Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-03

number of democratic postmasters removed,
that there had been so many removals made
during tho past month that the clerks VINO
make out the commissions were two weeks
behind hand with their work. Complaints
are coming from all parts of the country be-
cause commissions have not been issued TO
the new postmasters. The postmaster gen.
eral says that unless there can be new as
signment OF clerks made to take charge OF
the issuance of commissions and the bonds OF
new and old postmasters, lull In changes
must take place in order that the department
may catch up with its work.
NEBRASKA PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
C. d. Chapman, Archer, Merrlck county,
vice Emil Hanson, removed; Edward s.
Whitecomb, Arlington, Washington county,
vice Newton w. Preston, removed; George
w. Wingert, Cairo, Hall county, vice George
Elwood, removed; Robert Q. Finley, Cam
removed; Henry Wolf Carroll, Wayne
county, vice Frank A. Berry, removed: r.
G. Wry Chambers, Holt county, vice j. H.
Duffy removed; John Bridenbough, Cole
ridge, Cedar county, vice Samuel Wlndrem,
removed; Mrs. Sarah A. Lusk, Craig, Burt
county, vice @. II. Davis, removed; William
H. Ketcham, Crawford, Dawes county, vice
Cyrus Fairchild, removed; Charles l..
Bright, Mcnola, Holt county, vice Jones E..
Becker, removed; j. A. McGonagle, Palmer,
Merrick county, vice Lawrence Branner, re-
moved; H. G. Cross Petersburg, Booke
county, vice j. j. Andre, removed, and Rob-
ert PURGE, Urbana, Phelps county, vice
Israel Hess, resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
f. j. Whitney was to-day appointed super
intendent of the federal building at Des
Moines Iowa.
Judge Neville and ]. j. Brown, of Omaha
MIR. Stidger, of Grand Island; Captain Wild
man, of Culbertson, and Ed. Chinn, OF st.
Paul, were at the capitol to-day.
Representative Dorsey has gone to New
York whence he leaves tomorrow night for
his home in Nebraska.
The comptroller OF the currency to-day ap-
proved the First National bank of Omaha as
reserve agent for the Red Cloud National
bank, of Red Cloud, Neb.; also the First
National bank of New York in place of the
National Bank of the Republic for the FIRST
National of What Cheer, Ia.
General Belknap has accepted an invita-
tion to be present at the Grand Army en-
campment of the state Of Iowa, which Is to
be held at Marshalltown on the 9th inst.
General Belknap says he won't make @
speech but will sing song or tell story.
ARMY ORDERS.
Private John Hlllhouse, co mpany b, Sew
enteenth infantry, now with his company a,
Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyo., is transferred to
company /, Second infantry, and will be
sent to the station of that company at Fort
Omaha.
Private Hector Montrose, company F,
| Seventh infantry, now in charge of the civil
| authorities, is disch arged from the service
of the United States without character, TO
date July 20, 1888 (date of arrest by the civil
| authorties), by the commanding officer OF
| Fort Laramie.
The superintendent of the recruiting ser
| vice will cause thirty recruits to be assigned
| to the Second infantry and forwarded under
| proper charge to Fort Omaha for distribu
| tion among the companies of the regiment.
The uneXecuted portion Of the sentence
! imposed by general court martial June
| 90, 1887, department of the Platte, is re
mtted in the case of Charles Benson, late
private Company II, Ninth infantry, and ht
| will be released from confinement on re
| ceipt of this order at the military prison
| Fort Leavenworth, or as soon thereafter as
| the rules governing forfeitures of time fol-
misconduct or violation of prison regulations
| will permit. PERRY s. HEATH.