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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-18

Las tiltimas noticias llegadas de
Dahomey son POGO buenas ua,
buque frances ha tenido que lamar
a'gunos obuses sobre la ciudad de
WIdah, para decidir las autorida-
des 6 negociar, y sobre todo para
zanzibar los pKisioneros que ambas
parties tienen. Por toda c0ntests.
ci6n, el rey dc Dahomey ha dado
orden para cue 90 movilice el ej6r-
otto y todos los hombres yAlidos.
EstOs acontecimientos han dado
motive para quo nm diputAdo, Mr.
R0issy-d' Angles, intcrpele al GO
biernO s0bre la situci6n do Francis
On 81 Dahomey. Hl 81. EtIenne,
sub -SeCretario de Estad0 On 81 de-
partamento do las Colonias, cOntes
to reCOrdandp lOs tratad0s cue la'
FrAncia tenia con cisrtOa reyes de-
Aisics, cuyOs tfntad0s le han dadOI
la sobeEanin do KatOnon y 81 pro.
GeaaoRadp a. Porto N0vo. En|
aaanio ( lcs Nlllmce eeQutaalm j
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-18

n l. oabeza 81 cOlsgs de los pU.
hes, ysgdtOnss, etc.
iSe lucid La R0x6ni
kQaiso tirarnos una estocada de
maestro de esgrima, J 20 tirc i
yran pl0nch0.
Metase, pues, l profesora de
plGnchado. que para el magisserio
lie esgrima no sirvs La Rds6n.
Nos 10 acaba de demostrar nue.
vaneute.
lVenga por otra el colsgal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-18

No ha sido solo esta Interpolation
q que ha tenido lugar; el Diputado
lie blusa, Mr. Thivrler, interpel6 81
ninintro del laturior sobre Ii con
iucta de las tropas On Len hnelgas,
pero 10 bizo tan NAL y dc un mOdo
tan c6nico, que di6 lugar 4 una
condensation chistosa de Mr. Cons
tans, y q IN voto de conflanza.
Otro Diputado obrero interpel6
sambi6n al Ministro sobre las 6rde-
nes que tenia Ia policia 81 primero
de Mayo. El Ministro Contest6
lue si el IL de Mayo la mauifesta-
cl6n hubiera sido puramente obrs-
"a, no II hubiese impedido, pero
que todos los revolucionarios &c
habian dado cits y que "a debet
era 81 de reprimir ese desorden.
TamOi6n esta declaration ha obte-
lido la mayorfa en- otro voto de
confanza; nnnca 90 ha visto no
triunfO semejante; pues hay que
siversic que los conserved ares
aprueban todos los actos del Go
bierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-18
La sassti6n sgipcia.

La sassti6n sgipcia.
Todavia NO se ha resuelto esta
question, porQue ell actual ministrO
de Negocios Exlranjeros, Mr. Ribot,
hombre muy sagaz, ACADIA do de-
rotar ciertos planes de Inglaterra.
Esta question data va do largo
6, .mp0, y 90 una question puca-
Otente de dinero, puesto que se tra.
ta de 10 Hacienda de Eglpto.
La historic de este aslnto 90
6astante interesaute. El desordeD
y prodigalidades del ex-Khedive
Ismail llevsron el pals & dos pasu
ie la bancarfots, = la cosa fu4 tan
aguda que F.sncia 8 Iuglaterra
suvieron que intervenlr On el asuD-
TO por ser tas dos princ'pales acree.
toras de Egipt0; ambas naciones,
'ie cOm6n acuerdo, tomaron Ia dl
feccl6n de los negocios, y todo
naEchaba 8 Las mil maravilias,
suando sall6 & reluc'r el famoss
Arabi- -BAia, que fu do 81 pArtidOI
nacional, para desalOiar de su pa 81
4 las potencias aliadas Que adm;
.istraban "a hacienda. En pocO|
tempo Arabi % hizo duenS dc ID
atuaci6n /; entonces Ing.atsrra pro-
puso 4 Francia una expodlCi0n, ps.
" en- r. .anaia huOo s0hre este par.
r,cular grandes discusiones, y COMO
q gobleroo no % decidia, Inglate.
IRA, que nunoa pierde tempo, tOm6
70 inlcialiva de Ia campaiia; ea-
slaro1 una brigada & Tel -El-Ke-
OR, y 4 lOs pFimeros tiros % dis.
psrs0 es ej6rcito egipci0.
Oon esta victoria I0glaterrareor-
ganiz6 81 pals & la Inglesa; Is polI-
NJ, ell gobierno, 10 administration,
{ do tenia que ser lngl6s, tap to que
IL situaci6n del Khedive v.ene D
ser POGO mas 8 menOs ia que tienen
On las Indias los rqjaks, es decir,
que no son mas que vasallOs del
gobisrno ingles.
Naturalmente, los inglesea han
tsnldo que gastar alg6l dineFo, ]
10 conversion de laI
ieuda, para tomar su desQuite 4
pero no habian contadO con 81 go-
bierno frances.
ri ministro de Negocios Extran-
jer0s de Francia ha COntestadO que
el gobierno frances no 90 Oponia,
creyendo que el momento era opof-
tnno, a Ia conversion de Ia deuda
pDvllegiada del empr6stitO dc
1888, y que estaba dispuesto & fa-
v0recer esta operation; pero que
On cambio se oponia eD6fgicamen.
to 4 que ne hiciese otFa 0peraci6D
antes dc ID af0s, y kdem&s que
naci0n, sinO EgiptO solo,
debia aproveCharse del beneflclo
que resultara de dicha Operacl6n. |
Para 0btener ese resultado, Mr. |
Rioot propOne que los fondos que
rUsulten de eata conversion, y que
anualmente un bene- /
icio de $500, 600 frances, 90 en-.
plearan on seguida; para cuy0
smpleO % feunirA una Oonferencia !
International, Uompuesta do Lee |
potencias que han 6rmado 81 trata-
10 do 1856
Esta deelaraei6n esimp0ftantisl- |
na para los que tienen titulos
'gipcios, y para Francia On parti.
'ulhr, pnea ol g0blernO britannica
Densaba invertir dichOs fondOs On
Us asuntOs prOpi0s, es decir, On
'cabar de 0rganixar por compleio
! paia 4 h moda inglaaa. y am,
|leAs IL que quednaA dn Loo Z 100 /
all fknmMna II Il nikNnl8n lnnl&a 4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-18

FsS~seStsNS~0a n SA0 p@A@ uA - ASSVAkN
ie esgrima no sirvs La R0x6n.
Nos 10 acaba de demostrar nue.
vameute.
lVenga por Otra el colsgaI
DespuGs de TODD, "a es hora de-
que desechen esos peri6dicos, por
pueril, por descabellada, Ia nScis
illusion de que ellos son aqui, co.
mo indicamos mas arriba, los .ini
cos apostoles J abogados de Il
iiustraci6n, Ia cultura y el pro-
greso del pats.
Porque Ia realidad, porque Il
historic, porque los acontecimien
tos proclaman con irrecusable au.
toridad Ia no msnos irfecusabIe
evidencia de que nuestra benem6
rita Colectividad espsfiola incondi.
cional, sin aparatos, sin declamA.
clones, sin garrulas paIabreFiss, /
que tan a6cionados se muestran
nuestros adyersarios, ha hecho
mas, inmensAmente mas que ellos,
en- todos los terrenos, por h verds.
dera ilustraci6n, por IL verdadera
culture, por el verdadero progre-
90 de este pats.
0. 81 no. digasenos: lqu9 90 10
qus han hecho, que % 10 que han
conseguido en- favor de tan gran
dee objetivos La RGs6n DO Ma
ysgiez , los demGs peri6dicos d.
Iigual tcssitur0 poIitica3
IQuS han hecho, que han con-
seguido en- clio, que apellidarss
pueda positive, tangible, real }
lfecundp1
| A YER d nos 10 pGrsicipa La
RGs6n de MaysgAss.
! lPero que tnAsI
81 hAsta dc ese mismo pr0yec.
to de crear en- Humacao una Es'
cuelA de P&rvulos podriamos NOS.
otros hacer IN argumento tGpG.
bOcas para La Ros6ni
Y ESQ que el colega he tornado
pie en- Ell repetido proyecto pars
Qued0fse con oil BoIETrN.
/ Y, efectivamente: quien 90 hi
quedado -. en- berIin0, msgu-
llada con sus prophs armas, q
| La Roz6n.
Venga por otra el colega, d
no tiene bAstante con Asta.
Que 81 tendra, , hasta dc 90
bra.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
A DIGNIFIED RERUKE.
The South Unjustly Assailed for the Csle-
bratiOn In Richmond.

The South Unjustly AsssiIed for the Csle-
bration in Richmond.
The Tribune has never hesitated on
fitting occasions to denOunce disloyal
acts and tendencies in the South, and
it will continue to do so, if need be, in
the future
But for that very reason it may fairly
claim the right to defend the South
when it is unjustly assailed, as in our
opinion it has been in connection with
the ceremony Of unwilling the Lee
monument in Richmond. That the
people - the South should delight to
honor the memory of that great and
popular leader need not, and does not,
reflect on their loyalty in the slightest
degree.
1t Is true that numerous Confederate
flags were flung to the breeze in the
quondsm Confederate capital, and there
were q great many things said ABOUT
the lost cause, the good taste of which
might be questioned
But there was no hint OF disloyalty to
the Union from the beginning to the
end of the celebration, and we are sure
there was no thought of disloyalty in
the hearts of those who took part in it
On this day, sacred to the memory Of
the loyal dead. We can we'll afford to be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
UNKNOWN TONGUES.

The Language OF Birds and Other Animals
Curious Literature.
The best known of animal tongues are, of
course, the most perfect among them-those
of birds. 1t would be a long list were we
to mention but half of the curious literature
that of old and of late has been written on
this subject. Pallas Athene herself gave
the knowledge of the language of birds to
eyes. Helenus, of Troy, Thales and Melam-
pus claimed to possess it. Solomon, who
had wisdom exceeding much, and spake of
beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things,
and of fishes, is reported to have under
stood the meaning of every birds song.
Pliny even gives, in his Natural History, an
unfailing receipt for the obtaining Of such
wonderful knowledge: and King Dag, who
was a master of the science, kept sparrows
which brought him the news Of the world
from every country on earth. Gerbert, OF
Seville, the great Christian master OF the
black art, learned to explain the fight and
notes of birds, and Benedict TX, who rose
to the holy see at the early age OF twelve
years, knew their voice, and could tell
from it what had happened to-day. yester-
day, and the day before, anywhere through
the wide range of Christendom- 1t Is not
long since q German scholar studied the
language and issued proposals for . diction-
ary of their idion. Two adventurous French
men, Dupont de Nemours and Pic rquin de
Gembleux, carried out the unfinished plan,
and actually Published works on the Ian
guage of birds and other animals.-N. Y :.
Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26

- But when they met the gal.
leys Of Antony lifted their oars in greeting,
and passed over to the galleys of Caesar; and
together they sailed away. And the cavalry
of Antony rode forth beyond the Hippo
drome to charge the cavalry of Caesar;
but when they met they lowered their
swords and passed over to the camp of
Caesar, deserving Antony. Then Antony
grew mad with rage and terrible to see. He
shouted to his legions to stand firm
and await attack; and for a little while they
stood. One man, however-that same OIL
Ger who would have slain me on the yester-
night-strove to fly; but Antony seized him
with his own hand. threw him to the earth.
and, springing from his horse, drew his
sword to slay him. On high he held his
sword, while the man, covering his face,
awaited death But Antony dropped his
sword and babe him rise.
ssGo!" he said. 'tGo to Caesar, and pros
perl Once I did love thee. Why, then,
among 50 many traitors, should single thee
out for deathp,
The man rose and looked upon him sor-
rowfuily. Then, shame overwhelming him,
with great cry he tore open his shirt Of
maui, plunged his sword into his own heart,
and fell down dead. Antony stood and
gazed ut him, hut never word he said.
Meanwhile the ranks Of Csesarss leeions
drew near, and 30 soon Is they creased
spears the legions Of Antony turned and
he'd Then the soldiers Of Cesar stood still,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
FACTS ABOUT CLOCKS.
Ono Second per Week tho Lowest varia-
ton Yet Shown.

Ono Second per Week tho Lowest varia-
ton Yet shown.
A thermometer maker: "Clocks have
been q great blessing to mankind. The
business has become an extensive one, and
one that necessarily demands accuracy and
skill. Defects in the works of a clock or
watch are so apt to occur, and the condl-
tions for even approximate accuracy are so
exacting, that only geniuses are successful
in making time-pieces.
'sAbout one second per week is the low
est variation yet secured. Fifty years ago,
when bids were sought for making the
famous clock at Westminster one Of the re-
quirements was that it should not vary
more than one second per day. The best
clock-makers OF that period said that such q
clock could not be made. But to-day no
clock that would vary more than one second
per week would be accepted in a work de-
handing scientific accuracy. Here is a
good clock, the large one standing against
the wall. Big aud clumsy as its machinery
may seem, it is one Of the best in the house.
There is another on the shelf that you can
little clock for all ordinary purposes, and a
nice ornament, but without the steady &C.
curacy Of the more ponderous one.
sit would be very difficult matter to de-
termine what is most important in making
a clock. Nothing is unimportant. Every
wheel must be exact. But perhaps that
which has puzzled men most is the escape
ment-that is, the point where the rotary
motion of the train becomes the vibratory
motion Of the pendulum. Various devices
to regulate this conversion have been in
vented, but only one remains in common
use, and that fact shows that it Is the best
1t is called the dead escspement. Here the
pendulum tooth is received upon the pallet,
as it is termed, and remains there until the
return Of the pendulum allows it to be re-
leased. There IS q continuance by which
clocks will wind themselves by the expan-
sion and contraction of some fluid, usually
mercury. Then there is a windmill clock
and a water clock All OF these, however,
are antiquated and are rarely seen now."-
jewelers. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
PALMER FOR SENATOR.
An Innovation which Promises to Re
FAr-Reaehing In RS Enecta

An Innovation which Promises to Re
FAr-Reaehing I'm RS Enecta-
There is something wonderfully
pleasing 20 the ear in the words of Gem
eral Palmer at Springfield: The pur-
pose is that hereafter these Senators
shall be made responsible; their acts
shall be inquired into, and they shall
be called to account for them just as
other people are That is the purpose
OF the movement 1t is to popularize
ths Senate Of the United States"
John NJ. Palmer's candidacy is based
on the above principle. He has been
nominated for the United States Senate
By conventions of the people in one
hundred counties and by the combined
and unanimous voice of delegates from
all these counties in State convention
assent led- No more spontaneous pop
ular call was ever recei we'd by an Amer
lean political leader, and in these days
of bought Senatorships, of trades and
brides. and of official dereliction, the
Illinois uprising may be properly re-
garded as the beginning of new and q
better day. 1t certainly means much
Its results must be far-reaching.., 1t is
more than a reform 1t is revolution,
peaceful and beneficent, but none the
less radical and fundamental
The United States Senate must be
popu1arized, or the government of the
people will not endure Devised at the
beginning as a body in which States
were to be represented, as an organize
ton of wise and good men who would
solemnly weigh all measures coming
before them and as conservative force
in a government remarkable for its
checks and balances, it has ceased to
hold in the Federal system the place
that was assigned to it Many of its
members represent States no longer.
They VIGOROUSLY represent railroads,
mines, forests, mills and commercial
combinations Elected by the use of
money, they do not recognize any pop
u1ar authority. They stand defiantly
for monopoly and privilege Instead of
being an organization of wise and con-
sentative men, the Senate is as whole
a body of violent partisans, impudent
money-bags and subservient tools of the
rings and combines that Cypress the
people. The need of popularizing that
House is imperative. Illinois is we'll
situated to inaugurate the reform, and
the honest and progressive Democracy
of this State is peculiarly well fitted to
illustrate the determination and the
virtue of free people.
As the leader in this momentous
struggle General Palmer will be en-
gagged in labor entirely to his liking
andfor which he has pre-eminent qualifi-
cations. Profoundly impressed with
the dignity of American citizenship and
with the Importance of maintaining
every popular right, and fttingly rep
resenting the sturdy manhood and pat
riosm of American democracy, he can
not fail in the laborious canvass on
which he is about to enter to make an
impression that will extend far beyond
the lines of his own State. The cause
which he is to champion must triumph
eventually. The Herald believes that
it will triumph now.-Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26

Death is thy true friend; and, surely, sin
less and pure of heart shalt thou pass into
the dreadful presence Of the Godsi''
She trembled. ''And if the heart be not
altogether pure. tell me-thou dark man
what then1 Nay, I fear not the Gods for if
the Gods Of He'll be men, there shall /
queen it also. At the least, having once
been royal, royal shall ever be-"
And as she spoke, suddenly from the pal
OF joyful shouting. ....
why, what is thisa" she said, sprinRinR
from her couch.
'Antonyi Antonyr ~ rose the cry-"An-
tony hath conqueredi"
Swiftly she turned and ran, her long hair
streaming on the wind. I followed her,
more slowly, down the great hall, across
courtyards to the palace gates. And here
she met Antony, riding through them,
radiant with smiles and clad in his Roman
armor. When he saw her he leaped to the
ground, and, all armed as he was, clasped
her to his breast
'sWhat is itr' she cried; sis Caesar
TALENT" .aN
'Nay, not altogether fallen. Egypt; but
we have beat his horsemen back to their
trenches, and, like the beginning, so shall
be the end, for as they say here: Where
the head goes the tail will follow More
IL
but meet me hand to hand, soon shall the
world see which is the better man, Antony
or Octavian." And even as he spoke and
the people cheered, there came the cry Of
ga messenger from Cesar!'
The herald entered, and, bowling low,
gave a writing to Antony, bowed again, and
went. Cleopatra snatched it from his hand,
broke the silk and read aloud:
"Cesdr to Aatony. Greeting:
svThiS answer thv challenCe: Can Antony
find no better way of death than beneath the
sword of Cesars FarewelI-'
And thereafter they cheered no more.
The darkness came, and ere 1t was mid
night, having Toasted with those friends
who tonight wept over his woes and to-
morrow should betray him, Antony went
forth into the gathering of the Captains of
the land forces and of the feet attended by
many, among whom was /.
And when all were come together he
spoke to them, standing bareheaded in
their midst, beneath the radiance of the
moon. And thus he most nobly spoke:
"Friends and companions in arms who
yet cling to me, and whom many q time
have led to victory, hearken to me now who,
tomorrow, may lie in the dumb dust, dis
empired and dlshonored. This is our de-
sign; no longer will he hang on poised
wings above the food OF war, but viii
straightway plunge, perchance thence to
snatch the victor's diadem, or, failing
there, to drown. Be now but true to me.
and to your honor's sake, and still may You
sit, the most proud of men, at my right
hand in the Capitol of Rome. Fail me now,
and lost Is the cause of Antony and lost are
ye. Hazardous indeed must be Tomorrow
battle, but many time have we stood and
faced . fiercer peril and ere the sun had
sunk once more have driven armies like
desert sands before our gale OF valor and
counted the spoils Of hostile Kings. What
have we to feari Though allies be fed,
still Il our array - strong ~ Casar'si
And show me but as high . heart, why,
swear to you, upon my princely word, to-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
How It VIII Be AHsctsd by the Passage
of the Mckinley Bill.

Mr.. Mckinley and his bill are heart
lily damned in England and Washing
ton. and should be in Chicago. Every
body in this city owes the ingenious
Mr.. Mckinley large and ineradicabls
grudge for getting up and lobbying
through the House of Representatives
measure calculated to hurt the
worlds fair very seriously. Mckinley
has in all probability made such .
muss of it with his idiotic and useless
bill that England will decline an invi-
tation to exhibit at the worlds fair ON
the ground that her products, being
virtually barred out of America By Me-
Kinley and his bill, she has no reason
for exhibiting them to American eyes
Holland will probably decline also. The
increased duty on Sumatra tobacco will
be a thorn in the Netherland
side which will be very diff
cult of extraction. Mr.. Blaine.
who doesn't like Mckinley, and whe
was opposed to his bill for party reasons
as well as from principles, has received
information from a great many of our
representatives at foreign courts, the
consensus of which is that the McKin-
ley bill will initiate against the sue
cess of the fair more seriously than
could have been imagined. The foreign
governments and public have really an
exaggerated idea of the bill-England
especially looks upon it as an almost
absolute severance of the commercial
relations between the two countries
The Mckinley bill is bad enough, but
not so utterly and deplorably compre-
hensive as the English Foreign Secres
tary has made it appear to. the British
subject Since it has been passed by .
lot of dunder-headed Congressman who
were afraid to vote outside their party
lines let Mr.. Blaine and the rest OF the
polite Republicans who are IN control
of the affairs of state try and square
things as much as possible with our
friends abroad. The fats in the Are, to
be sure. but may be policy may rescue
part of what self-glorification so ruth
lessly sought to destroy.-Chicago Mail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

Now that every one is wiping his
feet on Mr.. Quay we begin 10 see Why
he is named Matt.-Puck. -+-
The best way to indicate the sn-
perlative degree of silence is to say 1tas
quiet as Quay."-St Louis Globe Dene-
GRAFT
Colonel Elliott Ferocious Shepard
is so much in earnest over his propose
ton to declare war On the rebel flag
that he has already commenced to cast
about for subssitu toz
Post. fr
AT Gettysburg brave Ingalls,
Attacked the sunny South:
But not when bullets fell like rain
And men lay dead or wrung with pain
His the proud task in peace TO hght
In war TO talk and e'ef delight
To fire on his mouth
Chicago Times
The farmers of the United State4
have votes enough to reverse the policy
which has brought SO many of them to
the verge of ruin They have only to-
place themselves in a situation whers
they may enjoy their earnings free
from unnecessary exactions- They
want justice and not bounty--Louis-
vile Courier-JoarDal-
Appropriations aggregatlng $40
0OO, 600 and making q deficiency of So7.e
600 600 are looming up before the lead
ers of the majority in Congress- They
thought the appropriation wolf very
tame. harmless and useful animal in the
last campaign Now they have him by
the ears and find it equally unsafe TO
hold him or let him go.-St- Louis Posta
Dispa tch-
The Republican press has last
both character and influence because Of
its recklessness of statement in assail-
ing party opponents 1t resorts 70
vituperative cancellations. <sYou uss"
are all black; 1--WE uns" are all white.
Such portraiture is never effective. II
is not in literate human nature that 10
should be. Any intelligent man dis.
Germs at q glance that it u false hood *
Chicago TimeS