Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-17
BIDS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
Commissioner Jones Will Be Present in
Chicago at Their Opening.
COMMISSIONER RICHARDS BACK At WORK
Treasury Agent Detailed to Examine
sites for Federal Buildings
in Iowa and Nebraska
Towns.
(From a stan Correspondent.)

! gram.)-W. A. Jones, commissioner OF In
dian affairs, returned to Washington today
| from a fortnight's oflcial visit to Indian
agencies in New Mexico and Arizona. Mon
| day Mr.. Jones will leave for Chicago to be
present at the annual opening Of bids for
general supplies for the Indian service dur
| ing the coming fiscal year. Upon the com
| pletion of his work at Chicago, Commits
sioner Jones goes to New York to superin-
tend the opening of bids for Indian supplies
| in that city.
| w. A. Richards, commissioner Of the gen.
eral land of1ce, who has been resting from
an attack of the grip at Virginia Beach,
Va. will return to Washington Sunday and
resume his duties at the band ONCE next
Monday morning.
View Building sites.
Assistant Secretary Taylor today desig-
mated Special Agent Reed, now at La
Crosse, Wis. to proceed to Webster City
and Mason City. Ia, to look over the prop
erty offered yesterday to the government
for sites upon which to erect new public
buildings at those two cities. Special Agent
Reed is also instructed to visit Grand Island
and York, Neb.. to examine properties that
may be offered there for public buildings.
Routine of Departments.
A civil service examination is to be held
April 20 at Council Bluffs and May at
Waterloo, Ia, for positions Of clerk and let
ter carrier in the postofhces at those places.
These rural letter carriers were appointed
today: Nebraska-Fairmont, regular, Will
liam Mcnamara; substitute, James Keegan.
Iowa-Donnellson, regular George H.
; Baust, Peter Feikert, Philip Frank sub
stitute, Henry Baust. Elkader, regulars
Irving G. Cook Albert S. Seovel, Frank
H. Balyess; substitutes, Marvin Cook
Charles scovel. F. N. Bayless.
The corporate existence Of the First Ma
tional bank of Corning. Ia, has been ex-
tended until the close Of business April 16,
, 1928.
J. e. Whelan Of Des Moines has been ap-
pointed an immigrant inspector.
The application of John e. Mcclure, F.
! M. Leet, A. z. Benson, Asmus Boysen and
o. p Coon to organize the First National
bank of Extra, Ia, with $4,000 capital,
has been approved by the comptroller Of
the currency; also the application Of u. J..
I Cunningham, E. p. Palmer, Patrick sulll-
van, B. B. Brooks and p. C. Nicolaysen to
a organize the American National bank Of
$ Casper, Wyo.. with $4,000 capital. was ap-
= proved today.
q These Nebraska rural free delivery routes
9 will be established July /: Crete, Saline
county, two additional routes; area covered,
fifty square miles; population served, 500.
/ Lawrence, Nurkoils county two routes;
area, ffty-hve square miles; population,
4 500. Ulysses, Butler county, two routes;
area, fifty square miles; population, 1,060.
Western, Saline county, three routes; area,
ninety-one square miles; population. 1890.
WILDER, Saline county, two additional
: routes; area, 1fty-hve square miles; popu-
|
4 routes; area, 1O9 square miles, population,
e 1910.
l. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Rob-
!, ert M. Delay, Dixon, Dixon county, vice
n George Siert, resigned Iowa-JosePh
/, Schneider, Rochester, Cedar county.
e white Declines to serve.
a Andrew White, former ambassador to
A Germany, has declined to serve as one Of
the United States commissioners at the
forthcoming monetary conference, thus con-
/. hning the delegation to the three persons
n already named, Messrs. Conant. Jenkins and
q Hanna. Mr.. Whites declination is based
on tho unsatisfactory condition of his
health as we'll as pressure sof private bust
ness.
To BE Tried in Mexico.
a In issuing a warrant for the surrender tC
the Mexican government of DR.. Charles s
Harle, now held under arrest at El Paso
Tex, on a charge OF being an accessory Il
a murder committed In. Chihuahua, thu
= State department today took steps to secure
h the punishment of a peculiarly atrociou
" crime which has engaged the attention o
le the two governments and OF the big New
York Life Insurance companies for man!
N months.
L. The papers filed at the State department
10 ~ he
pany, T. G. Richardson, a man named Mere
dith and DR.. Harle conspired to murder
man in order to collect the insurance on hi
ID life. the policy for which had been issuet
Is by Richardson. The policy was made ou
n payable 10 Meredith. The victim was slowl
Is poisoned to death and the doctor who at
sr tended him certified that he died from
l. natural causes. The doctors defense !
that he did not himself minister the drug
Richardson and Meredith, also arrests
in Texas, were discharged by the coIrt o.
ar the ground of insuff.ient evidence, but tn
" Mexican government has sworn out neN
l. charges and the two men will be rearreste
~ and held for extradition.
BritOn studies American Cavalry.
Major General Baden Powell the Her
Of Mafeking" recently appointed chief @
& cavalry Of the English army, is on a vsi
s. TO the United States to study America
et cavalry tactics and methods He arrive
m here last night unannounoed and registers
ed at the Arlington hotel under an assume
name He visited the War department to
day and paid his respects TO secretar
Root. Lieutenant General Miles and Adju
n tant General Corbin.
- Soldiers Die of Cholera.
or General Davis reported today seve
OF deaths from cholera In the Philippines
Frank NJ. senuires, Richard A. Morris, Wi
liam NJ. McGregor, Daniel o. Cotter, Tent
infantry; Kinney Miller Company \
,al Twenty-seventh infantry; H. o. Hiatt. Con
en- pany II. Twenty ninth Infantry and HenI
is NJ Liedel. Company X, Tenth infantr
We The commands to which these me
belonged, with one possible exception. al
stationed In Mindanao.
=. VIII Discuss Indians In Dakota.
nd The Indian bureau has decided to ho
OF Indian school service Institutes. TO be d.
Ith voted mainly to practical work and dii
cussions. at Pine Ridge, s. d.. June 23
2s. and at Newport. Ore. from August
to 22