The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12

copyrighted 1874 by the Associated Pressl
BERLIN. Aug. 1L-Cholers Is slowly but
steadily spreading westward. The disease
has obtained q fOot-aold IN nineteen Rus
sian provinces where deaths by hundreds
are recorded daily. Cholera exists IN
seventeen districts % Galicia and scores Of
deaths from the disease take place every
day in that section. In east Prussia,
especially in Dantzic. the situation grows
worse in spite of the closing of the frontie
at Golub on the river Drewens, opposite
Dobrozyn. Poland According 70 ofiicial
reports. cholera bacilii have been found
floating in the river Vistuia aud a number
of fatal Gases are also privately reported
from Holm and Golab. The rest of Ger
many appears to be free from cholera,
although few sporadic Cases have
occurred here and there.
EYES ALL TURNED To CHINA
Two strongly new armed cruisers, Cor
morant and Condor, now ia reserve at
kiel, was seat TO eastern Asia Each of
these cruisers is NAMED by 100 men. The
gunboats Iltis and Wolf are already In
Chinese waters aud with the three cruisers
sent TO the far east last week aud the Cor
total force of seven SHIPS and about
thousand men in the vicinity Of Corea.
Duke Frederick William, of Micklin-
berg, is serving Lieutenant on board
the AleXanderiBe, one Of the cruisers on
her way to Corea. 1t i estimated nearly
80 600 Russian troops are in eastern
Siberia, and they have with them sixty
four heavy guns This, in connection
with the fact that Russia has sent eight war
a nd. Ora a
that the commander IN chief of eastern
; IBERIA has been instructed TO hold the
troops of that district in readiness to
march at any moment, Is regarded as sig
niticant
The japanese diplomats here express
perfect confidence the powers will not per
nit China 10 annex COrea.
BISMARCK Is ALL RIGHT.
Prince Bismarck is still at Varzin and
he continues TO en- Joy good health. After
breakfast almost every morning he takes
II walk in the park. When the prince
finishes bis walk, he takes substantial
lunch, giving preference TO cold fowl.
crabs, etc. Iu the afternoon he takes a
drive, and be goes TO bed regularly at IL
o'clock.
The party of the empress of Germany at
Williamshoe includes her mother, the
duchess of Schleswig- Holstein and her
II
Holsteln. Tue anniversary of the battle
OF Worth was celebrated on Monday.
There was a grand display OF fireworks IN
the Castle grounds
THEY FOOLED TEE KOTZES.
The Won Kotze scandal, was revived this
week in the courts Schmidt and Senuer,
who obtained 50 much money from the
kotzes under the pretext that they were
ablo to diyulse the name of the writer Of
the anonymous letters and postal cards
which caused so much disturbance in
aristocratic circles and which eventually
led 10 the arrest of Won kotze, were sen
fenced to long terms of imprisonm
Ii is stated on good authority that the
courts are in possession of facts which
would seem TO indicate that prince OF
the imperial family was the author Of the
scurrilous letters.
Duke George of Mecklinberg has been
reported to be seeking the hand of Princess
Alexandria of Coburg, daughter of the
Duke of SaXe-Coburg q Otha He recently
Inherited half of the immense fortune OF
his mother. the Russian Grand Duchess
Catherine Michaelvina.
The manuscript and score of Wngner's
"Tannhauser" have been sold by>a Frank
fort collector TO a Leipsic amateur for
s.. 800.
The German newspapers resent the en-
ployment of foreign conductors at the Bay
reuth musical festival
Professor HelmhOliZ has entirely recov-
cred from the stroke Of paralysis from
which he has been suffering for some time
past.
TO SHUT OFF FREE SPEECH
The fear of ansrchistic outrages is breed
ing restriction OF the right to hold public
meetings. and IL - officially announced
that Count BDtuO Won Euleu burg, Pms
sian minister OF the interior, IS proposing
IA bill TO tie introduced into the diet which
viii materially curt8l the present pTivl-
lrges. This bill i - drafted a. To enable