The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-07-11
DEFINES his POSITION.
Governor Cummins States His Atti-
tude Regarding the Tariff and
Trust Question.
ENDORSES PLATFORM OF LAST YEAR.
VIII Reiterate It-Diography OF
New Supreme Judge Bishop, of
Des MOines-yarlous Bits of Inter-
eatinE News
Especial Correspondence.)

Des DEMONSTRATIONS Bits Of Inter-
estine News.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, June 30.-Gov. A. B.
Cummins has defined his position with
t, respect to the tariff and trust question.
In reply to questions on the subject he
has stated that he hopes that the COM
ing republican state convention willre-'
iterate the platform. of last year with
respect to these questions. That plat
form declared "for whatever modifca-
! ton of the tariff is necessary to-with-
draw Shelter from trusts. Beyond
this the governor does not wish the
convention to go. Ithas been said that
he was favorable to tariff revision, and
for this reason he has authorized
statement as to his position. The plat
form last year was written by Hon.
George E. Roberts and was understood
to have been approved by President Nc
Kinley.
Takes Charge Of Paper.
George E. Roberts, the director Of
the United States mint, took control,
to-day, of the Iowa State Register
which has been in the possession OF the
Clarksons for about a generation.
They have entirely severed their con-
nection with the paper.
Raising the Money.
The money for the Iowa part in the
erection of a memorial monument to
President Mckinley at Canton, o., is
being received at the Office of the state
treasurer inlarge amounts. Blackhawk
county, SO far, has contributed the
largest sum ($3o5) through Represen-
tative CA. Wise. Woodbury. county has
contributed 1925. The share of this
state in the 100000 to be'raised is $1O,-
900, or $500 to each county. Gov. Cum
minis anticipates no difficulty in secur-
ing the amount within the next
month.
Programme of Conference.
Following is the programme of the
next conference of the state institu-
ton superintendent and board of con-
troll:
Compulsory Education, with Special
Reference to the Dependent Classes"
denry w. ROtnert.
institution Engineering" Clayton Dun
ham.
Selection and Care of Dairy Cows" M.
F. Gass.
'Artesian Wells in Iowa." Samuel Cal
win.
Undesirable Employees; How Can We
Protect Ourselves Against Them" Max
E. White.
Dates Fixed.
All the national guard camps have
been fixed by Adjt. Gen. Byers. The
dates and some of the places have
been changed from the original sched-
ule. The list is as follows: Forty
ninth regiment, Cedar Falls, July Is;
Fiftieth regiment, Oskaloosa, August
S; Fifty-first regiment, Atlantic, July
%, and Fifty-second regiment, Fonda,
July z. In the camps this year the
national guard soldiers will wear khaki
uniforms for the first time, the gov
eminent having just issued the uni
forms to the national guards of this
state.
To Erect New Buildings.
The state board of control has
bought "a acres of land adjoining the
institution at Glenwood for $5,40O, of
P. A. Goyer. The two $25, 900 cottages
authorized by the last legislature will
be erected npon this ground. The in
stitution has just completed the MAX
ing of $4,000 building brick which will
be used in the construction of the cot
tages. They representa- value of about
$4,000, and were made from clay on
the institution grounds exclusively by
the labor of institution inmates.
There are now 900 feeble-minded per-
Sons enrolled in this institution.
A Native of Iowa.
John H. Mickey, who has been named
by the republicans of Nebraska for
governor, is native of Iowa. He was
born on farm six miles from Bur-
lington, September 5, 1s45. He was
partially educated at Iowa Wesleyan
university of Mt. Pleasant and was
member of the Eighth Iowa cavalry
throughout the war. He moved to
Polk county, Nebraska, in 1868.
Contract for Buildings.
The state board of control has made
contracts for new buildings at the i'm
stitution for the deaf and dumb at
Copncil Bluffs to serve temporarily on
account of the emergency due to the
fire which destroyed the main building
at that place last spring. The build
ings will cost about $4,000, the plumb
ing and heating will cost in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000 and the furnishings
$4,000. Work will commence upon the
buildings at once.
New Supreme Judge.
Judge Charles A. Bishop, of Des
Moines, who has been appointed to the
place upon the supreme bench made
vacant by the retirement of Judge
Charles M. Waterman, of Davenport,
was born on farm in Waukesha coun-
ty, Wisconsin, in May, 1854. He lived
on a farm and attended district
school in the winters. He commenced
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