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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
JULY REPORT
FROM PANAMA
A Decrease in the amount of Exca-
walton is Shown In the Of
ficial Figures.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The
Washington office of the Isthmian Ca
nal commission received cablegram
from the chief engineer on the 18th.
mus giving the amount of ex-
cavation on the canal for the month
of July 1909, as follows:
TIE total excavation for the month
of July was 2,S4s,250 cubic yards, place
measurement, against 2,S95,793 cubic
yards in the previous month and g.
156,350 cubic yards in July, 1908, or a
decrease of $4,000 cubic yards over
the corresponding month in 1908
There were twenty-six working DAYS
in July, 1909, the same as in the previ-
Gus month. while the rainfall for July
was 1906 inches, against 11.S5 inches
In June.
The average daily output in July
was 1o9,356 cubic yards against ILL.,
977 cubic yards in June and 121 1898 In
July, 1908. The amount of concrete
laid during the month of July. 1909,
was S,156 cubic yards. against 13,605
in the previous month and 55S.401
cubic yards of fill we're placed in dams
in July, against 425,924 cubic yards in
June.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
GOSH ALL HEMLOCK
WHAT A REFORM
Kansas Village Permits No Stronger
cuss Words Than "By chowder"
to Be Used.

WATERVILLE, Kan, Aug. 13.-"By
chowder" is the official swearword
in Waterville now. The people of this
burg cannot use any cuss word strong.
er than that under pain of going to
jail.
The street loafers. It was charged,
became so profane that the women OF
the town hesitated about going out on
the streets. They Eaid they would
rather stay at home than hear the
men using vile language.
The merchants, feeling keenly the
loss OF feminine trade, prevailed upon
the city council to enact drastic law
against "cussing."
In obedience to the demand the
council made 1t a misdemeanor, pun.
ishable by a fine and Imprisonment,
to swear within the city limits. In
order to help the chronic "cussing,
out, however. the council ruled that
by chowder' would not be considered
a swear word under the ne law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Weather Conditions.

While there is no marked depres.
sion. the barometer is low from the
Mississippi valley to the Rockies.
high temperatures continuing in that
section.
The eastern area OF high pressure is
moving out through the northeast
states. and the temperature is rising
slowly in that direction.
There have been scattered light
showers in the southern mountain re-
gion. and from the Missouri valley to
the western lakes heavy shower at
Little Rock and light showers in the
gulf states.
Conditions indicate continued warm
weather for this section tonight and
Saturday. with probably local thunder.
showers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
The Ex-Governor Of Minnesota Is the
New commander-Inchief Of the
Organization Of Civil War
Veterans.
BY A BIG MAJORITY
Iowa Woman Was Chosen National
President of the women's Relief
Corpse After Three Ballots
Were Taken.

SALI LAKE. Utah. Aug. 1s-sa~,.
uel r. Van SAINT. of Minnesoto 80
erected commander in chief Of tse
VI aug Army of the Republic last even.
ing, winning over Judge VIM A
hetcnam' of Indiana, by 5s5 to 1856
MRS. Jennie l.. Berry of Des Moiras
iowa, was chosen national president
of the Woman's Relief corps. after q
contest wherein three ballots were
taken. Mrs. Berry was elected oyer
Mrs. Belle Harris, of Kansas bv =
vote of 213 to 90. y :
The Grand Armys order Of bus,.
ness did not provide for elections that
aay' but the increasing departures of
delegates warned the encampment an
early choice would be necessary to
secure a full expression of the will OF
the majority. - -
IN addition to Van SAINT, the follow.
ing were elected: Senior vice rom.
mander, w. NJ. Bostaph, Ogden.
Utah; junior vice commander. Judge
Alfred Beers, Bristol, Conn: surgeon
general, w. L. Lemon, Lawrence,
Kansas.
The nominations for chaplain were
MADE, owing to the lateness Of the
hour the election of chaplain and Sc
lection of the next meeting place wen,
over until today.
fne poll indicates the chances Of
st. Louis for the forty-fourth encamp
ment We're much brighter. Atlantic
City does not want the encampment in
August and the veterans are loath to
change the month of the meeting.
No. business of public interest ex
cept the annual address of Retiring
Commander Nevius and the election
OF officers was transacted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Three games Of ball viii he pl;

Three games Of ball will he play
ed in the Athletic park tomor. wv af-
ternoon. Irwin-Phillips ane ST.
Peters play the first game at p. m.:
Elks and Hamills play at $3.50; Ham.
ills and High School play at o'clock.
The teams are we'll punched and to-
morrow's games will be important
ones.
A big Wabash excursion will be
given to Keokuk from points along
that route on Sunday, August %, op
which day Keokuk and Kewanee will
clash at ffitbinger park Many OF
the excursionists will take the j. S,
to Fort Madison, but it is expected
that majority of the people remain
for the ball game. 1t is predicted that
1000 people will take advantage OF
the low rates on that date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Two Armed Men Enter Bank in Small
Illinois Town and Secure $4,000
From the Cashier Who
Was Not Alone.
ONE BANDIT CAPTURED
Customer Was In the Room at ths
Time and Was Backed Up Against
the Wall At Point Of
Revolver.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. Aug. 1s-Two
armed men entered the Farmer,e ana
Merchant's Bank OF Franklin. twelve
miles south Of Jacksonville and at the
point OF revolvers, held another man
IN the bank at bay, while they forced
the cashier t. give them all the money
at Land.
The hcld-up was followed by a thrill
ing chase after the robbers. in which
one was caught. The other escaped
with $500.
The cashier was behind the wira
screen and the customer was near bv
when the two armed men entered the
bank. The cashier and his COMPANION
knew nothing of the intruders' inten-
tions until they were covered with re-
volvers.
While one of the bandits backed the
bystander against the wall and threat
ened to shoot him If he moved or cried
out, the other kept the cashier covered
and demanded the money.
When the second robber had OBJ
talneo the cash, they turned and ran
from the bank. Tle cashier immedi-
ately gave the alarm. A hot pursuit
was begun.
The robbers separated when they
saw they we're pursued. One of the
men made speedier time than the
other, but one was captured, after his
pursuers had gotten the drop on him
with their weapons.
Tue Dandit captrued was at once
| placed under feayy guard and a posse
of citizens continued the pursuit Of
the second man.
The sheriff OF the county was noti-
fled of the robbery. The pursuit, up
to the time OF his arrival, was in
charge of Chief of Police Tom Mar
shall, of Franklin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
CANADIAN CITY
HAS A RIOT
Foreioncrs on Strike Cause Trouble
and Police and Soldiers Are
Needed.

FIT. WILLIAM, Ont, The city to un.
der martial law today as the result
OF the rioting of thousand dock la
borers, Greeks, Hungarians. Ital'
ians, who have been on strike for
a week. The riots followed the ar
rival of the Canadian Pacific special
police yesterday. A score were injur'
ed some fatally The militia is pa
trolling the streets and the regulars
are summoned from Winnipeg. Two
hundred regulars from Fort Osborne
have started for Fort William.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
denial ABOUT
Land GRABBING
Newspaper Correspondent Charged
With Leaving out Dot in His
Copy and Causing the
Excitement.
ONLY ONE TRACK TAKEN
sfe Two Hundred Acre Piece was
Wanted and This Was Exas-
serated to $1,000
Acres.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-"It is alb
solutely untrue and without founda-
tion." This is the denial registered
today by Acting Assistant Commits
missioner Schwartz of the general
land office of the story from Helena
Montana, of August tenth that the
power trust had grabbed the sites orig
lnally withdrawn by Garfield to pre-
vent such contingency and restored
by Ballinger He declares, "The
newspaper correspondent by omitting
decimal mark converted hundred
and fifty-eight acres into fifteen thous-
and" He says this small parcel of
land is the only filing made at Boz
eman and 1t is by the Riverside Live
Stock company which wanted it be-
cause of the two springs upon it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
McCREARY HORSES
TOOK THE MONEY
keokuk Animals Took Three Out OF
the Four Events at Marengo
Yesterday.

Three of the four races at Marengo
Yesterday were won by horses owned
ny DR.. S. e. McCreary, who came near
cleaning up the whole days card.
IN the 2:27 trot, Dan S. green trot-
yer Won in straight heats with field
oi ten starters, the best time being
221k.
Lou H won a FIVE heat race with
eleven starters, reducing her record to
E1eA.
IN Mackwood won the pacing race
x'ln field Of seven starters in 2:15K
me race requiring heats and the sec
ond heat being scored 16 times. This
oroke the track record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
BALLOON RACES
FROM OMAHA
Glidden Wants to Get the coey Rece.
ords and Ferris Promises to En-.
ter Two in the Race.

OMAHA, Aug. 13-What is indicat-
ed to be one of the biggest endurance
balloon races in the history of this
country will start here in October.
when Charles Glidden, the autoist
and aeronaut, will ascend and attempt
to break the balloon distance records
of Chas. Coey. now on the Pacific
coast. He writes that he will enter
the Chicago if Glidden consents to
race. Dick Ferris wired from Min
neapolis saying that he will enter two
balloons and other owners are con
sidering entering.
Ferris said he will enter two new
balloons which he is having made in
New York under the supervision OF
Knabenshue and Leon Stevens.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
QUART OF BLOOD
FOR HIS SISTER
Operation Was Successful and Both
Patients Have Good Chance
to Live.

OMAHA, Aug. 13.-That his sister.
Mrs. Alice Towle, might live Charles
n. Sullivan has given q quart of his
own blood. Both parties reside in
Omaha and are wealthy. For several
weeks Mrs. Towle had been in one of
the Omaha hospitals slowly wasting
away from lack of blood.
When the flow of blood into the
veins of Mrs. Towle commenced her
pulse was so weak that it could hardly
be read by the most delicate instru-
ments, but it soon commenced to grow
stronger and at the end of the opera
ton. which consumed almost two
hours, she seemed bright and strong.
Both brother and sister are said by
physicians to be beyond the danger
point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
RIVER ITINERARY
OF THE PRESIDENT
Revised and Corrected Schedule Of the
River Trip to BE Taken BY
Mr.. Taft.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.-The program
of that portion of President Taft's
western trip which includes his visit
to st. Louis ald journey down the Mis-
sissippi, is announced as follows:
Oct. 20, arrive st. Louis, 1927 a. m. !;
breakfast as guest of the Commercial
club at the st. Louis club: IL a. M,
address In Coliseum; p. m, luncheon,
Jefferson hotel, as guest of Business
Mems league; p. M, East ST. Louis,
dedication of Government building;
p. M, leave for trip on the steamboat
Mississippi.
Oct. 26, arrive Cape Girardeau. 6 a.
M; address from boat. Leave Cape
Girardeau, a. M: arrive Cairo, noon
address from boat. Leave Cairo, Ia
M; arrive Hickman, KY. A p. ms.
dress from boat Leave Hickms Il
5 p. m.
Oct. 27, arrive Memphis at a. M;
leave Memphis at noon. Arrive
Helena, Ark, p. M; address from
boat; leave Helena. p. m.
Oct. %, arrive at Vicksburg, Miss.
6 p m. leave II p. m.
Oct. 29, arrive at Natchez, Miss,
a. M; leave 10 a. m.
Oct. 30, arrive New Orleans, s a. M;
address Waterways convention, 2:3o
p. m.
Oct. 81, in New Orleans.
Nov. 1, leave New Orleans for the
Southeast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
GERMAN BALLOON
LANDS IN RUSSIA
First Report Was That Frontier
Guards Had Killed Three Of the
Four Passengers.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1s.-1t
was reported that frontier guards
fired on a German balloon with four
passengers. killing three and wound
ing the fourth. The Russians were
said to have fired thinking the mill
tary airship was on an unfriendly mis-
sion and that the wounded balloonist
succeeded In opening the valve and
landing. The story of the shooting
at the balloon proved untrue. A Ger.
man balloon crossed the frontier and
alighted. Four German army officers
were arrested but released when 1t
was learned that their mission was
friendly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
COMPLETE CHARGE
IN THE LEGATION
Chinese Representatives to America
Will all be New Faces
Hereafter.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-That
there will be a complete change in
the Chinese legation here was made
evident today by the receipt of cable
gram recalling DR.. Yen We Ching, sec
ond secretary to Pekin Yen's sym
pathy for reformers of China was
one of his distinguished traits.
The recall of Minister Wu and the
resignation OF Chang Yin Tang, his
successor, were confirmed today b,
official dispatches from Fletcher al
PeBin. No specific reason s assigned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
MOORS GAINING
OVER SPANIARDS
Captured cannons and Are Turnino
Them on Their Former Owners
In the City.

LISBON, Aug. 13-Dispatches from
Melilla today declare the Moors
nave gained a big advantage and are
now bombarding with cannon captur-
ed from the Spaniards. The Span.
iards weere driven from all advanced
position and are refuging in the inner
Notifications. Gen. Marina led the
defenders who had a narrow escape
from being cut off from the troops.
Both sides lost heavily. The Moors
force is now the largest which has
ye. attacked the garrison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13

20. J.. Sooy of Jacksonville and
Miss Bertha A. Fiegenbaum of Ed
wardville, H., obtained a marriage
license from Clerk Lotion and were
later married in the city
The last games for some time
will be played on the local grounds
tomorrow. 1t will be bargain day In
Keokuk and fans will have an oppor-
tunity OF seeing two games for the
one price of admission. p. m.
For the consideration of 81
Katherine B. Elder and Fanny Elder
and F. b. Praeger. sole heirs of C. P.
Birge and Lucy X. Brge. deceased.
and j. F. Elder and w. E. Praeger,
thei. respective husbands a quit claim
deed has been filed, quitting all claim
to 'Tle Benevolent Union Associa-
lion" on lots 10, II and u in block
1903, this property being that upon
which the Benevolent Union home is
situated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Aviator Willard Does Better With It
Than Wright Did the Other Day
in Government
Test.
FLEW OVER THE TOWNS
Made IL MiIespln This Morning In
Twenty Minutes Across Country
Without Knowing
Route.

MINELO, L. l., Aug. &c. F. Will
lard flying with the Curtiss Red Bug
biplane today sailed twelve miles in
nineteen and half minutes over
rough country. Willard exceeded
Wright's cross country record. The
French record is better but it was
made over perfect plain The ma
chine was in perfect control through
out the flight. He left Mineola at five
thirty. He made a couple of turns
over Hemsted plains and did not know
the country which he had not examin-
ed so he simply headed for Garden
City over which he passed at height
of one hundred and fifty feet then
crossed Westbury and Hicksville.
Woods and houses were under him al
most all of the time and descent
was practically impossible so he re-
turned to the starting point and land
ed fifteen feet from where he started.
He intended to attempt to break the
record but the magnetic was working
badly and he abandoned the attempt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
SWEDISH STRIKE
rs FINISHED
Employers are In Complete Control
and the Trouble is Practically
at an End.
. STOCKHOLM. Aug. 1s.-The strike
practically ended as the employers
lre In complete control.

!, The engines for the Minnie c
~ !. Corsepius' fast racing boat. have
sot oeen shipped to Fort Madison
aom Sandusky but the Fort Madison
nah has received word from the
@ooerts company that they will ship
@' engine on the eighteenth OF this
.'0n'h. That will be too late, how
s'er, Tor installation in the hull and
Ms Mascott'' the other fast little
h,aolns boat will have to uphold the
,s. ynors for Fort Madison. With the
a.'er boat Corsepius hopes to carry
Y some Of the events.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
THE WEATHER.
indications For Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri,, Wired From Chicago.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy with probably local thunder
showers tonight or Saturday.
For Illinois: Fair except possibly
thunder showers tonight or Saturday
extreme north portions. Continued
warm.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy with prob.
ABLY local thunder showers tonight,
OF Saturday.
Fer Missouri: Generally fair tonight
aid Saturday Continued warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
STEAMER WARATH
Is GIVEN UP
Many Bodies Found Gives Prediction
that the 3co Passengers
Were Lost.

CAPD ALGUCAHAs, South Africa,
Aug. 13.-Hops for the safety of the
liner Warath with its three hundred
passengers, was abandoned today
when the steamer Insiza arrived and
said that many bodies were floating
of the Bashee river where the Warath
was last seen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
A Republic Started.

LISBON, August 13.-Dispatches
from Eastern Spain published today in
Mundo say a revolt has broken out in
the Ampurdan, and Palafrugell dis
tricts, in the extreme northeastern end
of Spain and provisional republic is
established. A strong royalist force is
enroute from Barcelona to put down
the new uprising. Details are lacking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
A BATTLE IN
THE EVERGLADES
Seminole Indians and Whites Reportet
to Have CIashed in the Florida
Swamp.

MAMIE. Fla. Aug. 13.-Meagre ad-
vices indicate there has been fight
in the Everglades between the Semi
noles and whites. No details are re.
ceived.
Investigation showed that fourteen
drunken Indians were shooting pro,
miscously around the ranchers' hous.
es. No one was hurt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Death This Morning Of Joseph M.
Grover Of This Vicinity at the
Soldiers Home Of
Iowa.
IN MISSOURI CAVALRY
Passed Away From softenlns Of the
Brain At the Ripe Old Age
Of seventy.one
Years.
Ispecial to The Gate City.l

SpeclaI 10 The Gdle CIty.J
MARSHALLTOWN, Aug. 13.-Jo-
seph M. Grover, a seventy-one year old
veteran of the Civil war who came
here from Keokuk died this morning
at 5:35 O'Clock at the Soldiers's Home
death being caused from softening OF
the brain.
He served in Company H of the Sec
ond Missouri cavalry.
He was a native of Montrose and
the body is likely to be sent from here
to Warsaw, Ill, for interment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Double header Saturday, 2 p.

Double header Saturday, p. m,
-Nylen, the pitcher obtained by
Boyle from Peoria was recalled by
Peoria last evening and departed for
that city this afternoon to join the
Three-Eye league club. Nylen Is
good man and would have been OF
come assistance to Boyle in the pres
ent series. Clark, the Terra Haute
man, will work this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13

"A short funeral service will be
held for the late Mrs. j. o. Boyd to-
morrow morning at 1880 O'Clock at
the family residence, No. S2S Orleans
street. The music will be in charge
of the Monday Music Club. Burial
will be made at LaClede, Mo, satur-
day afternoon Rev. G. H. John of
Marysville, Mo-, to have charge of the
services.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
One Less Striker.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 13,-One of the
steel strikers was killed and several
were injured near schoenville Thurs
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13

Three Heat Victims.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l3.-Three deaths
resulted today from the heat wave
and there were many prostrations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13

Read The Daily Gate City.
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THAW DECISION AS
EVELYN SAW IT
She Believes That the Lawyer VIII
Derive Great Benefit From
Future Litlgatiou.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-''I think a
man who will take an attorneys ad.
vice and neglected his wife as Harry
has neglected me, Is radically wrong .
declared Evelyn Thaw. "The decision
In my opfnnion, simply means long
years Of litigation. redounding in the
benefit OF Morschauser. l have moth
ing to say OF nv own plans and !
cannot discuss the divorce until l
consult attorneys" Morschauser was
at Poughkeepsie and had not seen the
decision. He said, 'Tf the court finds
Tha' a hopeless paranoiac we will APP
peal because the findings injure any
further chances Of freedom. If the
writ is simply dismissed it will be the
end Of this attempt"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
order signed.

Mt. VERNON, N. Y. Aug. 49,
Mills today signed the order for
Thaw's return to Matteawan Nor
schauser delayed the transfer until
the eighteenth. Thaw's mother, broth
er and sister will remain at White
Plains until the transfer and then re-
turn to the cottage near Matteawan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
Daily River Bulletin.

Local Observations.
Bar. r.Ther. Wind State
70 7 p. m. :. 29.St 81 S Ptcdy
13 Z a. m. 90 SO 76 E PtCdy
River above low water of 1854 IT
4 tenths.
Change in "a hours. rise. tenth.
Mean temperature. Sc.
Maximum temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature, rs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-02
SpaIding's Official Golf Guide.

Spalding's Official Golf Guide for
1909, which has been edited by Tom
Bendelow of Chicago, we'll known
Throughout the golfing world, has Just
been published in the Spalding Ath-
letic Library series. 1t is the largest
issue of the golf guide that has ever
been printed, containing $50 pages of
everything in relation to the game in
the United States that is of interest in
the way of records, list of clubs, hand
leap lists, reviews and general resume
of the sport in general, including an
Interview with John d. Rockefeller on
golf. The illustrations are numerous
and interesting, and comprise portraits
of all the leading players of the coun-
try, amateur and professional. One of
the pictures that will excite interest
shows John ID. Rockefeller in company
with President Thompson of the West.
ern Golf association and ex-President
Gates of the same organization. and
on the succeeding page shows Judge
Lands, who fined the Standard Oil
$29,000.C coo, in company with the same
two gentlemen.
Spalding's Official Golf Guide will be
sent to any address upon receipt of 10
cents by the American Sports Publish
ing company, 81 Warren street, New
York city.