Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
FEARS OF ANOTHER FLOOD
Heavy Rains Threaten to Cause Des Moinss
and Coon Rivers to Overflow.
CANDIDATES ARE EARLY IN THE FIELD
Have Already Announced
Their Intention TO GO Before
the Republican COnven-
tiOn Next Year.
tFrom a star correspondent.l

rose about eight feet the past day and a
half and are still rising steadily. This has
caused some overflow Of the lowlands lying
along the rivers and several families have
begun to get ready to move out on short
notice, fearing a repetition OF the foods Of
a few wweks ago. 1t is certain that the Des
Moines river will rise still higher because
reports from above are to the effect that the
heavy rains in the central part Of the state
have caused the smaller streams to become
rivers. The fact that the ground IL so
fully saturated with water makes 1t easy for
the rivers to rise high again. The clear
ing up Of the previous floods here has not
been fully completed. Some families we're
still living In tents until this week, when
the city ordered all the tents returned.
The fact that there has been no serious
Illness in the flooded districts is due en-
tirely TO the care taken by tn city officials
in having the cleaning done and disinfection
of all the pools OF water left standing.
Announcing Candidates Early.
announcement are already made Of some
Of the candidates. for next year before the
republican state convention. The announce
ment has been made Of several who aspire
to be superintendent of public instruction.
Prof. ]. f. Riggs OF sigourney is announced
and 1t is certain that Prof. A. ". Stuart of
0ttumwa and Prof. Storm Of Storm Lake
will be in the race, besides a number Of
others. N. S. Ketchum OF Marshalltown,
who was defeated for railroad commits
sioner, states that he will be q candidate
again next year. Colonel d. A. Palmer Of
Washington, the present incumbent, is also
likely to be a candidate and Mr.. Blake
more OF Taylor county, who was In the
race this year. The two places on the ticket
will probably be the only ones over which
there can be any controversy, as the three
other places will doubtless be filled by &C.
clamation.
During the coming week the republicans
will nominate a candidate for congress In
the Second district and the democrats in
the Eighth district. The republican con-
vention will be at Clinton on Wednesday
with four active candidates-William Hoff-
man. Muscatine: f. W. Ellis. Clinton: @.
W. Gregory, Maquoketa; w. H. Wilson,
Davenport. The democratic convention will
nominate Senator Claude Porter Of Center
Vile to run against Colonel w. p. Hepburn.
Program for the Odd Fellows.
The program for the sovereign grand
lodge Of Odd Fellows was issued today.
There will be nothing special Saturday.
September 10, but the annual sermon will
be delivered Sunday morning at the Con
gregational church by Rev. Van Horn. The
opening session will be Monday at the Aud
itorium. At a public meeting to precede
the opening there will be prayer by r. w.
Evans, acting grand chaplain, addresses OF
welcome by Governor Cummins, Mayor
Brenton, Grand Master Newman, Grand
Patriarch Milliman, Miss Ida Van Horn.
president Of the Rebekahs and M. A. Raney
OF the Patriarchs Militant. The response
VIII be by A. G.. Cable Of Covington, o.,
grand sire. On Tuesday there Will be the
nrst parade of the Patriarchs Militant at
the state fair grounds. The grand parade of
Odd Fellows will occur Wednesday, Septem-
Der IL. The rest Of the week will be given
over to competitive drills, the grand lodge
meetings and all the auxiliary meetings in
Connection with the sovereign body. Ar
rangements are being made for the recep-
ton of from $4,000 to 10000 visitors.
Democratic Platform Queer.
The democrats Of Polk county this after
noon held a county convention and nomi-
mated a county ticket, after adopting a plat
form that is a queer mixture OF state
ments and assertions. The platform con-
tains over 1000 words, and renews the
time-honored allegiance of the democratic
OF Polk county to their ti~me-honored al
legiance to democracy as a legal and eth
ical principle" gather bright hopes from
the last two republican national adminIs-
trations, express a firm and abiding con-
viction the people will yet wake to the
full and complete realization Of the truth
fulness and the availability or our position
as a party on all public questions" refer to
the fact that the republicans after their
success in 1896 were forced to give the
people more money as the democrats had
demanded. and say the democratic party can
stand 1t II the people can stand 1t to wait
for the eventual outcome Of the gold stand-
ard accuse the republicans OF insincerity
In advocating bimetallism in 1856: denounce
the recent Philippine bill as a repeal OF the
Declaration OF Independence. states that
their contention has been for years that
the tarin shelters monopoly. and this has
now been acknowledged by the Iowa re-
publicans in convention, demand legisla-
tion against abuse Of injunctions in the in
terest Of corporations, give praise to the
army In the Philippines, but condemn ON
cial politicians who have made 1t an in
strument Of plumber and pillage. and finally
they reafirm the Kansas City platform en-
tire.
Burglar Goes TO a Hospital.
John Slas, VINO Gays ne lives In Madi-
son, Wis, was caught in the act Of at
tempting to commit burglary at a store at
Campbell. a station on the Milwaukee. In
the west part Of the county. last night.
The owner OF the store, ]. W. Hines. was
lying in wait for him. having previously
suspected that an attempt was to be made
to break into his store. When silas APP
peared at the window Hines shot him with
a shot gun. the load taking effect in Silas'
arm. The robber turned to run. but Hines
went after him with a revolver. and after
a few shots the fleeing robber dropped and
gave up. This morning be was brought 20
the city and taken to a hospital. His arm
is badly shattered.
Cashier Resigns.
2. B. Maris has resigned as cashier in
the Iowa state treasury department. and
will retire from that ONCE September is.
He will be succeeded by r. e. Brown, son
OF Ed G. Brown, member of the state rail-
way commission from o'Rrien county. Mr..
Maris came into the once eight years ago.
He will look after his property interests in
South Dakota
Church Convention.
The Iowa State convention Of Christian
churches will be held In Boone September
s to ~, inclusive. The city OF Boone Is