Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-07
COMMANDS FOR NEBRASKANS
Senator Thurston Working for Position for
General Colby.
TRAVEL PAY OF RETURNING SOLDIERS
May he Given the Men on the Home
ward Bound Trains Instead of
san FranciscO, where
Mustered out.

WASHINGTON, July 6,-(Special Tele-
gram )-Senator Thurston stated today that
notwithstanding the appointment of eight
colonels from the officers of the regular
army to direct eight of the provisional regi-
ments of volunteers to be formed by virtue
OF the act of March 2, 1899, he would leave
| no stone unturned to secure colonelcy for
Nebraska.
BY this II is inferred that he will ask
the president to appoint General l.. w. Colby
to such a position because of his success as
brigade commander while at Atlanta. Ad-
jutant General Corbin, it is said, was greatly
impressed with the manner in which General
Colby acquitted himself during his con-
nection with the volunteer army and would
lend his assistance in securing General
Colby a regiment
Thurston also said that while he was not
informed as to the number OF lieutenants
and captains Nebraska would receive as its
quota he would labor earnestly to pull as
many positions for the state as possible,
recognizing how many volunteers there are
who desire to re-enter the service of the
United States in a military way.
1t was given out by the War department
today that wherever possible returning vol
unteers from the Philippines will be paid
travel pay, not at San Francisco, which
has been chosen as the place of muster
out by many volunteer regiments now in
the Philippines or enroute home, but on
trains which the volunteers take for their
homes. This is done, 1t is said, to avoid
temptations that will be set the returning
soldiers and give the boys something to
show for their glorious service.
In the case of the First Nebraska, should
| arrangements for it's return from San
Francisco be carried out as now planned,
| the volunteers will have good sized rolls
of money in some cases receiving between
5000 and $500 each.
Mrs. Osborn in Poor Health.
| Consul General Osborn in a letter to
| Senator Thurstou under date of June 10,
| from Apia, Samoa, states that Mrs. Os-
| born and his son will be compelled to re-
| turn to the United States on account of i'll
| health the climate being very severe on
| white women. He further says that the
visit of the joint high commission to Sa-
moa was productive Of much good.
Congressman Henderson, who arrived in
| the city yesterday, was a caller on the
| president this morning. Az soon as the
| fact OF his meeting with the chief executive
| was known a rumor became current that
| he had gone to discuss the project OF an
extra session OF congress for the pur-
pose or taking UP some SCnelHe Vi curiehCy
| legislation. Mr.. Henderson promptly de-
MED this, however, and declared that so far
| no bill had been formulated which rep
| resents party views on the subject of such
| legislation. He added that the senatorial
| committee now in session at Narragansett
might bring forth a bill which would meet
the approval of the party as whole, but
| that up to date nothing of the
| kind had been done, nor was it his purpose
| to discuss any measure with the president
| concerning his own policy as the leader OF
| the house. Colonel Henderson said he was
not in position to outline any plan and
| he modestly intimated that it would be as
we'll for those who are arranging programs
| for him to await the formal action of the
house before definitely outlining the pro-
! cedure of the Fifty-siXth congress.
Indian Commissioner Jones said today
the question of whether a license would
| be issued to Senator Ross to trade at Sis
seton, S. D.. would be decided very soon.
The contest is being made against Ross by
| Senator Pettigrew and Agent Johnson. but
| it is expected that Ross will win out.
Iowa postmasters appointed: S. S. Nici-
SON. at Hanley, Madison county; B. NJ
| Bottelfson, at Waterville, Allamakee
county, and Anna R. Osborne, at Gailand
Lee county.
Army orders: Prlvates Charles F. Ed
monds, troop C, First cavalry Fort Rob-
inson, and Amos w. Whitacre, company L.
First Nebraska. have been discharged.