Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
POSTAL CLERKS Get RAISE
De-artmelt Announces Result Of Yearly
ReadjuStmsnt Of Salaries.
AUTHORIZE MUCH IRRIGATION WORK
W. X. wheeler of Omaha Temporarily
Acting ns secretary 10 Leslie VI.
shaw. secretary of the
Treasury.
LOO q So Correenondentl

lfTOTn stan CORES ponoentN
4 WASHINGTON March ii Special Tele- !
Eram.)-A partial list Of annual readjust /
ment o. salaries Of clerks in postofaces u
the first and second-class was made public
today al the Postoficc department There
are fifteen of1ces Of this class In Nebraska
and increases are made IN eight. seven Ne
hraskR postnaSfers not yet having sent IN
their decentralization. The seven who
/ have not been heard from are. Omaha. |
! South Omaha Lincoln. Kearney. Fairbury,
Clay Center and Beatrice. These changes
4 will 60 into operation July / The depart
uent declines TO give names cf clerks in
tended 10 be promoted, although post
masters may do so Z they desire.
4 The following changes in clerks salaries
1 in Nebraska of6ces will be made. Column
/ bus. one. $500 to $500 one. 500 TO $780,
. and one additional a. $500. Fremont. one
/ $500 to $500. one 500 to $500; and one
4 additional at $500. Grand Island. one. $500
10 500, and two, 5000 to $1,000. Nebraska
I City. one additional at $500 Norfolk, one.
$500 TO $500, and one $500 TO $500. Platts
mouth. one additional at $500. York. one,
( S400 TO $500, and two $500 TO $500.
= South Dakota Aberdeen. two $500 10
$500; one $500 TO 500. and one additional
! at $500 Deadwood. one $500 to $500; two
1 $500 TO $500. Huron. one $500 TO 500; one,
! $500 to $500; one, $500 to $1,000, and one
additional at $500 Mitchell. two, $500 10
/ $500. and one $500 TO $500 Sioux Fails
1 two. $500 10 $500; two. $500 TO 500; one,
/ 81 900 to 81 100. and three 81 100 to 81 200.
WAtertovn. one. $500 TO $500. and one $500
/ to $500. Wyoming: Cheyenne. one. $500
! to $500; one. $500 to $500 and one $500 to
81 900. Ravlins. two $500 to $500. sheri-
dan. one, $500 TO $500.
Irrigation works in West.
After the cabinet meeting today Secretary
/ Hitchcock announced the authorization of
( a large amount Of irrigation works in the
I far west. including authority for acquis-
I tion Of the necessary property and rights
! of way preliminary TO the construction Of
1 irrigation works in five localities under
authority Of the reclamation act approved
June II, 1902 About 100000 acres Of land
Z, are involved
senate AdjOurns This Week.
The senate will adjourn next week, prob
I apiy Thursday or Friday. This is the pro-
( gram OF the republican steering committee
and the democrats will acquiesce. II the
session goes a day beyond that date IL
4 will mean that several senators intend talk
ing to a greater extent on the Panama
treaty than is now contemplated. Amend
ments to the Cuban treaty will be ae-
viii be permitted IN the Panama canal
treaty.
The republican steering committee was
! in session the entire foreRoon in Senator
Allison's committee room. When II ad-
gourned members maintained an air OF
! secrecy that was practically impenetrable
until IL became known that an understand
ing existed between the republican and
! democratic leaders. The agreement for a
vote on the Panama treaty formed the
basis Of getting together and everything
dates from Tuesday, when that vote will
be taken.
One member Of the committee said that
the Cuban treaty wruld be voted upon two
days after the ratification OF the canal
convention. Another member said the cen
ate would adjourn Thursday. Senator Cor
man was seen following the meeting OF
the republicans. and his statement that he
could see no reason why the senate should
not be through by this day week showed
that the attitude Of the republicans is not
I without the sympathy Of the minority
party.
1t is said the democratic steering com,
mittee will meet tomorrow but there is
every reason 10 believe that this viii
merely be for the purpose OF formslly sup
porting the position taken by Senator
German.
OKnard Buys Historic Home.
Henry T. oxnard, president of the Amer
7 icsn Beet Sugar association. has bought
Beverly Place OF aristocrat associations in
Fauquier county. Virginia, near the town
OF Upperville. The purchase was recently
negotiated through q Washington real es-
tate firm and it is said that Mr. OXnard
viii Immediately stock his farm with his
. rktr NJ "a has
various times considered locations in New
Jersey, Kentucky. Maryland and other
parts Of Virginia. He finally selected
Beverly Place because Of its closeness 10
Washington His commercial interests re.
quire that he make Washington his head
quarters and he often finds it ineonvenient
10 spare the time trips TO Kentucky and
New Jersey would involve. To get 10
Upperville requires only a couple Of hours.
and he can keep in quick telegraphic and
telephone communication with business
headquarters
shaw Tries Omaha Man.
W. H Wheeler OF Omaha, formerly clerk
70 the committee public buildings and
grounds, over which Dave" Mercer pre-
sided during several sessions. is tempo
rarily acting secretary 10 Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw. Mr. Wheeler has not yet
been finally selected by Mr.. Shaw 10 fiji
this important position and is serving
merely upon probation
Routine Oi Departments.
The postofhces al Oak Grove. Po Seshiek
county. and Selection. Monroe county, Ia
have been discontinued
Civil serFice examinAtion viii be held AZ
NorfoEk, Neb., April . Usage, Ia. May /;
OefWein. la. Mag Z. for positions Of CLERK
and letter carriers IN the Dostonhces named
Gay T. Jones has besn appointed rural
letter carrier and George L Jones substi-
tute a Superior, Neb.
, The PosioGleS department has ordered
ithg estahIIshme1f on Jane j next Of a sta
tti6n az Alnes Asrieuliurai oollege. Iowa. 70
be knoen g. rCollees station-'
The eontraat ~ cerrying the mail from
Helm 10 Edrekl ID. has been awarded
10 II. l. Fiddler Of Arties. ana from Fort
Madison 20 West Point. Ia, to s. L. Helling
OF Fort Madison
Postmssters appointed, NebraEks-Wes-
ley A Smith, Bsrads, RichsrdsOn county.
vice R A. HObaok. resigned South DA-