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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Bill Passes Senate by Strong
Majority After Long
Debate.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-By a
vote of 46 to 16 the senate late today
rassed the Chamberlain bill for con-
struction OF government railroad in
Alaska The vote came at the end of
three days debate. Previous to the
vote on the passage, the senate had
rejected the Poindexter substitute.
providing not only for government con-
struction, but ownership of railways,
steamship lines and mines in the ter
ritory
Voting against the bill were Sena.
tors Bacon Bradley, Clark. of Wyom-
ing, Dillingham;, Gallinger. Lodge, Nc
Cumber. Nelson, Root, Shields, Smith,
of Georgia, Smith of Michigan, Steph.
enson, Sutherland Weeks, and VIII
iiams
Just prior to the passage OF the bill
an amendment by Senator Hitchcock
was introduced. providing that ne
more than the actual physical valua
tion should be paid by the government
| for any existing railway that migh
/ be purchased by the president a yair
| fight to cut the total appropriation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Three of Them Take Their
Lives in One Week and
Pail Hangs Over
the Place.
CORONER INVESTIGATING
University Provost Afraid the
Sensation May Cause 9th
ers to Lose Their
Minds.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 2a.--The
pail Of suicide which has hung over
the university Of Pennsylvania during
the past week, because Of the self-de-
struction of two Of her best known
students, deepened tonight into des-
pondency not unmixed with fear, fol-
lowing the finding of third suicide
this afternoon. Raymond Francis Field
man of Tunkhannock, Pa, was found
dead In an arm chair, in his room, q
blanket about his body, his coat and
collar removed and his teeth clinching
gas tube turned on full force.
AS the news flashed from group to
group about the campus, an already
shocked student body fresh from two
funerals from the same cause, revived
again the fears Of the existence Of a
suicide club which has popularity
found credence outside. Three sui
cides in the week have exacted toll
unequalled in the university's history
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
OWNED RAILROAD
TO BE BUILT IN ALASKA.

from $40, 100000 to s25.000,oO0 was!
made by Senator Hoke Smith, who
urged that the smaller amount would
be sufficient to build the line propos-s
ed without placing such unlimited
power in the hands of the PRESIDENT 1
The amendment however, was voted +
down 80 to 23. The senate must ap.
prove any appointment of engineers
whose salaries exceed So 1000 a year
with the exception of army engineers,
which may be made by the president.
according to an amendment introduced
by Senator Smoot and adopted.
Vain efforts We're made throughout
the day to limit the power of the pres
ident. An amendment By Senator
Cummins, which limited the amount
of construction to one main line from
the coast to the coal fields and anoth-
er branch line of not more than thirty
miles was beaten 35 to "a.
One of the hardest fought points
vas whether the government should
Ibuild fleet Of steamships 10 connect
terminal railways with North and
South American ports. Four different
/ amendments We're defeated providing
/ for such lines by Senators Norris,
Pcindexter. Gallinger and Bristow
'sallinser's differed materially from
the Others in that it described the
type Of ships. making them capable Of
becoming cruisers in case of war. Az
amendment BY Bristow providing that
the PRESIDENT could lease the Alaskan
railway TO the Panama railway com
pany was passed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
SUICIDE CLUB FORMED
BY COLLEGE STUDENTS

and the whole college has caught itself
up in horror at the mania. Only yes
terday. w. T. Townley. shaving his re-
volver bullet to a fine point to allow
of no possible failure was found on an
open road shot through the head. an
unexplained suicide. Just a week ago
tonight the body of C1ias. III. McCul.
Tough Of Pittsburgh was found floating
in the Delaware river.
Into the usually calm and scholastic
university domains, the coroner has
announced he intends to inject In
vestigation as to the existence of a
suicide club. Provost Smith, when in.
terviewed tonight could hardly BRING
himself to speak OF the tragedies, butt
finally gave the following statements
'.The three deaths have thrown tha
university into detection it has nevl
er before known. The students are sol
overcome with grief and horror as tol
be fairly sickened. They, as we'll asi
the university officials, scout the ideal
of suicide club. for the three mem
were all in different departments
lines of work and fraternities, andl
were all unknown to each other. ri
only pray the newspapers will mott
flare this latest tragedy up as ones
can never tell what will happenI
among large body of imDressionablel
men when such publicity is given
There may be many others, who like
young Feldman are just on the edge Il
feel his death may have been hastenedl
by talk of the other tragedies preyingt
, on his mind. AS for action, the uni.
/ versity is empowered to take none.
Feldman, the last suicide, was all
most a recluse. Struggling for a.
lawyers degree, without the aid Of =
college education, he had failed in his
examinations last year, and only yes
terday said he feared another failure.
Dependency is thought to have been
J his motive in ending his life
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
SAILORS FOUGHT
FIRE SIX DAYS
Finally ouenched but Not Until Waltz
able Cargo Had Been
Destroyed.

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SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. 24.-With
a quarter of her half million dollar
cargo destroyed by fire. the steam
ship Santa Cecilia, Captain anderson,
from New York, put into port here
today. The cargo was examined by
insurance underwriters who ordered
her captain to proceed to San Fran
cisco and report to officials there. The
fire was discovered December 28 as
the ship passed through the straits of
Magellan. For six days the crew
fought the flames, but finally were
compelled to put into a south Chilean
port where help was obtained. Prac-
tically all of the consignment of cof-
fee shipped at Rio Janeiro was de-
stroyed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Runaway Girl Returned.

SHARON. Pa. Jan. 24.-Miss Esther
Kiss, daughter OF Joseph Kiss, of Fa-
rell, Pa, who disappeared on January
IA and for whom an extended search
was made, returned TO her home to-
day She said she made her way to
Wheaton, H., after disagreement
with her father and decided to return
to Farrell after hearing sermon at
Wheaton college on THE Negligence
OF Christians :
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
SUBMARINE IS
FAST IN THE MUD
Settling Deeper Each Day and May
Never be Raised to the
Surface.

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+ pI.YMOUTH England, Jan. "a. -
Tshe buried submarine Al, which fail.
ed to come up in Withstand bay on
Friday OF last week, is steadily sink.
ing deeper into the mud and sand at
the bottom Of Plymouth sound, it
was said tonight Naval men said
there was danger that the diver with
its eleven dead may never be recov'
cred. For two days salvage lighter
endeavered to pass hawsers under the
submarine without success. Today
rough weather stopped the work
When discovered, the AT was imbed
ded in twenty feet of mud and SAND
under 200 feet of water. Since that
time divers said she has gone down
perceptibly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
TWENTY SEVEN
YEARS ACTING
Forbes Robertson Announces
His Retirement and Brings
Tears From His s
Audience.

UNITED Press Leased Wire : s eel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, jig 5 "a
Abolish war by the gener ) trike."
This plan was endorsed 2 today
by the biennial convention OF the
United Mine Workers OF America
& Delegates or the American Miners
to the next worlds mining congress
to be held in Europe this summer
were instructed to work for an inter-
national agreement providing for q
SUSPENSION Of industry, in case war
Is declared between nations. The 600,-
600 British miners, under James Keir
Hardis have already gone on record
in favor Of such movement. Presi-
dent Chas. H Meyer and Vice Presi-
dent Chas. E. Mahoney of the West
ern Federation Of Miners are in the
city. Plans were completed tonight
for meeting Sunday Of the mining
department OF the A. F. OF T., at
which the Colorado and Michigan
strikes will be discussed. Consolida-
tion OF the two mining organizations
will also be broached.
Since Tuesday when the convention
opened, the delegates have completed
preliminaries and cleared away hun
dreds Of resolutions. The important
business OF approving new wage
scale remains to be done. The gem
eral membership is said to favor de-
inanding a ten percent increase.
Among the steps taken by the con-
vention the refusal to commit the
miners to the socialist party occas-
ioned the longest debate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Profit Sharing Hotel.

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MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. A.
Employees of the Hotel vendome to-,
day received dividends on their sery-
ices for the past year amounting to
five per cent of their wages. g. Nj
tChadbourn. owner Of the hotel, de-l
clared the dividend was in fulfillment,
of the agreement made a Year ago.
and that the plan includes every en.l
ploye from chief clerk to scrub wo1n.l
an. The same promise has been ma1ei
for 1914, Chadborn declaring 1t al
payin ginvestment from the standpoints
of increased efficiency
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
WAR
BY BIG STRIKE
Miners Endorse Idea Which
Will Come up at Next
Worlds Miners
Congress.
by Carlton Teneyck, written for the
United Press.l

by Carlton Teneyck, written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Jan. PA man in
his time plays many parts and to-
night when Sir Johnston Forbes Rob-
ertson bade what he said was his
real farewell to the New York stage
he ended an acquaintance of twenty
seven years in which he has appear
ed here in more than score of sue
cessful plays.
God bless you and good bye" was
the eminent English actors last word,
after an ovation that almost loosed
the roof of the Manhattan opera
house and there were few dry eyes
on either side Of the foot lights.
Forbes Robertson who was sixty
two years old few days ago has
been on the stage for forty years and
says he will retire for all time at
the end of brief American tour. He
had four months run in New York.
| The actor made his farewell appear
ance in England last spring at the
Druy Lane theatre. Twenty-seven
years ago he first came to New York
and played Romeo to Mary Ander-
sons Juliet. Since that time he has
been seen here in many of Shakes
peares plays; "I,he Light that Fall
ed;" THE Passing Of the Third
Floor Back" Caesar and Cleopatra
and other bills. During this season
in New York he was supported by
his wife, Gertrude Elliott.
i Forbes Robertson has been thought
! by some to be the best Hamlet since
Edwin Booth and his last work to
night was the last act OF that play.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Smallpox in st. Louis.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 24.-With
nineteen smallpox cases in quarantine
and general scare over the city, the
first portable shelter for patients was
conpleted tonight after thirty-six
hours Of construction It will house
two score patfents. Health ofitia1s
insist there is nothing serious about
the situation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
OPENING TAMMANY BAG
TO INSPECT THE CONTENTS

Investigation has now reached a
point that 1t expected to reach, the
highest resources.
In addition to the straight trail Of
highway graft, Whitman has been
advised that check for $4,000 con-
tributed to the Wilson campaign fund
did not reach its destination. No re-
port of 1t appeared in the account Of
receipts or expense Of the democratic
state committee or the New York
county committee. Whitman is In
vestigating the charge that this
check went through bank not asso-
ciated with either committee and
virtually found It's way into the hands
Of Tammany member.
Sulzer has come forward again In
vital assault against corruption. In
quiry is to be made into the impeach-
ment, proceedings which resulted in
the removal OF Sulzer. Certain rail-
roads. it is alleged, had money inter
est in the impeachment. Sulzer has
furnished Whitman with mass Of
documentary evidence. The district
attorney was in conference with coun-
sci of the former executive this after
noon and it is reported a trail had
been found indicating use of rail-
road bribe money
u. S. Senator O'Gorman is sched-
uled to take the stand in the John
Doe hearings on next Tuesday and it
is toward his appearance that politi-
clans are looking. IF he backs Sulzer.
the chiefs conner" was the re.
mark heard more than once today
even among Tammany BRAVES.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
CURRENCY BOMB
Is EXPLODED.
Denver Promised a Regional
Bank When Colorado Sena-
tors Voted for New
Tariff.
THE RUMoR IS REPEATED
New Banking Law Has Been so Loud
" Acclaimed as En-
tirely Non-Politi-
cal.

United Press Leased Wire Service
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 24.-Rspeat-
Ing an alleged rlmor to the effect
that the two Colorado senators had
been promised regional bank for
Denver in return for their votes on
the tariff bill, Henry w. Yates, presi-
dent OF the N ebraska National bank, at
Omaha, exploded veritable bomb
this afternoon at the hearing held
before Secretary OF the Treasury Nc
Adoo and Secretary of Agriculture
Houston. composing the committee on
organization under the new law.
Yates came out with the story after
Secretary McAdoo had read a tele-
gram purporting to have been sent
out by the Omaha clearing house to
Nebraska banks. asking them to ex-
press preference for Omaha in as
much as political information was
strong for Denver" and Omaha neces.
sarily had to make strong showing
before the organization committee.
Treasurer McAdoo produced the
telegram at the close of Mr.. Yates
regular testimony, saying that it HAD
come into the committees hands and
the committee desired to learn what
Mr.. Yates knew about it, politics, Sec.
retary McAdoo said, being the one
thing that the committee was most
desirous Of avoiding IN the location
OF regional banks .ssse..ss
Il know nothing OF it. said Mr
Yates. ut was probably sent out BY
some over enthusiastic member Of the
clearing house
What do you suppose could have
been the basis of such a statemsnt?' 2
! inquired Secretary Houston.
| Mr.. Yates said he did not know un
less it was the rumor he had heard
about Denver being promised banl
and he then told OF the rumor. Sec
retaries TScAdoo and Houston salt
that the committee would thorough!
Investigate the circumstances of th,
1 telegram and the charges therein
/ Both said it was the first intimatiol
Of any such promises they had heard
Facts and only facts was what tn
committee wanted and it frequentl.
led back witnesses who were inclin
ed to stray.
What we want to know is VIII.
your city should be designated as
location for one of the oanks-wha
advantages 1t has that others in you
territory do not have"
Omaha and Lincoln worked togethe
for the claims OF Nebraska but ther
was strong disagreement between
them as to where a Nebraska bank
if one was to be designated for thi
state. should be located. Represen
tative bankers of both cities pointe
out that each of the two cities was tn
only desirable place for such ban,
and that a bank should be placed Il
his city rather than in Kansas Cit
or Denver. The hearing was cor
. Guided at four o'clock and the CON
mittee left for Denver whare the mex
hearing is to be held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Massacre Of One Hundred
/ Women and Children by
Rebels Who Were
Beasts.
AMERICANS GALVANIZED
Rumor Of Threatened Attack
on Mexico City Gives
Rise to Many
Reports.
BY a United Press stan correspond

By United Press stan correspond
ent.l
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 24.-How about
hne hundred federal women and chill
dren OF vanegas we're abused. tortur-
ed and finally massacred by drunken
rebels, was related today when two
bone survivors Of the outrage reached
The capital.
Major Rebello and Captain Ramirez
were all who escaped when rebels sur
.prised the federal band at Vanegas
and killed $50 men in battle. They
came afoot to Mexico City and today
told their story to the war Office.
After the battle they said the
{rebels who we're all intoxicated.
bounded up all the women and chill
#dren and took them to nearby ranch.
kThere they INDUCED in indescribable
Eorgies, said the officers, brutally mis-
Etreating the women before they kill
ked them.
The two refugees from Vanegas said
Ethe order OF federal massacre by the
Erebels was to terrorize the defenders
Eof Torreon, few miles away The
Eiebels are now reported to be be-
Eieging Torreon
SIS The unfortunate women and chill
dren, said Ramirez, were forced to
nee their soldier husbands and fathers
hanged or shot after the men were
N.frightfully mistreated. Many Of the
women then were attacked by the
drunken rebels. The breasts OF some
s5Df them were cut off, the officers as.
serted, while rebels hacked off the
Fingers and toes of others. Children
q and babies in arms were bayonetted
before their mothers eyes.
AS the two officers told the story
the vanegas massacre was one of the
most needlessly brutal episodes oi
the revolution and the intoxicated
rebels displayed almost unbelievable
| fiendishness and barbarity.
The American colony was gaivan
ized into activity tonight when 1t was
reported that Nelson O'Shaugnessy
charge d'affaires. has received quer,
from Washington, asking whether tht
Americans in the capital were wei
armed and how long they could be ex
| pected to hold out if attacked
| O'Shaughnessy was said to have sen
a secret reply to the query. He re
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Illinois Clay Workers.

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CHAMPAIGN. H., Jan. M.-D. c.
Haeger Of Aurora was elected presi-
dent of the Illinois Clay Manufacture
ers Association at the closing session
Of the 36th annual meeting here late
today. J. C. Myers Of Alton was cleo
ted vice president and A. e. Huckins
of Champaign reelected secretary.
George Walters of Chatsworth was
reelected treasurer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Building Trades Strike.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Jan. "a There was no
settlement sighted tonight in the
building trades lockout. The workers
said If there was no adjustment by
Tuesday a general strike would be
called, involving 10000 men. The
master builders today locked out 81.
900 men whc refused TO work with
non-union men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25

a watchman found one arsonette con-
trlvance in Kebble palase,- the con-
servatory building Of the gardens, and
at the risk or his fife. extinguisiled the
sputtering fuse. As he ran TO call the
police, a second bomb exploded and
the conservatory windows were shat
tered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
suffraaettes stiil Busy.

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GLASGOW, Jan. 24-The author
tiles tonight estimated that $4,000
damage was done to the botanic gard
ems here today by suffragette bomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
BurIInoton puu.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-J ohnmyl
Shumacker, the light weight from
Burlington, Iowa and Harry Conderr
went ten rounds to good draw att
the New Fairmont A. O., here to-
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
MEXICAN MONSTERS
| HAVE DRUNKEN ORG|[

fused to give any intimation as to the
nature OF his reply.
The report gave rise to all sorts OF
rumors, all OF which lacked verifica-
tion. 1t was said that the Washington
government might have reason to an
.ticipate an early rebel attack on Mex
leo City and that all hope OF 3 peaceful
solution OF the Mexican difficulty
might have been abandoned. Nothing
could be learned though to confirm
this. 'Shaughnessy Is having almost
daily meetings with General Huerta
and his course is: arousing consider
able criticism among the Americana.
The charge and the dictator usually
meet In some public cafe, where tieg
may be seen together by all comers,
but neither ever tells what they talk
about O'Shaughnessy makes it a
practice to attend Huerta's functions
and goes to diplomatic entertain
lments and other places where Huerta
is guest.
The dictator always greets the
charge loudly and pays him marked
Iattentions. Whether Huerta thinks
he is making an impression Of being
friendly with the Washington govern
inent's representatives or whether he
is trying to make game Of O'Shaugh-
messy, he has succeeded in getting the
american diplomat talked about un-
favorably. Americans here say open
lily that it looks at least peculiar to
| see President Wilson's diplomatic
jrepresentative arm in arm with the
nan whom the United States is trying
to eliminate.
kow Tow to the laps.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 24.-Quer.ds-
Moheno, General Huerta's foreign
minist ar, tonight refused point blank
Ito affirm or deny the story thai
/ Huerta wants to take the field agains
/ the rebels and has picked francisco
lsDe La Barra, now in France, to sue
ceed him as provisional president. 4
United Press correspondent aske'
Moheno il it, were true that Husrti
1 had such a plan ana IL he had ught
Through John Lind at Vera Cruz tn
approval Of Washington OF the pro
,l;ject, Moheno said: II will neithe
i affirm nor deny the story. II Johl
Lind has heard OF such plan, 1t wa
not told him by any rspresentativ
.ifof this government.
Elaborate preparations were mad
. tonight by General Huerta for receiy
ing Admiral Moriyama, his staff Q
eighteen offlcers and forty nsn fror
the Japanese cruiser Idzumo, VIII
will arrive here from the Pacifi
coast Monday. Huerta is planning t
personally receive the japan ase nays
ofiicers as guests OF the republic. =
three days program Of receptions an
entertainments are scheduled.
General Villa is Sick.
: CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Jan. 24.-Th
J proposed constitutionalist campaig
!, against Torreon, the federal stront
I hold has been delayed by the Hines
) OF General Pancho Villa, leader of tn
l victorious rebels it became known Il
i night. Overwork and the strain {
|. the TERRA Blanca and Ojinaga can
: CONTINUED on page 2.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
General Villa is sick.

CONTINUED on page 2.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-31
JUSTICE HUGHES'S
MOTHER IS DEAD
Formerly. Resided in Newark
When Husband Was Pas
tor Here.

Mrs Mary C. Hughes, widow OF
Rev. David G. Hughes, of New York
city, and mother of Justice Charles
Z. Hughes, of the United States Su-
preme Court, died yesterday at the
home of her son In Washington, D. C.
For almost half a century Mrs.
Hughes was a resident of this city,
her husband acting as pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church, on Prospect
street, for period of five years from
1869 to 1874. At that time her son,
later governor of the State of New
York, and now member of the high
est court of the country, was in his
teens, and is well remembered by
many of the older residents of this
city. Mrs. Hughes was also resi-
dent of Jersey City for three years.
from 1884 to 1887. during which time
her husband was pastor of the Sum-
NIT Baptist Church, that city.
Mrs. Hughes was born in Middle
town, N. Y, November 20, 1880. her
maiden name being Miss Mary Kath-
crime Connolly. She was educated at
Fort Edward Institute and Claverick
College and was married in Kingston,
n. Y, In 1860. Her life was devoted
to religious and charitable work.
Since the death of her husband five
years ago she has made her home
with her son in Washington.