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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Chief Called the Men From Burning
Building Shortly Before There
Was Big Explo-
sion.
NUMBER WERE INJURED
Salvation Army Barracks Damaged
by the Crash and Inmates Had
to Rush Into the
Street.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-A myster-
ious explosion, following a fire, COM
pletely wrecked a big factory building
on the east side early today and only
the instinct of Chief Crocker prevent
ed the death of half a hundred fire.
men who were working inside the
structure.
Crocker had ordered all Of his men
out of the building. Ihe last of them
had reached the street when ter
rifle explosion took place. All of the
windows and portions of the floors
were blown out. number of firemen
were hit by flying glass and timbers,
but no one was seriously hurt.
The big dormitory Of the Salvation
Army, whose national headquarters is
in this block. was damaged by the
explosion and one hundred men and
women were driven into the streets
The structure in which the fire broke
out was completely demolished, the
/ damage being nearly 100000. The
cause Of the explosion is believed tc
have been gas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
SISTERS FOUND
DEAD FOR WEEK
One Body Was Hanging and Both
Had Been Stabbed Number
Of Times,

NEW YORK, Dec 20.-The lifeless
bodies of Miss Frances Ritchie and
her sister, Isabel Richie, were found
in the kitchen of their home in New
ark, N. ]. One of the women had
been stabbed through the heart with
a hatpin and strangled. The other
was hanging by a rope, and she had
been stabbed half dozen times with
the same kind of instrument.
According to County Physician Nc
Kenzie, the women, both Of whom
were about 55 years old, had been
dead for more than week The
doctor fixes the date from note
which was written on the cover of a
white box found on the sideboard in
the dining room. The note said.
Frances hung herself. 21a Satur-
day. Me too,''
The authorities are trying to deter.
mine whether it was a murder and
suicide or double suicide
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
THE CHINESE
after TOURISTS
Cruise Around the World May Under.
go Change on Account Of
the Position Being
Taken.
KEoKUK PEOPLE THERE
Trip to Canton May be Abandoned in
Order to Prevent any Trouble
With The Wild
Natives.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Frank G..
Clark. under whose direction $50 citi-
zens of the United States are tour
ing the world on board the steamer
Cleveland of the Hamburg American
Line, took prompt steps to protect
his charges when he learned that
anti-foreign feeling in China gave in
dications of eliminating in an upris-
ing upon the occasion of the forth
coming visit of the passengers to Can
ton.
Immediately upon ascertaining that
the viceroy had officially called atten-
tion to the danger attending the visit
of the Americans. Mr.. Clark sent the
following cablegram:
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Herbert
Clark, care "Packetline," Manila:
Cable announces anti-foreign feeling
Canton, viceroy requesting Washing
ton prevent your visit, fearing riots
Take no chances; if American consul
Hongkong warns slightest danger sub
stitute Macao for Canton.
FRANK G. CLARK.
''The Cleveland is at Manila. Philip
pine Islands, today said Mr.. Clark
"The tourists are to reach Hong Kone
/ Thursday, Dec. 23. and it was planned
to run up the river by steamer to Can
ton. 1t is side trip and not of mucf
| Importance in the general programme
4 The trin is lust about the same al
running to Poughkeepsie from New
York, and we can easily change tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
OLD SEA DOGS
WILL RETIRE
Dozen AdmiraIs Of the United States
Navy Have Reached Age
Limit.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-It was
announced today that a dozen of the
best known adn,ira's in the navy, who
have grown old in the service of the
United States, will retire about the
first Of the year.
Rear Admiral Kimball. now COM
manding the American naval forces
in Nicaraguan waters will be the first
to retire, while rear Admiral Arnold,
who will be sixty-two years old on Nv.
18th will be the last to go during the
coming year. Of the dozen who must
under the law leave the active service,
the best known is probably Uriel Sc
bree, the commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet. He will retire in Feb
ruary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Revolutionary Government of Nicara-
qua Wires Secretary Of State
and Asks to be Re-
cosnized.
ESTRADA SENDS MESSAGE
Says That the Fighting Will Continue
If Madriz or Iries, is Selected
as New PresI-
dent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-A formal
request for the recognition of the
Nicaraguan revolutionary government.
made by General Estrada is today in
the hands of the state department.
Estrada will fight If either Madriz or
Iries is chosen president. The tele-
gram from Estrada was dated De-
cember is and was received by way
of Colon 1t reads.
Secretary of State: No change in
the person of Zelaya's chief executive
elected by him or the congress he con-
.trols will be accepted by the major
| ity of the Nicaraguan people allied to
our cause in the struggle for justice.
Peace in this country can on'y be
assured by the complete exclusion OF
Zelaya and his followers. We will
continue tie fighting until this is Sc
cured. In the name of liberty and
justice on our side, we ask you to rec
ognize our government. (Signed)
Estrada"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
A BELFRY BAT
ATTENDED CHURCH
Gre ). Scene in Church But the
Minister Prevented Panic
and Took Beast as Topic
Of Sermon.
ONE WOMAN TAINTED
Deacon's Bald Head Was Scratched
and it is Said That he Said
cuss Word at the Fly
ing Creature.

TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 20-The
GOODNESS of the Rev j. Wellington
Hoag, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city prevented what
might have been a fatal panic in that
edific when bat few in just as he
was beginning his sermon.
Women and girls screamed and
tried to make mad rush for the
exits; even men and boys wanted to
get to places of safety because of the
mild maneouvers of the winged ami
al
The bat struck the top of promi-
nent woman's hat and then scratched
the bald head of one of the church
deacons. The woman tainted as she
tried to dislodge the culprit and the
deacon, who was about to say
Amen uttered what some claim
was a mild oath when the monster
touched the well polished scalp.
Miss Josephine Everton shouted
"Police Murdar!" when the ami.
NAL alighted on hymn book she held
In her hand, and another young Wom'
an shouted for an ambulance when
the intruder whizzed by her left
cheek.
The pastor had considerable Difficult
ty in preventing panic and had tc
order all persons to remain in theil
seats. The presence of the bat, how
ever, made it impossible for him tt
render the eloquent sermon he hat
prepared, but he met the emergency
by taking for his topic, What Is a Ba
and Why is it Put on Earth?'
1t was with difficulty that the pas
tor could continue the discourse OF
this line, as the bat seemed to choos'
the preacher as victim and contin
ually flew around his head. The Rev
Hoag, however, made a brave stand
but the congregation was dismissed
earlier than usuel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
The Burial This Week Will be a
Grand Affair in Order to Bring
Shoppers to the
City.
HE LEAVES Sc MILLIONS
Investigation Of the Kings Marriage
is Going on and the Pope is
Being Inter
viewed.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 20.-King Leo
pold's request for a simple funeral
attended only by the members of his
family, Prince Albert and an acredit-
ed representative of the government
will be disregarded by the authorities
who have decided on a state funeral,
conducted with all the pompt and
ceremony that usually marks the OBJ.
Sequies of a king.
This decision was brought about
largely by an appeal from the mer-
chants of Brussels who wish to pro-
fit from the great influx of visitors.
Despite the wishes es Baroness Vaug-
han to attend the funeral on Wednes-
day it was announced today that she
would not be present. Some say she
adhered to her original purpose of
going to Paris, but it is generally be-
lieved that she is still at the villa
at Laken. Lawyers representing the
daughters of the late king have made
an inventory of Leopold's private pro-
perty and now estimate that &C least
$56 100000 worth of property has
been willed to the baroness, for the
recovery of which the daughters will
soon institute suit.
Rev. S. Egkofstein, Jesuite priest
officiated at the wedding of
the king and the baroness.
The tangle has been com
plicated by the announcement that
civil ceremony followed the reli-
gious ceremony, but no record of such
| has been found, despite the fact that
Belgium authorities have had agents
at work at St Reno since the kings
death Even if it should develope
that there was both ceremonies, it
would not endanger the chances of AL
bert, for the marriage occurred after
the birth of the two sons of the baro
ness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Ice Bound Surface of the Earth Causes
Natural Gas in Topeka to Seep
Through conduits and
Explode.
NEWSPAPER IS WRECKED
Third Explosion in Week Blew up
the Press Room of the Capital
and Caused Bad Sunday
Blaze.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 20.-A fire,
caused by the explosion of natural gas.
damaged the pressroom of the Topeka
Capital and other Capper publications
Sunday to the extent of $4,000 and
seriously injured Charles Luengen, a
pressman. The loss is covered by in
surance.
The pressroom, where the fire was
confined, contained more than $4,000
worth of machinery and about $4,000
worth of white paper There were
three big newspaper presses, three
book presses, four big iobbers, book
bindery and a complete job office.
Seven car loads of paper were also
4 stored there.
/ About 1870 o'clock the pressman
went to the electric switchboard to
start one of the big presses. AS he
threw the lever a terrific explosion
occurred. The electric spark ignited
the gas The explosion shook all the
buildings in that locality and was felt
for block away. In the Capital build
ing itself people on the second floor
did not feel the jar In moment the
paper and ink on all the presses were
burning. The fire spread rapidly to
the seven cars of white paper.
Charles Luengen, the pressman was
blown some distance and his clothes
were all afire when other employees
came to his rescue and smothered thu
flames. He was seriously burned
around the arms, shoulders and face
but will recover. Two or three other
employees were slightly burned. With
in an hour the fire department had the
fire out.
Some idea of the terrific force o
the explosion can be gathered from
the fact that the big freight eleva
tors were blown from the first foo
81 = a .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
G. A. r. Encampment.

CHICAGO, H.. December 2O-sam-
uel R. Van SAINT, commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
announced here that the executive
committee set September II to "a as
the time for the next national en-
campment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic at Atlantic City, NJ.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity Fair to-
night Tuesday increasing cloudiness.
For Illinois; Fair tonight and Tues
day Not much change in tempera-
ture.
For Iowa: Fair tonight. Tuesday
increasing cloudiness with warmers
west portion.
For Missouri: Fair tonight. Tues,
day increasing cloudiness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Killed in Quarry.

MARsHALLToWN. Ia, Dec. 20
John Mockgraff was killed instantly,
and Jerry McQuaid fatally injured at
the quarry when dump car, loaded
with earth, overturned, burying them.
The men were engaged in stripping
the Northwestern quarries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Lurken Is Judoe.

WASHINGTON Dec. 2O--The nom
ination OF Judge Horace H. Lurken of
Tennessee to be associate Justice of
the Supreme court, was confirmed
this afternoon by the Senate in exc
cutiye session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
The Baroness Leaves.

Baroness Vaughan left Brussels at
/ o'clock this afternoon for Balibourt,
her French chateau, near Paris.
Dispatches from Rome say the Belg.
ian minister there is comforting with
Cardinal Merry Del Bal the papal
secretary of state, concerning the
pope's attitude to the marriage of the
king and the baroness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Two Killed il Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 20.-West-
bound passenger train No 3 on the
Minnesota and Iowa division of the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Oma.
ha Railroad, which left ST. Paul at 10
a. M, Sunday collided with a freight
train at Blakely, Mimi. about noon.
Fireman Joe Zinneill and Mail
Clerk Torgeson, both of st. Paul, were
killed. None of the passengers were
inquired seriously enough to need med.
ical attendance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Weather Conditions.

There has been light snow from
Montana eastward through portions Of
the Upper Mississippi Valley and the
Lake Region, with the center of low
pressure near Lake Huron, and there
have been rains in the Gulf and South
eastern states.
A field of high pressure, extending
from Montana southeastward to
Arkansas, is attended by fair, cold
weather from the Eastern Slope of
the Rockies to the Southern states.
the temperature reaching the freezing
point at Galveston.
An area of decidedly low pressure.
attended by rain, is showing on the
Pacific Coast
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight, with the mini
mum temperature near zero, and be-
coming c'oudy Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
One in Arizona on Sunday Killed the
Engineer and Fireman and
Seriously Injured Number
Of Passengers.
THE CARS DERAILED
Train Struck Curve While Going !;
Too Fast and the Cars Rolled !.
OF Track and Down
Into a culvert.

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 20.-Engineer
Tom Walker and Fireman P. w.
Bauer, both of Tucson, we're killed.
thirteen persons were seriously injur-
ed and thirty-nine others cut and
bruised when east-bound Southern Pa
eific train No. 4, formerly known as
the Golden State Limited, was wreck
ed three miles west of Penson at A
o'clock Sunday morning.
The most seriously injured were3
brought to St Mary's Hospital at Tue i
son. Among them are.
Willard M. Knight, Los Angeles
mail clerk; may die.
w. r. Walker, Los Angeles; mail
clerk
Mrs. L. A. Bellows, Boston, Mass.
A. H. Foster. Los Angeles, mail
clerk.
Col William Fife, Cananea, N. NJ.
Miss Nellie Borbett.
Edward G.. Edmunds, mail clerk,
Los Angeles.
The train vas running thirty miles
an hour. Southern Pacific officials
4 say the train struck curve at too
high speed.
The engine, baggage car. mail car
and tourist sleeper toppled from the
rails, the engine and the mail car roll
ing forty feet down into culvert.
The other cars turned over as they
cleared the rails, but did not go into
the ditch. Two Pullmans and an OBJ
servati6n car remained on the track.
; and their momentum carried them 500
feet beyond the wreckage.
The injured were nearly all in the
tourist sleepers and in the mail car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20

Voice Of Experience.
| have lived long enough in this
world to know that there is, good In
everything. Lord Shaftesbury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
SUPREME COURT
BUSY TODAY
Final Appeal of John r. Walsh Was
Received and is Now in the
Hands of the Last
Resort.
THAw CASE is IGNORED
Des Moines Murder Case Comes up
and Was Dismissed for Want
Of Jurisdiction by that
Court.

WASHINGTON Dec. 20.-The final
appeal of John r.. Walsh, the Chicago
millionaire banker, accused of wreck
ing three banks was today formally
presented to the Supreme court of the
U. S., by Attorney John S. Miller.
The court took the appeal under ad,
visement, granting the government
permission to file brief in oppo-
sition.
Unless the supreme court reverses
the decision of the circuit court of ap-
pels, handed down on October 5,
Walsh will have to serve five years in
the Leavenworth penitentiary. He was
found guilty of misSppropriation of
one million dollars of the funds OF
three of the Walsh enterprises. The
Chicago National bank, Home Savings
bank and Equitable Trust Co.. all OF
-hich closed on December Is, 1905
were the three.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
Local Observations.

Date Bar. Ther. Wind Wthr.
10 Z p. m. -. 3o1S 12 SW Clear
30 I a. M. u. S0.19 2 SW Clear
River above low water of 1864, l
foot tenths.
Change in "a hours. fall, tenths
Mean temperature 10th, 6: maxi
mum temperature IA; minimum tenn
perature. L.
FRED z. GoSEWISCH,
~ V Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
One From Iowa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.-The ap.
rpela of Charles Thomas from the de.
cision Of the Supreme court Of Iowa,
adjudging him guilty of numbering
Mable Scofield at Des Moines, was to.
day dismissed for want of jurisdiction
by the Supreme court of the United
States. This section is in affect an
affirmation of the Iowa Judgment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
The Thaw Case.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.-The ap-
peal of Charles Thomas from the de-
cision of the New York court, commit
ting him to Matteawan, will not be
considered by the supreme court of
the United States. Justice McKenna
today denied petition to review the
ase
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20

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Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
NC. OFFICIALS
Several Big Company Men
 Were in Town.

Several prominent officials of the Northern Commercial Company have been in Panama within the past week.
 Superintendent for Alaska w. H. Fairbanks was met at Rampant and brought down by the launch Messenger week ago. He left for Fairbanks Sunday on the Panama. He is expected to return here in week or ten days.
 c. A. Munro, from the Dawson office, came with the superintendent and will await his return to this place.
 Archie Mckillop, representing the left with Mir. Fairbanks.
 . Howard Turner and Charles Grimm, auditors, came in from St. Michael Sun day on the Louise and departed for the same place on the Herman yesterday.
 Leon Liebes, a director of the com- pany, left Sunday on the Louise, bound for St. Michaely with the intention of ultimately proceeding as far as Point Barrow.
 If any changes are contemplated at the company's Panama post, they will not be made public until after MT. Fair banks's return; neither will business announcement of any kind be made till +baD This was stated at the local office yesterday.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
MAY LOSE OUT
Rumor That Vautier Will
 Not Long Be Deputy.

For several days rumor has been circulated, and generally believed, that George Nautier's term as United States deputy marshal at Panama is virtually ended. There must be some foundation for the rumor, but the facts of the mat ter are at present inaccessible.
 Marshal Love has not yet returned from outside, where he went with con victs and insane patients. It may be that until he does so Mir. Vautier's case will remain in abeyance. At any rate he is doing business at the old stand to- day-and this is by no means the first time the rumor bees have swarmed dur ing his several years of official life.
 However, Mir. Vautier is about the last of the Perry app"intees to be re- tained by Marshal Love; and this fact, aside from local enmity, indicates that the change will be made unanimous.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
Improvement on Front Street.

Among the numerous improvements that are adding to the appea rance of Tanana and especially of Front street, is the new front extending across both the premises occupied by the Kentucky Restaurant and by the Gibbon Bar. The places now look like they were contained in one handsome structure. Byron Allen had charge of the work for Mrs. Cooper on the restaurant and "Chips'' Anderson embellished the bar building.
 Still another improvement in that quarter is a new billiard and pool room being added to the Gibbon Bar by Proprietor Jack Cav anaugh. The room w4ll be furnished with fine new tables.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
Last of Fitt Logs Landed.

The transport Jeff Davis landed at the post sawmill Saturday evening the last of the logs contained in the big raft that failed to make the landing at the Fit mill short time ago. The logs num- Der between eighteen and nineteen hundred and are one of the choicest lots of saw timber ever received here.
 The service of the Davis was all that saved the raft from being wholly lost. She landed it five miles below town. The government allowed John Fit, the owner of the raft, $1O per thousand less than half the value when put down at the mill
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
Brief Local Mention

The grand jurors are summoned to appear at court July 12; trial jurors the 18th.
 Harry Stockman has been appointed guard at the local jail, vice C. B. Will son, resigned.
 Teresa, native woman arrested by John Reese, Indian policeman, for be- ing drunk at the mission will be before Judge Gallaher's court this afternoon.
 w. B. Rodman, of the RodmanAlaska Trading Company, came down on the Delta yesterday, direct from the outside, where he has been the past several months.
 Notwithstanding the backward spring George Vautier has vines in his potato patch on which blooms are forming. Truck in his several patches looks fine. All gardens are coming on nicely now and market gardeners complain that the big supply has sent the price of veg etables so low it does not pay to gather them.
 The Gibbon Bar handles the best brands of bottled goods, including whiskies in half pints pints and quafts.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
FAIRBANKS MARATHON

Fairbanks July 5.-In the Marathon race last night Jerry Sullivan, of Nome, first winning prize of 15OO, with Arthur Hyde second, $5OO and Justus Hjorth third, $2OO. Time-2 hours 50 minutes ? hours 55 minutes, and hours 5S minutes. The distance 26 miles 3S5 yards Nick Damara, the former champion quit after 25 miles, The fastest mile was made in minutes and AS seconds The weather splendid and there 5000 spectators.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
CELEBRATION AT RAMPART

Rampant, July 5.-The Fourth of July celebration at this place was as ,om- plete as any in recent years. The steamer Campbell was here all day and the people from the boat augmented the otherwise big crowd. Interest in the sports was maintained to the end. Among the sporting events were:
 Ball Game-Kalnings, II; Siparys, 6.
 Horse Race (quarter of mile)-Mike Engels's Susie first; F. M. Smiths Jim
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
FOR VIOLATING
 IMMIGRANT LAW
Man and Woman Detained on In.
 StructiOnS From Fairbanks.

Ernest Bartezi and a woman posing as his wife were arrested Saturday and are detained at the instance of the immigra- tiOn inspector at Fairbanks.
 The couple were on steamer bound for St. Michael. It seems that at Fair banks complaint was made accusing the man'of importing the woman for i'm moral purposes.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06

second; time, 2S1a.
 Pole Vault-,Ben Mayo first, feet I inches; George Wood, second.
 Putting Shot (twents pounds)-Fred Harper first, P feet inches; Al Wood second.
 Canoe Race (natives) across river and back to starting point-Simon Pitka first; Sixmile Henry second.
 In hundred-yard dash with Al Wood against Smiths horse Jim, the horse won easily.
Yukon Valley news., 1909-07-06
FATAL ACCIDENT
 AT MOUSE POINT
Boy With a P Shoots and Kills
 His Brother.

Mouse Point, July 5.-Two boys and 9 years old, sons of native woman named Susie, were today playing with a .22 rifle supposed not to be loaded, when the elder shot the younger between the eyes, killing him instantly. Susie is Olin's wife.