Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-09
DISLIKE A BUCOLlC TITLE
Ames College Trustees Officially Object to
the Word Agricultural"
NOT THE PROPER DESIGNATION, ANYHOW
College Asks Much Larger Appro
priatiOn-SmnIIpOx StiII Spread
ing-GOvernOr Shaw's Vote
Largest of All.

| DES MONIES, Ia, Dec. S.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-ln the eighteenth annual report Of
the Iowa State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts at Ames filed with the gov
ernor today, the trustees object to the use
OF the name Agricultural college," by the
press and people. They set forth that the
institution gives as much attention to me-
chanic arts as to agriculture and is there
fore not purely an agricultural college. They
intimate that the term as applied to the col
lego was the result of mistaken notion
that the farmers of the state would be
pleased to have the word agricultural"
used and say that the Iowa farmers have no
such fancies.
The college asks for an appropriation OF
$2ll SOC The management says that two
causeo have combined to make imperative
demanda for an additional support fund.
The rate of interest on the endowment fund
has decreased from to 5 per cent and this
year, SO few loans on farm mortgages could
bo secured, the money accumulated beyond
S10c 200 because tho law did not permit the
trustees to loan under per cent The report
says ii will be necessary for the legislature
to pass law empowering the trustees to
loan tho endowment fund at per cent.
The increased attendance has made an eX-
ira demand for teachers. Ten years ago the
faculty aud instructors numbered twenty
five. This year they are eixty-seven.
SMALLPOX is stiu Increasing.
Secretary Kenndy OF the State Board of
Health today gave out the following state
ment relative to the spread of smallpox in
Iowa:
"Unquestionably the smallpox epidemic
in northern Iowa is spreading rapidly. |
am in receipt of telegram from DR.. r. r.
Conifi, who has charge OF the epidemic,
stating that there has been one death frcm
the disease at Alvord, Lyon county, and sew
eral exposures. Besides this | have reason
to believe that the disease exists in Worth
and perhaps other counties OF the state,
where it has not been reported. A letter
from DR.. II. NJ Bracken of the Minnesota
Board OF Health intimates that there have
been several cases in Silver Lake town
ship Worth county, which correspond with
similar caseo diagnosed as smallpox, In Free
born county, just over the Minnesota line,
but where the patients are ungoing no re-
straini. Steps will be taken to ascertain
II this is true The cases are said to be in the
families OF Peter /. Loberg, Andrew David
son and John Johnson. One case from Mar
athon and one from Northwood have been
reported this week. ! believe the disease
has visited Iowa for some time past. out
of PSI cases of smallpox in the state last
year there were only two deaths, while there
have been two already in the epidemic this
year"
Governor Shaw received the iG-.-sI vote
of any OF the republican candidates for state
offico in the receut election, Figures were
compiled by Secretary OF State Dodson to-
day on the vote for governor and lieutenant
governor. The canvasslng board canyassed
tho vote on superintendent, judge and rail-
road commissioner several days ago. The
canvass shows that Governor Shaw received
239543 votes. He led Lieutenant Governor
Milliman by about 449 votes, However, Fred
White ran ahead OF the democratic candidate
for Lieutenant governor about $500 votes so
that Mr.. Miliman's plurality is 59,S1S while
Governor Shaw's is 56217. Governor Shaw's
majority is 45,527. Herewith is given the
total OF all candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor.
Governor-Shaw. republican, 2S9,543;
White. democrat, 1895; Atwood, prohibi