Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-08
NO HARD COAL IS TO Be HAD
DeI Noines Dealers Unable to Supply q
Pound to Their Customers.
DOUBT As TO BEING ABLE TO GET ANY
state Printer Now Has the New Code
About Ready for D"IstributIon-
Little Evidence Against
Lewis.
DOUBT As TO BEING ABLE TO GET ANY
CFrom a stan CORRESPONDENCE

DIES MONIES, Sept. 7.-(Special.)-Th
users Of hard coal in Des Moines and in
most Of the cities of Iowa are much con-
cerned over the anthracite coal strike in
the east. There is not a pound Of hard coal
to be had in Des Moines. Not one of the
fifteen dealers in hard coal is able to sup
ply even a wagon load Of the stuff to a
customer. The fact that Des Moines is the
center OF a large coal field does not alter
the fact that a great deal OF hard coal
is in demand here, and when the users of
hard coal sent in their orders they were
told to wait, and now the information comes
that they cannot be supplied. A represen-
tative coal dealer has been sent to Chicago
and the east to see II arrangements cannot
be made to procure a sufficient amount OF
hard coal to satisfy the customers until the
settlement Of the strike. TIT is considered
doubtful and many of the people are put
ting away their hard coal stoves and in
stalling soft coal furnaces in their houses.
The leading dealers say they have informa-
ton from the east that indicates the coal
strike will be brought to an end in a few
weeks. AS a result Of the scarcity Of hard
coal there is an increased demand for soft
coal and the Iowa mines are all running full
time and paying good wages.
New Iowa Code Ready.
The work on the new Iowa code supple
ment is now completed except the binding
and this will be done as rapidly as pcss BILE.
The code supplement. which was authorized
by the last legislature, to include all the
laws which have been passed since the is
sue of the 1897 code Of Iowa, will be a
volume Of 900 pages. almost as large as the
code itself, and It Is so arranged that It
will be in fact a second volume Of the code
and the two books will form a complete
edition of Iowa laws. The edition Is to be
OF 1900 copies. AS soon as this is out Of
the way the state printer will issue a new
edition Of the code of 5000 columes, which
VIII be sold by the state. The revised
edition Of the school laws Of the state has
also just been completed by the superin-
tendent Of public instruction and It Is
ready for distribution.
Little Evidence Against Lewis.
There is small prospect Of discovery OF
the author Of the Peterson murders through
the arrest Of Thomas Lewis. He is In he
given a preliminary hearing next Tuesday
In a Justice court. The city detectives
and all who have investigated the matter.
say there Is but slight evidence against
Lev connecting him with the case and It
is all OF such a circumstantia nature as 70
be open to doubt. 1t appears that the evil
dence against Lewis was all produced by a
police officer and after he had made a
thorough investigation It was all submitted
to several lawyers and others and thew
declared 1t of no use. There has never
been any clue to the murderer and public
interest In the matter has disappeared.
Des Moines Horse show. ~-.H'
The success of the Des Moines horse show
IN the past is to be far outdone in the
morse show which is to be held in the citv
commencing one week from tomorrow. The
entries for the show this year are more
than ever before. In the class of the model
morse there are sixty-two entries, single
roadsters fifty one, trotting or pacing
roadsters tfty-six, runabout, thirty-nine
park horses twenty-nine, gig horses twenty
gated saddle horses twenty eight. ladies'
turnout forty, and so on through the Aftv
classes In which prizes are offered. A new
feature OF the show this year is the class
OF jumping horses and in this a number
are to come from Canada. ANON the en-
tries from outside the state for the show
are those OF Mrs. Jack Cudahy with her
Famous heavy harness horses can But
klng" and More Than King" The show
VIII be In the new stock pavilion Of the
state Fair association.