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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
SAY MULES WERE INocULATED.
Story to Account for Diseases Raging
Amonu Stock in South Africa

story to Account for Diseases Raging
Among Stock in South Africa.
New Orleans, June 23.-It has de.
veloped about the boarding houses
where the sailors and muleteers were
recruited for the British during, the
South African war, according to a sto-g
ry printed here today in the State.
that the diseases now raging in South
Africa among the live stock there
are due to inoculations made in this
port by Boer sympathizers and dis
gruntled muleteers playing even with
the British. 1t is said that the virus
used was secured from Philadelphia
chemist, and that it consisted mostly
of Charlton and CHAMBERS. It is also
stated now that the British suspected
that this crime was being constantly
committed, and for that reason re.
moved their headquarters from this
city to Montreal. The NEGOTIATIONS, it
is stated were also made in Lathrop,
Mo-, so it was necessary to break up
that camp as we'll. The British are
now retaliating, so it is intimated, by
refusing entrance of LOUISIANA cattle.
in South Africa
Seventy-five operators of the Iowa
and Mutual telephone exchange went
out on strike Saturday morning.
They want an increase of about 80
per cent in wages and recognition for
the union, which was organized recent
ly. The managers refuse to grant
either request. The service is badly
crippled.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
TWO Die in WRECK
Passengers Have Miraculous. Escape
in Railroad Accident.

in Railroad Accident.
Sioux Falls, June 24.--While pound.
ing along the rails at the rate of seven.
ty mile an hour to make up lost time
the heavy through north-bound pas.
senger train Of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha Railway left
the track at a defective switch at Ash.
ton with fatal results. Charles w.
Bassett, fireman, of Neoga, ILL.,, and
@. j. Robinson, mail clerk, Of Council
Bluffs, are dead, and Alvin Garfield
engineer, G. A. Hall, j. K. Erslline,
w. S. Thompson, and F. 3. Weston.
all mail clerks were badly injured
The passengers in the sleepers and
day coaches were badly shakan up and
bruised, but none of them were seri.
ously hurt.
The train, consisting of mail car
express car, baggage and buffet car,
two sleepers, chair car and two day
coaches, was heavily loaded with the
usual night traffic for st. Paul, and
only one of the unaccountable freaks
of railway accidents prevented the
accident from bringing death or in.
jury to scores.
The track at Ashton is noted
speedway, and Engineer Garfield was
sending his train along at a cannon
ball rate to make up an hours delay
at Sioux City, when broken switch
point started one portion of the train
one way and the other in another di-
rection. There was a terrific shock
which brought the train to an almost
instant stop, EARRING passengers from
their berths and seats and hurting the
engine crew through the air, while, the
mail clerks were ratified about like
peas in a box in the heavy mail cars
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
HOLIDAY is STILL in JAIL.
Maintains Innocence of Murder Of
GALLAGHER.


Muscatine, June PA revolver
with one empty chamber, bare foot
prints showing a bunion on one foot
and dirty pair of socks thrown away
near the home of Charles Holiday are
links in a chain of evidence tending
to prove him the murderer of James
Gallagher near River junction. Hol-
liday is in Jail and maintains his in
nocence.
The coroner's jury has returned
verdict of murder, but charges no par
ticular person with the crime, and the
wife of the dead man continues under
suspicion, though not arrested.
Careful search about Holidays
premises resulted in the discovery of
two revolvers, both loaded and one
chamber empty in one. They had
been fired recently and the accused
admits he fired it Friday. Plaster
casts made of the footprints leading
through the field back of Gallagher's
home to Holidays home, half a mile
away, gives what is deemed evidence.
Most of the way the man ran in his
socks and then barefooted to the Hol-
llday home. The tracks were lost
twenty feet from the house. A pair of
muddy socks were found near the
house. Holiday admits they are his,
but says he threw them away prev.
iously. Casts show a bunion on the
foot. Holiday has bunion in the
same place. The only motive suggest
ed for the crime is jealousy on &C.
count of Gallagher's wife, for it is al
legged the accused had strong attach
ment She declares absolute ignor-
ance of the murder and says she did
not hear the shot fired, though sleep
ing in the bed with the murdered man
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
WILL NOT COME THIS SEASON. Z
Treaty for Reciprocity With Cuba
Will Not Be Submitted,

Washington, June 24.-It has been
determined that no reciprocity treaty
with Cuba can be submitted at the
present session of congress-. 1t was at
first planned that, in the event of the
failure of the administration manag.
ers in the senate to secure favorable
action on the Cuban sugar bill.
treaty would be drafted at once. This
was on the understanding that Senior
Quasada, the Cuban minister here. had
full powers, and that treaty could be
drawn in Washington entirely It is
stated now, however, that this cannot
be done, and that any draft of treaty
must go to Havana and be returned be-
fore it can be submitted to the sen,
ate. This, of course, cannot be accom-.
plished in the short space of timeain.
tervening before adjournment, if the
estimates of the leaders that congress
will adjourn by July are correct.
No confidence is felt in administra-
ton circles as to the ability of the
senate managers to secure the ratifca-
ton OF a treaty, even if one is drawn,
and while the president may feel
called upon to put the matter to- a test.
1t will be rather with the idea Of DEM
onstrating his own purpose to do
everything possible for Cuba, that in
any expectation that a two-thirds vote
for ratification could be received.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
Little and Wrioht Indicated.

Clinton, June 21.-The grand jury
in Carroll county, ILL.,, has returned an
indictment against DR.. Luther w. Lit.
tie, of Preston, Iowa, and Ed Wright
of Savanna, ILL.,, on the charge of hav-
ing performed a criminal operation
upon young lady of Savanna. It
is alleged Wright who was respons-
ible for the condition of the young
woman, employed DR.. Little to per-
form an operation. Wright, being un.
able to furnish bail was remanded to
jail, while DR.. Little was released
his father-in-law, Henry Harnish.
signed his bonds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
IOWA is 70 GET s45e,41s.se.
House Passed This Item in the Gen.
eraI Deficiency Bill.

Washington, June 2O.-The house of
representatives passed the item in the
general deficiency bill allowing the
state of Iowa $456,41S.S9 for expenses
incurred in raising volunteers during
the civil war. This amount was Ger.
titled to Secretary Shaw by the auditor
for the war department after an ex.
haustive examination of the records
on file at Des Moines, and in turn was
certified by Secretary Shaw to the
house committee on appronriatinns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
BEES STARVING TO DEATH.
Despite the Luxuriant Blossoms They
Have no Food,

Muscatine, June 24.-With vegeta-
ton luXuriant and flowers blooming
in profusion hundreds of thousands
OF dollars worth of oees in Iowa and
Illinois are starving to death. For
three weeks rains have fallen almost
every day and have washed the flower
and tree bloom clean of nectar and
pollen, on which the bees live and
lay up their stores. A peculiar fea-
ture of the matter is that none but
adept bee raisers become aware of the
true state of affairs until they find
their bees lying around by thousands
outside the hives, and on investigation
the hives themselves are found to be
cleaned Of all honey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
i4auaen Named in Fourth.

Charles City, June 20.-Gilbert N.
Haugen, of Northwood, was renomina-
ted for congress in the Fourth congress
SIGNAL district, over Duncan Rule of
Cerro Gordo by a vote of 1876 to Is.
Rule had only his own county-Cerro
Gordo. He remained in the fight, how
ever, in order to boom his candidacy
for the position in two years, when it
is understood that Congressman Hau-
gen will not be candidate for anoth,
err Term
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
Farmer Finds Child.

Aurelia, June 21-Ed. Damn. liz.
ing just west of town, found a baby in
his barn. The child, boy, was ap-
parently three or four months old and
was neatly dressed. Who left the.
child is question that perhaps
will take time to determine. Mean
while the babe will find good home
with the farmer into whose care he
was left by some unfortunate mother
who, it is thought, was travelling
through the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

1t is safe to say that the surviving
residents of Martinique are not par
ticularly interested in the quest of
the scientists who are trying to find
what is inside of Mount Pelee. The
general impression is that there isn't
much left to discover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

There is man at Hanlonton, Ia,
whose name is August Vainkingel-
stemhausenklotzer which seems alto
gether too long a surname for August
or even June
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

The fact that many of the most dis
tinguished pickpockets of the world
are present at the coronation of
King Edward adds human interest
touch to the otherwise awe-inspiring
program.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Musolino, the notorious Italian ban
dit. has been sentenced to prison for
life. Paradoxical as it may seem, this
permits of the query, How long will
he stay there?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

1t is in order to remind the young
King of Spain that if he is going to
restore the greatness of his kingdom
he should not waste any time talking
about it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Has that Nebraska banker who has
been enjoined in three counties from
marrying the woman Of his choice
never heard of st. Joe, across the
lake?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Edgar Williams, a telegraph oper-
ator at Indianapolis, is grand
father at the age of 80. This is an
other evidence of the arrival of the
young man and strenuosity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Somebody has discovered that there
are thirty distinct varieties of the
kiss smacking their way around the
world, and the enumeration does not
appear to include those on the Ella
Wheeler Wilcox list.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

By getting married in Chicago
Pioter Rybarczyk and Maryanna
Staaszynska, Boleslaw Werbaachow-
ski and Jozefa Czajkowsky, and Anton
Brzcywski and Anna Jozijnska have
succeeded in simplifying matters a
little, anyway.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

The Shah Of Persia has made EN-
,peror William present OF a decora-
ton worth $4,000. This will be suffi-
Gent to enable the emperor to have
the rooms occupied by the shah
cleaned up after he leaves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Philanthropists who have recon-
mended cold cures to an ungrateful
world are now busy telling about sure
death remedies for the annual mos.
quito plague.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Andrew Carnegie has been present
ed with the freedom of the Plumbers
Association of London. We did not
know that Mr.. Carnegie was as rich
as that.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

A man has been sentenced to Jail
for one year for stealing a pair Of
shoes worth 50. On this basis how
long should a banker stay in Jail who
has been sentenced for stealing thou
sands of dollars?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

News is cabled from London that
j. Pierpont Morgan is in good health.
That being the case Independent ship
companies might as well get down
the book and read the account of their
finish.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Samuel L. Clemens, LII. D., is the
way to write it now. The gentleman.
however, will continue to answer to
Mark Twain.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

They are just beginning over in
China to bury Ii Hung Chang, and it
is expected that they will be at it for
several weeks. Evidently the Chinese
don't believe in turning from a man
just because he happens to be dead.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

The alleged gigantic British ship
ping combination turns out to be
nothing but an echo from this side of
the water.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
Proprietor Shot Him Dead.

Ottumwa, June 21.-James Wharton,
well known travelling man of Atchi-
son, Kan, was accidentally shot and
killed in a restaurant last night by
Lou Betrick, the proprietor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Many paupers have lived to be a
hundred years old, but there is no
record of millionaire having at
tanned that age.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

William Sunday, the old-time ball
player, who is now winning fame as
an evangelist, has proved that there
may be something in name.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Every week as the summer adj
vances the lawn mower pushes
heavier; it is the nature of the ma
chine
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Joseph Jefferson has played "Trip
Van Wrinkle" more than 1000 times.
Playing it must seem like work now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Washington's sweet girl graduate"
of 1902 carries cane. Must be a
sugar cane.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Mark Twain has again retired for
ever from the public platform. This
is about the sixth time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

King Oscar of Sweden is writing
his memoirs, but there is no immedi-
ate danger that he will lecture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
The viaduct col,ansed

Iowa City, June 21.-The viaduct
over the Rock Island collapsed, pre-
cipitating twenty head of cattle forty
feet Several were killed and injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
Woman Burned to Death.

Davenport, June 21.-While Ellen
FRESHMAN, an inmate of the ward Of
Mercy hospital, Davenport, reserved
for imbeciles and feeble minded per.
sons, was standing by the kitchen fire.
her clothing caught fire and before the
flames could be extinguished she had
received burns from which she died
four hours later.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
Heavy Frost in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., June 23.- The cold
weather of the past few days culmi-
mated last night in a frost which in
many sections did a great deSi of
damage. 1t was especially severe in
Rock, Papa, Boyd and Cherry count
les, and in southern South Dakota.
Sioux Falls reports a frost, but no
great amount Of damage Fruit and
vegetables suffered the most. There
was bare trace Of frost in this city,
but no damage was done.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
). Is. HULL. Publisher.

Pierpont Morgan is going to Italy.
Look out for a macaroni trust
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Burning question in France: What
shall we do with our volcanic islands?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

Only propose to blow a golden bub.
BILE, and thousands will subscribe for
soap.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

When boy goes to party, heI
doesn't care about refreshments; he
wants something to eat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26

In the minds Of some people, it is
discreditable if you have any sense.
Every one thinks that if bad story
We're told on him, no one would believe
it. But don't you fool yourself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
eAMATEUR GOLF CONTEST.
Many of the Most Noted Players Alb
sent From Glenview.

e,ciocE his morning e. 4. Roberts of the
Milwaukee drove from the first tee of the
Glenvtew course formally opening the an
pionshIp. At intervals of six minutes
therea after players were sent away in pairs
ternoon before the last aspirant for cham
pionship honors IS called to play. The list
OF contsssants' dhq qh one OF the ,ongess
does not include some of the more noted
golfers who have been prominent in past
Champions Ffnlay S. Douglas ard Charles
3; MaeDonaid The sudden Illness Of
Gienview golfer. who, was stricken with
typhoid fever. has materially lessened the
as Holabird had been showing such beau
tiful form in recent practice that his
ae % aas has
also taken Bruce Smith of Onwentsia,
no out of the Lists
Abram Pool. jr, of Genview, al young
doubt present Champion Travis. ability t.oe
semi-fnais may prove disastrous to the
m ab 1tf to ge The
in a trying Sc hole match, however, there
the general opinion that it must be done
before the semi-finals are reached on Fri
day.
Of the players starting today those turn
ing in the "a lowest scores will qualify for
the match play beginning tomorrow. This
is twice the usual number. Former cham
pionship contests disaster has overtalxen
many high class players in the qualifying
round and the high number Of qualifiers
was decided on to avoid this as much as
possible.
The heavy rain last night apparently had
little effect on the course. The sun was
blistering hot this morning with but little
breeze stirring 1t was believed that scores
| of " and even higher would quarry over
| the heightened Is hole course and that. IS
or 79 would carry on the gold medal for
The PLAYERS made the rounds al IN exceed,
Champion Travis and Walter B. Smith OF
Onwentsia. Neither made especially good
drives. but Travis holed out in four, one
stroke under Bogey. A number of other
| players also attracted small galleries.
Allen Hubbard. the young Milwaukee
| golfer playing with N r. Roberts. turned
| in card of 50 for the Is holes The medal
score follows:
Hibbard, out, Al; in, ~; total, g.
This is the DOGGY for the course. Roberts
out, IS; in, So; total, 1O6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
vROOMAN GETS FIRST.
He Secures Six Grain Elevators
Near Abilene.

News comes from Abilene that Walter
Vrooman mas closed the deal for the six
elevators on which it was reported here last
week he had an option. -Four of the num-
Der are located In Dickinson county, one
in Saline and one in Cloud. The price
paid for them Is said to have been in the
neighborhood of SIS, 600.
The purchase was m ade in the name of
c. Hoffman & Son, of Enterprise, but as
c. B. Hoffman is working with vrooman
In his mill and elevator enterprise there is
little doubt that Vrooman is really back
of the purchase.
The elevators were the property of the
II. ]. Light Grain and Elevator company.
which formed a part of the system of
line elevators on the Santa Fe. The Light
elevators suffered more severely from
competition with the farmers organiza-
ton at Solomon than any other company.
The Solomon farmers a year ago took
practically all of the business away from
the Light company at Solomon, Navarro
and New Cambria, and greatly injured
the business of the Light company at
where vrooman has made purchases. The
other two points are at Miltonvale, in
Cloud county, and at Hope. All of the
elevators are close to the Hoffman mill
at Enterprise and will doubtless be used
to furnish it with wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea.

"About SIX years ago for the first time
in my life had sudden and severe Mu at
Of Morgan. Tex. II got temporary relief
but it came back again and again, and
misery and agony than I can tell 1t was
worse than death. Ny husband spent
scripticns and treatment without avail
Finally we moved to Bosque county, our
present home and one day I happened to
see an advertisement of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with
cured by it, The case was similar to my
own that concluded to try the remedy
realize that / was well again. or believe it
could be so after having suffered SO long.
but that one bottle Of medicine. costing
but a few cents. cured me-" For sale by
all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
BEGUN WITH PARADE.
Biennial National Convention Of
the Hibernians.

pontifical high mass the biennial national
convention OF the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians began this morning. The dele
gates, nearly 500 in number, assembled at
Coliseum hall at 10 a. m. and. headed by
a band marched to Sacred Hart church
where mass was celebrated by Bishop
Metz and a sermon preached by Rev. E.
J. Barry. The delegates then returned to
the convention was held. Stephen ]. Dom
leavy presided and delivered the first adj
dress of welcome. Other welcoming
Mayor Wright and C. ]. Mcclure of Lead
Vile. state president of the organization.
T. Heating of Chicago. Vice President Jas.
E. Dolan of Syracuse, N T., and others:
and adjournment taken until tomorrow as
a token of respect for Archbishop Feehan
of Chicago. the late national chaplain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
NAY GO UP HIGHER.
Meffert Case VIII Probably Get to
Supreme Court.

It Is probable that the Meffert case will
get into the supreme court before it II
finally decided. There Is some question as
to whether the restraining order issued by
Judge Haxen has really restrained the
state medical board from revolking DIR.
Mefrert's license to practice medicine, as
the board took action rev oking the IL
cense at 2 o'clock Saturday morning, while
the suit was not filed until 4:30 Saturday
afternoon. Formal notice has not been
served on DR.. Meffert, however. and the
restraining order also prohibits this, so
that 1t will probably allow him to con-
tinue practicing until the restraining order
is argued.
The principal point in controversy will
probably be over whether or not the medi-
cal board has authority to revoke q ply
eician'S license No matter which side
wins the case will probably be appealed
to the supreme court
In the meantime it Is possible that other
legal proceedings may be commenced
against DIR. Meffert
The state medical board will hold its
next meeting in Kansas City. Kas., In
October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
MR.. WARES VACATION.
It II Not Certain That He Win Get
One.

Evidently Eugene F. Ware, United
certain whether he will have a vacation
this summer. He said in recent inter
view: IT came here with a great deal to
of the reins. thought of going to Eu-
rope this summer. or. if not to Europe.
Springs, In Colorado, where can see the
snow-ciad Pixies peak and hear the
waters come rushing down the mountain
side. But here I am still. I can't even
get sick, so as to have legitimate excuse
for getting away. And I can stand the
weather IL you don't have any worse
than 1t has been up-to-date"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
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