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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
CONE INTO CAMP.

Anyone has the right to call nation
a convention and, il delegates respond
to the call, the convention may frame :
nlatform, nominate a ticket and enter
upon a campaign. Votes. however. are
necessary to success. A convention
which does not represent considerable
section Of the voters would better not
be held. .
; The Gold democrats have issued a call
tur6consS2tion on July 25. They have
perfect right,n-hold such conven-
Svention, but it must be ePlsin to them,
/ as it is to everybody elser thsA they
are practically without supporters. The
delegates who attend the convention
will constitute the whole voting strength
of their party. Their ticket, if they
nominate one, will not be heard OF Oh
election day.
But that is not all. There is nothing
ia the situation which calls for the nom
ination 81 ticket by the gold demo
Gratis. The designation ''gold" demo
I crat is this year without significance
2 because the currency question is no
! this year an issue. Four, eight o
twelve years hence there may be re
crudescence Of this question. For tn
present it is not debatable,
In calling convention and nominal
ing ticket, therefore, the gold demo
Gratis would be entering upon q combs
very like that Of Bon Quixote with th
windmilss. They would bs fighting q
Imaginary foe. By aligning themselve
with the national democracy they wi
be fighting . real foe-the foe Of tru
democracy, Of constitutional principle
and of all the traditions handed dow
q by the fatt ers Of the republic.
Its time for democrats to get +
ether. They never have had bett'
portunity to meet the enemy upo
prable ground. Democracy to-ds
lds for every principle That is che
ed By loyers Of republican instit
IIons. Its opponent stands for ever
hing that is odious, politically 81
economically. In such . contest the
no: room for 1 third party. There q
III two sides.
The gold democrats should get in
Vine. They are needed, and they y
be Welcome IN the JefFersonian cam
Thsy cannot afford to shoot In the !
Chicago Chronicle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XIV. NO. ~
TIMETABLE. \ I

SOUTH NORTH
passenger. ..5:53 am. Passenger 49, 3 :3s pm,
Eprclght.. 1920 a. m. Freight 800 p. nj r
Passenger. II 80 a. m. Freight .4 80; pm!
f're1ght....n so p. M. Passenger. $40 p. m.
GOING NORTH.
Wednesday. = - 80.
No No; l-s;4op p. m.-Passenger Daily except
Sunday only. = =, -
=, No. ls-s:o5 q, m.-Freight : Stock express
Wednesday only.
GOING SOUTH.
Sunday. >1,,,-
snn9,n No; A-e:oo p. m.-Freight-Ds.ly n except
no. ls.1l AS a. m.-Freight-Sunday only
tor all points west and northwest our
sMTalnsNo..l Ma makes direct connection at Osceoia
NO Lay over there at all. making the best CON
nectlons for points in that territory.
A. 8. THARp, Agent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

William r. Hearst, yecently elected
president to the national association Of
democratic clubs, puts it:thisway: "The
great question Which will be decided at
the polls this year is whether this coun.
1 try Is to continue to be I republic con
trolled by the people or an empne con-
trolled by the trusts. !"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
AN UNWRITTEN CHAPTER.

| Many sails of hope were spread on the
passing of the Dingley tariff. The bill
passed into law. But the sailing was not
as free as had been expected, and plenty
of snags were met in the current. The
six months from January to the end of
June were not neglected by importers.
The importations of cloths from England
into New York during that time were, in
the higher grade of goods, 81 ,762, ,66s, and
from all other countries, in round num-
bers, 81 100000. In the lower-rated
goods, $2,477, ,120 were brought from Eng
land, and 1886 600 from all other coun-
tries. The total imports for the whole
country in all classes of cloths for these
SIX months were s$ll, 100000, which is
100000 more than the imports of
the port of New York.
Still,.in order to "fll the American
market with immense Stocks" the Euro
pean centers Of production, where goods
are not piled up in expectation, but are
produced only on bona fide ORDERS, were
entirely cleared out of all available stock.
But these stocks, along with other sur.
plus importation that had found slower
sale than anticipated, proved for long
time thorn in the flesh. Neither the
manufacturer nor the importer could
reap the expected fluit. The prices of
American goods Set the pace. Up to last
spring, the prices of worsted and woollen
were with few shorl.lived spurts of i'm
provement barely above the average of
prices ofthe spring of 1896. If the price
of wool IS considered it is doubtful
whether the net result was as advantage.
GUS. Immense quantities of raw wool as
had been imported by manufacturers
which they owned at free trade prices.
But American woods used for mixing
with Botany, and other southern wools
were higher. American wool on the
secured basis had been worth only 90 to
80 cents; it was now worth $3.50 cents.
The foreign woods were not imported
by manufacturers only, but also by
spectators. The pressure soon came
from the holders Of these woods. Banks
that had advanced on them asked for
the return of loans. The use of cotton
and shoddy in the place of wool, as a |
consequence of the existing high tariffs,
was not without its effect j Jacob schoen-
hof in Forum.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE,


The twenty-third general conference
OF the Methodist church, just adjourned
settled the question of lay representa-
tion, removed the time limit on pastor
ate which has been maintained for near
" century, decided to admit women
as lay delegates. and rejected prohib
itionlst. proposition to bring politics in
to the church, Three ofthese questions,
e the I'D Yer OCEAN points out, had been
under discussion Tor years in annual
g we'll as general conierences The
~ deiegates elected pro VISIONARY Wsre
admitted g the first sess on q tnS con:
ietences t1 taim1oet Mitnopgs IPoAssl0n.,
.'l,s' ......t - lOAao .ss'. =. ss,s
Aon. 81. y WollA. -, ! u0s..11. &. A.
! osn s0uons.a Anu ese1ou - pAs,.-
s kenelA coielonoes' 'anl0 - 49, -
inc suopt'on :" .ne Nc" oonss1'u.Aon, =,
:. WHICH, = Ssou ~ sn.e ~ -
'no .olnDsls =, .ne an.ua' ,oA.e' -
"in useoe sne one 80" y '1o
cnufcn' Ahe pon'lca' que'uon ''1ne up
IL = sec''on " 'no iopo'. - s.o eon =.
n''t'eo w ION anse S ~
Pfesloen'' Luis secaon ""e s'''oAon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Eighty per cent.lof the war tax is on
the life necessities, thus directly burden
ing the poor people. Out of the entire
amount the poor are required to pay 60
per cent, while 80 per cent. is paid by
those in moderate circumstances and
only 10 per cent. is paid by those who
own and control 80 per. cent. of the
wealth of the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

are benefting by them. This should be
done with the duty on steel rails and on
the tin plate"
Minneapolis Journal, October 2, 1899.
The senator is so eminently correct in
his position that tariff duties which en-
able trusts or any other kind of monop-
olies to raise prices above the point at
which they could otherwise be main
tained should be lowered in the public
interest, that we must range ourselves
beside him on that proposition.
New York Commercial Advertiser, in
the fall of 1899: "The time will soon
come when public opinion will no more
tolerate protective duties on trust pro-
ducts, for protection should logically
promote home competition, while trust
organization destroysit."
Portland Oregonian, March 1900: "Be-
cause the paper trust has put up the
price Of printing paper to unconscion-
able figures, Representative DeVries, of
California, has introduced bill to re-
peal the duty on printing paper and
the material of which it is made. 1t is
very we'll; but there are about 40 more
big trusts that have help through pro.
tectlye tariff, and should De dealt with
in the same way"
Senator Plumb, of Kansas. opposing
the Mckinley tariff. August 20, 1891
-"There are dozens of lines of manufact
ures covered by the terms of this bill
which are controlled by trusts. / Dc
not know of any better way to start II
at least to reduce the exaclions of trusts
than to cut down the shelter behinG
which trusts are created"
Philadelphia Ledger, February, 1899
"What is imperatively required is re
vision Of the tariff such as will modif.
the rates, or better still. place upon tn
free list all foreign goods, whether raw
material or finished product, that ar
the subject of domestic monopoly"
The Republican Club Of Harvard Uni
versity. on Wednesday, May l6, 1890
adopted a platform approving variou
measures, samong them the following:
'.Publicity Of the affairs Of trusts an
removal Of all duty on commoditie
controlled by. trusts
\ Rockford Republic, (Ill.), January q
/ 1900: "Ata meeting few days ago 8
Denver, the Colorado Editorial Associ,
ton adopted resolutions demanding th
! repeal Of the tariff on wood pulp and a
other materials entering into the mai
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
] sSuhsoription Rates, !,
Q. E. HULL, Publisher.

CaliforniaT will be the first of the states
tohold an election this year. It's usual
" republican, It's majority running oc.
casionally as highas 5000 or 5000 in
presidential years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Dain and Acme bull rakes at
BowsHER & BIDDIsoN's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

tiont may vet fcrce tho
Sxqs1lSQksS " 81 ~ iIIIIIII
the two.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
Options on 100000 Cattle.

Fort Worth, Tex.-George B. Loving
has left for Kansas City, Chicago and
New York to negotiate for his big cat
tie syndicate. He says seyenty-three
companies have given options on their
properties which include 20,000,0 900
acres. The average price put on the
land was $1.90 an ace. The cattle
number 100000 head and were APP
praised at $21.37 a head. The total
value of all the properties compre-
hended in the syndicate is $40, 900, 900.
MIR. Loving also has options on thirty
cotton seed oil mills in the state.
Their purpose is to supply the cattle
with oil cake for feed. The biggest
company in the syndicate is the Capt.
tai syndicate, which owns 3,10o,O 600
acres Of land and $4,000 head of cat
tie.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
PUERTO RICAM BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Appropriation Measure Is Adopted
This Afternoon Without
Division.
PROGRAMME ON THE QUAY CASE
Request OF Senator Hoar Is Unani-
mously Agreed To 80 Amend
ments to Puerto Rican
Bill Defeated.

Washington, March 19.-After a de-
bate, at times spirited, extending over
parts of two days, the senate yester-
day passed the Puerto Rico relief APP
preparation bill. As passed the meas
ure carried $40 900, the president
being authorized to use that lii Tor
public education, public works and
other governmental and public pur-
poses in Puerto Rico.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, offered
an amendment TO the bill, declaring
that the constitution extends over
Puerto Rico by its own force, but IT
was lost by the decisive vote OF 80
to II.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, with
drew a free trade amendment offered
by him, and that proposition, there
fore, did not reach a vote. Other ef-
forts to amend the bill were fruitless.
An order was made by the senate
as to consideration of the case of for
mer Senator Quay, it being unani-
mously agreed that it should be taken
up two weeks from next Tuesday and
discussed until disposed of, the dis
c~ussion not to interfere with the un-
finished business, the Spooner bill au'
thorizing the president to govern the
Philippines until otherwise directed
the appropriation bills or conference
reports.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
GERMANY'S REPLY TO KRUGER
Glad 10 Offer Friendly Offices When
Both B~eIIigerents Desire Them.

Glad to Offer Friendly Offices The
Both BeIIigcrents Desire Them.
Pretoria, March IA, via LourenZo
Marquee, March 15.-The German con-
sui has handed the following dispatch
to President Kruger:
'"The government of Germany and
the emperor will be glad and ready to
assist in friendly mediation as soon
as the fundamental conditions to such
are apparent OF as soon as it is dem
onstrated that both opponents desire
mediation. Whether the desire al
ready exists on the British side can be
found by the republics OF direct in
quiry at London or through the good
offices of a third government, which
has no important interests of its own
TO consider in South Africa. The lat
ter assumption is qualified with q
number of nations in and outside of
Europe, but not with Germany. Any
such step on the part of the German
government would awaken suspicious
and that it had other than
a humanitarian view. The in
creased mistrust therefore en-
gendered would not promote a
p%eaceable settlement. The request of
the republics to transmit their appeal
for mediation to the Austro-IIunga-
rian and Swiss governments, whose in
~terests are watched by the German
consulate, has been Immediately full
filed"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
ARRAIGNEO AT FRANKFORT.
Preliminary Hearing OF -Four Goe'
bel Murder Suspects

bel Murder Suspects
Frankfort, Ky, March 19.-Secretary of
State Caleb Powers, Captain John Tea
Wis, w. H. Culton and w. l.. Hazlip were
arraigned before County Judge Moore at
II o'clock this morning, and after some
arguments between attorneys, Hazltp
was released on $4,000 bail. Moore set
the examining trials for Monday.
Louisville, KY, March l9.-Ofhcers
started for Frankfort this morning with
Secretary Of State Powers, Captain John
w. Davis, w. ii. Culton and Holland
Whitaker, the -four prisoners who are
held as alleged accessories in the asSassi-
nation of Goebel. The men will be given
a preliminary hearing at frankfort. The
departure was without incident.
The amended answer of the republicans
I'm the Beckham-Taylor consolidated suit
involving the governorship was filed with
Judge Field in the circuit court today. 1t
has been in preparation by Ex-Governor
Bradley, Judge Yost and other attorneys
since Judge Fields recent decision de-
claring his court had no jurisdiction In
the case, and that HE court could not re-
view the action of the legislature. The
| amended answer was made principally
to perfect the record before the case was
AIKEN to the court of appeals.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
EATS ONLY ICE CREAM.
Utica Physicians Puzzled by a
Condition OF Richard AIbiCker.

Utica Physicians Puzzled by the
Condition OF Richard Albicker.
New York World: The most pecu-
liar case that has confronted Utica
physicians In years is that of Richard
/. Albicker, IA years old. For days at
a time he refuses food, and only per-
sistent urging induces him to take q
few sips of water.
This condition has existed since
last November, when Aibicker, who
was robust, was seized with q pro-
longed spell of vomiting, and an acute
attack of intestinal trouble developed.
"A week later his eyesight began to
,trouble him, and he was taken out of
school to undergo medical treatment.
I'm a few days he complained of pains
lin his head and back and has since
been confined TO his bed.
A physician diagnosed the case as
one of rheumatic spinal meningitis
and treated Albicker for two months.
and another physician was called.
Then the boy declared that he would
not eat, and persistently refused food.
For sixteen days he took nj nour-
ishment and only an occasional
mouthful of water. Three weeks ago
he asked for ice cream, and since then
he has made 1t his diet. At times,
however, he refuses to touch it, and
since last Thursday has taken no
nourishment.
In the past two weeks he has had
frequent attacks of hysteria and has
spoken but little. He refuses to talk
for several days at a time and keeps
his eyes closed, raising his eyelids
only q few times a week to look about
The physicians do not think the boy
is shamming, but they think he could
assist them in his recovery il he sc
willed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
STARTED FIRE WITH GASOLINE.
One Dead and Five Fatally Injured
us u Result.

One Dead and Five Fatally Injured
us u Result.
Columbus, O., March 19.-An explosion
occurred last night at the home of James
Weaver when George White attempted to
start a fire with gasoline. resulting in the
death of one child, fatal injuries to five
other persons and serious injury to an
other. Dead:
JAMES WEAVER.
Fatally injured:
Joseph White.
Roy Weaver.
Alice Weaver.
Loray and Tullie Weaver.
Seriously injured:
James eWaVer.
James Weaver, the father, may recov-
err, though the chances are against him.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 19.-By the fall
of a hang at the Monongahela Fur
mace %company's plant at McKeesport yes
terday John Martin was cremated, Geo,
Kirvan and Sidney Jackson were fatally
burned and Stephen Stobboswick and
John Borcneck were seriously hurt.
Three hundred tons of molten ore, coke
and materials used in the product of big
| iron. became fast In the furnace and
| Martin and Kirvan, as top filters, tried
to dislodge 1t. Suddenly the entire mass
fell, COMPRISING the gas below and caus-
ing a terrific explosion.
Not a trace of Martins body can be
found.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
CARNEGlE-FRICK SUIT.
Not Likely to BE Tried Before Next
Fall.


Fall.
Pittsburg, March 19.-lf the re-
marks of Judge +. II. Stowe, of thu
common pleas court No. 1 indicate
anything, the equity suit begun by II.
c. Frick against Andrew Carnegie and
other members of the Carnegie Steel
company, limited, will not be called
for trial before next October. Attor-
ney w. l.. Scott, of Dalpell, Scott d.
Gordon, part of counsel for Carnegie
and his associates, who have been
sued, presented a motion to the court
when it convened today for a further
extension of fifteen days for defend
ants, excepting Henry Phipps, jr.,
who has not filed his answer. Judge
Stowe, remarked as he took the attor-
ney's papers he did not see any reason
WHY the motion could not be granted,
as he did not think the case would be
called for trial before next October.
Scott replied most of the defendants
answers were already on file and that
all of the attorneys in the case hoped
to have the action on the equity trial
list at an early date. To this reply
Judge Stowe simply smiled knowing
". indicating there is little hope that
there will be a speedy trial of the IA
nous suit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
IT WAS A HARD RAIN.
The Man Was Not Accustomed ia
the Tides OF the Northwest.

The Man Was Not Accustomed to
the Tides OF the Northwest.
Washington Star: ut rains a great
deal in the Puget sound country"
said the man from that section, land
l heard of a funny incident not long
ago about it. Some chap had come
from the Mississippi valley to take up
his residence at Whatcom, on Bel
lingham bay, where there are very
high tides. When the boat landed
him at the end of the long pier ex-
tending over the tide flats the water
was low and the new man didn't no
tice anything but q wide stretch OF
sand between the boat and the town.
It was in the evening about dark and
was raining, and he went to the hotel
on the front street and stayed there,
going to bed without having gone out
for a walk. The next morning when
he got up he looked out and the tide
was in, the water coming up close to
the hotel. He gazed at the wide
spread waters for an instant, and
throwing up his hands in astonish-
ment he exclaimed: Gee whiz, but
it must have rained hard last night
Then he hurried downstairs to the
office to find out If there was any dan.
ger from the flood, and the clerk
smiled four or five times and gave
him some much needed information
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
Noted Foreigners Dead.

Berlin, March 16.-Herr Won Puttkamer.
ex-vice president of the Prussian minis
try and brother-in-law of Prince Bis
marck, is dead at vafsein, aged II. He
recently resigned as governor of Peome-
rama.
London, March 16.-Sir Frederick Will
liam Burton, a former director of the ma
tional gallery, is dead.
London, March 16.-Mrs. Arnold, widow
of DR.. Thomas Arnold, the famous head
master Of Rugby, is dead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
Kepublicans Name a Ticket.

Sioux Falls, S. d., March 10.-The
republican city convention was held
at Booths opera house last evening.
when the following city ticket was
placed in nominations: Mayor, George
w. Burnside; treasurer, John Olson;
city justice, w. Ill. Whitney; police JUS
tice, o. A. Fowler.
The ~fusionists also held ware
caucuses and selected delegates to {
city convention which will be helC
next Monday evening. Mayor Lier
has positively refused TO stand for r.
election, and the delegates selected
favor Alderman w. L. Doolittl2
mayor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24

Morgantown. w. va.-John Gusepan
has a Jug Of whisky Atty years old which
aged In a curious way. Guseman lived at
Cheat Neck, this county, fifty years ESQ.
When a boy of Is he ran away from home
and never returned until this week. Be
fore he ran away he bought a gallon jug
Of whisky and hid 1t In a stone pile near
his home. He went to Texas and became
well-to-do, and upon his return home
thought Of the Jug he hid half q century
ago. Yesterday he hunted over the
ground and located the spot n found
the jug untouched. The whisky. what
little Is incorporated, gets a bead as big
as q soap bubble when shaken and is az
thick as molasses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

Ever since Lord Beauchamp has
been governor Of New South Wales he
has been at great pains to make OFF,
cial receptions as imposing and digni-
fed as possible, even going the length
of ordering that persons of different
rank must have tickets of different
color-blue, pink, white, etc. This rule
has been laughed out of existence by
a young matron who had received n
white card of invitation, her hus-
bands being blue through a blunder
Of SONG functionary. The aide de
camp in attendance tried to explain
that white and blue could not be al
lowed TO enter together, but the fair
one brushed him aside, saying: Non
sense. Do you suppose we are a seid-
litz POWDER"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
Driving preparations simply devel

Drying preparations simply devel-
op dry oatarrh; they dry up the secretions
which adhere to the membrane and deoom.
pose, causing o far more serioustrouble than
the ordinary form Of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuffs
and use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such q remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOC. size. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren st., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
lrritate or cause sneszing. 1t spreads itself
over an irritatsd and angry surface, reliev-
Ing immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24

Rio has lost, says the Army and Navy
Journal. The former province re-
turns a population of 327,7 an in
crease of 55,337, while Pinar has fall
len from 225,S91 to 173,0S2. Matanzas
has dropped from 259,57S to 202,462.
The smallest province in point OF pop
ulation is Puerto Principe, to which
the census gives Ss,237 inhabitants, a
gain of 81 200.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-24
Wireless TelepranhY.

Has had a new demonstration of use
fulness by the captain of n lightship,
who used it after ordinary signals had
failed, to notify the shore authorities
of danger. In a like manner Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, the famous in
digestion and dyspepsia cure, acts
when other medicines fail. 1t regu-
lates the bowles and improves the APP
Detite.