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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Omcers of state Tea cheers.

DEaMosNEs, Dec. s9.-The following
are tlA new officers of the Iowa State
Teac11fs' Association: President, w.
o. Ipdell, Des Moines; First Vice
PreaAdent, G. I. Miller, Boone; Second
VicVPresident, A. R. Sale, Mason City;
Third Vice President, VIM. Bell, Cres-
ton; Executive Committeeman at
Large, 1nez Kelso, Corydon; Educa-
tional Council, II. 3. Hayden. Council
Bluffs; A. V. Noble, Ames; President
Blakesley, Mt. Pleasant; c. 81. Carson,
Marengo; w. w. Gist, Cedar Rapids;
@. 3. Schell, Garner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
GERMANY STIRRED.
Seizure Of the Bundesrath May Lead
to Grave COMPLICATIONS.


BERLIN, Jan. 2.-That grave compli-
cations may grow out of the seizure Of
the German mail steamer Bundesrath
by the British cruiser Magicienne in
east African waters is shown by the
fact that q cabinet council was held
yesterday in Berlin. 1t is further an
nounced that the full German cabinet
will discuss the case. The German
press is bitter over the event, which
may have the effect of multiplying the
recent change of sentiment in favor of
Great Britain in the Transvaal war.
German officials are non-committal,
but the summoning of cabinet minis
tiers on Sunday to formulate report
for the emperor shows that prompt
notice is to be taken by the govern
ment. Press and people are very Bit
ter in their denunciation of the Brit
ish action and, Great Britain is ex.
pected to make prompt apology.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
VICTORY FOR THE BRITISH
Gen. French Defeats Beers and Oc-
cupleS COlesburR.

cuples Colesburg.
RANsBERe, Cape Colony, Jan a.
Gen. French completely defeated the
Beers and occupied Colesburg. The
general continued to keep the Beers
on the move and pressed them closely
Saturday and Sunday, giving them no
time to make a prolonged stand, and
when day broke he was within strik-
ing distance of the enemy. Sunday
night all the cavalry, artillery and in
fantry, the latter riding in wagons to
increase the general mobility, started
on night march, intending to turn
the Boer right. The flank opera
tions were successful. The infantry
and field battery Immediately made q
feint attack on the Boer front. While
this was proceeding the cavalry and
light artillery got completely around
the enemy's right flank as arranged.
The program worked without hitch.
The Beers were utterly surprised.
Finding retreat threatened they fed
eastwood in disorder, leaving Coles
berg in French's hands.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
AGu1NALDo's WIFE TAKEN.
She Was With a Party That Surrendered
at ROntOc

she Was With Party That Surrendered
at Bontoc.
MANILA, Jan. 2.-Aguinaldo's wife,
his sisters, three Filinino officers and
eighteen other Filipinos surrendered
to Major Marcheat Bontoc yesterday.
The Filipinos gave up two Spanish
and two American prisoners. The first
movement of a general southern adj
vance occurred yesterday morning
when two battalions of the Thirty
ninth infantry landed aud occupied
Cabuyao, on the south side of Laguna
de Bay. Two Americans were killed
and four were wounded. Twenty-four
of the enemy's dead were found in one
house. One hundred and fifty pris-
oners and four 6-pounder guns were
captured 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Plan 70 Defeat .,oebe,,t.,.

frankfort, KY, Jan. Chairman
Long of the republican state campaign
committee has called a meeting of the
republican members of both houses for;
a joint conference. It is expected that
then report will be received from the
anti Goebel democrats regarding their
attitude on the organization Of the
two houses, and the general policy for
the session will be talked over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
REGIMENT OF iowa DUTCH.
Colony in Sioux County Said to BE Send
ing Drilled Men to Join Beers.

Colony in Sioux County Said to BE Send
Ing Drilled Men to Join Beers.
ORANGE CITY, Jan. Am entire
regiment of soldiers is said to be en-
route from the Dutch colony in this
(Sioux) county to join the Beers in the
Transvaal. If seemingly well anthem
tieated- accounts are to be believed,
the organizers of che force are not
attempting to send the entire body to
the seat of war at once, but are con-
tint to ship them out three or four at
q time bH different routes. The re-
csrpits - E not all gathered in Sioux
couha& y the money to hire and
eqY ~ al raised in or near
Nss :. |53zR sioux Center. That
!, serta. ugh much seee "a.
served pit is said that plc59ed
meg have been accep ed MaEz II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
CHRISTMAS FIGHT.

British Attack Boer Fort and Get the
Worstf 1t.
LoRENz MARQUES, Jan. Pretoria
advices of December 81, say an official
dispatch from Mafeking announces a
sortie by the British on Christmas day,
attacking the Boer fort with cannon,
Maxims and an armored train rushing
up to the walls of the fort. The Brit
ish lost 100 killed and wounded; the
Beers loss, two killed and seven
wounded. A dispatch frcm the Boer
camp at Modder river, December %,
reports an artillery duel lasting an
hour. December 81 the British recen-
noitering party made a sortie but did
not come within Boer range. Decem-
Der 90 the British began a steady
bombardment of the Boer position.
AGuINAI.DO,S WIFE rAuHN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
THE open DOOR" IN CHINA.
Gratifying Results of the United State
Overtures to the Powers

Gratifying Results of the United States
Overtures to the Powers.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 2.-The negotia-
lions opened by Secretary Hay with
the great powers of Europe and with
Japan toward securing common un-
derstanding for continued open door
policy throughout China, have met
with most gratifying results. The
state department is unwilling at pres
ent to make public the nature of the
replies received, as this information
will be embodied in special message
to congress. But in other quarters,
thoroughly reliable and in position
to have trustworthy and accurate IN
formation, it is learned that favorable
responses have been made by Great
Britain, Germany, France, Russia-the
Russian communication coming as late
as Saturday-and japan. There is no
doubt, it is thought here, that Italy,
the remaining country addressed, will
make favorable answer, If indeed it
has not already done so. The position
of Italy is felt to be assured by the
favorable course adopted by the othar
four great powers of Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Kaffirs are M Rebellion.

PRETORIA, Dec. 26, via Lorenzo Mar
quez, Dec. 30.-Commandant Swart re-
ports from the lager at Alowyn's kop,
near Zeorust, that he had an engage
ment on Friday, Dec. 90, with kafirs,
in the neighborhood Of Derdorpoort.
The kaffirs occupied a strongly fortified
ridge and were well prepared for
emergencies After heavy fighting the
burghers captured the kaffirs' position,
losing threeskilled and ave wounded,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
NEW PERIL FOR BRITAIN.

Modus vivendi ON Newfoundland Fish
cries Has Expired.
ST. JOINS, N. f., Jan. 2.-Grave COM
plications are feared between Great
Britain and France over the expiration
of the Newfoundland fisheries modus
vivendi Sunday. The colonial legisla-
ture cannot meet for some weeks, and
the British parliament is also closed,
SO that there is no possibility Of any
legislation for some weeks to remedy
the defect. France is thus made able
to provoke much trouble with the col
onial Office, and it is feared she will do
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Killed In q Runavay.

Monroe, Dec. ee.-The s-year.o old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William North,
living on their farm two miles west of
Monroe, was instantly killed by the
the team running away. The child
was alone in the wagon when the team
started to run. The wagon overturn-
ed on pile of cobs, catching the child's
head on the edge of the wagon bed
and dragging him several rods, dislo-
eating his neck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Coz naok to Faos Aoous.r..

Los angeles. Cal, Jan. 2.-Charlees
H. COLI. the Boston banker, accused OF;
embezkling 100000 Of the funds Of tho
Globe National bank Of that city, and
arrested here, started for Boston last
night in charge of United States Mar
sIAl Osborne.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
BISEVITIEN.

Two men held up the cashier of the
Horseshoe restaurant at Sioux City rc.
Gently and the police have arrested
John Conway, Mike Ward and Tom
burns of Chicago, on suspicion. Sew
eral customers at the tables were in
Inundated, and made no effort to inter
fere with the robbers, who secured $50.
The men under arrest say they are
packing house employees.
A recent dispatch says j. L. Jen-
kins, mayor of Central City, and a
candidate before the last republican
convention for representative, was
held to the grand jury in the sum OF
$4,000. 1t is charged that he assaulted
his little 14-year-old stepdaughter,
Minnie Williams, and that she was
compelled to fee from the house in
the dead of night, bare-footed and in
her night-gown. to save her honor.
Des Moines dispatch: Articles of in
corporation of the Iowa Sugar COM
pany have been filed for record with
the county recorder. This is the COM
pany that proposes to erect beet
sugar factory in Des Moines during
the coming year. The incorporators
are John Emery, Fred Hubbell, Robt.
Fullerton, w. Jordan and II. T. Guern-
sey. Mr.. Guernsey is president and
Mr.. Hubhell secretary Of the company.
The vice president and treasurer are
to be selected later. The incorpora-
tors also constitute the provisional
board of directors. The authorized
capital stock Of the company is s., 0Oo.-
900 and business is to commence when
$3.50. 600 # the stock e paid in.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Sac County without saloons.

SAC CITY, Dec. 29.-The Sac county
supervisors have completed the canvass
OF the saloon statement of consent,
fled December 6, 1899. They found
the statement insufficient as filed. 1t
contained 18 more names than the re-
CURED IS per cent, but the board decid-
ed 70 signatures, against which the
anti-saloon forces protested, to be
illegal, leaving the statement short "a
names
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
yEwo MEN KILLED.

Team struck b. Burlington 1raiHS
Hoodburn.
OscEoLA, Dec. 30.-Frank DavidAn
and Charles Darlington, while crosS
ing the c. 3. & @. railroad tracks id
the west part of Woodburn, ten miles
east of Osceola, had their team struck
by ,-sast bound train. When the
train was stopped both men were
found in the front part of the engine.
Darlington being dead ana Davidson
fatally injured. Strange 10 say while
the wagon was broken to pieces the
horses were uninjured. Both the vic
Tins of the sad disaster were highly
respected citizens of Clarke county,
whose homes were about three miles
south of Woodburn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Brings Slain Heroes.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The remains OF.
Major John A. Logan. also those, Of
Major-Gen. Henry w. Lawton and
Lieut. Ledyard, are now on their way
come on the transport Thomas, which
started from Manila Saturday. The
Thomas is expected to arrive at San,
Francisco in twenty-six days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Arrested for Enli.tin&.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 80. Monsieur Pie
rot. on the charge Of acting as re-
cruiting officer for the Beers, was
brought before United States Attor-
ney Bundy today. He claimed he was
enlisting men for the hospital corps,
and not for enlistment in the army.
Bundy advised him that he must stop
or be punished.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Jewd,ers Want OId TnrIna.

Boston. Mass, Jan. 2-Ths manu>
featuring jewelers. Of New England
fearing that the industry would suffer
greatly under the new schedule in the
reciprocal treaty between the United
States and France. are making strong
protest against its ratification.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Against Fusion and Bryan.

ARStnSt FuHIon ana fSfyNns z N
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 2.-The populise
state executive committee has declared
against fusion Of any kind in next
years campaign, and against William
J. Bryan. Full state and congressional
tickets will be named, and the cry wiz
be Down with 4usion!"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Shot for Big Stakes.

n EsHALLTowN, Dec. 3o.-The great
est LIE bird contest ever shot in the
state has just closed here. 1t was a
match between John A. Lane, of Mar
shalltown, and Charles A. Hoover, of
Oskaloosa, two picked members of gun
clubs of the respective cities. Lane
won by a score Of 80 to 10. Over 81, 900
changed hands On the result, the prin-
cipals putting up $1,000 each.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
PORTUGAL MAKES DENIAL.

Says There Il No Treaty for the Dis
posal of Delagoa Bay.
New York, Jan. s.The Herald
prints the following from Lisbon:
"The minister of finance declared to
a friend that no treaty for the aliena-
ton of Delago Bay existed, nor would
the government propose to the cortes
any sale of Portuguese colonies
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
TO Win Back German Trade.

10 Win Baok German Trade. NJ
Leipzig, Jan. 1.-The German ma
chinery manufacturers are preparing
to est ablish permanent exhibition 81
Russian cities. thus initiating Ameri-
can and British firms. who are win
ming the trade that Germany once
mouopolized. Ss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
IOWA MAIL CLERK PROMOTED.
william II. Penn Assistant superintend-
emit of Railway Service.

emit of Railway Service.
Dies MONIES, Dec. 29.-William II.
Penn, has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the sixth division Of
railway mail service, with official
headquarters at Chicago, but he will
be permitted to retain his headquar-
tiers at Des Moines. He has been in
the railway mail service for twenty
seven years and is now the chief clerk.
He was appointed chief clerk for Iowa
in 1889, and is regarded as one of the
best men in the service in the west.
He has lived in; Des Moines during all
his service in the postoffice depart
ment
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
LEO HAS NAMED HIS CHOICE
He Would Make Cardinal Gottl the

Next Pope.
Rome. Jan. 2.It is understood
among those on terms Of intimacy in
vatican circles that Pope Leo has cam
didly made known his choice as hisl
successor. Cardinal Girolamo Maria
Gotti, a Genoese monk not yet 65 yeas(
old, who has lived q severely religio
life, is said to have been pointed
by the present venerable pontiff as
who would most fifty Sit upon
papal throne.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
NfcCoy-Mal,er Flrht

New York, Jan. The Mccoy-Mahsr
fight resulted in q Sictory for Mccoy,
the contest endingin the fifth round,
after Maher had ben knocked down
repeatedly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
CIT ErHUEN nnroRrs.
Boers MAN Anoth.r Attack x,lk
Station ssblished by British.
T,ONpnN IgS@A 2Q-Erouu Canetovvn

49,.
Beers Man Another Attack xilk
Station ksblished BY British.
LONDON, L. 29-From Capetown,
Dec. ~. Gen. kthuen reports as fol-
lows:
cat $3.50 yesl kday evening, the
Beers on the soutsAside Of Magersfon-
tein, opened very Aeavy fire tor some
Time. This morning he naval brigade
fired at the enemy atv Me west part Of
Magersfontein, the c@Ealry brigade
were accommodating in Anortheasterly
direction. Lieut.. Masters made an ex-
tended reconnaissance westward and
northward to Enslein and reports all
is well. The farmers We're glad to see
our men. They are suffering from
want Of food. have established a
market here where can purchase
fresh milk and vegetables, selling to
the farmers tea and other articles,
which they cannot otherwise purchase.
A heavy rain fell last night.
The latest from Ladysmith:
'sThe field fortifcation would now
withstand any or anized attack the
enemy is likely to deliver There is
sufficient food for two months. The
question of forage might be trouble
some, but since the rains there has
been some grazing within the British
lines. There is no horse sickness.
Casualties caused by our shell fire are
increasing and the Beers are reported
as becoming nervous. They fear night
sorties and constantly open heavy
fulisades on imaginary attacks. Ger
man officials have promptly stopped
the Beers from recruiting in Damar-
land. Neither men nor horses are per-
mitted to cross tho border"
Gatacre and French report no change
in the situation.
Baden-Powell reports all well, De-
cember -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
scaIded fasnaat,,

CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. 27.-A man
named Be-ta q anda,fell into al scald-
ing tank at the T. M. Sinclair COM
pany packing house and was fatally
scalded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Goebel Democrats in control,

G0ebeI UethOcratS In Control.
FRANKFORT KY, Jan. 2.-The Goe-
bel democrats have organized both the
senate and the house. Open charges
of bribery have been made against the
anti Goebel democrats
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
HAD PLANNED AN u
formidable Plot Accidsn
veaIed at Manila.
SOLDIERS FIND FOUR 8
rlsn Was to Throw Them Duri
Funeral OF Cen. I.awton -
Consuls Wore to Have sesu Mul
ACTIVITY Of Our Troops.

Manila, Jan. -Four kpld
combs, a few firearms and so ro'
Of ammunition were discoverlh
house in the center Of Manila EQ1
while the police were seeking
the insurgent leader, who Is
have come to Manila In the ho1
fecting an outbreak by
vantage Of the mobilizatlon
American troops at Gen. ID
funeral.
It has developed that the Ilbt
'cluded the throwing of bombs ami
the foreign consuls attending the cei
mony. In order to bring about int
national complications. These,
seems, were to be thrown from the ID
colta's high buildings. but the avoid
ance of the Escolta by the funeral pro-
cession spoiled the plan.
The populace, 1t is thought, had be
prepared for the attempt by rum
circulated widely among the nativ'
that Aguinaldo was In Manila, AMI
would personally lead the outbreak.
The American authorities, having been
advised of what was brewing, prev
for all contingencies.
Capt. Morrison, who commaI
troopsin the most turbulent distl
the city, says he does not belle
actual uprising will ever occur. q
natives lack the resolution to taxi
first steps in movement that wi
entail fighting at close quarters
the American troops.
An American advance in q
province, south of Manila, is expected
shortly. Reliable reports from native
spies show that there are upward Of
1000 organized insurgents under arms
within q mile of linus. They are
Strengthening their intrenchmenti
and possess artillery.
At Novaleta the Filipino intrencI
ments have been much strengthened
since Gen. Schwan's advance. A thol
sand Of the enemy are in that VICINITY
and there are 600 at San Francisco d
Malabon. From twelve to hundred
garrison all the towns in the southern
part Of Cavite province, and the same
may be said of the towns in Batankas
province.
1t is estimated that 1000 insurgd hts
are intrenched at Calamba. =
Reports have been received that q.
900 insurgents are massed at Mount
Arayat, having strong positions which
command steep and narrow trails, and
that they are preparing to roll bowl
ders down upon the advancing troopss
Life along the coasts of the prov
inces Of Cagayan and North and South
Ilocos is resuming normal conditions.
The American troops occupy the inn
portant towns and patrol the country
roads. The natives implore the Ameri-
cans to continue the occupation. TO es-
tablish settled government and to
terminate the uncertainty, abuses and
confscations that have characterised
the rule of the Tagal revolutionists
during the last eighteen months.
Incoming Spanish prisoners declare
that Aguinaldo has ordered the release
of all Spaniards now in possession Of
the rebels. The mountain passes Of
Cagayan and the two Ilocos provinces
are still guarded in the hope Of catch
ing the insurgent Gen Tinio. who 10
still a fugitive. It is asserted. that
Lieut.. Gilmore is in Tinio's custody.
IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
Russians :Falehting with .Roer,.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-The Marseillea
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing the substance of an inter
view with the Rus ian general, Gour-
ko, eldest son of the famous Gourko,
who is now about to start for Pretoria,
says that the Russian officer made the
following statement:
have been offered the command Of
q Boer army corps In my own mind
| am absolutely confident of the sue
cess of the Beers You may take my
word for it that thousands of Russians
are now fighting under General Jou>
bert"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DRs MONIES, Dec. 80. 1890

u DIS MoINEs, Dec. 80, 1890
Attorney General Remley has given
N opinion to the fish and game war
dem in answer to q question as to tho
legality Of offering quail for sale dur
ing the open quail season in the state.
Section 1851 of the code provides that
during the open quail season, between
November I and January 1, quail may
be killed, providing not more than
twenty-five per day are killed by any
one hunter, and that none are trapped.
R or taken for purposes of traffic. The
state fish and game warden has had
trouble with the buying and selling OF
this species of game, and believed that
the persons doing SO violated the stat
uteS The attorney holds that, how
ever guilty the one who kills the quail,
there seems to be nothing in the law
the same during the open season after
Il is caught, even though the hunter is
prohibited from trafficlxing.
Il is probable that the subject which
will create the principal interest and
result in the widest range Of discussion
at the coming session of the legislature
will be proposals to change the system
ct caring for the insane OF the state
There are three branches to the pres
2ont system: Counties care for their
insane either in asylums or in poor
houses; private institutions care for
4nsane; and the state at its state hospi-
stals cares for and cures the insane.
The board Of control is against the
county system and it would favor the
enactment Of q law preventing further
Investment Up county asylums, and
occurring the removal of all insane
PATIENTS in countiel having no asylums
or hospitals to theNetate institutions.
This means the removal of about 600
patients, sufficient to fill Cherokee,
about. In view of this possibility the
board asks for $3.50, GOO to finish the
Cherokee hospital. The board does
mot recommend the removal OF patients
pitfalls, but would stop the extension of
county care further than the present.
Secretary Kennedy, of the state
board of health is in receipt of reports
from, further outbreaks of smallpox i'll
the state. One case is reported at
Jesup,f Buchanan county; another is
In Washington township, Buchanan
county, and q third has been re-
ported at Independence. The reports
indicate that the best quarantine
measures have been adopted, but do
not state whether the cases are of
malignant type. Another new case
was reported from Monroe county.
Several have previously been reported
Ak Coa1field and vesterdav'S report
locates case in Mantua township.
II has been quaran i; ned Previous to
4 this, cases have been FepertsG at four
places in Buena 3ista County, at
e*0rm Lake, Marat q Sioux Rapids
s aIns.'s 2 P ss 5 g gsnsLi I; Then
county; in SIN lake township.
Worth county; at Alsord and doom
Lyon county, an at Corning, Ad..rr,s
county. In all, City seven ca ~. srasll
now kncwpa.sns sxsiss in t1w~sae ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04

German Steamer . War Prize.
LORENZO MARQUES, Dec 31.-The
German steamer Bundesrath, from Mo-
zambiqpe, has been captured as
0 hHn Rritish warship and taken