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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
BEATTIE TO DIE
ON FRIDAY
Supreme Court Refuses His Appeal
and He Has But One
Chance.

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 1S.-only
Governor Mann now stands between
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, ap1 the
electric chair, the supreme court OF
appeals having today refused to grant
an appeal to the young wife slayer on
q writ of error.
Beattie's counsel had little hope OF
success before the supreme court ana
now all the influence of the defense
win be brought to bear on the COVER
nor to induce him to grant O commu-
tation of the sentence, or at least to
issue reprieve which will postpone
the date of execution, now set for
November "a.
The supreme court in it's decision
today merely refused the petition
without comment The decision
reads:
.sThe judgment of the circuit court
at Chesterfield being plainly rigAA a
writ OF error is refused"
The approval of the lower court in
such firm fashion by the supreme
court in the decision handed down by
Judge Keith argued against interfer'
cnce by the governor and it is the
general belief here today that Beat
tie viii die in the chair one week
from next Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Six Day cycle Race.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 13-Jackie
Starke, of Australia, teaming with
Freddie Hill, of Boston, finished first
in the annual six day bicycle race.
Half wheel behind Clarke at the
finish was John Bedell, of the team OF
Bedell Brothers, of Long Island. Ed
die Root, of Boston, and Joe Fogler,
Of Brooklyn, captured third money.
The distance covered was 1,O75 miles
and six laps. Brownie Carslant and
Martin Ryan, Newark, n. J., finished
fourth; Peter Drobach. Boston, and
E. A. Pye, Australia, fifth. Three rep
resentatives of teams, who were tied
in the second division, one lap behind
the leaders, raced for honors among
themselves and Waiter Demara, OF
San Francisco, won; Wells and Col
Inns, second and .Jokus and Jones
Patterson, N. j.. third.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Forty-seven Souls on Board and Life
Savers Are Unable to do Any.
thing to Help
Them.
TWO DROWNED ALREADY
Wireless Appeal for Help Was Sent
Just Before the Apparatus
Was kno sked
Out.

ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. 13.-With two
members of the crew already washed
overheard to their death, forty-seven
persons on the shipwrecked schooner
Washington, are facing death off Cape
Disappointment today. For nine
hours the emperiled persons have
faced death In a bowling northwest
gale while the life savers from Astoria
have been unable to get life line to
the steamer.
| At 10 o'clock this morning with the
life savers renewing their desperate
effort to get line on board the boat
started to break up.
Included in the passengers on the
vessel are Edwin j. Williams of Chi.
cago, Edward Wade of Chicago, and
a number of Cleveland, New York
Denver and Pittsburg business men
OF the forty-seven persons aboai :
thirty-five are passengers and twenty
4 two are seamen. The vessel was en-
route from Portland to San Francisco
when she ran into a gale last n:sht
For an hour she was buffeted about
at the mercy of the wind before be
ing driven inside the breakers of
Cape Disappointment where she rar
upon the bar outside the mouth of the
!. Columbia river.
The Washington's wireless operator
flashed distress signal to Astorit
and Portland before his apparatu
gave out. The life savers here i'm
: mediately rushed to the scene, bu
owing to the terrific wind and the higl
seas were unable to approach clos
enough to take off the imperiled pei
sons. Seeing the vessel would breal
up the life savers attempted to shoe
a life line across the vessel but eacl
attempt failed Two members of tn
crew were washed overheard an
drowned while attempting to reach tn
life line from shore.
AT 10 o'clock the boat was beginnin
to break up and the chance for re-
cuing those on board seems slim A
that hour the Washington was 10
: yards off shore with the surf breakin
clear over her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
GARBAGE STRIKE
STILL CONTINUES
New York City In Danger Of Pestl-
Ience Because Of the
Stuff.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-With
streets piled high with putrid gar
bage and with the city's health men
ated with pestilence there was every
indication today that Health Com
missioner Lederle will be forced to
assume control of the situation and
clean up the city at any cost. A great
mass meeting Of the $500 striking gar
bage cart drivers and helpers has
been called for tonight In Cooper
Union under the auspices of the so
cialist party The police admit they
fear trouble from the gathering.
Efforts to clean up the city by the
use OF professional strike breakers sc
far have failed entirely. In the low
er east side tenament district condi
tions are almost unbearable. Green
grocery stores which usually clean
out their stocks on Saturday might
threw great masses of decaying vege
tables into the streets. Tons of this
stuff is piled high all over the sec
ton The danger of fire has been ma
ierially increased for hoodlums are
firing these great masses of garbage
as pe enfires. Hundreds of firemer
are patrolling the streets extinguish
ing these street fires as rapidly Of
they can. Commissioner 1onnsor
admitted today the fear that serious
fires might follow.
Only ten wagons were engaged to
da,y In co1Iartfney tho tons of garbage
that daily finds its way onto New
York streets. Fifty policemen OF
foot and ten mounted men accompan!
the wagons while two police patrols
of reserves follow in the rear. Scores
of police line the route through
which the wagons pass to prevent thu
q irowing OF bricks and 'ottles IN
police had orders to put down a riot
ors outbreak with severity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
PEORIA HOTEL
Up IN SMOKE
Two Flremen Killed Whom the Ma
tlona Was Destroyed by Fire at
Early Hour This
Morning.
ALL GUESTS ESCAPED
One Travelling Man Peacefully snooz
ed Away Until Yanked Out Of
His Room In His
Pajamas.
ALL GUESTS ESCAPED

PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Two fire
men were killed and seventy guests
forced to flee to the ice covered
street when fire early today Destroy
ed the National hotel.
The loss will exceed 100000.
The dead are:
CHESTER MOOBERRY.
HARRY j. OSWALD.
They were killed when steel
smoke stack collapsed. Fire Chick
Wurm had a narrow escape from
death when a wall fell.
r. B. Collins, travelling salesman
of New York city had a narrow es-
cape. He slept peacably for one and
half hours on the third floor while
the flames ragged above him When
he awoke he raised the sash, then
apparently dazed, closed it again.
Ladders were run UP and Collins, clad
in his pa1amas and an overcoat, was
assisted to the ground.
A wind blowing 25 miles an hour
threatened to spread the flames to ad
Joining buildings, Occupants of the
Bailie hotel, across the street moved
their personal effects into the street
/ valuables also we're removed from tht
knights of Columbus hall, a large ci
gar factory and the Peoria Water
Works company building.
The flames were discovered abou
midnight by chambermaid on tn
fourth floor. She called other en-
ployes and an effort was made to ea
4 tingnish the flames before the fire dc
partment was called. The fire az
parently had its origin ON the groun'
floor from causes unknown.
After half an hour, the department
was called and the entire fire fightin
force Of the city battled for six hour
before the flames were under contro
Firemen were in const>at dange
from falling floors and walls. IN
building was an old six story brio
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Weather Conditions.

The storm center from the upper
Mississippi valley has moved out
through New England since Saturday.
with rains in the eastern states, fol-
lowed by colder clearing weather, and
the western area of high pressure has
moved through the Mississippi valley
to the south of the Ohio valley, at
tended by cold wave, which extends
to the southeastern state.
West of the Mississippi the wealth
er is becoming unsettled, with an
area of low pressure in the central
mountain region, the temperature is
rising and there is heavy snow in
Montana.
Conditions indicate increasing
cloudiness and warmer weather fol
this section tonight and Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
% AND YOUNG
DIE IN STORM
seventy-five Year Old Woman Falls
Dead Of Fright and Infants
Life Is Crushed
Out.
TRAGEDY OF SATURDAY
Wind Came From the South and
swooped Down on the Little
Town Doing Great
Damage.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Nov. 13.-With
communication all cut off when the
terrific wind tore down telephone and
telegraph wires, the little town of
Easton, located about sixteen miles
east of Havana, was isolated Saturday
night, and the tragedy which occurred
as the result of the cyclone was not
made known until Sunday afternoon,
Two fatalities are reported directly
due to the storm and seven people
were injured. The loss to property has
not been estimated.
The dead:
MRS. SALLIE HENNEGER, aged 10
years; died of fright when her home
collapsed
INFANT CHILD of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Prater; found near foot of tree,
/ 100 yards from home, which was COM
pletely demolished.
The injured:
Oscar Gilmore; leg broken.
James Prater; back wreached.
Samuel Prater, brother of James;
head crushed
4 Mrs. James Prater; injured inter
nally.
Il Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Prater: slightly injured.
y Oliver Henneger, son of Mrs. Hen
meyer, deaf-mute; condition critical.
4 The Prater home was located on the
outskirts of Easton, and was the only
residence in the village proper which
was demolished All the members o.
the Prater family were injured. The
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Prater was evidently picked up by the
wind and hurled against the tree.
The most damage to property wa!
; in the country surrounding Easton
The wind came from the south
swooped down and demolished farm
houses and barns for several miles
south of the village. 1t eviden,-.
leaped over the village after demolish
ing the Prater home and sweryed cas-
as the buildings of the County Farm a
Teterhan, east of Benton, were badl
damaged. as was other property i
that vicinity.
The following is the list of tn
property damaged. although the est
mate Of the loss could not be learned
South of Easton, farmhouse Of Dav
: Street demolished; home of job
Smith demolished; home Of e. Doc
:, damaged; home of Joseph Munich dar
aged farmhouse and barn of Osci
Gilmore demolished; home of Roy Be
:, demolished; barn belonging to MI
= Sarah Fletcher destroyed; barn of
= G. Robinson damaged; barn on far
of Henry Laws demolished. East
u Easton, two barns at County Po
u Farm at Teterhan demolished. /
buildings on farm Of Jacob Corr
q damaged; all buildings on farm
- Frank Mosslander wrecked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Monument Erected Today at Little
Mining City In Memory Of 2s6
Who Lost Their
Lives.
THE TWENTY SURVIVORS
Those Who Were Saved After Being
Held Prisoners for Week, VIII
Take Part In tho
Ceremony.

BLOOMINGTON. III, Nov. 13.-To
the memory of 256 men and boys who
gave up their lives in the appalling
mine disaster at Cherry simple
monument will be dedicated today.
the second anniversary Of the holo-
caust. Officers Of the United Mine
Workers, in whose organization the
men who perished we're enrolled will
have charge of the ceremonies.
Seated upon the speakers platform
will be twenty survivors who were
rescued after being imprisoned for
one week in the burning mine. The
speaking will take place near the cem-
etery where the victims of the fire
lie.
Included in the list Of speakers are
John P White president OF the United
Mine Workers of America; John H.
Walker president Of that union for
Illinois, and others prominent in llli-
nois laDor organizations The monu-
ment to be dedicated Is simple
shaft of gray granite fourteen feet In
height. AT the base stands the life
sized statue of woman, clad in
mourning and with head bent In sor-
row. Memorial services were held In
many of the churches in nearby
towns Sunday,
A little girl whose father was one
of the victims will unveil the monu-
, ment. Cherry today has greatly
changed from the mining town of two
years ago. Robbed of one-half OF ita
male Inhabitants almost in the twink
ling of an eye, the town was crushed
for n time. but has since been Slowly
recovering, The sum of S3l6,4z4 WAS
contributed for the relief OF the Wiz
ows and fatherless. The Illinois leg
, islature appropriated 100000. UP 10
mne /. 1911, the commission IN
r charge had distributed sS1,49S, leaV-
a ing most Of the remainder in trust as
nension fund. Relief was afiordeu
every widow and every depehaeh'
child and they will be taken care o.
for life IL necessary. Carloads o.
food and clothing were poured lnl'
" the village. Medical attendance win
+ out limit was provided Trained nurs
"a es cared for the sick and injured
e Everything that charity could sugges
q was done for the relief of those al
fected The dedicatory and annVel
sary exercises will mark an lmpor'
mt epoch in the history OF Cherr
and n ia expected that thousands WI
assemble there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Price on His Head.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 13-The rebels
took informal possession OF Chez Foo
today without further resistance
from the imperialists. A reward of
100000 has been offered by the reb-
els for the head of Gen. Hang Fuhn,
the imperialist commander at Nankin
who is responsible for the massacre
of the Chinese following the failure
of the rebels to capture the city II
is reported that the rebel force be-
fore Nankin has received additional
supplies of ammunition and rave
newed their attack upon that NSg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Bia FIre Kept Department Busy
While Flames Aate up Property
Worth at Least
s225,ooo.
THREE BOYS INJURED
Owner Of Property Was Doctor and
Would not Leave Patient to be
Present at the
Blaze.

MuSKOGEE, Okla. Nov. 1S.-Flre
at 4 o'clock Sunday morning, starting
in the New York Candy Kitchen, gut
ted the Fite-Rowsey building. corner
of Okmulgee and Second streets,
three story structure covering two
thirds of the block in the heart Of the
business district, entailing loss OF
s225,000.
A high wind was blowing. and half
the fire department was at a fire near
a cotton-seee. oil mill north OF Musko-
gee. A hull house, containing cotton
seed and hulls valued at $4,000 was
burned, and when the department.
started back to town the equipment
got begged in the mud.
With only half the force. the best
that could be done was to keep the
fire from spreading to other buildings
Several firemen were overcome by
smoke. All recovered.
Three boys who got beyond the fire
ropes were injured by falling bricks
and sent to the hospital. Their In
juries are not serious.
While the nre was IN progress, LII
F. B. Fite, half owner of the building
was at hospital performing an oper
alton on child He was advised o.
the fire but refused to leave the child
The estimated losses are as fol
lows:
DR.. F. B. Fite and w. e. Rowsey
owners of the building, loss $52,50(
on building and $4,000 on office fix
lures; insurance $4O,500.
New Phoenix Clothing Company
stock destroyed; loss $1,000, covered
by insurance.
Miesch Jones Jewelry Company
some of stock saved; loss $4,000; in
sured.
]. G. Welch, clothing, $4,000; stool
total loss, covered by insurance.
New York Candy Kitchen, $4,000
total loss.
Keystone Tailors stock damaged
by water and smoke, loss $4,000; in
sured.
MOZART Drug Company, loss. SIS
900; protected by insurance.
Loss suffered by occupants of off
ces estimated at $4,000.
The Fite-Rowsey building is th'
one occupied by the Dawes Commis
sion for eight years. The recent NOV
OF this office saved valuable records
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
CLEARING WRECK
FROM THE CYCLONE
Homeless at Virginia, ILL.,, are Being
Sheltered by the More
"a

VIRGINIA, Ill. Nov.13.- Citizens
are busy today clearing the streets OF
the debris caused by Saturdays cy
clone.
Little work Is being done toward
repairing the damaged buildings, the
owners awaiting the arrival of insur
ance adjustors. The homeless have
been housed with those fortunate
enough to have been out of the patti
of the cyclone. one case being report
ed of. thirty-five persons living under
ono roof.
Cold caused considerable SUFFERING
last night, damaged chimneys or
most of the houses making it impos
sible to light fires within.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Three Years in Pen.

LEwIsToWN, H., Nov. 13.-Earl
w. Butler, of Chicago, the hoy bank
er." has been denied a new trial
following his conviction on the charge
OF embezzlement in connection with
the closing of his bank at Ellisville
ana sentenced to serve three years in
the penitentiary at Joliet. He also is
under indictment in Peoria county for
! embezzlement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
TH'RTY-IHREE IS
TOLL Of DEAD
Cyclones In Four States Saturday At.
ternoon Wiped Out the Lives
Of That Many
People.
THIRTEEN DROWNED
Millions Of Dollars Worth of Proper
ty Damaged by the Fierce
Winds Of the
4 Day.
THIRTEEN DROWNED

CHICAGO, Nov 13.-Terrific cy-
clones prevalent over Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Illinois and Indiana, destroying
fourteen lives, the drowning of six per-
sons at Lake Soshonong, and the de-
struction of thirteen lives on Lake
Michigan are the chief features of the
storm which Saturday and Sunday
ravaged the country from the upper
Canadian border to the Ohio river
and from the Rocky mountain to the
Pennsylvania line.
Immense property damage was
done over vast area. Houses were
blown down, trees uprooted, tobacco
and other crops destroyed, and there
was heavy loss of live stock.
In the larger cities plate-glass win
dows were smashed in by falling
signs and the force of the wind,
chimneys we're toppled over, and the
cloudbursts flooded cellars and ware.
/ houses.
Janesville, Wis, suffered most Sc.
/ verely by the cyclone. with eight
dead, one fatally injured and property
loss of s1,0Oo,00O for Janesville and
4 vincinity.
Thr,n were killed by cyclone al
Owoso, Mich, two at Easton, ILL.,, one
at Belvidere, H., four injured at Vir
ginia, H., two killed and half dozen
Z, injured in Chicago and vicinity.
Hope was abandoned last night fol
the safety of thirteen men who lef
Chicago yesterday on the gasoline
launch Evening Star and the TOW
barge Delta. The former carried tht
captain, Oscar Osmussen, and a crew
of five. 1t is said all perished whei
the launch foundered thirty miles of
Waukegan.
The Delta carried seven men. Sh'
broke her hawsers in the gale ant
drifted out to sea The barge wa
without any means Of control.
Dispatches from the range countr.
In Wyoming, Colorado. the Dakotas
and across the Canadian border tel
) of heavy loss of live stock. The snor
was very heavy all over that territor
and thousands of cattle were ma
rooned without food 1t will be In
a possible to rescue them.
Y II is feared there have been othe
t serious disasters on the Great Lake!
c as communication is practically Gu
off, and many boats remain unaccoun
S ed for.
Y The immense stone quarries 6
\ Bedford, Ind, were hit by cyclon
Y which did great damage. The loss
d estimated at S1,0O0,00O. The mill
e were twisted, torn to splinters an
|, strewn acros the railroad tracks.
i Many other buildings in Bedfor
e were damaged. Mrs. Joseph Sipe
/ suffered the fracture of both hiI
:. while trying to dodge the flying debr
a of her tumbling home. A watchma
y at one of the demolished mills save
d his life by crawling into boiler
Special dispatches from many poin
in the west and northwest tell of dar
age by cyclones and the sudden d
e scent of winter 1t is said the stor
h will hit the gulf coast country th
It morning, and that the temperature W
J. be low enough to work great damal
e to the crops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
EIks Law Cornerstone.

L1TTLT ROCK, Ark. Nov. 13.-The
corner stone of Little Rocks new
Elks' building was laid Sunday after
noon. James A. Gray, past exalted
ruler of Little Rock lodge, was the
orator. The services were conducted
by the officers of lodge No. 30.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
crtnton Has Bia Fire.

CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. 19.-Fire de-
stroyed the Kidley-Sorenton furni-
ture factory here with loss of $780,
600 during the night and fire.
men were working on the ruins and
saving adjoining property until an
early hour this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
RODGERS FALLS
INTO CORN FIELD
Drops 100 Feet and is Badly Bruised
But No Bones Were
Broken.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Nov 13.-
Rodgers fell 100 feet in plowed field
two miles west of Compton, half way
between Los Angeles and Long Beach
He was brought here badly bruised
but no bones broken His machine
was wrecked.
Rodgers left Pasadena at 1874 to
fly twenty-three miles to Long Beach
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity:
ing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday.
Warmer Tuesday.
For Illinois and Missouri: :-Increas-
ing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday.
Rising temperature.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness
tonight and Tuesday. Warmer to-
night and in the east portion Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
River Forecast.

The river will fall from Davenport
to Keokuk during the next forty-eight
hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Local Observations.

Nov. Il, p. M: 10 degrees. clear;
Nov. 13, a. M, II degrees, Clear.
Mean temperature, Nov IL, IA de
grees, highest II, lowest II. Lowest
temperature last night 13 degrees.
FRED 2. GosEWIsCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Cha,

SCaBU TeI 8 N = II0FIF = = " Orr u
La Crosse !. 70 3.6 -O.2 Cldy
Dubuoue ..1S 6.5 --o.3 PIT. Cdly
Davenport :. Is 10 xo.6 Clear
Galland -. s 40 xO.3
Keokuk 49,. Is So kos Clear
St. Louis :. 80 1913 -O.4 PIT Cldy
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-29

serving in the Philippines and one in
the number of cavalry regiments. This
will be done without reducing the num-
Der of rifles in the islands, as 1t is
proposed to recruit all regiments on
foreign service up TO as near as pos
sible of war strength. At the same
time that a reduction in the number
Of regiments serving in the Philippines
is made 1t is proposed 10 decrease the
number of organizations in the United
States. This win be made absolutely
necessary in order 90 provide troops for
Hawaii and Panama. The original plan
was for two regiments Of infantry, one
regiment OF cavalry, one battalion OF
held artillery, signal corps troops and
engineers for Hawaii.
II Is understood that this, owing 20
recent developments, Il not regarded as
sufficient force Of troops for this I'm.
portant island IN the plan Of our ma.
iioual defense. A bDafd u now work,
inR on this problem, aud will probably
re- eommend on Increase Ia the number
NJ troops nT Hawaii.
1.-THE fanBma Canal wili also enil f0f
more troops Nhon tho aeEi schedule IL
pffpand ny that iimr thefe will DO
qaHnrn bn fhf Zone fof additional
tpeps, Hnd 4 y tie plau " ihr adnl9
iarailan ~ Harf'ssn ihs sanal ~ aaga
aa thH luaftpfs ana ifopf are nrail
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-29
THE WISE AGoTIIRR.

The most prominent physician IN the
country cannot produce better results
IN the treatment Of coughs, colds, Group
.i snd whoSPing cough than the wise mo.
Cough hcmedy. She always keeps 4 "a
eaniFol at iis befinnina aud aFoida ~
Absolutely naillaa lniugluns ana q fho
naihfiB' ftForlts au ewes lha uoTlA.
FoT Fslf ~ dealers nfnsen iiulih 4
Co. sgrBis f0r liaWaii