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THE LEON REPORTER.
O. E. HULL, Publisher.
LF.ON, IOW A
SnbacripHon Rates:
Ono year 160
81* months ...' 76
rhrjee months 40
Rntered as second clatt matter at the
Leon Iotoa ,Poatofflce.
Ellis H. Koberts, secretary of the
treasury of the U. S., has put his prop
erty in Washington, D. C., out of his
hands to prevent paying $17,000 to bis
sister, which amount New York court
says "he has wrongfully conyerted to
his own use."
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Thill Ireal iliseju. the Imbiriie pla
uue, hy which men die in a few hours
the worst kind of deaths, is one of the
things we acquire hy our recent acqui
sitions. It is breaking out at Manila
and Honolulu. It is one of our "new
ossessions."
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The year 1(100 is an election year. So
was the year 1800 That year the peo
ple turned over a new leaf politically,
^cleaned out toe old party and leaders
and started a new page. This tnnt
stives suine alarm to McKinley and his
friends. It was then decided that the
old federal idea shutild take a hack
seat and the ideas of leflerson pre
vailed.
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The American Steel and Wirecompany
is a case in point. The rod mill workers
•struck in the middle of January, "but"
says the president of the company, "the
labor trouble will not materially inter
fere with our output if none of the mills
Js operated in the present year. We
have 100,000 to 150,000 tons of finished
-product which we can ship out." Is not
tnis a case of labor be d—d?
When Senator Beveridge, Republican,
fiaished expressing'his view of the
meaning of the McKinley policy in the
Philippines, he was bitterly attacked
by. Senator Hoar, also Republican, and
•vlhe next day both were cheerfully
^pfltyed by another Republican senator,
-r-rrVfolcott of Colorado. The triangular
ftRht shows how well equipped the Re
publican administration is to carry
out with unity of purpose and concen
tration of aim a great international
policy.
In the senate, the Cheshire amend
ment, with application' to telephone
and express companies, was introduced
by Senator Cheshire, who presented a
hill (or each class of properties. The
KKPORTER
cannot understand why tel
ephone and express companies should
not be taxed the same as printing offi
-ces or wagon factories. The Cheshire
method of ascertaining the assess
able value of the telephone and express,
within the state, may not be exactly
the right thing, but there should be
some equitable way of taxing them.
"'The Republican party is going out
-of power as the champion of slayery
and a repudiator of the Declaratipn of
Independence."—Senator Pittigrew.
If our purpose in retaining the Philip*
pine islands is that they are rich, the
war will go down as miserable and de
graded-a one as ever disgraced the mid
die ages."—Senator Wolcott.
"How are we going to get rich sup
^/rporting a big standing army in the
Philippines in order that people who
earn 5 cents a day may trade with us."
—Senator Pittespew.
Now that the Roberts case is decided,
we are reminded of two little anecdotes
that bear on the Bubject. One is of a
pertain man from Utah, not a member
of congress, who answered, when asked
how many wives he had "enough to
keep me from running after other peo
ple's."
And tlie other story is of a "lady" in
Washington who advertised that her
infant child, whose father was a con
gressman, waB ill, and that if $10 was
not at once sent to a certain address,
she would call in person to See the fath
er. The result was' thirty-four letters,
each containing a ten-dollar William,
without comment.—Burlington Demo'
crat-Journal.
The president knew that Orson
Smith, whom he appointed postmaster
fit Logan, Utah, was a polygamist and
living with several wives, because the
Rev. W. E. Clemenson wrote him the
fact before he was appointed and re
peatedly after before he. was confirmed.
Edward W. Nelson and John Boyle of
Logan also wrote and affidavits, it is
said, were sent. But the president ap
pointed Smith and said nothing to the
senate about this and the senate con
firmed him, If Roberts had been a re
publican there would not a word haye
been said about his polygamy and he
would have been promptly seated. This
is evident from the facts of Cannon
having been seated that moat of the
Federal officials in Utah have been and
are polygamists since the territory to
came a state -and all republicans.—Ft.
•vi'sv Madison Democrat.
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THE EDITOR AND THE FARMER.
The bond of sympathy between the
country editor and the farmer ought to
be pretty strong. One year ago the
farmer bought his barb wire for $1 85.
To-day the price is $5 25. A year ago
the country editor paid $2 for a bundle
of paper used in printing his paper.
To day it costs him $4. Wha_t are we
going to do about it Mr. Farmer? Yon
are compelled to have the wire and you
will have to pay the "price. The editor
is compelled to buy paper and either
lo9e he $2 a bundle increase, or double
the price of the subscription. All to
gether it looks as if the trusts have
singled us out as special victims. You
farmers are of course "down on the
trusts" for robbing you. At the same
lime, what do you think of your neigh
bor who owes the editor two or three
years for the paper and will not pay
any attention to the statements sent In
the publisher asking him for the leyv
dollars he owes to help him publish his
paper at the old pricf-?—Sheridan Ad
vance. 1 V- 1*
This is the first step toward a declara
tion that be will support Bryan on the
platform adopted by the national demo
cratic convention.
That iB the position every true demo
crat should assume.
This is no time lor democrats to set up
their individual opinions against the
time honored TMe that the will of the
majority should prevail.. If meii like
Bourke Cockran assume the right to
dictate the terms on which they will
support their party, all hope of victory
might as well be abandoned now.
It would be gratifying and helpful to
the democratic majority if Cockran
would return to his allegiance with no
ultimatum as to what the great party
mustdo to win his support. But it
will never do to allow him to dictate
the terms.
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ABSOuncnr PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
*OT«l MHIWtt BQVyOtR CO.. WW VOW.
IS
BOURKE COCKRAN FOR BRYAN-
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That William Jennings Bryan uas1
captured the democrats of the east who
bolted his nomination in 1800 is being
made manifest by the events which are
now coming into evidence.
Bourke Cock ran, one of the most elo
quent of the former opposition, has
given out an interview to the effect thai
he would support Bryan and a platform
making imperialism the chief issue of
the campaign.
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If victory is to be won, it must'be
secured through united action, and the
best way to secure such action is to ac
cept the decisions of the national con
vention and to work in harmony with
the majority on the platform adopted
by that convention.—Chicago Demo
crat.
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I If so, there must be some
trouble with its food. Well
babies are plump only the
sick are thin. Are you sure
the food all right? Chil
dren can't help put grow
they must grow if their food
nourishes them. ^Perhaps a
mistaktif was made in the
past and as a result the di
gestion is weakened. If that
is so, dqn't give the baby
a lot of medicine just use
your every-day common
sense and help nature a
little, and the way to do
it is to add half a teaspoon*
ful of
scorrs
EMULSION
to the baby's food three or
four times a day. The gain
will begin the very first day
you give H. It seems to
correct the digestion and
gets the baby started right
agajn. If the baby is nurs
ing but does not thrive, then
the mother should take the
emulsion. It will have
good effect both upon |ie
mother and child, Twenty
five year* proro thb fact,
•ntffc.oa.altdnifftit*.
SCOTT 4 BOWNE, Chemist., Mew Yoik.
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ESTABLISHED 1854. LEON. IOWA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1900.
POWDER
A POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.
It is not easy to employ phrases that
will adequately describe the dreadful
shock to the public caused by the shoot
ing of the Hon. William Goebel at
Frankfort yesterday. Indignation and
a sense of outrage are terms too mild to
express the feelings of all orderly men,
no matter on which side of the Ken
tucky contention they may have been.
As the Knquirer said of the recent
Colson tragedy in the same town there
is not an ameliorating circumstance.
That, though, was a personal quarrel,
and did not involve politics. The mur
derer of yesterday was cold blooded and
deliberate, and it will lie impossible to
disassociate his awful work from the
violent and unlawful opposition to the
claims of. Goebel for (Governor. The
Enquirer has had very little to fray
since the election of tf.e merits of the
contest. It has nothing to say on that
point now. It has been content to
allow It to rest with the legislature,
where it lawfully belongs
liven those who have been radically
opposed to the claim of Mr. Goebel'-are
bound to admit that he has been pro
ceeding in a proper ami lawful manner,
and hasiiot sought to intimidate or to
inflame public opinion. There was a
quiet submission to the conclusion of
the Kleciion Board that it had nothing
to do but count the vote as certified,
whether it was honest or fraudulent,
and give the ticket to Taylor. He was
peaceably inaugurated and recognized.
Then the contest was instituted in the
Legislature.
Not so much can be said on the other
side. There have been frequent threats
that no matter what the decision of the
Legislature might tie Goebel should
never have the office. It has been tele
graphed on' several occasions throughout
the conntry that partisans of Mr. Tay
lor havp declared that Goebel ought to
be shot, and there has beie'n painful
lukewarmness on their part in the
mailer of repudiating such imfiamma
tory sentiments,
Not only that, but the state has been
subjected to the disgrace of large crowds
of mountaineers camping on the public
grounds of the State Capitol, armed with
Winchester rifles and revolvers, and
openly proclaiming their intention to
protect Taylor in the office he holds re^
gardless of the action of the regularly
constituted Court. The presence of
those ruffians has been tolerated by the
present state authority, and the for
bsarance of the friends of Goebel has
been remarkable. No militia haa been
called out to disperse an armed and
irresponsible mob. Not" only that, but
it is well known that the Federal
authorities {iave heen consulted and
urged to send troops to Kentucky to
assist in the seating of Taylor at all
hazards. There has been even con
sideration of the quickest means of
getting United States soldiers on the
ground.
It is time for the whole truth to be
told. That is not an occasion for
mincing nor yet for inflammatory
treatment of the facts. The present
reign of blood in Kentucky is the
outcome of the stealing of the electoral
vote of the state in 1896. Agents were
sent from this very city of Cincinnati
to engineer the corruption, and they
were all too successful. Too much haa
been accomplished by fraud, and it
would be idle and unpatriotic conceal
ment to gloss over the present purpose
to add intimidation and force to fraud
ulent methods. So shocking an act as
the assassination of William Goebel
must for the sake of the *good order
of the community, be traced to its
original cause. There it is. It is in
their regular political methods that have
prevailed in Kentucky.
Decent men of both partieB will de
plore the dastarday means used to dis
pose of the claims of Mr. Goebel. All
law-abiding .citizens will see the disgrace
that attaches to the state of K«ntucky.
That he who has been laid low by
assassination was a brave man all will
acknowledge. Those who. have encour
aged extreme measures wilhnow have
their own consciences to deal with. The
law can only punish those who were
directly, concerned in the conspiracy
And the murderous work itself. All the
officers in Kentucky are not worth tbe
price that haa been paid by thoee who
are responsible for the work of yes
terday.'
William tioebel was & man of strong
convictions and unflinching moral and
physical courage. All honest men will
despise the coward who did not give him
a chance to fight for. his pwn. life.—Citi
dnati Enquirer.
A rtetroit clergyman advances the
novel proposition that "if Adam had
worked 300 days each year from this day
he was created to the present ttme. at a
salary.of 950 a day, he:wo61d not have
earned by this timers much property
is qirned by Kockefellar or. Vaoder-
REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE.
A fine prospect is ahead for the Am
erican peoplel The present and the
growing'tip generation will have an ob
ject lesson in governing which was de
hied to their ignorant forefathers. They
will have a chance to witness the Amer
ican flag waving over a public domain
that is a republic at one end and ah em
pire at the other. They will be pre
sented with the anomaly, of seeing their
chief offiuial.plain president on the con
tinent and an emperor in the archipel
ago. It will be an inspiring spectacle.
"Criminal aggression," "benevolent
assimilation," government by consent
and government by syndicated corpora
tions and military satraps monogamy
Christianity and freedom to one end
polygamy, slavery and Mohammedan
ism at the other—all in Mr. McKinley's
gjab bag. Vote the republican ticket
and take your choice!
It is a wonderful collection of politi
cal vagairies which "the party of great
rno'al ideas" holds np to the American
people and insists they shall adopt or
be forever stigmatized as copperheads
and traitors, as disloyal to the flag and
unworthy the leadership of Mark
Manna's chosen son of destiny and
duty."—^Kansas City Times. .,:
MORE QUESTIONS FOR GAGE-
Senator Allen of Nebraska has had
passed by the senate a resolution
of inquiry .into the action of Secretary
Gage in connection with the Standard
Oil bank, which covers some points
omitted, from the secretary's answer
to the first senatorial resolution. These
are the point**about which Mr. Allen
wishes to know things
First—What reply did vou make to
the famous Hepburn letter? PL*'
Second—What occurred at vour "se
cret. meeting with Stillmao ^and Mor
gan in Philadelphia? ,"v
Third—What record was k'eptW the
telephone messages between the treas«
ury department and the Standard Oil
bank?
Fourth—What secuiities passed back
and forth between the treasury depart
ment and the Standard Oil company?
Fifth—All data on this omitted let
ters and documents relating to the
placing of department deposits in the
Standard Oil bank.
Gage put so much in his first report
to the senate which was.destructive, to
his reputation ^hat the" suggestion
pUedv in 'the Allen ''resolution' Ibtt' lijr
omitted other matters of eyen graver
importance must be terrifying to tbe
few remaining defenders of the nation
al banker who is running the treasury
department for the profit of his asso
ciates..
The &ew York tax commissioner's
plan to tax mortgages one per cent by
the state and levy all local taxes on
tangible property meets with much
favor, and is likely to be tried in thpt
state.
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Fruits,
Vegetables.
Fresh
Fancy
Goods,
Meats,
Flour,
Staple
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for sacks Clark's special flour.
for 1 sack gold tnedal flour.
tor 5 pounds pure home ground buckwheat
for 5 pounds fancy broken rice
for 1 gallon pail Clover brand syrup
for 1 gallon extra fancy sorghum,
for pound can California table peaches.
for 3 pound can California apricots.
for 3 pound can Blackberries.
for 3 pound can raspberries
for 1 glass of pure honey.
10c.
for 1 glass of home made jell.
for 1 glass jam, assorted flavor,
for 10 ba. cream floating soap
for 10 bars Something Good soaji,
for 1 gallon pure cidar vinegar.
for 2 packages Boston rolled oats,
for I pajkage None Such mince ment
for 3 pound package currants,',
for 1 ponnd fancy dried peaches.
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for 2 cans of corn.
25c% for iUteti'^raart pall,
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for 1 pound Peaberry coiFee.
for 1 good broom.
20c.
for 1 pail jell.
25c.
1 pail peach butter,
5c.
for packages tooth picks
^CKAGEFHGOLD
SH tOc. for 1200 best parlor matches
for
2
25c-
sacks corn meal.
for pound best Japan tea.
for 8 pounds hominy.
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LEOr BARGAIN CORNER.
rv OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
THE BIG CASH
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Fancy California evaporated peaches...... Oc
Fanc.y California prunes per pound 0C
2 pound can cove oysters per can. 1 5C
No. 1 Japan Rice per pound 5C
Jam and preserves per jar or can 1 Oc
Fancy sorghum per gallon
Foncy Syrup per gallon 25C
Special Pnce on Cooked Ham Per Pound 20c
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Opera House Block.
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Couny Shoppers. £-\,vj^v
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Short fat backs fine per pound... f..*.
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Phone 22.
TIME TABLE.
C. B. 9t Q.
SOUTH NORTH
Hiwaenger....7:00a.m. Pusscnger 8:38 i. m.
Freight I«:a0 ». m. I Freight H:U0 p. m.
Passenger..
11:57
a. Freight 4:50 p.
Freight 12:35 p. 111. Passenger. ..8:11
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-SODTH. I NORTH.
Passenger 11:45a.m, Freight 9:20 a. la
Freight 4:50 p. m. Passenger a
Makers of
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Devoe Ready Paint
we don't know whether its
strictly pure or not, and
don't care. The
Dated January 25, l!w:i.
23-3t lit A McI.AIN, Executor.
EXGCUTOiVS
Estate of Wm.
Notice is Uerejii- Kiven persons inter
ested, that on tUfc lntli •i.'ty of January. A. D.
*"110, the unflertitf' aypotnted
district con of lJecatui- county,
executor of the estate of wm^H,
Ised.Milig of
re.^.pd6rii)gr'6d,
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No. IT Stock express going north, Sundays
only. Due7:15a.m.
No. 19. Freight on Wednesday onlv 8:05 a
m, Takes the place ot No. 13.
Coupon tickets on s^le to all points. Call
for them and have baggage checkcd to ileHti
nation, A. S. Thahp. Acrnt.
White lead and zinc, keep
•j.*•! talking about strictly |»i
no matter liow hud (lie
£.r 8tuff is, "it's strictly pure."
Somebody gets a clietnioal
analysis, usually to prove
'that the other fellow's stuff
isn't strictly pure. What
do you care for strictly pure
paint if it doesn't do'what
paint is for? Paint is o-o0l]
for what it does, not \vh«t
it is. We sell the
milkers
say "If anybody hits any
fault to fiud will it, make
it go^
at
°Q}' -.xpejisp, n-
p-«rantee results.
^ot the paint, and w,
make that guaranty good.'
W E. MYERS & CO.
No»»h Side Druggists.
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of John Wood, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given to all persons intej
ested thatonthe^U.li day of January. A.
1900, the undersigned was appointed
the district court, of llpoatur ou|
Iowa, administrator of the estate ot
Wood deceased, late of said county. I
persons indebted lo said estate will iiifl
payment to the undersigned and those having
claims against the same will present them
legally-authenticated, to said court for allow
ance.
and thpse havfng
olaims againrff. the time wttv present them
legally authentil ed to said court for allow
ance,
Dated Jan. 35,190(1.
2.1-St MIKERVA E KKICHI, Executrix.
4 SU66Y WHEELS 16.90
HIGH MUM, 8i*VBC8 PATENT. llrtJ irf
budtf, heights ft. In.,S ft.tin. or 1ft.
Rpofces 11-18 or
114 In. For any other
sizes send for catalogue. Cat thli
ad. out
and send to UB with ONK SOLLAK, stkte
•tee wheel
wanted and we
will send them
by freight V. O. D. IIOISI THIM at
your freight depot and then pay freight
anatbalaaee* tft-Sftand freight charges.
•C*R8,ROEBUCK*CO.(lae)CHICAOO.II.U
Seasoned native lumber, dimension
stuff and bridge plank, material tot
barns and barn frames always on hand
F. D. CLOSE.
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worth of
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Flour!
LOWER PRICES MADE
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THE BIG CASH STORE
Corner 8th and Main,
Telephone No. I.", '5
LEON,