Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-04
ENTIRE REGIMENT IS TO co
Six Hundred Iowa Guardsmen Attend St,
Louis Expos tion Dedication.
GOVERNOR cUMnIN, OFFERED UDGEsHlP
Possibility That He May Yet Accept
Position on Federal Bench Now
Occupied by CaIdweIl-OIeO
Case on Trial.
From a stan correspondent

DIES MOlNES, April S.-(Spectal)-Gov-
ernor Cummins today decided definitely
that all the companies and the band of
the Fifty-fourth regiment Of the Iowa
National guard will go to st. Louis the lat
ter part of the month to participate in the
parade at the dedication exercises. Gen
eral Byers and Major Hume returned
Thursday morning from st. Louis, where
they had gone to make an investigation of
the preparations for the care of the SOL
diers. They had been informed by letter
from those supposed to be in authority
that Iowa troops might go into camp and
receive communication pay instead OF being
kept by the management; but on arrival
at st. Louis they found this was not the
case and the Iowa troops will have to 60
into the exposition buildings as temporary
barracks. A conference was held this
morning between the governor and the ad-
jutant general and it was decided that or
ders should Immediately be issued for the
Fifty-fourth regiment to go to st. Louis.
Tho companies will be directed to proceed
to st. Louis April 20 and be in camp and
ready for the parade on the morning OF
April 80. Colonel Caughlin Of Ottumwa
will be in command, with Lieutenant
Colonel Bishop, and Majors Lambert, Dun
lap and Wetherell. Captain wetherell is
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animation before being commissioned ma
jor Of the regiment, he having been elected
last week to that position. The regiment
will be directed to remain in barracks on
the exposition grounds until May 8. Gov
ernor Cummins and the entire military
staff will attend.
Contract for state Warehouse.
The state capitol commission this after
Woph Lot 81, - 4. ~
warehouse on the site of the heating plant
near the state capitol. The building will
cost a little less than $29, 900. The bids
were all from Des Moincs. Capital City
Brick & Pipe company, $2S, AIS; W. F. Nit
chell, $36,46O; w. II. Brereton. $42, O97;
Charles Weitz G Sons, $34,s 500; Benson G.
Marker, 1876, 1922. The contract went to the
Capital City Brick and Pipe company for
$2S,475.
Cummins Invited to the Bench.
The statement is in free circulation here
that one of the chief purposes of President
Roosevelt in inviting Governor A. B. Cum
minis to go to Washington in February was
to offer him the position on the bench now
held by Judge Caldwell, tina of circuit
judge for the Eighth circuit. This state
ment comes direct from those who are
familiar with the situation and claim to be
In the confidence Of the governor. 1t is
understood that the Iowa delegation in
congress has Endorsed Judge Smith Nc
Pherson for this position and hat it is de-
sired he shall be, promoted to the circuit
bench. There arc many, however, who are
confident that Governor Cunmlns even now
has the refusal of the position and that he
may yet conclude 10 accept it. Governor
Cummin has not made any statement in
regard to the matter.
Rates for Roosevelt Day.
The local committees today received ON
cial notice Of the giving OF a rate of d fare
and a third on all railroads to bring people
to Des Moines on the day that President
Roosevelt is to be here. This assures a
big crowd.
Present a silver Service.
Designs are now being made for the sill
yer service which the city of Des Moines