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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
MISSING GIRL
HAS BEEN FOUND
Eloped with Farmer and Was Married
in Rock Island on Last
Mo- day.

GALESBURG. H., Feb. 24.-Harry
Nelson, farmer thirty-fve years old,
and Nellie Bladgen, not yet fourteen,
eloped Sunday night from the home
OF the girls parents, near Alexis.
Nelson took with him $4,000 from
the sale. of his cattle. When Bladgen
discovered the elopement he was in
dignant and began a search. The cou-
PIE went to Rock Island, where taey
we're married Monday by Rev. Mr.
Williams, who believed the girl to be
of age. They returned to Galesbure
and stopped at the home of an ac'
quaintance, where Nelson was arrest
ed and with his girl bride was aiken
to Monmouth. The girls parents may
prosecute Nelson on the charge of per
jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
over Three Hundred Soldiers Have
the squirmins Creatures Push
ed Into Their Veins
by Hypodernnies.
SATISFACTORY OUTLOOK
Greatest scourge ef the American
Army May be Conquered if
Experiments Prove
Successful.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Fort Wads-
worth on Staten Island is huge scien-
tific laboratory today. Over 800 Of
ficers and men have been inoculate1
with typhoid fever germs in volun-
tary aid to science f. r. Kee-er OF
the medical corps, surgeon in charge
of the fort, was the first to let himself
be vaccinated with the typhoid fever
virus and the hypodermic sent five
hundred million germs under his skin
Every one of the soldiers at the
post underwent the operation and
each one boasts of minute case oi
typhoid. Recovery is rapid, however
and but one hospital case has resulted
Typhoid is the scourge of the Amer
lean army. In the war with Spair
there were 2o,70o cases and 1,OSt
deaths.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
THAW WANTS TO
MAKE CHANGE
Is Not Satisfied with Matteawan But
Would Like to be transferred
Some Place.

FISHKILL LANDING, N. Y, Feb.
24-Whether Harry K. Thaw shall
continue an inmate OF the Matteawan
asylum for the criminal insane or be
removed to some other state institu-
ton will be determined at hearing
now being held. In making his ap-
plication for a transfer to SOME other
institution, Thaw declared that lis
privileges were curtailed at Mattea-
wan, that he was not permitted to
have what he wanted to eat and that
he was constantly obliged to associate
with dangerous lunatics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
COURT HOUSE SOLD
AT AUCTION SALE
Building Which Cost $4,000 a Half
Century Ago, Brought SIS
Under the Hammer

SALEM. H., Feb. 24.-John NJ.
Schultz bought the Marion county
courthouse at Salem at an auction
sale for SIS. The building has just
been vacated by the county officials
and must be removed from its present
site in forty days. 1t cost when erect
ed almost half century ago 10000,
and is in fairly good repair. The rea.
son for erecting new one was lack
of space The court house is dis
tinguished by having been occupied
by some of the most famous and best
justices Illinois has produced. Among
the number being Judge Silas Lillard
Bryan, father of William Jennings
Bryan, and Judge w. M Farmer, o.
the supreme court of Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
River Commission.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.-It is an
nounced the Mississippi river commits
sion will hold it's spring session on
board the steamer Mississippi, leaving
ST. Louis April IL at 10 a. m. The
commission will make an inspection
trip from st. Louis to New Orleans
and will give public hearings connect
ed with the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river at st, Louis and at
points along the route. The commits
sion invites any one who wishes to
meet it in connection with river i'm
provement or levee work to commune
cate with the president by April |.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
DIVORCE LEAVES
WITH COLEMAN
Bookkeeper of Broken Bank is Gone
and so is Fair Grass
Widow.

BOSTON, Feb. 24.-Friends of w.
W. Coleman, accused of wrecking the
National City bank at Cambridge and
absconding with s144,G00, understand
today for the first tine how he pit
automobiles and blooded dogs and cut
such dash in the high circles OF
Boston. A woman in the case is said
to have been uncovered in the person
of divorcee, who has been missing
since Coleman disappeared. Before
leaving the woman is said to have
limited that she and Coleaan had
been married
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
TWO First Days of Next Week are Set
Aside for Them to Argue
Their Opinions Before the
Committee. .
ID MR.. BURTON rs OPPOSED
Lyman e. Cooley VIII Make the Prin,
oipal Presentation on Behalf Of
the Lakes-to-GuIf Pro
ject.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a.-Friends
and booster of the lakes-to-the-gulf
deep waterways. the improvement OF
the Mississippi and the Missouri riv-
ers, will be heard next Monday and
Tuesday, and probably Wednesday, II
more time is desired. This decision
was reached by the committee on
commerce of the senate, which is con-
sidering the rivers and harbors bill
Senator Stone of Missouri, a minority
member of the committee, announced
in the committee meeting that he had
scme friends who wanted to be heard
on all three appropriations. The con-
mittee agreed to set aside the days
mentioned.
Senator Burton, who Is the oppon-
ent of both the lakes-to-the-gulf and
the Missouri river appropriations, as
well. possibly, as some features Of the
Mississippi river items, asked Senator
Stone if he would not have Judge
Taylor and w. H. Bixby Of the Mis-
sissippi river commission appear. He
wanted to question them PARTICULAR,
regarding the lower Mississippi. He
was told that these gentlemen woule
be asked to come. Lyman e. Cooley
will make the principal presentation
OF the lakes-to-the-gulf project, ant
he has been studying all day on thu
4 report Of the engineers on the Mis-
souri, river project.
4 w. X. Kavanaugh, Senator LoriTne
and the members of both houses Q
congress have been busy In privat
conferences. A practically complet
canvass has been made OF the com
mittee on commerce. and only two 0
i the sixteen members have been place.
in the doubtful list and it Is expecte
that one of these will be won tc 1T
support. The one pronounced or
ponent is Senator Burton of OhiA.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
San Francisco Graft Case Presents an
Interesting Phase Which Would
Puzzle Sherlock
Homes.
NEWSPAPER PERSONALS
Schemes Were Made Public Through
Cipher Messages Inserted in
the Columns of the
Papers.

DAN rNAl>SlOSO, gu. At.--I dliiSh
Calhoun, president of the United Rail
roads company. whose second trial for
the attempted bribing of city super
visor is pending in court here, has
brought to the attention of District At
torney Fickert a series of cipher mes
sages alleged to relate to graft prose-
cution and which appeared in the per-
sonal column of a local newspaper
during portions of 1908 and 1909. Cal
houn makes the request that the dis
trict attorney Investigate the relation
of these cryptic messages to the graft
cases.
These cryptograms, it is said. num-
Der forty-six in all and have reference
to many phases OF the graft pro ecu
ton, from the dynamiting Of the
house of former Supervisor James ].
Gallagher. chief witness for the prose
cution, to the suicide of S. P. Flynn,
historian Of the prosecution.
From the conviction of Abe Ruef to
/ the disagreement of the jury in Cal
houn's first trial. there is said to be
hardly any important legal action the
cipher messages do not concern
Threats against the life of Calhoun
are mingled with cipher appearing t.
relate to the death of Chief of Police
Biggy. Jurors in. the Calhoun case are
i freely mentioned.
The key to the cryptograms lies il
reading the first letter OF each word il
the numerous personals. The distric
attorney is said to have in his posses
sion all the messages and their trans
letion. He is asked to put them be
/ fore the grand jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
3 Drastic Measure in Philadelphia Strike
is Expected to Lead to Gen
eral strike Order
issued.
THE RIoTING CONTINUES
state Police Have Arrived to Keep
order and Thousands Continue
to seer and Throw
Macadam.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a. Mayor
Revhurn Is authority for the statement
that the state national guards VIII be
brought here. Such drastic measures
are resented by the leaders OF the
carmens' union and are considered as
staggering blows and it Is believed
that before the day is over, the dl-
rectors of the strike, will make an
announcement OF equally vigorous ac-
tion. What this move will be, cannot
be stated positively but from insima-
tions given by the leaders today III
is believed to be the sanction OF the
order of the president of the central
labor union, calling for general
strike of all the organized trades
unions AFFILIATED
Several thousand men and boys as
senbled at 45th and Parkside avenue
in West philadelphia this morning ana
renewed the attacks on ',e cars, huri-
Ing stones at the windows and yelling
and hooting at the police and crews.
No. one was arrested.
-Four troops of the state police came
from their stations in Pennsyivanla
and we're assigned for strike duty THIS
morning.
One hundred and seventy men,
mounted and with revolvers and rlot
sticks. were i. the force.
The police virtually acknow lodged
inability to cope with the strike sit
nation and request vas made that
the 200 members Of the state police
be brought here. Rioting, however
was less frequent.
For the first time cars were rur
until evening on the line penetrating
the unruly Kensington territory. The
cars last night were all in the barns
There were continuous disturbances
on Market street The Baldwin loco
motive works was the scene of seri
Gus disturbance One employe was
shot in the foot, and thirty shots were
fired at laborers who, from uppel
floors, hurled bolts and nuts at the
policemen. A mail car was derailet
on Germantown avenue. The car wa:
badly damaged, and had to be drag
ged to the car barns and mail trans
ferred to another car. The compan!
issued declaration that sere vii
be no settlement which includes TIL
taking back of men who have led ant
encouraged the mob violence.
There is no doubt that the unionist
In Philadelphia are having trouble i
holding some Of their hot-headed fel
lows in check At Fifty-Fifth an
Parkside streets, men and boys bull
barricade Of stones and boxes acros
the street and placed several heavil
charged torpedoes on the track On
car struck the torpedoes and severa
windows were smashed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
is Charged With Having Caused ths
Death Of Prof. Vaughn by Means
of Strychnine Poi
souine.
CAME FROM MAcoMB
Or. Hull Was Family Physician and
Has Been Conducting a sanl-
tarium at Mon
roe City.

KIRKSV1LLE. Mo-, Feb. "A war
rant charging DR.. James R Hull, of
Monroe City with Numbering Prof. ].
T. Vaughn by strychnine poisoning.
was issued last night The prosecutor
feared Hull was about to leave, pend
ing the grand jury investigation.
MONROE CITY, Mo. Feb. "a
Sheriff Nolen arrived at IL O'Clock
last night to arrest DR.. James r. Hull,
in connection with the death OF PROF.
Vaughn. He stated he would not act
until the arrival Of Prosecutor Reiger.
of Kirksville, at S:15 In the morning.
He said it was probable no arrest
would be made until later in the morn
ing.
at Firksville will be served on Hull
early this morning.
Deputies are guarding Hull's sani-
tarium.
Hull came here three years ago
from Macomb, Ill. He was family
physician for the Proctor family, OF
which Mrs. Vaughn was member.
1T is all rot and nonsense and some
body will sweat for all this" said DR.
Hull today. Il am innocent as babe
and | think Mrs. Vaughn is innocent
4 hope she is.
DO you think man of any profess
sional knowledge would use strychnine
to commit murder? A man with any
sense and knowledge OF drugs would
not use anything SO easily detected,
but the strongest argument have is
this. Look at me. Do look like a
man to tempt a woman to kill her
lawful husband? I'm over so, an old
man, have a wife already, with grown
and married daughters. Mrs. Vaughn
is younger than / am, must be so or
Whereabouts and old cough to have
some sense
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
DYNAMITE USED
INSTEAD OF PLOW
Novel Way of Breaking Up Ground is
Being Used by Oklahoma
Farmers.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. "a.
Farmers in Texas county, this state,
are trying unique but effective way
of breaking virgin sod, introduced by
c. H. Phillips.
After boring holes in the ground,
about twenty feet apart and three feet
deep, Phillips placed stick of dyna-
mite in each. These were connected
and shot at the same time. The ground
was torn up and will be left to absorb
moisture until plow time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Estrada's Soiliers Have Marched SO
Close to Manasua That They
Can Be Seen BY the
Watchers.
MADR1z is ROUTED
Presidents Forces Driven Back so
a Rapidly That the Wounded
Were Left on the
Field.

BLUEFIELDS, Feb. 24-1t is be-
lieyed here today that the victory OF
the provisional army over the remn-
ants of the government forces was
complete and all that remains now is
the formal occupation of Managua.
This will be accomplished Friday
Some of the troops are already SO EeaI
the capital that they can be seen
through field glasses.
Dispatches tells Of heavy losse
suffered by the Madriz forces since
the recent fighting. The Madriz forces
were driven back and left their wound
ed on the field.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
The Head Man.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. "a. Mr..
Taft is the head man, but Mr.. Roose-
velt is coming back This was the
reply made in the United States cir
cult court here by an applicant for
naturalization, when. among other
questions, he was asked. "Who is the
head man of this country"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Girl Attempts Suicide.

CLINTON, Feb. 24.-Miss Jessie
Geyhardt, aged twenty, attempted sui
eide on the street here by swallowing
quantity of laudannm, because her
lover, George Smith. had just told her
that their companionship must end
This morning she is thought to be
out Of danger. A few years ago she
was sent to the industrial school al
Nfitchelville for incorrigability.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
ETHEL BARRYMORE
HAS THE GRIPPE
Celebrated Actress Was Threatened
With Pneumonia But is
Now Improving.

NEW YORK, Feb Miss Ethel
Barrymore, ill with the grippe, is i'm
proving today and will soon be able
to resume her leading part in the
play mid Channel at the Empire
theatre. Last night the theatre was
closed and Miss Barrymore was re-
ported seriously i'll with a fever and
threatened with pneumonia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
WOLGAST RESTS
FOR THREE MONTHS
Will Take Short Vacation and Then
be Ready to Meet all
Corners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. "a
AID Wolgast, new lightweight cham
pion will not fight for at least three
months. This statement was made
by his manager Tom Jones, today.
Wolgast will go to Los Angeles Satur-
day to spend few weeks in rest and
recreation. After lis rest, Wolgast
says he will meet all comers, in
Guiding Nelson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Democratic state Committee.

DES MONIES, Feb. 24.--The meet
ing OF the democratic state central
committee here today must name the
temporary chairman OF the state con-
vention and the place of holding the
convention. George w. Ball of Iowa
City, Dan Hamilton of Sigourney and
John Dennis OF Dubuque have been
suggested for chairman. Des Moines,
Oturnwa and Council Bluffs are after
the convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Friday Slowly ris-
ing temperature.
For Illinois and Missouri: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Friday. Slowly
rising temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Slowly rising tempera-
tuae
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
PLEASE GO WAY
AND LET ME SLEEP
Request of Taft Was Honored and
Union Depot Was as Silent as
Non-Advertisina Store.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. Traffic
was tied up in the big Washington
union station for more than an hour
today when President Taft wanted to
sleep.
Not whistle footed, not bell
changed while the chief executive
slumbered. He said he needed the
rest.
He rached here at 7:so from Jersey
City
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Kick at the Railroads.

DES MONIES, Feb. 24-The Corn
Belt Meat Producers association has
taken up the cudgels in beh alf of the
stockmen of Iowa and hasa demanded
that the state railroad commissioners
get busy and give relief from the Con
slant delay OF the railroad stocT. 1t
takes from forty-eight to seventy. two
hours to get back to Chicago under
present conditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
DAKOTA TOWN
VOTES ON COMMISSION
Election Being Held Today with Pros
poets of No Change in Gov
ernment Being Made.

MITCHELL. S. d., Feb 24.-Ar.
rangements have been concluded for
the holding of a special election for
the adoption Of the commission form
of government. The present efficient
and economical administration of the
city's affairs has served to prevent
many of the citizens from advocating
any change, SO that it appears doubt
full whether the proposal will be adopt
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Actress Abused by Hustlnd.

DEs MONIES, Feb. 24.--2drs. Roy
Swells, an actress with the Human
Heart company, playing here, told a
story of her husbands abuse in police
court He was fined $50 and costs for
intoxication and assault and fattery
upon her He is large man six feet
tall. and she supports their two chill
dren. Both are Des Moines people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Arrested This Morning.

MONROE CITY, Mo-, Feb. 24.--Dr.
]. Hull Of this place was arrested this
morning on warrant issued at the
request OF Prosecuting Attorney Rieg.
er, following the postmorten when poi
son is said to have been found in the
stomach Of Prof. J. T. Vaughn OF
Kirksville
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Bonifaces in Convention.

DES MONIES. Feb. 24.-Thf first
annual convention of the Iowa Hotel
Keepers association is in session here
with fifty delegates present. They viii
ask the legislature to make more strin-
gent laws against deadbeats and men
who pass forged checks on hotel keep
ers. They endorse the pure food and
fire protection law,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
lJp in a Balloon.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. "a. Elsie
Janis, the well known actress, an.
nounced today that she had bought
balloon and intends to become a
licensed pilot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Walsh is Better.

SAN ANTONIO Tex, Feb. "a
Thomas Walsh, the capitalist was able
to take a short walk from his hotel
today and his condition is not so SER
ious as reported yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Weather Conditions.

The field OF high pressure, overlying
the upper Mississippi valley and west
ern lake region, is drifting slowly cast
ward, causing colder weather over the
Eastern and Southern States, and the
temperature is rising slowly i'll its
rear, from the Mississippi valley west
ward
A depression in Florida has been at
tended by rains in the gulf and south
eastern states, and another depres-
sion is showing in Arizona.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Friday, with slowly rising tempera.
ture.
Local Observations.
Feb BarTher Wind Weather.
23 ! pm. -. So.G3 5 NE Clear
"a Z am. ~. 3U65 i NE Clear
Rainfall for past "a hours, trace.
Mean temperature zero.
Maximum temperature, Z.
Minimum temperature, 6.
FRED Q, GoSEWISCI,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Chinese Have Entered the Forbidden
City on the Top Of the World
and Lamaists Have
Been Routed.
ENGLAND IS ALARMED
British Statesmen Do Not Like the
Outlook and the Yellow Peril
Will be Dis
cussed.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-1The yellow
peril, feared by many English states
men as result Of the determine
tion of China to make her contro- OF
Thibet absolute instead OF nominal.
will be the subject of an carly debate
in the House of Commons.
There is the strongest suspicion that
China's move is the inauguration OF
her advance to the west. AS Thibet
lies Immediately to tie north OF
British India, the awakening OF tie
/ forbidden country" is deplored by
England Some reports say China has
20 900 troops in Thibet.
Dalai Lama Flees.
CALCUTTA, British India, Feb. "a.
Chinese troops entered L'Hassa, the
| capital of Thibet and the residence OF
OF the Dalia Lama, the supreme head
| of the Lamaist hierarchy, who upon
the approach of the soldiers. fed with
several of his ministers into India.
Serious trouble has been anticipat-
ed owing to the action of small
Chinese army, marching from SEE
EChuen, China, subdued eastern Thib
ct, levying contributions on the Lama's
people and showing no respect fol
monasteries The Thibetans, resent
ing the declaration of their hol.
places, petitioned the Chinese for
Iseign board, praying the emperor Q
Il China to interfere in the Interest,"
of the Buddhists. The petition wa
to make the administration of th'
country purely Chinese. The Dala
Il Lama appealed to Lord Mimic, vic
eroy of India, but the latter refused
!, to intervene. When the Chimes
troops were reported as moving from
J the province of the Khan ostensibl.
: to strengthen the garrison at L'Has
: sa, the Lama hastily quilted tn
J capital and proceeded toward Dal
) jiling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
Fairbanks cominu Home.

PARIS. Feb. 24.-Charles w. Fair
banks. former vice president, will sail
for home March IL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21
Vessey refused to place him at the
head of the militia of this state.

CHAIRMAN Cook, of the republican
state central committee, wants the
republican papers to urge the voters
to go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. Sth,
to discharge their duty as citizens.
1t would seem as if such urging
would be unnecessary should be,
at any rate. The cause of all the
graft and corruption, the control of
legislation by the trusts, and every
evil our body polite is heir to is the
direct result of the indifference of
the voters in times past. 1t is not
enough to go to the polls and cast a
ballot, but every man should go pre-
pared to vote intelligently. He should
know who are the candidates, what
they claim to represent, and whether
they are men who will legislate in
the interests of the people. If the
candidate never held the Office to
which he is aspiring, the voter should
inform himself as to the record of the
party the candidate represents. The
man who goes to the polls and votes
certain ticket because his father
voted it before him has no business
to vote; he should be denied the
right, if that were possible. 1t is the
intelligent voter that is the salt of the
nation. But every man who has the
right to vote should inform himself
and then go to the polls and register
his choice. Political apathy is the
soil upon which graft and special
interest Legislation best thrive.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

The department of the interior has
secured l54 indictments against a
number of men who attempted to
steal a portion of the Alaska coal
lands equal to the Cunningham claims
which entered so prominently into
the Ballinger scandal. For a time
investigation into this latest deal was
stopped, presumably at the instance
of Ballinger who wanted to protect
his friends, if he did not have per-
sonal interest. Stracey, a Canadian,
and Munday, a Seattle lawyer, are
among those indicted. That the in
vestigation of this matter was post
poned by the department under
BalIinger's supervision is sufficient
of itself to warrant demanding his
resignation.