Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11

tai loss by death, 1863. Words of
highest praise Of the troops furnished
by our state have been heard from
many sources. Brigade and corps
commanders have spoken Of the regi-
ments and of their officers. In most
commendatory terms, and the conduct
of the men, both In camp and on the
firing line, was ever gentlemanly, sol
dierlike and heroic. Iowa's military
record, Of which she has been and is
80 justly proud, has not suffered by
reason Of anything that has occurred
In connection with the service of the
men who volunteered at the call of the
president of the United States in 1898.
Il recommend that the state make
recognition Of the patriotism manifest
ed by the men of the Fifty-frst regi-
ment In volunteering their services in
the Philippines during the rainy sea-
son In tropical climate, after they
We're entitled to their discharge under
the terms Of the act of congress which
authorized their enlistment, and their
consequent service in two wars, by re-
imbursing the several banks and pri-
vate individuals who have so generous
~ contributed; thereby, in fact, re-
turning these sons Of Iowa to their
homes at the expense of the state.
Iowa National Guard.
The experience of the last two
years has demonstrated the wisdom
of some modification in. our national
guard laws. Under the call made in
1898, the four regiments of the Iowa
National guard We're transferred to the
United States service under their then
existing organizations. This left two
brigadier generals and their staff Off
GERS unprovided for. These offices
should, think, be abolished. Other
wise, whoever is advanced to the high
est position in the guard, will be left
at home whenever the president makes
requisition upon the state for regi-
mental organizations. No better regi-
ments We're probably ever mustered
than the four contributed by Iowa to
the Spanish war. At least two of the
colonies were referred to, by different
generals of high rank in the regular
army, as the best volunteer officers
they had ever seen.s Ilhave always in
sisted, and still believe, that If they
could have been promptly sent to the
front, in view of the training they had
previously received, they would have
madesa record worthy of like organiza-
IlOuSi III Tue regular army. RI
Diseased Cattle.
"Some years ago the government eff
fectually eradicated pleuro-pneumonia
among cattle. This was not accom-
plished, however, without much APP
parent loss to the owners of stock. but
the result Injured greatly to their bepe-
fit. More recent Investigation has
demonstrated the presence, to some
considerable extent, of tuberculosis
among all grades and conditions Of
cattle in this as well as in foreign
countries. Some students of the dis
ease insist that its eradication would
successfully check, the rayages of con-
sumption lin the human family. 1t is
but natural, however, that others re-
pudiate and scoff at these voices of
warning. The disease is admittedly
deceptive. Outward appearances sell
dom give any indication OF its pres
ence. Only in severe cases is the meat
80 affected as to render it unfit for
food. Recently, herd belonging to
the state and kept at one of our insti-
four. out of thirty Eight gave evidence
of disease, and were ordered killed.
Out OF this number the government
L
es, condemned thirteen as wholly I'M
ft for purposes other than the manu-
facture of fertilizers.
"The frequently and constantly in
creasing demand for the services Of
the state veterinary surgeon suggests
the wisdom of providing permanent
quarters for this officer at the state
house.. therefore recommend that he
be permanently located in connection
with the board of health, and that re-
quests for his, services be directed to
that department. 1t is probable no adj
ditional clerk hire would be &C.
casioned, and the, needs of the public
would be much better served.
l Fish and Game Warden.
k .The report of the fish and game
warden is worthy of your perusal, and
his recommendations should receive
consideration. = recommend
that the game within this state be pro-
tected against nonresident hunters by
the imposition of penalties similar to
those which confront our citizens
who seek shooting grounds beyond
I state lines. further recommend that
SEEMING from that portion of the Mis-
sissippi river under Iowa jurisdiction
be prohibited ,at all seasons. Sister
states have protected the fish in the
waters eastward of the center Of the
channel by similar legislation, and a
| spirit of reciprocity would seem to die
tate like course by the legislature of
this state.
The governor urges the erection of
monuments at Shiloh and Chattanooga
to commemorate the bravery and hero
lism of Iowa soldiers Of the civil war,
He also recommends an appropriation
Of $500, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to complete the state his
torical and art building in desirable
and presentable manner.
MORE GROUND NEEDED.
The Governor Recommends the Purchase
of Two Blocks Near Capitol.
when the present capitol was built,
1t was believed to be as commodious as
| the needs Of the state would ever re-
quire. 1t has now been occupied six
| teen wears. and several of the DEPART