The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-10
Cable Notes.

AS result of the Berlin municipal bye
elections just ended, five Radicals and four
Socialists have been elected.
The firm of Herr Krupp the great gun
maker, has been commissioned to modern
ize five Turkish men-of-war..
dispatch from Buenos Ayres says that
a general frost has severely injured the
wheat and flax crops in Argentina.
The Queen of Italy has sent Cardinal Glib
bons portrait of herself in her court robes
with the request that he will send her copies
of all his books.
The birthday of the Prince of Wales was
celebrated in England yesterday with the
usual flag hosting, bell ringing and artillery
salutes. He was born Nov. g. 1S41.
Negotiations have been commenced be-
tween France and Germany for joint dip
ton on account of the recent OutrageS
upon missionaries in China.
Emperor William, in consequence of his
visit to the Silesian flood districts is
done, and has promised extensive state aid
for the flood sufferers, especially in the oil
rection of regulating the waterways.
Toto one of the chief leaders of the in
surgents of Bechuanaland, has been sem
fenced to six years Imprisonment at hard
labor. and fifty-tive others have been SEN
fenced to terms of Imprisonment varying
from two to four years. They all pleaded
guilty of sedition.
4 man named Lange, who for twenty
years has been Prince Bismarcks head for
stoned last summer, has begun suit against
the prince TO enforce the payment of an
additional pension, which the eX-chancellor
refused to grant him.
1t is understood that the naval estimates
which will be submitted to the German
Reichstag, when ii opens on Nov 80 next,
ask for S,0O0,00 marks to construct a float
ing dock at Dar-es-Salaam, a seaport of
Africa, twenty-five miles south of Zanzibar,
and TO repair the German-African squadron.
The Vatican officially contradicts the pub
lished report that the forthcoming papal
encyclical on the Manitoba school question
suggested by Sir Wfrid Laurier the
premier of Canada, namely, neutral schools
with religious instruction after school hours
only.
Yesterday the ministers of the United
States, Great Britain and Germany adj
dressed a collective note to the Peruvian
government asking that bill for legaliza-
ton of non-Catholic marriages be included
among the measures to be named by Presi-
dent Pierola when convolSing the extraor-
binary session of Congress.
The Hendersons. of Glasgow, have booked
an order for an eighty-ton racing cutter for
the Prince of Wales. The designs of the
new yacht were drawn by George Watson
and ii is believed she will be OF the type of
Bona the cutter of the Duke of AbruZz
nephew of the King of Italy. The Prince of
Wales has retained the services of Captain
Carter, the late commander of the Bril-
tanna.
1t is reported that Constantn Pobiedon-
astzeff, procurator of the Russian Synod.
Will be relieved of his post and be succeeded
by Count lgnatieff, Governor of the prov
nee of Kieff NJ. Pobiedonostzcff is OPP
posed to every liberal reform. He has al
ways endeavored TO maintain the influence
of the Orthodox Greek faith in the affairs
Of state, and has specially devoted himself
20 the destruction of the Orthodox clergy.
'rhe London Gazette announces that the
Victoria cross has been conferred upon Lieu