Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
HOLDS AGAINST SETTLERS
Assistant Attorney General Decides Case
Involving Residents Of Nebraska.
TERMINAL BRIDGE BILL FINALLY PASSES
Request Made TO PostOmce Depart
mem 20 Establish a Branch nc
az Live stock Exchange
in south Omaha
lrrom . So torrespondent.l

From a stsS Correspondence
WASHINGTON, May i3.-(special Tele-
Rram. lit Is stated at the Interior depart
ment that Assistant Attorney General
Van Devanter Is about to decide against the
settlers on Indemnity school lands In Ne
braska on account of the failures OF the
Board Of Educational Lands and %Buildlngs
refusing to accept the act recently passed
by the legislature %quleting the title Of set
tiers. Senator Willard. who has been inter-
ested in the case Of A. H. Blair against
the State Of Nebraska, involving rights OF
settlers to take in lieu lands in settlement
OF their claims against the government, has
asked the secretary Of the interior to post
pone his decision until he can make an
other trial to bring the members Of the
Board Of Educational Lands and the set
tiers together upon some basis satisfactory
to both parties in Interest.
Assistant Postmaster General Shallen-
berger has informed Senator Mnlard that
the proposed star route from o'NeiIl to
Francis, Neb., and ending at Bartlett has
been deemed impfactlcable on the part OF
the department, but proposals have been
sent out inviting bids for carrying mails on
a separate route from Bartlett to Francis
three times a week and by a schedule to
make proper connection with the mail from
o'Neill to Francis. Proposals we're aleo
sent out today inviting bids for carryips
the mail from Almeria by Moulton and Fer
guson to Brewster six times a week, In
Guiding depositlng mail in boxes along the
route.
Terminal Bridge Bill Passes.
The bill extending the time which the
Omaha Bridge and Terminal company shall
have to complete its bridge across the Mis-
souri, river between Council BLUFFS and
Omaha passed the senate today, Senator
Willard moving to concur in the house
amendments. which provide that the bridge
must be kept open TO fo& passengers and
vehicle travel. Senator Millard stated that
the Illinois Central railroad desired that
the bridge should be built for railway usage
only, but az It was impossible to secure
this concession from those Interested In
the development OF East Omaha, the ON
clals OF the terminal company were COM
PEELED to accept the compromise and, real
izing nothing better could be had, the sem
ator stated he had nothing else TO do but
to accept the house amendment.
Senator CANDLES bill providing for tn:
payment OF ) per cent Of the net proceeds
OF the sale Of public lands within the pub
lie land states to the respective states was
under consideration today by the senate
committee on public lands. In view of the
wide diversity of interest which the discus
sion brought out the bill was laid over un-
I'll next week.
Branch Postomce for South Omaha.
Representative Mercer has requested the
Postof1ce department to establish In the
exchange building at South Omaha q
branch station to be known as station A
This Is the hrst branch station which South
Omaha has asked, and mail will be distrib,
uted from that station to the occupants o.
the Exchange building the same as is nov
distributed from the main ofnce. "I
Effective July 1 clerk hire for. the Blail
postofice Will be Increased from $50 Il
1920 per year.
Representative Hedge OF the First low
district returned from his congressional
convention today, where he was unani
mously renominated.
The nomination Of Benjamin johnson tC
be consul at Ceiba, Honduras, was sent t.
the senate today. Mr.. Johnson is a for,
mer resident Of Vanburen county. Iowa, ant
has been consul at Utilla, Honduras, for
number Of years, hut as Utiila is in the In
terior and Mr., Johnson has desired a trans
fer to a point nearer the coast, Ceiba hat
been given him.
Postal Matters.
Rural free delivery service will be es
tablished on July / as follows: In Iowa
Lake City, Calhoun county. two routes
area covered forty-eight square miles
population served 9a5, carriers S. GondlnI
and James r. Jones; Maynard. Fayett
county, two routes, area thirty-eight sQuar
miles, population 1850, carriers ]. H
blethem and M. e. Bling; Murray, CLARK
county, two ~routes, area hfty-two squar
miles. population $50, no carriers named
Newburg. Jasper county one route, are
thirty-tour square miles, population 45t
no carriers named; Rockwell City, Calbou
county, six routes. area 1879 square miles
population a,4Sb, no carriers named.
j. Uganda has been appointed postmaa
ter At KodnaRay Bonhomme county, s. D
vice Frank sedlacek. resigned.
The comptroller OF the currency has au
thorized the Redneld, National bank q
Redheld, s. D., to- begin business wit
$4,000 capital. TF, .
The Iowa National bank OF Des Moins
has been approved az reserve agent for tn
First National bank Of Charles City, Ia
Or. j. b. Mansfield has. been apponte
pension examining surgeon at Sac Cit!
Iowa.
Civil service Examinations will be hel
at Webster City. Ia Mitchell. Yankto
WATERFOWL, s. D.. on May rs for position
OF clerk and letter carriers in postonaces |
those cities.