The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-10

Door houses of Bilaspur and Kanti- The
inmates were found to be in a deplorabie
condition, the buildings were over-crowd
ed and medical attendance was lacking.
/ A man outside of them was dead and an
other was dying. A girl Of years
| weighed only ten pounds, and several
| adults were under fifty-six pounds in
| weight The skin in all cases vas drawn
| over the face. showing the outline of the
| skulls, and the limbs and joints had the
| appearance of those Of articulated skele-
| tons There is an imemnse migration to
| the Asan tea gardens, l,s0o persons GO
ing there weekly. deserving their wives
| and families. This place IS the worst OF
| any part of central India. 1t is estirna L
| ed that the present famine is the greatest
| of the century and will greatly surpass
1 that of 1876 both in area and severity.
1 The famine belt extends to Rawalpindi
| and BeiIary and is 1900 miles long and
400 miles wide. This is apart from the
ascattered districts. In all the rice dis
| tricts there is no chance of a food sup
| ply until September. The government
| will be forced to supply nearly all of the
population for six months and many Of
them for eight months. Whole villages
are deserted. The governments policy
al first rather ignored the famine. II Is.
| however, alive to the famine and strenu-
| Gus efforts are made TO allay distress.
But it viii have to recover lost time. and
owing 10 the scarcity Of the previous
three. years the people will easily sue
| cumb. Out of 750.0O inha bitants OF Jub-
belpor about 120, 900 are now receiving re-
lief BY the month OF May this number
will be doubled. The correspondent has
just heard that Kuria poor houses in the
western part of the district have been
burned. Twenty-Five persons perished.
Cholera is reported to have broken out in
the Mandaid district relief works.
PLAGUE STORY DENIAL.
Madras. Feb. 9.-Denial is made here
of the report emanating from Bombay
that cases of the plague have appeared
among the Hindoo devotees from Poona.
Madras and southern India are officially
declared to be free from the plague.
EX-CASHIER MAY DEAD.
London. Feb. 9.-Mr. Frank May, for
nerly chief cashier and practical mana
ger of the Bank of England until he re-
signed in 1893, is dead The resignation
Of Mr.. May, announced on November 10,
1893, caused quite stir in financial cir
cles in Great Britain. He was practi-
cally manager Of the bank and had been
ther was junior partner of the firm of
Coleman & May, stockholders, who were
connected with several trust companies
which collapsed toward the end of 1893.
The reason given for requesting the res
ignation of Mr. May was that he had in
duced the bank TO engage in transactions
notins accordance with the old traditions
of the Bank Of England and IL was stat
go that the losses sustained did not ex-
ceed s125,000. A report was circulated
after Mr.. Mays retirement that he had
hae1 made a scapegoat for the irregulari-
ties Of certain directors. Some reports
had it that the Bank of England lost as
much as 81 SOC. 900 by the transactions
referred 20 and II was further hinted that
these losses were incurred not so much
in the trust companies in which Coleman
d May were interested. but In trsnsac-
lions With the Murietas and South
American and Mexican companies.
DISESTABLISHMEN
London, Feb. 9.-Mr Samuel Smith,
Liberal member for Rlintshire and for
merly president of the Liverpool cham
Der of commerce. moved in the house Of
commons today the disestablishment and
disendowment Of the Church Of England.
He contended that, the established chur-
ches are inimbcal to popular rights. Mr..
Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
government leader. described the motion
as shame and as wasting the time OF
the house. 1t was rejected by a vole
Of 204 to SS. Mr. Smith is the author Of
a work entitled "The Credibility Of the
Christian Religion"
AMERICAN PIG IRON
Washington, Feb 9.-United States
Consul Parker. at Birmingham, England.
has supplied the. state department with
extracts from local papers showing that
the British ironmakers are disouietsd
ever the receipt an Birmingham Of large
consignments OF American pig iron a,
"a 3os per ton, or fully los under the
English minimum. There were also re-
ports Of negotiations in PHILADELPHIA to
European buyers OF 10000 tons of billers
at f3 los per. ton delivered The British
iron men ascribe this movement to the
trade depression in the United States.
which causes forced sales abroad, but
others point to the steady continuance of
the American shipments as evidence that
they mus, be made al profit. and hold
that superior natural advantages and
improved process Of manufacture nave
turned the scale.
SYLVESTER SCOVELS CASE.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Consul General
Lee at Havana has cabled the state de-
partment some details OF the arrest Of
Sylvester Scovel. the New York World
correspondent in Cuba He says that
Scovei was arrested on the train between
Tunas and Sancta Spiritus and brought
TO the latter place, where he is at pres
ent. Acting Captain General Ahumada, |
VINO gave this information to the consul
general, indicated that the prisoner
would probably be tried at Sancta Spi--
titus, although General Lee was trying %
have the case transferred 10 Havana.
where he would have better opportunity |
10 watch its progress
DETAINS THE DAUNTIESS
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 9.-Thes team
er Dauntless made active prepara tons to |
leave port last evening, presumably on |
hl.bustering expedition. The CAPTAIN ex-
pected to slip down the river and mass |
the revenue cutter Boutwell,, but was de- |
tanned by Captain Kilsore. who learned |
OF the movements of the Dauntless. Cap |
tam Meyers Of the Dauntless was unable |
to give a satisfactory explanation OF his !
movements. and the boats papers were |
taken by Captain Kilgore W. A. Bis
mop. owner OF the DauntIess, protested |
al the detention Of the boat and threat |
ened 20 leave port at any cost Captain |
kilsore said he hsd means to detain the !
boat, and that he should use them IL |
necessary under orders from Washing |
ton. Two OF the cutters officers were |
placed on board the Dauntless, and il re-
mained tied 10 its wharf
NOT AS Personal ENEMIES
But as Oncers OF the Law the Grishams
stole the Lurtins