Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-06
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Variable Winds
IRA HATCH GIVEN A PLACE
His Appointment as Agent Mt Chey-
cnne River, =. D., is Formally
Announced.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram.) )-The appointment OF Ira Hatch of
Mound City, S, D., as agent at Cheyenne
River, S. D., war formally announced to-
day The tardy announcement OF the ap-
pointment gave South Dakotans some un-
easiness, as they feared that through mad
vertence, President Mckinley had failed to
sign Hatch's commission before he departed
for the west.
The appointment OF Lee Slower as regis
ter OF the Watertown Is. D. land office. vice
Fl. A. Babcock, removed, was announced to-
day. 1t was recently stated that Babcock's
resignation had been accepted. This was
mistake, as Babcock's resignation was re-
fused by Secretary Hitchcock Charges
were made against Babcock sometime ago
and on the strength of report made by
special agent of the department he was re-
moved
Secretary Hitchcock will probably approve
this week the recommendation of the In
dian commissioner for the removal OF Su-
perintendent Davis of the Flandreau Is. D.
Indian school. The reply of Davis to the
charge against him has made a poor i'm
preston, so It is stated, in Indian circles.
Miss Minnie Hoover OF Wisconsin was to-
day appointed teacher in the Pierre Is. d.
Indian school at $40 year.
Candidates for the position of postoffice
clerk and carrier in the postoffice at Mason
City, Ia, will be examined at that place on
November 1.
An order was issued today establishing
postofflce at Banks Laramie. county, Wyo.,
with Matte Smith, postmistress, also estab-
fishing postoffice at Hazleton, Johnson
county, Wyo., with Eta NJ. Smith, post
mistress.
Assistant Secretary Meklejohn of the War
department was up to his ears today in
work. due to Secretary Root leaving with the
president on his western trip. Mr.. Mekle
john stated today that he would not be able,
mall probability, to enter the Ohio cam
paign, as anticipated as Secretary Root
would not return before october 20 and he
had indicated to Chairman Tefft of the
state central committee that he would be
able to enter the Nebraska campaign i'm
mediately after the return of Secretary
Root.
Senator Thurston will go into the Ohio
campaign preparatory to entering the cam
paign in Nebraska. He is booked to speak
at Canton, October II; Columbeana, 12; JEFF
ferson, the county seat of Ashtabula county,
the 18th; Akron, the 14th.
Auditor Andrews of the Treasury depart
ment expects to spend three weeks in Ne
braska campaigning, leaving Washington
about October 10.
| GTiNateS SleIlenL IL IdTuell, QuluCy II.
| Hughes, William Strong, Price Kelly, George
A. Hopper, Charles S. Goodpaster, Benton
| Z. Goodson, Dale Dawson, Leo q. Kester,
| Alfred Hanson. Eugene Thomas. Harry p.
| Mitchell, Henry G. Rodman, William Hen
GIon, Monroe Jackson, Earl NJ. Lanbe, Oble
| Giger, John j. Mcfarland Fount Merrill
| Frank Devendorf, Raymond F. Rex, Lloyd
| A. Hemstreet, Clyde II. Kettering, Fred e.
Fuller, Charles e. Slemmons, Charles S.
| Riddle, Waldo B. Holmes, Charles d. Saun-
| ders, Phillip Rickerts, Andrew j. Bryant
Joseph c. Fischer, Frank Wilder, William
J. Stevenson, Albert Smith, James l.. Daw-
son, Joseph L. England, John p. Reed, Les
lie Taylor, John w. Lindsey, James A
Glore, Daniel d. Robertson, Eric Johnson
Roy Pickett and Peter o. Johnson, Thirty
ninth infantry, Fort Crook, Neb., have been
discharged.
Postmasters appointed Nebraska-La-
peer, Cheyenne county, William o. Snavely
vice B. A. Snider, resigned.
Iowa-Bode, Humboldt county. Celia A
Gullixon, vice A. G. Williams, resigned
Farley, Dubuque county, A. G. Walker, vice
James O'Connell, removed; Finchford
Blackhawk county, p. d. Finch. vice F. j
Bowers removed