The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-08
is ALL MOONSHINE
BISMARCK THINKS LITTLE OF THE
PETERH0F P0WW0W.

or.torv Not In Demand When It's . Qaes-
ton Of smashing England But Plan
That Will Get SomewheTe-German
However, Gets Salisbury in Line on the
Graeco Turkish Negotiations. and
Speedy Ending Of the War of the Am
bassadors " Peomised-EoIandC Captures
Berber-Other Foreign News.
Paris. Sept. The Gauiois today
! prints an interview with Prince Bis
marck, in which he is quoted as having
expressed fear that the efforts MADE al
Peterhoff were so much wasted time
What was required. the ex-chanceiior Is
said to have added, was serious, act
i've agreement with well defined pro-
gram and much clear-sightedness and
+enacity 10 achieve a result whereby the
nre.ensions of Great Britain could be
STAYED.
The prince is further quoted as saying:
at is absolutely certain that Germany
will not succeed in attaining this end'
and she may regret having harassed En-
gland too much"
Constantinople, Sept. THE marquis
of Salisbury's proposition for the consu-
tution of an international commission,
renrssenting the six powers, to assume
control of ehe revenues with WHICH
Greece will guarantee payment or inter-
est for the holders Of bonds as well as
| payrnent OF indemnity loan has been ac-
cepted by the powers.
dates for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| The only remaining question is the
dates for the payment OF the indemnify
| The powers desire TO insert these dates
in the treaty of peace, but the Sritlsh
amba ssador, Sir Philip Currie, suggests
that they leave the dates TO be determin-
ed upon by the international commls-
sion.
The ambassadors expect that all the de-
tails of the treaty of peace Will De set
tied on Thursday next.
London. Sept, THE Marquis OF Sails
bury's latest proposal for the settlement
of terms of peace between Turkey and
Greece is generally regarded as victory
for German diplomacy and much bitter
feeling is displayed in England over the
British premier's backdown. A fresh
proposaI was what Germany had been
| holding out for, namely: The control OF
| the Greek revenues in the interest OF all
| the creditors of Greece as well as Tor the
security of the loan to Greece for the
purpose of paying her indemnity 10 Tur-
key.
New York, Sept IA dispatch from
London to the Associated Press says:
The correspondent Of the Times al
Constantinople telegraphed that owing &c
a note from Count Muravieff, the Rus
sian minister for foreign affairs, intimat-
ing that Great Britain was responsible
for the "incalculable evils from which
Greece and Turkey are suffering through
the delay in the conclusion Of peace be-
tween the two Countries the Marquis Of
Salisbury submitted fresh proposals 10Y
the settlement of the permanent peace
between Turkey and Greece, namely
the constitution OF an international com
mission. representing the six powers un-
der whose control Greece shall pay hel
revenues guaranteeing the interest tc
the holders Of old bonds and 10 the hold
ers Of the bonds Of the indemnity loan
this step to be followed by the promp
evacuation of Thessaly by the Turkish
troops.
A dispatch to the Associated Press las
night from Vienna said the Politschs
correspondent announced that Greece
had abandoned her opposition to the de.
mands Of Germany regarding the con,ro
of Greek finances and that there was
possibility that the Marquis OF Sails
bury's latest proposals would lead TO q
settlement of the matters in dispute be-
tween Greece and Turkey.
| Constantinople. Sept. THE ambassa
doris have decided 10 defer the discussion
until peace is signed, of the Turkish gov
ernments note announcing the appoint
ment of an Ottoman governor Of Crete
II is his intention to retain the Turkish
troops in Crete.
Canea, Island of Crete, Sept. THE
Turkish gen de armerie has been placed
under the command of officers OF Euro
pean gen d'armerie, the powers paying
| Inc expense anu IeCeNIHS AhC S0SbSiiS
revenue.
BERBER HAS FALLEN.
Cairo. Sept THE Dervishes have
evacuated Berber and have retired t.
Matommeh. Major General Hunter witt
four gunboats has gone to Berber. Gen
eral Sir Herbert Kitchener, the Britisi
commander-in-chief, will follow immedi
ately.
London, Sept. "A special dispatci
from Cairo says that Berber, the mex
town OF importance on the Nile. in tn
advance OF the Angio-Egyptian expedi
ton upon Khartoun., has been occupies
by Soudanese who are friendly 10 IN
British. Berber is only 200 miles, as tn
crow flies, from Khartoum.
TRIRESMEN GIVING UP.
: Simla. Sept. THE frontier reports ar
more favorable. The spies say the Orak
zais appear 70 be disheartened. They los
fifteen men killed in the attack on For
Gullstan and are now holding councils.
The British political officer at Mala
: kand reports the Swatis 10 be submit
ting and % be surrendering more guns
and swords. which, with the previou
surrender of arms and the fines imposed
completes the governments demand
and terms for the punishment of II
Swat tribes.
! SEAPORTS FOR SALE.
/, San Francisco. Sept. The Examine
SAYS: News has been received fror
, ! China that the port % TUng Kow. nea