Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
SEE A CRUISER LAUNCHED
Det Moines People Getting Ready to Wit
ness First Dip Of Cruiser Des MOines.
IMPROVEMENTS AT STATE INSTITUTIONS
Money that VIII he Expended n
Present Biennial Period for Build
inss and Repnirs-A City Sur
vey that Causes Trouble.
cFrom a stan correspondent

DIES MOlNES May Zb.-tSpeclal)-
Preparations are being made here for the
formation Of a considerable party of Des
Moines people to go to Quincy, Mass, some
time next month to attend the launching
OF the protected cruiser Des Moines, now
under construction in a shipysrd there.
The work on the cruiser is reported to be
we'll along to the point Of completion. The
date for the launching was fixed Cor last
Thanksgiving day and Governor Shaw APP
pointed a young woman OF this city to do
the Christening act with the bottle, but
there was delay In the construction and
then the time fixed was some time in jan
uary. But the launching has not yet been
accomplished. The original delay was over
the procuring OF a special brand of bolts
or rivets, many thousand of which were to
be used in putting on the light sheathing.
What has caused other delays is not known
here, but the builders Of the boat have sent
word that they are nearly ready for the
launching. 1t is expected that Governor
Cummins and his staff will go, also Mayor
Brenton Of Des Moines and a party Of city
officials, and there will be a delegation of
the Iowa contingent in Washington to go
to Quincy on that occasion. Those who
have Investigated the matter say that the
cruiser is being finished in the finest pos
sible manner and Des Moines will be an
addition to the navy of which the city and
the naval authorities may we'll be proud.
II is to cost a little over 81, 900, 900. After
the launching 1t will be several months be-
fore 1t is ready for commission.
state Institution improvements.
The State Board of Control has decided
upon the expenditure this biennial of about
1856, 900 for permanent improvements,
phiady hui1dinu at the savaTal state NATL
tuition. The bill giving the board an APP
preparation for the biennia period pro-
vided that only a part should be available
now. The board has decided upon only
those permanent improvements that are
most essential. For the three institutions
In the western part OF the state the de-
cision is as follows:
State Hospital at Clarinda-Cold storage
and ice manufa cturing plant, go 900; coal
house and ash elevator, $4,000; engine and
DYNAMO. $4,000: purchase of land, $50, 900;
total, $51, 500.
Deaf School at Council ~Bluffs-Carpets
for Industrial building, $500; library, $500;
laundry machinery, 81, 200; electrical power,
etc., $500; range, 5000; total, $3,100. This is
exclusive OF what will be done on account
of the recent fire.
Institution for the Predetermined at
plChNOOu-O SNltubSI PAObONOt ACpoii Va
custodial building, SIC, 1000; boilers, genera
tors. ETC.. $500; new pump. motor, etc.,
$2.575: coalshed and repairs, $1,000; land,
may be purchased, $25, 900; total, $69,575.
City Survey All Awry.
Engineer McNutt and an assistant of this
city has been engaged the past two weeks
running new grade and street lines in the
city Of Winterset. and they report a curious
A condition ~ q HaIra- The oifv uyaa attrvouad
many years ago and has been built up
slowly, but the street lines do not follow
the original plat except in a few instances.
Some OF the leading streets which have
been occupied and used, along which good
residences have been built a long time,
are as much as ten feet out Of their true
location. II the city is to be surveyed and
the new survey accepted as in accordance
with the plats many houses and barns will
have to be moved, sidewalks changed about
and doubtless a great deal Of litigation
will follow. The discovery is causing a
great deal of indignation in Winterset.
Iowa swamp Land Indemnity.
Attorney Evans of this city, formerly in
the United States land office, is in Washing
ton to urge upon congress the passage of
a bill introduced in the house by Lacey into
the senate by Dolliver, providing for a
settlement of the indemnity claims of GER
tain counties In Iowa and other states on
account Of alleged swamp lands enormously
disposed Of by the government. All this
swamp land was given to Iowa and by
Iowa to the counties and sold. A number
of Iowa counties claimed indemnity because
much land that was in fact swamp land was
not so surveyed or reported and these
counties a half century ago got nearly
$500, 900 from the United States on this
claim. Now a similar claim is made on
behalf Of many counties In northern Iowa.
aggregating nearly as much and last winter
the Iowa Legislature passed a, concurrent
resolution requesting the Iowa delegation
to favor the bill mentioned. The counties
have no direct interest in the claim now, az
1t is entirely In the hands of spectators.
Iowa and Mckinley Memorial.
Governor A. r. Cummins has undertaken
to raise SONS additional money from lows
for the Mckinley monument fund. At the
time the national association for that pur-
pose was organized Governor shaw ap'
pointed a committee to look after the mat
ter for Iowa but a number OF persons sci
out to raise funds for the proposed memo
rial arch in Washington. There was con
hict between the two and as a result bui
very nttle was accomplished. beIore tnt
close of Governor Shaw's term the matter
was entirely dropped. Governor Cummin'
! is now taking 1t up and appealing to per
sonal friends all over the state by letter Il
, form committees and solicit funds to b.
! addsd to the Iowa contribution. Abou
, 81, 800 was collected in various ways from
the state and forwarded to Cleveland
d mostly through the postmasters Of tn,
{ state. 1t Is hoped that about $4,000 will
be secured from Iowa. The Washington
+ memorial arch movement has been aban
6 donei. leaving the field clear for the pro
c posed monument at Canton in honor Of tn,
\ dead president. Governor Cummins wa
I the low member OF the national COMMITTEE
I that managed McKinley's FIRST campaign
and he was a great admirer OF Mckinley
, thus entering upon the work with grea
zeal and personal interest.
n Iowa GeOIOsie Survey.
Prof Samuel Calvin, director Of the stat
geological survey for Iowa. has planne
that during this year a real survey wor
shall be done In Mills and Fremont coun
= ties by Prof. J. A. Udden, in Clayton count
by Prof. A. G. Leonard. in Benton count
= by Prof. Savage, in Winnebago, Hancoc