Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-18
Treasury Department Has Not Had Reply
to Request for Information.
WHY EXPOSITION MATTERS ARE DELAYED
Mercer Urges Local officials to Fur
nish Certificates Asked nnd
Allen Calls on Carlisle to
state His Objections.

| QuCsttd from the Exposition officials had
not yet been received at department head
quarters, and as this seemed to be an inn
| peratiye matter. he sent a telegram 70 the
officials in Omaha today, requesting inn
mediate action, so that the department
could go ahead in the accepting Of the
stock subscriptions as being bona-hde and
putting the Exposition upon permanent
| lines. Senator Allen has directed a letter
| to the secretary of the treasury, calling upon
! him for authentic information as to the
! technical objections made by the depart
! nent to the bill, and II is presumed that
the senator will have reply in a day
| or two explanatory OF what is regarded as
! necessary by the treasury people to make
! the Exposition success from their stand
| point.
William Cramp of Cramp & Sons, gave a
! dinner tonight at Chamberin's to a number
| OF western senators and representatives.
| While the evening was one Of COnviviality,
! Mr. Cramp took occasion to introduce to
! the western members new scheme for a
| by-product of corn The well known ship
| builder is connected with corporation
| backed by ample capital for the purpose of
| utilizing the pith Of the corn stalk for the
| distillation of alcohol, and the stalks them
selves as well as the husks, for the manu-
! facture of door mats and some classes of
| rope and it was asserted at dinner that
llt ldlIhtlS III lIt NtSl tuulu Itdllht ~ per
acre through the sale of these by-products
| Among those present from the west were
| Representatives IHul and Henderson of
| Iowa; Thuraton, Mercer and Strobe of Ne
hraska and Senator Baker of Kansas
SUBJECT FOR AN AUTOPSY.
Senator Thurston presented a petition
today from a number of Nebraska sheep
growers urging the passage of the Dingley
bill as n temporary measure to improve
the wool market, and prcfaCed the intrOduc-
tion Of the petition by requesting that it
should be sent to the committee on finance.
| that post mortem examination OF the pc
tition might be made
Democratic Dustmasters in fourth class
Offices throughout Nebraska, Iowa, South
Dakota and other western states have ap-
parGntly evolved a scheme by which the
democratic incumbents may serve far into
the next administration This scheme which
is pointed out by correspondents of repub-
lican members, is for the present inCumbents
TO resign and have their successors named
70 serve the full terms of four years. ac
cording to the practice of the department.
Tho probabilit H. that the department will
block any such scheme If the facts are
pointed out 60 it that this scheme Is being
worked. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
egal Maxwell is authority for this. When
the matter was called to his attention he
declared that he would not accept any
resignation rendered for this purpose All
that will be necessary is to furnish the de-
partment with reasonable evidence that the
designations are being rendered for purposes
indicated above.
The attorneys for both sides in the land
case of Olson against Sunkns & Traver
from the Des Mones land district, made
arguments before Commissioner LamoreauN
on the appeal from the decision of the local
officers in favor of Olsen. This case is the
B!st involving the O'Brien county lands en-
brac2d within the limits of the grant to
The Sioux City 81. Paul Railroad company.
which were declared forfeited to the United
States by the supreme court. Olson is pur-
chaser from the railroad company and seeks
confirmation of his title under the act of
March 3. 1887, which provides that purchas-
Crs of railroad lands shall receive a patent
for land upon filing proof of bona fdes. The
defendants are seeking to obtain patents as
homcsteadsrs, claiming settlement on tn
date when lands were opened to settle
mcnt in February last. Commissioner
LamoreGuX will render his decision later.
~. J. Jewett of st. Paul and John II.
King of South Dakota represented Olson and
Traver respectively.
BEATRICE BANK REOPENS.
The First National bank of Beatrice
which suspended payment September /, hay-
ing complied with conditions imposed by the
comptroller of the currency precedent to re-
sumption and its capital stock being unim-
paired. was today permitted to reopen its
doors for business.
II. f. DOlan, an operator for the Western
Union company here, received a most unique
Christmas gift today from a Fort Niobrara
Indian maiden. The present is in the shape
OF a rattlesnake necktle, and had fourteen
rattles attached. 1t was the subject of much
comment on both sides of the capitol this |
afternoon. Dolan refused to give the name
Of the Indian maiden making the present.
The house committee on public buildings |
and grounds, it is understood, will favor |
ably report bills for the purchase of sites |
al qCt inu
and Norfolk carrying $4,000 each. Ii |
is extremely doubtful, however If any Of !
these bills will see their passage clear |
during the present session Of congress.
A movement of decided proportions was |
instituted today in favor of Congressman |
Mercer as chairman of the republican CON
gresslOnal committee. Mr. Mercer made a !
great reputation for himself in the position
of secretary during the last campaign, and |
If he will accept it is believed that he will |
be elected to that very responsible posi-
tiOn.
Senator Allen left for Nebraska tonight.
Senator Thurs.on will go to New York to
morrow, and will reach home about next
Thursday. He will stop in Chicago to see
Major Mckinley en- route.
Iowa pOstmEsters were appointed today as
follows ChatswOrth, Sioux county. G. e.
Wells, vice a. Il. Peters, resigned; Keller
ton Ringgold county, S. NJ. Lee, vice j.
II. Harris, resigned.
w. Il. jennings of Corona, S. D., was
today appointed clerk in the railway mail
service.
Judgments have been rendered by the
court of claims in favor Of Nebraska let
Ter carriers as follows: Fifty-thrce in
Omaha, twenty-three in Lincoln, eleven in
Beatrice, seven in Nebraska City, five in
Fremont one in South Omaha.
ComMERCE LAW rs AT FAULT.