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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
LEROY Ware in
SUPREME COURT
Wayne County Banker stIll Seeking to
Gain His Liberty From the
Fort Madison
Penltentiary.
THE JUDGES CLOSE EARS
The Supreme Court of the state Refus-
ed to Listen to His Case Until
Informed About the
Matter.

DIES MONIES, Nov 1.-THE SUI
preme court Is in doubt whether 1t
has jurisdiction in the Leroy Ware
case. When Ware was brought be-
fore the court by Warden Sanders,
the judges refused to hear the case
and suggested to the attorneys that
they draw stipulation and submit
arguments. The attorneys are now in
consultation.
Ware arrived in the city in charge
of guard from the penitentiary at
Fort Madison to appear before the
supreme court In his habeas corpus
proceedings to regain his liberty
Ware had been paroled but was
arrested and reincarcerated by Judge
Towner of Corydon under decision
in which he held that the parole board
had no power to liberate men who
were convicted prior to July 4, 1907
when the indeterminate sentence law
went into effect.
Immediately after his reincarcera
tion, J. l.. Livingston, Wares attor
ney, made application for a writ ol
habeas corpus to the supreme court
Justice Emil McClain issued it, max
ing 1t returnable on Nov. 16.
| Attorney Livingston based his ha
beas corpus proceedings upon the
claim that Judge Towner's decision II
not right and that by it he violated
the parole granted Ware by the boart
Of parole.
This pleading puts Judge Towner'
sEopinfon forward as one OF the mai
/ questions to be decided in the case
and the supreme court, in handin
down its opinion, will have to pass o.
the soundness or unsoundness O
Judge Towner's opinion.
The decision of the high tribuna
is being awaited with much interest
| for If 1t upholds Judge Towner the,
many convicts out on parole VIII
were imprisoned before the new la,
went into effect will be subject t
immediate recommitment upon tn
motion of the county attorney in til
county to which they were convicted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
GENERAL GRANT
SAVED FROM FIRE
Had to Leave His Home by Ladder
During the Blaze at His
Residence.

CHICAGO, Nov. IT. General Fred
erick d. Grant and mis- wife were
taken down a ladder to safety today
when fire attacked their home on the
north side. Six servants were also
carried down by the firemen. None
were hurt, although two women just
escaped suffocation by smoke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Warmer Thurs
day
For Illinois: Fair tonight with cold
er northeast portion. Thursday fair
and warmer.
For Iowa: Fair tonight with warm
er northwest portion. Thursday fair
and warmer.
For Missouri: Fair tonight, Thurs
day fair and warmer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
For Happiness.

who Is the happiest of men? He
who values the merits of others and
in their pleasure takes Joy, even as
tho ,twere his own Goethe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
Arrival of cotfins Kept Secret.


Two hundred and fifty pine boxes in
which are to be buried such of the
bodies as are recovered, arrived in a
covered train and were stored near
the mine, although the fact was care
fully kept from the afflicted families.
The belief was expressed by Mine
Manager Taylor that the men in the
mine were dead soon after the dis
aster on Saturday. Taylor has re-
peatedly risked his life to get into the
mine and was all but sacrificed when
he wandered 200 feet from tae main
shaft and returned just in time to see
the rekindled flames eating their way
toward the cage in which was his only
means Of escape.
Every man in that mine was put
to sleep on the day Of the fire." said
Taylor. There is no reason in the
world why any one should try to
arouse false hopes in the minds Of
these poor people
The men in the mine are dead
They can not be alive. To make these
poor people think that when the mine
IS opened their loved ones Will bt
found In some remote portion Of the
mime is cruel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
State Militia at the Top Of The Mine In Which the
Dead Bodies Are Lying, Expected to Like
IL Cause Serious Trouble.
READY TO EXHUME The CORPSES
No BODIES Removed Today But Ever yihing is BE-
Ing Prepared For the Pitfful work OF
Bringing Up Of the Dead.

cen are n OIL keWanee and z OF Gales
burg. They are under command of
Col. Dickson and will be stationed
about the mine.
THE decision to call for troops was
agreeable to all parties concerned,
said Sheriff Skoglund. 1t was thought
that when they begun to take out the
bodies confusion migat ensue. Mem
bers of some of the distressed families
might become excited and the situa-
tion might get oul OF control Of the
local authorities A conference was
held between the loca. and state Off
cials already here and officials con-
nected with the mine. It was agreed
the presence of militia woulS not be a
disadvantage.
I'VE do not expect trouble; yet, If
any thing should happen, we don't
want to be in the position of having
neglected any precaution.'
Despite Sheriff Skoglund's assur-
ance that no apprehension prompted
the call for troops, many wild rumors
were circulated. One was that a
crowd of men from points outside Of
Cherry had determined to take the sit
uation into their own hands and carry
out the rescue work themselves.
Another said a plot had been formed
to blow up number of private cars on
the switches here. One of them is
! the private car Of President Earling
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
4 railroad, who remains night and day
on the ground. All OF these run1ors
were scoffed at, by the officials and
branded as absurd.
j When the bodies will be brought te
the surface is doubtful. None of the
officials believe any of the 800 entomb
i ed men are alive Fire in the mine
was even more intense than it was
when the men were entrapped and nc
effort could be made to enter it yes
4 terday.
\ Only Two Men in 80 Families Alive.
In making the rounds of the miners
s. homes, Dracan Mcdonald president O
District No. IL United Mine Workers
s. discovered that a new baby had ar
rived at home which lost fathe
and a son. The mother was kept il
ignorance of the disaster. Eighty-si.
of the homes visited were, with the eS
ception of children without male mem
berg.
Only the most frantic of the womel
who lost husbands ventured to visi
. the shaft and these crying for los
ones had to be almost forcibly takel
back Frequently a puff of smok
issued from crevice in the coverin
over the shaft. This was taken a
). an evidence of the fire raging inside
, Outdoors, the women experienced tn
! utmost cold, as icy wind was blow
: ing over the prairie.
Speculation was rife as to the locs
!, tion of the bodies in the mine. Ur
. til this is determined, the immediat
. cause Of tae mems death-whether
: was fire, suffocatlon by smoke or tn
falling in of parts of the mine wi
= not be known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17
Daily River Bulletin.
Local Observations.

River above low water of 1854 feet
7 tenths.
Change in "a hours ! foot.
Mean temperature, Nov. 18th 40;
maximum temperature, 40; minimum
temperature. 80.
River Forecast.
The river viii continue to rise dur
ing the next As hours.
FRED q. GosEwIsCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-17

WASHyN 0N, Nov. IT." History
shows ~ the high cost Ct living is
the ling of every national de-
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eervIes In tho United statss.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
COULD WEDDING?
"Mr. and Mrs. Frank j."
Leave London For Paris.
DIVORCE ONLY RECENTLY GOT
Millionaire Puzzled Friends Recall
the Suddenness of His Former
Marriage to Miss Helen
Kelly of New York.

London, Oct. 2S.-"Has Frank Jay
ing the divorce decree granted to his
wife only recentlyT
This question is puzzling Americans
in London after the announcement
from the Savoy hotel, where the young
American millionaire has been stop
ping for several days. and which reads
like the announcement of Il marriage.
1t was as follows:
"Mr. and Mrs. Frank j. Gould and
suit left the Savoy hotel today for
Paris.''
The announcement was issued after
the departure of Mr.. Gould, and he
could not be located by kilograms to
Paris. The hotel management says Mr..
Gould's marriage is no secret and that
he was stopping at the hotel with Mrs.
Gould and their servants. They fail to
identify the woman they call the wife
of Mr.. Gould except that she is Mrs.
Gould and a remarkably beautiful wo-
man.
Friends of the young millionaire in
London declare they have no knowl-
edge of his marriage or even his en-
gagement and that the announcement
from the Hotel Savoy is Il great sur
prise to all of them. They do not
know whether mistake has been
made by the hotel or whether Mr..
Gould was married secretly and man.
aged to conceal the facts from his
urh hn in
1t is recalled here that Mr. Gould
showed himself to be impulsive, in his
wooing on the occasion of his first
marriage to Miss Helen Kelly. They
made up their minds to get married on
Sunday night. Mrs. Kelly told them
''all right" and minister was called
to the house next day. A few of the
Goulds and friends of the Kelly fam
lily were present, and they We're mar
ried within twenty-four hours after
they had made up their minds.
Perhaps Mr.. Gould has planned an.
other SURPRISE" said friend who
lodged in the same hotel.
! Except for the custody of the chill
dren the divorce of Frank Gould and
his wife was made absolute by the
decree of Justice Gerard and by the
payment by the young millionaire of a
lump sum to his wife in lieu of dowry
1t was rumored here when he ar.
rived that an understanding had been
reached by which his two little girls
were to be placed almost entirely in
the hands of his sister. Miss Helen
Gould, who has been devoted to them
The divorce decree left Gould free tC
marry again. 1t was provided, how
ever, that if his wife marries again
the custody of the children will rest
more with the father than with the
mother.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
ROAD TO SPEND $S5,oOo,oOo.
New York Central Says Its Traffic Is
Expanding Enormously

New York, Oct. 2S.-The New York
Central railway system has started on
a campaign of extraordinary eXpendi-
lures for improving and extending its
lines in order to meet the enormous
increase of traffic demands. President
w. G. Brown said:
I'VE have placed contracts during
the past few days for new equipment
to be delivered during 1910 involving
an expenditure of about $25,000,000
In addition, we shall spend about $780,
100000 in reducing grades, straighten-
ing curves and for new trackage. The
electrical and terminal improvements
in New York city have cost so far be-
tween $45O00,OOO and $50,0OO,O0O They
will be pushed rapidly to completion.
"These improvements are absolutely
necessary to meet the demands of
business. The expansion of traffic dur
ing the past few months has been sim
ply extraordinary"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
CRUELTY CHARGES UPHELD.
Committee Asks Governor Hughes -
Clean Out Training School.

Committee Asks Governor Hughes -
Clean Out Training School.
New York, Oct. 2S.-The state board
of charities committee of investigation
into charges of cruelty at the Brook
lyn Disciplinary Training School For
Boys has sent report to Governor
Hughes recommending the Cleaning
out" Of the institution by the dismissal
of the superintendent and other ofti-
cials.
At the continuation of the inquiry
Patrick McCarren, supervising care
taker at the institution, testified that
upon the order Of the superintendent
he had taken a boy inmate to the IL
brary and stripped him for punish
ment. The superintendent beat the
naked boy with stick until the blood
flowed so that when the beating was
over McCarren, at the superintendent
order, had TO mop the blood up from
the floor.
Abraham n. Fauer, stenographer
and clerk, testified that the books Of
the institution did not keep a record OF
all of the corporal punishments intiict-
ed upon inmates. He had seen the SUI
perintendent beat an inmate named
Charles Bachelor with his cane, CASH
ing his scalp open until it bled freely.
The superintendent, he said, had in his
office a bunch of bamboo sticks, and
when boy was reported for an in
fraction of rules the superintendent
selected stick according to the boys
age.
SIS there not something printed on
the rules about the rod and child?" he
was asked.
"'Spoil the rod and spare the child,'"
he replied, land they spoil the rods all
right on the boys backs" -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
NEW HAVEN R. R. STOCK ISSUE
New Shares to the Amount Of So, 500,
600 Voted Unanimously,


New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 2S.-At the
annual stockholders meeting of the
New Haven road in this city it was
voted unanimously on motion of j..
Pierpont Morgan to issue 100000
shares of new stock instead of 100000,
as had been originally planned.
This new stock will be issued to
stockholders at $125 per share, pay
able in four installments at intervals
of six months. The sale of this stock
will bring to the road 62,50O,000.
1t is provided that the directors are
to expend tie funds obtained by this
issue of new stock as follows:
'First.-To pay all the floating in
debtedness of the New Haven road.
"Second.-To invest the balance of
the proceeds in such manner as in
their judgment will be best adapted to
insure the prosperity of the company
and enable the corporation to earn and
thereby maintain in the future the
same rate of dividend as is at present
paid to the stockholders"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
CATACLYSM ON PLANET MARS
All Life Likely to Be Destroyed-Sun-
spot UpheavaI Perhaps.

London, Oct, 2S.-The journal of the
British Astronomical association, re-
ferring to the changes observed in
Mars, says these phenomena are I'M
paralleled in past records. The OBJ
liberation of the markings on the sur
face of the planet by gloomy yellow
veil indicates some catastrophe on a
gigantic scale. some cataclysm which
dwarfs the most violent tellurian
earthquake.
Perhaps the abnormal electrical con-
ditions of the sun, which, according to
Sir Oliver Lodge, the noted scientist,
caused the recent magnetic storms on
the earth, had a far more terrible in
tluence on Mars. They may have un-
loosed forces which, if Professor Low
ellis theory concerning conditions on
Mars is correct, may have ended for
ever the Martians' struggle for life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
Mueller Says He Killed
Three COnfiding Women.
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY
Wife Says That After He Slew Anna
Luther He Tried to Murder
Her Because She Re-
fused Him $500.

Islip, n. Y, Oct. 2S-1n the Jail here,
Luther, Otto Mueller, alias Gebhardt,
admitted to Coroner Savage that he
has been guilty of three such crimes,
all against confiding women, for the
purpose of securing their money.
Mrs. Mueller, after visiting her hus-
band, declared that ON the night of the
Sunday he had taken her to the scene
OF Anna Luther's death, three weeks
prior to the discovery of his crime, and
attempted to murder her on return
ing to their home in Astoria because
she refused to give him her savings,
$500.
81 hope he goes to the electric chair"
she almost shouted. Il hate him. He
can't be made to pay for his crimes
any too soon to suit me-"
These are the crimes for which
Mueller is now believed by the police
to be responsible:
The desertion of Minnie Rosenau,
whom he married as Otto Mueller in
Russia in 1895. He secured all her
money, amounting to $400.
Desertion of Lena Wessner. whom
he promised to marry under the name
of Fritz Scharferlein in 1896. Con-
victed of grand larceny on evidence
Sing until Aug. IS, 1905. The prisoner
confessed this charge. Secured from
the girl $40.
The murder of Mrs. Marie Katz of
Jamaica, N. Y, who was lured from
her home in January, 1905. The wo-
man died three days later, and Mueller
disappeared with $70O of her money.
In February, 1906, married Anna
Meinke, with whom he was living as
Frederick Gebhardt in Astoria, Long
Island City, at the time of his arrest
on last Sunday. Secured $500.
In February, 1908, married Anna
Luther in Newark, N. ]. She is re-
ported to have had about $1,000. He
admits he murdered her in the woods
near Islip.
In February of the same year is
said to have married Katie LAM, who
disappeared Immediately thereafter
Used the name of Mueller.
At the time of Mueller's arrest In
1896 it was discovered that he had a
wife living, although he was putting
advertisements in the matrimonial col
umn of a German newspaper.
These advertisements bore the head
ing, "After Cash-Not Wife," How
many young women he duped and rob
bed in these operations the authorities
are unable to ascertain. But two OF
them combined to undo him and sci
the trap which finally caused his so
journ in prison. 1t is definitely known
that he has been married three times.
Mueller is the most dangerous Gus
toner 1 ever handled" said Coroner
Savage. Il believe he has made a
business of swindling women with his
promises of marriage"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
SNUB FOR w. J. BRYAN.
Shallenberger Refuses to Let Him
Write Nebraska's Next Platform.

Shallenberger Refuses to Let Him
Write Nebraska's Next Platform.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2S. Governor
Shallenberger and William ]. Bryan
have had tilt over who shall write
the next Democratic state platform in
Nebraska, and Shallenberger has not
only refused to get out of the way Of
Mir. Bryan, but has said that since the
number of votes cast for him exceed
ed those cast for Bryan in the last
election it is up to Bryan to stand
aside and let Shallenberger write the
platform.
c. w. Bryan, brother of William ].
Bryan, was the emissary between Bry-
an and Shallenberger He said to
Shallenberger that his brother desired
very much to run for senator in Ne
braska and also TO write the platform
of the party.
Shallenberger refused and announc-
ed that as candidate for governor he
would write his own platform, and
Bryan could do as he pleased about
the senatorship.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
ESTRADA TO zELAYA HACKERS
Says Revolt Aims Only to peposs
Nicaraguan President.

Bluefelds, Nicaragua, Oct. % By
wireless to- Colon).-General Juan Es-
trada, the insurgent leader, has sent
the following dispatch to adherents
of President Zelaya, who condemned
his action in heading a revolution:
We are sure of victory. We fight not
against Nicaraguans nor the Liberals.
We seek the sole solution of the deplora-
BILE situation prevailing in the country.
If Zelaya will resign power we will lay
down our arms at once. Not having hon.
or or patriotism he will not do this, and
we will arrive at Managua and force him
from the presidency, which he SO dis
credits, at the point of the bayonet.
He destroys society and menaces civ
ilization. We will fight against our broth
ers and fathers if the welfare of the ma
ton so requires. This is our irrevocable
decision.
A majority of the government troops
who We're defeated in the engagements
at San Carlos have joined General Cha
MORO, one of the rebel commanders,
who is guarding the coast from attack
by way of the San Juan valley.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
AsTOR TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Referee Said to Have Decided In
Wife's Favor In Suit.

Referee Said to Have Decided In
Wife's Favor In Suit.
New York, Oct. %. - Charles II.
Young, referee in the suit for divorce
brought by Mrs. John Jacob Astor
against her husband, has completed
his taking of testimony and within
a day or so he will make his report
to Justice Mills of the supreme court.
1t is said that he has decided in favor
of the wife and will recommend that
a decree be given to her.
Further, it is said that financial
agreement has been reached between
the attorneys for Mrs. Astor and those
representing the colonel and that there
will be division of property in lieu
of alimony.
Mrs. Astor will not receive the AS
tor mansion at Rhinebeck-on-the-Hu
son nor the big house on Fifth ave-
nue. facing the park. Both these man.
sions will be kept by Colonel Astor
for his young son, Vincent.
Certain other valuable properties,
however, will come into the possession
of Mrs. Astor.
Mrs. Astor has not been required to
give any testimony before Referee
Young. All the testimony necessary
to prove the charge made against the
colonel was given by other persons.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
JOHNSON TO MEET JEFFRIES.
Negro Heavyweight Arrives In New
York Eager to Make Terms.

Negro Heavyweight Arrives In New
York Eager to Make Terms.
New York, Oct. 2S.-Jack johnson ar
rived in town today from Chicago to
talk business with James j. Jeffries in
a personal interview. The negro heavy
weight champion said he was anxious
to agree upon terms for the fight rs
speedily as possible.
The mere fact that Johnson and JEFF
fries come together for talk does not
necessarily mean that the fight is a
sure thing, because there are many
points that may cause a hitch. Before
battle in the ring is certainty the
pugilists must mutually concur on
these important questions to be en-
bodied In articles of agreement:
Time and place for the fight.
Amount of side bet and dates of posting
forfeits.
Selection of temporary and final stake
holder.
Date for accepting largest purse offered
by responsible promoter.
Division Of said purse.
Number Of rounds.
Rules to govern the contest
Selection of referee, timekeeper and
other officials.
Wearing of bandages on the hands.
Weight of the gloves.
Even if articles containing these pro.
visions are signed and sealed the fight
can be blocked by either principal
There can be II deadlock over the
purse or the selection of the referee OF
stakeholder.