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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Our young friend Perry Sargent and
wife arrived here on Sunday evening
for few weeks vacation before their
departure for their new field Of opera.
tions in the Philippine Islands. Perry
has demonstrated his ability as an in.
structor in the Indian schools of Mon
tana where has been for nearly four
years and this ability has been recog-
nize,l. His wife also is a good instruc.
tor and their positions in our new pos
session are much better from financial
point than the one 5eld here, all of
which is very gratifying to their many
friends in Wayne County.-Corydon
Republican,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

J. w. Bicknell, who is employed by
Bowsher & Biddison, met with an acct
dent last Friday which came very near
destroying the sight of his right eve.
He was fitting up pump and was cut.
ting gas pipe, when one piece flew up
and struck him just above the eye, cut
ting deep wound which gave him con-
siderable pain for few days, although
he was at his post of duty Saturday,
Pleasanton Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Kemp Aten returned Friday from his
two-years service in the Philippines.
He is looking we'll apparently none the
worse for his service in the tropics. He
expects to engage in the practice of law
again, but has not definitely determined
upon location as yet.-Garden Grove
Express,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Billiousness is condition character
lied by disturbance of the digestive
organs. The stomach is debilitated,
the liver torpid, the bowels constipated.
There is a loathing Of food, pains in the
bowels, dizziness, coated tongue and
vomiting, first of the undigested or part
ly digested food and then of bile.
Chamberlin's Stomach and Liver Tablets
allay the disturbances of the stomach
and create a healthy appetite. They
also tone up the liver to healthy action
and regulate the bowels. Try them and
you are certain to be much pleased with
the result. For sale by w. "A. Alexand-
or
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Units advanced and chronic form q
cold in the head is known as Nasal Ca
tarrh and is the recognized source Of
other diseases. Having stood the test
of continued successful use, Ely's Cream
Balm is recognized as a specific fol
membranal diseases in the nasal pass,
ages, and you should resort to this
treatment in your own case. 1t is not
drying, does not produce sneezing.
Price 30 cents at druggists or by mail.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New
York. Give up prejudice and try it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

TheLeon Journal publishes report
that Geo. Hoadley had been offered
SIS, 600 for the right to manufacture his
thread cutting machine. This is incor.
rect. He has, however, been assured by
experts that he has good thing and he
will, no doubt, realize something hand
some out of it in time.-Garden Grove
Eynrooo
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
1t Girdles the Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
as the best in the world, extends round
the earth. It's the one perfect healer
of cuts, corns, burns, bruises, sores,
scalds, boils, ulcers, felons, aches, pains
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

A. E. Alcorn and wife are very proud
of their bright little baby and especially
so since they received a package con-
tanning a half dozen bottles of Mellins'
food, valued at S.. from the manufac.
turers, as prize for the baby being one
of the plettjest in the ''Mellins' Babies
family. We think the compliment very
justly bestowed, too.-Lineville News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Mothers of good judgment and ex.
perience gives their little ones Rocky
Mountain Tea this month, keeps them
we'll. 35c. Made by Mad ison Medi
cine Co. w. G.-St6mpel & Co
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Lawyer j. f. Duff, of Princeton, was
in town Tuesday engaged in taking dep
ositions in case in the circuit court
of Mercer county in which he is defend
ant and an old lady named Coins, of
Princeton, is plaintiff, the latter claim.
ing damages for slanderous statements
alleged to have been made against her
character for honesty by Duff.-Line-
vile Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Into each life some ruins must fall.
Wise people don't sit down and bawl;
Only fools suicide or take to flight,
Smart people take Rocky Mountain Tea
at night. w. G. Stempel & Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

We received yesterday a bundle of
papers from Ed. Jennings, who is sta
toned near Manila. Among other in.
teresting things in them was discus.
sion of the canteen question from the
standpoint of a private soldier, also an
account of the surrender of band OF
native soldiers to the 4th infantry, Of
which regiment Ed. is a member. The
Manila papers have been greatly i'm.
proved since the first copies were receiv.
ed here two or three years ago.-Garden
Grove Express,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is guar.
anteed to cure constipation, indigestion,
sick headache and stomach trouble by
l., Van Werden,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Mrs j. No matter what causes facial
eruptions, absolute cleanliness inside
and out is the only way to cure them.
Rocky Mountain Tea taken this north
will drive them away. 35c. w. @.
Stempel 4 Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured

AT one time suffered from severe
spraln of the ankle" says Geo. E. Cary,
editor of the guide, Washington, Va,
after USING several well recommended
medicines without success, tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to
say that relief came as soon as | began
its use and complete cure speedily fol-
lowed. This remedy has also been used
in my family for frost bitten feet for the
best results. l cheerfully recommend
its use to all who may need first class
liniment." Sold by w. A. Alexander,
druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
John McPherrin met with an acciden,

John McPherrin met with an accident
on Tuesday that will lay HIM up for a
step ladder fixing something in his
store room when the step ladder slip
ped and he jumped to the floor injurinp
both feet and ankles. He was carried
to his home and physician sent for.
In the evening he had nervous chill,
but is not supposed to be seriously hurt.
-Corydon Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Try the new remedy for costiveness,
Chamberlin's Stomach and Liver Tab.
let's. Every box guaranteed. Price, 25
cents. For sale by w. A.. Alexander.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-02
Be SURE Hostetter's
YOU GET Stomach
The GENUINE Bitters
ON CURRENT EXPENSES

The Senate met at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and went through with
the major part Of the current expense
bill Of the House, amending 1t to &C.
cord with the Appropriation bill al
passed by the Senate last week.
During the early part of the session,
the clerk read a communication from
the House, stating that that body had
failed to concur in the Senate amend
ment to the $4,000 Appropriation bill
to defray the expenses OF the extra
session. The vote OF II to s for the
amendment was given in the communi-
cation.
Mr.. Achi pointed out that, according
tc the Organic Act (Section 22), the
House had really concurred In the Sem
ate amendment, changing the sum to
$1,000. Where had been II votes for
the amendment and this was certainly
q majority of the quorum present Only
On the third reading of the bill was II
required that a majority of all the
members elected shall be secured be-
fore a measure can be declared passed.
The clerk was accordingly instructed
to send communication to the
House, advising the member" OF the
opinion of the Senate IN the FER.
AT this point, the Senate to, p the
current expense bill Of the e and
went nearly to the end ii Public
Works Department. The spirit Of work
was more plainly manifest than ever
before during the session, for adjourn
ment was not taken until after 4:S0
o'clock.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-02
TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY.
Fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II
fails to cure. e. w. Groves signature
ia on each ho1. rs cents.

The use OF the Singer IN millions OF
homes shows the unprecedented sue
cess OF these ideal sewing machines.
II is convincing proof that the Singer
excels In all kinds Of family sewing
and art needle work. All our sewing
machines are of the best construction,
beautifully decorated, and are mounted
on selected woods in finely finished
cabinets of artistic design. b. Ber-
gersen, agent, 1914 Bethel street, P, o
Pox 155.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-02

depends upon the condition Of your
stomach. II you suffer from dyspepsia,
Indigestion, constipation, biliousness,
torpid liver or weak kidneys, you'll
find sure cure In Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters. II will also prevent insomnia
and nervousness by keeping the stom-
ach In a healthy condition. Don't fail
to give 1t trial. See that Our Private
Revenue Stamp covers the neck Of the
bottle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
THE CITY's ALLEY LIFE.
Another Lecture on Neglected Neigh.
bOrhOOds by c. +. Weller.

Neglected neishborhoOds Of Washington
will bee described, with new stereoptic0n
views tomorrow at o'clock D. m. i'm the
Congregational Church. Tenth and @
Streets Charles Frederick Weller. gen
eral secretary Of the Associated Charities
VIII deliver the lecture. He has collected
one hundred and fifty exclusive pictures.
showing the greatest social needs Of
Washington For purposes Of comparison.
iHrte hundred and fifty stereOpticOn slides
showing conditions and remedial ageu-
Giles IN other cities. have also been Sc
cured under the auspices Of the Associated
Charities and some Of these viii b. used
tomorrow night 70 suggest new lines Of
rnIldut hrupi- work which need develop
inent here. Many OF the pictures to be
used have never before been exhibited and
the Lecture viii not p exactly the same
MS that ClVcTed by Mr. Weller recently
at the Cniversalist Church. All persons
interested are invited 20 attend.
7 he ten agents who constitute the nnr-
mdnent working force Of the AssnciItcd
CHARITIES have aided Mr.. Weller during
the Fast summer. in securing photographs
OF conditions which are generally I'M
known. Mr. Weller has also resided in the
poorest quarters OF Washington since n.
came here from Chicago six months ago.
in order 70 familiarize himself with the
cltys needs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
4 BANK PROJECT SPOILED.
Robbery OF the Lowell Institution
Prevents InnsOIidatinn.

LOWELL. Mass. -. OCT 2G-The recent
developments in the affairs of the Mer-
chants National Bank interrupted, If il
did not spoil, plan for the consolidation
Of four of the six HatioHal banks in this
city Several efforts in this direction had
been made within the last few months
The plan which was in coutempla ton
at the time Of the robbery of the Mer-
chants Bank. included the Merchants.
Railroad. LTamesit. and First National.
making an aggregate capital Of Sl.200. ey0
This institution was to be put under the
charge Of John Sawyer. Cashier Of the
First National The idea has not been
abandoned. but the proposition looks
slightly different with the surplus Of the
Merchants Bank reduced 30 per cent by
the recent defalcation. TO less than $50
90
Speculation is still going on as to how
much Swift and Smith really saved out OF
what thcytcok from the Merchants Bank
II Is generally believed they kept the
$500 difference shown in the report Of
Examiner Ever between the amount OF
cash taken and cash returned The
amount Of securities taken away and re-
turned was considerably larger than was
SHOWN by the bank exc miners statement
lie reported only upon property taken
away and restored 20 the bank. lut it IS
understood that there was also included
''LlAlsT-I belonging to individual diTeC-
'oTs. which was kept In the bank vault,
amounting to many thousands Of dollars
The bank loss. it is claimed. viii be re-
ouegd by about $4,000 indemnity from
bond security companies on the account
or Inc pay teller. Smith
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
LEGAL NOTICES.

Is THE SUPREME COURT or The DISTRICT
or COLUMBIA. HOLDING SPECIAL
TERN FOR ORPHANS cot RI BUSINESS
II RE- ESTATE OF HARRIET ELLEN WISE.
Deceased No 9Sl& Administration Docket
o.
Application having been made 10 the Supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia. holding a
special term for Orphans C0urt business. for
probate Of the LAST viii and testament Of Har-
met Ellen Wise. and t0r letters tes-lUCn1lry On
said estate. by Julia A Johnson. Ex-cutrix IL
Is ordered this 2frh DAY Of October. 1901
shat notice is hereby given % Maurice SeIden.
and 90 all others concerned 20 appear IN said
court on MONDAY. THE ZjTH DAY or No
yENBER A. d. 1901 At To O'CLOCK A. NJ.
t1 show cause vLy such application should not
De- granted Tins notice shah BE- published in
the Washington Law Reporter and the Wash
iuElan Time once IN each of three successive
weeks before the return day herein mentioned
rEe first publication = = not less than thirty
DAYS before said return day.
By the Court
JOB BARNARD. Justice.
Attest JOHN r. ROJZER
Acting REGISTER OF wills
ALERT r SHOEMAKER Attorney Tor Ap-
plIClut
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
IMPORTANT POINTS INVOLVED.
Decision in Cnrtnin DcmiuE's Case
Awaited With SIrciI Interest.

The military authorities are awaiting
with much interest the decision which
-iII shortly come from tne United States
-irCuir Court of Appeals i'm Missouri IN
the case % Capt. T. q. DemirE. formerly
volunteer subsistence officer. and now
under confinement for alleged completely
in the So-CaI,eI commiSsary frauds in the
Philippines. II Dsmiug wins the point
raised by his attorney a large number OF
persons now i'm confinement viii have 20
be released. fines viii have To- Dee return
cd. and an immense amount of work and
trouble viii be caused.
Demiug's lawyers applied for his re
lease on a writ of haheas corpus on the
ground that he was Illegally tried by a
court martial upon which sat a number Of
officers of the Regular Army. Article u
OF the articles Of war was quoted as sus-
tanning the point that "A volunteer officer
brought before "A military court must De
tried by volunteer officers exclusively.
The civil court to which Demiag made
application recently, held that the yoIun-
teer establishment to which Deming be-
lonE,d. was not. in fact a volunteer"
army i'm the accepted sense of the term.
that the officers and men who made mp
the so-caII,d volunteer force were in
reality short term guiaTs. and that il
was quite regular and properJ that Off
GERS Of the regular army should sit on
a military court trying such an officer
as Hr-nIuE- The lattsr.s attorneys are not
satisfied with this decision and have now
appealed the case In q higher court
The War Department proposes 90 fight
the question and will take the case 60
the United States Supreme Court. if nee
,ssary- In the meantime General L. IT,
Cr0wder. who is a lieutenant colonel I'm
the Judge Advocate Generals Office. has
been assigned to the case. He arrived
in Washington yesterday and at once en-
tered upon the work of defending Che de-
rartmental position. giving mp the unex-
pired portion Of his leave. after a service
in the Philippines, in order q do this
work
The significance Of the decision rests
i'm the possibility that it viii have q direct
bearing on so many cases in which the
conditions of trial were similar To that
of Deming one Of the cases. for instance.
is that Of Read. another volunteer sub
siStence officer. who is now in prison in
Manila, and whose case has gone to the
President. II the civil courts decide
finally that the phraseoIogy Of article -
admits of ~ such discretionary interpre-
tation as has prevailed in the army and
as has been held by the lower court in
the DeuIug case. then there Will bo some
rare occurrences. The volunteers If tried
by regulars. and who are now Imprisoned
must De promptly released from c5uGue-
ment- fines must Ec returned. and the
record OF dishOnCranle discharge and dis
missal fastened upon the accused by the
Illegal military process must be cleared.
In most instances this retriaI Of the Of
Tenders Will be impossible
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
FOUND DEAD IN A WELL
Bodies OF Three BrofherS Discovered
Under Peculiar circumstances.

Ia SALE. III. oct "a mysterious
tragedy came to light yesterday at Gran
vile. a small village about ten miles
southwest Of la Sale, by finding in a well
the dead bodies of three sons Of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Casper. prominent citi-
z-us Of that community.
The parents went To Princeton. leaving
the three boys at home. Finding that
they were 10 b. detained a couple Of DAYS
they purchased some groceries and hired
"A man 10 take them out to the Casper
farm. The messenger found the three
sens absent After searching about the
premises n finally, in an obscure part Of
the farm found a well y hich the brothers
had been digging, AM peering down saw
the three bodies. He Immediately sum-
mDned helm.
The bodies were removed from the Wen
and physician summoned. Life had
been extinct for several hours
II Is believed that the three were muir
dersd. although the first sUppOsiti0u be-
fore an irSestigatiOn, was that they had
been aSphyNiatgd.
The youngest boys neck was broken
and a cash had been cut in the back of
George. the oldest. The victims were
George. aged twenty-threc years Ed
ward, aged fourteen, and Clement. aged
tigIt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
A BOLD NEW JERSEY THIEF.
Threw Acid in the Eyes of an In
tended Victim

Threw Acid in the Eyes Of an In
tended Victim
FLEMIEGTON. y J.. oct. 25.-Eevs Of
a daring robbery has just reached here
from Lebanon, where Eliza, "a sister Of
John n StiEsr. was robbed Of S13 at the
p INT of a revolver i'm broad daylight 4
wclI-d-essed man called at the Srigpr
home. and when the woman opened the
door the fellow demanded cash. He back
ed mp his demands with a revolver. which
he threatened To use unless his requests
were promptly granted. The frightened
woman went upstairs 70 procure the mon
ey. and was followed by the man. As the
w~~lan opened the bureau drawer and
handed him the bills. the fellow saw a
gold watch and chain in the drawer,
protested but finally turned it over when
ne again threatened 10 shoot. The intrud-
or then fled
The man returned 10 repeat his per
Torrance OF day or two previous. but
his knock on the door this time brought
Mr. Stiger to the threshold. armed with
revolver As soon as Stlger cautiously
opened the door the miSCreaut threw the
contents uf a bottle of acid In his eyes
Stfrer opened fire on the thief but the
acid SO blinded him that his aim was bad,
none of the bullets taking effect. and the
intruder ran away Fearing that unless
ne attended 20 his eyes the sight might
be ruined. StigeT did not pursue the man
Mr. StigeT'S eyes are greatly swollen. and
pain him considerably
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
PLAIN TALK
To Catarrh sufferers.

Every person suffering from CataTrh in
its many forms knows that the common
lotions. saIvss. and douches do not cure.
II is needless 20 argue this point or 10
cite cases OF failure, because every vic
lin OF catarrhal trouble knows IL for him
SELF ~ ne has tried them
a local application, III il does ANYTHING
at all. simply gives temporary relief: "A
wash. lotion. salve. or powder cannot
reach the seat Of The disease. which X the
blood
The mucous membrane seeks to relieve
thu blood Of catarrhal poison by secretinl,
large quantities of mucous. the DISCHARGE
sometimes closing up the nOstTiis descend
ing 20 the throat and IarynX. causing an
irritating cough. continual clearing OF the
throat. deafness. iniigg stiou. and many
other disagTeeable and persistent symp-
toms
A remedy to really cure catarrh must b.
an internal treatment. r remedy which
viii gradually cleanse the system from
catarrhal poison and remoN, the fever
and congestion always present Ia the uu-
COus membrane.
Tho best remedies for this purpose are
SuvIlyptul. sauguluariI. and hvdrasfTn
but the difficulty has always been to get
these valuable curauEts combined iu one
Yalat5blc. convenient. and efficient form
Recently this has been accomplished
and the preparation put on the market
under the name ~ Stuart's tatarrh TAB
lets. they are large uI.ls41lt t4stirl.. -, -
cnges. so that they may be sIowly dis
solved IN the mouth thus reaching every
part OF the mucous membrane and fn7tI,-
tn stomach and iut,~tirtS
An advantage % De considered also is
that StuurJs CataTrh Tablets contain no
cocaine, morphine, or poisonous narcotics
so often found ln cataTrH powders 4nd
the use of which often eEtaiIs a b9biT
more dangerous than the disease
stUaTts tatarTh Tablets are sold by
druggists at 30 G., uts Tor fulI size back
age, and are probably the safest ana
most enectual catarrh cure on the mar
ket
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
THE Case OF EARL RUSSELL
Nav Not BE Allowed to Enter
This Country.

Having Served in Prison for BiEnUIy.
He Can he Excluded Under the I'm
migration Lnw-Thc Matter Not
Yet Brought Before the officials.
H \. TAYLOR. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. under whose jurisdiction comes
all matters pertaining 70 immigration.
said this morning that he had received no
information Of the intended trip Of Earl
Russell, who underwent a term OF i'm
prlsonment in England for bigamy.
Mr. Taylor said that ne knew nothing Of
the matter officially or privately. and
added that if it should be true that Earl
Russell intended 10 come TO this country
he would be subject to the immigration
laws.
The United States laws" said Mr.
Taylor. do not discriminate in favor Of
anybody EVERYBODY is equal under the
laws OF the United States"
At the Office Of the Commissioner Gen
eral of immigration it was stated that If
Larl Russell has served time in prison
Tor the crime with which he is charged.
could not, under the act of Congress
Of March .. 1891 enter the United States.
According To that act the following per
sons are excluded from admission into
the United States:
All idiots insane persons. paupers, or
persons likely TO become public chargc.
persons suffering from a loaths0me or "a
dangerous contagious disease. persons
who have been convicted OF q felony or
other infamous crime or misdemeanor in
Volying moral turpitude polygamists. and
also any person whose ticket OF passage
Is paid for with money Of another or who
IS assisted by others 10 come. unless il is
aihrmatively and satisfactorily shown on
Special enquiry that such person does not
belong TO one of the foregoing excluded
classes. or TO the class Of contract labor
"rs excluded by the act of February %
$50. but this section shall not be held to
exclude persons living in the United
States from sending for a relative OF a
friend who is not Of the excluded classes
under such regulations as the Secretary
or the Treasury may prescribe: Provided
That nothing in this act shall be con-
strued TO apply to or exclude persons con-
victed Of a political offence. nothwith-
standing said political offence may be
designated as a felony. crime. Infamous
crime, or misdemeanor, involving moral
tuIpitude' by the laws Of the land whence
h came or by the court convicting-~
Earl RuSsclrs case. il was stated at the
immigration Bureau. would come under
the heading Of persons who have been
convicted If a felony or other Infamous
crime or misdemeanor involving nolal
tur-itude.