The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-22
BALLOON IN SIGHT
THIS TIME FLOATING I'm THE AIR,
WHERE BALLOONS BELONG.

observed at a Great Height, and Believed
to be Ancree's- Eminent Authority Oh
Exploration Declares His Faith in An
dree's Scheme and Prophesies Its Sue
cess-old Glory Not Yet Raised In Ha-
waii-shermsn's Diplomacy, and ia pans
Azcarraga Will Study About weyler-
Frances OId-Tub Navy-Foreien News
Christina, August 21.-A dispatch 10
The Fremskridt from SADIE says balloon
was seen on August Is moving at a great
height and in a northwesterly direction.
From the balloon depended a tackle
which appeared 10 be luminous.
Toronto, Ont, Aug. al. Scott Kelly,
president Of the Royal Geological society
Of Great Britain, is perhaps the best au-
thority on exploration in the world, so
that some importance will naturally at
zach to an interview with him as TO the
fate Of Andre and his balloon. Kelly
characterized as all rot the sta tement Of
the balloon having been seen in the
White Sea, because il would not be like
y 70 take thar direction. As 10 the re-
ports Of Andres pigeons having been
found, il was impossible TO say whether
or not they were Andres. The German
are flying higher ones from the English
coast 70 their own country and the pig
cons found might have been German
birds.
Mr. Kelly will not venture an opinion
- --,.a--es
such as would be encountered in the
polar regions, would have on Andres
balloon. He appears to be Of the opin-
ion that Andre has been successful in
crossing the north pole, and he believes
that he viii be heard from soon.
NO FLAG RAISING YET.
San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Per steamer
Eoptie: Honolulu, Aug. 15.-The Amer
lean flag has NOT yet been raised over
Hawaii and there is no indication that
l. Will be. Just before thelast steamer
left for San Francisco, on July q, it
was rumored that on August the
United States minister would take pos
session OF the islands. He was 10 receive
definite instructions on the steamer
Monoa, arriving az Honolulu July 90, but
evidently they failed 10 come, as the
raisig of the flag mas not been talked Of.
The Hawaiian government has de- |
cIined tosgrant a permanent register IN |
der the Hawaiian flag for the Pacific |
CIail steamship China, which was grant |
ed a temporary register by the Hawaii |
an council al London. The China is !
British vessel and the Hawaiian gov |
eminent claims that the sale of the ship |
TO Colonel MacFarlane, a Hawaiian sub
ject, is not a bonaide one.
SHERMAN AND JAPAN
Washington, Aug. a.-Secretary Sher-
man has received prompt acknowledge
ment from Minister Hoshie of Japan of
the Secretarys letter Of last Saturday
relating 10 the annexation OF Hawaii to
the United States. Mr.. Hoshie's ac-
Acknowledgements is formal and does not I
30 into the merits OF the subject, as the
answer 10 Secretary Shermans last
note will not be made until word comes
from the Japanese government The re-
port that Mr.. Sherman did not enter in
TO an argument. as it would be a re-
opening Of the case with Japan, is not
correct, as the secretary's letter is a very
full argument of the entire question in
Golved
AZCARRAGA AND WEYLER.
San Sebastian, August 21-General
Aczarraga, the premier and minister for
war, has decided to convoke the cortes
In November. The premier announces
that he is in accord with General Wey-
Ter, the captain general of Cuba, but
he reserves the right TO make a further
examination of the Cuban question. In
the premier proclaims him
self as being the head of the govern
ment and not the leader Of any party.
VENEZUELAN SUBSIDIES.
Washington. Aug. 21.-The test Of the
hew law Of Venezuela, granting slrbsi-
dies. etc, for arilway construction. have /
been sent to the state department by
Consul Plumacher at Maracaibo. II au-
thorizes the president TO grant railroad !
for one hundred years and
exclusive concessions for forty years. '
In permanent roads subsidies may be
given for 10000 bolivars per 20 kilome-
tiers. $1,000 bolivars on broken or swamp
road and 10000 bolivars on mountains.
On prospective roads the subsidies run |
from 10000 - 10000 bolivars per 20 kilo-
meters and must deposit up 70 100000
ooiivars as guarantee Of completing l
the road. Concessions canot bet rams d;
,erred 10 foreign governments :
FANCE'S RICKETY NAVY. {
Paris, Aug. 21.-It is feared that Ad-
niral Besnard, who is already severely :
for the breakdown OF the i
French warship Bruix, which had been ]