Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-19
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SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
Hoax about sidney Dillon Faii-
insT Chinese Biii In Con-
greas

sress.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. lS.-A New
York special says A dispatch has been
received from Chicago Announcing the
failure of Sydney Dillon. He being
called upon denounced it as base fabri.
cation, saying, Il haven't failel and
amt g ing To either.
n Chronicle Washington spec al says
bo.h Houses adjourned on the announce
ment Of the ieath OF Trssentative
Haskell. Miller had expected 10 intro.
duee his amended Chinese bill into the
Senate to-day. Henley will bring il be-
iaFe the House at the same time. Ii is
believed that nothing will be gained by
the INTRODUCES on Of the bill in the House
before the holiday recess MS committees
are not yet appointed,
A Call special says several members
who have made themselves familiar
with the proposed amendments to the
present Chinese Restriction Act have
expressed the opinion that the Pacific
Coast delegation have drawn them too
strongly to admit Of the bill going
smoothly through Congress.
Matters nt wasAIsstan,
WAsHHeFoS, Dec. ls. AT meeting
Il the Senate Committee on Finance the
domination Of Walter Evans, Comrnis-
sionerof Internal Reyenaa, was taken up.
The Co~amttee reported the nomination
faYorably. The Senate Committee on
Rul s OF the House met this morning
and have determined to recommend that
two committees be made out Of the Edu-
CATION Committee TO consider the two
aabiects separately; one to be called the
Committee of Education. the other the
Committee on Labor. They also
decided to recommend the Commit e
ON Rivers and Harbors, and determined
10 recommend the retention Of all the
select committees OF the last House, ex-
capt such as related to personal subjects.
The Census Committee is dropped, also
the Committee on Accommodation 1t tie
Congressional Library. Kcifef was in
stfgctad to report resolutions recon.
Rending the appointment OF Commit
tee on Woman Suffrage aud to request
that correspondents be admitted to the
House lobby. II Is considered certain
that this will be unanimously disagreed
to.
Harvard's Greek Professor Dead
CHICAGO, Dee ls. The DalM Ne,rs,
Bost9n dispatch says Prof. Evangeli.
aus Apostiides Sophocles, the venerable
Professor Of Greek Of Harvard Univers-
ity. died this morning at Cambridge.
tie was a native Of Greece, His whole
LIE was mystery as he always
refused to talk, aud spent
several years ia a convent, He came to
this country. entered Amherst College in
1928, and was appointed Greek tutor at
Harvard in 1872 and made professor in
1860
Poole Hanged La Dublin.
DUBLIS, Dec. iS.-Poole, the murderer
OF Kenney, rose at $3.50. The priest Wis
itei him at o'clock and lministered
the sacrament at T:lj; both remained in
ths prison chapel until nearly eight.
Poole stood the ordeal Of pre- el.arations
for execution with remarkable fortitude.
nn the gallows he frequently kissed the
sruchc, and With a calm demeanor and
in firm voice repeated prayers until the
trap fell. Death took place in three and
half minutes. He made no public
statement. A small crowd gathered ont
side the Richmond, Bridewell, but dis.
persed as soon as the black flag made
known that the execution was over. A
large fnrpe OF police and military was
ptssent. The weather was raw and
lamp. The execudoner was man from
sfp North OF ireland called Clones" but
IL II believed to be an alias, Bnns, who
hanged ODonnell, being unable to reach
Ddblm in time to hang Poole.
England in FermeBt from
Threats to Avenge O'DonneIi.
LoHpoS ls.-The police are closely
Watching tho houses oi leading Irish
lnrd Mayor has received anonymous
letters threatening to blow up London
bridge and Newgage. Detectives with
dtawn from the prison after O'Donnsll
was hanged have returned there, and ex-
ira police are in and about the bridge
satthihg the Arches and examining all
tfaft passihe and serh;dnizing all per-
sons crossing in consequence OF threats
70 ayenge ODonnel Armed police.
men gasfd Hawvarden cSs'ie, the rei-
denee Of GLADSTONE.
News OF Hicks pasha's Defeat
KHARTouM, Dec ls A well.known ma
tive of Hicks Pasha's army, has returned
from FL 0tiJ. whence he wa enabled
TO escape because cf his black c ,lor and
heeause hs wore 10 uIifona. tie says
Hicks fasha fought Ike lion and was
the last officer to fall Members Of his
staff fell in one gronp. III Mahdi gave
orders that none OF the wounded should
be ill.fre4ted but the bodies Of the
egyptian and hnglish oiiiecrs were de
hapitated and their heads hung over q
gate, The Arabs are determined to
erect monument for Hicks Pasha on
account Of his great bravery. III Mahdi
gave orders forbidding that Vizitelly,
the Graphic's artist, be ill-used.
sgrar.an Mgrder,
DukLIS, Dec. lS.-A farmer named
Phillip McGowen has been murdered il
the County Cayan, the crime being the
result of agrarian troubles, Several ar.
rests have been made,