The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-01
Most Striking Increases Are Those for
Rural Free Delivery and City
Delivery Service.
NAVAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
STATISTICS OF Horticulture IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Changes i'm Indiana DEPARTING ta 1
PersOnnel-Advices frOra Russia
and the Far East.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Philippine leg
islatiOn is not expected at the coming ses-
sion of Congress. To a senatorial visitor
to-day. President Roosevelt said he did not
think it would be necessary to change the
existing provisional government for a year
or so. He said he now was disposed to
think that in year or so it would be
necessary to provide the Philippines with
some sort of a territorial government,
something like that Of Hawaii. This would
apply to the civilized and Christanized
portions. The Mobammedans, semi-civilized
peoples and savages, ne thought, would be
ruled through the military department.
Whether this would be accomplished direct
ly through the war establishment or
through the Philippine territorial govern
ment, was too early to discuss. Such dis
examinations. he said, would come in their
proper time and order.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Stem and Mrs. j.
Kramer, of Laporte, are at the Raleigh.
The following Indiana clerks in the Pen
sion Office have had their salaries in
creased Mrs Georgia Lockhart, 81 200 to
XXX
The State Department has received from
Special Commissioner Rockhill. at Peking
under date of Aug. Il. a copy of a note
addressed by Mr.. De Cologan. the dean
of the diplomatic corps at PeNing, to the
Chinese pienipotentiaries. asking the finan-
cial cooperation of their government TO
the work of improving the Pei and Whang-
r;x tIaf Of 10
tions concerning the Whang-Poo river con-
fact that the representatives of the powers,
in consenting to the raising to per cent.
effective of the present tariff on maritime
imports, have decided to ask China, as a
compensation, to participate financially in
the Improvement of the courses of the Pei
and Whang-Poo rivers. The expenses en-
tailed by the work on the Whang-Poo
and the general management of the under
taking are estimated at 10000 taelS ($345,-
OcO) during the first twenty years, this sum
to be supplied in equal portions by the
Chinese government and foreign interests.
XXX
The State Department has received from
Mr.. Pierce, secretary of the embassy at
ST. Petersburg. under date of Sept 4. a
copy of report published by the Russian
minister of finance, giving the condition
of Russian crops up to July 2S. In gen
eral, the crops are stated to be below the
average. and Mr.. Pierce says the drought,
which prevailed up to Aug. 20, with the,
unusual heat, has had a further unfavor-
able effect. He is informed that the de-
mand in Odessa for American reapers and
harvesters has been unusually great this
year.
The Census Bureau to-day announced
it's statistics of commercial Horticulture in
sixteen States, showing an aggregate value
of 900 of flowers and foliage plants
raised in 1899, with 3 S95 establishments and
$35, ,0O0, 900 the value of the lands and
buildings. Indiana is not mentioned in the
lists.
The official estimates for the fiscal year,
beginning July l, 1902, which Postmaster
General Smith will submit TO Congress call
for an aggegrate on 900 for rural free
delivery service throughout the country 1t
is an increase of 81, 10000 over the expense
of that rapidly growing service for the cur
rent year. The total for the free delivery
service proper. which is that operated in
cities. is $751; 900, an increase of per cent
The grand aggregate for the entire postal
free delivery service, inclusive of both the
free delivery and rural free delivery, is
S24 qq5. 600