Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
NATIONAL GUARD CAMPS FINED
fiaces Where the Regiments VIII
Take Their Annual Outfpp

DES MONIES, June 21.-(Special Te1e.
gram')-Today Adjutant General Byers is.
sued an order fixing the location and dates
or the Iowa National Guard camps tbi.
summer. The Fifty-second Iowa will camr
al Clear Lake for eight days beginning Juf,
IL; the Fiftieth regiment at Burlington
elght days, beginning August 16.
lhe Tres Rio Plantation company OF In.
dependence Ia, filed articles OF incorporation
with the secretary Of state today. The com.
pany has capital stock OF 500, 900 and has
at Its head number of prominent citizens OF
Independence interested in an extensive cof
fee and rubber plantation in Mexico. Charlie.
f. Ransier Clark l.. Cole and H. NJ Bennett
are the incorporators.
e. Hockstater, the travelling man wbc
passed forged check upon the Kirkwood
motel some time ago, was sentenced TO six
years In the penitentiary this morning II
Is learned that he is wanted in Fernandina
Fla; Los Angeles, New York and also in
some places in South Carolina.
The third quarterly conference OF the State
Board OF Control and superintendents of
Iowa institutions adjourned today. By far
the most interesting topic of discussion
which has been raised at the meeting this
week was that Of the management of the
state farms brought before the superintend-
ents in paper by John Cownie today. Cow
ME, naturally frank, came out very strongly
IN his criticism OF the management OF the
farms connected with many of the state in
stitutions. He described the lax methods
which allow noXious weeds of all descrip-
tions to run riot where no effort lis made to
plow scientifically and where farm ma
chinery Of an ancient order makes 1t i'm
possible for profitable crops to result.
Chairman Charles T. Hancock complete ed
arrangements for the opening OF the repub-
lican headquarters in Des Moines on August
!. They will be kept open from then until
the close OF the fall campaign. The same
quarters occupied fast year in the Equitable
building have been leased for this year and
by August l the headquarters will be trans
ferred from Dubuque to Des Moines. Chair
man Hancock, after looking over the new au-
ditorium in process OF erection, was enthusi-
astic in his predictions for a great conven-
tion in August and great campaign and re-
publican victory to follow.
The Presbyterian synod Of Iowa at it's
meeting today appointed DR.. j. Million
Greene OF Fort Dodge as a missionary to
Porto Rico the first which the Presbyterian
church has sent to that country. The synod
appointed Rev. Charles Permort OF Waterloo
as superintendent OF state missions
The State Insurance department today
made a most important ruling relative to
mutual insurance companies doing business
in Iowa, 1t holds that they cannot issue
paid up or endowment policies.
The county attorneys of Iowa met in an
nual session here today. The feature of the
meeting was an address by Attorney General
Remley in which he tod the attorneys that
there is an antitrust law in Iowa and that
1t is the duty Of the county attorneys to
see that 1t is enforced, He assured the at
toTneys that they would have the assistance
OF the attorney general in any movement
they might decide to make against the trusts
c. II. George OF Clinton was elected presi-
dent, j. II. Hallam of Council Bluffs vice
president and John McLennan OF Des Moines
secretary and treasurer. The meeting closed
with banquet this evening
The annual convention OF the State Op-
ticians' association met here today with
some three score delegates present from all
parts Of the state, The most important fea-
ture OF the meeting Will be the discussion OF