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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
CJJRANS ON WARPATH,
MARINES ARE SENT
present emergency.

present emergency.
1t is stated at the state department
that this action Is taken wholly on the
ground that serious state of disturb
ance is indicated in the easternmost
province OF the island. where there are
important American interests. num-
ber of these have already complained
that their property has been seized and
that the lives OF their employers are
endangered The cuban gunboat Gu
ba, according to advices today, left
Havana for Guantanamo yesterday
morning with 500 troops. The Cuban
government has sent other forces by
train to Oriente province, where at
least 1000 negroes have been Destroy
ing property and terrorizing the in
habitants. Officials here believe that
the Cuban government underesti-
mates the strength Or the purpose of
the present insurrectionary movement
though official reports say the govern
! ment will shortly be in control of the
malcontents.
The state department is informed
+, that many of the better class of Gu
bans believe that the entire negro up
rising is for the express purpose OF
peovoking intervention by the United
4 States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
HAD TO HANG
HIM TWICE
Rope Broke on tho First Attempt
and tho Victim Was Then
Strung up Second
Time.
SHOUTS HIS INNOCENCE
Antonio Romezzo Thought u Was All
a Practical Joke Until
tho Very Last
Moment.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LANCASTER, Pa, May 23.-As he
shrieked out a vain protestation of in
nocence when the trap was sprung,
the body Of Antonio Romezzo, doomed
to die for the murder Of companion,
Tony Seraf1no, some months ago, was
shot downward from the gallows here
today AS it reached the bottom Of
the drop the rope broke just above
the knot and the body crashed on
down to the prison court yard while
several Of the spectators toppled over,
Mortified by the occurrence
The sheriff and his deputies hurried
down and picked up the form Of the
murderer, rendered unconscious by
the fall. Another knot was tied in
the rope and it was re-adjusted and the
trap again sprung. This time the
hemp held, and the condemned man
died slowly of strangulation.
Up to the time that he was ordered
to walk to the gallows Romezzo re
4 fused to credit the belief that he
must die. He laughed and joked with
the prison guards and insisted tina,
the plan OF trial and sentence was 6
huge joke designed to scare and make
him confess to crime about which hs
knew nothing.
/ Not until he stood squarely on thu
scaffold and the rope was being ad
justed over the black cap did h
& realize that he was to die. And as hi
last despairing protestation of II
fnocence rang out. the trap was sprung
The motive of the crime was robbery
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
LARGEST SHIP
IN The WORLD
Germanys New Vessel, the Impera-
tor Is Ten Feet Longer Than
tho iII-Fated
Titanic.
IT ACCOMMODATES 5000
Under Subsidy to German Navy and
Can be Pressed Into serv-
Ice In Case Of
War.

HAMBURG, May 2S.-The worlds
largest ship, the Hamburg-American
liner 1mperator, ten and one-half feet
longer than the ill-fated Titanic. to-
day was launched here by Emperor
William, in the presence of the high
officials of the German government
and vast throng The recent ross
Of the White Star leviathan and 1,500
of her passengers, gave rather SOM
bre tonc to today's ceremonies. but
nevertheless there was singing
chorus of cheers when the monster
vessel sliG into the water. Among
naval men added interest was given
to the launching because OF the IT,
! tanic disaster, and the subsequent in
yestigations in England and America,
1 for 1t Is claimed that the Imperator is
the last word in safety as we'll as in
size. A conference OF German mari
time authorities was held In Berlin a
month ago, when 1t was decreed that
the builders of the new liner must
sacrifice speed and luxury to safety
! They readily agreed.
The Titanic was 8S2 feet, six inches
long. The Imperator is S93 feet long
95 feet wide and 103 feet high. From
the captains bridge to the water line
the distance is 81 feet. The topmos1
of her eleven decks is as high as 9
five story house. She will have ton
mage OF $4,000 and accommodation.
lfof 5000 people. There VIII be life
boats and life saving apparatus TO
every person on board.
i The Imperator is under subsidy o
the German navy and in time of wa
can be pressed into transportation
service. When the Titanic, Olympic
Lusitania and Mauretania were buflt
lit was rumoredD in diplomatic circles
that England boasted she could trans
port an entire army to German terri
tory over night and Immediately i
was announced that Germany would
build the biggest ship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
5000 IN THE
G. A. r. PARADE
Illinois Veterans to the Number Of
Ten Thousand Have
Reglsteref

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
PEORIA, ILL.,. May 23.-Five thous,
and veterans of the civil war and
members of auxiliary organizations
this afternoon marched in the annual
parade of the Illinois G. A. R., the
feature of the fcrty-sixth annual en-
campment.. A light shower at noon
threatened to interfere but the sun
soon came out and the conditions were
almost ideal. Governor Deneen and
staff arrived shortly after noon and
headed the marchers. National Com
mander H. S. Trimble, of Princeton,
H.. was next In line with his staff.
Department Commander Duffy form
ally opened the business sessions at
g a. m.
Alton today came with number OF
boosters to make bid for the next
encampment. Thomas H. Gault OF
Chicago is in the lead for department
commander. Ten thousand visiting
veterans had registered at noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Earthauake ThIs Morning.

LUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DENVER, Colo. May 23.-Rev. A. w.
Forstall, In charge of the observatory
at Sacred Heart college here, declar-
ed today his seismograph registered
a severe earthquake last night lasting
twenty-seven minutes. The shock be.
gan at S:1s p. M, and ended at S:46,
with the maximum beginning at s:32
and ending at S:37, The record was
very regular but Father Forstali said
1t was impossible to estimate the dis
tance Of the quake from Denver,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Titanic Inquiry.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, May 23-Today's session
Of the Titanic court of inquiry was
devoted to compilation of the wireless
messages sent by the steamer and
from the various craft that went to
the rescue, including the Carpathia.
The evidence for the most part was
duplication of that taken before
the senate investigation committee in
Washington and New York. Wireless
Operator Harold Bride repeated his
former testimony regarding the ice
warnings received by the Titanic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Former Ice King Returns
Home and Lays Plans for
Big Battle.

~ 4
limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l ]
NEW YORK, May 23.-That Charles
". Morse. back in America seemingly
as well and strong as when he was
power in financial circles, and the
oominant figure in the ice trust
which forced the price UP during hot
summer after hot summer when little
children died like fies because their
parents We're unable to pay for the
oooling substance in the crowded tene-
,nent districts OF this and other cities,
intends to fight for vengeance, was the
opinion of his old time associates to-
uas. Down In the Street where
worse and his methods are best
snoWn, there was no doubt Of his in
'entions. The iinanciers who we're In
strumental in the collapse OF his pyra-
@loed financial institutions we're get.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
GOVERNOR TELLS
ABOUT FLOOD
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Per.
sons Are Dependent Upon the
Public to keep Thorn
Alive.
10000 SQUARE MILES
Relief Committees Require Largely
Increased Resources to
Handle tho stu.
alton.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BATON ROUGE. La May 23.-De-
claring that 10000 persons are de-
pendent upon the public and appeal
ing for aid for the flood sufferers,
Governor L. E. Hall OF Louisiana. to-
day prepared the following statement
for the United Press:
[By l.. E. Hall, Governor of Louisi-
anal
The territory most seriously affect
ed by the floods extends from some
distance above Vicksburg to New Or
leans The flood region includes the
lower valleys of the Red river, the
Ouachita river, the Black river, and
| the Atchafalaya river. and various
tributary streams. Approximately TO-
900 square miles are submerged.
chiefly in the state of Louisiana, and
probably 10000 people are dependent
upon the bounty Of the public, by far
the greater number being residents Of
Louisiana.
Large effective emergency relief
operations have been carried on un-
der the supervision OF the United
! States army, whose officers are In
charge, the relief work, however, be-
ing in the hands Of many local com.
mittees These committees have
charge OF the relief camps, the dis
tribution Of food and clothing. the en-
forcement of sanitary measures and
the final disintegration Of camps ant
the restoration OF the refugees t,
their homes after the subsistence o
the waters. Relief supplies from al
sources are delivered to and dissrib
uted by the local committees.
Representatives of the American Ret
Cross have been constantly in thu
flooded district, assisting In the or
ganization of local committees, the es
tablishment of camps and takins
, medical care of the sick. The Ret
Cross service is a connecting bond be
tween widely scattered relief center.
and Is In immediate touch with the
situation In close cooperation are
the agencies of the state and the ma
tional health authorities. who arr
studying and attacking the nealti
, problems.
The local committees in all sec
{ tions of the flooded districts required
largely increased resources in orde
. to effectively discharge the YER
heavy burden which has fallen upol
them. 1t is suggested, without an!
desire to dictate methods, that th'
American Red Cross occupies rela
tion to the relief committees whicl
enables it to apportion funds in righ
proportions Any methods, however
: will be satisfactory and accepted.
/ am glad to have the opportunit.
, through the United Press to express
to the very generous people profoun'
appreciation for their substantial
sympathy and this sentiment i
shared by all the people of Louisiana
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
DIPLOMAT DEAD
IN GERMANY
Consul General Frank Hill Found at
the Bottom of Long
Stairway.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
FRANKFORT. Germany, May 23.--
Frank Hill, the consul general of the
United States here, was found dead in
the corridors of his office building to-
day. 1t is believed that while starting
down stairs he was seized with verti-
go and toppled over the railing, fall
ing three stories. His skull was badly
fractured and death was instantane.
GUS.
Hill has been consul general here
since May 4, 1910, and was native
of Minnesota. He had been in the
United States consular service since
1887 and served in most of the South
American countries, being promoted
consul general to st. Petersburg II
1907.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
AVIATION KING
S g*dG
Wilbur Wright Had on y ance In a
Thousand This MOI Of Last
Ing Through >ne
Day.
E HAS TYPHOID FEVER
In a State Of Coma for Two Days
and He Brother Does Not
Think That He VIII
eurvlve.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
DAYTON, Ohio, May 23.-An early
morning bulletin from the home Of
Wilbur Wright, aviator, who is dan
gerously i'll Of typhoid fever, gave no
change in his condition His temper
ature for almost week has remained
at an alarming stage, varying between
1O1 and 104 degrees.
He Is Dying.
DAYTON, Ohio, May 2S.-The death
of Wilbur Wright, noted American
aviator and builder of aeroplanes, is
momentarily expected at his home
here where he is suffering from
| typhoid fever.
There is Just fighting chance
that my brother Wilbur may live
through the day. said Oryille Wrigh
this morning. "The doctors hold ou
but one chance in thousand for hi
recovery"
According to attending physicians
Wilbur Wright has been in a state o
coma for two days, unable to recog
nize any of his relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23

For Keokuk and vicinity g Generally
fair tonight and Friday Cooler
For Illinois Generally fair weather,
except probably thunder storms in the
nnrth portion late tonight or Friday
Cooler Friday and in the north and
west portions tonight.
For Iowa-Generally fair in the
western portion, showers in the
eastern portion tonight or Friday
Cooler.
For Missouri Generally fair weather
tonight and Friday. Cooler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Weather Conditions

Yesterdays depression in western
Iowa has remained nearly stationary
with the highest pressure in the north
eastern states and the pressure rela,
lively high on the Pacific coast.
These conditions have caused high
temperature in the central valleys
with scattered showers between the
northern mountain region and the
western lakes, and somewhat cooler
weather in the northeastern states
Conditions indicate generally fair
cooler weather for this section tonight
and Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
What's In a Name.

CHICAGO, May 23.-Themistoklis
Haralampos Papakyriakopoulos ho-
tel waiter, applied for naturalization
papers. and asked the court to reduce
his name.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Hurrah for vina.

DENVER. May 90 Miss vina Pear
son made a wager with Ed. Laughton,
that if the citizens municipal ticket
was elected, she would marry him i'm
mediately. They got the marriage
license today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
new JERSEY IS
BATTLE GROUND
Taft and Roosevelt Flying Around
Through the Little State spcak-
Ing to the Poo
LAFoLLETTE THERE TOO
The Colonel Tells His Audience That
He Is Fighting for the Com
mon People
Only.

[ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
TRENTON, N. j., May 23.-Presi-
dent Taft and his predecessor in Of
fee. Theodore Roosevelt, transferred
their activities to New Jersey today,
and from now until next Tuesday will
declare to the voters, why, in their
opinion. each Is the only person who
should be nominated at Chicago. Sen
ator LaFollette "got the jump on
them by making the first speech In
Jersey City last night where he con-
f1dently assured large and enthus-
iastic audience that after "the smoke
cleared away he would be the re-
publican nominee.
The fight in the republican ranks
will prove most bitter, and the two
leading aspirants have so arranged
their itinerary that they will cover
every section OF the state. President
Taft makes three speeches tonight, at
Camden, Burlington and Trenton. Hc
will keep on the go until next Tues
day noon, quitting speaking only
when the ballot boxes are opened for
ed his speaking campaign at Paterson
at noon today and before he quits to-
night he will have given his reasons
why he should win the votes in Pas
sale, Hackensack, Orange, Rutherford,
Belleville, Bloomfield, Montclair, New
lark and Jersey City.
The Taft Trip.
WASHINGTON, May president
Taft left Washington early today for a
whirlwind campaign through New Jer-
sey, intent upon capturing that states
| twenty-eight delegates.
For the next five days Taft is
scheduled for fifty-three set speeches
/ in Jersey. Probably there will be
more of the rear end platform variety
and those made from his automobile.
His campaigning will be almost en-
/ tirely from an automobile.
Today the president will forget poll
iitfcs temporarily, open the interna-
tional navigation congress In Philadel-
phia and in the afternoon witness
Masonic work. He will spend tonight
! at Trenton, the guest of G. Edward
Murray. Leaving there tomorrow
morning he will cover number OF
towns, spending the night with his
Ibrother Henry w. Taft, in New York
Saturday he will motor to several
towns. returning to New York Satur-
day night, resting there Sunday, Mon
day Taft will make another whirlwind
trip, spending the night at Glassboro.
Tuesday election day-he will CAM
paign UP to one hour before the polls
open He will reach Washington at
, GAO p. m.
Not Fighting for Himself.
PATTERSON, N. j., May 23.-Declar'
/ ing that he was fighting, not for him
| self, and not for the republican party,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Local Observations

May %, Z p. M. s5 degrees; partly
cloudy.
May %, z a. NJ, 73 degrees; clear.
Mean temperature for May 22nd, 7s
degrees; highest ss; lowest 6s; low
est last night TO-. 4S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
Resumed at Daybreak.

AT THE FEDERAL FRONT. NEAR
hELLANO, Mexico, May 3The bat
Tie between the government forces
under General Victoriano Huerta and
General Pascual Orozco's revolutions
aries was resumed at daybreak to-
cay IN the suburbs Of Rellano, the
rebel headquarters
The destructive power of the feder.
a artillery is again embarrassing the
orozco forces even more than it did
on Wednesday afternoon. Huerta'z !
Dig guns are working havoc in the
rebel ranks at distance Of five kilo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
serIeus RIptlna.

BUDAPEST, May % So serious
was the rioting growing out Of the
general strike called bv the socialists
that at nine o'clock tonight, 10000 ad-
ditional troops we're ordered on duty.
Mobs are traversing the city, break
ing windows, demolishing and burning
trolley cars and erecting barricadas
across the PRINCIPAL thoroughfares OF
the four known dead, one is a police
man and another IL year old boy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
River Bulletin /.
River Forecast .

River Forecast s
The river will continue to rise
slowly from Davenport to Kdoluk un-
til Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
|N|P|NG OUT
MEXICAN REBELS
-, i. Doomed md HE Down.
All VIII Come This Evening
IL Husrta Can Get
Him.
BLOOD BEING SPILLED
r.d.ra,. and Rebels Are Fighting
Around Reilano and Max
ing the Bullets
whistle.

,r,;ted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
n, PASO, Texas, May 23.-Consid-
.rable alarm was expressed here to-
dav that the forces Of General Orozco
~ q defeated in the battle which is
r.ping at Rellano today will separate
and flee to the American border. b..
4 IJorente, the Maderista consul
Mere declared Americans need not
fear that.
.you need not be alarmed regard
Ing possible flight OF the rebels,
he said "-rhey will not have chance
s set to the frontier. We have
nlaeed federal forces between the Rio
Grande and Chihuahua and we will
stop the flight of all towards the
United States.
,The statements of the rebel sym,
pathizers here and in Juarez that
Huerta was routed are absurd.
have positive information that In the
battle which opened at o'clock this
morning at Rellano. the victory Of
the government forces is assured. Or
ozco is doomed and nightfall will see
his downfall"
Dispatches received here from the
rebel front do not agree with tho
statements Of federals They assert
that Wednesdays fighting lasted flvt
hours during which the two forces
sometimes fought hand to hand. Or
osep wires that his victory wal
Y complete" that the federals were
routed 'and are now retreating.
Rebels admit, however. that they los
at least fifty killed yesterday. Will,
declaring the federal dead was abou
thirty These latter comprised feder
al cavalrymen who charged the rebe
right wing.
The battle began at p. m. yester
day, when about $500 federals ap
peared in front Of the rebel position
and opened fire. Being advised OF tn
imminent attack, Orozco rushed t
Rellano from Jiminez and took pei
sonal command, sending Salazar'
troops to the front ranks. While tn
federal artillery poured a calling fir
into the rebels, their infantry and ca,
airy crept closer up. Generals A,
bert, urbina, Teller, villa and Rabag
commanded the federals, under Genel
al Huerta. The federal firing contin,
Cd until nine p. m. and then suddenl
ceased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
-FOUR PERSONS KILLED
Trouble All Started over Count Tlsza
Being Elected When Social
ists Didn't Like
Him.

BUDAPEST, May 2S.-This city
was almost in state Of siege to-
night Great columns of troops were
massed on the public squares, and at
very point of vantage and the govern
ment was determined to put down
with an iron hand all riotious demon
stration.
Up to seven tonight four persons
had been reported killed outright and
$50 wounded, some OF whom will die,
as the result Of the clashes between
the military and police and the strik-
ers. Further trouble is feared as the
temper of the people is very bitter
against the government
Today's riots were continuation
of the opposition in the chamber OF
deputies yesterday when Count Tiszs
bitter opponent of universal suffrage
was elected.
! The crowd marched on parliament
three times today and each time rne
soldiers charged. During the session
OF the chamber some OF the mos
timid members appealed to Count Tis
"a to suspend the proceedings but hs
brusquely refused
! Parliament Is not an hysterical OLE
woman and viii! remain in session de
| spite the rioters he declared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23

Not Fighting for Himself.
PATERSON, N. j.. May .-Declar-
ng that he was fighting, not for him
elf, and not for the republican party,
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subscribsrs of Ths Daily Gate City
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Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
For County Clerk.

The Independent is authorized
to announce che candidacy of w.
C. Wishon as a candidate for
sounty clerk Of jackson county,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
For Assessor.

The Independent is authoriz-
ed to announce the candidacy Of
w. M. Tins of Bird Township
for the Office of county assessor
subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorize
ed to announce the candidacy of
J. S. Pennington of Grubbs
Township for the Office of coun-
ty assessor subject to the action
of the Democratic primary,
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress.

The independent is authorized
to announce the candidacy of
William A. Oldfield of Independ-
ence county for reelection as
congressman from the Second
district, subject to The action OF
the Democratic primary.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
For Prosecuting Attorney

The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the candidacy of
Claude M. Erwin of Jackson
county for a second term as
prosecuting attorney from the
Third Judicial circuit, subject
to the action Of the Democratic
primary.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
For County Judge.

The Independent is authorized
to announce TIE candidacy of
Charles B. Coe for a second
term as county judge, subject to
the action of the Democratic
primary.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-08
The Independent is authorizes

The Independent is authorized
to announce the candidacy of j.
F.McCuistion as candidate for
sheriff and collector of Jackson
County, subject to the action OF
the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authoriz-
ed to announce the candidacy of
A. M. Ballew for the office of
sheriff and collector of Jackson
County, subject to the action OF
the Democratic primary.