Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15
HERO'S WIFE IS
GIVEN POSITION
MRS. "BlLL" ANTHONY, WHOSE
HUSBAND WAS ON THE MAINE,
is IN CENSUS BUREAU
Reed smoot May Not Be DisIodged
From His Seat in the senate-Gossip
Of the National Capital BY courier's
Special Correspondent.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 12.-I hap
pen to sit at meal time, directly across
the table from Mrs. BILL" Anthony.
Bill is dead so of course Mrs. Anthony
is widow.
"Bill' Anthony was the man, who on
that fateful night in February, 1898,
with the military correctness of a
marine on dress parade marched in
to the presence of Captain Sigbee of
the battleship Maine, and, saluting,
said: Captain, l have to report that
the ship has been blown up by tor
pedo," saluted and marched back to
his post of duty.
The entire world appauded a dis
cipline and nerve Inat amid such a
scene of wreckage and disaster en-
failing the loss of nearly 300 lives,
and the utter demolition of great
battleship in time Of peace, could obey
sorders to the letter.
Bill Anthony died few years ago,
neaving his wife practically without
means Of support. except her hands.
Imm ediately there went up the cry,
sthe widow of Bill Anthony, a hero of
The Maine disaster, should not be per-
United to want. And so she was given
b position in the census Office where
she now works along with hundreds
of other clerks.
Mrs. Anthony isra fine appearing,
dignified woman of about S5 She is
tall, of fine figure, straight as an ar
row, with an unusually intellectual
face and lady In eve-y respect. She
Us as brignI as a dollar just from the
mint and general favorite in the
house But there is nothing in her
tmanner or conversation to lead one
to suspect that she is the widow Of
ian American sailor whose fame has
become worldwide.
A Love Affair.
It is fact, perhaps not generally
known throughout the country, that
Mrs. Carrot Hobart, widow of the late
vice president of the United States, a
handsome and Iignified woman in the
prime Of her life, resides in Washing
ton during the social season. She and
Mrs. Alger, wife Of the former secre.
tary Of war under McKinley's admins
tration. and present senator from
Michigan, are very intimate friends
Every day that anything of special
interest is scheduled for the senate
both of these ladies are present and
sit in the gallery reserved for the fami
lies of senator's
1t was very common occurrence
during the latter part of President
Roosevelt's first term when Senator
Frye was president pro TEN of the
senate to see Mrs. Hobart and Mrs
Alger ushered into the row of seats in
the executive gallery reserved espe
cially and exclusively tor the vice
president. After the ladies we're seat
ed it was the usual thing to see Sena
tor Frye, the presiding officer, look
toward the executive galley and bow
and smile, recognition to which the
ladies of course, responded.
Frequently, later in the afternoon
Senator Frye would call some senator
ito the chair, disappear from the cham
Eber and shortly afterward appear In
Ethe executive galley, taking chair i'm
Immediately behind the ladies. Here
Ehe would sit and chat for perhaps hall
Fan hour, pointing out senators and ex
Eplaining the action of the senate upon
spending measures:
1t should, perhaps, be mentioned
Edn this connection, that Senator Frye
E1s a widower and gossip has for two
FOR three years said that he found the
esociety Of Mrs. Hobart very attractive
(which is not surprising. 1t has beer
esaid that Senator Frye's attentions
kwere serious and pleasing as we'll, tt
kMrs. Hobart, but this is only guess
However, the fact that Senator Frye
Ehas not forgotten Mrs. Hobart was
illustrated last week when, during {
rush, which filled evory gallery excep
the diplomatic, and by order of tn,
Twice president Mrs. Alger and Mrs
Hobart were given sets in this gal
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