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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
HAYTIAN PRESIDENT
KILLED IN PALACE
Explosion Set Fire to Building and
! Many Wild Rumors Follow the
Death of the Ruler.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Cincinnatus lie Conte of Hayti
was killed by fire that destroyed his
palace The firt started from an ex-
plosion in an adjoining building.
The origin of the explosion is as
yet unknown The country Is not
only On the verge of war with Santo
Domingo, but revolution has been
threatening for some time and the
widest rumors are current. Stories of
Haytian conspirators and of Domini-
can spies are being circulated. Some
accounts have it that plotters intend
ed to kill the president and others
that all that was desired was to blow
UP the magazine and that LIE Conte
persisted only by accident.
The city is in state of the widest
excitement and outbreaks of street
fighting are momentarily expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
PERSONALS.

Miss Bertha Berryhill will go to
Kokomo. md, tomorrow, to visit with
her aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Paul spent the
day in Quincy.
Misses Helen Bradford and Carrie
Hanson left Friday on the Quincy for
st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Miller of Mem
phis, Mo, are visitors in the city.
Miss Root and Miss Downing Of
Monmouth, H., are Keokuk visitors
J. N. Weeks of Burlington is in the
city.
Charles Carter of Kansas City, for
merly of Keokuk, is visiting among
his friends here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w G. Engelhardt OF
Chillicothe. Mo-, have returned te
their home after spending few days
with relatives. They made the triI
in their auto.
Mrs. Gleason of Chicago Is spend
ing few days with the Misses Engle
hardt.
Miss Florena Logan and Miss Phil
lis Humbert of Keithsburg, H., are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs M. G
Bever. e25 Bank street.
The Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
Uncer, of Chicago, who are spending
the summer with their grandmother
Mrs. Frank LeBron at Bluff Parl
came to Keokuk yesterday and visited
with the family of COMMISSIONS
! Gray. In the forenoon they visited
the dam and returned to Bluff Parl
in the afternoon
Helen Palmer Gray returned tt
bluff Park with the Misses Uncer te
remain over Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
WILL NOT READ
ANOTHER SPEECH
Woodrow Wilson Intends to Speak
Out Hereafter and Not Use
His Eyes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Goyernor
woodrow Wilson will not read anoth-
err speech in his campaign for presi-
dent, If he follows the course laid
down for himself by himself today
"The reading of my speech of ac-
ceptance was one of the most diff
cult things / was ever called upon to
do" he said. 1T was all | could do to
stick to the text.
Advance copies of the speech had
been sent to the newspapers, how
ever, and / knew that the only way
could be sure to deliver the speech
had written and the speech that
would be printed was TO read from
the manuscript, but I will never do IT
again. The rest of my speeches VIII
be delivered as ! like to deliver a
speech right out of my mind as It IS
working at the time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
GOMPERs rs AFTER
JUSTICE WRIGHT
Wants to Have Judge Who Sentenced
Him to Prison, Answer to
Impeachment.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. today appeared
before the Nebraska democratic con-
gressional delegation to present evil
dence, which he thought might war
rant impeachment Of Justice Daniel
Thew Wright of the District of Column
bia supreme court, who sentenced
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison to
Jail for contempt In the Bucks Stove
and Range case. The hearing was
private.
The Nebraska democratic state
platform called for an inquiry into
Wright's judicial conduct. II the evil
dence warrants action, they will de-
mand that the house judiciary com
mittee make formal investigation look
ing to impeachment. Gompers was &C
companied by counsel The delegation
does not contemplate action at this
session of congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
PANAMA CANAL
BILL ARGUMENT
Continued from page L.

Senator Burton of Ohio declared
that railroads should be permitted to
own steamships, under certain regula-
tons
If railroad-owned ships are pro-
hibited from using the canal, predict
the shipping facilities will prove in
adequate and disappointing" he said
I'VE can penalize discrimination. l
am unwilling to admit that our leg
lslative and administrative machin-
cry is SO inefficient that we cannot
prevent fayoritism by railroads.
1t is essential that the powers OF
the interstate commerce commission
be so enlarged as to include control
over railroad-owned ships. That is
absolutely necessary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Third Party Ticket.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.i
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.--A third party
ticket will be placed in the field IN
Cook county according to statements
made today by Walter Clyde Jones,
late progressive candidate for COVER
nor. The county convention will be
held August 81. 1t is said to be the
plan of the advocates of third coun-
ty ticket to demand that the primary
nominees for county offices must re-
sign their nominations, or face third
party opposition. Taft republicans
say a third ticket in Cook county
would mean democratic victory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
JACOB FOY GUTHRIE
ON TRIAL TODAY
COLLEGE Graduate and Expert Amateur
Burglar Who Burslarlzed
$35o,ooo.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.--The trial today
of Jacob Foy Guthrie. college gradli-
ate. expert amateur burglar, safe drill,
err and check forger, was one OF the
most notable society events OF the
season. Guthrie whose entrance into
the homes of Chicago society leaders
including the wealthiest residents OF
the south side, Melted him SS5o,ooo
worth of plumber, was host" to more
than a score of society leaders IN
Judge Sabath's courtroom.
Among the guests We're several
medical and pathological experts who
were expected to testify that Guthrie
was Of unsound mind.
AT Central station yesterday Guth
RE helped Mrs. Samuel Atherton iden'
tify several thousand dollars worth OF
property which he had taken from
her home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
CITY NEWS.

The Hamilton chautauqua will
open this evening with a fun concert
by Schildkret's orchestra. 1t is a
Hungarian orchestra of six pieces,
which plays a varied program The
program for Saturday afternoon,
Adrian M. Newens, the popular i'm
personator, will give a reading, and
there will be several musical numbers
BY the Schieldkret orchestra, The
Saturday evening program will be an
address by Mr.. Arthur McMurray and
music by the orchestra The tents
are all put In place today and the
management has completed all ar
rangements for a successful week s
program
Harry Allen William Brown. the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Calvin
Brown, died at the family home, 1918
Ash street, at 1880 o'clock, The lit
tie boy was born in Oklahoma July
Is. 1911.
Chief Schevers gave out the In
formation today that beginning next
week, a house to house canvass
would be made by the officers, and al
the dogs in the city would be checked
up with the license books in the cit!
clerks office.
Henry johnson was arrested al
4 the Union Depot this afternoon by OF
ficer Brennan on a charge OF plair
drunk. Johnson had climbed into {
coach on siding and had gone t
sleep and when ordered out, refused
tic do so. He had a ticket to Peori;
in his pocket and siXty-seven dollar
in cash. He will be arraigned tomor
row morning.
IS. W. Sisson who has been Ill TO
several months at his home 1918 Cal
roll street was taken to local hos
pital today.
Mabel Sherman. said to com
from Fort Madison, Is being held i
. the city Jail, preparatory to her bein
blown out of the city. She has nun
Der Of old charges hanging over he
Another drunk was picked up toda
along the river front. His name
Johnson, and he will be arraigned !
police court tomorrow morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Has FORGOTTEN Il.

limited Press Leased Wire Service !
BAY CITY, Mich, Aug, 9-"That
was so long ago that the people as
well as myself have forgotten IT.,
was the comment today of William
Lorimer, former Illinois senator,
when asked about his trial in the sen.
ate. Lorimer was here today on his
way home from a fishing trip. He de
clared he was in the best of health,
but refused to comment on politics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Daily Stock stter.
Copyright, 1912, by the New York
Works E,yeninp Post |

I Copyright, 1912, by the New York
York Evening Post.l
NEW YORK, Aug AT the open
ing of the stock market, prices recov-
cred fractionally the early advances
ranging in active shares from q to
] *, the largest gain being in Reading.
This movement was not long continue
ed, and during the next few hours the
market lapsed into absolute apathy.
In the afternoon. irregular weakness
developed again, Union Pacific going
below yesterdays closing and no APP
parent response was made to the crop
report which. indeed, may be said to
have been reasonably discontinued.
The market closed irregular; neither
politics nor money considerations cut
any visible figure.
There were some interesting deyel-
opments in the money market, at
home and abroad. Here commercial
borrowers made increased demands
for accommodation, banks in the west
shifted their eastern balances in an
ticipation of having to make large re-
mittances of currency next week to
correspondents in the wheat belt, the
price of foreign exchange advanced
moderately and forecasts of the bank
statement showed a gain for the week
of s3.S00,00O in cash holdings. In
Europe there were indications Of a
further hardening of discount rates
and it was evident that the London
banks had been fairly we'll supplied
! with American finance bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
ALL FOUR GIRLS
LIVING FOUR DAYS
QuadrupIets Born to Eoston Woman
Have Broken Record so
Far.

BOSTON, Aug. 9.-The Hub today
claims another record. Four days ago
today, Mrs. r. H. Seeley, of Dorches-
ter presented her husband with quad
ruplets-all girls. All were veil to-
day and this morning they did nothing
but coo and take their turns at
table
Miss Flora WEIGH, matron of the
hospital where mother and babies are,
said today there was no case on rec
ord of bankruptcies living as long as
the Seeley babies.
Along about o'clock this morn
ing" said Miss WEIGH, "all four began
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
For Death of Hls Wife.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Aug. 9.-on
returning from his wife's funeral to-
day Alderman Pasqual Luttzi was ar
rested on charge of murder It Is
charged that Luttzi was pursuing his
wife with pistol when she fell and
broke her neck. Luttzis first wife al
so died as a result of fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Anr,esinL for Prison.

ST. FRANCIsVILLE, La, Aug. .
Joe Williams, released from the peni-
Tertiary after an eight year term for
murder, broke into a house here and
shot an officer endeavoring to arrest
him. Sent back to the penitentiary
for 80 years today, he said: I'm glad.
| was lonesome for my cell"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Earthquake Recorded.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Severe
earthquake disturbances of 6S minutes
nuration were recorded today on
georgetown University seismograpn
Inc record showed vibrations lasting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
ANNOUNCE. CANDIDACY
FOR KENDALL'S PLACE
Frank Clark Of ottumwa and Els
worth Rcminger Of Bloomfield
Seek Congressional Seat.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, Aug. 9.-United
States Marshal Frank B. Clark has
announced his candidacy for congress
to fill the vacancy on the ticket caused
by the resignation of Congressman n.
E. Kendall. Mr.. Clark vas sergeant
alarms Of the Iowa delegation at the
1908 and 1912 national conventions
and is we'll known over the state and
district He is a supporter of Presi-
dent Taft. Ellsworth Rominger, of
Bloomfield, also has announced his
candidacy for the nomination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
state Auto Tour.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug q
The first international tour OF the
Minnesota state automobile associa-
ton started early today from the no.
tel Radisson for Winnipeg and re-
turn. The trip will probably last un-
til August Is. Winnipeg is to be
reached Saturday noon and the return
tour is to start early Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Madero is Coming.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service, }
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-Fran-
cisco |. Madero, Jr. president of Mex
leo, will visit the United States in
1915 according TO announcement by
the Panama Pacific Exposition auth
critics. He will come to San Francisco
and be the central figure in big
Mexican celebration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
CITY FATHERS
LOCKED IN JAIL
Continued from page ID

confessions of one or two OF the coun-
cilmen first involved.
The total number of arrests in the
graft scandal up to noon today was
seventeen. Two more aldermen, Her
man Schultz and Watson, were clos
eted with the prosecutor at noon.
Many of the arrests were made early
this morning, some of the aldermen
being routed from bed. Each was IN
conference with Prosecutor Shepherd
then taken to the police station,
Where they were registered and lock
ed up. Up to noon only half of the
accused men had been released on
BAH, the others being forced to re-
main in cells at the station.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Honeymoon Hike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Aug. s-Clovis Benito,
81, and his bride of six months left
st. Louis today on a honeymoon walk
to San Francisco. They expect to
reach California in six months. BENZ
to said he had less than IS to pay ex-
penses en- route, but expects to find
work when he needs money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

from $3.50 p. m. last evening until
.9:5S p. m. Three distinct shocks of
great force were shown at 9:13, 9:16.
and 9:1S o'clock Father Torndord
said he estimated the earthquake to
be 5000 miles distant, but its loca-
ton was uncertain
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

Carthage Luncheon.

Miss Ethelyn Griffith of Carthage
gave a delightful one o'clock luncheon
yesterday. Covers We're laid for six
teen guests. Mrs. Simmonds of Wood
hull, Miss Dadant and Mrs. Waggoner
of Hamilton, were out of town guests,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
VETO BY TAFT
OF WOOL BILL
CONTINUED from page -

Il appeal to congress to reconsider
the measure-and to adopt a substi-
tute making substantial reductions
which the tariff board shows possible,
without destroying any established in
dustry, or throwing any wage earn
ers out of employment. and which l
Will promptly approve"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Another Veto.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-That Pres
ident Taft will veto the legislative on
budget" appropriation bill was auth
oritatively stated today. The execu-
tive disapproves not only of the aboli-
ton of the commerce court, included
In the measure, but also the proposl-
ton to limit civil service protection
to government clerks to seven years
period. In his veto message it was
said that Taft will take the attitude
that general legislation of this char
acter should not be included in ap-
Preparation bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE Bungalow on south side
OF city, six rooms. All modern ex-
cept furnace, Price for quick sale, 81
eco. James McCarty, 11oS Concert
Street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
MORNING Party.

Mrs. Frank LeBron entertained a
company of ladies' at party Thurs
day morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
Country Club Tournament.

Country CUB iourhameht.
There will be croquet tournament
at the Country club tomorrow after
noon. The tournament Is scheduled
to begin at 4 o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

screaming Justify. SO we think they
will i've"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
LOST.
LosT-Gold Elk head. diamond eyes.
from charm Reward. Geo. s. Tucker

LOST White lingeree dress between
West Keokuk fire station and Fifth
and Blondeau Reward. Leave at
this office. Alice NJ. Bloss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE Motorcycle, in good run
ming order. Will sell cheap IL taken
at once. ]. e. Estes, 800 South Sew
enih street Bell phone 1615-Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-Two rooms suitable for
light housekeeping. Address H. c. s.
Orpheum theatre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

WANTED Salesman to take sales
mans place. Can't travel on account
of sickness. Position paying $50 per
week and expenses. Must have some
capital to cover cost of samples. No
other need apply. Address A, this
office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Several good second bot
tom farms, well improved. Also have
some good upland farms from S45 to
500 per acre. James McCarty. 110S
Concert street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
FOB RENT.

FOR RENT Furnished rooms, new
and modern. Bell phone 1365-black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

BARBER coLLEGE-Learn barber
trade. Tools furnished, wages paid.
Power city Barber College. % North
Fifth street, Keokuk, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09

FOR sALE-Fresh COW Ed Atterberg.
Home Phone O92l.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
mistake in dealing with the game with
inthe state.
The Parcels Post.

Do you know what the Parcels Post Isl
II is splendid public express and
light freight service at very low rates,
which the government of every civil
lied, progressive nation, except the
United States. gives its people
The American people have been ask
ing Congress for more than twenty
years to establish it as a part of our
mail service, the same as in other coun-
tries
Ii would benefit the people more than
any other one thing that Congress could
do
Why don't we have ii?
Because the great, monopolistic ex-
press companies that have grown i'm
mensely rich and powerful by giving
bad service and charging outrageously
excessive rates fight it.
Because it would end the tyrannical
power Of the express companies to OPP
press the people.
A bill to establish the Parcels Post is
now before Congress. 1t was introduced
by Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
and is backed by the Postal Progress
League, an organization of broad mind
ed, patriotic citizens
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
FREE IF 1T FAILS
Your Money Back If You Are
Not Satisfied With the
Medicine WeRecom-
mend.

We are so positive that our remedy
viii permanently relieve constipation,
no matter how chronic it may be, that
we offer to furnish the medicine at our
expense should it fail to produce salts
factory results.
1t is worse than useless to attempt to
cure constipation with cathartic drugs.
Laxatives or cathartics do much harm.
They cause a reaction. irritate and
weaken the bowels and tend 10 make
constipation more chronic. Besides,
their use becomes habit that is dan
gerous.
Constipation is caused by weakness
of the nerves and muscles of the large
intestine or descending colon. To ex-
pect permanent relief you must there
fore tone up and strengthen tn ese or
gans and restore them to healthier &C
tivity.
We want you to try Rexal Orderlies
on our recommendation. They are ex-
ceedingly pleasant to take. being eaten
like candy, and are ideal for children,
delicate persons and old folks, as well as
for the robust. They act directly on
the nerves and muscles of the bowels.
They apparently have a neutral action
on other associate organs or glan1s.
They do not purge, cause excessive
looseness nor create any Inconvenience
whatever. They may be taken at any
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if not of surgical variety, and the myr-
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drug store.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
Law to Protect Game and
Fish.

Every sportsman and farmer in Ken
tncks should make every effort 10 secure
the passage Of the newly proposed Act
for the Protection OF Game and Fish
Throughout the state This act provides
for the creation Of commission that
shall look to the preservation and propa.
cation Of all kinds Of game and fish that
are deemed of public value.
Under this act no one will be per-
mitted to hunt or fish on the premises
Of another without either county or
state license and of course not without
the permission of the owner. Land
owners and tenants may hunt on their
own land without license.
Wardens are to be appointed Tor each
county, and al persons violating the
game laws in any way viii be liable to
arrest and fine. Game and hunting par
aphernalia in the possession of violator
of thelaw will be seized and disposed
of by the warden. Part OF this money
VIII " BdAN " tic Ndlucus Ilc lcSl Scui
to the state treasury to create afund
to be used in protecting and propagating
the game. A county license can be Sc
cured for 81, state license for 81. A
small portion Of these fees will go to the
County Court clerk for issuing the
license, the rest TO the state fund
IL is of the utmost Importance that
the fish and all game and harmless birds
be protected, first, because of the food
value; second. because of the economic
values of birds; third, in order that
wholesome recreation may be afforded
all who indulge in hunting and other
out door sports.
Kentucky is far behind many other
states in the protection of game. When
about all the buffaloes were killed law
was passed forbidding anyone to kill
them. Kentucky should not make this
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
How to Keep Apples During
the Winter.

Mr.. J. W. Adams, of Whites Station,
this county, has fallen upon a novel way
ofkeeping his apples through the cold
est winter weather. He puts them in
barrels in good place i'll his garden,
throwing loose dirt up around them and
covering them over the top to depth
of about four inches. On opening some
barrels few days ago he said that he
found none Of the apples frozen and 90
per cent of them perfectly sound. II
apples thus protected could endure the
weather of the past months, it seems
that Mr. Adams method might be
copied to advantage by everyone.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

The League has asked help, and its
friends should enlist 'for the war;" and
it is going to be big fight and hard
one, for the express interests have al
ready begun their special efforts to kill
this bill.
Never was there so favorable a pros
pect for getting the Parcels Post in spite
of the express companies, and we believe
that we shall get it at the present session
of Congress if the people viii rise up
and do their part by signing and sending
pctitionS To their con0raSSmen
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

You judge a man not by what he
promises to do, but by what he has
done. This is he only true test Cham
berlain's Cough remedy judged by this
standard has no superior. People every
where speak of it in the highest terms
of praise. For sale by dealers. m6-1m