Now, therefore, In order that the ends of justice may be furthered, I, Leslie M. Shaw, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby offer a reward of Two Hundred Dollars for the apprehension of the person or persons guilty of such murder and the delivery of the same to the proper officer of said county of Wapello; the same to be paid upon the conviction of the offender or offenders.

(SEAL)

In testimony whereof, witness my hand and the seal of the state, this thirty-first day of July, A. D., 1900.

By the Governor:

GEORGE L. DOBSON,

Secretary of State.

LESLIE M. SHAW.

ON LABOR DAY

AUGUST 25, 1900

From MS. Copy of Executive Journal, Vol. X, p. 124-in the Office of the Governor, Des Moines

Custom made the first Monday in September a holiday, and the statutes of the state have wisely indorsed the selection. The steadily growing interest in the occasion is a gratifying indication. In harmony, therefore, with law and custom, I recommend that on Monday, September 3, 1900, there be to the largest practical extent a cessation of Labor throughout the state of Iowa, and that the day he devoted to appropriate exercises and healthful recreation. Especially would I recommend that in this time of exceptional

prosperity all employers of Labor grant the most ample opportunity to those in their employ to participate in the ceremonies and festivities of the occasion. The last Labor Day of the nineteenth century should be made auspicious of more friendly and congenial relations between citizens and of the obliteration of all class distinctions.

(SEAL)

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set hand and caused to be affixed the great Seal of the State.

my

Done at Des Moines, this twenty-fifth day of August, A. D., 1900.

By the Governor:

G. L. DOBSON,

Secretary of State.

LESLIE M. SHAW.

ON THE RELIEF OF TEXAS

SEPTEMBER 15, 1900

From MS. Copy of Executive Journal, Vol. X, p. 125-in the Office of the Governor, Des Moines

I feel it incumbent on me to call upon the people of Iowa to contribute of their abundance to the help of the communities that are to-day suffering because of the calamity which has, with appalling effect, recently swept over parts of the State of Texas, destroying thousands of lives and millions of dollars' worth of property, and leaving the survivors in pitiful destitution. There is urgent need of help for the afflicted localities. Shall not the people of

Iowa render liberal assistance where there is such demand for it, and render it promptly? How can we better manifest our thankfulness that we were not similarly visited than by freely remembering the afflicted communities which have passed through such horrors of storm and flood?

The following gentlemen in the City of Des Moines have kindly consented to act as a committee for receiving and transmitting contributions to the afflicted district: Hon. Frank D. Jackson, David F. Witter, Isaac Brandt, Very Rev. Michael Flavin, Reverend J. Everest Cathell, Hon. William L. Carpenter, William W. Witmer, James G. Olmstead, J. D. Whisenand, Hon. James G. Berryhill, and Rev. Dr. Horace L. Stetson.

Contributions may also be sent direct to the Governor of the State of Texas, at Austin.

LESLIE M. SHAW.

OFFERING A REWARD

SEPTEMBER 19, 1900

From MS. Copy of Executive Journal, Vol. X, p. 126—in the Office of the Governor, Des Moines

Whereas, Information has been received by me of such a nature as to satisfy me that two persons, named respectively August Carlquist and Jens Graversen, were murdered on or about the 4th day of September, instant, in the county of Kossuth and that the perpetrator or perpetrators of such crime, whoever may have committed the same, have fled to avoid arrest.

Now, Therefore, I, Leslie M. Shaw, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby offer a reward of Five Hundred Dollars, for the apprehension of the person or persons committing said crime, and the delivery of the same to the proper authorities; such reward to be paid upon conviction of the party so apprehended.

(SEAL)

In Testimony Whereof, witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Iowa, this 19th day of September, 1900.

LESLIE M. SHAW.

ON THE GENERAL ELECTION

OCTOBER 4, 1900

From Printed Copy of Proclamation-in the Library of the State Historical Society of Iowa

Pursuant to law, I, Leslie M. Shaw, Governor of the state of Iowa, do hereby proclaim and give notice that at the general election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1900, the offices hereinafter named are to be filled by the vote of all the electors of the state, and of those of the several districts designated, to-wit:

By vote of all the electors in the state:

The office of elector of president and vice president of the United States, to be filled by the choice of thirteen persons, one from each congressional district and two from the state at large;

The offices of secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general;

The office of judge of the supreme court to succeed Charles T. Granger;

The office of railroad commissioner to succeed David J. Palmer.

And at said general election the electors of the state will be called upon to vote on the following questions:

1. Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?

2. Shall the following amendment to the constitution be adopted?

Add as section 16, to article 12 of the constitution, the following:

"SECTION 16. The first general election after the adoption of this amendment shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and two, and general elections shall be held biennially thereafter. In the year one thousand nine hundred and two there shall be elected a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, two judges of the supreme court, the successors of the judges of the district court whose terms of office expire December thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred and two, state senators who would otherwise be chosen in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, and members of the house of representatives. The terms of office of the judges of the supreme court which would otherwise expire in odd-numbered years, and all other elective state, county, and township officers whose terms of office would otherwise expire in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, and members of the general assembly whose successors would otherwise be chosen at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, are hereby extended one year and until their