The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-24

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| ans al Ager, Bohemia, and they call for
the Impeachment of Count Glieschpach.
| minister OF justice; Dr.. Bilinski, minis
| ter Of finance, and Baron CLAM Deicha,
| minister Of commerce, for an alleged vio-
| lation Of their ministerial powers by the
| issuance OF a decree authorizing the Of
| fetal use Of the Czech languagei n b.
| hemia-
NICARAGUAN REVOLUTION.
Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston,
Tex, Sept. 23.-General Paiz, the COM
| mander of the revolutionary forces. is re-
| ported 10 have been wounded in theie s
, during the battle fought yesterday. near
Rivas with the government troops, and
which is said 20 have resulted in COM
plete victory for the latter.
| The foreign consule here have sent
petition 10 President Zelaya asking him
! to release from the prison al Grenada.
Sonor Eoeche, the consul general of Cos
Ia Rica, and 70 allow him 10 reside, on
! parole. al The house OF one Of the consuls
here.
CROATIANs IN REVOLT.
London, Sept. 24.-Special dispatches
from Vienna describe the serious ou;-
break among the Croa1ian peasantry al
S5ernocak, near Agram, the capital Of
Croatia and Slavonia. Four thousand
| rebels, armed with pitchforks and other
farming implements. have taken up
fortified position. In collision with gen
d armes on Wednesday two Hungarian
officials were killed. together with a peas
ant woman, and several peasants we're
wounded. Troops have been summoned
10 quell the disturbance The rioting is
attributed to the fact that the Hungarian
authorities have been showing an inciin-
alton to deprive the Croatians OF their
ancient privileges.
A DUKE IS DROWNED.
Hamburg, Sept. 22.-Torpedo boat No.
rs has capsized and sunk near the first
lightship off Cuzhaven. Eight Of her
crew, including her commander, Duke
Frederick William of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, were drowned.
The duks was born in 1871, held the
rank Of lieutenant in the German navy
and was brother of the Grand Duke OF
Mecklenburg-Sc hwerin.
A salvage steamer has gone to the
scene Of the disaster.
London, Sept. 23.-The Berlin cores
pendent of the Daily Mail says the dis
aster that befell the torpedo boat No. 20,
which capsized and sunk near the first
iightship of Cuxhaven. with her COM
mander, Duke Frederick William of
Mecklenburg- Sohwerein and eight OF her
crew. was due to her being swamped by
heavy sea. AS she was sinking, the
duke called out to his men. telling them
to save themselves. The survivors
praise his great courage and GOODNESS.
He was popular and promising officer.
ONE SCANDAL SPOILED.
Berlin, Sept. 22.-Maria Hausman, the
former housekeeper in the employ OF
Herr Krupp. has written letter to the
PolitiSche Tageblatt of Aix-le-Chapelle
sayingthat her husband is neither an
archduks or a swindler and that there
is no mystery connected with her marri-
age.
On September II it was reported that
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir pre-
sumptive to the throne OF Austro-Hun-
gary, had been married to a middle-class
woman with whom he had become ac-
quainted while she was in the service OF
Herr Krupp, the great ironmaster of Es-
sen.
CYCLONE IN. ITALY.
London, Sept. PA special dispatch /
from Rome says that two villages near |
Brindisi have been flooded and that |
twentyp eople have been drowned. The !
special dispatch adds that the foods. |
which werec aused by recent heavy |
rains. wrecked every house in the two |
villages, injuring many people.
Brindisi, Italy. Sept. PA cyclone !
swept over Sava, Orio and Latiano, all |
in the province Of Lecce. yesterday. For !
" persons were killed, seventy people |
were wounded. twenty houses were de- /
stroyed and Geographic communication
with the scene of the disaster was cut
off.
At Ora, the railroad depot was de-
molisned and all the railroad men en-
gagged there were killed. Two chateauxs
and thirty houses We're destroyed in 4
neigh boring village where twenty were
killed and tventy-four were injured.
Az Mesange, province Of Lecce, fifteen
were killed and five injured.
Great tracts Of country have been de-
wasted by the hurricane.
Brlndisi. Sept. 23.-The damage done
by the cyclone in The province OF Leccc |
,n Tuesday evening last will amount ac-
-ording 20 the official estimates, 70 over
3. OOO. 900 lie. In The DISTRICT OF Tarentn