Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23

Dies Mo1sEs, Feb. 90. 1900

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tees OF the Iowa College OF Agricul1'f'e
are encouraged over their efforts ~
loan the endowment fund Of the COL
lege, since the bill has passed allowing
the loaning thereof at discre 81,
rate, instead of six per cent. Ihe
over $500, 600 to be loaned and apphc.as--
lions for $50, 900 have already come N. (
It il expected the entire fund can %
loaned soon. The rates vary from
to 51s per cent. The total endowment
fund is about $780, 900. g
Thomas Kelly, lite convict in the
penitentiary at Anamosa, ana VINO
was to have been pardoned within 8
day or two by the legislature. died Ia
his cell day or two ago. Kelly WaS
convicted of killing Charles Archibald
an old hermit and miser, in 1883, IN
Charlton. Kelly's wife was supposed
to have been implicated. The muraer
was committed for the purpose OF ROB
berry. The murdered man and tne
Kellys lived in houses located IN the
same ward and the murderer was
tracked and convicted on the evidence
of q trail of blood leading from the
house of the murdered man to ms res
ience. "e'%'
Adjutant General Byers expects tsa
60 to Washington about March ~.
where he will meet all Of the ad]"tant
generals of the states. They have Sc
cured hearing before the committee
on military affairs of congress anu
will present some claims upon when
the states are agreed with reference =
laws relating to national guard and
other state military affairs. 1t isprob-
able that the house will take up the
consideration, of the bill recently IN.
troduced, providing for the addition or
a medical staff to the national guard
organization in this state. The bin
for the appropriation of $35, 900 for an
arsenal is still in the committee on APP
preparations of the house.
In the case of Siders vs.. Clarkson,
suit against the State Register for LIBEL,
the jury returned verdict awarding
81, 500 damages -.a,&
John Wood, the boy burglar, wasl
sentenced to the state penitentiary at ?
Fl. Madison for term of six years at
hard labor. He is only II years old.
but received one Of the strongest sen
fences and lectures that Judge Prouty
has yet imposed upon any offender
Wood is the young man who, Wltny
Fred LaSelle, broke into Lundy's gen
eral store at Altoona an d stole a guam
tity of merchandise va lued at about
SIS.
3The famous anti-pass bill has been,
reported for passage in the house by
the judiciary committee. Several
amendments were Incorporated intsl
the original bill. One Itrikes opt Non71
the classes Of persons atfp;ted by HhS
bill, all state officers, co&nty ofic.s
judges of the supreme, district an
superior courts, all members of til
general assembly, etc. In fact, onl
one class of persons is left, and that
delegates to political conventions.s,aT
this class is added alternates and prox
les. AS if the amendment already
named was not sufficient, the bill
changes the provision that permits all
clerks, and employees of railroad COM
panies to give evidence and prohibits
all interference with them for SO doing
by the company, is stricken out and in
it's place is put a provision permitting
them to testify, but merely preventing
the company from bringing legal ac4
ton against them for testifying.
The bill by Stewart for the estab.(
lishment of q woman's reformatoryl
has been recommended for passage by
the house committee ON judiciary.
The bill is an important one and is IN
line with the recommendations made
by the board of control and the state
humane societies. The bill calls TO
the appropriation of $4,000 to open tn
institution and furnish it. the building
being already owned by the
state near the penitentiary. There
will be woman superintendent inl
charge at a salary of 81, 900.