Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-24
FORCING THE ISSUE
Motive Behind the Request for Withdrawal
Of Troops from the Island,
IS PART OF A sHREwO DIPLOMATIC GAME
Disturbances on the Island Indicate
Their Presence is Necessary 20
Make Good Guarantee of
United states.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Cuba's demand upon the United
States to withdraw our troops from the
island Is taken here to mean a determine
tion on the part Of President Palma to
force the issue as to whether this country
is to maintain a quasi suzerainty over the
Island or whether Cuba alone is to direct
its international and external government.
Within diplomatic lines this question has
been brewing ever since President Palma
was inaugurated. The Cubans resent the
presence Of American troops on the island
and they have not been slow to make their
dissatisfaction known to the presidente and
his cabinet. But under the terms by which
Cuba acquired its sovereignty, the United
States pledged the nations that good gov
eminent should be maintained and In con-
sonance with that pledge It persists in
keeping troops on the island, notwithstand-
ing the desires Of the Cuban government.
The fact is that already outbreaks have
occurred in Cuba. Indicating the willful lack
of a determination to guard against ma
tional outbreaks and It has been thought
best to keep the small force Of American
troops now in Cuba at their several posts.
There are but 500 troops all told in Cuba,
a mere bagatelle should an uprising oc-
cur, Out as our nation SIdnub pleukbu "
preserve law and order in its next door
neighbor, it will be interesting to watch the
next move on the checker board.
Second Lieutenant Frank L.. Perry, ar
! tillery corps. has been relieved from re-
c%ruiting duty at Des Moines and ordered
to Dubuque to take charge of the recruit
ing station at that place, relieving Major
Robert F. Ames, Eighteenth infantry.
Major Ames is granted three months leave.
Report on Postal Receipts.
The annual report of the auditor
for the Postofice department, giving the
gross receipts Of the presidential Offices
throughout the country, show there were
10 such offices in Nebraska, with receipts
which aggregated 1921, 564. There we're
twelve offices in the state whose receipts
were above $40, OOO, as follows: Omaha.
$4SS, I'll; Lincoln, S16S, 2oS; South Omaha,
81 1857; Beatrice, S20,53S; Fremont, S21, 747;
Grand Island, s17,ssS; Hastings, s2O,1O7;
Kearney, S1O,44O; Nebraska City, s17,77s;
Norfolk, $1O,577; P~lattsmouth, $40. 139; York,
S12, O16.
In lows there we're 265 presidential Offices,
showing gross receipts OF 1854, 424, and
forty-three Offices showing receipts above
$40, 900, as follows; : Des Moines, 1886, 496;
Sioux City, $13s, 1885,; Cedar Rapids, 800,
1852 Ames. $40, IT'S; Atlantic, 81 $3.50: Boone,
SIS, 1871: Burlington, 80, 1873; Cedar Falls,
SIS, 1888; Centerville, 1921: Charles City,
311 ,557; Cherokee. $1O.Os4; Clarinda, $40, 665
Clinton, $3l 1858; Council Bluffs. $62, 1853;
Creston, 15,S49; Davenport, $95,342; De-
corah. 49, 13; Dubuque, sS5, $50; Baskerville,
$40, POS; Fairfield, $11G01S; Fort Dodge, $50,
PSI; Fort Madison, l&1S,272; Grinnell, s14,
257; LeMars. $12.S75; Lyons, S14,614; Mar
shalltown, $40, 109; Mason City. 332,S1s;
Mount Pleasant, $11421; Muscatine. S25, 1913
Newton, $16,645; J9elwein. $1o.s42; Usage,
$11,644; oskaloosa, f22, sci; ottumwa. $780,
2O7; Red Oak SIS, Shenandoah. s13,67s;
Washington. $1o,d Waterloo, $40, 546;
912; Iowa Citys sSsse9Ii Iowa Falls, s1O,5Osi
South Dakota has ffty-sfx presidential
ofices, showing receipts amounting to 1911,
$50, and six Offices exceeding the $40, o0C
mark: Aberdeen, $21, 1865; Deadwood, S13,
55S; Huron. 81, S07; Lead. $12, COS; Mitchell
S11.543; Sioux Falls, S42, S91; WATERFOWL
S12, 213; Yankton, $40, 739.
Wyoming has fifteen presidential post.
Offices, whose gross receipts amounted L
$50, 947. the largest being Cheyenne, $17, S0s
and Laramie, with $11 500.
George F. Carson has been appointed
postmaster at Douds Station, Van Burer
county, Ia, vice Mrs. Ida Payne, resigned
The Comptroller of the currency has au
thorized the First National bank Of Stanton
Ia, to begin business. with a capital o
s25. 200; also the First National bank o
Radcliffe, Ia, with a capital Of $4,000.
William Leads has been appointed sub
stitute clerk in the postofice at Sioux Cit!
and John B. MacDougall at Red Oak, la,
Erad W nIarL aDdr Nborlo. Hrou.. ..k
stitute letter carriers at South Omaha.