Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
State Beard Insists that All Property Be
Listed at Full Value,
BRIDGE BREAKS UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN
Three Trnmps Supposed to Have Been
Killed and Ten Cars Of Freight
Destroyed-New Pardon
Rules.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

" tHAN NANhe - ~ VAhbhooAHV II AhpNA w
ton that in making assessments. especially
of real estate. the duty of the assessor is
to ascertain the actual cash value Of the
property and make the assessment on this
basis. The law Of Iowa provides specific
ally that the property shall be listed for
taxation at rs per cent Of its actual cash
value at the time Of making the assessment.
Evidence placed before the state executive
council, acting as a Board of Review last
summer, showed that the assessment Of
real estate in Iowa for taxation purposes
is not TO exceed Is per cent on an average.
This is a gross violation Of the law. The
council will send out instructions to the
assessors that they must make the assess
ment in January next, in accordance with
law, or the Board of Review will be under
obligation to arbitrarily increase ASSESS
ments in the state. Members OF the coun-
Gil insist that they will enforce the law
in this case. as well as in the matter OF
assessment of railroad and similar prop
erty.
Bridge Broke on Rock Island.
A small bridge over a creek which emptiee
into the Skunk river near the town of
Metz in Jasper county, gave way this morn
ing under the weight of a Rock Island
freight train and ten cars were sent to
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cars were loaded with miscellaneous freight
and the loss will be heavy. No reason is
known why the bridge should have yielded
at that time. The engine went over all
right, but the cars broke through. The
trainmen were uninjured. The trains to-
day were sent around by way Of Monroe
from Newton and were delayed on this
account, but the bridge will probably be
repaired by tomorrow. The heavy passen-
ger trains had been passing over the
bridge regularly and it is regarded as very
fortunate it did not yield to one OF them.
Three tramps were seen riding on the
train before it broke through the bridge.
Neither OF them was found afterwaTd and
It is believed they have been buried be-
meath the wreckage. The conductors and
brakemen escaped. because the caboose was
stopped within a few inches Of the edge of
the precipice.
Burned with Gasoline.
Miss Mary Questa Of this city is lying at
her home on Ninth street suffering from
wounds caused by a bad burn with gaso-
line with which she was cleaning her
gloves, A small dish Of the gasoline was
placed on the oil stove, after she had
turned off the flame, and either she failed
to turn of the gas completely or the heat
OF the bJON6 lBulLou IL Oil, hiC NV
ately set FIRE to her hair. In fighting the
mad flames her hair was thrown over her
face, which burned her so badly the skin
was removed in places. Despite the fact
that those present did the best possible to
put out the fire, smothering 1t with a cloth,
her hair was nearly destroyed and her face
and ears painfully burned before the flames
could be extinguished.
Organising for the Federation.
T. P. Mention Of Boone. state organizer
for the American Federation Of Labor, is
In the city and reports having organized
the teamsters in oskaloosa and Knoxville
the past week and brought the clerks I'M
ion Of Abba into the federation. He has
calls to go Immediately and do organizing
work in Newton, Creston, Winterset, AL
lerton, Mystic and several other cities OF
the state. He reports that there Is a great
deal Of interest manifested in the labor
movement in Iowa.
PardOn Rules Prepared.
Governor Cummins has had printed in
pamphlet form the pardon law and the
governors rules relating to suspension OF
sentence prepared by himself and his par
don secretary, B. w. Garrett. These PAM
phlets may be had on application to the
pardon secretary by persons interested In
pardons or paroles or suspension OF SEN
fences and remission of fines. This Is the
first time that any definite pardon rules
have ever been prepared, the work here
tofore for many years being done In ac-
cordance with the whims OF the officials
and to meet each separate case. Now II Is
proposed the matter Of paroles shall be
systematized so that all who are interested
may know exactly what Is desired in order
to secure a pardon or parole, and what is
eXscted Of psroled prisoners.
Increased Capital stock.
The capital stock of the Heart River
company Of this city. of which Lieu
tenant Governor Herriott is president, has
been doubled and is now $50, 900. The COM
pany owns North Dakota land.
DR.. Kennedy. secretary OF the State Board
Of Health. has returned from a months
vacation in Colorado.
Secretary Simpson OF the State Agricul-
tural department and Vice President Nor
row Of Alton have gone to Springfield, ILL.,,
to spend a week at the Illinois state fair.
United Brethren Appointments.
Bishop Matthew. presiding at the United
Brethren conference for Iowa, made the
following announcements and appointments
in Iowa.
Des Moines Distrlct-Rev. George Miller,
presiding elder; Ames, o.. L. Wilson; Car
~rollton, r. r. Percy; Berwick. James Hall;
Cambridge, r. K. Graves: Collins, c. r.
Burton; Casey, A. c.. Rhinehart; Des
Moines. Summit. c.. j. Kephart; Des
Moines, Castle Memorial. L. w. Nine;
Granger. w. II. WOolcOtt; Kennedy, L. c.
Woolcott; Newton, w. II. Peron; Newburg,
]. w. Stiverson; Stuart. s. j. Huffman;
South Des Moines, to be supplied; Van
Scranton District-Rev. N. F. Hicks, pre-
siding elder; Adaville. George Chew; Bag
ley, W: V. Wills: Defiance, o. l.. Sturgeon;
Gray, II. G. Hicks; Jamaica, Warren John
G. z. BeTtch; Lehigh, J. II, Smoke: Led
yard. j.. H.. Meyer; Maville, N. II. May;
Mondamin, W. ]. Happie; Mulberry Center,
J. A. Mitchell; ogden, ]. l.. Hayden; Roll
stop, e. A. Elliot; Scranton, G.. o. Lony;
Webster City, A. b. Roberts; Yetter, d. w.
Corning District-Rev W. F. Cronk, pre-
siding elder; Council Bluffs. George NJ.
Booton; AVoca, A. r, Hlggs: BlOckton, l..
A. Flemming; Beaconsheld. /. l. Nicholas;
Benton, J. NJ. FOlden; Corning, w. II. and
Mrs. S. r. Drake; Carlisle, w. A. King;
C~larinda, A. T. Wright: Cherry Grove, s,
Harvey; Grant, w. n. Astleford; Hastings,
Joseph Berkhelmer; Hillsdale, w. II. Cliff
ford; Norwood, A NJ. Hughes; Patterson.
w. l. DeMunbrun; Tuskeego, 3. 8. lN-
monds; Talmage. l.. o. Sanderson; Van
Vert, c. ]. Heckathorn; Woodbury., s. NJ.
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