Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
JASPER TO GET The BANNER
TippeCanOe Flag Presentation to Occur
Some Time in February.
CONFESS TO THE MURDER OF coRcoHAN
Man Supposed TO Have Died from
Drinking and Exposure Now
known to Have Been Poisoned
for His Money.
Trom a Stan Correspondents

] 2 MONIES, Dec. 2S.-(Special.)-An
annual event looked forward to with pleas
ant anticipations by many of the repub-
licans Of Iowa is the awarding Of the
Tippecanoe banner. This is a banner which
was prepared by the Veteran Tippecanoe
club, an organization formed in this state
at the time of General Harrison's first
presidential campaign, and given annually
to the county Of Iowa which shows the
largest percentage of gain over the pre-
vious year in its republican majority. The
banner has gone to about a dozen counties
OF the state at different times and the
presentation events are generally quite in
teresting. In a few days the club will
meet and appoint a committee to make the
award Of the banner. 1t will probably 60 to
Jasper county this year, a county that has
never had it, and the silk flag, which goes
to the second best county, will probably
go to Cerro Gordo. Some time early in
February the republican county committees
Of the successful counties will be invited
to send representatives to this city to a
big banquet, where the banner and flag
will be formally presented.
A meeting of the prohibition party state
committee is to be held in the city this
week, at which time plans will be made
for the work the coming year. The fact
bha thV PlOblDlliOu NOi6 ltll OH uehTly
one-half in the state this year, as COM
pared with last year, will receive some at
tention. A plan OF systematic organization
for the state will be adopted. At the same
time there will be some plans laid in con-
nection with the new clubs which are being
formed in the state to secure the estab-
lishment of a state constabulary. A meet
ing OF the executive committee Of the
State Anti-Saloon league will also be held
about the same time.
Confession Indicates Murder.
BY the confession of some of the parties
interested the case Of Jerry Corcoran, who
was found dead from drugs a week ago, is
now shown to have been a murder. Cor
coran was a railroad 1aborer who had been
out drinking Saturday night, but was found
dead on Sunday and a pay check belonging
to him had been cashed by another. To-
morrow warrants will be issued for the ar
rest OF George Beverage, James Burns,
John Batiese and Carrie Batiese, accusing
them OF the murder OF Corcoran. He
roomed at the Batiese house. Beveridge
and Burns have told enough Of what hap
pened to prove that Corcoran died from
morphine and that he was deliberately
robbed. Now John Batiese has made n
written confession, in which he tells OF
the events OF the night, declaring that
Burns went out and purchased morphine
which was given to Corcoran when the
latter was drunk, and that Burns and Bev,
eridge robbed the man and then carried
him outdoors, where he died during the
night. Mrs. Batiese has corroborated the
stories and 1t looks like a clear case against
the four persons. At the time of the death
1t was supposed Corcoran had died from
too much liquor and the exposure incident
thereto.
The programs for the Christmas and New
Years events at the state hospitals show
that the insane patients In Iowa are given
their share of good cheer. At Mount Pleas
ant State hospital the entertainments COM
menced with a band concert last Monday
evening. A carnival was held on Christmas
night with a vaudeville show in the theater.
Last night there was a theatrical play in
which all the actors were in fact crazy
people who acted sane. There will be our
ing the next ten days d social and phono-
graph concert, a character masquerade ball.
a stereopticon show, a musicale and calls
themes, a concert with shadow pantomimes
a patients ball, an employees ball and a
band concert. Substantially the same line
OF entertainments is provided at each one
OF the four state hospitals in Iowa at
Christmas time.
Iowa Building Plans,
Preparations of the detailed plans for the
Iowa building to be erectad at the st. Louis
exposition are under way and In the mean
time the local Trades and Labor assembly
has made a demand on the Iowa commits
sion to the effect that 1t insist on limiting
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Iowa workmen and that no workmen shall
be employed save and alone those who are
members OF the unions. Some time ago
the labor leaders sounded the members of
the commission on this subject and oh
tanned pledges from all but one or two that
this would be done. Under the circum-
stances it is feared the plans will have TO
be materially altered before the building
can be constructed within the limit of cost
provided.
Appointment of n Judge.
Governor Cummins is finding It very dim
cult to decide on his appointment of a
Judge Of the district court in this county
to succeed the late C. P. Holmes. All day
yesterday and until late last night he was
In consultation with republicans who were
urging the claims of this or that person.
He has not yet decided. 1t is understood
he would like to have Judge Prouty con-
ttnue In the place. His term expires Janu-
airy l and he will be succeeded by another,
and he has planned TO make a European
trip. The other candidates for the place
are w. H. Bailey, James C. Hume, Hugh
Brennan, Crom Bowen and w. L. McLaugh-
lin. The governor would like to appoint
one who will be successful at the primaries
next summer and this seems to be almost
impossible. 1t is expected he will decide
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