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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
The Steamer Thrac;au nad ALI o.,
Board TO l,'an ntf the
Isl" t Man.
IWenty-ons Men and the Captains
VIE Find Watery
Grave.
Supposed TO Have Capsized-Impos
slble For Any Attempts at
Rescue to Be Made.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-A large steamer
number of boats for Liverpool, has
been lost off the Isle Of Man. Her
crew of seventeen men went down with
the steamer.
Everything went well until last
night, when the wind freshened and in
short time was blowing gale. The
Thracian was in ballast and she
pitched and rolled heavily. The strain
on the towing hawsers was so great
that she found it to be impossible to
get out her lines from the towboats to
the steamer, and it was equally inn
possible for any attempt to be made to
resue those on board the steamer.
The gale increased in violence and
the towboats were compelled to heave-
to to ride out the storm. The night
was extremely dark, and it is not ex-
actly known what happened aboard
the Ihracian. The supposition is, how
ever. that she capsized.
Those on the towboats saw her lights
for some time after she went adrift,
WI ISlSy "SIS SoOb 1oSt SiS III oI'
When day broke no trace of the Thra-
clan could be sound and the tugs made
for port, where they reported that she
had foundered.
A later dispatch from Liverpool
states that the vessel lost off the Isle
Of Man last night was not a steamer,
as the reports stated. The vessel that
L, 81, Il,
clan. She was owned in Nova Scotia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
LONDON'S LATEST "GLlDE."
The Man Revolves on His Heels, til
Woman Tiptoeing the While.

Ihe Man ReVolves on His Heels, tho
Woman Tiptoeing the While.
Every year fresh absurdities crop up,
not only in fashionable attire, but in
dancing and department.. should think
the Waiting of the present generation
would make the shade Of dear, delight
ful MIR. Turveydrop'' turn away from
the earth with shuddering sigh, says
writer in the New York Press. The
very latest London glide" necessitates
pokerlike rlgidity of arm and back
that is painful enough to look at, and
must be positive torture to the dancers,
both male and female. To my barbar-
ian eyes the attitude taken by the per
forming couples is this: The man puts
his right arm, not around his partners
waist, put nigh up, almost about her
neck IN fact, and with the elbows stif11y
raised at an angle Of forty-fve degrees;
on the extreme point of the elbow the
lady's left hand is placed, not confiding-
~ and delicately as of yore, but defiant
~ and heavily, and also with much
pointing of elbow. The right and left
hands OF man and woman then grasp
each other with 10 or die'' expression
and are clasped against the masculine
shirt bosom in the region of his collar,
and then they revolve slowly, the man
on his heels chiefly, and the woman not
tiptoeing delicately, but fatty and with
out any motion of her body whatsoever!
wonder would q latterday Byron de-
scribe it as ''seductive!' Then suddenly
one of the woodworking dsmsels is
asked to dance, and every one sits down
or stands up in a hollow square, and
Miss We're de We're, with daintily lifted
petticoats exposing exqulsitely shod
feed, trips it right merrily to the strains
of knocked EN- in the Old Kent Road"
or the 'Barn Door Dance" while en-
thusiastic onloollers keep up a ripple Of
delighted comments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
This NAV BE New to You

1t is impossible to fill glass com.
pletely with any liquid, from rim to
center. The most common huids-such
as water, milk or spirit-are attracted
by the sides of the vessel into which
they are placed SO that they rise around
the brim, leaving hollow in the mid
die. Hence cup filed to the point of
overflow with any of these liquids is
not absolutely full, though it appears
to be SO at the edge Fluids on the
other hand, which do not adhere, or are
not attracted upwards by the sides OF
the vessel, sink round the brim and rise
in the center. Thus mercury in glass
forms a convex surface, while water
forms concave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
KISSED HER HAND.
The Liberal Leader Pays Visit to
Queen Victoria.


LONDON, Aug. 15.-Mr. Gladstone,
accompanied by Sir Algernon Edward
West, left Carleton gardens at noon to-
day en- route for Osborne house, Isle of
Wight, to lay before her Majesty the
names of those who comprise his cabi-
net and to carry out the old custom of
kissing the hand of the sovereign.
Notwithstanding the persistent ru-
mors as to his physical condition, Mr..
Gladstone appeared to be remarkably
sprightly. To judge from his appear
ance he did not look upon the journey
to Osborne house in the light of a Sc
we're task; on the contrary, his manner
indicated that it was a pleasure jaunt
for him.
A considerable number of persons
had gathered about the doorway of the
house in Carleton gardens and when
the Liberal leader appeared, looking
fresh and smiling, he was the recipient
CT hearty cheers.
Entering his carriage he was at once
driven to Waterloo station, where a
small crowd, including few nota BILE
men, We're gathered to see him. Mr..
Gladstone took his seat in a frst-class
salon car and then he extracted tube
rose from small box and carefully
pinned it in a buttonhole of his coat.
AS the train pulled out of the station
the crowd cheered and Mr.. Gladstone
responded by lifting his hat and bow
ing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
KILLED HIS FATHER.
An over Sensitive Sons Awful Deed
in NJ issouri Town


SM1THVLLE, Mo-. Aug. 16.-Peter
McCauiey, a farmer, came to town
early Saturday and began drinking
soon after his arrival. By evening he
was quarrelsome and was arrested
for disturbing the peace. His son
came to town in the afternoon
and heard of his fathers disgrace He
went to "A hardware store, where he
purchased revolver and cartridges.
AS he went up the street
he met his father in charge
of an officer Without moments hest
tation he pulled out his newly pur-
chased weapon and shot his father,
killing him instantly. Before the officer
could interfere with the paracide, he
had sent a bullet crashing into his own
brain and died in few minutes There
had been no previous trouble between
the father and son and the only cause
known for the crime is that the father
had diagraced himslf by getting drunk
Young McCauley was not drinking
man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
MME. IS MELB FREE.
CAPTAIN Armstrong Said to Have Sc
cured "A Divnrpa

CAPTAIN Armstrong Said to Have Sc
cured a Divorce.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-It is rumored that
a decree of divorce has been privately
granted in the suit of Capt c. \. T.
Armstrong against his wife, the prima
donna, known as Mime. Melba in which
the Duke of Orleans, heir to the
pretensions of his father, the count Of
Paris, to the throne of France,
was the correspondent. 1t is stat d
that Capt. Armstrong agreed to with
draw all his charges against the Duke
of Orleans and the divorce was based
upon grounds not involving that
scion of royalty. Nine. Melba has
all along denied that there were in
delicate relations between her and the
Duke. She said that the stories of her
going to sea with him in yacht were
mythical as the story of the owl and
pussy cat, and that she did not see the
Duke on the Riviera. as reported, and
felt deeply hurt by the rumors to which
currency has been given.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
HOW MUTES MAKE LOVE.
Courtship Carried On by one Couple Ate
the Light Was Turned Down.

Courtship Carried On by one Couple After
the Light Was Turned Down.
A gentleman who enjoys a wide ac-
quaintance among the deaf of Philadel-
phia told Record reporter that the
courtship of pair of mutes was one Of
the most singular things on record. 81
know young man who is now deep in
the tolls of fair and speechless girl, :"
he said, ''and he has taken me into his
confidence. He is perfectly happy in
his infr1nity, for from conversations he
has held with ordinary lovers he has
come to the conclusion that silence is,
after all, the best form for lovers. Dur
ing the progress of his affair de occur he
experienced but one difficulty, and that
in a short time he surmounted. The
thorn that lay in his bed of roses was a
gas jet, which, as he, of course, con-
versed with his adored one in the sign
language, it was always necessary to
keep ablaze-a woefully embarrassing
thing for lovers Finally they discov-
cred that, like Laura Bridgman, they
could utilize the sense Of touch in de-
ciphering their sign language. By
holding one another's hands they found
that they could carry on a conversation
with tolerable facility, and in about
a week were adopts. Thus deaf,
dumb and practically blind, they en-
jsyed all the pleasure of love. They
have spread their discovery among their
friends, and believe that the idea has
taken fast hold upon deaf lovers and
has become quite fad
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
POISONOUS SNUFF.
Chrome Yellow Was Employed to- Give II
Color.

Chrome Yellow Was Employed to- Give II
Color.
An old New Yorker who takes snuff
regularly wrote to Sanitary Supcrin,
tendent Edison a few days ago to com
plain. that some snuff which he had been
using had caused inhammatory symp-
toms which suggested poison. DR. Edison
examined the sample Of snuff which
was sent with the complaint and dis
covered that chromate of lead, known in
the trade as chrome yellow" had been
mixed with the snuff to brighten it.
He next ascertained where the snuff
was manufactured in the city and
called the manufacturer for an explana.
ton. subsequently the manufacturer
declared that he had used the poison.
GUS color in the snuff by mistake, sup
posing that he was using harm.
less means of improving the appear.
ance of the article. He promised to
stop using chrome yellow" and also
consented to destroy some of his stocB
which had been colored with it. Sew
eral years ago DR., Edison destroyed
large quantities of candy which had
been colored with chrome yellow"
and compelled the candy-makers to
stop using the poison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
A New Railroad In Siam.

The king of Siam recently cut the first
turf for the new railroad at Bangkok.
The minister of public works read a
short address, to which the king re-
piled, and then the king, taking an
ivory-handled spade, thrust the silver
blade into the turf, which he transferred
prince trundled the wheelbarrow along
a carpeted track about thirty yards in
length, followed by the king, the royal
family and the assembled guests. The
turf, when removed from the ebony
wheelbarrow, was sprinkled with con-
secrated water from a golden ever by
four priests. The national anthem was
played, and that ended the ceremony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
Queer Ideas Regarding a Fire Started b.
Lightning.


Ignorance is seen in it's true colors
when it interfercs with the practical af-
fairs of life and strikes death blow to
prosperity and happiness. A traveller in
Russia writes in the English Illustrated
Magazine:
One village through which we passed
was the embodiment of filth and
sGualor. A destructive fire was raging
at one end of it, and round this all the
inhabitants were gathered. One house
was already burned down, d second was
one mass of flames, and the fire was
rapidly spreading to third, yet not
hand was raised to arrest its ruinous
progress. Oaths, prayers, the wailing
of women and whining of children filled
the air.
'Why on earth don't you put out the
fire" shouted my companion to one of
the peasants, who approached with
servile and wistful look, as if he ex-
pected an offering of money. ''Have
you no buckets?"
''Surely your ezcellency deigns to
know that it isn't buckets we need!'
"Well, it isn't strong arms, either, I
fancy. Why don't you go to worlS?''
'Your grace wouldn't have US fly in
the face of Heaven! We've sins enough
on our souls without adding that black
crime to them. Wasn't it Gods own
lightning that set Petrof's house on
fire couple of hours ago? And bad as
we are, there's not a man in the village
that would raise his hand to undo Gods
holy work"
My friend raised his hand, waved it
despairingly, and we drove on.
cts a mere waste of time to reason
with Them he said. ''They would as
soon commit suicide en- masse as put
out fire God had kindled with His
lirhtni,,cc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Robert Forbes of Milwaukee, Wis,
figures in a sensational elopement case
at Springfield, Ohio.
Gov. Mckinley will deliver the prin-
cipal address at the opening of a new
American tin-plate factory at Elwood,
Ind, Sept. Is.
Fire destroyed the Brooklyn Cooper
age company's large sugar refining
plant at New Orleans. Loss, $3.50, 900.
Percy Rockwel.a wealthy New York
baker and confectioner, was cremated
under particularly revolving circum-
stances.
Legislators Of Kentucky after eight
months session have agreed to adjourn
till cool weather, but want per diem
covering the adjournment.
Fire destroyed the factory of the
Consolidated Brush Manufacturing
company at Huntingdon, Pa, involv-
ing loss of $50, 600 with an insurance
of SIT, 900.
James Pinney attempted to club Con-
ductor Temple with gun at Ashland,
Wis. The force of the blow caused
both barrels of the gun to explode
killing him CPinney) instantantly.
James Corbett has taken offense at
. letter written by Dominick McCrfrey
and has challenged the latter to stand
up before him after the Sullivan-Cor-
bett battle, offering to pay him $3.50
for every round he will stay.
Editor Pulitzer Of the New York
World has subscribed $4,000 for a
Western Democratic campaign fund,
to be used in Illinois, Michigan, Wis
consin, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska,
Editor Taylor Of the Boston Globe and
Singerly of the Philadelphia Record
have added $1,000 each.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Earthquake shocks frightened the
people of Coblentz and other German
cities.
Troops of the Sultan Of Morocco were
repulsed by the rebels and driven back
to their camp, near Tangiers.
A child of Ozro Sanders of Portland,
Ind, years old, died from the effects
of drinking water poisoned with fly
paper.
The quarter-paile worlds bicycle
record for boys under 16 was lowered
at Sioux City, Iowa, Earl covering the
distance in 39k seconds
Badly decomposed and mutilated re
mains of a mans body were found in 4
sack near Dunkirk, n. Y, and atrocious
murder is suspected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
TO Release Political Prisoners. .

DUBLIN, Aug. 16.-A monster amnes-
ty meeting was held in Phoenix Park
yesterday, the attendance numbering
fully 900. Pierce Mahoney, Parnell-
lite, who was defeated for Parliament
in the north division of County Meath
by Michael Davitt, presided. In his
speech at the meeting Mr.. Mahoney
demanded the release of all political
prisoners. even supposing them guilty.
Mr.. Redmond and others who addressed
the meeting declared that Mr.. Glad
stones replies on questions on this sub
ject were unsatisfactory, and reminded
their hearers of Sir William Vernon
Harcourt's opposition to amnesty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
NAMED AFTER A PROFESSOR.
The Gillicht.sys Is n Fish with n Large
Mouth.

Two curious little fishes live in the
mud" said Prof Theodore Gill to a
Washington Star man lately. One OF
them was only discovered recently. Ii
was called after myself, by way of COM
pliInent, being named IT," 'Giliichthys. :
MY nanes;lllc is a sort of Goby. from
six to eight inches long. 1t digs q hole
in the muddy bank Of a tidal creek. at
the bottom of which it sits and medi
tates, being kept wet by the pcrcolation
of the water through the surrounding
mud. 1t feeds on small crustaeeans
largely One remarkable think about
the Gillichthys is its mouth which is
about one-third the length of it's body
1t is good to eat, and the Cinnamon in
the neighborhOod of San Francisco dig
in the marshes for specimens.
1.-THE other mud fish is native of the
South Sea islands, and is found on other
tropical coasts. 1t hops about on the
mud banks when the tide is out, being
apparently as much at home on land as
in the water. People call it the Jump
ing fish
sometimes it will climb the roots OF
trees on the shore, making its way up.
ward by means of its pectoral lVls Often
it occupies the holes made 10y fiddler
crabs. When it is hopping about on the
mud it is usually in pursuit of crusta
ceans or Of peculiar kind of slug that
affords it's favorite diet"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
J. G. WARWICK DEAD.
M'kinley's Successor Expires in the
National Capital.

M'hiniey's Successor Expires in the
National Capital.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 16.-Repre
sentative John G. Warwick of the Six.
teenth Ohio District died at the Riggs
House last night Of dysentery. He
had been sick for the last ten days,
but it was only within a day or two
that it became known his illness had
taken a dangerous form. The climate
OF Washington has not agreed with
Mr.. Warwick during his first
term in Congress, and the hot weather
affected him seriously. Mrs. Warwick
was in constant attendance upon her
husband, and yesterday his son, w. G.
K. Warwick, arrived in the city from
his home in Massillon, having been
summoned by telegraph. The remains
will be taken to Massillon for inter-
ment under the direction of Sergeant
alarms Yoder of the House.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
A BAD OMEN.
When the Woman In Black Comes Trou-
BILE Always Follows.

BILE Always Follows.
Superstltious people in this city and
neigh borhood- there are MANY
among the large mining population
are greatly disturbed over the appear
ance in this city of what they call a
black ghost, says Carbondale letter to
the Globe-Democrat. This mysterious
apparition has been seen three times
within the past fortnight, each tll1r INST
after midnight, and in different paris of
town. 1t is in the form of woman
dressed in black from head to foot A
''caller" in the employ of the Erie Rail
road Company, whose duty it is to awak
en- their men who go out on the trains.
was the first to see it, The woman in
black was standing in the street near
the railway depot. The caller ap-
preached her and she moved slowly away
towards the city. The caller and another
railroad man, wondering what could
have brought a woman alone to that
part OF the town at such an unusual
hour, followed her She seemed to be
moving slowly along the street. but al
though the men walked as rapidly as
they could and then broke into run.
they could not overtake the figure in
black, she keeping few yards in ad-
vance with the same apparent slow
movement, and finally suddenly disap-
pearing from sight entirely A few
nights later the woman in black ap-
peared again in another part of the
city, led two citizens similarly weird
chase and then disappeared in the same
uncanny way. Early on Friday MORN
ing she was seen and disappeared under
the same mysterious circumstances,
near the old Coal Brook mine entrance.
Miners say that short time before
the disastrous cavern at the Delaware
81 Hudson Canal Company's No mine
in this city fifty years ago a black
ghost like the one that is providing
about the town now appeared under
the same circumstances three times
Twenty eight years ago this winter the
same woman in black, or one with the
same habits, appeared three times. just
as this one has done, and the mem
orable plague of black fever, which
carried away scores of men, women and
children in Carbondale and vicinity, fol-
lowed her appearance. Superstitious
people hereasouts are greatly disturbed
over the temperance of this black
ghost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
Emperor William as a Speaker.

An American who attended recent
banquet at which Emperor William
spoke writes as follows: cat the
dessert observed that the emperor alb
stained from conversation and nervous
y crumbled pieces of bread in his hand.
Suddenly he rose, clinked his glass
against crystal caraffe near by and
began speech, the opening lines of
which were almost unintelligible His
voice, however, gained with every
sentence, and finally rang out clearly
and with almost cutting sharpness. He
carries his character in his voice. and is
a fine speaker even from an Americans
standpoint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
RAILWAY MEN ARE ANGRY.

Trouble Will Result if Several Dis
charged Engineers Are Not Reinstated.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. 15.-During
two weeks past four Grand Rapids s
Indiana engineers have been dis
charged for alleged blindness.
brotherhood men here say that unless
the men are reinstated trouble wiz
follow. The trainmen's unions viii
support the brotherhood and the result
is being looked forward to with great
anxiety
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
A Row Arises at Peoples Party
Mes tilg, Resulting III
Terrible scene.
sss.st djournment Four Mex Fighf
With Desperation, Using
Pistols and Knives.
Continue to Slash After Falling e.
the GrOund-I'wo Die and
Others Cannot Live.

San Antonio, Tx, Aug. 15.-During
the peoples party convention today, a
Nacune, row arose between Caleb Gar
rett and Jno. Peoples on ore
side, and Davis and BlrtoL
Brown on the other. Wn7n thu
convention adjourned toe four men
simultaneously began firing and when
their pistols were emptied, closed in with
knives and fought with desperation. At
ter they had fallen to The ground they kept
on slashing one another until Two were
dead and the others so badly injured that
trey cannot recover
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
The Steamer Is Safe.

LONDON, Aug. 16. = The British
steamer Empress Of Japan, Capt. Lee,
from Hong Kong, via Yokohama for
Vancouver, has returned to Hal1oeadi
with her cargo on fire. Her passengers
are all we'll. A later dispatch from
Yokohama states the fire in the steamer
has been quenched. Part of her cargo
was discharged in slightly damaged
condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
Is q Costly Strike.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. l3.-James
Patterson of this city, who built Con-
necticut's great marble capitol build
ing, and who now has the granite con-
tract for the Sc, 900, 900 National Lii
brary building at Washington, says
that so far the granite cutters in New
England have lost in wages by their
strike about Sa,soo.0Oo This sum
would have purchased half dozen Of
the principal plants in New England
with all the cash capital needed for the
business.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
Forepaugh's circus tents were blown

Forepaugh's circus tents were blown
down by tornado at Cohoes, N. Y.
Several employees were injured, but
none seriously. Loss, SIS, 900.
Reorganization of the Wisconsin,
Michigan Baseball league has been
perfected with four-club circuit, COM
posed of Oshkosh, Green Bay, Mari
nette and Menominee.
Laborers loading a train on the Gem
trail railroad OF Georgia, near Carroll
ton, were caught in landslide. Jerry
Collier, Sambush and Sam Weems were
killed and Eve others badly hurt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-19
Gompers Goes to Homestead.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 13.-The ex-
ecutive council of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor reached Homestead at
noon and was received by the advisory
committee, holding a short talk with
that body. President Samuel Gompers
stated that after the mass meeting this
afternoon, the council Will return
to Pittsburg and prepare a
statement for the public if time per.
mits. So far as he could learn the out
look for victory for the men is good.