The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-07
BIG DEAL is CLOSED
JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE TO
LAY A PACIFIC GABLE.

Interested Jointly-Work to Be Done
In Two Years-Britbh Unity and South
African Imperialtzatbon Gladstone
Stirs the Fire Under the Turkish Cal
dron-Plague at Bombay.
New York, Jan. ga copyrighted ca
blegram from London to the Evening
Post says:
The draft of the Pacific Cable COM
mission was signed this afternoon on
behalf of the British, Australian and
Canadian governments, after many
months of investigation.
The result, which is kept strictly Sc
cret for the present, is awaited with
keen interest, as the first tangible pro-
duct of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain ag-
gressive colonial policy, an important
step towards eSta blishing irish su-
premacy in the Pacifics and sCpplyinS
the empire with trunk-line imperial ca
bles free from possible foreign interior
ence.
Ii is understood that the report favors
LAYING a cable at the earliest possible
moment between Van Couver and Au-
STRATA, under joint subsidies by England
Canada, certain Australian colonies aud
New Zealand. 1t must touch none but
British territory, leaving Hawaii 10 be
tapped by a branch line.
rhe Laurier government made Cana
dian support absolutely conditional upon
the absence of foreign stations, which
would destroy the strategic value OF the
cable to the empire in case of war.
The Canadian delegates strongly ia
yored the construction and operation of
the cable as a joint government enter
prise Of an imperial colonial cable trust.
England Canada and Australia each
paying one-third Of the cost.
English official opinion, supported by
some Of the Australian colonies and
backed by strenuous opposition to the
existing eastern company monopoly, ia
vored a subsidy 10 an independent com
pany. which cause will be adopted,
proba bly,.
The cable will cost about 100000
TO put down and will be ready in about
two years.
London JAN THE Chronicle an
ncunces that the Pacific Gable commits
sion has finally signed its report. II
says that the lowest tender for a Fan
nine Island cable ranged from 1,517.oG0
pounds to $4,000 according to whether
n fifteen or eighteen words per minute
cable is laid.
FOR BRITISH UNITY.
u y
banquet to Sir Charles Topper and Hon.
Duncan Gillies and Sir Robert f. w.
Herbert, agents respectively for the col
onies Of Victoria and Tasmania in Lon
don, at the St George Club last night,
was a most successful affair. Major
General Sir Owen Burne presided and
$50 guests sat down to the table. Major
General Burnes toasted and euiogized
Sir Charles Topper. Sir Charles Upper
ind in frr-g cd
aid Smith. Sir Charles also said:
Il feel great admiration for the
United States. but 1 do not desire to pos
sess their institutions. l feel that there
is greater security under British insti-
tutions for life, property and liberty.
Canadians are greatly fiattered at the
desire OF the United States TO possess
Canada, but SO deep IS their loyalty and
go united are the Canadians that the ac-
QUESTION is impossible
This expression was greeted with loud
cheers. Sir Charles Upper continued
that they knew that Canada would be
the the battle ground of any struggle
between the United States and Great
Britain, but there was not a public man
or any other in Canada in Canada who
would not do or die to maintain British
unity. On this question all parties We're
united as one man.
mier WIS received with tumultous ap-
clause.
CECIL RHODES DEFIANCE.
London. Jan. 6-Later reports receiv-
ed here regarding the banquet recently
given Colonel Cecil Rhodes. eX-premier
of Cape Colony. show that il resulted in
a scene OF notable enthusiasm. The text
of the speech in which Colonel Rhodes
asserted that the paramount idea is ex-
pansion. that the worlds surface is linn
tied and that, therefore, the best policy
IS TO make as much of that surface as
you possibly can. has created sensa-
ton in London where even his best
friends regard the proceedings of Colo
mel Rhodes with misgiving and fear that
he is infiaming passions which will lead
90 further troubles. Those interested in
South Africa generally condemn the de-
faint attitude. which Colonel Rhodes
seems to have assumed, instead OF CO.
operating with the government and I'M
doing the mischief resulting from the
raid into the Transvaal
GLADSTONE DENOUNCES.
London. Jan. 6-The celebration of
the birth of Mrs. Gladstone. wife of the
great English statesman. today was of
unusual interest owing to the presence
of Armenian Populations and the I'M
yelling by Mrs. Gladstone of a memorial
window in Hawarden church to the
II ~tyred ArmenianS. In returning
thanks. Mr.. Gladstone said: "Whle. no
10 the present. TIE career of the sultan.
who is the greatest assassin in the world
has been triumphant. all these triumphs
OF wickedness and inquiry are doomed
j have strong idea. however. that the
1nlquities have not yet reached their
close. Nevertheless. better day is in
prospect for the Armenians. as the
weight Of disgrace now upon the should I
ers of the six powers is so great as to
force them 10 action
TO AID MUSSULMANS. TOO
Constantineple. Jan. 6.-(Deiayed in
transmission.)-It appears that the am
bassadors of the powers. in addition 10
considering the treatment OF Christians
in the Turkish empire, are discussing
measures to ameliorate the position OF
the MusSulmans by improving the sta
-tus OF officials and assuring the regular
payment of their salaries. This course
IS having an excellent effect
London, Jan. THE Times CORES
pendent explains shat tine Mussulman
benefits which are being considered by
the ambassadors in connection with
measures OF reform are intended 10 com
pei the sultan's acceptance Of the whole
OF the reforms, including those appIv-
ing TO Christians also
PEACE TALK Is ALL BOSH.
Paris. Jan. 6.-The Petite Requbli-