The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-26

rendered TO the TransvaAl" Among
those who made addresse was Cornelius
w. Van Der Hoogt, Dutch consul Al Bal
itmore.
PRIVATE TELEGRAoIS STOPPED
New York, Jan. 24-The Commercial
Gable company this morning sent out TIA
following notice: I'VE are advised thar
the postmaster general at Pretoria an
nounces that all private kilograms for
the South African Republic will De stop-
ped"
CECIL RHODES TURNS ARTILLERTSr
Kimberley. Tuesday. Jan. G.-The bonn
bardments have ceased but the Beers
are perpetually engaged In sniping.
Long Cecil is doing excellent work. ana
Cecil Rhodes has personally Aired sew
eral shells from the gun
CAPTAIN NIAHAN Is ANTI BoFK
New York. Jan. 2a-Following Is the
letter Of Captain Alfred T. Mahan which
has caused discussion IN the British
press: May 1 suggest TO your citizens
generally and 10 the Boer symDa thizers
especially, the individuality OF pla,lio
meetings on this question. There ara
very many among Us myself certainly
one. who feel as strongly In favor ~
Great Britain as others do o. her. oman
ents. Let US all De careful not IA pro-
woke one another BY imrnoderate exorea-
sions Of opinion. TO which public meeting.
tend Those on one side provoke retalia-
ton on the other: nay. they make them
necessary, for u the problems OF the
near future a good understanding with
Great Britain is too important FOR us n
permit the impression that we are All
against her here and we NAV ma our
selves in the unseemly state OF party d.
visions for and against foreign sta.e, =.
in the beginning Of this century betw..,
the French and British parties. avail
myself OF this opportunity 10 saw that
IN my Judgment not only Il the caus. o
Great Britain Just but 20 have failed Co
uphoid It would have been 70 fan IN na-
tlonal honor
Commenting on Captain Mahan's atu-
tude the 81. James Gazette today "a
marks: His advice Is good. and needed
IN America While strict neutrality y
maintained in the Official world and good
will for England is felt BY the better IN
formed. II IS simply misleading the pub.
lie of this country % suggest. as SONS
correspondents are doing. that antarbn-
ism 10 England fs confined 20 neeilzitIs
body Of Americas. The sympathy Of
America. ss n whole. az a matter ~ fact
IS no more with England 81 this momens
than was our popular sympathy with
them at the outbreak q the war with
Spain, and the contrast % Official AMI
popular attitudes e. no less marked IN
the United States than g u IN Germany
or THE HANS WAGNER
Berlin. Jan 4.-The German bark Hans
Wagner. stopped on December 70 In
South African waters BY the British gun
boat Fearless and ordered 20 20 % Port
to unload. after leaving The
contraband specified by the British
authorities has proceeded Gu nor way %
Delagoa Bay. being the last % the seized
German vessels 70 be released
London. Jan. B.-The Times. in a sp.o-
TAI article discussing the recent speech q
Count Won BUeiow. the German foreign
secretary. with regard 10 q settlement In
n what c0nstltuter contra
band and what are the rights ~ neu-
trails. says; We do not doubt that over-j
lures fer a fun discussion ~ the queH-
Ron. - made In a friendly fpirit and on 4
broad grounds % public interest. would
be frankly and promptly accepted b. To
British government what better work
,ouid be found for the tribunal by TIA
Hague conference than The work % set
ling the question % damage f1r selz-
IreaT'
United States Ambszsador chsste cali
q twice on Lord Salisbury yesterday.
which ~as the regular diplomatic day.
TEXAS PRO BoKR sYMPATnIEs
Austin. Texas. Jan zf-The lnfrodue-
ion q = resolution u sympathy win rs
Beers n their war with Grsst Britain ia
ne lover house - ere Tezss legislature
9day prscipitsted a sfirfiaK debate sew
RAJ attempts Wefe made 20 table 30
es0iufion but without s8ccesa FinaHy
he measure sss referred t1 the c1nsnlst-
se On federal relations
-BASsyAAL PASsKSGEHs STOPPED
London. Jan IA Z patch 20 IA
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.sted Wed1esday. sag. This rsqrr.-z
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rsrs atpp2ed bf E0Yernmenf order. sin
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