Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-19

Omaha Water company. The court has
taken the petition under consideration and
viii have its final meeting on June !, when
the decision may be handed down.
Looking Up Express Gases.
Attorney General W. Il. Thompson and
L. E. whiting Of Lincoln arrived in wash
ington this morning. Mr.. whiting comes
east with the attorney general to aid in
taking depositions in the Nebraska express
company cases.
Tomorrow the attorney general and Mr,
whiting have an appointment with salts
tician Adams OF the Interstate Commerce
commission. from whom they expect "a
obtain much valuable data 20 back I'd the
contention OF the state in these cases.
Hinshaw to Speak at stromsburg.
Representative Hinshsw has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address at stroms-
burg on Memorial day, May 30. feeling con-
fident that congress will have adjourned
before that date and he will thus be free
from his congressional duties here.
Rice Gets Another Chance.
Robert Z. Rice Of Central City, who was
appointed! by Judge Boyd to take the ex-
animation for midshipmsn at Annapolis,
and who passed a splendid mental sxamina-
count Of weakness Of an eye, has been
granted q re-examinAtion on application OF
his sponsor. Mr. Rice. It Is thought, i'm
paired his vision on account Of close ap-
piication to study. and 1t is believed that
with a rest Of a week or so he will be able
to meet the physical requirements Of the
navy examining board.
Corn show Gets the Exhibit.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural bill was signed by the conferees OF
the senate and house today leaving intact
that cuause having reference 10 demon
stration on the part of the bureau OF chem
istry Of denaturizinE Of alcohol. The report
cuts down the allowance for the bureau
Of chemistry as made by the senate in g
small degree. II reduces the appropriation
for the forestry bureau from Sl,Ooo.OOo to
$500 900 and generally is a victory for the
senate over the house. With the clause
as to authority to the Agricultural De
partInent 10 make demonstrations for de-
naturizing slcohol the Omaha Corn ex-
position is assured Of an exhibit next fall
sioux Indian Case Decided
In an opinion by Chief Justice Fuller
against the appellants in the case Of Reuben
ouickbesr. Albert Eagle Feather and all
the ether members Of the Sioux Indian tribe
Of the Rosebud agency in South Dakots
against Indian Commissioner Leupp snd
eecretaries Garfield and Cortelyou the su-
preme court Of the United States today
practically held that the sections Of tie
Indian appropriation bills in 1899 and 1900
apportioning the use Of appropriations for
the benefit Of sectarian schools on the In
dian reservation are not applicable TO treaty
and trust funds. The case grew out of an
effort on the part Of the Indians TO enjoin
the payment Of $4,000 from their treaty
fund and g 600 from their trust fund TO the
St. Francis Catholic Indian mission school
on the Rosebud reservation under con-
tract made by the commissioner Of Indian
affairs in 1906. The Indians contended that
the provisions in the appropriation bills OF
1923 and 100 had the effect OF prohibiting
the use Of any Indian funds in the inter
est OF sectarian education, but the court
Of appeals for the District Of Columbia
held the sections 10 be applicable only to
the money directly appropriated by the bills
Of which these sections formed a part and
not TO funds otherwise established The
supreme court accepted this view and ar
firrned the verdict
Minor Matters at Capital.
Louis c. Coufal has been appointed post
master at Able. Butler county, Neb., vice
F. J. Reh, resigned.
The City National bank OF Wynore, Neb.
has been authorized TO begin business with
5000 capital. Charles G. Anderson is pres
ident: J. A Reuling vice president: J. S
Jones, cashier.
Charles L. Saunders of Omaha arrived ir
the capitol today on his way 10 New Yorh
for a short visit.
/ SoUTHERNERS OPPOSE LIoUoF