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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-04
DAMAGE by Lightning.

Lightning does most damage In
level, open country. A town or city.
with its numerous projections and
wires. is comparatively exempt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-04
Vote on L.icence.

The following is reported from vari
Gus cities and villages:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-04

Christian religion. She was also a
member of the Woman's Relief Corps
and deeply interested in the activities
of that organization.
The funeral occurred on Sunday
afternoon at the home. Rev. w. j. G.,
Bond conducted appropriate services
and was followed by the rendering of
the ritualistic service of the Relief
Corps.
A very large gathering attended the
obsequies, which indicated the high
esteem in which Mrs. Reynolds and the
stricken family were held by the com
munity.
The burial was in Graceland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
with headquarters sn wheeling died
tonight in his Sind year.
WON'T OPPOSE
AN INVESTIGATION
Attorney General Wlckersham Says
His Department VIII Not Oppose
Congressional investigation.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Althongh
there have been no changes In the
legal aspect of the case of the de-
partment of justice against the beef
trust following the acquittal of the
packers on trial at Chicago. Attorney
General Wickersham said today his
department would in no way oppose
the plan that is now under way in the
house of having congressional inves-
tigation.
Wickersham is known to be OF the
opinion that there are seceral phases
Of the meat trust situation which
might properly be ]udiciously handled
by probe by the legislators. He
feels that the result of such an inquiry
would be to thresh out the question
Of whether any changes In the anti
trust law could be suggested which
would enable the government to deal
with the packers in a more effective
manner.
It Is understood that the department
has made no new plans for expediting
the proceedings under consideration
in Chicago, which are in charge OF
Federal District Attorney Kilkerson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
RE-ORGANIZATOIN
OF STATE BUREAUS
Efforts Being Made to Take Care of
the Unemployed Of
Illinois.

= ted Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO. June i. The complete
Organization OF state bureaus so as
IS take care of the unemployed In
fllionis through new department.
the department Of labor or Industrial
commissions was aimed at in the re-
port OF Mayor Harrison's unemploy-
ment commission which has been in
vestigating conditions over the state
with regard to idle men.
DT. Charles Henderson, secretary
Of the commission, compiled the report
which recommends the ablishment
OF more municipal lodging houses in
Chicago for men and municipal
lodging house for women. Il
The plan proposed fbr the new de
partment provides FOR the unificatior
OF all branches of the state govern
ment that have to do with labor and
factory inspection under one admin
istrative branch Of the state govern
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
THREE MASKED MEN
HOLD UP TOWN
Robbed Every Store in the Place and
Then Escaped to the
Swamps.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DRIBBERLY, La, May 31.-Three
masked highwaymen rode into Drib-
berly early today, drove people from
their stores at the point of revolvers
and robbed every store in the town.
They escaped on their horses after
the hold up. A posse set out in search
of the robbers.
One citizen being separated from
the posse ran across two of the high
waymen in an old mill shed and in a
duel that followed one of the robbers
was struck by load of buckshot. 1t
is believed that a second highwayman
was wounded, but all three escaped
The men are believed to have taken
refuge in the swamps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
DYNAMITE BLAST
KILLS EIGHTEEN
Charge Went off Prematurely In Con-
structIon Camp and Claims
Many Victims.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
KINGSTON, Ont, June Eighteen
men were killed in construction
camp Of the Canadian Northern rail-
road at Lake Opinicon, about 30 miles
from here late this afternoon when a
blast of dynamite went off prema-
turely.
Prescott Northrup. the foreman, of
Smiths Falls, Ont, was loading a
forty foot pole when the blast went
off. He was blown to pieces. The
workmen, all Roumanians, were work
ing near the pole and received terrible
injuries. Coroner Morundel of this
city was notified over the long distance
telephone and will go to the scene te
hold an inquest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
HURRAE FOR THE
FRUNING SEASON
Some Big Changes In the Government
Budget Bill Are Dis
closed.

UNITED 9ress Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 1.S Sweeping
changes in the big government budget
bill as passed by the house were dis
closed this afternoon when the senate
committee announced it's pruning" of
the season. Some of the house pro-
visions which were stricken out were:
Abolition of the commerce court;
reduction of the number of federal
circuit judges to twenty-five; limita-
ton of the civil service law for fed
eral clerks to five years; reduction of
the salary of the secretary to the
president, and abolition of the bureau
of trade relations. and other branches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
PRESIDENT SENDS
HIS CONDOLENCES
Daniel Burnham, Great American
Architect, Died In Europe
Yesterday.

-
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
WASHINGTON, June 1. In a
letter of coincidence written to e. R
Graham of Chicago tonight, President
Taft eulogized the life Of Daniel Burn
ham, the architect, who died abroad
today.
THE news of Burnham's death
shocks me-" the president said. HE
was one of the foremost architects
of the world, but he had more than
mere professional skill. He had
breadth of view as to- the artistic
skies that permitted him to lead in
every movement for the education Of
the public in art or in the develop
ment of art In every branch of oui
busy life His death Is real loss te
the whole community.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Roosevelt Opposition to Roots De
signs on Republican Convention
chalrmanshlp 10 eLss
Pronounced.
MET AT OYSTER BAY
Influence Brought to Bear From
Many Sources Was Prolific
Of Results, is Present
Belief.

United Press Leased Wire Service
OYSTER BAY, June 1.-That the
pressure which has been brought to
bear from many sources to call off
the Roosevelt opposition to the selec-
tion of Senator Elihu Root, of New
York, as temporary chairman of the
republican national convention may re-
suit in Roots election, being unop-
posed by Roosevelt. was indicated here
this afternoon. After spending two
hours with Colonel Roosevelt at Saga
more Hill the members of the Illinois
delegation, who came here to con
fer on matters of party policy" went
back to New York and Immediately
afterward Roosevelt issued formal
statement which indicated that there
was weakening on the part of the
Roosevelt men on the prospect of 9
fight on Root. Roosevelt stated thai
1.-THE Illinois representatives had asked
to him call off the fight and that h,
4 would carefully consider their sug
gestion and ALSO confer with othe
Roosevelt men on the subject
4 Roosevelt admitted the possibilit.
that he will go to Chicago to lead th'
! fight in person, in connection with hi
denial that he has intended attendin!
/ the convention. He said that the Iii
nois and Maine delegations had re
iquested him to go. but that he stucl
i by his original refusal and woul'
/ do so unless emergencies in the shap
Of unfair play" should arise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Kodak Booklets.

A Kodak owner printed some good
negatives in soft sepia shades and
mounted them in books made from
heavy tinted paper, tying the booklets
with pretty ribbon. An aunt, who
never saw mountain. enjoyed pic
tures OF South Cheyenne canyen. Colo
RADIO. Another liked the homes Of
several relatives. Grandmother en-
joyed a variety Of snapshots OF her
grandchildren. A dozen negatives
can be made In very short time and
will cost less than t1.-Woman'a i
Home Companion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Roosevelt Men May
Not Oppose Elihu Root
Real Battle Thursday

Roosevelt, in his statement also In
dicated that the first real battle for
control of the convention will come
next Thursday when the contest corr
mittee assemblies in Chicago to mane
up the temporary roll call He and
his followers will demand that the
committee take the lid off and permit
the newspapers to be present at the
hearings. They will fight refusal and
on the decision of the committee on
this matter will be indicated Just how
1t will stand on the question of con-
troll as between Taft and Roosevelt.
Roosevelt in prefacing his state
ment admitted that he had written to
Governor Hadley in Missouri asking
him to accept the temporary chair
manship should the Roosevelt forces
control.
But you must remember that moth
ing definite has been done in this mat
ter" he declared.
ColoneI's Statement.
The formal Roosevelt statement
was as follows:
so far as the visit of the Illinois
delegates to me this afternoon is con-
cerned wish to state that they re-
gard the question of the temporary
craftsmanship as unimportant What
ever the temporary chairman would
say would only be his opinion and also
that Of the national committee and It
would in no way be the opinion OF the
convention, Their belief is that no
Tissue should be made on the temporary
craftsmanship answered that l
would certainly consider all that they
: said and would be glad to hear from
other delegations on this subject.
j Both the Illinois and Maine dele
!, gaticns protested about the matter
! of the ticket distribution to the con-
) vention, saying their delegations have
! been allowed very small proportion
t of the tickets allotted and they said
' that 1t indicated a deliberate purpose
l on the part Of the national committee
e Ito use 10000 or / l, 900 tickets to pack
q the galleries with yelpers who will
a. Itry by clamor to oyerawe the conven.
It ton.
di They also made the point, TO which
et agreed, that the hearings on the con
e tests should be open to the press Al
,r that we are striving for is an abso
lutely honest decision is in the con
" tested cases and there can be no OBJ
e jections to the hearings being public
Is If there is determination to decide
g these contests on their merits
IL "The delegates earnestly asked mi
e. to go to Chicago and answered tha
* my present intention was now not t.
Id go, certainly not unless grave emers
20 encies in the shape of unfair pla.
arise"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Strike Cause Weakening.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, June 1.-The strike
against the Chicago newspapers
which has been pushed by five unions
during the last few weeks, was said
to be weakened considerably tonight.
Many fthe striking stereotypers
were back at work, it was claimed by
the publishers and efforts were being
made by the publishers to induce the
others to return as individuals,
The officials of the unions deny en-
phatically that any of the striking
newsboys and drivers Weke going
to return to work tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
CRUCICAL POINT NEAR
FOR CLARENCE BARROW

briber and chief witness for the htate.
will appear again for cross-examina-
ton at the hands of Chief Counsel
Earl Rogers for the defense. Rogers
declared tonight that he is preparing
torrid cross-examination.
He declared he would dwell on
Franklin's belief that he would be
given immunity in the event he testi-
fed for the state, and said that this
feature might prove important for the
defense.
Darrow has given over, apparently,
the entire direction of court proceed-
ure to Rogers. Thus far he has Of
fered few suggestions during the ses-
sions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Well Founded Cuban Report Says Col.
Jane, Rich Planter, is Back
Of the RebelIins
Negroes.
THINK BATTLE FOUGHT
collister Wheeler, an American Plant
er Of sIsnum, Reported Cap
tured and Held for
Ransom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HAVANA, June Reports to-I
night from Guantanamo, intimate
strongly that the rebellion among the
Cuban negroes is backed by Col. Jane,
a rich planter owning much land sur
rounding the naval station. who has
a grievance against the Gomez gov
ernment Colonel Jane, it is said, de-
sired to extend his plantation to
Bahia Honda and that to make this
possible, he offered to trade the
Cuban government other land in ex-
change for the government land that
he wanted, the government to pay him
the difference in value. The govern
ment refused to pay and Colonel Jane
became angry at the Gobez regime.
There was tonight no official con-
firmation of the battle reported at
/ Mayals, near Palma Sorjano, in which
it was said that 1a1 rebels and Is
women. canped with them, were
! killed.
/ 1t is believed to be possible
4 though, that the government troops
encountered some 'reviving detach
ments Of the rebel forces, heretofore
unreported In all Of the various ru
mors Of battles, the government II
claiming decisive vitories
1T has been Impossible I'd confirr
the report of the kidnapping of Col
! lister Wheeler, an American plante
living at signum, near Daiquiri VINO
it was reported, was captured by rel
els and held for ransom. The stor
i is not believed here.
] The United States steamer Paducal
t retired today from Daiquiri becaus
! the government forces guarding tn
: plant Of the Spanfsh-American Iro
f company, numbered 120 men, Will
: the Paducah had not more than sixt
men who could be landed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
pruas Get Philadelphlan's Goat.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
Z. MILWAUKEE, Wis June 1.-The
police here tonight were awaiting
word from New York, by which it
was hoped to identity man claiming
to be DR.. Joseph F. Arnold, of Phila-
,delphia, a graduate of the University
of Virginia, and related to promi-
nent New York attorney. The man,
the authorities say, claimed that his
memory had completely failed him on
account of the use Of drugs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
White AfrIcans.

That race in northern Africa known
as the Berbers is white. and II they
dressed like our own people and had
the habits of Americans or Europeans
they could easily pass for such. The
Berbers are believed to be descend
ants OF the white inhabitants OF an
cient Europe They are Mohamme-
dams. Blue eyes, fair hair and rosy
cheeks are quite common among
them. and many OF the women arc
strikingly handsome Harper's Week
y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Banana skin Law In Brazil.

During Southwark inquest, In
which it was suggested that an old
man had slipped on banana skin. q
Juror said he had been in Brazil. and
there II policeman saw person
throw banana or orange skin on the
roadway that person was at once ar
rested and fined or sent to prison
London Daily Graphic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Ohio Autoists oraanize

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CLEVELAND, June 1.-The Ohio
State Automobile federation. which
hopes to succeed the Ohio State Au-
tomobile Association in its affiliation
with the American Automobile Asso-
citation, was organized here tonight.
The new federation grew out of rebel
lion of he Ohio Automobile clubs at
the state convention two weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Niuht Attack on Havana !.

HAVANA, June 1.--As the crown
ing coup of the rebellion, it was re-
ported here tonight that the negro
insurrectionists had prepared a night
attack on Havana. Though the ru-
NOR was discounted, the chief of po-
lice kept all the police reserves at
their stations by order of President
Gomez.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Dragged to Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BLOOMINGTON, H., June 1. -
Paul Schwulst, the IA year old son Of
Fred Schwulst, residing two and one
half miles south of Bloomington, was
dragged to death today when a team
of horses which he was driving ran
away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Colonel In the Rear.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
COLUMBUS, o., June An inde-
pendent poll of republican delegates
to the state convention completed
tonight gives Taft $40; Roosevelt 53,
with IA uninstructed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
mixina Paint.

Il there anything more interesting
in life than mixing paint, putting in
black to darken it. yellow to tighten it,
vermillion to make It bright. and
green to see what happens Atlantic
7fonthly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Counsel for Defense Prepares
for a Grilling EXamina-
tion. He Saws.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
Los ANGELES, Cal, June What
may prove the crucial point In the
trial of Clarence Darrow on charge
OF bribery growing out Of the Nc
Namara trial, is expected Monday
when the case Is resumed.
Bert H. Franklin, confessed jury
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Wheeling Man Dead.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WHEELING, w. ". June /.
Thomas C. Burke, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
EXPECTING A
ATTLE TODAY
Foreigners, Along With the Amert
cans. Reach Juarez Last Night !.
In Anticipation Of e
Battle.
WAR HINGES ON RESULT
Rebel Leaders Admit The Expected
Battle to be the Turning Point
Of the Mexican
War.

[ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
Ell PASO, Texas, June 1.-Crowd-
ed with foreigners and the families
of prominent Mexicans, the second |
refugee train from the Chihuahua dis
trict reached Juarez tonight. Few
foreigners remain in Chihuahua and
it is declared no foreign women and
children are now there
Tomorrow the rebels at Juarez ex-
pect the battle Of Bachimba to start
General Huerta has moved his federal
army tonight close to the rebel
stronghold and General Orozco has
made extensive preparations to de-
fend 1t. SlNH
1t is admitted by rebel leaders that
this will be the deciding battle Of the
rebellion. If Orozco's forces are driv-
en- from the mountain pass at Bach
imba into Chihuahua, the lombard
ment of the capitol city of the state
| is believed to be inevitable In that
event it would then be Impossible to
restrain the frantic Mexicans there.
| Anarchy is already threatened and
/ widespread lootiIlg and slaughter
i will start the moment the rebels see
/ that the last hope is gone, 1t is
feared.
Ysidora Escobosca, the rebel whose
forces were driven from Snaora two
weeks ago, today re-entered tlla'
state at the head Of two hundred
rebels, going in at Casas Granles 4
federal force Of $500, under Vice
Governor Gayou has been mobilizet
{ at Aqua Prieta and will move to thu
I Casas Grandes district Sunday.
Advices from Mexico City tonigh
] say news that Loredo, suburb o
Torreon, ha sheen taken by thu
, rebels under Campo, has been re
; ceiyed there and that the city of Tor
reon is menaced. The rebels are al
| SO reported to have cut Huerta's com
munication with his base OF supple
4 at Escalon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
orozco lie Penitent. !.

WASHINGTON, June 1. General
Pascual Orozco, of the Mexican rebels.
today gracefully climbed down from
his Thigh horse" and humbly sent
word to Uncle Sam that he didn't
mean to threaten to withdraw protec-
tion of American lives and property.
This is the import of dispatches re-
ceived by the state department from
Consul r/irion Letcher at Chihuahua.
Learning of Orozco's manifesto to
withdraw safe protection to Amerf-
cans because of the United States
discrimination in favor of the Madero
government. the state department d.
rected Letcher to call on Orozco and
inform him that Uncle Samuel would
personally hold the rebel leader re-
sponsible, If there were any depreda-
tions following up this threat.
Dispatches from Letcher tonight
say Orozco replied with protestauons
that there would be no relaxing
of discipline in his army.
The consul also reported that the
| expected decisive battle in Mexico
may not occur for weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Madero Sees Plot

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-That
President Madero of Mexico is wink
ing at the outrages .perpretated on
women and children by rebels and
bandits to get the people to a point
where they will rise in frenzy agams,
the marauders, was the burden OF
stories told here today by 100 Ameri-
can refugees who arrived from Mexi-
CO on the United States transport
Buford. About fifty OF the refugees
stripped of their valuables by Mexi
can bandits, at once became wards
Of the city OF this number 2s men
were given quarters in tents erected
at the Presidio and five women and
eight children are being care for b,
charitable organizations.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

portance. In the consideration Of the
contested delegations from the south
ern states the matter was finally de-
cided with the hope of securing Demo-
cratic votes from the south. The ne
gro vote is not desired in the south
by the new party, since the Demo-
Gratis there will not support the party
catering to the southern negroes. For
this reason the negro delegations were
not given place in the national con-
vention. The attention of Roosevelt
was called to the fact this decision
might lose him votes in the northern
states, but that seemed to be of no
concern to him as he evidently was
catering to the southern white vote.
This movement is experimental and
no one knows what will be the re-
suit of it. Since the war no effort
has been made to take the southern
white vote from the Democratic party.
Not many are willing to concede that
the Progressives can break into the
solid south unless it should be some
of the border states where the Re-
publican vote has been almost equal
to that of the Democratic vote in re-
cent years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
FINAL RESULT DOUBTFUL.

The Republicans of Kansas have
just closed another campaign with
the results similar to those in the
first campaign when Roosevelt was
endorsed for the nomination. This
time the vote was on the presiden-
tial electors and there seems to be
no chance for anybody to carry the
Sunflower state but Roosevelt. How
ever, the Democrats claim that enough
Taft supporters will go over to Will
son to carry the state Democratic in
November.
AS it now is the Taft people, in
order to get on the ticket will have
to come out by petition. The Demo-
Gratis claim that the feeling is such
that when the Taft Republicans real
ize that Roosevelt will secure the
electoral vote they will go over to
Wilson. This condition may make a
very hot campaign in Kansas and no
one will be able to make a guess as
to the outcome.
The Roosevelt people claim that
they can carry the state over both
Taft and Wilson. This is very
broad and sweeping assertion and will
have the effect of putting considera-
BILE life into the campaign this fall
in that state. The fight is of more
Importance because it is the first state
fight of this kind.