Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
BLUFFS PROTEST RECEIVED
Hearings Will Be Given on Bill to Change
East Omaha Bridge.
NEBRASKA WOMEN IN o. A. R. CONGRESS
Mrs. Eleanor butcher Key Secures
Renewal of Contract for RecOg-
milton Pin-LieutenHnt Furay
Laid at Rest.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

AfTOm a oldh SOlACoPOhhOhG(
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The resolution of the Council Bluffs
city council protesting against the proposed
change in the bridge over the Missouri
river at East Omaha was presented Friday
as a petition by Congressman Lacey and
referred to the committee on commerce, of
which Congressman Hepburn Of Iowa Is
chairman. The resolution calls upon Rep
resentative Smith OF the Council Bluffs
district and the senators and members Of
congress from Iowa, to use their best eff
forts to oppose the passage Of the bill. The
part of the bill at which the resolution is
aimed, prohibits the use Of the bridge for
wagon or foot travel, and this has aroused
the citizens of Council Bluffs and the city
council to action.
John r. Webster, representative Of the
bridge company, is in Washington In behalf
of the measure and will remain here until
the bill is disposed of by the committee.
Hearings will be accorded all the interests
by the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce March 4.
The eleventh session OF the Continental
congress of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution closed tonight. The Nebraska
delegates have been the recipients of many
kind attentions during their stay In Wash
ington. Miss Anna Bishop, Mrs. Frank
Hoel, Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. s. d. Bark
allow have been the leaders representing
Nebraska. The women of the Nebraska
delegation will leave Washington tomorrow
night, going to Old Point Comfort for a
few days, prior to leaving for their homes.
Omaha's Contract Renewed.
The Monmouth, ILL.,, matter was settled
today. The recommendation made in this
case that both chapters take new names
and that the national board reissue char
tiers to these chapters, was adopted. The
congress during the afternoon occupied IT.
self chiefly with the discussion of the in
sigma, which the organization should
adopt. Mrs. Eleanor butcher Key Of
Omaha, 1t appears, was given a contract
two years ago to furnish a recognition pin.
There was some misunderstanding, 1t de-
velops, regarding the signing Of the con-
tract. Mrs. Key made personal appeal to
the congress today and her eloquence
caused the congress to renew its contract
with her, unanimously.
Nebraska was represented at the Con-
t~inental congress by Mrs. Sidney Barkalow,
regent of the Omaha chapter. Miss Anna
Bishop, delegate. Mrs. Frank Hoel and Mrs.
Carpenter, alternates. From Lincoln came
Mrs. Everett, regent OF Deborah Avery
chapter, also representing Mrs. Pound Of
Lincoln, state regent, who was prevented
by illness from attending. Mrs. Phillips
was a delegate from the same chapter.
The election OF state oficers was held
during the congress. Mrs. Pound was re-
elected regent. and Mrs. Alice Of Omaha.
vice recent.
Burial of Lieutenant Furay.
The body OF Clarence NJ. Furay, late lieu
tenant In the regular army, was buried at
Arlington this morning. A firing squad OF
the Second cavalry. under command OF
Captain Ralph Harrison. paid a soldiers
tribute to the dead. The grave Is on a
brow Of the hill overlooking the Potomac
The family OF the deceased personally made
the selection.
f. J. McShane. uncle OF the deceased,
who accompanied the body from Colum-
bus. O.. left for Omaha this afternoon
] Frank Furay and DR.. Charles Furayi