The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12

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when he left for Khartoum in 1888 with
10000 men, to keep close to the Nile
is 10 be closely followed in the present
| campaign. Hicks disregarded the recon-
mendations and persisted with his en-
tire command in the Korfodan district.
! CENSUS OF ARGENTINE.
Washington, Sept. n.-Consm Buchan-
an at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Repub-
| bic, furnishes the state department with
| informa ton concerning the census of
Argentine taken May 1. 1896. the COM
| pilation having just been completed.
The total population is given at 4.o92, 900
or Which $50. S54 " ere in the capitol, Bue-
nos Ayres.
The increase since the last census.
September Is, 1869, was 2,2S1, 776. It is
estimated that there are about 1000, 900
Foreigners in the republic, of which 1884,
5SS are in Buenos Ayres. Among the
Argentine population the males exceed
| the females, while the foreigners, about
two-thirds are males.
Some other interesting statistics re-
| garding Argentine are given as follows.
Schools, 2,744; newspapers and other
publications, 405; Libraries, $50; hospitals,
12S; Catholic churches, $40; non-Catholio
churches, so; theaters, pa; -four mills,
532; sugar mills, 40; sugar plantations,
2,I4s; vineyards, 6,513; breweries, "A; dis
/ tilleries, los; wine establishments. So;
live stock statements are as follows:
cattle, 12,S16.o37; sheep, 90, Jos; hogs.
! 3,079,03S; goats, 4S9,91S; mules. 974,76 8;
asses, S07, 2S7, and mares, 1s1, 500
LEMONS AND BEEF CRITTERS.
Consul Seymour at Palermo, Italy,
informs the state department that the
exports of lemons to the United States
for the season about to end will show an
increase over last season of from 900. 900
TO half million boxes. He adds that
owing to the inferior quality of the
fruit and the low prices prevailing in
the United States, the season has been
one Of the most disastrous in the history
OF the trade.
Consul German, at Zurich, Switzer-
land, has sent to the state department
some figures relative to imports of beef
cattle into that country. 1t shows that
during the past seven years the aver
age yearly imports have been $4,000
head, valued at s5,01S,o0o. During the
years 1889 and 1890 Austria furnished
the largest proportion, amounting each
year TO s., S95, 900, but in the following
years Italy has increased her share I'M
til IL amounted 10 $3.50, 900 annually,
bat has again fallen behind in favor of
Austria. France is third, and Ger
many fourth, while the United States
cuts no figure in the Swiss beef cattle
trade.
CUBA AND SPAIN.
Wilmington, Del, Sept 1.-THE
steamer Laura6a arrived at the mouth
of the Christiana today from Port An
tonic, and Was promptly seized by the
federal authorities. She has a cargo OF
banenas for a Philadelphia firm. Her
manifest gave her destination as 'rPhN-
adelphia, or any other port in the
United States This aroused suspi-
cion and her stoppage here gave weight
to the belief that another filibustering
expedition was contemplated. Captain
Murphy has charge OF the vessel.
Among her passengers were four Gu
bans
Havana, Sept. ILLUS Payroll Mar
tinez, a member OF an expedition land
ed by the steamer Three Friends was
executed yesterday. II died as Chris
tan. Martinez was a newphew of the
deceased Spanish general, Collin. The
steamers BuenOs Ayres and Sam Fer
nando have arrived here with another
detachment of troops for Cuba, consist
Buenos AyreS encountered a cyclone on
Sunday fast One soldier was killed and
seven others were injured, as a result
of the heavy weather.
New York, Sept. IA special cable
gram from London to the Evening Post
says: The Financial Times advises
Spain to let Cuba go. If not, and the
eXpeditune goes on at the same rate for
a year or two longer, ii says it win
mean BANKRUPTCY for Spain and chaos
for Cuba.
Madrid, Sept 11.-Tt as reported here |
that an additional force of 5000 men |
is about to be organized for service in |
Cuba If necessary.
GERMAN NEWS NOTES.
London, Sept 1.-THE Berlin CORES
pondent of the Times says that there |
are persistent rumors there of an i'm |
pending customs War between Germany |
and Russia It is stalled that Russia in
tends to retaliate for some vexatious |
upon Russian imports i'm
posed at the instigation OF the German
agrarianS
Berlin, Sept 11-Herr Oskar Schus-
-er, a director Of the Nordeutscher Han
shaGgeselschraft, has been arrested
IN the charge of eznbezzlement. The
newspapers estimated the defalcation at
100000 to 5000 900 marks Other ar
'ests are said to be impending
Zermatt, Switzerland, Sept. 11-Pro-
essor Grunert, while ascending the
-1ysl1amm with two guides, fell from 4
st7 ---r and was killed.
TERROR ~ TURKEY.
Constantinople, Sept. 11.-(Delayed IN
ranSmission-) -Fears are entertained
lerS and these apprehensfons have
'aused a panic among the general pub
ice The shops at Galata and STEAMBOAT
we're closed at an early hour today o5r-
ng 10 rumor that fresh manifesto
ions were being organized. Trade is
-1noSt at a standsVii, and the lack Of
money in the Turkish treasury is a ser
Gus feature of the situation. Fifteen
Eny officers WHO went to the war Of
Ice to claim their arrears OF pay were
that there were no funds with
which TO pay them The officers there
lpon resigned their commissions. and
UeTe promptly arrested for so doing.
THE PARIS CYCLONE.
Paris. Sent. II.-Ssveral OF the news
,apers estimate the number Of persons
INJURED during the cyclone yesterday at |
20. OF whom forty are seriously hurt.
ne Journal confirms the police state
lent that only three persons are 50
erioUsiy injured as TO be IN danger %
Tsing 1hAir lives ss a result q accs-