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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity-Fair to-
night. Saturday unsettled with ris-
ing temperature.
For Illinois-G fair tonight
and Saturday, Not SO cold.
For Iowa and issouri-Fair to-
night with warmer tonight in the
west portion. Saturday unsettled
weather with rising temperature.
Weather Conditions.
The field of high pressure covers
the entire territory east of the Rock
les where it is unseasonably cold, the
remaining below zero In
the northern plateau region. where
the pressure is highest and precipi
tation has been limited to light snow
flurries in portions of the lower lake
region and western plains.
The California depression ha,
spread over the entire Pacific slope
and the central mountain region, at
tended by warmer. unsettled weather
Conditions indicate fair, continued
cold weather for this section tonight
becoming unsettled and warmer Sat
urday.
| Local observations.
February 20, Z p. M, 16 degrees
clear.
| March /, Z a. M, degrees, partl
cloudy
1 Mean Temperature for February %
l15 degrees. highest 81. lowest 8, low
lest last night 5.
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
,
Actress Who Left Loder Wait
ing at the Church
Changes Her Mind.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, March Gabrielle Ray,
the noted actress and English beauty,
who yesterday Tilted Eric Loder at
the altar, reconsidered today and the
couple were quietly married at Wind
sor. In explanation she declared she
suffered from nervous collapse yester-
day.
The fact that the wedding finally
took place came as an actual shock
to the British public which has been
greatly interested in the affairs OF
the Picture Post Card Queen" as she
I has been known for years. When she
failed to appear in the Roman Catho
lie church at Windsor yesterday
where Loder was waiting and the aud
itorium was crowded with invited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
New AeropLane Record.

Il UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
PAU, France, March 1-Aviator
Tabeauteau in a monoplane today
broke his own RECORD for fast flying,
covering 155 miles at the areodrome
here in two hours, seven minutes, "a
seconds. His former record was two
hours. % minutes, 81 seconds. Short
lly afterward Vedrines, the noted fly.
er, broke his own speed record for
one hour, flying 1o2 miles during that
iperiod.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01

RAILROADS TO FOLLOW
Shipping VIII Soon be Affected ana
Then VIII Come Trouble
Over the Food
Supply.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Mar. 1.-The immensity
of a complete tieup of the nations in.
dustries was impressed upon the pub
lie today when practically all the
large factories served notice on their
men that they might be forced to
close down at any time because Of a
shortage of fuel resulting from the
coal strike.
Several of the biggest railways in
the United Kingdom expect to be
forced to suspend operations. This
brings the number of idle to the en-.
ormous total CT FIVE million.
On all sides it was admitted that
unless the government was able to
force a settlement within two weeks
the food supply of the country
would be exhausted and terrible suf-
fering must result
Service was curtailed today on all
the steamship lines out Of Liverpool.
No vessels left the docks excepting
the passenger liners, which were COM
PEELED to make their regular contract
sailings. The port coal supply was
being carefully husbanded. but it was
admitted that in case the strike was
not settled, practically all of the
steamers would be tied up within a
| few weeks unless fuel can be brought
| in from foreign countries.
4 At the home office 1t was estimat-
4 ed today that 1,049,4u7 miners had
I joined the strike. Conferences be
tween the operators, miners and gov
ernment officials were again held to-
day. Premier Asquith was SO pessi
mistic over the outlook for settle
ment in this way, however, that he
detailed members of his cabinet to
! prepare a bill providiny for mini
mum wage scale for all underground
workers, to be rushed through parlia
ment. He believed that this could be
accomplished before an industrial
calamity resulted.
1t was also learned that the govern
ment is preparing to take over ant
: operate sufficient number OF mines
If necessary until settlement coule
be reached.
There was great activity at thu
J war department today, all troops be
t ing ordered held in readiness fol
i strike service. This action was TAX
i en- following the outbreak in Wales
e last night when crowd of miners o
1 the Gwedraeth valley district STONED
. train, breaking all the windows an,
j causing serious injury to several pas
sengers who were cut by flying glass
Reports from the mining districts te
/, day stated that the strikers were cor
), ducting themselves as if 1t was
: holiday The older men remained II
doors, while the younger men flocke
), to picture theatres and skating Kinks
The danger of a strike had bee
known so long that the miners hoard
:, ed their meagre wages carefully an
were we'll prepared to begin tn
! struggle. Nearly all of them had sufi
:, cient money on hand to last until tn
:. first strike benefits are distributed.
:, Strike leaders said today that th
: struggle would be carried on withor
: violence, unless the men were goade
to action by the authorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
Brewery Workers.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
MILWAUKEE, March l.. Wage con-
tracts of the 10000 workers repre-
sented In the brewery workers
union expire today, A conference at
tended by union members and repre-
sentatives of the brewers association
is being held with the chief issue a
demand of the workmen for increased
wages. Hope was expressed that an
amicable agreement would be affected
today, thus precluding the possibility
OF a strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
PEK|N ABLAzE
WITH MUT|NY
!. Dozen Great Fires Are Raging in
Northern Section Of City Fol-
lowing Wild
Lootins.
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED
soldiers Objected to Cut In Wages
and Begin 4 Reign o.
Plllage and lncen-
dIarism.

limited Press Leased WIRE Servlce.l
PEKIN, March With dozen
great fires still raging in the northern
section of the city and thousands of
discontented soldiers threatening to-
ioin the looters, grave fears for the
safety OF foreign residents was ex-
pressed by the legation forces today.
The 1000 members of Yuan's body
guard. who mutinied late yesterday
because their pay had been reduced
since peace was restored, marched
out of the city early today after kill
ing or wounding several hundred per-
sons and looting scores Of shops and
private residences. The inability OF
the government to suppress the disor-
ders, however, encouraged the other
soldiers and an outbreak OF more
alarming proportions was believed
imminent
Dynamite was used today in an ef-
fort to check the progress OF the
flames but with little success. At
late hour this afternoon 1t was fear
ed that the entire northern section of
tue CITY WOu1u Uc uCoilOy ~ -
fort had been made at late hour to
estimate the loss but 1t was expected
to amount to several millions.
That there had been no loss OF life
among the foreigners was due to the
activity OF the legation guards.
+ American and German soldiers were
stiH in possession late iedaysef the
Chienmen and Hatanen pagodas
which overlook the legations, and il
was believed they would be able to
preyent an attack upon the diplomats
Although a number OF shots whistled
over the legations yesterday evening
and shell exploded near the resi-
dence of the American consul general
none was injured.
Willard D. Straight, former consul
general TO Mukden and at present 6
representative of New York finan
cial syndicate, and his wife were
forced to desert their elegant resi-
dence and seek shelter at the Ameri
can legation. They saved numbe
of valuable papers, but their resi-
dence was looted.
At one time last night the looter
looted residences within block o
the legation quarter. Yuan Shi Ia
was reported to have been seriousl
injured but this was false. When tn
outbreak first started officials rushe
into his residence CRYING for him t
flee and save himself. Yuan replie
with shrug of his shoulders:
81 will stay here
There was fusillade Of severe
hours duration under his windo'
when, when loyal troops engaged th
mutineers, but none Of the shot
were directed at Yuan's residenc,
The republican delegates from Nal
kin escaped to the foreign legation
where they were still quartered t
day
The mutineers continued the
looting carnival on the northeaster
I outskirts of the city tonight. Mar
homes were pillaged and every res
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
millionaire Murdered.

/ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March ii. j.
Hughes. millionaire planter OF
Arkansas, was found guilty of murder
il the first degree by a jury in the
criminal court here today. The jury
had been deliberating for six days. On
July last Hughes killed Tommie
Dolan, former jockey, in a room at
the Cordova hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
Merger Not Illegal.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Mar. L.
The merger of the Gould lines of rail-
roads in Missouri was not illegal, ac-
cording to an opinion filed in the
state supreme court en- banc today by
Judge Ferris. The decision was in a
case brought by Governor Hadley
when attorney general to oust the
Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain
and the Wabash, the Pacific Express
Company and the American Refriger
ator and Transit Company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
WHAT'S STIRRING
IN POLITICS
Roosevelt Barricaded In His Office
Today But Held Conference
With Several
Friends.
PINCHOT IN ILLINOIS
| Walter clyde Jones Going to Dan
Vile to Stir Things up In
Uncle Joe cannon's
! Town.
P1NcHoT IN ILLINOIS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
NEW YORK. March 1.-Cheerily as
serting that he intended to do nothing
but work today, Colonel Roosevelt
barricaded himself in his editorial Of
fee. Before noon he had conferred
with Governor Stubbs, of Kansas;
Amos Pinchot; DR.. Henry Moscowitz;
c. B. Connolly, and several others
whose names were withheld
Governor Stubs told the colonel
that there was no question but that he
would be the republican presidential
nominee 81 told him. Stubbs said
that I had found out that President
Taft would have hardly a single dele
gate from his own state of Ohio ant
that / did not believe the president
name would go before the convention
I that Roosevelt would have the dele
gates from all of the western ant
middle western states, and that hi
nomination and election We're alread,
assured"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
Plnchot In Illinois.


CHICAGO, March 1T am here to
do what | can to further the nomina-
tion Of Theo. Roosevelt for president
At least the great underlying issue In
politics has come to the surface. The
men who believe the people are COM
petent to govern themselves are on
one side and the men who distrust the
i.peeple are on the other 1t is an is
sue between rule by combinatior
and special privilege on one side ant
popular rule on the other
This is the declaration made by Gif
ford Pinchot, former chief forester, at
| a luncheon given by the Progressive
league of Illinois. Governor Hiram
| w. Johnson of California, advanced by
his admirers as the strongest candl
date for running mate with Roosevelt
and Pinchot, were the guests of honor
Johnson also advocated the candi
dacy of Roosevelt
| In his address Pinchot declared.
"If Roosevelt wins this fight, the
progressive policies and the welfare
of the average man will control oul
government, but if Taft wins, th'
/ Penroses and the Cannons with th'
interests they represent will remain
in charge"
/ The committee in charge of the pre-
i gressive campaign announced tha
Pinchot would make a short tour il
Illinois in the interests of the pre-
gressive candidates With Waite
Clyde Jones, progressive candidate fo
governor, and Hugh Magill, progres
a sive candidate for U. S. senator, h
left this afternoon for Danville to il
! wade the precincts of Joseph G. Car
. non. Other meetings will be held g
Momence and Kankakee tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
Increased Wages.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March l Off
cial announcement that the American
Woolen Co. has granted five percenr
increase In ali of their thirty-three
mills was made by Strike Leader Hay
wood at the strike committee meeting
here today In all of the thirty-three
mills of the American Woolen Co, In
New England today, the following no
tice was posted:
In all mills OF this company a
new schedule OF wages will be put in
to effect March 4, 1912, involving in
creases in the rates now paid by the
hour and the piece.
"The wages will be readjusted ac-
cording to classes and occupations,
4 but in every case the increase will
amount to at least five percent"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
END OF STRIKE
IS IN SIGHT
Prosecutors Become Protectors When
Police Assist Strikers to Send
Their Children
Away.
WAGES TO BE RAISED
Official Notice Posted In Factories Of
Five Percent Increase In tha
Weekly Pay En-.
velope.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servioel
LAWRENCE, Mass. March L.
With the same police who week ago
forcibly prevented them leaving town
assisting them, fifteen children OF
the strike" were carefully placed ON
the 7:11 train for Washington, via
Boston today
1t was an Impressive sight as Po-
lice Sergeant Monohan, who had led
the police charge on the women and
children last Saturday, lined his
three roundsmen In front of the tick
ct window, and with no sign OF wag-
on spoke, night stick or black jack,
and not the slightest display of force.
begged politely of the crowd Of 800
to please give way there and let the
ladies get their tickets"
! A crowd Of 900 began to gatner ny
$50. BY seven o'clock the waiting
room was filled to suffocation.
Shortly before the train pulled In,
Monohan and one policeman rein
forced the two who had been on duty
since 6 o'clock A few moments later
militia officer, minus side arms,
came in to help the police.
] AS the train arrived, the crowd
slowly pushed to the platform, carry
ing the policemen with it. To this
4 Come now, ladies and gentlemen,
please clear the way" of Monohan. an
aisle between the crowd was good ma
turedly formed and to the singing Of
Z the sfargellaise and tic brst cheers
g the strikers have been permitted te
e give in five weeks. without danger O
; police interference, the little ones
marched to the train and We're of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
OROzCO At
HEAD OF REBELS
Severed His Relations With y ~
Government and Will Assuh
Command Of Vas
quistas.
LEAVE JUAREZ TONIGHT
Col. Villa Is Moving Toward the City
Which Expects to be Attacked
by the Fed
erals.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
Ell PASO, Texas, March 1.-Gener-
al Pascual Orozco today severed his
relations with the Madero government
and will assume command of the Vas
uuistas forces upon the arrival of the
rebel army under Campo and Salazar
on the outskirts of Chihuahua.
This was announced today by Luis
Fernandez, chief of Salazar's staff and
the man who put Emilio Vasquez
Gomez into the revolutionary lime
light while secretary of the revolu-
tionary junta in San Antonio, Texas.
The Vasquistas hope to leave Juarez
late today over the Mexican National
line for Chihuahua, but their plans
may be interfered with by the block
ing Of the line on the American side
SO that engines and cars which were
rushed to Ell Paso ostensibly for re-
rairs when it became known that Sal
| azar wished to use them, cannot be
taken back to Juarez.
/ In addition, a strong guard has been
placed at the international railroad
bridge on. the American side and the
track piled up with building stone.
Juarez expected another battle last
night when it was reported that Col
Francisco Villas force of 800 federals
was approaching the town. Vasquista
forces were hurriedly sent out in every
4 direction to meet the enemy, but nc
lfederals were found.
! That Villa is moving upon Juarez Il
indicated, however, by scouts seer
within a few miles of Juarez thi:
morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01

Read The Daily cate city. 100
per weak
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
Labarra Returning.

PARIS, March Arriving here
from Switzerland today. Francisco De
Labarra who acted as temporary pres
ident of Mexico during the interval
between the Diaz and Madero regimes,
declared that the revolutionists have
the best of intentions, but that they
are misguided. He will sail for Vera
Cruz on March II.
De Labarra said he was not can
didate for any Office and expressed the
hope that the uprising would soon be
brought to an end. In discussing the
possibility of American Intervention
he said: knowing the love OF Amer
leans for justice and fair play and
their friendship for Mexico, ] do moi
think that there is any possibility o.
Intervention. However, If such al
event should occur, am confident tha'
nv countrymen would fight as one
man against an INVASION
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01
madero's Statement.

NEW YORK, March lin dis
patch to the United Press today Presi-
dent Madero, of Mexico, denied that
Americans had been killed in Velar-
dena. He also predicted that order
would soon be established in the
state of Durango, where the reyolu-
tionists have been the most active
outside of Chihuahua. The dispatch
follows:
According to news which have
received from the region Of Torreon
and San Pedro, the situation is i'm
proving q great deal. 1t Is not true
that any Americans were killed in We
lardena as some papers assert.
"Those who have received due pro
lection from the government forces
informs me that it is believed San
Pedro will get into communication
with Monterey today and in two OF
three days with Torreon. AS soon as
this is accomplished, Industrial and
mercantile activity will be re-estab
lished in that region and comparative
calm will rule Communication witt
| Velardena will also be re-establishe6
very soon and business will be resum
/ e..
(signed) Francisco /. Madero.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-01

CONTINUED on page ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
ARMY AUTO TRUCKS
STAND FINE TEST

LOUISVILLE. XIV. March 2s.-Al-
most famished after an aIl-day run
from the crossroads town Of Magnolia,
Ky. where for I'VE consecutive meals
they had dined on biscuit and salt pork
Capt. Alexander Elliott Williams,
United States army, and his party. ar
rived in Louisville last night on their
automobile trucks in the army test
The party. consisting Of Captain VIII
liams. Capt H A. Hegeman. who Joined
them at Atlanta: W. c. Sterling, of New
York. and four mechanics. left Bowling
Green. KY, Saturday, hoping to reach
Louisville Saturday night, but they were
forced 70 halt at Magnolia They made
the run TO Louisville during the day
and crossed over the Ohio river to JEFF
fsrsonville. Ind. setting out from the
Quartermaster's depot there this morn
ing for Fort BENJAMIN Harrison. near
Indianapolis.
Captain Williams declared his expert
ence with the three trucks on this trip
has convinced him that automobile
trucks VIII prove more satisfactory.
and economical. in transporting army
supplies than wagons he left Wash
frgton February s. jOurneying 10 Louis
vile BY way OF Richmond Raleigh,
Charleston. Atlanta. Chattanooga and
Nashville He viii turn east from In
dianapoIis-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
MILLS AT LOWELL
ARE CLOSED BY STRIKE

LOWELL, Mass, March 26--Nearly
10000 operatives in the seven cotton
manufacturing plants will be idle until
the existing differences betwsen the
agents and employees are adjusted.
Orders were rec sived today from the
head offices in Boston to close all the
mills allied with the Lowell Manufac-
turers' association until further no
tice.
All of the mills represented in the
Lowell Manufacturers association, with
the exception of the hosiery plant OF
the Lawrence Manufacturing company,
were at once shut down. This is the
reply of the mill owners to the men
who struck yesterday because of dis
satisfaction with the amount of the ad-
vance in wages posted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
PimpIes? No
They've All Gone!
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
POLICEMAN ARRESTED
FOR KILLING FLOYD
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)


COLUMBUS. Ca, March 26.-Pend-
ing an investigation by the grand jury
at Scale, Ala, into the killing of for
mer Marshal James Floyd, of Girard,
Mayor L. I. Moses of the latter named
city, suspended from duty Patrolman
Otis Perry, the man charged with the
shooting. Following the mayors action
in the matter, the chairman of the po-
lice department reinstated the OFFICER,
who proceeded to carry the club for
a day, or until he was arrested by the
high sheriff on the charge of murder.
and the case is now in the hands or
the grand jury in session at Scale.
The shooting caused much excite
ment on the streets Of Girard, ana IL
has been the main topic of converse
ton since. Notwithstanding this fact,
details as to the cause etc., have never
come to light, all witnesses to the al
fair being extremely reticent- 1t has
been learned by friend of the officer,
however, that he shot the ex-marshal
in self-defense. Details will doubtless
be brought out in the investigation al
Scale today.