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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
FLAMES WRITHE :.
TOWARD CORPSES
Rescuers In Cross Mountain Mine = ,
Trying to Save Bodies
From Being Gre a
mated.
PAY DAY WAS TIE s.FUL.
Widows and Orphans Received the
Envelopes With the Salary
Of the Dead
Miners.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BR1CEvILLE, Tenn, Dec. 16. ~
Rescuers in the ill-fated Cross Noun
tain mine tonight are feverishly work
ing to pass the fires in cross entries
IL and 1S right, in an effort to rescue
twenty-one bodies known to be en-
tombed near the flames.
The band of rescuers now is conf
dent that not more than 100 men We're
caught under ground at the time OF
the explosion. Ninety men We're ac-
counted for tonight. Sixty-four dead
bodies and five living men have been
taken from the mine. Heart rending
scenes were enacted today at the of
fices of the mine owners when the
widows and children of the victims
! followed each other in pathetic line
| to get the money to those upoI
whom they depended for livelihood
Even the bookkeeDers and paymast
ers brushed away tears as the wives
and mothers were handed the enve
lopes belonging to their lost husband
and sons.
DR.. ]. w. Paul. in charge OF the gov
ernment mine rescue force said tc
4 night three fourths of the working
had been explored and cleared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
| MUSCATINE WILL
BOIL. OVER AGAIN
Pickets Are to Be Placed Ely the
Striking Button Cutters at Six
Factories

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DES MONIES, Dec. 16-At the re-
quest of the state federation of labor
striking button workers will again
picket the six button factories Mon
day morning and as the sheriff and po-
lice have prohibited picketing a clash
can be expected as soon as the pick
elsa ppear. A score of pickets were
beaten by deputies before picketing
was suppressed a month ago. II
there is rioting, which is expected,
labor leaders will demand that Cover
nor b. F, Carroll again send troops to
preserve orders and Attorney General
Cosson will be asked to start custer
proceedings against the sheriff and
police.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
DYING GASP
OF STRIKERS
1t is an Appeal to 100000 RaiIroau
Men in the Entire West to
Join Their
Cause.
WOULD BE TREMENDOUS
Secret Conference Of Labor Leaders
Laid Plans for Greatest Strike
Ever Held
America.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 16-The most far
reaching strike plans ever consider
ed, involving every class of union la
Dor on every railroad west of the Mis-
sissippi-almost 100000 men-is the
desperate expedient to force q victory
over the Hartman railroads which is
projected here tonight by commit
tee Of labor leaders.
The plan calls for general strike
OF all shopmen. telegraphers. roadmen.
clerks, freighthandlers and switch
men, on all western railroads, and ex-
tension of the walk-out to such east
ern railroads as handle freight which
may be moved by strike-breakers on
the western carriers. Whether such
paralyzing blow to the railroads can
be dealt rests, of course with the
tel graphers, roadmen, clerks, freight
handlers and switchmen themselves.
The plan was reached it was author
itatively stated, after a three day se-
cret conference here of the interna-
tional presidents of the five big
unions Of craftsmen now concerned in
the Hartman lines strike.
They left Chicago tonight for st.
Louis, where they expect to hold Sc
4 cret meetings with the labor leaders
OF the unions whom they hope to in
4 duce to join the monster strike.
4 The five participants in the meet
ings here refused absolutely to dis
4 cuss the matter. hut from an althars
itative source 1T was learned that the
plan of action is first to secure the
cooperation of all union men on lines
running south from ST Louis in strike,
+ and then to have the union employees
on all connecting western lines, one
by one join the strike until the chain
OF roads affected shall cover the en-
tire western half of the nation.
The officials who were the con-
ferees here are: ]. w Kline, chair
man blacksmiths; ]. D. Buckalew, vice
) president, machinists J. A. Franklin,
( president, ihoilermakers; M. r. Ryan,
. president, carmen; Michael O. Sulli-
e van. president, sheet metal workers.;
+" ]. E. Kinsella, president steamfitters.
A1UOUR lle SotCl icstuS
\ workers the conferees hope to have
d 1oin the strike include: Missouri.
q Oklahoma and Gulf; Missouri, Kansas
+ and Texas; Cotton Belt; Texas Pa
V cific: Wabash: Santa Fe; Iowa Cen
trail; c., B. & O.. International and
u Great Northern: Frisco; Rio Grande;
iC. R. /. & P. Northern Pacific; Great
!. Northern: Kansas City, Mexico and
= Orient; C. NJ. & St P.
. Railroad officials tonight discredfted
;. the move of the unions as the dying
gasp" of the strike on the Hartman
!. lines-a final bluff on the part of the
i five crafts involved in the present
). strike to scare the carriers into
a yielding.
! The union members of the roads
which the five crafts hope to enlist
. in the general western strike totals:
i Blacksmiths 1900 sheet metal work
: ers 5000: carmen 100000; machin
lists $4,000: boilermakers $1,000
o switchmen 10000; freighthandlers 100.
Il 600: clerks 100000; roadmen $4,000
g semi-skilled workmen 250000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
THE WEATHER.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Tllinois:
Fair Sunday and probably Monday;
slightly warmer Monday.
Iowa; Local SHOWS Sunday Mon
day unsettled and slightly warmer
Missouri: Fair Sunday; Monday in.
creasing clondiness.
Local Observations.
Dec. 16, Z a. m. % degrees, cloudy;
Dec. 16, T. p. m, 81 degrees, cloudy
Precipitation 0.22 inches.
Maximum temperature SO degrees.
Minimum temperature % degrees.
Stage of river at Z a. m. feet, 2
inches.
FRED q. GosEwIsCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
BIG FIRE TODAY
AT KANSAS CITY
Several Persons Perished and Flames
Spreading Early This
Morning.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
. . q . o . q q o q e Q . . .

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. = Q . . . . = o q q . . . .
9 KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. IT. =
= Fire starting at midnight this y
o morning, gutted the four story y
y building at $50 Walnut street, .
= occupied by the Wellington hotel, .
q third rate hostelry, and two .
y auction houses. 1t is almost .
. certain several persons perished .
. Two dozen women clad only in .
. their night clothing were rescu- .
. ed by firemen from the top two y
q stories while the crowds cheered .
o the heroic work Of the firemen. =
o Some Of those rescued were =
. overcome by smoke. 1t is impos- z
q sib1e to ascertain the death list, .
q if any. The building was fire 9
. trap and was in blaze from
. ground to roof in twenty minutes. z
y The loss is at least $4,000 The q
y fire is still burning f1ercely at
y O'Clock and it Is feared 1t will 4
" SpIGdQ ONSl tiiC SlitllS e SlOftn sue
. wholesale district. Firemen are s
. trying to get it under control. 4
= The fire has broken through into 4
%Walnut street and the entire 4
y block appears to be doomed
q Fire Chief Egner at 2:10 this 4
. morning said the fire was under 4
. control and that it would not 4
. spread unless the walls OF the
. hotel fell. 4
. Flremen on top OF the hotel 4
D Walnut, adjoining the yelling 4
. ton, said they heard screams
o from the burning building. Mrs 4
. A. b. Jones, wife of an actor
. says her husband burned to 4
| . death. 1t is thought now that 4
. eight lives were lost Mrs. NJ 4
! y A. Whitney. proprietor of the 4
. Hotel wellington, said there were =
| . "a guests in the hotel when the 4
. fire started
I . The hotel register was de-
/ . strcred with other records and 4
o there will be no way of checking 4
| . ing up the missing. Robbers
q worked through the crowds. Po 4
. lice slugged the robbers and 4
. three were badly injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
The Triple Alliance.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Dec Ambassador Bar
rere, statioiiels al Some has been ac-
tive in trying to persuade Italy to
break away from Germany and Aus
tria at the expiration of the triple
alliance agreement, and join the
entne with France, England and Rus
sia. Italy is said to have listened
sympathetically and diplomats today
are forecasting a new alliance which
will put Germany and Austria at a
great disadvantage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
II Was in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 16-At least
thirty-six persons were killed in Col
ma province today by an earthquake
OF violent intensity according to re-
ports here tonight Thirteen persons
We're reported dead from falling walIs
in Cuernavaco and fteen in Jalapa.
The shocks came shortly after
noon and were preceded and succeed.
ed by eruptions from several craters
thought to be extinct
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Do You Know?

That the greatest advertising
opportunity ever offered the
Keokuk merchant is presented
through the columns of The
Daily Gate City?
Do you know that the circula
ton of this paper exceeds the
5000 mark and that in the city
and outside of the city the pa
per goes into more homes than
any other Keokuk newspaper
Do you know that this claim
is guaranteed and that circula-
ton recorus are open for your
inspection?
If you are not eonyinced-in-
vestigate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Do You Know

That the greatest advertising
opportunity ever offered the
keokuk merchant is presented
through the columns Of the
Daily Gate City?
Do you know that the circula-
tion of this paper exceeds the
5000 mark and that in the city
and outside of the city the pa
per goes into more homes than
any other Keokuk newspaper?
Do you know that this claim
is guaranteed and that circula-
ton records are open for your
Inspection?
II you are not convinced--in-
yestigate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Restraint of Trade

WASHINGTON Dec. 16--An
amendment to the antitrust law
making any restraint of trade "un-
reasonable unless proved reasonable
by the defendant, was introduced in
the house today by Representative
Lenroot, (Repn Wis.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Undesirable Convict.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SYDNEY, Australia, Dec 16.- Con-
victs at the Pent Bridge penal settle
ment won strike because a persist
ent criminal, who had served numer-
Gus sentences, was placed in the shop
with them. Efforts of officials TO
break" the strike failed until the
undesirable convict was transferred
to another prison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Blown Up From the Outside.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Blown in
ward with terrific force into the body
of the battleship Maine in Havana
harbor, is steel plate from the outer
hull 15 by feet in size.
This is the evidence of the explo-
sion of mine outside the ill-fated
battleship upon which the navy de-
partment relies to finally settle the
! mystery Of the disaster, it was first
learned this evening.
1 A demonstration with a miniature
model of the wreck, six feet long and
! duplicating exactly the torn fragments
4 Of the wreck as 1t lies partially I'M
covered today, was given this evening
bv Admiral Vreeland. Admiral Wall
and Naval Constructor Ferguson, of
the official board Of investigation.
The plate blown inward weights sew.
A eral tons 1t is torn out of the hull
on the left side, almost directly be.
4 meath the forward magazines, which
4 exploded and wrecked the entire for.
\ ward half of the battleship
The naval board explaining that a
"low form of explosive was the prim.
ary cause of the explosion. said the
4 Jagged rent showed strong pressure
had been exerted to penetrate the
hull and not by high explosives
which, it is said, would have made {
cleancut hole
1T was a mine, the heated gases
of which ignited the black powder IL
the forward magazines" Admira
Wall stated at the demonstration
which was given recently to Presiden
Taft and his cabinet. The great ter
inch forward turrent, weighing fift,
tons, has never been found. only |
fragment of its top being recovered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
as Years Wasted.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
ROME, Dec 16.-After serving for
ty-five years in prison for murder,
Morano .Iiusti was released today, fol
lowing the death-bed confession of a
carbineer who admitted that he had
stabbed 10 death Jiusti's sweetheart
in 1866.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Water Power spoi,s II

ATLANTA, Ga, Hec. 10
Beautiful Talulah Falls seem
doomed and the campaign of
Georgia society end club wo-
men to save the south's most
picturesque natural park ap-
pears defeated. The Georgia
railroad commission today auth
orized the Georgia Railway and
Power company, which pro-
poses to operate turbines with
the water which makes the cat
aracts, to issue s47,000,O00
, stocks and bonds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Social Mote.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The pres
dent and Mrs. Taft tonight We're the
guests Of the congressional club, com
posed of congressman and their wives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
UNCLE SAM IN
JUNK BUSINESS
Southern Congressman Wanted the
Wreck of Maine Broken up in
Bits and Sold to the
Public.
RILED
HIM
When He Suggested Settling the
Dead Bodies Of Gallant sail-
ors Who Went
Down.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--A battle
of words over the shattered hulk of
the Maine, between minority leader
James Mann. Republican, Illinois)
and Representative Sisson, democrat,
Miss.,) disturbed the debate on the
ursent defic ency bill in the house
late today. Sisson, almost white with
rage and chagrin, hurled such hot
words at Mann that he almost choked
100000 provision for the removal
of the wreckage of the Maine from
Havana harbor was under considera-
tion. 1t was understood that the war
department engineers expected to
bulkhead the hulk and sink 1t at sea-
Sisson offered resolution providing
that the wreckage be salvaged, brok-
en- up, and sold in form of relics, to
reimburse partially the government
for its expense.
Tt is strange" said Mann, that the
gentleman does not include a provi-
sion to sell the bodies of the dead
sailors who gave up their lives, in Or
der that the government be reimburs-
ed. Sisson rose to his feet and shout
ted: Il may be guilty of a great many
! indiscretions, but | trust shall never
be as brutal as the gentlman from
Illinois. The remark is absolutely
ull:al .et' for. 1t emanate evidently and
solely from desire to wound. He
should not submit a member to that
! sort of insinuation and that sort OF
i-slur
i have never declined to resent an
4 insult. have always been ready to
take care of myself, but the rules OF
the house will not permit me to do
and say those things that are neces.
sary to be said.'
Sisson was interrupted by a storm
of applause from the democrats. but
he was too much in earnest to heed
it and he shouted: IF the gentleman
from Illinois has any desire to cast
any reflection upon any more lives
then l want to say that there are
times for such action. / do not thinl
it is becoming In the gentleman t,
make this sort of insinuation when h,
is protected by the rules of the house
Sisson sat down with the democrat
ic side shouting approval. Mann, ris
ing in his place, neryously disclaime
any need for the protection of tn
rules Sisson's amendment was beat
en- and the incident apparentl
closed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
THE CzAR GETS ANGRY
sulzer Resolution, Passed by House,
Seems to Have Stirred up the
Ruler of the
Country.
An Exciting Day for Diplomats
and Statesmen.

and Statesmen. .
Gar served notice he consid- .
: ers the charge of bad faith in .
= Sulzer resolution resulting. y
= Diplomatic negotiations for .
= settlement of the Jewish pass .
. port question at st. Petersburg o
= reported suspended, .
\ President confers with SEN .
= ate leaders and later calls .
= hurried meeting of the cabinet. .
= In a statement to the United .
= Press, Senator VIM. Alden .
= Smith predicts quick. amicable .
. settlement. =
Sulzer stands firm for word .
= ing of resolution, which result .
= ed from Russia's refusal to ad- .
= NIT Jewish American citizens .
. with passports. =
Twelve months notice requir- .
ed for abrogation and must be
served On January !, of the fis- =
cal year. Z
Secretary Knox denies there
is any complication and cabinet Z
X is under seal of secrecy. =
@e d y = . = . . o . o q = .
United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-It became
apparent tonight that the senate vii
either amend the Sulzer resolution
abrogating the Russian treaty OF 1873.
(Yr Yhcff nj
diplomatic in its terms. A day o.
rapid fire developments followed the
action OF Russia in serving notice thai
1t would consider the Sulzer resolu
ton an insult if approved by the sen
ate and president.
A tendency to stand firm in the de
raand for the abrogation of the treaty
was displayed by the executive, the
senate and the house leaders, but the
executive and the senate showed
clearly that they would not insist upor
any language construed as Offensive
by Russian officials
There was no indication of any dis
position to back down under th,
cars first evidence of displeasure
but both at the white house and anon.
the members Of the senate committe,
on foreign relations there was de
sire to accord Russia all the diplo
matte courtesies.
The tension of the session wa
shown by the action of the cabinet
following hurriedly called apecia
. meeting. The ban of silence was pu
on the meeting by President Taft, ant
no member present would disclose /
in any way after the three hour ses
sion.
The cabinet went over the mes
sage on departmental affairs wa
the first word given out, and that wa
the sum total of any announcement
Secretary OF State Knox even went s.
far as to make an abrupt denial tina
there was any Russian situation.
He said he knew of no protest havinl
been made by Russia. He displaye,
irritation and evidently was badl
worried.
When the matter was put directl
up to the president earlier N the day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Raynor For It.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec 16.An-
nouncing that in his opinion the SEN
ate at its session on Monday would
adopt the resolutions passed by the
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The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27

to the movement: before we are
done the whole United States will
be talking about ''The Governors
Special. 4"
Idaho, Oregon, Washington,
the Exposition Company and the
Great Northern Railway Co. have
already pledged their subscriptions
Mr.. l.. w. Hill said in a speech
at Spokane, October 6, 1911.
This train will do more adver-
tise the Northwest than any land
show that ever was heidi
We want you to get busy; bring
your state in.
The time is short, the oppor-
tunity magnificent.
Please let us hear from you at
once.
Yours very truly,
Reilly Atkinson, Manager
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27
CUSTER CO. WILL SEND EXHIBIT

The most of the articles grown
in Custer county that will repre-
sent this section of the earth at
the New York Land and Irrigation
show at New York, starting on
November 3. were shipped Mon.
day by the secretary Of the cham
ber of commerce. Grains and
vegetables will make up the great
er part of the exhibit, which will
also include alfalfa and other
grasses. and honey, which made
such an impression at the Mon
tana state fair, Vim Fortune ex-
p5cts to leave the last of the week
to take charge Of the exhibit at the
exposition. Miles City Star.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27
Farmers Institute
Complete Success
Thomas Rush, Jr., Won the Tanning
Mi|I---Other Prizes were Won by
Miss Murphy and Miss Carlson

The Farmers Institute was held
at the city hall on Saturday, last,
as per schedule, and resulted most
successful in every sense Of the
word.
Considering the disagreeable
weather goodly number Of farm
ers were in attendance and listen
ed to an able corps of speakers,
who delivered some very instruc-
tive lectures on the various farm
stock and home subjects.
The prizes which were awarded
as special inducement for the
farmers and their wives to attend
were won as follows: Thomas Rush
Jr., funny mill; Miss Carlson,
one hundred pounds Of sugar; nd
Miss Murphy, one hundred pounds
Of flour. Among the speakers
present were: Prof. F. S. Cooley
Prof. Hoverstad, Of Fargo, M. L.
Wilson, Of Iowa, and M. B. Har-
lau Of Bitter Root Valley.
Both the afternoon and evening
sessions were all that could be ex-
pected. and its needless to say that
every man, woman and child in
attendance will be we'll repayed
for the time expended for that
cause.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27
BEACH TO HAVE MARKET DAY

Chronicles: Beach is to have a
market day Max Zimmerman
having been employed to manage
it, and the date has been set for
Nov. 4. The Merchants are put
ting up fund to pay the expenses
and prizes which will be given as
shown in ad elsewhere. Mr.. Zim-
norman will act as public auction
eer anyone having property to sell
can bring the same in and it Will
be sold at auction without charging
the owner a fee. 1t will be reg
ular old fashion market day with
plenty of amusement thrown in,
and everyone should turn out to
see the bargains both in the stores
and on the staeets. Next week we
expect to publish a full list Of the
enterprising merchants who have
Joined hands to raise the market
day fund to pay the prizes and eS-
penses. Everybody boost for an
other big day for Beach.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27

Read N. V. Tyrrell's ad. in
this issue.
T. C. Taylor, of Moline, N. D.
was in the city on Saturday, the
guest of H. K. Schuster.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Shreffler,
of Chicago, were Sunday guests
at the Stambaugh home.
Sheriff J. d. Wynn and family
were down from Glendive on
Saturday, the guest of their many
Wibaux friends.
Mrs. E. F. Fisher and Miss
Gertrude Page departed on
Thursday evening for a brief
visit at Bismarck.
Manager F. N. Swanson, Of
the Goodridge-Call Lumber yard
at Yates, was transacting bust
ness in the city on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. II. Dahl and
the formers brother, Fred, de-
parted on an overland trip by
auto to Camp Crooke, S. d., on
Monday.
The question is What hap
pened to the Pink ORDERS" re-
Gently issued for Yates" Were
they cancelled, or did they simp-
ly fade away.
Billy Frost was a brief visitor
in the city on Wednesday, from
Beach. Mr.. Frost says Wibaux
looks good to him since he left
here early in the fall, and ex-
poets to return with his family
as soon as he finds a suitable
location.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1911-10-27
An Editors Invoice

A North Carolina editor has
kept track of his profit and loss
luring the year, and gives an in
voice Of his business at the end OF
Twelve months Of ups and downs.
Been broke 36l times.
Had money 4 times.
Praised the Public 9 times.
Told lies l, 1913 times.
Missed prayer meeting 81 times.
Been roasted 43l times.
Roasted others 50 times.
Washed Office towel 3 times.
Missed meal 0.
Mistaken for preacher II times.
Mistaken for capitalist Q.
Found money 0.
Took bath 6 times.
Delinquents who paid %.
Those who did not pay 1876.
Paid in conscience 0.
Got whipped o.
Whipped others 90 times.
Cash on hand at beginning 81 ~
Cash on hand at ending Is
cents. Forsyth Times-Journal.