Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-04
COOPER IN COURT.

COOPER IN COURT.
LONDON, February 3.-Ringgold
Cooper, who was arrested in Paris for
forgery upon the London and West
minister bank, was rraigned in court
to-day. 1t was proved that he had
obtained blank checks and forged the
name of Charles Goodall & Son,
playing card manufacturers of Lon
don. Cooper had advertised for a
young man to collect accounts and
this young man got the checks cashed.
POVERTY AND CRIME.
LONDON, February 3.-A chemist
named Derby and his wife and six
children have been found dead in
their dwelling house at Manchester.
Death was evidently caused by poison.
1t is believed that the man was driven
to desperation by inability to support
his family, administered poison to
them and then committed suicide.
DYNAMITERs PUNISHED.
LONDON, February 3.-Thomas Cal
Ian and Michael Harkins, dynamite
conspirators, were found guilty to-day
and sentenced to fifteen years OF penal
servitude.
MAPLEsON A BANKRUPT.
LONDON, February 8. - Colonel
Mapleson, the opera manager, h as
been declared bankrupt.
CABLE CHARGES.
LONDON, February 3.-At a meet.
ing of the Anglo American telegraph
company to-day Viscount Monck,
chairman of the company announced
its willingness to enter into confer
ence with a view to putting an end to
the sixpenny rate. He said however
that he did not anticipate any salts
factory rate from such q conference.
LANDLORDS LOSSES.
LONDON, February 3.-A deputation
of Irish landlords waited upon Lord
Salisbury to-day and urged that they
be compensated for losses suffered
through recent legislation. They de-
nounced the result of the land com
mission work. Salisbury congratu
lated them and promised to fully con
slider their proposals.
REWARDED FOR BRAVERY.
EDINBURGH, February 3.-Captair
Richie, OF the State Line steamer
State of Indiana, was presented to-day
on behalf of President Cleveland with
a gold watch and chain, and Campbell
the first officer, with binocular glass
for saving the crew of the ship Triumph
of Boston, abandoned at sea.
CONVICTED CRoFTERs.
EDINBURGH, February 3.--Several
crofters of the Island of Lewis, have
been convicted of rioting and SEN
fenced, some to a year, and others to
nine and six months Imprisonment.
THE DECORATION SCANDAL.
PARIS, February 3.-In the Cham.
Der Of Deputies. to-day, Casagnac in.
terpolated the Government in relation
to the decoration scandal. In the
course of the debate Casagnac declared
that justice had not been allowed to
take its course, but had been para
Used by political Intervention. Fal-
lieres justified the conduct of the
Government. The order of the day
was adopted.
PRESENT TO THE POPE.
ROME, February 3.-Monsignol
Adam, of California to-day presented
to the Pope a photograph of Gabriel,
an Indian Catholic l40 years of age,
for whom he asked special blessing.
A RISING IN TURKEY.
VIENNA, February 3.-The Frem-
denblah says that the Turkish author
tiles have arres ed forty-one insur-
gents, who were part of band which
was preparing to invade Eastern
Roumelia and instigate a revolt in
Bourgas and Eski-Segra.
AUSTRIAN SUGAR DUTIES.
VIENNA, February 3.-The Reichs-
rath has approved the sugar bill in
accordance with the maj ority report
OF the committee and has rejected the
amendments fixing bounty on the
sliding scale.
POLAR EXPEDITION.
MELBOURNE, February 3.-The Ant
arctic Committee has issued circular
urging British merchants and ship
owners to combine for the purpose of
dispatching two steamers to the South
Pole this summer.