Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-20
Contestants Agree.

a loss to know who the stranger was who
jumped into the river. His body has not
been located as yet.
Contestants Agree.
Hull and Prouty today agreed that the
supervisors i'm Polk county could canvass
the returns to determine the delegates to
the county convention for Saturday in
order that the convention can be held. The
canvass as to congressman and other Of
fices will then proceed. This removes the
danger of a hitch in the county and state
convention.
The canvass of votes in Polk county pro-
ceeded today without developments except
that a protest by the Hull men was filed
against the Third precinct of the First
ward, claiming that the seals had been
broken. In Dallas county the court pro-
ceedings on the application for an %injunc-
ton by Hull will be heard in district court
tomorrow.
Many Take Examination.
One of the four yearly teachers examina-
tions of Iowa will be held this week, begin
ming June "a. in each county of the state.
The week following, readers will assemble
in the state superintendent's office to ex-
anime the papers.
Young Answers Telegram.
IN the leading editorial of the Des Moines
Capital today, Hon. LATE Young answers
the forty-four business men Of Des Moines
who sent him a telegram yesterday asking
that he support ummins for vice presi-
dent. In his answer he points out that
twenty-five Of the business men are demo-
Gratis and claims that he is in Chicago as
the delegate-at-large of the republicans Of
Iowa and cannot be guided by sentiment
tally in Des Moine
1t lie understood. however. that Mr.. Young
will not further oppose Cummins and has
offered to allow Attorney General II. w.
Byers to occupy his seat to nominate Cum
minis. 1t was understood here that Robert
Healy OF Fort Dodge. one Of the regular
district delegates would nominate Cum
minis.
Chicgo dispatches say that friends of
Governor Cummins on the delegation have
telegraphed him to come to Chicago
at once. Governor Cummins said that he
would not go to Chicago.
ShercIiffe Writes to wife.
Frank shercliffe. who robbed a travelling
man of some thousands of dollars of dia-
monds on a train near Missouri Valley,
and has since been in the limelight consid-
erably in Iowa criminal affairs, has writ
ten to his wife from the Colorado prison
where he is held awaiting trial for muir
der. His wife resides in Des Moines and
has been i'll because of the Imprisonment
of Shercliffe. Although the letter gave
her no hope, the wife has become some
better since its receipt and is able to be
up. The letter clearly shows that Sher-
cliffe is in gloom. With no money and no
friends, he is facing trial for murder and
could give his wife no encouragement. His
letter clearly shows that his old rerve and
determination are gone.
President Hippo of the Des Moines Street
railway today met a committee of the
street car mems union concerning the dis
charge OF some OF the men, including the
finarclal agent OF the union. Edward Nc
Morrow OF Chicago, representative Of the
international union, accompanied the men
to the conference. the results OF which
were not given out,
A.. o. u. w. A~djOurns.
The supreme lodge OF the Ancient Order
Of United Workmen adjourned today, after
adopting a report of a committee Of pine
on unification. This deals with a question
of states rights, which has bothered the
order for years. The report provides that
the whole matter shall be submitted to a
committee consisting Of the board Of d.
~rectors and seven others. TO report at the
next supreme lodge, when, II a plan is
adopted. it will be submitted to the state
lodges for ratification.
sixty-Nine and Stealing Ride.
In order to see his brother in Davenport,
who is so years old, John Kelly of Council
Bluffs. aged SO. stole a ride on the Rock
Island, When he reached Des Moines he
was so exhausted from asthma and riding
the bumpers that he appealed to the
humane society for help, claiming he had
not seen his brother for eighteen years,
He WAS sent to relatives at Monroe, Ia.
Iowa News Notes.
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