Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-10
BURKETT ON A STILL HUNT
NSbrHska'S Junior Senator Looking Up
Committee Positions
WILLARD AFTER PANAMA GUARDIANSHIP
western Bankers In Evidence at the
National Bankers Convention
Great western Bridge Case
in Supreme Court.
lFrom a star CorrespondentO

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. ESPECIAL
Telegram. )-Senator Burkett leaves for
Nebraska tomorrow. Today he devoted
much of his time to matters pending in
the pension office. looking after cases
which he inaugurated as member of the
lower house Of congress and others which
have come to him since his election as
senator. Since coming to Washington
Senator Burkett has been guardedly In
quirlnR to committeeshps in the SEN
kate and the possibility OF Nebraska COM
ing in for good representation. Senator
Willard 1t IS understood, will make a show
OF strength for interoceanic canals now
that the present chairman, Senator
Mitchell of Oregon, is under a cloud. Sen
ator Willard is on the isthmus with Chair
man Shonts and is making a study OF the
Panama canal at first hand Senator
Burkett, believing that committees hav-
ing much to do with western states
agriculture, irrigation or public lands
would suit him best is quietly looking
over the field for the purpose of making
| as good a turn as possible in his assign
ments, and It grows positively interesting
to watch the senior and junior senator's
from Nebraska diminishing for positions
Western Bankers In Evidence.
Not in years has the west been repre-
| scented by so many people controlling
| banks and financial institutions as are
now in Washington to attend the thirty
| first annual convention of the American
Bankers association. Although the con-
vention does not assemble until wednes-
/ day, leading hotels are already comfort
| ably crowded and every indication points
\ to record breaking convention in point
| of attendance. Bankers of the District
| OF Columbia have donated thousands to
entertain their brethren. and IL the visit
ors fail to have a good time In view Of the
varied programs prepared, it will be their
own fault. Among the Nebrashans who
| have registered in the several hotels are:
| Luther Drake, Omaha; John T. Bressler,
president, and H. T. Wilson, cashier First
National bank of Wayne; George B. Bell.
cashier, Grand Island Banking company;
Frank Fuller. Wayne; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Cheney, Creighton; George d. Butter
field, Norfolk; e. r. Quincy, Fremont;
e. Williams and wife, David City; @. B.
Brill. Grand Island. Iowa is represented
by John Wilson and wife, Reinbeck; d.
L. Heinsheimer and wife, Glenwood: F.
d. Bull and wife, Creston; w. NJ. Lamb.
Glenwood; +. L. Keller and wife, Mason
City; ]. w. Karl and wife, Mason City;
j. M. Hughes and wife, Cedar Rapids;
George E. Pearsall and wife, Des
Moines.
Great Western Case Coming Up.
John N. Baldwin. assistant general at
torney of the Union Pacific, arrived in
| Washington today as an advance guard
of the attorneys who will participate in
the arguments OF the case of the Great
Western railroad against the Union Pa
cif1c growing out of the refusal of the
latter road to permit the Great Western
to cross the bridge of the Union Pacific
company between Council Bluffs and
Omaha. It is expected ]. NJ. Woolworth
w. d. McHugh and F. B. Kellogg, who
ts general counsel of the Great Western
will appear on behalf of the Great West
ern, the Union Pacific bringing the case
up from the circuit court of appeals.
Commissioner Richards of the general
land office today instructed the register
and receiver at Alliance, Neb., to with
draw from entry about 1850 acres of pub
lie land on account of the North Platte
irrigation project. The lands withdrawn
are: Sections 49, 10, 20, p, 2s and 2s, town
ship "a, north range Sc west; sections 21.
%, %, rs, q. Is, township "a north range
81 west all fractional township % north
range IS west.
Colorado Wants Delay.
In the supreme court of the United States
tomorrow, Attorney Coleman of Kansas
} will enter a motion for the advancement
the docket, so as to insure a hearing during
the present term of court, and the motion
{ will be antagonized by Colorado's repre-
! sentatives. The case involves the right OF
the people in Colorado to control the en-.
; tire water supply of the Arkansas river
The testimony taken in the case covers
1853 typewriter pages, but under the
J.. order of the court 1t is being distracted.
, Postal Mattera
n Postmasters appointed Nebraska-wil
: cox, Kearney county Jas Morrison vic'
4 Charles Morrow, resigned. Iowa-Center
8 Mahasia county, Samuel NJ. Turner vice
d r. j. Wood, resigned.
: Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska,-K
A Atkinson, route /; Ray NJ. Beck. carrier
s Jasper A Beck, substitute. Bloomfield
: route s, Albert Russell, carrier; william
: Nicholas, substitute. Burchard, route 2
e Elmer s. Cox, carrier; Frank Cox, substi
e tute. Davey, route l, Joseph. Bunnell. car
= rier Mrs. Ida Bunnell, substitute Friend
e route g. Walter Gibson, carrier; Mrs. Elvs
e Gibson, substitute. Hampton, route 2
Charles Riley, carrier George Riley. sub
y stitute. Kennard, route 2, Frank Denton
1 carrier; Taylor Meadows substitute. Leigh
!. route q Charles Kloppel, carrier; Reginald
;, lKloppel. substitute. Steinau, route 1, Henri,
l. w. Emshopp, carrier; Ed Johnson, substi
y tute. Virginia, route /, Milan II. Calkins
. carrier: John Crook. substitute WILDER
route a. z. T. Greer, carrier; Henry A
II Greer, substitute. Wolbach, route l. Bur
10 kellogg, carrier; Charles Terry, substitute
1 South Dakota-Coleman, route !, Elme
I, Meeker, carrier; Merriam Granger, substl
q tute. Mt. Vernon. route 1, Fred Shane
= carrier; John Oppendahl, substitute.