Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-14
AFTER B~EARDSHEAR'S PLACE
Beard Of Tru1tsss Has Several Application
for Presidency Of State OOllsgu.
PERMANENT CAMP GROUND FOR MlLrTIA
Telephons Company seeks Iniune-
tion 10 Restrain STRIKERS from
M~sintainins = Boycott
Against II.


No VI Ahuoteee OF the iowa state College
OF Agriculture and Mechanical Arts TO be
heid At Ames Thursday. August n. at which
time 1t IL expected the matter OF select.
ing a Successes to the late President
Beardshear will be disposed Of. A number
Of the member Of the board are Understood
to favor leaving the presidency TO manage
the college as had been planned II DR..
Beardshear's illness had continued long in
stead OF ending fatally. Others contsnd that
the coilege IL In that condition where Il is
important that a president should be select.
ca at once and be placed In full charge, and
they contend that from the large field Of
availables they ought to be able to select
one who will I'LL the bill. Several new
candidates are under consideration by the
board. Henry Wallace, editor OF a farm
paper here and a veteran IN agricultural
education, is being considered. His seiec.
tion would be q triumph for those who con-
tend that the Agricultural interests al the
college should be considered above all else.
Another who Il an active candidate is Prof.
s. II. sheakley, superintendent Of the West
Des Moines schools, an active school man
who occupies the same position now that
was occupied BY DR.. Beardshear when the
latter was made president. Prof. C. +.
Curtiss Of the chair Of animal husbandry of
the college, is most likely to be selected. He
haa q national reputation as an expert
Judge Of fine stock and has devoted himself
to the agricultural studies at the college.
There are q number OF other names under
consideration and the board may decide up
on going outside the state for a college
president.
For = Permanent Camp Ground
Governor cummlns and Adiutant General
Byera are both pronouncedly in favor OF
the state Of Iowa securing permanent
camp grounds near Des Moines for the use
Of the Iowa National Guard. Governor Cum
Minis in an address to the men Of the
Fiftieth regiment at Oskaloosa, after he
had visited and inspected the camps Of
three regiments Of the state guard. SPOKE
fro " and strongly In favor Of the plan Of
q permanent camp ground and expressed his
belief that IL should be at or near the state
capital. Adjutant General Byers has express
ed himself as ia favor OF a camp ground for
the state near the United states army post
Eere.
Receiver for Business Firna.
Members Of the shissler- Chase company,
dealers in books and stationery, asked for
q receiver today and W. A. Cathcart was
appointed by the court. The members
Of the Arm say they are not seriously en-
h--s===SS, s=s Ssst= amounting 90 $500
were against them and pressing for set
Element and they did not have the money
to meet the obligations.
Charles A Castle, q packer Of the Des
Moines Drug company warehouse, sustained
serious injury Tuesday evening. He was at
work on the elevator and the back Of his
head was caught in such a manner as TO
cut the scalp. The scalp was not entirely
removed. but was replaced by Dr.. Rood
and the patient will not suffer any per-
niAnsnt loss Of scalp.
Telephone Suit ON TRIAL.
Before Judge McHenry In the district
court today occurred the hearing on the
application of the lowe Telephone company
for a restraining order to prevent the
strikers and their friends from removing
telephones and carrying on q boycott
against the company. A temporary order
was issued by Judge Mcvey some days
ago. Today Judge McHenry decided that
80 far as II related to the taking out Of
the telephones there was no evidence that
any Of the strikers or labor leaders had
assisted in the taking out Of telephones.
On the Boycott question some evidence was
taken and arguments presented. The de-
Tense takes the GROUND that the Iowa com.
pany has no right in the city anyway. that
the council had declared forfeited is fran-
chiaes and that 1t therefore is In the po-
sition OF q trespasser in the city. The
question u regarded a. IN important one
and places the Iowa company 80 far as it's
business IN Des Moines 10 concerned in q
bad position.
speed Ensrisn CIosed.
The speed entries In ell the leading
t~rotting and pacing classes Of the Iowa
state fair closed today and Secretary simp-
son Il receiving man Of the entries.
The American Telegraph and Telephone
company Of Davenport today gave notice
Of an increase IN capital stock to s15O,Ooo
The Farmers Creamery company Of At
1ahtic filed a~rticies Of incorporation, with
1880 capital. BY n, Kimball ana others.
The attorney general has ruled that the
compulsory education law applies TO chill
dren who are 7-years old and not over IA.
There seemed 70 be some mlsunderstandlng
s. TO the exact meaning Of the Law.
Fatal AarAx Near Husssy.
Jamss Sims a farmer living near Buseey.
was shot and killed At an early hour this
morning. According TO the story told BIZ
Mrs. Sims and the aon who ala the shoot.
Ing, slms came home trunk last nleht and
made threats against the life Of HE wife.
she ran to the home Of 4 neiehbor terri
ned. This morning she returned to her
home, thinking the husband would be sober
and sensible. hut he Was atiii drunk and
again threatened 70 kill her. Ne rushed
upon her with an upllfted knife when the
son interfered. A fight enaued IN which
the father threatened to XIII both mem
berS Of the family. The son drew Z re-
volyer and killed HE father. Both shota
penetrated the head. The young man was
wounded but not seriouhly. IN same thing
came near occurring several years ago and
Il has long been known that Sims was q
dangerous man when drunk
Capitals Hun May Rest.
Captain J. A. r. Hull OF THE city is chair.
man Of the exeeutivs committee Of the
National congressional committee, ana he
should have gone to New York ere this
to assume charge Of the campaign for the
national oommittee. but h has been IN
poor health ever since he went to the
Philippines on a tour Of Inspection q year
ago. He has been resting as quietly as
possible and Il may be that he will have
TO give up his work on the congressional
committee entirely.
DFi1ling for Gas nt Let's.