The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
Gable Notes.

cable Notes.
In the German Reichstae, the bourse tax-bill
passed its third reading.
Mr.. Robert M. McLane, United States Minis
ter to France has arrived at Paris.
A. Ressoldar, major of the Tenth Hussars,
has been appointed British envoy at Cabul0
The Indian government will for the present
recall no more military officers on furlough
Six thousand pounds sterling has been offered
for the copyright of General Gordon's diaries.
The Belgium Cabinet has decided to abolish
the drawback on the bounties in sugar making.
Lieutenant Tilly, the leader of the German ex
pedition to the Cameroon's country, on the west
coast of Africa, is dead.
COL Patrick Stewart has arrived at Herat.
He had started before the summons for his re-
turn to London had reached him.
The freight sheds of the Inman Line docks, at
Liverpool, burned yesterday. The steamer
City OF Berlin was towed to place of safety.
An avalanche from the mountains near Lake
Van, Armenia, overwhelmed native caravan
and caused the death of sixty-eight persons.
Nine. Nllson has brought suit against the
relatives of her late husband to recover $45 OOO
alleged to have been loaned to them by her hus
band.
The various presents received by Prince Bis
marck, on the occasion of his attaining his
SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary have been
placed on public exhibition.
The proposed Russo German extradition
treaty covering regicides and similar criminals
has been laid before the Reichstag The ex
pect tation is that it will be rejected.
DR.. Busch, Under Foreign Secretary, will re-
place Baron Won Saurma as minister TO Rou-
mania, Herbert Bismarck and Herr Verchem re-
placing DR.. Busch in the Foreign Office.
Gladstone, in the House of Commons, yester
day, gave notice of a proposal by the govern
| ment of a marriage dowry for Princess Beatrice,
who is to be welded shortly to Prince Henry of
Battenberg.
The Chambers of Commerce of Nantes and
Marseilles have petitioned the Malagasy credit
committee not to abandon Madagascar. The
committee will confer with the members of the
Cabinet on the subject
Mr.. Errington, the English representative at
the Vatican, failing to persuade the Pope to
appoint DR.: Walsh to the vacant archbishopric
of Dublin, has left for London for consultation
with the British government
In the English House of Commons Mr.. Thos.
Sexton, Home Rule member from County Sligo,
asked whether the government had interfered in
any way with the appointment of Mr.. Kelley as
American Minister to Austria, and Under Secre-
tary Fltzmaurice answered, No"
The Suez canal commission has adjourned.
The British delegate is awaiting further ad-
vices from his government France proposes a
committee to supervise the canal to be composed
OF the consuls general at Cairo. 1t is expected
England will submit an acceptable compromise.
Three members of the committee Of the En-
glish Association of American Bondholders, Lord
Onslow and Messrs. Bladeon and Reid, have
joined the Wabash trust committee, on the un-
derstanding that no work of reconstruction will
be completed until the figures furnished by the
company are confirmed by thorough investiga-
tion.
The goGerman international commission.
appointed to arrange terms of occupation of the
British and German colonies in the Pacific ocean
has concluded its labors. 1t is arranged that