The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
COPTIC BEARS TlDINGS
From Hawaii and Japan, China and the
Orient In General.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. S.-The Cop
tic brought advices from Honolulu to
the effect that Minister Henry E. Cooper
has presented to the president and cab
met full report of his trip to the Unit
ed States and interviews with prominent
men on Hawaiian matters. The minis
ter stated that his conviction was that
there would be determination Of the
Hawaiian question within a year, and
he regarded the prospect of annexation
as excellent. No effort will be made on
the part of Hawaii to bring up the ques-
ton at the present session of congress,
bat Mr.. Hatch stands in readiness to act
at the special session.
The British ship Northbrook. bound
from Hong Kong to the north coast, ex-
perienced great difficulty in reaching
Honolulu. When about thirty days out
from Chinese shores scurvy broke out
among the members of the Northbrook
crew. Within two days after the dis
ease made its appearance seventeen sea-
men were Frustrated, leaving but four
men and two apprentices to assist Cap
tain Lawdon in handling the mammoth
ship. This was the more difficult on ac-
count of the vessel encountering a gale
BY dexterous seamanship. however. the
captain finally worked the ship into
Advices from Japan per the steamship
Coptic say: The trial of Mrs. w. r. H.
Carew, for the willful murder of her
husband by poisoning, is set to COM
mence on Jan. 4, in her Britannia ma
jssty's court at Yokohama. The crown
advocate, III. II. Wilkinson, has come
from Shanghai to assist the Yokohama
crown prosecutor, III. c. Hitchfield. Six
ty British residents of Yokohama have
been summoned for the jury. Five only
will be actually needed but counsel on
both sides are expected TO exercise
great discrimination. The case promises
to be one Of the most nsational on rec
ord
Two English officers-Captain Welby
of the Eighteenth Hussars and Lieu.en-
ant Maiconl OF the Twenty-third High
landers-who left Ladakah last April TO
travel from Thibet to Pekin, reached the
Chinese capital December 2, having been
eight months enroute. At starting they
had a refine of twelve Arganns, and
their equipment was packed on thirty
pine mules. On arrival in Pekin they
rad three ArSanns and three mules. the
men having deserted or died and the an
imals persisted. They passed through
western and northern Tibet and met
with much kindness and hospitality at
the hands of the Monaghan tribes
A naval regatta held on the Sumida
river, Toxic, on December Is, illustrates
Japan's enthusiasm at present for naval
matters. Despite the inclemency of the
sea son. the citizens of the capital and its
suburbs attended in tens of thousands
to witness the races. The emperor him
self was there and in the officers race
each OF the three boats was steered by
ar imperial prince.
The confidently circulated news that
a site had been granted to Germany for
an independent settlement in Shanghai
turns out to be incorrect. Germany has
not sought any such concession. The
runlor is supposed 10 have owed its or
IGN 10 the fact that negotiations for an
extension of the general settlement have
been passing through the hands of the
German consul general. Dr.. Stebet. who
happens 20 be the senior foreign consul
in Shanghai at present.
A rumor comes from Chinese sources
that party of roUghs in the city of Lon
chew in Anhul province, recently seized
the Roman Catholic priest of the district
compelled him by nurderous threats to
bow before local idol and sign a docu-
ment, the contents OF which are not stat
ed
1. is believed that the French cruiser
Alger. carrying the French admiral and
thu French consul general in Shanghai,
has proceeded 10 Nankin to exact repa-