The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-11
Gen. Ian Hamilton Carries to Kitch-
ener New Plan for Ending the
South African War.
SHIPS WILL LEAVE MITYLENE
FRENCH FLEET is ORDERED TO SAIL
FOR GREEK WATERS.
Diplomatic Relations to Be Resumed
with the POrte-Danish Apple
Crop Is Very short.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27.-The Minis
try of Agriculture to-day published its an
nual autumnal crop report for European
Russia. The Ministry has 1900 correspond
ents west of the Urals. All crops were be-
low the average, it is stated, and in some
parts Of the east and south they were bad,
in places very bad" The staple grain, rye,
was particularly deficient.
Winter wheat was bad in the Don prov
ince, Yekaterinoslaff, Poland and the Bal
tic provinces, and good only in the south
west. All summer grains were below aver
age and ranged from bad to very bad
in the east and southeast, summer wheat
ana oats being notably deficient. Barley
and millet turned out somewhat better;
peas and buckwheat, fax and hemp bad.
Potatoes were nearer the average, but suf-
fered with other foodstuffs. The unfavor-
able season was aided by field mice, which
swarmed in Peru, and by other pests
The total estimated yield of various
grains in European Russia, including Cis-
Caucasia and Poland, was as follows: Rye.
1,1oO, S95, 600 poods of sc pounds each; wheat,
sol, 747 900 poods oats 526 900; barley, 304,
2S9, COO; millet, 92,S57,0O0.
The deficient harvests of 1900 caused a
shrinkage of 1,6O0,O 600 rubles in the income
from the payment of peasants for their
lands, and the minister of finance is re-
solved to materially diminish the estimated
receipts from this source in the next
conscious of the added responsibility that
it has assumed by virtually excluding pri-
vate persons and associations from partici-
patton in relief measures.
Judging from Ofllclal publications and
such scattered notices as individual papers
publish from time to time every effort is
being made to discover and mitigate Suf-
fering. 1t is stated that the Governor of
Saratoff has organized in the district of
khavlinsk a special relief commission,
composed of the Zemsky Nachalnik-the
governments agent in dealing with the
Zemstvo or local government board-the
president of the executive council of the
Zemstvo and the Red Cross delegates.
The Red Cross will open free eating
houses and direct the medical relief. The
greatest difficulty is anticipated from the
Tartars and the Finnish tribe. known as
Mordva. The Tartars rent their lands of
Russians and are destitute. The cases of
scurvy and typhoid are increasing. Grain
is being distributed at the rate of two
poodS of rye per month per adult. A thou
The distress has been increased by fire
which destroyed 1,SO0 huts.
From the Tauride il is announced that
At 900 rubles are to be expended on high
ways, of which the government will loan
21S 900. The Zemstvo Of the government of
Kazan asks for 10000 rubles TO organize
the sale of grain to those able to buy The
money has been promised in case the
Zemstvo will allow the Finance Ministry
to dictate the prices and will agree to re-
fund the money.
The public has not responded heartily to
the appeals of the Red Cross for sub
scriptions. In this city only 1.77255 rubles
had been contributed a few days ago The
Red Cross, however, enjoys the benefit of
certain taxes and privileges.