The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-29
HUNGER WILL GNAW
FAMINE OUTLOOK IN INDIA IN
CREASES IN GLOOM.


CREASES IN GLOOM.
Hope Of Saving Rain is Now all But Give
mn and Scarcity of Food In the Stricke
Provinces is Already Experienced-Ris
In Prices at Bombay-Government All
Extended - Public Works Projected :
Chinese and Japanese Tea Crop Short
Armeuians to be Admitted Under BON
-Venczuelan Comniss lon Proceedings
.Efrala, Oct. 28.-The famine in India
Is increasing in gloominess. II is no
probable now that rain Will fall and TIT
prospects are serious in the northWes
and central provinces in the PunJauD
The scarcity is extending to Behar. A
Bombay prices have risen heavily. Large
imports Of foreign grain are expected
About so fakhs of rupees have already
been given from the imperial revenues
Tor advances Of seeds, ETC., and work IN
the northwest and central provinces IN
,sSe Puntaub, central India and Raputan
x,e being started. in addition to the irri-
.ation works which are projected in the
Punjaub.
The government will issue detailed
and final forecast OF the distress IN De-
cember.
TEA CROP IS SHORT.
New York, Oct. 2S.-There is a big
shortage in the tea crop Of China and
Japan. There will not be a tea famine,
however, for the stock on hand in the
United States is sufficient to supply the
beverage for a year TO come.
A dispatch from Shanghai, says the
entire visible supply Of green teas, of
all sorts, is per cent lass than last year.
OF Hankow and all northern districts,
there will be 40 per cent lass sent TO the
United States, as there has been a blight
on the crop.
But it is from Japan that really bad
news comes. The advices say that the
crop of green teas will be about 10,O00,00
pounds less than last year, and, as
more than nine-tenths Of this crop is
sent to the United States, the supply
mere will be fully 80 per cent below that
of last year. No fine teas are to be
had. and the common sorts are up 10 to
is per cent.
New York, Oct. 28.-Immigration
Commissioner DR.. Joseph II. Senner has
received from the treasury department
at Washington telegraphic reply 10 a
communication he had written regard
ing the disposition of a number of Ar
menian refugees now at Ellis Island.
1t was as follows:
The department approves your ac-
in Arrlpniqr1 matters TanOrtp6
in your letter of the 23rd instant, and
The future course indicated therein.
Your recommendations as TO acceptance
of bonds will be considered in connec-
tion with the papers received"
Dr. Senner had recommended the fol-
lowing:
First-To insist upon the proper dis
tribution Of Armenians, SO as not to
congest the labor market in any par
ticular branch or location.
Secondly-AS they are unquestionably
assisted immigrants, they must provide
proper bonds, so as to secure the coun-
try before landing against being sup
ported by the federal authorities.
There are ga Armenians left on Ellis
Island, six having been released yester-
day. Susan B. F'eSsehden, president of
the Massachusetts, board of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union, has
promised bonds for one hundred, and
Commissioner Senner expects that the
Salvation Army will secure bonds for
one hundred more. 1t is not thought
that any will have to be deported.
LADY SOMERSET ANSWERS.
New York, Oct. 2S-Lady Henry Som
erset today cabled as follows to Assist
ant Commissioner of immigration Nc
Sweeney at Ellis island:
II make the declaration that I will
give my personal bond in case any of the
.Armenians who arrived on the OLDHAM or
California, are likely to become public
charges. 1 will be answerable for the
removal from the United States of such
persons"
Commissioners Senner and insolvency
tbs afternoon arranged with Mrs. Fes-
sender Of the w. c. T. u. of Massach-
usetts. to admit 100 of the 215 immigrants
on bonds procured by Mrs. Fessenden in
Boston that the immigrants shall not be-
come public charges.
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The Venezuelan
commission resumed it's session TODAY
and probably viii meet very frequently
from now until it completes its work.
Andrew D. White was the only absen-
tee. There was a disappointment over
The fact that DR.. Baer~and Professor De
Haan, who have been at work at The
Vague, securing original TRANSACTIONS
or manuscripts and documents bearing
on the controversy, had not arrived. but
the commission proceeded to consider
other details, pending their arrival. DR..
Baer and Professor De Ham sailed
from Liverpool on the Teutonic. which
arrived al New York this morning. and
1hey probably Will reach here not later
that TOMORROW. In accordance with
the policy heretofore pursued by mem
bers OF the commission, they declined
today TO indicate whether they We're
confronted with any difficulties which
might prevent a harmonious agreement
in their report. Some time ago, how
ever, Justice Brewer intimated thai the
report would be ready for submission by
December l, at the latest, and this
would seem to indicate that the mem
bers OF the commission, who have been
kept advised during the summer and
1au or all developments, will reach a
speedy conclusion, once all the tiocu
ments are officially laid before them.
BAER KNOWS HIS BUSINESS.
New York. Oct. 2S-G. l.. Baer. nro.
Sessor OF history at Cornell university.
returned on the steamship Teutonic 10
day, after spending some months ahroad
examining the archives Of The Hague
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