Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-23
WIRE WAITS.
Stray Bits OF News Culled from the
"HeraId's" Dispatches.

| 5bThy bltb OF news Culle0 from INC
"Hera1d's" Dispatches.
Chapa, the French sculptor is dead.
General Greely, chief of the Signal
service, has arrived in San Francisco.
The local government Of Prince Ed
ward Island has resigned. The governor
has decided not to dissolve parliament.
One hundred and seventy-seven thou
sand ounces of silver were purchased
Wednesday at prices ranging from $.9636
to $.9640.
Albert Stoll shot Kate Dunsmith, an
actress, in concert saloon in New York
city, then himself. Both are wounded
seriously.
Attorney General Miller has almost
recovered from his recent attack OF grip.
He was at his desk for q short time
Wednesday.
The furniture factory of Wullweder &
company of Chicago was damaged by
fire to the extent of 100000 Wednesday
afternoon. One of the employees was
badly burned.
War has begun between the Inter
Oceanic and Mexican railway. Both
roads have lowered rates and are short
ening the time between the city OF
Mexico and Vera Cruz.
The new North German Lloyd steam
ship Weimar has arrived at Baltimore
| from Bremen on her maiden trip. She
made the run to the capes in less than
twelve days. She brings 1900 immi-
grants.
Judgment has been rendered in Paris
in the libel suit OF John A. Mackey, the
millionaire, against the Galignanis
Messenger. Blonden, its director, will
have to undergo sixteen months i'm
prisonment.
Alta meeting of trotting- horse breeders,
representing twenty-five states, in Chi
cago, it was resolved to form national
registry association, and to negotiate
with John R. Wallace of New York for
the purchase of his register.
At the meeting of the Irish National
federation in Dublin, the statement was
made that 500 branches had been found
ed within the past six weeks, and that
already G4700 had been subscribed to
carry out the purposes of the organiza-
ton.
Baron Fava, the Italian minister at
Washington, who recently left that city
on leave of absence, has arrived in
arrival, he had a prolonged conference
with Di Rudini upon the New Orleans
affair.
| A correspondent OF the London Times,
at Madeira, says grave anxiety is felt
there over the state of affairs in Portugal.
He expresses fears that revolution is
about to break out, in which event ne
says the lives of foreign subjects will be
endangered.
At a meeting of the Tenants Defense
league, held in Dublin, Redmond stated
that continuance of the plan of cam
paign was impossible, in view of the
fact that with the exception of the fund
now held in Paris there is no money
with which to continue the warfare.
McCarthyite members of the commons
who have canvassed Ireland report that
general election would oust twenty-six
Parnellite members of parliament, in
Guiding Parnell himself. This would
leave the strength of the different par
ties as follows: McCarthyites, 72; Par
nellites, 81; Unionists, %.
The following promotions have been
caused by the selection of Colonel
Kautz as brigadier-generaI Lieutenant
Colonel Van Horn, Twenty-Fifth in
fantry, to be colonel Eighth infantry
| Major Andrews, Twenty-first infantry,
colonel of the Twenty fifth, and Captain
Wherry. Sixth infantry, major Of the
Twenty-frst.
William Henry Hurlbut is about to
start for America to accelerate his search
for his former secretary, Willard Murry.
On his return to London he will reopen
hnE rrlx kox ,,,,1. DO l.
says his evidence was defective because
he understood the case was not to be
called till July. Miss Evelyn will ask for
new trial.
Captain Pratt of the bark Onaway,
which has arrived at Baltimore from
Goleta Buena, Chile, says the rebels
had everything their own way when he
left there. The chief source of revenue
for the government, the nitrate mines,
were in the hands of the insurgents,
and President Balmaceda was unable to
secure money.
The proprietors OF the Boston Ideal
Opera company have brought suit
against the Cleveland, Chicago and St.
Louis railway company for $4,000 for
breach of contract, whereby the COM
pany were unable to reach Louisville in
time to give performance, resulting in
the loss of the receipts and the disband-
ing of the company.
A dispatch from Cape Town says:
The Cape Argus has received advices
that Salisbury has decided not to take
official action upon the Beira incident,
except to send remonstrance to Lisbon.
A mass meeting has been summoned to
protest against the governments mac
ton. The Cape Times advises that the
imperial flag be lowered unless colonial
interests are protected.
Advices from Bathurst, the capital Of
Gambia, British West African colony,
state that an envoy sent by the governor
to the king of Gambia, protesting against
depredations and abuses suffered by
English colonists, was escorted back by
the kings body guard, after pieces Of
flesh had been cut from his body. Three
British gunboats have already ascended
the Gambia river to avenge the outrage.
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