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coats, and Shoes and left only our trousers.
Then they ran away, grunting and cackling
A FTER we had stood alone FOR the space of three
Z or four minutes, | noticed dozen warriors
coming toward us, as if they trying to steal
upon their prev Broken Toe in the lead. |
also noticed that two of the carried in their
hands behind them lariats ropes of leather. A:
first | thought they intended to hang us; but L
soon called mind the fact that Indians never IN
fct death by hanging / also reflected that there
was not in sight and knew there was not
enough timber within radius Of twenty miles to
build scaffold. l therefore concl lded that TIE
redskins steal g upon us for the purpose Ct
overpowering by sud- n attack, and binding
our hands and feet.
Good by, Tom Andy Bill said Balser dole
fully They re going to hang U.S..
80 Don't you believe it.. l answered hurriedly i
wasn't born to be hanged. They want to throw us
to the ground and then bind us Let's save them
part of the trouble
When the Indians approached, walked toward
them holding nv arms extended and my wrists
together, ready to be bound The Indians stopped;
but l continued to 60 toward them, holding out my
wrists for the larat l stopped in front OF one of
the men who held a rope, and Balser stopped IN
front of the other Our conduct inspired series
ugh, ugh ugh in all its infections fell upon
our ears We could not interpret the grunts; but
presently Broken Toe made a sign to the men with
the larats, and they proceeded to bind our wrists
When this pleasing job finished, l stepped up
to Broken Toe and spoke the one word, Friend /;
Continued pore 10
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We knee-haltered our horses, placed saddle
bags, guns etc, under waterproof canvas, rolled
ourselves in our blankets, and went to sleep.
WHEN we awakened in the morning, Broken
v" Toe missing. So Our horses, Saddles
saddle bags and guns. We were left with nothing
but our blankets and the clothing we wore. The sky
was overloaded, and could not see the sun. We
did not know east from west, nor north from south
The fiat, grass covered prairie bounded only by
the horizon No object of any sort broke the dead
level as far eyes could reach. We had not
mouthful to eat, nor any means of procuring food
When awakened we were hungry; but the
realization of our desperate condition drove all
thoughts Of eating out of our minds.
After we had gazed about us helplessly for few
moments, Balser asked, Now what do You think of
ths!'
Don't say word l answered Let start
out some direction, and we'll soon raise something
above the horizon
We folded blankets, threw them our
shoulders, and prepared to march.
(Which way shall we go?' asked Balser.
80 | don't care, that get to moving in
direction / answered. If could see the sun for
a moment it would at least be satisfaction to
know the points of the compass. We as badly
lost here in the daylight in the darkness
of the cave; but have this advantage:
keep going. Which way shall we go?
We'll go with the wind suggested Balser.
THAT S the word said l.
Balser tossed handful of dry grass into the
air, and started off with the wind. Soon after
had started rain began to fall. The rain made
us very uncomfortable, and we grumbled because
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blankets and clothing wet but man
often finds fault with the very thing he needs.
Before the rain had been walking along
aimessly There nothing to guide u.s. but
came soft. and soon we noticed the tracks of two
horses Had the rain not softened the SOIL could
not have discovered the tracks, and we might have
been wandering the boundless prairie yet. We
knew that the tracks had been left by our
horses for ours were shod and the Indians horse
never knows the luxury of shoe.
The horse tracks gave us new life, and we fol-
lowed up the trail at rapid walk. We were grow
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built in the midst of the muddiest mud ever saw.
Soon after we reached there, Balser and l began
making cautious inquiries about Indians
Every day brought numbers of the redskins to
the Fur Company's quarters, and we contrived to
question most of them concerning the Wyandottes
We were always frightened when asking questions
concerning the remnant of the tribe for secret
was so precious feared it would leak out through
every word we spoke. There was, of course, little
danger of our betraying thoughts; but if you
will let five thousand dollars rest your mind for
two three years, to the exclusion OF everything
else YOU will learn what burden gold really is.
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blade in my body. l didn't finch
l laughed at him Then a double
jointed giant sprang in front of
Balser and raised his murderous
looking tomahawk above his head. /
thought Balsers fate was sealed;
but | said:
Don't say word! Laugh!
"Balser didn't look as if he wanted
to laugh; but he sent forth a peal
that was a pretty good imitation
of the real thing.
Indians don't laugh; therefore,
they don't fully understand the
meaning of laughter. In dim way
they seem to know that it means.
DO your worst; | don't care a
straw!' and of all the sentiments a
man can express, the Indian respects
that most.
Presently another Indian sprang
in front of me, and with demoniac
howl flourished his tomahawk above
my head laughed at him and
waved him off with turn of my
hand, as if to say. oh, stop your
foolishness!' and he joined the howl
ing jumpingjacks that surrounded us.
After the men had danced about
us till they were tired, they gave
way to the squaws, who formed
another circle One old bag left the
ring and spat upon me. ! laughed
and spat back at her, as if we were
playing a game at frolic.
The Indian most expressive and
useful word is a grunt Ugh! 1t
may mean anger. disgust, assent.
refusal, and on rare occasions 1t IS
used to express the small sensation
of amusement they sometimes feel
A strong emotion of joy, or feeling
of what we would call amusement,
the Indian expresses, if at all, n
bowls, whoops, and shouts. While
the old bag and were playing our
little game, distinctly heard several
Indian men give utterance to the
grunt Ugh
II was more or less familiar with
the various intonations of the sound.
and imperfectly knew their signifi-
canoe, as one may learn the different
meanings of dogs bark, and l knew
that our little game had in a way
amused the bucks After dancing
about us for ten minutes, the
squaws fell upon Balser and me
and stripped us of most of cur cloth
ing. They took our blankets, hats.
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warwhoops, and soon their crazy antics became
amusing to l laughed, and Baser said:
For the Lords sake, Tom Andy Bill, don't
laugh! Don't you know they're going to kill us?
Do you see that red devil coming on the jump with
his tomahawk?'
Don't say word said I. The Indians will
think none the less of us for laughing at them. If
a man laughs when he dies, he takes all the sting
out of death
Good Lord! Tom Andy Bill, you freeze my
blood!' said Balser. There comes another fend
with knife as long as my arm'
The Indian with the long knife sprang bowling
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two or three years, TO the excursion
else, you will learn what a burden
'Balser and l had grown to be
monomaniacs on the subject OF the
treasure; but Balser's affection was
more serious than mine. He lived
and breathed treasure, and dreamed
of it open eyed and asleep.
The Fur Company paid us
double wages, as our old friend had
promised, and we were eager to get
away and learn the whereabouts of
the lost tribe of Wyandottes.
I'VE had been waiting nearly a
week at Fort Chicago, when by the
merest accident Balser stumbled on
an Indian who was just leaving the
fort. Balser addressed him by the
salutation we had learned from
Wyandotte, and the Indian, who
was surprised and seemed pleased,
responded in the same tongue.
"'Do YOU speak English? asked
Balser
Hectic spik him, replied the
Indian.
Are you a Wyandotte: asked
Balser.
Yes, Wyandotte, he answered.
81 love Wyandotte, said Balser.
MY friend loves Wyandotte We
cry because the Wyandottes were
treated so cruelty by the bad whites.
The Indian began to talk rapidly
for an Indian, and Balser invited
him to the deserted cabin we were
occupying on the skirts of the fort.
There we gave the Indian a few
presents and asked him where his
tribe was. He told US that the few
remaining Wyandotte Indians had
Joined with a band of Winnebagos
which had come down from the
north, and that they were all living
now on the prairies west of Chicago,
toward the great Father of Waters,
the Mississippi.
"Balser and | were overjoyed at
the news, and told him we were
going in that direction. We said he
might travel with us if he wished,
and that we would stop with his
tribe for awhile and give them
presents.
I'VE hastily saddled our horses,
packed our saddle bags, and off we
went with the Indian, whose name
was Broken Toe
That night we camped on the
prairie, feasting on prairie hens.
The next night we also camped on
the prairie, and Broken Toe told US
we should reach the Indian village
next day at half sum- that is, noon.
We knee-haltered our horses, place
bags, guns, etc, under a waterproof
ourselves in our blankets, and went
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
Street Cars Collide on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, Washington,
and Score Are Injured
TAwNEY AND cHANEY VICTIMS
Both congressman Severely Bruised,
But Proceed to Their Duties at Cap
itol = Heavy Car Crashes Into
Loaded Trailer = None of the In
jured Will Die.

Washington, April 22.-Representa-
tive Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman
of the house committee appropriations,
was injured in the back; Representa-
tive John c. CLANCY, of Indiana, was
painfully injured on the hip, and a
score of other passengers suffered
slight injuries as the result of a rear
end collision on the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. line OF the Capital Traction Com
pany today.
Hospital ambulances and patrol wag-
ons were summoned to the scene, but
none of those injured would go to the
hospital for treatment. None of them
received any cuts or serious bruises,
and Representatives Tawney and
CLANCY proceeded to the capitol, ex-
planning that they had been only shak-
en- up by the collision. Many OF those
in the summer car attached as a trail
the passengers, Mrs. G. G. Griffin, en-
PlOyGu dl OIlG SOASIGSSlOIldl ,
being thrown from the car.
A Georgetown train, east bound, had
stopped at the corner Of Four and One
half street to let off passengers, and
was just starting again when one Of
the big yellow cars from the Mount
Pleasant division of the road crashed
into the rear end of the trailer with
force enough to do considerable dam
age, and frighten many passengers.
The motorman of the Mount Pleasant
car remained at his post, when he saw
the collision was inevitable, but was
uninjured. The noise of the impact
and crashing glass caused a large
crowd to assemble. Police Captain
Byrnes directed that a. thorough inves-
tigation of the accident be made, but
in view of the motorman's statement
that the brakes refused to work, he
thought there would be no criminal
prOcee(lingS
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than $12, will receive that amount
commencing April 19 without the nee
essity of putting In new claims. me
increase will operate automatically.
In addition to the increase OF $9,-
65044S in the amount of the pension
roll 1t is estimated that $2.592.00O in
additional claims will be filed during
the coming year on account or pro-
visions in the new act granting PEN
sons of $12 to widows of officers and
enlisted men who served ninety day.
or more in the army or navy during
the civil war. The new act VIII give
an increase to one widow of soldier
in the war Of 1912, to 1S3,696 civil war
pensioners under the general act, to
1907 Mexican was beneticiaries. ana
to 3,171 widows of participants in In
dian wars. The appropriation asked
of congress this year is over s162,000,-
900, being $6,O00,000 more than in
1898, which was the largest ever
authorized.
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tests. The boys were placed IN one
contest and the girls in another :
took seven cases of eggs to supply t s,
children. 1t was easy going and <
nice excitement till the home sire y
Fifty judges were stationed alonf 2 !
line and no two judges could agy =. N
who won the first or the second he
third prize. Imagine 500 little girls in
white dresses coming fluttering down
across the green sward A horse race
with 500 horses in it would be easier
to decide. There We're at least twenty
five girls, who came nuttering across the
line rolling their eggs at about the
same time. Up to date seventeen little
girls have claimed the first prize. There
was $40 to be divided in prizes alto
gether, $40 for the girls and $40 for
the boys To add to the confusion
those who broke their eggs on the way
across the green sward followed along
by their friends and came in at about
the same time. The judges saw a
streak of white come across the line
and nothing more.
But they awarded the prizes all right
and the affair now having been held
two years in succession. is an annual
feature of Easter time in Des Moines
1t will be held again next year. when
possibly some plan will be evolved for
deciding the contests little more ac-
curately than by drawing cuts by the
Judges. Most of the children are sat
isfied. and anyway they get off from
going to school one afternoon and had
a big time.
The Iowa Anti Saloon league has
indorsed John j. Hamilton. who is a
candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for governor on the resubmission
platform. A number of speakers will
be placed in the field to make a school
house campaign for Mr.. Hamilton and
a general assembly favorable to resub-
mission to the constitutional amend
ment.
In the resolution indorsed by the
headquarters committee of the league
Mr.. Hamilton is declared to be "a "man
Of ability, sound judgment. large bus
mess capacity and unquestioned in
tegrity."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
81 SALOONS VOTED OUT.
Second Liquor Contest of Month
Waqed in illinois.

Waeed in illinois.
Chicago, April 22.--Friends and foes
of saloons in Illinois yesterday Waged
their second battle of the month, the
theater of war being in the southern
section of the state, but its rumbles
reached up into Cook and Dupage
counties, where ten Of the eighty towns
that voted upheld the saloon.
Despite the energetic campaign OF
the anti -saloonists the liquor forces
late last night seemed to have more
than held their own. They lost Pinck-
NEVILLE, with its ten saloons, and Eff
tingham, with an even dozen bar
rooms but captured a number OF
smaller towns and villages.
In Cairo, where the hottest kind of
conflict was waged, the anti -saloonists
were ignominiously routed. the city
voting by 4,OO5 to 665 to keep It's sew
enty licensed saloons.
In Murphysboro the local option
leaders weakened after the April .
election and withdrew their petition.
under which another vote would have
been taken yesterday on the saloon
question.
"Demon Rum" Works Hard.
The cohorts of Demon Rum" spared
no effort in Champaign county. where
the April election left Ivesdale the only
oasis in the county.
The vote yesterday confirmed that OF
two weeks ago, and in several of the
smaller towns of the county license
aldermen and trustees We're elected.
This insures the licensing Of saloons
in the event the supreme court de-
clares unconstitutional the present To-
cal option law, test of which is be-
ing made.
The city councils of Champaign and
Urbana are evenly divided between the
license and anti-license forces.
Officials of the Anti-Saloon league
yesterday morning declared their hope
of adding five counties-Morgan. Scott,
Perry, Calhoun, and Pulaski-to the
list Of counties in the state that are
totally dry, but in each of them. ac-
cording to returns last night, there is
still left at least one precinct where
the saloon may exist legally.
Anti-license councilmen were elect
ed in Maroa, Fairfield, Fairbury, Mill
edgeville, Fisher, and Robinson.
Aldermen or trustees pledged to IL
cense saloons if permitted by law to
do so were elected in Assumption, Pom
tiac, Rock Falls, Sycamore, and
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Leaders Say That Convention
Will Applaud johnson and
Instruct For Nebraskan
LIQUOR ISSUE TO THE FRONT
United Societies Demand That Com
vention Tell Preachers to Attend to
Things Spiritual and Not Spurious
May Not Adopt Platform at All
Because of Disagreement.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 22-1t is gens
orally believed that at tomorroW'S
democratic convention when Johnson's
name is mentioned. there will be a
demonstration of approval, but it is not
expected that any practical use will be
made of the enthusiasm, no matter how
great or small it may be. From present
indications the convention will cer-
tainly instruct for Bryan. The party
leaders are a unit in declaring that
such action will be taken.
Roger c. Sullivan, of Chicago, who
will practically dictate the work Of
the convention, declared today that
there is no possibility of any anti
Bryan instructions.
Much opposition developed today to
the adoption of platform at the pres
ent convention. This was due to the
wording Of the platform planks which
the united societies of the liquor in
terests are urging for adoption. One Of
these censures the church for interfer-
ing with political matters and demands
in effect that the clergymen be re-
spectfully advised to attend strictly to
the laws relating to things spiritual.
leaving alone the statutes dealing with
things spurious. 1t is too early YET
to confidently forecast the defeat of
this resolution, but there is a strong
feeling among many delegates that
resolutions Of this character are better
left out of the platform. This element
favors putting off the issuance OF q
platform until it can be brought out in
strict conformity with the provisions
OF the new primary law, and that
means the middle of August.
The predicted contest from Cook
county, to be headed by Robert p.
Burke and Carter H. Harrison, is gen.
orally regarded as joke.
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Forest Appropriation illegal.

Washington, April 22.-The house
judiciary committee today decided as
unconstitutional the Lever Currier bill,
appropriating s5,Ooo,0OO for the ac-
quisition by the government of forest
lands in the Appalachian and White
mountain chains for preservation of
stream supply and the regulation of
stream flow. The committee, however,
decided to report to the house that if
forest reserves are due to the naviga-
bility of streams, the requirement Of
such reservations by the government
is constitutional. 1t is unofficially un-
derstood that the rivers and llarbors
committee will be called on to decide
whether the reserves are an aid to
navigability.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
PRICE OF PRUNEs TO SOAR.
California Growers Predict a Decline in
Apricots and Peaches,

California Growers Predict Decline in
Apricots and Peaches.
Chicago, April 22.-Prunes threaten
to become a real luxury and disappear
from the menu cards of many restau-
rants and boarding houses. Reports
from the Sacramento valley and Sono-
ma, Napa, Tehama, and Colusa coun-
ties in California indicate that late
frosts have damaged about so per
cent Of the growing crop. Damage in
the Santa Clara valley also is thought
to be heavy.
A normal crop of prunes would total
about 170,000,0OO pounds. Last year
about Il, 100000 pounds were produced,
and this year, merchants say, the crop
is not expected to total over 50,000,0OO
pounds. This deficit is expected to
send prices skyWard.
AS an offset to the prune crop fall
ure California growers say they have
the best peach and apricot crops they
have seen in two years. Last year april
cots were sold at from II to % cents
per pound: this year they are expected
to decline to about 9 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
To Make Appropriations Available.

Washington, April 22.-On estimates
supplied by the navy department, Sen
ator Hale has prepared and will intro
duce an amendment to the naval ap-
preparation bill, appropriating $5,000.-
900 for immediate commencement of
work on two battleships, torpedo boats
and other vessels provided for in the
bill. The appropriation for next years
work on these vessels was omitted by
the house on the theory that some time
would be required for the preparation
of plans for the new vessels and the
senate committee on naval affairs ac-
cepted the bill as it came from the
house. Now, however, the department
has decided to construct the new yes
sells on plans of those recently built.
and an appropriation to be Immediately
available will be asked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
DEALERS PROTEST SEED BILL.
Merchants Are Not Responsible
Goods Are Not Pure.

Washington. April 22-Dealers In
garden and field seeds from many sec
tions of the country expressed their
views to the house committee on IN
terstate commerce at a public hearing
on the Mann pure seed bill, which Is
designed to prevent the entry into this
country and the carrying in commerce
of impure and adulterated seeds.
There was general contention that
low grade importations and certain
other abuses which had developed IN
trade were chargeable to the dealers
who do not handle seeds as regular
business and that the federal inspec-
ton law, applicable to the legitimate
and reputable seed business of the
country, was not needed.
1t was maintained that the recog-
nized class of seedsmen control at no
period of their growth the crops or
seed which reach them from all parts
OF the world. The seedmen also have
no control of the product after 1t leaves
their hands
Among others who appeared before
the committee We're George S. Green,
j C. Vaughan, and Charles Dickinson
OF Chicago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
PRINCETON CASHIER HELD.
Grand Jury lndicts 3. S. MccuIIy or
Five Different Counts.

Spec1aI TO TlmeS-IepublIcan.
Davenport. April 22.-True bills on
five different counts, were returned
yesterday in the Scott county district
court against B. s. McCully, cashier of
the defunct Princeton Savings bank.
McCully is charged with making
false entries in the books of bank
and his bond was fixed at $500 on
each count. McCully is now out on
bond, but must make the bond cover
the indictment before he can retain
his liberty.
Indictments were returned against
several other people, they being the
ones who were in Jail and who were
held on various offenses such as
breaking and entering, larceny, etc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
AUTO RACE FRIDAY.
Promoters Compelled to indemnify
State Auainst DAMAGE.


New York, April 22.-There was Sc
rious doubt for a time today if the
automobile race scheduled to be run
Friday over the Briarcliff course, in
Westchester county, would take place.
State Engineer Skene demanded cash
deposit of $4,000 to indemnify the state
for possible injury to the road by the
racing machines. The race promoters
offered a bond for that amount, but
this was refused, and the race was de-
clared off However, several men in
terested in the event endeavored to
induce the promoters to reconsider
their action, and the managers of the
race complied with the conditions i'm
posed by Skene. That official then
consented that the race be held as
planned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
THAw GETS HABEAs CORPUS.
Jerome May Oppose Proceedings for
Release on Nav g.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, April PA
writ of habeas corpus was granted ~
White Plains today by Justice Nor
schauser, on application Of Harry K.
Thaw, thru his attorney James g.
Graham. The writ is returnable at
Poughkeepsie on May 9. at which time
District Attorney Jerome will be given
an opportunity to oppose proceedings
for ThaW's release