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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
ASSUMES ROBERTS GUILT.
The Verdict of the COMMITTEES Regarded
n Settled.

The Verdict of the COMMITTEES Regarded
As Settled.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The report
Of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the facts in the case of B. II.
Roberts, the polygamist, is regarded
as foregone conclusion. From the
composition of the committee it is GER
tain that a report will be brought into
the house declaring that Roberts is not
entitled to his seat. 1t is rumored
that if that should be the case Roberts
may appeal to the courts on the ground
that his constitutional rights were
abridged when the speaker refused to
permit him to take the oath of Office.
The friends of Roberts, however, will
be guided in their course by the action
OF the house. Mr.. Roberts in his
speech, protested that the house had
reversed the usual proceeding by COM
pelling him to prove his Innocence
rather than for the other side to prove
his guilt. It is evident that this is
exactly what the committee proposes
to do.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
DISEASE SPREADS.
Smallpox Reported From Lyon County
With One Death.

Smallpox Reported From Lyon County
With One Death.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 9.-In an interview
DR.. Kennedy, of the board of public
health, said: 'Unqucstionably the
smallpox epidemic in northern Iowa is
spreading rapidly. am in receipt of
telegram from DR.. r. E. Conitf. who
has charge of the epidemic, stating
that there has been one death from the
disease at Alvord, Lyon county, and
several exposures Besides this, l
have reason to believe that the disease
exists in Worth, and perhaps other
counties in the state, where it has not
been reported. A letter from DIR. III.
M. Bracl1en, of the Minnesota board of
health, intimates that there have been
several cases in Silver Lake township,
Worth county, which correspond with
similar cases diagnosed as smallpox in
Freeborn county, just over the Mime
sofa line, but where the patients are
undergoing no restraint"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
GoEBEL pARr1sANs DEFEATED.
Kentucky Election Board Decides for
the Republicans.

Kentucky Election Board Decides for
the Republicans.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 9.-The state
board of elections last night gave out
their official findings that w. S. lay
lor for governor and the rest of the
republican ticket have been elected on
the face of the returns. Commission
ers Ellis and Pryor signed the majority
report, in which they hold that as
board of canvassers they have no right
to go behind the returns of the county
boards; that their duties are purely
ministerial as canvassers; that the
face of the returns as received by them
from the counties show the election of
the republican state ticket. and certi-
fcates of election We're ordered issued
to each candidate thereon.
Commissioner Peyntz presents a mi
nority report, which he closes by say
ing: 81 am unwilling to certify fraud
and to turn Kentucky over to the con-
troll of the bayonet, Calling gun and
the fraudulent tissue ballots.''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
NEWS In GENERAL
ROBERTS IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
Declares the House is Assuming Unwar.
ranted Powers.

Declares the House is Assuming Unwar-
ranted Powers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Brigham III.
Roberts, of Utah, who was not allowed
to be sworn in as representative in
congress of that state, has issued an
address to the American people. 1t
contains much that was said by Mr..
Roberts on the floor of the house and
by Richardson, who opposed the reso-
luton by Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio. After
reviewing the facts and proceedings
resulting in the appointment of the
committee to try him as to his alleged
guilt of the offenses charged. which he
calls hostile committee, pointing out
that it's membership is made up entire
ly of those who voted to adopt the
method of procedure and not one who
voted against it finding place upon
the committee. Mr.. Roberts, after ad-
hitting that he is Mormon, denies
most solemnly the charges that Utah
has broken her compact with the
United States in the matter of polyg-
amy; that her people contemplate the
revival of polygamous marriages; that
the seating of Utah's representative
would be regarded by her Mormon
population as an endorsement of polyg-
amy, and would be menace to the
American home, and says they are
untrue. The only thing, he adds,
chargeable to some few men in Utah,
is that they have not deserted their
plural wives they married previous to
the settlement of the enabling act, or
contemplated in the provisions of the
state constitution.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
CALLS ON FRANCE TO ARM.
Colonial Defenses Because of Chamber.
lain's Late Warning.

Colonial DerenseS Because OF Chamber.
lain's Late Warning.
PARIS, Dec. 1O.-During the debate
in the chamber of deputies on the
colonial budget Eirmin Faure, anti
Semitic, urged the necessity of strength
ening the defenses of the colonies and
the colonial army in addition to a
system of French owned cable. He
pointed out that while Mr.. Chamber
lain's Leicester speech was, perhaps,
only his personal view, the fact that a
British minister had INDUCED in such
language toward France was sufficient
ly grave cause for it's consideration by
the chamber and, he added, it was
high time to take notice of Mr.. Cham
berlain's warning. M. Faure also
intilnated that British emissaries were
overrunning Tunis, disguised as pro-
testant missionaries, and selling am
munition to the Arabs The anti
British remarks were heartily cheered
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
United states Patent otaoe Business.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 7.-Applications
for patents prepared and prosecuted bv
us have been allowed as follows: 70
j. Rice, of Belle PLANE, for q rat trapll
One animal after being caught sets the
trap to catch the next one. To Is. 81
Norris, of Madrid, for weighing
wagon. The wagon bed is mounted
upon scales platform which rests on
the wagon frame and the weight Of the
load on the wagon may easily be deter
mined at any time. To w. o.. Nelson
of Carnforth, for railway splice bar
that overlaps the webs of the abutting3
ends of rails, has a groove at its top
that admits the balls, u flange that
overlays the fanges of the rails and
also contacts with a chair or tie under
the rails and has inclined planes at ::
ends, on its top and front face, adapted
to serve as cams in directing car
wheels. To VIC. Sedgwick, Of Grim
nell, for an electric bell
Printed matter and consultation and
advice free! ssg
ss THOMAS e. ORw1a.
j. RALPH ORwIn,
3 REuBEN a. ORWIa.
Registered Patent Attorney.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
BAD BRITISH DEFEAT.
Over Six Hundred Men Numbered
Among the Missing.

British Missing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6oH
British Wounded. Observation-Disclosures. 2G
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE war office
publishes dispatch from General For.
estier-Wallser at Cape Town, saying
that General Gatacre reports as
follows:
deeply regret to inform you that
met with serious reverse in the attack
at Stormberg. was misled as to the
enemy's position by the guides and
found impracticable ground"
Then follows list of killed, wound.
ed and missing, the first being two, the
wounded twenty-six and the missing
sos. The general adds that the re.
mainder of his casualties will be wired
as soon as ascertained
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The British forces
in South Africa have met with sig
nal defeat. This sensational news was
officially announced from the war
Office, General Gatacre admitting that
he had met with serious reverse in
an attack Sunday morning on Storm
berg, in northern Cape Colony. The
British general says he was misled by
guides as to the Boer position, and
found ''impracticable ground" Appar.
emily he was caught in an ambush, as
his casualties as at present known
are alarming. The number of killed
and wounded cannot be considered
excessive in the circumstances, but the
enormous numbers reported missing
suggest that the engagement must not
have been unlike that of Nicholson's
Mex, where General White lost Sc
heavily.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-According to the
reports brought into the British camp
at Putter's Kraal by spies, the Storm
berg column of Beers numbered 1850
men, and the position and circum-
stances appeared to favor surprise
and a night attack.
Moving smartly, but cautiously, the
British troops reached safely point
within two miles of Stormberg. Then
they must have walked into an ambus.
cade, for they were suddenly exposed
to a terrific fire from the front and
right flank, compelling the Royal Irish,
who were in the van, to seek cover i'm
mediately behind neighboring kopje.
They were quickly followed by the re-
mainder of the brigade and were get
ting down comfortably in their new
positions when they were again
obliged to move, owing to the Boel
heavy guns coming into action. 1t
was by this time evident that the Beers
not only outnumbered the British, but
in addition occupied an impregnable
position, and General Gatacre ordered
his men to retreat. Throughout the
long march of thirteen miles to Mol.
teno the British were harassed by a
continual fire, and the Boer gunners
should have inflicted considerable
damage. The British were compelled
to abandon one gun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
CAUSED A PRIESTS ARREST.
More Trouble at NIitchellyille Reform
School.

Moro Trouble at MitChellVlle Reform
School.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 1O.-Rev. Father
Straven of Des Moines went to Mitch
ellville with pardon for one of the
girls in the institution whom he de-
sired to place in Roman Catholic
school. superintendent Miller re-
fused to turn over the girl to him.
Father Straven refused to deliver the
papers to Miller, who then had the
priest arrested by deputy sheriff
acting as guard. Father Straven COM
planned to the governor and board of
control. and Miller explains that he
had no authority to turn the girl over
to the priest; that when once pardoned
she was free, and she refused to go to
a Roman Catholic institution, saying
she would rather commit suicide. The
whole proceeding will be investigated
: by the board of control.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

Persons sometimes wonder why pat
ent medicines, prepared foods and
other proprietary articles take such
outlandish and heretofore unheard-of
names. Mr.. DUEL, the commissioner
of patents, in an address on trade
marks before the commercial congress
made it clear. The government can
not allow man to use his own name
as a trademark, for other men may
have the same name. Neither can he
use geographical term, for other peo-
pie have a right to that as we'll. Any
descriptive word denoting the quail
ties or ingredients of the article is
also unavailable, for other producers
might use the same materials and be
entitled to the same descriptive ad-
jectives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
HEAVY FIGHTING.

General Fred Grant Reported to Have
Met Rebels.
MANILA, Dec. THE gunboat La
guna de Bay, stationed at Orani, re-
ports that General Fred Grant has had
heavy fighting at Dinaluptjan. The
result of the engagement is not known
Colonel Hoods command attacked 1900
insurgents at San Miguel. The Elev-
enth cavalry, under Colonel Lockett,
is advancing from Bocaue to Angat for
the purpose of intercepting the retreat
of the insurgents from San Miguel
General Lawton is gathering his forces
and working south from San Isidro.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

The humorist's assertion that talk
Is cheap, women half price, seems in
the whirligig of time to have brought
In its own revenges. At the recent in
ternational council of Congregational
lists, every speaker exceeded the time
allotted him, thus encroaching upon
the privileges of his successor. At a
subsequent meeting of a state fedora
ton of women's clubs, only a single
speaker overstepped the limit of time
and the exception was a man!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Must Pay the Penalty.

Sioux CITY, Dec. e.-Myron B. spen-
Ger, the defaulting cashier of the Bar
Der Asphalt Company, will have to go
to the penitentiary, the district court
having refused to grant him new
trial. Spencer has been in Jail since
last August, but before that time he
had been a fugitive from justice for
over two years. All of the time after
he stole 81 1000 he had been in Chicago,
but the authorities had been unable to
locate him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
BREVITIES,

Patrick Boyle, brakeman on the
Iowa Central railway, while uncoupl-
ing freight cars just below the freight
depot al Grinnell, fell under the wheels
of the slowly moving train and both
legs were cut off above the knees, re-
sulting in his death.
The cook at the Dodge hotel at
Moulton accidentally threw some
powder in the stove and it exploded,
throwing her across the room against
a table, burning her face and setting
fire to her clothing, which was soon
extinguished. She was not seriously
burned.
At Corning recently Charles Day and
Miss Anna Maltby were married in the
smallpox hospital. Miss Maltby was
there under quarantine. the disease
having appeared in her family. Rev.
p. II. Mason performed the ceremony.
Neither of the contracting parties
was sick. They had fixed date for
the ceremony and declined to postpone
it, fearing the traditional i'll luck
Another report on county insane
asylums has been made public by the
state board of control. This time it is
the asylum in Jones county, located
ten miles from Anamosa, and visited
by Governor Larrabee. The same
charges of lack of proper buildings and
equipments, Inadequate care and other
poor conditions are set forth, though
perhaps in not SO exaggerated form
as in several other such reports which
have previously been n,rde. Governor
says there are no cases of abuse report
ed from this institution, but the live
stock kept on the county farm looks in
much better condition than the in
mates of the institutions.
1t is reported that the indict-
ment of w. A. Elliott, superintendent
of the poor farm of Pocahontas County,
by the grand jury for alleged cruelty
and malfeasance of duty, has created
a sensation. The evidence before the
grand jury, it is claimed, revealed
shocking abuses in the treatment of
WY AAAAA"OSS VI CAiC HoOIIdIu duO Gllc
insane ward, especially the weak-mind
ed women. Some time ago Pocahontas
county removed it's insane patients
from the care of the state at the Indi-
pendence hospital and tried the exper-
iment of keeping them as a local
charge. The recent report of the state
board of control revealed multiplied
cases of cruelty and recommended that
the legislature enact measures making
the maintenance of insane at state
asylums mandatory.
Miss Sarah McDermott, of Neville,
few nights ago, shot and killed
herself under peculiar circumstances.
She was in the presence of her lover,
Hank Stevenson. 1t is said that the
young woman asked the man if he had
seen her new present. He replied in
the negative, and she walked over to a
trunk, taking from it 22-caliber re-
volver. 1t was unloaded and she
handed it to Stevenson. Later, how
ever, she put two cartridges in the
cylinder. there was snap and a re-
port, and the girl fell dead with d bull
let just over her heart. Stevenson de-
clares he did not see bow it happened,
and there is no reason that can be seen
to doubt his word.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
BATTLE AT MoDDER RIVER.

Beers and British Meet for q Second
Conflict.
LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch from
Pretoria, dated Wednesday, December
6, says: Fighting commenced near
Modder river at 6 o'clock this morning"
While nothing in the latest messages
from the British camp at Modder river
indicated an immediate advance, it APP
pears that Pretoria has news that
fighting was resumed on "Wednesday.
1t is not shown, however, whether
Methuen advanced on the new position
taken up by the Beers or was engaged
in the reconnaissance in force.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Cuba Hails McK,nlev,s word..

HAVANA, Dec. president McKin-
ley's message to congress has been re-
ceived by Cubans of all classes with
much satisfaction. Even the leaders
of the extreme party admit this, and
the announcement that there will be
no American civil governor has cleared
away most of the clouds that had been
hanging over the Cuban political sit
uation. The Lucia alone among the
papers still favors civil governorship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
1NaRAHAm FAILURE Is SERIOUS.
Liabilities Of the MT. Ayr Merchant Are
Now Placed at 100000.


MUsCATINE, Dec. 9.-The failure Of
A. o. Ingraham, the largest merchant
in this part of Iowa, is developing SEN
sational features. 1t is now stated by
the creditors representatives that the
liabilities are fully $4,000 and the
total assets not over 100000. In the
three weeks before the failure Ingra-
ham decided away a store at Shannon
City, another at Allendale, Mo-, be-
sides lands and buildings which he
held. The creditors announce that
they will undertake to set aside the
conveyances, which they believe were
fraudulent. The store has required
protection OF officers to prevent people
who had sold produce to Ingraham
from going in and helping themselves
to stock. Already considerable part
has been taken in this way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Shenandoah Liquor Case.

SHENANDOAH, Dec. 9.-The defend.
ants in the cases growing out of the
recent raid on the railroad depots
where 1875 packages of liquor were
seized, waived examination and the
case will go at once to the district
court. The case in which the Burling-
ton road is defendant will be tried
December II. 1t is contended that
the state law in this particular antag-
onizes the interstate commerce law.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Burned in His Home.

CLARION, Dec 1.-THE farm house
Of John Tansy, who lives five miles
south of Clarion, was burned last night
and he was burned with it. What was
left of the body was recovered. It's
not known how the fire started, as he
lived alone. 1t is said he took home a
gallon Of whisky yesterday. ~,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
SALLY FROM LADYsM1rH.
British Troops Storm and Garry Lom-
bard's KOp.

bard's Kop.
BoER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith,
Friday, Dec. s.-The British troops
made a sortie between 1 and o'clock
in the morning. They crawled up a
ravine and stormed and carried Lom-
bard's kop, which was held by the
Beers and on which were placed a
Creusot gun and howitzer. These
guns were destroyed with dynamite.
The British captured Maxim gun
and then retired. The Lancers, Hus-
sars and Guards made sortie west of
Ladysmith at daybrealk under cover of
heavy artillery fire, which the Beers
returned briskly. The British after
wards returned to Ladysmith. The
Boer losses are reported to have been
slight. A strong burgher column has
crossed the Tugela river at Colenso
with the object of attacking the Brit
iSh EStcOurt column
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Shot bY Hia rather.

STRATFoRD, Dec. "a sad case of ac-
cidental shooting occurred here. Ed
ward Stoner was probably fatally
wounded by a revolver in the hands of
his father. The elder Stoner did not
know the weapon was loaded, and
carelessly pulled the trigger. The re-
volver was discharged and the bullet
entered the sons side. He is still
alive, and there may be chance for
his recovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Des Moines Packing Plant.

Dies MONIES, Dec. s.-The opening of
the new year may usher in the news
of the reopening of the Liverpool and
Des Moines packing house. An option
on the purchase of the property has
been given by Harry West to a gentle
man representing an eastern syndicate
and the prospects are such that the
needful capital may materialize for
the opening of the plant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Exchange SHOTS Near Colsn.o.

FRERE CAMP, Natal, Dec. IL. The.
British cavalry reconnoitered abreast
of Colenso and exchanged shots with,
parties of Beers, who fell back across
the river. The kopjes were observed
to be thiclsly occupied by the enemy.
The railway bridge at Colenso has
been completely destroyed. The high
way bridge is intact.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
TEMPLE STANDS ASIDE.
Clarke County Representative withdra
In Favor of DIR. Bowen.

In Favor of DIR. Bowen.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 12.-The most i'm
portant announcement of the senator
ial contest has been made public by
the Gear people, who held a conference
here. They fulfilled their promise OF
getting together on the spealSership
contest. M. L. Temple, of Clarke
county, announced his withdrawal
from the contest in favor of DR.. d. II.
Bowen, of Allamalsee. The action OF
Temple leaves DIR. Bowen the undis-
puted Gear candidate for speaker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
british Losses IN Nine Battle,.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-No news has yet
been received confirming the Boer re-
port of the capture of fifty prisoners
at Modder river from Lord Methuen's
column. It is just two months since
the Transvaal ultimatum was deliver
ed. Nine engagements have been
fought and the British have lost 566
killed, 9,o27 wounded and l ,977 missing
or prisoners.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT ABEL.
An Old Man Beat His Wife to Death
Then Kills Himself.

An Old Man Beat His Wife to Death,
Then Kills Himself.
ABEL, Dec. s.-Joseph Hutchins, iv-
ing mile and half east of Abel,
beat his wife to death with club and
then blew his brains out with shot
gun. He was about sixty-fve years OF
age and had been married about forty
years. They leave six children, all
grown, and most of them married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins have been
known to have more or less trouble
for the past twenty years or more.
Hutchins has always been jealous OF
his wife, and their trouble seems to
have eliminated in the double tragedy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

PREToR1A-Wednesday- Official dis
patches from different Boer forces say
all is quiet except at Kimberley, where
the armored train made sorties this
morning.
The Orange Free State has proclaim
ed the annexation of Dordrecht, Cape
Colony.
The Tugela bridge is SO completely
ruined that it would be work of great
magnitude for either belligerent to
restore it.
The Boer redoubts on the Lazarretto
ridge, west of Kimberley, are being ex-
tended and strengthened, showing the
rumors of the intentions of the Beers
to abandon the attempt to stem Gen
Methuen's advance are unfounded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Family of Five Poisoned.

BURLINGTON, Dec. 1o.-The family of
Joseph Kolz was, poisoned by eating
stale cheese Five children were made
deathly sick. The youngest one is in
dangerous condition. but the others
will recover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

An exchange is worried over New
York papers headline reading: Gen
eral Wood Ordered Home by Cable. "
Perhaps General Wood Ordered (by
cable) Home" might be more intel
ligible to some exchange editors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Sew Iowa Central Branch Completed.
Shot by an Editor.

BELDEN, Neb., Dec. la. NJ. Blials-
iron, wealthy stockman, was killed
by c. f. Harris, a newspaper man.
The tragedy resulted from an article
regarding Bliakiron which appeared
in Harris paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
Murder In a railway Camp,

FAIRFIELD, Dec. 1o.-George Harris,
colored, shot colored woman cook at
the railroad camp near Fairfield, and
she died within few hours. The
couple were quarreling. Harris
escaped.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

The Pittsburg Telegraph says:
Sausage links are now more conspicu-
Gus than golf links Let it be hoped
that neither variety will join the miss
ing links.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

That Chicago buggy robber" is not
wholly up to date in his extensive OPP
erations. He should ride in horse
less carriage and commit only cash
less robberies.