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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Blew up With Enough Force to Break
Windows in Buildings Lo-
Gated Five Miles
Away
MANY MEN ARE INJURED
Only Thirty Men at Work at the Time
or the Loss of Life Would
Likely Have Been
Heavy.

q CHICAGO, H., March S.-Explosion
OF dry starch powder at the plant OF
the American Maize Products Com
pany at Roby, Ind last night. prob
ably killed two men, injured twenty
eight others. two probably fatally
wrecked a three-story building, and
broke windows in South Chicago and
in Hammond, Ind, three and Ave
miles away. Fire followed the ex-
plosion, but fire companies from South
Chicago and Hammond confined the
flames to the wrecked building.
Thirteen of the twenty.eight men
injured are In the South Chicago hos
pital, ten were taken to their homes
and seven are missing. Five Of these
have been seen since the explosion,
but later disappeared, and the bodies
of two are believed to lie under the
debris of the building.
The explosion occurred just before
the night shift at the factory arrived.
| in the dry starch house of the sugar
refining plant. Thirty men work
there. The force of the explosion
hurled most of the men clear of the
building, but number were rescued
from under pieces OF wreckage.
Flames shot high in the air and
bricks and timbers were thrown for
many rods
Calls for assistance in fighting the
flames that threatened the entire
fplapt wers~sent to South Chicago and
/ Hammond, and two fire companies
/ from each place responded. The fire
/ was not extinguished until late in the
might The damage is estimated at
$50 900.
! The dry starch house was three
story brick building, 1t was connect
\ ed by an aerial passageway with the
storage house, one story high. This
/ building was also wrecked. but was
not burned There are thirty kilns In
the dry starch house and flames from
under one of these ignited the powder
that lay thick on floors and ledges.
and the explosion followed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
ATTORNEY WILL
NOT GET FEES
Enjoined from Bringing Suit Against
Harry X. Thaw for
$6o,ooo

PITTSBURG, March S.-John p.
Gleason of New York, who was en-
ployed as attorney during the Harry
K. Thaw murder trial, has been re
strained from proceeding with a suit
for 100000 for attorneys fees, which
he brought against Thaw According
to decision handed down by Judge
Charles p. Orr in the United States
district court today The decision was
rendered on the ground that the debt
is one from which Thaw would be dis
charged under the bankruptcy act
The opinion upholds the petition OF
the trustee, asking that Gleason be
restrained from proceeding in the
United States court at New York
where the suit was fled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
WILL VOTE ON
CITY OWNERSHIP
This Month on Proposition to
Own City Car Lines.

DES MONIES, March S.-For the
first time under the Des Moines plan
of commission government the initta-
tive was invoked and, as a result. the
proposition of municipal ownership OF
the street car system will be submit
ted to the voters at the CITY election
March 2S. TIE commissioners passed
a resolution to that effect by vote of
4 to |, after a petition signed by 2,1o0
voters had been presented to them.
The petition was circulated BY The
socialists. Under the Des Moines plan
any proposition can be submitted to a
vote if 10 per cent of the voters so
indicate by petition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
GRAND JURY IS
ADVISED TO ACT
Dallas Mob Case Presented by Judge
seay Who Charges the Jury
to Look Deep into
the Case
DECLARES IT'S MURDER
Five Thousand Words Used by the
Court in DepIoring the Action
Of the Mob on Last
Thursday.

DALLAS, Texas March S.-Declar-
ing that although Allen Brooks was
probably deserving of death, the men
who threw him from the second floor
of the court house and took his life
last Thursday, were murderers, and
the committee, who, by threats, fore
ed an entrance into the Dallas coun-
ty Jail, were guilty of burglary and
that all who participated in the mob
were guilty Of rioting, Judge R. B.
Seay addressed the grand jury, and
asked the question: What are you
going to do about It? This is no time
for side-stepping or evasion; it will
probably be impossible to get the
names of all those participating in
the mob, but you can get some of
them. The court is ready to enlight-
en- you on any points of law"
Judge Seay declared that he wished
the pastors of Dallas would talk on
the subject next Sunday He deplor.
ed the fact that the mob-day slogan
was to hell with the courts" and said
unless conditions were remedied, it
| meant that his court hereafter could
| try no odious case.
! People say it is over" Judge Seay
| urged. 1T has not ended: it has not
begun unless the people of this coun
| ty, in their organized capacity take
steps. If ended it might be condoned
or excused by some but it is moi
ended. What will the harvest be?. What
is going to be done? You say it is
over. Is it over? You know you have
received a message and that other
warnings have been given that Other
prisoners are going to be murdered
4 If they are brought back here fol
trial. Do you propose to let that
state of affairs exist? Do you propose
! to put your seal of commentator OF
lit?r
Judge Seay's charge consisted o
nearly 5000 words. After he had de
livered it the grand jury began in
vestigation by calling many witnesses
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
DOGS WE'RE ON
THE WRONG SCENT
Went to the Home of Prominent citi
zen After the Robbery Of coun-
try Store.

PITTSFIELD, H., March S.-The
Whitaker general store at Perry was
burglarized some time during Friday
night. Several articles of merchan-
disc were taken by the thieves. The
safe was soaped and blown open with
nitro glycerine but only a few cents
was obtained. Blood hounds were pro.
cured from Decatur and they followed
the trail to the house of citizen, and
when the doors were opened went to
the bed where he was sleeping. He
was placed under arrest, but there
is little or no evidence to hold HIM
as none of the stolen articles we're
found in his possession or upon the
premises.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
FIERCE TORTURE
FOR POLICEMEN
Eighty Of Them are Forced to Sit
Through Whole Evening of
Grand Opera and Keep
Sane
WORSE THAN 3rd DEGREE
caruso is Marked by the Black Hand
and Elaborate Police Protec-
tion Has Been Given
Him.

NEW YORK, March S.-While En-
richo Caruso today processes to feel
that there is really no danger of a
black hand attack upon himself, all
New York is discussing the elaborate
police protection given the Italian
tenor last night.
There were so policemen scattered
through the audience and in the wings
of the Brooklyn academy.
The police think that Caruso has
been marked down for murder by tie
black hand and are doing everything
to protect him. Two Italians arrest
ed on suspicion, will have hearing
in Brooklyn this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Since Finding the Safety Deposit
Vault Inside of the Bird, Omaha
Man Has Been
Excited
CAN'T FIND IT'S HOME
Believes that there Would be Some.
thing Doing if the Goose's
Old Home Could be
Located.

OMAHA. Neb.. March S.-For a
Sunday dinner last month, T.. j. Flynn.
the Omaha street commissioners, had
taken goose. He bought the bird of
local commission house. 1t was
alive, and taking it home he killed
and dressed it. Opening the gizzard
he found a number of nuggets of shot
gold mixed with the sand and gravel
The fact was heralded far and wide,
and now not a day passes tnat Flynn
does not receive from one to a dozen
letters asking the former haunts OF
that Thanksgiving dinner goose. This
Is question that he cannot answer.
Ever since Christmas Flynn has
haunted the commission district in
terviewing every proprietor, every
clerk and every farmer bringing
poultry to the city, trying to ascer'
tain whence came the goose with
the gold in it's craw. He goes upon
the theory that could he find the
farm on which it was bred there he
would locate gold mine. A dozen
times in his quest he has sighted
geese that looked like the one in
which he made the rich find. He
has bought many and washed theii
gizzards for pay dirt, but none has he
found
The letters received by Flynn are
from all classes of people, about tht
last one being from Prof. Rother
mel OF Milwaukee The Drofesso'
writes that he would like to go int
partnership in the locating business
telling Flynn, that If he. Flynn, vii
| find the locality whence came the
goose, he. Rothermel, will do the rest
1 in the way of making the tests, as
says and prospecting for pay dirt
4 He says that he has heard of gold
bearing geese before and that wher
/ they have been traced to their orig
inal feeding grounds paying place.
I claims have been found in the vicin
4 itv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Jcffries, Gotch, corbett and Farmer
Burns to Open up Training
Camp in the Noun
tains
ARRAY OF STRENGTH
Training for the Big Prize Fight Of
July Fourth Will start in
Earnest on April
First.

Los ANGELES. Cal, March s.
Regular training for James j. Jeffries
Will begin April 1, in preparation for
the big battle of July 4. according
to announcement made today after a
conference with Sam Berger and some
OF the men who will be with him in
the camp
The training quarters will be in
the Santa Cruz mountains, some dis
tance south of San Francisco.
Sam Berger, Farmer Burns and Bob
Armstrong will open the camp. Frank
Gotch AM Jim Corbett will join the
camp early in May.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
BURGLAR WENT
INTO BATH ROOM
The Woman Promptly tainted and.
After Saving Her Life, the Man
Was Arrested.

NEW YORK, March Because he
stopped to save the life of Mrs. Ange-
line Othello, who, surprised at her
bath by his intrusion. tainted, James
Serrith, burglar, is in Jail today. lie
was going through her house, when
he Inadvertently stepped into the
bathroom, where she was taking a
bath.
She screamed with fright and faint
ed. The burglar started to leave the
house, but realizing that the woman
would drown il left in the bath tub he
returned and called for help. After he
had rescued the woman he was cap
tured as he was trying to escape.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
MURDER MYSTERY
DOWN AT HANNIBAL
Woman Found Dead in Reservoir of
of the City Water Works
Today

HANNIBAL, Mo-, March, s.-The
body of Mrs. Anna Gcodine aged twen-
ty-four, found floating in the reservoir
Of the water company here today has
led the police to start a search for
persons seen with the young woman
yesterday.
Although no marks of violence were
found on the body, a corduroy cap
was found near the reservoir.
She separated from her husband a
few months ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
FIVE DAY FIGHT
ON BURNING SHIP
Finally oucnched the Flames and
Reached Port in Safety
Today.

NEW YORK, March S.-A five-days'
continuous battle with raging fire in
the coal bunkers Of the freight steam
er Maude, is told by the exhausted
crew of the steamer, which arrived
here today.
The men worked in short shifts in
an inferno of heat and poisonous
smoke during almost the entire trip
from the West indies, and though in
constant danger Of death, finally sue.
ceeded in removing enough coal from
the bunkers so that the fire burned it
self out, without serious consequences
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
GOMPERs oPPoED
TO PROHIBITION
Says That It is Failure and That
He is Not in Sympathy with
Movement.

CHICAGO, March S.-@Prohibition
is a failure. ! am not in sympathy
with the movement" In this emphe tic
language, Samuel Gompers, presj lent
OF the American Federation of La
Dor, declared himself today on the
question of abolishi'Ig saloons, when
he refused to address loca. option
MONDAY meeting. The effect of his
expressed attitude gave a sharp set
back to Arthur b. Farwell, leader OF
the daily conference meetings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to The Gate City.l
DEs MONIES, March S-Tinning
against Munn, appellant, Grundy dis
trict. affirmed
Murphy against Murphy, appellant,
Adair district, affirmed
Dickson against Sioux City Termi-
nal company, woodbury. district, af-
firmed
Hay, appellant, against Hamilton
district. affirmed.
f Wright, appellant, against Leith,
Muscatine district, affirmed.
State against Butler. appellant,
Hamilton district, reversed.
State against Brooas. appellant,
Hamilton district, affirmed
State against Morgan. appellant.
Polk district, affirmed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
ESTRADA CAUSE
is HOPELESS
Peace will Probably Come in Mica
rasua Where the Revolution
lists Are Beaten.

BLUEFIELDS, March S.-Negotia-
tions for peace between Provisional
President Estrada and President Ma
driz are predicted today by the revolu-
tionary sympathizers, who admit there
is no longer any hope of success in
continuing the war.
Great excitement was caused at
Bluefields today by a report from the
interior that the Madriz army was
moving toward Bluefields and expect
ed to make an attack here unless Els
trada came to terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Hyde,s aaiI 100000.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March s.-Dr
B. Clark Hyde. indicted in connection
with the death Of Col. Thomas r..
Swope and other members of the
Swope household. was released from
Jail at noon today on 100000 bond
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Politicians Are Thick.

DES MONIES, March s.-Governor
B. F. Carroll at o'clock today called
the state good roads convention to
order. There were 1000 delegates
present from all over the state. and
fully as many politicians. Politics is
taking as important place in the
convention as the good roads question
itself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Cedar RAPIDS After II.

CEDAR RAPIDS, March S.-Cedar
Rapids is making strong bid for the
republican state convention. A COM
mittee will go to Des roines to pre-
sent Cedar Rsplds claim.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Alleged Chicken Thief.

CEDAR RAPIDS, March s.--Charles
Glidden has been arrested on cha ge
of theft. 1t is alleged he stole chick
ems and groceries from hotels and
packed them in boxes and sold them
to second hand stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Celebrated goth Birthday.

LYONS, March S.-Mrs. NJ. L. Buell..
widow of F.. Buell.. first settler and
founder of Lyons, celebrated her 90th
birthday, She is sti active and DOS
sesses all her faculties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Roy Ban dts Arrestec.

CEDAR RAPIDS. March S--John
Colburn, aged 16. and George Chejka.
aged II, are charged with being tne
head of a gang of boy bandits who
have committed several robberies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
Editor Dead.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March S.-Trank
E. Crawford, aged forty, for ten years
editor of the Daily News, dice in the
hospital, of consumption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
All Union Workmen in Pennsylvania
Will be Asked to Quit Work
Out Of sympathy to the
Carmen
A BOYCOTT IS STARTED
Labor Leaders Working on Two Big
Plans to Bring the Public to
Their Side Of the
Case

PITTSBURG, March S.--Within the
next forty eight hours, If Pittsburg Ia
Dor leaders can effect it, all union
workmen in the state OF Pennsylvania
will be ordered to stop work in sym.
pathy with tie striking street car men
of Philadelphia.
President William Kelly of the Iron
City Central Trades council set the
movement on foot and he is backed by
Business Agent J. j. Thorpe of Divi-
sion No S5, Amalgamated Association
Of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes of America, in charge of the
Pittsburg district
President William Hanhon of the
Amalgamated Association Of Street
and Electric Railway Employees OF
America, with District Organizer Pratt
of Philadelphia, spent two hours in
private conference with labor leaders
in Pittsburg last night, seeking to i'm
mediately stop every car wheel in
Pennsylvania. Mahon and Pratt will
appear before the State Federation OF
Labor convention at New Castle today
and urge immediate action on gener-
al strike. "
The Boycott.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-Orders
have been sent out to every labor
union in Philadelphia not to patronize
stores that sell. supplies to the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit company, or its
employees. The labor union leaders
are keeping under cover in this move
ment, because they are already il
peril of jail for conspiracy. They have
estimated that they can deprive the
merchants OF this city of $1,000,00(
worth of business a day and they car
force the business interests of the city
to take their side in the fight If the
pressure is maintained long enough
and severely enough. Many lines oi
business are already feeling the ct
fects of this boycott.
Playing Waiting Game.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-The
fourth day of the general strike was
nshered in with absolute quiet. Botf
sides, although claiming victory, have
settled down to waiting game.
The eyes of the strikers and employ
ers were turned today toward Newcas
tie, where the state federation is il
its annual convention.
The first tangible efforts to end th'
strike have been started by the Unite'
Business Mems association, with
membership of 10000, who will try t
force arbitration.
1t was given out at strike headquaI
ters this afternoon that instead o
going to Detroit rs announced, w I
Mohn. international president of tn
Amalgamated Carmcn's union has il
reality gone, to Newcastle, Pa, to al
tend the meeting of the state CONVEX
tion of the American Fedration O
Labor A telegram was sent to tn
convention by the committee of ten
asking that state wide strike be dc
ferred until Mohn arrives.
TIE city authorities declare thi
afternoon that many Of the $4,000 me
on strike have returned to worl
Building operations have bee. re
sumed
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Wedding Anniversary.

Friday, Sept. 3Oth, was the twenty
fifth wedding anniversary of MIR. and
Mrs. Fred Roth, who reside north Of
Cresco. To properly celebrate the
event, large number of their friends
and neighbors gave them a genuine
surprise, filling the home to overflow
ing with the merry party. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roth were presented with a
dozen each Of silver knives, forks and
teaspoons. silver plate, silver gravy
spoon, two rocking chairs. a rug and a
sum Of money. A bountiful and appe-
tizing picnic supper was served and
the evening went all too quickly with
music, dancing and general sociability.
The donors, most of whom were
present and many of them with their
families, were: Ernest Roth, John
Gerber, Mrs. Ratz, john Rutsch, John
Blaser, John Gerber Jr., John Rutsch
Jr., Ernest Gerber, Gottfried Gerber,
Jacob Gerber, Rudolph Gerber, Fred
Gerber. Lee Bloomenrader, Jacob
Baker, Ernest Kach, John Lusson,
Fred Messer, Howard Holcomb, Mrs.
Richards, A. J. Taft, A. Baumgart-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Republicans Nominate Represent
atiVe.

The republicans of Howard County
at the eleventh hour succeeded III find
ing a sacrifice for the Office of repre-
sentative in the person of Joseph Irwin
of EIma, whose nomination was made
and filed by the republican county COM
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by
the withdrawal of C. L. Terry.
That no one could be induced to file
in the primaries for this office, and
that as strong man as Mr.. Terry
could see no hope of election. shows
that the nomination of Mr.. Irwin is
purely perfunctory and done without
hope of defeating Mr.. Kull.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Galloway Cattle for Sale.

26 Full-blood Galloway cattle, 2l of
which are cows and heifers. Having
rented my farms, the stock must be
sold during October. They are good
cattle and well bred. My herd bull is
perfect Galloway and an excellent
breeder. Messrs. Franklin & Son, on
my farm nine miles northeast of Eima
and four miles west of Schley, have
charge of the stock and will show and
price them cne or all-anyone buying
the whole herd will get special bar
gain, sure. will be at the farm per-
sonally for about three weeks after
Oct 10th. GEO. w. MERRY. Prop.
Address Box "a, Route 4, Elma, Ia,
care of Franklin & Son; Northern
Iowa Phone No. II. Elma-S -Schley Line.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Cresco Boy 1t Ames.

John J. Daley left last week to enter
the Agricultural College at Ames. He
writes that he is we'll pleased and very
much interested in the work. The
attendance this year is over l,7OO,
which they claim is OH an annual basis
of 1890. Practically the whole world
is represented in the student body;
students attending from Russia and
India to the Philippines. The farm
consists of about 1,20O acres, beauti-
fully situated. They are finishing fill
ing the silos; the corn in the fields is
about IL feet high, not less than three
stalks in each hill and no missing hills
and no weeds. 1t is splendid object
lesson in practical farming. 1t is to
be regretted that more of the Iowa
boys cannot avail themselves of the
offered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
School Report.

Report of school taught in Dist. No.
7 New Oregon Twp. for month ending
Sept. %, 1910.
No. days taught. ........ 20
Average daily attendance 80, lis
Those neither absent or tardy are
Zella Miller, Mace Miller, Raymond
Doherty, Charles Doherty, Leland Do
herty, Willie Kukral, Charley Monthly
and Joseph Herzog.
FLORENCE BUTTON, Teacher.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Murphy Will Speak.

Hon. D. D. Murphy, democratic cam
didatr for congress in this district will
make two addresses in the county on
Tuesday next, Oct. 1lth. In the after
noon he will speak at Lime Springs
and in the evening at Kakac's hall in
Saratoga. Voters residing at these
towns should not fail to hear Mr..
Murphy, who is most interesting
speaker.
On next Saturday afternoon Mr..
Murphy will speak at Elma, during the
race meet arranged for that day.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
Dance at PrOtivin.

A grand hard time dance will Re
given in Mikesh's Hall, Protivin,
Iowa, Tuesday, Oct. Is, 1910. Music
will be rendered by the we'll known p.
B. B. Harp Orchestra. Every effort
will be made to make this the best
one. Don't forget that this is hard
time dance, so gents wear your over
alls and ladies' your calico dresses:
Everybody is invited to come, and
share in the good time. A good sup
per will be served. Dance tickets Soc.
Spectators 25c.
THOMAS CHYLE, Proprietor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY OCTOBER T. 1910

ner, j. Livingston, D. Baldner, Thom-
as Lewis. J. Albers, H. Becker, Mrs.
Ludden, Ed Hess, Zbornik Bros,
Frank Lomas, c. C. Burgess, Theo.
Lusson, Fred Woellstein, G. Never
den, A. Hess, c. Johnston, Joe Beck.
er, A. Peter, j. Chubback, w. O..
Swenson, G. Blatter and J. Segesman.