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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Partisan Who Stole a Million Dollars
Worth Of Jeweiry by Slid
Ing Down Through
Flues.
HE HAS CONFESSED
Some Of His Evil Gotten Gains Are
salted IN German Bank,
But He Is Now in
Prison.

PARIS, Oct. 2S.-The famous chin.
ney climber, one OF the most cele-
brated crooks of all Europe today
astounded the Paris police by request
Ing that his tailor be allowed to vieit
him in Jail. that he might get stylish
outfit OF clothing. Tle tailor, by the
way, is one OF the best In Paris. The
chimney climber, or Starcl as he calls
himself, is awaiting trial on a charge
of robbing several hotels by climbing
down large old-fashioned chimneys.
He calmly confesses that he has stolen
about million dollars worth Of jew-
elry in the last few years. Starck liv-
ed on the boulevard Voltaire, dressed
elegantly and frequented the highest
priced cafes In Paris. He has many
friends and his habits seemed to be
exemplary The police, however, were
unable to explain his large expendi-
lures and they investigated, ending by
arresting him. Starck has an ac-
count of 100000 francs to his credit
! in German bank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
I'VE Are Sure Of Victory" He Says
and Declares That zelaya
viii be ousted by
Bayonets.
WILL WAGE BATTLE
Estrada Does Not Intend to Give up
But Will Crush the RevoIu-
tlon and Crush II
Flat.

BLUEFIELDS. Nicar. Oct. 2S-In an
effort to keep the good graces OF
Nicaraguan friends In the United
States, General Estrada, leader OF the
revolutionists has issued proclama-
ton to which is also affixed. the sigma
lures of many prominent liberals as
response to kilograms sent out by the
adherents of President zelaya. Es-
trada brands the disturbance as
revolution and not an insurrection.
I'VE are sure of victory" he says, we
fight neither against Nicaraguans or
liberalists. We seek solely the solu-
ton of deplorable situation in our
country. If Zelaya resigns the power,
we will lay down our arms at once,
not having honor nor patriotism he
will not do this and we will go to
Monangua and force him from the
Presidency which he so discredits, at
the point of the bayonet. He destroys
society and manances civilization. We
will fight against brothers and fathers
If the welfare of the nation so re-
quires This is our irrevocable decis
ion." Reports from the front say that
nearly all of the government troops
defeated at San Carlos have joined
General Chamooro, who is guarding
the coast from attack by way of the
San Juan valley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Hearst Says That He Has Always
Been a Democrat But an Ex-
ponent Of lndepend-
entism.
rs HOT AFTER TAMMANY
chareA that the Organization Cut
IN For Hughes and Also
Knitted William Jen.
nings Bryan.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Despite the
rain last night the three mayoralty
candidates delivered fifteen speeches.
Crowds greeted the speakers every
where. At a meeting at Carnegie hali,
announced as Democratic mass
meeting, Hearst emphasized that he
was always Democrat, but an expo
nent of independence in politics.
Three years ago l ran for governor
upon an independence party plat
FORM" he said "and the Democratic
party of the state endorsed me, seem.
ing to see true Democracy in the In.
dependence candidate and platform.
was slaughtered and sacrificed III
New York City. On every dead wall
famed giant poster How to Cut
Hearst and Vote for Hughes" To
every Tammany voter was sent a Sam
pie ballot, How to vote for Hughes
and cut Hearst" For all these ad-
vertisements Tammany paid the bills.
Bryan, Hearst said, was knitted by
Tammany in New York after having
been endorsed at the Democratic ma
tional convention. In this instance,
also, he added, Tammany footed the
bills for advertising how to vote for
Chandler for governor and Taft for
President He concluded with the
statement that if elected he would
fight Tammany, not for revenue, but
for the good of the city,
Gaynor's speeches were largely ad
dressed to foreigners White Save
charges were denounced by Gaynor
who laid stress upon the charges as
they related to the Italian people
Cadets" referred to in McClure's
magazine were Italians in many in
stances, the writer said, and this dec
laration was branded by Gaynor ant
others as an injustice and a lie, while
the assemblies cheered in sympathy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
500 Around World.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2S.-G. M. Miczan-
ko, juvenile editor Of the Great South
west Magazine of Kansas City and
Wesley Hickey, chief illustrator of
the publication, passed through the
city yesterday on a unique mission.
They have undertaken to go around
the world in one year from October
"a. just passed. on 800. II they sue
ceed, they say the magazine is to pay
them $4,000 each. In addition they
will be paid for contributions, but this
money will be put in bank and not aid
them on their way. They left Denver
on the oath and are due back there
one year from that date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
DISEASED MEET
in ST. LOUIS
Thousands Of Pounds Are Alleged ia
Have Been Discovered, Some
OF it Being Re-
fused.
RIGID INVESTIGATION
inspectors to Work Day and Night
in the Plants and See What
is the Matter With
the Sausage.

ST. LOUIS, Oct S.-Following ths
alleged discovery of thousands Dt
pounds OF diseased meat in st. Louis
and the group OF cities across the
river. Rice I. Steddan, chief of the
inspection service at Washington,
with four assistants, arrived in East
st. Louis today for thorough inspec-
tion of the packing plants. 1t is said
that an investigation of every depart
ment Of the plant and the govern
ment inspection there will be made.
It will be secret 1t is declared that
the diseased meat has been found ~
buyers and that much of it has been
refused and Is now in the coolers.
Hundreds OF pounds of diseased
sausage it is said, has also been
found The inspection force at the
packing houses has been increased
by the addition of two experts to work
at night Heretofore night work was
done by inexperienced men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
ARRESTlNG MANY
ON SUSPICION
Russian Officers Have Drasnet Out
in Harbln Since the Mur-
derins Of Prince
HANDED OVER TO JAPAN
All Koreans Arrested in the Plot Case
Are to be Turned Over to
the Japanese Of
ficials.

TOXIC, Oct. 2S.-Nine Koreans ar
rested by the Russian police in the
general dragnet of Harbin, that follow
ed the assassination of Prince Ito,
will be turned over to the Japanese
authorities today as suspected accom-
plices of the slayer. The Russian po-
lice have been ordered by St Peters
burg, to turn over all suspects to ia
pan. The Japanese authorities here
and in Korea are determined to trace
the plot, which they are sure existed,
to its source. The feeling is that the
assassination was the result of the
machination of widely organized Ko-
rean clan and that the leaders must
be brought to justice to prevent sim
liar killings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Car Load of Babies.

DEs MONIES, Oct. sS.--A whole
car load of babies will arrive in Des
Moines next month from the home Of
the New York Finding society in that
state, and will be distributed through.
out Iowa. The founding society OF
New York is under the direction OF
the Sisters of Mercy. 1t is possible
that a number of the babies will be
taken by Des Moises people as Mon
signor Flavin of ST. Ambrose church
has the distribution in charge. The
car of babies will be in charge of an
attendant from Des Moines,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
LEVEY RESIGNS
FROM MO. PACIFIC
Well Known Railroad Official Will go
to San Francisco With Western
Pacific Road

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct CSC. NJ.
Levey, third vice president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, has re-
signed, on account of having been
elected director and second vice
president and general manager of the
Western Pacific railroad. Mr. Leveys
headquarters in the future will be in
San Francisco. An unconfrmed rumor
is current in railroad circles that
George T. Slade, now general man
ager of the Great Northern railroad,
will succeed Mr.. Leyey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
DECISION ON
WALSH CASE
John r. Walsh is Not to be Deprived
of His Personal Liberty and
Taken to the Peniten-
tiary.
APPEALS COURT SAYS
Government Loses Its Appeal But is
Given the Right to Keep
an Eye Upon the
Man.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-.The U. S. cir
cult court of appeals today handed
down decision denying tae govern
ment's petition for the immediate re-
manding of John p Walsh to the GUS
tody of the United States marshal,
for commitment to the penitentiary.
The decision rules, that while Walsh
will be allowed his personal liberty,
the government will be permitted to
keep Walsh under constant surveil-
ance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
MEMPHIS MILL
BURNED DOWN
Fire Early This Morning Destroyed
the Building Together with
Contents.
Ispecial to The Gate City,

MEMPHIS. Mo-, Oct. 2s.-About
four o'clock this morning U. G. Mer-
ritt's feed mill was destroyed by fire,
together with contents which included
a car of -four and several cars of
Feed of various kinds. The mill equip
ment was Of latest design and COM
paratively new. The building which
was a large frame structure, 30xs0 in
size, with basement was we'll con-
structed and valued at about $500
and the contents of mill were valued
at $1,000 which makes the fire Sc
we're loss. It is not known how the
blaze originated number of theor-
les are advanced
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Grey Eagle Beaohed.

HELENA. Ark. Oct. 2S,-The
steamer Grew Eagle was beached near
Helena last evening on account OF
an accident 70 her boilers. The CRATE
bars fell, but there was no fire or
panic The steamer carried the Kan
sas City delegation, which had as
guests Gov. Donaghey of Arkansas,
and Gov Shallenberger of Nebraska.
The passengers were transferred
aboard the Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
TWO BURNED
IN THE FIRE
East Side Tenament houses Were
Fired and Man and Wife Lost
Their Lives.

NEW YORK, Oct. Is Herman
Tiedt, aged thirty-four and his wife.
Emma, aged twenty-seven, were burn
ed to death and fourteen others seri-
ously burned in an incendiary frs
which today destroyed two three
story tenament houses on the east
side. The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Diaz Sues Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.--Action for
libel on behalf of President Diaz OF
Mexico against Carlo de Fornaro,
author OF a book entitled "Diaz, the
Car of Mexico was begun In the
Court of General Sessions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Buro,aTs BLOW.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Oct. 28-Wil-
liam A. Curry Of Edgar county, H..
was taken to the Kankakee Asylum,
his insanity being caused by blow
on the head by a burglar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Character Of the Morriseys.

The police officers represent the
character of the Morrisey family as
such that it is difficult to believe that
they are permitted to remain within
the city limits. They are said to be
the most degrading people. both man
and wife and that the children are be-
ing brought UP in very unwholesome
atmosphere. 1t is true case OF
domestic infelicity and war is going
on within their humble domicile at
all times. Their police record is a
long one and many times they, either
the man or the woman, have been
brought to the police station, often
on complaint of one or the other.
They have terrorized the neighbor-
hood by their abusive language, which
is reported to be such that should not
be tolerated by people living within
earshot. The police have sought time
and time again to curb the evil Of this
family but all without success. That
such woman can come to the front
and file an information against the
mayor of the city, or at least would
have the audacity to do such. when
in danger of police interference and
arrest herself. is difficult to under
stand
| Many witnesses will come forward
at the call of Mayor Off to protect hin
from such abuses and see that the
party to such an action is safely off
set. There are a number who viii
testify as to the action of Mayor OF
on that night, especially Deputy Mar
shall Harrington and Officer Cahil
and it is probable that "Dick' Nor
risey will vouch that the Mayor actet
only the part of gentleman on tn.
occasion in question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
The Morrissey Trouble.

The information was result Of the
visit of Mayor Off to the Morrissey
home, between Fourth and Fifth on
Palean streets Monday evening and 1t
is on that evening while at her home
that Mrs. Morrissey claims that the
Mayor unlawfully disturbed her peace
and threatened her.
Il was at lodge meeting Monday
evening"" said Mayor Off after the
warrant had been served, "and was
going home when l happened to stop
In at the police station, as | usually
do before leaving for the night.
The Morrissey family had had their
family row and as Was at the station
talking to the officers, she made her
second trip of the evening, the first
having been about s o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
HARRINGTON Notifl ID.

Harrington Not'riso.
Judge Mcnamara telephoned Deputy
Marshal Harrington, who answered
the phone call at the police station,
and notified him that there was
warrant to be served, the fridge los
ing no time in making out the nee
essary paper.
On the back of the information
We're the names of nine witnesses for
the city, several of them being the
Morrisey children and the balal ce
neighbors.
Deputy Marshal Harrington lost not
moment in returning to the station
and going in the patrol to the home
of Mayor Off.
The information created quite a
stir among the city officials in the
city hall at the time, but most Of
them regarded the action as the most
ridiculous they had ever heard Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
) = . go . 80 >>< - =
information,


= City of Keokuk VS.. Charles Off. =
= The defendant is accused of =
. violating the ordinances of said =
= city concerning misdemeanor =
= passed by the city council of said =
= city on the sixth day of March. =
. 1899 for that defendant on or =
= about the 26th day of October, =
= A. D., 1909. within the bounds of =
= the city of Keokuk, Lee county, y
. state of Iowa, did unlawfully =
. disturb the peace and quiet OF =
q Nora Morrissey by tumultuous =
. and offensive language, offensive .
= conduct and threatening her =
= contrary and in violation of said :
q ordinance relating to misdemean- =
= ors.
. tsigned) NORA MoRRIssE.Y =
= w. B. Collins. Atty. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Providing for the Future.
More than 1900 camphor trees have
been set out in Florida.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Charles Off. mayor of Keokuk, was
placed under arrest at IL o'clock to.
day
The warrant was served by Deputy
Marshal Harrington at his home In
West Keokuk in the presence OF a
Gate City reporter, the only eye-wit-
ness other than the police officer.
The warrant was issued by Judge
w. L. Mcnamara of the superior court
after the information had been filed
by Major w. B. Collins at, II o'clock
this morning.
The warrant was read to Mayor Oft
and during the reading and even at
ter it the Mayor said little. Later
however, he told his story to the re.
porter present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Mayor Acted as a Friend.

Il listened to her story and then
heard report from the two police Of
ficers who went to the house to inves-
tigate the condition of Dick Nor
rissey, her husband They reported
him to be perfectly sober and found
him not in the least troublesome. We
told her to return home and If he dis
turbed her to file an information in
the morning.
Upon tlis last action or advice /
departed for my home, the officers re-
questing me to allow them to ride me
home in the patrol The last West
keokuk car had already left and this
was satisfactory to me.
II have known Morrissey for six
years and on my way home decided
that it would be well to stop at the
home and quiet matters if possible.
Deputy Marshal Harrington and Off
Ger Cahill were with me at the time
and so it was agreed that we stop en-
route.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Called at Morrisey Home.

When we stopped at the house
Mrs. Morrissey had not yet arrived but
we found Mr.. Morrissey seated in a
chair and In perfectly sober and quiz
ct condition. | requested aim to put
aside these family quarrels and live
in harmony with his wife and tried to
adjust matters as best possible.
aMrs. Morrissey arrived at the house
before we left and in our presence
called him a dirty dog and number
of other names which were very un-
becoming.
How can you expect to maintain
peace in the family if You call your
husband names of that kind, inquir-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Major w. B. Collins, Attorney for Mrs. Nora
M0rrisey, Filed Information Against Him
in Superior Court This Morning
HARRINGTON SERVED THE WARRANT
Mayor OF is Charged with Unlavviully Disturbing
the Peace and Quiet of aid Defendant
and With threatening Her.

ed, you should learn to live togethsf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

ed, you should learn to live togethN
peaceably.
Called Mayor a Drunk
"This seemed to anger her, for turn
ing to one of the little children she
said Come on, let's go up stairs and
leave these drunken men by them
selves
Upon hearing this remark imme-
diately ordered Officer Caaill to place
the woman under arrest, and escort
her to the police station. One OF the
little girls began to cry at this action,
and | then tho, ght it best to permit
her to remain"
Thus it can be seen that the Mayor
was acting only in the capacity OF
pacifier. AS regard to his drunken
ness, Mayor Off AID the officers ac-
|, counted for every minute of their time
on Monday evening, and certainly dis
played no evidence of being intox-
icated. He was at lodge meeting aid
fire committee meeting until the
time of arrival at the police station
and the whole action appears positive
ly ridiculous.
Major Collins is Attorney.
The attorney for Mrs. Morrisey is
Major w. B. Collins. 1t was he who
exploded the bomb this morning in
the superior court by appearing with
! the information.
| At the hour Of II a. M, Major Col.
Inns walked into the superior court
room and said to Judge Mcnamara:
Here is an information want filed
and the trial set for tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. I'll show these men
that they can't mistreat a woman
and the higher an official they are
the tighter | will grab them.''
| This last remark was superbly illus
/ trated by a clutching motion at the
throat of an imaginary person.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-14
Admirable System of Insurance Pre-.
vaiIing in Germany.

In the history of social reform there
is no piece of work more remarkable
than the system of almost universal in
surance for the working classes in
Germany, which was inaugurated by
Bismarck little more than 20 years
ago. Provision is made by 1t for sick
ness and accident, and for permanent
disability arising from either Of these
causes or from old age; and it's impor-
lance to Germany itself is shown by
the fact that in 1901, out of total
population of 57,730,000. over 10000
900 of workpeople were insured
against sickness, over 17,500,0OO
against accidents and nearly 1880, 900
against disability arising from Ill
health or old age.
1t is scarcely necessary to empha-
size the far-reaching Importance Of the
system The cost to the individual
employer or employee is comparatively
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-14

help, help" and when succor came
she tainted standing up.
What have you to say for your
SELF" asked the officer of Pa, and Pa
said he wouldn't contradict a lady in
her presence, but if she would retire
to her state room, he would make
public announcement that she had con.
cocted a lie that would beat Unnchaus-
sens best efforts city block, and then
they took us all in the cabin. and were
going to try us and put us in some
more irons, but just then the cowboy
came in from the poker room with a
roll of bills as big as rolling pin,
which he had won at the game, and
when he saw that Pa and I were un-
der arrest he came up and said to Pa,
Ambassador, what is the charge
against you, will pay your fine," and
he wet his finger and peeled off a
hundred dollar bill, just as you would
skin an onion. Then they got scared
and asked the cowboy how much of
an ambassador Pa was, and he told
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-14
NOW HE HAS FOUND OUT.
Solution Of a Mystery That Bothered
the Middle Aged Man in His Youth.

when | was a boy said the mid
a pear tree occasionally that had pears
so hard you couldn't bite 'em. Maybe
you've seen EN-.
They were a chunky built pear al
most spherical in shape, a very dark
green, almost black, in colo, and Of
about the same specific gravity as
cast iron. You threw one of those
pears against rock and it might
chip the rock but it would have no eff
feet on the pear. These pears never
got ripe; they always remained of
just that same hardness. There were
no apples that we could not bite into.
but those hard pears were proof even
against the teeth of our youth.
81 used to wonder sometimes why
those pears grew, what they were for
and what became of them. Now l
know. l came across some yesterday
preserved.
There they were in the dish, two
pieces of one pear, two hemisp here's
of pear, looking strangely familiar
when in my mind l had reconstructed
them to make one pear; and "hen
after barely escaping shooting the
piece l tried out of the dish onto the
table in my repeated endeavors to
penetrate it; when, say. l had final
ly managed to shave a silver off this
piece l felt morally certain, and when
had tasted it any lingering doubt |
might have had was removed; it was
tasteless. They were beyond all ques'
ton the same old pears.
boiling and steaming had softeled
them little on the surface, but not
much, and despite all treatment taey
still remained as they had ever been,
without taste. They were the pears,
all right-the petritied pears Of our
youth, and while we couldn't eat them
we smiled as we thought we had
solved at last that long standing mys-
terry of what they did with them-tltey
can EN-"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-14

Home again from foreign shore!
Gee, but I have heard that old song
sung thousand times but never re-
allied what it meant, and had rather
hear some rag time music, any time,
but after being away from this little
old United States for nearly year, in
Africa and every other dark cont.
nent that we could find, sailing in air.
ships and on bum steamers, and see
ing no flag that I cared two whoops
for, to sail into old New York harbor,
and have the statue Of liberty get up
in her nightie on a bright morning at
daylight and seem to be waving bath
towel as welcome, and smiling q
breezie smile, and waving a sure
enough torch, I just "Peuuked" and
the tears came to my eys, but what
settled me the worst was to have the
American flags run up on the fort and
everywhere at sunrise, with the beauti-
full colors seeming to say, Come on,
you wandering buffers, and take up
your work at home after your vaca-
ton, and get busy, cause we are In
need of help" g., ...
Gosh, every sky scraper seemed to
bow and scrape at us, and when we
landed and felt we were on American
soil, Pa wanted to get down and kiss
the ground like pilgrim to Mecca.
The cowboy wanted to shoot hack
driver, and I wanted to tip over an ap.
pie stand, we were SO happy, and when
we got down to hotel and the walters
and servants began to pull our legs
for tips, it seemed too good to be true.
But we had an awful time getting
here. Pa didn't want to be sent home