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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
ston.u.u .yack.on.. Wounds.

In view of the recent discussion
whether Frank S. Rosenthal of Carroll
ton, Mo-, Louisiana Tiger" Is the
man who fired the shot which resulted
in the death of Stonewall Jackson, a
review of the facts in this case may
prove interesting. Gen. Clement A.
Evans, who was a colonel in Gen.
Jackson's command at the time, and
who later was promoted to the COM
mand of the famous Stonewall brigade
when told of Mr.. Rosenthal's fears
that he was the particular man who
fired the fatal shot, said the idea of
any one man thinking he was respon-
sible for Jackson's death was ridicu-
lous. There were three distinct
wounds" said Gen. Evans, "and to the
best of my recollection the shots were
fired by North Carolina troops" Gen.
Evans referred to Memoirs of Stone
wall Jackson" by his widow, Mary
Anna Jackson, says the Atlanta (Ga.)
News. This gives a complete account
of the untimely accident which took
from the southern forces their most
brilliant leader Col. Augustus Choate
'Hamlin names the 33d and 18th North
Carolina regiments as the ones imme-
diately adjacent to the spot where Gen.
Jackson was shot and the 18th is
named as firing the fatal shots. Mrs.
Jackson's account. in part, of the ac-
cident, in her work on the life of her
husband, is as follows: Gen. jack
son, accompanied by part of his staff
and several couriers, advanced on the
turnpike in the direction of the enemy
about 100 yards, when he was fired
upon by volley of musketry from his
right front The bullets whistled
among the party and struck several
horses. This first was evidently from
the enemy and one of his men caught
the bride rein and said to him. Gen
Jackson, you should not expose your
self SO much. There is no danger
he replied, the enemy is routed. Go
back and tell Gen. Hill to press on
But in order to screen himself from
the flying bullets he rode from the road
to the left and rear. The small trees
and brushwood being very dense, it
was difficult to effect passage on
horseback. While riding as rapidly as
possible to the rear, he came in front
of his own line of battle, who, having
no idea that he. or any one but the
enemy, was in their front, and, mis-
taking the party for body of federal
cavalry, opened sharp fire upon
them. From this volley Gen. Jackson
received his mortal wounds. His right
arm was pierced by a bullet, his left
arm was shattered by two balls, one
above and one below the elbow, break
ing the bones and severing the main
artery. His horse, Little Sorrel, ter
rifled by the nearness and suddenness
OF the fire, dashed off in the direction
of the enemy and it was with great
difficulty that he could control him
his bride hand being helpless, and the
tangle brushwood, through which he
was borne, almost dragging him from
his seat. But he seized the reins with
his right hand, and arresting the flight
of the horse, brought him back into
his own lines, where, almost fainting,
he was assisted to the ground by Capt.
Wilbourne, his signal officer"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

real army unless the junior officers can
dance the two-step and dance 1t right,
Some of our older citizens who remem-
Der the dark days of the rebellion will
remember how fortunate it was that
General Grant had learned to dance
the two-step and keep time with the
orchestra. They will also recall thu
Importance Of General Sherman's wells
known dancing ability on his justly
celebrated march to the sea. AS for
General Sheridan, we all remember
how lucky it was at Winchester that
Sheridan knew how to gallop. Had he
tried to waltz that day the battle might
have been lost. Men who have not
lived military life have a dim idea
at best of the advantages of having
army officers who can dance. Any man
with two sound legs can march, but
not all men can master the rhythmical
cadence of the dance. There is har-
monious twist to the legs and mus
ical pattering of the feet that not all
men can catch on to. To do the thing
right one must drop his feet on the
Waxed floor at just the right jab in
the music or the troops are apt to get
panicky and stampede The first false
two-step may prove fatal. History
tells us that Caesar invariably two
stepped out in front of the infantry just
before battle and did few terpsi-
ehorean stunts to convince the troops
that he was feeling like a colt and
hoped they were the same. Marc
Antony in his expurgated memoirs
tells of how he used to waltz Cleopatra
up and down in front of the troops
just to show them that he was it. And
the only battles he ever lost were those
that he butted into without having a
chance to dance. Marcus Aurelius, too,
appreciated the Importance of the two
step on human valor, and history tells
us that he used to get the troops ON
the ballroom floor just before the bat
tie and do four-step on horseback.
The effect on the soldiers was magical.
They Immediately left the giddy BALL
room and wanted to fight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
B1RDs-EYE VIEW OF SCENE OF W EST VIRGINIA FLOODS.

along the Clinch river also suffered,
but not so severely. Elkhorn creek
flows between two mountain ridges,
Indian Ridge to the north and Big
Stone Ridge to the south. In some
places the valley is not over quar-
ter of mile wide, the hills rising pre-
cipitously from the banks of the
stream, along which ran the track of
the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Over the high valley when the atmos-
phere was heated to high degree the
winds brought clouds saturated with
moisture. The fall Of rain that result
ed was tremendous. The swollen
mountain streams all poured their
water into the Elkhorn and the mar
row valley was filled by it.
Dreadful Deluge OF Waters.
Then came the cloudburst. It's wall
of water started down the valley short
ly before 9 o'clock in the morning, and
the damage had all been done by IL.
There was nothing in its path that
could resist it. Houses were whirled
away like sticks, railway embank-
ments melted like snow in the sun
light. There was just a few minutes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Some Historic Disasters.

18S0-Barry, Stone, Webster and
Christian counties, Missouri; 100 kill
ed, 600 injured, 200 buildings destroy
ed; loss $1,00O,00O.
1SS0-Noxubee county, Mississippi;
% killed, u injured, SIS buildings de-
stroyed; loss, 100000.
1SS0-Fannin county. Texas; 40
killed, SO injured, 40 buildings destroy
ed.
1sS2-Henry and Saline counties.
Missouri; s killed, SO injured, 247
buildings destroyed; loss. 100000.
18s3-Kemper, Copiah, Simpson,
Newton and Lauderdale counties,
Mississippi; 81 killed, 200 injured, 100
buildings destroyed; loss, 100000.
,1SS4-North and South Carolina.
Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia. Kentucky and Illinois; 500 kill
ed, $500 injured, 10000 buildings de-
stroyed. These storms constituted an
unparalleled series of tornadoes.
1Ss0--Louisville, KY; 76 killed, 200
injured, 900 buildings destroyed;
loss, s2,15o,OoO. Storm cut path 1000
feet wide through the city.
1893-Savannah, Ga, and Charleston,
S. c., and southern coast; 1000 killed
and great destruction of property.
1S93-Gulf coast of Louisiana; 1000
killed; great destruction of property.
1S96-St. Louis cyclone; 500 killed.
1000 injured; great property loss.
1900-Galveston, Texas, flooded by
tidal wave from gulf; 5000 lives lost.
thousands more injured; property loss.
over $4,000. 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
THE AMATEUR PROBLEM.

Am A1EUn fhO bAEMs
M. T. Grattan presents new view
OF the amateur question that will be
read with interest. He writes: "In
order that the time handicap may con-
tlnue to have value a clause should
be inserted in speed programs to the
effect that amateur records shall count
the same as professional. Unless this
is done it may be often difficult to
secure entries for class which some
fast amateur seems to have at his
mercy. Charity begins at home and
associations have bills to pay when
they give race meetings. No doubt
the amateurs are very valuable to the
harness horse industry and deserve re-
spectful consideration, but they should
not expect associations to cripple
themselves by giving up the only value
the time handicap has
The amateur question has disrupted
many other sports, and now seriously
threatens harness racing. Bearing in
mind the legislation concerning hob
bles and distance, associations must
counteract the effect upon their fl
nances of the latest ruling by a con-
dition
Theories are all very fine until they
begin to pinch pocketbooks, and then
they are swept aside. 1t was thought
hobbies could be legislated out, but en-
trance money was needed, and that
settled the question, just as it will
settle this. AS the legend: Hobbies
not barred became familiar, so we
may read: Amateur and professional
records count the same in this class.
That would put matinee cracks with
their peers, where they of right be-
long, and prove that conditions con-
tinue to beat theories
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
A Manila Mint Discussed.

A prominent government official in
discussing the proposition for the es-
tablishment of mint at Manila said
recently:
81 have heard nothing about the
matter since the adjournment OF Con-
gress, but l know that it is receiving
the attention Of the war department,
which is obtaining all the information
possible on the subject. Army officers
seem to favor the establishment Of a
mint at Manila and an effort to sub
stitute American coinage for the Mexi-
can now in general use. There is con-
siderable opposition, however, as it is
certain that to attempt to push the
American dollar and redeem it in gold
would precipitate commercial disturb
ances that might result in disaster.
Secretary Gage is opposed, and 1 am
inclined to think that this plan will
not be adopted
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Feat of /. Military Man,

Captain L. 7. Brown, military man,
won his partnership because of his re-
markable capacity as a practical OPP
orator. He was formerly employed
as superintendent at the Moorhead
Mills, where his reputation was
made. The Carnegie company made
him handsome offer and placed
him in charge of the Union Mills. To
the amazement Of Mr.. Carnegie, Mr.
Schwab and the others, Mr.. Brown,
without increasing the plant by so
much as a smoke-stack, trebled the
production of these mills, feat with
out parallel. He was admitted to
partnership in '92. Among the other
partners who belong to the operating
staff and who won their spurs are Mr..
! 3. F. Wood, assistant to the general
superintendent of the Homestead
works, and who ranks as the finest
metallurgist in the country; Mr.. James
Hunter, the superintendent of the Low
er Union Mills, who was admitted to
partnership five years ago: Mr.. A. e.
Hunt, who is the superintendent of the
armor-plate mills at Homestead, e.
position in which he succeeded Mr..
Corey, now president of the company;
and Mr.. A. G. Dinkey, general superin-
tendent of the Homestead Works, who
left the farm at fifteen and struck out
for himself. These men all came up
from the ranks. So with the other
members of 'The Thirty" None of
them had either money or influence to
help them along. They made their own
way by hard work, by loyalty to their
employers, and by using to the best
advantage the brains that God gave
them. Their example is one to inspire
every young Observation-Disclosures
Saturday Post
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

gwen the people to save themselves 60
the hills. and then all was over 70.
those who had failed The region Of
the worst destruction stretches from
WEIGH. the county seat, on the west
to Coaldal on the east, distance OF
about twenty miles. OF the towns be-
tween, Keystone. place Of 1000 In
habitants, is reported to have suffered
the most.
Two Hundred Arc Dead ut Ksystone
The death list there is reported to
mount up toward 200. Sixty-six dead
bodies have been recovered. There
were thirty-f five saloons in that town.
and of them only one is left standing,
1t being located high on the hillside.
The rumor is that it is the only build
ing in the town still standing. Vivian,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
To .Ssvim Lon9 Disfance.

On Sunday, June 20, Peter S. McNal-
ly of Boston, clad only in pair OF
small swimming trunks, will dive of
the end Of Charleston bridge into Bos-
ton harbor and start to swim to the
Battery New York. Weather permit
ting, he will make Nantasket Beach,
about II miles, the first day.
The shortest sailing distance be-
tween Boston and New York is 1872 "a
nautical or about 35) land miles. Nc
Nally estimates that he will actually
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

land in 1s4s. He received his education
in the public schools of Cleveland, in
the University of Chicago. and in the
University Of New York, but was
graduated from neither college. He
was made an LII. d. by Adelbert coll
lege and the Western Reserve Univer-
sity. The history which brings him
the rare honor from the Prussian
academy is on the United States from
the Compromise Of 1850 down to 1885,
the work being in eight volumes. Mr..
Rhodes has been resident of Boston
for number of years. He is a mem
Der Of the exclusive Authors club Of
Boston, and is brother-in-law Of
Senator M. A. Hanna,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
west VIRGINIA FLOODS
500 Li,1es May Be Lost

u cloudburst in the Pocahontas coal
helds in West Virginia destroyed hun
nreds Of lives and millions of dollars
Of property Sunday The wall of
water swept through narrow noun
tain valley already flooded by thirty
fhree hours of continuous, heavy
rains Two ridges of the Allegheny
Mountains hemmed it in and helped it
20 gather force. 1t swept dozen busy
towns. It destroyed many miles of
railroad tracks and telegraph lines. 1t
tore from the hillsides the outer build
ing OF hundreds Of coal mines, and it
carried locomotives and trains of cars
down the valley. The cataclysm
crushed and drowned the inhabitants
by hundreds as they struggled to es-
cape up the mountain sides. The loss
OF life is estimated at 400. The loss to
railroad and mining property is at
least 100000 and the loss to other
property probably as much more.
These figures are. however, merely
approximations, for communication
with many Of the villages is yet i'm
possible.
Fearful, Lo.s Is Possible.
The flood may prove to have been a
more disastrous one to life than the
YOUNGSTOWN horror, and the list of the
dead may mount into thousands, or it
may be that there was sufficient, warn
Ing to permit the escape of the great
majority of the people. Reports from
many places indicate, however, that
hundreds Of bodies are floating down
with the food. The difficulty of get
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
wELTER-wE1GHr CHAMPION.

Rube Ferns of Kansas has firmly
established his claim to the title of
walter-weight champion. His recent
knockout of Matty Matthews before a
Toronto club stamped the ,,ard-hit-
ting RUDE as the undoubsed monarch
of the 145 Founders. Matthews by
virtue of his victories over Mysterious
Billy Smith and Eddie Connolly is UNI
doubtedly the hardest proposition Of
his class that Ferns could have been
matched with. This was the third
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

personal bravery that, though never
recklessly or boastingly evidenced, was
still manifested on more than one oc-
casion.
An extended public career was
scarcely possible for one of his years,
yet In the short time that elapsed be-
tween his graduation from Yale and
his death he had achieved reputation
worthy of emulation. Upon his return
from the Philippines trip he was ap-
pointed United States consul at Pre-
toria, the capital of the Transvaal re-
public.
Secretary of State Hay collapsed at
New Haven, Conn.,, under the strain
of fatigue and mental agony Sunday
evening as he stood by the remains Of
his son Adelbert, whose dead BODY
was found on the sidewalk in front of
the New Haven Hotel at 2:3O a. m.
The secretary was at once assisted to
his bed and physician summoned.
An hour later his daughter, Miss Helen
Hay, arrived, and, although herself
nearly Frustrated by the news of her
brothers sudden death, assumed the
care of her father
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meeting between these men, each hav-
Ing decision to their credit.
But on the last occasion Ferns left
no room for argument as to who was
the petter man. Matthews was put to
sleep with neatness and dispatch, and
had no opportunity allowed him Of
Kicking against the verdict. Ferns has
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
COLE AN 1R1sH aAMr,

Miss Rhona Adair of the Royal Port
rush Golf club, who holds the woman's
golf championship of Ireland, has also
had the honor up to couple of weeks
ago of being the champion Of Great
Britain, which title she lost at that
time through being defeated by Miss
CRAM Of the Royal Liverpool Golf
club.
Miss Adair is pretty and Yiyacious
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

fought his way steadily to the top
rung OF the pugilistic ladder, and de-
serves full credit for the work he has
done
Judged from his last fistic perform
ance the man from Kansas should hold
the welter-weight title for good
While to come. AT the present time
there is nota fighter in the 145-pound
division likely to defeat Matthew'S,
conqueror at the weight in question
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

ting relief to the district for perhaps
a week or ten days until the railway
lines are replaced means that there
will probably be great suffering among
people who were fortunate enough to
save their lives, as all their stores
were swept away Fifteen hundred
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Irish colleen" who learned her game
on the Killymoon links and won the
championship of the famous Portrush
course in the County Antrim, Ireland.
In winning the premier golf honor of
Great Britain last year Miss Adair de-
feated such sterling players as Miss
Amy Pascoe and the Misses Sybil and
Mollie Whisham.
Few Americans are aware of the
fact that golf is purely Irish game
and not English, as is variously sup
posed even by its devotees in this coun-
try. Like football, which also had its
origin in the Emerald Isle. the game
is of a very ancient birth, having been
played in its present form for nearly
500 years. After the conquest it was
imported into England, where it be-
came quite as popular as in Ireland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

the next largest town, is reported to
nave been almost wiped out of exist
ence. In both of these towns the min
ers had assembled with their Satur
day nights pay. They cannot have
got back to their mountain huts, and
must have shared the fate of the in.
habitants. After the flood the railroad
company started men on foot to WALL
along the hillsides to survey the con-
dition of the line. A trainmaster, who
walked the twelve miles between
Vivian and North Fork, counted thir.
ty-eight dead bodies floating on the
surface. That is an indication of what
may be expected when full informatiou
is obtained.
Flee from Water.
The remarkably heavy rains OF the
past few weeks have caused the flood
ing of number Of mines in the Car
hondale section Of the anthracite coal
belt in Pennsylvania and operations
have been suspended at four collieries,
throwing about 1000 men and boys out
of employment.
At the Glenwood mine the water has
reached the height of 80 feet, and is
still rising despite the fact that extra
pumps have been put in says special
telegram from Scranton. At several
of the mines the pumps generally used
are under water and others will have
to be put in place.
The damage at all the mines will
reach tremendous figures.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

men are already at work trying to re-
store the tracks.
Elkhorn Valley Devastated.
The scene OF the worst part of the
flood was the Valley of the Elkhorn.
in Mcdowell county, in the south
western part OF West Virginia. An
other valley to the south of this one
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Queen victoria's autograph is all
ready Increasing In value. three-lins
script, with her signature attached he
ing sold the other day for $125.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
CoNGREss OF rnr !. W

Hs17t's' UT NE n. w. i.
The eleventh American whist con-
gress will be held at Hotel Pfister.
Milwaukee, beginning on Monday. july
~. The program issued by President
Nef shows some important changes
from those of preceding years, which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
IsEL1N CHARTERS STEAM yAcu,

c. o. Iselin has chartered the steam
yacht Christable for the Americas cup
races. This is the fifth yacht Ameri-
cans have chartered in England for
that purpose. The Christable was
chartered by Emperor William for
several seasons and Herr Krupp took
it twice to the Mediterranean during
the season. Mr.. Drexeps yacht Mar
garita is refitting at Cowes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

u Adelbert S. Hay, who was killed at
Yale college last week, was the eldest
son of the secretary of state and was
born while the latter was living in
cleveland, o., about twenty-five years
ago. His second name is Stone, which
he bears in memory Of the late Amasa
Stone. his maternal grand sire. He was
educated in private schools of Cleve-
land and prepared at st. Paul's Acad-
envy in Concord, N. H., for Yale. At
the university he was popular schol-
ar, for, though outwardly reserved in
manner, he was capable of warm and
steadfast friendships, and was of
charming manners. At Yale Adelbert
gave much time to athletics. and thus
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

will be indicated in the synopsis given
below. In the contest for the Hamil-
ton trophy and the first possession of
the A. W. l.. trophy the number Of
teams in the finals will be limited to
eight and six respectively. This ar
rangement is a great Improvement
over that formerly in use. as it leaves
no opportunity fer tic when the con-
gress is ended-that is to say, any
lie which can occur may be played off
before the close OF the week. The.
rules for the Minneapolis trophy con-
test will be the same as those used
at Chicago and Niagara, which prob
ably are as nearly perfect as could be
devised for this event. In the Brook
lyn trophy contest for teams of twelve
the system of play will not be an
nounced until the entries are closed,
but in all probability will be the same
as heretofore
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

DOLEFUL VIEWS OF ENGLIsHMEN
The sporting press of London takes
doleful views Of the chances of the
English challenger of winning
the Americas cup. Captain
Sycamore was not satisfied with TIE
sail arrangements even before +.
Flies boat ran away from him, an ne
also suspected that Mr.. Watson'sS ,as
was leaking. Experts who have Ieen
favored with close inspection Of the
new yacht when she was locked at
South Hampton, assert that there are
no secrets aof construction, and that
she is simply an enlarged solent thirty
six-footer, with deeper I'm and with
the bulk of lead at the forward END 10
it.
sportsmen discovered Me- Yets oi's
boat as unfit for racing . fe-
cent trial. but are not confident that
she cannot be tuned up against the ola !.
Shamrock and show superior speed.
IL N. +.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
PETER s. M'NALY.

t, PETER s. M'NALY.
its kind ever performed. There have
been many swimming contests re-
quiring fine endurance. but nothins
like q thirty days trip was ever At
tempted by anyone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

I'D NATURALLY
le stood at 81
chest and limbs
portions. The
ng Hay, with the
er in his face, un-
towards securing
and consideration
J exhibited to one
lue went a degree OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Miss Adair is a pretty and viv,