The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The German crown prince, Frederick Will
liam, who is suffering from measles at
Luxor, upper Egypt, was much improved
in health Wednesday.
The Queen and court of the Netherlands
have abandoned the annual visit to Ans
sterdam, for fear OF possible riots in the
event of a railway strike.
The United States cruiser Albany was
about to leave AlgierS Tuesday when a
slight arrangement of her propeller COM
PEELED the warship to delay her departure.
The Reichstag has adopted the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the st. Louis exposi-
ton, being the first quota of the s75O,OOO to
be appropriated TO defray the expenses of
Germany's exhibit at the fair.
Emperor William on Wednesday visited
the royal sculptural casting works at Ber-
lin for the purpose of inspecting the casts,
the last of which have been finished which
he is giving to Harvard University.
King Edward has sent Colonel Cody,
Buffalo BILL" handsome scarf pin with
the royal cipher in diamonds, surmounted
by the crown as souvenir of his visit
last Saturday to the Wild West show in
London.
A detachment Of American sailors from
the gunboat Machias, now at Naples, ar
rived at Rome Wednesday and visited the
city and public monuments. They attracted
much attention by their smart appearance
and orderly behavior.
Foreign Minister Prinetti, of Italy, who
was stricken with paralysis last January,
was able to go to the Ministry for the first
time Wednesday. He remained consid-
erable time receiving congratulations and
then went to the Senate
The trophy given by the Prince of Monaco
for competition between the chess masters
who participated in the international tour
nament, which has just closed at Monte
Carlo, has been awarded to Pillsbury, the
American player. There was no contest
for the prize.
The condition of the Pope has undergone
aha d,,rsn hn 1ac CT L 10
is still a little hoarse and DR.. Lapponi has
recommended him to suspend his audience
merely to save strength. His Holiness,
however, received Cardinal Couillie Wednes-
day morning.
Four Servian officers, including Former
War Minister Anoonies, have challenged
Prof Alexander Borisavltwevfc, of the Uni
versity of Belgrade. to fight duels to the
with obtaining promotion over their
seniors through servility to Queen Draga.
1t is said that King Alexander peremptor-
lily ordered the officers to asend the chal-
Ienges and the Kings initiative is severely
criticised in Servia, where dueling is not
national Institution.
The case against w. K. Vanderbilt con-
cerning the excessive speeding of his au-
tomobile last year was again taken up
Wednesday at Paris before Judge Becker,
who said in view of the previous testimony
showing Mr.. Vanderbilt was not in the
automobile when the speeding occurred, the
former nominal sentence of two days inn
priSOnment would be annulled and all pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Vanderbilt would be
discontinued. The case against Mr.. Van
derbilts chauffuer will be heard later.
Wednesday being the anniversary of the
revolutionary outbreak of 1S4S crowds of
Berliners wandered to the cemetery to dec
crate the graves of those who were killed
in the rioting. police lieutenant stood
at the gate and examined the inscriptions
on the wreaths, while a policeman stand
ing behind him with a pair of shears clip
,@oI off ho ,~ihh xxyhin h a
inscriptions had been made. A wreath con-
tanning a humorous verse about the herr
lieutenant was passed.
The English Conservatives have suffered
crushing reverse in the Rye division of
Sussex, where a bye-election was held
Tuesday for a successor to A. NJ. Brook
field Conservative, who has been appointed
British consul at Montevideo. The result
was the return of C. f. Hutchinson, Lib
eral. by majority of 53f over Edward
Boyle. Conservative. Mr.. Hutchinson, who
appealed to the electors as critic of the
governments whole policy. obtained over
1900 more votes than he did I'm 1900 when
he opposed Mr.. Brookfield, while the Con-
servative fell off about LOCO
The French Chamber of Deputies on
Wednesday devoted its entire sitting to fin
ishing the debate on the law refusing the
authorization to male religious congrega-
tions required under the law of associa-
tions. The House finally adopted the re-
port of the commission against the au-
thorization by small majority. Premier
Coombes argued that the suppression Of
the congregations was not suppression
of the liberty of teaching. The state had
the right to regulate public instruction, to
look into its character and forbid the teach
ing of doctrines contrary to republican
principles. This was what the state was
doing.
The announcement of the ratification of
the Panama canal treaty by the United
States Senate was received with satisfac-
tion by the officials and others at Paris
who have long been interested in this pro-
ject. In French government circles the
Senate's action was considered to be an
assurance that the United States will carry
out the work begun under French auspicies.
Although the government of France has no
connection with the Panama Canal Com
pany. the former has always taken deep
interest in the success of the late Count
De Lesseps's project. owing TO the great
number of French investors in the canal
company
Governor OdeIl Guarded.