The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-03
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Inc Brlt1Sn House OF commons adjourned
yesterday 10 April il.
An earthquake. at Cape Kaliakra, on the
Black sea. March 81, destroyed the light
house there.
Earthquake shocks yesterday visited a
wide region in southeastern Hungary and
several houses were shaken down.
The London County Council has decided
10 buy 225 acres OF land on which TO build
workmen's houses. The cost will be $780,
coo.
Luke Fildes has been commanded to
paint a full length state portrait of King
Edward in his royal robes. II will be
the official portrait.
Count Bnin-B einsky and Moritz Won OPP
penfeld. an estate owner. have been APP
pointed by Emperor William as members
of the German House of Lords.
Surgeons yesterday operated on the alb
scess under the tongue of Nj. Waideck-
Rousseau. the French premier. He hopes
10 return TO work on Thursday.
The University of ST. Andrews, Scot
land, has conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws upon Prof. Alexander
Agassiz, OF Harvard University.
Prince George of Greece. the high COM
missioner of the powers. has dismissed the
foreign minister, NJ. Neniselos. for having
said that Crete should be Independent.
Sir Felix semon. physician for diseases
of the throat to the National Hospital
for Epilepsy and Paralysis. who was born
in Dantzic. Prussia. Dec. 8, 1919. has been
gazetted as a naturalized Briton.
Andrew Carnegie has endowed a post
graduate scholarship for original metallur-
posal of the Iron and Steel Institute Of
Great Britain, without restriction as TO
nationality or sex. The fund
is $4,000.
The Bulgarian Cabinet of NJ. Alicia Yova-
novitch, which was reconstructed in Feb
ruary after the death of ex-King Milan,
has resigned and NJ. Wulcs, who became
minister of foreign affairs at the time of
the reconstruction, has been intrusted by
| King Alexander will the formation of a
new Ministry.
Count Won Buelow was met at Verona.
Italy, yesterday by Signor Giuseppe Zan-
drelli. The German chancellor went to
the carriage of the Italian premier, which
was waiting at the station, and a snort
interview ensued between the two states
men. on separating they shook hands
several times. Count Won BueloW re-
turned to Venice and Senior Zandrelli to
l. Verona.
The ship built for the use Of the German
antarctic expedition was launched at Kiel
yesterday in the presence of Count Won
Observation-Disclosures, secretary OF the IN
terror. and other officials. Professor Won
Richthofen. brother of the secretary of
state for foreign affairs, i'm behalf of EN-
peror William christened the vessel Gauss
i'm honor of the famous German mathema-
tician and scientist OF that name.
Two men were charged in a London Po-
lice Court yesterday with defrauding Bar
clay q Co, limited, of some &23,0O by
means OF 1OrSeu "uOcunltHtS puipoilnh5 W
represent large shipments of gold ore
which never existed. According to the
Daily Chronicle seven bankers were SIM
ilarly defrauded OF large amounts, the
total sum involved being nearly $250.0O.
Ii is asserted that the supposed bags of
bullion were filled with sand.
The court which has been hearing the
election charges against Frederick Ruther-
ford Harris. former secretary OF the BRIT,
| recently member of the British Parliament
for Monmouth. who was accused or corrup-
ton during the parliamentary campaign,
Yesterday unseated Mr.. Harris on the
| ground that he had published false state
ments regarding his opponent. Mr.. Har-
ris. who was a Conservative. was the CONN.,
Dental agent or Cecll hhoues' ne uelea'eo
A. Spicer, Liberal.
1T is no secret that King Christian and
still more the crown prince, were from
the beginning opposed TO a sale OF the
Danish West Indies, says the Copenhagen
CORRESPONDENT OF the London Daily News.
.sThis has greatly contributed TO protract
| tho negotiations. Now the King has sud
| denly changed his mind. At the last state
onnoSe fhe sale To the United States, as
he now understood IL would be an impOr-
| tant step i'm their future development. The
matter will now probably be settled
quickly
II IS rumored that Prince Louis Napoleon
has arrived in Paris on a visit. lie Cour-
rier pu Soir, the ministerial organ, which
gave him a warming TO abstain from schem-
ing against the Republic. says; This Rus
| San General Is little troubled by his mill
tary duties. judging from the frequency
nj his visits 10 Paris. We must be pre-
pared for a resumption OF the secret meet
ings at the house of his aunt. Princess
Mathilde. which is frequented by national
isl agitators. We hope, for the sake OF
the tranquility of the country, no incident
| eminent 10 treat the prince as he deserves,
namely, as pretender.