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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
SENATOR FORAKER
SHARP CRITICISM
chesacterized the Reports Of the Spec
ial Detectives in Brownsville
Affair as Iniquitious
and Unholy.
WERE ATRocIoUs LIES
Claims Alleged Confessions From Dis
charged Soldiers Were Fabri-
cations and Detectives
Violated Law.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator
Foraker today characterized the CT
forts of Herbert j. Browne and VIM.
G. Baldwin, special detectives inves-
tigating the Brownsville affair with
engaging in an iniquitous and unholy
work He denounced as "atrocious
lies" their report that they secured the
confession of dozen discharged sol
diers and contended the detectives en-
ployment was a violation of law and
all their payments of fifteen thoustand
dollars was invalid. He arraigned the
Presidents action in the investigation
and produced letters of several dis
charged soldiers saving they had been
approached by the detectives and fab
ricated the stories in the confessions.
On motion of Senator Foraker res
ution was adopted by the senate to-
day directing the secretary of the
treasury to report in detail the eNpen-
ditures from the three million appro-
priation of 1899. 1t was from this
fund the $4,000 was used in the en-
ployment of detectives to trace the
soldiers dismissed in the alleged riot
ing in Brownsville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Italian Government Has Adopted tho
Plan Outlined by Mayor Taylor
of San Francisco in Its
Quake Work.
GRIsCoM HAS RETURNED
Tells of the Necessity For Action and
Places the Conditions Before
Archbishop ireland of
ST. Paul.

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE government
TO-DAY adopted the plan followed by
San Francisco in the latter's quake
reilef work as outlined by Mayor Tay-
iof OF Frisco in the London Press.
Griscom returned to Rome from the
eathquake region and says the Arch
D1shop OF Messina and Reggie told him
the liberality of America and England
proved Italy must rely on these coun-
Tries for greatest aid In compliance
with request Griscom today saw
Archbishop ireland of st. Paul and
told him Of the Archbishop's stricken
territory and counting on him for fur
ther aid. Archbishop Ireland promised
TO do every thing possible.
Several cases We're discovered where
the survivors were in the ruins of
Messina and reported today.
The attitude of the church regarding
relief work is opposed to that of the
government. The latter is anxious to
dispense outside aid at once and con-
slders further acceptance of foreign
help reflection on the country's abil-
ity to care for its own problems.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
LABOR MEN MAKE
A RECOMMENDATION
Suggest That Congress Combine this
Principles of the Wilson and
Pearce Bills

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA recon-
mendation that congress combine the
principles of the Wilson and Pearce
bills which seek to amend the Sher
man antitrust law was made by the
executive counsel of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor today. The bill, if
a lopted, will put the American work
men in the same position as those
in Great Britain were placed i. by the
British trade dispute act of 1906.
special committee consisting Of
Vice-Presidents Duncan, O'Connel and
Treasurer Lennon was appointed to
consider further action of the Buck
Stove and Range company contempt
case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
A YOUNG WIFI
SHOOTS HERSELF
Mrs. Emma Wheeler Fired Bullet Into
Breast on Wabash
Train.

QUINCY, Illinois, January 12.-
Mrs Emma Wheeler tIle of the two
women whose names werc linked with
the alleged exchange of-wives by two
Griggsyille families few weeks ago.,
attempted to commit suicide last night
about o'clock while on Wabash
train, en- route from Clayton to Griggs-
Vile. Her money had been exhausted,
however, and her ticket carried ler
only to Hersman, the first station east
of Mt Sterling, from wher' she would
be without means of travefrng further
and having but ten cents in money lett
she is believed to have given up to the
utter misrey Of her condition and de-
cidede to end it all. Consequently she
pulled a 32-calibre revolver from her
bosom as the train neared the station
where her ticket expired and poiting
it to her breast she fired bullet into
hre body. The missile penetratd' her
right breast and was not Immediately
located by the physicians who were
called She was still alive when re-
moved from the train and will be
brought to St. Marys hospital in this
city this morning arriving some time
shortly before noon.
Was to Have Met Roger.
Mrs Wheeler is said to have expect
ed to meet Fred Royer, the husband
of the other woman implicated in the
alleged exchange, at Clayton, Golden
or Plymouth, but he failed to put in
an appearance and she continued on
till her money would carry her no
lurther ant. then attempted the tragic
ending of the whole affair. That the
shot was one with suicidal intent is
evident from the fact that she had a
note in her pocketbook requesting that
her body be sent to her brother, Jas.
Tucker, at springfield, ILL.,. 1851 West
Calhoun avenue. Besides the note the
pocketbook contained nothing but ten
cents in change, and it is believed
that this was the total amount of her
available cash. The injured woman
was cared for as we'll as possible in the
Depot at Hersman, where it was eX-
pected to ieave her until a train COM
ing to Quincy arrived, on which to
bring her in hopes of saving her life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
ILLINOIS DEADLOCK
MAY BE BROKEN
Hopkins is Slated to be the Senator if
the Present Program Is
Carried Out.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. LIT is
thought the deadlock in the senate will
be broken this afternoon and the vote
Of the last electiou canvassed tomor-
row. Deneen will be inaugurated next
Monday. Proceeding to recount will
be started on basis satisfactory to
the state administration Hopkins
will be reelected senator The Re-
publicans in the senate are acting as
a unit and this noon adopted resolu
tion "to attend tomorrow upon the
canvassing vote in the house. The
house joint resolution asking for a
Joint session tomorrow was thrown
out. the senate resolution adopted in
stead. The resolution, hwever, leaves
the way open for declaration of a
Joint session after the two bodies get
together provided other things in the
meantime transpire. If these things
do not transpir2 the senators need not
accept the invitation and a quorum not
being present the canvass ca. t take
place Lorimmer, Sullivan, Mayor
place. Lorimer, Sullivan, Mayor
Busse and nearly all of the leaders of
the federal faction in the Republican
party are working with might and
main to save Hopkins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Quake Which Lasted Several Seconds
Shook the Sierra Madre Mts.
From Tacoma to Far
Northern Points.
FELT SEVERAL sECoN
In Tacoma Two Distinct We're
FeIt-EHorts Being MAJ to
Establish Communication
With Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 12.-Efforts
to re-establish communication with
Nome, Dawson, Valdez in Alaska, are
being made today to ascertain the
amount of damage caused by the
quake which lasted seven seconds and
shook the Sierra Madre mountains
from Tacoma, Wash, to the far north
ern points. A. Wayne stone build
ings rocked and in some cases were
cracked. In Tacoma two distinct
shocks We're felt. At Everett the re-
port states the shock lasted eleven
seconds. British Columbia felt the
shock severelJ. A Vancouver fishing
feet in the harbor was swept from
its moorings and carried into the bay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
SLAUGHTERED
FOUR CHILDREN
As His Own Flesh and Blood De.
scended the Stairs Father Killed
Them With Knife.

MANkATO, Mimi, Jan. 12.-One by
one as his four children descended the
stairs in his home today, James York,
quarry worker living near Bradley
Crossing, slaughtered them with a
knife, cutting their throats. Then he
vent to the woodshed and anged him.
self. The elder daughter, Ida, did not
come down stairs when the rest Of
lie children did and found them in a
heap on the floor, their throats cut
from ear to ear. She went to the wood
shed to tell her father and found him
on the floor dead. He used a wire
y hang himself, the wire breaking.
The dead are:
Nina, twelve.
Vera, six.
zuIa, baby
The father.
ne sheriff was notified to hasten to
tne house. He found the floor smeared
WIN blood and the corpses Of the chill
oren huddled together. The surviving
s'r'' lda, said she saw her father de-
scend the stairs but she heard no ,out.
s'y OF the children. Evidently York
.e'1eo each child as they appeared, cut
ing their throat before they could
make an outcry. York's wife died in
."e summer and he has acted queer.
y, say the neighbors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

COULD NOT WIN MATCH
Nelson's Opinion is That corbett
Would Stand the Better Chance
of Winning From the
Negro Champion.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Battling Mel
son said today: mo friend of Jeffries
nor any one anxious to see the cham
pionship in the hands of white man
will urge Jeffries to fight Johnson. 1t
would be a crime to allow Jeffries to
fight a negro. The life Jeff has led
has been such as to be impossible for
him to get into condition again. If
Johnson ever licked Jeff every other
white fighter would be compelled to
half kill every black man he ever
meets. It's my opinion that Jim Cor
bett has got the best chance with
Johnson"
Nelson points to Corbett's clever
ness and condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
POLITICAL FIGHT
ON IN DENVER
scee Bordering on a GFun Fight Re
suits in the Arrest of Den
yer Judge.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 12.-After a
scene bordering on gun fight be
tween the Republicans and Democrats
Judge A H. Guthiel of Adams county
was arrested this morning charged
with altering the ballots cast at the
election. 1t is charged the
alleged alterations changed the entire
state and county election. When the
Democrats contested the election the
ballots We're taken from Judge Guthiel
I the recount. 1t is alleged when the
recount was announced many ballots
had been remarked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Retiring State Labor Commission Viii
liams Of Minnesota Sends
Final Message That is
Rather Warm.
POLITICS GOVERNING
While Law Gives the Commission
Right to Name His Assistants
He Says the Governor
Has Done So.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 12.-W. M.
Williams, the retiring state labor com
missioner, il supplementary report
delivered to the legislature, declares
the state labor bureau is run for polit-
ical purposes only He was compelled
to redistrict the state for the demo
cratic political bosses. Although the
law says the commissioner is to
name his assistants the governors
private secretary, the executive clerks
are allowed to do the appointing. Will
liams was not consulted as to their ap-
pointment or retention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Notify Baku Chief Of Police That
Million Dollar Ransom Must be
Paid For the Release of
Mursa Tasejff.
WARN AGAINST PURSUIT
Say That if Attempt is Made to Res
cue the Hostage He Will be
Put to Death-MiIitary
Forces Active.

,BAKU, Russia, Jan. 12-Unless mil
lion fuble ransom be paid for the re-
lease of Mursa Tagejiff, le Tartar mil
lionaire manufacturer who was kid
mapped by Persian band of bandits
the hostage will be killed according to
an anonymous communication receiv-
ed today by the police. The letter also
says if an attempt is made to pursue
the robbers Tagejiff will be put to
death. Orders were received from ST.
Petersburg today for utmost military
vigilance to prevent the Tartar mas
sacre Armenians here are accused Of
being involved in the kidnapping plot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Hartman at His Office.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-E. H. Harri-
man, who has been i'll since Christmas
holidays, was able to be at the Union
Pacific railroad offices today for the
nrst time since he went under the sur.
geon's care.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
TILLMAN WILL
KEEP UP FIGHT
Says He Is Going After the President
as He Has Gone After
Him.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-"I am GO
ing after the President just as he has
gone after me. ! hope to got the
same kind of evidence as he produced
against me" This statement was
made by Tillman today when he was
asked about his speech in which he
said yesterday he intended to make
some future time an expression of his
own opinion of Roosevelt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Illinois State Fair Dates.

SPRINGFIELD. ina. 12-At the
final session of the Illinois state board
of agriculture today officers were
elected. The first week of October
was fixed as the permanent date of
the annual state fair at Springfield.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
RECORD
BREAKING TRIP
Morris Hewlett Intends to Make Fast
Coach Trip Across the
Conutry.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.- Planning a
record coaching trip, Norris Hewlett
announced today he intends to drive
from the Palace Hotei, Frisco to the
Holland Horse, here. He will use fif-
teen hundred horses and expects nine
ty days will be required
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
suIIivan's Opinion.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 12.-John l..
Sullivan today declared despite John
sons victory from Burns he will never
have the prestige of the white cham
pion. He says no matter If Johnson
is champion, jeff or Corbett or any
white man who consents to meet him
will dictate the terms. johnson must
accept or go without match.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
EXPRESS FAITH
IN TILLMAN
Both Houses of South Carolina Lesis.
lature Will Endorse the Senator
Whom Roosevelt Attacked

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 12-Both
houses of the legislature will proba-
bly, pass a resolution prepared eoday
extending their moral support with
an abiding faith that he deserves it,"
and charging Roosevelt with will
fully and viciously attacking the char
acter and integrity of Tillman,' and
expressing the sentiment that Till
man has already indicated himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Assessment of MiIlionaires.

NEW YORK, y. Y, Jan. 11.-Mrs.
Russell sage's personal property tax
list was made public today Her per
sonal holdings are valued at five mil
lion. John D. Rockefeller is assessed
two million, five hundred thousand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
AUSTRIA TURKISH
NEGOTIATIONS
Report Current That Turkey Rejected
Proposal Is Denied by ehe
Ambassadors.

PARIS, Jan. 12,-The status of the
Austria-Turkish negotiations are con-
fused. report from Constantinople
says Turkey has rejected the proposal
but the Turkish and Austrian ambas-
sadors this afternoon stated they were
accepted. A Central News dispatch
confirms the statement but other
news agencies adhere to the rejection
story first sent out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
FRANK DONNEL!.Y
TAKES HIS LIFE
Snot His Wife First, Then Himself
ana Gave His Throat and Wrists
Razor SIashes.

nl HAMILTON. OHIO. Jan. l2.-Frank
nonneiiy killed his wife with revol-
:. s.r ana then shot himself five times
~ n,s oNiord, Ohio home. He slash
~ MS throat and wrists with razor
nv ~. 'hen walked from Oxford to Ham
''Jil, ; us, sixteen miles. He is dying in
. hospital today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Mcintyre Arraians Special Consul

Mcintyre Arraigns Special Consul.
FLUSHING, Mcintyre, in an invec-
tive and bitter arraignment of the
prosecution in the Hains trial today
and declared Jenkins was a victim of
conspiracy He arraigned White
and Dayton, the special state coun-
sci. He pointed to Thornton's love of
the captain, declaring the defendant
only protected the captain from the
wrath of tae infuriated mob
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
GAVE UP LIFE
TO SAVE BROTHER
MathIda Fletcher Wiseman Died at
Rockford-Worked Three Years
to Save Her Brother.

ROCKFORD, Jan. -. Math;lda
Fletcher Wiseman, the famous lyceum
lecturer, died today at Rockford hos
pital of Bright's disease. She was
worn out by a fight of three years for
the freedom of her brother, George
Felts, confined in the penitentiary at
oliet for murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Lynched a Bad Neoro.

SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. IA
mob Of white men raided the Jail at
Marthaville and lynched Judge Gil
bert, known as bad negro. Gil
bert for months terrorized the COM
munity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
"A quit claim deed was filed toda

A quit claim deed was filed today
wherein L. D. Shepard quit claims all
right and title to Felix 7. Hughes to
the front so feet of lot II and the north
30 feet of the front so feet of lot IL in
block 102, the property being on the
corner of Seventh and Morgan streets
and being the, well known Grimsley
property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

business at the telegraph office at
the present time is very heavy and ex-
ira operators have been put on to han
die the n-st of the year business
which is now coming in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
TURKEY ACCEPTS
AUSTRIA'S OFFER
ps,en ,.', Says That the Offer Of Ten
""''on Eight Hundred Thou
sand Is Accented.

Con- moNpoN, Jan. PA dispatch from
nj, ni,9n.a,tinople n, says Grand vizier Kia.
T.,,a asn.. notified Austrian Minister
fria,s icih' : that Turkey accepts Aus
eipb, '.iuemnity offer of ten million
s'snt hundred thousand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Weather Conditions

The area of high pressure has NOV
ed southeast and extends from Kan
sas to the western lakes.
Its advance has caused slightly low
er temperature in the Upper Missis-
sippi Valley, and unusually cold
weather throughout Texas, with tenn
perature below the freezing point at
Galveston.
Snow fiurries have continued in the
northern states, and there have been
light rains in the eastern states, and
on the western Gulf.
The barometer is low on the Pa
ciic slope, with lowest pressure in
California, and in the extreme north
west, with rain in California
The weather is fair over the west
ern Plateau Region, and fair weather
is indicated in this section tonight and
Wednesday, with slowly rising tenn
perature, the minimum about ten
above zero tonight.
Local Observations.
Jan Bar. Their Wind Weather.
II pm. 80. Sc ) NV Its Snow
II am. 30.4S Il n Clear
River above low water of 1864
frozen.
Mean temperature, 4.
Maximum temperature, 5.
Minimum temperature, ..
FRED q. GOSEWISCH.
0 bserver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Mckee Divorce Case Aoain.

PARIS, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Hart Mckee
G. Pittsburg today appealed the recent
divorce decision denying both herself
and husband separation. A retrial
will begin January 19.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
TWENTY BELOW
AT ST. PAUL
Chicago is Entertaining Zero Weather
and is Promised a West
ern Blizzard.

CHICAGO, H.. Jan 12.-It was
about zero today. Chicago was prom
ised the western blizzard high winds
and snow Illinois and Nebraska re-
port suffering. At st. Paul it is 20
below.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Re-elect all Standard Directors

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Standard Oil Company, held today.
all the old directors were reelected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
ToDAYs WEATHER FORECAST.
indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Wired from Chicago.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday with rising tenn
perature.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair to-
night and Wednesday with rising tenn
perature.
For Iowa Fair tonight and Wed.
nesday with rising temperature to.
MIC, hi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
New York STOCKS.

brt Nv NV, loRk, jan 12-There was
ket s coa, important change of the mar.
Tbs .ondilon during the afternoon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Geo. c. Perkins Reelected Senator.

Geo. z. PefKIns Re-eTected Senator.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. 12-Uni,
ted States Senator George C. Perkins
was today reelected to the senate at
the joint session of both houses OF
the assembly. He received practic-
ally the solid Republican vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Second Accident Within Two Weeks
at Lick Branch colIiery En-
tombs Several Hundred
Miners.
PHYSICIANS TO SCENE
eluefield Reports That One Hundred
Men Were Killed 1nd the Ex-
act Number is Not
Known.

WELSH, w. Va, Jan. 12.-One
hundred miners were caught today in
second mine explosion in two weeks
at the Lick Branch Colliery. The
fathers and brothers of some of those
killed in the last explosion are known
to have been in the i'll fated mine at
$50 this morning, Wien second ex-
plosion occurred. 1t is known that
$50 miners were on duty at that time
A special train of physicians and
mine officials has been sent to the
scene from Bluefield. The exact nl
ber of killed is hard to secure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

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HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan. 12.-
Another explosion at the Lick Branch
coal mines occurred this morning.
Fifty miners are believed to be en-
tombed. This is the second explosion
in the past two weeks. The Il
killed fifty men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. PA mes
sage from Bluefield, West Va, says
that one hundred people were killed
in mine explosion at Switch Back.
At noon the heat was SO intense in
the Lick Branch mine no attempt had
been made to rescue the entombed
men. 1t is now believed the death
lis. will reach $50.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-06
CARTER ELLIOTT Democrats
Nominate c. ". Kazee, Of Elliott, for
the Legislature.

The Democrats Of the Legislative
district composed of Carter and Ell
lott counties met July 3lst at Gray
son and nominated q. w. Kazee for
Representative.
The following resolutions were
adopted;
Resolved, That We, the Democrats
of the Tooth Legislative district in
convention assembled, do hereby in
dorse the platform of the last nation
al and state Democratic convention.
Resolved, End, That we indorse the
nomination Of Hon. J. b. Hannah
for Circuit Judge and the Hon. John,
NJ. Waugh for Commonwealth At
torney of the Sind Judicial District,
and urge upon the voters of said dis
triCt their reelection.
Resolved, 3rd, That we pledge our
selves to use all honorable means
within our power to secure the cleo
ton of the nominee of this conven-
ton and the Democratic party gen
orally"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-06

The 1909 session Of the Western
Virginia Annual Conference of the
Southern Methodist Church, to be
held in Paintsville, beginning Septem-
her Is, Is in all probability the last
session OF that body to be held on
Kentucky soil as a movement is now
on foot to detach the portion of the
conference in the State of Kentucky
In the event this plan is carried Ou'
what Is now known as the Ashland
district will become a member Of the
Kentucky Conference The matter will
be up for discussion and decision at
the Paintsyille session. 1t is report,
ed that Bishop Hoss, who will preside
at the Paintsviue conference, Is IA
vorubly inclined toward the change
90 Paintsyile Herald.