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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Heart Breakers,

The Heart Breakers the most
recent of musical comedy hits from
the Princess Theatre, headed by Geo.
Damerel and company of over
fifty. will be seen at the Grand opera
house on next Wednesday evening.
The story of the Heart Breakers
deals with the adventures of a band
of bold young blades, whose avowed
purpose in life is the kissing of girls.
At this delicate art these ambitious
youths are adopts, and they are we'll
versed between the nice distinctions
of the kiss caressing and the kiss
compassionate, and the peck conjugal.
They progress debonairly on their
mad osculatory conquest until they
attempt to exercise their fatal fascina-
tons upon an Ingenious maiden,
who in the play is known simply as
The Girl, played by Miss Ruth Peeb-
les. This alluring lassie has been
brought up by her father in ignorance
of masculine attentions, and she is
moreover jealousy guarded by her
watchful parent. In desperation, the
hapless heart breakers disguise them
selves and enter the old gentleman's
castle as servants, in order to be near
their inamorata. They are, however,
distraught by jealousy of one another.
and many complications set in. Event
ually, none the less, the Master Heart
Breaker, George Damerel, pursues the
girl to a mountain fastness, succeeds
in captivating the coy creatures heart,
and at the cost of imminent marriage
clears the blemish from the Heart
Breakers record.
Seat sale opens Monday morning
at 10 a. m. Prices, main floor, Sl.5o,
balcony, $1.00 and 75c; gallery. soc.
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Losing WeIaht East.

Terrors of confederate prisons were
among the episodes of his war career
and long life that will never be for
gotten by Mr.. Ferguson. Weighing
204 pounds, he with others was taken
prisoner by the rebels and for So
days languished in one of the south
ern prisons at Mansfield, La. When
exchanged from there and given his
release, John Ferguson was not the
man who entered but raw boned,
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Among all the greatly adver-
tised medicines for kidney and
bladder trouble there is nothing
which equals Peruna. suffered
for several years with this trouble,
spent hundreds Of dollars on doc
tors and medicine and all to no
purpose, until took Peruna.
zone bottle did mo more good
than all the others put together,
as they only poisoned my system.
Peruna cured me. used it for
four months before complete
cure was accomplished, but am
truly grateful to you. The least |
can dc In return is to acknowledge
the merits of Peruna."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
"RosaIInd at Red Gate"

'Rosalind at Red Gate,'' a dramati-
cation of Meredith Nicholson's latest
best seller, will be the Offering at
the Grand opera house Saturday, Oct.
81, matinee and evening. To those
who have seen and enjoyed The
House of a Thousand Candles" the
present play will come like renewal
Of old acquaintance, and the meeting
of old friends. While it is in no
sense sequel to Mr. Nicholson's
former play and book, it is neyerthe-
less something of continuation of
it. Laurance Donovan, the friend OF
the hero of THE House of Thous-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
The Royal Month and the Royal Dis
casa

Sudden changes of weather are
especially trying, and probably to none
more so than to the scrofulous and
consumptive. The progress of scrof-
ula during normal October is com
monty great. We never think of
scrofula-its punches, cutaneous erup-
tons, and wasting of the bodily sub
stance without thinking Of the great
good many sufferers from it have de-
rived from Hoods Sarsaparilla, whose
radical and permanent cures Of this
one disease are enough to make it the
most famous medicine in the world.
There is probably not city or town
where Hoods Sarsaparilla has not
proved its merit in more homes than
one. in arresting and completely Grad
! icating scrofula, which is almost as
serious and as much to be feared as
its near relative, consumption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
3E-RU-NA Fob
KIDNEY
DISEASE

branes of the nose and throat, OF
whether in the remotest part of the
kidneys.
That Peruna is at once the safest
and most reliable remedy for catarrh
of the kidneys is proven by the many
testimonials written by those who
have experienced it's benefits.
The testimonials given here are
only specimens of tn many testi-
monials on our records, pertaining to
the relief afforded by Peruna in Sc
we're cases of kidney trouble.
Catarrh of Kidneys.
Judge c. ]. Parks, R. r. ID. 4,
Greensboro, Greene Co.. Ca, writes:
For long time ! was troubled with
catarrh of the kidneys, and after TAX
ing Peruna ! feel like a new man.
think it the greatest catarrh medi-
cine of the age, and believe it will
cure any case of catarrh on record
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The Veteran Of Today,

Living quietly at his home, 1902
Carroll street, today, John S. Fergu-
son has not relinquished all of his
hold on public life as he is notary
public and looks after various other
little business interests with almost
as much zeal as he did when coming
to Keokuk, a mere stripping of youth.
His many friends will join in wish
ing him we'll and hope that the marks
of century may rest on his wealth
cred and once carnage-blackened
brow. ERE taps may sound.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
"confllct OF the Gods"

Rev ]. F. Nugent, of Des Moines,
has been secured to deliver a lecture
at st. Francis De Sales church, Sun.
day evening, October 90 His subject
will be, THE Conflict of the Gods"
Many Keokuk people have heard Faith
er Nugent on the lecture and chau-
tauqua platform. He needs no spec
ial compliment from the press as to
his ability. AS student he Is deep
and as public speaker he always
pleases his audiences. 1t will be a
treat to hear Father Nugent and the
date should be remembered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
EMBLEM OF WHICH JOHN S
FERGUSON is JUSTLY PROUD.

gaunt individual whose weight was 1o6
pounds. losing ninety eight pounds of
good Yankee meat while guest Of
the "rebs.'
For three months, Mr.. Ferguson was
in command of his company, the 9TH
er superior officers having been killed
or wounded In engagements and he
was advanced from the rank of order
ly sergeant to command.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15

where it may
be located in the
body whether
in the more ex-
p o S e d m e M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15

in the dagger dance, the concluding
spectacle of the celebration, stabs AL
varado. The ultimate union of Paul
and Barbara is suggested by the re-
moval Of Alvarado. Natoma, forsak-
ing the traditions of her race, takes
the veil, and the opera closes with
the closing of the convent gates be-
hind her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
Eishty-one Years Ago Today, John S.
Ferguson, One Of the Fad
ing List Of Warriors,
Was Born.
CAME HERE AT 18 YEARS
Grand Old Soldier stIll Active After
Sixty-three Years of Resi-
dsnce In the City OF
keokuk.

This is the birthday of John S.
ferguson, keokuk's honored civil
war veteran and familiar figure in
this city for many years, who is to-
day celebrating the eighty-first ami
versary of his nativity in Beaver coun.
ty. Pa, October Is, 1880.
This soldier of the Grand Army,
rich In years, yet still hale and hearty,
came to Keokuk when he was eighteen
Years old. At that time there were
no railroads in Iowa and the subject
landed at the wharf those many years
ago, on river steamer. The craft
landed at place near where the abut.
ment of the Keoluk and Hamilton
bridge now stands.
Sixty-three years ago the town OF
keokuk extended only as far north as
Sixth street Today there are only a
few of the pioneer settlers who re
member that early sday and date and
the municipalities length and breadth
Iof the time. Among them was John
is. Ferguson and his mind is yet clear
on topics of the days of the first set
tiers.
Enlisted In Service.
Mr. Ferguson enlisted in Company
r, 2Sth Iowa infantry in 1862, and
saw three years of severe service. Il
was two years after enlistment, il
1864, that Orderly Sergeant Ferguson
received the wound in battle which
took from him the use of his lef
arm for life. At that time Mr.. Ferg
uson was shot in the arm and neck
the left arm being shot away, twelve
shots entering the arm, neck and ont
of his legs.
The soldier was brought to Keokul
where at the time, the Estes house
was used as an emergency hospita
by the troops. He remained Their
until his recovery and not long afte
was honorably discharged from ser
vice in the regular army.
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Offensive Officers.

billie Longears is awfully sore on
the police" yes. They've arrested
him four times now, and each time
they've taken him to the pound instead
of to jail'-Harper's Weekly.
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CATARRH OF The KIDNEYS
NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZED.
A Cold Settled In Kidneys,
Causing Serious Trouble.
Pe-ru-na Restores Health.

- ATARRH of the kidneys is a very
~ much neglected disease.
1t is not until the disease has firm
hold upon the kidneys that the pa
tient begins to realize that there is
some arrangement of these organs.
The slight backaches, the feeling OF
lassitude, and other warning symp-
toms of kidney disease are overlook.
ed.
They are not serious enough to de-
tain the patient from his regular
work.
Even when he discovers that the
kidneys are affected, he does not rec.
ognize the difficulty as being caused
by catarrh.
Catarrh is sometimes so very grad
ual in its approach and it's earlier
symptoms cause such slight discom-
fort that 1t is not noticed.
However, when it is onse firmly
seated in the kidneys it become diff
cult to eXterminate.
Indeed, catarrh of the kidneys is
more serious than catarrh affecting
some of the other organs of the body.
In the kidneys 1t is liable to ter
inmate in Bright's Disease or diabetes
both of which are recognized as very
serious ailments, if not fatal
The thing to be done, when cold
or catarrh of the kidneys is discover
ed, is to take some internal, sys-
temic catarrh remedy, one that re-
lieves the catarrhal disturbances and
thus removes the cause of the diff
Guilty
Such a remedy has been found in
Peruna. It relieves catarrh, no matter
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nd Candles being in this story the

and Candles, being in this story the
hero.
ST. Agathas School again comes In
to prominence, when two boarders
come to stay during vacation, and Don
ovon constitutes himself their protect
or against dangers, the source of
which he is much at sea about.
Two brothers through business mis-
fortunes become separated; each has
a daughter, and both look SO entirely
alike that they are constantly mistaken
for the other, as they have uninten-
tionally and unknowingly, and as
strangers to each other, have been
brought into the same neighborhood
Like the House of Thousand Can
dles,Y the play is one of mystery, but
soves' itself SO naturally that the read
er wonders why he has not seen
through it all the time.
Seat sale opens Tuesday 10 a. m.
Matines and evening performances,
Prices, matinee, so, So and 25c. Eve
ming, $1.o0, rs, so and Csc.
Natoma.
The character of Lieutenant Paul
Merrill, which George Hamlin, the
American tenor, assumes in the Her.
bert opera, ''Natoma," with the Chi
cago-P Philadelphia Grand Opera Com.
pany, is significant from the musical
and spectacular standpoint. Musical
ly it gives Mr.. Hamlin a most impor,
tant tenor role, presenting a splendid
opportunity for the revelation of the
sympathetic and magnetic quality OF
his voice. Dramatically considered, ii
is vital American characterization
invested with peculiar force and inter
est
can fleet which is anchored off the
coast of Santa Cruz, in the bay O
Santa Barbara. in one of his excur
sions ashore, meets Natoma, a young
Indian girl of purest blood. She is thu
last of her race and is the friend o
Barbara, the daughter of Don Fran
cisco, the governor of the island. TIL,
young American is impressed witt
Nationals beauty-her face expressly
of the mystery and sadness of the van
ishing race and her simple charm o
manner Natoma finds in him tn
I first white stranger she has seen a.
ideal. and with the straightforward
ness characteristic of her race give
him the deep devotion of her love
Paul asked about her friend. Barbara
In an outburst of love she describe
i Barbara, realizing that Paul must mai
urally love her, ending with pas
sionate appeal begging Paul to kill he
or to allow her to become his slave
Her unselfishness compasses the NEE,
ing of Paul and Barbara and the situs
ton so develops until the end of tn
4 first act which closes with an impas
stoned love duet between Paul an
Barbara.
4 The second act presents Paul an
his brother officers, with the Unite
States sailors, receiving formal we
come to the island from Don Fral
cisco upon a fete day given in homo
of his daughter. In thrilling sol
Paul sings an ode to Columbus, an
to Columbia the fairest goddess
which is palpably sung to Barbar
herself.
definite rivalry has arisen be
tween Paul and Alvarado, youn
Spaniard who wants to marry hi
cousin, Barbara, and in this scene
when the island population is reel
less with the festal spirit Alvarad
conceives a plan for the abduction c
Barbara.
Natoma suspects the treachery. an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
GINS NOT TRAINED
ON CITY PROPER
ITALIAN FLEET EXERCISES CARE
IN BOMeARDMENT OF
TRiPOLI.
LIGHTHOUSE AND BATTERY
ALREADY DESTROYED
Rombardment to Be Continued Until
Destruction Of Batteries Has Boon
Compieted-OfficiaI Report Says Re-
ply Of Turks Was Without Effect -
Other News.

Rome. oct. At is officially stated
tcGay that Vice Admiral k'aharelli sent
q message to the government stating
tnat the hombardment OF the main bat
tcries 1T Triooli commenced nt 3; 50
o'clock yesterday afternoon and con
tinUed until sunset. The message was
as follows:
on board the battlcshfp Benedctto
Brinn, Tuesday, 7:45 y. ma hom-
bardment was commenced at 8 80
p. m. upon the principal batteries Of
Tripoli and was continued until sun
set. The batteries responded to the
Italian fire but without effect The
bombardmcnt will be continued to-
morrow until the destruction of the
batteries has been completed. Great
care was taken during the lombard
ment not to damage the city Only n
lighthouse and one of the batteries
We're destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
OFFICIALS NOT CITIZENS
Notary and Prominent Banker OF
Boone Must Take Out Naturalization
Papers-Township Officer in Same
Predicament-Offici Acts Not In
validated.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Oct 4.-Archie Patterson,
cashier of the Boone State Bank, ex-
county auditor. pioneer and prominent
Scotch resident. learned yesterday af-
ternoon that he was not a citizen of
this country. While appearing as a
witness for some aliens who were be-
coming naturalized, government in.
spector happened in the court room,
and questioned Peterson. It was
learned that he was II years old when
his father arrived here and had passed
his twenty-first birthday when the
father became naturalized. Patterson
thought he became citizen when his
father did. forgetting about having
reached his own majority. He has been
a prominent factor in county politics
and at state republican conventions,
and is now banker and notary public.
He will at once take out the necessary
papers.
John Nylander. a township officer
from Ogden, is in the same predica-
ment. He is to become citizen. The
inspector stated that official acts of
these two men are all o. K, as there
was no intentional violation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
MAKES PERSONAL VISIT TO
STRICKEN AUSTIN.
TO DETERMINE LIABILITY
FOR TOWNS DESTRUCTION
Work Of Searching For Victims and
Clearing Away Ruins Continues -
Several Merchants Open Places Of
Business-State Assists in Burial Of
Victims.

Austin Pa. Oct 4.--In a drzZlinc
rain Governor John X. Tener. who ar
rived here last night from Harrisburg
made his tour of inspection OF the dc
stroyed district. including the dam OF
the Bnyless Pulp and Paper Company
the going out of which resulted in
the death. distress and rrivation
which has ove.spread this village
Stronger than ever today was the
general opinion that the governor 5
visit indicated that the state officials
are looking over the situation with Il
view of ascertainlng their authority In
conducting an investigation AS to the
liability and responsibility for the con
dition of the dam
Aside from the governors visit tn,
situation today assumed tn. routine o!
clearing away wreckagc and the search
for more bodies
Six Moro Bodies Recovered.
With SIX bodies recovered from the
food wreckagc hero yesterday, the
face of another and n skull so badly
charred that neither the sex nor age
of the victim could be determined. the
total number OF known dead IL IN"
catastrophe OF last Saturday no"
stands at IS All but ono OF The bod
les were Identified With the almost
hourlv revision OF the list OF missing.
tho remaining number Is approximated
only This is given out Officially as
about forty and the feeling IL ex-
pressed that 81 number OF these never
will be found
The body of Arthur Ainsworth. on"
OF those recovered today, vas found
pinned down to what was the side
walk by heavy sign that marked his
legal office.
All the bodies ar" placed in plain
caskats and given burial with the
states assistance where needed.
The first business enterprise since
the destruction of the village appeared
whc several storekecpers began 20
display their wares
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
MINISTER IS RECALLED
Panama Removes Or. Porras, Repro.
sentative at Washington, and Accu-
sations Of Political Triekery and In
triaue Arc Made.

Panama, Oct. 4.--President Arosem
en-: states that at a cabinet meeting
Yesterday afternoon It was decided to
recall the Panama minister to the
United States. DR.. Belisaro Porras. as
the government was not satisfied with
his services. The foreign secretary. DR..
FREDERICK Boyd, voted against the re-
call.
The president further states that he
will make use Of the permission grant
ed him by the supreme court and sep
arate himself from the presidency next
February and then will be candidate
for re- reelection. Members Of the nation
al liberal directory state that they con-
slider the action of the cabinet in re-
calling Porras the result of the political
inutrigues of his enemies, who fear
that the presence OF Porras In the
American capital may interfere with
their plans for the reelection of
Arosemena.
Until now the liberals have had no
candidate. but it seems probable that
Porras will be selected to head their
ticket
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
sehIsy's Body Rsaehs. Washington.

Washington, Oct. GH.-The body OF
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
was brought to Washington last night
from New York and taken to the
schley home. The funeral will be held
Thursday.
Accompanying the body from New
York besides the family were Com
modore James Hamilton Sears. U. s.
N, retired, a friend Of Admiral Schley
and his flag lieutenant during the Span
ish-American war. At the station the
party was met by Rear Admiral Silar
Casey and Mrs. Casey. intimate friends
Of the Schley family.
AS the body Of tho dead naval officer
was borne thru the railroad station
hundreds Of waiting passengers stood
with uncovered heads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
BANDITS ROB TRAIN
Masked Mon Rifle Mail and Baggage
Cars on NJ. K. e. r. Line in Oklahoma
Probably Got Little Booty.

Bartlesville, Okla, Oct. 4.-Missouri,
Kansas and Texas passenger train, No.
20, from Kansas City to Oklahoma City,
was held up by three masked men ten
miles south Of here. The robbers ri1ed
the mail and baggage cars but are be-
!ieved to have gotten little Of value.
They did not enter the passenger cars
their work. Two trunks full Of valu-
able jewelry, belonging to a salesman
for an eastern firnl, were put on the
train here. but 1t has not been learned
whether they were stolen. A special
train carrying sherifrs posse and
bloodhounds has left here for the scene
Of the robbery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
Insurance Case Settled.

Srecial to Times S-Republican.
Mount Pleasant, Oct. 4.-The suit Of
Sarah r. Thrasher. of New London.
against the Merchants Life Associa
tion OF Burlington. Iowa. in which
Mrs. Thrasher asked $4,000 claimed
to be due on policy carried by her
late husband. John NJ. Thrasher. was
settled by agreement OF both parties.
Mrs. Thrasher being given $500. The
case has been in the Henry county
district court for some time and has
been stubbornly fought. The defend
snt company claimed that several as
se.sments had not been paid. while tho
plaintiff asserted that the assessments
were not made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
MAN OF TITLES ARRESTED
Duke Deciamency, Frenchman, Want
cd in Boston For Forseries, Arrested
in New York-Living in Style and
With Plenty Of Funds at His Dis
posal.

New York. Oct. 4.--Arrested in front
OF Il fashionable apartment house as ne
was stepping out OF a pretentious look
ing automobile a man described to the
New York police as being Philip Lee
DeClamency. but entitled to be known
also as the Duke DeClamency. DR.. De-
Clamency. Judge DeClamency and the
Count De Nevres. is being held here
today to await the arrival Of detect
ives from Boston. where he is wanted
for alleged worthless check transac-
tions
In the mans pocket was found
telegram from, the French consulate
here indicating that his brother. Count
Marcel dc Nevres, a lieutenant In the
French navy. bad been killed in
charge OF the fire fighting crew" in the
blowing up OF the battleship Liberte
A newspaper clipping was also found
with the heading. Fake Duke Fools
the Governor The story went on to
relate how Duke Philip De Clamency
had been entertained by the governor
OF Rhode Island at the state house for
three days.
DeClamency 4took the arrest coolly
and invited the detectives to dine with
him in his apartments before they took
him to police headquarters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04

PAGE ONE.
Telesraphic News:
Rainsbarger Case Now Closed.
Webster to Plead Self Defenese.
Troops Stop Kioti' .mong Strikers
Governor lnvesr $ Austin Disas-
ter.
Italians contin, !! sombard rripol
PAGES TW : No THREE.
Iowa News
Sentiment S.rs. Rash Changes
CarrolIs Re >. For Parole Refusal
Hardin Coz { Condemns Governors
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
The shake Up" at Washington.
The Rairsbargers.
Prospect OF Peace.
What's An Ordinance Between
Friends?
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
outside Point OF View.
story, My Lady OF the North.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Red Glover Shortage.
Meeting OF tennessee veterans
PAGES EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN
City News:
Judge Nichols Conducts Two Courts
at once.
Football Schedule Completed
Teachers of County to Hear Clark.
improvements nj Soldiers Home.
Big Damage Suit Begun in Court
Liscomb Case Verdict For Defend
ants,
General and Brief City News
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Pressure on Wheat Market.
Corn and oats Lower
Good Steers Sell Well Other Grades
Slow.
Heavy Hogs Steady. Lights Lower
Old Croesus Outdonc BY Uncle Sam