Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-06
PLACE FOR The POSTOFFICE
Dou Nsinss Badly Divided IN 0hsice Of
Location for New Building.
PROTEST FORWARDED TO WASHINGTON
Opposition 20 site Rumor Has Selected
-Pythian Grand Lodge Meets This
Matchmaking for Removal
of = College.
rrum a star correspondent.l

DIES MOlNESs OcI- .-NSpeClhi'J-Ah
matter Of the location Of the new Des
Moines postofRce bids fair TO cause a great
deal Of controversy in Des Moines. Rumors
we're circulated during the week that the
Treasury ~ofHcials had definitely located the
postofnce on a riverfront site half a mile
from the present postofhce, This was a site
on which the best offer was made for the &C
tual expense. During the week persons In
terested In property In the business district
made Investigation and became convinced
that no definite location had been made
and that none would be made for some time.
Supervising Architect Taylor made personal
Investigation OF the situation here, but
when he went away expressed himself dis
satisfied with all the offers made. A large
number Of business men have protested
against location of the new postofnce on the
river front, and yet, they have been unable
to secure options on property near the pres
emit postof1ce site at a figure that will meet
the requirements of the Treasure depart
ment. 1t was anticipated that Secretary
Shaw would be In Des Moines early this
month and that the business men would call
on him and definitely arrange what ought
to be done, but he has decided not to be
here until next month and then not on off,
cial business. The controversy is already
e~ngendering some bad feeling.
Pythian Grand Lodge.
Already a number Of the chief officers Of
the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias Of
Iowa are in the city to attend the annual
grand lodge meeting this week. Grand
Chancellor Porterfeld of Atlantic arrived
today. The week will begin with a cere-
monial by the knights OF Khorassan on
Monday evening, when a class Of 200 will
enter that order. The grand lodge Of Rath-
bone Sisters will also be in session. On
Wednesday there will be a Joint open ses-
sion OF the Pythians and the Rathbones
before which the governor and mayor and
the grand officers will deliver their ad-
dresses. The grand lodge will be in SEES
sion three days. There is much work ahead
as It is proposed at this meeting to COM
pletely revise the laws of the order in this
state and make important changes.
Bidding for a College.
Since It has become known that the trus-
tees of Fairfield college were willing to
consider the propositions looking to re-
moval Of the college to some other point
in Iowa, a number Of cities have been pre-
pairing to make offers. The trustees de-
sire that the people OF Fairfield shall as
sist in raising a fund Of 1925, 900 with which
to erect new buildings to replace the burned
main structure. 1t is very doubtful II this
sum can be raised. II 1t is not raised and
there are other good offers the trustees
will remove. 1t is learned that Mount Pleas
ant, where the Iowa Wesleyan college is al
ready located, will make a good offer. One
resident of that city has made a conditional
offer of $500 to have the college located
in Mount Pleasant and two others win add
$15. 900. making 800. 900 In all. To this the
residents of the city will add something.
The trustees expect offers also from Of
tumwa, Burlington and possibly some other
cities.
Proposed Fighting Carnival.
A great many cities of Iowa. large and
small, have had carnivals or street fairs
this year. and various forms OF entertain
ment have been provided. but It remained
for the city OF Dubuque to propose a box
ing tournament as a feature OF a carnival.
The Dubuque carnival management is pre-
pairing to have a series OF prize fights as a
special attraction. There is some doubt
about its ability to do so, however, as three
years ago there was placed on the statute
books Of Iowa one OF the most drastic laws
ever enacted to prevent prize fighting and
since then not an attempt has been made
to have a boxing match in the state. The
Dubuque people are promising to have
fighting events regardless OF the law and
say they have assurances they will not be
interfered with.
Telephone Strikers Weakening.
1t is learned here that the striking tele-
phone operatives. who have been causing
some embarrassment to the lows telephone
service in this city for some months, are
weakening and that at least four of the
operatives have gone back to work de-
spite the boycott orders. Az the same
time the Mutual, which acceded to the
demands OF the strikers and agreed to en-
ploy only union operatives, is now using
a number OF nonunion girls. This state Of
affairs indicates that the strike has not
been a success. Very little progress has
been made In the matter for several weeks.
The taking Of testimony in the case of the
Injunction brought to restrain the strikers
has been concluded and It is ready for sub
mission to Judge MCPHERSON when he calls
court in Council Bluffs.