Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27
GOVERNOR Is DISPLEASED
Shaw and Byers Frown on Politc, in
Atlantic Militia,
CONVERTED TRAMP CoNFssstS CRIME
Two women Break Quarantine aud
Roam About city All Night-G. 4.
II. VIII Get special Rate for
Encampnent at Dubuque.

ernor Shaw and Adjutant General Byers
are not at all pleased with the injection
Of local politics into the preliminary work
or reorganizing a new company of the Iowa
National Guard at Atlantic With refer
ence to the somewhat sensational and mis-
leading reports sent out from Atlantic, Cen
eral Byers today said
THE statement made in the dispatches
from Atlantic that had reported that when
the company was ready to be organized |
would go there and appoint physician to
make the examination Is not true. That Is
not the way 1t is done. Physicians to make
examination of applicants are appointed
on recommendation of the surgeon general
and we do not wait until the company is
organized. When | had been notified that
the work of securing members had pro-
ceeded far enough so that examinations
might begin asked Dr. Priestley. the sur
geon general of the guard to recommend
physician to make the examination. He
suggested DR.. Emmert. who is an eminent
surgeon. i never once thought that he
might be an adherent OF the political party
which opposed Governor Shaw's election
| believe DR.. Priestley never thought of
that.
The first I knew Of any trouble at At
lantic was when the editor of the Tele-
gram came here and said the appoir tment
OF Emmert was causing trouble politically.
| explained to him that no, person in At
lantic has recommended anyone. nor had
they expressed a wish for any particular
doctor to make the examinations. of
fered to appoint an assistant who should
make the examinations in fact and asked
him to recommend a person. He sent In
two names and DIR. L. G. Campbell was 2p-
pointed. Now Campbell writes a long let
ter to Governor Shaw, complaining that
Emmert is a democrat, while most of the
members of the company are republicans.
He intimates that unless his appointment
is withdrawn there will be no company or.
ganized. / have written him, stating that
the governor had nothing to do with the
appointment, that the appointment was
made by myself on recommendation of the
surgeon and that the governor probably had
only incidental knowledge that a company
was being organized.
ut now transpires that the real trouble
Is an attempt to bring up the old quarrel
In the Fifty-frst regiment Dr. Priestley
was a candidate for president of the State
Medical society and was opposed because
he recommended the commissioning of the
doctors in the militia regiment they had
been in the volunteer service. There are
number Of other towns very anxious to have
the new company, and in view of the trouble
at Atlantic are making steps to secure It,.
The Winterset company is now ready to be
mustered in and will be in few weeks"
COnsuIs TO Return Home.
Colonel Joseph Eiboeck, veteran editor of
this city. has received word that his son-in-
law, s. G.. Mcfarland, United States con-
sui at Nottingham. England, is soon to re-
turn home with his family, having secured
a leave of absence from his post. Mr.. Nc
Farland was for many years editor and pro-
prietor of the Times Republican at Mar
shalltown, but since his appointment as
consul at Nottingham has not been home.
He has written he will sail for the United
States on April 5.
1t is also expected that Albert w. Swain
United States consul at Montevideo, will
return home in the spring on leave OF alb
sence. Mr.. Swain was for many years
editor OF the Herald at Oskaloosa. The ex-
act date OF Mr.. Swalm's departure fol-
home is not known.
Converted Tramp Confesses.
The usual winter series of religious re-
vival meetings held In this city has resulted
! In many conversions and one has been the
means Of making a confession. tramp
who gives the name of Tony Van der Cast
became converted at one of the meetings
| and wrote letter to one John Hall of Ce
dar Rapids. making a confession that he II
the man who stole Halls watch last yea
at a firemen's tournament There was NJ
clue to the theft, but a few weeks ago
tramp arrived in Cedar Rapids and huntet
up Hall and told him that he knew wher
the watch was. The tramp said he ha,
| laStA enII IL IN, fnr Tn
vestigation showed that the watch ha
actually been sold in Newton and it wa
recovered. Now Tony Van der Cast write
Hall that 1t was he who told him of tn
location OF the watch and confessing tha
he stole the watch but pleads for forgive
ness, saying he has become converted an
will lead better life. The converte
tramp will not be prosecuted.
Break the Quarantine.
Two women broke the quarantine unde
which they were subjected because of
smallpox patient in their house and roame
about the city nearly all last night. The
slipped out of window after they ha
made pretense of going to bed. Early thi
morning both were found drunk by tn
police and taken to the city Jail. There
was discovered they had been living in
house with smallpox patient for te
days, and as a result the city jail and en-
tire city hall were placed under quaraI
tine, police court was dismissed and th
city building fumigated.
Inasmuch as the women were at lare
, for several hours and frequented resort
in the city IL Is regarded as certain th5
they have scattered the disease far an
wide There are a number at the count
JAIL and now that the city jail has bee
exposed the authorities are in quandar
2 what to do with prisoners, as they fe'
they have no right to compel anyone to G
4 into a smallpox hospital for safekeeping.
s Rates for the Encampment.
% Adjutant General Newman of the Gran
a Army Of the Republic. Department of low
. today received information that the raj
Y roads have granted the asked-for reductit
l of rates TO the annual encampment of Il
y department at Dubuque June to g. I'll
\ rates apply to Iowa points only and are
$ half rate for all fares above 81 and a oil
and one-third rate for less distances.
. is believed that the encampment at Dubuql
3 will be one of the largest ever held. I'll
department has held two encampments
) Dubuque in other years.
New corporations filed with the secretal
: OF state today: Union Cattle company