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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XIV.


Passenger 1900 q. m. Passenger.
Freight. 1910 q. m Ersixht Z. 4. !. 4
Passenger. Il 81 q m Ere ight &. /.
Freight ....ls:35 p. M PasAeneef.
n S. X. & W.
Passenger, il:4ba q. m, Freight
Freight $50 p. M PnsseHgel
No. II Stock express going al
only. Due & :lb y m.
m, Takes the place OF No, l3.
Coupon tickets on sale to
for them and have baggage
nation. a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
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|lfyoA do 3 not think The "war taxes"
here to stay, just keepan eye on
congressional appropriations and.
np lie added milliops necessary
fsnt dellcit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04
PROSPERITY FoR THE TRUSTS,

As shown by the price list Ut Milwau.
kee November -, 1893 and November
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-04

How do you Ike It Mt. Fsrmer! Aud
don't you know that yonryote did it2
Don't you know that yHavoted pros
sperity-FoR THE TRUSTS? e.l
ROBERT ScuILLING.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
TRADE WITH GERMANY.
Interesting Statistics Regarding I'M
portatfOns From America.

Interesting Statistics Regarding Inn
portatfOns From America.
Consul General Richard Guenther at
Frankfort has submitted to the State De-
partment some interesting statistics upon
Germany's importation of American goods
in 1899.
The figures demonstrate, says the consul,
that while the United States furnishes
a large percentage of articles of necessity,
such as cereals. meats. lard, petroleum,
cotton seed oil, oleomargarine, &c. In
which little competition exists. other arti-
cles do not figure as prominently as there
is reason to expect on account of their
supe riority and comparatively low price
Germany he says, by reason of her dem
sity of population, her accumulated wealth
and her general prosperity, offers splendid
opportunities for many goods of American
manufacture. For instance, the consul
states, American-made boots and shoes are
generally admitted to be the best and
cheapest in the world, and yet in the
wealthy city of Frankfort he cannot find
suitable boots and shoes for himself and
family, and is obliged to send to the United
States for them. Germany last year i'm
ported American boots and shoes to the
value of S101 .:':;J. as against but S2',JlJ in
1857. This increase, says Consul General
Cue nthcr. while gratifying in way. is
not at all what it should be. and only in
dicates what could be accomplished if our
boot and shoe manufacturers would give
more attention to this profitable German
field for trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
LOCAL BILLS APPROVED.
Measures of Interest to the District
Signed by the Prenident.

measures OF interest to the District
Signed by the President.
The President went to the Capitol shortly
after noon today in order to expedite the
work pertaining to the close of the session.
He was accompanied by all the members of
his cabinet, and they occupied the Pres-
dents room in the Senate wing. Immedi-
ately upon their arrival the President and
his advisers took up the examination of
bills. The President also received calls
from number of senators.
The President signed the following bills
relating to the District of Columbia after
going to the Capitol:
H. r. 3597-To incorporate Frederick
Douglass Memorial and Historical Associa-
ton.
II. r. 795O-For the extension of Column
b1a road east Of 18th street and for other
purposes.
H. r. S665, authorizing and requiring the
metropolitan Railroad Company to extend
its lines on old 10Th street
II X 500. to authorize the detail of an
officer of the retired list of the army as
adjutant general of District of Columbia
militia.
H. R. 1927, to close all alleys in block 3
of the Walbridge subdivision of Ingleside.
in the county of Washington
H. R. 9139, making appropriations for the
government of the District of Columbia
s. X. 2S, relating to the use of rooms
lately occupied by Congressional Library
in the Capitol
attached his signature soon after his ar
rival at the Capitol were the general de-
ficfency and Military Academy appropria-
ton bills and the Alaskan code bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
GEN. WHEELER'S FUTURE.
Will Be Given No Military Assign
ment. but viii BE Shortly Retired


1t is said at the War Department that
Gen. Wheeler will be given no military as
signment under his commission as brigadier
general of regulars. and that he will be
placed on the retired list within the next
few days. This plan of action is in ac-
cordance with an understanding reached
between the President and Gen. Wheeler
The retirement will be made upon Gen.
WhSeler's application, and is in conformity
with the statute authorizing the President
to retire Officers of the army upon their
own application aifter they reach the age of
sixty-two years. Gen. Wheeler was born
September 10, 1885, and IN the natural
course of events would be reSrSd for age
September 10 next, when he will reach the
age of sixty-four years. the statutory limit
of active service in the army.
Gen. Wheeler was appointed to fill a va
cancy in the list of brigadier generals
caused by the promotion of Brig. Gen Otis
to the vacancy in the list of major gener-
ais, caused by the statutory retirement of
Maj. Gen. Merritt. The prospective retire
ment of Gen. Wheeler will create a vacancy
which will be permanently filled by the ap-
pointment of one of the officers of the army
who has particularly distinguished himself
in the field of action in Cuba, Porto Rico or
the Philippines The President is somewhat
emnarrassed in this matter by the abun-
dance OF hne material to select from. Six
officers are mentioned as having superior
claims for preferment in this direction
These are Gems Davis, Chaffee, Hughes.
wheaton. Bates and Schwan all of whom
have rendered conspicuous military service
They are all colonels in the regular army
and brigadier generals of volunteers. There
is an impression that Gen. Davis, military
governor of Porto Rico, stands the best
chance of securing the star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
WARSHIPS UNDER ORDERS.
Massachusetts and Indiana Getting
Ready to Go to Sea.

Ready to Go to Sea.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-Under orders
from the Navy Department the battle ships
M&ssa chusetts and Indiana. at the League
Island navy yard, are being prepared for
sea. The orders give no clew as to what
service the vessels may be called into, the
notice to Commandant Casey being simply
to get the ships ready and dispatch them
as soon as possible to Hampton Roads,
wi.ssre they are to await further orders.
The war.~hips were this morning piloted out
of the reserve. basin around to the Delaware
river front, where preparations for depar-
ture were finished. soth+ vessels have had
steam up since there arrfStti mere month
ago, and were practically ready to go to sea
when orders came, having been trrHroueniy
overhauled at the BIooklyn navy yaru pc
fore their arrival here
The two vessels are loaded with enough
coal to make a trip across tine Atlantic.
and they contain large supplies Of ammu-
nition There are 100 men in the reserve
crew of each ship, the balance of the COM
plement of 4O5 sailors and eighty marines
having been distributed among various ma
val stations after tke vessels reached here
from Brooklyn. The, full. crews were filled
out with the j25 men who came here on the
frigate Hartford from Hampton Roads, and
the other details ordered here from New
York and Boston. The Hartford's men in
clude 400 landsmen,, who have just been
brought around from San Francisco. Re
cruits were also taken from among the
sixty landsmen and apprentices on the re-
ceiving ship at League Island.
Two of the most ACTIVE men at the navy
yard today were Capt. Charles ]. Train of
the Massachusetts, and Capt. T. w. Dickins
of the Indiana. Lieut.. Jackson was or
dered here from Annapolis warrant Off
Ger on the Massachusetts. The Massachu-
sets and Indiana, with the Texas. are the
most powerful warships of the navy in ser
vice. and are famous for effective work in
the bombardment and battle of Santiago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Rapid Assembly and Equipment of
Two Big Battle Ships.

Secretary Long has issued an order for
an experiment of the utmost Importance to
the navy. The purpose is to see how much
time would be occupied in putting into con-
dition for active naval service part of the
United States fleet to meet an emergency.
Thus. in small way, the Secretary's ex-
pertinent is a reproduction of the famous
order of the British admiralty for the or
ganization of the flying squadron about
the time of the Fashoda affair.
The vessels selected for the experiment
are the battle ships Indiana and Massa-
chusetts. Both are at the League Island
navy yard laid up in ordinary. They have
a skeleton organization of officers and men
aboard. Captain Dickins commands the In
diana and has six officers and about $50
men under him. The Massachusetts, is un-
der command of Captain Train, with four
officers and about the same number of
sailors. These skeleton organizations have
been kept aboard simply to take care OF
the ships, to prevent them from deteriorat-
ing. and occasionally to turn over the en-
gines. The Secretary's orders went by tele-
graph to Admiral Silas Casey, the COM
ma andant of the League Island yard, and to
the two captains above named, to put the
ships into condition for immediate service
to last at least sixty days. No notice had
been given of the departments intention,
so that there was no chance to make prep
aration for the execution of the order. BY
the terms of the latter the ships must clear
League Island inside of three days. The
officers who have projected the experiment
hope to do better than that Admiral Casey
is already struggling with the supply ques-
ton; II is a large undertaking to equip two
big battle ships without notice, with food,
maps, bedding, ammunition and all of the
things that go to make up the supplies OF
ship in commission. Fortunately, the
vessels have each about $50 tons of coal
aboard, quite enough to take them around
to Newport, where they will join the North
Atlantic squadron and maneuver for the
benefit of the War College.
The hardest question to deal with in the
present straits of the navy is that of per-
sonnel. kilograms were sent flying around
the country to secure the immediate at
tendance at League Island of the officers
needed to supply each ship with a staff of
twelve. 1t was necessary to rob some Of
the bureaus of the Navy Department OF
much needed assistants. AS to the crews
the Hartford left Norfolk last night for
League Island, and from her numerous
crew the compliments of the Indiana and
Massachusetts will be brought up to the
standard. The Hartford sailed from San
Francisco about five months ago with a
crew of raw landsmen, but Captain Haw-
ley has succeeded in turning these men
into good sailors in that short space of
time. About three hundred men will be re-
quired to complete the crews of each of
the battle ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
THE NAVY PERSONNEL ACT.
Judge Advocate General Lemly's De
cisIOn as to Retirements.

Judge Advocate General Lemly has de-
cided adversely the contention of the nav
igation bureau that in making compulsory
retirements of officers under the terms of
the personnel act the officer should be re-
tired in accordance with their rank, no lieu
tenants. for instance, being retired until all
of the eligible captains had been retired.
The judge advocate general holds that the
intent of the act was to prevent wholesale
retirements in one grade. which might be
disastrous to the service; wherefore the law
specified the number of officers which
should be retired in each grade. The decis-
ion is practically a reaftrmation of one pro-
visionally adopted at the outset of the ap-
plication of the personnel act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06

The Dolphin arrived at the navy yard
early yesterday afternoon, bringing back
frcm Newport, r. l., Assistant Secretary
Hackett. The exercises at the Naval War
College on Saturday were unusually inter-
esting. the attendance being larger than
ever before. After the delivery of the ad-
dress and the reception a lunch was served
at the house of Captain Walker. In the af..
ternoon the assistant secretary visited the
training school grounds and the torpedo
station. On Saturday night Rear Admiral
Farquhar gave handsome dinner on board
the flagship to the assistant secretary, at
which were present Rear Admiral Luce,
Captain Mahan and other officers. The as
sistant secretary expresses himself as
greatly pleased with the condition Of the
naval properties at Newport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
BOER ENJOYS PROGRAM,
They Will Address Number of Meet
inES in the West,

CHICAGO, June 6-The South African
peace envoys will leave Chicago tomorrow.
A. d. w. Wolmarans will go to Grand lIa-
Ven, Mich. He will speak at Grand Haven
Holland. Muskegon and Grand Rapids and
Will leave Sunday for Columbus Ohio,
where the ENJOYS are to meet. Montagu
White will accompany Commissioner W OIL
marans. Messrs. Fischer and Vessels, ac-
companied by Philip Vessels, T. M. De
Bruyn and Mrs. Fischer. will go to St
Paul, where they will attend a demonstra-
ton on Thursday night. The party will
leave st. Paul on Friday morning for Mil
waukee and from there Mr. Fischer will
go to Springfield. Ill. The envoy will speak
at Lincoln's tomb and will place a wreath
upon it. He will leave Springfield in time
to be at Columbus Monday night. Com
missioner Vessels, accompanied by his
brother, on leaving st. Paul, will go to
Omaha for a meeting Saturday and will
leave that night for Davenport. Iowa. He
will then join his associates at Columbus,
and the party will then proceed to Balti-
more,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
TO INACCURATE GOV. DOLE
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE AT HONOLULU.
Territorial Act Goes Into Effect June
14-Dfmeuity to Get Labor
ars In Hawaii.

CHICAGO, June GA special dispatch to
the Chicago Record from Honolulu May
% (via San Francisco) says:
plans for the Inauguration Of Governor
Dole and the territorial government are
well under way A largely attended citi-
zcns' meeting was held May %, at which
a committee of fifteen was appointed to
confer and cooperate with the local gov
ernment. June IA, the day when the terri
torial act goes into effect, has been declared
a holiday. 1t is expected that hundreds of
people will be here from other islands. The
annual Kamehameha day races in Honolu-
lu take place Monday. June IL. and these
always attract large number Of people.
The inauguration day will be Thursday of
the same week. The local steamship COM
panes are arranging excursions from al
most every port in the islands.
The inaugural ceremonies will be held
from 10 to Il o'clock at the executive build
ing. 1t is probable that a platform and
amphitheater will be built in front of the
building, was done at the time of the
flag raising, August r. 1898. Following
the Inauguration Gov. and Nj . Dole and
Secretary and Mrs. Cooper will give a pub
lie reception in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives, the old throne room where
King Kalakaua and later Queen Liliuoka-
lani used to hold court.
A convention of planters and others, en-
ployers of labor in all parts of the islands,
to consider the question of labor supply
With the end of imported contract labor
together with the apparent probability that
there will be legislation against the further
immigration of Japanese into all parts of
the United States, the planters have been
led to look elsewhere for a labor supply
Considerable labor troubles on several Of
the plantations with the Japanese laborers
together with a fear that the japanese will
become turbulent whenever they predom-
mate in numbers, have also had the effect
of deciding the planters to look elsewhere
for a labor supply.
One proposition that will be brought be-
for the convention is to import laborers
from Porto Rico. 1t is argued that Porto
Rico is now part of the United States, so
that there will be no legal impediment to
importatfons from there. 1t IL thought that
the Porto Ricans are accustomed to sugar
cultivation and that the devastating hurri-
cane Of few months ago has created
surplus of labor there which can be utilized
here. In fact, the planters association has
already commissioned S. T. Alexander of
Oakland to go to Porto Rico and investi-
gate the subject. While the planters seem
to have decided on Porto Rico as source
of labor supply. every other element in the
islands is very much opposed to the scheme.
Nearly every paper In the islands has
protest against bringing the only class of
Porto Ricans likely to come to these ISL
ands to increase the race problems that
are already here for solution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06

that the United States government shah
continue on it's Independent course respect
ing the Chinese situation, though willing 10
go as far as possible to aid in the restora-
tion of peace and order in China. There
fore Admiral Kempff has not been instruct
ed to Join the other naval commanders In
the Pei Ho river in concerted action 1t is
not possible to learn whether any overtures
have been made to our government looking
to the combination of our little naval force
with the European naval forces at Taku
and Tientsin under one commander. but IT
is evident. from the above statement, that
if such an overture has been made 1t has
been declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
THE TURKISH VICE ADMIRAL.
He Will Return Home With Data OBJ
tanned.

Ahmed Pasha, the Turkish vice admiral
who was sent to this country to investi-
gate our ship-buiding facilities with
view to placing an order for new Turkish
battle ship in the United States, will prob
ably return to Constantinople in a short
while. The admiral has resolved to lay
the plans and specifications he has obtain
ed from our ship builders before the sultan
in person, deeming this course wiser, and
assuredly more rapid, than transmitting
reports of his Investigations to his govern
ment through the mails, as has been his
original intention. Ahmed Pasha will sub
nit his plan of action to his government,
and upon being advised as to the sultan $
wishes in the matter, which will in all
proba bility acquiesce with his own, Will
sail for home, taking with him all the data
collected in this country. He will again
visit the Philadelphia yards after he leaves
Washington en- route to New York to sail
for home, and also contemplates visiting
the Pittsburg iron manufactures before re-
turning to Turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06

the following nominations for the new judi
cial offices in Alaska under the new law:
John G. Brady, to be governor of Alaska
Judges-Melville c. Brown, Alaska: Jas
Wfckersham, Washington; Arthur H.
Noyce. Minnesota
Marshals-James E. Shoup. Alaska; Cor
neiius l.. Vawlcr, Alaska; Geo. c. Perry,
Iowa.
Attorney-Robert A. Friedrich Alaska
Jos. K. Wood, Montana; A. M Post, Ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
Gen. Butler Makes Request of the
Boer Gen. Botha.
The SITUATION At LAING'S mex
Lord Roberts Preparing to Pursue
the Fleeing Burghers.
WAR NEARING THE CLOSE

LONDON. June Ga special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marques, dated Tuesday,
June g. says:
General Butler and Christian Botha met
at Laing's Mex at Buffers request. when
a three-days armistice was agreed upon.
The dispatch adds that the British have
evacuated Utrecht.
Until the situation in the neighborhood
of Pretoria is enlightened the officials here.
as well as others, will find difficulty in
prognosticating Lord Roberts immediate
program. 1t appears evident that the Boer
commander-in-chief, General Botha, with
all his guns, withdrew in good order, prob
ably along the Delagoa Bay railroad, with
the view of joining President Kruger. So
the Transvaal forces remain practically in
tact, with Presidents Kruger and Steyn and
General Botha and Secretary of State
Reitz all safe and in position to continue
the direction of affairs.
Prospect of Peace.
The more optimistic see in the fact that
President Kruger's wife and General Bo-
tha's wife were left al Pretoria an indica-
tion that the president does not count on a
long resistance.
In any case, it will probably take Lord
Roberts at least week to organize a cam
paign of pursuit. The military authorities
anticipate that the next important news will
come from Gen. Buffers direction, where
plenty of time has elapsed to complete the
turning movement at Laings Mex.
belated dispatch from Mafcking. dated
May 81, announces the British occupation
of Malmani, where 200 Beers surrendered.
The 18th Imperial Yeomanry Battalion.
captured by the Bocrs Friday near Lindey,
Orange River Colony. consisted of two Irish
units and two companies of the Duke of
Cambridge's own, including Lord Donough-
mores company, which was regarded the
crack company of the corps. number Of
men in the ranks being closely allied TO
noble families
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
FOR A NATIONAL NEGRO PARTY.
First Steps Taken at a Meeting In
Philadelphia.

Phtl0d8lpht0-
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 6.-The first
steps looking to the organization of
national negro party have been taken in
this city. Prominent neEroes-bishops.
ministers. editors and lawyers-at a meet
Ing decided to place q presidential ticket
In the field, with negro candidates. The
plan Is to organize the party in every state
OF the Union and nominate candidates for
state and congressional offices. An execu-
tive committee has been appointed to draw
up call for a convention and see to the
distribution of circulars outlining the rea-
sons for the formation of a national negro
party.
Bishop Levi J. Capptn, the newly elected
head of the A. NJ. E. Church in this dis
tr1ct. presided at the meeting.
The names mentioned for President were
ex-Judge 2. ]. Walker of Boston, with P.
h. 5. P1nchback, ex-lieutenant governor of
Louisiana, as running mate; Bishop w. B.
Derrick of New York, with Prof. De Boise
as running mate; Bishop Grant of Illinois,
with the Rev. Dr.lJ. P. Sampson as Vice
President; Bishop Turner, with Booker T.
Washington of Alabama as Vice President,
and Bishop Walters. with T. II. Allan Of
Louisiana, as President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06
A WORKING CONGRESS.
New Record Established for n First
Session.

session.
complete summary of the vast work of
Congress, up to date, compared with the
four preceding Congresses, appeared today
as special feature of the House of Repre-
sentatives' calendar, compiled by Tally
Clerk Wakefield of the official STAFF of the
House. 1t covers both the Senate and
House, and gives the following data: Num-
ber of days in session, 1877; bills introduced,
12,152; total passed, 1,215; public acts, 2S3;
private acts. 932; extent of Congressional
Record, 7.0S1 pages.
The bulk of this business far exceeds the
work of first sessions of the four preceding
Congresses and in much shorter time
The shortest of these preceding first ses-
sions was 115 days, as against 137 days this
session The greatest number of bills at
these longer sessions has been 10G39 as
against 1852 today. and the highest total
of acts heretofore 723. as against 1,215 at
present. The magnitude of the work is
said to be unprecedented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-06

Mr.. Mudd has introduced a bill in the
House Oh. R. 12163) authorizing the Secre-
tary Of War to enter into a contract or
contracts for the dredging and improve
ment Of the Anacostia river and the recla-
nation of its flats. from the line of the
District of Columbia to the mouth of the
river. at cost not to exceed 100000. The
sum of $4,000 is appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to pay the expenses of any pre-
liminary work or plans that may be neces-
sary for the commencement of the work. -