The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07

the speakers, as were Secretary CT
state Hay, who was Abraham Lin
COINS private secretary; Speaker Can
non, and others of national reputation.
1t was at jackson, in a grove of oak
trees, that the first state convention
acting under the name Republican"
was held on the Cth of July fifty years
ago.
Continuing his reports of crop con
ditions, State Statistician Johnson
gives out the further good news that
Indiana's potato crop this year will be
a record breaker. He says the crop
all over the state is in finer condition
than at the same date for years past,
and that only unprecedented drouth
can prevent the farmers of the state
from harvesting a crop Of the tubers
that for size and quality will lbreak all
records for the state. Mr.. Johnson's
corn report is still favorable, and he
says that, now that the nights are
growing warmer, nothing remains but
a continuation of existing conditions
average.
President Hugh MCGOWAN of the In
dianapolis Traction and Terminal COM
pany, in statement issued yesterday,
estimates that the interurban roads of
Indiana handled during the last year
two and a half millions of passengers
in and out of indianapolis, and says he
believes this number Will be increased
during the present year to three and
half millions. Mr.. MCGOWAN goes fur
Their in his estimate. saying that it is
his belief that next year the interur-
bans will handle 100000 passengers,
as people in the country and in the
smaller towns are every year making
freer use of the electric lines all over
the state.
Many complaints are coming to
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Sweeney to the effect that sportsmen,
farmers and others all over the state
are violating the game law by killing
squirrels out of season. The last leg
islature amended the game laws and
among other amendments was one
making the open season for squirrels
to begin Aug. l instead of June l, as
it was formerly. Hundreds of squirrel
hunters are not aware of this, and the
killing of young squirrels is causing
great complaint. Orders have been
! issued to deputy wardens to put a
stop to the Illegal hunting.
The conviction is growing among
Republicans that the Democrats of In
diana will not be given both the vice
presidential candidate and the nation
al chairman, and that the chances are
about even that they will get neither.
1t is pointed out that the Taggart
| forces are not even making claims at
| present, and that no great amount
of importance seems to attach to the
Kern boom for the second place on
the ticket With the state thus
snubbed at the hands of the Dem
Ocracy, it is affirmed, there will not
be the slightest trouble in keeping it
| in line next fall.
D. M. Parry, who has just returned
from New York, confirms the report
that the Illinois Central railroad has
! secured control of the Indianapolis
j Southern road and will thus have a
| line into indianapolis. Mr.. Parry
states that construction work on the
indianapolis Southern will be pushed
az rapidly as possible, and says that
Illinois Central trains will be running
into the city over the new line early
! in 1905.
Opie Read, the novelist; Charles
Eugene Banks, Madison Cawein and
other writer's Of national repute are
present at the convention of the West
ern Association of Writers at Winona
this week. This years meeting is the
best in point of attendance that the
association has held, and more writer's
whose names frequently appear in the
tables of contents Of the higher class
of magazines are taking part in the
proceedings. The meeting will be held
all week.
Senator Beverage, who has been
visiting President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, has left for a vacation of sew