Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-12
FENCING CASE IS HELD UP
Paper Not Ready When the President
Starts on His Trip.
CATTLE MEN FIND PLENTY OF WIDOWS
David IT. Mercer said to be Fishing
for the CIerkship of the Next
COngress-ROutine of De-
partments.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.-(Special Tele-
graln)-Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior
department had hoped that all data in re-
lation to the illegal occupancy OF public
lands by cattlemen in Nebraska and con-
tiguous territory would be in the hands of
the president before the chief executive
left the capitol on his autumn trip. Owing,
however, to unforeseen diflculties Colonel
Mosby, who is charged with seeing that
the fences in Nebraska and Wyoming are
removed, could not complete his findings
and report in time for the president to take
| the report with him and in consequence
all questions involved in dispute between
the cattlemen and the government will have
to be held in allegiance until the return OF
President Roosevelt 1t was stated at the
Interior department today that certain pa
pers essential to clear understanding of
the situation on the part Of the president
are still unprepared, hut data is being as
sembled as rapidly as possible, so that
everything will be in good shape when
President Roosevelt returns.
There seems to be a constantly growing
demand for soldiers widows, in Iowa and
Kansas particularly, who are entitled to
make additional homestead entries. The
Interior department is receiving daily let
| ters exposing schemes that are being
worked with the aid of these lone wild
| ders"
Agents, presumably OF cattlemen desirous
| of increasing their holdings of pasturage
| in Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana, are
industriously searching the states of Iowa
| and Kansas for widows whose husbands had
| not taken advantage of the clause OF the
general homestead law permitting them to
take up the full 100 acres to which they
were entitled. Such widows once found, the
| rest is clear sailing. soldier, for In
| stance, may not have desired to assume the
care OF 100 acres and decided that forty
| acres was as much as he could prohtably
cultivate. 1t has been decided in the lower
courts and affirmed by the United States
supreme court that in such cases the soldier
or his widow is entitled to take up an ad-
ditional 100 acres wherever he may choose
to locate, and Furthermore may sell out to
whomsoever he chooses after filing his
declaratory statement.
| widows are Plentiful.
The plans which are now being worked
to secure good grazing land and to pre-
vent it's absorption by agriculturists is, as
before stated, to find a soldier or his
widow who is entitled to additional home
| stead entry. Fifty such we're recently found
4
were given $50 down in cash and all ex-
penses paid to induce them to go to vest
ern Nebraska counties. fle their declar
atory statements and in all others way
conform to the law in such cases provided.
Eventually these widows would come into
legal possession Of many acres of the pub
lie domain, which they we're under, at least
verbal contract to sell to those who put
them next to the good thing. Then, with
the money thus secured they could return
to their homes considerably enriched and
the cattlemen secure valuable agricultural
land for grazing purposes.
Mercer After Another Job.
There is an interesting story now going
the rounds to the effect that d. H. Mercer
of Nebraska will become a candidate for
clerk OF the house of representatives In
the Fifty-eighth congress against Alexan-
der Mcdowell the present incumbent II
is stated that Mr. Mercers candidacy will
be pushed by the Minnesota delegation. As
matter Of fact, II the speakership goes
west, 1t is hardly to be expected that the
clerkship will also go in that direction
Politicians do not play that kind OF 6
game. Alexander Mcdowell, the present
, clerk. is a Pensylvanian. Should Mr.
Dalzell be elected speaker, which is not
> might with justification expect the clerk.
ship to go to that section, but as present
conditions seem to point to a western mar
for the speakership, the suggestion o
Mercer for clerk seems to be somewha
premature.
Parents Get the Money.
A Agent Mathewson of the Omaha and Win
nebago reservation, who a few days agt
asked for further instructions as to payinl
money due minor and orphan children o
the Omahas was today given Secretar,
Hitchcock's views on the subject, Secretar,
Hitchcock directed that letter be writer
the agent in which he is authorized to pa,
all money due minor heirs to their parent
and in cases of orphan heirs, guardianship
papers must be taken out and the none
b paid over to such guardians. II II be no
= possible to secure guardians or admins
a traitors papers, money must be turned owe
to the United States treasury and place
= to the credit of annuitant, such money l.
h be held in trust until annuitant shall be
|. come OF age.
a The department is not advised when MI
q Mathewson will be able to commence pay
= ment Of the Winnebagos. but Commissions
Jones said today that he had been advise
n that the rolls were being prepared an
, | therefore, Will llhely com
I mence soon.
In the Departments.
The comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the National Bank Of St. JOSEPH
Mo- as reserve agent for the Farmers Ma
n tional bank OF Pawnee City, Neb.
Free delivery service will be establishe
December l at Washington, Ia, with Clay
ton A. Neiswanger. Morton d. Bickford an
Lloyd Purvis as regular. and Joseph I
g Neal and Franklin H. Gray as substiut
s letter carriers.
e John e. Vail OF Garden Green and Jon
IS NJ Carney of Gilman, Ia, have been ad
mitted to practice before the Interior de
e partment.
n The following Indian school appointment
n were made today: Henry E. Gavin Of POI
II lar, Mont, engineer at Yankton, S. D.; Mis-
Sarah NJ Castle OF st. Edward, Neb., coo
at White Earth, Mimi; Mrs. Abba NJ RoI
sins of Chamberlain, S, d. matron
Lempi Idaho; Miss Mary 2. Newell
o Chamberlain, s. D.. cook at Grow, Mont.
The postofice at Martin, Chase count
Neb., has been ordered discontinued.
The gross receipts Of the Omaha pos
ONCE for the month of October were S44
J. $50. against s39. .66S for the same month