Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-29
PETTICREW ON THE WARPATH
South Dakota Senator Dons His Red Paint
and Feathers,
WILL GO AFTER Mr.. @KINLEYS SCALP
PROPOSES to Do All in His Power to
HnrRss the Administration in
Carrying out Its Philip
pine Policy.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2S.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
has arrived and is prepared to make fight
against the Administrations policy of ex-
pansion, as well as to antagonize President
Mckinley whenever possible. This will be
his campaign for reelection to the senate
from South Dakota. Time was when Petit
grew cut some figure in the senate by rea-
son of the closeness of the vote between
the two old parties, but now that the re-
publicans have a clear majority over all, his
claws will be cut somewhat. His colleague.
Senator Kyle, has indicated to the leaders
of the republican party that he will act with
them upon all questions in which the ad-
ministraton is interested, except upon a
currency measure, which he may be COM
PEELED to antagonize should 1t prove to be
too radical
Judge John S. Robinson of the Third Ne
braska district arrived in the city today and
Is ready for congress to meet. He said that
it was the opinion in Nebraska that Senator
Hayward would probably pull through this
present sickness, but he doubted If he would
ever take his seat. In case Of his death
he believed Senator Allen would be appointed
to will the vacancy.
Speaking of his probable committee as
SlSnmenlS ne Salu ne WOulu llhe W De ou
the committee of Indian affairs, in view Of
tho fact that he had four Indian tribes in
his district.
Congressman Burkett said today that his
preference for committee places rested be-
tween the judiciary and postoffces and post
roads. 1t is hardly possible that Mr. Burkett
much sought after by all the old members,
but there is a possibility that he may get on
the postoffices and postroads
Internal Revenue Figures.
The report of Commissioner Wilson of the
internal revenue office, made public today,
shows that J. E. Houtz collector for the Me-
braska district, made aggregate collections
of $3,42S O79; that there are but forty reg
stered tobacco manufacturers in the Ne
braska district, as against fortyfour in 1897.
The number of cigar manufacturers in the
district, which includes North and South
Dakota, number 342 in 1897 and 314 in '9S,
manufacturing last year nearly 10000, 900
cigars.
A detailed abstract of the reports of United
States district attorneys of suits and prose-
cutions under the internal revenue laws dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899,
shows that there were pending in Nebraska,
July /, 1898, thirty criminal suits; fifty
three criminal suits have been commenced
during the fiscal year; seventeen suits have
been decided in favor of the United States
and none adversely.
One striking feature of the report and
which is made necessary by the War tax
is a list of special taxpayers for the fiscal
year ending June 80. This report, which is
the first published since the civil war, shows
the following as special taxpayers in Ne
braska: Certifers, 8; retail liquor dealers,
Zip; wholesale liquor dealers, 2S; dealers
in leaf tobacco, g. dealers in manufactured
tobacco, II; manufacturers of tobacco, 35;
manufacturers of cigars, 225; brewers, "a;
retail dealers of malt liquors, 1876: whole
sale dealers in malt liquors, 227; retail deal
ers in oleomargarine, 90; bankers, 514;
billiard table and bowling alleys, LAB;
brokers, stocks bonds, etc, ST; commercial
brokers, SO; custom house brokers' /;
pawnbrokers, 2S; proprietors Of circuses, 10;
proprietors of exhibitions, not otherwise
provided, 1913; proprietors Of theaters.
museums and concert halls, g. total, 5,042.
Number of spirits gagged during the last
fiscal year in Nebraska and deposited in
warehouse, 1888, $685. number withdrawn
from warehouse on payment of tax, 1,S75,-
1893; for export 357624 gallons; dumped for
rectifcation, 335, ,767; rectified, 3S9,266; total
gauged, $500, 400.
John II. Mcguire was today appointed post
master at Benson, Douglas county, Nebraska,
vice e. NJ. Dodson, resigned; also c.. a.
Kenyon at Lamont, Buchanan county, Iowa.