Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-17
MONTANA MUST MAKE HASTE
She is Likely to Be Omitted In the
Statehood Proclamation.
THAT DOCUMENT is READY.
IL is Generally Understood In OHicial
Circles That the President Will
Not Wait Much Longer on
the Warning Territory.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

WASHINGTON SJREAU oMAHA DEE, 4
5lS FOURTEENTH STREET, =
WAsuINGToN, ID. O., Oct, l6
The belief was general in Washington to-
day that President Harrison was about TO
issue his proclamation admitting the Dakotas
ana Washington to statehood and n great
many inquiries were made at the state de-
partment and white house concerning the
document.
1t was believed that the president would
leave Montana out of his proclamation on ac-
count of the territorial officers being unable
to certify the election to the president as re.
quirod by law.
The anticipation of the proclamation is due
to the work now going on by the legislature
of South Dakota at Pierre. 1t was believed
that the governor of South Dakota and the
other officers elected would not convene the
legislature and begin work, setting apart to-
morrow for the election of United States
senators, without first receiving an indica-
tion from the president that the proclama-
tion admitting the new states to the union
would be issued.
AT the white house it was stated this
afternoon that tho proclamation, although it
has been prepared at tho state department,
has not been laid before the president; that
the delay is due to the contention in Montana
between the two political parties.
The president made no statement as TO
what he intended to do but in official circles
the impression prevails tonight that the
proclamation will soon issue without Mon
taua unless the result of the election there is
very soon determined. The mandamus case,
which is to come before the court on the 1st
of November for the purpose of determining
the result of the election in one or more coun-
ties in that territory, seems TO be an an
nouncement that the returns will be delayed
at the white house until at least week in
,I.t. tlin
states Of North and South Dakota and Wash
ington should be admitted into the
union at once. The finances
Of these states are low and
the legislatures will Immediately be called
upon to make appropriations. The law
authorizing the admission OF four states pro-
vides that the legislatures may meet before
the states are admitted elect United States
senators and certify them to the president.
The legislatures may also, although they are
not so authorized specifically, go into the pre-
llminary work of debates and legislation, but
nothing can be doue in the way of legislating
finally until the presidents proclamation has
been issued. Although Governor Me!lette,
of South Dakota, has been inaugurated gov.
ernor of that state, he has not relipquished
his federal powers as governor or the Two
Dakotas, and he will continue to represent
the government and draw his salary until
the president has issued his proclamation and
he has taken the oath as governor OF the
state of South Dakota.
ARMY NEWS.
BY direction of the present First Lieuten-
ant George r.. Burnett, Ninth cavalry, will
report in person to Colonel Charles Suther-
land, surgeon, president of the army retiring
board at Governors Island, New York City,
for examination by the board.
The superintendent of the recruiting
service will cause twenty colored cavalry re-
cruits to be assigned to the Ninth cavalry
and forwarded under proper charge to such
point or points in the Department of the
Platte as the commanding general of the de-
partment shall designate.
Tho following transfers in the Fifth ar
tillery are made:
First Lieutenant Thomas r. Adams, from
light battery ID, to battery [.
First Lieutenant William f. Hancock IRE
Gently appolnted) from Battery ] to light
Battery ID.
Second Lieutenant Edward f. McGloch-
lin, ir., Fifth artillery, Qate additional third
lieutenant, Third artillery will proceed to
Fort Douglas and report for duty with his
battery, light Battery d.
The leave Of absence granted Captain
Frederick w. Thlbant, Sixth infantry,
October 9, is extended twenty days.
BY direction of the secretary of war,
Frank Reader, Company X, Seventeenth in
fantry, now with his company, IS discharged
from the service of the United States.
Second Lieutenant Edward M. McCaskey,
Tweuty.frst infantry, on leave of absence
at Lancaster, Penn. will report by letter to
the superintendent of the recruiting service,
New York city, on October ~, to conduct
detachment of recruits to the department of
the Platte. On The completion of this duty
he will join his company.
First Lieutenant Frank S. Harlow, First
artillery, now serving at Fort Monroe, will
proceed to West Point and report in person
TO the superintendent of the United States
military academy for duty, relieving First
Lieutenant Wallace Mott, Eighth infantry.
who will proceed, at the expiration of tho
sick leave of absence granted nun September
27, to join his company.
MISCELLANEOUS.
T.. RI Ayers was to-day awarded tho
contract for furnishing the tower clock on
the government building at Keokuk, Ia, at
Sl,2l3.
promoted in the general land office from
81, 400 TO 81 600 position, and Miss Carrie p.
Church, of Nebraska, from 5000 to 5000 as a
copyist.
Chief Postoffce Inspector Rathbone has
received information of the arrest of John
j. Chambers, charged with stealing a reg
istered package from the Beavcop, Ill, post
office; also Lewis Nelson, at New Haven,
H., upon the charge of obstructing the United
States mails,
Chief of the Secret Service Bell, in his
annual report, says the total number of ar
rests during the past fiscal year were 437,
the great majority of which were for maui
featuring, dealing in or passing counterfeit
money. Italians are foremost among
foreigners as counterfeters. The repre-
sentative value of counterfeit and raised
notes and other imitation money captured
was nearly S5O0O0O
James MeCalm was to-day appointed post
master at Banner, Banner county. Nebraska
George B. Squires, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
special agent of the general land office, has
been dismissed. Squlres was formerly pri-
vate secretary to Pension Commissioners
Tanner.
Hiram II. Euocl1, of Illinois, special ex-
aminer in the pension Office, has resigned.
PERRY 5. HEATH