Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-03
RAILROAD BUILDING
Haste to Enter Neglected Territory in
Southwestern Iowa by Two Companies,
DIES MONIES ROBBERS UNSUCCESSFUL
state Hospital at Cherokee Will BE
Delayed in the Opening-Peculiar
AiIment Of Young Lady-Insur-
ance Companies and Taxes.
lFrom a Sian Correspondent.)

Of Des Moines are becoming interesting
just now. Apparently there is a race on
between rival interests and Just what COM
panies are back Of these interests remains
to the people an unsolved mystery. The
engineers OF the Des Moines Southwestern
railroad started out last week to run the
survey over again for nnal location Of the
line between Greenfield and Winterset,
some changes being made necessary by the
plating Of an addition to Winterset and
on account Of right-of-way troubles. The
engineers and agents have been engaged
busily for the last two months on the Itue
and there now seems no reasonable doubt
about the building of the road, at least
between Wlnterset and Greenfield. Whether
Il will be built from Winterset to a con-
nection with the Great Western or the
Keokuk & Western south OF Des Moines, is
not known. At the same time much WORK
is being done on the electric line from
Creston to Winterset. This is the COM
pany headed by Lyman Waterman Of
Omaha. About four miles OF the grading
Of the road has been completed north
from Creston. The last week an agree
ment was entered into with the residents
Of Maeksburg by which they agree to give
n bonus OF 81, 500 and to vote a 5 per cent
tax in aid Of the electric railroad. Sur
veyors are engaged In running a shorter
line to Macksburg than that originally sur
veyed. Agents Of this company are also
looking forward TO an entry into Winter
set on the most favorable terms. Arrange
ments have been made TO secure power
temporarily from the Creston electric light
plant while the trolley line Is being built.
There is some belief that the big railroad
companies are back OF the two projects,
but the promoters insist Shey are indie
pendent concerns thus far. AS both lines
are reaching into a territory needing rail-
road facilities more than any other in the
state the people are giving them a good
welcome.
~HIghwaymen Fooled by BOOkkeeper.
An unknown man lies at a hospital In
this city suffering from a bullet wound in
the abdomen which may prove fatal, in
hicted by a pluoky ~bookkeeper who refused
to be held up at midnight. Jacob Shuer-
man, bookkeeper at the Capital City Wool
en- mills, was engaged on his books during
the night, expecting to take a train ut
$3.50 this morning. He finished his work
about midnight and started to 20 to the
depot from the mills. As he left the fac
tory a man confronted him with a revolver
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
Instead of doing so he shot the highway
man. The wounded man refused to reveal
his identity.
Delay in Hospital Opening.
1t is now announced at the ONCE Of the
Board Of Control that the new state hos
pital at Cherokee will hardly be ready for
the opening July 1 as planned. Superin-
tendent Voldeng has been there in per-
sonal charge several months and the work
on the state farm was we'll organized and
commenced at the beginning of the crop
year; bWe the contractors have not nn-
ished their work on the buildings. The
contract on the main building will be hn-
ished In a few weeks, but the plumbers and
those who are completing the interior have
not yet finished. There has been no great
increase In the number Of patients at the
three other state hospitals for the insane,
30 that there will be no trouble from the
delay.
Insurance Companies and Iowa.
According to the report Of the state au-
ditor on FIRE insurance business, Just is
sued, there were but nine new companies
doing nre insurance business admitted to
do business In Iowa last year, and Of these
three were local mutuals. During the year
1901 the following companies withdrew
from doing business In the state; Amer
lean Fire Insurance company of New York,
Baloise Fire Insurance company, United
States branch, OF New York; Caledonian
Insurance company. United States branch,
Of New York; Citizens Insurance company
Of New York, Citizens Insurance company
OF Pennsylvania. Eagle Fire Insurance
company Of New York, Erie Fire Insurance
company OF New York, HelYetia Swiss In
sAzance company, United States branch, OF
New York.: international Insurance com
pany OF New York, Lancashire Insurance
company, United States branch, of Illinois
Lion Insurance company, United States
branch, OF Connecticut; Madgeburg Insur-
ance company. United States branch, Of
New York; Merchants Insurance company
Of New Jersey, National Assurance com
pany, United States branch, OF Connecticut
Netherlands Fire Insurance company
United States branch, OF New York; North
German Insurance company, United States
branch. Of Illinois; Pacific Fire Insurance
company OF New York, Transatlantic In.
surance company, United States branch
OF Illinois; United Fire Insurance company
Of Maryland. 1t was largely because Of
this large number of Withdrawals of the
agencies Of foreign companies that the
Nv" regarding teeo ana taxes was changed
last winter and the foreign companies
doing business in Iowa were placed on tn,
same basis as domestic companies. A
number Of the companies that withdrew II
1901 have commenced TO come back int
the Iowa field since the reduction In tn,
license fee on business. The amount o
fees paid into the insurance department
by Insurance companies other than lif
during 1901 was s4s. 207, an increase from
4 5.679 Of the previous year. The take
paid into the state treasury direct by in
surance companies also increased, tn
amount in 1901 being s197, O74 against s1S5,
0s2 for the previous year.
Congregational Church Convention
The annua convention OF the Congrega
Itional churches Of Iowa will be held a
Des Moines this week commencing Tuesday
This is the sixty-third annual meeting 0
this convention. The attendance may b
between 800 and 400. Meetings will b
held in the new Plymouth church whic
is TO be dedicated during the convention
with an address by DIR. Bartlett OF Chicago
The program for the convention is an ex
~tensive one including addresses or paper