Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
HEIMRoD SEEKS PROMOTION
Desires Transfer from Consulship at
ApiR, samoa, 60 Bcrne,
Switzerland,
CFrom a STAFF correspondent

tFTOm a starr Correspondents
WASHINGTON, April 4-(Spccisl Tele-
gram. .)-senator Brown called upon secre-
tary Of state Root today and strongly
urged the promotion Of George Hcimrod
OF Omaha to be consul at Berne. Switzer-
land, to succeed j. J. Roche, deceased.
Mr. Heimrod. now consul general at Apia,
Samoa, is in this country upon leave. The
consulship at Apia pays 5000 per year;
while that of consul at Berne pays $500
the latter being a much more desirable
post, and the transfer will be considered
promotion Secretary Root informed
Senator Brown that he would take the
matter of the transfer for Mr.. Heimrod
under consideration.
The Nebraska delegation got together
today and decided to endorse James a.
Wakefield OF Omaha for commissioner gen
eral to the International exposition, which
is to he held at Toxic, Japan. during the
year Of 1912. Their formal endorsement of
Mr. Wakefield's candidacy for this po-
sition will be laid before the president
early next week.
Major w l.. Beden, agent of the Stand
ing Rock Indian reservation in South Da-
kota. is in Washington, accompanied by
the following head men of the tribe: Jo-
seph Claymore, White Plume, Thomas
Frosted, Robert High Eagle and Antoine
d Rockbrain to confer with the Indian af-
fairs committee of the senate and house
relative to the pending bill looking to the
opening to white settlement Of portion
of their reservation. Major Mclaughlin
laid the foundation for the bill which sena-
tor Gamble has worked through the COM
mittee and which is now upon the senate
calendar The Indians are satisfied with
it, but. Indian like. they seem to desire
to hold heap big talk" before finally
and formally consenting to the adoption
Of its terms Senator Gamble has made
an appointment with President Roosevelt
to receive the delegation at noon Monday.
Majors Belden and Mclaughlin will ac-
company Senator Gamble and the Indians
when they call upon Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator Brown today took up the matter
| of better mail service for Lincoln to the
east with the second assistant postmaster
/ general. The business interests of Lincoln,
| through Secretary w. S. Whitten OF the
| Commercial club, have asked Senator
! Brown to secure a rearrangement of sched-
ules affecting the Pacific Junction and
| Lincoln train No. II on the Burlington,
which leaves Lincoln at 4:3O o'clock and
reaches Omaha at 6:10. and Chicago and
Council Bluffs train No. 8, which leaves
the Union Pacific transfer Council Bluffs,
at $50 Under the present schedule. Lin
coin mail for the east misses this transfer
by about thirty minutes. Senator Brown
proposed to the department plan whereby
mail for points east of Chicago could be
forwarded from Lincoln on Burlington train
No. ~ at 4:30, and the running time OF
that train auickened or the transfer al
Omaha quickened in order to catch the
Chicago train at Council Bluffs. This
would enable such mail to reach Chicago
at 1905 a. M, In time for all connections
out of Chicago for the east Under pres
ent orders Lincoln mail for Chicago only
is dispatched on Burlington train No. -
Mail for east of Chicago deposited aftei
1870 p m. does not clear Lincoln unit
twelve hours later on Rock Island trair
No s, a delay OF considerable disadvantage
to many business men OF Lincoln.
Don C. Despair and wife of Lincoln arr
stopping at Congress Hall and expect 'tC
be in the city for some time.
The secretary of the treasury hal
awarded the contract for the construction
of a public building at Mitchell, s, D., I,
Moore & Danner of Kokomo, Ind, a
s75,SOc
John S. Hartley has been appointed ;
letter carrier at Lincoln.
The secretary of the treasury has Sc
lecter a site for the public building to b
erected at Lead, S. D., located at the south
east corner of Main and Stone streets.
The First National bank Of Amherst
Neb., has been authorized to begin bust
ness with $4,000 capital. A. L. Damn 4
president; r. l.. Hart. vice president, ant
A. T. Reynolds, cashier.
Clinton d. Ferris has been appointed
| ar at ndassa Ruffalo county Ne
braska, vice NJ. Hallwel. resigned.