The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, August IA, 1900.

Attorney General Rernley has sub
mitted an opinion to Warden Hunter
of Anamosa penitentiary in reply to
lquery from the warden. He holds that
it is not necessary for prisoner to
be confined in solitary punishment
before good time can be deducted
from the sentence. Mr.. Remley says
that if prisoner We're sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year and
should, by reason of the violation OF
the, rules of the prison. spend ten
days i'll solitary confinement, he could
not claim his discharge from the peni-
Tertiary until a year and ten days had
elapsed. But any violation which
lustlfies a punishment of any kind
whether by solitary confinement or
other kinds of punishment, works a
forfeiture according to the schedule
OF forfeiture laid down in the code
The attorney general does not wish to
imply that every infraction of the
rules and regulations of the prison
works forfeiture of good time earn
ed, only that which demands punish.
ment.
Secretary Wesley Green of the State
horticultural society says the blight
which may be seen just now on the
sweet peas, morning gloTies and other
plants in Iowa. is not due to the great
heat and drouth, but TO the red spi-
tier, which comes under this condi-
ton of the atmosphere. This spider
IS a n1lnl1fa which
the under side of the plant leaves.
Mr.. Green says if the under side of
the leaves are sprayed with water
once or twice day the insects will
disappear, as water is as destructive
to it as any fluid which might be
used.
The communication of Attorney
General Remley to the executive
council respecting the case of C. r.
Jones, clerk of the supreme court
has been made public. In his docu-
ment Mr.. Remley takes exception &c
the tone of the resolution passed by
the council directing him to bring
suit. He dislikes it because it is a
command rather than a request, but
his particular objections to the res.
olution are found i'll the fact that
the council therein took the pains
to draw the conclusion that Mr.
Jones had wrought no loss to the
state. In conclusion the attorney
general says: II respectfully request
that you will reconsider the matter
1T upon reconsideration, you are sat.
istied that you have all the evidence
before you, and that the state has
not suffered any loss because of Mr.
Jones actions, then the controversy
should end there, once and for all
But if you still think an action
should be brought on his bond, lie:
the matter be submitted to this of.
flee unhampered by your resolution
which practically insures defeat. Ii
so submitted to me, it will receive
prompt attention.
The board of examiners for mine
inspectors was in session at Abba al.
most week for the purpose of con.
Quoting an examination to deter
mine the competency of mine fore.
men, pit bosses and hosting engi.
neers, and to grant certificates to
those capable of performing such
duties. The examination at Abba is
the first one conducted under the
new law which was enacted by the
Twenty -eighth general assembly. 1t
resulted in granting certificates to
sixty-one applicants out of total OF
ninety-fve, about one-thind of the
candidates being turned down as in.
competent.
eve expect that iowa mills, exclu.
sively, will furnish the 1O,Os5 barrels
of fluor required by the state insti.
buttons for the year beginning with
October ~ says Mr.. John Cownie
of the state board of control. "Therc
is no reason why the millers of this
state cannot get these contracts
The wheat crop in Iowa this year
has been exceptionally fine. We ex.
pect that there will be no necessity
of sending the orders for this prod.
uct out of the state. There will be
anywhere from 100000 up in it. The
bids will be opened September 1. The
1nlllers can before that tell the eN
tent of the crop and figure the price
of the product during the ensuing
season easily and correctly"
Prospects are good for the early ter.
mination of the canvass of the com
mlIIee TOT funds with which to pro
vide a site for the new army post
The committee in charge of the
work has agreed with the park com
missioners on terms for the acquire
ment of Waveland park for portion
of the post site and has reached al
understanding with number of the
members of the city council and par
ties interested by which it will be
possible for the committee to secur,
the 1ngersoll cemetery tract. Unless
these plans miscarry, this double
tract will undoubtedly be the site
of the new army post and military
park. 1t is expected to take the mat
ter up with the city at once and try
and get it in such shape that the
land can be transferred and worl
commenced on it this fall.
w. P. Chase has again leased tn.
Auditorium and will at once get the
building in shape for the presenta
| ton of vaudeville and such other at
| fractions as can be secured
Fire at Underwood.
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