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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Unions to Contest Tru,t..

Vienna, June 1S.-The third congress
of Austrian trades unions which met
in Vienna adopted resolutions declar-
ing that the concentration Of capital il
trusts constitutes the most dangerous
and arbitrary menace to the interests
of workmen. The congress does not
advocate an open fight with the trusts,
because it recognizes that such fight
would be hopeless. It desires, how
ever, to see the attack made Indirectly
through concerted endeavor to secure
legislation extending to worklnen the
unrestricted rights to join trades
unions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
FROM PULPIT 10 SING SING.

Rubertl,a Educated for the Priesthood.
!. Took to aSwindling His C0untrymen.
New York, June .-Allissandro Ru-
perti Of 233 James street, Weehawken,
convicted of swindling, will be sem
fenced in Part III. General Sessions.
next week.. With his departure for
Sing Sing the Italian colony will.
breathe more freely. For years he is
said to have made a living by swim
ding his countrymen. His method Of
operation was unique and daring. Born
of a noble Tuscan family and educated
for the priesthood, he eloped on the
eve of his ordination with pretty viii
aage girl and sailed for America, where
he has since employed his talents in
living by his wits. There are hum
dred complaints against him, and the
case on which he was convicted is a
good sample Of his methods,
Giro Spina, a baker, at 249 East One
Hundred and Ninth street, was visited
by Ruberti. who served an execution
for debt on him, levied on 46 barrels
OF flour and under the guise of legal
warrant took $51 from his cash
drawer. The execution was issued by
Civil Justice Roesch Of Second avenue
and Third street. spina called on the
Justice and assured him that he had
never seen Ruberti in his life until
he reached his place and served the
execution. He claimed further that he
did not owe dollar to any man. The
Justice concluded that the service and
summons presented to him by Ruberti
were forged. Detective Petroscina was
assigned to the case. He unearthed
iRubertis record and arrested him. The
police say that by the same method
Ruberti secured 5000 from Phil Milone,
800 from Joseph Ira and $50 from Or
sino REM.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
ELECTIONS IN CUBA.
Nationalist, Representing Soldier Element
Vtrtorinns

Nationalist, Representing Soldier Element
Victorious.
Havana, June 19.-The result of the
days election in Havana is com
plete triumph for the national party,
which represents the soldier element.
Gen. Rodriguez, their candidate sim
ply swamped Senior Nora the indie
pendent, who took no part in the revo-
luton. The total vote cast was l9,6O7,
of which number Gen. Rodriguez
polled 1903. The difference between
the votes cast and the registration was
largely made up of members of the
democratic union, who refrained from
going to the polls The vote received
by Gen. Rodriguez speaks well for the
organization of the nationals, who
claim to have enrolled on the party
$4,000 voters. Not only did the ma
tionals win every place on the ticket.
but, by shrewd manipulation, they
gobbled two councilmen from the
minority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Cycling Records Broken.

New York, June 1S.-In private
trial at Berkeley oval Walter w.
Smith, young member of the Kings
County Wheelmen of Brooklyn, broke
two worlds amateur cycling records
Paced by motorcycle, Smith made a
half mile. with flying start. in AS
and mile in 1:2S. This lops Az sec
onds from the former motor paced fly-
Ing start record of 1872 rs, made by
A. w. Ross at Washington, D. C., on
November %. 1899, and one-half sec
ond from the former half-m.le record
OF :45As. made by George Fuller Of San
Jose, Cal. on December 8, 1899.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
(;uardinr Against the Plarue.

San Francisco. CAL, June 1s.--All
railroad and steamship companies
have been notified by the federal au=
thorities at Washington that Asiatics
will not be allowed to leave California
unless provided with a health certif-
cate issued by the United States ma
rine hospital officials here.
DR.. L. Bazet has sent In his resigna-
ton as a member OF the state board OF
health to Gov. Gage. He states that
he took this action as an expression
OF his disapproval OF the message sent
by Gov. Gage to Secretary Hay, in
which the governor said the plague
does not and has not existed in San
Francisco.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Kinley Mack wins suburba :,

y New York, June 19.-Many times be-
fore an outsider has upset all calcula-
lions by dropping from the clouds and
being chased home by two or three ia
vorites in the big eastern handicaps.
but those persons who have the win
ner figured out before the nag falls.
and would see only Ethelbert, had NO
such excuses for their champion Sat
urday at Sheepshead bay. when Kinley
Mack won the Suburban.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
MODS BURN|NGe|1YOF PEKIN.
Reflection Of Fires Can Be Seen
BY Seymour's Mem
UNCLE SAM ORD Frs INFANTRY
To Go to the Front in China The 9th
Regiment Observation-Disclosures of Native
Christians and Servants OF Foreigners
Being Killed.

London, June 10 Shanghai advices
state that the relieving column under
Admiral Seymour was at Lang-Fang
Friday awaiting endorsements.
Smoke and the reflection of the fires
burning in Pekin are visible from
Lang Fang.
The column cannot proceed until the
russians. who are now being landed,
arrive with food and ammunition.
There is not cabinet in Europe,
apparently, that knows what has been
Transporting in Pekin for five days, or
in Ten Tsin for three days. Nor is
there any that knows with what diff
culties the small and inadequately
equipped international column is con-
tending between those cities.
The German foreign office, upon
learning the report of the murder OF
Baron Won Ketteler. the German min
lister at Pekin, sent a telegraphic in
quiry to St Petersburg, to the Russian
government. because of its wires to
Manchooria being supposedly in a bet
ter position than the other govern.
ments' to obtain direct news. In re-
ply the German foreign office was in
formed that nothing whatever was
known on the subject, as communica-,
ton with Pekin was interrupted.
The report, spread worldwide from
Shanghai, that the legations had been
attacked, and that one minister, prob
ably the German, had been murdered,
has been traced to the Tao-Tai -Sheng,
who for few days. as the empress
dowager's agent. has been censoring
kilograms from Shanghai. The Shang-
hal correspondent of the Daily Express
says: "Sheng, as head of the tele-
graph administration, pretended that
the line connecting Shanghai with
Pekin had been down since June.9 and
that the wires to Tien-Tsin were cut
on June Is. Nevertheless. 1t is mo-
torious that constant communications
have been passing from Shanghai to
Pekin over the northern and western
routes, although Sheng has refused
both ministers and consuls the privi-
lege of using the lines. It is known
that last Friday Sheng received a mes
sage from either Pekin or Tien-Tsin.
This dispatch said that Gen. Tung Fun
Siang's troops aided the Boxers in an
organized attack on the foreign lega-
tons, and that in the course Of the at
tack some of the legation buildipaSa
were reduced to -rIlipsul
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
senator Platt seriously III.

Philadelphia, Pa, June Ex-senator
Thomas c. Plat is in serious con-
dition and his friends are. worried
about him. The senator sustained a
fracture of one of his ribs in his New
York Office by falling against a chair.
While Platt's condition may not be re-
garded as critical, it is said his exer-
ton to prevent his real condition from
being known has weakened him per-
ceptibly and thrown him into a tenn
porary fever.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
John H. Hoffecke- Falls Dead.

Dover, Del, June IL. Congressman
John Henry Hoffecker. the state Of
Delaware's only representative in the
lower branch Of the national legisla-
,ture and who is said to have been the
only republican both factions Of the
party could agree upon for such posts
ton, dropped dead in Smyrna.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Jumps from Brooklyn Bridge,

New York, June 19.-Another man
has jumped of the Brooklyn bridge.
His body has not as yet been recoy-
cred and his identity is not known.
He boarded trolley car at the Man
haitian end Of the bridge and remained
In his seat until the car was about 300
feet east of the New York bridge
tower. He then jumped up, dropped
from the car and, running to the rail-
ing, diyed of, headforemost.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
McLs.n Gives Bryan sas, 900

New York, June Is. According to a
local paper, John r. Mclean, who is.
in this city en- route for Europe, has
sent a personal check for s25, 900 to w.
J. Bryan, to be used in the campaign.
This check was sent, it Is said, as 81
evidence Of good will and to Offset ly.
bad effect OF the misconstructfon OF
his trip to Europe. The information
about the big check, the paper says. is
positive, coming only second-handed
from Mr.. Mclean.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Postmaster of sIndianapolis Dead.

indianapolis. June 1S.James W..
Hess, postmaster at Indianapolis, died
at his home of consumption. He had
been confined to his home several
weeks. Mr.. Hess had long been active
in Indianapolis politics and was ap-
pointed postmaster by President Nc
.Kinley in 1897. He once served as
sheriff Of this (Marion) county. He
was at one time prominent In COM
mercial affairs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Bomb Iniur,, m.nv.

Kingston. Jamaica, June ia
bomb, supposed to have been loaded
with gun cotton, was thrown In the
principal street Of Bridgetown, Barba-
does. The buildings in the immediate
neighborhood We're damaged and q
number we're seriously injured. One
mans eyes were blown out. A panic
ensued. The perpetrator of the cut
rage was not discoyersd.i
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
e1af, dated june III; at u ~ ~. ll

sitting has fed, fearing that the for
eign authorities were about to arrest
him because of his stoppage Of tele-
grams.
A third telegram asserts that the re-.
ports of the murder OF the German
minister emanating from London are
quite unconirmed, and are discredited
at Shanghai.
Manila, June 1S.-The Ninth infan-
Manila, June 19.-The Ninth infan-
try regiment has been ordered to Ma
Mia and will proceed at once to China.
The gunboat Concord, with marines
on board, has sailed under sealed or
ders, supposedly for China.
The British cruiser Buena Ventura
has sailed for Hong Kong with troops
and stores for Hong-Kong and Tien-
Tsin.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, in q dispatch dated
June 10, says that the Boxers were
then killing hundreds Of native Chris
tians and the servants Of foreigners"
The same correspondent, in a dis
patch dated yesterday, says:
"a Chinese report states that Ad-
miral Seymour. is fighting with the
Chinese regulars and that the foreign
forces have seized the Taku forts
Was German Minister slicede
London, June The Express re-
ceived telegram from Shanghai say
ing that Gen. Tung Fuh Siang's troops
aided the Boxers in an organized at
tack on the legations at Pekin, which
resulted in the reduction of some OF
the legation buildings and the slicing
to pieces Of the German minister. The
correspondent admits the slicing story
may be an exaggeration, and says
while the nationality of the murdered
minister is unknown. he is believed to
be. Baron Won Ketteler, the German
minister.
!. Ohcials Burned at Stake.
Tientsin, June 18.-Boxers control
Tientsin and the native officials have
been burned at the stake. A great
panic prevails among the Chinese
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
VIVA Parsnips Poison BOYS.

Joliet, Ill, June 49,. Six boys, rang
ing in age from % to 8 years, were
made sick by eating wild parsnips.
The boys thought they were sweet pos
tatoes. Leo Ryan. aged 8, Is dead,
The others may recover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
I. s,'ll..sas daHEy q Msa.l.55 = .;

y Kokomo Ind, June ls.-For The
I killing ILL Of Herman Schultz at a conn I'M
try aance. Arthur Woolford pleaded
guilt without trial to manslaughter
and vas given an indeterminate sen.
tend ofstw to twenty -one years
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Can Eight as We'll Al. Teach

Rochester, June l8.-John Lapp, is q
te-looking young man who,
.y the district school at Granger.
tside the town Of MMnday. No,
IN suspected him of pugilistic
it'll one day this week, when
rse Of five minutes he con-.
Perry that he was, a. fit
sSharkey. Lapp had puns
'erry's children, and the
latter, who IS a well-Buit man Of 3d.,
objected. He started in to do so forci-.
bly,, but Lapp turned himself loose:
gave Perry good thrashing, and had
him arrested for assault. Perry had q
Jury trial and was fined SIS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
MESSAGE FROM THE DEEP.
Sailors Last Thaaan

1,ust 49, = X5}ss S
officer of the
can, which sailed ffUfN i
II, 1897, with cargo OF railroad ties
for the Siberian railroad, has received
the following message, picked UP Feb.
8. 1900, by Augustus Wyman on Ukomk
island. The message was forwarded
to this city by M. F. Wright, the
Alaska Commercial company's agent at
Kodiak:
Latitude so Degrees North, Longi-
,tude IT'S Degrees West, Oct. "a, 1897
To Whom 1t May Concern: Steam
ship Pelican is about to sink. We are
leaving in frail boats. We realize our
fate. God bless my darling wife.
M. 7. PATTERSON,
"Chief Officer,
Port Townsend, Wash, is my home"
This is the second message from
Mate Patterson received by Mrs Pat
terson. The first message was not dat
ed. According to the date on the above
message the Pelican met her fate IL
days after leaving this port, and ship
ping men say it is strange that no
wreckage from the Pelican has ever
been found.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Power Of Temptation.
4 A man who wanted a throne pretend
ed he was very weak and sickly, and
AZ he was elected he would soon; be
gone. He crawled upon his crutches
to the throne, and having attained 1t
he was strong again. He said, "It
was well for me while 1 was looking
for the scepter Of another that /
should stoop, but now that have
found 1t, why should stoop any long
err. and he threw away his crutches
and was we'll again. How illustrative
of the power Of temptation! You think
II Is q weak and crippled influence, but
g4Ke 1t q chance and It will be q tyrant
In your soul; It win grind you to at
oms. NO man has finally and forever
overc0} ne temptation until he has left
the woE I'D, But what are You to do
with tb1ess temItations? Tell every
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

49, 6AOAy 8N w S4NA SuAl IL Wue1ku {tuG
disciples went has all power in heaven
an on earth. and at our call he will
balk our calamities and at Just the
right time in the presence Of an APPS
plapding earth and resounding heav-
en- will raise our dead. He Is mightiess
than Herod. He is swifter than the
storm. He is grander than the sea.
He Is vaster than eternity. And every.
sword OF Gods omnipotepce will leap
from its scabbard and all the re-
sources Of infinity be exhausted rather
than that Gods child shall not be de-
livered when he cries to him for res
cue. Suppose your child was in trou-
BILE. How much would you endure to
get him out? You would go through
any hardship. You would say: IT
don't care what Il will cost. / musti
get him out of that trouble" Do you
think God is not SO good father as
you? Seeing you are in trouble and
having all power. will he not stretch
out his arm and deliver you? He will:
He Is mighty to save. He cam level!
the mountain and divide the sea and;
can extinguish tbs fire and save the
soul. Not dim Of eye, not weak Of arm,
not feeble Of resources. but with all
eternity and the universe at his feet.
Co and tell Jesus. Will you? Ye
whose cheeks are wet with the night
dew Of the grave; yeswho cannot look
up; We whose hearts are dried with
|4ther breath Of sirocco; lii the name Of
the religion OF Jesus Christ, which lifts
every burden and wipes away every
tear and delivers every. captive and
lightens every darkness. I implore you
now. 90 and tell Jesus.
"A little child went with her father, 4
sea captain. 70 sea- aud when tho FIRST
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
ofliclals Burned at stake.

Tientsin, June 1s.-Boxers control
Tientsin and the native officials have
been burned at the stake. A great
panic prevails among the Chinese.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26
AN IDEAL CLIMATE.

The first white man to set foot
on Utah soIl, Father Svestre1I
Yelez de Escalante. who reached
the Great Salt Lake on the 23rd
daY of Sept. 1776. wrote In his
diary: Here the climate Is so
delicious. the air so baimy. that
it is a pleasure to breathe by day
and b. night The climate of
Utah Is one Of The richest endow-
ments of nature. On the shores OF
the Great Salt Lake especially
and for 30 miles thcreirOm in every
direction - the climate of climates
IS found. To enable persons to
participate IN these scenic and eli
matte attractions and to reach the
famous heGLth. 5afhing and Z,Zeqs
atre Tesorts of Utah, the Imam
Pac[fe has made q rate to Ogdea
and Sat Lahe Litz Ofose fare for
the round trip, plus 8, from Miss
our River, TO be in effect June y,
July 7th 10 10Th inclusive, July IS
and Aug I'd kctsrn limit Oct
81. 1900.
For full information. call on or
adress your nearest II ket agent.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26

The Browns go to Victoria to-mor-
row Sunday to play the first nine there
In the Lincoln county court this
time Wat Zeigler and " alter Fox
were found guilty and sentenced
TO 50 days IN Jail and 5000 and
costs for each.
Register of Deeds Brungardt
has been in Chicago this week on
lodge business. While absent Miss
Grace Gooda!l has run the office.
So exciting is the rush for the
School land that this week Geo.
Palmer applied for a writ of Man
damus to compel the Co. Treasur
er TO accept his money as payment
on piece of school land be wants
which jacobs claims some other
man has papers on.
The Judge decided for Palmer, as the
Sheriff had made a wrong return, hav-
ing posted notice on land 6 miles furth-
er north, no fault attaching to CLERK
or Treasurer, they having made forfeit
ure on basis cf return of the Sheriff
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26

The Street commissioner is now
grading south Fort street.
Miss Rub1e Taylor accompanied
her grandma east this week to have
a good vacation
Father Carmichael of the Saline
came to town this week to see the
new building going on.
The FARMERS HOME, oppo
site the Depot. will always serve
Fresh Oysters for Dinner on Sat
urcays'. Meals 20 cents.
George Spencer got IN a full
supply of bicycle repairs and FIX
ings this week.
We desire to close out ON.
farm moacblneTu, aOdgO11S and
blv001eS. l. III. ZOST
Mrs. Prof. Johnson and daugh
ter have been spending the week
at Mrs. VIII Hall's, on the Saline.
Our Ice Is the purest, our price
the Lowest, Give us Your order,
THOS, CARRICK,
The father of George Spencer
drove down from Cove county
with load of wheat, is visiting.
and take back a load of -four
10 men working on Zelgler's
new building; 10 to Is on the new
elevator $50 day being paid
out to the Iabor;ng men pleases
our people. And more new build
ings being planned.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26
Mare lost.

A large dark bav mare, 6 years
old, no white on her: has sore mark
on shoulder; had halter on Should
have colt with her. A reward will
be paid for information leading to
recovery. H. +. STONE.
Codell P o. or this Office.
The new Bank h9re will be I'm
der control of the state with Ward
Wann, Penney, Dixon 6 Yost as
managers, have $4,000 cash capl
tai to start with and for the pres
ent be in the Yost stone block,
1t is understood Dixon will be
Cashier which assures good work.
W.S. Musser. Millheim. Pa,
saved the life of his little girl by
giving her One Minute Cough
Cure when she was dying from
Group. It is the only harmless rem
edy that gives Immediate results.
Il quickly cures coughs colds,
bronchitis grippe, asthma and
all throat and lung troubles.
j. G. Farley.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26

G. c. BlackmaD is back from
his Oklahoma trip.
a dash of ram visited here Wed
nesdaY, the east side of the coun-
tY catching it very hard.
The ball game last Sunday in
Ellis was won by HAYS, by a score
of % to II.
The 4th nine have changed their
name from Prairie Champions to
Hays City Reds.
Sare your na0ney 6y talking
1cjM TOST GJout farm machine
Ty They are se5t5ng ont cheqp.
No services IN the Presbyte-
rian church Sunday Rev. Brown
having gone to St Louis to Pres
byterian Assembly meeting,
The Ellis county Normal this
year commences july Both and the
examination Aug. 9th, only ten
days before schools commence and
ceusing considerable criticism as
1t makes 1t So late to engage the
teachers, after they get their c1rtif
icates and late for the teachers to
show their grade Only 10 hold at
that late date, most of them hold
ing ia June with examination on
July 2nd. Prof Strong of Ellis
and j Z Edgerton will conduct If.
After suffering from piles for fIf
teen years | was cured by using
? boxes OF DeWItt's Hazel salve,o
writes W. j. Baxter. North Brook
n G. 1t heals everything. Beware
of cOunterfeits. j, G, Farley.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26

Dave Taylor has rendered his
Tetignaton rs railroad agent here.
has bought the Beach barn and
vii deal extensively in horses.
Al Robinson Is arranging to re
build his stable opposite the Bruins
WICK hotel and move his livery
stable there.
TTe are making q sDsc5ayty Of
tie tire great Heade5sS - Hodqe,
C3IUer and C0ntinontUZ, and ace
beljece they luce no equaL In cit
clancy md long I5fe I. IL Y08t
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26

John McGlone has sold his farm
north of town.
Frank Slaughter has a brother
from Ohio here visiting HIM and
delighted with our country.
Bissings got in their farm ma
chiDery. wagons and carriages and
opened their warehouse adjoining
this Office
M iss Inez Brosius has returned
Nn homo from her years sue
cessful school work in Ellis,
The Hays school board are hav
ing lots of applications for the prin
cipaiship of our school as Prot
johnson does not come back.
One of the BeIIman boys this
week took up the Adams school
land north west OF town that has
laid idle the past ten years.
Mrs Mary
A'Aauer has returned home from
her eastern trip looking and feeling
as happy as ever.
The easlost and most effective
method of purifying the blood and
Invigorat1ng tie $, stem IS to take
DeWitt's Little Early R1sers, the
famous little pills for cleansing the
liver and bowels. j. c. Farley.
In another column is the notice
oe the meeting of Commissioners
as a Board of Equalization. This
is the wear to value the land and
if you feel sore over last years tax
es better 90 see them at that time
as it is hard to get 1t corrected
when on the tax books, When in
town drop in the clerks Office and
see the book returned by the trus-
tee of your township