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Copyright, 1911, by Frank c. Carpenter) Washington, D. C.
 N/ HAT arrangements is Uncle
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Cotton Fight Ended.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 4-The
bitter fight between the southern cot
ton men and the bankers and Liver
pool cotton association and the
European banks ended when Liver
pool notified the southern conference
and foreign banks that they were
authorized to accept bills of lading
pending peace negotiations. This rem
ders useless the recently created cen
trail bureau at New York and indi-
Gates that Europeans will withdraw
the demand for certification Of cotton
bills. The southern conference re-
fused to ra.tify the tentative agree
ment made with the American bank
ers, association in New York and a
few hours later the Liverpool body
cabled, making concessions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
FOUND CORPSE
IN THE RIVER
Automobile Mystery Discovered by
the Finding Of Body Sewn
up in
Sack.
HAD NOT BEEN ROBBED
Money Was Found in Pocket and the
/ Man Had Been Shot Twice in
the Back Of the
Head.
HAD NOT BEEN ROBBED

CHICAGO, Sept. An automobile
mystery rivaling in sensational de-
tails the unsolved murder of William
Bate, a chauffeur, in 1904. was dis
closed yesterday by the finding of
the body Of Fred Wennerstrom, a
Chicago auto owner and chauffeur,
in the Fox river, near Cary. Ill.
The man had been shot twice in the
back of the head. His clothing prac-
tically was undisturbed and a water
soaked pocketbook containing s55
proved the motive for the crime was
not robbery.
The body when found was sewn in
an improvised sack, and 1t is peliev-
ed by the authorities the crime was
committed last Wednesday night.
Whether enemies of long standing
had carefully planned the mans un-
doing or whether Wennerstrom was
the unwilling witness of some out
lawry and its participants decided
upon his death are questions puz-
zling the police.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
STRIKE OF 5000
FOR WEDNESDAY
Illinois Central shopmen Are Expect
ed to Quit Work on That
Day.

CHICAGO. Sept. "A strike of o.
600 employees of the Illinois Central
railroad, mostly shopmen who are
affiliated with the newly organized
system federation" is believed to be
unavoidable, beginning next Wednes-
day.
1t is admitted that the federation
has sent to President Markham, OF the
Illinois Central a formal demand for
recognition of the federation and has
fixed Tuesday morning at 1890 as the
last hour for receiving his answer.
Unless Markham consents to recog-
nize the federation, or makes some
conciliatory move, it is more than
likely that a strike will be ordered
for Wednesday morning. 1t is said
the road is willing to treat with the
individual unions with whom it has
contracts but it will not recognize the
system federation"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
TO MEET
IN DES MONIES
Science Professor to Hold Session In
Connection With State Teach
ers' Meeting.

DES MONIES, Iowa. Sept. 4.-The
Iowa Association of Science Teachers
will hold meeting in Des Moines
Nov. 8 to IL. This association is an
auxiliary to the State Teachers as
sociation, which meets in the Col
iseum at the same time. This meet
ing will be in charge of Robert B..
Wylie Of Iowa City, president, and
Emma ]. Fordyce of Cedar Rapids
and Prof. F. e. Goodell of Des Moines
college.
The Iowa Association OF Mathe-
maticians, which is also an auxil-
iary of the State Teachers associa-
ton, will meet in Des Moines at the
same time. Ira S. Condit of Cedar
Falls is president of the association.
]. E. Neff of Des Mcines is vice
president, and Harriet Solomon of
xeokuk is the secretary-treasurer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
TRANSFER OF
SHIPS PASSENGERS
Vesse! Caught In Hurricane Comes
into Shore and Forced to


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. A.
Caught in the hurricane off. Cape
Hatteras where her low pressure
cylinder blew out, finally repairing the
damage and returning slowly to New
York, the steamer Allianca of the
Panama Steamship Companys line,
was compelled to anchor off Barnes, ,at,
north of here and transferred 5S pas
engers, 30 of whom were women and
children, to the steamer Oruba of the
Royal Blue Line
The transfer was made without ac-
cident, according to wireless mes
sage from the operator on the Al
lianca and there was no panic.
The wireless report said the Al
lianca anchored at six o'clock
between Barnegat and Sandy Hook
and the captain sent the following
message to the Oruba:
ITO Captain, Oruba: Latitude
4006; longitude 1884 and steering
north; will have to anchor and trans
fer passengers. A. w. Maynes, cap
tain"
BY previous arrangement the
Oruba had been instructed to keep a
lookout for the Alianca before she
left New York for South American
ports.
When the Oruba met the Alliance
the sea was too heavy to attempt 6
transfer and wireless call was sem
for tug which met the Allianca. Be
fore any attempt was made to trans
fer the passengers the mail was taker
off and sent aboard the Oruba. Thi:
gave the passengers confidence ant
they were Immediately transferred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
CHAMP CLARK
At DAVENPORT
Speaker Of the National House
Speaks to 5000 Union Men on
Island This After
noon.
HIS BOOM AT HOTEL
No Reference to Politics In Address
Given But They Were
Discussed After.
wards.

DAVENPORT, Sept, Awhile the
Labor day speech OF Speaker Champ
Clark to 5000 union men of Daven-
port. Rock Island and Moline today
was devoid of politics, the speakers 8
campaign for the nomination for the
presidency was given boom later at
the Hotel Davenport He took part
in the Labor day parade and rode in
the carriage with the mayors OF
Davenport, Rock Island and Moline.
The mayors of the three cities and
former Congressman Dawson spoke
and then Clark spoke. The afternoon
exercises We're held on Suburban Is
land, two miles down the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Tinker Would Accept.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 4.-Joe Tink-
er. shortstop of the Chicago Cubs,
mentioned as the most promising can
didate to succeed Clarke Griffith as
manager of the Reds. has declared he
was willing to accept the strenuous
position.
81 am willing to take charge of the
Cincinnati club If arrangements salts
factory can be made" he declared.
81 have talked the matter over with
president Murphy and Manager
Chance and have been assured that
if a reasonable trade be made they
will not stand in my way"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
SIDNEY LOVE
GOING TO ALASKA
VIII Wind up His Washington Bus
ness and Strike Out for the
North.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 4.-Sidney
Love, the former New York and Chi
cago broker who lost his divorce
action against Mrs. Marjorie Love,
has decided to quit Baker, Ore, and
his Mormon Boy gold mine, for the
gold fields of Alaska.
Love will wind up his affairs as
rapidly as possible and will make no
effort to contest the divorce action
further or prosecute an appeal to the
supreme court of Oregon. He plans
to join his brother, George Love, who
is connected with the United States
marshal's office in Alaska.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Politics in Canada.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept A.
Conservative leaders are claiming
that, while the campaign now in prog
ress will end on Sept. 81 with q vic
tory for the liberals uneer the leader
ship of Sir Wilfred I4aurier, his ma
jority will be cut down to 70. They
are also privately declaring that il
this is the case there will be no pas
sage of the United States-Canadian
reciprocity pact for long time to
come. They will organize filibuster
and keep it going until they have
talked reciprocity to death, if present
plans are carried out. This will be
comparatively easy task as there Is
no closure rule in the Canadian par
lament.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
WILL DISCUSS
MANY TOPICS
American Mining Congress Expects
President Taft as One
of the Speakers.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-The Alaskan
public land and coal situation will be
one of the principal topics discussed
at the 14th annual session OF the
American mining congress, which Will
meet here Sept. 26-29 inclusive Two
thousand delegates will be present,
In addition to discussion OF the
Alaskan situation, others to be dis
cussed will be:
Mineral land laws, conservation.
the coal Industry, workmen's compen-
sation, with plan for providing
pension fund by assessing operators
one cent on every ton of coal mined.
and others
Among the speakers expected are
President Taft, John Hays Hammond.
DR.. j. A. Nelson, director of the bu-
reau of mines; and the governors OF
several states. Secretary of the Inter-
ior Walter L. Fisher will be present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Maine Liquor Fiqht.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 4.-Une
week from today Maine will decide
whether to continue in the prohibition
ranks or to repeal the constitutional
amendment which is admitted has
never been enforced in the larger
cities OF the state.
The vote will be large. The state
w. C. T. u. has completed plans for
it's participation in the voting. Denied
the ballot, the women will hold con-
tinuous religious services beginning
Sunday morning and continuing until
the polls close.
Not in a generation has campaign
been so bitter and the outcome is in
doubt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Two Hundred and Fifty Counterfeit
Dollars Was Hidden In nm
Iron Kettle Under
Rocks.
UNEARTH BRASS MoLDs
Men Had Boon Digging for the Hidden
Treasur for Some Time
In That vi.
clnity.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. A.
The particulars relative to the finding
of bunch of counterfeit money near
the mouth of Grouse Creek, on the
Houghton farm, are just coming to the
surface, despite the efforts of the spec-
ial government agents to keep the
matter quiet.
About ten miles from this city, in
secluded spot in the hills, near the
mouth Of Grouse Creek, there is a
large quantity Of earth piled up. which
bears evidence that some one has
been digging into the hill.
Four men from this city Joined in
the digging and dug at different places
and diffeent times, under the direction
of two men who had been seen mys-
teriously working there for some time.
Finally they gave it up as a bad job
and quit. However, the parties from
this place continued to have desire
to. search some more, and just recent
ly they explored the hills little more
thoroughly In the vicinity where the
treasure Is supposed to be hidden. To
| their surprise, they came upon an i'm
mense mound of rather freshly hand
| led dirt at secluded spot near the
/ bottom Of rocky cliff. Further In
vestigation and the removing OF a
/ large rock disclosed an entrance into
/ the side of the cliff The dirt had
| been worked out in space about ten
/ feet wide and for about fifty or sixty
! feet back into the cliff. The light or
day was so thoroughly shut out that
/ lanterns had to be used before the
! cave could be entirely explored.
/ At the farther end of the cave, under
a pile of small rocks, an iron kettle
was uncovered in which was discover
| ed about go counterfeit dollars. At
1 the back side of ledge that went
1 back into the cliff some Is feet the
/ party found a set of brass molds
which evidently had been used by the
! counterfeiters in making the counter
felt money found. metal pot and
some metal were also found near the
molds. The government agents who
4 were here, it is said, have been notif1-
ed. and those who found the counter
felt money hope to find the counter
i feiters and secure the reward which
is regularly offered by the govern
ment.
To the finding of the money there
i hangs considerable of a mystery. Were
the two mysterious men engaged IN
making the counterfeit money in the
daytime and digging about the cliffs
at night to make show, or were
these men really in earnest in search
ing for the treasure that is said to be
hidden in that vicinity? In connection
with the secret cave those VINO went
on the inside say that it appears 10
have been an old-established cave, but
that in times gone by the supports
had rotted away and let the dirt cave
in. This idea is gotten from the fact
that in some parts of the cave the
dirt seems to have been freshly re-.
moved, while in other parts 1t has an
: old-established appearance. 1t is sald
that the parties who found the coun-
terfeit money and outfit for coming
the money are holding them until the
: government agents from the treasury
department. arrive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
General Reyes, Candidate for Pres-
deney Against Madero is Stoned
BY Hootins
Mob.
ROBBED OF MONEY
Police and Soldiers Had Hard Time
in Keeping the Mob In Check
Sunday After
noon.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 4.-Stoned
snd forcibly robbed of 5000 pesos by
a mob of Maderistas in the principal
thoroughfare Of the capital, Gen.
Bernardo Reyes, candidate for the
presidency in opposition to Francisco
l. Madero, was forced to abandon an
effort to address his constituents and
to run the gauntlet of jeering crowd
upon whom the police had received
orders not to fire, except as a last
resort.
Repeatedly the police charged the
turbulent element, however. and the
records of the Red Cross, the White
Cross and the commissaries account
for forty-three wounded as a result of
the days disorders. Most Of these
were injured by stones, but many
show bruises and gashes made by the
sabers of the mounted police
The stoning of the aged general
was the climax of riot that began
about 10 o'clock In the morning, and
had not been entirely quelled at a
late hour at night Since it's begin.
ming police and soldiers have patroll-
ed the streets, but because of the
governments desire not to use the
iron hand the heavily armed horse
men had but an insanfidatory effect
upon the rabble.
PLACING their faith in the word OF
the government that equal guarantee
would be given all parties In the cam
paign ana trusting Madero's word that
he would welcome honest opposition,
| the hackers of Reyes last week called
an open-air meeting for Sunday. 1t
was announced Gen. Reyes would
make his initial speech Of the cam.
paign, the site selected being in front
Of the big $10,00o00O national thea
ter in course of construction
Early in the morning groups OF
! Maderistas began forming in various
parts of the city and threats to in
terfere with the Reyistas' meeting
were heard.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the parts
ans of Reyes began gathering in
Avenida Juarez and the two elements
clashed near the western end of the
Alameda Near this turbulent scene
Gen. Reyes, his son, Roldolfo, and 6
+ group of party leaders drove in ar
! automobile. Far outnumbering his
supporters, the Maderistas crowded
about his machine, making further
! progress difficult.
Stepping from the car the genera
rebuked the mob for it's conduct, bu
his words provoked louder jeers, sup
4 plemented by rain of stones ane
other missiles. The automobile was
abandoned. It's occupants walked tht
length of the Alameda to the cente
of the disturbance, distance of fou'
blocks. the rowdies following ant
throwing stones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
A SURGEONS Trust.

ALBANY, N. Y. Sept. 4.-Serious
allegations that physicians of Buffalo
and Erie county divide fees for opera
tions have been ordered investigated
by the state board of regents 1t was
stated that if these charges can be
proved, many of the leading physicians
and surgeons in western New York
will lose their diplomas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
RACE WAR ON
IN OKLAHOMA
Band of Masked White Men Throw
Stick Of Dynamite at Hut
Containing Ne.
eroes.
SHOT THROUGH HEART
One White Man Killed Instantly in
Encounter Which Marks End
Of Four Week.
Turmoil.

DURANT, Okla, Sept Ain bat.
tie between five negroes and five
masked white men at the home of a
negro named Daniels, about mile
south of Caddo, Okla, Horace Gribble,
a white farmer, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed.
The white men declare they were
fired upon while passing the Daniels
home, while the negroes say the
whites threw stick of dynamite at
the hat and then commenced firing.
Feeling against the negroes is bit
ter and further race trouble is fear
ed, although many of the blacks are
making hasty preparations to leave
the country.
Officers found Gribble's body lying
in the road about so yards from the
negro's home. His face was masked
and his right hand clutched re-
volver Three of the chambers con-
tanned empty cartridges. A rifle ball
had penetrated his breast, causing al
most instant death. Gribble was
about 81 years old. He resided on a
farm west of Caddo and had lived in
the community about eight years and
was regarded as substantial citi-
zen. He is survived by his wife and
two small children.
Near the home the officers found a
stick of dynamite with the fuse part.
ly burned.
The negroes version of the trou.
BILE Is that one of their number, who
was sleeping in the yard, was arous-
ed by the white men, who threw the
dynamite at the house and com
menced firing into the hut. The three
negroes fed to shelter behind the
house and from there returned tht
frt. Until the officers arrived the
negroes did not know they had killed
! Gribble. They were arrested and
brought to Durant by Sheriff Hamil
ton.
The encounter was the outgrowth ol
race troubles which have kept this
county in turmoil for the past foui
weeks. Many negroes lived In and
around Caddo. Some of them owned
considerable property. Following the
killing OF Mrs. Campbell, wife of {
farmer north of Durant, by a negro
four weeks ago, notices were circu
lated warning negroes to leave Caddo
A panicky exodus followed. A white
farmer. said to have been in the bat
tie last night, was indicted for cir
culating these notices.
The negroes have sacrificed theil
crops and property in their haste te
leave the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Nothing Doing.

8. 8, CHICAGO, Sept. Efforts to re-
wye horse racing here, with betting
aolunct, failed, 1870 armed deputies,
unaer Sheriff thinner, raiding the IA
nous Hawthorne track and putting
uoWn r the lid during the matinee races,
lour arrests we're made of men
bets. - : =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Socialists Labor Day.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Labor day will
be celebrated in Chicago with mon
ster picnic and mass meeting, at
which Mayor Emil Seidel. of Milwam-
kee, will be the principal speaker
The socialists will join the unionists.
Thousands of unionists have volunteer
ed to sell buttons at DC each. bearing
the words, Justice to the McNamsras
Kidnapped" The fund thus raised
will go to the defense of the brothers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Reaehy Wins Meet.

SOuANTUM AVIATION FIELD,
Mass, Sept. 4.-Lincoln Beachy was
the whole show in the scheduled
event at the aviation meet here. In
addition to breaking the field record
for quick starting. he also flew the
beacon light course of two trips in
ss:5s, beating Ovington's time by 2
minutes % seconds His winnings for
the day totaled $4,000, Harry n. At
wood won the bomb throwing contest.
Beachy was second
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Record still Lives.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Congress
passed away August %, but the Con
gressional Record still lives. Bright
and newsy as usual, an edition, dated
Sept. /, is in the mails. 1t contains
twenty-seven pages made up of three
speeches by Senator La Toilette, Wis,
by Morgan, republican, Oklahoma, and
others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
No lnolIest Held

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 4.-No
inquest will be hsld over the body of
DR.. Owen Ryan, 9the former Illinois
physician who killed his wife and
then committed suicide. Coroner
Hartwell decided that an inquest was
unnecessary and he permitted Ryans
sons to leave for Springfield, H..
with the body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Reattle on the Stand

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE,
Va, Sept. 4.-With steady step and
decided mien, Henry Clay Beattie, lr,
took the stand today in his own be-
half in the murder trial. A hush OF
expectancy fell over the crowd as he
took the stand with smile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Mysterious Death.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. A.
Mystery surrounds the death here of
MISS Mary Emerson, daughter of Rev.
II. T. Emerson, chaplain of the state
penitentiary, and one of the most
popular young woman In this city.
one died from drinking milk poisoned
WIN carbolic acid and the family de-
niea that the girl was suicide. The
police are investigating.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Ready For the Battle.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept. A.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland and Joe
Rivers of Los Angeles cut out the
grind of training late Saturday and
until they are sent away on their 90
round journey at Vernon this after
noon by Charley Eyton, will take
things easy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Morrison at Binahamton.

BTNGtiAMTON, N. Y, Sept. 4.-Re-
viewing the progress of organized la
Dor in Aine rica today Secretary Frank
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor spoke today at the celebra-
lion here. He said that the member
snip oi The organization today was l.
700 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Two Killed BY Train.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Sept Al
bert Passwater, 95 years old, and his
daughter Irma, 12 years old, were
killed near Holder when buggy in
which they were riding was struck by
a Lake Erie & Western passenger
train
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
convicts Play Ball.

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. 4.-While
Charles W. Morse, formerly power
in Wall street, handled the indicator,
Lupo, the wolf, famous New ork
counterfeiter; VIM. Lee, the abscond-
ing naval paymasters clerk, and six
teen other convicts played baseball
on the federal prison diamond. Other
convicts sat on the blcachers anu
cheered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Indictment Stands

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. q
Judge Lawlor of the superior court
has refused to dismiss the indictment
against A. K Detwiler, vice president
of the Home Telephone Company, ac-
cused of bribing supervisors to get a
franchise The trial was set for
Sept. 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04


Charles Samuel Deneen, governor
of Illinois, who was seriously injured
yesterday in an automobile accident,
was born at Ddwardsville, ILL.,, May
4, 1868. and is therefore 4S years old.
He took the degree of Bachelor of
Arts at McKendree College in 1882.
He then taught school and studied
law, and was admitted to the bar in
1885. He practiced in Chicago from
1890 to 1904. In 1892 he was elected
member of the Illinois house of rep.
resentatives. In 1856 he was at
torney for the sanitary district Of
Chicago. He was elected states at
torney of Cook county in 1896 and
served eight years, being elected gov
ernor in 1904.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
For Reckless Driving.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Sept 4.-On
charge of reckless automobile driv-
ing, preferred by the local police.
Charles K Hamilton, the aviator, will
appear in court here today