El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-27


pesos from Great Britain. The chief
imports are rice, jerked beef, and flour.
| The Spanish official returns stare the
value OF the imports from Cuba into
Spain for 1894 20 be 81, 643, ITO Spanish
pesetas 1.-THE wine of the peseta is 1913
ceuts), and the exports from Spa to
Cuba, III, O61 ,SSl pesetas.
In the district of Santiago de Cuba.
at the end of 1891, the total number Of
mining titles issued was 296, with an
extent of 1927 hectares. OF the
mines reported and claimed, l3S were
iron, SO manganese, 90 copper. In
1895 the port of Havana was visited by
1,179 vessels of 1861, 325 tons az of
Apo tons Brisi>h), Cienfuegos AID
Cardena by 400 of 645, 1874 tons (l5O of
233, 9O5 tom Briti-h). and Santiago de
Cuba by 1888 of 462, SSS tons Q37 of
1876, 1877 tons British). In Cuba there
are about 1000 miles of railway be-
Ion cling to companies, and the larger
sugar estates have private lines con-
Meeting them with the main lines.
There are 2 300 miles of telegraph line,
with 1913 offices. Messages in 1898,
342. 33l.
PORTO RICO.
Porto Rico is described as ''the
healthiest Of the Antilles" 1t has an
area of $3.50 English square miles.
The population d ,cenber 81, 1887, was
S13 ,937 The negro population is es-
tinated at over 300, 900. Slavery was
abolished in 1878. Chief towns; San
Juan, % Ala inha bitants; Ponce, 81
545: San German. 30. l46. TIE Porto
Rico budget for lS93-94 gave an esti-
mated expenditure of 3,S79.SI3 pe SOS,
| THE value of the peso is 90 6 ceuts), of
which the ministry of finance absorbed
| 250. 045 pesos, and war 1,050,O 900 pesos,
and an estimated income of 1908 $50
pesos, of which the customs were
estimated to produce 2,30o, 600 pesos,
and direct and indirect taxes l 1858, 800
pesos.
The principal articles of exports in
| 1895 were coffe,, 16,S S4 tons value l.
! 755, 93I lbs. ster); sugar, 81 SOL tons
(7l1,l 3l pounds): tobacco, 1907 tons
l52,722 pounds. The total exports in
! 1898 amounted to 3,349, O7S pounds, and
| imports to 3 AGA, 900 pounds. The value
OF the imports from Porto Rico into
Spain in 1894 was 1880, 125 Spanish
pesetes CHE value of tie peseta is 10 3
! cents, and the exports from Spain to
| Por' Rico 2S, 67S; 1899 pesetas. In 1893
l ,O34 vessels of 1,0O9, 5Sl tons entered,
| and 500 vessels of 9O2, O95 tons cleared
Porto Rico.
In Porto Rico there are 40 miles of
| telegraph and 1877 miles of railway.
besides over ITO miles under construc-
| ton. The coin in use is the 5-peSeta
piece. The coinage of Spanish dollars
of similar value, to take tn cir place.
! has been decreed.
THE PHILIPPINES.
| The Philippine Islands extend almost
due north and south from Formosa to
Born 60 and the Moluccas, embracing
- 4 3 l,f d. 4
9 of longitude. They are over 1900 in
number; the two largest are Luzon
(area 40,O24 English square miles) and
| Mindanao. The capitalof Philippines,
| Manila, has 154, O62 inhabitants QSS7):
other towns are Laoag, 80, 642: Lipa
43, 40S; Banang, 3i.59S, Batapgas, 35 :
5SS. There is Il small resident Spanish
population, but large nun Der of Chin
ese. The native habitants are mostly
of the Malayen race, hut tkere are some
| tribes Of Negrito5. The government is
adm Mustered by Governor General
ard a Captain General, and the 43 pro-
vlnces are ruled by governors, alcaldes,
or commandments, according to their
i'm portauce and position.
The est mated revenue of the Philip
pine ands in 1S04'95 was s2, T15, $780,
and expenditure e., 656, 026. There is
ap export duty on tobacco, ard almost
y
heavily taxed on being imported. Or
muslin and petroleum the duty il
about 100 per cent of the cost.
The chief products are hemp, sugar
coffe, copra, to acco leaf, cigars, in
dieo. Gold mining is being carried OF
in Luzon with favorable prospects. anC
coal mir ing in Cehu, where, when ar
rangemeGts for carriage are complet
ed, tn e output is expe etc to be abou
3 600 tons month.
In 1894 the total imports were valu {
a S2S, $50, 600 aud XpOrts at S33, $50 600
In 1885 the cNief EXPORTS were: Hemp
S32 322 bales lone bale weighs abou
$50 p0unes), valued "a FL $50. 600: suc ar
80, OS3 tons, valued at 1,2O3, 900: 60
pra, 81 ,43S piculs, valued at e2o3, GOO
tobacco, leaf. POI, 81 quintal-: cigars
164 ,430. 600: coffee, 1874 tons. Owing tt
d seas, the production of coffee Is fall
lug off. The chief IMPORTS are rice
-four, wires, dress, petroleum. coal. II
1895 1920 piculs of rice were i'm
ported from Hon kong. Saigon ant
} Singapore; 81, 391 tons of coal from
: australia and Japan; 957,53S cases o
DetrOleum.