The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-20
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international war. Eugene Ware is ready
| for him.
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News was brought from sitka to Por;
Townsend last week that the whaling sea
son has been the most unsuccessful OF re-
cent years. The catch OF the entire feet
so far as reported has been but twenty
three whales. Fourteen deaths occurred
! in the fleet. and number OF sailors who
ran away when near land have not been
heard of since and are supposed 10 have
| frozen TO death.
But three members of the supreme court
were not appointed by either Mr.. Harrison
or Mr.. Cleveland These are Justice
Field. appointed by President Lincoln in
1853; Justice Harlan. of Kentucky. ap-
pointed by President Hayes in 1871. and
Justice Gray. OF Massachusetts,. appoint
ed by President Arthur in 1851 TO the va
cancy which the late Roscoe Conkling de-
clined 10 I'LL.
Zela says that the only thing of which
he is really proud is that for twenty years
he has stuck to one theory and carried his
argument in support Of that theory to a
legitimate conclusion. This theory is
that if marriages were contracted on a
purely rational basis instead Of senti-
mental one the race would gradually be-
come giants in intellect and brain.
An effort Is being made IN Japan, back
ed up by certain newspapers. to persuade
the emperor to visit Europe and America
with a large suite. including a military
staff. The emperor has never been out
side OF Japan. and there are those among
his subjects who feel that a little globe
trott;ng on his part would be OF advan-
tage TO his country and himself.
Shakir Pasha. who is now in Turkish
Armenia, with large executive powers.
is described as a man of 81 years of age.
tall. stout, well set-up, hale and hearty
parsonage, bon-vivant, courtly. and ami
able He is an admirable French scholar.
and when in the society of Europeans
talks as a European. throwing out of
sight all Turkish prejudices.
The quarrel between the two English
poets, Mackay and Swinburne, has near
~ reache& lawsuit. Mackay wrote
Swinburne a scorching epistle recently,
and the latter at once put It into the hands
of his lawyer. who warned Mackay that
IL he dared to address further letters to
Swinburne there would be legal trouble
fCo,,N y~,.- &
attracting considerable attention from
the medical fraternity Of the state. In
two months he has grown twelve inches
One leg and one arm are growing no
ticeably faster than their mates. and his
red hair has TO be cut twice a week.
A London correspondent says that
Lord Sackville's diatribe interests Lon
don less than Mrs. Langtry's recovery OF
q few of her stolen sapphires." 1t Is not
at all strange that London has grown
weary of prominent Engiishmen who en-
ploy the pen TO make unpleasant exhibit
lions Of themselves.
A French engineer has conceived the
idea of reproducing the house in which
Napoleon lived at St. Helena as an at
traction during the exposition of 1890.
The house will be an exact copy Of the
original. surrounded by panoramic can
vases representing the natural surround
ings
Civilization Is striking deep into Africa
Prempeh, king Of Coomassie who Is ac-
cused of violating his treaty obligations to
England, and of continuing to offer up
human sacrifices. now employs a London
solicitor to represent his side of the case.
in the hope of averting another Ashantee
war.
George Armstrong. the editor Of the
ever occupied the editorial chair of a
London daily paper. He has served in
China, the West Indies. the Med.terra-
mean. and with the Channel Squadron.
James Logan. of Greene township. Pa.
does nearly all his farm work by hand
This season ne cut all his hay with an
old-fashioned scythe. The ten or twelve
tons of hay harvested he carried in on
hts back, not even using fork
Rose Kingsley. daughter OF Charles
Kingsley, is coming across the sea TO lee
ture on French art of this century and
on Warwickshire locaHsms IN Shake
peare's plays and poems. and other sub
jects OF art and letters.
Praed's bank in Fleet street. the small
est bank in the city of London. has closed
its doors. having been swallowed 10 by
another bank with larger premises. Win
throp Mackworth Praed, the poet, was a
partner in the bank
Emperor William travels about with los
uniforms and two taflors and one presser
TO keep them In order. When he was In
recently he received a new nick |
name. being dubbed the Lightning
Emperor
Mujake Trjiro. q newspaper man OF
Japan. says that a celebrated Chimes. |
poem. written several hundred years ago /
By LIN Ting Che. bears really striking |
20 The Lass Lear by Oliver I
Wendell Holmes.
". z Henley Q, London. who f. re-
gsrded IN English literary circles a. likely /
10 succeed 20 the poet lsureateship. - a
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