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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
SUFFERING in SIEGE.
Stories From Ladysmtth Tell of Sickness
and Death.

Stories From Ladysmtth Tell of Sickness
and Death.
LONDON, March 4.--The Times, Mail,
Standard and other papers will publish
dispatches this morning revealing the
truth about the pitiable condition of
the garrison at Ladysmith. Between
the casualties and the typhoid fever
5000 out Of 1000 passed through the
hospital. Medical supplies of all kinds
were exhaustedby the middle of jan
uary and the men who entered the hos
pital had little chance of getting out.
The total losses during the siege were
COS, of whom 346 died of disease and
259 were either killed or died from
wounds. There were 500 men wound
ed. There were 1000 civilians and,
during the early part of the seige, sew
eral thousand natives in the city. The
severe privations of the garrison began
during January, when the .rationA
were reduced, and thirty horses and
mules We're killed every day for soup
and sausages. The presence ola large
body of cavalry, for which the military
authorities have Geen censured by
nearly all military writer's, was really
a safeguard against starvation. for the
horses have helped to keep tile soldiers
alive
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08

official and social preparations for
the Paris exposition are causing much
solicitude in government circles Re-
publican Paris will have to receive
something like a throng of royal and
imperial personages, without counting
the crowned heads themselves who will
visit the sections of their subjects and
accept the state hospitality of Presi-
dent Loubet. Each minister or high
functionary will utilize the extra sum
allowed for entertaining the guests Of
France, and it is just likely that his
expenditure may go beyond that mar
gin an unpleasant prospect for aus
tere republican statesmen who are not
endowed with private means. The gor-
geous upholstery and decorations Of
the restoration and empire periods are
being classified for distribution at the
various ministerial residences, the
finest being allotted to M. Delcasse,
who, after the chief of the state. will
be the chief host of the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
u HENNEssEY DEAD.
Archbishop Passed Away ut Dubuque
After q Long Illness. *

Archbishop Passed Away at Dubuque
After q Long Illness.
DUBUQUE, March 5.Archbishop
Hennessey died Sunday afternoon,
after an illness which had extended
over a period of several weeks. Arch
bishop Hennessey was born in the
county of Lumrack, Ireland in the
fall of the year 1924, and came to
the United States when mere boy.
He was educated in St. Luke's Uni
yersity, completing his course in two
seminaries, and came to Dubuque,
iowa, where after a successful term
IN charge of a parish he was conse-
created bishop September 10, 1866. He
was elevated to the archepiscopal
dignity September II, 1893, and was
the ruler of the bishoprics centeringi
in Davenport, Dubuque, Omaha, Lin
coin and Cheyenne, beyond whom the
only appeal was to Rome. Archbishop
Hennessey had thus been bishop for
thirtv-four years, and in all his career
there was no appeal from his decision.
When he was created bishop there
were but twenty-seven priests in Iowa,
and when he sd as archbishop there
were 293 priests in the archdiocese
alone, besides 100 in the Davenport
diocese, which was divided from the
Dubuque diocese in in 1881. There
are now in his diocese two academies
and fifty in the archdiocese, 100 paro.
chial schools, with an enrolment OF
$4,000, an orphanage, an industrial
ind reform school and two other char.
table institutions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
BREvITIEs.

At Des Moines recently Justice Hal
loran decided against the defendant in
the case of the state against A. D.
Ehle, of Des Moines. He was charged
with selling adulterated milk. A fine
of $s5 was imposed. An appeal will
be taken.
Des Moines dispatch: According to
letters received relative to the new
coke plants and the experiments with
the hard wen of coal found in the Des
Moines district, it has been demon.
strated that this product colses freely
and holds its combustion at $500 de-
grees, about the same temperature as
that at other points. The letters also
stated that the five great plants to be
erected in Iowa would go forward ut
once, but that Des Moines and ottum-
wa would have the first sets of ovens.
The delay in beginning operations
towards the installation of the mechan-s
r.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Jail peliyerv at Primehar.

PR1MeHAR, March 4.-There was
another Jail break in OBrien county,
being the third one within a year.
William B. Tate, who had been in Jail
for a couple of months on the charge
of burglarizing freight car on the
Milwaukee tracks at Sanborn, sawed
out of Jail and made his escape in
broad daylight. Tate belonged to
what is known as the Daley gang,
which has operated in the vicinity Of
Sanborn for severe. months past.
Their business was robbing dry goods
and clothing stores, and selling the
goods to the railroad men and others
atgreatly reduced prices. Some time
ago the gang came to. grief and the
ringleader was sent up, from Clay
county, for three years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
GOTHAM LENDS TO GEAR.
New York Syndicate subscribes Twenty
five Millions.


five Millions.
New York, March 3.-Advices from
Russia early in the present month
related that Sic, 0oo,0 900 guaranteed by
the Russian government, has been pur-
chased by the New York life Insur-
ance Company. The sequel has been
announced by w. G. Van Antwerp,
who was the agent through which the
transaction was arranged. The se-
quel is that the Russian imperial gov
eminent has come to the United States
for $25, 200, 900 loan and that the
money has been subscribed. The sub
scribers to the loan are we'll known
capitalists. John A. Mccall, president
of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany. which has a bigger business in
Russia than any other country outside
of the United States, has taken the
larger part of the loan, or rather, the
$40, 900. 900 referred to. The other men
who took shares areJ. Piermont Nor
gan, the Rockefellers and Charles s.
Fairchild. The syndicate accepts as
security. $25, 600, 600 of the first mort
gage bonds on the Wladikawas rail-
road system, which are guaranteed by
the Russian imperial government.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
ROBERTS FACING THE BoERs.

Occupies a Position to the Sonth of Mod
der River at Osfontein.
LONDON, March GA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Osfontein, dated
Sunday, says:
1.-THE Boer front covers eighteen
miles to the south of Modder river"
STERKsTRooM, March 6.-Stormberg
was found evacuated when the British
entered Sunday night.
LONDON, March General Buffers
revised list of casualties from Febru-
airy IA to February 81 gives 90 men
killed, 6S4 wounded and rs missing.
LONDON, March GA dispatch to
the Standard ,,from Osfoptein, dated
March 4, says:
Lord Roberts army now occupies a
most advantageous position. The
Sixth division is posted on the right
and holds all the kopjes for five miles
south of the Modder river. The sew
enth division is in the center, imme-
diately south of the river, and the
ninth division is on the north bank of
the river. The cavalry brigade is
posted on the left front and the
mounted infantry on the right front
The country around consists of wide,
grassy plains, broken only by ridges
and isolated lsopjes. A body of the
enemy has taken up a position on enc
of the lat ter, a fat-topped hill to the
north of the river, five miles beyond
General French, who to-day took out
horse artillery and shelled them.
Another force, 1000 strong, holds, an
isolated group of kopjes south of the
Modder and in front of the British
mounted infantry. Their position is
surrounded on all sides by level plains,
over which the Beers must make their
way in order to reach the river. AS q
consequence, their situation appears
precarious in the extremen
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
NEWS in GENERAL
Twenty: MEN INJURED.
Bad Wreck of Freight Trains ON the I'LL
noIs Control. =

Bad Wreck of Freight Trains ON the I'LL
nois Central.
CHICAGO, March 6.-Twenty stock
men and railroad employees were in
jured, two probably fatally, in q col
lision between two Illinois Central
freight trains near Broadview, a few
miles out of Chicago. The injured:
Joseph Hobbs, Marcus, Iowa, may die;
Frank I. Mccall, brakeman, Freeport,
ILL.,, may die; E. E. Farweli, Manches-
ter, Iowa;J. B. COUNSEL, Dyersville,
Iowa, left thigh fractured; Edw. Yea
ger, Primghar, Iowa, scalp wounds.
fracture left arm; Charles Peters, Mat
lock. Iowa, head cut, arms and legs
bruised; 81. B. Emerson, Manchester,
Iowa. scalp wounds, right hand br ok
en-; j. ]. Collins, conductor, face and
head cut, aims bruised; j. A. Clark,
Elmhurst, Illinois, nose broken, head
severely cut; Joseph Bernard, Anton,
Iowa, right wrist broken, scalp
wounds, back bruised; j. H. Dunno,
Marcus. Iowa, left shoulder and knee
dislocated; w. D. Spear, Dubuque,
Iowa, brakeman, ankle broken, head
cut; s. M. WHEEL, scalp wounds, both
legs bruised; H.. o. Booth, Sioux Falls,
s. d., left. foot fractured, head cut;
Peter j. Baadte, Matlocl, Iowa, both
feet broken, head and back bruised;
G. 2. Slater, Sioux Falls, s. D., hand
and feet cut; ]. w. Bryant, Cleghorn,
Iowa, left leg cut, right arm broken;
w. B. Brazell, Otto, Iowa, bruised
about head and body; Thomas McMa-
hon, Quimby, Iowa, three ribs broken;
3. A. Wilkinson, Quimby, Iowa, right
hip disl coated, chest and back bruised;
The collision was the result of a pecul-
lar accident. The two trains were
running about mile apart. While
climbing steep grade the coupling in
the middle of the first train broke.
The rear section of the broken train
Immediately started down the back
grade and in minute was beyond
control. 1t struck the engine of the
oncoming freight with terrific crash
Both trains were on their way to Chi
cago from Western Iowa, and were
made up mostly of loads of stock cars
with caboose and passenger coaches
for stockmen. All the passengers
Were asleep in the day coach, and the
first intimation they had of their dam
ger was when they were thrown vio-
lently from their cots to the floor of
the car.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
WEST PROBABLY MURDERED.
Des Moines Criminal Believed to Hav
Died from Poison.

Des Noines Criminal Believed to Have
Died from Poison.
DIES MONIES, March John West,
alias, 'Joplin Red," who was found
dead in bed at the Northwestern hotel
d1a not die a natural deatn This fact
has been established by the autopsy
just completed by County Physician
Slope. In the report furnished Cor
oner Ankeny he states his opinion that
West came to his death from some I'M
Known poison, taken into the stomach
voluntarily or otherwise. 1t is stated
that Vests former pals were not
ayerse to his being made away with,
and that they succeeded in accomplish
ing what they may have considered
necessary to their own safety. Shortly
before his death West returned from
Chicago with between 5000 and $500
which it's supposed he got by giving
information of a proposed attempt to
rob the Adams Express Company.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
SEVERAL PASSENGERS HURT.
Chicago. Milwaukee, y st. Paul Fas,
Mail In q Collision.

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Chicago. Milwaukee y sc. Paul Fast
Mail In Collision.
BAaLEY, March 81 Passenger train
No. 4, the fast mail on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul, collided with a
west bound freight train at Bagley.
No lives were lost. Engineer George
Heron Of the fast mail, reversed his
engine and stuck to his post. He re-
ceived internal injuries. Fireman
John Ward of the passenger jumped
and sustained a broken leg. The rest
of the trainmen were badly shaken mp,
and several passengers received slight
injuries The two engines were near.
ly demolished and q number Of cars
wrecked. At was mirscnlons and no
lives were lost.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
AN OLD DECISION INVOKED:

Contempt Cases Brought Against Dea
Moines Saloon Keepers.
Dies MONIES, March 3.-Twenty three
saloon keepers and owners of buildings
occupied by saloons have been sum
moned to appearin the district court
to show cause why they should not be
punished fer contempt of court, for al
ed violations of injunctions issued
inst them in 1895 restrai nizAakbalr
quors or 3 tiie buildings TIC
be used for this purpose. The injunc
tons referred to were based on the old
pressman decision of the supreme
court in which it was held that this
first saloon consent petition secured in
Des MONIES under the Martin law was
insufficient.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
PAY UNDER PROTEST.
Twenty-seyen Insurance Companies Pay
Foreign Tax.

Twenty-seven Insurance Companies Pay
Foreign Tax.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 2S.-The foreign
insurance companies who received ar
adverse decision from the supreme
court few months ago are going to
take the matter into the United
States supreme court. 1t will be re
membered that in the case decided by
the Iowa tribunal involved the consti
nationality of the statute which com
pels foreign companies to pay more fol-
the privilege of doing business withir
the commonwealth than is exacted
from home companies. The court hello
that the discrimination was lega.
one and within the scope of the power
which confers upon state the righ'
to regulate matters of that kind.
Yesterday McVey & McVey, attorneys
appeared at the Office of State Treas.
urer Herriott and paid taxes under
protest for twenty-seven different for
eign insurance companies. The pro.
test stipulation is made in order that
the rights of the appellants may not
be waived in getting the issue squarely
before the United States supreme
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
THE Beers ARE LOCATED.
Five or Six Thousand of Them -Four
Miles from British.

Five or Six Thousand of Them Four
Miles From British.
LONDON, March 3.-Lord Roberts at
Osfontein, six or eight miles east of
Paardeberg, faces the reformed Boer
army, from s, 900 to 5000 strong. This
may be merely a corps of observation,
ready to retire on prepared positions.
Doubtless it is receiving accretions
from the late besiegers of Ladysmith
and from other points. Whatever the
force may be, Lord Roberts has ample
troops to cope with it. AS heavy
rain is falling on the veldt and the
grass is improving. this will be good
thing temporarily for the Beers. Lord
Roberts has surprised observers by the
excellence of his transport during the
first advance and he is likely to do so
again, although military men here
think he must wait for some days be-
fore going much farther.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08


The need of attending closely to de-
tails, even to the smallest, was en-
forced by Sir James Paget, the great
physician who recently died, in an in
cident of his career. After operating
upon patients heart-a most delicate
cperation-he gave orders that he
should be kept perfectly quiet, and sub
jected to not the slightest disturbance,
since his recovery depended upon per-
feet rest Of the body. A few hours
later a nurse, disregarding the order.
complied with the patients request for
a biscuit. The patient ate it, and in
doing so-scattered few crumbs in the
bed. One of the crumbs presently tick
eled his back. He moved his body to
escape it, the movement caused liga-
ture to slip, and the man died. "That
crumb killed him." said the physician;
ahd>his judgment is not to be disputed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
NO BoERs NEAR LADYsn11rH.
They Got Away with All Gun. E1oe

They Got Away with All Guns Except
Two.
LONDON, March 3.The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Butler:
''LADYsM1TH, Friday. March al
find the defeat of the Beers more COM
plete than / had dared to anticipate
This whole district is completely clear
of them, and, except at the top Of Van
Reenen's pass, where several wagons
are visible, 1 can find no trace of them.
Their last train left Modderspruit
Station about I o'clock yesterday, and
they then blew up the bridge. They
packed their wagons six days ago,
moving them to the north of Lady
smith, SO that we had no chance of in
tercepting them; but they have left
vast quantities Of ammunition of all
sorts, herds, grass, camp and individ-
ual necessaries. They have got away
with all their guns except two"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
AID FOR STATE UNIVERSITY.

House Committee Urges Granting $780,
900 a Year More.
Dies MONIES, March 5.-The Univer-
sity of Iowa will probably get its $780,
600 per year additional support fund
after all. The house appropriations
committee voted unanimously to allow
that amount, and the committee will
insist upon it. The committee at the
same time cut the state normal appro-
priation $2s, 900, reducing the building
from 800, 1000 to $75, 900 and the support
from SIS. 900 to $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
AcouIrs MINE RIOTERS.
Jury Renders Verdict of Not Guilty In
Case of the Carfervilie Men.

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Jury Renders Verdict of Not Guilty In
Case Of the Cariervilie Men.
VIENNA, Ill, March 6.-After being
out only seven hours the jury in the
case of the nine Carterville miners
charged with the killing Of Ave ne
groes on the streets Of that city last
December, rendered a verdict Of not
guilty. The scene in the court room
after the reading was one long to be
remembered. The wives and children
of the defendants had been hurriedly
called and many were overcome with
joy at the acquittal of their loved
ones. The case occupied six weeks of
the courts time and 12l witnesses
were examined. There remain four
other indictments against the defend
ants.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08

Modern science has brought to light
nothing more curiously interesting
than the fact that worry will Kill.
More remarkable still, it has been able
to determine, from recent discoveries,
just how worry does kill. It is be-
Heved by many scientists who have
followed most carefully the growth of
the science of brain diseases that
scores of the deaths set down to other
causes are due to worry, and that
alone, says the Journal of Health. The
theory is simple one-so simple that
any one can readily understand it.
Briefly put, it amounts to this. worrsa
INJURIES heSaa,s Ea<aiaull
the brain, and the brain being the
nutritive center of the body, the other
organs become gradually injured, and
when some diseases of these organs, or
a combination Of them, arises, death
finally ensues.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08

It may 1trike the average observer
that thefonited States senate is an odd
Places to read Washington's farewell
address. We know by report that it is
read there every year, and they say the
senators usually listen to 1T. Senator
Foraker read it this year, and the eff
FORTS spoken of as "a fine bit of elo-
cution." Probably the senators, or
certain of them, have fallen into the
habit of regarding the reading only as
q matter. Of elocution. At any rate it
seems that the effect upon themselves
would be much the same if member
were delegated to read the Charge of
the Light Brigade" or 1.-THE Boy Stood
on the Burning Deck
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Norn1Na roo GOOD ZOE rnEM.

Victorious Generals.
LONDON, March 5.--A dukedom for
Lord Roberts, an carbon for Lord
Kitchener and peerage for General
Butler, thus say the prophets already
busy at this occupation. If only the
marvellous wave of enthusiastic rejoic-
ing that swept over the country last
week could find its prototype in mate
rial rewards, Lord Roberts and his fell
low heroes Of the hour would all be
made dukes forthwith.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08

Dan Rice, the old-time circus clown,
is dead. No conquered nations, no
mighty deeds of war or statecraft, have
served to mark his name or give it
luster on the pages of history. His
name, In fact. will not survive be-
yond the memories of those who knew
him, Of the millions who in their
Younger days were pleased by his
quaint drolleries. None the less, how
ever. was Dan Rice public benefac-
tor. fors bis mission was to make men
laugh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
BEATEN AND ROBBED.

Wealthy Farmer Living Near Churchyille
in a characterization.
CHURCHyILLE, March 5.-John Gun
ningham, a wealthy farmer living
about seven miles west of Churchvi1le,
while driving home from Winterset
alone, when within about one-half
mile from home was held up, nearly
killed and robbed of $500 and gold
watch3 His folks at home heard him
cry out and rushed to his assistance,
but the assailant had gone. Mr.. Cum
ningham is in critical condition, but
will recover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Said to BE short $4,000.

WATERLOO, March IA. l. Brecken-
ridge, for several years secretary Of
the Perpetual Building and Loan asso-
citation, has been arrested, charged.
witl embezzlement. His shortage is
claimed to be nearly $4,000. Wine
and women are the alleged causes of
his downfall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Blow at the Oieomargarlne Law.

CouNcIL BLUFFS, March 5.-Judge
Thornell of the district court, handed
down decision in the case of, the
state of Iowa VS.. Evi Brown, sustain
ing the defendants demurrer to in
dictment. The decision is of more than
ordinary Importance, as it holds that
the state laws providing that the sale
of oleomargarine, the color of which
resembles the genuine product but
which has not been purposely colored
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Not Guilty Of Murder.

MUscATINE, March 5.-The jury in
the case of w. John, who was charged
with the murder of Walter Boot. at
West Liberty last summer, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
LAFAYETTE DOLLAR

First One Coined Presented to the Pres-
ident of France.
PARIS, March $. Robert J. Thomp-
son, secretary Of the Lafayette monu-
mcnt commission, as special commits
sioner of the United States, represent
ing President Mckinley, and in his
name presented President Boubet the
first Lafayette dollar, which YVES en-
Iel0611 N I 6slet costing thousand
presentation took place
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
THURSDAY, MAR. 8, 1900

Whales live to great age, and they
are sometimes found to be from 200
to 400 years old. Their age is ascer-
tanned by the size and number of the
layers OF the whalebone, which in
crease every year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
Incendiary Fire nj Alhir..

oTTuMwA, March 5.-An incendiary
fire at Abba destroyed the plant and
Buildings of the Abba Union and Gil
oert's bakery. Nobody has yet been
arrested. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
THE NEWS in IOWA
OLD 1NJUNCTroN IS DEAD.

Claim Set Up by Attorneys for Saloon
Men.
Dies MONIES, March GLOVE s. Mil
Ter, attorneys for Mark Chiesa, E. Ro-
mani, j. D. Hagerlnan and s. Neuder-
man, saloon men cited to appear and
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court, filed
demurrers to the informations that it
is claimed will not only quash these
four cases, which were brought by
representatives of the anti-saloon peo-
pie, but all the contempt proceedings
instituted by J. D. Laws and will rem
der imperative about 5000 injunctions
granted prior to 1897. The saloon
men maintain that the law, under
which the old injunctions, those of
1895, were granted, was not re-enacted
and provision was not made in the
new code for the continuance of the
old injun ctions, so that in reality they
have gone out of existence and no
violation can be charged on their ac-
count. They are taking the ground
on which the anti-saloon people fought
when they attacked the old consent
petition granted prior to the enact
ment of the old code and which they
maintained aud the supreme court has
held was invalidated by that point
The liquor men are SO confident as
to their position that they propose to
rest on the denlurrers and to appeal to
the supreme court in the event that
the lower court holds agaist them.