The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-30
WHAT WEYLER SAYS
SEEMS TO GO WITH THE QUEEE Re-
GENT AT MADRID

GENT AT MADRID
Western Part Of the Island Is "Pacified''
Her Majesty Signs the Decree Prcvid-
ing for the Applicatioa Of the .Reforms''
to That Peaceful and Happy Region
MeKinley's Cuban Agent B.yard Scores
Que on Ray-Ian maclaren's ~Heresy''
Doesn't Coupt-Foreisn News.
Madrid. April 29.-The queen regent a.
cabinet meeting today signed . decree
providing for the application Of the
agreed upon reforms for the island of
Cuba Her majes,y's action was due TO
;ne receipt Of a cable message from Cap
tain General Weyler announcing that the
western part of the island is pacified.
Madrid, April 29.-The queen regent.
Maria Christina, Is indisposed. Her ma
jesty is suffering from nervous prostra-
ton.
T Havana, April 29.-News reached
here today from Madrid that the queen
regent has signed decree providing for
Immediately putting into operation the
scheme for reforms in Cuba already
agreed upon. A mail steamer was de-
tanned twenty-four hours at Cadiz in
order to carry the decree establishing the
work OF reform, which will begin in
Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and
Santa Clara.
M'KINLEY'S CUBAN AGENT.
Washington, April 29.-W. j. Colhoun,
the lawyer Of Danville, ILL.,, who has been
selected by President Mckinley to rep
resent the United States at the Spanish
investigation of DR.. Ruiz. has accepted
the appointment, conditional upon the
health Of mis- wife, who mas been Ill, be-
coming sufficiently improved TO permit
him 10 leave this country. Mr.. Calhoun
is now in Illinois engaged in arranging
his private affairs so as TO permit him to
go to Cuba, and unless his wife's health
turn to Washington next week prepar-
atory to sailing for Havana.
BAYARD CARRIES THE LOG.
London, April 2s-At the official resi-
dence of the bishop Of London, the Lord
chancellor today formally presented TO
retiring Ambassador Bayard, the origi-
nal log Of the Mayfiower, which ii was
decided some weeks ago to transmit 10
the keeping of the state of Massachu-
sstts. Henry White, the present secre-
tary OF the American embassy in Lon
don, made an effort TO have the book
turned over TO Colonel john Hay, the
new ambassador. but the chancellor de-
clined to interfere with the original de-
cree Of the council entrusing the book
to Mr.. Bayard.
HERESY SMELLERS BEATEN.
Lordons April 2s-The Presbyterian
synod in session at Sunderland today
formally rejected the petition contain
ing charges OF heresy. presented against
the Rev. John Watson, D. D. clan Nc
Laren"O, by a vote Of II 10 !, on the
ground Of IT'S irregularity and the strong
feeling shown in the document. The pc
titioners explained that they desired to
avoid repetition Of thed isaster Of the
church falling, as once before, into Uni
tarian;sm, and added that they would be
satisfied If Or. Watson assured the sy-
nod that the statements made against
the soundness of his doctrines were false.
The synod, however. refused to call even
DR.. Watson. DR.. Watson said to rep
resentative Of the Associated Press: Il
desire through the Associated Press to
thank the members OF the churches in
America who have written to me. or ca
bied me, for whose sympathy and kind
ness have been very grateful"
KOCH'S LATEST METHOD.
Washington, April 29.-Full particulars
Of Koch's latest development Of the
method OF ,treating phthisis by a new
form Of tuberculine is given in report
70 the state department by Dean Mason,
deputy consul general at Frankfort. He
supplies a condensed but sufficiently de
tailed account OF Kocf's process OF max
ing and administering the remedy, to-
gether with a Statement: Of results OF
prctical experiments SO far as they have
proceeded.
MAIL STEAMER GUARANTEED.
Lima, Peru, April 2s.-via Galveston,
Texas, April 29.-The Gillian steamer
Paions. carrying American mails, is
quarantined at Guayaquil, Ecuador
Several cases Of yellow fever are re-
ported on board her.
ALL QUIET IN ECUADOR.
Lima, Peru, April 2s.-via Galveston,
Texas, April 2s.-An official cable mes
sage from Guayaquil announces that the
revolt in Ecuador, which IS pronounced
to have been only a trifiing affair, has
been suppressed, and that all is now
quiet in the republic. =
FRANZ JOSEF'S RETURN.
s. Petersburg. April 29.-Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria has started
for Vienna