Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-18
GOOD BERTH FOR GARRISON
Congressman Hull Decides to Recommend
Him for Pension Agent.
lOwANS TO CAUCUS ON s%PEAKEsSHlP
Iowa woman who Has laugh school
Thirty-sIx Years In One Place
Testimony in Murder Case
Favors Levich.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

OfTOm y stan Correspondents
les MONIES, Nov. 17-(Special.)-Con-
gresham Hull today announced he would
recommend Richard P. Clarkson Of this
city as pension agent at Des Moines for the
Nebraska district to succeed r. f.
Sperry. Clarkson was editor Of the Daily
Register until 1t was sold recently.
Caucus on spenkership.
A call was issued today by Congressman
Lacey for a caucus OF the Iowa members
of congress in Des Moines tomorrow after
moor to consider what action the delega-
tion shall take in regard to the speaker
ship contest. The call was issued by
Lacey at the request OF members Of the
delegation and because Colonel Hepburn,
who is senior member Of the delegation,
is not in the state. Members OF the dele
cation have been anxious to have the
caucus as early as possible, because other
states are taking action and they would
like to get In line. There Is now no doubt
that the caucus will decide upon support
ing Cannon Of Illinois. At least four mem
bers of the delegation have spoken in favor
Of C~annon-Smith, Cousins, Conner and
Hedge. 1t is also understood that Con-
gresham Lacey would favor him. Judge
Thomas has refused to commit himself.
~ AANPbuAh NhN AAbAA hoNS q
talking for Babcock and insisting that the
Iowa delegation should give its solid sup
port to the Wisconsin man. 1t is be-
lieved that Babcock would remain In the
race, as Hull has been very intimate with
him and was supposed to know Just what
Babcock's plans were. Now that Babcock
is out Of the race there is nothing left
for Iowa to do but support Cannon. 1t is
understood Speaker Henderson has been
doing some quiet work for Cannon. Judge
Birdsall, the new member from the Third
district, will appear for the first time with
the delegation.
Electric Railway Planned.
The Des Moines, Mount Ayr & Southern
Electric railway has been incorporated at
Mount Ayr, with $4,000 capital stock, and
articles filed here. The president is F.. e.
Sheldon and the secretary is H. c. Beard.
Lyman Waterman of Omaha is on the di-
rectory board. The company is incorpor-
ated to build a line Of interurban electric
railway from Creston to Mount Ayr through
the towns OF Arispe and Tingley and to
make connection at Creston with tn. line
projected to run to Des Moines by way of
Macksburg and. Winterset. The work on
the latter line has been suspended for the
year, but will be resumed in the spring.
Long Time q Teacher.
Prof. J. B. Knoepfer. formerly superin-
tendent Of public instruction for Iowa, is
making Inquiries in regard to the teacher
having longest service in Iowa In any one
school. He cites the history Of Miss Mary
Monk. who has been a teacher in the
schools at Lansing for thirty-six years
and believes no woman has cqualed this
record.
Plans of Great Western.
The Great Western railroad has compro-
missed the shop question with the city of
Fort Dodge by agreeing to build a depot
and hotel combined at a value OF 500. 900
or over and the city will release the Mason
City & Fort Dodge from the obligation to
maintain shops in Fort Dodge. The main
shops of the company will therefore 60 to
Clarion.
witness Testified Wrong.
One Of the states best witnesses In the
murder trial of Harry Levich today proved
most valuable for the defense. ]. NJ.
Pearson, who had testified before the grand
jury that he saw two men in the alley
where Isaac Fnkelstein was killed lust he
fore the murder and described them so
that 1t appeared one was Levich, TODAY
stated that as he went on down the street
he went into a cigar store and there saw
Levich in the store. This completely dis
poses OF the theory that Levich had a d.
rect hand In the murder and compels the
state to fall back on the theory that Le-
vich had employed two men to commit the
murder. The testimony of the state was
concluded today and the defense was taken
up. Much of the testimony Of the defense
thus far has been to discredit the wit
nesses for the state.
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