The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-09
EATEN BY SHARKS
GRUEs0NE TALE OF THE WRECK OF
THE PILGRIM SHIP SULTAN.

and the Occupasts Were Dsvoured b
i vorscious Monsters Of the Dssp IN Fs
View Of Those RemaiaIng Aboard
Ansrchlsts Arrested In Rooe - Piess
Acciarito's Accomplicss-Yaakse We,
ships ss Tangisr-KsfuIani In London
Salisbury Wesksns ON the Seal Oaestio
London, July 8.-DetaiIs which hav
just been received Of the laundering q
the Indian pilgrim steamer Sultan 10
miles east Of the Island of socosora. tn
first news OF which was brought to Col
ombo by the Peninsular and Orienta
lcompany's steamer Valette on June 1
last. show that the first boat lowere,
frem the Sultan was smashed to piece
ana that all OF its occupants were eater
by sharks in sight Of those remaining
on board che steamer and Of those o,
board the ValettA Twenty others VIII
were rescued succumbed TO their injur
les while on their way TO Colombo.
REGuCrDES ARRESTED.
| London, July S.-A dispatch from
Rome today says that anarchists ther.
have been arrested on suspicion of com
plicty In the attempt upon the life o1
King Humbert. made by Pietre Acciar
ito on April q. Acciartio attempted t
stab His Majesty while on his way II
the races and after trial and conviction
was sentenced on May % to imprieon.
ment for life In the galleys.
wARSHIPS AT TANGIER.
Tangier, Morocco, July S.-The United
States cruiser San Francisco has arriv-
ed here and the United States cruiser
Raleigh is expected tomorrow. The
San Francisco and Raleigh have been
sent to Tangier to support the protest
of United States Consul General Burke
against the discrimination of the author
tiles Of Morocco against Americans in re-
fueing to permit them 10 employ native
help, privilege which is allowed Eu-
ropeans. American citizens in conse-
quence of this discrimination have had
their business interfered with.
ON vASCO DE GAMA'S DAY
Lisbon. July SIN commemoration Of
the 40Oth anniversary of the departure
of Vasco de Cana for the Indies, the
Geographical society today opened the
new Geographical institute. The king
and queen of Portugal, a number Of the
royal family and the cabinet ministers
were present.
KAIULANI IN LONDON.
London. July S.-Princess Kaiuiani,
niece Of Queen Liliuokalani and so-call-
ed heir to the throne Of Hawaii, who has
just attained her majority, arrived In
London yesterday from Tunbridge Wells
and proceeded TO the Isle Of Jersey, ac-
companied by her tutor and maid. Mr..
Cleghorn. father of the princess, and
Colonel MacFarland. formerly aide de
camp to King Kalakau. met the princess
on her arrival here and presented to her
a number of ladies. Shortly afterwards
Mr.. Cleghorn called at the British for
eign Office.
SALISBURY WEAKENS.
London, July S.-The conference be-
tween Ambassador Hay and John W.
Foster. the United States seal commits
sdoner. on one side, and the Marquis OF
Salisbury and Sir Wilfred Laurier, the
Canadian premier, on the other. relative
to the question Of seal protection, has
resulted in the British prime minister
showing more disposition 70 reopen the
question than when the United States
first requested that 1t be done. Expers
belonging to the foreign Office are COM
piling evidence to sustain the British
contention that the Paris agreement
sufficiently protected the seals.
WONDERFUL FINDS IN EGYPT
Of Great Interest Made In tho |
Valley of the Nile.
New York. July 8.-M. Jacques De |
Morgan, the director general of antiqui-
jes Of the Egyptian government, has |
Just forwarded to his brother. NJ. Henri |
lie Morgan, of this city, particulars Of |
MS latest find in the ancient Nile VAL |
ey The letters tell OF one of the great
Est Egyptian discoveries that have ever
,een made. They describe the finding of |
.he tomb and mumffied body Of Egyprs
probable first king, who is supposed to
nave reigned 1890 B. c., or almost seven
the importance Of this dlscov-
Try cannot be .overestimated.
NJ de Morgan is one of the greatest Of !
egyptian explorers. He 1t was who, two
ears ago, traced the hidden ges Of
he famous pyramids Of Dashur, and az
er numbers Of explorers had failed, en-
cred the underground vaultsand brought
orth from the secret chambers the num-
MES OF King Amenemhat Ill., King
", and Princess Naub-
Iatep, three Of Egypt's most famous
ulers. Many other finds Of inestimabie
'alue can also be placed TO his credit.
nd a large portion Of the contents of
he Imperial Museum of Antiquities al
;izeh evidences his success in ancient
Egyptian discoveries.
During the greater part Of last year
e paid special attention 20 the study on
rehistorc man in the Nile Valley; and
I that portion Of the valley formed BY
ne bend in the Nile. between Thebes
nd Abydos. he unearthed many OF the
ldest records pertaining 20 early Egyp. ,
an history that has yet been found.
rom these records il became apparent
lat at one time in the extremely remote
asi Aoydos was the capital of Esypt. /
nd the city that contained the tomb of |
siris, the oldest tomb Of which tradi. .
on speaks Some time previous TO ".
Morgan's last visit TO this prehistoric {
" N. Ameiineau had found what ap- | I
cared TO be the remains of a royal s
'puiture. but OF such an ancient char :
,ter that Egyptologists were unable 70
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