Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-10

have so assistant sergeant-at-arms at
the national republican convention.
There will be thousands of applicants
for these places. Those due to Iowa
will be given out through National Com
E. E. Hart, at Council Bluffs.
The more door keepers and sergeant
alarms that Iowa republicans get the
better shape they will be in to get Iowans
places of vantage inside the convention
hall during the proceedings of the gath
erings. Signs are that there will be a
very large attendance from this state.
This was not believed likely a few
months ago. A Des Moines organ1za-
ton has been formed for the purpose of
renting an entire apartment building
near to the convention hall, and this
will be filled by Iowans through the con-
vention. 1t is thought that the gather
ing will last three days, although the
business is cut and dried.
Situation More Satisfactory.
Iowa stock men are beginning to feel
better satisfied with the railroad situ-
alton. A few months ago they were
very much exercised because Of two
things. The withdrawal of their passes
issued heretofore on account of stock
shipments which they wished to accom-
pany to market, and, second, the delay in
getting stock trains into the Chicagomar-
ket. The legislature fixed it so that the
stock passes were restored by the rail-
roads. Since then the shippers have
been working in an effort to get the
speed of stock trains increased. This
has been achieved. Further improve
ment in this line will be made very soon.
The stock men, through their officers,
A. L. Ames and ]. ]. Ryan, have held
conferences with the railroad men in
Chicago, and it has developed that one
reason for delay in getting stock to the
Chicago market is the fact that nearly
all stock is marketed on Mondays and
Wednesdays. An effort will be made to
establish other market days so that the
traffic will not be SO much congested.
A Clash of Authority.
Two separate and distinct calls for
the democratic state convention to be
held at Iowa City July 10, have been is
sued, one by A. w. Maxwell, of Sey-
mour, and one by A. E. Jackson, of
Tama, both claiming to be chairman OF
the democratic state central committee.
The last convention elected the former
and the state committee claims the right
to elect its own chairman, insisting that
Chairman Jackson holds over until q
new chairman is elected by the commit
teemen. The separate calls issued by
these gentlemen fix the same date and
place for meeting and allot the same
number of delegates, so that no serious
complication is going to result from the
dispute as to which is the legal chair.
man of the state committe. The next
convention will determine the contro.
versy.
Buys More Land.
The state board Of control has bought
30 acres of land contiguous to the land
already owned by the state at the prison
at Anamosa. This makes about 100
acres altogether which will be devoted
to farming purposes. The state also
owns at Anamosa a large amount Of
land whose product is rock. The quar-
ries OF the state prison are very fine
and productive. The stone, so far, has
gone into the building of structures t.
be used at the prison itself. The con.
victs are worked in the quarries, and Il
furnished them with labor while it also
furnished the state with a considerable
income. 1t is thought by the board o,
control that convicts can be worked tt
advantage in the fields, and an effor
will be made to make the prison at Ana
mosa self-supporting. The prison a
Fort Madison is self-supporting for thu
reason that the convicts in it are worked
in shops Of contractors making shoes
tool handles, etc.
Little Ground for Rumors.
There has been renewal recently o.
the rumors that Minister E. H. Conger
of Des Moines, who represents the Unit
ed States at Picking, China, would b'
transferred to some other post, and bill
place at Picking taken by w. w. Rock
hill. Friends of the minister here ar
not much concerned about the rumor
at this time. Ever since the Boxer rev
olution they have been disseminate,
from Washington and New York, blu
interviews with the president by low
representatives at Washington Away
have been met with assurances that Their
is nothing in view Of the character men
toned. Iowa people were gratified whe,
President Mckinley wrote letters Il
Minister Conger assuring him that al
+, rumors of dissatisfaction with his serv
ices, at Washington, were withou
foundation, and assuring him that b
would be protected; these assurance
were repeated by President Roosevelt.
Cutting Down Forces.
The railroads are reducing their crew
In this state. Slack traffic is given a
| the reason. Engineers are being pl
on as firemen and flremen are bein
called into the shops or laid of. I'll
railroad managers say that the busine:
of the roads is falling off rapidly, an
until after harvest they believe that thel
will be necessity for reducing the trai
crews still more. There was little graf
raised for export in this state last yea
and this is the secret of the slack bus
ness pending the harvest of this year
Will Condemn Land.
It has been decided by the war d.
partment of the state government thu
the quickest and best way to procure
suitable permanent camping groun
near this city, for the Iowa nation;
guard, is to condemn the land. tt
prices about the city have gone up in
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