The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-22
sum of S4s.OoO Recovered mt Madrid
After the Arrest of the Humberts
n Paris Requisition.
ACCIDENT TO THE DEUTSCHLAND
EXPLOSION OF A CYLINDER NECEssI-
TATEs A BIG REPAIR BILL.
One Engineer ScaIded-Bank Of Spain
to Establish American Branches
other News Of the Old World.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec M.--The average
grain crop gathered in Finland is valued
at $30.O00.000. The estimated value Of the
1902 crop is s20.OOO,OOO While this loss is
generally distributed throughout Finland.
1t is almost total in the northern third of
the country. where are the provinces of
Uleaborg, Kuopio. yasa, st. Michel and
portions of Viborg.
Peas and beans generally have failed and
the potato crop has not been gathered;
hay has rotted or been swept away by
floods. The disaster is due to the late
spring. the nearly continuous chilly rains
and the early frost, which was recorded on
Aug. TO- In the north there have been only
half dozen days when it did not rain.
The rains also spoiled the fishing. So COM
plete was the failure of vegetation that
dead birds by the hundreds have been found
In the forests. The present crop failure is
the worst that has been experienced for
fifty years. 1t is hoped. however, that bet
ter methods of communication will facili-
tate the work OF relief and avoid wholesale
deaths by hunger and typhus.
There are all told about 500 parishes in
Finland; 1s4 of these parishes are now near
ly destitute. The Agricultural Board has
showing that loo have supplies which will
suffice for them until Christmas only.
The unripe rye and barley which the peo-
pie are forced to use make a bitter bread,
which even the hungry horses refuse to
eat In some parts of the country bread
Is baked from barley husks and straw,
mixed with a little flour, and is purchased
py the needy people with their boarded
savings. sucn bread contains very little
nutrition i4 axf oIu ,ola
The peasants have expended all their
money for flour and consequently are un-
able to buy clothing.
The danger of famine was realized early
by the public. Count Bobriokoff, Governor
General of Finland, has issued an appeal
for help in Russia. and voluntary relief
ers With branches throughout the country.
The Anglo-American church here is afil-
lated with this committee.
The Senate has decided to construct pub
lie works at an expenditure of $375OOO and
1t has allotted 100000 for the purchase of
grains which will be sold to the people at
cost. Seventy-fve thousand dollars will be
used to encourage cottage industries The
provinces of certain cities of Finland have
voted various sums for relief work amount
ing in all to half a million dollars. The
voluntary relief committee has received
H25.0O0. but 1t is understood that all this
sum already has been expended Pastor
Kilburn, of ST. Petersburg, has lust re-
turned from q sledge journey through Ku-
puio province. He found 1,900 school chill
uren VINO were IN need or food. OF this
number Lis were totally destitute. 1t is
estimated that 100000 will be without food
after Christmas. Business in Finland IS
suffering In sympathy with the extreme
conditions, but no failures have yet been
recorded. The banks have not raised the
rate OF discount.
Emigration from Finland is increasing
constantly. Up to Nov II 20. .155 persons had
left the country this year via Hango, while
unknown numbers of Finlanders have
crossed the Fulf of Bothnia to Sweden and
tai kQn MAJ CQ no off
OF the crop failure on emigration. however
will be felt r.Ore strongly in 1903.