The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-17
STARVING AT HOME
SOCIALIST LEADER HYNDMAE
CALLS THE HOUSE TO ORDER.
Too Much Grand stand Play About the
in India, and Presided over by the Lord
Mayor Of the Binocular Surname, and
Graced With Their Noble Nobses, the
Dukes of Connausht and Cambridge
But Nobody Minds Hyndman-Foreign
News

News
George Faudel-Philips, today presided at
| a large meeting at the Mansion house
called 20 promote the work of aiding .he
fannie sufferers in India. The secretary
OF state for India, George Hamilton, the
duke of Connauglt and the duke of Cam
bridge were among those present. The
duke Of Cornaught moved resolution
recognizing ii to be q public duty to as
si*t in the work of extending the relief
measure. Lord George Hamilton sec
ended the motion and an exciting scene
followed. Hyndman, the socialist lead
or. tried 10 move an amendment that in
view of the distress at home" but the
lord mayor interrupted him saying i.
was neither the time nor place 70 move
an amendment. Hyndman, however,
persisted in attempting 10 move his
amendment and he was fairly elected
from the hail amid cheers and Kisses.
The duke OF Connaught's resolution
was then adopted.
Henry Hobhouse, member OF parlia-
ment for East Somerset, Liberal Union
ist, then moved, and George y. CurZon,
parliamentary secretary for the foreign
office, seconded, a motion inviting Off
Gals and clergy to cooperate in the re-
lief work. Another attempt to move an
amendment similar to Hyndnan's fol-
lowed, but It was ruled out of order. The
motion Of Mr.. Hobhouse was adopted
and the meeting was closed.
OVERTAXATION IN IRELAND.
London, Jan. 1.-THE earl of Mayo,
tory landlord, speaking at Kildare yes
terday, offered to cooperate with the r.
ish nationalists in obtaining financial
justice for Ireland. He threw back in
Mr. Arthur Balfocr's teeth his assertion
that Irishmen could not pull together on
this question. They would be prepared,
he said, when the taxation question was
settled, to suggest economical reforms in
the government Of their country. Over
taxation, he continued, had created
many revolutions. Ii was this that up
set Charles 1. He suggested united
party in Ireland who would call them
selves Financialists.
MINISTER WILLIS DEATH.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Of1icial notice Of |
the death Of United States Minister Will |
lis has reached the state department in |
a telegram from Consul General Ellis |
Mills. AS nothing was said about the |
funeral arrangements the department |
tnis time in that matter, but the neces- |
sary expenses, including the cost of the !
TRANSFORMATION OF the remains to the |
United States, will be betrayed by il. |
There is no talk of successor to Mr.. |
Willis just now and the impression pre- |
walls that in view of the approaching eX- |
piration of the present administration no |
appointment will be made by it, but that |
it will be left to President Mckinley to |
fill the vacancy.
RUSSIA'S ROAD IN CHINA -
Washington, Jan. 16--United States |
Consul Karel, at st. Petersburg, has |
furnished the state department with full |
particulars under which plans for the |
railway were changed so as to |
run the eastern portion Of the line |
through Chinese territory. He says II |
was found that theo riginal plan would |
be very hard OF execution, owing to the |
great technical difficulties encountered. |
Thus, on enc section of los miles the |
cost per mile would be s4s.260. 1t was |
this fact which first aed to the construc- |
ton of the Chinese section, and invesH- |
CATION showed that by running the line |
through Manchuria not only would the |
be cheapened, but the line |
would be shortened, and other advant-
ages would be secured. Negotiations
We're begun and the Chinese government |
gave concession to the Russian-Chinese
bank, which formed a new company, the |
Eastern Frontier company, with a CAPT.
tai of 81, 900 to construct that part Of
the road in Chinese territory. This pro-
ject was sanctioned by the cars de-
cree on December 16 last. The road is to
run from a point on the western frontier
Of the province of Hei Lung Chang to
point ir the western frontier of kirin.
ma TO be connected with the branches Of
The Trans-Siberian railway. The COM
Ddny may also work coal mines and 9TH
IT, industrial, and commercial enter
orises in China. Only Russians and
Chinese may hold the shares of the COM
oany, the payment on which the Russian
government guarantees. At the end OF
eighty wears the road passes into the
hands of the Chinese government.
NEW ZEALAND'S WAY.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE bureau Of
statistics OF the state department has
lust published most exhaustive report
Upon land taxation and labor laws in
New Zealand, prepared by United States
Consul Connolly, at Auckland. This re-
bort was prepared as a supplement 10 a
ormer one on the same subject, which
aroused so much interest among econo-
nists. owing 10 its succinct presentation
< the eX,' aordinary advanced applica-
ion Of sociaiistic principals in New Zea-
and. that the state department was OBJ
iged to follow up the subject. So, in
esponse 70 instructions. Mr.. Connolly
las greatly elaborated his original re-
,or: and has prefaced It by most in
eresting account of the working OF the
New Zealand system from his own point
i observation.
JUST FOR MORAL SUPPORT