Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Matters of Current Interest
in England.
CHURCHILL RATHER SEVERE.
Oregon Wants to Present San
Francisco With Her Chinese-A
Marshal In Trouble.

lsDecial TO the Herald b. the Associdted Press
LONDON, February Is.-A Berlin dis
patch TO the Standard says that Ger
many Is mediating successfully between
Russia and Bulgaria for the purpose OF
inducing the former power TO accept the
Turco Bulgarian agreement. Quiet pre-
walls throughout Leicester to-day.
There 10 no signs Of fresh rioting.
The great firm Of Engineer Jno. HEM &
sons, Of Greenwich, and Dsptford Pier,
s. e., to day sent their check for ten
thousand dollars to the Mansion House
relief fund for unemployed workingmen.
The Queen has written letter ex-
pressing her sympathy with the suffer
ers Of the riots last Monday and Tues
day.
The Pail Mall Gazette denounoes the
Daily Nesos and Telegraph for their at
tempt to whitewash Sir Charles Dixie
after the scandals revealed against him
in the Crawford divorce suit. The
Gazette says that Sir Charles evaded de
nying on oath the appalling charges
made against him, and declares that In
view OF this and the courts cond1ct in
ignoring these charges. 1--WE must revise
the axiom that law is no respector of
persons. Sir Charles Dukes friends, :"
continues the Gazette. expected better
things Of him, and his foes could have
wished for nothing worse"
The ST. james Gazette, commenting on
the same topic, says that the Judges de-
cision In the case amounted to declara-
tion that the stories told against Sir
Charles by Mr.. Crawford were true.
Tho Mansion House Fund for the re-
lief Of the unemployed workmen, now
amounts to 800, 900.
The Committee Of Inquiry appointed
BY Mr.. Chiidsrs consists of Lord Wolse-
ley. Lord Edward Csvendish, Sir Henry
holland, and Mr.. Charles Ritchie,
with Mr.. Ckildsrs as Chairman. Be-
sides the Chairman, Lord Cavendish il
the only other Liberal on the committee.
The first meeting Of the committee will
be held on Monday next.
Hyndman, Burns and Champion. the
Socialistic leaders, were served with o
summons tonight, charging them with
having incited riot, contempt OF law,
etc. They all expressed themselves as
being delighted at this action of the
authorities. Burns said thut he would
utilize In bis defense some Of MIR. Cham
berlsin's Sociallstic speeches.
The strike Of the hosiery operators at
Leicester continues, the masters and
workneu having failed to adjust the diff
ferences
Lord Randolph Churchill In speech
tonight remarked that perhaps the gov
ern ..ent would find time to perform the
sober duty Of preserving order in Lon
don. Everybody was aware, he said,
that disorder prevailed in Ireland, but
until lately no one had thought that a
riot was possible in London. He ridi-
culcd Mr., Childers as Home Secretary
and denou noed that gentleman for hav-
ing assumed the Presidency Of the Com.
mittee appointed to inquire into the
cause Of the recent outbreak. alleging
that the object OF the Home Secretary
in putting himself at the head Of the
Committee was to take care that the
blame OF the riots was not laid
at the door Of the Home Of
foe. Lord Randolph said he
believed Mr.. Glsdstone's Parliamentary
trickery would disgust the country. Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell had combined
their forces to overthrow the Conserva-
tive Ministry. Herbert Gladstone. he
declared, was willing tool of Mr. Par
nell. The speaker said that If the Con-
ssrvatives returned to power then their
aovernment would be the only one Ia
frslani. Mr.. J hn Morley's ignorance
regarding ireland was only equalled by
his arrogance. Lord Randolph prophe-
sled that Mr.. Morley would have short
career as Irish Secretary, and announced
that be intended to visit Belfast TO ex-
change views on the Irish question with
leading men OF that city.