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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
TRAIN STARTS FOR CHIHUAHUA

Ell Paso, Tex, May 90.-The first
train between Ell Paso and Chihua-
hua, Mexico. since January 2S, left
here this morning, the track torn up
by insurrectos having been repaired.
The track is not yet open south of
chihuahua to Torreon and Mexico
City.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
BROTHERS VICTIMS
OF FOUL MURDER
SAC CITY, IOWA, STIRRED BY
ATRocloUs cRlME-susPEcT
IN JAIL

Sac City. Ia. May 3O.-John and
Matthew Wright, brothers, were slain
at their home here early today. Cliff
ford Wilson, also of this city, is in
jail charged with the crime, while a
posse under the direction of the sher-
if is searching for an unidentified
man. alleged to have been with Wilson
at the time of the tragedy.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
TAFT TO VISIT CHICAGO

Washington, May 3O-President
Taft will make one of the most i'm
portant speeches of his campaign for
Canadian reciprocity in Chicago on
June 8, before the Western Economic
society in Orchestra hall.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
sILvERToN. 3. C.. BURNING

Winnipeg, May 30.-A dispatch from
Silverton, B. c., tells of fire raging
there which has destroyed the Wind
sor and Victoria hotels and several
stores. Five persons were burned to
death in the Windsor hotel.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
REYES STILL IN HAVANA

Havana, May S0.-General Bernardo
Reyes said today he had not received
orders to proceed to Mexico City.
His future movements are still unde-
cided.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30

THE IN A NUTSHELL.
Starters M Distance 500 miles Length of track 2l2 miles
ns 10 finish Duration 3 hours Total prizes
1000 Cash 100000 Estimated attendance $4,000
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-30
THE DAILY MAXIM

May We Always Honor
Our Hero
- Dead.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
DWARF EDITOR
KILLS HIMSELF
Could Not stand Public Ridicule On
Account of His Ap-
pearance.

BLOOMINGTON, H.. Sept. 19-Mor-
titled and Respondent over public ridi-
cule of his defornlity, Aaron Reuther,
shot and killed himself while standing
in the waiting-room of the Illinois
Traction system at Clinton. Reuter-
was dwarf and was highly sensi
tive regarding his diminutive size.
A recent article published by Cor
nelius Cox of Weldon made several
illusions to Reuther and his brother,
calling Aaron a poor, foolish dwarf
and An inmate of feeble-minded
asylum. This article appeared in a
Decatur paper under the signature OF
Cox and was extremely severe in its
illusions to the pair. Pearley Reuth'
er Immediately filed suit asking So.
900 damages, but Aaron brooded over
the attack until impelled to kill hlm
self
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Governor Hadey Says That Perhaps
He Will Run for President
For the Fourth
Time.
Y is LOGICAL NOMINEE
Party Has Accepted Many of His
Original Ideas and He
May BE Noml-
mated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10
That VIM. ]. Bryan may be given a
fourth nomination by his party for
the presidency is the belief of many
OF the democratic governors who at
tended the conference at Spring
Lake, N. j.. according to Gov. Hadley,
who returned today.
The governor says he was some
what surprised to find so much
BRYAN sentiment among the demo
cratic governors in attendance. He
said many of them apparently believe
Bryan to be more conservative than
Woodrow Wilson and therefore more
satisfactory to business interests.
Some of the governors took occasion
to point out that some of the things
declared radical and dangerous when
first advocated by the Nebraskan have
now been accepted as party doctrine.
Gov. Hadley said it was generally
conceded by governors with whom he
discussed the matter that Bryan will
be big factor in shaping the policies
and platform of his party next year
The sentiment for Bryan ranged from
this admission to the declaration thai
he is the logical nominee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
All Spain is Threatened by the Gen.
eraI Strike and Revolution
Of the Unsatisfed
People.
BLOOD IS FLOWING
Atmosphere Of the Country is Throb-
bins With Intrigue With no
Relief Vet in
Sight.

MADRID, Spain, Sept. 19.-All
Spain threatens to become volcano
OF social turmoil The revolutionary
movement, which began with gem
eral strike in Bilbao, is threatening
the entire country. The railroad men
are on the point of striking. The
step taken by Premier Canalejas in
declaring martial law in the centers
OF disturbance appears only to have
aggravated the toilers. The hot blood
OF southern Spain is not terrified by
the flash of naked sabers. There
nave been numerous clashes between
troops and strikers and the encount-
ers frequently have been marked by
bioodshed, especially in Bilbao.
These things make increasingly sig
nificant King Alfonso's recent remark
to Don Lind Rua, the republican lead
er whom he received on board the
royal yacht at Bilbao.
"Your political opinions. the king
Is reported to have said form no OBJ
stacle to my receiving You with the
same affection as others and with
even greater pleasure. l am monarch
ial because was born king; had II
| been otherwise, nobody knows whaI
my opinions might have been. Who
| knows but that we shall soon all bt
republicans -.
j Premier Canalejas has been callet
the last hope of the house of Bour
4 bon.
If chat be true say the radicals
"the house of Bourbon can conside
that it is lost"
! The atmosphere in Spain is throh
bing with intrigue and revolution
There are secret meetings, wild con
fiscations by the police, mysterious ar
rests and hurried movements o
troops From this condition of affair
there is no relief in sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
AUTO BANDITS
FIRE ON FARMERS
Were Surprised While Stealing Chick.
ems and Killed One
Man.

WATSEKA, H., Sept. 19.-With one
and another perhaps fatally wound
ed, the little town of Crescent City,
near Watseka, was plunged into ex-
citement, following the visit to that
place of three men believed to be the
long sought auto bandits of Chicago.
responsible for the death of the
chauffeur, Fred Wennerstrom, and
numerous other outrages.
The dead man is Mel Bradrick. 34
years old, son of former postmas-
ter of Crescent City The missing
man is Charles Bradrick, % years
old cousin of Robert and Mel, while
Robert Bradrick, 81 years old, broth
er of Mel, was shot through the
lungs.
All last night posses secured the
country in vain for trace either of the
fleeing bandits or of Charles Brad
rick The shooting of the men took
place on the Bradrick farm, three
miles from Crescent City.
Earl Ward, neighbor, was passing
the farm shortly after noon when he
saw three men coming out of the
barn. with chickens in their arms. He
Z recognized them as strangers to the
farm and the vicinity, and hurried
to Crescent City to sound an alarm.
I The Bradrick boys were just com
! ing out of the post Office when WARD
arrived He told them of the pres
ence OF thieves at the farm, and the
four men mounted horses and rode
post haste to the place. When they
! reached the farm the men could not
he seen. Traces of their visit, how
ever. led to some nearby woods, ane
4 here the men We're found sittins
around small fire. Before either
of the Brauricks or Ward could gel
behind cover. the bandits began shoot
ing. Mel Bradrick dropped to the
ground at the first fire, his heac
pierced twice by bullets. Rober
BradriclS fell within a few feet of his
brother. shot through his left lunt
and one through his arm.
While the belief is general tha
Charles BradrielS was kidnapped by th'
bandits. 1t is thought possible he ma
have been killed and thrown int
the creek, meeting the same fate a
did Fred Wennerstrom, the death o
whom exposed the operations OF tn
band of auto criminals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
PENSION ATTORNEY
ERY-WILLING
w. n. Van Fleet, Against Whom
lntoxlcant Charges Are Filed,
Doesn't Want Knoxville.

w. H. Van Fleet is willing to do
anything, or go anywhere the court
wishes him to except to Knoxville,
he told Judge Mcnamara this morn
ing, when taken from the city jail
to the court room SO that the author
tiles might obtain better view OF
the case and learn the defendants
personal wishes.
According to Van Fleets own
words, he would rather go to Mount
Pleasant, ST. Louis, Quincy, or any
where else than to be committed to
the state institution for inebriates.
Attorney Ballinger, who is counsel
for the defendant, is out of the city
and the case was continued until
tomorrow, when trial will be held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
GRossCUP
WILL RESIGN
Has Announced That He VIII Leave
the Bench on
October 1.

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Judge Peter
Grosscup today announced in the U.
S. circuit court of appeals. his inten-
ton to resign October !. The an
nouncement comes as great sur
prise. He is wealthy.
Judge Grosupp is considered to be
very wealthy. having large corpora
tion interests in connection with In
terurban and street railway proper
ties. He has been attacked by the
socialists. In his note telling OF his
resignation there was no hint that the
agitation against him had ANYTHING te
do with his retirement. He will take
up law practice in Chicago. He was
appointed in 1882.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
MAINE Wly,
IS .zIE LATEST
Official Co... # Special Election Has
Been Made and the Terrible
Suspension is
Over.
BY ONLY 2e MAJORITY
Total Vote Was eo,4s7 to so,4e1 Ac.
cordine to the Latest Count
Of the Ballots
Cast.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 19.-Complete
official returns from the special
election last Monday when Maine vot-
ed on the question of a repeal of the
constitutional prohibitory amend
ment, as canvassed by the governor
and council last night, showed ma
jority of twenty-six votes in favor of
repeal
Various discrepancies We're found
in the official returns as compared
with the tabulations compiled by the
secretary of states Office. The lat
ter indicated a majority for repeal OF
1876.
Some doubt still remains as to the
correctness of the returns and Gov
ernor Plaisted announced that city
and town clerks would be given TWEEN
ty days to check the results.
With the result so close, correc-
tion in the vote in any of the several
towns might shift the majority.
The total vote of the state as
shown by the officia. figures tabulat
ed last night is as follows:
For Repeal .............. 60,4S'
Against Repeal .............. 60,46-
Majority for repeal ....... 2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19

JUST BEEN DISCOVERED
With the Brooks Comet In the Sky,
This Makes Two to be
Looked At
ter.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 1s.-Father
Martin s. Brennan S. j., priest-as-
tronomer, has sighted tramp comet
which he terms real publicity-seek-
er, as its tail may be plainly seen
with opera glasses. The head or nus
cleus is visible to the naked eye, just
to the south and west Of the Chuban,
which, in nautical and lay parlance,
is known as the Tail of the Drag
on"
The head is much larger than that
of Halley's comet or others which
have been noted of recent years.
Its origin and identity Is unknown
according to the astronomer, who ac-
credits it's appearance as simply an
other of the freak formations of fiery
nebulous matter
The comet Is easily seen after 8
p M, and thereafter through the
hours before daylight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
ISLAND
NOT FOR GERMANY
Report Is Denied That canaries Are
to Be ceded BY Their
Owner.

MADRID. Sept 19-Premier Canale-
Jas. categorically denies that there
was ever a question of Spain ceding
a port or island of the Canaries to
Germany.
A Paris dispatch on September 16
quotes the Gil Bias as saving that
France in her last communication TO
Germany included request for guar
antees that no secret treaty existed
between Spain and Germany concern
ing the sale or transfer of any Span
ish territory in Morocco or any Canary
island to Germany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
AMERICAN DOLLARS
TO PREVENT WAR
Moroccan Situation May be Settled
With the Use OF Our
Coin.

PARIS, Sept. 19.-It is reported in
financial circles that American fnan-
ciers are responsible for the expected
satisfactory conclusion of the Franco
German negotiations in regard to
Morocco, The story goes that Ger
many made 300,000,000 marks in the
stock market over the scare caused
by the appearance of the German
gunboat at Agadir This was all lost
in the recent panic. This was caused
by the concerted action of French
financial institutions in withdrawing
gold from Germany.
The German government is obliged
to pay off next Monday 300,oo0,000
marks, principally in per cent treas
ury notes and German commercial
notes which are outstanding in France
and are due the same day The lead
ing German banks foresaw their
inability to pay these demands, and
their representatives approached Bar
on Rothschild of Frankfort on the
subject.
Baron Rothschild came to Paris to
confer with leading financial mag
mates in regard to the crisis. The
conference lasted all day yesterday
Last night the American banking
representative came forward and
agreed to share in loan on condi
ton that Germany should agree to
give a reply satisfactory to France
on the Morocco question by 6 O'Clock
Tuesday evening.
There is great optimism here over
the news that Germany is financially
hard pressed and is. therefore, unable
to engage in hostilities. The papers
here have not printed the story as te
the action of the American representa-
tive, but it is in circulation in finan
cial and other circles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Complaint Filed With. interstate Com
meree Commission Alleges
Unjust DiscrIm-
ination.
RIVER AS BOUNDARY
Rate From East Is Lower to Quincy
Than to Cities Even Closer
to the Point Of Ship
ment.

DEs MONIES, Sept. 1s.-Important
reductions in freight rates, benefit
ting all points in Iowa, are asked by
the state board Of railroad commits
sioners in complaint forwarded to
the interstate commerce commission
yesterday by George Cosson, attorney
general.
The complaint alleges that all Iowa
cities on the Mississippi river are
Disseminated against by al of the
railroads in favor of Quincy, H., and
St. Louis, Mo.
Iowa hopes to secure an equalization
of the rates to the Mississippi river.
II such an adjustment is made, inter-
state rates from any Iowa point on an
eastbound shipment will be lowered,
according to G. A. Robbins, assistant
to the attorney general, who explain
ed the case yesterday.
For example, the first class rate
from Grand Rapids. Mich, to Daven-
port, a distance of 361 miles. is 55
cents per hundred pounds. From
Grand Rapids to Quincy, distance OF
AL miles, the first class rate is 46
cents per hundred pounds. In this in
stance the Quincy rate is lower by
nine cents, although the haul is eighty
miles longer to Quincy ST. Louis
Egets the same rate from Grand Rapids
as Quincy. although the haul is 10(
miles longer. The discrepancy is ap
proximately as great on shipments o
six classes of freight.
Contrasting the rates from Cleveland
, to Mississippi river points and st
Louis and Quincy, the differences are
, just as apparent as in the Grand Rap
: ids instance. A hundred pound ship
! ment from Cleveland to Davenport, {
: distance of $40 miles, costs 65 cents
t first class. The charge to st. Louis
5 distance Of 54S miles, is 52.5 cents
Quincy enjoys the same rate, although
4 haul of SGT miles.
t The office of the attorney genera
: cooperated with the board of railroad
, commissioners in preparing the Miss
issippi river rate complaint, which i
j considered one of the most importan
Y rate cases which the state has calie'
! to the attention of the interstate
commerce commission in recent years
The case was prepared by Judge
H. Henderson, commerce counsel
= Dwight N Lewis, assistant commerc
counsel; G. A. Robbins. assistant t
the attorney general. and George Co
son, attorney general.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
PROFITS OF
SUGAR TRUST
VIII Make Forty Million Dollars BY
the Boosting of the
Price.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.--The gross
profits of the sugar trust for the com
ing year following the advance in the
price of sugar from s3.75 to $7.2;
since January /, will reach forty mil
lion dollars.
Much of this money viii be used tc
wipe out the deficit in the corpora
tions's reserve fund, caused by the
government undervaluation prosecu
ton and the subsequent fines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Throat Cut in Skating Rink Fight.

CENTRALIA. Ill. Sept 19-In a
near riot at skating rink at White
City park, S j Chapman, aged 80, of
Champaign, H. was badly cut in the
throat by razor, alleged to have
been welded by Doc Eckelberger,
who was arrested. Six others pleaded
guilty to disturbing a public amuse-
ment place. These six, 1t was alleged.
rushed into the skating rink waving
their skates in the air and free-for-
all fight followed between the 200
men occupants of the amusement
place. The rink was closed by the
authorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
wife Enlotns Her Husband.

CENTRALIA, H., Sept. 19.-Master
In chancery w. G. Murphy, acting in
the absence OF Judge Rodenberg,
granted Ethel Pate temporary in
junction restraining her husband,
Ralph Pate, from driving her from
home; also preventing him from dis
posing of his property and household
goods. She seeks a permanent injunc-
ton and the custody of one child. but
asks no divorce. The defendant is a
former alderman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
maathen Conditions.

The advance of the northwestern
field of high pressure to the eastern
slope of the. Rockies is causing much
cooler weather from tthe mountains to
the central valleys, which has been
preceded by scattered showers in por'
tions of the Missouri, Upper Mississip-
pi and Ohio Valleys.
Cool, fair weather prevails through
out the west, and there has been light
to heavy frost in the northern plat
eau region.
Conditions indicate fair continued
cool weather for this section tonight
and Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity-Fair to.
night and Wednesday Not much
change in temperature.
For Illinois; Fair tonight and We'd
nesday. Cooler in extreme south por'
tion tonight
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Wed
nesday. Not much change in temper.
ature.
For Missouri; Fair tonight and
"Wednesday Cooler in southeast por
tion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Oct Dser Attacks Owner.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Sept. ia
pet deer attacked and seriously in
iured Frank Headley business man
here. Headley was knocked down and
one of the prones of the enraged ami
mails horns entered his thigh. He
was rescued by neighbors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Iorimcr MOI Invited.

PEORIA, III. septt 19.--It became
known today that no invitation had
been issued to Senator Lorimer by
the Knights of Columbus, who will
entertain President Taft on his visit
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Irish Railway Strike.

DUBLIN, Sept. 19.-The railway
strike situation in ireland became so
threatening today that regiment of
infantry was ordered to hold Itself in
readiness in England to be sent here
at moments notice. Few passen-
gers are travelling on account of the
disorders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Merchant Hit By Liqhtninu.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. Sept. 10
Joe Lustig was struck by lightning
while standing in front of his shoe
store and dangerously shocked and
burned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river viii rise slightly from
Davenport south during the next thir
ty-six hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19
Local observatlons.

Sept. Bar Their Wind Weather
1s, Z pm. So.o7 81 NV Cldy
10, 7 am ..3O1s 50 NV Clear
Rainfall for past "a hours, 6 hun.
dredths.
Mean temperature, Sept. 1s, Sc.
Highest temperature, rs.
Lowest temperature, 55.
Lowest temnerature last night. 50.
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH.
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-19

Majority for repeal 26
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-26
coRALs ON THE aMAlNE.n


The warrior ship had moored beneath
the waves.
It's tangled depths were crowded thick
with graves:
Each jeweled sword had bent shat
tered knee
Before the rusting sabres OF the sea.
True patriots could not let their he
roes lie
without one glance Of pity from the
sky:
SIS delved among those caverns Of
And ali the ghosts or ruin siumb'ring
there.
No cleaning triumph Of the builders
toll
But one demoniac moment served to
spoil;
And hearts long loved and cherished
night and day,
Were in midnight tempest swept
| away.
| 1t was a lesson to our, minds alas!
That warning: how or when It comes
| to pass,
This world must heed the universal
And fail in Ruins overwhelming
clutch.
But lo!-amid that sad and silent
place,
Were tiny craftsmen Of the coral race!
Those unobtrusiye stoilers Of the
sea-
Those builders Of the islands yer to be
with placid thrift. they piled their
wizard-trade,
Close clinging to the fragments War
had made.
AS Is those had been summoned to-
their call:
They knew not that the wrecks were
wrecks at all
It was lesson to our heartsl--with
Joy
we felt that Ruin ID in Gods employ:
And there are builders that we cannot
Erecting grander worlds for YOU ana
me.
1t was lesson to our souls above
The gloomy graves OF those we loved
and love.
The joys they sought, our naartyred
lads may know,
on spirit islands. fashioned long ago.
VIII Carleton In Harper's Weekly.