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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03
S9,2O2.94 FOR EXTRAS
PARK BOARDS ALLOWANCE FOR
RIVERSIDE PARK DAM.
Talk of Expanding n Big Sum for
More Park Landslide of
Dfrt-Routfne Affairs.

The Park Board held a busy meeting yes
terday, the main business being the allow
ing OF the final payment to the Riverside
Construction Company for the building OF
the dam and boulevard at Riverside Park.
The final amount was $23.396.63. the entire
cost of the work being $50. 1884. The board
sent a voucher for the final payment due
the company TO City Controller johnson.
together with small claims against the
company, amounting to about $500. The
and Mr. Johnson must decide the claims
before he settles the final payment SUI
perintendent Powers's original estimate on
the work was sS4,595, and the contract price
was $S3550. Extra work amounted 10 Sll--
21515 and the deductions TO p, making
an addition OF s.. 20294 TO the original con-
tract. The company's bill Will be paid
out of the street railway park fund.
The board received offers from property
owners TO sell their land composing the
strip at Emerichsville. which the board de-
sires to purchase for the park The aggre-
gate asked Is SO, 900. The figures were con-
sidered too high and the Circuit Court vii.
be petitioned 10 appoint appraisers for ali
the land desired by the board for park pur-
poses.
Power to investigate the water contract 10
be made by the Board of Works with the
indianapolis Water Company. and TO ascer-
tain who Is responsible for paving i'm South
street the unpaved spaces between the new
park centers. The board appointed Mrs.
John Coburn custodian Of Hendricks
square.
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THE LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY
TICKET.


The Marion county legislative ticket is
composed of three senator's and seven rep
resentatives and one joint representative
for n ron and Hancock counties. 1t is
quite possibIe that the senator's and rep
resentatives whom the Marion county
voters win elect will give the House at
least to one party or the other as its ticket
is selected When the Republican Iegisla-
tive ticket was nominated it was admitted
by all the papers of the city except the
Sentinel that it is one OF the best legisla-
live tickets that has been presented to the
voters of Marion county in years. For
more reasons than can be stated, it is of
the utmost Importance that the Republic
an legislative ticket should be elected.
The three senator's elected will hold over
and participate in the election OF a United
States senator in 1903. 1t is said that an
effort will be made to repeal the county
and township legislation of the last Legis-
iature. All of the Republican candidates
for senator's and representatives are
pledged to the maintenance of the present
excellent laws of the last Legislature.
tance which make it highly desirable that
the excellent Republican ticket shall be
elected.
The Republican county ticket is the
same ballot as the legislative. 1t is said
there is some opposition to some of the
candidates, rather because of the methods
by which their nomination is alleged to
objection to the candidates. The COM
plant is not that the candidates were not
fairly chosen, but that combinations were
made in some cases. If this were true.
voting for the Democratic ticket will not
afford remedy. and revenge is not the sat-
isfaction of thoughtful men. If the Re-
publican legislative ticket shall be elected.
primary law will be passed which will
insure the more orderly selection of dele
gates or direct vote for candidates, so
that IL those who are unhappy over the
county ticket desire change in the fu-
ture they should vote the whole Republican
ticket. Man for man, the Republican ticket
is better than the Democratic. The char
acter of every Republican candidate will
bear investigation. They will make bet
ter officers than those named by the Tag
CERT regime, and they will hold the county
in line against the election four years
hence, when the friends of some of those
who are said to be Kicking may be can
didates.
One other point: There are twenty-four
names on the county and legislative ticket
how many Republicans who desire to get
even" with some Republican candidate will
be able to mark twenty-four names with
out mutilating the ballots so that they will
not be counted? The better way. the sound
Republican way, is to put the cross inside
the circle with the eagle at the head OF
the Republican ticket.
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BRIEF SESSION HELD.
School Board Had but Little Business
Before IL.

The School Board. at its meeting last
night, transacted little other than routine
business. Superintendent Kendall reported
the appointment of Miss Edna Stewart as
teacher of the sixth grade in school No. IL.
Bills amounting TO si.509.12 were allowed.
The report of the librarian which was
read, showed s6.323 books in the City LIZ
brary. During the month 40 books were
drawn out. The board adjourned until ?
r. m Nov H. when bids for the installa-
ton of steam heating apparatus in school
building No. - and the old part of No. 10
will be opened.
Superintendent Kendall submitted the
following statistical report Tor the month
ending Oct. 10. comparisons being made
with the corresponding periods OF last year:
Number registered during the month,
boys in 1893. 1852: girls. l2.I7l in 1900. boys,
Il, 422; girls, 121il. Average number belong
ing TO school. 1899. .. 2S;.G; 1900. p. To- ..
Number belonging at date, 1899. = l69. 1890.
23.529. Average daily attendance 1899. %. l56:
1900. %, i73. Number of cases of hardness.
1899 1878; 1900. $50. Number OF tardy pupils,
1882 l.033: 1900 692 Number of cases OF
corporal punishment. 1899, 2i 1900. Ia. Num-
Der OF cases OF truancy. 1850, 155, 1900. Ill.
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BaYAN.s MIDNIGHT CAMPAIGN.

The closing days, or nights. rather. of
what Mr. Cleveland calls this exceptional
and distressing campaign" are witnessing
something that is calculated to make self
respecting Americans blush for shame. Mr..
Bryan's midnight canvass of the tough"
sections of Chicago is without doubt the
most disgraceful incident in our political
history. Our early history and political
traditions invested the Office of President
with dignity that was supposed to shape
the conduct OF person who sought the of
flee as well as OF one who held it 1t used
TO be said that II was an Office TO be neither
sought nor declined. The trainers of the
Constitution thought that In the Electoral
College they had devised plan that would
debar any mere demagogue or unworthy
person from ever reaching IT. The follow
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ROUGH RIDER PARADE.
The Line of March and Other Ar.
rangements.

Arrangements are now complete for the
big Rough Rider demonstration Monday
afternoon The parade will form on Capt.
tol avenue, north of New York street, and
will move promptly at 2:S0. The line of
march will be south on Capitol avenue TO
Washington street, east on Washington to
Noble, counter march to Illinois, south OH
Illinois through the tunnel tn Rus sci ave-
nue., south to McCarty. east on McCarty to
Virginia avenue, north over the viaduct to
Delaware, north on Delaware TO New York.
west on New York to Meridian and south
en- Meridian to the Marion Club end dis
hand. At the Marion Club the parade Will
be reviewed by Governor Mount, Senator
Eeveridge, Capt. w. f. English. Repre-
sentative Overstreet, Charles 3. Lands.
Daniel NJ. Ransdea, Fred Campbell and
Colonel Clark and his staff. Senator Fair
banks will also be asked 20 occupy a
place ir the reviewing stand and parade.
Immediately after the disbanding of the
troops, an effort will be made TO have some
of the offsCi9ls and distinguished men,
terS OF the reviewing larty address the
Rough Riders while they .Ire mounted.
These addresses will either be made at the
Monument or Marion Club.
Everybody In the parade will be mounted
with the exception OF the four hands, which
will ride In tallyhos. Places Of honor will
be reserved for distinguished troopers.
will be paired off with regar1 to color t.
improve the appearance of the troops, and
the Marion Glee Club Will oe q band OF
singing eQueStrianS.
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union equally as strong If not stronger
only 80 cents. Labor organizations cannot
increase wages on a falling market; on a
rising market wages win increase by reason
of increased demand for labor. and labor
organizations can only hasten such increase
in wages and sometimes may slightly en-
large such increase.
More coal has been mined because more
was demanded. Wages have increased be-
cause more labor was needed. If the fac
tories and mills had remained closed as
they were during the years 1894. 1895 and
1895, there would have been no increased
demand for coal and certainly no increase in
miners wages, however strong the union
might have been. The production for the
year 1900 will exceed that of any year in
Indianas history. unless some unforeseen
not at all probable. The product this year
Is being mined at an advance of 20 per
cent over 1899. higher price per ton for
mining than has prevailed in Indiana in
fifteen years. More mines have been opened,
more miners are at work, more coal is be-
ing shipped and higher wages is being re-
ceived. One example. taken from the books
OF the Coal Bluff Mining Company from
April. 1885, to April. 1896, shows that the
wages paid to employees was s1se,664. 60.
while for the same months in 1899 and 1900
the amount so paid was ss21, .75-an in
crease Of eS1z per cent. This is representa-
tive of mining conditions in Indiana.
The facts are that coal mining In Indiana
is more comfortable and more remunera-
tive than ever before. Capital and labor
are better paid: the working hours less per
day; better mutual relations exist between
operator and miner and marked content
ment resulting from the general prosperity
is everywhere apparent. These are facts
known not only TO the mine worker. but to
everybody living in mining communities
and dependent on mining for their success
in business, and will be remembered by
voters in the voting booth on election day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03
AT HIS OLD HOME.
Capt. w. f. English's Big Meeting
at Lexington.

Captain William f. English returned
from Lexington. Scott county, at IL o'clock
last night, where he addressed the largest
meeting held in Scott county during this
campaign. 1t was too large for indoors
and was held in the public square. Captain
English's old friends and neighbors came
from every part of the county, and as
many Democrats as Republicans were pres
ent. Captain English spoke for nearly two
hours, and aroused the greatest enthusi-
asm. The Democrats present, TO whom his
remarks were largely addressed, listened
with closest interest to all he had to say,
and at the close he especially thanked them
for their presence and their respectful and
earnest attention. a procession over two
miles in length. composed of mounted men
and ladies in gayly decorated wagons, met
him on the road over from Scottsburg To
Lexington and escorted him to the place OF
meeting. On the way from indianapolis To
Scottsburg Captain English was compelled
TO make a speech that was not on his pro-
gramme. Republican rally was going on
at Columbus, and the crowd at the station,
learning that he was on board the train,
sent in committee 10 bring him 10 the
rear platform. Captain English made a
short and vigorous speech while the train
waited, which aroused great enthusiasm.
and he was given three cheers the car
pulled out of the station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03

John l.. GrifFiths's Figures After Can
wasting the State.

John L. Griffiths who has just returned
from southern Indiana, gives a most fiat
tering report of the conditions prevailing in
tion," Mr.. Griffiths said. but that Mr..
Hemenway will carry the First district
by largely increased plurality, and the
indications are that Judge Miers will be de-
feated in the Second district and Mr.. Wads-
worth succeed him as it's representative in
Congress. Nothing. perhaps, could more
clearly show the enthusiasm of the Repub-
iicans than the fact that on Hemenway
day at Mount Vernon, the home of Colonel
Owen, the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress, 1900 visitors were present, Evans
vile sending over three thousand of the
number. The procession was mile and a
half long and the streets were cS9wded
with the most enthusiastic Republicans
that | have ever seen. The speaking did
not commence until half-past TO- but IL con-
tinued until long after midnight. The Re-
publicans in southern Indiana do not seem
To get tired at all this campaign. Mr.. Wads-
worth. who has worked in the mines him
self, Is especially strong with the working
men in his district and already the Demo-
Gratis are saying that Judge Miers will not
carry the district by over 500, when four
years ago his plurality, as L recollect, was
in excess of 400.
THE silent vote throughout the State is
Will the IkepuD1lCdH pGTty lIlS
year. section boss told me that it was
impossible to secure ties because farmers
were bringing their corn to market and re-
ceiving % cents bushel for 1t, and when
he asked them why they would not haul
ties they answered they did not know how
much they would get for their corn IL
Bryan was elected. and they wanted to dis
pose of it before election day.
Wherever / go the greatest interest Is
manifested in the congressional election in
the Seventh district. and 1 find that Jesse
Overstreet has endeared himself to the Re-
publicans throughout the State. They rec
ognize that he is clean, capable, straight
forward and patriotic, and that he has rem
dered most efficient service to his party and
his country. Considerable inquiry is made
as to whether he will be reelected or not
and when assured that there is no question
of his success the greatest qualification is
expressed. After being in at least one-half
of the counties in the State I am satisfied
that President Mckinley is very much
stronger than he was four years ago, and
that we will carry Indiana by a plurality OF
not less than q, 000'
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MAI. DAVIS KNOWN HERE.
when n Young Man He Studied Mcdi-
cine I'm This City.

Maj. John c. Davis, whose death in the
Philippines was announced yesterday. was
we'll krcwn throughout the United States.
end particularly in Illinois. For efficient
services in New Orleans during the yell
low fever epidemic the United States gov
ernmen. presented him with diamond
studded medal. lie was sanitary officer al
Havana last year. and successfully handled
tie yellow fever there. He was born in
Lexington. Ky. nfty-two years ago. and
during the civil war served I'm the hospital
corps During MS residence IN Chicago
he was surgeon for the Moron. Chicago
& Eastern Illinois and other railways.
After The war hroks cut he went 10 Cuba
and was transferred 10 the Philippines. lie
leaves 2 widow and one child. who are now
at Orlando. Fla
He was. when young. resident Of this
city. ana studied medicine here. +. 4. W.
Davis. of the indianapolis Water Com
pany. Is brother. Another brother. Greer
w. Davis lives az New Albany. IL Is not
known whether or not the body viii bs
brought here Tor burial
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ing is from one of the Federalist papers
by Alexander Hamilton:

ing is from one of the Federalist papers
by Alexander Hamilton:
The process OF election affords a moral
certainty that the office of President will
never fall to the lot of any man who is not
In an eminent degree endowed with the re-
qu1site qualifications. Talents for low
intrigue, and the little arts OF popularity
may alone suffice to elevate a man 10 the
hrsr honors in a single State: but IL Will
require otner talents and a different kind
OF merit 10 establish him in the esteem
and confidence of the whole Union, or of so
considerable portion of it as would be
necessary 10 make him successful candi-
date for the distinguished office of Presi-
dent of the United States.
No candidate for the presidency has done
as much to refute this view of the office
or dispel the dignity that has always at
tached to it in popular estimation as Mr..
Bryan. He first resorted TO a stumping
tour of the country in 1896. and this year he
has repeated the process in more I'M
9ignified manner. His personal campaign
has steadily degenerated through success
sive stages OF personalism and scurrility
until finally 1t is ending with midnight
tours through the worst portions Of Chi
cago, In which the candidate exhausts him.
self with personal appeals to drunken
brawlers and fans the fires of class hatred
among those who are already ripe for
anarchism. Let no such man be trusted.
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square to the left of the name CT each man
Tor whom he desires 10 vote upon each one
of the ballots.
FOLDING OF BALLOTS.
Before leaving the booth. the voter
must field his ballots up separately in
such way as to show the initials of the
poll clerks. which are placed on the lower
left hand corner of the back of each bal
lot; then hand the ballots thus folded TO the
inspector who deposits them In the several
boxes. These ballots should be folded be-
fore leaving the booth, as the voter is re-
CURED to do this by the statute. and IL
he fails TO do SO and takes his ballot un-
1Oiued into the election room In such way
that the board or other persons in the
room are able TO see how it is marked, he
IorIeltS his ballot ard IL is the duty or the
board TO require the ballot to be destroyed
and refuse to allow the man to vote.
Inc TACT that so large a number or de-
1ecuNe ballots are voted at each election.
as i have said, is an evidence OF want OF
information at least on the part of great
many voters. Every one. therefore. should
not only carefully consider and remember
these provisions. but he should talk 10 his
neigfbors and friends upon the subject for
the purpose of finding out whether they
are INFORMED as to the proper way 10 vote.
There should be at the polls I'm every pre-
clnct persons whose duty IL shall be to
md out from the voter, before he enters
the room, whether he has correct I'M
Outstanding of the way to mark his bal
lot. i should have said also that the ballot
must be marked with blue pencil, which
Is furnished by the board To each voter.
1T seems to me, if citizens generally
would take an interest in this matter with
reference 10 their own voting as we'll as
that of their neighbors and friends the
percentage of defective ballots would be
very greatly reduced. The total vote I'm
1896 was. in round numbers. So, 900. Upon
the per cent. basis of defective ballots,
there were over 1900 ballots thrown out
in the State at that election which woiif.
indicate over 1900 voters lost their votes
in 1896. These figures alone show the i'm
portance of this matter TO the voters gen.
orally and 10 the members of all political
parties''
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The chances are that after next Tues
day we shall hear no more OF Arkansas
Jones in national politics. Hs may he re-
elected TO the Senate from Arkansas when
his present term expires because he is a
Democracy. but he will never have the
management of another national campaign
nor be prominent in the councils of the re-
organized Democratic party. When the
party drops Bryan, as It will after another
drubbing. Jones will have to take a back
seat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03
RESOLUTIONS ABOUT BURKE.
They Were Signed Under Misappre-
hension by Railroad Men.

Shortly before the Democratic state con-
vention. which declined 10 give Frank r.
Burke the nomination for Governor. was
held, set OF resolutions appeared In the
newspapers signed by a number of railroad
men. These resolutions averred that it was
not true that the railroad men were against
Mr.. Burke. but, on the contrary. were IA
vorahie to him. Lately the Democrats have
been referring TO these resolutions in de-
Tense OF the charges against Burke ON ac-
count OF his labor record
Concerning these resolutions three rail-
road men have declared that they signed
the resolutions In Ignorance OF Mr.. Burke :
record. They are Republicans and declare
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03
MIR. BEyERDGE.s DENIAL.
He Did Not Use the Words Attributed
TO Him.

Senator Albert j. Beveridge yesterday
sent the following telegram to this city
from Vevay:
81 am informed that the Sentinel states I
predicted landslide TO Bryan. Such
statement is an outrageous and malicious
lte without excuse. L stated in the Journal
Monday that indications point 10 1900 Re-
publican plurality in Indiana. have made
no other or different statement. directly or
indirectly. Every development since then
The enemy must be desperate. indeed to
resort TO such base practices as the Sem
tinels statement about my predictions. II Al
makes the statement l am informed II
10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03

In HIS speech in Noblesville, week ago.
Speaker Henderson, in closing his allus'or
to Representative Overstreet and his con-
nection with the currency BILL said:
The result Of his work is now known to
the country and is felt in every city and
in every home in the United States.
would be unfaithful TO my sense Of duty
were to address citizens OF Indiana so
near to his. home and fail to give this ex-
preston OF my appreciation of his great
service and this testimonial to his nigh
character and splendid abilities, based on
my personal knowledge Of the man.
Mr.. Overstreet is making a most effective
canvass of this district His addresses ap-
peal to the Judgment of the thousands of
men to whom he speaks. while his candor
carries conviction. Mr.. Overstreet's name
is at the head of the county ticket.
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A correspondent at Richmond, Ind, who
makes some inquiries regarding the State
Capitol, is informed that the law authoriz-
ing the erection OF the building limited It's
cost to s2.OOOOO0s and this limit was not ex-
ceeded. The fund for it's erection was
raised by small tax. 1t was completely
finished and paid for long ago. and no
bonded debt or any other was incurred in
its construction.
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Chairman Jones has written a letter ad-
vising Democrats to boycott a certain firm
in Chicago because one OF its members sue
political meetings on the Lake Front Park
Lawyers say that Joness letter is a viola
ton of the anti-boycott law Of the State
which makes the advising of a boycott
punishable by fine and Imprisonment
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III. A. Dana. a Chicago travelling sales
man. now here. yesterday received a letter
from his house. advising him TO remain un-
III several days after the election, as there
would probably be two or three days OF
5ollifca ton, owing to McKinley's re-eiec-
ton. The letter indicated that II Bryan
was elected the force OF travelling men
would be reduced.
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| that they viii not vote for Burke. The
three men are j. Addington. Big -Four con-
Guctor, and i. r. Stewart and c. III. Mat
thews. Big -Four switchmen. Mr.. Matthews
says the resolutions were presented 20 him
by Nj. j. Pierce. a Democrat. and he signed
them without knowing anything about Mr..
/ Burke or his record in the LEGISLATURE