Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
WEST is THE BETTER FIXED
Marshal Warner Finds Times Better
at Home Than in East.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT MEADE
Nebraska Farmers Send Petitions to
Senators Asking for Commits
sion to Revise the
Tariff Rates.
(From a staff Correspondents

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WASHINGTON, March 9.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-United States Marshal w. p.
Warner OF Nebraska arrived in the city
today from Scranton, Pa. This is Mr.,
Warmers first visit to Washington since
his appointment as successor to T. L.
Mathews and having business in Pennsyl-
vania planned his trip east to include the
national capital Mr.. Warner will be pre-
sented to President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Bonaparte tomorrow and will
also meet representatives OF the Departmnt
Of Justice with whom he comes in contact
by reason of his office. Mr.. Warner stated
there was more complaint Of money strin-
gency in the east than in Nebraska and
It was his opinion the east had been harder
hit in money matters than the west. Po-
ltically, Marshal Warner stated Nebraska
was for Taft and the delegates would be
instructed that way. "If there is any anti
Taft sentiment in the state" he said, 'it
has wholly disappeared"
improvements mt Fort Meade.
Senator Gamble this morning called upon
Quartermaster General Aleshire relative
to improvements looking to the enlarge
ment Of Fort Meade, S. d. The senator
was informed that plans and specifications
are nearly completed for band barracks
to cost S22150, cavalry drill hall to cost
S55 900 and an administrative building upon
which will be expended S2,75O. Appropria-
tions to cover these expenditures are in
hand and within a few weeks the War de-
partment will advertise for proposals.
Further improvements are under contem-
plation for Fort Meade and will be in
cluded in the next annual estimate. The
most important of these is an entire new
sewerage system estimated to cost $4,000
and the erection Of additional stables and
a quartermaster's storehouse to cost
100000
Move for Tariff Revision.
A movement has started among the
farmers of Nebraska toward tariff re-
vision. Petitions are reaching members of
the Nebraska delegation asking that some
action be taken that will make a start to-
ward revision. The members Of the Diller
Farmers institute recently passed resolu-
tions favoring the appointment of tariff
revision commission to the end that the
tariff may be taken out of politics and re-
vised on a just economic, equitable and
commercial basis so that the foreign trade
in farm and live stock products may be In
creased"
Senator Brown presented this resolution
in the senate today.
Against Tariff on Paper.
Resolutions of the stereotypers and cleo
trotypers local union No. "A of Omaha fa-
voring the abolition of the duty on white
paper. wood pulp and materials used in the
manufacture of paper were also presented
by Senator Brown today. In speaking of
these resolutions Senator Brown stated to-
day that the duty should be removed from
these materials and he would push such re-
moval whenever he had an opportunity.
Valentine Has a show.
In letter to Senator Brown today, Sec
retary Garfield stated that the place for
registration and lot drawing for the open
ing of the reservation in southern South
Dakota and northern Nebraska will not be
made until next summer. Secretary Gar
field promised Senator Brown to give the
claims of Valentine careful consideration.
Move for Better Mail Service.
Senator Burkett says the eastern mail
| service out of Lincoln is abominable and
that there is no excuse for 1t. He has taken
up the matter with the railway mail
officials and insists that by a little in
genuity on the part OF the department the
afternoon Nebraska mail could be gotten
on to the fast mail train at Council Bluffs
leaving at $50 p. m. and arriving at Chi
cago at o'clock next morning.
Senator Burkett today conferred with
the postmaster general relative to the es-
tablishing OF a station of the Peru post
office at the State Normal school, The SEN
ator said he did this at the request of the
school authorities there, and knowing as he
did the considerable distance the school is
located from the postoffice, and also the
! great number of students, he thought it
would be a material benefit to the school
II such station were established.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Senator Overman from the committee on
military affairs today made a favorable re-
! port on Senator CANDLES bill authorizing
the secretary of war to furnish a con-
demned cannon to the board of regents Of
the university Of South Dakota at Yer
million to be placed on the campus OF that
institution.
| Congressman Hinshaw, upon receipt of
full reports OF the conventions stated to-
day that he was much pleased with the
actions Of the various county conventions
and especially the action of the congress
sional convention, held at WILDER. in their
endorsement Of Secretary Taft for presi-
dent and resolutions of approval of his
own course in congress and his adherence
to the policies and progressive legislation
advocated by the president.
The Misses Haistead OF Ponea are visiting
friends in this city.
David Reese. wife and daughters of Nor
folk, who have just returned from an ex-
tended visit 10 England and Wales, are in
Washington enroute to their home. Judge
Boyd will present Mr.. Reese and his fam
/ lily to the president tomorrow