Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-21
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Brokers Of Nebraska Postofices Meet a
Serious Difficulty.
ALLEN AND THURSTON ARE DECIDED
Senators Have n Tactt understanding
that the Next Administration
VIII Give out All the
Notwithstanding.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-(Special Tele-
~gram.)-Rumors come to representatives, In
Washington that Tobias Castor, who has
been purveyor to the PRECEDENT in the way
of postmasterships in Nebraska, Intended TO
open a job-lut sale of these offices before
McKinley's accession to the presidential
chair. If there is anything in the talk heard
here among republicans, Castor will find
himself at a loss to know how to proceed.
1t will not be at all surprising If every
nomination of the president between now
and the 18th OF March, 30 far as postmaster
ships are concerned, will be held up. There
might almost be said to be an understanding
between the senators from Nebraska that
there shall be no postmastership conflrma-
lions for the state until after the change in
administration, and all talk from interior
towns in Nebraska about Castor and his
henchmen wanting to put these offices up to
the highest bidder must be taken with a
grain of allowance.
Omer Madison KEN of the Sixth Nebraska
district raised his voice for the first time
this session last night, when he called for
the regular order of business, and today he
is as much criticised as he was when he
objected to the consideration of the Trans
mississippi and International Exposition bill.
1t has been understood by the republican
members that the house would proceed to
take up the senate pension bills, and as
much as possible clear the calendar and ac-
oomplish definite legislation. but between
Erdman and KEN, the former being the
democratic member who stands for the pen
sion bureau, nothing was done at all, ana
after frittering away two hours In fruitless
attempts to secure a quorum the house ad-
journed.
MORE LAND PATENTED.
Secretary Francis has decided to patent
to the Unlon Pacific lists Of lands In Wyom-
ing, selected under the terms of grant and
certified as having been disposed of to bona
fe purchasers, as follows: List 10, embrac-
ing Sc, 0S5 acres In Cheyenne district; list
16, SS,3OS acres in the Cheyenne district;
list II, 73,443 acres in the Cheyenne districts;
list Is, SS,567 acres in the Cheyenne districts;
list 10, 1876, 246 acres in the Cheyenne and
Evanston districts.
Comptroller Eckels has been notified of
changes in officials of national banks as fol-
lows: Nebraska-OitiZeus-National bank,
. Norfolk, NJ. H. johnson, cashier in place of
r. A. Stewart; First National, Wymore, II.
A. Greenwood, president In place of G. W..
Robertson; John Volk, vice president in place
of II. A. Greenwood; no assistant cashier in
place of S. ID. Rengler.
Aud, president in place of f. II. Armour;
Citizens National, Winterset. l.. G.. Houck,
vice president in place of S. c. Ruby;
Charles City National, Charles City, William
Rawles, assistant cashier; First National,
Lyons, ]. H. Peters. assistant cashier; First
National, Dewitt, w. II. Talbot, president
in place of N. A. Merrill; j. N. Arthur, vice
president in place of w. H.. Talbot; First
National, What Cheer, w. 7. Bonsall, assist
ant cashier.
The comptroller has approved the Con-
tlnental National bank. Chicago. as reserve
agent for the First National bank of Water
loo, la.
b. II. Henry, banker of Chamberlain, s..
D., who has been in the city for some days,
left for his home this morning.
Charles o. Carton was today commissioned
postmaster at Mikesville, Ia.
The following promotions in the Treasury
department have been made: j. S. Raymond
Iowa, 81 600 to 81, 500; w. f. Hustled, Iowa,
5000 to 81 600; j. w. Marshall, South Dakota,
5000 to 81, 900.