The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The streets of London are like rivers of
mud, owing to the rise in temperature fol-
lowing recent storms and fog. Even the
habitues of the streets, such policemen
and cab drivers, say they never saw any
thing like it.
The plan for body of American con-
of French parliamentarians to visit Wash
ington Is assuming a definite aspect
through the efforts of Baron De Estrour-
nelles de Constant.
The bronze bust of Washington, intended
for the statuary hall of Congress, will be
shipped from France to Ambassadors JUS
serand within few days. The ambassador
will present 1t. In behalf of Count De
other donors.
Finance Minister Radovanovitch, of
Servia, has resigned, and has been sue
ceeded by DR.. Pasics. This is believed to
Premier Gruics. it is understood, wishes to
resign, on the pretext of i'll health and is
likely to be succeeded by DR.. Pasics.
M. Zinovieff, the Russian ambassador.
has informed the Porte that Russia and
Austria have definitely decided to appoint
M. Demerik, the consul general of Russia
at Beirut, and Herr Won Mueller, of the
Austrian Foreign Office as assessors to
supervise the carrying out of the reform
scheme of the powers for Macedonia.
Emperor William Saturday last sum-
moned to Potsdam Captain Won Usedom,
who succeeded Admiral Count Won Baudis-
sin commander of the imperial yacht
HOhenZOllern, and 1t Is said the yacht will
sail for the Mediterranean Dec. 20 and
await the Emperor in Italian waters. The
Hohenzollern is now at Kiel, inclosed i'm a
temporary covering, preventing outside OBJ
servatiOn.
1t is reported at Vienna that counsel for
the defense in the trial at Kishineff of the
persons charged with being concerned in
the massacre of Jews there in April last
have thrown up their briefs, and that pros
ecuting counsel are expected to follow their
example, in consequence of the refusal of
the court to interrupt the trial and under
take a fresh preliminary investigation in
order to discover the real culprits.
The Pope yesterday celebrated mass in
his private chapel, the occasion being the
feast of the Immaculate Conception Only
few privileged persons were admitted.
In addition to being the feast of the I'm
maculate Conception, yesterday also was
the forty-fifth anniversary of the founda-
ton of the American College, and the Most
Rev. Robert Seton. of Newark titular
bishop of HeliOpolis, celebrated pOntifical
mass there for the first time.
contract has been signed by the Dover
Harbor Board and the Hamburg american
steamship line by which the steamers of
that company will. after July, 1904. use
Dover as a port of call. The harbor works
and necessary railroad connections will be
pushed without delay. The step just taken
by the Hamburg-American line is the re-
suit of English representations made to
Emperor William and or the conferences
held by Director General Balm, of that
line, with the officials at Dover
The viceroy Lord Curzon who has con-
cluded his tour of the Persian gulf, arrived
at Karachi Monday after three weeks alb
sence. The result of his trip has fulfilled
the most confident anticipations of the
viceroy and suite. His progress was
watched with the keenest interest i'm India
and the leading newspapers have given
it the warmest approval. They say there is
no doubt the result will be a substantial
strengthening of the British position in a
quarter so essential to the security of India
Premier Combes yesterday submitted To
the French Council of Ministers the results
of the inquiries made by the projects
throughout France into the number of
schools of the authorized congregations
which will be closed if the law is extended
to include the suppression of teaching by
the authorized schools. The reports show
that Il total of $500 schools are conducted
by the authorized orders. The projects say
ately, but the remaining LOCO cannot be
closed, there are no other schools ready
TO replace them.
Commissioner Eisler, of New York ac-
companied by Messrs. Beekman, Hyde and
Harper. went to Clermont, France Monday
to examine Nine. Hourde, wife of the porter
before whose lodge Mr.. and Mrs Charles
l.. Fair were killed in an automobile acct
dent in August. 1902 Neither the porter
nor his wife were willing to give any testi-
money whatever. in spite of the promise 10
do So Under the French law they cannot
be compelled to testify, and should they
persist in their refusal the heirs of Mrs
Fair will lose valuable witnesses both OF
them having given evidence immediately
after the accident to the effect that Mrs
Fair was alive when her husband was dead