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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
NEELY GOT OVER s1so.ooo.
Plain Evidence OF Collision Between
Oficiala Has Been Eonnd.

Oficials Has Been Found.
Washington, July 27.-Ofticial inves.
tigation of the Cuban frauds, made
by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow, has resulted in the dec
laration that Director General Rath-
bone is guilty of gross official neg
lect and also of fraudulent practices:
that his guilt is only less than that
of Charles F. w. Nicely and the lat
ter's subordinate accomplices, and
that deposed Postmaster Thompson
of Havana is involved in the network
of fraud. These findings are made
public in the report of Mr.. Bristow,
just given out. Mr.. Bristow finds
that Neely's embezzlements aggre-
gated at least $131,713, and says he
was justified in recommending the re-
moval of Director General Rathbone
Whether or not the latter was guilty
with Nelly in the embellishments, he
says, there can be no doubt that in
the matter of unauthorized per diem
allowances, personal expenses and
warrants cashed and unaccounted for,
he unlawfuliy appropriated to his
own use money of the Cuban revenues.
For this, Mr.. Bristow says he believes
Mr.. Rathbone should be required to
answer,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
CLOUDS ALL HOPE.
Ministers Appeal Proved Either For-
gerry or Authentic but Belated.

Washington, July 29.-Amazing and
disheartening news has reached the
American government. Chinese du-
plicity has at last overreached and
exposed itself. The mystery at Picking
takes on more sinister aspect. The
state department has been placed in
possession of proof that Yuan Shi
Kiah, governor of Shantllng, and
Sheng Suan Hwai, director OF Chinese
telegraphs and railways, knew the
contents of the first Conger dispatch
before the dispatch was received and
published in America. This proof
came i'll the form of dispatch from
Consul Goodnow at Shanghai, saying
he had seen a letter from Yuan Shi
Kiah in the hands of Chinese official
in which it was stated telegram
had been sent from Conger to Wash
ington. The letter then proceeded
to quote the exact words of the Con,
ger dispatch, "In British legation un
der continuous shot and shell from
Chinese troops" etc. This letter bore
dispatch in question was supposed to
have passed, through the hands of
Yuan, and before it's receipt in Wash.
ington. To understand the appalling
significance of this discovery certain
facts must be borne in mind:
The so-called dispatch from Mr.
Conger was in the state department
cipher.
1t was presumed to be in response
to cipher message from Secretary
Hay.
Both dispatches were planned as
test of Chinese sincerity and good
faith.
1t is through the hands of these
two men, Yuan and Sheng, that all
tidings subsequent have come from
PelSing.
And these two men were in posses
sion of the contents of the ciphe,
before the Washington government
knew of it's existence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Yellow Fever KilIs eleven.

Washington, July 29.-Surgeon Gem
eral Wyman has received the follow
ing dispatch from Surgeon Glennon
at Havana regarding the yellow fever
among the troops in Cuba:
Havana, July 2s.-Wyman, Wash
ington: Have beeen in communication
with military authorities regarding
First regiment. Have been eleven
deaths at Pinar del Rio; eight cases
and eleven suspects now under obser-
walton. Troops moved out to camp
for observation. All baggage and
equipment will be disinfected, labeled
and sealed by us before being placed
Upon Transports
Nothing is so disappointing as the
effort to be good without God.
Religion can be no more Sunday
coat than can honesty or truth.
When the wish is father to the
thought they both will look alike.
When man becomes a chronic
loafer he begins to prey upon his
neighbors.
The heed of the hour is sixty min
utes. a.
Some people evidently go to the
opera just to hear themselves talk.
You can always bank on finding a
well filed pocketbook interesting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
WILD TIME IN NEW ORLEANS.
Oegro Kills I've Omcers and is Shot
DeWn In Turn.

Oegro Kills I've Omcers and Is Shot
Dewn In Turn.
New Orleans, July 2s.-After des.
perate battle lasting for several hours
in which he succeeded in killing
Sergeant Gabriel Porteus, Andy Van
Kurem, keeper of the police Jail, and
Alfred j. B. Bloomfield, young hay,
and fatally wounding Corporal John
j. Lally, John Vanville, ex-PolicemaD
Frank H. Evans and A. S. Leclere,
one of the leading confectioners of
the city, and more or less seriously
several other persons, the negro
desperate, Robert Charles, who killed
Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb
and badly wounded Officer Mora. was
smoked out of his hiding place il.
the heart of the residence section of
the city yesterday morning and l e
orally shot to pieces. The tragedy
was one of the most remarkable in
the history of the city. ard 2D,0no
people, soldiers, policemen and cit;-
-ens, were gathered around the square
iii which Charles was finally put to
death. Tremendous excitement pre-
vailed in New Orleans as the battle
went on between the police and citi-
zens and the negro with his rife.
After the tragedy was .,sr and
Charles was dragged out from the
mud and slush in which he had fall
en-, with the mob bowling for the
burning of his body, statements were
made that the man killed was not
really the desperate who had killed
Fay and Lamb. but papers were
found on his person, and the fact that
he fought so desperately for his if.
and shot SO accurately seems to
leave little doubt that the right nan
was killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
FOREIGNERS IN A PANIC.
danger at Han1ow owing to Ho.t,l,t,

danger at Hankow Owing to Hostility
of Natives.
st. Petersburg, July 2s.-The Rus
sian agent at Hankow telegraphs, I'M
der date of July 20, as follows:
Foreigners are in constant state
of panic owing to the hostility of the
natives, who are affected by the
events in the northern provinces. The
American and British consuls have
recommended their respective people
to send their families to Shanghai
Nevertheless there are no symptoms
that serious disturbances are impend-
ing|. The viceroy has taken all nee
essary measures to protect the for
eieners and reassure Chinese
The Russian minister at Seoul, M
Pavloff, reports that the Russian de.
partment which left Port Arthur en-
route to Pyong Yang with the loss of
fifteen killed and many wounded.
They fought their way through OPP
posing natives at the point of the
bayonet
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
BRITISH MISSIONARIES DIED.
Four Slain In Province of shan-si an,
Eighteen at Tung Chau.

Four Slain In Province of shan-Si and
Eighteen at Tung Chau.
London, July 3O.-Eighteen mission
aries have been massacred at Tung
Chau, where the churches have been
burned. The Daily Express has the
following from Che Foo dated July 81:
-Four more British missionaries
have been murdered in the province of
Shan ST. News from native Chris.
tan sources says that for eight days
a general massacre of foreigners has
been in progress in the province OF
Flo Nan and Shan Si.''
Mix all your grief with gratitude
and it will taste of the latter.
There is no harm in the tongue
when work keeps pace with word.
The plea of consistency often means
cowardice.
You rarely convince woman of a
wrong opinion by arguing with her.
Always be willing to take advice.
even if you do not follow it.
The man who marries widow
mustn't expect his wife to believe en-
.erything he tells her.
Many day shall we rest in tue
grave.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
URGE REVOLT IN IRELAND.

Cork, July 31.-At the nationalist
demonstration held here Sunday hand
bills were distributed discouraging
the work of recruiting for the British
army and urging that, as England's
army was now "discomforted'' in
South Africa, the time was ripe for
an Irish rebellion. John e. Redmond.
leader of the United Irish party in
parliament, made a vigorous appeal
for funds to assist the candidates of
the party at the Forthcoming general
election. He publicly repudiated the
statement that the United Irish league
was opposed to certain Irish members.
Half the suicides in France are
caused by losses at horse races.
There is no need to borrow troubled
1t usually comes without asking.
A true kiss is the resultant effect Of
a combustion of love and happiness.
A good test of housekeeping is the
quality of the coffee. J,
A man resembles wolf; he can
change his coat but not his dispose
ton. 4
A wise, old lawyer says cross-e11
animation should be 9 good-natured
one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
HITS TAYLOR AND POWERS.
Startling Story of wharton Golden r.
Goebel Case.


Goebel Case.
Georgetown. Ky, July 29.-Evidence
upon which the prosecution places
its strongest reliance was given in
the Powers case yesterday by +.
Wharton Golden. 1t seriously re-
fiected upon former Governor Taylor
and the defendant, Powers. The wit
ness said that shortly before the
shooting he was walking with Taylor,
when the latter said: Golden, it
looks like horrible thing to kill q
man, but that looks like the only way
to handle Goebel and his gang"
Golden said Caleb Powers came to
him in January and asked him to go
to the mountains and get crowd of
mountain feudists to bring to Frank
fort. Powers furnished the money
and Golden helped to get the crowd.
lseceipts from Hamp Howard, DR..
Bingham and other mountain men
for money paid to them by Golden
were placed in evidence. At Barbours-
Vile Golden heard former Secretary
of State Charles Finley say: eve will
go down there and petition the legis-
lature and if they don't drop that
thing we will kill them.' Powers,
who was present. spoke approvingly
London, July 29.-The Daily Nails
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs
that a Russian bunker, who left Pc
king on the 18th and arrived at Shang-
hal on the 25th says that when he left
Picking all the Legations had been des-
troyed and all foreigners murdered.
The ministers, seeing death to be an
evitable. shot their families. Sir
Robert Hart committed suicide in des-
pair
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Local Government in yipan.

Washington, July 27.-General Mac
Arthur has cabled the war depart
ment announcement of the successful
erection of another municipal gov
eminent in the Philippines under the
terms laid down by the Philippine:
commission. This particular govern
ment is established at Vigan, on the
northwest coast of the island of Luz
zon, at a point made memorable by
The landing of Young's forces during
.he pursuit of Aguinaldo, when that
leader was last in strength. The al
ealde referred to in General Mac
Arthur's dispatch corresponds to the
spanish alcalde, or American mayor
M. J. Worley, manager of the orien-
ais, who is to be at the state fair,
aas written to Secretary Van Houten
hat his special train would be here
,n time. and the 800 people ready for
shows on Monday of fair week. He
says the twelve cars of scenery and
costumes will be retained for the
company on sidetracks. and that the
midway will be one of the best feat
lres of the fair
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Death In a Wall.

Storm Lake, July 3o.-C. E. Har-
wood, a well digger of Storm Lake,
was suffocated by damp" in well.
He was boring well at Truesdale,
the first station north of Storm Lake
on the Minneapolis & St. Louis rail-
road. He started to go to the bot
tom of the well, and had gone but
short distance when his hold re-
Taxed and he went to the bottom of
the well, which is more than 100 feet
deep. AS the well was but little larg-
er than his body the force of the
descent was broken, but when drawn
up he was dead. He was the only
child of his mother, who was living
at home, and she is widow nearly
90 wears old.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

Gen. "A. w. Greedy, chief signal off.
Ger, has received SO many letters con.
tanning suggestions for devices to be
used in the war against China that he
lis bewildered. They present countless
ideas ranging from cipher code to a
scheme for destroying the combined
forces of the Boxers at single blow.
The cipher code came from western
man who declares that ut battles skill
to unravel this CODE" To this state
ment Gen. Greedy agrees most heartily
The letter explains that the code con-
sists of system of numbers which
are to be spoken. For instance, "137
plus SO minus g." would mean attack
on the right flank"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
LEGATIONS SURE TO SUFFER-.
Tung Fun Slang Threatens to XIII IL
the Powers Go Forward.

Berlin, July 31.-The Chinese lega-
ton in Berlin has received message
from Sheng, director general of rail
ways and telegraphs, saying that he
has received a dispatch from Picking
announcing that General Tung Flu
Slang threatens to kill all the mem
bers of the legations if the interna-
tional forces advance upon Picking.
Evidently the legation is embarrassed
by the receipt of this dispatch, as the
Chinese minister has not communica-
ted it to the German government.
The legation has cabled the viceroy
of Nanlsin requesting him to try to
get information as to whether the
widow Of Baron Won Ketteler, the
murdered German minister, is still
alive
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
ROBERTS RETURNS TO PRETORIA.
The British General Does Not Want tn
Fight n Foa %y,ot Dnn.

Fight a Foe that Runs.
London, July 31.-Operations in
South Africa have again arrived at a
sort of standstill. Pretoria kilograms
announce that Lord Roberts has re-
turned there with his staff, apparent
ly finding it useless to spend his en-
ergies against a constantly retreating
foe. Commandant General Botha,
with several thousand Beers, like
General Christian De Wet, has thus
eluded Lord Roberts's grasp. Cen
eral Delarey is besieging General Bad
en-Powell at Rustenburg, in western
Transvaal. The relief force sent to
General Baden-Powell's assistance, un-
der Colonel Hickman, proved too weak
to be effective and was obliged to fall
back Pretoria. The operations
have been hampered with very bad
weather, thunderstorms and deluges
of rain, accompanied by intense cold.
Lieutenant MacLaren and three High
landers have died of exposure, as well
as many horses and cattle.
Cape Town, July 31.-General Prins-
loo with five thousand men has sur
rendered Internationally to the Brit
iSh forces
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
One result of new rule is that b

One result of new rule is that BIZ
cycles now take part in the church pa
raSe in Hyde Park, London. Likewise
motors. 1t is a new, and people are
not sure whether admirable, addition
TO the attractions, that the promenad-
ers can look at the evolutions of gayly-
dressed cyclists and be cheered by the
snorting and backing and forwarding
OF the motors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

Dexter M. Ferry, of Michigan, who
gave $4,000 recently to Olivet College,
made as one condition of the bestowal
that the name of the donor should not
De made known prior to the adjourn
ment OF the Republican State Conven-
ton, before which he was candidate
for the nomination for Governor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
HELD UP A TRAIN.
But the Messenger Talked the Kobber
Out of Blowing Up the Safe

Out of Blowing Up the Safe.
Atchison, Kan, July 2s.--Just after
the Missouri Pacific passenger train
No. 1 left Atchison for the north a
masked robber entered the express
car, covered John Kreiser, messenger.
with a revolver, and demanded tho
contents of the safe. Kreiser con-
vinced him that the safe could not
be opened until the train reached
Omaha, and after taking silver
watch from an express package the
robber ordered the messenger to APP
ply the air brake. When the tram
slowed up IL half mile out from Atchi-
son the robber got off and escaped.
An hour later the Atchison police ar
rested a colored man named Davis. he
being held.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
KILLS HIS WIFE.
Owassa Man Would Have Made Away
With His Whole Family

WITH ITS W note Family.
Eldorado, July 31.-In a iealous rage
Otto Pennington shot and killed his
wife in the presence of their two
children and several of Mrs. Penning-
toms family, and was prevented from
taking the lives of all those about him
only by a severe struggle, during
which he emptied his revolver at the
objects of his wrath. None but his
wife, however, was hit. Pennington
had been separated from his family
and the tragedy was the sequel to
long story of domestic unhappiness.
The murderer has so far eluded cap
turp
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

A snowstorm started a fire on the
premises of farmer living at Hebu-
terne. Belgium. He placed quantity
OF quicklime near shed on farm
and left 1t there all night In the
course Of the night snow fell on the
lime and the heat thus developed be.
came so great that it set the shed on
nre, completely destroying it and its
contents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

A submarine cable in actual use will,
form one Of the exhibits of the Paris
exposition. It will run from the cleo.
tricity building to the Vincennes an.
nex; several miles distant along the
Seine. A complete cable station will!
be operated at each end to show the
public how transatlantic messages arr
transmitted and received. Souvenir
messages may be sent by the public.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

AZ, Damendorf, in schleswig, som.
peat-diggers recently found we'll.
preserved corpse in the peat, clothed
IN coarse wooden material, with red
hair, and with sandals on the feet
Or. Splieth, of Kiel, estimated the age
OF the body at about 1900 years. The
preseryatiye properties of peat are
well known, and there have been many
remarkable proofs of this in Ireland
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

One thousand cattle, two thousand
hogs, two thousand sheep, five thou
sand four hundred bushels of potatoes
were items in the provision bill OF
Kansas City against the week of the
National Democratic convention. After
all. people cannot live on enthusiasm
alone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
<Ice "a 4 pr. Pipr who
gte Is q DR.. Pigg, who
Nd his name changed to
and who, oddly enough, is a
psin Of Ex-Governor Hogg. of Texas.

"A viennese dentist, while expert
menting at the HYGIENE institute at
Wurzburg, claims to have discovered
the successful application of electricity
for the destruction of bacteria. 1t is
said that the treatment is very sim
pie.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
is cadet corps in Berne.

hand, composed of youths
Use ages range from eight to per-
Maps fifteen years. Needing money to
Ibuy arms and accoutrements. the
corps had recourse to the general
method in use for financing such
project lottery tickets. It is said the
American and English tourists have
appeared rather shocked at seeing
these youngsters trotting about the
streets IN their uniforms and 81 sicit-
Ing everybody they meet to buy one
U tie Iottsry tickets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

An extraordinary phenomenon is re.
ported from Assuan, Egypt. Some,
days ago quantitisa af10Eh were. OH
IA swll1mins aneasily near The
surface Of the water above the FRS,
Cataract, and during the next few
days thousands Of dead fish, large and
small. were discovered in the imme.
date vicinity. The cause is not YET
known, but the authorities are taking
steps to ascertain it, as disastrous re.
suits might ensue should the Nile be
found polluted with poisonous matter
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Nears Peklng on the Nortb.

london, July SIT is reported that
Russians from Charbin have arrived
at point $50 miles north of Picking
after severe fighting. With the arriv-
al of the second Japanese division the
allied forces at Taku and Tien Tsin
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

From Paris comes the story of Miss
Duncan, spinster, who had lived there
for twenty years. She committed sui
eide at the Paris dog cemetery, where
six Of her pets had been successfully
buried. The last she lost was great
Newfoundland, of whom she was fond
er than OF any of his predecessors, but
he was crushed by tramcar. Miss
Duncan tried to survive her grief, and
bought new canine companion, but
Hithin the last three weeks she has
- herself on her dogs tomb, after
distributed her property among
Aighbors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

Kansas City business men, prepar-
ing to welcome the Democratic Con-
vention, took an original step toward
bsputify1ng their city when they in
sdtuted good lawns contest" and
offered about forty prizes. aggregat.
ing sixteen hundred dollars. The larg-
est prize, two hundred and fifty dol
lars, was given for "the prettiest lawn
of twenty-five feet or over" and there
were prizes for the best lawn kept by
children, the neatest vacant lot. the
best display in window-boxes, the most
attractive schoolhouse lawn, and many
other decorative features. The prizes
were awarded by committees Of we'll
known ladies from out of town." who
found the task difficult, but like ev-
erybody else enjoyed the general re-
suit. Why should not other cities
carry out, next summer, the same ex-
cellent idea? Conventions come and
go, but city abides, and all its resi-
dents profit permanently by any gain
In beauty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

Lot Thomas was renominated unan-
imously by the Eleventh district re-
publican congressional convention at
Storm Lake. Resolutions were passed
endorsing President McKinley's adj
ministration and recommending
George ID. Perkins for United States
senator to succeed John II. Gear.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

All of the counties of the state ex.
ceePt one have reported to the audi
Tor OF state the 1900 assessment. IL
VIII show an increase in assessment
OF perhaps $l5,O00,000. This balances
the loss OF last year. Auditor Mer-
ram announces that the accurate fig
ures can not be given out until after
the last county has been heard from.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-12

Ouav has seemed an Irresistible
mower in Pennsylvania politics but
persistent fighting on the part OF :
determined opposition has had its e.
feet. Apparenfly the downfall OF
Penuxxlxania-s -boss- IS TOW in HgnI
Press dispatches from Washington m
dictate that Quay will not Be seated a.
senator In that event he Is not Ike
II 10 recover the prestige he lost
when he failed Of reelection At the
hands of the last Pennsylvania leg's-
larure- The opposition encouraged
bv results already achieved viii DC
GREATLY strengthened for further con
tests with Quay The success OF the
movement against Quay in Penn<yi J.
rauia- undertaken with litth real
hope Of accomplishing results. IS full
OF encouragement for the enemies d
.-bossssn- everywhere. No boss =
invulr~rable. no matter how strongly
ne nav seem 10 b. intrrnched--Sni'
caro Record 1nj.l-