The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-27
SIR JOSEPH SNUBBED
Peace In Africa and Good Will
Toward France
Is SALISBURYS MOTTO.
Irish Bill In Favor With Irish
men Generally.


Niger company, which proposes that any
French troops in the company's terrttor-
les shall be elected Immediately by the
company's troops, which Captain Lug
gard commands. The company. unlike
the government, has a comparatively free
hand. being in the position of an individ-
ual ejecting trespassers from his property
and the officials of the company say they
intend to act vigorously.
Though the secretary of state for the
colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, an
nounced on Friday in the house OF COM
mons that the cabinet was unit on the
qestion of West Africa, parliamentary
gossip insists that the marquis of Sails
bury gained the decided trick of his game
with Mr.. Chamberlain in announcing the
dispatch of the ambassador at Paris, Sir
Edmund Monson, in the house of lords Oh
Tuesday. the premier. both in the man
ner and matter. having taken great de-
light in snubbing Mr.. Chamberlain. This
is evident from the fact that the dis
patch, which in substance sets forth that
France had no hostile intention In West
Africa and had no knowledge of the pres
ence of French troops in the Sokoto coun-
try. was not communicated 10 the house
of commons by the parliamentary secre-
tary of the foreign Office. Mr.. George N.
Curzon. for the reason that he had not
seen the foreign secretary that day
Certainly Mr.. Chamberlain was not an
noyed, more particularly so as many of
the Conservatives have expressed anger
at his false alarm.
THE IRISH BILL.
The Irish local government bill. on the
whole, is received with general favor by
Irishmen in the house of commons. so
much so that the members on Monday
seemed to be basking in the millennium.
Messrs. Dillon. Healy and Redmond find
themselves more in accord than for years
past Mr. Redmond. in conversation with
d representative of the Associated Press,
said:
1.-THE bill, so far as it goes, is satisfac-
tory. It places the management of all
purely local affairs absolutely in the
hands of the people. OF course il is not
a substitute for home rule. On the con-
trary, if ii works well, ii will be a pow
erful weapon in our hands TO forward
home rule. 1t will prove that our people
are capable of governing themselves with
good sense and liberation"
conference of the Irish members of all
parties on Tuesday unanimously decided
to place the conduct of the question this
year in the hands of Mr.. Redmond, who
has given notice of a motion of raising
the whole question of IreIand's overtaxa-
ton on the presentation of the budget.
A CF-MFISSIONARY.
Prince Oscar of Sweden, second son of
the King of Sweden and Norway. made
his first appearance on Sunday last at
Copenhagen as missionary and preach
ed for the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation OF Stockholm. His wife also adj
dressed the audience, which numbered
about two thousand people. Both the
prince and princess speak fuently and
simply.
QUEENS SON PLAYS ADMIRAL.
The Liberal newspapers are fun of the
doings OF the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha and his journeying from Malta to
Alexandra on her majestys ship Surprise
when he donned his admiral's uniform,
necessitating the hoisting of the standard,
the feet saluting and the duke being con-
stituted senior officer OF the station. 10
the great disgust of those who consider
the duke a foreign prince with honorary
rank in the British navy. although he is
Duke of Edinburgh and second son of the
Queen Of England.
LONDON SEASON OPENED.
The London social season was officially
opened with the Prince of Wales levee
on Tuesday and the queens drawing room
yesterday. Her majesty, as usual, only
received the diplomats and a few persons
having the entree, leaving the rest to the
Princess of Wales The queen seems "a
ba enjoying wonderfully good health. She
walks better than she did AZ the time OF
her jubilee.
The American society held a Washing
tons birthday reception at the Grafton
galleries on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
~ White. in the absence OF Colonel John
Hay. the United States ambassador, and
Mrs. Hay, received and many prominent
people were in attendance
The change Of weather 20 cold and raw.
with snow, etc. has not checked the epi-
dem!c Of measles. watch has mainly at
tackled grown up people During the PAST
week over twenty balls and receptions !
have been postponed on account ot the
epidemic and severa! schools have been
closed for the same reason.
The Duke and Duchess OF Marlborough
will start IN 4 few days on q tour OF Italy f!
which viii last several months.
YANKEE LOCOMOTIVES BEST.
The Times has Just completed the publ /
cation O. a series Of articles OF American
railroads in which its correspondent has |
u1stinted praise upon ;heir /
equipment and pGnctusiity. as & contrast /
With ;he habltual tradiness here TIE /
Times correspondent thinks the American 1
excellence Is due TO one-rnan control
Commenting or these facts, the Times .
urges English railroad men &c take les /
son from America, abolish the absurdly |
weak locomotives and also Increase TIE |
stze Of the trucks. Continuing. the Times 4
=ays: "As to :he one-naa power. we &C /
Tot share our correspondents enthusiasm /
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