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The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
DEwET HEADED OFF.
His Attempt to Go South Is Frust-at
by the British.

His Attempt to Go South Is Frustrated
by the British.
Cape Town, Dec. 29.-General De
Vets attempt to break through to
the south has been frustrated and he
is now reported to be at Senekal
with large commando, holding the
country between Feksburg, Senekal
and Windburg.
General Knox is holding the coun-
try between Ladybrand and Winburg.
The eastern parties of invading
Beers are being constantly harassed
and driven back towards the Orange
river
London, Dec. 2s--Persistent reports
are in circulation in London and on
the continent that General De Wet
has been captured. The British Char
tered South African company receiv-
ed this information from a source
in which it is accustomed to place
implicit confidence. The war office,
however, is without any confrma-
tion of the report.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
During the recent trip Of the Belgica

During the recent trip Of the Belgica
IA the Antarctic more than 60 observa-
tions Of the aurora australis. the
touthern counterpart of our northern
tights, were made. The appearance Of
the light resembled that presented in
the Arctic regions. But the maximum
frequency did not occur during the
months. of the long polar night, and
the phenomenon was most intense at
the time Of the equinoxes, when the
sun is perpendicular over the equator
and daylight is simultaneous at both
the North and the South Pole.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

OF interest to all students Of Greek
u the announcement from Athens that
the "Clouds" Of Aristophanes, para
phrased into modern Greek by the sa-
tiric poet Souris. has been produced In
the national theater In that city.
Souris, who has been called for 80
years the "Modren Aristophanes," Is
said to have surpassed all expectations
I'm his metrical rendering of the play.
His work should be especially valuable
to philologists as basis of compari-
son betweens ancient and modern
Greek. the language as it is written
today being said to be closer to that Of
Xenophon and Plato than is the Eng
lish OF today to the English Of Chau-
Ger.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

A philanthropic Greek. who recently
died at Corfu. has left a considerable
tum to be applied to the purposes of a
matrimonial lottery. Every year q
certain number of poor girls. Of good
conduct, will receive tickets emitting
them to q chance Of winning sum
suMctent for marriage portion. The
committee entrusted with the admin
astration OF the legacy is presided over
BY the Archbishop Of Corfu, and the
winning number is published in the
papers. The fortunate candidate pre-
sents herself, and all inquiries being
satisfactorily answered. the money is
paid over.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
AMENDMENT DECLARED VALID.
Decision Rendered by Contest BOARD
In Sioux County.

Decision Rendered by Contest BOARD
In Sioux County.
Sioux City, Dec. 29.-The first con-
test on the Titus amendment ques-
ton to be decided was decided at
Orange City yesterday. P. D. Vanoos-
terhout, who has been county attor.
ney of Sioux county, contested the
right of A. Tepaska, republican, who
was elected last November, to as
sumo the duties of the Office. Tho
contest beard was made up of Viii.
liam Dealy and L. NJ. Black of Orange
City, and John Hutchinson of Hawar-
den. The case was urged for several
days, five attorneys appearing. The
court found that the Titus amend
ment was carried and extended the
office of the incumbent officer one
year and that Mr.. Tepaska has no
claim whatever to the office. Tho
case will be appealed to the district
court, and if necessary, to the SUI
preme court.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Big Fire at Waterloo.

Waterloo, Dec. 31.-Fire on the
west side in the mill of the Union
Mill Company destroyed the entire
building, 5000 sacks of flour and all
the machinery, total loss of $780,
600, with insurance amounting to
S25,00o. This is the largest fire in
Waterloo's history. The new syndi-
cate block of six stories, about COM
pleted, was saved with difficulty,
after having burned all the window
frames on the side nearest the mill
and spreading into the floor.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
BunK1s IDENTIFIES THE PONY.
More Evidence Tending to Implicate
Pat Grove.

More Evidence Tending to Implicate
Pat Grove.
Omaha, Neb., Dec 29.-Daniel Bur-
ris today positively identified at Pa
cific Junction the pony left there
mysteriously in the barn of Mrs.
Mack, the day following the Cudahy
abduction, as one he sold to man
answering the description of Pat
Grove, a few days before the occur
renee of the event. Mrs. Thomas B.
Cooper, a married daughter of Bur-
ris, today identified photograph Of
Grove as that of the man who called
to buy the pony. Mrs. Cooper is the
fifth person who saw this man who
has identified him with a likeness
of Grove and the police now feel
sure that he is one Of the men want.
ed.
The detectives are now very an
xious to locate Lizzie Burns, who is
alleged to have been an intimate
friend of Grove
The Burns woman was employed
at hotels in South Omaha up to the
time of the Cudahy abduction, since
when she has not been seen.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
A scheme for building a railroad t

A scheme for building railroad to
the summit OF Mont Blanc is being
discussed at Geneva. The most favored
plan is to start the line from Les
Houches, on the sayory side. whence
1t is eleven miles to the summit Of the
mountain. The plans provide for
twelve stations, with every convent
ence for travellers. The trains will be
propelled by electricity which will be
obtained by utilizing the river Arye.
The author Of the scheme M Fabre,
Frenchman, has submitted his plans
70 the French government
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Vote Big Increa.e In Can,taI.

Davenport, Dec. 29.-At a stock
holders meeting of the Iowa Telc-
phone company in this city it was
voted to increase the capital stock
from $1,ooo,0O0 to $4,000,oOO. This will
give the Iowa company the working
capital it has needed for years, and
its recent consolidation with the Cen
tral Union company seems response
BILE for the change. A headquarters
building will be built in Davenport,
an underground system installed and
extensive improvements made in the
exchanges in the principal Iowa cities
and the toll lines connecting them.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
EDITOR MUST GO TO JAIL.

Former Member of the Legislature
Convicted of Perjury.
Fort Dodge, Dec. pa. L. Woods,
editor of the Saturday Advertiser,
was arrested by Sheriff Douglas Roy
of Winterset, Madison county, and
taken there to be sentenced TO the
penitentiary for period not exceed
ing three years. Woods, who was a
former member of the legislature,
was postmaster of Winterset and was
convicted Of perjury. The case had
been fought through the courts and
the supreme court has just affirmed
the decision of the lower courts, anl
he was taken back to receive his sen.
tence from the district court in Mad.
ison county. !,
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
Chinese Court Asks Important Oues
tfons of Allies.

Chinese Court Asks Important Ques-
tfons of Allies.
New York, Dec. 31.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Picking says: A
note was received last evening from
the imperial court at Sian Flu ac-
knowledging the receipt of the de-
mands of the powers.
1t further contained five questions,
or requests, namely:
First-Might not the Taku forts re-
main standing, though dismantled?
princes the same as other offenders?
Third-If the demands are acceded
to, would the allies cease sending out
expeditions?
Fourth-What places do the allies
propose to occupy?
Fifth-How long do they propose
to occupy them?
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
BRITAIN YIELDS TO THE czAR.
Russian Consul Allowed at Bombay
After Long Neeutiati"ns.

Russian Consul Allowed at Bombay
After Long Negotiations.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-To occupy
the post of first Russian consul at
Bombay the government has appoint
ed M. Klemm, for many years in the
foreign Office service in Central Asia
and latterly secretary of the Russian
political agent at Bokhara. Russia
secured the right of consular repre-
sentation at Bombay after long and
difficult negotiations, the British gov
ernment being slow to admit that the
commercial interests of Russia iusti-
fed the departure. The real objec-
tion, naturally, was fear that the con-
sulate would serve for political in
stead of commercial purposes.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Brewery Wins.

Sioux City, Dec. pa decision in
the district court is announced which
involves the right of the Sioux City
Brewing company and all saloons in
Iowa to continue in operation under
the Martin liquor law. 1t was claimed
by Eugene Lutz, plaintiff, that the
brewery had violated the law in sew
eral particulars, and that in conse-
quence the petition of consent under
which all saloons, as well the brew
cry, operate was nullifed. The brew
cry won.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
child Burned to Death.

Dallas Center, Dec. 31.-A four
year-old daughter of Mr.. Gosch, who
lives in the west end of town got
too close to a hot stove, her clothes
caught on fire and her body was
burned so badly that she died three
hours later. This is the second
child in this town which has lost it's
life in this way within the last fif-
teen months, the other being George
Ebersole's little boy.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

John and Rachel Scott Of Randolph
county, West Virginia. and their chill
dren. have been weighed recently. The
tather and mother are still living in
the house where their eight sons,
whose combined weight is more than
ton. were born and raised. The COM
oined weight Of the family is 2,79e
pounds. an average weight of 27s.s-5
pounds.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
AGAINST ANY sonr OF FUSION.
Conference of Middle-of-the-R Road Po
ulists Held at St. Lous.

Conference of Middie-of-the-R Road Pop
ulists Held at st. Lous.
St. Louis, Dec. 31.-Members Of
the middle-of-the-road populist nat
ional committee and other leaders
in various reform movements debat-
ed all Saturday over the advisable
ity of forming combination with
the social democratic and union re-
form parties. The tenor of the
speeches made by the comittee
men was practically unanimous ii
opposition to the Iian and in favor
of carrying on the work of the popu-
list party strictly along its own
lines. 1t was decided to issue an
address, setting forth in detail the
views of the committee.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
RUSSIA Is TO sEcURE THEM.
Manchurian Railroads VIII Be Take,

Manchurian Railroads Will Be Takep
Over. 1t Is Reported.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 2S.-The Novoe
Vremya's Vladivostock correspondent
stands by the story that the Russian
government is about to take over the
Manchurian railroads. He says Com
mander Keller has left Vladivostock
to formally deliver the roads to the
governments representatives.
The correspondent also says the
Chinese caused losses amounting to
only four million roubles.
8 When fiatterer meets flatterer his
satanical majesty sits down and rests.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
French Burn a Chine.e yil,are

Tien Tsin, Dec. PA French ae-
tachment of 100 men left here De-
cember 20 for Hung Ts,L twenty
miles westward, to search for arms.
Approaching village across frozen
creek force of Boxers opened fire.,
killing Lieutenant Contal and wound
ing another officer. Tie French
burned the village.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Japanese Training shin I. Lot

Victoria, B. G., Dec. 80. The steam
er Rio Jun Maru brings news that
the japanese training ship Taullish-
ma Maru has been lost With all
hands, numbering 121, near Namadzu,
Japan. She foundered dufng a ty.
phoon in Surugz Bay, sinking after
striking Senniwa Rocks. Not one of
her company escaped.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Tonhouse Boy Found,

Fort Dodge, Dec. 30. ohnnie Ton
house, the 9-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. w. Toulouse, of Judd, who
was supposed to have been kidnapped
ten days ago, was found in hay loft.
The boy had lived on vegetables
which he had taken from the cellar.
His limbs were frostbitten and he
seemed to be insane. His father had
offered large reward for his return
or the apprehension of the kidnap-
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
FARMERS NOW TAKE DA1L1Es.

Rural Delivery Helps Iowa's Dollar .
Year Daily.
Des Moines, Dec. 31.-Rural deliv-
cry is greatly increasing the number
Of daily newspapers taken by the
farmers. The Des Moines Daily
News, which Is only ST year, IS
cents for six months, and so cents
for three months, has gained 5000
subscribers in the past six months
and now has $1,000 circulation. Lo-
cal papers, however, are also gain
ing from the same cause.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
rhieve., "Plantv at sheldon.

Sheldon, Dec. 2s.-A "plant" was
found in the Band lumber yards with
6 large quantity of gold rings, watch
chains and other things that had evil
dcntly been hidden away for several
months, as they were heavily coated,
and the box in which they were
placed had rotted away.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

In Germany furnace has been in
vented intended for burning low-class
fuels, such as Ignite and peat and in
Waich the combustion is intensified by
turning into the fire the gaseous mix
ture obtained by the evaporation Of
liquid air. The nitrogen is first set
Tree and the residue, containing at
least 80 per cent of oxygen, is sent into
the furnace.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
TRIED TO BATTER OUT BRAINS.

Says He is Crazy and Begs to BE
Locked UP.
Dubuque, Dec. 2s.-A stranger Civ
ing his name as w. E. Gibson ap-
peared at the police headquarters and
begged the officers to lock him up.
He said he was crazy and unless they
put nm in restraint he would COM
nit suicide by jumping from the high
bridge. The man was laboring under
great mental strain and suppressed
excitement. Shortly after being
locked up Gibson began to batter his
head against the steel bars of the
cage.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
BE1ross PRAISE WEST POINT.

Say 1t Is Ahead of Any Similar School
In England.
London, Dec. 27.-At a. conference
of the head masters of the great pub
lie schools one of the speakers Sc
verely arraigned the irritating edu-
cational methods the schools were
forced to employ in order to pass
boys as officers into the service. A
military correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette, criticising the Sand
burst and Woolwich methods, de-
clares the British authorities admit
that West Point is in advance of any,
thing in England. IS
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
low. Absconder in canada.

sherbrooke, Que, Dec. 2s.-W. I.
Dean, alias w. II. Carr, who, it is al
legged, is wanted at Hinton, Iowa, on
the charge of absconding agent for
the Northern Express company, is
uader arrest here. A representative
of the company is expected here to
push extradytion proceedings.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

Following on his extraordinary ae-
don In prohibiting the use Of electri-
city IN theaters and the introduction Of
BICYCLES. the sultan OF Turkey has for
Didden the use OF balloons or carrier
pigeons for army purposes. The rea-
ton is not stated, but his great terror
OF plots against his life may have
something to do with it.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
Kltchener Report. AttaoI...

London, Dec, 31.-General Kitchen
er, telegraphing from Pretoria, sends
a summary of the number of attacks
made by the Beers at various points.
The only important incident was an
attack on baggage column near
Greylingstad. Captains Radcliffe and
Harvest were wounded, eight men
were killed, twenty-seven were
wounded and twenty reported miss
ing,
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
EMPEROR NOT WELL PLEASED.
Kwang su Wants to Retain tho r.ku
FOrta,

Peking, Dec. 2s.-Li Hung Chang
and Prince Ching, the Chinese peace
commissioners, have heard from the
emperor, Kwang Su. Prince Ching
called on the former for consultation.
remaining over an hour. The court
objects strenuously to reducing the
forts, and also to allowing permanent
legation guards, which it seems to
think could be made sufficiently large
at any time it was desired to menace
the court itself.
After the conference it was decided
to hold further communication with
the court before seeing the ministers.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
THE COURTEOUS BoERs.
Released the British Yeomanry After
: Disarming Them.

London, Dec. Ss.-The Evening
Standard says it understands that
the squadron of Yeomanry which, as
announced in dispatch from Cape
Town, was entrapped and captured
by the Beers, whom they were follow-
ing from Britstown, was released
after the men had been relieved of
their horses and other equipment.
len of the Yeomanry, the paper adds,
were wounded.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

Mississippi may have another Helen
Kellar in the person Of little girl
from Webster county, who arrived at
the Deaf and Dumb Institution about
ten days ago. The child is iaud Scott.
six years Of age. and he1 pts live
At cataletta. She has and
dumb from birth, AMI .yas
llssaeh OLD 81 ~ l1og(
She is in charge 81 one teacher, who
devotes nearly her whole time to her,
and the child is beginning to give some
remarkable signs Of dawning intelli-
gence and capacity to receive knowl-
edge. The Improvement is noticeable
even for the time she has been there.
and she Is much less dependent now
than she was when first brought to the
Institution.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
BRITISH CONSUL BEATEN.

Turkish Soldiers Ma1treat Mr.. D.
Bnnsen. y
Constantinople, Dec. es.-Some
Turkish soldiers have grossly assault
ed and maltreated the British charge
d'affaires, Mr.. de Bunsen, and other
members of the British embassy in
the vicinity of the powder magazine
at Makrike in Shapr. Demands for
redress have been made to the porte.
The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03

4 "A man should get up before the
break Of day in order to have tho
whole day before him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-26
Shopping In Athens.

In his volume on Modern Athens"
George Horton says that shopping in
the Greek capital is a more elaborate,
time consuming and minute process
even than with us. 1.-THE oriental
method of doing business still prevails
The dealer sets a price, the buyer an
other, and often three or four hours Of
patient will contest pass before COM
promise is reached. The patron asks,
How much is this piece of silk?' One
dollar a yard is the reply. Thirty
cents is offered. The merchant is
thrown into something resembling an
apoplectic fit. He swears by his ia
TIERS soul that it cost 95 cents.
''The lady takes seat with sigh
and after twenty minutes inquiries in
nocently, Finally, 80 cents?' Never!
But to keep you and not lose your Gus
tom, you may have it for what paid,
95 cents You poor thingv signs the
lady sarcastically. There are dozen
or more women sitting about the store.
When finally the proprietor comes
down to price that one Is willing to
pay, she rises, receives her bundle and
departs, declaring good naturally that
she had been swindled and that she
will never come back again."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-26
An interesting Link,

One curious incident in the siege OF
Badajos may be related. The day
after the assault two Spanish ladies',
the younger n beautiful girl of IA, ap-
pealed for help to two officers of the
rifles, who were passing through one
Of the streets Of the town. Their dresses
were torn, their ears, from which rings
had been roughly snatched, were bleed
Ing, and to escape outrage or death
they cast themselves on the protection
of the first British officers they met.
One of the officers was Captain Harry
Smith of the rifles. Two years later
he married the girl he had saved in a
scene so wild. Captain Harry Smith
In after years served at the Cape as
Sir Harry, and this Spanish girl. as
Lady Smith. gave her name to the his
toric town which Sir George White de-
Tended with such stubborn valor.-
"Wellington's Men,"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-26
An Abandoned Test

Sir Hiram s. Maxim was once vic
tim of one Of the British war Offices
sudden freaks. When the Maxim
quick firing gun was being tested by
the government with view to finding
out its weak points. it's inventor was
asked to have 10000 rounds fred at the
highest possible speed. The expert
ment was successfully carried out, but
That's very well as far as It goes"
he exclaimed, but could you guaran-
tee your gun to go on firing automatic
ally at the same rate for. say, "a
hours?"
II cam" was the quiet reply, land
wilton one condition"
"And that isl"
'"That the government finds and pays
for the ammunition"
At first the committee were inclined
to close with the offer, but when it was
discovered that $4,000 rounds would
be fired and that the cost of the expert
ment would be something like f5,76O
they dispensed with the trial.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-26
Formation of Dew.

Ground little below the surface is
always warmer than the air above it.
So long as the surface of the ground is
above the dew point vapor must rise
and pass from the earth into the air.
The moist air SO formed will minele
with the air above 1t, and its moisture
Will be condensed, forming dew wher-
ever 1T comes in contact with surface
CODED below the dew point. In fact,
dew rises from the ground.
But how Is the dew formed on bodies
high up in the air?
Dew does not rise in particles, as it
was once considered to fall in particles
like fine rain. 1t rises in yapor. Some
is caught by what is on the surface of
the earth, but the rest ascends in yapor
form until it comes in contact with q
much colder surface to condense 1t into
moisture.
The vapor does now flow upward In
uniform stream, but is mixed in the
air by eddies and wind currents and
carried to bodies far from where it
rose. In fact, dew may be deposited.
even though the country for many
miles all around be dry and incapable
OF yielding any vapor. In such cases
the supply of vapor to form that dew
would depend on the evaporation of
the dew and on what was waited over
by the winds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-26
Fleecirg De Mnupa.,ant.

1T Is said that the Norman peasants
nit upon happy scheme of fieecine
Guy de Maupassant, who once main.
tanned near his home at Etretat rab.
DIT warren Of few acres. They used
TO plant choice vegetables and rare
shrubs In the adjoining fields, and ey-
cry year De Maupassant had to nav
for the damage done by his rabbits.
After few years he got tired of this
sort of thing. He computed that the
rev rabbits he shot cost him about
$2O apiece, which was rather too much
even for an enthusiastic sportsman to
pay; so he determined 70 destroy his
game preserve. There We're only four
or hve burrows in the Enclosure, and q
rev ferrets soon dislodged all the in
habitants.
one night after the rabbits had been
destroyed the writer happened to visit
MS former preserve and detected a
man skulking along under the trees.
with large bag slung over his Shout
der. De Maupassant supposed that the
man had come to steal wood and chal-
lenged him. The supposed thief took
TO his heels, leaving behind him his
bag, which was found to be flied with
rabbits of both sexes. The man wos
an honest neighbor, who, shrewdly
reasoning that there could be no dam
ages II there were no rabbits, had
thought it advisable to restock the
himself