Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
VOLUNTEERS NAY YET VOTE
shafter Will Hurry Iowans Home with AL
Possible CELEBRITY.
NO FEARS FELT FOR FATE OF THE SENATOR
Conflict of Authority in the Govern
or's Party Results In the Charter
ing OF Two Tugs in which to
Meet Incoming Transport.

DES MONIES, oct. 21-(special Tele.
gram "A special from San Francisco says;
In a conversation with General Shafter this
morning he expressed himself as confident
that the Senator would weather any storm
1t being new steel vessel and ably COM
manded, but he feared that the arrival would
be delayed so as to make II impossible to
muster the regiment out in time to reach
home before election day.
There is not much margin to work on
said he, but the Iowa friends of the regi.
ment may depend upon 1t that everything
that human hands can do TO expedite the
mastering out will be done in my depart
ment."
Developments today have caused the
1owans to bump up against the question as
to who in the party really represents the
state. General Byers, acting for the mill
itary, arranged for Governor Shaw to go on
the United States tug Fearless. but Secre-
tary of State Dobson, representing Shaw,
submitted that as the state of California had
rendered the use of the tug General Mark
ham, it would be in bad taste for the gov
ernor to use the Fearless. The question of
who is ranking officer in the Iowa party
cannot be solved, but the governors ar
rival will no doubt close the incident. Gov
ernor Shaw, Adjutant General Byers, Sec
retary Of State Dobson and State Auditor
Merriam will appear in the reception parade
mounted, Shafter having rendered them cav
airy horses. Arrangements have been made
to notify the Iowans Immediately when the
Senator is sighted, and whether it be day OF
night the party will enter the tugs and &c
to meet the transport.
C. T. Hancock of Dubuque. ex-chairman
Of the rpnuhlican al too
has accepted the nomination for state sen
ator from Dubuque county. There was
doubt as to whether Hancock would enter
the race.
The republican state central committee
has secured Merrott Brosius, the vigorous
statesman from Pennsylvania, who won fame
by hurling book across the national house
of representatives at his political opponent
Congressman Bankhead of Alabama, as q
speaker in the present campaign. Brosius
will speak at Wellman October 90.
Doty Gets or Easily.
The supreme court today passed upon the
third case before 1t during the last two
years involving the interests of Elias Doty
of Cedar Rapids, once candidate for gov.
ernor on the prohibition ticket Doty Is
the man who was summoned before the sll.
preme court a week ago and convicted O
contempt of court. He was at once con.
signed to the Polk county JAIL where he
still is imprisoned. The case is dismissed
on technical grounds. Doty alleged that the
judge who sentenced him was drunk. To.
days decisions were
C. A. Gevers, appellant against Thoma!
Farmer, Linn district, affirmed. Melvin ID
Hambel and Others against Luccla \
Hambel, eXecutrX, and others, appellants
Marshall district, reversed. A. j. Mccoy
appellant, against John w. Clark and {
certain building, Appanoose district, re
Versed. State of Iowa against Elias Doty
appellant, Linn district dismissed. Teresf
Fenner against Grips Bros, w. S. Grips
S. p Grips Mitchell Grammcr, appellants
Wapcllo district, affirmed. NJ. n Gordor
against John =. Walters, executor. appel
liant, Cedar district affirmed. r. h. Cres
sey, surviving partner, against Henry
Lochner and Hannah Lochner, appellants
and Henry Hcightman, Clinton district
affirmed. City of Fort Madison against |.
II. Moore, NJ. l.. Lane, appellants, IL. d
McConn and others, Lee district, affirmed