Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-23
OFFICER IS REPRIMANDED
Adjutant General Culver Takes Lieutenant
Colonel Mclaughlin to Task.
CHARGE OF DIscouRrESY TO SUPERIOR
Episode f. Outcome of Organization of
National Guard-PossibiIity that
Court-MartisI May De
the Outcome.
(From a stan Correspondent

trice for discourteous conduct toward his
superior officers. The reprlmand was
delivered at the opening of the
officers school previous to the begin
ming of the days session. II was inspired
by the conduct of Colonel Mclaughlin yes
terday afternoon in moving to form a ma
tional guard association before the school
had been dismissed for the day When the
motion was made the program had not been
concluded. Captain Cronin had finished his
lesson and Secretary Mayne of the Young
Mems Christian association. who was down
for an address. was waiting for the return
to the hall OF General Culver before taking
the platform. II was at this juncture that
Mclaughlin made his motion and the or
ganization of the association was started
General Culver returned to the hall after
a presiding officer had been selected and
Mr.. Mayne was then called upon for his
address.
This morning when he opened the school,
General Culver said Colonel Mclaughlin
had acted discourteously in not waiting for
the dismissal OF the school, and for the
benefit of the guard he desired to publicly
reprimand the officer. At the time the mo-
ton was made by Colonel MCLAUGHLIN,
Colonel Storch was in the hall, and there
fore Colonel Mclaughlin should not have
Indue the U1OUOn. ESPECIALLY IN view OF the
fact that the officers had been invited to
use the hall after the close of the school.
for the purpose OF organizing General Gull
yer later assured the officers he had no OBJ
jections TO the organization of the associa-
ton and along the lines II was formed he
believed It would result in much good.
May Lead to Court-Martiai,
Considerable feeling has been worked up
between General Culver and Colonel Nc
Laughlin, and In the end II is probable a
court-martial will be called to try Colonel
Mclaughlin for INSTRUMENTATION. Colonel
Mclaughlin was the main factor in Great
| ing interest in the guard association and 1t
| is asserted he wrote a number OF letters to
the officers of the guard in which he de-
| nounced General Culver and the manner in
which the young officers of the guard had
been sidetracked for the old soldiers and
the politicians. General Culver refused to
discuss this letter, but it is understood he
has a copy and in all likelihood he will
order a court-martial.
While some members of the association
and probably a majority OF them, will stand
by the general, it is said a portion will en-
deavor to use their political influence in
naming the next adjutant general as well
as the staff to be appointed by the next
governor.
The lecture by Captain Cronin this morn
ing was along the lines of the reprimand
given to Colonel Mclaughlin by General
Culver Captain Cronin impressed upon the
guard that obedience to superior officers
and loyalty to the officers was the first
requisite for a successful guard.
The school closed tonight with patriotic
talks from various persons and patriotic
songs by the Cecilian quartet Many of the
lee aft For xhatr
and tomorrow those WIG, remained will be-
gin taking the examinations.
Nebraska A. o. U. w. Not Affected.
THE condition of the Ancient Order of
United workmen lodge in New York will
not in the least affect the order in Ne
braska," said Grand Master Workman Van
Dyke last night.
| 1.-The disastrous statements concerning
the lodge sent out from New York has
caused considerable worry in Nebraska,
but the worry is needless for II will have
not the least effect on the lodge here. The
Nebraska lodge has a separate jurisdiction
and it does not send one cent OF money TO
the supreme lodge except the per capita
for current expenses merely to keep up
the fraternal part of the order. The Ne
braska lodge pays its own death claims
and is creating its own reserve fund This
IuIu is DtluB CTedlcu dl tie rate OF ABOUT
$4,000 a month and at this time we have
on hand 100000 invested in Nebraska Sc
curties. In fact the finance committee
is now negotiating for the purchase of
some bonds from two or three cities in
the western part of the state. We are
creating this fund for the purpose of
taking care OF the death claims which will
come later"
Some time ago the Nebraska lodge re-
fused to make remittances to the supreme
lodge and for awhile there was serious
danger of break between the state and
the supreme lodge. The matter was finally
settled, however and Nebraska does not
send any money TO the supreme lodge for
the payment of death claims.
1t is said the New York lodge wants
200 from the supreme lodge. A member
of the finance committee OF the Nebraska
grand lodge said the supreme lodge could
we'll afford to pay the money and doubtless
would pay II as soon as the New York
lodge paid what II owed to the supreme
lodge. 1t was to prevent such a condition.
this member said, that the Nebraska lodge
refused TO pay money to the supreme lodge.
I'VE do not object TO paying for the
fraternal benefits to be secured by mem
bership in the supreme lodge" said Mr.
Van Dyke. but we of Nebraska will not
pay the death losses OF the eastern lodges.
The Nebraska lodge can exist without the
aid of the supreme lodge and that is why
we have started our reserve fund. AS a
fraternal order we are national but fnan-
clally We are under state Jurisdiction
only"
Mr.. Van Dyke resides at Sheldon and
last night he attended the meeting OF lodge
No So Ancient Order of United workmen.
Hog Pens All Taken.
Secretary Mellor of the State Board of
Agriculture has received a letter from Su-
perintendent Leonard OF the swine depart
ment of the state fair that with the ex-
ception of twenty-one pens all of the 9ens
in the ten swine barns have been engaged.
Last year the swine pens wre not all en-
gagged until May l. Mr.. Mellor has sent TO
the printer his copy for the premium lists
and this is off-hand about sixty days
ahead Of last year. Inquiries have been
received by Superintendent Ronin of the
speed department and he looks for a fine
line Of horses and races at the next fair.
Help for Crippled Children.
Efforts to collect a popular subscription
for the benefit OF the hospital for crippled
children. to be spent under the direction of
the State Board of Public Lands and Build
inRs will be started In Lincoln In the nea r