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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT
TO STIR UP WAR
Somebody is Accused of Doing Thor
Best to Get Japan and Amer
lea to Mix.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, March GA deliberate
attempt on the part Of certain foreign
nations to involve the United States
and Japan and diplomatic controver-
sizes which would eliminate in war,
was the charge made today by DR..
Smaller Matthews, who returned to
Chicago from Japan yesterday. DR..
Matthews j. dean of the University
of Chicago Divinity School. He went
to Japan as representative Of federal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
.ANiUSIIM ENTS.
Visiting Nurse Association Benefit

Visiting Nurse Association Benefit
Tonight.
Those who attend the Grand to-
night will not only see very inter-
esting program, but will also help a
worthy organization, for a liberal per-
centage of the receipts will be given
to the Visiting Nurse association.
The five part extravaganza is from
the famous musical comedy success
"The Wizard of o." and is now being
shown in Chicago and st. Louis at
sn admission price Of 25c. It will be
shown tonight at the Grand at regu.
lar prices, 10 cents for adults and five
cents for children. 1t Is production
that will be enjoyed by the children
as well as the grown ups. We have
every assurance from the World Film
company that we will positively re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
Colonial Tonight.

CoIonIdI UhI9ht.
The Colonial played to- packe
houses last night and the crowds
were highly pleased. The pictures
were fine and Conley and Gardner,
proved one of the best lady vaudeville
teams that has ever been in the city.
Don't miss this show tonight, as there
is an entire change of program, both
In pictures and vaudeville. Remember
the slogan Of this house Is please the
people," and from the crowd they are
getting they must be doing it, Don't
miss the big comic cartoon picturo
tonight-Advertise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
Special gill orpneum Tonight.

"A splendid bill is booked for the
Orpheum tonight and includes Ter
rors of the Wilds," the most thrilling
animal picture ever produced, in two
parts This picture is worth alone
the price of admission and should DO
seen by every man, woman and child.
Billie Was Right Smart Boy" a
Sterling comedy with Billy Jacobs.
the comedian, that makes EN- all
laugh. SISSY Robbins Oil Magnet
Joker comedy that is a laugh produc-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
Bread Back to a NickIe.

1t lited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, March 22.-Bread prices
were back to FIVE cents loaf and
flour dropped one dollar barrel to-
day. Big bakers claimed the gro
GERS refused to handle bread at sig
cents. Lower prices in wheat and
the reduction on flour, was RESPONSE
be for the drop to old figures, &C.
cording to the bakers.
Mrs. Kate HorW:ch, secretary OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECUR.
ITY KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1899
meets the first and third Monday Of
each month at Hawkes. hall at 500
o'clock. J. r. Hambleton. president;
Ernest Best, financser; Mrs Ralph
Muse, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

Lynnhaven hotel, at Pass Christian,
was destroyed by fire. The speaker
and his daughter fled the building in
their night clothing and Clark then
turned in to aid firemen fighting the
flames. LESS $4,000.
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the Housewives league, gave diff
ferent reason.
"The people won't stand being
gouged like they used to- she said.
'They now resent such attempts be-
cause they know what is generally
behind price boosting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
r.u,.v Attorney MeManus Tells Then
That They Must be Educated
to Meet Problems Of
Citizenship.
PRAISED RACE PROGRESS
sneaker Paid Tribute TO Booker Z
Washington and to Men Who
Helped to Advance
Race.

County Attorney E. w. McManus
,ov sermon at the Bethel A. M. e.
church last night, predicated upon the
dnctrine of a universal brotherhood,
WAS enthusiastically received by
large assembly Of colored people and
: Generous sprinkiing of whites.
M. McManus paid high tribute to
pooker r. washington, whom he
characterized as the Moses" of the
black man. the founder of new race,
and q man who had earned his place
among the galaxy Of the good and
great of all ages. The speaker drew
. vivid picture of a score or more
II colored people. whom he declared
had delivered such messages to the
world as would tell upon the destin-
les of a hundred generations.
Mr.. McManus advised the colored
people to study negro literature and
art. hang negro pictures on the walls
on their homes and to- keep in touch
with the doings of the black man.
The speakers highest note was
sounded when he touched upon mar
rage ties "home life" and chris
tian religion These institutions
we're dwelt upon at length by Mr..
McManus, who declared that If prop
erly fostered. would do more to les
sen criminality and promote good
citizenship than anything else in the
world.
The speaker was introduced by
Alonzo Draine. Pastor Butler deliv-
ering an after talk, highly common
datcry of Mr. McManus' address.
The following is the sermon in part:
. -. : /
Represents Many People.
"The colored man represents near
w 100000 people, more than the
entire population of our country in
1920. His problems and the white
mans problems are identical, each
has an equal interest in this govern
ment" The speaker dwelt at length
on the brotherhood OF man In which
he said I'VE are our brothers keeper.
We should all aspire to become citi-
gems worthy of our birthright. We
should help one another, both black
and white for the black man is link
in the chain Of government and il he
is weak it makes weak link in the
chain" Mr.. McManus presented sta
tistics showing that the colored man
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

er. Tomorrow, special feature three
reel, tits Long, Long Way to Tip
perary." At every show the Orpheums
four piece orchestra playing the pic
res.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
LOYAL ODER OF MOOSE.

LOYAL ODER OF MOOSE.
Keokuk lodge No. 704, meets every
Tuesday night at 500 o. M, in Moose
hall, corner of sixth and Main. Visit
Ing brothers cordially invited John
G. Stadler, dictator; Ed S. Lotion.
secretary. .---- alss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
ROYAL ACANUM.

Keokuk council No. 536 meets first
and third Friday each month, Hawkes.
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth-
rem fraternal1y invited to attend. q.
Lloyd Norman, regent: J. T. Annable.
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
Had Narrow ESCAPE.

Had Narrow Escape.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
JACKSON, Miss. March 22.-Speak-
er Champ Clark and his daughter
Miss Genevieve, narrowly escaped
with their lives today when the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
K. OF P.
PYTHIAN sIsTERs

Keokuk Temple No. 256 Pythian
Sisters meet every second and fourth
Friday Of the month at o'clock at
X. P. hall. Mrs. Ida Mass, M. e. c.;
Miss Anna King. M of r. and G..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

is staunch believer in the soil and
that it's percapita wealth is $500.
HE came to US in slavery, and toll
ed in unrequitted work for centuries,
but did not brood or despair. IN
sixty years his progress has been
without parallel, he is in the profes.
sions, sciences and shops"
He said the young negro should
marry, it makes him better citizen.
The speaker drew beautiful picture
of the thrifty colored man in his
own home with his wife and children
working out the problems that make
for good citizenship. He called upon
the young people to read history and
biography and keep before them lives
of the great men Of the race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

Hardin lodge, No. 20, holds its regu-
lar monthly meeting the second Mon
day evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
FRATERNAL CARDS
MASONIC.

Eagle lodge No. 10, holds its regu.
Ia" meeting the first Tuesday evening
of each month.
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Need for Education.

Mr.. McManus urged the colored
fathers and mothers to give their
children all the advantages of educa-
ton and pointed out the necessity OF
a trained mind in this age of push
ing and heaving and pitiless rush for
self. The speaker dwelt on religion
and the home and based the bulwark
of society in the home. He said tho
cclored man must keep sacred his
home and women. The prayer that
the good negro mother teaches her
boy at her knee is benediction
through life. He said the negro did
not gain his freedom by rebellion,
his loyalty and fidelity won admira-
ton of the people and they demanded
his freedom The colored man fol-
lowed the example of Christ and bore
his cross nobly.
Mr.. McManus spoke Of the great
colored people in history who were Il
power for the race in the days that
tried mems souls, Frederick Douglas
pleaded the cause of his people,
Phyllis Wheatly sang the praises OF
her people, Blanche 4. Bruce, orator
and statesman, BENJAMIN Bannecker
who helped lay out the city of Wash
ington, Ira Aldrich, great actor, Geo.
Nv. Williams. historian: Lemuel Hay
mes, Alexander Crummell and Daniel
Payne, great preachers. Mr.. McManus
gave the race great credit for what
it had accomplished, but he warned
them that the responsibilities Of c1ti-
3ansaip are becoming greater and
greater and the race must be prepar-
eds to meet them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22

Elmira Chapter No. 40, 0. q. s..
holds it's regular meeting the first
Thursday of each month, Masonic
Temple, Seventh and Blondeau. Miss
Alice Tolmie, w. M; Mrs. l.. N. Hahn.
lsecretary.
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Gate City Chapter No. Z, R. A. M.
regular meeting second Friday OF
each month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

and were hostile toward the Russians,
which greatly impeded any attempt
to spread the Christian faith among
them.
The spread of the Christian re-
ligion among the Thlinget Indians be-
gan in 1884, when the first Apostle Of
Alaska, the Rev. John Veniaminoff,
was transferred from Unalaska to Sit
ka. After his arrival in Sitka, Faith
er Veniaminoff continued in the same
able manner that life work to which
he had so intelligently devoted him
self during the years Of his stay in
Unalaska. He began by learning the
Thlinget language, continuing his
studies diligently until he had thor
ough mastery not only of their Ian
guage but of their tribal customs and
beliefs. And then he preached the
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

~ RlOR To the cesSion of Alaska
to the United States, no Catho-
lie priest had soiourned in the
Territory. In 1872. Francis Mercier,
chief agent of the Alaska Commercial
Company at Kuklukhoyit. alarmed at
the constantly threatening attitude Of
the Tens on the Yukon and Tanana,
took steps to introduce Catholic mis-
sionaries among them. He invited
the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to
take up the work. In the autumn of
1871 Bishop Glut, of the Athabascan
Mackenzie district, with two COM
panions, Father Lecorre and an In
dian interpreter named Silvain, cross
ed over the mountains and wintered
at Fort Yukon. The following Spring
the two sailed down the Yukon river
to Nuklukhoyit, where they met
large number of natives form the
Tanana and Koukuk districts. They
then continued their journey down
the river. instructing both Tens and
Eskimo adults and baptizing their
children. Notwithstanding the oppo-
sition shown by the Shamans and the
Russianized natives, the Oblates con-
sidered the prospects so bright that
they decided to establish stations on
the Yukon. After spending year
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Word of God to them. AS was his
wont, he gave freely Of his labor, his
strength and his health. Father Yer
iaminoff wrote his sermons for the
natives in their own language, trans
lated the sacred books, and went
among these people visiting the sick,
and helping the needy. His labor
was not lost. The number of Chris
tians increased very rapidly. He per-
formed his work with great care and
patience, thereby drawing to himself
the rough hearts of the savages. He
would convince, but never urge
them, and then would patiently await
their requests for baptism.
Father Veniaminoff opened schools
and taught children from books he
had, himself, compiled. Besides en-
tightening the natives with know
ledge of the Gospel, he taught them
different trades. He also introduced
vaccination among them. Many years
of experience in missionary work
convinced Father Veniaminoff of the
great difficulty of keeping alive the
spirit of Christianity among the ma
tives without sufficient workers, and
above all, without means. Therefore,
in 1889 he went to st. Petersburgh
and presented to the Holy Synod his
petition for assistance. While so en-
gagged he received the appointment as
Bishop Of the new Diocese of Alaska,
and was given the name of Innocent.
From 1S41 to 1850 he devoted him.
self to the task Of bringing into or
der his young diocese. He carefully
examined the newly organized parish
es, consecrated new churches, ordain-
ed priests, and opened schools for
the natives. AS a reward for his zeal
GUS and unselfish work, Bishop Inno-
cent was raised to the rank Of Arch
bishop in the year 1850.
When, in recognition Of his sue
cess in the spread Of Christianity in
both Asia and America, the Church
government added to the Diocese Of
Archbishop Innocent the Yakutat
country in Siberia, it became neces-
sary for him to change his place Of
residence from Sitka to Yakoutsk in
Northern Siberia, and vicar bishop
was appointed to carry on the good
work in the Sitka Division. 1t grew
and continued. Besides parochial
schools a theological seminary was
established in Sitka. This was later
removed, to Irkoutsk.
Russian activity continued in the
colonies by a policy Of Cancellation Of
the most benevolent and thorough
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in accommodating, Biship Clut return
ed to his own missions. leaving Faith
er Lecorre in residence at st. Michael
at the mouth of the river.
The missionary remained there un
til 1874, when the news came to him
that the spiritual jurisdiction OF the
Alaskan territory had been entrusted
to the Bishop of Victoria the sanity
John Seghers, who ultimately gave up
his life in the work. In July, 1887, this
prelate. with one companion, Father
Mandart, made a preliminary voy-
age to st. Michael, and went up the
river as far as Nulato. During the fol-
lowing winter he visited many native
villages, and in doing so underwent
severe privations. Before his return
to civilization, he promised the Tan'a
that he would establish missions
among them. In the interval Bishop
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

by the Rev. E. P. Alexim, who in his
turn was succeeded by the Rev. P.
Orloff, who again was followed by
the Rev. P. Beskishkin; and, in No
vember, 1912. the present pastor, Rev.
A. P. Kashevaroff took charge of this
post.
Though warred against at times, the
Church herself does not make war, on
ly announcing, clearly and simply, the
plain doctrine of Church Liberty.
which consists in doing, wholly free
from compulsion, the things demand
ed by law both human and Divine.
Standing on so high a plane Of spir-
itual order, through all vicissitudes
and tempests, the Church rests all
her hopes upon the Lord.
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lecture Apostolic, with Father Tosi,
S. J., as the first incumbent of the Of
flee. He exercised his duties as Pre-
feet Apostolic until March, 1897, when
he resigned, owing to failing health,
and died, at the age of fifty-one at
Juneau, January IA, 1898. The Very
Reverend John B. Rene, S. j., was ap-
pointed in his place. He resigned in
March, 1904, and was succeeded by
the present incumbent, the Very Rev.
Raphael ]. Crimont, S. ].
The conditions of the Alaskan mis-
sion have changed greatly since the
advent of the first missionaries. The
discovery of placer gold mines and the
influx of miners into Alaska, during
the past fifteen years, have robbed AL
aska of it's primitive isolation. There
are resident Jesuit priests at Juneau.
Douglas, Skagway, Ketchikan, Val
DEE, Gairbanks, st. Michael, Nome,
Mary's Igloo, Nulato, Ruby, Holy
Cross, Akularak, Pilot Station, and
Tanana. From these centers white or
Indian missions are attended at Wran
CELL, Sitka, Haines, Thane, Eagle City,
Circle City, Fort Yukon, Forty-Mile
Post, Golden City, Council City, Sew
nfor ri
Pastolik, Piometallic, Stebben, Noun
tain Village, Tokchogomute, Kikrines,
Louden and Pimute. Among the ma
tives tribes there are also missions,
exclusively Tens, on the Yukon at
Koserefski, and Nulato. The Eskimos
in the Nome District, on the Kuswo-
kwim and in the Yukon Delta are al
so attended by Jesuit Fathers and
Brothers. In Southeastern Alaska,
owing to lack of men and means, no
Catholic mission among the Thinkets
has yet been established, although
several members of that tribe have
already Joined the Church. A training
school for boys and girls exists at
Holy Cross Mission near Koserefsky
The girls are under the care Of the
Sisters of st. Ann. These native chill
dren are taught the arts of cooking,
sewing, etc.; the boys with the Jesuit
lay brothers as inspectors, are taught
gardening, carpentery and smithing of
various kinds. The lives Of the mis-
sionaries who are devoting them
selves exclusively to the native pop
ulation are lives of intense isolation,
but their personal sufferings and in
count for little when
there are souls to be saved.
The Prefecture Apostolic comprises
the 531, 400 square miles that make up
the Territory of Alaska and the Aleu-
tian Islands. From 1867 to July II,
1894, these missions were subject to
the Bishop of Vancouver Island, B.
c., They were placed in charge of
Project Apostolic who resides at Ju-
neau. The total population is about
$4,000, of which about $1,000 are
Catholics, one-third of these being ma
tives. The mission is entrusted to
the Society of Jesus. There at pres
ent are twenty-one Jesuit Fathers in
charge of close to one hundred sta
tions out which seventeen are pro-
vided with resident priests, the 9TH
ers being missions attended occasion
ally. Nineteen of the missions are
provided with chapels. Jesuit Lay
Brothers (S) attend to the Catholic
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Catholic Missions in Alaska
By REV. JAMES A. KRNNRLLY, s. J.

| Seghers was transferred to Oregon
City as Coadjutor to Archbishop
Blanchet. However, his first visit to
Alaska produced immediate results.
In 1878 Father Althoff went to reside
at Wrangell, in Southeastern Alaska,
from which point he visited the Cass-
lar country and the coast. He was
transferred to Juneau in 1885, where
he was Joined by Father Reynen, who
was sent to aid him in his labors at
Sitka.
These two apostolic men were the
pioneers of the Church in Southeast
ern Alaska. They lived in log cab
in, in the utter isolation of print
tive missionary life, preaching the
Gospel to Thlinket and white man
alike. In September 1886, Father AL
thoff brought to Juneau the Sisters of
St. Ann, for the service of the new
hospital, and thenceforth always as
cribed his success to their faithful CO.
operation. The names of those devot-
ed women-Sister Mary Zeno, SiSer
NJ. Bonsecours and Sister M. Victor
1.-THE last two have gone to their re-
ward)-deserve to be recorded. Bishop
Seghers had meanwhile secured his
reappointment to the See of Victoria,
and resumed his plans, long delayed,
for the conversion of the Alaskan
tribes. He invited the Society of
Jesus to undertake the work of evan
gelizing the Territory. In July of that
year, the prelate- Archbishop
Seghers- accompanied by two Jes-
uits, Father Paschal Tosi (who lies
buried in the Juneau cemetery and
Father Aloysius Robaut, and hired
man named Fuller, started over the
Chilcoot Pass for the headwaters of
the Yukon. 1t was decided that the
two Jesuits should remain for the
winter at the mouth of Stewart river,
while the Bishop. with the servant
Fuller should proceed in haste to Uu
lato, to keep the promise he had made
the Ten'a six years previously.
During the 1,10O-mile Journey, Full
Ter developed symptoms of insanity
and at times threatened the Archbish-
op insolently. At Yessetlaton, near
the mouth of the Koyukuk. they took
up quarters in an abandoned fishing
cabin. On the morning of November
18th, Fuller aroused the prelate from
his sleep, pointed rifle at him and
shot him through the heart. Death
was instantaneous. The remains OF
the murdered archbishop were taken
down the river to ST. Michael, whence,
two years later, they were transferred
to the crypt of the cathedral in Vic
toria, B. C. The murderer was sub
tried, convicted, and SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment.
This tragedy changed the condition
Of mission work in Alaska; new and
problems then presented
themselves to the Jesuits. Father .
Tosi went to Europe. where he met
the president of the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith at Lyons.
who contributed $4,000 towards the
support of the Alaska missions.
A decree of the Propaganda, dated
July II, 1894, raised Alaska to Pre-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska
By A. P. KASHRVAROFP

vr7HEN Alexander Baranoff con-
w quered the present sitka in
1904, the spiritual needs of the
small band of Russian pioneers were
not considered. AS the Sitka colony
increased in numbers it became nee
essary to satisfy the religious spirit,
and therefore a small chapel was
erected in the year 1903, and here a
lay reader led the Christian worship.
From time to time priest visited
the colony to minister to the hardy
pioneers. In 1916 a regular priest was
appointed to take charge of the Sitka
Church.
There was little or no attempt made
to Christianize the inhabitants of
Baranoff Island. The Thlinkets, I'M
like the docile Aleuts, were little &C.
quainted with the Christian religion,
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JUNEAU CHURCHES.

Church denominations at Juneau
which have regular services include
the Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist,
Presbyterian, Russian Orthodox, Lu-
theran and Christian Science. Ju-
is the residence and Alaska head
quarters of the heads of the Catholic.
Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
The Very Rev. r. ]. Crimont is pre-
feet apostolic Of the Catholic church;
the Rev. J. H. Condit, DID,, is sup
erintendent of missions for the Pres
byterian church, and the Rev. R. c..
Blackwell is superintendent of mis-
sions for the Methodist church.