Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Conditions st PsstofROs Take on shape Of
Open Rupture.
ETIER DLMANOs OLPuTY MOsILYs HEAD
Governor savaee and CorGressman
MERCER sueeest that a Better
Man Can NJ Found for
the Place.

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The trouble that has been brewing at the
South Omaha postoface for some time
reached a climax yesterday. when Post
master Etter requested Harvey d. Mosely.
deputy postmaster, to resign. Mosely de-
clined TO accsds to the request at the time
and last night was stiil at his desk handing
out money orders. etc.
The indlnerence on the part Of Mosely
rather riled Etter and he went and told
his troubles TO q. e.. Bruce. one OF the
Jsnitors OF the building. Bruce suggested
that he hold on 4 while, az Moseiy IL a
lstaunch supporter Of Mercer. but Etter
would not hear Of anything Of the sort and
insisted on an Immediate renlgnation.
when the demand for arstop payment"
order came MossIy went out and conferred
with his friends. and found that for some
reason Governor Savage and Congressman
Mercer had taken 9 dislike 10 him and that
Savage wanted the apposnting OF a deputy
for the postofhce IN South Omaha In ac-
eordance with the views suggested BY Mer-
Ger. /,
In speaking Of the matter Mosely said:
POSTMASTER Etter came to me IN my once
and requested that I tender my resignation
at once. ] inferred from his tone that. he
was angry. but l aid not reply to him IS
4 might have done had conditions been dif-
ferent. He misunderstands me. / have al
ways been and am still a, Mercer man, but
,tt appears that he does not believe me and
90 l was requested to resign. So far / have
not sent in my resignation. Just when l
win remains to be seen"
During the afternoon q reporter for The
Bee called upon Postmaster Btter at his
pface in the government building at Twen-
ey-fourth ana M streets The postmaster
divided his attention between a book agent
and the reporter. but he managed 20 say he
had ''suggestedr to Mosely that he had
better resign as deputy postmaster. When
asked as to whether ne had rescinded the
request as per the report Of the ~jsnitor.
Mr.. Etter commenced to talk about the
recent senatorial fight.
Then came the nat-footed question, why
Gid you ask Mosely to resign7'' To this Cap
tain Etter responded that Moseiy is & can
didate for the postofnce and he thought that
by disposine OF his services he would fur
ther the interests Of the Mercer combine
and would stand a better show Of being
reappolnted to the same position for an
other four years.
Mosely says: Captain Etter called on
me for my resignation, but / declined to
hand It in. Then he went to one Of the
j~anitors and told him that he did not mean
IT, It seems that the trouble is that l am
q candidate for the postoffce aud Mr.. Etter
tMhCo tulA mCNu3 OF putting mo out Oh tue
race. 3 unQersIE9u tnat 0vvVFsS= S===S>
and Mercer want to put q man In my place
who win DO their bidding. While I have
always been a Mercer man. this action on
the part OF Mercer and Savage rather riles
me and there 70 no telling where the show
~iIl end, Ny friends came to me and
urged me 10 enter the lists for postmaster.
and being far more familiar with the work.
ingn Of the once than Mr.. Etter IL. l con-
slider that ! am competent 10 occupy the
front ofHce and be bostmaster."
Mr.. Mobsk vab Al one time president OF
the Young Men's Rephblidan club IN South
Omaha and at that time the club was COM
eidered one Of the principal organizations
OF the city. He has quite q following and
It Is understood that he and bis friends
will bolt Mercer on account Of the action
Of Postmaster Etter,
Permaneat Hospital Building.
There Is a project on foot to secure a
permanent building for the South Omaha
Hospital association, and Mayor Koutsky
g. behind II. At q conference held q day
or two ago the mayor suggested that he
might be induced to erect a building for
hospital purposes on his property at
Twenty fourth and p streets. The only
consideration Il a long time lease.
Mrs. Talbot. secretary Of the hospital
association, said to q reporter for The Bee
that a number Of the members had con-
suited with Mayor Koutsky and that they
left with the Impression that he would
endeavor - secure the money for the cree
tion of a hospital building. when the
mayor was seen about the matter he said
that he Was perfectly willing to 50 ahead
and assist In the securing Of funds for tSe
erection Of q suitable building. p~rovi&lpe
some arrangement could be made for the
payment Of the rent for a term Of years.
What the hospital people want IL q twelve
room building, with an operating room IN
: addition and q heater for water to be rur
ali the time. Just now the city allows the
hospital association SIS a month. but the
association wants the city 10 stand fol
the entire rent Of the proposed new build
ing. This matter Will have to be referred
60 the finance committee before Il can b
acted upon.
Members OF the hospital association as
sert that the building now occupied IL mol
what IT should be, and that there is .
scarcity Of hot water when needed BY the
nurses. and that stoves have to be USED
IN winter. with the proposed building, al
Of the heating appliances. Including thu
hot water, would be In the cellar and there
would be no carrying Of coal or the empty
ing Of ashsa. An eaort Il to be made Z.
induce the city authorities to appropriate
enough money each month to pay the rem
OF the proposed hospital in case IL 4
erected.
Beieian Consul Appointed.
Mr.. A. Delaney received his credentiai
yesterday a. consul for The Belgian SOW
eminent In Kansas and Nebraska. Tai
poat has been open for some time and ssv
erai Belgians have been applicants. tn
state department. Investigated the stand
ing Of the applicants and Il appears tia
ali applications were turned down and Nj
Delaney was named for the position. H
received his commission yesterday. Consu
Delaney has established an once ct n
North Tventy-f0urth street, South Omaha
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