Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-21
CUTTING BUILDING LEMON
Nebraska and South Dakota Senator'S
Secure a Slice.
BRECKENRIDGE BACK FROM CUBA
Thinks Political Unrest In the Island
VIII Ultimately Force United
states TO Interfere Again
60 Preserve order.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent J

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-(Special Tele-
ram.)-Beatrice will be able to expend
$4,000 for additional ground for tho post
office building II the report secured today
by Senator Burkett from the committee on
public buildings and grounds meets with
no mishap. At the committee meeting this
morning the senator secured a favorable
report on the bill to appropriate $4,000 for
that purpose. The committee was familiar
with the appropriation OF $4,000, which
Senator Burkett secured last year for the
extension and readily understood that ad-
ditional ground was needed to accompodate
the extensions already provided for.
Senator Kittredge today secured the pas
sage of his bill increasing the limit Of cost
for teh enlargement OF the federal building
at Sioux Falls, s. d. The increase amounts
to $4,000
From information in the possession OF the
Treasury department It is apparent that In
order to provide the additional space re-
quired It will be necessary TO construct
upon the present building a third story the
entire area OF structure, and two two-story
extensions having a total ground area Of
about 1900 square feet. 1t is estimated
that the additional story and extensions
will cost SlS5.OO0 and that the 5000 remain
ing OF the limit named in the bill will be
sufficient for such additional land as will
be required for said extension and the
preservation Of the usual fire limit.
New Land District.
Senator Gamble has secured a favorable
report from the committee on public lands
of the senate on the lie Beau land district
bill 1t was reported without amendment
and provides for the location of land office
at lie eBau.
Senator Brown has accepted an invitation
to address the tariff commission convention
at Indianapolis, Februarq Is.
Unrest in Cuba.
r. w. Breckenridge and wife arrived In
Washington today from New York, having
just returned from visit to Cuba. Mr..
Breckenridge said: THE island is very
beautiful the city of Havana showing evil
dences of the presence of Americans on
every hand in Identification and sanitation.
But there is unrest in political circles and
1t would not surprise me to see the Amert-
can flag hoisted over the capital a year
after 1t comes down. on January %, when
Gomez assumes office president. The
Cubans do not like the Americans and the
nonproperty holding class have small time
for us. The spaniards continue to dom
mate the business OF Havana and am in
clined to think would welcome return of
American arms. When we do go back. IN
my judgment, st will be to stay"
Minor Matters at Capital.
Mr.. Breckenridge. who is chairman Of the
insurance committee OF the National Bar
association, has called a meeting of his
committee for tomorrow at the Raleigh
| hotel.
| Carl R. Harpley OF Omaha has been ap-
| pointed scientific assistant in the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
| Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Howe,
Nemaha county, Nicholas C. Boil, vice c.
A. Keel resigned Oshkosh( Deuel. county,
Archie 3. Wynes, vice A. Sudham. resigned
Sholes, Wayne county, Matthias Frltzon,
vice j. l. Beaton, resigned. Iowa-Wright
Mahaska county Earl WITT vice j. Gun
sauis deceased.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes
| Austinville, route l, John L. Limburg
| carrier; no substitute. Edgewood, route l.
John E. Sevey. carrier; Doc Coolidge, sub
| stitute. Humeston. route g. George Linton
carrier; Coda Linton. substitute. Newton
route 4, A A. Dereus, carrier; Fayette A
| Dereus, substitute; Waterville, route 2
Sander l.. Jacobson. carrier; Ingemar
jacobson. substitute.