Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DIES MONIES. April ia. 1000.

| DIES MONIES, April Is, 1900.
The state board of control is already
Arranging to put into effect the pro-
visions of the new law, which gives it
! control of the county and private in
sane asylums of the state. The mem
bers of the board, after a conference
on the subject, have adopted plan for
determining exactly what new respon-
slbilities are involved under the new
law. Secretary Wilkinson has been
instructed to communicate with all the
county clerks of the state and ascer-
tain what counties have insane in their
keeping, and whether they are kept in
state, county or private asylums. If
county or private asylums are main
tanned, the clerk will be expected to
| furnish information as to the number
| of inmates, the location of the institu-
| ton. etc. AS soon as this information
is collected the board will make n tour
| of inspection, and investigate the con-
dition of all the institutions. There
are few counties in the state which
have no insane. There are about
twenty-five county asyiums in the
state, however, and as soon as possible
all of these will be visited.
The state auditors office issued and
sent out warrants to the 100 or more
banks which advanced money to the
fund for transporting the Fiftyfrst
Iowa. While the legislature declined
to pay transportation of more than
this one regiment, there was n feeling
among the members that this refusal
| would not be accepted Us final. 1t is
expected that the same question will
come mp again at each session of the
legislature and, like the New Orleans
claims, the John L. Brown claim ana
other Banquo's ghosts of former ses-
sions, will ultimately secure recog-
milton.
1t is Roughly estimated at the audi
tors office that the Legislative session
this year, including salaries of of mem
bers and employees, printing, and all
charges properly to be made to that
account, cost about Sl35,O00 This is
little more than the session of two
years ago, because the late session was
a few days longer, covering eighty
| eight days.
The order for the reorganization Of
the governors staff has been issued.
All the old officers are re-appointed ex-
cept inspector general, which had been
held by General James Rush Lincoln
until he became colonel of the Fifty
first Iowa. Major j. A. Olmstead sue
| ceedS him.
In view of the large number of cases
of small pOx in Des Moines and Iowa,
the city council has authorized COM
mittee to contract for the construction
of a permanent hospital for contagious
diseases. at n cost not to exceed 81 900.
The building will be put up on the
ground of Mercy hospital, to the north
of the hospital building, and work upon
its construction is to begin at once.
The Manchester & Oneida Railway
Company has filed articles of incorpor-
alton with the secretary of state. The
road will be built from Manchester to
Oneida, both being in Delaware coun-
ty. The capital stock is $4,000. The
new road will give Manchester an out
let to both the Great Western and
Milwaukee railroads. 1t was charged
at Manchester that the Illinois Central
influence prevented the Great West
ern building a spur down to Manches-
ter from Oneida. Oneida is about ten
miles north of Manchester
! Adiutant General Byers plans to
have all of the Iowa National Guard
regiments hold their camps in Des
Moines simultaneously during the
coming summer. lie is working on
the project now with hope of success.
He is urging the government to turn
| over to the state the tentage which
the Iowa guard is entitled to, and if
this can be arranged, the arrange
ments for holding the camps in Des
Moines, or near it, can be easily fixed.
| If this matter hitcheS it will be diff
| cult to secure the necessary tentage in
| Des Moines. 1t is believed that this
will be one of the most enjoyable re-
unions of the guard ever held. Bril-
| gade encampmentS have been held
| heretofore but never until the time of
| Camp Mckinley were all four regi-
mentS modified. Sixty per cent of
the members of the recognized guard
were also members of the old guard
that went into the Spanish-Amerlcan
war. The holding of the camps to-
gether will give the veterans I'M
equalled chance for reunions. And
|
would be in command, to the gratifi-
cation of the entire guard.
| Auditor of State Frank Merriam is
at Colorado Springs and the depart
ment at the capitol is in receipt of a
long letter from him Conveying the
intelligence that he is getting along
nicely.
TURKEY DOESN'T PAY.
| Therefore What Is the United States
Going to Do About 1t?
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Itis learned
on undoubted authority that the nego-
tiations for the payment Of indemnity
for the destruction of American mis-
sionary property in Turkey during the
Armenian massacres in 1895 have