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A gh&t&y hL was raprUd by the
confeotor < * imrmMiger team Xo. 2 , just
n xtk of tike Pkttte river bridge at
PiatisMOHtk , on tiie Bwrfiegton & 3Iis-
- Eoari tracks. Tke kea bss trunk of a
ytn-n was difoOt > Tced , completely cut in
tire. From i s4 > ers in tke clothing it is
presnmed tkftt tike body ia that of a
brakeman wined Sullivan. The head
could aowhere be found.
Holdrejje witaeeeed quite a fpraln
fight bt week. Tke grain merchants
were not p&yi g : as much for grain as
other adjoiiiiHir towns , ia consequence
of witick tike Meiekaate' stock company
was organized throegh the board of
trade.
- ' , A brakemaa tried to eject a tramp
' from a freight train at Bavenna the
H other day , bat tke latter drew a knife ,
H indicted n urrlywoiind on the railroad
H man's neck , and then made his escape.
H liduiht prowlers in the shape oi
H Bneak thieves are giving peaceable cit-
H izens of Beatrice much concern of late.
H An accidental shooting occurred
H near Dori > , in Logan county , about
H > twenty-five miles north of North Platte ,
H ontheSit A man.named Downing , car-
H rying n musket , attempted to cross the
H South Lonp river on afoot-log. "Wli' n
H aearlr across he lost his balance and in
H his fall tiie sua "was discharged , the ball
H entering just below liis eyeiandtearing
l | off the top ( .f his head. He recently-
B -jfc eame from Kansas to Logan county ; ,
Joseph A. H 1I , principal of the.
I Jackson schoola as arrested last • weels
I for punishing one of Dr. Brewers' child-
I ren. t
I The Lincoln Journal is authority
I for the statement that Captain Ashby
I has refnsed an _ offer of § 5,000 made the
I other day by Kesterson , of Fairhury ,
I for his horse Chitwood.
The Louisville Observer says that
I Mr. Cutforth , of that place , brought [
I home with him from Illinois a rare old
I relic in the form of a book. The book
I "was formerly the property of Mr. Cut-
I forth's great-grandfather , i3 one hun-
dred and fifty years old , and yet is in a
I perfect state of preservation. Title ,
"The English Traveler. " It goes with-
out saying that he treasures it very
I bierhlv.
I The late Bev. James Freeman Clarke
I left an estate valued at about $30,000.
I Dodge county's fairwas held las !
I -week. It "was a fine exhibit and well at-
I tended.
I The Orleans Press says that Tom
I Bnssell oxhibitod big corn at the fair ,
I that husks ont 87 bushels to the acre by
I measurement. It don t seem to be much
I of a year for corn in Nebraska.
I Printers and otners connected with
I the Omaha Herald lastweek made up a
I purse of S145 for the benefit of yellow
I fever sufferers.
I Elmer E. , son of Dr. N. Spaulding
I Smithwho -was in Nebraska City some
" two months ago with a concert troupe ,
advertising his so-called Indian reine-
dieswas arrested last week on a warrant
M sworn out by a Nebraska City gir
named D ini Williams on a charge oi
bastardy. The girl finding the condi-
- . tionshewas in followed the Smith s tc
L. Falls Citv , where the young man was
r taken in custody , and is now held in the
ua of S1.000.
H Hie report of the commandant ol
H the soldiers * and sailors' home show *
H that the institution has twenty-five in-
H sates , all of whoc are in good health
aath a single excepticL From five to
eeventeen employes find a place on the
state's pay roll , almost an attendant foi
each one of the inmates , and each one
draws from $1.50 to $4 per day for the
© iewuxablo work he performs.
Attae First district coagre HeHl
! * * Hr&tii held in Nebraaka City J.
j Ntorfiaj ; 3Iojrtoo , o Nebraak * City , vm
; * ri Jtttil for congress.
General Brubin , who was to have
! 45reaae l the Dawea county veterans at
tiauir camp fire at Crawford , was nnablo
: to attend , as ho has not recovered from
: his cecent stroke of paralysis.
Vigilantes in Blaine county are after
* fkrsier named L. Batter , living near
Ha-wley FUta , and have sent him the
I foifoKssg warning : * * Frieud , yon are
' aoti * d br tho e presences , ami. L con-
jttre yoa by the. Jiving ( iod. Not To
TrtMekie. yonrself About ConTestiug or
earning to W Go u tea ted. Laudn. in.
tohjc Oonntry or. Tho vtgeleut Comity
vM wait & you in full Force. "We De
fend tke Kicuta oF Man.
Vigujxt Courcr. "
Jofca Jensen , of Nebraska City , was
hsM up. and relieved of watch , pocket-
fsook aid several other valuable articles.
N kras.ka City now put3 her popu-
* atl 000.
* * * prottoees having a butter
um ! • > < * * laetory in operation within
Mcaety bys.
PnblM and privata building opera-
tfoua are now being hurried forward in
alt directions ia view of the near ap-
tftmuth of cold weather.
Sneak thieves called on P. McEvoy
im. Eikksrn last weok and carried off
* > kl wutahoH and j welry valued at $300
au BUftuiuUmt of the viuit.
r nm rtis citizens of Jancoln ,
Ow ka and other towns attended the
fwaaral © 2 Dr. Livingston at Platts-
rae picnic and reunion of old set-
tlara of the Logan valley , held near
Sorikner , . was attended by fifteen hun
dred people.
There is a proposition on foot at
Baafcritte that the ministers and news-
! ofNr men play a game of base ball , the
fHt at > ki to go to the yellow fever suf-
ftHWSB.
ftHWSB.J.
J. Sterling Morton , the democratic
rntmmtf * for cofigress in the First dis
trict , dlrv > ied the citizens of Omaha
ou * W eirmmt : of tke lfct. There was a
fowfhfck * Atmoutitnitiou in his honor.
W. B. J * i3t a prominent citizen
Mfal ooe + 1 tk # okle t settlers of Otoe
9nuaky , wai r H over by the north
umid Xuwoari Pactiic passenger train
at N krtuku City ku t week and instantly
kfiWd. He was on his farm adjoining
6k # eky or the south and observing the
fcraiii approaching he endeavored to
k ve a cow from the truck and was
srwek by the engine , which was round-
> g a curve , before he could get out of
its way. No blame is attached to the
railroad company. Mr. Hail was sev
enty-eight years of age.
Articles of incorporation were filed
lost week in the oflice of the secretary
of state by the Farmers' Lumber com
pany , of Blue HilL The incorporators
are O. C. Koehler , John S. Hoover ,
LonLs Schumann , H. S. Koehler , Fred
Gund , Louis Hoebel , Matthias Hettin
ger and Henry Gund. Capital. S20.000.
Miss Weigert , or Grand Island , re
ported severely burned several days asro ,
died from her injuries.
Twenty-four years ago last Thurs
day , says the Tecnmseh Republican ,
Jmlge Wilson made his homestead en
try. He still owns the land , and after
careful searching the records the judge
says he believe * , his farm is the only one
now owned in Johnson county by the
per ? < u who wade the original entry.
The Omaha Herald says the presence
of President Adams seems to be causing
cou&iderable conjecture among the Un
ion Pacific force. It is echoed in the
halls of the headquarters building that
he proposes to revolutionize things gen
erally , although the foundation for such
an opinion is certainly meagre and is
bused solely on the fact that Mr. Adams
is at present looking into the details of
the service. An examination of the pay
rolls Momhiy wsis so thoroughly made
that it delayed payment of salaries for
nearly twelve hours. It is said the rela
tions of Superintendent Blickensdorfer
and General Superteudeut Dickenson
have not been the most pleasant , and
leave room for the suspicion that a
change will be made ia the oflice of the
former.
For the six months ending October
1st , Swift & Co. of South Omaha , slaugh
tered 41,000 beeves , 1,000 calves and 15 , -
000 sheep.
% Thecomitj' commissioners of Doug
las county-propose buying a poor farm
if authorized so to do by a vote of the
people at the coming election.
At the fourth annual fair of Lincoln
county last week the display was the
largest and grandest in the history ol
the/countv.
tJov. Thayer has written an open
letter challenging John A. McShane to
a joint discussion of the questions now
at issue between the two parties , state
and national.
Robert Russell , who has been an em
ploye at Armour's packinghouse in Chi
cago " for the post ten years , is to bo
transferred to the branch house in South
Omah. Mr. Russell stands high in the
opinion of his associates , who made him
a present of a fine gold watch and chain
valued at 8200.
Omaha and Council Bluffs , on the
occasion of the opening of the new
bridge betweenthe two cities , propose
having a huere jollification. Prominent
speakers will bo pressent , and there will
be music , fireworks and a grand trades'
display.
The news of the appointment of
Lieutenaut T. W. Griffith as military in
structor iu the state university is re
ceived with enthusiasm by the students
who have maintained their drill alone
thus far. A reception will be given to
Lieutenant Griffith on his arrival.
Tecuniseh has had some sensations
recently among society folks , and a
prominent physician has left for parts
unknown. A would-be prominentj-oung
blood has also gone astray and perhaps
to Canada. There were women in the
case. Some more developments of the
same kind are promised the community
at a recent date.
The state conference of the Univer
salis church of Nebraska will be held in
Lincoln , Saturday and Sunday , October
13 and 14. Among the speakers from
abroad are Rev. Mr. Shinuerof Deeritisr ,
Me. , and Mrs. Mary DeLoug of Chicago.
James Turtle , an Omaha mail car
rier , is in jail for robbing letters. A de
tective hunted him down , finding in his
room a hu-je pile of letters from which
he had taken money.
A Tobias dispatch says : S. S. Atkin
son , a drayman of Daykin , seven miles
south of here , was shot and killed by
Patrick Sheil , a saloonkeeper of that
place , this afternoon. Sheil was drink-
in" and shooting off his revolver when
Atkinson told him to bo careful or he
would shoot some one. Sheil replied ,
with an oath , "I will shoot you , " and
fired , the ball eutcring Atkinson's left
breast , causing instant death. Sheil
'ave himself up. Great excitement pre
vailed. The deceased leaves n wife and
sevend children.
Georgo Washington is n desertoi
from tho ranks of tho Ninth .cavalry nl
Fort Robin soil
Tu tho Douglas county diatriobcourt
last week Francis M. Offiner , on trial
for the murder of John Ryan , was ao-
uuilted.
A S5.000 grist mill will bo built nt
Clarkson.
Tho David City driving club offer
premiums at their Octobor meeting that
it is thoiuht will bring a large field of
good honu-s.
Tuo merchants of iS'owman tfrovo ,
according to the Now Era , are doing a
runhtuir > tusitu > K < i
Sam Rlack , of Norden , has just
taken to himself a wife after twenty
years of courtship through tho mails.
With improvements now in progress
and soon to be made , tho Omaha water
works plant will cost § 1.000.000.
When tho now bridge between
Council Bluffs and Omaha is completed
IHitlestriuus can crobs tho structure for
five cents.
The penitentiary last week received
an accession of seven criminals sen
tenced by Judge Groffto terms ranging
from two to ten 3ears.
LEVI P. MORTON APPEARS IN PRINT.
/ / / Letlff Accepting the Republican Ifom-
imilioiL far Vice 1're.ihlrnt.
The following is L vi P. Morton's let
ter accepting tho nomination for vice
president :
To the Hon. M. M. Esteo and others ,
committee Gentlemen : In making a
formal acceptance of my nomination as
the republican candidate for the vice-
presidency , I desire to express m } '
grateful appreciation of the confidence
reposed in me by tho convention.
Tho duties devolving upou the vice-
president as presiding officer of the sen
ate , and in certain contingencies a par
ticipant in the legislation of congress ,
make it proper that the peoplo should
know distinctly and unreservedly the
political views of tho candidate who may
bo presented for their suffrages. It for
tunately happens that this duty for my
self is easily discharged b } ' referring to
the principles involved in tho resolu
tions unanimously adopted by tho na
tional convention. These resolutions ,
unequivocal and comprehensive in char
acter , reflect my personal conviction
aud have my hearty approval. It is
difficult , however , in a political cam
paign to fit popular attention on moro
thau one issue , and in tho pending elec
tion every voter in the United State3
clearly sees that thecontrollingquestion
is whether tho protective tariff duties
now in force shall be so reduced as to
destroy their efficiency , or whether these
duties shall be retained with such modi
fications and adjustments as shall better
adapt them to the great end of protect
ing the vast and important industries of
the whole country.
Tho republican platform , while recog
nizing the necessity of reducing the rev
enue , declares that this reduction must
not be made at the expense of these in
dustries and of American labor. The
American people have now enjoyed a
protective fystem for a longer continu
ous period ihan ever before in the his
tory of the national government. Tho
result is that for more than a quarter of
a century thehave realized a degree
of industrial and financial prosperity
unprecedented in this country and
never equalled in any other. The press
ing reason given for once again hying
the old experiment of a revenue tariff
without protection as a motive or end is
that the present tarill has produced ,
and is producing , a surplus in tho treas
ury , but it is not easily within tho wis
dom of congress to adjust tho income to
the national expenditure without sacri
ficing or even imperilling the industrial
S3stem which has brought untold ad
vantages to the country.
Admitting that the present tariff , by
the . lapse of time and large expausion oi
trade which it has stimulated , needs re
vision , is it not wiser and more patriotic
to revise it with a careful regard to the
interests of protection than with the
purpose of lessening its protective fea
tures ? These are some of the questions
which must be answered at the national
polls in November. For myself , as a cit
izen and as a candidate , I do not hesi
tate to declare that from long observa
tion I am an unfaltering friend of the
protective system. In a business life
now extending for over fort3' 3Tears 1
have witnessed and compared the effect
upon the countiy of a revenue tarill
tending to free trade with a protective
tariff encouraging home industries. Un
der the former the development of the
country has alwa3s been arrested , while
under the latter it has uniformly been
promoted. To men who earn theii
bread 1)3' the sweat of their brows the
difference between the two S3'stems is
that of narrowing the chances on one
hand and expending opportunities on
the other. Freo trade _ would open
America to competition with the whole
world. Protection reserves America foi
Americans , native and adopted.
Tho industrial s .ystem of the country
is as sensitive as its public credit. A
hostile movement creates distrust on the
public mind , and confidence , tho 011I3 *
basis of successful trade , becomes im
paired. New enterprises wither in the
bud ; capital grows timid , the field of
labor is contracted , and the pressure for
emploj'meut immediately reduces the
wanes of all workingmeu.
Wth the views of the convention so
frnnkhexpressed in its resolutions upon
all other questions of public interest I
find ni3'self in hearty accord. In rela
tion to silver and its important bearing
upon national currency , as well as its
connection with and influence on the
prosperitj * of large sections of our
common country ; in its advocacy of a
judicious settlement of the public lands
polioin ; urging the necessity for better
coast defenses and the duty we owe to
the shipping interests of the country ,
the plat form but repeats the approved
principles of the republican party. The
republican platform proposes a distinctive
American polic3 * ; not one of narrowness
and bigotry , but one broad and philan
thropic polic3 * that best helps the whole
world l\y the example of a great , grow
ing and powerful nation , founded upon
the equality of every man before tho
law.
law.It
It is for the American peoplo to de
velop and cultivate the continent to
which , in the providence of God , they
have fallen heirs. The.v v should adopt a
policy * which looks steadiby to this great
end. "With no narrowness toward other
people , but rather in the highest inter
est of all , the .v should find under their
own flag a field of limitless advancement
in the direction of the improvement ,
prosperit3' , and happiness of man.
Yer3r respectful ' j'ours ,
Levi P. Mobton\
Yel/ow Fever al Rockford , III.
A special from Rockford , HI. , says
Mrs. Lizzie DeWolf Prince died at the
pest house of j'ellow fever. She came
there a few da3s ago from Decatur , Ala
bama , where her husband died after a
sickness of thirty-six hours of the fever.
Ever3 possible precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
James G. Blaine is said tc have been
paid at the rate of $1.50 per line for Ins
article on "The President's Error" in
the American Magazine.
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SENATE AND HOUSE OF'REPRESENTATIVES
A Synopsis of I'roeeedlnysin flin Septula and
House of IteproaenlatlveB *
Sekate In the senate on tho 1st the
president's mossage announcing his ap
proval of the Chinese exclusion bill was
received and read at length. Afor a
brief debate on the motion-of Shorman
tho message was referred Ho tho com
mittee on foreign relations. Halo offor-
e < 7 a resolution reciting tho circular of
General Bouet direcifng tho discharge
of republican " emplo3'es from United
States arsenals , stating thab under it
honorably discharged soldiers of tho
union army and widows and daughters
of soldiers had been discharged , and di
recting tho secretary of war to transmit
to the senato forthwith full information
aa to such'order , stating fully whether
the necessities of the department re
quired that the order should bo issued ,
and why an order issued on public busi
ness should bo marked "confidential. "
Tho resolutions wont over.
House In thohouse on the 1st a
number of bills were introduced , but ac
tion on a few bills which were called up
wob prevented by the point of "no quo
rum" being raised. After fruitless at
tempts to transact business the house at
2:25 ndiourned.
Senate. In tho senate on tho 2d the
resolution offered by Mr. Call on Sep
tember 27th , instructing the committee
ou epidemic diseases to consider and re
port before the adjournment of this ses
sion of congress additional legislation
to prevent the importation of contagious
or infectious diseases from foreign conn-
tries on the coast and boundaries of tho
United States was taken up , and Mr.
Call proceeded to speak upon it. It was
' referred to the committee
finall3' on epi
demic diseases. Tlio conference report
on tho deficiency bill was presented b3'
Mr. Hale and explained b3' him. There
were four matters , ho said , on which
agreement had not been reached. One
was the item to pay the widow of the late
Chief Justico Waite the balance of tho
.year's salary , tho house conferees insist
ing that there was no precedent for it.
Another was tho item to pa\r a3'ear's
salaiy to the widow of tho internal reve
nue official who remained at his post in
Florida and died there of 3'ellow fever.
Another was a proposition to extend the
land laws to No Man's land , and another
was an appropriation for the industrial
christian home of Utah Territory. The
conference report was agreed to and the .
senato insisted on its disagreement to
the items. Tho conference report on
tho joint resolution to aid the sufferers
from 3'ellow fever was presented and
agreed to , after some explanations b3 *
Mr. Edmunds. ,
House In the house on tho 2d the
senato bill to allow persons who have
abandoned or relinquished their home
stead entries to make other entries was
called up for consideration. An amend
ment wns adopted providing that when
ever it shall be made to appear to the
register of an .y land office that an .y set
tler on the public domain is unable , 1 > 3'
reason of drought or other unavoidable
casualty , to secure support for himself ,
the register 11103 * grant such settler leave
of absence from the claim for a period
not exceeding ono 3Tear. An amend
ment providing that all public lands des
ignated as double minimum pre-emption
hinds shall bo reduced to a uniform rate
of $1.25 per acre , was adopted. An
amendment providing that .1113' home
stead settler who has entered less than a
quarter section may enter additional
land contiguous to the original entry ,
which , with such entiy , shall not exceed
100 acres , wns adopted , and the bill as
amended was passed.
Senate. In the senate on the 3d , Mr.
Allison , from the committee ou finance ,
reported back the house tariff bill with
an amendment in the nature of a substi
tute. It was placed on the calendar and
ordered printed. He said that the ma
jority and minorit3' reports to accompa-
nj' the bill would be filed to-morrow or
Friday , * and gave notice that he would
call up the bill for consideration Mon-
d.i3' . After Mr. Allison had introduced
the tariff bill he said that he would call
it up on Mondtt3' next. Unanimous con
sent was given to Mr. Sherman , and he
addressed the senate on the bill as re
ported. In doing so he complimented
the sub-committee on the work done and
severely criticised tho house bill. The
senate then resumed consideration of
Mr. Hale's resolution of Monday , calling
on the secretaiy of war for an explana
tion of General Bennet's order as to the
discharge of republican emplo3'es in the
United States armories and arsenals.
Senate. In the senate on the 4th ,
among the bills reported from the com
mittees and placed on tho calendar
were : Senate bill , to authorize tho sale
of timber on certain lands reserved for
the use of the Chippewa Indians in Wis
consin and Minnesota. Senate bills ,
regulating the allotment of lands in sev-
eralty to fndians. The senate bill re
lating to the classification of postoffices ,
and amendatory of the act of March 3 ,
18S3 , "to adjust the salaries of postmas
ters , " was , on motion of Mr. Reagan ,
taken from tho calendar and passed.
Mr. Chandler's resolution foran inquiry
into the recent Louisiana election was
taken up. After some discussion the
resolution went over until Moudaj * , and
the majority and minoritj reports on
the tariff bill were presented and or
dered printed.
riousE. In the house on the 4th the
senate bill was passed , providing that
the secretary of the treasury may per
mit the use of petroleum as fuel on
steamers not canying passengers with
out a certificate of the supervising in
spector of the district where the vessels
are to be used. Mr. Burns , of Missouri ,
then called up the conference report on
the general deficiency appropriation bill.
The amendment appropriating $80,000
for the Industrial Home association ol
Utah , gave rise to a long political dis
cussion. Tho conference report was
then rejected in order to enable the con
ference committee to change the lan
guage providing for an investigation ol
tho Washington aqueduct matter so as
to enlarge the ncope of inquiry.
No Legislation of Importance ) .
"Washington special : The sessions of
the house are very brief these da3's. It
is only the fact that the deficienc3 bill
has not been acted upon that keeps the
lower branch of congress in session at
all. It is expected that this measure
will be gotten out of tho way now with
in a day or two , when it is understood
there will be an adjournment for three
d.iys until the senate shall have gotten
along with the consideration of the tariff
bills. There were less than 100 mem
bers of the house present to-day , and
for this reason it was impossible to se
cure the consideration of any measure
of importance. As the days go past , the
likelihood of any legislation of any con
sequence whatever grows less and less ,
and the house will be from this time for
ward until after the elections in recess
for all practical purposes.
King Kalakaua , of Hawaii , is about
to join the army of authors. He has
sent to New York the manuscript of a
bcok he has written on "The Myths ol
the Hawaiian Isles. "
Among the attractions at the Reel
Willow county fair was' speeches from
representatives of the various political
parties.
\
JOHN NOT WANTED IN THIS COUNTRY.
Tti l-rentilent Ajipmvrs the Vhtnene. JIM anil
Telln Ilia Iteitsont therefor.
In his message to congress regarding
tho Chinese bill , President Cleveland
announced his approval of it. Ho said :
"Tho experiment of blending tho social
habits and mutual racoidioB3'ncracies of
tho Chinese laboring classes with those
of the great body of the peoplo of tho
United States has been proven by an
experience of twenty years , and over
since tho Burlingamo treaty of 1803 , to
bo in ' failure. Tho
cver3' way a govern
ments of tho respectivecountries have
resolved to modify and sufficiently ab
rogate all these features of prior conven
tional arrangements which permitted
tho coming of Chinese laborers into tho
United States. In tho modification of
prior conventions the treaty of Novem
ber 17 , 1880 , was concluded , whereby ,
in the first article thereof , it was agreed
that the United States should at will
regulate , limit or suspend the coming of
Chinese laborers to tho United States ,
but not absolutely prohibit it ; and under
this article tho act of congress approved
May 7 , 1S82 , and amended July 5 , 1884.
suspended for ten 3Tears tho cominsr of
Chinese laborers to tho United States ,
and regulating tho coming and going of
such Chinese laborers as were at that
time in the United States. This view of
the Chinese government , so completely
in harmony with that of tho United
States , was by my direction speedily
formulated in a treaty drafted between
the two nations , emboitying tho prop
ositions presented by tho Chinese for
eign office. Being submitted for the
advice and consent of tho senate , its
confirmation last Ma3' was accompanied
b3' two amendments which that bod3'
engrafted upon it. On tho 12th day of
tho same month , the Chinese minister ,
who was the plenipotentiary of his gov
ernment in the negotiation nnd conclu
sion of the treat .y , in a note to the secre
taiy of state , gave his approval of thc-so
amendments and thoj' were at onco tele
graphed to China , whither tho original
treat3 * has previously been sent after its
signature March 12.
"On tho 13th i\ny \ of last month 1 ap
proved the senate bill to prohibit the
coming of Chinese laborers to tho Uni
ted States. The bill was intended to
supplement the treat3' , and was ap
proved in confident anticipation of an
earl .y exchange of ratifications of the
treaty and its amendments and a procla
mation of the same , upon which tho
legislation so approved was by its terms
to take effect. No information of any
definite action on the treatj' by tho Chi
nese government was received until the
2st ! ultimo , the d.Ty the bill which I
have just approved was presented tome ,
when a telegram from our minister at
Pekin to the secretaiy of state an
nounced the refusal of the Chinese gov
ernment to exchange ratifications of tho
treat3 * unless further discussion should
be had with a view to shorten the period
stipulated in the treaty for the exclusion
of Chinese laborers , and to change the
conditions agreed upon.
"It was , however , soon made evident
that the mercenary greed of tho parties
who were trading in the labor of this
class of population was becoming too
strong for a just execution of the law ,
and that the virtual defeat of tho object
and intent of both law and treat3' was
being fraudulent accomplished by
false pretences and perjury , contrary to
the expressed wish and will of both gov
ernments. Such demonstrations of the
inoperative and inefficient condition of
the treaty and law has produced deep
seated and increasing discontent among
the people of tho United States , and
especially with those resident on the
Pacific contv. This had induced me to
omit no efforts to find an effectual rem
edy for the evils complained of , and to
answer the earnest and popular demand
for an absolute exclusion of the Chinese
laborers , who have objects and purposes
unlike our own , and who are wholly dis
connected with American citizenship.
"The necessity for a remedy has been
full .y appreciated b3' that government ,
and in August , 188G , our minister at Pe
kin received from the Chinese foreign
office a communication announcing that
China , of her own accord , proposed to
establish a system of strict and absolute
prohibition of her laborers under heavy
penalties from coming to the United
States , and likewise prohibit the return
to the United States of aii3' Chinese la
borer who shall at .1113' time have gone
back to China , in order , in the words of
the communication , "that Chinese la
borers may be gradually reduced in
number , and the causes of danger
averted aud lives preserved. " It should
entitle anj' Chinese laborer who. might
Bo back to China to return again to the
United States.
"In a note from the charge d'affairs ad
inferinm of China to the secretaiy of
state , received on the 25th ultimo , a
third amendment is proposed , whereby
a certificate , under which a 113 * departing
Chinese laborer alleginsr the possession
of propert3' in the United States would
be enabled to return to this countiy ,
should be granted by the Chinese con
sul instead of the United States collec
tor , as had been provided ly tho treaty.
Tho obvious and necessaiy effect of the
last , proposition would be practically to
place the execution of the treaty beyond
the control of the United States. Arti
cle 1 of the treaty , proposed to be so
materially altered , had in the course of
negotiations been settled in acquies
cence with the request of the Chinese
plenipotenthuyand to his expressed sat
isfaction. Article 2 was wholty of Chi
nese origin , and to that alone owes its
presence in tho treaty. The admitted
and paramount right and duty of ever3'
government to exclude from its borders
all 'elements of foreign population which
for anjreason retard its prosperity or
are detrimental to the moral and plrt'si-
cal health of its people' must beregard-
ed as a recognized canon of interna
tional law and intercourse. China her
self has not descended from this doc
trine , but has , bj the expressions to
which I have referred , led us confidently
to rel3 * upon such action on her part in
co-operation with us as would enforce
the exclusion of Chinese laborers from
our conntrj' . This co-operation has not ,
however , been accorded us.
"Thus from the unexpected and dis
appointing refusal of the Chinese gov
ernment to confirm the acts of its au
thorized agent and to cany into effect
an international agreement , the main
feature of which was voluntarily pre
sented 1)3' that government for our ac
ceptance , and which has been the sub
ject of long and careful deliberation , the
emergenc3' has arisen in which the gov
ernment of the United States is called
upon to act in self-defense b3' the exer
cise of its legislative powers.
"The facts " and circumstances which I
have narrated lesd me. "i the perform
ance of what seems to be my official
duty , to join congress in dealing legis
lativelywith the question of _ the exclu
sion of Chinese laborers , in lieu of
further attempts to adjust it by an inter
national agreement. "
In the course of his message the pres
ident recommends that congress , by a
joint resolution , or in some other man
ner , provide that such Chinese laborers
as have actually embarked on their re
turn before the passage of this bill may
be permitted to land. He also recom
mends the appropriation of the amount
named iu the rejected treaty to indem
nity certain Chinese subjects for dam-
nsres suffered through violence in the re
mote and comparatively unsettled por
tions of the United States.
aikaai2i2 s 55& 5252
SUBSTITUTE FOR MILLS' TARIFF BILL. )
T7ie Scnnte. Committee on i'hinnce l'recl
'Jlietr Jllctiture. '
Tho senato committee on finance's
substitute for tho Mills tariff bill em
bodies ono of tho tariff schedules and
the administrative features of tho pres
ent law , proposing a re-enactment of all
such features as in tho opinion of tho
majority of the committee ought not to
bo changed. According to the estimates
made b3r the committee , tho bill pro
vides a total reduction of aboutJ75,0Q0 : , -
000 , inado approximately as follows :
Sugar , $27,759,000 ; free list , $0,500,000 ;
tobacco ( internal revenue ) , $21,000,000 ;
alcohol iu arts , $7,000,000 ; other red na
tions in customs , $8,000,000. The ma
jority and minority reports are to bo
submitted formally to-morrow aud will
be then made public.
The following arc additions to tho free
list : Acorns , baiyta , sulphate of , or pa-
lytes manufactured , beeswax , books and
pamphlets published exclusively in lan
guages other than English , braids ,
plaits , flats , laces , etc. , for ornamenting
hats , bristle , bulbs and bulbous roots
not edible , chicoiy root , coal slack and
culm , coal tar , crude , curling stono
handles , currants or othor dried fruits ,
dandelion roots , cgys , feathers and
downs of all kinds manufactured , jute ,
manilla , ramie. All other textile grasses
and fibrous substances unmanufactured ,
Chinese floor matting , grease and oils
used in soap making or mine drawing ,
etc. , human hair , raw mineral waters
not specially enumerated , molasses
tested , but not abovo 50 degrees , olivo
oil for manufacturing or mechanical
purposes , nut oil , opium , crude potashes ,
rags , hemp seed , rape seed , sponges ,
sand , tar and pitch of wood , turpentine.
- The following sjmopsis contains tho
principal changes compared with the
present law. The rates I13' tho present
law are given in parenthesis with each
item ( except when tho articlo is not
enumerated in existing law ) : Schedule
K Wool and manufactures of wool
( classification same as present law ) , first
and second class , and all hair of alpaca
goat and other like animals , lie per
pound (10 ( to 3(5) ( ) . Third class , exceed
ing in value 12c per pound , ( ! c per pound
(5) . Top stubbing and all other wastes ,
composed wholty or in part of wool or
worsted , 30o per pound. All wools and
hair or alpaca , goat , or other animals ,
which have advanced b , y an3' process of
manufacture luyond the washed or
scoured condition , to be subject to the
same duties as is imposed on manufac
tures of wool not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act.
Then follows a long enumeration of
the various kinds of woolen goods. The
general tendency is to reduce the tariff
on cheap goods , and increase it on finer
qualities.
The tariff on sugars below No. 13 ,
Dutch standard in color , reduced from
1.45 cents to .7 , and for eveiy additional
degree , .02 cent additional , instead of
.04 , as now. Between tho numbers 13
and 10 , I4 cents , instead of 2 . Between
the numbers 10 and 20 , 1 cents instead
of 3. All above 20 , 2 cents , now 3t.
The internal revenue section of tho
bill , so far as relates to tobacco , provides
that after the fir-.t of Fobriuuy , 1S80 ,
manufacturers of cigars shall paja spe
cial tax of S3 annually. The tax on cig
ars , cheroots and all cigarettes weighing
more than three pounds per thousand ,
which shrtll be manufactured or sold
after that date shall be $1.50 tier thous
and ; and on cigarettes weighing less
than three pounds to the thousand fifty
cents per thousand , and said tax shall be
paid ly tho manufacturer. It repeals
ail laws respecting the disposition of
tobacco 1 > 3' farmers and producers , and
all laws imporing taxes on manufactured
tobacco and snuff , and the special taxes
required by law to be paid ly manufac
turers and dealers in leaf tobacco , the
retail dealers in leaf tobacco and dealers
in manufactured tobacco , snuff and cig
ars , peddlers of tobacco , snuff and cig
ars , and manufacturers of snuff. It pro
vides for rebate on all original and un
broken packages held ly manufacturers
and dealers at the time the repeal goes
into effect. It also repeals all laws lim
iting restriction or regulating the manu
facture , sale or exportation of tobacco
or snuff. Alcohol to be used in indus
trial arts is relieved from the pa . vment
of internal revenue tax ; provision is
made for bonded alcohol warehouses ,
and safeguards provided against fraud.
There is prohibition against the use of
an . " distilled spirits upon which internal
revenue has not been paid iu the manu
facture of tinctures , proprietary * articles ,
liquors , cordials , bitters or other alco
holic compounds used or sold as bever
ages.t
1 vir.ws or xewiaska senators.
Senator Paddock sa3s : "T think one
of the strongest features of the republi
can bill is its 50 per cent reduction of
the duty on sugar. That articlo is con- :
sumed ly every famity , rich and poor
alike. The next strongest feature , in
1113' opinion , is the entire absence of
sectionalism , the uniform fairness to
eversection of the countrj * . While i
the south Ik compelled ly it to make
some concessions , the north is required
to do the same in other interests , and
there is an evening up all along which j
the countiy at large cannot complain of , 1
and which must meet the admiration of
the people as a whole. The farmers
will support it because it gives them
fully as much consideration as tho man
ufacturers. The effort has been to avoid
injustice to an3' interest. The more the
bill is dihcusied , and the closer the peo1 ; 1
pie look into it and anatyze it , the '
stronger it will become. There are fea
tures which do not exactty meet nyy
views , and some things were not done
that I hoped for , but as a whole the bill
meets ni3 * hearty approval , and I am j
confident that the great body of people
in Nebraska and the countiy at large j
will give it their approval. " 1
- "I have not
Senator Manderson sa\-s :
had an opportunity to give the new tar- <
iff bill the consideration it deserves , '
having onty received it this morning. .
But I know enough of its general pro- J
visions to be quite well assured that it ' '
will commend it-elf to the countiy at
large as being infinitely better than the
Mills bill. It is free from sectional dis
crimination , and while reducing the rev- ,
enues to the extent of probablv$70,000 , - •
000 to $75,000,000 per year , it does so in j
the interest of protective pricinples.it ]
will not injuriously effect an3 industrial
or product interest. I think that it will ,
upon examination , be found to haveele- ]
meuts that will commend itself not 011I3-
to the manufacturers and producers ,
but especially to the farmers of the
countiy , whose interests are so strictly ,
identified with the manufacturers aud
laborers of the countiy. I probably
will find some features in the bill that I 1
would be glad to see changed. They <
are , however , of minor detail , and 1 rec- •
ognize the fact that a bill conceived in ]
the interest of protection must necessar- j
ily be one where one section must sur- |
render some elements of advantage for ,
the good of the entire country. The '
debate upon the bill will certainly show
that being American in its conception , 1
and designed to advance the interests of (
our own country rather than to advan- <
tage others , it will grow in favor with J
the debate. J
Fremont's democrats had a big de
monstration last week. Delegations }
were present from Omaha , Lincoln and (
ather neighboring towns. .
Young ladies of Ashland have organ- (
ized a Harrison and Morton club. 1
mmmmmmmm i
_ _ _ _ _ . ,
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ARRAIGNED. |
Harry , Member of the. ICxecntlve Jloanl , Ten- i
tier * 111 * Jleilyntittoti.
T. B. Barr3" , member of tho gonoral
executive board of tho Knights of Labor ,
has sont n lengtly letter addressed to ,
the chairman and members of tho gen- '
oral executive board of that order re- J
signing his position as a member of tho ]
board , hi his 'lptter ho Bcathingty ar- t , i
raigns tho administration of tho affairs. J
of the Knights of Labor. Ho says that \
ho cannot longer enduro to bo a witness
to tho 11111113 * farces and deceptions prac- . '
ticed upon tho innocent masses. That r •
ho finds to be ono of the members of the
general executive board , is to bo 11 party
to the fraud that leads the unthinking
masses to hunger and social tmfVoring
with nothing for it but promises nuvor i
intended to bo kept. Mr. Barry wiys he 1
desires to see tho order.live but thinks it
impossible for it to survive another year
under the methods now practiced by tho
present administration of tho order and _ <
these practices mii.st cea.se if the order is ' ,
to live. Tho chief qualifications Mr. '
Barry asserts for membership on tho f
general executivo board aro falsity and
deception and to be able to tyrrannizu
over those whose onty privilege is to bear 1
assessments. He charges the board with
discharging Ivnightsof Labor emphyod I
in thcgeneral offices , and putting iu their j
places persons who were not members X
of the order. Instead of calling the
general offices of the Knights of Labor
the headquarters , it would bo moro ap
propriate , Mr. Hany declares , to call it
tho luxurious home of rats. He charges
the board with being chiclty engaged in
crushing the districts or individuals in
the order who dared to criticise its acts ,
and declares that , he u'oiild have exposed
the methods of the board at tho llieh-
moiid convention had ho not been called
uwa .v. and also the sp3 * s\\steni which it
practiced upon the representatives of 7
the order assembled there , when all per
sons suspected of being unfavorable to
the board were numbered iu order that
the spies might pick them out tins moro
easily , dog their footsteps and learn
their .sentiments toward the hoard. Mr. J
Barry intimates that tho spies wen ; paid v
out of the funds of the order. The ex- |
ceulivts hoard is also charged with do- ,
( • • ix ing the order bv an incorrect report 1
oi * the proceedings of the Minneapolis I
as-embly and publishing only so much
of the proceedings as were satisfactoiy
to tho board , lie stigmatizes the state
ment made ly one .itiliu M. Decker in ]
his urinted report to the Knights of La- |
bor of Michigan as false. Mr. Harry
expresses the hope that the next general !
a-seinhly will bo more freo from tho >
corrupt influences of lobbyists than the
last , lie charges the present admiuis- '
tration of tho Knights with using tho j
official organ of the order for the pur- 1
pose of deceiving tho masses and dc- 1 '
stroving individuals and newspapers '
who dared to criticize its acts. I
Mr. Barry asks if it was right for the
board to refuse tho starving and locked
out tanniers aud curriers of I'eabotty , j
Mass. . who were denied the privilege of 1
earning a living because of their allcgi-
to the order when the order had $137 , -
00) ) in bank , and , if it was light , wlydid
the order send them $10,000 Avhen the
demand made that such
was an amount 1
should be sent them ly districts repre
senting votes enough to elect or defeat
the members of the board at the Rich- , ;
moud assembly. He declares if it wa *
wrong t > send aid before the demand
was made it v.as equalty so after. This j
action ly the board , Mr. Bariy nays , '
would appear to the unprejudiced mind
to be for the purpose of securing to it
votes sufficient to secure tho re-election
of its members rather than relievo tho '
suffering tanners. Mr. Bany reviews '
ii is connection with the Knights of Lab
or since its inception and defies any 1
man , woman , or child who everat tended '
uses don of the general u'tsemhty to sa3'
that he has either directly or indirectty
intrigued in an .y wn .y to influence their | g
votes to secure his election to aiy oflice M
held ly him. Mr. Bany concludes as 9
follows : 4
For 1113 * official acts I have neither J
[ ipologies nor regrets to offer , [ did the j
veiy best I could to serve the order , and j
110 one can do more. [ hope that the 1
common sense of the honest masses will /
prevail , and that the order may do saved j
from the rocks of destruction it has run
against in the last few years. "
China Inclined to Retaliate.
China , or at least some officials of
China , wish to retaliate for the Ameri- fi
Mil-Chinese restriction laws by laws pro- ' I
liibiting the importation of American
kerosene into China. Tho viceroy of
Canton has addressed a memorial to tho
smperor in which he arraigns kerosene j
is the greatest menace to the peace and '
prosperity of the empire. It is respon- '
> ible , he sa\s , for nine-tenths of tho
fires that occur ever3 * winter in Canton. '
tie declares that it has done incalculable |
tnjmy to life and property. The vice- '
therefore formalty requests that a
stop be put instantly to the importation
af kerosene.
The Jewish residents of Lincoln are <
arranging to establish a lodge of the I.
) . B. B. Independent Order of B'nci
3rith.
THE MARKETS.
oxwiirA.
kVuuAT No. 2 8G f ) 8G
: oic.n No. 2 mixed 27 @ 27- ? ;
: > ats No. 2 30 @ 30K
* " O * _ * * *
tiL * * * • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • vy -
[ Jakley 4.SJa < ij > 49
[ Juttii : Creamery IS ( 23 • '
! JuTTiii Choice country. . . 16 fij 18
aos Fresh 14 @ 15
; iuciCE.\\s pertloz 2 00 ( cp 2 25 1
' . .emons Choice , perbox. . . 4 00 ( tC > 00 I
) itA.NJK8 Per box 7 00 @ 8 " 0 ,
) nios Per bii 50 0Q 75
'otatoes New 40 @ CO
swfcET Potatoes 75 Q $ 80 (
I'cuNirs Per bu 2 : " > fio 30 <
Vri'LES Ppr bbl 2 00 @ 4 00 '
.aiskots Per bu 50 @ CO ,
Tomatoes , per bu 90 Co ) 1 00 (
, Vooi. Fine , per lb 13 @ 20
Iomv 16 ( cfl 18 •
Chopped Feed Perton..l7 00 @ 17 50 i
f a v Bailed 5 00 © G * > 0
"lax Seed Perbu 1 15 ( < 1 20 .
Ions Mixed packing 5 95 @ 0 10
Io s Heavy weight * ! 6 10 @ 6 20
Jeeves Choice steera 4 00 5 4 75 J
*
NEW YOBK.
Viikat No. 2 red 1 04 1 04JJ
iViieat Ungraded red 85 @ 1 17
; oic.n No. 2 51 f } 511 ; j
) ats Mixed western 26 Q ) 31&
* oiic 16 00 1G25 ,
aim i > 00 (31 9 90 '
CHICAGO. ;
Vueat Perbiiahel 1 04 ( ft 1 04 !
'ons Per bushel - 42 @ 42 * 1
) ats Per bubhel 2\X \ § _ 24 ' ,
'ouk 15 33 ( < .15 35 9
aitD- 9 00 @ 9 59
Iocs Packing ( tsliippinj. 5 85 @ 6 40 ,
Jatti.e Western Rangera 2 30 ( ih 4 25
JHKEP Natives 3 71 @ 4 00
ST. LOUIS. 1
Vheat No. 2 red cath 1 02 ( $ 1 04
: oitx Perbiihhel 39 @ 40 f
) ats Per bushel _ 23 @ 24
Johs Mixed packing 6 25 @ 6 45
: attle Feeders 3 25 @ 4 20
iiiEEP Western 3 50 @ 4 50
KANSAS CITY. *
Vheat Per bushel 88J.J ® 90
Jokn Per bushel 3S @ 37 1
) atb Per bushel 20 @ 21
JattiNative Bteera 5 00 @ 5 75
foas Good to choire. . . . . . . . . 6 05 © 615 1
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