Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
MICHAEL ON HIS WAY HOME
Consul General to Calcutta IL Granted .
Sixty Day Leave Of Absence
RUHOR SAYS he WILL NOT RETURN
tncOme of once Held by NeBrsslsan
IL Cut In Half by BiII
for Reorganization of
Service.
(From a stan Correspondent. }

WASHINGTON. Jan 6.--(Special Tele-
gram. Colonel w. II. Michael, consul gem
eral at Calcutta, India, is enroute home on
a sixty days leave.
Colonel Michael who was appointed from
Nebraska, but who Is not credited to that
state because of the fight made against
such credit by Senator Burkett was
granted the leave asked for on October "a.
When Colonel Michael left the United
States after terminating his connection
with the State department as chief clerk
during the administration of John Sherman
John Hay and the early portion of the term
Of Ellhu Root, to take the position in the
consular service he was not in the best of
health He thought a change would do him
good and accepted the Calcutta post believ-
ing the change would bring back his failing
health
The rumor is now. current that Colonel
Michael will not return to Calcutta al
though no reason is known In the State
department why he should not return.
Chief Clerk DENLY, who succeeded Colonel
Michael. said today there was absolutely
no friction between the department and the
consul general; that his reports were ex-
cellent and that the leave asked for was
granted In the ordinary course.
A reason for the rumor that Colonel
Michael will not return to his post may be
found In the fact that under the reorgani-
zation of the consular service bill the in
come of the Calcutta office is cut In half
and this, 1t is asserted leaves the pay In
sufficient for an American to live on in
midas great metropolis.
Should It turn out that Colonel Michael
will not go back, 1t is understood the Ne
braska delegation will endeavor to hold
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Conductors Oppose Hours Limit.
The Nebraska senators and congressman
are in receipt of a set of resolutions from
the Nebraska branch of the order OF Rail-
way Conductors adopted at the recent
session of the branch held in Lincoln, OPP
posing the LaFollette bill to prohibit rail-
road corporations working employees more
than sixteen hours per day. The memorial
Is signed by, s. s. Hyland of Alliance,
secretary, and s. C. McComber, chairman,
and recites that I'VE are unalterably OPP
posed to this measure, because 1t would
be a detriment to the men in the train
service by increasing their expenses and
reducing their income with no advantage
to the travelling public"
senator MilIard at His Post.
]. B. Haynes, secretary to Senator Mil
lard arrived in Washington today. Mr..
HAYNES said Senator Willard would reach
Washington some time Sunday and be in
attendance when the senate convenes Mon
day.
Major Mclaughlin Returns to West.
Major James Mclaughlin of the Indiar
bureau who has been in Washington dur
ing the last week in consultation with
Secretary Hitchcock and Commissioner
Leupp relative to treaty with the Sioux
Indians residing In Trip county. South
Dakota, looking to the opening of theii
lands to settlement, leaves for South Da-
kota Monday to renew negotiations with tht
Indians
YeOmans Estate at Auction.
The personal estate of the late James d
Yeomans, formerly of Sioux City and inter
| state commerce commissioner from Iowa, Il
| TO be sold at auction at Ashburn Va, mex
week. At the time of his death Judge Yeo
mans was proprietor of a farm Of abou
2, 500 acres on the banks of the upper Pc
tomac and his personal estate consists
largely of stock and equipment upon tina
property The farm is to be sold subse
auently, together with the interest OF tho
estate in another large dairy farm below
Mount Vernon on the Potomac. The latter
property was owned Jointly by Judge Yeo'
mans. Congressman Wadsworth and Con
gresham Hull of Iowa. II consists Of
about 1000 acres of land bordering on th'
river.
Minor Western Matters.
DIR. Henry B. Ward OF Lincoln is in
Washington today route home from
New York, where he has been attending
| a mating of scientists.
Elmer 1. John, Amelia, Eeb.; Anton
Kuelish, ST. Ansgar: F. e. Wilder osceola
Harry Read, Griswold; II, c. Anderson
Clear Lake, Ia; r, II. Hazen. Salem; A
M. Merle, Deadwood. s. D.; c.. A. Jones
@. w. Whitney, A. II. yesterday and r. H
Bailey, all of Cheyenne Wyos have beer
appointed railway mail clerks
Chester N. ireland has been; appointed
regular and Grace p. Ireland substitute
rural carrier, route No. 4, at Craig, Neb.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Amund
Winnebago county. Mons @. Asks. vice
Peter Erdal, resigned; Cranston, Muscatint
county, Irwin Balm, vice e. G. Wells, re-
signed.
The comptroller OF the currency has ap
proyed the conversion OF the Sheridan
County bank OF Gordon, Neb into the FRS
National bank Of Gordon. with $4,000 capt
tai
r. 8. Deems has been appointed store
keeper and gauger in the Omaha internal
revenue district.