The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-17

stortnirg TO increase the duty on leather
70 protect them against the competition
OF Sweden and America The latter
country. they say. supplies two-thirds Of
the leather consumed in Norway. The
Swedish riksdag has already increased
Inc leather duties.
TO GULL THE POWERS.
Cons.antinople. April 16.-It is report
cd here thai 200 arrests have been made
at TOkat in the Sivas district Of Ar
menia, OF persons charged with COM
plicity in the recent massacre there.
Among those arrested are the Mutessarif
and the chief of police and gen
| d'armerie
TERRELL LOOKED SAVAGE.
Washington. April 16.-The United
States legation al Cons1antinopIe has
| advised the state department that Il has
secured the release Of Padaras. a natur-
| allied American citizen. who has been
under arrest al Mi,ylene since February
S. on charge OF homicide. When no;i-
fed OF the arrest, Minister Terrell de-
manied that the prisoner be turned over
10 him for trial. in compliance with the
| treaty stipulation which conferred jur-
| isd;crion on the United States minister
in cases in which his countrymen are
| concerned. The Turkish government re-
sisted, claiming that because the men
had been naturaKzed since 1869. when
the Turkish government had given no.
tice that il would thereafter recognize no
longer the right of Turk 10 expatriate
himself. his naturalization as an Ameri-
can was void. Mr.. Terrell. however.
| sent his secretary OF legation 10 Nifty
lene with the result that the Turkish
government surrendered Padaras.
FIRES HIS POWDER MAKER.
Sinla, April 16-The ameer Of At
ghanstan, Abdurrahman Khan, has DIS
missed the Armenian manager Of the
Afghanistan gunpowder factory. a. Jala-
bad, on the ground that /. is undesira-
BILE 10 keep In his service men belonging
to race which so persistently shows it's
/ enmity TO the sultan.
CAPTAIN AND CREW LANDED.
Philadelphia. April 1.-THE captain
and crew OF the Norwegian ship Sentax.
twenty-one men in all. from ST. John. y.
b. for Newport. England. before report
ed passed abandoned. were landed at this
port today by the British steamer Snow
flake from Penartn.
LEPPERS SMUGGLED IN
Campbelltown. y. b. April 16.-Three
lepers. natives of Iceland. have arrived
at the lazarst:o at Tracadie, Gloucester
county They were brought from Win
nipeg. Man. in a freight car which was
directly behind the locomotive, and was
pdacarded 10 warn the public 10 keep
away from il. The victims OF the dis
ease came into Canada through the port
Of Halifax or S.. John. after having
crossed the ocean in the Storage OF a
steamship. They were half way across
the continent before the nature OF their
disease was suspected. One OF them is
woman. They are to be immured in
the Iazsretto for the rest OF their lives
NO WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Adelaide. South Australia. April 10!
The federation convention. by a vote Of
% to l2. has rejected an amendment 20
allow women 10 vote for members OF
the house OF representatives. !
- II.
Washington. April 1s-Information
mas been received here that the president
Of the Swiss republic has been selected
as arbitrator OF the boundary dispute be-
tween Brazil and French Guiana The
territory involved exceeds that az issue
between Great Britain and Venezuela.
and includes ric1 gold mining districts.
II was thought that President Mckinley |
MOULD be designated as arbitrator. but |
as France was one OF the parties 70 the |
treaty. a European arbitrator was pre-
fsrred Tined ispute reached an acute |
stage a few months ago. when a French |
warship was dispatched to the territory |
in question. In one OF the border con-
flicts several French officers were killed. /
Il S understood nat the arbitration vii /
settle the boundary line. and also adjust !
the claims growing out % the border
conflicts.
THOSE SEALS ARE cHESTNUTS.
washington. April 1s.-Tne president; |
has decided 20 appoint another expert |
commission 20 act IN conjunction with |
one already selected by Great Britain % /
visit Bering sea this summer and 20 |
study the conditions surrounding seal |
life. The British government has named |
the same commissioners Il employed IL 1
this capacity last year. namely Professor !
Thompson and Gerald y. Hamilton Our
comm ssiOners were President jordan q
Stanford University and Professors
S-egneEe- and Lucas. Whether faese
same experts VII b Te-sppo.utsd vii 30
determined IN me course % few days
7, e sad tast the results q last year's
work - the exper-s was an agreement
upon s5me points. but not upon al
Among the unsoivsd questions = ne O.
terminal on - the best mans % pfe-
serving seal Iifs. con-ediag ma i = n
danger o. - destruction. upon Taicn
point. a. Ieas.. :he eIperts seemed -
azree. I; = me purpose o The STAT. d.
partre-lt 20 eadsavo- % secure re cor
sen 81 the British government - ne
adoption az n1cdus vlrsntl suspen3.B<
AL sealing OF isni and sea While re sT-
osr-- ar a. xsrE during ths approach
s-r rsas1n Negotiations "a ms dl,-c-
are beng made.
aDAB PALS TO PROVE