The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-31

| Diplomacy is more able 10 securs
peace than force of arms The yaclila-
| ton Of the government and the vast ex-
pendiiure Of time and money is exhaust
ing the resources of the country. The
| liberal program Immediately conten-
| plates the most ample constitutional and
| tariff reforms
GENERAL RICE'S VIEWS.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 3o.-General John
| c. Rice. formerly editor of the Fort Scott
| Monitor, and one OF the historic char
| acters in Kansas history, is out in Il
| letter on the Cuban question. He re-
| Dukes President Cleveland for his as
| sumption of power, and sets forth at
length that it is the province Of con-
! gress, not the president. TO act In the
| matter of recognizing the independence
of any nation or country. In giving his
| personal views on the propriety and JUS
| tice OF the United States recognizing the
| independence of Cuba. General Rice says:
Spain has conducted the war more
| brutally than our wild Indians ever did.
They have murdered non-combatants,
women and embarrassing the women
| and girls over TO the lusts OF the Span
| ism soldiers, while the Spanish army is
| destroy ing all the property OF the island.
Spain has nothing 10 complain OF our
| recognizing Cuba. Spain accorded to the
| Coneederacy belligerent rights forty-five
days after Fort Sumpter was fired on
and before a single battle was fought
Recognition IS no cause for war No
one desires war, but if war comes, let it
come. Shall this great nation allow this
| island which lies almost In sight of this
country TO be destroyed, and carelessiy
look on and see more than million Gu
bans butchered in cold blood by the bru-
tai Spaniards? God Forbid
DON CARLOS ON CUBA.
London, Dec. 30.-A special dispatch
from Madrid says that Don Carlos, the
Spanish pretender, again denies that he
will resign the leadership of the Carlist
party in favor of his son, Don Jaime,
whom, the father adds, is in perfect &C
| cord with him on the question. In re-
gard to Cuba, Don Carlos believes that
Spain ought to concede Cuban admin
istrative autonomy with viceroy Of the
royal blood.
AS to the Instruction in the Phillip
pine Islands, Don Carlos says that the
| recent events there will weaken the pres
tige of the religious orders.
Referring to home politics, Don Carlos
is quoted as saying that the politicians
of Spain are worthless and only unite
out of desire for Office. The masses,
how ever, he asserts, are standing togeth
er.
In conclusion, Don Carlos is said to
have remarked that the information of
national government is at present impos-
sible.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Madrid, Dec 30.-A special dispatch
received here from Manila says that
the Spaniards under General Mateo in
two engagements have defeated the in
surgents, killing 107 of them. The Span
ish loss was small. The insurgents have
captured the seaport OF Moron, province
of Bataan. General Rios has driven the
insurgents out of Balienag, killing $50
of them.
New York, Dec SO-A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila, says: Colonel
Marina's column has defeated the rebels
at San Mateo. town ten miles north
east of Manila, the rebels leaving
twenty-seven dead on the field. Re-
turning TO headquarters for the night.
Colonel Marina was attacked by a SUI
perior force, which. after several bayO-
net charges, fed. leaving over eighty of
their number killed. The Spaniard's
losses were small.
FOOTBALL IN MEXICO.
Mexico City, Mex, Dec. S0.-The Mis-
souri, state university team played a
game of football Tuesday at the Indian
lila grounds, their contestants being the
Texas state university team. Neither
side scored in either the first or second
half. One player named Tucker was
seriously injured in the back of the neck
by kick. 1t is not known how badly
he is hurt. The great elevation was seri-
ously felt by the players, who early lost
their wind. The spectators were mainly
American and English residents, and a
sprinkling Of American clubmen. There
is still talk of getting up a local team to
contest with the Missouri team on New
Years day. The Mexican dailes gener-
ally oondemn the game as brutal, and
express the opinion that the Latin race
is too hot blooded 10 play the game with
out losing temper Football is great
novelty here and aroused public inter-
est. oac it is not likely that it can be
acclimated in Mexico.
Reports from the coffee districts show
that the crop will be very heavy and
planters are going 10 have most pros
porous year.
BEWARE OF GERMANY"
Washington, Dec. 30.-Not so much to
praise, as to warn. is the explanation
given by United States Consul Monaghan
at Chemnitz. for the frequent reports
that he has recently sent 10 the state de-
partment TO illustrate Germany's mag
nificen. growth as an industrial state,
and then he gives some surprising COM
paratiye figures TO show that already
Germany stands second only 10 England
and much exceeds the United States in
the value of her exports and imports.
For 1895, then aggregated. for England.
s3,l25. S20.6 500: for Germany 1925 729 900;
for the United States 81 ,524, I10, 600 Ger
many has also gone ahead of France in
ocean tonnage, and Hamburg. her great
seaport, is surpassed only by London.
and she has the largest single steamship
company in the world. All this is the
work of little more than twenty years.
and Il grew out of almost nothing. Now
the Germans demand a powerful navy
II protect this magnificent merchant ma
rine and prevent ITS destruction, as hap
psned to Spain and Holland.
EUROPE'S ELECTRIC CARS.
Washington, Dec. 30-Electric loco
motion is gaining ground in Europe,
though by no means a rapidly as in the
United States, and in all Europe at the
close of 1895. there were but III electric
roads, having a total mileage OF 500. 7.
Ewing Moore. United States commercial
agent al Weinar. Germany, in a repOr;
says that Germany stands foremost IN
Europe in electric railway construction.
with 252 miles, almost half the total IN
Europe. France has eighty-two miles.
Great Britain and Ireland sixty-six. and
Austria coming next with fcrty-four
miles. Twelve OF the lines ara under
ground trolleys and tight accumulato1s.
NEW PACIFIC STEAMER.
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 30.-The Ca
naiian-Australian mail steamship line.
the vessels OF which ply between Brit
ism Columbia and Australian colonies.
is about - place new steamer enroute
She viii be known as the Aoringi. viii
nave $3.50 tons register. Be q 5000 horse
power, and be commanded by Captain
Campbell Hepvorth. R y. r The Aor-
ingi il almost finished. and VIII sail from