Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-12

| w ASHlNGTON, req. lltn.-Dele-
gate Cannon, of Utah, is likely to
defeat the nom Mormon delegates
from that Territory in their efforts
to have Congress pass q bill regu-
lating the elective franchise in
Utah. The House Sub Committee
on Territories has agreed that the
people of Utah ought to have a Sc
cret ballot but Cannon recently ex-
hibited to them the draft of a
bill introduced in the
Mormon Legislature providing for
a registration law and secret ballot,
and, on the strength of this, the
House subcommittee haveagree / /,
by vote of 3 to 2, to hold in abey-
anee their report ON the secret bal
lot bill pending the action of the
Utah Legislature on the election
bill now before that body.
Another womnu's Rights Petition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the
Senate a large number of petitions
from all parts of the country in
favor of the Sixteenth Amendment
to the Constitution, prohibiting
States from DISTINGUISHING persons
on account of sex, was presented
and referred.
A New Rule for POstoflices
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Her.
ald's Washington special says that
the Postmaster-General has issued
II new rule which causes furry in
Republican circles. Postmasters
| for small towns and for country dis.
tricts will hereafter be APP
pointed on the recommendation
of the Postmaster of the
largest neighboring cities. Some
| Western members of Congress feel
indignant at this loss of patronage.
They believe it to DO mother insid-
ious blow at the Republican party,
and are more than ever convinced
that the Presidents Southern poll
cy is failure.
ThOse lli-Starred Carpat.Baxgsrs.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-Wells
has been released on $4,000 bail.
Anderson has received dispatch,
signed by John Sherman, Stanley
Matthews, Garfield, Hall and Dill
ly, earnestly declaring their belief
in his innocence of any fraud.
About tho War.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch
from Vienna says Austria is dis
posed tie leave the fixing of the du-
ration of Russion occupation in
Bulgaria to the Conference.
Three Austrian men. of. war have
been ordered to the BosphOrus. Sew
eral Italian vessels of war are also
going there.
A number of Russian sailors have
gone to the Sea of Marmora to man
certain Turkish men-of-war which
are about to be surrendered.
PERA, Feb. lin the event of a
rupture OF the arnistice the Turks
could not re-occupy the Constanti-
Dople line as it is a neutral zone
and would remain neutral till the
end of three days notice before the
resumption of hostilities. Prspar-
atiOns are making to defend the in.
terror lines.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Feb. l1th,-l
The Turkish forces to-day evacuat-
ed Widdin, Rutschk, Silistra,
Belgrade and Erzeroum and have
withdrawn from the Bujouk-
Chackmejch lines to the line from
Krijuk Checkmejch to Aaleunar. |
The neutral zone Is twelve miles
broad.
LONDON, Feb. 1Oth.-A special
from Berlin says that Prince Gorts-
chakof has notified the Powers
that, since the English Cabinet has
resolved to send its fleet TO Con-
stantinople, ostensibly to protect
Christians, Russia also contem-
plates occupying Constantinople
from the land with the same object,
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE
latest official intelligence from
Adrianople shows that a complete
understanding has been arrived at
between Russian headquarters and
the Turkish delegates.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE
authorities of the Black Sea ports
have removed all restrictions on
the export of grain and provisions.
The Porte Refuses England's Re-
quest.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sunday night,
Feb. 10.-Ths Porte has refused to
permit the British fleet to come to
Constantinople on the ground that,
II the sultan allows it the Russians
will probably occupy the city.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette says that it was known in
all the embassies in London this
morning that the Porte had refused
proach ConstantinopIe. A Cabinet
Council was hastily summoned
this morning. 1t is said that nego-
tiations are still proceeding for OBJ
tanning an entrance for the fleet.
The whole British fleet remains In
Besika Bay pending the result of
negotiations.
LONDON, Feb. H. A dispatch
from Constantinople of the tenth
says that 1t is reported that the
Sultan has invited Grand Duke
Nicholas to spend few days in
Constantinople. Safvet and Lodyk
Pashas will go to Adrianople on
Tuesday to negotiate treaty of
peace with Generals Ignatief and
Nelidoff, formerly Ambassador and
first Secretary Of Russian Embassy
at Constantinople, respectively.
How the Russians Regard II.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE semi
official Journal de ST. Petersburg
yesterday, commenting on the dis
patch of the British fleet, says:
"As far as Russia is concerned we
think this measure ought not to
make her deviate from the policy
she has hitherto followed. In case
the Ottoman capital should be oc
cupled by Imperial troops and the
British fleet should appear before
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