Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-03
MILITARY STRENGTH
One Hundred and Nine Thousand Organised
Militia in the Country.
OVER TEN MILLION AVAILABLE FOR DUTY
Several Western cities Remembered
with ApprOpriatiOns for Build
inss in the sundry
Cfvn Bill.
CFrom q san Correspondent.l

] impending trouble for the United States
growing out of the Venezuelan situation
/ the annual returns OF adjutant generals OF
/ the several states regarding the strength
\ OF the militia of the country, which was
/ transmitted to congress today by Adjutant
( General Corbin. is of peculiar interest at
I this time. It shows that the United States
has grand total Of 1O,s5S. .396 men avail
able for military duty. The total organ
ized strength of the militia Of the eoun-
| try, officers and men of all arms. is shown
! to be 10e, ,33S. The strength of the militia
Of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and wyo-
ming is as follows:
Nebraska-General staff. s; engineers,
s.; cavalry, 101; light battery. las; in
fantry, 1,4ss: total, LII. Total available
men unorganized, 49, 900.
I Iowa--General staff, 26: engineers, 16:
infantry, 2,456; signal corps. so; hopital
ambulance corps, 5S; total, 2,616. Total
available men unorganized. s16.66S.
| South Dakota-General staff. ~; cavalry,
127; light battery, 95 infantry. LOSS; to,
tai, 1.255. Total available men unorganized,
55, 96s.
Wyoming-General stan, 6; cavalry. 81;
light battery, AZ; infantry, ESQ; total. $50.
Total available men unorganized. 90O0
Thompson Delays Departure.
d. E. Thompson minister to Brazil, who
has been in Washington for several days
| arranging for his departure to his post OF
duty. did not leave the capital yesterday, As
he had anticipated, but will leave on
Wednesday. Mr.. Thompson had conferences
today with Senators Dietrich and Millard,
the bill to divide the state into two judi
cial districts being among the things dis
Mr. ho ..rfn ~
far from Nebraska during the next year.
still expects to be in close touch with the
leaders of the party and will undoubtedly
he consulted on matters affecting party
policy.
Mr. Burkett today called up and had
passed under suspension of the rules the
senate Joint resolution extending the time
for the construction OF the Akron, Sterling
& Northern railroad in Alaska. II is un-
derstood a number of officials Of the B. &
M. are interested in this project as a prl-
vate enterprise.
Petitions for Rosebud BiII.
Members OF congress from South Dakota
today presented to their respective bodies
memorial Of the legislature of that state
urging congress to pass the Rosebud treaty
bill opening to settlement lands in Greg
ory, s. d. They also presented petitions
from the Commercial club of Bonesteel
urging similar action on the part Of con-
gress. asa.
Judge NJ p. Klnkald member OF COM
gress-eIect from the Sixth Nebraska dis
trict. arrived in the city today and has
taken quarters at the National. Judge Kin
kaid will remain a fortnight In Washington
looking over the scenes OF his future la
bors in congress.
Curtis L. Day Of Pender, Neb, chairman
OF the republican county committee of
Thurston county, is in Washington for the
purpose Of looking after heirship land mat
ters on the Omaha and Minnebago reser-
vation. which is considerably complicated.
in view Of the action of the secretary Of
the interior suspending sales Of the same.
Senator Dietrich on the recommendation
OF Judge Norris, presented the name OF D.
q. Mills for postmaster at Angus, Neb,
vice Fred Zeiger, resigned.
The house committee on appropriations
today reported the sundry civil appropria.
tion bill. Among its numerous items are
the following providing appropriations to
carry on work on public buildings:
Appropriations for the West
Nebraska-To complete the Omaha fed
eral building, $4,000; continuing work at
Lincoln, $lT5.000 and IS, 900 for rent of tenn
porary quarters for government officials in
that citv; to complete building at Norfolk
$4,000; Hastings. $4,000.
Iowa-Atlantic, $500; Boone .S25 900:
Burlington, $4,000; centerville, IS. $50,
Iowa City, $4,000; Waterloo, $37 500; Man
chester fish station, $4,000.
South Dakota-To complete Battle noun
tain sanitarium, $s5O,00O; Aberdeen post
ONCE, $4,000; Deadwood. $780, ,OO0, and
spearfsh hatchery. s3,4sO.
Wyoming-Evanston postofice, s25.
and Laramie, $4,000.
Reverses Iowa supreme Court.
The supreme court today reversed with
costs and remanded the case OF James II
Easton, plaintiff in error. against the state
OF Iowa.
Easton was charged and convicted OF hay-
ing as president OF the First National bank
OF DEBORAH, Ia, received a deposit for that
bank, knowing the institution was insolv-
ent, violation of the state law OF Iowa
The supreme court found. however. that
he had not violated the national banking
law under which his bank was Organized.
and reversed the decision Of the supreme
court OF Iowa.
Under suspension OF the rules, Repre-
sentative Martin today secured the passage
through the house Of bill authorizing the
secretary Of the interior to Issue patent TO
some forty acres OF lands in Rockford. S.
D., TO the Rockford Cemetery association.
Routine of Department.
Charles E. satehen was today appointed
postmaster at Highland. Hayes county Ne
braska, vice E. Jackson, resigned.
postofiee has been established at Val
ley View. Hand county, S. d., with William
w. Post as postmaster
The postofiee at Florence. Wright conn
ty, Ia. has discontinued mail to Clarion
Ira e. Hammer and James W. Richards
were today appointed regular and Henry J.
Hammer and Thomas W. Coggins as sub
stitute rural free delivery carriers at Mad
ison. S. d.
The Iowa Manufacturing company OF Os-
kaloosa was today awarded the contract
for installing the heating apparatus in the
creston Qa.) public building at its bid OF
$4. s65.
The Western National bank OF the Uni
ted States OF New York was today approved
as reserve agent for the following banks:
In Nebraska-FiFst National OF Cozad
and Omaha National OF Omaha; in Iowa.
First national banks OF Armstrong. Belle
PLANE. Cherokee. Fort Dodge. Maquoketa.
Mason City, POmeroy, Storm Lake. Cedar