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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
Bryan Won't Be Governor.

/ Lincoln, Neb., June 9.-In state.
ment given out this evening w. j..
Bryan says he is not candidate and
under no circumstances will he be a
candidate for governor of Nebraska
this fall. The statement is in answer
to an interview with former Senator
Allen. in which he declared MIR. Bry.
an should be the fusion nominee.
Senator Hoar is joker. On receiv.
ing word that friend who had been
supposed to have appendicitis was
suffering, not from that ailment. but
from acute indigestion, he remarked:
THAT is good news. rejoice that
the trouble lies in the table Of contents
rather than in the appendix"
A friend was telling droll story to
II. H. Mccullough, of Harpersville, N.
T., who was recovering from an attack
of pneumonia. Mr.. Mccullough laugh.
ed SO heartily that his merriment
brought on a fit of hiccoughing, which
could not be stopped, and he died
from the constant spasmodic move
ment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
UNUSUAL HONOR PAID cHoArE.
American Ambassador Will Entertain
kina Edward and Queen.

'N'''S@SS~AO' WIZ -bsVI SoStu
King Edward and Queen.
London, June 9.-The dinner which
Joseph H. Choate and Mrs. Choate
will give to King Edward and Queen
Alexandra will take place Wednesday.
June II. While the arrangements
have not yet been announced, it is pro.
bable that Whitelaw Reid, the special
envoy Of the United States to the cor.
onation, and the members of his staff
and the members of the regular Unit.
ed States embassy will constitute
large proportion of the guests. Doubt.
less it will be a brilliant gathering,
as Mr.. Choate's mansion, on Carlton
House terrace, is eminently fitted for
entertainment on lavish style. This
unusual honor to an ambassador
causes much comment and is interpret
ed by the Daily Chronicle as having 3
"forceful attention" to the Americans
now in London and as a tribute which
is "sure to be much appreciated by
them as a nation"
Not for many years have the king
and queen been the guests at the
table Of a foreign ambassador.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
BALLET is FOUND GUILTY.
The Convention Is on All Five Points
In Indictment.

In Indictment.
Des Moines, June 6.--Letson Bal.
liet was found guilty Of using the
United States mails to defraud in
connection with the promotion of the
White Swan gold mine. by jury in
the federal court yesterday afternoon.
The indictment was on five counts,
which We're consolidated, however, so
that the extreme punishment for the
crime would be eighteen months in
the penitentiary and fine Of $500.
The jury went out at 10 O'Clock and
came in at 8, not having any serious
disagreement in securing a verdict.
Sentence will not be pronounced at
present. His attorneys, Judge Charles
Bishop, of Des Moines, and Col. EN-
inert Callahan, of Baker City, Oregon,
gave notice at once Of motion for
new trial. They have until June rs to
file this motion. 1t will be passed
upon some time during July or early
in August. If refused sentence will
then be pronounced, and If the de-
tense sees fit an appeal will then be
taken to the United States circuit
court of appeals at st. Louis. The
case could be carried up from that
court to the United States supreme
court on certiorarl proceedings. While
not willing to state what will be their
action until after the motion for new
trial is passed upon it seems to be the
intention of Ballet and his attorneys
to fight the matter out to the end.
Pending the decision of the court on
motion for a new trial Ballet will be
at large under the same bond as since
he was indicted.
Des Moines, June 7.-When Letson
Ballet, who was convicted of using the
United States mails with intent to de.
fraud, returns to San Francisco, he
will find his mail again in the pos
session Of the federal authorities.
Five minutes after verdict of guilty
was read to the court a telegram was
sent to Washington notifying the de-
partment Of what had occurred. The
federal statues empowers the govern
ment, in case of conviction of this
character, to issue what is known as
fraud order" which is plainly an
order holding up all mail addressed to
the party convicted and thereby pre-
venting the operation of the alleged
fraud.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
GENERAL MILES
UNDER SUSPICION
Did He Give Philippine Cor
respondence to Sena-
tor Culbertson 2
PRESIDENT WILL INVESTIGATE
The Charges Made Against Lieutenant
Arnold Seem to Be the Principal Feat
ure in the Controversy-Root in Bad
Light.

Washington, June General Miles
is suspected by officials of the war
department Of giving the correspon-
dence to Senator Culbertson upon
which the charges OF cruelty against
Lieutenant T. F. Arm Nd are based.
The official records of the war depart
ment have been laid before the senate
and the heads of the departments do
not know how possession of them was
gained. searching investigation has
been instituted and if the suspicion
In the official mind is confirmed by the
investigation, General Miles summary
retirement is certain. both Secretary
Root and General Miles are out Of the
city. There are four bureaus where
the leak may have occurred, the adju-
tant generals ONCE, the office Of the
judge advocate and the immediate
ONCE of the secretary of war. Wher-
ever the leak occurred the guilty will
be punished If proof can be establish
ed.
Mr.. Sanger, the assistant secretary
of the war, AYERS that in no way did
the papers go out of the secretary's
Office. Adjutant General Corbin says
that they could not have possibly leak
ed out of his Office, and General Davis,
judge advocate general, is equally GER
tain that his Office is not the place to
be suspected. The president has con-
ferred with General Corbin and Mr..
Sanger. There is no doubt as to the
disingenuousness of Senator Culbert-
sons denial of the insinuation Of the
fact that he got the charges from Cen
eral Miles. Mr.. Culbertson, when
pressed by Senator Beverage, as to
whether he had obtained the papers
from the war department, replied that
he had not. Mr.. Beveridge, asking
directly, if General Miles had given
them to him, the Texas senator made
no answer and Mr.. Beverage drew the
inference that the refusal to answer
was equivalent to admitting the af-
firmative. Later Mr.. Culbertson arose
to make an explanation, in which he
said that gentleman not at all con-
nected with the army, furnished him
the papers, and they had not come to
him directly, nor, as far as he knew,
indirectly from General Miles.
1t is the belief around the war de-
partment that some clerk or type
writer connected with the department
must have copied the charges made
against Lieutenant Arnold and held
the copy until it could be used to adj
vantage. It is fully six months since
the papers passed through General.
Miles Office. The majority senators
OF the Philippine committee take the
matter hard. They have rested on
Secretary Roots statement that he
had been perfectly frank with the
senate and furnished all the cases of
alleged cruelty that were in the pos
session of the department.
The democrats on the committee,
not satisfied with Secretary Roots
word, have tried to have resolution
reported from the committee calling
for all such papers on file in the war
department. The majority of the COM
mittee has always replied that the
word of Secretary Root was enough,
and refused to assist in getting the
desired data from the department.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
news FROM THE
HAWKEYE STATE
What Has Happened in Iowa
During the Past
Week.
COMMISSIONS ARE APPOINTED
Governor Cummins Announces the Capt.
tol Improvement and Lookout Noun
tain Commissions-Big Suits Against
Telegraph Company Are Filed.

Des Moines June, 9.-Two important
commissions were announced by Gov.
ernor Cummins Saturday. One is
the capitol improvement commission
OF three members and the other the
Lookout Mountain monument commits
sion.
The capitol improvement commits.
sion consists Of Abraham B. Funk Of
Spirit Lake, Prof. Charles A Cumming
Of Des Moines and Edward p. Schoen-
tgen of Council Bluffs. 1t will have
full superintendent of the completion
Of the capitol and the repairs to the
building as provided for in the act
of the last general assembly appro-
priating q quarter Of a million for
that purpose. The members of the
new commission, with the exception
of Mr.. Schoentgen, are we'll known.
Ex-senator Funk is one of the leading
politicians of the state, is prominently
mentioned for the governorship to
succeed Governor Cummins and is also
one of the leading newspaper men of
Iowa and business man of ability.
Professor Cumming is at the head
Of the Cumming art school in this city.
He was a member of the commission
appointed by Governor Shaw. That
commission, aside from Mr.. Cumming
consisted of Peter A. Dey of Iowa City
and H. S. Josselyn of Cedar Rapids.
Edward P. Schoentgen of Council
Bluffs is the democratic member of
the commission. He is still a young
man, but it is thought he will prove
valuable member of the commission.
He graduated from the Boston School
Of Polytecnics in 1895 and then took
q post graduate course of three years
in Paris and Italy.
1t Is expected in view OF the great
work that devolves upon the capitol
commission, that an early meeting
will be held for organization and the
mapping out Of plans. The terms of
the measure pro 1de that not more
than fourth of the appropriation
shall be expended prior to July 1, 1908,
the end of this biennial period. An.
other quarter will be available each
year up to July 1, 1906.
The members of the Lookout
Mountain commission include Senator
John Alexander Young of Washing
ton, Joseph d. Fagen of Clinton, Alex
ander J. Miller of Oxford, Representa-.
tive Mahlon Head of Jefferson, Col
Alonzo Alternately of Usage, Thomas
Q. Alexander of Oakland, Solomon d.
Humbert of Cedar Falls, Samuel H.
Watkins of Libertyville, F. P. Spencer
Of Randolph, Elias B. Bascom of Wau-
kon and Elliott Frazier of Morning
Sun.
The Lookout Mountain commission
will have charge of the expenditure of
$4,000 for three monuments to Iowa
soldiers, one on Lookout mountain and
one on each end Of Missionary ridge.
But $4,000 will be available before the
next biennial period and hence moth.
ing but preliminary work can be done
for the present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
DISORDERS AR EXPECTED.
One Miner Shot on First Day Of West
Virginia Strike.

Keystone, w. Va, June AT the
Crane creek mines James Devices,
bank boss, was shot and killed while
walking up the mountain toward the
pit with twenty or more non-uniOn
Italian miners. More trouble is ex-
pected.
Wheeling, w. Va, June 9.-The
strike ordered by the United Mine
Workers of America to take effect in
West Virginia Saturday was much
more complete In some districts than
expected and less effective in others.
The incomplete reports are conflict
ing, but ON the whole several thousand
more men went out than was antici-
pated The strike affects not only
the industries of this state, but also
the railways and river navigation. All
Of the local coal roads will suffer.
Among the trunk lines the Norfolk &:
Western suffered most but many min
ers were also idle along the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Chesapeake & Ohio,
In a few places the striking miners
were served with notice to vacate
the houses belonging to the coal COM
panies.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. June 9.-There
vas absolutely no change in the an
NuTdCIt0 COIL miners StElke, WHICH udSt
now rounded It's fourth week. Miners
and operators had nothing to say, and
altogether 1t was dull day through
out this valley. Here and there, how
ever, men who were on their way to or
from work were assaulted. but none
Of them was seriously hurt.
Considerable interest was manifest.
cd in the strike of the West Virginia
soft coal miners, which was inaugu-
rated today. The anthracite mine
workers hope the strike in that state
will eventually have some good effect
in their own struggle. President
Mitchell, who Is directing the soft
coal suspension from here, had moth
ing to give out regarding the West
Virginia trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
GARDEN GROVE TRAGEDY.
Young Farmer Kills Prominent Resi-.
dent of Town.

dent of Town.
Garden Grove, June IA fatal
shooting ARRAY took place in a drug
store here. The victim, whose name
is Duff, is prominent business man
of this city. His slayer is we'll
known young farmer named Clark.
Clark, who is Under arrest, claims
duff had alienated the affections of his
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark came to town
early yesterday afternoon. Clark left
Mrs. Clark in the drug store. Duff
was also there. Clark then went to
hardware store and borrowed double
barreled shotgun. Returning to the
drug store with the loaded gun he fired
both loads at Duff. The shots took
effect in the left side, part of them
entering the heart
Duff died almost instantly. Clark
was arrested. He claims he did the
shooting to defend the sanctity of his
home. Excitement over the tragedy is
intanse. Police opinion is divided
There is no talk of violence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
KILLED IN A DESPERATE FIGHT.
Andrew Lovsren snot and Instantly
Killed by C. r. Anderson.

Sioux City, June 1O.-In desperate
fight in a howell on the Missouri river
bank, Calvin R. Anderson, generally
known as Sandy Anderson, shot and
killed Andrew Lovgren. The shoot
ing occurred in Anderson's hut. An
uerson had been fighting with an old
mtn in the neighborhood, and Low
gren interfered. Lovgren followed An
derson into his house and commenced
the fighting. Anderson got hold of q
revolver and shot Lovgren through
the heart. Anderson is an old soldier,
having served in the Eighth Iowa in.
fantry regiment in the civil war. He
has been a ragpicker for eighteen
years and is known to almost every
one in the city. Lovgren is a young
man who worked in the Omaha rail
road shops.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
In cooking. as In singing, a great
deal depends on the range.
Mrs. hossack is Very MI

Indsanola, June Airs. Hossack,
who was brought back to this city a
few days ago from Anamosa by get.
ting a reversal in the supreme court,
was taken quite sick and at the pres
ent time is no better. DR.. DaShield,
the county physician, and DR.. Surber
are the attending physicians. While
not in any immediate danger, she is
quite sick. The sickness coming on
when 1t does will in all probability
not have any immediate effect upon
her trial unless she should take sud.
den change for the worse or fail to
recover as rapidly as she should.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS FILED.
Action Commenced Against Western
Union Telegraph Company.

Union Telegraph Company.
Fort Dodge, June 9.-Papers have
been filed in United States court here
in two suits aggregating $12,OO0against
the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany. The plaintiffs are G. 3. and
G. R. Schriver, prominent cattle men
of Britt, Ia, and the Bank of Have.
lock, Ia.
Back of the suits is a story of
large and clever swindle, involving
banks in three Iowa towns. Schriver
Bros, in the first suit for $8.972, claim
they sold eight cars of cattle for that
amount to E. S. Barnes. The purcha-
ser rendered in payment his individ.
ual check on the bank of Denison.
Barnes orally represented to the plain.
tiffs that he would have the Bank Of
Denison wire the Commercial Bank at
Britt. where Schriver Bros, transact
ed their banking business, and that
the check would be honored and paid
upon presentation.
A message was delivered by the
Western Union Company, which pur.
ported to be from the Bank of Deni-
son. The plaintiff on this security de-
livered the cattle to Barnes, who took
them and disposed of them elsewhere
When the check was presented to the
Bank of Denison, payment was re.
fused for the reason that Barnes had
no funds on deposit there.
The plaintiffs bring suit against the
telegraph company on the grounds that
the telegram was false and was so
known or " the exercise of reasona.
BILE care and caution, ought to have
been SO known, and ask damages for
the amount named, S8.972 with inter-
est.
The Bank of Havelock bases claims
for damages for $4,000 on the same
grounds, having released a mortgage
for that amount.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

They now throw old pans at people
who run automobiles through the
streets of New York. The wonder is
that some of the missiles have been
thrown with such swiftness as to hit
the scorchers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

That New York man who amused
himself by touching the lighted end
yof his cigar to an elephants trunk
found that the foolliller was right on
duty. It sometimes happens this way,
lbut not often enough 20 decrease ma
ttsrially the army of fools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

A vegetarian has won the inter-
national pedestrian match in walk
from Berlin to Dresden. If the walk
fng were only better or if we all were
better walkers we might safely boy
colt the beef trust in view of this not
able feat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

It now leaks out that the Germans
living in Ireland were sighted by
Prince Henry on his homeward jour
ney. But this is more than offset by
the way the Irish living in America
entertained the royal visitor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

The fact that the first woman law.
yer to be admitted to practice law
lat the Texas bar is the mother of two
pairs of twins establishes difficult
standard for future applicants
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

In view of the threatened advance
IN coal it is cheering to know that
scientists have discovered warm
stratum of air $4,000 feet above the
surface of the earth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

If the commencement-day reform.
ers will only permit the sweet girl
graduate to tie her valedictory essay
with white ribbon there will still be
some joy left in preparation for the
closing exercises of school.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Nordica and Melba have made UP.
This announcement will soon be fol-
lowed by one disclosing the kind of
makeup they are in the habit of US
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Mont Pelee was 1000 feet higher
before the eruption than it is now.
Mont Pelee, however, is not the first
thing that has lowered itself by too
much blowing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

American anthracite coal is said to
have gained a great hold in Germany.
Just at present the Germans may have
to wait for their supply while the rail.
roads "confiscate" what is billed to
them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

The beef trust is expected to obey
cheerfully that portion of the injunc-
ton which restraints it from "arbi-
trarily lowering" prices.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
oregon's Governor Democratic.

Portland, Ore, June 5.--Practically,
complete returns from all but FIVE
small counties in the state and est
mated majority from these five, give.
chamberlain, democrat, for governor.
ISL majority. Complete returns prob.
ably will not change this result ma.
terially.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

AS long as the public school chill
dren are taught. as they are taught
now, to remember Memorial day.
there is little danger that the grown
people of the country will forget it.
or what it means.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

It is said that the coronation of Al
fonso XIII cost as much as would buy
a battleship. Must have crowned him
with a Panama hat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

"A commission of scientists should
be appointed to investigate the in
terror of Mount Pelee and report how
many loads are left in the crater.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

The young-King of Spain might
have a much harder task than he finds
before him. He has no postmasters to
appoint.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Mr.. Carnegie says he has often re-
GREETED that he did not give enough.
This ought to be an easy habit to
overcome.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

One of the humors of the season is
the London Spectator, of all the jour
nails in the world, telling the kaiser
how to win the heart of the United
States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

A press dispatch says that Gen.
Uribe-Uribe is undone." His hyphen
became uncoupled and he is now mere
ly Gen. Tribe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

The governor of Mocha has been
kidnapped, but his captors have not yet
indicated the grounds upon which
they will settle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Kansas affords another example Of
the fact that it is impossible to con-
vict pretty woman before jury of
young men.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
Record Price of Beef.

Sioux City, June GA new price
was paid on the Sioux City market for
beeves yesterday. Two loads of ripen-
ed beeves sold at the high figure of
$7.15, which was Is cents higher than
ever before was paid on this market.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

King Alfonso has appeared at bull
fight unattended by the nurse. He's
getting to be a big boy now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Hetty Green should bear in mind
President Roosevelt's maxim that mo
shots count but those that hit"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
Boy Gets Twenty Years.

Des Moines. June 4.sonny Brat
ford was sentenced to twenty years in
the penitentiary this morning by Judge
frouty Of the district court. Bradford
had nothing to say before the judg-
ment was announced. He was found
guilty of highway robbery of w. G.
Wilson at Eighth and Center streets
two months ago, when Wilson claimed
he lost a watch and about 81 in cash.
Other charges against Bradford will
be dismissed. s&
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

So far no one has shown any inter
est in Gen. Weyler's views on the fu-
ture of the Cuban republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

John w. Gates says an honest man
has no business in Wall street. Par
ticularly if he is on the losing side
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Russell Sage is sick. Somebody
must have struck him on a put that
wouldn't stay put.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
D. \. HULL, Publisher.
Many men who are not eminent at
ping-pong have "a splendid touch"
The new Atlantic City will be fire.
proof. Unfortunately the fire is over.

France is arranging to be sister to
all the other nations, with one or two
exceptions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
Pauncefote succeeded hx Herhert. Z.

London. June 1.-THE Hon. Michael
Henry Herbert, secretary OF the Brit,
ish embassy at Paris, has been an.
pointed ambassador Of Great Britain
to the United States to succeed fh0
late LoRd Paunoefote. "a.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Emperor William of Grmany speaks
six languages fluently, but when he is
angry, and adorns his conversation
with profane explosives, his terrified
listeners think he is speaking in
thirty-two languages all at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12
ANTITRUST Law UpheId.

Topeka, June 9.-The validity of the
Farelly antitrust law was upheld in
a decision handed down by the state
supreme court in the case Of e. !.
Smiley, secretary of the Kansas Grain
Dealers Association. Smiley was ar.
rested for violating the law, was con
victed, fined $500 and given a Jail SEN
tence. The case was appealed on the
ground that the law was invalid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Great Britain now produces scarce
ly enough anthracite coal for home
consumption.