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The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

That Angus MoSween is IN Phil
adelphla consulting his chief. Van
Valkenberg. on the political stu
alton.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

That Gen HUMPHREYS and Col.
Taylor arc still in our midst.
That r. Scott Is also on the lit
tie list sent IN By tho ledge"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

That Chief Clerk Brewer, Of the
Senate Document folding-roon, is as
active physically and mentally as
man Of thirty years Of age, de-
spite his twoscore and ten.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

L. NJ. Hanson. OF Plattsburg, y. Y, one
OF the delegates 70 the national encamp-
ment OF the Sons OF Veterans, believes
the meeting In Atlantic City next year
will surpass all records. AS It VIII be
held in conjunction with the encampment
Of the G. A R. there is promise Of one
Of the most notable celebrations ever held
i. the two great organizations.
Our membership is largely in New
York. Ohio. Pennsylvania. and MassachU-
sets" he said. I'VE have found by eX-
/ perience that II is difficult 70 hold the
encampment very FAR West The trip IS
too long and the attraction not strong
enough. The encampment which is just
closed was a splendid gathering Wash
| ington is proving more attractive than
ever, and II is the ideal convention CEN
ter.
Regarding politics in New York state.
believe Gov. Hughes Is holding his
strength, although not gaining much. He
has thoroughly won the confidence Of the
/ people, even II some oppose his more
radical reforms. The spirit OF some to-
ward him Is Whatever IS Hughes Is
right but citizens for the most part
claim the privilege OF differing with him
on some details OF his policies without
detracting from their admiration Of his
| character. he is a notable public figure"
| Scoffing al the contentious OF some
/ OF the deep waterway enthusiasts. J. II
| Randolph, at the Hotel Harris, declared
! that the West was only half convinced
/ that all the projects now advanced are
! practicable from an engineering point OF
view. We said too many extremists were
/ connected with the movement. Those
who believe in safe and conservative
development OF the waterways are out
numbered by the facdists, he said, who
are unwittngly doing their best 20 dis
credit the entire movement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
POLICE BATTLE
WITH HIGHWAYMEN
Officer Joseph Kruger of Losansport,
Killed in Pistol Duel With
Hold-up Men.

LOGANSPORT. Ind, April 2S.-Of-
ficer Joseph Kruger was fatally wound
ed, and highwayman killed this
morning as a result of a battle be-
tween two officers and two highway
men. The men held up four citizens
on the streets early this morning and
obatined about hundred dollars.
Kruger and another officer met the
men on the street and 2 revolver bat
tie ensued. Kruger being ahot. AS he
fell, he shot and killed one of the
highwaymen, the other e3caping.
Later he was captured outside of
town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
GIFTED AUTHORIZES
DIED IN ASYLUM
Olive Logan, we'll Known Magazine
Contributor, Died at the Age
of SO Years.

LONDON, Auril 2S.-Olive Logan,
the authoress, died today in public
insane asylum at Bansted. She was
SO and native of Elmira, N. Y. She
was for years contributor to the
magazines and newspapers, and wrote
many books. She fell into poverty
some years ago, and Frances Cook
came to her rescue and established
her in quarters in New York, and later
in London. Last February she be-
came violently insane, and efforts to
restore her were fruitless, doctors
saying her malady was homicidal and
that they couldn't release her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
GOTH ANNIVERSARY
OF ODD FELLOWS
Over Eight Hundred Men March in
Line at sieourney and as Many
More Line the Streets.

SIGOURNEY, Ia, April 2S.-The
Odd Fellows of eastern Iowa celebrat-
ed the ninetieth anniversary of the or
der at Sigourney Monday. Over
1,500 attended the event and 500
marched in the parade in the after
noon. Anamosa, Waterloo and Cedar
Rapids conducted the degree work
The Rebecca degree work was led by
the lodge of Richmond.
The Rev. Knight of Valley Junction,
state lecturer, delivered the principal
address in the opera house and Mayor
W. II. Hamilton spoke Music was
furnished by the Keota ladies band
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Father Of Billy Whltla Receives Let
ter Demanding $4,000 as
Price Of RefralnIns From
Abduction OF Boy.
NABBED BY DETECTIVES
TWO Men Were Nabbed at Post Office
Where They Were Expecting
to Receive Money
From Whitla.

BOSTON, April 2S.-Charged with
again threatening to kidnap Billy
Whitla unless the father sent $4,000
to Boston, two men are under arrest
in this city. The men, John W. Wright
aged SO years, of Boston and Ernest
Martin, aged Sc of Dorchester. A
Few days ago Whitla received let
ter signed Arthur Howard Brown,
reading as follows:
My Dear Sir Our society not hav-
ing received the money for the re.
turn clf the boy, voted to send four
men, having charge Of all arrange
ments, to get the boy and to take him
tonight. This may mean the death of
the boy, so chance is given you to
pay the money. The black-hand, on
receipt of the money, will not trouble
you. We are not interested in the
Boyles who are only tools of our
men. Send thousand in fifty dollar
bills and nine thousand in thousand
dollar bills Send in three lots. Nc
trickery or it will go hard for the
boy. Send the money to Arthur How
ard Brown, Station A., Boston, Mass.
Whitla turned the letter over to the
postal authorities and was told tt
answer. Wright appeared at Station
/ A and presented an order signet
Brown. and wss nabbed by detectives
Martin was caugn. at the postoffic
door. Wright denies connection Il
the plot and says he was promise'
five dollars by an unknown man to ge
the Brown letter The story is no
believed by the police and the tw
men are held for federal action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Missionary From Ohio, Now at Had
jim, smussles Letter Through
and Says They Are All
Starving.
TELLS OF MAssAcREs
Consular Dispatch Received at Lon
don States That Hundred
Protestant Missionaries
Lost Their Lives.

CONSTANTINOPLE. April Is
"Hadjin is almos.. without food, and
everyone is in danger of starvation,
and the provincial authorities refuse
to protect us. Outside aid is impera-
lively called for Will you send it?"
This message was received today
from Miss Rose Lambert. 1t was
written Monday at the time Miss Lam
bert and Virginia Billings, of Ohio,
Emily Richter of Chicago and Miss
Baldwin Of Hartford, all American
missionaries, were in greatest peril.
She continues: THE rising against the
christians began some days ago and
troops sent to restore order were not
strong enough to overcome the mo-
hammedans. There are many dead
and wounded on both sides"
The Moslems are fighting on the
armenions and for five days without
interruption, though white flags have
been hoisted on Armenian churches no
attention is paid to it. Many shops
have been robbed, and others undoubt-
edly will be, and there is no food for
any of us. The Provincial authorities
seem to be impotent and are making
no attempt to restore order. Our first
messenger was killed while trying to
get letter through the Moslem
force"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
President Eulosizes soldier-presld.n.
at Grant Birthday Dinner Of
Union League Given
~ in Philadelphia.
s.aasssAss.
GENIUS OF CIVIL wAp
President Takes Occasion to Express
His Satisfaction at Close Re-
Iations Existing Between
North and South.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S-Presi-
dent Taft last night was the principal
speaker at the Grant birthday dinner
OF the Union league in this city and
paid striking tribute to the soldier
president. Taft was sharply criticised
year ago because of certain of his
references to Gen. Grant and he took
advantage of last nights opportunity
TO express anew his admiration for
Gen. Grant as man, a soldier and
chief executive Of the United Stetes.
When the president arrived last
evening he was met at the station by
an immense throng and given an en-.
thusiastic welcome. Entering an au-
tomobile, the president was escorted
TO the Union league club house by
the First city troop of cavalry. The
streets were lined with crowds of peo-
pie, who cheered vociferously. At the
club house the president held re-
ception ,or more than an hour.
At the banquet Taft paid tribute
to the soldier-statesman He defended
Grant against the assertions that he
was not a military genius, and declar-
ed the general represented the very
genius of war to suppress the rebel
lion, because it was his mind that
1 grasped the thought that until we had
met and fought the opponents and
convinced them of our strength we
could not expect to have united
country. These things he did, and
brought about condition Of COM
plete peace. Taft spoke especially Of
the spirit of the peace made at Apo
matox and Grants magnanimity and
far-sightedness. This spirit we now
rejoice in, the president declared, and
in the two sections of the country
there is no remaining h.tterness. He
expressed the elief that It is possible
to bring the two sections even closer
together.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Iowa Girl at Kessaba.

BOSTON, April 2S.-The names of
the American missionaries who are in
the zone of the massacre in Villayet
and Adana, Astiatic Turkey, were CIV
en- out today here by W. E. Strong, of
the board of commissioners of For
eign Missions Among them is Miss
Effie Chambers. in Kessaba, formerly
of Sidney, Iowa. Also in the eastern
portion are other missionaries of the
American board, but the names will
not be given out at present, as the
board does not believe they are in
danger and does not wish unnecessar-
lily to arouse the fears of their friends
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
So Far There Has Been no Reduction
of Wages by U. S. steel Cor
poration, Though lnde-
pendents Reduced.
OLD PRICES TO RETURN
General Optimism of Steel Manufac-
turers Believed Due to Assur-
ances That Schedules
Will be Adopted.

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Business
and speculative circles are a unit to-
day in believing there will be no re-
duction in wages by the United States
Steel corporation, and Wall Street
generally attributes to the giant COM
bine a distinct victory over the oppo-
sition, inasmuch as most of the inde-
pendents have reduced wages, while
the big company did not. AS a result,
they say, the steel corporation has dis
armed the criticism of many of those
politicians who opposed the merger of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany, and has placed itself in posi-
ton where it would be stronger than
ever with the speculative public and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Weather Conditions.

The area of high pressure from the
Dakotas, with its freezing temperature
has moved to the lower lake region,
and a large area of low pressure COW
ers the western plains and mountain
region, with marked disturbances CEN
trail in Colorado and in northern Mon
tana, and light snow is falling in Mon
tana.
The barometer is high on the Pa
cifc slope.
Conditions indicate unsettled and
showery weather for this section to-
night and Thursday, attending the
eastward drift of the western distur-
Dances, and warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
HALF CENT INCREASE
IN RAILROAD RATES
Reported Compromise Has Been
Reached at Chicago
Conference.

CHICAGO. April 2s-A maximum
rate of 2ls cents mile in Missouri
will go into effect May l on the Bur-
lington and several other roads. ac-
cording to a decision reached here yes
terday by the executive officials of tae
Missouri railroads. 1t is expected
this will end the railroad litigation in
Missouri.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Labor Commissioner Lewis Dead

CLEVELAND, April estate La
Dor Commissioner Lewis, aged 55,
died here today of pneumonia. He is
a brother of Thomas l.. Lewis of the
Union Mine Workers,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
THE WEATHER.
indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri,, Wired From Chicago.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Showers
tonight and probably Thursday.
Warmer tonight.
For Illinois: Showers tonight and
Thursday. Rising temperature.
For Iowa: Showers tonight and
probably Thursday Warmer tonight.
Colder west and central portions
Thursday.
For Missouri: Unsettled with show
ers tonight or Thursday Warmer to-
night. Colder west portion Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Jap Warshaps to Frisco.

LOS ANGELES, April 2s,-The
Japanese warships that have been
here for some days will sail tomorrow
for San Francisco. During the stay
here officers and men have been en-
'tertained in a most lavish fashion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
So Great Was Disturbance at Chilli
cothe, Ohio, During Election
Today That Local Militia
Was Called Out.
FIGHTS AND ARRESTS
Chief of Police Was Arrested as Were
Several Women Workers and
Local optionists-
Started Early.

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, April Is
Local option elections, always bitterly
contested in Ohio, reached climax
this afternoon, the local MALTA being
called out TO preserve order. The
trouble began early in the day when
numerous fights and arrests were
made. AT noon Chief of Police Pen
dergast was arrested and bound over
on three hundred dollars bail. Local
optionists and several woman workers
were arrested. 1t was necessary to
call out company of the national
guard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
NEW YORK STATE
HAS COSTLY FIRES
Almost Half a Million Dollars
Property Destroyed by Fire in
New York State Today.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-New York
state was visited by two costly fires
early today. At Lockport, the Lock
port Rubber Works was destroyed at
loss estimated at 100000
The Hustled Milling Company of
Buffalo was destroyed at loss of
s25o,ooo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Report One Hundred Killed.

LONDON, April 2s.-Consular dis
patches received today at TIE foreign
Office say one hundred protestant
missionaries lost their lives in burn
ing church at Adana, in which they
took refuge from the Moslem mob.
The Governor General is declared to
be responsible for the outrage. No de-
tails have been received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28

[mnn gshme md Frnch ntatnope by the YmugT
commanded General h d o h umr
eadmg
Be the o
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height Change. .Wea'h'r.

The river will fall slowly.
c., B. & @. Bridge, Burlington, Iowa,
April 27-The present stage of the
river is IL feet Y inche above low wa
ter mark. a fall of " inch since last
report. Boat up and down-Wenona.
Local Observations.
April. Bar Their Wind Weather.
27 Z pm. :. 80. 81 N Clear
| 2S I am >. 3014 81 E Cldy
River above low water of 1864 13
feet A tenths.
Change in "a hours, fall tenth.
Mean temperature so.
Maximum temperature, 5s.
Minimum temperature, AZ.
FRED q. GoSEWISCH,
" V Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-28

The Daily Gate City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14
DR. COOKS OWN STORY OF
 THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE
Fading Sun Warns Explorer of Coming Long Arctic
 Wnter=Preparng Sled and Boat.

objection of Impossible transportation.J J It seems rather odd that the ordinary i folding canvas boat has not been press ed into this service. We found it to fit the situation ex- actly, selecting a twelve foot Eureka shaped boat with wooden frame. The slats, spreaders and floor pieces were utilized as parts of sleds. The can vas cover served as a floor cloth for our sleeping bags. Thus the boat did useful service for hundred days and : was never in evidence as a cumber-s some device. ssr
 When at last the craft was spread, and covered, in 1t we carried the sled. \ in 1t we camped, in it we sought game. the meat of which took the place of 4 exhausted supplies. Without 1t we, too, would not have returned
 Preparation of the staple food SUD- ply is of even greater importance than means of locomotion. To the success of a prolonged arctic enterprise in < transit successive experience is bound to dictate a wise choice of equipment, but it does not often educate thes, stomach. ans
 From the published accounts of arceq tic travellers it is impossible to selectd2s a satisfactory menu for future explorirS CTS, and hasten to add that perhapsh h our experience will be equally unsatis- l factory to s1,bseouent victims 1Ip
 Nor is it safe to listen to scientihe t advice, for the stomach is the one orrrs gan of the body which stands as the autocrat over every other human sense and passion andN will not easily yield to foreign dictates.
 The problem differs with every man. It differs with every expedition, and it | is radically different with every na- tion. Thus when De Gerlache forced Norwegian food into French stomachs he learned that there was a nationality in gastronomics. TJ
 Depending on Eskimo Food.
 In this respect, as in others, I was helped very much by the people who were to line up my forces. The Eski- mo is ever hungry, but his taste is normal Things of doubtful value in nutrition form no part in his dietary. Animal food, meat and fat, is entirely satisfactory as a steady diet without other adjuncts. His food requires nei- ther salt nor sugar, nor is cooking matter of necessity. i
 Quantity is important, but quality applies only to the relative proportion of fat. With this key to the gastro- monies of our lockers, pemmican was selected as the staple food, which also served equally well for the dogs.
 We had an ample supply of penn mican. made by Armour of pounded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14

and provide for the strain of adaptab1l- ity and endurance, the possibilities or our sled factory were very good.
 For dog harness the Eskimo pattern was adopted, but canine economy is such that when rations are reduced to workable limits the leather strips dis aster the shoulder straps were made of folds of strong canvas, while the traces were cut from cotton log line.
 A boat is an important adjunct to every sledge expedition which hopes to venture far from it's base of oper- ation. It is a matter of necessity even when following the new coast line, as is shown by the mishap of Mylius Erickson, for if he had had a boat he would himself have returned to tell the story of the Dauish expedition to east Greenland.
 Need for a boat comes with the changed conditions of the advancing season. Things must be carried for several months for chance use in the last stages of the return; but, since food supplies are necessarily limited, delay is fatal. Therefore when open
  comes in the nature of a life pre- server.
 Foolish indeed is the explorer who ignores this detail of the problem. Transport of a boat, however, offers many serious objections. Nansen in troduced the kayak, and most explor- CTS since have adopted the same de- vice. The Eskimo canoe serves the purpose very well, but to carry It for three months without hopeless destrucS ton requires an amount of energy which stamps the polar vert-.re with failure.
 Selecting a Boat.
 Sectional boats, aluminium boats, skin floats and other devices have been tried, but to all there is the same fatal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14

Nor had we balloons, automobiles, motor sleds or other freak devices. We did, however, have an abundance of the best hickory, suitable metal and all the raw material for the sled and its accessories, which were henceforth to be linked with our destinys
 The sled was evolved as the result of careful study of local environment and of the anticipated ice surface northward. We did not copy the Me Clintock sled, with its wide runners, which has been used by most explor-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14

CTS for fifty years. Nor did we aban- don the old fashioned iron shoes for German silver strips.
 What Polar Sled Should Be.
 The conditions which polar sled must meet are too complex to outline here. In a broad sense it seemed that the best qualities of the best wood Yukon sled could be combined with the local fitness of the Eskimo craft. with tough hickory fiber and sealskin lashings to make elastic joints. With plenty of native ingenuity to foresee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14
F R E E. P | L E ( U K E
Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of Pyramid Pile
 Cure.

What It Has Done For Others, It Can
 Do For You.
 We have testimonials by the hun dreds showing all stages, kinds and degrees of piles which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure.
 If you could read these unsolicited letters you would no doubt go to the nearest drug store and buy box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty cents.
 We do not ask you to do this. Send as your name and address and we will send you a trial package by mail free. We know what the trial package will do. In many cases it has cured piles without further treatment. If it proves its value to you order more from your druggist, at soc box. This is fair, is it not? Simply fill out free coupon below and mail today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14
FOURTH ARTICLE)

By pr. Frederick A. Cook, First White
 Man to Reach the North Pole
 INFORMS now came up with such force and frequency that it was o not safe to venture out in kay
 aks. A few walruses were cap- tured from boats; then sea hunting was confined to the quest of seal through the young ice.
 similar quest was being followed at every village from Annootok to Cape York But all sea activity would
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14
State Prison Sentences.

Charles Roloff and John Dean. who were arrested last month on complaint of Ida Weaver. a 14-year-old daughter of Henry s. Weaver, pleaded. guilty when arraigned before Judge Wheeler in the superior court at Litchfield Tuesday and both got state prison sen- tences. Rploff was sentenced to not less than one and one-half years nor more than two and one-half, and Dean from one to two years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14

dried beef, sprinlzled with a few raisins, some entrants and a small quantity of sugar. This mixture was cemented together with heated beef tallow and run into tin cans containing six pounds each.
 This combination was invented by an American Indian. It has been used before as part of the long list of food stutfs in arctic products, but with us it was the whole ssll of fare when away from game heunts.
 Only a few palate surprises were, carried and these will be indicated in the narrative of camp life. The entire winter and night were spent with busy, hands, under direction of Eskimo and Caucasian ingenuity, in working out the clothing and camp comforts with out which we could not invade the for7 bidden mystery of the polar basin.
 Although we did not follow closelE either the routes or methods of out predecessors, we are nevertheless dou4 ply indebted to them, for their experi4 ences. including their failures, were our stepping stones to success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-14

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