Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-26
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. Judge
Flell's Interpretation OF the Chinese
Rest iction Act and the decision render
ed yesterday was favofably received
and commented upon by all the morning
apers.
A telegram received late last night
from Oakland announces the death of
s. s. Montago, Chief Engineer Of the
Central and Southern Pacific Railroads.
He died near Shasta in camp at the end
Of the track OF the California and Ore
gon road now in course Of construction.
fhe deceased was comparatively a
young man, only 46 years Of age. He
leaves wife and family living in Oak
land, Cal. The probabilities are that l..
H. Clements, who. for some time past
has been acting as Assistant Chief En-
gineer, will succeed to the position.
Mr. Clements is acknowledged by rail
road men to be one Of the most compe-
tent engineers in the country.
A special from Nogales, Mex, reports
a terrible state Of affairs at HermosilIo
from yellow fever. Magdalena is said
to be also heavily afflicted.
Win MUNITIONS 0I W0f.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-rhe steam
ship Ethel cleared to-day. Her manifest
showed big cannon. dynamite shells
and munitions of war Of all sorts. She
sails for Port 0'Prince aud is owned by
the Haytian Government. No attempt
has been made to prevent the vessel
from sailing.
stocks ts0ing Up.
NEW YORK, SEPT 25 Wall street, / |
4. M.-Stocks opened fair and advanced
from one-quarter to five-eights. Later
Northern Pacific preferred sold up to 65
and Ofegon Transcontinental rose to
fJs; Northern Pacific to 81 and South.
ern Pacific to SIT. At these figures the
stocks named show an improvement Of
tp25.
Cheap Passenger Travel.
CIIrcAGo, Sept. 25.-The Pan Handle
and Kankakee lines began selling tickets
to Indianapolis this morning at Sl.00,
with consequent reduction in price to
neighboring and intermediate points,
regular rates merely being added beyond
Indianapolis. 1t now appears that the
itft teHs TAU VI tuo NulCits5 ttiih I1dsttTn
Illinois TO indianapolis is Il sde with the
condition that this line iu1s only night
trains at that rate and requi Is purchas-
ers of five cent tickets to lhy sleeping
car tickets at $500, so that the mimi
mum rate over this line is 81 05.
Closing the Democratic Gap.
NEw York, Sept 25. The audience
that filled the large hall Of Cooper Union
assembled this afternoon at call made
iu the interest Of Democratic harmony
IN this city. Many prominent Demo
Gratis were upon the platform. David
Dudley Field was nominated Chairman
and was enthusiastically received. Field
said the meeting had been called for the
purpose OF arranging about harmonious
action among the Democrats in this city.
IS the existence OF dissensions III their
ranks seriously endangered the success
OF the party in the future. He said that
the Republican party had mismanaged
the affairs OF the nation, as could be
seen by excessive taxation, the reckless
and extrasagant expenditure OF public
funds and the encroachment OF Federal
authority on the States. The Republic
M purity could not be displaced as long
az the Democrats OF this State were not
nnitcd. Chas. A. Dana and Joseph
Pulitzer, editors Of the San and WorM.
respectively, were among the list of
Vice Presidents Resolutions were pre-
seuted by Congressman Potter, which
called upon all Democrats to lay aside
all their differences and unite against the
common enemy and denouncing all lead
ers and organizations who neglected to
carry the resolutions into effect. A
committee was appointed to present the
resolutions to the State Convention at
Buffalo, and urge upon the Democratic
masses the necessity Of harmonious nc
tion.
The Carry -O'Denneu Case.
LONDON, Sept. 25. The United States
consul has referred the question Of
0'Donnell's defence to the American
legation which is now conferring with
the Home Secretary in regard to the
matter.
Trouble In Madagascar.
LONDON, Sept. 25 A dispatch from
Tamatiye, of Sept 6th, reports that the
Hoyas have retaken all positions on the
northwest coast OF Madagascar except
Majanga. Variances are reported to
exist between the French civic and mill
tary authorities at Tamative.
The sitkatfon In Madagascar.
PARIS, Sept 25.-Advices from Mada-
gascar state that large nnmber OF the
French troops there have succumbed to
fever, and reinforcements to the extent
Of several thousand men will be needed
before the Hovas can be subdued 1t
will be impossible to continue operations
for several months.