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ent towns embraced within American lines on the night of February 5, 1S9O. when the outbreak occurred and identi- fled what purported to be a copy of the order of General Luna for the massacre of the foreign residents of Manila Sem ator Patterson sought to show that It was not difficult to deceive Aguinaldo by forgery and referred to his capture by General Funston through forged letter signed "Lucuna." General MacArthur. with considerable emphasis. declared that General Funston was not responsible in any way for any of the methods which obtained in the capture of Aguinaldo.
 q am responsible in that matter In every way and particular" said General Macarthur. Tt was one of the Receptions frequently practiced in war, and what ever deception attaches thereto take the responsibility for it."
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Fl. CLAY EVANS OFFERED
 CONSULAR APPOINTMENT

it when 1t Is made in a formal manner.
 The State Department today received the following telegram from Vice Deputy Consul Westcott, dated at London today
 Deeply regret to report death this morning of General William Mckinley Osborne"
 The deceased consul general was a cousin to the late President Mckinley, his mother being a sister to President McKinley's father The post Is consider ed to be a plum of the United States for eign service for the compensation aver ages about $25,0C0 per annum. MT. Os- borne was the secretary for the Repub- lican national committee during McIkin- ley's first campaign for the Presidency.
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Receiver Appointed.

Macon, Ga, April 2s-Judge speer Of the United States Circuit Court today appointed Leon s. Dure receiver of the Rogers & Joiner Commission Co.,, of the individual members and of the Rico kao- lin Mining O. The comm isson company has done a business of Ss00,O00 in four years. It was recently discovered that the Rogers & Joiner Co. had accumulated debts to the amount of $70000. A leading New York bank has $1O,Oo0 of discount ac- comodation paper.
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Washington, April 29.--Commissioner Of Pensions Evans was a caller at the White House today and while there the Presi- dent informed him of the death of Wm. Mckinley Osborne consul general to London, and in an informal manner of fered him the vacant position.
 No formal tender of the place was made and none will be, as the President wants to pay the proper respect to the memory of the dead consul. MT. Evans said that he would take the offer under
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Story Is True.

New York April 29.-Representatives in this city of the Virginia Carolina Chem ical Company admit that one of the purposes of President Morgan's visit to Europe is connected with the probable purchase of German potash works. Ths statement that the chemical company con. templates establishing branches in Ger. many could not be confirmed.
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ings already authorized. It also provides for the purchase of 16 sites. The majority for the bill was so overwhelming that only nine members backed a demand for the ayes and nays. There was some criti- cism of the method by which 1t was pro- posed to pass the bill without opportuni- ty for amendment, which the chairman of the committee answered by stating that If the bill had been subject to amend ment the appropriations carried by 1t would have been increased S6OOOo,OOO.
 Exclusion Bill Signed.
 Washington. April 29.-President Roose- welt has signed the Chinese exclusion bill The pen used was given to Repre-. sentative Kahn of California, who has taken a deep interest in the bill.
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Gompers Stands Pat

Washington, April 29.-President Com pers of the American Federation of Labor today issued a statement regarding the controversy between himself and Presi- dent Shaffer of the Amalgamated Asso. citation Of Iron and Steel Workers MT. Gompers says that his statement made at the federal convention last December that the steel strike of last year was set. tied on conditions less advantageous than could have been obtained was never chai- lenged by Shaffer, and stands as "the historic fact in the labor movement of the country"
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KILLED BY RUNAWAY TEAM.
Frightened Horses Dash Into Buggy
 Causing Death and Injury.

Meridian. Miss, April 29.-A special to the Press from Newton. Miss, says a peculiar accident occurred today, causing the death of George w. Davidson, a prominent citizen of that place, and se- verely injuring his wife and child.
 The family were driving in buggy when a double team with wagon, running away. dashed down the street, striking the buggy and totally demolishing it. MT. Davidson was killed and the other two occupants were injured
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Will Destroy pereIict.

Norfolk. Va, April 29.-The tug Mo hawk left the navy yard today to lo cate and destroy the derelict schooner B. R. Woodside, which has for the tenth time been reported as a menace to navigation. Four attempts have been made by passing vessels to set her on fire, but without avail. At last reports she was afioat.
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SKATER ENDORSED.
Amalgamated Association Deleoates
 Vlndicate Him of All Charoes

wheeling, w. Va, April 29.-The Amal- gamated Association convention today en- dorsed the report of President Shaffer The action of the convention is a vindica- tion of his entire course
 It is not likely now that there will be much opposition to Mir Shaffer's re-elec- tion
 Assistant Secretary M F. Tighe will not be candidate for the presidency.
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wires were down. Connection with cities north of Birmingham was not obtainable ior several hours on account of trees across the wires. They were, however. all in working order by 10 o'clock. For sometime the Peoples Telephone Compa- ny was troubled in making connections, put they reported everything in good condition at 10 o'clock Bill boards and fences all over the city were torn down.
 It was Impossible last night to get an accurate measurem ent of the amount of water and hail which fell, but it is sup posed to have been nearly an inch. The rain did not last over 20 minutes and the hallstorm only about five minutes.
 The skylights over the mailing room in the postofhce were cracked by the hail.
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TAFT SAYS THERE ARE
 SOME BPUTES W ARMY
A STUDENTS EXPLAINS WHY THE cENsuRED FOR ADMINISTERING BECAUSE FEW OFFICERS ISSUE CRUEL OR DERs-REFUsEs DISCUSS GENERAL SMITH.

army of 60,O0O men there should not be brutes or weak men who would yield to the temptation of arbitrary power and the provocation, hardly to be understood of the ambush and treachery, savagery and danger of ene Filipino guerrilla war fare as 1t was practiced.
 With respect to the order of General Smith in Samar, the speaker said that as the matter was sub judice and had happened since he left the islands, he did not feel justified in making a public statement.
 In speaking of the relations between the church and the government in the Philippines, the speaker said that under the Spanish rule the church and the state had had their interests so inextricably associated and fused that it was work of the incest and most difficult character to separate justly the interests of the one from the other and yet those inter- ests must be separated in order that tne church and state in the Philippines should be brought to the condition re- quired by our traditions and system of government.
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New Haven. Conn.,. April Ex-Governor General William H. Taft of the Philip pine Islands this evening addressed about 20O0 students. professors and others in College Street Hall at Yale.
 With respect to the evidence as to the water-cure and other cruelties, Governor Taft said that 1t must be remembered that the army of forty or sixty thousand men, by reason of guerrilla warfare car ried on by the insurgents, had to be divided into 800 pests many of which were commanded by first and second lieutenants or captains, and some times by sergeants a Id that the detachments in the field far exceeded the number of posts; that this explained how 1t was possible wi T many engagements daily, exceptional instances of such abuses might occur without typifying the con- duct of the army, which on the whole was humane and considerare toward the natives.
 Is was not to be expected that in an
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Representative Thompson Is if receipt of letter from the Mayor and General Council of Mobile requesting th%t the party of Republican Congressman visit that city while in the South.
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In a letter to member of the Alabama
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The Key 10 Success

Is generally turned by the man who advertises and keeps his name and business before the people.
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The Weather.

ALABAMA: GENERALLY FAIR TO- DAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS ON THE COAST.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

:. The fire boys were highly compliment
ed for the able manner in which they
handled the fire last Saturday morning,
and. they certainly did good work. One
thing that is needed badly however is
a large fire alarm bell: AS it is there. is
oahee m.. ah[e nhe |s 1bs
light plant is running at night for there
is no steam ~histlein the town. It has
been suggested that q, large bell be pur.
chased and tower for it erected SO that
a. general alarm can be heard all over
town. At the fire Saturday morning
there was no alarm except an attempt
to blow the whistle at the electric light
;plant, but therewas not enough steam
so itfcouId be heard more than couple
Of blocks. Had ,ths,::Ar occurred early
in the morning the hotel would have
burned before The sitfzens could have
been .Yonsed from thelr slumhers. ! ),
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Mr.. J. D. Williams while in Garden
Grove last week secured an old letter
written " his father d. p. William,
almost 4S years sgo. IL is dated AT
Leon Jan.12, 1860, and at the time Mr..
Williams WAS county clerk. The. lette,
Was written TO John D. Burns, and is in
remarkable state of preservation. and
was presented to Mr.. Williams bv Mrs
Burns. Mr.. Williams also secnred a
second letter written by his father "a
Mr.. Burns in 1851, after he had removed
to Kenton, Ohio, where he engaged in
the merchandise business. Some of ony
oldest residents were well acquainted
with Mr.. Williams, and speak of him an
refined gentleman and model county
official.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

!. The statement of the Farmers & Trad.
ers State Bank published in the lastissu
Of The REPORTER shows very flatterins
Condition, the deposits amounting to
$253, ,264.l5, more than a. quarter Of q
million. In addition to their paid up
capital of $25, 900 the bank is carrying q
surplus of over $4,000. Commencing
October 1st they also increased the rate
ipf interest on time deposits to- per cent
if left a year, and 4 per cent, per annum
for six. months. Heretofore they have
only paid 4 per cent for yearly deposits
and paid nothing on deposits for less
time than year. :. - 2.'' e
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

In sending copy for an advertisement
Nj. Q, B. Jordan, the we'll known real
ESTATE broker of Enid, o. 7: writes US be
was present at the birth of The RE.
PORTER. nearly so years ago and was one
of the attending physicians He still
reads 1t regularly every week, and finds
many items Of interest in-its columns.
Mr.. Jordan sis one of ) the. leading real
estate men of Oklahoma, and people
from Decatur county looking for Okla.
.hama land will receive cordial treatment
Tat his hands. He is always glad to see
any one from old Decatur county where
He resided Tor many years. 81 &'.s-E
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

E. S. sankey and ]. W. Honnold at.
tended the reunion of the 3rd Iowa
Cavalry at Bloomfield last week and
had most enjoyable visit with their
old comrades. Col. Bussey, the first
colonel of the regiment and Col. Noble,
the last colonel were both present.
The next reunion will be held at Keo.
kuk. Major Gilpin, of Winteset, was
elected president, Capt. Wilson, of Mt.
Pleasant, vice president, and E. j. San
key, of Leon was reelected as secretary
over his portestation, but he made just
good secretary that the comrades
would have no one else and he was for c.
ed TO accept the Office.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

G. NJ. Axes has purchased the frame
building owned by DR.. j. W. Mather
situated just south Of his, feed barn
and has had big force of men at work
the past week putting on new roof,
Strengthening up the building and max.
ing it look like something. Whenever
Charley Axes gets hold Of piece Of
property the first thing he does is to
make it look like something. The pur.
chase Of this property gives him valu-
able addition to bis property just north
Of IL,
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

b. q. Smith and Henry Miller, farm.
ers residing in franklin township, be.
came involved in difficulty last Wed
assdsy afternoon over some corn fod.
der and in The mslee Smith was struck
on the lsfs hand With . hammer and
had finger broken. He. claims Miller
struck him with the hammer but no
arrests have been made. Smith came to
Leon and had his hand dressed by DR.,
Brown.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

There was quite an interesting lawsuit
tried before Justice.J. J.. Harvey:sAut' q,
jury composed Of John s. Gardner,
VIM. Ogden, James Howell, E.G.. Fore;
man, Will Gof and Lawrence CastsE last
"Wednesday and Thursday. The case
was entitled Frank Lewis and wife vs..
Steve Little being an action in sDstinOe.
1t seems that Little took possession, Of
q team Of mules, wagon. and fafHsal
under chgttel mortgage given sRJleHis'
and thenadisposed Of them to another
party. Lewis and his wife sued to re-
cover thesvalue of the outfit which they
placed at;$99O0. Marion Woodland and
A. p. Olsen appeared for plaintiffs and
y. "A. Gates and Hoffman & jackson fQk
.4isfend an !. The; jury after being out q
couple ofAhours returned a verdict in
favor of defendant. ''o'f ~ "e'
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Another big combination sale will be
held in Leon on Saturday. Oct. Is.
Book your stuff early. and get good
place in the sale as this will be opesof the
biggest sales ever held in Leon. Rem.
ember you always have your stuff sold
by first class auctioneer securing you
the very top prices.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Mr.. Harry Fuller and wife. of st. Joe,
are new residents Of Leon, having rent.
ed the residence Of the late Ed. X. Pit.
man in east Leon. Mr.. Fuller is superin.
tendent of the feeding station at Swift &
Company's establishment in this city,
and is considered the most expert feeder
in America. He is the originator or dis.
coverer of the process Of feeding and
fattening poultry, and was brought to
America from England to oversee this
department for Swift & Company.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Thursday, October 14th,i the last day
for filing nominating papers for county
and township officers to be voted for al
the coming election. Both the demo.
cratic and republican county nomina.
tions have been filed with auditor Gill,
but the township tickets of both parties
lin number Of townships haye not yet
been filed. The township committeeman
of each township should see to it that
their township tickets is fled at once.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The Rathbone Sisters gave afsfecep.
ton at the K. P. hall last "Wednesday
evening which was attended by large
number who spent pleasant social
evening with cards, dancing and music.
Cocoa and cake were served, and the
ladies cleared in the neighborhood Of
$50 after paying all expenses.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

John Post left Saturday with3his and
"A. E. Dorn's household goods. /. and
effects for Raymond, Texas. Mrs. Post
will not leave until Tuesday. when she
will accompany Mr.. Dorm and family.
We reRretto see these worthy people
leave here but they 60 accompanied by
our best Wishes.-Dayia City LRYiat.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Mr.. VIM Smith Of Eden township has
the thanks of the entire REPORTER office
force for box Of very fine eating
apples of the Kaffir and Pippin varie.
ties.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The Leon ball club went to Grant City
Friday morning to play two games Of
base ball with Grant City, but only play.
I'D Friday, the game Saturday being
called of on account of rain. On Fri
day the score was 10 to in favor OF
Grant City, who had four Of the Bed.
ford club playing with them. The bat
terry for Leon was Garrett and Depen.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Through the agency of Sam L. Darrah
w. w. Blackburn last week sold his l2O
acre farm in Center township to w, G.
Braden. the. consideration being 81, 800.
Mr.. Blackburn sold the farm at. an ad.
vance OF $1,000 over what he paid for il
about q year ago.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The Leon township republican caucus
to nominate township ticket was call
ed to meet at the court house last Sat-
urday but not soul appeared except
Chairman Biddison and he adjourned
the meeting without nominating a
ticket.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

In the annual class rush atTDrake
University in Des Moipes last Thursday
between the Freshmen and Sophomores
Roe Caster of this city, who was one of
/ the party of Sophomores who were try.
ing to capture the Freshman banner;
was severely bumped in the scrimmage
and carried from the 6eld unconscious
but soon recovered. Owing to superior
numbers as we'll as muscle the freshmen
defended their colors so well that the
Sophomores were driven from the 6eld!l I
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

IN. McDonough and VIM. vano.
strand returned Thurpday evening from
. trip to Mexico, Mo-, where they went
to look at tract Of 1900 acres of land
which Mr.. McDonough purchased from
Stephen Vargs, the confederation for
which was SIS. 900. Mr.. McDonough al
ready owned two fine farms near Kinks.
vile, No., but We will not be surprised
to hear OF his selling all Of them at any
time as Ike is considerable Of trader.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Friends in this city received word last
week of the birth of bouncing boy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Ensley, of Arm.
our, S. D., who we're former residents of
this city, Mrs. Ensley being sister of
Mrs. j. G. Stockt ton.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

We are in receipt of a press ticket for
the second annual race meeting and
horse show to be held at Mt. AYR on
Wednesday and Thursday. October III
and 18th. Purses aggregating 81 400
have been offered, and it is expected to
be one of the best race meetings ever
held in southern Iowa.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Miss Eva Gardner, daughter of Scott
Gardner, who lives in the old Creighton
property in east Leon, has brought US a
small branch cut from Geniting apple
tree on which in space of not more
than four inches are hanging seven larg
apples.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

DO not fail to attend the speaking in
Leon next Friday night, Oct. 10. Hon.
7. M. Stuart, candidate on the demo-
cratic ticket for congress in the eighth
district of Iowa, will discuss the political
lssues from democratic standpoint.
A cordial invitation is extended to all,
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

H. d. Poynter is in receipt of.a letter
from his daughter, Miss Beulah, ..atating
that she booked with the King Pong
Opera Co. the day she arrived in Chi
cago. The company carries forty people
and Of course makes nothing. bntathe
larger cities. s,j .ati
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

| have some choice male and female
Poland. China hogs for sale. Some sows
are bred and some INBRED. There are
Fsome strong fall male hogs which are
not akin to any hogs have heretofore
sold. Will also sell my famous herd
boar, Marshall's Wonder, as can not
use him longer.
w. H. HAzLEr
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

/ ). Y: Palmer has sold the Van Vert
Record to R. S. Reall and B. w. Per.
kins, Of Mt. Ayr, and the paper will be
conducted by Mr.. Perkins who is an ex.
perienced printer,
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

+ Don't forget to list your stock early
for the big combination sale of horses
and cattle to be held in Leon. Saturday,
Oct. rs. AXES & SIGLER.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

A. D. Sears & Bros. will hold another
big sale of shorthorn cattle on Novem-
Der Oath, at which time about so head
of choice thoroughbreds, males and
females will be sold.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

A large line Of new picture moulding,
at swearingen's Photo Studio. Now j,
the time to get your picture framed q
lowest pllce6.s / ~
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

We arr the Oldest smiths in Decatur
county and are making a specially Of
horseshoeing. We furnish steel shoes
and :orks same as iron. All work and
mat sial tirst.class. II.
PICKERING & SoN,
East Side Square.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Leon Library association will serve
sandwiches and coffee Oct ls, for thS
1enett OF the Public Library. At Hotel
Leon and at Bowsher &Biddisons.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The democrats of Leon township are
house in Leon on Saturday evening,
Oct. llth. at 1880 O'Clock, for the pur.
pose of nominating a township ticket.
;t, ~. NJ. GRoGAN, y ::
Township Committeepsn.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Parties who have watches at Kohlsr,a
store for repairs will find them az
bowsher & Biddison's store, Please
call At onca. ..a, 9...sfsy
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Dean Hill NJ. Bell yesterday put q
stop to class scraps for the year. Thurs.
day there was big scrap which lasted
for many hours, and Roe Caster, q
sophomore, was hurt. 1t was though,
for time that he was not badly hurt
but later the physicians discovered thai
the muscles were torn from his side
He is in serious condition, and yester.
day, when speaking Of the fight Dean
Bell said he thought there had beer
enough for one year.-Des Moines News
Oct. 4.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

s. W. Wise, the we'll known farmer and
stock raiser residing near Van Vert,
dropped in to see us last Friday as he
was going home with fine Shropshire
buck which he purchased from Sam Gas
sett, Of Eden township, and which he
thinks is one Of the best bucks in Deca-
tnF county.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

BOOK your cattle and horses early for
the big @ combination sale of Axes &
Slgler, Which vi! OCCUR at Leon on Sat.
uEday, October. POO II. !. yl3I.,.v 81
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Subscribe for The Delineator at Hursts

We've new bunch of shoes to show
you. Made by Selz. No trouble to
6nOW them. HURST Bros
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

II you list your stock early for the biz
combination sale Of Axes & Sigler you
Wlil get special mention on tha large
bills. ~ 'f.ee
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

| After twice being postponed, the
Charlton fair was last week declared of
on. account of the continued rainy
4 weather. !ain aa .sl.e aI.ss
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The real estate firm of Williams &
Darrah has dissolved, Mr.. Williams sci.
nng his interest to E. ]. Warner and the
business will be continued under the
hrm name Of Darrah & Warner.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Miss Bess M. Moore very pleasantly
entertained few friends Saturday eve,
ming in honor of Miss Powers al Walden
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

We happened in at the store of Bow.
sher 4 Biddison one day the past week
and was just in time to see Mr.. Bowsher
give the last of mamoth harness order
to the travelling representative of the
Clinton Saddlery Co., the order embrsc.
Ing 2S8 sets of harness and amounting
to about $4,000. Bowsher l. Biddison
have also sold over 800 buggies the past
season, which we think is the biggest
business done by any retail dealers in
the state,
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

A good two year old grade Shror.
shire buck for sale.
i6.2t w. l.. ARMSTRONG.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

The board Of control has announced
that new inebriate hospital would be
opened October 10, in connection with
the hospital at Cherokee. One Of the
wards in the new hospital will be set
apart for the treatment Of dispsomaniacs
Commitments Of inebriates from The
Independence and Cherokee Districts
will be mand after October 10 to Chero.
kee, while those from Mt. Pleasant and
Clarinda districts will be made to lid
department for inehristes at the M.
Pleasant hospital. The rapid increase
Of inebriates has made it NECESSARY fo,
the board to set apart the department
at Cherokee. '''
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-09

Be sure and list your stock early in
order to get special mentions sonsthe big
bills Of Axes & Sigler.