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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
Conln1Qner Comment.
Extracts From w. J. Bryan's Paper.
Criminal Speculation.


If a crime is defined as an act the
doing of which is prohibited by law,
stock speculation cannot be considered
but when the word crime is used in it's
broader sense to describe an act which
otfends against morality or the public
welfare, it certainly includes that
species of gambling upon the market
which endangers the community as
well as Injuries the participants. A
good record of Wall Streets dolngs for
the last week is an Indictment against
our boosted civilization. That such
transactions are allowed is as much a
reflection upon the intelligence of the
country as it is upon the conscience of
the people. 1t is little less than amaz-
ing that few men should be permitted
to corner the market for their own
selfish purposes beat down the price of
one stock and boom the price of anoth-
er stock, dcmoralizing business and
jeopordizing the interests OF all classes
OF society. 1t is reported that the
slump in stocks amounted to seven
hundred millions in value, and that
the New York banks had to put up
nc arly twenty millions of dollars to
prevent panic. How will the histor-
ian describe an age in which petty
thief is severely punished while great
CRIMINALS go unwhipped? 1t often
tai es an object lesson to arouse the
people to the evils of a bad system and
the recent fluctuations in the stock
market, costly as they have been, will
be cheap if they lead to legislation
which will put an end to stock gamb-
ling, enormously described as ''busi
ness"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
Find Dynamite In Tbeatsr.

San Francisco, Cal, May 81. Ii
spectors of the state board of healtl
found box of dynamite concealed b.
meath pile of rubbish concealed be-
of the Chinese theater. President Nc
Kinley and his party had intended to
visit that theater some time during
the week. Twelve sticks of dynamite
were found in the box, together WITH
coils of wire and electric apparatus.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

CALIFORNIA; presidential electors cast
their vote In the largest hall in Sacra-
mento In the presence Of an immense
assemblage, including the pupils Of the
public schools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
WAR ON STRONG DRINK.
Plan for Convention of the Tt
stinence Union.


Dwight, ILL.,, May 20.-The
first annual convention of the
Total Abstinence Union of Mir
be held at Dwight on Sunday, ),
and Monday, May 81. Arranl 8
are about completed for the
ton, which bids fair to be The t
in the history of the movemenj g
state. The convention will be i
with high mass in the morniI I'D
the appointment of a commit . on
credentials, a business session in the
afternoon and the appointment of the
committee on resolutions and consti-
tutlonal amendments The railroads
have granted reduced rates to the con-
ventlon and excursions are coming
from Braidwood, Streator, Peoria, Jo-
llet. Springfield, LOstout and other
points throughout the state
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
Trouble in Japan.


The Philadelphia Record. thick
and thin advocate of the gold standard,
gives editorial recognition to the
threatened panic in Japan. Here is its
confession:
"'Ihe statement that japan is on the
verge OF panic, made in a recent re-
port Ia summary of which appears else
where in this issue of the Record) from
Consul General Bellows, at Yokohama,
comes as startling surprise. We have
become so accustomed to associating
progress and prosperity with the Island
Empire since it has adopted our WAYS
of civilization that the thought of f.
nancial disaster ovcrtaking it has never
occurred to the observer not on the
spot"
The Record proceeds to give it's ex-
PLANTATION, but the significant part of
the editorial lies in the statement of
fact rather than in the attempt to
avoid it's force. It will be remembered
that Japan was persuaded to adopt the
gold standard and the financiers hailed
1T as an evidence of progress and pros
perity. Prior to that time, Japan, with
silver as her standard, had been max
ing such gigantic strides that President
Cleveland felt called upon to congratu-
late the United States in one of his
messages upon being among the frs;
nations to recognize her advancement.
1t nation using silver, has any fnan-
cial trouble, the gold standard organs
promptly attribute it to the use of sill
yer, but they refuse to apply their logic
to gold-standard nations which get into
trouble. Japan was doing well with
silver and has not profted by the
change to gold basis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
National Leagu,
Company with ss5,ooo,o 900 capital -
boom South African industries.
IA az uE
Women saloonkeepers Form

women saloonkeePers Form Club
Milwaukee. Wis. May 20.-Ninety
widows,all in the saloon business. have
formed an association to be known as
"The Ladies Of the Royal Circle" The
object of the association, according to
the promoters, is for social and bust.
ness advancement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
Scandal In National cuar,.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill. May co.. Scandal
GUS fraud in an Illinois National
Guard election In this city Is likely Is
result seriously to several members e
Troop B. First Cavalry. -;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
More Gold for Euro No.

New York, May 20.-Golrman, Sachs
& Co., shipped s25o,OOo gold coin to
Holland today
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
BriDing With Patronage.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat prints
a special dispatch from Charleston, S.
c., to the effect that the president has
appointed former democratic sheriff
to be chief deputy U. S. marshal, and
it is added that the appointment sis
accepted as indication of wider devel-
opment in the formation of the white
republican party in South Carolina"
The dispatch says, Senator McLaurin,
who is engineering the new movement,
is said to have urged the appointment
of McCravy for obvious reasons.'
The republican papers talk about the
use of patronage to make converts and
the making of appointments ''for
obvious reasons" as if they had no more
scruples about the purchase of infu-
ence with Office than they have about
the purchase of votes with money.
The Baltimore Sun is authority for
the statement that Senator McLaurin
offered General Wade Hampton the
Columbia postmastership, but that
the General refused and added with
emphasis: 81 would not accept any,
thing in the world from that source.
The people of South Carolina should
know by this time that I cannot bt
bought"
Senator H. w. Smith, of Oregon, sug-
gests that the Christian nations ap-
propriate to the support of the stary-
ing heather Chinese the indemnity de-
manded of that nation. He thinks
that such a national charity would
give the nations real Christian char
acter among the Chinese, and would be
acceptable in the sight of the Chris
tain's God. The suggestion is a good
one, but it is not likely that nations
which would demand the amount that
the Christians nations are demanding
would give it away.
Mr.. Morgan prefers to ride in his
own conveyance whether he travels by
rail, by carriage or by water.
Most of the corn that sold at so cents
in Chicago the other day was never
planted, cultivated, shucked or shipped.
The settlement of the threatened
SCrlhe OF tne employees or the steel trust
is a triumph for arbitration and an OBJ
ject lesson to employer and employe
everywhere.
Of course the protectionists will be-
come free traders just as soon as pro-
lection in the United States enables
them to 6lch enough wealth to buy ur
all the industries of Europe.
The Standard Oil company has just
declared quarterly dividend of 20 per
cent. This is proof that chemists are
not infallible. Oil and water will miy
when a mixologist does the work.
By carefully protecting our infant
industries against foreign competition
we are able to pay a higher price for
our goods in order that the manufac-
turer may go abroad and compete with
the foreigner from whom he asks pro-
lection. This may appear to be de-
vious logic, but II is the kind American
voters have been eccustomed to for q
great many years
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
Origin of tho Trouble.

Conway lived with his aged father,
his wife and two children in the lower
part of the city. Next door to him
lived w. C. Garrison, whom he shot,
he also having a wife and two chill
dren. For months there had been bad
blood between the two men and their
families. Garrison had purchased the
dairy business of the elder Conway,
and had made so much money out of it
that young Conway, who was a rail
way switchman, began to believe his
father had been defrauded. After
open quarreling the two young men
ceased speaking to each other. Then
Conway wrote Garrison letters order
ing him off the place and making
threats. Finally the children of the
two families began to fight each other
This morning Conway, with his mind
made up as to the course he should
take, was ready for action. He rose
bright and early and prepared himself
for work. He said not word to his
wife about his plans, and she supposed
he was preparing to go as usual to the
Louisville and Nashville yards at
Howell Rifle in hand, Conway
strolled out modify to the barn,
which was used in common by the two
failies. On one side was his father
currying horse, while on the other
Garrison sat on a stool milking.
Calmly, as if he had come to pass the
time of day, the man with his mind
fixed upon murder walked up to Gar
rison, lifted the rifle TO his shoulder
and fired. The bullet struck the VIC
tim in the head ana tore away the
greater part of his face. Garrison fell
lifeless on the spot.
1t was an awful series of crimes that
followed in the next ten n-.Lusos, out
the elder Conway .4l all he could to
EreYeut it
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Perhaps Mr.. Morgan seeks to secure
control of the ocean SO as to have plen-
ty of water for the proper dilution of
his railroad and industrial stocks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Possibly the suprem, court is hold
ing back on that Porto Rican decision
in the hope that the crippled consti-
tuition will be able to oyertake the
flag.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
DEADLY DEEDS OF MANIAC
Man SIa"s Neighbors and Battles
with Mob.
THREE DEAD. THREE INJURED.
Evansville Man Kills Two Nelghbors and
Himself-Wounds Oficer-Slays Herd
Wounded

Evansville, Ind, May 21.-Murderous
hate, inspired by an injustice which
he believed had been done to his
father in business matters, caused
Evert Conway to kill his neighbor
and his neighbours wife, fatally wound
policeman and shoot two other men.
In his rage he killed every COW in his
neighbours stable, set the stable on
fire and just missed shooting his own
father when the latter tried to inter
fere with him. He ended his bloody
course in his own home, where he
shot himself through the heart, after
the entire police force of the city,
numbering fifty men, had surrounded
the house and made his escape impos-
sible This is the record of his rage:
The dead are: Evert Conway,
switchman, aged 81; w. G. Garrison,
aged 81, dairyman; Mrs. w. c.. Garri-
son. Fatally injured: Benjamin Wal
lis, policeman, aged 40; shot in the
forehead Others injured: Edward
Davidson, Adam Crawford. Orphaned:
Two children of the GaTrisons, aged
10 and 4,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Mr.. Morgan prefers to ride in his
own conveyance whether he travels by
rail, by carriage or by water.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Albert Williams of Michigan, one of
che founders of the republican party,
loses no opportunity to express his
condemnation of the position taken by
the republicans and thinks it better to
abandon the party with which he af-
filiated than to surrender the principles
which made him a republican.
The inventor of the "gold brick" died
penniless, recently, but his invention
is still being used with great success in
Wall Street.
Up to date not a single administra-
tion organ has protested against the
reconeentrado order OF General Mac
Arthur. Yet the Macarthur order is
exactly like the Weyler reconcentrado
order, and most of the administration
organs were frenzied in their denuncia-
hons of the latter. The administra-
ton organs should endeavor to secure
q cure for their severe case of political
trabismus.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Most of the corn that sold at so cents
in Chicago the other day was never
planted, cultivated, shucked or shipped.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Of course the protectionists will be-
come free traders just as soon as pro-
lection in the United States enables
them to fitch enough wealth to buy ur
all the industries of Europe,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

The settlement of the threatened
strike of the employees of the steel trust
is a triumph for arbitration and an OBJ
ject lesson to employer and employe
everywhere.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

The Standard Oil company has just
declared quarterly dividend of 20 per
cent. This is proof that chemists are
not infallible. Oil and water will miy
when a mixologist does the work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
American League.
National League.
American League.

GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-26
What Makes a Fowl Sick,

An item-parentage undenti'
fied-yet so good and compre-
hensive as to be worth pasting
in every poultryman's hat, was
found in an exchange 1t is as
follows:
The most troublesome dis
eases of fowls, with their causes,
may be summed up as follows;
Roup-Planted by "only a neg
lected slight cold"
Cholera-Caused principally
by oyercrowding.
Diarrhea-Damp houses, filthy
houses and runs, and bad feed
ing.
Canker-Dampness and filth.
Diphtheria-R COS ting in
draughts, also damp houses.
liberated Throat--Ditto.
Consumption-Neglected cold.
Apoplexy, Vertigo and Epi-
epsy-Over-feeding.
Sore Eyes-Damp houses.
Costiveness and Constipation
Improper food.
Soft and Swelled Crop-Over-
feeding.
Indigestion and Dyspepsia
Ditto.
Pip-Damp quarters.
Bronchitis-Ditto.
Black Rot--Result of indiges-
ton.
Soft Eggs Overlooking.
Gout, Rheumatism and Cram
houses.
Leg Weakness - Inbreeding
and overlooking,
Bundle Foot High perches.
Scaley Legs Filthy and damp
quarters.
Chicken Pox Ditto.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-26

Figures in report to the Pres
identof the Board Of Trade, Nor
ristown, Tenn, show there were
billed out of their depot during
the year ending Jan. ] 1901, 3O9
car loads of fowls and 157 Of
eggs. Counting the poultry at
an average of 81, 100 per car and
the eggs at $1,000, according tc
estimate made on them by one OF
the leading dealers, this little IN
dustry brought in 22,500 OF
spot cash to Ham blen and few
adjoining counties. Such does
not include the shipments that
are being made constantly to
New Orleans, Atlanta, Baltimore
and other points by express; the
fancy birds at long prices breed
ers are sendinga llover the South
and Weston thousands of dollars
worth fed to our summer resorts
Zone farm alone taking boarders
uses $500 for its supply offryers,
eggs and hens.
We feel entirely safe in max
ing the statement there will be
an income to this small section of
East Tenn, in 1901 exceeding
$750,000, not allowing either for
al immense quantity consumed
in families.
In the first place farmers are
just now beginning to realize the
wonderful possibilities for profit
in systematic production of Poul-
try, to open theireyes to the fact
that the most promising field of
effort in reach of them has been
hitherto entirely neglected;prices
are ruling higher this year than
last; and thrifty northern settlers
familiar with best methods of
poultry management are locating
here.
It is perhaps useless to add
that no other production furnish
es the same territory so large ar
income.
Were all our other resources
equally productive we could de
Inorganic Morgan.
There's no lay like the lay o
the East Tenn, hen.
w. B. DoAK.
Russellville, Tenn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-26
Big Gusher Discovered.

Louisville, KY, July 22.-An oil
well that may be termed gusher
has been discovered at Sunny
Brook. The big well is spouting
forth oil of fine quality at the rate
of 100 barrels daily. There is
great excitement over the rich find.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-26
Dark Brahmas.

praise, and most deliberately ex-
tol their favorites. This is es-
pecially so relative to the Barred
plymouth Rock and Light Brah-
ma, which well the followers and
admirers can consistently do, as
too much cannot be said. And
# to date there is anything unsaid
regarding the birds, let us have
1t at once. We have, however,
several praiseworthy birds in the
Standard, outside of those Just
mentioned, that are sorrily neg
lected, For example, the Dark
Brahma lisa bird which possesses
as many good qualities as do
any of the other Asiatics, still,
comparatively little is seen in
print and show room, of this
most noble bird. Why this state
of affairs exists I cannot under
stand. l therefore hope and
wish that those who know will
explain.
The main reason for certain
birds having achieved greater
popularity over some other
standard varieties, and still hold
the fort in their respective class,
is not because the same birds
possess exclusive merits over all
the others, but more on account
of certain wide-awake fanciers
and breeders who have taken
hold, and by persistency and
hard work have pushed their re-
spective fancy to the front, re-
CARELESS of the views Of others.
Whether their labor has been
successful, financially or other
wise, the popularity and past
record Of the Barred Plymouth
Rock and Light Brahma does
best attest.
Breeders like Felch and Corn
ing have made the Light Brah-
mas great favorites, while breed
ers like Hawkins, Pitkin and
others have made the Barred
Plymouth Rock the most popu-
lar of all fowls to-day.
Why the Dark Brahma does
not hold relative popularity with
the public at large, as they de-
serve and merit, rests entirely
with those who have bred them
in time past. Breeders of the
Dark Brahma, as a class, must
be dead or nearly so, as they are
but seldom seen or heard from.
have often heard remarked:
"Why, would like to breed the
Dark Brahma; l like them; the
birds are handsome; but l will
not take hold of them because
the bird is one too hard to breed
up to standard requirements, "
etc. Which is only a false i'm
preston or conception, gotten
up by some few who failed
through lack of care, and indif-
ference of the breeds require
ments, or by some who have
never bred the Dark Brahma, or
merely for the sake of saying
something against the breed and
to appear wise, and for the sake
of booming their own favorites.
Come to facts, we all know that
1t is no child's play to breed high
scoring, typical birds of any
standard, parti-colored breed,
without care and system in mat
ing. Close to 90 per cent. of my
Dark Brahmas last season scored
90 or better, and, judging from
appearance, the per cent this sea-
son will be even greater, and
from single mating, too.
/ now wish to ask those who
are oppose to the Dark Brahma
to give one tangible reason for
the faith within them. Is it be-
cause in your vision there is
nothing in the breed or one not
handsome to look at? In either
case 1 beg todiffer. Tor instance.
take the male, with his full and
glossy black feathered breast;
his silvery white back, with
hackle and saddle feathers black
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-26

The last words of great men are
long remembered, but the last words
of little women are too numerous to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-27
RICH FARMER IN TRAMP ROLE.

Charles LOBBY, the man with a wood
en- leg, who has been bound over to the
district court at Omaha for running
aTnuck in a Farnam street hotel, is one
of the best known characters of central
South Dakota says the Chicago Inter
Ocean His occupation, when he was
not wandering around the country IN the
guise Of a tramp seking trouble, is that
of a farmer He owns several quarter
sections of valuable farm land in San
born county and a large herd OF cattle.
He is of a very quarrelSome disposition,
and when his neighbors refuse to quarrel
with him he dons the most tattered suit
of clothing he can procure, and to vary
the monotony of life on the farm, sallies
out into the world in search of excite
ment. He usually gets more than he
bargained for, but this does not deter him
from making his raids" on the peace
full communities of South Dakota, Iowa
and Nebraska. LOBBY has repeatedly
been run In by the police as a vagrant,
although his check for thousands of dol
lars would be honored by bank officials
who are aware that he is the owner of
a large quantity of valuable property.
Last April LOBBY made one Of his
periodical trips, and having made his es-
cape from the police at Sioux City, where
he had been arrested as a tramp, he
went to the Nebraska side OF the Mis-
souri, river and worked his way toward
his home in Sanborn county, this state.
While at Harrington, Neb., he called on
Father Locker, Of the local Catholic
church and applied for money to pay
his board bill. In pity for his supposed
poverty and hysical condition the father
granted his request.
Father Locker soon afterward noticed
the cripple making his way in the direc-
ton of the residence of the sisters who
conduct the Catholic school at Rarting-
ton. The priest sent messenger to In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-27
HARVEST HANDS HELD UP.
Kansas Farmers Impress LabOrers
From Santa Fe Train.

BURLINGAME, Kan, June 26.-Driven
to desperation by sight of their rich
fields being ruined for want Of harvest
farmers held up a west bound Santa Fe
sary for reaping their grain. No. So was
pulling out Of Peterson, a small town
a few miles south of here, when four
husky, heavily armed farmers entered
the engine cab and ordered the engineer
to stop at a certain crossing q mile
south of that place. At the same time
others pointed revolvers at the conduc-
tor and brakemen and when the train
from the two emigrant cars containing
harvest hands bound for the Western
fields.
the fore part Of the train on down the
there was a. fierce conflict going on be-
who resented the vigorous measures TAX
en- by the would-be employers.
Clubs, ballast, shotguns and revolvers
were brought into play, and for half an
hour the battle ragged fiercely Finally,
however, after several Of each party had
been severely injured, a compromise
was affected by several persons not en-
gagged IN the conflict, and the 200 har-
vesters agreed to work in Usage county
at $3.50 a day.
The two cars were soon emptied, the
harvesters going across the prairie guild
ed by the farmers. The train was re-
coupled and backed up to Burlingame