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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
BLOOD STAINED CLUB
FOUND IN WOMAN'S ROOM

was in the apartment when the clash
came and that probably it was he
who struck the blow
Chief Brennan declared his belief
that the mystery would be cleared UP
by Friday, when the inquest on Bal
LOUIS body will be resumed He
would not say that an arrest for MUIR
der would be made but he intimated
that man, and possibly woman not
hitherto mentioned In the case, would
be produced then to tell what they
know of the killing. Alleged willing
ness to tell to the authorities what
she claimed was the truth of Ballou's
death, was not in evidence today on
Mrs. Angles part. Under advice of
her attorney, Downs, the woman re-
fused to make any further statement.
Downs, it is said, will declare that
nothing has been brought forward to
prove that Ballou was murdered and
that certainly nothing has been dis
covered to show that Mrs. Angles
story that fall down stairs smashed
his skull is other than true. When
his skull, is other than true. When
Angle will state that by advice OF
counsel she will have nothing more to
say as to how Ballou's death occurred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
NICARAGUA LOAN
TOLD IN DETAIL
American Bankers Own Fifty-ore Per
Cent Of Foreign Railway
Stock.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON. June 30.-Details
Of a loan to Nicaragua for the partial
payment of which Nicaragua is now
anxious to get $s.000,000 from the
United States, were told to the sem
ate foreign relations committee today
by the New York bankers who made
1t. James Brown Of Brown Brothers
and Alfred Strauss and VIM. s. Cox
Of J. and w. Seligman OF New York.
Emphatic denial was made that
Speyer and Company had anything to
do with the loan. The bankers also
denied that they had friends who
had held any Of the bonds or stood to
make any profit out OF them.
The bankers admitted that they
own fifty-one percent Of the stock oi
the Nicaraguan railroad. the remain.
der OF the stock they said, being still
owned by Nicaragua.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
WATER POWER
BILL is UP
Adamson General Dam Bill
Under Consideration by
Congress This
Week.

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WASHINGTON June 3o.-With ex-
pectations of decisive vote this
week. the house this afternoon began
consideration of the Adamson gener-
al dam bill affecting water power
and dam sites in every section of the
country.
The bill is designed to best adapt.
conserve and utilize the interests OF
navigation and water power develop
ments. the water resources" OF all
regions 1t affects. Secretary Of War
Garrison is declared to be supporting
1t. Dam sites on all. streams are to be
leased for fifty year terms, After
that the government will have the
right to purchase and operate them as
government plants. Provisions are
made against monopolies and unjust
rates for power developed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
RETURNED LADIES' SALUTE
WITH LOAD OF DUCKSHOT

and the awning over the observation
platform was riddled. The train was
held thirty minutes at Liberty. Mo-,
while Doctor j. H. Rothweu ex-
tracted the shot. All of the injured
continued their journey. Their names
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hanley, 430
Rosa Ave. Williamsport, Pa, w. J.
Lucas, Kimbal. Ill, Roger Kapler,
Chicago, ILL.,, Miss Myrtle Pritchard,
Kansas City, Kans.. Miss Helen PrIt-
chard, Kansas City, Kans.
( Two of the women most seriously
injured were struck in the neck and
one of the men suffered bad wound
near the eye. The shot used was No.
4 size, commonly used for duck shoot
ing.
At two O'Clock this morning Frei
Scuderio, "a years, was arrested
and admitted he fred at the train
but he declared he did So in burst
of enthusiasm to return the salute of
The women and didn't think the sho.
would reach the train. He came here
from Naples three months ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Mrs. Angle Still insists That
Ballou Died From Fall
Down the
Steps.

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. STAMFORD, Conn, June 30.-Mys-
terry which has shrouded the death of
Waldo Ballou at the DOOR of Mrs.
Helen Angles apartments, today was
believed to be well toward clearing
with the discovery of a heavy club in
the rooms where, the police now say,
murder was done. Stains on the
club are believed to be blood. They
are being examined today under the
microscope.
With Mrs. Angle still held in $4,000
bail, Chief of Police Brennan today
amplified earlier statements that he
believed Ballou's skull was crushed
by blow He does not believe that
Mrs. Angle herself struck Ballou
down but that third person, man,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
The Younqest ei.hop

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. June 30.-In
one Of the oldest Catholic dioceses in
America, the Rev. Father J. M. Curley
was today consecrated as bishop of
the diocese of Florida. He is only
s5, and said to be the youngest Catho-
lie bishop in the country.
Bishop Kelly, of Savannah, had
charge Of the consecration ceremonies,
assisted by Bishop Donoghue, of
Wheeling, w. Va, Bishop Corrfgan, of
Baltimore. and Dr. William Turner, of
.he Catholic university at Washington.
Preiates from all parts Of the south
attended
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
THE WEATHER

tied weather tonight and Tuesday.
Probably local showers. Warmer to-
night Cooler Wednesday.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather to.
night and Wednesday. Probably local
showers. Warmer in the cas-. portion
tonight. Cooler Wednesday.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
tonight and Wednesday, Possibly
local showers. Warmer in the east
portion tonight.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. Possibly local show
ers in the west portion tonight. Warm
er tonight. Cooler in the northwest
portion Wednesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Italian .Peppered Party on
Train and Six Of Them
Had to Visit the
Doctor.

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KANSAS CITY. NC, Juno 30.--
ulee men and three women we're
s.o. and painfully wounded last nigh:
.n'ie seated on the observation plat.
I'm OF the Eli, fast Burlington
a'n lor Chicago, as 1t passed through
s'.h Kansas City. As they flash
oy Tour Italians armed with shot
suns who were walking along the
achs' two women Of the party wav-
~ tneir handkerchiefs. One of the
aans raised his gun and emptied
- Usn barrels at q distance OF less
loo yards. The six persons
sse struck BY the scattering shot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Deputy Marshals Appointed.

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DANVILLE, H., June 30.-United
States Marshal Cooper Stout, of the
southern Illinois district today, an
nounced his appointment of deputies
as follows: Perry Parker, Anna, ILL.,;
Gus Coslmeyer, Nashville, and By
ford Vaughn, Benton. They succeed
D. G. Williams, Danville, Geo. Key,
East st. Louis and Richard Odum,
Marion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Weather Conditions.

With exception Of scattered local
showers in the northern plains states,
and rain in The lower lake region and
northeastern states, the weather is
generally fair in all districts this
morning.
With the passage Of the high pres
sure eastward, it is cooler east of the
Mississippi, while the temperature is
rising slowly west, and high tempera-
ture has continued in the southwest,
where the temperature reached los at
Phoenix, Ariz., yesterday.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er, and probably local showers for .his
section tonight and Wednesday, and
warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
10 Prevent spread.

WASHINGTON June 30.-Ohio and
Mississippi, South Carolina and Mis-
souri, health authorities today tele-
graphed the United States public
health service that precautions are
being taken to prevent the spread Of
bubontc plague into those communities
from New Orleans. From Columbus,
Ohio, Surgeon General Blue notified
all points on the Ohio river to be
warned to take precautionary meas
u-es and that two experienced ex-
Didermologists were sent on an in
spection tour to small towns along
the river front. DR. Rowan OF the
Mississippi health department was or
dercd to make q survey Of Mississippi
ports. Steps to prevent the iinnigra-
ton OF the plague have been taken
already in South Carolina.
The public health service was noti-
A campaign to relieve that city Of the
menace Of the plague has started. Dr..
Blue who will be accompanied by DR..
D. H. Creel, an assistant surgeon
said today that he could not say what
steps would be necessary In New Or
leans until he had looked over the
ground. From preliminary reports.
however, he believed that the battle
would be directed largely to the ex-
termination OF plague-carrying rats.
A quarantine has been established
against all vessels leaving New
Orleans to guard against the spread of
contagion to other ports. The quar-
an:ine will be confined, however, to
the fumigation Of vessels and no un-
necessary delay or trouble will be
caused passengers. DR.. Blue says
that reports thus far do not give any
cause for alarm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
NO EXCITEMENT
OVER BROKEN DAM
River Only Raised One Foot and
Water is Receding Th.ne
Today.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 30.-People
who yesterday abandoned their homes
in the Mississippi flats following the
breaking Of the Golfer dam erected by
engineers at Fort SMELL
ing, today began moving back. The
river receded five inches today follow
ing rise of more than foot yester-
day afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
She Had Good Cause

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 30.-Be-
cause her sweetheart would not take
her to the circus last night, Mrs Byrt
Smith, 20, drank carbolsc acid and
died soon afterwards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
serbs and Croats In Fierce
Riots Following Death Of
Arch Duke FRANK
Ferdinand.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED
|Dcdies Of Slain Duke and Wife
Will Reach Vienna at 10
O'clock Thursday
Night.

EIunited Press Leased Wire Service ]
BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 3d.
More than 200 persons were killed
and wounded In M0star, Herzegovina,
today in desperate battles between
Serbs and Mohammedan Croat5, as a
result OF the assassination OF Arch.
Duke Franz Ferdinand at Sera Javo,
according to specials received here.
Dl0star is reported burning.
Special correspondents Of the Buda
Poster Sirlap in Mostar telegraphed
that the Moslem Croats attacked the
Serb quarter OF the city, bearing ban
ners inscribed Death to the murder
ous Serbs" When the mob arrived
at the outskirts at the Servians quar-
ters, bands Of young Serbs opposed
their progress and the fight began. In
nearly every street, the dispatches
say. battles ragged. For q time Serbs
we're victorious and the Moslems were
driven back, but soon the alarm
spread and from AL quarters OF the
city new hordss Of Cspats rushed into
the battle. Men fell on every side
/ snA &oF hours the fghting Eas Of the
nercest description. IA the middle of
the battle which ragged from house
top to house top on the principal
streets Of the Serb quarter, hre was
ret to the Servian houses. It was Inn
possible to extinguish the flames and
as the dispatches were sent they were
raging SO as to menace the whole Of
the Servian portion OF the city. It
was then believed that fully 200 were
dead and wounded. but the battle was
still In progress and nothing like q
definite estimate can be made.
Dispatches from a dozen other
towns and villages throughout Bosnia
today told OF outbreaNs between the
'Moslems, who favor Austrian domina.
ton and the Servians. who detest 1t
and who regard the killing OF Arch
Duke Franz Ferdinand az An act OF
patriotism. How serious these out
breaks are has not been ascertained,
out 1t is believed hundreds will have
perished before the conflict between
the Moslem crowds and the christian
Serbs is done.
Bodies on Waeship.
METkOVITCH, Dalmatia, June 80.
-Draped all in black, 4 funeral train
which bore .he bodies of the assassin.
a.ed Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand and
ms wife, the duchess OF Hohenberg,
arrived here today from Sera Javo.
Inc bodies were at once transferred
% an Austrian war ship, almost every
person In the city standing with barred
aeads as the dead couple were borne
'roih the train to the pier. As soon
- tne embarka.ion was made. a
.auadron Of warships in the harbor
the death ship out to sea in
double line. All the ships showed
reversed ensigns.
me death squadron will arrive in
trieste on Thursday morning and a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Fire At Mine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 3o.-Fifty thcus-
and dollars was the estimate placed
today on the loss in fire which de-
stroyed much Of the upper works Of
the Wolschlag mine near Bartonviue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
FIGHT WITHIN A Fight
GOING ON N MEXICO.

Rafael Zubaran, principal agent OF
the revolutionarles, is in New York
today. His mission was said to be
for the purpose OF conferring with
agents of Carranza there and to re-
ceive certain confidential messages
sent there for him. These messages.
it was reported here, deal with the
invitation OF the mediators to Car
rama to hold unofficial conferences
with the Huerta delegates but all In
formation about them was refused at
junta headquarters Luis Cabrera,
Zubaran's associate said he expected
to go to New York today or tomor-
row but denied that any word
had yet been received from
Carranza defining his position
On the peace conference invita-
ton. 1t is considered absolutely GER
tain here that II Carranza has not ac-
cepted Internationally the invitation
to meet with Huertista enyoys In un-
official conferences by the middle OF
the week, the mediators will wash
their hands Of the whole matter.
Carranza's Note Received.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. June 80.
General Carranza's long delayed
note reached the A. B. g., mediators
today. The rebel chief asked more
time to confer with his generals on
entering into negotiations with the
Huerta delegates on peace scheme.
The medators interpreted 1t as mean
ing that the constitutionalists would
enter the plan. Ambassador De Cana
returned from Long Branch, N. j..
and went into conference with his
colleagues. The mediators believing
their work finished prepared to leave
Niagara tomorrow night.
May Mean New Revolution.
EIIPASO, Texas, June 30.-Consti-
tutionalists here and at Juarez are
highly excited today over the possi-
'bilities attending the coming media
tion conference between representa-
Itivas Of General Carranza and. General
villa. Should the onferencg eflll
satisfactorily to Villa 1t is believed
a new revolution will be born and that
Villa would establish his own capital
IN CnlH Will 1Su. SAAPC nhoC'Il
es as provisional president. Robt
Pesquiere, Carranza's confidential
agent, learned during the night OF
the proposed conference and left hur-
riedly for Monterey to confer with
Carranza. He said he did not know
the personnel of Carranza's commits
sion, but he Indignantly denied ru-
Ynors that Carranza has conferred by
wire with General Huerta. That re-
port Is absurd, he said. "Huerta Is
certainly the last man In the world
with whom Carranza would consider
an alliance" If the coming confer
ence settles all differences, Villa will
permit his soldiers to take up the
campaign at the point where 1t was
dropped when the present break
came.
Revolt OF Federals.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, June 30.-Re-
volt of the federal troops in Mexico
City. the downfall or flight of Gen
eral Huerta and outbreaks of blood
shed and anarchy in the capital We're
frely predicted here today by refugees
from tho interior. They said that
never since the death of Madero has
the tension in Mexico City been so
great and prophesied that the explos-
ion may come within week.
Uneasiness among the native popu-
1ation and among Huerta's soldiers in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
MURDER CASES
ON THE DOCKET
Son Of Wealthy Manufacturer
on Trial for the Killing
Of q Chauf-
feur.
THE HoLLANDy : CASE
.Petras Was Wild, ,aIous Of Girl
who WI : ,asen to
Death 4 the
Cemetery.

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ALBANY. N. Y. June s0.-Bit by bit
the state today pieced up circumstance
upon which IT relies to convict NAL
colin Gioffrd, Jr., heir OF rich manu-
facturer, Of the murder of Frank ].
Clute, chauffeur. district Attorney
Alexander sought to prove that on The
night of the murder young Clifford
was absent from the house party at
Troy between 1880 and 1900; that he
was financially embarrassed at that
time and tina: he owned an automatic
revolver.
From one Of those close to the de-
Tense 1t was learned today that Gif-
ford would not be called to testify In
his own defense.
Howard Rainey testified that Clifford
had told him on April I, 1913-:he
day Of the Clute tragedy-that he was
broke" Rainey and Clifford were
guests that day at the Boardman resi-
dence in Troy. Rainey also testified
he left Clifford April l, about 1900 p.
M, and went to dinner dance at
the Troy club, where he first saw the
defendant about II o'clock. Accord
Ing to Rainey's testimony, too, Gif-
ford gave him cap the next day to
put In his suit case. as he was leaving
the Boardman house for Hudson.
II Mrs. RObt. Gluette, Jr. = Troy SOS
Iciety woman, previously testified she
attended q dinner dance at the Troy
club and the first time she saw Clifford
there was toward midnight.
The defense, It is reported, will
through an alibi, try to prove that Gift
ford attended a fire in Troy during
this interval.
The HolIander cass.
GENEVA. ILL.,, June 30-A motive
for the murder Of Thressa Hollander
was thought to be supplied by the
state today in the trial OF Anatomy
Petras when Otto Durmeyer, fel-
low boarder OF the defendant, told the
Jury Petras threatened to kill him ii
he went with Miss Hollander.
Durmeyer knew Petras in Hungary.
When he came to America Petras Of
fered to get him a Job. He availed
himself Of Petras' friendship and af-
ter the marriage of the prisoner to
another young woman, Durmeyer be-
gan to go with Miss Hollander. The
state accuses Petras of having killed
tne Hollander girl because of his
jealousy. Petras said he wished to
retain Miss Hollander for himself
and was madly Jealous OF her. Other
witnesses of this jealousy will be told.
Mrs. Petras, the loyal young wife OF
the defendant, clings 20 him despite
tales of his love for another and has
smiles for him.
Geneva social leaders and high
school girls attend the trial daily in
attire and great numbers. |
Geneva has no theatres. One woman
auditor asked why others crowded
the court room, replied: "Why this is
better than play. Besides 1t doesn't
cost anything
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
AFTER THE RATS
TO stop PLAGUE
Every One in New Orleans to
be Driven Into Big
Pen and
Killed.
NO NEW CASES TODAY
Adjoining States and River Cities
Take Steps to Prevent
Spread Of the
Disease.

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4 NEW ORLEANS, La. June 3o.-
Warfare on rats to end the spread OF
bubonjc plague started today through
out the south when state and city
authorities prepared plans for the
campaign. City officials plan to build
a concrete barrier around the infect
ed area and then drive the rodents
toward the center. Other barriers
will be erected and when the rats
have been surrounded they will be
killed with poison and traps. No new
cases have been reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Local Observations.

River above low water of 1864, 8
feet, 8 tenths.
Change in "a hours, fall 2 tenths
Mean temperature, Juno 20, 6S.
Highest temperature, so.
Lowest temperature, Sc.
Lowest temperature last night, So
FRED 2. GOSEwISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea 71'r
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly from Dav-
export to Keokuk during the next for
.y-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
PourIna OH on Waters.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Spurred
on by the administration. pressure OF
the strongest kind Is being brought
on Generals Carranza and Villa to
prevent an immediate open break.
The constftutionalist junta here has
sent a score OF code messages to both
Mexican leaders during the last eigh-
teen hours, asking that the two lead
ers wait until the revolution Is sue
cessful and then settle their differ
ences. Despite this pressure, the
fear increased here today that a revo-
luton within revolution may not
much longer be ayerted. II Villa and
Carranza break openly, various pow
ers in Mexico are certain immediate
ly to demand that the United States
protect all foreigners. This was fore
casted in Sir Lionel Gardens advice
to all British women and children to
leave Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-30
Revolutionists and Federals
Both Have Troubles of
Their Own to be
Strengthened
ARE TOO MANY BOSSES
Villa and Carranza Pull Off
Big Mediation Conference
While Huerta's Troops
Are in Revolt.

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TORREON, Coahuila, Mexico, June
30.-The future OF the Mexican revo-
luton. probably OF Mexico itself,
hinges on q conference to be held
Friday or Saturday between delegates
appointed by General Carranza and
Gen. Francisco Villa for the settle
ment Of their personal differences and
policies to be pursued by the consti'
tutionalists. That the break between
the two men is even more serious
than was at first reported was evil
denced when it became known today
that Carranza had appointed such a
mediation committee. Villa will ap-
point representatives also and the
joint board, will consider all difficult
ties. Upon his arrival here from
Zacatecas, Villa sent telegram to
.Carranza saying he was tired Of the
treatment he and his followers had
received at the hands Of Carranzistas.
He informed the first chief that un-
less the dinaculties were satisfactorily
settled he would decline to take the
field and that his army would rest on
its arms. 1t was the first time Villa
has refused to take orders.
Ills telegram evidently created =
stir In Carranza's constitutional camp.
The FIRST chief. Immediately wired
that he had appointed a mediation
commission and it would come here
for conference. He did not an.
nounce the names Of his representa-
tives and Villa refuses to state who
will represent him. IT is not certain
whether the conference will be helu
here or at San Predro Meantime
troops are resting here, at Zacatecas
and Aguas Calientes. Reports from
Queretaro are that the federals are
busily engaged in digging trenches
and arranging Notifications for "last
stand"
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-14
TIMES CHANGE.

(From the New Orleans Item.)
The merger of the Chicago Record
Herald and Inter Ocean, two great
newspaper in their day, Is not only sig
nificiant of the narrowing field Of the
morning newspaper. 1t is significant.
also. of the revolution in American
political conditions, for with the death
of the Inter Ocean Chicago. for the
flrst time since anti-bellum days,
finds itself without a single straight
out Republican daily paper.
A realization of the pending blow
to their prestige led Illinois Republi-
cans to jealous efforts to fisance the
purchase of the Record-Herald and the
Inter Ocean within the past month.
But in Chicago, as elsewhere. capital
has become shy of political organs in
general and Republican organs in par
tictlar; and the result Is that two
former strong Republican journals