The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30
IN LAND OF THE CAR
MONTANA MILLIONAIRE TO FL
NANCE MINING COMPANY FOR
100000 ROUBLEs
LANDS RICH IN COPPER ORE
Form but Part of the Holdings
in Which Senator Clark Is
Reputed to Have Ac-
quired an Interest.

ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.-The min
ing company which rumor and newspa-
pers persistently state Senator Clark
of Montana, has agreed to finance to the
extent of l000c,9C3 roubles is the VOs-
kresensky Mining Company of Kieff TIL,
founder of the company is A. / Derom
merchant of SemiUaIatinsk, who first
Investigated The mineral wealth of thu
hlrgiZ SteppeS. After ten wears pros
pecting, which was conducted with the
assistance of Russian and foreign sDe-
cialtsts, the existence of great mineral
wealth in Semipalatinsk, Akmolinsk and
Semirieche nsk was cOncIusiyelv demon
strated. Mr.. Derof received q valuable
concession, and raised c capital of 5000
tGO roubles, with the aid Of a bank in
Kte1f. The first general meeting of the
company was held March 81 1889. in
Kieff. During the ensuing two years q
standard-gduSe railway was built from
the coal basin in the companys couces-
sions to the River Irish, a distance of
Il0 versts; landings were constructed for
steamers, telephone lines v ere erected
and copper smelling works We're built
Ehese various works consumed the entire
capital, and a loan from the state bank
and credits from Siemens & HaIske of
Berlin. the Eastern Chinese Railway com
pany and others. About the beginning Of
last year the difficulties of the Kief pri-
vate commercial bank which financed the
company and the general financial crisis
caused the resignation of the entire di-
rectory. AS new chief director was cho-
sen the former head of the railway de-
partment of the ministry of fnancA v
'. bIakSTnon. The reViVitied manage
ment sent for Mr.. Percn Of the North
American school OF mines following
newspaper statements), who is recog-
nized authority, and he spent several
months in an Investigation.
HAPPENINGS IN RUSSIA.
The construction of the southern por-
ton of the Orenburg & Tashkend rail
way will be begun in the spring. The
/ northern section is now well under way
Freight traffic was opened Aug. IA on
the new line from Kief to Lazokaya.
which shortens tho distance to the Don
coal and iron district and to the eau
casus. 1t is estimated that $3O.OO0. 900
pounds of freight, including 2O.OOOCOO of
| coal. will be carried annually to KieR
! by this line
| Henry Sienkiewicz has given Sarah
Bernhardt the right to dramatize his
| work, Fire and Sword" and it will be
/ produced in her theater in Paris during
| the coming winter.
The Luxembourg museum at Paris has
! decided to establish a Russian section
| been commanded to paint picture each.
| the subjects to be left 10 their ONYX
| selection.
| 1t is not true that fudher restrictions
! Of the number of Jewish students whica
may be admitted to Russian universities
/ are in contemplation. 1t has been CHROME
| ously stated that they would hereafter
/ be limited to per cent of the attendance
! except at the University of Moscow.
where they would no longer be admitted
! at all.
! o. A. Bac6lund, director of the Poul-
( hovo observatory, who has just returned
/ from Spitzbergen, reports that the long
( impending measures which are to afford
| material for more accurate calculations
, as to the form and size of the earth
/ were begun at las d. IN, June II. The
! measurements We're made by means of
metal wires, nineuy-Gve miles long. which
! We're prepared under the direction of the
| Italian physicist Guillauma, and are
proof against temperate influences.
! The measurement was made in 2ig sec
| tions, the wire beng loaded All each end
with 1880 kilograms Of weight The
! work was continued until a. m of June
~, the distance being measured also in
| the opposite direction. The difference
/ of the two measurements i'm g distance Of
! G,225 meters was found 20 be l5.4 milne
ters, or less than 400 G0th part Of rhs
/ whole. The accuracy is therefor REGARD
ed as greater than weld be absolutely
! eSseptaL TINS remeasuements were con
/ cIu@sd on June %, and the astronomical
| observations on the following two days.