Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-07

Nash, Richard Frost and Frank NJ. Stevens,
regulars; Maggie n Nash. Samuel J. Frost
and Claud Miller, substitutes. Manly,
Charles II. BRnclin and Herbert J. Wads-
worth, regulars; Addian b. Banclin and
Charles Murray, substitutes. Northwood.
Ashbel W. Beach and Hans t. Peterson,
regulars; Lyman Fletcher and Anton Peter
sen, substitutes.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Miss Ann
German, Glendale, Plymouth county; Mrs.
Emma Bradford, Ford, Warren county.
Three rural free delivery routes will he
established February 2 at Goldheld, Wright
county; area embraced. sixty-two square
miles; population, 1885.
The comptroller of the currency has APP
proved the First National bank Of Omaha
as. reserve agent for the First National
bank Of Bloomfield, Neb.
A postomce has been established at ze-
NTH, Unita county. Wyo., with Henry NJ.
Smith as postmaster.
Johnston becomes General.
The president has directed the appoint
ment Of Lieutenant Colonel John A. John
ston OF the adjutant generals tment
to be a brigadier general, to fill the va
cancy caused by the retirement Of General
H. G. Hasbrough. General Johnston re-
signed mis- commission in the army a few
weeks ago TO devote his entire time to the
settlement OF the large estate of his father
in-law and his resignation was accepted, to
take effect on the first proximo. His ele-
walton to the rank Of a general officer is
intended as a recognition Of his excellent
military service and carries with It no
pay or emoluments.
Army Officers to Report.
Orders have been issued by the Wal de-
partment for all officers now in this coun
try on leave of abselce, belonging to the
eight regiments in the Philippines which
have been ordered home, to report by let
ter to the commander Of the department
in the United States to whom their regi.
ment has been ordered to report.
The regiments in question are the First,
Fifth and Sixth cavalry and the First,
Second, Fifth, Tenth and Twenty eighth
infantry. The otiqers. affected had beer
ordered to Join their regiments and tho
orders Just issued are to provide that they
shall so report In this country instead Of
the Philippines.
In order that 2uecessary repairs may be
made to the cruisers San Francisco and
Albany and the gunboat Nashville, those
vessels have been detached from further
service. with the squadron of evolution IL
the Caribbean sea and ordered to navy
yards in this country. San Francisco viii
be repaired at the Norfolk Navy yard and
Albany at the Boston yard.
Trusts Strengthen Law once.
Representative Jenkins, chairman OF tn
house judiciary committee, introduced 6
bill today providing for the appointment By
the president of two additional officers IL
the Department Of Justice. They will b.
assistants to the attorney general and re.
ceive salaries of $1,000 and $4,000 respec
lively. 1t is provided that the a%ttorne!
general may delegate the exercise of sucl
Of his functions and authority as he ma!
see At and in his absence the first assist
ant may exercise all the duties Of the at
torney general and solicitor general. Provis
ion also is made for the appointment b!
the attorney general of two additional con
hdential clerks without reference to tn,
civil service laws. While the bill does no
specify that these additional officers ar
provided to aid the attorney general in tn,
enforcement OF antitrust laws, that is un
derstood to be its purpose.
Except to cable to st. Petersburg the de
cision Of the United States supreme cour
In the sugar bounty case, Count Cassini, tn,
Russian ambassador, has taken no action II
the matter. ai tIt Sni ~ RS
Count Cassini was unable to say toda,
whether his government contemplated re
taliatory measures against the United State
as a result Of the supreme courts decision
The Russian government is unmoved in 1t
conviction that no bounty is offered 70
sugar and is compelled to differ even from
the supreme court Of the United States OF
that point.