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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Bag Of 100000 is said 10 be Planted
in West Virginia and Has
Already Caused Eight
Deaths.
THE sEXTUPLE MURDER
Man Hung by Mob Knew Where the
Coin was Hidden, But Did
Not Tell the Lo-
cation

BLUEFIELDS. w Va, Jan S-Po-
lice and county detectives are at a
loss today as to what move to make
toward finding 100000 that Is buried
somewhere in this section, and for the
stealing Of which eight persons have
already been slain.
A chance of uneovering the money
was lost several days ago when Har
~ Pennington was Iyncfed near Hur.
ley. Virginia. for numbering SaEl
Baker. A relative OF the Iyncfed man
Informed the police today that Pen.
nIngton told the mob. If allowed to
live he would tell them where the
money was. but he was hung.
Pennington was an Intimate friend
of Howard Little, who will be electro
cuted within few days for the seq
ttlpIe murder OF George Meadows and
his family Tits family was slain for
the 100000 they had recently acquir
ed, the police declare and after the
murders the money was buried Other
persons than Little are believed to
have been connected with the crime
and when Little IS eIaetrocuted, nfne
lives will have been sacrificed for the
stolen money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
FURNITURE MADE
IN PENITENTIAY
can-psfrr Has Started to ElTnifrats
the Placing Of sueA Goods on
Market.

CHICAGO, Jan tx campaign to
eliminate the manufacture Of flgrnf-
tire by crBvscts In penirenrfarfes was
fnaugurated BY members Of the furut-
fEre trade here. wfo seek to do away
With this source Of composition by en-
forcing the branding at all such pro-
ducts With the words prison made.
Tbs hackers OF the movement are
preparing a bill providing for this
and when 1t Is completed d deIega-
tfes- headed by John Flood. manager
% the International Bed compouy,
who is leading the agitation. viii 20
20 Washington TO confer with Presf
dent Taft on the need OF such legis-
laffon.
The prs paraffoH OF the bin follows
an extensive investigation OF the man
ufacture and sale OF prison goods.
II Is not the Immediate eon1pett
tinn OF prison manufacture to which
We obiacts said Flood, +as It is to
the fgct that the sale OF such pro.
ducts tends TO tEemeraliza the trade
BIZ placing on the market inferior
goods :
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
TOBACCO TRUST
UP IN COURT
Arguments Today in Which the Evils
Of the Nicotine Octopus are
Told.

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 Argument
before the supreme court in the case
Of the government against the Tobac-
CO trust began this afternoon Special
Attorney McReyncIds 5egan the argu-
nlent for the government. He will be
assisted by Wade Fl. Ellis, govern
naent trust buster and Attorney Gen
eraI Wiekersham himself Wiz make
the final argument.
In his argument today, McReynolds
traced rte history Of the tobacco
trust. declaring now that sixty cor
porations were controlled, represent.
ing a. capital Of 500 900. .00e and that
hy their influence, competition especi-
ally in the retail trade had been
eliminated. His figures showed thar
tie trust did more than so per cent
and IN some Instances as much as 95
per cent of the various phases OF the
tobacco trade
TIE government objected 10 the ruI-
ing Of the circuit court. dismissing the
case against the United Cigar Stores
Co. and the government viii ask that
this part Of the case be retired.
McReynoIds IN his arguments de.
scrihed alleged unfair methods Of the
trust by which the smaller dealers
were frozen out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Narrow Escape from Horrible Wreck
on the Rock island when Golden
State Limited Went
Into Ditch.
ONLY ONE MAN rs HURT
Four Coaches Went Into the Ditch
and Hung on the Verge Of
an Embankment, Fifty
Feet in Depth.

JOLIET. H., Jan. 3.-The Golden
State Limited on the Rock Island
went into the ditch at Minooka, a few
minutes before midnight Sunday. Four
coaches hung on the verge of so
foot embankment and only the weight
OF the engine and the couplings pre-
vented what would have been one of
the worst railroad accidents in this
vicinity.
Owing To wreck on the Rock
Island which occurred in this city,
the second in series of bad collisions,
the Rock Island system out of Chi
cago was completely tied up.
Tie Golden State Limited had the
right of way It was due to leave
Chicago at o'clock. but, owing to the
previous wreck, was delayed. Two
miles east OF sfinooka. while the train
was speeding at the rate Of fifty miles
an hour. one OF the cylinder heads
blew ont. The piston rod dropped to
the track and threw the engine from
the rails The engineer applied the
emergency brakes, but before the
train came to stop four coaches
went into the ditch.
baggage car, tourist car. chair
car and dining car piled upon one an
other. and but a hundred feet separat-
ed them from 50-foot embankmenr.
There we're five passengers in tho
chair car aud it was necessary Tor
them to crawl through the windows
20 make their escape As the acct
dent occurred q few minutes before
midnight. it was a long time before
assistance arrived The farmers in
the vicinity reached the wreck and
gavs what aid they could. Owing to
the poor facilities. It was impossible
to reach .fincoka on time from Joliet.
as the Rock Island system was tied
up.
The only passenger to be seriously
injured Is Clarence Stone of Clinton,
Iowa. who had three ribs crushed
The passengers walked back to
Mfuooka. distance of two miles. and
a special sent from chicago took them
back 10 that city. One woman whose
name could not be learned was sitting
in the chair car with her baby when
the accident occurred IN the excite
r1snt she crtwFed through the win
dow of the coach, leaving her child be-
hind Later she became frantic and
fellow passenger crawiad through
the window OF the coach and rescued
the infant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Mayor Gaynor Falls to Hand Out Any
Soft Snaps TO the Boys and
They Are All at
Sea.
ANY OLD JOB WILL DO
The Braves Who Have Been Livlna
Easy for Many Months will
Now Have to Buckle
Down.

NEW YORK, Jan. William G.
Gaynor has only been mayor since
Saturday but in that time he has
blasted the hopes Of the hungry Tam
mary organization and many Of the
braves. who have not worked since
the days of Crocker's downfall, were
up early today hunting for work.
Any old Job, is their slogan. sincs
they realize that there Is nothing do
ing WITH the Judge.
The irony OF It all 10 that Gaynor,
In announcing his slate Of new APP
pointments in which there Is not
single active Tarnmany man mention
ed. pinned good boy on Charles
Murphy, leader Of Tanmany. charac-
terizing him as a misunderstood man.
whose only advice to me has been to
| appoint the best man available to the
| city offices.
Murphy may like this. but It has
/ not brought the say 20 for those whose
i Jobs are at stake and who have been
notified to get ont " the new heads
of departments. and they are asking
themselves why Gaynt went out OF
/ his way to boost the b,sgs'' when he
turned down the organization
Herman Rfdder, treasurer ST the
democratic national committee. today
declined the presidency of the part.
board and the park cofamIsstonershfp
j offered him by Gaynor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
WANTED TO GO
INTO THE NAVY
TIE Reason Why Young Man Attempt
ed to Wreck Train to Ge,
Money.

UNION CITY Ind, ian. 2-vernon
PIessinger, aged eighteen, Of Ander-
son. Ind, arrested he re, was taken to
the Greenville, Ohio. jail today. ch Frg-
ed with throwing the switch winch
caused the wreck OF the Knockerhock-
er Special on the Big Four near Dawn,
Ohio
The police say the boy desired to
rob the passengers so he could gat
money enough TO go to a seaport Town
and join the navy.
The swirchIock was found where
Passenger said he rad thrown it. En-
gfneer. John Meye-s and WfAln
Elsie. fireman, who wer injured. are
said to have small chances OF recov-
cry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Butcher Weyler Has Been Called to
Keep Peace So the Situation
is Evidently One Of a
Serious Nature.
THE BARCELONA STRIKE
General Strike and Revolu' by the
Republican Faction be
More Serious an
Previous Ts-S es.


MADRID, spaA, Jan. General
Weyler, the butcher arrived III
Barcelona today to take measures
against another threatened revolution
airy outbreak.
Weyler held long conference yes
terday with Premier Moret and upon
the Premier's promise that the Bar
celonia garrison would be immediate
ly reinforced, he agreed to assume the
responsibility for putting down the
new trouble which involves. in addi-
tion to a revolutionary movement, the
inauguration of a general strike.
News from Barcelona is being rig
orously censured, but it is known that
the republican faction heretofore
working at cross purposes. has united
and is planning more serious out
break than that of few months ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03

OF water. The government believes
that the navigation of the river. to
aid which the dam was originally
built, will be assisted by the increase
In height OF the dam, and the thirty
one-foot head of water thus developed
will be sufficient not only to light the
streets and public parks OF the two
cities with a combined population Of
100000, but the University of Min
nesota, the agricultural college and
grounds, the big Minnesota state fair
and the entire military reservation at
Fort Smelling. The Improvement will
make both cities independent Of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03

vided will be distributed to both cities
for public lighting, and part will be
used by the state for state institutions
and part by the government for its
own purposes at Fort Smelling, a mile
distant ard one OF the six great mill
tary posts of the country.
st. Paul and Minneapolis are to pro-
vide the funds for the raising of the
present dam, which except for gates
and fittings, is practically complete.
1t is located on the western side OF
st. Paul, crossing the Mississippi in
a long gorge where there is ample
opportunity to raise an enormous head
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
STANDARD OIL
FILES APPEAL
Company Makes Objection 10 the Re-
cent Decision Of Missouri
Court.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3--The appeal
Of the Standard Oil Co. Of New Jer-
sey from the decision OF the Missouri
circuit court ,adiudging 1t a coabina-
ton in restraint Of trade, was formal
" filed today ia the supreme court Of
the United States. and a nIotson made
by the government for advancement
Of It's hearing.
As yet the Standard Oil Co, has not
fled its brief, although Solicitor Cen
erat Bower announced that the eorn-
paay's consul concurred in the mo-
tion to advance the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Henry Cook and George Lewis Held
by the Police for the Brutal
Murder of Anna Lloyd
New Years.
A NEGRO ALSO rs HELD
Mysterious Killing Of the Woman in
Cincinnati Has Caused Three
Men to be Placed
in Jail.

CINCINNATI. o., Jan s.-Ffsnry
Cook, a butcher and George Lewis.
who says his home is in Cleveland,
are under arrest today IN competition
with the murder OF Miss Anna Lloyd,
secretary of the Wiborg Hanna Lurn-
ber company, who on New Years
morning was found slain near the
place where sic had worked for seven
teen years.
James Fields, negro is also in
custody. Lewis IS said TO have been
vague in his account as TO his move
ments for several DAYS AL three
men are held on suspicion
Indications are that robbery was
not the mbotive for the crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
BLOOD STAINS
ON RUTT'S CLOTHES
No Water Mixed With Them ard t.e
is Held on Susps ion Of tire
Murder.

DENVER. Jan. 3-DiscoverF OF
State Chemist E. G. Hill that blood
stains on Rutt's clothing had never
been mixed with water. led the auth-
critics TO decide today to hold the
man on suspicion Of numbering his
wife. whose body was found in the
Platte river several days ago Rutt
claimed his clothing was stained
when he dragged his wife's body from
the river
Rutt's littIe daughter sticks to her
story that her mother was killed while
pursuing a negro who had broken
into her house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Euneral Of Traak-

SARATOGA, N. T., Jan. 2The
funeral Of Spencer Trask, New York
banker. killed Thursday IN the New
York Central wreck, was held today.
Flags were at half mast. public
schools closed and stores shut up dur
ing the funeral. Services were simple.
there being no eulogy and no honor
ary pail bearers. The body was taken
to Troy, N. Y, for cremation and in
teFment will be made Wednesday IN
Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
She Has AcnendEcitfs.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Ian. 3.-Mrs.
Helen Boyle, convicted with her has-
band, James Boyle. Of Kidnapping VIII
lie WRitla. OF Sharon, and now serv-
ing a twenty-five sentence II the
Western penttentiary here, is seriously
III as the result of an attack Of appen-
dicitis She was stricken sunday and
VAS hurried to the prison hospital, II
was decided to postpone a probable
operation until today, on account OF
the prisoners delicate condition.
Prominent attorneys are making
strong efforts to have Mrs Boybe's
sentence reduced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Huston EnaIetee.

WASHINGTON Jan. S.-lames
Huston, former treasurer Of the Unit.
ed states was indicted By the federal
grand Jury this afternoon on the
charge OF conspiracy and fraudulent
use OF the mails. resulting from his
connection with the National Trust
co. Samuel Graham, a wealthy brok-
en- OF Montreal, Canada, Everett Dufor
OF this city and Harvey NJ Lewis,
connected with the same concern,
were also indicted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
WEdcs Net Guilty.

MANKATC1. Mlnn., Ian s-Oue
hour was al the time required for d
isary to decide that Mrs. Grace Led
better was rot guilty OF the murder OF
her husband, whose body was found
buried at his farm several months
ago Judge Pfau could scarcely re-
strain his emotion as he thanked the
iafry. AS the verdict was read Mrs.
Lsadbetter's tears OF 10y hegan to
course down her cheeks AS the iIr'
CTS fled out OF the box, Mrs. Ledbst-
ter pressed the hand OF each.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03

LONDON, Jan. 3-The British
steamers Ayrshire. for Durham. and
the Arcadian. for Glasgow, collided In
a fog IN the Irisn Channel. The
Arcadfan sank in five minutes, All
Of her crew scrambled aboard the
Ayrshire, but twelve Iascars returned
to get their money and were drowned
The Ayrshire had zoo passengers
aboard She was badly damaged but
tugs succeeded in towing her 70 Holy.
head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03

lighting trust The cost OF s250,0o0
will be divided between the cities and
the expense Of maintenance and OPP
Grafton divided as well,
The raising Of the lower dam or dam
number two will food out the up
per dam, a costly piece Of engineer
ing work OF the same size and charac-
ter and made 1t wholly useless. 1t Is
believed by the government engineers
that ii will be necessary to dynamite
the later dam and remove it In order
to secure free navigation. This will
mean that between $500. 600 and 5000
900 OF expense is wholly useless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
GnsuIsed Mrs. Keller and Her Husband
in Protecting Her, was Muir
dered by the Pair
Of Men.
POLICE ARE QUITE BUSY
Drasnst Thrown Out in tie Hope Of
Capturing the Wen, Who
Are Thought TO be
Italians.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 3The po-
lice threw out a dragnet today in the
hope OF capturing two nashers, one
of whom killed William Keller during
the night
Keller was defending his wife who
had been insulted by the pair. when
he was shot in cold blood.
The police declared they rad rea,
son to believe that the murderer and
his companion were Italians who had
given the police trouble in the past
Fonr suspects were arrested during
the night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
TEne Darn srnke.

STERLING, III. Jan a.-Heavy VIZ
ter pressure IN Rock river due to re-
lease Of ice jams farther Mt TIL caused
$4,000 damages to the plaar Of the
International Harvester company here.
The dam IN the race surrounding the
wheeIpit of the keystone works. was
washed away Fifteen hundred men
are thrown cut OF work temporarily
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Breakfast Food IS Said to be Made
Out Of Noseias More Marvellous
Than Old Peanut
Shells.
WRECK EXPOSED PLOT
When Several Carloads Of Shells were
Upset, the Deep Secret Be
came Known 10 the
World.

CHICAGO. Jan. Declaring that
the breakfast food industry is a shell
game the Chicago Federation OF
Labor has adopted resolutions de-
manding that the National Pure Food
commission Investigate charges that
peanut shells are used in the manufae-
ture of this class of food
President John Fitzpatrick of the
Chicago Federation. declared a recent
wreck in Michigan. showed that sew
era1 cars were loaded with peanut
shells, consigned to Battle Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Three skaters Drowned.

FORT COBB, Ok, Jan S.-While
skating on pond on the ~. J. Glenn
mons farm near Fort Cobb, two d
cIemnaons SONS, aged III and IS. and
the f0-year-old son Of j. G. Sgniah, a
neighbors We're drowned BY the lea
breaking near the ponds center. A
younger CIenanlons boy ran for help
bur It arrived too late
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
TORPEDO BOAT
ENGINEER DROWNED
Row Beat capsizee and Strong Cur
rent Carried Man Out
lnto the Bay

VALLEJO. Cal. Ian 3.-Ianes
bergman. engineer OF the United
states torpedo boat Truxtun. was
drowned when small boat in which
be was rowing capsixed,
The strong current carried the
drowned man out into the bay before
those on shoie who saw tile accident
could reach the scene in a launch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Especial to The Gate city.I

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Jan S.-The city
councils OF st. Paul and Minneapolis
have each pledged in writing that
they will participate in the govern
ments invitation to the two cities,
the state Of Minnesota and the Unit
ed States to become partners in the
raising Of the famous dam number
two" In St Paul to height sufficient
to utilize the power for electric devel-
opment. The present navigation lock
and the dam itself will be raised
fifteen feet higher at an additional
cost of s250.o00. The power thus pro
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
WILL TRY FOR
SOUTH POLE
Russians Contemplate . Waiter Welt.
man Attempt When Weather
Grows Warmer.

sT PET TERsBUR6s, Jan. s-on ths
authority of a prominent member Of
the Russian Geographical society it
was stated today that two Russian
army officers viii attempt to reach the
south pole by means Of dirigabse
balloons next summer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
Turt,uletrs FInlanders.

HEI.sINGFORS, Jan. s.-RRssaa'
authorities today seized 1000 rifles
and reyalvers aud one million cart
ridges that were being snuggled IN
to Finland By prospective revolution
fsss under the gr.ise OF furniture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-03
TEN MINUTES
ONLY, REQUIRED
TWO Mgrderers Shocked to Death ir
tire Electric Chair at Sing
Sjrn Prison.

0SSONING, N. u, Jan LESS
than ten minutes were required to put
two murderers to death in the cleo
trfc chair IN Sing Sing prison today.
They were VIM. Morse who shot
and killed Policeman Edwa4 J. Cav
anaugh in BROOKLYN, October "a. 1909,
and John Barhuto. an TIA Tan who
murdered another italian IN Middle
town. n. r., Jan. 20. 1909
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11

Be sure you are right. then go ahead. ' When the question of lighting system for your home or place of business comes up, be sure you are right by de- ciding on electricity, then go ahead" and see us about wiring your property.
 Economy in investment con sists in doing things in such way that there is no hereafter to it. no possibility of having to make a change because of inetficiency of service, ma terial or workmanship.
 When you have ordered electricity for lighting, your lighting troubles are at an end, and you can rest assured in knowing that you have the cleanest, the safest, the most efficient and in every way best lighting system known to modern times. Ask your neighbor who's using cleo tricity.
 NOW is a good time to talk with us about that wiring. City Water & Light Co.
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11
A CASH OFFER.

The Forrest City Times has renewed Its special clubbing rate with the Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal by which Wa will continue to furnish both papers for one year for the reghlar subscription price of The Times alone which is sl.50 if paid twelve months in advance.
 The Commercial Appeal is one of the largest and best papers in the South, and We hote 10 receive many new subscriptions on this offer; Sl.50 cash for both papers.
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11

FOR SALE An established profit paying stock of general merchant disc. Will invoice at present about S4000. Can reduce to about $25O0. Building we'll located. Rent reasonable. Less than $50 of hard stock. Owners are going to engage in other business. A fine oppor- unity for the right man to get a profit paying business at a bargain. If interested see Mr. f. L. Vadakin.
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11

Attorneys Mann < Bolaase and NJ. E. Nordeet, of this city. have been retained To defend NcAlIisteE SulIi- van and Williams the three men Who are noW in jaii here awaiting trial on | chanPe of venue from Lee county. charged with the Assassination of Mr. b r. Kirby that county in August of this year, mention of which ter rlb)e crime las been frequently made in these columns. We understand that tbe evidence against these men k purely cfreumstantiaI as there are no eye witnesses 50 far as known.
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11

Letters received in the city by his friends from Mr. Henry Wagner, who will be remembered as an expert horseshOer, who Was employed here two years ago in the shop of Mir. Johnnie Johnson, inform Us that his ship, the Connecticut. was under sailing orders for long European cruise. Henry has been looking for ward to this trip for some time and promises his friends here some interest ring souvenirs in the shape of views of the different liar countries he visits. He will have this great religious week ly to follow him, and he says he couldn't get along without it.
The Forrest City times., 1910-11-11

Judge B. D. Hatcher was taken se- riously i'll the first of the week with bowel and stomach trouble. and a great deal of uneasiness was felt by his relatives and friends His condi- tion failing to improve, Dr. Bogart, who was attending him, sent to Mem phis "Wednesday for Dr. Smythe, who came over on the 4:30 train that afternoon for consultation, accompa- nied by trained nurse, and upon ex. animation decided an operation was necessary, and that il was best to have him removed to a sanitarium in Mem phis, which was done "Wednesday eyen- ing. He was accompanied to Memphis by Mrs. Hatcher and his sister Mrs F.. A. .ROlfe, who are both with him. At last report Judge Hatcher was some better, and we wish to join his legion of friends in the sincere hope that he will rapidly improve and soon be entirely restored.