Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-25


resentatIves Of the St. Joseph, Albany 4
Des Moines railroad in this city today
claimed that the S5,5OO0O0 bond issue for
| the construction OF the road had been
floated in Europe and that now nothing
stands IN the way OF the construction of
the line at once The projected line is 1Ss
miles long and the surveys have all been
] completed. The bond issue is for $4,000 a
| mile. The road was projected by 8. II.
Mordaunt.
Ex-MIniater'n Son Dies.
William Turner, colored man. was killed
| in the Saylorvile mine today He is a son
| of j. Milton Turner, who was minister to
Liberia under President Grant. Turner
was found standing upright with his head
and shoulders crushed and fastened under
huge chunk OF slate.
Gas Men Organize.
Thirty-fve managers OF gas companies
met ip this city today and formed the Iowa
Gas Association. L. l.. Kellogg of Sioux
| City, was elected president; George Mclean
Of Dubuque. vice president, and F. NJ. Kelly
| Of Davenport, secretary and treasurer. The
| executive committee consists of the officers
and Jansen Haines OF Des Moines, George
S. Carson Of Iowa City and A. T. Averill
Of Cedar Rapids. At the meeting tomorrow
papers will be read on the various aspects
Of the manufacture OF gas.
Warden Captures Fishermen.
Deputy Game Warden J. f. Brown had a
race with seven men in fat boats on the
| Des Moines river today and succeeded In
capturing the seven! The chase lasted from
| the Agar packing plant to Balls ford.
Brown then returned the men to the start
ing point where their seines and other evil
dence Of illegal fishing were secured and
they were locked up.
To Enjoin Census.
What the executive council has been fear
ing has materialized and the publication
of the state census is likely to be held up
by an Injunction secured by the temper
ance people of Atlantic. The people of
Atlantic are divided and are fighting over
the question OF whether or not the city is,
large enough to support saloons with the
consent of half the voters Now they have
asked for an injunction against the pubii-
cation OF the census till the courts have
decided the matter. 1t is feared this will
greatly delay the publication which was to
have appeared the last OF this year.
Program for Flag Ceremonies.
Adjutant Newman of the G. A. r. today
| issued the program for the ceremonies
attending the removal of the flags to
the air tight cases on the first floor OF
the state house. The ceremonies will be
held Wednesday next beginning at 10
o'clock and General Weaver will be the
principal speaker. The veterans will meet
an hour before in the senate chamber to
| name the details to bear the battle flags
that are fast crumbiing to shreds Com
panies A and F Of the guard OF Des Moines
will form the escort. The program will con-
sist of an invocation by Rev. A. L. Frisbie,
dress by General Weaver. song by Mrs
! Jesse w. Cheek, address by Governor Cum
minis. benediction. taps.
No Revision Yet.
The usual custom Of holding three or
four hearings year on freight ciassihca-
J tions will not be followed this year by the
railroad commissioners and the only hear
ing will be the one in December in prepara-
ton for the January publication Of the
classification list
Not to Stihe Competition.
At the meeting OF the railroad commits
sioners today It was decided that there
must be free competition in the matter OF
erecting grain elevators. Up TO this time
the board has frowned on the proposal of
farmers organizations 10 erect elevators
where there was already an elevator that
took care Of the trade. The railroads have
also to the commission opposed the erection
of elevators by farmers companies, claim
ing there was little proit in the business.
The commission had before Il the letter
OF a railroad and in its reply established a
new policy and that is that the farmers
shall have the right to erect elevators In
competition with the line elevators
Many Exhibitors Here.
The State fair grounds already present
a lively appearance A great many OF the
exhibitors are on the grounds, especially
in the machinery exhibits. A large ship
ment Of cattle reached the grounds late to-
day and the first OF the horses have ar
rived. Governor Packard who has charge
of the cattle exhibit, said today that there
would without doubt be the best cattle ex-
hibtt the fair has ever had.
Governor Cummins Busy
After speaking every day this week except
Monday, Governor cummins speaks today
at Prtmghar. tomorrow at Belle PIaine, Sum
day at the Epworth league convention in
Newton, Monday at Monticello and Tuesday
and Wednesday will be in Des Moines TO
attend the Governors day and flag cere-
monies at the State fair and the state
house. He will have other speeches next
week over the state