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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Is Invited to Attend Irrigation Con-
gress Which Will Meet at
Pueblo, Colo, in Month
of September.
ELABORATE PLANS MADE
Ex-President Will be in the West at
that Time and Has Been
Asked to Visit the
Convention.
Gate City Special service.

PUEBLO, Colo, May 2.-The offic-
ers of the eighteenth national irriga-
ton congress are enthusiastic ove- the
prospects of having Col Theodore
Roosevelt as a guest of the city next
September.
knowing that the ex-president would
be In the west in the autumn, Chair
man Dugan of the board of control,
cabled Mr.. Roosevelt cordial invita-
tion, in behalf of the irrigation con-
gress, to be the guest of the city dur
ing the congress.
There are good reasons for believing
that Mr.. Roosevelt will be enabled to
attend He is one of the strongest
supporters of the irrigation congress
and is greatly interested in its aims
and welfare.
The governors of the states of the
union are preparing to appoint the Of
fetal delegates to the congress
Prompt and satisfactory responses are
being received from the officials of out
side states as we'll as the mayor and
prominent commercial bodies in the
great cities.
At the offices of the board Of con
troll in the Central block, several hun
dred communications are being sem
out daily to all parts Of the United
States in. answer to inquiries concern
Ing the congress and irrigation inter
ests in Colorado.
4 The various states are taking al
active interest and are arranging tt
participate in the irrigation exhibits
of the congress, for which elaborate
preparations are being made Th'
counties are contributing certain
moderate amounts of money, for whicl
i they will rectiye special advantage
and privileges for advertising and ad
-ancing the interests of their respeo
a tive localities. This is a most at
tractive feature and the outside coun
ties are awakening sharply to the fac
that this is the opportunity of life
time and that they cannot afford t
miss it.
1 Every progressive citizen in tn
state is boosting the irrigation cor
gress, thus helping himself and hi
own locality as well as the state a
large.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
The Wisdom of a Solomon Will be
Required to Pull the Measure
Through Congress
Today.
ARE MANY AMENDMENTS
Compromises Will Only be Reached
After Heavy Battle in Both
the House and
Senate.

WASHINGTON May 2.-It appears
today that the wisdom of a Solomon
will be required to prevent complete
failure of the administration railroad
bill in both the house and senate.
Compromises will only be reached
after heavy battle.
The senate has agreed with the
president that the judges of the COM
merce court should be appointed by
the man in the white house. The
house las turned down this. The
changes in the bill as agreed to by the
president. includS amendments to
prohibit director from serving as an
officer il another road, to have tele-
phone and telegraph companies sub
ject to the bill The commerce court
was killei in the bill by tie vote in
the committee.
Senator Elkins, in charge of the bill
has accepted a dozen amendements
These include that shippers having
complaints can appear both before
the commerce commission and com
merce court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Colonel Roosevelt Gazed at the Prize
canvasses But Did Not Give
Vent to Opinions of
the Art.
GOES TO COPENHAGEN
Leaves Netherland for the City Made
Famous by DR.. Cook a Few
Short Months
Ago.

AMSTERDAM, May Sunday for
the first time since his arrival, over
a week ago in Paris, Col Rcosevelts
cavalry coat and sombrero madc their
reappearclce for the automobile trip
from The Hague to Amsterdam. After
day of sightseeing and demonstra-
tions, the Roosevelt party left at 8
o'clock last night for Copenhagen.
The party arrived at Amsterdam
about o'clock One of the largest
crowds that has greeted Col. Roose-
welt for his European trip awaited lin
in the square outside the imposing
Ryks Museum Here the burgomaster
and the director of the museum show
ed the party the ' irb of Rembrandt S
works. Giving no expression to his
emotions inspired by the famous can,
vases, Col Roosevelt reviewed the
rest of the museum, remarking, as he
was shown Admiral Van Tromp's por-
trait: THAT was a fine fellow
Probably 5000 persons were in the
square when Col. Roosevelt left the
museum, and the fall of child nearly
caused a disaster. In moment some
thirty persons were piled atop of one
another. but nobody sustained serious
injury. The party visited another
museum and were greeted by another
crowd. Then, feasted to the full or
art, Col. Roosevelt sound secIusior
and dinner at hotel, after facing {
third, but smaller crowd at the en-
| trance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Advertisement Inserted in Matrimon-
a' Paper Causes the Arrest Of
Man by Postoffice
Authorities.
GOT MANY ANSWERS
Lovesrck Men From all Over the
Country Replied to the Notice
and Wanted to Get
Married.

JEFFERSON CITY MO, May a.
]. A. Campbell farmer and Mrs.
Mable Adison, his married daughter,
of Todd, Mo-, who were arrested by
post office inspectors on chrage OF
using the United States mails to de-
fraud by means of matrimonial adver-
tisements, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Geisberg
in Jefferson City. Both were released
under $1,000 bonds to await the ac-
ton of the federal grand jury in Oc.o-
Der.
Campbell confessed to inspectors to
inserting the following advertisement
in matrimonial paper published at
Toledo and received SO many replies
and offers of marriage from men
Throughout the United States and Cana
da that he was unable to answer them
all:
Am an orphan, II years DID, live
near Versailles, Mo-, with an aunt. I
am 5 feet inches tall weight 1870
pounds, have dark eyes and hair; will
inherit $17,S00 when of age; would
like to correspond with nice young
men; OBJECT matrimony. (Signed)
Nora A. Johnson, Versailles, Missouri. .
Some of "Nora's" letters contained
money and this led to the arrest of
Campoell and Us arraignmert.
CambelFs daughter, Mrs. Mabel Ad.
Olson, was arrested with him, and a
like charge was preferred against her
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
EX-PRESIDENT
DIED IN EXILE
Nord Alexis Of Hayti Passes Away at
Age Estimated at From
90 to 100.

KINGSTON JAMAICA. May p
Nord Alexis ex-president of Hayti
died here Sunday, His health had
been considerably broken by the ex-
perience of the last year and half
after he was deposed and sent into
exile
Nord Alexis was variously estimat-
ed at from 80 to 100 years old. He
was a descendant of one of the oldest
families of Hayti. After having been
educated under the care of his parents
he entered the Haytian army and his
bravery soon drew him into public at
tention. He took part in many wars
and in 1896 rebelled against Hippolyte
He became president in 1902. His
term was to have expired May Is.
1909 Prominent politicians grumblcd
because he did not give them what they
considered their share of the spoils
and his conduct in Furnishing some no
torious looters of the nations treasury
excited widespread Indignation.
Early in 1908 the movement against
Alexis had gained great strength, and
in March reign of terror was sud
denly inaugurated in Port au Prince
the government sending troops, who
seized many of the revolutionist"
| even dragging them from their beds
and sumarily put more than score
/ of them to death. His victory was
short-lived for later in the same yeal
a new insurrection deposed him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Escaped From Workhouse on Easter
Sunday by Crawling Away
Through the Prison
Sewer.
CAPTURED AT LAST
clubbed, Shot in Both Legs, Swan
River, Ran Two Miles and
Finally Was Re-
taken.

ST. LOUIS, May 2-After being
shot in both legs and dubbed on the
head by a workhouse guard, Charlie
Haux, alias John Smith, of Meramec
street and Virginia avenue, one OF
the five prisoners who escaped from
the workhouse Easter Sunday by
crawling through sewer, plunged in
so Chakokia creek, on the East side,
yesterday, swan across, ran nearly
two miles to the Sidney street ferry
came across to the st. Louis side and
walked into the arms of Joe Kicker
man, another workhouse guard. His
wounds were dressed at the South
side dispensary. A warrant was sworn
out against him for resisting arrest
and escaping from the workhouse. He
was returned to the workhouse.
Haux returned to st. Louis a few
days ago, and the officers have beer
watching his home. Henry Mikisch
guard, learned from Haux's asso
ciates Saturday that Haux would 81
fishing Sunday. When Mikisch reach
/ Gu lLdoI 81. l[Ou1o a AAAoAh NAAo o~AA A'>
was Haux's brother-in-law told hin
where the man was. Mikisch fount
Haux and ordered him to throw III
| his hands. He refused.
The guard seized him and tried t
/ club him into submission. The pris
oner broke away and ran. Mil1iscl
twice shot Haux in the legs. Whel
this failed to halt him Mikisch al
tempted to wound him seriously. Hi
remaining cartridges were old an
missed fire. While he was reloadin
his pistol Haux escaped.
4 Haux crossed the river on the ferry
Guard Rickerman was on the 81
Louis side. When Haux saw him h
ran back to the boat and begged tha
he be taken back over the river. TIL
ferry man refused and Rickerma
captured him easily.
Haux seems little the worse fo
: his wounds. He was in a defian
mood and gloried in his escape froI
an armed guard. He has served sey
eral sentences in the workhouse III
was in for petit larceny when h
escaped Easter Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Spokane Mayor Accused Of Playing
the Game With Ambition
to be One Of the
Commissioners.
THE JOB PAYS $4,000
Council is Delaying the Change in
Government But it Will be
Eventually Adopted for
the City.
[Gate City Special Service. ]

SPOKANE, Wash, May 2.-When
the city council defeated a resolution
for a special election and it's spokes-
man openly accused Mayor Nelson S.
Pratt and members of special char
ter revision committee of playing pol
itics, in attempting to force the sub
stitution of the commission plan for
the present form of government in
Spokane, there was brought to clim-
ak long drawn fight between the
chief executive and the councilmen
for supremacy.
Councilman Shaefer, leader of the
opposition, branded the plan a polit-
ical scheme on the part Of Mayor
Pratt and his supporters to continue
their warfare against the council. He
declared that the people of Spokane
are not in favor of the commission
form of government and in support Of
this he exhibited a petition contain
ing not more than 100 names. Mr.
Shaefer added:
I'VE have the referendum, the re
call. the initiative, the appointment
by the mayor without confirmation
and all the other idealistic features
but they have not been tried Only
the commission is lacking. The may
or has enlarged power and he has
been supported In every measure 0
merit he has brought forward HI
wants more; he wants $4,000 jobs fol
himself and few of his friends.
Gordon C. Corbaley. who appeared
on behalf of the charter revision com
mittee, gave the lie direct to Council
man Shaefer Waving the petition b,
said it has been case Of playing
politics between the mayor and th
council all the way, adding: And
want to say that | am not a candi
date for the commission"
Mayor Pratt laughs at the charg
that he is playing politics or that h
| has an ambition to become mem
| ber of the commission, saying. 9TH
council may delay it for while, bu
1 the commission form eventually vii
be adopted by the people of Spokane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Missouri and Kansas Were Flooded
by the Heavy Rain Which Was
Falling During Last
Night.
ALSO HAIL AND WIND
Kansas Had Small Cyclone and Light
ming Got in its Work
During the
Storm.

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-The most Sc
we're wind, rain and hail storm of
the year struck Missouri and Kansas
last night and early today, doing dam
age to the extent of several thousand
dollars.
At Emporia, Kan, trees were uproot-
ed and houses and barns were over
turned
Great damage was done to crops and
telephone and telegraph wires were
torn from the posts. So far there has
been no loss of life reported.
In some places there were regular
cloudbursts. A heavy hail followed
accompanied by brillian electrical
display.
A score of houses in ST. Louis were
struck by lightning. Four horses We're
killed when a live wire was burned
in two by the lightning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
FARMERS CONVENTION
OPENED THIS MORNING
President Taft is to Make an Address
Before the Meeting on Next
Wednesday,

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-The first ses-
sion of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union of America and
the American Society Of Equity, the
big farmers convention. convened to-
day at 8 o'clock. The convention
promises to be one OF great politicaf
and farming significance. Samuel
Gompers will address the convention,
urging close unity between the farm
ers and organized labor. President
Taft will address the convention on
Wednesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.
4 Tuesday.

(Until p. m. tuesday,
For Keokuk and vicinity: Threat
ening, with rain, probably turning to
snow tonight or Tuesday; colder to-
night, with temperature near freez-
ing.
For Iowa: Threatening, with rain
or snow tonight, and east portion
Tuesday; colder tonight and southeast
portion Tuesday; temperature near
freezing tonight.
For Illinois: Rain and colder to-
night and Tuesday.
For Missouri: Threatening, with
rain tonight and possibly north por-
tion Tuesday; much colder; tempera-
ture near freezing west portion to-
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
HEARST BRINGS
SUIT FOR 100000
Suing Newspaper for Printing Gaynor's
Remarks About Him Being
Prison Candidate.

NEW YORK, May 2.-William R.
Hearst began a libel suit against the
New York Times because that news
paper reported the speech of Mayor
Gaynor at the Associated Press dinner
on Thursday night in which the may
or declared that two state prison felo-
nies--namely, forgery and Justification
Of public docnment--were committed
in the eagerness of this publisher and
editor (Hearst) to wrong the mayor
of the city OF New York Mr.. Hearst
alleges that by reason of the publica-
tion of the speech he has suffered to
the extent of 100000, and he asks to
be awarded that sum in damages
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Illinois Senatorial Scandal to be In
vestisated Today When White
is to Make State
ment.
WILL GO TO THE BOTTOM
States Attorney viii sift the Case
Thoroughly and See What
There is in

CHICAGO, May Estates Attorney
Wayman will bring Representative
Charles A. White of O'Fallon before
the special grand jury this afternoon
to repeat his confession alleging that
he was paid a bribe of $1,000 for vot-
ing for William Lorimer for United
States senator and that later he got
$500 as his share in a Jackpot or
general legislative corruption fund
The public prosecutor intimates also
that In the near future downstate
legislators mentioned by White in his
charges will appear before the special
inGuisitorial body, the list including
Henry A. Sheppard of Jerseyville. Jo-
seph S. Clark of yandalia and Michael
Link of Mitchell.
The legislative bribery scandal will
be given the right of way, and when
the special grand jury gets through
with its work Whites astounding story
will have been investigated to the bot
TOM
The inquiry will not be confined to
Cook county alone, for in Sangamon
county the regular grand jury con
venes today at Springfield. and States
Attorney Edmund Burke declares that
| it will make an exhaustive inquiry into
the corrupt deals alleged by White to
have been transacted in the state CAPT
tai.
After White is through at the Grim
inal Court building in Chicago the San
CANON county authorities viii take
him before the grand jury at Spring
1 field May g. If he repeats the confes
sion he made to States Attorney Way
man before the Sangamon county jur
ors, States Attorney Burke declares
4 he will be indicted and prosecuted
4 forthwith, no matter what assurance:
of immunity he may have from prose
cution in Cook county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Washington Paper Claims that Roose-
vet Has Written Several Let
ters Upon Political
Questions.
NOT 1912 CANDIDATE
Newspaper Also Says He Does Not
Intend to Run for the Senate
or New York Governor
ship.

WASHINGTON. May 2,-Friends Of
ex-President Roosevelt here take little
stock in the story printed in the The
Washington Post today saying what
the colonel will and will not do on his
return from Europe. Despite the fact
that he has repeatedly stated that he
will keep out of politics until his re.
turn, The Post says he has written to
Taft, Root, Loeb and others giving his
complete views.
According to this paper he has given
his unqualified approval to the Taft ad
ministration, that he will not be a
candidate for governor of New York
senator, or president in 1912. That he
will stump the west for the repuhl
can congressman next year and would
like to see Loeb as governor Of New
York.
No statement could be obtained il
regard to the story from the white
house in the absence of the president
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
NICARAGUAN WAR
WILL START AFRESH
Ship Load of Supplies Coming From
New Orleans and Then
Battle Begins.

BLUEFIELDS, May 2.-Fighting on
both land and water between the
two factions is now expected hourly.
The Madriz forces are camped fifty
miles from Bluefelds where they have
been waiting for four days for addi-
tional arms and ammunition from
New Orleans. AS soon as the sup
plies reach here, there will be a con-
fiict, Estrada has sent heavily
armed boat out to meet the coming
steamer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
Weather Conditions.

A well defined storm center, NOV
ing northeastward, is near Kansas
City this morning, which has been at
tended by rains in its front from the
lower Missouri valley to the lower
lake region.
Following the storm center field
of high pressure has moved to the
northern plateau region, causing much
colder weather, with snow on the east
ern slope of the Rockies.
These conditions indicate threaten
ing weather with rain, probably turn
ing to snow, for this section tonight
or Tuesday, with much colder tonight,
and the temperature falling to near
freezing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
On the Last Lap.

YONKERs, N. Y, May 2.--Edward
Payson Weston left here at 1880 to-
day on the last lap of his walk from
Los Angeles to New York. He expects
to reach New York at o'clock this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
At the Reception.

81 understand, Miss Araminta."
said the professor, that you are in
clined toward literature"
Yes" said the blushing spinster.
Il wrote for the Bugle Magazine last
month"
Indeed May ! ask what?' asked
the professor.
II addressed all the envelopes for
the rejected manuscripts said Ara
minta, proudly. Harper's Weekly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
WAS CLOTHED
WHEN CAPTURED
Man Got Away in His Night Gown
But Turned up in His Spring
Cuif

DENVER, Colo, May John II.
Blair, alias Charles Williams, suspect
ed of murder, who escaped from the
county house last night, was arrested
near his home here! Although he
wore only a night gown when he
escaped, he was fully dressed when
found and his wife was arrested on
suspicion of having furnished him
with clothes and aided him to escane
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
WANT TO STOP
PRIZE FIGHTING
Since Death Of Pugilist, California is
Anxious to stop the Big
Eiohf

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May q
Governor Gillette has received num-
Der of protests from ministers asking
him to stop prize fighting in the state
The Chroniclo today pinted an edi-
torial Murder in he Ring Although
the promoters and principles of the
Jeffries-5ohnson fight seem to feel
no anxiety that the big fight will be
blocked, it is said that considerable
anxiety over the matter is felt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
LI,1nhas for Justice.

WASHINGTON, May 2.--The senate
committee on Judiciary decided to con-
firm the appointment Of Governor
Hughes for associate Justice OF the
supreme court
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
The Albanian Revolt.

VIENNA, May 2.The Albanian
rebels who retreated from Kappitana
pass have taken up still stronger
position in the mountains and are
continuing their fierce resistance Of
the Turkish troops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
raft at the Ball Game.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May president
Taft was the principal speaker t,day
at the Founders day celebration at
Carnegie institute. He took luncheon
at the University club, and this after
noon he saw the ball game between
,--e Pirates and the Cubs. The Ameri-
can club will give him banquet to
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
River Bulletin.
KEOKUK, May 2.
1,l1 G,I.a q
Local Observations.
KEOKUK, May 2.

Bar. Their Wind Weather.
/, Z p. M. 29.S6 65 NE Thrt'ng
2. I a. M. .29S9 IS sE Cloudy
Rainfall for past twenty-four hours:
9 inches, "a hundredths,
May Mean temperature 5S de-
grees; maximum, So minimum, 4S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
River Forecast.

The river viii rise from Davenport
southwark for the next forty-elght
hours.
FRED z. GoSEwfsCH.
Observer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18

TRUSTEES SALE OF xALUABLE REAL rs,
TATE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ADAMS
STREET NORTHEAST NEAR THE COR
NER OF FOURTH STREET AND RHODE
ISLAND AVENUE NORTHEAST. M
PROVED BY EIGHT ROOM BRICK DWELL
ING NO. All ADAMS STREET.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust. recorded In
Liber No. 2310. at folio 398 ct seq. one Of the
land records of the District of Columbia. and
at the request of the parties secured thereby.
we. the undersigned trustees. will sell at public
auction: In front Of the premises; on M0NDAY.
At FIVE O'CLOCK PM. SHARP. the follow
ng-described real estate in the county of Wash
ington, District of Columbia to wit: Part OF
lot No. IS in the subdivision Of tract Of land
known as Metropolis View" as the plot Of said
subdivision is recorded in Liber Governor Shep-
herd. folio II. Of the record Of the surveyor 3
ONCE of the District Of Columbia. said part of
lot being so by 80 IT. and improved by brick
dwelling No. 4l4 Adams street northeast. Fuller
particulars at time and place of sale
Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance In one
and two years. with interest at so per annum.
payable semi-annuaily 500 required at time Of
sale. Terms of sale to be complied with within
fifteen days, otherwise the property to be re-
sold at risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser.
THOMAS ARMAT, Trustee
CHARLES E. SYMAN. Trustee.
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