The Daily bulletin., 1892-05-20
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 1892.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

For months a band of smugglers
and bandits have preyed upon the
people in the vicinity of Ajaccia,
Recently, Luigi Betano, the head of
the band, fell desperately in love
with Marietta Pagua, the pretty
daughter of wealthy merchant,
whom he had met during one of his
daylight rambles. The girl recipro,
Gated his affections and they fre-
quently met at night. According to
arrangement she was recently alb
ducted and imprisoned in cave,
where she was held for ransom. Her
father suspected that she had been
secGeted by the band at their bead
quarters. The whole band was ar
rested and Betano frantically resisted
the officers. Some days afterward
in a cave in dense forest, in spa
cious chamber filed with valuable
booty, was found the unfortunate
girl, who had tpilen on her knees and
clasped her hands in unanswered
prayer. She had died of starvation.
The bandits had fastened her in their
lair, and being all placed in prison
where unable to rescue her.
Advices by the Empress of China
from China say that the Chinese
Government, alarmed at the rapid
decrease in the sale of Chinese teas,
owing to the preference for Indian
and Ceylon teas, has strongly ex-
horted the people to use all possible
care to improve the quality of the tea
grown in China.
1t is said that all important shoot
ing preserves in Scotland are already
secured by Americans for Autumn
The impeachment of Sir Adolph S.
Caron, member of the Dominion
Cabinet, for malfeasance in office, on
charges preferred by j. d. Edar,
member Of Parliament for West On
tario, is now the theme of all tongues
in Ottawa.
Among the bills to be submitted to
the French Chamber Immediately up
on the reassembling of the Deputies
is one providing for an addition of
100 men TO the force of police and
an increase of pay amounting to 81
900, 900 francs. This action will be
taken in view of the inability of the
police to deal with the dynamiters.
The detective force is also to be
increased, and it is expected that
sccret-service fund, which will re-
ceive no special mention, will be APP
propriated for expenses incurred by
the detective service in bribing an
archists to betray the secrets Of their
groups.
Vienna, May S.-The residence of
District Notary named Papp, in
Versecez, Hungary, was wrecked to-
day by dynamite explosion. The
roof of the dwelling was blown bod
lily into the air, and the windows of
all the buildings in the vicinity were
shattered. 1t is supposed the motive
of the perpetrators was revenge. A
Roumanian has been arrested on sus-
picion.
A notable festival was held at Tia
Juan. May 5, TO celebrate Mexico's
victory over France thirty years ago.
The Mexican and American colors
were used in the greatest profusion
and portraits of Zaragosa, President
Diaz and General Jaurez, and George
Washington occupied conspicuous
places. The national airs of the two
republics were sung by Mexican and
American girls.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
General Miles has received des-
patches from Col. Wade, in the H.
dian Territory, saying that many
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians are
protesting against paying exorbitanL
fees to attorneys whom they had new
er employed to secure their entry
papers. These lawyers intruded
themselves on the Indians and filed
claims for attorneys fees in the Land
Office where they were allowed. The
Indians claim that they were de-
frauded and want Wade to lay their
grievances before Miles, who is pow
erless in the matter.
The earth trembles. Right on the
steps of the severe earthquakes in
California comes the news of two
earthquake shocks in Concord, IN.
H.,) and at Goffstone. No damage
Gone.
In searching the baggage of Varsar
Zoel, passenger on the steamship
Lord Cough from Liverpool, quan
tity of anarchist literature was dis.
covered and seized. Zoel was bound
to Chicago via New York.
Catholic circles were very much
exercised over the fact that Arch
bishop Corrigan oflicated in person
at the recent wedding of Nine. Bar
rlcos and Senor de Roda, in face of
the fact that his grace is known to
be strong y opposed to Catholic wed.
dings in private houses. The mys-
terry is explained for Pope Leo Kill,
at the request of the consul. general
staying in New York, authorized the
archbishop to perform the ceremony.
The international boundary survey
between Mexico and the United
States, while not entirely at a stand
still, has been interrupted by Mexi-
can noncompliance with the original
plans by failing to furnish half the
money to pay for the iron mODu.