The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
IOWA
IOWA
ANOTHER MURDER IN DIES MONIES
Written and Oral Confessions Secured by

Written and Oral Confessions Secured by
the Authorities.
DIES MONIES, IoWA--Warrants will be
Issued to-day charging James w. Burns,
George Beveridge and John and Carrie
Batiese with the murder of Jerry Cor
coran week ago. Corcoran was mur-
dered in barber shop owned by Batiese
OH East Court avenue on Dec. 90, NOR
phine being administered In his beer.
The murder was an outcome of plan
to rob Corcoran Of check for $3$. So,
which he had earned as a member of the
steel gang at work on the Iowa Falls
road His body was found under a shed
near the barber shop Sunday morning
Beveridge has made a confession in writ
Ing IN which he charges that Burns admin
istered the fatal dose. A written confess
sion has also been extra cted from Batiese
and an oral statement from the woman.
Both of these statements confirm the story
of Beverage. Burns admits he purchased
the morphine and says he himself took a
DOSE but says he was too drunk to re-
member whether he had doped Corcoran.
Clerk c.. r.. Jones of the supreme court
on completing his term Jan. 5, when he
will be succeeded by John C.. Crockett Of
Eldora, will enter into the law business
in Des Moines Mr.. Jones will open an
office and will take up unique line of
Ing cases before the supreme court. He
will assist in the preparation Of appeals
and will look after the progress Of cases
through the supreme court w.. e.! =
The prohibition state central committee
will hold meeting in this city to-mor-
row for the purpose Of mapping out the
work of the third party in Iowa for the
coming year. 1t is expected the plan will
be to increase greatly the effectiveness
Dr0nihifinr1 iRo in ho
counties. townships and precincts in all
parts of the state. State Chairman NAL
colin Smith. while campaigning through
the state last fall, became convinced the
party would have to have more perfect
organization before it could hope to make
much growth. The heavy falling off In
the prohibition vote has emphasized the
correctness OF his views A conference
of the workers of the Iowa Anti-saloon
League will be held here, Dec 81.
A committee of the Des Moines Trades
and Labor Assembly waited on the Iowa
Louisiana Purchase Exposition commits
sion and urged that only Iowa contra ctors
and Iowa union labor be employed in put
ting up the Iowa building at St. Louis.
Many Iowa contractors have asked to be
allowed to bid on the building and it is
possible the building committee Of the
committee with the consent of executive
committee may conf1ne the bids to those
from Iowa architects. 1t is considered
doubtful whether the request to employ
only Iowa union labor will be acceded to.
company went to pieces here. five mem
bers Of the company awakening to find
that the manager and the remainder of
the company had left during the night
Plans arc being perfected for meeting
OF osteopaths of central Iowa in this city
In January The object will be to form a
Central Iowa Osteopathic association
There is much speculation as to whether
the town Of Benson, east Of here on the
Illinois Central, will pass from existence
Or be moved. This is the result Of a
change in the line of the Illinois Central
west of Cedar Falls in order to overcome a
heavy grade. The new survey leaves the
town some distance in the interior and the
probabilities are 1t will be moved
IOWA CITY, loWA.-Major George S.
schaeffer, attorney at law. has mysteri-
ously disappeared from his home in PhiIa-
delphia. He left with $4,000 in drafts,
and foul play Is, feared. He was treasurer
for New Jersey trolley company. but his
accounts are said to be straight to a
cent. The news was brought to Iowa City
by Octave ThAret, the author, who has
just returned from a visit at the home OF
the missing mans mother, at Washington.
Major Schaeffer is a son Of the late DR..
Charles A. Schaeffer, for a long time
president Of the University Of Iowa. He
was formerly conmandant Of the Univer-
sity of Iowa battalion and professor Of
military training. .... .-., 49,
HUMBOLDT, ioWA-The weekly trade
reviews report an unusual large amount Of
Christmas trade. but the conditions in the
towns Of Iowa have been much different
The merchants report falling off In trade
and some say their sales were cut In two
The farmers Of Iowa have had two bad
seasons and have no money to spend ex-
cept for necessities.-1t is reported that
Simon B. Bellows died suddenly Of apop-
lexy at his home in Long Beach, Cal. He