Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06
Caldwell SELLS OR QUITS
Member Of Board Of Nine Examiners Nov
an Owner of Goal Lands.
COPYRIGHT FRAMING PRIMARY Bill
legislature ReassenrbIes with . Large
Amount of Important Business
ON the Cslendsr-Big Loss
by Fire.
(From a stan Correspondent

PToIh n star correspondent
DES MONIES, March 5.-(Specal. John
Caldwell of Seymour was in conference to-
day with Governor Cummins and COM
mittee from the United Mine Workers. of
Iowa and at the conclusion of the confer
ence it was announced. that IL Mr.. Caldwell
is still an owner Of coal land on April 1
he will resign his position on the board of
examiners OF mine inspectors. 1t was
agreed that when he was appointed to the
board by the governor he was miner
He admits that since then he has purchased
some coal land, but has agreed to either
sell the land so as to be eligible legally to
his place on the board or else to resign his
position April l, and this agreement is sat
isfactory to the miners.
AT the session OF the convention this
morning the miners adopted as an amend
ment to their articles of Incorporation a
provision by which every member is in
sured to the extent Of slO and in case OF
death this is paid to his heirs or assignees.
A fund amounting to $4,000 is set aside
for the purpose, which shall never be al
lowed to fall below that amount.
The Joint conference with the operators
of Iowa will convene at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning for the purpose of fixing
wages The joint convention will organize
and then adjourn TIN some action is agreed
upon by the national conference at In
diana polls.
CourtriRht Has bill.
During the recess of the Legislature Sena-
tor COPYRIGHT has been working on IA pri-
mary election bill which will be introduced
soon in the senate or house. Senator GILL
land from Mills county is reported to have
remained in the city till Friday night to
assist him. Senator COPYRIGHT is ranked
as one of the foremost constitutional law
yers OF the state and Senator Gillilland,
from his long experience, is ranked one
of the foremost attorneys 1t is proposed
that the bill shall escape all criticism OF
being bungle such was heaped upon
the Crossley bill 1t is understood that
Senator Warren for a time contemplated
introducing q primary bill that would not
require a vote for United States senator's
and would require a majorlty selection of
candidates. 1t is expected that the Court
right bill will have these provisions and
will require votes only on the county Of
ficials.
Legislature Meets in Morning.
Both houses OF the legislature will meet
in the morning at 800. There is nothing on
for special order. The regular calendar
will be taken up unless the morning session
is devoted to memorial exercises in honor
of former Speaker Henderson. 1t is under
stood that there Will be resolutions offered
setting a day for such exercises IL they are
not held tomorrow. There are a large num-
her of important measures on the calendar
in both houses that are not down for spe-
cial order and II may be that n number of
these will be taken up and passed The
Kline school bill to simplify the school
year business making the fiscal year and
ofir'aI year end IN, July at the same time.
is on special order for the afternoon in the
senate.
$4,000 Fire Loss.
A Are that did damage to the amount OF
about $4,000 broke out in the Grand opera
house on Fourth street at 4:30 this morn
ing The Grand was totally destroyed, only
the outside walls standing. The observa-
tory block. on the corner OF Fourth and
Locust. adjoining the Grand and just across
the street from the savery, was damaged
to the amount of $4,000. The damage to the
Grand amounts to about 10000 and damage
to the amount of $4,000 was done to the oc-
cupants of the two buildings. The Obser-
vatory building is one OF the finest office
buildings in the city and il nine stories
high. The Homeseekers. a troupe that has
played in the Grand during the week. clos
ing an engagement Sunday night, lost about
$500 I'm scenery and clothing.
Governor Cummins. Speeches.
Governor Cummins leaves the city tomor-
row morning fOr Grundy Center, where he
will deliver an address that afternoon. He
speaks at Charles City Wednesday after
noon, at Asbury park in this city Thursday
evening and at Humeston Friday after
noon.
Leon Loser Case Again.
The Leon Loser case will be argued ON
motion for rehearing In the supreme court
Wednesday. The court sits tomorrow morn
ing. The Loser case is one in which he Is
charged with swindIing people out OF their
money in foot races by conspiring, getting
them to bet money on him when he would
lose and take the stakes. The conspiracy
is alleged to have taken place In Council
Bluffs, though the races were run In Mis-
souri,, '1he question OF whether Iowa courts
have jurisdiction il one of the main points.
Open Perkins Hesdauarters.
A. +. Call of Sioux City, who Is reported
10 be about TO open headquarters at the
Slavery for George ID. Perkins In his csndi-
dacy for governor arrived in the city
today and IL at the Savery. Mr.. Call denied
himself to reporters and would neither con-
firm nor deny that he was about to open
headquarters. IL is considered perfectly
reliable that Perkins headquarters will he
opened here soon In the Slavery. but just
who will be in charge is not known. The
only noted person in conference with Mr.
Call today was f. II. Hunter
lows city Girls Leave.
Chief OF Police j. w. Jones has been noti-
fed to be on the lookout for f1ve Iowa City
girls. who are said to have left that city
last night a lark and are believed to
have come to Des Mones. Descriptions OF
the girls were furnished the patrolmen
Carter Not Guilty.
The report of the jury made To Judge
Howe of the district court yesterday found
W. L. Carter not guilty of the murder OF
Ed Gresser. the Avon, Ia. farmer.
Checking state Treasurer.
j. M. Gilcrest Of Omaha, representing the
surety companies furnishing bonds for
State Treasurer Gilbertson and Deputy
D In IL In. AaN~ q n.