Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-12
PLANS FOR IOWA BUILDING
Commission Tells Architects What is
Wanted at st. Louis.
INTEREST CENTERS IN LIBEL CASE
Congressman Hill Comes Out for
Babcock of wisconsin ne the
Next Speaker OF the
House.
INTEREST cENTERs IN LIBEL CASE
(From 4 STAN Correspondent

" ASAA q oNaAA correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 11.-(Special.)-
The building committee of the Iowa COM
mission TO the st. Louis exposition held a
meeting here today at the state capitol and
considered the inquiries Of architects in
reference to the proposed building that is
Pto be erected for headquarters for the com
mission on the exposition grounds at st.
Louis. The commission has Instructed the
secretary to send out a revised statement
asking for designs for the building and to
include what is wanted In the building as to
floor space, rooms, their purpose and the
general features OF the same. The COM
mission desires a building large enough to
contain committee rooms and rooms for the
officers and a general assembly room, also
a building hat will be imposing in appear
ance. Some OF the architects have written
to the commission complaining that without
some general idea of the character of the
building desired they feel it would be folly
to undertake the designing OF a suitable
building. The building committee met to
supply this deficiency. 1t is expected the
state will spend $4,000 or $50, 900 on a
building. or nearly half Of the total amount
appropriated with which to make an exhibit
for the state at the exposition. The de-
signs are to be submitted within a month.
Rulings on n Libel Case.
In the district court today several mo-
tions in relation to sundry claims OF the
contending parties in the suits between
j. c. Tate, county clerk, and R. P. Clarkson,
formerly publisher of the Daily Register,
were ruled upon. Tate sued Clarkson for
$25, 900 damages for alleged libel and Clark
son brought counter suit for the same
| amount Tho trouh1a prpu Out IF q hnt
political fight last spring over congressman.
Clarkson published defamatory statements
in connection with an afidavit regarding
frauds and corruption at the primary cleo
tion. Clarkson claimed that the publication
of the affidavit and comments thereon was
privileged, but the court today held this
was not the case. Clarkson claimed in
mitigation that 1t was his duty to expose
| corruption. This also was not sustained
( by the court. He also claimed that ne had
first been attacked but the court held that
as he was not attacked directly by name
this had nothing. to do with the case. The
Clarkson counter claim was ruled out en-
tirely by the court, so that there is only
one case to be'tried, and that the case of
Tate for damages. This will be heard in
court in a few days and under the rulings
of the Judge it is probable some form OF
verdict will be given.
Two Murder Cases Considered.
The trial Of Harry Levich for the murder
Of Isaac Finkelstein will be commenced in
court tomorrow. The defendant is anxious
to have the hearing at once and his attor-
neys profess to enable to completely es-
tablish the Innocence of their client.
Levich is accused of having planned to
boN,a lance IUolEar oeeaulf EIpEalatain for
a consideration. The evidence against both
is largely circumstantial
The grand jury is now making an investi-
CATION of the murder OF the two Peterson
children in Highland park last spring. One
arrest was made and a preliminary inquiry
held which developed nothing. 1t is ex-
pected the grand jury will secure all EVIL
dence possible in that case.
Old Soldier Goes Insane.
Grandson Able, a veteran of the Ninth
Iowa cavalry. who has been an inmate of
the State Soldiers home at Marshalltown
for several months, has been sent from
there to the State Insane hospital at
Clarinda. He had become feeble and de-
mented and his condition was such that he
was regarded as dangerous. He has a wife
and three children living in this city and
had been a resident here a long time pre-
vious to his having been taken to the
Soldiers home.
Hull Comes Out for BabcOck.
Considerable surprise was manifested
here when Congressman Hull. who at pres
ent holds the important position of chair
man of the military committee of the
house, announced himself as in favor OF
I Babcock Of Wisconsin for speaker OF the
next house and predicted that he would
have the solid support Of the Iowa mem
bers. 1t has been generally expected that
the Iowa delegation would support Cannon
OF Illinois. as the logical western candidate
to succeed Henderson. Hull and Hepburn
have now spoken for Babcock. Hull has
been in the east all fall in close touch with
/ Babcock and his associates OF the national
committee.
Congressman Hull is d~evoting himself
entirely to the postofice question here and
will remain until 1t is settled. A new
candidate appeared today in the person of
w. v. Wilcox, an old soldier. Probably 200
persons called on Hull today to urge him to
appoint this or that person as postmaster.
Appeals Big Damage Case.
The case of F.. f, Perry against Clarke
county has been appealed to the supreme
court. Perry was running a threshing ma
chine engine along the highway and tried
to cross a small bridge, when 1t broke
down. The accident occurred late in the
evening. Perry was p~inioned beneath the
engine and buried in the mud. The escap-
ing steam scalded him terribly and his les
was broken and crushed. In his terrible
pain, and after he had been lying in tho
mud for three hours, he called out for &
saw thai he might saw of his leg and re
lease himself. 1t was so dark that wheE
help arrived for him he literally had to Gu
his own way out of the wreck and saw
himself. The jury decided the county wal
negligent as to the bridge and gave a YER
diet for $4,000 for Perry.
Effort 10 Capture DiPsOmAniacs.
Governor Cummins has sent out to thu
peace officers OF the state a request tina
they make special efforts to arrest and re
turn to the state hospital at Mount Pleas
ant fifteen escaped inmates OF the dipso
mania ward whose whereabouts are un
/, known. He has procured from the superin
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