Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
.IOWAS c. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
Feast Of Good Things in Store for the Vet
Grams During this Month,
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT MEN
campnres and Reunions GsIOre-Iowa
war Claims and Certificate OF
secretary-PoIice Force Ac-
cused Of Corruption.
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department Of Iowa, indicates that the
veterans will be highly favored this year.
The encampment begins May 20 and lasts
three days. A general bureau Of information
will be opened and all visitors will be cared
for. A public reception will be rendered
the visitors Tuesday afternoon at the state
capitol and Tuesday evening, May IA, there
will be a camp FIRE at the Auditorium, pre-
sided over by General Josiah Given. late
chief Justice Of Iowa, a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars. At this camp FIRE
there will be addresses OF welcome by Gov
ernor Cummins and Mayor Brenton and re-
sporses by Department Commander George
Metzgar and Commander-in-Ch Eli Tor
rance. There will also be an address by
Governor Van SAINT Of Minnesota, formerly
and for many years a resident Of Iowa.
The encampment proper will begin We'd
nesday morning and there also will be
meetings Of the women's Relief corps and
all auxiliary bodies. In the afternoon the
annual parade will take place. Following
this there will be reunions as follows: Sec
ond Iowa infantry, Fourth Iowa volunteers,
Fourth Iowa cavalry, Fifth Iowa cavalry,
Twenty-seventh Iowa volunteers, Thirty
fourth Iowa volunteers, Crocker's Iowa bril-
gade, survivors Vicksburg campaign and
survivors Mexican war.
On Wednesday evening at a general camp
fire General G. M. Dodge is to give his
Personal Recollections OF General William
T. Sherman" On the same evening the
Spanish American war veterans hold a re-
union. to be addressed by W. @. Downs, w.
B. Emerson, A.. L. Sorter, Josiah Given and
w. s. II. Matthews. The Former Prisoners
OF War association will hold a meeting at
the same time, addressed by General An
drew Geddis, NJ. T. Russell, s. H. NJ. Byers
and 8. H. Hedirck.
IOwa's War Claims.
The belief is general in Iowa that de-
spite the fact that the auditing department
of the treasury audited Iowa war claims
amounting to nearly $500, 900. congress Will
not appropriate for any such sums, for that
would lead some other states to reopen their
claims on a different basis. The letter OF
Secretary Shaw to Governor Cummins trans
mtted the certificate OF the War department
on the question OF war claims, which stated
the situation plainly as follows:
II certify that l have examined and set
tied the claim of the state Of Iowa In con-
formity with the principles announced by
the comptroller Of the treasury in his de-
cision rendered in the Indiana case dated
April IA, 1902. and find that there is due
from the United States the sum Of 1885,
HIS for refundment OF moneys paid as
interest from July 1. 1861, to July /, 1881.
and for discounts suffered and other ex-
penses incurred in procuring funds to sup
press the rebellion during 1861 to 1855.
Said allowance being based upon the de-
| cision OF the comptroller Of the treasury,
| dated April ID, 1902.
Appropriation: 'Refunding to states ex-
penses incurred In raising volunteers To
be reported to congress under section 2 of
] the deficiency appropriation act OF July Z,
1884.
Payable to the governor OF the state OF
Iowa, Des Moines, Ia, when an appropria>
ton shall have been made.
81 further certify that II this claim had
been settled in accordance with the prin-
ciples announced by the court OF claims
and followed by this once in the settle
ment of the claims Of the states OF Maine,
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island, already allowed and paid under the
findings OF that court. there would be due
the state Of Iowa from the United States
on the above claim the sum Of $22s. $780, 81"
Corruption in Police Force.
AS the result Of the dismissal OF tive
members of the police force for confessed
corruption and grating and subsequent
accusations by them against the entire new
police force, 1t is probable that some in
vestlgation will be made at once. The
, discharged men acknowledge that the!
were engaged in getting money by extortiol
from innocent persons and that they tool
the money from a strange young womai
who was a guest at one of the hotels Of tn
city. But they also allege openly tina
the same system Of extortion Is p~revalen
among the officers on the police force an
is c-ountenanced by those In authority. The,
refuse to make specific charges, but plac
the entire new police force under sus
picion. As the result q demand is bein
made for a general investigation. Mos
Of the men on the force are new mer
placed there within the last month by tn
new mayor, but very few being held owe
from the previous administration
Khorassan Event att CIarinda.
The olaeers and chief member Of tn
Semi om-Sed temple. Knights Of Khoras
san, will go by special train to Clarind
next Tuesday. where a class of about 10
will be taken into the Temple. The journe
is taken to Clarinda to accommodate thos
In southwestern lowe who desire to be
long in the Des Moines temple but find
inconvenient to come here for initiation
Governor Cummins will go on the excursion
as will also a number OF other state ofncial
and prominent citizens of the state. At tn
sam time and place Grand Chsnoello
Porterheld Of the Knights Of Pythias wi
| conduct a school OF instruction for th
beneht Of those who are in attendance.
3 Promotion for IOwan.
: c. W. Huntington, at present superb
tendent Of the iowa Central railroad, hs
3 been rendered the position OF general 81
4 perintendent OF the New Jersey Centr;
!. railroad and will accept. Mr.. Huntington
9 entire railroad career has been in low
In 1870 he went to work as q brakema
s on the Iowa division Of the Rock Islam
later was taken into the Office here In d.
: Moines by the late H. F. Royce, continu'
t steadily TO rise under the adminlstrstic
= OF the late Superintendent John Give
The Iowa Central has recently passed in
the hands OF the Minneapolis q St. Lou
railway.