Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
GRAND REVIEW OF TROOPS
Twin Cities Propose to Have the Returning
Soldiers Gather There.
PRESIDENT MKINLtY TO VISIT ST. PAUL
Expense of Taking the Boys TO the
Minnesota Rendezvous to BE Borne
by Enthusiastic Minneapolis
tans and ST. PauIites.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The president announced this morn
ing that he would positively make a trip to
St Paul to review the volunteers returning
from Manila.
The cities OF st. Paul and Minneapolis
have decided to hold a grand review of all
tte volunteers now in the Philippines and
are making arrangements to have all the
troops taken to the Twin Cities at the lat
ters expense. The United States govern
ment intends to bring the troops to San
Francisco and give them transportation to
their homes, but muster them out in San
Francisco St. Paul and Minneapolis, how
ever, intend to bring all the troops to those
cities, paying their transportation both
ways The First Nebraska, the Kansas,
South Dakota. Colorado and probably Utah
and Oregon troops will be invited to stop
over on their way home to participate in
the review, which is expected to be
the largest since the close of the
civil war. The expectation is now
that the troops will begin to sail from Ma
Mia on June Is and that the grand review
will take place in Minneapolis and st. Paul
between August 1 and 10. The Nebraska
troops are expected to sail directly after tho
California and Oregon regiments get away,
the latter being the first to go upon the
transports.
Senator Thurston and General j. c. Gown
called on the president this morning, the
latter to present his thanks to the chief
executive for the nomination of his son to
take the examination for second lieutenant.
General Wilson of the pay department Of the
army, stationed at Governors island, also
accompanied Senator Thurston and pre-
sented his sons name, Charles H. Wilson of
10 n
| Marine corps.
Inspector Hathaway has been detailed to
make an investigation and report on several
applications for rural free delivery In South
Dakota.
Department officials announce that funds
for the establishment OF rural delivery are
practically exhausted and no money will be
expended in this direction until after July
| /. Many applications from Nebraska and
other western states are on file and while
the inspectors now at work will continue no
| action will be taken on their reports until
! after July 1. Rural free delivery will be
| established on large scale after the begin
ming CT the next fiscal year and the service
will be extended in Nebraska, Wyoming,
| Iowa and the Dakotas.
The Fourth National bank New York and
the Chicago National bank of Chicago were
approved today as reserve agents for the
| First National bank of Lincoln, Neb.; also
| the New York National Exchange bank for
the First National bank Of Council Bluffs, la.
| Comptroller Dawes has been advised of
the following changes in officials in western
national banks:
| Nebraska-The First National bank of
| Genoa, l.. l.. Green, vice president; B. D.
| German, assistant cashier.
| Iowa-The First National bank of Buff
| falo Center, B. ]. Thompson, vice president,
in place of ]. F. Thompson; no assistant
/ cashier in place of j. p Strong
| Wyoming-The First National bank of
Rock Springs, T. w. Boyer, assistant cash
er, in place of A. NJ. Gildersleeve.
| John H. Will was today appointed post
master at Darlington, SCOTS Bluffs county,
Nebraska vice c. B. Whipple resigned.
| The Civil Service Commission announces
| that examination will be held at
Dubuque on July to fill the place of post
office clerk and carrier in the local office.
| w. II. Brearly of Brule county, South
| Dakota, was today appointed farmer at
| Leech Lake, Minnesota, agency.
| The contract for supplying the Sioux Falls,
s. D., postoffice with fuel for the coming
| fiscal year today awarded to j. w.
Parker at $1,067.