Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-20
CRUSADE AGAINST SALOONS
Evidence Collected Showing Violations Of the
Mulot Law.
DETECTIVES BUSY WORKING UP THE CASE
Rattling of the Dry Bones May he
Expected when the Grand Jury
Meets in Des MOines In
January.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-That the state Anti-Saloon league
has begun its crusade against Des Moines
saloons In earnest was evident today when
1t was announced that strong evidence OF
violations Of the mulct liquor law had been
obtained against twenty saloons and twenty
drug stores. and that ten tobacco dealers
would be prosecuted for running slot ma
chimes. Two Chicago detectives working
for the q and Order league have been
In the city for a week collecting evidence.
and when the grand Jury meets in jan
uary the Anti Saloon league will submit
all Of the cases to that body. One OF the
cases will be against q city official. 1t is
said, and 1t will be prosecuted for running
a gambling device In his place OF business
In the way Of a slot machine.
The Ministerial association held q meet
ing this morning and sent q signed pro-
test to the city council Directing to the
appointment Of a saloon keeper, NJ. Ch!esa,
as a city assessor. Chiesa is a wealthy
man who runs several saloon. and owns
much property here. Chiesa is now visiting
relatives In Europe.
The Des Moines Trade and Labor assem-
bly, today secured Eugene v. Debs for an
address here next Sunday and President
Gompers OF the American Federation of La
Dor for an address here In the near fu.
ture.
low was visited by a general rain last
night and this morning. The aggregate fall
here was one-third OF an inch.
A conference Of the prominent democrats
Of the state will be held here tomorrow.
Criminal Statistics.
Criminal statistics compiled by the sec
49, - -k-A- -. - 49, -.-l L.
day show that the total number Of con-
v~icitions was 1926. Twenty-seven sentences
were to the Industrial schools, 357 sentences
went t the county 1ails, and 500 men
and women went to the penitentiary. There
were twenty-nine miscellaneou sentences.
Three hundred and eleven criminals were
fined without jail or penitentiary sentences.
The total amount Of fines imposed by the
district courts was $s5, 287.43; the total
amount Of fnes collected and paid
into county treasures was $31,522.1 10.
The total expenses to the counties on &C.
count OF criminal prosecutions, not including
the fees Of the county attorneys, was 1885,
01o.8l. and the total amount paid the county
attorneys, including salaries, was $50, 1854
The aggregate length Of time for which per-
sons were imprisoned in jail was sixty-five
years and 2s3 months and 1896 days, and
the aggregate for penitentiary imprison-
ment was 1870 years, 34s months and TWEEN
ty.fve days. Nine hundred and sixty-fve
prisoners can read and write; thirty-three
cannot read and write; and the educational
qualifications Of 255 are not known. There
were 6S4 Americans, 262 foreigners, and the
nativity Of 307 Is not reported. OF the
habits Of the prisoners 211 are moral, PTS
are medium and 483 are bad. The moral
training OF 3o4 Ia not known to the auditors
reporting. nm
Ar interesting decision was rendered in
the district court by Judge Bishop this
morning in the case OF the State OF Iowa
ex. rel. Polk county against the admins
traitor Of the estate of Stanton H. Nc
Cannon, deceased. This Is a case in which
County Attorney Howe listed the life in
surarce of the McCammon estate for taxa
ton under the collateral inheritance law.
The heirs resisted the collection Of the
tax, claiming that life insurance is ex-
empt, but the court held that after the
death Of the insured the principal becomes
taxable as other assets under the collateral
inheritance law.
For Joint Rate Schedule.
Tomorrow a hearing will open before the
state Railroad commission on the applica-
tion of the Port Arthur Export company for
u JOINT rate ScneOule between points on
the Sioux City & Northern, the Milwaukee
& st. Paul and the Omaha & st. Louis rail-
roads. This is the last point in the state
relative to railroad control which has not
been adjudicated. Commissioner Dawson
said Monday that it is possible the hearing
will be postponed until after the first of
next year, to permit the attendance Of "a
full board. Both he and Colonel Palmer
are in the city and are ready for the hear
ing. A motion may be made to postpone.
None has been filed, however.
James Orange, ~janitor of the Stanwix
apartment house, fell from a porch project
ing from the rear Of the third story of
the building shortly after noon today and
was fatally injured. Orange was shoveling
ice of the porch and in some way must
have slipped against the railing, carrying
the railing to the ground, thirty seven feet
below, on cipders. He was found uncon-
scious by the engineer Of the building and
was carried into Oranges residence near
by. He is a married man and has a family.
j. B. Cough. a business man, was found
dying with his skull crushed tonight near
the Des Moines Union railroad tracks. The
case is a mysterious one, as 1t is not believed
that he could have been hit by the train.
The police believe that he was slugged and
robbed and left near the track, SO as to
make 1t appear that he had been hit by a