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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

els-or the net product of q, 100000 acres
less than present needs The reason the
wheat-eating world has not experienced the
evil results of the wheat deficiency with
average yields is that during the past few
years the world has. until the present year,
had series of very large harvests. Should
the world fall to the average of 1921 BUSH
els an acre there would not be wheat
enough to feed the wheat eaters In short
Mr.. Davis figures out that with average
yields of wheat and rye, the world would
need 50,000,0O0 acres more than it has. he
does not note that corn is an excellent
substitute for wheat-better than rye.
Mr.. Davis cannot find in the world much
more wheatgrowing land We have
talk of vast wheat lands in Siberia is idle
the writer thinks, when a Russian minister
recently said that Siberia never had and
never would produce wheat and rye enough
to feed the Siberian population" Argen-
tina and Uruguay alone promise material
additions to the worlds wheat lands both
countries having potentially wheat-bearing
power equal to three or four of our central
States, but the development must be slow.
AS it is, the wheat area of the United
States has diminished since 1884 as much as
that of South America has increased In
view of these facts Mr.. Davis believes that
it may soon be expedient to transfer some
of our corn lands to wheat.
Mr.. Davis's article abounds with Stats
tics from which his conclusions are drawn.
If his data are correct, and there seems no
flaw in them, corn and wheat lands are
sure to be of greater value than any other
sources of wealth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

ter" That would have been fair bluff.
BY such bold backing Of their denial,
which IS now their falsehood by confession,
they could have prevented the rout
which has befallen them. The election
over they could have settled the suit, and
swapping their fingers at the city, remarked
in the language OF one of their illustrious
predecessors in another city, the late Boss
Tweed, What We going to do about it?''
Now their practical confession is their ruin.
Evidently the probability of the revelation
of their guilt deprived the gang of their
wits and they rushed into practical confess
sion to make an end of the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

AS Mr.. Holt is a director and stakeholder
In the Union Trust Company, ana was a
member Of the Park Commission, the Sem
tinel remarks that if he has any interest
in the Fulmer-Seibert sewer contract indi-
vldually or as a stockholder of the COM
pany. it Is void. so that any citizen may
contest the assessments for the work and
defeat their collection. This Is doubtless
true: but who is responsible for this state
Of affairs but the Taggart business admin
istrationf So II the city should be put to
great expense. the business administration
Of Taggart viii be responsible. 1t is re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The morning Taggart organ warns silver
men not to be inveigled into voting for
"goldbug Harding" as it styles the Repub-
lican candidate Mr. Harding need not shrink
from this epithet. It means that he is a
member of the party which last year elected
form and which ushered in the prosperity
which is now enjoyed by the manufactur-
ing industries of this city in common with
those of the entire country. Thousands of
workingmen are earning good wages in this
city to-day who would be idle if the candi-
date whom Goldbug Harding supported for
President had been defeated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
the goods.

1t is perfectly plain that If there is any
truth in this precious story the contractors
are complaining because Mr.. Holt did not
agreed to deliver. If it be true, as is now
claimed by Robinson, that Holt has paid
back the 5000 it is still more conclusive evil
dence that he was unable to do what he
agreed to do because no one would ever
suspect Mr.. Holt of giving up $4,000 If he
had any right to hold on to it.-Sentinel.
This was the line of defense chosen to
show that as Holt did not have influence
enough with the Taggart administration to
deliver the goods the administration is in
no way responsible for his acts There is
nothing in it, He did have influence enough
to deliver the goods and did carry out his
agreement. AS is shown in another article
the refunding of the money was demanded
on entirely different grounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

1t is quite likely that the offer of home
rule for Cuba viii be made by the new
Spanish Liberal Ministry in good faith, but
there is little reason to believe it will be
accepted. The insurgents seem determined
TO accept nothing but independence. and it
is doubtful if Spain can continue the war
much longer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
The News of yesterday contained the fol

The News of yesterday contained the fol-
lowing:
The News is criticised by the Republican
organ this morning in its usual lucid style
for it's editorial of yesterday. Though this
is small matter, 1t may be worth while to
say that that editorial was based on the
facts in our possession at the time and
that it is abundantly sustained by those
facts. In it's main features we are quite
willing to stand by it, But at the time 1t
written the affidavits, which appeared
in the paper yesterday, were not in our
possession, and they could not be secured
in time to be used for editorial information
And we frankly admit that the facts con-
tanned in them give the affair much more
serious aspect, and that they involve Mr.
Holt hopelessy. But it is still true that II
the men who paid 5000 in the apparent
succeeded in their nefarious purpose, they
would not have sought to recover the
money The return of the money to them is
complete evidence that they did not get
what they paid for
This explanation is satisfactory on the
point of inadequate information, but it does
not explain the evident determination of the
News to whitewash the Taggart admins
tration as long as there is drop left in the
bucket, nor justify the Taggart organ in
styling it's editorial 1.-THE Last Card when
the conclusive information in the case was
yet to come The last sentence of the fore
going extract is incorrect AS shown in an
other article the contractors did get from
Holt what they paid for He had sufficient
influence with the administration to deliver
the goods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The fact that the vice president of one of
the gas companies and the division super
intendent of a prominent railway are active
workers in Taggart's interest has a tend
ency to discount Democratic assertions of
implacabe hostility to corporations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The News seems to have revised its opin-
ion of Wednesday that the sewer bomb was
loaded with sawdust." but at the same time
thinks Mr.. Robinson's latest affidavit
rather tends to exculpate the administra-
ton" There are good many people who
are unable TO see through the News's spec
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
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street.
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81 Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co.. 25s Fourth avenue.
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WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbtt
House, Wizards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange, Fourteenth street. between
Penn. avenue and f. street.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

1t is reported that Mr.. Taggart is asking
Republicans whom he meets on the streets
TO vote for him. Whenever did Thomas Tag
CART as a Democrat do anything for a man
simply because he was Republican?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Ii the Taggart administration were to
last month longer, it is probable that
such remaining officials as were not forced
to resign in disgrace would retire in dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Reader: The speaker OF the House of Rep
resentatiyes Of the Fiftieth Congress was
John G. Carlisle; Of the Fffty-first, Thomas
B. Reed; of the Fifty-second and Fifty
third. Charles f. Crisn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

1t is claimed for Mayor Taggart that he
dismisses incompetent and crooked APP
pointees as soon as he finds them out. The
trouble is he does not find them out till the
town rings with the scandal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

To whom in the mayors Cabinet did Mr..
Holt give portion of the $1,000, or was it
extorted to be used as a campaign fund to
promote the election of the Taggart ticket ?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
The Exact Facts.

II understand said the merchant. that
the streams are running dry out your
way"
They are gittin' dry" said the farmer,
with a joyous haw-haw. but they amt
runnin'. | guess the cigars is on YOU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Since Thomas Taggart permitted the City
Council to vote $4,000 for the Pogue' s-run
steal to promote his election, no one should
have been surprised at scandalous revela-
tionS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The few good men who may be led to
vote for Mr.. Smith will, as ex-senator
Evarts, of New York, once said Of the
Prohibitionists, vote in the air"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
His work Was Poor.

Dismal Dawson-How did it work when
you told her you was yellow fever refu-
gee?
Everett Wrest-She kinder grinned and
says: "Oh, yes; reckon you are about the
yellowest fever refugee on the road
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

1t takes some young animals nine days
to get their eyes open 1t took the News
three to discover that there was anything
at all in the Holt sewer scandal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

AT any rate, my wheel is of the latest
pattern"
Il have noticed that it usually gets in
last"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

thirty days longer he would not have
whole board left.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The Taggartites have lost the confident
swagger OF two months ago. They wear
their hats over their eyes instead of jauntily
on the sides of their heads
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Suicide is confession. said Daniel Web
ster in celebrated case. Resignation
sometimes admits as much as suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

All voters who desire to put an end to
boodleism in indianapolis should vote the
Republican ticket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

If all of Mayor Taggart's denials of any
knowledge of many things going on in the
city government are true. he is unfit for the
Office he holds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Mayor Taggart is very good judge of
human nature after the jury has rendered
its verdict.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The afternoon Taggart organ seems to
have been in error when it remarked that
the sewer bomb was loaded with sawdust."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Scapegoat Colbert has company in Scape-
goat Holt; but several more Jonahs are
needed to unburden the laundering ship
Plagiarism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The resignation of Mr.. Holt cannot help
the Taggart ticket, since the mayor knew
of the interceptor affair weeks and months
400
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
IT. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot

"A man is known by the company he
keeps"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Hitherto Mr.. Holt has furnished the
brains of the administration and Mayor
Taggart the smiles. What will the latter do
now?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

1t requires the throwing overheard of a
good many Jonahs to save the Taggart
shin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Why should not Mr. Taggart resign, now
that resigning is the order of the day?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

Are all of Mayor Taggart's partners of
the wicked variety?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
Timely sale.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
Having sold her old one for $1,000 Mrs.
John A. Truitt. of St. Louis, is In position
to get new '9S model husband when the
season opens again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

The Taggart coterie is finding the cam
paign warm enough now
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

sponsible because the mayor and other off,
Gals have known of this transaction for
months
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
Just Like n student.

Dental Student-Sweetheart before l
start back to college won't you let me pull
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
Closing the Season.

one of your molars. just to remember
you by?
The record-union., 1897-02-03
HIGHWAY SYSTEnS CONSIDERED.
A Joint Session and Lively Debate on
California Road Systems.

A joint meeting of Legislative High
way Committees was held yesterday at
p. m. in the State Library For
portion of the time Senator Dickinson
was in the chair and part of the time
Assemblymen Anderson and Clarke
The matter under consideration was
highway legislation generally and es-
pecially the three bills proposed by the
Bureau of Highways. 1t was under
stood to be a general conference meet
ing in which free expression of views
was invited concerning California road
systems. The meeting was one of
deep interest and continued for an hour
and a half, and part of the time was
running conversational debate. An
outline Of the leading remarks is given
below.
Mr. Stuart, a farmer of Solano
County. said his people were disguised
and disheartened concerning roads.
They wanted a different system. As it
is now the road taxes produce made
quate results. There is waste and eX-
travagance, misdirection and misuse
and for all the people spend the returns
in good roads are too small He ques-
toned the wisdom of continuing under
the Supervisor or roadmaSter system.
However good the intention the results
are nil. Besides, political favoritism
plays a large part. and ignorance of
proper methods of construction. He
cited a case of a Roadmaster driv-
ing out over twelve miles of road and
back again and calling it days work,
though nothing had been done on the
n,i~ iy Oh III
in his county as it should be. and the
people despaired of anything better so
long as political favoritism rules in
road administration.
To Senator Dickinson Mr. Stuart re-
piled that he favored a State system
as advocated by the Bureau of High
ways in order to start right and shcw
the people what is good road building.
Mr. Dickey of Solano seconded what
Mr.. Stuart said and added that it is
the old question of how to do. and doing
in the interest of taxpayers He cited
cases of misuse of road funds. and said
his people despaired of anything better
under the present system. He favored
the State road system proposed. It
would not increase taxation and would
start the people right and stimulate ac-
tion and stop the using up of road
money by the travelling over the roads
by Roadmasters and Supervisors To
Senator Dickinson he said he believed
the people approved the State road sys-
TEN wherever they understood it.
Chairman Manson of the Bureau of
Highways in a concise, clear-cut anu
perfectly lucid manner explained the
| State Svctay,, raJ,,oac n a
maximum of county road taxes from
40 to 35 cents. 1t then levies 21a cents
on all property. city and county
With this the Department of High
ways is to begin to construct State
roads, which it may take twenty years
to complete on that basis. These roads
The record-union., 1897-02-03
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Personal letters to Prof Munyon.
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swered with free medical advice for any
disease.
The record-union., 1897-02-03

2-3 cents, plus $50 900 in 1895.
OF all the States from which informa-
ton is available. but one appropriates
consin, Colorado, Michigan, and Wy
oning give more.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DE
MANDED
The extraordinary increase in the ct
tendance at the university, which has
brought about these financial difficult
ties, is not the result of any artificial
conditions, but the result of a positive
demand on the part of the people for
broader educa ton.
The High School illustrates this In
1889 there We're only twenty one High
Schools in this State; now there are
about one hundred. Some districts tax
themselves 80 cents ON the S100 to sup
port their High Schols. The peoples
schools crowd the university. 1t is the
crown of the common school system.
In 1887 only one boy or girl in every
25O of college age went to college To-
day one in every forty goes to the State
University, to say nothing of those who
find similar opportunities elsewhere.
The students Of the university come
from every county in the State, and
their parents represent every element
IN our population. Distinctions OF
wealth and social rank never appear.
Over 200 of the students depend en-
tirely upon themselves for support
working during their leisure hours a
any employment, physical or mental,
which may offer And many more add,
by their own efforts, to the sums which
their parents are able to contribute
toward their support. The spirit of
! respect for labor and of Willingness to-
do anything within their power for the
college was signally manifested by the
students recently, when all the men
turned out to- work with pick and
shovel in making some needed improve
ments on the grounds, for which funds
We're lacking.
The benefits of the State University
| in promoting moral, intellectual scien-
| tific Improvement in inspiring graft
tude to our State, our Nation, and our
unselfish benefactors, and in solving
practical problems of life in this land,
isolated in climate and resources, will
readily occur to us ALL The proposed
| tax is only ten cents to the man who
| is taxed $1,000, or less than one cent
| per month.
In view of the great constitutional
| provisions Of our State, and of the es
| tabliShment in this commonwealth Of
| the first absolutely free university in
the world, open to every man and wo-
man, and of the generous and constant
| support of the Legislature in the past,
| and in view of the university's work
and worth, we confidently appeal to the
| enlightened spirit and the wisdom of
| the present Legislature for the compar-
| atively small but necessary aid pro-
| vided for by the bills above mentioned.
| In the appendix will be found few
| brief tables in regard to the finances,
work and needs of the university
| The foregoing is most respectfully
| submitted on behalf of a joint commit
tee of the Regents, faculties and grad
uates of the University of California:
The record-union., 1897-02-03
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Several Discussions of Length and
Vigor During the Day.

Very little preliminary business was
done Yesterday morning before the AS
sernbly plunged into the routine work of
the day. No leaves of absence were
asked.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Under the head Of special orders phere
The record-union., 1897-02-03

By Malcolm-Establishi State
Iunacy Commission.
The record-union., 1897-02-03

2-3 cents, plus $4,000 in 1895
OF all the States from which informa
ton is available. but one appropriate:
less than California Nebraska, Wis
consin, Colorado, Michigan, and Wy
oming give more.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

ing Is days. AT st. Michaels transfer is
made from the ocean to the river (Yu-
kon) steamer, after a delay of few
days, which is hat-bottomed and which
reaches Dawson City at the mouth of
the Klondyke river in Is to 20 days.
But-and this is a very important but"
unless the traveller lands at ST.
Michaels not later than August 25 he
stands a good chance Tor bad one
rather) of finding the Yukon closed by
ice. In that case he can choose between
spending the eight winter months on
the bleak sea coast of st. Michaels or of
walking 1000 miles on the Yukon to the
mines as soon as the river is frozen
over. In this case he will require a
pack of Indian dogs and one or two In
dian bipeds to make the journey.
The Juneau route is the other way to
the Klondyke. 1t is more direct and
1000 miles shorter than the ocean
route, but can be taken best in the win
ter and only by men Injured to hard
ships. In this case, too, Seattle is the
starting point. A coastwise steamer
takes the traveller to Juneau, 900 miles,
where the outfit can be purchased.
From Juneau to Dyea is another 100
miles, then two trips taking eight to
ten days. At Dyea the Chilkat IndiaSs
can be engaged to assist the Traveller
over Chilkat pass-and having safely
crossed il he must build boat TO navi-
gate the lakes and streams, because he
has journey of about 700 miles to
reach the mines after leaving Chilkat.
In the winter the boat gives place to
snowshoes and the dog sled.
AS we have said, this direct course is
only for stalwarts, but indeed none else
should think of going to the Klondyke
and the fatigue and hardships of such
a journey will test even their best en-
ergies
The expense of the trip is also worthy
of consideration. On the ocean route
the fare from Chicago to Circle City,
the nearest point to the Klondyke, is
about $3.50. But the cost of freight on
the Yukon from the ocean to the mines
may be calculated at 35 cents per pound,
and as the prospective miner will re-
quire one years provisions, which, with
tools etc, will weigh one ton, this item
will be an expensive one. In other
words, the cost of getting there" ready
to work will involve an outlay OF about
$1,000. That there is abundance of gold
is certain, and stout-henrted men can
get ii. but it takes such TO fl the neces-
sary conditions.
JAMES IRVING cRABBE.