The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-18
CONDITIONS IN
CARS EMPIRE
Governments Liquor Monopoly
the Subject of Complaint.
TROLLEY CARS AT CAPITAL
CLOSER RELATIONS WITH THE
JAPANESE EMPIRE.

St. Petersburg, Nov. Runners that a
special Chinese mission. headed by an
imperial prince, VIII anive here about
March ], appear 10 be wcll-f0unded.
Close commercial relations are stated to
be the principal object
The Japanese colony at Vladivostock
mas received permission to erect Gre
matory. Tt viii be he first erematory in
the empire.
jI 1anese merchants nave been coming
to Russia in constantly increasing num-
bers recently, with q view to closer com
mercial relations. Two or three parties
who have been well received by Russian
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
As a counter Offer TO Mr.. Murray Yer
non, the St. Petersburg Horse Car com
pany offers not only to build the palace
bridge but 10 construct an underground
electric line under the Nevsky prospect.
me Guy is az Jaw Win Lnis company II
IS believed that if Mr. Vernon does not
receive the franchise tie city viii cleo
trify the tram'gays itself The Westing-
house Electric company is figuring on
this assumption, and 1t Is also studying
the situation at Moscow.
the church in memory of Emperor
Alexander H. which Is being built on
the spot where he was cssassinated, is
Exterior and interior walls are done and
are being decorated. The sided and pOr-
celaln cGpOla has long been finished. Hne
interior promises to be equally rich.
Mosaic work viii abound. There VIII be
room for 5000 worshipers. The church
Is in the strtctest Russian style.
New Famine Policy.
The press is beginning to realize that
the government has made a radical
frontabOut in respect to famines, and this
year displays no signs Of pursuing an
ostrich policy. COmmendable energy is
also manifest In relief measures, though
reports from portions Of Siberia show
chat the needed grain has hot reached It's
destination, prices in some places stand
ing 100 10 900 per cent above normal The
railway ministry announces reduced tar
iffs Tor relief food stuffs.
A criminal process which has just end
ed at Mini NOvgOrOd, proves that Rus
STA has not get attained the ideal of all
governments, an incorruptible public
service. Several engineers led by one
G'eXandroT, were convicted of whole
sale frauds in connection with the river
improvements during a period of a few
years. They executed whatever work
trey did in the most shameless manner.
charged for material never purchased and
labYrers never hired. and sold material
sent them almost as fast as it was de-
llveTed
II is interesting in this connection that
Assistant Minister Of Finances Roma
nof's visit 20 Siberia was mainly to in
Quire into the processes in the peculiar
disappearance OF the, railway records
from places where the Chinese found
nothing else worth carrying Off
Liquor Monopoly.
From many provinces there have been
coming In during several months COM
plants on the governments liquor mo-
nopoly. Nearly all the ZemestOvOes Of
the famine district have petitiOned vain
ly. it seems. against the public 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 l0o0l WOrkingmen. are petitlOning the
government to close the liquor booths
in this district. Tn other parts the
zemestevoes demand higher liquor prices
the Increased profits to be devoted to
education. These petitions have likewise
been disregarded so far.
The minister of finance proposes to al
TO the temperance committee 100000
roCbles next year. or 100000 more than
this year.
The finance minister, who has control
OF as factories purposes to introduce
evening and Sunday classes for work
men, Instruction to be both elementary
and technical.
The ST. Petersburg project Of police
asks for q large increase Of the police
force. from 400 to $50 In higher police, and
from Z10 20 900 in ordinary police Sal
aries are also to be increased to a mimi
increase viii be 1.02S0 600 roubles.
Student Movement.
The annual student movement appears
to have begun this year at kieff A
meeting has been held at which resolu-
tons were adopted asking for the read
mission of the students who were eX-
PEELED fro-- he university last winter
and Who have hitherto sought to re-
turu.
TIE St Petersburg university stu
dents also hello a meeting or two to pro-
test against AN article in the weekly
journal Gradianin (the Citizen, which
g-a tuitOusly called in question the NOR
atty of the women students and con-
strucfed I'm its Imagination St. Peters
burg Quarter Latin. There seems TO be
no tepEenJ~ in this direction so far On
advice of tLe minister of education, the
students confined themselves to a dec
lararion of contempt. Endless speeches
were delivered. however
The budget for the ministry of educa-
ton for the coming vsar viii probably
he Increased by 40l0Ol9. to 57,10000 rOu-
bias. Elementary schools viii receive l.
10000. the universities 100000, the build
ing fund LG900G3 more and other depart
meuts smaller increased raises.