Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-24
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Long List OF Rural Free Delivery
Carriers Named for Nebraska
Routes.
tFrom : stan correspondentl

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-(special)--
These rural letter carriers were appointed
today: Nebraska = Elm Creek, regular,
Hansford Brooks; substitute, william p.
Brooks. st. Paul. regular, Samuel w. Jack
son, William s. Potts, Edward E. West
colt; substitutes. Oscar Berry, NJ. walker,
Frank Mahan. silver Greek regular, John
N. Haynes; substitute, j. W. Riddle. Spring
Ranch, regular, ]. T. Kemp; substitute,
John Cunningham. Strang. regular, Eugene
l.. Coon; substitute, Richard Trenaig. Sut-
ton, regular, James z. Marsh; substitute,
A.. F. Marsh. Swanton regular, George
H. Mumby; substitute. wife OF @. H..
Mumby Tobias. regulars Arthur
Branchner. John P. Endorf, Harry Mahan-
nah substitutes, J. T. Branchner X. G..
Enderf, William ]. Mahannah. West Point,
regulars, Ferdinand A. Nevis, August
schwedhelm substitutes. william Nevis,
Mrs Schwedhelm. Wood River regulars,
James Blake, James r. Brown, Harry
Chapman. Truman c. Taylor, George B.
McGlssson; substitutes, Ida L. Blake, Mat
tie Brown, Jared s. Chapman. villa A.
Taylor. Anna McGlasson Iowa Ames
regular, William s. Hoon; substitute
Mrs Bessie Hoon. Dalta. regular
William d. Ewing. Carroll, regular
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Saint Charles, regular, Albert H. Bu-
chanan; substitute, Hattie Buchanan.
The First National bank Of Churdan, Ia,
was today authorized to begin business
with a capital Of $25 900.
Reserve agents approved for Iowa banks
National Shoe & Leather bank of New
York. and Citizens National of Des Moines
for First National OF Churdan Hamilton
National of Chicago for First National Of
Dewitt.
Carl r. Candle OF Rapid City, s. D., has
been appointed examiner of surveys In land
office.
ALBERT B. Graesle OF Iowa has been ap-
pointed a car laborer In United States fish
commission service.
Postmasters appointed Nebraska. John
Henke. Bissell. Colfax county, vice r. Held.
resigned. Iowa, John Jordison, Coalville,
Webster county.
c. B. Havens G. Co. have been awarded
the contract for furnishing coal for the
Omaha public building for the fiscal year
from July next at their bid Of $3.50.
| Miss Mary J. France. of Omaha has been
appointed stenographer and typewriter in
the Roseburg (Ore) land of1ce.
The British ambassador today asked Mr..
Bowen to join the representatives of the
| dllles III signing pEotocOi IoT Iue SelliS-
ment of the claims to be adjusted by the
] commissions which are to meet In Caracas.
The Venezuelan plenipotentiary, while ready
to draw up such a convention at the proper
| time, declined to do so until The Hague
protocol, providing for the determination oi
| the question of preferential treatment, had
been duly signed and sealed.
Instructions for the British ambassador
regarding the compromise which the Lon
don, government win Asssspt IN. lieu OF its
proposition relative to the submission tc
! The Hague of the question whether the
/ bloekading powers or Venezuela shall pay
the costs of the blockade. are expected to
arrive in New York Saturday.
Mr.. Bowen is disposed to accept any rea-
sonable compromise. 1t is stated on high
authority that Great Britain does not wish
| to be placed in the position Of forcing
Venezuela to pay for the blockade estab-
| lished by the allies and that the British
ambassadors original proposition In this
regard will not be insisted upon.