Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13
Insist Action of Marshal Followed Prscs-
dent Of Dundy's Time.
NV APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION
Burkstt and Kennedy Give Out Names,
bat Miliard is Silent
PROPOSAL TO PENSION MlL'IlAMtN
Dakota Soldiers who Went late
Indian Campaign Ask same
Rights as Those in
Civil war.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-R. b. Schneider of Fremont. former
national committeeman for Nebraska. is
due In Washington IN a day or two. To-
day both Senators Milard and Burkett
professed ignorance as TO the visit of Mr.
Schneider: but, they have adopted the
policy of remaining silent in matters init
mately associated with the Mathews case,
which It is presumed brings Schneider to
Washington. Schneider unquestionably
comes for the purpose of protesting
against the summary dismissal of his
brother-in-law 7. L. Mathews, as United
States marshal for the district of Nebraska.
He comes for the purpose of securing a
rehearing for Mathews. believing that.
should the president grant the same, the
marshal will be able to show the attorney
general that the treatment of Bartlett,
Richards and w. c. Comstock was along
the lines of the custom established during
Judge Dundy's time.
There is feeling among the members
OF the Nebraska delegation that the re-
moval of Mathews was not so much to
punish that individual on the part of the
Department of Justice as to show its dis
satisfaction with the sentence imposed upon
the prisoners by Judge Munger. The judge
cannot be reached.
Applicants for tho Place.
Since yesterday a number of new appli-
cations have been received by both Sem
ators Millard and Burkett from well-known
Nebraskans asking to be considered as cam
didates for the Mathews vacancy. Senator
Burkett stated that he had received the
applications OF w. III. Newell OF Platts-
mouth and A. j. Wright Of Tecumseh.
while Representative kennedy announced
the candidacy of j. ID. Phipps, present
sheriff of Burt county, and l.. N. Gonden
of Omaha
Senator Miilard. however. refused to give
any information as to applications filed
with him. In this particular he differs
from his colleague. who, believes that mat
ters of news to the state is to know who
| are candidates for federal offices. Roth
| admit there is an abundance OF good MAJ
terial TO oisucceed Mathews, should the dele
CATION fail TO secure a rehearing for the
Fremont man. Each, seemingly is sparrius
! for wind. and before they make zip their
minds for a candidate to succeed Mathews
il is anticipated there will be a good
| many hours of exhaustive discussion.
Pensions for Militiamen.
Senator Gamble today introduced bill
extending the provisions of the existing
|
widows, children and dependent parents,
| to members of the Dakota militia OF
| lS62-63 These volunteers assembled TO pro-
! tect the frontier settlements of Dakota,
| Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota from the
| invasion OF hostile Sioux Indians following
| the Minnesota massacres in 1862, and who
| for several months performed military SER
vice in behalf of the Territory of Dakota
before adequate protection was afforded by
| the United States government
! Postal Contracts Let.
The following persons were today
awarded contracts by the Postoffiee De-
partment for carrying mails in regulation
| screen wagons from the depots to post
offices in the following cities during the
coming fiscal year: Nebraska w. A.
Gordon, Omaha, sl5,49S: w. j. Barnes,
Norfolk, sT77; Granville Ensign. Lincoln,
/ So 400; j. A. SPIRAL, Grand Island, s17y0.
| South Dakota - John Thomas, Aberdeen,
81, 500: John Gererloff. Sioux Falls. $500.
Carriers Appointed.
Rural Carriers Appointed: Nebraska -
Davey, route !. Lynn c. Mitchell, carrier.
j. W. McGeer, substitute. Iowa--LIver.
more. route /. Charles N. Hewitt, carrier;
| o. g. Hewitt, substitute. West Chester.
route 1, Wesley e. Auber carrier: +. G.
| Chesley, substitute. South Dakota-Conde.
| route @ Robert II. Robertson. carrier;
Charles r. Robertson substitute.
George w. Elfnk has been appointed
| nostmaster at Holabird, Hyde county