Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, September II, 1900.

Adjutant General Byers is engaged,
in completing statement of the
claims payable in funds due the state
of Iowa for its expenses in equipping
and supporting the volunteer forces
raised here during the period of the
Spanish-American war. Aside from
checking the statement over and Sc
is completed and the plan is. to GER
tify the statement to Washington at
once. Exclusive of iartermaster's
stores, which the COVE. n:nent will re-
turn in kind, the states claims
against the government arising from
the Spanish-American war amounted
to over S146,000. OF this amount SOL
4o3.1o mas been paid. 1t was turned
over TO the treasury of Iowa in one.
puik In April, 1899. Since then moth,
ing has been received. 1t is the plan
OF the adjutant general to embody.
IN the present statements all claims
that can be paid under the law,
amounting approximately to $55,0Oo.
az rs expected this amount will be
paid the coming December. Outside
OF this there will be several thous-
and dollars worth of disallowed and,
disputed claims. An effort will be
made to have these met next winter
by an appropriation of congress. In
THESE claims will be listed the ex-
Pehses OF the governor in his trim
10 the southern camps, the expenses
OF the commission that VISITED the.
southern hospitals, the expenses Of.
tne adJutant general when he inyes-
tlgated the condition of the Fifty
hrst regiment at San Francisco md
other items the war department. will
not authorize payment of on ito own
responsibility. The government has
already returned to the state tba
tentage that is due it. There are
sun large number of uniforms.
Iorthcomlng and all other classes of
quartermaster's supplies with which
the state fitted out the volunteer or
CARNATIONS.
l.. A. Wilkinson was removed from
the Office of secretary of the state
board of control on September by
that body, which at once elected +.
>. Treat to the vacancy and advanced
"A. Il. McCown to the position of
chlef accountant, formerly held by
MI. treat. The vote for Mr.. Wilkin-
sons discharge was unanimous. He
was notified that he would be given
until September 80 to terminate the
relations, and would be permitted TO
resign" instead of having the record
snow that he was dismissed Upon
rendering his resignation Mr.. Will
kihson delivered to the board COM
munication making many charges
AGAINST cert n in H., Al. L
Among the charges was one that
tips" had been given to certain meat
bidders by member of the board.
SO That Geographic changes in bids
might be made to the favored ones
advantage. Some time ago Mr.. Will
kinson charged to the board that
one of the other employees of the
ofhce had furnished the clips" Ac-
cording to the testimony of members
OF the board, investigation revealed
that the "tip" had been furnished by
the bidder himself, innocently, to his
competitor. Mr.. Wilkinson also saws
that the board illegally allowed
changes in the bids. These and other
charges are made, the cause for an
attack upon the members of the board.
Mr.. Cownie and Mr.. Kline deny the
charges and say they are prompted
by desire to get even with the mem
bers for discharging him.
Secretary Van Houten of the State
Agricultural society is sending out
report blanks to the secretaries of the
different county and district agricul,
tural societies. The law passed by
the last general assembly has made
a nhnnu.a in 30
and they must be Forthcoming on or
before November /. In case any So
ciety fails to report at the required
time, state aid is forfeited and no
representation is allowed at the an
nual convention.
The law provides that any county
or district agricultural society upon
filing with the auditor of state afr.
davits Of it's officers showing what
sum was actually paid out for the
current year for premiums and upon
obtaining n certificate from the secre.
tary of the state society, showing il
has reported according to law, shall
be entitled to receive from the state
treasury a sum equal to 40 per cent
of the sum paid in premiums. In no
case is the sum paid to any society to
exceed 5000. This state aid will be
forfeited this year in case of failure
TO report by November 1.
The annual report of the Iowa
school for the deaf has been received
by the board of control from Superin,
tendent Henry W. Robert. 1t shows
there were 2sS pupils enrolled during
the year ending June 30, 1900 Tween,
ty-one left the institution, and three
died in the year. The largest number
received from any one county was
sixteen from Pottawattamie. Polk
came next with thirteen. Several
counties sent but one pupil, and four.
teen counties of the state were not
represented. The farm products for the
year amounted to 81 ,42S.S4. The man,
ufacturing departments, including
shoe shops, sewing rooms, carpenter
shops, rinting Offices and bakery,
produced goods to the amount of $751;,
154.62.
KRUGER IS PRISONER.