Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-08
ASK MORE NAIL CARRIERS
Department. iS Inundated with Requests for
Additional Postal Help
RUMoR SAYS AMERICAN CONSUL is HELD
HOhduran Government Accused OF
Arresting United states Repre-
sentative and Holding Him
for Heavy Ransom.
CFrom a Stan correspondent)

WASHINGTON, April 7.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Reports from postmasters of cities
Of first and second class are beginning TO
reach the Postofice department, making
requests for additional letter carriers,
which increased business will make neces-
sary during the coming nscal year. II
was said at the Postoffce department today
that one OF the evidences OF prosperity st
the commercial eenters of the country can
be gained from the recommendations of
postmasters for additional carriers. II was
only a few weeks ago that the division Of
salaries and allowances raised the salaries
Of thousands of postal clerks to become
effective July 1 and now another division
OF the department is turning rts attention
to the carrier service and within a few
weeks the postmasters of the first and
second class cities will be notified as to
the number Of additional letter carriers
they may employ during the coming fiscal
year
Interpreting Militia Bill.
Judge Advocate General Davis is now
looking through the provisions OF the So
called Dick militia bill In order to decide
as to the administrative features. The
war board first took the act under advise
ment but as the review did not coincide
with Secretary Roots views, he decided
It would be best to secure an opinion from
the legal officers Of the War department.
The draughtsmen and other clerks con-
nected with the quartermaster generals
office are Just now busily engaged in pre-
pairing to open the spring campaign in
what might be termed the annual house
cleaning of the various forts. arsensls
and garrisons Of the country. The prep
arations all look to general repairs of bar
racks, grounds water service etc. at num-
orous places where United States troops
are stationed Considerable remains to be
done at Fort Meade, s. D., In the matter
of new work and the customary annual
repairs at Forts Robinson and NiOb-ara,
Neb., are being mapped oSE
Pay for Fire Fighters.
Commissioner Richards Of the general
land ONCE has ordered the adjustment OF
claims Of a number of citizens of Carbon
county, Wyoming who assisted September
last in suppressing forest fires along Brush
creek valley and on the Medicine Bow
mountains in the Medicine Bow forest re-
serve. A special agent of the general land
office will be sent west next week with
| funds to pay these claims and others In
CURED in fighting western forest fires,
| amounting to several thousand dollars. The
agent viii confer with Former Forest Su-
perintendent Garbutt and will then pay the
claims.
Routine OF Department.
These rural letter carriers were ap-
pointed today: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., regular,
George w. Rhinehart: substitute, John
Driskell. Gretna-Regular, George F.
Doyle; substitute. Lawrence Doyle. Peters
| burg-Regular, BERTHE o. Lockwood; sub
| stitute, Oscar Anderson. Iowa, Chelsea
Regular, Robert Hall; substitute Edward
Hail. Observation-Disclosures, Emor c.
Copeland; substitute, G.. A. Dunn. Far
mington-Regular, Daniel M Cox; substi-
tute. Fred Bradham. Hedrick-Regular
Paul Houghton; substitute, Glen Houghton
Moulton-Regular, Frank NJ Rogers; sub
stitute, Thomas J. Rogers. Tabor-Regular
Benjamin o. Sheldon substitute, HenrIetta
Sheldon. South Dakota, Canton-Regular
Charles L. Hymers; substitute, ]. H. Col
Inns.
P. w. Baughman of Manson, Ia, was to.
day appointed tagger in the bureau Of ami.
NAL industry.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Miss
Maggie Mcfarland, Hubbard, Dakota
county. vice C. Shea, resigned; John F
Reeson, Leblac. Knox county. vice C. F
Middleton, resigned.
Louis H. Severian OF Cedar Falls, Charles
c. Bradley of LeMars, Ia, and John S
Noble of sisseton. s. D.. were today ad
mitted to practice before the Interior de-
partment
The Chase National bank OF New York
Corn Exchange National OF Chicago, Omahi
National OF Omaha and First National o.
Buchanan county. ST. Joseph, have beer
approved as reserve agents for the Firs
I Ma uoI han ~ n, t.
National OF Des Moines for the CONNER
cial National of Council Biuns, the secont
National of Dubuque for the First Nationa
Of Fort Dodge and the Cedar Rapids Ma
tional Of Cedar Rapids for the Securit,
National OF Albert Lea, MINI.
DR.. F. L. Gloss was today appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Huron, s. d.
An additional rural free delivery rout
has been ordered established May 1 at Bon
durant, Polk county, Ia. The route EN-
braces an area Of twenty square miles, con
tanning a population of $50.
Report Outrage to Consul.
Reports are current here that an alleges
: American consul named Campbell has bee
= arrested by the Honduran government a
=. Tegucigalpa and held to ransom In 800, ,OOC
4 There is no consul named Campbell a
= Tegucigalpa and consequently the State de
e partment says he could not have been hel
I for ransom as reported. The State depart
{ ment has strong doubts whether an Amer
iean consul In that section OF the worl
could command 100000. The consul a
Tegueigalpa is Alfred X. Moe OF New York
private report received here refers to
4 most arbitrary act on the part OF the pres
ident of Honduras In forcing the Bank q
Honduras to open its safe and surrende
100000 pesos This fact may be the found
tion for the report that the American con