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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

terror. The pavilions. are provided with
portico and arcades to give grateful
shades and deep Shadows. While the
monumental approach is in the center
OF the south facade, entrances are pro.
vided on all Of the four sides leading tc
an ample rotunda unobstructed by
stairs or columns and open to the
dome. Carriages can pass through a
porte cochere under the main porch.
From this rotunda handsome. broad
corridors lead to the end wings.
The two Legislative chambers are
placed on the second floor at opposite
ends of the building and at the same
time in easy communication with each
other when necessary. The principal
committee rooms are on the same floor
convenient to these halls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
LITERARY TROUBLE.

Exsitsment Caused BIZ sudden Change
In Omcial Written Charaetars.
What many regard as an injudicious
move at the present moment has Just
aoeen made by the British Indian gov
ernment in connection with the writ
ten characters in use IN northern India
for oflcial purposes. The Mahometan
Invaders Of India used the Persian
characters and imposed the system on
THE country for an ofiicial purposes
The character generally employed by
the Hindoos for private business and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

formed between Mussulmans and Hin
docs against the administration OF the
plague regulations by introducing q
cause OF discord between them. There
probably is nothing In this suggestion,
but that 1t has been made at all is a
sign OF the danger Of making import
ant changes at time when the masses
are greatly excited. and external cir
cumstances require that internal tran
guilty should reign in India. New
York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Colonel Lee Born In Canada

Colonel James D. G. Lee, the assist.
ant quarterm .ster general. who. I'M
der the age regulation, has just been
retired from The army, was native
Of Canada. but came to this country
while quite a boy and was captain
Of volunteers In the war OF the re-
bellion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
A Novel Agricrlturist.

q
Among the many curious insects
found in Texas is the agricultural
ant" 1t is truly an agriculturist,
planting, tending and harvesting crops
as regularly as any farmer in the land
When getting ready to do its planting,
this queer little farmer makes a cir
cular clearing, from ten to twelve feet
/ in diameter, sometimes in the very
heart of cotton field, sometimes in
rough, wild pasture land. The work
it accomplishes, considering its size.
is really marvellous, for with its teeth
it cuts through tough, thick stems, and
by twisting, pulling and biting, finally
clears away everything that would be
hfndrance to its crop. II a fruit tree
is near and shades the ant-farm too
much, the ant sets to work and strips
the tree of its leaves. Its farm is kept
clear of all weeds and other growth,
until the crop is ready to harvest.
which is in the latter part Of June.
and consists Of tall, yellowish grass.
With great care the ant cuts the seed
from the stalks and stores them for
its future sustenance. The harvest
ing done, the dry stubble is cut, and
the weeds once more take possession
Of the ground Agricultural ants fire.
quently in1ure fields and destroy MANY
an acre OF produce. for. when making
their clearinss. they ruthlessly cut
down corn, cotton, wheat. or anything
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Many Jews Coming over.

Many Jews Coming Over.
1t is estimated that nearly 10000
Roumanian Jews have been compelled
to leave their homes since the begin
ming of the year, on account of their
treatment at the hands of the Rou.
manian authorities. From fifty to one
hundred pass through Vienna daily on
their way to the United States or Can
ada
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

What would man do without j collar
button?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
A FUSION LEGISLATURE.
PopulIsts to Vote for Mckinley to Sc
cure a Legislature which will Elect
Buffers Successor.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh, ". c., April 20.-The state
charters the Tarboro knitting mills, 10
cation near Tarboro, capital $50. 900.
Job Cobb and others stockholders. The
mills will make hosiery and underwear.
An increase of capital to 500, 900 is au-
thorized.
Ex-Congressman John Nichols, re-
publican, says populist delegates to the
state convention told him they were for
Mckinley and believed half Of the CON-
vention was of hat mind. Republi-
cans say that they and the populists
want to use the franchise amendment
as means to secure a majority in the
Legislature, which will elect a success
sor to Senator Butler, and are Boosting
that the section west of Greensboro will
give $4,000 majority against the amend
ment.
Notice was received today that the
monument to the North Carolina dead
in the cemetery at Winchester will be
unveiled Jun 6th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
OUR DEMANDS ON TURKEY.
State Department Determined on Their
Satisfactory Settlement.

Washington, April 20.-Secretary
Hay returned to Washington today
from New York. 1t is apparent that
in the collection of it's just claims
against the Turkish government, the
state department is proceeding decor
ously and with due precautions against
being led into the assumption of any
position which it cannot maintain.
1t may be stated by authority that
the state department is entirly satisfied
of h accuracy of Minister Straus'
statement relative to the promises
made to him by the porte, notwith-
standing the attempted explanations
and efforts to becloud the issue be dec
larations, that the sultan's promises
were conditional. The minister's dis
patches, sent while he was in ConStan-
tinople, are cOuched in exact terms;
his written statements were fully con-
lrmed by his oral explanations to the
department upon his return to the
United States; and, moreover, the
pledges he secured were similar to
those made to the two preceding min
listers to Turkey.
In the opinion of the state depart
ment'S officials it is inconceivable that
three United States ministers should
be successfully deceived in the terms
of a promise or should have reached
similar misunderstanding.
The approval which the state de-
partment's latest action seems to have
received in Europe was anticipated, it
being realized here that several of the
Ontlnenta powers having claims SIM
liar to our own against Turkey, being
themselves prevented from initiating
and forcible demand upon the Turkish
government by reason of the jealousy
of their neighbors, are entirely willing
that the United States government
shall act as a pioneer in this matter
n clear the way for a prosecution
of their own just claims.
1t is also believed here that the Euro
pean powers are hopeful that the atti-
tude assumed by the United States in
the present instance may indirectly
serve to deter the Turkish government
from the proposed arbitrary increase of
3 per e incomes dues which it seeks
to make in defiance of the joint protest
of the European powers.
1t appears that our government is
lending its mora support to this no
test, for, while not joining with the
others in the combined note, our charge,
Mr.. Griscom, has been instructed to
make representations on our own ac-
count. in opposition to the increase OF
duties.
Aliferrouh Bey, the Turkish minister,
said today that he probably would
hear from his government in a short
time concerning the American claims.
He insists that an amicable settlement
can be arranged and repeats his state
ment already published, that, in view
of the high esteem in which he was
held by the sultan and the fact of his
acting in a diplomacy capacity, Minis
ter Straus was not justified in making
the assertion hat the sultan had
broken his promise in regard to the
settlement of the claims
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
A MAN OF MANY SCHEMES.
The Actor MOreledge Sentenced-Some
of His Many Schemes for Making
Money.

Kansas City, Mo, April &C. E.
Moreledge, an actor, who last winter
held up two restaurants and a sa-
loon in the center of the business dis
trict single-handed in order to get
money sufficient to put his company on
the road, was found guilty in the circuit
court here today and sentenced to
twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
He pleaded insanity.
His career, as portrayed by witnesses
in his case, showed him to be a verita-
BILE Mulberry Sellers" He was one of
the original promoters OF the TopolO-
bampO cooperative colonization
scheme, and he originated a scheme to
dam the Missouri river at Bismark, S.
D., and to divert the entire flow of
waters in a gigantic ditch hat would
flow southwark through Nebraska and
Kansas and have lateral bitches that
would irrigate the whole of the western
parts of those states There is million
in it," read letters written years ago
by Moreledge and which were present
ed in court today by his attorney in
an effort to prove the prisoners insan-
ity.
Another scheme projected by More
ledge was to revive the Ancient Order
of Magic" n still another was that
to build a big cooperative apartment
house that would cover several blocks.
James A. Finlay, who was indian
agent in Pine Ridge, S.. c., in 1890, dur
ing the uprising of the Sioux Indians
there testified about how MOreledge
made big money there. Moreledge
was there with a photographing outfit
After the battle of Wounded Knee
General Brooks issued an order that nc
n should go beyond a certain line
because the ndian were in great mum.
berS and very blOod-thirsty. Thai
night Moreledge "a missed and q
search was made for him The mex
morning he came into camp. He haC
spent the night on the battlefield OF
Wounded Knee, taking flashlight pho,
tOgraphs of the dead soldiers and In
dams and he afterward had these pic.
lures copyrighted and made a great
deal of money selling them. Genera
Brooks had to Danish him from tht
agency because of his recklessness anC
disregard of orders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
LEAPS FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Miss Marie Dinse the Second Woman
to Take the Plunge.

New York, April 20.-Miss Marie Dinse
of this city, jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Many
men have made this leap into the wa
tiers of the East river since the bridge
has been completed. Most of them a
persisted, but Miss Dinse is the second
woman who has ever attempted to end
her life in this way.
She is now in the Hudson street hos
pital. No bones were broken. but
physicians say it is possible that she
has sustained internal injuries.
She is about 80 years of age, n
was formerly a part wner of a board
ing house in this city. She stepped
from a carriage in motion about fifty
feet from the bridge tower on the New
York end and dropped into the water.
She struck on her right side and after
the first splash fioated, drifting down
stream, carried by the ebb tide. She
was picked up by the tug Tacoma's
crew and taken to the hospital. She
a been melancholy and the hackman
says she acted rather odd before she
reached the point where she left the
carriage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
CANNED BEEF FOR THE TROOPS
Our Government Driven to Necessity
of Using it in the Philippines.

Washington, April 20.-War depart
ment officials have been compelled to
lresort to the use Of canned roast beef
for the subsistence of the army in the
Philippines. This is due to the fact
that it is absolutely essential that the
soldiers shall be served with fresh
meat and because Of the impoSsibility
Iof providing refrigerated beef or cat
tie on the hoof unde existing condi-
lions. The army is scattered among
l160 posts in various parts Of the archi-
ipelago, a great many of them at con-
siderable distance from the nearest
shipping point.
There are no cattle available and the
refrigerated beef which has heretofore
formed h principal basis Of subsist-
fence for the troops cannot be preserved
in good condition long enough to reach
many of the inland posts. Consequent
Ily it became necessary to loo for some
suitable substitute and the American
canned roast beef was the only thing
found to meet the requirements.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Messenger Bureau.


Ralesgn- y. e., April %.
The populists have shown their hand.
Republicans whose accuracy may be
relied on tell me that during the prog
ress OF the populist state convention
"Wednesday they were told by populis;s
tina. the latter expected republicans to
vote for their ticket and that they
would repay the republicans for this
by voting for Mckinley. Many OF the
ipopulists are really republicans They
except to get places. They care moth
ling about Bryan. 1t must be borne in
mind that when Harry Skinner cried
TO the convention DO o want
IBryan?' the first answer which al
ways came was no"
The populists and republicans know
they cannot do anything in the east
this year. They will try to do their
work in the piedmont section and west.
Their purpose is to get the legislature.
and if they can't get a majority 10 get
as near il as possible.
Populist State Chairman cyrus
Thompson was interviewd today. He
said the action of the convention did
not bind the party as regards fusion IN
lcounties; that this matter is left 90 the
individual action of the counties. de
declared he knew or no arrangement
as to action. He said, further. he did
not know what the republicans would
do as regards the populist state ticket,
that under certain conditions he knew
that the republicans would be glad TO
fuse, but he declined to say what these
conditions were. He declared he knew
of nothing which would e him TO
believe tina there would be any en-
Idorsement on the part of the republic
cans and that he presumed there would
be three state tickets in the field.
Today the populists asked the demo
Gratis for a division of time on the
stump in the state campaign, by candi-
state offices. The headquarters office
of the populists are placed by Senator
Butler in the hands OF Hal. w. Aver,
Vice Chairman r. b. Davis. who is
one of the nominees for. elector at large
and who has for nearly two years
lived at Raleigh, will act as secretary
to the state committee.
A great deal of rain has fallen here
this week. The New Bern fair was a
sufferer by the bad weather.
Judge Purnell says that since 1925
the terms of the federal court have
been held at Elizabeth City, always or
the third Monday in April and Octo-
Der.
The trustees of the Baptist female
university here met this evening. The
pressure for admission is so great thai
more domitory must me provided
Today was the date fixed for the
intercollegiate games at Oxford. The
weather prevented any outdoor
sports.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
Denial of Strike on the Atlantic and
Danviile Road.

Washington, April pa telegram
was received at the offices Of the
Southern railway here today from the
superintendent of the Danville divi-
sion denying that a large number of
telegraph operators in that division
had struck. He also denied that traf-
fc was delayed in his division. The
I~offices at Holland and Pleasant Shade
were closed yesterday, but the super
I~intendent say they soon will be re-
opened. The officials here sal today
they had no information that the strike
had gained a new impetus nor that
trains were delayed. No officers OF the
system, it was stated, had left wash
ingtOn for the south on account Of the
present situation.
Norfolk, Va, April 2O.-The agents
land operators at Holland and Pleasant
lShade, n operator at Suffolk n an
Iother in this city, six in all, have quit
work on the Atlantic and Danville di-
vision of the Southern railway. Super
intendent Hudgins says their places
were quickly filled. These men were
induced to quit work by walking dele
gates" from the Order Of Railway
photographers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE FLOOD.
The Situation Unchanged-Trains Still
Blocked-Rains Ceased.

Mobile, Ala, April 20.-The food sit
uation on the Mobile and Ohio was not
improved by Thursday. Today, how
ever, has been fair and Z. IS believed
the flood has reached it's limit. The
railroad company has 500 men at work
in the flooded district, repairing breaks,
and the officials are confident that the
through trains will be run by Monday.
A force of men has been sent from the
shops at Whistler, and a like force
from the division. They are
now at work at Enterprise where the
n are badly washed to a depth
of twelve feet.
Water is still over the tracks at
Gwynn's for a distance Of a mile.
There is a bad break in the Montgom-
cry division near Buhl.
a special from Buckatunna on the
Mobile division says that the loss of
stock n to farms is enormous, man
of the farms being ten feet under wa
ter. Families have been forced to seek
the hills for safety. The Southern rail
way is suffering between Meridian and
Selma, and there will be no trains be-
fore Monday on that division.
The Louisville and Nashville is car
rying much of the Illinois Central
freight. The Mobile, Jackson and Kan
sas City escaped damage, but the rivers
have overlooked and cut off the town
of Merrill, at the western terminus
Trains do not go any further than Lu-
cedale. Merrill is on the Pascagoula
river. Much alarm is felt there. There
are from n to three million logs in
the Pascagoula river boom. The boom
owners have taken the precaution tc
use steel p TO hold the boom, an6
the danger has, it is believed, beer
averted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
a BRUTAL

Bluefelds, w. Va, April 20.-John
Peters, who assaulted Kate Richie, a
,16-year-old white girl, near Tazwell, Cd
Wednesday, was lynched last night.
Peters had been captured with the aid
of b~loodhounds and placed in Jail al
ITaZwell.
At midnight masked men broke open
the o with axes. A rope was placed
around Peters neck and he was
dragged 200 yards down the railroad
track toward the woods. Hundreds OF
shots were fired into his body while he
was being dragged and before the
woods were reached he was dead. The
was hen thrown over a tree and
he was drawn I'D.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Wilson Easter German.
Correspondence of The Messeng

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Wilson. n. c., April 20.
The April dance given last night by
the Wilson German Club was one OF
the most successful OF the clubs
dances. Under the management OF Mr..
E. F. Nadal. everything went off pleas
lantiy and Wilson society people are
very much indebted to him for a pleas
ant evening. AT u o'clock the aides
SERVED a delightful lunch. This feature
of the enjoyment was under the con-
troll Of Mrs. w. J.. Boykin and Mrs.
Lanami Davis The German was led
by Mr.. T. D.. Martin, with Miss Nir-
lginia Tyson. The couples dancing We're:
Miss Helen Moore, of Washington. with
Mr.. w. b. Moore; Miss May Broadfoot,
iof Fayetteville, with Mr.. j. G.. Eagels;
Miss Harvey, of kinston. with Mr.. 7.
S. Pace; Mr.. and Mrs. Il. =. White
head; Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Dance, Miss
William Harris: Miss Mary Hadley.
with Mr.. John A. Moore; Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Barnes; Miss Sallie Hussing. with
Mr.. E. E. Nadal; Miss Nan Branch,
with Mr.. c. r. Emery. Of Richmond;
Miss Sue Selby, with Mr.. Dave Wood
ard; Miss Ellen Branch, with Mr.. Selby
Anderson; Miss Lottie Cunes, Of Colds
Iboro, with Mr.. w. w. Vass. Of Raleigh:
IMr. and Mrs. Warren Woodland: Miss
Kate Connor, with Mr.. +. I. Peoples;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse y. Williams: Miss
Ella Green, with Mr.. w L. Skinner:
Miss Bessie Harris, with Mr.. VIII
IGraves: Miss Julia Herring. with Mr..
IL. /. Munson; Miss Mamie Doyle, Of
Norfolk, with Mr.. John Clark; Dr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Jones; Miss Belle Rynum.
with Mr.. Vance Terrell: Miss Outlaw,
lof Windsor. with Mr.. j. B.. Winston.
lof Hartford; Miss Algie Clark. with
Mr.. E. T. Graves; Mr.. and Mrs. s. w.
lWorthington: Miss Daisy Weaver, with
Mr.. Robert Barnes; Miss Sallie Her
ring. with Dir. f. F. Nadal. Tn chaper-
JAMS were Mrs. w. J. Boykin. Mrs. Clark,
IMessrs. Bum. Arlington. Woodman,
IGregory and Davis. Of Rocky Mount:
Mr.. Bum. Of Norfolk; Mr. Carsey. OF
Suffolk, and Messrs. G. 7. Harris and
James Whitehead, of Wilson. Music
for the occasion was furnished by
IBorgei's band. Of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peace came to Wilson
last night, called here by the serious
ILLNESS of their daughter. Mrs. s. a.
IWoodard. Their daughter, Miss Lula
Peace. has been in Wilson for the past
week. with her sister. This case OF
sickness is especially sad. Mr.. Wood
lard has just gotten up from a sickness
Iof six months duration During the
past week they lost a little child and
Inow the mother is seriously Ill. On
yesterday IL was given out by the phys.
Iicians that her condition
twas very critical n that her deatl
was not unexpected h 10 sEfferins
with neumoni
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
Cissie Lotus Falls Overboard-Res-
cued by an American ~Blue-Jacket.

Newport News, Va, April 20.-Cissie
LOTUS, the English music hall singer,
who is resting at Old Point, had a mar
row escape from drowning last night.
While walking on the pier in front Of
the Chamberlain hotel, she suffered an
attack of vertigo, to which she is sub
ject She was standing over the string
piece when the attack came upon her
and falling, she rolled overheard.
Coxswain de Lem, of the United States
trainship Monongahela, was an eye
witness and he leaped into the water
and affected a daring rescue, bringing
the lady safely ashore in his arms, af-
ter she had twice gone down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Washington. April 20-The house
on commerce today substi-
Ituted the Sherman bill for the con-
Istruction of the Pacific cable In place
of the bin recently passed by the SEN
ate The Sherman bill had been pre-
.viously reported TO the house. but to-
days action puts 1t In the form OF a
substitute to the senate measure. It
differs from the senate bill In providing
construction By private contract under
supervision, while the
senate provides for con-
|~struction and operation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
IN HANDS OF A RECEIVER.

Atlanta, Ga, April 20.-The Southern
Agricultural works, a large farm inn
plement manufacturing company, OF
this city, was placed in the hands of
a receiver today. George w. PARROT
was m by Judge Newman Of the
United States district court as the re-
ceiver. He is instructed to investigate
the financial condition of the company
and report TO h court whether a trus-
tee should be appointed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
ARMY REORGANIzATION BILL

Washington. April 20.-The senate
committee on military affairs today
reached an agreement to report the bill
for the reorganization of the army
With a number of amendments. The
bill confers the rank of lieutenant gem
eral upon the senior major general
and that OF major general upon the adj
jutant general Of the army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE TAX on BREWERS

Washington, April 20.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has held that
brewers. under the law, are required
to pay special tax as malt LIQUOR deal
ers for each n every place at which
they are engaged in selling bottled
beer and must take out a separate spe-
cial tax stamp for each district and
separate Place at which such sales are
made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
YOUTSEY

Frankfort, KY, April 20.-In the cir
cult court today the case of Henry E.
Youtsey, one of the men indicted as
principals in the assassination of Gov
ernor Goebel, was called. Youtsey
pleaded not guilty. Motion was en-
tered for bail, and the hearing was SET
for Monday, April 30th.