Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
DES MONIES At THE RACES
Excellent Track to Be Provided and Speedy
Horses Are Expected,
LARGE TAX SHOWING or IOWA ROADS
Return of sIGG.I1 Per NiIc II Made to
the Stnte-Cnse of well known At
torney for Breach Of Trust
- Being Heard.
LARGE TAX SHOWING or IOWA ROADS

DIES MONIES. March 1f-lspectnl Tole-
gram Two big race meetings viii ba given
in Dcs Moiues this year. The FIRST meet
will be held this spring and tha other later
in the ummer, possibly following tae DaF-
export meeting .n July The meetings VIII
be under the management % Alexander d
Bush. backed by the same capitalists as the
S~eni-Om-Sel meeting OF last fail. The tFsi
move in the matter of bringing about q
local meeting was the leasing today Of the
mile track west OF the city. The owners
e the track have leased it 90 Alexander q
Bush for n term Of years, and lt Is The ln-
tention OF the hackers u the enterprise ,o
create an interest In horse racing 10 this
city. The exact dates of the meetings have
not been decided, bu; already blanks are
being printed for entries 90 the races. lt
IS understood that large purses win DE Of
fered for the events. The meeting viii be
under the American Racing association but
will not be in the western circuit.
Judge Bishop refused to appoint "a receiver
for the German Savings bank and refused
to enjoin it from collecting assessments on
stock, in a decision handed down today in
the case Of Cooper and forty others against
the Bank, seeking the two orders which
the court refuses. The court held the bank
to be in good condition and commended the
work of the directors in recognizing the
institution.
The railroads OF Iowa paid the state,
county and municipal governments of this
state 81. $685. 9O.7g in taxes during the year
ending June so, 1898. That was at the rate
Of $1G6.11 per mile. These figures, given
out today, are compiled from the forthcom-
ing report OF the Iowa Railroad commits
sion.
OF the 81, 399, O9O.79 paid in taxes the trunk
lines Of and running through the state paid
about 81 200, 900 as follows: Burlington.
Cedar Rapids d Northern, s12S,21S; Bur-
lington, S174,499; Great Western, $7O,641,
Milwaukee, S23O,S7 S; Rock Island, sos, 125
Northwestern, S229,347; Illinois Central,
S49S, 239; Iowa Central, $4S,gS7. In Michigan
the rate is $s1.57 per mile, in Missouri j. is
S157.65, in South Dakota SS9.52, in Mime
sofa $3.50 and in Nebraska 500.
Client sues His Lawyer.
The case Of William C. Barber against
George H. Olmsted is now drawing to a
close. Olmsted, who was county attorney
for four years until January / of this year.
is charged with having taken 5000 in
money belonging to Barber a year ago and
placing it in trust in a safety deposit vault
Olmsted, 1t is charged, then proceeded &c
US the 81, 900 himself. This suit, which has
lasted since February ii, has been one OF
the most sensational ever held in the
county.
Today A. n. Boeye opened for the plain.
tiff. He commenced his argument with al
impassioned plea for the publication of the
bar of Hamilton count and urged the court
TO make an example that would not be for
gotten soon of the attorney who had VIC,
lated his oath in trying to swindle a Glen
out of $4,000. When Boeye finished ht
was vigorously applauded by the crowd.
Cady then began for the defendant. He
said he wanted the case stripped of popular
prejudice and decided in accordance with
the law and evidence. When he was in the
midst of his argument the court adjourned
till Monday, the judge stating that the case
would be finished the last of the week.
Edward Burton, colored, escaped from the
police today while being taken from tb'
city jail to the police court. where he wa!
TO be tried for attempting TO kill his wife