Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-10

programme this year VIII cost about
5000. The exact figures are not
known yet, but il will be in this
nelgiIDoriIood. IT two or three speak
erA Of great ability can be secured
between this and the time the Chai-
tauaua commences the expense may
exceed 5000 even. Heretofore no
programme has cost more than So 800.
In some eases 1t has been found iIis-
possible 10 pay out under these cir
cumstarceg.
State Superintendent II. c. Barrett
Eas secured an opinion from Assist
ant Attorney Genera! NanNleck as
To what constitutes special teacher
in music. The opinion viii be of in
interest 10 every teacher employed in
the public schools Of Iowa, inasmuch
as the Law requiring teachers TO sat
isfy county superiniendents as to
their ability to teach music goes into
effect July !. Necessity for the rtIl-
ing cs the attorney general comes up
through a provision which makes ex-
ccptions OF teachers in districts
where special teachers OF music are
employed. as is the case in nearly
all he city schools. In many cases
yisors OF music. and these visit the
various schools in the district semi
weekly. weekly, fortnightly or every
three weeks. In the interim the
teachers have charge of the music
and the question arose as 10 the
meaning Of the new law and whether
1T is necessary for these teachers TO
pass the examination. Mr.. EanSleck
holds that the supervisors are special
teachers and that the regular teach
crs are not obliged 10 teach music.
This ruling comedies with the Law
providing hat certificates OF teachers
shall not grade lower because the
teachers are unable to sing.
The controversy over the question
Of furnishing the army post wish
wafer has been settled The Des
Mojnes Water company. through is
local attorney, has agreed to extend
its mains from the south corporation
limits TO the post, distance Of one
and half miles. The company had
already been ordered by the city
council to extend its mains from
their present terminus on South
Ninth street 70 the city limits, ana
the action Of the company now re-
moves all doubt but that the greatest.
cona,tion imposed upon the city by
the secretary of Ear--the demand
for city water-will DE complied Wit
steps viii be taken immediately 10
comply with the other four coUdi-
iioEs. and it is again believed pre-
H1nlnary work on the post, calling
foi. the expenditure Of the $500. 900
appropriated by the last congress
for that purpose. will begin this sum
fner. Persons interested In the work
of securing the post are iubilant over
the water company's action. as the
unpleasant controversy is ended ard
al danger of losing the post alto
gether past.
An order has been issued from the
office of the adiutant general in re-
gard to the school OF instruction in
small arms practice for this year
1t viii open at the state range near
Cedar Rapids. june 10. and will con
1iEue for five days. Col Thomas f.
Cook OF Aigona, general inspector Of
small arms practice. Will be in
charge. A detail of three men from,
each company viii be sent To the
range and instructions viii be given
in firing the Springfield and the
krag- Jorgenson rifles.
IT is said that tkc fire insurance
companies doing business in Iowa
have decided t. 81 into politics fol.
the purpose OF securing the repeal
OF what they beiieye to be nnfavo-a-
bic Legislation and the enactment
OF fayora bic legislation. a meeting
Of representatives. Of seven large com
paaieS. some Iowa and other foreign,
was held at the Slavery hotel. AZ
which "A preliminary plan of campaign
WIS adopted. The state was divided
into districts and a special agent as
signed to each. Between now and
election the companies will go into
every county in the state and en-
deayor to convince the prospective
members of the legislature. through
the citizens of the various districts,
that extensive changes are needed in
Iowa fire insurance laws. Most of
the work will be done by means of
the local solicitors, who will be asked
to participate in the campaign. In
every community the companies in-
tend to make clean, frank fight
for what they believe they are enti-
leo w. ne.f IHlclt 10 organize,
among other things, a bureau for the
dissemination Of inforIna ticn, which
viii inform the public what the com
panies want. why they want it, and
what they believe the effects will be
1T their requests are complied with
or refused.
The governor has named the fol-
lowing gentlemen to represent Iowa
at the national conference on taxa
lion to be held at Buffalo, May % and
"a: John Herriott, Stuart: John
Cownie. Gss Moines: w ]. Babb. Mt.
Pleasant: w. w. Wilmer, Dss Moincs;
VI. ". Baldwin. Burlington: George
u. Perkins. Sioux City; y. NJ. Pussy,
Council Bluffs; r. L. Chase, Dcs
Moines.
Kitchener Eiames No One.
ke.s Srk, May 3.-Lord Kitchen
.r's Iotsg dispatch, dated March s,