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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
TO Ask snarretti to R..,.n.

Havana, March 13.-At meeting or
the opponents of Bishop sbarretti it
was decided to appoint committee Of
four to call on him to protest respect
fully against his presence here. The
protest will not be against him per-
sonally, but officially. Gen. Maxine
Gomez was made chairman Of the
committee, but 1t is not known yet
whether he will accept.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
KiIIed In . Rsilro.d CollI.,..,

Decatur, ILL.,. March 1.-Two sec
tons of coal train on the Wabash
railroad collided on Body hill, south
OF Decatur, Sunday morning, throwing
eight cars into the ditch and killing
Bert Seymour OF Littlefeld, who was
coming to Decatur to secure employ
ment in the service Of the company.
Samuel Beard. brakeman. was badly
injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
BODY Of . Suicide Found.

Sycamore, ILL.,, March s13.-Tha life
less body of Claude Kendall of Pierce
was found at the home OF his father.
Dent B. Kendall, Sunday by his BROTH
er Earl. The young man had commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
lungs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Held for Murder.

Chillicothe. Ohio, March 1s.-Patsy
Mcmahon. accused Of the murder Of
Jacob Lovensheimer, has been. hsld
without bond for murder In the iirst
degree. His brother James and his
father. William. were held as accesso-
ries, the former in $500 and the latter
In $500 bond.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
stabs His BrothS1 -in-r..v.

Sioux City, Iowa, March 13.-Ernest
Meyers, a farmer living at Rock
Branch. thirty miles east Of here. muir
|dered his brother-in-law,, Christ Bauer
Saturday night by stabbing him In the:
|iugular vein. 81, Y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Aroxx Alliance. hn,-

1t is interesting to know that Great
Britain made to the United States a
vigorous offer Of formal alliance as
late as December last. Lord Rosebery
is the authority for the statement. It
is long time since SO much talk of a
thing has been heard in two hemi-
spheres, with so much denial of it at
this end Of the line. Mr.. Chamberlain
said, in substance, that there was an
alliance; and Lord Rosebery now men
tons the month when an offer of an
alliance was made. The truth is prob
ably this: No alliance can possibly ex-
list, but there could easily be some sort
Of an understanding, vague enough to
warrant President McKinley's repudi-
alton OF it, in case the exigencies Of
American elections required it,
Springfield Republican (Rep.).
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

Y lows Paper to Change Hspds.
Sibley, Iowa, March hi. ". Scott
lapd his son Harold Of Sac ely have,
Ike Sin ley Gazette. thei pioneer
Qaceola COUNT n r.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

When death. the great reconclier.
has come, it is never our tenderness
that I'VE, repent Of, but our severity
George Eliot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

our Nations I, W..ith.

Our atIOn's Wealthe
The material wealth and strength 81
our nation is In iron, the most useful
OF all metals, just as the wealth Of s
human being lies ina useful stomach.
y you have overworked yours, try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t will
relieve the clogged bowels, improve
the appetite and cure constipation,
dyspepsia and biliousness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

Fame is given to q man that Others
may discover his weakness. Z 81:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-10
Grand Op rn House.

The first performance of the return engagement of that splendid production King of the Opium Ring" was wit messed by an immense audience at the Grand opera house last night. That the piece won the favor of New Haven theatergoers on the occasion of its first visit here earlier in the season was evidenced by the hearty and enthusias- tic reception accorded it last night.
 "The King of the Opium Ring" is a play far out of the ordinary and touches upon life and incidents concerning which the public in general is very | much in ignorance. It deals in the main with the life of the lowly and graphically pictures the dramatic scenes daily enacted in the great Chinese col ony of Frisco. The operations of the famous gang of smugglers who swindled the United States government out of thousands Of dollars form the basis of the story. The king of this gang of smugglers is assisted by wealthy Chinaman who uses his wealth and po- sition to secure the abduction of an extremely pretty white girl. In accom- plishing this desire the headquarters and methods of the ring are disclosed to the police and arrests follow. The Chinaman, however, is not incriminat- ed and escapes, still keeping the girl in his possession. He is foled in his attempt to marry her by the girls fla ther, from whom she had been sepa- rated in early childhood.
 Decidedly clever and unique special | ties are introduced in the third and last acts, and there are many startling and sensational features, especially the res cue of the white girl in the third act by the human tower of links. The company is an excellent one in it's en- tirety, and the piece is deserving of large patronage. It certainly supplies the long felt want for something orig inal. There will be another perform ance tonight and tomorrow night. After the matinee the several young Chinese of the company will hold a reception for ladies and children.
 Edward c. Whites Two Little Va grants" comes to the Grand opera house for three nights, April 12 13 and IA, with matinees Good Friday and Saturday. While possessing all the heart thrilling pathos and soul-stirring excitement of the modern French drama, it is com pletely devoid of morbid emotional fea- lures too frequent in most melodramas of the present decade. The story begins and ends strongly. In the cast are Neva Harrison, Barbara Douglas Anna Bod
 
 ington, Katharine Vincent, Arthur Cog liser, Frederic Douglas, Del La Barre. Walter Cooke, Harry w. Collins and others. The scenic effects are both sen- sational and realistic, the entire outfit being carried by the company. Seats now on sale. Regular prices.
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FACTS REGARDING COFFEE.

l Both Consumption and Production
 Largely Increasing in the World.
 In 1S96-97 the amount of coffee, raw ! and manufactured, upon which duty l was paid in our custom houses Clan 1 cet," London), was only about 12,00C 1 tons, whereas, according to "Le Bulle- ! tin de Statisque ct de Legislation Com paree'-a French official publication
 the total amount consumed in Europe
 and the United States was no less than
 623,320 tons. Holland, we learn from 1 the same authority in the country where the drinking of coffee is most in vogue, the quantity disposed of per head per annum being upward of 10 Xii
 lograms Denmark and Belgium come
 next with seven and five kilograms re- spectively, while in France the allow ance per inhabitant is no more than i 1-2 kilograms. On the continent it is apparently the sum levied as duty which determines the amount consum- ed In Holland coffee is entirely un
 taxed In Denmark and Belgium the charge is insignificant, but in France it amounts to the almost prohibitive rate of 156 francs per 100 kilograms, or about I'd. pound avoirdupois. The tax with us is only 1 1-2d. a pound for the raw article and 2d when it is manufactured, so our otrihing eonsump- tion of about a third of a kilogram per
 head cannot well be due to fiscal
 causes. The production of coffee is said to be increasing rapidly in South America and to be assuming large pro
 portions in Central Africa In the
 Rio districts alone the augmented out
 put for the four years ending 1897 was equal to 4000000 sacks, or about 240, GOO tons. Writing in the Revue des Deux Mondes for July, 1898, M De Cas-
 tries says: "They are planting at least 600,000 coffee plants every year in the Congo Free State, and everything fla vors the hope that in few years the output will have risen to upward of 2G,000000 kilograms" If this is the case the price of coffee should soon fall, when in all probability our con- sumption of six pounds of tea per head per annum will suffer a diminution
 There can be no doubt that coffee ef- fleets the human economy in pecu- liarly agreeable and beneficent man ner. It is fairly cheap, easily prepar-
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MEETING OF couNclLMEN
(Continued from First Page.)

(Continued from First Page.) side of Wooster street and from the north side of Wooster street to State street.
 The report of the committee on rail- roads and bridges was heard and the orders passed
 The councimen voted to concur with the aldermen in adopting the recom- mendations of the committee on claims. One was to pay E. l.. Washburn $42'9o' another $200 to Bridget Lynch and an- other $225 to Patrick Doody.
 The report of the committee on ap- propriations was adopted.
 The board voted to concur with the aldermen in accepting the committee recommendation for the paving of Church street and Whitney avenue, and on this point came the argument 1 Councilman Chase presented a peti- | tion signed by a number of the larger property owners on Whitney avenue protesting against the brick pavement Some of the signers were: T. G. Ben nett, Elizabeth w. Whitney, Harrison & Zacher, S. H. Chapman. Laura Wurte, Leonard c. Sanford Captain c. H. Townshend, w. G. Daggett, Wal lace B. Fem, Jacob B. Ullman and AL bert F. Wells.
 The petition was read and Councilman Chase denounced the members of the board for doing just contrary to what they did few weeks ago when they considered the Temple street petition CTS and voted against asphalt. Now he said, you turn right around and do the opposite thing, when some of the biggest land owners of the city sign their names as being against brick pavement" He finally amended the motion by putting in Trinidad Pitch Lake Asphalt instead of brick. MT. Chase was evidently prepared for what had taken place, for he pulled out a bundle of letters received from all parts of the United States, answers to letters of his requesting opinions on the different permanent pavements used in the larger cities On vote the amend ment was lost and the original motion was passed.
 The councilmen concurred with the aldermen on the report of the Willow street bridge committee, after which the meeting was adjourned until Thursday, April 1S.
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INM ENTjS
uypcrion Theatrr.

"A Colonial Girl" played by com pany of Daniel F'rohman's players headed by Howard Gould, was given a return presentation at the Hyperion last night. The story told is one of Revolu- tionary days in New York city. God frey Remsen, a manly, impetuous Amer ican, returns from abroad to find the woman who had promised to marry him married to another. To revenge himself in hot-headed mood he marries an un- worldly little Colonial Girf' who loves him. The story told is of the attempt of an English officer to win her love and of the adventures that Remsen as an American spy undergoes at the hands of the English. The end is of course, the conventional one--that is, all dif- ferences between Remsen and his wife are removed, the English officer and his dastardly designs are ,thwarted and all goes well. As said above the story is one that is charmingly told, and in it's wholesome sweetness is the kind of a
 play that is always pleasing. The act
 ing of the entire cast was beyond crit
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MAJOR sLUDINGTON < SURPRISED
Presented. With Beautiful Gold Badge
 by Horse Guards.

Presented With Beautiful Gold Badge
 by Horse Guards.
 At a meeting called by order of the adjutant general to elect a successor to Lieutenant James Gebbie resigned, the Second company, Governors Horse Guard, last evening elected former Lieutenant Charles A. Bright to be sen for second lieutenant of the company. Charles w. Hoffman was elected jun for first lieutenant and William J. Brad mack was elected junior second leuten- ant.
 The election of officers completed, the company sprung surprise upon Major Ludington by presenting to him an ele- gant gold medal in honor of his twenty five years of service with the company The major has really been with the company for twenty-seven years, but the medal bears upon it's cross bar the dates "1S73-1S9S." It was made by Jeweler Sherman, who has been at work upon it's design for some time. The pendant part of the medal is a Maltese cross hung upon two crossed sabres It bears the initials "G. H. G." and the words Second Company" In the cen ter is the state seal handsomely en- graved. The back part of the pendant is also engraved, the inscription being, ''Major Ludington Second Company, Governors Horse Guard, of Connecti- cut"
 The gift was received by Major Lud- ington with pleasure and surprise. Tn honor of the event no drill was held and the members indulged in an informal smoker instead The indoor baseball game which was to have taken place between the Horse Guard and Sarsfields was also foregone.
 This evening the Sarsfields will play the Blues in what is virtually a strug- gle for the championship Each team has lost one game, and the Sarsfields have won seven games to the Blues six. After to-night's game there will be no more practice at the armory until after the Sarsfields' ball, which takes place next Monday evening, as the armory will be entirely given up to Roster, the New York decorator. It has been stip- ulated that the decorating shall be con- pleted by Saturday evening.
 Captain Markham of Company H of Middletown was a visitor at the armory yesterday, calling upon Armorer Allen.
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TtHae11tts' 8mfhe
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford ii. R.
December 8. 1899.

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 x7:00. *S:oo, *S:lO. S.So. *9:35. x1o:3o a. m.. '12.Oo, l2o5, +1:so. (parlor car liml- ted). "l:35, 200. *2:3o, S:Oo s4:Oo. .4:17 l A:9o, '5:lO, 5:S5, 6:30, @7:1O, +s:10. SHE tolloseport accommodation *e:1o, s:15 p. m. Sundays-+4:05, *450, xS:0O q, m.. '2:So, x4:30, x6:15, .7:1o, +S:1O. .s:3O. FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Rlver-*1:O5 *11:5O D. m. (daily). FOR BOSTON via springlield-.1.1o x1o;1O *l1:O5 a. m., *1:45, *5:5s D. m. Sundays-*1:1 10 a. m, *5:5e D. m.
 FOR BOSTON via New London and Piovidence-"2:1O, *2:2O, *11:s5 (parlor car lilnited) a. m.. .12:o5. .2:47. .4:15. '4:56, *6:55 p. m. Sundays-s2:1O, *2:2o a. m, 'l2:O5, *4:55, s6:55 D. Tn.
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD. SPRINGFIELD, etc.--"1:1O GAO. 500, xlo:lo' -l1:0b 6. m, 12:10, s1:45. 3:1O 5: %, b;o2, (6:15 to Hartford> S:OO 10, 00, !l:Io (to Meriden) D. m. Sundays -l:lU a. m.. 12:10. 15:52. SIPS D. In. NEW LONDON DIVISION
 Tor New London. etc.--*o:lo. s2:2O, ZOO tGuilford accj. 1o:0s. i1:05. "11:S5 sparior car limitedo q. n1.. "l2.05, +2:47. s:oo. 4:l5. +4:55, 5:15, 615 (to SaybrooS Junction, '6:55. 11:20 (Guilford acc.) l.. m. Sunday-+2:lO. *2:20 q. m, s12:C5, '4:55, *6:55 D. m,
 AIR LINE DIVYSION--
 For Middletown, Willimantic. etc. 7:45 a. IT,. 12:55. "2:33, 6:05 D. m. Sun oays-'7:l5 p. m. Connecting at Middle town with the Valley branch and at Willimantic with Midland and Central divisions and c. V. R. R.; at Turner- ville with Colchester branch. NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Fails. Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford and intermediate stations-7:50 a. m. ana 4:oo p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate .sations, 5:57 p. m.
 For Farmington. New Hartford and points this side-7:50 a. m., 12:04, 400, 5:57 p. m. < BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby. Ansonia, etc-7:00. S:00, 9:35 a. m.. 12:0O. 2:Ss. S:57, b:S5. 7:50. 11:a0 D. m. Sundays s:1o a. m. and S:sO D. m.
 For Waterbury-7:00 500. 9:35 a. rn., l2:oo 2:S9. 5:35, 7:50, 11:20 p. m. Sun- days-8:10 a. m., 6:15 D. m (via Nauga- tuck Junction)
 For Winsted-7:0o, 9:S5 a. rn., 2:ss, 6:3E p. m. Sundays-S:10 a. m., 6:15 D. m. (via Naugatuck Junction).
 For Shelton. Botsford, Newtown, Dan- bury Pittsfield. State Line-9:35 a. m.. 3:67 p. m.
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit Cincin. natl, St. Louis, Chicago and the West via Bridgeport-6:10 a. m.: via State Line--9:S5 a. m., 3:57 D. m.
 For Litchf1eld and points on Litchfeld branch via Bridgeport-6:1O a. m. (via Derby Junction), s:57 p. m.
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Poli's Wonderland Thcatcr.

Bright acts full of comedy compose the bill that played to a big house at Polls last night, delighting every one. George Wilson, the celebrated minstrel, gave rollicking monologue of jokes and songs. Jones, Grant and Jones gave the real thing in "coon" comedy, making a hit that shook the house. The Three Savons in the best acrobatic com edy in the country are genuine circus. As acrobats they are wonders, and they turn their most difficult feats into a big joke. Carleton and Terre in a jolly talking act and the Saville sisters are two excellent numbers The most pre- tentious act is the comedy by Dempsey, Mitchell and company, a mix-up of identity that carries lot of fun with it and scored a big success, There are several other fine acts in the bill Prices, matinees 10 cents and 20 cents; even- ings 10 cents, 20 cents and 30 cents. La dies at matinee 10 cents
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MI ITO RID.

Arthur Downes, who has been spend ing few days with his parents, MT and Mrs John s. Downes, has returned to Boston.
 William Cornwall of New York is visiting in town a few days,
 Mrs. Wizard of New Britain is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. I. Mathewson.
 David l.. Clarke is laying concrete walks in front of Harris Hitchcock residence on North avenue.
 Mrs. Edith Botsford and her daugh- ter, Miss Minnie Botsford of Bridge port, have been spending few days with relatives in town.
 George N. Miles, jr., of Boston is vis- iting his parents, MT. and Mrs. George N. Miles.
 Miss Margaret Duncan is the guest of Mrs. Wallace Chase.
 MT. and Mrs. T. P. Welton of Water bury are spending a few days at their cottage at Burns Point.
 The Daughters of Rebekah meet this afternoon and evening with Mrs. George E. Mallory. The evening will be de- voted to whist.
 Services will be held in St. Peters church this evening at 7:15 o'clock Evening prayer, a sermon by Bishop Brewster and confirmation.
 The Plymouth church steps have been repaintec.
 William H. Van Horn has purchased the Union store on Broad street
 Mrs. A. l.. Futile and Miss Grace Simmons are visiting friends in Ruth erford, N. J.
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WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
DEATH OF ALEY1NDER S. GRAYAT
 THE MASONIC HOME.
Holders of Baseball U informs Requested to Turn Them in Fire Department Pagnam ys. Heineman Settled.

Alexander s. Gray, a member of Charity and Relief lodge of Mystic, died at the Masonic home late Sunday night, aged seventy-four years. He had been an inmate of the home since June 1896, and has two sons living in New London, where it is probable that his body will be taken for burial.
 Mrs. Dennis 0. Redmond, a well known resident of the town, died early yesterday morning afJer an illness with < the grip, followed by pneumonia. She leaves one son, John O'Keefe, and one daughter, Mrs. John Barry The fu- neral services will be held in the Holy Trinity church Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
 Rev. Henry Stone officiated at the fu- neral of Frederick Grieb on North Farms yesterday afternoon. The inter- ment was in the "In Memoriam' ceme- tery. ,
 The funeral of William Carroll will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the M E. church in Yalesville. The burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden
 Manager Fogarty requests that those having in their possession uniforms of the baseball club will at once turn them over to E. c. Gardner of Washington street.
 Burdette Futile and Wilbur Doolittle are expected home from Florida the lat ter part of this week.
 The thermometer registered 2S above zero yesterday morning at o'clock on the plains.
 The fire department was called out about Ii o'clock Sunday night by the burning of small building used as barn owned by Charles Hawley and sit uated on North Cherry street.
 The woods on Mount Tom were burn ing brightly early last evening.
 The case of Pagnam ys. Heineman. which was appealed to the supreme court, has been settled by the defendant paying the costs.
 Quite a number of the bicyclists who were out Sunday afternoon and headed to the north had to do more walking than riding on account of the gale of wind that was blowing.
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pr. Miles Nervine has been before the public number of years and has earned an enviable reputation by its many wonderful cures of nervous diseases. It is perfectly harmless, as it contains no trace of opium, morphi ne, chleral, cocaine or other narcotics or poisonous drugs, and may be taken by most delicate peo- pie without fear of contracting the drug habit. Neither does it contain alcohol CT other stimulating agents which build up false hope for time and then let their victims down to lower depths of despondency. Dr. Miles Neryine strengthens weak nerves, rests tired nerves, quiets ir- ritated nerves and cures diseased nerves. It is a brain and nerve food as well as 8 medicine and induces
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icism. Howard Gould, well and favora- bly, known to theater- -goers in this city for his exploitation of the hero of the
 zenda stories, had a part well suited to
 his ability in the manly and courageous
 Godfrey Remsen. Others in the cast deserving of special mention are Grace Freeman as Molly Hedden the colonial
 girl and wife of Remsen; Robert Con
 ners as Lovelace, the English officer;
 Eleanor Carr as Lady Judith Danvers and Helen King Russell as Lady Ketel-
 tas. The piece was well staged.
 Not the least interesting thing about
 a John Drew gagement-whether in New York city or in the smallest town in which he may be booked-is the quail ity of the audience that greets him. It is sure to be thoroughly representative of the best in the community in which he may be playing, and to be In itself a picture to delight the eye of a spectator. Take the orchestra chairs away and you might fancy a fashionable salon with no great stretch of the imagination. The measure of proof in this statement may be well seen when MT. Drew appears at the Hyperion on Friday night, April 13, Good Friday. The play in which he will be seen is called "The Tyranny of Tears,' and is classed as a comedy of temperament by it's distinguished ar:- thor, Haddon Chambers. It will be pre- scented by the original cast and with the same detail of scenic accessory that characterized it's prolonged engagement at the Empire theater, New York Misses Isabel Irving, Ida Conquest, Georgie Mendum and Arthur Byron, Harry Harwood and Frank T. Lamb are in MT. Drew's support. Seats now on sale. Prices $1.50 $1 and 75 cents.
 Nothing is. too good but what it can be bettered,' is always the watchful maxim of those clever farceurs, Math- ews and Bulger, who come to the lily perion next Monday night, and thus stimulated, their supporting company Is always on the alert to make use of every idea and every suggestion that will tend to improve. In the latest ver- sion of their big vaudeville operetta, By the Sad Sea Waves" opportunities are always arising which are immedi- ately seized and the result is a spirited, gnirth-producing rollocking perform ance