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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-22
Snakes Scare Him.

New Castle Qnd.) Press.
While threshng on the Horace Hoover
farm Friday, Isaiah Hoover, in removing a
shock Of oats. received a shock Of the kind
he was not looking for when he uncovered
a huge black snake over six feet in length
Mr.. Hoover. who is rather delicate. being
only tri1e over six feet in height weigh
ing only a little over two hundred pounds,
was scared so badly that his yells for help
would have made a Comanche Indians
war-whoop sound like blast from a penny
whistle. After Mr.. Hoover's youngest son
had dispatched the snake, Isaiahs yells SUBJ
sided and he proudly exhibited the dead
reptile suspended from the tines of a long
handle fork. A few shocks further on, how
ever. when the mate of the dead snake was
found, Isaiah fled from the field as fast as
his trembling limbs could carry him. Later
on he explained that "he wasn't scared but
had suddenly remembered that he was
wanted at the house." At the supper table
still later on there were several who still
thought Isaiah was excited and the fact
that he took the sixth consecutive piece of
apple pie without seeming to notice that
it was the same kind that he had been
eating, strengthened this belief.
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HE BOUGHT THE TRAIN.


Kansas City Journal.
William Harper, an aged negro, has
brought one Of the largest excursions into
Kansas City that ever came here and he
brought it on his own train. Harper is
over sixty years of age and was at one
time member of the Louisiana State Leg
islature. Several years ago he conceived
the idea of running an excursion from his
home in Shreveport, La, to Kansas City
and asked for an estimate on the train
The price staggered him and he gave up the
project for the time but this year he again
asked and when told the price was the
same he clinched the bargain and paid over
$3.50 to the Kansas City Southern passen-
ger department for train of eleven coach
es and one baggage car.
The trip is $50 miles each way. 1t is a
long one under the best circumstances, and
the time of an excursion train is not that
of a regular. The road refused to handle
the train on the usual excursion basis a
percentage deal with a guarantee, and
Harper chartered the train outright, pay
ing cash when he ordered his and then
getting out and selling his own tickets. He
had cardboard tickets printed and sold
them himself, soliciting among the negroes
and whites. Two cars were set aside for
the white people and Harper charged them
20 cents more than the negroes. He also
checked baggage for those who brought
any, making a charge of 80 cents to whites
and % cents to negroes for this service
The checks were nothing but pieces of
cardboard which two numbers were
written. Harper would take one Of these
tear it in two pieces, tack one on the trunk
and give the other to the owner Harper
was shrewd and he SO handled his excur-
sion that he will clear more than 1000 on
the deal.
When it was noised about in Shreveport
that a negro was to handle the excursion
train some other negroes started the story
that there was an epidemic Of disease here
on account of the flood. that people were
dying by thousands and that the city was
Quarantined. The story gained circulation
among the credulous negroes, but i'm spite
of this Harper worked hard and sold more
than 1000 tickets for his train.
The road had absolutely nothing to do
with the train outside of running it, as
Harper collected his own tickets, settled
disputes and took care of his charges. The
special will leave this morning at 10 o'clock
| from the Kansas City Southern depot.
1t was stated yesterday by a railroad man
| that the chartered train was the highest
price special ever run into this city. That
| of Henry r. Lowe, which sped through
| here Wednesday night cost $4,000, but il
went through without stop and is not
| counted as Kansas City special. At the
| Kansas City Southern office yesterday il
| was given out that Harper had already
| chartered another train for next year and
will repeat this years trip
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REASONS FOR COMPARISONS.

The News objects that the Journal. in
discussing the present municipal campaign,
occasionally draws comparisons between
the present administration of Mr.. Book
walter and that of his Democratic prede-
cessor, Taggart. The News can see moth
ing good in the Bookwalter administration.
but 1t is not so ignorant of the present sit
uation and the history and character of the
men concerned as to fail to give the Jour-
nal credit for entire honesty in the belief
that a Reach Hoffman administration
would prove in most respects a repetition of
the Taggart regime. The reasons for this
belief are Reach and Holtzman, Polster
and Taggart.
When Taggart arose to power and for
years after he had attained power Reach
was the mainstay OF his strength in In
dianapolis, and Reach was powerful In
shaping the official course OF Taggart On
him Taggart depended mainly for the thor
ough control OF the saloons and gamblers
and a" that element so potent In the To-
cal Democracy. When Reach and Taggart
quarreled the same power that had been
used TO help Taggart was welded by Reach
to defeat him. All this time Hoffman had
been a more or less Insignificant member
OF the Taggart coterie. doing he was
bid by the powers that were After the
defeat OF Taggart in the fight for the city
craftsmanship. Reach picked out Hoffman.
who had been urged from the start by Pol
ster, as his candidate for mayor, In the
face OF the solemn promises he had made
| to he Citizens League and in spite OF his
daily interviews to the effect that he was
taking no part In the fight for the NOM
! nation.
Reach is still giving daily interviews. tell
| ing what he will do as mayor and he is
unquestionably talking in fully as bad faith
now as he was when he daily and hourly
declared that he would not permit his or
ganization to participate in the nominating
campaign This man knows what good
faith is In business. but he recognizes nc
rule OF honesty whatever In politics. He
has been In politics-in its very worst
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PARIS UNDERGROUND. a
Region Where the Great Dissster
Occurred.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
The Metropolitan Railway OF Paris, the
first underground electric road in that city.
was opened for traffic in July. 1900 the year
of the last Worlds Fair. Ii was completed
several months after the Central London or
"tuppenny tube" had gone into operation
at the British capital.
The main line as then constructed was
about seven miles in length and reached in
an east and west direction north OF the
Seine. The eastern terminus was the Porte
de Vincennes. or the gate in the city wall
opening out TO the suburb OF Vincennes- The
other end was at Porte Dauphin. near the
entrance to the Bots de BOulougne The
route will be indicated TO those familiar
with the topography OF Paris by the fact
that stations were constructed at the Bas-
tile, Hotel de Vile, Louvre. Palais Royal.
Tuileries and Trocadero
Supplementary lines were then in contem-
plation, and some Of them have been opened
since that time. The district I'm which Mon
days disaster occurred. Charonne is in the
extreme eastern part of the city, north Of
the original main line. and Belleville lies
still further to the north. Through this re-
glon, which is populated by the poorer
classes, branch runs northward which in
Nation.
The general plans of construction was to
have two tracks in the same tunnel. AL
| though the bore was not exactly circular
IL had curved sides. the width at the level
| or the rails being twenty-one feet eight
| inches and twenty-three feet three and one
half inches at the springing OF the arch.
! eight feet higher up. The height Of the
arch Is SIX feet nine and one-half inches.
A concavity, twenty-Seven and one-half
| inches deep was formed by the bottom, or
| invert of the tunnel, to promote drainage.
Recesses for workmen were established at
| intervals of eighty-two feet. For the in
ner surfaces there was a half-inch coating
| OF the best cement. The walls 10 which
\ this was applied were composed of mason
| ry ranging in thickness from twenty-one
inches in the overhead arch TO twenty-nine
| inches in the side walls.
AT the stations an arched roof was con-
structed where the nature of the soil would
permit, but sometimes fat ceilings were
| necessary. The stations are about forty
six feet wide, which allows twelve feet
| subway proper. Thing and powerful arc
| lights give the stations a cheerful appear
| ance. Platforms 246 feet long were pro-
| vided at first These would accommodate
| hours, two more were added The cars
| are thirty-nine feet in length.
| For the operation of the road the third
| rail system is in service All cars in a
| train, or, at least, most of them, have their
| own motors underneath. The practice is
| substantially the same on the elevated
roads in this city and in this respect diff
/ fers from that on the Central London.
where the train are hauled by independent
| locomotives.
As I'm the case of the subway In this city
| the Paris tunnel was constructed by the
municipality and leased to a corporation.
| The actual operation of the road was con-
| Quoted by the latter.
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Knightstown Qnd.) Journal.

Knightstown Qnd.) Journal.
An amusing occurrence transpired at a
Henry county threshing dinner a week or
so ago. Among the threshers was a man
who is good feeder and who delights in
sitting down TO a first-class meal like
threshing dinner are known to be. He has
a habit of never refusing anything passed
TO him. Upon this occasion his fellow
threshers made up scheme to outwit him.
table the schemers commenced to pass the
viands so rapidly that the victim could not
get bite in between takings. He took
dull season TO come, but ii did not come
and he rounded out huge plate full of
food, having foundation of bread pota-
toes and chicken, with cake and canned
peaches About that time the others left
the table and the victim bashful
that he would not remain and he too arose
and left the best outlay he had seen for
some time.
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THE WABASH IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
The reports are renewed that the Wabash
system is to be extended to this city and
finally to New York. This is one of those
things that are mighty interesting if true.
1t would be an undoubted gain to this city
and State if another trunk line were to
reach the seaboard, but it would be diff
cult to figure out just how it is to be done
without the expenditure of a great deal
of money. Still, Gould has resources and
friends with millions at their command
1t is not quite twenty years ago since the
Baltimore & Ohio began constructing a
line to this city to atone for the loss of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
which was for time supposed to be within
its grasp. That piece of work cost some
twenty millions of dollars and eventually
was a chief factor in bankrupting the road
Mr. Garrett died under very sad circum-
stances and his road is now controlled by
the Pennsylvania, its former rival. The
Reading and the Jersey Central are also
under control, so that the next line to come
to this city will have plenty of rivalry, but
at the same time plenty of patronage.
1t is the evident desire of Mr.. Gould to
have complete transcontinental line. Some
weeks ago ii was reported that the Stand
ard Oil was back of Gould and that even
the control of the Pennsylvania was in
view. There were those who thought that
the attack on the stock of the COM
pany was for the purpose or driving IL be-
low the price at which the new issue was
offered to stockholders so that they would
not subscribe and thus throw the stock on
the market which it was proposed to alb
sorb. \If there ever was such an intention
it was checkmated by Mr.. Cassatt
Mr.. Gould has succeeded in getting into
Pttsburg and Baltimore, and a connecting
link will carry his freight on his own line
from Texas or Colorado to salt water This
will take some time, but when the through
line is completed there will be some in
teresting developments. If he builds TO
this city and New York there is likely to
be battle royal compared with which the
war of 1885 will sink into insignifcance.
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Less "Chivalry, Advised.

Philadelphia Record
The New Orleans Picayune reminds the
people of Georgia that few months ago
some of them sent money and praise TO a
white chambermaid in a Northern hotel
who refused 10 make a bed for Booker
Washington Now the State authorities of
Georgia are flashing with a rawhide the
naked form OF a white girl. who is incar-
cerated in the State prison there, because
she refused 10 make beds for negro con-
victs," she having refused TO attend negro
patients in the prison hospital. "Of course
says the Picayune, 1.-THE men of Georgia are
chivalrous and all that sort of thing, but
they must suffer for long time the dis
grace that has been put upon their State
by their own State officials" Perhaps a
''chivalry' and little more practice Of
humanity without regard TO race would be
to the advantage OF the white people them
selves
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When Pope Plus Was Cardinal.

d. c. Branson. I'm the Outlook.
Just one more recollection. 1t goes back
TO a day In the Jubilee year 1900. when O
large pilgrimage OF Nenetians and North
Italians were received by Leo XIII In ST.
Peters. They were presented by Cardinal
Sarto who read an address TO the Pope.
His sonorous voice carried far. with just
the slightest touch OF Venetian accent.
AS he stood there. erect and stately, he
looked strikingly handsome men. His
few gestures. he spoke. were deliberate.
measured. Nothing could have been moro
different than the manner of Leo Nil IN
replying. lie was not still for an instant
His hands and arms were I'm a state or
perpetual motion. reinforcing all that ne
said with that peculiar expressiveness OF
Italian gesture which makes even ordf-
nary conversation almost dramatic. AT
times. In his emphasis and earnestnesss
he would half rise out OF his throne.
watched the marked contrast with the
greatest interest. but certainly without
suspecting that l was looking at two
Popes instead OF one-Leo the statesman
aud Plus the Arrest
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of No Account.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
This year. for the first time, i expert
enced the pleasure of having my name in
Guided in that handy little reference book
called Who's Who in America said a
young man who dabbles in literature, and
who is also art editor OF one Of the maya
zines. Naturally L felt very proud when
/ took the book home and showed IL 10 my
wife. My sister-in-law was there at the
time. but she didn't seem greatly impressed
by the brief sketch OF my career. Hurry
up she kept saying as my faithful wife
fingered lovingly over the few words de-
scribing my achievements. Hurry up and
lets see what IL says about Jack Now,
Jack is her husband-a prosperous business
man, who can buy and sell me dozen
times over. In vain / tried 20 explain TO
her that Who's Who I'm America included
only professional men, She wouldn't have
il that way. If you're in IL Jack must
surely be there she said. positively. When
she had thoroughly satisfied herself that
Jacks name wasn't even so much as men,
toned she threw the volume aside, ex.
claiming: oh. that books no good. any,
way! And ever since then her manner
toward me has been somewhat chilly"
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pkases-for so many years that he regards
the political field as one IN which ali the
ordinary rules of morality and honesty are
nonresident. In his view ii is not only
proper, but eminently smart" to fool
everybody and attain power by the most
convenient methods at hand. no matter
how INSCRIPTIONS. Taggart has made
terms with him and all elements of the
Democratic party that make for evil are
at his elbow. all the while he is talking
most garrulously every day about what
he will and will not do as mayor.
And Hoffman? Well, Holtzman will
hang around the edges and do he is bid.
under all circumstances. In his typewriter
speech of acceptance he bravely promised
to do, as mayor, all the various things to
suppress vice that he utterly failed to do
as prosecutor. He got his orders from the
headquarters of the Taggart-K each-Polster
gang then, he gets them from Reach and
Polster now. and he would get them from
the same source If he were mayor. The
gang is made up of practically the same
elements now that composed it while Tag
CART was mayor. with Taggart much re-
duced in personal influence. and there is
no reason in either past history or pres
ent circumstances to expect one whit bet
ster-Holtzman regime than was had under
-Keach-Polster regime, with
Hoffman figuring in a minor role.
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A DEFENSE OF MR.. BRYAN.
He Is Under No Obligations to Other
Democratic Leaders.


Democratic Leaders.
Kansas City Journal Rep).
The press of the country is very generally
condemning Mr.. Bryan for his present
course in politics. The Eastern Demo-
cratic papers particularly are blaming him.
His stubborn opposition to the plans of
those who are seeking to reorganize the
party is denounced as unreasonable illogi-
cal and inexcusable. And yet who in Mr.
Bryan's place, would do otherwise than
Mr.. Bryan is doing?
The Democratic party failed in the two
campaigns in which the Nebraskan was
its candidate for the reason that, as Mr.
Bryan believes, number of its prominent
leaders were Indifferent or hostile to its in
terests. He suffered the gnominy of de-
feat and the crushing of his ambitions.
Now he finds these same leaders who were
responsible for his ruin organizing a move
ment to repudiate him and his platform
in its next campaign. What is more natu-
raj or reasonable than that he should rebel
against such a programme and exert all
his strength to defeat it?
Suppose that Mr.. Bryan should quietly
submit to the plans of the reorganizers
Suppose that he should passively consent to
being discredited and Inundated. Sup
pose that he should give his support to
those who overthrow him with their dis
loyalty when he was the party's candidate.
What would be thought of him? He would
be despised as a weak and spineless man.
Even those to whom he gave way would
simply add contempt to their dislike
Mr.. Bryan is now asking no fayors at
the hands of his party. He has a grudge
to pay. and he proposes to pay it. He still
has a considerable following and he means
to use 1t for the vindication of himself and
his platform Leaving out of account his
abiding faith in the principles which were
repudiated by the country and exploded by
the logic of events. there are plenty OF
reasons why Mr.. Bryan should refuse to lick
the hands that smote him and assent 20
the programme for their exaltation and his
own debasement.-
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THE LABORER'S LOT HERE.
Little Things About Him That Sur
prised N Visiting Englishman.

New YORK sun.
1.-The ways of the laborer ia America have
interested me exceedingly" said a visiting
Englishman. Il have seen mechanics Of
all classes go to their work in the morning
in merry. or apparently merry groups.
Some of them you would never pick out
as day workmen. / have seen some of them
carrying canes and moderately well
dressed
Arriving at their place of work, they
Invested themselves of their outer garments
and donned their working attire. L have
seen them smoking cigarettes as they
worked and when the noon whistle blew
/ have seen them eating better luncheons
than some men get at the hurry cafes.
Il met a gang Of Italians one morning on
their way to the subway. There was a
light fall of rain and every one of the
gang carried an umbrella. Did anybody
ever seen an Italian laborer in his native
country under an umbrella?
Coming down town in one of your ele-
waited cars one hot afternoon, L saw me-
chanics take fans from their side pockets
and cool themselves with as much salts
faction as dandy, and nearly every one
had something to read.
lone man. whose garb indicated that he
was plasterer or mortar mixer, was
reading, a book. L was curious to know
what it was and, looking over his Shout
der. 1 saw it was Gilbert Parker's The
Right of Way / never saw a laboring
man in England carrying book on MS
way to work or in returning from work.
Another laborer going to his work one
rainy day turned up his trousers just be-
fore he left the car. And this thing of
laboring men going to and from their work
in the cars was new to me when / first
came here.
sI know the distances in New York are
great and these men must ride to be on
time. But in the older countries they are
expected to rise sufficiently early to walk
to their work, no matter how far it may be
from their homes
These are little observations. You dont
notice them because you are accustomed
| to them. But you don't see such things
| in many countries have visited. L expect
| when l come to the United States again
to see your working men going to and from
| their labor in automobiles"
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John e. Mitchell. president of the Inter-
national Stationary Firemens Union, Is
quoted saying that the organized work
ingmen arc as a drop in the bucket to the
unorganized. This is very true, but it Is
a fact that union men, as a rule, reluctant
~ admit ana but seldom dwell upon. 1t is
a fact worth remembering, however. by the
alarmists who see in the manifestations Of
unionism a sign that these organizations
are soon to rule the earth. Enough of the
balance
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The last that anybody knows of the ele-
waited track proposition is the assurance
given the city by responsible railroad heads
like Mr.. Malott and Mr.. ingalls, that the
railroad companies are acting in good faith
in their promise to submit proposition,
and that Mr. Johnson, an engineer of the
Pennsylvania Company, visited Indiana
polls some months ago and obtained data
for working out such a proposition. Does
anybody know how Mr.. Johnson is pro-
presSinp2
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Resolutions by colored ministers con-
lsmning the lawless few by whom the
whole race Is disgraced are well enough,
- far a. they go. but a better thing still
would be to insist that every member of
their congregation study by heart the add
areas OF Booker Washington pointing the
way Is negro prosperity through individual
thrift, peacefulness and honesty. no race,
organization or body or men ever rises
nuch above the general level of the units
mat compose IL.
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Kansas City Journal.
whats the matter with you people out
here?" said through Wabash passenger
as he stepped from the limited at 900 last
night and viewed the turned-up collars and
blue noses OF the people in the station?
"You don't call this cold out here do you ?
We had what you could really call cold
weather in Indiana Monday night.
1--WE were close to Fort Wayne when we
struck a hard snow storm. 1t only lasted
for a few minutes, but during that time
the air and ground We're white with the
falling flakes, and the sight OF snowstorm
in August drew the passengers To the win
dows, where those In summer suits stood
and shivered at the sight, although the car
itself warm summer day. When
we reached Fort Wayne the storm had
passed and there was not a sign of IL, al
though the air was very cold and damp.