Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-21
WORK TO GET RHEA PARDoNED
Parents of Condemned Mas Plan to
Secure CIemency rem Cow
ernor savase.

WASHINGTON. March Especial Tele-
gram)-ouite an effort Is being made by a
delegation of Indiana people now IN wash
ington to bring pressure u bear upon Gov
ernor Savage to pardon Rhea. who has
been sentenced to be hanRed for murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhes, fathdr and mother OF
tho condemned man, who are Indiana peo-
pie, and constituents OF CopgressmAn Hem
enway, have tactfuIly started to work to
bring pressure to bear lpon Nebraska's 8
senators with the hope that they may be
induced to ask for Rhea's pardon. No
definite plan has been agreed upon, but Mr..
Hemenway has been quletly making in
quiries as to Governor aavage's military
record and his Indiana connections. so t1at
when the time comes pressure may be cen
tered on the governor to btiug about execu-
tive clemency.
Senator Gamble reported his bill to relma
burse certain Lower Brnle Sioux Indians OF
South Dakota for property destroyed, from
the committee on Indian affairs today, but
with an amendment that makes It essen
TALLY new bill. The amendments authorize
the secretary Of the interior 20 investigate
the claims of the Lower Brule hand OF
Sioux for the loss OF property resulting
from their fOrclble removal from their
homes south of the White river in 1893 and
what amounts. II any, they are Justly and
equitably entitled to. The sum of 1880 Is
appropriated to carry the provisions Of the
bill into execution.
Senator Warren introduced q bill today
providing for re-survey Of certain lands
in Wyoming. numbering IN an twelve town
ships west of the sixth principal meridian,
but providing that bonaAde settlers are in
no wise to be disturbed nor titles to their
lands impaired by reason of The survey.
The opponents of the Cuban reciprocity
bill will endeayor to meet Saturday to adopt
a program OF action when the bill which
was introduced yesterday By Chairman
Payne of the ways and means committee
is called up In the house. The contest
threatens to be along sectional lines, west
ern republicans againat ,heir eastern
brethren. Eastern men ara accused Of op-
posing the French reciprocity treaty, which
the west is understood to iesire, and 10
supporting Cuban reciprocity are charged
with attacking a western industry. 1t is
claimed by the advocates of the French
treaty that it will greatly stimulate trade
in the west, especially IN Che manufacture
of agricultural implements, by equalizing
discrimination against the United States
and in favor OF England 4 western repre-.
sentative said today that he feared the beet
sugar controversy was he beginning of
sectional fight over the tariff, which might
lead to grave consequencea II things were
not patched up soon, Is Il would without
doubt enter largely into the coming con-
gressionaI elections.
The condition of the national banks of
Nebraska, exclusive OF Lincoln and Omaha.
February rs, shows loans and discounts to
have been s22,6s7.544; gold coin, s744. 7o5;
lawful money reserve. $l.6eS. ISL; indiyiduai
deposits, s24,O71.1s1; aveprs reserve held,
33.13 per cent. Ahf N n
The banks of lowe 3-fscausiye Of Dea
Moines, show: Loans skgstl,scaunts. ss3..
14s.Ab9;, goldsScels fs4sstggs 81 "A <efe u snayl
reserve, s4,912,172; indISsaf a deposits, ss3.
GOSSIP; average reserve held. 2s.29.
Postmasteis appointed:
Nebraska-Orlando Adams, Mead, Saun-
ders county, vice w. r. Campbell, resigned.
lowe = Mabel Fees, Granger, Dallas
county; J. A. Morris, Pierceville Van Buren,
county.
These postoffioes become international
money order Offices April /;
Nebraska-Butte. Greeley, Superior ana
Tilden.
Iowa-Dallas Center, Dayton, hardwood,
New London, Pocahontas, Preston,
Seymour, Treynor and Winfield.
South Dakota-Clear Lake.
The poetoflce at Marybell, Polk county,
Ia, has been ordered discontinued after
April Is.