Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-22
Persistent Knocking Has Delayed the
Official Announcement.
FIELD FINDS CHARGES GRsuNDltss
Nomination to Go to the Senate Soon After
the Holidays
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE CANAL BILL
Secretary shaw Announces There
Will He No Issue of the Canal
Bonds at the Present
Time.
(From a staff CorresnondentD

(From a stan Cores spondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. n.-(Special Tele-
gram)-David E. Thompson. ambassador
to Brazil, will be made ambassador to
Mexico. This statement is made on un-
impeachable authority.
Mr.. Thompson has been knocked on oil
sides and he has been compelled to undergo
investigation at the hands Of the solicitor
for the State department, Judge Penheld,
who went to Rio de Janerio to investigate
charges. 1t is now learned that these
charges were not sustained. Shortly after
congress convenes It is believed Thomp-
sons name will be sent to the senate. This
news WILL in the light OF ominous prog
nostications. be most acceptable TO friends
OF the American ambassador TO Brazil.
Nebraska omciaI Resigns.
Emanuel Speichs of Tecumseh, Neb..
after twenty-five years continued service
in the Postoffice department at Washing
ton, from clerk to CHIEF of the auditing
division has resigned, to take effect Jan
uary 1. The old adage that few govern
ment clerks die and none res n does not
apply in Mr.. speichs' case. Rather. how
ever, than go in under the new regime
growing out of the changes in duties OF
several assistant postmasters general, Mr..
Speichs thought this would be good time
to quit the government service. He
importuned by both the postmaster gen
eral and the fourth assistant, p. V. De-
graw, TO reconsider his determination to
quit the service. but having once made up
his mind that,"now or never was tho time,
insisted upon his resignation being aC-
ceptcd Mr.. Speichs has made a most en-
viable record in the rural free delivery
branch OF the service. He has also been
successful in business here, and between
~.
! would have to act under new auspices.
thought II the part OF wisdom to leave the
government service. Nebraska by his res
ignation loses an important place In the
Postoffce department
Postmasters Appointed.
Postmasters appointed Nebraska--Burn-
ham, Lancaster county; Harry b. Bond,
vice r. @. Burnham. resigned. wyoming
Wilkins Sweet water eopnty; BENJAMIN NJ.
Sutton. vice J. II. Bachntan. resigned
Bill for BENEFIT of Indians.
Senator Burkett today introduced bill
to enable Indians allotted lands in severalty
within the boundaries of drainage district
No. l, in Richardson county Nebraska. 10
protect their lands from overflow and for
the segregation of such of said Indians
| from their tribal relations may be
pedient. The secretary Of the interior is,
under the provisions OF Senator Burketts
bill. authorized 10 nay to the Indians Of
the Sac and Fox tribes. who have been al
! oted lands in Richardson county, Nebraska
the proportionate share Of such Indians In
the $4,000 paper principal" remsinipg tn
the credit of said tribe under the treaty
october Ia 1897
President signs Canal Bili.
President Roosevelt today signed the hill
passed by congress appropriating N1,0o0ooo
for the Panama canal This is the first law
created by tho present session of congress.
No Immediate Bond Issue.
! Secretary Shaw today stated that al
though the Panama canal bill which has
just passed congress perfected the legisa
ton relating to the sale Of Panama bonds.
and makes it possible to issue them at any
time. the Treasury department does not con.
template an immediate issue.
BIDS for Concessions Rejected.
All the bids for concessionary contracts or
grants for the construction of railroads in
the Philippine islands, recently submitted
to the bureau of insular affairs were today
rejected because OF departures from the
terms Of the circular calling for proposals
Secretary Taft after number Of confer.
encos with Governor Wright and Mr
Forbes of the Philippine commission AMI
Colonel Edwards, chief Of the insular
bureau. TODAY decided to readvertise for
proposals and January 20 at 10 a. m has
been fixed as the date for the opening OF
new bids for these concessions. The terms
will be modified in some particulars
Army Nominations Held Up.
Nominations of Brigader General George
B. Davis to he Judge advocate general and
Brigadler General William Crozier to be
chief of ordnance or the army. both 10 sue
tive session of the senate today, but action
was postponed until after the holidays
Senator Warren, chairman Of the commit
tee on military affairs, presented e letter
from Secretary OF War Taft explaining
what had been termed a legal technicality
against these officers succeeding themselves
In the detail named in the nominations
, At recent meeting of the committee on
military affairs II was stated by several
members that the law seemed TO prohibit
| officers from accepting a second four-year
detail Of this character until they had
again served in the line for three years.
In each case. Secretary Taft says, it Is
the clear intention OF the army Teorganiza-
J ton act Of 1901 that only officers below the
! rank Of colonel shall be ineligible to re-
'appointment for continuous STAN service.
and that IN the case OF heads Of the bu-
! reaus there IS no prohibition whatever as
20 reappOintment. The nominations Of
members Of the Ibthmian Canal commits
, sion were again referred 70 the committee
on inter-ocCauic canals.
SEVERE STORM ALONG COAST