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ARGU ROCK FIFTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 254. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1910. PRICE TWO CENTS. MAYOR GAYNOR IS SHOT DOWN BY A WOULD-BE-ASSASSIN NEW YORK EXECUTIVE SHERMAN'S NAME IN A TELEGRAM MICHIGAN AVENUE IS Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York SERIOUSLY WOUN MASS OF HUMANITY AS TEMPLAR HOSTS PASS S BY EX-CITY EMPLOYE Vice President Shown as Friend ' of Indian Land Attorney Claims. ' nn TQ1 A IK TT Aboard Ship About to Sail for Europe When Attacked. THREE SHOTS FIRED Only One Took Effect, Bullet Lodging in Neck Assailant Quickly Arrested. New York, Aug. 9. At 2:45 Gaynor seemed strong and cheerful. The bul let is probably lodged under the tongue. 0 IMMEDIATR IMMiKR. New York, Aug. 9. About 1 o'clock a bulletin was issued by the surgeons attending Gaynor, which says: "The mayor was shot on the right side of the neck, the bullet entering the pos terior and upper part and ranging downward and forward. The Dosition of the bullet has not been definitely located, but will be determined later i by X-rays. The mayor is conscious 1 and resting quietly and there seems no I immediate danger." j SEES WIFE AM) DAlGflTEO. I New York, Aug. 9. At 1:20 p. m Gaynor awoke after a short sleep and was seen by his wife and daughter, Mrs. Vingut, who had been summoned to the hospital. At this hour the pa- ... . . . ,K tient was reported as "resting comfort- abiy." minskd vital spot. I began. Biood spurted trom a wouna : between a passenger and a work train New York, Aug. S. At 11:07 the! in his neck as the mayor fell. Officer j on the Northwestern Pacific near here doctors reported they 'did not believe Fuzgeering, one of the guards of the ' last night, that caused the death of at Cynor's wound serious. An examina-' Ncrth German Lloyd line, standing I least 11 persons and resulted in the in tion showed the bullet entered the ! mar at the time, felled the assassin i lurv of 20. right side of the neck and did not cut: any important blood vessels. Follow-j lng is the official statement: j "The bullet entered the mayor's! neck back of th ear, burying itself injmPnt on the dpck of the.steamer. The w.n rca,on j me maax0.a DOne. s mayor's secretary, Adarason. lifted the j hurt, all of the killed and injured oc far as our observations go the wound j s,. icl-en execllUve to Ma fect and with j cupiort the smoker. in our opinion is noi ssriaus. ; tf. assstance of others carried him to! ni.oon chokes victim. !a state room. Later he was conveyed j New York, Aug. 9. (11:30 a. m.) to the hospital and immediately taken! Gaynofs condition was not 6o favor-1 to the operating room, able. The doctors are having trouble j says ;od-ny-. i controlling hemorrhage. Blood from .Vs the niayor waa being borne by the wound finds its way into the throat n;s frieil,is h(? remarked simply: "Say and chokes the sirfferer from time to;KCOd.bvp to xhc pe0ple.- I time. The bullet was located an inch, At w.ord fl-ora the hospital was j below the right ear. !th,.t Gayt10r was shot in the back of New York. Aug. 9. Mayor William .7. Gaynor was shot and dangerously wcunded at 9:45 this morning, as he! stood on the deck 6f the steamer mayor caused intense excitement KUser Wilhelm der Grosse, at the pieritl:rouShout -New York- .The rromi-j ai Hoboken, N. J., about to start on a ructith's vacation in Europe. DlHClinrpred City Employe. The shooting was done by a man v bo later gave his name as .Tames J. Gi'llacrher. of New York. He was la ier identified as a former city employe vto was discharged for various trans gressions. Since his discharge he has fccen writing letters to the mayor. Three Sliotn I'lreil. -Three shots were fired at the mayor. Two missed, and the third lodged in the fiYshy part of the left side of the r.eck. Elood gushed from the wound and t!:e first hasty examinations led to the belief of pei haps a fatal consequence. Lrier examinations by physicians, vhen tha mayor was taken to the hos pital, gave a more hopeful outloook. PiMiinir fnr IMiotn. The mavor boarded the steamer ac-1 says he went aboard the steamer and con panudbv a number otcttvortic.als.' asked a clergyman to point out Gay hn..t t Vim o,iir n, nnr,,- wnt nor. The clergyman d:d so, ar.d Galla- pi'thered on the uppor dock, and there i tbo ormvri fhr.r- r,-. .n r Tho! mayor's party was just about having a picture taken, when suddenly the stiangor pushed his way through the throng fro pi the rear. I-'ircM Without Wot;. He approached the i:ayor and with out a word began to fire Gaynor fell ! to the d:c-k, blood gushing from the i wound in his neck. At the same moment the ship's guard Bp :.ng forward and dealt the assas.-un a blow on the iiead with a billy, felling hiiTi to the dock, whpre officers quickly se.'zed him. He was taken at once to the police headquarters, there he gave j l":s name r.o Gallagher. Kept I Tom Ilrend and Butter. In response to inquiries as to why In had committed the deed, he replied su'lenly: '"lie kept me from earning n:y bread and butter." In the meantime the mayor had been cairied to the Etate room and later placed on a stretcher and carried to the ambulance and then to St. Mary's hospital. Hobokec, where the mayor w: immediately taken to the operat :ng room. :Vot . eceMKa rl I y Srrinuw. The hospital physicians made a care fu' examination and concluded the in ji ry was no; necessarily serious. The L'."..'let entered the mayor's neck back THE WEATHER I l Generally fair tonight and Wednes day, slightly cooler tonight. Temperature at 7 a. m., 07. Maxi mum temperature in last 24 hours, S3; minimum in 12 hours. 06. Velocity of w:nrl at 7 a. m., 7 miles per hour. Pre cipitation, none. Relative humidity at 7 i. m., 54; at 7 a. m., 87. RIVER BULLETIN. Stage. Change: St Paul Ped Wing Reed's Landing . I. a Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque C.inton .8 -1 .7 .0 ! .7 .1 ! .3 .0 j .1 .0 .2 .1 ! .4 .0 .0 i .3 -.1 j ! I Claire Dcvenport - 3 . Nearly stationary stages In the Mis sissippi will continue from below Du buque to Muscatine. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 7:02. rises 5:01: day's length. 14 hours; moon sets !t:37 p. m.; 1:18 ; j?' m.. moon in conjunction witn jupi- ter. passing from west to east of the planet "h-t degrees north thereof; plan et Venus in east in morning, south of Castor and Pollux in constellation Gemini, the Twins. 'of the ear. burying itself in the region , o" the mastoid bone j Ready to He Photographed. ; Gaynor and the city officials were ; . ,. . . . i standing in a group aoout to have a j photograph taken when the snooting wit h a blow from his club and the man was seized by officers, rt!ni- on Boat. Mp.nntime there was intense exeite- tl'.f: r.eck and that his condition did ! re t appear serious. the cause Much Excitement, The attempt to assassinate lionce Ol me cny execuue m rrain mcnths in city affairs and to a growing extent in state and national affairs, anracted widespread attention. Ev erywhere news of the attempt on his life was received with evidence of pro found regret in all public places, ho fis. the financial district, clubs and the subways. The affair was the ab- scibing topic. Street Cleaning Commissioner Wil liam Edwards, of New York, was sl.ghtiy wounded by one of the bullets intended for Mayor Gaynor. Edwards who was standing by the mayor, seized Gfllagher by the arm. One of the bul lets passed through the commissioner's sl.'t-e and grazed his arm. The wound, h.nvptpr was so slicht Edwards only discovered it after the excitement had Mason City, Iowa, Aug. !. Children subsided Mp Play yesterday poured water down Panted Out by Minister. I he hroat of RalPh Juen- 4- of .1 Palmar The child died an hour later. uaiiagnei, m a iMgiiv-n (ui.ic.iuu, gher says ne oui...'.J-,.J, v..-. .... He says he knew t he mayor ras gnni lO Europe to enjo.v n-i u ""-,T!i tact he was depr'vel of his bread and I butter irritated him to the point of committing the act. President Montt VHnr. President Montt of Chile was a j near observer of the attempt to as- sassinate uaynor. tie ami ms wn ! were sailing today for Europe, ihey greeted the mayor as he came aboard the steamer. Five minutes later they saw Gallagher approach the mayor and fire at him. ' in PreHldentlul Tlmher. Mayor Gaynor, now serving his first yiar as executive of New York, has been prominently mentioned as a presi dential possibility. He Is a democrat and was practically unknown up to the time he became a candidate for his present office. He was elected after a b:ter campaign, his great strength ly ing in his freedom from party factions o; cliques, and since taking office has employed strikingly original methods in the introduction of reforms. Police Chief Dead. Rome. Aug. 9. Chief of Police Caesar Bulhanti, famous for his activ ities in breaking up black-hand organi zal.cns. committed suicide by shooting yesterday. . : - hi- I - jf J DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS CAUSE OF BAD CALIFORNIA RAIL WRECK Passenger Train, Carrying Red Men Delegates, Crashes Into Special Freight and at Least Eleven Are Killed. Ignacio, Cal., Aug. 9. Disobedience of orders, according to railroad offi- ! cials, on the part of the conductor was responsible for the head-on collision Exerntlon In Sraokfr. The smoking car of the passenger train was telescoped by the engine of the freight train, and aside from those j members of the train crews who were With the exception of E. W. Banks of Rockford, 111., who was killed out right, all the dead and injured were Laiuormans irom towns aiuug iub railroad upon which the wreck occur red. Conductor In Collapse. George Flaherty, conductor of the freight train, who is accused by the officials of violating telegraphic in structions to remain in the Ignacio j yards until the passenger had passed, j thus causing the smashup, it is a state of collapse and unable to make a ; statement. The work train consisted of a ca- f voose ana two nai cars, toiumg own the branch from Santa Rosa valley, it i was switched on the main line here and continued toward Sausalito. whence the passenger train was speeding to ward Santa Rosa. tin Kevere Curve. Two miles south of Ignacio. on a re verse curve, the trains crashed togeth er. Shunting the engine of the pas senger train, the work train locomo tive plunged into the smoker and bag POUR WATER IN THROAT. Children at Play Drown 4-Year-OIl j Iloy at Calmar, Iowa. The water went into his lungs and he was drowned. Writes to Girl; Shoots Self. Boston, Aug. 9. After writing two riliiu TJnlnh 3 NMr-hnls rf T?neL-frirt n marino nn tho hattlpshin Virsrinia . . himsef in the rie:ht temnle at a vest end hotel here yesterday. He is expected to die. One of the notes was addressed to a young woman in Rock- ford. SHOCK TO TAFT AND ROOSEVELT Beverly, Mass., Aug. 9. Reports of the attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor aroused deepest interest and sympathy in the summer capital. Pres ident Taft was kept' informed during the day. New York. Aug. 9. One of the first dispatches of condolence was from ex President Roosevelt, expressing hor ror and indignation at the attempted assassination. A telegram was received from Taft saying the president was shocked at the crime, and expressing hope for a Denver, Aug. 9. Both houses of the Colorado legislature at the opening ses sion adopted a resolution sympathiz ing with Gaynor and denouncing the crime against jojpular government. COFTHMJMT PACM. M- T. gage cars, completely telescoping them. Other cars of the passenger were un damaged and their occupants escaped with a vigorous shaking up. Find BorileM. Frightful havoc was done in the smoker. Passengers scrambling out of the rear cars and running forward be held a fearful spectacle. The headless trunk of a man lay beside the tracks and from the windows of the smoker protruded the lifeless bodie of two others. Special Hits I'mMienger. Ignacia, Cal., Aug. 9. Thirteen per sons were killed and at least twelve were injured at 7 o'clock last night when the evening passenger train from San Francisco to Santa Rosa on the Northwestern Pacific railway was i v. s.ruck by a special engine and caboose a mile and a half south of this place. Most of those killed were riding in the smoking car of the passenger. They were residents of Pataluma, Santa Rosa and other nearby towns. W ere Convention Delegate. Several it is reported were delegates to the state convention of Red Men which met at Santa Rosa today. The wreck occurred at a sharp crrve. The passenger train was trav eling at a speed of forty miles an hour a .n't the special train was going at p. fair rate. At the office of the train dispatcher information was given out that one of the conductors had made a mistake in orders and had failed to tal e a siding. The two engines plung ed together. The baggage car and tbe smoker were crushed together and th. smoker was telescoped. The passengers in the rear coaches made their wav out unharmed. UHLAN TROTS MILE TO WAGON IN 2:01 C. K. . Hilling" Driving Great Geld ing. Equals World's Mark Hy Lou Dillon. Cleveland, Aug. 9. What will proba bly be considered the greatest mile ever trotted was reeled off late yester day afternoon over the North Randall track by Uhlan in 2:01 to wagon in the open, driven by his owner, C. K. G. Billings. He started to beat his world's record for geldings to wagon made over this track last month when Mr. Bil lings drove him in 2:02. The effort was delayed until a late hour owing to the wind, which blew so strongly from the south that it was until a short time before the mile was trotted that it was decided to essay record breaking. Had it been a wind less day and a shade warmer It is th9 unanimous opinion of the horsemen present that Uhlan would have finish ed in two minutes. The mile performance of the son of Bingen and Blonde not only lowered the mark aimed at, but equalled the world's trotting record to sulky, made without a runner in front, at Memphis, Tenn., in 1904 by Lou Dillon. Steamer's Swell Drowns Two. Ptoria, 111., Aug. 9. When the canoe in which they were riding the waves of the steamer Belle of Calhoun over turned, Erwin Fetcher and John Karr, IS and 20 years old, were drowned" in iLc Illinois liver. GORE HAS THE PAPERS. McMurray Urged Sending of Many Telegrams to Influence Official Action at Capital. McAIester, Okla., Aug. 9. Senator Gore at the congressional investigation of Indian land deals today, had read telegrams In which the names of Vice President Sherman, and Senator Cur tis, of Kansas, were named. One read: Sherman "Understood." "With McMurray there to state our cirims, with Curtis and Sherman who understands better than anybody else what we want and with the assistance of our president, it begins to look like ve are coming Into our own." This telegram was dated Kinta, Okla., May 2 last, and was sent to Richard C. Adams, attorney at Washington, by George W. Scott, McMurray's agent among the Indians. Wanted Telegram Sent. Another telegram from McMurray at Washington was read. It ordered that McMurray's agent among the Indians to send fifty telegrams urging con giess to approve the contracts allowing $C00,000 "attorneys' fees." IT a in on Makes Charfc'a. McAIester, Okla., Aug. 9. A charge that Congressman C. E. Creager of the Third Oklahoma district had solicited "sums" of money from J. F. McMurray, holder of the Indian land contracts that are being subjected to a congres sional investigation, was made yester day by Jake L. Hamon before the spe cial committee appointed by the house of representatives. The charge developed in connection with the Inquiry into Senator Gore's declaration that he had been offered a $25,000 or $50,000 bribe to help "put through" congress the McMurray $30, 000,000 deal. Appearing before the committee Ha mon made the counter charge against Creager. Ke said the congressman had solicited money from McMurray during the pendency In congress of a bill which had been drawn up by Mc Murray and which Creager introduced. This bill provided for the sale of the surface lands to private individuals and for the sale of the mineral wealth to the government. Although the McMurray contracts were not referred to in it, the bill, Ha mon said, was so termed that McMur ray might have been enabled to put in a claim for the attorneys' fees. The measure, however, was not passed. Want Crensrer Recalled. "I want Mr. Creager recalled to the stand to answer these charges," said Hamon. "I want him to explain why, just after he Introduced that bill, he went to McMurray and, under the guise of loans, demanded from McMurray large sums of money. I thlnklt will throw considerable light on the Indian land situation at Washington if Crea ger is recalled and asked about his re peated demands of money from Mc Murry." On being informed by Congressman Charles H. Burke, chairman of the com mittee, that it was doubtful if Creager would be recalled. Hamon asked to be allowed to introduce witnesses to tes tify as to his charges. His request was taken under advisement. It was "Indian day" at the hearing. Many Indians testified they had signed the McMurray contracts allowing 10 per cent attorneys' fees because they had been impatient at the government. As the government's wards, they 6ald, they had to employ attorneys to fight the government in order to secure what money had been promised. That McMurray's agents had gone among the Indians and asked them to sign the contracts and to send tele grams to President Taft urging him to approve the sale of the land on a 10 per cent "attorney's fee" basis was the burden of most of the Indians' testi mony. Creasjer Replies to Charges. Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 9. In reply to the charges made by Jake L. Ha mon at McAIester that Congressman C. E. Creager had attempted, under the guise of loans, to obtain $4,000 from J. F. McMurray, Mr. Creager last night said: "There Is some foundation for the statement of Mr. Hamon, but he must have stated the case in an entirely different manner than it was given to him by McMurray. "Before leaving Muskogee in Novem ber I tried to trade certain property for 80 acres of farm land worth $10, 000, agreeing to pay the difference. $4. 000. I found that I could not meet the requirements of the transaction, so I made application to the state for a loan from the school fund. "In December, after my arrival at Washington, I received a letter from Guthrie denying my request. Mr. Mc Murray happened to be in my office at this time and I explained the situation to him and asked if he knew where I could get the money. He replied that if he had the money on hand he would be glad to make the loan himself. "A few days later McMurray told me that he had the necessary money and could make the loan, but questioned the propriety of our entering into a deal of this kind. This was the first time that the matter was brought to my attention in that light and it was dropped then and there. Mr. McMur ray never loaned me the money." KING IS PLEASED Wires Congratulations to Pre mier for Averting of Trouble. JUNTAS TO BE PERMITTED. Catholics Organization to Vigorously Spread Propaganda Through out the Kingdom. Madrid, Aug. 9. King Alfonso, who is visiting in England, today telegraph ed Premier Canale Jas expressing sat isfaction that the trouble at San Sebas tian Sunday had been avoided. The government has decided to allow Cath alic Juntas which are being formed tLroughout Spain to contitnue in ex istence as long as they keep within the bounds of legality. Arrangements are bc-ing made for a big anti-government dtmonstrtation at Murcia. Campaign for Catholicism. San Sebastian. Aug. 9. The Catho lic juntas of the Basque provinces have decided to wage a broad campaign "in defense of Catholicism" and to use all efforts to spread the propagation throughout Spain. As the first step they named a general committee to or ganize a giant manifestation against the government. Later they will seek to create militant juntas in every province. The Carlist leadeis also held a meet ing yesterday, but behind closed doors. Tbfc suspicion that the Catholics and Cpijats are working hand in hand has Increased the uneasiness of the author ities. Vcrdlnal Merry de Val, the papal secretary of state, has forwarded to the president of the junta here the thanks of tlie pope and his apostolic benediction. There were no disorders of any kind yesterday. Many Prisoners Are Kreed. About half the number of those ar rested on Saturday night while taking part in a street demonstration and 6houting "Death to Spain! Iong live the pope!' 'were released. The basque senators and deputies have decided to osk for the release of the others and to interpellate the government at th op enirg of the cortes, protesting against "the arbitrary acts at San Sebastian." The government, however, will in sist upon the prosecution of the signers of the insulting protest directed to it bv the Catholics, the premier hoping th'?:eby to expose the real cause of the ag'tatlon In the Basque provinces. The qi.een mother, who Is a zealous Catho lic, congratulated Premier Canalejas and the governor on the success which arteuded their effort to prevent trouble h-ie on Sunday. IOWA CORN BETTER THAN FOR 10 YEARS Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 9. Pros pects for Iowa's corn crop are bet ter than the average for 10 years, despite drouthy conditions, ho the weekly bulletin of the Iowa crop bu reau states today. Northeastern and southeastern Iowa have suffered from dryness and the bulletin says rain Is badly needed for all growing crops and fall plowing. RICE REWARD IS $10,000. Associate of Slain Attorney Doubles Offer for AssajlaJit. Cleveland. Aug. 9. To stimulate the already active search for the murderer of William L. Rice, the wealthy attorney who was shot down near his home in Euclid Heights last Friday night, the reward for the apprehension of his assailant has been increased to $10,000. In addition to the $5,000 reward posted last Saturday by Mr. Rice's Jaw partners, William Nelson Crom well of New York, who accompanied Mrs. Rice to Cleveland, yesterday of fered another $3,000. j EV1ADR1Z TAKING FROM AMERICANS Washington. D. C, Aug. 9. An invasion of American property in SBq sjaipjos s.zjjpBix q nSBJBoix called forth a formal protest from th? United States. The state de partment has repeated its ultimatum that American property must be pro tected. The situation of the Madriz government is precarious, according to state department reports. Parade is the Greatest in the History of the Order. THOUSANDS IN LINE Pageant Reviewed by Officers Knight Victim of First Fatal Accident. Chicago, Aug. 9. A trumpet blared a thousand orders shouted as one; out from acres of waving, glistening, while plumes a steady, broad ribbon of gleaming white poured Itself out Into Michigan boulevard with banners bear ing heraldic devices and with cross hilted 6words at shoulder, and there began in Chicago today the greatest parade of Knights Templar witnessed in the history of the order. All Who Can. March In Line. Every knight attending the 31st tri ennial conclave who could get Into line was there, a part of the seeming end less stream of sombrely attired knights, which took three hours to pass a given point. Karl Walts to Review. Rt. Hon. Henry James, earl of Eus ton, cousin of King George of England, and most eminent supreme pro-grand master of the great priory of England and Wales, awaited beside the line, at tired in his full regalia as head of the British templary, to review the fol lowers of the red cross. Farther on. Mayor Busse was salu ted, and still farther Governor Deneen acknowledged t'.ie tributes of flashing steel. Bla; nay of Conclave. This was the big day of the conclave and half a million persons stood along the streets In awe and wonderment, while 30,000 knights in 10 grand di visions swept down the line of march. The first accident of sufficient con sequence to mar the conclave occurred this morning when Herman Gressman, member of Apollo comniandery of Chi cago, was struck and probably fatally injured by a street car as he was cross ing "Templar Way." Gressman died at the hospital. The ai gry crowd threatened violence to the stret car crew, but a squad of police rt.ttored order. Gressman. a wealthy contractor, recently returned from a j European pleasure trip with his wife 'a.-'d family. He was in full regalia when the accident occurred. Hock Island la Prominent. Chicago, 111., Aug. 9 (Special). Reck Island commandcry No. IS, Knights Templar, was among the most prominent in the line of march today, making a showing sec ond to none in individual apprar ai ce and being outnumbered by few of tl e commanderies outside of Chicago. Additional prominence was given the Rock Islanders because of the fact that Past Commander H. H. Cleaveland 1 dtputy grand commander and is t bj the next grand commander and aU'i ch ef of staff. Mrs. Cleaveland last evening was one of the guests of Mr:. John I. Cleveland, wife of the irranl commander of Illinois, at a reception. WOMEN ARRESTED EVADE PUBLICITY Society Dames Caught in Xarra- ganvett Iier Gambling I la id, in Panic. Narragansett Pier. R. I., Aug. 9. There Is consternation In the higher society circles because of the fear that i Constable John G. Cross, who rondurt j ed th" gambling raid at the Narragan sett Iler club on Sunday, may mako public the names of the men and wo men who were on the premises at the time. Prominent matrons have besought th-j officer all day not to give out the!. names. Constable Cross so far has com plied, but, he Bays, not because the wo men have asked It. "To publish these names would give unnecessary embarrassment," he said, "but If these people appear In court to answer to the summonses which have been served on them. It w 111 be Impossi ble then to keep their names from the public, and they will have a lot of em barrassing questions to answer, too." There were upwards of 30 society women In the crowd gathered about the roulette wheels and other games of chance in the clubhouse at the time of the raid, according to Mr. Cross. No Browne Juror Accepted. Chicago, Aug. 8. At the close of th fist week of the second trial of Lee O'Nefl Browne, not one Juror had been accepted. The questioning of the seo o;id venire of 100 ended yesterday. V