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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Taft Tells Western People That He
Is Trying to Carry Them Out
as He Understands
Them.
DOING BEST HE CAN
Was in the Cabinet With President
and Believes He Knows What
Roosevelt Was A.
ter.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1.-Smartirg under
the charges that he had been luke.
warm to the Roosevelt policies, Presi-
dent Taft said last night: II am bound
to admit that Mr.. Roosevelt's knowl-
edge of the west was intimate and
sympathetic and far beyond anything
that can ever possess He had lived
on the plains of the west, knew the
spirit of that country and really lived
in it far more than he did in his ma
tive east. When l was in Mr. Roose-
velt's cabinet ] became. imbuded with
the spirit he manifested with refer
ence to certain policies which are
roughly named here and have at
tep>pted to carry out those policies
AS understand them You had con.
f5dence in Roosevelt and he had con.
fidence in me. No one can have a
more profound gratitude and admira-
tion for my predecessor than have
myself. Of course IN attempting to
carry out the policies. occasional dis
agreements arise. as to just what
these policies are and as they have a
saving that there are Catholics who
are more Catholic than the Pope. SO
occasionally we find gentlemen SO
earnest in their support of Roosevelt
policies that thev are more Roosevelt
Ian than Roosevelt himself lam do
ing the best can to follow out his
policies as understand them and as
did during the four years was in his
cabinet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Dayton, Ohio Man Who Bought Bal
loon and Thought That it
Would go Straight
Back Home.
DOING MUCH DAMAGE
Caught Anchor in Electric Wires and
Is Hitting it up Toward the
South in the Air
ship.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. LIN
balloon that he had just bought and
in a first trip for the balloon, also for
himself, Henry c. Prudan, of Dayton,
Ohio, aged 60 years, Is today hitting
it south on the freak balloon trip of
the decade Prudan heard a week ago
that balloons were on sale here He
came over and looking at illustrations,
said, II will take that one," He order
ed it inflated at once and guessed
"he'd ride it right home The manu-
facturers had some trouble in telling
him it would take two or three days
to go over the bag for leaks and to
prepare for trip. Prudan. however,
was not dismayed. He said he would
wait as he was not in any hurry to get
home. Last night. with a couple OF
friends, Prudan cut himself loose. The
big bag shot up to tremendous
height and whirled over the city
southwark. The next heard of 1t was
when 1t passed over Edinburg, 1ndi-
ana, and came down within speaking
distance. "How far are we from Day.
ton." yelled Prudan. AS he yelled, the
anchor caught in the high tension
wires of the Indianapolis and Louis
vile. Traction Co., and snapped them
in two. The electrical display that
| followed must have frightened Fruden
bady for he dumped ballast and IS
cend beyond sight. Meanwhile TIE en-
/ tire Traction system between here ant
Louisville was out of commission fol
| three hours. Pruden passed over
Louisville at midnight and dumped
ballast to keep from hitting the higf
| places This morning at baybreak ne
sailed south over Greenville, KY, liz
miles south of Louisville and came
/ close enough to the ground to say he
was having fine trip. Then he yell
| ed How far are we from Dayton.
When Pruden does get to Dayton, he
will find representative of the Trac
ton Co., waiting with little bill fo'
repairs amounting to about $4,000
the officials of the company said today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Three MORE men
UNDER ARREST
Postal inspectors Gathered in a Trio
in San Jose, Indicted in the
Maybray swindic
Case.
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY
Men When Searched Had Thousands Of
Dollars and Were Arrested at
the Point OF Re-
vcIvers.

SAN JOSE, Calf, Oct. Three
alleged lieutenants of James T. May
bray. now under arrest in Council
Bluffs, charged with swindling
throughout the west with foot races,
prize fights, wrestling matches and
horse races, were arrested here today
by postoffice inspectors. They gave
their names as r. B. Herman, F.
Brown and C. l.. Moore. The inspec-
tors state that indictments have been
returned against them and 81 others
at Council Bluffs charging them with
using the mails for swindling. The trio
have lived here several months. All
were well supplied with money, hav-
ing $4,000 when searched. The in
spectators surrounded their house and
when sure all three. were inside.
broke down the doors and made the
arrest at the point of revolvers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
TERRIFIC RAINFALL
IN INDIANA
The Drought is Broken by the Victory
of the "Wets" at the
Election.

vINCENNES. Ind, Oct. THE
Taxpayers League" as the "wets'
styled themselves in the Knox County
local option fight, won yesterday by
about 500 majority. In the city Of
vincennes 4.003 votes were cast as
follows: Wet" 1856; dry 1147-
majority for vets, 1,709. This was
seventy-one more votes than were
cast for Governor in 1908, when all
former records were broken. Decker
township and Johnson township.
which the "drys" hoped to carry by
fifty majority each. both went wet"
Decker bv four votes. Johnson hslEgh-
ty-three. The city of Vincennes' = the
ONLY oasis in the second congressional
district. yincennes has seventy-two
saloons and a road-house in Vincen-
nes. also a brewery and two distilleries
The saloons have been closed since
Tuesday night They opened TINS
morning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CANTON MONEY
BOUGHT LIQUOR
Man Who Inherited Fortune From
Canton, Drank it up and
Was Killed by the
Police.
DUEL WITH OFFICERS
Albert Demerest Tried to Shoot
Boarder and the Police Found
Him Rarricaded in
House.

NEWARK. N. j., Oct. ALBERT
Demerest. who came here several
years ago from st. LOUIS dieu
In the Orange hospital today from
two bullets received last night
in a duel with four policemen at
bis boarding house. Earlier in the
night, Demerest had tried to shoot
Adram T. Marshall. who lived in the
same house and then took refuge in
bis room. announcing that he would
shoot anyone who tried to interfere
with him. warrant was secured bv
Marshall for his arrest and the four
policemen started for his house. They
broke down the door and revolver
duel followed. De;nerest was hit
twice. He died at the hospital. Ac-
cording to the police. the man recently
came to fortune left by relative
who died at Canton. NO. Slnce that
time he mad been drinking heavily.
He was ordered to leave his boarding
house and blamed Marshall for the
trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CORNER STONE
LAID MONDAY
Masonic Exercises For the New City
Hall at Hannibal For Next
Week.

HANNIBAL, Oct. 1.-Ex-Mayor F..
w. O'Brien who is member of the
building committee received tele-
gram from Frank Owens who is at
tending the Masonic Grand Lodge at
st. Joseph, informing him that the Of
ficers of the grand lodge would be here
next Monday and would lay the cor
ner stone of tle new city hall at 2
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
1t was hoped that the corner stone
would be laid this week, but the Ma
sonic Grand officers cannot be here
before Monday 1t is expected that
Ex-Governor Dockery will be the ora
tor of the day as he is one of the grand
lodge officers and is familiar with the
formalities of corner stone laying.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Boarded the Roosevelt This Morning
and Went up the River to
Take Part in the Pa
seant.
REFUSED 70 1 TALK MORE
Or. Cook Went to Boston 70 Give a
Lecture and Gather In the
Coin While Pesry
Floats.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Commander
Peary accompanied by Mrs. Peary ar
rived in New York at 1907 this morn
ing. They slipped quietly into the
Grand Central station and were taken
in charge by Secretary Bridgeman OF
the Peary Arctic club. As the explor-
er came down the station platform the
newspaper men began to fire their
questions at him. Il have absolutely
nothing to say at this time. For the
present the controversy is in the hands
Of Mr.. Bridgeman and the club. ! am
hungry and want my breakfast" he
told the reporters. This was the cue
for Bridgeman tc escort Mr.. and Mrs.
Peary across the street to the Bel
mont where the party had breakfast.
Afterwards they had short rest at
the hotel when the Commander, his
wife and Bridgeman went aboard the
Roosevelt which was anchored off tae
foot of Second street He will stay
aboard the Roosevelt during the naval
parade in which it will take part and
announced that he would stand on the
bridge Peary missed running right
into Cook by only half an hour, for af-
ter tae Peary party had cleared the
station, DR. Cook arrived and took a
train for Boston where he lectures to
night. Peary appeared to be in fine
health and showed no evidences of his
arctic travel as did Cook. At 9:1O
O'Clock the Roosevelt steamed up the
river to take part in the parade. The
| little craft was decorated elaborately
On the shaft of tie mizzen mast was
| the American flag with strip of can
vas sewed diagonally across it, bear
ing the words North Pole. in black
letters. She carries crew of nine
teen men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
sixty-Five Of Them VIII Sail Over
Switzerland in the compe-
tition For Big
Prize.
INTERNATIONAL MEET
Russia, Denmark and Holland Have
Been Admitted to Membership
to the National Con-
gress.

ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. Ito
days session of the International
Aeronautic Congress is being held Sc
cretly. The members are working on
a revision of the rules of contests.
Thousands of people are here to wit
ness the races. Great interest is cen
tered in the International cup race for
which G5 will compete. Germany has
entered 40 balloons, Spain 8, Austria
2, England and America l each, Switz-
erland, 10, France TO- Tie prize is s10,-
600 and the race will start Sunday.
Denmark, Holland and Russia were adj
mitted to membership in the congress
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
THE METROPOLIS
rs AIRSHIP CRAZY
The City Has Gone up in the Air Over
Aviation and People Are Buy
ing Machines.

NEW YORK, Oct. New York is
airship crazy. Everybody wants to fly.
A few years ago New Workers scoffed
at fly machine experiments Now these
same persons are buying airships. Wy
.ckoff. Church & Partridge, an automo-
bile firm of 1743 Broadway, who re-
Gently established an aeronautical de-
partment, have sold an aeroplane to A.
P. Warner, Beloit. Wis. David Mont
gomery of "The Red Mill" company
has at an aeroplane at his country
home in Connecticut and expects to
astound the natives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Believing That the Rebellion Was
oueIled They ventured Out
and Lost Their
Lives.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED
willy Moors Laid Trap For Them
and They Fell Into it With
Great Loss Of
Life.

MELLILA, Oct. 1.-Two hundred
Spanish troops were massacred by the
Moors in a reconoiterance near Zell-
wan today. The Spanish were caught
in the trap set by the Moors when
they abandoned the mountain and re-
tired almost entirely from the pen
insula of Mellila. The leaders of the
Spanish forces were convinced when
they took the mountain without resis-
tance that the rebellion was practical
ly over.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Evidently Afraid That Bailey Would
Have Him on the Run SO
He Evades the Meet
ing.
WOULD HURT THE PARTY
Makes the Excuse That the Debate
Might Emharass the Demo-
Gratis in the Corr
sress.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. In explana-
ton Of his position on the proposed
debate with Senator Bailey of Texas
at Atlanta, Ca, w. j. Bryan addressed
a letter to Clark Howell, editor OF the
Atlanta Constitution. The letter fol-
lows:
wired you last night that l would
communicate with you by letter my
reasons for believing a debate inadvis-
able. When a Joint meeting was sug-
gcsted at ElPaso, Texas, | replied to
the effect that / am trying to aid in
the election of Democratic majority
in the next Congress that to that end
have suggested brief but specific
tariff plank which asked Democratic
candidates to accept. reject or amend.
and that. believing a debate would
tend to turn attention from the issue
to individuals would not consider
the proposition unless 1t came as a
personal request.
l might add the further reason that a
debate between two Democrats wouls
accentuate the tariff differences that
have embarrassed our party in Con-
gress and give the Republican dissen-
sions instead of devoting their time to
| the contest now being waged between
/ the progressive Republicans and the
stand-patters.
debate might be pleasing to the
participants and entertaining to the
audience, but I think that the subject
which am endeavoring to present is
worthy of calm and serious considera-
tion. Very truly Yours, w. J. BRYAN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Cook to Boston.

BOSTON, Oct. 1.-The police are
preparing to handle great crowd
which is expected to greet DR.. Cook
when he arrives here late this after
noon. Cook will go straight to his ho-
tel and later pay an informal visit
to Mayor Hibbard. At his lecture,
Cook will De introduced by Rev. T. j.
Trueblood. secretary of the American
Peace Society who returned with the
explorer from Denmark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Nova Scotia has Celebration

HALIFAX, n. s.. Oct. AL Nova
Scotia is today celebrating the 159th
anniversary of the provinces legisla,
tive existance. Nova Scotia is the old
est self-growing colony in the British
Empire. Prince Edwards Island and
New Brunswick were formerly parts
of the province.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
SCOT SAVED
MEMS LIVES
Dropped 1so Feet But Fell on Ash
Pile and Are Alive to
Tell il.

CHICAGO, Oct. /. Two men en-
ployed in tearing down the steel
smokestacs of an abandoned power
house at Fifty-second street and Wa
bash avenue were badly injured yes
terday afternoon when the scaffold
which they had erected on the inside
of the structure collapsed and fell 100
feet to the bottom. large heap of
SCOT and ashes at the base OF the
stack, in which they were buried when
they fell, saved them from instant
death.
William Harrington. 33 years old,
$685. Fifth avenue, and Clarence Kin
caid, SAT Van Buren street, We're work
ing at the top of the smokestacF
when the structure on which they
were standing gave way. Kincaid, in
addition to suffering two severe scalp
wounds. had broken right arm and
was internally injured. Harrington
suffered three broken ribs, a broken
left hip and several contusions on his
arms and head. Kincaid was uncon-
scious and, it is believed, will die.
The two injured men were mem
hers of gang Of workmen which be-
gan to tear down the power house,
which was abandoned two years ago
by the Chicago City Railway COM
pany They had just finished erecting
a scaffold to the top of the smoke
stack and were chiseling off the bolts
of the first section when the accident
occurred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Ambassador Reid in London.

LONDON. Oct. 1.--Whitelaw Reid,
American Ambassador to the Court Of
st. James. returned today from New
York, where he has been on six
weeks leave of absence. Mr.. Reid
still refuses to discuss the reports OF
his early retirement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
is with the Spirits.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Oct. 1.-Believ-
ing that death would bring him face
to face with the spirits where he
could talk to them. Henry Hickman.
aged SIS years, leading spiritualist
OF this city. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. Hook
man told friends he had been unable
to commune with the spirits in life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
New National Museum.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE new
building of the National Museum was
formally opened today with appropri-
ate ceremonies. The magnificent edi-
fee. which when only half finished
housed the International Convention
for the Prevention of tuberculosis,
stands in the Mall, between Seventh
and Twelfth streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Mexico stops Races.

MEXICO, Oct. 1.-The law recently
enacted by the Mexican Government
prohibiting horse racing at Tiajuana
in Lower California, became effective
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
snanish ParIiinent Opens.

MADRID, Oct. 1.-THE Cortes OPEN
ed today and will receive tomorrow
the report of General Wey1er, the for
mer Governor-General Of Cuba, on th.
Catalonian and Moroccan situations.
General Weyler has already stated in
public that a policy for foresight
would have avoided the Catalonian
troubles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
The Bryans Jubilee.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. Col. and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan are to.
day quietly celebrating the twenty
fifth anniversary of their marriage. =
large number of congratulatory letters
and kilograms have been received al
Fairviev.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
sauane Office In Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct. Henry w. Savage.
the New York theatrical manager and
promoter of musica' comedies, opened
offices here today preliminary to max
ing Berlin his European headquarters,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Died at 114.

PADUCAH, KY, Oct. AFTER liv-
ing ia years without requiring the
services of a physician, Mrs. Charity
Dunlap died at her home in Jackson,
Tenn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01

Read The Daily Gate City.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-10
CLovERPoRT, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY o, 1900
LEWIS GREGORY
DROWNED
Sad Death of School Boy, Hap.
pened While Skating With
PIaymates Last Wednes.
day Morning.
SON OF JOHN GREGORY.

Wednesday about noon, the many
friends and schoolmates of Lewis
Gregory were as grieved and shocked
as his family in learning of his death
by drowning in Clover Creek. He was
skating with a few boys. The ice
broke where he was playing and he
was drowned instantly.
Lewis Gregory was member of the
Cloverport Graded School and well
liked by the pupils. He was a strong,
healthy boy, and his death seemed
most untimely. He was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gregory, and was
fourteen years of age last September.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by one brother and three sisters, Mrs.
Barboe, Mrs Laslie and Mrs. Gillion.
The funeral was conducted Thurs
day afternoon from the home by the
Rev. b. NJ. Currie.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-10
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH.
Ben Noble Dies Quickly After Be.
ing DreadfuIly Crushed Under
Wheels of Passenger
Train.
FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Ben Noble died Saturday night from
injuries received in the accident
which he met while getting off 'The
Plug" that same evening. He got off
the coach on the side opposite the
passenger depot and just as he was
crossing the track he fell under the
train which was backing from the
station.
Several saw the accident and as
soon as the train passed, Noble was
carried into Preston's store and given
immediate and best attention by DIR.
Simons, who was at the depot.
Mobiles injuries were severe. One
limb was cut off; the other was broken.
He died within a few minutes after
being taken to DR.. Simons' apart
ments.
Mr.. Noble was forty-eight years of
age last month and was born in Perry
County, Indiana. He was good man
at heart, and last summer in speak
ing of himself to a representative of
the News, he said, 81 want to live,
and intend to live a better life from
now on at home and in a business
way" Before he left for Cannelton
the other day he promised his wife, he
would not take drink and it is evil
dent he kept his promise, for he was
not drinking when the accident occurr-
ed as reported. 1t is said he brought
a jug of whiskey with him for another
man and that was his reason for get
ting off on the wrong side of the
train, he did not want folks to see the
Jug. Had it not been for whiskey his
life would, in all probability, have
been spared. The man who got the
jug must have felt pang of regret
when he took it. The accident was
horrible in every detail.
The deceased is survived by wife
and three children, one little girl and
two sons, Frank and Everetts Noble.
The funeral was held from the home
Sunday afternoon by the Rev. Currie
and the interment took place in the
the Cloverport cemetery. Mr.. A..
Garrett, of Evansville, attended the
services.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-10
CHRISTIAN WOMAN
LAID TO REST
Mrs. Ball After Being in Declin
ing Health for a Year Dies al
Her hardinSburg Home.
LARGE FAMILY SURVIVE HER.

Mrs. Judith Alice Ball, after being in
declining health few years, died at her
home in Hardinsburg, Friday Feb. 5th
at 2:40 p. M, aged 63 years, two months
and two days. For the last IL months
she had failed more rapidly and her
death was not unexpected. Mrs. Ball
had lived in Hardnsburg for eight Jears.
She was the widow of Thos. j. Ball and
was the sister of VIM. S. DeJarnett of
this county and of Stuart DeJarnett of
Oklahoma.
Throughous life she had been an activ.
energetic woman. consistent member.
OF the Baptist church, holding her men,
bership at Clover Creek, which church
she joined at 70 rteen years OF age.
At her death her ten living children
were all present. They are Mrs. Jas
Tinius, of Holt; J S. L. Ball, of Hardins
burg; w. s. Ball, of Frankfort; Mrs. w.
Tinius, Of Custer; Mrs. DO phi DeHaven,
of Hardinsburg; Godfrey Bail, of Hop
kinsville; Mrs NJ. L. Frank. of Hardi s.
burg; Hardy Ball, of Mo0uady; Mrs.
Dudley Miller, Of Hardinsburg and Rob-
ert of Murfeesboro, Tenn. The only
other child died in infancy
The Rev. K. B. English nducted the
funeral ceremonies at the home, after
which the remains were laid 10 rest in
the family burying ground, at her
fathers old home on Saturday afternoon.
A good oman is gone; a useful life
ended; christian gone to her reward.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-10
COURT NEWS

The Petit Jury was as follows; VIM.
I. Morris, Thos. III. Payne, Thomas
Simmons, j. U. U. Miller, Sam At
kinson, j. d. Potts, j. U. U. Alter, G.
p. Beecham, Dan Burks, Orrin Har>
din, Porter Atwood, Ii. H. Martin,
Thos. Gilpin, John U. U. Mari, Ben
II. Springgate, A. N. Mccoy, w. w.
Brown, Clint Elliott, j. II. Blythe.
Only l9 of the 30 men summoned
were present and able to serve.
Under the present law, not more
than 3 of the "A jurors can be selected
from bystanders. 1t was necessary
to adjourn court at 10 a. III. Tuesday
morning until a. m. today and draw
names from the Jury wheel and have
the Sheriff summon 10 more men from
various parts of the county. From
which the other side jurors will be
selected today.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-10
WAS NEARLY
SEVENTY
Mrs. Elizabeth Durham Dies Al
Her Home In Hardinsburg
Friday Morning.
A CHRISTIAN WOMAN GONE.

Lacking only until the sixteenth of
March of being seventy-nine years of
age, Mrs. Elizabeth Durham expired at
100 a. m. February 5, at the home of
Nat Warrington, in Hardinsburg, where
she had lived for several years. She
was the second wife of the aged Philip
Durham, who died a few years ago, and
a sister of Jubal Hook, the Main street
grocer.
The deceased was member of the
Presbyterian church, noted for her
christian virtues and tireless industry,
Unusually active for one OF her years,
not until a year ago did feebleness
foretell her early demise She was the
mother OF six children, all daughters,
five of whom survive. They are: Mrs.
Warrington, with whom she lived; Mrs.
Milt West, of Kirk; Mrs. Sarah Snider,
of Garfield; Mrs. Mamie Snider, of
Hardinsburg; and Mrs. Jas. V. Stellar,
of Webster.
The funeral services were conducted
Saturday morning at the home, by DR..
Mather, after which the interment took
place at the Durham burying ground,
three miles beyond Kirk.