The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
CREAM OF THE FOREIGN NEWS

SOuSa'S band has been asked to play be-
fore King Edward at Windsor Castle Sat-
urday evening.
The third Russian torpedo boat destroyer
passed through the Dardanelles Monday
evening. bound for Sebastopol
The Spanish government has received
news that the Moorish pretender, Blu
Hammra, is advancing to attack Fee.
Vesuvius is again in eruption. Detona-
lions are heard and a stream of incan-
descent lava is issuing from the volcano,
which is surrounded with thick smoke.
Serious fractional fighting between Kaffirs
thirty-seven miles from Durham. 1t is re-
ported that forty of the natives were
killed
Latest reports from Kan-Su province.
China, describe the rebellion started by
General Tung Fuh Slang as In a state of
collapse. Owing to the generals failure to
pay the troops, his force has been reduced
to $500.
Hubbard T. Smith, of vincennes. Ind.
the vice and deputy consul general at
Cairo, who is at a hospital at Genoa, has
become unconscious. The latest diagnosis
shows that he is suffering from cancer of
the kidneys.
The special court assembled at Dresden
to try the suit for divorce brought by the
Crown Prince of SaXony against his wife,
who eloped some time ago with Professor
Giron, met in camera Wednesday for sew
eral hours and then adjourned until Feb. IL.
dered from India for Alden, Arabia, with
the object of strengthening the British
garrison there in consequence of the in
crease in the Turkish forces in the dis
puted hinterland. No conflict, however, is
anticipated.
At Wednesdays sitting of the chamber,
Herr Rahusen paid a tribute to Mr.. Car
negie's generosity i'm Offering S250. 900 TO
found a library for the international arbi-
tration tribunal, and asked whether the
report was true that the offer had been re-
fused
The italian Court of Cessation has
quaShed the sentence of thirty years i'm
prisonment passed on Palizzolo, former
deputy for Palermo, and a member of the
Malta, for Indictment of the murder of Sig
nor Notarbartolo at Palermo, and has or
dered a new trial, to take place at Flor
ence. The conviction last July of PalizZolo
and his two fellow-prisoners, Trapani and
Fontana, was considered to be great blow
to the Malta Society.
The effect of the action taken by Emperor
Francis Joseph in depriving the Crown
Prince of Saxony of all her archducal
titles and prerogatives, which, Ii Is said.
has the approval both of her father and of
the King of Saxony, will be to deprive her
of any title whatsoever. So drastic de-
cree is without parallel in the history of the
Austrian House. 1t is doubtful whether
the crown princess will be able to call
herself Princess of Tuscany.
1t is announced that from Feb | the
whole of the British forces in South Africa
from the Zambezi to the cape will be under
the single and supreme command to which
Lieutenant General Littleton will be APP
pointed. with headquarters at Pretoria.
This step is regarded an important in
novation, as significant of the intention Of
the imperial government to treat South
Africa as a whole and as giving a strong
probability of a similar political arrange
meet at some future date. 1t is also held
TO point to the future transfer of the CEN
ter of power from Cape Colony to the new
colonies
The chancellor of the British exchequer,
Richie, addressing his constituents at
Croydon tonight, gave a promise of some
reduction of taxation I'm the next budget,
but said much must not be expected. South
Africa still entailed an enormous expendi-
ture in interest on the war loans, mainte-
nance of the garrison, and, above all, in the
payment of compensations, which he feared
would amount to much more than ever had
been reached But whatever may be the
cost" he said, "our undertaking under this
head must be fulfilled with generosity, as il
will greatly tend TO the Cancellation of our
former enemies"
A proposition, backed by Jules Roache
and other deputies. was introduced into
the French Chamber of Deputies on
Wednesday. calling for a revision of the
constitution. The main feature of the
measure consisted in Incorporating as its
first paragraph the declaration OF the
rights of man of the constitution of 1871.
second bill was introduced by Charles
Benoist providing for the establishment of
supreme court. intruSted with the pro-
lection of the rights and liberties of citi-
zens and organized on the same lines as
the Supreme Court of the United States.
At the conclusion of the sitting Deputies
Cadenat and Chapuis got into a heated
counter in which NJ. Cadenat scratched
his adversary's face. The colleagues of
the two deputies separated them.
w. n. Mcmillan, of st. Louis. has planned
to leave London in a few days for Ads
Abeda. capital of Abyssinia. whence with
Col. John L. Harrington, British agent at
the court OF King Menelik. and lsidore
Morse of Boston he will lead an important
expedition to explore the whole course OF
the Blue Nile. The expedition will consist
of 100 camels. forty attendants and armed
escort of Abyssinians and fiotiIIa of es-
the expedition is TO ascertain the naviga-
bility of the Blue Nile a trade route
from central Abyssinia TO the Mediter-
ranean The Anglo-Egyptlan authorities
are aiding Mr.. Macmillan. who is defraying
the expense. He expects TO launch the
| fotilla at the source of the Blue Nile in
June and hopes, two months later, 10
reach Khartum, a thousand miles below,
at the junction of the Blue Nile and White
Nile
The foreign ministers at Peking with the
exception of Minister Conger at a meeting
| Wednesday drafted a note in reply TO the
Chinese note OF Jan. 49, expressing salts
| faction with China admission that the
| indemnity was on gold basis. saying that
| China's regard for her obligations was so
| scrupulous that they had no fear she would
| fail TO n eet them. The ministers called at
| tention TO the necessity for soon issuing
| bonds to the different governments for their
shares of the indemnity TO replace the
| single bond given when the peace protocol
| was signed. and said they were unable 10
discuss the questions raised by the recent
| Chinese note until the bond had been is
| sued The ministers. including Mr.. Conger
| ioined in another note requesting a more
strict compliance with the protocol I'm pro-
| claiming the suspension of examinations in
districts where foreigners had been nassa-
| cred and protesting against the numerous
| appointments OF blacklisted officials 10
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