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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

g., BEGINNING OF AN ECLIPSE
charge OF the spectroscopic observa-
stions. Prof. r. e. Wood CT the State
University Of Wisconsin is taking part
in the observation of the eclipse at
that station with an instrument of his
own invention, the stroboscope, for
the measurement of the velocity and
general features of the shadow bands
which precede and follow totality. DR..
Chase Of Yale university is making OBJ
SServations with six-inch pr1smattc
camera. The two other expeditions
from the observatory are located in
4 Georgia. One is near the central line
of the totally belt at GAINESVILLE and
the other at Griffin. The GAINESVILLE
station is in immediate charge of Prof.
Milton Updegraff. The work at the
Griffin station is in charge of l.. T.
Jewell of Johns Hopkins university
and DR.. S. "A. Mitchell OF Columbia uni
versity, New York. !" &.
Astronomers obtained numerous
photographs, not only of the occulta-
tio,A and transit of the sun and moon
pvt OF the various solar phenomena,
isuen as the corona, the photosphere
and the chromosphere-those vast
seas OF -inra nd eras,11trss ~
said to extend 100000 miles On 'eacl
side Of the sun, while the jets Of fam
in the chromos sphere are thought t
rise to a height Of 100000 miles.
The effect Of the eclipse on the igno
rant negroes and the animals an
Z fowls was watched with great inter
est in this state. Many negroes feare,
judgment day had come and there wa
4 great CONSERVATION among them.
Many of the astronomers rename,
up all night. The path of the eclips
took a course across portion Of tn
globe, starting in the Pacific ocean a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
AZ Impos.lbls Hu.b.nd.

Il cant imagine a woman marrying
prize fighter ss
Too brutal? ~
Il should say. Why, he would never
give her chance to talk! Philadel-
phia North American. ss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Plague May Be "Yellow Jack,

3uenos Ayres, May 2S.-A special
correspondent in Rio Janeiro reports
that Thursday there were thirteen
cases of plague, of which ten were in
Sotorello street. United States Minis
Ter Bryan has introduced Rear-Admir-
81 Schley and the officers of his staff
to President Campos-Salles of Brazil.
Another correspondent in Montevideo
says the Uruguayan consul in Rio
Grande telegraphs that it is impossible
to obtain particulars about the disease
which is raging there. He is informed
that there have been twenty five cases
during the last month. The disease is
now decreasing. Physicians believe
that it is yellow fever.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
CAPT. PAGE MCCARTHY is DEAD.
Famous Duelist Who killed Mordecai in
1874 Paeses

Famous Duelist Who Killed Mordecai In
1873 Passes Away.
Richmond, Va, May 2S.-Capt. Page
McCarty, one of the principals in the
famous ACKNOWLEDGMENT duel, is
dead. the result of a long illness. The
duel, which took place, here in the
spring of 1873. was one Of the most
celebrated since the civil war. McCar-
ty and John B, Mordecai were both
young men Of good position. They had
a personal encounter over poem
about younss woman written BY Nc
Sarty, at which Mordecai had taken
offense. After an unsuccessful attempt
to settle the matter by the friepSs
of the two principals EsdasnS777
fought. The yess.sssaa - :. Z
and the distaa y
were fired, after the last of which
| both mccarthy and Mordecai fell. Nc
Carly was dangerously wounded, while
Mordecai was at once seen to be fatally
hurt. He died within twenty-four
hours, while McCarty recovered.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
|gllI' TOTAL EC[IPSE.
Witnessed IN America and Also
NJ in Africa
OE ASTRONOMERS.
Wonderful Phenomena ObservedRe Results
WAN Benefit Science to An Incalculable
esree-Frisht of Ignorant Negroes
Photographs Obtained.

Atlanta, Ca, May 29.-Much about
the sun was learned today by the
learned astronomers from all parts OF
the enlightened world. The results
will be- almost invaluable to science.
Georgia skies were almost clear as cry
stall at the time of the eclipse. The
weather/was ideal and the conditions
fav1Sable during the phenomenon,
y giving fair test of the great sci
1fc work planned for the day.
bf. S. j. Brown, director of the naval
observatory at Washington, who is in
charge of the government observatory
station at Griffin and GAINESVILLE, Ca,
and Pinehurst, N. c.. was happy over
the results achieved. In statement
he said:
sgs The government established three
observatories. The eastern station.
Pinehurst, N. G., is under Prof. Skin
ner. Prof. Ames Of the Johns Hopkins
university at Baltimore is in general
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
salary of Cuban onicials.

Washington, D. c., May 2S.-The di-
vision of customs and insular affairs of
the war department has just given out
the statement that the average annual
salary per man in the United States
customs service is $1,205, while the
average annual salary per man in the
customs service of Cuba is 1922, max
ing difference in the average annual
salary in favor of the Cuban customs
service Of 1888 per man, as compared
with that service in the United States.
OF the total employees in the Cuban
customs service only Z per cent are
Americans.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Bridge Auctioned on,

Leavenworth, Kan. May 2s.-The
Missouri and Kansas bridge, which
spans the Missouri river two miles
north of Leavenworth City and enters
the town on the Fort Leavenworth res
ervation, was sold at auction by mas
ter commissioner appointed by the
United States district court. 1t was
knocked down to Simon Stern for
Emanuel L. Riser of New York for
$4,000, the upset price. There was but
one bid. The bridge was built in 1875
ut cost of 100000. February last a
suit to foreclose mortgage for $685.
900, given in 1880, was filed by ]. H.
Shanklin, trustee for the bondholders,
before United States Judge Hook in
Leavenworth, and the court ordered
the property sold, appointing w. w.
Hooper master commissioner,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
SHOT DEAD BY OUTLAWS.

Utah Sheriff and q Cattle Hunter killed
by Desperadoes.
Thompson's S, Utah, May pa band
of outlaws killed Sheriff Tyler Of
Grand county and Sam Jenkins. cat
tie runner, near Hill creek, about fifty
miles north of here. yesterday. A posse
was Immediately organized here and
started for the scene, in charge OF
Sheriff Howells. Gov. Wells was noti-.
fled and he promptly guaranteed all
expenses of the small army which is
being organized from every county in
this half of the state AS there are
thought to be at least twenty outlaws
in the gang, a desperate battle will en-
sue when they meet the posse.
The men are thought to belong to
the band that held up Union Pacific
train in Wyoming a year ago and dyn-
amited the express car and secured q
large amount OF money They have
boosted that they have whipped thirty
men In Wyoming and can do the same
in Utah. About fifty are already en-
gagged in the chase and by tomorrow
the number will probably be doubled.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Indiana Editors i'm Session.

indianapolis, Ind, May 2s-The
Democratic editors of Indiana held
their annual meeting at the Grand
hotel here. Mayor j. B. Simpson of
Paoli presided and A. j. Dipboze of
Columbus acted as secretary. The
committee on resolutions had a
lengthy session. Their report was
adopted as read. The resolutions start
off with the following: I'VE express
the highest confidence in the honesty.
integrity and craftsmanship of Will
liam Jennings Bryan and refer with
pride to his matchless defense of the
rights of the people. We favor BIZ
metallic currency composed of gold
and silver, and that both metals, when
coined, shall be legal tender for the
payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Boy shoots and Kills Brother.

Flora, Ind, May 29.-Mius Sellars,
che S-year-old son of Thomas sellars,
living near sedalia, was accidentally
shot by his brother Homer, 10 years
old, and died in thirty minutes. The
two> boys had found an old revolver
which they supposed was not loaded
and had gone into the yard to play
In some manner the weapon was dis
charged. the ball entering the younger
boys head near the left ear and pass
ing through. He was dead before
medical aid could reach him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
BOARD o. MEDICAL hEN|
Appointed to Study Infectious
Diseases in Cuba.
ANTITRUST BILL TO BE FIRST
On the List OF Several renlsng Measures
In the Houso--It VIII he Considered
Friday aad satur,,ay rsder Special
Rules. e

Washington. May 29.-The secretary
OF war has appointed board of medi-
cal officers to meet at Quemados, Cuba,
for the purpose OF pursuing scientific
investigations with reference to the
infectious diseases prevalent on the
island of Cuba. The detail for the
board is as follows: Major Walter
Reed and Acting Assistants Surgeons
James Carroll, Aristides Agramonte
and Jesse w. Lazear The board will
act under general Instructions from
the surgeon general OF the army.
Antitrust Bln Foremost.
Washington, May 29.-The house
leaders are figuring that the senate;
Will agree to the houses resolution to
adjourn Wednesday. June. 6, SO that
much business is being crowded into
this week. There are half a dozen
measures of public Importance press
ing, including. the oleomargarine bill,
the anti-canteen bill, the st. Louis
fair bill, the Philadelphia museum bill,
and the antitrust measures, but the
indications are that none save the
,anti-trust bill and resolution will be
considered. Friday and Saturday are
to be devoted to their consideration
under special rules. In the senate the
sundry civil appropriation bill will be
considered for two.or three days more.
and by the time that it is disposed of
the general deficiency bill will be
ready for consideration. Neither the
deficiency nor the military academy
bill, the only appropriation bills UNI
disposed Of except the sundry civil, is
expected to consume any considerable
time. The senate will make an effort
to meet the plans Of the house in the,
matter of final adjournment on June
6, but there is a general apprehension
among senators that the date may be
postponed until the 9th or the 11tE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
AT NEAREST ToTALITY.

a point southwest of Cape st. Lucas
In Lower California. 1t was first OBJ
served on land on the west coast of
Mexico, whence the moons shadow
Travelled at velocity of 1000 miles an
hour, being total at New Orleans
at 30 in the morning and on the
Atlantic coast at or near Norfolk about
an hour later.
An American party of observation
took its stand at Tripoli, in North
Africa. The results Of the observation
by the government forces in Georgia
are being cabled to Tripoli, where the
4 astronomers were not called upon to
bring their telescopes into play until
5 o'clock in the afternoon. The in
formation wired to North Africa is
being used for the guidance of the
government observers there. To give
the public schools of Atlanta an OPP
:portunity to observe the eclipse the
children were not required to report
lat the schoo lhouse until 10 o'clock
The principals of all the white schools
! in the city gave leave Of absence to
observe the eclipse from any point in
the state they might select, provided
they report for duty at noon.
AT Thomaston, Ca, Prof. Campbell
Interested himself in determining the
direction, connection and relation be-
tween the solar prominences and the
great radiating coronal streamers
which stretch out sometimes to more
than ,25cAoQ miles from the suns
rim.
Prot. Campbell and Prof. Perrine
had an amazing battery Of instru-
ments. There We're tpo sets of photo
graphic instruments, each set up on a
polar axis, End in addition the only;
/ offssSai photo-heliograph. the frst
B one ever made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
BISHOPS ARE CONSECRA7ED.
To the Service Of The Methodist
Episcopal Church.
AN An IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
Presbyterians Adjourn at st. Louis to
Meet In Philadelphia United Presby-
terians Strike Blow at Divine healing

Chicago, May 29.-The conservation
Of the four newly elected bishops Of
the Methodist church took place in
the Auditorium in the presence of
5000 persons, who came to witness the
simple but impressive ceremonies. The
church now has nineteen bishops and
I'VE missionary bishops, three Of them
being non-effectiye. The bishops who
were consecrated are David H. Moore,
assigned to Shanghai; John w. Ham
hton, assigned to San Francisco; and
Missionary Bishops Edwin w. Parker
and r. w. Warne, assigned to south
ern Asia. The ceremony which COM
pleted their title to the Office was the
laying on of hands by twelve bishops.
Bishop Bowman, senior member Of the
board of bishops, presided and opened
the service by leading in the singing
OF "Heralds Of the Cross Other
bishops followed in prayer, reading
OF the scripture and in leading the
singing. Each bishop to be conse-
Grated was accompanied by two elders,
who, presenting him to Bishop Bow
man, said: 1--WE present unto you this
good and holy man to be consecrated
a bishop. Bishop Moore was first,
each of the other bishops elect fol-
lowing and being presented by differ
ent elders. They then answered ques-
lions as to the work they had been
called to perform.
By narrow majority of thirty votes
the general conference decreed that
the ban on amusements be preserved
in the church discipline for the next
four years.
st. Louis, Mo-, May 29.-The Pres
byterian general assembly, which has
been holding its 10TH annual meeting
at the Compton Avenue Presbyterian
church the last ten days, concluded its
deliberations and adjourned sine die
to meet next year in Philadelphia. The
session just concluded has been one
of the most important ever held by the
assembly.
Chicago, May 29.-The United Pres
byterian general assembly at its fourth
session at the Sixth United Presbyter-
ian church, declared that belief in di-
vine healing arises from misinterpre-
tation of the scripture in regard to
,Christ's redemption work and the
function Of Christian faith. and that it
is repugnant to sanctitied common
sense" 1t declared that the rejection
ef means of recognized utility Of sick
], . !. :
ness and injury was presl...s.,rn tuosls and
unscriptural.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Those Artfnl. Men.

Mrs. Naggerton-I cannot under
stand what the attraction of a public
dlnnerfis TO you men. You can enjoy
good meal at home if you want to,
Or If not there are plenty Of restaur-
ants where you might go, but only the
young men seem to take advantage Of
them.
Mr.. Naggerton (absentmind edly) AT
public dinner, my dear, there are no
women. don't you ee(he never An
ished) Ally Sloper's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Heavy Fighting 1t Kumassi.

Accra, May 28.-It is reported that
three European officers were killed
and Capt. Aplin and 100 Hausers were
wounded In q recent effort by the La
COS Hausers to break the investing
dimes Of trtbesmen at Kumassi. The
Ashanti loss is reported to have been
great. as the Hausers had three Max.
inns engaged although emselyes
Hpat3y outnumbered hundred
(2rare sa1 titled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

She had shown her friend over the
bijou villa, which she had just taken,
and which was very much like some-
what enlarged dolls house. \
And now, dear, what do you think
OF it? Isn't it sweet ?'.s
Yes, indeed replied the friend;
.but.what are you going to do with all
those little rooms p sSs,.'s
oh! ! shall let them out, DEAR
oh! that will be all right, then.
for I'm sure they want Ally Slo-i
,per's. :
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Apalachicola. Fla, May 2s.-Fire
which broke out here destroyed six
blocks Of business houses and many
private residences. The fire originated
in the residence of Mrs. Broughton. 1t
leaped over to the Methodist church,
which was destroyed, and from there
spread over the business portion of the
town. In less than three hours six
blocks were consumed. The loss is
$500, 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
dot Even Nth me,

Novelist Those confounded critics
slated my new novel most unmerci-
fully. =
Friend Well. you have your re-.
venge. They had to read the book.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
ArtIaLa,as|x.

Art IL, Long -
ArtmaS.-G rayon portraits are
abominable. I'd rather be d dseAe n 4
oil.
speckmanWell, wouldn't. +
was done in oil once.
Artman-Ah! but perhaps the one
who did it was. not real artist.
Speckman-O! he was an artist in
his line, all right. He was crafty
broker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
car w,tn,.... :, ,,aunc,,,n.

Moscow, May 28.The battleship Po-
beda and the cruiser Aurora were sue.
cessfully launched at st. Petersburg In
the presence Of the car, who immedi-
5ately afterward witnessed the laying
down Of two more warships, the Boro-
dino and the Alexander III.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
somethlng Wrong.

Mr.. Benny Benedict had been read
ing his paper in quietude for almost
five minutes. Presently he looked up
at his wife with an agonized expression
OF fear and dread.
What's the matter with the baby?"
he cried.
Mrs. Benedict jumped up like buck
ing mule. aGood gracious. nothing I
hope!',
There must be. feel inwardly that,
there is something grievously wrong
with thelpet..'"
Why. Benny why?
He isn't bowling ALLY sloper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Methodism, which is to meet IN Lon
don, Sept. 4, 1901. The word s.catho-'
lie" in the apostles creed, stricken out
by the last quadrennial conference,
was ordered restored in the paragraph
reading "the holy catholic church.
Montgomery, Ala, was selected as the
place of the next meeting of the CON
ference.
Boston, Mass, May 29.-The closing
session of the American Unitarian as
sociation's seventy fifth anniversary
meeting, which has been in progress
here for week, was held and the COM
mittee appointed Thursday to prepare
plan for organizing an international
council of religion presented its re-
port.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

4 Cures cholera, diarrhoea, collie,
cramps, lameness, sprains, lumbago,
swellings. pains in the head or body.
neuralgia. rheumatism and toothache,
all pain, internal or external cured
quicker with Morleys Wonderful
Eight than any other remedy. Sold
by agent in every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
I. 3. Blackstone q .Dea =,

Chicago, May 20. Leaving a record
Of years Of faithful work in the rail-
way world. Timothy B. Blackstone,
former president of the Chicago and
Alton system, passed away at his
home, 252 Michigan avenue. He was
~ years old. He was one Of the old
est OF railroad chief executives in
America.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Il serious comp paint. It's warning that
should be needed. It is different from an:
honest tired feeling. tbs . sure sign or
poor blood. You can cure 1t BY making
your blood rich and pure with Hoods Sar-
saparilla. That Is what other people do
thousands Ot them. Take q few bottles Of
this good medicine now and you will not
only get rid Of that weak, languid, ex.
ihausted feeling, but It will make you feel
well al through the summer.
Tired Feeling =" had that tired feel
ing and did not have life OF ambition to-
accomplish my usual amount Of household
work. Hoods Sarsaparilla gave me relief
and also cured scroiula tendency.n Mrs.
r. MERRITT, Dowagiac, Mich.
HOODS SaS-sapas-flXa
ID the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
A woman,s Question.

II see" he remarked, as he looked
up from his paper. that the British
have recovered that battery of guns,
What was it covered with the first
time. dear?" she sweetly asked.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
willing to show ,Em.

WIIuHK 90 SHOW :, EN-. 71.7l. ~ 3
An honest young man who had es-
capped a great peril by an act OF hero
ism. was much complimented for his
bravery.
One lady said: Il wish I could have
seen your feat. = ~.
Whereupon he blushed and stam-,
mered. and finally pointing to his pedal
extremities, said; + Well, here they be-.
mum. =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Force Of Habit.

She Why does that piano sound
first loud and then soft when Miss Will
son plays it?
He-Well, yon see, she is learning to
ride bike, and uses both pedals from
force of habit. !.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
3. Bel,ind Ma. Back.

said little Harry, latter ma
hit her thumb with the hammer today
she says she suffered untold agony for
ten minutes. = Fl
Ny, my, my!" exc, MINED the boys
father. sWonders'l' never cease
That's the first tin she ever let any
thing go untold that long. Chicago
Times-H Herald
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Distorted by Glamour.

What is the honeymoon, pa ?'
well, the honeymoon is the only
period in a mans life during which he
considers it funny to come home and
find that his dear little wife hasn't din
ner ready on time. Detroit Free
Press. IS,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Jennie Ito her aunt, who is grlevlng
over the loss Of her pet canary)
3 Well. auntie. there's one comfort.
anyhow, we know he's much better off
where he is,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
At the wrong Door.

At the Wrong Door.
Madam, am soliciting for home
charities. We have hundreds Of poor,
ragged children like those at your gate,
and"
Sir, those children are minen and
the slamming of the door could be.
heard in the next street. 3s5s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Most things people are compelled to
take, have been picked over.'
.WrsrrIrnpI N Ass.. Nov, d. ,eo

WEsTFIEI.D. MASS. Nov. "a, 1899.
TIE GENEsEE PURE FooD Co, lie Roy. N, Y. &;
Gentlemen:--Havin used your GRAND for
the past three months, thought would write
and let you know how much good II has; done
me. When / was away on my vacation last
summer, the people visited asked me to try
some GRAIN-O, and I drank some, but dfdn'A
like it at all, but the more drank 1t the better
/ liked 1t, and now wouldn't drink anything
else Inever weighed over, 106 pounds, and last
winter was down to 1903, pounds; now 4 weigh
just 40, and never felt better in my life. II
gives me an awful appetite and makes me
body. Very truly, MRS. GEO. B, BROWN.
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leg. Accounts Of the affair differ,
some bystanders claiming that it was
deliberate attempt at assassination
on the part Of the company's new en-
ployes, while others aver that 1t was
nothing more or less than a pitched
battle between the two factions. A
riot call was sounded, but the three
unknown men made their escape by
the time the police arrived on the
scene.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Mere Matter of FIxares.

More Matter of Figures.
He entered the cheap restaurant and
took seat at one Of the tables. will
you have a IS cent dinner or a SO cent
one, sir 2" inquired the waiter.
rs there any real difference?''
Certainly, sir"
What is it," 4
!" Twenty-Five cents, sir"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

a big man always feels small after.
he has been taken in.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
SHOT IN ST. LOUIS STRIKE RIOT

Three Injured In Battle Between a
Crowd and Nom Union Employees.
4 st. Louis, Mo-, May 29.-As the re-
suit Of an encounter between strikers
and employees OF the Transit street
railway system, three men were shot,
one being fatally and the others seri-
ously wounded. AS Philip Sullivan,
James Sullivan, and Patrick o'Connell,
strikers, were passing through Lafasy,.
cite park they were approached from
the rear and fired upon by three men,
Sid to be in the company's employ.
one OF the bullets passed through
.,Philip Sullivan's tight lung, giving
n0ytal wound. James Sullivan
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About tho size of IL. J,

& Father Where Is your mother.
johnny? Il
johnny She's out II the back yard
whiting. s',ssss =
Father--Are You sure she is whit
ting?
Johnny Yes, sir; she's trying to.
sharpen a lead pencil. Chicago News.