Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-06
IOWA DELEGATION AGREES
Three Out of Four Federal Plums Ar
Finally AppOrtiOnsd.
RESULT OF sIx-HoUR CONFERENCE
Temple of Osceola 60 he District
Attorney of Southern Iowa, Mar
shRIships for Clark of Ottumwa
and KROtt of wRverIy.
(From a stan correspondent.)

caucus IN senator AlliSOnS room from IL |
o'clock till endesvoring to agree upon
whom they would recommend for positions |
of United States district attorney and |
marshal for the northern and southern !
districts of their state An agreement was
reached in every case except that OF United |
States district attorney for northern Iowa,
and on this more than 100 ballots were
taken without coming to an agreement !
II was agreed however. by the Iowans to
recommend the appointment of Temple of
Osceoa to be district attorney for southern
Iowa, Clark of Ottumwa for United States
marshal and Ed Knott OF waverly to be
United States marshal for the northern
district.
Seward County BANK Cases.
II. r. Halleck of Lincoln and H. d. Jones
and J. ]. Thomas of Seward, Neb., are in
Washington. being interested in cases
which will come up for argument
before the supreme court tomorrow,
which have been brought to this
court by Charles e. ates on appeal
from a decision OF the supreme court of
Nebraska. The defendants in the four
cases are Jones National hank, Utica bank,
Bank of Staplehurst and Thomas Bailey.
These four suits were instituted in the
district court of Seward county February
Of Staplehurst, the Utica bank ana Thomas
Bailey, separately, against Charles w.
Mosher, Richard c. Outcalt, Honlan ].
Walsh, Charles e. Yates, Ellis P. Hamer,
Ambrose p. 8. Stuart. Rollo o. Phillips and
David e. Thompson, except that Mr..
Thompson was made defendant only in the
cases of the Jones National bank and the
Bank of Staplehurst. Defendant Stuart
having failed to answer judgments were
rendered against him, which were affirmed
by the state supreme court in Stuart
against Bank of staplehurst. Defendant
Phillips died before the trial IN the state
court, but action as against him was not
revived Defendants Hamor and Walsh also
died while the cases were pending in the
state court and the actions were revived in
the names OF Louisa Hamer, sdministra.
trix and George W., and Warren w. Walsh.
administrators, respectively. Trial vas
had during May and June and IN July II,
1902, judgments were rendered in favcr of
Defendant Walsh ana sgainst Defendants
Mosher, Outcalt, Thompson, Yates and
Hamer, administra Erik. All those against
whom judgments were entered prosecuted
error proceeding to the SUPP erie court Of
the state. where the judgments were af-
firned; but only Thompson, Yates and
Hamer, administrative. have prosecuted err
ror proceedings TO the supreme court OF
the United States.
Plans for BeRutifyfng Park.
Senator Burkstt today called upon Super
| vising Architect of the Treasury Taylor
and submitted plans for beautfying the
park which surrounds the government
building at Lincoln. 1t seems an ornate
fountain located in the park has been out
of commission for some time and the Lin
coin people want that put in order so that
| It will perform the functions for which 1t
was erected. Senator Burkett after he
had made his plea for the repair OF the
fountain, suggested that he wanted twenty
electric light posts erected, with an incan-
descent light at the top OF each. to illu-
inmate the park about the building.
Fremont Library RecoEniEed.
| Senator. Burkett announced today that he
has been advised the Fremont public libary
has been designated as a government de-
pository to receive all government publica-
tions which may in future be issued by the
government printing Office.
Brown Gets n Room.
The sergeant-at-arms OF the senate today,
upon application of Senator Burkett, as
signed to Senator Norris Brown the room
in the terrace formerly occupied by Senator
Hopkins of Illinois. Senator Browns room
will be in charge OF e. II. Djureen of
Omaha, who has been one Of Senator MIL
lard's stenographers and who now enters
the employ of Senator Brown.
Bryan to Talk on Lincoln.
William Jennings Bryan has notified the
Veteran legion of this city of his ac-
ceptance Of an invitation TO address them
April A. the forty-fourth anniversary OF
the assassination OF Abraham Lincoln. Mr..
L. -.IA L.
Is said, to an address to the old soldiers
purely upon the life and character OF Aora-
ham Lincoln.
Haynes in New York on Visit.
]. B. Haynes OF Omaha. who has been
Senator Millard's confidential secretary,
left Washington this morning for New
/ York to spend several weekS with his
brother prior to returning to Nebroska.
George Butlin also of Omaha, who came
TO Washington with Senator Thurston and
has been associated with Senator Millard
as clerk and stenographer. left Washington
tonight for Omaha
w. c. Cook of Plankinton. chairman OF
the republican state committee of South
Dakota, is IN Washington. b. A. Sullivan
also of Piankinton. is in Washington.
Representatives Hall and Parker of South
Dakota. successors to Martin and Burke,
who nave Deen IN washington ABOUT a
week getting acquainted with their future
colleagues Of the Sixteenth congress, leave
for their homes tomorrow
p NJ Fulton of Burke, S. D., is in Wash
ington, en- route TO New York.
Congressman Walter l. Smith OF Council
Bluffs leaves for home tomorrow.
POstmasters Appointed.
} Postmasters appointed; Nebraska, Sex
terp Cheyenne county, Florence Nelson,
vice A. Anderson, resigned. Iowa, New
Liberty, Scott county. Isaac ". Warner,
vice c. F. scheppele. resigned. South Da-
) kota Bath. Brown county, Duncan G.
Stewart, vice F. N. Organ. resigned.
New Rank for ThermOpOIis.
The application OF G. E. Abbott L. A.
Cosgrin, 8. c. Parks. c. w. Cook and j. e.
Higgins 10 organize the Thermopolis Ma
tionaI bank Of Thermopolis. Wyo., with
5000 capital was approved by the comp
troller OF the currency.
Pope Did Not Interfere.
PARIS, March 5.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Eclair In a dispatch pub