The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-18
Special Mission VIII Arrive Soon
from China and Special Privileges
Are Given to Japanese.
VIGOROUS RELIEF MOVEMENT
LARGE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET
FOR ALL CLASSES OF SCHOOLS.
Electric Traction in st. Petersburg
Recrudescent Temperance Cues
tion-Students Again FESTIVE.
r-respopdence o. the Associated Press.

Correspondence o. the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. .-Rumor
that a special Chinese mission, headed by
an imperial prince, will arrive here about
March appear to be well founded. Closer
commercial relations are stated to be the
principal obejct.
The Japanese colony at Vladivostock has
received permission to erect a crematory.
IL will be the first crematory in the en-
pire. Japanese merchants have Oeen COM
ing to Russia in constantly-increasing
numbers recently, with a view to closer
commercial relations. Two or three par
ties, who have been well received by Rus
sian authorities and business men, are
now in Moscow. All the signs at present
point to more cordial Relations between
the two empires, for the present. at least.
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As a counter offer to Mr.. Murray Werner,
the st. Petersburg Horse-car Company Of
fers not only to build the palace bridge,
but to construct an underground electric
line under the Nevsky Prospect. The city
is at law with this company. 1t is believed
that if Mr.. Werner does not receive the
franchise the city will e~lectrify the tram
ways itself. Thu Westinghouse Electric
company Il HSuIlHS On Ills aoSUAAiP1AOAb
and it also Is studying the situation at
Moscow.
The church in memory of the Emperor
Alexander III, which is being built on the
spot where he was assassinated, seems to
be progressing toward completion at least.
The exterior and interior walls are done
and are being decorated. The gilded and
porcelain cupolas have long been finished.
The interior promises to be equally rich.
Mosaic work will abound. There will be
room for 1900 worshipers. The church is
in the s~trictest Russian style.
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The press is beginning to realize that
the government has made a radical front
about in respect to famines, and this year
displays no signs of pursuing an ostrich
policy. Commendable energy is also mani
fest in relief measures, though representa-
tives from portions of Siberia show the
needed grain has not reached it's destina-
ton, prices in some places standing 200 to
300 per cent. above normal. The railway
ministry announces reduced tariffs for re-
lief foodstuffS.
A criminal process which has just ended
at Nijni-Novgorod proves that Russia has
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ments, an incorruptible public service.
Several engineers, led by one A~lexandroff,
were convicted of wholesale frauds in
connection with river improvements dur
ing a long period of years. They executed
whatever work they did in the most shame
less manner; charged for material never
purchased and laborers never hired, and
sold material sent them almost as fast as
1t was delivered.
From many provinces there have been
coming in during several months loud COM
plants against the government liquor
monopoly. Nearly all the zemstva of the
famine districts have petitioned vainly. it
seems, against the continued sale of spirits
during the famine, and the city of st.
Petersburg and house owners in a portion
of the city with a population of 10000 work.
ingmen are petitioning the government to
close the liquor booths in this district. In
other parts the ZemStva demand higher
liquor prices, the increased profits to be
devoted TO education. These petitions have
likewise been disregarded so far. The min
lister of nance proposes to allow the tenn
perance committee 100000 roubles next
year. or 100000 more than this year.
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The finance minister, who has control
of all the factories. proposes to introduce
evening and Sunday classes for workmen.
1nStructlOn 10 De DOln elementary ana tech
meal.
The st. Petersburg project of police asks
for a large increase of the police force
from 400 to $50 in higher police and from
1850 to $500 in ordinary police. Salaries are
also to be increased TO a minimum of GOO
roubles a year. The total increased ex-
pense will be LOS2, 900 roubles.
The annual student movement appears to
have begun this year at Kieff. A meeting
has been held at which resolutions were
| adopted asking for the -readmission of stu
dents who were expelled from the univer-
sitv last winter and who have hitherto
vainly sought to return.
The ST. Petersburg University students
also held a meeting or two TO protest
against an article in the weekly journal,
"Graidanin'' Ohe Citizen), which gratui-
| tously called in question the morality of
the women students and constructed in i'm
a~ginatiOn a st. Petersburg Quarter Latin.
There seems to have been no tendency in
this direction so far. on the advice of
the minister of education the students con-
fined themselves TO a declaration of con-
| tempt. Endless speeches were, however, de-
livered.
The budget for the Ministry of Education
for the coming year probably will be in
creased by 1900, 900 to 1900, 600 roubles. Ele-
r,aptorv cobOols will repeive I TOO OaO tho