THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEA ! ? . OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 8. 1888. NUMBER 86 THE LONG EXPECTED LETTER Olovolnnd'o Formal Acceptance Re ported Ready for the Press. TO BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY. Colonel Hi'nry Worlttni ; Tor the Promotion - motion of Captain llniirko Tim l'i evident and tlio Chinese 'I rent } Ijiimher Tnrlir. Another Campaign Contrlhntlnn. WASHINGTON HuiinAtrTiir. OMMU I en. ) Mil POUHTKKNTII STIMT.r , WASHING TON , 1) . U. , Kept . 7. f The president' later of ncecptani-o will , It ! b Muted upon good authority to-night , bo given out on next Sundey evening for Mon day's newt-paper. Mr. Cleveland will take no backward step on thu tariff , mid like in liis incsHigo of List wlntur that subject will bo ttio main topic discussed. The work of the democratic. house in passing the Mills bill will bo wurrnly npprovcil. Thcro will be n claim that the democratic policy is friendly to the laboring men and not to his disad vantage , and civil service reform is to be sus tained. All of the regularities of the party record arc to bo smoothed out , and the letter Is framed to be n campaign document in thu htrlctcst hcnsc. Till : I'ltKMIiK.NT , CO ) , . IICNIIV AND CAl'T. Colonel Henr.v was nt the war department nnd white house again to-day , commingling with his friends nnd looking after thu interest of Captain HourKc , whom ho hopes to sco made inspector general. He also called nt Tin : HIK : bureau. Colonel Henry says there is quito u clamor for promotion ut present , but that It is not probable that anything in that direction will be done until the elections nro over. Ho loft this evening for Fort Niagara , to attend the rillc range practice for army men. In bpcaking about the pioino- tlon of Captain Hourke , the president said to Colonel Henry : "I Intend to appoint thu ofllcor with the best record. That has been my policy , and I believe it has done good in the army. " Colonel Henry replied : "That Is all the army nsks and It Is indebted to you for this reform in making appointments. " Colonel Henry also spoke to thu president of the claims of Captain Hoberts of the Sev enteenth infantr.N at Foil Kuss.cH for the po"- billon of Judge advocate and the president re plied that Captain Kobcrts had been highly .spoken of by General Crook. TIII : riiKsiiiKvr mus qfAUTBii. At last the democrats in the senate at tempted to defeat thu Immediate and tlnal passage of the null Chinese- bill by trying to refer it to the committee on foreign rela tions. Falling in this they entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was passed BO that it will not go to the president for several days ) yet not till boino time next week and further opportu nity will tie given tin1 administration to de liberate , tuui around and got out of the hole In which it finds itself. If Mr. Cleveland signs the bill before Cnlna acts on the treaty ho will commit an extraordinary breach of diplomacy and probably cut ofl all relations between the Cnited States and the celestial empire , wiiilu If ho vetoes it on account of thu pending treaty be will repudiate William I. . . Scott , who Introduced the bill in thu house. IMKOTA.M VTTIillSAKDTIir.SIOL'X UII.TJKVATIOV. Delegate Clifford arrived hero from Da- - - * > kotu this evening and will remain till the end of the session. He takes his defeat for renomination in splendid humor and says the republican majority will bo largely increased In the territory this fall. Judge Gilford is contldcnt that the Sioux reservation commis sioners will succeed in their work , and says they Intend to keep right along with their negotiations , never closing for uday till they have the necessary number of signatures to put the treaty in force. There has not been as heavy immigration into Dakota tills sum mer as usual , ho hays , 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 setttlcrs. Till : l.UMIiHTAUIFP. ! : Another special consular report , intended to reinforce and brace up some of the weak points lit the Mills tariff bill , has just been rccuivcd at the department of state. This one comes from Mr. Hotchkiss , the United States consul at Ottawa , Canada , and deals with the subject of lumber , the Canadian output , and the effect free lumber would have upon the consumers In thu United States. This report shows care In every bC'ilcncc , mm it was the evident Intention to inalto it Impressive , and to huva an influence in the impending campaign. Probably the most striklngstatementmado In this report by this democratic ofticcr is the one which declares the.rumoval of the duty imposed by thu United States upon imported lumber will not make the article any cheaper to the consumer. Thu statement verbatim is as follows : "There is no dispute that the American manufacturer controls the making of prices. In doing this ho is not influenced by the Can adian supply In any degree. If the duty of t'J Is removed it will not affect the American price , because It has never been a factor nnd will Htill bo unfelt. No lower price will prevail in thu United States than heretofore , and no different net results will bo experi enced by the manufacturer. "Tho Canadian , on the contrary , will lay his lumber down In thu American market nt $ ) less per 1,000 , and will obtain for it the same as the American docs , so that the net result to the Canadian manufacturer will bo a clear gain of the i which the American government has remitted. This additional net result to the Canadian manufacturer will , however , bo of very brief duration. " The consul explains t.iat the price of lutn bcr will simply bo raised ? 2 per 1,000 feet bi thu Canadian government , which controls thu entire output of lumber In that Dominion nnd that therefore the abolition of the him ber duty by the American congress will bi Bimply nn advantage to the Canadian govern incut. Canada controls her timber lands ex clusivcly. Unlike the United States povern ment , which has dlsK ) > scd of Its timber pos sessions nt n fixed price and permitted then to come into Jhu possession of private im'l viduals , the Canadian government owns tin timber upon her public domain , and permit : lumbermen to cut the Iocs at Jlxed prices averaging ut present ja per acre. This charg < comes under the title of a "timber license. ' It will bo thus seen that ns soon ns the Auier lean congress removes the duty from lumbci the Canadian parliament will simply ralsi the price for timber license to an cqun nmount , ami therefore profit to that extent Of course , free lumber will greatly augmeu the Importations into this country , nnd there for.0 give n great stimulus to Canadian labor The profit , However , according to this report will accrue to the Canadian government. 1 will therefore be seen that Canada as i government , can afford to contribute vcrj largely to tbodcmocraticcampalgn fund , am it is Rufo to say that if the Canadian parlla incut would appropriate out of the commoi fund a million or to of dollars , the net wouli bet approved by the public , as they expect ti to prolll by the inaintalnanco In power of tin democratic party. Speaking further of tin abolition of the lumber duty by congress , tin consul says : "Having shown how the governments it Cauuda continue their control of the tlmbc luuda and their disposition to tax them to th > utmost , I am confluent that not a May pa ; day will pass before a public notice will issu < In effect that a f ui thcr increase in annual uni timber dues has been made an order in ccun ell. In > uin suQIclcnt tn absorb tbo f J pc 1,000 Into the proincial treasuries. " Khun been argued by the democrats in th huUK ) thut if logs In tbo rough wcio per wltU-0 to come Into the United States free o duty. It would huva tbo double affect of prc M.TVlif ( the forcHta of this country , am ttlwuUting the inw-mllling Interest. It ha bwu arirubd that the iaw mill yards , aloni Itw northern luUca. would bo tilled wit ! li > K , which would require Auier la wmnufnrtnre. The rnnrto this consul explodes thU theory , as facts usually explode democratic doctrine. The consul says : "Regarding the few logs shown to bo ex ported to the United States , they nro of no account whatever , nor do I believe that if 'free lumber' wore to prevail that any ap preciable Increase of log exports would be seen , for the lops would , to a largo extent , bo manufactured Into lumber at the place of growth , or approximately so. ns long as the lumber was admitted free. This course pre sents very many palpable advantages ns against the expense of the transferor the mill. "A few mill-owners on the shores or ad- Jnccnt to the shores of Lake Huron nnd Lake Michigan , having exhausted their available timber , would make a few spasmodic ! at tempts to Import logs from Canada , but n very brief attempt 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 llnd the Knglish markets open to them , for It Is In Canada that the English buyer of pine lumber always has and undoubtedly will continue to look for his stock. This advan tage to the manufacturer is one which will not be lost or disregarded , for thu Knsjllsh market requires from Canada pine lumber ( mainly cut Into 'deal' ) in volume about half us largo us Is old to the stales. " MISCKI.l.tNr.OIM. Senator Mnndorsun has returned from the qast. lie goes to Columbus , O. , on Sunday as a delegate for Nebraska to the national encampment of the ( ! . A. U. Kayinoml It. Surgart , of Iowa , having passed the required examination , has been admitted to the United States naval academy at Annapolis , Md. Harry I' . I'enncck , of Chariton , la. , has been appointed u cadet at thu United Status military academy , West Point , N. Y. 1'EltllY S. HCATII. A MISTAKE KOMEWIIEIIE. Minneapolis DcalerH I > | HUIINHMJJ | the New AVIieut Oi-adlni ; lltilc. MINNKU-OMS , Minn. , Sept. 7. [ Special TclegiamtoTnn Hii.j : : Uop.mlmg the state ment that the state grain Inspectors would enforce u new rule , which admits to No. 1 hard wheat from 6 to 10 per cent of frosted wheat , Inspector Clausen says thcru is no truth in it. A prominent ofllcer of the chamber of commerce states , however , that tins rule was posted in the inspector's ollico ycstoiday , and he lo-dav produced what pur ports to bo a copy of the rule , taken from the bulletin board In Clausen's ollico. Wheat was also shown on change which , It Is claimed , \vas inspected under the now rule , ( and which contained frosted wheat. Secre tary U. C. Sturtevant , of the cnambur , rc- murced on thu universal topic in his domain : "I tell them that if they want this rule changed they must pass n rcsolut on ap- ptoving of it. That's been the way nil through with this iiifininistratljii. When wo have wanted anything wo have got just the opposite. The whole thing is political nil the way down. Kvery man , In all the depiirtmi nts , is appointed for political reasonswithout regard to qualillcaiions. They commenced to inspect under the now rule yesterday. It will ruin the reputation of northwestern grades in the cast and foreign points. " Colonel G. It. 1 lodgers , the veteran grain editor , said : "This is a sample market and our business cannot bo injured materially. It will hint Duluth more became they must ship all their wheat. Not much is shipped from hero except to millers. I don't see who Is to bo benelittcd by the rule as the clfcct will be to lower the price of graded wheat and establish a better price for sample Wheat. " "What influenced the change then ) " " \\ell , we've got tome fool s > tale ofilcers ana s > omo fool fnuncrs who don't know what they want ar.d bitwccn them we've got a fool rule. " KANSAS CHOI'S. The Anuust Kepnrt of the State Hoard of Agriculture. TOFISKI , Kan. , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tun HIK. : ] The August report of the state boat dot agriculture shows that 74 per cent of the total area of corn planted Is worth harvesting. The corn yield averages the highest in Wyandotte county , being fifty- three and a half bushels to the acre. Nearly all of the counties north of the ICansas river and in the eastern part of the state report yields of forty to fifty bushels an acre. A bolt of territory , from Jewell and Smith counties on the north stretching fcouthward and bearing eastward to the south line of the state with Ellsworth county as a centre , seems to bo the worst burned district in the state and the yield averages from almost a total failure to six and nine bushels an acre. The average yield per nero on the acreage worth harvesting is estimated at twenty- eight bushels , and the total yield is 1-14- 417,800 , double that of last year , but 46l-15i,800 ! less than that of IbSl. STUHHOUN HAltV IUIEEDS. Ihey Create Trouble by Kefusini ; to Pay Their Taxes. JAMESTOWN , Dak. , Sept. 7. [ Special Tele gram to THE HIE. : ] When Judge Koso was at Hattineau holding court he found the financial condition of Hollett county in bad shape. The refusal of the half breeds to pay tuxes has caused n stringency in the county's finances as most of the inhabitants are ol that class. The commissioners have been forced to issue warrants and to dispose ol bonds to obtain money enough to carry on the county government. About $17,000 ol this paper is held by n Grand Forks firm , The Indebtedness of the county lias passcil the limit and the matter is expected to come into thu court for adjustment in a short time , China's Treaty Rejection Conllrinod. NEW YORK , Sept. 7. [ Special Tele gram to THE Hcc. ] Oho Herald , in an extra , prints the following fromWashington : Chung Yen Hoon , the Chinese minister , who was called to Peru on official busincbs several months ago , will Icavo Lima on the 17th inst. for the United States. It was the minister's original Intention to return to this country by way of San Francisco , where he purposed remaining a brief period in order moro thoroughly to acquaint himself with the Chinese question on the Pacific slojx ) . His change of plan at the las ! moment was in obedience to a notification from the Chinese emperor to proceed at once and by the quickest route to Washington Ir order that his majesty's wishes recardinf. the Chinese treaty should bo comtnunieatcc through him to Secretary Hayurd. It maj bo authoritatively stated that a conflrmatior of tno rejection of the treaty was officially received at the white house from Pekin dur ing the meeting of the cabinet Thursday afternoon. \V hites and lilacks at Wai- . ST. Louis , Sept , 7. Advices from HIch mend , To * . , arc to the effect that the ncgroei ordered to leave Fort Uend county on ac count of. the attempted assassination of W II. Frost , will resist. A committee of si : citizens went out to Jack nnd Tom Taylor's fifteen miles from Hlchmond , in i stronghold of > CO negroes , to 110 tlfy them that they had ten hours in which to Icavo the country. They de clined to leave and doflcd the whites. Fort ) men , armed with Winchesters , have gem out to enforce the order and matters havt assumed such n serious phase that two loca military companies have been called ! nt < service , and Governor Uoss has ordered the btato rangers to Fort Hend county. Crooked Indian Election ? . ST. LOUIS , Sept. 7. The election trouble ! in the Indian territory have broken ou afresh The Cbickasaw nation election re suited In the return of Governor Guy by : majority of fourteen. Corruption and irmnlp ulation of tno returns is charged on bolt sides , nnd the danger of an Internal triba war has become so great that Indian A gen Owens has gone to Tiihomlujo , where i council Is now in session. ' 1'A HPI IMCMIXTPCH VICTIM 10 SEIHSHNESS , Thurmtm Doing SacrlDcod to drover Cleveland's Interests. A CRUEL AND HEARTLESS POLICY The Old Iloninn'H Life Kndum-orcd to llooni IjOhliiK Cauhc Democratic IicadcrH Hattlud. Thiirinaii'M Condition. NEW S'oiiK , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HUE. ] Judge Thurman Is Hoinowhnt better to-day , but Is still quite n sick man , nnd Is anxious to go home. A ] > olicy of tryIng - Ing to raise enthusiasm for Cleveland and the democratic ticket by cruelly forcing nn ambitious but rather decrepit old man of seventy-live years to go around the country and fcpctik was denounced to-day on all Hides. The dcmocraoic lead crs think it an egregious mistake , and one that will do the party moro harm than good. Wise democrats want tlio "Old Ho man" to bo kept quiet so us not to endanger his life. They know that without his name n the ticket it would be one of the dreariest fforts In the world to get uny enthusiasm for Cleveland. Thu president and Colonel Hrlco como in 'or their share of censure for permitting Thurman to come to Now York , knowing his 'ceblu condition and the dangers of a long rip. It Is well-known that Mrs. Thurman itrcnuously opposed her husband's acceptance of thu candidacy for thu vicu-presidency be- : ause shu was well aware of his very feeble 'audition. Shu protested , and so did his children , against thu cruelty of bringing thu "Old Uoman" into political life again , when ho had repeatedly wild ho was too old to enter thu campaign , nnd that he was only awaiting a 11 mil summons. Their entreaties wore in vain. Somebody had to bo found to strengthen the democratic ticket , and Thur man was tlio man selected by the president. Four years previous the piusident said that he did not imtfo him one of his cabinet olll- cers because he was too old. After that be came known Mrs. Thurman was happy , because she thought that her husband would be permitted to pass thu remainder of his lays in ( | uiet and rest from political excite ment. This is the whole situation In a nutshell. Judge Thurman is simply being railroaded iron ml the country , regardless of his ex treme ago and inllrmilies , merely to hide the fact that the head of thu ticket has no popu- "anty , and thu result will bo that the "Old Koman" will bo sacrificed to boom a loosing cause. Henry J. Keinmund , n prominent demo crat of Ohio , was in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue hotel to-day and remarked that it would be butter for Thurman to die at home than to kill him slowly by sending him around to address laigo audiences. There was not a democrat who called at the hotel this morning who was willing to admit that it was right to carry the old man around in such fashion. Colonel Hrice , ivho is an active member of the hippodrome combination to carry the old man around , did not cull to sec Thurman until late , but ho knew the faithful ex-Senator Uarnum would boon duty , and in that he was not mistaken. He is rattled and so is Har- num. They keenly feel the fiasco they helped to get up lust night. They desire to have him make one moro cflort to speak , but thev want to ba sure of his physical ability. They apieo that if ho goes back without speaking the democrats in the cast will think they are voting for a man whoso ex istence , ut least , is very precarious. \ largo number of distinguished politicians called on Judge Thurman to-day , but with the exception of Thomas Nusl the Judge was unable to receive them. Telegrams and letters wishing him a speedy recovery have been coming in from all quarters. Mrs. Tnurman saw some stories in the Columbus newspapers , became worried , and tele graphed , asking if she should come on. The telegram to her last night was not enough en tirely to case her mind , nnd Allen W.Thurman telegraphed here to-day that his father was all right. Judge Thurman will leave the Fifth avenue hotel to-morrow evening and go to Jersey City , whence Captain Jlrlce's private car will take him to Newark , where he is to speak at 8 o'clock. After the meet ing a private car will bo coupled to a through train and the homeward journey begun. Thurman expressed a dcsiro to speak to the democrats of this city before returning to the west , but Congressman Wilkins pre vailed upon him to save his strength for tbo Newark mass meeting. Harrison at Work on Ills Letter. iNDiAN.U'Oi.is , Ind. , Sept. 7. The day with General Harrison was quiet and uneventful. The general gave the most of his time to his correspondence , and it is presumed that ho is at work on 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 ho antici pated to cngago in this work at Middle liass. At any rate , there is excellent authority for the statement that the accounts being sent out from hero purporting to outline General Harrison's letter as regards bis tariff views are without foundation. In conversation to night upon this subject the general lent the impression that thcro is no one who could outline what his letter will contain. Next Thursday , the lath inst. . General Har- ribon will attend a reunion of his old regiment , the Seventieth Indiana , at Clay ton , Hendricks county , where it is expected that ho will address the veterans. Return ing home on the morning of the 1 ttb , he will receive the Chicago Grand Army veterans en route to their homes from the annual en campment at Columbus , O. On Saturday , the ! 5th , ho will receive the Irish-American protection club of Chicago and a delegation from New Albany , Ind. The 10th inst. Is given to delegations from Kentucky and from Vermilbon county , Illi nois ; the 19th to delegations from ( irunayand Iroquois counties , Illinois ; the 21bt to delegations from Dayton , O. , anil Randolph county , Indiana ; September 2 < J tc Tippccanoe veterans from Columbus , O. , and delegations from Tijiton county , Indiana , Saturday , September ' . ' 9 , is sot aside fora re ception of republican clubs from Cleveland. O. , nnd special preparations on the part ol local republicans will be made for the enter talument of the Cleveland guests in return foi thu ovation tendered thu Indlanajxjlis clul when they visited Garlleld In IStO. They Don't Want Ilill. NEW YORK , Sept. 7. A democratic mass meeting , nt which about two thousand people plo were present , was hold to-night as a pro test against the renomination of Govcrnoi Hill. The cheering and hissing , however was about equally divided. Wheeler II Pcakham presided. A remarkable address to the democratic state convention , soon tc be held , was adopted. Tbo delegates an urged to eschew David 13. Hill , who is char actcrlzcd as a man who , In hi ; public career during the past four yean as governor of this state , has earnet the reputation of lacking every qualification for holding oftlco In a self-respecting demo cratic community. " The address in Its ar raignment of the governor reminds the com ing btate convention that "Hill's nomination concerns tariff reform because the fortunes of Cleveland will Do affected by confidence in the party resulting from bis nomination , ant "that ho is not democratic because bo has entered Into nefarious deals with republican paitisans. " During the meeting there was an almost riotous disturbance , tbo police being called from the platform to quell the trouble. Wheeler II. Peckhain , Henrj George and others spoke. IJInino and ( ho Campaign , NEW YOIIK , Sept. 7. [ Special Tel& cram to TUB BEE. ] The uaUcmul republics : executive committee has decided not to mnku any engagements for Mr. Ulalno to speak after ho finishes the Maine campaign until ho confers with them. Mr. Ulalno will como to this city some day next week to meet the national committee. It Is not un likely that n mans meeting will bo held In this city before Mr. Ulalno goes out of the state , at which ho will bo one of the speak ers , but that will bo loft to the managers of the state and local canvass. Arknnsns nnd Prohibition. ST. Louis , Sept. 7. J , L. Palmer , chair man of the Arkansas prohibition state execu tive committee , says forty counties of Ar kansas have gone against license. The re turns carried away were from precincts which have largo prohibition majorities. THIJ H\Vi3IJISU MAl-TIHTS. Merging of the HtroniHburK and aioi- gan Pnrk IiiHtltutloiiH. CHICAGO , Sept. 7. To-day's session of the central conference of the Swedish Haptlst church of the United States was devoted to a isctlssion of the school question , and several nteresting addresses on the subject were icard. Among thu more Important of these iddrcsses was one by Kev. K. Wlngren , cd- tor of the Swedish Journal , Nya Vccaposton , ui "The educational Interests of the church. ' tcv. Christophersen Silene , pastor of the -'irst Swedish Haptlst church of Kansas Jlty , also spoke on the subject at length , nnd brief remarks were made byllftccnortwonty other delegates. Hov. 1) . Cntos of Minneap olis , representing the National Educational society , addressed the conference regarding 11 proposition from the seminary board of the Morgan Park llaptlst theological semmaiy to unite the present Uaptlst seminary at Stromsburg , Neb. , with the Morgan Park Institution. The Swedish institution , It was pro ] > oscd , should come , into organic connec 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 agreed upon nnd conditions are ncc 'pled , which will undoubtedly bo done , Tliis docs not mean an entire disorgani/atlon of the Nebraska institution , which will be continued by the denomination us u prcpara tory school. BUSS COKKIN'S KSCAPADKS. Another Sennllon Created by Thin Kt'C'cnlrlc 1-Vniale. NiYOIIK : , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HEI-Miss : ] Hat riot li.Coflln , the hand some but eccentric young heiress who sue cceded in gaining sueli unenviable notoriety last spring by her infatuation for Kyrle Hoi- lew , the English actor , nnd her subsequent endeavor to have a little pistol practice at his 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 nn umbiella and kicked his legs In a Fifth ave nue stupe and then accused him of pushing her foot with his. Miss Coflln gave her name in the police station ns Harriet R. Ktuffont ; but her name-is really Coflln. Her eccentrics have caused efforts to bo made by the other heirs of the Coflln estate to have her declared insane. She was declared sane by a Jury here nnd then fled to New Jersey to keep from further trouble. Now the heirs will redouble their efforts to place her in an insane asylum. The London Stock Kxchango. lCoi/rf/i ) ( ; ( JSS3 tin Jniiifi Ctortlan nennett. ] LONDOK , Sept. 7. j.New York Herald Cable Special to Tint t13nc.Ji Americans opened weak in rcsjwnic to the heavy clos ing of Wall street yesterday. Little or no tiade was done except by room traders who Eold stock on rumors of Milwaukee passing its dividend nnd the spread of the fever at Jacksonville. St. Pauls suffered most , being freely sold by professionals. Wall street did not inspire much confidence In the after noon , although prices improved fcomewhat. Grand Trunk sustained n sharp recovery since the opening owing to bear covering and a M rise was marked. The market acted independently 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 diamonds mends on a rumor that n strong Berlin clique had been formed , headed by lilcich- rodcr , to purchase Debccr's house. China Still Considering the Treaty. \CopurMit \ ISSSljuJamrt Guidon JJcnncW.l PEKIN , Sept. 7. [ New York Herald Cable Special to THE Bun.l 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 I learn that the question of its rejection was deferred at the council to day. 9 Texas Won't Accept the Capitol. CHICAGO , Sept. 7. fSpccIal Telegram to THE UEE. ] A dispatch from Austin , Tex. , says the state capitol board , at its final ses sion yesterday , expressed dissatisfaction with tbo newly finished capitol , and deter mined not to accept it from the contractors , Farwell&Taylor.of Chicago. His claimed that the copper roof leaks , and that several speci fications of the contract were not earned out. Farwell & Taylor were to get 3,0 0,000 acres of school lands for the building , and huvo received warrants for all but 300.103. These the capitol board will hold on to until things are fixed to their satisfaction. The notice has created a stir , and it is probable there will be borne heavy litigation. Severe I-YoitH tn thn ICast. NEW YOIIK. Sept. 7 Dispatches from Troy , N. Y. , report severe frosts in that section last evening , causing severe damage to corn nnd potatoes. There was a severe frost re ported In eastern Massachusetts , injuring cranberries , corn and tomatoes. A dispatch from Hollows Falls , Vt. , says that reports from all points back from the Connecticut river show a hard freeze last night , which caused a largo loss to porn crops end gardens. The thermometer showed 2-1 degrees in va rious places. The ice formed to a thickness of window glass. AJioavy tog protected the crops or the damage would have been heavier. Hithlncsti'iTrouulcs. NEW YOIIK , Sept , 7j Charles Vogt & Co. , importers of china and fancy articles , at No. CO , Murray street , aqd ono of the oldest houses in the trade , failed to-day , the sheriff taking possession on adjudgment for $507S. The irabillties are * 10a K ) . DBNVKII , Sent. 7. friio Chicago Lumber company af this city was attached to-day by Howell , Jowett & Co.of Chicago , for 8113- 060. It U understood that a number of other attachments will bo served on them to-mor row. The company has $100.000 worth o ( lumber hero and several yards in Kansas. Another Trotting Record Ilroken. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE HER. j At the Paris races yes terday Bosquo Honltn beat the world's three-year-old half-mlla record a quarter of a second , trotting the fourth heat in the 2:30 : class In 220 ; > i aiid winning the race , she having captured the first two boats In 2:3JJ : $ and 2:30'f : , winning from older horses. New Naval Cadets. ANNAPOMS , Md. , Sojit. 7. The following additional candidates have passed their ex amination and bsvo been admitted us cadets to the naval academy ; W. C. Uawson , Wis consin ; Frank L. Sawyer , Illinois , and James E. McDonald , Illinois. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Chinese Restriction Bill Passes the Senate. ONLY THREE VOTES AGAINST IT. An Adjournment Taken AVIlli n I'enil- iiiff Motion to Keconnidcr lia LThe UcHtrle- tlon Hill. .Senate. WASHINGTON , Sept. 7. The president's message on the China matter was laid before the senate to-day. Ho merely sent a copy of two dispatched from the American minister ntPckin : One Is dated September f > , and says : "I believe that the treaty has been rejected. 1 have demanded from the foreign ofllco IHJS- ! live Information , No Information bus been received. " The other Is dated September 0 , nnd says : "Tho treaty has been postponed lor fur ther deliberations. " Mr. Mitchell was speaking rapidly and ve hemently on the Chinese bill when the gavel fell and the presiding oftlecr 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 ho was stopped by the announcement on the part of the presiding olllcer that debate was not In order. Unanimous consent had been given yesterday ihat.at 1 o'clock thu vote should betaken taken on the question , "Shall the bill passl" There being some questions as to the terms of the agreement , the report In the Keeord was read. Mr. Gorman excused himself on the ground thut hu was not present when the iigrecment was made , and was not aware of it. Hu now moved that the bill and the president's message be referred to thu com mittee on foreign relations. Mr , Teller "ihat Is contrary to the ar range in cut. " Tlio Presiding Ofllcer "Tho chair holds that the motion is In order under the lule , notwithstanding the agreement. " The question was taken on Mr. Gorman's motion , and resulted , yeas 7 , nays 10 no quorum. Messrs. Hoar , Platt and Gorman voted with the democrats , m the afllrmativc , nnd Hcrry , Payne , Turpiu and Vest with the icpnbUcans , in the negative. Mr. Morgan voted no , but withdrew that vote because ho1 did not know how Mr. livarts , with whom ho was joined , uould vote. In the call of the senate forty-eight senator * answered to their namcf , and a vote was again taker , resulting in the defeat of Mr. Gorman's motion yeas 10 , nays 'JO. Yeas Hates , Hrowii , Call , Connell , Coke , Colquitt , Gorman , Gray. Hampton , Harrl , Hoar. .lotus of Arkansas , Platt. Pugh , Ke- gan , Sherman , Vorhces , Wulthall , Wilson of Indiana 10. Nays Aldrlch , Herrv , Cnmcron , Cullum , Davis , Uawcf , Uolph , Hiscock , .lones of Ne vada , Mitchell , Payne , Plumb , Sawyer , Hpooner , Stewart , Stockbridge , Teller , Tur- pie , Vest , Wilson of Iowa. The question was then taken on the passage of the bill , nnd the result was yeas y" , nays 8. Negative votes were given by Messrs. Hrown , Hoar and Wilson of Iowa. Mr. Sherman did not vote ut all , Mr. Hlalr asked the presiding ofllcer whether a motion to reconsider the vote was in order , and on being Informed that it was , he submitted that motion. Hn said that If It were rcconsidercd'ho-wonld-rnovo-an amend ment to the bill , providing that the act shall not take effect until the expiration of sixty days after Its pabsago unless-the pending treaty shall bo rejected by China within that time , but to take effect immediately on such rejection. Mr. Gorman referred to his motion to com mit the bill , and ho said that he had made that motion in consideration that the bill baa como before the senate , without doubt , under misapprehension. Mr. Plumb "Created by whom ! " Mr. Gorman "Tho senator from Kansas will pardon me. There is not any question about It. Everybody understands it. While this measure was under consideration hero and elsewhere there was a belief that the treaty recently negotiated had been rejected by China. Now the senate Is Informed of ficially that thpbelief has no foundation. I made thu motion which I did because I be lieved thut the senate owes to itbclf and to the country to have the matter considered by the committee on foreign relations. Such action as we have just taken ought not to have been taken , nnd if It was proposed to take such action in regard to n gicat 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. I concur with the senator from Ohio ( Sherman ) , the leader ou his side , that this matter is above politics ; that it is above presidential elec tions , and that it ought not to bo passed in this indecent haste. I am delighted that the senator from New Hampshire. 1ms made n motion to reconsider , nnd has given notice of an amendment which ho proposes to offer. It only demonstrates that wo have acted in great haste , nnd that the matter should have been considered by a committee of this body in the light of information which the presi dent has given us. I liopo that the motion will prevail. I have no doubt that the amend ment of the senatorlroin 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 senator 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 ODiwsed thu motion to recon sider , nnd said the moro ho read Dunby'a dispatches Iho moro ho felt that the bill was proper. Mr. Hlalr advocated his motion. Ho ar gued that the ticaty would , If ratified bj China , afford all the remedy which the bill was designed to give. Unless the real pur po > o of the bill was to destroy the treaty , n delay of sixty days oucht to bo satisfactori to everybody. So far as was known the Chinese government was acting in good faitb. The United States senate had taker more tlmu In considering tne treaty than the Chinese government had taken. Ho was op posed , however , to Mr. Gorman's proposition to commit the hill , and would regard that n juggling with the matter , but he believed that this Christian power , as it called itself , might delay the operation of the bill twe months for the sake of saving its reputation , At tbo close of the discussion Mr. Tcllci moved to lay on thn table Mr. HIalr's motlor to reconsider. A vote was taken aud resulted yeas 23 , nays 11 ; no quorum. A call of the senate having shown the presence of forty- four senators , Mr. Joucs of Arkansas moved to adjourn. Mr. Hlair As the vote just taken Is clearlj Indicative of the will of the senate , I do 1101 want to delay action , nnd I therefore beg tc 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 was taken the second nnd thiri times on the motion to lay on the table th ( motion to reconsider , but each time then was a lack of a quorum , several senators tak ing advantage of their beinjj paired to rofrair from voting. Finally the friends of the bll realized the uselessness of further attempt : to end the matter , and the senate ndlournec till Monday , leaving the bill passed , but : motion to reconsider its passage pending. House. WASHINGTON , Sept. 7. Mr. Nutting o New York during a speech in the house to day asked why It was that the presldent.dur ing the four years of his administration , ant especially during the past eighteen months had made no attempt to stop the infraction o rights of the American people. The Amcri can government was to blame for the presen difficulties. It had relied upon English hone ; when the history of nations would show tha it was not safe to place reliance on Eugllsl promises , I ( the Mills bill should become i law Kngland would hnvo accomplished by tier diplomacy and her Influence In this coun try what sliu bad been unable to accomplish by llio sword. Mr. Komels of Ohio called attention to the fact that off the mouth of the Detroit river the American government had extended the channel at a cost of thousands of dollars. That channel was In Canadian territory and might bo closed up by the Canadian author ities. ities.Mr. . Hooker answered the charge that the president had been dlicllct In not exercis ing the iwwors conferred Uxm | him by the net of 1V3" prior to that date , and mild thatnt the very time of the pasnago of the act the United States had been endeavoring to enter Into negotiations with Great Hrltaln to settle the question of what arc the rights ot Amer ican citizens. In all probability It was for this reason that the president had not oxer- : lsed his power , and for the further reason .lint under the act ot IVs * the powurof retail- tlon was limited to the exclusion of Cana- Ian vessel * from United States portn , and . .Id not extend to restraining the shipment of goods in bond across American territory. Mr. Cannon of Illinois referred to the fact hat Mr. Scott's speech hail not been pub- Ished In the Record , nnd ho was surprised at his , because ho said that the gentleman had tuck as closely to his manuscript as , to use a .lomoly western phrase , u sick kitten to her ilam. The gentleman from Pennsyl vania , the leader nnd dictator of ' .ho democratic party , had during the nisi week towered above everybody , with IreekunridgcH , McCrearys and Crisp' ttliig- nglow. Hu had great respect for the gen- .leman. Everybody respected the man , es pecially when lie possessed SiO.UOO.iKX ) , which It was whispered would bo twurcd iko water In Pennsylvania. The ndmlnls- .ration had adopted a Chlneso policy and was trying to frighten Canada by heating gongs. The president alieady hud a big ? eng , but Mild : "I am going into this busl- jiessgivu ; mo another hammer. " [ Laughter. ] The president might scare Canada ; ttho knew I Oh , fora man in the presidential chair who would issue a proclamation to morrow stopping the shipment of Canadian 'Ish ' Into tlio United States. In forty-eight ours the whole question would bo solved. The knees of the democrats shook ns did those of HclHluzicr. Their great chief saw written on the walls , "Mcnc , menc , tckcl up "iar in , " nnd ho turned around under the ma nipulation of thu great gentleman from Penn sylvania and sent in this letaliution message. Thank God , this was a day of nowpapern and school houses , and gentlemen might us well try to dip tbo Atlantic dry with a spoon us to fool thu loyal musses of this country by any such clap trip. Mr. McMillan of Tennessee Are you olng to vote for this clap-trap. Mr. Cannon As 1 said before , when it is 'oing to bo a Chinese policy of terrifying en emies by the beating of gongs , rather than by uslng-a tithe of the substance that is in our hands , 1 guess it is patriotic to civo the president another hammer. " Mr. Nelson of Minnesota argued that arti cle 'JO of thu treaty of Ih71 had never been abrogated , and ho took direct issue with the president on this ) > oint. Mr. Seymour of Michigan said that the northwest was interested In short and cheap lines of trafllc. The extension of power re quested by the president would. If given , re sult in prohibition by Canada of the transit of American goods tlnough that country. It would not benefit the lishcrtnen , but would damage the northwest and Canada mutually. H would fieem that the remedy for the com plaint with regard to the fisheries might bo found without jeopardising tlio interests of the northwest. The debate was further continued by Messrs Adams of Illinois , White of Indinna , Kerr of Iowa and Post of Illinois , and it was agreed that a vote on the bill should betaken at 4 p. m. to-morrow and that the housu take a recess , the evening tession to bu for con sideration of private pension bills. > WHrh'ir1t'ciu'so'ut Us ercnlnfe 'sewlon-Tnwscd thirty-two private pension bills and at 10:30 : adjourned until to-morrow. MAXWKM/H CIIAVK. An Attempt to I.'t-M-crnio it He-suit in Some Strange Development * . ST. Louis , Sept. 7. An evening paper says that nn attempt to steal the body of Hugh M. Hrooks , alias Maxwell , executed August 10 for the murder ol C. Arthur Preller , has created quite a sensation hero and developed some strange facts. At a very early hour yesterday morning a pistol shot m Calvary cemetery attracted the attention of a huck ster named Peter Keltz , coming to the city with a load of truck , and n fexv minutes later a closed vehicle passed him on the road , the team being on a gallop. Following the team came a mall named John Shevehu , who ex citedly informed Keitz that the occupants of the fleeing vehicle had made an attempt to steal the body of the murderer Maxwell , whoso case attracted such worldwide atten tion. Investigation developed the fact that Shovclin had been employed and well paid bi' an unknown but beautiful lady to guard Maxwell's grave at night. He was on duty when three men entered the cemetery nnd started for the grave of the little cliloro- former. Shevelln llrcd his pistol and the men fled. No trace of them has yet been found. They left a shovel and a rope ai the grave side. An effort will be made to learn who the woman Is who pays so liberally for guarding Maxwell's grave. AN AXAIIGIIISTIG MISSILE. Another Itoinb Found In a Chicago Mercantile * ICs tahl lull men t. CHICAGO , Sept. 7. A bomb was found this afternoon by men working at George F. Klmball's glass establishment , at the corner of Wabash avenue and Congress street. The men were engaged in moving some empty packing cases which for a week have been lying against the building on the Congress street side. As they cleared away the boxes next to the wall , what appeared to be a piece of gas pipe rolled out and was picked up by one of the men. It was found to be a gas pipe bomb about seven inches long and nn inch in diameter. One end was plugged with brass , in which was fitted a percussion cap , the object of which was to explode the con tents of the bomb when falling against the ground or wall of n house. The cud of the missile was closed with metal. The bomb was taken to police headquarters and turned over to Inspector Honlicld. The greatest secrecy was maintained in regard to It. Tno find may prove an important one , as only a week ago a revolver was found among the boxes in the same place. THE GK.NEIIAL FKEIGHT AGENTS. They Adopt n System of Minimum AVel hts nn Cattle. CHICAGO , Sopt. 7. The general freight agents of the western , northwestern nnd southwestern roads met to day nt the ofllce of Chairman Falthorn to consider the question of rates and minimum weights to apply on llvo 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 nnd under , 20,000 pound ; cars over thirty feet nnd not exceeding thirty-two and one- half fect. S.'S.OOO pounds ; cars over thirty-two and one-half feet , 24,000 pounds. No change was made In the present minlmums ns applied to hogs. Mho matter of establishing rates per hundred was postponed until nest Thurs day and a conference on the subject will bo held with the general managcrb in tQe mean time. The KevUlun Completed. CinoiGO , Sept. 7. The general passenger agents ot the lines in the western states' pas senger association 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 bo held next Wednesday , to consider such rules ns the passenger agents failed to agrtq upon. A number of more important rates are thut referred to the general managers for consid- sideratloo , NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS , Bold Attempt to Wreck n Train Ncnr Ulyssoo. THE PLOT DISCOVERED IN TIME , Tlio l-'ntnl Quarrel of PA r in era Near ItaHNRit Senator Keckley Honoiii- Inntcil llrcnklni ; Camp nt Wn- hoe Galen College Opens , Fnlrhnry'H Itosn .Militiamen. WAIIOO , Neb. , Sept. 7. ( Special Telegram to THE HII : : . ] In the competitive drill for the governor's challenge cup , Company D of Fulrbury , which distinguished Itself so nobly by being the first on the Held of battle Tuesday night , won the cup over seven com peting companies , and was the only one who completed the entire programme. The con test came off on the Wahoo fair grounds , and attracted an Immense crowd of people. On the arrival of the company back In camp they received an ovation , the entire second regiment taking part In the demonstration , every ono cheering hlnihclf hoarse. In the evening the hoys of company I ) kept open liouna and wore serenaded by the \S uhoo band , the Second regiment band and later by the First regiment band. The Kdward CrciBhton guards called In a body and extended an In vitation to company 1) to dine with them to day. Tlio ofllcer.s and men of company D aru the lions of thu camp. The otllccrs of tha company are Captain C J. Uilk , First Lieu tenant George 1C. Jcnldns and Second Lieu- tent John Hcaaby. Fntnl Quarrel of l-'nrmerH. Sir MIT , Neb , Sept. 7. [ Special to Tun Hir.1 : The particulars of the murder of Dick Honch , near Hassett , by Andrew lxvo > , on Monday last , are as follows : Last win ter Konch had charge of a farm belonging to Lowe near Long Pine , on which there wcro home ci'.ltlu. During the great blizzard of January 12 several of them perisnud. Lowe claimed compensation for this loss and when Konch left , retained a mower belonging to him. Koach went to Lowe's farm duriiiL the night and took the machine to the farm , of a man named Philbriek , where hu was working The next morning Lowe came to Philbnck'.s farm with his son and attempted to tuku thu mower back. Uoach protested and drew his revolver on joung Lowe , who was rushing at him with an ax. The elder Lowe stepping up behind tils son with u pistol tel , fired. Koach returned thu fire without effect nnd full mortally wounded. Uoth tha Lowes aru in jail. Senator Keckley Kenomlnntcd. YOIIK , Neb. , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tun HEE. ] The republican senatorial con vention for the Twenty-fourth district was held ut Fuirmount this afternoon. The names of Senator Charles II. Kcckloy , of YorK county , and P. S. Heal , of Fillmore county , were presented. Keckley received a ma ority of tlio votes cast and was declared the nominee of the convention. Keckley ! H ; in unusually strong man. Ho did most ex- c-'llent work in the last senate , nnd is the un qualified choice of the entire county. Lincoln County Democrats. NOIITH PI.ATTB , Neb. , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tn K HUE. ] The Lincoln County Cleveland club met at thu court house this evening. A committee of three was ap pointed to arrange with , ; the republican club for a joint discussion on the tariff question. Able speeches were made by F E. linllard , Georgu T. Snelling nnd Hon. John Tracy. A llambcau club of thirty members was or ganized after the adjournment of the meet ing. Attempted to Wreck Iho Train. UMSSE.S , Neb. , Sept. 7. 'Special Telegram , to TUB DEI : . ] An attempt was made to wreck the north bound passenger this even ing a mile and a half north of Garrieon , a small station on the Atchlson .t Nebraska , by placing a tie on the track in such n manner as would have ditched thu train. This was frus trated by the freight south running ahead of time and discovering the obstruction. The object is unknown. _ Hi caking Camp at Wahoo. WAHOO , Neb. , Sept. 7. [ Special Telegram to THE HEE. | To-day is the last day of the National guards in camp. They will break camp In the morning. The encampment has been a success and a schooling for the militia. The people of Wahoo have enjoyed and profited by the encampment. Gates College Opont. Nni.ion , Neb. , Sept. 7. [ Special to THE UEE. ] The fall session of Gates college - * lego began this week with nn enrollment of forty-live students. The college is on a better financial basis than hitherto , and will un doubtedly rank with the best colleges In the west. Given a Itocuptlon , VALENTINE , NCD. , Sept. 7. [ Special Tele gram to THE HEB.I C. 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 them In a short speech and was enthusiastically cheered. * YKLLOW 1'KKU. . The Disease Mukcri Its Appearance in linker County , Florida. WASHINGTON , Sept. 7.-The following tele gram was received this afternoon : MoNTOOMEiir , Ala. , Sept. 7. To Surgeon General Hamilton , Washington : Our special agent reports ten cases of jcllow fever nt McClenny , In Maker county , and onn death from black vomit Pi-nsai-ola and Marrldna have quarantined npainst the whole of Baker county.ye will proceed to follow their ex ample , and this only exemplilk-s the fact that the measures you have already taken are right. Lef-ter AVallack'H NEW Yor.n , Supt. 7. Thu body of Lester Wallack has been embalmed r.nd will remain in the chamber where l.o expired until Sun day , when it will bo removed to tha parlor , where brief funeral servko * "vill b ' conducted , Monday morning the remain * will bo brought to this city from Stamford , and funeral cervices will be held in "llio Little Church Around the Corner" the samct forenoon. The Grant Monument. ST. Louis Sept. 7. The shaft and brent * figure of the Grant monument in tnis city wcro placed in position to-dily nnd cemented , after which the frame was veiled. The new monument will be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies later on. A movement u now 04 foot to erect a similar moHumcnt to tbo law General Sheridan la the block south of wherq the Grant monument stands , on TwclUk street. Say They Haven't Heard. WASHINGTON , Sept. 7. The department ot Etato has received no Information in regard to the reported riotous demonstrations in China and an attack on the American of ficial residence at Canton. The department has received nothing further In relation tq the reported rejection of the Chinese treaty since tno dispatch from Miulster Dcnby Wednesday. " Canada Fine * thn nimllator. / OTTAWA , Ont. , Sept. 7. The customs & partment has decided to en fore a a fin * of MOO against the American schooner Gladiator , seized by the Canadian customs oOlcl f. ' ' towiog in Canadian waters ,