Wichita eagle., 1889-01-12
ENGLISH TOPICS.

| LONDON, Jan. 11.-Kuhn, the man who
| is charged with having murdered man in
| Wisconsin and who was arrested on the
| steamer Lord Cough at Queenstown, was
| rearraigned in Bow street police court to-
day. His solicitor urged that the identity
of the prisoner had not been proved.
Kuhn was remanded for week, in order
to enable proofs of his identity to be Sc
cured.
1t is officially announced that Queen
Victoria, Princess Beatrice and probably
Empress Frederick, of Germany, will pass
April and May &C Baritz The French
government will order two squadrons of
vessels to act as escort to the royal party.
The coming election in Paris for the de-
partment of Seine is exciting intense in
tereSt. No like event has caused such
widespread solicitude since the memorable
elections of 1871 when the Prussians went
outside of Paris with a victorious army.
Each day sees the affair grow in import
ance, and it is now asserted by Boulanger's
friends that the general will resign his
cupies as the representative for the depart
ment Of the Nord, thus throwing him
self entirely upon the good will of
the Parisians. General Boulanger's
absolute confidence of securing the
election will lead him to take this step, as
10 VIII give HIiu grano opporIulltS I'D
show the government his power and prove
the futility Of all com binations against
him. 1t is not expected that NJ. Boule.
the Socialist candidate, will poll quite
5000 votes, and these will not be felt by
Boulanger. The general declines to hold
public meetings among the voters partly
for the reason that he considers that he is
too well known to make any further eX-
hibition of himself or exposition of his
ideas necessary, and partly because
he fears the tumults and demon
STATIONS will occur and lessen.shis popu-
larity. There is lively betting on the cleo
ton both in Paris and here, and large odds
are given in favor of Bouianger.
A curious and interesting scene was en-
acted over in Ireland yesterday. Loughrea
was the place where the spectacle occurred.
After the court had adjourned sitting in
which a number OF Clanricarde rental cases
had been under consideration hundred
or more Nationalists, headed by band,
paraded the streets, led by a convert from
the enemy's side. The convert was one of
her majesty's policemen in full uniform.
During lulls in the music this enthusiastic
proselyte would address the crowd, assert
ing that the police were heartily sick of
the degrading work which they were call
ed upon to perform in ireland. He said
that there were many who like himself
would be only too glad to abandon
the whole business. After finish
ing one of these addresses he
called for three cheers for Dillon and
O'Brien. but this juncture was an I'M
lucky one in his career, for at that mo-
ment the head constable, with a body of
police, swooped down upon the crowd, and
capturing the rebellious constable, marched
him off to the barracks under arrest
In an interview today Sir Francis de
Winton said he doubted very mnch that
the letter rpcaiyad at InDZihar for KING
Leopold was from Henry NJ. Stanley
The health of NJ, w. H. Smith, NJ. P,
has improved so much during his sojourn
in the Riviera that he insists upon coming
back to resume his position as government
leader in the commons