NO HOPES OF PEACE
It Now Looks Like An Agreement On
lerms Will Be Impossible .
AN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY
Pate of the Peace Conference is Re
garded by Most at Portsmouth as
Virtually Sealed, and it is Expected
That the Adjornment Taken to
Tuesday Means Merely an Ex
change of Farewells.
Portsmouth, N. H., Special. Black
pessimism reigns at Portsmouth. The
prevailing view is that the fate of the
peace conference is already sealed,
that it has ended in failure and that
all that now remains is for the plen
ipotentiaries to meet Tuesday, to
which day they adjourned Friday af
ternoon upon 'completing the seriatim
consideration of the Japanese terms,
sign the final protocol, go through the
conventions and bid each other fare
well. In other words, that the meet
ing Tuesday will be what diplomacy
calls the "seance d'adieu." But there
is still room for hope of a compioniUe.
Neither , Roosevelt nor the powers
will see the chance ,of peace ship
wrecked without a final effort, and that
pressure is being exerted, especially
at Tokio, to induce Japan to moderate
her terms, is " beyond question. Just
what is being done or Is to be done,
has not transpired. King Edward is
understood to be now lending a. help
ing hand the financiers of the world are
known to be exerting all their influ
ences. At Tokio and St. Petersburg
the final Issue will be , decided. The
Japanese have been implacable
throughout the six days' sittings. They
have listened and explained, but they
have yielded not an iota of the ..'sab
stance of their original demands. Mr.
Witte accepted outright seven of the
twelve Japanese conditions, one in
principle and four, including the nia?n
lr-cnflo i n tTYt r f Tr on9 Ci Vftolln Via a
lected. The' 6fher two," limitation of I
naval power and the surrender of the j
interned warships, might have been
arranged had there been any prospect
of agreement on the two points upon
which the dlgergence seemed irrecon
cilable. "
In the oral discussion of the terms,
Mr. Witte yielded upon two articles,
but substantially the result of the
thirteen sittings of the envoys has
only been to emphasize the position
taken by Mr. "Witte in the written
reply he presented last Saturday to
the Japanese terms. And now both
sides turn to home for the last word
before the cards, are thrown face up
ward upon the table next Tuesday, for
the impasse reached Friday by the
eq 0 pazjuSooaJ sj sauBnuoiodjuoid
only a diplomatic fiction. If in the
interim Istructions are received by
either side compromise is yet possible
But the -chances are recognized to be
slim. So far as the Russian plenipo
tentiaries are concerned there never
was a chance of their yielding both in
demnity and Sakhalin. rThe cession of
Sakhalin without -indemnity was, ac
cording to the best inside information
the extreme limit to which Mr.. Witte
would ever consent to go and the Em
peror has not yet given the word even
to concede that.. And suddenly a new
factor has been introluced which, in the
opinion of those most competent to
judge, lessens materially the chances
that he might do so, namely, the issu
ance of his manifesto granting a popu
lar representative body of his subjects.
The bearings of this "historic" docu
ment, as Mr. Witte described.it a few
days ago, upon the issue are easily com
prehenslble. Ut Is bound to ameliorate
the internal situation in Russia.
The manifesto is Emperor Nicholas'
answer to the Japanese demand for the
payment of a war tribute. The grant
of this broad reform is regarded as vir
tually an appeal .to the Russian peo
ple for support to resist it. .
At Tokitflt Is impossible to tell what
view will be : .taken. Peace probably
can be even now secured by the sacri
fice of the indemnity Vague intimations
tonight come from the . Japanese side
that "the demand for the cost of the
war" might be moderated, but Mr.
Witte's reply is that he will pay lib
erally for the maintainance of the Rus
sian prisoners In Japan, but "not a co
peck for tribute."; ; : i ' " ?
Tonight the situation can be summed
up in a single sentence prompt and
heroic action by outside influence alone
can save the conference. ' '
Portsmouth, N." H., Special. -The
prospects for peace are distinctly
brighter. The plenipotentiaries are
laboring with a seriousness and ear
nestness which leaves' not the slight
est doubt that both 'are anxious, to
conclude a treaty. Though the main
points remain to be contested and the
plenipotentiaries of each side speak as
though the conference would go to
pieces unless the other side gives way,
the spirit of compromise is in the air!
When he. returned to the hotel Wed
nesday night, Mr. Witte, who was
tired out with his hard day's work,
' said: . : ;
"I am doing all I can for peace. Of
the eight articles we have already con
sidered, ' I have ' yielded seven. No
other statesman in Russia would have
dared to do so much, and I have done
hat I have on my own responsibil
ity.- '
ROOSEVELT POINTS OUT ; THE WAY
Outline of Proposition to Baron Boson
Becomes Known Suggestion Hard
Tor the Czar, as Author of The
Hague Peace Conference, to Reject
Japan's Acceptance Considered
Assured if Russia's is Obtained.
N Portsmouth, N. H., Special. It can
not be autroritatlvely stated that the
feature of the proposition of Presi
dent Roosevelt communicated through
Barori Rosen, to Mr. Witte and trans
mitted by the latter to Emperor Nicho
las was based upon the principle of
arbitration.. Whether the proposal con
templates arbitration of all the articles
npon which the plenipotentiaries have
failed to agree, or upon the question of
indemnity cannot be stated with posi
tiveness, but it is more than probable
that it relates only to indemnity or to
indemnity and the cession of the is
land of Sakhalin. Neither is it possi
ble to say whether the President has
has yet made a similar proposition to
Japan. The customary diplomatic, pro
ceedings in such a case would be to
submit the proposal simultaneously to
both countries, but there might be an
advantage in securing the adherence
of one before submitting it to the
other. ,
To Emperor Nicholas, the author of
The Hague peace conference, the sug
gestion of arbitration which will neces
sarily immediately command the sym
pathy of the public opinion of the
world will be particularly hard to re
ject. If he agrees, Japan, if she has
not already done so, would be all the
more bound to submit her claim to the
decision of an impartial arbitratorAc
ceptance by both sides would involve
a great extension of the principle of
arbitration, as nations have heretofore
declined to arbitrate questions involv
ing their "honor and dignity." Both
Mr. Takahlra and Mr. Witte- in the
earlier stages qf the conference abso
lutely rejected the idea of arbitration,
and both reiterated their disbelief in
such a solution. It was noticed, how
ever, that Mr. Witte's opinion was not
expressed as strongly as it was last
week.
An Offer to Japan.
Portsmouth, N. H., Special. The
chances of peace have undoubtedly
been improved by President Roose
velt'Sl action In stepping into the
breach Iff a last heroic endeavor to"
Induce the warring countries to com
promise their "Irreconcilable differ
ences," but the result is still in sus
pense.
The ultimate decision of the issue
has de facto if not de jure, passed
from' the plenipotentiaries to their
principals, from Portsmouth to St
Petersburg, and perhaps in a lesser
extent, to Tokio. Although there are
collateral evidences that pressure both
by President Roosevelt' and neutral
powers, including Japan's ally, Great
Britain, whose minister, Claude Mc
Donald, according to advices received
here, held a long conference Sunday
afternoon with Mr. Katsura, the Japan
ese Premier, is still being exerted at
Tokio to induce Japan to moderate
her demands, there is reason to be
lieve that President Roosevelt was
able at his interview with Baron de
Rosen to practically communicate to
the latter's senior, Mr. Witte, Japan's
irreducible minimum what she would
yield, but the point beyond which she
would not go.- ,
Whether an" actual basis of compro
mise was proposed by the Presidents
cannot be stated definitely. The only
thing that can be afllrmed positively
is that if Russia refuses to act upon
the suggestion or proposition of Pres
ident Roosevelt the peace conference
will end in failure.
No clUo of - the nature of this rec
ommendation has transpired. But it
can be stated that Mr. Witte, ho mat
ter how he may personally view the
proposition, is distinctively pessimis
tic as to the character of the response
which will, come from St. Petersburg.
To a confidential friend he offered lit
tle hope of a change in the situation.
The Japanese, very firmly believed,
cling to the substance if not the form
of this demand for remuneration for
"the cost of the war."
' Perhaps they are willing to decrease
the sum asked, but substantial com
pensation, under, whatever, guise it is
obtained, they decline to' relinquish.
And they are also firm, upon the ces
sion of Sakhalin. , -;
Jap Warships Off Siberia.
Godzyadani, Manchuria, By Cable.
A small squadron of Japanese cruisers
is crusing off the shore of Kamchatka
Armed - schooners and torpedo 4 boats
continue demonstrating all along the
Siberian coast. General Linevitch ,an
nounces to the inhabitants , of , the
Amur region that there is no present
cause for anxiety or fear, as the. enure
region is quiet.
Adjourned tc Tuesday.
Portsmouth, N. H., Special. The
official statement of the Friday morn
ing session of the peace conference is
as follows : - ' -.
."In the sltting.of August 18. the con
ference has continued the- discussion
of article 11 and the discussion of the
article will be resumed at 3 o'clock."
The following is. the official bulle
tin of the afternoon session :
"Not being able to arrive' at an
agreement on article 11, tfrs, confer
ence passed to the discussion of .the
last article, which has ben settled
unanimously. The next lltting will
take place on Tuesday, Agust 22, at
3 o clock in the axteraocv
COLUMBUS, N. C, TH L'RSDAY, AUGUST 24, U,
FALLING BIRTH RATE
Slate of Affairs That Presents Some
Interesting Phases
ONLY ALIEN AND NEGRO NORMAL
Country Now Largely Dependent Up
on the : Foreign-Born; Woman Tor
Its Increase of Population Except
in the South, Where Progressive
Decrease in Bate Since 1860 Has
Been Much Less Marked.
"Washington, Special. That there
has been a persistent decline of the
birth rate in the United States since
1860 is the conclusion reached in a
bulletin issued by the , Census Bu
reau. The bulletin is by. Prof. Walter
P. Wilcox, of Cornell University, and
It Is' explained that "although the
analysis made offers many suggestions
as to probable tendencies in the birth
rate of the United States, it is, pri
marily, not a study in birth rates, but
indicates a study in the proportion of
children to the total population or to
the number of women f child-bearing
age."
"The result of the study shows that
at the beginning of the nineteenth cen
tury the children under 10 years of
age constituted one-third and at the
end less' than one-fourth of the total
population. The decrease in this pro
portion began as early as the decade
of 1810 to 1820, and continued uninter
ruptedly, though at varying rates, in
eacn successive aecaae. .Between xsou
and 1860 the proportion of children to
women between 15- and 49 years, the
child-bearing age, increased, but since
1860 it has constantly decreased. It is
stated that the decrease has been
very unequal, but thatvif the compu
tation is made upon the basis' of 20
year periods it has been regular. In
1860 the number of children under 5
years of age to 1,000 women 15 to 49
years or age was b34; in 1900, it was
only 474. The pfdportion of children to
ly 474. The, proportion of children to
potential mothers in 1900 was only
three-fourths as large as in. 1860. No
attempt is made by the author of the
bulletin to determine the probable
causes of this decline. An extended ar
gument by Gen. Francis A. Walker la
given, suggesting that it is largely due
to the influx of foreigners and the re
sultant shock to the population in
stinct of the natives. V v
In the general decrease between
1890 and 1900 not a sngle State of the
North Atlantic division took part. In
seven other States, also, there was no
decrease. In only six States, Maryland,
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and
Indiana, did the proportion decrease
in each of the five decades; and in
only Delaware, District of Columbia,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon
and Colorado did it follow the tenden
cy for the country as a whole,that is,
increase from 1850 to 1860, and de
crease in the four succeeding decades.
In 1900, for the United States as a
whole, the proportion of children was
only two-thirds as great in cities as in
the country districts. In the North At
lantic division,- however, . it was al
most as great in the cities as in the
country. In the Southern division it is
hardly more than half as large in the
cities as in the country; while in the
far West the difference is interme
diate In amount. This, it is explained,
is probably due, in large measure,, to
the fact that the immigrant population
who have been swarming into ; the
Northern cities of recent years, espe
cially into the cities of the North At
lantic States, havt been multiplying
lantic States, have been multiplying
by numerous births with much rapid
ity, while the corresponding laboring
class which has immigrated to South
ern cities from the surrounding coun
try districts has not been thus increas
ing." A comparison is made between the
proportion of children born of native
mothers to 1,000 native women of
child-bearing age and the proportion of
children born of foreign-born mothers
to 1,000 foreign-born women of child
bearing age. In 1900 the-former pro-;
portion was 462, the f latter 710, the
difference indicating the greatei-fecun-.
dity 6f foreign-born women. The bulle
tin continues:' ' - ;-R
"The comparison also indicates that
the total decrease in fecundity - of
white women between 1890 and -1900
was the result of a decrease for native
white women, partly offset by an in
crease for foreign-born white women.
"In the Atlantic v divisions, how
ever, there was a slight Increase in the
proportion of children born to native
white mothers, and in the South cen
tral division there was but a slight de
crease. The decrease for the whole
country, therefore, was the result very
largely of- the great decrease in the
North central and Weestera divisions;
Was Offered to Mr. Cleveland.
Norfolk. Va., Special. In v connec
tion with the selection of Harry
St. George Tucker for the presidency
of the Jamestown Exposition, which
was announced Tecently, It has devel
oped that, the presidency was offered
to former "President Cleveland sev
eral months ago and that he consider
ed the offer for some time befofej final
ly making up his mind that it "would be
out of the question for him' to accept.
Mr. Cleveland will probably be chair
man of the advisory board. of one hun
dred distinguished. Americans who will
be asked to serve the exposition.
THE YELLOW FEVER
The Situation Now Shows a Slow But
Steady Improvement
NUMBER OF DEATHS ON DECREASE
Sudden Change Tor the ( Worse in
New Orleans Situation ; Weakens
Hopes Based on Previous Signs of
Improvement.
New Orleans, Special. Report to 6
p.' m.: ... V". :. : .
New cases, 61. Total to date, 1,446.
Deaths, 9. Total, 205. .
New foci, 16. Total, 322.
Cases under treatment, 328.
Yellow fever took a bound forward
Monday in New Orleans and the situa
tion in the State is far from satisfac
tory. ,v " . ., - .
The official figures for New Orleans
Tuesday, show a material increase in
hew cases and in disease centers.
Nine persons died Monday of yellow
fever, more than in any one day since
August 14, when a record of 12 deaths
was made. Health officers explain that
the report is alwaysvhigh on Monday
because of unavoidable laxity in re
porting on Sunday.
Numbers of merchants called on Dr.
White to ask his intercession in the
amelioration of the restrictions impos
ed against freight by towns like Lake
Charles, which desire no Intercourse
with New Orleans. -Merchants believe
that. Dr. White's intervention may
bring many of the smaller communities
to a recognition of the harlessness of
receiving merchandise from infected
places. i r
- Mayor Dunne Arrested.
Chicago, Special. Mayor Edward
F. Dunne, of Chicago, was .Qrested
Sbnday afternoon in the suburb of
Evanston for violation of the ordi
nance regulating the speed of auto
mobiles. ' ' -yK:; v
- The - mayor; in company " with John
Berilston, was riding through Evan
ston when he was stopped by a police
man, who accused the chauffer, Ed
ward Skyes, of going too fast. All
three occupants of the automobile
were taken to the Evanston police
station." The mayor remained outside
the station in the automobile, while
the other two went into appear before
the justice. ? -
"I don't know anything about the 1
speed of these things," said the mayor,
"but I don't think we were going very
fast. However, we may have been, and
I guess we will have to" pay our fine
like anybody else." .
Sykes was unable to decide whether
he should pay the fine of $10, .which
was placed against him by the justice,
and came out to consult the mayor
about it. . "- ;' ' ''.';' ' ::'C . ' '.
"Go ahead and paythe fine," answer
ed the mayor." '
It was paid and the machine moved
away after Mayor Dunne had solicit
ously inquired concerning the speed
limit in his own city, -saying that he
did not desire to .be arrested again.
1 S. A. L. Conductor Killed. .
Savannah, Ga., Special. Julius T.
Landsberg, Jr., a conductor on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, was shot
byv William S. Sims, at Ellabelle, Bry
an county, and . died while - being
brought to this city. Landsberg had
put Sims off .his train Saturday. Sims
escaped. Landsberg was a well-known
Southern football player. .
A Sugar Famine Likely.
Nashville, Tenn., Special. The sugar
famine, brought" about by , the quaran
tine .against freight from New Orleans,
is fast- becoming a serious1 'matter in
this city. It has tfeen years. since the
supply of sugar has. been so short here.
According to The Banner's advices the
isame condition of affairs exist in many
of the smaller towns throughout the.
State. : ... r: . ' .-'V '
Slayer Dies of Wound. -
Baxley, Ga., Special. A; J. Chestnut
who, a few days ago, shot and killed
Marshal Mike Aspinwall, and, being
pursued by- the sheriff and a large
number qf citizens, was wounded) died
Wednesday evening. - Will Smith, a
carpenter, of : Waycross, engaged here
at work on the school building, shot
Chestnut with a rifle and since become
insane and is now in the asylum.
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Telegraphic Briefs..
' Chairman Shonts, of the Panama Ca
nal Commission is back from the Isth-mus-
and states that; provision for the
housing and supplying of the workmen
must precede the actual digging of the
waterway..-. 4-. -,,.v" ... .....,vWi
? Awards to the Omount of about $632
' 000 have been made In the case of ya-r
rious claims against .Venezuela. r i , i
The train known as the "Fast laying
Vireinian" rah from Morristown nearly
to Philadelphia with the engineer dead
at?tlSe.;throttle.; f i ;
Miss Gladys' Roosevelt, a cousin of
the President, was severely in jurecLin
a runaway accident at Sayville, L. I. '
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iSORTfl JWLINA CROP BULLETIN
Corditfocs Tor Past Week as (Sven
Oct 'by the Department.
The Nortfe Carolina section of the
climate and crop service of the de
partment of agriculture, issues the
following official bulletin for ,the past
week : . -
It has been eloudy and warm 'dur
ing the first, part of the week in the
east and central portions, and gener
ally rain in '.fiie middle .'of the week
throughout the State. The tempera
ture as a rule has been cool, these
conditions have been favorable for
outside work, but cot beneficial for
growing crops. In some sections the
land was so wet that no outside work
could be done and the crops suffered
as the land could not be worked. The
rains' were particularly damaging in
the central and western districts,
considerable injuring was done by
washing. -,
Reports of cotton shedding come
from all parts of the State. Cotton
rust . is reported to be very , bad in
Johnston county. In the eastern dis
trict cotton is opening quite generally
also to' some extent in the central and
western districts where it is still
blooming. . While some report very
good, an average crop, many report
a small or a one-half crop.
Young and late corn damaged by
rain to a great extent and firing in
some places. In some sections the
crop is promising, but many report'
a small crop, it is not maturing well,.1
and more sunshine is needed for the
crop throughout the State. ,
Tobacco, is still being cut in the
central and west districts; in some
places curing is progressing nicely,
and a good average crop will be rea
lized. Tobacco is firing very fast1 in
Person county and it is being cut and
cured as fast as possible. ..Worms
are injuring tobacco -in -Yadkin cburi
ty. -v : -c v. V'7 -'..- -;': ,
. The . pea crop is looking fine all
over the State. Turnips.; are coming
up, and are doing well ; they are still
being sown in the west. Bugs are
injuring turnips and cabbages in
Davnidson county. The Resetting of
strawberry plants is in ; progress
throughout the east and central por
tions, and the plants are living and
looking well. Much hay and fodder
has been destroyed hy the wet weath
er in some localities . Fodder is still
being cut and much of 1 it has been
saved. Peanuts are looking well;
fruits almost a complete failure.
Sweet and white potatoes are gener
ally reported as a - fine crop. Farm
ers are plowing land for wheat.
- The following rains have been re
ported: Raleigh, 1.03; Goldsboro,
3.16 ; Greensboro, 0.30 ; Lumberton,
1.60; New Berne 0.54; Weldon 1.16.
. Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D., Dead.
. f ........
, Charlotte, Special. The death of
Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D., pastor of
the First Baptist Church of this city
which occurred on Saturday, evening
at the home of his daughter, in Vir
ginia, was a shock to the entire city.
Dr. Barron has been pastor , of -the
church here for nine years, and, during
that time has endeared himself to the
people of all denominations. He was
a very able preacher, a splendid pas
tor add a high-toried. Christian gen
tleman of the old scho6I. ' rle was
broad-minded and charitable, " never
bigroted; alwavs' d'oing good arid help-.
ing the poor and 'relieving the dis-.
tresseqaird needy His funeral, which
was, conducted on J Monday, was large
ly attended by all denominations.. - A
feeling of deep and lasting sadness
has -beenasV over the1 entire city in
jthis unexpected loss, and his place" id
the ' hearts of , the people who knew,
him but to love and reverence him,.
wuiroe Qimcuit; to mL..-
N, Npyth State News.
Last week a terrific storm passed
over Archdale, doing, considerable
damage to crops',' and blowing down
trees, and unrbofinslhouses:. A large
tree at the home of Mrs. Amo Ra
gah was blown down on a buggy,
smashing" it H,o smithereens. The barn
of Mr. Bob- English was blown down
and many large trees were uprooted.
. Greensboro , special : Mr. J ames
Worrell died last: week at the, board
ing house of Mrs. Green, on Keogh
street, as a.result, of an attack of ty
phoid fever. .Dr. Harrison, the atj
tending physician, seeing nis conai-
tion when first called m, endeavored!
nJx w nT,.rJotiroc
I but ' was unable to do -so. Worrell
declined fo give any information about j
ihimself; ybut Dr Harrison ascertained
!tha.t he came here from Cumberland
county, though, beyond this, nothing
is thus far known. Dr. Harrison js.
pursuing investigations and says
Worrell was worth $2,000 or $3,000.
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ENGINES
A Peculiar Accident in the Railway
Yards Spencer V
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ONEENGINIER KILLED AT, HISP0ST
While Shifting im the Southern, Yards
in Salisbuionda' Night, Engi
neer Ed Bullock Was 1 1 Instantly
Killed, His Body; Being Crushed
Between the Tender of His Engine;
and That of a Wild- Engine From
the Spencer Shops. v
Salisbury, N. c.v Speclal'.-rngtneer
Ed. Bullock, in charge ofi the?' South
ern's night shifting crew in; the yards
here, was instantly killed shortly after
10 o'clock Monday night at-Henderson's
crossing, between Salisbury and
Spencer, his body being, crushed .be
tween the tender, of his' engine; and a"
wild engine, running at a speed of 6S
O70 miles an hourEngineer Ballock
was in the act of . jumping ttu save his
life-when he lost it. The-fireman, , a
white man named Freeman;, jumped
and escaped with only slight bruises.
Two engines and three freight cara
were demolished, the track considera
bly torn up, and traffic suspended for
for more than two hours. ; ;
Engineer Bullock, . with .his- engine
and three freight cars, was backing
from the Salisbury depot toward Spen
cer at a moderate rate of speed.: A. wild
engine was seen approaching: at a
nigh speed from the "South" yard. At
Spencer. ; Fireman Freeman jumped.
When Engineer Bullock realized, the
danger, he also jumped, but was, too
late. . - ' ' ' ' -' .; .
In less than thirty 'mmutea after
the accident, and almost before1 the
dead engineers -body had been- .re
moved from the .wreckage Vtsu second
wua engine siariea irom me snops at
Spence in! theVsame ' direction; l?ut
was . fortunately discovered1 by the
switchman, whoHhrew the switch and
ditched it. But for this timely inter
vention there would, in, all probability
have been more loss of life. ; . .
DUN A WAV
III lift tV M l
Cuba's Great 4 Prosperity
Washington, Special. In la statement . .
furnished to the press the prosperity of
Cuba, Senor Quesda," t.heH.minister from
"that island,. declared that its prosper
ity was such that-eVenthe most opt!-,,
mistic are surprised, There"wasnct sec- ' '
tion of the island ,t.e .miinister. said.-
which had not received'; a great im- .
petus commercially , and industrially,
and with the continuance of ."the; expel
lent sanitary cdnditionsi'the increasing
production and investments, it-fa to. be
expected that W alfew years-.the wealth
of the coftntry wiir be doubled -The
statement," continuing, says in par t: '
: "The receipts for the fiscal, year, end- -
ed June 30th, 1905, were $6i;750.095, -cents
om)ttedi throughout,, of which
$25,944,322 was . from public revenues ','
and $35V806V773 from special . accounts,
of which $31,677,366 was the product" of
the loan for the payment of the Cu
ban armyV The . custom receipts were
$4,848,942 more than the previous year. ,
The exportations reached $101,000,077.. .
the importations $61,337,664, leaving a
trade balance in favor of Cuba of about
$40,000,000. ' M !
"During the year payments .were
made to the amount of $44,510,373, of
which $17,286,400 'was tfor the. regular '
budget and $23,066,688 for paying the "
army claims. ; ' v
."The total receipts for the year were. ,:
$65,751095, which, ' plus $7,09944, the,,
balance from the previous year, giVes -a
and total of $68,984,714. Deducting
expenditufes, rtherewas-a.balanceof. -$25,340,307
in the Cubdh treasjiryiftWX,-
tlje tfifsCof July; - which, afte)rfnakln& v
Some' alio wances for outstanding crea-
its, leaves about $22,000,ft00- of -surplus. - i.fr
i VPart of thlsill..be 4fiy9.ted jtoppb- ,r Ai
He frorksIaiid!Tart,'ti serve as -basis , .
for v the noney: Xo- be applied. to ;ejtle l
the balance due. to the army." V- .:
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r i,000 Carpenters ;StrikeV; ' ';' :
JacksonviileFia., Special.-The fight
between" the-union carpenters and 'the;' . .
members of the Builders' Exchange be-
came more' serious when the Structural
Builders Trades Alliace, at a meet-j
ing held Monday morningl decided t'to
call out all men engaged in structural
work employed by members or t "the
Builders' Exchange. Over one. thousand
men are affected by this order. The ac
tion came as a surprise to the members
of the Builders' Exchange, who felt ,
much encouraged Sunday at being suc
cessful, getting .a:numhr of work-;
men to take the places pi 'ihe strikers.
Hasn't Asked England's Aid.
London, By Cable. The press .was
Unformed at the Foreign Office tnat
-President Roosevelt has not requested '
the British government to make rep-1
; esehtatioti to Japan' 6h the4 question
of peaces The Foreign Office thinks tt-i
would 'be impertinent for the Britisn
government to request Japan to modi
fy .her demands, The government be
lieves thkt these demands 'are mod-r
erate and that Japan should not be de-
prired of the fruits of the victory.
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