The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-28

The Prussian Diet has been summoned to
assemble Jan. s.
The Car and Czarina will return to
Taarskoe-Selo, near St. Petersburg, about
Feb. 2.
The King of the B~elgians, who has been
at Wiesbaden consulting DR.. A~pagenstech-
er, the oculist, has returned TO Brussels.
More than 5000 persons. four-ffths of
whom went TO the United States. emigrated
from Christiania, Norway, during the last
twelve months, as against $500 in 1899.
The Hamburg Real-estate Association
has voted 10000 marks for the preparation
of plans for a university, as a means Of
enhancing real estate values in Hamburg.
The Finnish Senate has voted $4,000 marks
annually for five years to a steamship
company for the purpose of keeping open
winter communication between Sweden and
Finland.
The Berliner Post, summarizing Ger
many's naval progress this year, says that
seven vessels lave been launched, includ-
ing two battleships. one large cruiser and
four small cruisers.
Emperor William will go TO Hamburg.
Jan. ), to inspect the neutrality-suspicious.
liner Princess Victoria Louise, prior to her
excursion TO the West Indies. His Majesty
will spend the night on board.
A strong International syndicate has been
resources of Demararaland, Africa The
bulk of the capital, which is British, VIII
be held jointly in London, Paris. Berlin and
New York.
Elizabeth Alma Blake, of New York city.
CHARGED with having appeared, Dec. q. at
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, where she
claimed to be a daughter of Princess Henry
of Battenberg, was subjected to a medical
examination, in London, yesterday, and
sent TO a lunatic asylum.
The Paris prefecture of police has not
heard of the alleged duel, in which, ac-
cording TO a report circulated in New York
city, Paderewski. the pianist, was killed on
a small island in the Seine. The musical
publishers, Chandens & Durand. who have
business relations with Paderewski, do not
believe he Is there.
A serious fire occurred in the East End of
London. at the East India docks. yester-
day. Five immense sheds. filled with goods.
including a thousand bales of hemp and
quantities of jute, were destroyed. The ship
ping in the neighborhood and other ware
houses were only saved by the great exer-
lions of the firemen.
Richard Croker, who has been rusticating
for several weeks in Carlsbad and Nice.
returned to Vantage two DAYS before
Christmas, where he received a summons
to appear. Jan. 2, to reply to inquiries re-
speeding his income in connection with the
income tax. He left Vantage yesterday.
presumably for the continent.
On the r~eassembling of The Hague Sen
ate. yesterday, Senator Rengers dis
claimed. in behalf of the house. all re-
sponsibility for the letter of the president
of the Senate to Mr.. Kruger, Dec. Z. In so
doing the senator pointed out that the Sen
ate merely authorized the president to ex-
press sympathy with Mr.. Kruger.
The establishment of a free harbor at
Emden is expected to make 1t an important
port for American wood. Westphalian
firms have already ordered 10000 tons of
pitch pine to be sent there for shipment via
the Dortmund-Ems canal. A joint stock
wood company has been ordered in Emden
to import pitch pine and other woods in
large quantities.
To occupy the post of first Russian con-
sui at Bombay, the government has ap-
pointed NJ. Klemm, for many years in the
Foreign Office service in Central Asia, and
latterly secretary of the Russian political
agent at Bokhara. Russia secured the right
of consular representation at Bombay after
long and difficult negotiations, the British
government being slow to admit that the
commercial interests of Russia justified the
departure. The real objection, naturally,
was fear that the consulate would serve
for political instead of commercial pur-
poses.