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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
WARNING SENT TO CHINA.
Notified by United States That Boxers
Must BE Suppressed.

3 Is
Notified by United States That Boxers"
Must BE Suppressed.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The United
States government has taken a hand
in the suppression of the Boxers" in
China. Minister Conger has been in
structed by the state department to
inform the Chinese government that
this government expects it to stamp
out the society promptly and thorough
ly, and to provide proper guarantees
for the maintenance of peace and order
and the protection of the life and
property of Americans in China, all
now threatened by the operations of
the Boxers" There is no indication
in the instructions as to the course
that will be pursued by the United
States in case the Chinese government
fails to observe the warning conveyed
in this communication. Mr.. Conger is
acting on parallel lines with the rep
resentatives of every European power
at the Chinese court, but has not
joined in any concert of action.
LONDON, May s7.-A SPECIAL dispatch
from Shanghai says adyices from
szuchuan, province of Hr Peh, report
that the Boxers have destroyed two
villages and massacred many converts
of the French missionary stations.
i i : : ~ = Sl,; Nav
Flu, it is added, sent regiment to tn,
scene of the disturbances. The sol
diers were ambushed by the malcon
tents and lost twentysix men killed
Reinforcements have been dispatched
1 from Icllang.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

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Presidential Party Attends Memorial
Services at fredericksburg, va.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. May s6.-On
the very ground over which the old
Fifth corps charged at Fredericksburg,
President Mckinley and his cabinet
and General Miles yesterday witnessed
the laying of the corner stone in a
shaft which will perpetuate in bronze
and granite the hereoism of the Army of
the Potomac. The monument was the
personal gift of General Daniel But
terrified to the National Memorial AS
ISOLATION. General Butterfield him
self was present and assisted in the
ceremony, but owing to i'll health the
commital of the monument to the sec
rotary of war was made by Colonel
Hill, one of the Veterans of the Fifth
corps. The ceremony was with due
Masonic rites, and at it's completion
the secretary of war accepted the gift
in the name of the American people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
GOOD TACTICS DE beers.
They Continue to Retire, But Always
Take Guns with Them.

They Continue to Retire, But Always
Take Gums with Them.
LONDON, May ~. Lord Roberts,
with two divisions Of infantry, was
thirty-fve miles from the vaal river,
on Thursday noon, with his right
wing under General Hamilton, even
nearer the river, and General French,
with two brigades of cavalry, well in
advance and securing the district west
of the railway. The press correspon-
dents continue to describe the Dutch
retreat IN contemptuous terms as the
rush <of disorderly, panic-stricken
rabble. Probably from an Aldershot
pointof view it lacks the perfection of
drill which Sir Redvers Butler adj
mired after the battle of Spion Kop,
but it is effective in one respect, that
the guns are always carried back out
Of danger and few stragglers are
left behind. The Dutch bnrghers
are discouraged, without doubt, but
they are not running like hares nor
have they been transformed into a
rabble, as the newspaper paragraph
ers are foolish enough to assert.
They succeeded in taking back all
the guns which were mounted at the
Rhenoster river, and this was good
work when both TANKS of their posi-
ton had been turned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
John Powers Arrested.

FRANKFORT, Ky, May q. John
Powers, brother of Secretary of State
Powers, indicted for the assassination
of Goebel, has been arrested in the
mountains near Barberville. Governor
Beckham has issued an order dismiss.
ing the democratic soldiers.
A faithful dog, years ago, saved the
life of Leslie Liyelmore, veteran of
the civil war, by arousing him when
at night a fire had broken out in his
home. Now he has refused an offer OF
admission to the Soldiers Home in
Washington, ID. c., because his dog
will not be allowed to accompany him.
A little tiff between engaged lovers,
Henry =. Reeves and Miss Sarah M
Riley, Of Trenton, N. j, caused them
TO part. This was forty years ago.
He went to- Topeka, became a wealthy.
broker, andy lately began to long for
his old sweetheart He wrote to her,
and they have just been married At
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Although the inhabitants OF the
earth are not perceptibly affected by
the wandering motion of the North
Pole, yet it is phenomenon of I'M
ceasing interest to astronomers, and on
January LIST new plan for investigat-
ing it went into effect. The motion,
which is suggestive of the wabbling
of top, is extremely slight when the
vast size of the earth is taken into
account. Since 1890 the North Pole
has never been more than 35 feet away
from the place it should occupy if the
earth's axis of revolution never varied
in direction. But the motion is err
ratio, and it's cause is obscure. The
new plan of observation provides four
observing stations, all close to the 39th
degree Of north latitude, and all within
500 feet Of the same parallel. These
are at Midzusawa, Japan; Carloforte,
Sardinia! Gaithersburg, Maryland and
Ukiah, California. Precisely similar
observations with exactly the same
kind of zenith telescopes will be made
at each station on carefully selected
stars Any change in the direction Of
the pole reveals itself by shift Of the
stars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
FORMAL DEMAND ON CHINA.
Diplomatic Corps To Ask How 1t Pro
poses To suppress Boxers"

Diplomatic Corps To Ask How It Pro-
poses To Suppress Boxers"
PEK1Ne, May 29.-The diplo-
matte corps have decided to ask the
Tsung- Li-Yamen Chinese foreign Of
fce) to define explicitly the measures
which the government intends to
take in dealing with the Boxers. =
Must Call Foreign Troops.
SHANGHAI, May 29.-Reports indi-
cate that affairs around Picking are
extremely critical, owing to the defeat
Of the government troops by the
Boxers. It is now regarded here as
certain that foreign troops must now
be sent to Picking to protect the le-
cations while the withdrawal. of mis-
sionaries from the interior is consid-
cred imperative.
Large portions of the provinces Of
Pe-Chi-Li and Shan-Tung are in a
state little better than absolute an
archy, and disorder is spreading in
the province of Shan-Si in conse-
quence of the encouragement received
from the empress dowager.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
WILLIAM $. TAYLOR AS CHIEF.

Kentuckian to Manage Life Insurance
Society in Indiana polls.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27.-William s.
Taylor, ousted from the Kentucky
governorship, has engaged in business
in this city. This will take him out of
politics, except that he may attend the
republican national convention at
Philadelphia as one of Kentuclky's del
egates at large, to which position he
was elected by the recent state con-
vention. William Boswell & Co.,
managers of the Provident Savings
Life Assurance Society, have engaged
Mr.. Taylor us executive manager of
the company, with headquarters in
his citYss Whether the office VIII be
future. Mr.. Taylor is evasive as tc
whether he will ever resume his resi-.
dence in Kentucky.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
RoBERrs's ADVANCE RAPID.
British Now Within Eighteen Miles o
Johannesburg.

British Now Within Eighteen Miles of
Johannesburg.
LONDON, May 20. The following
dispatch is from Lord Roberts:
kip RIVER, Transvaal, May 2s.--
We marched twenty miles to-day and
are now eighteen miles from Johan-
nesbnrg. The enemy had prepared
several POSITIONS where they intended
to oppose us, but they abandoned ono
after the other as we neared them.
We pressed them SO hard that they
had only just time to get their five
guns into train and to leave as soon as
some of the West Australian infantry
dashed into it.
sFrench's and Ian Hamilton's forces
are apparently engaged with the enc
my about ten miles to our left, as fir
ing has been heard since noon.
b. j. Whigham has just returned
to Lorenzo Marquee from Pretoria,
where he went disguised. He wires
that Kruger has all the arrangements
made for fight, presumably to Hol-.
land. A Especial train, provisioned, is
always ready with steam up. The
train waits some distance from
Pretoria. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Secretary Wilson proposes that the
.postman's wagon in the rural free de-
livery service, which is now rapidly
extending, shall carry the daily wealth
er forecast. with cold wave and frost
warnings, for the benefit of farmers.
With universal rural free delivery,
every householder may receive a
daily visit from a representative Of the
United States government. The sug-
gestion is a reasonable one that the
mail carrier should attend to other
government matters, of which distri-
button Of the weather forecasts may
be the first upon an extending list.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
GIVES PORTE A NOTE.
Lloyd Griscom Hands Turkey Note
Demanding Settlement.

CoNsTANrISoPLE, May 24.--The
United States legation having vainly
waited for four weeks for reply to
the note of April "a, regarding the
American indemnity claims, Lloyd G.
Griscom, United States charge d.
affairs, handed Tewfik Pasha, minister
of foreign affairs, a new note, couched
in more precise terms, and insisting
upon prompt settlement. The note
produced great impression, as the
porte thought the matter was post
poned, if not abandoned. It's believed
the United States win not wait SO long
this time for an answer, Americas in
diligence thus far not having made a
satisfactory impression upon the porte.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
DEWEY ON BRYAN TICKET.

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Friend of the Admiral Says Latter
Would Accept Vice Presidency.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Admiral
Dewey is willing to run for vice presi-
dent on the democratic ticket. Within
short time he is expected to signify
his willingness to accept that nomi-
nation. This is the statement made
by one of the admiral's trends who
had just spent two hours with Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey at Beauvoir. The
visitor found the admiral quite apa-
thetic about his candidacy for the
presidency. He displayed only a Ian
guild interest in that, and appeared
finally to have reached the conclusion
that he cannot be nominated for first
place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Recent observations tending to SHOW

Recent observations tending to show
that ants possess sense Of hearing
have been described in this column.
Professor Metcalf Of the Woman's Col
lege, Baltimore, adds some interesting
testimony on the subject in letter to
Science. One of his students discover
ed that colony of black ants was
thrown into state Of great excitement
by sounds of one particular pitch.
Other sounds did not affect them, but
when the peculiar note was struck,
either on violin or with a whistle,
the ants would become excited, and If
the sounds were continued would grow
frantic, some Of them falling into a
water moat surrounding their nest
Ants Of other species paid no attention
to the sounds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Congress is often criticised on ac-
count Of the speed with which the pas
sage Of pension bills is rushed, Eighty
four bills in forty-fye minutes is a
recent record of the senate. But 1t
should be remembered that every one
of the bills had been carefully exam
ined by a committee, and was accom-
panied by printed ireporp setting
forth the facts y " bined. II
CONGRESS Wan1 very PEN
liscltss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Enormous wheat Crop In Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 9s.-Kansas
wants 10000 men to help save her
enormous wheat crop. State Grain
Inspector Mckenzie, who has just re-
turned from the Kansas wheat belt,
says the state will harvest SIS, 00O, 900
bushels and that harvesting in south
ern Kansas will begin by June 10.
Nothing can occur to injure the crop
except destructive storms, as the
earth has been regularly soaked
with timely rains
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Observations 4 Success.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Advices re-
ceived at the naval observatory from
Its agents in various points in the.
south show that favorable weather
prevailed for observing the SUMS
eclipse yesterday, that the contact
occurred very close to schedule time
and that the programme arranged
was carried out without a hitch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Too much business pressure seems
to be responsible for the fact that Chi
cago's gang of porch-climbers succeeds
In evading apture. The police, accord
ing to recent victim Of the burglars,
are always too busy to attend to such
cases and the porch climbers are en-
gagged in so fourishing a trade that
they have no time to bother with po-
Hcemen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Kansas City hotel men are prepar-
Ing to give every convention delegate
. bed by putting five beds in each
room. At SIS a day for each Of these
beds this seems to be game Of high
five.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Trades unions hitherto have been
but little known in Paris. 1t now is
announced that the 5000 assistants
employed in the three great shops, the
Bon Marche, Louvre and Samaritaine,
are meditating the organization of an
association of this kind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
NEELEY GOT s4so,ooo.
Entertainments Aggregatlng That
Amount Charged Against Him.

Embezzlements Aggregatlng That
Amount Charged Against Him.
New York, May 90. mbezzle-
ments aggregating nearly $3.50, 900, it
is alleged, are now.laid at the door of
Charles 4. w. Nicely, late chief finan-
cial agent of the postal service in
Cuba, who is at present prisoner in
Ludlow street Jail in this city. In
addition to the sum of $45 ,30o.26
which he is accused of having stolen
outright from the Cuban postal funds,
and upon which charge he was rear
rested here yesterday. government Of.
ticials accuse him of fraudently Sc.
curing $400.o 900 by the sale of Cuban
stamps which had been ordered de-
stroVed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

General Macarthur Reports a. Capture.
WAsHlNaroN, May 80. Macarthur
at Manila cables the war department.:
Three officers and'fifty-six men, with
forty-six rifles surrendered uncondi-
tionally at Cuyato yesterday; and
three officers, forty-six men, and fifty
five rifles, surrendered Internationally.
yesterday at Tarlac. These spontan-
eous surrenders are very encourage
',rD ~ Nc 9 L
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

After all, it seems only natural that
the fire tiend, raging upon the grounds
i0f the Paris exposition, should select
5 the water palace as the one place
+ which it was his business to destroy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

foot is ms, been provided machine
ed opening and the slnajlnag shoes. The
chlne is firmly grasped. A rang-
motor actuates rotary brushes that re-
move the mud. The foot is next placed
N the backing arrangement proper
Wnlch acts as the dauber, and the third
set OF brushes is devoted to polishing.
= needle on machine indicates the
various stages in the operation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
BRITISH HORSE REVERSED.
Twenty-seven English Killed at schroe-

Twenty-seven English Killed at Schroe-
per's Mex.
PRETORIA, May s5.- official bull
letin says:
Sixty of the British cavalry came
in collision May 20 with eighty of the
Swaziland commando at Schroepers
Mex. The fighting lasted an hour.
The British lost twenty-seven killed,
twenty-five wounded aud eleven pris-
oners. Twenty five horses, two Max
inns and a quantity of ammunition
We're also captured. The federals lost
one killed and one wounded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The members of the Internat,on,,
commercial Congress held in Phila-
delphia We're told by Mr.. W. c. Barker
as the result of his observations among
european manufactures, that time
seems to be regarded as of compare
lively little value abroad, while in Am
erica the maxim that time is money
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Z, MAY 81 1900.

Kansas has sent twenty cars Of corn
g famine sufferers in India. Some
southern state should contribute a staff
of black mammies to make it into corn
dodgers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

James j. Corbett is anxious to be-
come congressman from New York
city, and his friends declare that he
will be elected Mr. Corbett might not
shine in legislative halls, hut it should
be difficult affair to tear him from
his seat if once in the chair. He is a
larger man than either Senator Clark
or Mat Quay, and his science should
ens6le him to whip any sergeant-at-
qrms that ever trod the aisles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
PEOPLE BEAT MEASURE.
Compulsory Insurance Act Defeated .
the Polls In Switzerland.

Compulsory Insurance Act Defeated at
the Polls In Switzerland.
BERNE, Switzerland. May The.
bill which the assembly had adopted, !.
making compulsory insurance against
accident and illness of all persons not
earning their living, confederation
contributing toward expense, was,'
upon being submitted to the people,
according to the Swiss law. defeated
May 20, by a majority Of 10000, the
vote standing 100000 against the.
measure, TO 100, 900 in it's favor. d
& There is one Chinainan in Guam.
He is the sole proprietor of the only
"a No: Investment on the island the
distillery.
/, Egypt, where some sort of a plague
is almost constantly in existence, was
at one time free from the evil Of two
centuries.
Chicago has a bird hospital, the only
one Of its kind in the world, where
sick and wounded birds are received
and cared for.
I, Mrs. Russell Sage says she wasn't a.
good fellow girl, \ yet she had .
time. She finds that women as well as
men can oyerdo the good fellow
business. II sEI Z:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

rip hammer in use was

"trip hammer in use was worked
by hand. the weight being drawn up
with ropes and pulley, and allowed to
drop. The American power-hammer
strikes 100 and more blows in a min
ute.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
NEAR THE vAAL.
British Forces withi6 Forty MlIss o.

British Forces withi6 Forty MIL.
Jonannesburg.
LONDON, May British horse
according to dispatcl, from Lol
Marquee, are now close to the
river, within forty miles of Joha
burg. The migration from Pref
has begun, Women and childrer
being sent in trains to Machador1
the way to Leydenburg. Trail
arriving at Lorenzo Marquee
with passengers, among whoi
many Germans. who are bounJ
Europe.
Nathan and Perlnon Citron. q
York, manufacturers of shirt.
discharged VIM. E; Gray, their
Ger, because he was called to se
q juror in the Supreme Court
manufacturers were greatly sur
totlearn that this was against Il
and have taken Gray back.
There were 2,431 train accid|
the United States in 1899, again
in 1893. The killed numbered
the injured 1901. This exec
total killed and wounded IN I'll
lppines during the eighteen
ended December 81, 1899, the q
killed being "a per cent and ia
ed IL per cent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Drs MorNEs. Nav 20. 1900.

The state board OF control is pre-
pairing the list and amounts to be
paid the patients at Mount Pleasant
asylum. This money was provided
for by the last legislature It was
intendent OF the institution. Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31


time prior to his visit to the camp and
a large number We're exposed. A pest
house was Immediately established at
Alton and the tramp taken there.
Every member of the railway camp
was exposed and it is feared progress
in the work will be greatly impeded.
This is the second time small pox has
broken out in these camps.
JOHN, the 1a-year-old son of Rev. j.
G. Stoddard, Of Ogden, was rum over
by train a few days ago and had both
his legs crushed. Three surgeons
were at once summoned and both legs
were amputated just below the knee.
ROLAND j. ALEXANDER, of Tama.
fell from the top of freight train in
Dayton Hollow one day last week and
sustained dislocation of the neck.
killing him instantly. He was a brake
man and had traded runs with another
man. in order to go to his home for
few days vacation, and met his death
on the trip.
WESTERN COLLEGE, of Toledo, has
just received deed to half section
of fine land in southwestern Mime
sofa, the gift of j. K. Hobaugh, of
Maxwell. It's valued at $4,000. It is
given for the endowment fund and is
to be a memorial for the wife of the
donor, Mrs. Lucy Hobaugh, deceased
last December. This gift to the per-
manent fund Of the institution at this
time viii. further stimulate the pres
emit effort \ being made under the
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-10-18
NOTICE.

M. r. Counter, practical watch
maker, jeweler, and optician,person-
al attention given to repairing,watch,
clock and jewellery, over 30 years ex-
perience. Gold and silver jewellery
manufactured by experienced work
man on short notice,quality OF goods
and work guaranteed as repre-
sented. M. r. COUNTER,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-10-18
Political Potpouri.

ueIe was hepuOllcdn meeLlnR
at Achi's house last night and the
Independent boys we're around and
shouted for the Republican speak
ers and drank Achi's gin (paid for
at headquarters).
VIM. Aud has been placed in
nomination as candidate for senator
by the Democrats, in the place OF
f. j. Tesla who has resigned from
political honors. Mr.. Aud is a very
popular Hawaiian, respected by all.
He holds high rank in Masonry
belonging to the 32v degree. He is
a fluent speaker in the English as
we'll as in the Hawaiian language
and is widely known as an upright,
honorable and sincere man. Mr..
Aud is respected by the "haoles"
as highly as he is by the Hawaiians
and his financial position in the
community makes him a most de-
sirable, conservative Legislator,
In the place OF S. K. Pua, who
has accepted nomination on the
Independent Senatorial ticket in
preference to his Democratic nomi-
nation on the Representative ticket,
the name of William Holt has been
placed. Mr.. Holt is we'll known
Hawaiian, and politically speaking
very strong man. Full OF energy
and "go" Holt has increased the
fortune which he inherited from his
grandfather and his generosity to-
wards his countrymen is as we'll
known as his ability in making
shrewd bargain. The Democrats
were happy when Holt said 'yes" to
their request of using his name on
their ticket.
Tonight the Republicans will ex~
hibit torches against the rain which
will pour down and speeches will
be delivered to further order at the
Orpheum.
The plumbers send us the follow
ing item; At meeting Of the
Journeyman Plumbers Association
held at their hall on Fort street last
Tuesday evening the following re-
solution was passed:
Resolved, That this Association
endorses, as the friends of labor,
Mr.. Clarence l.. Crabbe, candidate
for Senator, and Mr.. A. F. Gillian,
candidate for Representative, and
we bespeak for each OF these candi-
dates, the vote Of the laboring man.
Fifty prominent young voters
signed the roll OF the Young Mems
Democratic Club last night at the
headquarters OF the Party where
Mr.. McClanahan addressed them.
The invitation to join the Club
reads as follows;
We, the undersigned, hereby as
sociate ourselves together, under
the name of the Young Mems De-
mocratic Club OF Honolulu.
The purposes Of the organization
shall be to assist in every way posi-
BILE the success of the Democratic
Party of the Territory of Hawaii.
We also hereby pledge ourselves
to promptly respond to every call
OF our President, at meetings, pa
rades or for any other duty, to
to which he may call us.
On Monday next there will be a
big meeting at the Fish Market
where the Democratic orators will
speak and tell the voters why David
should be elected,
Politics are getting rather warm
and even the Hilo papers are taking
a hand in the fray. We were
"Slackered" when we saw our Hilo
friends fighting for Sam Parker
We thought the kickers always
naotoI ~ ha IN kha M; ninu aida