Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-25
European Cable News.
SuIsimau Pasha's Defeat,

KEsANLIK, Jan. 24th.-A por-
ton of Suleiman Pasha's train,
consisting Of two thousand wagons,
was captured on tho 18th instant,
near Hermanli, about forty miles
west from Adrianople. From the
details received by the Russian
staff, General Gourko's victory at
Phillippopolis was more complete
than at first announced. Suleinan
Pasha's whole army, 1000 strong,
was engaged and finally split into
two parts. the one commanded by
Fanade Pasha fled to the noun
tains, and the other, under Sulei-
man Pasha, retreated in the direc-
ton Of Haskoi, pursued by Gen.
erals SkobelOff and Scharz0f. The
Russians captur'd ninety seven
guns. Both fractions of the Turks
seem to have reached Drama.
Proceedings In Parliament.
LONDON, Jau. 24th.---In the
House of Commons, after Sir Stat
ford Northcote's ratification, the
Marquis of Harrington, leader of
the Liberal party, asked how Sir
Stafford would reconcile the incon-
sistency of this with the promise
made on the first night VI the Sos
sion, not to make proposal until
the conditions of peace were re-
csived and whether he would make
any other statement calculated to
allay the anxiety sure to be raised
by the notice.
Sir Stafford reminded the House
that he expected the first night to
know the terms Of peace within
two days. A week had elapsed and
not only were the Government not
in possession Of the terms of peace,
but considerable portion of the
Russian forces were still advanc-
ing. Therefore, the Government
think they cannot longer delay the
proposal.
In the House Of Lords, Beacons-
field, in response to a question by
the Duke of Argyle, spoke in the
Same strain as Sir Stafford North.
cote. Beaconsfisld distinctly said
that England was not going to be
dictated to by any other power.
The Earl of Carnarvon, Colonial
Secretary, and Lord Derby, For
eign Secretary, were not present,
1t was rumorsd in the lobby that
the Earl of Carnarvon had re.
signed. Great exciteme at prevails.
The chinese Question before the
House Committee.
wv. errrroroN Tn, o1tl I'M.
House Committee on Education
and Labor, by previous arrange
ment, devoted their session to-day
to hearing arguments from Cali
fornia congressman on the Chinese
question. There were present of
the Committee, Chairman Goode,
of Virginia, Fuller, of Indiana,
Southland, of Ohio, Willis, of Ken
lucky, Bell, of Georgia, Manning,
of Mississippi. Loring, of Massa-
chusetts, Hungerford,o of New York,
and Haskell, OF Kansas, together
with Representatives Davis, Pare
and Luttrell and four correspond
ents. All the members OF the
Committee manifest great interest
in the subject and the arguments
were presented in an admirable,
judicious and effective style. Page,
at the suggestion Of his colleagues,
made the opening remarks. He
assured the Committee at the out
set that it was not proposed nor de-
sired to interfere with the Chinese
now in this country and then laid
down as q fundamental principle
of sound doctrine, that our Govern
ment ought not to permit the i'm
migration of any people to this
country in great numbers to whom
we are unwilling to extend the
rights of naturalization and citi-
zenship. He proceeded chiefly to
dircuss the presence of the Chinese
element as regards its effects on
tho labor question and it's
moral effects on our people
and American institutions. In
support of his position he referred
the Committee to designated por-
lions Of the book of testimony
taken by Congressional and
State Commissions and showed
that the subject 10 not o political
question. He cited the ooncurren
declarations concerning it made by