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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
INCREASES SWIMMERS SPEED.

INCREASES SWIMMERS SPEED.
The apparatus shown in the draw
ing below has been designed by Cali
fornia inventor, as an aid in increasing
the speed of the swimmer in the water
or allowing him to float in comfort
able position when desired. The ap-
paratus consists OF light framework
of bamboo or aluminium, supporting an
endless web of canvass, the whole be-
Ing secured to the arms of the swim
mer by elastic bands or straps. The
braces forming the frame are pivoted
at their inner ends to sectional base
running parallel with the arm, and
the swimmer adjusts the device so that
this base is at the back of the arm
in taking the stroke. AS soon as the
canvas catches the water in the back
ward stroke it expands and causes the
framework to open out into fiat web,
which affords the swimmer greatly in
creased leverage on the water, but as
soon as the forward stroke is begun
the frame again assumes folded posi-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

Edgar Brehm, the youngest son Of
the famous German naturalist, is dead
at the age of 65. With him the fam
lily has become e ,ct.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

ATTACHMENT FOR ARMS.
ton and does not interfere with the
action of the arms. AS the frame is
either of wood or light, alright tubes,
the swimmer is enabled to place his
hands in any comfortable position and
the apparatus will support him in tie
water as long as desired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
. NgE ~ .
? RoGRlESs

stock house-the residence of Charles
Dickens in the very height Of his great
success. I am startled and Mortified to
find the destroyer is here hard at work.
The windows are all out. the roof is
being removed, scaffold poles are being
erected and the facade of the mansio.
is being treated with unceremonioue
,roughness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

& An Irish politician says that hall /
Yes told about him are not trus. .S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

In Baltimore they have night schools
in the city jail. Attendance is compul-
sorry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

According to reports current the best
men in the United States secret service
and the cleverest inspectors in the Post
office Department are trying to ascertain
the details of new green goods scheme,
worked until very recently from Manhat-
tan, and at present operated from Jersey
City and Chicago. The victims are sec
Ond third and fourth-class postmasters,
who do not dare complain to the author
tiles. 1t is said that since July 1 more
than a thousand pOstmasters have been
swindled out of sums ranging from 500
to $1,000. The principle of the sWlndle
is the same as that of the old-fashiOned
green goods game, but only postmasters
are invited, and they are urged to pur-
chase instead of money postage stamps
from ''the undestrOyed plates of the gov
ernment"-plates and stamps which, of
course, are not in existence. The post
masters are lured to New York City by
samples sent by mail. These samples are
genuine stamps and not cOunterfeits.
When the victim reaches the city all the
old-fashioned tricks of substitution are
practiced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

trusts is just about as diverse as it is
among the people at large. The members
differ honestly as to the extent of the
evil, as we'll as about the remedy to be
adopted. There are grave constitutional
questions involved concerning the rights
of the States and the United States, and
the sentiment Of the members who have
appeared here thus far that the present
session of Congress will take some steps
Of an important character on the trust
question, and particularly so because an
unusually strong expression on this sub
ject is certain to come from President
Roosevelt.
Somewhat the same situation is involv-
ed regarding reciprocity. The general
principle Of reciprocity is favored, as ev-
cry one knows, by the President and by
most Of the leaders in Congress. There
is serious difference of opinion, however
as to the application of this principle
The treaties already negotiated are not
likely to be ratified in the Senate and
then passed by the House, as is required
by law. There is a strong sentiment in
favor Of the creation of a maximum and
a minimum tariff as the best means of
securing concessions from other coun,
tries. In word, Congress seems to in
slst that any reciprocity involving the
changing Of tariff rates must always be
legislative, and not executive.
The revision of the tariff is admitted
TO be somewhat distant. This tariff re-
vision is intimately associated whit the
trust question: and, of course, with reel
procity. For this reason the sentiment
IN Congress seems to favor the creation
OF joint committees, made up of men of
acknowledged standing in both houses, to
take into consideration each one of these
three great topics Of the trusts, the tariff.
and reciprocity, and see how far Con-
gress can go, constitutionally, and when
that is decided, just how far it is wise
to go in dealing with all these subjects,
Financial Work.
There is considerable sentiment in IA
yor of some financial legislation, but it
Will be of the most moderate character.
From talks with members it can be- as
serted that nine out Of ten of them are
opposed to the retirement Of greenbacks
at least until something better can be
provided to take their places than unse-
cured bank notes. There are a few mem
bers who are in favor of these asset bank
notes, but they believe this form of cur
rency should supplement that already in
existence rather than take it's place. The
average member of Congress cannot be
made to see how the unsecured note Of
private bank can possibly be as good as
the unsecured note Of the government
of the United States.
1t can be asserted with more than the
usual positiveness that the greenbacks
Will not be disturbed at this session Of
Congress, and, in fact, that no serious
consideration will be granted to the prop
osition for its retirement.
There may probably be little tinker
Ing with the existing currency law to
make it more symmetrical, possibly re-
curing the Secretary of the Treasury
to exchange silver and gold and also pos
sibly permitting him to deposit customs
receipts as well as internal revenue In
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
TORTURE AND ROB A FARMER.
A ged Man Cruelty Treated by Thieves
Disguised as Indians,

Angry farmers are securing the country
for trace of the thieves who beat, tor
tured and robbed Michael Johnson, one
of the wealthiest men in Lake County
Indiana. Johnson's home is in al lso-
lated place about mile and a half from
the village of Highlands. On recent
night two masked men disguised as IN
dams, entered his home, bound his aged
wife, locked the servant girl in room
and pointing two revolvers at his mead
demanded his money and secured SlIS. In
their attempt to force Johnson to tell
where $4,000 was kept the robbers burn
ed his face and lips with a lighted can
die. The cries of the agonized farmer
were heard by the servant girl. She es-
capped from the room in which she had
been imprisoned and ran to the nearest
farm house and gave the alarm. Mean
while the robbers became frightened ana
made good their escape.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
MRS. MANDERsON IN RUNAWAY.
Badly Shaken Up in Omaha and Coach
man Possibly Fatally Hurt.

Mrs. Henderson, wife of Gen. Charles
f. Henderson, was badly shaken up in a
runaway at Omaha, and Charles ~.
King, the coachman, received injuries
from which he may not recover. The
horses were a spirited pair, which ran
thirteen blocks through the center of the
city, and were only prevented from
crashing into other vehicles by the skill
of King. The carriage was overturned
at the end of the street when the horses
attempted to make a turn, and King was
thrown with great force to the pavement.
Neither Mrs. Henderson nor King made
an attempt to jump.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
QUEER ERROR CLOSES A BANK.
Suit Against Defunct Institution on

Suit Against Defunct Institution on
Similar Name Causes Run.
The Metropolitan Bank of Tacoma,
Wash, failed to open for business the
other day, after withstanding a run of
two days, caused by a misrepresentation
concerning Il suit filed asking a receiver
for the Metropolitan Savings Bank,
which went into liquidation in 1898. The
similarity of name caused many deposit
ors to suspect that the case involved the
Metropolitan Bank. The institution has
capital of $4,000, and assets of nearly
half a million. The liquidation of the
Metropolitan Savings Bank was caused
by the withdrawal by George Vanderbilt
of his investments in that city. He was
largely interested in the bank.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
THE PHILIPPINE CABL
It's Laying the Most Stupenil
Modern Undertaking.

It's Laying the Most Stupeni]
Modern Undertaking.
The most stupendous ulleT3EI
modern times, the laying Of tleN1
cifc cable, will be undertaken @1I
close of the present year, and T.tAI
months this country will be in teg|
communication with Honolulu aN1
later with Manila. 1t will aN1
globe-circling achievement foEt1
the connecting link between the 4
lines that will place all parts |
world in communication with eaa
And a pretty long link it will Os1
distance to be traverscd by the
be G,912 miles. The competIol
line will bring the aggregate teHI
system of the world up to a t0taa
$50 miles, all Of which, with 'A1
ton o. 1911 owned by vaTo1S|
ments, WI be under the colIIo
vate corporal ms.
The promoters of this gisaar
taking are John ". Mackey aal
sociates, Edward G. Plat AH,
George G. Ward, Albert B, Clal,
William w. Cook. These cap'l
ask of Congress authority 10
the line. 1t has not yet been
determined whether or not q Sln
be asked; it is probable that ony
operation Of the government V-
quested, together with the u'-
naval officer to assist in the
the cable. Rear Admiral BI,a
the bureau of equipment, who o. II !.
the enterprise much study aI H
be the man selected for thS
it could not deyolve upon nv" !,
tent man. Admiral BradtoEl
that the total cost OF tne Wv
amount to S1O,O0O,OOO' -,
In return for the conces'l ~, i,
eminent will be requested. i, u !,
company, compensation will u r +
tho form of reduced rates Oh
and absolute control Of the , '+ ~.
deemed advisable in case Of w
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
SAFE FLOWERS DRIVEN OFF.
Robbers at Milan, KAN, Flee with
Trifiing Booty.

Trifling Booty.
Safe blowers raided Milan, Kan, ana
afer entering every store of Importance
among them the one in which the post
office is located, wrecked the safe ana
fixtures of the Milan State Bank with
dynamite Two doors were blown OH
the safe, but the third, on which was
the time lock, resisted the force of the
explosives and a score of men, who had
been aroused by the noise, rushed INTO
the streets with shotguns. and drove the
robbers away before they had secured
any plumber. Believing the robbers were
concealed in the bank posse kept watch
until daylight, when it was discovered
they had escaped. Secreted in vault IN
the bank was $4,000, for which no search
was made The robbers secured but a
few dollars. Bloodhounds from Wichita
were taken to Milan, but they refused
to take the scent and the pursuit was
abandoned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
ROB BANK TO SPECULATE.
Teller Admits Taking $50, 900 and Inn
plicates Dead Friend.

p1icates Dead Friend.
Defalcations, amounting, it is claimed,
to 100000, have been discovered in the
accounts of the Williamsburg Savings
Bank, an institution at Williamsburg, III
the suburbs of Brooklyn. j. Y. Meserole,,
the President of the bank, is authority
for the statement that the parties impll-
Gated in the affair are the late Harry Il.
Corbett, a former paying teller of the
bank, who died on Nov. 2, and George
Zolleinhofer, receiving teller, who, it is
alleged, gave the first information leading
to the discovery. The bank is fully pro-
tected, tits said, by the bonds of both
COrbett and Zoleinhofer. Harry E. Cor
bett had been in the employ of the bank
for eighteen years. According to Presi-
dent Meserole, George Zolleinhofer, one
of the receiving tellers, went to Cashier
William Burns and confessed to him that
he, Zolleinhofer and Corbett had for the
last two or three years taken funds from
the institution for the purpose of stock
gambling, and that so far as he could
estimate the amount that had been lost
was between $4,000 and 100000. Cash
Ter Burns had Zolleinhofer repeat his con-
fession to President Meserole, and a
meeting of the trustees Of the bank fol-
lowed. Zolleinhofer, after making his
confession, placed himself in the hands
of the trust companies, and is aiding them
in their investigation of the books. He
was, with one exception the oldest en-
ploye of the bank, having been with the
institution for thirtythree years. He IS
60 years old. Corbett died in his apart
ment in Brooklyn of pneumonia on Nov.
2. He and his wife were highly respect
ed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

in the far West. With this tohSt
the friends Of irrigation will I'd.
once on the usual river and hail.
The irrigation men, it will be us
ed, led by Senator Garter Of Nh
successfully held up the last lin
harbor measure. Now they ezD-
taken into the combine, and mi
ton pool, plus the usual river al
Dor pool, will present an ind
force, and the result is almost
to be extraordinary appropriate
both kinds of alleged internal nj
ments.
Z The friends of the public bais
penditure feel that with the exist.
plus on hand, no matter how ID
may be reduced in the future O
will be certain to be liberal in NJ
of appropriations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Big Bridge Injured Again.

Braces supporting the heavy iron grid
ers of the Brooklyn bridge have buckled
near the center of the river span SO that
they now extend outward and upward to
height of several inches. There are
four other instances of buckled trans
verse braces on the river span of the big
structure The buckling of these braces
is said to have occurred when the usual
tide of travel on the bridge roads was at
its height
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Ohm Vote Cnnnfed.

The official tabuIation of the vote cast
at the late election in Ohio has been part
ly completed. The total vote cast was
$40, III, of which Nash, Rep, received
436,O92; Kilbourne, Dem, 36S, 525:
Thompson, Soc, 1859; Juergens, Soc.
Lab, 2,994; Richardson Union Reform.
2,71S; Penney, Pro, 9,87S; Nash's plural
ity 67.4G7.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

Besides seeking recovery OF health she
has come to the States to consult with
the federal authorities relative to the
crown lands in Hawaii. These were Sc
questered by the revolutionary govern
ment at the time the monarchy was over
thrown and no attempt has since been
made to reimburse the former queen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

The vo houses will be ready for work on
the opening day of the session, but there
will he little actual work done except IN
the way of preparation before the hOli
DAYS. A large proportion of the leading
members of both houses have found 1t
convenient to visit Washington since the
death of President Mckinley and have
held conferences with President Roose-
welt.
AS a result of all these conferences
fairly accurate idea has been gained as
to the general outlook for legislation at
this session of Congress. There is
strong sentiment among both Representa-
tives and Senators that the inauguration
of work on the Nicaragua canal is to be
the principal outcome of the legislation
of the first session Of the Fifty-seventh
Congress, and unless there is some most
unexpected slip in the negotiations the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, permitting the
building of the canal, will be ratified by
the Senate early in the session.
With that must come before long the
ratification of treaties between the Unit
ed States and the two isthmian countries
of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. 1t is be-
lieved that all these treaties can be dis
posed Of with little difficulty in the Sen
ate It is believed the construction Of
the canal will be turned over to the en-
gineer officers of the army, but that there
will necessarily be a commission repre-
senting the government and this body
will probably be a permanent one. In any
event, it is believed the Nicaragua canal
will be the foundation stone Of the actual
work of the coming session.
Trusts, Tariff and Reciprocity.
There are three topics of legislation
which, it is asserted by the old heads of
Congress, will be given careful attention,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
MOTHER AND SON TRY SUICIDE.
Two May Die at Minneapolis as Result
of Taking Poison.

Knute Bjorge Nordeman, aged 81, and
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Nordeman, 81
years old, attempted to kill themselves in
Minneapolis by taking morphine. They
came to Minneapolis from Austin, Texas,
ten days before, and were staying with
Mrs. Nordeman's sister. When found
both were unconscious, the mother in bed
and the son sitting in a chair holding her
hands. A note stated that he was tired
of this world to which he babe good-by.
A half-ounce bottle of morphine, half
filed was found in his pocket. The son
was sent to the city hospital and has a
chance to recover. Mrs. Nordeman is IN
a serious condition and her death is likely.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Slain in Labor War.

Andrew Burkhauser, Il non-union ma
chinist in the employ of the Allis- Chal-
mers Company in Chicago. shot and kill
ed George Trapp, supposed to be a men,
Der of the union which has been on a
strike for months The shot was fired
by Burkhauser, according to the evidence
gathered by the police, in order to protect
himself from an assault at the hands Of
Trapp and a companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Boy Has Ticking Brain.

In Syracuse, \. Y, police court the
other day a boy was on trial who had
brain which licked like watch He is
Alex Jenni and is Is years old. BY plac-
ing the ear close to the head ticking
can be heard. His intellect is not impair
ed by this strange phenomenon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

Women were elected to county offices
in twenty-five counties of Colorado at the
recent election. Twenty-Five Of them
were chosen as superintendent of
schools In two counties women were
elected county clerks and in San Juan
County woman was given the response
BILE office of treasurer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
For Temperance in Islands.

The local temperance legion at the ma
tional w. c. T. Z. convention at Fort
Worth, Texas. decided to push the or
ganization work in Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines. A special call was or
dered sent to all legions in the United
States to aid the work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
SOLDIER MURDERS TWO MEN.
Private from Fort Riley, kas., Shoot:
RecklessIy Throuoh Town.

A soldier from Fort Riley shot and kill
ed two men on the street at junction
City. About $40 o'clock the soldier, who
is supposed to be a saddler at the fort,
approached r. e. L. Cooper in the middle
Of the street and with an oath, fired
pistol at him. The ball entered the right
temple and Cooper died an hour later.
City Marshal James White, who was
near by, started for the scene, but was
shot by the soldier before he got off the
sidewalk. The murderer is known to the
authorities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Ravases of Prairie Dogs.

Statistics from official sources show
that prairie dogs occupy and render
worthless, or nearly so, for agricultural
purposes ], 224,S acres of land in Kan
sas. All efforts to exterminate the dogs
have failed, even with the cooperation of
the Department of Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Women Freeze to Death.

News has been received of the finding
of the bodies of Mrs. Armstrong and her
daughter near Wichita, Kan The bodies,
scantiy clad, were on the prairie south
of Gage. 1t is supposed that the two
women wandered from their home and
were oyertaken by the blizzard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
KING EDWARD TO DIE SOON.
Physicians Announce Monarch Cannot
Live over Two Years.

Llve tver Two AeaTs'
King Edwards life is not worth mere
than two years at the very most. That IS
the opinion of the best physicians in the
United Kingdom, and it may be set down
as truth on authority which cannot be
doubted, despite optimistic and inspired
official bulletins to the contrary. At the
same time it can be affirmed on equally
unimpeachable grounds that his majesty
malady is not cancer of the throat, as has
been so frequently insisted. 1t is IN the
under part of the tongue, which IS even
more dangerous, and which, according to
the unanimous belief of the doctors, must
reach fatal termination within the spe-
cited period.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Ship and Crew Lost.

News of a serious marine disaster on
the rocky Newfoundland coast has been
received. The Norwegian steamer Ella is
reported lost with all on board. She car
ried a crew of twenty-five. Details of
the wreck are meager.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23

All the monkeys, birds and other ami
mails owned by the city of Toledo, Ohio
in the 200" at Walbridge Park were
burned at midnight the other night. The
collection comprised valuable and rare
specimens and all were gifts to the city.
The loss of the buildings, which were
new, is heavy. Two horses were burned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Trusts, Tariff and Reciproe

There are three topics Of legislation
which, it is asserted by the old heads of
Congress, will be given careful attention,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Ohio Postoffice Robbed,

Safe blowers got 500 in money, about
$1,000 worth of bonds and 5000 in stamps
at the Rock Creek Ohio, postoflice the
other night. The safe was blown to
atoms. The robbers also entered the
Pennsylvania station and took a sum Of
money. They then fed south on a hand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Ten Die in Railway Wreck,

A wreck occurred on the Great North
ern near Blair, Mont, in which ten men
lost their lives and twenty-eight others
were seriously injured. An extra freight
ran into a work train on which were
forty-one japanese laborers. Only three
of these escaped uninjured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
Two Killed by Explosion.

Two men were killed aud four injured
as the result of the premature explosion
of blast at the Casparis stone quarry
northwest of Columbus. Ohio. The two
men killed were working under a ledge
and We're buried under tons Of rock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
WORK OFLAW MAKERS
THE FIFTY SEVENTH CONGRESS
SOON TO BEGIN BUSINESS.

Nicaragua Canal Affairs Likely to 6e
Most Important-Recipr Has
PIace-Trust Regulations and Tariffs
Rank with First in Importance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-23
JUMPS FROM A MOVING TRAIN.
A. F. Fletcher of Chicago Lost Be
tween Two Iowa Towns.

a man supposed to be a. +. Fletcher
of Chicago jumped from a car window of
a Chicago and Northwestern express
train between Jefferson and Carroll,
Iowa. His overcoat and hat were left
at Carroll and have not been called for
Letters found in the coat show the man
to have been the victim of melancholia
supernduced by excessive indulgence Ill
cigarettes, and that he had or was to
have been placed under treatment in a
Chicago sanitarium for that affection.