The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, July 81, 1900.


ceived letter from his sister, Mira.
Clara Groesbeck who is a missionary
near Hong Kong, in which she states
the condition of AFFAIRS in southern
China at that time-June 8. Both
Mrs Groesbeck and her husband, who
is also engaged in missionary work
near Hong Kong, are Des Moines peo-
pie, and both graduated from Dcs
Moines college. Among other things
she said that they had just heard that
"a society known as the Boxers had
killed two missionaries in north
China and We're doing great amount
OF evil up there" and expressed the
nope that some of the powers would
lind leisure and inclination to demand
redress. Then she added: "Tm glad
we're SO far south, as the people here
are no SO easily affected by what take
place up there" Mr.. and Mrs. Grocs-
beck are now with the other mis-
slonaries at Swallow, where the5 in
tend to spend the hot scasop. Sw..-
tow is situated on an island in the
bay about forty miles from Hong
hong, and is, therefore. safe refuge
from Boxer attacks should their re-
bellion spread to southern China.
The State Bank of Gladbrook.
Ta'na county, has filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary Of
state and will apply for charter.
1t has capital of $50O,OOo. John H.
Moller is president, w. M Ackenbacl.
vice president, and Oliver Henderson.
cashier.
The secretary of the executive coun-
ell has discovered what he believes
TO be flaw, or an omission, in the
Dill creating the new department Of
agriculture Ill Iowa. He thinks the
measure is SO worded as to fail to pro,
vide for the purchase of Stationery
supplies for the department by the
state. Accordingly he will refuse to
honor such acquisitions without the
endorsement of the executive com.
cl. ~ IS likely that the council will
ash the attorney general for an opin-
ION on the subject. The attorney gen
pressed me opinion that the law was
supposed to be all right when drawn
and was drawn with that ol,ieo+ =,
view. Mr.. Remley saw the bin befora
IL went before the legislature, as SEN
ator Hartman took fl tn hin, -.
legal advice. ~
All of the counties of the state OK.
SePt one have reported to the audi
Tor OF state the 1900 assessment. It
VIII show an increase in assessments
OF perhaps $15,O00,000. This balances
the loss of last year. Auditor Mer-
Ram announces that the accurate fir.
ures can not be given out until after
the last county has been heard from.
The army post movement has now
reached the stage where it's accom-
pilshment may be deemed a prac-
tlcal certainty. The committee re-
Ports subscriptions amounting in tho
aggregate to $4,000. This includes
mourning from East Des Moines, the
soncltlng committee from that dis
Irlct having not yet reported. F. M.
RUBEN, whose energetic and untir-
nnan
largely responsible for the success at a.
tanned, stated that he had entire com
fldence in the outcome. ut has l1ecn
hard work" he said, land now we are
prepared for good deal more Of
the same kind, but am now sure
that we will be able to meet the con-
oitlcn which the government imposes.
AS it is, we have enough money AL
ready subscribed to purchase certain
tracts, but 1T would not be safe to as
sumo they would be available from
the government standpoint. We
shall keep on and I propose to devote
all the time [ can possibly spare I'M
til we have doubled the subscriptions.
then we will be prepared for any
emergency"
Universal enthusiasm is being
shown in the coming of the horse
show, to be held in Des Moines, Sep
TENDER II, 10, 10 and IA. Excursion
rates are being provided for and a
large attendance is expected. The
horse show week in Kansas City
81. Louis and other metropolitan
cities is now looked upon as the open
ing fall function of society, and not
to be in attendance nightly, is to be
the world. The horse show means
much for Des Moines. The idea Is
progressive and puts Des Moines in
line with other metropolitan cities.
The horse show Des Moines will
be conducted under the rules of the
National Horse Show and Exhibitors
Association, the same as New York,
Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Dem
yer, San Francisco and New Orleans,
and will consist of the fashionable
turnouts AMI equipage of aristocracy
in competition on their merits in thu.
arena for handsome prizes, trophies
and ribbons. For this purpose the
management have secured Judges of
national reputation, some of whom
have acted in this capacity at the
New York horse show. Already
seventy-five entries have been guar
anteed from the Armour, Ashbrook,
Rice and Sims and other noted sta
bles of Kansas City and elsewhere,
while many local entries are expect
ed in the classes offered for Polk
county.
Nears Picking on the North.
London, July Sit is reported that
Russians from Charbin have arrived
at point $50 miles north of Picking
after severe fighting. With the arriy.
1 al of the second .TananeSe division Al =