The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-06
RIOTING IN FRANCE
ARTILLERYMEE AT BREsT PAINT
TIE TOWN RED.

Disappear From the Scsne-Pclice I'm
dertake Job Too Big for Them and
RetIre-Number Of People Wounded
French Soldier shoots His Colonel and
Then suloIdos-Turkey's Indemnity to
Americans veuezueIa's Presidential
Campaien-ForeIgn News In General
Brest. Dec. 5.--serious riots occurred
here last evening at festival os artil-
ierymen. There lwere many conflicts IN
the streets. Scared merchants closed
their shops and non-commissioned OFF,
GERS and prlvates paraded the streets
with drawn swords. The soldiers threat
sned the civilians they met in the streets
and after they had turned of the gas
supply a hundred marine gunners made
IN attempt to storm the Abeville bar
racks, where the fifteenth battalion cf ar
hllery were quartered. Captain Frixon,
with a squad of armed men, defended
The gate Of the barracks. The assail-
ants showered stones upon the defend
lng force and the police who attempted
10 oueI the disturbance were so roughly
treated that their chief officer ordered
them to retire inside their stations in Or
der to avoid bloodshed. The infuriated
Eunners pursued the policemen to the
doors Of their station, threatening them
with death. A number Of people were
wounded during the riOting. A sergeant
Of marine had his head split open by a
sabre and is in a critical condition. Sew
tra1 arrests have been made and the mil
ltary authorities are preparing to take
the most severe measures against the in
rtigatOrg of the riOtA
SHOT HIS COLONEL.
Paris. Dec. IA dispatch from Berga-
rae, department of the Dordogne, an
nounces that a sensation has been caused
there by an attempted murder and sui
eide among the officers Of the garrison.
It explains that Du PLANE, Of the tenth
regiment Of the line, for some unknown
reason, shot Colonel I.ancelin, command
ing that regiment, three times, and then
committed suidice by shooting himself
with the same revolver. The colonel IS
IN a critical condition.
TURKISH INDEMNITY.
Washington, Dec. 5-The state depart
rnezt has as yet had no formal assurance
that toe Turkish government is about to
osy the indemnities demanded on ac-
soBni Of the injuries sustained by Ameri-
Aar mission property in Armenia, as in
hiin4ted in cable reports. but expects pay
dnent when Turkeys finances are easier.
7,ouching the story coming from London
THAT the Turkish government has decid-
nid to ignore all claims for indemnity for
rhassacres save those Of American origin,
Nttcation is directed to the fact that not
az single American citizen has been killed
iu al the Armenian troubles. The only
cllira for Indemnity aside from those
baased on mission property, which has
"a 9r
tsceDnt Of the killing of the bicyclst,
lsnz. by KDrdE, which was in no way
1,nnteted with the Armenian riots.
VEN Ez UfT.A ELECTION.
1raehingtor Dec. 5.The Venezuela
el,ecti1n does not occur until October
ae ~ bit already the contest is waxing
w5rm according to press reports from
as There are four prominent can
dia es, Or, Castillo, minister of the in
teaaoE of the Crespo cabinet; DR.. Bruzual,
rdlnister Of public works; Munoz Tensar,
president OF the state Of Zuiye, ana Igna-
Go Andrade. president Of the state OF
Miranda and hrofAer Of the minister to
Tsfashington. An Of these candidates are
Favorable g General Crespo, and thus far
10 element opposing the present admin
rasion has developed. The British con-
tel ii9n regarding the boundary line has
SCI &C 40 bring all elements to the sup
ef General 4CrespO. He has taken
"a sien to state, however, that he viii
y ever the government to his success
son accorGInE to the terms Of the consti-
tusion, and thus disposed Of all thought
Vat he win continne in the presidency.
was the retention OF the presidency
bat caused the Venezuela revolution and
though General Crespo into power.
The recent feturns Of ex-President Ro-
w ~ al,
p7rtsnt evenS there. He has been in eX-
&c. FOR some years, but under the am
n1Ety granted by Crespo has returned
a-i placed himself under the protection
0fI the president, who, in a public letter
ty him, gave assurance of every safe
GUARD Of the Jaws. With the exception
OF former President Guzman Blanco,
now living in Paris, Rojas Paul was the
most prominent Of those who fed from
3EHezgela on the advent Of General Ores
pos government, and his return is regard
ed as showing a complete acceptance OF
the new order of things inaugurated by
President Crespo5
MEDICAL CONGRESS.
Washington, Dee 5.-Dr. Aadrade, son
Of the Venezuelan minister, has returned
from Mexico City, where he was one OF
the Venezuelan delegates to the Pan
American Medical congress. He and his
associates succeeded in having Caracas
named as the place or holding the next
convention, on December % 1898 Cuba
and Canada were the other competitors
FOR the honor DR.. Andrade says the
congress is accomplishing much good In
securing uniform safeguards against yell
low fever and other diseases prevalent IN
the Americas. It was determined to
recommend minister of health as one of
the cabinet officers Of the various coun-
tries, and one Of the standing committees
is developing plan Of uniform quaran-
tine. There WAS much interest shown in
Mexico as to the Venezuelan boundary
settlement and DR.. Andrades views were
solicited. but owing to his connection
with the legation here he declined TO be
Interviewed. The general feeling is most
favorable 10 the settlement made.
AMSTERDAM'S TOBACCO.
Washington, Dec. 5-Consu Downes,
at Amsterdam. has made a report 20 the
state department, concerning the tobac-
co crop of 1895 snd the sales Of 1896 The
sales began April and ended November
]. He says a company known as the
CUltum Maalschappy Santa Rosa. has
recently been established with q capital
Of 100000 and controls the tobacco plan
tations Of Mexico During the year J.
$50 bales OF Mexican tobacco have been
sold in Amsterdam, at the average price
IF 80 cents for one and one-tenth pounds
Since April 1912 bales Of Sumatra have
been exported 10 the United States The
total imports at Amsterdam were lO.s45
bales, at an average price OF IS So cents
per pound. and the imports at Rotterdam
1856 bales al an average price of IS
cents per pound.
URUGUAYAN REVOLUTION.
Buenos Ayres, Dec. An official dis
Patch from Montevideo. capital OF Uru-