Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-20

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the privilege of transmitting COM
mercial messages?
Halstead-They would do well to
mind their own business. The
privilege would add to their influ-
ence in the politics of the country.
L do not think the rule of railroads
would benefit the country. The
newspaper and telegraph business
should, so far as possible, be let
alone.
CONNECTICUT Dues it AHa,n.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 19.-The
Senate to-day unanimously passed
the resolution condemning the ac-
tiOn of Congress on the Chinese
question, which passed the House.
Tne California Colony.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The plan
of the California colony organizing
in Buffalo is stated to be as fol-
lows: Capital stock, amount to be
hereafter named, divided into
given number of shares, with so
much of the capital as may be re-
quisite to purchase tract of land,
to be purchased and cut up into
farms of from ten to eighty acres
each; the location of land to be de-
cided by the members themselves.
Competent person will be sent
through the country TO mark out
suitable locations and report to the
members thereon. After purchas-
ing site, the farms will be auc-
toned off to members. A resident
manager will be appointed whose
principal business will be to make
such mprovements on each farm as
the owner may desire.
a Mob sn Cairo.
CAIRO, Feb. 19.-Tho crowd
which gathered before the Minis
try OF Finance yesterday was COM
posed of some four hundred dis.
banded officers, who camored
augrily for arrears of pay. Nubar
Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Rivers Wilson, Minister of
Finance, were insulted by the mob
as they were leaving the Ministry.
The latter's coat was torn. Thirty
of the rioters entered the building
but were expelled on the arrival of
the Khedive and Foreign Consuls.
The rioters then invested the Min
istry. The Khedive harrangued the
crowd and made three futile at
tempts to depart in u carriage, but
was himself insuIted; meanwhile
his body-guard arrived, fired on
and dispersed the rioters. Several
arrests We're made. Nubar Pasha
was shot in the hand. His coach
man and the Khedive's master of
ceremonies were also wounded.
Psnssian PoIiicai Matters.
BERLIN, Feb. 1S.-Prince Hohen.
lope was to-day elected Second
Vice President of the Reichstag,
having obtained LOG votes against
70 for Herr Lozius. Another letter
from Count Stolberg Wernigerade
was Submitted to tho Reichstag,
asking Parliamentary approval of
the prosecution and arrest of Dep
uty Hasselman, whereupon Lasker
gave notice of motion contesting
the correctness of the Government
Interpretation of the law, and re-
fusing the consent of the Reichstag
to the arrests. Debate on the SUBJ
ject was postponed. The National
Liberals, UltramOntanes and Pro-
gressists have agreed to support
Lasker.
"A L1ck.Ous Contemplated.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Millowners
of Ashton-under-Tyne have decided
to begin q general lockout Satur-
day. The strike is not settled.
The strikers are now estimated to
number 10000.
Amnesty Bin Accepted.
PARIS, Feb. 19.-The Ministry
have accepted the Amnesty bill as
amended.
Gone 60 Zuiu Land.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The Third
Battalion of the Goth Rifles left Col
chester this morning for the Cape
Of Good Hope. The chartered
steamers Dublin Castle, from Lon
don, with the 81 Battalion Of the
Goth Regiment, and the
Pretoria, from Southampton,
with the 9lst Highlanders, will sail
to-day and tomorrow respectively.
Several other ships will be ready
for troops in the course of the pres.
ent week, and one or two will prob.
ably sail before Sunday.
Resumed Work.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The large en-
cheering firm of Westwood g.
Bailey, at Blackwell, have opened
their works to the old hands at un-
reduced wages. Some other mas
ters are expected to follow suit in
a day or two, though few are en-
deavoring to obtain hands from the
provinces. The strikers com nit
tee, however, are confident that
they can persuade any imported
hands to return to their homes.
Want she Plague InvestIgat ted.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-The Royal
College of physicians ask the Gov
ernment ITO appoint Royal Com.
mission of statesmen,lphysicians
and specialists to investigate the
plague in Russia. st. Petersburg
is forming a similar commission
under General Hefrich especially y
to watch over the sanitary condi-
tion of that city.