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The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

The rights of striking workman
we're cle9fly and concisely stated the
other DAY by a New York magistrate
9Wh0 was hearing case Of assault
You may work for whom you please"
ne said, as long as you please, and
leave whenever you please. If you can
do better or get more money, you have
perfect right to do so. But every
other man has the same right to sell
his labor for what he sees fit, to
work as many hours as he pleases, and
sto accept whatever compensation has
been agreed upon between him and his
employer. The law does not permit
you to interfere with him" If every
striker would keep this simple state
ment in mind, labor troubles would at
least be free from violence
One may sympathize with the writer
sof letter lately published in the
London Times, and yet not be able to
repress smile. Il recently attempted
to alight from one of the new Ameri-
can tram-cars," writes this indignant
Englishman. II am sure that used
the utmost care, yet was thrown
NEARLY thirty feet!' Evidently the
poor man had never before ridden on
a street car which moved fast enough
to make it unsafe to alight while the
car was in motion. One is led to think
that the plan to give London real
rapid transit is succeeding.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
Potatoes Said to BE Poisonous.

Some time ago there was published
number Of things which, according
to the discoveries of science, the hu-
man race must not do. Now it is nee
essary to remark on the alleged dis
closures as to what the human race
must not eat.
Bread may contain alum, milk may
secrete under its innocuous surface
the deadly ptomaine, meat may inocu-
late the system with the appalling
truchinosis, and a list of deleterious
things which water may pour into our
internal economies is indefinite 1t was
supposed that there was one edible
that might be homely but was harm
less Yet science is trying to cut us
off from that. 1t is asserted that a
Washington analyst has discovered
large quantities of solanin in potatoes
and solanin is asserted to be poison
GUS to humanity. Further specifica-
tions is offered to the effect that Mt
the indefinite date Of some years ago.
a large number of Austrian soldiers
were poisoned by potatoes containing
solanin.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

The author of "The Kidnapped Mil
lionaires," the latest novel to attract
general attention. is Frederick Uphanl
Adams, an inventor of some note. He
recently built railroad train which
shattered all records from a mile to
one hundred miles. 1t was built to
avoid atmospheric resistance, and was
popularly known as the "cigar-shaped
train" or the wind-splitter" Between
Washington and Baltimore this train
of seven cars attained the remakab]4
speed of 103 miles an hour.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

A Maryland judge has judicially af-
firmed one Of woman's rights, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. If woman
finds her husband lettering around the
streets, she has right to order him
home, where his presence is wanted,
and to push, shove or otherwise use SO
much force as is necessary to make
him obey. This is an especially in
disputable right, according to the
learned court of Hagerstown, Md,
where the lettering husband is found
in company with another woman.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
NouRouLAH, THE WRESTLER.

Nouroulah, the giant Turkish wres-
tier, who has easily defeated the pick
Of American wrestlers, is the biggest of
all the rare human specimens which
have come to this country from the
land Of the Sultan. He stands about 6
feet 6 inches and tips the scales at 2s0
pounds, or thereabouts. In his native
heath he is said to have held the job Of
bouncer extraordinary for his ruler
and good one he must have made.
Since his advent to this country he has
not met anyone who could even give
him a run for his money. Ernest Roe
Der and Tom Jenkins, who are count
ed the best wrestlers in this country,
ran afoul of the big Turk. He simply
fell on them and it was all over but
the shouting. All their cleverness went
for naught. 1t was beef against agility
and beef won hands down. Nouroulah
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
Jack Beauscholte will fight Kid HUI
bert at Evansville, Ind, this month.
This Hubert is far from being slouch
and will make Jack hustle all the way.
THE LATE LOUIS ALpR1cH.

Louis Aldrich was best known dur
ing the last years of his life as the
vital personality behind the Actors
Fund of America He retired from the
presidency of the great theatrical char
1ty year ago, having held that office
for four years. For eleven years pre-
vious to his selection as the head of the
order he was its vice president and act
ing executive officer. So 1T may be said
the last fifteen years of his life were
given to the philanthropic organiza,
tion.
His chief ambition was to see the
establishment of an actors home I'M
New York city, and in the last year OF
his tenancy of Office the project tooA
tangible form. He induced AL Hayman
of New York to subscribe $4,000 as
the basis Of building fund. This
amount was swelled by popular cQna
tributions to $4,000. 1t was expect
that the home will be in exist
within the next two years.
Mr.. Aldrich began his career
actor as an infant prodigy in,
formance of Richard IILs'
most prodigies, he lasted, SO
oping into player Of tala,
when he was % years old, ke
California, the scene Of hi
periences, to Boston andS
stock company of the Boston theate]
There he played Nathan to Miss Bat
mans Leah. In the years immediate
ensuing he was a member Of M
John Drews Arch Street theater col
pany at Philadelphia, Of the Wool
Museum company at New York, AM
of Ford's stock company at Baltimore
In more recent years he won succes1
In the role of the parson in "The Dan
ites," but his fortune and his create
reputation were made through Bal
ley Campbell's "My Partner" He
said to have laid aside 5000, 1000. by i,
aid of the play. Some Of that amount
was lost in 1890 in the production of
an unsuccessful melodrama, "The Kaf-
fir Diamond" but "The Editor" the
next and last play he offered to the
public, earned the amount back
though it was not a sensational sui
cess. Mr.. Aldrich retired about eig
years ago.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

1t Is fact worth bearing in mind
that whenever news is scarce in Wash
1ngton the correspondents are sure to
set af1oat one or two rumors; that an
extraordinary session of Congress is
to be called, or that some member of
the cabinet is about to retire. Matter
Tor second dispatch is furnished by
denial OF the rumor. A knowledge of
this device will enable readers to esti-
mate the probable truth of these TIL.
mors when they first make their ap-
pearance.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

A new division of seagoing torpedo
boats has been added to the German
navy. The vessels are five in number
and are from the same type as those
lately sent for service in Chinese wat
ers. Each has a displacement of $50
tons, with crew of fifty men, an arm
ament OF three torpedo tubes and five
qulck-1ring Pinch guns The boats are
capable OF steaming twenty-six to
twenty-seven knots an hour, and each
can carry 100 tons of coal.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

Western apples sent to the New
York market last season afford new
proof Of the Importance OF packing
goods in the best way. In the ordinary
New York fat there is seldom room
for 3 barrel Of apples, nor would fruit
bought In such quantity keep until
used. ON the other hand apples pur-
chased by the dozen or the peck are
expensive. Western growers who act
ed upon this knowledge were well paid.
Last year they shipped their apples to
New York In boxes They were sold
ct barrel rates, and the boxes were
conveniently kept on the fire escapes
until freezing weather. Two hundred
and fifty thousand boxes were sold last
winter, and khis year the number wiD
be still Larger.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

short time confidential agent whose
Guty it was to look up the standing of
Trims and individuals and to establish
the value Of bonds and securities as
they came on the market. To financial
editor Of big Chicago daily was a
natural step, and when a publication
devoted to economics and finance was
founded he became identified with it.
Business opportunities were presented
which he did not allow to pass unim-
proved He became identified with a
and when Mr.. Gage became secretary
of the treasury Mr.. Vanderlip's repu-
tation in the west as financial OK
pert was such that the new secretary
selected him at once as private secre
tary. His promotion to assistant sec
lretary was but a matter of weeks.
With increasing prosperity Vanderlip
never forgot what to him had been the
horrors of his early struggle against
poverty and want.
Aids Young Men.
A score or more young men Of Chi
cago thank and bless him for making
it possible to secure higher educa-
ton than that afforded by the public
schools. They are nearly all in the
professions now. Never has he been
known to make mistake in his Sc
lection of objects for assistance. Some
times the start was wrong, but in The
end the results were satisfactory.
Once he thought he had discovered
violinist of rare promise. From an
humble position in life Mr.. Vanderlip
sent him to an Italian master. In ten
months his protege wrote that he no
longer felt justified in accepting the
bounty given him, as the preliminary
work had established his inability to
ever become great musician He
had concluded that he was adapted TO
the practice of medicine. Vanderlip
brought him back to America and
placed him in Chicago medical
school, From this he went to the ma
rine corps as surgeon, and he has
twice been sent abroad as a govern
ment expert, his reports on his return
attracting unusual attention.
From Chicago and Aurora he
brought dozen young men whom
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

American statesmen have made
much OF the stability which this gov
ernment derives from its written con-
stitution. They were and are perfectly
& right about that. Yet it seems to have
been overlooked that we are gradually
forming also an unwritten constitu-
fioa. One OF its principles is: No third
term for q president. Mr. Mckinley has |
latsly defended that principle in terms
tic and conclusive that the
y regard 1t as Apally incor-
llt0 the structure bf the gov
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
wAnDELI REMARKABLE HORSE.

WADDELL A REMARKABLY HORSE.
Robert Waddell is really remark
able race horse. He has run more
races this year than almost any other
race horse Fl the country. The Am
erican Derby was his twenty-second
start since March 20, when he came
out in sleet storm at Bennings for
his first race of the year. Just to
make his record look we'll balanced,
Robert has won exactly one-half Of his
races He has won at all sorts of dis
tances, from five furlongs up to a
mile and half, and on all sorts of
tracks, from the frost bitten ground at
Bennings to the June caked soil of
Washington Park, he has won in the
mud and on the dry; with 80 pounds
up, and 119 pounds up; against stake
horses and against selling platers;
with good Jockeys and with bad; cas-
lily and driving; has won when in
front all the way and when saved for
the finish. 1t is hard to tell what Rob-
ert can and what he can't do, now
that he has answered the best test
of would-be champion 3-year-old.
But Waddell has also been defeated
and there comes the rub. Good
horses are beaten-sometimes oftener
than they win, but in Robert Wad-
dell's case there were certain defeats
which made the public think the colt
was only ordinary 1t is in this re-
spect alone that Robert Waddell's vic
tory in the Derby does not strike a
popular chord.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

A miscellaneous item to the effect
ehat Joseph Fritz OF Byron, Mich. was
president OF the Epworth League there
ana also bartender in his fathers
saloon IS denied. The young man is
consistent member of the Methodist
church and does not tend bar: al
though he boards at home which Is
apove his fathers saloon. He holds no
off1ce in the Epworth League.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

There are some faces that we can
discern even at distance that render
the features totally indistipct, as If the
expression Of countenanc4 reached us
by some magnetic process Independent
of vision.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

on the floor. Shooting up the mirror
or smashing lights were beneath his
dignity.
South of Wichita in an unexplored
region was the rendezvous of the Led
ford bandits. After robbing stage
coaches until they almost quit carry
ing money, Jack organized band of
horsethieyes and acted as leader. The
man who owned valuable horse could
not keep it long after Ledford's band
learned where he stabbed. The gang
rode fine Kentucky-bred horses and
lived on the fat of the land, as it were.
The surrounding country was then in
such wild state that the gang felt
perfectly safe in visiting Wichita
whenever they chose. Horse stealing
was not considered such crime in
| those days.
Ledfords Love-Making.
| At that time in Wichita q German
doctor named Vigus owned che leading
hotel. He was also the father of a
| pretty girl, named Agnes. She was a
buxom lass, with wealth Of long
brown hair, full face, and sunny blue
eyes. She fell in love with Ledford,
"the bandit king" as he was pleased to
style himself.
The Hotel Vigus was the scene of
many gay revelries, the dancing lasting
until daylight Ledford was star fig
ure at these dances, and he made no at
tempt to conceal his love for the little
German girl. Her father was furious,
but it could not be stopped One day
the girl was by prearrangement stand
ing in front of her fathers hotel, when
Ledford came riding down Douglas
avenue like the wind. He drew near
the platform, but did not stop. AS he
reached the girl he swung partially
from his saddle, caught her around the
waist and raised her into the saddle.
For half an hour they galloped about
town, she sitting on the great Ken
lucky horse in front Of her sweetheart,
| the picture of contentment and happi-
ness. After they had enjoyed them
selves to their own notion he rode by
again and sat her lightly on the plat
| form. This was what he called buggy
| riding.
The old German objected to it, but
his daughter insisted on standing near
the sidewalk on certain days. Once
when Ledford came riding down to
his sweetheart he found her on the
walk, but back of her was the father
with shotgun drawn and ready for
| action.
eff you take her, shoot" he yelled.
well, old man, you'll have to
shoot" Ledford reached down and
grabbed the girl from the arms of her
father, as it were, and they took their
ride as though nothing had occurred.
In a fight between a stage coach
driver and Ledford in 1870 the latter
was injured. He was taken to the rem
devious, and doctor was kidnapped
from Wichita, blindfolded, and taken
in roundabout way to the outlaw
camp. There he was commanded to at
tend to Ledford's wounds.
| Reformed by arGirl.
When it was thought the man-killer
was going to die he sent for.his sweet
heart. She came, and DR.. Holland, of
the regular army corps, who witnessed
the scene, thus describes it:
Jack wanted her to marry him, but
she refused. She cried a great deal of
the time, and told Jack that she loved
him, but that she had promised her
mother never to marry him as long as
he was an outlaw. He remained silent
a while, and then announced that he
would give up thf outlaw business If
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

Robbins What fools young pei
are to bind themselves together for
just for the sake Of a foolish infatl
ton. Wrenn- know; but Il
is the only way, you know, that ID
can recover from their infatuation.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
NOUROULAH.

(Photo by Chickering, Boston.)
lis known in some localities as lne "hu-
man steam roller" and in other parts
he sails under the cognomen of the
"human avalanche
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

Dorotbl - coelo1al E1o4. who
was q I've "a Clay counl IN Mrs.
Islbesl was originally ownta by Vir-
ginia family, but she was solo before
the civil war to Fountain, Waller Of
Liberty, Clay county, together with her
five children. The Virginia man who
sold them afterward bought back Hes
ter, one Of the children and she is still
on his plantation, and is herself
great-grandmother. Mrs. Talbert lives
alone, and tends her garden beside do
ing her own work. Mrs. Conway, her
daughter, who died few years ago,
although 81, was the old lady's "baby,"
and she feels the loss keenly.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

Joy never feasts SO hign as Will
the first course is misery. Sucklid
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

WHITNEY BUYS NAsTURTIUM.
William G. Whitney paid fortune
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01

He who knows nothif z never doubts,
For "a web begun q ID sends thread
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-31
PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA.
Reyes Not Anxious for the Situation
at Present,

Washington, Dec. 31.-A personal
letter has been received in Washington
from General Reyes, who had been Sc
lected by the various elements in Col
ombia to take the presidency, indicat-
ing that he does not view with favor
this call to the executive chair and is
rather unlikely to accept it. General
Reyes was designated by the Colon
bian congress Is successor to the pres
idency largely as a means to reconcile
the differences which had arisen be-
tween the friends of President Mar
oq-in and former President San Glenn.
emit. His position as former minister
of war of Colombia gave him much
prestige and all elements are willing
to accept him as president. General
Reyes is now in Mexico City, to which
point the call to take the presidency
was sent to him. He does not state
positively that he will not accept but
1t seems plain from his language that
there is no probability of his becoming
president of Colombia, at least during
the tendency of the present internal
struggle and foreign complications.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-31
GREAT Damage By Rim
South is Swept by Disastrous Storms
and Floods that Cause Great
Damage to Property.
Georgia, Alabama, East Tennessee
and Portions of North Carolina
the Sufferers.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Pro-
perty Destroyed and Railroad
Traffic Stopped.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 31.-The %torrential
rains Of the past two days in Georgia,
Alabama and East Tennessee and por-
joins of North Carolina caused the
death of four persons as far as known
and inflicted serious damage to all
kinds of property. The rains have
been followed by clearing and much
colder weather accompanied by high
winds. The weather bureau has an
nounced that the Chattanoochee river
would continue to rise during the next
56 hours and it is feared much damage
will result. Three people were
drowned at West Point, Ca, while at
tempting to cross the turbulent Chat
t~anoochee river and Thomas Russell,
an engineer on the Atlanta and West
Point railway, was killed in a freight
wreck caused by a washout near Not
asulga, Ala.
Thousands Of dollars of property
have been destroyed at West Point and
,here is much suffering. The water
In the streets of West Point is from
one to five feet deep. Many of the peo-
ole of the town spent the night in Fort
Tyler. No trains have been sent
through from Atlanta to Montgomery
owe the Atlanta and West Point road
since Saturday and the Southern rail
ways New York and New Orleans linn.
tied Sunday night was sent around by
Birmingham and Meriden. A washout
Is reported on the Southern between
Knoxville and Asheville.
At Columbus, Ca, the Chattanoochee
registered 3S.feet. The property dam.
age is already heavy. Nearly five
inches of rain have fallen in the vicin.
lty of Rome, Ga. Two washouts are
reported on the main line Of the
Louisville and Nashville railway south
of Montgomery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-31
THE LYNcHBURG WRECK.
LARGE Force of Men Clearing Away. the
Debris.

Lyl.chburg. Va, Dec. 31.-A large
force of workmen under the direction
of General Superintendent Walker is
engaged in clearing away the debris
of the wreck which occurred on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad Just
west Of here Sunday night. 1t is con-
sidered almost certain that two or
three persons besides those previously
reported were killed in the accident.
A boilermaker named Baker. from
Clifton Forge. is missing. A telegram
has been received here from ". T.
Carter of Danville, inquiring for his
son who was on the train. The young
man cannot be found and it is feared
he is in the ~wreckage. Owing to the
high water, great difficulty is being ex-
perienced in getting at the mass Of
rock which covers the track. The body
of Conductor Whitaker, who was
drowned, has not been recovered and
the bodies of the men under the wreck,
age have not yet been removed. En-
giner Keister and O. J. Chadwick. OBJ
orator at Warsaw Junction. were bur
led under debris and were not rescued
for hours. Both were badly injured
and nearly frozen. Fireman Bell and
Brakeman Cosgrove were thrown 100
feet into a corfield, and will probably
die.
The pecuniary loss will be about
10000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-31
THE MERGER CONFERENCE.
Sciernors and Attorney Generals at
Helena.

Helena, Mon, Dec. Ex-Governor
Van SAINT and Attorney General Doug
las Of Minnesota and Governor Herried
and Attorney General Pyle Of South
Dakota. arrived during the morning
and had an informal conference with
Governor Toole.
Governor Van SAINT confirmed the re-
port that North Dakota would not be
represented at the meeting. Governor
Van SAINT and Attorney General Doug
las refused to make any statement as
to their probable plans
"My position on the matter is too
we'll known to make any flu. ther state
ment necessary at this time" said Gov
n Van SAINT.
Eyes, l have my ideas as to what &C
tion l would like to have taken at the
meeting, but. of course. I cannot say
whether or not these other gentlemen
will agree with me-"
Attorny General Pyle of South Da-
kota said he had nothing to suggest.
"We came here at Governor Van
SAINTS invitation" said he, "and have
no idea what action is contemplated"
General Pyle intimated that he was
Hather favorably disposed toward Gov
ernor Van SAINTS idea of united action
In regard to the merger, though South
Dakota was little effected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-31

One on the Hague Lines Probable at
Mexico City.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The state de-
partment received dispatches from
Mexico City making clear for the first
time what is to be expected on the
question of arbitration, the most i'm
portant and the most difficult problem
before the congress Of American re-
publics. The advices came from Mr..
Buchanan, the American agent, who
was assigned to look after this particu-
lar question. He states that an agree.
ment on the lines of The Hague con
ference appears to be favored by tho
majority Of the republics and this will
probably be the basis Of action to be
taken by the congress. He also states
that those republics which desire to go
further than The Hague agreement
very likely will sign an independent
convention for compulsory arbitration.
The congress is RAPIDLY drawing to a
close and another fortnight will prob.
ably bring a final adjournment SO that
the determination of the arbitration
question appears to be very rca at
hand.