The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-13
.F0RFEED|NG THE BRAHM|Ns
Arranging for a Ship to Carry
Grain to India.
TONS OF 1T AWAIT SHIPMENT
Preachers, Officials and Philan-
thropists Looking Far Beyond
Our Own Domain to Spread Our
Surplus of Grain Food to Starv-
ing People.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roost@
welt has gone to New York In order tC
secure Immediately vessel for the trans
pOrtation Of the corn and wheat supplies
now at tnat place waiting to be shipped
to the starving people of India.
Tuesday Dr. T. De Witt TaIinage called
at the Navy Department 20 urge the depart
ment TO use more haste in procuring G
vessel TO send the 700 toas that have
been donated by the citizens of the United
States for the relief of the stricken Hin.
docs He had an interview with Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt and Judge Advo-
cate General Lemley; and was Informed
that the delay has been unavoidable, As
it had been very difficult task for the
Government to secure a suitable vessel
immediately. He was assured, though,
that every effort is being made by the de-
partment TO expedite matters.
For the past few days Collector Xii
breth of the port of New York, A sSistaHt
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Dr.. Tai
mage, and Editor Klopsch, of the Chris
tian Advocate have been in a state Of
alarm There are II, 900 tons of corn and
wheat lying at the Brooklyn terminal
warehouses ready to be shipped TO the
famine sufferers, and it looked as though
a vessel could not be secured in time TO
snip the accumulated gifts of charity.
As stated in The Times last Thursday,
III Talmage and many prominent men OF
the country, including a number OF :!ivines
and public men Of the West, aud assisted by
the governor Of Iowa, started a movement
in behalf OF the plague stricken people
that resulted in the donation OF hundreds
of carloads of wheat and corn, most Of
which has been sent to the Biooklyn ware
house.
Secretary Long, of the Navy, was author
lied toy Congress to procure a vessel Of
American register to be placed at the
disposal of Collector Kilbreth, of New
York
Secretary Gage, in the meantime, had
caused Deputy Collector Hawthorne TO
make inquiry among different shipown'rs
lie reported that an American steamer
of 4 geo tons capacity could lie had TO make
the voyage FOR 81 q a ton, and that German
vessel could be had to carry the cargo for
about IS a ton, figuring on a 4,COo-ton
cargo.
Tie results were reported to Secretary
Gage, who turned the matter over To secre-
tary Long, and he in turn placed it in The
hands of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
Much correspondence took place between
the Assistant Secretary and Collector Kill
bretn. but no vessel has yet been secured.
The grain was still continuing TO pour
into the warehouses from the charitable
associations of the West, and all over the
country and the delay in shipment was
beginning to create much alarm among
those who had the matter in charge.
DR. Talmagc aud Editor KIopSck urged
the collector anu Mr.. Roosevelt 10 use a
little haste in the matter MI RooSe-
Welt used every effort to secure vessel,
but all the time the grain has been accumu-
Ia;ing, until there is now about 5000
tons at the warehouse and no boat large
enough to carry the entire cargo can be
secured.
Inquiry was made at the Navy Depart
meat today 10y a Times reporter as to what
steps the Department had taken.
Judge Advocate General Lemley said
that every effort is being put forward to
procure a vessel at once, but that the dc
lay il being caused by the difficulty OF Oh
tanning a suitable vessel The vessels OF
the Navy, even if one could be detailed To
carry the cargo, are not adapted for that
purpose, as modern naval construction has
caused most Of the room in these floating
forts to be occupied by operating machin
cry He said that Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt had gone TO New York, and that
at a conference which he VIII have with
the collector and the paymaster at the
New York navy yard at IL O'Clock this
morning. decision will probably be reach
ed which viii show II way out Of the diff
Guilty.
DIR. TaImage was also interviewed upon
the subject He stated that he had had a
conference with the Assistant Secretary,
and that he was greatly pleased with the
efforts now being put forward by the de-
partmental officials. He believed 1.-THE de-
partment to be putting forward every
effort and bending every force to the
matter to expedite the shipments. Sec
Rotary Long, Assistant Secretary RooSc-
welt and Judge Advocate Lemley are
warm hearted men, and seem to IL el deeply
interested in the cause. and | believe that
within ten days the cargo will be shipped
lie further stated that Editor KIupsch
had received a cablegram from Lord Sails
bury's government, stating that her ma
iesty's government would gladly provide
all vessels that would be needed after the
first cargo had been sent from New York
This offer was received at Davenport, Ia,
two Sundaysago, and wasread byhim from
the platform the same evening, during the
meeting. He further stated that he would
call upon Sir Julian Pauncefoie, British
ambassador, duling the coming week, and
speak with him. He said that enough grain
is now gathered in New York To fit cut
three large steamers, and that Ia rye CON-
tributions are coming in daily. The corn
is all old corn, q S new corn could not be
sent through the Suez Canal, on account Of
the climate, which would cause fermenta-
ton. lie said that the cargoes could rot be
easily sent in war vessels on account Of
the massive machinery in them, which
takes most of the space. He recalled the
Irish famine, when the contributions ofth
United States were conveyed to the suf-
ferers in the warship Constitution, but
said that there is a vast difference be-
tween that and the new style OF battleships
and cruisers. The cargo will have 70 be
shipped In steamer and the trip will
be OF thirty-five or forty days length.
The contributions in money received by
Editor KlopSch to date, he said in conclu-
don, amount to $4,000, and as between
&c OO0 and So 600 is coming in daiIy he