Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-10
TROUBLE OVER LEASES
Secretary Hitchcock Holding Off Approval
of Those on Cheyenne River.
coRLIsS CABLE BILL LIKELY TO PASS
From Contest over Principle OF a Pub
lie or Private Cable IL Has De-
generated Into Contest Between
telegraph Companies.
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From a staT Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 9.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Strong pressure is being brought
to bear on the secretary Of the Interior
to induce him to approve the leases for
grazing lands on the Cheyenne river In
dian agency in South Dakota. These
leases have been pending for some time and
action on them has been prevented as a
result OF various difficulties, which have
grown out Of them from time to time. The
district courts have decided that the off,
eials acted clearly within their rights in
leasing lands within the Standing Rock
agency, and refused to grant a permanent
Injunction restraining the leases OF land.
The officials are therefore in a position to
proceed, but Secretary Hitchcock declines
to proceed upon his own responsibility.
Senator Kittredge Of South Dakota is very
urgent in his recommendations that the
leases shall be approved. He was at the
Interior department today where he had
a conference with the secretary and In
dian Commissioner Jones. Secretary Hitch
cock will confer with President Roosevelt
before acting.
Fight Between Rival Companies.
The Corliss cable bill, which will prob
ably be taken up tomorrow under a rule
which the committee on rules of the house
will report, and debate will continue until
Thursday or Friday, will not meet with the
opposition anticipated unless conditions
materially changed. Colonel Hepburn of
Iowa, who has always opposed a govern
ment cable, is at home attending his con-
gressional convention, while Representative
]. s. Sherman of New York, who is also
absent. is not expected to return to wash
inRtnn until the 1act NJ fho uaoG U{th
this strength absent opponents Of the Cor
liss measure are in somewhat OF a chaotic
condition. Representations were made to
Speaker Henderson today regarding these
conditions and asking that consideration Of
the bill be postponed until later. The
speaker, however, stated to those speaking
for the opposition that the decks had to be
cleared for the Philippine civil government
bill, which will be taken up on the 18th, and
with the irrigation bill pending 1t would be
out of the question to postpone considera-
tion Of the measure which has excited so
much attention throughout the country.
Cable Bill Likely to Pass.
The fight over the Corliss bill has re-
solved itself in very large measure to a
fight between the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies. The Mackay inter-
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which they can control In conjunction with
their overland and Atlantic systems, while
the Western Union is desirious that the
government should construct the cable that
all companies should have equal benefit.
The fight on the rule, which will be re-
ported tomorrow, will uncover the hand OF
the opposition. Representatives Richard
son and Underwood, democratic leaders,
Will oppose the rule as strongly as they
know how, and 1t is stated tonight that the
democrats will vote solidly against the
Corliss bill.
81 General Manager Holdrege of the B.. &
NJ, who arrived in Washington Yesterday.
spent today in inspecting the enyirons Of
the capital city, under the guidance OF
Senator Dietrich. Mr.. Holdrege expects to
leave Washington tomorrow for the west.
N. w. Wells Of Schuyler is in the city.
Rural free delivery service will be estab-
lished out Of Clarks, Neb., on August /.
Representatives Martin and Burke have
returned from South Dakota They report
that the Sioux Falls convention was one Of
the most enthusiastic in the history Of the
state.
Application has been received at the
Indian once from a band of 800 Ogallala
Sioux OF South Dakota requesting permits
oiOh u ACdNO IL IOStTNdllOu 10 engage as
laborers in railroad construction. The COM
missioner has taken the request under ad-
visement and in all probability It will be
granted. as it is the settled policy Of Com
missioner Jones to give work to Indians
wherever possible.
Speaker Henderson stated today that the
Ray bankruptcy bill. which contemplates
amendment to the existing law, would I'M
doubtedly be taken up under the call Of
committees, as 1t is unfinished business,
having been before the house, but not COM
pleted.
H. w. Fisher has been appointed post
master at Linn Junction, Linn county, Ia,
vice w. H. Affolter, resigned.
The application OF Will D. Forbes, ].
M. Forbes, Will w. Roberts, Charles Van
gorder and James Forbes to organize the
Anoka National bank Of Anoka, Neb., with
a capital Of $40, 900, has been approved by
the comptroller of the currency.
Postofices discontinued: Iowa, Pleasant
Prairie, Muscatine county. mail to Stock
ton; Bernini. Mahaska county, mail to
Taintor; Middleford, Buchanan county, mail
to Winthrop. South Dakota, Clarkson, Tur.
ner county, mail to Parker.
The postmaster general has ordered CON
solidation Of postofhce at Boonesboro with
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station A (Boonesboro) with mail facili-
ties. Free delivery to be extended to
Boonesboro.
DR.. R. S. Albright has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Beatrice,
Neb., and DR.. F. A. sedlick at Tyndan,
s. d.
B. D.. Sherlody OF Carlisle, Neb, and
James A. Canavan Of Lena, Ia, have been
appointed railway mail clerks.
Clarence o. Churchill and his wife, Druis-
silla Churchill, both OF Hobart. okl., have
been appointed Industrial teacher and as
sistant matron respectively at the Rapid
City Is. d. Indian school and r. H. Davis
Of Lincoln, Neb., Industrial teacher al
the Crow Creek Is. d. school.
The gross receipts of the Omaha post.
once for the month Of May were Sss, 247
against $34,275 for the same month last
year, an increase Of S3,472. The receipts Of
the Des Moines once were s31 SCI and
$2S, 1896 respectively, an increase Of $4.s65