Are Moving Too Fast
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 4. - The steamer Olympia, t'roin the Oriënt, brings news that the Japanese government is seriously embarrassed financially, O'Wing to the rapid pace at which the nation has been going since tUe war with China. Ciii.iv.ation has necessitated increase-.i xpenditures in every direction, partrc-.oi-ly in building railroads, telegraph 'i..!,., new government buildings, Improvivá harbors and strengthening the army and navy. The treasury was not directly benefited by the üig war indemnity paid by China, because it has been kept in England to pay fci new warship?. and armament. Owing to the increased expenditares during the last ycar aü the g"vernmeut's reserve funds ara exhausted, The Rus3i:n government has deterniined to keep open during the winter the harbor of Vladivostock, Siberia, the terminus of the trans-Siberia railway. The habor is closed by ice from November to May, but the government has just sent to Vladivoctock two immense ice crushing steamers, like those used in fceepiHg v.'inter communication open betwcc-n Denmark and Sweden. AVeatlier Conditlons Favorable. The weekly erop bulletin glves the foUawtng report for the past week: Generally the weather conditiome during the past week were favorable for 'horvest and growth. Over an irregular strip extendJog f rom Eatoo and Wasiiteiiaw counties northeastward to Lake Huron excessive raias ocairred on Monclay and TVesday, and in those loealities harvest w.is delayed but owing to the fine drying woather that followed, no material dainage was done to hairvested gralns. Ir. othor parts ot the state tiniely bui trnevenly distributed showers havo lcen of much benefit to garden truck, beajis, pastures and late ]otatoes, alttough parts of the extreme southwestern portion of the lower península. have remained quite dry and there is 3ovae eomplaint that corn is curling iind that pastures are poor. The whoat and rye ha;rvest is now about completed and for the ruoat part the g'.'ain has been secured in fln eondition. Oats have a short stiviw but fairly well filled heads a:nd are ripenliig (ast. In the southern portions of the state the oat harvest is well un(Uir way and has been so far finely secured. With hardly a single exceptian the reports rega.rding corn1 are very encouiYiging; the erop has mado splendid growth during the week and is beginniag to ear hoavily? Early patajtoes are ripening and ibeing dug, but are yiekling very smaJI tubers which are few in a MIL Late potatoes have been favored by weatiier coaditions but are being quite generally iiijured by potato bugs which are rr.ore numerous this yrr t.han usual. Correspondents quite generally repopt that apples continue tj fall bttdly and their prospect is poor. Reports rega rding taries are favorable. At last we have a Cuban test case. General Lee has inforuicd General Weyleir that the exeeution of Fernandez, a.n American citizen, must not be carrled into effect. ïhe condemned man was captured with Govin, ihe mowspaper correspondent, and saw Lhc latter nwicneted to death by Sponisl: troops last year, beyond Guaira i a- ■■■!. Fernandez was last week tried by court-martial, the Spa nis b officia! i3en.anding sentence of deaih. Lee entered prompt personal protest, and !w since officially notifled Weyler that he must not daré carry snch a sentence luto effect. Weyler has cousulreil tne Madrid authorities, and tiie reply tó anxiously awaitcd. 1ce purposei +o make this a test case. Diswitehee from Madrid announce tiiat Sono.i Canoras has declared that.no aitention will be patd by Spain to móet of claims of Aiuerican ciüzims in Cuba baeked by the American aununistratidii. as tlicy are unreasoinible aad fal-se. It is to be hoped that the case of Fernandez may bring raatters between the United States and Spain to such a ioiut that this govërnnient may kiiow exiietly how mueh respect Spain has for American demaurls. It is time that the present, systeua of evasloü nul delay siioukl have nu end. Outoa s iiiaintaininii herself bravely and iiie war is going on fiercely in all tbe rrovtaces. At Bueuavista plan.ta.tiou, n Puerto Principe pi'ovince, Lhe nsurgents under (ener:;) Lopez Keeio, lad .1 hand fig"ht with the Sp.misii jattalion Cazadores de Ctiba, whieh, Lfter seyeral hóttrs, en-ded in i Cttbaa victory. Owosao rii-nmou coi'.iu-il has jmssril i ïvsolutiou authorizing the paving f ihe business streets ad the Issuance if $35,000 lioiuls te pay tor Uiö sanie. on Augnsi 1!) Governor Pingrep 11 '.eliyer ah addresa at the fourteeath amamal pi-cnic ui' the farmers of JacUsen and Iug'ham countieg at Pleasant Lake.
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