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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
What Russia is Doing in the Orient

but he is developing It. He is setting out
cotton plantations and introducing our
American plants. His product of cotton is
already enormous and half his crop is now
OF the same variety as our own. 1t loads
down the railroad during the season and
you may see shiploads Of It going I'D the
Volga to be transferred to the factories
and all parts Of Russia. Tobacco is also
grown In large quantities, and in Trans
caucasia tea plantations are being estab-
lished. That region is now one Of the great
silk accommodating places Of the world and
1t exports hundreds of millions Of pounds
Of cocoons annually. The wheat lands are
also increasing and Russia seems in fact to
be reaching out toward a monopoly of pro-
auctions Of every variety for all the world.
The Russians are already our chief COM
p%etitors in the wheat markets Of Europe
and they will be more so as time goes on.
Russia is the granary of Europe-Siberia
promises to be the granary of the world.
A few years ago l Travelled over the Black
plain south Of Moscow. 1t has some of the
richest soil known to man and 1t produces
abundantly with the rudest cultivation. The
people are now introducing our machinery
and their crops will be increased thereby.
The wheat lands OF Siberia are said to be
as rich as those Of the Red river valley and
the climate is about the same.
Co:onizIng siberia.
Russia Is rapidly colonlzing Siberia. The
soil is being broken. Irrigation works on
a large scale have been started and devel-
opment Is going on upon the choice tracts
alcng the new railroads.
Since 1887 more than 1000, 900 peasants
have emigrated to Siberia and vast num-
bers are now being sent by sea from Odessa
to Vladivostock. The car has built a feet
Of immigrant steamers, which run regularly
from the Black sea to the mouth Of the
Amur. / see them often in these waters.
They carry peasants free from Russia to
Siberia and the government gives each fam
lily from 200 to 300 acres of land free Of
charge. 1t also loans them money to start
farming and furnishes agricultural imple-
ments at reduced rates. Within seven years
almost 20. 900, 900 acres Of state lands have
been turned over to immigrants and from
now on the settled country will be rapidly
increased. l have no figures as to the
numbers which are coming in by the Trans
siberian railr ad. but they must be enor-
nous, for the government has reduced the
immigrant fares to a minimum and It is
aiding immigration in every possible way.
The ear has already begun to COLOMBO
Mancf UIia. The soldiers who guard the
railrot is have in many cases brought their
families with them and they are settling
along The line as they build 1t. The Rus
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

thence to Siberia, and a third, a most i'm
portant projection, is an extension Of the
Transcaspian road from Central Asia
through Chinese Turkestan and southern
Mongolia to the head waters of the Yellow
river and thence south to Hankow on the
Yangtse Kiang. If this road is completed
Mongolia and northern China will shortly
be Russian. A part of the system is a line
from Hankow to Kashgar in Chinese
Turkestan.
Russians Trade Methods.
The car now proclaims free trade for
Manchuria, but after the country has been
Russianized the best things Of its
will likely be given to his own people. Until
recently only Russians could mine gold In
Siberia. There are restrictions on trade
there, and this is so in every Russian coun-
try. The Russian army is long and it's land
Is so large that 1t hopes eventually to hold
the world financially as we'll as territorially.
See what it did in Persia! The English
were supplying the country with most of
its cotton cloths when the Russian govern
ment gave Russian merchants and manu-
facturers a bounty Of 8 cents per pound on
all the manufactured cottons sold in Per-
STA. This paid their freight and left them
2 cents a pound profit, even when they sold
NAO OWNS a. SOols WIN SuCu ADVANTAGES
the English manufacturer could not COM
pete, and the result was the Russians got
the business.
Shortly before the late war in China the
Russo Chinese bank had an agreement with
the Chinese officials that all Russian goods
coming through Manchuria were TO pay
one-third less import duties than were paid
by foreign goods landing at the seaports. !.
and 1t was then the idea to reduce export
duties one-third in favor Of Russia. Whether
such a treaty could have been carried out
is questionable. Russia is, however. one
OF China's best customers. 1t takes about
half the tea crop that goes abroad and
about one-tenth of all the Chinese exports
outside Of tea. These new railroads will
materially increase the trade, and 1t is safe
to predict that in the far future the Rus,
slams will have more with the
Chinese than any other nation.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

the United States, Central America and
Mexico combined. Manchuria, which is
now practically annexed to Siberia, is big
ger than any country in Europe outside
Russia, and Mongolia. which will follow
suit. is one-third the size of the United
States.
How the Russians work.
over all this vast territory the car is
pushing his explorations. He is preparing to
settle the several countries and to Russian
ize them. His Transeaspian road is carry
ing thousands OF his peasants into central
Turkestan. His railroad already goes
through Bokhara to beyond Samarcand and
a branch line extends down into Afghanis-
tan. other roads, Of which ! write later.
are being projected to connect with these.
He Is not only opening up the country,
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For the Baby

Brooklyn Life: The Medical Expert-I'm
sure your baby shows what your modern
methods will do. Did you follow my direc-
tions?
Mother-Oh, yes. First l skinned the
milk and added two parts of hygienic water
and two parts OF your celebrated modiher.
Then carefully sterilized the whole.
"And them"
II threw it out of the window and gave
the baby the cream"
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slams make no bones of saying they W
Manchuria. General Gribsky, who has
charge Of the territory, recently sent out a
proclamation that the Chinese would not
be allowed to settle in certain sections, as
the lands were to be used for Russian col
onizatlon. He forbade them to build in
the town OF Aigun, as It was needed for
quartering the Russian troops and for Rus
sian warehouses. 1t was In Aigun that the
Chinese fought the Russians. The town
was destroyed and the villages near it.
General Gribsky has warned the Chinese
that II one Of them dares to shoot at or
injure a Russian he will have his village or
town burned to the ground. He closes his
proclamation with the following:
"The Russian ear loves those who obey
him. Turn a deaf ear to the evil counsel
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

Copyright, 1902, by Frank @. Carpenter.)
H7NAGAsAKI, Japan, Feb. 15.-(Spe-
cial Correspondence of The Beef
- I want to tell you what the
&N Russians are dong out here in
80 the Pacific. They are the prin-
clpal actors on the stage of western
invasion. Germany, England and the
United States are making a great noise
about trade and development, but Russia
is keeping her mouth shut and saving
wood. Her policy is to work quietly, but
steadily. She makes no backward foot
steps. She has her fingers out in every
direction and is quietly gathering in the
continent. She has already a million
square miles. more than one-third Of all
Asia, and the prospect is that the whole
northern half Of this continent will
eventually be hers.
Have you ever figured up the enormous
property that the car owns outside OF
Europe? His possessions in Asia embrace
more than twice as much land as the
United States proper. They are about as
large as the whole Of South America and
almost twice as much as Europe. The Rus
sian possessions in central Asia alone. in
GLIDING the regions now being opened up
by the Transcasplan railroad. are half as
large as the whole of our country, and the
car is now claiming the right to all con-
cessions in chinese urkestan, a territory
twice as big as the empire of Germany.
siberia is twenty-five times as big as Ger
many or France. 1t Is a million square
miles bigger than Europe and bigger than
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

Copyright, 1902, by Frank G. Carpenter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Leon Boy Arrested on a Serious
CHARGE.

| The following account of the arrest Of
we'll known Leon boy, Willis Clymer
is taken from the st. Joe Gazette Herald
of March IL:
Two young men were taken from
freight car No. 1O2SO of Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy train No. 1856 at Sixth
and Montery streets by the police at
O'Clock Sunday morning. They were
later given into custody of the sheriff on
state warrant sworn out by Conductor
j. O. West of the train in which they
rode from Bethany junction. They are
charged with burglary and larceny.
One OF the young fellows is Joseph
Williamson, also known as Joseph Bal
ley of st. Joseph. The other is Willis
Clymer, who says he was on his way tc
/, Atchison, where he was to secure iot
as clgarmaker. He is twenty seven
| years old. Williamson is only seven
teen.
T. When the freight train reached East
st. Joseph it was discovered that the
seal of one of the cars had been broken
and that there were two men inside.
The trainmen locked the car and tele.
phoned to the police. The car was
then taken to Sixth and Monterey
streets, and there the train was met by
Patrolmen Martin Shea, Tootle, Wright,
Beauchamp and w. j. Davis. The
young fellows were soon under arrest.
Clymer and Williamson claim that
they did not break the seal of the car,
but that at Bethany junction two men
ererged from the car and said that if the
young fellows wanted to ride they could
get in and go to St. Joseph. The cal
was filled with merchandise and none
had been thrown out.
| AS soon as relatives here received
word of the affair Geo. w. Baker wat
retained and he went to St. Joe Friday
carrying with him petition signed by
every county official and business firm
of this city, testifying to the good char.
acter of Mr.. Clymer. That he was hon
est and industrious and the only thing
that could be charged against him was
that being short of funds he endeavored
to beat his way to Atchison, where he
had secured work in the McCIelland
cigar factory. Mr.. Baker had no trou
BILE in securing the release of Willis from
the charge, but the authorities imme
diately quarantined him as all the IN
mates of the Jail had been exposed tc
smallpox, one of the prisoners being
sick with it. Mr.. Clymer had the dis
ease several years ago and will no doub
be released as soon as this fact is proper
| Nv shown,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
New Court Cases.

stephen varga ys. F. E. Thompson
and wife. Suit is brought to foreclose
mortgage on one acre of land in Long
Greek township, given to secure note
Tor $lOO. 8. Varga attorney for plaintiff.
ID. W.. Binnie vs. A. P. Woodland. Shit
is brought for balance of 5000 due las
rent for farm known as the old Wells
farm. Marion F. Stookey and v. r.
McGlnnis attorney for plaintiff.
Phoebe A. Bell VS.. Bertha r. and
James I. Parker. Suit is to foreclose a
mortgage on the northeast Quarter of
northwest quarter and eight acres off
the east side OF northwest quarter north.
west quarter and north 80 acres Of
southeast quarter of northwest Quarter
and the southwest quarter of the north.
vest quarter and that part of share No
3 OF the Asa Burrell estate that is IN the
northwest quarter of southwest Quarter
OF section 81, township IS, decatur
county, Iowa, given to secure notafor
81 800. II. M. Henley attorney for
plaintiff. N~
j. q. Bernard vs.. A. Miles ct al. Suit
is to quiet title of plaintiff to lots j q. S
and s, block Is, Miles addition to Leon.
y. w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
John s. Shields VS.. Janney Mfg. Co.
Plaintiff asks for judgment for $476 on a
failure OF warranty given by him on a
corn shredder sold to one Peter Shambo
as agent of the defendant, the machine
falling to do the work as warranted, and
as the defendant has sold the note given
IN payment he asks that it be declared
null! and void. Geo. w. Baker and ].
:. Warner attorneys for plaintiff.
Geo. A. Fain, Jr., VS.. NJ. G. and Oner
Alley. Suit is on farm lease on which
plaintiff alleges there is due the sum of
SASS; S. A. Gates attorney for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20

moment and should be considered very
carefully by the people and then refused.
The men or company of men, the COM
bination, the syndicate, the thing, what
ever 1t is, asking for the franchise is
start but once installed it later becomes
a rapacious cormorant and little later
transforms itself into devouring octopus.
The giving away of those greater and
valuable natural rights of the people is q
mighty good thing to refuse.
There are many good men in this world
yet; many in Iowa and at least few in
Leon, but it would be great wisdom on
the part of the people as a whole to decide
that no man or set of men are good
enough to warrant and justify the giving
of so great an advantage to few to ex-
tort from and rob the masses.
Sometimes those on whom the fran
chise is conferred do not develop the
grant but just simply hold it to sell to
some one else for five, ten or more thous-
and dollars, pocket the swag and feel
thankful the people were SO easily hood
winked and picked. Those enterprising
extortion and oppression rates but they
scheme to avoid taxation and gradually
succeed.
Our mayor and councilmen have recent
ly made strides in the establishment of
water supply for public purposes with
every prospect that they can and will de-
velope an ample system. Further. as all
appearances now indicate, the town owns
the surest prospect for large source of
water as yet shown up. l have read care
fully the article of Mr.. Biggs in last weeks
REPORTER. In that writing he does not
offer even one valid reason that would
justify the people in granting the fran
chise. True. perhaps. 1--WE propose to fur
nish cheap water" Now, unless he
means a supply of water over and above
the ordinary uses the statement means
nothing, for water to the extent of the
ordinary could not be cheaper than it
now is. The proposition to lay water
main along Main street for fire protection
would be trenching upon and doubling
water facilities on that street, for it is
there that the town has put in at an ex-
pense of some hundreds of dollars three
large cisterns located just right, from
which our fire boys, as good and active a
lot of firemen as any town or city dare
have or boast of, with our fire engine, that
| also cost some money, can throw water
and fight fire effectively to say the least.
1t can hardly be assumed that ''cheap
water" can mean that anybody is going
to furnish water without good fair profit
above all expense. The people them
| selves through their town councilmen
alone can furnish water cheaper than any
company can or will do and everybody
knows this to be true,
ssDo the streets and alleys belong to one
class more than another?" A sumner
no, no, they do not; they just belong to
| the people as whole and to nobody else
on this earth, and that's all there is of it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
The Water Franchise.
ED. REpoRrER:

ED. REPORTER:
You have kindly invited citizens to give
their views on the proposition of granting
q franchise to men or company of men
to put in system of water supply in Leon.
Ali taxpayers and citizens ought to have
views on so important q question as the
granting of franchise in any town or
city, past experiences in many places hav-
ing fully demonstrated that the franchise
becomes leech upon the people who
granted it.
That Leon needs greater water supply
than it now has is matter beyond dispute
or cavil. That the town council has re-
Gently made advances and gains in the
direction of solving the problem of an
ample water supply is also we'll known.
From the present status our town officers
can easily and no doubt will advance
enough farther to supply all present pub
lie needs.
There are two forms of franchise that
were popular in many places twenty-five
or thirty years ago, the exclusive and the
limited, neither form popular now any
where owing to the extortion and abuses
growing cut of it in very many towns and
cities Of the union.
The effort to take back or abrogate the
franchise once granted is we'll nigh unani-
NOUS, because of the grasping and greedy
exactions and extortions upon the people.
1t is the universal rule of intelligent
men to not give recklessly away anything
he lawfully owns and which thing could
be used back upon himself to his great
detriment. The people of city or town
surely ought TO be as careful as an indi-
vidual. They should never give away any
right, anything, franchise or privilege
which they can improve, retain, keep and
develop for their own beneit-the benefit
of all the people on an equality. Never
give to a few franchise or privilege to
extort from and rob the many, for the
past has fully demonstrated this as the in.
evitable result These franchises are
never sought by men in order that they
simply want to bestow benefactions upon
the dear people, not bit of 1t; but it's
the hope of gain, the expectation of the
profits, the animus of dollars and as theil
golfers swell, and dividends become allus
ing and reductive greed is aroused an6
then begin the abuses and the looting Of
the citizens. the franchise holders having
now acquired certain 'svested rights
which the courts cannot readily abrogate
or set aside.
No, the people should retain for them
selves and for their children all rights O
domain, all use of fresh air, sunshine
drinking water, road ways and streets i
you please, and should all this require de
velopment and Improvement. the people
the sole owners, can easily do it in thei
own interest.
The granting of franchise may on frs
Thought look to be trifltng Harmless:
affair, but in the light of what has beef
passing in many cities it is of grea
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
THE CHURCHES.

There will be preaching at the A. G.
church, Tuskeego, by A. E. Hatch, A.
M, Sunday March 23d, morning and
evening. All are invited.
Rev. F. Edwards went to. Derby yes.
terday to preach the funeral of Eli
Tracy, one of the old residents of that
place, the funeral being held this fore.
noon.
Rev. F. Edwards will preach at the
church in Woodland on Saturday even.
ing, Sunday morning and evening. "A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend these services.
Services next Sunday in the M. E.
church will be as follows: Sunday
School and EpwortE League at usual
hours. Preaching both morning and
evening by the pastor. Subject in the
morning, 1.-THE Great Friend;" In the
evening. "The Blood" The NJ. E.
Sunday School is preparing an interest.
ing program for Easter Sunday, March
80, announcement of which will be
made next week.
At the Presbyterian church Friday
evening, March II, the Edison famous
life motion pictures. Far off scenes Of
distant lands brought home to us. Bat.
Tile of San Juan Hill. capture of Span
lsh fort, firing of guns. bursting OF
shells, flying of trains, charging OF cav.
airy, run OF fire departments, so real
that. people often say they feel like
moving from their seats to escape harm.
Many amusing as well as instructive in.
cidents. Don't fail to see the fine pro.
gram. Admission % and Is cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20

Convincing proof of the efficacy of
Ely's Cream Balm, the greatest of
catarrh remedies, is certainly cheap. A
generous trial size costs but lOc. Full
size SOC. Sold by druggists everywhere
or mailed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren St.,
New York
1876 Mill ST., Lexington, Ky.
Messrs. ELY Bros. After giving your
Cream Balm II trial can truly say feel
very much benefited by its use and
shall continue to use it by purchasing
from our druggist here.
Mns. w. B. DANIEL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Notice to the Public.

On account of the prevalence of small.
pox all over the country it is deemed
best to take precautionary measures at
the county farm and it is requested that
farm for such time as there is any dam
ger of disease. E. L. SH1RA, Steward.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
MORTUARY.
Mary Ross

the subject Of this sketch, was born
Oct. %, 1888 and lied March 10, 1902,
aged rs years, months and ~ days.
She was born and raised In Morgan
county, Indiana. Miss Kennedy came
to Decatur county in 1871 and was mar.
ried to A. S. Ross in September, 1875,
and since have lived on Elk creek until
two years ago when they moved to Tus-
keego, until her death. Sister Ross has
always been liberal in the support of
the church of her choice, and died in
the triumphs of faith. She united with
the church soon after she came to Iowa.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Hayes at Elk Chapel Friday
March 18th ut 9 O'Clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
About Time

About Time
For you to have your watch cleaned and
put !lt IN good order. One dollar pays the
olll, II you take it to Kohler the jewler.
Opera house block.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bronco uinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. =. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c. = -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20

Complete line Of picture molding at
Runners Studio. 2S-4t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20

All Up-to-date Housekeepers
use Russ Bleaching Blue. 1t makes clothe !,
clean and sweet as when new, All grocers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-06
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

quite a large lot of ties have been
sawed recently at Austin 81 COS mill,
Phillips, for the Phillips & Rangeley
railroad.
The International Paper Go. is max
ing arrangements at Orono. to haul
ashore and store about 100000 feet Of
logs for future consumption. The
storing place will be near the barking
mill belonging 10 the company. a large
crew of men have arrived to begin the
work.
Sawyer Brothers of Mibridge, have
under consideration an offer TO build
a three -masted schooner of 500 tons
register for capt. George T. jenkins. Of
Jonesport. The vessel is intended for
the coal and southern trade and, if
built by Sawyer Brothers, will be ready
for business early in the spring season.
Though the market prices of smoked
herr ing afford but a small margin of
profit to packers considerable is being
done in this branch of the fisheries.
Nearly all those engaged in the indus
try at Jonesport. are filling their
houses. and shipments are being made.
Capt H. +. Seal, whose three smoke
houses have a ca pacity of $4,000 boxes,
intends filling them before the season
is through and Capt John A. Beal mas
already smoked nearly $4,000 boxes
which he is putting on the market.
The @. r. & L. J. Mansfield Packing 90,
The d :. Andrew Co. and c. Fl. Mans
field will also fill their houses provided
herring suitable for smoking continue
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seen here that the presence of one will
attr,act attention on all sides.

seen here that the presence of one viii
attract attention on all Sides"
There's not been a fly in nv office
in five years. says DIR. G. Frank I'D
ston. from the eighth floor, of tba
opera house block. There NAV have
been a few on me in that time. but
not during office hours
In one of the big chemical and medi-
cal laboratories on the 14th floor of 2
downtown building no one connected
with the establishment remembers
ever to have seen a fly on that floor.
though necessarily there have been
substances there for test and analvsls
that ordinarily would have attracted
flies.
All of which carries with it the set
tied fact that while the mosquito NAV
still bite where it listeth, the sky
scraper has limited the zone of the
lily and provided surcease for the bald
headed man who can afford an after
dinner nap. Hereafter the hotel clerk
who prepares to send a guest UP lust
under the roof may have an argument
to bring TO bear on the usual protest.
and for matinee performances the
vaudeville roof garden has an ire
sistible attraction for bald heads
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