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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
READING IN BED.
a Custom That Has Been Followed
by Many Writers.

Johnson told Boswell once in the
course of conversation. in which be
praised the Anatomy" that a man. if
inclined to melancholy. should have a
lamp constantly burning i'm his bed
chamber during the night land if wake
fully disturbed take book and read
and compose himself to rest" There
can be little doubt that in thus indi-
eating an appropriate course for any
one afflicted with constitutional mel
ancholy" - his own trouble - he was
stating his own practice. Many a book
the wakeful doctor must have turned
over in the silences of the night. and
this increases the wonder that desire
to read any particular work should
take him out Of bed unusually early.
Gray must surely have been Il reader
in bed. A man who wished to be for
ever lying on sofas. reading eternal
new novels of Crebillon and Mari
vaux." must have been familiar with
the faces of his favorites in the night
hours. Elijah Fenton, now forgotten
coadjutOr of Pope. was accustomed TO
lie abed at his lodgings. we are told.
and be fed with spoon. but Gray's
love of ease was not of this type. Gray
was a bookman. and most bookmen
probably have INDUCED in the habit of
reading i'm bed. Lamb apostrophized
his folios as my midnight darlings."
but those huge armfuls." as he calls
them. were not bedside books. They
were the companions of the long hours
Of candlelight in the back room of the
quiet little ''gambogish colored" house
beside the Chase at Enfield. Wycher-
ley. one of the artificial" dramatists
for whom Lamb wrote a quaint de-
Tense. made a habit of reading himself
to sleep. Nightly he shared his pillow
with his favorite authors-Seneca.
Montaigne and Rochefoucauld-and in
the mornings made a practice of writ
ing on those subjects which had caught
his attention during the previous
nights reading. with the curious
though not unnatural result. as Pope
has testified. that his writing was un-
consciously a mere echo of his reading.
Somewhat later. when Grub street
fourished, if so inappropriate a verb
may be allowed. many a poor wretch
of hack author was glad to write as
well as to read in bed for the all suffi-
cient reason that seemly clothes were
lacking for going abroad.-I.ondon
Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
ENGINEER IS BLAMED
For the Wreck on the Rock Island
That Has Cost Seventeen
Human Lives
RUSHED HEADLoNG TO HIS FATE
Disregarding Orders To Stop at Ger
.ain Point and Wait for
Freight Train to
Pass.

Topeka. Kan. Jan. Z. = Seventeen
persons were killed and thirty-seyen
injured ir the Rock Island passenger
wreck ut Willard. Most of the injured
are in hospitals in Topeka The doc
tors announce that they will recover
with few exceptions. The dead are:
Mrs. j. III. Hill, Greensburg. KAN;
Mrs. w. s. Martin. st. Joseph. Mo-;
Mrs. Mary Harvaille, Chiliieothe, Mo-;
Ben Harvaile. son of Mrs Harvaille.
aged 13: Tot IIarvaille, daughter Of
Mrs. Harvaille, aged 3: Mrs. Susan
Reed, sister of Mrs. Harvaille: James
Griffin, Claremont. No. l.. K. Myer,
Buffalo. y. y; Raymond A. Martin,
Chillicothe, No.: w. s. Martin. st. Jo-
seph. No.: Z. X. Rankins. DeKalb.
Mo-; William j. Wells, Jacksonville,
ILL.,: Mrs. Mary Kaiser. Russian. adj
dress unknown: Gale Fuller. aged 4.
Brockton. Ia; Grace Reed. and Denora
Reed. Chillicothe, No.; unidentified
boy. aged 8 years.
TOOK Risks IIlat were Trim nal.
Carelessness of trainmen caused the
wreck. Instructed to meet special
freight train at Willard the engineer
and conductor of the Inflated passen-
GER. noting that a freight train stood
on the side track at Willard. rushed
through. thinking that the, cars they
had seen were the ones which they
had been instructed to pass. Failure
TO scrutinize the number OF the en-
CINE was directly responsible for the
collision.
Rushed Into Darkness and Death.
Upon seeing at Willard a freight
train on the siding, Engineer Benja-
min threw open the throttle. and I'M
der the impetus of full steam the pas
senger train leaped into the darkness
and crashed along at rate which
the passengers declare to have been
fully sixty-five miles an hour. Gen
erai Superintendent Gruber. of the
Rock Island, makes statement to
the Associated Press which lays the
entire blame on the engineer of the
passenger train.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
NAMES OF THOSE INJURED
Hero Of the Disaster Young Man Who IL
aCripple, but Did Noble Work.


Hero Of the Disaster Young Man Who IL
Cripple, but Did Noble Work.
The names of those who suffered
injuries more or less serious are: q.
w. Sherman. Mcfarland, Kan, slight
~; Blarche Martin. ST. Joseph, Mo-,
foot sprained, face cut; T.. u. Totman,
Harlan. Mo-. back and head injured,
not serious; Molly Fuller, HlocktOn. Ia.
head and back hurt, not serious: c. A.
Pried, Everest, Kan, sprains; Mrs. H.
B. Ropske, Louisville, back injured,
not serious; Mrs. ID. Z. Fuller, Block
ton, IA, face cut; Hattie Ellinger.
Lindsburg. Kan. face cut; Dan H.
Wadsworth. Armourdale. Kan, leg
broken; Clarence Fowler. Hanson, KY,
head cut; Mrs. Alice Rosebo. address
not given, bruised; Mrs. Nj. y. Hill,
address not given, leg and arm frac-
tured, serious; ii. A. jones, Everest,
Kan. nose fractured, face cut; J. G..
Nagle, conductor, Kansas City, ankle
broken. bruised; T. Allen porter. To
peka, back injured. not serious; Frank
Harvaille, Chillicothe, Mo-, years old.
head cut; V. Frazier, Kansas City,
shoulder hurt: ]. Veneman, Pullman
conductor, Kansas City; o. Swanson.
Lane, Kan; f. L. Beatty. Pennsyl-
vania; f. +. Adams. brakeman, Ever
est, Kan; Mrs. Rose Bulb, Atchison
county, Kan; Mrs. Bertha Shubert, st.
Clair, ILL.,; Ola Harvo. Lynne, 1. I.
Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. Frank NJ.
Cell. Of 33 West Twenty-second street,
New York city, directed the surgical
and medical work at the wreck on the
Rock Island. He is not a physician.
but had studied medicine for three
years. he was the hero of the &C.
casiou. He was thrown from his berth
in the sleeper and slightly hurt, but
on crufches, for he is afflicted with
spinal trouble. he was the first man
to emerge from the car and begin aid
ing the injured. He had a part of
the chair car and the berths In the
sleeper cleared and to them the victims
were carried. The physician was with
out instruments or medicine, and all
he could do was to bind wounds with
bandages, which he made by tearing
sleeper sheets and pillow cases. and
give the patients whisky to deaden
the pain.
The young doctor found a fireman
who was injured in the leg. An artery
! was broken. and he took it up with a
penknife and tied 1t with thread,
probably saving the fireman from
| bleeding to death. He performed In
Vulnerable acts OF similar nature be.
fore the arrival Of other physicians
He passed through Hutchinsonen route
to FL Paso, Tex, and said: 81 had
no instruments with me, and we could
do but little. but the Misses Mann, OF
Smithville, Mo-, and Roseborough, OF
Hanover. Kan, did wonders and saved
many lives"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
COUNSEL GOWNS STATEMENT
Explains Why . Technical Defense Wa
Made-Summers Comments.

Explains Why q Technical Defense Was
Msde-Summers Comments.
Counsel Gown. for Dietrich. makes
statement. declaring that Dietrich
desired from the first to bring the case
to trial on the facts. but that he
tion whether it could be done. and ha
decided that the district attorney had
presented state of facts that re-
quired the line of defense adopted
NO consent. agreement or, stipu.
iation upon the part Of Senator Diet
rich as TO his status between his cleo
ton and his qualification could change
the actual status as presented by the
district attorney, and the United States
circuit court would not re-
ceive such agreement or stipulation
with respect to status different from
the facts.
1T was evident. therefore. that un-
der the statement of the district at
torney, If he proved everything that
his statement contained AZ the end Of
his proof the court would be CON-
PEELED 10 direct the jury 10 return a
verdict III favor of the defendant-if
the court should hold that Dietrich was
not member of congress at the time
OF the alleged acts complained of"
Gown then says that if the defense
had gone TO trial on the facts the
prosecution would have got its evil
dence all in and then the court would
have decided that the case could not
hold because Dietrich was not a men,
| Der of congress. leaving all the testi-
nony to Dietrich's disadvantage pub
lished and no testimony on his behalf
to publish
So Gown determined on the technic-
al defense. holding that with any 9TH
er course II would be impossible for
Dietrich to present any testimony.
Shown the statement of General Cow
in. District Attorney Summer said:
The answer TO that Is this: Officially
this Office has nothing to say; the court
has settled the matter If Senator Diet
rich desired to secure a vindication
through trial of the case on Its mer-
fits he had an opportunity to do so by
not raising the technical point Of
whether or not he was a member Of
congress from the time of his cleo
| ton to his taking oath of Office"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

MIR. John H. CulIom, Editor OF the
Garland, Texas. News. has written let
ter of congratulations to the msnufact-
urers Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
ss follows: Sixteen years ago when our
first child was baby be Was subject to
croupy epells and we were very uneasy
about him. We began using Chamber
lsin's Cough Remedy in 1886, and ind
ing It such q reliable remedy for colds
and Group. We have never been without
it in the house since that time. We
have Ave children and hsve given if to
all Of them with good results. One good
feature of this remedy IL that 1t is not
disagreeable to take and our babies
really like it. Another 10 that It 10 not
dangerous, and there is no risk from Civ
inc an overf1oee. congratulate you up
on the success Of your remedy" For
sale By ell druegiete.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
JUDGE VERSUS JURY
Develops the Variable Nature CT
Interpretation of Law in
This Country.
DIETRICH GOES Scott FREE
While briggs on an Exactly Similar
Plea Is Adjudged Guilty
GOWNS Statement.

Omaha. Jan. 9.-Thursday a Jury at
New York found ex-Representative
briggs guilty of postoffice sinfulness.
because he was representative at the
time he did it, although he was not
sworn in. Now Judges Van Devanter
and Munger Lave decided that Senator
Dietrich was not q member of con-
gress at the time he is alleged TO have
been sinful with his postoffice patron
age. because he was not sworn in, and
was not member OF congress until
he was sworn in. The consequence
IN Dietr!ch's case is that the jury was
instructed to bring il verdict OF not
guilty. and that the Prosecuting attor-
uey dismissed the cases against Diet
rich and Jacob Fisher postmaster at
Hastings. Neb.,. and both went acQuit.
Quotes the Law In the Case.
Judge Van Devanter delivered the
opinion. and in doing so quoted sec
ton 1871. revised statutes. under (which
the Indictment was found. saying that
tNO OlStinCl anu >cl'ii tc
prohibitions. THE first paragraph.
under which this indictment is
brought. provides that every member
of congress. officer or agent of the gov
eminent who commits certain acts.
shall be guilty of a demeanor.
The other paragraph pro-
vides that every member of congress.
officer or agent of the government.
after his election etc., shall be liza
be"
Needs the Oath to Make Membership.
The opinion then defines the diff
ference of meaning between the two
paragraphs. and is to the effect that a
man elected to congress does not act
ually become member until he has
qualified and taken the oath at the bar
of the house TO which he has been
elected The last paragraph. said the
court. refers TO acts which may be
committed by members of congress aft
er their qualification for or acceptance
of the duties of their offices Tie
opinion was long one. and is said
- be precedent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Concerning a very modish woman
the late Julian Rix, painter and critic,
had this story to tell:
-"Mr. Rix, I've come to ask you a
great favor" she said as she fairly
burst into his studio one fall day.
Everything l have is at your COM
mand. madam"
Il want to show you some coats Of
arms and ask your advice about max
ing q choice"
(Which side Of the family do you
wish to follow. maternal or
"Oh. neither! The herald says can
choose any Of these. 1 want something
that will look well on whist counters"
"Yes. Well, what about thisy'
THAT will do nicely. But don't you
think l ought to have more than one?
do tire SO quickly Of things. you
know."-New York Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in ono minute. because it kills the mi
crobe which tickles the mucous mem
brane. causing the cough. and at the
same time clears the phlegm. draws out
the inflammation and heals ana soothee
the affected parts. One Minute Cough
euro strengthens the lungs, wards of
pneumonia and is p harmless and never
failing cure ia oil durable cases Of
Coughs. Colds and Group. One Minute
Cough Cure 10 pleasant to take, harm
less and good alike for Young and old.
Sold by all druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
His wife's Trust Unshaken.
STORY TOLD BY MISS roxELL
Held Prisoner by Fanatic Band That
Calls Itself the Wifliamites How
She Was Rescued.

SAAC w - AACSCuc0s
Knightstown. Ind. Jan. 8. = Safe at
home, after having been kept by force
with band of religious fanatics in
Colorado. only to be rescued by her
uncle and affianced husband. Is the ex-
perience of Miss Jessie Troxell, a pop
ular young woman of this city. Miss
Troxell went to Colorado Springs, Colo,
six weeks ago, in response to letters
from William L. Morrow. leader of
the sect of Williamites Her mother
is a member of that faith, and had
made repeated efforts to induce her
daughter TO Join, but without avail.
Finally. Miss Troxell received a let
ter from Morrow, telling her that her
mother was ill and that if she wished
to see her alive to come at once. Miss
Troxeil left for Colorado Springs, ac-
c0mpanied by her grandmother, only
to find that she had been misled, as
her mother was not i'll. She made re-
peated efforts to return, but was foiled
at every turn, and her grandmother
had to come without her.
Miss Troxell's letters home ceased
and ]. Walter Lowry, her uncle, and
postmaster of this city. and Charles
f. Edgerton, OF Rushville, Ind, hei
fiance, left for Colorado Springs to res
cue her. The aid of the mayor and
chief OF police was asked and Miss
TroxelI was overtaken in company with
Morrow and her mother, In the noun
tafns. where they were attempting "a
hide her from her relatives.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
TRA|LED BY CHECKS"
Man Who Is Missing and Whose
Friends Do Not Try to Ex-
plain Matters.
STORY OF A KIDNAPPED GIRL
Her Mothers Effort, Apparently, to
to Get Her into a Fanatical
Sect in Colorado

Danville, Ind, JAN g. - John Nc
Cormick. former prosecuting attorney
of Hendricks county. and former town
clerk of Danville. has been missing for
two weeks, and no one is cble to tell
what has become of him. The last
known of him was when he left Dan
Vile on Sunday. Dec. 20. going to
Greencastle on the noon train 1t is
thought that he was not well supplied
with money when he left, as he gave
q check at the Danville station in pay
ment OF his railroad ticket to Green
castle This check was cashed when
it was presented at the bank, but a
few days later other checks came in
which went to protest, as they over
drew his account.
Checks Mark His Trail.
The protested checks ranged IN
amounts from So to $25, and came from
Greencastle, Terre Haute and other
points. The checks have been returned
to those who sent them, and SO far
as known no steps have been taken to
apprehend the man who drew them
Reports have reached Danville that
Mccormick has been seen at various
places. One is that he was infTerre
Haute a few days after he left home,
and that he borrowed $40 from Police
Judge Rawley, giving him check for
the amount. this check being among
the number that was protested.
Had a Splendid Future.
1t is also reported that he was seen
In Phil Kiey's saloon, in indianapolis,
on Dec. %. and a check for $25, pay
able to Kiley, indicates that kiley
lent him that amount of money. Here
at his former home no one seems to
be trying to explain McCormick's mys-
FERROUS actions. He was one of the
younger attorneys here. and had what
was regarded as splendid future. He
is son of Aquilla Mccormick, former
county commissioner of Cartersburg,
one of the substantial citizens of south
ern Hendricks county.
His wife's Trust mistaken.
Mrs. Mccormick says she has not
heard anything from her husband since
he left. but her faith i'm him is ap-
parently mistaken. She expects him
to return st any time. Some of his
friends hirt that he was not In his
right mind when he left, and they
maintain their loyalty toward him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
SUBPOENA FOR HEATH
Wanted as a Witness in Cases
Arising Out of the Post
office Scandal.
NOT FOUND AT Latest ADvICEs
Clay i'm the Senate Says That Heath's
Responsibility Should BE
Investigated.

Salt Lake City. Jan. THE Desert
including james III. Bennett, OF
Cheyenne, have been in the city for
two weeks in an cIIdcavOr to subpoena
ex-Fifst Assistant Postmaster Gene.'-
al Perry s. Heath. but have not yet
succeeded in serving the papers. II
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Muncie. Ind, JAM ga systemat-
ic effort is being made, presumably by
enemies OF the Muncie Gas Light aud
Fuel company, to prevent the city from
being supplied with natural gas. Sever
nj times the product of many of this
c0mpany's wells has been shut Oh
from the mains The company an
nouaces a reward of $1,000 for infor-
nation which will lead to the c0nvic-
ton of the person or persons shutting
OF the gas supply. =
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Terre Haute. Ind, Jan. 8.-Andrew
Patterson, who shot two employees OF
q mining company's store at Fontanet.
and who was caught at North Vernon,
pleaded guilty. Judge Piety withheld
sentence to await the result of the
wounds of the two men. Patterson
said he was drunk and when one Of
the men kicked him while he was in
the store, he used a shotgun
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
ser,ou. Natural Gas Explosion.

Marion, Ind, Jan. lin an explo-
sion Of natural gas four oil workers
Nose Powell. Frank Wales, Frank
Downing and James Whalen = were
seriously and probably fatally injured
six miles north Of this city. The ex-
plosion occurred In the boiler room
The men were preparing to change
boilers and had shut the gas off.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Demands vindicatior or Indictment.


Washington, Jan. Read Admiral
Taylor, chief Of the bureau Of Iiaviga-
ton, urged the house naval affairs
committee to establish naval tfair-
ing station on the greet lakes, for
which an appropriation Of S250,0OO is
recommended by the department. Lake
Bluff, on Lake Michigan, near Chica-
go, and Racine, Wis, have been rec
commended as proper places for this
station.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Telluride, Colo, Jan. z. = Fourteen
more strikers have been deported from
Telluride by order OF Major Zepp I.
Hill. commander Of the military In
this district. A squad of soldiers is
securing the city for firearms, and
houses suspected Of containing weap-
oDs are fc-cibly entered and searched.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

K0k0mo, Ind. Jan. IL. - Samuel
Waggaman. ex-city councilman, en-
gagged in the poultry business, is re-
ported In an alarming condition, due
TO the bite of a goose, erysipelas and
blood poisoning having developed.
W.aggaman is "a years old, and pio-
neer of this city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

is said that the papers have been
placed i'm the hands of the Unit
ed States marshal Heaths presence,
it is stated, is required in the east
in connection with some phase of the
postofiice investigation.
Heath Wanted as "A Witness.
Washington, Jan. 4. = District At
torney Morgan III. Beach admits that
District for the appearance Of Perry
s. Heath in connection with the trial
of the postoffice cases of Machen and
others which will begin i'm Justice
Pritchard's court next Monday. The
subpoena was issued last week, and
should have reached Salt Lake City
about Monday. Beach has not been ad-
vised whether any attempts have been
made to serve. the subpoena or not
Beach said he also understood that
subpoena had been issued on behalf of
the government for Heath's presence in
connection with the trial of ex-Repre
sentative Edmund III. briggs, now In
progress at Brooklyn.
Matter Comes Up in the Senate.
Washington. Jan. while the sem
ate was considering resolution Of
fered by CarmGck for senate in
vestigation Of the postofiice scandal
Cla- called attention to the Geclara
| tions by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow and Counsellors Fona
parte and Conrad that the investiga-
ton should be carried further. He
declared that the Bristow report 'denl
onstrates the absolute guilt of the late
Heath. He [Bristowl says himself
that this leading high official was
guilty and the proof overwhelming. If
this true Mr.. Heath should have been
indicted. l will do Mr.. Bristow the
credit to say that his report shows
that the frauds of the postoffice de-
partment originated in Heaths Office
If SO he must have had cognizance
of them. Then why should the SUBJ
o-dinates in that office be indicted and
the principal be allowed to escape?"
| Demands vindicatior or Indictment.
Clay quoted extracts from the Bris-
tow report to substantiate his ar
gument, referring especially to the pur-
chase of cash registers, in which con-
nection Bristow said that the element
of fraud could not be eliminated. IF"
he said, this report speaks the truth
Perry Heath originated all the frauds
in his Office" If" he continued, the
report Is not correct the fact should
be known and Mr. Heath indicated.
II the charges are well founded Mr..
Heath should be indicted and pun
| iShed."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Skull Fractured in q Fight.

Geneva. Ind. Jan. IL. Charles
yotaw and Rollo Christman became
involved IN a dispute over settlement
for lunch which they had eaten and
drifted into blows. during which they
fell downstairs. Christman grabbed a
bottle filled with catsup and a we'll
directed blow rendered his opponent
unconscious. his skull being fractured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Hoax-Do you know that thin fellow
over there?
Joax-Oh, yes: we are very thick.
Hoax-Apd do you know the big fat
one?
Joax-Sligntly. -Philadelphia Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Madison. Wis. Jan. o. = President
Roosevelt has been chosen to deliver
the p1ncipal grafton at the semi-cen-
tennlal Jubilee of the University Of
Wisconsin next June There seems to
be no doubt that the president will
accept the invitation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
A NATURAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

"You say the audience laughed when
you recited Marco Bozzaris' in Chica-
goT
"Yes." answered Mr. Stormington
Barnes. "You see, when came to the
lines beginning Strike? the people
thought it was local allusion"--
Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Lincoln, Neb., Jan 8-General Vic
for Vifquain, pioneer Of Nebraska,
is dead after an illness which confined
him to his home for nearly a year.
He served throughout the war OF the
rebellion, enlistiDg with an Illinois reg
Iment, and was brevetted brigadier gen.
eral
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

North Vernon, Ind. JAM 8. = Al
bert Trip announces that he has with
drawn from the race for the chairman
ship Of the Fourth district Republican
committee. He said that his action
was due to his desire for harmony in
lis party.