Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
HOLDS UP SHERCLIFFE CASE
Governor Cummins Takes Time TO Decide
in Regard to RsquiSitiOn.
MISS BARNETT REMAINS IN CANADA
Police stop an EIopement by Placing
Girl in Salvation Army Home
Farmer Searching for His
Child wife.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


gram. )-Governor Cummins today wrote a
letter to the state attorney OF Clay county.
Oklahoma, informing him that because Of
the conflicting testimony and evidence in
the Shercliffe case 1t will take some little
time to decide the requislton matter
state Labor Bureau Recommended.
In his biennial report the state labor
commissioner will recommend to the legis-
lature the establishment Of a state labor
bureau in connection with the department
of labor. In addition he will recommend
the passage OF a child labor law, the pass
ing OF law providing for the inspection
Of steam boilers used for power purposes
and a law making the removal of safe
guards from engines by unauthorized per-
sons punishable by a fine. Commissioner
Brigham states that Iowa is behind other
states in these matters and is in hopes that
the next legislature will enact his recon-
mendations into law. He believes that
there are some good labor bureaus ruin
by private persons, but for the most part
believes that they are for graft.
Refuses RequisItion.
Governor Cummins today announced that
he would not ask the State department for
a requistion for Miss Lillian Barnett who
is charged on an indictment in the district
court here Of kidnapping two children and
going to Canada with them. He holds that
Miss Barnett is not a fugitive from JUS
tice, but merely escaped from the jurisdic-
ton of the court.
Denies Threatening King.
Homer Morris, brother of Frank shor-
cliffe on being arraigned in justice court
for threatening to kill Bob King, pleaded
not guilty. He admitted being in Kings
saloon, but denied that he had threatened
King. He was placed under $500 bonds to
await trial and returned to his home at
Melbourne, Ia.
ElOpement Is stopped.
Miss Viola Smiling, an 1S-year-oid girl Of
Belle Plain, Ia, was today placed in the
Salvation Army home to remain there till
she is willing to return to her parents Her
detention puts a stop to an elopement with
Harold Heimer a Kansas City travelling
man. The police were notified to look out
for the pair and located them riding around
in hack. Heimer was released.
Looking for His wife.
George Casey, a farmer who lives near
Kamrar, Ia, is in the city looking for his
1e-year-old wife whom he claims ran away
with her mother after they had been mar
ried but three weeks The brides former
home was Webster City. AS told by Casey
the first trouble arose over his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Grant trying to live with them
and run the place. When he objected she
declared-she would not allow her daughter
to live with a man who did not treat his
mother-in-law with greater respect.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation were filed with
the secretary of state today by the Farm
ers' Industrial Union society OF Hancock
county, Iowa, the object of which 10 ia
disseminate information and education
along the lines of farming and stock rails
ing. There is long preamble to the
articles which states that the fact that
farming is the chief industry of the county
IL is proposed to organize this society
There is $4,000 of capital authorized ir
shares of SIS each and no dividends, but
the stock shall bear 8 per cent interest
Business will be commenced when $500 II
subscribed.
The List & Clifford Construction com.
pany of Davenport with a capital Of SO OOl
and the Farmers Elevator company OF
Dayton with a capital of $4,000 also filec
articles.
Let Contract Saturday.
The Board of Control will let the con
tract for the erection Of the boiler house
at Glenwood next Saturday.
smith Against Hepburn.
Announcement comes from Mt Ayr tina
A. l. Smith, the law partner of Chairman
r. II. Spence of the state republican cen
trail committee. will be candidate for con
gress in the Eighth district against Colone
w. P. Hepburn. The announcement hal
the confirmation OF Mr.. Smith
| Finds Son Dead.
F. Furst, banker of AdaIr, came to De-
Moines yesterday and on going TO tn,
home of his son, Roy, found him dead II
bed while the family all unconscious sa
below. On reaching his home he was toll
| by his daughter in-law that Roy was sicl
and was upstairs in bed. Together the,
went upstairs, supposing him asleep. ant
| found him dead. Death was due to poison
ing or heart failure. the real cause no
| yet being discovered. Roy Furst was man
1 ager for the Beatrice (Neb) Creamer
company here.