The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-04
FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.

The United States gunboat Isla De Luzon,
on her way home from the Philippines, ar
rived at Palermo, Italy, yesterday.
Ten persons were burned to death early
yesterday and others dangerously injured
at Bochum, Prussia, as the result of a fire
which broke out in a bakery.
First Secretary Dodge has been gazetted
as charge d'affaires of the United States
embassy at Berlin and yesterday had his
first interview with the Foreign Office Off
Gals.
Andrew Carnegie and wife sailed from
Liverpool for New York yesterday on the
steamer Oceanic. Mr.. Carnegie showed
traces of his recent Illness and is accom-
panied by his physician.
The gale continues around the northern
coast or Great Britain, accompanied by a
sudden fall of temperature. Snow and hail
storms are being experienced in various
parts. Several more shipping casualties re-
sulting in some loss of life are reported.
Peril Pulgar, carrying a poignard, was
arrested yesterday at Orenz, Spain. He said
he was an Argentine Anarchist and had
come to Spain to murder the King, but had
been unable TO procure means TO travel TO
Madrid. Pulgar is believed to be insane.
General Deschamps, formerly San Do
mingan minister of telegraphs and ex-Gov-
ernor Of Port Plata. San Domingo, sailed
from San Juan, Porto Rico, yesterday on
it is understood, he will prepare for another
campaign in Santo Domingo.
Mr.. White, the retiring American am
bassador at Berlin, has received Emperor
Williams present. 1t is a vase about three
feet high with the Emperor's portrait on
one side and a representation of the old
Schloss Berlin on the other. The only in
scription is the imperial cipher.
The situation at Marseilles caused by the
sailors strike was somewhat improved YES
terday through the friendly overtures of
Admiral Rouvier, the naval commandment.
A delegation from the strikers was re-
are progressing looking to an adjustment
Of the existing differences.
The choice of a successor to the late DR..
Parker at the City Temple, London, ap-
pears to lie between the Rev. R.. ]. Camp
bell, of Brighton, and DR.. Frank Wakeley
Gunsaulus, of Chicago. 1t is estimated
that from 5000 to 10000 persons viewed the
bier containing the remains of DR.. Parker,
which was exposed to view in the City
Temple again yesterday.
on a portion of the Kursk-Kharkoff Rail-
road in Russia in consequence of the water
supply giving out. AT Losovaya alone 400
loaded trucks are tied uD. A fall of snow
is anxiously awaited in order that snow
water may be available for the locomotives
The only means of overcoming the diff
Guilty seems to be to pipe water from the
Samarara river at a cost of $3.50, 900.
According to advices from Picking the
Chinese government has received an in
solent message from the Boxer leader.
General Tung Fuh Slang, who had taken
refuge in the walled city of Hochentze. i'm
Kansu. He has strengthened the wall and
deepened the moat, and has sixty bat
talions of troops under arms. In his
message to the Peking government he saws
he wants full pay for his troops and most
tions for his adherents.
The British House of Commons passed the
educational bill yesterday. Premier Balfour
appealed to the public spirit of all classes
to do their best to insure the working of
the bill, than which, he said, no better
alternative measure had been. proposed.
and the House adopted the third reading
of the measure by 236 votes TO 1872. The
bill was Immediately sent to the House of
Lords, where, in the presence of only three
peers, 1t was formally read for the first
time.
The correspondent of the London Times
at Picking, in recording the intention of
Russia TO establish customs offices in Man.
churia on the eastern frontier and at the
frontier of the Port Arthur leased terri
tory, where the duties will be collected by
Russian officials, according to the Chinese
tariff, and paid to China, says nominally
the customs will be under Chinese control.
but their entire separation from Chinese
control is obvious. This movement, says
the correspondent, is important, because
Germany is expected to follow the same
procedure at Kiao-Chow, and it is probable
that ere long the administration of customs
at the various frontiers will pass under
the control of the respective neighboring
powers.
Telegraphing by way of London from the
camp OF the Sultan of Morocco near Meki-
nez the New York Times correspondent
says the Berber chiefs have taken refuge
in a sanctuary near Mekinez. Peace nego-
tiations are likely TO be successful. The
Sultan's army will remain among the Ber-
bers until the terms of the peace treaty
are carried out, when the court will return
and winter at MekineZ. The terms which
the Moorish government will accept in
clude a heavy fine in money, a large num-
Der of hostages and payment of several
years arrears in taxes. The entire district
is deserted. the enemy having taken refuge
with the women and flocks in the mountain
districts, where attack during winter
weather is very difficult.
An Anglo-American wedding In which So
ciety has been much interested took place
in London yesterday when Miss Alice Con-
STAINS Ward, daughter of the late Andrew
Henshaw Ward, of Boston, Mass. and
Capt. Blackburn Tew. of the West York
shire Regiment, We're married. Reginald
Ward gave away his sister, who wore a
white satin gown trimmed with pearl and
silver embroidery. Captain Tew was ac-
companied by a number of officers of his
regiment. while a group of sergeants in
uniform stood in the church porch as a
guard of honor. An elaborate reception
was held by Mr.. Ward at the Hyde Park