Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-16
EASTERN.
The O'Donaeit Case Interview
with COugressman Finerty.

anxious.
In case 0'Donnell 10 hanged on Mon
day, continued Finnerty, II will be q
snub TO the United States. The House,
by resolution, requested the President
to ask respite. If II has been asked,
which | suppose IT was. and refused,
both the Executive and the House and,
onsequeutly, the whole country, has
been not only snubbed. but insulted
What can Congress do ii O'Donnel is
hanged was aked.
''fold its hands after quietly pocket
ing the insult. II you had asked me
what any other nation OF our national
strength would do under like oircum-
stances, might answer, In fact would
answer, 1t would suspend diplomatic re-
lations with Great Britain until the insult
was explained Or atoned for"
'Would you vote for such proceed
ingst"
"What would be the use if did
Commercial interests, as they are called,
will ever. in this country, be superior to
the idea Of national honor. / might
stand nearly alone in that position, and
| certainly do not desire practical isola-
ton. We are commercial people.
Were we belligerent nation there
would be ''musie in the air" before
Monday night. We are the second
largest Caucasian race in regard to
population, and, believe, in territory,
yet we are afraid to seek refuge in the
stars and stripes, which is rapidly, in
foreign relations, degenerating into q
sort Of pocket handkerchief. In adopt
ed citizen business 1t is more "a haunt-
ing lie" than it ever was in the worst
days of slavery. am sorry ! have to
speak so rudely Of the national symbol,
but frankness is sometimes wholesome.
"What remedies do you propose to
restore the Stars and Stripes to their
ancient respectability abroad?'
"Give some other element in the
country than shopkeepers chance--re.
construct the navy, send an American to
represent us in London, and recall that
weak snob and Duke of Dudes, Lord
Rector OF tho University of Edinburg,
the adopted Scotehman, tina petty repre-
sentative of the United States in Eng
land We might displease the damned
little island The government has no
navy 10 assert itself with. The success
sive Administrations and Congresses OF
the last 10 years that allowed our navy to
rot in the docks, deserve party reproba-
ton. Tho President has certainly done
what he could to remedy this state of
affairs and hope his recommendations
about the navy to the present Congress-
will be sustained, without reference
to party.
Suppose Congress should declare Tor
suspension of diplomatic relations and
England should declare war; "England
will do nothing. She would back dswn
completely, because she knows she has
everything to lose in such struggle.
The English might blockade all our
ports, but we would not starve. We would
be healthy and happy at home, while
our letters of marque authorizing priva
teers to prey on hercommerce woulds soon
make havoc with her. She might annoy
us badly for six months after war was de-
clared, but with year or eighteen
months at most, we could stirve her
bad, and che knows it. Her fleet. great
as ii is, could never protect her merchant
marine.
"What do you think, leaving out the
question OF war Congress will do in the
premisesf
81 have heard that, should ODonneli
be executed on Monday, a resolution
will be introduced asking the State De-
partment TO lay all the correspondence
on the subject before the House. Then
l suppose we will have to debate good
deal
Decides In Favor OF Actual SET
Tiers.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. l5. In the mat
ter OF 6the Rancho Santiago de Santa
Ana, California, the Secretary of the In
terror has decided to favor actual set
tiers.
skinner Gets the Certincate OF
Election.
WAsHISoroS, Dec. 10. Skinner, OF
North Carolina, has received from the
Governor certificate of election as a
member OF the House. He will present
his credentials, and ask to be sworn in
on Monday, His opponent, Poole, con.
tests the seat on several grounds, one OF
which is, the vote OF one county IN the
district was not taken, which renders
the election void
The TrO,ting iaorse breeders.
NEw YORK, Dee. l5.-rhe National
Association OF Trotting Horse Breeders
has elected II. W. T. Mali, of New York,
President; Leland Stanford, of Califor-
mia, First Vice President; l.. d. Packer.
of New York, Secretary; j. W. Gray, of
Vermont, Treasurer. The report of the
Treasurer shows balance on hand Of
S22,S79
Mrs. Christian Hounded TO
Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia Press
New York special says 1t is now ascer-
tanned that Mrs. Christiancy was simply
bounded to death by some men whose
names have not been revealed. With
almost her last breath she protested her
innocence OF the charges made by Sena-
tor Christiancy.
trade battle is joined, Oregon and Ne
vada would be Democratic but California
and Colorado would not be moved to any
political change by the issue.
Rough on CuIlum's Bill.
OGDEN, Utah, Dec. l5.-The Ogden
Herald (Mormon), this evening says;
We publish the Cullum bill. which was
killed in its birth 1t ought to be pre-.
served in glass jar, and in alcohol.
ike any other dime museum abortion
A Humanitarian Move.
BosroS, Dec. ia movement is un-
der way in this city to enforce existing
laws to the effect that no person under
ID, nor women can be employed in
store more than sixty hours week.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Sterling bills
on London. sixty days, s4.s21. Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, S4,S5.
United States AIS OF 1891, interest quar-
terly, Sl.l4t. United States As of 1907.
interest quarterly. Sl.24, United
States 3s, sl.Ols. Western Union Tele-
graph, .7sl.
A sensible Con clnsiOn
PiTTsBURoH, Pa. Dec. l5.-The en-
ployes OF Carnegie Bros. L Co., have
been in session four hours tonight, con-
sidering the proposition to reduce the
wages OF skilled workmen. AT midnight
they were still undecide but the proba-
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