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The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

Nevertheless 1t was the one persistent
fancy OF the Louisiana planter that his
slaughter should be kept apart from
the turmoil. educated with all the low
sing care layished upon the heiress
whose Innocence of mind is held most
Eprecious Bushnell loved Henriette-
Kette as he called her fondly-Ye
Who was budding into the beauteous
Mower Of the far-away, warmer cline
0e their native land. No sooner was
6he out of the convent than suitors
were legion. And when she was near
their love never thought of her vast
wealth. Suitors were many, but Bush
hell was on guard. He died suddenly,
however, and for some reason his wife
ave Henriette away to the Marquis
la Pfedra.
That marriage was a crime. The
arQuis was forty; the young octoroon
vas sixteen. She submitted. as girl
aised In French convent will: she
kent to the sacrifice with obedient res
on. Her marriage to the Span
tache opened to her daughter the
siye salons Of several capitals, for
lr0pe the prejudice against dark
does not obtain. But Mrs. Bush
Eas compelled to witness the tri-
of her offspring from afar. She
was ignored by society. The
ed mulatto a little later married
Toche, the French dramatist,
plays are still giving Joy to the
In tWo@years he went into an
asylum. There. after few
be died. She soon followed
m last 81 her attempt at
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

fhis is true story of two little In
dian girls living in the western part OF
our country. Their names are Louise
and Amy Antelope-Louise, z years
old, and Amy, year younger. A week
or two ago it seemed best to send them
away from the school in Oklahoma,
where they had lived almost all their
lives. to another larger one near Law
renee, Kan. It puzzled the kind teach
ers to know how the little girls were
to get there, for no one thought of
sending them alone. But at last they
found 9way. One II the teachers was
goingS North to vacation.
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

went for the quarter again, but could
not get under Taylor's figures, his time
being 20 1-5. He also tried for the
third, but could not equal his time on
the preceding day. Both motors were
working we'll. but the teams running
them ran wide on the turns and the
men lost the pace.
McDuffee Repeats His Mile Figures.
McDuffee did not ride that day, but
on Saturday he attacked the mile rec
ord and succeeded in tieing the mark
OF 1:21 made in the last mile of a I've
mile record trial down at Brockton.
The weather was chilly and not in the
least conducive to record breaking, but
the Bostonian tucked himself in behind
his widespreading machine and the
ride began. The half was clocked in
40 1-5 and the last half in :39 4-5. AL
though his new figures tie those made
before, he is not yet satisfied, and will
reraain in Chicago for another week
in the hope of putting them down to
1870. Taylor made a trial for the
same mark, but missed by several Sec
onds, his motor being perceptibly
slower than the other and the rider
himself being too heavy and out Of
form from the recent bad weather. His
rival is also several pounds over
weight.
A Runaway Tandem.
While McDutfee was following his
tandem in a warming-up r.ue. the
steam-gauge blew off and the rider on
the rear seat jumped to prevent
scalding. This left the controlling
valve set for less than a two-minute
gait and no one to turn it off. as the
steersman could not remove one hand
from the bar and turn around to stop
the engine without risking his life and
the machine. Thus the few spectators
were treated to the most unusual sight
OF runaway tandem emitting clouds
of Kissing vapor and steered by
blanchedfaced cyclist who did not
know how soon he might get scalded
;.Ed coulG OIL: wait for the boiler to
exhaust itself. which it did after three
or four laps. To prevent possible dis
aster resulting from similar accident,
it seems that builders of motor tan
dems should place duplicate control
Ing levers on the front handlebars.
which would also make it possible for
veteran steersmen like Waller and
Fournier to not only operate their own
motors, but steer the machines as we'll
in the absence of fully capable team
mate. On Friday Taylor went for and
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

blasphemy on her lips she emptied the
cup of poison before her petrified
guests. Three of the best physicians
of Paris worked long and skilfully,
and saved her for the time being. Less
than a week after. taking advantage
OF lax of vigilance on the part of her
nurses, she got hold of another vial
OF poison and again tried self-murder.
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28
Clenned It Wen.

"Alice, it seems to me that this tur-
key has most peculiar flavor. What
do you suppose the trouble is? 1t is
like nothing ever tasted before" "I
don't know, am sure. mamma. Il
was very careful, and I know it must
be clean, for scrubbed it thoroughla
with SOAP" And this is true story
of little girl and the first turkey he's
mamma let her clean.
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28
Unreasonable Man.

Husband (meekly) This is the
fourth time this week we've had
timed beef and cabbage.t Maria, and
I'm little tired Of itA His wife
I'm sure. Thomas. you, - unrea-
sooable. You know Ito COR
rect the proof-sheets y book.
0ns. Hundred Dainty DJ
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28
OE Is HER PORTION.
8 COUNTESS D,ELvA SEEKS
THE GRAVE.
& Marriage That Was Crime Against
80 nhood-she Was of Dark Color
eaa Could Not Marry tho Man She
sKsvsd.
paris Letter.)

y r = strange. tragically picturesque
history. that Of Yette d'Elva, the
BEAUTIFUL New Orlean girl who lies
4 H. the embrace of death-an ugly death
which she herself has invoked. What
|wA!l you not find in this teeming, bust
ling capital when you scratch the sur
lace. go beyond the shimmering out
wardness of gayety? Yette d'Elva has
long been recognized as one Of the
beauties Of Paris. She is twenty five
not quite; of gorgeous physique
eali, strong. luxuriantly modelled yet
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

It is calculated that the skins Oh
more than 100000 animals are zsed
annually IN binding Oxford BIBLES
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28
M'DUFFEE'S sTEAM TANDEM

@A Ooi 4 LIZ . Ol LAM lAlSDEM.
broke McDuffee's half-mile record by
four-fifths Of a second, placing the fig
ures at al. The colored boy stuck
within two inches of the rear tire OF
the tandem all the way around until
within a few yards of the tape. Wien
he lost his pace and finished several
lengths behind the motor. j His ma
chine is of the same make as that Of
his rival, but he uses no wind shields
of any kind nor auxiliary tanks.
In Glass by Itself.
Monday McDuffee called on Fred
SGerlach in his Chicago Office to ask
if the L. A. w. could not place the fig
ures in a class by themselves, as the
French union does with wind shield
records. The racing board chairman
stated that such a plan met his ap-
proval. Notwithstanding the racing
rules of the league make no provision
for wind shield records. and intimated
that he thought there could be no cb-
jecticn to accepting the new mark n7
special record, although Taylor's
1:22 2-5 would be the standard mark.
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28

I Nero was determined to have his
'soiree, whatever the holocaust.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
Mexican Troops Defeat the Indians
Near Medan0.
SEVERAL REDS KILLED
ANOTHER BIG BATTLE Is NOW
BEING PLANNED.
White Woman Captured By the Rem
egades and Flogged-Insurgents
Are Being Led By Old Command
ers of the Mexican Army-Torres
to Be Succeeded By Martinez.

Chicago. Aug. ia special to the
Tribune from the City OF Mexico says:
The state troops have had another en-
counter with the Yaquis near Medano
defeating them. with a loss of several
killed. The state troops did not lose a
man, but Lieutenant Francisco Gales
died from sunstroke during the forced
march made to overtake the Indians
Further details have been received of
the attack on the sloops Alondra and
Louisa, near Medano. when young Au-
relic Parades was killed. The Indians
captured the wife OF the captain of the
Alondra and two boys and took them
off with them. At their first camp they
tied up and flogged the woman to try
TO get information of the forces and
number of men at Medano. and then
turned all three loose in the brush. The
woman says the insurgents have in
fantry and cavalry. but she could not
say what their number was.
The wound of General Torres. receiv-
ed in that combat, is slight one. and
he is progressing rapidly towards re-
coVerY
The Indians have retired from Bacum
and are supposed to be in force near
Vicam. The death of Juan MaldOnado
or Tetabiate has been confirmed. The
Indians will be shortly attacked near
Vicam.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
HAWLEY IS PLEASED.
Senator Has Repeatedly Urged Presi-
dent to Increase Philippine Force

New York, Aug. Ex-senator Joseph
r. Hawley of Connecticut sailed for
Europe yesterday. He will spend six
months in rural England Just before
his departure he said.
L am glad to see that the army in
the Philippine islands is being rein
forced. l have urged such an increase
from the outset, and some months ago
L saw the president several times to
urge upon him the necessity of sending
reinforcements to the islands at once.
Then l received private information
from Manila which convinced me that l
was right. l laid the matter before the
president at once. 1 am sure that we
shall get along very wei there in the
future
rs General Otis likely to be relieved
of command there?"
Il don't think so. l don't see why he
should. l have a great deal of conf
dence i'm him. ! believe he is a good
man for the place. Of course there is a
great howl going UP from the colored
journals. They began with Surgeon
General Sternberg and tried to kill
him. Then they shifted to Alger. and
they finished him; and now they don't
see any one to go for but Otis. They
can tie a tin kettle and yell Mad dog
but l think the public is beginning to
see behind the clatter and to take
things more quietly"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
THOMAS BUYS EGGS.
Found Out By Gymnastics That They
Were Fresh.
Special to The Herald.)

San Francisco, Aug. 10.-Elmer
Thomas of the Utah band is a boy who
knows how to get over difficulties. If
in later life he surmounts obstacles as
well as he did in the story which shall
he told here, he will certainly make a
name for himself. Thomas. like all of
the artillerymen, had considerable
trouble at first with the mongrel Span
ish used by the Filipinos.
One day before the insurrection
opened he went out to buy some eggs.
The natives had had a habit of work
ing off ancient egglets on the soldiers.
but Thomas decided that he wouldn't
be cheated without a struggle. He
found a woman who sold eggs, and be-
gan to bargain with her. A price was
soon agreed on, and then came the
difficulty.
Thomas wanted to find out whether
or not the eggs We're sound and fresh,
but he didn't know just exactly how to
go about it, Finally he had an inspira-
ton. While the woman looked at him
with eyes that budged with astonish-
ment, he picked up an egg and began
Hopping his arms like bird trying to
fly.
At the same time he screwed his
countenance into an interrogation
point and fixed his eyes on the vendor.
At last great light donned on her.
She smiled broadly and shook her head
vigorously. Then Thomas carried the
eggs TO camp in triumph, and sure
enough. not one had a chicken in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
THERE WAS HARD FIGHTING.
Part That Iowa Regiment Took In
the Recent Engagement.

| Des Moines, Aug. 10.-The Des Moines
News has received the following cable
gram from Colonel ]. c. Lopez, COM
manding the Fifty-frst regiment, in
reference to Wednesdays battle:
Manila, Aug. 10.-The Ffty-first
Iowa saw some of the hardest fighting
it has encountered during the present
campaign. Our forces advanced several
miles from San Fernando. wading
through deep mud and fighting almost
constantly. the Filipinos retiring in
considerable confusion, but maintaining
a steady fire.
The engagement was general, 5000
of the enemy being engaged, while Cen
erai Macarthur had, in addition to our
regiment, the Ninth and Twelfth regi-
ments and the Thirty-sixth. part of
the seventeenth and cavalry troop.
Our advance was assisted by the artil-
iery. fifteen guns being employed One
battalion of the Fffty-first accom-
panied the artillery in a successful
movement in the direction of Mexico
the regiment advancing with the main
body of troops toward Angeles The
American loss was severe, several killed
and about twenty-five wounded. Our
casualties are as follows:
Harry p. Brenholts, private. COM
pany NJ, Mount Pleasant; shot in leg.
severe.
Lamont Williams. second lieutenant
company f, Shenandoah; shot in both
thighs; moderate
Peter Hardiff, private. company C,
Henderson, Mills county; shot in chest.
severe.
"A NJ: Staten, private, company a,
shot in leg, moderate
James F. Stuffit. private. company
r, Clarinda. member of band shot in
side slight"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
OBJECTED TO SINGLE WORD
WHY A MORMON ELDER WAS
ARRESTED.
Charged In Knoxville With Indecent
Language Because He Used the
Word "Ravish."

Elder Joseph r. Morril. who is labor
! ing as a Mormon missionary in the
southern states has written a letter
to Elder John p Morris of this city, in
/ which he relates the subterfuge which
was the cause of the arrest of Elder 7.
Mitchell at Knoxville. Tenn, a few
days ago. The letter follows:
This letter leaves the working force
at this place all we'll and enjoying the
spirit of God. Perhaps you know some
of my companions; they are r. T.
Mitchell of Logan, William II. Jensen.
son Of the bishop of Forest Dale, and
E. T. Rappleye of Kanab We have
| been in the city here for some six
weeks, and have succeeded in creating
considerable interest in the gospel.
Knoxville is a large city, so l sup
pose we have got q good field in which
to work. Upon coming into town we
were successful in getting the use of a
large public hall in which to proclaim
the gospel, and in it we have preached
every Sunday. We have had a good,
intelligent class of people come to our
meetings, and we have rejoiced in
preaching and explaining the gospel to
them.
Every night we go out upon the most
prominent corner of the city and hold
open air meetings, and in that we have
been abundantly successful. We reach
every class of people then, from the
pauper to the millionaire, and bear
them our humble message. We have
used that corner for a month, and
never, until last night. have we in any
way been disturbed. 1t was this way:
We had been asked by many promi-
nent men of our congregation from
night to night to preach upon the his
tory of the church from it's foundation.
giving also an outline OF the essential
principles involved in its teachings
Elder Mitchell deemed last night a
good time to take up the subject. and
was-by reQuest-narrating the trials
and prosecutions of the Saints in Mis-
souri, and Illinois. when some very SEN
sitive people passed. He was quoting
the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith
to the drunken guards of Liberty Jail.
in answer to their infamous ISLANDERS
on the character of Mormon women
and girls. and also the words of Brig
ham Young TO Governor Cummings.
speaking of the outrages of mobs on
the wives of the Saints.
The word TO which they took Offense
was 'ravish.' and Immediately went
down to the police headquarters. got
the chief of police and had US arrested
for using obscene language 1t was
a miserable trick to get the city officials
prejudiced against US. but in this they
failed, as was proved in our hearing
this morning. when we were dismissed
without a reprimand. I think it will
serve TO make the public interest in
crease in our work"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
WAS BUT SMALL FIGHTING.
Another Report Regarding Engage
ment In Philippines.

Manila, Aug. 1O.-Omcial reports re-
fighting with the Filipinos say the day
was spent in reconnaissance, during
which the American troops found a few
of the enemy. But there were no en-
gaSements OF Importance. \ battalion
OF the Seventeenth infantry, under Ma
Jor O'Brien, advanced very close to
Angeles. The major reports there are
about $50 insurgents there. \ battalion
of the Twelfth infantry made 4 recon-
naissance in the direction of Porac, but
the enemy there scattered. The mann
body OF the American army is at Calu-
lum. The lines have been heightened
materially since the advance was
stopped yesterday, and now includes
the towns of GUagua and Santa Rita.
Major General Otis today issued an
order closing the ports in the hands of
the insurgents to intersland traffic.
Aguinaldo issued a decree July "a, dated
from Tarlac, closing the insurgent ports
TO vessels flying the American flag, and
inviting vessels under other flags to
visit them. Visitors under foreign flags
cannot traffic with these ports without
running the blockade.
The gunboats Concord, Yorktown,
Callao and Pampanga bombarded San
Fernando Tuesday. The Filipinos re-
piled with cannon and musketry for an
hour and then fed to the hills, the gun
boats firing on them through machine
guns until the rebels disappeared The
bombardment was continued for some
time afterwards. and many houses were
riddled and destroyed. but the town
was not set on fire. The gunboats did
not land men. The rebel losses are not
known
The United States transport Sheridan
sailed for home today with 667 men of
the South Dakota regiment, 1886 of the
Minnesota regiment and 2O5 men dis
charged from various organizations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
SCHEDULE OF TRANSPORTS.
Arranging to Send the $4,000 Troops
to General Otis.

New York, Aug. 10-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: The
schedule of the army transports for
raising the force in the Philippines to
| $4,000 men has been completed and will
| be delivered to Secretary Root today
1t shows that if additional steamers
are chartered about $4,000 soldiers can
| be sent across the Pacific to reach Ma
Mia by the end of November. The re-
naming 1900 which it IS proposed to
send TO General Otis, if he needs them
Will be sent by way of the Suez canal.
I The latter route consumes nearly two
months, and if the war department is
compelled TO wait until the renovation
of the Atlantic transports Thomas and
Logan is finished, troops on those YES
sells cannot reach Manila before Jan. l.
The troops to be sent to the Philip
pines are as follows: Regular recruits
now at San Francisco. $500; eight
troops of the Third cavalry. $50; United
States marine battalion. 400: recruits
for the skeleton regiments at Manila,
1900; ten volunteer regiments, 10, 090;
total 1855
The seventeen vessels available for
transportation of these troops with the
approximate date of readiness for sail
ing and their capacity for officers and
men, are as follows: Morgan City,
Aug. 10. thirty officers and 900 men;
City Of Sydney, Aug. Is, twenty-five Of
ficers and 700 men; tSenator, Aug. II.
thirty-fiye officers, 712 men: ST. Paul.
Aug IL, forty officers and $50 men;
Warren. Sept. l, -twenty-seveR officers
and 1.224 men: Sherman. Sept 10
eighty-six officers and 1,S00 men; Han
cock, Sept. Is. fifty officers and $50
men; Grant, Sept. 10. eighty-six officers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
BIG SALE OF SEATS.
Thousands of Dollars Realized For
the California Volunteers.

San Francisco, Aug. 10.-At the Or
! pheum theatre today an auction sale of
theatre seats and boxes took place for
! the benefit of the fund to be used in the
entertainment and reception of the re-
! turning California regiment. which is
expected TO arrive from the Philippines
within the next fifteen days. The re-
suit of the auction was Il surprise. Five
of the boxes sold for 1900, and of this
sum Mrs. A. 5. Townsend of this city.
but formerly of Boston, the widow of
the late a. S. Townsend, contributed
$2,025.
The auction commenced after a brief
address by Mayor Phelan, who confin-
ed his remarks to the noble qualities of
the First California volunteers and of
the necessity of giving them a fitting
reception on their return from the Phil
ippines. The mayors remarks were
greeted with great applause. and Auc-
tioneer Wendell Easton took the stand
and added his remarks to those of the
mayor. then the sale began.
The first BID for the first box was $50.
This sum was rapidly raised to 1915 by
Mrs. Townsend and others. 1t looked
as if the box would go to Mrs. Town
send for that sum, but she was willing
to pay an even 81, 900 for ii, and raised
her own bid, securing the box. The
second box was put up, and again Mrs.
Townsend outbid her competitors, this
time offering 81, OPS for the box.
The spirited bidding of Mrs. Town
send created a furore, and rounds of
applause greeted her efforts to increase
the fund The mayor was the highest
bidder for the third box, making sim
gle bid OF $1,000 for the privilege of oc-
cupying the box with his friends on the
afternoon of Aug. II, when the monster
entertainment will be given.
Mr. c. b. Stone secured another box
for $3.50 Other boxes went for S225 and
so on, down to $75. The sale of seats
will net very large sum.
Mr.. Easton was assisted in the auc-
tioneer's box by Colonel Wilde and the
following: Edna Wallace Hopper,
Blanche Bates, Florence Roberts,
Louise Thorndyke Bouccicault, Mary
Van Buren,, Manola Mould, Hattie Belle
Ladd, Juliette Grossly, Mrs. Clay Glenn
ent, Mary Linck. Mrs. f. NJ. Bates,
Mrs. John Morrissey, Alexandria Dag
mar. Elspeth Mcneil, Alice Nielsen,
Katherine Grey. Edith Mason and Mar
garet Anglin.
While the soldiers were at Camp Mer-
rift before they left for the Philippines
Mrs Townsend donated $4,000 for their
benefit. She gave Mrs. Harrington of
the ed Cross $1,000 in aid of the
work undertaken by the society. and
the Savings Union paid $1,000 for her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
LEFT TO TIE COURTS.
Must Decide Regarding Powers of
Attorney In Alaska.


St Michael, July "a (via Seattle,
Wash, Aug. 1O).-Colonel Ray and the
miners at Cape Nome understand each
other, and until the United States
courts decide whether or not powers of
attorney are legal, and also untanGle
numerous other legal knots, the SOL
diers will be the dictators. Before leav-
ing with his expedition for the Yukon
river. Colonel Ray visited Nome and
While there had several conferences
with the men who were most active in
getting up the meeting that was dis
persed by Lieutenant SpaldlnS several
weeks ago. Colonel Ray is said to have
Informed these men that actions tend
ing 10 incite disturbances of any kind
would not be tolerated, and warned
them that a recurrence Of the trouble
sought to be attained by the passage OF
resolutions such as prepared Tor the
first called meeting would prove very
serious to them. He said he wanted to
be perfectly fair in the matter and treat
all men as American citizens, but he
was there to preserve order, and TINS
he intended to do to the letter.
After stating their side of the con-
troVersy the men promised to aid the
soldiers in maintaining order in every
manner possible. Colonel Ray, before
going up the river, let contracts for the
building OF a post at cape NOME, "
cost SIG 900, the barracks and quarters
to be ready for occupancy before win
ter sets in.
A meeting of miners was held July 10,
at which committee was appointed TO
raise funds sufficient to carry on full
investigation of the law relating TO
powers of attorney and also to investi-
gate the holding of claims by Lapland-
ers. 1t is alleged that the Laplanders
oil have
hold mining claims in American terri
for