Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-01-21

Sunday and a portion of today in Wash
ington on his way to New York. Mr..
Milard was not inclined to talk politics,
local or national saying that he was now
entirely out of It and deVoting his time
entirely to his personal business affairs.
However. he is not much out of poll
tics as to forget that there is fight on
between the senators from Nebraska over
the collectorship and was keen to gather
any information which might show the
direction Of the wind. Prior to leaving
for New York the ex-senator lunched with
Senators Burkett and Brown.
Indian Bill Passes senate.
Senator Burkett's bill authorizing the
Omaha Indians to submit their claims
against the United States to the court OF
claims, passed the senate today. In 1854
the Omaha Indians coded to the United
States all of their lands west OF the Mis-
souri, river and south Of line drawn due
west from a point in the center Of the main
channel of the Missouri river due east OF
where the Logan river empties out of the
bluffs to the western boundary of Omaha
country. They reserved for their own use
as a future home land north Of said
line, provided that II upon exploration this
land should prove unsatisfactory as
location the president might, with the
consent of the Indians, set apart and
assign to them within the ceded country
south of this line residence suited for
and acceptable to them, said location on
the south OF the river not to be more than
SO00O0 acres. II they elected to take u.
They were to be paid for the land north
OF the dividing line. providing they ac-
cepted home south at the same rate
N1- NJ
the river deducting the acreage taken
for a new home. The prices paid for the
land so ceded was "a cents an acre They
accepted a home containing 10000 acres
south OF the line, and the area OF land
north Of said line was about 10000 acres.
For the differnce of $4,000 acres which
they claim should have been paid for
at Il cents per acre the Interior depart
ment does not contend that settlement
has been made, hence the bill which
passed today.
More Pay for Rural Carriers.
Representative Hinshaw today intro
duced a bill providing that after July l.
next, all rural carriers who serve routes
tventy-four miles in length or less shall
receive $500 per annum that all rural car
riers who serve routes longer than twenty
four miles shall in addition TO 5000 year
receive 10 cents for r~each working day for
each 1aFie that their route may exceed
twenty -four niles In length
Bill for Postal Division.
Representative Hitchcock today intro
duced a bill authorizing and directing the
postmaster general to create an additional
division of the railway mail service at
Omaha, and to assign to duty there one Ill
vision superintendent, in addition to those
heretofore appointed and who shall be
paid a salary of 5000 per annum and one
assistant division superintendent at $3.50 a
year. Before introducing this bill Mr..
Hitchcock had an interview with Mr.. Nc
Cleary, second assistant postmaster gen
eral. with reference to the proposed new
railway mail division at Omaha. Mr.. Nc
C1eary was disposed to oppose such bill
on the ground that Omaha was not geogrn-
phicalIy entitled TO a division, but Mr..
Hitchcock sprung an array. Of figures on
the assistant postmaster general which
gave him something to think about. MT.
Hitchcock has hopes that his bill will be
acted UPON during the sixtieth congress.
New Land once PROPOSED.
sAi,ator Gamble and Colonel Parker OF
Nouth Dakota introduced In their respec-
tive houses today a bill creating new
land district at Lennon. taking in a por-
tion of Butler and the county OF Schnasse.
This office is greatly needed in this sec
ton, the inacd1ssibility of the nearest land
offices already established being known
10 the secretary of the interior and COM
missioner OF the general land office who
heartily recommended the bill.
Thomas Goes to Highest Court.
The supreme court today fixed February
"a on which to hear arguments in the case
laNA tn
against the state OF Iowa, defendant In
error. This case is one of the most
famous I'm the criminal annals OF the Hawk
eve state Thomas. who was hack driver
In Des Moines was charged and found
guilty of killing Mabel schofield. knock
out drops having caused her death. A
verdict of guilty was rendered against him
and he was sentenced to Fort Madison
penitentlary for life. Thomas now seeks TO
have the verdict OF the court below set
aside on the ground of the unconsttution-
ality OF the Iowa statute. which his at
torney alleges fails to determine the degree
OF the crime in such cases
Minor Matters at Capital.
On the recommendation of Congress-
man Kinkaid DIR. A. II. Thornton has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
Alliance, Neb. vice DR.. ]. E. Moore. re-
Congressman Connor, DR.. c. c. Mulroney
has been appointed pension examining sur
gson at Fort Dodge. Ia, vice DR.. G. II.
Churchill. resigned.
A band of servian gypsies was arrested
in Alexandria, Va today and held on a
charge of grand larceny and KIDNAPPING
IN Council Bluffs. Ia 1t Is charged by
Chief OF Police George II. Richmond OF
Council Bluffs that Aucisn Marino. evil
IDENTIFY leader OF the rovers, stole several
hundred dollars from a horse dealer In
Council Bluffs and kidnapped a son OF a
prominent resident of that city. Bucien
Marino was searched al police headquarters
and several kilograms which he sought to
hide were found in an inside pocket OF his
| coat. The dispatches we're signed by an
other gypsy In Iowa who advised Marino
to skip 10 Pennsylvania, but don't go 70
West Virginia"
Last night Chief Goods received the fol-
/ lowing dispatch from Chief Richmond:
ARREST and hold I1ucien MArino. servtan
| gypsy. and girl charged with grand larceny
and kidnapping"
Iucien Marino. George Marino, a woman
and four little children are held by the
Alexandria police pending advice from the
/ authorities of Council Bluffs
! Howard L. Ram Of the Manchester. Ia.