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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
TAFT'S MESSAGE
TO THE MEX|CANS
Sends Word to President Madero
That He Does Not Intend to
Take Part In the
Trouble.
is ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Last Paragraph ls Construed az Ulti
matum Telling Our Nelshbors
That They should be
Good.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Presideat
Taft this afternoon replied to Presi-
dent Madero's protestations against
Intervention in Mexico by the United
States. The Presidents note was a
brief, about 800 words, and did not
once mention the word ''interven-
tion.'
Merely negatively does 1t convey
the impression that America will not
step in. 1t goes only SO far as to
say that troops have not been order
ed to land and to deplore the cir
culation of false rumors to this effect,
spread broadcast In Mexico City.
The presidents reply in full was as
follows:
From your excellency's telegram,
which reached me the fourteenth, 1t
appeared that your excellency was
somewhat misinformed as to the poll
cy of the United States towards Mex
| leo, which has been uniform for two
years, or as to the naval or other
measures thus far taken which are
measures of natural precaution, The
ambassador telegraphs that when you
were, good enough to show him your
telegram to me, he pointed out this
fact. Your excellency must therefore
be aware that the reports which ap
pear to have reached you that orders
have been already given to land
i foreesswere inaccurate.
The ambassador, who is fully in.
formed, Is nevertheless being again
instructed to afford you any desired
Information. Fresh assurances OF
friendship to Mexico are unnecessary
after two years of proofs OF patience
and good will.
I'm view Of the special friendship
and relations between the two coun.
tries, cannot too strongly impress
upon your excellency the vital import.
ance OF the early establishment Of
that real peace and order, which this
/ government has SO long hoped to see
most because American citizens anG
their property must be protected ani
respected, and also because this ma
i tion sympathizes deeply with the af
Fiction of the Mexican people.
"In reciprocating the anxiet.
shown by your excellency, l feel 4
my duty to add sincerely and with
tout reserve that the course II events
during the past two years, culminat
ing in the present most dangeroui
;, situation, creates in this country ex
treme pessimism and the conviction
4 that the present paramount duty /.
i the prompt relief of the situation
j (SIGNED) William H. Taft.
i Oficial Washington construed thu
last paragraph of the president
message to Madero as in the natur,
of an ultimatum.
In as strong language as diplomac.
permits, they think he has told Ma
dero that an immediate amelioratiol
: OF the situation in Mexico City 1
needed and he has left 1t for Nader
to figure out exactly what will har
pen if improvement is not noted. OF
. ficials think probably Madero will no
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
.J,P, MORGAN NOT So SICK
. that He LEAVES EGYPT
sucn trip II the financter's oendL
tion was very serious.
stock Market Trick.

LONDON, Feb. 1T.--The report that
]. P. Morgan Is seriously i'll and is be-
ing hastened to Naples where Paris
physicians will attend him, today was
alleged by Morgans London ASSOC
ciates to be stock market trick
r. G. Smith, manager OF Morgsn.s
Grenfell and Company, said:
TN view of the lack Of definite fnI
formation, our impression Is that the
report Is Just another stock markets
ruse That has been the final explain
alton OF all the other similar stories
regarding the health OF Mr. Morgan.
"The last thing we knew Mr.. MorE-'
an was in Egypt and we naturally
would expect to hear something d.,
rect from MI. Morgan IL he were ILL =
The Cunard liner Caronia vas
scheduled to leave Alexandria today.l
stopping at Naples on her way back
to New York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Sly indictments.

/ limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. IT,
The special grand jury summoned to
investigate charges Of legislative
corruption and which last week re-
turned indictments against six legis-
lators charging bribery, resumed it's
probe today. A joint legislative com
mittee also began preparations for
it's investigation OF the corruption
charges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Puts Want Ad in Paper Which
Brings Him Good Results
Right Away.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.--Jack Robbins,
salesman for a tobacco firm, has pro-
vided himself with side line. lie
has appointed himself big brother to
the homeless boys OF Chicago. He
made the following opening announce
ment In the classified columns of 9
morning paper:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Fatally Stabbed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Charles Bate
man, bartender aged forty-five, OF
1918 Park avenue, was fatally stab
bed today in saloon fight in place
run by VIM. Skidmore, 1858 West
Lake street. John Burke, another bar
tender in the place, is charged with
doing the stabbing. He escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Norwegians Will Make Third
Attempt to Rescue the
Party Of Captain
Ritachel.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
cHRISTIANA, Feb. IA third at
Tempt BY Norwegians to rescue the
German arctic explorers now lost in
rstsenberssn, viii b made - span
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
During Armistice, Streets
We're Cleared Of Heaps
Of Corpses in Order to
Prevent Epidemic.
BATTLE IS ON AGAIN
Truce Was Broken After Nine
Hours and Guns Are Belch-
ing Forth Fire Once
More.
41~~ >~> - -

Mexican Situation at Glance. =
) Fighting resumed in Mexico =
City betwee-- federals and rebels =
: on this the ninth day of the =
! battle
Strict censorship established =
| i BY government prevented the =
sending of details of the fighting =
President Taft made public his =
! reply to President Madero's pro =
! test against intervention, assur- =
\ ing him troops have not been =
: ordered to the border, but did =
= not say that the United States =
! is not considering Intervention. =
= The twenty-four hour truce =
n = agreed upon in Mexico City was =
\ broken after nine hours. =
= Americans have taken refuge =
: about the American embassy. =
= Many have fed to the suburbs =
/ = and some are endeayoring to =.
= reach Vera Cruz in hope of TAX =
: ing refuge on the American =
= ships there. =
= Immediate danger of an cpl q
: demic In Mexico City is believed =
4 = to have passed as result of the =
: general cleaning-up by both sides =
during yesterdays armistice. =
Dead horses littering the streets =
: and menacing public health were =
burned. =
: The battleship Georgia is at =
Vera Cruz, the Virginia at Tam =
pico and the cruiser South Da- =
kota at Acapulco today Three =
,ther battleships are expected to =
arrive in Mexican waters during =
= the day. .
Northern Mexico is now SER =
iously menaced by rebels. =
s%%~~>~s~ : = >~> = q :
MEXICO CITY Feb. IL Censor
! ed President radero today issued
an official bulletin saying that Gen
eral Diaz broke the agreement for a
twenty-four hour truce yesterday. The
rebel general, according to Madero
placed artillery at the intersection o.
Balderas and Victoria streets ant
opened fire upon the federals, thus
compelling his own troop to renew
the fighting from their side.
President Madero also announce
that he had received cable from
washington stating that r maicrit!
OF the American congress was oppos
ca to Intervention By the Un.tet
States because they realized the con
d1tlons here. and because they wer'
convinced the government OF Mexic,
could handle its own troubles.
Intervention Talk.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Interyen
uon in Mexico by the United State
today had sifted down to three con
tlngencies.
II communication is cut off from tn
capital; IL there is an outbreak 0
anti-foreign, particularly an anti-Am
srlcan. sentiment, and II Americans 0
foreigners lose their lives through dc
iiDerate attack by either rebels o
iederals-then the United States wi
step in. Otherwise there is ever
disposition on the part of the admin.
'ration to keep hands off,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Great American Financier Re-
ported to Have Chartered
Part Of Steamer in Hurry
to See Specialists.
STOCK MARKET EXCITED
Direct Word Sets Aside Ru-
mors That He Was In
a Serious Con-
dition.
>%>~>~%>%>%%>~~> -

= NEW YORK. Feb. 17-Henry =
. P. Davidson, partner OF ]. p. =
. Morgan, issued a statement to- =
= day in which he said cable =
. gram had been received from =
= Morgan dated Cairo, saying he =
= had greatly improved in health =
= and would remain in Cairo at =
. least another two weeks. =
. This should set at rest the re- =
= port OF Mr.. Morgan's serious Ill =
= ness said Davidson. We q
= cabled to Cairo today when we =
= heard the report and just receiv- =
= ed Mr.. Morgan's answer. He =
. says he has entirely recovered =
= from the attack Of indi ssestion he =
= suffered two days ago and has Z
= changed his plan to return to =
= Italy. He will remain in Cairo 4
= at least until the Adriatic ar
= rives."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
Almost rs Years Old.

NEW YORK, Feb. III. r. MOr8|
an, reported i'll in Cairo, was in the
public eye more than he normally ID,
on the occasion OF his recent testi-
mony before the Pujo money trust"
committee in Washington. The
f1nancier was on the witness stand
then for several hours on each of two
days and was put through a stiff ex-
animation by Samuel Untermyer.
Morgan maintained good humor
throughout much of his inquisitfon but
VS. greatly fatigued when it was
over. Relatives at that time said
that the actual examination OF MorE-
an had no disastrous effect, but In
connection with a long period Of nerv-
GUS tension before he went to Wash
| ington 1t told on the magnate notice
ably. 1t was at the urgent sugges.
! tions of his family that he went to
Europe and thence to Egypt for tha
winter.
! Morgan MIll BE seeenty-six years
OH in April
1 AT the home of ]. p. Morgan, Miss
4 AhiG 4UOlS3tH Ills ucuEDlCI, nOt
be seen but a servant who took a
message to her brought back the re-
lply that the family had no fnforma-
ton of Morgan being stricken in
Cairo.
t the offices OF J. P. Morgan and
Company it was said that no informa~
tion of the financiers illness had been
received early today.
story Exaggerated.
NEW YORK, Feb 17.--"This story
must be greatly exaggerated, said
Henry P. DAWSON. partner OF j. P.
Morgan, today. I'VE heard from Mr..
Morgan directly Yesterday Nv cable.
He said lie had had a severe attack
of indigestion and at first considered
the advisibility Of going to Rome, but
/ that he had decided to remain In
! Cairo,
/ Dawson referred to the cabled re-
ports that Morgan had sailed on this
steamship Caronia for Naples and
was seriously Ill.
Z
4 an was said to have sailed only to-
day, while the cable to his office was
received yesterday Dawson said:
II don't believe it. We have not
heard anything since yesterday but
don't believe he has sailed
4 "A
London Unlnformed
4 LONDON, Feb. IL Charles 8.
Grenfall. banker. who is j. P. Nor
I gan's London partner, today said that
he had no information tha. Morgan
was sick in Egypt or that he had left
Cairo. Grenfall said he was pretty
4 sure Morgan, If he had left Egypt,
was coming to England.
i Attendants in charge OF ]. p. Nor
i gan's London town residence said
Il they were uniformed of Morgan's re-
j. ported seizure and discredited the re-
J ports
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, Feb. I'D. Pierpont Nor
gan, said To be stricken -1tn seriou.
ailment, left Cairo, Egypt, today, &C
! companied by two physicians and
two trained nurses, In specially char
tered Cunard liner Caronia and will
proceed either to Naples or The Ri
yeria.
Paris specialists have been sum
moned by cable and ordered to hurry
posthaste to meet Morgan.
Information received here WAS that
Morgan was conveyed from Cairo to
Alexandria where he was taken
aboard the Caronia, sailing today for
Naples. The financie- and his party
bought an entire deck of the liner, 1t
was said, but it was unn ,cessary for
/ him to charter the ship, as the yes
I sci was scheduled to stop at Naples.
The Paris specialists were notified
/ by cable to meet Morgan at Naples.
On Board Caror,ia.
LONDON, Feb. 17.-The liner Caro-
mia on which J. P. Morgan sailed
I from Egypt today, is one of the prize
/ trans. Atlantic steamers of the Cunarc
1 line. She sailed from New York Jan
uary so; arrived at Alexandria yes
terday and sailed today for Naples
/ The Caronia is due at Naples ono
week from Wednesday on February
/ 26.
/ At the Cunard offices today It was
stated that the early reports thai
\ Morgan had chartered tn = liner were
not true 1t was said that Morgan
! might have bought up the entire 4
1 or B deck, but the liner had com
4 paratively large passenger list book
ed for the return trip from Mediter
4 ranean ports and it would be impos
/ sible to turn the entire boat over K
the financier.
The Cunard company officials salt
! that the Caronia was scheduled t.
stop first at Fiume. on February 20
! Fiume is an AustriarHung garian por
on the Adriatic, and t was though
strange that Morgan would max
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
TO ORGANIZE
The BALL CLUB
HERE TODAY
MEETING FOR THIS MORNING
Officers Will be Chosen for
the Club

At meeting of local fans to be
held today at the office of Mr. l. J. Kali
mon on Cotton avenue. the officers Of
the local club will be named A pre-
liminary meeting was held yesterday
morning, but the definite work of or
ganization will be accomplished this
morning at the meeting to which all
the fans of the city are invited.
Among the officers to be chosen im-
mediately are the president, secretary
and treasurer. The manager of the lo-
cal club will be chosen as soon as pos
sible. 1t is not thought that he will
be chosen today, though the matter OF
the selection of a manager viii be dis
cussed very fully at the meeting.
Applications for the managers posi-
ton on the local club have come in
from all sections of the country. There
are dozens of letters awaiting consii-
eration-even bushelful, according 10
one who had seen them. In addition
to the applications for the manager
ship there are applications for places
on the team.
Consideration of these things may re-
quire considerable time, as the selec-
ton of the manager is an important
part of the success of the team. For
this reason the choice of a pilot for the
local team will be done with care. Af-
ter the manager is selected, the re-
naming work to be done for some
time will be largely the duty of tha
manager.
1t will be recalled that the salary
limit in the league is to be compare
lively low. There will be only three
professional players, while the greater
part of the team win be made up Of
semi-pro. men. This will help ID
make the league a success financially
from the start and aid also in promo
ing very close interest in its success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
FLOOD EXCEEDS
ALL EFFORTS
OF ENGINEERS
SITUATION At BEULAH GRAVE
Cannot Stay the Rush at the
CreVaSSG

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2S.-Army
engineers concluded today that they
are practically powerless to contend
with the great Beulah crevasse in the
Mississippi river leyee system near
Greenyille, Miss. "They can tie the
ends of the broken levee by the famil-
lar process of driving piling deep into
the soft soil, and filling in with rock
and brush, so as to prevent further
arosion of the levee, but it seems to
be quite impossible to close the gap
before low water next summer, and
in the meantime, according to General
Bixby, chief of engineers, who is pet-
sonally familiar with the Yazoo coun-
try, says no less than 1000 square
miles of good cotton and corn land
probably will be under water until
April at least.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
LILLIPUTIAN
WEDDING FOR
The HOSPITAL
BENEFIT ON FEBRUARY
70 Occur at Home Of Mrs.
Taylor Lewis

A Lilliputian wedding for the amus9-
ment of the young people of the city
win be held under the auspices of the
Hospital association February at
the home of Mrs. Taylor Lewis.
This will be novel and popular
entertainment for the young people
and one of the kind that never fails to
please them. The net proceeds of the
benefit will go entirely to increase the
Hospital fund.
The Lilliputian wedding will be Civ
en- at the home of Mrs. Taylor Lewis,
and the ladies of the Hospital asso-
citation will cooperate to make it a
success. Every parent in the city is
urged to help the cause of the Hospital
on this occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
Many Refugees Found.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 28.-Captain
William Eliot, from St. Louis, late
last night, reported here he had found
LOO flood refugees without shelter
or food in the Green river district,
near Calhoun, KY. He was sent o1t
yesterday from the United States
quartermaster's office at st. Louis to
investigate conditions in the Green
river district.
Captain Eliot ordered boat load
of provisions from Evansville, and
chartered steamer to take them to
Calhoun. The food sufferers are en-
camped on the hills and officers re-
port that the villages nearby are un-
able to provide for them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
MANY HOGS KILLED
THIS COLD WEATHER
Came to Rescue Of the
Farmers

The cool weather yesterday afforded
many farmers the long desired oppof-
tunity to kill hogs, although others
were not SO sure of continued cold, and
will await more favorable date in
February, rather than take chances
on having the meat spoil, as was the
case here recently
During the early part of January
many farmers here lost their entire
meat supply, season of damp, warm
weather having followed the slaugh-
ter, Many tons of meat was thus lost
in Sumter county Several fine pork
ers brought in yesterday attested the
fact that Sumter can produce the
best. Mr.. David Autrey brought in a
dressed pig weighing 27S pounds,
while Mr. William Harden brought in
two weighing 276 and 2S6 respective
", the combined weight of the three
hogs being $40 pounds net.
Not few farmers here would have
made enough meat to run their farms
this year had not the lot spoiled ig
curing, as stated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
SUPREME COURT
GIVES DECISION
In Huff Case Appealed From
Macon


Macon, Ga, Jan. 28.-CoI. w. A
Huff has won another victory. He will
not be required to pay $4,000 in coun-
sci fees to the successors of Hall *
Wimberly, attorneys of Macon, who II
years ago had him declared insolyent
and a receiver appointed for his es-
tate Judge Emory Speer approved the
award of $4,000 attorneys fees made
by the standing master in chancery
in his courts.
The circuit court reversed this judg-
ment and the supreme court of the
United States today declined to consi1-
er the case, and dismissed the petition
of J. E. Hall and Alexander Akerman
for a writ of certiorari which would
have brought it before the court for
review.
Fourteen years ago Judge John l.
Hall and Olin J. Wimberly filed ia
the United States court at Macon a
creditors bill against w, A. Huff, al
leging that he was insolvent, and that
his property would not satisfy his
creditors. The case had been in the
courts ever since.
Hall & Wimberly asked to be paid
out of the funds in the hands of the
court for bringing the suit and were
awarded $4,000, but Mr.. Huff ap-
pealed to the circuit court, contending
he should not be required to pay this
fees of opposing counsel, Judges
Shelby and Maxey in April 1912, up
held his claim and reversed Judge
Speer. Judge Pardee dissented, hold
ing that Hall & Wimberly were entl,
tied to be paid out of the estate.
This conflict of opinion led to the
petition to the supreme court to re-
view the case
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
w. F. ROOS is YALE'S
STRONGEST STUDENT
Scores 1866, Beating kiIpatrick's Fig
ures of 2,49O, the Best Prev
iOus Record.

New Haven, Jan. 28.-The highly
priced title of "Yale's strong man." was
conferred on w F. Roos, a junior 1t
the Scientific School today. He has
broken all the university records or
tests of strength and rolled up the re
markable total of 1866 points. The
former record was 24.9OO, made in 1911
by John R. Fitzpatrick, the football and
track star.
Roos, who is in the mining class,
halls from Hoboken, n j. He is the
son of P. W. Roos. an architect of No
sol Hudson avenue, Hoboken. The
new champion is twenty-five years OF
age and has followed athletics since
a boy. His father is an athlete and
oarsman.
Roos was a student at Columbia two
years ago and distinguished himself
as a shot putter and general all-round
athlete He is six feet two inches in
height and weighs 1856 pounds. His
father is a six-footer and weighs 225
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
Too Many Cats.

Thomasville, Ga, Jan. 2S.--A Thorn
asville man recently inserted an ad-
vertisement in a local paper for 500
house cats. He did not state what he
wanted with them, but he got the cats
all right. They came from all direc-
tions, white cats, black cats, yellow
cats and cats of all sorts and mixtures
Now he has inserted another ad beg
-ging that no more cats be sent n
aim and assuring the public that they
have done their part well, and he has
enough of the feline family on hand
and more to spare that he knew were
in the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-29
WILL AMERICUS
TROOPS GO TO
WASHINGTON?
TROOPS ANXIOUS TO GO.
Though WhereWithaI is Lack
ing

''The Americus Light Infantry will
march in the inaugural parade at
Washington when Woodrow Wilson is
made president, if the financial assist
ance expected is given the company"
said Captain Jones A. Fort yesterday,
when asked regarding the anticipated
trip of his command to the national
capital. The Columbus Guards, the
Albany Guards, and in fact nearly all
the companies of the Second regiment,
are going" continued Capt. Fort, ami
I fully believe the people of Americus
will desire that their progressive city
be represented there as we'll"
The Light Infantrymen are very
anxious to go to Washington upon the
occasion of the Inauguration of Pres
ident Wilson, and as the trip will not
be an expensive one, and particularly
as the other companies of the Second
regiment are going, the Americu3
Light Infantry cannot afford to remain
at home Captain Fort is deyising
plans for carrying his company, and
if these plans materialize it is certain
that the A. L, |. will march from the
white house to the capitol with other
troops of the nation
The estimated cost of the trip for
the Americas company is $3.50 This
would defray the expenses of thirty
five to thirty-eight men Even a larger
number would go, if means were pro
vided, but even this would make up d
very good company The A. L. 1. can
easily turn out fifty men strong.
Last year the city council did not
make the company the usual annual
appropriation, asking to be relieved toH
the time, and if $3.50 of the carried
over 1912 appropriation is given the
company now, augmented with help
from other sources, the company will
attend the Inauguration.
Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Augusta,
Savannah and, in fact, nearly every
Georgia city will have military repre-
sentatives in Washington on March
4th, and Amertcus cannot we'll afford
to stay out of the pageant.