Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-31
A TRADE ON TEMPERANCE
Helen M. Cougar Talks to the Peo-
pie of David City.
CHARACTERISTIC ADDRESS.
The Beatrice Authorities Engaged in
a Vigorous Warfare on Whisky
Joints-Suicide OF n Farmer
Near Ashland.
Prohibition Pyrotechnios.

wear Asttauu.
Prohibition Pyrotechnics.
DAVID CRY, Neb., Oct. 3d. Special Tele
gram TO THE BEE. Helen NJ. Cougar talked
to crowded house. here tonight. She
started with the history Of the women's cru
sade in Ohio. She said the business of keep
ing saloon, when licensed by law, was as
respectable as the men who voted for a sa-
loon, and as good as the law that permits it;
that the three saloonkeepers In David City
are just as good as the men who vote to
license their business. She denounced the
state and the government as being in league
with the liquor power as against morality
and the home, If the men cannot vote the
traffic out, then let the women have the
right to the ballot. She showed the effect of
women's influence in clearing the saloons
out of Kansas. She says the children which
the w. @. Il. U. are educating
future Ma dTSs TSs eess fSSr Of cut acoRo, 'is s
the system was explained. She accused the
politicians and the press as being under the
contract OF the National Liquor league and
that the w. c. Il. u. are going to make 1t also
political question. No court is SAID to be
on record as saying anything good of the
liquor interest. The liquor oligarchy now
takes the place of the old slave oligarchy;
the 2000 900 saloons in America cause 50 per
cent OF all the criminals, etc, that Nebraska
high license is the scheme of monopolists, as
only rich men can sell liquor, and said our
license law was the same old obligator, the
same old drunken factory. She says Ne
braska is the slop bucket for Kansas, Iowa
and Dakota. She quoted Her to the
National Liquor league as saying that
high license does not decrease the sale
of liquor in this state. Fremont has fifteen
saloons and would have no arrests If there
were no saloons. Five hundred working
people in that town pay s., 900 per annum for
fines No rich man ever got locked up for
drunkenness. Farmers who vote for license
are too green to burn when they go to hades
Omaha is completely within the
power of the saloons and brothels. The cor
ruption of cities has caused the destitution
of all the countries in history. She roasted"
Mr.. Rosewater over the shoulders of the
the legislative committee of last winter in
the Her bribery case. There were fifty muir
ders in Chicago last year and forty-eight
were traced to the use or effects of liquor
She accused tho National Liquor league of
encouraging intimidation, arson and murder,
gave the leading newspapers another roast.
ing and declared that 100000 was used to
brbe the press of Pennsylvania against the
amendment. She said the contractors of
convict labor were throwing up their con-
tracts IN Kansas on account of the scarcity
Of prisoners. She SAID Judge Reese was de-
feated because he declared the prohibition
amendment in dual form would be constitu-
tional.
Suicide of Farmer Near Ashland.
ASHLAND, Neb., Oct. 3O-lSpecial Tele-
gram to- THE BEE. William Sefton,
farmer residing two miles south of this city,
committed suicide last night. He was found
In his room this morning by his daughter,
who upon rising found "a letter upon the table
in which he told her that before another day
oh do,t, obo uo,,ld ha n farhorl.,Ss child
and on going to his room he was found
shaved and dressed in his best clothes lying
upon the bed with 32.calibre bullet
hole in his forehead and revolver of
the same calibre lying upon his breast
Coroner Beck and Deputy Sheriff Miller, OF
Plattsmouth arrived this evening and an in
quest was held at the residence at 10 O'Clock
tonight. There were three persons in the
house at the time and no one heard the shot
At $3.50 last evening he was sitting at the
table writing when his hired man, Henry
Woodruff, came from town, bringing letter
from Washington stating that the pension
which he had expected was doubtful. He
was also deeply involved, having sold
mortgaged team, which was to cause him
trouble. He left letter to his daughter,
giving her much fatherly advice and sending
her to an aunt IN Iowa win
whom to live until she should be of age, and
appointing Amos Weldon, brother-in-law,
to be administrator and guardian Of her
properly, O1 WHICH Suo HAS tuilc un dllOuHU
left by her mother some two years ago. He
also stated that he was to be married IN
about two weeks to a Mrs. Taylor, OF Michi-
gam who was to meet him in Omaha and
there be married. The jury adjourned and
after about ten minutes returned with the
verdict of suicide which is beyond doubt
the cause of his death. He was fifty years
old and leaves only a daughter of sixteen to
mourn his loss.
Beatrice Liquor Dealers in Trouble.
BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 3d. Special Tele-
gram to The BEE THE city authorities
have begun vigorous warfare on the illicit
whisky JOINTS that have disgraced the city
for an indefinite period in the past. Com
plants have been lodged against dozen or
more parties and two convictions have al
ready been found and the parties sentenced
to pay heavy fines. The case Of Henry Spain
was heard to-day and he was fined $780, He
appealed the case to the district court. The
keepers of an east end bagnlo were arraiS iSned
on the general complaint and waived exam
ination and gave bonds for their appearance
at The next term Of the district court. The
whisky men have begun to retaliate by filing
numerous complaints against Detective Case
beer, the general prosecuting witness in the
cases. He was arraigned in Justice Colli-
under $500 bonds for hear
nished bail. The matter is likely to
get into local politics, as Collision is sup
posed to be the special friend of the whisky
crowd, and County Judge Craig, of the tenn
perance side of the question, and before
whom the whisky cases have been tried with
such disastrous results to them. Craig and
Collision are both candidates for justice of
the peace.
samuel Shineman was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Emery to-day and taken TO Omaha
for hearing on the charge of selling liquor
without license before the United States
court. Other arrests on the same subject
are likely TO follow.
Arrested for Horse Stealing.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 3d. Especial
Telegram 10 THE BEE. deputy Sheriff
Willman arrived from Hamburg, Ia, having
in custody Gottfreid Bauman, accused of
stealing team OF horses and a wagon from
Louis Camel, IN Berlin precinct, on Septem-
ber 25, 1888. Bauman says he was induced
TO steal the team by tramp and that they
took it 10 Lincoln, where IL was pawned for
Sl5, but they never went back TO redeem it.
After leaving Lincoln he went to Mihden,
1s1.