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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

is at least twenty-five years since Jes-
sic began to take her voice seriously,
and the public began to applaud her.
and she talked decidedly about leav-
ing the stage when she resigned from
the Bostonians, but here she is, de-
lighting absolutely untried audiences,
packing every house which displays
her name as its star line and gather
Ing laurels. extravagant praise and
beautiful friendships everywhere she
goes. AMY LESLIE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

Kansas City, Mo-, is claiming to be
great fruit distributing point, and
in proof Of the same points with
pride" to these two consignments: In
one day 100000 bananas were re-
ceived from the tropics and on March
4 100000 oranges came in, the ship
ment being made from Los Angeles,
Cal. This orange train was composed
of twenty-eight cars and caboose.
There were 1854 boxes Of oranges to
the car, making 1912 boxes in all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

since Annie Louise Cary's time, then
came the gray blanket of question over
The fate of the Bostonians, which cap
ltal organization showed signs of the
scar and yellow, with only Mrs. Davis
and an occasional grated soprano to
give the company vitality. Jessie
thought she had money and knew she
had boy who ought to be at college
and under an occasional diverted ma
ternal eye, so she virtually quit in the
heyday of her triumphs. Nothing
seemed to be doing in the lyric opera
field, comic opera had fallen into des-
uetude and grand opera meant years
of study of the languages for Jessie,
so she was idle and fast on the GER
actors fund benefit, with a special aim
in view, showed her way to leap into
fame and fortune by a very simple
signature, for which dozen glittering
contracts were waiting.
Her Vaudeville Career
Her entrance into vaudeville was as
much beginning as if she had never
been upon the stage, and she did not
believe in it particularly, nor take to
1t at all kindly. She has refused hum
dreds of dollars from various variety
managers to sing 20 Promise Me" for
so many dollars word and for pre-
posterous figures verse, and the like,
out when once launched into this new
Ind easy trick OF the trade she prac-
ically went like wildfire," and there
} no woman Of any grade Of theatri-
ais, from the biggest paying stars In
le legitimate to the divas Of classic1
pera. who draws more people or =
Ilary than Jessie Bartlett
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

BY the will Of the. late Franklin H.
Bishop Of Russell, Mass, the State of
Massachusetts is made his residuary
legatee. The will reads: "As have
no relatives on whom I care to bestow
my goods and estates, after the pay
ment OF my just debts and funeral ex-
penses give all the residue OF my es-
tate TO the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts to its sole use and behoof for
ever The executor says that when
Z the estate is settled the Commonwealth
will receive about $1,000. Mr.. Bishop
was prominent citizen of Russell and
an ardent admirer of his state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

ton league team in 1886 and the fol-
lowing year was with Allentown, De-
troiu and the Metropolitans. In 1888
and 1889 he was with Louisville. In
1880 he Joined the Brooklyn Players
league team. and here began bril-
liant career. After the Brotherhood
trouble in 1890 he was secured by the
Brooklyn club, for which he caught
four seasons. In 1895 he was secured
by the Pittsburg club in exchange for
Pitcher Ad Gumbert. He played in
different ball, and was released. Kin
slow was then out of the game until
July. 1898, when the Washingtons gav1
him trial. He was released to ST,
Louis in August. He caught IA games
in succession, and was then released
He has been out of the game since,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

Baron Wilhelm Won Rothschild, who
recently died at Frankfort, was one of
the few rich men who make it a rule
OF their lives to give away one-tsnth
Of their income in charity. He was not
only a religious observer il all respects
OF the ancient Mosaic law, but he was
= profound Talmudic scholar having
devoted great part OF his time to
careful and systematic studies of the
Talmud.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

A queer instance of improper in
duence said to have been exerted upon
a Juryman comes from New Haven.
The jury In certain civil case went to
Fairhaven to visit the house of the
defendants. There, according to the
counsel for the plaintiff,one Of the par
ties to the suit gave one of the jurors
. piece of pie. This piece of pie is the
ground upon which motion to set
aside the verdict is founded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
BALL PLAYERS AWFUL DEED.

John Taylor. the ball player, who
murdered Ruth Nollard. and 1s-year-
old girl, who spurned his advances
tried to hang himself in his cell at
Kansas City the other day. The charge
against him is murder in the first de-
gree. He played ball with an Indian
team and was with Toledo for a short
time in 1900. He left that city after
assaulting chambermaid. The guests
chased him out of the hotel in which
the assault occurred. It was all the
Kansas City police could do to save
him from being mobbed after the Mol
lard murder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Ebb and Flow of Nations,

A hundred years ago Spain was
greater in possessions and population
than the United States. but during the
century just ending its fortunes were
long at an ebb and the flood has been
with the United States. Similar
changes have gone on in other nations
and in other parts of the world. Chi.
ma has had the ebb; Japan has had
the flow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

When popular young author came
70 see William NJ. Evarts, while he was
secretary of state, in behalf Of a CON
sulshtp for which he was an applicant
Mr. Evarts congratulated him on the
lame which he had acquired, but has
tened to add: although you have
iaurels On your brows, suppose you
can't browse on your laurels."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
OF Cerigo, the island at the southern

OF Cerigo, the island at the southern
end of Greece, divers are bringing up
! art trea s"ros that were sunk 200 years
before Christ. Lucian tells of a ship
laden with art spoils that went down
on the voyage from Athens to Rome,
and it is believed that the wreck has
been found now. Besides many bronze
statuettes a life-size bronze statue re-
sembling the Hermes Of Praxiteles.
has been brought up. Some objects
are excellently preserved. but others
are corroded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

A curious story comes from Algeria
A woman there dreamt that priest
appeared to her and told her that if
she dug in certain place she would
find cave in which saint had been
asleep for many years The woman
was SO impressed with her dream that
she followed her ghostly instructions.
and found cave in which were three
bodies in a perfect state OF preserya-
tion. They had evidently lain there
some hundreds Of years, and the cave
has been visited by thousands Of pill
wrima
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

The insurance companies have come
90 q new decision with regard to the
granting of policies to the crowned
heads OF Europe since the death Of
King Humbert. They are willing to
insure them against all risks, save that
OF assassination. at slightly higher
rate than that exacted from ordinary
individuals. This higher rate is pre-
sumably demanded in view of the fact
that royal blood is supposed to be vi
tiated and Impoverished. Kinng Milan,
about four months ago. endeavored to
insure his life. But although he was
a mere ex-king, the companies to
which he applied would only consent
to give him policy with the special
assassination clause, which he declined.
and his son, the present king, when he
attempted a short time ago to insure
his life In. favor Of Queen Draga, failed
to come to any understanding with the
company, owing to the same stipula-
tfOn,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Table Linen.


It is almost as essential that table
and bed linen shall be properly hung
out as that they shall be well washed.
If they are allowed to dry out a.
shape, stretching and pulling them
straight wears them much more thar
use. Hang tablecloths and sheets eys.E
ly across the line, ends down. The
warp threads are much stronger than
the wool, II stretched habituallv
lengthwise, the things will split along
the fold. 1t is the same with towels
and napkins. Indeed. everything
washable lasts longer If hung to dry sd
that the weight while wet comes main
" upon the long threads.
During the last year the average age;
OF all the Quakers who died In Great
Britain and Ireland was q little over
81 years and seven months. The re-
turns also show i nrY naitv
rate among Quake Y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
CLARA MORRIS. CAREER.

Miss Morris, Of course, has COM
passed many years not credited to Jes-
Sic Davis, who is comparatively young,
except that in her popularity and
achievement she reached heights
| which may honestly be compared to
those occupied by Miss Morris in her
line. Morris had rather fleeting
though starry flash of celebrity and
Jessie's lasted through as many years
as her girlhood could spare, and both
of these favorites are still attracting
the wandering eyes of entertainment
seekers. Miss Morris had experienced
the extinction Of her luminous talent
for hysterical photography, her un-
canny brilliancy and all that made the
world stand agape and wonder at her
genius. 1t went out like phosphor-
escent light. She tried vaudeville, and
it was plaintively unsuccessful, and
the lecture platform lured her with
disastrous results. but woman with so
much spirit, so much wide power for
observation and mental elasticity was
by no means at the end of her tether
simply because her style of portrayal
had gone out of fashion and the daz-
cling green light of her morbid gift
in expressing emotions had been
snuffed out by time and the hour.
Her memoirs are beyond all flattery
delightful, just as full of hysterical en-
thusiasm and binding flashes of truth,
gay, exuberant laughter and extrava-
gance of tragic mood as ever was her
Alike or Colleen Bawn. She has arisen
again out of the golden ashes of her
triumphs and is spreading new potent /
wings in quite another field and over
untrodden hills of history.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Preparing THE BEVERAGE.

water percolates downward until 1t
reaches the outlet tube. dropping into
the coffeepot. AS the vertical tube
does not extend quite to the bottom
of the water reservoir, small guam
tity of the water always remains in
the bottom to prevent damage. and
the steam from this will also aid In
making the coffee. Should the steam
pressure become too great the pail
forming the safety valve on top Of
the reservoir is displaced.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
o. =. HULL, Publisher.
THURSDAY, MAY ?, 1901.

The Cape to Cairo railway is at
present being extended from Bulu-
wayo to Wanki. place about 200 miles
further north, where a great coal dis
covery has Just been made. 1t has also
been found that the Zambesi can be
much more easily crossed at this point
than at the point originally selected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Wantad-A M,,l,o..

'If only had 100000" excl tmec
an angry father.
What would you do?" aske the
hayward son.
I'D disinherit you the first g.r
replied the old man, as h q
large hunk from plug OF
The nrst automobile in !.
pines is nelectric MACH a
@or the use Of the signal y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

though so very brief period to count.
She was Billy Crompton's wife then
and she lived in crisp, white. dimity
wrappers and seldom went out of her
hotel. People loved her very much and
she entertained in homely way all
her life, which was not long after the
stage gave woeful utterance of her
knell-so uncalled for, so really un-
Just.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
DIVER TO UMPIRE.

Frank Dwyer, for several years one
Of Cincinnati's best pitchers, will be
found on the staff of the National
league umpires this season. He
handled the indicator in the American
league last season and won great
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

Mrs. La4gtry has arranged for Mrs.
|i1 y gh to appear in the part of
Motto In her Marie An
"A Royal Necklace.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS.

Jessie Bartlett Davis is only now
arriving the plentiful measures of her
success. Two years ago she was the
most popular contralto opera singer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
of close game. At that time hid
a member of the club, and his a
was highly praised by all lover|
fair play.
M'LEAN BEHIND MANNING,

MLEAN BEHIND MANNING.
Jimmie Manning's Washington I
Is said to have substantial BAT
In John R. Mclean, the millionI
owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer ia
the president Of the Washington I'd
Light company. Mclean caught TIL
baseball fever in 1884, in the days ol,
the old Union league association. when
he backed. Justus Thorner's Cincina1ti
club. His experience then was not
profitable, but since his residence in
Washington he has come to the belief
that the Capital city offers every IA
cility for becoming profitable base
ball town, providing the club represents
ing this city possesses winning quail
ties above a place in the second divi-
sion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

FORMER GREAT CATCHER GONE.
Tom Kinslow, the old league CATCH
er, who died recently in Washington,
was one of the best backstops In the
country few years ago.. He was born
in 1866. He caught for the Washing
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-12
Terrible Disaster Occurs. Near Adelaide on
the F. & c. c.
INJURED SENT TO sALIDA HOSPITAL
Hundreds of Tons of Rock Crush Three
Men to Death and Seriously Injure
Four Others.

through to Salida ON the same
train which was tranferred onto
the Rio Grande tracks The in
jured men We're accompanied 10y
Doctors Rumbo and Paxton who
returned about noon today They
report the men doing as we'll as
could be- expected under the cir
cumsunces
Brown received broken leg.
between the knee and ankle, and
also serious injuries TO his back.
Palmer is at the st. Elmo hotel
in this cijy, under the care of DR.
Rambo, but his Injuries are not as
serious as are those of the other
men
Thompson has no bones broken
but is badly scratched up, and will
be confined to his bed fer sever
days.
Every available man on the en-
tire system was called out and the
work of cleaning the slide will not
be entirely completed before late
this evening, although the com
pany is making strenuous efforts
to have No leave on time today.
All trains from the district out of
Florence were annulled and no
Florence q Cripple Creek trains
whatever were run into Florence,
but the suburbans in the district,
that is the f & G G surburbans,
were run on time as nearly es pos
siblc. The suburban trains on
other lines in the district were al
most tied up. The electric line
suspended operations entirely, the
snow being too deep for the cars
TO br moved
Practically no damage was done
to either engine. A large rock fell
on fiat car, but did not do any
damage to it. Thompson was on
the engine to which The flat car
was attached. aud il was in this
manner that he received his injur-
les. The track was not damaged
o her than that occasioned by dy-
nimiling the rocks so that they
could be loaded upon he fiat cars
Telegrams have been sent to the
r ,latives of the dead men, notify
lng them of the occurrence
Whips remains will probably
be sent to his old home for inter
ment. Allen is Mason, mem
Der of the Ancient Order of United
Worknen, and also a mem Der of
the Brotherhood OF Railway Track
man, aud carries insurance in the
after two organic atoms.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-12

A rock slide occurred two miles
north of Adelaide on the Florence
& Cripple Greek railroad at l:30
yesterday afternoon, which was
forty feet in length and rock was
piled up to IA heie hit of six feet
The heavy rain and snow and the
extreme moisture caused by the
downpour of thirty hours was the
cause of the slide. 1t happened
on high grade and there was but
little margin between the track
and the hill from whence the slide
fell. The entire force of laborers
along the line were at once sum
moned to 90 to the scene and clear
away the debris An engine and
crew were put to work on either
end of the fall to pull away the
heavier rock, which in many in
stances it was necessary to dyna
mite, they being SO large.
The fall occurred at 4:30 in the
afternoon and the men were work
ing away and had itnetr;y cleaned
up, when at 8 o'clock p IN sec.
ond slide occurred which was 100
feet long and twelve feet high Il
came down without moments
warning and in falling caught thu
workmen, killing three of them al
most instantly and wounding
/ several others 1t was top slid.
and the man did not have enough
warning to get out OF the way
The men who wtr. killed are:
Howard Whips. singh man; his
home is in. NV L5xington. Ohio;
Tim Maloney and j p Allen. sec
ton fore nen NJ Russel MaIo-
ney and Allen both have famlies
residing at Russell They we're
horribly mashed andsmamgied and
were taken to D.ibert's underlak-
ing parlors where they are being
prepared for shipment to their
homes,
Those seriously Injured are:
IC. W. Brown, foreman of the
bridge gang whose home is in
Canon City; Frank Graham, sec
ton foreman at Wilbar aud John
Palmer, laborer, who is unmar-
ried and resides at Russell.
Slightly injured: William
Thompson, conductor residing
in this city,
As soon as word was received
here the company at once sent mp
a special train an,i conveyed lh,.
dead and injured to this city
arriving at O'Clock this morning
Brown and Graham were taken on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-05
DEPUTY WARDEN HERE.
New Appolntee Arrives to Confer With
Warden Van Dusen

Henry Bultman, OF Florence, Lane
county, who was appointed deputy fish
warden by the state board OF fish com.
missioners at Salem Tuesday, arrived
In the city yesterday and reported to
Master Fish Warden Van Dusen for
duty.
hr. Bultmln was engaged In selning
and trapping on the Columbia eight
years ago. and has many friends in
Astoria. Since that time he has been
on the Umpqua, engaged principally in
the same business.
Deputy Bultman will look after the
patrol service and attend 10 other du-
ties assigned him by the warden. Mr..
Van Dusen Is installed In his new Of
fiCe and Is ready 20 receive license fees.
the blanks for their issuance having
been received from Salem.
Deputy Fish Commissioner f. G. Nc
Reavy, " Washington. was in con-
ference yesterday with Messrs. Van Du-
sen and Bultman and will start this
morning for Ilwaco to see that the
closed season is being observed.
Fish Commissi )ner Reed will be in
Salem .oday and will make demand
upon Secretary Of State Dunbar for
March salary warrant. Upon refusal OF
the demand Mr.. Reed will Immediately
institute nandamus proceedings that
viii call into question the constitution
allty Of The new fish law and also de-
termine whether or not the law OF 1898
has been repealed by implication.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-05

to the sen1srs. Notice ras given that
bids woul1 be re-adgsrtlsed for and
several changes made In the speclgca-
liOns.
Two sets Of plans will be prepared.
ore calling for ten foot road and
one for sixteen foot road. and bids
VIII be askeI for on each. 4 provision
VIII be inserted IN the specifications
providing for Tie payment of Is per
cent n the contr11t price for the first
mile when completed. similar percen-
taRc Of the second mile and also the 25
per cent hell back on the first mile
and each mile Will be paid for In a
similar way until the contract Is COM
DIeted.
The exorbitant prices asked by
The two bidders created general sur
brlse. IA official of the county sald
Yesterday that 1880 mile would be
a fair price for the work and allow a
margin 20 the contractor Roads have
been constructed for other courtles for
much less than 1900 a mile. which was
the lowest hid submitted. Under the
1rst specifications the road was 10 be
sixteen feet vide 10 Olney and ten miles
from that point on. Economy may
make II necessary to construct a ten
foot road. for the entire distance. which
ls the rsaAGn for asking bidders to
submit estimates for the two widths.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-05
CONDENSED FROM CLIPPINGS,

The offices and headquarters of the
North American Fisheries Company. Of
which T. ]. German, of Portland, is
manager are to be moved to Seattle.
Sheriff Cudihee, of King county,
Wash, left Seattle on Tuesday evening
for Walla Walla with a special coach
in which he had seventeen prisoners for
the state penitcntiary.
About 5000 acres of land in the vicin-
itv of La Grande will be devoted to
raising sugar beets this year. The yield
last year was five and one-half tons
to the acre, worth from "a to IS per
ton.
The Adams Express Company and
George Francis Train are said TO be
back Of IN enterprise TO start new
savings bank in Walla Walla. with a
capitalization Of $25O,OOO. to open about
August 1.
The Guarantee Oil Company has been
incorporated in Spokane with q capital
stock of $2500O0. It owns seven square
miles Of land near Medical Lake. which
promises plenty Of oil at depth Of
1000 feet.
Editor H. r. Cayton, Of the Seattle
Republican. will nave to stand trial in
the superior court on the charge Of
criminal libel. preferred by Chief Of Po-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-05
PUGET SOUND co.'s PLANTS.
VIII Be Sold April Is and Lively Bid
ding Expected

The Seattle Post-In;elligencer Of re-
cent date says;
The date If the receiver's sale of the
plants OF the Puget Sound Packing Co
has been set for April 10, and Il is ex-
pected there will be lively bidding. The
property Of this concern comprises the
old Seaborg plant at Fairhaven. the
Hanthorl plant al Port Angeles and
other minor interests. The corporation
was organized a year ago by New York
parties ami, aside from the canneries
controlled. owns some OF the best fishing
grounds m the Sound.
The plant at Fairhaven has been en-
larged since The deal was made and is
said to be one Of the best on the Sound.
II has a daily capacity of 5000 cases.
The Port Angeles plant was not .oper-
ated last year It WAS the old Han
thorne plant AMI has a capacity of 500
cases a day. Since the beginning of
the sardine industry here 1t has been
used some for that product and II is
said is admirably adapted for such
use.
The interest in the sale which will
be conducted by Receiver Henry NJ.
Neton at Fairhavan Is In the fact that
the Alaska Packers Association is re-
ported to be after the property. 1t is
said this concern will use II to increase
its output this season and make its war
to prevent the consolidation Of interests
here. II Is also said the combine Of
Sound and Alaska canneries headed by
r. Onffroy is after the property and
therefore il would not be surprising II
II should bring good price.