The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-05
NOTES FROM ABROAD.

AT a Belgian Cabinet council, yesterday,
IL was virtually decided TO annex the Congo
State within decade.
The action OF Sutherland VS. Carnegie and
others with reference 10 the title TO Skibo
Castle, brought to trial at Edinburgh,
yesterday. before the Court of Session.
THE United States will supply electric
engines" says a dispatch from Geneva to
the London Daily Express, for noun
tain railway between FINAL and Zermatt.'
The Marquis De Lur-Saluces, the we'll
known Royalist and former member OF the
Chamber of Deputies. who Unexpectedly re-
turned TO Paris about the middle of last
month, has been arrested.
The United States minister at Stockholm.
W. w. Thomas, at special audience or
King Oscar, At the palace yesterday, pre-
scented his Majesty with a signed photo
graph of President Mckinley.
1t is proposed TO confer the honorary
degree of doctor of letters upon Prof.
Charles A Briggs and Prof. Francis Brown.
of Union Theological Seminary. at the
forthcoming commemoration at Oxford
University.
The London Daily Mail publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Singapore: "A Ma
lay doctor named Ibrahim ran amuck and
killed six people with a spear. seriously
injuring nine others. He was then knocked
down, and died from the effects OF a frac-
tured skull"
In consequence OF recent violation Of the
Servan frontiers at two places by Bull
garians. I'm which two Servian soldiers were
-
protest TO the Ottoman government inti-
mating that IL will make reprisals unless
Turkey puts a stop TO such occurrences.
Inquiry made at the United States en-
hassy in London. regarding statements
published in the United States TO the effect
that Mrs. Florence Maybrick was released
from Working prison May "A aud sailed the
an assumed name, show the story was I'M
true.
Regarding the present status of the regu-
lations for carrying out the meat inspection
law, which il In the hands OF the Bundles
rath. IL is ascertained from "A reliable
source of information that the whole mat
ter is being delayed so that no single pro-
vision of the law may be put into force un-
til autumn or winter of the present year
Count Won Buelow presided at Berlin
yesterday at the conference between the
representatives Of the imperial government
and those of the federal states. called TO
discuss the customs tariff. In a brief speech
the chancellor expressed his conviction that
a complete agreement would be reached on
the most important points OF the new tarlu
bill. The proceedings OF the conferences
were secret
The reception rendered at London. last
night. by Mr.. Choate, 10 the delegates OF
the New York Chamber OF Commerce.
drew crowd of celebrities 20 Carlton
House terrace. Leaders OF the bar. finance.
diplomacy and politics attended 10 do honor
10 the Americans. Lord Lansdownc. the for
eign secretary. as the chief representative
OF the British government. j. Pierpont
Morgan and Andrew Carnegie and Maitre
Laborie. the distinguished French advocate.
were centers OF admiring groups through
out the evening.
James +. Moran. of Chelsea, won the
twenty -fNe-mile motor-paccd race. al
Charles River Park. Boston. last night,
from Albert Champion. the French rider,
and Arthur Ross. OF Paterson. " j. The
race was fast one from the start Mo-
rams time. 40:37. showing an average per
mile of a second below the track record.
Champion was IN bad shape and drQpped
H. EIsrs . l."
Ross rode ganiely. but lost his pace twice
and was beaten by nearly minute.