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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
LOOKING no THE NEW STATES.


1t is we'll that the republican leaders
are beginning to direct their attention
to the new states. It Is reported that
Senator Quay, chairman OF the national
committee and other prominent re-
publicans, have recently been consid-
ering the subject Of a plan OF campaign
for the new states. There is, OF course,
Dakotas, and not very much ground for
any regarding Washington, although
the democrats profess to believe they
will have fighting chance there, but
Montana certainly will call for active
and jealous work on the part OF the re-
publicans, ,and it will be wise for them not
to be misled by over-confidence into
any neglect of Washington. Indeed,
the obvious duty OF the republican man
ayers is to thoroughly organize the
party in all the territories which are TO
become states, and To prosecute vigor-
Gus campaign IN each. The advantage
is with the republicans, and with ade-
quate and wisely-directed efforts they
can control all of the new states.
1t is highly important that the repub-
lcans should secure all OF the five rep
resentatives in congress, from the new
states. They will need them to
enable the party IN the next
house to effect such changes
in the rules as are necessary
to enable the majority to carry out its
wishes. The now narrow majority
promises to be further cut down by the
illness of Nutting, of New York, and
Laird, of Nebraska, neither of whom, if
they live until the meeting of congress
will probably be able to take any part
in the organization Of the house. 1t is
obviously possible for the republicans
in the next house to be placed in the
minority from the death on disability
of members on that sidc, and the
party can not therefore afford to
lose any chance to strengthen its
representation in congress. 1t must
make vigorous effort to secure all the
congressman from the new states ant
the rep representative from the Third Louis
lana district. not one of whom can be
spared if the republican policy in con-
gress is to succeed. 1t is certain that
| the democrats intend to make hot
fight in Montana, and they will not ig
more Washington. Vigilance and ac-
| tive work on the part of the republl-
cans will be necessary to prevent the
loss to them of one, if not both these
territories. The party managers are
beginning none too soon to consider the
| dem ands of the situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 20 1885,

Mahaska county women to the insane asy-
lum.
The associate edityr OF the Burlington
Hawkeye expects to be appointed internal
revenue collector July I.
A regular village Is being built above Mus
catine for the accommodation of the men en-
gagged in the new government work on tho
river.
State Treasurer Twombly recently received
a letter, postmarked Des Moines, which con-
tanned $50. The letter reads: Enclosed
find $50 which you will please turn into the
state revenue ana ask no questions as an
honest man." No name was signed and the
treasurer is at loss to account for the
strange epstle,
A strange and fatal accident occurred
north of Usage on the Deering farm. Mr..
Virchow aud q brother-in-law, Mr.. Busz,
were driving fence posts, the former using q
sledge hammer TO drive and the latter hIld-
ing the post in position. Mr.. Virchow made
one fatal blow, the sledge flew of the handle
ana struck his brother-n-law on the temple
injuring him severely, and from the effects
of which he died after suffering great pain
for eleven hours
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
City News and Notes.

The First Baptist church, of Lincoln, do
mated Sl0L32 to the Johnstown sufferers. A
check for that amount was iudorsed TO Treas
urer j. Il. Hill, to-day.
The records of the old ofllco OF surveyor
general were turned over TO Commissioner
Stien, to-day, and tho boys of the commits
sioner's Office were kept somewhat busy get
ting them in place. Some of them are said
to be very important.
Governor Thayer, Treasurer Hill, Auditor
Benton, Deputy Commissioner Carter, Fred
Benzinger, n. p. Boggen, j. M. Cotton, j. 5.
Finch and IL. Il. EVAN were among the
prominent Lincolnites who took in Tue BEE
opening, to-day. Ono and all express tho
unqualified opinion that The Bee building is
the finest in the metropolis, and the greatest
newspaper structure they have ever seen.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Florence Itcms.

The water works company Tuesday dis
bursed about Sl5, 900 here as wages for labor
for the first half of the month. -
II. w. Day settled with most Of the per
sons who recently began actions against him
before Justice Ransom, by paying the men
their wages.
The case of Finkenheller VS. Day como, up
Tor trial to-day.
John Quinlan filed complaint against one
Pat Murphy, for false Imprisonment Tues
day. Murphy claims to be a detective for
one of he railroads.
Young Hagerman and his partner hired
Leslie's hall for u dance. They then went TO
Omaha where they got some women of loose
morals, whom they brought here. The city
girls left the dance, and the marshal closed
the hall,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THE success of American marksmen
at Creedmore and Wimbledon in COM
petition with the crack shots of Eng
land is still fresh in mind. The event,
moreover, is more vividlY recalled now
that the famous Massachusetts company,
Of sixteen, under the command of Major
james b. Frost, has just sailed for Eng
land TO meet the best shots on the con-
tinent. The country may well feel con-
fdcnt that our reputation as marksmen
has been put into good hands inasmuch,
as this formidable militia organization
has met and vanquished both military
and militia teams in America in many
hard shot contest. The trip abroad
gains additional interest, particularly
10 military circles, due to the fact that
the Springfield rifle is to be pitted
against the Martini-Henry rifle Of the
English. And it is to be demonstrated
that America possesses not alone the
best marksmen but the most reliable
shooting weapon for military service.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
AN OVERWHELMING DEFEAT.

What were supposed to be careful es.
Inmates before Tuesdays election in
Pennsylvania placed tho probable ma
jority against the prohibitory amend
met at between ninety and one hundred
thousand. The result shows That the
majority will be nearer two hundred
thousand. Philadelphia, for example,
was expected to give sixty thousand
against the amendment, whereas
1t gave ninety-tliree thousand.
Allegheny county, IN which is
Is the city OF Pittsburg, was set down
for ton thousand and gave over twcnty,
casting vote unprecedented for a
special election. Ouly in n few instances
dad the results OF the vote against the
amendment fail TO considerably exceed
the estimates, while quite generally
the estimated majoritics for the amend
ment wero lowered by the result. The
aggregate vote will probably be shown
to be very much larger thaa was ex-
pected, thus demonstrating the general
and earnest popular interest that was
taken in the issue.
A defeat so Overwhelming as this ca:-
ries its own comment and lesson. II
ought to mako very deep impression
upon those ia every part of the country
who are most in need of neing impressed
by such popular verdi 4. The people
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
A Consolidation,

1t is reported on good authority that the
general office of the Chicago 81 Northwest
ern at this place will be consolidated at an
early date with the Fremont, Elkhoru &
Missouri Valley Walter N. Babcock, who
just returned from Chicago, where he ten
dered his resignation as general agent, when
questioned concerning the matter, denied all
knowledge of any change of that character
ware as to who would be appointed to sue
ceed him as general agent The officials OF
the Elkhnrn denied that they had been in
formed concerning the proposed consolida
tion of the two departments, but the state
ment that such was to he the outcome is
backed up by reliable authority.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THE civil service commission is more
than pleased with the action of Presi-
dent Harrison, who has amended the
rule of the civil service laws doing
away with the limitation of one year
within which reinstatements may leg
ally be made to offices within the CLASH
fled service so far as it affects ex-union
soldiers and sailors. 1t is an earnest
that the president is in sympathy with
civil service reform and is likely to
favor the request of the commission for
an extension Of the rules TO the census
with the views OF the commission, about
fifteen hundred additional government
employees will be brought under the
civil service regulations.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

AMERICAN daring and enterprise
promise to colonize and revolutionize
Central Africa. Stanley took up the
work of exploration which fell from the
pulseless hands of Livingston and dem
onstrated that an empire of teeming
wealth awaited the energy and pluck
of civilization to contribute vastly to
the commerce of the world. The noted
railroad magnate, Coils p. Hunting
ton, is now organizing a company to
follow the path of Stanley on the Congo
with railroad. The movement is
backed by the king of the Belgians,
and the bulk of the capital will
be secured in that country. Hun
tington's record as n railroad
builder attracted the attention of King
Leopold, and there is no reason to
doubt that if he undertakes the job the
whistle of the American locomotive will
startle the barbarians of that section
before many years. The construction
of Il railroad through the Congo Free
State would be pioneer in the civili-
zation of Central Africa, and bene-
ficialiy affect the trade of this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

OF Pennsylvania, like those OF Massachu-
setts, had this question pr esented to them
in every phase and most thoroughly
discussed. The cause Of prohibition was
ably championed and enlisted the sup
port OF some OF the leaders in both the
political parties. But with the most
ample and conclusive evidence before
them OF the failure of prohibition, and
with an experience that abundan tly
proved the benefits accruing from the
policy OF high license faithfully en-
forced, the people of Pennsylvania, by
a majority equaling one-fifth the entire
vote OF the state, decided that they did
not want the constitution of the state
burdened with prohibitory amend
ment. A more crushing defeat has
never been given in this country by
a vote of the people to any amendment,
and it may reasonably be expected to
silence for many years in Pennsylvania
all clamor for constitutional prohibition.
And whatever the wrong-headed advo-
Gates OF prohibition may say TO the con-
trary, the result is a positive gain for
the cause OF temperance. High license
in Pennsylvania will be maintained
and strictly enforced, increasing the
benefits that have already resulted
from it in reducing the saloon inter-
ests and decreasing the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors.
Rhode Island will vote to-day on the
question whether the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution
of that state adopted three
years ago, shall remain. The ver-
dict of the people of Pennsylvania can
hardly fail to exert considerable in
iluence upon those of Rhode Island,
whose unfortunate experience with
prohibition had its share of effect upon
the popular mind of Pennsylvania. The
result in the Keystone state will
be regarded with great satisfaction
by all friends Of true temperance re-
| form.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
COLONEL PERRY S, HEATH, the head

COLONEL PERRY S. HEATH, the head
OF the Washington bureau of TIE
OMAHA BEE, is spending a few days in
Omaha and making the personal ac-
qnaintance OF hundreds OF readers Of
THE BEE, who already feel that they
know him through his able dispatches
from the national capital. Colonel
Heath is one of the most popular, in
dustrious and able workers on News
paper Row." He is member of the
we'll known Gridiron Club, composed
Of thirty-five selected Washington corr
respondents, whose monthly dim
ners, with their flow OF wit, song
and story arc famous at the
national capital. He wears his
title rs member of Governor Hovey's
stan in Indiana. Colonel Heath is en-
route TO South Dakota, where he viii
be the guest OF his friend, Governor
Mellette. Later in the season he viii
join Congressman Dorsey's congress
sional party, who will make tour Of
the territories, the Pacific coast and tic
Sandwich Islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THERE are indications that the cattle
business is undergoing decided revo-
luton, which is likely to bring about
great changes in that industry. Hereto
fore it has been customary for Texas to
raise the calves and send thousands of
yearlings annually into Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Montana over the famous
Texas trail. The pressure of population
and the occupation of the best lands in
Colorado and Wyoming by homo
steaders, however, is gradually obliter-
ating the Texas trail. The drovers are
compelled to seek more circuitous and
expensive routes. Already great diff
ficulties are encountered in driving
large bodies of cattle over the m oun-
tains, owing to the scarcity of water on
the new trail, and complaints are made
that both Wyoming and Colorado are
developing into farming and stock rails
ing states, to the exclusion of Texas cat
tie. Even should Montana be alb le to
receive al the cattle that Texas may
send for years to come, there can be
no question but that in short time the
Presehe ihetHoos VI shlpiheho huo1 oo
changed. What effect this change will
have remains to be seen. 1t is now
claimed that the expense of transporta-
tion will be so great as to make the
business between Texas and Montana
Improbable. But it is more than likely
that the railroad lines will adjust their
rates correspondingly so long as Mon
tana makes demands on Texas for live
t.tn
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Railroad Notes.

The members of the local Cigarmakers'
union will hold their first annual picnic IN
Waterloo park, on the Union Pacific, June 30.
A special train will be run to accommodate
the tourists.
eral purchasing agent Of the Burlington, and
now of Fairbanks, Morse s. Co., is IN the
city.
Timothy Hopkins, treasurer of the South
ern Pacific. accompanied by his family, went
east in special.
General Traffic Manager Mellen and Cen
eral Passenger Agent LomaX, Of the Union
Pacific have gone to Chicago To confer with
a committee of the Western States Passen-
ger association in connection with the run
ming of periodical harvest excursion trains
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Claims of Assessors.

The board of county commissioners will
wrestle with the assessors claims on Satur.
day, The claims filed amount ro's7, ,7S7 05. A
large portion of this amount is claimed for
over time and extra work. One enterprising
assessor has presented u claim for sixteen
hours work day for six weeks, making his
bill So per day, instead Of 3d. as provided by
law. The claims will be considered by the
commissioners IN committee of the whole.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Supreme Court.

The case of Johns, Mcknight, Ellis & Co.
against tho Omaha and Council Bluff Bridge
company which occupied the time Of the
United States court yesterday and the day
before, went TO the jury abcut O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, and the jury very soon re-
turned a verdict for plaintiffs for si,5O0 and
interest, which amounted 20 s., IA. The suit
was for money claimed by plaintiffs for at
torneys' fees in obtaining tho right TO CON
struct "a bridge across the river at this point.
The plaintiffs arc attorneys residing IN
Washington city.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Burglars at Lincoln.


About $3.50 this morning, MIR. M. D. Wech,
1885 G street, secretary and treasurer of the
Western Manufacturing company, was
awakened by loud noise which he at first
thought was thunder. A second later he
heard some one working with his safe in the
room down stairs, and he thought instantly
of burglars. He ran to the back window,
where he saw in the darkness three forms
retreating as fast as their legs could carry
them. He opened fire, sending five balls
after them, one of which took effect, as one
of the men dropped and another bravely
turned around returning the fire with such
an accuracy OF aim as to make Mr.. WEIGH
feel uncomfortable for a time. Mr.. Welch
went down stairs then, and found all the
front doors leading to the dining room
He tried the kitchen door and found it wide
open as thieves had left it, On entering he
found the safe door blown entirely off and
lying some eight feet away. A number of
drawers and his "banker'S caseh were miss
ing. After hasty examination of the loss,
MIR. Welch estimates that they carried away
about $4,000 worth of notes, bonds and
stocks, his own individual property, and
about Sl05 in money, and also a nd-trip
ticket to Hot Springs, OAK, signea by Mrs.
Welch.
This morning a small drawer containing
about S400 worth of diamond jewery was
found near where the man fell who received
one of Welch's shots, and q package of notes
and drafts was found about dozen rods
away, where they were accidentally dropped
in their wild efforts to escape.
MIR. Welch offers 500 reward for the re-
turn of the papers and no questions will be
asked.
Nearly every house in that block was
burglarized about two weeks ago but little
of value was taken. They located this safe,
and knowing My. Welch's position with tho
company, thought, probably, to make a big
haul, but III this they were disappointed. But
it will put Mr. WEIGH 10 some Inconvenience
TO secure duplicates OF his lost papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
County Stationery Contracts.

County Clerk Roche is preparing state
ment in reply to County Auditor Evans re-
port on last years expenditures for station
cry, which he will submit to the commission
ers next week. The question of oyercharg..
ing for book covers, binding, pens, etc, not
called for in tho contract, has finally mar
rowed down. it seems, TO difference Of
opinion between the commissioners and
Henry Gibson. The latter charged 50 for
re-bindipg old records, and So for canvass
covers, figures which Messrs Mount and
Anderson claim are too high.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Board of Equalization.

A majority of the council met yesterday
morning at City Clerk Southards oiiice as a
board OF equalization. The members were
80 slow and late putting in nn appearance
that they transacted very little business
Edward O'Connor was elected Chairman,
after which the board instructed Mr.. South
ard to receive all complaints ia writing aud
make report Saturday night
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THE citizens association, of Chicago.
has discovered a conspiracy to rob the
county OF Il quarter OF a million OF dol
lars in taxes. A combination OF as
SCISSORS and county officials organized
for pluaeer, operated on property own
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Mr.. Huntin.ton's aIethod.
Philndelphin Press

T-HWUUtFUNtU TTtSS.
Mr.. Huntington of New York has been
solicited by King, Leopold of Belgium to Sc
cure an American interest in the Congo
railroad. That Is not in Mr.. Hunrngton's
line, Leo. Grant the Congo railroad some
money per mile ana Mr.. Huntington will Sc
cure an interest inri without delay
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

In the Office of the secretary OF state, this
morning. Business commenced Juns I, 1880,
and terminates June |, 1914. The Authorized
capital stock Of S2l, 900 was fully paid up on
the date of business commencement In-
debtedness, except for deposits, can not OK.
ceed Sli, 600 at any one time. The corpora
ton advertises general banking business.
Incorporators: w. Il. Clutches, e. ID. Jones
and o. ii, Lashley.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
1t Is Reported So.
RDsfDD rnlirier

He lies all day in June's sweet air,
Beneath her cloudless skies,
The pretty speckled trout to snare,
And then goes home and lies.
OF course he failed to land them all;
OF this he makes the most,
And those he caught were very small
Compared with those he lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
WESTERN pAoKiN G INTERESTS
The Weeks Returns Again Show
Liberal Movement

CINCINNATI, June 19.-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. Tomorrow Prlce-Current
will say: Tho weeks packing returns again
show liberal movement Of hogs in the west,
aggregatlng 2i5,OO0 handled by packers,
against 2S50O0 the preceding week, aud
$4,000 for the corresponding time last year,
making total of $3.50, 900 since March l,
against ., 40, 900 year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

ers known to be Rpproachable, and for
a stipulated foe reduced assessments in
some instances oSie-half. The gang cal
culated on realizing one hundred thou
sand dollars this year, but owing to the
fallibility of Human plans, they are
scurrying for shelter in the wilds Of
Canada
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Don't Want 1t Overdone.

huHSuS CIIU IIWGS.
While we do not fail to ask from provi
dence a continuation of refreshing showers,
we would borrow the language of the pious
old deacon, who prayed: 80 Lord, give US
rain; not such rip-snortin', thunderin'
washout as you gave us last time, but an
occasional. gentle drizzle."
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
The Burlington Extension.

The B. & M. will today resume work
on the Alliance extension of the road and
will push the line to the coal regions, Lead
vile and points in the Black Hills territory.
Yesterday car loaded with Italians was sent
to the scene of operation and 800 more of
the sons of sunny Italy will arrive from
Kansas City to-day and will be put to
work grading at once. The company ex-
pects to have the line completed to points in
Wyoming by the latter part of November
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

DENVER is to celebrate the Fourth of
July with sham battle between
regulars and militia, fireworks, street
parades, railroad excursions and the
like. Denver evidently understands
how to draw II great crowd and Omaha
might imbibe n little of Denver's in
spiration.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THE sugar trust has squeezed some
more saccharine out of its products.
Prices were advanced nine per cent last
week, total of fifty per cent since the
combine was formed. 1t is evident that
the trust has as much sand in it's craw
as in its barrels
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
A Plot for Mr.. Howells,

A Boston man has recently suffered Sc
we're blow through the death, by heart dis
ease, of a $4,000 dog. This terrible caam-
lty will probably furnish Mr.. Howells with a
plot for q novel.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

THE beginning of the end OF the no.
torious electric sugar swindle is taking
place in New York, where one of the
tricksters was found guilty of grand
larceny rs charged in the indictment.
Thore are still number of rascals con-
nected with the fraudulent scheme who
are likely to receive their just de-
serts.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

IT WILL be music in the ears OF the
people of the south part of the city to
learn that the motor company has ap-
piled to the council for permission to
begin the work Of track-laying across
the Eleventh street viaduct. The
authorities should grant the request on
condition that the road be operated this
fall,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
The Modern Choir.

"Ah therew the tenors shrek so loud
"Ah, there!' reply sopranos shrill;
"Ah, thereh roar out the basso crowd;
''Ahl there - the altos softly trll;
And then the choir together sing in one
melodlous flood
"Are there no sins to be forgiven, or washed
away in blood!
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
Iowa Items.

Keokuk will have trade celebration in
the fall
The Davenport public schools will adopt
manual training.
A bank with $4,000 capital has been Or
ganized at Durant.
Cut worms bid fair to make the Muscatine
melon crop short this year.
OF the twenty-nine people who died IN
Keokuk during May not one was married.
Salvation army excitement has sent two
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
The Cbionel is Innocent.

Rochester POst-Erpress.
Colonel Shepard came out of the Presby-
terian general assembly with flying colors.
We understand that special committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the charges that the
colonel is running newspaper completely
eXonerated hum.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20

WITH the increased water supply
turned on at the Florence settling
basins Omaha is not likely to go dry,
even though the prohibitionists' de-
mands for more water have been salts