Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-12
NEEDS MORE PAYMASTERS
More Troops Now in the Department of the
Missouri Than Ever Before.
OLD SOLDIERS STAND BY HENDERSON
Corporate life of the Nebraska Ma
9iOnaI Bank of Omaha Extended
for Twenty Years TO April
II, 1922.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

C'rom a Stsff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 11.-(special Tele-
gram when all contemplated changes
are made in the movement Of troops the
Department Of the Missouri will have more
organizations Of every branch OF service
than any other department in the United
States. In view Of this fact it is conten-
plated to send four paymasters to the de-
partment and It is thought that Major
John c. Muhlenberg. now chief psymaster
in Cuba, will be made chief paymaster at
Omaha Major Muhlenberg is regarded by
the pay department one OF its very sblest
officers. He has served with distinction
not only in Washington but in several de-
partments. his last assignment being with
the army in Cuba He comes from an old
Lancaster. Pa. family. and was appointed
from that state March 20. 1892. He was
local paymaster In Washington when Cen
eral T. H. Stanton was paymaster general.
Veterans stand by Henderson.
Senator Courtright. who announced him
self as a candidate for congress from the
Third Iowa district against Speaker Hen
derson, has discovered what hit him. He
has just learned that an organization OF 200
veteran soldiers was formed in the pivotal
township Of Cedar Falls in that state, which
would have given Speaker Henderson the
delegates from Blaekhawk (Courtright's)
county even IL Senator Courtright had re-
mained in the race to the finish. Senator
Courtright, when he learned OF the close
association Of the men who went through
the war with the speaker decided to with
draw from the contest
Ten special agents and ten route inspec-
tors Of the rural free delivery service are
TO be appointed immedia tely after July
and the senators from Nebraska are looking
after jobs for their constituents These
agents and inspectors, however. are, under
the bill recently passed, covered by the
civil service and are to be appointed from
positions within the Postifice department
Under the bill each agent and inspector
must have had four years experience in
the postal service. Candidates for these
positions not having such experience might
as well give up hope OF appointment at
once.
Money for West Point.
Chairman Hull OF the committee on mil
itary AFFAIRS in the house, stated TODAY that
he expected unanimous vote from his com
mittee appropriating $500. 900 for new
buildings at West Point, SO 900 900 of which
are to be available this year. 1t is recor-
nized by every military oficer who has
been at the Point and by the committee
that new barracks and quarters are abso-
luteiy necessary IL the efficiency OF the mil
itary academy is to be maintained, and the
unanimous report which Captain Hi,II or.
poets to get from his committee is REGARDED
as triumph for the new policy which Can
tain Hull has stood for ever since he he
came head Of the military affairs commit
tee Of the house.
Representative Burkett today secured an
additional allowance of $500 for clerk hire
at the Lincoln postofice and it Is tbougbt
that Gus A. Tylee will be appointed to the
clerkship thus created. although there has
been no recommendation from Postmaster
Sizer.
captain and Mrs. H. E. Palmer OF Omaha
VINO nave been making tour of the south.
arrived IN Washington today and are at the
New willard. Mrs. Palmer, after spending
few days here, will go to New York on
visit TO her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Kountze. while the captain will remain 10
heip along the Hot Springs sanitarium
measure.
Senator Gamble gave notice today that
on Saturday he would present Appropriate
resolutions in relation to the life and pub-
lie services Of the late senator from South
Dakota, James II. Kyle
Senator CANDLES bill authorizing the
Federal railroad company to construct a
bridge across the Missouri river at Oacoma.
5. d., passed the senate today
Attorney John NJ. Baldwin is in the city
to appear before the supreme court on
Monday In the case Of Lucien Woodwork
ct al against the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company. Howard Kennedy, ir.,
OF Omaha being also in the city to repre-.
sent the defendant in error.
Improvement I'm the Missouri.
The river and harbor bill. which was re-
ported to the senate today from the COM
mittee on commerce, carried $3.50. 900 for
improving the Missouri river at Sioux CITY.
Ia and above to Stubs Ferry. Mont while
S25O,OOO are appropriated for improving the
river from Sioux City TO its mouth. such
sums to be expended In such manner and in
such localities as the secretary Of war
may direct, the abolition OF the Missouri
River commission placing this matter en-
tirely in the hands OF the War department.
Fifty-two thousand FIVE hundred dollars are
appropriated for building dams and con-
structing reservoirs al Lake Kampeska.
Lake Poinsett and on the Sioux river in
South Dakota, to control the how Of that
stream and impound the flow of waters to
secure a permanent supply of water in the
Missouri river.
Senator Warren. who has been absen,
from Washington for several weeks on ae-
count Of the illness and death Of his wife
returned to his duties at the capitol today
An additional rural free delivery route
is TO be established July 1 at Grimes, Polk
county. Iowa. with one carer The route
embraces an area Of twenty-eight squar,
miles and contains a population OF 500
Carrier not named.
Reserve agents we're approved today AZ
follows: Corn Exchange and Continental
National banks OF Chicago for Merchant,
National Of Grinnell. Ia; City National Of
Lincoln. Neb, for Knoxville National Of
| Knoxville, la.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-F. X
/ Hakel, TOuhy. Saunders county, vice A. p
/ Chapek, resigned. Iows-E. A. Back. Mel
tonville, Worth county; C. F. Krause, u
ster, Floyd county.
/ The corporate existence Of the Nebrask,
d