The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06

have to abandon it's long cherished
desire to remove all insane persons
now cared for in poor houses and the
poorer class of county insane hos
pitfalls to the state hospitals. Many
of the county institutions are merely
asylums, where no hospital care is
given; it has been the hope of the
board that it would be able to send
the durable detectives from these in
situations to the state hospitals for
proper care; but if the natural in
crease keeps up this will not. be pos
sible.
Factory Inspection.
State Labor Commissioner z. ID.
Brigham has issued an announce
ment covering the work that he will
attempt to do in the Iowa bureau
during the ensuing two years. The
last legislature passed an extreme
ly important law relating to factory
inspection. He will give especial at
tention to this. He will also investi-
gate child labor. He will compile
statistics of strikes for the period
since September, 1900, to which date
the figures of the report of Commits
sioner Wennerstrum reach. He will
print as to new industries
established and information as to the
needs of localities in the matter of
industries. The trades unions of
Iowa will be given large depart
ment in the work, information per-
tanning to their beneficial features,
their victories in disputes over wages
without resorting to strikes, and
matters of that character being given
prominence.
Will Not Consent.
The Meek Brothers, of Bona
parte, will not consent to the
condemnation of a fishway through
the dam owned by them at Bonaparte
unless the state pays to them the
full value of the entire structure.
This wHuld be equivalent to the de-
struction of the dam. The recent
legislature provided that the fish and
game commissioner should be en-
powered to condemn fishway
through the dam. This contemplated
legal condemnation with an award
by sheriff's jury. The Meeks de-
clare they will accept no award I'M
less it is practically the value of the
structure. They have offered to sell
it to the state for $4,000. The fish
way ought not to cost to exceed
$4,000. 1t follows, therefore, that an
other legal controversy will arise.
CrOD PrOsnects Good
Although April, 1902, has been ex-
tremely dry, it has not been as dry
as the April of 1895. That year the
state enjoyed the biggest crops in
it's history. The officials of the state
in charge of the crop statistics do
not fear the lack of moisture at this
time. 1t is more an apparent than
a real danger. If followed by May
moisture it may result in larger
crops than for years, in the opinion
of the state crop service director.
There is no doubt about the tenn
porary damage to pasture and the
delay in the starting of the crops
which have been seeded throughout
the state, but it is thought that later
thoroughly. Persons who have in
formation on the subject believe that
the indications are favorable for an
other 1895
Governor Kept Busy.
Gov. Cummins finds himself unable
to acceptea third of the invitations to
make addresses received by him. He
has accepted invitations and will make
addresses as follows:
May 9-Library dedication at Grinnell
May 15-Commencement at Earlham.
May 16-Commencement at Drake Law
college, Des Moines.
May a-Iowa Grand Army encampment
Des Moines.
May 21-Illnois Grand Army encamp.
ment, Rock Island.
May 21-Commencenent at Corydon.
May 2S-East Des Moines school COM
mencement.
May 29-Commencement at Winterset.
May 3o-Memoral address at Stuart.
May 3l-Commencement at Griswold
June Address to the graduating class
at the Colorado State Agriculture college
at Denver.
June 4-Republican state convention at
Sioux Falls S. D.
Blocked by Socialists.
The socialists of DeS MONIES, num-
bering about 400, have effectually
baked, for time, the construction of
the proposed $2,oOO0o0 army post in
this city. The legislature authorized
the city to lend $4,000 to the water
works company with which to build
water mains from the plant of the
company to the post, which will be
located four miles south of the city.
The socialists at once began an in
junction proceeding to restrain the
city from making the loan of $4,000,
as provided for in the law, on the
ground that the law is unconstitu-
tional in that it permits the loaning of
public funds raised by taxation to pri-
vate commercial interests.
Kruger Invited.
The Des Moines city council has
passed a resolution inviting President
Kruger to visit Des Moines when he
passes through this country on his
contemplated visit to America. Hol.
lopIarc in nac Mnipac 1o NOT avDoo+