Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-10
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL,
Des Moines. March 4. 1904.

| The senate appropriations commit
Ice voted without dissent to recon-
mend the passage of the bill To APP
propriate $lZ5,uO0 for remodeling the
abandoned industrial home for the
| blind at Knoxville into an inebristes'
| detention hospital. The bill was in.
troduced originally by Senator Smith.
II called for an appropriation of 500.
600. The committee voted to increase
this to Sl25,000, on the recommeuda-
ton of the state board of control
which said the abandoned institution
at Knoxville could not be remodeled
into a proper sanitarium for the liquor
dends of the state for less than ar
eighth Of million. The appropria.
ton carries with the purchase OF
about 200 acres Of additional land and
the construction of cottage addi-
tional to the present structures.
Mrs. Edworthy's proposition, which
she abandoned when she saw that the
sentiment toward the devotion of the
Knoxville institution to new home
| for the inebriates Of the state, pro-
posed the remodeling of the present
building at Knoxville, at very slight
expense, for the accommodation of a
women's reformatory. She was dis
| couraged In this proposition by the
| leaders In the senate who seemed to
have agreed, practically, to something
| along the line of Senator Smiths bill
| which appeared early In tho session
The board OF control has been ex.
tremely anxious to get separate in
stitution assigned for the inebriates
as they are nuisance at the insane
hospitals. The senate has not been
polled as to Its sentiment on the bill.
II Is believed considerable opposition
will develop in the house.
| The congressional primaries rs
conducted in the city furnished an
abundance of evidence for those who
declare that when primary elections
are held they must be under the au-
| thority Of the state. From the time
the polls opened In the early morning
until they were finally closed at night,
the day was marred by an endles9
number Of disgreceful scenes. AT
| the very outset there was wrangling
and almost rloting in one or two pre-
cincts over the seating OF judges:
| one or two arrests followed. Later
In the day one Judge. Solomon Leon,
was arrested in the Second precinct
| Of the Fifth ward. on the charge OF
assisting in Illegal voting and during
| his time In custody the polls were
closed. The conduct of Leon was
made ground for notorious complaint:
there were numerous voters who de-
| clared that he took advantage of the
| thin paper ballots to note how their
ballots were cast and that he refused
| to deposit them In the ballot boxes
| because they were not satisfactory TO
him. There was heated controversy
and fighting was INDUCED In at vari
| Gus voting places.
Trouble Is said to be brewing be
tween some Of the railroads who arc
competitors for Iowa business. 1t 10
limited that unless the present breach
is amicably adjusted, some disclosures
| will be made that will be rather start
| ling. It Is claimed that the railroads
are Guiding the Elkins law which shut
| off the granting Of rebates and conces'
sions to big shippers. Their method Is
| said to be that they allow damage
claims on shipments when In realty
there was no damage. Big shippers
simply put in claims for damages to
| CtIldlu uHh- thV aaiiiS'Np
| remit without making an investiga-
ton, according to an agreement made
| in order to get the business. II Is
said one road is arranging to have the
matter taken up and investigated by
| the federal authorities. II the inves-
| tigation starts with one road pushing
1t, there will probably be something
doing.
The railroad officials are jubilant
| over the victory they scored In the de-
feat Of the De Lano bill and state they
| will not have to spend much time con-
| testing similar measures during this
| session Of the legislature. The one
| danger was In the first bill. Their
arguments against that have familiar
lied the members of the legislature
| with their stand on such laws and II
will be easy to contest the measure
introduced later by Representative
Doran, SO they claim.
It Is said prominent business men
of Des Moines have decided to raise
| 81, 900 to pay for legal assistance and
| other expenses in the prosecution OF
| the men charged with aiding and abet
| ting illegal voting In the recent pri.
maries. AS yet, only two judges have
| been charged with this crime, but IL
| is rumored that detectives are collect.
| ing evidence that will justify the mr.
| rest Of others. Information has been
filed charging several Italians with II.
| legal voting and perjury, but in the
courts where these were filed, no re
| turn has been made. In response &c
| the question as to whether or not any
| of the cases where men are charged
with election frauds will be dropped
prominent politician said: Ger
| tainly not. Nearly hundred business
men demand we bring to justice every
man who has participated in any OF
| this work, and we will do It." The two
| Judges who are under arrest are Sol
ONION Leon and e. G. Ogden. Ogder
| acted as Judge In the Second precinc'
OF the Fourth ward.
Cut sweetheart's Throat.
Ames. March l.--Dague Thompson
| the young man who cut his sweet
| hearts throat at Cedar Rapids last
Monday night, waived examination
| and the case will come to trial next
April. His bonds were hxcd at $4,000,
| which he secured. The condition OF
| Miss Pearl Jones Is improving and II
| is expected that she will be able to
leave the hospital in few days.
| Ethiopia bought $s47 900 worth OF
cotton goods from the United States
last year.
The Carnegie Institution has $40,
| 1Ol 500 assets and casn balance OF
| $445,472.