Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
PLANS FOR NEW DEAF SCHOOL
Specifications for Temporary Structure Sub.
mitted to Iowa Board.
COAL MINERS AND OPERATORS CLASH
Employees of Twelve Mines in First
District walk Out over wage Scale
COntroversy-Datryman Ac-
cidentnIly Shot.
From a stan Correspondent


DES MONIES, May 13.-(Speclal.) 1.-THE
state executive council met this morning to
consider the needs Of the State School for
the Deaf at Council Bluffs. The members
of the State Board Of Control presented to
the council plans and specifications for a
temporary structure prepared by the state
architect at their suggestion.
The building would be a one-story wooden
structure, constructed as cheaply as pos
sible, but sufficient for a general building
for the school. In addition to this there
would be dormitorles for the boys and for
the girls. The estimate of cost showed a
total of about $4,000. with the necessity
for furnishing at about $40, 900 additional.
The executive council has at its disposal
only 335, 900 for the entire two years. 1t is
possible that the Board of Control may find
other ways Of helping out the needs at the
school,.
1t is planned In these temporary struc-
lures that the most Of the material can be
used again In a permanent building when
that Is erected. The executive council dis
cussed the proposals fully with the mem
bers OF the board, but decided that no ac-
tion could be taken Immediately, and the
members desired to have time to consider
1t.
This afternoon the members of the Board
of Control went to Anamosa penitentiary
for inspection and they will go to other Of
! the state institutions before returning.
| Nothing definite will be decided as to the
plans at Council Bluffs until another meet
ing is had with the executive council. 1t Is
certain, however, that temporary struc-
lures will he erected for the use Of the
school, so that It will not suffer in the
least.
Judge hunger Holds Court.
Judge Munger of Omaha arrived in the
city today to hold court for Judge McPher-
son, in accordance with the exchange made
by the two. Tomorrow morning he will
empanel the grand jury and open court. The
docket is not a heavy one.
The most important case on the docket
for trial is that OF the United States against
Letson Ballet, accused of using the mails
to defraud in connection with mining VEN
lures in Oregon. The case was started at
a term OF court last fall, with Governor
Cummins as counsel for the defendant, but
in the midst Of the trial one of the jurors
was accidentally suffocated with gas and
the case had to be continued.
Governor Cummins will not appear in the
case this time. but Judge Bishop, who re-
Gently resigned from the district bench, will
defend. Judge Gala NJ. Church of Jeffer-
son, Ia. is also in the city and is holding
court for Judge Holmes of the district
bench. the latter being i'll.
Trouble over Wage Scale.
The coal miners in the First district, in
and around Centerville and Cincinnati, Ia.
are out ont q strike owing to a disagree
ment with the operators as to the meaning
OF the wage scale which was adopted last
winter here.
The operators claim that the agreement
gives them the right to choose TO pay either
on a mine run basis or a screen coal basis.
They chose the former and the miners OBJ
1ected and have refused to continue at
work until a settlement is effected. About
a dozen good mines In the southern part of
the state are affected.
COIOred Ministers Disagree.
An interesting event took place at the
weekly meeting Of the Des Moines Minis
terial association today. Rev. F. Lomack
Of the African Baptist church, who has Just
returned from an extended visit in the
south, discussed the paper which had been
read and took occasion to declare his belief
that the time is ripe for a war to free the
colored people of the south again, that they
are not free. but in bondage; that the
Christian people ought to take some action.
After he had finished Rev. Mr.. Gray Of
the African Methodist church of this city
took the floor and discredited all that his
colored brother had said. A sharp contro-
versy between the two took place and Il
was only by stern efforts of the chairman
that a fierce encounter was prevented.
New Corporations I'm Iowa.
The following Incorporation papers were
filed with the secretary of state today:
Iowa and Minnesota Navigation company
Of LeClaire, Ia; capital, S35. 900; by Grant
Van SAINT and others. This is the company
with which the governor Of Minnesota is
connected.
The Edwards & Bradford Lumber com
psny of Sioux City increased its capital
stock to 500. 900.
The ]. e. Sedgwick Abstract company Of
Waterloo increased its capital stock to
$35, 900.
Hayward Bros Shoe company of Vinton
changed its name to Hayward Clock Shoe
company.
Fees from the Dentists.
The state treasurer today received from
DR.. F. A. Lewis, secretary and treasurer of
the State Board Of Dental Examiners,
$55s.4O. being excess OF fees over expenses
ASH AAA1 . LIZ hAoN AlmO III INC
history Of the board that there has been
a surplus. the expenses of members hereto
fore taking up all the fees received. Some
time ago the executive council employed
expert accountants TO examine the accounts
Of all state officers and boards and ex-
animation was resisted by the dentists. The
matter has not yet been disposed OF.
Play Havoc with Strawberries.
Secretary Wesley Greene Of the state
Horticultural society has discovered that
unless heroic measures are taken there will
be a small strawberry crop in Iowa. The
sawny is getting in its work in defoliatIng
the vines, leaving only the skeleton Of the
leaves. Unless this is stopped the crop will
be greatly reduced. Mr.. Greene urges the
spraying OF the vines with helibore or paris
green.
Shot while Out Hunting.
George M~cCaughn, a dairyman living In
the country south OF Des Moines, was shot
and perhaps fatally wounded Sunday even
ing. He and his hired man were out shoot
ing sparrows when a shot, fred by the lat
ter. struck McCsughn in the abdomen. The
doctors fear that internal hemorrhage will
result. McCaughn was to have been mar