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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
The NEWS In IOWA
FROZEN IN A BARN:

Insane Mans Death Said to BE Due to
Cruelty and Neglect.
HUMBOLDT, Feb 22.This city is now
agitatcd by revelations which seem to
show that extreme cruelty led to the
death of an insane man. Several years.
ago Michael Chess, q farmer living
near ERADICATE, Humboldt county, be-
came demented and was taken to the
insane asylum at Independence.
Shortly after this Chess's sister spd
her husband secured his release from
the asylum and took him back to the
tarm in the hope, they said, that his
reason might be restored through good
care by loving hands. Later q deed of
Chess's 2oo-acre farm was made out to
his sister. After this the neighbors
noticed that Chess was kept out Of
sight of The public. A week ago Chess
died without having been attended by
physician. The seeming haste Of
the family in making funeral arrange
ments excited the suspicious Of the
neighbors, who instigated post-mor-
tenn examination. This developed that
Chests lungs were in a state of UNI
usual congestion, due to pneumonia.
Other interior organs were terribly in
famed and distended. The man'sfeet
had been frozen and several of the toes
had sloughed off. The body was ter
ribly emaciated. Be:,re the coroner's
jury evidence was adduced showing
that Chess had been kept In q barn,
had received poorer food than the
stock on the farm and was barefooted
and practically unclothed. He had
never been in the house since his re-
moval from the asylum until the night
of his death.
FoRr DODGE, Feb. 24.-The grand
jury of Humboldt county has returned
an indictment against Frank Michalals
and wife, charging them with being
responsible for the death Of Michael
Chess. Warrants were Immediately
issued and they were arrested. Their
bonds were fixed at 81 500 each, which
they furnished. They will be tried at
the April term OF court.
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NEWS In GENERAL
WILL rIaHf 10 THE FINISH.
Con. Cronje Evidently Has No Idea OF
guaranteeing.

n. i -.
Con. Cronje Evidently Has No Idea OF
SurrenderIng.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-G General Cronje isi
seemingly making his last stand. He
is dying hard, hemmed in by British
and with shells from fifty guns. coming
into his camp. The third day Of the
fight General Cronje asked for an arm
istice to bury his dead. Eight to the
death or surrender Internationally"
was Lord Kitchener's reply. General
Cronje Immediately. sent back word
that his request for a truce had been
misunderstood, and that his determi-
nation then, Us before, was to fight to
the death. Il
The battle wenton. This was the
situation Of General Cronje Tuesday
evening, as sketched in the scanty tel
egrams that have emerged from the
semi silence Of South Africa.
Officially Lord Roberts wires that he
has scattered the advance commando
of the reinforcements that were striv-
ing to reach General Cronje. 1t is re-
k0AuSu Do oiAS UtdI Cldt l4oTu hOUcTVSs
wiring Wednesday, should not mention
the appeal for an armistice on the pre-
vious day, and also that the war Office
uldwithhold good news, if it has
any.
Without trying to reconcile even the
scanty materials Mt hand, it seems
plain that General Cronje is in bad,
and even desperate situation, and
that the British are pressing their
advantage.
While the attack on General Cronje
proceeds, there is race for concentra-
ton between the Beers and the British.
The engagement with General Cron-
je's five to eight thousand entrenched
men is likely to become an incident in
q battle between the masses. The
|separated fractions of the Boer poWNr
are rapidly drawing together to attack
Lord Roberts.
4 General Butler, according to dis
patch from Chievely, dated Wednesday
finds the Beers in positions north o.
the Tugela largely reinforced. This
seems strange.
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BREvIrIEs.

BREvITIES.
Edward O'Neill, leading business
man of Stuart, recently committed sui
eide while temporarily insane, by plac-
ing revolver to his forehead and
sending a bullet into his brain. He
carried IS, 900 life insurance in differ
ent companies. Mr.. Neill was one Of
Stuart's most influential citizens, and
leaves wife and four children to
mourn his loss.
Ottumwa dispatch: The Office and
lumber yards of the w. B. Ballew
Lumber Company at Abba were des-
troyed by an incendiary fire which
broke out about o'clock a. m. The
damage will reach SIC, 900, with an in
surance of $500 A man was seen to
apply a torch to the she'd at the east
end 'of the yards and then run away.
His identity is unknown.
Z. AT Hot Springs, Ark, recently the
contest between Fred Gilbert and J. A.
r. Elliott at $50 birds each for the E.
c. cup and for the worlds champion
ship as a, target shot, resulted in Gil
bert's favor by score of 1873 to 125.
The match was at fifty birds, unknown
traps, known angles, and fifty birds
known traps and unknown angles, and
twenty-five doubles. Gilbert thus re-
tains the championship and cup.
4 At jefferson recently John Head,
the twenty-one-year-old son of, Hon.
Mahlon Head, accidentally shot him.
self three inches below the heart.
The accident occurred while handling
32-calibre revolver. The ball pene-
trated the body and has not yet been
located. The doctors pronounce the
wound serious, but hope for his recov-
cry. His father was in Des Moines at
tending the legislature. He was at
once wired and is now beside his son.
TT. Dodge dispatch: -Four well de-
fined cases of smallpox of varioloid
type have been discovered by the city
health physician in the east part Of
the city. Strict quarantine will be
Enforced and all school children will
be required to show a certificate OF
vaccination before being permitted to
attend school. The school in the dis
lritt in which the cases were discov-
cree has been ordered closed pending
the recovery OF the patients. No
alarm is entertained, sas th. cases are
not Of malignant form
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
WAR sHIPs TO AWE CHINA.

Report That United States and Germany
VIII Protect Missionaries.
Y LONDON, Feb. 24.-The Berlin cor
respondent Of the Standard says:
1.-THE United States government ur-
poses to send some war ships into Chi
nese waters shortly, as the tsung.li-
2yamen does not heed the collective
note sent by the United States minister
and the other powers ministers fort
night ago, in which they demanded
that measures be taken to insure the
safety Of missionaries. Germany de
signs to send war ships for the same
reason XIX q L. &,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
MISSOURI HusrLE1ss WIN OUT.

Capture tho Democratic national Con-
vention over Milwaukee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % The next ma
tional democratic convention will be
held at Kansas City, Mo-, July 4. This
was the decision Of the democratic
committee which met at the Hotel
Raleigh yesterday to Ak the time and
place Of holding the convention. Mil
waukee was the only other city that
competed for the honor Of entertaining
the convention, and the vote which
decided the contest resulted 20 for
Kansas City. to for Milwaukee,
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sBullor Not Yet su,ccessful.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Ladysmith had
not been relieved when the latest news
left Natal two days ago. The Beers
had then retired half way between
Ladysmith and Colenso. If only 9, GOO
went TO the, Free State, as both the
Boer and British accounts assert, the
~, 700 who are left may purpose to
maintain the siege and to resist Gen.
] Bnllers within contracted lines, al
though the impression at Gen. Buller's
sheadqharters is that the Beers are
merely csveriuG i retreat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

rnE LEaIsLATURE.

~ .agS5 1sta * n
SENATE.
iey,s report On the building and loan andYnsur-
ance business Of the state was presented and
read, after which II was ordered printed
aniact placing ali pubic and private insane hos.
pitfalls und er charge of the board OF control.
House bill providing for o one-tenth mill tax for
building purposes ct the agricultural college
passed.
After hard fight, the Clarke bill for the
adjustment Of the ONCE Of state, printer ana
today was postponed fer one week, and the
Investigating committee ordered to report Of
that time The bill to amend the military code
tion. Its most important change is doing away
entirely with the brigade organization In the
Iowa National Guard. According to one Of its
Is Increased from 81 boo to 5000 in times Of
that OF colonel in time of'swnr. The blu by
Temple to amend the code 80 as to make IL pos-
sible for insurance companies to receive loans
upon their own policies md not wait until three
yenrs after the policy is taken out as now re-
Quired, wns passed.
Des Moines. Feb. 21.--The name Of Clifford s.
Robinson, of Sioux City. late supreme Judge,
has been sent to the senate by Governor Shaw
rs o member OF the board OF control to succeed
Ex-Governor Larrabee. The appointment was
referred to a committee consisting OF Junkfn,
Perrin Clessen, Lyons and B Bolser. In both
houses today,a loint feport OF tne Ways ana
means commt.ees q me asseMo,y was Ma as,a
revenne Tar the ENSUING hienninl neriod nnd nm
estimate Of the amount which may be safely ap.
propriated by this legislature for extraordinary
purposes. The report shows that there Is
available for extraordinary appropriations ST.
275,4 The senate passed the bill making 1t Q
crime for any person inter marrying o woman
TO escape prosecution for seduction TO desert
her within i've years thereafter. The bill Civ
ing cities OF the first class authority to levy o
three.mill tax for maintenance OF q fire depart.
ment was also passed.
uorer
IA h,u wo. nossed which nrov,des TINT the
hnnrd ~ ewampers NAV NJ thefr disc, etion Issue
~ raSra,as ~ Sisher nstitntions If lenrninp
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BRITISH MEET HEAVY Loss.
Repulsed by the Beers North of the
Tugela River.

d u i
BoER HEAD LAAGER, Natal, Feb. 20.
Yesterday the British crossed the
Tugela in large numbers, with cannon,
and over sixty wagons. They attacked
the Ermelo and Middleburghers' COM
mandoes, but were forced to retire
under o heavy Mauser Ere. A renew
ed attempt to storm the Erme1o men
was made this morning, but the Brit
ish were again driven off. The fight
ing continues. The British losses
were very heavy. Eight ambulancea
were employed in collecting their dead
and wounded. The generals report
that the commandoes are fighting
bravely. Ladysmith fred few shells
this morning at our outposts till
silenced by Long Tom"
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rues for C1,E5o.

FoRr DopeE, Feb. 2e.-The city of
Dayton is the defendant in damage
suit brought by Mrs. s. b. Watson.
Mrs. Watson sustained injuries some
time ago as q result of a fall and now
brings suit for damages in the amo unit
of 81 500 The case will be fought.
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Banker Files Bankruptcy Petition.

CLINTON, Feb. Pc. A. Christensen,
Of Calamus, Clinton county, has fled a
petition in bankruptcy, with Liabilities
Of about $4,000. For q number Of
years he has been a banker and leading
merchant of that town, and was con-
sidered financially sound.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Dewey.s claim Greatly Reduo.,a.

Deweys Claim Greatly Reduced. Il
4. WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 The United
States court OF claims has rendered a
decision on the claims Of Admiral
Dewey for prize money on account Of
the destruction Of the Spanish feet, il
Manila harbor. Tho court decided
against the admiral's contention that
the enemy's force was superior to his,
and awarded him Sc, $40.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
iowa Wins putter Makers, prixe.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. s4.-At the
meeting of the Butter Makers Associa.
ton Iowa won the first prize in the
state delegation competition. The
markings were as follows; Iowa, 19l
entries, average s9.675; Minnesota,
nineteen entries, average oo.17; Wis
consin, seventy-two entries, average
$3.50; Illinois, fifty-nine entries, aver.
age 9O.52; Kansas, forty-five entries,
averages ss.67; Nebraska, fifty-one
entries, average s9.07; South Dakota,
thirty-four entries. average IS. sc.
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Essex Gets a New TrIal.

oTTuMwA, Feb. 24.-Charles Essex,
the young man who was convicted at
the present term of the district court
at Charlton on the charge of attempt
ing to wreck the Burlington fast mail
on the night of November %, has been
granted new trial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Exempt From Local Taxes,

DIES MONIES, Feb. e6.-Judge Charles
A. Bishop, of the district court of Polk.
county, has decided that mutual insur-
ance companies are not required to
pay local taxes, as there is no provision
for 1t in the statutes and the per
cent state tax has been practically
held unconstitutional by the supreme
court. Judge Bishop holds that in
this case, where the Bankers Life As
ISOLATION is involved, such companies
will entirely escape taxation until the
law is changed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Eastburn Held for Trial.

OrTUMwA, Feb. 23.-In the prelimi-
nary trial Of Leslie Eastburn at
Bloomfield the defendant was held to
the grand jury without bail. East
burn is the man who is, charged with
numbering Jasper N Sutton, of Bloom
field, because the latter objected to
the marriage of their daughter to
Eastburn,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
fHE FEMtNlNE PHlLosopHER.

Hunger Is q sure cure for love.
Liars should possess good memories.
Cold weather never contracts the
1rics Of coal
There are very few cynies found
among the successful.
There Is no man SO reliant or indie
eendent that he doesn't like to have
the woman who loves him treat him at
times - though he were great big
baby.
Il u 20 much easier to be brave
when Ne 60 to the dentists the first
ume than It 81 at the second visit,
when We know what We have to 90
through.
n moro so-eelled vocaiistg under
1erstood the distinction betyeen4l ing
- o46 mating y noise thl eQ2c11f
- 1ionl1 onlo9btedly
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

AnVe the amount paid on his sock credited ON
lroh loan. or TO permit two or more associations
stock of the respective ASSOCIATIONS, on terms
which the executive councillor some officer OF
the state should approve as equitable to I'LL con-
eer0ed. Ninth. Chapter OF the laws Of the
swenty-seventh general assembly, should be
repealed. IT'S eject was to make new and diff
ssent contsss.s for those +, affected thereby,
In regard to the remedies needed in
the insurance! code, the, following rec
concentrations are made:
pAnfes and associations incorporated under the
tAws OF this state, as we'll Us those incorporated
IN other states, should be submitted to the aud
St0r OF state and attorney general for their ap-
pToval, and these officers be authorized to dis.
6pprove all plans which do not provide proper
for the pr9ssctlon OF Policy holders
make assessments on the members, or by So
called safety clause reserve the right to make
nom Issuing so.caiied paid.ap policies, limited
payment policies and from accommodating o fund
TO 'be paid back to the members as dividends,
form Third.-An forms OF policies should be
eubmitted to the auditor for his approval and
Ae should be required ito disapproye all forms
which do not state on the face of the policy all
pAeS terms, conditions or wRrranties by the
breach of which the policy Is vofded ana to re-
yoke the certificate Of any company not comply
whlch require the payment Of q fixed premium
sh0uld be made non forfeitable aftertwo annual
b6yrRcnfs Fiissth.-Any company or association
Witch publishes Its literature with false and
misleading statements as to the nature Of its
business, should fol- felt Its right to do business
"a tho state. Sfxth.-The section Of the code
soqutrtng medical examination Of all members
81 9ssociatlons should DO made to apply to level
premium companies. Seventh. mutual
company or association should be permitted by
IN amendment of articles OF Incorporation. to
tncroasel tho premium or rate OF assessments on
existing policy holders. Eighth. Mo stipulated
premium or assessment company incorporated
under the laws Of another state should be per-
mitted to do business in Iowa II it uses greater
per cent Of the premium or assessments for ex-
bens6s or soliciting new business than Is allow
ia TO similar associations organized under the
Jaws Of Iowa. Ninth All associations which
hBro attempted to absorb any other associa-
don, either by reinsuring or consolidation in
any way. whiGs the attorney general contends
seannot bs legally done under the laws Of Iowa,
md have made assessments on the members
thus received, should be required TO treat such
nembess us their own original members and
boy the same amount, in case OF death, as their
bWn oyigiual members receive.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Fort Dodge's New Railroad

FoRT DODGE, Feb. 24.-At meeting
of the officers of the Fort Dodge &
Southeastern road it was definitely de-
:ided to start preliminary surveys at
once. Mitchell Vincent, of Onawa,
was given full charge Of the work, and
it has already commenced. The line
will be finished as rapidly as possible:
President z. II. Rich stated that his
trip to New York city was very salts
factory, and that the officials of the
Iowa Central were deeply interested
in the new road and would come to
Fort Dodge in q few days for the pur-
pose of further investigation,
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RI Date ron coNvEsT1oN.

! espuilats wll Meet at Sioux Falls On
May 8.
LzNcoLN, Neb., Feb. s1.-The next
4aational convention Of the populist
party will be held IN Sioux Falls, s.
b., on May O.. Representation is based
On the vote fo9 GeneraLJ. b. Weaver
Tor president ia 1892, Or If any candi-
date for state office has since polled a
isrRergvote that vote shall be the basis.
Two delegstes-at-large are given each
state. This was the decision reached
II i someMlat extended 4but harmon-
ions meeting Of the fusion wing Of the
aational conmittee, which concluded
yesterday.
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.rHE. WAR IN MEXICO.

Fisrcest Fighting Of tho war Takes
& Sc. 8 Piscs II sonora. .ss
: CHICAGO, Feb. ga special to the
Chronicle from Petam, sonora, Mexico,
says: 513 ! ~ =. ~
The Mexican federal troops under
General Torres have saved Quay amas
from the Yaquis, but by dint Of the
ftrcest fighting of the war at "a sac
sfillse of 200 soldiers, The town here is
niled with wounded and all the public
buildings are utilized.
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GARDNER WOMAN Is FREE.
Shown That She Shot Tom Haas, of sior
Et City. In Solf.Defen4N,

Shown That she Shot Tom Haas, of Sioux
City, In solf-Defense.
Sioux CITY, Feb. 27.-Elsie Gardner,
who on the morning of February II
fatally stabbed her paramount, Tom
Haas, was discharged from custody
after two days preliminary hearing
On the charge of murder, having sue
cessfully established CASE of self
defense. Inher testimony the Gardner
woman told a story of horrible brutal-
ity and abuse at the hands OF Hans
She lived with him as his mistress for
ten years, during which time he beat
her into nsensioility again and again.
He forced her to earn money for him
in most questionable ways and twisted
her arms, gouged her eyes and other
wise tortured her to get from her the
little money she possessed. This is
the third homicide within two months
to ro l1nnuniShed a.. .
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MacyIcar Renominat ted.

Dies MONIES, Feb. e6.-The republi.
cans of Des Moines have renominated
Mayor John MacVicar for a. third term.
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small Pax at lsnane

BOONE, Feb. 25.--Two cases of rash
were examined by the physicians, who
pronounced them small pox. One case
is that of Wesley Hardin, aged a5
years. He is. quite sick. The other
cases are those of two children Of Will
liam Switzer, who have been sick for
some time, no physician having been
called. They attended the Fifth ward
school and the school in that ward has
been closed by order of the health de-
partment. A strict quarantine has
been placed on the afflicted families
and every effort will be made to stamp
out the disease. All the school chill
aren have been ordered yaccinated.
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LEGISLATORS AT STATE UNIVERSITY
Over 100 Entertained by President Mao
Lean.

Iowa Crrx, Feb. .23.-One hundred
members of the general assembly ac-
copied the invitation of the State Uni
versity to spend Washington's birthday
in Iowa City and left Des Moines on
the Rock Islands Hawkeye limited at
2 o'clock yesterday morning. Many of
the legislators were accompanied by
their families, and committee clerks
and other state employees and friends
of the university swelled the party to
200. Three special cars were attached
to the train for the accommodation of
the party. The party was given a
hearty reception and was royalty enter
tanned. Addresses were delivered by
President MacLean, Licntenant-Gov-
ernor Milliman, Speaker Bowen and
other members of the Legislature,
while the chief speaker of the day was
Chancellor Craig, of Drake University.
The party left for home at SAT p. M.
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rates, apply 80 ag'7VpHtFHcts entered
into by building and loan associations
prior to the new code going into effect.
Senator Lewis has introduced bill
proposing to repeal this last enact
ment, which is chapter 4s of thesession
laws of the twentv-seventh general
assembly. He is also preparing a bill
to be introduced shortly which will re-
peal the original law placing the inter-
est rate at 10 per cent, which went in
to effect with the new code.
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is ANOTHER BLOW.
To Reduce Interest Charged by Buildin
and Loan Associations.

To Reduce Interest Charged by Building
and Loan Associations.
DIS MONIES, Feb. 25.-Another blow
has been aimed at the building and
loan business of the state in bill i'm
troduced in the upper body of the leg
islature by Senator Lewis. The author
proposes to reduce the rate of interest
which may be charged by these asso-
Citations At present the building and
loan business the state is exempted
by statute from the usury laws, and
may lawfully charge IL per cent upon
its loans, while no other business in
the state may legally collect an inter-
est rate of more than 8 per cent. This
privilege was extended to building and
loan corporations when the new code
went into effect in 1897. There was a
fight before it was placed on the
nkatute books. In 1898, when the
,enty-seventh general assembly con-
ned, the question was again taken
5!. Another fight ensued upon the
aosition to make the provision
ia ag the right to building and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

IL is learned by the state and s.
department that the Iysicianasa t San;
Francisco have induced Auditor Of
State Merriam to go to New Mexico or
some other higher altitude during The
wet season in California, on the theory
that he will be benefited by the
change. s3s7