The Leon reporter., 1901-02-07
az THE STATE CAPITAL
Des Moines, February 3. 1eo,

Governor Shaw has formally an.
aounced that he is not candidate
for a third nomination for governor.
at the hands of the republican party
of Iowa. While the announcement
was not unexpected, 1t will clear
the political situation and precipitate
an active campaign for the Snomina-
| ton. Governor Shaw's letter fol-
lows:
Hon. r. P. Clarkson, Des Moines.-
My Dear Sir: The first mention of
my name for third term having
appeared in the Register, it is due
that its editor shall be the first to
receive a formal statement of my DO
sition. This was unnecessary unit!
after the decision of the supreme
court on the Titus amendment. and
now l avail myself of the first hour
i'll my Office after the decision to saw:
have been urged by very many
friends throughout the state, and not
a few beyond, to become at. least a
receptive candidate. The people OF
Iowa have been exceedingly kind to
me, and ] ought not to rldely treat
their more recent expressions of re-
gard But political precedent, the
promptings of my heart, the wishes
OF my family and my deliberative
Judgment, all lead to the same con-
cluslon. L must, therefore, decline
to be candidate or to allow the use
my name, or to accept the nomna-
ton under any circumstances, how
ever unanimously rendered. Yours
sincerely, Leslie M. Shaw.
An opinion has been handed down
oy Attorney General Mullan, in which
he holds that the board of agricul-
ture has no authority to appropriate
money of the department for an ex-
hibition at the Pan-American cxposi-
ton at Buffalo. The opinion was ad-
dressed to S. B. Packard of Marshall.
town. AT it's annual meeting in De-
cember the department of agricul.
ture made no appropriation for m
exhibition of Iowa products at the
Buffalo exposition and it has been
strongly urged that the board now
act in the matter in order that the
state need not go unrepresented. Mr..
Mullan's opinion renders that i'm
possible.
The negotiations for the property
of the international distillery, locat-
ed near the packing houses, have been
completed and the property now be-
longs to Il. M. Hubbell. There is a
clause in the deed which prohibits the
use OF the property as mailing in
stltutlon for fifteen years, but this
clause does not prevent the use of the
building as a brewery, and it is
thought very likely that the plant
VIII be leased to the Cochrans, who
have signified their willingness to
open up big brewery as soon as
brewing consent petition is secured.
Attorney General Mullan has hand
ed down decision in relation to
school administration, in which he
hoids that townships may abolish
sub-dlstricts and sub-district boards
OF directors and manage the schools
on thestownship plan as unit. This
IS an important and sweeping de-
cision.
The capitol improvement commits
sion, provided for by the last general
assembly, for the purpose of making
recommendations to the governor on
improvements to the capitol building.
has recently returned from visit Ia.
leading public buildings in eastern
cities. The members of the commits
sion are Peter A. Dey of Iowa CITY.
z. A. Cumming of Des Moines and H.
5. Joselyn of Cedar Rapids. Their
purpose in making the trip was to
CLEAN ideas from buildings in other
states, such as would be useful in de-
cldlng on the improvements for the
state hn1lcn IN
who is a civil engineer, took especial
notice OF plumbing, lighting, heating,
yent1lating and general plans Of
buildings and gained much valuable
information along these lines. Mr..
Joselyn, being an expert architect.
studied matters pertaining to archi-
lecture more especially, while Mr..
Cumming, who is the head of the
Cumming art school here, looked into
the subject of artistic decoration and
arrangement. A meeting of the COM
mission will be taken then toward
preparing report to the governor,
which, according to the measure Gre
atlng the commission, is to be made
rot later than December 1. 1901.
Fred Cahow, Jr., of Valley juno
tion was defeated in the supreme
court in his suit for damages against
| the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Hallway company. Cahow brought
action in the Guthrie district court
to recover damages for personal in
Juries sustained while in the employ
ment of the road in November, 1857.
in the shops at Valley Junction as n
helper. A verdict and Judgment for
$7,OS5 was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff in the lower court. In an
opinion by Judge Given the supreme
court reverses the lower courts de-
| cision on errors.
Mrs. Julia Hanna of Des Moines
mas been employed by the board of
control as superintendent of the
| Women's hall at the Soldiers Home
at Marshalltown. This is the new
building erected at the home as the
| abode of the female help.
The naval recruiting station, which
has just been closed here, enlisted
seventy-two men.
Paterson Murderers Go to Pen.
Paterson, N. j., Feb. 2.-Walter C.
McAlester, George j. Kerr, William A.
Death and Andrew j. Campbell. the
convicted assailants of Jennie Boss
chieter, left Paterson by the Susaue-
hanna railroad en- route to the state
prison at Trenton.
Beers Attempt to Destroy Mines.
Johannesburg, Feb. -Four or five
Hundred Beers recently evaded the
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