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STOCK MARKET IS
VERY IRREGULAR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-The stock mar
ket was again very irregular today. At
the opening most declines were fractional,
but before the end Of the first hour the
movement gathered greater momentum un-
der fresh accumulation of selling orders
and recessions of two points or more we're
recorded through the active list. The
business Of the morning session was esti-
mated at over 700, 900 shares.
There were intermittent rallies, but
early in the afternoon the list took
fresh start, with further liquidation in
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Reading,
Steel and others Of the active group. OF
the many theories offered to account for
the markets extreme hesviness only two
are worthy Of serious consideration.
The first, Of course, has to do with the
apprehension existing in many quarters re-
garding the health of E. H. Hartman, and
the second is that shaking OUT of the
rank and file was deemed advisable by
those who are supposed to be in control of
the markets machinery.
It is also noteworthy that the better
known commission houses seem to have
played only a passive part in the weeks
declines, which may be accepted as an in
dication that out of town centers were but
slightly interested in the course of events
here.
Throughout the day considerable strength
shown by q group of speoialties, which
included United States rubber, American
car and foundry and American locomotive.
As an illustration Of the markets extreme
narrowaess, dealing in four stocks-Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific, Reading and
United States steel-made up fully so per
ont of the days business, which aggre-
gated 1,46o. 900 shares The closing was
steady, with the rally still under way.
Forecasts of the weekly cash movement
indicate gain Of about So, 500. 600 by local
banks, much of this coming from the in
terror. The days budget of news bearing
upon the financial situation included ad-
vices Of better cotton crop conditions in
Texas, cooler weather in the corn belt and
record breaking sales Of wool in Boston.
A marked decline in copper exports for the
week reported.
The bond market was again weak. Total
sales, par value amounted to 81, 97s 900,
Government bonds were unchanged.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK Aug 20.-Money on call steady
at 2N per cent; ruling rate. 2Z per cent; clos
ing hid. 2H per cent offered at az per cent
Time loans quiet and steady; so days 2az 63
35s IA per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4d41s per cent
Sterling exchange steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.s505d A. $50 for go days
and at 81 $685. for demand.
: Commercial bills. S4.s4A A94s4T.
sBar silver. sic.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Bonds-Goyernment steady, railroad weak
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General NIerchnndI..

Bags-Grsin bags 5i5@5%c; san Quentin
bags 5&tc. wool bags. &c for 81 10 and 35c FOR
ID: fleece irvine. Sc per ID.
CoaI-Beaver Hill. 81: Pennsy ivania anthracite
egg. SIG per ton; Wellington. So: New Welling-
ton. So: Coos bay. 81: Australian house-Rich-
mond. etc. 80; Pelaw Main $3.50; stanford
Richmond. SS- Cumberland SIS in bulk and
$3.50 in sacks; Welsh anthracite. SIS; coke SIS
per ton in bulk and SIG IN sacks; Roeky moun-
tain coal sos per short ton.
Oils-Quotations are for barrels Linseed 87c
per gallon FOR Boiled and Csc for raw: cases Sc
more: castor oil in cases. No. l. lie: Baker ;
AA. Sf-13G115; China nut cases. 7OaSOc per
gallon; cocoanut oil. in barrels. 6506S1Sc for
Xxx. CO 4 966c for No 1 and G0063ibc FOR No
2. according 70 quantity; extra bleached winter
sperm Oil. Ole; natural winter sperm oil 9ic:
natu-al whale OH 55c. extra winter strained lard
oil. 95@9Gc; No neatsfoot oil. 6Oc; herring oil
40e; salmon oil. SEE; boiled ash oil 35c; paint
OIL CSC.
Coal Or. Gasoline. etc.-water white. iron
barrels or drums. Zoe: $50 deg. oil. iron barrels
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Meat Market


Slaughterers' rates 10 dealers and butchers are
as follows:
for cows and heifers
veaI-71a @91ac for large and = for small.
Mutton-N ethers. T0S12c; ewes, 61a975ae per
pound
Lamb-eG1Oc per lb.
Dressed Pork lper Ib)-11G12c for light and
915 @I0c for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good. sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
No. / fat steers. over 900 lbs. alive, 4kc:
under 900 lbs. 4c; second quality, 3Ae; thin
and undesirable steers, 3@3Ac.
No. 1 cows and heifers, SIC; second quality.
Sc; common, thin undesirable cows, 292hc.
Fat bulls and stays. 1A@2e; half fat or thin
Caives-Light weight. per lb. SIC; medium.
4%c; heavy. 464Ac-
Sheep (per Ibl-Wethers. No. 1. 494Ae; ewes.
3h@3%c
Lambs (per lbJ-This years milk lambs, 5Itc.
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed, weighing 100
to 40 lbs. INC; 40 TO 250 lbs. Nc: $50 TO
800 lbs. &c; rough, heavy hogs. 5G5Ze; COM
mon. undesirable hogs, 413G5c.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-The condition Of
the treasury at the beginning of business today
was as follows: Trust funds-Gold coin. $685.
lars Of 1890. 81 131. 900; silver certificates OUT
standing. S4se. .seS, ,ooo- General fund-Standard
silver dollars in general fund. $5125 s37: current
liabilities $91. .246. 1926: working balance In treas
ury offices, $32. 651 .26S; in banks to credit of
treasurer OF the United States $40. AL PCS: sub
O51 ia; total balance In general fund s10I o96
24S
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS
rregular. coppers

New York stocks irregular. coppers
steady.
Spot and future cotton lower.
Continued sharp decline in the Comstocks.
Silver and Honskong exchange declined.
Wheat unchanged. Barley and oats lower.
Hay. beans and feedstuffs as before.
Hops quiet, with contracts lower.
Hams. bacon and lard unchanged.
Butter and eggs higher. Cheese firm.
Potatoes weak. Onions -ather frmer.
Fruits in average demand.
Poultry in light receipt but quiet.
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Reana ana Seedn

Beans tper ctl)-Bayo. S505.25; pea, nomi-
nal; small white. S7Q7-5Os large white. 81. 5OQ
5; pink, $3Q3-10: red. nominal; blackeye.
Sc 256l3. As: lima. S4- 4-204425 red kidneys. So 81
as. so: cranberry beans, nominal; Garvanzas.
81 5Oa3; horse beans. S1.9O02.2O.
Seeds-Brown mustard. 464ac: yellow mus
tard nominal; naxseed, 4c, carload lots; canary
4G4l3c; alfalfa. lof9lSci rape, cleaned. "a
Dried Peas-Green, 50. .5O02.65 per Genital
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Barley and Oats Lower and Dull
Hops Quiet, With Contracts Lower

4e.s75; spot. easy. No red. new. sI.O9 ele-
vator and SLIPS (. o. b. adoat; No. 1 northern
Duluth. new. September shipment, S1.101s T. o.
b. ahoat; No. hard winter, new, $1-12Ts T. O..
b. adoat. Until rallied by a late jump in corn.
the wheat market was weak and lower today In
response to predicted large receipts and fine
northwest weather. The late upturn, during
which shorts covered freely, restored all the
early loss here fnal prices showing a partial
14c net rise. September closed $1.0914; Decem-
Der, $1.04A May, $1.06h.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug 2O-Flax closed 81 .44s,
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Potntoes. Onions and Vegetables

Receipts Of most descriptions Of miscellaneous
vegetables We're more than the market cculd
absorb and the usual surplus OF cucumbers.
sumner squash. peppers aud green corn was
0uering az low prices In the afternoon Feas
were scarce and hrm. with most receivers sell
ing by the pound instead Of by the sack as
heretofore.
POtatOes-T5c6$1 per box and T5cds1 per ctl
In crates.
0nions-New yellow 65GT5c per cti.
Negetables-Green corn. 5Ocd$1 per sac1.
tomatoes. 75cM$1.25 per box; green peas. - ~
Sc per 10; string and beans. 1Q3c per
10; lima beans. 4Gl5c per ID; summer squash
25dj0c per box: garlic. 465c per II: cabbage.
6oe per etl; Cucumbers. 5OG65e per box; pickle
eucumbers, 75c4S1 per box; eaulihOwer, 4O46oc
per dozen; turnipS S161-2S per sack; eggplant
6O4I5c per box; green peppers 3545Oc per boz:
green okra, 65Q 75c per box
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PnnIfrr and Gnme

Poultry lper dozen)-Hens. S4.5O65 for
small S55O66. so for large and S709 for extras;
young ROSTERS, scar: do extra large. sSQ9; old
roosters. $404.5O; fryers, S596; broilers, 50. 25
635O for large and 81. 5O63 FOR small; ducks
S5GT; pigeons $50; squads. S2d2 Is; geese
81. l.5O@I.T5 per pair; goslings. $1.5O91.75 per
pair.
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GRAIN STATISTICs
Northern wheat ,rarket

PORTLAND. Aug 2o-wheat: Track prices
key red. e0c; forty fold 90c.
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE. Aug. 2o.-wheat-No milling quo
tatfons Export-B -Bluestem. e2c: club and red
S7dssc: red Russian SEC
Grain receipts: Wheat. s cars; barley, 8 cars;
coru 2 cars.
TACOMA. Aug. 20.-wheat: Milling-Blue-
stem. 94c. Export-B -Buestem, 92c club and red
fife. SSc; red Russian. sec
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PETALUNfA Aug. 20.-The price Of eges
jumped 10 3SIsc today. The second Offering was
3Sc. Independent dealers. 81 12c. The price goes
up daily and the receipts are light and or poor
, quality General conditions remain Snehsaged.
SANTA ROSA. Aug. 2o.-The local egg mar
ket was considerably excited on receipt or the
days quotations IN the San Francisco dairy eS-
change when all deslers here posted price OF
81 cents per dozen for choice and "a cents Ior
seconds. This is cents higher than yesterday
ana the hghest since last winter.
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New York Grain yrnrket

NEW YORK. Ang 2o.-FIour- Receipts. %.
300 barrels: exports. % 700: barely steady with
quiet trade. Winter straghts, $49065.l0
new; winter extras, S4.5od4s0. new: winter
low grades. S4.40G4.I0. new: winter patents.
s5.3od65o. new; Kansas straights, $4.s56s 10.
new.
wheat-ReceIpts. 211.soo bushels: exports.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce August p
FamiIx RetaiI NIarket

Following an advance In the wholesale mar
ket, eggs higher at retail this week and
prices for butter pointing upward Two
pound squares OF butter still selling at Toe.
but retail tradesmen expect that the price TO
consumers will go to soc before long.
There have been important changes in
other lines. Fruits and vegetables are still
plentiful and cheap. while meats. fish and
poultry stand exactly the same quoted last
week.
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Bostsn Stocks and Bonds
Err STOCKS

BOSTON. Aug 20.-After the first break of
two three points in the copper shares mar
ket in sympathy with New York the Boston
market lapSed into a state Of extreme dull
ness. with very LITTLE pressure to sell. For
half an hour there single transaction
IN North Butte. The only stock to show any
life was Lake copper. which has lost only 2
points from the high. and ii is significant that
the buying of this is either by houses with
direct lake connections the house most gen
orally associated with Calumet and Hecla in
terests.
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
ion & Co.. 400 California street. San Fran
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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Incomplete.
fNot included in totals because containing
other items than clearings.
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Northern Business

PORTLAND. Aug. 2o.-clearings. 1886, oe7;
balances, 1922, ,259.
sPoKANE. Aug. 2o.-clearinss, s5s1, 1856; bal
ances. sec, ,S44.
TACOMA Aug. Chickering's, 1888, 700; bal
ances, S44, ,6s6.
balances S246. or.
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Cash Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. Aug 2o.-Cash quotations were as
follows Flour. steady. Feed or mixing barley.
50@54c: fair 10 choice. 6o665c. No. 1 south
western fsxseed, $1.3I: do No. northwestern.
s1.45. Timothy seed. s3.75: clover. s11.7O Mess
pork. per bbi. S22. 20@22 %. Lard. per 100 lbs.
S1i91i5. Short ribs. sides (loose). 81 50f
Ills. Short clear sides (boxed), S12 121k a
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearnnces Of wheat and -four were
equal to s04. .0o0 bushels. Exports for the week.
as shown hv Bradstreet's were equal to $50
600 bushels. Primary receipts were $50 600
bushels. compared with T45, 600 bushels the cor
responding dsy year AGO. Estimated recefpfs
for tomorrow Wheat 81 cars: corn. f54 cars;
oats. 316 cars; hogs. 10000 head
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TRADERS HAMMER
HARTMAN STOCKS
RumOrs Concerning Condition of
Railway Magnate's Health
Aid the Bears
Neu York StocI. LIst

z. f. Hutton & Co.. 4e0 California street
members OF the New York stock exchange, fur
nsb the following list OF bond and stock sales
Yesterday:
- c7-75-T-S TTJsl- - - 4 pf5 / -
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EgE Mnrket in Nearby CountIes

cheese-TwIns and triplets. 1T9ae; young
America, 1S1ac.
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Fruits. old crop-Peaehes. &c for standards
AZ G41ac for cho:ce and JQ6c for fancy; prunes
size basis. 2421se. with he premium FOR the
large sizes
New Fruits-Evaporsted apples. 715dS1sc;
spricots. SG9%c: mOorpark. HAZE. peaches
Az @61ze; prunes, pa 92&c. with Ae premium
for 40s and 1ac premium for 3Os 10 4Os. hgS.
3Q41sc; pears 6G1f0c.
Raisins (19OS cropl-London layers-2 crown
90c: 3 crown, 81; seeded. 4Q415e ThOmpson's
seedlesS. 3Le for unbleached: seedlesS sultanaS
pa 1Sc: loose muscatels 4c for crown. &c Sor
8 crowns and 2%e for crowns
New raisins-Layers. elusters-6 crown. 81. 80;
crown. 81; crown. $1.35; ordinary layers.
crown e5c9S1; crown, 90G95e; seeded. 50
51kc. seedless sultanas &c; ThompsOn's seedless,
319e loose mucatel, crown, 45Scs crown.
344c; crown. sac per ID.
Nuts-AImOnds. nonparelis. 1455 615c: IXL.
1461415e; ne plus ultra, 133131sc; Drake.
Hall Iac; languedoes. 1O41O15c: hardsheIls, ~,
GTc; old wslnuts, lie per 10 for No. 1 soft
shells, &c for No. do; flberts. 1275 014e; Pc
cans. I5417c.
Honey-Comb. 14Gi5c for water white and
10612c per 10 for amber; extracted Tie for
water white and 61s G7c for Hight amber Old
candied and dark amber, 474Ac per ID.
Beeswax-271s 929c per 10 for light and 25Q
26c FOR dark.
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DecIduou. end CIfru. Fruits

Business in fresh fruits was Of average pro
portions and attractive offerings OF the leading
isfaetory prices. while overripe or otherwise poor
stock, which suddenly plendfuL moved
slowly at Irregular rates. Stocks OF cheap apples
anu No Bartlett pears were commencing 20
prompt sale. Pomegranates appeared from stock
ton and were offered az 75c fOr small boxes but
ruled steady and there was ready market Tor
plums and prunes suitable for shipment. grapes
were In fair request for shipment at steady
10 firm rates small consignment OF the black
sold at 81 crate. Strictly hne melons were in
good demand at full figures. despite the cool
slow.
Strawberries s-LOngworths per chest
large varieties. 81 .5OQ5-
Raspberries-s6G G9 per chest for ehoies.
Blaekberrfes-S263 per chest
Huckleberries- 191sc per 10
Apples-Fancy Grayensteins. 81 .4O91 80 per
609s5e; crsbapples. 40G5Oe FOR small and $1Q
l.25 for large boxes.
Pears-Bartletts: S1G1.5O per box for No
| and 50@75e f9r No. .; canning price, s20@
Quinces-s5cas1 per box.
Peaches-Small boxes 4OG75e: ing boxes.
5Ocd$1; carriers, 506S5e.
Plums and Prunes-Crates. 5O@SSc; boxes, 80
G5oc for small and 5Oc9S1 for large.
Nectarines-T5cQS1 per box or crate.
ApricotS-N Nominal
MelOns-Nutmeg melons, 406i 75c per box; can
taloupes. S1@I.5O per crate; watermelons 81 -
G2-25 per dozen
Grapes tsmall boxes and crates) )-Seedless. 30
G15c; muscat, 6Oc9S1; Tokay, 75c1S1. %; other
varieties, 9OQT5ci lug boxes. 65cQS1.
ClEFgs I9 Fruits CPer 3 soTSasnca SS @ ia oranges
lemons. "a 5OQ5 for fancy. $263- SO for choice
and s1@l so for standard; lines, s.. So9e
for Haw allan and s.. .5O93 so for Central Amerl-
can; pineapples, $l.2543 per dozen.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar silver-Quiet: 23lsd per ounce.
Money-ttd% Of / per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 1AG1ss per cent and for three
months bills III per cent.
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More Doing in Local Securities
Comstock Shares Continue to Foil

is that before long maximum capacity viii be
reached and labor be at a premium. In the iron
and steel trade indeed this condition seems al
ready TO he in sight The railroads enjoying
such increases in earnings and such assurances
OF good crops that they buying freely of steel
rails and other supplies. Additional orders for
shoes are not coming in freely and shoe manu-
facturers do not look for much business before
the close of this month. Buyers feel that
prices at least will be no higher. The New Eng
land factories have good volume of business.
The demand for all kinds of hides shows inn
provement. Less favorable crop and weather
news caused an advance In prices of the leading
farm staples.
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Portland butter Market
PORTLAND, Aug. o.-Butter-Un
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Bank CIearinrs

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Bradstreets bank
clearings report for the week ending August 10
shows an aggregate Of S3 255 1875. 900, as against
$2 29eS,546,d00 last week and 81, 243, 3lS. 600 IN
the corresponding week last year. The following
is list of the cities:
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Ducks, each. .$1@1.25
Geese, each .S202-25
Goslings, each. .$2G2. so
pigeons, pair .....-44O
Squads. per pair 50960
Hare ....-.....-.-G2O
Rabbits ........--@25
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09
EVIDENCE IN
THE HAMS CASE
slath, Warden at Washington Jail, and
Detective FaIIon Contradict At
torneys Mcintyre and Shay.

FLUSHING, Jan. 9.-Henry Slath,
warden at the Washington Jail, and
Detective Fallon We're on the stand to-
day and contradicted Attorneys McIn-
tyre and Shay, declaring the inter
views Fallon swore he had with Hams
and the captain at the coroner's in
quest actually occurred Fallon swore
the captain wrote telegram to Gen
eral Hains telling him ne shot Annis
and summoning him to the station
house. The telegram was offered in
evidence. The defense objected and
the court admitted. Mcintyre had
Fallon write the words of the original
telegram and then offered it in evi-
dence. He had the jury inspect both,
inferring the same hand wrote both.
All testimony today was by wit
nesses who previously testified for the
prosecution and in rebuttal of the de-
fense. 1t is the first time in years
in New York that an all day session
in murder trial was held. Crane
said this case must go to the jury
Thursday of next week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09
Several Abroad in Sicily at the Time
Of Earthquake Reach New York
and Tell of the Sad
Scenes.
SUFFERING WAS AWFUL
Survivors by the Hundreds Heaped
Like Cord Wood Into Cars and
Sent From the strick-
en- Region.

ROME, Jan. 9.-The first OF mum.
Der of Americans who were in Sicily
at the time of the earthquake arrived
Friday They We're Harold Sherman,
Miss May Gherman and Robert Fraz-
er, of Elizabeth, N. J. Miss May Sher-
man, in an interview with the Asso-
ciated Press, gave an interesting ac-
count of her experiences in the cath
quake zone, and the description OF
work being done for refugees at
Giardino, just below Taormina. She
told of the destruction wrought by
the earthquake and the terror and sut-
fering of the people. Speaking of the
refugees from Giardino, she said:
"The lights seen among the refugees
We're most narrowing They were
piled into railroad carriages one on
top of another Many We're absolutely
naked and covered with mud and half
dead from hunger. Others sometimes
were bleeding from terrible wounds
that had not been cared for. One
woman had her arms literally torn
from their sockets and others had
their legs torn off,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09
Red Tape is Said to be Responsible for
the Death of Thousands in the
Italian Earthquake
Regions.
G1oL1TT1 is ACCUSED
Had the Government Acted Prom =
it is Believed That Ten Tho,
and Lives Could Have
Been Saved.

ROME, Jan. 9.-The red tape of the
Italian bureaucracy is responsible for
thousands of deaths in the quake
towns, according to charges being
made against the government. 1t de-
veloped today these had been officially
made at the opening session of the
extraordinary session of parliament
yesterday but the leaders were per-
suaded to postpone the attack until
the public temper becomes slightly
calmer. The delay in getting the gov
ernment to aid the stricken towns
was due, the opponents say, to the
cumbersome red tape with which Pre-
mier Giolitti wound around the differ
ent departments.
Had the government acted promptly
it is believed at least te nthousand
persons who died in the ruins from
Injuries and starvation could have
been saved. The troops of Messina to-
day cut off relief from the town to
force the remaining survivors to
leave. AS long as the people are fed
hundreds remained near the ruins of
their homes. All these now herded
will be denarted from the city. Sol
diers are ordsred to use force if neces-
sary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09
President Roosevelt Formally Makes
Charges Against Carolina sena-
tor Who Instigated Secret
Service Inquiry.
DETAILS MADE PUBLIC
Roosevelt Makes TiIman a Party to
the "oregon Land Grab" Case
Charges Are s,nt to
Senator Hale.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-President
Roosevelt last night made public de-
tails of an investigation by postoffice
inspectors and secret service agents
of Senator Tillman's connection with
an alleged "land grab" in Oregon AS
he presents the evidence to Senator
Hale, in response to the latters re-
quest to heads of various executive
departments fol- statement of the
operations of secret service, the pres
ident undertakes to show:
That 'Tillman used his influence as
a senator in an effort to force the gov
ernment to compel a railroad corpora
ton to osrelinquish its control Of land
grants from the United States, in or
der that he and his family and his
secretary, j. B. Knight, Aight profit
through the purchase of some of the
land
That the senator used his govern
ment franking privilege in numerous
instances for the conduct of private
business.
Comparatively few senators We're
favored with the opportunity of read
ing the presidents report to Hale,
but those who did read the report took
serious view of it, although most
of the senator's refused to believe Till
man had ever done anything in viola
tion of his oath as senator.
Tt1ip,on J;fJ ,.ot ,,a,,,,,if +l,n faot 20
the president was giving out charges
against him to alter his determination
to make no statement until Monday.
No effort was made by him to conceal
the fact that when he had learned the
facts concerning the railroad grant he
had made an effort to obtain portions
of the land IN the name of himself and
members of his family, but declared
that as. at the most, he could have
gotten possession of only few hun
dred acres, his efforts were, after all,
in behalf Of the public and not elpec-
Tally in his own interest
The communication to Hale Is near
" 1000 words long, and in addition
there Is appended numerous exhibits,
including copies OF letters written by
Iillman and his agent, William E.
Lee, showing they did make an effort
10 secure several quarter sections of
oregon land, and the reports of the
postoffice inspector who investigated
the transactions Of the land agents. 1t
was through this investigation that
the alleged interest of Tillman was
brought to light, and fatefully, it ap-
pears, it was at his instigation that
the inquiry was begun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09
WAR ON SCHOOL
FRATERNITIES
Iowa Education Commission Drafts
Stringent Law and Will Ask
for Enactment.

DES MONIES, Iowa. Jan. 9.--The
state legislature will be asked to pass
a law absolutely prohibiting fratern-
titles in every high school of the state.
The law drafted by the educational
commission contains three sections
which will settle the fate of the school
fraternities for all time. .They make
1t crime for any student to be a
member of any student secret organ
ization or to solicit pupils to Din.
No fraternity member will be per.
mitted 10 enter any high school in the
state as a scholar.
The secret organizations which still
flourish in the state declare they will
fight the matter on the grounds of
unconstitutiopality and may take it to
the higher courts.