Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-28
man was released on bail. He de.
nies the authorship of the letter.
Cattie-Rsiiron de.

nies the authorship of the letter.
Cattie-Rsiirosds.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Dr. Detmar,
Government inspector of cattle,
has written letter to Mr.. Heck.
son, of the Grand Trunk Railroad,
stating most positively that there
Is no trace or suspicion of pleuro-
pneumonia in any section of the
United States.
| 1t is stated that arrangements are
about completed for the pooling OF
rates between the Union Pacific,
Kansas Pacific and Colorado Cen.
trail roads. 1t is intimated that the
Union Pacific has agreed to appro.
pirate $2,O0O,000 to complete the
Colorado Central from Georgetown,
its present terminus, to Leadville.
Murder and Robbery.
IAKA, Mississippi, Feb. 27.-Maj.
A. N. Hutchins and Thos. McNatt,
highly respected citizens, were
murdered yesterday, presumably,
for 81, 700, which they. had taken
from the express office during the
day, and which the murderers se-
cured.
shipwrsckcd and Dr0wned.
BARNEGAT, N. j., Feb. 27.-
Chas. Sawyer and wife and three
seameD, of the schooner David
ToIck, ashore here, were drowned
in the storm last night.
Held for Election CrOOkedness.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-Syd-
ney 4. Thomas, Judge, John Boyd
and Mark Selden, Inspectors at the
recent election here, and Thomas
Stewart, a local politician, were to-
day held in $1,000 bail for misde-
meanor and conspiracy in conduct
ing elections.
Don PSass Threshed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-An al
tercation occurred In the Senate
lobby about 10 O'Clock last night
between Don Piatt and VIM. Nc
Garrahan, which, though Of brief
duration, resulted in Platps being
badly punished about the head and
face. The alteration grew out of
personal illusions to McGarrahan
published editorlally in the Sun.
day Capital.
Another R~port Of the Iuservicw.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--Follow-
ing the efforts made by Republican
members of the Pacific Coast dele
cation in behalf of the Chinese
bill, yesterday, Senator Grover,
Representatives Wigginton and
Luttrell, and Senat ors-elect Farley
and Slater called In a body upon
President Hayes and, despite the
pressure of crowd of other callers
at the Executive -Mansion, were
given private interview with him
for as long time as they desired.
Senator Grover, who was the prin.
cipal spokesman of the party, re-
marked to the President that, al
though they were all Democrats,
they came to see him on this SUBJ
ject, not as partisans, but as
representatives of the prac-
tically unanimous sentiment of
the Pacific Coast and without
regard to their politica, preferen-
ces or party interests. Grover pro-
ceeded to say that they would like
to add to any convictions he (the
PresidenU might have in favor of
signing this bill. The President
asked II either of them had a COPY
of the bill as 1t finally passed Con-
gress, and, while they were express
ing surprise that it had not yet
reached him, Congressman Rainey,
of the House Committee on En-
rolled Bills, entered with it in
his hand. The President, with
the bill before him invited attention
to various objections which had
been raised by Eastern papers and
religious bodies against his signing
it. He particularly mentioned its
proposed abrogation of the fifth
and sixth articles of tho Burlin-
game treaty, and specifically
requested the delegation to state
their reasons for favoring the abro-
cation of the fifth article. The
answer was that, although this ar.
ticle conferred upon Chinese in
America all the privileges of the
most favored nations. except the
right to vote and hold
office, the Chinese Govern.
ment had never attempted to carry
out Its reciprocal provisions in be-
half of American citizens in China.
The sixth article, SO far as our citi-
zens are concerned, has always
been a nullity, and therefore 1t can
very properly be abrogated. Be-
| sides this, Grover pointed out that
the Read treaty fully protected ouI
citizens and commerce before the
supplemental treaty was negotiat.
ed, and would continue tc
protect them If both articles il
question were abrogated. Grover
in the course of his remarks, pre-
sented strongly and clearly num-
Der Of other considerations in favor
of the bill. One branch of the ar
gument was summed up as follows
"The Chinaman who has been il
California twenty-five years hal
no more assimilated with US
than one who came yesterday
and however great may be our de
sire ito republicanize the race, Il
will always be loves labor lost
The extent of the privileges en-
joyed by the Chinese in this coun
try was illustrated by the fac
that they were at liberty tt
take possession of mineral de
poslts and then, without pay
ment of royalty of any kind
T take all the precious metals thai
they acquire to China. The dele
, cation earnestly represented to th'
President the vital importance o
the pending measure to the people
Of the Pacific Coast, and assuret
i. him that, in comparison with 1t
all other matters of national inter
est had dwindled In the esti
!. nation OF that section o
the country to no present inn
/. portance whatever. The Presiden
Y 1fctauod vary aftontfvolv to a II th N