The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-11
TRADE WITH THEORIENT
PRESIDENT HILL PRODUCES FIGURES
THAT ARE STARTLING
More Than Two Hundred Million
Pounds of Flour Sent Across the
Pacific by Minnesota Alone
Other Freight Shipped Through
St. Paul Doubles That Amount.
Washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, !
CoFcoFan BUILDING.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 10-The
statement submitted by President J. J.
Hill to the senate committee on foreign
relations this week is a revelation for
St Paul 1t shows that not only vast
amounts of products of Minnesota are
being sent to China, Japan, Java, In
d1a and other Oriental countries, but 1t
presents figures which tell tale of
marvellous freight shipments from al
most every state in the union which
passes through st. Paul for the Pacific
coast terminals of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, there to be car
COED to the old world.
From Minnesota the statement shows
that during 1867 the state sent to the
countries and by the routes mentioned
ZOOS10,9l6 pounds of -four and this in
duStry Is yet in embryo. During last
year Minnesota sent 1850 pounds of
bottled goods and a large amount Of
machinery and farm products In the
Following table given by states the fig
ufeS snow the number Of pounds of
freight shipped via st. Paul abroad of
tobacco, cotton, sheetings, condensed
milk, oil, liquors and beers, -four and
miscellaneous articles not classified.
The sum total of all is 25S, 1872. .769
pounds. OF this each state contributed
as follows:
-NeW iork o,Voo o49; pennsylvania, 10, 49,
AZ; Illinois, 12,324,776; Ohio, Is, ,424 592; In
diana, 69,640; Massachusetts, 142 924: Mis-
souri,, 937,3S5; New Jersey 215, 954; Connecti-
cut, 17S; Wisconsin, LOSS 1866; Delaware,
745; North Carolina, 4197, ,252; Rhode Island,
1884; Virginia, 679,695; Maryland, 1874 6O5;
Montana, 2,975 496; West Virginia, 225 Iowa,
nl,510; Mississippi, 377, 426; Texas, 80, 1885,
695; Alabama 377, 1926; South Carolina. 15-
~, ,295; Virginia, 1858, 500; Vermont, 4140;
Nebraska, 24,000; Michigan, IL 565; North
Dakota, 620,160; Tennessee, AZ, 1903; Utah, l.
Szo; washington, 1895; Oregon, LAG, ,223, ,S85.
The lower Brule and Rosebud In
dams held their last interview with
the commissioner today, and will visit
the president at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning with Commissioner Jones.
They are well satisfied with the result
of their visit
Edward S. Ratcliffe was TODAY ap-
pointed superintendent of construc-
ton of the Indian school at Vermillion
Lake
The senate committee on Indian af-
fairs today authorized Chairman Pet
t1greW to report an appropriation Of
$4,000 for an Indian insane asylum at
Canton, S. d. Under present condi-
t1ons insane Indians are now confined
in local asylums. The members of the
committee think an asylum should be
provided for them at once, and it's loca-
ton at Canton will be central and con-
venient
Senator Hansbrough today introduc-
eo bill for the establishment of a mill
tary postal Bismarck, n. D., in place Of
Fort Yates, the latter to be abandoned
1t provides for conveyance to the gov
ernment of 160 acres of land and a
board of three army officers to exam
inc all sites offered. The sum of $50, 900
Is appropriated for beginning of work
on buildings and roadways. He also
introduced a bill allowing states to
select lien lands for swamp lands with
in the boundaries of their reserves.
Capt. Alexander McDougall, of Du-
luth, arrived here today. 1t is under
stood that the object Of his trip East
is to consult with J. J. Hill, who is
now in Washington.
The pest office at Winthrop, Mimi,
will be raised from the fourth class to
the presidential in April, with the sal
Of 1on OF