The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-21
sent today for the plaintiff. The terms
of the settlement; are not stated
CCITNTESS COWLEY'S CASE.

| COUNTESS CONLEI'S CASE.
London, Jan. 2l-When the hearing OF
the sui. Cor divorce brought by Violet,
Countess CONVEY. against Earl Cowley
was resumed today, before Justice
Barnes. in the divorce division of the
high court of justice, d long deposition
| by a man named Lane, a valet in the
| employ of the Earl of Aberdeen, the gov
| ernor general of Canada, was read. IL
did rot contain matter OF much import
| ance Several domestic servants testl-
lied OF the intimacy of Earl Cowley with
| Mrs. Charrington, the correspondent III
! the case. after which the hearing was
| adjourned for a week.
| THE CARS SKULL.
London, Jan. 20-The Daiiy Man
Vienna correspondent insists. in spite OF
| the denial of DR.. Bergman, That ne mas
| been summoned to ST. Petersburg 20 per
| form an operation upon the car, ana
| that a small abcess has appeared on
! the cars head. near the old wound re-
ceived from a japanese fanatic, which
VIII require surgical treatment Inc
Berlin dispatch to the same paper says
the czarina IS still suffering from ties
effects OF a miscarriage.
EARTHQUAKE KILLS ARABS.
Iondon. Jan. ga Times dispatch
quake occurred on the island of kishma,
in the Persian gulf, on January II, al
tended by enormous loss Of life. Kishna
il near the entrance 10 the Persian gull,
and is the largest island in that body OF
water. being surrounded by many small
or islands. It's length is seventy miles
and is average breadth twelve miles
The population Is estimated at 1000
chiefly Arabs.
RISING IN GRIQUALAND.
Cape Town. Jan. 20-Tne native rising
in Gridua1aHd is growing more serious
and the whites are leaving. The three
sons of Chief Lerothod OF Basutaland
have revolted.
NO MONEY IN SEALING.
Victoria, B. c., Jan. 20.-Private cable
grams from London state that at the
Hudson Bay cumoanys sale of furs to-
Dag, sailed fur seal skins sold 121a per
cent lower than last month. The average
price for ali skins sold yesterday was
pound 10 shillings. pence. The above
information has created CONSERVATION in
business circles in this city, and business
men say that il means the total extinc-
ton of the sealing trade. as far as Vic
tOria is concerned. More than 10000 skins
secured by Victoria vessels were in mar
ket at London, and on each of these
there is a direct loss of not less than
81 90 AID in some Instances the loss is
upwards Of S. a skin. The total loss to
Victoria schooners is upwards of $780,
090 Yesterdays prices have made own
ers of sealing vessels determined to lay
up their vessels. and i is likely that none
% them viii leave port this season.
London. Jan. 20.-The Chronicle an
rounces This morning that there is no
reason to believe that the United States |
Bering sea commission report will urge |
the prohibition of pelagic sealing. The |
Chronicle advises the United States, in |
these circumstances, 20 compensate Ca |
nedians for their loss of the industry.
FRANCE AND ARBITRATION.
Washington, Jan. 20-It is learned at |
the state department that the only Off |
cial advance towards the consummation |
OF general arbitration treaty made by |
any European nation save Great Britain |
was that contained in resolution of the |
French chambers adopted in 1895 favor
ing the conclusion Of a permanent treaty |
OF arbitration with the United States. A
copy of this was supplied 70 the state
department. by United States Ambassd-
dor Eu=tis. and this was gracefully ac-
by PTesiden; Cleveland in |
his annual message TO congress in the fall |
Of the same year. Beyond this no steps
were taken 10 negotiate a treaty and the
subject was allowed TO remain in abey
ance, just as the first suggestion of an /
arbitra ton treaty with Great Britain re-
NAMED Enacted upon for more than a
year.
THE AMERICAN HOG.
Chicago. Jan. 20-The directors of the
Board OF Trade have adopted a resoiu-
ton protesting against the unfriendiy ac-
ton Of France. Germany and Switzer-t
and, tending strongly towards the re-
strictiOn OF trade in American meats
with those countries and asking the act
We aid cordial cooperation of the de-
partments OF state and agriculture in
opposing any action uHfriendly and op-
DTessiTe TO American meat products. and
that effective measures be taken to re-
move existing or threatening interfer-
ence with trade in these products