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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

l.Ill I3.zs1zf Tor information rs to the allessd
army, and Gen. Otis, was called up, and Petit
grew said he believed this government attacked
ats allies Pettigrew's statement was warmly
resented by Lodge. =.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
HOUSE.

The house ordered an investigation by the
committee on postof1ces and postroads into the
9narge that two appointees OF the president,
Utah. and Postmaster Orsun Smith Of Logan
Utah are under indictments as polygamists and
the time of their appointments i It also ordered
general investigation Of the military commit
zee zee into , The eonaus: Of General Merriam and
Wardner, Idaho, riots, ana SUBSEQUENT thereto
adjourned till Wednesday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

The Ministerial Alliance, at its re-
cent meeting, decided to print the
names appearing on the saloon petit
ton, giving as their reasons that they
believed the saloon men had used un-
fair means in securing the petitions
now on file.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

The state board of railway commits
sioners met in the headquarters of the
commission at the state house and
perfected their organization for the
year of 1900. Colonel d. j. Palmer
was made chairman, Dwight Lewis
secretary, and c. L. Boylan clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

DR.. Breeder, the popular pastor of
the Central Church of Christ, is ill
with typhoid fever, and his condition
Is said to be serious.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

Governor Shaw has offered a reward
OF $500 for the apprehension of the
murderers of John E. Robson, of Sioux
City, who was killed in his Office on
the evening of December 30.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

Postmaster schooler has been
definitely instructed to begin the reg
istration of letters by letter carriers in
Des Moines January Is. This will be
in the residence portion of the city
only, and for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the plan is practicable. If
the experiment proves a success the
service will be gradually extended over
the entire city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
Yesterday Mornings Tragedy.

n Mr.. Workman had thought early yes
terday morning as he thinks now he,
perhaps, would not have fired the sho.
that snuffed out the life OF his cratic
son-in-law. In the eyes of the law he
is guilty Of taking another mans life,
but his act Is the elimination OF years
of4aggravation and the subjugation of
n justly incensed parental feeling for n
daughters humiliation and outrageous
brutal treatment at the hands OF her
husband. 1t is painful subject to
speak or write upon, and none OF US
can know the agony that aroused Mr..
Workman to do the deed hn committed
when he saw his daughter PROSTATE
and at the mercy Of fiend that had
long tried his patience.
The law sometimes is cruel In calling
spade a spade. but In this case we do
not think the term murderer can be APP
piled to the unhappy man whose intense
suffering and forbearance had been
strung to that tension where reason was
overwhelmed by outraged nature.
Mr.. Dryden was the victim OF unfor-
tunate Authorizations. and his brllliancy
always partook of n mind unbalanced.
The most generous eulpgy on his char
actcr and conduct is a charitable
silence. The moral lesson TO be deduct
ed from his career is too painfully obvi-
GUS to be pointed out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
An Awful Responsibility.

Some weeks ago the Democratic press
heralded with great deal OF delight the
report that General Lew Wallace, OF In
diana, wus opposed to the. election OF
Mckinley. and that he was generally
disguised with the policies of the Re-
publican party Of late. How well he
rebuked that SANDER the Democrats
now know, for In speech at Craw-
louisville. Indiana, last Wednesday. he
pledged himself without stint or re-
servntion to Mckinley and continu-
ancr Of the prosperous conditions and
denounced Bryan In unmeasured terms,
referring TO his acceptance OF the noml-
nation for President by three parties as
hypocritlcal. because he could serve but
one party. not three. Bryan's financial
policy also received attention. but it
was on the paramount issue" that Gen.
Wallace grew emphatic. He said: ~
HOLD MIR. BRYAN DIRECTLY AND
PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DEATH OF EVERY AMERICAN
SOLDIER SLAIN IN THE PHILIP
PINES. He Is responsible for every
wound and for every tear shed in this
war. which would have long since been
ended but for the encouragement and
promises held out by Bryan and others
OF his like to the rebels in arms against
the government to which Bryan pro-
fesses loyalty"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06

establishments o.123 employees. which
were Increased to 1o,459 employees Janu-
ary 1. 1900. seventy-eIght OF these es-
Establishments reported an advance In
wages affecting 1906 employees.
This showing in itself should be sufl-
Client to convince the people that they
are doing remarkably well--so well that
1t werc best to let well enough alone.
But that Is not all that has been accom-
pllshcd under the administration OF the
affairs OF the country and the state by
the Republican party. Besides the
prosperity that enabled ninety
three established concerns to in
crease the number OF their employees
from 1850 In 1897 to 10. 459 In 1900. there
were established since 1897 up to January
/. 1900, in Wheeling, FoRTY-THREE
NEW INDUSTRIES opening up rev
avenues of employment to 1,s45 persons,
and which paid out monthly in wages
s9s.5o3. The capital that found invest
ment In these new concerns amounted
to .s2.o44.sco
With these evidences before them Of
the benefits derived under Republican
rule. will the voters OF this city, the
workingmen especially. sell tie present
prosperity they are enjoying fora mess
OF free silver and free trade pottage
which Bryan offers in exchange for the
substantial comforts and happiness that
now dwell with them? You know what
you have. and you know how to keep 1t.
The Intelligencer believes you will hold
on to 1t. rather than repose confidence
In the apostle of calamity and the evan
gel of dIstrust, who tells you to-day
that prosperity is a fiction, and who In
I'm. ~ - ~ 'T.TIE- = ff'i
1896 solemnly declared: III Mckinley
and the Republican party are successful
and put in power for the next four
years, wages will be decreased, hard
times will come upon US and over the
land, the price OF wheat will 30 down
and the price of gold will go up; mort
cages on our homes will be foreclosed
by the money, lenders: shops and fac
tories will close. We will export no
goods. and we will import from foreign
lands all the goods we use; thus will
ruin, want and misery be with U.s."
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. So
1t is with Mr.. Bryan-false in one thing,
he is not to be credited in the prophe-
cies he is indulglng in in this day and
hour.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
Straw hat weather still fingers.
GERMANS NOT SHEEP.

Cannot be Driven to Bryan by Carl
schurz-Senator Scott Defends the
German Character as One That Can
Not be Fooled.
New York Mail and Express: Hot
shot was fired to-day by the Republican
managers into the Bryan campuIgners
for their attitude toward German
Americans. The attempt to make It
appear that Carl Schurz Will deliver the
solid German American vote TO Bryan
was In part responsible for the attack.
The assumption OF Mr.. Schurz is re-.
garded MS right in line with all the
Democratic talk about swinging the
German-Americans over to Bryan. ms
II the Germans could be transferred
solidly from one party TO another at
the will of party leaders.
"If know anything about the Ger
man character" said Senator Nathan
3. Scott, at Republican headquarters
to-day, the German-Americans must
undoubtedly resent this sort OF talk as
personal insult
The subject was under discussion Mt
headquarters for some time to-day, and
nfterward Senator Scott voiced the
sentiment which has been quoted.
"All through this campaign" contin-
ued the senator, "thc German Ameri-
cans have been treated by the Demo-
cratic leaders like flock of sheep. to
be stampeded en- masse by, the silly cry
OF imperialism and militarIsm.S At the
beginning. Mr.. Bryan's paramount is-
sue at Indianapolis was lcvcled at the
German Americans and was designed
to bring them all down at one shot.
Then Mr.. Schurz is brought forward.
with the assumption Of delivering over
the German-Amcrlcan vote bodily to
Bryan. And all over the country. In
Maryland. In New York, In Wisconsin.
In Indiana. the Democratic managers
have been taking the same ground, that
the COMMUNICATIONS can be made, TO
vote all the same way rs some one man
or some group OF men may desire.
There never was a greater mistake.
No class Of our citizens Is more intel
ligent and more independent than Che
German-Am.ricans. Each one OF them
thinks for himself. decides for himself
and votes for himself. They are cool
headed. jud!cial-mindcd, very practical
people. not swayed by sudden whims or
frenzies. not affected by artificial clap
trap. and. above all. not to be led by
the nose at the will of any political
clique or organization. They have
thought out this question of militnrism
long ago. They came TO this country
largely on that account, and they have
got brains enough to see that the situ-
alton has not changed mt nil, md TINT
as to Imperialism there Is simply moth
Ing In 1t. But. whether or no. they will
vote rs independent individuals. and
when they vote they will not be likely
TO forget the insults which they have
received In this campaign from the
Democratic leaders In trying to round
them up Ike herd Of cattle. ! know
what l am talking about. for have
been In close touch with the German
Americans, politically and personally,
ever since came out OF the army
thirty-Gvc years ago: and | know above
NIL they are clcar-hended and correct In
their financial principles. as they have
always been true 10 sound money from
the earliest times"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
German Day.

On next Monday the German citizens
of Wheeling and neishboring towns will
celebrate the anniversary Of the landing
OF the first German colony in this coun-
try. They have made extensive prepar-
atoms for an imposing parade and have
arranged programme of exercises that
promises rare entertainment OF an Intel
lectual and musical character.
or all classes of citizens not TO the
manor born the Germans have proven
to be the most peace loving and thrifty
OF our composite population. They have
always been willing to assume their Just
share of the responsibilities imposed by
American citizenship. and have never
fllnched when that duty required the
bearing OF arms In defense of the flag.
The 1ntelllgancer bespeaks for them
pleasant weather and an enjoyable cele-
bratlon. which promises to be credit
to the promoters of the affair.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06

q 81. .4t4
tating labor troubles. and not to ,one
minute cease the agitation and the tide
would be turned toward Bryan and
there would be n universal reaction In
favor OF sweeping Democratic victory.
Z While these admissions Of the Hon.
Jake are not exactly in the nature OF
news, 1t is well enough to have the re-
ports that have been going around veri.
fed by such eminent authority. And
these, are the things Croker would hear
II he would only put his eur to tho long
distance telephone and connect himself
with Democratic headquarters In this
state. BY the way. speaking of Croker
aud McGraw In one and the same
breath, what q pleasing similarity one
bears to the other. Croker's chief busl-
ness in politics, outside of his pocket, is
to debauch. the ballot, willie q grand
jury in Taylor county cast the same re-
Election on Colonel McGraw. &
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
DIRECTORS
.....FOR RENT.

r.aaI = ..
Desirable residence at Elm Grove all
modern conveniences OF gas, electric
light and water.
No. % North Front strcct-sl9. lr
No. SIS Main street, first floor. rooms,
dwelling.
No. 1I5 Seventeenth street. rooms-S.G.
NO. j. Sixteenth street, n cellar-!l0@'
FOR SALE.
No. Is and No. 30 South York street, bar
gain for 30 days. ~
No. 1l23 Charles street
Lot In Bclvedere addition.
No. el.Maryland street.
No. IL Fifth street.,
Ground 60 feet square on Eighteenth ST
6-roomcd house on Main street.
NO. j. Sixteenth street. store room. =,
10 rooms and cellar Will be sold cheap II
sold In the next 80 days.
Store room and five rooms. brick build
3 Ing. q good location, with m old es'
tabl!shcd trade.
No. 80 Main street, n full lot, corner Of
Twcnty-slNth and Main streets.
Lotion South Front street.
No. % Main street r,s
No. ii2 Main street
Corner lot on Fifteenth street.
No. 60 North Front street.
No. &C Seventeenth street.
NO. 81 Sixteenth, street, store room and "
rooms, sts
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
The Flag in California.

San Francisco Chronicle: Mrs. vIr-
ginia Reed Murphy. one OF the pioneer
women Of California, gave some inter-
cStlng information in regard TO the
making Of the First American flag In
California. to be used ut the FIRST Ccle-
bration OF the Fourth OF July. She
said.
1T was In the summer Of 1891 that
my father. J. +. Reed. and his family
were guests al III" home Of George g.
Youns In Srpa Valley. near where Yp-
semitic now stands II was there that
the nrrt Fourth Of July was celebrated
In California, Sly mother proposed the
celebration, and Grandpa Nount as
We children loved 10 cali him. supplied
tn, dinner. 4 long table was pllo-d
In l6ysly spot under the shade u The
aEss. and everyone was invited. There
were flowers on the table and fONr-s
under the table. a. Mega valley In thpse
days Naa simply bed OF vlld Elos' ~,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
About West Virginia.

We notice In an eastern exchange
that Boss Croker has declared that
West Virginia Is sure for Bryan. What
In the name OF the several tribes OF
Israel does Croker know about West
Virginia? II appears to the Intelligent
Ger that the corrupt boss will have
more than enough to do II lie confines
himself to his monarchy, Tammany
Hail. II Mr.. Croker really wants the
truth about West Virginia let him send
for the national committeeman for this
state, Col. John 7. McGraw. That gen.
t!eman vii, tell Croker that the prospect
OF Bryan carrying West Virginia is, In
the language OF the late Governor Bill
Allen, OF Ohio, "a j. barren ideallty."
Or better still. let him command TO his
imperial presence the Hon. Jake Fisher,
OF Braxton county. one OF Colonel Nc
Graw's trusted agents. The Hon. Jake
may not be so timld about letting thu.
cat on; of the bag as his Taylor county
mentor would be. for according to the
Parkersburg State Journal, he has al
ready clinched the nails In the Demo-
cratic coffin. According to that paper
II appears that the Hon. Jake was trav-
cling In 4 Pullman the other day, and
under the influence OF that tllscouragcr
OF hestancy. the oil OF gadness, con-
flded secrets to a travelling companion
whom he took TO be persona grata with
McGraw's cause. He madc an awful
mistake. but he told the truth. our
Petersburg contemporary In recount.
Ing the Incident says:
Mr.. Fisher, speaking In behalf Of the
McGraw organization. vouchsafed the
| Information that they had no hope OF
carrying West Virginia for Bryan or
Holt. but were making their fight FOR
the legislature, and In two congressional
districts, only. the Third and the
| Fourth.
This statement Of Mr.. Fisher Is Very
Important because II verifics beyond
| question OF doubt very important
matter. The reader will see the point.
McGraw has laid down on Holt, old
Tom Davis and Bill Raymond. the In,
ter two congressional candidates In tho
| First and Second. II proves what has
been iDtimated all along and that Is
that the Democratic campaign is being
run In the interests OF McGraws rcna-
torial candidacy and nothing else II
\ shows how the boss Is using Holt, hn,g
he In giving tn. aged Davis the double.
| cross. and how Raymond is left In the
lurch and 10 the sorrowA OF defeat. Ths
paramount Issue with the men now
managing the Democratic campaign IN
this state IS clectinE the legislature and
thus landing McGraw In the Cnl;s1
States senate.
Mr. Fisher. after coughing up this 10.
formation. n most unwise proceeding
upon his part. went on 10 reiat. that thf
most important thing e. :s-s Democrat.
I &c management 10 do u TO keep on All.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
sToRYETTEs,

One day before the late Lord Russell
was elevated to the bench. he was sit
ting In court. when another barrister,
leaning across the benches during the
hearing of trial for bigamy, Whisper
cd, Russell, what's the extreme penal
~ for bigamy?" 1.-TWO. mothers-in'-
law" instantly replied Russell. Z,
Louis Mann, the actor tells this story
OF the time when he was novice. THE
manager was rather absent minded, to
say the least, and for four weeks the
company had failed to receive a cent OF
gate receipts. So, IN
Louis, said the manager one morn
Ing, there was something wanted TO
say TO you, but l forget Just what"
Maybe 1t was TO ask me how got
so fat on the wages l am not getting"
timidly suggested the actor.
He says that the ghost walked that
night. -
On one occasion Jose Maria, a Span
ish brigand, robbed an EnglIshman and
his servant of their horses and every
thlng that they possessed save their
clothes. The Englishman was q pleas
ant, attractive youth, and submitted to
the robbery with great good humor.
This appealed to Jose Maria, and MS
they were forty miles from Seville,
whittier the traveller was going, he .le-
termined that he should not walk that
distance. and gave him back his SER
wants horse and a doubloon-$l6-out
OF the 200 he had taken. The youth
thanked the robber warmly. and added
mat he had still n great favor to ask.
WIFI you not return me my watch %
he said: 1T Is the parting gift OF my
dear father "Is your father alive p,
asked Jose Maria. .'and does he love
you very much?" "Oh, yes. said the
youth, he lives and loves me-" Then. +"
said Maria. II shall keep the watch, FOR
II your father loves you so dearly, he is
sure to give you another"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
The Hour of the Little Heart


When the little feet are tired with their
play,
When the little hands are smuggling to
their rest.
When ihe singers OF the light have gone
their way gtsJg et.5
And The dream man comes around upon
his quest 40
Then the happy hour for mothers. ten
Z der. sweet,
With the clinglng OF the little arms. Is
here -.H .,.
When the little songs are sung and the
little lips repeat
Words that win the lOwly life Its Sr;i-
clOus cheer.
When the toys are gathered up wth:en-
der care.
When the rosy checks are lifted Cor n
kiss,
When the cricket's song Is sounding cv-
erywherc
And the summer passes through the
gates OF bliss,
All. the hour OF the little heart hath come.
And the moment OF the loving life is
When The voices OF the warning world are
And the stars of peace are shining in
tho sky.
All the beauty OF the child life, like
= bloom
or the fragrant autumn evening. spills
IT'S gold.
Like an Incense through the spirits pur-
pie room. 1Fa
There are fairies on the hlls!dcs once
again,
And Titania leads her train across the
lea;
There are gnomcs and weird and won.
drous cliin men
Rolling tenpns no whit bigger than
pea.
There are stories of the child world where
wcaves the golden web of fancy ana the
i dream
OF the life that paints the shadow and tho
With the rose ray OF Its old forgotten
CLEAN.
There nrc by-low songs on lips that call
nfnr
The echoes from the valleys that were
with tic dew of dawn and glory OF the
When hope made pleasant pathways for
our feet.
There are wInklns. blinking cycllds-soft
and low,
The waves OF slumbcr beat upon the
shore:
Tho dream ship, waited Idly TO and fro.
Has II room Tonight FOR one sweet baby
more?
The hour Of The little heart OF love.
or tenderness that soothcs the ,:aliy
How, welcome when the purple skies
: l. touches with Its pcnco the lowly life.
--Folgcr Mckinscy In Baltimore NCwa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
: Wheeling's Prosperity.

People are so busily engaged these
days in their various vacations that
they have not time to stop and consider
how blessed they are compared to the
dark days OF '93-4.5, when the sun OF
prosperity was totally obscured, when
In all this broad land there was nothing
to contemplate but Idle men. with the
few working employed at pauper wages
nothing but panic and ruin, poverty
and distress. and soup houses. Those
were the times so APPLY described by
President Gompers. OF the Federation OF
Labor. as days OF hunger, horror and
misery" It Is human nature to forget
sorrow and distress in the enjoyment
OF new found happiness Incident to bet
tered conditions. but when the shadows
OF former misery threaten US 1t is time
to waken to realization that the bless
ings shall not endure unless we strive to
prevent the shadows from deepening
into the inky gloom VIC formerly expert
cnced.
Wheeling can read the lesson of the
beneNcen; rule OF the Republican party
quite distinctly through the report OF
Mr.. I. V. Barton, state labor commits.
sIoner referred to yesterday a, some
length. 1t wasn't until 1897 that bright.
er hopes dawned on the land tina, had
been cursed by four mIgerabIn years o.
Democratic free trade rule and ruin
How did the election OF Mr.. Mckinley
affect Wheeling? 1t Is clearly set forth
10 tho labor commissioners report
which states that on January l, 1897, In
n!nety.threo Industrial establishments
IN this city there were employed 7,2s!
persons. On January l. 1889. there wert
carried on tho pay rolls OF these SAINT
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06
Going west and Northwest.

The best line west OF Chicago II you
are going to any point In Montana,
Idaho. Washington. Oregon. Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming. Utah,
Nevada or California. Is the CHtCA-
GO. MILWAUKEE and ST. PAUL.
RAILWAY. Direct and short lines be-
tween Chicago. Sioux City. Omaha,
Milwaukee,, La Crosse, St. Paul and
Minneapolis. Solid vestibu!rd, electric
lighted, steam heated trains: free re-
cllnlns chair cars: compartment and
sleeping cars: the finest dining cnrS In
the world. II you contemplate n trip
west or northwest call on any coupon
ticket agent In the United States or
write TO W, $. Howell G. +. II. A.. ISL
broadway. y. Y, or 10 John II. Pntt,
u. =. A.. iS6 William street. Williams
port. Pa, saying where you are going,
about when yuu will start. how many
thsr" viii be in the party. and fun In.
formation. wt;h maps, timetables and
rates " fare sill be promptly furnished
free. Re sure 10 ask for your tickets
via c., ~. & 81, T.. Ry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06

& " q . e. ..
Some fine cooks were among those tio-
neer ladies, and the table was filled with
good things. There were Jolly good
fellows with their sweethearts or
wives at that Fourth Of July banquet
fifty-three years ago. The day was
perfect, and we all had good time.
II helped to make the flag that deco
rated the table, and what a time Ne had
In getting material 7or II. 1t was u
small flag, still It was the stars and
stripes. and the very first American
flag ever made In California. That lit
tie flag, incased in glass. now hangs in
Pioneer hall, San Francisco. We left
the flag with George C. Yount, and
years after he gave 1t TO the Pioneer
Society The flag was made by Susan
Cooper olfskill. now of Winters; Fat
ty Reed Lewis. Of Capitola, and my
self" r ~, las4 - -