Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
ROUNDS UP FIELD DEPUTIES
Inspector Finch Charges They Have Been
Rendering Excessive Bills
LIKELY TO CAUSE THEIR RETIREMENT
senator Thurston Has Talk with
Attorney General over the Matter
--Thurston's Marriage Causes
n Stir at the Capital

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-(Special Tele-
Finch OF the Department
of Justice has raised a row among the helu
deputies connected with the marshal OF
fee OF Nebraska, which promises to be tar-
reaching and may result in the abolitloh
of their offices.
Finch is a Bryan democrat He has taikeo
in and about Nebraska to such an extent
that politicians are wondering why he is
permitted to pass judgment upon the dep
utios connected with the marshals office. /
Finch some time ago inspected the ONCE
and pronounced 1t in exceedingly good con-
diton. He now goes over his former ground
and finds, as he says, many Things unaV
have a peculiar appearance.
He charges that the deputies have peeh
in the habit of charging the department.
80 cents for meals when they nave peeh
paying only % cents in the Nebraska towns.
Under the law, field deputies are allowed y
a day for travelling expenses. In many cases
their expenses far exceed this amount. lhis
excess they are compelled to pay out Oh
their own pockets. In order to even up
matters, it has been the custom Tor years
in the marshal's Office to charge 90 cents
for meals so as to bring their traNehns
expenses within the limit fixed by law
field deputies. He has reported to the de-
partment that many of them have gone
outside and made business in order to ges
their fees which practice has become 80
obnoxious in the eyes of the Department OF
Justice that the attorney general has about
decided to abolish the Office of field deputies
in Nebraska and install office deputies IN
stead.
| Senator Thurston had talk with the at
| tornev general Yesterday about the matter
and the latter was exceedingly pronounced
| in his opinion that something had to be done
| and that the only way to bring order out Oh
| chaos would be to abolish the field deputies
! entirely. A somewhat similar condltion Oh
! affairs obtained in Alabama ana upon the
recommendation Of Mr.. Finch the field depu-
| ties were discharged and office deputies IN
! stalled instead. There seems to be no other
| recourse than to await the decision of the
attorney general along the lines which Sena-
for Thurston indicated would undoubtedly
| be taken.
i Speaking of census supervisor Tor the
i Second district Of Nebraska, Senator Thur
ston, when interviewed today, said that ms
/ only desire was to cooperate with Congress
man Mercer in naming the supervisor he
i stated that he had filed in the Office OF di-
! rector of census a letter which Indicated
] that all he wanted in the matter, SO far as
the Second district was concerned, was that
Mercer shall appoint man who would De
acceptable to him. and that he did not de-
sire to in any way interfere with Nh. Mer-
l GERS appointment He believed that they
could mutually agree upon man who would
he a credit to the district and to the ONCE
Tburstou to he Married Saturday.
The announcement published in The Bee
Sunday of Senator Thurston's intended mar
| rage created intense excitement at the
capital and newspaper men and society re-
norters have been besieging the senator and
i, his bride to- be at all hours of the day anc
night, until he has almost been compelled
, | tn take to the woods. 1t is understood thai
the marriage will take place Saturday morn
ing and that Rev. Frank Bristol, one of thu
, leading Methodist divines of this city ant
formerly pastor of the First Methods
church. will officiate at the ceremony. tn
wedding will be entirely private, onl!
friends of the family and one or two init
mate friends of the senator being present
a A trip of two weeks is contemplated south
+ their objective point being Omaha 10
{ Thanksgiving.
i, Considerable gossip is heard in militar
circles to the effect that Assistant Secretar
Meikleiohn is likely to be appointed civi
}
9 didate for the place and will undoubedl
g secure the position if any army man is az
= pointed, but should the president decide t
90 outside of the ranks of the army an
- appoint man from civil life there is ever
o reason to believe that Meiklejohn, If he de
a sires It, can have the place. Meikeljohn ha
~ been unusually successful in his preser
- place He has had many delicate matters
deal with which he has taken care of in
n manner showing him to be born diploma
" and clever politician, and as he has tt
happy faculty of making friends whereV'
y" he goes gossip says that the president cou
not do better than send him to govern II
Pearl OF the Antilles
n Report FavOrs Railroads.
0, Agent Harding of Yankton, S. D., is he
e. on business before the Interior department
e. Mr.. Harding has made a report to the II
10 dian commissioner on the survey OF Il
e. right of way for the Chicago, Milwaukee
sh st. Paul Railroad company The report
lg favorable and allottees on the agency a
ed unanimous in favor of running the railwi
er through the agency and have signifed
Willingness to dispose OF allotments to t
railroad company. Right of way for the ra
road will probably be approved this week.
as The land commissioner today made pub
CT a supplemental report showing the mann
CD of disposition of public lands in the vario
IS land districts. In the Alliance (Neb.) la
ed district, 344 acres were disposed of by ca
Sh entry, for which the government receiv
eW S5,O2O91; 1853 acres were disposed OF
homestead receipts from which was I
he ceived $l6,354. The amounts disposed of
o. other Nebraska districts and amounts l
Ir- ceived for the same are as follows: Brok
Ter Bow, cash entries, $40 acres; amount !
n ceived, 4,7OO homestead entries, 39,t
de acres; amount received, sl2162. Linco
ad cash entries. 1923 acres; receipts, $1,5i
homesteads, 6,9O4 acres; receipts s3,152. N
Cock, cash entries, APO acres; receip
N. 81, ,62s; homesteads, 14,229 acres; receip
hin S5 on North Platte, 2SS acres; receip
,at s557; homesteads. 376l1 acres; receip
,k- S9,2l7. O'Neill, cash entries, 2,2l1 acres;
ceipts, $4,7S9 homesteads, 7S,46S acres;
ceipts, Sl74lO. Sidney, cash entries.
}. acres; receipts, $672; homesteads, 10.
ing acres; receipts, $5,O7l. Valentine. cash
age tries, AIS acres; receipts, $l0,2l2.
lns South DISQUALIFICATION, cash entries,
ge. acres receipts. s2.246; homesteads, 70.
acres; receipts, s1O,397. Chamberlain, C