Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
ARMY POST IN DES
MONIES OPPOSED
Organized Labor Adds Its Protest
to That Of the W. C. T. U.
and the Ministers.
CONGRESSMAN HULL is WARNED
Notified that He Will Suffer at tho
Next Election if Post Is Es-
tablishcd--Funk and the
Times.Rcpublican.

Des Moines, Ia, May 9.-The organ
lied labor of Des Moines and, it is UNI
dersfood, of the state of Iowa, Is get
ting ready to protest against the es-
Enlistment of regular army post
in Des Moines. Organized labor
doesn't like army posts. Labor lead
ers OF this town declare that an army
post IN Des Moines would be CON
slant menace to the right of labor to
enforce it's demands by strikes. They
point out that the miners, who strike
about once year to enforce demands
Tor higher wages, or to prevent threat
ened reductions would be afraid to ex-
ercise this right if there were an army
post with a regiment of soldiers ready
to be called on at a moments notice.
The business men and property own
ers are united in desire to secure the
post, but they can't convince the la
Dor organizations. They urge that
the notion of federal troops being a
menace to labor is all moonshne But
the working men will not see it that
way. They declare that if Congress-
man Hull assumes the responsibility
OF locating a post in this town, he will
be surprised at the falling off in his
vote at the next succeeding election.
Embarrassing for Hull.
Captain Hull, as Il result of these
conflicting views, is in an uncomfort-
able position. For several years he
has been holding out to the town, as
the c-nef reason why he should be kept
i'm congress indefinitely, the prospects
OF securing the army post 1T has
come to be joke, especially among
those who are not friendly to Captain
Hull. Whenever there is a threat of
opposition for another nomination of
Hull, the remark is passed around,
"'Well, Captain Hull will have to brush
up his army post scheme again and
make another talk to the Commercial
exchange
The fact seems to be that there is
a very fair chance of securing at the
next session of congress u post for
Des Moines. But the preachers and
w. {. i. u, organized labor and some
other elements, are opposed to the
post. The truth is, although it isn't
spoken always, that Des Moines' ex-
perlence with the national guard camp
at the fair grounds last summer
wasn't very satisfactory The sol.
diers as a body were gentlemen and
never forgot the fact. But some of
them were decidedly wild. They
drank and took liberties with women
and girls, and acted the bully with all
kinds of people when they were down
town on leave. The town got pretty
we'll Disguised with some of these
things, and it hasn't improved the
community's appetite for an army
post. Captain Hull, however, is salts
fled that the overwhelming majority
OF the people want the post, and will
do everything in his power to get it.
Funk and the cs-Republican.
No announcement for long time
has Interested the newspaper men of
the state so much as the authorized
statement that A. b. Funk is negotat-
ing for editorial control of the Mar
shalltown Times-Republican. Senator
Funk's friends have for long time
been urging him to transfer his ac-
tivities to larger field of newspaper
activity. He has been for something
like eighteen Years editor and chief
owner of the Spirit Lake Beacon. He
has made it not only one of the most
prominent weekly papers of the state,
but also the means of gaining for it's
editor place of the first prominence
I'm political circles. Mr.. Funk has
Eerved three consecutive terms in the
senate, or twelve years. This is as
Tong a time as any other man ever
Served in the senate except Governor
Larrabee, who held the same seat for
four sessions, or sixteen wears. Two
years ago Mr.. Funk. then the recog-
nized premier of the legislature in
point of influence and power, was a
candidate for governor and in spite of
the fact that every railroad in the
state the congressional delegation, the
senators and the political machine
were all arrayed against him, he was
pne of the leaders in the race. He was
defeated by Shaw, but instead of kill
ing him politically it only added to his
strength, for it called attention to the
fact that he was an opponent of the
ruling influences in the party.
S. c. Mcfarland, principal owner of
the Times-Republcan wants to sell
out. He is United States consul at
Nottingham, England, and has decid-
ed that he wants to stay there. For
IL time it was understood he might re-
sign and return to the United States
and resume charge of his newspaper;
but he has concluded to stay there, as
he has II very lucrative post. He has
indicated to his associates in the bust
ness that he is willing to SELL and they
have opened negotiations with Mr..
Funk. The result, it is understood, is
that terms have been agreed on by Mr.
Netherlands representatives, which
only need his final approval. He is
probably on his way to this country
now, and it is believed the deal will
soon be closed. 1t is possible that
there may be difficulty about the final
terms, but this is not anticipated. If
Mr.. Funk takes the Times-Republcan
he will undoubtedly make it even
stronger and more influential than it
has been in the past
Funeral of ffs. Grace Cole webber
Shsldon, h., May 9.-Mrs. Grace Cole
Weber, of Peterson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Jessie Cole, died here Thurs
day. The funeral took place at Peter
son yesterday. She was born in Wis
consin and was 26 years old on March
last. She was married to p. H. Weber
June 30, 1898.
State Normal Second.
Cedar Falls, Ia, May 9.-The fourth
annual Interstate oratorical contest
between state normal schools was held
here. The schools of Illinois, Ne
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