The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-14
TO END THE STRIFE
LONDON TELEGRAPH OFFERS AN
UNFAILING RECIPE.

Fighting-Uacle Sam the Logical Peace
maker, but He Might Have to Whip
Spain Himself First-Antonomy Works
With Fuse and q Illuminating Cap
Spanish Finances-Advauce on khar-
toum-Russia Duus Turkey
London. Nov. ts.-The Daily Telegraph
dition OF the dispute between the United
States and SPAIN" says:
"A rash act might al any moment
bring a war which would mean only
ruin for Spain"
The paper foresees that "the United
States will be bound 40 interfere to stop
tne conflict in CUBA but Ii refuses 20
believe that the American people viii
prefer a sanguinary and bare victory
over a gallant and exhausted nation 10
1.-The unfading lauTels OF humane med
itasor and Christian peacemaker.''
HOW AUTONOMY WORKS.
Havana. Nov. 1S.-Tae insurgents have
dynamited and derailed a train run
ming between Neuevitas, the port Of
Puerto Principe, and the city of Puerto
Principe, capital of the province OF that
name. The force OF the explosion over
turned the engine, destroyed several
cars, killed the engineer, fireman and
ten other persons and injured twenty
seven soldiers and passengers.
HOOLEY TO THE RESCUE.
t. i -,
E. T. HoOley. the English financier, has
abandoned the proposed Chinese loan
and is giving his attention 10 Spain.
He is reported to have offered Spain 70
raise a loan OF IS, 500 900 al 4 per cent.
secured on the lines of the queck silver
loan, which is now nearly wiped out.
The Spanish capinet, it is further stat
ed, Will consider the matter next Thurs
day. The project is not regarded IA
voraioly in this city ana doubts are ex-
pressed Of Hooley's ability 10 float II,
even if Spain accepts, which is doubt
ful, the Spanish minister OF finance
having declared that he does not intend
to raise another loan with the quick
silver mines as security.
ON TO KHARTOUM.
London, Nov. 13.-According TO dis
patch 10 the Daily Mail from Cairo. the
advance of the Anglo-Egyptian expe-
dition toward Omdurman, on the Nile
opposite thesite of Khartoum, where the
Khalifa has concentrated MS troops for
a final stand. will be resumed in Janu-
ary. The Egyptian troops will be used,
as il is not practicable to spare the
necessary British forces.
STUDENTS TAKE SIDES.
Vienna, Nov. 1S.-The students re-
Deated their violent demonstrations in
the nall of the University this morning.
They were divided into Lueger and
Wolff factions and created such an up
roar that the police finally expelled them
from the building and occupied in force
al the approaches to the university.
RUSSIA'S PRIOR GRAB.
Constantinople, Nov. 13.-The Russian
embassy here has made an important
announcement 10 the Turkish govern
ment. In substance, IL is that Turkey
intends to apply part Of the Greek
war indemnity TO an increase of The
Turkish armament. Russia desires to
remind Turkey that the unpaid arrears
of the Russo-Turkish war indemnity
amount 100000 pounds, adding that II
the policy Of the Turkish government
is as indicate Russia will demand the
payment OF this amount.
The Russian pronOuncement has
impressed the diplomatic corps,
who believe it is directed against the
plans to reorganize the Turkish navy.
- h1
FIsw,ick works Of Great Britain Che
Armstrong; visited COnstantinople last
month with proposals for thereconstruc-
ton Of the Turkish navy. II was believ- /
ed at the time that Emperor William /
OF Germany mad appealed to the sultan /
in favor OF Herr Krupp's proposals but :
there was said 10 be a strong feeling at
the Turkish capital in favor Of the !
British propositions.
Later it was announced that the |
Turkish government had opened a /
credit Of 100, 600 pounds in London 10 de- 4
fray the expenses OF engaging skilled !
workmen as overseers in the contem- /
plated reconstruction OF the Turkish /
navy.
MONGOLIAN AND TEUTON.
Berlin, Nov 13.-It IS semi-officially |
today that the German squa-
dron in Chinese waters has been order /
e5 10 the coast Of Shan Tong tOanchOr I
in the vicinity OF the recent murder of 4
German missionaries, FOR which the !
German commander is instructed 10 oo- /
tain immediate satisfaction.
The news was received in Berlin about 4
ten days ago that a mob had attacked /
a mission houseatYen Gnu Flu in the F.
Chinese province OF Shan Tong and kill I
FL Two Rhendish missionaries named 4
Mes ana Hennie. Uwo others. Zeig.er /
and Steng. being reported missing. The I
latter, X vas believed, Had escaped. = .
was announced last Saturday 1hat the
German minister u China and captain
1f .ae German guu5ost CormoEant ha1 .
been ATTACKED by a mob Al Wa Chang,
in the province = Hope. on ;he
Yangs'ee K'ang river. The rioters also
stoned the Ge-man flag and .nsui,el toe
minister