Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-13
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Dom't Fear q Fever Epidemic.

Dom't Fear u Fever Epidemic.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-Dr.
Hamilton, Supervising Surgeon
General of Marine Hospital Ser
vice, does not apprehend repeti-
ton of the yellow fever epidemic
of last year in the South. He thinks
there may be sporadic cases, bit
considers that the precautions
taken will prevent any spread Of
the disease.
Partial Disarmament.
NEW York, July 12th.-The
movement on foot in Europe for an
International Congress at Rome
next year, looking to the adoption
of code for the proportional dis.
armament of all tile great military
powers, progresses favorably. 1t Is
asserted that the Czar, Bismarck
and Gambetta have given their
warm adhesion, and letters approx
ing the objects of the Congress
have been received from six hun
dred Protestant ministers, two
Catholic Bishops, ninety members
of the chief legislative bodies of
the principal nations, including
America, one hundred and twenty
Masonic bodies and large numbers
Of societies of operatives, mechan.
les and other laborers.
The Rights or Chinese in Cuba.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The Times
says: The new treaty between
Spain and China is certainly a lib
eral one. 1t makes great couces-
sions 10 the Chinese. Hereafter, if
treaty obligations are to be full
dlled, the Chinese in Cuba will en-
joy all the rights conferred upon
citizens of the most favored nation.
They may sue in courts, may de-
part out of the dominions of Spain
whenever they ch oose, their respon.
sibility to criminal law alone being
sufficient to detain them. Those
now under contract obligations
must fulfill their contracts, but no
more such agreements which con-
stitute Coolieism, are to be toler-
ated, and the Chinese government
binds itself to prevent the EN- bark
alton of these contract laborers for
Spanish ports.
The CoIOred Exodus.
NEW YORK, July 12th.-William
Freeman, Chairman of the Colored
Republican General Committee
here, has received letter from tn e
Governor of Kansas, describing the
influx of Southern negroes as
steady and continuous, the greater
portion coming to Kansas. and rs
per cent. destitute. He says: "You
had just as we'll make your calcu-
lations now that you will have
abundant opportunity for testing
the liberatity of your people, as
this immigration from the South
Oil the part of the colored people,
in nv Judgment, has but fairly be-
gun"
TriaI Of Mrs. HuiI's Murderer.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The trial
of Chastine Cox begins Monday.
Yesterday, on application Of coun-
sci, Judge Cowing ordered an extra
panel of two hundred Jurors.
The Hebrew Convention.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The Coun-
Gil of Union of American and He
brew Congregations yesterday con.
sidered the subject of agriculture.
An amendment was offered that in
order to carry out the plans success
fully, Executive Boards be instruct
ed 10 appoint Committee on Agri-
culture; said committee shall solic-
it donations of land, farming i'm
plements and money, and as soon
as they obtain tract of land they
shall subdivide it into tracts of
fifty to eighty acres for one family.
Said family shall have that land
free of any rental for q term OF
seven years. After seven years the
price shall be fixed on favorable
terms for which that family can
buy said land, and the money
thus received by the Executive
Board to be reinvested in fertile
lands, and to he given to other set.
tiers under the same conditions.
Rev. DR.. Wise spoke in favor of the
scheme. Rev. DIR. Moses, of Ala
bama, said the dwelling place of
Jews always had been in cities, and
he thought it much better for them
TO devote their attention to COM
merce. Joseph, Of Cincinnati, con-
tended that the carrying out Of
such q scheme would be great
benefit, as 1t would result in rescu.
ing many men from idleness who
would otherwise remain in pauper-
ism.
Fatal ARRAY.
New ORLEANS, July 12th.-A
Lake Providence, La, special re.
ports the killing of Postmaster
Austin by Squire Lusk, of West
Carroll, and the mortal wounding
of Austin, Jr., Parish Judge. w.
H. Smith, colored, crossing the
street during the melee, was struck,
IL is alleged, by stray bullet and
instantly killed.
Boiler ExplosiOn-TwO Mem Killed.
BALTIMORE, July 2-An explo-
sion of boiler in the box factory
of Adams e. Setter, Low street, de.
molished the boiler house, q three
story building adjoining, and the
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