Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-11
CUBAN TREATY IS IN DANGER
Senators from Tobacco Growing States
Opposing Its Ratification.
MERGERS TITLE IS FAR FROM CLEAR
Nebraska Senators Inform President
They DO Not wish His Appoint
ment ~ Made Charged
TO Nebraska.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

egram. )-There is a growing belief that
the Cuban treaty is in danger OF being de-
feated and republican leaders are discussing
the advisability OF amending 1t so as to
placate the senator's from tobacco growing
states, who are outspoken in opposition to
the treaty as IL now stands Then again,
news from Havana is not reassuring, state
ments made in the Cuban senate recently
by several of the leaders being Of such a
character as to set American senators to
thinking as to the future, and they do not
seem overly anxious to ratify the treaty
as IL now stands. While no concerted ac-
tion has been agreed upon by the demo-
Gratis it was learned tonight that the mi
norty would fight the principle Of reel
procity as enunciated by the treaty, and It
may be that the treaty will yet be aban
doned in view of existing conditions in
Cuba.
Not In Line with Richards.
Representative Mondell presented to the
president today J. A. Van Orsdell, attorney
general Of Wyoming and Ed H. Stable,
chairman Of the county committee of Lar
annie county, men Of influence in the repub
lican party of that state. All three gentle
men assured the president that they are
ignorant of any estrangement from him
among republicans of their state and do not
believe there is or will be any. From
sources believed to be reliable 1t is learned
that Governor De Forest Richards has
large sized senatorial bee buZzing in his
bonnet and that he has designs upon Sen
ator Clarks seat. Be this as 1t may, ef
forts will at once be made to couuteract
any influence the governor has obtained
and he will be shown that his recent utter
ances regarding the president have fallen
upon sterile soil.
Not Enthusiastic for Mercer.
Dave" Mercer does not read his title
clear to the directorship of the census by
any means, as some Of the eastern news
papers assert, and it now sear"s safe TO
predict that the president will look else
where for a successor to Director Merriam.
The Nebraska senators yesterday, 1t Is
understood, told the president that while
they had no objections to his taking care
of Mr.. Mercer, they were emphatically OPP
posed to his nomination being chargeable
to Nebraska, in view OF their pronounced
friendliness for G. J. Greene for the United
States circuit bench.
The senate today confirmed the nomina-
| tion of F. J. Etter as postmaster at South
Omaha and that OF c. X. Olsen as post
master at Newman Grove.
Senator Millard is now engaged in max
ing his first appointments of postmasters
in the Second district, His first recon-
mendation was that OF F.. ]. Etter OF South
Omaha. Today he recommended the ap-
pointment OF Henry r. Lowry at Richheld,
sarpy county. He also recommended the
| appointment of George A. Brooks at Ba-
zile Mills in the Third district.
Opening Shoshone Reserve.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming had
conference with the commissioner OF In
| dian affairs today looking to early action
| on the part of the Indian Office in conclud-
| ing a treaty with the Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indians, throwing open to settlement
/ about 1000, 600 acres of the Shoshoe reser-
| walton. Allotments are about completed on
| the reservation and it is the desire of the
Wyoming delegation to have the treaty
| concluded so that congress may enact ap-
propriate legislation opening the reserva-
! tion to settlement.
! Senator Gamble of South Dakota called
on the secretary of the interior today with
a view OF securing o modification OF the
rules promulgated by the department as to
! inherited Indian lands. He told the secre-
| tary that the present rules were consid-
| cred slow and cumbersome and that strong
| pressure had been made by the people on
| the Yankton and Sisseton reservations to
/ have the present rules modified.
| Senator'S Gamble and Kittridge were at
/ the White House Saturday evening by ap-
! pointment with the president. While the
subject OF the conference has been kept
/ secret II is learned that there was consid-
cradle political talk about South Dakota
and the question OF a delegation favorable
to Roosevelt's nomination was considered.
! Charles H. Bates of Yankton arrived in
| the city today on matters connected with
/ the Interior department.
! C. A. Guernsey, president OF the wyom-
ing senate arrived in Washington today.
Mr.. Guernsey comes to Washington to see
the commissioner OF the land ONCE upon
matters pertaining to his irrigation
schemes. The company with which Mr..
Guernsey is connected has taken up $50 900
acres of arid land in the Big Horn val
| ley and ii proposes to irrigate II, drawing
the water supply from the shoshone river.
Forwarding Building Plans.
The supervising architect of the treasury
has taken up items contained in the ON
nibus public buildings bill and is preparing
machinery to carry its provisions into ef-
feet as rapidly as may be. The first items
| to be attended to are those calling for
the purchase OF sites for new public build
ings in various cities throughout the eoun-
try. Architect Taylor said today he would
have the necessary advertisements drawn
and forwarded to newspapers in the local
tiles affected. He expects TO have all this
preliminary work finished before the close
OF the present week. ULder the law these
advertisements run for thirty days, at the
end OF which period such bids as are re-
| ceiyed are opened al the ofice OF the aIchi-
! tect of the treasury in this city. Then A
special agent is sent to the town or city
| to look over the various sites offered and
! makes report upon same. generally recon-
| mending the site which he deems best
suited for the purpose. Then even after
/ the special agent renders his report Il has
been the policy OF Secretary Shaw to allow
a still further period Of thirty days within
which TO hear from all citizens OF the town
or city who may wish to communicate to
the treasury in writing any suggestions they
nay have regarding the locality OF the
site. Thus generally about ninety days or
even more elapses before the chosen site
Is publicly announced.
In Nebraska two cities secured appropria,
tions for sites for public buildlngs-York
and Grand Island. In Iowa two cities re-
ceived appropriations for sites--Mason City
and Webster City.
The deed Of the site selected for the new
p0stofice at Yankton, S. D., has been
formally recorded and the treasury warrant