The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-02
PREPARING FOR III
O0OKNEY sNOBS WILL SOON STARE
WITH HALL THEIR HBYES.
Johnny Bull Means to Take a Month on In
Which to Cultivate the Chinese States
man-How Prince Ii First Kicked on
Bismarck's Bill of Fare aud Then Shut
Him on When He Asked What Was the
Matter With the Feed-Socialism's Fool
ishness-Lord WoIseley's BIunder-For-
elgu News in General.

eign News in General.
Copyrighted 1896 by the Associated Press.
London, Aug. 1.-The persistent I'll
urorS circulating in regard TO the healtl
of Queen Victoria and her intention t,
20 retire almost Immediately in favor o
the prince of Wales, have caused quit
q sensation in court and other circles
While it is admitted that such report.
have become current frequently In pre-
vbous years, there is no denying that he
maJesty's declining health is causing
much anxiety
The preparations for the reception o.
Ii Hung Chang continue, and her mai
esty, in spite of the precarious state %
her health, IS said TO be especially inter
steo In the coming Of the Chinese am
oaSsador extraordinary, who has beer
MADE so much of in Russia, Germany
and France. The Chinese statesman is
booked to land in England on Monday
and he VIII he escorted to Lord Ions
tales splendid mansion on Carlton
House terrace, this city, which has been
secured by the government for the ac-
conmodat.on of Ii Hung Chang during
the NORTH whioh he IS expected to spend
IN England. An elaborate series of en-
tertainnents and royal events has been
arranged in his honor
KICKS ON THE GRUB.
Vanity Fair warns its readers against
the members of Ii Hung Changs suite.
saying that the bulk of them are quite
low class Of men, who would not dare
to enter into an English or American
merchants private reception room at
Shanghai The newspapers for some
time past have contained a mass of
matper concerning the visiting China
men II is said that the Chinese vice
roy when invited TO dinner insists upon
dining from his own cuisine before go
Ing TO the table Of his hosts and he only
makes q. pretense of dining when he is
at the banqUets given to him After
the dinner given him by Prince Bis
marck, at FTisdrichsruhe, the German
statesman EXPRESSED establishment, it
Is said as fact that Ii Hung Chang
CID not taste any of the dishes placed
before him, whereupon the traveller IS
reported to have said: cit is not at my
age that one changes ones habits. If
1 d1ned with you I should bs forced to
partake of fare which did not like.
Hence prefer 10 abstain from eating
everything not to my taste"
TOO MANY FOR BISMARCK.
Prince Bismarck IS reported 10 have
thereupon remarked How do You
know that you wouldn't like our Ger
man cuisine since you have never tried
it?"
That is true" the Chinaman Is cred
lied with having replied, but would
you eGt with pleasure the Chirese dish
Of rats and dogs. if 1 served 1t I'D at
my ta'bia?"
This question seems to have siienced
the great German statesman
II Hung Chang takes his meals anone,
drinks only cold or warm tea, never
eats between meals and takes only two
meals a day, one at noon and the other
at 7 O'Clock He smokes opium in
silver mounted pipe, which is especially
cared for by one of his servants. and
during his meals he takes puff or two
On ttre other hand, 1t is said, the most
OF the Chinese statesman's suite became
accustomed soon 30 foreign cookery and
drink wine and even beer with their
meals.
SOCIALISM FARCE.
The socialist congress which has been
In session here during the past week,
has finished what is classed as ridicul-
Gus exhibition of impotence and made
quate organization in the simplest de-
tails necessary for the conduct OF a
special congress and the delegates
would have been handicapped thereby
In any serious attempt to do business,
even had there been no discord.
Mr. Matthew Mcguire the leader Of
the American section of the socialist
congress, informed a representative of
the Associated Press that absolute ig-
norance of the principles of the social
list movement existed in the commit
tees appointed TO frame the resolutions.
The congress has also proved that so
wide is the dissinilarity between the
foreign and Enghsh-spealxing delega-
tons that nothing closer Is possible
than interna tional sympathy. Con-
oerted methods are out of the question |
The press and the people, while. credit |
ing the congress with serious inten- |
tons. have been much amused at its |
ilelplessness in the face OF internal |
The British medical association open |
ed its annual meeting at Carlisle on
with its various sections well |
attended. The usual interesting papers /
were read and the association decided. |
in RESPONSE to the Canadian invitation. |
TO hold it's meeting of 1897 in Montreal |
INDIAN TROOPS NO GOOD.
Before the commission on Indian mill
tary expenditures. Lord Wolsey. the |
commander-in-chief. testified on Wed
nesday that he would not like to put the
British Indian troops In front of Euro
pean soldiers, and that he would not /
like to fight France. Germany Of any
other army with Indian troops. His re-
marks have caused the greatest outcry /
IN the press and have reused the most
severe comment
The Globe. for instance, says: Lord /
Wo5sey IS no longer our only general. |
because in the one war which many be- /
lieve inevitable. with Russia, cur In
dian army, which he recklessly in |
suits. viii play an important part and |,
we should not like 10 see them called /
upon 10 follow such an intensely IN (
popular commander"
Lord Wolsely's testimony was cahled |
70 India, where il has aroused great in
iignation.
A dispatch from Simls SAYS: The
high authorities fear ii Will cause great |
discomfort among the Indian troops"
The long and elaborate article. by
Mr.. John Merely. the date chief secre-
tary for ireland. in the Nineteenth Cen
tury, on arbitrati is attracting con-
siderable attention. Mr.. Merely con-
tends thar while the line Of difference
between Secretary Olney and the mar
iuiS OF Salisbury is narrow. Yet one
British non possumus would easily con-
vert IL into a risk os a frscticidal war
He strongly opines that what is 70 be
done must be done quickly and breads
the result OF fataqist confidence in the
vision OF Owning Strear Mr. MNs-ely