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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
TOP OF MOUNTAIN
RIPPED OFF
Bolt of Lightning Knocks the Nose OF
OF One of the High
Peaks.

SAN BERNARDlNO Cal, Nov. g.
During violent thunderstorm in the
mountains near this city a tremend
GUS bolt of lightning struck the top OF
Copper mountain, high peak of the
San Bernardino range
The entire top of the mountain was
split off and with an awful roar acres
of ground slipped from position and
went whirling down into the canyons
William and Harold Holbrook, who
we're caleping in the region Of Copper
mountain, witnessed the remarkable
! incident. great mass of materials
| swept down on their camp and buried
/ it under debris. Harold was caught
4 in the rush and badly injured, but his
brother escaped and brought the in
i,red man here for treatment VIII
liam Holbrook said:
when the bolt of lightning strncl
the peak of Copper mountain, so hare
was the impact that an old, abandoned
powder chamber in one of the tunnels
of the peak exploded. The shock caus
ed thousands of tons of earth tt
shift, and the whole topography of the
!, mountain was changed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
LEFT HER MONEY
TO CHARITY
Notorious Dive Keeper Gave All Her
Wealth to Various
institutions.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Nov. S.-Anna
Wilson for many years the most no
torious dive-keeper in Omaha, who
died last week, left practically all oi
an estate valued at nearly $500 600 to
charitable institutions in Omaha.
Shortly before her death she gave
the city for use as an emergency hos
pital the big building which was her
resort for many years. and in her will
which was filed for probate, she
makes these bequests:
Old peoples home, $4,000 in cash
Miss Wilson's residence and three
and half adjoining lots; Prospect
Hill Cemetery association. $4,000;
Omaha City Mission, $4,000; the Gre
che, $4,000; Child's Savings insti
tute $4,000: Associated Charities
$40 900; City of Omaha, the buildinl
at Nos. 910-912 Douglass street ant
10000; Clarkson Memorial Hospital
$4,000; Wise Memorial hospital, So
00e
The remainder of her estate is t
be divided into seven equal parts t
be distributed between the Creche. th
Child's Saving Institute, the Prospec
Hill Cemeery association, the OIL
Peoples home, the City mission, tn
Associated Charities and the city c
Omaha
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
SHOOK HANDS
WITH EXECUTIONER
Little RrindIe Bulldog Went to His
Death Like Little
Man.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Stony was con-
demned to death and legally executed
i'll ST. Louis Thursday Before he was
led out to his doom he shook hands
with his executioner.
Tony was a fine little brindle bull
dog owned hy Frank Liebermann of
2727 Dayton street. He was arraigned
in the Dayton street police court and
1t was proven that Oct. s he com
mitted capital offense in that he
bit the left knee of Miss Margaret
Ross of 1929 Thomas street.
1t was a solemn moment when Tony
was brought up for sentence. Lieber-
mann stood before the bar of justice.
"Sit up, Tony he said.
Tony lifted his front paws from the
floor and sat on his hind legs. He
had nothing to say why sentence OF
death should not be passed upon him
A wave of sympathy fer the little
cog swept through the courtroom.
Then sounded the solemn voice OF
Judge Sanders.
"The law is plain,' he said. '.It is
my duty to fine the owner of this dog
$5 and to assess against him a ST
marshaps fee for shooting the dog
Tony must be executed at once"
Liebermann, with tears in his eyes
commanded Tony to salute the
court. Tony stood on his hind legs
and wagged his tail
Now shake hands with your exc
cutioner," said Liebermann.
Tony placed his paw in the big hant
of the deputy marshal assigned tc
shoot him.
Many of the courtroom spectators
followed the marshal and Tony to the
alley in the rear of the court building
There was shot and Tony was NJ
more
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
MISSED CHANCE
OF BEING PRESIDENT
The Late Cornelius N. Bliss Was So
llcited by Mckinley to be
Runninn Mate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-After the
regular business meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce. J.. John Clafin de-
livered an eulogy of the late Cornelius
N. Bliss. Mr. Claflin said:
'ln 1900 Mckinley urged him to
signify willingness to accept the nom'
ination for vice president. If he had
allowed his name to go before the
national convention it is almost GER
tain that no other name would have
been presented and he would have
been elected with Mr.. Mckinley
In that year. Two years later, on
Mr.. McKinley's death, he would have
succeeded to the presidency of the
United States.
"Who can doubt that the greatest
qualities of sagacity and courage and
patience which adorned his life would
have been SO nobly expressed in that
high office?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
STOOD EIGHT
FOR CONVICTION
Mrs. McRea Has Marrow Escape
From Being Found Guilty Of
Killing the
Youth.
TO BE ALLOWED BAIL
Is Still in jail But Court Will Prob
ably Let Her Have Her
Liberty Very
Soon.

OPELOUSAS, La. Nov. 3.-After
night spent in deliberation and ar
guments the jury in the case of Mrs.
Zoe Runge McRea reported to Judge
T.i,ey here today that they We're un-
able to arrive at an agreement as to
whether the accused woman was or
was not guilty of numbering young
Allan Garland, the Tulane university
student whom she says she killed I'm
defense of her honor" The jury
was Immediately discharged by the
court.
According to Foreman Hidalgo the
jury stood S tc for conviction of
manslaughter and there was appar-
emily no chance of their reaching a
verdict. The announcement came as
surprise both to the defense and
spectators for while a hung jury was
expected it was thought that most OF
them would favor acquittal. Mrs. Nc
Rea in particular, was much worried
! in the manner in which the tr1a
| turned out and the courts decision
/ that she would have to return to pris
on for the present. He added, how
ever that it would possibly be posi-
BILE to allow the woman to go free
on heavy bond later in the week.
The defense introduced a motion
for another trial next week, but this
is claimed to be impossible by the
4 prosecution owing to the large mum
ber Of cases already on the dockS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
WORK ON MESSAGE
WHILE RESTING
President TAFT VIII Devote Four
Days of Leisure to
Document.

HOT SPRINGS, va, Nov. S.-Pres-
ident Taft today planned to complete
his third annual message to congress
before he returns to the white house
on November 12 Secretary Hilies
left the presidents train as 1t passed
through Washington last night to
begin The collection of data for the
message. He will join the president
tomorrow with mass of information.
The tariff will be the first thing ta-
ken up in the message. 'Ine anti-
trust law will also be considered, as
we'll as the postage rate on maga,
zines. the Alaskan question and con-
servation Of natural resources.
The president hopes to make good
progress with his message during his
fur days rest here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
WOMAN BOUGHT
CIGARETTE BOX
w. C. T. U. Member Had no Trouble
in Purchasing Them at Cigar
Store in the City OF
Milwaukee.
THEN CALLED ON MAYOR
Anti-cigarette Laws Arc Not Being
Enforced and She Nou'o
Like to Know
Why.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Nov. S.--Fol-
cigarettes by Mrs f. Fl. ingalls, of St
Louis national superintendent of the
department of antinarcotics, w C. 7.
u. campaign for the enforcement of
the Wisconsin anticigarette law was
started
Mrs. ingalls, went into a store on
Third street and bought the cigarettes.
Then she went 10 the city hall and
called on Mayor Seidel.
Why can not the anticigarette law
be enforced in this city, she asked.
1t can be enforced" responded the
mayor. and then he interrogated his
visitor, finally referring Mrs. ingalls,
to the chief of police.
| When Mrs ingalls,. accompanied by
two other temperance workers, called
upon Chief of Police Jansen they
were informed his officers would look
after any violators of the law.
Although there is some sort of an
anticigarette law in every state in
the union, the law is not being en-
forced in many states. SAID Mrs. In
gals.
Mrs. ingalls, said Milwaukee and
Wisconsin are no more remiss than
other cities and states, but she found
a violation in Milwaukee and expose.
lit
VI The most important report to go be-
fore the National W. G. T. u. conven-
| ton on its closing day was that from
the department. of peace and fnterna-
tional arbitration, by Mrs. Hannah ]
Bailey of Maine "A continual ad-
vance is being made toward world
wide peace said Mrs. Bailey.
Government officials, educators,
men of affairs and men of business are
seeing with philanthropists and chris
tian leaders that there are better.
! wiser, safer and more human methods
of settling international differences
# than by the force of arms in warfare
which kills and destroys the people
homes and property Of the belligeren'
nations
= Miss Edna Rowan of Kansas was
9 elected general secretary of the Loya
4 Temperance Legion branch, and Miss
If Rhena E. G.. Mosher of New York was
e elected general secretary of the youns
peoples branch.
IS The selection of field secretary tt
IS the latter branch will be made by thu
d general officers at later date The
s convention adjourned sine die las
10 night, to meet in Portland. Ore. mex
sr year.
lie The closing ceremony was designa'
ls ed as Jubilee night, when report
ID of new members were made by states
1t New York and Ohio headed the lis
is with reported net gains of 1000 o
n more. while Kansas. Pennsylvan
i. and Missouri reported gains rangin
from 500 and 1000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
MURDER. MYSTERY
HAS NO SOLUTION
Mrs. Jordon of Mt. Pleasant Rouses
But is Able to Give no Clue
to Police.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa, Nov.
33.-The passing of three days since
the mysterious assault on Mrs. j. B.
Jordan here finds little progress made
towards solution. The victim yes
terday reused from her comatose
condition sufficiently to repeat the
names of the family, but nothing was
spoken which would give the officers
a clue. AS the mystery deepens the
interest of the townspeople increases,
The authorities are searching for a
missing ball bat as the weapon which
NAV have been used in the assault on
Mrs. Jordan. Officials say it could
have been burned or sawed up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
INDIANA BURIED
IN SNOW DRIFTS
From One Foot to More Than Two
Comes to the State as Record
Breaker.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 3.-The
valley of the St Joseph river from
this city north to st. Joseph, Mich.
distance of forty miles, experienced
severe snowstorm. The fall in some
places amounted to twenty-eight
inches. The storm, despite its sever
ity, was of short duration. practically
all the snow falling In space of three
hours. This section never saw a
heavier snow at this season In South
Bend the fall was IS inches. Until
nearly noon not car was moved. The
irter,rban lines leading to lndianap-
/ ellis were open, but traffic on roads
l,orth and west was suspended.
The snowfall was heaviest at New
J Carlisle, this county. There a mark
of % inches was recorded. At st.
Joseph "a inches fell. Elkhart and
Michigan City were at the extreme
edges of the storm area, and each ex-
perienced a fall of few inches,
Other places report from IL to 15
inches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Last Hope Of Detectives Working on
knabe Case is Shattered
by the Discov-
cry.
COVERED WIFE DUST
Police Thought That Missing lnstru.
ment Was the One Which
Had Caused Her
Death.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov S.-With the
finding of a missing microtome knife
that belongs to the collection of in
struments possessed by, DR.. Helen
Knabe, victim of one of the most un-
usual death mysteries that has ever
confronted the indianapolis police,
another of the most important clues
in the mystery is made untenable to-
day.
The instrument was the only one
missing in DIR. Knabe's collection and
the police believed the weapon had
been hidden by friends who wished to
conceal the fact that the woman doc
tor committed suicide, or had been
carried away by the murderer. The
knife was found under a pile of pa
pers, covered with dirt and dust and
bearing no blood st4ns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
LIFE CONVICT
SEEKS PARDON
Man Works for Freedom Of Sisters
Slayer Who Was Sentenced
Long Ago.

ALBA. Nov. 3.-Because the man
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
killing his sister is making an effort
to gain an education and to conduct
himself as a good citizen. Mike un-
deration is circulating a petition for
the pardon of Joseph Bodagny.
Bodagny was sentenced from Albla
eight years ago. At that time he was
unable to speak or write English, but
now he can do both and in addition
uses a typewriter. Sodagny is "
years old now. Underation expects to
be successful in securing the paron-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Weather Conditions.

The pressure remains high from
the Mississippi Valley eastward, with
the weather becoming cloudy and tenn
perature below the normal
In the northwest the pressure ls
decreasing, with rising temperature,
and there has been scattered light
snow in portions of the Missouri
Valley. Conditions indicate unsettled
weather, with rising temperature for
this section tonight and Saturday, and
light local rain or snow tonight OF
Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Lady Colin Campbell Dies.

LONDON, Nov 3.--Lady Colin
Campbell. authoress and journalist,
died after a long illness. Her divorce
suit a quarter of century ago, when
she obtained a judicial separation,
created a great sensation. Her maid
en- name was Gertrude Blood.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
REACHES NEST
SATURDAY NIGHT
Aviator Rodgers Has But One More
Day TO Complete His Flight
From Coast to
Coast.
INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY
On Last Leg Of the First Airship
Trip Clear Across the
Broad United
States.

YUMA, Ariz Nov. 3.-Aviator C. P.
Rodgers, the trans-continental flier,
ascended early today at Stovall Sid
Ing, sixty miles east of here on what
he hopes will be the last leg of his
flight from New York to Los Angeles.
He expects to arrive here before noon
and then get as far into California
as possible before nightfall. This will
enable him to reach Los Angeles
easily by Saturday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
WORE EARMUFFS
AND WERE KILLED
Party Did Not Hear Train Whistle
and Were Ground to
Pieces.

PARIS. KY. Nov. 3.-Mrs. Barton
Harpe, her two little children. aged 2
and 4, and her sister, Miss Lena
Hughes. all heavily wrapped to protect
them from the cold, were killed by a
Iouisville and Nashville train. They
did not hear the whistle because of
thei, earmuffs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity; Unset
tied weather, with local rain or snow
tonight or Saturday. Rising temper
ature.
For Illinois: Increasing cloudiness
tonight and Saturday. Rising tenn
perature.
For Iowa and Missouri Unsettled
weather, with light local rain or snow
tonight or Saturday Rising temper
ature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Captured the City Today Without
Any Resistance and Are In Con-
trol of the Native
Quarter.
HANKoW is BURNED UP
Revolution Spreads to New Quarters
When Imperial Forces Mutiny
and Seize the
Arsenal.

SHANGHAI. Nov. 3.-Without any
resistance the rebel forces today oc-
cupied the native quarter OF the city
of Shanghai. All the foreign conces-
sions are under heavy guard as it is
feared desperate street fighting be-
tween the rebels and imperialists may
commence ut any moment.
Reports from Hankow state that the
native section Of that city has been
completely burned by the imperial
lists. The government troops, 1t is
added, have not succeeded in driving
the rebels from the city although
they are in control of large section.
In other parts street fighting between
the imperials and rebels continues.
Neither side Is granting quarter to the
enemy, prisoners are cut down at
once and all the wounded are being
slaughtered. In the section which
they control the imperial troops are
still butchering the inhabitants merci
lessly, In the various battles and
massacres it Is estimated that about
1000 persons have been killed since
fighting broke out in Hankow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Row Rcheson Asks to be Relieved
From His Position But Claims
That He is lnno-
cent.
BURDEN WILL BE LIFTED
Says He Does Not Want the Shadow
Of His Life to Darken the
Welfare of His
Church.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 3.-The
Rev. V. T. G. Richeson, accused of
poisoning Avis Linnell publicly assert
ed his innocence for the first time
since his arrest in letter of resig-
nation sent to the Emanuel Baptist
church of Cambridge Of which he was
pastor.
The letter was made public today
just after John l.. Lee. associated
with the defense, left for Virginia
with the parting statement that the
jury which tries the minister will free
him.
Richeson's letter reads:
Charles Street Jail, Nov. /, 19l1-
/ Charles f. Cummins, clerk. My Dear
Sir: | beg to herewith tender my
resignation as pastor of the church
Strong in the consciousness Of my In
nocence and firmly pursuaded that
God in his own good time will lift this
burden from me / nevertheless fee
that should not permit the shadow
i thrown across my life to darken the
religious welfare Of my church and ol
i it's people whom I love- l therefore
deem it my duty to place the church
in a position to select my successor
With my heartfelt thanks for the
many kindnesses shown me by the
members of my church, | am sincerely
yours.
; The resignation will be discusset
at church meeting tonight
The assertion that another man AM
rot Richeson brought about the dealt
OF Avis Linnell was made today b.
Attorney Lee. The discovery of nev
evidence is limited at as the warran
; for the positiveness of Lees procla
nation of the preachers innocence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
COJMAN DIED
FROM SUDDEN STROKE
Was First Secretary of Agriculture
and Prominent Citizen OF
ST, Louis,

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.-Norman j.
Colman died this morning as the re-
suit of p stroke of apoplexy suffered
while on train yesterday morning
near Lexington Junction. He was S4
years of age and was the first secre-
tary OF the interior.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
M.as First wite,a Sister

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov g.
Howard Adams, Little Rock busi-
ness man, and Miss Katherine Bald
win were married at Pittsfield, Mass.
Tho bride Is sister OF Adams first
wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Fowler Headed Eastward.

BENSON, Ariz., Nov. 3.-Aviator
Fowler continued his flight eastward
from Benson today. His i'll luck still
pursues him. After a four day delay
at Tucson where he was compelled
to make repairs upon his machine,
Fowler was forced to drive his aero
plane against a strong wind during
the two hours and a half he was aloft
yesterday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Imperial Soldiers Mutlny.

PEKIN, Nov 3,-The imperial
forces at Tsi Nan, capital of Shan
Tung province, mutinied today and
captured the arsenal Outbreaks in
other places carry the rebellion into
new territory.
There is much concern manifested
about the condition at Tsi Nan which
has considerable foreign colony. 1t
is not thought, however, that the reb-
els would endanger their cause by kill
ing any of the foreigners but the lat
ter might suffer inadvertently.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, Nov 2. &c.
Highest temperature, 35.
Lowest temperature. IS.
Lowest temeperature last nisht. 26.
FRED Q. GOSEWJeC CHI
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-03
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly from Day-
enport southwark for several days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-03
BY LUCY PRATT


The lady turned round then too. And
she saw Peaty stop right there where
he was and look up at the angorrel
cat, hanging on there, way up in tht
tree.
Is this your dog2 she asked him, with her
voice kind OF shaking, as II she was SCARED
and mad at the same time
Peaty is really afraid Of Iadys don't
know why, but ! think il is because his
aunt is the only one he knows very well,
and praps he thinks they are all something
like that. Well, anyway he is afraid, and
yet Of course he could see, with Peat under
the tree thretening the angorrer cat, and
the lady calling to him, ii wasn't any time
to show it, so he nodded his head.
] The lady looked down at Peat some
thing as if she was really SCARED to death
Of him.
j Well, can't you come here and get him
.away2 she called to Peaty
Peaty went right along across the road
and looked in the gait, but he didn't say
anything, and ran over there to help
him.
/ Come here Peat / hoIlered
You see | am apt to forget in time like
that, about Peats dispersitioa, and the
way when you want anything speshial, he
is always sure to do just exackly the oppo-
site. 1t seems queer for a dog to be like
that, and yet as soon as / said, Come here
Peat, why, he settled right down as much
as to say he was going to stay there all
night if he wanted to.
Well, Peaty gave me a look as much as
to say that wasn't any way to do, and
then he walked in the yard just a littel
ways
Go for him, Peat, he said real low, but
the lady under the tree she heard it.
Wy you wickid, disgusting littel brutel
she hollered, What are you trying to do
here anyway, with your miserable dog
You get him away from here this minute,
or II have you both arrested
] don't think you can arrest dogs at
least never heard Of it, but guess Peaty
thought she really meant it. Anyway he
looked rather pail, and as if he'd got to get
Peat away from that tree, no matter what
So he went in just a littel
farther.
Don't you move, Peat, he said in kind
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-03

Peat looked back at him littel uneas,
then, as much as TO say, well, he wouIdn't
stay there if he didn't feel like it, and then
he hitcned off an inch or two from the
tree
| saw that could really help Peaty
then, il | was CAREFUL what did 50 !
spoke myself
Stay where YOU are Peat Back there
Peat You'll get him yet Peat / called
right out 10 him.
The lady who oned the cat gave one
look at me, and the werst Of it was, as soon
as she looked she knew who was because
she knows my Mother
WV Felix Blanchard she said and her
voice seemed to be quite shakey she was
50 mad, am ashamed Of you, ashamed Of
you! TO be abuzing poor helpless
animul like this
She glansed up the tree, and thensfrom
me to Peaty.
And the company you arc with! I
think your Mother would feel disgraced
Felix
And / was so surprised when she recog-
nized me like that, that didnt give her any
answer at tall, but Just kind OF stepped
back littel beside Of Peaty And she just
looked right up again at her cat.
My poor aDuzed ButieI she kind Of berst
out, its wickid, wickid, oh its shameful,
isn't i'll Never mind dear, don't you be
frightened, I'll get you down, don you be
frightened
Then she looked down at Peat.
Get out, you nasty thing she said, giving
him kind Of poke with her foot, but by
this time Peat was settled down again as il
he was going to stay for good.
So she looked at Peaty again. as il she
was getting about desperit But | guess
Peaty thought if she was going to act that
way, wy let her do it.
So we just stood there and didn't say
anything to her at tall, and she stood there
calling up all kinds of things to incouridge
the cat, and the cat glansed down as much
as to say she didn't see much incouridg-
ment in it, and Peat he sat there at the
foot Of the tree as if he didn't care what
happened anyway.
But the lady turned round once more
Well, this is a pretty pridicamentI she
said. Can't | go out for few afternoon