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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
.EFUSE TO QUIT FIELD
TILL SURE OF SAFETY
lggest That if Conference Is Held it Take
Place in Chihuahua and That Status Quo
Must Not Be Disturbed While 1t Is in
Progress; Fifteenth Men Homesick

Senor Limantour bears with him a
full expression of the demands OF the
insurrectos, which. it is hoped. will be
acceptable to the Mexican government
and made the basis of peace.
This hope is obviously not without a
reasonable degree of foundation. After
his conferences with Francisco Madero,
Senior. Mr.. Limantour communicated
frequently with the authorities at Mex"
leo City nd OF Tuesday evening re-
ceivod n long telegram which he re-
garded as sufficient 10 warrant him IN
Immediately setting out for the capital
of his country.
The Maderos were asked number of
pointed questions this afternoon.
80 vou must realize. - they said, Ethat
we are in most delicate position We
cannot talk freely now. lut hope soon
20 make an explicit statement. Why
vour answer7 His return is awaited
in Mexico with the keenest interest
They want him there 10 straighten
thin"s out.
Term, could not be perfected, they
|. without the cooperation of their
conferees in the feld They expressed
their dstrust of any promises which
the Mclean government might make
and said it would be impossible to per.
feet negotiations if il were TO be made
a condition precedent that they should
first lay down their arms. since that
would mean tina. the leaders would be
hanged as a preliminary measure and
the reforms never carried out
"The insurrectos, said they. ode
mand radical reforms and n thorough
chanre in the personnel Of the admin
istration by having fair elections
No settlement could he completed un
| til there was an opportunity TO confer
with the insurrcctos' leaders at the
front and there had been no time. al
vet. to consult them. Neither had they
had any mind to accept overturcs with
such promptncss as would be miscon
strucd bv the government into an evi
! dence of weakness
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EW YORK. March i6.-The sudden
sfturc from New York of Senor
antour. the Mexican minister OF
nee, after a week of conferences
negotiations. the precise nature of
N has not hitherto been clear, iS
, Explained by the understanding
he has succeeded IN etfectiug n
.atiyc plan by winch substantial re-
ns are expected to he Immediately
IN force by the Mexican govern
Il, and the leading insurrcctionists,
70 satisfied, are 10 aid in restoring
10 presence here AT the Hotel Astor
Senor Madero, tine father of the
'isional president. together with his
Q sous (brothers of the provisional
ident); the fact that Limantour has
i Through three generations the con
'tial adviser Of the Madero family.
N fact that Limantour and the
of Madero have been in conference,
e e9mportant messages have been go
hack and forth from the finance
kter to Mexico City, added siguiti-
" fe the situation,
bile in Paris. before he left for New
81 Limantour declared through an
ociated Press interview his belief
he need of "A number OF reforms TO
4 the,just wishes of the insurgents.
rn lsaving here yesterday, ne said.
Mistakes have been made, perhaps
r OF them serious, but this fact is
.peculIar TO Mexico, many reforms
ng been brought about in recent
's- Others of vital importance are
fr way and may be made public in
near future. -
multaneously a dispatch from Mex
Elty announced that President Diaz.
conference with number of citi.
Of Metztitlan, assured them that
Fas adopting ccrtaju OF Limantour 5
Eestlons of reforms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
ABINET CHANGES EXPECTED
EUPON LIMANTOUR'S ARRIVAL

lSHlNGTON. March l6.-Mcxi-
IN Washington in sympathy with
evolutionary movement in their
'ry az we'll as the supporters of
ederal government today displayed
se interest III the movements of
I Liinantour. the Mexican minister
]ance, whose return 10 Mexico City.
Sald. means not only important
ses IN the cabinet of President
sbut possible solution Of the po.
|l disorders.
pa sides were skeptical about the
'fed departure of Senor Limantour
'exco City via st. Louis and the
ambassador De In Barra said
FDen he last saw the minister the
was undecided whether he would
" sea to Havana or bv rail to
Pa, Fla. and thence 10 Vera Cruz
Mexico CITY by sea.
sasqucz Gomez. head of the revo-
ISIS here, said that Senor Liman.
would not risk the rail route via
<oliis aud neither Laredo, Texas, or
1so, Texas, because Of the known
'tfons nj the insurrcctionists along
'tiiways through which he would
to pass.
20 Arturo la Madrid. who was
sen on the private car which
~ Through several western points
N ne was recalled by McXicanS
as wealthy plantation owner
INC tlty of Guadalaiara.
suggestion Is Ventured.
tper the Mexican embassay mol
profcssed to know
1sf Scnor La Madrid and Scnoi
tonr had conferred in New York
lhe suggestion WAS yenturcd by
ofoiniionlst contingent that ;5euol
roIid might have extended to th'
in minister of finance the use o,
flyate car.
Importance Of Scnor Limantour Z
Mexico City, it was said, lie'
TACT that coincidcnt with Ger
= <a!anges In tho cabinet OF PrcsI
Raaz, reforms would be institute,
N, administration of various state
~scu To appease the revo!utiLn
~ that changes are to he mad
Mexican cabinet IS no longer
~ Ihe embassy here declined l.
tne subject Of possible changes
t. e pivotal post Of minister u
aunlrs. it WAS pointed out h
''neZ, President Diaz prohabI
w tiat he would not meet wit
SSn opposition By placing Scnc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
INTERNATIONAL MAKES
SHARP UPWARD MOVEMENT
Absorption OF United Metals Selling Com
pary by Amalaamated Boosts
Smelling Stock.
Special to The Tribune.

NEW YORK, March lG.-Sincc the an
nounccment that The Amalgamated Cop
per company had arranged for the alb
sorption OF the United Metals Selling
company there has been u sharp upward
movement In the stock Of the lntcrna-
tional Smelling and Refining company
in the outside market. The advance has
been accompanied by reports that the
Annals "a MATED would soon make an Offer
Tor the stock not now controlled by ii.
Through the purchase OF ihr United
Metals Selling company the Amdlgamnt-
ed secured 10000 shares out OF total
OF loo. 900 shares, The Butte Coalition
also controlled by Amalgamated. owns
IG0O shares. making total of 10. 0Ol
snares, with par value OF s., 500 o00.
As International stock is quoted around
$3.50 share, II would require a great
deal more than Si.j00. 600 to secure tho
$500 shares not controlled by ANAL
Esplutcd.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS
COMING DOWN IN PRICE
First Result OF the Governments Suit
Against So-Called Lamp
Trust"

ASHiNGTON, March l6-Ag the
first direct result OF the governments s
antl-irust suit against the so called
electric lamp trust" the department OF
justice has received intimation that the
prices OF all electric light bulbs will be
reduced SO I-3 per cent all over the
United States.
who buy the electric lamps will save
more than $6,O00.000 year. The de-
parimcnt continues To receive word that
The various pools In the so-callcd trust
arc breaking UP I'm anticipation OF the
suits that have been prepared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
PASSED SLEEPLCSS NIGHT,
Citizens of Juarez Excited Over Explo-
sion OF Wednesday night.

spent a sleepless night with the streets
patroled by double forces Of guards
and practically the entire garrison un-
der arms in front Of the barracks and
the headquarters Of General Navarro
and of Colonel Tamborel, the com.
mandant. At daybreak sleepy guards
posted III the housetops swept the
country for signs of rebels, but if any
are IN the vicinity they kept we'll un'
der cover,
TIE coming of daylight materially
lcssened tho anxiety aroused by last
nights attack upon the barracks, when
a small band Of insurgents who had
managed to slip through the lines into
Continued OH Page Two,
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POSSIBLE DARK HORSE
IN RUNNING AT DENVER
County Judge John r. Dixon Re- enters
Senatorial Race With
Seven Votes.

DENVER March 1s,-The re-entry OF
County Judge John r. Dixon OF Denver
in the senatorial race today and the
squirt he took in the voting caused many
TO think that possibly he was 10 be the
dark horse TO break the deadlock which
has continued for thirty-nine ballots.
Most of Dixon's votes came from the
platform Democrats, and Adams. Ward
and Thomas were the losers. The vote:
Democrsts-speer, 26; Adams. IA;
Thomas. 3; Ward. .: O'Donneil. s: Mar
Tin. l. Maupin, ! Shafroth. /. Dixon. ].
Republlcans--Vaie, IL; Dawson, Z:
Gowdy. :; McCreary. 2; Northcutt. 2:
Roof. ]. Waterman. :.
DIES MONIES. Ia. March l6.-Todey's
joint ballot in the Iowa legislature for
senators
tDemD. 50: Porter (DcEl), l, Neces
sary to choice, IS,
ALBANY, n. Y. March 16.-Fifitieh
ballot for United States senator; no
choice.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
ALLEGED NIGHT RIDER
GETS BENEFIT OF DOUBT

HOPKINsVLLE. Ky. March IG--Thc
Jury I'm the ease of Dr. AmosS, alleged
night rider. tonight brought In q verdict
Of not guilty
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COMMITTTEE or STUDENTS.

Ccnt.nUcd on Page Three.
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Cordial greetings To our faithful kindred
i'm America on the occasion of our ma
tondl anniversary. All sections OF the
ton In testing 10 tho utterInost Mr..
Asquith's home rule pledges. He Is Ger
tain TO offer a considerable measure OF
dcvolution next year. ii this bill abolish
ing the lords veto can be forced into law
this session. Therefore. Mr.. Redmond
and the members of the "all for Ireland
party are entirely as one in supporting
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Did Not Know About Money.

Continued on Page Ten.
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Continued on Page Two.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
ONION PATCH
FOP1GRAVE YARD
Murder s an Was Hidden There by
2 nan and Rival Who
- Crushed His
VICTIM OF JEALOUSY
Sleeping Man Killed While in Bet
and Woman Awoke to Find Pill
low Soaked With
Blood
VICTIM Or JEALOUSY

NORFOLK, Va, June S.-The mys-
tery of the murder of Harry c. Davis,
whose body was found in an onion
bed back of the home of Mrs. Minnie
Murdock was cleared up today by a
confession made by the woman In
which she says Davis was calling on
her when her lover Charles Merhle,
crawled into a window and killed him
with an axe.
The woman's confession was SEN
sational According to her story Da-
Wis was killed while he was sleeping
in her arms The rival slipped through
bedroom window and crushed out
his brains They hid the body under
the bed and then buried it in the onion
patch.
"a few nights ago, sudden noise
awakened me. / was Mortified to fine
Harry's head crushed in and the pill
low soaked in blood. Merkle was
standing by with an axe. He tolc
me that if l did not keep quiet he
would kill me-"
Merkle and the woman are held To-
murder. A search has been made bu
no trace of any other crime has beer
found. 1t was said that other mel
had been seen with the Murdock won
IN golr- toward the farm and Wer
reyer seen to return.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
FORMER RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER DEAD
w. l.. Eaton, Three Times Mayor o.
Usage and Member Of State
Legislature.

OSAGE, Iowa, June S.-W. l.. Eaton
former railroad commissioner, speak
er of the twenty-ninth general as
sembly and prominent in legal and
political circles many years ago, died
al his home here, following an illness
for several weeks. He was 60 years
old
Mr.. Eaton was three times mayor
Of Usage, prosecuting attorney of
Mitchell county, and member of the
twenty-seventh twenty-eighth and
twenty-ninth assemblies. He served
as state railroad commissioner from
January, 1907, until last January, He
is survived by his widow and one son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
Convention OF Eagles Of Iowa viii
Likely be Held in This City
Two Years From This
Month.
AMERICANS UNFRAMED IN SESSION THIS WEEK
Sixth Annual Convention is Now or
at Des Moines and Election Of
offiIers Is to be Held
Today.

DES MONIES, June s.-Council
Bluffs Eagles landed first prize in the
exemplification of the ritual yesterday
during the afternoon session of the
sixth annual state convention of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles The Sioux
City degree team took the second
place and Des Moines the third.
Although the work of all teams was
declared the best that has ever been
seen at a state convention of Eagles
in Iowa, none of the degree teams
could surpass the excellent work OF
the Council Bluffs aggregation. The
same team also took second at the
last meeting.
A beautiful loving cup, presented by
the Des Moines aerie, and prize ct
$50 in cash goes to the Council Bluffs
team for winning the contest The
of SIS and the Des Moines team d
prize of $50. The judges, who were
appointed by State President L. H.
Evans. are as follows: j. w. Young,
of Sioux City, E. A. Darnell of Oska-
loosa and Frank Moeller of KeakGk
Sam Swift, of Dubuque, vice presl-
dent will probably be elected prcsi-
] dent. No opposition to his candidacy
has been brought forward. Ed S. Lot
ton, the present secretary of the state
aerie, is slated for the vice presidency.
He has announced that he will not be
candidate for reelection to his old
office. President Evans of Council
4 Bluffs has made the same announce
ment in regard to his rumored candi-
dacy
In point of attendance the state
convention has been the greatest ever
held, according to D. K. Kirkpatrick
! of Des Mones, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements. large
number of visiting Eagles arrived
last night boosting the attendance to
more than 1000 Twenty-one cities in
Iowa are represented as follows: Ma
son City. Osceola, Davenport, Boone
! Council Bluffs, Perry, Ottumwa, Elka
der, Sioux City, Clinton, Keokuk. Du
buque, Oelwein, Hawarden. Oskaloosa
Burlington, Colfax, Marshalltown, Wa
terloo and Des Moines.
Burlington and Ottumwa are the
bidders for next years convention
with Keokuk as a candidate for the
; same honor in 1913 An athletic en-
tertainment at Fort Des Moines was
!; held last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
MILLIONAIRE SHOT
BY TWO GIRLS
Trying to Get Back Letters Written
Before His Marriage to An
other One.

NEW YORK, June S.-Miss Lillian
Graham, aged %, an actress, and
Ethel Conrad, aged IS, an artist, we're
held by the authorities this morning
without bail, awaiting the recovery or
death of Stoakes.
w. E. Stoakes, multimillionaire, ex-
tensive realty operator, owner of the
Ansonia, the largest apartment hotel
in the world, who. at the age of So
married Helen Ellwood, "a, daughter
of oneztime partner of John w
Gates, was shot three times last night
by two young women who say he came
to their apartments in the Varuna, at
225 West Eighuieth street, to get let
ters written by him before he was
married last February. Mr.. Stoakes is
in Roosevelt hospital with injuries
which are said to be slight. The
girls declare that in the scuffle. which
carried the trio into the hallway out
side their rooms, Mr. Stoakes took g
random shot at them
Although Miss Graham was perfect
ly calm today, Miss Conrad was on the
verge of Mysteries before the court
proceedings were ended, Both girls
insisted that .toakes forced himsel
on them and that they had no ap
pointment with him. They say it wa:
merely an accident that they had the
revolvers, having bought them few
days ago when frightened.
Attorneys for Stoakes say that th'
girls tried to blackmail him for s25,
600 and that he will prosecute then
for attempted murder and will not re
lent under any circumstances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
.,..v.Three Were Killed In the Quiv-
\ Half Of Them Being Soldiers
Caught In Wrecked
Barracks.
Earthquake Did Considerable Damage
But Police Report no One Of Any
Importance Being
Killed.

CITY OF MEXICO, June Sixty
three killed, seventy-five wounded;
uroperty loss, 100000.
These are the net results of the
earthquake which rent the capital and
Injected a note of tragedy into what
was expected to be day of unalloyed
rejoicing,
When the work of searching the
ruins is completed it is possible that
the list of dead will be heightened
somewhat, as hiding throughout the
eity there doubtless are many wound
ID. who, with traditional fear Of the
authorities and government hospitals,
are anxious to evade discovery.
The property loss is an estimate
hesed at calculations made by own
ers and contractors. Little of the loss
! Is covered by insurance.
II was 4:36 o'clock when the first
| shock was felt. According to the Me
| theological observatory, the greatest
Htensits VAS reached at the end Of the
| first minute, but the instruments con-
iinued to record the shocks for four
| teen minutes
More than half the dead accounted
| for, were soldiers. They were caught
| beneath Inc falling walls of the artil.
lery barricks in San Cosma, locality
near the Mexican central station. An
other place where the earthquake took
Its toll of death in considerable mum
bers was at the city power plant OF
the street car company.
Here six were killed and six wound
ed Two others were found in the de
bris, consisting partly of steel rails
which had been stacked in the iror
and wood departments and which col
lapsed.
The victims were inhabitants of lit
lie shacks built along the side of the
structure. With these two exceptions
the death list was made of single cas-
es, or in some instances of two ane
three, caught benath falling walls IL
the poorer buildings of the distric
most seriously affected.
The Nsional Palace, the walls 0
which were cracked by the earthquake
occupies large city block and house.
many of them government offices. Al
Imposing facade extends along the en-
tire east side Of the Plaza Mayor, wit
afrontage of $50 feet.
If none Of the advices received a
police headquarters is the mention Q
the death of any person of prominence
The victims were those whose home
were in cheaply built houses, shack
in most cases, whose walls had littl
power of resistance.
The fury of the shock was spent !
the northwestern and western part c
The city. The greatest damage was i
mat quarter known as Santa Marit
sithough cracks in the pavement an
walls toppled over serve to mark II
course as far to the south as Goloni
Roma district inhabited largely b
americans. In this district, howeve
hltie damage was done and no death
nave been reported
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
RECIPROCITY VOTE
ON TUESDAY
S'l viii be Reported Next Week and
Contain the Root Amend
ment.

WASHINGTON, June s.The SEN
a'e finance committee today agreed to
report the reciprocity bill, including
'ne Root amendment. No recommend
ation Is to be made to the senate.
4 me report is to be made Tuesday
ne Root amendment Is strongly
opposed by Taft and provides that
pup wood and print paper clauses
snall become effective when all the
rroVinces of Canada shall agree to the
nee Importation of these products.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
PREACHER ACTS
AS DETECTIVE
Disguised as Tramp, Enters Gambling
Hall In Basement and Raid
by Police Fol-
lows.
BATTER DOWN DOORS
Youth Of Congregation Lost SIS On
Crap Table and Revenge Came
Swift and
Sure.

CHICAGO, June s.-Rev. Elmer L.
Williams, disguised as tramp, pas
tor of the Grace NJ. E. church, entered
a gambling house in a Placement on the
north side early today and secured
evidence on which the police made a
sensational raid and arrested twenty
nine crap shooters and secured $500
which was on the table.
Two iron barred doors had to be
battered down with battering ram.
The minister made the trip to the
gambling hall because one of the
young men Of his congregation hae
lost SIS there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

Special % The Gate Clty.T
DES MONIES, June -Patten. ap-
pellant, versus Register and Leader
Co., Polk district affirmed.
Lauer versus Banning, appellant,
Polk district, affirmed.
Mullini versus Brown. appellant
Keokuk district, affirmed.
Rrainard versus Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Co, appel
liant, Keokuk district, reversed.
Peloni versus Smith Lowe Coal Co.
appellant, Polk district, reversed.
Pevack appellant, versus Coaldale
Fuel Co., polk district, reversed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
PANIC ALL OVER
BEFORE ABSORPTION
Statement of Judge Gary Is Repudia,
ted by Independent Steel
Companies.

NEW YORK, June Stalking direct
issue with Judge Gary's statement
that the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Co, by the steel corpora
ton, was to avoid financial difficulties
ir dependent steal companies point 'c
the fact that the financial panic was
ended when the company was gobbled
up by its big rival.
The anti-steel trust men today are
pointing out that 1t was nine days at
ter the panic was over, Roosevelt Ii
censed the absorption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
AVIATOR KILLED
DURING RACE
Crashed Into Telephone Pole and E'
gine of His Machine
Exploded.

ROME, June s-Aviator Maria
met tragic death today in sight Of
thousands who were watchinp him fly
in the Tiber river circuit races.
His aeroplane struck telephone
pole and the machine exploded. He
lived only a few minutes after being
taken from the wreckage of his ma
chine.
Maria was leading the race when
the accident occurred
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
Coal Combine probe.

PITTSBUkG, June S.-A special fed
eral grand jury is investigating the al
legged coal combine in which the
Monongahela River Co., and Pitts
burg Coal Co., are concerned. The
action follows the sale by these com
panies of several acres to the steel
corporation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
Rational Treatment.

BOSTON, June S.-Rational treat
ment of criminals was pleaded in adj
dresses today by men who are author
tiles of penal problems before the
charities conference. The meeting
was opened by Governor Foss. Adj
dresses were made b, nv Charles w.
Elliott and others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
Trouble Looms UP.

Ell PASO June S.-Trouble for the
followers of Magoun, leader of the
Mexican revolution in Los Angeles
was foreshadowed today when four of
them We're arrested. The officers con
fiscated arms and ammunition con-
cealed in the house where the arrest
was made. They will probably be
charged with violation of the neutral
ity laws.