Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17
INSIST CITY Is TOO WICKED
Ministers Of Des Moines Will Make an Effort
to Renovate Its Morals.
COLLECTING MONEY FOR scANDlNAWANs
Coal Miners and Operators Anticipate
No Trouble in Reaching an
Agreement Mt the Com
ing Meeting.
CFrom n STAFF Correspondent)

NfrOm n stan correspondent
DES MONIES, Feb. 16.-(Special.) )-The
Des Moines Ministerial association decided
this morning that it would take active
part in an effort to purify the city Of Des
Moines. A report was made by Rev. A. c.
Douglas, chairman of the temperance COM
mittee, in which he declared that never
in the history of the city was there such
outlawry and crime as at the present time
He declared that from his investigation he
had reached the conclusion that the ofh-
GERS OF the law were either powerless TO
do anything to stop evils or unwilling to
do so. The temperance committee was
active and is preparing to report at the
meeting next Monday some tangible line
Of action to be followed by the associa-
tion. The association now has pending
in the supreme court an appeal in case
involving the validity of the saloon con-
sent petition in this city, but decision
cannot be expected before next May. In
the meantime the city election will be held
aud a number of aldermen will be chosen.
Second Election is Called.
The adjutant general this morning called
a second election for major in the Fifty
fourth regiment, Iowa National guard, the
same to occur next Monday evening. The
first election resulted in no choice, as
there we're four candidates, all captains OF
companies. The following were the totals
Of the vote cast for each Of the four active
candidates for the place: Glenn c. Haynes,
CentervilIe, 1928; Frank E. Wetherell, Os-
kaloosa 1913; Henry T. Kennedy, Newton
1871; Jacob l.. Smeerk, Muscatine. 81. The
forces are so nearly divided that 1t is
feared the next election will result the
same way, unless some Of the candidates
draw out before next Monday.
Collecting Famine Funds.
The committee appointed by Governor
Cummins to have charge of the collection
of funds for the relief Of the starving
Scandinavians in Europe has issued
statement asking that the funds as fast
as received be forwarded to ex-senator
| c. ]. A. Ericsson of Boone, who is the treas
urer Of the committee. He will forward
| them to the proper person. Local com
mittees are to be formed, especially in all
the counties where the scandinavian ele>
ment is large. A great many of these CON-
mittees have already gone to work and
much money is going from Iowa to the
northern countries. The statement of the
committee appealing for funds is that about
! 100000 Swedes are in need of assistance
and as many more Of the Firms and Nor
| wegians.
! miners are fFOspSEOubs
Secretary White Of District No 1S, Mine
Workers union states that the miners
anticipate no trouble whatever at the state
meeting Of miners and operators here early
next month, when the wage scale and all
! other matters in common will be disposed
Of The miners and operators have both
| enjoyed such prosperity during the last
season that it is believed a slight advance
Z in NIL ha' with Iiff1p
trouble and that both operators and miners
| will be satisfied with this The dstin-
| gushing feature of the year in mining
circles is the fact that there have been
no disputes not easily settled and that the
| district has never been freer from COM
| plants and strikes.
New Iowa Corporations.
The Modern National Reserve, a fraternal
insurance organization, with headquarters
at Charles City, filed articles Of incorpora-
tion with the secretary Of state today The
| temporary officers are: V. A. Young, su-
| preme president; /. e. Lee, vice president;
| r. ]. LOBBY, secretary; j. c. Webes, treas
urer; w. H. Seymour, medical director;
w. E. Haven, attorney; L. T. Young man
ager.
The Johnston Sharp Manufacturing
company of Ottumwa incorporated with
$50 900 capital.
The Hawkeye Pearl Button company OF
Muscatine incorporated with $500 capital;
w. r. Bishop. president; George B. Jackson,
secretary.
Economy Banana Carrier company OF
Keokuk organized with $4,000 capital, by
Antonio Sansone and others.
The Marshalltown Electric Street and
Interurban railway organized with $4,000
capital, by H. e. Sloan, George r. Esta-
brook and others.
Sues for Telephone Money.
The city council this morning adopted
a resolution directing the solicitor to iDves-
tigate the legal status of the claim of the
city against the Mutual Telephone company
for $40 900 or $11, 900 OF money alleged to
be due from the corporation on percentage
agreed to be paid upon it's gross earnings
at the time it was granted a franchise
seven years ago. The ordinance provides
the company should pay into the city
treasury per cent of it's gross earnings.
The earnings as shown by the tabulated
statement OF the same filed by the company
with the city clerk this morning, were
S20S, ,6OS.45 from October 1, 1897, to Mo-
vember 12, 1902. By the terms Of the reso-
luton sdopted by the council, the solicitor
is directed to make an examination of the
law in conjunction with the recent decision
handed down by the supreme court, and
IT, in his judgment the company is liable,
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