Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-01
FEAR The ADMISSION OF low A
Coal Operators Of Illinois Do Not Want Il
Let in the Competition.
WANT TO ESCAPE THE IOWA STANDARD
Local Unions select Delegates for
Ottumwa Confercpcc-Pos-ibl De-
mand for "a Mine Run scale In
stead OF Screened Coal Pay.

mand for n Mine Run scale In
| stead OF Screened Coal Pay.
DES MONIES, Jan 3l.--(Special Tele-
gram.) THE Iowa coal mine operators are
! watching with intense interest the proceed
| ing of the national conference OF operators
and miners at Columbus, o., this week.
| They hope that the conference will decide
upon admitting Iowa and Michigan to the
| national agreement, but they hardly expect
as much At their meeting recently held
in this city they refused to name dele
gates to attend the Columbus meeting and
are not represented there. a year ago
the mine operators sent representatives to
the national meeting and they were re-
fused admission Now the Iowa operators
assume an Indifferent air and say they can
afford to be independent Of the others
But President Reese of the Iowa branch
OF the Mine Workers union went to In.
danapolis last week to the meeting OF
the miners and had passed a resolution
pledging the miners to insist absolutely on
recognition OF Iowa and Michigan by the
operators. This Is opposed by the Illinois
operators.
The reason is that in the Illinois field
they pay on a mine run basis 10 cents a
ton less than in the Iowa field and where
they pay on screened coal the difference is
from 10 to 90 per cent This difference
enables the Illinois coal sellers to com
pete with the Iowa operators in all north
ern Iowa and in Minnesota and the Da-
| kotas.
The Illinois operators fear that IL Iowa
and Michigan are admitted to the agree
ment their scale OF wages will be forced
/ n IN hp lou
them out Of large market or reduce their
profits materially. The Iowa operat ors re-
fused to senu delegates to Columbus. but did
authorize the scale committee, which is
to meet the miners at Ottumwa next month
to act as delegation to Columbus provided
they receive an invitation from the gem
era conference
The committee holds itself in readiness
10 enter the meeting and join in the agree
ment whenever Iowa is admitted but
Is asking nothing. The local unions OF
the Mine Workers of America in the Iowa
district are now selecting their delegates
to the conference at Ottumwa, February
I 26 and thus far there has been no indica
tion that any change in the Iowa scale
! VIII be demanded, although there has been
some gossip about a possible demand for
mine run scale instead Of pay for screened
coal.
! supreme Court PROCEEDINGS.
Inc Iowa supreme court this morning
o'erruied motion for a new trial in the
ease Oh Archle Wood, from Harrison county.
% auu MS conviction for manslaughter will
Inc Following are the decisions
| rendered
d. g. Bardsey appellant. against Cor.
ria Mian- american bank, Council BLUFFS sune
morteapa,' al ,trlh IN equity to set aside a
FREQ el Gahow against Chicago. Rock Island
So,,l,i!. o. racihG railroad; appellant, Guthrie
T. y MILO agtIon for damages; reversed
and ID - Mll!er against Consolidated Patrons
a,t a,tu II ariheTs MufGo. Insurance cOmnany
Iippellant, BUCHANAN county, collection on
Mary f. McCleliand. appeIIant oa,t,..
John >; saul and Barnhart Bros &. Spind
ren, ,e, Cedar RAPIDS superior court to recover
IS. iM,iiiard against city of Webster CITY.
aippe,Iant, Hamilton county, damages for
sscet grading: affirmed. '''
,,r,ii ~, ~, anderson against Orvil,e V. Smyth
HppIHants, Boone county, damages for nah.
i'udl Ihtoxlcauon; affirmed.
On school Districts.
attorney General Mullan has decided that
sehooi boards have the right to change
she boundaries OF school sub districts. 10
reduce their number or to abolish Ali NJ
them and return to the township system.
IN case they return to the township system
they shall govern their school businog,
by board of three, as though the town
snip mad never before been subdIyided
Inc decision was in reply to a query from
the state superintendent and opens the way
10 consolidation or centralizing in a num-
per OF communities in Iowa where this ia
desired.
Federal Patronage.
The disposition OF Iowa federal patronage
Will be disposed OF at a meeting to be held
In Washington by the Iowa delegation in
congress about the middle of next month
lhere are contests over only two offices
all the other officials being reasonably
certain OF election. These are the positions
OF attorney in the two districts. In the
southern district NJ. l.. Temple of Osceola
is u candidate for the place held by Miles
and in the northern district A, e Samrns
OF Lemars is after the place held by Nc
MILAN. The Iowa delegation desires that
tho matter shall be settled as soon as pos.
sible.
Great Western Extension.
1t Is rumored in the southern part OF
the state that the Chicago Great Western
railroad is TO make an extension Of it's line
westward through the southern counties in
the direction of Omaha. The contemplated
line Will run from some point south Of the
Burlington crossing to Creston.
One Deserter After Enlistment.
Lieutenant Sweezey, in charge of the
! United States army recruiting for Iowa re-
ports one deserter in the person OF John
| Rasche of Sioux City. Rasche is about
23 years old and enlisted without knowl-
| edge OF his parents and after consulting
! with them he concluded not to go. But he
had been sworn in and had received his
travel pay and the transportation was ready
for him Lieutenant Sweezey has enlisted
816 men in Iowa since he took charge OF
the station in December 1899, and Rascbe
is the first one who has deserted
New TrnHc Arrangement
new deal in tie matter of leases in
northern Iowa is being made by the Iowa
Central, the Minneapolis St. Louis and
| the Burlington, Cedar Rapids g. Northern
railroads, The Central, which is now under
| the same management as the Minneapolis
Is arranging TO run its fast trains into
Albert Lea instead of stopping at Mason
Clty or Manley, All three of the COM
panies named own parts of the track be-
tween Mason City and Albert Lea, but the
Cedar Rapids company has the leases. The
| Central management now desires to mako
close connection with the MINNEAPOLIS al
Albert Lea and to run through trains from
| Minneapolis and St. Paul to Peoria hut
| readJuStmcnt OF the leagpg ie ,aoo.,....