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JUNE 7, 1906
The Nebraska Independent
AS OTHERS SEE US
English View of Trade in the Uni
ted States A Year of Great
. Activity
Washington An English view of
'American prosperity is presented in a
"Report of the Trade of the United
States for the Year 1905" by British
Commercial Agent Bell, a copy of
whose report to the British foreign
office has just reached the department
of commerce and labor through its
bureau of statistics. The report says
in part: ,
The year 1905 has been one of great
activity in trade and industry in the
United States. There has been an
abundance of money for industrial
purposes, the farmers have been pros
perous, manufacturing plants have
turned out quantities of products in
excess of any previous year, , there
has been no over-production, the mile
age of railways has steadily increased,
issues of stocks and bonds have been
withotfc precedent, and failures have
been fewer in proportion to the num
ber of firms in business.
Over one million immigrants have
been absorbed by the country without
affecting the labor market. Wages
have been good, . the scale of living
has been high, and there has been an
abundance of. employment of labor.
Monev in circulation ha& increased
more rapidly than the population, the
average circulation on December di.
1905. having stood at-$31.73 per cap
ita. the highest on record. At the end
of the year the stock of gold in the
federal treasury amounted to over
$765,000,000.
When it is stated that the wealth
production on farms in the United
States was estimated at $6,415,000,000,
it can readily be understood of what
Importance the farmer is as a pur
chasing agent. Of all the agricultural
products in the United States corn or
maize is the most important. It
reached its highest production last
year with a crop of 2,708,000,000 bush
els, and a total estimated value of
$1,216,000,000. Hay was second in
order of value, $605,000,000; cotton
next: $565,000,000: wheat, $525,000,
000; oats, $282,000,000; potatoes,
$138,000,000: barley. $58,000,000; tobac
co, $52,000,000; sugar cane and sugar
beets, $50,000,000. The aggregate
yield of cereals including rice was 4,
521,000,000 bushels, valued at $2,123,
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000,000, an increase of $145,000,000
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Figures on Foreign Commerce
Foreign commerce exceeded that of
any preceding year. The imports of
the calendar year 1905 amounted to
$1,179,135,344, exceeding those of 1904
by $143,226,154, and the exports of
domestic merchandise amounted to
$1,599,420,539, exceeding those of 1904 1
by $173,672,401. .
Foreign Crop Prospects
London Foreign crop conditions, as
published in Broomhall's Liverpool
"Corn Trade News:"
United Kingdom The condition of
the crops is moderate. .
France and Germany The crops
are in fair condition, with supplies
light.
Hungary and Bulgaria Weather
conditions are favorable.
Roumania Beneficial rains have
fallen, and prospects are good.
Russia Good rains have fallen, and
crop reports are very favorable. Sup
plies at Odessa are light; elsewhere,
fair and good.
Italy, Spain and Sweden The out
look for the crops is favorable.
April Foreign Trade
The foreign commerce of the Uni
ted States for April aggregated $251,
000,000, of which $107,000,000 was in
imports and $144,000,000 in exports.
These figures are given in a bulletin
issued by the . bureau of statistics,
which says that only-in-,one previous
April in the history of our exnort
trade has the total of imports andex
ports reached as much as $200,000,000.
SUMMARY OF FOREIGN NEWS
King Alfonso expects to die by an
assassin's hand, and is resigned to this
fate, as is shown in his conversation
at Madrid with Frederick W. Whit
ridge, the American envoy to his royal
marriage.
Blame for the riot at Cananea, Mex.,
is laid at the door of the American
residents there by ; Luis E. Torres,
commander of the military forces in
Sonora.
Michael Davitt, the famous Irish
leader, dies in Dublin.
Russian terrorists continue their
campaign, ; the governor general of
Ku'tais being wounded so badly by
bombs that he may die.
Madrid, in dread of a repetition of
the attempt on the king's life, con
tinues the wedding festivities. One
English suspect ami many anarchists
are arrested, but the mystery of the
assassin's identity is not yet cleared.
A bomb hurled at King Alfonso
and his bride in a Madrid street after
the wedding, kills sixteen persons and
injures many, the lives of the royal
couple being saved only by the fact
that a wire deflects the missle in its
course. The marriage ceremony is
performed ' in. pomp and with a' great
popular demonstration.
Constitutional democrats in the-Rus-sian
parliament disagree over the
agrarian question, one of the leaders
opposing the program adopted by the
party.
King Alphonso and Queen Victoria
attend a review of 15,000 sailors and
soldiers in Madrid. Police hunt
down anarchist band which was re
sponsible for 'the attempt to assassin
ate the king.
American ambassador to Mexico
reports that the Cananea outbreak
was revoluutionary in character,
fomented from headquarters in St.
Louis. ...
Fire insurance companies are rais
ing the funds to pay their San Fran
cisco losses, which are expected to be
OOO.about $1775,000,000, o which $100,
000,000 must come from American
concerns.
BOMB FOR KING & QUEEN
Bomb Thrown at the Carriage Con
taining Royal Bride and Groom
Kills Sixteen People
Madrid The public rejoicings over
the marriage of King Alfonso and
Princess Victoria had a terribly dra
matic sequel, as a bomb thrown from
an upper window exploded with dead
ly effect near the coach occupied by(
the king and queen. The royal pair
escaped by a freak of chance, an elec- j
trie wire deflecting the bomb, but at
least sixteen persons, most of them
being of the personal and military
escort, and the others spectators, were
killed. Many others were injured,
their bodies being terribly torn by
the explosion. -
Scene Near Palace
Several of those killed were stand
ing on the balcony of the house from
which the bomb was thrown. The
groom who lost his life was leading
a horse drawing the coach of the king
and queen.
The explosion occurred just as the
royal couple were about to enter the
palace. The route of the cortege had
been diverted from Arsenal street to
Mayor street, owing to the popular de
sires. The procession had just passed
through Mayor street and was about
to turn into the Esplanade leading to
the palace when an explosion shook
the buildings in the vicinity, stunning
a large number of people and throw
ing the cortege into inextricable con
fusion. ,
The bomb, which was concealed in
a bouquet, was of polished steel, half
a centimeter thick. It was thrown
from a third story window. The house
according to some reports, belongs to
the. queen mother, having been be
queathed to her by a philanthropist
and being the only house she owns
in Madrid. The house is opposite the
Church of the Sacrament and the cap
tain general's residence. '
Attack Follows Halt
The cortege had come to a tem
porary stop with the royal carriage
exactly opposite the house, when the
bomb was thrown. The missile fell
to. the right of the royal carriage be
tween the hindmost pair of horses and
the front pair of wheels.
Following the shock there was a
rush to the royal coach, officers and
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground about the equerry and horses
that had been killed. The screams
of the terrified multitude mingled
with the groans of the dying. It was
immediately seen that the royal coach
was intact, except as it had been dam
aged by flying splinters. King Al
fonso immediately alighted, and as
sisted Queen Victoria out of the can
riage. They then entered another
coach, and were driven swiftly to the
palace.
All this happened so quickly that
people away from the immediate vi
cinity were not aware of the tragedy
that had been, enacted, and- continued
to acclaim their sovereigns.
Alfonso is the Youngest of European
. Monarchs '
King Alfonso XIII is the youngest
monarch in Europe. On the 17th of
May last, he was 20 years old, and
since his sixteenth birthday he has
been ruler in fact of Spain, though
from the moment of his birth he has
been king. During his minority his
mother, Queen Christina, acted as re
gent. His full name is Alfonso Leon
Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isadore Pas
cal Antoine. While a lad Alfonso was
in delicate health, but now is a ro
bust young man, full of life and animal
spirits. He has received a strict mili
tary training. He Is the generalissi
mo of the army of th kingdom. and
grand master of all the Spanish mili
tary orders. From the church he bears
the title of "his Catholic" majesty,"
and his other titles are expressed Ja
about one hundred words in the Alma
nach de Got ha. He is an excellent
linguist, is a lover of outdoor sports,
and has become an enthusiastic - au
tomobllist. On May 31 of last year
an attempt upon his life was made in
Paris while he was riding with Presi
dent Loubet.
Victoria Well Trained to Fill Her
Queenly Role
.The new queen of Spain Is the only
daughter of Princess Henry of Bat
tenberg, and is a niece , of King Ed
ward of England, and first cousin of
the German emperor. She was born
at Balmoral October 24, 1887, and was
christened Victoria Eugenie Julie Eve.
She has been carefully trained, is
highly accomplished and was one of
the late Queen Victoria's granddaugh
ters who was privileged to see most
of her venerable grandmother. The
young queen, whose father died in
1896, has shown by performances in
private court theatricals that she is
a clever actress. She also is an ex
cellent singer and dances gracefully.
Her mother, Princess Beatrice, is the
youngest sister of King Edward. A
few weeks ago, as a condition prece
dent, to becoming the consort of Al
fonso, the new queen embraced the
Roman Catholic faith, and by so doing
relinquished all rights that she may
have to succession to the English
throne. Her change of creed was bit
terly denounced in church circles in
the United Kingdom.
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Have been dogged and nagged and
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