Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-24
JUDGE HOLMES IS AT REST
Had Been III for About Year, but Lately
Health Had Been Better.
ELECTION CERTIFICATE HUNTS MAN
state Railway Commission Approves
Right of way for New Track
of Burlington Road in
Mills County.
ELECTION CERTIFICATE HUNTS MAN
lFrom a STAFF CorrespondentN


this afternoon after an illness lasting
about a year. He had been compelled to
relinquish work last year but had resumed
his place on the bench. A few weeks ago
he was taken Ill again. He had been deputy
clerk in Jones county and came to Des
Moines in 1865 as deputy treasurer OF
state under his uncle. He was afteTward
elected city solicitor, then alderman and
twelve years ago was elected to the district
bench. Last fall he was unanimously re-
nominated for a fourth term and was
elected on the republican ticket by the
largest vote ever given a candidate for
judicial honors here. He had been en-
gagged in railroad promotion at one time,
and procured the right-of-way for the
Chicago Great Western through this part
of the state. He reorganized the State
Insurance company in 1865 and was its Sec
retary for several years.
Legislators Elected in Iowa.
Certificates of election are being sent
out by the secretary Of state to several
persons who were elected to the legisla-
ture in Iowa last fall. w. A. Davie of
Denison was the only democrat elected. He
was elected to succeed the late Hugh
Langan in Crawford county Donald Mont
gomery OF Ireton was elected to represent
Sioux county in the house to succeed c.
w. Carter, who resigned on his removal
from the county. G. G. Saunders of Coun-
ell Bluffs gets a certificate Of admission
to the senate to succeed Senator Hazelton,
who resigned to become postmaster. In
Wayne county no nominations were made,
but ]. A. Stiles received seventy-three
votes, the same being written on the bal
lots. Another candidate received ffty-one
ba qfata oil hat
Stiles is entitled to his certificate But his
postoffce address is unknown and efforts are
now being made to locate him. There
will be no elections to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of Representative
Barker in Howard county and Senator
Porter in Appanoose.
Approved Right-Of-way.
The State Railroad commissioners re,
turned this morning from Mills county,
where they were called to inspect the pro-
posed route of the Burlington railroad be-
tween Hawthorne and Malvern. The COM
pany has surveyed a new and shorter route
and 1t was necessary to get the approval
OF the Railroad commission before con,
demnation proceedings can be commenced.
The commission approved the right-ot-way
, and the company will thus be able to com,
plete its shorter route through western
Iowa.
Reports from the companies Of the Iowa
! National Guard in the southeastern part of
Iowa are to- the effect that Major Bishop
Of Muscatipe was elected lieutenant colonel
of the Fifty-fourth regiment.
Assault on Little Girl.
school girl. Miss Dot Brown, daughter
Of Ed Brown, farmer living in this county,
MI
last night and treated brutally. Blood
hounds were taken from Knoxville and off,
GERS went from Des Moines to look after
the case, but it has been impossible to
secure any clue to the perpetrator. The
residents of the north part OF the county
are highly indignant and threaten venge>
ance II the man should be found and idep-
titled.
State Auditor Arrives.
The new state auditor B. F. Carroll OF
Bloomfield, moved to the city today and is
preparing to take charge OF the office, sue
ceeding Frank F. Merriam. His force has
been announced. The present deputy, Amos
Brandt, will be retained and also William
Lewis, insurance clerk ole Roe, a former
member of the house, becomes chief clerk
in the insurance department and ]. F. Wall
of Decatur county, lately county auditor
there, is to have charge of the books in
the revenue department.
Walkers Bail Reduced.
The district court has reduced the bail OF
John Walker the colored man still being
held for connection with the Finkelstein
murder, and he will be able to secure bail
bond and be released. He is being held in
the hope that something may turn up to
shed additional light on the murder, but
there is little expectation Of this. and un-
less there is new evidence secured by the
/ time the January term OF court opens he
will be released,
In the DipsOmnniac Wards.
The monthly statement OF the condition
OF the state institutions for the nrst day
/ Of the month shows that there were 1S9 in
ebriates or morphine victims in the dipso-
mania departments. These people con-
tinue to escape and scatter over the state.
/ Two or three Of them appeared in Burling-
/ ton the other day with tales of woe and
/ two OF them claimed to be the same per-
son. Ninety-six OF the dipsys are in
Mount Pleasant hospital and forty-three at
Cherokee.
Smallpox in Iowa.
Reports from Lee county to the State
Board Of Health indicate that there are
about 400 cases OF smallpox in that part OF
the state. chiefly in the country. There
has been no quarantine and the disease
has been allowed to spread rapidly. though
in a mild form. One of the public schools
in Iowa City has been closed on account
OF smallpox in that city. These cases are
few, but there is fear Of a spread near the
State university.
IOWA BOY GETS INTO TROUBLE
Charles Mckee, whose Home IL Cres-