The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-06

man ships or any other matter. The o.
ficials point out that even II dispatches
have been sent By his majesty 70 the
queen any indication OF their contents
must be purely suggestions. An investi-
CATION made at Osborne. Isle Of Wight.
where Queen Victoria is az present.
shows that there Is no foundation Shas-
ever for the story IN regard 20 an al
legged private messenger sent by En-
pe-or William TO her majesty.
UNCLE SAM Is TEARING NO CLOTHS
Washington. Jan The meeting Of tns
cabinet today was devoid OF important
features. One of the members stated a.
ter adjournment that the question OF ten
dering the good Offices Of this govern
ment for a settlement OF the South AZ
rican dispute. as suggested in the dis
patchs from Brussels this morning.. was
not touched upon and that the question
OF seizure of American eargoes By Brit
ish ships had not come ID.
CHoATE TALKS TO SALISBURY
Washington. Jan. s.-Secretazy Hay has
received a caoleEram from Ambassador
Choate az London. stating that he had
an eminently satisfactory interview with
Lord Salisbury relative 70 the seizures OF
American goods by British warshlps.
LORD Salisbury listened intently TO the
representations on this subject. made by
MIR. Choate by direction OF the state de-
partment and took them under consider
alton promising voluntarily to give the 4
matter immediate attention and 70 return
a speedy decision
MORE APT To NURSE TOMMY
New York. Jan. 5.-Recruiting for ;hs
Boer Red Cross service goes on daily In
New York Gustav Simon. who Is direcs-
ing the movement ard whose headduar-
tiers are cigar stand In q saloon a.
Mulberry and Houston streets. said that
when ne advertised for nurses a week
ago. 20 enter the Boer service. ne re-
ceived about 90 applications in one dag
and that applications were coming IN on
an average OF nifty a day. Although
about lao0 men and women. the majority
OF them men. had gone from New York
recently 70 South Africa. A number came
from other states. Il was stated BY Mr..
Simon that he had now so applications
on hand and that he should not adver-
tise again az present. but probably would
IN about three weeks. He remarked that
he did not wish 10 violate the neutrality
laws. and he did not desire % say any
thing about the possibility OF the Red
Cross recruits joining the Boer military
service. as he had nothing to do with
that
TAMMASY PLAYS LIBERTT-LovER
New York. Jan. 6-Ths Tammany Hal.
organization OF the Seventh assembly
last night passed resolutions which de-
clared that the organization 'sympa-
thizes with the Beers IA their struggle
against foreign invasion and oppression.
and sincerely cherishes the hope that.
Notwithstanding TIE great odds against
which they are contending. the God who
presides over the destinics Of nations
viii prosper their arms and lead their
brave soldiers from victory 20 victory
WEB DAVIS HOUND FOR PRETORIA
London. Jan. "a dispatch to the Daily
Chronicle from Cape Town dated Jana-
airy 5. quotes Webster Davis. assistant
secretary OF the department ~ the in-
terrier at Washington as saying tina, al
though mis- visit 20 South Africa Is en-
iirely for his health. he intends 70 x .
Pretoria. al no matter what personal in-
convenience.
PHILIPPINES TO THE TRANsvAAL
Washington. Jan. General OTIS has
cabled the war department today that IN
accordance with instructions. Captain
Refchmann, Seventeenth infantry. nos n
the Philippines. had been ordered %
South Africa. 20 report upon military
operations IN The TransvaaL