Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-04
WINDS UP CAMPAIGN
Large Crowd at Des Noines Gathers to Hear
Secretary of the Treasury.
SPEAKS AT NEWTON IN THE AFTERNOON
Report from the Courts show an
Unusual Number of Criminal
Cases During the
Past Year.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

NTIOlnd 0NdlL SOAA C0pOAiN =
DIES MONIES, Nov. Especial. )-Secre-
tary Shaw of President Roosevelt's cabinet
closed the political campaign in this city
this evening by addressing a great crowd
at the Auditorium. 1t was in every way a
successful political meeting. No other rally
had been neld, here during the campaign,
and this was the first appearance before a
Des Moines audience of Secretary Shaw
since he left the governors chair and ell
tered the cabine1 There was consequently
a great desirBs to hear him. There was
also great interest in view of the fact that
he is known to be opposed to the interpreta-
ton of the Iowa platform which has been
made by some of the local politicians, and
it was understood he would express himself
freely on the subject. Secretary Shaw had
gone to Newton at noon and addressed a
political rally for Jasper county in the
afternoon. A delegation of his Des Moines
friends went to Newton and returned with
him on a special train after the Newton
meeting. Secretary Shaw was feeling well
after his extended speaking tour and de-
livered a splendid address of considerable
length on the political Issues, presenting
the views he has expressed repeatedly. and
particularly discussing the tariff question
in opposition to all free trade arguments.
other addresses were made by LATE Young
and Judge Prouty. Governor A. B.. Cum
minis presided at the meeting and although
his voice was hoarse from speaking, opened
the meeting with a few general remarks.
1t is the intention OF Secretary Shaw to
cast his vote in his home precinct In Dent
son, and he left tonight on a late train 10
be at home early on election day. He will
then Immediately return to Washington.
MANY convictions
The report of the clerk OF courts for Polk
county, which was completed today and
filed with the secretary of state, shows that
there has been an unusual number Of con-
victions in the county during the last year.
From September /, 1901, to the LIST of last
September the number of convictions for
criminal offenses in the courts here was
seventy eight, but since September l there
have been at least twenty-five additional
convictions, bringing the humble up to
over 100. There were convictions in three
murder cases and one for manslaughter.
Three convictions for burglary have been
had. There are but few cases left for con-
sideration by the court, and an unusual
record has been made Of cleaning up the
criminal business.
Oppose = Truant school.
The school board of East Des Moines,
having determined that II was necessary
to establish a truant school under the new
law for compulsory education, located said
school in the building designed for a pri-
mary department recently finished on East
Fourteenth street. As soon as 1t became
known to the prospective patrons of this
school that 1t was to be mad into a truant
school, or rather that a room was to be
set apart in the building for truants for
the entire East Des Moines district, there
were loud protests and the patrons have
signed a big petition to the school board to
have the plans changed. A meeting was
held and a committee appointed, which will
wait on the school board and ask that in
stead of having the truant school in one
OF the public school buildings the board
rent a room especially for this purpose. 1t
is the first attempt Of any school board in
the state to establish q truant school.
New Corporations.
The articles Of incorporation Of the Jour
nal Printing company OF Webster City were
filed with the secretary Of state today, The
capital stock is $4,000 aud incorporator9
c. ID. HELEN, c. r. Atkinson, Stella Tut
tie. Furman futile and J. L. Kammar. The
purpose is to run a republican daily paper
in Webster City.
The Goldstone Medicine company OF Ha-
warden, capital SS5, 900, filed articles Of in
corporation; also the Cedar Falls Canning
company, capital SIS. 600, and the Plymouth
Rock Telephone association OF Cresco; cap
ital, $4,000.