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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-30
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-09-30

uuC oi& uAAo VCCCo PnACAS0 IoAIN
que admite ciertas vociferaciones,
las rechaza, decididamente, en- los
momentos mas solemnes, cuando
Sc trata de depositar la confiarza
en- quienes la merecen.
Gracia nos hace la mania de
El Clamor, sacando d colacion
el Pals, cada vez que los suyos,
que los que el Sc imagina suyos,
sufren algun fracaso. ILos de-
mas no constituyen ell Pais3 Re
presentaba al pals ell Sr. Cells, por
ejemplo, en- Naguabo, y no le re
presenta ell muy digno candidate
nuestro, acaudalado comerciante
hijo de aquel lugar, Sr. Garzot7 ?
Empleando la misma Erase de nues-
tro adversario colega, no sabe
mos, en- efecto, como ell pals tiene
paciencia, para que de tai name
ra sc abuse de su sagrado nom
bre, por los que POGO mas hacen
por 81 que perturbarle desde las
redacciones de los peri6dicos.
E Clamor, en- su delirio bata-
llador, parece que Sc ha propues
to romper con todas las conve
niencias sociales, y, no contento
con 10 anterior, para que nadie
quede libre de sus insigneS ata.
qstes, suelta nuevas expresiones
de censura y critica, con otros
nuevos modos, 10 cual revela que
va perfeccionando el arte de la.
blar peor.
Y, para que no falte nada,scon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Galveston scorched

At lao o'clock Friday the 10 tn inst. the
most destructive fire in the history OF Gal
weston broke out in n small foundry ana
car repair shop on the north side OF AVenue
A, known as the Strand, between sixteenth
and Seventeeth streets. A fierce gale rom
the north was blowing at the time, and the
flames spread with lightning rapidity.
About 300 houses were burned which
were occupied by fully 500 families. From
Avenue T., however, the burned district In
cludes the wealthiest and most
fashionable portion OF the city;
One hundred elegantly furnished
these residences had beautiful gardens at
tached, and the moneyed loss does not
represent over hall their value. Tn city
assessor says the taxable value OF the
dwellings burned is S650,00O. This makes
the actual value Of the property
81, 500, 900, which, perhaps, represents
the loss in money. The insurance
men place the insurance at $780,
600. So far as can be learned not a single
accident occurred. The scene during the
progress OF the fire was simply irishtful, so
filled with misery and terror that whoever
Witnessed il must bear its vivid impress Tor
IA lifetime. The wind rose TO a screaming
gnle in the vicinity OF the fire, and swept
through the burning belt IN terrific 0hiris,
carrying millions OF live cinders high up in
the air, and raining them down n mile dis
tant over the wooden city and its panic
stricken inhabitants. Fortunately the
flames spared the government building and
passed onward toward thegulf. AtAYenue
| the fire iiend reveled in the most
stylish mansions of the city, One OF the
6rst OF these splendid houses TO sue.
cumb was "a $40, 900 house, Then in rapid
procession went the residences OF julius
Runge, Leon Blum, II. Fellman, George
Selby, Z. +. Georges $50, 600 residence,
Thomas Goggans and three hundred OF
less value. These names represent "A loss
OF $40, 900 to $4,000 each. The total
area Of the burnt district in 100 acres, and
forty and "A half blocks are swept clear Ut
everything combustible. Something over
400 houses were burned, and it is estimated
by relief committee that about 1000 iami-
lies are rendered homeless; the great malOri-
ty OF whom, especially the poor ones, lost
everything.
The city of Galveston is situated on the
inner shore OF Galveston island, Texas,8 $40
miles west from the mouth Of the south
pass Of the Mississippi river, 290 miles
southwest of New Orleans aud $50 miles
southeast of Austin. 1t is the largest city
in the state, and the principal port.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Miscellaneous News.

cleveland has q new music hall and one
Of the largest In tho West,
A Kansas Judge s~ustains tho validity of
the prohibitory law In every particular.
Seventeen men ard women are arrested
Mt Seattle for making ~ineendiary speeches
during the Chinese agitation.
w. l.. Clemens OF Charlestown, s. c.,
locked his son alone in a dark room.
Whsn the door was opened the boy had lost
his seagon Lhfapsh fright
j. X. Eiersal, d prominept lawyer OF New
Brighton. Pa, and assignee Of h. Il. 4 II.
III, Hooper, bankers, has ~speculated In
wheat. and In short In his accounts about
SI2, 600.
At the cathedral In Cleveland, Bishop
Gilmour invested Monsignor Felix NJ. Bofi,
vicar general OF the Cleveland diocese, with
the title and insignia Of Romestic prelate
to the pope,
Official returns Of Iowa do not change
the results % lbe election already gwen.
In Benton county the Republican Vote dc,
creased 400, and Page county increased
100. Reininger's majority for senator In
Fioyu county is iour.
GoS. Gray Of Indiana issued an anti.
pieu,a .Depmonja proclamation against
Connecticut, NsS SnsE, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West S.fs.n,E,
Illinois, Kentucky, Mirsoui, n the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
IN the case Of John Stevenson, indicted
AZ bo.au,At, aasi, Tor killing Frank Kan
mia, the jury brought Ia q verdict III man.
slaughter and recommended u sentence Of
fsn yearsin the penitentiary. The murder
occurred on the Yellowstone.
Mrs. Celia Bowers, the wife Of DIR. j.. Mil.
ton Bowers OF San Francisco, died the
night Of Nov. !. Her life was insured in
various organizations for S17,0 600 in favor
oi her husband. Dir. Bowers treats the
matter indinerentiy and says he win have
no difficulty in generating himself from
any suspicion OF having caused his wiie's
death.
Quite q stir has been caused In yachting
circles OF New York by the appearance Of u
long letter In the London Field, from Tan.
n~erYille ChamberlRyne, n wellknown Eng
lish sportsman, ard the owner OF the yacht
Arrow. In which he invites an American
yacht 20 20 over TO England and race ior
the Qpeenis cup, Fhich his yacht won in
1859, add stan refaihs: ""
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Foreign GOSSIP.

Gen. Middleton OF Riel rebellion fame,
says Riol is sure to be hanged.
Mr.. Stead, the London editor, and three
Others were convicted OF an indecent as
SAINT upon the Armstrong girl, n SEN
fenced to from three TO six months i'm.
~prisorL.ent.
Stanford Fleming tslegraphs IRON British
Columbia TO Mr., John A. Macdonald that
the first through train over the Canadian
Pacific accomplished the journey in five
days, and that the trip will shortly be
made by passenger trains in four days.
Advices from Calcutta state that King
Theebaw has ordered that all Englishmen
In Burmah be exterminated. " il ieared
that all the Europeans at Mandalay have
already been massacred. Tho Burmese are
blocking the lrrawaddy river at Merida.
Prince Francis Joseph Of Battenberg has
resigned his commission as officer in the
Prussian foot guards His reason is that
he wishes 10 support his brother, Prince
Alexandria OF Bulgaria. Prince Francis
Joseph was on n visit to Bulgaria. He was
given the choice Of immediately rejoining
his regiment al Berlin or resigning his CON:
miasloH.
The London Daily News endorses tts
maintenance OF the union OF England and
Ireland as n subject OF paramount inn
p~ortance. and as necessary in preserving
the Integrity OF the empire. The \ ews
saws: 10 would be wise to make timely and
judicious concessions. There is only one
way 20 prevent Parnell from debating his
own terms, and that is to return a Liberal
majority to parliament.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife and Lord Rose
berry and wife drove in a carriage from Dial.
mepy Park through the principal thor
oughiares to the free assembly hall, Edin-
5urgh. Crowds of people lined the route,
and great enthusiasm was manifested at
the appear ance OF Mr.. Gladstone. On
reaching the hall Mr.. Gladstone found 1t
literally packed with people awaiting TO
bear his address.
John Bright, an speaking al Rochdale
said: Tbs present vas the most critical
period since 1899. Lord Salisbury had
spoken HIS decision regarding the church
question and on that question Mr.. Bright
would not challenge him, but the attempt
TO revive protection was mischievous.
The present depression was due partly to
u rash extension OF business and partly to
the bad haryests.
The reply OF King Theebaw OF Burmah to
the British ultimatum has been received
aud Is hostile and inadequate. In response
10 the British demand Tor the control Of
the Burmese foreign relations, King Thee,
baw says he must first consult Germany,
France and Italy. The British expedi-
~tionary force will now cross the frontier
with the least possible delay. Four regi-
ments have already started up the Ira
waddy river on steamers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
He Slabs Wife and Mother-in-Law.

William Wilbur graduated from the uni
versity at Syracuse, n. Y, on the cath Of
last june. On the Goth OF the same month
Clara Greenly graduated at the high school,
They secretly married, but have not lived
together. When he had gopet TO she house to
ask her to live with hin he has been denied
admission, Recently Wilbur climbed upon
the rooi, broke n window, and entered his
wiie's bed roo with the intention OF
begging forgiveness, and asking her
to leave her mother and live With him.
Clara was not in the ;aolN, and he went
down stairs and ippna mother and daugh.
ter there, The mother ordered him out OF
house, Wilbur seized a pair OF shears and
stabbed them both, but not fatally. In
court he plead guilty to assault in the sec.
ond degree, and vas held for the grand Jury.
The girl is very pretty. Wilbur is an insur.
ance agent, and has a brother in the insane
ward oil the county house there. An action
Tor a divorce has been begun by the girl,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Death of Ex-senator sharon.

Ex-senator William Sharon died at San
Francisco, at the age OF ca. He was born
at Smithfeld, Ohio. He stulied law with
the late Secretary Stanton, but failed to
get on harmoniously with him. In 1916
he went to st. Louis and was admitted to
the bar, but failing health forced him reluc-
family to abandon his profession, and he set
up as O country storekeeper at Carrollton,
H., where he vas found at the outbreak Of
the gold fever in lS49. lie was one OF the
first to start across the plains. Reaching
Sacramento, he opened u store. but ac-
cumulated money so slowly that a year
later he started for San Francisco, a. no
said years aiterward, ''to change his luck"
He got into the ring OF millionaires and be-
came himself immensely wealthy. Mr..
Sharon's acquaintance with General
Grant began in Washington, alter
Mr.. Sharon's election to the SEN
ate as a representative from Ne
yada in 1S75-succeeding William NJ, Stew.
art, who was Nevada's first representative
In the senate. In tho senate Mr.. Sharon
was principally known for his absences.
Mr., Sharon's wife died Il number OF years
ago. She was a devout Catholic. His
daughter n few years ago married Sir
Thomas Hesketh OF England. She lives In
England, but is now in this country. The
Ohly sOut IftutElNh oiuIbl, ulbFItctl MISS
Tevis, daughter OF his fathers old friend.
Lloyd Tevis. Mrs. Sharon is q dashing,
beautiful woman, and married when quite
young Owen Breckenridge, son OF Ken
tucky's brilliant son. Gen. John c.
Breckenridge. The marriage was not Il
happy one, and a divorce followed. Men
ton has been made OF Mr.. Sharon's rela-
tions with Sarah Althea Hill. Sarah Althea
was a oma well known in San Francis
co. She was keen and handsome, young and
attractive, and fond Of the society OF elder
ly men. She was adepOsitor in Mr.. Shar.
on's bank. One day in August, 1880, she
met the millionaire, who invited her 10 call
and see him. Sho went. The result led
to the suit hat is one OF the most celebrat-
ed in the history OF litigation in this
country. She swore that Sharon asked
her to become his wife. The Judge de-
clared that Miss Sarah Althea Hill had been
legally married by n contract which
had been signed by both five years ago.
The judge granted her a divorce and a d.
vision OF Senator Sharon's property,
whose value was estimated at $4,000, 0Ob.
The eounsel's fees amounted TO $40, 900.
The court gave Miss ILL back a~limony Mt
the rate OF $1,000 for thirteen months,
to be paid pending an appeal for q new
trial. Since then Miss Hill has beeH living
on the fat OF the land.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19

Beecher said there we're o in TINS y
,rv a million oflaborers unemployed. AFTER
rsyerrinv TO the riS alry among capitalists
in developing n reapirg INC ProhIs y
newly discovered industries, when fssuIteu
in inevitable oyer-productioH n we NV,
mate effect OF throwing laborers again OUT
al work. Mr.. Beecher remarked that there
was no tariff on men, and wondered II the
protectionists were thinking OF petteflhs
the situation by placing ataritf on import
ed pauper labor.
This was intensely amusing to the aadl.
epce and It's suppressed laughter increased
10 a roar when the speaker remarked:
This country was a large exporter OF
religion" This country sent inllllons OF
dollars TO heather countries to instill the
principles OF Christianity into the minds Oh
upbeli,y ers, while the article went begging
at home. This country was liberal IN e1-
porting religion for the benefit oil the hea-
then, bnt when those benighted individuals
came to this country, to be nearer TO the
%tountain- head Of such teaching, they were
met with stones and curses, and only al
lowed to remain at the peril OF their n'es'
Though Mr.. Beecher's short address
abounded in cutting sarcasms and witty
figures. he closed in an Earnest ana lmpres-
sive vein, with old arguments in a dress SO
new and attractive that his audience listen
ed with the most strained attention. Inc
speakers closing words were a tribute the
liberty that had founded the government,
that had freed the slave, and which woRld
remove every bar to its commercial grahu-
enr.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Criminal

Capt. Woodbury. s. Polloys, aged seventy
years. committed suicide ut Portland, Me-,
by shooting himself through the head. He
was formerly United States consul to
Cuba.
Mrs. Stardleman threw vitriol in theface
Of Joseph Schneider, Chicago, because he
failed to pay her money that lac owed her.
His face is frightiully mutilated, and he
will die. The woman w%illnOt, accordingto
S~chneider's req uest, he arrested.
DR.. John +. Fisher has been arrested 10
Philadelphia charged with criminal mall
practice in performing an operation upona
Mrs. Thompson, employed as o chamber
maid at the st. Elmo hotel, rom the ef-
iects OF which she died.
A general raid was made by burglars Oh
residences in the northeast part OF Bloom
ington, ILL.,, and much plumber carried away.
The residences entered were those of james
McGregor, G. q. Schneider. Justice Fulwiler,
j. Murray and Sidney Tuttle,
At Lincoln, H., n sensation was caused
be the discovery Of the bones OF at least
three persons under the smoke house OF a
homestead belonging To one ohm III. HRines
from 1872 to 1850. Haines was a desper-
ate character, the terror OF the neighbors.
A iootpad waylaid q stranger ON West
Washington street, near Bloomington, ILL.,,
FoDpihg nkm, anu iedulHE MIN tONdtu tis
depot with n cooked revolver at his head,
intending to force him to leave town. Near
the depot the thief was nabbed by n police
man.
Samuel Kirkley, who was dishonorably
discharged from the army some months
ago, has been running a disreputably resort
called the Hog Ranch near the fort, at
Niobrara. A short time ago some colored
members Of the Ninth cavalry, having de-
termined TO suppress the place, went to
the Hog Ranch,' and calling Kirkley to
the door, hot him down without warning.
ottawa Special: RieI has been respited
until the 10th inst. Preparations are al
ready being made for his execution on that
date, although the warrant has not yet
arrived. II is generally believed in official
circles here that the further respite to Rel
has been given t. enable the condemned
iaan to prepare Tor death, and that the
sentence win undoubtedly be carried out
on the diy named.
William Todd died at Helena, Mont,
from a dose OF poison given by Michael
McGovern. An inquest was held. The eyf-
dence shows that Todd was in n partial
state OF fhtoxication early in the morning,
and McGoyern gave hin ii bottle contain
ing ~laudanum, telling him IL was whisky.
Todd drank the contents, and died short
ly after In fearful agony, MeGovern testi-
fled that he did not know the bottle con-
tanned poison.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
The Funeral of John Mccullough,

The funeral OF Johh NcCulleggh AZ Rhil-
Rdelphla was the remarkable demon,
stration oi popular regard that has ever
been witnessed In that city. 1t was found
necessary TO secure st Georges hall for the
services. which were witnessed by delega-
tions OF actors and managers from all
over the country.
1t is estimated that s, 900 persons looked
upon the face Of the dead actor and that
July 10000 failed 10 gain admission, The
f,{mily 81 ths dead actor occupied q bench
at the head Of the hall nearest the coffin.
10 was after IL o'clock when solemn ser.
vice began. Rev. DR.. Robert Hunter read
two chapters from the Ninetieth psalm
and fifteenth chapter Of First Corinthians.
Then the hymn Nearer My God TO Thee
was sun by Miss Bertha Rieci. When the
last strains OF thesweet music died away
Rev. John :. Mcintosh made a touching
prayer. When this wal over, w. II. Nor.
ton sang a solo After Toiling Cometh Rest. I"
Rev. Robert Hunter, OF the Kausiagton
Presbyter.an ehupeh, made the fest adj.
dress Upon the conclusion oithe exercises
at the hall, the remains were takrn in charge
OF the Philadelphia sections OF the Is. p. @,
Elks, who in conjunction with their broth.
rem from New York, st. Louis, Chicago and
other cities, escorted them to .aonument
cemetery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
Beeeher Against High Tariffs.

At the late national Tree trade conference
In Chicago, OF which David A. Wells wa,
chosen president, Henry Ward Beecher
made a speech that attracted great atten.
ton, MI, bee5her deolarsdl
lie was In favor OF no tariff at all, though
the best policy to foiiow was to place a di-
rect tax upon the people to deiray the ex,
penses OF the government. The innate sell
fishuess OF the people, born OF their igno-
rance, would make the operation OF such a
policy impossible until the arrival of the
millennium. Mr.. Beechcr, amid great APP
plausc and laughter, said that protection
WAS the 'Iugglery OF the devil" That II
politicians were statesmen, protec-
ton would die u natural death
in spite OF the devil; but politicians were
not statesmen. they were ''vote-mongers.'
Mr.. Beecher spoke IN most uneompliment-
airy language 81 custom houaes, and said
be believed from personal observation that
II there VAS such a thing as a profane oath
II could invariably be found In the courts
and rustom houses. Quoting the secretary
81 the National Labor organization, Mr..
so UNta HH#WrsfaEHt# 49, : . 70 III WA MEahA2 ~ 4. i
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19


Detective q. IL. Miller states that Gen.
Grant paid theexpenses Of the detective In.
~vestlgations during the Johnson impeach,
sent proceedings out OF his W pocket.
The third controller has decided that n
West Point graduate can ouiv -; Shaoa
gsvity from the date Of his cngn ,ta IN sna,
an officer. and NOT from ~ 5nsn as
graduation,
Mr.. Graves. an official =, ,ho -
department at Wasbington "a tbs s"bin:ss
OF the latest scandal. ''"'
President, c1ov.Io,a a.
IN oehan'
prices Tor hon npiaiu Query OF high
this wear "na 'eh's Ia washington
The OUTGOING land omoou =. me-.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19

1T is the almost universal opinion
of the best observers that a season OF
general prosperity like that OF 1878
81 has begun. The Improvement in
railroad operations, the dry goods
trade, the iron trade, and the visible
Improvement in several other
branches. and above ali, the calls for
money for legitimate business are
mentioned as sure indications in this
direction. As the accumulation OF
money Ia bank was the g of hard
time aud dead intasprise, so a with
drawal OF idle depositsi 10 ~ indication
that a nscvement has begun ~ the
opposite direction. 1t would be
hazardous to say that the change is
one that viii be maintained Tor three
years, or one year, or even one month
longer but that it il in operation 40
one seems to doubt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19

A manuscript 10y the iate Gen. Nc
Uellan, containing his personal ysoel-
iections Of the civil war, was accident
ally destroyed some years ago, and it
was said that the author was so dis
conraged by the misfortune that he
refused to reprodues the work. But
fortunately. such vas aot the case.
Gen. McClellan's notes ard pagers
were saved, and out Of this he had
nearly rewritten his book when death
overlook him. The work viii cow be
pushed to completion and published
AS a narrative OF the great events IN
the early stages OF The war il will be Of
great value. and il win be Of the more
use because it viii treat the subject
from a new standpoint. No doubt
many OF McClellan's facts and oPsn-
ions viii give rise 10 disputes,but out OF
these controyersies comes the truth
OF history.
.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-19
The President and the indians.

A committee waited upon the president
the other day and was addressed on the
subject Of Indian affairs. The president lis
tened attentively to the speakers, and as.
sured them of the deep interest he had in
the Indian question.
lie reviewed briefly the many difficulties
encountered IN dealing with the question,
which he acknowledged vas n most import
ant one, and said that the great trou-
bic in his mind, was the first prac.
tiCal step to be taken in improving
the condition Of the Indian. Shall we give
them more SCHOOLS and churches, and agri-
cultural implements for use on the res, rva.
ti0ns, or shall we deed them lands in sever
atty. and cave them to their own resourc.
es? One trouble he found was to get rid
OF the influences of the old chiefs. Then,
again, II we leave the Indians to themselves,
and one becomes angry, a loud cry goes ali
over the country a we are starving the
Indians. How are we to get the Indians to
mingle with the whites? We certainly cannot
drive them Ofttheir reservations. Is il better
to keep them under t~utelage where they
are, or would their civilization be better
accomplished in some other way? The
question ia surrounded with difficulties,
and the most important consideration, to
my mind, at present il, what is the most
useful thing TO be done? While it might
not be well for the cause to disturb the In
dams in their present homes, be believed
that the reservations would ultimately be
gwen to them in s~eyeralty, and the Indians
Thrown on their W resources.