The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-09
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PROBABLY NEEDS IT.
Havana, April S.-Michael ]. Dady Of
Brooklyn, ". Y, has secured an import
ant contract to improve the sanitary con
dition OF Havana. II is said that the
| contract Will involve an. expenditure Of
$4,000, 600. Work VIII be begun next WIN
ter and il will give employment to 1000
TO 5000 men on sewers, paving, etc. All
the preliminaries of the agreement have
been decided upon and it is reported that
Mr.. Dady has as security, bonds issued
by the city of Havana to the amount OF
$1,000, 600. Mr.. Dady is now here with
the engineer, Mr.. Byrne, and the papers
are ID be sent Immediately 10 Captain
General W'eyler for his approval
AFTER FILIBUSTERERS,
Jacksonville, F,a-, ApTil S.-The rev.
enue cutter Boutwell, and the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius went down the river
very suddenly this afternoon in search
of reported filibusterers at the mouth OF
the river. Before their departure ar Of
ficer from the Boutwell, was placed on
board the steamer Kate Spencer, which is
reported to have taken cargo out to the
steamer Bermuda on Wednesday night,
practically under the nose Of the govern
ment vessel.
NAVAL DOCKS FOR FRANCE.
Paris, April S.-M. Lucksroy, the for
mer minister of marine. notified the na-
val committee of thee hamber of depu-
ties yesterday of his intent to trans
form into a substitute bill his amend
ment asking for a naval grant of 2,0O0,-
900 francs. He said toe chamber ought
10 vote the whole sum, although the ex-
penditure might be spread over period
Of four years. The bill proposes to es-
iablish ney al docks at Saigon, capital Of
French Cochin-China: Diego Suriez,
near the northern extremity OF the Is
land of Madagascar; Ajaccao. the capi-
tai Of Corsica; Porto Vecchio, Corsia,
ard the French Pacific ports.
MEXICAN MATTERS
City of Mexico. April S.-A number OF
tobacco plants at Misalanta. state Of We
ra Cruz, have been invaded by a de-
structive insect, which has devoured the
crop.
The heat is remarkably intense on the
cosst below Vera Cruz and the mercury
registers already summer temperature.
The expectation Of Sisal grass 10 the
United States in the month Of March
amounted 10 37.1I7 bales.
All persons believed TO be implicated
in the escape Of Herald Elmer have been
held for trial. Elmer, however. exonor-
ated himself.
DIVORCED FROM KATE.
London. April S.--Colonel Frederick
Arthur Wellesley, formerly of the Cold
stream guards, obtained a decree of di-
vorce today in The divorce division Of the
nigh court of justice. with costs against
MS wife, Kate Vaughn, the well known
actress. on the ground OF her adultery
With an actor named Lorimer. The lat
ter played in the United States under
the name Of Lethcourt, in The Henri
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LAW OF EVIDENCE BILL.
London. April SIN the house Of COM
mons today. Sir Richard Webster. the
attorney general, moved the second read
ing Of the law Of evidence bin, enabling
PRISONERS in criminal cases 10 testify in
the!r Own behalf. He said that the
United States. Canada and Australia
had similar laws II operation and they
had been found 70 work we'll in all those
countries. He regretted that for the
present the government was obliged 10
exclude Ireland from the benefits OF the
act. oEing 10 the desire that the mea-
sure should be as little contentious as
possible. But he hoped. and the govern
ment hoped, that the law would be
eventually extended % Ireland. The law
Of evidence bn then passed lis second
reading by a vote Of 30 10 fl.