Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-10
DUBUQUE COMPANY IS TO Go
Will BE Sent at City's Expense to Attend
Governor in Washington,
THREE OTHERS MAY TAKE SAME ACTION

AJiutant General writes Guards In
Red oak, sioux city aud DnNcn-
port Inviting Them Also to Par
ticipntc-Othcr Iowa News.
DES MONIES, Jan. o.-(SpeCial) THE
Dubuque company OF the Iowa National
Guard will be an escort to Governor Shaw
at the inauguration OF President McKin-
ley in March and there will be three other
companies in the procession II they VIII DO
as the Dubuquers propose doing. captain
Thrift Of the Dubuque company ana Col
onel Dows, the colonel of the regiment,
had a conference with Governor Shaw and
AdJutant General Byers today and offered
the Dubuque company as an escort TO the
governor. The people OF Dubuque viii pay
all the expenses OF the company and the
state will not be out a cent. II will only
be necessary for the governor to secure
formal consent Of the governors OF states
through which the company Will pass for
an armed body OF men to traverse the
territory. The Dubuquers will do the rest.
They sent their company to the yorktown
celebration some years ago and were well
pleased with the result.
The adjutant general Immediately wrote
Sioux City and Davenport, stating that II
they will do tho same as the Dubuque com,
pany these four companies will be taken to
Washington. II is believed that they will
and that Governor Shaw will appear in
the parade at tho head Of four good com
panies OF the Iowa militia
Guards 10 lie Inspected.
Inspection of the companies OF the Iowa
National Guard will begin the last week
Of the present month. The first regiment
to be inspected will be the Fiftysecond
and the dates for inspection have been
fixed as follows: Sac city, January %,
Perry, January 80; Sioux City, January 30;
Hull. January 81; Emmetsburg, February
1: Algona. February 9; Mason City. Febru
airy 4; Hampton. February 8; Webster City,
February 6; Fort Dodge. February 7,
Boone, February s.
Rushing the Appeal.
The appeal in the case of the Titus
amendment is being forwarded with great
haste. Attorney General Mullan today re-
ceived the agreed statement of facts in
the case and the arguments for both sides
and sent all the papers to the printer with
instructions to have the copies ready by
the first Of next week. when the test case
ments are very long. The attorney gen
eral says he believes the supreme court
will render a decision promptly and that
in less than two weeks the matter will be
decided. The state officers interested di-
rectly in the case say they were not at
all surprised that Judge Dewey decided
the amendment had not been adopted. Sen
ator Titus the author OF the amendment.
Is still confident the supreme court will
uphold the amendment In the meantime.
candidates for state positions are bobbing
up because OF the decision in Washington
county u...
Wants Shnn's Job.
Today II is announced that NJ. l.. Temple
OF Osceola will be a candidate for governor
against Shaw and there has been much
talk OF cX-State Treasurer Herriott being
candidate. For supreme Judge to suc-
ceed Given the present chief justice, It Is
announced that Judge Bishop OF the dis
trict court Of Polk county will be cand-
date.
school Money Distributed.
The work Of preparing the apportionmcnt
OF interest on the school money is now
under way. superintendent Barretts re-
port shows that there are in the state
73l,154 persons of school age. an increase
Of about 3400 in the year The apportion-
ment last year was IS 81 100 cents for each
person of school age but the legislature
cut down the interest rate in order TO sue
cessfully place the permanent school fund
out at interest and this with the enlarged
number OF pupils will reduce the amount
per pupil. The reduction in interest rates
on the school fund from to per cent
has resulted in placing all the fund out
and demand for more than can be sup
Piled. The permanent school fund now
amounts TO s4,74s,OO41 16.
Fight over Back Taxes
The work of the tax adjusters in Dallas
county has developed case which prom
ises TO AFFORD unusual opportunity for the
display OF legal talent before It reaches a
settlement. j. G. Cardell OF Perry is guar
dian for Elias Caldwell. a person OF un-
sound mind, who Is well-to-do. and has
property in Dallas, Webster, Boone and
kossuth counties. Mr.. Cardell sets IN a
defense against the collection OF taxes on
the estate OF his ward on the ground that
Caldwell was resident of Kossuth county
In the years 1895, 1896 and 1897, and that he
owned In that county during those years
sums varying from $l10 900 to Sl2S, 900 This
statement has aroused the Kossuth county
oHIclals' VINO are considering ways and
means and are preparing to take steps TO
collect the back taxes which Cadwelrs
guardian has thus far succeeded in letting
go unpaid.
Rural Electric Road.
u. b. Lyons OF this city is making an
effort TO secure a franchise for an electric
light plant in Crcston and guara ntees TO
nave the plant in operation In a very few
weeks after he is given the right 70 do
So Creston is Eow in darkness, owing to
disagreement with the old comnany
Capitalists in Chicago and other cities are
also trying to secure a similar franchise
The city council OF Creston has a COM
mittee at work investigating the merits Of
the various proposals, but there is no haste
as the city Is getting along well enough
without lights. II is understood that there
Is sentiment in favor of the city build
ing ana operating its own electric plsnt
ana IN connection Herewith operating a
rural electric railroad TO a connection
with some point on the Rock Island rail
road.
Politician as Playwright.
+. O. Stuart OF Charlton, newspaper man
and reform politician, ex-canddate for con-
gress in the Eighth district on the fusion
ticket, has blossomed out into a playwright
and amateur actor. Saturday night there
was presented in Charlton a dramatization
OF his book. How II Was nonp - N ypb Oh