Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28
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Congressman Hull H; = a Good
Job for Some Fa : ,ul
Follower.
Gossip As to the Many Candi-
dates for the Des Moines
Postoffice.
Railroads Claim They Can't Re-
port as Council Would
Have Them.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, May 2S.-There is gooi
| Geal of politics circulating about Des
Moines in regard to the postofiice and
the postmaster The term of DR..
Schooler, postmaster. is out soon anu
il is time for Captain Hull to make his
declarations as to what he intends to
| CO. but thus far he has not decided the
question. He claims to have made no
promises in regard to the postottice and
to still be open for argument and in
huence. There are several candidates.
DIR. Schooler is candidate for reap
pointment. He has been headquarters
for Hull information a good while. But
when he was selected the first time he
promised that he would give up his
practice as a physician and devote his
time to the office. He has not done so.
In fact, he devotes very little of his time
tc the office and leaves it to others.
There is much complaint on this. John
Mckay, county treasurer, is candi-
date. He is an old resident and a
staunch Hull man, but for some reason
there is determined opposition to his
securing the place. Ex-Mayor Hills is
a candidate for the place, but has not
developed much strength and is likely
to be not at all considered. Colonel CT.
L. Godfrey is a candidate for the place.
He is an old soldier and has held office
cf one kind or another practically all
his life. Others have been mentioned,
two editors of republican newspapers
and one manufacturer of medicines bur
none OF these are properly candidates.
The situation is likely to prove de-
cidedly embarrassing to Captain Hull.
There We're so many active persons
helping him in his last canvass that he
will find it hard to choose from among
them. This much, however. is known,
that it will not be settled until in the
fall and the present incumbent is thus
assured of the position for the next six
months.
The publicity given TO the methods of
promoters of mining schemes by the
trial of Stetson Ballet in the federal
court here will prove dampener on
those who are engaged in selling stock
III mines anu OH .WStlS ana TIE IKE III
various parts of the state. The Ballet
proposition was just as fine as many of
those which are being floated every
year Hundreds of Des Moines people
had confidence that the scheme was
good and that what Ballet had done
was all right and straight. But the
disclosures are shocking. 1t has been
shown that Ballet was flying high" on
the money of other people, that he had
an immense force of clerks sending out
PAID puffery, that he spent money freely
on women, etc. There is some doubt
whether he can be convicted of any
thing in the federal court, because the
indictments are in relation to use of the
mails for fraudulent purposes, but it is
pretty certain that in the promotion of
Ills mining ventures he used other peo-
ple's money with scandalous reckless
ness.
1t is not apparent yet what the rail-
road companies will do in the way of
making reports in accordance with the
rules and regulations laid down by the
state executive council under the new
law which is the outcome of the En- |
glish bill in the legislature They have
served notice on the council that they |
regard it as impossible to make their
in the manner required. What |
is wanted of the companies is to make
equitable division of receipts and dis
on the several lines in and
out of the state and report this division. |
They say they can not make an equita
BILE division They do make an ar
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to be reported. They say that to make
{, division that will be exactly right is
an impossibility. Any division they
may make they desire to have it under
stood right now will not be considered /
by them as anything more than an esti-
these estimates have been
before and have not been
found satisfactory. However the coun-
ell will not pass on these estimates un-
ti after the reports are received next
year.
The prevalence of rabies among the
live stock in Iowa is said to be a mat
ter of some concern to many farmers.
DR.. Koto, state veterinarian. reports
hat rabies is quite common in the state
and that he fears serious consequences
Z the epidemic is not checked. A num-
GER of animals have had to be killed
because they We're afflicted with the
disease.
The unusual thing was observed in
she supreme court yesterday of the at
orney for an acquitted man asllfng the
court for n rehearing in q
,riminal case. Dr. Grimmell, of Greene
.ounty, had been indicted for perform
ng Il criminal operation and causing
he lower court permitted the plea of a :
privileged communication to stand in
he way of ascertaining all the facts.
rhe supreme court set up the rule that
criminal could not hide behind the
privileged communication" plea and
hus escape Therefore the trial which
esulted in acquittal was all wrong. But
Gen Salinger attorney for the acquitted
nan, came before the supreme court
skiing that q rehearing be had on the /
tate's appeal of the case. The plea was {
arnest There is nothing left of the e
ase but a desire to have a rule estab- t
shed that will be guide in the future I
h such cases and the lawyers disagree a
s to what ought to be the rule i
A number of colored women went +
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