Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
CRAWFORO'S BODY At REST
Now Lies in Permanent Grave in
Military Cemetery at Arlington.
NEAR THAT OF OLD COMMANDER
Nebraska Man Wants TO he Heard on
Tarin on Pumtce Stone-AshIand
Desires 10 Have Rifle Range
Located There.
IRON a STAFF Correspondent

AHAA- q oAnAl A.4i - NpllAFlALaN
WASHINGTON Dec 1-fSpe-fal Tels-
gram The body of Captain Emmett Craw-
ford was Inferred in Arlington cemetery
this afternoon with fun military hon-rs
The second squadron Of the Thirteenth
cavelry at Fort Meyer acted as military
escort That squadron e commanded b.
Major J. T. Dickman. a former comrade
of Captain Crawford. Other officers Of
the old Third cavalry who attended the
burial of Captain Crawford were: General
Ans7n Mills retired; General c. Il. Carl
ton. retired. General II. W. Vessels. re-
tired; General James Allen. Major D. II.
Boughton. general staff: Major P. II. West,
inspector general. Captain J. NJ Carter.
Fourteenth cavalry. and Major J. z.
knight gene al staff
The lot in which the body Of Captain
Crawford has been finally inferred 3 IA
the eastern division Of the cemetery near
the grave Of Captain Crook. the noted 10
Gian fighter The body was brought -
this city by Brigadler General Charles Nor
ton. commanding the Department OF the
Missolri. and NJ. Joseph s. Molyneaux.
the latter representing Emmett Crawford
lodge No. 1B Ancient Free and Accepted
Aasons OF Broken Bow. Neb. General
Morton was a member Of the Third cav
=
Killed while following Geronimo and his
band Of Apaches across the Mexican bor-
de- in 1SS6 The monument which stood
over Captain Crawford's grave in the ceme-
terry at Kearney has already been taken
down and shipped for erection IN Arlington.
Mr.. Molyueaux viii leave for his home
In Broken Bow on Thurs lay. General Nor
ton, who is a house guest OF General Mills
will return 70 Omaha next Monday.
NebrasIan Asks Hearing.
N T. Carlow an attorney Of Grand Is
land. has telegraphed Senator Burkett that
he IS coming to Washington and wishes to
be heard by the ways and means COMMITTEES
upon the tariff on pumice stone. The sena-
tor found that the committee has decided
to close its hearings on December I. but
they finally consented to reopen them on
the 5th or eth to give Mr. Carlow a chance
10 be heard. Senator BurkeJt said that he
did not know anything about what il is
THAI Mr.. Carlow desires TO present to the
cOmmittee-whether he wanted to increase
the tariff or reduce it-as his only informa-
ton was contained in two or three tele-
grams asking him 70 arrange an oppOr-
tunity 20 be heard.
Ashland Wants Rifle Range.
The people Of Ashland are becoming very
much Interested in the proposition Of
government rifle range in the Platte valley
adjacent TO Ashland. Some army officers
recently visited the ground where the state
guard held its rife. practice last year, and
have pronounced 1t very desirable place
for the federal troops. The matter has
been called TO the attention OF Senator
Burkett by citizens OF Ashland, and the
senator is pushing It along in the War de-
paTtment. II IS presumed that about 90
acres OF ground will have to be purchased
and that il will mean much to the com
mercial interests Of the town near which
it is located.
Valentine Assistant TO Leupp.
Robert Grosvenor Valentine OF Hol!iston,
Mass. was today appointed assistant com
missioner Of Indian affairs to succeed
Major G. F. Larabee of Maine resigned.
Mr.. Valentine is a comparatively young
man. being IS years Of age, and came orig
inaIly into the Indian bureau as private
secretary to Francis f. Leupp, the present
commissioner Of the Indian service.
Minor Matters at Capital.
The government today purchased site
for the public building at Lamars, Ia, from
the Plymouth Brewing company. at S,OJO.
This site is located at the northeast corner
Of Court and streets.
/ Representative Kinkaid has arrived here
for the session
J. NJ Clark and wife Of Hastings are in
Washington and are visiting at the home
I OF Emanuel speech.
] Victor Rosewater. who has been in Wash
ingt1n since Saturday, left for Baltimore
today He vii, be in New York on Friday
and return To Washington next week for a