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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Takes Measure OF Ability.

Iowa City, Iowa, June 4.-"What are
you good for?" is vital question to.
every one. The psychergograph, its.
inventor claims. answers the question
definitely and scientifically. The in
strument will be Of especial value to,
employers who desire to determine as
to the relative brightness and ability
of applicants for positions. 1t is an
invention of DR.. Carl e. Seashore, as
sistant professor of philosophy at the
University of Iowa, who numbers
among his recent inventions an APP
paratus for testing the correctness of
voice pitch
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Must Garry All Transfers.

Terre Haute, Ind, June 4-The
Southern Indiana Express company,
operating over the Southern Indiana
railroad, secured an injunction against
the American Express company com
polling the company to accept transfer
packages. The prosecuting attorney,
Fred w. Beal, also filed suit against,
the American and Adams Express
companies asking judgment for $500
from each company for violation of
the recent law in discriminating
against the Southern Indiana Express
company by refusing to carry transfer
packages,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
NEWS in GENERAL
NEGno BURNED AT THE srAKE.


A White Woman's Murderer Meets Retire
button In Florida.
Barlow, Fla. May 31.-Fred Ro-
chelle, negro, IS years of age, who
at noon Tuesday criminaly assaulted
and then murdered Mrs. Rena Tag
CART, we'll known and respectable
white woman of this city, was burned
at the stake here in the presence of
throng of people.
The burning was on the scene of
the negro crime, within 100 yards
of the principal thoroughfare Of the
city.
The assault and murder was one of
the boldest and coldest-blooded
crimes ever committed in Florida.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning Mrs.
Taggart went fishing in a small row
boat that she kept at the city bridge
over Piaco creek. This is in full view
of the public thoroughfare.
A few minutes before noon, desir-
ing to return home. she rowed her
boat to the bridge and made it fast.
Mrs. Taggart started home and had
only proceeded few steps in the
swamp toward the open prairie and
thence to the street, when she was
approached by Rochelle, who had
been hiding in the swamp. He seized
her and she broke loose, and, scream
ing, ran from the swamp into the
prairie, where nc overlook her.
After the assault, while she was
PROSTATE, he held her with his hands
and knees, and taking his knife from
his pocket, cut her throat from ear
to ear causing instant death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
ON CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTORS.
Lengthy Message Sent Gen. Wood ON
Platt Amendment.


Washington, June 3.-Secretary
Root was with the president for about
an hour and half Saturday, discuss
ing with him a cablegram which had
been prepared to be sent to General
Wood at Havana, relating to the ac-
ton of this government on the Gu.
ban constitutional convention. This
message is long and has been for
warded to General Wood with the
idea of having him communicate it
to the constitutional convention. 1t
will not be made public at this time,
and probably not until the conven-
ton takes action. 1t is officially
stated that the United States will
remain in control of Cuba until the
Platt amendment has been "substan-
TALLY" adopted. This was mode known
to General Woods by Secretary Root
and his action has been approved by
the president.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Luetrert,s Son in Trouble.

Honolulu, June Arnold G. Luet-
CERT, son of Adolph L. Luetgert, the
sausage maker of Chicago who was
convicted of numbering his wife, was
fined in the police court for a brutal;
attack on Pearl Andrews and another
woman last night. Luetgert entered
the house of the women and handled
them both very roughly, beating them
and throwing them against the walls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
FOREIGN MINISTER'S ARE PLEASED
China's Acceptance of Indemnity Figure
Makes Task Easy.


Picking, June 3.-China's uncondi-
tional acceptance of 45O,OOO,OOo taels
as the indemnity to be paid the pow
ers has caused great satisfaction
among the foreign ministers, as it
only leaves practically a few minor
details TO complete the negotiations.
The phrase in the joint note Ito the
satisfaction of the powers" may
cause some delay in the evacuation
of Chinese territory, as the ministers
fail to see how China can guarantee
payment, and as all the ministers be-
ieve it would be a mistake to have
a large body of foreign officials col
Letting revenue. Were revenue thus
collected, over 2,C0O officials would be
required and the aggregate salaries
of these men would be very large,
and amount to more than the ordi-
nary Chinese squeeze The ma
jority of the ministers now favor
raising the customs to 10 per cent
and taking 100000 taels yearly from
the lkn tax. This method would
give, after the payment of interest
on foreign debts now existing, about
23,ooo.ooo taels a year. The ministers
would agree to this system if China
will discontinue the collection of all
likin duties on foreign goods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
MANY SKELETONS DUG UP.
Five Hundred Found, by Canadian


Toronto, Ont, June 3.-On the farm
of Andrew Dean at Jordan, Ont, there
has just been plowed up over 500 hui
man skeletons. No record in history
accounts for such find. There is no
account of battle in that neighbor-
hood. Skulls ere found from that of
an infant to the fully developed one
of an adult, SO it must have been a
whole village destroyed by some
ruthless enemy.
There was no settlement of white
people there to be destroyed, and be-
fore the advent of the white men two
great tribes of Indians the Hurons
on the west and the Iroquois on the
east-had agreed by treaty to recog-
nize this territory between the two
great lakes from Niagara extending
westward about forty miles as neu-
trail territory.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Protest Against land Opening.

Guthrie, o. T., June 4.-Chiefs De-
los, Lone Wolf and Quannah Parker
and one thousand other Indians of
the Comanche and Kiowa tribes are
holding council at Anadarlo for the
purpose of selecting delegation to
Washington to protest against the
opening of the Indian reservations.
1t is asserted that if Col. Randlett
allows them to go to the national
capital great many state secrets
of how the allotments and the Sc
lection of the pasture lands have been
made, will be dilyulged.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Army Deserter Live. on 0r..,.

Marion, Ind, June 4.-samuel Potts,
"a years Of age, of osceola, Mo-, who.
enlisted in the Thirtieth Volunteer in
fantry to servo in the Philippines and
then deserted, was captured here by
the police. Henry Hall, employed by
e. P. Mcclure on farm adjoining
the city. went to barn to feed some
stock and was attacked by Potts, who,
attempted to kill him with stones, as;
he thought he would arrest him. He
had killed pig with a stone and
was preparing to roast it when discov-
cred by the farm tenant. He said that
he had subsisted on grass and vege-
tables for several days, as he feared
to go to a house to request food.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Joy Turns to Sorrow.

Oskaloosa, June 1.--Lewis Williams,
4 young miner about 20 years of age,
met instant death in the Ramsey coal
mine at Beacon. The deceased was
caught by fall of slate and the body
was terribly mangled. There is a
very pathetic circumstance connected
with the death. The young man had
sent to Pennsylvania for his mother
and brother, and they were coming
to make their home here. They ar
rived at Beacon just few minutes
after the young man had been killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Killed In Boat E.n,o,,on.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 4.-The towboat
George S. Ross, owned by the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company, was de-
stroyed by an explosion near Taren-
tum, Pa. Captain Kelly, who COM
manded her, was killed. Three mem
bers Of the crew were badly burned,
one Of them, the cook, it is thought,
being fatally injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
SEE DEFEAT FOR nrLAuR1N.
Washington Politicians Discuss the South
carolina Row.


Washington, June Sufficient time
has elapsed since the resignation of
Senator Tillman and Senator McLaur-
in from the United States senate for
public men at Washington to frame
their opinions as to the outcome of
the struggle which will come in Sep
TENDER, when the two South Carolina
leaders will submit their differences
to the people for vindication. The
consensus of belief here is that Nc
Laurin will be defeated. In spite Of
this it is urged that he will surg .-se
the country with the showing he will
make at the polls. Already the dem
ocrats begin to realize that the bluff
which was made by Mr.. Tillman was
called, and it means unusually hard
work in the state. The power of the
state democratic machine, of which
Tillman is the head, will be used to
the uttermost.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
BK1ToNs FIRE ON FRENCH.
Very Serious Array Takes Place at Tier
Tsin, China.

Tien Tsin, China June 4.-There
was serious ARRAY Sunday between
international troops. Some British
fusiliers who were acting as police
here sought to prevent French sol
diers from house-breaking, when
they were attacked with bayonets
and bricks. The fusiliers, in self
defense, fired in the air. This
brought number of Germans to
the aid of the Frenchmen. They
numbered together 200 men. The
fusiliers fired again, killing French
man and wounding three others. In
subsequent fighting four fusiliers, five
Germans and one Japanese were
wounded. The arrival of German
officer and strong guard ended the
frav
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Conductor Lukens Killed.

Bussey, June 4.-Conductor George
Lukens, in charge of the Wabash
morning passenger train, was almost
instantly killed here. He jumped off
the train at the railroad crossing near
the station, as is his custom, and was
violently thrown to the ground. He
was picked up and the train started
on its way. He was to have been
taken to the hospital at Abba, but
died at Hamilton, the first station
east of here
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Flying Dutchman Is Dead.

Paris, KY, June 4.-The noted race.
horse Flying Dutchman, the property
of Clay & Woodford of this city, died
yesterday of catarrhal fever at the.
stock farm of Ben Woodford Flying
Dutchman was high-class stake
horse and was considered one of the
best in the west. AS a 2-year-old he
was bought by Pat Dunno from Col.
w. L. Simmons Of Lexington for $15,-
mn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Oil Kings Big Gift.

Chicago, June 4.-with the an
nouncement Of gift of 100000 to
endow school for medical research
in New York city and the fact that
in Chicago free rein has been given
DR.. Harper to buy land in the vicin-
ity of the University Of Chicago, John
d. Rockefeller's name again has come
into prominence as a benefactor OF
higher education.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Dedicate New Orphans' Home.

Waverly, June 1.-The new orphans
home of the Lutheran synod of Iowa
and other states, recently completed
at cost of $35, 900, was formally drd-
icated irl the presence of 5000 people.
Excursion trains were run from all
directions, and upward of 1000 came
from Dubuque alone. The exercises
were held Nm a large pavilion engaged
for the occAsion. The home is loeat-
ed on the Western outskirts of the
city and is IA handsome structure,
beautifully Situated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
wALDERsEE LEAVES pEK1NG.
Practical End of Military Occupation Z
the Chinese Capital.

PRACTICAL End Of Military Occupation Of
the Chinese Capital
Picking, June 4.-The departure OF
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
from Picking was marked by great
military display by the allied troops,
the booming of artillery and the play
ing of bands. The entire diplomatic
body escorted the field marshal to the
depot.
Won Roech, the aide-de-camp, and
nephew of Count Won Waldersee, will
remain to escort Prince Chuan, the
emperor's brother, to Berlin, where
he will formally apologize in behalf
of China for the murder of Baron
Won Ketteler.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
BorHA IMPoKTUNEs Kruger.
General Said to Have Asked "Oom Pau
to Sue for Peace.

to Sue for Peace.
London, June 3.-The Sun pub
fishes sensational story to the ef-
feet that General Botha has arrived
at Standerton, and is communicating
by telegraph with Mr.. kruger,
through the Netherlands government,
appealing to Mr.. Kruger to sue for
peace. Lord Kitchener is said to
have given Botha permission to adopt
this course.
The Sun further hears that 10000
zulus have gone on the warpath, ow.
ing to Boer raids in Zululand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Trewin Carries Linn County.

Cedar Rapids, June 1.-The Trewin
men won out in the caucuses last
night in all the eight wards, the Cum
minis forces succeeding only in elect
ing a ward committeeman in the
Eighth. This gives Trewin seventy
delegates to add to the twenty-one
he already has from the rural pre-
cincts. Cummins has the fourteen
votes from Marion. Trewin will UNI
doubtedly win in the remainder of
the caucuses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Indiana Ha. Small Gains.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 4-The total
school enumeration of the state, ac-
cording to the report of the state
superintendent Of public instruction,
just completed, is 1885, an increase
Of 1913 over the enumeration OF last
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. June 4. 1901

Des Moines. June 4, 1901.
According to decision of the SUI.
preme court druggists are responsible
for the acts of registered pharma-
cists in their employ and the Sims
Drug company OF Des Moines will
have to pay Judgment of 5000 to
Grin Burgess for a pharmacists mis-
take. Burgess brought action against
the firm, consisting of w. D. and
George =. Sims. for damages for in
juries alleged to nave resulted to him
from negligence on the part of the
drug company in putting up medicine
for the eye that caused the loss of an
eye to the plaintiff. The defendants
denied the negligence alleged and
averred the prescription was filled nv
81 skilled, competent and duly regis
tered pharmacist in their employ. and
that they were not responsible for
the acts of pharmacist duly licensed
by the state. They cited the example
of railroad, which is not liable for
the acts of surgeon in it's employ,
and that of bank, which is not re-
isponslble for the negligence of no.
rary public III protesting n note
turned over to the notary by the
bank. The court held these examples
were not analogous and affirmed the
lower courts decision. in which iudg-
ment for 5000 was given to the plain
tiff.
By vote OF 90 to 63 the general
assembly of the United Presbyterian
church adopted the judiciary commit
tee's report with regard to an inter
probation of article Is of the creed.
The action of the assembly is in effect
to exclude members of secret orders
from admission to the church. 1t is
also interpreted to mean. by some of
the delegates. the expulsion of mem
bers of the church who now belong
to the secret societies.
The statement of the condition of
the state and savings banks of Iowa
at the close of business April "a, COM
piled from free reports furnished in
response to the recent call for that
date, has been issued by Auditor Mer-
RAM. 1t shows a tremendous growth
in the amount of money on deposit
in the state and savings banks since
the last statement was issued, based
on reports at the close of business
-DCCSlHUSI. lo TIC lllCIedSe III ueIJOS-
its in the period from December IS
to April "a was $14, 493, 931.69. Since
June 80, 1900, the increase in the
amount due depositors has exceeded
!$21, 100000. In the same period the
number of state and savings banks
transacting business in the state has
increased from AS to 472. The state
jment of the condition of the savings
banks shows that at the close of bust
ness April "a they had assets of $751;
642,0s5.25, and liabilities of the same
amount. The sum due depositors in
savings banks was $71,755,s o4.75. The
total number of savings banks shown
by the tatement is 255. There were
PIT state banks at the close of bust
mess April "a, with total lassets of
$50. 625,o13.s0. The amount due te-
positors in the state banks was $40.
700 1885.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Thirty-one Dead Infants

London, May ,31.-A sensation has
beeln2scaused at birmingham by the
~1iQcoyery of the bodies of thirtv-one
infants in cellar beneath an under
takers establishment. The bodies
were in various stages of decomposi.
ton and huddled together in soan
boxes. The establishment was con-
Quoted by widow, who TODAY was
charged with causing the infants
sl'Asths. The prisoner was remandaJ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Charged With Murd eron, As,an,t

Cedar Rapids, May 31.-William No.
bic was arrested, charged with an
assault with intent to commit murder
on the person of Wallace Noble, his
nephew. Wallace Noble, the com.
planning witness, came to Justice
Rails court looking as if he had come
from the shambles. His face was
bleeding from half dozen knife
wounds, and his escape from death
was narrow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
An Epidemic Of Typhoid.

Williamsport, Pa, June S.-An cpl,
demicI Of typhoid fever prevails at
Cross Fork, Potter County. Out Of the
200 residents of the place sixty-fivs
have been stricken with the disease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Fear Drought In Oklahoma

Kansas City, Mo-, June 3.-Reports
from many points in Missouri, Kansas,
the Oklahoma and Indian Territories
tell of long-continued absence of rain
fall, which threatens to develop into a
drought.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
safe Blowers Rob a Po,ton,c..

safe B1owers Rob Postodace.
New Decatur, Ala, June 3.-The
Athens Postofice was entered by
cracksmen last night and $3.50 in
money and $500 in stamps stolen. The
safe was blown open with nitrogly-
T. /, 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Shooting at Clinton.

Clinton, June 4.-Captain of Police
William E. Dougherty of this city was
seriously wounded in an encounter
with Joe Mcneil, ex-policeman, who
had served two terms in the peniten-
tiaIy at Anamosa. The assault was
made near the police station on a
street crowded with people. AS Cap
tain Dougherty passed, Mcneil drew
his revolver and spoke to Dougherty,
thus giving the latter time to draw.
Mcneil emptied the chambers of his
revolver at Dougherty, one bullet en-
tering on the left side, under the low
est rib, and passing through the left
kidney. Dougherty fred two shots,
neither taking effect, and then arrest
ed the man, taking him unassisted to
the police station. McNeil's second
conviction and term in the peniten-
tiary were largely due to the evidence
of Captain Dougherty, who handled
the case. The prisoner swore ven
geances at the time, and since his dis
charge from prison last summer has
frequently renewed his threats,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR AMEs.

Ames, June 3.-An accident, result
ing i'll the death of Earl Cline and
severe injuries to George Kitsol, sec
tionmen, both of Sheldahl, due to I'M
familiarity with the new double
track, occurred about two miles east
of Ames.
sent them to a nearby farm house
for pail of water, and they were
walking down the south track watch
ing an approaching train from the
west on the opposite track, when a
lone engine from the east struck
them, severing Cline's head from his
body and injuring Kistol about the
back and head, cutting off part of
his left ear. Cline was about twenty
years of age, while Kistol is ffty-two.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06

The Cummins forces claim Mar
shall's rs delegates, besides scatter
ing delegates among the other unin-
structed delegations, but the opposi-
ton concede but Is of the Marshall
delegation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
! n ss.i s;:s ';,,;; ill ;ss :

city and Council Bluffs. Tt is pro-
posed to- build direct route from
Minden to Avoca. BY the building
Of the line five miles of the distance
between Des Moines and Council
Bluffs would be cut off. At Avoca
the line runs northwest several miles
TO the town of Shelby and then runs
southwest to Minburn. The proposed
cutoff will follow a route about five
miles south of Shelby and will be
about ten miles long as distance
OF about sixteen miles the two points
by the present route.
Secretary of State Martin has in
Dictated his intention to follow the
law pertaining to the compensation
of the state binder strictly. If this
policy is followed out it will mean a
+ saving to the state of several thou
sand dollars yearly. The secretary
was recently called upon to pass q
bill for binding the fire insurance re-
port of the auditor. The bill SUBJ
mitted was at the rate of $72O for the
4,500 paper bound copies called for
by statute. The proper compensa-
ton for the binder as Mr.. Martin
figured it according to law would
be $297.10. Mr.. Martin has refused
to allow the bill presented at the
higher rate and will insist on the low
er rate, making difference of 1892 90
on this single job of work to the
state. AS the life insurance report is
to follow shortly and number of
others, there is no question the new
policy will effect a saving of several
thousand dollars a year to the state.
At meeting of the executive coun-
Gil it was decided to ask all county
auditors for statistics that will aid
the council in equalizing real estate
taxation at the meeting to be held
for that purpose the second Monday
in July. The plan is to have fur
nshed list of real estate transfers
on March 1, 1901, and the same dates
ten, twenty and thirty years ago with
the consideration of the transfer and
the taxable valuation. Considerable
criticism OF the action of the council
in assessing railroads has been made
and the council is endeavoring to ar
rive at some arrangement whereby
the assessments can be fairly and
equitably considered.
Edward F. Banks, who has spent
nearly eighteen years in the saddle of
. United States cava1ryman, and who
holds the record at the local recruit
ing station for the number of enlist
ments, has been recruited here for
the sixth time, Captain Sweeney as
signing him to the Fourteenth cav
airy at Leayenworth.
William LIE Van, who was given a
three months penitentiary sentence
BY Judge Smith Mcpherson for con-
yviction on a perjury charge, has been
conveyed to Fort Madison Before
eentence was passed the court gave
the prisoner his choice of three
sInenths in the county jail. He chose
the former, declaring that he would
4 rather serve twelve months in the
penitentiary than three months in
Polk county's jail.
Thirty-one Dead Infants
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Filipinos Elected 10 Parliament.

Madrid, June Among those who
were recently elected to parliament
are three Filipinos resident in Spain.
They propose, during the course of
Of the debate on the speech from the
throne, to bring on the question of
the condition of the Philippines, al
leging that the situation is worse
than before the war. Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06

THE GUBERNArORIAL NoMINArIoN
How the Various County Conventions
Have Gone.
Des Moines, June Returns to
date show that the republican county
conventions thus far held have re-
suited as follows: