Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-02
uneasiness regarding the move
ment, which is evidently quietly
spreading.


uneasiness regarding the move
ment, which is evidently quietly
spreading.
The chinese Que-tioD.
The same paper, discussing the
the Chinese Question, says: The
nation is under contract that Cali
fornia shall allow Chinese all priv
ileges that English, Irish, Flencli
or German Immigrants enjoy. A
general discussion in Congress at
an early day, and under conditions
somewhat new, is strongly fore
shadowed. The effort made in
1878 resulted in recommendations
that the State Department would
procure modification of the
treaty. What attempt or pro-
gress has been made in any such
endeavor may not be fully known.
1t is, fortunately, for the general
Interest of the whole country, that
the subject must eome before Con-
gress for final decision; for only
thus can a due consideration of the
advantages obtaipable by com.
merce, which the treaty authorizes,
as compared with the inconveni-
ence of the immigration 1t sane
lions be attained. The trade with
China, as well as justice to "John,"
Will doubtless claim u hearing.
! Inp"rsaus Dsvn.c Case.
NEW YORK, Sept. 80 "A special
from Hartford rays: An imp0rtan Mt
divorce case comes up tomorrow,
and will attract more attention
probably in this part of the State
than any other similar case for
many years, because of the position
of the parties. The petitioner is
Mrs. Mary A. Walker, who is q
daughter of the late Rev. DIR.
Spring of East Hartford. The
defendant is the Rev. j. B. r. Wal
ker. The wife's charges are cruelty,
deception and immortality. EX-
Governor Hubbard is her counsel.
OH weiia ta Peru-An Eaterprissmw
Am,riean.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.--A Times
special Titusville, Penn, dispatch
describes the operations of f. Prem
tice, a we'll known petroleum capt.
talist of that region, in developing
the oil deposits of Peru. He mahe
a large fortune during the early
days of the petroleum trade, and Is
now investing his capital there.
He purchased controlling inter-
est in four million acres OF land
along the Pacific coast In company
with III. H. HI. Morris of Frank
liE, a leading contractor. Prem
tice recently sailed for Peru. He
has contracted with Morris to sink
twenty wells on his property wi h.
in the next two years. Prentice
has spent much time in Peru dur
ing the past fifteen years. His
prospecting and experiments In
that country have demonstrated
that it possesses the most remarka-
bile oil territory yet discovered.
Prentice is introducing crude petro-
leum for fuel. aud people are Begin
ming to use it largely. There
are fifty English ocean steamers
plying along the coast which con-
tracted with Prentice to use crude
petroleum instead of coal as fuel.
They are erecting tanks for storing
oil at different landings, and pay
So barrel. Sugar refiDeries are
also preparing to Use oil in place of
coal. Prentice estimates that his oil
territory in Peru will pay him
profit of 81 900 600 year after the
arrangements for developing 1t are
perfected. He pays royalty, both
to the Mancora estate and the Pc
ruvian Government, for the mo-
nopoly granted.
The Gear Ii,-R,aderpest.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-A Vienna
dispatch says that the Emperor of
Russia Is suffering from mental ia
tip ue and daily getting worse.
Rnderpest is raging in Russian
Poland with great violence, and
further precautions have been
taken to prevent its Introduction
into Germany.
The lr,sn Auti-Rent agitation.
LONDON, Sept. 30.~-The anti-rent
excitement is spreading rapidly
through Ireland, and many large
meetings have been held by tenant
farmers in different counties. The
farmers demand fixed tenure and
cheaper leases.
The British Advance.
SIMLA, Sept. 30-A telegram
from Shutagarden of the 9th says
Gen. Roberts has arrived there.
His party was fired at by a large
body of Mongols near Jagathana
and five Sikh- killed. The Mon
gols were repulsed with loss. The
ia test news from Cabul states that
all IL quiet there. Dakka was oc-
cupied without opposition on the
20 Ii. News from Mandalay to tho
22d reports all quiet there.
A Hu..,n. succ-ss tn Asia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept. 30.-The
InUatide Russo gives the following
details Of the affair at Geoktepe:
The Turcomans, numbering $4,000
combatant-, with 5000 non-com bat
ants, retired to the fortified village
of Deugit Tepe, after having sew
eral times unsuccessfully attacked
the Russians. The Russian attack
on Dengit Tepe lasted whole day.
The village was stormed at O'clock
i'm the afternoon. The Russians
were too tired to pursue the enemy:
An official dispatch from General
Lemakiu confirms the report OF u
Russian success aud says that the
Russians occupied Beurma on the
18th of September.