Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-30
CHURCH HOWE SENT TOSANOA
Nebraska Man is Given Plum BY the
Administration.
sAGED TO Be CONSUL GENERAL THERE
Ncmnhn Cuunty stntramnn Nomiuntrd
D., rrrstdrut Mrt>iuirN for
Post in the south rucinc
Foreign service.


brooklyn Times and ,he newspaper man who
brought Apia whore She novelist now lies to
the st'eu,iou OF Robert Louis Stevenson.
Howo had ;he recommendation Of the lead
ing republicans OF the state and as the presi-
dent desired strong man for the place
Senator Thurston placed him among the frst
to receive consular place accorded TO Nc
braeka. The place pays 81 Go per aunum
in addition to notarial fees, and has q private
spcretry OF the lncumhonts own choosing.
The nomination of Hugo pongeimHnn Of
Cheyenne. wyo to be consul at Prague.
Bohemia, is laid at the door OF Secretary
Sherman of the state department. although
he was backed by both wyoming senRtors
and influential politicians from the south
west. DOugelInBnn Will be the first consul
riFhtfuIly accredited to Wyoming. The
place pays So 600 with notarial fees OF
quarter more.
MODELLING THE NATIONAL GUARD
Assistant Adiutaut General A l.. Wagner
in charge Of the military informe tion divis-
iur ns the War department. has forwarded
10 Senator Alien detailed plans for mohiiiI-
lug the militia Of the United States. and
portion OF the regular army at Omaha next
summer. While General Wagner looks upon
the concentration OF the national guard at
the exposition with favor and from
military pOint Of view. Hs OF almost in
ralgulable Nnneiit he thinks such q gigantic
undertaking would be Irsught with mucn
doubt and uncertainty, II an attempt Was
made 10 concentrate the whole forces Of
the militia. He thinks also that these
cUardmen while being a great attraction to
the exposition, would attract large influx
OF visitors TO the camp, which would IN
terfere with the proper performance oi
camp duty Then he discusses the scheme
OF mobilization Of the National Guard,
H. rF 70 nine
groups for instruction, to be brought TO
gethcr later in one grand camp. General
Wagner takes up the subject Of coDceH-
Wagner takes up the subject oi
concentrating the Guard ot MIN
uesota Iowa Missouri, Kansas, Ne
Nraska and the Two Dskotae with
oue-third az tae regular army next sum
rne- which he believes. could be accom-
plished without any great outlay OF money,
maintaining these troops, say 1900 In
number. for months at an approximate
cost os S6gS S21. As substitute plan. in
case the foregoing should be deemed too
expensive, General Wagner suggests thst
the states OF Nebraska and Iowa be re
quested to assemble their National Guard
at Omaha ana the general government con
centrsee at that point ous-thtrd OF the reg
olar army This plan would be practically
it would be simple, and Il would be at
least q beginning in the direction OF com
bjned instruction for regulars and militia,
SAWS the aGjutant general. ana thlS CON
centrati5n would cost or the part OF the
general government S44O 405 il Nebraska
and Iowa would ssse mble their troops for
, summer encampment at Omaha in the usual
way" He also suggests THAI the assembled
troopS be under command Of a major gen
eral OF the regular army the regular force
to be divided in two bTiga5es each being
commanded by a bTieadieT general and tae
National Guard being similarly organized
in brjgades. In an appendix 20 his letter
General Wagner estimates thst to concen-
trate the guard OF Minnesota. Iowa, Missouri
Kansas Nebraska and The two Dakotas at
Omaha for two weeks would cost $50 3ls
including transportation. subsistence, camp
grounds and tentass. he thinks that for a
month the same force could be subsiFted
Tor $25S ,5l6, exclusive ot The cost in mobil-
iziue one-third Of the regular army. Senator
Allen will present the letter 20 the senate
tomorrow ani ask that it be printed.
SOME DEPARTMENTAL NOTES.
The order OF Commissioner Hermann OF the
land Office reducing the number of clerks in
thiTty-Ave land Offices throughout the west
on account of the decrease In business, has.
So far ss the O'NeiU land ofsce is concerned.
bCea suspended IN the earnest efforts Of Sen
ator Thurston. The For: Randall military
reservation. which iG shortly to he opened for
settlement will be taken care OF through the
O'Neill district This matter was wholly
overlooked and as there is a new register TO
he broken in, Commissioner Hermann has
thought best 10 continue the present force for
the time at least, and telegram 20 this
effect will be sent tomorrow to $ J. Weeks
T.. j. Davenport of Valentine, Nob. will be
commissioned signal officer at that point
or the Ave carriers 10 he added to the
Omaha force on July l three will be men
who were reduced by Postmaster General
Wilson's order last year. They will be re
stored to their former positions and salaries
$1,000 per aunum, The other two carriers
authorized by Postmaster General Gary will
be taken from the substitute list and made
regulars at 5000 per annum.
nr w. Mckay Dougan well known 10 many
Of the older NcbraskanE, having been IN the
Iniian service I'm that state for several yeans
has been promoted tl the position Of ply
sician and clerk IN charge OF the Otoe sub
agency, Oklahoma at ealsry of 800 per
year.
Secretary Bliss today approved for patent
to the state Of Wyoming a list OF lands Sc
lected under tho grant to aid the state Asri-
cultural college, embracing $40 acree In
the Evanston land district
The scheme OF Senator Harris to prevent
the foreclosure Of the Union Pacific is re-
Rarded by western senators living along the
line as a clever ruEe Of the Huntington in
terest to compel the government to accept
the funding bill. Senator Thurston said.
Reorganization of the Union Pacific ls vital
to Ms as a community. and the sooner IT is
outside OF government control the sooner viii
the road be what our people desire It, a
great highway between the west and east
| look upon the move as scheme Of Harris
for the purpose Of indefinite delay and for
one will not be a party to anything that looks
like suhsorylenCy to the Central Pacific"
Congressman STROBE of Lincoln district
has returned TO this city in Response to
General Irosysnor's telegram to republican
absentees to be In their seats next Monday.
when tho tarir bin is expected to reach the
house
John H. Ames ana wife Of Lincoln are a.
Willards
James a. Nay will be In ali probability
appointed postmaster az Long Pine and
| Charles Miner at Hayenna. Neb
Nebrask pOEimasters appointed Blsden,
Webster county, a = Johnson, vice ! n
Horn. rsuigned: Burnell Garfield county,
u. s. BeynOn. vice y. A. Webster, removed
] Cortland, Gage county, Frank r Alyorl.
vice l.. A Simmons. resigned. Ilalam
Lancaster county. g. n Temple Vice q ~
Ruhask resigned Rokeby. Lancaster
county a. NJ Johnson. vice W Kennedy,
removed.
2. a. Williams editor of Hyerton Frank
| lin county. Review, is In the cry.
News for the Army.
WASHINGTON June 29.-(specisl Tele-
gram.l-Iieutenant Lloyd England has been
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