The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-02
Hetaliatory Measures Against Ger.
many Would Injure Russian
interests, Also.
NATTER TO Be COMPROMISED.
Glars Railroad Projects Include
Several Military Lines-Bequest
10 Educational Purposes
s. Russian Press Displeased.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
St Petersburg, June lS.-Like many
another broth, the stew between the Berlin
stock Exchange and the Russian Ministry
OF Finance. will probably be not eaten as
hot a. It was cooked. Local financlers point
out that the practical carrying out OF M
DeW1tt's retaliatory threats would prob
ably cause as much or more mischief In
RussiA as in Germany.
The refusal to permit quotations Of the
obligations Of companies. in which German
subjects are interested, on the Russian
beurses would. It is believed. damage the
Russian shareholders more than the Ger
man. for the latter. as rule. are less able
70 dispense with the assistance Of the banks
ehan foreign syndicates
1t seems. however. that the Berlin Boerse
= not inclined to press the claim Of the Ger
1n4n holders OF Southwest Railway certid-
Eates. and the AFFAIR will likely have no
practical consequences, except to demon
et1ate that Minister Witt Is ready for a
nght whenever ono IL forced upon him
"A special mission from the Delei Lama OF
1hibet to the Emperor is expected to arrive
eAeft1y In Odessa Speculative politicians
have for several months anticipated the ar
rival Of this mission, and have woven 1t in
10 an sorts Of guesswork schemes and plans
connected with RuSSta'S advance into Chi
nese Turkestan and Mongolia.
While Engineer Balinsky's ambitious pro-
5ect to construct an overhead railway in and
around st. Petersburg at a cost Of $50.000.00o
seems to have little chance OF realization at
present. the more modest belt railway
planned for Moscow now appears assured.
Millions for EDUCATIONAL Purposes.
TIA win Of Moscow millionaire, NJ.
enaedovniko6. beQueathing princely sums
1oe educational purposes. has just been ap-
proved by the courts. after q hard legal
struggle. The relatives receive modest
allowances. The remainder of the estate,
estimated at 100000 roubles Gil. 900 00C, il
t.. Be divided into three parts, Of which
two WIN form funds for the establishment
Of elementary and professional schools In
the Governments Of Vologoda, Archangel
ends Tver. and the remainder will be de-
Spted to the erection Of workingmen's
dwellings In Moscow. The rent for each
family shall not exceed s roubles q month.
ANEW, railway along the Dnieper ending
IT 6kndonsk on the Black Sea Is projected.
It IL TO start from some point on the Kursk,
Kharko6 and Sebastopol line. and will fol-
low the west bank Of the river. Enlarge
menfs OF ths ports OF Ya1ta and Kertch arc
also planned.
{ In connection with the proposed Austria
Han canals and river improvements in Ga:
llc3a, the Ministry Of Railways Is studying
q project to connect the Dnieper with the
Nlstula. This will AFFORD another waterway
between the Baltic and the Black Sea The
Tistuia has been greatly improved in re-
cent years.
The Emperor has sanctioned the emission
BY the Senate Of Finland OF a loan Of 25.ooo.-
~ marks. interest not to exceed per cent,
to run not exceeding ffty-six years.
The Russian press IL greatly displeased
because the negotiations for a Russo-Per-
steA commercial treaty continue to lag,
Mn4le the AnElo-Persian treaty has already
been ratified by the Shah