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The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
MEXICAN TROOPS READY
FOR UPRISING OF REBEL
AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE CUSTOMARY SUNDAY
BULLFIGHTS WILL BE PROHIBITED TODAY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DISPLAY UHcASINESS SS
the Attack Upon the Home of the Cerdan More
Than One Hundred Were Killed Including DAUGHTER
and Wife of the Rebel Leader

OF n proposed uprising against the
government tomorrow, the authorities
appear to feel no uneasiness over the
prospect Vaylous regiments are un.
der arms tonight and will beready
Tor service at moments notice
throughout Sunday.
No Sunday euIl-Fiehts.
AS precautionary measure lhe
customary bull-fights have been pro-
hibited. Speaking tonight OF the
situation here. Governor Escandon of
the federal district said:
There will he no uprising of the
Maderistas tomorrow. The govern
nent is fully prepared to meet any
demonstration whatever and crush It
In its incepiency. While we believe
that the heralded twentieth of No
vember will pass as quietly as did
today, We also believe in being fully
equipped anand IN readiness for any
unexpected events which might oc-
cur
He added that the entire republic
was at peace today. The trouble
which had been anticipated at Orlza-
ba., GuanRjuato. Guadalajuara and
Toluca had not materilized
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20

cialists were called from Moscow and
other places, but Notwithstanding
their utmost efforts the great Russian
responded feebly to the Stimulants
administered.
On Saturday the attacks of heart
failure increased alarmingly, and
many hours prior to the end the
physicians had given up all nope.
Countess Tolstoi was admitted to
the sick room for the first time last
night. but her husband failel to recog-
nize her.
She had FASTENED to him when she
learned several days ago that his i'll.
ness was serious, but the physicians
lad deemed it advisable that she be
kept away from the count. fearing that
her presence might cause The patient
emotion
Other members OF the family from
time to time wore admitted 10 the
presence OF their father and his
daughter Alexandra has been In con-
slant attendance.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
VIATOR' S
flight IN
BAD STORM
Arch Hoxsey Flies Above the
Clouds of Snow Storm
at Denver.
REACHES ALTITUDE
OF $500 FEET
Bud" Mars Fails to Appear in
Race With a Horse-Quar-
rels With Management.

DENVER, Nov 19,-Arch Hoxsey.
yesterdays lone aviator, hold the
field at Overland park again today
with three flights in his Wright bi-
plane. One of them was made above
the clouds in a snowstorm.
Mars Does Not Fly.
About 10000 persons crowded the
enclosure. banked the slopes that
edge the park and dotted the hill
crests behind it In expectation OF
seeing Hoxsey race against a rum
ming horse, compete with ]. C. Bud"
Mars of the Curtiss camp. The horse
was not forthcoming, however, and
neither was Mars, who stayed with
his machine In 4 hangar beside the
the track and busted himself In diff
fering with the management about
what would constitute a we'll conduct
ed flight An extra $1,000 for HoHsey
prevented the program from flatten-
ing out and added one flight to his
contract list
Goes Up $500 Feet.
Hoxsey arose first at 3:06 and snow
began TO fall almost Immediately aft
erward He flew southwest, aided by
a high wind, circled the United States
military reservation at FIT Logan. ten
miles from the city and returned,
climbing 200 feet In his struggle
against the wind. Part Of the time
he was above the clouds and he did
not encounter the snowstorm until on
his way down.
After the first flights the weather
cleared and Hoxsey delighted tho
crowd with two more flights OF eleven
minutes each In which he scared.
sKldded and dipped back and forth
across the field.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov, l9.-George
Kavalin and Jim Takos, alleged
white slayers.' were found guilty to-.
day OF carrying on their nefarions,
business, after a trial which has ocou.
/ led much of the time anu attention
ol the federal court. The specific
charges upon which the conviction
was based was the requirement and
Turing by the two men of two girls
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
SSWI3ITE- -SLAVERS"
FOUND GUILTY

from Eureka. Cal, The girls were or
phans In delivering his charge to
the jury, Judge c. L Wolverton de-
nounced In scatbing words the ap-
pallng conditions of vice which led to
The enactment OF the federal statute
Under which the two men were con-
yicted This is said to be the first
conviction in the United States under
The new law. The convicted men will
be sentenced at later date.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
WISCONSIN DEFEATS
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY

MADISON, Wis, Nov. lo,-The Wis
consm football team astouiShed even
1ts most enthusiastic supporters thls
al alternoon by defeating tho University
OF Chicago. 10 TO 0, in a game rcplete
with spectacular features. The Bad
gers won by strictly old-time football
methods. while the Maroon warriors
tried everything in tho calendar, fail
ing signally to gain on play after play.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20

Il was recognized long before that
his case was hopeless and al o O'Clock
in the morning. after the countess had
been summoned and other members
of the family had gathered in a room
adjoining, the physicians announced
that the activity of the heart had al.
most ceased and Tolsto's condition
vas most serious. Several of the
physicians were almost overcome by
the approaching death of Russla's
great writer.
Tostoi, accompanied only by DR.,
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ASTOPOVA, Nov, 2O.-Count
Leo Tolstoi died peacefully
this morning. Dr. Makovetsky
and the other attending physI-
clans and Countess Tolstoi
were at his side when the end
came,
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20

+ PARIS. Nov l9.-Riyer au l
+ thories announce that the flood 4
\ has reached It's turning point I
4 and may be expected 10 drop :
= steadily for TWO or hree days un- I
= less bad weather sets In.
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MEXICO CITY. Nov 19.-EstImates
OF the number killed In the fight be-
tween soldiers and police on one side
and revolutionists on the other at
Puebla continued today TO be placed
at from 100 to 10. Dispatches from
that city say it was certain 100 had
been killed IN the conflict.
According TO the late adyices from
Puebla there was no fear OF further
trouble, as the troops were IN control
Of the situation. II was said that
many factory employees were stlll talk
ing in revolutionary vein but thnt
there was no danger of another out
break
Fight Near Cerdan'e Home.
The fighting was confined TO the
vicinity Of the Cerdan house, where
many revolutionists had gathered to
discuss plans for an uprising schedule
for tomorrow and where many guns
had been concealed.
meeting and the authorities ordered
squad oil police to break It up.
Wien the officers approached the
house they were met with resistance
from the occupants, who began to fire
from windows and balconies. Calls
for reinforcements were sent 10 head
quarters and later soldiers joined the
police.
Daughter Killed Chief Of Police.
1t was In the early Stages OF the
fight that the daughter Of Cerdan
shot down the chief OF police. and
from that time until the surrender
probably 1000 shots were fired by
both sides.
The fight lasted for three hours
and during that time a constant fire
from the besieged and beSiegers was
kept up Many of the soldiers went
TO the tops of adjoining buildings
some TO church towers and from those
points of vantage poured steady
stream of bullets into the home of
Cerdan.
Rebels Return Fire.
From within the dwelling, the rev.
olutionists returned the shots. Those
Nup lel uuuNI luc lllt VI tuc btSltb-
ed lay In the street until the fray end
ed, which was only after the rebels
had exhausted their ammunition
Upon a slackening of fire from with
in the house, the troops rushed IT and
captured some forty survivors
Not a pane OF glass remained in
the window fromes OF the house. the
doors were riddled and hundreds OF
bullets were embedded in the walls
while dead and wounded lay in the
yard. rooms and halls.
Arrest Other Revolutlonists.
Telegrams from Torreon In north
ern Mexico say four men had been ar
rested today when the police broke
up meeting of Maderlstas.
Papers which are said to have re-
vdDed plans for assault upon bank
az the first move In the proposed In
surrcction, were seized.
Notwithstanding prevalent rumors
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
CARLISLE DEFEATS
JOHNS HOPKINS

BALTIMORE. Nov 19-In a hard
fought game the Carlisle Indians to-
day defeated Johns Hopkins at foot,
Tall, IL 10 O. The Indians made two
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-20
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have been employed by the Schenck
family and Dr Frank L. HuPp were
present TO testify. For the first time
in the history of the country, the cor
rdors OF the county buildings were
cleared while the grand jury was In
session. Newspaper men were not eH-
empt. and threats of imprisonment
for contempt of court were made II
they yentured within the portals OF
the building Lundy Wilson is the
chauffeur for the SchenclSs, who told
the prosecutor that he was offered
81 900 to run Mr.. Schenck over
cliff and kill him.
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ANOTHER REVOLUTION
BREAKS OUT.

MEXICO CITY. Nov ia "
= special telegram from Puebla TO :
= the Mexican Herald after mid 4
+ night says that revolutioni5ts I
: made trouble for the authorities I
? at Santa Cruz last night and arc I
r in revolution. I
: Santa Cruz Is between Mexico /
+ City and Puebla, No details 4
; were given.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Ten Tanks at Beaumont Burned and
the Flames Spreading to
the Others
ENTIRE FIELD DOOMED
Loss up to Midnight Had Reached
100000 and Blaze was
Spreading Very
Rapidly.
rGate CITY Leased Wire Service. ]

TGate City Leased Wire Service.
NEW ORLEANS, June 25.-Meager
telegraphic reports from Beaumont at
midnight say that the Beaumont oil
fields in Texas are threatened with
complete destruction by fire, which
started at Elvista rev miles from
Beaumont tonight. Ten oil tanks have
burned according to the report. The
flames are spreading rapidly.
Many other tanks are reported
aflame. Famed by strong wind the
fire jumped from one to another, and
it is feared that the entire field is
doomed. Nearly all of the tanks are
built close together. The loss up to
midnight is estimated at 100000.
The tanks destroyed were the prop
erty Of the Gulf Pipe Line company
and the Texas Oil company. The fire
originated along one of the pipe lines
Of the former company and spread te
other lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
WINS
INJUNCTION SUIT
New Mexico Contract Litigation
Causes an injunction to be
Issued.
ISnecial to The Gate City,

Especial to The Gate City.]
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June
|25. The Postal Telegraph Co. has OBJ
Itained an injunction against sub
sdary Bell Telephone Co. in New
Mexico for violation of a contract
| with the Postal Company made with
| an independent telephone company
| last July for Ave years, by which the
Postal Company reached a number OF
/ towns in New Mexico by an extension
Of its service from Ell Paso to Silver
+ City, New Mexico. The contract still
has more than four years to run. A
F few weeks ago the New Mexico sub
sidary Bell Telephone Company
bought out the Independent Telephone
Co. with which the Postal had this
contract and then the subsidiary Bell
Company notified the Postal that the
contract would be repudiated fully
first and connection cut Off The Pos
tai Company has obtained an injunc-
ton against such reputation from
the district court at Silver City, New
Mexico, and has set forth that this ac
lion is due to conspiracy between
The Western Union and the Bel
Telephone Companies to suppress
telegraphic competition between 81
Paso and Silver City and intervening
towns and other parts of the country
The validity of the combination O
the American Telephone and Tele
graph Co. and the Western Union Il
directly attached.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
MEXICO ELECTION
WILL BE QUIET
Today is the Day and the Soldiers
Seem to Have Control Of
the Situation.
TGate City Leased Wire Service.

TGate City Leased Wire Service.l
MEXICO CITY, June 25.-Danger of
serious uprising as a result of the
national election is believed tonight
to be past. Troops have been distrib-
uted throughout the district where
trouble is most likely to break out
and knowledge that the U. S. soldiers
on the border are being held in readi-
ness to protect American property,
has had a quieting effect on the agi,
tators.
The removal of Francisco /. Mad
ero, the liberal leader, from the prison
at Monterrey to Sanluis Potosi in the
interior, is considered a check against
an outbreak. 1t was practically GER
tain that had Madero been kept in the
Monterrey prison, there would have
been an attempt to liberate him to-
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
WHY NOT PUT
HIM in 7Rl,Ik
AIienist saws That charlf crn
Show Twenty Different Moods
Each Hour Of
The Day.
TO ITALY
Captain Scott Wants to Have charl
ton Taken Back and Made
to suffer For the
Crime.

IGate CITY Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 25-Although the
Italian government has made an IN
formal demand upon the United states
that Porter Charlton, slayer of his
wife, whose body was found in Lake
Como, be returned there for trial, the
belief is growing stronger tonight that
the youthful bank clerk will never
suffer the consequences of his deed.
An insanity commission will be de-
manded by Cations lawyers next
week. If he is proved of unsound
mind, he will be sent to a mad house
in America and the case will drop
Attorneys representing Captain Henry
Harrison Scott, of the coast artillery
brother of the dead woman, will EN-
ploy alienists to try and show that
Charlton is sane.
Acting Consuelor Gustave Di Rosa
today declared that he would endeavol
to have Charlton returned to Italy.
DR.. William Jerome Arlitz, the alien
ist retained by Judge Paul Charlton
Porter's father, spent two hours witt
the prisoner this afternoon at the jai
and declared that the prisoner wa'
suffering from 'dementia praecox" ant
growing worse every hour, owing t.
his confinement
During the time l was with him,
he said, Charlton displayed forty dill
4 ferent moods. One moment he burs
into laughter at some question aslle
him. another moment he was Weepini
and lamenting his fate. Then h
! would fly into terrible rage"
DR.. Arlitz was the only visitor VIII
saw Charlton today.
R. M. Ilfuchs, representing Captain
Scott, the dead woman's brother, dc
clared that he intended to work t.
have Charlton sent back to Italy T
this end, he will, # necessary. brin
witnesses from Italy to show tha
Charltons actions shortly before th
crime were not those of an insan
! man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Wife Shoots Husband.

DES MONIES, June 25.-E. M. Met
calf, with a shattered jaw and bul,
let in his neck which may cause his
death, is lying on cot at Mercy hos
pital, and his wife, Cora Metcalf, is
out on bond charged with the shoot
ing. The trouble took place last night
when Mrs Metcalf refused to allow
B. P. Baker, a leader of religious
sect, to enter her house. Her husband
struck her and her daughter. Flor
ence, aged 90. struck the father in
defense of her mother. Metcali
choked the girl and the mother, think
ing her life in danger, rushed and
got revolver with the above stated
results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Jury in Sensational Bribery Case
Came to no Agreement in 80
Hours and Locked up
For Night.
LOOSE AT TEN TODAY
Judge Will Open the Door in Time
For Church This Morning
II Agreement is
Reached.

lGate City Leased Wire servicc.l
CHICAGO, June 25.-After wrang-
ling for 80 hours the jury in the
case of Lee Oneil Browne charged
with bribery in connection with the
election of U. S. Senator Lorimer,
had not reached verdict at 10
o'clock tonight and at that hour was
locked up for the night.
Judge McSurely will reconvene
CO !, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
if the ury wishes to report.
1t is generally believed that the
jury stands II for CONVICTION and /
for acquittal.
Browne who appears to be on the
verge of a nervous breakdown, kept
lonely vigil in the court room
throughout the early hours of the
night. Although Judge McSurely, the
attorneys and most OF the spectators
had left the room, the defendant re
mained before the bar at which he
had been tried and paced the flool
ceaselessly His face was haggard ant
drawn and his hands twitched as he
spasmodically clasped and unclaspet
them behind his back.
Judge McSurely did not return tt
the court room after his departure il
the afternoon adjournment. At tel
o'clock he telephoned to the cour
building and upon learning that NJ
verdict had been reached. announce
that court was adjourned until tc
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
PRIZE PACKAGE
LOST IN MAILS
Ten Postoffice Inspectors are Trying
to Find Out Who Stole the
Letter.

rGate City Leased. Wire Service
CHICAGO, June 25. Ten inspectors
are working among the clerks in the
Chicago postotnce tonight trying to
solve the mystery surrounding the
theft of letter containing securities
worth 100000.
S. B. Turner, the negro publisher.
in whose possession $4,000 worth of
the securities were found. steadfastly
maintained that he found the missing
property on the street.
The remainder of the securities.
which belonged to w. o. Ford, shoe
manufacturer, have not been found
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
WILL FIGHT
BOY SCOUTS
Organized Labor Does Not Like the
Plan of Training the Youth
of the City.

tGate City Leased Wire seryice.l
CHICAGO, June 25.--Organized la
Dor in Chicago tonight took steps to
block the organization of the boy
Scouts" Juvenile military body. 1The
boys who would join this organization
Come mostly from the laboring class,
said President Fitzpatrick of the CHI
cago Federation Of Labor.
They will be trained for military
auty and might be forced tc joir
aoops used to break strikes and fight
tneir own fathers and brothers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Looks Like Murder in Dubuque.

DUBUQUE, June 25.--The postmor
TEN by the coroner on the body of
John Babcock. a retired tobacco man
ufacturer, revealed strong reasons
for foul play When the victim was
found his body was near raft on the
levee. and the wound in his head was
thought to be a bullet wound. This
gave rise to the belief that he had
shot himself and tumbled into the
river, but upon examination it proved
that the skull had been crushed by a
heavy blow and was then thrown into
the river. The authorities are con
vinced that the victim was slugged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
residence Burned.

IGate City Leased Wire Service.l
FERRIS, H., June 25.-The resi-
dence of Matthew McImoil caught on
fire early this morning. The house
was not all destroyed. The fire
broke out in the attic above the kiteh-
en-
Mr.. John Brown was living in the
house and his household goods were
all saved but some were broken. The
house was insured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
CANADIAN TORNADO
KILLED SEVERAL.
Three Are Known to be Dead and
Many Were Injured by
the Storm.

IGate City Leased Wire Service]
WINNIPEG, Man, June 25.-Three
persons are known to be dead and a
score or more injured as the result
of a tornado which swept the south
country, fifty miles south of Moosejaw.
Edward Madigan and two of his lit
tie children were killed and several
other members of his family were in
country late Thursday, but news of it
was not received here until tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

The steamer brought 1900 excur-
sonists from lansing, Iowa, to la.
crosfe this afternoon and was on the
return voyage when she caught fire,
The excursionists were thrown into
d panic.
| The pilot headed the vessel towards
shore but the fire damaged the steer
ing gear and the big steamer was
heIpIess. When hope of saving the
passengers had been Abandoned, the
Steamer Star arrived on the sceno
hnd towed the III fated 70. S." to Bat
BE Island, two miles from Victory,
where she was beached. The landing
(ook place at a point which is prac-
fcaily Isolated. Meager accounts re-
|eIved by telephone indicate that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
MEMPHIS CHARTER
BILL CONSTITUTIONAL
City Under Commission Form of Gov
ernment Receives Supreme
Court Decision.

GGate City Leased Wire Service.
JACKSON, Tenn, June 25.-The
Tennessee supreme court today rem
dered a decision declaring the Mem
phis charter bill constitutional and up>
holding the commission form of gov
ernment which had been in force in
that city since January L.
The decision was by an unanimous
court and is sweeping in its effect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Suicided In Jail.

MASON CITY, June 25.-Theodore
Koerber, whose home is thought to be
in Mankato. Mimi, committed suicide
last night in his cell at the county
Jail by hanging himself with a wire.
He was taken into custody Sunday.
From his peculiar actions it was
thought his mind was unbalanced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Cloudburst at Williams.

WEBSTER CITY, June 25.-A cloud
purst struck the town of Williams.
.en miles from here, last night, flood
ue the place with five inches Of
water. The storm was accompanied
~ strong wind and several small
buildings were blown down
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Indicted for ILLEGAL Voting.

DES MONIES, June 25.-W. ii.
Payne was indicted by the grand jury
for alleged Illegal voting at the pri-
mary June I. 1t is probably the first
case in the state. He swore in his
vote in the fourth precinct of the
fourth ward and the grand jury says
he lives in the fifth ward. He gave
bond
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

fire was started by cigarette thrown
carelessly into gansWay.
The ~. S." was the oldest steamer
In service on the upper Mississippi
river. She had been in service for
70 years. The Acme Steamship com.
pany Of Quincy, III, owned her.
Among the passengers reported to
have been injured was Mrs. Johnstone
Meir OF Lansing, Iowa, who is said
to have been crushed by falling
timber.
All Are Saved.
At It's O'Clock Sunday morning the
latest advlces received by the police
department here indicated that all q
the passengers on the -. 81 were
saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
We'll Known Excursion Boat Burned Last Night
Near Lacrosse, Wis While 1900 People
Were on Board the Craft.
|IHE PASSENGERS THROWN into A PANIC
Burning Boat Was Beached on Battle AK Island
and All Of the Excursionists Appear to
Have Been Saved

LA CROSSE, Wis June 25--The excursion steamer -.
81 carrying nearly 50o passengers destroyed by fire
on the Mississippi river the little town of Vicory Wis.,
tonight and it is feared that several lives lost The
beaced in time for most of the passengers
cape but number of women, of them with small child
their arms reported TO have jumped overheard D
The panic which followed the discovery that the vessel
on fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
THE WEATHER.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Weather fore
cast for Iowa; Generally fair Sunday
and Monday.
Missouri: Partly cloudy, warmer
in southern portion, Monday fair.
Illinois: Moderately fair Sunday.
River Bulletin.
KEOKUK, June 25.