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COmpania ferrea del0este.

No hsb;endose podido llevar 4 cabo
Ia Junta General citada para hoy, por
falta de ndmero suficiente de concu.
rreDtes, se convoca de nuevo con el
mismo objeto para celebrarla el dia 10
del corriente 4 10 una de ID tarde en- 10
estaei6n de este pueblo; advirtiendose
que al tenor de 10 que dispone el srti.
culo 81 del Reglamento, Sc llsvarA !
csbo dicha Junta con cualqnier ndms.
70 de sccionistA que concurran.
Bsysm6n, I de Febrero de 1885,
El Presidente, Emilio Montilla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10


cOntar los agentes para la venta dc
sollos 6 estampilas. De 6>tos sc
han expenLido 17OO92, 425, cuyo
ueso total Sc calcula que no 6aJo
de - toneladas; ademas Sc han
yendido SO. 156, ,175 sobres franquea-
dos, ' 1884, 900 tarjetas postales,
Un detalle final de interes para
los Yankees. 81 peso total De las
valiias despachadas cada dla POI
.esta administration de correos ne
.sido Dor t6rmino medic De 22O TO-
,neladas, 6 sea un 60 por 100 mas
cue en- el tiltimo quinquenio.
(Novedodss de Nueva- York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
GANGA..

Por ausentarse 50 duef1s, se vsnden
dos easas en- el barrio de la Marina S
una terrers, de msmposteris, en- ID cslls
de Infanta Luiss, ndmero s, , otrA de
msderas, de altos y bajos, en- la do 10
Pnscssa, nduero Is, frente 81 passo.
Para mas informes dirigirse \. %
duens, calle de ls PuntillA, ntmero D.
Marina. Is
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
0ACETA De HOY.

Admitida d Don Jose Mufoz
Barrios la renuncia del cargo de
Alcalde de Lajas.
Real Decreto jubllando al Sr.
D. tloy Sslgado, Vocal Letrado
del Con>ejo Contencioso admins
trativo de eSta isla, y concedi6n-
dole los honores de Jefe Superior
de Administration, como recon-
penss de sus huenos y dilstados
eervicios.
Real Decreto nombrando Jefe
de Administration de !. clase,
Vocal Letrado del referido Con
sejo, q D. Manuel Suarez Valdes.
Nombrado Ioterprete del Go.
bieruo en- Arecibo D. Manuel Ro.
nero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
COMANDANCIA
OKLA GUARDlA CIVIL
DE La ISLA DE PUERTO.RICO

Debiendo prceederse 10 ventA en-
pdbliea snbasta por desecho del eeba-
Ito del primer EscuAdron denominado
D.feil, se hace saber por medic del
presents anunelo, 4 fin de que las per-
sonas que-deseen lntervsGi., eonearran
= 10 easa-easrtel del puesto de ests
Capital, (Ssn Justo s7), 4 las nnsvs
10 10 nAnAna del dia eaatro del mes de
Fsbrero ptoxlmo.
Pnerto- Rico, - De Ensro de 1883.
Ell Ttpisnts Coroa-l l.s Jefe, Fraa.
es.es AESax Reysasa, Is
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f.GARClA DEL REAL. Lun. &C

CASA DE PRgsTAAoS sobrs smpehe De prer
las, nHebles, mAQuinas De eoseE de- oda clAss
10 objetos iipo modicS.
- vsndsn pFsadAs, maeeles J mac aiaAs de- eoses
las hAyaa vsacado 81 ssrnino, Jseclos snmAnsnts
eArAsoa = - comEfaa olIesss, bones y reslGuos de-
gssoro accIonss Dc IA soc.stAd AaoaInA de Gre
Alto AeseansiL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
LIBR0S De C0MERCN.

Sc han recibido ingleses , nor
tsamericanos dc cali6ad Superior
desde 500 1000 folios , % venden
precios baratisimos en- n Impren
"a del BOLHTIE.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
Sc VENDE

Una estancia situsda en- ell barrio d,
Hato-abajo, jurisdiction de Arecibo, /,
muy pr6xima al pueblo: mide III
cIerdas mas 8 menos de terreno on,
estAn sembradas de yerba de guinea )
tiene casa. abitaci6n.
Otrs titulada "Froutou", ,en el barrie
del mismo nomtre, Jurisdiction de Ga.
es, con 45O cuerdas de terreno, sem.
oradas en- gran parte de cafe plata
uos; tiene casa hGbitsci6n, almacenes.
secaderas J otros aparatos propios ps.
fa ell cultivo y prePsrsdo de aquel fru-
to.
El que interese una 8 &mbas dirija-
Sc a Chavarri & c. en- Ia Capital como
ferresentante de ls compahia colonial
ie Londres, Is
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URfA Y COMP.


Ofrecen al pdblico un surtido
muy extenso en- articulos de su
ramo a precios muy convenientes.
En- obJetos de novedad J fan.
tasia tienen las mas recientes que
Sc estiiar en- Europa.
Una vista, pues, que Ell pdblico
queGara satisfecho. l2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10

- ss ass a&a ssaasa * asa
haf4 #AAsss a. 1ssxF
! sA - - sEasas sAsws
aasss Ax@aazs 80 s4a aaaa
#F - asa asss. q a. Asssss
-. sAa - sgsaas. aGnms.s
asaA n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
SECCION LITERARIA
MtJ1co Y ESpAal.

AHA, detrGs del mar, ID playa smena
Do Ia tierra del Gid J los Guzmanss;
ID crux plantads On 10 moriscA aimena,
rotos Z sus pies los yataganss.
AllG. oampos cruAados por Gemslss;
murallas que los godos dsfendian;
ualscios con oiiyaS y caireles
aonde las uinfas del harGm dormiaS.
AHA, las cinoeladas armadures;
,os caseos rslucientes CON cimeras;
qss oastillos poblados do aventur.s;
las torres coronadas do banderas.
AHA, los altos picos del Moncays,
.Vl Guadalete con 10 saDgre tinto;
lou names do Rodrigo y do Pelayo;
las tumbas do Fernando y Corlos ouint'.
AVA. todo ESQ que ssplendor - llama;
4. 4radici6n. ID fibula, ID Hietoria;
los hechos coronados por 10 fama,
= los heroes ungidos por 10 gloria.
Aoui. Ia nocAs Nena de luceros;
al campo lleuo dc si.veGtres flores;
81 yolcAn, con sus hondos ventisqueroS,
y el lago CON sus iuncos tsnbladores.
Aaui, Ia yirgsn terra americana,
bsio ~ axul y eterno cortinaje;
d rev desnudo, Ia vestal indiana,
d bosqoe inoulio. y 81 aduar salvaje.
Auui. errabunao Si ignorado atleta,
Ie audacia eiemplo y do yaior tesoro;
on las entranas del penon 10 vsta,
sl barro confundido con sl orc.
Aqui el temple de tosca graderia;
81 idolo hechc un Dios armipotente,
v del pueblo Ia sorda gritsrta
al verio bautizar con sangre hirviente.
Aqui, ei oarc&x, el arco, y Ia rOdsla
do tosca piel, con plumas adornada;
IL aguda Aecha que on los aires vuela,
' la macana On pedernal labrada.
Aqui, solo un balusrte: ID montada;
AHA: torres, y nAves, y cshones;
tai fue Tenoxtitlan; tai era Espaha
lcual venceri, en- 10 lid, dc ambas naoiones'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
ARMAS 7 JlMENEz. Cru, IS

Estahleciniento de ferreseriay quincaIla, sur,ido
general On ei ramo, ventas al poi mayor y detail
seosn eonssanssmente piedta plAssicA ud par
s.tanQues, alsibes lavaderos. Precios umitad on
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Subastas.

Providencias judiciales.
Ayuntamientos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10

FL Ecuador. Ell amigo Urfa
acaba de recibir en- su Ecuador un
mundo de articulos de alta move.
dad y elegancia, baratos Ginda
maiS, y propios para sehoras, Ca
balleros Y ninos.
| Al Ecuador, pues
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-02-10
GUlA LOCAL.
SOBaINOS De ESQUIAGA.

F0RTALEZA :.
CA1A dc giFos J eotntaI6a. Agen-
soa dc Ios couros DC Espaha J
CompahlA AtlAa DC los kssA!oA.
Z nldoA
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
Road Work.
look.

Several of our friends from opposite
side of the river have called our attention
to the bad condition of the road up the
Shonkin, and also to the fact that the
grade over the Shonkin hill has again
caved, as it does every year, rendering the
passage Of wagons almost if not quite i'm
possible We have interviewed our resi-
dent county commissioner on the sub
ject, who says that Supervisor La Mott
has been at work all spring on that side
OF the river, endeavoring to get the roads
in good shape. He is now bridging Spring
coulee and doing other work in that vi
cinity, which will soon be completed. He
will then give his attention to the road
and grade on the Shonkin which will be
put in good order as quick as possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
TOWN SITES.
An Official Ruling as to the Number of
Acres of Land to be Allowed for
TOwnsites.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-In his decision
on the Crook City land case the other day
the secretary of the interior conaidered at
length the question of the amount Of
land to be allowed for town sites. His
views on the subject will be especially in
teresting to Dakota and northern Mon
tana people who are engaged in laying out
town sites. In his letter to the commits
sioner of the general land Office the secre-
tary says:
The law prescribing the acreage of
town sites is found in section 1889, Re
vised Statutes, which says that town
site ''where the inhabitants are in number
100 and less than 200 shall embrace not
exceeding 800 acres; and in cases where
the inhabitants of such town are more
than 200 and less than 1,000shall embrace
not exceeding $40 acres, ,setc" There is no
law prescribing the acreage of the sites Of
the towns containing less than 100 inhab
itants. In such cases, therefore, the
acreage would seem to be matter of ex-
GcuG1Ve dlScr6J10n. Your once ana the
department have directed what action
should be taken in such case in the circu-
lar approved Nov. 5th, 1886: "When the
number of inhabitants of a town is less
than 100 the town site shall be restricted
to the land actually occupied for town
purposes by legal subdivisions" Tt is
true the decision Of your Office in the case
at bar was made three months before the
circular above cited was promulgated; but
the circular simply stated the uniform
preceding practice of your office, and I
see no reason why said practice of your
decision herein in accordance Herewith
restricting the town site to ''the land ae
tually occupied for the towns purposes"
should be disturbed.
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tiof Of practice merely, and did not pass
upon the merits of the case. He simply
decided that Choteau county had not in
stituted the proper action, and should
have asked for mandamus to compel the
officers of Cascade to pay the debt accord
ing to the statute made and provided. AS
far as we are able to learn this is all there
was in the decision rendered,
County Attorney Taylor, of Cascade,
then rendered County Attorney McIntire
$4,000 in coupon bonds, dated March 9Th,
1888, bearing interest at four per cent
pc o1a1satno, payable in years and due in
Is years, which we're promptly refused in
writing by Mr. McIntire as attorney for
the county, sin payment of said indebted
ness or any part thereof"
Later, When Mr.. McIntire came through
Great Falls on his way to Benton, the
Cascade county authorities came up two
per cent on their offer in order to end
this painful litigation and generously Of
fered six per cent. bonds which we're
promptly refused, as the Choteau county
commissioners hold to the decision that
Chey are not compelled to receive bonds
under any consideration, it matters not
what rate of interest they might bear.
The case will probably go to the SUI
preme court for hearing. In case the
decision of the lower court is there affirm
ed Choteau will then bring the action in
another form. In any event she will not
lose her right to the $4,000 and interest
on the same as was claimed by the Inde-
pendent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
THE BUTTE ELECTION.
Many Tickets Make it Roaring Farce.

BUTTE, May 21.-The city election
which occurred to-day was all that was
expected It was lively and exciting and
resulted in Waterloo for the democratic
party, the cause for the overwhelming de
feat only being laid to the base treachery
to his party of ex Mayor William Owsley,
who headed the citizens ticket, followed
by the full republican ticket. Owsley's
political fate is securely sealed forever in
Butte. The feeling against him to-day
among democrats is very strong. The
workingmen's ticket was showed under.
Following is the resul of the contest for
mayor:
IL. Hamilton, rep, 664; C. w. Newton,
dem, 1886; VIM. Owsley, citizens, 377; G..
F. Marsh, labor, 257. Total vote for may
or is 1,634, which falls about 400 short OF
the number of voters registered. Hamil-
tons plurality is 287. For police magis-
trate, Lippincott, rep, 889; Nichols, dem.,
488; Eddy, labor, 228; Lippineott's plural
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DELEGATE TOOLE.
Interviewed in Washington and Says he is
Not Candidate, He wants to Give the
Boys Chance

WASHINGTON, May 18.-In an interview
Delegate Toole said to-day. Il see that
some of the papers still insist that am
candidate for denomination. We
have got lot of good fellows out there,
all ambitious and they have been very
kind to me, want to give the boys
chance Maginnis? / don't know whether
he is candidate or not" Toole will be a
dead loss to the territory if not sent back.
He has been very successful in his efforts
to secure legislation, and if the territory
has any interest to come before congress
she will find her new delegate, unless it
should be Maginnis or some experienced
man, utterly useless here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
LANDsDowNE's SPEECH.
Opposes Commercial Union and Says that it
Would be a Mortal Affront to the
Mother Country--A1so Opposes
Fiscal Union.

OTTAWA, Ont, May 15-Lord Lands
downe, in speech last night, spoke in
high terms of his connection with the
people of Canada. He spoke in glowing
terms of the completion Of the Canadian
Pacific railway. Relative to recent pro-
prosals for close trade relations with the
United States, he would not consider the
question as of financial benefit to Canada,
or scan the motives of those who made
the proposal; but he pointed out that it
would give another country the benefits
from which people Great Britain would
be excluded, and suggested that, apart
from the injury to trade, they would con
slider it a mortal affront. AS to the other
proposal of fiscal union on the part of
the empire, he objected to it on the ground
of difficulty of it's working caused by the
existing divergencies of views on the sub
1ect OF tariff and taxation in different
parts of the empire, and the desire of each
portion for full and local control of it's af
fairs. He believed that Canada held that
other relationship with the mother coun-
try was beneficial to her, and she had no
desire to change it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
PASSENGER TRAINS.
General Superintendent Moh1er Says Regu-
lar Service Will Commence June 1st.

Gen. Superintendent A. T.. Mohler, one
of the most popular officers of the Mani
toba, was in Benton Friday evening for a
short time. We understand that he is
en- route east, travelling in his private car
with a full force of clerks, a stenographer
and type writer. He is examining every
mile of the road, and thoroughly familiar
izing himself with it's present condition
and needs, from one end TO the other.
We are informed that it is the intention
of the management to put on regular
mail, passenger and dining car service the
first day of June, after which time it is
hoped there will be no further trouble
from washouts, which have SO seriously
Effected the road this spring. This is a
gratifying piece of news which our people
will appreciate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
Montana Leads Them All.

By reference to the table of dividend
paying mines, published this week, it will
be seen that Montana mines haye paid
the sum Of s1,131, 900 since the first Of
January last. During the same period of
time the dividend paying mines of Colo
rado have paid s272,000; those OF Califor
MIA s3o9,312; Utah, $4,000. Montana
mines therefore, lead the combined figures
Of Colorado, California and Utah by $780,
6s8. These figures speak plainsr than a
whole volume of newspaper puffs, and
substantiate the claim that Montana is
the bonanza mining country of the United
States. Mining Review.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
Slavery Abolished in Brazil.

WASHINGTON, May 16-The Brazilian
legation in this city has received infor-
nation from Roderigo Silve, minister of
foreign affairs, that the Brazilian govern
ment has approved the government bill
completely abolishing slavery, and that it
was sanctioned by the regent on the 18th
inst. The minister also states that this
action met with extraordinary manifesto
tions of rejoicing. The department also
received similar telegram from Senal
Dazilya, which was Immediately sent to
the president. The following reply was
sent to minister Dazilva: The president
directs me to convey to your government
his congratulations upon the abolition of
slavery in Brazil, and to express his per-
sonal hope and expectation that the free
dom thus extended will result in increased
happiness and prosperity in your coun-
4ru
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From the Sweet Grass Hills.

From gentleman who has just arrived
we learn that the Sweet Grass hills seem
to be the most attractive point for parties
seeking the almighty dollar on the reser-
vation. Many are daily focking from
Helena as we'll as other portions of Mon
tana; also from the Northwest territory.
Those who have resided there during the
past winter have taken out considerable
quantities of pay dirt, some of which has
been washed out within the past few
weeks with satisfactory results, but a suf-
fcient quantity of water can scarcely be
had before the commencement of the
spring rains to dispose Of the amount on
hand
The Sweet Grass hills sends many
thousands of dollars of placer gold dust
into Fort Benton every spring and sum-
mer. Now that the reservation has been
opened and there is no bar to quartz pros
pecting and development, we expect to
see the Sweet Grass come to the front
with some fine leads. We know of sew
eral old-time miners from Helena and
Butte who are already making and re-
cording quartz locations, and understand
that they are highly pleased with the out
look
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.
The Floods on the Upper Mississippi.

QUINCY, May 16.-The Mississippi river
is higher tonight than ever before known,
except during the great flood of 1851.
Rail communication with the west IS en-
tirely cut off, the tracks of all roads on
the Missouri side of the river being food
ed. Bridges and trestles are held down
with trains of fiat cars loaded with rail
road iron. Nearly every levee in this sec
tion is now broken, and the loss to TIE
farming interests will be great
ST. Louis, May IL There are now five
bad breaks in Sny leyee and the whole
of the bottoms reaching for miles from
opposite Louisiana, Mo, to Hannibal,
Mo-, are inundated. The flood causes an
area of fifty miles long and five miles wide
over one hundred thousand acres of crops
will be injured or destroyed
QUINCY, I'LL, May 1.-THE upper Sny
leyee gave way near East Hannibal this
morning and obstruction of the levee dis
trict in this section Of the Mississippi val
ley is now complete. Many thousand
acres of most productive farming lands
are covered with from six to fifteen feet of
water and loss from the gseat flood cannot
be estimated. The river has risen SIX
inches since morning and reports from
above states that the water is still rising.
Tonight largely attended meeting was
held to devise means for the relief of the
destitute families along the low lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
The Wild West Show at Home.

New YORK, May 90 William F. Cody,
Indians, cowboys, animals, tents and para
phernalia, arrived to-day ON the Persian
Monarch. The dock was crowded with
the company. Buffalo Bill was of course
the centre of attraction. The shore was
lined with spectators, many of whom had
field glasses. All are to proceed to Eras-
tina, Staten Island, where the Wild West
Show will open May Both.
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tive assembly of Montana territory.
Yours truly,
A. E. ROGERS, Clerk and Record

A. Il. ROGERS, Clerk and recorder.
To this letter the following official re-
plies were received. It will be observed
that, in note below the first letter, men
ton is incidentally made Of the very triv-
ial fact that By on oversight thdt part Of
the proceedings aUds omitted from the
synopsis published" We learn that the
blame for that omission" is placed by the
officials on the shoulders of the deputy
clerk, whose explanation would now be in
order if we had it,:
GREAT FALLS, NJ. T., March %, 1888.
Alfred E. Rogers, Esq, Clerk and Re
corder, Fort Benton, N. z.
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 23rd inst,
is at hand. I have endorsed the same
filed this date and will present it to the
Board at their next meeting.
Yours truly,
J. w. MATKIN, Go. Clerk & Recorder.
| may add that the board at their last
general meeting ordered the issuance Of
$4,000 bonds to pay the indebtedness to
Choteau county. The bonds are now be-
ing printed and will be ready for delivery
in short time. By an oversight, that
part Of the proceedings was omitted from
the synopsis published.
Truly,
r w M ATKTN
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ty, 400; majority, 18l City attorney
Speer, rep, 784; Mediation, dem SOL;
speer's majority, 393. For treasurer,
Cannon, rep, 1,1o8; Orton, dem, 493; Can
mons majority, 615, the largest majority
ever given a candidate in the city. In
the vote for aldermen the republicans
have 8, democrats 4, with one tie vote, as
follows: Republicans Monteath, Hettes,
Calkins, Pinkham, Olson, Wynne, Lewis,
Evans. Democrats -McDermott, Lynch,
Terry and Malone.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
The Royal Patient is Better.

BELLE, May 18.-A bulletin this morn
ing says that the emperor is without fever
and the difficulty he experienced in swal-
lowing has nearly disappeared. His gen
eral condition is so satisfactory that he
will be allowed to spend the greater part
of the day in the open air. His strength
is increasing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
A Prize Fight In California.

SAN FRANCISCO, May q. In the fight
between Joe McAuliffe, the heavy weight
champion of the west coast, and Frank
Glover, of Chicago, which took place at
the rooms of the California Athletic club
tonight, each putup $1,000, which, with
purse of 51.750 offered by the club, made
a purse of S3,750. Glover was knocked
out in the 49th round. Time, 81 hours
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
LIVINGSTON CONVENTION.
Commodore T. c. Power Gets There.

Special to the River Press
LIVINGSTON, May Commodore T. C.
Power and Geo. E. Eaton were elected
delegates to the national republican con
vention at Chicago. John Potter pre-
sided over the convention. Chas. S. War
rem, of Butte, was named as the choice of
the convention for member of the nation
al committee
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
CHOTEAU VS.. CASCADE.
A Motion for New Trial to be Filed.

LEwIsTowN, May 18.-A motion for a
new trial will be filed in the case of Cho-
teau VS.. Cascade. The demurrer was sus-
tanned on the ground that writ of man
date is the proper remedy.