Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-17

s.Msrtsn and Rsnalets. re-
sDona.
San FRAscIsco. April l6.-Owing to
troubls on the overland wires the con-
Guiding portion OF the report Of the ban
qust Of the lroquis Club in Chicago did
: not reach here until late hour in the
Night. The following is the completion
Of the report; The third toast Of the
evening was, Reform Of Civil Ser.
vice." the reply TO which WAS appro-
priately assignsd to Hon. G. b. Pendle-
ton Of Cincinnati,. wins has msds
the subject an earnest study for many
years. Mr.. Psndlsson was received with
applause. At its conclusion he said:
ssThs idea that . hundred thousand
Offices purely administrative, almost ab.
solutsly clerical, paying 800, ,O00, 600
year, are to be distributed by the Pres
ident and his associates after every slec.
ton, and ~ often during his term a.
the rapacity Of place-huntcrs can
persuade or force him; that
they Shall be the reward
for more partixan service to be earned
BY personal activity or contributions Of
money IL = crime against civilization. y
Nj. fendletOn finished by alluding 70 =
eompetitive system on which he spoke
favorably. Hon. J. Sterling Morton Of
Nebraska. was called upon to respond
10 the toast sRsdnction Of taxation;
tariff for revenue only" In
his remarks Mr.. Morton said
the highest exercise Of the functions Of
the Government Il in opposing taxes
upon it, subjects. A tax, legitimately,
IL nothing more nor less than payment
for service rendered by the Govern.
msut to the citiscn. That service in
Rspublicau form Of Government should
Le nothing more and nothing less than
absolute protection to the citizens prop
sety, liberty and life. For that service
sad that only shonld he b. compelled to
pay tribute. Any system ef imposition
which compels one class Of citixens 10
contribute TO the profits Of another class
arbitrarily and without the consent Of
those taxed, il obviously unjust and
iaiquitious. Concluding he sald h. was
willing to 20 to the country on the
Morrison bill.
Oashsway Nall 0teal-An lnns-
cent Han shot.
San FRAxcnco, April l0.-Ats closed
door meeting last night Of members
Of tAs DaAhavAy Association . violent
discussion took place bstwsen Edward
Fsodsham and Anasa ThaysE, over what
Il known = the "DnshAway Steal" The
lAttef became % excited at the criticisms
of Ftodsham. who had opposed the steal,
that hs drew revolver, and in the scaf-
IL which ensued the revolver went o6,
striking Isaac Abbott, who had
not taken any part in the discussion, in
ths left thigh. Abbott was Immediately
taksa 70 the city hospital where Il was
found that the thigh bsne was fractured.
The weund IL likely to prove serious.
The members Of the association have
done thsir best TO prevent any account
Of the prooeedings and the shooting
being made known.
Parsieulaxs ef the Wsaswerth
Fire.
TnucKEE, April l6.-The following
particulars have been rscsived hero Of
the burning Of Wadsworth. New: The
6rs broke out under the platform Of the
railroad depot. A terrible high wind
prevailed, and, although the railroad
boys with their FIRE apparatus, the only
protection Of the town in case of IRE,
did I'll in their power to check the
Aanss, the whole town with the ex-
eeption Of . few private dwellings, was
soon destroyed. The two hotsls, the
railroad depot and the principal business
portion Of the town, including the resi-.
dsnos Of Division Superintendent White
are reported consumed and thirty-fve
families are homeless. The fire lasted
about two hours. The town had rop.
ulation OF FIVE hundred.
nnew slides In the 1ierras.
TRUcKRE, April l6.--A snow slide
carried away about sixty feat Of the
snov sheds Of the Southern Pacific Rail.
road ct place between tunnels No. 7 and
9, short distance east Of the Summit.
Trsinmaster Burkhalter and Conductor
Avery, Of Truckee, securing all the
available workmen they could started
with snow plow for the scene of the
wreck, and succeeded In clearing the
track Of the snow and debris. A land.
slide u also reported ~ obstructing the
road ct or near Clipper Gap. It is snow.
ing heavily and the wind Il blowing .
perfect gale. Il i almost impossib.a to
sscurs telegraph communication either
sast or west.
News Successor.
WAsurNuroN, April l6.-The Presi.
dsat nominated CArles e. Coon, OF New
York, - Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, 70 Af&6ed John C. New, re-
signed.
nlatne's Delegate from New York
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, April 1.-THE
Fifteenth Congressional District Repub.
lican Convention elected B. B. ODell
and Gen. d. J. Blanvelt delegates to the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago. O'Dell Is opposed to Arthur,
blsnvelt favors blaine,
Petltlsns - the Queen.
ToRoNTo, April l6.-The Archbishop
and Biahopa Of the Province Of Ontario
petition the Qneen to protect the inter
ssts Of her subjects from the rapacity Of
the italian government In roSbing the
propaganda Ia Rome in which British
subjects have large monetary intsrssts.
Censership or Press Dispatches.
HAVANA, VIA KEY wxsr, April 49,
The Censos Of press dispatches il severe
beyond ~ precedent. Even the news
/, published q sabmitted 10 most critical
tests nd deterzsd IN most aggravating
manner.
New Test For Diamonds.