New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23

The question rs the Bank Of Spain solvent. re-
Gently discussed by financial organ ID LONDON
Tho S,a,ist" is equivalent TO IN" question - I'D"
scotch Government solvent" T. IS known that
the bank is A lender and the Government ''-
rover 20 the extent " L""r""N pese'as. II may
30 oddod that the British paper did not snow me
influence exercised over the financial SITUATION %
Snain by her money engagements with hef 'u"A''
colony Tho question IS 20 know WH"'i'r "' "'1
tho greater part II the debt created by the presen,
war shall be put down to - anish account ~ an
Spanish parties IN Cuba Auionomsts hrI'''"s' >
and Constitutional Unioulsts- requested lheE SAL !
that autonomous cuba. under the Spanish "at'
could no, bear moro than oue-ienih or Al INC b"S'
one-sixth Of the debt rolled up by D." present way
rbia & n question which 100 outcome ~ 3D." war
will solve. and il is sufficient 20 not" no" 'na' me
a.. ,h-oo ioars on account - cuba represent g.
,'oc,ir"i canifn ~ 2is i"oN pcs"'a-. "hi' % i'-
Hs, nd r.finding Of the cuban bonds OF i'' and
100 besides l3i .5'Do6H pcs''a~ ia cNII,h S''i''
yas Sririallv admitted that on january ~"
aboui so COlV0) posctds were "W'd DID wa oi ~"
paH d,s" o9ials ana others Eyou before the d'ra-
"a ion Of war with America 'ap'an-''ch',
had estimated the monthly expenses ny '"'''''
pesctas.
A comparative table Of tho commerce 81 france
Win snain and the United states shows why th"
synpaihies Of French merchants go TO Ame'''H
aside from moral and political reasons. France -
animal imports from Spain av"rag" about -"'''''"
francs worth Of merchandise. 81" sends io Sp"'"
about 100000 francs worth of French pro'n. ~
The United States exports 10 Franc" about @''''''
r-arcs worth 4 merchandise. directly consumed
,hore. tho figures Of 1896 were exactly 2'3 ""."''
francs Exports from France 20 America amounted
-, go, 70 ;i4se12co francs of mich NOR" than
psS oNclo francs worth were products and atucic'
of strictly French manufacture or produce J." ''.
France the United states occupies INC MN ana
Spain ne sixth plncc ~ "r 49, 'e s,d sn,in H.,
eighth place
Aro,her use for carrier pigeons has been found
nv NJ Dcneuvc ana explained rs bin 70 th"
International Congress Of Maritime Fisheries. held
8. tho Sabl.s d'Olonre. He said that fishermen
,o,r bundred or five hundred miles from the coasts
would find great advantage IN sending pse.ns
~ ~ 0eh caught. According 10 those reports
No dealers might send 20 the nahlng banks hoats
Witch would be loaded on the sp9t' ana thus "'o"
Tlr' HsSrrmnn to remain little longer on the
ranks and reload Their N"ss'I-
,,,,u tho york 81 the Exposition 10 actively pro-
eross,np I'm Paris tho Paris papers publish short
e,,-,coI ro,iou of the past exhibitions. the fret
hnid g., Paris took place IN l1N. and had only ll'
a.h,,,,ors !, cost Go,0 francs. The building was
of ,uded wood on the champ de Mars and twenty
6vc medals were distributed The second "Nposi-
zion was opened IA lsol In the Conr dn IouVr".
,,b on exhibitors. a third one was held ~" year
f -, Tho same place with $40 exhibitors Nap"-
paon openod the fourth @NpoSlnon on I'D" rs
panada Of the nvalldes ~ +' WIZ 9f, ~ rAn
n ilu' ftia I'm Tho palace ~ the Louvre. There
were several other eXpos'i2ns held III lAils up -
~ rear ia when Il universal exhibition was
onencd there for the irst line RI The t'n's az, 49,
TinGustric Champs tiysecs ne cost OF ~, 6 6!'
ht,,tIding Was eleven million francs. there ~er" @"i
nuil1H,e and more than five million visitors.
,HS,npuord came the wcl-known exposons Of 1861.
WIZ" =, M 6o6 Visitors: ana he exposition 81 1853.
w CITY SO exhibitors and 325oo" visitors.