Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-28
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Golden Card for President Received
by DnkOta Delegation in
Congress.
(From a stan Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Representative Burkett today rec
commended D. c.. West for appointment as
postmaster at Wyoming, Otoe county, vice
w. A. Battenberg, resigned.
The remains of Rufus Clark's little baby
were shipped to Lincoln today. Mrs. Clark,
while recovering from her serious illness,
was 700 i'll to accompany the body Of her
child
Representative Martin today received n
card Of Black Hills gold which is to be
presented to President Roosevelt on behalf
of the Black Hills Mining Mems ~associa-
ton of South Dakota. The invitation, which
is in old English type, invites the presi-
dent to attend the annual meeting Of the
American Mining congress, to be held in
Deadwood and Lead September 7 to ii. The
card, which is made of gold. is 5x2& inches
and is incased in a handsome plush box
covered with leather. The delegation. how
ever, will not present this invitation until
the invitation from the American Mining
congress has been received here inviting
the president, to be present at the meeting
of the congress in September. The invita-
ton has been prepared and has gone to
the officers Of the congress for their sig
natures. L .,..s.s ss-
-elecl VI M f1llCuCOCha- dC-
companied by his daughter. arrived in
Washington this morning, to be present at
the closing OF congress. He expects to go
to New York to spend Sunday, but will re-
turn. to the capital the following day.
Senator Dolliver today entertained at
luncheon Horace RAM Of the Manchester
Qa.) Press, w. Purcell of the Hampton
Chronicle, w. F. PARROT OF the Waterloo
Qa.) Recorder, Hon. j.. w. Blythe of Bur-
iington, M. NJ. Lewis, vice president Of the
Illinois Republic Press association, and
Senator Clark of Wyoming.
A most decided compliment was paid to-
day to Senator. Dietrich when Senator
Lodge asked that the recent speech made
by the senior senator from Nebraska be
printed as a senate document. 1t was a
complimented as unexpected as 1t was de-
served.
Mrs. Julian Richards OF Waterloo, Ia,
who was elected one of the vice presidents
general Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution today. will give a luncheon to
the Iowa delegation at the New Willard
tomorrow at 2 O'Clock.
The judiciary committee of the house to-
day took favorable action on the senate
bill providing that the circuit court of
appeals of the Eighth judicial circuit shall
nOl0 at lehbl one term OI COuTl huuunlly
in Denver or in Cheyenne on the FIRST Mon
day in September In each year and at St
Paul on the first Monday Of May in each
year. The committee ordered that the bill
be reported at once and consideration had
at the hands Of the house of representa-
tives under any known rule that would Sc
; cure recognition.
Representative ShallepbergeF today intro
duced a bill to increase the pension o.
Harvey w. Beck to 500 per month.
1 These rural free delivery carriers were
3 appointed today: Observation-Disclosures, Ira
Titus, regular; Beryl Titus. substitutes; De
] witt, Charles Barnes, Eugene f. Bailey
3 Richard J. Tussey, G.. NJ. Artist, regulars
G. NJ. Artist, Cora A.. Bailey. Date Tussey
l.. ID. Faieman, substitutes; Norfolk, Jamei
r.. Rouse, Floyd w. Freeiand. Edward E
D Beels. regulars; Warren j. Rouse, Henr!
r A.. Freeland, Perry Covert. substitutes
s Iowa-Brooklyn, Charles S. Stanley. regu
lar; Laurence Leyenberger, substitute
Q Bloomfield. Roy Cramer, Cyrus s. TurDsr
regulars; Ed Brewer, substitute. Soutl
, Dakota-Lake Preston, Gilbert Johnson
regular; Claude S~tearns. substitute; Spear
s FISH, Commodore p. Willis, regular; Eliza
= beth Willis, substitute.
The Des Moines National bank of De
Moines is approved as reserve agent 70
{ the First National Of Traer, Ia.
e A postofice was today ordered establishe
l. at ziegler, Hyde county. s. D., with Phil
lip Ziegler as postmaster.
L. X. Peck Of Franklin. Neb., was toda
= appointed fourth assistant examiner in tn
patent once at 81 200.
8 Andy Nelson was appointed substitut
- clerk in the Council Bluffs Ga.) postoficC
C. L. Grye and G. II. Zann, ir.. were ap
pointed substitute clerks and Charles +
swinford. substitute carrier at Des Moine'
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Joh
F. Allen, HaigIef. Dundy county. vice A. {
Welch, removed Iowa-P. BeFggren, Shell
dahl. Polk county.
These Iowa rural free delivery route
will be established April L. KeosauquS
Van Buren, county. one additional route
area covered, twenty square miles; popu
, lation served. 400. Mount Hamill. L
: county. one route; area twenty-one squar
miles; population served. 4ss; Riverside
Washington county. one additional route
area, twenty-five square miles; population
$50.