF
South Charleston, were guests of o. G.
Wickerham, Sunday.
Ray Griffith and family, of Carey,
spent the latter part of last week with
his parents, f. Griffith and wife.
DR.. and Mrs. Chapman were guests
of Martinsville friends last week.
Thomas Mcclure was a business
visitor at Cincinnati last week.
Bert Setty and family, of Hillsboro,
were guests of Mrs. Hannah Mckee
han Sunday.
Erwin Frost and wife, of Cynthiana,
were guests of Mrs. Martha Gall Sun
day.
John Wylie and wife, of Dunlap,
Kan, are guests Of relatives and
friends here.
Miss Grace Williams, of Centerfield,
was the guest of relatives here Friday.
James Frost and wife, of Byington,
were guests of the latter's parents,
Isaiah Gall and wife Sunday.
Mrs. Permelia Kissling, of Fort Hill,
has returned to her home after brief
visit with Mrs. John Mace.