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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
three Story Structure Destroy.
Cd by Fire This Morning
and Several Guests are
Dead.
bNE LEAPED TO DEATH
kifty People Were Registered
Last Night and All Of Them
Have Not Yet Been Ac-
counted For.
[Unlted Press Bulletin. j

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 28.-Cne man
4 known to be dead and estimates
run as high as score, and at least a
dozen are injured in fire that de-
.troyed the Dewey Hotel here early
hls morning. Charles cummipgs, a
bartender, leaped from the third floor
fthe building and his body was pick
d UP from the pavement mis-shap.
n mass.
The hotel was three story struc.
ture and the loss is estimated at $780,
boo. The register Of the hotel Was
desroyed and the exact number Of
missing cannot be determined.
Sparks from chimney caused the
blaze.
Fifty people were registered at the
hotel last night, and 90 far this morn.
Ing only sixteen have been accounted
ior jesse D. Mold, manager Of tn, no,
teI, the last to leave the building alive,
declares the place had thi-ty-fouF
available rooms and Of the occupants
ii least dozen were women and the
rest numbering forty were transients
j Foy, broker, was passing the
hotel at 4:30 a. M. Some one, he said
rushed out and asked him to HELP
carry some people out. He found sis
persons lying suffocated just inside
!he door and by the time these were
carried to the street, the building was
3 mass Of flames.
Three Known Dead.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
OMAHA, Neb, Feb. 2S. Three per
sons are known TO have perished and
twenty are still missing, as a result
of fire that totally destroyed the De
Eey hotel this morning.
The known dead are:
CHARLES CUMMINGS. 55, bar
Render.
MRS. ALICE BONNEV1EU.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, 80.
The injured are:
Viyie Stiff, IA, suffocated.
Tina Nelson, chamber-maid, les
bFoken.
Mrs. q. G, Wilkins, badly burned.
All the available firemen and police
men in the city are ON the scene ready
% begin the search for bodies as soor
As the debris has been cooled.
According to guests who escaped
The first intimation Of the fire came
when woman's screams awakened
Shem The building was then filled
with smoke and within an hour i
was in ruins.
Mrs G. E. Wilkins says she wa'
awakened by her sister, Mrs. Bon
neyieu, and upon opening their cham
per door. saw the halls filed will
smoke and flames. They broke a win
loW in their room. Mrs. Bonneviel
fopped unconscious and was carried
the window by Mrs. Wilkins, VIII,
hen was almost overcome. Firemel
fescued Mrs. Wilkins. but Mrs. Bon
peYieu was burned to death.
Tina Nelson, chamber-maid
ashed from her room to the front 0
ne building, opened a window on tn,
fecond floor and leaped out.
She was picked up unconscious ant
me may have sustained internal in
|uries.
shortly after the maid jumped, th'
'oay of Charles Cummings, bar
|ehder, was picked up from the side
'aik. He had leaped from the thir'
'ofy In his night clothes. His bod,
'as horribly mangled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
WAS HAM LEWIS
ELECTED OR NOT?
Roll Call Was Taken Late Yesterday
After Members Had Left
Their Seats In Lesls-
Iature.
ALL DID NOT VOTE
Investigation Being Made at Washing
ton to See II Senate Would
Accept Him or Reject
Him.
ALL DID NOT VOTE

United Press Leased Wire Service.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 28.-Dem-
ocratic. leaders were still conferring
today over the question of whether or
not Colonel James Hamilton Lewis
was elected to the United States SEN
ate yesterday to succeed Senator Cul.
lom Speaker Mckinley and Cover
nor Dunno had long conference this
morning. After the conference both
said nothing had been agreed upon.
Speaker Mckinley is of the opinion
that his ruling that there had been
no choice will not effect the case
either way.
IF any one asks for It," he said,
81 will send to the governor a certifi-
cation of just what occurred in the
session. 1t then will be UP to the gov
ernor and the attorney general to de-
eide the question OF an election"
Governor Dunno said that he would
at once refer to the attorney general
the question Of whether or not he
should issue the certificate if the
certification is made to him.
Tt is purely legal question: Gov.
ernor Dunno said. Il think there Is
no dispute as to the physical condi-
tion in session. 1t is merely ques-
tion on the breaking of the quorum. .
Attorney General Lucey would not
intimate what his opinion will be il
the question is put to him. Tt is evf-
dent from what he says, however,
that he believes there is good ground
on which to raise the question. 1t is
understood that an investigation is
being made in Washington to ascer-
tain what the probable decision OF
the United States senate would be 4
Lewis were seated with a certificate
from the governor.
Nothing Doing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-No pre-
cedent exists in the history of the
senate, according to democratic leao,
ers today, for contest in that body
over the election Of member by
less than majority n the legislature
Of his state, point which causes In
terest among senators today in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
Several Thousand Pounds are
Seized and Will be
Squeezed Dry.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service. j
CHICAGO, Feb 2s. Squeezing the
water out of butter is one of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
For the Time Being at Least, Mexico
is to Have Comparative Peace
Except In Northern
District.
ARE CHASING VILLA NOW
Picked Force Has Started In Pursuit
Of Rebel Band Which Has Vow
ed to Avense
Madero.

United Press Leased Wire Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2S.-The an
nouncement that the Huerta govern
ment has concluded peace agree
ment with the Zapatists was hailed
with JOY at the capital today. 1t was
accepted as meaning the restoration
of peace in the entire southern por.
tion of the republic. This confines
the region of trouble to minor sec
tion of the north and it was general
ly accepted today that for the time
being at least Mexico is to have COM
parative peace
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
said today that all of his confidential
advices indicate that the Huerta gov
eminent is restoring order The re-
bellions in Sanluis Potosi, Aguas Ca
liente, Coahuila and Durango have all
been put down. the leaders having
accepted the terms of the government.
In the case Of Zapa.a the government
| has, it is said. agreed that his force
shall be incorporated in the rurales.
| In addition all armed bandits are to
/ be exterminated, the orders given to
the commanders in the field being
not to burden themselves with prison.
ers. Advices received here indicate
that these orders are being literally
Interpreted
General Trucy Aubert, with a pick
ed force, has started in pursuit o.
/ General Francisco villa chief of the
1 commanding officers who have an
nounced they intend to avenge Ma
dero. The ALBERT force outnumbers
the rebels and is expected to force
1 Villas surrender
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
only Ten stuck.

OF the original army that started
from New York, ten finished. They
were General" Rasolie Jones, Col
onel' Ida Craft, Martha Klattschken,
Mrs. John Boldt, Miss Elizabeth Aid
rich, Mrs. George H. Wendt, Miss
Minerva Crowell, Miss Bowen, Miss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
'at Baby Girl Was Born at the
Finish Of the Exciting
Contest.

ealsed , Press Leased Wire Service. !
SEW YORK, Feb. pa West New
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
Report to Senate.

Report to Senate. f
WASHINGTON Feb. Making
no comment upon the meaning Of the
testimony set forth in volume of 900
pages, the Smith subcommittee on
Mexico revolutionary disturbances
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
Digging For Bodies.

CONTINUED on page g.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
Nothing Doing.

CONTINUED on page g.,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26
Real Estate De.
VelOpment Is
Noticeable

Many Improvements are noticeable in
the real estate development of Ell Paso
and the surrounding sections for the past
year Among the most prominent are
the activities IN building IN the Cotton
Addition Many of the most prominent
business organizations Of FL Paso have
located in that section Of the city and
from indications they are getting the
business in their new homes. The Cot
ton Addition is so situated as to make it
an ideal investment either for business
OF for the homeseeker. The Texas and
Pacific railroad runs through the prom
erty, making shipping convenient. Tn
addition to this it has the busiest car
lines In this city and all the main
Travelled thOrOughfares leading to the
country south of FL Paso run tbroueb
the Cotton addition, which has more
miles of paved streets than anv other
tract on the Ell PasO market. Cotton
is not a tract that the D,,-.
chaser viii have to pioneer, but Is now
fully improved, and is less than ten
minutes walk from the post office or any
business block in Ell Paso. The property
IN Cotton addition can be purchased on
easy terms. Lots may be had as low
as four hundred and fifty dollars. on
up to seven hundred. This choice
property IS being shown exclusively nv
the local firm Of A P. Coles and Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

the states business, with the instruc-
ton TO perform that business as speed
ily as possible and return Not a con-
plant has ever been made to me BY a
citizen Of Florence. or anyone else, Of
a single instance in which these trus-
ties mixed and mingled with the boys,
offended a woman or made themselves
obnoxious
Prisoners Play For Dances.
AT the request Of Florence women,
the prison orchestra has been allowed
10 play for dances at Heating hall, al
ways under guard None Of them have
participated IN these dances and none
Of them have made any efforts to Oh
tain intrOductiOns TO the women Of the
town
The only instance in which the
prison men have competed with our
skilled labor is when the prison man
aSement has been urged to permit
them to do odd jobs in Florence, upon
the representation that men could not
be secured in town to do the work
an informed that former administra-
uons extended a similar courtesy to
the citizens Of Florence and entirely
escaped condemnation therefor.
The honor system is succeeding m
other states, though there as here, e.
has its malicious detractOrs. It IS
succeeding and viii succeed. IN Ari-
iona, despite the absence Of honor on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

Phoenix, Ariz.. Feb. 26.-When the
prison Investigation closed last evening
it was certain that two widely varying
reports would be submitted Everyone
who had followed the hearing, which
began Monday morning and proceeded
till late last night, knew that the cen
ate committee would submit & report
uphOldinE the administration and per-
haps recommending few minor
changes in the management Of the
honor conviCts- It was equally well
known that the house committee would
present a report severely censuring
warden r 3. Sims, governor Hunt and
other officials responsible for the honor
system
Phoenix Firm BOyeOtted-
The testimony regarding the buying
OF supplies proved that two Florence
firms have boycotted Phoenix houses
because the local concerns are selling
10 the penitentiary-
Creed L Fauber. a salesman for the
Walter Hill Commission house, Of
Phoenix, testified that the manager Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

convicts worked on the road. but IN
der guard
Asked about the sentiment Of the
people in Florence, Stanley replied
that it is divided. By no means all Of
them. he said, are opposed to the honor
system
Riley Bryan, captain Of the prison
guards, declared that only rarely are
convicts permitted outside the walls
unless under guard
J. J. Sanders, parole clerk Of the
penitentiary, was on the stand only a
moment Kenneth MacNichoI, a writer.
told of the Kate Bernard-LOuis Eytinge
incident. MacNichol was with both Miss
Bernard and Eytinge on that day, ex-
cept for few minutes when they
stopped az a church The incident he
declared, had been distorted and en-
larged upon, merely to villify the name
Of a good woman
Warden on the Stand.
Warden Sims finished his testimony
at the opening Of the afternoon session.
He was asked if he had ever permitted
W J. CroWell, sentenced to Il years for
murder, to go to Red Rock to look
after his business there. Sims ad-
mitted that CrOwen went to Red Rock
twice. Once ne was under guard and
on the other occasion he was met at
Red Rock by an officer. CrOweu re-
turned TO the prison and is still there.
Arms Honor COnviets.
Sims also testified that on occasion
he had armed honor men and sent them
after cOnvicts who had escaped. All
the armed men have returned, several
times with the fugitives.
Jacobs asked Sims If he were not
carrying out the policies Of governor
Hunt
II am" replied Sims. 4 win say.
however. that i am in full accord with
them. Were I not I would not have
accepted the position OF warden
h-ra =
parole board TWenty-six have been
paroled under this administration and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26
TOday's Beauty Recipes
By Mime. D'bfille-

The best hair remover I know is a
Simple paste made by mixing powdered
delatOne with a little water Cover
the hairs with this paste, leave on two
the hairs viii be gone.
Mothers SalTe is an old-ume
household remedy that can be bought
IN ready prepared torn at most drug
stores It often breaks up a stubborn
cold in head or chest over night. It is
easy TO use, quick to act, and relieve
catarrh, Group, sore throat, etc.
The Naucaire home treatment for
developing the bust is prepared by
making a syrup with ] IL cupfuls
sugar and a pint Of hot water into
which is stirred an ounce Of galIol.
Two teaspoonfuls before meals acceleT-
ates the blOOd's circulation and the IN
DERIVING tissues gradually assume their
true proportions.
To correct dark, muddy OF sa1lOW
mpleXiOns, apply in the morning q
lotion made by dtssolving an original
package Of mayatOne in half pint Of
witch hazel This treatment makes
the skin fair. fresh and smooth and
prevents the growth Of hair. It viii
not rub off or show like powder.
Never use the comb or brush be
longing to another person, for the
parasites that cause falling hair and
badness are easily conveyed. Mothers
Shampoo removes these parasites and
restores dry, brittle and faded hair TO
3 glossy, fluffy condition. You can
buy Mothers Shampoo from your drug
gist for p cents package Of ten
shampOOs-
Never shave the eyebrows. They are
apt TO be coarse when they grow IN
again To darken the eyebrows and
evenly, apply plain pyroxin with the
ringer tips PyroXin applied to the
lash roots makes the 1ashes grow
long and lovely Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

pared by him at the request Of COVER
nor Hunt he said in part
I have the most supreme contempt
for those whose antagonisuc views are
based upon nothing broader than par
tisan or pecuniary considerations, or
both, and 1 have no doubt Of the pub
lies entire agreement that an antagOn-
ism so founded, born in jealousy, reared
in hatred and requiring SANDER and
falsehoOd to support it, is deserving
Of the severest condemnation
"And assert that the efforts being
made to poison the minds Of the people
Of Arizona. OF which the petition in
the legislature IS illustrative, was 50
conceived, and by the most despicable
methods is being maintained, by men
who have no thought, care OF knOWl-
edge Of, for or against the system
or science OF prison REFORM VINO have
no fear OF alarm for the moral or
physical safety of the people of Flor
ence- This is not difficult to prove
Charges Business Reasons.
&C G. Powell. general manager Of
the Florence Commercial company; W.
7. Price, president Of the same insti-
tuition, and Col Thomas F. Weedin
were the chief actors in the Dromul-
cation Of the document in question
In years past, under previous dd-
ministratiOnS, the Florence Comm rcial
company secured a large amount CT
business from the prison, solicited by
Mr.. Powell on the ground that he was
a good Republican and therefore en-
titled to it The present administra-
ton has purchased very little sup
plies from the Florence Commercial
company not by reason Of political con
sideratiOns but for reasons that viii
be quite clear when It is stated that in
the item of supplies alone we have
saved the taxpayers OF Arizona IN II
months about $4,000.
Z am informed Of remark by Mr..
Powell to the effect that the petition
was not started so much on account
OF prisoners being allowed to go into
the town Of Florence, but because the
administration was interfering with
the business Of Florence merchants. A
number of Phoenix wholesalers who
sell supplies to the prison have been
threatened with boycott unless they
discontinue the proctice.
Attacks Col WeedEn-
upon the motives OF Colonel Weedin
] do not care to dwell Surely there
can be nothing in the theory that Col
onel Weedin, an unsuccessful aspirant
for the gOvernorShip and afterWard a
candidate for the position Of superin-
tendent Of the prison, would give eX-
preston to his disappointment by
means so base a SANDER.
Il want to say that no inmate Of the
prison is permitted to so to Florence
except under guard, unless he is on
the business Of the state TRUSTEES
there are, as there have been under
every preceding administration, who
are sent to Florence and elsewhere on /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

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have been properly combined WITH
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Bizmuth-Subnitrat and Pepsin
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You can buy Rexau Dyspepsia Tablets
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

James Siunott, under sheriff Of Pinal
county. and Roy TroXel, a bartender
who was a guard at the penitentiary
under the old administration, made
some rather strong statements. Troxel
was particularly vehement in his de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26
KELLY & POLLARD
Peoples Drug Store

TeUpIt u . l--I0
Fl Paso ne Sazses SsoS Texas
There Is Raran Store in nearly every town
and city h the United States, Canada and
Great Britain. There Is o different Rsrsu
Remedy for nearly every ordinary human IL
each especially designed for the particular ID
for which 10 is recommended.
The RezaIl Stores ara Ar1srica's Greatest
Drug Seorsa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26
.dVerse Testimony.

only one has violated his parole. he
said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26

tCOusinusd on Page Eishs.1
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-02-15
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS or
THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA

take this means of advising you
that | am a candidate for the Of
flee of Trustee of Finance, as pro-
vided for under the new ;'ity Chart
er, subject to your approval, at the
election to be held in the City OF
New Iberia on Mondey, June the
End, 1913, for the purpose of select
lag three Trustees to govern the
affairs of your City Tor the ensuing
four years.
Approaching the very important
duties attached to this office, and
feeling myself fully capable of dis
charging these duties to your en-
tire satisfaction, ask your support
and trust that the results OF the
election on June 2nd will evidence
your confidence and approval. In
return for this, should be elected,
] assure you that the office Of Trus
tee of Finance shall be conducted
along such lines as will produce
ne most efficient results, and tc
the best of my judgment and abili-
ty.
Trusting that l may receive your
valuable support, and assuring you
Of my sincere appreciation, I am,
Yours very truly,
HARRY J. SMITH.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-02-15
TO BORE FOR
OIL AND GAS.

The Thibodeaux Commercial
Journal, of last week, says:
For some time there mas been
an under current aud brtatbed
conversations held in whispers ia
he effect that oil would soon he
found in the parish of LafOurche
The affair WAS kept quiet and
known to but few. The past
few days, however, evidences that
could not be kept secret were seen
on the streets, in the shape of
drilling machinery and driller's
pipe.
Oil drillers of known experience
have also been seen circulating
among the town folk, aud hacks
were seen to leave several morn
lngs conducting the folk TO the
prospective fields. The field is
in close proximity TO the town-
within eight miles.
1t is expected that actual drill.
ing operations will DO started this
week, if not already started, as all
the paraphernalia, necessary pip.
ing and machinery, arrived here
last week aud were transported to
the scene of activity.
Natural gas il also reported on
another piece of land at about the
same distance, II not closer.
Something is bound to happen
soon TO stir up things as the lid
cannot be held down longer. We
we're appraised of this u month ago
and kept the matter quiet, but
now, since everybody seems to be
getting wise, 1t is not improper to
herald what we hope Is the best
news we have ever heralded.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-02-15
A new INCOME
TAX Law.

1t was 20 years ago under the
leadership Of William Jennings
Bryan and William l.. Wilson of
West Virginia that the Democrats
placed All income tax provision IN
their tariff bill, taxing all incomes
exceeding $4,000 at , per cent.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, however, in agreeable to
the wishes Of the blOated bond
holders, wealthy malefactors of
The country, kindly declared that
law unconstitutional. Now, the
Constitution having been amended
the Supreme Court can no lohge!
interfere. 1t Is quite certain that
All income tax will he passed III
the extra session, which will be
called either iD Marcl, or early III
April. 1t is the belief that not
only will all incomes exceeding
80. 900 per year be taxed 2 per
cent, but that the rate will in
crease on those having excessively
large incomes For instance, the
tax will probably he per cent on
incomes over $4,000 per annum,
PER cent on incomes of $50, 900 |
per annum, aud ) PER cent on all
incomes of over 100000 per On
mum.
Tho Standard Oil Company has
just declared a dividend of $40,
OON, 900, of which Mr.. Rockefeller
receives $40, 100000. This how
ever, is only small patt of his
entire income, and there is no rea-
son why Mr.. kockfellow should
not contribute 8 per cent of his
money for running the Govern
ment.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-02-15

The American Refrigerator
Transit Company with the approx
al Of its president, Mr.. 8. F..
Bush, the president of the Nilsson.
ri Pacific Iron Mountain, has lust
placed an order for 1000 oars
with the American Car & Foundry
Company OF st. Louis. These
cars, which are to be delivered in
the spring. will have steel under
frames and every improvement
known in the line Of a refrigerator
car. This big order for cas- is ne.
cessitsted by the large inc, ace ir
traffic IN peIisbable goods on the
Gould Lines. The order just Civ
en-. 10 conjunction with the con
tracts for new cars let in 1911 and
1912 after Mr.. Bush came TO the
Missouri Pacific, means an in
crease IN the equipment of the
American Refrigerator Tra0sl,
Company of l57 per cent in the
asst two years