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12 Pages Phone 22. ESTABLISHED 1854. THE LEOIS REPORTER O.-E. HULL, Publisher. LEON, IOWA Subscription Rates One year...... fl-jjjO fHx month* ...- j, Thm moBthi Le onjotoa ,Po*tofflce. 1 1 40 Aitacetf a* second olaif matter at tfce TCST CASE IS ARRANGED. Plan to get at Validity of Titus ., Amendment. lit Aaread Cut Before Judge Dewey ell .Controverted Points Will be Involved. Supreme court Declelon expected Early in February. The complete details of the programme for testing the validity. of the Titus amendment for bennial elections have been made known. Through the me dium of this plan, which was devised by Attorney General Remely, and which haa the endorsement of Senator Charles W. Mullen, the attorney general-elect, and of Senator Titus, the author of the amendment, it i9 expected a decision will be forthcoming from the supreme court before the close of the January term, the ninth day of February. The case will be begun at Washing ton, Washington county, in the sixth judicial district, with Judge A. R. Dewey on the bench. Marsh W. Bailey, the county attorney-elect of Washington county will bringaction in quowarranto against the present incumbent of the of fice, 8. W. Brookhart. Both of the men are'republicans and personal friends and the suit will be entirely an amicable one It will, in other words, be an agreed case. The petition will be filed by Mr. Bailey January 8. after Mr, Brookhart has formally refused to turn over the office, to his supposed successor. This petition will set forth all the facts per taining to the enactment of the measure, exactly as indicated by the house jour nal of the Twenty-seventh general as sembly. In fact, a certified copy of the journal of the Twenty-seventh general assembly,'the one in. which there was a future to enter the amendment in fall, wtll be attached tothe petition.. Tbepe willalso be a certified copy of' the reao? !*«$ measure' 'ly passed. THE ALLEGATIONS. The caw will be entitled, "State of Iowa ex rel:, Marsh W. Bailey va. S. W. Brookhart." Mr Bailey will allege in his petition that the only ground foir thi defendant holding his office and refusing to surrender it, lies in the fact he claims the office under -the Titus amendment, He will allege the Titus amendment, because of the failure to spread the reso lution in-full On the journal of the house of the Twenty-seventh general assembly, waa never constitutionally adoped and is not a.part of the constitution. He will also allege that even.if the court holds the amendment constitutional and legally adopted, yet it does not give the defendant the right to hold of fice or extend his term for one year that properly construed, the amend ment does not extend the office of the county attorney and he can claim no rights thereunder. On these grounds, be will ask for judgment and that the .. defendant be ousted from the office of county attorney. 's I The defendant will demur to all of this and will stand on the demurrer. All the facts in relation to the alleged mistake in the journal of the house having been presented fully, every question will be brought forward for settlement that can bp raised. The district court is expected to prepare its opinion in advance of the filing of the petition.. The defendant will waive service of notice and appear ^juid upon the filing of the petition, Jan "uajy 8, the decision of the court will be 'tingtie, 'IIP''?'' ^PPKAJ*WILL F0LI'0W!, An appeal will then be taken forth with. The abstracts and arguments will be prepared, and the supreme court Wiil beaakpd, at the beginning of next term, 15, to advancethe case. It is -anticipated there will fie no objection to this owing to the ptibliCj welfare de manding an early ruling. The case will be submitted at the January term, and an opinion is looked for before the term ends, February 9., Gopies of the petition and the papers filed will be submitted: to a number. of leadlibg' attorneys, Wbo will be requested to fnrnish. arguments in accordance with their opinions. Judge C. C. Cole is one of those who will probably furnish a brief. It is expected he will hold the amendment should begivqn a strict-) |pn. Senator Berry of Indian-^ file a brief. Attorney Gen ^y will make an argument, it ten, before the supreme wQI take the gronnd the I should be construed accord ant. Others that so desire amenta. ling the' petition until necessary in .order to b, as until January 7 have no opportunity |s office. APPROVAL. approval of Sent said nley, in speaking *". 4BS0WTEiytaRE ^Mates the food more delicious and wholesome & Attorney General Remlty, Senator Mullan and Senator Titus conferred at Iowa City a short time ago. At that time the different planB were discussed, and the one that has been adopted was approved. WOYAj BAKHfO PQWDCW CO.. HEW YORK. of the test case. "1 have counselled with both of the parties to the suit, in order to .have all the questions at issue fully presented. Personally I have no interest in the case, and so far as my tenure of office is concerned, I have nothing to gain one way or the other. While it has been a burden to me to take the course I ha^e and has involved much work, I believe the bar .of the state has looked for me to do some thing toward adjusting the matter. The general public, I think, has taken the same view." 1 v"?' MONOPOLY'S UKASE. St & & & A few weeks ago the powerful Window Trust, known officially as the Pittsburg Plate Glass company, issued a circular letter informing its customers that at a meeting of the directors of the corporation they had resolved to per mit no customer to import or to buy imported window glass.. The customers were warned to govern themselves ac cordingly. In yiew of the fact that the average duties on window glass are above 50 per cent, it might be assumed that the trust would have had no need to issue this prohibitory ukase against the importation of the commodity in question. It appears, however, some window glass still dribbles through the custom house in spite ot the high protective duties. The Philadelphia Record tells us that upon receipt ofthis imperious circular the members of the Philadelphia Paint club* wiio deal in window glass as well as In paints, also held a meeting and resolved that they would pot obey the decree of the monopoly. The club, in '•^junction jrith many other dealers iK of courBe. the fdriii in 'whlch tftiirTliaie made an-wn^st "protest tdv'coiH ftluank,. OryJie may olaregard hte grass against the oppressiveness „0f this monopoly, and asked jor such legisla tion as would afford them protection in future. The only effectual protection that congress could provide would be by repealing the exorbitant duties on win dow glass. The Window Glass Trust would then be compelled to reduce its rices to a reasonable level, and with the markets open to them for both foreign and domestic window glass the dealers, wholesale and retail, could snap their fingers at the circulars of the monopoly. Instead of arbitrarily forbidding dealers from importing window glass or from buying the imported article, the trust would very gladly invite them to buy its own products—if, indeed, the corn- i- Babies and children need proper food, rarely ever medi cine. If they do not thrive on their food something is wrong. They need a little help to get their digestive machinery working piroperly. COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPNIT^S orUME 4 SODA will generally correct this difficult If^fcu will put from one fourth to Half a teaspoonful Jn baby's bottle three or four times a day you will-soon see a marked improvement For larger children, from half to a teaspoonful, according to age, dissolved In their milk, if you so desire, will very soon show its great nourish ing power. If the mother's milk does Dot nourish the baby, she needs the emul sion ft1vMi shoto an effect atAonce and\child mother A 50c. and drug £COT\* iMW, chtmltu, Ne III. II I..M II. bination could survive fair competition Of course, there is no hopt( of relief from th^ republican majority in con gress, who have declared through the ways and means committee that^they will not consider any proposition to re duce the tariP. In the estimation of this majority the Pittsburg Plate Glass trust and kindred monopolies in trade are among the chief blessings, of the Dingley tariff act. When' this' act was before congress the manufacturers of glass and the operators of many other "infant" industries pleaded that the duties were not high enough to protect them from ruinous foreign competition. But "no sooner were the dutieB raised to an immoderate height thai! the benefi ciaries of the tariff began to, organize trusts and to screw up prices beyond any farmer range. Then when the dealers foijnd that importations could be made in spite of the high duties, the Glass trust issued its decree' forbidding them to buy pr §ell the fojeigfl article: If the existing system'shall survive' the other tariff sheltered monopolies will sooner or later follow this example. THE LEGAL ELECTION OF M'KIN LEY AND ROOSEVELT. If the .constitution of the United States had worked asitsframers intended, we should all be looking forward to the 14th of January with very keen interest, and probably also with excitement, heated controversy, and ho little turmoil. For, although very few people seem to be that] aware of the fact, it is the 14th of Janu ary, 1901, and not the 6th of November, 1900, that is fixed by law as the date for the election of president and vice-presi dent who are to be inaugurated on the 4th of March. On the second Monday of the present month of January, 447 citizens who were chosen for that purpose last November are to vote for a president and vice- pres ident ofthe United^ States. Each one of these men haa a perfect legal right to I AliliffitlAn nAtVAiy» ol1.*!! fin fav aa Obligation and not vote at all. So far as we are aware," all of the 447 electors are yet alive, and'there.is no one through out the length and breadth of the land who does not expect iWth entire conff dence that Mr. McKinley and Mr, Roosevelt will receive 292 of their votes, and that Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson will receive exactly 155. 4K- LEON. IOWA. THURSDAY. JAlstfARY 3. 1901. Baking POWDER HOW GERMANY SUBSIDIZES SHIPS Reference is frequently made to the present policy of developing German shipping by means of mail subsidies, But it should be born in mind that in Germany the government gives aid only to steamship lines in order to accom plish particular'ends, and in all cases the details are prescribed with strict ness. Thus, arrangements have within a few wejbks been made for subsidizing an important service of steamers be tween Hamburg and African ports, the plan being that the. ships are to sail right around Africa, starting every two weeks, and taking alternate directions, On the first of the month a ship must leave Hamburg, stop at a Dutch or. Bel gian port, then, after calling at Lisbon, proceed down the weBt coast of Africa, with one of two stops before reaching Cape Town after which,.with stops the important points on the South Af rican and East African coasts, the vessel returns by way ot the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, calls at Naples, stops again at Lisbon and on the Netherlands coast, and reports, via Bremerhaven, at Ham burg. The ship sailing two weeks later stops at the sauqe places, but goes out by way of the Suez Canal and returns up the West African coast. Utader the same subsidy contract, a monthly branch line of steamers by way of Suez is to give additional facilities to trade with German East Africa, so that ports on that coaBt may have direct fortnight ly service. The contract which is an elaborate one, calls for. a, moderate but sufficient speed, and requires that the steamers to be need must be built in German yards, of German materials, on plant approved by. the imperial chan cellor. German trade is always to have preference oyer foreign .trade in -making up the cargoes of these ships, and the employees and agents of the company must be German subjects. The ships are all to be subjeet to the right of the Imperial chanrollor to buy them or hire them in case of the piartial, or complete mobilization of the navy,"and no foreign power may be allowed either to buy or hire any of the steamers of this line, even in time ot peace, without the sane Ktaon of the Imperial chancellor. If now we had the Nicaragua qanal opened, and we were proposing to subsidize steam Bhips, it might be desirable for .us to adopt precisely this German, method, and giye government aid to one or more I lines sending steamships regularly [both directions entirely around the Ifooth-Amertean continent.—From "Pro* 1 grass of the World," in the American What thoughtless talk that democracy is dead! The spirit of, democracy is the salt of the republic. The love of liberty, the intense sense of individuality, the genious of Anglo-Saxon freedom are what makes a democratic party. It has surviyed-the federal fiarty whose ideals were quite strongly tinctured with aris tocratic tendencies. It has survived the whig party. It will be triumphant when the.repubiican party and its ideas area mere historic memory. In the closing paragraph of his regent message Mr. McKinley ^solemnly warn ed congress against extravagance. If he had begun his message with -this warning there would have been no "pro priety in-a great psjtUU' ations. Having ask^Pcongress ,tO Aen large the army, to subsidize merchant ships and to build ah isthmian canal, it was a rather cooi imposition to wind up -his message by-cautioning senators and representatives against large ex penditures.—Philadelphia Record. A St. Louis clergyman has discovered the key to marriage failures. He says it is too easy to get married. It now costs 15 to tie up and ¥50 to get a di vorce. He suggests the reversal of these figures and consequent limitation of marriages as the best solution of the trouble. Many School Children are Sickly. Mother Orgy's Sweet Powders for Children, used bjt Motuer Gray mf nurse in .Children's Home, New York, Break up I'olds In 24 hours, cures Feverlshness, Headache, Stomrtoh Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 85c. Sample mail ed tree. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y On the Threshold of New Year. We wish to thank those" who have helped to make our last year's business satisfactory. We acknowl edge appreciatlooandiex tend to our patrons the :er«si /"wish that the 4tyj' OuV^lm Si'» his recommend rhas Yjffl A ^4 been to cOndufcl a store that shoiild conserve In every .way fhe best Interests of the public. The accom plishment of this purpose has been made possible by the steadfast adher ence of those to whom this greetlno Is extended. ^1-5* W. E MYERS/ Druggist. THE BIG -,rJ- mwi ""'fe"' ar6 PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM OlMUM ui betntinn th h«lr. Promote,^ ft luxorlftnl growth. Wever *«iU to Bettor* Hair to it* youthful ColorT Com Ktlp diMUM fc htlr fioitaf. t: ^TIPATION ^al oathftrtle remedloi Is tuolr oortlvo reaction which instead of curing It. PARKER'S "I""™ TOOTO 1» thy proper remedy, it acteonthe ueod asalrected, pemtaucntlx removee ooMtlpatloa CO eta. AStOO^'aU DSgytia, tNQUSM Vuteni, takUltiSni ml laUte. taraMalL 10,000TntfnoiliU. Mllf J. A.Harris&Bros Manufacturers of and Dealers In NOTICE. I am still on hand to cry sales in De catur and adjoining counties. Twenty years experience fits me to do the work to the satisfaction of every one. Iwai rant my work. All that is necessary is J. H. MERRILL, Auctioneer, CROWN, IOWA. 16 years experience. Satisfaction guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Best of references. Give me a chance at your sale. FARM FOR SALE! 160 acres^lOO A. in cultivation, house 24x24, 4 rooms, small orchard, 3 wells, 2 miles southeast of Spring Valley. Terms reasonable. S. J. RICHARDSON. W ul OrHi LEON. IOWA. if We carry a magnificent line of mot ments. The workmanship is unexcelled and material used first-class. _We buy our stock in car direct from the quaries in thereby enabling us to make all our work to give perfect satisfaction. J. A. HARRIS & BROS. JOIH A. STOUT. ii Livery Feed and Sale Stable. Fresh Teams!_^ 4- -^.New Rigsl Special alttention given to commercial men, Your patron age solicited. Phon* 20. John 'x* 'lit load lots the east, than firms buying in small quantities Our business is run strictly on a first class basis and we A. StOUt. 11 1 id a a re a a re a in ^5 (on staple goods that will surprise you AT OUR PRICES Pride of Kansas per sack Blue Ribbon per sack Quten of Kansas per sack Cream of Dakota per sack.... One-half sack Cream of Dakota per sack One-half sack Shawnee Fancy per sack Southern brtgi, sack included, per sack Southern Shorts, sack, included, per sack ...... Corn meal bran per sack Chop feed, per hundred, not sacked Hay, Corn, Oat^, Straw and Wood. Fancy California evaporated peaches per pound Fa'ncy California evaporated prunes per pound ... Fancy. Oregon silver prunes, large per pound "Fancy Evaporated apples per pound........ 31b "pie peaches 3 cans 81b peeled table peaches per can...... Jams, Jells, Butters, aft all Canned Goods for Special Sales at Cheap Prices. Fresh Oysters in Bulk and Cans at Prices that Defy any and all Competition. The Finest Line of Fresh Fruits, and Vegetables in tlie City. We Pay Highest Price in Cash or Trade for Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Hay. Oats, Corn. Do not Buy or Sell Anything Until You Get Our Prices?^ W. P. CLAKK & CO, CORNER 8TH AND MAIN, LEON, IQWA. REPORTER SERIES VOL. XXY1. NO. I' I We Want Y*. «tA" 1 1.-t *sWWTJ A i?- pp~ ICfo Undertaking De, 1 am a Licensed Emtoalmertmder the laws of Iowa. A.C. PHONE 200 CASH GROCERY HOUSE! ...S1.00 50c 50 ......80c ....85 25 ...............10c 'Ik 12 Pages Phone 22. 1 to PouJtry, 'T Butter, Eggs. Hides, Tal low and Beeswax Old Rubber, Iron andfTMetals. Highest Prices Paid in Gash! I PRODUCE 6O. HAL GATES, Manager. MaMMNSMMMMMMMMMMNNMNSiiliiiiilNN •Oj-if e*. it Everything Beautiful a-',s St *ir with which we come in con tact ^lpit'v:t»''3refine and strengthen our finer nature. Contact with beautiful furn iture and beautiful sur roundings subdues the coarser and sharpens- the finer nature as1, a'grindstone sharpens a''Knife. Little children take in-impressions as a sponge takfes in water. Tbev should have a cosy, pretty home to live in. We keep everything to- furnish homes cosily and reason ably. ry £311$: to this depart ment. All calls [promptly look led after. 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