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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
CITY NEWS.
AT
Sullivan & AuWerda'S

beginning at 8 o'clock Sunday
evening sacred concert will be given
at st. Francis De Sales church by a
large choir composed of many of the
leading singers of the city.
"A sacred concert is to be given
Sunday evening at st. Francis De
Sales Catholic church, beginning at s
O'Clock. Many of the leading singers
of the city will take part.
More than one hundred voices will
take part in the sacred concert Sun.
day evening at st. Francis De Sales
Catholic church. The concert is ex.
pected to be an excellent one.
Fine soloists, large chorus of
young singers, the most attractive of
cantatas, AMI beautiful instrumental
parts are combined in the Rose Maid
en- at the high school Friday night.
The presentation of Rose Maiden
tomorrow evening by Keokuk's young
singers at the high school is matter
of general interest. ENCOURAGE them
by attending. Admission so cents.
--Asaph Buck has decided to Saidee
E. john, lot 5 on block 129 the prop
erty being on the north side of Nor
gan street between Eighth and Ninth
streets. The consideration is not stat.
ed in the deed filed.
The sacred concert to be given
Sunday evening at O'Clock at st.
Francis De Sales Catholic church is
expected to be the best ever given In
the city and there should be large
audience present to hear it.
Mrs. George Henzel received the
sad news today of the death of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Stoos of st. Louis.
The deceased had number of ac-
quaintances in Keokuk, made during
visits here with Mrs Henzel.
Miss Anna Kamuf has returned
to her former home, No. 1921 High
street, from Pierre, South Dakota.
where she has made her home the
most of the time for the past two
years, during which she was '.home.
steader" and Is now the owner of 160
acres of land located half way be-
tween Powell and Yowlin, about eight
miles from the new railroad. Miss
Kamuf has taken number of drives
through the country and is very much
taken with it. She expects to return
to Pierre in the near future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
CITY NEWS.
Rea The Daily Gate city.

rita Inc daily Gate City.
Answers to the following ads can
be had by calling at this office for
them: H. b. COB" Il" ITO
Buy" "R" CD &c. L." "B. F. "R.
o." &C." *"
|, Lucretia Rubens has decided to
Eliza Giles, lots 3, 4 and 5 in block 8
of Gate addition, the property being on
the east side of Burk street between
Decatur and York streets. No consid-
GRAFTON is given in the deed filed for
record
Undertook, Ill, small town near
Hannibal suffered a 100000 fire yes
terday morning when tie entire bust
ness section was wiped out. also five
residences. Had not the wind chang
ed during the fire, the entire town
would have been destroyed.
The case of Mcdonald VS.. the Cen
eral Construction company wllich has
been on trial in the district court since
last week, being the first jury case
of the present term, was swinging
along today with good prospects of its
going to the jury late this afternoon.
james Hogan, the popular Rock
Island fiagman at the foot of Bank
street is receiving many compliments
on the neat appearance of his flag
house and surroundings which he
takes SO much pride in keeping neat
and tidy. On each side of the house
flowers have begun to grow and nice
little grass slope makes the place
look coy amidst the otherwise dull
surroundings OF the railroad yards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
CITY NEWS

Sacred concert Sunday evening at
st. Francis De Sales Catholic church.
The steamers Wenona and Keokuk
made their regular trips yesterday
and left this morning for Burlington
and Quincy.
The launch Viper is receiving a
handsome coat of white paint at the
first lock. The boat will be ready for
shipment to the Hennepin as soon as
the paint dries.
The many friends of ]. C. Hagney
were glad to see him about the city
today and able to be on duty again
He has been confined to his home fol
more than month.
The annual meeting of the Youne
Mems Christian Association is to be
held this evening at the association
auditorium. Many invitations have
been sent CT and the public is also
invited to be present. The meeting
this year is expected to be big one
The steamer Dubuque arrived II
port last evening at $50 from st
Louis and after unloading a gooc
bunch of freight for this place, pulled
out for Burlington. The boat will re
turn down stream this evening ant
after lying here all night will go tt
ST. Louis in the morning.
Hannibal has case Of illega
voting, the result of which will be
watched with interest by Keokuk PEG
pie. A newspaper from that place
says: Charged with voting Illegally al
the last city election Henry Killian
of the west side, was arrested thi:
morning by Constable George w
Munson. When arraigned before Jus
tice Allen f. Dent he entered plea
of not guilty and the case was SCI
| for trial the latter part of this week
1t is alleged that Killian voted at the
last election after having pleaded
guilty to the charge of petit larceny
some weeks before. The warrant was
issued on an affidavit sworn to BY
City Attorney John G. Cable. The
Judges in the sixth ward where Xii
liam voted, it is said refused to take
action in the matter when his vote
was challenged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
GAS FACTORIES.
In People Who Do not Know How &c
Select Food and Drink Properly.

On the coffee question lady says:
az used to be so miserable after
breakfast that l did not know how to
get through the day Life was bur-
den to me. When l tried to sleep l
was miserable by having horrible
dreams followed by hours of wakeful-
ness Gas would rise on my stomach
and would belch almost continually
Then every few weeks l would have a
long siege of sick headaches. | tried
a list of medicines and physicians
without benefit.
Finally, I concluded to give up my
coffee and tea altogether and use Pos
tum. The first cup was failure. 1t
was wishy-washy and ] offered to give
the remainder of the package to any
one who would take it.
81 noticed later on in one Of the adj
vertisements that Postum should be
boiled at least 10 minutes to make it
good. asked the cook how she made
it and she said, Just the same as
did tea, being careful not to let it
steep too long.
81 read the directions and concluded
Postum had not had a fair trial, SO we
made new lot and boiled it Is to 20
minutes. That time it came to the
table different beverage and was SO
delicious that We have been using it
ever since.
my sick headaches left entirely as
did my sleepless nights, and am now
a different woman"
There's Reason" Read The
Road to Wellville' in packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
VOL Shirts are the Best Shirts

Capital City and the trip begun last
night. The PARTY, aside from Major
Meigs comprises: Engineers George
Hartel and T. T. Meyling of Keokuk
end Howard Young of Des Moines.
Before leaving Des Moines Major
Meigs had the following to say re-
earding the surveying trip and credits
Captain E. H. Thomas of the South
Ottumwa postof1ce with having fur
nished him most of mis- data for the
trip:
Mississippi river steamboats, have
gone up the Des MONIES river as far
IS Fort Dodge" continued Colonel
sIeigs. Capt. E. H. Thomas of OF
tlmwa, an old river man who has CIV
ea me much valuable information, told
me recently that he had known of
forty boats to be on the Des Moines
river at one time.
During the civil war some eastern
capitalists came to Iowa and built
dams and locks in the Des MONIES
river between Keokuk and Ottumwa.
The locks were about ten or twelve
miles apart and at tina, time the lar
fest boats on the Mississippi came up
u Ottumwa. The company improved
he river, sold the surrounding land,
and then let the dams fall to pieces
There is more water in the river
now than ever before, partly due to
TIE new streams of the drainage along
The valley. The Des MONIES river has
slope of foot and a half to the mile
while the Mississippi has but -four
inches. The result is that the current
Is unusually swift and naturally boats
come up much slower than they &c
down."
4 Colonel Meigs says he has never
travelled on the Des Moines river and
much of the information he possesses
has been gained from former river
captains and from histories.
u believe" he added that the Des
Noines is more nearly navigable now
than it ever has been. OF course, a
great deal of work on the channel
will have to be done before big boats
can travel the stream.
Just below Ottumwa the river is
full of huge boulders. In the old days
Tie steamboats, simply drifted ovel
them. If boat ran on to one o.
tho boulders it either slid on over OF
turned around and slid off backwards
in those days dynamite was not in ex
';tence and it would be simple mat
ter now to remove the builders"
Colonel Meigs and his party have
!; no provisions for sleeping and the,
Viii not start until they have mapped
cut the trip, SO that they may arrive
at town each evening. They expec
to travel about forty or fifty miles
day.
The engineers will take survey
and measurements on the trip, get tn,
: depth and width of the river at diff
farent points and report their finding
to the officials at Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
Thomas Gives Information.

Major Meigs' boat, the Hornet"
which was shipped to Des Moines
from Keokuk last week, arrived in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13
ST. Louis 70 ST. PAUL,

ST. LOUIS TO ST. PAUL.
Largest and finest passenger steam
ers on Mississippi river.
FiRsT-cLAss SERVICE.
Steamer Dubuque leaves Keokuk for
St. Louis every Monday and Friday at
6 a. m.
Steamer Dubuque leaves Keokuk for
Davenport every Wednesday at 500 p
m.
Passenger rate only $3.50 from Keo
kuk to st. Louis and return with 10
day limit of ticket.
Jno. McNamara, Agent,
Ke1kuk, Iowa
ISAAC P. LusK,
Gen. Pass. Agent. st. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-13

Mary weak, nervous women have
been restored t. health by Foley's Kid
ney Remedy as it stimulates the kid
neys SO they will eliminate the waste
matter from the blood Impurities
depress the nerves, causing nervous
exhaustion and other ailments. Com
me- e today and You will soon be well.
Pleasant to take. Wilkinson & Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
GOVERNMENT GAMBLING.

It seems TO he fact that the Span
ish government has given conces-
sion for great gambling establish
mont at San Sebastian on the Monte
Carlo pattern This, it is understood,
in opposition to tho wish of King
Alfonso, who has his summer residence
there, it being on the Bay of Biscay
and close to the main Pyrcnees; 1t is
but few miles from the French front
Ter, and is great watering place.
The king wanted seclusion which
would be impossible with the grand
rush of the gambling fraternity; but
the ministry wanted the money the
concession would briDg-two million
dollars year and share in the profits
of the games.
IL is said that there is genuine
boom on in real estate at San Sc
bastian in consequence of the conces-
sion, hotel men seeing great future
for their business, and many buying
and building. The concession was
granted to one NJ. Marquet, who has a
gambling resort at Ostend, and who is
also interested in the Monte Carlo
gambling palace. He is not in good
odor. having introduced at Ostend and
also at Monte Carlo features considered
unfair.
The Spanish government is in great
need of money, Tho war with the
trbesmen of Morocco has exhausted
the treasury, and the people are so
heavily taxed already that the imposi-
tion of further taxation is difficult. Tho
public debt charge alone is $70,000,0O
year, or almost 81 per capita on the
population. and Spain is almost in
extremity in its finances. To a Minis
try so pressed as tho Spanish Ministry
is. the opening presented for financial
relief is alluring They see that in
pay all the public expenses, there be
ing no tax levies. It is the same at
Macas, under Portuguese admlnistra-
tion, at the mouth Of the Canton river,
where the gambling concession pays
$1,000 a day and the lottery $4,000 a
month, and the whole place is kept like
parlor.
1t is no doubt true that the Span,
iards and Portuguese fail to have such
supreme horror Of gambling on moral
grounds ms we have in America, so
that the wave of popular resentment
against such concession may not be felt
in Spain against this ministerial move
that we would feel in like case. Public
lotteries are a recognized means of
raising revenue in those countries. But
such schemes are vast evils from an
economic standpoint and in the end it
is certain that Spain will be much the
worse for granting this gambling con.
cessiou.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
STOP THE THIEF!

The governments OF tho United
arresting zelaya and bringing him be-
fore some competent tribunal for tral.
There are two great oifenses that he has
committed. He has murdered and tor
tured prisoners of war and those IN
prison by his arbitrary orders. lie
should be tried for murder on these
accounts. He should bo tried also as
n public thief for abusing his position
as president of Nicaragua and plunder-
ing the public for his own private ad-
vantage. He has sold concessions and
put the money in his own pocket, lie
has robbed citizens. He has BEEN IN
fact, public robber during his whole
term, This has made him enormously
wealthy, and it is supposed, with good
reason, that he has made vast deposits
TO his personal credit in various banks
in Europe, as the fashion is with they
ing dictators of these hot-headcd Latin
American republics. He should he com
PEELED ito disgorge Just ms the Young
Turks have compelled Abdul Hand
to diseorge some of his ill.gotten grabs,
and are still engaged in this effort, Ao-
dul clinging very tightly to his bank de-
posits and holding good many OF them
yet.
The United States is in very talr
position to ask Mexico to cooperate
with her in the proposition 10 BRING
Zelaya to trial on these counts, Inc
peoplc of Nicaragua evidently detest
him, because he is not able to travel
without heavily armed and consider
able bodyguard, The new government
of Nicaragua. especially if the revolu'
tionists are to dictate to that govern
ment, will be eager to bring Zelaya to
Justice and wiring from him his steal
inps. so that the public may receive
the benefit.
Clearly this is the right and Just
thing to do. Zelaya should be taken
into custody by the officers who first
meet him, whether Mexican or Amer
can, and there should be not the
least delay or hesitation in putting
him 60 trial It would be gross out
rage on public decency and justice to
allow Zelaya to escape TO Europe ana
enjoy a lavish life on the steallngs
which he has committed on the people
of Nicaragua. He should be made to
answer for his crimes, and TO disgorgc.
1t is public duty that the people OF
the world expect the United States and
Mexico to meet. Nothing but calling
Zelaya to Just and fair account Will
meet the necessities of public justice
in his case.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
SAFE TO JUMP ON HIM.

Cook is the "under dog" jump on
himl This appears to be the position
of the so-called explorers Club of
New York City. That club has dug up
the old charge that Cook did not reach
the summit of Mount Mckinley as he
claims to have done more than three
years ago. Undoubtedly, it was the YER
diet of the University of Copenhagen
that gave this New York club the cour-
age to take up that old controversy at
this time and pronounce against Cook.
The public has known about that con.
trovcrsy for three years. The Explor-
ers' Club knew all about it when the
case was fresh, and yet it supported
Cook. hammered him, and gave him a
clear bill of achievement. Its action
then is all the more contemplate
now.
DR.. Cook may or may not have as.
cended Mount Mckinley. But this Ex.
plorers Club accepted his claim that he
did. There has been nothing to show
that he did not, except the statements
Of men who admit that they were paid
TO make the adverse statements which
they did, and the chief one of them of
ferred TO substantiate Cook, for coin. The
attack of all that pack upon DR.. Cook
was so evidently black mailing iot
that il should not have been accepted
rs conclusive by any fnir-minded men
Evidently, the only right course foI
| fhc Fxnlorprs' Club to take waa IN ecpd
an expedition to Mount Mckinley to
see if the story of Cook that he left
certain deposits on the summit were
true. And if the chief companion
| later detractor-of DR.. Cook can take
party to some lower point and find the
| Cook deposits. then indeed wonld Cook
be discreditcd; but to act with no fur
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

In the country at large the continu,
ance Of the vital prosperity is noted,
and n satisfactory holiday trade is re-
ported. The colder weather contributed
to the retail trade, The fundamental
condition of prosperity that prevails
throughout the land continues. aud de-
mand is keeping full pace with the pro-
duction. There is something of holl-
day lull in the Wholesale and jobbing
trade, and stock-taking is actually I'M
der way. Inventories are being made
out in manufacturing plants, and indus
trial lines are relatively less active. La"
Dor conditions are generally good, and
with the proposal to arbitrate the
switchmen's strike it may be fairly ex-
pected that the new year will enter up
on labor conditions entirely satisfac-
tory all around.
The stock market is dull and unreli-
able Whenever stocks rise little,
profit taking begins and slump ensues.
The country. however, is on an extreme
ly strong and prosperous basis. There
is an abundance of currency, the money
market is easy, and with the great crops
and general industrial conditions the
sky is clear for continuance Of pros
perity for an indefinite time to come.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
PoLYGAMY THE CORNER STONE

That letter written by Mr.. Harry A.
James, and which was printed in the
Liverpool Weekly Post, is so full of
misstatements that one feels surprise
that it possibly could have been con-
cocted by resident of this city hav-
ing knowledge of facts. For instance,
here is a sample:
My word ought to he as good as any
body's. and my assertion stlll holds good
and that Is that the MorInons do not
rely upon polygamy. and that it is not
their cornerstone, and that the subject
Is never discussed inside or outside a
Mormon meeting house excepting by the
enemies OF that religion.
Now, The Tribune has authoritative
pronouncements in this matter that
abundantly dIsprove the assertion made
by Mr., James. They have come from
the highest church officials and the
recognized doctrinarians of the church
Without attempting to make any ex-
tended comment, we will present a few
of these authorities, realizing that they
speak plainly for themselves and amply
support our contention that polygamy
is the most vital principle of Mormon
ism, They are as follows:
Now. II any OF you Will deny the plu-
rality of wives, and continue to do so.
promise that you Will be damned
Brigham Young.
The principle OF plurality of wives
never VIII be done away.-Eleber c. Kim
ball
The Mormons claim plural marriage as
an essential part OF their religious faith.
and maintain that 1t is practiced under
the direct command OF the Deity
Charles w. Penrose.
II the whole people chose to repudiate
polygamy they would have had to take
the consequences of rejecting a cardinal
part OF their religious belief.-Descret
News editorial.
For behold l reveal unto you a new
and an everlasting covenant; and II ye
abide not that covenant, then are We
damned; for no one can reject this COW
enant. and be, permitted TO enter into
my glory.-Polygamou revelation in
Doctrine and Covenants.
/ understand the law of celestial mar
riage TO mean that every man In the
church. who has the ability TO obey and
practice 1t in Righteousness and VIII not
shall -bc damned. ] say | understand
It TO mean this and nothing less. and
I testify in the name OF Jesus that II
does mean that,-Joseph f Smith.
There are hundreds Of other and
similar expressions, all going to desig-
nate polygamy as a fundamental prin-
ciple of Mormon belief, but these
given are sufficient to establish the
accuracy of our contention. AS to the
assertion that the principle is never
discussed except by "enemies - OF Nor
monism, it is only necessary to call
| attention to the fact that it was the
president Of the church who purposcly
brought the matter up at meeting
of eeclesiasts and their wives in Ogden,
Mr.. Smith there said. 81 am only
telling you that it Tpolygamyl is a
principle revealed by God to Joseph
Smith the prophet, and the Latter-day
Saint who denies and rejects that truth
in his heart might as well reject every
other truth connected with his mis-.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
POSTAL RULING EXPLAINED,

There has been n good deal of oh.
lection in the Eastern newspapers and
some rather malicious fun poked at the
Postoflice Department, by reason of lis
ruling as to the postage required on
packages whereon was written, mot
10 be opened till Christmas. The de-
partment has held that where this
postage must be paid, but that when
tho same wording is printed or put on
with a stamp, it goes as fourth-class
matter.
The matter is made clear, however,
by communication from Mr.. =, V.
De Graw, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. TO the New York Evening
Post. Mr.. De Graw will be remembered
as having been connected with the Salt
Lake Tribune in a business capacity
under the management Of Mr Perry S.
Heath. The explanation of the matter
is clear and definite the law being as
follows:
With a package of fourth class matter
prepaid at the proper rate for that class
the sender may enclose any mailablc
third class matter and may write upon
the wrapper or cover thereof. or tag oI
label accompanying the same, his name
occupation. residence. or business adj
dress. preceded by the word from" and
any marks. numbers. names. or letters
for purpose OF description. or may print
thereon the same, and any printed mat
ter not in the nature OF personal corre-
spondence. bat there must be left on tho
address side. or face. of the package 8
space sufficient for legible address anG
necessary stamps.