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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
TEAR UP RAILWAY.
Beers Destroy Twenty-One Miles of
Roberts's Connecting Line.

LONDON, June 1.-THE Beers have
torn up p miles of Lord Roberts vital
line of railway. between America
siding and Roodeval. 1t is a bold
raid and veXatious, but does not dis
quiet the military authorities as yet.
for they expect Gen. Kelly-Kenny to
drive off the mauraders and reopen
the line.
General Forester Walker. in COM
mand of the line of communication in
South Africa, reports that in the dis
aster to the British troops June Z, at
Roodeval, where the Beers cut Roberts
line of communications. the Fourth
battalion of the Derbyshire regiment
were all killed, wounded or made pris-
oners, excepting six enlisted men.
Two officers and fifteen men were
killed and five officers and seventy-fve
men wounded, many severely. The
Beers returned the wounded to the
British.
Beers Captured 500.
Forester Walkers dispatch in full
is as follows:
"CAPETowN, June 1O.-The following
telegram was received from Charles
Knox: Kroonstad-The following are
the casualties reported from Roode.
val, June Z, received from Stenham
commanding the Imperial Yeomanry
hospital, dated Rhenoster river, june
8, received here by flag of truce June
~. The Fourth battalion -Derhyshire
Douglas, Lieutenant Hawley and IF
teen of the rank and file Wounded
Lieutenants Wilkinson, Hall, Lawdel
and Blanchard, Captain Bale " and 80
| of the rank and file. The Shropshire
light infantry, 1; Cape Pioneer railroad
regiment, Z; Ammunition Park Royal
marines and imperial telegraphs, /
each; postoffice corps, /. Stenham re-
ports that many We're severely wound
ed and the remainder of the Fourth
Derbyshire and details of prisoners
except six of the rank and file are in
his camp. All the wounded are in his
camp lately occupied by the Fourth
Derbyshire. Inquiries are being made
as to names. 1t is inferred that the
Beers captured over 500 men and as
late as June 10 held positions cutting
off the British forces north of Kroon,
stad from reinforcements.n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Prisoners Taken From Pretoria.


LONDON, June 9.-The Daily Express
has the following from Pretoria: .sThe
1000 prisoners who were deported from
Waterfall were told that they were
about to be given up to Lord Roberts.
1ney entrained cheerfully and were
surveyed to Nooit Gedache, instead of
pretoria. General Louis Botha, with
rear guard of 1000, left Pretoria
wiring the night. The British adj
>ance guard on entering was upon the
very heels of the retiring Beers. Gen.
Botha has sworn to carry on the war
in the mountains
VIM. j. Bryan, Congressman vii.
liams, of Illinois, and Richard Yates,
whom the republicans of Illinois have
nominated for governor, were all in
the same class at the old Illinois
college.
Paralysis of the heart, the result OF
excessive cigarette smoking, caused
the death of John Dorsey, aged ~, at
Hagerstown, Md. 1t was his boast
that he could smoke more cigarettes
than any man in Maryland.
1t is believed by vegetarians that I
purely vegetable diet makes people
amiable, good-natured and generous,
and that those who eat meat become
auarrelsome, selfish and mean.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED.
Empress Issues Edict Showing Han
on Boxer Question.

Empress Issues Edict Showing Hand
on Boxer Question.
lien TsIN, June 1O.-In view of the
conclusive confirmation of the imper-
ial connivance in the Boxer move
ment, furnished by an edict just pub
lished denouncing General Neih 81
Chong, for killing some rioters, the
strongest possible action of the pow
ers, it is asserted here, can alone rem
edy the situat on, which has assumed
coucSed in sasR Germs ss5 edl nesv j.
no doubt of the deep sympathy of the
throne with the Boxers, who are de-
scribed as good citizens Besides
denouncing Mich for killing the Box
ers, the edict orders him. to return
with troops to Leopai, eighty miles
from the scene of disturbances. 1t is
claimed here the first step of the pow
ers for the preservation of foreign
life and property ought to be assump-
ton of control of the railroad to Pc
king.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
BRYAN SPEAKS FOR Beers.
Took Part in Sympathy Meeting Hello
in Omaha,

OM0nAs
OMAHA, Neb., June 1O.-Envoy C.
Fl. Vessels of the Orange Free State
was given a big official reception by
Omaha yesterday. 1t was marked as
being of a wholly non-partisan charac-
ter. Governor Poynter, populist, pre-
sided over the mass meeting; Mayor
Moores, republican, welcomed the en-
voy for the city; Captain II. e. Pal
mer, chairman of the republican state
central committee, was secretary of
the meeting, aud read number of
communications; T. j. Mahoney, a
Cleveland democrat, made a stirring
speech, and w. ]. Bryan was present
and on call from the audience ex-
pressed his sympathy for the strug-
Cling republics At the conclusion Of
Mr.. Vessels speech bedlam broke
loose, in the calls for Bryan, who said:
II trust that the day will never
come when nation fighting for lib
erty will look in vain to the American
people for sympathy and aid There
are men among us who say that be-
cause England sympathized with us
during the Spanish-American war we
ought to say nothing against such a
friendly nations deny that such sym
pathy binds us to act for England.
We did not need the sympathy of Eng
land during the Spanish-Ame
war. We need the sympathy of no ma
ton. We have received nothing that
obllges us to remain passive and help
less while liberty is being crushed We
should not be unmindful of our duties
to the people of this world struggling
for their liberty-we, the greatest ma
ton on earth, founded on liberty. We
must keep inspired with that love and
reverence for the blessed name of lib
erty till every American citizen goes
down on his knees and asks the God of
battles to bring victory to the Beers $
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Since logs cut on timber lands leased
by the government Of Ontario must
henceforth be manufactured within
that province, many Michigan lumber
mills are being removed to Canada.
The millmen seem to take the matter
calmly. Other philosophers and all
statesmen should do the same. Can
ada is only doing as, under like condi-
lions, the United States would proba-
bly, do, and if we were to be generous
we might even congratulate her on
finding new way to inc use her
trade and population.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

The Associated Jewish Charities OF
Chicago have taken a laudable step
In abolishing henceforth all balls,
fairs and charity bazaars as methods
OF swelling their fund. They have re-
solved to give Of their means according
to their ability, and promise that their
already magnificent philanthropies
shall not suffer by the change. Cen
tiles may well ask themselves IL their
own Entertainments" are not some
times repulsive rather than attractive.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
ROBERTS, ARMY CUT OFF.
Beers Sever Telegraph Wires North of

Beers Sever Telegraph Wires North Of
Kroonstad.
LONDON, June 1o.-General Forester
Walker cables the war office from
Capetown under date of June as
follows:
"Kelly-KenDy at Bloemfontein re-
ports the telegraph has been cut at
Roodeval, north of Kroonstad, by body
of Beers, estimated at two thousand
strong, with six field guns He is
sending strong reinforcements to
Kroonstad and am reinforcing him
from Cape Colony. 1 hope the inter,
ruption is only Temporary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
TO ACT WITH POWERS.
Minister Conger So Instructed by the
President.

AAhisIer Cohser so instructed by the
President.
WASHINGTON, June 11-Minister
Conger cabled that an audience had
at last been secured with the dowager
empress to consider the situation and
asked for instructions. His message
was taken to the cabinet meeting by
Secretary Hay, and under instructions
from the president a reply was framed
and dispatched at once. Minister
Conger is given authority to act con-
currently with the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the other powers here
after 1t is intimated to him that the
traditional policy of the American
government to act independently must
be observed wherever it is practicable.
but he may himself be the Judge of
when emergencies require Slight de-
parture from the rule.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Minnesota alone produces approx.
ms ely about S0,0OO,OOO bushels. OF
wheat, or about one thirty-seventh OF
the total production Of the world. OF
this she is able to export two-thirds.
VI the Dakotas, not having begun to
reach their limit of productiveness,
North Dakota raised in 1898 st, 900 900
bushels, and South Dakota $4,000 900.
Oregon produced $4,000, 900 bushels.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Butler Again Advances.

~ y "a = l. y
LONDON, June q. Gen. 6G,.ler hasn't
length taken the offensive, and, 81.
maneuvering, he has secured q posi-
ton west of Laings mex, BY which
he believes he can make the Boer
positions untenable. Presumably he
will Immediately follow up his sue
cess. Lord Roberts has communi-
Gated nothing for three days, nor per
mitted the correspondents to wire
what is going on. London's inference
is that he is resting, although. hiss
possibly disposing his army for
reach after Commandant Genera
Botha.
The cathedral at Ulm, Wurtcmbur.
has the highest church spire in Ii
world. 1t is $50 feet above the stree
level.
The income of John D. Rockefeli{
OF the Standard Oil Company. ircreases
at the rate Of 1854 an hour, night and
day. : 81
u A cat'in Milford, Conn. Is ! succcss.
ful fisher. II noses along the ponflas
close to the edge. and grabs this fsb
with it's claws. SIS
Female BARRIERS ere numerous sus the
cities OF Sweden, and many OF fl1SI6
own the shops IN II 1hiea, tiasxs dis65
their slsill = tonso1is aftisl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
9. =. HuLr. Pssllsh.r.
THURsDAY, JUNE Il 1900
Some girls who profess to be highly
educated have merely been Immersed
N q weak solution Of accomplish
sments.

A new island has recently sprung up
near the northwest coast Of Borneo.
opposite the town of Labuan. Its for
nation is connected with the earth
quake which was observed on Sept. 81,
last year, near Hudat British North
Borneo).
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Powers Opening Communication.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE follow
ing undated dispatch was received at
the navy department from Admiral
Kempff:
Secretary of the Navy: The forces
landed by the different nations are
opening communications to Pekin.
Americans joined.
Admiral Kempff also reports the
arrival of the Monocacy at Talsu.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Stephen Crane, Author, e Dead.

Stephen Crane, Author, Is Dead.
BADENwE1LER, Germany, June O.
Stephen Crane, the American author
and war correspondent, died here yes
terday. aged 80. years.
One of the hardest things to applaud
is the success of your rival.
When Charles Dudley Warner was
editor of the Hartford Press, back in
the sixties, arousing the patriotism
of the states by his generous appeals,
one of the type-setters came in from
the com posing room one day, and fac
ing Mr.. Warner, said: "Mr. Warner,
I've decided to enlist in the army"
With lpingled emotions of pride and
responsibility Mr.. Warner replied that
it pleased him that the man felt the
cali td duty. s'Oh, it isn't that" said
the truthful compositor, but I'd rath-
er be Ahot than set your copy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Beers Offered to Surrender.

LONDON, June 1o.-A special from
Durham says the Beers at Laings Mex
after fierce fight Thursday, June 4,
offered to surrender conditionally. but
Butler replied that surrender must be
unconditional.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
United States Consulate Hit.

LONDON, June "a dispatch from
Pretoria says the only shell which took
effect in town the day prior to the
occupation of Pretoria hit the United
States consulate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Another Filipino Leader Captured
MANILA, June 9.-Gen. Pho del Pillar.
the Filipino leader, has been captured
near Manila.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
The West African War,

LONDON, June According to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Accra,
dated June 8, native rumor is in cir
culation there that Sir Friedrich Nit
chell Hodgson, governor of Gold Coast
Colony, made sortie from Kummassi,
where he has been beseiged by the
Ashantis, but was forced to retire, and
ultimately to surrender. Mail advices
from Accra. dated May 17says: 'sFifty-
thousand Ashantis are in arms, and
the instruction is spreading. It is
impossible for white men to 90 into
the interior successfully during the
rainy season."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

In an unused store-house at Birm.
ingham, Ala, an old cheese was dis
covered last week. It was hard and
tough as leather. For wager of two
dollars a hard-headed darby, called
India-rubber Jim, was induced to butt
it. He darted for it head first, with
great force, and his head went clean
through the cheese. The wags had
adroitly substituted soft cheese.
A miser in Sulphur Springs, Ark,
had no faith in banks, and he placed
III, 200 in gold and silver in two toma.
mato can and concealed them In his
yard Some one discovered the hiding
place of the money, but were moi
mean lenough to take the tomato cans
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
MORE TROUBLE FOR CuR1sMAN.
All But Ousted From once for His
Views On Love.

All But Ousted From ONCE for His
Views On Love.
EMPoR1A, Kan, June 1o.-Professor
Oscar Chrisman. who declared before
the national mothers congress at TDes
Moines in May that ''man never loves;
what in man is sometimes designated
as love is only sex-feeling," came with
in an ace of losing his position as re-
suit of his Des Moines paper. Three
of the regents of the Kansas State
Normal, in which Professor Chrisman
occupies a chair, held that, entertain
ing such views on love, Professor Chris
man was not fit instructor. On a.
motion to dismiss him, however, the
vote was a tie, three to three. AS
Professor Chrisman has already been
employed for another year, the tie
vote saved him his place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

A popular color for canary birds in
England at present is reddish yellow,
or deep orange. This color, it is said,
can be produced artif1cially by dieting
the birds on a number Of different sub
stances, the chief of which is cayenne
pepper mixed with molasses Dealers
are able to produce particularly de-
sirable shades by varying the guam
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Wheeler Is q Brieadier,

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Presi-
dent has appointed General Joseph
Wheeler of Alabama to be bripadier
general in the regular army.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Hunter Makes Big Capture.

VENTERsDoRF, June 1.-two hum
dred and fifty Beers have surrendered
to Hunter and the remainder in this
district have promised to give up their
arms
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

s At the Royal Technical school in
Charlottenburg, Germany, Prof. jesse
has recently tested, with remarkable
results, method of increasing the
efficiency of steam engines, which was
invented by two Germans some ten
years ago, but has only now been eff
feetively applied. The principle de-
ponds upon the employment of the
exhaust steam from an ordinary COM
pound engine to evaporate another
LIQUID having lower boiling point
than water The liquid used is sui
.yhuruEs acid. The heat of the exhaust
steam Is sufficient TO liberate sulphur
dioxide gas, and this, passing into the
cylinder of an auxiliary engine, acts
the part of steam. 1t is afterwards
condensed and goes back to the vapor'
izer. The result is said to be that
to every indicated horse power devel-
oped in the main engine about half a
horse power is added by the auxiliary
engine, without. increasing the con-
sumption of fuel.
An interesting discovery, showing
another link between the living forms
OF the old and new worlds in former
ages. was announced at recent meet
ing. of the Cordilleran section Of the
Geological Society Of America. Some
bones. discovered at Glen Eyrie at the
foot Of Pixies Peak proved to be the
remains Of goat-antelope, unlike any
animal of the kind now inhabiting
America, but closely resembling the
antelope Of the Himalayan region in
Asia. Other bones found in the same
place belonged to slender-l imbed
species OF horse now extinct.
Stock-ralsers among our farmer
readers may be interested in learning
that, according to information sent to
the state department by the consul at
Mainz. simple preventive against the
hoof and mouth disease, SO fatal in its
effects among cattle is reported to
have been discovered by scientific In
vestigator OF the disease. It is said
that II well=boiled milk, taken from
the diseased cattle. Sed for period
Of about eight o. nae OF the
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
The opposite Of rest is not work, It is

The opposite of rest is not work, 1t is
restlessness, an one of the popular
tquick-lunch counters is its exponent.
The modern time-saving young man,
says keen satirist, gives his order be-
fore removing hat or coat, thus econo-
MIXING fifteen seconds. When his or
der arrives, he gets his fork into it as
1t appears over his shoulder, and cleans
the plate before the sauce appears,
which thus has to be eaten by itself.
Cups Of coffee go down in two swal-
lows. Little piles Of cakes are cut In
quarters and disappear in four mouth
fuls; and the really accomplished
luncher assimilates his last quarter Of
cakes, wiggles into his coat and pays
his check at the desk at the same mo-
ment. The next he is half a, block
away in pursuit Of a receding trolley!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
BOXERS BUTCHERED.
Five Hundred Killed in Fierce Fish,
With Chinese Soldiers.

-~--Ao>s
With Chinese Soldiers.
TEN TsIN, June 9.-It is reported
from Chinese official sources that 900
Boxers surrounded 800 Chinese troops
between Lola and Yong Tsun, and
according to the latest news fighting
is still going on. The officials say that
500 Boxers were killed, but give no
account of the Chinese casualties.
Thirty of General Nieh's troops en-
countered a body of Boxers three miles
from here on the Talsu road, and
killed 81 of them.
No news has been received from Pao
Ting Flu for three days and the situa-
ton there is believed to be critical. 1t
is reported Chinese troops have been
defeated near there.
The French cruisers D'Entrecasteaux
and Jean Bart and the Russian cruiser
Rosie have arrived at Taku.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Ex-Gov. TAYLOR out Of the Race

LOUISVILLE, June s.-Ex-Governor
William S. Taylor announces that he
will not be candidate for governor.
Among the richest and handsomest
mantels and fireplaces now manufac-
tured are those of petrifed Arizona
wood, veined and colored like Sienna
marble and as highly polished.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
tity oI. PenG ana fY addine

Dslohally little turmeric or madden.
Each dealer has his own formula,
which he keeps secret. The plumage
OF the birds thus treated is apt,to fade,
and they are kept as much as possible
I out Of the light.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
The play Of Robinson Crusoe" Is
I 80 given ii one Of the Paris theaters

4 The play Of ROBINSON Crusoe Is
now given IN one Of the Paris theaters
| aeasl q goat, Isl ssh 8
acnacts the part Of pms faithful
companion, Toby. 1ae dogs real
name Is Faro, and a writer in La
Nature says he will respond to that
name only when in the street or at his
masters home, but on the stage he,
answers promptly to the call, "Toby."
When Robinson shoots bird, ".Toby"
runs and picks 1t up, climbs up lad
der into Robinson's hut, and gives the
bird to Friday" who acts as cook.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

AANAAA0SA Va JO0OlhS O1oCIS WIN IL ndQ
secured. The market company was
incorporated for doing wholesale as
well as retail trade, and its articles
were officially fled, and it claims that
Armour & Co. therefore had no
grounds for limiting delivery of pork
to merely retail trade. It therefore
sued for $175,oOO damages as loss of
profits under its contract.
Cook PAXTON, a switchman in the
yards at Boone, was struck by loco
motive and thrown under freight
train. He caught hold of rod and
was dragged nearly a quarter of a
mile before the train stopped. Hewas
badly bruised but will recover.
A SAD accident happened on the
farm of George Suit, Ave miles north
of Bows. The 2-year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Moistman was found
drowned in large water tank sup
piled by flowing we'll. The little one
had not been missed from the house
over ten minutes when taken out by
one of the hired men. All efforts to
resuscitate it were unavailing.
At Fort Dodge recently Mrs. M. M.
Tabar, while engaged in washing
clothes, received burns from which
she may lose the use of her arm and
may lose her life. She was removing
the steaming clothes from the boiler
when she was seized with an epileptic
fit. She fell across the stove and her
arm fell into the seething water of
the boiler. It was fully two minutes
before her family found her in this po-
sition. Her body and arms were hor-
ribly burned and the hand and fore
arm literally parboiled Opiates were
administered to the agonized woman
to relieve her sufferings.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-01-21
MARDF GRAS.

The Mardi Gras Carnival at New
Orleans 1900 bids fair to be the
most attractive as we'll as instructive
ever presented to q pleasure loving
people, by the most ingenious aud ex-
travsgant originators and designers OF
spectacular street displays the worid
has ever produced-ln addition 10 the
,ime honored landing Of Rex, his mag
nifjceut parade and Court ball-The
wonderful street parades. Tab'eanx
and balls of Conus, Momus, Proieus,
the Priority Phunny Phellows aud the
numerous Tableaux and balls of other
well known societies which constitute
the social side Of the Carnival covering
a period Of several weeks; The Krewe
of Nereus will the coming season pre-
sent O most uniQne, Instructive and
altogether beautiful electric parade on
the evening of Feb. 2lst, 1900 10 be
followed by m gnificent ball. This
DISPLAY which 1t IL said will not only
be a novelty in every sense, In that II
will abandon the mule as motive
mower and substitute the more modern
power, ELECTRICITY" as we'll ss substi-
tu:ing electric lighta for the more an
cient fambeau, will occupy several
hours passing over number OF me
principal residence and business
streets giving visitors, a. we'll rs resi-
dents, ample opportunity 10 view liz
splendor aud study the adaptatility OF
the electric curresi in the production
of street pageen's.
This parade will be the first OF the
series which will end with tho evening
parade Huesday, Feb 9th
Visitors TO New Orleans should
make their plans 10 speud the eniirt
period from The 2lst 10 the 9Th In the
"Deliahtful City" thereby being en-
abled 10 see the whole of this show
No estimate can be made, at this time
: of tho amount Of money thai viii ih'
year be- expended by The vari"u
societies and clubs ia preparing TN
magnificent free display I" which Ncs
Orleans Invites the whole world, bu
i, may be safely said that the sum WI
be of such ample proportions ms woui'
as,ound any one who has never en-
. loved a New Orleans Mardi Gras
|, The "QUEEN AND CRESCEN.
ROUTE" with its usual liberality vii
i'm due time announce very TOW excut
|, sion rates for round trip tickets I
New Orleans.