Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-04
co TO NEBRASKA FORTS
Companies Of Twenty-seCOnd Infnatry Have
Crook as Headquarters.
NIcENIR OuHs AUsON ANO OfFIcI
John westdahps Resignation Gives
south Dakota Delegation Addi-
tiOnaI Opportunity 60 Be-
stow Patronage.
From q stafr corresponaenil

egram.) )-Acting Ad3utant General Col
ward has passed upon the assignments OF
the various companies Of the Twenty-second
United States infantry, which arrived In
San Francisco February 25 and are now at
the Preside recuperating from their long
voyage from Manila. AS heretofore stated
in The Bee, this regiment is TO be assigned,
with the exception OF one company, to forts
in Nebraska, with headquarters at Fort
Crook, but today the War department was
unable to state who might be assigned to
command at the other posts.
The assignment by companies OF the
Twenty-second infantry as at present
planned is as follows:
Headquarters, Fort Crook--Companies e,
F, H, !, X. L and M.
Fort Robinson-Companies A and d.
Fort Niobrara-Company B.
Fort Logan H. Roots (Ark.)-one COM
pany.
The four companies Of the Tenth infantry
now at Fort Crook upon being relieved
by the Twenty-second will proceed to san
Francisco to prepare for embarkation to
Manila.
John Westdahl, receiver Of the land ONCE
at Huron, S. D., has resigned. The reason
is thought to be that he believed he was
kota delegation for reappointment He
first sent in his letter of resignation to the
delegation and followed 1t up today by
telegram asking that he be relieved i'm
mediately.
Evidently "A MisapprehensiOn'
Westdahl was probably laboring under
misapprehension as to the existing con-
dltions, but as there are a great many
patriots in South Dakota who desire pub
lie office II is believed that the congress
sional delegation from that state will have
no dificulty in selecting his successor.
The term of register and receiver Of land
ONCE at Huron expired last January but
as there was no immediate necessity Tor
a change the present incumbents were per-
mitted to continue in ONCE. The register
OF the Office at present is G. A. Blake. IL
is understood that an agreement has been
reached to change both positions, and an
nouncement Of this fact may be made within
few days, when the delegation gives out
the names of the successors to Westdahi
and Blake.
A. w. Wilmarth Of Huron is a candidate
for register, while Harvey j. Rice oil the
same city is a candidate for receiver. IL
seems safe to predict that Blake will not
sible that Rice may be made receiver AS
70 the choice TOR register IN yiace esc.4A.
Blake, 1t is much doubted IL the delegation
has agreed upon a man and It may be that
compromise candidate for register will
be selected.
Seeks to Correct West Point Record.
G. ]. Bowlby, editor of the Crete. Neb..
Democrat, is in Washington. Mr.. Bowlby
is here for the purpose of meeting with
the parents Of boys who were dismissed
last May from West Point. Mr.. Bowlby
is the only one OF the parents now here,
but expects to remain in Washington un-
til a meeting can be brought about with
the other parents, in order that some deh-
mite plan Of action may be agreed upon to
correct the record of the boys dismissal,
which they desire to have done.
Harry Lee Bowlby. son of Q. ]. Bowlby,
after his dismissal from West Point Sc
cured an engagement as engineer with a
company doing business in Ecuador, and
Mr.. Bowlby says his boy is meeting with
splendid success.
Congressman Shallenberger left for Ne
braska Saturday for the purpose of inves-
tigating a fatal disease which has broken
out among his cattle.
CrltIctBm OF EVANS
Senator Gamble today laid before the
senate a resolution adopted BY Macarthur
post, Grand Army of the Republic. OF Woon-
socket, S. D., in which the following Ian
guage is used: Believing that the admin
istration Of H. Clay Evans as commissioner
of pensions has nullifed the pension laws
as passed by congress. thereby denying
pensions to thousands OF worthy claimants
we respectfully petition that general COM
missioner Of the senate and house Of rep
resentatives be appointed to investigate
the administration Of the commissioner Of
pensions"
Abner e. Hitchcock Of Mitchell. S. D., on
motion of Senator Kittredge, stated today
that he was not at all satisfied with the
river and harbor bill as agreed upon by
the house committee, and that he would dc
! everything in his power to have larger
appropriations made for South Dakota than
are provided in the bill.
Senator Kittredge today presented Mr.
and Mrs. ]. T. Morrow and Mr.. and Mrl
r. w. Seaman OF Mitchell, s. d., to thS
president.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Larrabee Of Cler.
mont. Ia. are expected to arrive in Wash
ington today.
i Fubitc huliuhhe AoE AtAahtAc.
Congressman Smith OF Iowa introduced
bill today appropriating $4,000 for thu
purchase OF a site and the erection Of I
public building thereon at Atlantic, Ia.
! II. d. Reeves. clerk Of Congressman Hull.
committee OF military affairs, left for De-
Moines Saturday night to take part in tn,
republican primaries March Z. He wa
accompanied by Lieutenant Sam HOlling o
the capitol police force. who has gone Il
Des Moines to cast his vote for Captain
Hull. having been appointed to his pIac'
In the capitol by the representative from
the Seventh Iowa district M
w. W. Ainsworth OF Des Molnes. super
intendent Of agencies Of the National Lit
and Trust company, OF which company Sec
retary Shaw is president, left for hom
yesterday. having been in Washington
month.
Captain H. e. Palmer Of Omaha expect
to leave for home Wednesday.
BENJAMIN F. Ross OF Onawa, Ia, an,
Thomas J. Doyle OF Lincoln. Neb.. are ad
mitted to practice before the Interior de
partment
Representative Mondell Of Wyoming ha
a conference with Presidene Roosevelt thi
morning about irrigation and the pneserva
tion OF forest reserves. The president
much interested In both OF these subject
and desires to see some legislation en-
acted by congress. In speaking OF the pcs