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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
WILL REvoLUTIONIZE
ART OF AVIATION
Western Man Has Machine Capable
Of Furnishing Any Amount
Of Electricity.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. S1.-Llano
A. Whyte, a machinst, living at 75S
Bridgeport avenue, Spokane, claims
to have perfected and patented ma
chine, capable of furnishing any
amount of electricity, which will
revolutionize aviation and wireless
telegraphy and telephony. He has
been at work on the principle of sta
tic electricity since 1901 and claims to
have invented an apparatus, which,
In transmitting static electricity to
three motors. will generate $50 horse
power. He is now at work on an air.
ship of 200 feet in length and capable
of carving a car of 200 pounds which,
he announced. will be publicly dem
onstrated in Suokane within 80 days.
The motive power is to be furnished
by the static machine. Whyte is
backed by party of local capitalists,
who believe his invention has merit
and that he will be able to make
good on his claims. He has made 4
model of the big aerial craft to be
constructed and with this he has been
successful in all kinds Of winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
CHEERING NEWS
FOR MINISTERS
Wsddsnq zee at So Was Raised TO a
Thousand After Lapse Of
Forty Years.

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. S1.-As
John w. Gates. the millionaire, was
stepping into his private car here, a
white-haired man stepped up to him
and extended his hand.
Hello, John" he said.
eWell. how are you, Mr.. Foster" re.
piled the man from Wall street.
Forty years ago the white-haired
man was minister of little Methodist
church at st. Charles, Ill, There came
to him one day a young man from
big farm south Of Turner Junction. H.
and Della Baker, one Of the prettiest
girls In the Sunday school. The young
man wss John w. Gates and Miss
Baker was his betrothed.
4When you married me I only gave
you a SIS fee. but I'll make up for II
now" said Mr.. Gates, as he wrote his
check for $1,000. handed 1t to the di
vine and swung aboard his car as the
train pulled out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Hartman Issues statement to the
press In Which He Says That
He Is Not In q Serious
Condition.
Oh, SUCH A RELIEF
Promised to Let the Newspapers Know
II Anything Serious Came Pro-
vIdlng They Let Him
Alone.

ARDEN, Aug. 31.--Harriman. urged
by q letter from representatives of
the press who camped about his noun
tain home nre 'vs.,~ r~dov last.
came cut with statement that he is
ali right, The statement says:
Il am pursuing the course advised
BY physicians. My treatment abroad
reduced my strength and vitality and
weakened my digestion. Munich ply
siciAns advised an examination by
surgeons as a precaution. This was
done by Drs. Bremen and Cri .e, in
conjunction with Drs. Lyle and James,
They found nothing serious and ad-
vised a rest. This an trying to do.
This covers the whole case. If there
should be anything serious, will let
the press know and as never de-
ceived them. ask that the press now
withdraw its representatives and rely
on me-
The statement was telephoned to
New York and a copy sent to news
paper men here accompanied by a
brief, courteous note. in Harriman's
handwriting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
EARTHQUAKE WILL
DESTROY THE WORLD
Prophet Declares That There Are
Troublesome Times Coming
For the People.

ROCKLAND, Me-, Aug. 31.-Deny
ing having made any prophecy about
the world coming to an end, and an
noucing his purpose to establish a
chain of missions from Panama to the
Arctic for the evangelization OF the
American continent, Rev. Frank w.
Sanford, leader of the famous sect
known as the Holy Ghost and U.s."
granted his first extended interview
since departing on his world cruise Of
10000 miles three years ago.
He said in part:
Earthquakes will be sent by the
Lord to bring men to their senses:
tidal waves with fearful violence. will
sweep along the coasts of the earth
till men in their fright will die of
heart failure: stars will fall from
heaven like falling figs in a tempest;
war and pestilence and famine and
many other similar agencies will be
brought by the Commander in Chief
of heaven to conquer this globe, to
conquer hearts, to bring the lofty
looks of man down end to make en-
phatic the fact that Christ is Lord in
deed"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Mt. pleasant Strike.

MT. PLEASANT, Aug. 31.--That
Mt. pleasant is rapidly evolving from
its intellectual environments into an
industrial center was brought home
to the people of the community when
word was spread over town that there
had been a strike at the canning fac
tory. Following so closely on the
heels Of the strike of the roofers at
the high school and of the carriers at
the Journal it emphasized the point
that Mt. Pleasant was no longer to
be regarded as the Athens Of Iowa.
The strike at the canning factory re-
suited in about thirty husky young
men in the husking department de-
manding their time and quitting their
jobs. The alacerity with which Man
ager Loveland paid them off and let
them go rather took the zest out OF
the movement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Carthage Man Who Received Nomlna-
tion on a Silver, Has De-
cIined to Be Candidate
For Supreme Judge
WAS A PATHETIC SIGHT HE SAVE NO REASONS
nittee VIII Meet In Quincy on
? Thursday Afternoon Of This Week
to Select Man to Go
on the Ticket.

QUINCY, Aug. 31.-Judge David L.
Mack, of Carthage, H., who was nom-
mated for the office of supreme judge
at the convention held In Macomb,
August II and IS, on the two hundred
tn ballot, has declined to run for the
office.
From his home in Carthage yester-
day afternoon, about o'clock, he sent
tae following message to the chair
man of the notification committee at
Quincy.
Carthage, ILL.,, Aug. S0-Perry G..
Ellis, Quincy. H.; After careful con-
sideration, feel compelled by con-
clusions reached, to decline the nomi-
nation for Judge of the supreme court
for the Fourth District of Illinois. Am
forwarding letter.
DAVID e. MACK.
Immediately on receipt of the tele-
gram Mr.. Ellis reached Judge Mack
by telephone, telling him he was sor-
ry he had made such decision, as
the Republican party, as far as he
knew, vas in readiness to give him
it's utmost support. He asked Judge
Mack would not give the sub
stance of his letter, with his reasons
for declining the nomination, and was
told that Judge Mack could not do so,
as the latter would not be prepared
until today Judge lack, however
urged that the committee should at
once be called together for the purpose
of filing the vacancy under the rule
adopted at the convention that nomi.
mated him at Macomb, which provided
for the filling of any vacancy by the
committee
Immediately upon the announcement
of Judge Mack declining to run for su'
preme judge, no time was lost. The
temporary head of the supreme court
judicial committee, In Quincy, within
few minutes, framed a call for the
committee to meet for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate, notifying
! every member by telegraph and fol
lowing up tlat notification by letter
Thursday was thought to be the earli
est date for giving the members an
opportunity for convening. BY break
fast time this morning every member
of the committee in the fourteen coun
ties composing the district should bf
in possession of the telegraph notice
of the meeting to be held in this cit!
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
FIRE FIGHTING
TRUST FORMED
Bloomington, Peoria Springfield and
Decatur Have Novel Plan
For Protection.

BLOOMINGTON, H., Aug. S1-The
recent fire at Decatur has led the fire
department chiefs of the cities CT
Bloomington. Peoria, Springfield and
Decatur to plan a system of aid for
each other when needed. The four
cities are connected by trolley and en-
gines and other apparatus can be ship
ped from one city tc another in two
hours time or less BY equiping flat
car, apparatus could be speedily load
ed and forwarded to the city in need
of aid without loss of time. A system
of cooperation will be evolved which
will be of mutual advantage and give
each city the benefit of the apparatus
owned by the other three. The scheme
has the approval of insurance compan.
les.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
PANAMA ROCKED
BY EARTHQUAKE
Buildings Shook but No Damage Was
Done to the Canal, 1t
Is Thought.

PANAMA, Aug. 31.-The Isthmus of
Panama experienced an earth shock,
extending over large extent OF terri
tory. No damage was done, however.
nor is 1t believed that the canal has
been affected in any way. The admin
istration of the government and the
canal commissioners here, and at An.
con, We're so severely shaken that the
clerks left their desks hurriedly for
the street. They soon returned. how
ever, when it was seen that no dam
age had been done and that the first
shock was not followed by a second.
The quake was felt also at Aguadulce,
in Cocle Province, and at Pacora, in
the Province OF Panama, points more
than a hundred miles apart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
ABDUL HAMID
IN BAD SHAPE
Deposed Sultan Seems to be Loosins
His Mind and Is Not Expected
to Live.

PARIS, Aug. S1.-A dispatch to the
Matin from Salonica tells of the SER
ious condition of the deposed sultan
of Turkey, Abdul Hamid The dis
patch states he is weak, both mentally
and physically, and is not expected
to live many more days. He gives
the most incoherent orders and de-
nands extraordinary articles from
those who are attending him. Dur
ing the night he awakens and asks the
women to tell him his fortune with
cards, and he is seized now and again
with fits of sudden madness. and at
times with fits of gayety. He sleeps
fully dressed. having the fixed idea
that he will die during the night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
LYNCH ATTEMPT
WAS frustrated
Eight People Wounded and the Pris-
oner Was Taken to Another
Place.

BRoCKHAvEN, Miss, Aug. Sin
an Intellectual attempt to lynch Rob-
ert Woodhall, white, held on charge
of assaulting Myrtle Neal, aged IL,
also white, eight were wounded in
the fight between the girls father
and friends of the Woodhall family
Woodhall was guarded by troops and
hurried on special train to Jackson
for safe keeping.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
But Fire DrsA Saved Nearly Thou
sdan Lives in Fire In Child
ren's Home Last Even
ing.
Twelve Year Old Tots Carried Out tn,
Babies When tho Fire Drill
Was Put to A s.
Test.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The bodies
OF seven young children burned beyond
recognition were found today in the
ruins OF st, Malachi's Home for chill
dren, at Rockaway Park. The fire.
men are seeking others. The dis
covery of the bodies was great
shock, the police having reported af-
ter the fire last night, that all of the
children We're safe. The courage OF
the sisters at the orphanage with the
prompt response of the children to
the fire drill saved hundreds of little
lives..
1t is unknown how the seven dead
were separated from their compaa-
ions The bodies were found huddled
in room on the second floor, appar-
emily clinging together. Nearly a
thousand children were in the home
which was wooden structure. oc-
cupying an entire block facing the
ocean. The inmates are from two to
twelve years old. Fira started in the
engine room at o'clock last night,
when the children had just retired
and the sisters we're at devotions. The
fire drill was sounded and spectators
cheered as the twelve year olds ap-
peared carrying the babies. AS soon
as the children We're in the street a
roll was called and all were reported
safe. The refugee children We're talk
en- to the Hebrew saritarium in the
next block.
The records of the home were de-
stroyed and thousand children's
history" is lost. 1t is practically i'm
possible to determine the names of
the dead and missing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
President ct the American Federation
of Labor is Attending the lnterna.
tionai Congress in the City
OF Paris this Week.
POSITION is MISTAKEN
Delegates From European Countries
Grew Excited and Gould Not un.
derstand What the AmerI-
can Was Talking About.

PARIS, Aug. 31.-Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, was the dramatic center of
the first days session of the sixth
International Trades Union congress,
when several European delegates bit.
terly denounced what they claimed to
pc the unequiyocal attitude Of the
American Federation with reference
to Joining the international movement.
Mr.. Gompers insisted that the prob
lens and policies of American trades
unionism We're SO intermingled with
American traditions and ideas that
Americans could i'll spare the time TO
encounter the influence of European
leaders where the trades unionism
tendencies were temperamentally dir,
ferent.
Nevertheless, as an evidence that
the United States was anxious for in
ternational cooperation Mr.. Gompers
introduced proposal favoring world
wide organization which would de.
fend the rights and interests Of all
and create international fraternity
and solidarity"
Mr.. Gompers explained that for the
present he was merely an auditor, but
was ready to give his opinions. He
said it had been the aspiration of the
American workmen to come into
closer contact with the labor move
ment in Europe, as they We're pro
foundly attached to the cause of solid
arity of labor. One obstacle in the
way of afflliation, he said, was the
feeling that antagonism existed In
Europe toward American trades un
ionism. Moreover, 1t was feared the
workmen might be compelled to sub
ordinate their policies to those of the
men knowing little or nothing about
American industrial conditions and
problems.
Mr.. Gompers' statement was receiv
ed coldly. Several delegates jumped
to their feet to protest. Hueber, ar
Austrian delegate. vehemently char
acterized Mr.. Gompers' explanation as
mockery. He, like the others, hat
been under the impression that the
Americans meant business, and thai
Mr.. Gompers was the official dele
gate from that country. Otherwise he
could not understand how the Amer
lean resolutions happened to be print
ed in the official program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
We Gather Conditions.

Fair. cool weather in the eastern
states has attended the passage of the
area of highest pressure to New Eng
land, while the deepening of the de-
preston in Florida has been attend
ed by rains in the South Atlantic
states.
The temperature has risen slightly
in the Central valleys and the day
temperature has been high in the up
per Missouri valley, which is follow
ed by lower temperatures, with an
area of high pressure moving from
Manitoba into North Dakota.
High temperature continues in the
depression IN southern California.
which has remained nearly stationary,
and there have been showers in the
southern mountain region.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Pennsylvania Train Held Up and Elk,
press Car Looted While Pas
sensers Also Were
Robbed.
I TUNNEL cATAsTRopHY
Watchman Frustrated What Would
Likely Have Been Great Rail.
road Horror In Ohio
Tunnel.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. S1.-Ban,
dts held up and looted Pennsylvania
train 80, known as the Pittshurg and
Northern Express while passing Lew
iston Narrows, SO miles west OF here,
at one-thirty this morning. The Ad-
ans Express car was looted and many
passesgers were robbed. Conductor
Issac Poffenberger was shot through
the hand. Meagre reports say red
light on the tracks stopped the train.
while another one says an explosion
OF dynamite stopped the train. The
bandits escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
BURLINGTON NEEDS
NO COMBINATIONS
President Hill Says That the Road
Can Take Care of its West
ern Traffic.

ST. PAUL. MINI, Aug. 31.-"Com-
binations and consultations which
are being made daily in railway cir
cles in the west have little or no ef-
feet in this part of the country. There
are no new combinations considered
here. and all rumors to the contrary
are errors" This statement was made
by James j. Hill, chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Great North
ern. 1--WE have all the connections in
the Mississippi Valley we need. The
Burlington takes care of all the traf-
fic that is not routed via other lines,
he added.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Bouaht M. N. & s. Road.

. KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Cap-
ltaiists In this city and in st. Joe
nave, in combination. purchased the
controlling interests in the Muscatine
Worth 4 South railroad. Fifty thou
sana dollars. the first installment of
sne agreed price, was paid August /.
lhe new owners have already adj
vanced $4,000 for repair work on the
roaa IN Muscatine There is little
uoupt that the road will Immediately
= oe extended to Burlington and put In
rrst class shape.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
FAR FROM A
QUIET ELECTION
Costa Rica Ballots Cause the Natives
to Take the Opportunity Of En-
easlns in Three Days
Riot.
REVOLUTION STARTED
An All Night Flight At a Bridge Prob
ably Resulted In a Number Of
People Having Been
Drowned.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. s1.-Rioting
has been progressing for three days
at Port Limon, Costa Rica, over the
elections. According to dispatches in
pitched battle yesterday at Revent-
azon Bridge, score were injured.
There was fighting all of Sunday night
and 1t is believed that some rioters
were thrown into the river and drown
ed. A revolution was started. The
authorities raided the headquarters
and confiscated the arms. There were
sixty arrests. Raids are continuing
today. The balloting was finished to-
day and rioting became general Don
Ricardo Jiminiz is probably elected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
DoWIE's SUCCESSOR
rs IN JAIL
Begins a Six Months Term and viii
Edit a Magazine From
Cell.

WAUKEGoN. H.. Aug. S1.-voliva,
Dowies' successor, was taken to the
McHenry county Jail today to begin
a six months sentence for failure to
nay the ten thousand dollar libel
judgment to Philip Mothersill. He
declares that he will continue his re-
iigious work and edit a magazine
from his cell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
An Eclipse q Mars.

NIAGARA, N. Y, August S1.-An
interesting eclipse of Mars by the
moon, visible throughout the United
states. will occur Wednesday evening
septenaber 10. according to bulletin
issued by Prof. William r. Brooks at
smith Observatory. The phenomenon
WIN last about an hour, beginning in
the longitude Of Washington at S:42
o'clock and ending at 9:39 O'clock
Inc eclipse will be visible to the max
ed eye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
KEoKUK MINISTER
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Fall Program at the Des Moines Y
M. c. "A. is Considered to be
a Strong One.
Especial to The Gate City.l

DEs MONIES, Aug. 31.-A list of
the speakers that will appear in the
Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium this fall has
beer announced and is considered es-
pecially string. The list follows:
Rev. George G. Williams of Keo-
kuk.
Dad Elliot.
Dr. Winfred Hall.
DR.. p. A. Steiner OF Gr.nnell
Mr.. ]. F. Bailey, state secretary OF
the X NJ. G. "A. of Nebraska
Hon. "A. f. Burgess of Aledo, III.
]. Monammad All.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Circus Man Arrested.

QUINCY, Aug. 31.-A tough looking
speciman of humanity who gave his
name as John Costello and said that
he was six-horse driver with the
Barnum & Bailey show, was arrested
last night at Second and Maine streets
by Officers Hollender and Bergman,
in company with another fellow who
got away, he was walking down Maine
street and insulting every woman he
passed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
RodX Beside Track.

LA GRANGE, Mo-. Aug. S1-The
body of a man about thirty years old,
supposed to be "Speck" Farr, a lab
orer, of Burlington, Iowa. was found
lying beside the tracks of the Burling-
ton railroad in the southern part of
the city, with his head crushed and
one shoulder badly mangled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
THE WEATHER.
Indications For Iowa. Illinois and Mis-
souri,, Wired From chlccgo.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
and partly cloudy weather tonight and
Wednesday.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday.
For Iowa: Unsettled and partly
cloudy weather tonight and Wednes-
day.
For Missouri: Generally fair wealth.
er except possibly local showers to-
night or Wednesday west portion.
Cooler tonight west portion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
One Occurred in America During the
Time of GIL to e:27 O'Clock
According to Scimo-
graph.
rs OF SOME IMPORTANCE
Father odsnbach's Machine Shows
that the Tremor Was More Pro.
nounced Than Yesterdays
Quake.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 31.-The
Seimograph in the laboratory of
Father Odenbsch at ST. Ignatius Col
lege recorded an earthquake some
where on this continent from Gil to
6:27 o'clock this morning. 1t was
more pronounced than the vibrations
from Panama of yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Optimism Is Keynote.
[By Louis f. Correa, staff correspon-
dent, United Press.1
Ocean Record Lowered.

LONDON, Aug, 31.-The Maure-
tania lowered her previous worlds
transatlantic record by two hours,
and SO minutes, crossing from New
York to Queenstown in four days,
fourteen hours and twenty-seven min
utes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
New Auto Record

ERIE. Pa, Aug. Barney Old
field went mile in lip Is on half
mile track. lowering his own record
22-5 seconds. Battling Nelson rode
with Oldfield.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
RIerlot is Coming.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 91.-Curtiss
and Bleriot. with biplane and mono
plane, appear here in October, ac-
cording to cablegram received last
night by the management of the mo-
tor speedway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Orr at Rome.

ROME Aug. 31-A slight earth
quake this afternoon scared the peo-
pie The Pope at the Vatican felt
it. 1t lasted but a few seconds, and
no damage is reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
River Forecast.
The river will fa'l slowly.
Local Observations.

Bar.Ther. Wind W'h'r.
90 Z p. m. J. 1904 70 S Clear
81 Z a. m. 5. 5000 So S Clear
River above low waite. of 1864, 4
feet. 5 tenths
Change in "a hours, fall, tenth.
Mean temperature. sc.
Maximum temperature. 70.
Minimum temperature, 50.
FRED Q. GOSEWIsCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
Attempt FoiIed.

MINERAL CITY, Aug, 31.---A plot
to wreck the Cleveland and Pittsburg
passenger train this morning at the
tunnel between here and Canal Dover
was frustrated by Watchman John
Mace, who is in q dying condition at
Canal Dover. Mace interrupted the
wreckers working in the tunnel and
hand to hand encounter with four
bandits followed. Mace shot one
dead, wounded another and received
wounds himself. Section hands came
and the bandits fled, one leaving a
trail of blood. Officers are attempting
to identify the dead bandit.