Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-04
NEBRASkANSN In PHILIPPINES
Governor NasOos Will Find Many Home
4 Polk" II he Goes.
OMAHA MEN ARE MAKING GOOD RECORDS
Judge Isobinnfera Teaches Nativ.
Justices @tn Rudinents of the -
Law shd "a PraeticIng
before Courts.


MANILA, p. J., Aug. 4-Few Nebraskans
IN the philippines have been so prosper
4 Gus as George c. Sellner formerly NJ
Omaha. Mr.. sellner came TO the islands
soon after American occupation from
honolulu. Almost Immediately after his
arrival he ,was employed as bookixeeper
on the MHnila Times IN afternoon dailv
paper. The publication was then owned
ana operated by corporation known "a
the Merchants Publishing company. Mr..
sellner Immediately began to take stock
IN the concern and was soon promoted to
the post Of business manager Within a
year or two from the Zine he connected
himself with the paper Mr.. selner owned
controlling interest insthe company The
publication has paid from the start. and
Mr. Sellper had saved his money and in
creased II by rjudicious Investments and
successful transactions IN real estate. re
Gently corporation from New York. com
posed OF men interested in the Manila
street car system, has purchased the Manila
Times and the Mania American. a morn
ing daily. But Mr.. sellner has secured a
lease on the two papers and IL operating
them successfully. Mr. sellner is a grad
uate of the Omaha High school where
he sat across the aisle from another. Ne
brakan who Is now in the Philippines, Cap
both f1Htfy ilufay.
LOhingier Successful.
Judge c. s. Jobngier Is comparatively a
newcomer in the Philippine islands On
his arriyalqin Manila he was assigned to
the judicial district embracing the islands
of Sanar and Leyte. in the Visayan group
Mr.. Lobingier has been successful as a
Judge to a. marked. degree. He brought
TO the work not only legal scholarship but
what is even more necessary for a judge
in these isahnds diplomacy coupled with
Jobian patience. Soon after taking up
the dpties of his Office Judge Lobingier
, undertook the task of instructng the ma
tive justices Of the peace in the rudiments
OF their official duties. His efforts to re-
form the practice in the Justice courts at
tracted the attention OF the governor gem
eral and the commission, and Judge Lobin-
sier was requested TO draft law that
would eliminate some of the Objectionable
features of the system which he was try
ing toSrefornE In compliance with the re-
quest he outlined plan which was en-
acted into law by the commission and
promises to greatly improve the quality
OF justice Administered lin the muncipali-
ties throughout the islands. In recognition
Of his services to the government. Judge
Lobing1eT was transferred from the
visayan district TO Manila a few weeks
vacated by the resignation Of Judge John
q, Sweeney. the well known Tennessee
jurist, who was the special prctege Of ex-
Governor Luke E Wright. ..
Cotterman with Mails.
G. M. Cotterman. the director of posts
for the archipelago, will be remembered
by many Eebraskans. Mr.. Cotterman was
prominent in the Unuited States railway
----nail service in Nebraska for many years
bsfore coming to these islands. The bu-
rsau of posts has been under the direction
OF Mr.. Cotterman ever since the inception
OF civil government in, this country In
fact the system has been built up under
La sifbefyfsfop. fIIe a. regarded as one OF
the abiest OF the bureau chiefs connected
with the insiIar. government The mail
ssrvice ot the Philippine islands cannot
be compared with that of the states II
win never be such as that, owing to the
dinaculties in the way and the lack of ia
cilities But II Is generally conceded that
Mr. Cotterman has made the most of the
materials at hand in the face OF the OBJ
stacles I'm the field.
a. A. Benedict IL university man OF
the class OF go He is now the treasurer
OF the province OF Bataan, on the island
of IIuzon, with his headquarters at Ba-
lanRa Mr. Benedict came to the islands
fret in 1902. Soon after his arrival he en-
tered the treasury bureau. In 1904 he was
made supervisor treasurer OF the province
of surigao on the island OF Mindanao. Last
year Mr.. Benedict made an extended visit
10 the United States. visiting In Lincoln.
Omaha and other places in Nebraska. On
his return he transferred to the
province OF Bataan. nearer to Manila.
4 +. some Teachers.
r. o. Rinker teacher at Tagbilaran,
Bohol island. is also an old university
boy. He graduated with the class of 1901
lnd came to the Philippine islands In the