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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
MICH DAMAGE at Wausau.

Wausau-Meager reports being re.
ceived here show that great destruc
ton was done In the county by hisn
water. A quarter of milo of the
Northwestern track each side OF Ed.
gar was washed away. A crew Of
men has been at work since Friday
night and the first regular train since
passed through yesterday. Thou,
sands of feet of lumber were carried
away.
Scotch creek, usually dry at this
season, is now a raging torrent. Near
~ every bridge in the western part OF
the county was destroyed
When the circuit court was called
yesterday morning only half OF the
jurymen We're present the rest being
unable to cross the streams to get to
the city.
John Glaesel, living east of the
city in a hollow, lost his horses aud
livestock by drowning in their sta.
bles. With the utmost difficulty he
saved his family by an improyisod
raft.
A lake now occupies the place
where the house stood.
Stewards sawmills in the city have
shut down and also the paper mills
at Brokaw. The lower floor OF the
latter is flooded and many carloads
of paper destroyed.
Fear is felt for the dams safety as
the Wisconsin river is still rising
Rains Sunday night and yesterday
cause people to look for a further
rise. The rumored destruction Of the
Tomahawk dam proved to be false
although the dam is in great danger
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
CHICAGO MARKETS.

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
STOUGHTON
SUFFERS A
BIG FIRE

Stoughton, Sept, 15.-Fire which
broke out in the tobacco warehouse
Of Levi kittilsen & Sons early yester-
day morning caused damage Of
$4,000,
Some $50 cases OF tobacco and 400
sacks of -four stored on the first
floor of the building. besides the office
furniture. were totally destroyed,
The upper story and basement were
occupied by Lichtenstetln Bros, to.
bacco dealers of New York, who also
had considerable leaf stored. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
The origin Of the fire is a mystery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17

The Paris foreign office advioes from
Bulgaria show the situation Ia grow
Ing more serious owing to reports that
Turkish troops are slowly nearing tho
border. II the advance continues,
there will be general mobilization OF
Bulgarian forces preparatory to meet
Ing eventuallttos The Russo-Austrian
note to the powers has been received,
II sets forth that In the event of hos.
Titles between Turkey and Bulgaria,
Russia and Austria will not give sup.
port to either of the parties. but will
hold each Of them to strict accounta-
bllty for their actions. It IL expected
that France viii adhere to the Russo
Austrian attitude.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
WILL START ON BIG MARCH.
Salvation Army Cavalry Men to Toui
Kentucky.

Cincinnati, Sept. 15.-The first use Of
cavalry men in the Salvation army will
be made this week in march through
the feud districts of Kentucky. Their
first meeting will be at Winchester,
kentucky. They will be on the march
three weeks and before returning will
visit Tennessee and Virginia. The
parade last night was followed by a
great meeting at which prayers were
offered for the success of the under
taking
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
MAcEDoNlAN INSURGENTS DE.
CipE ON TACTICS,
AGAINST A FORMAL WAR
Hope to Keep Up the Fighting and Ex.
haust the Turks-Reports Show
Heavy Losses Among Sultan's Sol
diers but Forces Of the Uprising
Lack Powder and Arms.

Sofia, Sept, t6,-Warned by previous
disastrous experiences, the revolution
AIRY leaders have decided to adopt only
guerilla tactics in eastern Macedonia
The guerilla warfare Is expected to OK.
haust the Turks much sooner,
In tho conflicts in the mountains of
Pirin, the Turks are reported to have
lost heavily in dead, while great
many were wounded, Tho revolution,
aries had only one slightly wounded,
The bands are experiencing great dill
Guilty III obtaining arms. 1t is ho.
lieyed that not single rifle can he
found in Sofia outside of the garrison
The Bulgarian government is report.
I'd to have protested against the Aus.
trians' action in intercepting 10000, 000
cartridges ordered for which Bulgar
ian money had been paid to the cen
tractors.
A panic prevails In the town OF
Nelos, Soldiers permit no ono t.
leave Velos, The peasants in the sur
rounding villages have been killed and
the villages destroyed,
Severe lighting has occurred noa,
Okrida, in which the Turks lost heav
ny, but the bands were forced to re-
tire,
An engagement between the Turks
and insurgents has taken place at ri
bartzi, and there again the Turks had
many killed and wounded The insur
gents casualties were only $50.
The villages OF Tsettna and Skotch
war have been destroyed and the In
hahitants massacred,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAsTENs
TO CORRECT ERROR.
HIGH PRAISE FOR Upton
Secretary Loeb Writes That the Chief
Executive Preferred to Remain
Away from Larger Formal Ban
quets But Would Be Glad to Feast
With the Challenger.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 15.-President
Roosevelt yesterday approved the is
suance of his formal statement OF the
facts concerning the Seawanhaka Cos
inthian Yacht club dinner incident,
which has created so much unpleasant
comment.
Colgate Hoyt, chairman of the board
of trustees of the yacht club, visited
oyster Bay in the afternoon and had
a conference with the president. He
expressed regret that any published
statement of the dinner incident
should have placed him in false at
titude, and, with view to relieving
Sir Thomas Upton of the embarrass-
ment because of the statements that
he had treated him with discourtesy
he authorized Mr.. Hoyt to make a
plain statement of the episode. Last
evening Mr.. Hoyt issued the follow.
ing:
There has been so much misunder-
standing over the proposed annual din
ner of the Seawanhaka Yacht club
that | feel it my duty as chairman of
the board of trustees to state the
facts, viz
THAT the president was invited by
me to be the guest of the club at it's
annual banquet and he accepted with
the distinct understanding that it was
not to be large formal function, but
simply the annual banquet of the club
for its members and guests. Sir
Thomas Lirton's name was not men,
toned, nor that of any other gentle
men, in my interview and to assure the
public that nothing was further from
the presidents thought than to bar
Sir Thomas Upton or anyone else
from the dinner, take pleasure in Civ
ing to the press the following, which
have just received from Secretary
Loeb:
MY dear Mr. Hoyt-The president
directs me to say that it will be a par
ticular pleasure to him If Sir Thomas
Upton can come to the Seawanhaka
dinner. AS you will recall that the
president said when the invitation was
extended to him, that he did not feel
like accepting any more invitations to
formal functions, that If it was simply
to be a neighborhood dinner among
his own friends in the Seawanhaka
club he would gladly come The pres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
cloudburst at Sparta.

Sparta-The most terrific thunder.
storm In years, amounting almost q
a cloudburst, visited this section
The streets are flooded and much
damage was done to bridges and
/ ghways throughout the county
Farm work has been practically at
standstilI three weeks, hardly any
ihreshing being done, and grain
stacks are growing badly. 1t some in.
stances farmers burned stacks 10 get
them out Of the way. Tobacco is
suffering badly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
NORTHWEST SWEPT BY GREAT
EQU|NOCT|AL STORM AND LOSS
To RAILROADS OVER S1.OOO.OOO

St Paul, Sept 15.-Wh losses amounting to $250,o00
day for three days. several fatal wrecks and dera
ments, than 100 washou telegraph wires down. soaking
lain progress several states and snoplows working
lines the Northwestern railways taxed the ut
limit Of eir ability maintain ANYTHING like regular
service and to preserve the safety Of their passengers
Beginning with the heavy rains Of Friday night there has
been almost continuous downpour Minnesota Iowa
and the Dakotas and sections of Nebraska
Late yesterday reports from the northern part Of the
showed tie rains general Souwest If St Paul the
worst conditions prevail and through # Iowa. southern
Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin raining Conserva-
tive railway officials believe the loss will exceed 81 100000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
People Driven From Homes.

Black River Falls--Dells dam at
Hatfield, used by the Logging ascot,
alton as flooding dam, was swept
away by the high water, causing a
rise of twelve feet at this point, the
highest mark it has attained for many
years. Residents in the lower part
Of the city moved from their homes
to places of safety,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO GER
MANY THRASAED BY PHYSICIAN.

Vienna, Sept. 15.-Djeved Abdullah
hey, physician to the Turkish EN-
bassy here, yesterday attacked and
thrashed the Turkish ambassador
Nedim bey whom he accused OF
sending unfavorable reports concern
ing him to the porte, thereby prevent.
ing Djeved from securing a better pc.
sition. The affair has created a SEN
sation. Djeved has been dismissed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
Aged Statesman Injured.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Former Unit.
ed States Senator G. b. Farwell who
has been seriously i'll for several
weeks, fell from chair last evening
and sustained broken arm. The
aged statesman was recently operat-
ed upon and it is feared the fresh
shock will endanger his ultimate re,
coyery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
BULGARIA APPEALS TO POWERS;
PREPARES FOR DECLARATION OF WAR

Sofia Sept H.. The Bulgarian government has addressed
the powers declaring that the porte Systematically
devastating Macedonia and massacreng the christian popula
ton Further says Turkey has modified her whole army,
which possibly be for the sole purpose Of uppreng tho
revolution Therefore, the Bulgarian government appeals
the humane sentiment Of Europe prevent continuance Of
the and devastation and to stop the mobilization Of
the Turkish army. The memorandum concludes with tho
plain statement that unless The powers intervene Bulgaria will
be forced u take such she may deem necessary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17

At New York Isaac Mcclellan and
George II Huntington o. the Colombia
Supply company. indicted at Washing
ton III connection with the postal scan.
dal. surrendered to the United States
marshal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
chekib Rey Receives Ttdlnss,

Washington, sept 15.~Chekb hey,
the Turkish minister, had an interview
with Acting Secretary Adee yesterday
A cablegram was received yesterday
by Chekib hey from his government
1t told OF fierce encounter Sunday
near Kesrie, between Turkish troops
and Bulgarian brigands, in which over
100 of the latter were killed and a
large number taken prisoners. Tho
dispatch also said that quantities OF
arms. ammunition and dynamite bombs
were captured The minister inform.
ed Adee that tho operations OF tho
Turkish troops recently has led to tho
capture Of n large number of Rulgar.
ian hrtgands and that state OF panic
exists among them in consequence OF
the determination of the sultan to sup
press their lawless acts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17

creek bottoms, About 5 O'clock
lightning struck the Light and Power
Cos plant nj Eau Gale and this city
was in darkness, Many cellars were
flooded
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17

ident has particularly high regard
for Sir Thomas Upton and high APP
probation of the manly and sportsman.
like spirit he has shown throughout
the yacht contest. The president earn.
estly desired that Sir Thomas be pres
emit at the dinner"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17
Upton Coming West.

Buffalo. Sept 15.-Sir Thomas Lip.
ton passed through Buffalo yesterday
enroute to Chicago. Regarding the in
vitation he was alleged to have re,
ceived from the Seawanhaka CORN.
THAN Yacht club he said that he did
not remember having received any in
vitation. He said he could not attend
the dinner anyway for the reason that
he was going to Chicago to remain un.
til Monday and consequently could not
possibly attend the dinner on the 18th.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
CHAPTER x.
Light OF Dark?

Was it witchwork, the sort of magic
to which Mrs. Fry referred, that kept
Primus Edes so much in the mind Of
Mrs. Hamilton during the week, or
some esoteric influence of which she
was alone conscious and of so subtle
a nature that she dare not entertain
it? She chose rather to consider her
self swayed by the resemblance which
she alone could see to her husband,
altho she was forced to own that it
was not of a striking nature, except
about the eyes. The hair was darker
in the case of Edes, and the complex
ion also. If she could but know that
neither was darkened by any process!
What then? Did she think her hus-
band, Vane Hamilton, would sneak
back to Grovedale, disguised. go to
work as a laborer in his own mill.
board with women he knew, and
attract attention to himself by watch
ing his own house? Could anything
be more foolish. more futile, if con-
cealment was desired? If not desired.
the course was palpably more foolish
still.
Constance knew all this, but she was
| strangely fascinated by the, mans per-
| sonality, SO like her husbands. she
| imagined. In few days as she saw
nothing Of the person, she decided to
call on Mrs. Fry and inquire whether
| he was still confined to the house.
Mrs. Fry would not deem it strange,
| for she always called to see sick peo-
| pie, and sent them delicacies. So with
a tumbler of currant jelly Mrs. Hamil-
ton approached the little house one
morning, but went to the front door
instead of the side one, as usual, for
she did not care to see the person who
so strangely interested her. She only
wished to ask Mrs. Fry some questions
in regard to his hair and complexion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
BY Auburn 2672s, in the Sing Sing
Star of Hope.

began life as a farmer-nny first
recollection of anything in particular
dates back to a time, now dimly re-
menbered, when I found myself sit
ting in a dalsy covered field, wonder
ing what 1T. was all about, who Twas
and where came from.
There is something mysterious
about first recollections. One can't
quite decide which is really the first
and which is not. Howsoever, just
about the time first discovered my
self, L discovered another. This other
being that came into my life from
rothlngness, grayely informed me
that her name was Ban. .
AS I grew older I discovered fur
Their that was Of a sex locally known
as Dyes" and Ban" Of a sex cate
gorically placed in the local vernacu-
lar as gals; also that Ban was
! my sister.
| AS the tiine continued to go on, as
time Will, discovered further that ]
lacked something that most of the
boys that l knew possessed, that is
ali adult "gal' whom I could cali
ma mar" man. NAV" OF
mum . when speaking in the second
person, or me mudder," when speak
| ing in the third.
! How I ever got into this world
without having that which all the
/ other boys seemed to have couldn't
understand. 1 don't believe that
thought a great deal on the subject
during those early days-eventuaI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
STORY OF AN OLD SWEETHEART

ly I discovered that ] had mother.
but that she had entered into eternal
rest, as was beautifully expressed in
the old Bible Ban used to show me,
upon the same day that my personal
history began. Poor dear Ban, she
filled that void as much as she could
with her frail figure and immense love.
Both mother and sister was she, and SO
i grew and grew, like Mr.. Ph1nney's
lurnip, until I was in knickerbockers,
then into cowhide boots, and then into
mans estate, and all the time there
was Ban" who, after my eighteenth
than lin fact seemed to shrink.
Then came the time when discovered
how foolish 1t was for a man to be die
tated to by a woman, and that woman
a sister. At 81 the disgrace of re-
ceiving even a hint of what was con-
sidered my path of duty, coming from
| this now somewhat frail woman, grav-
eled me. So had my own way, and
| landed here. And then-well, you all
know who 1t is that sticks. 1t is
mother, sister, or wife; nobody else!
never!
And SO, as I sat here thinking over
the past and it's mistakes, the face OF
| a frail little woman, her hair slightly
tinged with gray, kept coming before
me- And then-well, / discovered
that this gray-haired woman was the
dearest in the world to me, my mother
and my sister in one, and as I have
averred in my long-ago childhood
my sweetheart. So, when this bit is
over, here's little boy that goes back
to the farm and tries to repay some of
! the old love given him by his old
/ sweetheart, Ban.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11

/. + / ) s
We'll, Jerome managed to prove
that he had not stolen the waistcoat.
Calhoun Hamilton had stolen it, and
Jerome had bought it from Calhoun
for a small sum.
Now, Jerome the master said, I
admit you're not a thief, but you're a
receiver of stolen goods, and that's just
as bad
No., no, sir said Jerome. No,
no. That is not just as bad by any
means
why isn't it just as bad?' said the
master.
Because you wouldn't receive
stolen goods yourself, sir, if it was
bad
"'How do you mean? Me receiver
of stolen goods? Explain yourself,
the master commanded.
why, sir said Jerome, you
bought and paid for me, the same as
bought and paid for that red velvet
waistcoat. Well, wasn't I stolen, same
as the waistcoat was? Wasn't T stoler
out of Africa q"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

In the United States the excess Of
births over deaths was % per 1000
in 1880; to-day. it is 13; the French
rate was rs in IA, % in '94 and 81 to-
day, or a drop Of 4.3 during the period
for which returns were available. Dur
ing the corresponding period the Eng
lish rate has fallen s, the Italian 81,
In Germany AZ. In Russia the rate
is advancing. 1t was ATT in '92 and
is over 40 to-day. In Australia the
rate is falling most alarmingly; in 81
it was 41.9 and to-day it is but 27.35.
The cost of lumber has increased
over 100 per cent in twenty years,
the cost of burnt clay products has
been decreasing steadily, improved
methods in manufacture more than
compensating for increased cost Of Ia
Dor. There is no: longer any excuse
for not building houses absolutely
fireproof, building the floors and par
titions Of flreproof tile instead of tim
Der. Bids taken for the two ways
of constructing a house recently show
difference in favor Of the ffreproof;
built this way the house will cost
s5,136, while built Of wood it will cost
$5,S75.
1t is estimated that by 1916 Eng
land will have exhausted all her coal
that lies in less than 1900 feet depths
but the same engineers estimate that
she will still have enough to supply
that time the English will be using
some heat-producing American in
VentiOn. .,ss.#
1t costs somewhere near $4,000, 200
year to run our government printing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
CHAPTER IX.-Continued.

'8"You should never be naughty, par
ticularly to one not SO well placed as
yourself, my. dear. The man meant
no harm, 1 am quite sure. No doubt
he loves children and your hair looked
pretty to him"
don't care to have a common person
like him touch my hair replied
Glare. quite unmollified, and draw
ing himself UP in dignifled fashion.
"Clare," asked her mother, hesttat-
ingly, ''did he resemble your papa in
any way, do you think z
mo, indeed, mama, not In any way
at ALL very decidedly. "Papa's hair
was light and this mans was dark
and horrid, and his hands We're hor-
rid, too Papa's were nice like mine. =
at thought his eyes were like pa
pas" said Perley, who liked to agree
with his mother.
IT thought SO, too, Perley; but, OF
course, he does, not look so We'll
mo, I should say not" said Glare;
s.tmy father was very handsome
man"
Mrs Hamilton noticed that for sew
eral weeks the children spoke of theii
father in the past tense as If for them
he had no more existence, and it made
her heart sink at this confirmation
slight tho it might be, of her owl
mind.
4. The strange man she saw in church
FINGERED In her thoughts during thu
week, and was no doubt pinned there
by a strange circumstance that came
to her notice on Tuesday evening. A!
Nsshe drew the curtains at nightfall be
fore lighting the lamps, she saw
man standing directly under a tai
tree that stood in the yard, which wa
fenceless, and about a rod from tn
( window. He appeared to be looking
directly in, but as soon as the cur
efains were drawn he shrank back
slowly turned away and walked down
the street. This Mrs. Hamilton say
sby holding the drapery a little on
side and peering out. She was con
svinced that the man was no othe
than the one she remarked at church
A slight uualm Of fear came over he