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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
MANY SEEK HONOR OF
WRITING KAISER SONG

Baltimore. Aug. 17-Presidont /. H.
Wieman of the National Saengerfest
association announced yesterday that
3S1 compositions for the kaiser song
to be sung III competition at the saen-
gerfest 10 be held in this city in June,
1908, had been received. They have
been submitted to the judges, David
MeIamet 0. b. Boise and Edward
Heimendahl, for examination. The
time limit for receiving the compost
tons expired yesterday. Selections
must be made and printed by October,
About one-third of the compositions
are from various parts Of this country.
The remainder are from Europe, most
~ from Germany Several were re
ceived from Russia Switzerland,
France, Poland, Austria, Holland and
England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
GOMPERS PLEADS FOR
CHILDREN WHO MUST LABOR

Mountain Lake Park Md, Aug II.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
Federation of Labor, delivered an ad.
dress yesterday before the ChatauQua
assembly on Labor and Capital-The
Worlman's Side Of the Story He
declared that the labor of young and
innocent children is a great evil that
needs reformation.
Many states. particularly in the
south, have no law whatever to pre-
vent he practice. Men get rich, he
declared, from the labor of children
whose bores are ground into al
mighty dollars. 1t is a sad common
tary. Men walk the streets in idle
ness in the textile districts while
mills are filled with busy children.
Instead of labor being crowned with
honor and dignity, its rightful heri-
tage. it is a question of how much
labor can be squeezed out of the la
borer and how little wages he can he
forced to accept in return" Com
pers discussed the shOrt-hour day
and advantages of labor organizations
and predicted success in the coal
strike
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
MR.. Billed SECRETARY
Wisconsin Press Association viii
Meet at Merrill Next Year.

Wisconsin Press Association VIII
Meet at Merrill Next Year,
Ashland WIS., Aug 1.-THE Ger
nan Press association held a business
session yesterday Emil Witzal Of
Fountain city was elected president;
Carl Fchland Of Port Washington, vice
president. Robert Kohlo Of Merrill,
treasurer, and T. G. Billed, Madison,
secretary
The convention next year will be
held IN Merrill and the one IN 1904 In
Milwaukee, al the time the National
German Press association meets there.
The editors were all taken on a tally
no ride 90 the Odanah reservation.
Last night n banquet was given and
today there viii be a ride on Lake
superior
Among editors attending the couven-
tion are Henry Bonn and wife Racine;
Hermann Schmidt daughter and lady,
Milwaukee; Emil Witzak and wife.
Fountain City; George VI Hottschlck
and wife, Madison. o. W Schaefer.
Appleton; Il. o. Kney Madison; A. j.
Tcfft and wife. Milwaukee; Gustav
Haas and wife. Milwaukee; r. G. Billed
and wife aad Carl Gebhardt Madison.
ana Dolfec Doelllngor and son, NIL
waukee
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Ibo Kind You Have Always Bought
Raaya lhe II IT. 80
s1mo.mo Of L|:E HzZAII<1I
doLLlsTER TO RESPOND
Pharmaceutical Association TO Hold
Meeting In Milwaukee.

Pharmaceutical Association TO Hold
Meeting In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Aug. II. The twenty
second annual meeting Of the Wiscuu
sin Pharmaceutical association VIII
be held I'm the Masonic temple com.
mencing Tuesday morning and CON
tInuiue for three days, Druggists
from every city, village and hamlet
in the state are expected to be pres
cnt aud most OF them VIII bring
their wives and families. The at
tendance viii exceed 300 delegates
The convention will hold It's first
session at q O'Clock when the roll call
and usual preliminary business viii
be- attended TO- At 2 O'Clock IN the
afternoon Mayor Rose win deliver an
address Of welcome Col A. H. Hol-
lister Of Madison will respond Papers
viii be- read by A. e. NEEDING, w. p.
Clarke. T. G Raouber and e. B.
Hcimstroct President HeImRtrect
viii deliver his annual address. In
the evening the delegates Will have a
ride on the river to Blatz park
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO
BLOW UP ROYAL YACHT

Berlin, Aug. l7-InQuiries in Of
fetal quarters here show there is alb
SoIutely no foundation for the reports
published in the United States by a
news agency that a sensational at
tempt is made to blow up the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern on Reval,
Russia recently. while the emperor
and car were on board. or that let
tiers containing notes seemingly re
ferring to plot to assassinate EN-.
peror William during his stay at
Homberg had been found on a Grim.
inal in court at Frankfort.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
WAS ALREADY MARRIED.
Man Who Was Drowned While Out
With Sweetheart.

Wan VINO " do OlDWUGG "0lle OUT
With Sweetheart.
Kenosha. Wis, Aug. 17.-John Bish-
op who was drowned near Mishawaka,
Ind, Thursday afternoon, while out
boat riding with his intended wife. FL
va Parker, to whom he was to have
been married Sunday, was a married
man. He has a wife and two children
living at Somers, a small village near
here, and considerable surprise was
occasioned here by the report that he
was 10 have been married at Misha-
waka The drowned man was a son
of Isaac +. Bishop formerly assembly
man from this district and for many
years chairman Of the county board.
Young Bishop was employed as fire
man on the Milwaukee road and left
his wife and children only a short time
ago. His father and also his wife
thought he had gone hack TO work.
Bishop was drowned while giving an
exhibition Of fancy swimming. Dell
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21

,reamortes throughout Illinois, Iowa
aud Wisconsin, failed yesterday The
creditors are estimated to number
10000, over 5000 being farmers The
American Trust and Savings bank
was appointed receiver with bond of
$500, 600,
The company is the largest con,
Germ of its kind in the United Statos
and was organized ny consolidation
OF scores ct independent plants The
authorized capital stock Ga 100000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
InvestiaatIna SUGAR Reets.

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. -Professol
Arthur Golf assistant in the agricul
tural academy at Bronn- PoppelsdorT
Germany is investigating for the Ger
man government. beet culture in Ne
braska and other states He called al
the statehouse yesterday where ne Sc
cured statistics Of the plant in this
state. He has been thorough the west.
ern states ard is now on his way back
east
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21

Ink in the chain Of CirCumStantial
evidence connecting Oscar Thompson
with the murder Of Minnie Mitchell.
8 writ Of hahcaS corpus for the prtS,
,a>r Thompson, was issuing.
Judge Patteu issued the writ for
Thompson, and another for the lauu-
."y Waterman, old Dad" Clafry.
They We're made returrahle in his
court at . O'Clock in the afternoon.
Wolf, who is a cripple. said he was
obliged 10 taRe early morning walks.
He sad he noticed the wagon par.
Nn'arlN because it was standing
use to the curb on the lonely street
The horse. he said was a dark hay.
Another Arrest Made.
Edward Couuse)mau was arrested
Yesterday afternoon in connection
with the case He had n letter from
&artholn July II, begging for money
ami saying the writer was in heap
OF trouble"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
MAY Be
MURDER
WATERFOWL HOUSE BURNS AND
HUMAN BONES ARE
FOUND.

Watertown Wis. Aug. 17.-Human
bones found in the ruins of house
near the outskirts of the town have
created a suspicion of murder The
building was destroyed by fire yester-
day and the only occupant Reinhold
OSTRICH, is supposed 10 have persisted.
He was known to have considerable
money and it is possible he may have
been murdered and the fire started to
CNNor the Crime.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
Killed by Avalanche,

GrindewaId Switzerland, Aug. IL
Two Englishmen and two Zermatt
guides were overwhelmed yesterday
by an avalanche while ascending the
Wetterhorn. One Of the tourists and
a guide were killed. The other mem
bers of the party were seriously in
iured
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
Another Arrest Made.
SUSPECTED OF
ATTEMPTED AoLD.up

Waterloo Iowa, Aug. lT,-Armed
men giving the names Of Joe Powell of
Kentucky and Frank Russell Of Dixon.
I'll. were arrested yesterday charged
with attempting to hold up Rock
Island passenger train near Washbuvu.
Iowa, Friday. They tagged the train.
but the engineer suspcctug some
thng wrong put ON fun steam. Powell
said he daEGed the train because he
wished to oyertakc his brother at
Waterloo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21

southampton, Aug, IT, Generals De
Wet, Botha and Dolarcy arrived yes
tcrday morning and we're met with n
great reception both from government
officials and the public, The bocr gen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21

Bishop and the father left for Misha.
waka to bring back the body Of the
young man. Interment will take place
at SomerS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
ELolN CREAMERY COMPANY
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY

Chicago, Aug 1.-THE Elgin
Creamery company operating 1876
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
B0ER PAT RIOTS
COMING TOStE us
DE WET, BOTAA AND DELAREY
REACH ENGLAND.
TO GET GREAT WELCOME

viii Visit the United States Before
Returning to South Afrlea-PIeas,
ure Shown by Them at the Cor.
dlality of Reception by the British
People.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
GUNBOAT
ON WAY
Marietta Goes to NeneZu =
ella tosHeIp Protect
Americans
Commanders of Foreign
Vessels FIX Rule of
Action
City of Porto CabelIO Not
Taken Nor Is 1t
Threatened

WillemStad, Island OF Curacao Aug
1.-THE United States gunboat Mari.
eta has left La Guaira for Cumana
Venezuela, to protect American inter.
ests. The United States cruiser Gin.
cinnati is anchored at La Guaira,
Foreigners Take Action.
Berlin, Aug IA dispatch from
Caracas, Venezuela, from the com.
manders of the German cruiser Fake
the United States gunboat Topeka and
the Dutch gunboat Surname now at
Puerto Cabello, is as follows
In the event of the town being cap.
tured by revoIutionists the forts shall
not fire on that portion Of the town
where property OF the foreigners is To-
Gated, An emphatic protest will be
made against the Commandment of this
quarter by Venezuelan warships
Twenty-fOur hours notice must be
given of the intended bombardment. d
Foreign warships are ready to embark
persons of their respective nationality
and if necessary will send guards
ashore for their protection.
Puerto CabeIo not Taken.
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Aug. II
Puerto Cabello has not been captured
nor even attacked. Monday, August
II, at l a. M, a marauding party OF
$50 men who had been footing the ad
jacent village of San Estaban, at
tempted to cross the Savanna in the
rear of Puerto Cabello with theil
booty of cattle and horses on theil
way to Patanemo. They were OBJ
served and fired on by the government
Outposts. The return fire was desul
tory. All the firing was at long range
The affair lasted two hours and al.
though several thousand shots were
red there were no casualties nor was
the slightest damage to the city re-
ported. Quietness has reigned here
since this event.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
THOMPSON HELD
TO GRAND JURY
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER
OF MRS. SARTAOLlN,
FREED FROM SWEAT6OX

Attorneys for Suspect Took Action to
Protect Him From lnqutsition OF
Inspector Hunt-Old Man Clsffy
Held as. Accomplish to Minnie
MitcheIIs Murder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-21
PROBABLY LIED.
Burglar Snot Claims Madison Home
Not Known.

VTaT oNOI NTaINH WlUIsoh FoWe
Not Known.
Dos Monies, la Aug IA man
giving his name rs John Silas OF Mad.
ison, Wisconsin, was shot lriday
night at Campbell by ] w Hines
while trying 20 hurglarlzo tho lattcrs
store. Hines was awakened by some
one raising the window. He nearly
tore the burglars arm off with a load
from his shot gun and brought him
down with a bah from HIS revolver In
the hip az he attempted to tloc. Slns
Ia expected TO recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29

$549, 874, 1858 in 1870. $S19. 106973 in 1880,
81, 524 s44 SOC in 1890. ST. 3d. 597, 023 in 1895.
and s., 597 o94, $50 in 1901. Meantime the
individual deposits in national banks
had grown from $500. 910.S73 in 1865 to
So, Ill 500, 1876 in 1902
The cause OF these financial condf-
lions above noted-the increase of cur
rency, bank deposits, etc.-is found in
other tables showing the development of
farms, manufactures and the various
industries.
The number of farms increased from
1,449,O73 in 1850 to 5,739, 657 ia 1900. the
value of farms and farm property from
four billion dollars in 1850 to 20 billions
in 1900 and the value of their product,
which was not measured until 1870,
grew from 81, 1858 o00. 300 in that year to
So, 764, 900, 900 in 1900. The value of farm
animals increased from $544. GOO, 900 in 1850
to $2,9S1, 600, 900 in 1900. The value OF the
product of the manufacturing industries
grew from one billion dollars in 1850 to
Ii billions in 1900, while the number Of
people employed therein grew from less
than one million in 1850 to 6% millions
in 1000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Harry Bone of Ashland is in Topeka
today. He goes to Chicago this evening.
Chief Wilmarth returned Thursday
from Wichita, where he went for a con-
ference with the assistant chief of the
Wichita department.
The police committee of the city coun-
ell have arranged to guard the city web
during the coming state fair. Eight
mounted policemen will be on duty in
the suburbs, one bicycle policeman will
be held in reserve at the station, and
there will be eight day policemen and
IL night policemen on duty at the
grounds. Besides that, there will be six
mounted special police and 40 employees
sworn in as special police, at the fair
grounds.
Chalmer Wallace, a machinists' helper
in the Santa F'e shops here, fell from a
window today. He severely injured his
spine by the fan. and was taken to
the hospital.
T. B. Jennings, the U. S. weather man
here, has two pictures of a tornado that
passed near Lebanon, Kansas, recently
me pictures were made by Photographer
Stone of Lebanon who is a friend of Mr.,
Jennings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29
DER GERMAN COBBLER,
There Arc Days When He Il Not q
Soft Mark

Sometimes, when vhas sitting in my
shop und putting on cement patch
Tor feefteen cents, a mans comes in und
sits down and feels bad und shed tears.
Maybe it vhas ten minutes before !
says:
'vhell. who vhas dead NIT your
family?"
mo"
20 you lose some money!"
Den how vas it dot you feel SO bad? ''
IT vhas because we don't half some
earthquakes around here" he says.
But do you like to hat one hoonered
tousand people killed OFF,"
Il don't. but if we hat some earth
quake der walls of a brewery yhas
Was SHAKEN open, und can lay down
und drink all I want to for nothing.
Cobbler. can't you bring on some earth
quaker"
mo, SIR
Cant you bring a little earthquake
for a cent?
mo. SIR"
Can't you bring on one dot gets me
two glasses of beer?"
mot on her life"
Den, SIR he says ash he stands oop
und shakes his fist at me, you yhas q
william und a mean mans, und I can
AACA JO0 I'LL SOOCA QQlCkuoSS as nenGr
vhas!''
1t takes me ten minutes to get him
out. und shust begin to put a lift on
a heel when mans comes in init dust
on his hat und stone in his hand und
says:
"Vhell. cobbler, I come to tell you all
about it before I go anywhere else"
Who vas dot?' says.
Why, don't you read all about dot
volcano. way off in MartiniQue?''
HOf 1xoc Foo
ry for der peoples"
4 knew it would. I knew you vhas
mans init a big heart in you. Well, I
come to tell you dot vhas in dose VOL
children und property. I vhas dead
broke. 1 don't hat cents Dose VOL
canoes throw dust on my hat und hit
me NIT desc big stones, und 1 shust
escape nit my life. All, cobbler. it
vhas something awfulEawful. You
can neffer understand how she vhas''
"Vhell, you Will find some ice water
in dot pail" I says.
ice water!" he ye1ls. What! You
offer me ice water when I ykas almost
killed by volcanoes! You pellet dot if
I hat ice water / can forget all about
my wifes and children! Mans, you
don't mean it!''
You Will find dot ice water all
right
TT can't bel 1t can't be! 1 must be
dreaming. 1t is not true dot Hans has
offered me ice water to help me forget
der horrors of my situation. He vhas
not der mans to insult me-
1T vhas ice water dot I make NIT
my own hands," I says, '.und 1 can
warrant dot you don't find any clubs
nor stones.''
1T vhas beer I want-beer beer.
beer!" he yells, und before 1 can get
him out of der shop he calls me one
hoonered bad names und pulls my nose
If he stays mooch longer, I pellet 1 hat
a volcano in der cellar.
In ten minutes, While I put a new
tongue in shoe, a mans NIT a smile on
him comes in und saws:
''vhas dis der shop of der German
cobbler?"
'She vhas."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29
JAYHAWKER JoTs.
Parsons has Jack the Hugger."
Concor1ia slot machines have bee

Parsons has a Jack the Hugger."
Concordia slot machines have been
turned to the wall
Sucking mules are selling for $166
each in Thomas county.
Syracuse is to have gauging station
at last. Good for Congressman Long.
The Neosho county jail Is empty for
the second time this year-or was yes
terday
The erection of windmi1ls and sinking
of wells is Hamilton county's present
industry.
Wathena man has bearing pear
orchard of 400 trees with each tree load
ed to the brim.
An Osborne county man came within
Is days of guessing how long an eight
day clock would run.
A Louisburg man carted q potato to
town that weighed two pounds after
the dirt was carefully shaken off.
Instead of running a drunken Indian
"In," Atchison officers run him out.
which was vastly more to the purpose.
The body of a dead baby found in an
Atwood hotel by normal students turn
ed out to be the skeleton of the family
cat.
What brand Of whisky could the Ly-
OnS man have been using when he kill
ed 20 snakes at one blow-one mother
and 40 little ones.
An Ottawa woman was unable to Sc
cure pair of number nine shoes in the
town. One store had Fights but they
were too small even without stockings
In rural neighborhood south of OF
tawa a mountain lion is devourfng the
farmers pigs and poultry. The animal
probably escaped from Buckskin Bills
show.
Dogs can't talk, but you always know
what they mean. With some men its
different. Else why should they pay
money back to the county that they
didn't steal.
In a moment of abstraction a Hal
stead citizen carried off several hundred
pounds of grapes from a neighboring
vineyard thinking he was under his
own vine and fig tree.
That 15-year-old Arkansas City boy
who followed his sweetheart to Wichita
and then tried suicide because she
wouldn't marry him. has too indulgent
a mother A Single and the bread and
water cure would seem about right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29

self ?"
He vhas''
'All right. hear about you many
times, und I know What sort of mans
you vhas. OF course you hear about
Noah's ark?"
MANY times"
"Und you pellet in him?"
Il surely do"
$50 do IT, he says. but many peo-
Piles do not. 1 meet oafer one t'ousand
peoples who smile und wink und laugh
nnd say it vhas all a joke. Such things
make me full Of grief"
But What shall you do about it?''
says.
Dots What come in to tell you. I
vhas going to set out und ind der
pieces of dot ark. It Will take me ten
years maybe und all my money, but
vhas willing. If 1 find der pieces. den
nopody can smile or wink any more. en-
I shall bring a large piecesof dot ark
right here to your shop und maybe it
Will hat Noah's name on it,
'.Vhell " says.
'.Vhell. l like a drink before I start
out, you know-maybe two drinks
und I come to you"
You can pass on"
saloons?"
Il mean I vhas no fool Do you Pc
lief you can make some suckers or
me?"
.svhat! vhat!" he yells. ct spend
ten years to find der pieces of dot ark.
und you won't buy me two beers!
Maybe my hearing vhas gone; maybe
I vhas crazy"
Il guess it vhas so," says, und I
hat some awful fights NIT him pefore
he Will go out. I pellet he vhas der
last, but in two minutes dot fat police
mans comes in und leans COP against
der wall und gasps out:
"Cobbler, I pellet my heart vhas GOV
ing to fail on me!''
I shump oop to put some water on
his head. but he waves me away und
groans:
Don't you know better ash dot? Dot
water strikes me dead Half you got
some brandy in a bottle?''
No.
mo"
Don't you hat some beer in a growl-
mot a DROP"
"Heafens, how I suffer! Cobbler. ii
you like to save my life run for a
quart of beer
Il don't hat some change"
Den get trusted"
But no saloon mans will trust. You.
must chew some wax or drink some
water
It vhas awful how dot policemans
me, but he don't got no beer NOBODY
get no beer out of me, und nopody vhas
ahead of me. und yet when dot little
tailor comes around to smoke a pipe
init me after supper he speaks COP und
says:
Hans, you had better go back to
Germany. You don't understand der
peoples, you know. You vhas too easy
to work."-(Copyrieht. 1902. by C. b.
Lewisl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-29
MADE HEADS SWIM.
German Emperor's Prompt Dis
missal Of Army Officers.

Berlin, Aug. 29-Capt Won Franken-
berg and First Lieut. Numbauer, of the
First regiment of field artillery, have
been dismissed from the army on ac-
count of the ovation given some time
ago at Gumbinnen, East Prussia, to
Lieut.. Hildebrand, the pardoned duelist
Another officer who commanded Hide
brands cavalry escort the day OF
the manifestation has been trans
ferred to the commissariat corps ana
Hildebrands regimental commander,
Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, and Major
Diekerhoff, have resigned upon demand,
although they did not participate in the
demonstrations and were unaware they
were projected. The dismissals of Won
Frankenberg and Numbaur were so
sudden that they had to be recalled
from the maneuvers, where they were
on duty,