Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
.Dcs Moines. Feb. ao. moo

Il entirely eXonerates the Milwaukee
railroad from all blame in the matter.
The accident is declared to have been
unavoidable and far beyond the power
Of the road to prevent. This report is
something new in the Office of the rail-
road commission. Ii Is the first re-
port made by the commission with re-
spect to the occurrence OF weeks since
the new code went into effect. The
new cS1e cut Off from the duties of the
commission that concerned with the
investigation Of wrecks. However,
legislature Of few years ago asked
the commission to make an investiga-
ton into the subject OF double-headers
(the use of two locomotives) In hand
ling traffic IN Iowa. A careful In.
quiry was made into this matter. The
Milwaukee train which went into the
ditch at Melbourne was drawn by two
engines.
Agents OF insurance companies not
authorized to do business In Iowa are
| liable for the policies they write for
those companies. This most import
ant decision has been handed down by
the supreme court. 1t was in the case
OF Hartman & Daniels OF Clinton
| against Daniel Hallowell. The firm
took policies I'm two companies not
authorized to do business in the state,
| through Hallowell, their property
burned, and, being unable to recover
from the companies, they sued the
agent. They recovered judgment for
their entire loss in the district court
at Clinton, and the supreme court, in
an exhaustive discussion OF the sub
ject, affirms the decision, The COM
panies were the Great Britain Insur-
ance corporation, limited, of London,
England, and the Northwestern Fire
Insurance company of Chicago. The
policies were for $1,000.
The supreme court has issued an
order staying the proceedings against
w. A. Richards. pending the presenta-
ton, argument, submission and de-
cision on his petition for rehearing
The petition will be on file within n
few weeks and the matter can be de-
cided by the court before May, prob
ably. The attorneys for Richards
asked the court to issue the order.
| Such an order, OF course. Is usual.
President Roosevelt has written to
Governor Cummins stating that the
case involving the controversy be-
tween the veterans of the Fifteenth
and sixteenth Iowa regiments and
the national Shiloh commission In.
|
former, will be reviewed but whether
Il Will be taken up by Secretary OF
! War Taft or by the president himself,
| Is not yet determined definitely. The
case was gone over originally by Act
ing Secretary OF War Oliver. Cover.
nor Cummins Is elated by the visit OF
veteran OF the Fifteenth Iowa regi-
ment, now resident OF Nebraska, who
has in his possession and will furnish
to the governor, an original memo
randum book in which he recorded
On the field OF battle the progress OF
the struggle In which his regiment
engaged. He was orderly sergeant OF
Company q of the Fifteenth Iowa and
twas his business faithfully to record
and note the hours by the watch
which he carried.
State Superintendent Riggs has
prepared a letter to the school dlrec.
tors of the state urging them to retain
for tho spring term OF the present
year the teachers who have been en-
ployd during the fall and winter of
the school year, because permanent
| In al
In Iowa's schools. This Is the rule in
the city schools of the state, but not
the rule in the rural districts, where
most of the teachers work. Superin-
tendent Riggs says that It WIN In his
Judgment "be distinct gain to the
i schools OF Iowa when all school
boards shall come to consider the
school year as beginning after the
long summer vacation, and closing
| just before the next succeeding sum
mer vacation, the year broken posi-
bly, at the Christmas time and In
March by short vacations, but with
the unity Of the work disturbed as
little as possible"
The Pauls won a complete victory
In the Yoemen contest. Although the
opposition fought every inch of the
way, using all the means known to
politics, j. Il. Paul was voted an In.
structed delegation to the national
conclave for reelection as grand fore.
man and was also given permission To
name that delegation. SO unanimous
was the sentiment that II was not
necessary to vote by roll cal when II
came to the final expression, but a
viva voce response indicated that the
convention was almost unanimous In
its entire Endorsement Of their present
grand foreman and founder of the
organization.
james w. Wherry, the second as
sistant superintendent OF the Iowa
state hospital at Clarinda, has been
elected superintendent of a new in.
stitution for epileptics at Glenwood,
New York He has not fully deter.
mined to accept the place. which IS
one of vast Importance, but In all
probability he will do so. At the last
conference between him and the
4 members OF the board OF control he
rather indicated that he would do So
Many train Of thought carries no
| freight.
Cupid is a sorry leader; after lead
ing people into trouble he leaves them
to fight it out themselves.
Congressman James r. Mann, OF
Chicago, was In the chair, the other
afternoon, when Congressman Robert
Baker, of New York. was declaiming
| viporousIv IN the horrors of the Rms