Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-08
KENYON TO FIGHT PACKERS
low Senator Will Aid Prosecution
in Chicago.
EXPECTS TO BEAR OWN EXPENSE
Proposition 90 Usc Fort NiObrarn
Military Reservation for Buffalo
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Introduces Bin.
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drom STAFF CoIrefponde1t
WAsHINGTON. Dec. 7.-,spec al Tcle-
gram Senator keny on will leave tomor-
row night for Chicago 20 take Up super.
vision " the prosecution OF the beef
packers The senator has been psrticu-
larry requested by Attorney General
Wickersham 10 continue In the case unfit
the end. lie has consented aud the
probability is that he VIII be absent from
Washingt n until after the hol day recess.
Senator Kenyon will serve the Depart
ment OF Justice in this matter without
compensation even barring his own per-
gonal expenses
\ special agent Of the interior depart
ment has recently been at Work in the
Fort Nipbrara military reserve investi-
eating its suitability as a bird and
buffalo preserve az suggested originally by
former president Roosevelt Judge Kin
kald In speaking OF this matter said he
will shortly call upon Secretary Fisher to
enter a protest against such use OF the
NiObrarTt reservation. Representative
kinkaid and many Of hls constituents are
OF the opinion thai II a bird and buffalo
preserve Is TO be established In Nebraska
the Dismal forest reserve in Thomas
county would be much more suitable II
was suggested that there II not much
cause 10 worry about the buffalo preserve
rs that animal is very rare in fact almost
extinct
Representative klnkald today escorted
Judge r. NJ Wolcott OF Valentine TO the
land office and introduced him 10 COM
missioner bennett and other officials.
Judge Wolcott also had some business be-
fore the Indian bureau and that depart
ment was also visited.
AL. Gable and Brush system.
Representative lsobeck today introduced
a bin carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
TO test the cable and brush system of
controlling the channel OF the Missouri
river at or near Omaha The test II 10
be made Hndcr supervision OF the city
engineer OF Omaha and representatives OF
the War department
Representative Rinkaid today recon-
mended the appointment Of the following
postmasters, all In Cherry county Fer
nsndo T. Barnes, Badger Lake; Gilbert
w Johnson, McCaun u. q. Walker
Dewey Lake; Sarah Mcleod. Kennedy.
and Richard Richardson, Big Creek
The president today nominated the fol-
lowing to he postmasters I'm Nebraska:
Julian Il. Fannon, Clearwater: Ashbury
r. Rowe, oakdale; Castillo NJ. Reynolds.
Sutheflandl Webster l.. Whitla Battle
Creek; George w. Anderson Havelock
Edgar T.. Fassett. Arlington; Wallace T.
Morse. Friend
George Hare of Ansey, Neb., is In
Washington ana today called on Judge
Kinkaid. MIR. Hare Is great traveller
and slghtseer IN his own country, Il be-
Ing his ambition to gay he has visited
leading points OF interest in every state
In the union. MIR Hare. who beare- hil
10 years easily, bids fair TO accomplish,
and he has not over half a dozen states to
Visit. Mr.. Hare is' a retired merchant u
Ansley,
Henry IT, Clarke was re-elecfede today
by the National Rivers and Hatbors con-
gress as vice president for Nebraska.
A. c. Miller OF Dies Moines was elected
to tho same position for Iowa. Charles
Z. Doland OF Tierro was also elected vice
president for South Dakota.