Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, April 10. 1909.

Or this, nearly million went for the
institutions under the management OF
tse board or control. fact which
shows what an important item OF ex.
pense these institutions have become.
The three state educational institu-
lions managed to secure about $780,.
600. Other important items Of expense
were the 100000 appropriation for
! the completion of the state historical
/, building and $1250.000 for the ineprt
ate asylum at Knoxville.
In all the state appropriated over
$S,500,000, but Notwithstanding this,
the tax levy for the coming year will
not be greater than before. N
/ After being out less than an hour
| the jury In the Alexander murder
trial found the negro guilty OF murdei
in the first degree. and imposed the
sentence of life Imprisonment There
was. 1t is understood, no difficulty
among the jurors In finding the mar
guilty of first degree murder. and the
first ballot upon the question wal
unanimous. The only matter over
which the Jury were inclined to wran
gle was the sentence to be imposed
Four of the jurors were for a time
insistent that the death penalty
should be inflicted. but the others
we're unwilling, and there were some
who said that rather than sign for the
punishment OF death, they would re-
port disagreement to the court.
To the Iowa Humane society OF Des
MONIES, Isaiah Showers, the wealthy
farmer near Traer, who died few
days ago, beQueathed a farm OF 160
acres valued at 500 per acre; to the
Iowa Children's Home he left In trust
120 acres OF land, valued at 800 per
acre. The income from each of the
farms will be In the neighborhood OF
$500 per year, net While official mott.
fication of these gifts has not been
made to the local organizations, they
have been given information of the
nature OF the requests, and confirm
the reports that come from Traer The
disposition Of Showers money and
property, aggregating In value about
$4,000, goes almost wholly to charita,.
BILE institutions.
The second squadron OF the Elev
enth cavalry, now on route from Ma.
Mia, Is expected to arrive here to
take up Its permanent station at Fort
Des Moines about the 25th of this
month. The detachment, which con.
slsts OF four troops and the regimental
band, left Honolulu on April G, aboard
the transport Sheridan, and their ar
rival at San Francisco Is expected
daily. After the squadron reaches San
Francisco It Ia probable that II will re.
main there for a week or more before
starting for Des Moines.
The supreme court of Iowa In the
case of the application of w. Il. Gill
ham for a permit to sell liquor. APP
pealed from Buena Vista county. de-
cided that the determination as to
whether permits shall issue to drug
gists to sell liquor rests In the sound
discretion of the district judges OF tho
state. AS for itself, the higher tribunal
Will not interfere In the Judgments OF
the lower courts on this question un.
less there are glazing and notorious
abuses. Such an abuse of discretion
the supreme court did not find In the
case appealed from Buena Vista coun.
ty and decided In an opinion written
by the court and In which a handsome
compliment was paid to Judge Quar-
ton, the judge of the trial court whose
action was questioned.
A deal which embraces the removal
OF the army headquarters OF the De
partment of the Missouri from the
present location at Omaha to Des
Moines Is said to comprise portion
Of the negotiations for the erection
OF the new million dollar postoflica
for Des Moines and subsequent vaca.
ton OF the present handsome but In.
adequate building at the corner OF
Fifth and Court avenue. It is rumored
IN Official circles that such is the In.
.entlon of the war department as soon
as the new postoffice building Ia COM
pleted, for the reason that the Omaha
size and do not afford ample accom-
modations for the officers who are
stationed at that point.
In consequence OF the strike of the
plumbers and electricians tying up
some of the largest building contracts
in the city, number OF the leading
contractors of Des Moines have com.
pleted arrangements to shut down all
business until an agreement could be
effected with the strikers. Several
conferences OF the contractors involv-
ed were held before It was decided to
take the step, az they disliked taking
an action that will throw about two
thousand men out of work indefinitely.
The shut down will undoubtedly
mean the sudden elimination OF the
trouble with the plumbers and cleo.
tricians, as the members of the build.
ing trades unions will undoubtedly
join the business men in their endeav.
ors to have the strike trouble arbi
trated.
II is understood that the long antic.
ipated fight between the employers
association and the labor unions Is
now on. The employers are contend
ing for an open shop, or the employ
ment of individuals without regard to
unionism, and as this means the utter
decentralization OF the labor unions
the fight may be a bitter one.
Japanese girls do not know how to
kiss. When they learn. as they do
sometimes, the probability is that they
have been receiving instructions from
foreign expert.
An eminent oculist states that de-
fective eyesight is sometimes caused
by tight collars. Pressure on the neck
| interferes with the circulation of blood