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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
RAILROAD BILL
GOING THROUGH
Passed the House this Afternoon by
Vote Of 200 to 1876 After
Considerable De-
bate.
PRESIDENT SATISFIED
Commerce Court Commission is Still
in the Bill, Saved by
Narrow Mar

WASHINGTON. May 1o.-The be-
ginning of the end of the fight on the
railroad bill came today when the COM
mittee of the whole reported it. 1t
is only battle SCARED wreck, but
President Taft is satisfied with it and
believes it will pass.
Two of the important sections have
been cut out, the pooling agreement
and the merging section.
Il am not as familiar with the con-
dition of the bill in the house as in the
senate" said Taft, but the situation
in the senate will likely show that
the bill contains almost all of the
original features of the administra-
tion bill and those which have been
admitted are not vital.
At noon as the administration rail
road bill came up for final passage in
the house this afternoon, Representa-
tive Mann, rep, ILL.,, offered an amend
ment which practically would re
establish the clause permitting merg
ers under certain conditions.
Mann representing the administra
tion forces, urged the fdoption o.
this feature which had been stricken
out by the committee of the whole.
A motion by representative Adam
son, dem, Ca, to re-commft the bill
with instructions to eliminate the
commerce court commission was de
feated 116 to $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Weather Conditions.

Clearing weather has followed rains
in the lower lake region and Atlantic
states as the eastern depression NOV
ed out through New England, and
depression over the upper lake reg
ion, with a field of high pressure in
the Gulf, has caused warmer weather
in the central valleys.
High day temperature has attended
depression in the southern noun
tain region, and there have been light
showers in the Missouri valley. while
it is slightly cooler in small area of
high pressure in the Dakotas.
Conditions indicate partly cloudy
weather, with slight change in tenn
perature, for this section tonight and
Wednesday,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
German Railroads Which Run on
Time are EvidentaIiy Some
thing Hitherto Unheard
Of.
THE RECEPTION SPOILED
Train Reported Late and Proper Com
mittee Was Not at Station
to Meet the Roose-
vcits.

BERLIN, May 1O-Because Col.
Roosevelts special arrived on time to-
day, there was much confusion a. the
railway station. The authorities had
been informed that the train was 80
minutes late and with the exception
of the minister of foreign affairs and
his staff, there was no one to meet
the colonel
The kaiser had arranged to have the
colonel taken to the American ambas-
sy in the imperial CARRIAGES. The
guard and carriage arrived however
after the colonel and party had been
bundled into taxicabs and taken away.
When the kaiser heard of the mistake
he upbraided those who were respon-
sible for the neglect.
The populace was subdued on ac-
count of the death of King Edward.
Col. Roosevelt met the kaiser at
luncheon at the palace at an informal
affair
Although many of the official en-
tertainments have been cancelled the
Roosevelt's stay in Berlin will be any
thing but dull. The English ambassa-
dor communicated with his govern
ment and found it would not be a
breach of propriety for large part of
the program to be carried out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Tragedy in Quincy Resort Which VIII
Likely Result in Woman Dying
From Three Bullet
Wounds.
SUICIDE OTHER
ATTEMPTED S
After Shooting the Woman, Her AS.
saIant Made Unsuccessful At
tempt to End His Own
Life.

QUINCY, ILL.,, May 10.-After shoot
ing Ethel Thomas three times in the
right breast, in a desperate attempt
to kill her, Robert DeWalt placed the
muzzle of the 80 calibre revolver at
his own temple, pulling the trigger
five times in an attempt to take his
own life, but in this he was unsuc-
cessful. The cartridge failed to ex-
plode, and the would-be murderer was
captured a few minutes later.
The tragedy occurred in the room
of the Thomas woman, at the disrep-
utable resort at 205 Vermont street,
conducted by Lizzie Mcdowell, the
time being fifteen minutes of clock
/ Sunday afternoon. One bullet went
iiclear through the body of the victim;
the others had not been located last
night. The woman was taken to st.
Mary's hospital in dying condition,
it was thought, but late last night she
was still alive. DR.. ]. H. Rice, the at
tending physician, said 1t was pos
sible that she might continue to i'm
prove, although she was in an uncon-
! scious condition.
DeWalt, according to a sworn state
ment made by the Thomas woman at
a time when she thought she was dy-
ing, was madly infatuated with her
and had threatened her life one week
before. At that time the revolver
A with which he tried to kill the woman
4 and to end his own existence was
taken away from him, the bullets be
i ing extracted and thrown away. Sun
/ day. shortly after noon, he made an
4 other trip to the house, announcing
shortly after he arrived at the apart
4 ments occupied by the woman that he
was going to kill her. He was In an
intoxicated condition, but appeared te
s know what he was about. Graspins
Il the Thomas woman about the waist
A he pulled the trigger three times, each
I bullet taking effect, and at that time
4 1t looked like she would not live ar
. hour
DeMalt made an attempt to gel
away after he saw that he could mo-
kill himself, but was stopped at the
bottom of the stairs by blow in the
eye delivered by a deaf and dumt
man who was in the house at the time
The doors were then locked by the
Mcdowell woman, who at once sum
moned the police officers Tom Ryal
and Joseph Hildebrand made quicl
trip to the house and placed DeWal
Emnder arrest. He took his arres
cody, expressing dissatisfaction be
! cause of the i'll success of his attemp
to commit double crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
WATER POWER
DAM FOR KIRKSVILLE
Plan to Dam the Charlton River and
Erect Small Power
plant.

KIRKSvILLE, No, May Local
business men are pushing plans to
harness the Charlton river with a
view of constructing huge power
dam to pump water six miles and fur.
nish electricity to light the streets of
this city.
1t is estimated that such a plant
will cost from $4,000 to 100000
Kirksville has outgrown its old plant
and has been in the dark for two
years. 1t is thought, too, that q
plant of this kind VIII bring the city
an income from small factories 10
eating here on account of cheaI
power.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
STRANGE SYMBOL
ON The BODY
Police are Puzzled Over Murder Mys
terry in Which the Corpse
Was Marked After
Death.
A GREEK LETTER MARK
Body Found in the Basement of Home
in Fashionable District
Several Days After
Crime.

DENVER. Colo, May 1o.-A strange
symbol, carved on the body of Mrs
Katherine Wilson, whose dead body
was found in the basement of her
home in the fashionable district, has
mystified the police. The woman was
strangled by cloth.
A symbol, the meaning of which is
puzzling the authorities, representing
the Greek letter Delta, was found on
the woman's body.
The murdered woman's husband re
turned from Hot Spring to fad his
wife dead in the house. She was prob
ably murdered last Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Dry aa a Desert.

MARsHALLToWN, May 10. All
druggists have surrendered their per-
mits following the filing of remon-
STRANGE with the county officials, and
the town is as dry as the Sahara des-
ert. The members of the firm of Nc
Bride & Will, the oldest druggists in
the city, are hard hit. Mcbride is suf-
fering from broken leg and Wills il
down with diphtheria
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Rleaohed Flour Decision.

NEW YORK, May 10.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson today refused to issue an
injunction against United States Attor-
ney Temple to injoin him from seizing
bleached flour shipped from the Shaw
nee Milling company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
THE WEATHER.
(Until 7 p. m. Wednesday, J

IUHlII I p. M. WedneSday.)
For keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Not
much change in temperature.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and prob
ably Wednesday. Slightly cooler ex-
treme northeast portion tonight.
For Iowa and Missouri: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Not
much change in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
FOREST FIRES
DOING DAMAGE
Sweeping Two Sections of the North
and Fear is Felt for
the Settlers.

DULUTH, Minn., May 10.-Forest
fires are sweeping from the direction
of Colbyville and Arnold. The situa.
ton is so acute that calls for assist.
ance have been sent to Duluth. The
greatest fears are felt for settlers. The
loss from the fire will be great.
PORT ARTHUR, Can, May TO-.
Forest fires are raging and much dam
age has been done.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Prospects ara Din,

rEoRlA, ILL.,, May TO- Immediate
y on the reconvening OF the confer
ence OF the miners and operators
lere Today, the miners went into
separate s,pte meeting Prospects for set.
bright. ie aie ioe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Scared The pennle

PANAMA, May 1o.-several jokers
are held by the police today as the
result of panic which followed a re-
port that an earthquake had caused
tidal wave to come toward the
coast Hundreds of people fed to
the interior.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
forbes Ascended at Quincy Last
Evening at Twilight In His
Effort to Break the Bal
loon Records.
STARTED OFF SLOWLY
only Drifted Fifteen Miles During the
First Hour Of the Trip and
Then in the Wrong
Direction.

QUINCY, H., May 10.--In the pres
ence of more than 10000 spectators, A.
Holland Forbes started from Quincy
last evening ia, his mammoth balloon
with the expectation of breaking both
the national and international long
distance and endurance records.
Though the start was not made under
meteorological conditions that the aer-
onaut desired, everything else seemed
favorable, and his chances are still
good for surprising all previous
flights. He was ambitious to catch
northeasterly currents that would take
him toward the coast. but on leaving
here he was carried south and little
to the east.
The first report of the progress be-
ing made by the balloonists reached
Quincy last night, when Charles Ran
kin of Fall Creek reported that the air
craft had passed over that place at
sos o'clock.
From this report it Is learned that
the balloon, up to that time, was max
ing very slow progress, having drifted
only fifteen miles in one hour and fif-
teen minutes. Mr.. Rankin states that
the aeronauts were riding low and that
he called to them word of greeting
and solicitation Mr. Forbes called
hack through his megaphone that he
and his companion were all right
and that every thing appeared to be
satisfactory
The massive balloon, which las a
capacity of $4,000 cubic feet. WIS in.
lated on the common at Twentieth
and Maine streets, and at $50 last
evening the word was given to 'let
60 The massive bag rose gently
and majestically to height of about
half mite, and then seemed to catch
a current of air which bore it almost
due south. At present 1t appears that
Forbes course will be to the southeast
In the direction of Florida, through
there is no telling what the upper
currents may have in store for him
le vacuum currents near the eartf
are treacherous and unreliable. and {
distance between three and four miles
from terra firma must be reached be
lore the aeronaut will be able to make
any calculations. The whole worle
awaits the results. and if there arr
any chances Of smashing worlds rec
ords Forbes will do 1t, for he ha.
ecessary nerve and equipment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Broderick on Garnet

: CHICAGO. May 1o.-state Senator
na., ,.,ousrick OF Chicago. democrat who
n uosed Tor Lorimer was the first Wit
as ssss oelore the special grand jury to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Annual Derby.

ROSEVILLE. KY. May 10.-Fifty
thousand people will witness the an
nual derby this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Over Illinois.

NASHVILLE, H.. May 1O-The bal
loon In which A. Holland Forbes and
oohh Y. Yates are trying for the long
Instance flight record passed over
nashville at 10 o'clock, speeding be-
lore strong wind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea'h'r.
Local Observations.

May. Bar Their. Wind Weather.
81 pm. !. 29s7 II NV Cldy
10 : am. 30.o5 5S NV Clear
May 8, mean temperature, 63; max
imum temperature, 70; minimum tenn
perature, 81
River Forecast.
The river will fall slowly.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
River Forecss
Q . 9 . . . . . . . . . Q o
The Comet.

Tomorrow che sun will rise .
al 4;5l a. M. and the comet two .
J hours and fifteen minutes earl .
) ier; in other words at 2:3G a. m. .
) It's distance from the earth is =
) 3S,00o,000 miles. Look for it in .
the east, near the planet Venus. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10

Passed the House.
The house this afternoon passed the
railroad bill by vote of 200 to 126.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Distinguishes visitors.

Several notables came down from
Pueblo last Saturday morning In auto
mobiles to participate in the endur-
ance run over the new Santa Fe trail.
They arrived before the noon hour
and took dinner at the Sherman
House. where some wag registered
the bunch thusly:
Martin Walter, wife and two chill
dren. Pueblo, chairman Of the irri.
eating committee; James H. Loor,
treasurer Of Pueblo county, ugliest
man In Pueblo; W. J. Orange, Pu-
eblo Sun, formerly Of Silver Cliff and
elsewhere; c. p. Allen. OF Denver.
chairman OF the state highway COM
mission: Rev. Thomas Fl. Tully, of
Durango. member OF the legislature
because he couldn't help It, and pre-
siding elder of the San Juan district:
Sir l.. g. Walker, head chaffeur OF
the Pueblo Auto Company: Right
Honorable Charles Patrick. Of the
Star-Journal: Sir Charles s. Giascoe.
ID. d., also county commissioner on
the side; c. II. Higgins, Of Pueblo.
good roads fiend; Ray Mccarthy. OF
Pueblo. undertaken.
An undertaken was a very wise pro-
vision Of the endurance run. II is
miracle but nevertheless fact that
not single accident occurred on
the entire trip How 1t happened,
with dozen cars running forty miles
an hour within ten feet of each other.
sometimes. is still mystery. A di-
vergence OF yard, or even a foot
in some instances. would have meant a
total wreck and injury to occupants
of the car. but It never happened.
Not even the unexpected happened on
this endurance run-except as to the
time limit
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Opening Branches over the State.

For the past thirty-eight years the
knight Campbell Music Company, OF
Denver. have been doing very es.
tcnsiye business In our county and
have been made by music lovers In
La Junta district that the old reliable
pioneer Colorado firm viii open n
store In La Junta. at the Woodruff
block. ON Third street. next door to
the public library.
The Steinway. A. u. Chase. Hobart
NJ. Cable. Fischer. Everett, Cecilian
Player Pianos and others Will be on
display.
The big sale OF new pianos will
open Tuesday morning. May I'd. and
continue only ten days. No money
payment Is required down at this sale
aud you may take the plano OF your
choice and payments low ms n dollar
or no weekly will be acceptable.
The knight Campbell Company has
n record for square dealing and their
record is unques,ionablc.
You viii notice the wonderful offcis
made In the big display advcrtxemeL,
ON page five OF this paper.
Don't forge, this sale is ten days
only. II Is open evenings. The pI.
amos are all new. We do not deal
In second hand pianos here. Big free
Cecillan musicale every afternoon and
evening for music lovcrs--frcc. Next
door to the public library.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30

listers. One brother. win s. Ham.
ilion. Of Colorado Springs. wns with
hin when he died. The rest were
far away In body but very close by
In deep sympathy.
Nr. Hamilton was not only y splen.
did honorAblc citizen In his home rc.
lat'ons. but was tender. gentle aud
constdsrats. putting the welfare Of
others always before his own and he
will b. misscd and mourncd N such
an Ae aloae are. Death WAS = bcauti.
ful messenger TO him for Il brought
a heavsaly Invitation TO = "housc not
made With hands" which IL eternal
In the Heavens" II brought a sum.
mons 70 sleep and 10 rest.
He dbcd Thursday morning at I
o'clock. When those that arc 80
dear 10 - pass out and on We may
be consoled BY the knowledge that:
what life 10 10 the living. 10 death
is b The dea1"--that death II but
= bslag been iato . faiser and . bet.
ter vesS1-lsts . fuller aaA sweetes
life.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
osssh ~ ?. {. hamilton.

This morning At 10 o'clock will
occur the funeral obsequies Of Finley
u. Hamilton. For two ycars Mr.
Hsmikoa has been = great sufferer
from paralysis. but no ono could be
brsvsr or swecter spirited In afflio.
tIon than he has been.
Through twenty-five years OF ci,l.
senship the people Of L. Janta have
had occaslDa 70 take note Of Mr..
Hamiltoa's qualities - . citizen and
they have st Ill times found those
qualities In every way admirable.
lie vas ~ yssss Of Ass. lie came
to L. Junta In 1855 and shortly after
BIZ coming was married 70 Mi.s Anna
Psarcs. VITO bas proven . loving.
helpful. sympathstic compsalon. Bc.
si1s bic cAildrsA-Mrs. Hasei Rich.
arlsoa. nrs. Grace Marshal and
Misses Jessie as1 zaaa Hamtlton-
~ his falehfu1 wife. NJ. Hamilton
leaves. - 0onen ~ oeiAs away. IN
assd Mother. tve bsslAses asl two
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Ne-.h IA Jsn.. see.ssr..

Last Wednesday night there was q
special session Of the North La
Junta Boosters' Club called for the
purpose OF devising ways and means
to elect North La Junta's candidate
for school director. About seventy-
five people were present. Everybody
In North La Junta IL In favor Of G.
n. Dameron. who consented to make
the race for school director only after
being solicited and urged by almost
every man. woman and child in the
precinct.
Quite recently Mr. Dameron refus.
ed In open meeting to make the race.
but when persistenuy urged by his
neighbors consented to abide by their
great desire. His name was filed
with the secretary Of the school board
at the very last minute. and 1t was
decided to hold a sort Of ratification
meeting. Numerous speeches OF en-.
dorsement were made. and twelve
surreys and numerous single rigs
were pledged to assist In hustling
voters to the polls. The North La
Juntaites declare that they have re-
ceived assurances Of generous sup
port from the south side OF the
river. and say they expect to make
good showing In the race.
The question Of sinking test well
on the school house grounds for
pure soft water was also discussed.
You may talk about duh times but
the boosters Of North La Junta don't
know anything about them. They
have the money in the treasury Of
their club to pay for putting down
the well and are going to get busy
at once. They are confident that a
supply underlies North La Junta at
a depth OF from seventy-five to $50
feet. A gentleman from Kentucky
was present At the meeting who has
had years OF experience in the deep
well line and he proposes to ship his
machinery here and do the work. II
the test well proves success at least
. dozen residents of North La Junta
sixp0ed thslk tntsotioa Of putting
dowl2 ven "a their ovn properly.
0es1 VseAs ~ 'eaqftsr subject
- xDs~lD6 1ase0dbA3 ~ U0ssa.
sss alres1y Aavs . s,nd Of nearly
el.0ee subscribed which y to be ex.
pended upon the roads q that suburb
notvkAstanding the conceded fact
that hey now have the best roads
In Otero county.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
sheep Record Broken.

J. l.. Bennett 4 Son. Of Holbrook.
recently disposed Of ?.735 head Of
sheep on the Kansas CITY market. and
from the entire bunch realized 4 net
profit Of Si.so per head. This Ia
said 10 be- the best record ever made
In the Arkansas Valley from sheep
feeding. The average weight OF tbs
bunch was sevcnty-six pounds. and
tho first shipment d SIX ears top
ped tho market at 10 cents. the bal
ance of the bunch bringing es.9b
SO many good records have been
made this year that the sheep fccd
Ing industry In tho Arkansas VALLEY
y dsstinsd 70 receive . wondsrfui IN
pstus.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
ps.s.. sess..-. In r.wo.

Pueblo boosters. sixty strong.
swooped down upon La Junta last
Tuesday afternoon and took the old
town BY storm. There were many
familiar faces In the bunch. and the
entire aggregation made themselves
at home and put In the time prin-
cipsily calling upon local friends
and patrons. They spent two hours
In La Junta. coming down the valley
from Holly. and left at 1870. via Trim
dad. for the San Luis Valley. The
Boosters left Pueblo Monday morn.
Ing. coming ~ fnr as Rocky Ford and
from that point going over the alfalfa
branch Of the Santa Fe TO Holly.
through Chersw. Wiley. Bristol and
Hartman. They will make \ complete
tour OF the Arkansas Valley and the
San Luis Valley before reaching home
Saturday night.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Santa Fs Trail Endurance Run.

The Santa Fc trail endurance run.
which WAS pulled off last Friday
night and Saturday. when nine cars
went from Hutchinson, Kan. TO Pu.
cbio. t6i miles In tweniy.ihrec hours.
maintaining mn average schedule OF
twenty miles an hour. Arkansas Val
ley most all Of the way, came TO
successful end at Pueblo last satur.
day night at I O'Clock. Il was the
most wonderful run that has ever
been made In the west. and Il will
kansas Valley ~ an automobile high
way.
A schedule Of thirty miles an hour
could just ~ well have been made
In fact ont Of the La Junta cars
made the run TO Fowler. thirty milcs.
In one hour and ten minutes. Thir-
" automobiles followed tho trail.
ers" out Of La Junts. mos, Of them
going ~ far ~ Rocky Ford. some OF
them to Fowler. Tho road from Ia
Junta to Fowler Ia hard to beat. con.
siderink the fact that no special IL.
fort WAS made 10 put Il In firstclass
condition. with very little work Il
could be- made equal to any turnpike
In the west - ~ automobile high.
way. AAA we move that The eounty
comnissioasss make he sffost.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Home Place Lateral Association.

A meeting Is hereby called OF the
Home Place Lateral Association to
be held Saturday night April 30th.
at 1880 o'clock. at the office OF the
La Junta Land Company. The pur-
pose Is to elec, a director. appoint a
to distribute water.
enlarge the laterals. etc.
Every one using water from the
otcro canal In the Home Place Addi-
tion II urged to attend.
l., r. hill,
c. A. BiCKEL.
q. W. BRUNER.