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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

vided they have the price" declares
the Cedar Rapids Republican. "They
ought to be made to show under the
strictest safeguards that they have a
legitimate use for it and are competent
to be entrusted with such things
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

1.-THE doings Of Smith will tend to
increase the lack of faith in human
nature" says the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican, discussing the lamentable
Davenport affair. But while this one
failure Is made conspicuous, there are
hundreds of stewards of trust funds
who have proved faithful and efficient.
Mr. Smith has touched the high places
of life and now, in Anamosa, he can
get taste of the lower"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

Read your insurance policy" urges
the Dubuque Times. ut may contain
clause that absence from the house
for ten days vitiates the policy. even
though the fire does not occur until
six months after the return of the
family. On this ground Judge Better
of Philadelphia, has held for the COM
pany. There Is enough competition in
the insurance business to secure an
equitable contract to the man who will
accept nothing less"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

HOW MANY Would vote for Parker
next month If they knew his election
would destroy business conditions, ruin
prices, throw workmen out of employ
ment, and destroy yalues?" asks the
Carroll Herald. mot many? 1t might
be well in this connection to recall the
prosperity Of '92 and think of the dark
days and months and years that fol-
lowed the election Of Cleveland. 1t is
pretty safe to let well enough alone"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

ut was the intention of the men who
drafted the constitution" says the
Fairfield Ledger, speaking in behalf of
the representative amendment, "that
every county should have representa-
ton in the popular branch of the leg
islature, and that is plainly shown by
the debates. Polk county is not a
whit better than Dickinson in matters
of this kind"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

The Marshalltown Times-Republican
reminds Julian Richards of what hap
pended to Senator Thurston when he
dropped into poetry"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

The Jefferson Bee says that tn,
most apathetic gentlemen 1t has me
this year are Iowa democrats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

The Creston Advertiser promises
that Union county will this year be re-
publican from constable to president.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27

I am in favor Of protective tariff
and internal improvement Abraham
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

had never married. She had always been
beloved by the young wife, tolerated by the
young husband and bitterly despised by
their little daughter. In the afternoon. just
after luncheon, came the bride and groom.
That is, they were called the bride and
groom-two years had passed since their
marriage-because of the infantile manner
affected by the feminine half of the
sketch" when the masculine half was near,
and the sentimental manner of the mascu-
line half when addressing himself to his
life-partner. On late afternoon train came
an exceedingly strong-minded young wom-
an from one of the Indiana universities.
She was in her freshman year. Need she
be described further? Just before dinner
time the host came home from his business
office bringing with him two gentlemen
one an old bachelor friend from an adjoin-
ing city and the other a college youth from
one of the schools near the Hoosier capital.
And this was the party. The host and
hostess congratulated themselves upon hav-
ing made such excellent selections from
among their many friends. The bride and
groom would always be interesting to each
other and to everybody else present; the
female of years would surely enjoy the
companionship of the old bachelor; the old
bachelor would certainly find something to
interest him in his feminine counterpart;
the freshman maiden would find a congenial
spirit in the young sophomore, and the
young sophomore could not fail to be sin
cerely appreciative of the association with
the freshman maiden. 1t had all been beau
tifully managed: such generalship was most
gratifying to all concerned.
At the first dinner, when the party had
assembled for it's initial expression Of good
fellowship the host and hostess beamed with
happiness and content and exchanged many
glances conveying their supreme satisfac-
ton. "It is absolutely perfect" these
glances said.
Early the next morning the entire house
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imagined it must be lawfully nice" to be
the ones who were doing the entertaining.
''The host and hostess have such a jolly
good time, too, you know, the young wife
had said to her young husband. "besides
experiencing the immense satisfaction of
knowing that they are providing others
with such great pleasure" The young hus-
band said to the young wife, Yes, it will
be all right, 1 guess With some people
'all right stands for everything pleasant.
How were these young people to know
that it is sometimes just as exciting to
give house party as it would be TO plunge
into an African jungle for the purpose or
collecting a lot of wild beasts into HAPPY
family of the Karl Hagenbeck kind? OF
course, there was no way OF their learning
except by experience. And so they carried
out their plans. After much thoughtful de-
liberation they invited to their comfortable
little home six guests, whose respective dis
positions and characteristics had been well
considered. These six good friends would
be so congenial. husband and wife told each
other; they would get along so nicely
together; they would become so fond Of
each other.
The cook and the housemaid had different
views of the matter. Both demanded in
creases of wages for the week-the affair
was to last week-and having gained their
points, engaged in a heated argument as to
their respective duties. The maid was in
clined to give some orders; the cook was
disposed to resent being told what to do.
I'm as good, be dad, as any Protestant
servant gurrel that iver lived she de-
clared; and was going to further assert
her claims to distinction when the hostess,
by stroke of diplomacy, put stop to the
controversy.
The day for the commencement of the
house party came, and with it came the
guests-some from out of the city and
others from nearby neighborhoods of the
town. The ones living here in town were
all devoted, lifelong friends of the hostess,
who could be depended upon to sacrifice
their own pleasures, if need be, for the sake
of those who came from afar. The first
guest to put in an appearance-at about 10
o'clock in the morning-was a III mber Of
this exclusive circle. She was a tall, thin
and sharp-featured lady "of ysars." who
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his door and plunged into bed, pulling q
pile of pillows over his ears. The female
friend gasped and withdrew her head into
the sacred precincts of her own apart
ment. The host and hostess gave vent
to deep sighs, and vanished. The sopho-i
more looked Oh with withering contempt
The groom was the only one that daret
say word.
my dear girl" he expostufeted. you
are disturbing my little via who hns q
distressing headache"
well, If your little wife wound put on
a pair of bioomers and a sweater and come
out here and let me give her fev les
sons in this sort Of thing every morning
she wouldn't have distressing headaobes"
replied the coed. cheerily. as she knocked
globe from gas Jet with ono OF her
clubs and gracefully lodged the falling
glass.
The groom's head disappeared and his
door closed rather viciously.
'I say" bawled out the sophomore. do
you go through those stunts every morn
ing?"
mot the same exercises" the happy
freshman answered, as she cracked the
clubs together in a right joyful spirit.
Sometimes i do without the clubs, you
know and take the running and jumping
exercise. / was thinking Of doing that one
tomorrow morning. This is quite
enough for this morning. don't you think?'
well, 1 should say sor' exclaimed the
college youth as he grinned like the famous
Cheshire cat and then beat a hasty re-
treat.
And so. commencing with the coed, the
peculiarities of each individual at that
house party came 10 the front, in some
way or other. during that day. The female
friend spent two agonizing hours at the
piano practicing her vocal lessons and
then tackled on an extra half hour OF
wretchedness and misery with funereal in
terpretatiOns OF gems from the operas"
1t almost tco hard TO bear and the
other guests, after pretending at first 10
enjoy the strange noises. acknowledged TO
each other that as a musician the female
friend was a sickening failure. ''She might
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

teenth Indiana Infantry; Col Benjamin
Spooner. Eighty-third Indiana Infantry;
Col. r. p. De Hart. Observation-Disclosures
ty-eighth Indiana Infantry; Col. Ambrose
a Stevens Veteran Reserve Corps; Col.
AnciI d. Wass, Sixtieth Massachusetts In
fantry; Col Thomas Bennett, Sixty-ninth
Indiana Infantry; Col Albert Heath, One
Hundredth Indiana Infantry, and myself,
as colonel of the Twelfth Indiana In
fantry.
John c. Walker, Of Laporte, Ind, was
among the list furnished to General Car
rington by his detectives for arrest. Walker
was a prominent officer in the order of the
knights of the Golden Circle and as he
anticipated that his arrest would follow if
he remained in the State. he fled. The first
man to be placed under arrest was Harri-
son H. Dodd, of Indianapolis, who escaped
during the sitting of the commission. Dodd
had petitioned Gen. Alvin 2. HOvey, then
in command of the military district of In
diana. TO be allowed to occupy room in
the old postoffice building rather than be
confined in the military prison at Indian
apolis. He had made solemn oath that he
would make no attempt to escape. Dodd's
brother also pledged his word and stated
the prisoner would not try to escape If the
privilege was granted. 1t was under this
double pledge that the favor was given. and
for the same reason no guards were sta
toned outside the building Dodd was con-
fined in a room on the third story of the
postoffice building. 1t was through outside
assistance that Dodd escaped. During the
day one of his visitors slipped to him ball
of twine. After dark this string was let
down from a window by Dodd and accom-
plices below attached the twine to rope
and thus enabled the prisoner TO pull 1t up.
Dodd fastened the end of the rope and had
no great difficulty in reaching the ground.
Those placed trial following Dodd's
escape were William A. Bowles, at that
time owner of French Lick Springs; l.. p
Mflligan, then a prominent attorney OF
Huntington: Andrew J. Humphreys, a lead
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

E. c. Atkins. State regent; Mrs. James
Fowler, of Lafayette, honorary State reg
ent; Mrs Chaplin G.. Foster. The members
from the st. Clair Chapter are Miss Martha
Carey, regent; Miss Helen lockwood, vice
regent: Miss Anna Dean, secretary; Miss
Elizabeth Fletcher, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Clara Hawkins. treasurer; Miss
Frances Crum, historian, Miss Muriel Hit,
registrar.
THE HALL DECORATIONS.
The hall decorations will be unusually
handsome and the committee in charge of
that part of the ball includes Mrs. Austin
f. Denny, chairman; Mrs. Edward III. Dean.
Mrs. Henry r. Bliss, Mrs. II. C. G. Balls,
Mrs. Frank F. Gillett. Mrs Thomas e. Hib-
ben, Mrs John c. Ingram, Mrs. John d.
Johnson Mrs. Charles l.. Pepper, Mrs. Fin
ley Pugh, Miss Julia @. Sharpe. Miss Louise
Spann, Miss Charlotte Scott. Miss Eleanor
Carey, Miss Elizabeth Fletcher Miss Lucy
Palmer. Miss Bertha Balls.
number of boxes have been arranged
on the main floor, in the balcony and on
the stage, and all but two of them have
been sold. The list of box holders includes
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14
Warsaw, Feb. u.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Lilly. Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Carey, Mr.
and Mrs. II. p. Wasson, Mr.. and Mrs
w II. Coleman. Mr.. and Mrs. f. c.. Dar-
lington, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Winter
Mr.. and Mrs. w H Brown. Mrs Eli Lilly,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Ingram, Mr.. ard Mrs. T. II. Spann,
Mr.. and Mrs. H ID. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Taggart, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Gowan, Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Churchman,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Gladding. Mr.. and Mrs.
A ID. Gates, Mr.. and Mrs. " T Malott
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Coffin. Mr. and Mrs
Horace Wood. Mr.. and Mrs Carl Won Hake
Mr.. and Mrs w j. Goodall Mr. and Mrs
s: E. Perkins, Mr., and Mrs. ]. S. Lazarus,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Lilly, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
r. Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. II. d. Haring Mr.
and Mrs Albert Baker. DR.. and Mrs. F. a.
Morrison.
Among the out-of-town guests who will
be present at the ball are Colonel and Mrs
Carlisle, of South Bend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooley and Miss Cooley, of Hartford City
Mrs. Charles Stuart, of Lafayette Miss
Woods, of Kokomo, Mrs. Thomas, of
Charlottesville. and Mrs. Morrell Earl, of
COnnerSVille.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14
General Reub Williams Talks Of the Famous
Indiana Conspiracy Trials Of War Times
the
Guiding Hold Will
of Event that
Sensati a the ime

ing Democratic politician of Sullivan coun-
ty; Horace Heffren. an attorney Of Wash
ington county, and Stephen Horsey. of
Shoals. The latter was classed as a gen
eral utility man for the knights of the
Golden Circle, for it was proved at the
trial that he had gathered UP number of
rifles. muskets and revolvers and had stored
them away in some secret place, along with
more than 1000 pounds of powder for the use
of the members of the order. The arrest of
these men had the effect to dispirit greatly
the opposition here in Indiana to the war
which then prevailed at various points
throughout the State and many who had
belonged to the Knights of the Golden Cir
Gle in more subordinate capacities became
alarmed over the arrest of the leaders for
treason and so frightened that they with
drew from their respective lodges in large
numbers.
THE attendance at the trial finally be-
came so great that it was impossible to adj
NIT more than fraction of the visitors who
every day packed the rather small room
on the second floor of the govern ment build
ing. 1t was finally decided to remove the
court to larger room on the first floor of
the old Statehouse This was done at time
when few knew that Horace Heffren, one
of those on trial for his life on the charge
of treason, was about to turn states evil
dence and reveal under oath the whole muir
derous, reasonable plot which was in
course of preparation and organization
when General Carrington's detectives ex-
posed the existence of the conspiracy.
"All save Andrew Humphreys were given
the death penalty. In Humphreys's case the
one act in his career as member of the
order which created for him favorable i'm
preston before the commission when
a body of men-about four hundred-in Sui
livan county had assembled to take final ac-
tion against the enforcement of the draft,
after five of the governments enrolling Off
GERS had been waylaid and killed in that Sec
tion of the State. Humphreys urged the
men drawn up in line before him, Of
ficer of the organization. to disband and go
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

hold was awakened by the steady tramp
tramp-tramp of feet up and down the long
hall upon which all OF the bedrooms opened.
The day was just dawning; IL was that
notable period in the twenty-four hours
when sleep seems more delicious than at
any other time. The host and hostess, who
never rose in the morning until seven, sat
up in bed and blinked at each other in
drowsy surprise. The female friend in the
room next door groaned and wondered if
the noise was being made by clumsy serv-
ants and vowed to herself that she would
tell Mary and John that the guests at an
ideal house-party were always permitted
to sleep as long as they liked. The old
bachelor listened intently for a few mo-
ments and then cussed heartily. The bride
and groom gave vent to enthusiastic indig-
nation. The college youth lay on his back
staring up at the ceiling as he recalled
the newspaper stories about burglars that
he had read recently.
Would the noise never cease? No; instead
of ceasing a humping sound, like the
knocking together of two heavy pieces OF
wood, began. This was too much for the
sophomore He got out Of bed, caught up
his heavy cane and quietly opened his door.
As he slyly poked his head out into the
hall. the heads Of the host and hostess. the
female friend. the groom and the old
bachelor were simultaneously thrust forth
from small openings In the various bedroom
doors. The hall was brilliantly lighted. two
gas Jets-one at each end OF it-blazing
high. Up and down the corridor marched
the "co-ed'' from the Hooser university.
attired I'm a scanty gymnasium costume. In
her hands she held pair of Indian clubs
which she swung in front of her and behind
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

back to their homes for a time, at least.
His advice was needed. and when the COM
mission came to make up its verdict An
drew Humphreys was given life sentence
in prison, while all of the others on trial
were given the extreme penalty, death by
hanging.
THE evidence at the trial of the conspira-
tors developed many crimes besides that of
treason. 1t was clearly shown that a large
number of men was engaged in a plot for
the formation of a Northern Confederacy'
which, of course, would greatly aid the
Southern Confederacy in winning independ-
ence. 1t was developed and proved that
the principal officers of the Knights of the
Golden Circle were conspiring with officers
then in the service of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and that at one time there were sew
enteen Confederate officers in disguise stop
ping at the Bates House in Indianapolis.
These officers were to take command of the
Confederate prisoners then confined at
Camp Morton, in numbers over 5000. The
plan, ii was shown at the trial, was to re-
lease the prisoners, attack the Indianapolis
arsenal and there secure the necessary mus
kets to equip each prisoner They were
then TO march on Louisville and, with the
aid of other Confederate soldiers, capture
that city. There was also plot to assassi-
nate Gov. Oliver p Morton, and a commit
tee Of ten was appointed for that purpose.
This fact came out in the testimony of
Horace Heffren.
There was not dissenting voice among
the members of the commission as to the
guilt of the men on trial The only differ
ence of opinion was TO the form of pun
ishment, one member of the commission ia
voring life Imprisonment for one and ALL
the evidence being clear as to the guilt of
the prisoners
People of to-day are not generally aware
how very near the State came to having an
insurrection in 1864 Indiana escaped an
insurrection only by the prompt action of
Gov. Oliver p Morton and his military as
siStants.
Warsaw, Feb. Il.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14
Comedy of the Hoosier Capital
As Viewed by a Casual Obser-
Happenings That Social Functions Are
Not That Theyr Cracks o Be- and That the Best
Laid PansO Oten Fail- -B,v Louis

her. bringing them together now and then
with bang and occasionally knocking
holes in the wall as she accidentally bumped
a club against the plastered sides OF the
corridor.
''Well. I'll be-Tn be-blamedi' the old
bachelor saved himself just in time from
shocking the assembly and then slammed
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14


McLane, of Aurora; Col. Thomas ]. Lucas,
Terre Haute; Col Richard p. De Hart, of
Lafayette, and Gen. Reub Williams, of
Warsaw. Ind.
AS the members of this commission took
an active part in the military history Of
Indiana during the civil war. an effort will
be made 10 bring these survivors together in
Warsaw during the State G.. A. r. Encamp-
ment in June.
Recalling the work of the commission and
Incidents surrounding the trial of the con-
spirators, whose object was to establish a
Northwestern Confederacy," General Will
Hams gave the following reminiscence to a
correspondent of the Journal.
Gen. Silas Colgrove was named as the
president OF the commission, with Maj
Henry L. Burnett. of Cincinnati. as Judge
advocate. to conduct the trial. The remain
der OF TIE court consisted of Col. Charles d.
Murray. Eighty-ninth Indiana Infantry;
Col. William 2. McLane, Forty-third In
diana Infantry; Col. Thomas ]. Lucas. Six
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

? the twelve men comprising the
military commission which tried
the Indiana conspirators at In
dianapolis in 1864. only four sur
vive. They are Col. William E
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

had been guests at several affairs of the
sort given by their friends and had en-
joyed themselves so thoroughly that they
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

HALL will look like
an eighteenth-century ballroom
tomorrow evening when the
grand march orening the colonial
ball OF the Daughters Of the
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

)STON, Feb. 13.-To a person in
terested in the earth's surface
mainly as place to move about
upon, or to one who views il
chiefly as scenery. the instru-
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

IT long ago a certain young mar
ried couple living in the north
end of the town decided to give
a house party. They had never
given a house party before. They
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-29
TROPHY WINNERS.
The Woman's Whist Convention
Elects Officers.
by Associated Press,

tBy Associated E'ressD
BALT1MORE April 2s.--The winners
OF the four trophies at the Woman's Whist
Convention. follows:
washington trophI championship for
teams, won by the Colonial Club OF Phil
ndelphia by ten matches.
Philadelphia Cup championship FOR
pairs, won by Mrs. McCrea and Mr.. Colds
borough of the Crawford Club, Washing
ton. y. G.. plus is and 0.132
C.apendIsh trophy, New Amsterdam
Club. Of New York, won by five matches
Toledo trophy for mixed teams OF four,
won by Nirs Barney. Mrs. Be1man. Mrs.
r.. j.. Wood and Mrs. i. NJ. Linnell, BY
TX matches.
The chairman OF tho Committee on
Nominations. Mrs. Shat. OF Detroit, pre-
sented the ticket for the election Of the
following officers: President. Mrs. l1 j..
Hale, Of tavcrford. Pa; First Vice Pres
ident, nIrs. II. c. Noel. Of st. Louis: Sec
ond Vice President. Mrs. II. ". Cannon,
of New York: Recording Secretary. Mrs.
G. b. Thompson. OF PIttsburg. Pa; Treas
: urer, Mrs. $. w. Petit. Of Philadelphia;
Directors for three years, Mrs. G. >.
Waterlorise, OF Boston; Mrs. WheclocK.
OF Milwaukee, who were reelected ana
Mrs. c. D. Hamilton, Of st. Louis, ana
Mrs. C;atchett Of Philadelphia. The ticket
WAS unanimously elected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-29
4 HAS AN AUXILIARY.
Ladies Organize to Aid ?. and
p. Conpany's Y. M. c. A.

On Thursday afternoon an nuXiiiary 20
mo y MI G, x. Of tho Virginia Passenger
ana Power Company. was organized at
Tho assocation's new building. Reservoir
Park.
whose husbands, sons and brothers are
officers and employees ofl the virgins,
Passenger and Power Company ABOUT
forty ladies were present. Mrs. a. -
Slratford presiding. -.
Another meeting Will be held on May
tth. nj $3.50 r. NJ. when plans and other
business Will be decided upon.
n message from Miss Helen Ciould-,a
member OF this auxiliary. that she - az
ready at work and Will soon SEND pant
ings and nottos for further decoration.