Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-01
SOUTHWESTERN IS SOLD
Mutual Insurance Company Goes to Con-
servativs Life.
HAwKsYE BOYS RETURN FROM MANILA
Railroad Commissioners Set Precedent
-Iowans start for Washiugton-
Girl Heir to Fortunc-Mincrs
DO Not Get Demands.


DES MONIES, Feb. 2s.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-The sale OF the Southwestern Mu-
tual Insurance company to the Conservative
Life OF Los Angeles was effected today. The
Southwestern had many policyholders all
over Iowa, but had been permitted to run
down, and the state auditor advised sale.
Efforts were made by Des Moines COM
pany to purchase 1t and proceedings were
held up by court injunction for some time.
The Los Angeles company will continue the
Office at Marshaltown.
There is Joy in many places in Iowa on
account of the returning home of the regi-
ments in the Philippines in which Iowa boys
enlisted The Eleventh cavalry. due at San
Francisco tomorrow, contains a large num-
ber of Iowa boys, all enlisted from the
Fifty-frst Iowa when that regiment was on
the point OF leaving for home. Among the
officers OF the regiment who were from Iowa
are Captain j. T. Davidson OF Muscatine,
First Lieutenant Francis II. Lincoln of
Ames and Captain J. a. Ross OF Shenandoah.
The privates of the Eleventh cavalry who
were formerly members of the Fifty first
Iowa are as follows: p. NJ. Myson, Grin
nell; Robert b. Kershaw, Manson; James
Ericsson, Vilisca; Carl c. Jones, u. NJ.
Noil' INoptil anu W. H. oduutiS,
Knoxville; G. w. Morgan, Dunham w. 7.
Whiting. Glidden; c. O. Kelso, Shenandoa
owen II. Williams, Atlantic; William b.
Berry, William A. Ried. Guy A. Foss and
Thomas +. Peyton, Bedford: J. +. Elkns
Stuart; Bert G. Wyckoff and A. V. Davidson,
Bedford; Samuel D. Matheney, Leon: Wal
ter T. Scott, Corning; James A. Johnson,
Council Bluffs; II. f.. Myers, Onawa; John
Moore, Rufus NJ. Jones' william w. Wat
son. Noel Kinnaman. John l.. Swanson and
Andrew II. Thomas. Des Moines. No infor-
nation has been received here as to whether
all OF these men are to return home with
their regiment. but IL is presumed that prac-
tcaly all of them will come, inasmu4h as
they have now been nearly three years in
the Philippines.
Prcccdcpts by COmmi issioncrs.
The Iowa Railroad commission set a few
precedents which may have a bearing on
future rulings in some cases IL followed. 1t
was in the famous Waterloo "Y" case. The
Great Western and the Illinois Central have
never been able to agree on the making of
''Y' connection in Waterloo because they
could not agree on the division OF the ex-
pense. The commissioners have visited
Waterloo a half dozen times trying to effect
a settlement of the differences between the
companies, and finally, finding that the man
ayers would not come to an agreement, the
commission today ordered the construction
Of the ''Y'' and an equal division OF the ex-
pense. But one particularly knotty ques-
tion with the commissioners was whether
or not to include in, the expense that which
the Great Western WIN have in crossing it's
own right Of way. The commissioners de-
cided this should be included the same as
il the company had to buy the right of way
The commissioners also 'ordered the Great
Western to condemn right of way across
| certain lots In making the new track. This
| Is something never before done and 1t Ia
| little doubtful II the commissioners have
the right to do It. But the Great Western
will comply with the order in this case and
the connection will be built.
| Not in the Racc.
Announcement is made at Sheldon that f.
| c. Brown, who was being groomed to make
the race for railroad commissioner, will not
be "A candidate at all. This again leaves the
| Eleventh district with only one candidate
for state office. 1t also leaves a clear field
for Colonel Mowry, the present commits
| sioner, whose term expires with the close
or the year. All efforts to bring out new
candidates for railroad commissioner and
superintendent of public instruction have
| thus far failed
| IOwans start for washingtOn.
The Iowa party for the Inauguration
started this evening for Washington.
| Among those who started were: w. b.
Martin, secretary of state. and wife; C.
w. Mullan, attorney general and wife; Mel
win II. Byers, adjutant general, Glenwood;
| DR.. Lewis Schooler, postmaster at Des
| Moines; Colonel +. c. Let's and wife, Mar
shalltown; Charles r. Hannah, wife and
two daughters, Council Bluffs; George
Henry and wife, Burlington; Mr. and Mrs.
L. NJ. Mann, Miss Margaret Robinson, Spen-
Ger s. Cole, Des MOines; H. II. Van Brunt
and wife, Council Bluffs; NJ. A. Raney,
Montezuma w. C. Dows, Cedar Rapids;
C. G. Saunders, Council Bluffs C. C. Pot
ter and H. w, Burkett Glenwood At Chi
| cago the party will be Joined by Governor
| Shaw and wife All will remain about
week In Washington during the inaugura-
ton.
| Iowa Girls Good Fortune.
Miss Stella M. Brown, a student in the
Normal school at Shenandoah will soon
| become possessed OF $500 in a way which
would form a basis OF a romantic story.
| A young man with whom she was ac-
quainted somewhere in the east, who had
| been befrended by her when he was poor,
recently died after having fallen heir to a
vast estate Unexpectedly. He provided in
| MS "i'' ''"' io"i pNi SoHS, oht VI ihSli
being Miss Brown, should share equally
in $1,000, which he willed for that purpose.
i Three we're readily found, but Miss Brown
could not at first be located. One of the
| four. Mr.. Il. Il. Searles OF Oklahoma,
but formerly of st. Albans, VT, promised
! to find Miss Brown, and set out on his
search. He finally located her as a student
at the Normal school in Shenandoah. She
has taught school at several places In
Iowa, in Shelby and Wapello counties, but
regards Los Angeles as her home, as she
has an aunt there. She was very much
surprised at her good fortune, but neither
she nor Mr. Searles divulged the name
Of the benefactor who died
Miners DO Not get Demands.
The Joint meeting OF Iowa miners and
! operators in progress at Ottumwa this
week is likely to result in harmonious
agreement on the mine scale for the en-
suing year in the Iowa mine field and in
the northern counties of Missouri. The
miners made a demand for a mine-run
scale, the price varying from 20 cents TO
81 ton, according to locality. The scale
has been based in screened coal heretofore.
|. The scale demanded would be somewhat
better for the miners, but the operators
promptly rejected the propos sition and the
joint committee met for conference At the
| conclusion of the conference II was an