The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-18
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NORWAY WILL FLOAT A LOAN.-The
Norwegian Storthing has authorized the
government to float a loan of S,OcO,c0
krone go, $4,000
LINE AGAIN OPEN.-The Commercial
Cable Company's cable between Marseilles
and Barcelona, which has been broken
since Dec. 4, has been restored.
EFFECT OF SURTAXES.-A communi-
cation to the Brussels press announces
that the international sugar conference, at
it's conference on Tuesday, discussed the
effects of high customs surtaXes on sugar.
EARTHQUAKES IN AUSTRIAN
sharp earthquake shock was felt in Agram
and in several other Croatian towns in
Austria Tuesday afternoon. Much prop
erty was damaged. The people were panic
stricken, but no lives were lost.
AMERICAN MEAT THREATENED
The Wezer Zeitung of Bremen says the
discontinuance of microscOpical meat in
spections i'm the United States, as has been
reported, simply means that Germany's ina
ports of American pork will cease on Jan.
3, 1902.
POPE STILL ABLE TO WORK-Pope
Leo is stated TO have said in a recent in
terview: You see 1t is not all over with
me. 1 work six or eight hours a day, and
my work is not easy, for it embraces the
whole church. Please say that L am not
yet dead"
MAJOR BURNHAM PRESENT.-Among
those who attended the inVestiture by King
Edward at St. James Palace of honors and
F.. r. Durham, the American scout, who
was made q companion OF the distin-
guished service order.
WILL NOT VISIT IRELAND.-The Lon
don World says the proposed visit of King
Edward and Queen Alexandra to Ireland,
which was to have taken place in the
spring. or after his Majesty's coronation,
has been abandoned on account OF the dis
turbed state Of that country.
SULTAN IS AFRAID-sultan Abdul
Hamid is as usual painfully apprehensive
about his annual visit TO STEAMBOAT at mid
ramidan i'm order to kiss the prophets man.
tie. 1t is the only day in the year when
he will venture out of the Yildiz Kiosk.
Many preventive arrests" are being made
every day.
WILL ADVANCE PRICES.-The meet
ing of naphtha firms, summoned to deal
with the export question. resulted in the
Withdrawing from the union of the firms
of Nobel and Mantaschef. Other houses,
headed by the Rothschilds. are said to have
formed a combination which is expected to
increase export prices on Russian petro-
leum.
WILL CURTAIL IMPORTS.-The Rus
sian Finance Ministry has demanded de-
tailed branches of public instructions in
dicating what articles they buy abroad. Nj.
De White, the minister of finance. has APP
pointed a committee to consider these re-
ports when rendered with a view to restrict
the import of the articles mentioned
therein.
REFUTES KOCT'S CONTENTION.-A
new case OF the transference Of animal
tuberculosis to man is attracting the atten-
ton of the Berlin medical profession. A
butcher was operated upon for lupus OF
the hand at the Berlin University clinic on
Monday. DIR. Erich Lexer expressly en-
phasized this case as contrary to the theory
of DR.. Robert Koch.
ENJOYS WARMLY WELCOMED
Messrs. Redmond, McHugh and O'Donnell,
the Irish members of Parliament, who have
been visiting the United States. returned
to Queenstown on the White Star liner
Oceanic, and were given an enthusiastic
reception. An immens crowd greeted them
at Cork at night, where Mr.. Redmond
lauded American hospitality.
NAVAL MEN r INDIGNANT.-The
British Navy League is indignant at the
Washington interview with Commander
Richardson Clover, naval attache of the
United States legation here, published In
a New York newspaper, in which Com
mander Glover is quoted as accusing the
league of circulating reports rejecting upon
the British navy in order that large appro-
priations may be secured for ii.