The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13
CENSOR is ACTIVE
SPAIN PLAYS OSTRICH III TIE
PHILIPPINES, AS IN CUBA


ceivIng the Outside WorId-ksw Span
ish Peasant Troops Being Shipped Into
the Islands Have Little Stomach FOL
War-Dr. Bizsrs Execution Was Anothe,
| OF spain's Biunders-China's Interna
TrOubIes-Orienial business Enterprise.
Foreign News
| Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 12.-The steam.
Ct Emperor OF China. Just arrived from
the Oient, brought advices as follows
| Information oDtainable about the Phil
| lfppine rebellion Is not of satisfactory
nature and there is evidence Of the work
! OF a censor on the face OF ali OF It.
| Spanish troops are still pouring into
| Manila from Europe, about 1000 pei
steamer, and there must be between H.
| eco and 10000 IN the Philippines at the
present moment. The fighting has been
chiefly in the provinces OF Bulucan and
| nothing but Spanish success ts heard OF.
Under date OF January 4, the following
| aGvicas have been received:
Since the arrival of Governor pola-
vieja some forty or fifty rebels have
been shot at Manila. Including the nota-
BILE Dr. Rial He died very bravely. Il
| somewhat Electrically. dressing himself
in his best for theoccasion. He wished
TO die with his face 70 The firing party.
but this was not allowed. He refused,
however, to kneel down. The impress
ion here is that It was altogether a mis-
take on the part Of the Authorities TO
deal with him as rebel. 1t is general
ly thought he was more patriot thar
a rebel. DR.. Rial made a long speech
before dying.
1.-THE rebels have sunk two lcngboats
at the mouth OF the lake and have stop
ped navigation as far as that point Up
the river Last week a river steamer
was received with heavy fire and eigb-
teen shots passed through II. while the
saloon was completely riddled The cap
tain was shot through the neck and sew
eral sailors were also wounded
THE new troops arriving from Spain
are a poor looking LOT. evidently fresh
from the plow, and many seem never 70
have handled weapons before. II IS re-
ported that $50 Of them are under sr-
rest for refusing to go TO the front and
fight
Her majesty's steamers Daphne and
Spartan, the French gunboat Conciele
and the japanese cruiser Yashino are
the foreign warships at Manila
CHINA AND JAPAN.
News of fighting also comes from
Tonkin. A Hia Phong paper reports
dsater TO the French troops. on which
the authorities have been endeavoring to
maintain discreet silence
Early in January a French detach-
ment fell into q Dacoit ambuscade in
the neighborhood of Pho Lu, on the Red
river. An adjutant was killed and four
teen soldiers wounded, two of whom
have since died. An expedition has been
sent out TO punish the Dacoits.
Fourteen native Chinese capitalists,
residents of Changsha, have subscribed
$50 900 taels to start a line OF steamers
between Hankow, Changsha and Zent-
tan. They have adopted the name Chi
nese Merchants Steam Navigation COM
pany and stipulate that no foreigners
shall be employed in the service.
"A German firm with French assist
ance is said to be endeavoring to start
an opposition line to the Scottish Orien-
tai railway between Hong Kong and
Bangkok.
"A severe earthquake shock was felt
In the middle OF January in Foo Chow
age was done.
Governor Chen of Human, has decid-
ed TO open the mint for the coinage OF
silver dollars.
Machinery and artisans are now en-
route from Canton on gunboat.
"a japanese commission of inveStiga-
ton estimates the cost of laying cable
from japan, via Hawaii 10 San Francis
CO at SIS, $50, 900, including two steamers.
The annual gross receipts are estimated
al S1,674, 900, and the expenses at $685.
900.
CANADIAN RECORDS BURNED.
Ottawa, Ont. Feb. 12.-The old West
ern Department building suffered dam
age to the extent of 100000 by fire
which, starting about 5 o'clock last even
ing. burned until midnight The upper
floors, with the ManSard roof. We're COM
pletely burned out, but the main Offices.
On the second and third floors. are all
safe. the fire NOT having got through the
concrete floor, but much damage has
been done by water. None OF the i'm
portant departmental documents have
been destroyed. although a batch OF
decentralization records IS gone. The
offices destroyed are those Of the public
works department. the marine and fish
cries and the mounted police. The fire
brigade Rad very little effect on the
flames, which spread slowly but stead
iiy along the building. Lack OF press
urs, bad hose, frozen hydrants and a
variety OF causes contributed 20 the
poor work OF the brigade. At , o'clock
this morning an engine ard men arrived
from Montreal, but by that time there
was nothing more TO burn. The construc-
ton OF a modern building II place OF the
ono wrecked by last nights fire VIII
cost not less than $3.50. 600.
WHAT Sun VAT SEN ESCAPED.
London. Feb. PA spec!s, from Hong
Kong, published here this afternoon.
says that two friends OF sun Vat Sen,
the Chinese doctor who held a prisoner
in October in the Chinese legation here.
and who was only released on demand
of the Marquis OF Salisbury, have been
kidnapped from Hong Kong and con-
vsyed % China where they were exc
cuted on the charge Of avocating re-
forms IN China. The mems names were
Chang and Lin.
QUEEN LIS MAN QUOTES BRYAN
Declaring That Her Dusky Viciousness
Abdicated Under Duress.
Washington Feb l2-Julius A Pal