Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-26
BIG FIRE At DES MONIES
Fifty Thousand Dollars Loss by Burn.
ing of Old Tabernacle.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM CHANGED
Governor Carroll Has No More AppIi-
cations for Pardon on Hand, but
Pardon Board VIII Be
Busy.
CFrom a staff Correspondents

(From Staff Correspondent-D
DEs MONIES. Ia, Dec. 2.-tSpecial Tele-
gram-)-Des Mofnes celebrated Christmas
with a big fire, which was doubly difficult
TO handle because of the high wind and
the deep snow. The fire broke out in a
building on East Grand avenue occupied
as a hosiery mill. but which was long
known as the Tabernae The building
was almost complete loss Of SO, 900. with
$4,000 insurance. 1t was owned by Dan
Finch.
Other buildings near by were injured.
bringing the loss up to $1,000. The Taber-
nacle was built twenty years ago as
convention hall by a mission Sunday
school organization and had ben used for
large meetings and state conventions. 1t
had been planned TO have a vaudeville
show in the building this afternoon and it
was also expected that the annual dinner
for the newsboys would be given there.
This last vac changed and sent TO the
Young Mems Christian association build
ing.
The heavy snow storm made traffic prac-
tically impossible in Des Moines today. and
not until late in the afternoon did street
cars run in a satisfactory manner.
Pardon Docket Cleared.
have pending a single application for par
don or remission Of fines and that every
thing which has come to him mas been
disposed of in some manner. In fact the
pardon matter was never clearer in the
governors office. The parole board, how
ever, will early next month consider APP
plications for l5O paroles.
Warning Against Anthrax.
The state veterinary department has is
sued warning TO farmers in northwesteT-
Iowa on account Of the anthrax anon
horses. 1t has prevailed for some time L.
Creokee ana adjoining counties. also a.
the eastern part Of Woodbury. county
Rigid quarantine has been established, but
thus far there has been little check on the
epidemic.
List of Corporations.
Secretary OF State Hayward has just sent
to the federal revenue collectors complete
lists Of the various corporations entitled
to do business under Iowa laws, about 500
in all. These Lists will be used for the
basis for the inquiry as 70 corporations
that should be taxed in this state
Does Not Have PeIIasra-
The doctors announced some time ago
that a case OF pellagra had been diseov-
cred in Iowa, in the unfortunate condition
OF a lawyer named Vance living at Ma
rengo. he was adjudged insane and taken
to the hospital at Mount Pleasant, but IL
is announced there that be does not have
the disease in question. He is a victim OF
strong drink and in a depiorable condition
This was the only case ever under sus-
picion in Iowa
Paint Mlne ON Ola Capitol site.
Local capitalists are engaged IN develop
ing a paint business, the material beins
mined on a farm in Jasper county whic-
was at one time selected officially 70 b.
the site OF IoWa's state capitol. The site
was abandoned and has been a farm ever
since. II is underlaid with ocbre stone,
which only needS grinding TO be a gOOd
mineral paint
Decoration of state Library.
The last legislature appropriated $4,000
for continuing the work OF finishing and
decoration OF the State Historical society
library. The state executive council has
let the contract for the marble wainscouns
and this work is now being done. In a
few days the plans for the general decora-
u0n Will be taken up and the building viii
be completed
Report of Capitol COHami.siOn.
The final report OF the state capitol COM
mission has just been printed. though the
commission went out OF existence two
years ago. The report shows that the
commission strongly recommended 70 the
legislature that the south. wing OF the
\ capitol building be made frsproof. as there
Is now great danger OF fire, which would
/ be more disastrous than the one which
| burned the north wing. The recommsnda-
! ton was not acted upon.