The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-28
Cable Notes.

Cholera has reappeared at Damascus The
German crown prince, Frederick William
and his brother. Prince Eitel, have aban-
doned their proposed visit to the Holy
Land.
The British House of Lords has passed
the prevention of corruption bill, which
makes 1t a penal offense to offer or to ac-
cept gifts or bribes with the view of influ-
encing business.
James Mcneil Whistler, the American
artist, will receive the degree of doctor of
laws at the forthcoming Glasgow Univer-
sity graduation ceremony. The degree will
be conferred in absentia, as. owing to the
state of Mr.. Whistler's health, he will be
unable to be present.
The party of explorers headed by w. H.
Macmillan of St Louis. and Messrs
Brown and NARROW, and accompanied by a
number of Englishmen, recently reported
to have arrived at Jibutil, Abyssinia, have,
according to the latest advices, reached
Harrar. East Africa.
The Paris jury's announcement Of the
names of the artists who will be admitted
to compete for the Prix de Rome includes
Mile. Ronsenay. She is the first woman
to be admitted under the recent decision
Of the minister of fine arts allowing both
sexes to take part in this important COM
petition.
The entire Bulgarian Cabinet has re-
signed, owing to the inability to find anyone
who will accept the portfolio of war unless
the Cabinet agreed to the army appropria-
tions. 1t was the Ministry's refusal to do
this which caused the resignation on March
8 of Major General Paprikoff, the former
minister of war, his colleagues having re-
jected his demand for a credit of 81, 600 900
for the purchase of war material.
The Russian embassy at London has is
sued a communication giving particulars Of
the award of Professor Asser in the arbi-
tration of claims of American sealers for
the seizure of their vessels by the Russian
Asser's decision, which was in favor of the
United States, was delivered last Novem-
ber. The Russian communication says the
submission of all such matters to an arbi-
traitor proves conclusively how great is the
value Russia attaches to the settlement of
disputed points by arbitration.
The British consul at Paris, A. p. Inglis,
has issued formal note announcing that
Donald will be transported to Scotland,
where the funeral service will take place.
Mr. Inglis adds that the British military
attache at Paris, Lieut.. Col. Stuart Wort
ley. has received telegraphic instructions
from the War Office in London to give
every assistance to the family in the re-
moval of the body to Scotland The off,
cial statement just issued was intended to
set at rest the published reports that the
body of General Macdonald was to be
buried In Paris.
DIR. Julius N. Reuter-, a lecturer of the
University of Helsingfors who was de-
tailed by the Finnish national relief COM
mittee to make a tour of Finland. positively
denies that his party either found or heard
of any parish where there are 5000 destitute
persons as has been stated. During the
whole trip DR.. Reuter- was only able to pro-
cure one bit of hunger bread" which was
composed of flour made from green grain
mixed with bark, and even this had been
preserved since the early part of the win
ter, before the relief committee was able
to extend it's operations 70 cottages in out
of-the-way places. DR.. Reuter- and his
party visited fifty poor cottages and found
in every one of them plenty Of bread and
supplies of flour.
The Chertsey division of Surrey, England,
a Conservative stronghold, has been re-
J tanned by the Unionists as the result of a
bye-election held Thursday for a successor
in Parliament to HI. c. Leigh Bennett, de-
ceased, j. A. Fyler, Conservative, having
defeated H. H. Longman, Liberal. by 1,1SO
votes. But as this is only about half the
majority obtained by the Conservatives at
the last election, the opposition is fully en-
titled to consider the result being an
other blow to the government. The cam
paign throughout was exciting. 1t was
known as the motor-car election. Automo-
biles had never before played so great a
part i'm an English election. Premier Bal
| four Lord Rothschild and other prominent
| persons lent their cars for the occasion.