Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-26
GENERAL WlNT is At REST
Impressive Funeral Services OF the Historic
Arlington Cemetery,
TALK CONCERNING HIS SUCCESSOR
Colonel Angus of Cavalry Arm or
Colonel sweet OF infantry Most
Likely TO Receive the
BrtRadier star.
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funerals which washington mas ever VIII
messed was that Of Brigadier General
| Theodore ]. Wint, whose body was In
TERED in historic Arlington today. The
escort provided for the body of this dis
tinguished soldier and recent commander
of the Department of the Missouri was
in full accord for an officer Of his rank
and was attended not only by every
brigadier general on service in Washing
| ton, but by many members OF the general
stan as we'll.
! The death of General wint in all prob
ability will advance officers in the cav
1 airy arm Of the service and promote TO
| a brigadiership Colonel J. A. Augur' son
| Of the late General c. G. Augur, one OF
/ the distinguished soldiers of the war be-
\ tween the states, and who from 1857 To
| 1871 was commandant of the Department
| of the Platte, with headquarters at
! Omaha now the Department Of the Mis-
| souri,
! In turn promotions will come TO Lieu
tenant Colonel ]. Parker, Major W. L.
| Finley and Captain L. w. Cornish who
will be advanced to higher rank. Should,
however, 1t be decided the infantry arm OF
the service be recognized in the promotion
by reason Of General Wint's death, ana
assuming that seniority in rank Will
/ RONeTIlt lDen NOlOntl " D. 0"VNN " $50
Twenty-eighth regiment will be promoted
to a brigadier generalship, making Lieu-
tenant Colonel r. T. Yetman Of the Twen-
ty-seventh a colonel and Major M f.
Waltz of the Sixteenth regiment lieu
tenant colonel.
This is predecated upon the March
number Of the army directory, the first
number issued from the adJutant generals
office instead of the military secretary's
office as heretofore, the last session OF
congress having invested General Fred g
Ainsworth with the rank and title Of ad-
jutant general.
New Commander at Omaha.
The death OF General Whit also will bring
about a change in commanders of the De-
partment of the Missouri, Major General
A w. Groely, commander of Northern
division, temporarily filling General Wint's
position while the latter was in service in
Cuba. In view Of the importance OF the
Department of the Missouri over the De-
partuent of Colorado It will not be sur
prising II General Constant Williams, now
commander of the Department OF Colorado
would be transferred to the Department OF
Missouri or lightning might strike Brigadier
General William s. McCaskey, now in COM
mand OF the Department Of Texas Both
these officers are In line Of promotion by
reason of their service
Pollard Back from Isthmus.
Representative Pollard, WHIP has been
with the congressional party which re-
Gently visited the Isthmus of Panama to
look over the canal zone, returned to Wash
ington this afternoon. Mr.. Pollard, to-
gether with other members Of the party
called on the president and told him that
everything in the way OF progress In the
work of digging the big ditch looked good
TO them and Of course the president was de-
lighted to have his views corroborated. Mr..
Pollard leaves for New York tomorrow and
thence home.
Cattle for the Indians.
Secretary Garfield today awarded con-
. tracts to the following to supply cattle for
the Indians:
. John Dent. Tyndall. s. D.. 900 heifers for
Santee agency, Nebraska, at S8 each; m-
: teen heifers for santee agency Poncas),
E sos each.
( Charles c. Judy. Tallala, ILL.,. twenty-four
J bulls for Santee agency, so each.
Willis NJ. Spear, Sheridan, Wyo, forty
] bulls for Tongue River agency, $50.
t Ditch Contracts to BE Let.
Y The secretary of the interior is asking
t for bids for the construction Of sixty-six
miles OF lateral bitches with structures, in
connection with the Belle Fourche irriga-
0 ton project in South Dakota. The work
involves approximately $4,000 cubic yards
of excavation, 1850 cubic yards Of con-
crete and 10000 feet b. M. lumber Plans,
3 specifications and other information may
be obtained from the reclamation service,
Crawford, Neb.. or Belle Fourche, s. d.
Proposals will be opened at Belle Fourche
April 30
VIII Enforce Anti-Fence Law.
Secretary Garfield today Issued an order
for the strict enforcement Of the law pro-
hibiting the fencing OF the public domain.
In doing so, he mentioned the efforts made
at the last session OF congress TO obtain
modification of this law. which was
passed in 1885. and expressed regret that
no discretion is given the government TO
, permit the continuance Of fences that are
: clearly for the benefit of all interests" He
predicted that hardship and loss viii be oc-
! casioned especially TO the small stock owner
! and home-maker by the strict enforcement
of the law, and added, but so long as II
is on the statute books It must be enforced
: without considering the reasons which led
to any violation"
I The order calls attention 20 the making
/ of gaps or maintenance OF gateways in
a illegal fences, and says that these will re-
4 lieve from liability under the law. The
y cutting down OF the wires and allowing
/ the fence posts to stand will relieve from
: liability The order says the department of
Q Justice will act vigorously against violators
g OF the law and an invitation is extended
= TO persons injured by illegal fences 10 make
complaints.
Oemeney for Captain Cochran.
The president has approved the recon-
mendation Of Secretary Taft that clemency
! be shown Captain w. b. Cochran, Twenty
fourth infantry sentenced TO dismissal In
the Philippines for drunkenness on duty
and he has mitigated the sentence to the
loss Of nifty hles This makes II improbable
, that Cochran can ever rise above the rank
OF lieutenant colonel
\ Colonel MyeF 20 he Promoted.
! Colonel Albert L. Myer. Eleventh cavalry,
a has been selected for promotion to the rank
a Of brigadier general 70 MI a vacancy Gre
atsd by the death OF General Whit
u Promotion for swartH.
Harry H. Schwartz OF Sioux Falls, 8. D..
4 was today appointed chief OF the special
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