Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-15
Iowa
CAPTAIN RAYMOND MAY DIE
Army officer Shot at Fort Des Moines
in Critical Condition.
LITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY
Yesterday Failed Go Find
Bullet, which is Lodged In the
spinc--ParalyEed from
Neck Down.
tFrom a staff Correspondent.)

From a staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES. Ia, June lA-CSpecial
Telegram)-Captain John c. Raymond,
who was shot at Fort Des Moines by Cor
poral Isle Crabtree at noon Sunday. 10
very low, at Mercy hospital in this city.
and may not recover. Surgeons operated
on him a 2 o'clock this afternoon In the
hopes Of removing the bullet, which lodged
In his spine, but were not successful. Cap
tain Raymond Is entirely paralyzed from
the neck down, being able to move his
head but a trife and to speak a little.
Soldiers at the fort today assert they
are sure Corporal Crabtree did not pre-
mediate the murder OF Captain Raymond,
but did intend the killing Of Sergeant
Wsshburn, against whom he had a grudge,
After firing one shot at Captain Raymond
he turned on Washburn, and II was while
trying to prevent his shooting washburn
that Captain Raymond was shot. Wash
burn, who was shot. through the right
hand and jaw. will recover unless blood
poisoning should result. Corporal Such,
who was shot in the fleshy part of he
arm, is but slightly injured.
GIFT 60 Norwegian Church.
At the conference here today Of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church Il was announced
that a woman OF the, church had given
1900 for the erection Of a new building
for the home for the aged at Wittenberg,
Wis. The democratic Members of the
church won another victory today in hav-
ing the question OF the representation at
the three conferences OF the church sub
mitted to a vote OF the church membership,
the church having decided to divide the
country into three districts, holding dis
trlct conferences annually and a national
conference only once in three years.
Twenty young men OF the church were or
dained to the ministry today.
The United Norwegian church, in session
here today, extended the hand Of fellow
ship to the other two branches of the faith,
urging them to merge into one great United
Norwegian church.
The other two branches are the Hauge
and the Norwegian synods. Rev. o. q.
Besheum, Rev. c. T. Pugh and Prof. c. a.
Melby were appointed a committee to ef-
feet the union Of the three branches.
The convention today authorised the cree
ton OF a SIS, 900 wing TO the Deaconess
home and hospital of the church in Chi
cago.
Louis n. HouEh bankrupt.
Louis r. Hough, who failed here some
months ago as manager OF the stock yards
and left many farmers Indebted to him,
has failed again, according to receiver
ship proceedings instituted in district court
here. Judge McHenry appointed George
w. Richter receiver. The Audit Trust
company holds two notes against him for
IS. 200 and has a mortgage on the stock
yards.
Lutherans Elect Officers.
The annual election OF officers at the
national conference OF the Evangelical Lu-
theran churches of America today resulted
as follows:
President, s. NJ. stenby, Clear Lake, Ia;
wis. secretary, A. l.. Weak, Minneapolis,
Mimi; treasurer, Leonard Peterson Gem
Board Of trustees, O. jacobson, Taylor,
Wis, and A. A. Jorgen, Clear Lake, Ia.
Board Of elders, s. NJ. Stenby, Clear Lake,
Ia, and 1. T.. Erickson, Boyd, MINI
Van TasseI Papers In.
The petition OF L. r, Var Tassel, con-
victed in Chickasaw county some eight
or ten years ago for the murder of his
wife, were laid before Governor Carroll
today. The last Legislature refused to
recommend a pardon, but under an opin-
ion of the attorney general the governor
has authority to grant such pardon any
way after the legislature has passed upon
It. After Mrs. Van Tassel had been dead
a month, a detective was put on the case
and testimony that she was poisoned led
to Van Tassel's conviction. His petition
for a pardon is based upon his claim that,
whether she died of poison or not, he is
not the guilty person.
Boards Last Meeting.
Ca. G,-..gtonaor. DG.u. L. - To.,o
City attending the last meetings Of the
board of regents OF the State university.
The board OF trustees at Ames and the
state normal have wound up their affairs
preparatory to turning matters over to the
new board, which will have charge Of all
three institutions, n the regents wind
up their affairs this week. There is con-
siderable OF hard work In getting every
thing in ship shape for the new officials.
Inspect InterIocker. N
State Railroad Commissioner n. s.
Ketchum and Clerk BoYlan from the COM
missions office are in Dubuque inspecting
the new interlocking switch put in there.
1t is one OF the biggest In the state.
PrOhibitiOnists to Meet.
A call for a state conference Of prohibi-
tionlsts has been issued by C. Durant
Jones OF Perry, chairman OF the state
committee of the party, to be held In
Des Moines Tuesday, June %.
swine Breeders Here.
Iowa hogs will occupy the center Of the
stage this week. Tomorrow the Iowa
swine Breeders association opens its an
nual convention. Wednesday and Thurs
day the American Association OF Expert
wins Judges will meet hers About 800
swine growers win be in the city.
Coal Dealers.
The Iowa-Nebraska Retail Coal Dealers
association will meet this. week in Des
Moines for the annual convention. About
500 dealers are expected.