Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-27
ENDS FIGHT At SIOUX CITY
Efforts at a Compromise in the POstOfio,
Contest Come to Naught,
BILL TO PROTECT THE WATER HOLES
~ve of Colonel stOtsenberg in Need
II, "epairs and Former Com
H"oIl Asked to Make Small
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WASHINGTON, June z6.--(Special Tele-
gram.)-The controversy over the Sioux
City postoflce was settled today by the
nomination of G. Badgerow, Congressman
Thomas having sent his name to the post
master general today for nomination by
the president. The present postmaster, Mr..
| Heiser, has made a most enviabe record
and had the support of very large num-
| Der OF patrons of the ONCE, but he was a
friend Of Mr.. Perkins Of the Sioux City
| Journal, and Mr.. Thomas could not see his
way clear to the reappointlng Of a friend
| Of the man who has said some hard things
| against the congressman from the Eleventh
district. Mayor Caldwell Of Sioux City re-
Gently was in Washington on a still hunt
for the purpose of having Mr.. Thomas ap-
| point a compromise candidate in the person
of L. L. Kellogg. president of the CONNER
cial club Of Sioux City. 1t was understood
that the men who were backing Badgerow
we're favorable to this scheme, but when
the test came however, the men upon whom
| Thomas relies In the Eleventh district
could not see their way clear to endorsing
Mr.. Kellogg and the bottom having fallen
out Of the attempt to bring harmony in the
ranks Of Sioux City republicans Mr.. Thomas
| took the bull by the horns today and sent
| In Badger0WS name.
Charles Rigg Of Beatrice, who has been
in the city for some time past and who on
Decoration day laid a wreath Of flowers
upon Colonel Stotsenberg's grave in Ar
lngton as a tribute from the boys of Com
pany c Of Beatrice, found that the grave
Of the late colonel of the First Nebraska,
who died in battle in the Philippines, was
not sufficiently protected and that 1t needs
a new base stone to shield II from the
weather. Accordingly he has written a
general letter to the men Of the First Me-
braska calling upon them for a slight contri-
button Of 10 or 10 cents each for the pur-
pose OF purchasing a base stone to be
placed upon Colonel Stotsenberg's grave.
Mrs. Stotsenberg. who has erected a
modest monument to her late husbands
memory, is not able to repair the grave as
It should be and Mr.. Rigg has taken it
upon himself to bring this matter before
the men who were with Stotsenberg dur
ing the Philippine campaign.
Pass Water-HOIe Bill.
Late last night Senator Gamble secured
the passage Of a bill to regulate the use
by the public Of reservoir sites located
upon public lands OF the United States,
| speediest legislation that has been ac-
complished In a number of sessions. He
introduced the bill on the 23d, 1t being re-
| ferred to the committee on public lands
The day after 1t was reported by the COM
mittee without amendment and one the
evening Of the next day II was passed. The
bill is largely in the interest Of railroads
in the Black Hills as 1t is designed to pro-
tect watering places for shippers of cat
tie in their drives across the reservation
In reaching railroad points. The legisla-
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fulness Of watering places for live stock
| that is being driven to shipping stations
is very much impaired by the fact that
local range stock will habitually Craze
upon the grass in the immediate vicinity Of
these watering places, thereby destroying
all forage in the immediate vicinity thereof
leaving nothing for the use of herds that
are being driven to market The purpose
OF the bill which passed the senate yes
terday, and which has been reported to
the house. is to reserve an area represented
by radius of two miles Immediately around
these watering places from continual graz
| ing by local herds. so that the grass may
not be entirely destroyed. The bill Is re-
| stricted so as to conflne 1t to reservations
! constructed and maintained as watering
places in connection with the driving and
| transportation of live stock and provides
that the act shall not in any way interfere
with the entry OF any portion of the pub
| lie lands under the general laws of the
United States.
The bill confirming In the state Of South
! Dakota the title to sections OF land here
! tofore granted to that state, the proceeds
Of the sale of which, II sold. are to be
used in aid of the militia OF the state Of
South Dakota, passed the house today The
| bill now goes to the president for sigma
| ture.
Pushing Hot Springs sanitarium.
Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaha, mem
Der Of the National Board of Soldiers
| Homes, is in Washington on his way to
| attend a meeting of the board which is to
be held in New York next Saturday Cap
tain Palmer stated that 1t was his inten-
tion to secure the appointment of a com
mittee to go to Hot Springs, S. D., for the
purpose Of locating the site for the new
sanitaTium TO be erected at that place, and
| he hoped that the work of building the
structure would be commenced this year.
The Rosebud treaty bill, about which
so much has been said and written, will
not be taken up at the present session OF
congress. leaders of the house having de-
termined to permit no treaty legislation
carrying an appropriation to pass this ses e
sion. In some particulars 1t is thought
| this decision will be Of benefit to South
Dakota, as It will give ample time should
the bill pass early at the next session for
the issuance Of the proclamation and get
ting things in readiness for opening the
reservation to sediment. Instead Of work
ing a hardship 1t is believed 1t would be
vastly better to have the reservation opened
in May or June OF next year than to have
It opened in the very late fall OF this year
J. U. Monroe and wife of Omaha are in
the city.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Jacob
| Frahm, Malmo. Saunders county, vice j.
P. Frostrom, resigned. Iowa-Alburn Gask-
ell. Dawson, Dallas county; Nettie c. Ma
son, Middletown. Des Moines county;
Josephine Bullard, shefield, Franklin
county. South Dakota-E. c. Enquish La
bolt. Grant county; A. L. Dawson. Lester
Vile. Ysnkton county: ]. w. Spaw. White
Owl, Meade county; Hester Harkness
| Wyatt, Aurora county.
The comptroller Of the currency today
approved the application Of e. s. Kelly
W. w Stewart, X. G.. Stewart, C. A. Kelly
and w, S. G. Robinson to organize the Hot
Springs National bank Of Hot Springs. s.
D.. with 5000 capital.