The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27

The Queen Regent Of Spain is suffering
from slight attack of the grip.
The reply to the Kings speech has been
adopted by the British House Of C0mmans
by a vote of 297 to as.
There have been eight hundred deaths in
Bombay city during the past two days. OF
this number four hundred were due to bu-
bonic plague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain gave
a dinner in the British House of Commons
restaurant last night, to Adelbert g. Hay
and young Joseph Choate.
Emperor William returned to Berlin last
evening from Homberg. To-day he Will
celebrate quietly with the Empress the
twentieth anniversary of their marriage
Princes William and Eric, the second and
third sons, respectively, of Prince Gustave,
the crown prince OF Sweden and Norway,
are confined to bed with severe attacks of
influenza.
Signor Nagiuri, millionaire, has COM
mitted suicide at Leghorn, Italy, having
previously DESTROYED Turkish securities of
the value of 100000 lire, in order that no
one might enjoy his fortune.
The Duke of Connaught has been ga
zetted grand master of the Order of the
Bath. Lord Lister who was sergeant sur
seon to Queen Victoria, has been gazetted
sergeant surgeon to King Edward.
King Edward VII, by special request of
his sister, the dowager Empress Frederick,
will remain at Cronberg until Sunday. En-
press Frederick took an airing in a wheel
her side
The Nicaragua canal negotiations have
been are the point of being entirely
transferred from London to Washington,
as Ambassador Choate is not empowered
to deal with the suggestions of the British
government.
Prince George of Greece, commissioner
general of the European powers in the ad-
ministration of Crete. yesterday received
from the foreign consuls the decision of the
powers rejecting his proposal for the an
nexation of Crete to Greece.
The recent conflict between Haitians and
Dominicans at Philobert, on the northern
frontier of Haiti, was caused by the occu-
patton by Haitien troops of some territory
in dispute. The Dominican government is
disposed TO re-estabish good relations with
Haiti If the government of this republic will
recall its troops.
The Austrian Reichsrath transacted BUSH
ness with tolerable quietness for four hours
yesterday and closed stormily, with bitter
seFs0nhi n1ereha t partly ,h o over Dr.
stenographic report of Herr Schoerner's
Interpolation in secret session, enumerat-
ing sixty-six alleged priestly immoralities.
Lieutenant General Azcarraga formally
presented the resignation of the Spanish
Cabinet yesterday to the Queen Regent.
who Informed him that she would confer
with the presidents and former presidents
of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
and with the leaders of the minorities, be-
ginning to-day. 1t is believed that the min
isterial crisis will be solved Friday.
The London Pail Mall Gazette. comment
ing on the alleged shortage of the Irish
parliamentary funds says: 1T is becoming
a serious matter to the party that not a
single American dollar is reaching the off,
cial exchequer. and it is generally accepted
among the Irish members that Mr.. John
Redmond will shortly have to undertake a
fresh visit to the United States and try TO
secure financial aid
The census taken Dec. /, 1900 shows the
l la Of no rrraf~ =
34o,0l4, OF which number 27,73l, 0S7 were
males Thirty-three of the largest towns
have populations of over 100000 each, or an
aggregate of 9,J6S,sl4 Since 1885 the in
crease in the population of the empire has
been about 100000 10 per cent, the
highest rate OF increase for any quinquen-
NAL period during the last thirty years.
London Truth will say on Thursday:
king Edward has gone to Germany not
because the Empress Dowager is considered
to be In great and immediate danger. but
with her. The Empress Dowager is about
to make a new will. and she is anxious
that both Emperor William and King Ed
ward should approve the proposed arrange
ment of her affairs"
The president the British Board of
Trade, Mr.. Gerald Balfour, in the House
of Commons yesterday. while admitting
the competition of the United States in the
tin-plate trade. thought the trade was,
nevertheless, in a satisfactory condition.
While the Welsh exports of tin to the
where had increased of recent years. Mr..
Balfour had no reason to suppose that rep
reservations to the United States suggest
| ing reduction in the duty on tin plate
would have any effect.
Ii is understood the Brazilian government
will demand explanations from Portugal
for the attempt made to abduct the daugh-
ter of the Brazilian consul at Oporto and
place her In convent against the wishes
OF her father. A collision between the po-
lice and students last evening resulted IN
numbers both sides being injured. The
police invaded the institute In pursuit OF
the students and the professors, protested
| to the government. A dispatch received
from Rio de Janeiro says that mob at
that place stoned the Portuguese represent
alive on account of the incidents at Oporto
Replying in the British House of Com
mons yesterday to Sir Howard Vincent
(Conservative). Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
the chancellor OF the exchequer. said that
for the year ending March Is. 1900. direct
taxation contributed ~ per cent. and tnds~