The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-08

Twenty-Five Priests Suspected of SYM
patty With the Insurrectionisss Have
Suffered stake and faxos = Madame
Harrlos Is Going Home to Help Her
Dictatorial Husband Hold His job
Corean Heir Presumptive to be Educat.
ed In EngIish-Foreign NewA
| Van Couver, B. c., June THE Off
GERS Of the steamer Hupeb. which has
just arrived from the Orient, states that
when at the Philippine Islands on their
last trip, it was learned that the Span
ish government had captured twenty
five Roman Catholic priests supposed TO
be in sympathy with the rebels and had
roasted them.
| TO HELP BARRIOS DICTATE
| San Francisco, June Mime. Barrios.
who is at present staying al San Ra-
, fael, will soon return TO her home in
| Guatemala 70 share the honors and la
| bors OF the dictatorship win her hus-
| band She is at present suffering from
a severe attack of nervous prostration-
| Her husbands assumption OF the posi-
| ZION was not unexpected 10 her. The
change, she said. would have no pardc-
ular effect on conditions either in
! Guatamaia or n the Central American
republic, as Barrios had been, to all
! in.ents and purposes, dictator for some
| time.
COREAN PRINCE ARRIVES.
San Francisco, June 7.-Prtnce Eui
VIVA, who will probably succeed 10 the
| throne of Corea on the death of his ia
ther. the reigning king, arrived here
yesterday on the steamship Ciptic from
the Orient. The young man. who is on
ly 20 years of age, has come TO America
TO finish his education. and is accompa-
MED by two Coreans of noble birth, PAX
Kiu and Sin Sank Koo. The first nam
ed, who was chadge d affaires OF the
Corean legation at Washington for three
years, has been commissioned by the
king of Corea to escort the prince 10
America and see HIM comfortably estab-
iished in some eastern institution OF
learning, where he can take a three
years course in English branches.
Prince Eui VIVA is not the heir apparent
to the Corean throne He is the second
son of the king. but is expected TO sue
coed, since i. is generally understood that
the crown prince is an imbecile.
GOLD IN TERRA DEL FUEGO.
New York, June IA dispatch from
Buenos Ayres says: The American ex-
petition which has been exploring in
Terra del Fuego has been successful in
finding gold in quantities which will
yield large profits FOR the working.
A syndicate with a large amount Of
capital has been formed for the ex-
por.at:on of wheat 1t is believed that
with the ma terial aid furnished them by
the government the farmers will be
able TO raise an enormous crop.
BRAZILIAN FANATICS.
New York, June IA special from Bu-
enoS Ayres says: The Herald's cores
pendent in Rio Janeiro. Brazil, tele-
apis that late reports from Canudos,
Bahia, state that 5000 fanatics under
Conselheiro were defeated by the Bra
lillian troops. The fanatics made a
stubborn and desperate resistance.
but were finally compelled to flee in
great disorder by the federal artillery.
DISTINGUISHED ARGENTINIAN.
San Francisco, June 7.-Among the
passengers on the Coptic from the ORR
emit was DR.. Eduardo Wild. ex-rninister
ot justice and ex-minister of the interior
of the Argentine government. AS one
OF the faculty Of the Buenos Ayres uni
versity he IS now making tour of the
world, studying the systems Of execu-
ton in vogue in all civilized countries.
From here he will go east and will
spend some time in America before re-
turning home.
FLOODS IN SWITZERLAND.
Berne, June Heavy floods are re-
ported from various parts OF Switzer-
land, which have coused considerable
damage 10 the crops. The railroad near
Berne is covered by debris. brought
there by the river, which also caused the
disastrous floods OF 1896.
FREE MINING MATERIALS.
Washington, June THE government
of Nicaragua. by decree, has provided
for the free admission into Nicaragua
OF all ma terials necessary for mining.
BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Jiddah, ARABIA. June 7.-Several cases
OF sickness believed 10 be the Buoonic
plague, have occurred here.