Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR CUBA
every t-ss~s'ss. .s w~ser"s.s rrss
rerUs that WIN Bs-sk ,i
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Washington. Nav !. netting Secre
tnSy of War Mriki~iohn made publi'
ysst.rday a very interesting rrpori
sspon the commercial aud industrial
cvraurnns Ia Cuha. showing that th'
frtute OF the island under q stable
government PROMISES a wonderful Dc
,.lopmrnt Of wealth The bco.iicisl
effects ot the economical administra
tion ~ the islands anairs which T.
brow being encouraged under the ~
rec,ion 81 the war department arr al
ready apparent. \ good deal ~ ths
capital which was removed or which
went into hiding prior to and during
The spanish war has returned and new
eavits - h,.tng attracted nv the safer
and more stable conditions. The in
cr.a-e in the business Of the custom.
houss demonstrates better than any
thing els.. the revival - general trade
rsss~-. tho shs-s staple.
fotaceo. whivh will con'tnuc to h.
of- 81 The m"-i important crops. - al
rssdy h..tue cultivated in sections ~
thv ISLAND. wh~r. ~ has never been
| er1ysu hitherto he crrr. estimated
a. The beginning of ths present yrst
a. -ua.,sio toms. t4,-sd upon actual pro-
durtiuu az shs eud of Narch. ~ IL -
iimuf~d. will reach ssuuup tons. This
despite iss 1 ef fartlif'-s. the ronfu~ion
AID hurry With Which the crupS w~rs
planted and th~ fsst that much ~ the
u,as hiu~rN Was totally or partially
d. stsos~d The scarcity of ,ion,.stis
Oxen due ~ the wholesale slaughter
81 .tuck b, both Cui,au- aud Spaniaris
fvr food purposr- during the war. T.
rr-a'Iy rvtspiinx the operation Of
suaar estates.
| E.p.-t. Tor tho We.,h .f wsr~s.
I Iurinr Msrvh - 80 tslrs ~ leaf TO-
hecco. 80 cigars. s-t. t.ossa packages ot
cigarettes aud i5.0oa kiio= Of ca; to
teeoo wer- exported from Havana. rhs
! eNportation Of various kinds Of mer.
chansiise. which do not pay duty, prin-
cpaiiy sugar. old iron. pineappis~
palms. preserved fruits honsy-
spong~S. etc. reached '.oai.Ooo kilo,
tF"m Havana
c"ii-et'"s. Tor s.rss-
The total collections during hatch
~ r. ssgo.9ai. q collection .Sc--drd
Only tvter a. Havana during the past
ten wears it-pa aud l~r~l- The aP
parrnily large collections las, year
l lseh reached iu the ssautVai.uf at
American money. S3tl,is-. - aee"un'-
ed tor hy the fact that the duties ON
large qsantsisr< "t war stiFpssr~ aud
materials shipped INT" Havana nnd"'
the ttfte "t iterniusntprS. Wsrr s'si"
~ eh"ch and Inquired "a thr e"ii*r tto"s
- m"usf which went into the treas
arN. hat Wh'eh. a. matter OF tsst
te'et represented MONEY st AT
f--esssAss rsssts~ss s.-.sssssssss-
ia considering the large lmportA
ti"ue into Havana last month u must
h. eprne IA miu'l ai-o that The duties
uud~r the American tewiui" are a.
leasf fo per cent lower than The span
ish rates. show inx 'hat none - ths
r"Nen"sr afr hr'hs ~''i''eStsrea ss I'M
80 IN" "ld Nt''nirh t"ls'
Th'~" """'s. "f <'s-''"." ""ie.
tor the first thrre months Of Nufsri
can rule the total receipts for all the
ports OF Cuba were a. follows. Janu=
arS si.o''i,sas. February ss'e.sis
March sl.tel.s4s, Will" the cost 81 col
t~etian Tor these months were EXCEED
ing low. ~ follows; January sai PIT
cent February i.ti per cent, MaFch
n.. an. u.,.,. Va. ,...,,,...s
| the money tfahStrfrrd from th.
susfom- tund during these three
months of American rule To the other
Ip.> too waS divided mainly as follows.
Ist4o 4So for barracks and quarters &.
49, 80 for ..s,,itntion 500, eeo Ia,
.r,r,I no,,,.r and a,,,inis,ration -
<te- oss a., ,,,,tI;,. ,,,rL. nor,s .na
h.rhors xtaf noo t,r ....h.r,,i..s an,
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