Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-05

fight between the brickmakers and the
asphalt people.
Sues Clerk of Supreme Court.
Attorney General Remley today COM
menced suit against Clerk OF the Supreme
Court Jones for s6,336, by direction of the
executive council on account OF the fees
claimed by the state covering a dozen years.
Jones has claimed that the fees are not
part Of the fees Of the office. but we're re-
ceived for extra work not contemplated by
the law.
Iowa implement dealers today reelected
former President Harrington and Secretary
Grove and appointed J. J. Caste nand John
Greer to be delegates to attend the imple-
ment convention in Omaha and ID. NJ Grove
to attend the convention in Sioux Falls. a
committee to perfect an insurance company
was appointed. Resolutions we're adopted
severely censuring the jobbers and dealers
OF Des Moines for converting the convention
into an opportunity to display their goods
and dotract from the interest OF the meet
ing. The delegates threaten to take the
convention elsewhere next year unless the
dealers agree to close their places of busi-
ness while the sessions are being held.
Activity of Woman sunragisss.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association is
manifcsting greater activity now than at
any time In its history. The women are en-
gagged In organizing the counties of the
state. They maintain permanent headquar-
ters here, where vast amount OF corre-
spondence is being carried on they are
supplying information to the newspapers
and periodicals and they have three or four
organizers at work In various parts Of the
state, completing county organizations. All
that they hope to do al present Is to mould
public sentiment so that when they deem
the proper time has come they can make q
fight to secure change in the laws.
The Iowa women In the suffrage move
ment made generous contributions to the
suffrage bazar In New York. Secretary
Nelson reports that the contributions came
from nearly every part Of the state. Mason
City headed the list OF contributions from
Iowa with a contribution OF a carload of
Suffrage shoats" as they we're called and
In addition to these porkers, Mrs. Stock
nan of Cerro Gordo county sent three
"blooded Jersey pigs" which were sold at
auction and the cash forwarded. At Mus
catine fat pig was sold at auction and
the proceeds, slO.50, was forwarded. Mrs.
Shaw, wife OF the governor, contributed a
doll which had been handsomely dressed
by her. Fancy articles for the bazar or
slow, Anamosa, Independence, Ida Grove,
Patton, Yale, Superior Sutherland, Des
Moines and other places.
Interest Claims Against Uncle snm
A somewhat remarkable proposal is that
OF Sioux City lawyer who is credited
with a scheme to collect on behalf of the
state of Iowa from the general govern
ment the interest paid by Iowa on money
borrowed with which to equip volunteer
regiments from Iowa during the war Of
lS6l-5. The state of Iowa advanced the
money with which to make the equip
ments, like other states, and then pre-
sented the claims to the United States and
they were paid. 1t was not the custom
of the United States to pay the interest
on the money advanced where the states
had to borrow the money. Iowa received
In reimbursement from the United States
| the sum OF $1,065. .525 25. The amount of
| claims never paid is s29,777.S4 Nearly
| all the claims were paid previous to 1874.
| After that date no effort was made to col
| lect any OF the disallowed claims until the
| time OF Governor Sherman, when a con-
| tract was entered into with General Belk-
nap, who had been secretary Of war in
Grants cabinet, to collect some Of the
| claims. He did succeed in making some
| collections, the last of which were paid to
the state in 1889. Now the Sioux City
| lawyer. 8. II. Lothrop. claims that he can
secure payment of the interest on the
money which was paid by the state while
the state was waiting for reimbursement
and that the amount will reach about $375,-
| 900. He claims that In a case from New
YORK involving this same question the su-
preme court OF the United States decided
that the states were entitled to collect
the interest as well as the principal. Sew
eral other suits have been pending from
| other states, and IL Is claimed that the
matter has got to the point where 1t seems
likely Iowa can collect a large sum.
AS matter Of fact the governor has been
having an Investigation made of the matter
and II the state takes any action it will
be by and through the attorney general
The members OF the executive council are
strongly opposed to the state making any
| contract with any one to make collections
| OF this kind. II Iowa can collect the inter.
est other states will be able to do the same
but 1t is very much doubted by the state
ofhcials whether any such claim can be
made good.
Electric Railroad Connection.
A movement is being pushed in Ringgolt
line across the country from Mount AYR Il
Diagonal Mount Ayr, the county seat, Is OF
one branch of the Burlington which does no
connect 1t with other leading towns of The
| county. An electric line to Diagonal woult
| give close connections with the main lin,
of the Burlington and also the Great West
ern. II is also contemplated that the com
pany shall maintain an electric light plan
In Mount Ayr.
Cigarette MuIct Taxes.
County Auditor John McQuiston ha
turned over the various amounts of taxe
against the cigarette dealers In the city 4
the county treasurer for immediate collec
tion. Notices have been registered to NOR
than $50 dealers and II the amounts are no
paid the property in which they are operat
ing will be sold for taxes next December
The dealers have until that time to pay tn
amounts unless the treasurer brings suit
This Is the tax and penalties assessed tn
cigarette dealers for the quarter beginnin
October l, 1900. But four have so far pai
the tax. There is SlS50O due the count
from the cigarette dealers who have no
paid the taxes beginning with October l.
Present from senator Clark.
Senator Clark OF Montana has sent L
Miss Lulu Mcdonald OF Creston larg
photograph of himself accompanied by