The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12
NEWS or INDIA.
Deol tne i'm Exports-Railroad Construction
-E~sha-panthi, n New Christian Sect.

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Deol hrs in Exports-Railroad Construction
-Esha-Panthi, n New Christian Sect.
The attention OF the British Indian Govern
mont is being drawn to the necessity OF doing
something to stimulate the DEVELOPMENT OF
industry in India and arrest the decline OF the
export trade to neiEhboring countries. 1t APP
pears nom a report on the trade OF India in
1898 with Thibet and Russian and Chinese
Turkestan. via Kashmir. made by Cant.
Trench. political officer In Ladak. that there
has been a serious falling off in the value of the
goods exported by that route. The highest
point reached was In 1895. when the value OF
exports was 100000. In 1897 it fell 10
!2.95O.0Oo and in 1893 to So. 100000. The de-
cline is especially notable in the trade between
India and Yarkand both In the quantity OF
articles imported and exported. In Capt.
Trtueh's opinion COMPENSATION must be
souIyht for in another direction. and he suR-
ges;J what he styles a IN invasion"
of Tbdbet. with the rich provinces OF Kansu.
Sze-chuen and Shansi in northwestern China
as the objective. The British agent at Var
kand. Or. e. Mccartney, in his report. shows
thatthe decrease of the trade Will. Turkestan il
entirely due to Russian competition and states
that the opening Of the railway from Samar-
kand to hndiJan this year will further improve
the position OF Russian merchants ia those
markets. particularly in piece goods.
In addition to the decline in the export trade
to centralsAsia. the latest returnsspublished OF
the trade of Calcutta show a decrease Of over
1S per cent in the exports from that mort.
| principally through the falling of. in the ship
ments of raw Jute. only |. 220. 3S2 hundredweight
waving been shipped last November as COM
p0red with over 100000 in the same month
of 1897. The decrease in value exceeded
So, 10000. The return shows that the ex-
port Of raw jute was less than In any year since
3 There was also a decrease of value in
the opium expo.ted of nearly 500. 600. while
the exports OF cotton twist, hides and skins
and silks diminished considerably. An in
crease, ho hove appea5re ed o IN the value Of
showed u rise of S35O.0OO. Over 1000, 900
pounds OF tea were exported. being 7.OOO.0OO
period of Il ~ Tie e * nf' of . 5 ,9r to th ea sane
the Malay Pc pinsula and Alden. also increased.
in a declining condition the area Of land under
5 5gssa aeres in Ga1 i, N " 49% b hSy yon;i is,,sp d from BOO,
things is attributed to the importation of for.
eiGn sugar. Mtre than half the sugar fac
some Indian news w9apers. in calling the atten-
ton OF the Govern. vent to these facts. press for
a commission of III Quiry.
The continued revalence and spread of tho
plague into distric 6 hitherto exempt is hav.
people lose contdei ee in the preventive meas.
nres adopted aud al . irrltated by the prohibit
small trade OF the c, .untry is transae Gttfn r Fhe
latest attempt to di scover a source for the
plague is an examim tion Of the geological
disease: 1t is not the ught any conclusion of
scientific value will be arrived at from this re-
over formations totally dissimilar.
Among, the new rail ways projected is one
branch of the NoIthwes srn Railroad Of India
form Am ,ri!sa to the tang5a Valley. on the
duality oil lis tea, 1t Is ! TODOSeI IN ppnStr,,,t
i on the metre gauge; satisfactory progress
Which WfI ps viii brinE s on here s and S s9ait railT TTSs
into direct communication /: and the South
Behar aihI%a is expecte1 to be opened to
sions connected with the / Iengal and SS6 oIrefRh-
western line are also. In proc',ss OF construction,
about 5000 miles. The Goverameat Is be
ing urged in SONG 1%,arts. = to build u line
end, of the Khaibar Pass but tqr the present it
is thought more polite to av old Offending the
and, his people; The mater ial. however, is .
ready to be laid i'll case OF e mergency. 1t is
iPterefting to learn ar that the e are now only
is trying to collect a debt due by tue Hm we2
and two Bayarian3 who went there as glass
charge Of the arms factory. which has caused
Iniayorable comment in some of the Anglo
Besides the Indian National Cbngress, which
S wbiob recently Se n at at bo Madras. be results OF
factory, by tho Indian newspapers' the India
Social Scien - Conference held its twelfth ses-
sion in Madras In January. Several Hindu
ladies' occupied seats on the platform, but the
speaking was mostly by the men. The sub
lect6 discussed were higher feLla ale ed"oation
infant marriage, child widow marriage. dis,
l!Gurement of widows. and the very important
one of the readmission Of Christian and Mus
suiman converts TO Hindu social intercourse.
The necessity OF raising the status OF tie
and educating them was also advO.
Gated. and generally the discussion went 70
that the.old order in india, with its di.
visions INTO castes and its religious prejudIces.
Is SLOWLY but surely pas sing away and giving
place to a new and highe = order of ideas under
the. contact with Westerp thought.
missionary proselytizing., however. still
with disfavor. which bids fair TO ca Use
disturbances il thingstare pushed 10 extremes
Judging by comments in some of the Indian
on the utterances Of the new Bishon
Of Calcutta regarding the conversion of Iniia
Indian Christian missionaries have
started a new sect which they call "Esha- Pan
Lhl.' or tho Path OF Eshh. as they designnfo
Jesus. to make the people believe that they
rave no connection with Christianity. A prec.
gent for this is found in tho nomenclature OF
i.iISlu sects such as the. Nanik- Panthi or Ia.
ir- Pnnthl. liza Hindu becomes Esha. Panthi
re Will not lose his caste nor will he be Obliged
q re pounce any of the habits or customs mar
amin & to the caste in which he was born, Ifha
,rieStt Of this new sect wear n peculiar parh
nd on Q has recently settled in Calcutta. Hin,
u, pap yrs look on II ns q modification OF the
Army. adopted TO catch conyertS
more reLdily.
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