The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15

| Hieks-Beach have delivered speeches OF
considerable interest Venezuela patuf-
+, ally has bene the topic Of DISCUSSION ana
! The newspapers have printed daily COM
neais upon the different developments
| ef the question. The ST. James G2zetle
| incidentally publishes letter suggesting
| thai the boundary dispute between HON
! duras and Mexico be treated on the same
lines az the Venezuelan G-ificlify.
= The secretary OF state for the coionles,
NJ. Joseph Chamberlain. addressing tae
| birmingham, chamber OF commerce, last
evening described the scare N England
at German commercial competition, as
peins absurd and defended the acqni-
sitions Of recent years, upon the part OF
Great Britain, OF enormous territories, as
| being necessary IN order TO IoreSidh
/ her ivals, who could Close them 10 Eng
! ,isn commerce"
/ The remarks of the secretary OF state
| for war the Marquis Of L2nosdoSne, De-
! fore meeting OF Conservatives al BITS
! tol, have also attracted attention He
/ diiated upon the necessity OF increasing
I the expenditures OF the army, which, ne
J asserted. mnst be put upon the same lev
! ef OF efficiency as the navy. TIE war
secretary also expressed the hope that
/ at the coming session OF parliament tse
| bin authorizing q loan OF 100000 pounds
lsz5, coo ,e50) for military needs would De
passed.
The marquis Of Salisbury will go 10
Windsor On Monday TO visit the queen
| The auction OF the surplus stores OF
| the Arctic Exploring steamer, Frann, az
| Christinana, On Monday last, attracted
much interest Tins OF meat, soup and
vegetables were eagerly bought as MEM
entoes OF Nansen's expedition. Each ar
ticie had label on ii reading FRAN
| lS93-1S96.' and a fac-simile of Nansen' s
| autograph Several of them fetched
many times their market value. The
proceeds were handed over 10 the guar
anto,s of the expenses Of the expedition.
Mr.. John Dillon has written letter
strongly opposing the scheme for Great
| ing an agricultural department for Ire
! land, as advocated by Horace c. Plum
/ Aett. NJ PIP, conservative. one of the
! cou;m missioners OF the congested districts
board Of Ireland, etc, who sailed for
American in the New York on Tuesday
last.
A meeting in favor Of protection will
| be held at st. James hall December 10.
| The Right Honorable James Lowther.
I Conservative member of parliament, for
| the Isle of Thanet, division of Kent, viii
| preside. He is a former chief secretary
for Ireland and is an ardent protection
| ist
General Booth, OF the Salvation Army,
| announces from Melbourne, Australia.
| that the army is TO extend its operations
| to the whole of the Malay peninsula.
kilograms from Egypt state that an
| Austrian officer has been arrested by the
| British near Suakin. He was disguised
| as dervish. is said to be named Har-
| mann, and was formerly in the Austrian
| cavalry. Now, however, the dispatches
| add, ne ranks as al eniir in the DerviSh
| army.
Navol Lieutenant De Gerlach, the Or
! ganizer and leader of the projected Anl-
| arctic expedition, informs the associa-
ton that he viii star from Antwerp Or
| July l., on the steamer La Relgica. The
| expedition viii be on the same lines as
\ Wenders Arctic expedition and will take
| with il a perfect set Of apparat tus for
scientific purposes, together with three
| years provisions.
Mr.. john Hays Hammond, the Amer
lean engineer who was prominently con-
| nected with the reform movement OF Jo-
hannesbburg. called a. the United STATES
embassy today and said that he had now
arranged to stay in England for three
years.
! A member Of the Prince of Wales par
| ty at Sandringham says that before
| lunch on a recent morning, 1908 part
ridges were shot He adds that the day :
total was 5000 birds killed.
| In the theatres "Old Glory" and the
| union jack are frequently seen inter
! twined. and the audiences roundly cheer
! every reference TO an English-speaking
1 alliance and, judging by the warmth q
!, these demonstrations the people are mos;
y - \
| ed that it shall be an accomplished fact
/ &c