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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-07

None of these prisons has so evil
memory as the Conciergerie. 1t was
not only the most ancient and formid-
able Of them all, but such deeds took
place within it's walls that its very
name is reproach to the nation which
established it. During the revolution
it was named 1.-THE ante chamber to the
guillotine," for more than 1000 souls
passed under it's frowning gates to their
death. OF these the greatest in rank
was the queen, Marie Antoinette, who
slept here before her execution. Soon
after she had mounted the scaffold the
twenty-five Girondins condemned to
death within day were brought into
it's gates for their last lodging on earth.
Thence, too, passed the dukes of Or
leans and of ChaZun and many others
of the best blood of France. Gen. Beau
harnais, whose widow was to become
Napoleon's only love, was here. So was
Lavoisier, the great chemist, of whom
Lagrange said. 1T took but minute
to cut that head off. 1t will be CEN
fury before France will have another
like it," And here, too, were Charlotte
Corday, Desmoulins, Danton, and, final
ly Robespierre himself.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-07

The prison OF Vincennes was first
built by the miscalled John the Good
and, after being allowed to fall into
a ruinous condition, was restored by
Louis XI. It's most distinguished guest
was the young pretender, bonnie
Prince Charlie" who, after the signing
of the treaty of AK la Chapelles, was
requested to leave France. He refused
to obey the command of Louis XIV to
this effect, determining in a moment of
bravado to attend the opera the very
evening after he had received his in
junction. When the hour arrived he
set out in spite Of the advice of his
followers, who feared public scandal.
But the prince only exclaimed, "The
more public the better!" and went his
way. AS he approached the opera
house he discovered that it was sur
rounded by 1000 soldiers. No sooner
had his carriage drawn up at the steps
than a body of cavalry massed itself
round about and harsh demand was
made on the hot-headed youth for his
sword.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
Mr.. GREER DOES NOT AGREE.
Some of County Appointments Made.
without His sanction.

The County Commissioners are not in
harmony over a number of appointments
that have been recently made. 1t is under
stood the board disagreed over the removal
of William Hoffman, who has for two years
been bailiff of the Commissioners Court.
Hoffman is to be succeeded by William
Lewis, of North Indianapolis. This action
was taken last Friday, it appears, without
the consent of Mr.. Greer. The board then
had general talk concerning the other APP
pointments. Mr.. Greer says the appoint
ment of attorneys and physicians for the
county, which were made last week, met
with his approval, although he was not en-
tirely satisfied with some of the selections.
He then proposed that the heads OF the
county institutions, including the custodian
of the courthouse be reappointed, which
would extend their service to three years.
He also suggested that all other employees
who have satisfactorily performed their du-
ties be appointed for another year. Mr..
Greer seems to have understood this plan
was to be observed by Commissioners Hard
ing and McGregor. 1t was learned yester-
day that j. II. Moore and wife, assistant
superintendent and natron Of the work.
house had been removed and that John
Parker, custodian of the courthouse, will
succeed Mr.. Moore. In Parker's place Rob-
ert Senior, of the First ward, has been APP
pointed. 1t is understood that these changes
have been made without the sanction of
Commissioner Greer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
X. Of p. subchairmen Meet.

There was largely attended meeting last
night at the Commercial Club rooms of the
chairman of the subcommittee of the
finance committee which has in charge the
raising of funds for the entertainment of
the National Encampment of the knights of
Pythias. The purpose of the meeting was to
secure from the Sub-chairmen their views
on a proper method to go about the solicit
tation of subscriptions The chairman, ID.
NJ. Parry, expressed his views as to what
should be done by the different sub-chair-
men and the members of the committees,
as did Otto F'renzel chairman OF the exec
utive committees finance committee. Col.
j. r. Ross expressed decided views, and the
general opinion was that the work of So
liqitation for the funds should begin at
once.
With this in view. the chairmen of the
different committees present gave notice to
General Secretary Bowers of the dates they
desired to meet with their committees and
notices will be sent to the different COM
mittee members Immediately, that each
subcommittee may be organized and given
instructions under the general scheme al
once. Each subcommittee is to be given
the latitude it desires. A general report
is TO be made at a meeting of the commit
tee of sub-chairmen to be held next Monday
evening.
There was considerable enthusiasm shown
by the sub-chairmen.
Colonel Ross said last night: Some idea
may be had of the magnitude OF the en-
campment of the Pythians by what other
cities have witnessed. In Cincinnati, in
1888 the first large encampment of the UNI
form Rank was held. and there were 10000
members of the Uniform Rank in camp and
So C0 visitors. AT the Milwaukee encamp-
ment, in 1890, there We're 5000 men in camp
and over 100000 people in attendance during
the week of the affair. Kansas City had
the encampment of 1892 and there We're
gathered in camp 1900 sir knights, and the
number of visitors to the city, a mini
mum, was figured at 100000. Owing to diff
ferenceS with the railroads. the Washing
ton encampment in 1894 saw but 10000
was enormous. Again in 1896, owing t. rail-
road differences the Minneapolis encamp-
ment was called off, but at the brigade en-
campment there were 5000 men in camp and
at Cleveland in the same year 5000 men
were in camp. The fact that within a cir
conference of $50 miles there are 10000
members of the order indianapolis can eX-
pect from this territory, at the lowest esti-
mate, one-half of the membership"
Additional names were placed on the fol-
lowing subcommittee on request of the
chairmen of the committees by Chairman
Parry.
Retail District, Northwest-Harry Walk
Retail District, SouthWest-GeOrge De-
luse. Harry Moran, p H. McNelis.
Coal Coke, Light and Power and Lumber
Gus Coburn and "A. b. Meyer.
Poultry and Commission-Arthur Jordan
and George Vondersaaer.
Lawyers. Real Estate and Insurance-W.
7. Brown.
1t is committee of physicians, as follows:
Henry Jameson, chairman; o. 5. Runnels,
j. H. Taylor, w. n. WishaTd, Edward Mof-
fett l.. p. Reyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
SUICIDE NO g.
All Spring from the Unhappy Love
Affair of Two Young People.

Mrs. Daniel G. Huffman, mother of Edith
Huffman, the young woman who killed her
self recently through grief over the death
of Harry Phillips, who killed himself on
her account, is lying at her home, 1241 Ma
lott avenue, at the point of death. She
took large quantity of carbolc acid late
Sunday night, and will probably be dead by
this morning. Grief on account of her
daughters tragic death was the cause of
the womans act.
Last spring Harry Phillips, young man
living on Lawrence street, and Edith Huff
man were acknowledged sweethearts. A
rival came between them, as Phillips
thought, and he shot himself. He lived sew
eral days, and Miss Huffman nursed him
and promised to marry him if he recovered.
She said then that he had no occasion for
jealousy; that she had loved him all the
time and was as anxious TO marry him as
he was to have her. Phillips. died. and
there was a change in the girl. She be-
came melancholy. About two months ago
she swallowed teacupful of diluted car
bolic acid and died the next day.
1t said at the time by people acc
quainted with the two families that an
other death might follow. Reference was
made to a brother OF Harry Phillips, who
had become greatly attached to Miss Huff
man. Little thought was there then that
Mrs. Huffman would be the next suicide
Sunday night she swallowed a large dose of
night and all day yesteday. Yesterday
morning DR.. Garsh said he thought she
might recover, but last night 1t was said
that there was no chance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
TWICE TOLD TALES
No Meat Extracted from Them by
Some Who Most Need the Facts.

We have more than twice told the reader
of the fact that he or she may perhaps cas-
ily discover the cause of the daily ill-feeling
and the experiment is not difficult to make.
But there are readers who think truths
are for some one else and not for them
selves.
Some day the oft told fact will flash upon
us as applicable when the knowledge comes
home, that day after day of Inconvenience
and perhaps of suffering has been endured,
the cause not being recognized or believed.
although we may have been told or the
cause many times over, but never Believed
it applied to us.
1t would startle a person to know how
many people suffer because they drug
themselves daily with coffee. We repeat it,
it is a powerful drug. and so affects the
delicate nervous system that disease may
appear in any part of ne body. all parts
being dependent for health on healthy
nervous system.
Relief from coffee for thirty days has
cured thousands of people who never sus-
pected the cause of their troubles.
The use of Postum Food Coffee Is of great
benefit to SUCH as it goes TO work directly
to rebuild the delicate cell structures from
the elements nature selects for the work.
Relief from heavy drug ana the taking
of proper nourishment is the true and only
permanent method.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
A WORKOUT FAD.
aspiring Medicines" s'BIood PuriRers''
and ''Tonfcs" AN OId-Fash-
toned Idea.

Pure blood, strong nerves and muscles,
firm, healthy flesh can only come from
wholesome food well digested. Blood puri-
fiers' and nerve tonics' do not reach the
cause of the mischief. The stomach is the
point to be looked after. The safest and
surest way to cure any form of indigestion
is TO take after each meal some harmless
preparation which viii of itself digest food.
There is an excellent preparation of this
kind composed of vegetable essences, pure
pepsin, Golden Seal and fruit salts, sold by
druggists under the name of Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets. and these tablets. taken
after meals assist digestion wonderfully
because they will digest the food promptly
before it has time to ferment and sour.
and the weak stomach relieved and assisted
in this way soon becomes strong and vigor-
Gus again.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are superior
to any secret patent medicines because you
know what you are taking into your stom-
ach. They are sold by druggists every
where at so cents per package.
Write Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich, for
book on stomach diseases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
POULTRY SHOW EXHIBITS.
A Large Number Have Arrived for the
Opening To-day.

All day yesterday the chickens arrived at
Tomlinson Hall for the poultry show, and
it was late last night before the last of the
birds had been transferred to their coops.
Over 1000 entries were received and the
displays from Cleveland O., and Shelby
KY, will not arrive until to-day. Sid Con-
ger, of Flatrock Ind, arrived with his
hundred birds. The incubators are in place.
This display takes up the whole of the stage
in Tominson Hall, and Mr. Cooper, who has
charge of that part of the show, says the
chickens will begin Matching to-day. The
Indiana poultry farm has the largest exhibit
in the show. Its display takes up one full
row of coops. Henry Chillian is after the
special premium for bronze turkeys He
has one specimen on exhibition which
weighs y-two pounds.
Among those who have exhibits in place
are the following: VIII H. Fry Crawfords-
vile; Ollie Kerr, Mount Jackson; Frank
r. Hale & Co., Shelbyville; U. r. Fishel
Hope; w. H. Hagedon, city; Charles B.
Sayres, Frankfort; Miss Luna Hill, city;
Carleton Starkey louisville; Thomas w.
Pottage, city; Charles R. Swain, louisville;
Louis Seidensticl1er, city; ]. 3. Fathers,
Mapleton; William A. Lewis, city; Charles
Allender, city; Claire f. johnson, Rush
Vile; John r. Krauss Paramount; b. F.
Ulery, New Richmond; Mrs Herbert Hodg-
sen, Alvin, ILL.,; w l.. Thompson, Wabash;
J. w. Wallace, Oxford, o.; f. E. Now,
Union Mills; c. A. Snyder. Waynetown;
N e. Woods, Amo; Mrs ]. G. Mccullough,
city, A. E: Meredith, city; j. G. Pratt, La
grange, ILL.,; S. A. Noftzger, North Man
Armstrong, city; George p. Bower & Co,
Upton Sid Conger, Flatrock; A. M. Black,
Greencastle; Frank p. Johnson, Howland
w o. Swain, Manilla II. Milhaus, Valley
Mills; Mrs. b. +. Jackson, Eminence, KY;
Allen Brothers, Lamong; Frank Williams,
city; w. A. Lewis. West Indianapolis: Hen
ry Chillian, Fenton; r. M; Gard, Frankfort
William Tobin, city; John Bennett, Sun
man; David Rifner, city; Reeves & Jones,
Clifford; George d. Carries. Atlanta, o.;
0. p. Phillips, Amo; L. M. Williams. Mon
roeville; c. r. Mlhaus, city: Harry Nichols,
city; Lewis Hickman. city; II. p. Clark
city; Harry Crosby, city; r. w: Williams,
city: Charles Z. Bernhardt. Irvington; M.
A. Young, city; Harmon Bradshaw. Broad
Ripple: Ed B. Murphy Carmel; Ed l.. May
city; NJ o. Gentry, Danville; H. G.. Mont
gomery, Shelbyville; G. j. Ward, Irvington
Indiana poultry farm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
A REAL RAILROAD KING
j. PIERPONT MORGAN RETURNS
FROM HIS TRIP TO EUROPE.
A Movement to Extend the New York
Anti-ScaIping Law-MOnster Loco
motives for Western Lines.

J. Pierpont Morgan has returned from
Europe. and financiers and railway presi-
dents are watching with interest the moves
he makes. He is practically king of the
important railway systems of the middle
and Western States. He is master of all
save two Of the railroad outlets of New
York, and the Vanderbilts, with their vast
holdings; George Gould. piling up millions
by his craft; c. p. Huntington, controlling
the Pacific lines, and his counterpart, HILL
controlling the Northern lines, look small
and modest men in the shadow of this
banking genius, who, out of the wrecks of
roads, has built up such systems that he
knows no rival. The railroad stocks under
the Morgan syndicate control aggregate as
much the public debt, and so skillfully
has he wrought that few have compre-
hended it. A cursory examination shows
that fully 10000 miles of the best railway
systems of this country are practically
under his control. They include the New
York Central, the New York New Haven
& Hartford, the Philadelphia & Reading,
the Lehigh Valley, the Erie, the Southern,
the Northern Pacific, the Big Four and the
Chesapeake & Ohio-all subject to the pol
icy he outlines. The capital stock of the
nine systems above mentioned is 81, 016 $685.,
259. He is now planning to control the coal
field of the middle central States. He is
the genius of organization and the spirit of
Capitalization, and while he may not be
seen directly in the arrangements of the
several properties named he is looked upon
in some measure the guardian of these
interests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14

The roads between Chicago and Kansas
City have been stirred up by the announce
ment that the Atchison is intending to
shorten the running time of one of its
trains between the two cities by about two
hours. There is an agreement between these
lines that the running time of all the trains
shall be about fifteen hours, and the notice
issued by President Ripley, of the Atchi-
son, that the train leaving Chicago at 10
D. m. on his road will hereafter make the
time in thirteen hours, has stirred up the
other lines in a lively fashion. The ex-
PLANTATION given by President Ripley is that
the traffic on this one train has been so
heavy of late west of Kansas City that it
has been impossible to run it on schedule
time, and it has been getting into Albu-
querque day after day anywhere from one
ule through to the Pacific coast, and as it
has been found impossible to make the time
west of the Mississippi river, Passenger
Traffic Manager White, of the Atchison,
announced that there was only one thing
to do. and that was to make the necessary
time east of the river. The Atchison peo-
pie have announced in making the reduce
ton in time that they are not endeavoring
to absorb any undue amount of Kansas
City business. but simply to enable them
to maintain their schedule through to the
Pacific coast The trains will arrive and
leave at the terminals at the same time as
heretofore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
THE W0ODSIDE PROBLEM
DISCOVERY THAT MAY DELAY RE-
LIEF TO LAND-LOCKED TERRITORY.
Rural Street Ends Abruptly at City
Limits-The POgue's Run OBJ
structing Arches.

Some weeks ago officials of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad consulted with the mayor,
Board of Works and city controller with
reference to a bridge across the companys
tracks for the relief of the land-locked dis
tricts of Woodside. The company proposed
to build tunnel at Rural street, instead
of a bridge at Trowbridge street, providing
the city would bear half the expense. Since
then the city officials have discovered that
even if the city were disposed to pay part
of the cost by assessing benefits to prop
erty owners this plan would be unfeasible,
as Rural street is in the city only to the
c., H. & ID. Railroad tracks. Territory
south of that point is not included in the
corporate limits, as the west line of what
would be Rural street is the east line of the
city at that point. This leaves out of the
question the idea. of assessing benefits on
account of the tunnel against adjacent prop
erty owners, it is said, as it would be
hardship to require property owners north
of the c., H. & d. tracks TO bear all the
expense, considering that the real benefit
would accrue to those south of the tracks.
The city hopes. however, to induce the
company to build the tunnel at its own ex-
pense, as the charter plainly gives the city
the right to require bridges or tunnels to
be constructed.
T. ]. Montgomery, of the board. said yes
terday that this discovery will not put
stop to efforts to relieve residents of Wood
side, who now have to go long distances out
of their road to get to Washington street.
If nothing else can be accomplished the city
will insist that bridge be built at Trow-
bridge street, two or three blocks west of
Rural street. To this the company was
greatly opposed, as the widest part of its
right of way and the most important of it's
buildings are in the line of Trowbridge
street. 1t is believed that the company will
rather volunteer to build tunnel at its
own expense at Rural street than build
bridge at Trowbridge street as the latter
would be a great inconvenience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
Renewing the war on scaIpers.

About a dozen merchants, a number of
railroad official commissioners and repre-
sentatives of the various associations of
ticket brokers in New York city are to ap-
pear before the railroad commission at
Washington Dec. II at the hearing of the
bill to prevent the sale of tickets by brokers
not regularly appointed agents of railroads.
The merchants who are to appear before
the committee are members of the Mer-
chants Association, which was instru-
mental in securing the New York State
law. The railroad men, backed by the
Merchants Association and the prominent
business men of the city, are determined
to have the bill passed if possible. They
have taken the question to Congress be-
cause the state law has been proved q
failure owing to its limited scope and be-
cause there is a question as to it's consti-
nationality, the point that it interferes with
interstate commerce having been raised.
Lawyers for the ticket brokers have
brought up this question already. The law
applies to New York State railroads only.
and not to railroads that transact business
under the laws of other States A broker
who buys or sells a ticket issued by New
York State railroad can be sent to prison
for a term of not less than one year. though
the value of the ticket might not be more
than 10 cents. For that reason the brokers
no longer handle New York Central or
Lake Shore tickets. The law, however,
cannot touch them for buying and selling
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Western
railroad tickets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14

Room 1-B. S. Higgins. Special Judge.
Frederick Rand, Receiver, VS.. John c.
Wright ct al. On trial by jury.
vinson Garter, Special Judge.
M. O'Connor & Co. VS.. Henry Ostroff.
Finding. and judgment vs.. defendant for
$3.50 and costs.
Alexander Mitchell VS.. Libbie Mitchell;
divorce. Complaint dismissed. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
Room Lawson NJ. Harvey, Judge.
Samuel Ashby ct al. VS.. City of Indian
apolis. Dismissed and costs paid.
Clark Carpenter VS.. City of Indianapolis;
damages. Dismissed and costs paid
Artie NJ. johnson VS.. Ellen Johnson; dam
ages. Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Elmer S. Long VS.. O.. Zellia Long; di-
vorce. Decree denied plaintiff.
Room S-Vinson Carter, Judge.
D. K. Wilson VS.. Consumers Gas Trust
Company; damages. On trial by jury. (Sec-
Mary 0'Brien VS.. John O'Brien ct al; par
tiuon. Commissioner reported sale of prop
erty. Deed approved.
Circuit Court.
Henry Clay Allen Judge.
State of Indiana ex rel. Dora NJ. Hardin
VS. Leander Hardin; fraudulent marriage
On trial by jury.
Criminal Court.
John f. McCray, Judge
The State of Indiana VS.. Charles Lewis;
profanity. Appeal from justice of the peace.
O6IeHuanJ uleu nOliOn Tor a new trlal.
The State of Indiana VS.. Harry Romberg
provoke. Appeal from justice of the peace.
Tried by jury. Verdict of guilty Fined 81
and costs
New Suits Filed.
Frank Beckwith VS.. Lizzie Brown ct al. !;
suit to foreclose lien. Superior Court,
Room ).
Leo A. Struble VS.. Artemus Hadley ct al. !:
suit for damages. Superior Court, Room 2.
Samuel V. Perrott VS. Sarah h. Hall !;
chattel mortgage. Superior Court, Room 3.
VS. James Fitzpatrick ct al: suit to fore
close mortgage. Superior Court, Room l.