Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-05

order, but had received no encouragement
from the department, and he presumed that
the cattlemen would have to face the music
and tear down their fences early in the
spring.
Missouri River Appropriations.
Senator Gamble. talking of the river and
harbor bill az prepared by the house COM
mittee, said today he wondered that the
Missouri river received anything.
"since the committee has had Mr.. Bur-
ton as chairman said the senator. 'he
has been opposed to any appropriation
whatever for the Missouri river. The
South Dakota delegation In the lower house
has been powerless to secure even a sem
blshce of justice, and we will have to take
care Of the Missouri river in the senate.
1t is the purpose Of Senator Kittridge and
myself to go before the senate COMMITTEES
on and insist upon being accorded
a reasonable appropriation for continuing
the improvements at Elk Point, Yankton
and Pierre, also an appropriation for q
storage reservoir at the head OF the Big
Sioux river. We shall insist upon $780,
900 being expended at the points named. ''
Representative Burkett has accepted an
invitation to address the Lenawee County
Mckinley club at Adrian, Mich, the night
Of March IA.
Senator Warren gave a dinner tonight in
honor Of Senator Frye at which forty-four
guests were present, including a number Of
senators, army and navy officers and heads
OF departments.
The bill opening to settlement the Grow
reservation in Montana and ratifying the
treaty with the Grow Indians passed the
senate today. Should this bill become a
law It will open to homestead entry nearly
1000, 900 acres of land in Montana on the
line Of the Burlington railroad.
Relief of Omaha Firm.
The senate today passed a bill appropriat-
ing S15, 1000 for the relief Of Rasmussen &
Strehlo Of Omaha, due them for the destruc-
tion by a cyclonic storm of the government
building at the Buffalo exposition. The
bill now goes to the president for his zig.
nature.
Senator Willard today recommended the
appointment OF Cora J. Morgan for post
mistress at Cumro, Custer county, and
recommended a change OF site for the
postoflce.
Thomas r. Brayton Of Omaha is in WASH
tngton.
Senator Dietrich has gone to Albany to
Join his daughter and with her return to
| neF bCuOVt az bTtn mhWEt MISS OlctTlC0
having recovered from her illness.
w. c. Clements, special agent Of rural
free delivery, is In South Dakota with in
structions to remain in that state and ex-
anime into all pending applications for
rural free delivery routes and dispose OF
them before going elsewhere. The South
Dakota delegation has been laboring to se-
cure q special agent in that state for o
long time, but the demand for agents had
been so great from nearly every congress
sional district that it has been utterly i'm
possible to comply with the request Of the
South Dakotans until now.
A bill introduced by Senator Willard Ia
grant an increase Of pension to Elizabeth
Steele, widow Of James Steele, late first
lieutenant Of Co. X, First Nebraska cavalry
and pay her SIT a month, was fayorably
reported to the senate today.
Department Notes.
These rural free delivery routes will bt
established April /:
Nebraska-Franklin, Franklin county
George F. Gale n samuel o. Sturtevant
carriers; routes cover an area OF ovel
eighty-hve square miles, containing a pop
ulAtion Of $50.
Iowa-Lucas, Lucas county, d. E.. Daniels
carrier; area, fifteen square miles; popula.
tion served, 4S3. 40
Bids for the construction OF the, .Creston
Ia, public building were opened by the su.
pervising. architect today. The lowest bid
der was the Capital City Brick and Pip,
company Of Des Moines, at $97. 900. otheI
bidders were; Johnson. Butler & Dugan
Sedalia, Mo-, sos, 900; S. G. Moore & SOM
Kokomo, Ind, sos. e32,
DR., F. G.. Gilbert was today appointed
pension examining surgeon at Rapid City
S. D.
Postmasters appointed:
Iowa.. @. Beck, Scion, johnson county
South Dakota-Racbe Wetherell, Water
bury. Jerauld county.
John L. Ballinger OF Des Moines was to-
day appointed teacher in the indian schoo
for Mohave, Ariz. ss
Richard N. Winan OF Piqua, Ia, was ap
pointed teacher in the Indian school a
Rapid City, s. d.
Reserve agents appointed: Continenta
National bank OF Chicago for South Oman
National OF South Omaha; Corn Exchang
National of Chicago for osceola Nations
Of osceola and Citizens's National Of Wash
ington, Ia; Chase National OF New Yor,
: for First National Of Watertown, s. D.
Frank L.. Wood Of WATERFOWL, 8. D., wa
today appointed clerk In the Chamberlain
! s. D., Ian once.