Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
RUMOR SHAW is TO TIRE
Believed TO EmunRte frepn wall street
and To BE withost Foun-
dation.
tFrom a Stan Correspondent,)

WASHINGTON, oct. 10.-CSpecial Telc-
gram.)-Agaln is the rumor in circulation
that Immediately after election Secretary
Shaw will tender his resignation and retire
from the treasury portfolio on account Of
alleged political differences with the presi-
dent. Friends Of the secretary had hoped
that the recent emphatic denial made by
Secretary Shaw to this rumor would put
n stop to any repetition OF the story, but
gossip is persistent that Secretary Shaw
has broken with his chief and he wants to
get out. And yet there are no tangible
grounds, so far as the NEST careful inquiry
can disclose, for supposing that Secretary
Shaw contemplates quitting the cabinet
The secretary is in Pottsville Pa, tonight
and will speak in Philadelphia tomorrow
night, so that II has been impossible to
ascertain just what Is back Of the rumor
again in circulation that he will pull out
Of the cabinet. Il is believed. however,
that the gossip going on about Shaw
emanates from Wall street and is designed
to influence the stock market
The Nebraska headquarters at the Ma
tionsl hotel we're closed today and already
many Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
men who came to attend the thirty sixth
annual encampment of that organization in
the nations capital have turned their faces
homeward Some of the Nebraskans have
arranged for a visit to the New England
states. others will go to Pennsylvania and
New York before reaching their homes.
while still others have made arrangements
to stop in middle western states enroute.
According to Commander Steele, Nebraska
deserves great honor for the showing made
in Washington and says that the selection
-
place will be good news TO thousands OF
old veterans Of the Antelope state who
desire an opportunity OF seeing the Pa
cihc coast Many of these who came on
the official train will leave tomorrow for
the west, some Of the leaders IN the Grand
Army of the Republic from Nebraska going
directly into the campaign.
Milton c. Hull of Edgar Neb.. son OF NJ.
J. Hull of the auditors office for the War
! department. has accepted position with
the Queen & Crescent road and leaves for
Monroe, La. in a few days.
James Richardson, ir.. and wife. who
have been north on their wedding trip, are
| in Washington for a few days.
Bids were opened at the office of the
| supervising architect of the treasury for
| painting and decorating the public building
! at Omaha Under the specification propos-
ais were invited for the entire work and
separate bids for decorating two court
rUUms. The bidders we're: W H. Nelson
| Co., Chicago, decorating building s5,945
decorating two court rooms 1873; W. H.
Hackett, Chicago, So, 7so, 81, 900; John L.
Nelson Bros company, Chicago. $4,000 and
$780, Henry Lehman Sons, Omaha. S5,-
900 and $3.50; William H. Dennis stanberry
Mo-, sS.525 and s576; William G. Andrews,
Clinton, Iowa, Sc, $50 and $780,
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the Western National bank OF
New York as reserve Aagent for the First
National bank OF Hart ngs. Neb., and the
NatioFal Bank Of giiFiee qf eAicagp. fol
the First National bank OF Sioux City, Ia
! The tpostoffice at Wyatt, Aurora county
South Dakota. has been discontinued.
The postmaster at Waterloo, Ia, will be
allowed one additional letter carrier Oh
December l.