Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-16
HOLDS UP THE MONEY AGAIN
Another Hitch in the Payment for the South
Omaha Site.
CAUS.D BY |. D. FowLEES INTEREST
Receiver McCnpuc of the German
savings Bank Puts In the Pro-
test Long Enough TO stop
the Settlement.

| WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-(Special Tele-
| grant There's a grim humor around the
| difficulties surrounding the transfer OF title
! to the government by persons owning the
| property upon which a public building is to
be erected in South Omaha. After the Sc
lection OF the site by the officer Of the Treas
ury department, first obstacles arose In the
protest OF certain property owners who
imagined they had not been fairly treated.
This being cleared 10 satisfactorily, ard
deeds being examined, the Department of
Justice found that the deeds called for $1,000
more than the appropriation provided. Again
came correction, and checks were ABOUT to
be mailed to the persons owning the prop
erty in question, when Tom McCague ap-
peared, and, after an interview with l.. D.
Fowler, who had a small holding on the
site, filed a letter with the supervising ar
Chitect, in which all manner OF allegations
were made as to the fraudulent ways in
which the property had been transferred,
and stating that the land in controversy be-
longed to the assets OF the German Savngc
bank. This had the effect OF stopping pay
ment completely until telegram was re-
ceived from McCague today, stating that
mis- former letter filed with the department
was Withdrawn, and so far as he was con-
cerned, the money should be paid. Nc
Cague's letter mas had the effect, however,
OF placing one more cloud on the deal, and
the whole situation will again have to be
reviewed oy the attorney generals office.
Henry I. Oxnard, speaking of the runner
that the ways and means committee would
not put bounty on sugar, said he was per-
Isctly satisfied If the duty were made high
enough. Il am not going to be caught on
bounty so far Nebraska is concerned"
said he, land am making contracts for beets
next season at "a. We built factories in
Nebraska on assurances OF a bounty and
enlarged the resources OF the state very ma
terially. | see there are Interests in the
state legislature opposed TO reimbursing the
Oxnard company for legitimate outlay
through former pledges"
The idea OF q commission to settle the
Pacific roads difficulty is meeting with some
encouragement, but by means enough
to warrant any persistent effort In its press
ing. Representative Meiklejohn of Nebraska,
who opposed the funding pill, states that he
will also oppcse the new measure, because
he is satisfied that the government can fore
close i!s mortgages and get all or most of
what is due. He believes that there would
be bidders for the property. These bidders,
he thinks, would represent eastern roads
which want through line to the Pacific
coast.
Representative Gamble has succeeded in
having a favorable report made on the bill
for a public building at Aberdeen, S. ID.
l.. A. Williams Of the Pilot, Blair. Neb.
is in the city.
II. A. Wagner of Omaha is at the Metro
politan.
Congressman Andrews of Nebraska has re-
turned from Chicago, whittier he was called
on account OF sickness of his sister.
Hoyt Sherman of Des Moines is at Will
lard's.
Comptroller Eckels today gave an abstract
Of reports of the condition on December II
Of the 100 national banks in Iowa, exclusive
Of Des Moines 1t shOws total resources of
$44 437 .43S; the principal items of which are:
Loans and discounts, $27 9i3, ,OO4; due from
banks, 81 ,301 ,959 reserve, $6,046, ,631, of which
81. .63S, 1876 was gold. Liabilities: Capital
stock, s12, ,120 900; surplus fund and urdl-
vded profits, $i,l32622; due from banks,
S2,7S7,949; deposits s21, ,524751 The average
reserve held was 27.60 per cent.
Iowa postofices es ablished: Franklin Mills
Des MCineS county, Jacob Reiff, postmaster;
O'Nelll, Dubuque county, John ONeill, pest
master.
Postmssters commissioned: Nebraska
Jesse w. Lea, Phoebe. Iowa-George H.
Patrick, Lincoln; John X. Olson, St Olaf