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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

that I may have the opportunity to
purchase some of these timber lands
of which he made mention in his re-
port. Through my action attention
has been directed in a compelling way
to the need of prompt action by the
department of justice. Whether
ever get any of the land or not does
not matter if Hartman and others of
that ilk are made to disgorge the large
holdings which they have stolen and
are attempting to hold.
"The president italicizes the words
'as well myself as though it were
unlawful, immoral or improper for a
senator to buy any land or to act in
that chamber on any question after
seeing his personal interest. I fail to
see any sense or reason in this posi-
ton, but 1 must submit that to the
judgment of the senate and the coun-
try. 1 had not become a party to any
litigation; I was not interested except
as private individual, wanting to pur-
chase, and as a senator desiring to
enable others to have the opportunity
to do so. OF course, the president is
sure that I have done something very
discreditable and outrageous. He hates
me and would destroy me if he could.
GIoats Over It.
1.-THE president gIoats over the fact
that my letter was written just four
days before he announced in the SEN
ate that he Cd had not undertaken to
buy any land in the west as clinching
MS COAlcAll1Ou Lldl nave lieu TO the
senate. The records show that in the
interim the Dorr circular had been
sent to me, for on February 10, when
made the exposure of Dorr, L said
in the senate, In the last day or two
1 have had my attention called to
scheme of swindling,' etc. 1t is easy
for those who are themselves vulner-
able to convict others on the most
fiimsy evidence and the president
seems to work on that theory.
'On reading DORIS circular the whole
scheme and combination of swineIe-s,
Reeder and Watkins in Marshfield and
Dorr. in Portland Il did not know any
thing about Como and Schaeffer) flashed on
my mind and remembering Lees some
what dubious report as to the character
and qualifications of the firm of Reeder
and Watkins I decided at once to see to
it that my name should not be used to
inveigle others into their game. Hence
NV action in the senate.
THE president dismissed with a wave of
the hand any possibility Of my honesty by
saying. 1t is unnecessary to comment on
his PROPOSAL made in this letter to use his
influence al a senator to force the govern
ment to institute suit which would make
it easy for him personally to obtain some
of the land 1t might be we'll to inquire
whether or not the attorney general has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

general for information and the other
which became a law, instructing him
to institute suits. My official activity
then is shown to have. taken form in
the senate before 1 knew anything
about Reeder and Watkins's attitude
or expectations and 1 was in no way
Influenced by them.
81 was still anxious to obtain some
of the land if it could be done legally
and wrote Reeder and Watkins to that
effect but my faith in them and in the
whole scheme died when 1 received
the circulars of Dorr which came to
me on February II and 18 from three
different directions showing the wide
spread circulation of them"
Mr. Lees report to him, he said,
had also led him to believe that
Reeder and Watkins were "of the
caliber and character" to be en-
pIoyed in matter of such magnitude.
Still After Suckers.
"Dorr of whom L had never heard
before he said, "was evidently push
ing his scheme of getting suckers to
invest and using my name as 1 have
indicated without authority; because I
had not paid any fees to him or writ
ten to him or filed any applications.
I therefore felt it incumbent on me to
expose the swindle in the senate,
which 1 did on February 10. and ask
ed the postoffice to issue a fraud order.
1 pressed the passage of the joint reso-
luton in the senate and on April 80
it became a law. March IS I was
taken i'll and on May 16 after a partial
recuperation I sailed for Europe re-
turning October 21.
1.-The presidents sleuths set to do
the dirty work of spying on a senator
when that senator had exposed a
fraud which was being perpetrated on
the people, reported to him on July 81.
1 had nothing to do with the change in
the law of which the president COM
plains in regard to secret service. So
the presidents animus is not against
me on the same ground for which he
has attacked Messrs. Tawney, Smith
and others in the house, but one of
personal malice, engendered by hatred
because of my course in the senate
during the last seven years.
ST have not attempted to deceive
anybody; 1 have not told any false
hoods; I have not broken any laws;
have not been guilty of any immoral
conduct. 1 had the right to purchase
the land if / could but my judgment
told me it was unsafe as an investment
1 would like TO get some of it yet, and
if the attorney general and his success
sors shall not die of old age before
anything is done, it may be possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
CHURCH COLLAPSES.
Buries Nearly Entire Congregation I'm
the Ruins

Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 11.-Dur-
ing service Sunday an ancient church
near Sion suddenly collapsed, burying
the worshipers in the ruins. Practical
" ali the members of the congregation
were killed or injured. A wild panic
followed, those who escaped rushing
through the field shouting that an
earthquake had overtaken the village.
other villagers Joined in the cutlery
and were with difficulty Gained. After
an hours excrtion the fire department
of the place extricated forty corpses.
but it is believed there are still a num-
Der under the timbers. Sixty persons
were badly injured.
The collapse was caused by the time
worn pillars in the underground crypt
giving way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

The temperature dropped to zero
Sunday with furries of snow. a high
north wind is blowing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
COLD OVER THE STATE.
In Many Counties There Is Zero
= weather With Snow and Wind.

Parsons. Kan. Jan. 11.-With the
temperature a zero this city was with
out gas from 4 o'clock Sunday morn
ing until noon because of an engine
break at Neodesha. Last night the
gas pressure was about normal There
was a light snow fall and the wealth
err was , degrees below zero
At Wichita.
A, light snow fell here accompa MED
by high north wind In eighteen
hours the temperature fell from 81 To
, degrees below zero this morning.
At Leavenworth.
There was a light fail or snow and
heavy wind from the north Sunday
with the temperature . degrees above
zero There was no trouble with the
gas supply in Leavenworth. Tho
street car service was knocked ont most
of the morning.
At Cherryvale
The first severe storm of the win
ter is raging in southern Kansas The
mercury has fallen 80 degrees since
Sunday morning and is near zero
Snow is falling.
At Salina
Zero weather prevails in central
Kansas following a light snow A
high wind has been blowing for twen-
ty-four hours and the snow has drift
ed badly
At Abilene.
The temperature dropped to zero
Sunday with flurries of snow. a high
north wind is blowing.
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CorteIyou calls for Casb

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE secretary
of the treasury has announced a cali
on the National bank repositories for
approximately S25.00O,O 900 of govern
ment deposits, $15,000.000 to be paid
on or before January %, 1909, and the
remainder to be paid on or before
February 10, 1909.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

The interview printed in last Satur-
days issue of this paper with a south
ern Kansas member of the legislature
in which the latter outlined his pro-
posed bill of state guarantee for the
farmer, merchant and workingman as
well as the banker and bank
depositor, was the subject of consider
able comment in the hotel Hobbies over
Sunday. Many treated 1t as a joke,
but there were some who saw food
for reflection in the idea of how far
the germ of the state guarantee will
Spread.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
Masonic SIZE SELECTED
Resurgam Lodge Voted to Purchase
City Property on North Main Is
Site for New Temple.

Resurgam lodge, A. F. & A. M. at
their stated communication Tuesday
evening voted to purchase the lots
belonging to the city at the corner.
of Sixth Avenue and Main street.
These lots are a desirable property
and when the principal street of
Mitchell is built up will be very valu-
able. Several other sites for q pros
pective temple were under consider
alton but the city property waussi desm-ss
ed the best and in q few years there
will probably be erected there j
beautiful Masonic building.
The election Of odicers was held!
during the evening. The omoss. ars:
Worshipful Master. 3. ]. I.annas:
senior warden. 4. r. Cone; ianior
warden a. Craig Bowdish: tssasalsr.
H. R. Kibbee; SECRETARY. Z. 3. No
Keel; senior deacon. =. q. Draks:5
Junior Deacon. 81. 8. Danish; ehialp-
lain. F. B. Barnett; tyler. H.B.Roe-
ersfi stewards. ". u. North and 2
D. Wilde; marshall. 6. B.S Wilt.f
the conclusion Of the slsc4lom
officers we're installsd u 3
Hitchcock. 9Ms@S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
once More an Ex-convict.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
brute of a negro who murdered Miss
Clara Rosen at Ottumwa a fe, weeks
ago In a most brutal manner turns
out to be an ex-convict. He had been
out of the pennitentiary but a few
day swhen he committed the crime
According to the confession of cell
mate it appears that he had plotted to
do some such hellish deed as this be
fore he left the prison walls.
This is nothing new Four out of
five of a recent series of murders
committed in Chicago were commit
ted by ex-cenvicts, two of them being
men on parole Is it not high time
that the sentimental people of our
country, who are demanding all sorts
of innovations in criminal law and in
prison discipline realized the cold hare
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Throughout the circuit. They rarely
ever have anything to show that they
devote time ana thought to baseball.
Their dope as rule is nothing but
What they clip from ether papers in
the league. When another writes
something they do not fancy they feel
1t their duty to raise hades about it..
Anything written in this Office Is writ
ten for the baseball fans of Quincy and
is none of the other fellows darn
business If it does not suit them it
does not bother anybody in this city
least of all the one who has been
severely criticised during the past
few weeks. Any baseball dope appear
ing in the Herald is intended for
Quincy people, and the desires OF
sport writer's On other papers cannot
and will not be taken into considera.
ton. Being roasted will not prevent
the sporting editor Of this paper from
giving his opinions, or those Of Quin-
cy fans, and the other fellows, who
are such boody-goodys, can throw
fifty-seven kinds of fits and spasms
for all We care.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

fact, namely, that there is such a
thing as a natural born criminal born
criminal, that there are some men
whose prevailing tendency is to com
NIT crime, and who cannot be educat-
ed away from that tendency? They
commit crime as naturally as beast
of prey feasts upon weaker creatures
in the animal kingdom. There is but
one rational and humane thing to do
with these people, and that Is to re-
tire them from circulation We need
not kill them necessarily but we
ought to put them away from their
fellow men Therefore the man who
has proven himself to be a habitual
criminal ought not to have hope of re
lease either through the expiration OF
a prison term or through the medium
of pardon or parole.
Until we came to this common
sense view of the situation and ac
upon it. innocent lives like that o
Clara Rosen will be sacrificed to tn,
brutality of two-legged brutes blacl
and white.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

it. Before | had taken one bottle /
was better, and now l am completely
cured. LENA V. HENRY, Route No.
8, Adrian, GA.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the JOY of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fbroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains. backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice, Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
SEASON is
NEARLY HERE
baseball players Will Report Here
in Less Than a Month and
Fans Can Get Line on
Players.
MANY NEW FACES
a Number Of the Positions Will Have
Candidates Entirely New to
Fans In Central As
ISOLATION.
NEW FACES

In less than a month the twenty or
more baseball players signed by "Pa"
pelt will report for initial practice,
snd fans of the city can flock to the
baseball diamond and witness the colts
at work.
There will be many new faces
among the 1909 team and according to
the records of some of the men signed
they will be warmly welcomed upon
their arrival here.
schaeffer, the catcher, De Silve,
pitcher. Hamilton. Lovett, Dean
Burton and others of the less notable
new ones will be with us, while
Prougt, Rramble, Corriden, Miller and
Reichle will be among the old faces.
The prospects for winning team
are exceptionally bright and the team
is certainly much stronger than 1t was
in 1908. Many positions have been
strengthened and there are few weak
spots at the present time. Belt -
ports very favorably at the present
time and he, himself, should be in
good condition Tor the work.
McGowen in the Sporting News
| Manager Belt of the locals is spend
ing the winter on his farm at Alex.
ander, Ill.,, and in a private letter to
your correspondent. expresses great
con idence in the team he will be able
to present. "Pa" Belt IS not In the
habit of claiming too much in the
winter and then falling down on his
| prediction He prefers to make nc
extravagant predictions and usually
does better than he promises. He ex
poets to have about 20 men report on
April 10, and most of the team s
training will be done at home.
Manager Boyle has signed con
tract with SEVERED, the big Swede
first baseman with "Ducky" Holmes
team in Sioux City. He comes to
Waterloo with record for stick work
of 224 in 63 games and for fielding
his position of $40. He Is young
fellow with all the necessary ability tt
be in higher company except for one
failing he has which could be over
come if he cared to. He and Holme:
did not agree very well last season ane
1t is partly through his disposition
that he is dropped this season. Man
ager Boyle will give him trial ant
/ will endeavor to bring him to thu
front and keep him in condition t,
make a. record this season.
Quincy Herald: Some sport writer
evidently consider themselves privil
eyed to sit in court and dole out cen
sure to the other sport writer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
"circoIo Fiorentino' is the New Lit
erary Club in keokuk.

erary Club in keokuk.
The study of foreign languages,
that is Italian, French and Spanish,
has been the winter diversion in Keo-
kuk The progress already made is
such that teacher and students may be
sincerely congratulated upon their
great success. After few months
study. the students of the Italian Ian
guage have been able to form liter
airy club, which held its initial meet
ing last Thursday afternoon at four
O'Clock at the residence of Miss WINS.
Signorina Barney, who was appoint
ed secretary by the director Signor
Riggitano, read the program for the
afternoon, which was as follows:
Signor Riggitano opens the meeting
with a little talk on the study of the
Italian language and expresses his
pleasure for the interest taken and
progress made by his scholars in Keo-
knk
signorina Barney recites poem
I'll rospo la gallina."
Signorina WINS makes short talk
in Italian.
Signorina Hagerman recites two
poems: "Narciso," by Bargilli and III
fore la nuvola" by Capparazzo.
Signorina WINS sings beautifully the
italian canzone "L'addio a Napoli,
Signora Miller accompanying her.
Conversations in lingua italiana by
the members.
The members have decided that con-
yersation on ordinary and literary top
les. singing and amusement, always in
italian. be the principal features OF
the new club.
Then followed the selection of a
name for the club and from four APP
propriate names proposed, "Circolo
Fiorentino," received the largest num-
Der of votes.
The members feel that this club Will
be not only instructive but very inter
esting to all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Strength comes from well digested
and thoroughly assimilated food.
Hoods Sarsaparilla tones, the digest
i've organs, and thus builds up the
strength If you are getting run
down." begin taking Iood's at once
It gives nerve, mental and digestive
strength.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
Gn With a Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, DR..
Kings New Life Pills-is astound-
ing. Wilkinson & Co., and j, F, Kle-
daisch & Son say they never saw the
like. Its because they never fail to
cure Sour .tomach, Constipation, Indi-
Headache, Chills and Malaria. Only
csc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Build up your whole body Regu-
lartes the bowels, clears the blood,
aids digestion. makes you we'll from
head to feet. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do, the great
est spring regulator. Tea or Tablets,
35 cents. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
OPERATION
HER ONLY
CHANCE
Was Curedb yLydiaE E. Pink
lham's Vegetable Compound
( Adrian, Ga. I'll suffered untold
misery from female weakness and
disease. and | could not stand more

=
than a minute at a
time. My doctor
said an operation
w as t h e only
chance | had, and
/ dreaded it almost
as much as death.
one day / was
reading how other
women had been
cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
op6 daoidod fo tru
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
DR.. }, EATON JOHNSTON


The only physician practicing o-.e-
opathy in the county. The Smith
sonian truss fitted and guaranteed.
The only truss that holds Office
North side of Main street, third ..oor
above Fifth. Phone SO. ResideAce,
Ninth and Webster. Phone 4S4. p.
o. Lock Box. Al, Warsaw, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
PHYSICIANS.
Of. F. c. SMITH,
DR.. CORAL r. ARMENTRouT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Otflce-Y NJ c. A. Building. Resi-.
dence 9l2 Fulton street. Office hours:
10 to IL a. M; to p. H.; evening
hours by appointment Iowa p.on
529-Y, and Hub phone 2092. office
phone. Residence phone. Iowa. I'm:
Hub. S516.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

20 10 The purity of ingredients con
aimed in remedy We're the dispens
RS of the famous laxative tonic. DR.
1sldygell's Syrup Pepsin. Price 81
snts or 81 IA bottle OF any druggist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Bring the healing balsamic air of
the Australian forests of pine and
eucalyptus to your home and drive out
catarrh. Hyomei will cure catarrh,
Group or bronchitis, or money back.
Gives relief in consumption. Complete
outfit, including inhaler s1.00, extra
bottle so cents Wilkinson & Co.
guarantees it. Hyomei is sold in ev-
cry town in America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
REV. MORSE
GRANTED LEAVE
keokuk Minister Has Been Selected
as One of Eleven Edi-
tors to Edit Impor-
tant Work.
WILL SAIL FOR EUROPE
April Second and be Away From the
City For Nearly Six Months
on an important
Mission.
WILL SAIL FOR EUROPE

At a meeting of the congregation
OF the Unitarian Society Sunday af-
ternoon Rev. Rowena Morse, the eff
fclent pastor, was granted leave of
absence of six months to assist in
the editorship of an important work
which is to brought out in England
and America. A new and revised edi-
ton Of the works of the late Prof. OF
to d. Pfleiderer, leader of the liberal
religious movement in Germany and
professor of theology at the University
OF Berlin, is to brought out
Rev. Morse is one of eleven editors
of he work and is given this honor
and distinction because she was a.
student under Prof. Pf1eiderer at the
University of Berlin and was per-
sonal friend.
Prof. Pheiderer was three times
rector of the univer-ity and it was
under his rectorship that women were
first admitted to the lectures of the
university.
Rev. Morse will sail for Europe April
2 and will reti1rn to Keokuk about the
middle of September. She will be &C
companied by her mother.
The opportunity within the grasp of
Rev. Morse at the present time is one
that few can meet with and Keokuk
4 friends as we'll as the entire congre-
cation of the Unitarian Society ex-
| tend their congratulations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Grace: Pimples. blotches, rough,
shiny skin are from Ghe blood and
stomach. A simple and never failing
remedy-one that makes clear,
healthy compilations, pure blood. per-
feet digestion, is HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. Surprise yourself. Tea
or Tablets, 50 cents. Wilkinson &
Co.
Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08

Mother says they can't say anything too
good about Gold Medal Flour CHARITY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-08
THE DEATH OF A
war VETERAN
John White, Who Had Been an Invalid
For the Past Seven Years,
Passed Away Sun
day.
VICTIM OF PARALYSIS
Was Unable to Walk For Seven Years
and Only Went About When
Wheeled in
Chair.

John White, an invalid for the past
seven years and veteran of the
civil war, died at IL o'clock Sunday at
his home, 1912 Orleans street.
For seven years the deceased had
been victim OF paralysis, which
rendered him helpless and caused him
to be confined to his bed for the
greater part of the time. He was up
and around only when wheeled about
in chair by members of the house.
hold. Mr. White was taken with a
paralytic stroke seven years ago and
never recovered the use Of his limbs.
John White is a veteran of the civil
war and saw act;'al fighting during
his connection with Company G OF
the 18th Iowa infantry He took part
i'll several of the memorable battles
of the war and had since been mem
Der of the Grand Army of the Repub
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Read The Daily Gate City.
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Born In Ohio.


He was born in Fayette county.
Ohio, seventy-one years ago and had
he lived until the coming June would
have reached his seventy-second year.
He was married in Kahoka to Miss
Henriette Rose, who survives her
husband. Mr. and Mrs. White made
keolsuk their home off and on for a
number of years and their last return
to this city was seven FEARS ago, com
ing here from Bentensport.
Mr.. White is survived by his wife,
one daughter, Mrs Fife SHOEMAKER.
and one grandson. Freddie Jacks.
The sympathy of the community is
extended to the relatives in their be-
reavement.