Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-27
LINDT PICKED FOR WINNER
Opinion Expressed He Will Be Unsni-
mOusly Elected Commander of @. A, R.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR A BIG TIME
Congressman Hull Recommends Me-
Kay for Postmaster at Des Moines,
but the Deputyship il
Troublesome.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR A BIG TIME
From a STAFF Correspondent

Army man and has before been a candi-
date for the high honor of state COM
mander. 1t is the general feeling Of prom
inent members now that he should receive
the unanimous vote of the delegates,
Contracts have been made for the dec
~orations for the encampment. About
1920 will be expended by the department
for the identifying Of the streets and the
halls where the meetings are to be held.
This, with the private decorations, will un-
doubtedly make the greatest showing Of any
similar gathering ever held in the state.
1t is expected the attendance will be graft
flying to the local committees, inasmuch as
the railroads have made concessions re-
garding the term Of the special rates that
will give the visitors nearly a week in the
city.
1t has been arranged on the opening day
to have a public reception in the executive
chambers at the state house at 4 p. m.
and another in the evening at the conven-
tion auditorium. At the latter will be
given an address Of welcome by Mayor
Brenton, a welcome on behalf of the state
by Governor Cummins and a response on
behalf of the organizations represented
from Commander Metzger.
Among the campfres arranged for the
most notable is Wednesday evening, when
N6utIdl DOukt NIL lCdu u paper 1 lhb
personal recollections of General Sherman.
General Williamson and other prominent
Iowans will also contribute to the enter
tainment, besides there being a musical
program arranged. This will be given at
the Auditorium and the public is invited.
Another campfire will be held by the vet
Grams of the Spanish American war, at
which the principal speaker will be Hon.
Claude Porter of Appanoose county.
Examination of Law Students.
Arrangements are now being made for
the semi-annual examination Of law stu
dents for admission to the bar. The ex-
animation begins May 13 before a state
board appointed by the judges Of the SUI
preme court and will be held at the state
capitol. A class of about thirty is ex-
pected. Had it not been for the change
in the rules laid down by the court requir-
ing that students now take a three-year
instead Of two-year course, as formerly,
there would have been 100 or more In the
class. is II is, many are now going east
to take the finishing touches required by
the Iowa examiners.
Governor Cummins today made an APP
pointment Of the commissioners for the
riverfront Improvement in Cedar Rapids,
, authorized by an act of the last general
assembly, giving special charter cities of
certain population control of meandered
streams passing through such corpora
tions. The act affects only Cedar Rapids
and Ottumwa and as the result those cities
will make great improvements in the ap-
pearance of this portion of their cities.
Hull Selects a Postmaster.
1t was ascertained today upon apparently
reliable authority that Congressman ]. a.
T. Hull has written a letter to John Nc
Kay, ST., informing him that he had Sc
lected Mr.. Mckay as the successor Of Post
master Lewis Schooler and has so informed
the president. No public announcement
has been authoritatively made, as yet, for
the alleged reason that the deputyship is
occasioning considerable difficulty, Mr.. Nc
Kay desiring that County Chairman Lay
man, deputy treasurer, be given the place
and the congressman being unwilling to
unseat George Van Dyke. the present in
cumbent, unless he is able to procure an
equally satisfactory position for him. 1t
is said Secretary Shaw has been approached
with a view to make a place for Mr.. Van
Dyke, and that the difficulty be adjusted in
this manner. Mr.. Mckay is now serving
his second term as county treasurer. Prior
to his election to the treasuryship, he
had served two terms as alderman. He
was manager OF Congressman's Hull's re-
cent campaign, and scored a success in the
face Of determined opposition.
Murder stiII a Mystery.
1t is now apparent that the Peterson MUIR
der case is destined to go down into his
tory as another mystery. a parallel to the
Mabel Scoheld case. The various suspects
taken into custody by the police have been
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the detectives announce they have ex-
hausted all clues, and will henceforth pur-
sue a waiting game, hoping against hope
that the murderer or murderers will event
ually grow careless and betray themselves
in some manner. approximately 500 re-
ward has been offered for the apprehension
Of the guilty person or persons.
Helps Out Army Post.
The seeming interminable wrangle over
the Des Moires army post passed an
other mile-post today when Judge McVey
Of the district court refused to dismiss the
injunction proceedings instituted with a
view Of releasing $4,000 that has been tied
up by socialists, at a time the money was
most needed for the purpose of laying
water mains to the site Of the post. Just
as the mists that have enshrouded the post
for two years seemed to be clearing away
and by special act OF the legislature the
money for the waterworks seemed available,
John M. Work, the socialist candidate for
mayor, filed an injunction suit, preventing
the transfer Of the fund, on the ground
that it had originally been raised for an
other purpose. 1t was conceded that the
action was brought by the socialists merely
as a dilatory proceeding, and that when the
matter came to trial, II would result in
dismissal OF the injunction. But the social
lists refused to permit the case to come
TO an early trial. 1t was thereupon deter
mined to file a bond indemnifying the city
auditor against damages, and thereby en-
able him to transfer the sum Immediately.
Upon learning that the socialists would in
stitute another injunction suit against this
proceude, the friends OF the post has
tened to bring such suit FIRST. as a test
case. and submit It TO immediate trial.
Hearing was had today. The socialists in
tervened, alleging that the injunction pro-
ceedings was brought through collision and
with the intention OF defrauding the social
lists. McVey late today ruled that there
had been no collision and refused TO grant
the injunction. Il Is therefore probable
work on the army post, so long delayed