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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
ONCE SENTENCED
TO BE HANGED
Is Now Freed by Jury on His Third
Trial for Murder of Two
Babies.

CHICAGO. Dec. ,. William
AIuetsch, once sentenced to be hanged
and at another trial adjudged insane,
was found not guilty of the charge OF
murder for killing his two infant
daughters January so, 1908. The
jury also declared it's belief that
Muetsch is now sane. Muetsch is
held in jail, however. until Judge kav-
anaugh decides if he is mentally fit
to be given his liberty
Since the killing Muetsch has spen!
twenty-five months in the asylum for
criminal insane at Chester. He shot
his daughters, Gertrude, 3 years old
and Jennie years old. and also III
iured his little son, John, while ell.
ragged at his wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
CoNGREsSMAN's WIFE
STRICKEN ON STREET
Mrs. James Mckinney Falls to Pave.
ment While On Shopping
Trip

WASHINGTON, d. G. Dec. Mrs.
James Mckinney of Aledo, Ill, wife
of, Representative James Mckinney.
was stricken with paralysis here on
Pennsylvania Avenue and lies in a
precarious condition at the Emerge'i-
ey hospital.
Mrs. Mckinney had been on shcr.
ping tour with her husband and they
had separated only few moments
before, Mr. Mckinney to go to the
capital. Mrs. Mckinney to her houe.
When she neared the New Willard
hotel, Mrs. Mckinney sank TO the
sidewalk unconscious and efforts TO
revive her have failed. Mr.. Mckinney
had barely reached his office when
he was called to the hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
UNCLE WANTED
TO SHOOT PRISONER
Would Kill Slayer OF His Nephew
Who Was Thrown Into
the River.

MT. CARMEL. i'll. Dec. 2.-After
Judge Newlin lad sentenced Charles
Brent to twenty-five years in prison
Tor the murder of Charles Bryant, the
latter's uncle, Cree Bryant attempted
TO shoot Brent as he was being taken
from the court room to the Jail. Bry-
ants revolver was wrasted from his
hand by policeman. He said that ne
was willing to suffer any penalty II
ne could avenge the murder of his
nephew.
Brent had confessed in court that
ne hit young Bryant on the head with
bottle and had thrown him into the
Wabash river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Young Newspaper Reporter Was Not
Killed in Wreck and Got Nest
Egg For His
Story.
COMPLETE LAW STUDIES
Died Today With an income Of Al.
Most One Thousand Dollars
For Each
Day.

ORANGE, N. j., Dec. 2.-Judge
James Brooks Dill, known as the faith
eI OF the trust, died today. He had
an income of 100000 yearly.
The corporations which Judge Dill
had personally organized had a total
capital of s731, 100000.
Judge Dill once refused a retain
ing fee OF $25,OoO He said that he
was through practicing law for awhile.
In his younger days when he was a
newspaper reporter, he covered the
Molly Mcclure riots at Wilkesbarre.
A train on which he was riding was
blown up and he was one Of the four
men who escaped. AS a result, his
story of the wreck was scoop and
the bonus of $3.50 he received for the
story. was used to complete his law
studies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
WAGON TONGUE
RAN THROUGH HIM
Fatal Accident in Which Man and
Horse Are BON
Killed.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 2.-An
automobile owned by Isaac Powers,
president of. the Jacksonville Packing
company, and driven by Edward Ken
nedy. collided with heavy wagon
here last night. The wagon tongue
ran inso Kennedy's side, severing the
intestines in eight places. He died
at the Passavant hospital three hours
after the accident Mr.. Powers es-
capped injury, but Doctors Clancy and
Rafferty,, government meat inspectors,
were badly bruised. Two men on the
wagon also received minor injuries.
One Of the horses hitched to the wag-
on was also killed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Two Men Plunged to Earth In Areo-
plano and Are Able to
Walk After.
wards.
WERE NOT INJURED
Probably Hold the Record for Long
Successful Fall Without Re-
eeivlns Any
Wounds.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-Two men fell 900
feet in an aeroplane and escaped un-
injured.
Aviator Laurian and a passenger
started for Brussels to attempt to win
a 100000 prize. They were 600 feet
in the air when the engine stopped,
and the areoplane plunged downward.
The thousands of spectators turned
their faces away, expecting the men
to be killed.
When the machine crashed to the
ground, the people turned their heads
and saw the two men step out of the
wreck unijured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
OPERA SALOME
WITHOUT MARY
Baltimore Can Enjoy tho Play Blu.
VIII Not Stand for Mary
Garden Appearing
in 1t.
DETROIT IS FOR ART
Milwaukee People VIII Pack the
House to Sec Her, the Advance
Sale Being
Heavy.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 2.-salome
may be presented in Baltimore this
season, but Mary Garden is barred.
This was the announcement of Busi.
ness Manager Ulrich OF the Grand
Opera company. That was all he
would say. but DR.. Dohme, member
OF the local committee on opera. said:
I'VE may still have Salome. 1t
may be possible to get another star
to assume the role. The opera is a
very artistic one, and 1t is a pity that
1t should have been drawn somewhat
into disrepute through it's recent i'm
proper Interpretation"
Some Of the opera patrons are ask
Ing who can make it more artistic
than Miss Garden can, according to
all criticism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Detroit is strono on A..

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. MARY
Garden can give her "Salome' dance
in Detroit If she wishes, according to
Mayor Breitmeyer and Chief of Po-
lice Downey. The chief has immed-
late jurisdiction over the censorship.
Personally can stand a. good deal
of art said the chief. "but I cant
say positively what would be done un-
til we witnessed the first performance.
censor would be on hand and in
the event that her raiment was re-
garded as too flimsy she would be. re-
quested to don something more sub
stantial. But we are not too critical
Mayor Breitmeyer was even more
liberal in his ideas. Mary Garden is
one of the best and cleanest dancers
in the country was his comment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Milwaukee Sales Boosted.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 2.-If the
agitation against the production of
Salome by Mary Garden in Chicago
had been devised by clever press
agent it would not have been more
successful in filling the Milwaukee
auditorium for the performance to be
given December 8. The Milwaukee
police and mayor declare that they
have no power TO prevent the per-
formance until it had actually been
given once. and this means that Mary
Garden will sing her great role here
before 5000 persons in the city build
ing. The seat sale beats anything
ever before recorded in Milwaukee.
No two theatres in this city could ac-
commodate the crowd which is to be
at the auditorium, and the audience
will include hundreds of Chicago peo-
pie who will come TO Milwaukee, as
now they arc unable to hear it at
home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
PLAYED TOPSY
FOR MANY YEARS
Mrs. Julia Wyatt Was Famous In Her
Day As An
Actress

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec Mrs.
Julia Wyatt, famous in her day as
an actress and particularly in the
part of Topsy in Uncle Toms Cabin
is dead at her home here at the age
of 81 years. She played the part for
years. Included in the Wyatt COM
pany in later years were her two
daughters, Helen, now dead and Mrs
Warren, now a resident of Bridge
port. Her husband, George f. Wyatt,
also an ACTOR, died in 1855.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
olman Jar Berths VIII Probably
Cost Less on the Most
Expensive Of the
Trips.
UPPER AND LOWER ONES
Makes Offer to Commission
But Reduction Of 20 Per Cent
is Not Enough
Cut.

CHICAGO, Dec .2.-An offer Of the
Pullman Company to reduce the rates
charged for upper .berths in sleeping
cars 20 per cent where lower berths
we're priced more than $3.50 to make
the price of uppers $1.25 as a mini
mum and reduce some lower berths
rates. was offered before the interstate
commerce commission here by the at
torney general Of the United States
and by two railroads. The Pullman
company's offer was for Pullman
rates and was to become effective up
on approval and acceptance by the
commission.
Opposition to the plan was offered
on the psrt of the railroads on allega.
Etion that they would have to stand a
part of the brunt of the lessened
prices, and by the attorney general
oil the claim that the reduction was
| not sufficient. II think the 20 per
cent reduction does not represent the
difference in service value of an upper
and lower berth" Attorney General
James Bingham, of Indiana, said. "It
is not enough. I stated on our petit
tion,' Attorney General John S. Daw-
son. of Kansas, said.
Here, too" agreed Attorney Luth.
er Walters, representing Attorney
General Norwood, Of Arkansas. "It
is not at all satisfactory conclud ii
AttornevJ Jt.o1eral C,ias West. of Ok.
lahoma Commissioners Franklin X.
Lane and E. e. Clarke, therefore were
confronted by an offer of voluntary
reduction on rates for uppers (also q
number of material reductions on
lower berth rates) which the railroads
said was too much and the state of
fcials claimed too small.
The whole matter came up on a
combining of all complaints against
sleeper rates in one hearing by the
commission following an order from
the federal court that previous cuts
ordered by the commission were not
Justified. The Pullman company's re-
ductlon schedule included the follow
ing cuts on lower berth rates. upon
which. as upon remaining existing
rates. the so per cent charge for up
per berths was proposed to be ap-
Piled, the effort being according to
the company reports to charge an ay-
erage of mills per mile:
Route. Reduction.
Chicago to New York -. Unchanged
New York TO Tampa ........ Sl.50
Poughkeepsie to Elkhart and
South Bend. Ind. ....,.. loo
New York to East st. Louis, ILL., 10
New York to St Augustine. Fla,
Or Savannah Ga. .......... 90
New Rates Proposed.
Route. New Rate.
81. Paul aud Minneapolis to Sc
attic and Pacific coast points $11.00
New York to New Orleans -. 500
Chicago to San Francisco ..... 400
The former Minneapolis coast
rate was S12: that from Chicago to
San Francisco, s13.
The commission will hear further
arguments and if deemed advisable
receive evidence in the specific cases
combined in the one hearing,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Another Eank Robbed

GARDEN CITY Ia, Dec. 2.-Rob.
bers looted the Farmers Savings hank
early this morning and escaped with
$1,000 after a fight with citizens, in
which one of the robbers was wound
ed. Telegraph wires were cut to pre-
vent giving the alarm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
MRS. MENLOE MOORE
TELLS HER STORY
Gives Confession in Court Which She
Had Told to Her
Husband.

vINCENNEs Ind, Dec. Pale
and trembling, woman broken in
spirit, Mrs. Menloe Moore. took the
witness stand today in the murder
trial of her husband and sobbed out
her story of her relations with the
man her husband shot October 3.
Her confession covered the confes-
sion made to her husband, which led
to the murder.
She told of meeting Gibson at a
barn At times she was unable to
proceed with her stor''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
QUINCY TO VOTE
ON JANUARY "a
Commission Form of Government viii
Be the Question to
Decide.

QUINCY. Ill, Dec. 2.-As the Cham
ber of Commerce of this city received
a sufficient number of petitioners for
special election for a vote on the
proposition of having a commission
form Of government, County Judge
Garner has ordered the election held
January "a, 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
GOVERNOR HILL
HAD MUCH PROPERTY
Rea! Estste rs Assessed at ss2, Geo.
s.s,,,S lsoeSJfo Hfs Two ,
Proteges.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 2.-Forrner
Governor David b. Hill, who died on
Oct. 20, last. left a personal estate.
exclusive of household furnishings. eff
fects and library. estimated at $780,
600. and real estate assessed at $32,-
600. The real property includes the
residence known as wolferts Roost
on the outskirts Of the city.
The principal benefciaries are DR..
Harry S. Spears and Peter ]. Man
willer proteges of Governor Hill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Back 70 the harem.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-Even though
it may mean her forced entrance into
the harem of wicked pasha in Da-
mascus, Marie Hoptilla. the Grecian
woman, must be deported, according
to the ruling of the immigra ion
board, and with her must return the
man with her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
THE WEATHER.

(Until d. M. Saturday,
For keokuk and vicinity: General.
" fair tonight and Saturday Warm
or Saturday.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday Warmer Saturday and
south and vest portions tonight.
For Iowa. Generally fair tonight
and Saturday. Warmer tonight and
and east portion Saturday.
For Missouri Generally fair to-
night and SATURDAY. Rising temper
ature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Panama Canal FortIflcations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Thc forti-
fication Of the Panama canal will have
tie seaport of Senator Money of Mis-
sissippi, minority leader OF the upper
house of congress. and it now looks
as ii tic fortification measure will
have the approval of majority OF
congress. Senator Money says that
he stood for an American canal when
1t was first proposed, and has not
changed his MIND since
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
She Had Winning Smile.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 2.-Promi-
nent business men will testify that
'Eey yielded to the appeal for funds,
and the smiles of Mrs. Effie Clayton,
Who was arrested here after raising
several thousand dollars for a home
Tor INDECENT men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
BABIES PLAYED
WITH THE FIRE
TWO Are Dead, One is Missing and
the Mother is In
sane.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Two baby lives
were lost and the mother driven an
sane by fire which today destroyed
the home of Thomas Cuthbert. The
dead are:
THOMAS, aged 4.
SADIE, aged 2.
The missing are Margaret, aged 6.
The mother left the children alone at
home and went Christmas shopping.
The babies played with the fire willis
she was gone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
POPULATION OF
TWO MORE STATES
California and Virginia in Close Race
With Western State In
Lead

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The cen
sus bureau gives out the population
of California as 2,377, $40, an increase
of s92.496. This gives California 4
new congressman.
Virginia has 2,061,212. an Increase
of 2O7,42s This gives Virginia one
more congressman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
rs MOTHER AT
12 YEARS OF AGE
All Records Broken by Little Girl
Who Has Baby
Boy.

CHICAGO, Dec. Only IL years
old and weighing but so pounds, a
girl whose name is withheld. has
broken all records by becoming a
mother of a baby boy weighing s
pounds. The girl was employed at the
residence Of we'll to do people.
The man guilty of the offense has
fed. The birth took place in local
hospital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
wendljno on Stand.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 2.-Joseph
vending, charged with the murder
of Alma Kelner. was on the witness
stand on his own behalf today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Weather Conditions.

The passage of tho field of high
pressure. and its crest to Arkansas
and Texas has been attended by gen
orally fair, cold weather from the
Rockies 10 the mississippi valley and
the gulf states. with freezing temper
ature reaching to Florida
There has been light snow in Ten
nessee, and snow has continued in the
lake region, Ohio valley and the east.
ern states, with the northeastern
storm moving out slowly.
The temperature is rising slowly in
the mountain region. where a de-
preston has formed. which is central
in Utah
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Saturday, becoming warmer Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-02
Local Observations.

River below low water Of 1864 I
tenths.
Change in "a hours fall tenths.
Mean temperature Dec. l, 81.
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, 12.
Lowest temperature last night H.
FRED 2. GOSEwISCH,
Observer,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Why Not a Frog Commits
sion.

Bossier Banner.
Our extravagant Legislature has
overlooked all excuse to create
another sinecure for the benefit of
political grafters. The frog indus
try offers a refuge for a few more
political barnacles. BY all means
let us have law creating a Bull
Frog Conservation Commission
with the usual salary of $4,000 II
year for the commissioner, $4,000
year for the attorney, IA number
of high salaried subordinates and
several thousand dollars for office
expenses. While not busy draw
ing salaries and repairing pulitl-
cal fences the members of the
board can devote part Of their
time ms a beautiful diversion in
practicing the absorbing game oi
leap-frog, thereby also conserving
that long neglected pastime, and
handling it down to future gener.
ations in all its grandeur and use
fulness.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Life On Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback malaria
trouble that has brought suffering and
death to thousands. The germs cause
chills. fever and ague, biliOusness. jaun-
dice. lassitude, weakness and general de-
biIity. But Electric Bitters never fail
to destroy them and cure malaria trou-
bles. Three battles completely cured
me of very severe attack of malaria,
writes Vim. A. Fretwell. of Lucama, n
c.. "aDd I've had good health ever since
Cure Stomach. Liver aud KidRey TrOu-
bles, and prevent Typhoid soc. Qua
ranteed by ALL DRUGGIST.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

Medical aid was summoned, aud
the hand treated, after which he
was land across a barrel and whip
ped.
He is still working his wheel
barrow, hauling dirt. A strap
which he passed around his shout
der, and around the wheelbarrow
handle, does the service Of the
cripple hand. -OpelOusas Clarion.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Convict Cuts OFF His Hand
To Keep From Working.

HEROIC MEASURE ADOPTED BY CON-
vICT IN CAMP AT LATANNIER.
A well authenticated story Of
the desperation of convict comes
from the convict camp near Latan-
nier, this parish, where Louisiana
State convicts are engaged in bull
ding levees.
1t is to the effect that negro
convict complained to Capt. An
derson that he was sick, and could
not work. The Captain ordered
him to 90 on with his work, say
ing that he was not sick. He again
begged to be permitted to quit
work for a while, and when tho
Captain threatened to whip him If
he did not 60 to work, the convict
picked up his spade, walked to a
tree stump near by, and severed
four fingers of his right hand with
the spade.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
THE BEST HOUR OF LIFE

is when you do some great deed or dis
cover some wonderful fact. This hour
came to j. II. Pitt, of Rocky Mt. N. C..
when he was suffering intensely, as he
says, from the worst cold ever had,
then proved to my great satisfaction.
what a wonderful Cold and Cough cure
DIR. Kings New Discovery is. For, after
taking one bottle. was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good Of a
medicine like that" Its the surest AMI
best remedy for diseased lungs. HemOr-
rhages, LaGrippe. Asthma, Hay Fever
any Throat or Lung Troubles. soc. and
500. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
ALL DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

When the digestion is all right, the ac-
ton of the bowels regular. there Is ma
tural craving and relish for food. When
this is lacking you may know that you
need dose of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. They strength the
digestive organs, improve the appetite
aud regulate the bowels. Sold by ALL
DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
A Lesson i'm AltruiSm.

Recent dispatches from Pensa-
cola, Fla, report that Mr.. Thomas
E. Conlin, who'had been left pro-
perty valued at $4,000 by the will
of his mother, recently filed al
agreement in the circuit court
whereby he set aside the terms of
his mothers will, which gave but
500 each to the other heirs and
$50, 900 to himself, and thus caus-
ed al equal division between him
self and the other three heirs. MIR.
Conlin, 10y this act of justice, him.
self renowned about 100000, aud
displayed spirit of Christianity
aud brotherly love worthy of emu
lation in this sordid and CONNER
cial age.
One might argue that he did
but his duty to his brother and to
the children of another brother
now dead, that the living should
live up to the higher dictates OF
conscience aud of right, even
though the dead may have been
blinded 10y prejudice or uumind-
full Of those tender claims which
child has upon the parent-an ill.,
herent inviolable right of the
child born of that mother-yet to
our mind this does not lessen the
beauty or nobility of this act of
Mr.. Conlin.
When one secs in this time
brothers fighting sisters in the
courts, battling for a second por-
ton of that in which they have al
ready profted, going to law for
possession of mere furniture and
even demanding the mothers
simple jewelry, sacred because it
represented to that daughter both
father aud mother, it is refreshing
to find such generosity of purpose
and such Christian spirit of alb
negation, as here displayed, for it
clips to redeem the sordidness of
daily experience and makes one
hopeful that the balance of truth
and goodness may yet be main
tanned in the scale of human viz
tue.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Struck A Rich Mine.

5. w. Bends, of Coal City. Ala, says h..
struck perfect mine of health in DR..
Kings New Life for they cured him OF
Liver and Kidney Trouble after II years
of suffering. They are the best pills Oh
earth for Constipation, Malaria, Head
ache, Dyspepsia, Debility. 26c at ALI.
DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

IL your liver is sluggish and out OF
tone. and you feel dull. bilious, cOnstiPa-
ted take dose of Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets tonight before re-
firing and you will feel all right I'D the
morning. Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Home For Sale

The property of Felix BONN on Lewis
street near Railroad. having "a feet front
by 225 deep. house has rooms, diDning
room and kitchen. stable etc. will sell
for $3.50. LalZalre blenvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

Fine corner property on Washington
street for sale. white neighbors. good
size lot see Laizaire Bienvenu.