New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-29
TRAUE ND F!.iN'E ABROiD.

The moderate success won by thu Afrikand"r or
Ro.r part, against Cecii Rhodes. IN" born enemy
OF the Trlnsvaal BocT R"puhii' has called forth
sorne comments upon N" o"mmerciai and financial
condition - the country governed hy President
KrGgor In the last month - July Their" were
imported into thu Transvanl goods to- m" vain" ~
il ,60pO The ON nors had % pay ESQ" FOR custom
house duties. Tn" custom receipts Of tho Trans
vaal in tn first -iN months - IN" pr.-'ni year
amounted 10 only tfof0o which IS = dcri'ae" 81
flso c,1 as compared with inc same period 81 $50.
This decr.as" must De attributed To the fact mat
the Government ~ tho TrnnsNfal h1d consented u"
some reductions tho rates of tn" duties sine" the
beginning Of ihc year. Thos" redu lions mount sd
,o nearly Per cont. the average upon the
value of the imporrtions
The French Cabinet Of Premier Rrisson T. not oV-
cIus.yclv occupied with the discussion ~ the
Drc,fus casc NJ rillave. the Minister Of Public
Works ha. iis' sent TO the French railroad conf
NAMES = circular who's" object Will seem ludicrous
To- American travellers. who are used ~ having
railroad cars well lighted In tunnels NJ Tillaye.
I'm his circular complains only that m" railroad
companos do not comply with the requisites Of the
ordinance OF 1876 which compelled them 70 light
tner cars during the passage of tunnels which are
moro than thousand metres or ono kl"metre
long. but he also decares thal lishinB Ih"n,n n
that the principle which regulated the lighting OF
onrh, 70 be replaced By one based upon the space
OF time ne -c-sary TO run through those tunnels;
Many Of thesc are At The enGe To to- or n 1ef
, nm slow A. any rate the Ministerial circular
estimates that II fitting 10 nave cars nsh hr
half minute
Tho Govcrnment OF Para quay has just given one
noro nroof of us desire and ability to develop the
natural resources OF that unfortunate republic.
which has not yet recovered from the mis-
fortunes caused by the heroic war Of lS65- 20.
abon the country lost half OF It's population. Not
only Is the National School Of Agriculture main
and improved in all Its departments nut also
technical review Of subjects rcating 10 land Guilt
ys9n is nov esa PHGsaGg al Sca
here and their perusal justines he ronown aC-
nuired South America hN lis EDITOR, the we'll
known asricuturist. Or Moses s. Bertoni
4 bonefactcr Of 4 new kind for the .aborng class
cs has JUS, found in Italy. II is known that
there the official or private paWnshops. Monte di
p,etA are of great assistance to the poor people
and much patronlzcd 10y them An Italian paper
relates that at the beginning Of this month Of
Seprcmbcr the Monte III Pieta. IN Piedmont
had been closed on account of the liqudati ton OF
the savings bank Of the same locality, The re-
oncning OF the pa Nnshop due 10 the munin-
cence OF the Signorr Davide and Giacomo Olivetti,
the former having left legacy OF 1900 lire $1,000
10 the Monte di Pieth and large loan without In
tercst
The economical situation OF Japan is precnrious
t,st now when the Government has to face heavy
exnenses for the unavoidable strengthening OF It's
military and naval forces. as consequence OF the
troubled state OF affairs In the Far Fast From
the beginning OF this year mportations have not
ceased 10 increase every month while explorations
keep on the decrease. as shown by inc following
figures; In the first hall OF leg; expectations from
Japan amounted to i5O'lisj yens tthe yen Is equal
10 about 80 cents). the importations were COOLIES
yens In the first half OF this year exporiations
from Japan had gone down to es.ci'o9 yens and
impora tons n the country had gone up 10 l5i
s4oso5 yens. The excess Of importation over * =;
portation which was g. go 20 ysns for the first hal,
peri csi Of isss ''" ''''' ~ $3.50 "