The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-31

Count Tolstoi is enjoying excellent health.
He is engaged in writing a drama en-
titled "a Corpse"
DR.. Won Hollenben. German ambassador
to the United States, arrived at Berlin
yesterday from Carlsbad
The London Sportsman announces that
the Prince of Wales has cancelled his re-
tainer of Tod" Sloan for 1901.
The German government has adopted the
American system Of consular reports. and
the first batch appeared yesterday
The Duke Of AbruZZi has chartered the
Gothenburg whaler Capella to proceed to
Franz Josefland in search or three miss
ing Arctic expeditions
Yvette Gilbert, the French music hall
artist, is in Berlin to undergo a dangerous
operation for relief OF her throat. This viii
be performed by Prof Israel.
The picture post card craze is In full
swing in the Baltic provinces of Russia and
Poland. post card exposition Is 10 De
held in Warsaw during the coming winter.
There is no truth in the report that Queen
Victoria is i'll, though, naturally. she is
affected by the death of her grandson.
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig- Hol-
stein.
Shakir Pasha, special envoy of Abdul
Hamid, Sultan OF Turkey, presented 10
Emperor William yesterday a number OF
gifts, including very valuable necklace
for the Empress.
The figures of the Russian official budget
count extraordinary expenditure, shows a
net surplus of S,0000O rubles, which is
regarded as large considering the recent
financial and commercial depression.
to a dispatch TO the London Daily Mail
from Stockholm, has decided TO impose a
special tax upon all evading the conscrip-
ton. The amount of the impost will be
thing.
Winston Spencer Churchill delivered his
first lecture in St. James Hail. London,
last evening Lord Woseley, commander
of Marlborough and Mrs. George Corn
wallis West Lady Randolph ChurchilD
were present.
"a widespread tribal revolt" says the
Tangier correspondent of the London
Daily Mail. has broken out in Morocco
against the provisional governors. Seri-
Gus fighting is anticipated The French
are preparing an expedition to suppress
Moorish banuits, who are active in the
Algerian Hinternand.
The local government board at London
Announces the discovery of a sailor who
is recovering from a malady of the mature
oil the plague" on board the British
steamer Ben Lommond, which arrived at
London from Cebu. Philippine islands.
Oct 26. The steamer and everything on
board of her has been disinfected. The
patient is detained at hospital near the
mouth of the Thames.
United Presbyterian Synod held their con-
GLIDING meetings at Edinburgh yesterday.
Five hundred elders of the Free Church,
through their representative assembly. OBJ
jected to the proposed union between the
two religious organizations. The resou-
ton was adopted in two votings by i'm
mense majorities, the minorities being re-
spectively Is and q. Subsequently the
dissidents met and resolved to continue
the Free Church the old principles.
The Presbyterian Synod unanimously APP
proved the union.
The Russian government, for the second
time within two months, has imposed
special tax for the benefit of the Red Cross
Society. The first tax OF from TO
Ii rubles upon licenses TO travel abroad,
according to the length of time for which
the license was granted; and now railway
tickets are taxed five topeks when the fare
is two ruples or upwards. 1t is estimated
that the ticket tax will yield $1,000 year
and that on licenses 100000. II Is under
stood the Czarina, whose interest in the
Red Cross Society is keen. originated the
idea of imposing the taxes.