The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nav 90. 1901.

Des Moines, May 90. 1901.
At meeting at the Slavery house
forty agents of Union insurance
companies and special agents and Of
ficers of state companies discussed
the plan of organizing Iowa for edu-
cational and political purposes. The
plan adopted contemplates division
of the state into districts and the
assignment of a special agent to each
district. The propositions were dis
cussed in all their phases and unan-
imous support was assured from
every man present. 1t was an
nounced that the platform should
be one broad enough for American
underwriters to stand upon, and that
the legislation sought should be to
end that equal rights to all and spe-
cial privileges to none would be
guaranteed. Monday, May 30, was
set as the day when district chalf-
men should go to their fields and H.
gin active operation. The success bf
the plan seems assured.
The May report issued by the
BOARD of control contains a cenShs
of the various institutions as c. I'M
pared with that of year ago. Sin
the two penitentiaries there Ihas
been decrease of SIS. of which, SO
are at AnamUsa and the balaGce at
Fort Madison. In all other ,dnstitu-
tions business has been EXCEPTIONAL
ly good, especially in the insane asy-
lums, where there has been a Ftotal
increase in patients of 1O2. These
are divided as follows: Clarinda,
81; Independence, 81, and Mt. Pleas
ant, 40. The natural increase in in :
sane patients in the state. for a period
of one year is in excess of 200. TN
number includes those at county
private institutions in addition
those at the state hospitals. In
industrial institutions there has b
growth of population of &c boys
the reform school at Eldora and
girls at Mitchellville.
AT meeting of the executive conf-
mittee of the Iowa Agricultural So
ciety it was decided to engage +.
M. Barnes of Chicago to furnish the
amusement features at the state fair
this fall. His entertainment will be
of the nature of vaudeville per-
Torrance and will be given on stage
to be erected directly in front of the
amphitheater. Different attractions
will be put on between races. There
will be no Midway this year and the
performance will be free to all those
in the amphitheater.
The United States grand jury re-
turned true bills against the persons
charged with completely in the Mar
ion county alleged election frauds of
last November. Cases against John
FL. Stubenrauch and John Reuvers,
both of Pella, We're docketed. The
charge against them is subscribing to
false affidavit for the purpose Of
securing the issuance OF naturaliza&
ton papers. No other cases were
docketed, but it is understood THU
other indictments were rettrnSA|
some of them against prominent p&D1
pie of Marion county, but that thfJ
will not be docketed until arrests El
made. In general way it is char
that by false affidavits and by en-
splracy in which several persons wei
concerned, parties at Pella securd
possession of naturalization paper
that has been dated back two yeaI
by means of which they secured flint
citizenship papers for thirteen HOY
landers who voted in the Novembey
general election for all the national
state and county officers. This con:
dition was developed by al contest
over the office of county attorney, in
which proof came out that thirteen
votes cast for Strong, democrat, were
thrown out and Metzger, republican
was declared elected. 1t is not like.
! ly that the trial of these cases will
be reached at this term.
The long pending Vincent case has
been withdrawn from the railroad
commission. j. f. Vincent, until re
Gently owner of the Des Moines
union stock yards, visited the office
| of the railroad commission and ask.
ed that the controversy be dropped
He gave as his reason for not de!
string to press the case further that
the control of the stock yards had
passed out of his hands into the pos
session of the Agars. He said fur.
ther that an understanding had been
reached between the Agars and the
| Rock Island and other roads whereby
there would be no furthmer Difficult
ty about the shipments of live
stock to the yards here. s.s