Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-31
OLD WORLD NEWS.
Another Plot to Assas-
sinate the Gar.
SIGNS OF IMPENDING STRIFE.
Cardinal Gibbons Addresses the
Pope Regarding Henry
Georges Theories.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD


LONDON, January 30.-The 81. James
| Gazette says that it has authentic ad-
vices from st. Petersburg that an
army officer who was shot in the re.
gion OF the heart was taken to the
hospital where doctors declared that
his wound was mortal. The officer
thereupon admitted that he had shot
himself in order to avoid the necessi-
ty of shooting the Gar. He said that
he was a member of secret society
which had balloted to see who should
undertake to assassinate the Czar and
the choice had fallen upon him. Sew
eral persons in the hospital who
overheard part of the confession were
Immediately arrested. The full con-
fession of the officer was taken in
writing by the authorities.
ADVICE TO THE POPE.
LONDON, January 30.-The Chron-
icle's correspondent at Paris says that
Cardinal Gibbons has written another
letter urging the Vatican not to con-
demn Henry Georges writings, on the
ground that George only follows the
theories of Spencer and Mills, and
that it is better to allow false theories
to die a natural death than to fan
them by giving them artificial import
ance.
BRITISH GRAIN MARKET.
LONDON, January 30.-The Mark
Lane Express says: There is no de-
mand for native wheats and it is i'm
possible to sell except at decline
Foreign wheat values are only
nominal. Flour is greatly depressed
and foreign has declined six pence per
sack; corn steady; oats dull.
IN ASHES.
LONDON, January 3O.-The village
of Aisone, Italy, has been almost
wholly destroyed by fire. The inhab-
itants are destitute.
/ A sICKENING TRAGEDY.
DUBLIN, January 30.-In a lonely
house near Killarney lives family
named Doyle, consisting of the
father, mother, three daugh-
ters and an imbecile son.
Last evening all became suddenly
insane from the effects of poisonous
food, and fought horribly together.
To-day the son was found dead in
pig house, his face having been eaten
away by the pigs. The other members
OF the family have been put in an
asylum.
A PRIEST IMPRISONED.
DUBLIN, January 30.-Father Nc
Fadden was to-day sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
A SLIGHT sKIRMIsH.
BERLIN, January Yesterday
while several Russian soldiers were
fishing in stream near the Prussian
frontier they crossed the border. On
being ordered to recross the line by
two Prussian gems d'armes they re-
fused to do so and fred at the Prus-
slams, wonnding one of them slightly.
The Russians seized the wounded
man, and when his companion tried
to rescue him they released him and
dI ~ celcQ tlic OtlIOI Aluooldu WhOui
they took away with them.
PUNISHED FOR PLOTTING.
BERLIN, January 30.-The trial of
Socialists charged with being mem
bers of a secret association is con
cluded at Posen. Slavinsky was SEN
fenced to two years and nine months
prisonment, Wilowsky and Kono-
pinski to two years and six months.
Merkoneki and Janischewski one year
and six months, seven others from
nine down to four months, and four
were acquitted.
AN UNFRlENDLY VISIT.
PARIS, January 80. - A German
named Brandt forced his way into
the office of the La France to-day and
tried to shoot DeCoot. He was dis
armed.
TOKENS OF TROUBLE.
VIENNA, January 30.-Galician pa
pers confirm the reports OF continued
movements of Russian troops toward
the Austrian frontier.