The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
INDIA'S FAULT.
Cause of the Failure ofthe United States
 Monetary Commission.
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Representative Women to Push Project to Erect University at Wellington Increased Postal Receipts-Presi-
 dent and Postal Banks.


 report of the correspondence in regard to the bimetallic proposals of the United States monetary commission to the government of Great Britain. to- gether with the report of proceedings at the conference of the British pre- mier, the secretary of state for India, the first lord of the treasury and the chancellor of the exchequer, with the French ambassador and our commis- sioners, has reached this country. 1t fully confirms the reports cabled to the Associated press on October 21 and 22. The negotiations fell through, notwithstanding the expressed will ingness of the French government to open it's hints, owing to the rejection by the British government of the prop osition to again open the Indian hints to the free coinage of silver. None of the other propositions were replied to because that one, the most important concession requested of Great Britain, could not be acceded to. The govern ment of Great Britain, in making her answer, deferred to the wishes of the government of India, to which the proposal was referred, and the reply of the government of India, therefore, is the most important communication in the correspondence. It is lengthy document in which the advantages pro and con to India are argued and very strong case from their standpoint is made out in favor of the rejection of the proposal. The disturbance of values in India, with the attendant paralysis of trade, at least temporari- ly, the fall of silver prices in India, concurrently with the increase of gold prices in Europe and America, etc, are advanced, but the most potent reason urged against the proposition is that the burden of failure, if failure should come from the experiment for the re- establishment of bimetallism by France and the United States, must inevita- bly, fall on India. Both the United States and France, the reply argues with their supply of gold, could, to greater or less extent, protect them selves if the experiment did not suc- ceed. In other words the Indian gov ernment, as a preliminary proposition, declared that it could not risk the sue cess of the suggested measures. This definite and absolute rejection of the proposal was fully set forth in the cable reports of the correspondence, but the document contains reserva- tion which would seem to indicate that if the scope of the proposed exper- iment was sufficiently broadened India might be willing to reconsider her re- fEsal. That paragraph in Lord Elgin's letter is as follows:
 We note that the proposals of the govern ments of France and the United States are subject to the proviso that they are satisfied that they will receive assistance from other powers in increasing the demands for silver We believe that limited increase in the quan- tity of silver used currency will exercise very trifiiDg influence if any, in raising the gold price of silver. and that the only assist ance from other powers which be of any real value would be the addition of other coun- tries to the bimetallic union of France and the United States. If, however, assurances of really substantial co-operation should be se- cured from other countries, we shall be glad to learn the exact nature of the assurances, and we shall then consider whether the promised cooperation changes the conditions of the problem or adds materially to the chances of success
 For National University.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. IT. The oft-agi- tated question of establishing in the city of Washington great national university on the lines suggested by President Washington has taken more definite form than in the past and number of representative women have taken hold of the project with de- termination to push it to a successful conclusion if possible. They have started out in practical manner by seeking to raise the first S250, 900 nee essary for the erection of an admins tration building to form the nucleus of the university and hope to be able to lay the corner stone on February %, 1899. Their purpose in the interim is to urge the matter continuously on the attention of women all over the country. They intend likewise to in- terest all the school children in the work As first step for awakening interest in the undertaking they will assemble in convention in Washington on December IA to decide on ways and means for arousing public interest
 Increased Postal Receipts.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The October postal receipts at St Louis show an increase from S134, sos in 1896 to S147,- 042 in 1S97 making difference of S12,- 344. This is larger increase than shown by Chicago, larger, in fact, than shown by any other city except New York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Kansas City's receipts for October, 1897, increased 8, 455 over the same month in 1896, a percentage of "A Omaha's increase was s. Des