New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
IN THE CARS REALM.
CLOSER R17SINEss RELATIONS BETWEEN
RUSSIA, CHINA AND JAPAN
GENERAL NEWS.
St Petersburg, November 8.


Epnors that 2 specfal Chinese mission headed
bv an imperial prince will arrive here about darct
lis appear to be well founded Closer coiiini ~
relations are stated to be the pr1nclpai opJec''
japanese merchants have been coming 10 russi"
in constantly increasing numbers recently win
view 10 closer commercial relations. Two or three
parties (which have been well received pS ~ ~
authorities and business men, are no" III -io7@'
All the signs present point TO more Ioiu
tions between the two empires, for the present. a'
least. -.
AS counter offer to Murry NerneFs' the 81
Petersburg Horsecar Company offers not only u
build the palace bridge. but to construct an "
darero,nd electric line under the Nevsky Prospect
The city is at law with this company II 10 w
Iieved that if Mr.. Werner does not receive tiie
franchise the city will electrify the trafn"aSs
itself The Westinghouse Electric ConlpahS - ms
uring on this assumption and 1t is also iHs
the situation at MOSCOW ,1
The church in memory OF Emperor Alexander L.
which Is heine built on the spot where he was
assassnated seems to be making progress toward
completion at last The exterior ana lh'eiio w " -.
are done and are being decorated There Will oe
room for three thousand worshlppers. Inc chuieh
IS in the strictest Russian style
On Iune - last a law published whose I'M
portance is Just beginning tc be understood. ore
provision the transfer OF the rehet Oh i'-niiiie
stricken peasants from the Zemstvo docal gov
ernment boards) to the central government mas
been already mentioned Other more lmpor 'aii'
provisions are now being discussed in the Russhy
Vedomosti" of Moscow. This law 1orpios 'iie
Zemstvo which previously possessed larry uiire
stricted rights of local taxation from increasing
their land taxation in future more than per cent
, ,.ear rrba budgets of the Zemstvo in the thirty
four governments where they exist disposed OF
SIS 100000 rubles in l900 an increase within 1our
wears of 400 900 rubles per annun or oi per cent
during the last five years. Land taxes were 10
ner cent and the increase from this sonrc" was
81 per cent annually. The increasing expenditures
of the Zemstvo were largely for educational pur-
poses. the annual increase being l2oo'"" fuoies'
The increase of educational appropriations was
according the official reports, douoe as raplo
as other expenditures. The 'Russky Vedomosu
noints ont that existing expenditures cannot as
easily be curtailed new enterprises can oe
avoided, and foresees standStn IN tne n3ard' @ ol
grettable. since the Zemstvo schools Were ADMIT. mt
sidered an indirect effort favor church schools
It has called forth heated polemic about the the
POINT is TOO detailed to be submitted but it Is ad-
Intted there are 1885 parochial scnoois whose whose
thousands of parochial schools exist solely on
the latters daughter. discharged soldier or any any
else who can be secured: instances are gwen gwen
where the teacher was changed half dozen 'ilnes
Criminal process which has Just ended at Mini
the ideal of all governments. an incorruptible pub
androf We're Convicted Of wholesale frauds in con
nection with river improvements during perlod
The St Petersburg Prefect of Police asks for a
large increase Of the police force from 400 10 ioo
police. The reserve. 150 and railway and harbor
police, A. remain unchanged. Salaries are also TO
be increased to a minimum OF GOD rubles year
The total increased expense viii be 1os2Up rubles
The annual student movement appears to have
begun this Kief. \ meeting has been held
there and resolutions were adopted asking for the
readmission of students who were expelled from
the university last winter, and who have hitherto
vainly sought return. 1t will be recalled that
n who were incorporated into the army were
pardoned the occasion OF the birth or the
youngest grand duchess but not all OF them were
readmitted 20 the universities. and others who had
been sent their homes still deprived OF
academic privileges. Other resolutions called FOR
the removal OF the percentage Limitation of jew
ish attendance and of the restriction OF the right
OF selecting a university regardless OF It's geo
graphical situation -
The St. Petersburg university students also held
n meeting two TO protest against an article In
the weekly journal, ''Gratdanin Citizen. which
gratuitously called in question the morality OF the
women students and constructed in Imagination
st. Petersburg Quarter Latin.
On the opening of through traffic between Mos
COW and Port Arthur. which will take place short
Iy a passenger schedule OF twenty-eight days will
be introduced, but It is anticipated that II be
followed only IN favorable weather.
Preliminary surveys are being made for new
railway from the Crinea to Nicolaer. kherson and
Odessa.