Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-22
BACK UP ADMINISTRATION
Iowa G. A. R. Will Undoubtedly Endorse
Course in the Philippines,
HOT FIGHT FOR THE NEXT ENcAMPMENT
Supreme Court Holds Retroactive
Feature of the Law on IncOr-
pOration Fees Is
Void.
CFrom a stan correspondent

From a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, May 21.-(Special.)-The
department encampment Of the Grand Army
of the Republic for Iowa will heartily en-
dorse the Roosevelt administrators war
policy in the Philippines and denounce
those who have been criticising the admin
istration for alleged cruelty in the matter
Of dealing with the people Of the Philip
pines. This is the plan which was made
plain this morning, when General Granville
NJ. Dodge arrived in the city and mingled
with the soldiers. He came from Council
Bluffs, accompanied by John Lindt, who is
to be the next department commander, and
he was busy during the day greeting
friends. General Dodge is highly indignant
at the attitude Of some Of the members of
congress and others in calling in question
the military methods Of the administration
and is determined that the Department of
Iowa will go on record In regard to a mat
ter that is purely one Of military customs
and usages. During the forenoon General
Ell Torrance of Minnesota, commander-in-
chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
arrived in the city and also Governor s. r.
Van SAINT of Minnesota and his military
staff. They were escorted to the hotel and
before noon Governor Cummins and his
military stan called on them ,ofHcially and
on General Dodge at his apartments. In
the afternoon Governor Cummins and staff
gave an Official reception to the visitors
| at the executive office and hundreds were
received. 1t is the plan for the governors
OF the two states and their staffs to go
to Rock Island tomorrow morning and at
tend the encampment of the Illinois Grand
Army, where they will be otticially re-
ceived.
The council of administration Of the
Grand Army of the Republic held a session
this afternoon to consider preliminary mat
tiers. The members were pleased with the
/ showing made by the officers, as reports
have been received from all the posts In
the state and the membership, according
to these reports, is shown to be much
larger than a year ago. The report OF In
| spector l.. B. Cousins of Council Bluffs is
especially complete. and Commander Metz
gar reports that 1t is one of the best re-
ports ever made to any department. 1t is
expected that the actual membership of the
| encampment tomorrow will be nearly 1000.
The encampment will open tomorrow
and the parade will take place in the after
noon.
Campfire in Evening.
This evening at the Auditorium there was
held a great campfire, addressed by a large
number of the leading members OF the or
| der In the state. The principal addresses,
| however, were by General Torrance and
| Governor Van SAINT. General Dodge talked
briefly and also Commander Metzgar and
others. -
Just where next years convention will
be held is a question. Cedar Rapids is
right after It, but some of its opponents
say that as only a few years ago the en-.
campment was held there. 1t Is but fair to
let some other city ave 1t. Keokuk is
also an eager solicitor. and many said to-
day that they believed they would prefer
the Gate City. AS Dubuque and Sioux City
have also had the encampment, 1t seems
that the contest will be between Cedar
Rapids and Keokuk.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The Iowa supreme court. in the case Of
Lamb against Dobson, this morning held
that the secretary of state was wrong In
attempting to exact a fee from a corpora
ton desiring to have its corporation life
extended. The Twenty-eighth general as
! sembly undertook to provide that fees
should be exacted as In new corporations
and to make 1t retroactive, but the court
holds this could not be done. The law has
since been remedied SO that fees are re-
quired.
John Lindt OF Council BUNS, VINO Will DO
elected commander of the department
Grand Army Of the Republic, was victor in
a case decided in the supreme court this
morning involving his claim OF rent on land
the title to which has been cleared In his
name.
The full list of decisions follows:
against nfnsP0r1c Charles Te'A H. Bradley. Dubuque
county; Iudge Matthews; action on &C
i II. Oueai & Co. against Frank stradby
and N. L. banner, appellants, Polk coun-
ty; Judge Bishop; foreclosure or mechanics
j. A. Butler, appellant. against 8. A.
Heikeld and T. L. Clayton, Warren county;
Judge Wilkinson. Affirmed.
E. E.. Faulkner. appellant. against Des
Bishop; action at law for damages Az
john Lindt against John Under and r.
e. Council 'e Biiuf aspe judge Aylesworth; action
for use of real estate, Affirmed.
C. Lamb & Sons. appellants against q:
L. Dobson, secretary of state, POLK county;
Judge Conrad. Reversed.
Dynamite Case Continued.
The famous Hoot dynamiting case from
| Waterloo came I'D In the supreme court
yesterday, but on account OF the failure
Of the appellants to submit their argu-
ment the case was continued 20 the next
term. j. w. Hoot was convicted OF having
sent q cunningly contrived cabinet to his
wife in which he had secreted dynamite
bombs Of sufhcient force to destroy blocks
Of public buildings. The package came by
express and when opened by Mrs. Hoot
she became alarmed at a slight explosion
and the emission OF blue smoke. The box