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The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather, with probably snow fur
ries tonight and Friday. Rising tenn
perature.
For Illinois: Fair in the north, un-
settled weather, and probably rain or
snow in the south portion tonight
Friday unsettled weather, and prob.
ably rain or snow in the south and
central portions. Warmer Friday.
For Iowa Unsettled weather, with
probably snow flurries tonight and
Friday Rising temperature.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
All Are Alive and Being Res
cued by Force of Hun
dred Workers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
JACKSON, Cal. Feb. s.-A hundred
workers were today striving frantical-
ly to pierce the tons of earth at the
Bunker Hill mine at Amador City to
rescue the sixty-fve miners imprison-
ed there. Every man who can be
utilized is on the job and frequent re-
lays are arranged in order that not a
single bit of energy be lost as the
character of the earth about the mine
shaft is such that another slide is
feared.
The imprisoned men, it is believed,
are alive; and uninjured. Their res
cue is considered certain unless an
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Weather Conditions.

Somewhat warmer weather, with
light snow has attended the passage
of the lake depression to the north
eastern states. while the pressure has
increased in the high area over the
northern plateau region, accompanied
by low temperature, and is causing
colder weather eastward to the west
ern lakes
An advancing depression in western
Texas is causing unsettled weather
over the southern portion of the west
ern plains, and there has been light
snow in Nebraska.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er, and probably snow flurries tonight
and Friday, with rising temperature
for this section.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
One Time Favorite of Railway
Magnate but Became
Estranged.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Once loved
as son but later disinherited be-
.sase OF love affair, Frederick Gran
Wall nephew of the late Edwin
nawiey, now a stevedore, will inherit
a. least s2.6O0,opO from the estate of
e man who hated him, as a result
~ hawiey dying without a legal will
a. ane hawley heirs met today to ask
wy surregates court to appoint adj
illustrators to divide the railroad
"agnate's millions.
a, e.andall was once Hawley's favor
~ ~ nephew and when 16 lived with
~ fsiroaa king. He worked in the
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
sROGUES GALLERY"
IN STOCKHOLM
Pictures Will Be Taken to Scene of
Olympia Games From
Chicago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Feb. S. Expecting a
tremendous inflow of American crooks
and pickpockets during the Olympic
games at Stockholm in June, S. s.
Henschen, local Swedish consul to.
day secured from Chief of Police Nc
Weeny the privilege of placing to-
Chicago "Rogues gallery at the dis.
posal of the Swedish authorities.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
kina in Good Shane

COPENHAGEN, Feb. S.-The condi-
ton of King Frederick was reported
today as much improved. The physi-
clans in attendance say that the
area of inflammation in the lungs is
rapidly diminishing and that the en-
tire malady is yielding to treatment.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
CHURCHILL GETS
AWAY WITH Il
u,n,ued to Speak at ireland Home
Rule Meeting Without Being
Hit With a
Brick.
CROWD NOT VIOLENT
4 Few parades, Hansinss in Effisy
and Cat Calls Marked the
Meeting at Belfast
Today.
NOT VIOLENT

limited Press Leased Wire service.1
BELFAST, Feb. S.-An enormous
crowd, composed in great part of mill
hands. greeted Winston Churchill and
Mrs. Churchill when they alighted
from the train here at $40 today.
They ieered, hooted and booed at the
first lord of the admiralty and, when
they saw that he still sat impassive,
the motor car was surrounded and
many insulting epithets were applied.
The police formed flying wedge
and after a great deal Of trouble,
cleared the way for the car to proceed
TO the Grand Central hotel, where the
visitors were entertained by Lord
pirrie and number of the leading
Irish liberals, and the big meeting
scheduled for later in the day. was
discussed.
While the party was in the room an
enormous crowd gathered outside in
the street and sang the national an
them. The police asked the crowd to
I leave and at the end Of the singing ali
departed without offering any resist.
ance.
While Churchill and the leaders
we're comforting over the days pro-
gram, procession of dock and mill
workers numbering 500 was formed
With big Orange banners and the
Union Jack at their head. the parad
ers passed through the principal
streets of the city. Every individual
wore an Orange badge and many
banners with antihome rule inscrip
tons were carried.
While the unionist leaders were do
Ing their best in keeping their fol
lowers in check they admitted thu
temper of the dock workers, shil
yard employees and mill hands was no
Of the best and insisted that II trou
ble came as was expected, Churchill
and his followers would have to taxi
the responsibility.
heavy rain fell throughout tn
day, turning the park, where the meet
ing was scheduled to take place, int
bog. Extra supports were place.
under the great tent to make it NOR
secure Because Of the threat tha
an attempt might be made to demolis
the tent. extra guards surrounded i
The main thoroughfares leading t
the park were jammed with people
Many were on hand 'merely to Sc
the show and contentedly munche
their lunch as they held their place
along the curb and waited for SOM
thing to turn up.
Gordon of police was thrown abo.
the hotel, where Churchill and tn
leaders were comforting and entranc
was denied to everyone who could nj
produce credentials. John Redmon
and other nationalist leaders joine
Churchill in predicting there woul
ne no trouble.
Enroute to the park, while passin
through the unionist section of IL
city, the auto containing Church.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Troops Mutinied.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
TIENTSIN, Feb. Staggered be-
cause their pay was not Forthcoming,
the troops at Huchow mutinied today
and looted the native quarter. For
eieners were not molested and only
Chinese property was taken.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
NOT CAND|D,.E
But we,5{D run
Report is S.rrent That Roosevelt
Has Given His Boomers As
surance That He is
Willing.
FAIR STATEMENT COMES SOON
After the Meeting Of Progressive
Governors on Saturday We
Shall Know
Moro.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Feb 8.-Following a
conference of the republican progress
sives who switched from La Toilette
to Roosevelt, including Walter L.
Houser, Governor Hiram Johnson,
Medill Mccormick, George l.. Record,
Congressman Lenroot, ex-senator
Beveridge and Clifford and Amos Pin
chot, an apparently we'll defined re-
port is current today that Colonel
Roosevelt has given his boomers as
surance that if drafted he will accept
the call of his party.
No one who participated in the
conference would stand for quota
tion today, but several admitted that
Roosevelt had agreed to issue a state.
ment following the meeting of pro-
gressive governors in Chicago Satur-
day provided that meeting developed
a genuine Roosevelt demand. This
statement will state that the colonel
is not candidate and is not seeking
the nomination. However, 1t will in
addition contain the assurance that
Roosevelt will make the fight regard.
less of the prospects of success If his
services are demanded.
! incidentally it developed today that
LaFollette has merely quit the firing
1 line for the second line OF defense. He
/ will not quit the fight, it ,is said, but
will be held in reserve on tlse theor,
that the two months rest forced ipoI
him may develop change in senti
ment which will make it advisable t.
put him forward as the progressive
candidate rather than Roosevelt
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
400 Times No.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-When ask
ed today if it was true that he in.
tended to resign Immediately, as re-
ported in the west, Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson said:
For the four hundredth time, en-
phatically NO"
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Mexico Torn Asunder
by Numerous Revolts

ernorship under the Madero govern
ment
Armed bodies of yasquitas are talk,
ing all small towns in northern Chi
huahua. Little resistance is offered. A
number of Vasquitas under arms are
in the hills about the city of Chihua.
hua and the small garrison of loyal
troops still on duty is kept busy chas-
ing after them.
Conditions have reached such a
stage that desperate battle between
the Vasquitas and the federals is be-
lieved imminent. Army officers be-
lieve both forces will move toward
Juarez and that the fight may be ex-
pected across the border from Ell
Paso.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
British War Minister Hurries to Rer-
lin and. His Visit is Expected
to Start Some
Trouble.
THE STEWART AFFAIR
Lawyer Who Was Sentenced to Pris-
on for Espionage is Said to
be Victim Of Official
dom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN, Feb. S.--Serious compli-
cations may result from the hurried
visit here of Rt. Hon. R. B. Haldane,
the British war minister, and Admiral
Lord Beresford, according to general
belief in diplomatic circles. Their
hurried departure from London fol-
lowing the. wave of indignation that is
now sweeping England because of the
sentencing to Imprisonment of Ber-
trand Stewart, an English lawyer con-
victed of espionage, was believed to
indicate that they came here to in
yestigate personally the conviction
and to intercede with the kaiser to
discharge the accused.
Today Haldane positively denied
this, but his denial was accepted as a
diplomatic one and his every move
ment was closely watched The Ger.
man press laid especial stress on the
| fact that Lord Haldane before depart
ing from England had conference
with the king.
! Relations between Germany and
England are still very formally diplo-
matte. The general feeling of dis
trust here because of Great Britain 's
interference in the Moroccan situation
in favor of France has never been for.
Egotten nor forgiven. There is a con
4 viction throughout Germany that the
i punishment OF Stewart WIS meritef
and, that, if anything, was lenient
His pardon by the kaiser would star
j up general protest because his gull
was universally believed to have beer
proved beyond doubt and the protests
of the British newspapers. telegraph
i ed here, have merely aroused sarcasm
from the German press.
4 The Stewart Affair.
Il LONDON, Feb. 8.-Although strenu
ously denying that there is any polit
i ical significance in the visit to Ger
many at this time of War Minister
Haldane, an undercurrent of expecta
ton was manifested at the foreign of
| fee today that indicated the import
ance of his trip. The facts that Hal
dane attended long cabinet meetins
Just before he left for the continent
and that the London and provincia
newspapers today bitterly denounce'
Germany for imprisoning Councillo
) Stewart as spy are regarded as sic
nificance in Haldane's visit and tha
it may have a strong effect on Enc
, lands policy toward Germany.
One of the subjects Haldane vii
/ take up with the German officials i
/ the proposed rectiflcation of mistake
/ made in the survey of the Anglo
u German frontier in Africa. This,
' was pointed out, would give the fol
eign minister an adequate excuse TO
!. also taking up the Stewart case.
The London newspapers are bite
, today in their comments on the Stew
art affair. insisting that there was n
!, evidence to show that he was sp.
: They say he was "a victim of Germa
. officialdom.' The newspapers insis
that the government demand Stewart
release.
!. The only paper taking a differer
!, stand is the Evening Star, which SUI
!. gests that Haldane's visit may be
discuss disarmament plan with &c
many.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Madero is Hopeful.

NEW YORK, Feb. Sin the light
of Washington and Wall street re-
ports that American commercial ana
financial interests in Mexico are in
serious jeopardy at the present time.
the United Press wired President Ma
dero for statement of the actual
conditions existing in his republic.
The reply received shortly before
noon today, was as follows:
Mexico City, Feb. s. 1919.
To the United Press, New York
american interests in Mexico have
nothing to fear. The troubles W, ich
have occurred in Chihuahua (state)
are of limited Importance, since they
are nothing more than mutinies OF
undisciplined soldiers, without any
political goal
Il am confident that in very few
days tranquility and calm will be
state CT Chihuahua.
Tn regard to the situation in Nor
ales, the energetic measures whi,li
We are taking will, trust, In a month,
! or month and one half at the most.
have completely pacified this region.
after 35 years of oppression, the
press. now absolutely free, has, in
certain cases, overstepped the limits
of prudence. But this same press WIN
soon change it's attitude, as the public
realizes its exaggerations and appeals
to passions and is beginning to lose
4 confidence in it.
"This kind of press, and the pas
J sions Of political parties, are the prin-
! cipal obstacles which | encounter In
promptly re-establishing the tran
guilty of the republic and in putting
the democracy on firm foundations,
but with the aid of the people, who
are entirely with me, ! am sure /
shall realize my plans very soon.
(Signed)
"Fraucis L Madero president"
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Reign of Terror.

Ell PAso, texas, Feb. S-Americau
refugees arriving here from the city
of Chihuahua today say that reign
of terror exists there Brualio Hern-
andez, former secretary of state, has
declared himself governor under the
Vasquitas provisional government.
Genera, Pascual Orozco, who had been
elected governor by the legislature.
has refused to serve Minister Of the
Interior Abram Gonzales, taken priso-
ner by the Vasquitas, has escaped and
today is making his way on hand
car to Chihuahua to assume the gov.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
State Department VIII Try and Get
Word to All Americans That
the Place is Dan
gerous.
REVOLUTION SPREADING
United States Troops Ready to Start
on an Hours Notice and
Intervention is
Probable.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-With re-
ports that conditions are hourly be-
coming more serious in southern
Mexico and an uprising imminent in
chihuahua, the state department to-
day took steps preparatory to warn
ing all Americans to leave Mexico. Of
ficials say that under the presens
conditions, all Americans in the re,
public are in danger, for revolutions
are either in progress or fomenting
in nearly every province throughout
the country, according to official re-
ports.
1t was stated at the war department
today that the four days which have
elapsed since the issuance of the
order to the $4,000 men of the mobf.
lized army to hold themselves in reac
mess to advance to the Rio Grande
have been employed in perfectine
preparations for shipping tpe troops
on an hours notice, and that there
will be no hitch in the movement
lonce it is started.
The navy deartment announced TIL
arrival of the gunboat Wheeling a
New Orleans and admitted that prep
arations were being made at Guana
tamo to send several vessels to the
Louisiana port for the mardi gras."
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, Feb. Z, 16.
Highest temperature, %.
Lowest temperature, Ii.
Lowest temperature last night, G.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Ranger Patrol strengthened.

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Feb S.-The
state ranger patrol along the Mexican
border was ordered strengthened to-
day as result of alarming reports
received from territory fifty miles
south of Eagle Pass. Gomez revolu-
tionists are reported to be making at
tacks on all ranches and small towns.
They are marching northward and it
is feared an attack may soon be made
upon Piedras Negras, which is Just
across the border from Eagle Pass.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Madero In Trouble.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. S.A serious
situation has developed in Mexico
City today as result of the demand
made yesterday by a committee or
former supporters of President Ma
dero that he dismiss three members
of his cabinet because they were
aiding leaders of the new revolution
against the government. The presle
dent refused. stating that members OF
his cabinet were honorable and pa
triots."
AS result many influential men,
among them being Antonio Robes
Dominguez, one Of Madero's staunch-
est supporters during the revolution
against Diaz, are openly declaring
nothing but American Intervention
can save Mexico, Gen. Felix Dlaz,
nephew of the deposed president, has
placed himself at the head of body
Of rebels on Oaxaca. He is wealthy
and will fit out his followers with
arms and ammunition from his perso
nal fortune.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Mob Murdered Judge.

ME.XICO CITY, Feb. S.-Violent re.
volts against the Madero government
broke out in the towns of Cocoyotla
and Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua, today
according to reports received here. At
Cocoyoltla the district Judge was drag
ged from the court house and murder
ed by members of mob, wildly shout
ing for the Zapatistas. His body was
cut to pieces and thrown into the
street.
At Santa Rosalia mob stormed
the municipal building. The municipal
officers resisted and all were slain.
Coroyoltla is town of fifteen hundred
inhabitants and Santa Rosalia eleven
hundred In both towns practically
the entire male population declared
for the revolutionists and took pos
session Of the city
Zapata at the head of body of
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

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The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
FODDER FOR FANS

It is understood that Roger Bresnahan
las virtually promised TO sign with the
pirates, but that he will not actually do
cash from the Cardinals. for fear it
might interfere with the settlement.
Each winter there has been talk that
the American league recognized that IT
team in New York, and that it was 60
ing to 60 something. Thus far, however,
there has been nothing doing
The American league president will
instruct his umpires next season to 80
everything possible to make the games go
fast Ban Johnson recognizes that drag
gy games" menace the popularity OF base
Eppa Eixey denies that lie is hold
out NO chance says ZIP. They
haven't even offered me a contract yet
50 how could ~
Ourfelder Leslie Mann, picked up by
Buffalo from the coast, is football
player as well as a diamond pastimer
lete in his college days;
The Jersey City club will probably train
in Augusta.
Buffalo pays the highest salaries in the
international league, Rochester second,
Toronto third and Baltimore fourth
Buffalo is competing with Atlanta for
players cast off by the Boston Nationals.
Already Howard a first baseman, mas
been promised by Stallings- to the Bi-
sons-not that Atlanta would have taken
him as a gift.
Cincinnati papers say that Joe Tinker
has inherited q real ball club, which may
he true. but is yet to be proved.
Garry Hermann is in the bidding for
Roger Bresnahan. He knows those keds
need a catcher and must have one II they
are to stay in the hunt.
The American league umpires are good
and sore on the report that they must go
into training early this spring.
Counting worlds series, exhibition
lean and National league have met IN
A06 games The Americans have won 2Ho
and the Nationals col.
The scheme of the Cotton States league
30 have its president make all contracts
with players and make all payments to
them will enable club managers 10 give
their entire financing attention TO the
matter Of giving the players what they
are to receive on the side.
Manager Birmingham, Of the Maps, Will
take South only twenty hve players III
especially when it's cheaper.
Arthur Irwin, recently named business
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
Graduation Spells Disaster for the Yellow Jackets
Loeb, Lueherrnan, Colley, Montague, Thomasson Lost

elected captain of the 1918 team.
He should play great bail next
season. it being his fourth year
under Coach Heisman. He is pick
ing up in weight and with a fair
team behind him should be one OF
the best halfbacks in the South. -
This man would have shown up
great deal better this year had he
not unconsciously played a con
servative game, figuring that it
was risky business to play star
bail when the team depended on
his presence for good showing.
Colley will not return-that is, if
he sticks to his present plans. He
intends to enter the business field
in the spring This was Colleys
first year on the big team and he
showed up in great Style. and if he
should come back he viii make Il
good bid for all southern honors.
Fax Montague is anothet. good
man who will go by the Sheepskin
road. This past season was his
first on the team. but he played a
good game and win be missed next
year. He is captain Of the 1918
baseball team and is one of the
best al-around athletes Tech has
had in years.
Thomasson, the only man Tech
had who could really buck the line
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

with any result, graduates but may
be persuaded to return and help
pull Tech out of the hole which she
has been in for the past three years.
lie is a corking player, and with
few more pounds Of good muscle
he would be about the hardest man
in the South to stop. He is also
regular fiend when it comes to
breaking up interference, and a
hard tackler
Means will not graduate, but his
returning is extremely doubtful If
this man should decide not to come
back it would be a hard Job to get
man to fill the hefty guards
shoes
These are tie only. men whom
Tech viii lose 10y graduation, bat.
of course, there is nearly always
loss or two which is not counted
on, and. figuring on the old inen as
a nucleus, Tech viii be in just
about the same fix as it was this
fall.
There were 10 particularly bright
stars on The scrub team this yeaM
but the whole bunch were gritty to
the core, fought every inch Of
ground and knew the game extra
we'll With a year under Coach
Heisman they should be in pretty
good shape for their debut
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
RUDE ACCUSES M'GRAW OF
PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY

ST, LOUIS, Dec. 16.-Rube Marquard,
premier slabman of the New York Giants,
declared that McGraw was jealous of his
success as an actor
Marquard compared himself as an actor
favorably with Louis Mann and George
Cohan and predicted a brilliant stage flu
ture for himself He declared that he
was booked for 70 weeks. and unless the
New York club came across with a con
tract for $4,000 he would stick to the
stage and give up baseball for all time.
Marquard has become quite stuck up
since going on the stage and carries a
valet along and hands out tips that would
equal those Of many millionaire
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VOW that the football season is
n over and basket ball not
quite ready to enter the
arena. dope is in order as to the
probable strength of the Yellow
Jacket machine next season. The
strength of a team is generally
figured in advance by the number
of old men who will return and also
bv the strength of the last year's
scrub team.
By graduation, the Yellow Jack
cts will lose Loeb. the gritty little
center and one of the best men
Coach Heisman has ever devel-
oped. There is, however, a pretty
good chance of Loeb returning and
helping the team as much as he
can, both by his gritty playing and
his example of undaunted courage,
together with his large supply of
pigit.
Captain Lueherman viii gradu-
ate and will not return, this being
his last year of college ball, In
T.ueherman, Tech will lose one of
the most consistent players ever
had. Dutch" was light, but he
charged hard He played his best
game in 1911 not being worried
with the cares of captain His
loss will surely be felt.
Cook will return, having been