Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-27
6AXTER'S SHOES In DEMAND
dillard Has Applications from Four and
Time Enough Tor Others to Get In.
SENATOR'S NOT INFORMED OF VACANCY
Expect to he Notified Some Time
During the Week and Then VIII
Get Togethcr aud Recommend
BaNter's Successor.
lFrom a STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec &-(Special Tele-
gram )-There are said to be a number of
candidates in the field for the United
States district attorneyship. Though 1t
has been generally known for some days
that Baxter must go, his retirement from
the office of district attorney is not even
known officially tonight to Senators
Mil!ard and Burkett who will practically
have the naming OF his successor. Under
the circumstances they naturally are loath
to discuss the situation, but probably be-
fore the week closes they will have got
ten together and agreed upon someone
whom he will recommend for the va
cant attorneyship.
From the NIllard camp il is learned that
these names have been presented to him
for considerations Churchill, Kinsler
Haley and Slabaugh. These men are un-
derstood TO be avowed candidates. Sena-
tor Millard said he did not know officially
! that Baldridge is a candidate.
Names Pension Examiners.
Congressman Pollard today recommended
for pension examiners at Pawnee City DR..
G. w. Collins and Dr.. W. r. Boyer. vice
prs. Anderson and Bullard. resigned.
Owing to the absence of DR.. II. J. Win
nett, member of the Board OF Pension En-
aminers at Lincoln, who is spending the
| winter in Mexico, on the request of tae
commissioner OF pensions, Mr.. Pollard to-
| day recommended Or. H. w. Orr. ON. g..
the leading physicians of Lincoln and
/ nephew Of DIR. Wnnett Dr.. Nj. j. Beachly,
/ who has been a member of the Lincoln
| Pension board for number of years,
! but who is now nearly 10 years of age
and has grown so feeble that he cannot
perform the work of the board. He will he
succeeded by DR. B B. Finney, whom
Representative Pollard recommended to-
day.
Medal for Captain Church.
A congressional medal of honor has been
bestowed upon Captain James Robb
. Church, assistant surgeon. now on duty at
Fort Robinson Neb who was one Of the
medical officers ATTACHED to the First
United States Volunteer cavalry, commonly
known as the Rough Riders, in the fight
ing at Las Guasimas, June "a, 1898 The
following letter from Assistant Secretary
Oliver of the War department makes this
. explanation OF the aware:
: on this occasion Captain Church. who
First United States Volunteer cavalry, IN
addition to performing carefully the duties
aP66orIanid9S app 10 dhat position voluntarily
wounded men from the firing line to Sc
cure position in the rear in each instance
exposure TO danger.
Upon the organizn tion of the Rough
Riders he was commissioned therein as as
= sists1s .srrgeeni wfth fheeraritrof firSr Herr
tenant During the greater part of the stay
Of tho organization in Cuba Captain
Church, by reason Of the enforced absence
OF the senior medical officer served as the
regimental surgeon and was i'm charge of
the hospital during the trying days after
the fighting ceased, and the dread Cuba II
fever was making It's appearance. Cap
| tain Church was not content to remain
in the rear while his comrades were en-
. gagged with the enemy. He was on the
firing line constantly especially during
. the engagement of juno 81. 1898. at Las
. GuasimaS, and there, with courage and
. daring. coOlly and eatedly went to the
/ rescue Of wounded soldiers. and under the
heavy and carefully directed fire Of tho
I enemy unaided, carried them bodily tC
! places of safety Captain Church was
appointed an assistant surgeon In the reg
ular army, with the rank Of first lieu
, tenant in December 1895, and was made
captain in 1902
Postal Matters.
! A civil service examination will be held
? at Red Oak Ia. January 13, for positions
Of clerk and carrier in the postoffice ser
vice.
! George \. Henderson has been appointed
regular and Peter O'Malley substitute rura
r carrier for route al MeChanicsville, la
Harry kaufman has been appointed post
9 master at Ankcny. Polk county, Ia, vic'
George Coffin, resigned
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