Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-06
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.l
Democratic Convention ut santa
Rosa.

SANTA Rosa, May 5.-Some dissstis-
faction having been manifested at the
action of the Democratic County Central
Committee electing delegates to the State
Convention, the Central Committee
met yesterday and their action was
rescinded. The delegates will be ap-
portioned on the StoncmaH vote basis.
The convention will be hold at Kealds-
burg on June 81.
Arrival or Leland stanford and
Wife In New York with Their
sens Remains.
SAN Francisco. May 5.-Lelsnd Stan.
ford and wife arrived in New York yes
terday on the steamer Germanin. They
brought with them the remains Of their
son who died lately in Italy.
Farragut Building Damaged by
Fire.
VALLEJO, May 8. = The Farroeut
bank building, one OF the finest str,ict.
nres IN town.. was partially destroyed
by lire yesterday. The loss il about
5000. Insured.
Alien Restriction DilI.
WASHINGTON, May 5.--In the Senate
Van Wyck introduced bill 10 restrict
aliens and foreign companies and cor
porations in the ownership OF public
land and of any land in the Territories,
which was refeTed. The following is a
q text of the bill: ''Be it enacted that it
Nhall be unlawful for any person or
fssociation Of persons not citizens of
The United States, or for any cor
poration or company organized under
the authority of any foreign
State. Prince Or potentate 10 acquire a
title from the United States to a great err
quantity Of public lands than an indi-
vidual citizen Of the United States is
authorized to enter under SET Element and
Improvement laws thereof, or 10 acqu re,
receive or hold by deed, grant, dem,se
or trust hereafter executed, y grea er
quantity Of land in the Territories of the
United States than GAO acres"
AtchisOn, Topeka and santa Fe
Absorbing Other Roads.
ST.. LOUIS, May 5.-The consolidation
Of the st. Louis and San Francisco road
with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa |
Fe, for which NEGOTIATIONS are said to be |
pending. would include the ownership
Of the Atlantic and Pacific road with ga |
miles OF complete track, giving the con-
solidation an aggregate Of over 1000 |
miles.
The Arisena Mtserai Belt Rail-
read Company.
WASHINGTON, May Representa-.
tives Of the Mineral Belt Railroad Com.
pany in Arizona were before the Senate |
Committee on Public Lands this morn |
ing. They ask the privilege Of purchas.
ing from the Government 6iO acres Of |
land Tor every mile of track they may
'sy al 81 25 per acre.
BsseeraHs . PresIaential Aspir-
aut.
WASHINGTON, May 5-It is under.
stood that General RosecraBs will be
formally placed 10 the race for the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomination this
week BY his friends. Tully seems 10 be
recognized as representative Of Rose.
Grams in the matter.
Distress st Eilman's Depot.
PoRr JERvIs, N. Y. May 5.--The
village at Gilman's depot is desolated.
Nothing remains but the smoulJeiing
feed aud barns. The residents are COM
PEELED to sleep in barns. Many spent
the night in the mills, sleeping ON Saw
dust as they have lost everything.
Blss Msuntais Fires Extin.
guJshed.
x READING, Pa, May 5.--The last Of
ne Blue Mountain fires along the north
Sn line Of Brooks county were extin
ashed to-day.
Fsrest Fires ExtInxaIshed.
siNEw YoRK, May 5.-The forest fires
- Long Island we're extinguished by
the rain.
Ne News From the FIorids.
NEw YoRE May 5.-The steamship
Alaska arrived to-day but bringsno news
OF the steamer Florida.
ApeeuIatisns Abeut the Missing
steamer.
LONDON. May 5.-The officers Of
the City of Rome are Of the opinion that
the missing steamer State Of Florida
struck AN ice berg, ms the captain of the
State Of Pennsylvania reports ice in the
rogion 10 which the Florida is supposed
to have been about the time
of the disaster. The captain of the
City Of Rome reports that he was
signalled by the passing vessel but was
nnable to read the signals, as there was
little or no wind. IL is now believed
that this vessel has on board the rescued
passengers and crew Of the Florida The
next news concerning the missi gl
steamer in awaited from America.
New Canadian steamship Lise-
ToRoSTo, May 5.--The Canadian De-
parsment Of Marine has ordered the
purchase Of Newfoundland whaler
With which TO explore Hudson Bay and
establish the practicability Of short
steamship line to Europe for North
western grain.
rhensmenai Thunder storm and
Hall Of Fire.
LONDON. May 5.-During a heavy
thunder storm this afternoon in the
puthern part Of the city ball Of fire
I'll in the street and burst with loud
tport terrifying the residents around,
lkrticularly those who witnessedit.
Death or Empress Ann.
LopoS, May 5.--Empress Ann, widow (
d Emperor Ferdinand ~. Of Ausiria, r
disd yesterday at Prague. aged so years.
Michael Davitt Abandons POL
ltIca. O
DrBLIS. May 5.--Michael Davitt has {
abandoned politics and goes TO Australia n
a CRYSTAL THRONE. 1