The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
EUROPE SOWS LESS
WHEAT ACREAGE ON THE CoETE-
NENT SOMEWHAT REDUCED.

Makes an Amusing Ciaim-Pacifc Cable
Conference Capital for Venezuela =
South American Revolufious-French
and German Leg is;ative Ncws-Ncw Dis
coyerIes as to Typhna Germs.
London, Nov 30.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press today, discussing the crop pros
poets, says
Severe frosts in France and central
Europe has stopped plowing and SOW
| ing and we anticipate a somewhat re-
duced wheat acreage in the entire region
| between the Vistula and the Bay of Bis
cay. Winter has set in throughout Rus
sia, the sea Of Azoff was closed 10 nGvi-
| cation November p and navigation OF
I; the Baltic is dangerous on the north and
| eastern coasts, where there is already
much ice.
Owing to the rain fall in India the de-
! ficiency in the wheat acreage is reduc-
ed. But. while famine TO longer threat
ems. scarcity seems bound TO be felt
until the spring of 1893.
English wheat maintains a good price
in London, but the country markets are
less fSm. The cause of this is clear. In
the counties last week 166.6S4 quarters of
English wheat were offered for sale,
against 69, $50 for the same week of 1888.
GREECE AS A WHEAT MARKET.
Washington, Nov. 30.-United States
Consul Horton, at Athens, in report 10
the state department, says that in con-
sequence of the bad wheat harvest in
Russia, which supplies nearly two-third5
Of the wheat used in Greece, prices of
wheat are very high there and are still
rising. He is confident that there is a
f,ne opening for the introduction OF
American hard wheats into Greece and
Offers to assist would-be exporters.
RATHER LATE IN THE DAY.
London, Nov. 30-The Westminster
Gazette this afternoon in an editorial az
ticle thanking the city of Glasgow for its
early subscription for the relief of the
Armenians and announcing that another
appeal for fiGo, 600 will shortly be made
by Nj Gladstone and the duke of Ar
gyie. concludes: "It is only right to add
that the exertions of Sir Phillip Currie
OBritish amba ssador at Constantinople)
and his consular staff have alone ena bled
the American missionaries TO pursue
their labors of mercy unmoleSted.
PACIFIC CABLE CONFERENCE.
London, Nov. 30.-The Pacific cable
conference is meeting daily at the Colon
ial office in secret session. The taking of
technical evidence has been finished.
This included the evidence of London
cable manufacturers and w. y. Preece.
the technical director of telegraphS of the
postoffice of Great Britain. The COM
mission is trying to finish the CONNER
cial evidence this week and will endea-
vor to complete its report before Christ
mas The commercial witnesses include
tie Canadian merchants in London and
the admiralty officers. The principal
criticism is expected from George H.
Murray, who represents the treasury de-
partment The Australian and Cana
dian delegates differ only on minor de-
tails.
HAVING WIRE TROUBLE.
New York, Nov. 3o.-The Western Un-
ion Telegraph company's central cable
office reports interruption of st. Lucia
and ST. Vincent and st. Croix and Trim
idad cables, cutting off communication
by cable with st. Vincent Barbados,
Granada, Trinidad and Demerara Fast
sailing vessels will be employed. carry
ing traffic from St Lucia to st. Vincent,
thence by cable the balance Of the dis
tance. The additional delay will be
about twelve hours.
CAPITAL FOR VENEZUELA.
Washington, Nov 3O-Secretary Rus
sell of the United States legation at Car
acas. who has been on leave of absence
in this country for the past month, call
cd at the state department today to pay
his respects to Secretary Olney before re-
tuning to his post. Mr. Russell believes
tlement of the Venezuelan boundary
question will result in the immediate IN
vestment in Venezuelan enterprises of a
considerable amount of foreign capital
which has been held back for the past
year, and he says that a number OF
Americans who visited the country last
summer inquiring as to the prospects
for business ventures it may be assumed
that much Of this money will be advanc-
I'd from the United States.
REVOLUTIONS.
New York. Nov 30-A dispatch to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says: The
revolution is assuming alarming proper
tions. The federal troops nave met with
disaster at the hands of the insurrectio1-
lists, who have crossed the Brazilian bor-
der of Uruguay. President Borda has
received dispatch from Cerro Largo,
near the Brazilian frontier, which Gays
that G-leral MuniZ, the Uruguay COM
mander who pursued Saraiva, overlook
the latter and was defeated in a battle
which followed. General Muniz is re-
ported to have been taken prisoner. His
sen, who was captured on the frontier
some days ago, is dead. Il is not known
whether ne was killed by the orders OF
Saraiva, as his body was found by a
party making a, reconnaissance near Villa
de Cerro Largo in the ruins of house
which had been burned by the rebels.
The body was charred but it was recog-
nized as that of young Segundo Muniz.
President Borda's reports also state
that before General Muniz met Saraiva
in battle the latter sent message to the
Urugusyan general saying that If ne
were not pursued further toward the bor-
ders. General Munizs son should be re-
leased. otherwise he would be killed
General Muniz replied thai his duty for
his country was above his love as a
father.
General Gumercindo Saraiva was the
chief Of the revolutionary party in Rio
Crsnde do Sal. Brazil, from April. 1894,
until the end of the rebellion there, sue
ceeline General Tava7es.
From the time the rebellion ended IN
til the present time little has been heard
OF SaYaira. His surrender practically
ended the hostilities in Rio Grande do
sui ana ne mas since 'DSen 4lNlns IN 1fu-
quay.
san Diego, Cali. Nov. S9-The British
cruiser, Wild Swan. from South America,
brings particulars of the present Chilisn
revolution. Dissatisfaction over elec-
lions and infiamed feelings over small
incidents led to conspiracy for the over
throwing Of the government The revo-
luton has now reached great proportions
and the officers OF the Wild Swan say
the political system OF the country is
honeycombed with corruption and that
very serious results may De expected OF
Ihe UPRISING.