Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-13
THROUGH IOWA BY DAYLIGHT
President Mckinley Will Make Short Stops
and Speeches at S.veral Towns,
LEAVES SIOUX CITY EARLY ON MONDAY
Lcnuinp Politicians Not to Meet in
Joint Dcbntc-Suprcmc Court
settles 90" Relief Case
Municipal Laws.
LEAVES SIOUX CITY EARLY ON MONDAY

DIES MONIES, Oct. 12.--(Specia Tele-
grant, THE arrangements for President Nc
kinleys trip across Iowa next Monday have
been changed and as now planned he will
leave Sioux City Monday morning on the
Illinois Central with a special train accom-
panied by party of prominent lowans.
Short stops and speeches will be made at
Lemars Cherokee Storm Lake, Manson,
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Wat
| erloo, Manchester and probably few other
points. The previous arrangement was for
! trip at night, leaving Sioux City Sunday
| evening, which would have allowed speeches
at only very few places
The residents Of the cities along the Illl-
nos Central through which it was planned
the president should pass in the night in
! sisted so strongly that they be given an
| opportunity to hear him, that those having
| the presidents tour in hand were induced
at last to yield. BY this arrangement the
president will leave Sioux City early next
| Monday morning. swift engine has been
provided for him and the journey between
stops will be rapid one. 1t Is believed
that he will be able to reach Dubuque early
in the evening and will still be able to keep
his appointment in Milwaukee.
No Joint Debates in Iowa.
The democratic state central committee
has been trying to arrange with the repub-
lican' committee for meetings between
Governor Shaw and Fred E. White in joint
| debate in Crawford county. sand to this end
| Chairman Huffman has addressed a formal
| communication to Chairman Weaver of the
republican committee. The committee wished
also to arrange meetings between Senator
Allison and General Weaver and Senator
Gear and Cato Soils nc OIL
inent men on either side of the campaign.
The following answer was sent the demo-
cratic committee today by Weaver:
Hon. George A. Huffman, Chairman
Democratic State Central Committee:
Your communication with reference to a
| joint meeting of committees received. In
! reply allow me to say that full discussion
of the issues of the present campaign has
already been arranged for by this commit
tee, not only in Crawford county but other
! parts of the state. The dates for our
speakers have already been, fixed and all
states.
Your ambitious orators and exponents
may find 1t convenient to spend some time
! in answering some of the issues already
announced by our fellows. To arrange a
joint debate at this time is out of the ques-
ii. o. WEAVER,
Chairman.
Chairman Weaver says the republicans
will absolutely refuse to draw crowds for
the democrats A democratic governor from
another state spoke at democratic rally
here a week ago and the crowd numbered
but thirty-two people.
so" Relief Case Against Maine.
The supreme court today handed down a
supplemental opinion in the famous 80"
relief fund case of Mr. Maine against the
railroad for damages. The former decision
of the court is sustained. That decision de-
clared valid the contract by which trainmen
and employees of the %" road agreed to
accept certain relief in lieu of damages at
law. Maine accepted the relief, but his
attorney, NJ. L. Temple, claimed that the
contract was invalid and sued for damages.
The court held the contract valid and after
ward granted a rehearing to consider a
Pittsburg case which has since been re-
versed by the same court which made the
original decision. The supreme court does
not discuss the matter. but announces re-
affirmation of its original opinion This de-
cision, of course, has no effect on the sub
sequent law which made these contracts IL
legal and known as the Temple amendment
The supreme court has rendered decisions
as follows
II. J. C. Maine, appellant, VS.. Chicago
Burlington & Quincy railway, Union county
: affirmed. p. e. Mann VS.. City of Lemars
appeal Plymouth county, affirmed Elmer
l Cox vs.. John and Mary Coils, defendants
and Charles H. Martin, intervenor, appel
lants, Polk district. affirmed and modified tc
l allow attorneys fees W. w. Holmes VS.
Esau McKim, appellant, appeal Crawford
district, reversed. George w. Bowen VS.
Port Huron Engine and Thresher company
| Carroll district, reversed City of Daven-
port, appellant, VS. Thomas Scott ct al.
3 Scott district, affirmed. +. C. Austin Man.
L | ufapturjnp r I Rppkar oDf
Union Bank of Wilton Junction, appellants
Muscatine district, affirmed
Checking of City Accounts.
(: Shall the state auditor appoint an officia
: whose duty it shall be to examine and checl
a the books of account and OF record OF tn,
. cities and incorporated towns of the state
i Shall the legislature be asked to repeal th,
, section regarding the management Of th'
J. water works OF the cities or the first class
by a board of trustees appointed by th
district court?
- These We're the important matters dis
. cussed at today's session of the League o
Iowa Municipalities, and they We're referred
! to the legislation committee for report a
q the next convention
e Officers were elected as follows:
e President John NJ. Redmond. mayor o
q Cedar Rapids; first vice president, f. p
,e Stebbns, mayor of Iowa City; secretary an,
: treasurer, Frank Pierce, mayor of Marshall
e town.