The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18
CREAM OF THE FOREIGN NEWS.

Korea is becoming ambitious in the ma
val line and has already placed an order
with the Milsu Company of Japan for a
man of war to cost s250,0O0. The Russian
representative at Seoul Is said to have op-
posed the measure. The Japanese minister
is neutral.
William who Is at Luxor, upper Egypt,
suffering from measles, is progressing IA
vorably towards recovery. His brother.
Prince Eitel, who is in Cairo, and who has
been a sufferer from the same disease, also
is convaiescent.
According to the st. Petersburg corre-
spondent Of the London Daily Telegraph
spread Anarchist conspiracy with branches
among the wOrkingmen in the industrial
districts. Many arrests have been made
in Galicia of Russians concerned in snug
Cling Anarchist literature into Russia.
The students of Madrid are making a
series of demonstrations against the min
lister of education. They paraded the
streets singing the Marseillaise and made an
royal palace, but were prevented from do
ing so by the police. Many arrests have
been made, and. the university is closed.
A diplomatic meeting was held in Picking
Tuesday for the purpose of considering the
Chinese note refusing to issue the indem-
nifty bonds until the foreign ministers have
submitted to their governments the ques-
a gold basis A majority of the minis
tiers favored maintaining the demand for
the bonds before discussing questions aris-
ing from the protocol. The French minis
ter said he had been instructed to grant
the request for the payment of duties in
gold and the Russian supported his French
colleague.
The last of the casts which Emperor
William is giving to Harvard ward University
casting works at Berlin. Director Won
Schoene, of the Royal Museum, informed
the Emperor on Saturday that the casts
uyay fr1l0 xx-i1 md
said his Majesty. The director supposed
the Emperor would visit the casting rooms
Sunday, so the pieces of all the casts were
set up during the night, but he did not go
there Sunday Monday nor Tuesday.
though he probably will inspect the casts
later. Besides those just finished the casts
shipment, as are others at Dresden. stras-
burg and Kiel They will all be embarked
probably early in April.
During the discussion of the navy esti-
mates in the British House of Commons
Tuesday Sir Robert Reid, Liberal, acknowl-
edged that with the international situation
it was the government was entitled to
ask the House to support 1T in the proposed
lieved, however, that the public i'm Britain
and elsewhere would revolt at the insensate
competition in national ornaments. Only
three european powers Were concerned, Tor
Europe and would remain, he believed,
substantially an American power. Sir Rob-
ert, therefore, suggested that his Majesty 8
government open friendly negotiations
with the powers concerned in the race, with
the view Of arriving at an understanding
in regard to the limitation Of naval
amounts.
The King of Saxony has written an open
letter to his people, thanking them for
the proof of their sympathy with him in the
recent sad misfortune" which had be-
fallen himself and his family: The King
expressed the hope that the perturbation
and excitement which seized on a large
section of the population in consequence OF
the distressing events of last winter will
now give place to quietude and the old
feeling of confidence. In conclusion he begs
the people not to believe those who aver
that behind all the miserable business lies
tissu of falsehood and deception. but to
believe the word of your King, that this
infinitely painful affair arose solely from
the ungovernable passion of woman who
had long before secretly fallen"