Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-08
He Received His Appointment Last
Evening.
TWO OMAHA MEN lNDoRsso.
The Nebraska Delegation Recommend
Judge Groff and the Hon. Bruno
Tzschuck TO the Administra-
tion-Saunders' Prospects.
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Enander, of Chicago, who was nominated
and confirmed as minister to Denmark, will
probably never fill that place. There seems
TO be very weighty reasons why he should
not go abroad as a representative Of our
government, and another man may soon be
appointed In his place.
GRoFF INDoRsED.
All the members Of the Nebraska dclega-
tion in congress were present at the confer
ence in Senator Manderson's senate COM
mittee room this afternoon. IL was finally
agreed that there should be united indorse-
ment Of Judge l.. A, Croft for place on the
inter-s tate commerce commission, ana that
MIR. Pemberton, of Mr.. Laird's district and
DIR. Yutzy, of Falls City, rhould be indorsed
for special agencies in the general land Of
fee. The delegation agreed to renew its in
dorsement of Chancellor Ntenatt for the
Greek mission. %
The delegates have arranged to call upon
President Harrison, tomorrow, and present
the Endorsements of Jidge Croft for the po-
sition on the inter state commerce commits
sion. They will add their personal, earnest
solicitation to the written Endorsements al
ready made.
Hon. Bruno Tzschuck was unanimously in
dorsed by the delegation, to-day, as consul
to one of the principal cities in Germany.
SAUNDERS PROSPECTS.
SendJCr f'uuuOCR Representative DOT-
sey were at the white house, this afternoon,
looklrg after the interests of some of their
ofice-seeking constituents. 1t is believed
that ex-senator Saunders of Nebraska will
be appointed on the Utah commission this
week. The Nebraska delegation is insisting
upon the commissionership of the general
land Office. The delegation has recommended
for the registership Of the O'Neill land office
Mir. Gillespie, of Holt county 1t is expected
that change will be made in this position
within n week or two
PoRTER's PURGAToRY.
Robert p. Porter, the superintendent Of
the eleventh census, has been having a reg
ular picnic with Office seekers during the
not extend over his army of employees, and
the word was passed around among the con-
gressmen who are seeking places for con
stituents, that this was the harvest field
No sooner had Mr.. Porter got well down in
his Official chair than they began to pour in
upon him. The raid became general and every
man with petition seemed to regard it his
religious duty to call in person and urge his
peculiar fitness for any place in the census
bureau. One came to-day, who illustrated
very cleverly the general character of many
Of the applicants. AS soon as he entered the
door he approached MIR. Porter, and after
announcing that he was an applicant for
Office, said:
II don't fetch you any recommendation
because am enough of a recommendation
for myself, This is how l do it," and
desk and s"t writing ' a long Column
of figures ran his pencil up and down the
paper as quickly as the eye could follow it,
and after writing the sum total said ::
"There you have it, l am the lightning
calculator" Later on the mathematician
called and brought with him an educated
dog, for the purpose of demonstrating his
ability to transmit his mathematical learn
ing. He insisted opon occupying Mr. Por-
ter's attention and demonstrating the dogs
ability to count figures, much to the amaze
ment of the visitors present and the dis
comfort of the superintendent of the census.
"You are just the man we want-later
on" said MIR. Porter dismssing the caller.
Mr.. Porter says that he has secured enough
employees to organize his Office for the pres
ent. and that no more application papers
will be examined before year from next
June, and that therefore, it is useless for
oficcseekers to apply for positions. The
work of taking the census and further
equipping the bureau will not begin under
thirteen months. This ought TO be sufficient
to relieve the superintendent of the census
from further annoyance on the part oi
ot1iceseekers.
ovERwoRKED TANNER.
A few days ago attention was called II
the3e dispatches TO the fact that Pension
Commissioner Tanner was being over-run by
office-seekers, aud was wearing out under hi
work of looking personally into the applica
tions Of the veterans who seek pensions. j
appears that the greatest possible advantage
has been taken BY his friends OF his gener
osity, and they have run him almost to death
1t became necessary to-day to issue an order
prohibiting visitors and oflice-seekers from
entering the pension building after oclocl
in the afternoon. This order will be perma
nent. The commissioner stated to your cor
respondent ten days ago that he hoped to bt
able to stand up under the work wlthou,
having to keep the public from the building
during any of the official hours, but 1t APP
pears that the influx has been much greate
than he anticipated.
APPEALS AND DECISIONS.
The first assistant secretary of the inter
ior has considered the appeal OF Robert A
Williams from the decision of the commits
sioner of tho general land office of March 2t
1855, being the contest case of Williams v
Frank j. Coulter. Tho commissioner ai
firmed the action of the local land Office, dis
issing the contest against Coulter tlmbe
culture claim entered upon the northwes
quarter Of section 81, townships north, rang
85 west, McCook land district, Nebraska
The decision is affirmed by the assistant sec
retary of the interior.
In the case of Mayfeld VS. Jose phi Lee, Il
which the department on October 10, 1889
affirmed the action of the commissioner o
the general land office holding for cancells
tion the timber culture entry OF Lee for tn
southwest quarter of section 5, township
north, of range 20 west, North Plattetlan
district, upon the ground OF the prior righ
of Mayheld by virtue of settlement upon tn
claim the secretary of the interior reyoke'
the decision of the department, and directed
that the entJy OF Lee remain intact.
In the case of William q, Neiharct v
Frederick S. Harris Involving the north
west quarter of section .d township 2 north
of range IS west. McCook land district, the
first assistant secretary OF the interior ha
considered the appeal of the latter from tn
decision OF the commissioner of the gener'
land office of February Q, 1885, holding 70
cancellation the entry of said land, ana al
firms the same.
The first assistant secretary of the interiC
to-day considered the case Of Alva MeLaugi
I'm VS. James Halstead on the appeal of II
former from the decision OF the commi
sioner of the general land office OF februar
2S, 1883, Affirming the action OF the local o
fcers in dsmssing his contest against III
timber culture entry Of said Halstead tor II
northwest quarter Of section %, township
north, range As west, Valentine land dstric
The decision Of the commissioner was u
frmed.
"A decision was also rendered in the cas-
of William NJ, Oleson VS. Lucinda J. Murvo
on appeal Of the latter from the decision
the commissioner of the general land ONT
Of March 1, 1888, holding for cancelatit
claimants homestead entry for the mort
west quarter OF section 20,townshlp 2l mort
range west Neigh land distric
The claimant had never estnbl!sb'