Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-15
ETTER'S POLE The LONGEST
Knocks Down Persimmon in Shape Of q
Postmastership.
NAMED FOR THE POSITION IN SOUTH OMAHA
Congressman Mercer IL Elnted over
the OutcOme of What Promised
to He n Hot Fight for
the Place.

gram 1.-The nomination OF Frederick Etter
to be postmaster at South Omaha, sent to
the senate today. selves a most perplexing
problem OF party politics. according to Con-
gresham Mercer. There promised to be
hot time over this plum. a number Of candi-
dates being in the race for the place. but
finally Etter was prevailed upon to make
the race with the result that he gets the
persimmon and Mercer Is correspondingly
elated.
The subject OF heating the Washington
end Omaha public buildings above the first
story was up for earnest discussion today
In the supervising architects ofilce, con-
tractors for both these buildings having in
djcated to the oficials here that they would
dispense with the heating Of the buildings
as not necessary to carry out their contracts.
It appears that the Postoffice department,
having assumed jurisdiction over both these
buildings and having to furnish heat for
employees, the contractors beneht from this
condition of affairs through rises Of the
buildings to such an extent that heat above
the first stories can easily be dispensed with.
The contractor for the interior finish in the
Omaha building is represented by Superin-
tcndent Latenser to have refused to furnish
any heat above the first story on account
OF the rooms having a temperature from
40 to so degrees when 1t was zero outside.
So novel was this situation that the officers
Of the supervising architects office were
somewhat nonplussed. but after consultation
1t was finally decided to give the contractor
for the interior finish Just eight days in
which to resume heating the upper stories
SO that the work of completion might be
pushed, otherwise to cancel the contract and
readvertise. 1t is understood that the con-
tractor at Omaha has decided to resume
heating AS for Washington, the building
contractor seems to have a cinch on the
government, as 1t is impossible to close the
rises or ducts without seriously interfering
with the comfort Of the employees
Superintendent Hills Of the Treasury de-
partment stated today that 1t was the inten-
tion Of the department to try lighting the
Omaha building with electric light from a
central station and II 1t was demonstrated
that dynamos and an electric light plant
could be put in the building and maintained
cheaper than electricity would cost obtained
from the Omaha light company a plant
would be put in next year, money for that
purpose being available.
Oppose Another Exposition.
Protests are being received by members
OF the Nebraska delegations from business
men throughout the state, protesting against
holding another exposition in Omaha. Even
business men of Nebraskas metropolis are
filing remonstrances with Senators Allen and
Thurston and Representatives Strobe. and
Mercer along similar lines. 80. ...s
| General Solicitor Henderson OF the Bur-
lington is a guest at the Arlington, having
arrived from the west this evening. TO
The Bee correspondent he said his presence
here was due to q case pending before Com.
missioner Hermann Of the land office, in
volving the title to a large number Of acres
of land IN 7NSsfaska and Colorado He
stated that while In the city he would look
after the interests of Wyoming and the
northwest by urging favorable Legislation
for the creation OF, an army post at Sheri-
dan and the location OF a cavalry command
there. This matter was brought promi-
nently to the attention of congress during
the last session when q number OF promi-
| nent citizens Of Wyoming visited the capitol
In the interest Of the same matter. Upon
| the subject Of Nebraska politics, General
Manderson would not commit himself, and ae
for a successor to Senator Allen, he would
not predict, expressing himself as being per-
fectly willing to leave the question to the
incoming legislature.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Lucia X.
Hunt, at Delaware, Delaware county; d. NJ.
Vernilya, at Douglas, Fayette county; John
M. Madison. at Norman, Winnebago county;
Ambrose Yarbrough, at Shepard, Union
county; Daniel Hoover, at Warren, Lee
| county.