Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-03


Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, March Especial Telegram
TO the BEE. The following pensions were
granted Nebraskans to-day: John Sumner,
Eagle; Gottfried Stencil. Postville; Oliver
Baker, Oak; Peter J. Lawrence, Columbus.
Increase-Lafayette Carr, Nebraska City;
Michael Quinn, South Omaha; David NJ.
White. Aurora Re-issue-Robert Marshal,
Exeter. Original widows, etc.-Minors Of
John A. Case, Fairfield.
Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid
David M Fisk, Upton; Benjamin F. Jones,
Attica; Erastus ID. Cleveland, Fairfield;
John Smith, Clarien; James McKin, Garri-
son; John Canterbury, Lucas; Lorenzo
Engle, Baxter; Martin p Wickersham,
Creston; James H. Cryne, Jewell; Barzillai
Ackley; Noah p. White, Nichol; Amos
deceased, Newton, (onds August 12. 1887;
Benjamin p Harris, Sioux City: Increase
Henry T. Barber, Oakland; John Pieter,
ick Miller, Maquoketa; Wilson Cooper Don
nelson: Aaron A. Campbell Moravia. Origi-
nal, widows, etc-Susan, mother Of John G.
Mcintosh, Keosauqua; Louisa, widow of
vember 9, 1855 Elmina, widow of Nicholas
Snedeker, Numa, lends February Is, 1870.
Mexican survvor-John p. Fisher, Line
vile. e.
Cotton.seed Oil and Lard.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Abram I. Jewell,
a comm ission merchant of New York, and
N. S. Epperson, of Kansas City, were before
the house committee on agriculture to-day
and defended the use of cotton-seed oil in the
manufacture of lard. A feature of the pro-,
ceedings was the charge by the chairman OF
the committee that the Standard oil company
transported cOtton-seed Oil north in the same
tanks in which they send coal oil south. The
witnesses admitted that would spoil the oil
for lard purposes, but contended that oil so
carried was not used by the manufacturers.
To Reorganize the Signal Corps.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The bill INTRO
duced in the senate yesterday by Farwell to
reorganize the signal corps provides that
only such officers shall be retained as are
found fully competent for the duties The
number Of officers is reduced from twenty
two to fourteen, and competent unassigned
lieutenants will be transferred to the army.
The pay of the neil is rearranged so that the
more competent and. experienced observers
have been made irthe number of officers and
men that the rearrangement, while increas-
ing the efficiency Of the corps, will result in
net annual saving Of nearly $4,000.
Riddleberger W ants Prohibition.
WAsnINGToN, March 2,-The senate COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia to-day
voted, to 3, again&t the Platt bill toprohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Dis
trict. The committee then, by vote of 8 to
/, (Riddlebergert decided to frame and re-
port to congress high license bill. Riddle
berger will make favorable minority report
on the Platt bill.
Pacific Railroad Funding Bill. .
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house COM
mittee on pacific railroads resumed consider
alton Of the Outhwaite pacific railroad fund
ing bill this morning and it was gone over by
sections. 1t is expected that the committee
will be prepared TO report the result of its
deliberations in few weeks. There was
somewhat of general interchange of views
this morning and it is believed the committee
is in favor of funding bill of some sort, but
the discussion has not progressed far enough
to warrant any statement as to how long or
how short the period should be fixed in any
funding bill that may be agreed upon.
National Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 2.--The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs yesterday author
lied a favorable report on the Morrow resolu-
tiOn, requesting the president to communi-
cate to the house what steps. if any, have
been taken in the direction of treaty stipula-
tons or otherwise to prevent continued i'm
| migration of Chinese laborers into the United
| states, notwithstanding the provisions of the
/ treaty n 1870 Suspendinp surh immipratiOn