Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16
NEW PLAN FOR WAR DEBTS
klli,'n Reports shsw'I Withdrawal fr'n
Court Of Claims.
HAsTLEs CONSIDERATION BY CONGRESS-
Both the senator and the Secretary
Believe that Appropriation Can
he FOrthcOminE ~ This
Session.

hGIleNe NnAN ARpEOHEAhNhtA WI
Ne FOrthcOminE at n
Session.
DES MONIES, Feb. 1~5.-(specisl Tele-
ram.)-Governor Cummins returned from
Kansas City today and found awaiting his
return q letter from Sentor Allison ex-
planning the situation in regard to the
Iowa war claims amounting to nearly $780,
900, which are now being urged. The
senator states that Secretary Shaw has
withdrawn the claims from the court Of
claims and 1t h now being considered in
the auditing department. Senator Allison
says further that the government will not
allow interest on interest, but Will allow
all other claims as socn as proved up, fol-
lowing the decision OF the courts already
rendered. An auditor will be sent to Des
Moines soon to check up the proofs and
Allison and Shaw are confident that the
claim can be put into such shape that the
appropriation can be made at this session
Of cC-gress.
authorize the employment Of Captain ].
s. Lothrop of Sioux City to push the claim
on a percentage basis. This report from
Washington will hang the matter up. but
the legislature may make an appropriation
to pay Captain Lothrop for his work al
ready done. II had been supposed the
case would have to be fought through the
court of claims.
CARROTS Appearance Suspicious.
The discovery was made this evening thai
B. w. Garrett, pardon secretary in tEe
once Of the governor, is supposed to have
smallpox. Governor Cummins had himself
vaccinated as soon as ne returned home.
DR.. A. NJ. Linn, president of the lowe
State Board Of Health, today issued tbs
following statement:
In tina widely exaggerated reports that
the danger from the smallpox situation In
Des Moines obtain over the state, 1 desire
to say that the affected districts are not
adjacent to the business section. and there
need be nc apprehension whatever among
merchants and others over the state.
Nearly every mercantile establishment has
had employees v~accinated and every pre-,
| caution is taken that no Infection shall
| occur. and there need be no apprehension
OF danger from this source. Merchants
act their business with Des Moines with
out any fear whatsoever. Every EFFORT is
now put forth by the city authorities to
petent medical corps is organized in the
city for the suppression of the disease, and
soon Des Moines confidently expects TO be
free from smallpox.
legislators show Fear.
The legislature did little business today
Some recognition was given the smallpo,
epidemic In Des Moines. In the hous'
Mr.. jerks Of Pottawattamie introduced the
following resolution, which was laid owe
under the rules:
Whereas. The city of Des Moines is in
fected with smallpox to an alarming extent
and the danger Of ~contagion is so immi
nent as to endanger the health of the mem
quarantine of infected persons or places 4
maintained by the city authorities; there
Resolved, That when the Twenty-nintl
general assembly adjourrs on Wednesday
February 20. 1902, that 1t stand adjourned
until 10 o'clock a. mr., on the first Monda!
OF June. 1902.
In the senate. the smallpox question cam
UP indirectly. Senator Bachman asked tina
senate fle 1872 be made a special order TO
Tuesday next at 10 $50 a. m. There was OBJ
lection by Lewis, unless 1t was shown tina
the measure was very important. Senate
Bachman explained that the bill provide
for giving the State Board Of Health create
power to cope with epidemics where locs
boards are doing nothing. With this ex
PLANTATION all objections were withdrawn an
the special order made. The bill woul
give the state board power to take charg
of affairs in a city like Des Moines wher
the local authorities have been for week
accomplishing nothing.
Minor Bills Passed.
The house passed a bill to take off tn
limit in fees for incorporation Of com
panies. This would make the fees yer
large in many cases, the limit now bein
81, 900. The bill to change the time Of set
Element between the state auditor and stat
treasurer was passed, also the bill to pro
hibit SEEMING in the Big Sioux river.
Among the bills introduced was one b
Wilson Of Buena Vista to revise the law
In regard to oil inspection and provide 70
better reports; by Hurn to create the ofic
Of state bacteriologist in connection wit
the State Board OF Health; by Boysen, I
increase the per capita payments for sup
port at the Eldora reform school from 5
to 81 q month; by Hartman, to provide 70
drainage bitches and the building Of tn
same.
The senate received a petition from Pag
county in regard to woman suffrage con
tanning the names Of 1.136 women and so
men, and a similar petition, though not s
large, from Sioux county.
The members OF the legislature went I
Knoxville this afternoon to visit the build
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the blind and which, IL is proposed, shaI
be converted into a normal school to b
used for the state reformstory for womer
They went on a special train, returning lat
at night.
New Corporations.
The articles OF incorporation OF the Inter
urban Construction company Of Ottumw
were filed with the secretary of state toda!
The company has a capital OF 500. 900. an
! the incorporators are ]. H.. Morrill,, Samu'
Mahon and John f. Springfield, all Of o.
tumwa, and Harry e. O'Neill OF Omaha.
The Wettstein Loan and Trust compsn
Of LaPorte has been incorporated, with $50
900 capital stock.
The Puck Manufacturing company Of De
!. Moines has increased its capital stock
Z $780, 600.
The Graham-D srrah and Darrah compar
of Alton has been Incorporated, with $500
capital.
Purchase a Rine Range.
: Major Turner OF the United States arm
y who Is in Des Moines looking after II
preparations for construction of building
at the Des Moines army post. was toda
authorized to expend s2s. $50 in the purchai
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