The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-23

September 80. 1884.
MILITIA.
The strength of the Wisconsin National
Guard at the last semi-annual meeting, Sep
TENDER %, 1854, was $685. organized as fol-
lows:
Companies. Men. O65cers,
Commander-in-Chief and
SUaH. ................. 10
First Regiment ..... 10 $50 IS
Second Regiment........ 10 62 SO
Third Regiment. 10 6a3 81
Fourth Battalion. ........ 4 2S2 II
Lighthouse Squadron. / 68 5
Making q total Of. So 1881 I48
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The report of the State Board of Health and
vital statistics show that the State is compare
lively free from any serious diseases, and that
epidemics. The Board, however, urgently
presents the fact that it is the common belief
of those whose judgment is entitled to most
confidence that cholera will extend from
Europe to this country within the next few
months, and that, should it do so, no citizen
or community in this State is free from the
danger that it may reach them. They there
lore urge upon ali citizens and communities
such preparation as will put them in the best
possible attitude of defense, and they advise
that fund of not less than $4,000 be pro-
vided by the Legislature to meet all emergen-
cies that may arise for the general safety of
the State.
IMMIGRATION
The biennial report Of the Board of Immi
llldO OI the 4U,0OO az
riving at Milwaukee dnring the year 1888, a.
$50 made Wisconsin their home; and of the
4l,2I2 Immigrants who arrived at tho same
place during the year 1884, %, G32 remained in
the State. The board have no means of inform
ing themselves of the number of immigrants
who land at Lake ports other than Milwaukee,
or who go direct into Wisconsin from Chicago
without passing through Milwaukee. The
newcomers were mostly Germans and Sean
dinayians who settled principally in the
northern portion of the State The disburse-
ments Of the board during the year 1883 were
S3,0S9.2O, and during the year 1884 were ST.
90657.
FISHERIES.
rhe Fish Comm ssioners havo expended
year 1884, and have been very successful in
their work The recommendations of
the board relating to the preservation of the
fish deserve your attention, and especially
should the unreasonable and unlawful catch
ing OF fish in great quantities in the inland
lakes and rivers in some manner be checked.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Under chapter 319 of the laws of 1883, estab-
fishing q Bureau of Labor Statistics, ! ap-
pointed Frank A. Flower, of Milwaukee, Com
missioner, and he at once entered upon the
duties of his office. The law as it now stands
is very imperfect, and inadequate for the pUr-
pose for which it was designed, ard should be
revised and amended by this Legislature
This bureau with encouragement on the part
of the Legislature and bette facilities for cor
lecting Statistics Wal result N great benefit to
the State.
EDUCATION
have no doubt you will give inst and
thorough consideration to all suggestions for
the Improvement of the public schools, or for
extending their field of usefulness; but feel
justified i'll calling to your especial attention
the recommendation of the State Superin-
tendent, that provision be made by law for
the free supply of textbooks for the pupils in
the public schools. The abs Gnce OF uniformity
creates serious expense to that quite large
class of citizens who are not permanently
located: this falls
upon class least able to bear it, and whose
children receive their education almost en-
trely from the common Schools and has, no
doubt, deferred many children from attend
ing school.
UNIVERSITY
The reports of the Regents and the Presi-
dent OF the University will be laid before you,
from which it is pleasure to note that the in
stitution is ina generally satisfactory 00ndi-
ton. 1t has recently met with a serious loss,
by the destruction by fire of Science Hall,
with valuable collections and apparatus. The
Regents will present to you plans and esti-
mates for building to replace the one de-
stroyed and.will ask for the requisite appro-
prlationS for that and other purposes.
CAPITOL EXTENSIONS.
AT the time of delivering my annual mes
sage to tho Legislature of 1888 there had been
expended upon the extensions of the capitol,
of S49,2l7 So, being s. per cent. of the amount
earned at that date under the contract. Under
the supervision of the architect and building
superintendent, Work was Delng puS16Q Wig
orOusly and with fair prospects of completion
by January /, 1884, when, on November s,
1883, occurred the unforeseen disaster in the
south wing. Said wing was ipclOsed at the
time the interior walls, iron work, and roof
being in position. Most of the interior work
above the basement walls, with the roof and a
portion of the south exterior wall, came down
with sudden crash, carrying with it the for
ty workmen employed on the building at the
time. OF these forty men, five were killed in
stantly and eighteen wounded.
On the occurrence of the accident all
work on the extensions stopped. a commit
tee OF experts, consisting of james Il. Willett,
Oh Chicago: A. C. Nash, of Cincinnati; G. f.
Struck, of Minneapolis, architects, and God
frey Ludwig, of Cincinnati, master mechanic,
was called b. order of the Building Commits
sioners and asked to investigate the matter
and report as to the cause Of the accident,
which duty the committee of experts per
formed, submitting their report in writing
and recommended some changes in the orig
mai details as necessary to properly strength
en- the buildings. Without unnecessary de-
lay, the work of rebuilding was begun, and
Mr.. w. w. Boyington, architect, of Chicago
was engaged, with instructions from the com
missioners to direct such changes in the re-
construction as he deemed necessary for the
security and safety OF the almost completed
north wing as well as the south extension.
The extensions have been completed and ac-
cepted by the Commissioners. They are pro
nounced by Mr. Boyington to be abundantly
safe, and are practically fre-proof. The cost
of labor and material in making the altera,
tons directed BY Mr.. Boyington, in excess of
what the same would have been if done under
the contract is ascertained to be Sill 69a5
which amount has been audited by the Build.
ing Commissioners, and recommend that an
appropriation be made at an early date for the
payment of the same.
BANKS AND BANKING
The business Of baDkingis one essentially
dependent upon the confidence of the people
and one which affords opportunities for fraud
upon deposit0rs, but which happily seldom
occur. Whether safeguards may be lawfully
adopted to further secure those deposihna
with State and private banks from loss, is s
subject worthy of your consideration.
Thus. in discharge CT the duty laid upon me
by the Constitution, have brought briefly tc
your attention those matters of which the
public interest seems to demand especial nen.
tion, and ] assure you it VIII give me great
pleasure TO join you III every eifnrt 10 pro
mote the welfare OF the state, sud to Iseei
the Just expectations ot the people, whost
servants We al ere JEREMIAH u RISK