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| unity and work out It's salvation along
It's own lines. Cuba, If it is left alone,
can do that. AS to commercial mat
ters however. Cuba and the United
States are inter-dependent and they
must always be SOL
Has our trade benefited by the re-
ciprocity treaty?"
Yes; both imports and exports have
greatly Increased The United States
last year, and she furnished AZ To- per
cent. OF what she bought
But that; Mr.. President, shows that
the odds are altogether for Cuba. Ac-
cording to thcse figures we are buying
twice rs much Of You as you arc buying
OF U.s. III
THAT is true, now" replied the Pres-
dent. But the proportion Is changing,
and your sales will greatly increase un
der the new treaty. This country Is
In excellent condition. We all have
money In our pockets md we shall buy
more this year than sEfF SyhpTs. In
decd, expect a great in14eAss In our
imports, and a large part of that In
crease from the United States Your
people arp just beginning to appreciate.
this market. From now on you will
study 1t and push your goods more earn,
estly. Indeed. am anxious to see the
trade between our country and yours
grow, and I have no doubt it will grow"
The Future Of Cuba.
you speak Of Cuba's good times. Will
these good times continue?'
IT see no reason why not. This
island is phenomenally rich, It raises
some Of the products which the
world wants and must have. 1t raises
many things better than any other
IL, tpI, {lro H,,-
ban tobacco. and there Is no spot on
Gods green earth which will ralse any
that compares with it. We can produce
sugar at Il lower cost than any other
people, and we arc now making 1t more
economically than ever Our planters
believe that sugar will never be so low
as it has been In tho past, and that from
now on there will always be Il profit
in raising IT.. Tho Cuban fruit indus
try is at It's beginning and the Same
can be said Of our vegetables, Our
wealth depends upon our soil, and this
is Of incxhaustible fertility. Indeed, our
prospects are bright
Clean and Healthy.
what Is tho sanitary condition Of the
island?"
ut is excellent. We have been clean
ing UP orr cities and they are to-day
the cleanest of the world. We are
Improving csanitary matters everywhere
and have greatly bettered International
health. Take this cityGof HAVANA. In
1890 we had a death rnte hero OF almost
forty per thousand, Yellow fever then
caused 645 deaths md smallpox 446.
During the American Intervention the
death rate was cut down to twenty-five
per thousand and OF these only eighteen
were duo to yellow fever, with no small
pox. That was in 1901. In 1906 the
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I l4a7 ( 4 z + is,
to extend the public roads and to build
a good road system from one end OF the
country to the other, giving all the ru-
raj districts access to the cities and
ports. This is greatly needed, and will
| be done as soon as possible. We are
| Improving our harbors. and we also wish
| to aid the railroads In opening UP the
undeveloped portions Of the country. We
want lines built which will make all
| parts Of Cuba accessible. and these lines
| will be chiefly branch lines to the roads
! now in existence. 1t may be that we
| shall aid roads OF that. kind by guaran-
teeing an interest on the investment"
Cuba's New Railroad.
| What has been the effect OF the
| Cuba railroad on the Island
| THAT road has done us an incacul-
able good replied President Palma.
| Indeed. now that 1t Is here L do not
sec how we could have possibly done
| without it. The road has opened up
the whole eastern Cuba and has given
US through line from one end Of the
island to the other. 1t has further ex-
| tensions In view, and 1t is already one
OF the chief arteries of our trade 1
think Cuba owes much to Sir William
Van Horne for building that road
will 1t be a good nvestment?''
Yes: although 1t may not pay divi-
dends for some time to come. A rail-
road Through new country is long
| time proposition, and the Cuba road may
| be some years in building up It's traffic.
AS to the ultimate value OF the property,
however. there is no question. 1t IL
bound to come"
Americans in Cuba.
Are there many Americans in Cuba? 2"
| Thousands Of them. The number
increases steadily, and is greater now
than at any time In our history. Those
who are coming now are investing in
all sorts OF enterprises. and nre doing
much to enrich and develop the coun-
try. Some of them are buying lands in
large and small tracts"
| docs Cuba welcome Americans ~
Eyes. We want and expect that
your people will come here and help us
develop Cuba. This island will support
a large population. 1t is OF enormous
| richness, and a small tract of land suf-
l5flces for q good farm. All we need
| here Is Industry and business sense, al
| lied to good class OF immigrants. to
make this one of the richest islands
llupon earth. The Americans are noted
as workers and business men, and we
feel that they have just the characteris-
tics which are needed for Cuba's develop
ment."t ~
Chances for Americans.
.'But you refer to men OF large capt.
| tai, Mr.. President. What does Cuba
offer to- him of small mcans?"
There are many chances here for
| men who have but little money" said
President Palma. Take, for Instance.
raising fruits and vegetables for the mark
cts OF the United States. That business
is profitable. and it is at its beginning.
Trdoo5 o1rooaf INV lind of IN h1fr N
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moldy of1atnjbers, corners. battlcments
and c1,ddies az this enormous hollow
mountain of ancient masonry, and ilnally
lound our n way out into the open ar
1aunting cars, were swiftly driven back
to Cork by q neWH, and q much more
nlcturesque way. All the Irish roads are
landscapes are attractive, but the land
scopes about Cork are glorious. The
valley of the River Lee, ms we approached
the city, spread out for miles toward
the n, setting sun. II was the picture Of
all that, prospertysin agriculture due to
labor and a remarkably rich soil could
was struck forcibly with the fact
that Ireland, MS a land and a country,
Is inexpressbly rich, but Ireland as n
people Is miserably poor. Nearly every
Sody w sad on me, on THE roads was
every hona, we saw was a thatchpd stone
cottage, the home of the peasant; or a
castle, the home of the lord One in
ten thousand in Ireland may be happy.
From the closest observation which
can mako the proportion Is no greater
! than this.
have heard and read often OF the wit
and inherent cheerfulness Of the ma tive
ty OF statement. The Irish are n melan--
choly race. They are sad and partake of
the nature of their gloomy. weeping eli
mate. The sun seldom shines on this
Cpiu' iiiiSty4 lSlihlQt IL rains nearly every
day; the very air seems to DO enshrouded
IN a kind Of gloom The people show
by every expression, of their faces that
they do not care to laugh much or to be
too gay. Life is too heavy, and the
gloom too Dense
There arc two sides (and often morep
to every question. To learn some OF the
sides Of the irish situation came to
study the Irish people at close range.
l have the best facilities for doing this;
and such observations as shall make
Will be widely published In the cosmo-
politan press of America.
At this writing l have seen enough and
heard enough to convince me of facts OF
which had before scarcely dreamed.
What Is tho future of Ireland?" That
Is the great question before civilization
to-day. It Is asked eagerly by A1neri-
cans. by, English and by Irish alike. All
seem to be perplexed and cropping for the
truth Of tho situation. T shall attempt
in an incomplete. yet trust human, way
to answer this question, In some later
papers which 1 shall write on this sub
ject- PLUMNfER FL JONES.
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passed, and held out their hands crying
copper, copper" AS we passed from
the city Into the country the transition
was something indispensable. Here was
shown one of the paradoxes OF Ireland. A
dirty city, full of people. apparently
thrce-fourths beggars, in the very midst
OF as magnificent a country as the sun
ever shonc upon.
The Drive to Barney.
The glorious drive from Cork, six
miles north TO Barney. Is one of the
real wonders Of the world On every side
are evidences OF the greatest prosperity
for somebody. Magnificent roads. beau
tiful fields. all divided by stone walls and
hawthorn hedges: the finest and latest
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mortality fell to little more than twenty
per thousand, with no. yellow fever
Last year our death rate in Cuba was
less than fifteen per thousand; on the
other hand our birth rates was more
than thirty-four per thousand. This
means we are having twice as many
birth Us deaths, SO that our natural in
crease alone will add enormously to our
population.
immigration.
How about your immigration?'.
That IS ,plso increasing. The good
times arc bringing many Spaniards from
the northern part OF the peninsula. and
we expect them to come In steady
stream from now on. These Immigrants
area very desirable. They are thrifty
workmcn. and will aid much In building
big demand for laborers on the planta-
lions. We need more people and 1t
may DO that congress will aid immigra-
ton In some way or other.
Cuba's New Schools.
what Is the government doing along
the line Of education?"
1--WE have established schools in all
the towns and we expect to furnish ed
vocational facilities to every part OF the
island. Our people are anxious that
their children be educated. and we have
little trouble in getting the children to
school. You must remember, however,
that during the last years OF the Span
ish rule public instruction hero was all
most totally neglected. Only one-tenth
of the children under ten years Of ago
went to school and the schools were poor
and taught by poorly paid teachers. Ac-S
cording to the cenaus taken by the
American government In 800 we had
about 100000 children of school age, and
OF them only 10000, or about per cent.
went to school, and only per cent. go
to the public schools. At present wa J.
have more than 900 children in tho
public schools. We have about 2,00G
such schools and about $500 school
teachers. In the. past the private schools
were far superior to tho public schools.
The public schools are now better
equipped than the private schools as to
| apparatus OF all kinds, and their teach
ers are more efficient"
''Wc have now number OF high
schools which include In their branches
business schools, surveying and agricult.
ural schools. We have also here In
Havana mn excellent university which
has faculties OF letter and sciences. and
of medicine. pharmacy and the law.
There are engineering schools connected
with the university and also schools OF
architecture and agriculture. Last year
this college had 173 graduates. Havana
has also a school intended to disseminate
amongst tho working classes knowledge
which will better them In tho exercise
OF their arts and trades. Indeed, the
educntons facilities of the island are
steadily Improving"
FRANK G. s. CARPENTER.
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Ireland itself with the poem now so we'll
known all over the world:
With deep affection and recollection
often think OF the chandon bells,
Whose sound 80 wild would. in days Of
childhood,
Fling round my cradle their magic
spells
On this ponder where'er wander
And thus grow fonder sweet Cork Of
thee;
With thy bells Of Shandon.
That sound SO grand on
The pleasant waters OF the River Lee
AS we passed out into the suburbs OF
the city We saw Ireland ut its very
worst. Hundreds of children, huddled
along the sidewalks, watched us as We
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which mono can resist.
Kissed the Stone.

a young Philadelphia man, whom we
called Tom on the voyage over was
the first 70 kiss the stone, we holding his
legs during the operation. was the
next to osculhtc tho ancient relic. Other
observation-disclosures travellers from several
continents stood and lookad on, shaking
their heads. a New York dandy, with IL
party, positively refused, after coming g.
0p niles for the purpose, to kiss the
stone. After most OF the visitors had
gone down two youts ladies. with their
escort, brother, presumed, seemed ex !
We. could not understand Finally, one
OF them. to my establishment. said "I'll
kiss 1t if die for It." and with consum-
mate grace and modesty, She actually
went through the operation of kissing
I he stone, her fair companion bl,shinE,
following her. We helped hold them in
place as they kissed the stone. said,
II know you are Yankee girls: nobody
such consuinmntc pluck!" That's where
you're wrong they said: "wc are both
natives OF County Cork" Afterwards /
was introduced to them and found them
TO be quite cultured people.
One or the sweetest poems of the last
two centuries was written By Hlllkin,
the IRISH poet, on the Groves of Blar-
ney." This poem has helped to make
the 5larney-stonc known to all the world.
"The groves OF Barney.
They look SO charming,
r. Down by the purllng
- OF sweet silent streams,
Being banked with posics
( That spontaneous grow there,
Planted in order.
BY the sweet rock close.
s"'Tls there's the daisy
T And the sweet carnation,
The blooming pink.
And the rose so fair,
The daffadamdllly
1 Likewise the lily,
All flowers that scant
The sweet fragrant air.
There Is a stone there,
1 That whoever kisses,
OH! he never misses
To grow eloquent.
'Tis he may Chamber
E To lady's chamber
Or become a member
OF Parliament.
"a clever sponter
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Especial Correspondence OF the Times
Disn1tch)

- . J. . & Il 4
Especial Correspondence OF the Times
Dispttch)
KILLARNEY, IRELAND, Juno 20.-5
docs when he reaches ireland is to get
lonesome. Everything In and about the
country--from the climate down to the
hotel service--is 30 strange that feel
Ing OF isolation instantly takes possess
sion OF one and makes him sigh, ns did
Leon In the comic supplement when he
was wont to siy ITO be back in that dear
old United States once lnorel"
Y The only let.up Mt all In this feeling
Il OF unutterablencss comes to the American
traveller In ireland when he gives him.
self UP thoroughly to the enjoyment of
the amazing sights to be scen at every
turn. If there is a grenter show upon
earth than the City OF Cork and it's sur
roundngs ] do not know where 1t may
be found. When the i've or six men,
beers OF the party Of our transatlantic
friends. Just before Bidding each other Il
long farewell. arrived at Cork from
Queenstown. we determined TO take n
parting Jauntlng-car ride. and 20 out
and kiss the famous T'lnrncy-stonc. Two
1auntinE cars were chartered Mt our
@notcl 5uOOr, ana the one which was for
inmate enough to occupy had MS n driver
one Of the w'tticst and best Informed
DRYERS In the city. ] posted him before
hand with the show Of six pcnsc) and
told him we wanted TO be taken to places
of Interest. and to be told what we
ought TO hear. In this was not dis
appointed.
Typical Irish Cities.
shall never forget my very first i'm.
preston ofan old typical Irish city. AS
we drove through the ancient streets
and by-ways Of Cork I was amazed to
see so many dirty, ragged children and
old people. and they seemed to make up
the bulk OF the population. We passed
Immediately by old Shandon Church. an
ancient cdifcc, the bells OF whose
stceples were Ginning the quarter OF the
hour as we passed: and mus, confess
] have never heard such music No
wonder Father Pront,'' the poet. was
inspired to immortalize the church. the
city the beautiful river Lee. and. even
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fact every ono here is making money"
do you think Cuba will ever be am
nexed to the United States. Mr. Presi-
dcnt?" l asked.
II should not like to see any such
union" replied Estrada Palma. IT be-
lieve we should be associated CONNER
cially and industrially Just as closely
as possible, but not politically. think
each country Should keep It's political
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THE HIGHWAY TO NEW YORK's VENICE
testlc
COmMlnit
comnllnit les cling.

Long island Railroad crosses jamaica
Bay, and the summer crowds that pass
by on their way to enjoy the delights Of
the ocean ofI5Long Island stare curously
at the buildings long-lcgged building that
look as II. they had sprung up out Of the
water and might BIO Inhabited by race
strange villages have a permanent popu-
lationT Of about 1900. which is. considerably
Increased at some seasons of the year by
the Immigration of ordinary mortals, for
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be carried on in Cuba more comfortably
and more profitably than in your coun-
try. AS to our chief Industries, such
as tobacco and sugar, they pay far in
excess of the money crops OF other coun-
tries. Sugar just now is making the
planters rich. They are getting high
prices and their crop this year will
amount to more than 100000 tons. The
tobacco crop has also been good, and In
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KISSING THE RLARNEY STONE.
There Is n Stone whoever kisses,
Oh! he never misses to grow eloquint.
TITS he may Chamber to n lady's chamber
1 Or became a mimber OF sweet Parlia-
ment.
A clever spouter he'll sure turn out, or
An out-and- outer to be let alone.
Don't hope to hinder him. or to bewilder
him.
Sure he's Pilgrim from the Blarney
Stone.
He'll sure turn out, or III
An out and outer,
To be let alonel
Don't hope to hinder him,
Ia Or hewlder him,
Sure he's q pilgrim w
From the Blarney Stone"
Fine Roads and Pretty Views.
We CROPPED our way down through the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-23
DIVORCE WILL STAND
Motion for New Trial in Taggart
Case Denied-Lawyers Fined
for Contempt.

Wooster, O., Dec. 22.-The motion for
a new trial in the Taggart divorce
case was overruled by judge Eason
here today. Mrs. Taggart's attorneys,
who made the motion, took exceptions
10 the ruling, with the announced in
tention OF carrying the case to the cir
cult court. The judge took four hours
to give the decision. He paid particu-
lar attention to the affidavits against
himself, some Of which declared he
was prejudiced and biased in giving
the decree of divorce 10 Major Tag
CART. He pronounced these affidavits
unfair. unjust and unusual for lawyers
To make, and said that all the other
affidavits We're a mass of trash. The
attorneys who sWOTe 10 the affidaVitS
of prejudice, he said. We're clearly in
contempt and he imposed q fine OF So
each upon Judge Lyman Critchffeld,
Captain James =. Taylor and Judge NJ.
l. SmyZer. He suspended collection Of
the fines until the circuit court could
pass on his decision in the case.
The attorneys made q vigorous pro-
test against such a proceeding and
insisted that he place his charges
against them in writing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-23
PANIC ON FERRYBOAT
Flames Burst Forth in Midstream-
Quick Work Saved Hundreds
of Lives.

New York. Dec. 22.-While the Della
ware, Lackawanna < Western ferry
boat Montclair was crowded from end
TO end on q trip tonight from the foot
Of Christopher street TO Hoboken, fire
burst from beneath the middle of the
inner row of seats in the mems cabin
on the starboard side. SO sudden was
the outburst of flame that those sitting
on the seats had narrow escapes from
burning The shouts of fire sent the
passengers in u rush 10 the open ends
OF the boat, men almost pushing one
another into the water. The panic
spread 10 the wonens cabin, which
was also crowded, there being about
1000 passengers on the boat.
The Montclair was in midsUream. AS
quickly as they could make their way
TO the fire extinguishers the deck hands
took them down and played on the fire,
which quickly became only a smudge
- sitting smoke,
THE boat was driven full speed, with
whistle shrieking to the HObOken slip.
The passengers rushed ashore and the
fire department put out what remained
of the blaze. IT Is supposed that
smOuldering cigar stub communicated
tire 10 rubbish and started the blaze.
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hand here. The success of the strike,
generally speaking. depends on its de-
velopment at Moscow and other places
IN the interior. Evidently the leaders
hope 10 precipitate matters at Moscow,
with the view of setting up provin-
cial government there if they can ef-
feet a split in the army. and also TO
secure possession Of other towns, as
they did in the case OF Kharkof. but
their plans have not matured. They
seem to be striking wildly and blindly.
Taken Off Their Guard.
The government, il is now apparent,
took the revolutionists of their guard
and forced the issue. preferring a test
of strength before the workmen's or
ganization was complete. confident that
4 defeat win greatly impair the pres
tige OF the revolutionary leaders among
their followers and afford the govern
ment time TO marshal the forces of
conservatism which are disguised with
the prevailing chaos and give the gov
eminent time to hold the elections.
The final decision in regard TO the
electoral Law is expected TO be taken at
Tsarskoe-Selo today. The minority of
the cabinet is understood to favor uni-
versal suffrage. but Premier Witte Will
present both the majority and minority
reports 10 the emperor.
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CANNOT BE OVERCOME.
General December" and General
Hunger Fight for the Gar.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. EFT is diff
cult 70 judge whether the general pO-
itical strike can be ranked as a sue
cess or 4 allure. The authorities are
heWildered by the strength Of the
strikers and the strike has reached
formidable proportions in St. Peters
burg, where, even according to the Of
1cials, over a third Of the WOrkmcn
Obeyed- the order OF the workmen's
council. The strike leaders are conf
IDENTIFY asserting that the others viii
be brought into line Immediately. The
governor, however, has succeeded in
keeping railroad traffic out Of st. Pet
ersburg moving with reasonable regu-
larity.
The seanty dispatches received from
the interior Go not indicate whether
the order 10 strike is meeting with a
general response which win be neces-
sary to prevent il flashing in the pan
Ike the November strike.
The government While entering on a
vigorous offensive campaign against
the revolutionary leaders and making
arrests by the wholesale. maintains an
air Of calm confidence. 1t has issued
reassuring communication declaring
That al necessary measures have been
taken to prevent disorders.
The proletariat organizations are
mdrshaling all their forces The pre-
Vailing impression is that with the linz
tied funds at the disposition Of the
unions the strike must spread rapidly
and enter a new and more violent
phase of the game VIII be lost by the
revolutiOnaries. General Decenlb er''
and General Hunger" are powerful
allies on the side of the emperor at the
present time, just as they were in the
night against Napoleon, and it is
thought that the leaders will not be
able 10 hold their men in line unless
an immed ate victory is scored or a
conflict forced and blood shed.
In Moscow the striking railroad men
ana the lower classes. like the cab
drivers. who see tbs bread taken from
their mouths by The strike, are already
at each others throats
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Officials Driven Out.

RevaI, Esthonia, Dec. 22.-The insur-
reetion IN Baltic provinces has now
been extended to Esthonia, where, in
accordance with resolutions passad at
a convention held at Dorpal. in 1.-Two
MIA. the population is driving out the
Russian officials and electing new local
administrators. The insurgents last
night attacked n train bearing a de-
tachment of rural guards near Taps.
in this province. but they were driven
off and the train reached Reval in
safety. Immediately after these oc-
curTences, the railroad employees and
other workmen here voted TO join the
Pan Russian strike. Today every
thing is closed down.