The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-10

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-Maior
Hughes of Linsay. Canada, president Of
the Hughes Car yenulatirg company,
editor and publisher OF the Victoria
Warder and a Conservative member OF
the Canadian parliament from Ontario,
is in the city. Major Hughes is deeply
interested in the school question IN
Manitoba, over which the Conserva-
lives and Liberals have been wrangling
for some time past, and has considera-
bic to say concerning the settlement
which, according to the press dis
patches was effected few days ago.
''The settlement of the school Ques-
ton in Manitoba is not as satisfactory
as has been indicated in the press dis
patches" he said. 1.-THE Conservatives,
VINO were defeated at the last general
election, I am confident, would have
Settled the question much more justly
end equitably had they possessed the
opportunity. The Conservatives took
the stand that the Roman Catholics
should have the right to use their own
taxes and should be given no govern
ment support. The Liberals grant the
right of any denomination to half
hour of school time for religious in
struction at the close of the school day
They also grant a concession which per-
n1its the use of text books printed an
both English and French, and wherever
there are thirty Roman Catholic chill
firen in school district, no matter if
there be twice as many Protestant chill
riren, the Roman Catholics are to be en-
titled to have a Roman Catholic teach
er. Another point in the settlement of
l. he
books are TO be entirely revised and
that which is Objectionable TO the Ro-
man Catholics in history or literature, is
to be removed. These are the terms Of
the settlement which have been refer
red to as highly satisfactory. In my
estimation it is very unsatisfactory"
JAPAN'S AMBITION.
San Francisco, Nov. Sd. p. T1omp-
son Of Portland has just arrived on the
steamship City Of Rio Janeiro from ia
pan. Thomson is an ex-United States
minister to Turkey, having served there
during 1892. He has spent several weeks
in observation and recreation in the
mikadorS domains.
1.-THE japanese are preparing to be
come independent in military and COM
mercial matters said he. The spirit |
which controls them in every class is |
propose, first, to have a navy. To this |
end, they have let contracts for cruis- |
ers in the United States and in Eng. !
land. But the government intends to |
have many of its battleShips built at /
home. A dry dock is in course Of con- |
struction at Nagasaki and it Will in |
time be followed by iron and steel |
works, where cruisers and men Of war |
may be built. Because OF the low labor /
cost they may be constructed more I
cheaply in Japan than here. Had Bry- |
an been elected president and a free |
trade policy adopted he continued, |
1--WE should have met strong competi-
ton from the Japanese factories. AL
ready there are 600 factories in the city /
of Osaka, and many of these manufac- |
ture cotton cloths. They are buying |
American cotton, and without tariff, |
they could return this in cloth at lower /
prices that we could make it, AT Nag
hsaki coal was loaded on the Oriental
at So per tom
CABLE CONFERENCE.
London, Nov 9.-The Pacific cable con
ference resumed its sessions at noon to-
day in the room of the Earl of Sell
borne, parliamentary under-secretary
for the colonies, at the colonial office /
The Earl of Seborre presided and W. j
Mercer acted as secretary. All
the delegates were present. After an
hour and half of informal chat dur
Ing which the routine Of the subject and
the order OF the witnesses We're discuss
ed, it was decided 10 begin with Iechni-
cal questions. The first regular working
session of the conference viii take place
On THURSDAY next.
The Earl of Selborne will entertain the
delegates at dinner.
Secretary Mercer, talking over the sit
nation with a representative Of the As
scciated Press. said The conference
viii now get TO work in earnest Two
have already been held-one
in June and one in July last. At the June
meeting ii was found difficult to arrange /
for immediate subsequent sittings, ow-
ing to the Australian delegates being >,
obliged to go TO Buda Pest TO attend 4
congress. At the July session, a change
Of government having taken place In
the Canadian delegates felt
some delicacy about going ahead until
the attitude OF the new Canadian minis
try was ascertained. 1t is not permitted
10 me 10 say just what took place at
these two meetings, as the government
cannot, of course, make any pubic