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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
THE DELAY EXPLAINED.
Why English Aggression in South Africa
Has Halted.

why EnSlAsn aggression IN South Africa
Has Halted.
LONDON, March 27.-The continued
absence of an aggressive movement on
the part of the British is best explained
in a dispatch from Bloemfontein,
dated Sunday, March 25th, which
says:
1.-The conditions existing in occupied
territory render somewhat pro-
longed halt at Bloemfontein necessary,
that the effect of the proclamation
may have time to make itself felt. The
declared danger of annoyance to our
line of communication may be appre-
hended unless the territory behind our
advancing forces are rendered abso-
lutely secure. The accuracy of this
view is proved by the fact that the en-
envy is breaking up into isolated
groups such as that which attacked
the guards officers Friday"
Methuen appears to be awaiting
transportation and with Plumer's
forces on half rations there now seems
little likelihood of the immediate re-
lief of NIafelsing, though neither from
this quarter nor from Roberts or Bull
Ter is there any direct news to-day. A
Lorenzo Marquee special says the
Transvaal authorities are evidently
recruiting actively and large numbers
of French, Dutch and Belgian volun-
teers are constantly passing through
that place to join the Boer forces
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
A MASKED MAN DID 1T.

Held Up Passenger Train Near
Hamburg.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo, March 25.-A lone
robber. wearing false face, with a
huge black mustache painted on the
mask, held up the south-bound Kan
sas City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs
train four miles south of Hamburg,
Iowa, at 1:3o o'clock a. M The train
was in charge of Conductor Billy Nc
Gee. Flagman Moore was first &C.
costed by the robber at the rear end of
the train. Using Moore as shield,
the robber went through the sleeper
md chair zig. car Ar sffts sBal $500 il cash and
AMI the train slowed down
% IF and escaped in the dark
q IS fhe robbery was reported to
Vi Burlington general Offices here
from Langdon, the first station south
OF Hamburg. Dispatches to Council
Bluffs estimate the gain of the robber
at $500, and one received in Omaha
puts it at 5000. President Burt and
Chief Engineer Berry of the Union
Pacific road were among the passen-
gers and Mr.. Burt was held up for $50,
while Mr.. Berry managed to escape
loss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
sHREwD MOVE BY BoERs.

Offer to Lend Portugal &6.OOO,OOo to
Meet the Delagoa Bay Award.
New YORK, March 24.-George W.
Van Sicklen, president of the American
council of the South African repub-
lies and advocate in America for the
Transvaal, has sent the following
ter at Mashfhgtbhc !" :
''Dear sir:-1 am in a position to of
fer to you, as do, to lend the govern
ment of Portugal the sum necessary to
pay the award known as the Delagoa
Bay award, which has just been made
by the Geneva arbitration tribunal,
say Sc, OOO,0 Fair and satisfactory
terms to be arranged"
The offer is regarded as a move on
the part of the Beers to offset any offer
which Britain may make to Portugal,
thus embarrassing the Lisbon govern
ment and thereby at the same time
closing the rear door" to the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
BREyITIES.

At Oskaloosa recently Walter Hart.
graves and Robert Davenport, held by
the state for the attempted hold-up
and shooting of Marion Thompson, of
Oskaloosa, on the evening of Decem-
Der IS last, were found guilty as
charged in the indictments against
them. The first was for assault with
intent to commit great bodily injury
and the second for assault with intent
to commit manslaughter.
A wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul resulted in the death of
Michael McKeever, conductor on
freight No. 60, and the serious iniifry
of Brakeman French. Passenger No.
70. west-bound, was in charge of Con-
ductor Foote, with James Martin as
engineer. The freight was switching
in the east yards at Hull, when the
passenger smashed into it. Conductor
Mckeever was in the act of coupling
an ain brake. when the bumpers caught
him and instantly severed his head
from his body The engines were
smashed up some and several cars
were wrecked. No passengers We're
injured.
A Cedar Rapids dispatch says: There
have been the most sensational devel-
opments in connection with the arrest
of the eight young men charged with
placing dynamite on the steps of st.
Paul's Methodist Church, and as a re-
suit Albert Kuba has been held to the
grand jury in bonds of $4,000, and
Charles Mettie has been arrested in a
Michigan town. These two men will
be charged with attempting to blow up
the home of Attorney William L. Cron
last Thanksgiving night, and as Kuba
has already made partial confession
there is absolutely no doubt about
their guilt. Their conviction will fol-
low without trouble. After the arrest
of the eight men and the developments
following their arrest, the police came
to the conclusion that Albert Kuba
knew something in regard to the at
tempt to blow up the home of Attorney
Cron, and it was on that line that they
directed their every effort. They SCI
cured a partial confession from Kuba.
They did not give the matter out, how
ever, until they received message
from Michigan sheriff stating that
Mettie was under arrest. They then
arraigned Kuba and held him to the
grand jury in bonds of $4,000, which
he will not be able to furnish.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
KICKED TO DEATH.
Claybourne Terhune, Farmer, Meets
Death at Des Moines.

Claybourne Terhune, a Farmer, Meets
Death at Des Moines.
Dies MONIES, March 2.4.-Clay bourne
Terhune, farmer living northwest of
Des Moines, while on his way from
Des Moines where he had been to get
load of bran, met death in tragic
manner. He had gotten his load
and was driving west on Univer-
sity avenue when he had occasion to
pass car that had stopped to let off
passengers. His team swerved and
started to run and in moment he was
thrown down onto the single trees and
from there to the ground. He held to
one line, according to the statement of
an eye witness, until it was cut in two
by the friction of the wheel, but when
he was released, his lease on life was
no more. He had been kicked to death,
the bones of his face being crush ed in,
and the imprint of shoe showed the
fatal stroke.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
ASSESSMENT Is MADE.
Council Completes Figures ON Railrsat
Valuation.

Council Completes Figures ON Railroad
Valuation.
DIES MONIES, March 24.-The execu-
cutive council has completed the rail-
road assessment and formally adopted
it. State Treasurer Herriott was not
present at the. meeting which took
the final action, and 1t is stated he
will file statement of his objections
to the assessment. The figures show
that, leaving out of the consideration
the new roads, built within the past
year, there is reduction of 500, 900
in the total assessment. The Chicago
Il Northwestern main line is increased
from $11,25o to $11,50O per mile.
The Rock Island southwestern divis-
ion is reduced from 81, 700 to $1,000 per
mile, as shown in the table. No
change is made in the main line, and
practically none in the branches of the
Milwaukee system. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy gets so1ne reduc-
tions on a few of it's branches. The
Pullman Car Company made a strong
plea for a reduction from $4,000 to
$4,000 in the actual value of its sleep
ers, but it was denied, and the assess
ment is LETT unchanged. The net re-
auctions allowed the Rock Island
amount to about $4,000 the net in
crease of the Northwestern is about
100000. In 1899 the aggregate assessed
value of the railroads of the state was
$44,633,66l. On the same mileage, the
aggregate this year is just about ST.
$4,000; but the 600 miles of new lines
are assessed at total of 81 500, 900, so
that there is a net gain of 81, 400, 900 in
the assessment, making The total $46,-
100000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
TRIAL OF KENTUCKY GASES,
Chief Prosecuting witness Makes some
sensa tional statements.

Chief Prosecuting witness Makes some
Sensational Statements.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 25.-"John
Powers told me they had two niggers
here to kill Goebel. They were Hook
ersmith and Dick Coombs." This
statement was made yesterday by
Wharton Golden, frail, consumptive
looking Kentucky mountaineer, while
on the witness stand in the preliminary
examination of Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, charged with conspir-
acy to kill Goebel. Golden told story
of the events leading up to the murder
that, if substantiated, will, in the
minds of those connected with the
prosecution at least, probably go far
toward proving the contentious of the
commonwealth that the murder was the
result of plan in which several prom
inent men are involved. Whether the
defense will seek to improve Golden's
testimony in this preliminary exami-
nation is not known, as the attorneys
for the defense will not talk on the
subject, but unless such attempt is
made the commonwealth will rest it's
case. both County Attorney Polsgrove
and Attorney Campbell being satisfied
that enough evidence has been pre-
sented to hold the defendant on the
charges. Golden. who claims to have
been friend to Secretary Powers, and
his brother, John Powers, for years,
gave testimony that was particularly
damaging to John Powers, but he also
brought in the names of many others,
including Charles Finley, w. II. Gull
ton and Governor Taylor, in his story
of the bringing Of the mountainous
to Frankfort, previous to the assassi-
nation. Governor Taylor, however,
was not directly implicated, and the
attorneys for the commonwealth init
mated to-day that they do not expect
to have his name brought forth prom
tnently in the story of the alleged con-
spiracy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
STILL SUFFERING.

Relief of NIafeking Now Seems Farther
on Than Ever.
LoHDoN, March 24.-Colonel Plumer
has apparently retired to Crocodile
Pools and Mafeking seems farther off
than ever from relief. This news is
contained in dispatch from Buluwa-
20 dated Monday, March 10, published
in the Times. These advices add that
the base of supplies and hospital were
brought back to Gaberones. though
the correspondent further says he
thought the object of the Boer demon
.stration March Is and 16 was to cover
the removal of the siege guns from
Mafeking.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Free staters surrender,nr,

MAsERu, Basxtoland, March ee.-
Every body in Basutoland rejoices in
the restoration of telegraphicc ommun-
ications with Aliwal North. The
proclamation of Lord Roberts is APP
parently effective, as the Free Skaters
are surrendering to the Basutoland
officials. The occupation OF Thaba
Nchu and Rockville by the British
has produced an excellent impression,
convincing the Basutos that the auth
ority Of the queen is paramount.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
,Boers.strong at Kroonstadt.

LONDON, March PA Bloenfontein
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Thursday, says: ga letter
from Mr.. Poultney, an interpreter in
the Free States courts, has been re-
ceived by his wife here, in which he
declares that General Joubert is COM
handing the combined forces at
Kroonstadt, where there is plenty of
men, guns and foodstuffs for deter
mined resistance"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
A VERMONT BANK WRECKED.
Cashier Short s145,eoO and LanEuishe
In .Inl !.

Cashier Short s145,eoO and Lanxuishes
In Jail.
RUTLAND, VT, March 27.-With It's
doors closed fastyand It's cashier, Chas.
w. Mussey, in Jail, defaulter for
1854, 200, the Merchants National
Bank, of this city. formerly one of tho
strongest institutions in the state,
stands on the verge of ruin, unless its
stockholders come to its assistance and
help the remaining assets to pay on
the 1851, 900 due it's depositors. Mussey
confessed his guilt to the entire board
of directors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
-FOUR OFFICERS ARE LOST.
British Scouting Party Is Entrapped b,
Roara


Beers.
f LONDON, March 25.-At late hour
the war Office posted the following
dispatch from General Roberts:
BLoMFoNTEIN, March 24.-Yesterday
Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe, Captain
Trotter and Lieutenant Hon. E. Lyon
of the Grenadier guards and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Codrington of the Cold
stream guards rode eight or nine miles
beyond their camp on the Modder river
without escort except one trooper.
They were fired upon by party of
Beers and Lieutenant Lyon was
killed and Lieutenant Colonel Codring-
ton and Captain Trotter were wound
ed. The trooper was also wounded.
One of the officers held up a white
handkerchief and the Beers came to
their assistance and did all they posi-
bly, could attending to their wounds.
The Beers then conveyed the wounded
to the nearest farm house, where they
were taken care Of"
Lord Roberts's dispatcn, saying he
has nothing special to report, is gen.
orally interpreted to mean that he
hopes speedily to announce some intel
ligence gratifying to the British. The
optimists even deduce from the num-
Der of minor items of news received
that Lord Roberts has satisfactory
umn from the southwark by a detour
toward Mafelking. In the meanwhile
Colonel Plumer's position is arousing
anxiety. He has with him three long
trains of supplies for Mafelsing, the
loss of which would be serious, and
further information about Command
ant Eloff's movements is awaited with
some trepidation in view of the report
from Pretoria that he was isolating
Colonel Plumer's forces near Gaberones.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

Troops Ordered to Frankfort to Protect
the Court Proceedings.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 23.-State
troops recognizing the democratic gov
ernor, Beckham, are in possession of
the county court house and Jail and
will do military duty here under orders
from Governor Beckham during the
examining trials of the republican sec
rotary of state, Caleb Powers, Captain
John w. Davis and w. 81. Culton. The
military is also reinforced by seventy
five special deputy sheriffs, who were
sworn in by the civil authorities.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
THE ARMY POST.
Bill Locating One at Des M zines Passes
the Senate.

Bill Locating One at Des M slnes Passes
the Senate.
Dies MONIES, March 26.-The bill to
establish United States army post in
Des Moines passed the senate in Wash
ington Saturday, and the post is as
sured. There remains only the sigma
ture of President Mckinley to be at
tached to the bill to make it
a law, and there is no doubt
that he will sign it at once. The
post will be established and regiment
of United States troops will be located
on the ground within eighteen
months. The post means $1,000, 900
investment here and the addition of a
town of 1900 people to Des Moines.
1t will distribute $1,oOo,0oo here every
year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
UNABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT.
Republican Senators Spend Further Time

Republican Senators Spend Further Time
in Caucus.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The repub-
lican members of the senate spent two
and half hours in caucus yesterday
in an effort to reach an agreement
upon the Porto Rican legislation now
pending in the senate. The caucus
was apparently, however, without ma
terial result the only accomplishment
being decision to proceed with the
general bill as it now stands, without
separating the tariff feature, and to
discharge the harmony committee
from further efforts. During the sit
ting there was twenty or more speeches
made. All of them were of more
amiable tone than the speeches in the
caucuses of a fortnight ago. But,
while good feeling was generally man
ifested, and all senators who spoke ex-
pressed themselves as DESTROYS of reach
ing an amicable understanding, there
was but little or no disposition mani
tested to yield point which you'd
produce that result
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Paper at Manila Suppressed.

MANILA. March s7.--Lh Patria and
Ell Liberal, Spanish organs of the ex-
IRENE Filipino party, have recently
been publishing articles inimical to
the military government. General Otis
has suppressed the former journal for
sedition and imprisoned the editor, at
the same time issuing warning to
the members Of the extreme party that
they should observe greater modera-
ton,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
small Pox is snrendlnp.

CHICAGO, March 24.-According to
statistics gathered by the local health
department, the country is fairly sat-
urated with small pox. March 16
there were 2,953 cases reported from
thirty-six states and territories for the
week preceding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
TO TALK ON FREIGHT RATES.

Iowa Railway Commissioners Invited to
Meet at st. Louis.
Dies MONIES, March 24.-The railway
commissioners of Illinois and Missouri
have requested the Iowa board of rail
way commissioners to meet with them
at st. Louis in the near future for the
purpose of having a conference look
ing to a uniform system of classifying
freight rates upon agricultural imple-
ments. 1t is also thought that Mime
sofa will join the other three states.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
INFANT CREsIATED.

Followed ITS Mother Into q Burning
Building and Died.
QUAsouEroN, March 23.-The home
Of John Melick, was burned. Mrs.
Melick carried her two-year-old boy
from the building and then returned
for the baby. She was found by res
cuers in faint in the road holding
the baby in her arms. The other
child must have followed it's mother
into the burning building, as its badly
charred remains were found in the
ruins
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
TAKES wcoLsoN's PLACE.

Congress Smith Mcpherson Selected for
Federal Judge.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Congress-
man Smith Mcpherson has been select
ed by the Iowa congressional delega-
ton for the federal judgeship made
vacant by the decease of John S. Wool
son. There were present Senators
Allison and Gear, Congressman Hedge,
Lane, Cousins, Lacey, Hull, Hepburn,
Mcpherson and Dolliver. In all forty
two ballots were taken. Congressman
MclRsfPeEssefast. nd for W. u '~;.r
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Zig Fire at KNOXVILLE.

KNOXVILLE, March 27.-Culver &
Co.. IS department store was totally des-
troyed by fire, which is supposed to
have originated from an electric wire.
The loss on the building is $25, 900; on
stock, 100000. The insurance on the
building is $4,000, on stock SIG. 900.
This is the heaviest fire loss that ever
occurred in Knoxville Several fam
lilies occupying the building lost their
entire effects.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
KRUGER RETURNS TO PRETORIA

Says the Next Battle in the Free State
Will BE II Hot One.
LONDON, March pa dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pretoria dated Mon
day, says: president Kruger returned
from kroonstadt yesterday. He says
the fight in the Free State will be des-
perate. am informed that the Trans.
vaal government has taken no reso-
luton to destroy mines or property as
a last resort"
The Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Tuesday,
says:
81 have just arrived from Bloem.
fontein where learned that no furth.
er movement is probable for three
weeks. as negotiations are proceeding.
[ failed to ascertain the nature of the
negotiations, or whether Sir Alfred
Miners departure from Capetown is
connected with them, but 1 should not
be surprised if the war collapsed quick
w."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
cUBANs IN NO HASTE.
Gen. Gomez,says It Is Best to Go Slow
and Surely.


and Surely.
HAVANA, March 25.-The Patria
says: 1.-The promises of the senators
(Messrs. Platt, Aldrich and Teller, SEN
ate committee on Cuba, now on visit
of investigation to the island in re-
gard togranting independence is most
important, since these senators are
the trusted representatives of the SEN
ate" Continuing the paper declares
it now has confidence in the fulfill
ment of the joint resolution of the
United States congress: In an inter
view with the visiting senators Gen.
Maxine Gomez is quoted as saying
that the Cubans are in no haste for
independence, and it will be far better
for them to go lowly and surely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
BUILDING wonKmrs ON STRIKE.

3 Or ~
Cedar Rapids is Having It's First Labor
Trouble.
CEDAR RAPIDS, March s4.-Cedar
Rapids is having the first labor trouble
in its history. Painters and paper
hangers have been out ten days on a
demand for minimum scale of $3.50
and So per day. The bosses offered
S2.25 and So. so. Journeyman plumb
ers have served notice that they will
demand ten hours pay for eight hours
work, and the carpenters union de-
mands minimum scale of S2.23 for
eight hours. Building is practically
suspended because of the uncertainty,
although hundreds of buildings will
60 up this season if settlement is
reached.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A FARMER.
Shot Himself for the Publication of a
RYatander

Shot Himself for the Publication of a
Bystander.
FOREST CITY, March Esd Stead
man, a well-to-do farmer, living about
two miles north of Forest City, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with a 32-calibre Winchester. He was
walking along the street near the
Methodist church, and arriving at the
step by the rear Of the church asked a
bystander if he ever saw man shoot
himself. On being answered in the
negative, he seated himself on the
church steps, and placing the rifle be-
tweens his knees, with the muzzle to
his throat, pulled the trigger. The
ball passed up through his brain and
lodged just under the skin on the right
side of his head. He was about SO
years old and unmarried He had
managed a large farm for his widowed
mother since the death of his father
two years ago. Nothing is known as
to the cause of the tragedy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Ia stexn Ralieyed2

SPR1NGFoNTE1N, March 24.-It is re-
ported here that Mr.. Steyn has been
deposed from the presidency and the
public affairs of the Free State are be-
ing administered by a committee at
KrnonStadt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Dynamite Jokers Sentenced.

CEDAR RAPIDS, March s3.-The seven
dynamite jolsers were sentenced in po-
lice court. Two Were fined 500 each
and five ss5 each fol- unlawful assem-
bly,. Mettie has cen returned from
Michigan and vii be held to the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Joubert Full of Hope.

PRETORIA, March 23.-Via Lorenzo
Marquee. General Joubert has re-
turned from Kroonstadt. He is full
of hope and may return to Natal
shortly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
FAVOR PORTO K1cAN TARIFF.
Senate Harmony Committee Instruct,
Chairman Foraker.

OH"fIIlHN TUraKers
WASHINGTON, March 24-The repub-
lican senate caucus committee author
lied Senator Foraker in definite terms
to propose the separation of the tariff
feature from the Porto Rican govern
mental bill and to attempt to pass the
house tariff bill without amendment.
The program voted down all amend
ments, if possible, and to pass the bill
as it came from the house without any
changes whatever.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

Helen M. Francis, aged years and
months, left New York without es-
cort for Stroud. o. T., and has reached
her destination safely. Helen's moth
er was dead and she went on visit to
her grandmother.
A deacon in a Baptist churct in
Trenton is asstickler for decorum. He
saw young lady whisper to another
during prayer at church service, and
loudly rebuked her. In indignation
she was passing out of the ediice,
when he said that the church was no
place for her. Aroused by this taunt
she proceeded TO return to her rew,
but he clntched her back hair and thus
drew her out Of the church.