Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-30
No GOING BEHIND RETURNS
Executive Council Must Take Assessors
Figures on the Census.
DECISION OF INTEREST TO ATLANTIC
Iowa Farmer Arrested for Sending
Letter Through the Mails Threat
ing 20 Blow Up His Neigh
boris House.
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DIES MONIES. Ia, July 29.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-In an opinion today Attorney Cen
ersl Mullan holds that the executive coun-
Gil cannot go behind the census returns OF
the assessors. The decision is OF special
importance to the people OF Atlantic. as the
temperance people there were prepared to
contest the census. The census shows over
5000, In consequence Of which the present
saloons will remain.
The temperance element seeks to show
that the population is less than 5000, in
which case new petitions Of consent would
have to be circulated aud the consent OF IS
per cent Of the people OF the county Sc
cured. The attorney general holds that
such a contest can only be taken to the
courts and the executive council has no
Jurisdiction The temperance people Of At
lantic probably will seek to enjon the
council from tabulating the Atlantic figures
till the courts can hear the case.
Arrested for threatening NeiEhbor.
John w. Smith OF Give, a small village
near here, has been arrested by the federal
authorities charged with sending a letter
through the postofiice to his neighbor, J.
{. Wilmer threatening to blow up the
house with dynamite. The trouble is said
TO have grown out of falling out between
Mrs Wilmer and Mrs. Smith The letter,
which was unsigned, read as follows:
Dynamite will be placed under your house
and some night while you are all asleep
the whole family will be blown to the next
world Your only escape is to get out of
the country"
Looking for HIS sister.
Harry Berrldge OF Lamont, with the as
sistance of the local police, is looking for
his sister, Miss Laura Berridge, who he
claims eloped with John Flocker, a gambler
whom she had known but a short time. The
girls father is a wealthy banker of La
mont. The brother says that his sister, who
is p years old and handsome, left Lamont
with a married woman of that city and
went to Waterloo. He followed and located
his sister in a restaurant with the man.
They eluded him and came to Des Moines
and he followed here. Flocker and the
two women have not been located since
they left Waterloo.
Remains Reach Des MOines.
The remains OF c. W. Brockman. gunner
on the Bennington, reached Des Moines
today and the funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at the Central Christian
church. Brockman was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs w. L. Brockman OF 124S Thirteenth
street.
City Treasurer Gross today refused
license to Sells Bros show, which wanted to
show here during fair week. The city
has an ordinance giving the State fair the
right-of-way during that week and no shows
are allowed
Must ExsmIne Trust COmpa MES.
According to an opinion OF Attorney Gen
eral Mullan the loan and trust companies
come under the supervision Of the auditor
of state and can be examined exactly as
the state banks are examined. Mr. Mullan
holds that they are subject to examination
whether they do a banking business or
not and that they cannot under any cir
cumstances take deposits subject to check
and must confine their attention to time de-
posits. He holds that they must secure
certificates from the auditor authorizing
them to do business and that their capital
must be fully paid up as is the case with
banks. The question arose over a building
and loan association Incorporating for $780,
900 with the intent to do business when
100000 was paid up. The decision of the
attorney general will work a radical trans
formation in the business of building and
loan and trust companies.
Review the FIfty-FOurth.
Colonel Thomas OF Fort Des Moines &C.
companied Governor Cummins today in the
review of the troops of the Fifty-fourth
regiment now encamped here. The review
took place at 4:3O and was witnessed by
1900 people. The Fifty-fourth breaks camp
tonight. leaving for home tonight and
tomorrow. The Fifty-hfth regiment, the
companies of which come from the towns
in the southwest corner of the state will
go into camp next Wednesday and remain
till August Q