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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
WHY CHICAGO
HAS BIG FIRES
Confession of Merchant Who Then
Committed Suicide, Tells of the.
Fire Bug" and Its ~
Work. isAS
INSURANCE sWI1 les
Names Are Given of Several Store.
keepers Who Have Hired the
Fire Bugs to Help
Them Out.
INSURANCE sW11 s.Es

CHICAGO, June 6.--After confess
ing that he had employed the eight
members of the fire ring to set re
to his place of business, Leopold Drey-
fuss, wealthy manufacturing tailor,
went to his magnificent home on
Michigan boulevard, locked himself
in the bath room and sent a bullet
into his brain
His confession, the police say, will
lead to the arrest and conviction of
this band of fire bugs and the indict-
ment of a number of business men
who have employed this gang.
Dreyfuss recently collected $4,000
for fire in one of his six stores. Sat.
urday night, fire was discovered in
his factory and did an $1,000 loss
The fire was SO suspicious that Drey-
fuss was arrested last night charged
with arson
Fire Attorney Sullivan induced
Dreyfuss to confess at 2 O'Clock this
morning. He said the fire gang was
we'll known among business men and
he had no trouble in getting the gang
to do the work. He gave the names
of the members and gave the names
of several merchants who had EN-
| ployed them
The police say there will be bis
revelation Dreyfuss was released OF
/ bond this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
25,0oO BIBLES
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Big Shipment Made by the GIdeons
to Supply Every Room in
Hotels.

NEW YORK, June 6.--The Nation
a. Gideon society has just shipped 3D.,
voo bibles to San Francisco over the
Lackawanna railroad via the North
western at Chicago and then in turn
70 the Union Pacific.
The society is the official organia-
uzon of the Christian Travelling
mems Association of America, which
mas Tor its object the placing OF a
oioie In every room OF every hotel in
america. It so happens that the asso-
s,ation meets this year in San Fran
+ oisco. One OF the most active depart
ihehts of the international Sunday
sanooi association Is what is called
me Adult Bible class, and during the
sesslon of the convention these $4,000
american standard bibles are to he
plsd on the convention platform in
Ae form of pyramid. During the
ttvnsehtion ~ there is to be an adult
..oie class parade in which it is hop
~ 70 have 25,000 men in line, and
saua OF these men is to carry copy
~ ~, .hls bible. After the convention the
.aeons will take charge of the bibles
sau place them in the different rooms
y The hotels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
AVIATOR LOST
IN THE SEA
No Trace Of Baeue Who is Thought
to Have Lost Life In
Water.

NICE, June 6-It appears prob
able that Lieut.. Bague, the French
aviator, has met the fate of Cecil
Grace, the Englishman who was lost
in the North sea, while attempting
flight from Calais to Dover last De
cember.
Lieut.. Bague who holds the over
sea flight record left Nice in his aero
plane for a trip to Corsica. The dis
tance is about 100 miles. When
nothing was heard from the aviator
torpedo boat destroyers were sent to
seek him.
The destroyer Arbalete returned
her. from Corsica and reported 1t
could find no trace of Bague. Other
naval vessels are continuing the
search, but it is feared 1t will pro- e
fruitless
The aviator took carrier pigeons
with him, and it is supposed that the
aeroplane capsized so suddenly that
he was unable to set them loose. The
Arbalete left again for Corsica at a
late hour to make further hunt for
the missing aviator by means of
searchlights
On March last Lieut., Bague made
a sensational and daring fight over
the Mediterranean from Antibes to
the little island of Gorgona, off the
italian coast. He covered distance
of more than 200 kilometers Q24.5
miles). establishing a new record for
over the sea 1t had been his original
intention to land at Aiaccio, on the
west coast of Corsica, but he lost his
way and by so doing covered a great
er distance over the water than if he
had carried out his original plan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
GREEN ELECTED
AS CONGRESSMAN
Named In Ninth Iowa District to
Succeed Walter l. Smith With
Majority of About
1900.
OPPOSES RECIPROCITY
Democratic Leaders Say That the
Farmer Vote Was the Reason
for the Defeat Of Their
Candidate.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June e.
w. R. Green of Audubon was elected
congressman of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict to succeed Walter |. Smith, who
recently was given a judicial appoint
ment by President Taft. Practically
complete returns give Green major
ity of 1892 over w. S. Cleveland, his
democratic opponent.
Green stands opposed to reciprocity,
while Cleveland was favorable to the
agreement. Although Cleveland cut
down the majority given Judge Smith
at the last election by 700 votes, the
country vote was strong enough for
Green to give him safe majority.
The democratic leaders declare
farmers opposed to reciprocity were
responsible for Cleveland's defeat.
The campaign was watched closely
and the outcome anxiously awaited
by politicians of both parties In Wash
ington, as 1t was clearly test of the
sentiment of the Iowa farmers on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
WATER POWER
ON SKUNK RIVER
Three Dams Being Built and Some
Wires Have Already Been
Strung.

MOUNT PLEASANT. Iowa, June
Electricity for both light and pow
er in three or four counties of south
eastern Iowa from power stations
erected along Skunk river, seems as
sured Three dams are being built
along that stream, one at Augusta,
one at Lowell and one at Oakland
mills Already wire is being strung
from Oakland Mills to this
city, where the company has
begun negotiations to furnish the
current to the state hospital for the
insane and also for city use
When the three dams are complet-
ed circuit will be established which
will take in Burlington. Mount rleas-
ant Wapello, where a dam will be
built on the Iowa river, as well as
other towns, A steam plant will be
built here to supplement the water
power in case Of accident to any of
the stations and for use in times of
low water
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
DIED BY INCHES
OF BROKEN BACK
Lower Portion of Body Became Ahso-
utely Dead and There Was
no Hope.

BURLINGTON, June 6.-The Bull
garian laborer, who fell from the
Viewer bridge last November and suf-
fered broken back, died at ST.
Francis hospital The spinal cord
had been snapped and the laborer lay
for months at the hospital with death
gradually but slowly creeping upon
him. The lower portion of the body
became absolutely dead and although
the physician fought the progress of
putrifaction, it gradually reached the
vital organs.
Although the man suffered no pain,
he was helpless and lived during the
past months with the knowledge that
every day was numbered. His later
days were days of horror and no more
terrible late ever overlook human
being.
1t is known that the man has a
cousin in this country but his where
abouts are at present unknown. The
Burlington route officials are trying to
locate him. The body was taken y
the Prugh morgue to await the result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
CUPID PARLOR
rs ABANDONED
Marrying Squire Who Made $4,000
Per Year Broke Record Before
He Moved

CHICAGO, June civilian Stacey
the marrying squire" who has been
ordered to give up his cupid parlor"
in the new county building, did the
biggest business of his "marriage-by-
runner" career Saturday, 72 couples
being Joined in the bands of matri
mony before noon.
So powerful has been Stacey's in
fluence in certain quarters that the
report was given credence that no
marriages could be solemnized after
Stacey had been forced out.
Stacey is said to be possessed OF
$4,000 income from marrying cou-
pies in "Cupid's parlor," but has been
ordered to go because he performed
the ceremony whereby two f5-year-old
girls became wives
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
SHOT HIMSELF
WITH SHOT GUN
"l'm Going to the Other Side" Was
Note Left by the

FAIRFIELD, Ia. June &c Shrom,
who had been living near Batavia,
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the stomach with double
barrelled shot gun. He was a single
man about fifty years old and had
been running saw mill for some
time He left note written on the
back of bank deposit slip, saying,
Il am going to the other world He
had been working for some time for a
farmer, A. E. Devore who had known
him intimately for a long time He
was seen last early Sunday morning.
The body was found by a neighbor.
lying Just outside his door Coroner
]. F. Gaumer went from Fairfield He
leaves no relatives except a couple o!
nephews and nieces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Weather Conditions.

The northern part of the western
area of low pressure has passed to the
lower lake region, attended by scat
tered showers in portions of the upper
Mississippi valley the lake region and
northeastern states, and the pressure
has diminished in the eastern dis
tricts.
The northwestern field of high pres
sure has moved to the northern plat
eau region, causing cooler weather
from the Rockies to the central val
leys.
On the Pacific slope the weather is
generally fair, with the pressure re-
naming high in the north, and low in
the southwest
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather, except probably local thun-
der showers tonight or Wednesday,
and cooler tonight for this section.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Pleasure Launch With Sixteen on
Board Is swamped by Sudden
squalI and Six Are
Drowned.
IN HONOR OF BRIDE
Outing Was for Couple Soon to be
Married and They Sank to
Death in Each Others
Arms.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June g.
Six persons were drowned in Utah
lake when the launch Galilee, on
which sixteen persons were attending
a party given in honor of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Vera
Brown and Edward B. Holmes, cap
sized. Among the drowned were the
prospective bride and bridegroom
and two other children of Captain
Frank Brown, owner of the launch
The drowned:
BROWN, FRANK, 23.
BROWN, VERA, 81.
BROWN, HELEN. IS; all children
| of Captain Brown.
HOLMES, EDWARD B.
RAYMOND, BENJAMIN W.
RAYMOND, SHERWOOD, his t.
year old son.
All the victims of the accident lived
in Salt Lake City. At late hour one
body, that of Miss Vera Brown, had
been recovered.
The party left Geneva, on the east
shore of the lake. at o'clock in the
! morning and headed west. About an
hour later the launch was struck by
sudden squall, turned sideways o
the wind and almost instantly all OF
the sixteen persons aboard were
thrown into the water. The boat turn
ed over, robbing the struggling peo
j pie of an opportunity to hold to j.
Benjamin w Raymond's little sor
was the first to sink. His father
caught him and he also sank
I Edward b. Holmes heard the
scream of his fance, and as soon as
/ to her aid. They went to the bottom
4 in each others arms.
! Frank Brown saw his other sister
struggling in the water and went &c
! her assistance. He was exhausted
when he reached her and she was
worn out and had given up the strus
I gle. Her brother caught her, but the
chill of the water had SO benumbef
them both that they were helpless
and sank together.
Some young men of Provo, Utah
who were trying out new sailboat
I were attracted by the cries of the sur
/ vivors who had finally succeeded II
laying hold of the upturned Galilee
i and went to their rescue as rapid,
as possible. They succeeded in savint
ten persons, who had been in the wa
! ter an hour and half.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
SKELETON HANGING
IN THE CHAPEL
College Sermon Had to be Transfer
red to Another Church for
the Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-. June 6.-As a
result of the discovery of a human
skeleton dangling high up in Stone
Chapel, which made it necessary for
the baccalaureate sermon for Drury
graduates to be preached in the First
Congregational church, the college
authorities started an investigation
Every effort is being made to learn
what students placed the skeleton in
the chapel.
The baccalaureate sermon at Drury
always attracts an audience that fills
the chapel. Just as the first comers
appeared at the door, DR.. George,
who had gone there to look over his
manuscript, saw the skeleton hanging
on the ceiling. AS fast as the congre-
cation appeared at the doors they
were directed to the Congregational
church, four blocks away.
The skeleton is known to the stu
dents as Diamond Joe, and is the prop
erty of the biological department OF
the college. Two weeks ago the doors
of the department were forced and
the skeleton stolen. A grave was
dug in front of the building and mem
bers of the faculty thought it contain
ed the skeleton. Only white sheet
was found in the trench, and nothing
had been heard concerning the where
abouts of the skeleton till it appeared
in the chapel.
DIR. George said that the student
who put the skeleton there will be dis
missed from the college if caught.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
TWO Drown at Davenport.

DAVENPORT Ia, June William
Sheldon and Bessie Jarrett met death
in the Mississippi river following an
attempt at suicide on the part of the
Jarrett woman. She was being taken
from the main shore to Grand island
by man named Doris, when she de-
liberately jumped from the rowboat to
the waters of the rivers, In the at
tempt to save her, William Sheldon,
her lover, was dragged under the wa
ter by her frenzied actions and both
drowned,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF THE CARDINAL
President Taft, Vice President sher-
man and Other Notahles
Present.

BALTIMORE, June 6.-With Presi-
dent Taft and Vice President Sher-
man, former President Roosevelt and
hundreds of men prominent in every
walk of life present, the golden jubilee
of Cardinal Gibbons was celebrated
here today.
Governor Crothers presided at the
exercises in the Fifth regiment
armory. Addresses were made by
President Taft, Col Roosevelt and
Cardinal Gibbons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Woman Reported as Drowned, Saved
Her Own Life by Hanging
on While Being Car
rled Along.
SHE WILL RECOVER
One Hand Torn to Pieces and Body
Badly Bruised as Result of
Her Battle For
Life.

MALESTER, Okla, June 6.-Mrs.
Sallie Trippett, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs George Glover, who, with
her two sisters was reported drowned
in the Canadian river, is alive.
She was rescued in the Gaines
creek, in the northern portion of this
county, by ]. P. Walker, who, while
going over his farm, saw the distress
ed woman clinging to log.
When the head rise In the Canadian
struck their wagon and they were all
thrown into the water, she grasped
log and clung to 1t all night long,
being carried distance Of more than
fifteen miles in the raging flood and
buffeted by driftwood, stumps anu
rocks. Over and over the log turned
but she clung to 1t.
As she passed under the "Katy'
railroad bridge, north of Canadian
men working there saw her and
threw rope to her, She caught it.
but the men in their excitement
threw away both ends of the rope and
she was carried on.
/ The stream is very winding and the
water had cut new channel
4 Through this the waters rushed and the
volume of it was so great that when
the mouth of Gaines creek was reach
ed 1t drove the current of that stream
backward and Mrs. Trippett had beer
carried UP Gaines creek two or three
/ miles, where she was found,
4 Her left hand is torn to pieces ant
her arms and body badly bruised !
4 doctor was called from Canadian anf
said she will recover. The bodies O
the other two have not been found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
rIsances Of the University of Mime
sofa Are Found to be In Bad
Shape After the In
vestigation.
BREEN IS ARRESTED
Accountant Who Told Of Being Way.
laid and Robbed Is Under
Suspicion Of En-
bexzlement.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 6.-As
result OF an investigation by Trevor
Arnett, controller of the University
of Chicago, into the University of
Mnnesotas financial system, it is
announced the university has a def
cit Of $4,000 or $4,000, due to
oyerdrafts on the current expense
fund and the books of the univer-
sity are in dire confusion.
Conditions at the university fol-
low the alleged robbery Of Joseph d.
Breen, the university accountant,
who is in the city prison, following
his account to the police of being
held up Friday in secluded spot
on the campus and robbed of $4,000
held in trust for university students.
AS result of the Breen incident,
a thorough investigation of univer-
sity finances has been arranged at
the request of President George Vim.
cent and Controller Hayes Breen
has told the county and city officers
who have questioned him that he
kept no separate fund accounts. Com.
troller Hayes, who took office a
month ago, has told that in his opin-
ion 1t will take month to check
up the university funds and learn
the exact financial status of the items
over which the accountant had juris-
diction.
Coincident with the beginning of
the examination at the university
+ Deputy Examiner Frank Stacy, with
County Attorney James Robertson
and police and university officials
will open Breen's personal safety de
posit vault and the vault rented by
\ him for university purposes in the
8 Northwestern National bank. Ac
cording to Breen certificates of de
posit, amounting to 100000, and be
longing to the University Athletic
association, of which he was treas
urer, are deposited in his personal
vault
1t was to this vault that Mrs
William Eddington had a duplicate
key, given her by Mr. Breen.
Mr. Breen was locked up by the
police Friday night, at the sugges
ton of Regent Pierce Butler.
On the campus there is differ
ence of opinion as to the robbery.
Mrs. Eddington. sister-in-law o.
former Attorney General Young O
Minnesota, who had duplicate key
to Breen's safety deposit box ant
who told the police she had ATTENDED
tneaters and had gone to restaurants
with Breen, has been employed
about three months year, durint
the last four years, in the account
ants office at the university.
She said she had frequently driver
with Breen from the campus to the
Northwestern National Bank, wher
Breen had athletic receipts to de
posit. On these occasions the Uni
versity Athletic association furnished
Breen with carriage and the none.
which had been received from contests
was deposited In the safety deposl
box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
The kldders Club.

CHICAGO, June 6.-President Taft
has joined the 'kidders club When
he entered Chicago he was greeted
by a reception committee on which
John S. Miller, chief counsel for the
indicted packers and one of the at.
torneys for the Standard Oil trust, was
one of the leading members. Why,
hello, brother Miller I haven't seen
you since the Standard Oil decision.
Wherever in the world have you
been?' he shouted. Miller's silence
was wonderfully impressive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
GOVERNOR NAMES
LABOR COMMISSION
w. w, Baldwin of Burlington is Mem
her With clarkson Of Abba
as Chairman.

DBs MONIES, Ia. June Gov. Car
roll named the commission created by
the last legislature to investigate la
Dor conditions in Iowa and to suggest
a revision of the laws covering the re-
latlons between capital and labor.
The commission is as follows: John
T. Clarkson, Abba, chairman; Judge
John Stevens, Boone; W w. Baldwin,
Burlington; N. M. Billings, Valley
Junction; John o. Staley. Des Moines,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Arrives Tomorrow.

MEXICO CITY, June 6.-A hearty
welcome will be given Madero here
tomorrow. The soldiers will not par
ade but will line the streets for pro-
lection. Eight were killed and forty
wounded in riot last night between
woman suffragettes, mob and ru-
rale.
Madero will deliver an address
from the porch of his home and
! launch his campaign.
So popular is Madero that since Fri
day eighteen Diaz governors of prov
inces have been supplanted by Ma
dero's friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
christian Ende avors' Meet.

WAVERLY. Ia. June 6.-The TWEEN.
ty-third annual convention of the
Christian Endeavors of the fourth dis
trict opened at the Congregational
church here, to continue until tonight.
The address of welcome was delivered
by the Rev Albert Rice of Waverly.
and tho response by Miss Frieda
Grieder of Dubuque. The first business
session was held this forenoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
THE WEATHER.
(Until I D. M. Wednesday. J

VUHtII p. M. Wedhesday.J
For Keokuk and vicinity; Gener-
ally fair except showers tonight or
Wednesday Cooler tonight.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with showers tonight or Wednesday.
Cooler north and central portions to-
night.
For Iowa: Generally fair except
showers southeast portion tonight or
Wednesday Cooler tonight.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with showers tonight or Wednesday.
Cooler north portion tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
LIGHTS PUT OUT
DURING BANQUET
Crowd Rushed Toward Madero to AS
sassinate Him But He Was
Spirited Away to
Safety.
IN MEXICO TOMORROW
Welcome In Capital With Soldiers
Lined up Along the Streets
to Prevent Any
Disorder.

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, June e.
A plot to assassinate Madero was
frustrated here last night by Col
Adeudaro Hay who spirited Madero
and his wife away from the banquet
hall when the lights went out and
the crowd surged toward them and
got them onto their special train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06

TBHERAN, June 6-Two women,
disguised as men, fred two shots at
Azed, the regent. Neither shot took
effect. Te women made their escape.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height Change. Wes
River Forecast.

The river will continue to rise for
the next Sc hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, june 8, Sc,
Highest temperature, 9S.
Lowest temperature, IA.
Lowest temperature last night, II.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06

use a I.,ily Gate City Want Ad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-21
ARB|TERS MEETING.
Third Member Of Street Car Board
To Be Named This Week
ARE FIXING BASIS FOR WORK
A. /. urick Says All Preliminaries
Probably viii BE Cleared Away
by Tomorrow--CIaims Of
Union Men.

Des Moines, Sept. 1S.-No meetings
of the arbiters who will consider and
pass upon the street car controversy
was held yesterday. The next meet.
ing will be held this afternoon, and
uaily meetings will be held hereaft-
er until the decision finally Is made.
Three conferences between A. L.
Urick, representing the union men,
and N. 7. Guernsey. appointed by
company officials, already have been
held, but no actual progress In con-
sidering the cases of the three dis
charged employees has been reported.
Mr.. Urick states that in all PROBABLE
lily all the preliminary work will have
been cleared away by Tuesday.
1t is believed at union headquarters
that the time so far has been given
over to the learning by each arbiter
of the others stand relative to how
much the board, when the evidence
finally is heard, will decide.
Unionists claim that. should the
board decide the matter in their IA
vor, reinstatement of the discharged
men lnst follow. At the company's
offices, 1t is stated that all General
Manager Harrigan has agreed to ar
bitrate is whether the men have beer
given a fair and sufficient hearing.
In consequence, it is held, should ar
bitrarion go against the company,
the general manager still would hive
tine right to again discharge the mer,
following another hearing.