The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
Cable Notes.

Earthquakes were general yesterday
throughout southern Italy.
NJ. KnoedIer. of New York city. says a
dispatch from Paris, has been promoted
TO the rank of officer of the Legion of
Honor.
The court marshal at Kronberg of the
dowager Empress Frederick declares that
immediate danger.
Emperor William on Tuesday. the third
anniversary of Prince Bismarck's death,
caused a wreath to be deposited on the
tomb of the great statesman.
Emperor William has ordered that all
the German soldiers. who were in Peli1g
during the siege are to be promoted 10 the
rank of noncommissioned officers.
The council of the University of Brimine-
nam. England, has appointed William
James Ashley, professor Of economics at
Harvard University. to be the incumbent
of the first or organizing chair OF the future
faculty of commerce.
The Moorish mission left Paris yester-
day after concluding negotiations which
are understood to have resulted il an
agreement regarding the southwest AL
gerian frontier which will hasten the COM
plete paciication Of that region.
ION the arrival here July "A of the steam
er Montozuma. with mules and horses from
| Town 10 the London Daily Express. she
was minutely searched for arms and am
munition she was suspected of carrying"
1t is reported the new British battleship
glory. HdRSnlD q ne bIlllSn emma SQUAD
ron. is ashore somewhere between Hong
Kong ana Shanghai. The warships Eclipse.
Daphne and Pigmy left Hong-Kong sud
denly. No explanation was given of their
departure.
The Warehouses of Londonderry was
seized with a tit while riding i'm Rotten
Row. Hyde Park. London. yesterday and
fell from her horse. She was driven 10 her
residence and later was reported TO be i'm
proving. The incident created considerable
excitement among the onlookers.
The British Antarctic ship Discovery left
the river Thames yesterday afternoon
bound for the Solent. King Edward. who
is keenly interested in the expedition, will
inspect the vessel prior to her final de-
parture on her trip of three or four years
exploration In the Antarctic circle.
The KIeine Journal learns from the Turk
ish Navy Department that the minister OF
marine has decided not to order any more
warships or materials from Germany. be-
Gauss OF the attacks made upon the Sultan
In the German newspapers, and owing to
the circulation of a false report that the
Turkish cruiser Izemier, at Kiel, had been
hypOthecated.
The Paris papers having reported that
Santos Dumont. the a%eronaut. is going TO
New York Nj. Dumont said he was con-
sidering the question of taking the balloon
TO America at the end OF the summer after
he had finished his experiments here. and
giving practical demonstrations before
American scientists. but the matter was
TAR from decided.
The America. the flagship of the Baldwin
Zeigler north pole expedition. which sailed
from Tromsoe July Is. touched at Nartoe.
Norway. and proceeded Tuesday night di-
rect for Cape Flora. Franz Josef Land
Mr.. Baldwin sent a farewell message to the
United States. as follows: Ali well.
Await one of the best efforts. We Will
stand by our flag
The American branch of the Victoria
memorial fund. says the London Daily
Nah. . has received a good deal OF money.
and II Is desirable that an American culp-
tor should design a part Of the memorial
in order that these contributions may be
specially recognized. l. this will interfere
with present plans the Americans are will
ing TO merge funds
la Vie Ulustree Of Paris. publishes an
interview with NJ. Jules Cambon. French
ambassador 10 the United States. who
praises the American volunteers and regu-
lars. saying that they are Brave. enduring
and humane and that the United States
are undertaking an interesting military
transformation which reveals the state OF
mind OF the American people"
The reports circulated in June of the
massacre of fifteen Belgian and Italian
been enectuaily disproved." says a dis
patch 10 the London Times from Picking.
the Belgian minister having received a
letter. dated July 1. from the mission re-
missionary at Tei-Yuen-Fu who circulated
the reports has been recalled"
The authorities AT AiN-ies-Bains. when
qucstioneu regarding the report circulated
IN the United States b. a news agency
that an attempt was made on the life OF
Maria PA, the cowager Queen OF Portu-
gal. here previous 10 her departure fer
Rome denied that any such attempt had
been made upon her Majesty's life. Queen
Maria Pia went through the town on FRI
day last. and before her departure for
Rome on Saturday she took a long
promenade on the ~boulevards.