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The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

treated to a novcl sight. Hundreds of
men and boys armed with baskets
were foundering around in the shall
low waters of the creek among a
school of German carp. Hundreds of
these fish were caught with baskets of
all shapes and sizes. Some of the
fish weighed tipped the scales at five
pounds. Some of the boys put on
bathing suits, and it was we'll they
did. Occasionally one of them would
get hold Of a fish that was more cap
able of managing the angler than be-
ing managed, and the result of the
encounter was bath for the enthusi-
astic boy.
More than one half of the popula-
tion of the Lower Rock lined the
banks of the creek and took as much
pleasure out of the performances as
the youngsters did in catching the
fish. It is supposed the filling in of
the creek at this point has driven the
fish into smaller radius, and in their
endeavors to escape some of the OBJ
servant youngsters of that section of
the city saw their predicament and
quickly took advantage of it.-Buf-
| falo Enquirer.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

fabulous displays of gems are made
with the nonchalance which comes Of
habit. Brokers and merchants gather
around long tables and unfold before
each other packages of gems which
would pay kings ransom with as
much unconcern as if they were dis
playing samples of wheat on the floor
of the Merchants Exchange.
Each of them is an expert, and no
time is wasted in praising or belittling
the wares, which speak for themselves.
If the broker has an order and sees
lot of stones which will fill the bill
he and the merchants retire into a
private room, where scales of the most
delicate mechanism are provided, and,
free from interruption, complete their
trading. Trades of the greatest mag
nitude are thus made as quietly as the
average man would purchase a cigar
and, despite it's wealth, the club is
noted for it's conservatism.
Business is suspended at p. M,
and between that hour and the
members indulge in social conversa-
ton, reading, billiards and a few
simple games. Gambling is strictly
prohibited on the premises and the
only game of cards recognized by the
bylaws is swhist.-Philadelph Times.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

these sudden precipitations devastated
the ranges and made it necessary for
cattlemen to reckon on losses of 25
per cent through cattle drifting before
they could be discovered and rescued
by the circle riders. The business is
now conducted in such a systematic
manner that these disasters to herds
are no longer possible
1t is no uncommon thing for first
class cattle company to have thou
sands of acres of range land with cost
ly irrigation plants. The entire force
of men during the summer is occu-
pied in watering, raising and harvest
ing alfalfa, a specimen of clover which
is considered to be most fattening
lnree and four crops of this product
are harvested every year, thus insur-
ing ample and good food for the cat
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
"Rasehall Autocrais..

The outrageous treatment of pitcher |
Hastings by the Milwaukee Club,
which suspended the player for asking
for a higher salary than last season
when he not even signed contract for
this season. has caused decided feel
ing against the club among its own
patrons, and the Sentinel of Mil
waukee, even went so far as to de-
nounce the club editorially, as follows:
"The arbitrary treatment often ac-
corded to base ball players is illustrat
ed in the case of pitcher Husting, re-
Gently suspended by the manager of
the Milwaukee Club. Husting joined
the team a few weeks ago, and pitched
winning ball in the games that he
played. He says that he had an ar
rangement whereby he received $3.50
month for his services to begin with
and that it was agreed that his sal
airy should be increased to Sllo if he
did good work. Having proved his
value to the club by winning number
Of games, he reminded the manager of
the agreement to raise his salary,
whereupon he was informed that he
must continue to play at $3.50 month
or leave the club. He decided to leave
the club and was punished by being
suspended and fined besides. This is
pitcher Hastings version of the trou-
BILE between him and the Milwaukee
club, and no contradiction having been
made it would appear to be correct.
Such absolute disregard of the
rights of players is not uncommon in
base ball. 1t appears to be the idea
that they are under the absolute con-
troll of the capitalists who organize
base ball leagues. If one of them as
serts the ordinary privileges exercised
by citizens in other employments fine
and often a suspension preventing the
| player from obtaining an engagement
elsewhere is imposed. The injustice
of this mode of settling disputes be-
tween players and managers is appar-
ent. Pitcher Hastings is now obliged
to retire from professional base ball or
play with Milwaukee at $3.50 month.
He could easily obtain an engagement
elsewhere, except for the ban placed
upon him by the Milwaukee manage
ment because he insisted on receiving
an advance promised him. The real
autocrats of the land seem to be the
base ball managers"
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
DIAMOND GLlNTs,

Thomas and Slagle of the F
lead in the matter of runs.
Meekin insists that his Pitch
are not yet over, and that Wi
of work he can yet hold his on
The most runs ever scored b'
burg in one inning was II. The
did this twice, against st. L
1892 and against Boston in 1894
McGraw scored 13 runs
games of the last eastern trip
club. In 40 games he made 81
81 totals, and stole 13 bases.
Flick of Philadelphia had
average of 1000 in one game.
to the plate six times, made
giles, and was hit by the pil
other time. -
Little Leach has fully fl
place of Williams for the Pi
He has fielded in grand form
golden opinions all along th
and his batting has been ex
strong.
The real oldtimers playin
American league-men wi
paigned at least five years i
tional-are Jimmy McAleer, i
man, Dummy Hoy, Walter 81
Sugden, Frank Shugart, Dick
Lou Bierbauer, Tommy Dow
Wilmot, Germany Smith
Ehret.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

ing their early hardships and risks.
All now live in comfort in Denver,
and while the years have touched
their hair with silver, their pockets
have been lined with gold. When the
convention assemblies in the Colorado
city those who attend will have point
ed out to them the 100000 business
block built by Mr.. Ernest from the
proceeds of his cattle business. They
will be invited to the homes of other
genuine cowboys who have made for
tunes in the business, and who are
surprised to see how easy has become
the task of being cowboy.
During the last twenty years there
has been great revolution in the
range industry. The days of scrub
cattle are past, and the range owners,
instead of sending their cattle to the
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
PRESIDENT
KRUGER'S
FOR TU]NE....

Those who are in the habit of think
ing of Mr.. Kruger as mere farmer
may be surprised to hear that he is a
millionaire at least once. How many
times over that nice round sum has
accumulated in his savings it is im-
possible to say.
To begin with, he has the handsome
salary as president Of $1,000 a year,
together with coffee allowance, which
is supposed to be his entertaining
money, Of s 300 year. Being OF q
frugal turn Of mind, Mr.. Kruger has
for many years past lived on his coffee
money. while out Of his presidential
saiary and s'psrluisttes., He Is believed
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
AN EASTERN STAR.

Alex. Smith, the Brooklyn catcher
who refused to be farmed to the Hart
ford club of the Eastern League, is
said to be slated for Cincinnati. Smith
played with both Baltimore and
Brooklyn last season, finishing the sea-
son with the Orioles. He is considered
flrst-class receiver, but his work has
never been satisfactory to Hanlon.
Broadway Alec" has put in his time
profitably, playing the races in and
around New York. He is quite plung-
er and was credited with having made
several big winnings last fall. He is a
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
Fan1otls Plai11s,nen o the 7O's
10 Meet al Der1x'er, Col,

the tales of cowboy hardships and ex-
citement, and the old-timers are un-
willing to let the case go by the board.
The business in 1870 was very much
more risky and exciting than it is In
1900, as they know from experience.
So they will hold the Denver conven-
tion to emphasize the fact.
Fine P. Ernest, William and An
drew Wilson, d. G. Wyatt, Judson
Brush. Asa Sterling, Joseph Farmer,
Gassett Langford and Bruce Johnson,
all daring plainsmen of the 70's,
evolved this plan for the demonstrate
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
New Canal Propos ed.

In France at the present moment
there is an active movement for the
construction of canal uniting the
Scheldt and the Meuse on French ter
ritory. The construction of the canal
as proposed would shorten the dis
tance between Dunkirk and Mauberge
118 kilometers (about eighty miles).
This canal would enable the coal
mines of the north of France and the
Pas de Calais seriously to compete
much more effectively with Antwerp
as a port. The conference of the
French chambers of commerce has
passed Z resolution urgently calling
for the proposed canal. This is alarm
ing the Belgians, who fear such a
competition, and who, in face of it.
demand that the government should
yield to the demands OF Antwerp to
construct the much -longed-for canal
that shall connect the Rhine directly
with that city.
a man ought not to conceal his abil-
ity. but he should be wise enough to
conceal his own appreciation of his
abilit Chicago Record.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
A MUSICIAN OF NOTE.

Miss Ethel Harraden, better known
in private life as Mrs. Frank Glover,
is musician who has achieved much
distinction as the composer of num-
ber of tuneful melodies. Less well
known than her sister Miss Beatrice
Harraden, the author of "Ships That
Pass in the Night" she is equally
ilever in her particular bent Miss
iIarraden began composing at the
tender age of 5, and was only when
her first composition was published.
Speaking recently of her work, Miss
Harraden said: Amongst my most
successful songs have been If at
Your Window, Love- and AS We Love
Today the poetry of both these be-
ing by Mr. Robert Hichens; setting
of Longfellow's Rainy Day. for
which l gained the ten-guinea prize;
also a setting of Longfellow's words,
Ships that pass in the night which
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
The HEAD OF THE
TRANsvAAL
REPUBLIC is A
MILLIONAIRE.

to have succeeded in saving about
100000 a year. Over and above this
Mr.. Kruger has many indirect sources
of income. 1t has been shown that he
has very large interest in the Meth
erlands railway, while he is also di-
rectly concerned in the consumption
Of dynamite. as well as several other
fourishing monopolies. 4
Mr.. Kruger owns over 100 farms in
different parts Of the Transyaal Some
are productive. others are not. For In
stance, In the Rustenberg district
many Of the best tobacco growing
farms are his. and the lessses pay him
very hsndscms rsnts.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

Yielding to the onward march of
civilization and shrewd business men,
the cowboys of the seventies have be-
come the prosaic young business men
bf 1900. They no longer are pictur-
esque. Their occupation no longer is
picturesque. Both cowboy life and
ranching have become straight away
business propositions, and the fact has
filled with sorrow the hearts of hun
dreds of the old-time, genuine cow
boys.
They have decided to see what can
be done about the matter, but they cx-
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

rendering vat, find a profitable market
for the fat, sleek animals they now
produce. The business is conducted
under perfect discipline,and witch such
business precision as marks the trans
actions of banking corporation.
Each cattle company has it's special
officers, with bookkeepers, supern-
tendents, foremen, general manag-
ers, farmers, irrigators and modern
cowboys by the hundreds
Under the present system, neither
rain nor snow has any terror for the
range owners. In the olden days
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
TORCH is TOO DIM.
statue of Liberty Does Not Enlighten
the World.

The torch on the statue of Liberty is
disappointing to many as beacon, and
New Yorker. well known in artistic
circles, makes suggestion which he
thinks would render it much more inn
posing, says the New York Times.
His idea is simply to discharge jet
OF waste steam from the center of the
torch as soon as the lights are shown
In the evening. Then as the night set
ties down in all its blackness this cloud
y bf vapor would catch the glare of the
powerful arc lamps and be transformed
to all appearances in a huge flame
floating off with the wind. and the.
great statue would be holding aloft a
mighty fambeau instead of the small
nut brilliant spark she now carries in
her hand, and which, when the outlines
of the figure are lost in obscurity, can
not be distinguished from a log-hang-
ing planet. The author Of this sugges-
tion is Charles w. Garfield, member
of the firm which erected Gen. Grants
ssarcophagus. He also says that an ap-
propriate lurid tinge could be thrown
upon this Illuminated steam by sim
pie arrangement of screens of ruby
glass. I have often thought when
. coming up the bay O. nights" said Mr..
Garfield yesterday. that the light
wasn't all that it should be. A few
nights ago / was walking in Broadway
when cloud Of steam from one Of the
elevated locomotives blew over my
head. A searchlight on one of the big
Sixth avenue department stores was
playing up and down the street at the
6 time, and the beam fell upon the steam
turning it into sheet of white fire,
which lighted up the whole thorough
fare, and said, That's what Miss LIB
erty needs--a torch that will flare I
understand that the government oper-
ates its own power plant for the lights
ON Bedlow's island. Why couldn't they
train the exhaust pipe up inside the
statues torch arm and thus let the
4 waste steam be made to shine for
hll?''
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

pect to accomplish nothing beyond
temporary revival of the western plain
life to which they were accustomed,
and by which many of them made for
tunes.
This revival will take place in DEN
yer, Col, next month, and it promises
to- be one of the most notable events
of recent years. And, after the cow
boys of the seventies have held their
celebration and have dispersed, the
western range business will continue
as it is conducted at the end of the
century with methods as modern as
are used in conducting any great COM
mercial enterprise in the east.
There are for American cowboys no
more OF the days of danger which con-
fronted their predecessors. Skulking
Indians, yelping wolves, sneaking coy
otes and roaming buffaloes no longer
enter into their calculations. They do
not have to make wild rides to head
off runaway cattle, or enter upon long
and dreary trips to find and reclaim
cattle lost from the herd. Their cat
tie now are kept we'll in hand, and the
cowboys have little of the old-time ex-
citement,, and they are provided with
many of the comforts of modern liv-
ing. And the business itself runs along
as smoothly as railroad.
1t is this condition of affairs that
has prompted some. of the old-time
cowboys to arrange for a convention
Of western plainsmen in Colorado.
They want the present generation to
know what the life of an American
cowboy used to be. Lads who go west
to become cowboys and to grow up
with the country are incredulous over
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
The Pitcher Par Excl(

If ever there was an id
that faced a batsman it isl
Never abusive, seldom de-
he attends strictly to hi!
pitches just as hard whel
when winning. He wastes
delivering the ball. still is
deliberate to study the char
Of the batsman. His temp
gentlemanly habits are rd
for his long service in the LED
today there are few pitchers
his equal.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
Autos in German ARR

Many experiments will 500,
by the German army with
types of automobiles for mil
ice. The railway brigade
of the affair and is to NAL
of trials in the open count
neighborhood of Eberswald
towne about twenty-five
Berlin The trials will be
the supervision OF the 1iea
e-af, nine officers OF the Z
eleven captains, two ofhe
cheering corps. a numha
nate officers. artiicers al
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
MRS. PRANK GLOVER.

MRS. FRANK GLOVER.
words gave my sister Beatrice the titls
of her world-famed book; and 'Sweel
Amabel,' words by my sister Ger,
trude. little one-act operetta, Hi,
Last Chance, libretto by my brothe,
Hubert, and music by me, was playec
at the Gaiety theater for nine months.
land it is still favorite amongst ANA
,teurs, and is frequently being per
formed. At the London exhibitions
held at Earl's court in 1897. wa.
Invited to send on loan to the section
:of the 'Women's Work of the Victor
ian Era an original manuscript of
song and orchestral piece
A Wonderful Chinese AImaaae.
The Chinese almanac is the monop
lily of the emperor, none other bsin,
Allowed within its dominions. n,
Chinaman deems his household com
plete without copy of this uniqu,
document, on account of the wonder
full information as to lucky and un
lucky days which it contains.
Fl Twelve dollars and thirty cents Il
the annual allowance Of 7,051 pension
ers OF the state Of South Carolina.
A babx is a rose without thorns
The thi gradually appear ~ J
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

want, ward against storms, and drive
the herd into corrals in close proXim-
ity to food and water. There are many
details unknown to the early cowboy
to which the cattle owner Of today
must give his attention.
Instead of furnishing feeders for
corn districts in Kansas and Nebras-
ka, the western ranch man fattens
his beef by the free use of alfalfa,
which is regarded by many experts as
better food for the cattle than corn.
On one ranch in the vicinity OF Den
yer 5000 acres are devoted to alfalfa.
There is a pumping plant, with miles
of irrigating bitches and laterals, and
the saving of cattle through this i'm
| provement last year was sufficient to
pay for the improvement itself
Cattlemen of today usually are Of
strong character. Some are of high
social standing, and not few are
| college graduates. Many of them
maintain large establishments in Den
yer, support their own stables and live
almost luxuriously. They direct a
large. part VI LlSlI UuSluSSS ny wire.
Ranch owners have not been slow
to adopt the telephone in their busi-
ness, and the general conduct of the
ranch is directed from headquarters
by this means. Instructions for round
ing up certain numbers of cattle thus
are given, as are notifications of ap-
preaching storms, falling barometer
and prairie fires.
The general method of living among
the cowboys has been improved. From
Denver supplies of all kinds are OBJ
tanned with ease and the modern
ranchman is enabled to get food and
clothing of kind that was beyond
the reach of the early cowboys.
Women have gone into the ranch
business in recent years, not few OF
them through inheritances. The x. l..
ranch, in Estelline, Tex, which COM
prises 10000 acres, is directed by Miss
Dorothy Kinney. She now is travel
ing in Egypt, but she keeps in close
touch by cable with affairs on the
! ranch.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
Sliding Serious Business.

Sliding to bases seems to h
come a more dangerous unde
this season than ever 1t was. s.
players have been laid up si
opening of the season because
efforts to reach a ba3e in a
that would allow them to esca
the touch of the basen
Louis Heidrick and d
legs in splints-Heidri
Donlin one-as a resu
wrenched or otherwis
neither eXtremities.
Steinfeldt laid up
cause; Chicago has N
York had Davis; Pt
Wolverton; Brooklyn
and so through the>M1
for these many injuri
lies in the fact that b|
comp lied to study ne
time to evade basemq
the vigilance, of the
improved throwing q
a ball quicker on q
now than they form
lDe I'D hanl
Ifdnner, no matter h
1t is in the effort to o
dicap that so many pla!
on the bases.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

How I. Donahus Made the Train.
Chicago people say T, ponahue
missed the train and had to pay his
own way to this city on a late sleeper.
T. was Of the Impression that the train
went half an hour later than the a.
i&ual time. aad d6aa
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20
Z Carp Caught BY the Hundred.

carp Caught b. the Hundred.
People who had occasion to travel
iout Grant street IS far as Scajaquada
sjSseek on 4 recent afternoon were
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

<AA-xA-A SSyII I K1. =
great tzrorfte with leading jockeys and
trainers. who furnish him with valu-
able information.
The Leon reporter., 1900-09-20

y u V
1t is in the effort to o
dicap that SO many pla9
on the bases.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
HITS THE NAIL.

All Chariz, the Carson co%rrespon-
dent OF the Gardnerville Courier, hits
the nail square on the head in the
follow ing:
a Member OF Congress from Wyo-
ming is organizing all the Senators
md Representatives. from the arid
West to stand together for appropri-
atiun for water storage and he has
called the Governors OF the several
States Interested i'll irrigation to NEE:
and discuss ways and means. 1t is Il
step in the right direction. tits high
time that tho arid west dipped its
hands deep in the appropriation pud
ding and pulled ont u few plums. IL
the money now being expended to
improve the conditions Of mongrel
blood was spent in irrigation and i'll
proving the conditions Of Il Christiun
and cizilized people there would be
some sense to it.. There are about
nine million people in the Philippines
we paid twenty mitiion dollars for
them and haven't got them yet. They
will cost up about three hundred
millions. One hundred million spent
in water storage would bring us ten
million people in Il shorter time, and
we world have them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
VIII Spend Millions.

IT is said by II mar who is we'll in
touch with the affairs Of railroads,
that the Southern Pacific will cxpend
five millions of dollars in 1900 in
lettering the condition Of the South.
crn Pacific road. This seems to be a
big sum, but the company has the
money and sees the necessity OF max
ing the improvements and will put it
IN.
Tho work being done 10y Southern
Pacific surveyors indicates that tho
company has som" big plans under
way,
One OF the pieces Of work to bc ac-
ccmplishod is the cutoff across Salt
Lake. Large spaces OF road will be
doublo.trnckcd. aud. says our inform.
mt. yom need not DC surprised If the
whole Southern Pacific between Og
den and San Francisco IL practically
doubic.trackCd within the next three
ycAre. or cOurGc this will he IN OK.
pensivc work, but it can be done
much mOr chrdpiy than Il now road
could DC built for. that the present
schemes OF railroad consolidation look
To the earning OF interest or money in
vested rather than the making Of
money in building ucw roads M done
under the oil management of tho
railroads OF the cOuntry.--Ogdcn
Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05

ThoNewY orkSun received so many
evidences Of confused minds regard.
ing the beginning OF the twentieth
century that it presented n proof that
the twentieth century begins after
the year 1900 III the shape OF n little
conversation:
QuestiOn-What is n year?
Answcr-Thrce hundred and sixty
five days.
What is 4 century?
One hundred years.
When did year No. ] end?
December 3lst, Of tile year |.
When did year No 2 begin?
January Let OF the year =.
When did the year 90 end?
December 3lst, \. d. 30.
Did that complete Il century?
No.
When WIS that century complct.
ed?
At the close Of the year following
the year 30, or Mt the close OF the year
100.
When did the second century be.
gin?
January LIST, Of the year Of the
second century, that il, January LIST,
l01.
When did the nineteenth century
CndY
At the close OF the nineteenth hum
drcd year, or at tho close Of tho year
1900.
When docs the twentieth century
bcGinY
1t begins on day No. | Of year Mol
OF the twentieth humdredth ycar--
that ia, on January LIST, a. D., 1901.