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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Fedder's First Wife's Ghost Haunted
Him Until He Became Nervous
Wreck and Jumped In.
to the River.
HIMSELF OUT
7 RATHER A NEW IDEA
Three Mental Tragedies Recorded,
Each Showing That Death Can
Come From
Worry.

NEW YORK, March l3.-Three
mental tragedies have lately been
recorded in New York, and one of
which might have furnished an inter
esting study for alienists.
Three years ago George Feeders
wife died. On her deathbed she OBJ
tanned promise from Fedder that
he would never marry again. The
widower kept the promise until few
weeks ago, when he again became
benedict. No sooner was the second
ceremony performed than Fedrler be.
came obsessed with the thought that
the spirit of his first wife was haunt
ing him. Her wrath seemed always
near him Feeder soon became a
nervous wreck and he ended his troub.
les by drowning
After brooding for nearly eight
years over the fact that it was his
engine that crashed into Newark
street car, killing nine school children
Engineer Leon G. Barclift, an old
Lackawanna employe, was mercifully
relived OF the haunting memory by
death. Although it was shown that
Barclift was wholly blameless he was
never the same man after he learned
| the horrors of the accident. He didn't
learn of this until weeks after the
accident, as he himself suffered in
juries that kept him in a hospital for
I Il long iiflse. His wife tried TO keep
Barclift in ignorance of the details
Of the wreck. but he ran across an
old paper and there read the grew
SOME story of the maDgied children
and heartbroken parents. He began
brooding over the affair and in few
years wore himself out" bodily and
mentally
The third case was that OF Thomas
Callahan, who went s,.>-enly insane
from thinking that his wife and baby
had been burned to death in a fire
that damaged the house The strange
4 part of it was that the wife and baby
had been away from home a week,
] visiting relatives. yet Callahan, after
leaping to safety. imagined that his
loved ones We're in the flames and
before he could get his mind to work.
1 ing right, it had refused to work at
1 all. He is now confined in a hospit
al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
N||glsSOURIAN W
DRAWS GUN
5
Exciting Times This Morning in Paris
Cafe When Patrons Are
Thrown Into
Panic.
WAS CALLED A LoUT
Man Who Started Trouble is carted
off to the Hospital With Bull
let in His Hip.

PARIS, March ia lively fight
was followed by the shooting early
today in a fashionable cafe of VIM.
Lee, who is said to be n Missourian
and millionaire. He has bullet
in his hip said to have come from
his own revelover.
Lee was at table with a particu.
lularly handsome woman said to be
his wife, by others said to be mere
" "a friend Seated opposite was
the vaudeville team of Norris ane
Leonard from America.
The vaudeville team were making
comments on patrons and Lee tool
offence at the remarks. He asked the
pair to dance and they refused. The
fight followed the statement that Lee
was a "lout." This enraged him ant
he leaped to his feet and drew hi'
revolver.
Morris grabbed his arm and forced
the revolver down after one sho
had been fired, smashing lamp. Thu
second shot went into Lees hip.
The patrons of the cafe fed in pani,
and Lee was taken to hospital Th'
row occurred at 2 o'clock this morn
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
WRITERS TO
Be ARRESTED
Correspondents Who Sent Out Bu-
bonic Plague Stories From tho
West, viii be
Prosecuted.
Newspapers Which Published False
News VIII Likely Be Asked
to Make Cor
rections.

SPOKANE, Wash. March 1S-Cor-
respondents in Spokane Wash, who
flooded the newspapers In the middle
western, eastern and southern states
with telesraphic dispatches on Febru-
AIRY q and % and March /. that bu-
bonic plague had caused the death
OF three members of the family and
that seven other persons are in criti-
cal condition rom the same malady.
will be arrested as soon as located
and charged with spreading false
statements,
Section 2431 Of the Remington and
Ballinger Code provides that every
person who shall wijfully state, de-
liver or transmit. by any means what
ever to any manager, editor publish
er, reporter or other employe of a
publisher OF any newspaper, magazine
publication, periodical or serial any
statement concerning any person or
corporation. which If published there
in, would be q libel shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor..
The council of Spokane has direct
ed r. B. Morrill,. corporation counsel.
to make a thorough Investigation of
the source Of the misleading dis
! patches. and the Spokane chamber OF
commerce has retained Frederick ".
Dewart of Spokane. to assist in pross-
i cutting the offenders. II is declared
the tearA't .oriasn stesi at Seattle.
$50 far there has been no intima-
tion of proceeding against the newspa7.
pers that published the dispatches
said r. ]. Mclean. secretary OF the
& Spokane chamber of commerce, "bnt
lit is likely they will be requested 10
i give space TO statement showing
the true condition of public health in
Spokane as there have been no cases
of bubonic, typhoid or typhus fever
/ in this city The three deaths in the
Oliver family were caused BY severe
influenza and pneumonia. which facts
were known at the times the dis
patches We're sent to the newspapers
OF the country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
ROUGH HOUSE
BY SOLDIERS
Attempt to Clean up Galveston Red
Light District by Driving Out
Mexlcans and
Negroes.
e MAN STABBED I
Provost Guard Patrols The Streets
Now and Soldiers Are Not Al
lowed to Leave
the Camps.

GALVESTON, March 13.-All Sold
iers are being kept in camp and par
tial martial law has been declared
and provost guard patrols the city
streets as result of the riot of last
night.
A fight in the red-light district about
O'Clock Sunday morning, In which
a soldier from Camp Crockett suffered
! knife thrust in his side, precipita-
ted riot in which two policemen and
several soldiers We're hurt Officer
Patrick Reagon, after telling several
soldiers with his club, was stabbed
three times with a knife. His heavy
uniforms and belt saved his life.
Swearing to drive every negro and
Mexico out of the city, the squad of
soldiers demolished the furniture in
two houses and set them on fire. The
entire fire department was called out.
but the soldiers cut the hose. and in
other ways intefered with the work
of fighting the fire without assaulting
the firemen.
call for troops was sent to Camp
Crockett, where the First Brigade OF
Coast Artillery is mobilizing. Col
Bailey, commanding the First regi
ment responded in person, coming in
an automobile, and summoned a pro
vost guard of twenty men from the
camp to corral the beligerent soldiers
| who was arrested and taken to the
guardhouse pending courtmartial pro
ceedings. Four of the soldiers were
turned over to the city authorities
and placed in jail to stand trial for
assault to murder.
All soldiers in the city were called
into camp, and orders issued that not
more than fifteen men oe given per-
mits to leave camp at the same time
A provost guard of fifteen or twenty
men has been ordered to patrol the
city and cooperate with the city po
lice in all disturbances Involving sol
diers.
1t was reported that a negro had
| stabbed the soldier, but this fact has
/ not been clearly established. The
wounded man was found by
his comrades in an uncon
scious condition from his wounds
and they started in to clean
/ out the section which is settled with
negroes and Mexicans of the lower
class.
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CORONATION OF
The new King
Month Of June viii be Lively in Lon
don With Ceremonies Attending
the Growing of
George.
EVENT JUNE %
Opening Takes Place June IL When
the Royal Representatives Make
Their Appearance
in London.

LONDON, March 13.- King George
has already approved the main items
on the program of coronation festivi-
ties, as follows:
June II, Is, 19-Arrival of royal rep
!resentatives in London. On the even
ing of June 19 the king and queen ex-
pect to entertain royal guests at din
ner at Buckingham Palace. A recep-
ton will follow.
June 20.-Special ENJOYS and dele
cations to be received by Their Majes-
ties at buckingham Palace A state
banquet to be held in the evening
June 21.-Colonial premiers and
other representatives to be received
by their Majesties. The colonial visi-
tors to be entertained at dinner in
the evening by some member of the
royal family.
June 22.-The coronation. In the ev-
ening Their Majesties will dine en-
fsmille.
June 23.-Their Majesties' process
sion through South London.
June 24-Their Majesties will tray-
ell to Spithead, embark on the royal
yacht and hold a naval review. The
king and queen may spend the week
end on their yacht but the princes and
ENJOYS will return to London the
/ day of the review.
1 June 26.-Gaia performance at the
theatres.
June 29.Their Majesties will at
4 tend a special service at st. Paul's
/. cathedral and afterwards luncheon
at the Guildhall
Several peers will also give dinners
IN honor of distinguished visitors.
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Ten Bodies Recovered.

VIRGINIA, Mimi, March l3.-Ten
bodies have been recovered from the
Norman open pit mine, where a cave
in buried twenty-six miners. The
mine officials are bending every effort
to reach the other bodies. The cause
of the avalanche is attributed to the
thaws of the last few days loosenlng
powders and earth and forcing the
ore body TO slide toward the bottom
Of the pit. Officials and miners are
non-committal and guards are station
cd about the works to prevent en-
trance of those not identified with the
plant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Fifty Were Drowned.

BOSTON. March 13.-Half a hun.
dred persons. a majority of them chill
dren under l2 years of age, went
through thin ice to their death in
New England and maritime provinces
of Canada during the winter just
closing, There were seven double
drownings. Many instances of heroic
attempts TO rescue were recorded.
some of which resulted fatally to the
would,be rescuers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
TARIFF MEASURES
AT EXTRA SESSION
Democrats in Control Intend to Pass
Bills Even Though President
Will Veto.

WASHINGTON, March 13.--Word
from the south that President Taft
would veto any tariff revision bills
passed at the special session OF con-
gress and anyhow such bills would
be probaly not passed, met with Wig
orous reply by Representative I'm
derwood (dem. Ala.(.
What the opposition does about
the tariff bills We shall pass is OF
no concern to u.s." said Underwood
I'VE intend to pass tariff measures
based on a revenue basis. If they are
not accepted by the opposition we
shall submit them to the country.
Il notice there is talk of the spec
ial session being limited to action on
the reciprocity agreement with Cana
da.
.That is all wrong The house will
pass bill to carry into effect the
reciprocity agreement and then it will
pass a number of tariff bills. That
is sure
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
VESUvIUS Is
UNEASY AGAIN
Great Landslide From Upper Part :
the Crater Causes Earthquak
and Clouds of
Smoke.
| APPEARANCES CHANGED
Railway to Summit is Damaged by
Sunday Night Eruption of the
Worlds Greatest
Volcano.

NAPLES, March ia severe
earthquake, accompanied bv strong
detonations from Mount Ves,,ytus, oc-
Cured last evening.
Investigations showed that a great
landslide had dropped from the upper
part of the crater. 1t is estimated
that it measured 1000 by $50 feet,
and when it fell it caused enormous
clouds of smoke.
The Funicular railway was badly
damaged. party of tourists were
about to ascend by the railway when
the shock occurred.
The Funicular railway has been en-
tirely put out of commission by pre-
vious eruptions, but so profitable has
the tourist travel been that the road
has always been rebuilt.
The road runs over lava beds its
entire length, but was regarded as
safe until this new eruption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
LEE GRABBE
DIED IN WEST
One of Best Known Eks of Iowa
Passes Away From Brisht's
Disease.

DAVENPORT. March l3.--Lee 3
Grabbe one of the best known mem
bers of the order of Elks in Iowa.
died of Brights' disease at Glendale
hospital, Los Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Grabbe
was an orchestra leader and compos-
er of music for thirty years of his
residence here. his march Jolly
Corks" having been dedicated TO the
order of Elks and adopted by the or
der almost universally as the Elks
march.
The remains will be brought here
for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Opposition to Bailey.

WASHINGTON, March 13-Actiye
opposition to the reelection of Joseph
w Bailey to the senate developed
here when Representative Choice p.
Randell, of Sherman, Texas, who for
ten years has represented Bailey's
old district in the house, announced
himself a candidate to succeed the
Texas senator on broad "bacf to
the people platform" Randell's an
nouncement is the result of Bailey's
recently offered and withdrawn resig
nation and his attitude against the
referendum and the recall. The pri
maries will be held in July. 1912
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Weather Conditions.

Saturdays storm has moved rapid
ly out into the Atlantic ocean, attend
ed by rain in the Upper Mississippi
and Ohio valleys and the Lake Region
and higher temperature in the east
ern portion of the country
Fair, cooler weather has followed,
with q field of high pressure, extend
ing from the Central Mountain Region
TO the Lakes, and temperature below
the freezing point in the Plateau Re
gion and Upper Mississippi Valley
In the northwest the temperature is
rising with an area of low pressure
in Northern Montana
Conditions Indicate fair weather
for this section tonight and Tuesday,
and warmer Tuesday
n,tly PiUar RuIta+ir,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
More Trouble is Feared and Line is
Tied up Because of Ambushes
of Armed Men Along
the Track.
COLOR LINE TROUBLE
Black and White Firemen on Queen
and Crescent Route is Cause for
The Fatal Disturb
ance.

SOMERSET, Ky, March 1s.-All
traffic on the Queen and Crescent
route between here and Chattanooga
is at standstill as a result of armed
clashes between striking firemen and
strike breakers. in which eleven
have been killed and wounded.
Nine negro strikebreakers and two
deputy sheriffs have been killed, shot
from ambush while in their cabs.
More trouble is feared.
The railroad refuses to promote
white firemen over the blacks
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Iowa Supreme Court Decision,

Especial to The Gate City.l
DES MONIES. Iowa. March 13.--
Hemstead, appellant, VS.. Hemstead
Johnson district, affirmed.
Upp. appellant. VS.. Darner, Wapellc
district, affirmed.
Eckles. VS.. Des Moines Casket Co.
appellant, Polk district, affirmed.
Hess, appellant, against Mckee
Muscatine district, affirmed.
Index Printing Company VS.. Board
of Supervisors, appellant Muscatine
district, affirmed.
Zenor vs.. Smith, appellant, Poll
district, reversed.
Duensing VS.. Paine & Williamson
appellants, Wright district, reversed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
WILL BE CONQUERED
Rockefeller Institute Announces Pre-
ventative and Hopes to Find
Cure Also.

NEW YORK, March 13.-The Rock
efeller Institute believes its search
for cure for infantile paralysis is
about to be rewarded, Within six
months. according to Dr.. Simon Flex-
ner, definite announcement Of a spe-
cific remedy may be expected.
I'VE have discovered how to pre-
vent the disease" says DR.. Flexner,
and the achievement of cure, !
may conservatively say, is not far
distant"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
WILL SUE FOR
ISLANDER ARTICLES
Ex-secretary BaIIinger Is Getting
Ready to File Few Law
Suits.

WASHINGTON. March Walter
I. Fisher of Chicago, was sworn in
as secretary of the interior today.
Richard A. Ballinger will leave soon
for Seattle, where he will bring suit
against many newspapers and maga-
zines for SANDER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
THE WEATHER.

For Keokpk and Vicinity Fair to-
night and Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday.
For Illinois Fair tonight and Tues
day. Warmer tonight and east portion
For Missouri Fair tonight and
Warmer Tuesday and west
and north portions tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Shape Changed.

ROME, March 1.-THE shape Of
Mount Vesuvius, which 1t will be re-
called was changed by the last erup-
ton, has been altered again by the
collapse of huge spur of lava The
latest shift is ascribed to earthquake
disturbances. The rim of the crater
now is much lower than it was AMI
is truncated in appearance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Sympathetic Strike.

CINCINNATI. o., March 1s.-En-
gineers, brakemen and switchmen
have served notice on the Queen and
Crescent route that unless the strike
of the firemen is settled satisfactory
to the men, a general strike will be
called all along the line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
WHY ROOSEVELT
rs so HURRIED
Good Excuse is Offered for Not TAX
ing His Time on Western


OYSTER BAY, March 13.-The rea-
son why Roosevelt declined so many
invitations to speak in the south, is
because the colonel and Mrs. Roose-
Welt are in a hurry to get to the home
of their son in California, where the
stork is expected.
Visited the Soldiers.
SAN ANTONIO, March 13.-Ex-
President Roosevelt arrived here to-
day and visited the camp of troops.
He addressed the school children on
the Alamo plaza and then left for
Austin. He refused to be interviewed
on the Mexican situation and declined
to meet representatives OF the insurg-
antS-
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OGDEN, Utah March 49, Two
masked robbers held up the night
clerk at ths Reed hotel, lined up FIVE
guests and robbed them and then loot
ed the safe of 500 and escaped. Two
suspects have been arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
CANNOT ESCAPE
PAYING THE TAX
Corporation Tax Law is Held to Be
Constitutional and All
Must Paw un

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
constitutionality of the corporation
tax law was upheld by the supreme
court of the United States today. This
law is part of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill and brought in revenue to
the government of s2T 100000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Will Move Soon.

SAN DIEGO, March 13.--Despite
the usual dearth of official informa-
ton, there are strong indications that
both the army and navy branches will
De moved from here in few days
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Can KIN Freely.

Ell. PASo, Texas. March 1s.-The
order by President Diaz to show no
Quarter to the Insurgents had led to
me issuance of similar orders from
Madero. and both sides will now kill
without trial or mercy.
me wounded insurgents at the bat.
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Mlnitour,s Statement.

NEW YORK, March 13.-Senor
Mlnitour does not take much stock in
the "maneuver' explanation of the
mobilizing Of the American army Oh
The border. He issued statement to-
day in which he quotes the word man.
euyer' each time he used It. He de-
ciares that the twenty thousand men
already ordered to the border is
enough to give .maneuvers' and to
stop the smuggling of arms across the
border and therefore asks why $4,000
more men should be prepared to be
sent.
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Anybody in Mind2
Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad. Nashville American.
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Hurry UP Orders to Enlist More Men
in Order to Bring Regiment. up
to Their Full
Strength.
MEXICO IN A PANIC
Northern Portion Of the Country is
Greatly Excited Over the Turn
In the RevoIutIonary
Movement.

SAN ANTONIO, March 13.-Feyer-
ish haste is noticed today in the re-
cruiting of troops for the Ninth and
Eleventh cavalry. Both of these regi-
ments are far below peace rank. Near
ly 500 recruits have been rushed here
to fill out Army officers believe
these two regiments will leave early
this week for scout duty along the
border.
1t is significant that of the i'm
mense orders for provisions, only
small supplies have been sent to the
camps, the major portions being for
delivery on the trains All trains
bringing troops here are side tracked
and held for future needs. Nothing
Will be done in the way of a move
ment until the arrival of Major Ger
eral Leonard Wood tomorrow.
Panic Conditions.
Ell PASO, Texas, March 13.-Panic
conditions prevail throughout north
ern Mexico because of the serious turn
in the revolutionary movement with.
in the last few days. Added to the
fear is the danger of a shortage in
foods because of the destruction of
plantations by the fighting forces.
The announcement by the Diaz gov
ernment that il will revert to the long
dormant clause in the constitution
which permits it to suspend civil
trials and substitute martial courts.
with summary death as the punish
ment for all caught in any act of vio-
lence, has kindled rage in the in
surrectos ranks and they will re-
taliate.
IN reply to the statement of the
government, members of the revolu-
tionary junta here announced that the
insurrectos hereafter would proceed
along the same lines, waging war of
determination, with no quarter given
or asked.
Dispatches say that the rebels in
the states of chihuahua and Sonora
are displaying the greatest activity
since the hostilities began. Numer-
Gus towns. according to these reports,
are under siege by the insurrectos.
The rebels are reported to have de.
stroyed great amounts of railroad and
telegraph lines.
Following the receipt of corrected
details concerning the battle at Casas
Grandes, town of about 500 people,
100 miles southwest of El Paso, where
eighty men We're killed last Monday,
news reached here of a fight Sunday
at Aqua Prieta. on the border across
the river from Douglas. Ariz.
Five hundred insurrectos attacked
aot' federal troops, but were repulsed
with total of thirty-five dead and
wounded on both sides. The fighting
was short and the insurrectos, armed
only with rifles, soon scattered under
tia fire of machine gun.
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Six Cruisers.

SAN DIEGO, March 1S. The crris-
ers Maryland and West Virginia ar
rived here from the north early to-
DAY. This gives Admiral Thomas com
mand of six cruisers besides smaller
Craft, all modified here.
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