Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-05
DAY DISPATCHES.
The Sentinel" Reiterates the
Charges Against Blaine.
SECRETARY roleER DEAD
sunocated In n sulphur Mine-The
West virginia Campaign
The Franco-Chfnese War
- Montana items.

Nunorated In n sui phur Mtne-Tht
West vIrgfsia Campaign
The Franco-Chfnese War
Montana Items.
IHDIANAPoLIs, Sept. 4--The answer
of the Sentinel Company in the Blaine
libel sui. was flied in the United States
Court this morning. The defense admits
printing and publishing the article com
plaihed Of In the issue OF August y,
1884, and denies il was false in any par.
ticular thereof 1t sets forth that James
@. Blaine was married to Harriet Stan
wood at Pittsburgh, on or about March
25, 1851, that prior to that time. during
the courtship, Blaine seduced Miss STAN
wood; that he refused 10 made repara-
tion for the wrong done. but being after
wards strongly urged thereto, and yio.
iently threatened with chastisoinent and
punishment for his said wrongdoing aud
perchanoe repenting him OF the evil,
married her NJ stated; that IN June
following q child was born. known as
Stanwood Blame, which lived two or
three years, and was always acknowl.
edged by the plaintiff and his wife as
their son, by reason whereof defendants
say that the matters and things set forth
In the article reeiIed1are true. and the
same being 80 they were published
OF and concerning ssid plaintiff by
defendant, rs they justly and law
fully might do so. Defendants file with
their answera number Of interrogatories
and require that the same bs answered
by the plaintiff under oath, positively
and without evasion, within such time
as the limit by the court thereby, among
which are the following:
estate when you finally left Ken.
tuckyi"
III you at any time resided theref"
"When you went thero''
''From where you were next EN-
ployed,"
In what business or callinqY"
''If you answer that the maiden name
Of your wife was Harriet Stauwood,
state when she finally left Kentucky,
aud when and where you next met
heri"
"Give the State and place Of your
marriage and the names Of the persons
besides yourself and wife who were
present on the occasionY"
"What acquaintance had you with
Jacob Stanwoodl"
"what relation was he, IL any. to the
person you married, md what converse
tion, or interview, did you have with
him before said marriage concerning the
same, and where did such interview, If |
any, occur, and what was said and done
thereinf"
"Was the first child Of said marriage
born on the 18th of June. ls5lp
"where did sand child der
"Where was it buriedi and II In any |
cemetery give the name Of the GENE.
teryy
"Was there any tombstone or monu-
ment erected at the grave of said chld
giving the date OF its BIRTH aud by whose
direction was said tombstone erectedi
Did not said tombstone bear the follow.
ing inscription relative to the birth of the
child 'Stanwood Blaine, born June Is,
1857"
HAS any portion Of such inscription
on said tombstone been erased since its
erectionY II so, what portion thereof
"What acquaintance have you with
the book called 'The Life of James G..
Blaine, written by Russell II. Cornwell,
with an introduction by Governor Robie,
Of Maine. and published by l.. c. Allen
4 Co., Augusta, Maine, in the year lSS4f
Were not the proofs Of such work sub.
mitted TO you for revision?
us the statement made upon the 18th
page Of said book, as follows: Miss
Stanwood, in March, 1851, became his
wife at Pittsburg, Pa, a correct state
msnt of the time and place of your mar
riage!"
"Did you not communicate to the au.
thor of said book for his use in such work
the time and place Of your marriage rs
aforesai6g'
"a Roland for an oliver"
CHICAGO, Sept 4-The stand taken by
the Indianapolis Sentinel in the Bl inc
matter has created great sensation in
political circles. The Democrats assert
that they can give "Roland for an
Oliver" In the Republican quarters
the opinion is that Blame will win his
suit and make the Sentinel pay heavily
for uttering its bold and malicious false
hoods.
The Franco Chinese War.
Hone KoNa, Sept. 4-The Chinese
have cut military road through the
French cemetery at Canton. destroying
the mausoltum and rifling tombstones.
China yesterday paid the French Con-
sui at Hong Kong f27, 900 indemnity |
for losses incurred by French subjects
in Canton rios in 1883.
PARIS, Sept. 4. - The Repubiiqae |
Francaise says, 1t is probable that Ad
miral Courbet will occupy the island of
Formosa in force. This action is neces
sary in order TO secure atilication of
the treaty Tien-Tsng and the payment
of the indemnity for the Langson affair.
Sudocated by sulphur.
ROME, Sept. AT Nioosia, Sicily,
= fire occurred in a sulphur mine and
twenty persons persisted.
Montana Items.
BATTLE, Montana, Sept 4.-The min
ing outlook in this section is unusually
bright. There are about fifteen hundred
miners at work. The output of the
Anaconda is very large.
The cowboys continue their slaughter
of alleged; cattle-t thieves, 1t is believed
that many innocent men have been
lynched by these reckless cattle.herde ders.
sudden Death ofsecretary FoIger
GENEVA. N. Y, Sept. 4-Secretary
Folger died suddenly at 445 this after
noon.
The West virginia Campaign.
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 4.-Ths
campaign in this State is progressing fa-
vorably. The country is deluged with
political circulars and documents issued
by both parties, and speeches are being
delivered in every county.