The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

The United States warships Chicago. Gin
cinnati and Machias now at Naples, have
they will arrive on Saturday or Sunday.
A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of Ber-
lin from Munich says Manager Won Pos
sart. of the Royal Theater of Bavaria. has
management of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York.
Countess Won Waldersee formerly Miss
Lee, of New York. referring to the an
would sail for New York in April. says
Ii is quite uncertain when she and the
count will start for America.
Finance Minister Villaverde, of Spain, has
within the Cabinet over the budget for
some time past Both the war and marine
ministers insisted on important increases
in the credits for their services; to these
the finance minister was opposed.
Foreign Secretary Cranborne, replying to
a question in the British House of Com
mons on Wednesday, said an answer had
been received from the United States State
with respect to the American-Cuban reel
procity treaty to the effect that the con-
clusion of the treaty was based on the
prerogative of independent nations to enter
into such compact for their mutual
benefit.
Commander Giles B. Harder, the United
States naval attache at Paris, has returned
to that city after making an extended tour
of the French shipyards and naval stations.
He says he received every courtesy and
facility from Marine Minister Palletan and
the naval officers in command in obtain
Ing general information regarding the prog
ress of French naval work which is not
included in that which is deemed to be of
a confidential nature.
The London Times correspondent at ST.
Petersburg says it is believed the original
initiative of the Cars recent reform mani
festo came from the meteorologist, DENT
chinsky, who Is personal friend Of the
Empress Demtchinsky presented the Car
with long report explaining in the frank
est way the causes, extent and dangers of
the existing discomfort. Manuscript copies
of this report, says the correspondent, are
circulating in st. Petersburg and are doubt
less authentic.
1t is considered most probable at Rome
that the PIT. Hon. John ]. Glennon, CO.
adjutor bishop of Kansas City, will be ap-
and that the Rt. Rev. Henry Moeller.
bishop of Columbus, will be appointed CO.
adjutor archbishop of Cincinnati The date
for the meeting of the propaganda at which
been decided upon, but it is likely to be
April 6. If Bishops Glennon and Moeller
are appointed their vacant positions will,
not be filled for at least two months.
The steamer Morning, the Royal Geo
graphical Society's relief ship for the Ant
arctic steamer Discovery, has arrived at
Lyttleton. New Zealand. She left the Dis
| on board of her. The Discovery, which was
| fitted out under the auspices of the Royal
Geographical Society, the Royal Society
| and the British government, left England
| in August, 1901, and New Zealand in De-
cember of that year. She is to spend two
| Antarctic summers and one winter in the
| south and is expected to reach Lyttleton,
| New Zealand, in August of this year.
| Marine Minister Peletan, of France, in
| the course of a speech in the Senate on
| Wednesday defending Frances naval pol
| icy said the United States furnished a les
1cnn in, xxyhi oh
could follow with advantage. He referred
| to the American and German navies as be-
| ing the two most progressive of the present
time. and said their strength was not
| through the maintenance of a large, I'M
wieldy effective force during times of peace,
| but was due to a small peace effective,
| capable of quick enlargement In time of
war. This permitted the expenditure OF
| large amounts of money during periods of
| peace on dock yards, coaling stations and
| new ships instead of continuing expendi-
lures on costly effective force. The min
| lister declared France should follow the
! same course concentrating all her naval
/ efforts on construction.