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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
What is Said to Have Been His Last
Word, Written in Cell, Has
Been Made Public in
America.
PROTESTS INNOCENCE
Document Says He Was Abeut to
Start For Barcelona and Face
Ascusers When He
Was Arrested.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct 23.-The full
text of what purports to be the last
letter written by Prof. Francesca Fer
rer before he was executed at BARGE
Iona, after conviction on the charge of
being revolutionist was made public
here tonight by the officers of the
American Political Refugees Defense
league The letter was addressed to-
c. NJ Naquet, president of the French
committee of defense for political
prisoners, and is said to have been
smuggled out of Ferrers cell by a
Spanish officer who secretly sympA-
thized with him, and supplied him
with writing materials. The letter fol
lows:
Prison Cell, Oct. My Dear
Friend: They are about to lift the
secret why l have been confined here
over month, but have not yet been
permitted to read letter or paper.
From my letter of the 10th you
know / had not the least knowledge
of the intended general strike of the
/ GoIi VI "A III ~, uSoiShSo 90 a PAotVSt
against the war in Morocco and can
not understand how rumor could be
started that l provoked it. But a
member Of my family came from
Aletta terribly scared, having heard
a young girl say was at Permia lead
ing band of incendiaries in burning
\ cloister. There was no cloister
z "a nh
been in that village. So left to visit
some friends until the excitemen,
could pass over Then read in the
4 papers that public prosecutors of the
Supreme Court who had been at Bar
celona investigating the situation, had
said that had organized the revolu.
tionary movement in Barcelona and
4 the neighboring villages.
Il could not bear that any longer
and SO I left my friends home tc
present myself at Barcelona voluntar
i'y to protect myself against such
rumors. But the police of my own vii
lage arrested me and took me before
the governor.
THAT official, in spite of my pro
testations of innocence, said that read
ing the school-books of the modern
school might be well regarded as one
of the prime causes of the uprising
4 therefore l was responsible for the re
bellion."
Then follows detailed account
of how Ferrer was taken by brutal and
ignorant soldiers from one prison to
another.
He declares he was kept in close con
finement in dark and unsanitary cells
was fed on stale bread and sour food
in insufficient quality, deprived Of bed
ding and forced to sleep on boards
and refused medical aid
The letter then makes the following
accusation against Ferrer's judges:
THE proof of the prejudice of the
judges against me is manifest. They
allow the prosecution to introduce any
evidence, heresay, immoral and unre
lated to the charge no matter how OBJ
viously absurd or old, or from how
remote source, whereas evidence vita
!, to the issue is expunged If it shows
my innocence of these unfounded ac
cusations."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
Iowa Man Wanted Dakota Claim But
Now Will Only Require
Enough Ground to be
Buried in.
SETTLERS HAVE DUEL
Men Lay Flat on Ground and Ex-
changed Rifle Shots Until
One Of Them Was
Shot in the Brain.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
ROSELAND S. D., Oct. 23.-As a
climax to battle of settlers on the
Rosebud reservation, fought three
miles south of here, Albert A. Woods,
formerly of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, is dead
and John Langan is under arrest, hav-
ing admitted that he committed the
crime and asserting it was in self de-
fense. The news of the fight reached
here tonight. Woods and Langan
owned and occupied adjoining claims,
and the day of the killing, Langan and
his sons, Frank and Leo, were erect
ing a house. According to the story
told by witnesses Woods wanted the
land for brother who was to come
on from Fort Dodge and file contest
against Langan. When John Langan
commenced the erection Of the house,
Woods, angered because settlement
was being made on the land, took
down his rifle and started towards the
spot where the Langans were at
work. When he reached the top of a
hill, 200 yards away, he opened fire
on the Langans with a magazine gun.
The Langan boys got behind a pile of
lumber. but John Langan, the father,
seizing his rifle, advanced towards
Woods and returned the fire. A dozen
or more shots were exchanged at a
distance of $50 yards, both men lying
fiat on the ground. Finally Langan
sent bullet into Woods brain, caus
ing instant death. Langan saddled q
horse and rode to Lamaro, Is miles
away, where he surrendered to the
sheriff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
BROKEN NECK
MAN HOPEFUI|
Although Surgeons Say He viii Die ln
Day, He Hopes to Soon
Be Well.

[Gate City Leased Wire Servicel :
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 23.-Un-
aware that the surgeons have given
him but a few hours of life in their
official bulletins. Earl Wilson. the
navy quarter back lying of broken
,eck received in last Saturdays game
tonight told the hospital attendants,
that he would be able to attend the.
Navy Princeton game next Saturday.
Wilson rallied slightly late this after-
noon but the surgeons despair of keep
ing him alive for more than another
day. !
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
When Gear Of Russia Lands on Ital.
Ian Soil the Anarchists Hang
Out Red and Black
Flags For Him.
ARMY OF PROTECTION
Twelve Thousand Soldiers Guard the
Two Rulers and Almost SEN
sational Precautions
Were Taken.
[Gate City Leased Wiz

q ~
RACCoNIGI, Italy. While
socialists, liberals and sfists flung
black flags of moug % the breeze
above the red flag ofSarchy in every
Italian village from Socilia to the Alps
tonight King Victor Emmanuel and mis-
royal guest Gear Nicholas of Russia
sat down to banquet of state in Rae
coniga palace, guarded by 10000
troops and small array of Russian
and Italian secret service officials.
King Victor with his foreign secre-
tary, met the Russian ruler at Rae
conigni railway station on his arrival.
The two rulers embraced and drove off
to the castle escorted by a heavy
guard through streets lined eight
deep with soldiers and police. The
houses along the streets were cleared
of their inhabitants and each occupied
by squad of police.
Twenty-Five thousand troops guard
ed every rail and tie along the road
over which they travelled from the
Italian frontier at Racconigi. At the
few places where the train stopped
the police took possession of the sta
tions and every one was kept at a
distance. The precautions to protect
the life of the visiting monarch ex-
ceed in detail anything ever before
found necessary.
From all over Italy tonight come the
reports Of quiet demonstrations by che
socialist and labor parties.
Racconigni however, being closely
guarded is outwardly calm. Prior to
the arrival of the Gar every democrat
in the town was visited by the police
and warned TO keep quiet. When the
Cars train arrived at Racconigi sta
ton the police found among the crowd
waiting to see the ruler Deputy Nor
gari, a socialist legislator and report
er for the journal Avanti. Both were
seized by detectives and hustled from
the station. They were kept in Gus,
tody until tie Czar and King had
reached the castle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
Jeffries is Not Worrying Bit over
the Project of Meeting Jack
johnson in the Prize
Ring.
REASON FOR RETURN
He Wishes to Take the Championship
Away From a coIored Man and
so Will Re-enter the
Game.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service ]

IGate City Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-"There's one
thing dead sure and that is I'm not
worrying bit over whether I fight
Johnson or not I'm going to do ev-
erything | can to make the negro
fight and if he backs out, the public
will know who is to blame. If he
does back out, it's back to the Alfalfa
for me. | don't have to fight for a
living, and my chief reason in coming
back now is that | don't want col
ored man to claim the championship.
These are the words of Jas. J. JEFF
fries to United Press representative
and big crowd that was about him
at the Albany Hotel cafe.
Jeffries hopes that within a week
all the details of the proposed fight
will be arranged
81 don't like this thing Of lying
around Jeffries said. "Just as soon
as the fight is arranged and the club
selected | am going into training
Never before in my life have be-
gun training in as good shape as am
now. You can't make this too strong.
1t is no con that | am handing out,
for don't want to fool my friends
81 believe that in a months time
could enter the ring fit to fight an
OK jeff will begin gymnasium work
Monday in order not to take on too
much weight pending the signing OF
articles.
Matchmaker McCarey of the Pa
cific Athletic club of Los Angeles
wired JEFF today not to sign up until
he arrives on the scene.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
Not From Egotism, However But From
Bump on Window Sash
While Getting Ready to
Make Speech.
TAFT LEAVES TEXAS
spoke at the Dallas Fair Grounds and
Wanted the Blue Ribbon For
Taking the First Pre-
MUM.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
DALLAS Texas, Oct. 23.-President
Taft concluded his visit to Texas to-
night with an address at banquet
given in his honor Dy the business men
of Dallas. The function came at the
close of strenuous day, which in
cluded visit to Houston, railroad
trip across the country, pauses at near
ly every station and speech at the
Dallas fair.
In spite of the fact that his voice
was in tatters by the time he arrived
in Dallas, Mr.. Taft made an address
in the open air to crowd that pack
ed the grand stand at the fair grounds.
The function of tne president" he
said, seems largely to help along the
box office receipts at county fairs and
have been discharging that function
all over the United States. Nowhere
have ! found fair to compare with
this. To do himself justice a president
ought to have pair of lungs like
prize bull for the managers of fairs
always puI niiu Jul III IhO OPSAA eSAA
against bank of people like this. /
don't object to the comparison | made
if am entitled to the blue ribbon"
This was President Taft's unlucky
day. His voice went back on him in
the morning and at Houston he bump
ed his head on tle sash of the window
opening on the porch at the hotel Rice
on which he made speech. The bump
was hard enough to cause MIN to
make an exclamation of pain and with
In few minutes a sizeable swelling
had risen on his head. Although DR..
Richardson the specialist accompany
ing the special, thinks that in two or
tlree days Taft's voice will be normal.
1t was worse this afternoon than any
time during the trip. DR.. Richardson
gave the presidents throat number
of treatments during the day and at
noon ordered him to cut his speeches
down to one minute talks. The pres
ident obeyed orders and in the after
noon at various points along the line
Secretary of war Dickinson acted as
rear platform orator.
Tomorrow he leaves for st. Louis
and the trip of 712 miles to that city
will mark the longest continuous rail
road Jump Of the journey
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
GET YOUR FLAGS
FOR HAMILTON
w. c. T. U. Convention Decides that
the chautauqua Salute Must
be Changed.
rGate Citv Leased Wire Service.

TGate City Leased Wire Servicel
OMAHA. Neb, Oct 2S.-Condemn-
ing as unsanitary the use of handker-
chiefs for the "chautauqua salute the
national convention of the w. c. t. U.
today decided that hereafter small
American flags should be substituted.
This was the suggestion of Mrs. Alma
Oustot, of Maine.
Mrs. Abbie B. Hillerman, delegate
from the canal zone, asked the con-
vention to adopt a memorial to con-
gress demanding that saloons in the
canal zone be abolished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
BISHOP HARE
DIED LAST NIGHT
Was one Of the Oldest of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church, conse-
Grated in 1873.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Oct 23.-
Bishop William Hobart Hare. aged
70. missionary bishop of the Protest
ant Episcopal church of Sioux Falls,
S. D., died in Chelsea late tonight.
For six months he had made his
home here. and for several weeks had
been seriously ILL., The members Of
his family were with him at the time
of his death. Bishop Hare was one
of the oldest bishops Of his church In
this country, having been consecrat-
al in 1873.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
Supreme Court Decisions.
TSpecial to The Gate City

Special TO The Gate C1ty.1
DES MONIES Oct 23.-Jackson VS..
City of Grinnell, appellant, Poweshiek;
affirmed
Coad, appellant, vs.. schaap, Sioux;
affirmed.
Wallace appellant, VS.. Tinny, Wood.
bury; affirmed.
Mullin appellant VS.. Woodman OF
World. Woodbury.; affirmed.
Dolan, appellant, vs.. Maxwell, Lee;
affirmed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
THE WEATHER.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-Forecast
for Sunday and Monday:
Illinois: Fair Sunday. Monday
fair with rising temperature. Variable
winds, shifting to southerly.
Iowa and Missouri Fair Sunday
and probably Monday; rising tempera-
ture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
iIIiteracy in india.

Less than six people out of every
hundred in India have ever learned to
read or write.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24

LIZA q Gate City wass 49,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24

THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. e.-Fore-
sast Sunday and Monday, Iowa:
Fair Sunday and Probably Monday.
Probably rising temperature.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
FARGO UNION WORKERS
Land Big CONVENTION

Red Wing, Mimi, June 16. by
unanimous vote Fargo, N. D., was
today selected as the place for the:
twenty-eighth annual convention Of
the Minnesota state federation Of
labor. Since the opening Of the con
vention there has been the hottest
kind OF campaign among the various
delegations after the convention next
year. s$s, ~ &, &. @s5.l. ..s,~. s.@,s;
> Fargo's representatives were on the
ground early with their advertising
buttons and badges, attracting much
attention. President = Lathrop and
Secreary John Oliver representing
the Trades and Labor, R. w. Drum
mond representing the pressmen,
Charles Herdeg, representing the
printers, John Matson representing
the clerks, VIM. Harrington repre-
senting the plumbers and Robert
Reid representing the bookbinders
formed the ivest delegation at the
H. =. -. . g. =, G,1s: :.g5:
q Although not in this state, labor
unions OF Fargo are a1iated with. the
Minnesota state federation, on ac.s
count of. there being no state Or
ganization in the Flickertail state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
WAnPETON WILL Be
next Meeting PLACE

Grand Forks, N. D., June 16.-The
trustees of the Norwegian Lutheran
Brotherhood of North Dakota, held a
business meeting yesterday afternoon
and elected the following officers: E.
NJ. Broen, Wahpeton, chairman: Otto
Rude, Minneapolis, treasurer e. H.
Gunhus, Delmar, N. D.. secretary; ;,
John Quarum, Abercrombie, and K O..
Linberg, Minneapolis, directors.
I! 1t was decided to employ the fol-
lowing teachers at the Bible school in
Wahpeton: EN-. Broen, principal,
reelected: Prof Linkaas, reelected;
Miss Sannes. of Moorhead, teacher.
The principal was authorized to EN-
ploy q music teacher. ~ .;.,ss,. es,.s
4 Wahpeton was selected for the,
meeting place next year. The Broth
erhood appropriated 5000 for work In
the vicinity OF Grand Forks. ~.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
PROGRESS YES APPR0VlE
HAlNOF THE PRESIDENT

finance committee Is designed to
echlorof the income tax amend
sment, but neverthele less announce that
they viii continue to fight for ii
adoption. ;:.ss 4
|ss | In q brief statement proposed by
}Borah and Bristow. the supporters
sof the income t4x amendment Say:
~ ~ The friends Of the income tax feel
&c d duty to- contsnne 70 put fortls
every effort to secure the adoption of
the measure. They will therefore
urge the adoption of the amendment.
TheY also stand ready to support .
resolntion providing for an amend
ment to the const titutio . The court:
will sustain the act sof the law, yet to
provide against any possible coStin-:
.gencyS that Nigh result from "A ad-
verse decision, they GLADLY favor the
porpositi ion TO amend the constitution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
SEVERAL INJURED.
IN GRAND. / STAND
At Devils LAKE
NONE OF: THE 1lsMARcK DELE
~ GATES NAMED in LIST OF IN
q tuRED-THREE WERE SERIOUS
@s " INJURED = 700 PEOPLE lN
sTANE AT. THE TIME OF THE;
IS ACCIDENT. ~ ~. z s;5s5.s sss, sS

q Devils Lake, N. D., June 16.-Dur.
ing the races which were being puil-s
ed on here at the firemen's state coia-
vention here this afternoon, q grand;
stand crowded with 100 people coli
lapsed md twenty people were hurt.
.I6hose seriously injured are: }@ 9 T. :.<s O
Michael Evanson Of Grand Forks.
traveling salesman for the Advances
T1treshs Cos I1iasl leg was broken
III severat piiaces W Y 2.
4. Joseph eKlly, Devils Lake, son. of
the president Of the Farmers rail-
road, leg broken. =:
Mrs. J. Ryan, Devils Lake, back
badly hurt and injured internally.
The other injuries were Of mi
nor nature. The injured were all
rushed to a hospital, the track was
cleared up and the racing resumed.
- 30 ,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17

for the protecting arm of a.. coach
man, an attempt OF hers to drive,
through a closed gate and a time
when a footman saved her, from
falling when druk, as he testified,
were among the things alleged az
Long Island rustic or former SER
want went on and passed from the
witness stand. . - '@1@s & ;: 81 -
Yesterday Mrs Gould was greatly
moved as she heard these declare
tions and she has evinced her In
tention of fighting bitterly in rebuff
tai against them.
A carpenter, Herbert Trotter, was
the last witness Of the day. He
said when he was working in the
servants quarters, Mrs. Gould
rushed in at one time, swore at and
abused the servants. >,
"Her voice was shaky and incohe-
rent, her hair disheveled and she
was very profane. She was decidedly
drunk" said the witness. -n
"At another time she came into
the stables while I was working
thetre and swore at the grooms, and
was so drunk that every one could
tell she was drunk he continued.
"She tried to go upstairs to the har-
ness room but could not navigate
the steps," he added emphatica1ly.
Trotter said he was ordered to go
to Blue Gap farm, the Gould place
in Virginia.
On several occasions during the
first ten days he was there, he tes-
titled. he saw her intoxicated and
heard her swear great deal at the
workmen. ,G
zone night she came in from driv-
ing, drunk" said the witness, "and
began to abuse me and a man named
Tony. She said to me she wanted
the big seven-foot clock moved, and
4 told her I would have to get help
and she said, why, can move It
myself She was staggering drunk.
she grabbed the heavy clock and
both she and the clock fell against
the wall together"
Trotter testified that Mrs. Gould
was only occasionally intoxicated"
during her stay of ten days at the
Blue Gap farm when he was there.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
CONVICTED BANK President.
IS nov OUT Under BAIL

to little group of friends who gath
cred about him in the federal building
to offer their congratulations. "And
now I have busy four months before
me-. am going straight to my home
and take care of myself and my wife.
There Is little planning to be done,
and We expect to 60 to the country
for a short time until I can think
it all out. Then I shall get back here
to pull all the tangled threads to-
gether2 again.
The order of the court, admitting
Morse to bail, came as something of
a surprise to his wife and friends
when it was handed down at noon to-
day. They have been working for his
release since the early part OF the
year, but there has been no indication
that a response of their petitions
would be given
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
fBY Associated Press }

New York, June 16.-Howard
Gould did not go on the stand today
to testify against his wife, Kath-
lerine Clemmons Gould, whose suit
for separation he is opposing; in
|stead there was continuation OF
servants gossip, accounts by -menials
|of their former mistress eccentri-
cities, humilating details, as sworn
to at first and Mrs. Gould's alleged
fondness for alcoholic beverages
and her manner at such times when
what was witnesses said was refresh
ments in form of liquor brought
from her lips remarks that are ill
suited to a woman's tongue. And
indications are that the proof must
endure for another day, possibly for
two, the embarrassing ordeal of lis
tening to the testimony of former
servants, all of whom have been
called at the instance of her husband
to sustain II possible, his contention
that living with his wife was i'm
practicable and decidedly unpleas-
ant, hence that the charge of aban-
donment, the mainstay of Mrs.
Gould's case, is not borne out.
AS several other witnesses are to
be called by the defense, announce
'ment was made by Justice Bowling
just before adjournment of the
case in supreme court today that
late sessions will be held during the
remainder of the week. r.
What Katherine Clemmons Gould
heard today was but a reiteration,
and in some respects amplification
of yesterdays testimony, the basis
was that at various and divere times
at the vast Long Island show place,
Castle Gould, she had according to
the witnesses, been intoxicated, had
abused menials, given arbitrary and
unreasonable commands TO the ser
wants and had used rather severe
language in alterations with the
husband.
Coachman, gardener, chambermaid
and other servants went on the
stand and swore to the demeanor of
the woman who used to give them
orders. An occasion when she would
have fallen from her carriage but
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-17
IIlAHI| 5 Am On THE
lNCOhl IS RECEIVED.
Given Close Attention by Senators
During Afternoon
ATTEMpT To HAVE coa1aaTTEE ON MESSAGE
HEsuLTs III FIRST yoTEs N HERE PARTY LHEs WERE
oRANa TiessTLY-.pHlLiPP,NE AMENDMENT WAS AGAIN W
- FOR coNspERATaok. *.=@s%%@. ls:sz'>s

After considerabls more discus
sion today the senate adopted the
finance committees Recommendations
regarding the aN.ntssion OF Philip.
pine products, fHt,r not until after
two or three alhendments had been
voted down. .:: II: l.,s.: s.sj g;lzs
Senator Foster I of Louisiana, oc-
.cupitdthemen tnat men thmamenn
cUpied the early hours of the day
with a speech opposing the free adj
mission Of any Philippine sugar In
the United. States. He took the pO-
sftion that with the encouragement
thate would be given BY allowing
1000 tons Of the Philippine pro-
duct to come In free of duty the pro-
duction Of the Islands would be 50
rapidly Increased that ~ would 5000
exceed the quantity named. ssE
During the afternoon Senator All.
fdrech presented the finance con1-
mittees' substitute For the house
zinc schedule and ~ received u ma
for portion Of the attention Of the
senate during the xlfternoon. The
committee amendment provided for
q graduated scale 81 duty On the
zinc and zinc plate of ts.a txed rate
Of the house bill. Senator Burton
spoke against any duty on zinc ore,
while Hepburn, GuEgenheim and
others advocated even a satiner rate
than was proposed BY the committee.
All Of the finance committees. rec
ommend atoms In the zinc schedule
were ultimately agreed 50; and the
paragraph as amended was finally
adopted. So s =s5 .:ss : s u,
i, The committees' snggestion of
changer II .teh. elaa1iil EaIS
Also,4a adopted. number of ether
commit ttee.# am nendments Of minor
character were presented just before
I'D djournment and some Of them were
acted upon. .S- .ssg ts.ss. ,s.,s: y