Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-26

HDwg.te's Case.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Judge
Cox stated to day that he would
hold under advisement the ques
ton of fixing bail for Capt. How
gate, and suggested that In the
meantime attachment proceeding:
be pressed.
A Forged Report.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Her
aids Washington special says oil
Gibson's report on the Star route
Investigation, sent In these dis.
patches yesterday, that the Depart.
ment of Justice repudiates the re-
port as forgery. No such report
was ever called for and no such re.
port has ever been addressed to
that Department. The records oil
the Department do not chow that
such an officer as A. M. Gibson,
Special Assistant Attorney for the
United States, was ever appointed
by that Department. M
saO'o . Tn.str..
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The panic
at the London theatre last night
was owing to D break in the steam
pipe. In the rush for the doors
many were injured but none killed.
RIVE -as" Kni@o.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 "A prema-
ture explosion occurred at GREEN
witch, Connecticut, whereby five
men engaged in blasting were in
stantly killed.
As Agxrest1vs Fioasc,~r.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The Sans
Washington special says that
friends of Secretary Folger an
nounce that bis management of
the Treasury Department will be
bold even to aggressiveness. They
say that the new Secretary does
not believe IN the policy of locking
up the enormous surplus which
the Government Is receiving from
day to day, and that he will put it
all out. The amount OF money at
the command of the Secretary OF
the Treasury which can be used for
the purpose of redeeming the pub.
lie debt is very large, and IL Fol-
ger 10 to do as his friends say he
intends to do, the country may
look for very important reduce
ton Of the debt within short
time.
How Mtiii0as we're ssetsn.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25. -Theo.
Hanel, the tax clerk who defauIied,
In 1877, to the amount of $50 600,
to-day described the methods of
the theft resorted to by fifteen re-
ceiving clerks employed In the tax
department.. He says be was in
structed to falsify his books by the
chief Clerk, Jacob Cramp. and that
he was promised by the Tax Re-
ceiver, Thos. J. Smith, that his
family would be cared for while he
was in prison, and that cum was
raised for him, but was stolen be-
fore 1t reached him. He says the
thefts will run up into the milf
ions.
A Tsrr'b's Fouodsy Acc,a-.s.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Noy. 25,-
The iron bar sustaining the doors
Of the cupola of the new Besse mer
department of the Psnnsy lvania
Steel Works, broke to-day. Three
men were caught by the rush of
molten metal aud terribly burned.
R,ver Accident.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 25.-The
steamer D. T. Lane, while descend-
ing the river, collided at 3 O'Clock
this morning with the propeller
w. F. Gaylord, at Ashland, Ky.
The Gaylord was sunk out of sight
almost Immediately, and Mrs.
Mead (cook) was drowned. The
rest of the crew escaped with diff
Guilty. A misunderstanding of
signals is said to be the cause of
the accident.
Mayors Day as Asians-.
ATLANTA, Nov. 25.-Ths AT.
lanta, Georgia, International Elk.
position has deslgnsted Deem er
9th as Mayors Day.
Train Robbsrs Frus.rs.ru.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 25.-An at.
tempt to rob q train near Spear
VILE by five men who boarded 1t,
was frustrated by the action of the
train hands. The robbers escaped.
Contemplated Change Of sns Peps's
Soc.
MONTREAL, Nov. 24.-Monseig-
neur TremOs Prelon, of the house.
hold Of Pope Leo XIII. is here.
He expresses the opinion that his
holiness would ere long change his
residence to Malta or Saalsburg,
from the opposition he receives in
the holy city. The Italian Gov
eminent does not afford the pro-
lection which 1t should. The
Pope foresees his departure, and
has made a catalogue of all obi cots
of value in the Vatican.
Isish nj ssasrs.
DUBLIN, Nov. 26 Que of the
principal Irish Judges strongly de-
precates any suspension Of the trial
by jury.
The Cabinet will probably meet
the first week In December. The
date of the reassembIy of Parlia-
ment will then be arranged, proba-
bly,, for the Cd Of January or oh Of
February.
0sssang Up wsr.
BOSTON, Nov. 24.-The Herald
| publishes long Washington dis.
patch to the effect that owing to
heavy American investments in
Chile and Peru, it is likely that at
the meeting OF Congress an Amer.
loan protectorate Of Peru will be
proposed. 1t also says that negc-
| tiatiOns have been made by which,
within twenty.four hours after hos
Utilities with Chile had been de-
Cided upon, q sufncient number of
European lron-clads would become
the property of the American Gov.
eminent to secure Its authority.
River Com naosoOn's RppORs