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Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
HELEN N. COUGARS CHARGES
The Female Agitator's Slanderous
Attack Upon The Bee.
SHE FEARS TO MEET RosewATER.
A Sample OF the Methods Employed
BY the Notorious Blatherskite
to Evade a Discussion OF
the Plain Truth.


TEKAMAH, Neb., Oct 29-ISrecial Telegram
TO The BEE. Last night Mrs. Helen M.
Cougar, the notorious temperance agitator,
delivered an address in Lincoln, during the
delivery of which she charged that The BEE
had been subsidized by the liquor Dealers
ASSOCIATION, and that the editor of The BEE
had connved with the liquor dealers to de-
feat the prohibition amendment and was paid
81, 900 for his work. These charges of bribery
and corruption were made so broad and spe-
cific that Immediately upon receipt of the re-
port MIR. Rosewater decided to go to 1eka.
nah, where Mrs. Cougar was to lecture to-
night, with view to compelling her TO re-
tract the slander publicly.
Upon arrival of the train Mr.. Rosewater
proceeded to the rink, which was packed
with large audience. After Mrs. Cougar
had been talking about half an hour, during
which Mr.. Rosewater stood quietly near the
door, Mrs. Cougar proceeded to repeat her
slanderous charges, and when she had finally
concluded that portion relating to Rosewater
and THE BEE, Mr.. Rosewater walked up to
the center of the aisle and asked PERMISSION
to interrupt the speaker with a question.
Mrs. Cougar shouted:
Put him outl Rosewater cannot speak in
this hallr'
Mr.. Rosewater said he did not want to dis
turb the meeting, but asked to be heard after
Mrs. Cougar was through.
Mrs. Cougar kept on shouting, 1--WE can't
be bulldozed by ltosewater. Put him, out,
and I call upon the people of Tekamah to ar
rest him and put aim in Jail l' e.s
A man styling himself deputy sheriff
conducted MIR. Rosewater to the entrance.
When Mrs. Cougar had concluded, Mr..
Rosewater made an effort to be heard, stat
ing that he wanted a chance to refute the SLAM
ders against himself, but the lady who pre-
sided chimed in with Mrs. Cougar, and
thanked the audience for refusing to give
way to Rosewater, Mrs. Gouger screaming
that this was only another evidence of the
devilish plots of the rum power.
Amidst great deal of uproar, during
which time number of the gentlemen of
Tekamah assured Mr.. Rosewater that he
could have hearing, Mrs. Cougar called for
a vote denouncing Mr.. Rosewater for coming
into the meeting, which was declared car
RED, and the audience dismissed.
Just as the people filed out Mrs. Cougar
was heard declaring: "I want Mr.. Rose
water to understand that he cannot intlmi-
date Helen M. Cougar"
At II o'clock warrant was served on Mr.
Rosewater and he was arrested by deputy
sheriff
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
BLACK wirHDRAws.
The Ex-Commisstoner of Pensions
wanted n Chicago Office.


CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-TSpecal Telegram to
TnE BEE. General John G. Black whose
meteoric course as commissioner of pensions
is still fresh in the minds of the American
people, to-day gave another exhibition of
political calisthenics in his brief fight for the
democratic nomination for the recordership.
His defeat was absolute and the result made
complete the humiliation OF this democratic
soldier politician. All the gossip around the
North Side turner ball, wnere the democratic
county convention met this morning, was
about the candidacy of General Black for the
Office of recorder. He was urged strongly
by the city hall crowd and an exceedingly
enthusiastic canvass was at once begun for
him, headed by Charley Grain, Mayor Greg
ier's son-in-law. Bernhardt Niebling, Alder.
man McInerny, Captain Farrell and others.
II seemed as IL he would surely be offered
the nomination, and the cnly remaining ques-
ton TO settle was TO learn whether or not he
would accept. A delegation waited on Cen
eral Black to learn his wishes. The wiley
old Office hunter pursued the usual tactics,
and, "vowing he would ne'er consent, con-
sented." The acuuiescence of the Illinois
"reminiscences of the Cleveland administra-
tion to re-enter political life was received
with enthusiasm by a coterie of friends, but
promptly frowned upon by the Harrison,
Judd and Goudy factions. Blacks short
residence in the city of Chicago was used as
telling argument against his candidacy and
the old time hostility OF the Morrison faction
did the rest When the convention finally
met General Black appeared, and after a
brief consultation in the ante-room with his
adherents decided TO withdraw from the
fight and his name was not even presented to
the convention,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
THAT CLOTHING SWINDLE.
More About the Slick Game Worked
on Tailor Nelson.

on Tailor Nelson.
tCopBright 1889 by James Gordon Bennsh.l
LONDON, Oct. 90 New York Herald
Cable-Specal to The BEE. DIR. A. A.
Lawr ence, of Memphis, showed me TO- day
copy of the Memphis, Avalanche Of October
8. 1t contained the gist of the story of the
two tricky Americans cabled from London
to the Herald. These Americans had
swindled Tailor Nelson, of Hanover street,
London, out of a20O worth of clothing and
William Lewis & Son out Of 910O worth of
underwear. The Avalanche states that the
two swindlers are S. I. Reese and II. C.
Chambers, two Memphis gamblers. They
admitted obtaining clothes worth 81, 100 from
Nelson, but claimed they had won e4O0
from Nelson at poker.I They also claim
they did not get credit on the. card given
to w. s. Reese, of Montgomery, by Colonel
New, United States consul. DIR. Lawrence
to-day saw the card Of Colonel New pre-
sented to Nelson by Chambers, who said his
name was Reese, and on which card he aud
Reese got the clothes. Their story of the
poker game is pure fabrication. Nelson
said to.dav that he never saw the men out
side of his shop and never played poker, as
he did not know the game. The swindlers
had not seen the second story of their
swindling operations when they told this
story. Will they say that they also played
poker with Lewis & Son, whom they robbed
OF el00 worth of underweari
Every tailor in London is Interested in the
case and they swear by the Herald for the
discovery OF the swindlers. Chambers and
Reese will find the game Improbable before
Nelson gets through with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30

congress. This may account for the claim OF
Secretary Noble that congress must first
ratifv the act of the ommission, as there arc
said to De several other recommendations by
the Sioux commission, but the question il
what power had tho commission while pro-
ceedng on the basis of the Sioux act II they
did, to 90 beyond its provisions. However,
this explains the difference of opinion be-
tween Congressman Peele and others and
the secretary of the interior concerning the
necessity for ratification by congress. OF
course, the Nebraska delegation will protest
vigorously against locating any Indians,
Santees or others, on the Pouca reservation,
as II would be a violation of the spirit of the
act annexing that to Nebraska when the
Ponca title is closed.
ARMY NEWS.
BY direction of the secretary Of war First
Lieutenant :. Allen Dyer, Twenty-third in
fantry, will report by telegraph to the SUPER
intendent OF the recruiting service, New
York City, to conduct q detachment of re-
cruits to the Department of the Platte. On
completion Of this duty he will return TO his
station.
The leave of absence granted Post Chaplin
Thomas w. Barry september Is, 1882 De-
partment of the Platte, is extended one
month.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The chances now seem to favor some solu-
tiou of tho political conundrum involved in
the desire for change of the shipping clerk
at valentine, NeD. senator MunuerSOn may
yet have his way about Vt.
The secretary of the interior to-day decided
that Albert Holiday, of Gage county is not
entitled to anything on his Indian depreda-
tion claim, amounting to S3,316 The secre.
tary says that Holiday suffered u loss Of
S1,9l9 but that he did not present the claim
within the time provided by congress-.
On the claim of John Palmer, of Liberty,
Gage county, amounting to S3,30S the secre.
tary decides that the loss is s2,235. Both of
these claims will go to congress.
The following railway postal service has
been established in Nebraska: Union
Pacific transfer new office (Iowa), to Ogden,
u. t., Union Pacific railway, 1894 miles.
The establishment of one additional daily
line of railway postoffice cars (forty feet
in length. inside measurement, is authorized
over this entire route and one line of the
same size cars additional thereto over that
portion OF the route between Green River
ana Granger, Wyo., thirty miles, the date
of commencement of service to be stated in
O future order.
j. II. Culver has been appointed pos
mas ter at Milford, Neb.
Moorevllle, Tamu counth, II. Hanna;
X. l.. Young of Omaha, Is at the Hotel
j ohnson.
Acting Secretary Batcheller has decided
that Chinese laundrymen are laborers
within the meaning of the Chinese re-
strlction act, and are therefore prohibited
from landing in the United States, no mat
ter whether they have been here before or
not.
retary of state, has suffered relapse and
has been compelled to again take to his bed.
Much anxiety is felt as to the result of tho
present attack.
III. Hanna has been appointed postmaster
at Mooreville, Tama county, Iowa, and
Lewis Peterson at Pilot Mound, Boone
county, Iowa.
PERRY S. HEATH.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
PHYLLIS WAS NOT VERY Bad.
Hearing of Miss Broughton's Suit
Against Lord Dangan.
A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT
She Cared V cry Little for the Pecun-
iary Part or IL, But She Did
Want Her Character
''n"l INDICATED.
Miss Breughton yiosorious.

ICOptrtnNt ISnS OV JnWss OOfu0H Dcihbu'f
LONDON, Oct. 2a.--New York Herald
Cable-Special TO TIE BEE. Phyllis
Brouehton and number Of friends. theatre
cal and Others graced the lord chief Justices
court in the queens bench division to day.
There were also several friends Of Lord
Dangan, and altogether, including the num-
ber OF people attracted by curiosity, the court
room was crowded with society and theatrl-
cal people and the public generally, who had
expected to hear q very interesting action
for breach of promise Of marriage brought
by Miss Broughton against the noble lord.
Rumor has been so busy about this case Mt
one time and another that IL must have got
tired. Sometimes it asserted that the mat
ter was settled, then it was reported that the
details would be made public in court The
case was settled
Solicitor General Lockwood ana G. f..
Lyon were present to look after Miss
Broughton's interest and to state that she
had accepted q compromise of R250 and costs.
This precise duty was carried out by the
solicitor general, and he added that the pro-
fessional reputation OF the lady and the
rank of the defendant no doubt attracted a
good deal of public attention to the case,
and IL was thought right by Miss Broughton
ment should be arrived at until time when
an opportunity should be given to a repre-
sentative of Lord Dangan to state that the
breaking off of the engagement by him,
after lasting nearly year, involved no
complaint or reflection either upon the con-
duct or character of the lady. The lord
would therefore be drawn from the consid-
GRAFTON OF the jury and his lordship would
enter. judgment for plaintiff for 92, 500, with
costs, as between solicitor and client
Sir Charles Russell and MIR. Hart repre-
sented Lord Dangan. Sir Charles told
the court that Lord Dangan had ad-
mitted that he made an engage.
ment to marry Miss Broughton.
He admitted that he broke that engagement,
but he desired to call attention to the fact
that it should be explicitly stated that in the
circumstances which resu tied in the engage
ment being broken off there was no re.
Election of any kind upon the character and
conduct of Phyllis Broughton.
The lord chief justice accordingly gave
and entered a judgment for e250, with costs,
as between solicitor and client.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
THE paRNEbL 90 oosmIssloN.
Michael Davitt Resumes = Deren DIS
the Ciau-nk-tsnci.

LONDON, Oct 2e.--Miofasl Davitt resumed
his address before the Patncil commission
to-day. He referred to, the action of the
Chicago convention as tdisproving the as
serton that the Clsn-nt Gael was actively
allied with the league
The authors OF the articles on ''Parnollism
and Crime," which werdprinted IN the Lon.
don Times, he said will fully invented and
garbled quotations from American papers.
He admitted that the expressions of sonic
of the speakers mt Chicago were bitter
against England, but sand that they were
laboring under great excitement at the
time. He instapced as a lie the statement
that he met the chiefs OF an American as
sassination party while In the United States
and concocted with them to form an Irish
federation and that Parnell helped IN this
scheme He (Davitt) had often repudiated
the policy OF revenge advocated by the ex-
tiomists in America. Davitt also said many
erroneous reports were current respecting
the Clan-naGael, which organization, he
said, was not an assassination society, nor
any more a secret society than was the order
of Free Masons in Great Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Pooling of Two Long Lines.

lCopW10ht lsSS bD Jamss Gorrfon Benlstt.l
LONDON, Oct. 90. New York, Herald
CableTSpecial to The BEE. l-Collis p.
Huntington and family will sail on the Teu-
tonic tomorrow. Touching the marriage Of
Miss Huntington yesterday, well known
American and London banker writes to the
Herald today as follows: 'In your notice
to-day OF the Hatzieldt- Huntington marriage
you say that Hatzfeldt is the direct heir of
line 900 years old Surely the American
eagle can beat this. Miss Huntington is the
direct heir to line 1,50O miles long-the
Central Pacific.n
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
A PROTES T.
The President Asked to Put a Stop to
Southern Outrages.

Southern Outrages.
NEWPORT, II. l., Oct. 29-The Observer
tomorrow will print aletter which has been
sent to President Harrison by committee
appointed at a recent non-partisan meeting
of citizens, which, as the letter says, was
called "to protest against the wholesale and
unrestrained numbering Of American citi
zens now going on in some states Of the
south; to protest against the depriyal by
these states of life, liberty and property
without due process OF law" The committee
reports the meeting to the president and asks
him to use the utmost moral influence of his
exalted position to have stop put to the
violation of the law referred to, beseeches
HIM to use all the force that belongs to his
high office to put stop to the same and make
this violation Of daw "a subject of condemDa- a.
tion in his coming message to congress. The
committee adds:
"There is nothing in the character of our
government or laws that prec)udes the fed
eral division thereof from maintaining the
force and full dignity of the supreme law of
the land.n
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Caused By CURIOSITY and LIQUOR,

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-ISpecial Telegram to
The Bee. "A drunken nan on West Adams
street, together with human curiosity, was
the cause of serious accident this after
noon. The Desplaines street patrol was
summoned and large crowd assembled.
The wooden sidewalk, which was about ten
feet from tho ground, gave way beneath the
heavy load and fell, carrying a large num-
Der of people with il. Officer Saylor was
quite badly hurt aud was taken to his home
at llS Walnut street. A number of people
were injured, some, quite seriously.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
A MORMON VICTORY.
The Decision OF Salt Lake Judge
Clearly i'm Their Favor

Clearly in Their Favor.
SALT LAKE Utah, Oct. 20.-lSpecal Tele-
gram to THE BEE. THE decision Of Judge
Zane yesterday in the Bennett case caused
much feeling Bennett was on trial for lille.
gal registering and charged with being o
polygamist. A church divorce. or agreement
between Bennett and plural wife, was Of
fered as evidence that Bennett had dis
solved polygamous relations one year
prior to registering. Judge Zane
ordering the jury to acQuit
surprised all the liberals, and opened the
way for 200 polygamists in Utah TO regis
ter and vote. The case will be appealed. The
liberals denounce the decision, but il will not
affect the election in tins city next February,
since the liberal committee has been antici-
pating that the Mormons will vote as far as
possible and do everything in their power to
prevent the control of city affairs being taken
from them. Judge Power, manager of the
liberal campaign, says that the liberals will
carry the city by large majority.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
THE ENGINEERS.

Pittsburg Decided-on for the Next
Convention.
DENVER, Oct. 29.-1he, engineers to-day
elected e. b. Deitrick, Of Altoona, Pa, sec
ond grand assistant engineer to fill the va.
cancy caus ed by the resignation of Cavener,
and A. H. Butloe, of Pittsburg, third grand
assistant engineer. The convention decided
10 hold the next convention at Pittsburg.
w. B. Huskey, of Bloomington, ILL.,, was
elected grand guide.
While on an excursion Saturday e. McCor-
mick, delegate from Boone, Ia, was 80 af-
fected by the rarified air that he was taken
seriously i'll. He was brought back to Dem
yer and every effort made to restore his
health. He, however, grew rapidly worse
and died tonight. Heart trouble is the cause
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Walker Blaine Talks.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 29.-[Special Telegram
to THE BEE. Walker Blaine said last even
ing: 1--WE have for some time been so tired
Of denying such talks that we have concluded
not to dignity them with any notice what
ever. Father, Immediately after his return
campaign and delivered no less than seven
ty-ti,c speeches. To-day he is in as good
health as he ever enjoyed, though constantly
at work in the state department or at his
home. You can draw your own inferences,
therefore, as to the truth or falsity of the
tale. Yes, it is arrant nonsense"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
The Weather Forecast.

For Omaha and vicinity-Raln followed by
fair weather.
Nebraska and Iowa-Light rain, followed
IN western Nebraska BY fair, cooler, variable
winds.
Dakota-Fair except hight rain in south
ern portion; slightly cooler; winds becom-
ing northwesterly.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
ONO COnseuuence.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-Dr. Cruise, the dele
gate from Guatemala to the International
congress, this evening said about the reported
difficulty with the insurgents led by General
Barrundia, that having read the denial of in
surrecton by Guatemala's secretary of for
eign affairs, he doubted not that the difficulty
was nothing more than riot, as stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Two Officers Murdered.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-Information has been
received here that Robert Reed, Mexican,
and Creek Indian named Wiley attempted
to arrest negro horse thief named Brunner
in q remote part of the Seminole nation. The
horse thief fired upon the officers and was
shot dead. Whiie the omcers were returning
they were killed by five negro friends Of
Brunner.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
The Prlce of Peace.

berlin, Oct. 29.-The reichstag to-day dis
cussed the'budget. Herr Won Maltzahn, sec
retary Of state for the imperial treasury. said
1t was expected expenditures In addition
quired for the army. No matter how much
confidence was felt in the continuance of
peace, the means TO maintain the strength Of
the army could not be left out of considera-
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Drugged, Robbed and Stripped.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Oct. 29 Special Telegram
to THEBEE. Fired NewDerry, of DesMoines,
Iowa, was enticed to the southern limits of the
city to. day, drugged, robbed of $50, stripped
and robbed of his clothlng.and left lying along
the Santa Be railroad. The body was picked
up and the men suspected of the crime ar
rested. Newberry has not yet recovered
sufficiently TO identify the parties.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
National ReIipious Conferences.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-The national con-
ference of Unitarian and other christian
churches commenced their sessiLn this morn
ing in the Academy of Music. Justice
Miller, of the supreme court, president of
the conference, regretted not being able to
give the time required, and urged that his
name be not presented for reelection. In
teresting reports and addresses We're then
read showing the progress Of the Unitarians
In various sections
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Street Car Consolidation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. ga deal has
been consummated by which all the street
railway lines in the city will be consolidated
under one management, the capital stock be-
ing about $3,000003y About fifty miles of
road are included in the deal. The lines will
be operated by electricity.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
A Big FIour.Cumpany.

U0puTtOht 1889 ON Jdmes Gordon Beniett)
LONDON, Oct. 29.-lNew York Herald
Cable-Special TO THE BEE. The prospec-
tus of the Pillsbury & Washburn flour COM
pany will be issued tomorrow or next day.
The capital of the company Is el,600,0 900.
The amount paid for mills and elevators was
"a, 100000. Pillsbury and Washburn retain
an interest in the concern.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Nebrnska andIowa Pension.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 29.-[Special Telegram
TO The BEE. Pensions allowed Nebras-
kans:-Original invalid-Mark Hackney,
Andrew Jones, Robert Fithen. Reissue
James s. Gillespie. Henry r. Merwin.
Pensions granted Iowans: Original in
valid-John ii. Sanders. lncrease-Peter
McKenna. Reissue-John Ames Smith,
elias Heckal, Thomas A, Dunlap. Reissue
and increase-Daniel j. Ocmerson. Origi-
nal widows, etc.-Mary A., mother of
Samuel M. Morrison.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
PresidcntiaI Postmastcrs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.--Among number
of postmasters appointed by the president
are the following; Henry G. Webb, at Bed
ford. Ia, vice John ID. Smith, removed !;
Thomas M. Crossman, at Edwardsville,
ILL.,, vice j, b. Dale, removed; George San
derson. at Pittsfield. H., vice james III.
Crane. removed; William II. Shaw, at Can
ton, ILL.,. vice II. A. Perkins, resigned, and
j. Lutte Christie, at Superior, Wis, vice j.
A. Bardon, removed
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
PACKING HOUSE BURNED.
Disastrous Fire in Armour's Plant at
Kansas City,

KANSAS CITY, Oct. ga fire which threat
ened to destroy the mammoth packing house
of Armour & Co., at Kansas City, Kan, was
discovered in the fertilizer at o'clock this
morning. 1t spread with amazing rapidity,
and the combined efforts OF the fire.
men of this and Kansas City, Kan, to ex-
tinguish it were of no avail. They gave
up the fight and directed their efforts to
saving adjoining buildings, in which they
were successful. In about an hour after the
fire started the entire building was in ruins
with the contents wholly destroyed. The
loss is Sl10,000 fully insured. 1t Is thought
that negro who was asleep in the building
at the time the fire started, perished in the
flames.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
Heirs to the it,yer Bed.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2s.--In 1s4O William
Barger bought twenty-sight acres of land
along the bank OF the Missouri river.
Since then, by changes in the river bed, 1t
has increased to 260 acres.
Squatters took possession Of the new land
and Barger's heirs brought SUIT to have the
squatters' titles quashed. Adhesion In favor
Of the heirs was rendered to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
The Pan.Americans.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct 29.--The All-Amerloan
delegates today visited East St. Louis, sew
eral manufacturing institutions and the in-
stitute for young girls. The visitors subse-
quently lunched at the house of the st.
Louis Jockey club, after which they were
driven through portion of the residence
district and to tie Anheuser Busch brewery,
which they inspected.
In the evening they were entertained by
the Marquette club and at midnight they left
for Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
The Canadian parliam.nt.

OTTAWA, Oct. e9.-It is now understood the
dominion parliament will meet on January 10.
The fight over the Jesuit bill, the disturbed
relations between Canada and the United
mercial relations with neighboring republics
will occupy much OF the time of the session.