The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-21
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Herr George speyer. the Frankfort bank
er, has given 100000 marks TO promote
scientific instruction.
There has been a heavy fall of snow at
Madrid, the first in eight years. The streets
are covered with snow and traffic is diff
cult.
The famous observatory on the Seeburg.
at which the celebrated astronomers Euo-
kola. Zach and Lindenan worked, has been
destroyed by fire.
The Berlin police are publishing a WARM
ing that a recent judicial decision MAKES
foreign physicians punishable who use IN
Germany a medical title acquired outside
of that country.
The Madrid papers publish a rumor that
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, has de-
cided to abdicate in favor of his son, Don
Jaime, who is supported by a majority of
the Carlist party.
The County Council of London has vir.
tually adopted a proposal to spend El,50O,00
on a scheme for the better housing OF the
poor of London, a matter in which King
Edward is greatly Interested.
Great anxiety has been aroused among
his friends by the serious Illness OF DIR.
Charles Kearns Deane Tanner. Nationalist
member of the British House OF
for the middle division of Cork.
Lord Roberts, it is asserted. has been Of
fered the lord wardenship OF the Cirque
Ports, which the Marquis Of Salisbury de-
sires to ~relinquish. The post was formerly
held by the Duke of Wellington.
The special viticultural commission for
the Rhine-Hesse district of has
decided to make exhaustive experiments
with American grape stocks in connection
with the effort to stamp out ph~ylloxera.
Cold and stormy weather prevails
throughout Germany and Russia. At LeIp-
sic yesterday the temperature was 13 de-
grees below zero. Traffic is badly inter-
rupted in the Bavarian mountains and in
the Eifel region.
The Pope, who is in excellent health. yes
terday received Cardinal Rampolla. Papal
secretary of state, and other high func-
tionaries who waited upon him TO con-
graduate him upon the anniversary OF his
election to the pontihcate.
The National Zeitung. of Berlin, prints a
mail letter from Batavia capital of the
Netherlands Indies, asserting that the
Dutch government, fearing an attempt at
annexation by some European power, is
strongly fortifying the harbor.
John G.. A. Leishman, United States min
lister to Switzerland, who was recently Sc
American representative at Constantinople,
yesterday presented his letters of recall
to President Bremen at Berne.
The Militair wochenblatt announces that
Major Won Hugo has been appointed mill
tary attache of the German embassy at
Paris. Major Won Hugo follows Colonel
Schwartzkoppen, who was recalled at the
time of the first Dreyfus agitation.
Prince Won Radolin, formerly German
ambassador to Russia, who replaces Prince
| Munster Won Dorneburg, whose resigna-
| ton, owing to his age, was announced Nov.
2S, as German ambassador al Paris, ar
rived in the French capital yesterday.
The Russian railway is inviting competi-
ton by owners of automatic coupler pat
ents. Prizes of 5000, 5000 and 1000 roubles
| are offered. The couplers must be able TO
operate under the conditions OF Russian
climate and must be applicable To cars now
in service.
Four persons, three of whom were Span
iards, were killed by the fall of the roof of
80 80 4h4 nlIn.fnn - 9 The zAsafh nffnE ~
Gibraltar yesterday. Seven others, all
English. including the engineers, who were
experimenting the work in progress. were
injured.
Iiberating the Introduction of instruction
in the Russian Language into the schools
of Finland. Governor General Bobrikof in
tends to establish Russian libraries in the
| principal cities of Finland. Travelling IL
| braries will also be introduced for the use
OF rural Russians In Finland.
Presiding at a meeting of a railroad COM
pany yesterday, the Duke of Devonshire,
| president of the council, perhaps dropped
a hint as to the possible source of British
revenue increase when he said there was
no doubt the chancellor of the exchequer
would lend a sympathetic ear TO argument
In favor of an export duty on coal.
The Italian charge d'affaires at London,
| in acknowledging resolutions passed by the
Protestant Alliance eordemning the Duke
| of Norfolk's recent utterances at Rome re-
garding the temporal power of the Pope.
said the Ministry and the royal household
the jubilee should have fallen from the lips
of a citizen of a country TO which Italy is
bound by so many ties of sympathy and
friendship"
The Russian emigration TO Siberia prom
Uses TO attain unusual dimension this year.
over 1000 peasants have announced their
intention of leaving Odessa for the Gus
SQUIRE country. The emigration during the
first eight months of 1900, when the same
| rates were In force, amounted 10 2l3.O 900
| persons. The return movement amounted
to 1900 persons, many of whom were, of
course, prospectors returning TO report 10
the village assemblies. IL Is said the Amur
province is practically settled already.
The. rumor that an ordinance had been
adopted by the Russian government for
bidding contracts 10 DE given 10 foreign
firms. except where absolutely necessary,
proves 10 have been founded upon the fact
that the metallurgical interests demand
this action. A committee TO inves;iglf the
depression In the metallurgical brant hes
has reported, recommending an increase OF
the credit line OF the Imperial Bank, the
exclusion of foreigners from government
contracts and orders. and the Increase OF
the railroad freight tariff on imported
articles.
After a careful study of the American
system OF brewing. Carl Jacobsen. a we'll
known Danish brewer, has decided 10 en-
body many features of the American sys-
TEN OF manufacturing beer in a new plant
he is about to erect in Denmark. He con-
sfders the American breweries TO be SUI
perior 10 the German, and will, conse-
quently, model mis- new factory on the
American system. He is to-day using
American hops I'm his breweries now In OPP
Grafton. as well as American Indian corn.
finding the latter to be excellent material
TO mix with barley.
T. p. o'Connor. In the paper NJ. A. p.
(Mainly About People). on the
forthcoming marriage OF w. Bayard Cut
ting. private secretary 10 United States
Ambassador Choate, and Lady Sybil Mar
Jorie Cuffe. youngest daughter OF the pres
ent Earl of Desart. as Interesting and sig
| niicant as representing the union OF Amer
leans with English women OF rank The