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PROSPERITY in MEXICO
GREAT GAIN IN EVERY LINE OF
NATIONAL INDUSTRY.
Federal Treasury Paying Every Bill
Promptly and Revenue Increasing
s New Enterprises Planned.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 22.-Statistics
revenues have been published. In fifteen
years the gold value of imports has risen
from $23, 600 annually to s51, 100000. The
exports. which are reckoned on a silver
basis, have risen from s4s. 725, 900 to s14sO O0.
0o0. The stamp revenues increased from
s4.774.oOO to s23. 100000. The total federal
revenue has risen from s37, 62l 900 to $780,,
275, 600. The number of pieces of postal mat
ter has increased from 10 100000 to Ill, 49,
GOO. The federal telegraph lines fifteen
years ago were 1858 kilometres in extent
and now number 7o,1O3 kilometers. The
railway lines have increased from a total
extent of sos Kilometres to 12.751. and the
construction of new lines is actively pro-
crossing. The number of ships and steam
ers entering federal ports has increased
from 1.6S9 to $780, The number of railroad
passengers has risen from 2,075,000 to 81
0c0.0OO The treasury department now meets
every bill as soon as due, and the revenues
are steadily increasing.
Specimens of platinum of excellent quail
ity have been received from the placer
mines in Sonora.
near the city OF Oaxaca. English capital
lists are buying the copper mines.
The rumored sale of the Cecil Rhodes
group of mines in Zacualpam district is
denied by the London bank which, ac-
cording TO a report wired from here was
handling the business for Rhodes. The
price put at $4,000. 900 gold, and there
are no mines In the district worth that
amount. Still IL is possible the mines may
have been sold to London capitalists.
Boston parties are looking over the field
for the introduction of shoe manufacture
ing on the American plan. and establish
ing tanneries. They estimate that there
is a domestic sale here OF Is. 000000 pairs Of
shoes annually. Goat skins and hides
amounting to many millions of dollars are
now shipped TO the United States ard Ii Is
believed that large and profitable bust
ness can be done here In tanning skins and
making shoes on a silver basis, not only
for Mexico. but for the west coast coun-
tries In South America. Native capitalists
are becoming interested In this project
which bids fair to rival in profits the al
ready established lucrative cotton textile
industry The textile people believe that
before long they will be able tc ship their
goods to South America, as they manufac-
ture on a silver basis.
President Diaz has been invited TO 60 to
Puebia on the 5th OF May TO dedicate the
monument erected 10 the memory of the
French and Mexican soldiers who fell at
the battle of Puebla.
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The Alabama Governcrship.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. April 22.-The race
for the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor is still a matter of conjecture. Returns
have been received from forty-nine of the
sixty-six counties voting a week ago. but
these do not furnish any candidate with a
sufficient number TO insure his election.
From the returns received Ii appears that
142 delegates have been instructed for Col.
w. j. Sanford. &C for Mr.. Waller, 81 for
General Shelley and Al for Mr.. Stallings.
Fourteen counties with total af los dele
gates report uninstructed delegates This
leaves a total of ninety delegates yet to be
heard FROM These delegates are to come
largely from west Alabama.
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BLACK DIAMOND PRODUCTION.
Great Increase i'm the Output of Coal
During Last Year.

WASHINGTON. April 22-According to
returns representing between so and 80 per
cent. of the total tonnage of the pro-
duction of coal in the United States in
1899. 1t is estimated by Edward w Parker,
statistician of the United States Geological
Survey, to have amounted to 230S3S, 973
long tons, equivalent to 25s, 539, $50 short
tons. AS compared with the production of
1893. when the product amounted to 1885,
4o5 953 long tons or 219s74,667 short tons,
this indicates an increase of over $4,000, 600
long tons. 17.5 per cent. These figures
exceed by 100000 short tons the outside
estimates heretofore made on the coal tom
mage for 1899. The production Of go, OO0, 900
short tons in 1898 was nearly 10000 900 In ex-
cess Of that in 1897, and both Of these years
were banner years in the industry 1t is
not impossible that the figures for 1899, as
estimated may be somewhat reduced by
later and more complete returns, and In
fact, this may be predicted as probable, but
even a reduction of 100000 tons would not
amount to per cent. of error in the total.
The total value OF this enormous produc-
ton Is estimated at $3.50, 435. 4l2, an increase
Of over $5l,0o0,000 or practically 20 per cent.
over the value of the product of 1895.
The part that anthracite coal played in
this unprecedented production was an in
crease from AZ ,663.015 long tons or 53 $50, GA
short tons in 1898 TO 50. S57, 1876 long tons, or
50. go 395 short tons In 1893. with an increase
in value from SO. 414. 5S7 to SSS l23. 49, gain
of nearly Sl3.000.000 Bituminous produc-
ton dncluding semi-anthracite. semi-bitu-
minous. cannell, block and Ignite coals)
shows an increase of over 81. 100000 short
tons and a gain of nearly $50. 100000 in
value. There were only three States that
u.d not participate In the general increase
There were Arkansas. Georgia and Idaho.
In the former the production was cut
down by strikes. which kept some Of the
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APOSTLE OF FUSION.


TOPEKA, Kas, April 22.-While William
j. Bryan is in Wichita, next week. his good
offices will, 1t is said, be sought to settle
differences existing between the Populists
and Democrats in the Sixth and Seventh
districts, where fusion is split wide open
on account of the attitude of rival nom
inees for Congress.
The fusion politicians are very much
concerned by the situation in these dis
tricts, and they also look forward to the
Third district Democrat and Populist con-
ventions, set for May q, with much alarm.
for If a Democrat be not given the united
nomination in that district split will, it
is predicted be inevitable between the two
State conventions TO be held later at Fort
Scott. The Third district is now repre-
sented in congress by the Hon. E. r.
Ridgeley, Populist. Mr.. Bryan is booked to
speak at Wichita on Tuesday.
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FRENZIED BY DRINK.
Chicago Fisherman Cut d Friends
Throat-Surrendered Peacefully.

CHICAGO. April 22.-Laboring under the
hallucination that his friends had entered
conspiracy to kill him. and crazed with
liquor. William Awkward, fisherman, to-
day slashed, with pocket knife, the
throat of his old friend and schoolmate
William Larkins, severing the jugular vein
and causing Larkin's death within ten
minutes. Then turning on four other oc-
cupants of his fishing shack he lunged at
them. cutting Thomas Norris. an eighteen
year-old boy. in the head. and in his frenzy
gashing his own right hand. Larkins stag
gered from the house. followed in haste
by young Norris. William Harrison anc
John Clark. James Ryan. the fifth oc-
cupant of the shack. jumped through the
window. Awkward left the shack. and
after throwing the bloody knife among
some weeds. went directly to the Hyde
Park police station. three blocks away
He stepped up TO the desk, and placing
his bIoodstained hands upon It. said: I've
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GENERAL RIVERA TO RESIGN.
He Cannot, as an OmciaI, Take Active
Part I'm Politics.

Part I'm Politics.
HAVANA, April 22.-Gen. Ruis Rivera,
secretary of agriculture, has had a long
Interview with Governor General Wood re-
garding the letter which he wrote urging
a union of political parties and unani-
nous demand of independence by the end
of 1901. General Rivera probably will re-
sign early this week from his official posi-
tion The Cubano predicts that the re-
manning secretaries will do likewise. as 1t
is recognized that General Rivera holds a
powerful influence. Other secretaries who
have been seen. however, say that the res
1gnation of the secretary of agriculture
will not affect them. They give it as their
belief that the National party will be ben
Gifted by General Rivera's resignation, as
his official position has hampered his USE
fulness as a campaigner. In the course of
the interview General Rivera Informed
Governor General Wood that he had not
meant any personal discourtesy. but that
he is of the opinion that he would prefer
to be untrammeled by office, that he
might speak his mind on political matters
without embarrassing the government.
Governor General Wood has issued an or
der that appeals against his decisions can
be made through the secretary of war. He
has also ordered that all appeals which
are now pending under the order of Gen.
eral Brooke. which allowed appeals to be
made to a certain body of law officers,
cease Immediately. This order was issued
account of a dispute over certain min
ing claims, which Governor General Wood.
on appeal had decided. He found that a
previous decree as instanced by this par
ticular case. gave his own appointees pow
er to override his decisions.
The old steamship line running from
Batabano to the tobacco ports Of Pinar
del Rio has been reconstructed. 1t is ex-
pected that this line will be of great serv-
ice in the transport of tobacco. New
wharves will be built at Batabano. Presi-
dent Gustave Book, of the company, saws
that this years tobacco crop is excellent,
although IL is not the best in twelve years
as has been stated. He says he believes
that all the best lands I'm Cuba for tobacco
raising have been taken up, and that Cuba
In the future. will not be able to increase
the output of hrst-class cigars. However
much good land still remains fit for the
cultivation of tobacco.
The Lucha says that the electoral law
inslres honesty. equity and rapidity, and
has won the approval of the people. The
Nacion also heartily indorses the electoral
law. -
Senior Pierra. one OF the leaders of the
Democratic Union party. has written a let
ter re the newspapers in which he says
that the policy of the party In wishing
Cubans to elect an advisory board TO rep
resent them during the period OF interview
ton Is most sensible policy. as. he de-
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just cut a man. and thought had better

just cut a man. and / thought I had better
tell you about it.
He went to a cell without resistance.
Officers then arrested the occupants of the
shack as witnesses.
For two days Awkward had been drinking
heavily. Larkins and the other men VS.
tied the shack to-day. Awkward was In a
quarrelsome mood and had the idea that
all present were his enemies and had
formed a conspiracy to kill him. Ay1ward
suddenly asked Larkins: Have you got
a gun about your He felt Larkinss pock-
cts and then springing back he shouted:
"You don't come any of your tricks on
me-" He then drew from his pocket q
jackknife and opening IL slashed Larkinss
throat.
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Grand totals .......

The production and CONSUMPTION of coal
is so closely associated with that OF pig
iron and of manufactured iron and steel
that IL is worth while to note what effect
the record for 1899 made by these commodi-
ties will have upon the total mineral pro-
duction for 1899 The production of pig
iron in 1899, was Is, zoo. 900 long tons against
11.77Sg34 long tons in 1898. The average
price for pig iron in 1899 was about SIS per
ton making the total value about S246. Co.,
900, against s1l6.557,0 900 In 1898, when the
average price was less than $40 per ton;
This makes an increase of s130, 900 and
the increase of 100000 in the value of
the coal product makes a total increase of
$751; 600, 900 which, without any increase In
the other mineral production. would make
the total value of the mineral productions
in 1899 about $3.50, ,0c0.
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May BE a Fenian Plot.

TORONTO, April 22.-The Dominion
government has ordered Chief Inspector
Murray of the provincial police, to go to
Niagara Falls. tomorrow morning. to in
vestigate the explosion in the Welland
canal lock at Thorold. Inspector Murray
in an interview in Toronto tonight ex-
presses the belief that the explosion is a
part of Fenian plot. Several months ago
1T was said to be feared that as soon as
spring opened the Fenians would begin
offensive operations in Canada This is
supposed to be the first stroke The at
tempt TO blow up the lock is characterized
in Toronto as malicious mischief. Troops
would not be moved by canal in case Of
trouble with Fenians.
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OHIO STATE CONVENTION.
Foraker, Hanna, Nash and Dick for
Delegates to PhfIad ell phfa.

COLUMBUS, o., April 22-The Repub-
next Tuesday and Wednesday for the NOM
nation of state ticket and the selection
of delegates at large to Philadelphia 1t is
believed that the delegates at large will be
Senators Hanna and Foraker. Governor
Nash and Representative Dick. Senator
Hanna has expressed his desire for some
one else TO be selected, but as there would
be contest for the place in the event of
Hanna's deciination being accepted it is
thought he will be drafted I'm the interest
of harmony. The contest between Repre-
sentatives Dick and Grosvenor for position
as delegate at large has evidently resulted.
IN advance OF the convention. in favor of
the former. and now it Is claimed there
will be objection IL Senator Hanna should
decline i'm the interest of General Grosve-
nor. who was one of the big four four
years ago. About the only contests in the
convention will be between those who
want to go to Philadelphia as delegates at
large, and they are numerous.
The withdrawal of Howard Manning to-
night assures the nomination of Lewis c.
Laylin for secretary of state without op-
position. Bonebrake for school commits
sioner. Shanck for supreme Judge and
Goddard for member of the board of pub
lie works will be renominated for second
terms without opposition. and it is thought
that Joseph f. Blackburn will be renomi-
mated for third term for food and dairy
commissioner without opposition. The
platform has been outlined. If not drafted,
BY the Ohio Republicans in Washington.
and IL Is thought that the committee on
resolutions will have very little to do in
the way Of revision. There are some of
the advance guards of the delegates here
tonight, but State Chairman Dick, Sena-
tors Hanna and Foraker and other Ohio
people from Washington are not expected
till tomorrow.
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clares, 1t is very doubtful whether the
coming municipal elections will demon
strate the capacity of the Cubans for self
government. AS a consequence the United
States would wait until the Cubans showed
better proof of being able to govern them
selves He asks what guarantee the Gu
bans have that the United States govern
ment will cause a National Assembly to be
constituted even should the municipal
elections demonstrate the capacity of the
Cubans for self government 1t is far bet
ter he declares, for the Cubans to have a
voice in the management of the country
during the underlined period of interven-
ton, which can be secured by the election
of an advisory board
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No Movement mt Buffalo.

BUFFALO. N. Y, April 22.-The most
careful inquiry tonight has failed to dis
cover anything to indicate a movement of
Buffalo grain shovelers to release the We'll
land canal dynamiters. now in jail just
over the Canadian border. The grain
shovelers seen along the water front to-
night seemed surprised at the story when
1T was told them by newspaper reporters.
So far as could observed. there was not
the slightest excitement among the
scoopers. President Mcmahon, of the
Grain Shovelers' Union, branded the story
as ridiculous.
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WASHINGTON. April 22.-The weather
bureau tonight ordered storm signals dis
played on the entire Gulf coast from PEN
sacola, Fla, to Brownsville, Texas, near
the Mexican border line. On the Gulf
coast the forecast for Monday and Tues
day is for fresh to high winds from the
southeast with thunder squalls Heavy
rains in the Southern States, causing fur
Their floods in that section are predicted
for the next two DAYS
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Movements OF steamers.

NEW YORK. April 22-Arrived: la
Touraine. from Havre: laurie. from Liver
pool; Statendam. from Rotterdam; Co
lumbar. from Liverpool. Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm ii. for Naples and the Levant
SOUTHAMPTON, April 22-Sailed:
Friedrich der Crosse. from Bremen, for
New York.
QUEENSTOWN. April 22.-Sailed: Luz
cania. from Liverpool, for New York.
MOvILLE. April 22-Sailed: City OF
Rome, from Glasgow, for New York.
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largest mines idle a good part OF the year
The decrease in Georgia was very small
and the entire product OF Idaho has no
effect on the total.
Another interesting and unusual feature
of coal production I'm 1899, was the fact thet
there was an advance I'm prices. the frst
instance OF the kind in ten years. The
production of coal in 1895, and the esti-
mated output for 1899, short tons, Is shown
I'm the following table:
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WASHINGTON, April 22-The division of
customs and insular affairs of the War
Department made public to-day the state
ment that the total receipts of the Cuban
treasury for the month of March. 1900. were
81 SIS. 669 The receipts named are divided
as follows: Customs, s1.472,9 $50; postal s13,-
729; internal revenue, s94.330; miscellaneous.
$97, e19 The receipts for the corresponding
month of 1898 amounted TO 1855. 053.
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MERIDIAN, Miss. April 22.-Passenger
traffic, by transferring at several bad
washouts. has been resumed on the Ala
bama Great Southern road. The Mobile &
Ohio passenger train, water bound at
Quitman for five days and nights, pulled
into Meridian to-day at noon. Eighteen
hours was consumed in making twenty odd
miles. Full traffic on the Mobile & Ohio.
Alabama & Vicksburg and New Orleans &
Northeastern roads cannot possibly be re-
sumed inside of ten days.
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ST. JOHNS, N F.. April 22.-The season
for taking bait fish opened ThursdH. sew
eral American schooners obtaining Supplies
of herring The French fishermen. OF st.
Pierre, are making desperate efforts 10
obtain supplies of bait, which would enable
them to open the spring fishery on the
Grand banks but the colonial cruiser
Fiona is patrolling the bait grounds TO pre-
vent this. The French are bitterly indig-
ronf
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Take the Best
Spring Medicine

CT can highly recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla as a spring
medicine. There is a necessity
for taking such medicine, and
/ find none better than Hoods.
would never accept any ether
in its place. C. Lab, 1891 N.
goth ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
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EAGLE PASS. Tex. April 22.-News has
just reached here of the killing of Jordon
l. Cooke, at Acatlan. Oaxaca. Mexico
Cooks was In charge of a railroad con-
struction gang at that place and was
standing In a group of half a dozen men
when a bandit rode up and fired several
shots into them. killing young Cooke. His
father. who is ex-Sheriff Cooke. OF Nav
erick county. Texas. has taken the matter
up with the Mexican authorities.
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To Purify
Your Blood

Now, you lay the foundation for
good health in the months that
are to come. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla tones the stomach, creates
an appetite, builds up and forti-
fies the whole system by giving
vitality and strength to every It's
sue, organ, nerve and muscle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-23

OTTAWA. Ont, April PA. ]. Blair,
minister of railways, received a dispatch
to-day from Superintendent Thompson. of
the Welland canal. stating that lock No. "a,
rear Thorold. was injured by dynamite.
exploded by parties not known. Mr.
Thompson said that the damage was
trifiing, and no delay would occur to the
opening of the canal to navigation, as
already arranged for. on April Is.
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CHILLICoTHE. O.. April 22-James
Stewart. a veterinary surgeon. who lived
at Londonderry. this county, was found
dead in a street on the East Side OF this
city this morning with his head bruised
George Poe was arrested and confessed
this evening that he struck Stewart with
a stone in a drunken row and killed him.
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April 22-The larg-
est single foreign shipment of cotton cloth
ever made from the Southwest forwarded
to-day by the Dwight cotton mills, of Ala
bama City, Ala. The shipment comprised
seventeen carloads and is destined for
points i'm the Chinese empire.
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RICHMOND, Va, April 22.-Amelie
Rives. the authoress. Is seriously III at the
residence OF her father at Castle HILL I'm
Albemarle county. She is now the wife of
Prince Troubetsky, a wealthy Russian. and
has only recently returned from an ex-
tended tour OF Europe.
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steamer Toved Into Port.

HALIFAX, n. s.. April 22--The British
steamer Sir Garnet Wolseley. from Phila-
delphia, for Cork. which has been beating
around the ocean disabled for two weeks,
was towed into Halifax to-day by the Brit
ish steamer Runo, from sunderland, Tor
New York and Baltimore.
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Is the Time

When our physical systems
need to be cleansed and invig-
Grated with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. This good medicine
expels all the badness that has
gathered in the blood and en-
riches and vitalizes the life
current. II you take Hoods
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BERLIN April 22-The German-Austrs-
liam Company will establish new line OK
steamers to Sydney and Brisbane. by way
of Cape Town. The saflings, which VIII be-
gin on May To- will be monthly.
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Spring

Is gladly welcomed for tho
vitality, freshness and purity it
gives everything in nature; its
cleansing showers and sunshine
remove, dissolve and disinfect
unhealthful accommodations. IL
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1t is never too late 10 use Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar as cough cure, but Ii II
best 10 have recourse TO IL in the early stages
OF pulmonary disease, so as 20 secure iurrediafe
druggists. y :.
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Has been used over fifty years by millions O,
mothers for their children while teething with
perfect success II soothes the child. softens TIE
gums. alays pain. cures wind collie. regulates the
bowels. and is the best remedy for diar.hea
whether arising from teething other causes
For sale by druggists In every part OF the world
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing
Syrup. . cents a bottle.
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PUSHING THE WORK ALONG.

Hardenbergh, of Wayne county, has
opposition for auditor general.
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All Asia and oceahia. SIS, 2s5,17s $40. 100000