Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-02-05
PAY CARRIERS OVERTIME
Number Of Nebraska Men Interested IN Bill
Pending in Senate.
GENERAL SUMNER TO COME TO OMAHA
Until His Arrival from Philippines
General Bates VIII Have Both
Department of Lakes
and Missouri.
CFrom a star correspondentO

payment of overtime claims OF letter car
riers. The following contains the names
and amounts due carriers In Nebraska
cities:
Beatrice-Richard B. Applegat. Sssss:
Jacob s. Rutherford. S91.65.
Fremont-Jarnes r. Green, S5.15.
Grand Island-Benjamin F. Gardner.
S5.S5; Levi II. Matchett, S1O.52; William
Iyers, S69.15.
Hastings-JRmes d. Campbell. $51.70;
Isaac A. Hail. $51.70.
Kearney--william Crawford. S1.s5; Amos
L. Graham. SS.46.
Lincoln - Carleton c. Marlay. S5.15;
George o. Hearn. So cents; Arthur d.
Craig, s1O4.27 Henry Vollstedt. 35O.s4.
Nebraska City - Wesley II. Doughty,
S34.2S: James +. McIlreevy, $685. Ebbie
Northcutt, $32.37; John L. Patterson, SS2.S7.
Omaha-Emar Castberg. S14.02: James
Clark S21.61 Samuel E. Collins. si5.6S;
Patrick Corcoran. $15.26: Charles II.
Creighton, S23.10; Lewis J. Edwards, $21.61;
Edward Kelly, $22.20; Charles H. King,
s21.61; George ]. Kleffner, S22.20; Andrew
Noonan. S14O2; Edwin r. overall, S104.56;
Ralph U. Powers, 1890; Calixt Remillard,
s22.20; William H. Robertson, $15.6S; Ira
w. Smith. $21.61: John NJ. Stafford, $21.6l;
Osman N. Birkett, $1S927; Daniel G.
bTOWn, sloJ.zis JOnn II. Cunningham, |o5'oo'
Robert C. Davis, $iS9.27; Richard E. Eng
lish. $S704; Reuben W. Freeman, $11315;
Thomas Gurnett, $3.50; Peter F. Hanson,
S59.S1; Fred Jorgensen. $22O5S; Harry L.
Lingafelt. $179.S2; william Maher, S59.S1;
Thomas C. Parkins, S1S9.27 Andrew Peter
son, $IS9.27; James s. Stone, s15O,4S; Alex
ander Sweeney, $110.56; John II. Tebbins,
1921: John Woodruff, S220.4S; James Fair
field. S66O1; William ]. From, 1884
South omaha-Martln A. Martin, $15.o6;
Charles w. Miller, $15.O6
ExonerRtes Letter CarrIers' Union.
! Letter Carrier Keller Of Cleveland, ma
tional president Of that organization, ap-
peared before the civil service commission
and denied that either he or the associa-
! tion as an organization took part in the
fight in Representative Loud's district in
California. Mr.. Keller did not deny that
carriers as individuals participated in the
campaign. The case is still under con-
sideVation by the civil service commission.
Grant Memorial Selected.
The Grant memorial commission, ap-
pointed under act OF congress in 1901, to
| select plans for a monument to General
Grant, Inet Soday and decided to select
the model submitted by Henry Merwin
| Shrady of New York.
Increase Mexican Pensions.
The house committee on pensions today
authorized a favorable report on the senate
bill to increase the pensions of all Mexican
war veterans from SS to $12 per month.
The number OF Mexican war survivors on
| the rolls is shown by a report from the
commission to be about $500.
Nebraska POstmasters Appointed.
The senate today confirmed the follow
ing appointments:
| S. S. Morton, receiver of public moneys
at San Francisco.
Postmasters-G. A. Eckles. Chadron.
| Neb; ]. N. Brooks. Rushville. Neb.; Will
liam D. Burk, Muscatine, la.
Commerce Bill Stil HaIts.
The conferees Of the senate and house
| on the department of commerce bill con-
tinued their efforts to reach an agreement
| on the question as to whether the Inter-
state Commerce commission should be in
cIuded in the proposed department, but
adjourned until Friday without agreeing.
Important Military Assignments.
general order dated January 27, max
ing a number of highly important military
| dSBlROme0lSs was lSSucu db lhC w al NSPoAN
ment today. Under this order the follow
! ing changes will occur:
| Major General Arthur Macarthur is as
signed to command the department of the
| California, to relieve Major General Rob-
! ert Hughes. who will be retired April IL.
Major General John c. Bates will relieve
Major General Macarthur Of the command
| of the department OF the lakes April l.
| Brigadier General James F. Wade will
relieve Major General Davis OF the com
mand OF the division OF the Philippines or
OF before June 26. On being relieved Major
General Davis will be retired. The aides
| of General Hughes and General Davis vii
be ordered to join their regiments
Rrigadier General Leonard Wood will pro-
ceed to Manila for assignment to com
mand the department of Mindanao.
Brigadier General George Randall will b
relieved OF the command Of the department
of Columbia April l. and report to thu
commanding general division of the Phil
ippines.
Brigadier General Funston will be as
signed TO the command of the department
of Columbia, relieving General Randall, no
later than April 1.
Brigadier General Frank Baldwin will
succeed General Funston in command o
the department OF COLORADO.
Major General John c. Bates, in addition
to the department of the lakes, will. 70
the present. exercise command OF the de
partment OF the Missoui AS soon after tn
arrival OF General Randall in the Philip
pines as practicable, Brigadier General Sum
ner will be relieved and proceed to Omaha
Neb, to command the department OF tn
Missouri
Brigadier General William H. Carter viii
be relieved from duty with the war colleg
department on July 80 to report to IN
commanding general OF the division OF tn
Philippines.
Brigadier General Wade Will be promotes
10 the grade Of major general on the re
tirement OF Major General Hughes in Apri
next. He will relieve General Davis OF tn
command OF the division OF the Philippine
on the first OF July. Inasmueh as he ha
already been on duty in the Philippines be
yond the usual two years detail II /
generally understood in army circles tha
he will exercise command OF the forces 4
the Philippines for a few months only, an
: that he will then be succeeded in that dut
: by BTigadier General Wood.
There is great interest being ev need no
only by shippers of live stock IN he IA
west. but eonsigners as we'll Al such citie
as Omaha. Sioux City Chicago and Buf
! f.Io IN the hill nnu handing bafora cou