The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-31
DIR. Won Boettfcher and Vice Admiral
HOLMAN to He Succeeded by More
Radical Ministers.
SPANISH PAPERS PROTEST
DON'T LIKE THE ATTITUDE OF THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
General Marin After the Cuban Insur-
gents in PersOn-Maceo I'm Straits
Suffering on the Island.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-An special dispatches
from Berlin this morning discussed a ru-
mored resignation of the ministers as the
outcome of the dissension over the naval
needs of the empire. The vossische
Zeitung says that the retirement of DIR.
Won Boetticher, Secretary of State for the
Interior, is a certainty, and that he will
be succeeded by Herr Won Puttkamer. DIR.
Won Boetticher spoke as usual in the
Reichstag yesterday. 1t Is also reported
that Vice Admiral Holman, Secretary
of State for the Navy, has resigned. The
Berlin correspondent Of the Standard says
If the latter report be true, it may be re-
garded as an indication that IT has been
decided to build several swift cruisers.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times,
noticing these rumors, says Where every
thing depends on one sovereign will. the
exercise of which is not subject to any
known laws, 1T is useless to attempt to
forecast the future"
A dispatch to the Standard from Madrid
says: 1.-The papers here protest energetic
ally against the United States Senate COM
mittee's attitude on the Cuban question.
They declare that the insurgents have full
filed none of the requisites by interna-
tional law or usage for the recognition Of
belligerency The government organs with
a view to pacifying the public irritation,
point out that President Cleveland, his
Ministers and the federal authorities SO
far have preserved perfectly correct and
friendly attitude toward Spain. contrasting
strongly with the popular sympathy and
assistance the insurgents have obtained
from the American people,"
The Rt. Hon. John Morley, Chief Sec
rotary for ireland in the late Rosebery and
Gladstone Liberal cabinets. speaking at
Arbroath, Scotland. last night, said that
Lord Salisbury Numbered in questioning
the Monroe doctrine, to which America is
strenuously attached. he added that If
ever there was a case for arbitration it was
the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
The Constantinople correspondent, of the
Times telegraphs to that paper as follows:
1T is reported that the Russian dragoman,
who frequents the palace daily had sub
mitted a draft of the Russo-Turkish en-
tente. The Sultan was displeased at this,
and said that between sucn friends. as him
self and the Car written engagements
A renewal of the massacres at Aintab
Amassia and Van Is feared, and the en-
bassadors of the powers have called the
mors in circulation. Letters received In
Constantinople from the Insurgents of lei
tOun say excuses were committed by
them until they heard Of the massacre at
Marash. Then they took vengeance on the
Turks s-s1si- ~ +''
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An extraordinary scene was witnessed on
Trafalgar square, here, early yesterday
morning. Yesterday was the anniversary
Of the execution of Charles /, of England,
VINO was beheaded by order of a special
high court of justice, appointed by the
House of Commons. The King was execu-
ted in front of the banqueting house,
Whitehall, which leads up to Trafalgar
square, from Westminster, on JAN 30 1919
Yesterday morning many small parties of
So-called "Legitimists" arrived at Trafal-
gar square with floral wreaths bearing d.
vers inscriptions. These offerings they at
tempted to place at the foot of the statue
OF Charles |. The police however, COM
PEELED them to remove the wreaths, as such
a demonstration is contrary to law. The
crowd. which was at no time very large,
obeyed. and then, with uncovered heads
they repeated the collect, referring to the
"Legitimists' offered up prayers for the
dead King, but when the demonstration
began TO attract too much attention they
were dispersed by the police. During the
morning, however, other admirers of King
Charles [ came singly ITO the statue on
ders received from the chief of police at
Scotland Yard, a number of wreaths in
scribed In memory OF the White King
were allowed to be placed at the foot Of
the pedestal and to remain there during
the early part of the day.