Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-02

speech. Resolutions, as adopted
declared in favor of such a polio,
of protection to home industry ant
q revision Of the existing tarif
law as will give full and harmo
NOUS effect TO. the protective pol
icy by the Tariff Com mission
appointed by Congress, and In ths
pending deliberations OF the Com
10 ission, disturbing and destructiv,
assaults upon the protective duties
or special industries shall not bt
permitted. The Convention urges
upon Congress an action to bring
the shipping interest to that posi-.
tion due our nation on the seas
Also, resolved to commend the alb
clifton of the tax on bank checks
proprietary articles and matches.
Adjourned sine die.
B0rawd So DEATH,
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. lat a
fire early this morning an old lady
named Mrs. McCarty and Mrs.
Reed were burned to death.
rns Isisn N~s,o"si Convention
Messuxo rom Egnn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The Irish Ma
tional Convention met this morn,
ing. The COMMITTEES on Creden-
tiAls were not ready to report. The
announcement of this fact was re-
ceived with some marks of dissp-
probation. It was stated on behalf
OF the committee that the creden-
tials of the New York delegation
were not yet at hand, but subse-
quently these were obtained aud
the com mittee reported 733 dele
gates in attendance. A telegram
was received from Patrick Egan at
Paris that he had learned that five
thousand properties, representing
q rental of ten millions OF pounds a
year, had already refused to pay
the rent In obedience to the Land
League manifesto. The hall was
crowded ut noon.
a Rumas Denied.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The Inter
OCEANS Washington special says:
A report has been in circulation to
the effect that Bedford, OF Colorado,
would stand as a candidate, of tire
Green back ere, and make the at
temp to hold the balance of power
in the Speakership contest. Bel
ford has arrived and pronOunces
the story absolutely without foun-
dation.
LssG w1sh AL On Board.
CHICAGO. Dec. Ia schooner,
supposed to be the Kate 9illett,
went ashore at Plum leland. All
hands were lost. The crew con-
sisted Of John Sims. the captain,
and nine men.
star R"ns-rs IUdscsrG.
OMAHA. Dec. Postmaster
Clary, at sidney, Edward CorbiD,
President, and O. J. Iddings, agent
of Gilmore, Salisbury & Co.'s stage
line, have been indicted for con-
spirary to defraud the Government
In Star route contracts.
Track Compie,ed:
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 1.-The
NesOs's Dallas special says that the
track OF the Chicago, Texas and
Mexican Railroad Co. Is completed
to Cedar Hill.
murdsr VIII Ous,
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. DIR.
Cotton ana o. Q. Thomas have
been arrested for poisoning an I'M
known old man, palming off the
body as that of e. q. Burnham,
thus getting "a, 900 life insurance
on him. Burnham has turned up
alive.
Dsnsord ~ Tronbie.
CALDWELL, Kan, Dec. 1.-Noth-
ing has been done with Danf0rd
yet. The action of the committee
sent to Wichita this morning IL
awaited. Indications are that I'm
less DAnford shows up hard money
to satisfy his creditors he will care
nothing for banks or bankers be-
fore morning. Everything is
quiet, but the feeling is deep and the
determination to have money or
his life Ia very strong. A crowd Of
armed men are here from Hunni-
we'll to take DanJord as soon az
the Caldwell meH get through
with him.
RmurOsd survey Co YanksOn.
YANKToN, D. r., Dec. 1.-The
Central Pacific surveyors arrived
to-day from the West and drove
stakes down Seventh street to the
centre of the city. This completes
the survey from Corinne, Utah, "a
Yankton, and here the surveyors
halt for further orders. The line
Crosses the Missouri fifty miles
above Ysnkton.
Fssss Boiler Exp,osson.
JACKSONVILLE, Tex, Dec. L.
The boiler of the saw mill of Doug.
lass & Son exploded yesterday
killing three white mon and fatal.
ly injuring colcred man.
Death aS Joseph Osoper.
LONDON, ec.l.-Joseph Cooper
one OF the Secretaries OF the Brit
ish Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
10 dead.
L~yisg nus Dsrsem Oauss werh.
PARIS, DEC. lat 8 consulta
ton Of the Board of Panama Cans
Truetees, that body approved the
plan fororeatine = tan porary shef
ter port at Colon. From this por