Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-21
PROHIBITIONISTS OF IOWA
State Convention is to Be Held in Des
Moines on Tuesday,
BODY WILL NAME a FULL STATE TICKET
Party Leader Announces that the
Gathering VIII Adopt Platform
Demanding Amendment
Against Manufacture.

DEs MONIES Ia, May 2O.-(Special Tel
egram. THE prohibitonists OF Iowa VIII
meet in state convention here next Tuesday.
Today II was announced by one Of the party
leaders that the convention will adopt plat
form demanding constitutional amendment
prohibiting the sale and manufacture OF
liquor in Iowa. The convention will name
full state ticket and will refuse to fuse with
any party or faction. Dr.. z. l., Eaton,
pastor OF the First Methodist church, will be
rendered the gubernatorlal nomination. He
says he will refuse. In that case the nomi-
nation will 60 to Francis Bacon, the veteran
prohibitlonist from Muscatine. The prohi-
bitionlsts intend to wage a hot campaign this
year and to make a supreme effort
S, " Wardell of the Duluth & New Or
leans railroad and Secretary Cummings OF
the Chicago Loan and Trust company VIII
arrive In the city Monday morning for the
purpose OF closing up the terminal contracts
with the Des Moines Union railway. There
is no longer and doubt OF the construction
this year of the Duluth e. New Orleans The
fact OF the citizens of Nevada voting 3
per cent tax and the people OF Des Moines
coming to the rescue of the road in the mat
ter of right OF way has assured the officials
that the announcement of the road can be
made They have at this time contracts
with eastern concerns for the steel and rails
and for all equipment of the road and within
thirty days from this time dirt of the new
line will be moving.
The cases handed down in the supreme
court today are as follows:
The University of Chicago against Harris
l.. Emmert, administrator of the estate OF
j. S. Emmert, deceased appellant, Linn
district, affirmed; Harry P. Caller ct al, ap-
pellant against A. A. Caller, Franklin dis
trict, affirmed; j. II. Ritchey ct al, appel
lants, against Daniel Ritchey ct al, Ad-
ans district, affirmed; Olive l.. Hauklns
against p. V. Haukins ct al, appellants,
Sac district affirmed; Valley National Bank
of Des Moines against the H. B. Clanin COM
pany, appellants, Polk district, affirmed;
Rose Furlong appellant, against Thomas
Carraher, Polk district, affirmed.
An important case from Pottawattamie
county was submitted to the supreme court
this morning. 1t is entitled Kimball Bros
against Deere, Wells & Co., appellants, and
involves a judgment of $4,000 Suit was
brought to recover upon breach OF con-
tract on certain hay scales. The most i'm
portant point involved in the controversy
was the pattern of the scales used in weigh
ing 1t was claimed by the defendant COM
pany that the pattern of the scales had beer
materially changed and the contract was
thereby yoided. The case was tried twice II
the district court. The first time judg'
ment of SO 900 was returned for the plaintiff
The second time the judgment of $4,000, witt
interest and costs amounted to $4,000. Tht
case was appealed and affirmed and is now
submitted on a rehearing.
Judge Prouty this morning rendered MS
decision upon another point In the $oOo'Oo'
court house controversy. He held that lh'
Board of Supervisors could not legally issue
warrants for the purchase of a new cour
house Site but that they could sell the ole
site and with the funds thus secured the!
could buy new one.