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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19
Weather Conditions.

There have been showers In north
ern portions of the Upper Mississippi
Valley. the Western lake region and
Ohio valley, which are followed by
fair, cooler weather attending the
eastward drift of the area of high
pressure, which has passed from the
Dakotas to the Upper Lakes.
Rains attend moderate depression
In the northeastern states, and the
southwestern depression remains in
Arizona.
In the Northwest the pressure Is
decreasing. with higher temperature
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Saturday, becoming warmer Sunday.
Daily River Bulletin.
KEOKUK, Aug. 19.-Obseryations
taken at ZOO a. M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19
FIGHT IN THE
NEST OF EAGLES

Two Candidates for National Presl-
dent VIII Arrive in ST. Louis
Tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-With the ar
rival here tomorrow of Senator Grady,
of New York, and Bell, of California,
the fight for the presidency of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles will be on.
Grady is now worthy vice president.
The Bell faction is advocating general
reform measures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19
Local ohservations.

Aug. Ba~ Their Windy Weather,
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10 am. 1926 &c NE Clear
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19

Mean temperature, %.
Maximum temperature, 70.
Minimum temperature, II.
River Forecast.
The river will rise slightly during
the next AZ hours.
FRED z. GosEwIscH.
Observer.
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DEATH RATE OF
 ARIZONA IS ANNOUNCED

PHOENIX, Oct. 25-Announeement of Arizona's census returns by tele- graph yesterday prompted Dr. E. s. Godfrey, territorial health officer and register of vital statistics to make a interesting deduction showing what IS known among statistieians as the "crude" death rate in various eoun- ties of Arizona for the year ending June 30, 1910. By "erude" death rate is meant that the figures have not been so comprehensive as to em- hrace division into sex, ages or color, or, as in the case of Arizona, as many come here with diseases contracted elsewhere the figures showing many such cases. That is because the cen sus statistics have not yet been clas- sifed sufficiently to give sex, ages, and color.
 The death rate of the entire terri tory, as based on the census figures for the population, during the year  named was 14.9 per thousand of pop ulation. The registration area of the United States, which includes nine teen states and over 50 per cent of the population shows the death rate to have been 15 per 1000 of the pop lation. It is therefore shown that Ari- zOna carrying the burden of its influx of diseased population still shows slightly lesser death rate than the rest of the country. It should also be borne in mind that the states within the registration area are those in which the pubic health affairs are best administered.
 In a few days Dr. Godfrey expects to have the figures ready showing the death rate, excluding cases of impor- ted tuberculosis and the per hundred thousand population for certain classes of diseases and a comparison of these rates with the rates for the entire registration area.
 Calculated by the "crude" death
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Special Correspondence.

Speclal COrreSpOnuence
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 2s. - The long expected break in the constitu- tional convention is scheduled to take place not later than the coming week. It will probably be put squarely up to the republican minority of eleven to unite with enough of the democratic majority who are in favor only of a sanely progressive programme and to- gether frame a constitution which it is known in advance will meet with the approval of the president and congress.
 Whether or not the republican eleven will consent to enter into one agreement which it is known almost positively the democrats will seek, is not at all assured at this writing. Curtiss, of Santa Cruz, Wells of Yav- apai, Doe and Hutchinson, of Coeonino and at least Kingan, of Pima, it is believed hold statehood far above any imaginary political advantage which some republicans believe will be gain ed by holding aloof entirely from the conventions responsibility and SO throwing the entire burden of failure upon the democrats.
 If the expected break comes, as now seems certain, it will take sixteen democrats united with the full eleven to take matters out of the hands of the recaleitrant majority of the majority party. That will leave twenty-five democrats who cannot escape the onus of failure thus far, which is going to be res ponsible for the appeal to the sane Republican minority. Some Republi- can leaders in Phoenix, however are in opposition to coalition with the democrats, no matter if such coalition promises a constitution which the president will sign and thus ass ure statehood.
 Said one of these republicans this and he is one of the best known party men in the territory, and especially in Cochise county.
 "I am eternally against any plan for the republicans to unite with a sufficient number of democrats to bring about a fundamental law which will meet with approval at Washing ton. am, above all else, a repub- liean. l am a distinctly progressive republican. I am in favor of safe referendum and recall law
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RADICAL BREAK IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Whether the Republicans Will Submit Minority Report Unite With Enough
 Democrats to Adopt Sane Fundamental Law Not Settled

from the legislature, and would not
 care if such a clause was ineorpor.
 ated in the constitution. But I am
 forever against playing into the
 hands of a party which has been a
 barnaele upon Arizona, and deceived
 the people in the delegate election
 by issuing a lot of wild, radical
 promises which they are now afraid
 to carry out themselves. If our Re publican members unite with certain
 Democrats, the fact that the eonven- tion is strongly Democratic will give whatever credit may accrue from a
 coalitions to the Democratic party. Failure is staring them in the face now and they know it. Why didn t those members of the party who allowed themselves to be elected delegates on wildly radical plat forms, be men enough to repudiate those platforms and stand for what they believed to be right7 The Re publieans, too, it must be remember ed, made a strong effort weeks be- fore the delegate primaries, to reacn an agreement with the Democrats for a non-partisan convention, com posed of the best men in the Terri tory. The Democratic leaders seorn- ed the Republican advances. They assumed, and have ever since assum- ed, an attitude insulting to President Taft and the intelligence of the very best citizenship of the Territory. Now they are beginning to crawl and look around for the Republicans in the convention to help them pull the Democratic chestnuts out of the fire. repeat that I am everlast- ingly against any such program, and I am using every bit of influence l may have to defeat the eonsum- nation of any such coalition idea"
 On the other hand, certain Repub- lieans in the convention are claiming earnestly that the proposed coalition with the Democrats who are wiling to enter in such coalition for the sole purpose of securing Statehood, will fully vindieate the Republican posi- tion in the delegate campaign, leave the Democrats wide open for attack on their insineerity and leave the Re- publican party in a commanding posi- tion in the first State campaign. It is pleasing to note that many of the big Republican leaders of this sec tion are favoring the fusion on the
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broad ground of patriotic duty to
 the Territory and its people.
 Certain members of the Republican
 minority are squarely in favor of
 submitting a minority report to the
 convention, embodying a very short,
 fundamental law for the new State, a model of it's kind, and leaving it to the Democratic majority to vote down the report if it sees fit. It is not proposed to place in the minority constitution any clauses antagonistie to popular experimentals like the in- itiative, direct election of Senators and State control of corporations, but to ignore them utterly leaving them to be dealt with by the State Legislature.
 One thing is certain. Statehood has become the paramount issue with the convention, and with Phoenix and Marieopa county now, even as it was in every county Republican platform during the recent delegate campaign. A Democratic delegate from the northern part of the Ter ritory, one who has large stock and mining interests in that section, had this to say, last evening, at the Ford Hotel:
 CT was not sent here on any rad ieal platform, but to secure Statehood as the one thing above all else need ed in my section to fill our measure of prosperity to the brim. I am per sonally in favor of the initiative and referendum and the recall, but not on any cranky ratio basis. I realize and my people realize, that 3 or even 5 per cent proposition might easily be abused for spiteful personal or sec tional purposes. Such a condition is not to be tolerated in my county and I believe all northern Arizona thinks as my county does. I want Statehood. If the Democratic majority cannot unite on a Consti- tuition which will meet with the ap- proval of the President and Congress, then I, and number of other Demo crats in the convention, are ready to unite with the Republicans on a non partisan basis and bring order out of what thus far has been chaos. I am not looking for any political ad- I have absolutely no po- litieal ambitions. What I want is to secure Statehood and the very
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best times my section of the Terri tory has ever known"
 In recognition of the state of af- fairs in the convention as outlined above, the Democratic Gazette this evening publishes an editorial which in substance declares that the Demo- erats practically pledged themselves to the Oregon plan of legislation, or one just as good, and that any Demo- erat who violates that pledge and enters into any combination to de- feat such plans, should be consigned by his constituents to future political oblivion.
 The only Republican proposition of importance offered thus far was of fered by Kingan of Tucson, Thurs day morning. It relates to legisla- tion and provides that each county shall constitute one Senatorial and Representative district; that the first House shall consist of twenty-seven members and the first Senate of four teen members. The House shall never consist of more than forty members. The apportionment is fixed until the next census as follows:
 District No. 1-Cochise county, 5 members.
 District No. 2-Pima county, 5 members.
 District No. s-santa Cruz, l mem Der.
 District No. 4-Graham county, 2 members.
 District No. 5-Gila county, 9 members.
 District No. s-Pinal county, I member.
 District No. 7-MarieOpa county, 5 members.
 District No. s-Yuma county, 1 member.
 District No. s-Yavapai county, 2 members.
 District No. 10-Mohave county, member.
 District No. 11-Coeonino county, i member.
 District No. 12-Apaehe county, 1 member.
 District No. 13-Navajo county, I member.
 District No. 14-Greenlee county, ! member.
 State Senators shall be elected for four years and Representative for two years.
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Whole of the matter of expurgating even the most weird of conceptions
 It is apparent that the most radi- cal theories will be given a hearing, suggesting that the proposition to. finally emerge may be more radical than most people have seriously feared.
 Against Convict Labor.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 2s. - A fea- ture of the convention was the pub lie hearing before the committee on separate submission of state wide prohibition. The Prohibitionists ap- plauded, but brought forth no replies It is understood a majority of the committee is against separate sub mission.
 The Suffragists failed to avail themselves of the opportunity to speak on separate submission of woman's suffrage. They say they are not asking for separate submis- sion, but for the incorporation of suffrage to the Constitution. They will have a public hearing on next Wednesday.
 The Railroad Committee reported on the anti-pass proposi- tion, and will report a substitute, carrying the main features, prohib- iting public officials accepting under penalty any railroad offering.
 The Labor Committee reported against the employment of convict labor on roads and bridges.
 The initiative and referendum will be reported to the convention tomOr- tow, with the exception of the per centage.
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Const,tut,ona7 Convent,on

eating the character of the report to be made.
 Initiative and Referendum.
 A subject of far more interest, not yet of convention record, is the re- liable current report that the Legis- lative Committee, to which has been referred all the initiative and refer endum propositions, has moulded them into one proposition on which the members cannot agree, and has decided to submit it as a whole to the convention tomorrow for print ing, to come up for discussion Mon day Or Tuesday. This propsition, it is said, provides for the most wild and weird form of government the mind of man has yet conceived. If adopted as it stands, it would mean utter destruction of representative government. Compared with it as Democratic measure, the Swiss gov ernment would be an absolute mon arehy.
 This proposed law may be initiated by the voters of the Territory, of the county Or of an incorporated Anybody can legislate so long as the laws conform to the Constitution. To illustrate, a county is regarded as an entity, not as a State subdivision. and the people of each county could ruake laws govern ing themselves on all things except high crimes, or such matters as are controlled by previously provided State laws. To illustrate further, each county could have a grazing law, different from any other coun- ty. The same is to apply to a multi plicity of subjects.
 It is hardly to be expected that sucn a proposition will meet with the views of a majority of the eonven- ton, but it appears such views are held in various particulars by various of the committee, refleeting 3 strong sentiment in some quarters for the widest of ideas; so strong that the committee is compelled to take it to the Committee of the
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NOTED PHYSICIAN ID LECTURE
 HERE
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Dr. J. \. Mccormack, national lecturer of the American Medical As soeiation, will deliver a series of addresses in Arizona next month, on Public Health and the Prevention of Disease.''
 For the past seven years, Dr. Me Cormack has been making speeches and doing campaign work all over the United States, in the interest of pure food and better sanitary regu- lations for the preservation of the lives and health of the people
 The doctor is the modern apostle of good health and clean living. He will point out in a most pleasing and convincing way, that while the peo- pie of the United States are becom- ing deeply alive to the necessity of preserving and conserving our forests and public lands, our rivers and waterfalls, they are still blindly ne- glecting the conservation of the greatest of all our public assets the health of our citizens.
 Dr. Mccormack will deliver public addresses at Flagstaff, November IA; Prescott, November 15; Phoenix, No vember 17; Tucson, November 19; Globe, November 21; Bisbee, NOvem- Der %, and Nogales, November 24.
 The doctor will speak in the inter est of better sanitary conditions in each city which he visits and he de- serves the cooperation and assist anee of every man and woman in the Territory.
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REFUSES ID J|G AND IS SHOT
 IN LEG
(From Saturdays Daily.)

A frolic of border days was re- vived in Prescott, yesterday morning, at o'clock, resulting in Miguel Villa being shot by Alberto Najare, at Noriega & Abbott $ saloon, on South Granite street The affair fol- lowed a night of revelry, and the occasion was prompted by Najare drawing a A caliber pistol and com manding Villa to dance a jig. Villa protested and informed Najare that he had been in this country a long time, in fact, too long to be forced to perform tenderfoot stunts After several commands to get his feet moving Najare pulled the trigger and Villa fell to the floor with a bullet hole in his right leg. Najare says he aimed at the floor and had no in tention of hitting Villa.
 The wounds are serious, the bull let striking above the knee joint and coming out below, shattering the bones Tn It's course, Wnleh VIII prop ably neeessitating amputation of the limb.
 Villa was taken to the county hos pital and was reported last night to be suffering much pain.
 Najare was arrested by Chief of Police Heisler and turned over to the county authorities.
 The affair has created considerable comment and the rash act is gener- ally condemned. Both men have been residents of this county for many years, and are said to have been friends until they became involved in a dispute on Thursday.
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on separate submission is now going on.
 An effort will be made to have the initiative and referendum made applicable to the counties as well as the State.
 Little progress was made today, half dozen unimportant measures be- ing introduced.
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DECEASED MINER CAME FROM
 MOHAVE
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Instead of Brockman being the name of the. miner who passed away Thursday at the Mercy hospital, it was Charles Burkman. He was brought to this city about five weeks ago, suffering from an abseess of the liver, and after an operation was performed continued to grow worse. He was well known in Mohave eoun- ty, and was employed previous to arriving in this city at BOyle's min ing camp. Arrangements are being made for his burial, which will be announced later. He was an exem- plary man and bore an excellent name wherever known,
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PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. %. - The preamble, consisting of nineteen words, the shortest of any state, and one less than that of Texas, was adopted today There was consider able debate preceding its adoption, the committee reporting one longer than the one adopted, as a substitute.
 One hundred and three propositions nave been introduced, and it is ex- peeted that few more will be pre- sented. One relative to the Bill of Rights and against capital punish ment, was introduced by Rev. Crutch- field, Methodist minister. Another makes stockholders of banks liable for debts and deposits.
 The convention is making progress. The leaders predict the initiative and referendum will be adopted this week.
 The preamble reads: "We, the people of the State of Arizona, grate- ful to Almighty God for our liber- ties, do ordain this Constitution.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 26. - The combined railroad and public utili- ties commission has provided proposition to be presented tomorrow by Chairman Jones of the committee on railroads. The proposition has been sanctioned by a majofity of the members of the railroad and public service corporation committees, which will recommend its adoption.
 The committee on legislative de- partment will probably not submit a report on the initiative and referen- dunn, tomorrow, as expected, though it has completed a tentative draft of the measure to be offered as a sub stitute for all similar propositions in- trodueed. It is much briefer than the majority introduced.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Got. PA pro- vision which may be made the issue of the convention for the remainder of the week, advocates state wide prohibition, and the arraying of forces and arguments for presenta- ton tomorrow before the committee
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ARIZONA SEGREGATED.
From Wednesdays Daily)

tFrOm WeOneSday-S s DdliyJ
 Bishop Kendriek. of the Episcopal church, passed through the city yes terday, en route to Phoenix, after at tending conference at Cincinnati of his denomination. He states that hereafter he will be assigned to New Mexico solely, Arizona having been from that jurisdiction Bishop Atwood will assume the office in a few days. Bishop Kendriek en- joys an excellent name in religious circles, and his new assignment IS one that will be regretted by all. He has performed the dual duty for over twenty years and rendered faithful and conscientious service.
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SNOWFLAKE MINE IS
 PREPARING TO RESUME
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daily.)
 From the recent receipts Of mining machinery it is probable that the Snow Flake Mining company, located on Lower Lynx Creek, contemplates starting extensive developments on its properties immediately. R. (. Rich ardson, president, mas devoted severar days to an examination of the inter ests. He left yesterday for Denver, intending to return within a few weeks.
 He devoted considerable time to an inspection of the group, and is said to be very favorably impressed with the outlook. At different points con- siderable development is done, indi- eating that the enterprise merits the thorough exploitation of the ground and the outlay of considerable capital. MT. Richardson is said to be a prac- tical operator, and has made frequent trips to the property.
 The attention of Denver capitalists was first directed to the ground by John Harlan of this city, who will be associated with the company. T. I. T. .:. I. .s- T. i. + T. ..- -i- :- '. rate referred to ahove is as follows:
 par ! mn
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FORMER RESIDENT ACCIDENTALLY
 KILLED
From Saturdays Daily)

4 telegram was received yesterday by ". H. Wieland of this city, con- veying the sad news that his brother, James Wieland, mad accidentally shot himself at Springfield, Mo, death following instantly. No other part tieulars were given. The deceased was formerly with the s. F., P. & P. railroad in this city as a helper in the blacksmith shops. He was about "A years old, and was regarded as an industrious and upright young man. The sympathy of all is extend ed his relatives in their bereave- ment, A
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Per 1000

The birth rate for the Territory was l5.5, manifestly too low, due largely to incomplete reports re- ceived from physicians, and espeei- ally midwives.
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single interesting feature of the con- vention today was the hearing given the Prohibitionists by the committee on separate submission, composed of Wills, chairman; Webb, Keegan, Franklin and Tovrea. An opportun- ity for a hearing was given the sui fragists, but they did not avail them selves of it, though Miss Gregg was in the gallery while the nearing was being held in the council chamber.
 The committee was addressed by Rev. Greet of Tempe, in the absence of expected speakers through a mis- understanding of the hour of the meeting. While the others were ar irving speeches were made by Dr. John Wix Thomas, W. D. Bell, c. H. Davidson and Miss Gilchrist, all of Phoenix, the latter representing the W. c. T. U., and in charge of the local Associated Charities.
 Rev. Robert ;. F1sher or PhoenlX made the principal address, declaring the question was the greatest before the American people, not excepting the tariff, as expenditures on account of liquor amount annually to more than the tariff revenues.
 Superintendent Burke of the Anti Saloon League, closed, vigorously and often referring to the fact that one member of the committee is a liquor dealer, and that if submission failed it must be considered the committee is friendly to the liquor traffic. Most of his speech dealt largely with the economic, or dollars and cents, side of the question
 The committee rose without indi-