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NEW YEAR ABROAD.


NoIaDIe only Tor the Large Number of
Church-Goers.
LONDON, Jan. New Years Day was
notable only for the enormous crowds of
church-goers. At the City Temple Rev.
Or. Joseph Parker preached with wonted
force and directness. a demonstration OF
unemployed at st. Paul's Cathedral was
entirely orderly. Some 1000 men with
all the Town Hall leaders marched up to
the Cathedral shortly before the services
opened, and took three times the number
OF seats reserved Tor them. Canon Henry
Scott Holland preached a sermon null Of
sympathy with them.
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Ffve-Mfle Skating Race.

MINNEAPOLIS, N.ir,94.. Jan. 1.-The
five-mile skating race between Hagen
and Mccormack, which took place here
to-day, was won by Hagen. Time 1924,
McCormack's time was 1924. Hagen
gave Mccormack handicap of half lap.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-01-02

Griffin and Murphy to Meet in the Ring,
New YORK, Jan. 1.-The Griffin Muir
ply glove battle to take place before the
Coney Island Athletic Club is now fix
ture. The date of the fight will soon be
definitely agreed upon and minor details
satisfactorily settled.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-01-02

BERLIN, Jan. New Years was OBJ
served in the usual way at the old castle.
The customary New Years reception
was given by the Emperor and Impress,
attended by all foreign diplomats and
dlgnltaries OF the empire. Inc Emperor
spoke mainly concerning the army biu.
and did not refer, as expected, to the pos
slbility that he woulu appoint another
General to the ChancelIorship to replace
Count Won Caprivi.
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NOT GUILTY..
Verdict of the Jury in a Homicide
Case in Florida.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), Jan. l. - The
jury in the case of the State against
Thornton Stringteliow. for the killing of
Charles II. Pratt, editor of the Gaines
vile. Fla, Daily Leader, was out only
fifteen minutes. Stringfellow caught
Pratt in Jtdgrahte deLtcto with his wife,
and killed him, and the verdict of the
jury of mot guilty. met with popular
approval, and caused ripple of applause
in the courtroom,
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SINGULAR FATAL TRAGEDY.
S dney Mccoy Accidentally Stabbed
Through the Heart
WHILE TAKING PART IN AN ANA
TEUR PERFORMANCE.

Terryboat Tiburon, one of the Largest
on the Bay, Totally Destroyed by
Fire Just After a Large Number OF
Passengers Had Been Landed at
San Francisco-Young College Stu
dent Killed by Shock From an
Electric Light Wire.
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Eighteen Thousand Miners on . stri.

A'tS'4'N'i1i W AIiSF5 on Il SJriko.
LONDON, Jan. THE Standards Ber-
lin correspondent says: Up to this even
ing $4,000 Saar miners had struck, and
many grave excuses were reported. Tho
Riot Act is posted everywhere, and the
inaglstracy and police officials are acting
precaution.
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MADRID, Jan. 1-Infanta Isabella will
sail for the United States next April on
spanish or American warship to open
the Chicago Worlds Fair. as representa-
tive Of Queen Regent Christina.
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Tascott Reported to Be in Alaska.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.), Jan. l.
James Beauvais, miner from Alaska,
says w. B. Tascott, the alleged murderer
of Millionaire Smell of Chicago. is in
Alaska and makes no secret of his iden-
tity. He seeks to convey the impression
that he did not commit the murder. but
for consideration took the blame to
shield the real murderer, WHO is person
OF position and influence.
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Cheddar cheese will be scarce this year.
The yield is much below the average.
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MADE A BIG HAUL.
Two Robbers Secure the Contents OF
Safe in a Courthouse.

SsIIO III a NOuILLUUSVs
MILWAUKEE (Wis.), Jan. 1.-While
working in his Office i'll the Courthouse at
Neroqua, Vernon County, last night,
John c. Johnson was confronted by two
strangers, who compelled him at the
point OF revolver 10 open the safe and
hand over the cash. They secured abont
$1,000. The robbers then locked Johnson
in the safe and escaped. Although the
country was secured there is no clue to
the robbers.
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VIC oil Treasured whelnler neah-

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The wife of J.
". Whelpley, Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, died here to-day.
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Man Charged with Murder ARRESTED

Los ANGELES, Jan. News was re-
ceived here to-day that George Miles had
been arrested in Santa Fe, \. NJ, for the
murder of George W. Miller in the Carl
ton saloon on Spring street in May, 1891.
Miles was arrested at the time, but dis
charged. Since then additional evidence
has been secured, and he has been in
dicted by the Grand Jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21

AN AFRICAN CHURCH.
Handsome Enough to Grace Any
American City.
Feared BY Native Artisans Upder the d.
rection Of Scottish Missio1ary-Com-
ments of Those Who Have
Seen the Edifice.

Who would suppose that this hand
some church adorns a village in the
lake region Of Central Africa, or that
it was built, from the making of the
bricks to the driving of the last nail,
by natives who, few years ago, had
never seen white man in their lives?
Such is the case, however, and there
is many town in England and Amer
lea that cannot show SO fire church
ediice as this, which is the wonder
and admiration Of all white men who
visit Blantyre, In the Nyassa high
lands. j. Scott Kettle, in his new
book on THE Partition Of Africa"
says: "A church has quite recently
been erected in the heart of what is
still savage Africa; creditable and
even handsome church it is. with many
graceful points Of architecture, an
apse, double-towered front, dome,
and a variety of tasteful adornments.
1t might grace even London suburb.
1t stands on the Blantyre highlands,
consecrated by the name of Living
stone, near the banks of the Shire river,
region that for centuries has been
devastated by slave raiders and native
wars. This church, designed by a
Scotch missionary, was built entirely
by the natives with free labor He
and his colleagues taught the natives
to make bricks, burn lime and hew
timber. All the materials were found
on the spot except glass, the internal
fittings, and some portion of the roof;
and they were put together, brick by
brick, by the natives, under white SUI
The church was completed on May
10, 1891. 1t is in the form of Latin
cross, with short choir and an apse
hall circular in form. Its length is
JOG feet, it is 80 feet wide, and from the
ground TO the caves is So feet high.
Seven years ago the missionaries began
TO teach the natives to make brick, and
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supplying the capital for private and
corporate undertakings. and have in
the course of their history engineered
successfully many financial operations
OF far-reachiug interest Anthony j.
Drexel always took deep interest in
the SaHairs of these esta blishments.
and much of the success which they
enjoyed has been due TO his szgacity
and keen business instinct Ar. Drex-
el had a quick perception. and his
ability 20 at once comprehend the chief
bearing OF the proposition at hand en-
ahled him 10 promptly exercise his
Judgment
Mr. Drexel was the son Of Francis
Martin Drexel native of the Austrian
Tyrol. who. 10 avoid one of Napoleon
Bonaparte's eonscriptions. came 70 this
country and settled IN Philadelphia.
The elder Drexel founded the great
banking house OF Drexel & Co. in
Philadelphia. in 1887. The Paris branch
was founded in 1865. and the NewYo-ls
hoEse-Drexei. Morgan & Co---in 1871.
Anthony J. Drcxel was born in Phil
sdelphia in 1876. ard during TIE greater
part of his life was az the head CT the
bank in that city founded BIZ his father.
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terlr hostile toward anv scheme for
offensive warfare. Herr Liebknecht
points 20 Alsace-Lo--zine as an ex-
ample OF the vanity Of conquest Da--
ing the recent campaign ne had ample
opportunity 20 note the conditions
there He saw everywhere evidences
Of hatred. tea- and distruzt q Ger
many. ard this anti-Gerrszn feeling he
believes 70 DC updyicg. Ljcbaaecf:t's
strength lies with the common peopl,-.
I he middle classes, the bourgeois"
be and his followers hate wore than
they do the aris.ocrzcv- IF tbs gor-
er.ncnt should do what il protc1ses 20
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THE CHURCH AT BLANTYRE.

! IN 1890 the foundations of the church
were laid. BY this time other natives
had become skilled as carpenters, ma
sons and plasterers, and other blacks
made lumber from the fine tim Der
around Blantyre, using portable saw
mill.
This conspicuous achievement in Gen.
trail Africa, wrought by trained native
craftsmen. is due to the genius of one
man, a Scottish missionary named
Scott. who is one of the most renarla-
BILE men that missionary societies have
ever sent to Africa. He has unfailing
tact in dealing with the natives. He is
able to inspire them with his zeal and
enthusiasm. Under his guidance these
natives work as though they love labor
and had been trained all their lives to
Industrious habits.
The well-known explorer, ]. Thorn
son, who rarely becomes enthusiastic
over anything, thus writes OF Scott:
About Rev D. c. Scott, the head of
the Blantyre mission, | can only speak
in superlatives at the risk of appearing
missionaries, he yet stands head and
shoulders above every man l know Of
in the African mission field, whether
you consider his personal magnetism,
his breadth of view, his depth of cul-
ture or simply the work he has
achieved. The church he has plan ed
and built is, in its way, the most won
derful sight 1 have seen in Africa"
When Archdeacon Naples, of the
universities missions, visited Blan-
tyre last year he wrote: "Mr. SCOTS
wonderful brick church is above all
price as an example of what the negro
can do, and it will endure as a monu-
ment worthy of his genius and skill.
The new mission buildings are built
around great square which is filed
with flower gardens through which
run shady walks. The buildings
around the beautifully laid out square,
with its homelike turf, its flower beds
and its beautiful church at the end of
the garden. all form a picture which
surpasses anything that l have seen in
Africa"
-AA- 'c1i q EAohlSh hSdA
Blantyre, writes: There are only two
of us at Blantyre who saw what the
country was like before the mission
was esta biished. and who can Judge of
the difference now and then. The diff
ference is great indeed, and one needs
to know the whole history of the mis-
sion to comprehend the powerful influ-
ences that have been at work there"
All through this region the natives
invariably greet the white man with a
pleasant Good day, sir" The labor
ers and craftsmen at Blantyre and the
surrounding mission stations are paid
for their work in cotton cloth. The
day school at Blantvre numbers two
hundred scholars There is boarding
school to which boys and girls have
been sent from = hundred miles
around. Il costs the missionaries only
twenty cents week to board pupil.
and most of them earn their own liv-
ing by their work. Besides reading,
geography and arithmetic. the
boys are taught trades and farm labor,
and the girls learn TO do cooking.
washing. ironing. sewing and so on.
At the laundry opened at the school
&c girls last year earned about 5000
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21

Of a character so public that the rea-
Sons for the restrictions in regard to
publication are not apparent The
marshal, however, belongs to the old
school of Frenchmen identified by fam
lily relationship and personal associa-
ton with the most conservative, pune
tifious and Evolutionary class, inexor-
able where the usages of courtesy are
Involved. The spectacle of public
man active at eightyfve is not unusu-
81 IN France. Thinkers are loug-lived
aud is not an unfamiliar saying that
literary labors, even when undertaken
ate in life, conduce to longevity.
Marshal MacMahon is a year older
than Mr.. Gladstone, two years older
than his military associate, rival and
compeer. Marshal Canrobert, and three
years older than Leo NH. lie is six
years younger than kossuth. and three
years younger than De Lesseps. His
health is good: his spirits cheerful; his
mind is clear; his industry unab ated.
It was during the war of the Crimea
that MacMahon uttered the famous
phrase: ''J'y suis, jy reste;" phrase
"illSl Will 90 OoNh W history VIII
Caesars "Veni, Vidi, Wei" When the
French commander made his memoir
able onslaught upon the seemingly i'm
pregnable baStions of the Malakof
the Russians regarded him with de-
rision, but in two hours he had pushed
his heroes over the bitches, over the
burning walls and sent to the aston
Sshed general in chief the celebrated
message: Here am, here l remain
jHe received his title of marshal and
duke of Magenta during the Italian
campaign, when he snatched victory
from the overwhelming forces of
Austria at Magenta His brilliant
ability as a military leader is every
where recognized. and had he been
given command of the army Of the
Rhine instead of Bazaine the Franco
Prussian war might have had a differ
ent termination. His occupation of
the presidency, however, added no
glory to his name. His sympathies
were with the royalists at time
when the air was surcharged with re-
publicanism, and he finally resigned a
presidency which, opposed by the re-
publican majority in the chambers,
was mere empty title. and since then
he has lived in very honorable OBJ
scurity-writing the memoirs which
iust now are piquing public curiosity.
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WILHELM LiEBKNEChT.
Not InappropriAtely Called the Moses Of
the German Socialists.

Not Inappropriat-ly Called the Mosss Of
the German Socialists.
The social democrats of Germany arc
naturally feeling very exultant over
the result Of the recent elections and
this result is shared by their able
leader, Wilhelm Liebknecht- Lieb-
knecht viii be great power in the
new reichstag. Speaking Of the prob
able strength of his party the other
day he said: I've can hardly have
less than forty-six representatives in
the reichstag." With this force behind
him Herr Liebknecht will be almost in
position TO dictate in regard to meas
ures in which his party is interested,
and he is the most important man with
whom the emperor will have to deal
in his attempt TO get through IN army
bill to his liking. To the existing
military system Herr Liebknecht is m
alterably opposed. TIL. socialists, he
gays. are as DESTROYS as the emperor
himself can be of strengthening the
defenses of the fatherland. but are bit
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he is one of the first horsemen of Ger
many, owns fine stud, is fond Of the
turf and frequents the Union club. the
swell jockey club of central Europe
He was close friend of the late Arch
duke Victor Moritz Carl Franz Won
Ratibar. who was president OF <the
club.
He has large estates, and as the
brother-in-law of powerful monarch
ranks high in the nobility of the en-
pire, yet he puts on no naughty airs.
Rather. he is noted for simplicity in
manners and for his democratic tastes.
He is far from being effeminate, hav-
ing robust physique. developed by
athletic training at college and army
discipline. He seems to>enjoy what
some would call the hardships of sol
dier's life, and loves outdoor sports.
The official titles Of this imperial
representative are: Ernst Guenther,
duke of Schleswig Holstein, heir il
Norway Che belongs to the branch of
the first line of the house of Holstein
descended from Christian l., king Of
Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the
fifteenth century,, count of StormarD
and the Ditmarshes, also OF Oldenburg.
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Comfort for tina I.ayv.

A London doctor has discovered that
the majority of the people who live
long sit up late atnight. Eight-tenths
of the people who reach eighty never,
SO he says, go to bed until the small
hours. and take care not to get up until
the day is well aired. Not only is it a
very fine thing to 60 to bed late, but
it is correspondingly dangerous to get
up early. Early rising" says the doc
tor, tends to exhaust the physical
powers and to shorten life" Indeed,
if you have got the wrong kind of
constitution for early rising the prac-
tice may carry you of in the flower of
your youth.
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10 the bar. and in 1915 was made
counselor of the supreme court Of
New York. During the latter part Of
the same year he settled IN Auburn, \.
Y. and became associated with W. Il.
Seward and Christopher Morgan in law
partnership. In 1884 he removed to
New York city and resumed the prac-
tice of his profession. In May, 1867, he
was appointed district judge of the
United States court for the southern
district of New York, and in March,
1sS2, became an associate justice OF
the supreme court OF the United States
Since 1869 he was trustee OF Column
bia college. For several years he pub
1ished standard reports OF cases in the
r;rcuit courts of the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21
The Sap Of Trees.

How water. commonly called sap,
necessary to the life of tree, passes
from the tcots to the topmost leaf and
evaporates is problem not yet solved
by botanists- 1t is known that the
ascent is made chiefly in cavities in the
sap wood only, the heart and bark
serving other purposes That is the
extent of our knowledge of the matter.
Beyond is mere conjecture, and every
theory yet advanced has failed to
stand the test of experiment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21
WTlII!s i. aalf
MARSHAL MAcMAHON.

Rne Famous French Soldier Ii Vow
Eshty-Ffve Years of Age.
Marshal MacMahon, formerly presi-
Dent OF the French republic and one Of
the two surviving marshals of France.
completed his eighty-fifth birthday on
July Is, and signalized the occasion by
completing, also, his memoirs. These
memoirs cover sixty years of French
history, but are to be withheld by the
publisher for a stated period after the
Seath of the marshal, and are then to
appear under the superintendent of
his executors They will include the
narrative of his active service in Al
seria, the Crimea, in northern Italy,
for which he was made duke of Ma
Eenta, and in the Franco-German war,
eliminating in Sedan, where he was
wounded The marshal's service was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21
BOOTHS LIKENESS.
A Cast That Will Be Highly Priced BY
thu Pl2yeYs' Club,

the PI2yers' Club.
One of the relics of the great ira
gedian, Edward Booth, that will ever
be highly priced by the Players club
is the cast of his head made soon after
the light of his life had gone out. 1t is
the work of John 81. A. Walthausen, OF
New York, who also took casts Of the
heads of Lawrence Barrett from
which the marble bust of that actor
now in the Players club was made) of
Gen. W. T. Sherman and of DR.. Agnew.
He said to New York Herald re-
porter:
1.-The features Of Mr.. Booth were bet
ter preserved and wore a more natural
expression than any of the others. His
face looked very peaceful, as if he was
sleeping. It was little worn and not
at all emaciated. as one would imagine
it might be from his long illness. 1t
looked exactly as when l saw him play
Hamlet the last time
The bust of the great tragedian will
therefore be an almost perfect one in
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Ar rrDrri-oc,,, a,,aos,,,

First Wait lat the missio1l-Why
did yer ask the preacher 20 tell US a
story wild er moral?
Second Waif-'Cause them's always
tn mos intercstiu' ones. They pick
out the good ones ~ make III morals
go down easy. an were near 'nough TO
tn door to slip out fore the moral
comes.-Good News.
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Hal. a Dozen for Each.

Dick Gordon met lady friend from
the country. and after the theater they
went to an uptown restaurant Each
glanced at bill of fare, and Dick said
to the waiter:
Gimme 4 half dozen fried oysters"
"You may give me half dozen
broiled Holsters" said the young lady.
Mr.. Gordon tainted and the waiter
fell in a trance--AIbany Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21
Grain Per Capita.

A writer has figured out that the
United States produces 2,2oospounds Of
grain TO each inhabitant; Denmark,
zoos; Canada, 1900; Russia LEGO; Rou-
mania, 1,15o; Spain. i.i50; France, 900;
Sweden, $50; Argentine Repblic, $50;
Australia. 700; Germany, ZOO; Belgium,
GOO; Portugal, $50; Ireland. 500: Scot
land, 400; England, 3Sa
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ANTHONY j. DRExEL.
6s Was Not Merely . Financier But .
Practical ThilaAthrepiat.

Anthony J. Drexel, who died recent
ly in Carlsbad, was one of the most
prominent bankers of this country. He
was at the head of the firm of Drexel &
Co., in Philadelphia, and was a part
ner in the New York house OF Drexel,
Morgan & Co. and the Paris bank of
Drexel, Harjes & Co. The banks in
which he was interested also main
tanned close business relations with J.
S. Morgan & Co., the London bankers.
The various Drexel banking houses
have always been money-furnishing
establishments. They have conducted
careful and conservative business in
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The ant has brain larger IN pro-
portion TO the size Of its body than any
branch of entomology declare that
ants are no. only endowed with high
quality of instinct. but that they dis
play reasoning ability and good jzdg-
ment. as well as powers of reflection
and calrrlafin-1
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rerh.p. That va. I'd. KIND.

ibid you hear about poor JoblotsS.
said Dinwideie 70 Shingles.
mo; what's the rnatter?''
''Not expected TO live"
I'm sorry for that"
$50 am /. He called In Or. Paresis
about month ago and the doctor said
he could put him on his legs in three
weeks, but now he has given him up
Perhaps the doctor meant he could
put him on his last legs. "~-PittsburgF'
acknowledgement
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form and expression. It ought to be

form and expression. It ought to be
very satisfactory"
The work of embalming the great
actors body was scarcely concluded
when Mr. Walthausen appeared in re-
Spouse TO 4 telegram to make plaster
cast of the actors face. He was occu-
pied perhaps half an hour in this work.
When the cast is ready it will be
turned over to Augustus St. Gaudens,
who has been engaged to make mar
bic statue of Mr.. Booth. which will be
placed in the Players club with the
bust Of the late Lawrence Barrett.
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Oregon red-cedar shingles are max
ing fine reputation for themselves.
and specimens are shown at the World's
fair which have been in service on -
roof for twenty-five years. the only Fl.
feet OF tae weather being a wearing
away OF the surface, while the wood "A
sound and much harder than On the
day the shingles were laid
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having been identified with that insti.
tuition ever since he was thirteen years
Of age. His brother, Joseph ". Drexel,
who was the leading spirit in the New
York house, died In that city in 1883.
Both brothers were illustrious ex-
amples of wealth combined with whole
hearted, practical philanthropy.