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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
CRITICAL AT coNsTANTINoPLs.
Minister Leishman Says Powers Are
Landing Men.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Minister
Leishman has cabled the state de-
partment that owing to the disturbed
conditions in Constantinople, an addi-
tional Kavaass. or detective force, had
been stationed at the American lega-
ton. This action was taken on the
suggestion of the Turkish govern
ment, which has assured the American
minister that it will use every precau-
ton to protect all foreigners, but has
warned the different embassies and le-
cations that 1t would be well to
strengthen the force inside the build
ings.
In case a necessity develops 1t Is
possible that the Turkish government
will be requested to allow the United
States to send a detachment of
marines from the squadron which is
expectedto arrive at Beirut today. The
United States has no authority to send
warship through the Dardanelles,
and would have to have the consent of
Turkey and also that of other Euro
pean powers to do so. Minister Leish-
man, in his cablegram, informed the
department that number of govern
ments have landed marines in Con-
stantinople for the protection Of the
embassies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
FALLING WALLS KILL TWO.
Two Story Brick Building at vinton
colIapses Without Warning.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 5.-A two-story
brick building in process of modern.
izing, collapsed without warning at
Vinton yesterday while the streets
,.IeqlsI 'uosuqor, meEIIIM, :peep eqI
The dead: William johnson, lather;
buried in debris, and an unknown man,
body not yet recovered. The injured:
George Pitts, plumber, leg broken and
internal injuries, possibly fatal; w. H.
Bowen, plasterer, buried in debris, will
recover; Fred Dake and AL. Fisher,
painters, thrown from ladders and
struck by debris, injuries not danger
Gus.
The unknown man was a young
farmer, who was seen walking along
the side of the building an instant be-
fore it fell, and has not yet been found.
The collapsed portion of the building
was 25xS0 feet, two stories high, in
the lower part of which was Quinn's
grocery store. The clerks and custo-
mers all escaped with slight injuries.
The noise of the falling building was
heard all over the town and the cloud
of dust was SO dense that it was fully
fifteen minutes before the work of
rescue could be commenced.
The owner of the building is A. G.
Parsons, a jeweler. The building rep
resented his savings of a life time.
His loss is irreparable and he was so
Frustrated that he had to be carried
to his home.
1t was hours before the body of
Johnson was reached. 1t is believed
he was instantly killed. He leaves a
wife and daughter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
HAS 10000 RARE BUGS
But Iowa City Professor Worked Hard
For Them.

Iowa City, September 3.-Prof Hen
ry F. Wickham, professor of entomo-
logy, at the State University of Iowa,
has returned home fEor, o triumphant
eleven weeks tour of the blazing des-
ert at the Great Basin.
Day after day, without food and wa
ter. day at time. he sought rare
and soda lakes of that district.
He covered thousands of miles, in
all, and again and again pursued his
investigations where no entomologist
had ever before set foot.
AS a result of his sacrifice of peace
and comfort, he secured 10000 speci-
mems, and among them were many
absolutely new to the scientific world.
The University of Iowa will be the
gamer by Prof. Wickham's researches
and privations, for the collections will
prove of inestimable value to the Iowa
museum, but the world of science at
large will also profit, inasmuch as the
information he toiled and sacrificed
for will be duly published-and it will
be-in part--entirely new to entomo-
logists in every land.
The Investigations and discoveries
made by the Iowan have fostered and
endorsed the theory which he has
strongly advocated, and for which he
has labored long-that the distribu-
ton of insects in the Great Basin to-
day is largely determined by the geo
logical formations connected with the
great ancient lakes, Bonneville and La
hontan.
This theory was sustained the past
summer. although Prof. Wickham, to
accomplish his purpose, was compell-
ed to walk over an arid desert, across
which horses could not travel--and
on the burning sands OF which scorp-
ion could be broiled to death in less
than 80 seconds desert on which
the thermometer registered 119 de-
grees in the shade-if the word
"shade" is not misnomer.
The result of part of his investiga-
tons was told, by request, to the San
Francisco chronological club, in a
scholarly paper, on his return to civili-
cation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
Londoners Not Interested.

London, Sept. 4.--The final defeat of
Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger,
Shamrock III, was received in London
with absolute listlessness. Most Of the
afternoon papers published a special
edition announcing the result OF the
cup race but the announcement had
already been discounted by the dis
patches giving the progress Of the
race. The consensus OF opinion Is
that Sir Thomas Upton has done
everything that time and money could
accomplish and widespread sympathy
for him is shown. The chief hope ex-
pressed in the streets Is that Canada
will enter the lists next year and pos
sibly succeed where the mother coun-
try has failed. II seems improbable
that in view of the failure of Sham
rock III another challenger will soon
be dispatched from England.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
AUSTRIAN SHIP BLOWN UP.


Twenty-Five Persons Perish as Re-
suit Of Destruction Of vaskapu.
Constantinople, Sept. 3.-Three ex-
plosions occurred yesterday on the
Austrian steamer Vaskapu soon after
leaving the Bulgarian port of Burgas
enroute for Constantinople, by which
twenty-nine persons persisted. The
vessel caught fire and had to be
beached.
A telegram conveying this news
was received by the agent here of the
Hungarian Levant line, to which the
Vaskapu belongs.
The telegram said the Vaskapu
has been destroyed in the Black sea.
The captain and officers of the
steamer and six Of her crew were
killed, total of twenty-nine lives
being lost.
The Vaskapu shipped for Varna,
Bulgaria, and after calling at Burgas,
was steaming through the Black sea
to Constantinople when three explo-
sions took place on board.
The deck of the vessel took fire
and she had to be run ashore at Mis-
ivria bay, eighteen miles north of Bur-
gas. where she Is still burning.
The vaskapu belonged to the Hun
garian Levant Steamship company Of
Fiume, Austria, and has been engaged
in the sea service. She was built in
Newcastle in 1891, and was steamer
Of 1,076 tons. She was 260 feet long
and thirty-six feet beam, and depth
of 1853 feet.
London, Sept. 3.--In dispatch
from Vienna, reporting the destruc-
ton Of the steamer Vaskapu in the
Black sea, the opinion is expressed
that the Bulgarian revolutionists
were responsible for the explosions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
AMERICA CUP
TO REMAIN HERE
England Must Produce a &C.
MUS Equal to Herreshof
10 Secure 1t.
THE FINAL RACE IS SAILED
Lead of Reliance Was So Great 1t
Was Said There Was No Second
Shamrock ~ Lost Her Bearings
and Did Not Cross the Line.

New York, Sept. 4.-Reliance, the
won the third and final race for that
famous trophy, the Americas cup. In
dense fog which prevented vision
beyond 200 yards she finished the
race at 5:30:02. Shamrock Ill after
running for more than an hour in the
fog, missed the final line, passed by
it and then returned to it from the OPP
posite direction. AS Reliance was
being towed through the feet yacht
ensigns fluttered from her truck and
spreaders in celebration of her victory.
Shamrock Ill did not cross the finish
line. AS often said of the historic
race when the America won the cup,
there was no second.
This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts to sail
off the final race after the outcome
had been admitted by even Sir
Thomas Upton to be foregone con-
clusion. Yesterdays was the eighth
attempt to sail a race. After one
fiuke Reliance won the two following
races, one by seven minutes and
three seconds and the other by one
minute and nineteen seconds. A
week ago yesterday the first attempt
to sail the third race failed and at
tempts have been made every day this
week. On these occasions Reliance
led Shamrock to the finish line by
two miles but failed to reach 1t be-
fore the expiration of the time limit
of five and half hours. Yesterdays
victory means that the cup is destined
to remain in America until England is
able to produce genius equal to Her
reshoff in yacht designing.
Rarely If ever has there been a more
spectacular finish than Reliance's
yesterday. After racing for more
than an hour at great speed through
binding fog, Reliance hurst through
the, wall of mist upon the vision of the
spectators feet assembled at the
finish line, and heeling under a great
bellying balloon jib topsail, until her
lee rail was awash, few across the
finish line almost before the spectators
could determine for a certainty that
it was she. Once more the Yankee
boat had added to the long string of
victories in contests for the honored
old silver trophy that carried with it
the blue ribbon of the sea.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
FOOD ADULTERATlON
Result of Pure Food Experiment by
DR., Weems.

Ames, Sept. 5.-A move toward the
suppression of food adulteration and
towards securing the passage of pure
food laws in Iowa was made some
time ago by the state department of
agriculture. The action taken was
the appointing of committee 20 make
tests of various articles of food now
on the market to determine their pur-
ity. The committee appointed includ-
ed the Hon. S. B. Packard, DIR. ]. B.
Weems of Ames and Mr.. w. j. Wragg.
Prof Weems, station chemist at
Ames, began some chemical tests of
vinegars, baking powders, jellies, cat
sups, mustards, preserves, soups,
breakfast foods, and other similar
articles now sold on the market. 1t
was considered necessary to the pas
sage of pure food laws that the in
furious authorizations, if any existed
in such foods, should be shown. Not
only the consumer, but the grocery
man, also suffers from adulterated
food. For example, about &C per cent
of the vinegar of commerce which
is sold for pure cider vinegar was
found to be impure. The grocers
claim to buy it for cider vinegar and
elm that in many cases the jobber
himself is deceived.
Following are the results of some of
the tests. There are three chief kinds
of baking powder. OF these all con-
tain soda and filler, the latter being
composed of starch and -four. The
distinctive characteristics of the three
kinds are that cream of tartar pow
der contains cream of tartar, alum
powder contains alum and phosphate
powder contains phosphate. The adul-
teration usually consists in substitute
ing alum or phosphate for the more
expensive cream of tartar and selling
all as cream of tartar baking powder.
Gypouim or starch is also used as the
adulteration forming a more injurious
food.
Jellies were another food tested.
Most articles of commerce Of this ma
ture were found to consist of some
cheap, poor quality of fruit to which
was added corn syrup or glucose, fla
voring and coloring matter. Often
even the fiavoring and coloring is neg
lected. A half dozen glasses of the
same brand labeled as different jel-
lies could have been taken from the
same bucket so exact were they in
color and taste. The better iellies are
highly favored to initiate the real
article. In fact, both jellies and cat
sups are often colored in excess of
the natural product They have a
very pleasing color that the home
product does not have. In cooking
the color to some extent disappears
and accordingly the housewife cannot
give to her home made product of the
pure unadulterated fruit the highly
pleasing color of the commercial ar
ticle
DIR. Weems' test next considered
will be along the line of breakfast
foods.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
REVOLUTION PROCLAIMED
Notice Issued of Outbreak In North.
ern Macedonia.

ern Macedonia.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 2.-The Mace.
DOMAIN revolutionaries awaited the an
niversary Of the sultan's accession to
proclaim the long anticipated general
instruction in northern Macedonia,
the proclamation of which was issued
yesterday signed by all the members
of the insurgent general STAFF. The
new outbreak is headed by the famous
Macedonian leaders, General Font
chief, president of the Macedonian
committee, and Colonel Jankoff. who
was wounded in the rising Of 1902.
The new territory covers the dis
trict in the valley of the Struma at
the base of the Rhodope mountain
chain and to the north of the river
vardar Colone Jankoff is directing
the movements Of the bands In the
southern part. News Of severe fight
ing is still coming in. At the village
of Armensi after days fighting the
Turkish troops in the night time mas
sacred the entire population Of $50
men and 200 women. The Turks have
also massacred the inhabitants Of the
village of Velesi.
1t is reported that Hilmi Pasha, the
inspector general for Macedonia, re-
fuses to leave his headquarters at
Monastir The insurgent leader Grueff,
in a letter to Hilmi Pasha demanded
that he prevent the barbarous acts of
the Turkish soldiers and Bashi Ba-
zouKs, otherwise the revolutionaries
would massacre all the Turkish inhab-
itants. The insurgents have occupied
the mountain pass of Gergele on the
main line from Salonica to Uslsub and
Turkish troops have been sent to dis
lodge them.
The town of Malkoternovo>i Is report
ed to be in state of anarchy, the
Turks plundering the houses and COM
hitting unspeakable atrocities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
BALKAN ASPECT ALARMS.
Seriously Occupies the Attention Q
All the European Capitals.

London, Sept. 5.-The increasing
threatening aspect of affairs in the
Balkans seriously occupies all the
European capitals. What shall be
done in Macedonia is anxiously dis
cussed on all sides. The censorship
is active in Constantinople, for the
| only news thus far of the landing of
| marines emanated from Washington.
The subject is not mentioned in any
Constantinople dispatches received
here.
The Austrian embassy at Constan-
tinople, in the absence of convincing
proofs, has not yet taken action. The
police in the meantime are arresting
Bulgarians in all parts of CONSTANT
nople, and wild rumors are afioat there
of other projected outrages.
The Vienna bourse is panic stricken
because of the fears of war. Most ac-
tive military preparations by the
Turkish government are proceeding,
and Turkish officers are talking Sof
their ability to reach Sofia within
three weeks from the outbreak of
war.
Dispatches from Sofia, via Vienna,
assert that the war party in Bulgaria
is gaining ground. The semi-official
Drovnik is preaching a war, and has
revealed the existence of an alleged
Russo-Bulgarian treaty of alliance
signed by DR.. Danieff and General Pa
prikoff, late Bulgarian premier and
minister of war respectively.
On the other hand, showing the
difficulty of arriving at an accurate es-
innate of the real condition of affairs,
the Sofia correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph declares that Bulgaria's
aversion to war is insuperable on both
military and political grounds. He as.
serts that the Bulgarian government
is resolved sedulously to avoid every
thing calculated to lead to hostilities,
first, on account of the Austro-R Russian
opposition and secondly, because the
army is totally unprepared for war.
Prince Ferdinand is devoting his eff
forts to staving off decision, hoping
that the powers. for their own safety,
will arrange for Europe a control Of
Macedonia and the restoration of
peace.
"A detailed chapter of events would
be more bewildering than instructive"
continues the correspondent, but
neither side is fighting with kid gloves
and rosewater. The real responsible
ity for the trouble rests neither with
the Turks nor the insurgents, but on
the European powers, who awakened
the hopes of the Macedonians 25
years ago and then abandoned them to
their fate. 1t should, in Justice. be
stated, however. that Russia has less
cause for self-reproach than the rest
of Europe"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWkEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
THIEF CAUGHT AT DIES MONIES
Burton Miller Stole $1,000 From a
Farmer at FontaneIIe and Had a
Big Time In Des Moines During
State Fair Week.

Des Moines, September 3.-With
almost 81, 900 which he stole from John
Scofield Of Fontanelle, Iowa, Burton
Miller a young man nineteen years
Of age, has been having the time of
his life in Des Moines the past week
of the state fair. Schofield, who lost
the money, had no faith in banks, and
always keeps his wealth about his
home, sealed up in tin cans, boxes and
bureau drawers. Miller and his &C.
complete in the robbery secured the
$1,000 by using can-opener upon a
strong tin box in which Schofeld had
placed the money. Detective George
Yeager, who arrested Miller at the
corner of Sixth and Grand avenue, has
secured full and complete confession,
not only of the crime committed, but
of the disposition of the larger part
of the money. The local detective, in
company with Constable w. F. Nc
Campbell, who was in the city all day
Tuesday, have secured the return Of
$3.50 of the stolen money. The money
had been dealt out as presents to Mil
lers friends and in several cases to
chance acquaintances.
John Schofield is one of the wealthy
citizens of Adair county. He is aged,
and resides a good deal of the time
with his son-in-law in Fontanelle.
For many years he had a prejudice
against banks and has boarded up his
wealth in his home. Being the owner
Is, iY Hon.
tanelle, Schofield has steadily acquired
a small fortune which he has kept hid
about his home Several days ago the
aged gentleman went to Wisconsin for
a visit, leaving his gold in charge OF
his son-in-law. While the son-in-law
and his wife were away from the house
an entrance was effected through
cellar window by Burton Miller and
an accomplish, and the $1,000 secured
from an old tin box. The box was
securely locked and sealed and the
thieves were compelled to open 1t with
a can opener. Unfortunately the rob-
bers left evidence of the work behind.
When the son-in-law returned to the
house he found that the box had been
opened. He had not known of the
amount of money in the box, but sur
missed that it was several hundred dol
lars. Instead of parading the loss
through the neighborhood the matter
was quietly told to the constable, Nc
Campbell ascertained that young Mil
Ter had left the village the night fol-
lowing the robbery and he determined
to follow the young fellow.
At Creston young Miller spent the
first of his illgotten gain by purchas-
ing watch and chain and $3.50 ring.
The watch and chain cost s25. He
then came on to Des Moines to see
the great Iowa State Fair. He squan-
dered a large portion of the money
buying anything that he desired, and
loaned large sums to friends. Much
of the money loaned has been re-
nnunrad
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
STRUCK WIFE WITH AN AK.
Jens PauIson, Thought to Be Dement,
ed, Commits Brutal Assault.

Boone, Sept. 3.-Jens Paulson, a
farmer, committed a brutal assault
upon his wife yesterday afternoon,
striking her on the head with an AK
and nearly killing her. She is now
at her home, two miles west Of Miner
al Ridge, in this county, In precari-
Gus condition, and will probably die.
There is great excitement among
the inhabitants of the little mining
town of Frazer, which is in that vicin-
ity, and many hard threats of ven
geance are heard. The deputy sherin
and police have gone from this city
to arrest Paulson, who, it is now be-
lieved, is demented and unaccount-
able for his rash act. He is, however,
desperate man and about year ago
was shot in the leg by Boone
officer, from whom he was trying to
ESCAPE,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
FOR PETERSON MURDER.
Chief of Police Bracket on the Best
Glue Yet,

Des Moines, Sept. 5.-The Peterson
murder mystery may yet be solved.
Chief of Police Bracket is authority
for the statement that he is now work
ing upon the strongest clue that has
yet been discovered. He went to
Oskaloosa yesterday and it is under
stood that his mission has to do with
the case, although he absolutely de-
clined to divulge any information as
to the clue or his investigations.
The Peterson children, Tommy and
Lena, were killed more than a year
ago, while on their way home from
church one Sunday evening. The
scene of the crime was north of High
land Park college. Its purpose appear
ed to be assault on the girl and the
boy seemed 10 have been slain de-
Tending his sisters honor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
WIDOWS LAND CLAIMS.
Allegation Of Fraud for Benefit Of Cat.
tlemen Being Looked Into.

Washington, Sept. 4.-Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday heard arguments
n case involving the legality of en-
tries made by soldiers widows in the
interest of cattlemen in western Ne
braska. The case is that Of Anna
3owles, and involves the require
ments under section 1907 Of the re-
yised statutes, governing the rights of
soldiers widows to make homestead
entries, particularly with reference to
the point as to whether the require
ments include residence. The entry
woman in this case contends that resi-
dence on the land entered is not nee
essary. She also contends that hav-
ing an entry, she can lease the land or
make an agreement to sell on the COM
pletion of her final entry. The COM
missioner of the general land office re-
fused to concede these points, and
the case went before the secretary on
appeal. The land involved is in the
Broken Bow land district, and the case
Is test one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
GIG SUM FROM AN ESTATE
Collateral Inheritance Collection That
Breaks the Record.

Breaks the Record.
Des Moines, September 3.-There is
a good prospect that the present
month will break all records in the
matter of the collection of collateral
inheritance taxes. Tuesday over S.
900 was received at the state treas
urer's Office in small amounts from
various counties. Yesterday the sec
ond largest single payment was made.
This was a draft for s12 ,96543, on &C
count of the estate of the late John
B. Phelps of Davenport, who died three
years ago. He left an estate, chiefly
in corporation stocks which Melted
over 100000, one-half of which went
to the widow and the remainder to
collateral heirs. He left bequest of
1000 to the Academy Of Science.
The only other single collection as
large as this one was early in the life
of the law and good part of that had
to be paid back again. The $4,000 is
not all that will be collected on this
estate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
Held to Grand Jury.

accused of assaulting his two young
daughters at Evans, has been bound
over to the grand jury under bond OF
$1,000 which he cannot furnish. His
wife is said to be taking his part and
has sent the two girls away so they
cannot appear against him. The peo-
pie of Evans are highly incensed at
her action and the women have called
upon Mrs. Taylor and requested her
not to make any move in the behalf OF
the inhumaiI husband and father.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
Trust ignored by Butchers.

Dubuque, Sept. 4.-The members of
the Dubuque Butchers association,
becoming incensed at the action, of the
Chicago and other outside meat deal
esr in taking off the delivery wagons,
have decided to rely on themselves
hereafter, and will slaughter their
own cattle. The old abbatoir is being
put in shape for the work. They say
they can furnish their own meats
cheaper than they can buy them from
Armour and others.