The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20

steamship communication with Russia by
the Baltic Line Al Newport News and the
Baltic Line at New Orleans.
Ports of entry have been opened at
Utlla and Bonaca in the Bay Islands, off
Honduras.
An American named Emory has OBJ
tanned a concession from the Nicaraguan
government which gives him q monopoly
over vast district Of rose, mahogany
and cedar timber. IL is the intention to
ship $4,000 logs per annum to this country
Nineteen twentieths of the Java" and
Mocha coffee consumed in the United
States is grown near Rio Janeiro or Sac
Paulo, Brazil Brazilian planters and
business men of all classes are anxious
for an extension of reciprocity relations
with this country.
In conformance with reciprocity provi-
sons recently established, France has re-
duced the duties on American pork aand
lard.
Russia has repealed all duties on gold
mining machinery intended for Siberia
The President of Uruguay has appointed
a commission to modify the tariff laws.
1t will report before the end of 1898 It's
sittings viii afford an opportunity for
American manufacturers TO obtain needed
concessions and they should send repre-
sentatives.
The entire railway system of Nicaragua,
owned aud operated by the government,
is for sale and can be bought for less
than million cash. 1t consists of ninety
miles of narrow-guage track, some H*lling
stock and three small lake steamers.
A natural deposit of Portland cement,
equal to the best foreign makes, is mined
in Grey County, ontario.
The promises TO be a great activity in
railway building in Manitoba, and should
prove a fruitful field for contractors and
dealers in railway materials
The outlook for American bicycles In the
South American republics Is not cheering.
Rich people of Latin extraction do not
take kindly TO the wheel, There are few
rich and many poor. The middle classes
are not well TO do. A young clerk In Bra
I'll, for instance, earns $40 a month An
experienced salesman or bookkeeper gets
$40 a week None of these people Is able
TO buy a $40 bicycle.
American -four is viewed with growing
suspicion in Scotland owing TO exagger-
ated reports of adulteratlon and bad mill
ing methods of Americans Scotch hand
lcrs urge the passage Of a severe law by
the United States prohibiting the exporta-
ton of any adulterated grain products.
In AK la Chapelle, Germany, and In all
that section there is a favorable market
for American cooking stoves, ranges, small
stoves for heating single rooms, furniture
of medium and cheap grades of oak and
goods. These articles are sold much more
cheaply In this country and are of better
quality. II have just paid" writes Frank
M Brundage, the consul, 1880 for
plain veneer, German walnut. double bed.
similar one could be bought in the
United States for So or ST."
Two Americans are to be paid govern
mental bonus of $4,000 month to operate
the Northern Railroad in Guatemala.
Nearly all of the employees are American
citizens.
Various eastern consuls urge the estab-
lishment of steamship lines directly COM
munlcatng between American Atlantic
ports and Japan saying that the steady
growth of American commerce in the
Orient necessitates further effort There
is now line, the Indra. which sails from
New York monthly.
An American company has received a
contract for furnishing $4,000 tons Of steel
rails and 4,320 tons Of ish-plates for use
in building the Manchurian (Russo-Chi-
nese) Railway.
The first Russian standard locomotive,
built In Russia with American machinery
and under American superintendent, has
been given a successful trial trip and Is
now running in the czars dominion.
Considerable progress has been made In
East Africa, despite the locust plague and
consequent famine The development Is
due almost wholly to German capital ana
enterprise The United States IS making
apparently small effort 10 penetrate the
rich trading lands of that interior.
The last fire ia Manila Philippine Is
lands. cost 81 80 900 In gold Remarkable
work was done by an American fire engine,
and the consul urges that there Is de-
mand for these instruments In all the large
cities Of the east