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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
NO AGREEMENT
BY SCHMIDT JURY
Stood Ten to TWO for Conviction After
Thirty-Sjx Hours and Were
Discharged.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Plans for a
second trial of Hans Schmidt, confess
ed murderer of Anna Aumueller, were
being considered at the district at
torney's office here today. After de-
liberating for thirty-six hours, the
Jury which heard the testimony
against the priest-murderer In the
court of Judge Warren w. Foster was
unable to reach an agreement and was
discharged last night. The jury stood
ten to two for conviction on the first
ballot and the vote never changed.
Two Of the jurors stood out to the last
in favor of a verdict declaring Schmidt
insane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
KEYS FOUND TO
TRUNK MYSTERY
Clues Are Followed and I'm
portant Arrests in the
Case Are Expected
Today.
is IDENTIFIED TWICE
Body Claimed to be Two Different
i Persons In Spite OF the
! Brass Laborer's
Tag.
is IDENTIFIED TWICE

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NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Clues in the
East Side trunk murder mystery led
the police into New Jersey today and
important arrests are expected to fol-
low. 1t has been established that
John Kremen. the victim. was en-
ployed in road gang at Garrison, N.
y. for four months preceding his death
and that he corresponded with New
ark N. j. laborer holding contractors
identification tag III 1t is by means
Of this tag that the police hopo TO gain
some information concerning the
death.
No trace has been found of the two
men who dropped the trunk containing
the rope-bound body into Pitt street
from push cart.
Doubt as to whether the murder vic
tim was really John Kremen, was
aroused today when Mrs. Weshler
and an emIxoyment agent identified
the body as that of Alex PopsolislSi, en-
gagged four months ago for an upstate
contractor. Detectives went to a house
at 1O1 Attorney street, given as Pop
solski's address, to Investigate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Rev. GLADDEN. RetIres.

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/ COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31.-4Rev.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN., nationally
prominent for his books on sociology
and who once refused donation from
John D. Rockefeller because it was
tainted money" today served his last
day as active pastor Of the First Con-
gregational church, where he has
preached for thfrty-one years. Ad-
vanced age caused the withdrawal.
Rev. Dr. Carl s. Patten, associate pas
tor, will succeed him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
PANAMA CANAL SUPPL LEMENT
TO AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER

trade of the world is concerned, 1t is
tolerably certain that the British ship
will make more use of the canal than
the American" the Times says editor
tally. For America, it's chief value
will lie in the extension of its coast
wise traffic. The American mercantile
marine is infinitely larger than is
generally realized by the people Of
this country"
Referring to the Pacific coast states,
the editorial says: They stand on
the eve of great renaissance in com
merce and in all the arts and indus
tries of civilization, owing to the
opening of the Panama canal.
The supplement also devoted con
siderable space to Alaska.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
MONA LISA is
RETURNED HOME
Great Painting Sent to Paris on spe-
ciaI Train, Guarded by
Soldiers.

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PARIS, Dec. 3d.-The recovered
Mona Lisa was formally tran sferred
to France ~ the Italian government
at dawn today when special train
bearing Leonardo Da vinci's master
piece to Paris, crossed the frontier at
Mondane.
Curator La Prieur of the Louvre
met the train, which was guarded b7
both italian and French officer, and
accepted custody of the painting at
the hands of Director Modigliany of
tho Brera museum. The special train
proceeded toward Paris, where tre-
m endous reception awaited it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Riot In Strike Town.

SHELTON, Conn, Dec. s1.-Fol.
lowing the shooting Of Mary Marsh,
a striking mill hand and the gcuging
out of Private Detective William
Whites eye, during riot here today
state troops were exp scted to be or.
dared out unless the situation i'm
proves. Shots were fired, while sew.
eral deputy sheriffs battled with the
strikers. The strikers accuse the p.
lice of shooting the Marsh woman
and the police deny it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
warnino to stenouraphera.

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CHICAGO, Dec, 3f-The business
man is not always wholly to blame Il
he leads his pretty stenographer
around the white light circuit, ac-
cording to Mrs F. A. Kennedy of New
York, here attending the INVENTION
of national commercial teachers asso-
ciation.
Let girl typi5ts shun low cut
dresses, short sleeves, slit skirts and
sheer, silk stockings, and cney will be
accepted for their abil'ty rather than
for their beauty said Mrs. Kennedy
today. Even a deacon could not re-
sist a long glance at some steno-
graphers know"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Strikes Cost Money.

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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 31.-
Thirteen to eighteen million dollars
is the estimate here today of the cost
of the half year strike among the
garment makers which was endeo
today with the general resumption OF
work. Business worth s10oo0,0o0 to
s150oO,0o0 was lost to the city, much
of the trade being transferred else
where The garment workers lost
wages valued at s2,5eo,o0o and the
union spent 100000 for maintenance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
FOR
BUSINESS GOOD
Financial Review Of 1918 and
Forecast for the Coming
Year by Evening
Post.
ALL OVER THE WORLD
Past Year Was One Of Doubt But
Stable American Commerce
Pulled Through
Safely.

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NEW YORK, Dec. Optimism is
the keynote of a semi-editorial COM
ment published by the New York
Evening Post this afternoon as the
lead of a special financial supplement
containing an exhaustive review of
business conditions for 1913 and the
1914 prospect throughout the United
States and Europe.
1t sayst
The feeling of perplexity, Of doubt,
mingled with newly acquired hope; OF
despondency over business conditions,
coupled with rising cheerfulness over
influences just coming into sight, is
shared in an unusual degree by all the
markets of the world, in the sub
Joined reviews and forecasts. The
American observers recognize that dis
couraging as the experience OF 1913
has been in the financial markets and
later In more than one industrial mar
ket, the factor of large importance is
the firmness with which the structure
OI American uuduC6 duu DuSluSSS udS
held its own Notwithstanding the
heavy burdens imposed upon it. Euro
pean observers recognize that depress-
ing, and in some quarters disastrous,
as the financial experience Of 1913 has
been, it has involved no absolute break
of credit and 1t has been surmounted
by safe and deliberate liquidation rath-
Ter than crash such as that Of 1900
and 1907.
1t is rather apt to be the case on
occasions Of this sort that Europe
takes a gloomy view Of the future, that
our own eastern communities echo its
misgivings somewhat more family
but that our own west sounds the note
| of obstinate and cheerful optimism
On this occasion the Judgment of the
/ future both abroad and at home is
singularly uniform. In all quarters i,
is hopeful though in all hopefulness is
tempered with caution. None OF these
markets on either side Of the Atlantic
reflect any belief that things are
likely to grow worse rather than bet
! ter, or that the markets are oestined
! to have to live through another 1913.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Skunk Is Defended.

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WASHINGTON, Dec 3l.-The great
American skunk, despite the large
amount CT pure country air it pol
lntes. is one of the farmers best
friends and should be protected by
law, the department Of agriculture
today declared. Authorities said the
skunk is the inveterate foe o. ths
white grub, the Kansas gras hopper
and cut worm and the Mexican range
caterpillar and the late increase o.
these pests is dua to the wa on the
skunk. The hydrcphobic skunk as 9
species is a myth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied tonight and Thursday with prob
ably snow flurries tonight No inn
portant change in temperature. Mod
crate variable winds.
For Illinois and Missouri: Unset
tied weather tonight and Thursday
with probably snow flurries. Moderate
variable winds. No important change
in temperature.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather to,
night and Thursday, with probably
snow flurries tonight. Mo important
change in temperature. Moderate
variable winds
Weather Conditions.
Under the Influence of the north
western depression. which has deer.
ened since yesterday, the weather is
unsettled from the Pacific slope to the
central valleys. Rain has continued
on the Pacific slope, reaching the
mountain region, and was heavy al
San Francisco.
There have been light snow furries
in portions OF the Missouri valley, and
1t is showing in upper Michigan this
morning.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
Ter, tonight and Thursday, with prob
ably snow furries tonight, and little
change in temperaturefor this section
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
NO STRIKE BY
FRISCO OPERATORS
Both Sides Make Concessions and
Agreement Will be Signed up
Durinq Day

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ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec, s1.-Frisco
telegraphers will not strike, accord
ing to announcement. by w T. Tyler,
general manager of the road. A Sc
cret agreement covering all details in
dispute including wage scale, over
time and operation, is expected to be
signed today by the Frisco receivers
and the grievance committee and the
agreement made public.
Both sides made concessions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
LITTLE SPECK OF RADIUM
WORTH $45OO HAS DISAPPEARED

mitted today. Detectives from an in
surance company and from the police
department have been unable TO find il.
The bit Of mineral was placed in
tube one inch long by an eighth of an
inch in diameter and bound to wound
on the body of the girl patient, said to
be a member of a wealthy Des Moines
family. When physician examined
the wound Monday night. the radium
was gone.
"A thief would find # difficult to
dispose OF it. said superintendent
Curtis today "No one would purchase
that amount Of radium without finding
where it came from. The location Of
all radium in the world is definitely
known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
PEACE PLANS
FOR CALUMET
Labor Leaders Gather in Mass
Meeting to Appoint Com
mittee to Call Upon
Governor.

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LANSING. Mich, Dec. 31.-To de-
termine upon definite plan of action
looking toward settlement of the
upper Michigan copper strike. labor
leaders from all over the country as
sembled in Lansing today. A mass
meeting will be held at two o'clock
this afternoon at which committee
will be named to confer with Governor
Ferris in regard to the strike situa-
ton. Among those attending the con
ference are Homer Waterman, secre-
tary of the Michigan Federation Of
Labor; John Mitchell, vice president
of the American Federation of Labor;
Attorney Clarence Darrow of Chicago;
Organizer Charles Tanner, Of the
Western Federation of Miners, repre-
senting President Meyer, and A. A
Poole. of the Detroit Federation o
Labor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
TENEMENT FIRE
FATAL TO EIGHT
Five Story Building Was Roar
ing Mass of Flames by
Time Firemen Reach
Scene.
MANY HEROIC REsCUEs
stairways Burned Away and tho Only
Escape Was From Windows
Where Ladders We.
Placed.

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NEW YORK, Dec. S1.-Hght per
sons perished early today in fire
which swept five story brick tene-
ment on Monroe street. one OF the
most thickly populated sections of the
east side Seven others were serious
ly burned and six removed to the hos
pital. Lives OF score of 9TH
er tenants were endangered as
the blaze had gained such head
way that stairways were burned
away and fire escapes blocked
before firemen reached the scene.
Only heroic work on the part Of the
FIRE fighters saved their lives.
When flremen reached the seems
they found the tenement a roaring
mass of flames. Stairways had been
burned away and 1t was impossible
for them to enter the building. The
widest panic followed. Terror strick-
en- men and women choked the win
dows and fire escapes. The flames
licked up the bundles of clothing and
rags piled on the platforms at each
floor and but for the heroic work Of
the firemen, many tenents would have
lost their lives.
Ladders were hastily put in place
and firemen passed men. women and
children down from floor to floor, until
they were safe on the street. Police
man. Murray was the first to discover
I the fire. When he entered the build
ing the first stairway was already
mass of flames. No one in the build
ing knew OF the fire until Murray
shouted the alarm. Within a short
time women and children were shrek
ing for aid from a dozen windows.
Scrambling out on fire escapes were
men and women In scant night attire.
suffering intensely from the cold. As
the flames leaped through the win
dows. their garments were set ablaze,
i Practically every family in the
tenement lost everything they pos.
sessed in the fire. Few had time to
collect even their clothing.
The victims were three women and
five men. BY nine o'clock all OF the
dead had been identified The fra
i was incendiary in origin and thoss
who perished we're trapped in their
rooms and unable to reach the fire
4 escapes. The identified dead are:
GuSSIE MAZZIN, 10.
ISAAC WTF1IsBERG, 80.
PEARL WEIsBF1RG, 30.
LOUIS KAPLIN.
BARNEY KAPGiTN.
BECKEY KAPInN.
ISRAEL GOIAlID.
SAM COHEN.
Tn addition to the seriously injured,
1.-TWO received minor bruises and burns,
/ bringing the total up to nine. Those
injured either fell from Are escape
balconies, were badly burned, or laeer-
4 ated by broken glass.
Mrs. Esther Koskowitz fell from
4 balcony and is feared to have suffered
internal injuries.
1t is certain that but for the work OF
the firemen and policemen the death
toll would have been appalling. More
than Atty men, women and children
were passed down the fire escapes by
! fremen who formed human ladders
from floor to floor. though the fire
4 escape balconies on which they stood
/ were burning hot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Bank VIII Reopen.

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CO1-FAX, Iowa, Dec. 31.-The Citi-
,zens State bank will reopen January
2, after baing closed a. month follow
ing the disappearance of Cashier M
B, Wheelock. whose body was founc
in the Des Moines river. A. II Hager
and j. A. Elicit, Des Moines bankers
have purchased the 267 shares Of
stock owned by the Wheelock family
and secured control. A. new cashier
will be selected Friday. Hagsr is Q
former congressman from the ninth
district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
London Times Issues Special
Edition Devoted Entirely
to Pacific Coast.

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LONDON, Dec 31.-With the OBJ
1ect of presenting to Englishmen the
probable effects on the western part
Of the United States OF the opening
OF the Panama canal the London
Times today issued fiftyfour page
supplement-, devoted entirely to the
Pacific coast.
so far as the general carrying
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
TO WELCOME
IN NEW YEAR
Star Of Hope Will Shine for
the Poor While the Rich
Drink Wine and Dance
the Tango.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Clearing
skies and moderating temperature
gave promise today OF an atmosphere
cally ideal New Years eve for New
York. Advance preparations indicated
nineteen fourteen would be ushered in
to the greater city with lavish ex-
pense, never equalled. At midnight
when the glasses clink in the costly
restaurants the star of hope, the ideal.
lists beacon OF good will, will be turned
on for those unfortunates on Madison
Square benches.
The tango will be allowed in exclu-
sive hotels for the first time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Automobile Fatality

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MARSHALLToWN, Iowa, Dec. 31.-
While driving an automobile down
hill at high speed last night, B. F..
Ingraham, thirty-four, Of Gilman was
instantly killed near Laurel, when his
car failed to take a bridge at the foot
of the hill The car went over the
grade and turned turtle. Two other
men in the car escaped injury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
State Senator Acquitted.

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VICKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 31.State
Senator G. A. Hobbs was today ac-
quilted Of the charge OF bribery, In
connection with the passage Of Ger
tain legislation. Hobbs defense Wis
that he was attempting to get evil
dence on which to base charges Of
bribery against Stephen Cast'eman
from whom he was charged with ac-
cepting bribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
TO Avoid NauahtIness.

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-Two hundred
and fifty "chaperones,' members Of
the Law and Order League, will
watch the New Years eve orgies In
Chicago tonight to see that 1t does
not get too naughty. They expect to
ask for warrans against keepers Of
restaurants and cafes where corks
are popping after l a. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Was Last Seen on Arm of Des
Moines Girl Who Was Be
ing Treated for Cancer.

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CHICAGO, Dec. S1-A tiny speck Of
radium. weighing milligrams, and
worth $500. the whole supply Of St.
I.uke's hospital, mysteriously disap-
peared from kHe body of Girl patient
undergoing the radium treatment for
cancer Monday, hospital officials ad-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Pearl Fisheries PLAYED Out.

The pearl fisheries Of Ceylon are
in the Gulf of Mannar. near the ex-
treme northwest corner Of the island,
and the banks most famous in times
past lie close to the shore near a
place called Marichchukkaddi. Since
1907 the banks have not been produc-
tive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Thirteen Japs Executed.

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TOXIC, Dec 81 Charged with plot
ting to overthrow Japanese rule in
Formosa, thirteen men we're publicly
executed today at Taihoku.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
FEOERALS FORCED
BACK BY REBELS
Dead and Wounded Scattered
About the Ground on
Three Sides Of the
City.
FIERCE BATTLE WAGED
Rebeis VIII Execute Defenders Of
oJinaga II Captured, 30 the
Fighting Has Been
Desperate.

Z
IcL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31.-Although
the fate Of Qjinaga was still in doubt
early today, dispatches from there in
dicated that the town was expected
10 fall into rebel hands before night
fall. Their ammunition running low,
the federal garrison was still offering
desperate resistance against over
whelming odds but that resistance was
rapidly weakening.
All advices show the casualties have
been very heavy, especially on the
federal side. The defenders realizing
that to be captured would mean exc
cntion, have fought fiercely. All day
yesterday and last night the rebel
forces, numbering five thousand, un-
der Generals Ortega, Rodriguez and
in the direction of Lamula and Null
alto, gradually capturing all the out
works erected by the federals until at
dark they had drawn Gordon tightly
around three sides Of the town. Fed
eral deserters who crossed the Rio
Grande from Ojinaga during the night,
said the dead and wounded lay about
& the little town, many wounded having
lain without medical attention for
tllirty-six hours. 1t is believed many
who might otherwise have been saved
6 have snccumbed- to exposure because
the hos pitaI facilities were mad dequate.
As the federals retreated during the
night, they took up positions in the
Little buildings Of the town and fred
at the enemy through the windows,
retreating only when each building be-
came untenable. The federals have
no artillery but few rapid fire guns
The rebels have ten machine guns
and five or six cannon.
zapatas Surround Capital.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 31.-As Gen
eral Huerta's cabinet prepared to
meet late today for the years last
session there were persistent rllmors
that several ministers In important
portfolios have rendered their resig
nations. There were also street re
ports that Huerta intends to resigr
early in the new year and that to
days meeting was called to consider
his retirement. Official comment OF
these rumors was unobtainable.
Sixty Zapatas were killed yesterday
afternoon by federals in battle a.
Malinalco, only thirty miles fron
Mexico City, but the fighting causes
no excitement here. Rigid censor
ship kept the news from the people
for hours. Zapatas now PRACTICAL.
surround the capital. They have ar
rived from time to time in small
hands camping on ranches within I
few miles of the city.
On the ground that every unpai;
Mexican workingman means ore NOR
1 rebel, Huerta has ordered all bank
to cash all employees checks.
Huerta is reported to have obtaine'
funds from the local Office OF the Cow
dray OIL company to meet his mill
tary ply roll. The soldiers were pal,
in full without delay.
An Offer From Huerta.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. Dec. 81
! That Special Envoy John Lind, nov
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Mover Before Congress.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 31.-Despite
his injuries Charles H. Meyer will go
to Washington to appear personally
before congress and urge federal In
vestigation of strike conditions in the
Michigan copper district. Intsrnation-
al Vice President Mahoney, of the
Western Federation of Miners made
this announcement here today.
Mahoney said he himself would go
to Washington in a few days to assist
Meyer when congress reconvenes Jan.
uary 10.
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--asaa The Gaze CITY want ads.
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Daily River Bulletin.


Stage. Height. Change Wea 'h'r.
Dubuque -. is Ia 90 Cldy
Davenport .%15 so -o.4 Cldy
Keokuk ~. "A -o.4 --o.S Cldy
St. Louis so 81 -o.4 Cldy
Note Minus denotes below the zero
of the7river gage.
Local Observations.
Dec. BarTher. Wind. Weather.
30 : pm. -. 301G 20 e Cldy
81 an. -. 1910 2s NE Cldy
Mean temperature, Dec. so, 27.
Highest temperature, so
Lowest temperature, %
Lowest temperature last night %
FRED 2. GoSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Excitement Over Inquest,

Excitement Over Inquest,
CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 31.-At the
request of Attorney o. n Hilton, Of
the Western Federation of Miners. the
inquest into the Christmas eve panic
at Red Jacket was delayed for sever
al hours today and at noon no wit
nesses had been called. Coroner Fish
er ordered the delay on the promise
of Hilton that he would produce wit
nesses who would Identify positively
the man who precipitated the tragedy
by his cry of fire. Hilton's announce
ment caused a sensation and thous-
ands attempted to force their way in
to the Red Jacket town hall where the
inquest has been conducted Fearing
violence in the event that The expected
evidence is presented, the coroner or
dred that the hearing be transferred
to his offices in Calumet Only wit
nesses, attorneys and jurymen were to
be admitted. The special Houghton
county grand jury was again in session
today and was reported to be consid-
ering further evidence relative to the
shooting and deportation of Chas. H.
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
! Grafton of Miners. Witnesses were
taken before the grand jury secretly
and their identity could not be learned