Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-27

the United States two years, they were
greeted with cheers from the spectators
and the other volunteers waiting for q
similar ceremony. The newly-made
regularsresponded by lifting their hats,
for they seemed to feel the Importance
of the step they had taken.
VIII Go Together.
The Fourth regiment, to be known
as the Fifty-second Iowa volunteers,
was ready Thursday, having been COM
pletely examined, but the muster rolls
were not ready, and the examinations OF
the Third regiment proceeded. The re-
naming three regiments will be mus
tered in within ten days or two weeks,
and will probably start together for
CLtckamauga national park, Tenn,
where they will be prepared for service.
Pays the Soldiers.
Gov. Shaw decided to pay the soldiers
what they were entitled to before they
were mustered into the United States
service, SO the boys would have little
get away from the home camp. Many
of them were in need of funds. The gov
eminent will reimburse the state for
the pay of enlisted men who have been
accepted and mustered in, from the
time they were called out, April 90, and
transportation and subsistence for all
volunteers, including rejected men. Of
ficers will be paid by the government
from the time they were mustered into
the United States service, but the state
law requires the state to pay them at
regular army rates whenever they are
called out by order of the president.
The law also fixes the pay of privates at
regular army rates under similar cir
cumstances. The pay of the Fiftieth
regiment for 81 days amounted to Sill
376.S1.
Discipline More Strict.
Gen. Lincoln has frightened up the dis
cipline little in Camp Mckinley, and
ut is now very hard for soldier to get
"a pass to go downtown. He must have
important business to attend to and his
pass must be signed by his captain and
his colonel All enlisted men who come
in without passes or after time, ten
o'clock, are put to work at mental labor
the following day and given taste of
real army discipline.
Gone to Alaska.
w. M. Mcfarland, former secretary
Of state, has gone to Alaska to hunt
gold. He does not go to the Klondike
district, but goes several hundred miles
north of ST. Michaels in small coast
steamer to a point where he and his
party will disembark and proceed in
land about so miles. The expedition is
based upon the discovery which Dea
Moines man claims to have made there
something more than a year ago, and
which he says is as rich as anything
that has been reported. He has agreed
to show the gentlemen who have
financed the expedition where the claim
is and let them into it. Some Of the
best known men in Iowa are behind the
scheme, and If the representations Of
the guide are correct they will get q
great fortune out of it, for the place
has not been visited by other pros
pectors.
Z. Butter Makers Rebel.
Iowa butter makers are rebelling
against the requirement of the manage
ment of the Omaha Trans Mississippi
exposition that they must submit to Ave
tests during the summer, producing
five different makes of butter; If an ex-
hibitor misses one exhibit he forfeits
all claim to premiums. The butter
makers say 1t is impossible to produce
as good-looking butter after shipment
during the hot weather. It was not
required during the worlds fair; only
three tests were made then. The stock
exhibitors made such a vigorous COM
plant against the giving of nothing but
medals for stock exhibits that a change
is likely to be made and some cash
prizes offered.
The New Secretary.
The state board of control has named
for its secretary James Grant Jordan.
clerk of courts OF this (Poll) county.
He was not an active candidate for the
place, but was selected because of his
ability as an accountant and executive
officer who has had experience in orig
mating system Of bookkeeping and
managing large force of clerks. He
reyolutionized the county clerks Office
here when he became clerk four years
ago by inventipg new system of keep
ing its records and accounts so that all
the information in the office was easily
gotten at, no matter how old the first
record might be. Mr.. Jordan appoint
ment was surprise to the politicians,
but the board did not want politician,
but young and active man of special
qualifications, which it has secured.
F. w BICKNEII,