The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-24
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termini Of the great railways to advance
beyond what were, in the days OF their
building. the suburbs Of London. The
result has ever since been that the trav-
eler consumes as much time in getting
from one great terminus to another on
the other side of the metropolis. as would
suffice to carry him fifty miles on his
journey.
All the new lines are, OF necessity. bur
led far below the street level. In some
cases. the arrival and departure plat
forms Of stations are ninety-fiye feet be-
low the sidewalks, while the lines de-
scend still lower in many places. diving
under great sewers and other under
ground tunnels, abutments or Thames
bridges and entertainments and under the
Thames itself. The engineering futures
Of these prospects are, therefore, the
most interesting. These tunnels are con-
structed at the rate OF sixteen feet per
day. Passengers are TO he conveyed
from the world below to the world above
by hydraulic lifts
Fl The cars will seat forty-eight passen-
gers. twenty-four on side, total OF %
Of 1856 passengers per train. The speed IS
to be fourteen miles an hour. including
stops. The service is 10 be train every
two and half minutes and the capacity
Of the trains per annum is so.ooo.ouo pas
sengers.
RUSSELL LIBEL SUIT.
London, Nov. 23-The hearing OF the
suit for libel brought by Earl Russell
against his mother-in-law, Lady Scott;
John Cokerton, an engineer; Frederick
Cask, groom. and William Aylott, a
valet. was today begun at the Old
Bailey. The defendants pleaded not
guilty, and they also pleaded justifica-
ton. Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. c., coun-
sci for Earl Russell, occupied the whole
day in statement Of the familiar story
of the libels, at the end Of which Lady
Scott was admitted to bail under GER
tain conditions.
NOT BULLDOZING TURKEY.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The navy de-
partmelt is informed that the cruiser
Minneapolis has sailed from Smyrna to
Mersine. 1t is said that this move has
no significance in connection with the
Turkish trouble, for the authorities have
discredited the report that ships were
assembled at Smyrna for the purpose OF
menacing Turkey. The San Francisco,
Eincinnati and Bancroft remained at
Smyrna The departure OF the Mime
apolis was not determined by the naval
department and was determined upon
by the admiral for the better disposition
of his ships on the advance Of winter.
FROM FARM TO FACTORY.
Washington, Nov. z3.-The rapid
change OF the German empire from an
agricultural to an industrial state is set
forth by Consul j. c. Monahan In re-
port to the state department. He says
everywhere one sees new mills in course
of construction. In Chemnitz and
thereabouts the manufacturing develop
ment is simply enormous. Nothing like
1t has ever been seen before. Hereafter,
says the consul, Germany will do all
her manufacturing at home, buying only
agricultural products and raw materials
abroad. He cites the fact that Ger
many is no longer buying steel rails
abroad but is making them at home.
The Manufactured exports of Ger
many during the first nine months Of
the current year reached the enormous
total of 1S,705. 900 tons, or within 100000
tons Of the year preceding. The con-
sui says Germany must continue to look
to the United States for cotton, corn
and petroleum and he says there Is a
lesser demand for woodenware, car
rfages, Shoes, typewriters, crackers, bis
cults, etc. The importation of American
textiles fell off last year because of the
textile depression I'M the United States.
The consul says Germany continue to
look to the United states as the best in
the world for textiles.
THE AMERICAN STEER.
Washington, Nov. 23.-Consui Ger
main sends word to the state department
from Zurich, Switzerland, that there is
a chance to introduce American cattle
in Switzerland as result of the decree
excluding cattle coming from Austria
Hungary, because of disease. The Swiss
market was supplied from this sourse,
so that new sourse Of supply must be
secured.