Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-17

B,aine Regar0ing the Canal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Seere-
tary Blaine's instructions to Min
lister Lowell at London relative to
the desired notifications to the
Clayton Bulwer treaty were sent
to Congress to-day. In effect they
claim that the United States should
have control of the Isthmus Canal;
that the treaty forbids US to forth
fly or defend 1t by military force;
that the naval power of England
would enable her at short notice to
take possession of both ends of the
canal; that in the event OF war
between other powers one Or the
other of them might seize the
canal to the detriment of our COM
mercial interests. The treaty should
therefore be modified on the fol-
lowing basis: The clause forbid
ding the United States to fortify
and control the canal in con-
nection with the country
In which it is located should be
cancelled; the clause in which the
United States and Great Britain
agree to make treaty stipulations
for joint protectorate of the
CANA, having never been perfected,
should be regarded obsolete. The
clause defining the distance from
either end of the canal at which
captures on the high seas may be
made by either party was left in
complete, and has never been de-
termined. The distance should be
determined on a liberal basis when
ever the canal is completed. The
letter suggests that the intimate
and friendly relations existing be.
tween the two nations render the
present an opportuDe moment to
the question of mOdifica-
ton.
the ATTACKS % Naerssnsm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-CoI. r.
]. Hinton, editor of the Washing |
ton Sunday Gazette, testified be-
fore the Senate Committee exam
ming the subject. that he had no
personal knowledge of the correct
ness of the charges made in his
paper affecting the integrity OF
He believes most OF
them could be substantiated,
though some might be disproved.
The House Recess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The
House adopted u resolution for
holiday recess from December 21st
to January 9th.
Brewster Ass.raey-Seaer
WASHINGTON, December &c.
The President nominated Bepj.
Harris Brewster Attorney General
Of the United States and Nathaniel
NJ. Adams Pension Agent, st.
Louis.
n"a murder asa AAexsoa-
Ths Last sDIa" a.. shs Imse~aa-
HOmat.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16 "A TI,ues's
San Antonio, Texas, special says:
Great disorder is reported across
The Rio Grande. Americans are
being murdered daily and no pro.
white men employed on the Inter-
national and Mexican extensions
are returning to Texas. 1t is also
said that the Mexican authorities
have ordered the railroad compa-
MES not TO pay more than rs cents
per day for hands. They have
been paying ST., and hundreds have
left the hacien2as to work on tue
railroad. Owners of haciendos
took measures to stop this. The
has reached the Rio
Grande at Laredo and the last
spike was driven at IL O'Clock to-
lay.
rerriDts TypnoOn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-A special
from London says: Reports have
Just been received Of terrible ty-
phoon which visited the country
around Harfong and Talloy, in
China, raising the waters OF the
sea and driving them inland four
miles. One town was entirely sub.
merged and swept away with ell
of its inhabitants, numbering
three thousand.
RatssoRd TsRaster
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16.-The
stoc holders of the Dallas and Wi.
chita Railroad, at their annual
transferred that road to
the Missouri and Kansas.
Faurssen Persona Drossned.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-A boat con-
tanning fourteen persons left Gal.
way last evening for Arran, Ire
land. Midway of passage it was
wrecked. All lost.
tnsasfOaeJ.
VIENNA, Dec. 16.-Some sensa-
ton has been caused by Bakers
that,aiter escaping from
the theatre, he purchased three
candles and fastened back in the
hope Of saving some sufferers, but
the police arrested him and refused