Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 8, 1888, Page 1

- ‘THE OMAHA DALY BEE THE LONG EXPECTED LETTER Cleveland's Formal Acceptance Re- ported Ready for the Press. TO BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY. Colonel Henry W ing for the Pro- motion of Captain Bourke—The il t and the Chinese Treaty L arift nber Another Campaign Contribution. Wasmixaroy Bukeav Tie Ovana Be Fouiestn Sirr. % Wasnixeton, D. C., Sept The president’s letter of acceptance will, it is stated upon good authority to-night, be given out on next Sundey evening for Mon. day’'s newspaper, Mr. Cleveland will take no backward step on the tariff, and like in his message of last winter that subject will be the main topic discussed. The work of the democratic house in passing the Mills bill will be warmly approved. There will be a claim that the democratic policy is friendly 10 the luboring men and not to hisdisad- vantage, and civil service reform is to besus tained. All of the regularities of the party record to be smoothed out, and the letter 18 framed to be a campaign document in the strictest sense. TUE PRESIDENT, COL, HENRY AND CAPT. BOUIKE olonel Henry was at the war department and white house again to-day, commingling ‘with his friends and looking after the interest of Captain Bourke, whom he hopes to see made inspector gencral, He also called at Tur Bee burcau, Colonel Henry says th is quite a clamor for promotion at present, but that it is not probable that anything in that direction will be done until the clections over. He left this evening for ara, to attend the rifle range practi for army me In speaking about the promo tion of Captain Bourke, the president said to Colonel Henry: *I intend to appoint the officer with the best record. That has been my policy, und 1 belicve it hus done good in the army onel Henry replied: “That is all asks and it is indebted to you for reforn in making appointments,’ Coloncl tenry also spoke to the president of the cluims of Captain Roberts of the Sey enteenth infantry ut Fort Russell for the po sition of judge advocate and the president re fied that Captain Roberts had been highly spoken of by General Crook. THE PRESIDENT BEGS QUARTER, the this Atlast the democrats 1 the senate at- tempted to defeat fmmediate and final assige of the anti-Chinese bill by trying to refer it to the committce on foreign rela tions. Failing this they entered a to rcconsider the vote by whicli it was passed so that it will not go to the president several days yet—not till some time next week—and further opportu 1 be given the administration to de. turn around and get out of the hole in wh it finds atself. If Mr. Cleveland signs the bill before Ciina acts on the treaty he will commit an extraordinary bregeh of diplomacy and probably cut off all relations between the United States and the celestial empire, while if he vetoes it on account of the pending treaty he will repudiate William L. Scott, who introduced the bill in the liouse. DAKOTA MATTERS AND THE SIOUX RESERVATION. Delegate Gifford arrived here from Da- kota this evening and will remain till the end of the session. renomination in splendid humor republican majority will be largely increascd in the territory thi 1. Judge Gifford is confident that the Sioux reservation commis- sioners will succeed in their work, and says they intend to keep right along with their negotiations, naver closing for a day Gl they have the necessary number of signatures to put the treaty in force. There has not been a8 heavy immigration into Dakota this sum- mer as usual, e says, on account of the prospective opening of the Sioux reservation. Those who want to go to Dakota and Ne braska have been waiting till these lands are made available for setttiers. THE LUMBER TARTF Another special consular report, intended to reinforce and brace up some of the v points in the Mills fl bill, has just be received at the department’ of state. This one comes m Mr, Hotchkiss, the United States consul at Ottawa, Canada, und deals with the subject of lumber, the Canadian output, and the effect free laimber would upon the consumers in the United This report shows care in every sen and it was the evident intention to 1 impressive, and to have an influcnce in the fmpending cumpaign. Probubly the most striking statement made in this report by this democratic officer is the one which declares the removal of the duty imposed by the United States upon imported Tumber will not make the article any cheaper to the consumer. The statement verbutim is as follows: “There is no dispute that the Ameri manufacturer controls the making of pri In doirg this he is not influenced by the Can- adian supply in any degree. 1f the duty of #2 is removed it will not affect the American pri because it has never been a factor and W still be unfelt. No lower vrice will prevail in the United States than herotoio and no differcut net vesults will be experi- enced by the manufucturer. The Canadian, on the contrary, will lay his lumber down in the American market at § less per 1,000, aud will obtain for it the same as the American does, so that the net result to the iadian manufacturer will be a clear gain of the §2 which the American government has remitted, This additional net result to the Canadian manufacturer witl, how , be of ver f duration, he consul exp at the price of lum- ber will simply be r 82 per 1,000 feet by the Canadian’ government, which controls the entire output of lumber in that Dominion, abotition of the lum- the ican congress will be ntage to the Canadian govern. timber lunds e nlike the United States pover has disposed of its timber po at a fixed price and permitted them come into Jlie possession of private indi- iduals, the Canadian government owns the timber upon her public domain, and_ permits lumbermen to cut the logs at fixed prie averaging at present $3 per acre. This char comes under the title of a *“timber license, It will be thus seen that 4s soon asthe Amer- ican congress removes the duty from lumber the Canadian parliament will siwply raise the price for timber license to an equul amount, and therefore profit to that exteut, Of course, free lumber will greatly augment the importations into this country, and there, foge give a stimulus to Canadian labor, The profit, Lowever, according to this report, will acerue to the Canadian government, It will therefore be seen that Canada asa governmwent, can afford to contribute v largely to the democratic campaign fund, and it is safe tosay that if the Canadian parlia- ment would appropriate out of the common fund a million or 50 of dollars, the act would be approved by the public, as they expect 1o 10 profit by the maintainance in power of the democratic party. Speaking further of the abolition of the lumber duty by congress, the consul says: “Haying shown how the governments in Canada continue their controi of the timber lauds and their disposition to tax them te the utmost, I am confident that not a May pay day will pass before a public notice will issue in effect that a further increase in annual und timber dues has been made an order in_coun- eil, in sums suflicicnt to absorb the § per 1,000 into the provincial treasuries.” It bias been ed by the democrats in the house that if logs in_ the rough were per- wilted Lo come into the United States free of duty, it would have the double affect of pre- Silmalsung o sepomlling Intorost. 1 bas ng the saw-milling interes! been srgued that the saw mill yards, alon, the northern would be filled wit! which would g uire Ameri- w manufactore, e renort of He takes his defeat for s the and that therefore the ber duty by this consul explodes this theory, usually consul says por account whatever, nor do I believe that f ‘free lumber' were to prevall that any ap vreciable increase of log exports would be sven, for the logs would, to a large extent, be manufactured into luw ©ro s o) timber, W OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNI 'SEPTEMBER 8, 1888, as fa explode democratic doctrine, The Regarding the few logs shown to be ex- d to the United States, they of no er at ti, or approximately 8o, as long as lumber was admitted f, This course pre- ts very many paly advantages as tinst the experise of the transfer of the mill, “A few millowners on the shores or ad- jacent to the shores of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, having exhausted their available uld make o few spasmodic at- tempts to import logs from Canada, buta very brief attewipt to handle logs across the lakes would develop the superiority of the location nearer the timber, ~ In addition to this, by operating their mills in Canada they would find the English markets open to them, for it is in Canada that the English buyer of pine lumber always has and unde Ily will ontinue to look for his stock. This advan- tage to the manufacturer is one which will not be lost or disregarded, for the English market requires from Canada pine lumber ainly cut into ‘deal’) i volume nbout half as large as is sold to the states,” MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Manderson has returned from the cast. He goes to_Columbus, O., on Sunday the place of the as a delegate for Nebraska to the nationul encampment of the G, A. R Raymond 1. Surgart, of Towa, having passed the requi ad +d amination, has been ted to the United States naval academy k, of Chariton, Ta., has cadet at the United States , West Doint, N. Y. Peney S, Hearn, e s A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE, Minneapolis Dealers Discussing the New Wheat ding Rul MINNEAYOLIS, Minn,, Telegram to Tne Bre. ) —Reparding the stat ment that the state grain inspectors would enforce a new rule, which admits to No. 1 hard wheat from 5 to 10 per cent of frosted wheat, Inspector Clausen says there is no truth in it A prominent officer of the chamber of commerce states, however, that this rule was posted in the ins s office yesterday, and he to-day produced what pur ports to be a copy of the rule, taken from the bulletin board in Clausen’s ofiice. Wheat was shown on ch ge which, it is claimed, was inspected under the uew rule, contained frosted wheat, Secre ant, of the chambe re. sal topic in his domain f the want this ru solut 01 ap n changed proving of i, That's the W all through with this adwinistration, When we have wantc we have got just the oprosite. The thing is political all the way dow man, in I the departments, is apg d for political reasons, without r d to qualifications, ny commenced to inspeet under the new rule vesterday. It will ruin the reputation of northwestern grades in the east and foreign points.” Rodgers, the veteran grain his is a sample market and nnot be injured mate ly. It r business 1 hurt Duluth more because they must ship all their wheat, Not much is shipped from here except to millers, | don’t see who is to be benclitted will be to lower and establish a wheat.” “What influenced the change thent? “Well, we've got some fool state oficers ana some fool farmers who don’t know what they want and between them we've got a fool rule by the rule as the effect the price of graded wheat better price for sample The August Report of Board of Agr s, Kan the State 1ture. Sept. 7.—[Special Teleg to Tue I —The August report of the state board of agriculture shows that 74 per cent of the total areaof corn planted is worth harvesting. The corn yicld averages the highest in Wyandotte county, being fifty- three and a haif bushels to the a Nearly all of the counties north of the Kansas river and in the eastern part of the state report yields of forty to fifty bushels an acre, A belt of territory, from Jewell and Smith counties on the north stretching southward and bearing castward to the south line of the state with Ellsworth county as a centre, to be the worst burned district in the and the yield averages from almost a failure to six and nine bushels an acre. The yield per acre on the acreag worth ting is estimated at twenty eight bushels, and the total yield is 144,- 417,800, double that of last year, but 46,452,800 less thun that of 1584, i STUBBORN HALF BREEDS, They Create Trouble by Refusing to Pay Their Taxes. JAnESTOWS, Dk, Sept. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—When Judge Rose was at Battineau holding court he found the financial condition of Rollett county in bad shape. The refusal of the half breeds to pay taxes has caused a stringency in the county’s finances as most of the inhabitants are of that class. The commissioners have been forced to issue warrants and to dispose of bouds to obtain money enough to carry on the county government. About £17,000 of this paper 18 held by a Grand Forks firm, The indebtedne: county has passed the limit and the matter is expected to come into the court for adjustment in a short time, s tot China's Treaty R NEw Yomk, Sept. %—[Special Tel to Tur Bee)—The Herald, in an , prints the following from Washington: Yen Hoon, the Chinese minister, who was called to Peru on official business several months ago, will leave Lima on the 17th inst, for the United States. It was the “tion Conflvmed. gram ministe ori; al intention to turn to this country by way of San Francisco, where he purposed remaining brief period in ord more thoroughly to acquaint himsell with the Chiuese question on the Pacific slope. His change of plan at the last moment was in obedience toa notification n the Chinese emperor to proceed at once kest route to Washington in ty's wishes regardi Id be communi v Ba, It stated that'a confir of the rejection of the treaty was officis received at the white house from Pe du ing the mecting of the cabinct Thursday alternoon. be authoritatively — - Wrehites and Blacks at War, St. Louis, Sept, 7.—Advices from Rich- mond, Tex., are to the effect that the negroes ordered to leave Fort Beud county on count of the attempted assassination of W. H. Frost, will resist. A committee of s citizens went out to Jack and Tom Tay fifteen miles from Richmond, in a stroughold of 500 negroes, to tify them that they had ten in which toleave the cou clined to leave and defied the whites, men, armed with Winchesters, have gone out to enforce the order and matters have assumed such a serious phase that two local military compauies have been called into service, and Govercor Ross has ordered tho state rangers to Fort Bend county, - Crooked Indian El ST, Louis, Sept, in the Indian terr afresh The Chickos sulted in the return of Governor majority of fourteen. Corruption and manip- ulation of tne returns 1s charged on both sides, and the danger of an internal tribal war has become so great that Indian Agent Owens has gone to Tishowmingo, where a council is now in session, ctions. lection troubles ory have broken out RS L GRS Sl Syt A VICTIM 0 SELFISHNESS. Thurman Being Sacrificed to Grover Cleveland's Interests. A CRUEL AND HEARTLESS POLICY The Old Roman's Life Endangered to Boom a Losing Cause— Democratic Leaders Rattled, Thurman's Condition. NEW YoRK, Sept. 7.—[Special Telegram to Toe Bee.]—Judge Thurman is somewhat better to-day, but is still quite a sick man, and is anxious to go home. A policy of try- ing to raise enthusiasm for Clevelund and the democratic ticket by cruelly foreing an ambitious but rath decrepit old man of seventy-five years to go around the country and speak was denounced to-day on all sides. The democraoic lead- ers think it an egregious mistake, and one that wtll do the party more harm than good, Wise democrats want the “Old Ro- man’ to be kept quiet so as not to endanger his life. T y know that without his name on the ticket it would be one of the dreariest efforts in the world to get any enthusiasm for Cleveland. he president and Colonel Brice come in for their shure of censure for permitting Thurman to come to N feeble condition and the dangers of a trip. 1t is well-known that Mrs, strenuously opposed her husband’s a of the candidacy for the v cause she was well aware of his very condition. She protested, and so did his dren, against the cruelty of bringing )l Koman™ into political life again, ¢hen Le had repeatedly said he was too old to enter the campaign, and that he was only awaiting a final summo Their entreatics wore in vain, Somebo i to be found to strengthen the democratie ticket, and Thur- man was the man selected by the president, Four years previous the president said that he did not ma$e hun one of rs because he was too old. ame known Mrs, Thurm; becuuse she thought that he be permitted to pass the remainder of his days i quict and rest from political excite- it. This is the whole situation in a nutshell, Judge Thurman is simply being railroaded round the coun regardless of his ex- York, knowing his long ‘Thurman feeble husband would treme age and infirmitics, merely to hide the fact that the head of the ticket has no popu larity, and the result will be that the *Old Roman” will be sacrificed to boow a loosing cause. Henry J. Reinmund, a crat of Ohio, was in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue hotel to-day and remarked that it would be better for Thurman to die at home thun to kill him slowly by sending him round to address large audiences. There was not a democrat who called at the hotel this morning who was willing to admit that prominent demo. it was right to carry the old man around in such fashion. Colonel Brice, who is an active member of the hippodrome combination to carry the old man around, did not call to see Thurman until late, but he’ knew the faithful ex-Senator Barnum would be on duty, and in that he was not mistaken, He is rattled and so is Bar- num. They keenly fecl the fiasco they helped to get up lust night. They desire to have make one more effort to speak, but nt to be sure of his physical ability. ree that if he goes back without the democrats in the east will y are voting for a man whose cx- t least, is very precarious. e number of distinguished politicians called on Judge Thurman to-day, but with the exception of Thomas Nast the judge was unuble to receive them. —Telegrams and letters wishing bim a speedy recovery have been coming in from all quarters.” Mrs, Thurman sa\v some siories in the Columbus newspapers, became worried, and tele graphied, asking if she should come on. The n to her last night wasnot enough en- tirely to case her mind, and Allen W.Thurman telegraphied here to-day that his father was all right. Judge Thurman will leave the Fifth avenue hotel to-morrow evening and £o to Jersey City, whence Captain rice’s privat will take him to Newark, where he is to speak at 8 o'clock. After the meet- ing a private car will be coupled to a through train and the homeward journey begun. Thurman expressed a desire to speak to the democrats of this city before returning tothe west, but Congressman Wilkins pre- vailed upon him to save his strength for the Newark mass meeting. Harrison at Work on His Letter. INDIANATOLIS, Ind., Sept. 7.—The day with General Harrison was quiet and uneventful. The gene ve the most of his time to his correspondence, and it is presumed that he is at work ou his letter of acceptance. The state committee made no reception engage- ments for General Harrison during four days, which fact gives color to the prevailing impression that the general has settled to prepare his letter for publication, not having found the opportunity he antici- pated to engage n this work at Middle Bass. At any rate, there is excellent authority for the statement that the accounts being “sent out from here purpcrting to outline General Harrison’s letter as regards bis tariff views are without foundation. In couversation to night upon this subject the general lent the impression that there is no one who could outline what his letter will contain, Next Thursday, the 13th inst., General Har- rison will attend a reunion of his old regiment, the Seventicth Indiana, at Clay- ton, Hendricks county, where it is expected that he will address the vewerans., Heturn- ing home on the morning of the i4th, he will receive the Chicago Grand Army veterans en route to their homes from the annual en- pment at Columbus, O. On Saturday, 5th, he will receive the Irish-American b of Chicago and a_ delegation Ind. The 16th inst, is to acleghtions from Kentucky and from _Vermillion county, Ili- nois; the 19th to delegations from cundy and Iroquois countics, Illinois; the 21stto delegations from Dayton, O., and dolph county, Indiana; Scptember 26 to pecanoe veterans from Columbus, O., and county, Indiana, Septembe is set aside fora re- ception of republican elubs from Cleveland, 0., and special preparations on the part of local republicaus will be made for the enter- talumentof the Cleveland guests in return for the ovation tendered the Indianapolis club when they visited Garfield in 1520, They Don’t Want Hill, New Yowr atic mass meeting, at which about two thousand peo- ple were present, was held to-night as a pro- test nst the renomination of Governor Hill, The cheering and hissing, however, was about equally divided, Wheeler H, Peakbam presided. A remarkable address to the democratic state couvention, soon to held, was adopted, The delegates are 0 eschew David B, Hill, who is char- :d @& a man who, in his career during the past four years governor of this state, has rued the reputation of lacking every qualification for holding oftice in a self-respecting demo- cratic community.” The address in its ar- nment of the governor reminds the com- ing state convention that **Hill's nomination concerns tarif reform because the fortunes of Cleveland will be affected by confidence in be the party resulting from his nomination, and | “that he 18 not democratic because he has entered into nefarious deals with republican partisans.”” During the weeting there was #n almost riotous disturbance, the police being called from the platform to quell the trouble, Wheeler H. Peckham, Henry George and others spoke, ——— Blaine and the Campaign. New Yomrk, Sept. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The vational republican executive committee has decided not to make any engagements for Mr. Blaine to speak after he finishes the Maiue campaign until he confers with them. Mr. Blaine will come to this city some day next week to meet the national committee. It is not un- likely that a mass meeting will be held in this city before Mr. Blaine goes out of the state, at which he will be one of the speak- ers, but that will be left to the managers of the state and local cunvass, Arknansas and Prohibition. Sr. Lovts, Sept. 7.—J. L. Palmer, chair- mun of the Arkansas prohibition state execu- tive commttee, says forty counties of Ar- kansas have gone aj st license, The re- turns carried aw were from precinets which have large prohibition majorities. ——n THE SWEDISH DBAPTISTS, Merging of the § 1wburg and Mor- gan Park Institutions. Cricaco, Sept To-day's session of the central confe of the Swedish Baptist church of the United States was devoted to a discussion of the school question, and several interesting addresses on the subject were heard. Among the more important of thesc addresses was one by Rev. E. Wing itor of the Swedish jour ya Ve on “*The educational inte Rev. Christophersen Bilene, pastor of the First Swedish Baptist church of Kansas City, also spoke on the subject at length, and brief remarks were made by fifteen or twenty other delegates, Rev. D, Cates of Minneap- olis, representing the National Educational soclety, addressed the eonfercuce regarding « proposition from the seminary board of the Morgan PPark Baptist theological seminary to unite the present Baptist seminary at romsburg, Neb., with the Morgan Park institution. The Swedish institution, it wa proposed, should come into organic conne tion with the Morgan Park seminary. After a careful consideration by the conference, it unanimously voted to accept the propositions of the seminary board, providing certain de- tails were agréed upon and conditions ure ace 'pted, which will undoubtedly be done. ‘I'his does not mean an entire disorganization of the Nebraska institution, which will be continued by the denomination as a prepura- tory schiool. ed- Josten, ‘hurch.” - MI=S CO| S ESCAPADE! Another Senat Created by This Eccentric Female. New Youk, Sept. 7.—(Special Telegram to Tie Bee.) - Miss Harriet E, Coftin, the hand- some but eccentric young ress who suc ceeded 1n gaming such unenviable notoriety last spring by her infatuation for K el lew, the English actor, and her subsequent endeavor to have a little pistol practice at s expense, again takes her place before the public in a sensational role. It was she who last night whacked the millionaire mer- chant, Joseph S. Low, over the head with an umbrella and kicked his legs ina Fifth ave- nue stage and then acensed him of pushing her foot with his. Miss Cofin gave her name in the police station as Harriet E. Staffora; but her name is really Coftin. Her ccentries have caused efforts to be made by the other heirs of the Coftin estate to have her declared insave, She was declared sanc by a jury here and then fied to New Jersey to keep from further trouble, Now the heirs will redouble their efforts to place ber in an insanc asylum, SO e The London Stock Exchange. Copyright by Jaines Gordon Benett.] Loxooy, Sept. 7.—INew York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Besj—Americans opened weak n response (o the heavy clos- ing of Wall street yesterday. Little or no trade was cone except by room traders who £0ld stock on rumors of Milwaukee passing its dividend and the spread of the fever at Jacksonville. St. Pauls suffered most, being freely sold by professionals. Wall street did ot iuspire much confidence in the after- noon, although prices improved tomewhat. Grand Trung sustained a sharp recovery since the opening owing to bear covering and a 34 rise was marked. The market acted indeperdently of Americans. Mexican rails were fractionally lower on sales for securing profits, _ The great feature of the day was the sharp rise of 2 points in dia- monds on a rumor that a strong Berlin clique had been formed, headed by Hleich- roder, to purchase Debeer's house. Ll iy China Still Considering the Treaty. | Copuright 1588 Ly James Gordon Bennett.] PEexiy, Sept. 7.—[New York Herald Cable —Speeial to Tne Bee.]—After several visits to the Chinese foreign office and to the Amer- ican minister I am able to state authorita- tively that the treaty with the United States is still under consideration. It has not been rejected, as your cablegram would imply. United States Minister Denby telegraphed to Washington this morning that the treaty is still under deliberation and from the vice- roy personally T learn that the questior of 1ts rejection was deferred at the council to- day. e Texas Won't Accept the Capitol. CHicaco, Sept. 7.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A dispatch from Austin, Tex., says the state capitol board, at its final ses- sion yesterday, expressed dissatisfaction with the newly finished capitol, anddeter- mined not to accept it from the contractors, Farwell & Taylor,of Chicago. Itisclaimed that the copper roof leaks, and that several speci- fications of the contract were not carried out. Farwell & Taylor were to get 3.0 0,000 ¢ building, and These the capitol board will hold on to until things are fixed to their satisfaction. The notice has cr 1a stir, und it is probable there will be vy litigation, the East. NEW York. Sept satches from Troy, Y., report severe frosts in that section last evening, causing severe damage 10 corn and potatoes, There was a severe frost re- ported in eastern Massachusetts, injuring eranberries, corn and tomatoes, A dispatch from Bellows Falls, Vt., says that reports from all points back from the Connecticut river show a hard freeze last night, which used a large 10ss to corn crops ond gardens. The thermometer showed 24 degrees in v rious places. The ice formed to & thiel of window glass. A heavy fog protected the crops or the damage would have been beavier. ——— e Business I'roubles, New York, Sept. 7,—Charles Vogt & Co., importers of china and fancy articles, at No. 60, Murray street, and one of the oldest houses in the trade, failed to-day, the sheriff taking possession on @judgment for $30,578, The liabilities are 104,000, DENVER, Sept. 7.—The Chicago Lumber company af this city was attached to-day by Howell, Jewett & Co. of Chicago, for §113, (86, It is understood that a number of other attachments will be served on them to-mor- row. The company has 100,000 worth of lumber here and sevepal yards in Kansus. Another Trottipg Record Broken. LExixaTox, Ky., ‘Sept. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BER.|—At the Paris races yes- terday Bosque Bonita beat the world's three-year-old half-mila record a quarter of a second, trotting the fourth heatin the 2:80 class in 2:261¢ and winning the race, she g captured the first two heats in 2 :30)¢, winning from older Liorses. —_—— New Naval Cadets. roris, Md., Sept. 7.—The following nal candidates have passed their ex- amination and have been admitted as cadets to the naval academy: W. C. Dawson, Wis- counsin; Frank L. Sawyer, Illinols, and James E. McDonald, 1liincis, ST, R CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Chinese Restriction Bill Passes tho Senate. ONLY THREE VOTES AGAINST IT. An Adjournment Taken With a Pend- ing Motion to Reconsider Its rassage—The Restrice tion BilL, Senate. Wasminoroy, Sept. 7.-The president's message on the China matter was laid be the senate to-day. He merely sent a copy of two dispatches from the American minister at Pekin: One is dated September 5, and suys: “I believe that the treaty has been rejected. 1 have demanded from the foreign office posi tive information. No information hus beel received,” The other is dated September 6, and says: “Ihe treaty has been postponed for fur ther deliberations,” Mr. Mitchiell was speaking rapidly and ve- hemently on the Chinese bill when the gavel fell und the presiding officer put the ques- tion, “*Shall the bill pass{” Mr. Gorman rose to speak, but had got no further than the words, “Mr. President, in consideration of this measure,” when he was stopped by the announcement on the part of the presiding officer that debate was not in der. Unanimous consent b been given vesterday that at 1 0'clock the vote should b taken on'the question, “Shall the bill pass?” ‘I'here being some questions as to the terms of the agreement, the report in the Record was read. Mr. Gorman excused himself on the ground that he was not present when the agreement was made, and was not uware of it. He now mov that the bill and the president’s message be referred to the com- mittee on foreizn relutions. Mr. Teller—**That is contrary to the ar rangement.” ‘The Presiding OMcer—**The chair holds that the motion s in order under the rule, notwithstanding the agreement.”” The question was taken on Mr, Gorman’s motion, and resulted, 8 7, nays 19—no quorum, Messrs, Hoar, Platt and’ Gorr voted with the democrats, in the affirmativ and Berry, Payne, Turpic and Vest with the republicans, in the negati Mr. Morgan voted no, but withdrew that vote because he d not know how Mr. Evarts, with whom he was joined, would vote, In the call of the senate forty-eight senators answered to their names, and a vote was again taker, resulting in the dcfeat of Mr, Gorman's motion— yeas 19, nays 20, as—Bates, Brown, Call, Connell, Coke, Colquitt, Gornian, Grays Hampton, Hurrie, r, Joncs of Arkansas, Platt, Pugh, Re : n, Vorhees, Walthall, Wilson of —Aldrich, Berry, Cameron, Cullum, y Daws Dolph, Hiscock, Jones of Ne Payne, g . Stewart, Stockbridg Vest, Wilson of low The question was then taken on the of the bill, and the result was—y X 3. Negatlve votes were given by Messrs, Brown, Hoar and Wilson of lowa. Mr. Sherman did not vote at all, Mr. Blair asked the presiding officer whether a motion 10 reconsider the vote was in order, and on being informed that it was, he submitted that motion. He said that if it were reconsidered he would move an amends: ment to the bill, providing that the act shall not take effect until the expiration of sixty days after its passage unless- the pending treaty shall be rejected by China within that time, but to take effect immediately on such rejection, r. Gorman referred to his motion to com- mit the bill, and he said that he had made that motion in consideration that the bill haa come before the scnate, without doubt. under misapprenension, Mr. Plumb—*Created by whom " Mr. Gorman—*The senator from Kansas wiil pardon me. There is not any auestion about it. Everybody understands it. While this meas was under consideration herc and where there was a belief that the treaty recently stiated had been rejected by China. Now the senate is informed of- ficially that the belief has no foundation. I made the motion which Idid because I be- lieved that the senate owes to itself and to the country to have the matter considered by the committee on foreign relations, - Such action as we have just ta ought not to have been taken, and 1f proposed to take such action in regard to a great nation the bill would not have received half a dozen votes. We all understand the pressure on both sides in the great contest between the two political parties, 1 concur with the senator from Ohio (Sherman), the leader on his side, that this matter is above politics; that it is above presidential elcc- tions, and that it ought not to be passed in this indecent haste. I am delighted that the senator from New Hampshire has made a motion to reconsider, and has given notice of an amendment which he proposes to offer, It only demonstrates that we have acted in great haste, and that the matter should have becn considered by a committee of this body in the light of information which the presi- dent has given us. 1 hope that the motlon will prevail. I haveno doubtthat the amend- ment of the senator¥rom New Hampshire is well considered by himself, but it is too im- portant to have it voted on immediately in the senate. I give notice, and ask the nator from New Hampshire to co-operate with me, that if the motion to reconsider be carried I shall again move to commit the bill to the committee on foreign relations, with the message from the president,” Mr. Stewart opposed the motion to recon- sider, and said the more he read Denby's dispatches the more he felt that the bill was proper. Mr. Blair advocated his motion. gued that the treaty would, China, afford all the rem was desigued to give. U 1 pur- pase of th 1 was to destroy the treaty, a delay of sixty davs ought to be satisfactor; to cverybody. S0 far as was known the Chinese government was acting in good faith, The United States senate had taken more time in considering the treaty than the Chinese roment had taken. He was op- posed, however, to Mr. Gormun’s proposition to commit the bill, and would regard that a jugeling with the matter, but he believed hat this Christian power, as it 1 itself, might delay the operation of the bill two months for the sake of saving its reputation. At the close of the discussion Mr. Teller moved to lay on the table Mr. Blair's motion to reconsider. A votewas taken aud resulted —yeas 23, nays 11; no quorum. A call of the senate having shown the presence of fort four senators, Mr. Jones of Arkausas moved to adjourn. Mr. Blair--As the vote just taken is clearly indicative of the will of the senate, I do not want to delay action, and 1 therefore beg to withdraw my motion to reconsider, Mr. Sherman—I object, A vote was taken on a motion to adjourn, and it was defeated —yeas 19, nays 22, A vote taken the second and third times on the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider, but each time there was a lack of a quorum, several senators tak- ing advantage of their being paired to refrain from voting. Finally the friends of the bill realized the uselessuess of further attempts to end the matter, and the senate adjourned till Monday, leaving the bill passed, but a motion to reconsider its passage vending. 4 i House, WasmINGTON, Scpt. 7.—Mr. Nutting of New York during a speech in the house to- day asked why it was that the president,dur- ing the four years of his administration, and especially during the past eighteen months, had made no attempt to stop the mfraction of rights of the American people. The Ameri- India He ar- it ratified by 1y which the bi can government was to blame for the present difficulties. It had relied upon English honor when the history of nations would show that it was not safe to place reliance on Fuglish promises, 1f the Mills bill should become a NUMBER 86 law England would have accomplished by her diplomacy and her influence in this coun- try what she bad been unable to accomplish by the sword. N Mr. Romeis of Ohio called attention to the fact that off the mouth of the Detroit river the American government had extended the channel at & cost of thousands of dollars, That channel was in Canadian territory and might be closed up by the Canadian author: ities, Mr. Hooker answered the charge that the president had been direlict in not exercis- ing the powers conferred upon him by the act of 1587 prior to that date, and said that at the very time of the passage of the act the United States had been endeavoring to enter into negotiations with Great Britain to settle tho question of what are the rights of Amer- 1can citiz In all probability it was for this reason that the president had not e cised hig powvr, and for the further r that under the act ot 1557 the p ation was limi! to the exclusion of C dian vessels from United States ports, und did not extend to restraining the shipment of goods in boud across American territor Mr. Cannon of Ilinois referred to the fa that Mr. Scott’s specch had not been pub- lished in the Record, and he was surprised at this, because he said that the gentleman had stuck us closcly to his maruscript as, to usea homely western phrase, a sick kitten to her dam. The gentleman from Pennsyl vania, the leader and dictator ‘of the democratic party, had during the past week towered above rybody, with Breckenridges, Mc sand Crisps sing ing low. He had great respeet for the gen- tieman, Everybody respected the man, cs pecially when he possessed — $20,000,000, which it wis whispered would be 'poured like water in_ Pennsylvapia. The adminis- tration had adopted a Chinese poliey und wus trying to frighten Canada by beating gongs. ‘The president already gong, but said: I am going ness; give me another hamme The president might sc koew? Oh, fora man in the presidential chair who would issue a proclamation 1o morrow stopping the shipment of Canadian fish into the United States. In forty-cight hours the whole question would be solved, The knees of the democrats shook as aid those of Belshazzer. reat chief saw written on the walls, . mene, tekel up harsin,” and he turned around under the ma- nipulation of the great gentleman from Penn svlvania and sent i this re tion messupe, Thank God, this was a day of newpapers and had & big to this busi [Laughter. ] nada: who Lo school houses, and gentlemen might as well try to dip the Atlantic dry with & 8poon as to fool the loyal musses of this country by any such cla Mr. of Tennessce—Are ote for this clap-trap. - Cannon—As 1 said before, when it is going to be a Chinese policy of terrifying en cmics by the beating of g er than by usin s of the substance that is our hands, 1 guess it is patriotic to give the presiden v hammer. clson of Minneso ) of t ty of 18Tl abrogated, and he took dir president on this point Mr. Seyni f Mich said norf 18 interested in short and cheap lines of trafic. p extension of power re quested by the president wopld, if given, re sult 1 prohibition by Canadh of the nsit of Awerican goods thro would not benefit the damage the northwes! you argued that arti- had never been ctissue with the 1d Canada mutually It would seem that the iedy for the coin: phaint with regard to the fisheries might b found without jeopardizing the intercsts of the northwest. The debate was further Messrs. Adams of 1llinos, White of Indiana, Kerr of lowa and Post of Illinois, and it was agreed that a vote on the bili should be taken at 4 p. m. to-morrow and that the house take a recess, m‘i evening N-mnnbtol be for con sideration of private pension bills, G Home At ita oveming ‘session ymase b thirty-two private pension bills and at 10:30 adjourned until to-morrow. b fss Dol MAXWELL'S GRAVE, An Attempt to Desecrate it Result in Some Strange Developments. ST. Lotis, Sept. 7.—An evening paper says that an attempt to steal the body of Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, executed August 10 for the murder of C. Arthur Preiler, hus created quite a sensation here and developed some strange facts. Ata very early hour yesterduy morning a pistol shot in Calvary cemete tracted the attention of a huck- ster named Peter Reitz, coming to the city with a load of truck, and a few minutes later a closed vehicle passed him on the road, the team being on a gallop. Following the team continued by me a mah named John Sheveln, who ex- citedly informed Reitz that the occupants of the fleeing vehicle had made an attempt to steal the body of the murderer Maxwell, e case attracted such worldwide atten- Investigation developed the fact that paid lady o guard He was on duty tercd the cemetery and of the little chloro. d his pistol and the of them has yet been found. They left g shovel and a rope av the grave side. An effort will be made to learn ‘who the woman is who pays so liberally for guarding Maxwell's grave. - - AN ANARCHISTIC MISSILE. Another Bomb Found in a Chicago Mercantile Establishment. Cricaco, Sept. bomb was found this afternoon by men working at George 1, Kimball's glass establishmeut at the corner of Wabash avenue and Congress strect, The men were engaged in moving some empty packing cases which for a week have becn Iying nst the building on the Congress street side. As they cl d away boxes to the wall, what appeared to be a piece rolled out and was picked up by en. It was found to be a gas bout seven inches long ne end was plug tion. Shevelin had been employed and well by an unknown but beautiful Maxwell's grave at night. when thr sturted foi al inch in dia brass, in w the of tents of 4 : missile W was taken to police Leu turnad over to Iuspector B greatest secrecy maintained in re toit. The find 1way prove an important ¢ weck ago arevolver was found al boxes in the same | -~ REIGHT A< Adopt a System w THE GENER They of Minimum ghts on Cattle, Cricace pt. 7.—The gencral fr agents of the western, northwestern and southwestern roads met today at the office of Chairman Faithorn to consider the question of rates and minimum weights to apply on live stock shipments under the weighing system, which goes into effect October 1. It was agreed to recommend to the general managers the application of the following minimum weights on cattle invari- ous sized cars: On cars thirty feet in length and under, 20,000 pound; cars over thirty feet and not excecding thirty-two and o half feet, 22,000 pounds; cars over thirty-two aud one-half feet, 24,000 pounds. No change was made in the present minimums as applic to hogs. ‘the matter of establishing rates per hundred was postponed unti! next Thurs- day aud a conference on the subject will be held with the general manugers io the mean- time. ght The Revision Comipleted. Cuicaco, Sept. 7.—The general passenger agents ot the lines in the western states’ pas- senger assoclation completed to-day their re- vision of the rules which are intended to gov- ern under the new agreement, and Chairman Abbott has called a meeting of the general managers of the associated roads, to be held pext Wednesday, to consider such rules as the passenger agents failed to agree upon, 'Aé‘l::z:abefab:hmore l;lhpomnt !lld‘l are lh\‘lil ¢ general wanagers for cousid- sideration, 3 NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. Bold Attempt to Wreck a Train Near Ulysses. THE PLOT DISCOVERED IN TIME, The Fatal Quarrel of Farmers Near Bassett--Senator Keckley Renom- inated—Breaking Camp at Wa- hoo—=Gates College Opens, Fatrbury's Boss Militiamen. Warnoo, Neb,, Sept. 7.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bre)—In the competitive drill for the governor s challenge cup, Company D of Fairbury, which distinguished itself so nobly by being the first on the fleld of battle Tuesday night, won the cup over seven com- peting companies, and was the only one who completed the entire_programme, The con- came off on the Wahoo fair grounds, and attracted an immense crowd of peopl On the arrival of the company back in camp they received an ovation, the entire nd regiment taking part in the demonstration, every one cheering himself hoarse. In the evenin the and were s Second regiment band and later by the First boys of D kept open hous the Wahoo band, the ~ mpany naded by regiment band, The Edward Creighton guards cailed in a body und extended an in- vitation to company 1) to dine with thetn to- day. The ofiicers and men of company D are the lions of the camp, The officers of the company are Captain C. J. Bilk, First Lieu- tenant George E. Jenkins and Second Lieu- tent John Heasby. Fatal Quarrel of Farmers. Stvanr, Neb, Sept. 7.—[Special to Tne Ber.)—The particulars of the murder of Dick Rouc assett, by Andrew Lowe, on Monduy last, are as follows: Last win- ter Roach had charge of a farm belonging to Lowe near Long Pine, on which there were some cattl During the great blizzard of v 1 al of them perished. Lowe claimed compensation for this loss and when Roach left, ref belonging to Jan ained a mow him. Roach wentto Lowe's farm during tho night and took the macline to the farm of a man name Philbrick, where he was working. ‘The next morning Lowe came to Philbrick’s farm with his son and attempted to take the mower back. Roach protested drew his iver on young Lowe, who n with an ax. The elder ping up behind his son with a pis- Roach returned the five without d fell mortally wounded. Both the e in jail. ’ Senator Keckley Renominated. 1k, Neb, Sept. 7.—[Special Telegram to wur Bre 'he republican senatorial con- vention for the Twenty-fourth district was held ut Faivmount this afternoon, The names of Senator Charles R. Keckley, of York county, and P. S, Real, of Fillmore county, were presented. Keckley received a ma- jority of the votes cast and was declared the nominee of the convention. Keckley is an unusually strong man, He did most ex- ecllent work in the last senate, and is the une qualified choice of the entire county, Lincoln County Democrats. Nowr Prati b., Sept. 7.—[Special Telcgram to Tk Bre.]—The Lincoln County Cieveland club met at the court house this even A committce of three was ap- pointed to arranga with, the republican club for a joint discussion on_the tariff question. Able specches were made by F. E. Bullard, George T, Snelling and Hon. Joln Tracy. A flambeau club of thirty members was or- d after the adjournment of the meets ing. SRS Attempted to Wreek the Train. vsses, Neb., Sept. 7.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Ber]—An attempt was made to wreck the north bound passenger this evene ingamile anda half northof Garrison, 8 small station on the Atchison & Nebraska, by placing a tie on the track in s A manner as would bave ditched the train. 'This was frus- trated by the freight south running ahead of time and discovering the obstruction. The object is unknown. mp at Wahoo. y [Special Telegram ek, | —To-day is the last day of the National guards in camp. They will break 1p in the morning. The encampment has been a success and a schooling for the militia, he people of Wahoo have enjoyed and profited by the encampment, pt Gates College Opens. Nevan, Neb., Sept. [Special to Tue Be.) The fall session of Gates cole® lege began this week with an enrollment of forty-five students. The college is ou a better financial basis than hitherto, and will une doubtedly rank with the best colleges in the west, Given a Reception, VarexTing, Neb,, Sept. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.) H. Cornell, who was nominated for state senator of this district returned home to-night and was given a big reception by the republican club here. Mr, Cornell thanked the a short specch and was enthusiastical red. —~—~——— YELLOW FEVER. The Disease Make Jts Appearance in Baker C¢ ty, Florida, Wasnixaron, Sept. 7.—The following tele- received this afternoon: cpt. 7.—To Surgeon ton: Our special low fever at 1 one death and Marridna vhole of Bakee count ample the u right. and this o asures Lester Wall New YOrE, Sept. @ body of Lester Wallack has been embalmed end will remain b when in tl re Le expired until Spne day, it will be removed to parlor, where brief funcral seryicas. will conducted, Monday morning t w rought to this city from 1 ral services will ‘be held fa * hurch Around the Corner” the samaé forenoon, e L The Grant Monument, ¥ 87, Louis, Sept. 7.—The shaft and bronse figure of the Grant monument in tois olig = were placed in position to-d4y and cemented, § after which the frame was velled, The new W monument will be unveiled with upzm ceremonies lator on. A mevement is now ¥ 100t 10 erect & similar morument 10 the & b’ General Sheridan in the block wunm i the Grant monument stauds, om street. - . Say They Haven't Heard, WasHINGTON, Sept, 7.—The department of state bas received no information fn to the reportea riotous demonstrations dm China and an attack on the American ofe ficial residence at Canton. The has received nothing further in the reported rejection of the Chisese since the dispatch from Ministep Wednesday. — Canada Fines the Gladiator, Orrawa, Ont, Sept. 7.-The customs 3 partment bas decided to enforce & fing A $400 against the American schoo! seized by the gunuhn custol while towing in i wmn.u