The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
AGAINST PAROLE Of ELklNs.
Senate Committee by a Close Vote
Decides AGAINST His Release.


Des Moines, 4.-arch 25.-The senate
committee on pardons took vote on
the question of paroling Wesley Ell.
kins, the boy murderer. The vote
stood four to three against the release
Of the boy. The committee viii there.
fore report the case out with an ad.
verse recommendation. Those in favor
Of recommending the parole were
Whipple, Hubbard and Young of Lee.
Those against it were Brooks, Craw-
ford. Bishop and Young of Washing.
ton. Not counting the vote of Senator
Bishop, who comes from Clayton coun.
ty, where the people are very much
averse to the release of Elkins, the
vote of the committee would have
been tie. The house committee has
not yet acted on this case, but it is I'M
1erstood to be divided on the question
Of granting the parole. When the
matter comes before the senate it is
likely to bring forth warm discus
sion, as there has been considerable
sentiment worked up among the mem
bers by Prof. Harlan of Cornell col
lege, ex-senator Smith OF Corning and
others interested in securing the pa.
role of Elkins.
Joseph Harm, well-to-do farmer,
hanged himself in his barn at Bloom.
field. Fighting a prairie fire had I'm.
settled his mind. He leaves a young
wife and three children.
Mrs. Mary Agnew, who died at Du-
buque few days ago, had lived in
Dubuque f1fey-seven years. In all
that time she had never left the city
and never set foot inside of a rail.
road car.
w. A. Iris, who has recently put
an end to the operation of slot ma.
chimes in West Des Moines, says that
it is now his intention to go after
merchants who permit dice games to
be played in their places of business.
Ambrose Whitehead, resident of
Dubuque for sixty years, died at AS
bury hospital, Dubuque, aged 80 years.
For forty years he ran a blacksmith
and horse shoeing shop at Asbury,
suburb, and was a good type Of the
village blacksmith as depicted by
Dickens and Longfellow.
President A. M. Linn of the state
BOARD Of health, will go to the Tama
Indian reservation in a few days to
Iumigate all the belongings of the In
dams there and to try and stamp out
the smallpox. They are to be sup.
piled with a car load of new blankets
and all their old ones will be burned.
For the first time in his political
history, Speaker Henderson will have
TO fight for his official life in the Third
congressional district convention next
summer. His opponent will be Sen.
ator o. B. COPYRIGHT, of Waterloo.
The announcement of the latter's can
aidacy is made by the Daily Courier.
| The opposition to Speaker Henderson
will be based on recent letters writ.
ten to his constituents on the tariff
question, and the claim will be made
that he no longer understands or APP
| preciates the sentiment of the voters
In his district.
j. A. Heinbaugh was arrested at
Stuart on the charge of stealing a
team of mules from John Baker, Of
Paola, Kan. Night Policeman Sam
l.. Delahey arrested Heinbaugh at the
express office and won the $40 re.
ward. The sheriff of Franklin county
Kansas, with John T. Baker, arrived
| and Baker identified Heinbaugh as his
old and trusted employee.
Rev. VIM. H. Salmon, pastor of the
South Congregational church of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, has declined the
call to the presidency of Tabor roll
lege OF Tabor, Ia, extended to hin re-.
GENTLY. It is understood the presi.
dency Of another college in the west
is likely to be offered him soon.