The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-03

| peal against this decision and the matter
eventually came before the court of ap-
peals, with the result announced in the
| dispatch to the Associated Press from
| Alexandria.
POINTED QUESTIONS.
Buda Pest, Dec. I'm the lower house
of the Hungarian diet today Herr Polon-
| vi gave notice OF the following interpret
1 lation:
Why was there no mention Of the for
! eign situation in the speech from the
! throne? Has the premier any knowledge
of the existence of a treaty between Ger
many and Russia up to 1890? Are there
any indications pointing to disturbance
of the peace? Was the treaty commun;-
Gated to the foreign office? VIII the gov
eminent submit the treaty TO the house?
! Does the government consider the treaty
| permissible in view of the Austro-GeI-
man alliance? Has the government oo-
| tanned the assurance that Germany has
not concluded a similar treaty with Rus
sian since 1902
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
Rome, Dec. 2.-The chamber of depu-
ties today by a vote Of 1874 to rs adopted
the vote of confidence in the government
| which the premier, Marquir Di Rudini,
asked for yesterday at the close Of the
debate on the government colonial policy,
which the house was unable to pass ow-
ing TO the lack Of a quorum, which caus-
ed the chamber to adjourn until today.
FRENCH LEGISLATION.
Paris. Dec. 1.-The budget committee,
in secret session. heard the plan of NJ.
Dockroy, eX-minister of marine, who
wishes the committee to include in the
naval estimates $40, 900, 900 for building
new men-of-waF.
The army committee, in spite of the op-
position OF the government, has resolved
TO adhere to his decision placing the
French colonial forces under the control
OF the ministry Of war.
LINE DRAWN AT PRUSSIANS.
Brussels, Dec 1.-The count of Fland-
ers. brother of King Leopold, and his
son, Prince Albert, were the object of q
hostile demonstration on their arrival
yesterday at Dolnain on the German
frontier, where they went on a shooting
tour. The peasants of the neighborhood
Objected to The Prussian beaters accom-
ponying the royal party and some lively
exhibitions OF popular disapproval fol-
lowed.
CANADA CLUBS DINNER.
London, Dec 1.-The annual dinner of
the Canada club took place at the Albion
tavern this evening. There were sixty
guests present and Sir Donald Smith,
the Canadian commissioner presided.
The principal guests were Lord Sell
borne and Litchfield, Sir Charles Tup-
Fer, the Canadian members of the Paci-
fic Cable commission, Richard Dobbell,
the lieutenant governor of Ontario,
George a. kirkpatrick, Mr.. Anger, form
er minister of huSbandry. and Mr.. Jones,
member of The Lake conference. There
were the usual toasts and speeches.
DEFENDANT KAST DYING.
London, Dec. frederick Kast, the
groom who is one of the three male de-
PENDANTS in the suit brought by Earl
Russell against his mother-in-law, Lady
Selma Scott, and others, is said tonight
to be dying in Holloway Jail, where he
has been confined since his arrest \
magistrate %ho was summoned to his
bedside found the prisoner too weak to
admit of mis- deposition being tsker. The
trial was adjourned on Monday last for a
week on account of Kanst's illness.
BY FIRE AND FLOOD.
Oxford, Dec. "A dispatch received
here from Woodstock announced that a
fire had broken out in the palace of Blen-
helm. The only news received was that
the flames were first discovered in the
salon. j was afterwards learned that
the IRE was confined to the roof.
Liverpool. Dec. 2-The Beaver Line
steamer Lake Ontario, Captain Campbell
from Montreal, or November IS, for this
port, was so delayed by violent gales
and head seas that ner coal supply be-
came exhausted and she was compelled
to put irto Queenstown in order 10 OBJ
tain sufticien. fuel to complete her yoy-
age.