Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-03
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, August 3, 1900.

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Des Moincs, August 3, 1900.
MI Frank Holloway recently re-
eeived q letter from his sister. Mrs.
Clara Groesbeck who is a missionary
near Hong Kong, in which she states
the condition Of affairs in southern
China at that timeJune s, Both
hrs Groesbeck and her husband, who
Is also engaged in missionary work
hear Hong Kong, are Des Moines peo-
pie, and both graduated from Dcs
Moines college. Among other things
the said that they had just heard that
n society known rs the Boxers had
Killed two missionaries in north
China and were doing great amount
Of evil up there" and expressed the
hope that some of the powers would
find leisure and inclination to delnant
redress Then she added: 'I'm glad
we're so far south, rs the people here
tire no SO easily affected by what take
place up there" Mr.. and Mrs. Grocs-
beck are now with the other mis-
kionaries at Swallow, where they in
tend to spend the hot season. Sw.I-
tow is situated on an island in the
bay about forty miles from Hong
Kong, and is, therefore. a safe refuge
from Boxer attacks should their re-
oellion spread to southern China.
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The secretary of the executive coun-
ell has discovered what he believes
to be flaw, or an omission, in the
bill creating the new department of
agriculture IN Iowa. He thinks the
measure is so worded as to fail to pro.
vide for the purchase of stationery
supplies foc The department by the
state. Accordingly he will refuse to
honor such acquisitions without the
endorsement of the executive coun.
Fl. It is likely that the council will
Ask the attorney general for an opin:
on on the subject. The attorney gen
dressed 'he opinion that the law was
supposed to be all right when drawn,
md was drawn with that object in
'iew. Mr.. Remley saw the bill before
It went before the legislature, as Sen
ator Hartman took it to him fv
egal advice.
All of the counties of the state ex
:ept one have reported to the audi
:or of state the 1900 assessment. II
will show an increase in assessment,
u perhaps S15,OOO,O0O. This balances
The loss of last year. Auditor Mer
:iam announces that the accurate fic,
lres can not be given out until afte,
the last county has been heard from
The army post movement has now
reached the stage where its accom-.
plishment may be deemed prac
teal certainty. The committee re.
ports subscriptions amounting in the
aggregate to $4,000. This includes
nothing from East Des Moines. the
soliciting committee from that dis,
frict having not yet reported. F. NJ.
Hubbell. whose energetic and untir
ing work for the army post has beer
largely responsible for the success at
tanned, stated that he had entire con.
fdence in the outcome. ut has bec,
hard work" he said. land now we are
prepared for good deal m ire .;
the same kind, but am now sure
that we will be able to meet the con-
dition which the government imposes
AS i. 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 fror
the government standpoint. W.
shall keep on and propose to devot,
oil the time I can possibly spare un
til we have doubled the subscriptions
then we will be prepared for an,
emergency"
Universal enthusiasm is bein.
shown in the coming of the hors,
show, to be held in Des Moines, Sep
TENDER II, IL, 10 and IA. Excursion
rates are being provided for and
large attendance is expected. TIL.
horse show week in Kansas Cit,
st. Louis and other metropolitan
cities is now looked upon as the open
ing fall function of society, and no;
to be in attendance nightly. is to h,
out Of society, which means out O,
the world. The horse show mean;
much for Des Moines. The idea i,
progressive and puts Des Moines il
line with other metropolitan cities
The horse show n Des Moines will
be' conducted under the rules of tn,
National Horse Show and Exhibitors
Association, the same as New YORK
Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis. Den
yer. San Francisco and New Orleans
and will consist of the FASHIONABLE.
turnouts AMI equipage of aristocracy
in competition on their merits in tn.
arena for handsome prizes. trophie.
and ribbons. For this purpose til.
management have secured Judges o.
national reputation, some O. whou
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.
Nesrs Pessing on the North.
London, July Silt is reported that
Russians from Charbin have arrived