Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-11-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Ladies Take Hold of Great University
Project-Will Raise S250.000
at Once.
THE BIMETALLIC COMMISSIONS REPORT
Indian Government Rejection Has
String Attached-Canadians Play
ing Cute Over Sealing Question
Want Commission.

Washington, Nov. 16.--The oft agitated
question of establishing in the city of
Washington great national university
on the lines suggested by President Wash
ington has at last taken a more definite
form than IN the past. The representa-
tive American women have taken hold of
the project with the determination to push
it to q successful conclusion, if possible.
They have started out by seeking to raise
the first $250,000 necessary for the erec-
tion of an administration building, to
form the nucleus of the university and
hope to be able to lay the corner stone on
February 20, 1899.
Among those who have initiated the
movement are Mrs. Phoebe Hearst Of
this city; Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson, Mrs.
Clara A. Anthony, Mrs. Rachael Rowland,
Miss Louise Tinoker and Mrs. Edmuad
Anthony, Jr., of Massachusetts,; Mrs. l. s.
Boyd, Georgia; Mrs. W. A. Roebllng, New
Jersey; Mrs. John K. Goodloe, Kentucky;
Mrs. H. H. Adams, Connecticut; Mrs. @.
s Brice, Ohio; Mrs. Eugene Hale, Massa
chusetts; David Starr ordan, DIR. Charlotte
Blake Brown, Mre. F. s. Hub bard and Miss
Caroline jackson, California.
BI-METALL1o COMMISSION REPORT.
Washington, Nov. 16.--The official re-
port of the correspondence in regard to
the bimetallic proposals of the United
States monetary commission to the gov
ernment of Great Britain, together with a
report of the proceedings had at the con-
ference with the British premier, secretary
of state, first secretary of the treasury
and the chancellor of the exchequer, with
the French ambassador and our commits
sioners, has reached this country. 1t
fully confirms the report oabled to the
Associated Press on October 81 and 49,
The Indian governments absolute re jec
tion of all proposals was fully set forth in
the cable, but the documents contain a
reservation which would seem to indicate
that if the scope of the proposed expert
ment were sufficiently broadened, India
might be willing, at least to reconsider
her refusal. That paragraph in Lord Ell
gins letter is as folows
"If, assurances really substantial of
90 operation should be secured from
other countries, we shall be glad to learn
the exact nature of those assurances, and
shall then consider whether the promised
co operation changes will aid in solving
the problem, or will add materially to the
chances of success"
WANT ALL PENDING QUESTIONS SETTLED.
Washington, Nov. 16 The Canadians
determined today to meet all proposi-
tions for the immediate suspension of
pelaRic sealing with counter propositions
for the establishment of com mission to
arrange general settlement, not only of
the Behring sea question, but of reci
procity, border immigration, the north
Atlantic fisheries and all pending ques.
tions between the United States and
Canada. Whether this will tend toward
any adjustment is doubtful
Experts have concluded work on the
technical features of the seal question,
reaching an agreement on all points of
difference. 1t was agreed that the nature
of the report should not be made public
until it had been submitted to their re
spective governments.