Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29
PREPARING For PROMOTIONS
State Administration Getting Ready to Push
Forward It's Tavorites.
TRYING TO GET COTTON OUT OF THE WAY
poyntcr writes n Letter TO Meille-
john Making suggestions About
Ia Mnttcr-Popocrnts in Line
for Good Places.

LINCOLN, April 2S.-(special)-Now that
the war in the Philippines Is practically over
and the Nebraska boys are at liberty under
the recent order of the War department to
come home any time they ask for discharges,
the state administration vs. anxious for a
chance to promote the officers Of the regi-
mcnt, and If the rule already established
Is followed, it will be the political officers
that will receive the most desirable promo
tons. The latest move is to get Lieutenant
Colonel Cotton out Of the way, and to this
end the governor today sent the following
letter TO Washington:
LINCOLN, April 2S.-Hon. George d.
Meiklejohn, Assistant Secretary OF War,
Washington, ID. Gear Sir: When the
news Of the death Of Colonel Stotsenberg
reached me / wired Adjutant General Cor
bin for permission to return Lieutenant
Colonel Cotton to his regiment, IN order 10
promote him to the Colonelcy OF the regl-
ment. General Corbin wired permission. l
then cabled Lieutenant Colonel Cotton
notification of his appointment as colonel.
The fOllowing day, by cable, Lieutenant
Colonel Cotton declined the appointment.
What | wish to ask of you Is whether IL liz
necessary for the colonel to continue under
commission In the regiment in order to be
collector of customs at the port of Manila,
Should 1t not be necessary, and he could
continue in his present position, occupying
the same under civil commission, | would
suggest the propriety of his resignation as
lieutenant colonel of the First Nebraska,
nasmuch as there are Il number OF men
in the regiment deserving promotion VINO
have been in constant service in the field
with the regiment. While he continues in
his present position as collector he can be
of no official service to the First Nebraska
regiment. From his action in declining
] am led to believe he does not desire 10
be longer activelr connected with the regi-
ment. Awaiting your reply, | am. very
truly yours, w. a. iO1N En-
Governor.
1t will he remembered that a very short
time ago one of the popocratic politicians
who was holding a captains commission
was promoted to be q major, although there
were half a dozen officers VINO o~utranked
him for the place, and who, If the many re-
ports are true, were more deserving OF
promotion from every point of view. 1t Is
row believed that the intention is to make
haste to get Cotton out of the way, so as
to hurry the political officer into the place,
and that the request is not made out or
any regard to Captain Hollingsworth and
otter oficers who have already been
Jumped in order that favorites might re-
Ceive promotions.
In the discussion of the matter this aft
ernNon he general opinion was that the
place held by Cotton in the customs office
at Manila is essentially a military position,
there being no other form of government
over there. and that this fact ~justifes Col
ton in retaining his commission as long az
his regiment is in the service.
General Barry will go to Chadron on
Wednesday, May 8. to muster Company II
of that place into the guard, an order to
that effect having been issued today. 1t
seems that Captain Fisher was authorized
to muster in Company H late in December
and that this was done and the action was
certified in the department here. When the
records were received, however, it was
found that scarcely more than a dozen mem.
bers of t1aesrompauy were present at the
muster, the others being represented by
proxy and their names signed to the roll
in the same manner. This has been decided
to be irregular and the company will now
be mustered in the proper form.
state House Notes.
A voucher has Just been drawn in favor
of William Neville for $3S. SO for services as
Judge advocate of the National guard in the
Talmadge case. The bill put in is for four
DAYS services at 1888 per day.
The governor today announced the fol-
lowing appointments as members OF the
Visiting and Advisory board of the Home
for the Friendless: Mrs. w. NJ. Morning, fos
term ending April 1, 1900; Mrs. +. w. Hill,
for term ending April l, 1900; Mrs, l.. w.
Pomerine, for term ending April! 1, 1901;
Mrs. A.. II. Weir, for term ending April l,
1901; Mrs. III. j. w. Seamark, for term end
ing April /, 1902. The appointees are all
of the fusion persuasion
In the Office of the state superintendent
Is II diploma from the Transmississippi Ex-
"position in recognition of the services OF
Superintendent Jackson in his conduct of
the educational department. Today the
officials were examining the document and
made the discovery that it contains neither
the date of the exposition nor the place
where it was held. This caused some com
ment, as there is nothing to indicate even
the state In which the exposition was held.
1t is the regular Autograph form of diplo-
mas used generally by the exposition in
the making of awards.
Lincoln Local Notes.
w. J.. Bryan addressed the students OF
the university this morning on the subject
of imperialism and delivered practically