The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-09
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Forty persons were injured by the col
lapse of the grand stand at the Paisley
(Scotland) race track.
Signor Carcarno. member of the Italian
Chambe of Deputies for Como, has been
appointed minister of finance.
The steamer Ophir, with the Duke and
Duchess Of Cornwall and York on board,
left Port Louis. Mauritius, yesterday for
Durham.
The British Board of Trade statement for
the month Of July shows an increase OF
S2. 164. 200 in imports and a decrease OF
&l64, 800 in exports.
The continued drought has extended the
area of crop damage in Russia, which in
cludes the Baltic provinces. In the west
Siberia and Volga provinces an almost
total crop failure is expected.
The agent of the foreign bondholders
cables from Caracas that the interest pay
ments on the Venezuelan external debt of
1851 has been suspended, but that the gov
eminent intends shortly TO resume il.
The number OF Jewish students in Rus
sian universities will hereafter be limited
to 3 per cent. of the total number of stu
dents, except in the University of Mos
COW, where they are entirely prohibited.
The explosion Of a cask of spirits caused
a fire at the freight depot of the Trans
caspian Railway at Tiflis, Russia. yester-
day, and the bonded warehouses. together
with sixteen carloads of merchadlse, were
destroyed.
The German cruiser Hela arrived at Brest
yesterday. Her commander landed. He had
not nearQ or the death OF the DOWdStr EN-
press Frederick. He called for mails and
said he would sail again Immediately, and
notified Prince Henry of Prussia, who is ex-
pected at Brest soon.
An international romance will reach it's
climax shortly by the marriage in Rome of
Signor Carrado Menicenti, a distinguished
Italian. and Miss Rising, an American girl.
Miss Rising, who Is the daughter of Prof.
w. 3. Rising. Of the University OF Cali
fornia, has been travelling abroad for some
time. spending last winter as a member OF
the American colony in Rome.
Dresdner Bank officials say the checks
| presented by the man representing himself
to be l.. c. Bolles. OF San Francisco.
amounted TO $500. Bolles claims that he ac-
qGired them in a regular way at Boston.
The checks, which were presented at a
branch of the Dresdner Bank. have been
identified as part OF the booty secured at
the robbery of the American Express Com
pany's Paris office. X was stated last night
that Bolles is a Russian.
Two private contests, arising out Of a
challenge from CT. NJ. Carnochan, of New
York, to British breeders Of fox terriers.
result that Mr.. Carnochan failed TO get bet
ter than third prize in each contest. The
Duchess of Newcastle won the second prize
IN the first contest. +. won the
first. Messrs. Mason and Woods. of Leeds.
carried off first honors In the second.
At yesterdays session or the South At
rican compensation committee. held In Lon
don, NewtOn Crane, representing the United
States, announced that he had thirteen
claims to bring forward He explained
that all Of them would be paper claims"
as 1t was impossible to bring the claimants
such a distance 10 testify. The president
replied that the committee was prepared TO
act generally wherever just claims were
S~ubstantiated.
The British Board OF Trade inquiry into
the loss of the Leyland line steamer As
syrian, June 3. near Cape Race. Newfound-
land. while on a voyage from Antwerp 10
Montreal. was concluded yesterday. Her
commander. Captain Dingle. was found re-
Sponsible for the disaster and his certificate
was suspended for three months. The
court called the attention of the authorities
to the danger OF the Cape Race signal being
mistaken Tor a steamers whistle.
The Berl.ner Tageblatt publishes an
| American dispatch regarding Lieutenant
: Commander Joseph b. Murdock's illusions