Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
CONSULAR BILL HITS HOWE
Nebrasksn's Post at Antwerp Reduced to a
Plain 0onsulship,
tFFoRTTo CHANGE MEASURE IN THE HOUSE
senators from This state Did Not
Notice Item UntiI Bill Had Passed
That Body and Been sent
to the House.
From a stan Correspondentl


WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-tspecia Tele-
gram. )-Under the Lodge bill to reorganize
tho consular service Antwerp has been rele-
gated to consular position, which seri-
ously affects Colonel Church Howe of Au-
burn, Neb., consul general at that place.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tions shifted the consul general for Belgium
To BRUSSELS, In conformity with plan to
confine consuls general TO the capitals OF
Foreign states. This action is particularly
unfortunate with reference to Antwerp be-
cause OF the eXtraordna,c Importance of
that port in the commercial world and be-
cause of the fact that all the principal ma
tons have a consul general there. while
they have none at Brussels. An effort is
being made with the house committee on
foreign affairs to have the present status
or Antwerp retained. Senator Willard was
not aware Of the action OF the senate COM
mittee until after the bill had passed the
senate. his time being so fully occupied
with the continuous hearings Of the senate
committee on interoceanic canals that he
could not familiarize himself with the pro-
visions OF the Lodge bill. Now that the
matter has been called to his attention
Senator Willard is putting forth every ef-
fort to adjust the matter.
Geddes on Permanent List.
The services of w. NJ. Geddes IN Ne
braska i'm connection with various EXPOSE
tons as special agent OF the Treasury de-
partment disbursing officer for the
United States government boards have been
recognized by the president. An executive
order was issued from the White House
this week placing him within the classified
service. He has, since coming to Wash
ington. handled the funds for the Omaha
Buffalo, ST. Louis and Portland expostions.
and. upon the request OF Secretary Shaw.
he was placed within the regular service
Minor Matters at Capital.
The secretary of the interior has awarded
the Western Portland Cement company Of
Yankton, 3d. the contract for furnishing
from coco to 3OO00 barrels of Portland
cement for the Belle Fourche project at its
bid of s243 per barrel.
Judge Walton and Joe s. Cook of Blair
who have been in Washington on matters
connected with the Postoffice department
will leave for Nebraska tomorrow
W. A. Meserve OF Creighton and w H.
Lackett OF Bloomfield, Neb, left for the
west today.
The application Of Charles Shato, w. H.
Bradley, G. A. Manwaring. Andrew Struble
and G.. NJ. Anderson to organize the Farm
ers National bank of Inwood Ia, with
$4,000 capital has been approved by tho
comptroller OF the currency.
The First National bank OF Bradshaw.
Neb., has been authorized to begin bust
ness with $4,000 capital George W. Post
is president; f. A. Wells vice president;
]. +. Houseman. cashier
Postal Matters.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Colfax, route 3 James c. Barry carrier
Gertrude Barry substitute. Hosten, route
., Gus +. NUM- carrier Fred Rau sub
stitute. Luverne, route ]. George Ii.
Seribner carrier, Jess NJ. Stoddard substi-
tute. Newton. route ., Robert F. McCul-
Tough carrier, William Mccullough substi-
tute. Remsen, route l. Nicolas Kirsch car
rier, j. y. Barthole substitute. Rock Rap
ids, route 2, John McKelvey carrier, Ar
thur McKelvey substitute. Stockport
route l. Jesse NJ. Knowles carrier Eva
Gregory substitute. Wall Lake, route /,
John r. Schwitters carrier. n. Il. Schwt-
tiers substitute Washta, route l, Luther
Bailey carrier Charles W. Bailey substi-
tute.
d. b. Massie, Fairfield Carl G. Oander.
Wilcox; George II. Bakewell Alliance,