Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

Senator Forskers amendment to the state
hood bill will pass the senate" said SEN
ator Kittredge today. When asked how he
expected to vote the Junior senator from
South Dakota was as shy as any 16-year-
old girl and adrotly avoided answering the
question. The senator, however, has heard
enough in the last few days to warrant
him in making a prediction that the For
aker amendment, which divides the state
hood bill and admits only Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state, will be
adopted
Martin Names q Cadet.
Representative Martin of South Dakota
today nominated Frederick Clinton Gates
of Geddos as cadet at Annapolis and
Charles Arthur Pike of spesrfish as alter
nate
Clerk Eligible for Promotion.
William NJ. Erickson, clerk i'm the Omaha
postofflce, has been designated for exam
ination as postofhce inspector.
shotwen Fails in Mission.
Frank A. Shotwell, deputy county attor-
ney of Douglas county, lett for his home
in Omaha today in rather a detected state
of mind. Shotwell came TO Washington
for the purpose of bringing about the re-
appointment of Wesley j. Cook as post
master at Blair Mr.. Shotwel wanted Con-
gresham Kennedy to present him to the
first assistant postmaster general, so that
he (ShotwelD might urge the claims OF
Cook. Mr.. Kennedy could not be induced
to depart from his position that the de-
partment, having elected to settle post
masterships on the record, II would be
presumptuous on his part to appear at the
Postoffice department and take hand in
the Blair fight unless he had been re-
quested by the department so to do.
Wesley J. Cook has had eight years as
postmaster at Blair, his term having ex-
pired on December 49, But so far as can
be learned at the Postoffice department
Wesley j. Cook will not be reappointed. He
will give way to someone else within
month unless present conditions materially
change There are charges against Cook,
probably not serious but sufficient to give
the postmaster general an opportunity to
recommend another for the place. When
ever the Postofflce department indicates to
Representative Kennedy that a recon-
mendation for the Blair postoffice is in or
der he stands ready TO make such recon-
mendation but until he receives such init
nation the representative from the Second
Nebraska district will remain silent
Kennedy Getting Wise.
The bill which Congressman Kennedy in
troduced this week in behalf of the First,
Second and Third marine regiments of Mis-
souri, volunteers, mustered into the service
in 1861 by General John C. Fremont, has
been referred 20 the committee on war
claims, OF which Mr.. Kennedy is a member.
Heretofore this bill, which has either died
in committee or on the calendar, has been
referred to the committee on claims. MIR.
Kennedy, realizing that the claims commit
tee might prove the burial ground for his
bill, adroitly had it referred to his own
committee, from which favorable report
Is expected.
Appropriation for Indians.
The secretary or the treasury today trans
mitted to congress recommendation, en-
dorsed by the secretary OF the interior, urg-
ing that the following paragraph be in
serted in the Indian appropriation bill: For
care and support of insane persons in In
dian Territory, to be expended under, the
direction OF the secretary Of the interior,
$4,000 for the care of Indian citizens of
said territory at the asylum In Canton,
Lincoln county. S. D."
Good Results of Tree Planting.
The success OF the tree planting opera
lions on the Dismal River forest reserve in
Nebraska has indicated to the ranchmen
in the Sand Hill country the advisability Of
planting for protection and timber supply.
The Jack pine and western yellow pine are
very promising, and in addition. certain OF
rapid growing broad-ieafed trees, such as
Carolina poplar, green ash and cottonwood,
can be used.
In the spring of 1894 some ten or dozen
ranchmen planted small quantities of jack
pine obtained from the woods OF northern
Minnesota on trial. Authoritative reports
from nearly all OF these men show a high
proportion of successes, only two absolute
failures being reported, and these because
of unfavorable locations and lack OF care.
The forest service has recently received
an application for assistance In planting ten
acres near Broken Bow. and 1t is expected
that applications from ranchmen will rap
idly increase in the future,
National Bank Authorized.
The application of J. II. Kelley, Il. j.
spaulding T. l.. Carroll George Back, w.
M. Stebbins, John ]. Jennings, NJ Ander-
son and G. Carlson to organize the Citizens
National bank of Gothenburg, Neb, with
s25 900 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency,
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes
Henderson, Route !, George +. Shank, car
rier; Robert s. Schenck. substitute. Lake
Mills. Route l. Martin Fosnes, carrier,
Amund Fosnes, substitute.
Commission Defers Lumber Case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Interstate
Commerce commission has been advised by
the parties in interest that experiments
are to be conducted to determine IL perma-
nent stakes can be used on lumber cars
and has been requested to defer action in
the case OF the National Wholesale Lum-