Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
De. Moines, July es, 1901

| to be followed IN mahihS
use of the state meteorological laools
tory which the last legislature estao-
lished al Iowa City with a sufhclens
appropriation to support it for TWO
wears II was voted that while speci.
mems are To he examined and tested
free II will be necessary to charge
to the physicians of the state the eN-
pepse of shipment of the cultures 10
be treated. The government provides
that no infectious material may be
sent through the mails. 1t will be
necessary for physicians who make
use the laboratory to send their
specimens to it by express. These.
returned will be sent by express also.
The receptacles will cost the physi-
clans nothing. Only three diseases
| now furnish germs to the discovery
of which the state laboratory Will be
able to devote itself-diphtheria, tub
erculosis and typhoid fever.
FIFTEEN thousand dollars was paid
out to the members of the Fifty
fourth and Fifty-sXith regiments OF
the state guard, upon breaking camp
at the state encampment grounds.
This was the largest sum ever paid
out at a single encampment in this
state. and was the result of raise
in salaries paid to officers and men,
and to the greater distance to which
from their homes.
The state executive council is NOV
ing along with the assessment of cor
porate property. 1t is understood
that some of the assessments have
been made, but in accordance with a
rule which has been made by the
council none of the findings will be
given ont until all are. 1t is learned,
however. that while equalization Of per.
sonalty assessments has been effected
as between the counties and some Of
the corporation properties have been
valued, the council has not reached
conclusions on railroads or telephones
and teegraphs. In fact. it has suf-
ficent work to keep it busy during
the next eight days on those items
alone
Dr. NJ. L. Bartlett, of the Des
Moines Musical college. has made q
ten strike in the engagement of the
great pianist and teacher. Heinrich
PftZner. Of Berlin, Germany. The
new cstalog is beauty. and offers
exceDtonal inducements to those con-
templatiag the study of music in any
OF its branches. The catalog will be
sent free on application.
H. T. Saberson, who has charge Of
the work of recording and registering
automobiles at the office Of the secre-
tary Of state, says that it is not gener-
ally understood, perhaps. but the fact
is that the state law on the subject of
horseless carriages repeats all city or.
dinances Des Moines. for instance.
had an ordinance regulating automo.
biles, their speed. etc., and requiring
them to be registered with the cniel Ut
police and certain numbers to be used.
All of these regulations are nullifled by
the state law. The only authority left
to local authorities respecting auto
mobiles is that over those which are
kent for livery purposes, to be filled
-Gt. 7e.
Charles and Harvey Schurtz, Two
coal miners from Highland Park. a
suburb of Des Moines, met with armed
resistance when they attempted to
lombard the home of Sylvester White
On East Fourth street, and as a result,
both are in Mercy hospital. seriously
wounded. Both will probably recover,
unless complications set in. Harvey
was only slightly wounded in the abb
iomen and right forearm but Charles
has bullet holes in his right shoulder
left wrist and bullet lodged ain his
right thigh. which the physicians had
difficulty in extracting. Sylvester and
Oliver White are held in the Jail for
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury, but the police and de-
tectives are Of the opinion that the
law will deal very leniently with them.
as the fault appeared to be on the side
Of the SchurtZ outfit,
Three mills will constitute the state
levy for the year 1904. The executive
council has formally agreed upon the
figure and promulgated it. The legis-
lature when it made the appropria-
tions for the ensuing twenty-seven
months last April directed the execu-
tive council to make levy sufficient
to raise 100000 with which to meet
all appropriations. The executive
council after completing the revision
I've ofo g., -.
year, decided that three mills would
raise the required amount. This is
virtually reduction over last year
and the year before. Last year the
leT.y was but three mills, but it was
three and half mills in 1902. 1t
would. have been necessary to make
an equally high levy again last year
had It not been for the unexpected re-
ceipt of 100000 from the war depart
ment. Last years requirements con-
the raising of $2.300,0O0. The
total levy for state purposes this year,
including the special levies for the
state educational institutions will
therefore aggregate but 81 mills. The
legislature fixed the state university
and Iowa State college levies at is
mill each and the State Normal school
levy at Ito mill. H.. W.. ...
Montreal will spend s3,0oo0Oo in
the Improvement Of it's wharves.
Baron Alphonse Rothschild, the
most patriotic of Frenchmen, issued
a notice, during the Franco.Prussian
war, that he would present hand.
some sum OF money to any Jewish
soldier in the French army VINO might
capture German flag. Such a cap.
ture was made, and in due course the
soldier came up for the promised re.
ward. After he had received it, Baron
Alphonse invited the soldier into his