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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1891-02-04
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PAsAJEs INTEROOLONIALEs.

La Oompaf ia, como 90 vs en- IL tafifa d.
pasajes bacs ana lmportantfsima rs&ucol6I
loa sshores smpleados y ohcisIss De
ElSrcito On esta isls y sps familas.
COEDlOlOHKs.
n vsIer ds las mnnsdas sxtraniaras sara hisd1
nor In AgeRcis- De mAnsra qua 10 CompAiia rscibh
HiAnprs q moRtAats de los passiss 6stes On iras
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qus ria sa "a plAss Al sxpsdirlos.
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loo Wales iEasFecloasales vAlidoa por ss msses CT
IN 10 pS de lsha;Ai ~ los srasGsla~tseOs vG Idea
Dot ua sAe, COS ni ss p.3 de rehaiA
A toda fanilia cuyo passis cunpuss 81 Rortaats
Do pssA!sa dc cAaArs, % ls eozcsdsra uza rsbAia
''uaa Hisna persons tAmilIa no pusds tezsr de-
rsshc ID vsE iaa doa concsaioRss Aatss sshAiAdAs
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sHna pagarAa IL Quarts parts do TAERis: do II
,cs IL mitad; y do IL cunplidoa On AdslRRts On
tisfar&A pasais sntsro. Ousado ana fanilia tsHgs
rAgina zihos nsaerss Dc trss ktoa, solo irt gre
Ia. los dsmks pasarAu m cuarse Do psssis.
RAsASRs DE CRlADos.
Les pssclcs parx loa criados con dsastas al HSvrs
'srtz Dc frances 80.
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Les eoReciAiszscs de csrgs dehcn ser presents
dos o. 10 AgsnciA coA Ii dsbidA aAtslkcioR, no i'd
liti6ndtHs los aus rAisa aalloa sz lrgar do dFmaG
Para toda elARs de iRlornsa dirigirs' Al Agents
prinsipal
Tstukn 81
The morning call., 1891-02-25
A GAME FIGHT.
Contest for the Pacific Coast Bantam-weight
Championship.

Contest for the Pacific Coast Bantam-Weight
Championship
SAN JOSE. Feb. 24.-The fight for the
Pacific Coast bantam-weight championship
before the San Jose Athletic Club tonight
between Dan Hawkins and Dan Maho-
ney resulted in a victory for the
former in the twenty ninth round,
The i.ht was hard contested,
and the best one ever seen in this city. AT
the start il seemed that Mahoney was the
winner. He did all'the fghting,: made fire.
quent rushes, and kept Hawkins in his own
corner most of the time nntil- the twenty
first round, but in this round Hawkins
became more aggressive, and succeeded
so well that confidence was inspired and
when time was called for the twenty-sec0Dd
he commenced pounding Mahoney hard.
Mahoney was not gutter and showed that
he had lots OF fight in him. He fought hard,
but his strength was not equal to the
necessity, 2s he had done too much
work at first, and he continued getting
groggier and groggier. In the twenty
Seventh round it was seen that Hawkins
had his man whipped, but though he
punched Mahoney right and left, he was not
able to down him. In the twenty eighth
round he pushed Mahoney hard and knocked
him down once. The call of time saved
Maheney and his seconds carried him to
his corner. He was able to get to the
center of the ring in the twenty-ninth
round, but he was in bad shape and Haw-
kins rained blows right and left upon him,
finally, landing a terrible right-hander on
his jaw, and Mahoney went down He
made an effort to rise, and succeeded in
getting to sitting position, but was unable
TO get upon his feet and was counted out.
Hawkins face is in. bad shape; his left
eye is closed, his left cheek badly swollen,
he has big swelling under his left ear, and
his lower lip is skinned and swollen. Ma
honeyls in an equally bad condition. The
purse: was $500, of which Hawkins gets S325
and Mahoney the remainder.
The morning call., 1891-02-25
THE HOUSE.
Amendment Adopted to the Direct Tax Bill
Naval Approximation Bill

Amendment Adopted to the Direct Tax Bill
Naval Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2t-In the House to-
day the Senate bill was passed, granting
pensions to members of PowelPs Battalion
of Mounted Volunteers OF Missouri, who
served in the Mexican War.
The Direct Tax Bill was then taken up.
Caswell of Wisconsin offered an amend
ment providing that no money be paid to any
State or Territory until the Legislature
thereof shall have accepted by resolution.
the sum appropriated in full satisfaction of
all claims against the United States on ac-
count of the levy and collection of the tax
'GateS OF Alabama offered as an amendment
to CaswelPs amendment proposition to test
the cOnstitutonality of the cotton tax.
Then, as substitute for both amend
ments, Oates offered an amendment reyiv-'
ing; for one year, the right of action of the
Court of Claims, under he provisions of
captured and abandon@ property" etc.
This substitute was ruled out of order and
Oates amendment was lost.
CasWelfs amendment was adopted. The
previous question was ordered on the bill
ayes ia, noes SO.
Oates moved arecommitment. Hostages
81, noes III.
-, The bill was then passed-ayes 172, noes
Boutelle presented the conference report
on the Naval Appropriation Bill.
Herbert of Alabama made an argument
in opposition to the proposition providing
for sounding the Pacific Ocean between
California and the Hawaiian Islands for
aseertaining the practicability of laying a
cable.
Bouteile and Morrow supported the prop
osltion and the report was agreed to.
Confertees on the Direct Tax Bill were ap-
pointed and a. further conference ordered on
the District OF Columbia ApprO priation Bill
Adjourned.
The morning call., 1891-02-25
AT THE HOME PLATE.
Arrival of Three New Members
of the Local Club.
Sharp, Clark and Hassamer in This City.
Jack Sheridan Will Umpire in the
California League

The fun team of ball-players that will repre-.
sent San Francisco 10 the California League this
season will be in this city next week. All the
men were ordered to report 10 Manager Harris
March I'd, and the two players who have not yet
arrived are now on Their way here or will
start for the Coast in day or two. Pitcher
Toby Lyons telegi aphed from Boston that he
wonld leave the Hub tomorrow, aud he Is ex-
pected 10 show up at headquarters early next
week. Thirdbaseman Van Zaut who was last
heard of in Richmond. W., Will also probably
put in an appearance next Monday or Tuesday.
The players OF the home team now here are:
catchers, SwettSand Clark pil cher, Cobb; first
baseman, Cartwright; secondbaseman, Sharp;
short-sIop, Hassamer; and Oulfclders. Rube
Levy and Danny Sweeney. William Clark aud
James Sharp arrived from st. Louis last Sunday
night and William Hassamer, with his wife and
child landed from ibe steamer Oregon from Port
land yeStei day afternoon
The three new arrivals are tail, wiry fellows
carrying no supertluOHs flesh, and who convey
th- impression Of being capable of giving good
account OF themselves on the ball field. Carkis
tie youngest one of the trio. being But
one year past his majority, but. lie
has seen several seasons on the professional
The morning call., 1891-02-25

expenses; inserting an additional paragraph
that the sums appropriated in the bill for
the Worlds Columbian Exposition shall be
deemed part of the 81 100000 limit of the
liability OF the United States ON account
thereof.
The item appropriating $50 600 for the re-
coinage OF uncurrent fractional silver coins
IN the Treasury about S90.OO0.oO0 being
aoraded below the limit of tolerance) was
increased to S150,000 on motion of Cockrell.
FlumD offered an amendment which was
agreed to, adding to the item provision
requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to
coin Into silver dollars the trade-dollar bull
lion and trade-dollars now in the Treasury,
the expense therefor to be charged to tile
Silver Profit Fund.
The paragraph authorizing the use of un-
expended balances for the prevention of cpl
denies gave rise to long discussion.
Chandler moved to place further sums at
the disposal of the President for the same
purpose, the whole amount of expenditure
for the year not to exceed S250,0C0
This was agreed to after a long debate,
during which German and Chandler had a
warm tilt.
The death of the late Representative
Watson of Pennsylvania was announced,
and after eulogistic addresses the Senate
adjourned.
The morning call., 1891-02-25
THE INDIAN BUREAU.
Depreciation Claims Passed Up
on During the Year.
No Likelihood Of an Appropriation to
Cover the Recommendations.
Patents Granted to Number Of CalifOrnianS.
Resolutions Presented to
the House.
special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i.-The Indian Bu-
reau of Depreciation Claims to- day submit
ted to the Secretary of the Interior a report
of all the claims recommended to be allowed
during the year. The report will reach the
House tomorrow. In the claims recon-
mended during the year about $500, 900
go to claimants in Pacific Coast States.
There is no possibility of Congress making
an appropriation to cover the recommended
tions, but it is thought the bill to provide a
Court of Claims to investigate and pass on
depreciation claims will become law this
session.
Patents have been issued to Californians
as follows: Josiah Babeock, San Jose, posi-
tive shuttle motion for looms; Otto A.
brewer, San Francisco, set trigger; Edgar
w. Burnham, San Dego music-leaf turner;
|. l.. Murell, San Francisco, fre-proof paint !;
John C. Miller, San Francisco, annunciator
and indicator system; John T. Millerich, San
Francisco, gate; James w. Perkins, San
Jose, machine for making compound paper
and jute twine; John F. Sweeny,
San Francisco, perch for bird
cage; II. Sweet. Los Angeles, metallic
railway tie and chair, and metallic road-bed
draw and safety tie; Edgar Thompson, San
Francisco assignor to Pacific Engine Com
pany of California, engine governor; George
c. MatrsS and,C. j. Knighin, San Fran
cisco, cable railway; John Meichhart, San
Francisco, machine for forming sheet metal
lathing.
W. ". Bates has been appointed Post
master at Westport, Mendocino County.
Representative Clunie has presented
joint resolution of the California Legislature
relative to reserving u reasonable amount
of the grazing land Of'the Round Valley In
dian Reservation for the use of the Indians,
and protesting against an extravagant al
lOwance of land for said Indians. Ciune
also presented a resolution from the Cali
fornia Legislature relative TO removing
troops from Fort Bidwell, the people in
Northern California desiring military pro-
The morning call., 1891-02-25

aims OF her organization. It's great central
doctrine, she said, was total abstinence for
individuals and prohibition for the State
her union believed that absolute political
liberty was as much the right of woman as
that of man. They believed it wrong to ally
themselves to any one political party. Their
represents ,atlves had received aid and encour-
agement from noble men in the South of
the great political organizations, and it looks
Ike bad faith to ask those men for hello and
then combine at the next election to defeat
them.
Mrs. MaryE. Lease of Kansas City spoke
on " Women in the Farmers Alliance" She
told OF the condition of affairs in Kansas,
and referred to Mr.. ingalls, as " the man we
women of Kansas had the pleasure of de-
ieating." The Farmers Alliance numbers
half million loyal white ribboners. she
said. aud she thanked God that the Alliance
Congressional representatives are the only
men in the councils of the nation to-day
who gere not elected on the liquor plat
frrm
The newly elected officers of the National
Council of the Women of the United States
are: President, May Wright Sew.lL Indi-
ana; Nice-President. Ella Diez Clymer.
New York: Corresponding Secretary, Rach-
ael Foster Avery, Pennsylvania Recording
Secretary, Isabel Charles Davis, New
York; Treasurer, Lillian NJ. n. Stevens,
Assistant Secretary National w. c. T. U.
The morning call., 1891-02-25
VERY. WEAK.
Condition of the Hungarians Rescued From
the Evansville Mine.

Condition of the Hungarians Rescued From
the Evansville Mine.
HAzLEToN (Pa.). Feb. 24.-The four Hun
garians rescued from the caved-in mine at
Jeansville. after being shut up for eighteen
days, were brought to the surface this morn
ing and given small amount of lime Juice,
milk. etc, and allowed to rest. They will
probably ecover from the. effects of their
confinement It is impossible to try to get
a statement from any of the men as their
weakened condition prevents. All the men
are so weak that a simple movement of
the head is impossible. How they lived for
more than eighteen days is a question. The
dinner in their pals would have been suffi-
cient to sustain life for eigh days, perhaps,
II deaitout sparnGly.. What they lived on
the remainder Gf'the time is variously cone
1ectured. The clear portion of the mine,
where the men were found, was cushioned"
by fresh air. After the terrible rush of
water OH that awful day good air came into
this breast, where it was driven to the high
est point by the water. The men sought
that. locality, and sthere they were found.
Twenty-three men were in the mine when
the disaster occurred. Six of these escaped,
leaving seventeen. All are now recovered,
the last of the dead being found near the
place where the four live miners were dis
covered
The rescued men,. ara resting quietly this
evening. The pulses of all but Mastusko-
witch have improved in the past few hours.
He appears to be growing weaker.
The morning call., 1891-02-25

to signals. and subsequen ly she spoke the
tug and urged her to al the ship, which
was done.
RAPAcroUs CAPTAINS.
The complaint against the tugboat men is
one that has caused comment. According
to his story, when the tug came alon they
began TO dlcker Tor price, WhereuD n the
captain offered them $1,000 to be TO we'd IL
sea, but the tugs refused 10 touch hi vessel
Tor less than Sl2000, and as there was no
Alternative Captain Zeal had to acce II their
terms. 1t Is possible this Transact ~ may
yet be ventilated in court, as it is claimed on
one side that the agreement under the cir
cumStances IS not binding. while the SnrPnk-
els people. on the other hand, affect the be-
!ie1 thdt II the agreement Is not lived up to
they Will reap much richer harvest in the
courts by putting IN claim for salvage.
INTEREST. IN THE RESCUE
When the difficulty attendant upon trip
TO the ship JcSsOmene, in DLake's Bay
twenty-eight miles up coast, became fully
realized the tug boats Relief and Active,
which were sent there about noon Monday,
were watched for at every leok-outo on the
wa.er front until their arrival early yester-
day morning.
When the announcement was first made
at the Merchants Exchange that square
rugged ship in brakes Bay was flying sig
mails Of distress the tug Relief was sent
from the Oceanic Steamship dock AT
,
not given, but it was at once guessed to be
The English ship which had so narrowly
escaped destruction in the Potato Patch !"
on Saturday ev, ming. just prior to the wreck
of the Inflated Elizabeth. At once the tag
men saw what they thought to be chance
Tor salvage, and, luckily for the SpFeckles
Bros. their fastest and strongest tug was
at the time dsengaged. She was therefore
rushed to the front and distanced all her
rivals in the race north. The Sea King
also started about the same time. but, foc
some reason, failed to find the wreck.
STARTLING INTELLIGENCE.
About o'clock the schooner Orion came
into port and announced that she had
sighted vessel in tie breakers near Point
Reyes, with her fore and maint0p gallant
masts gone, and with both anchors down
From a. distance. the ship looked as if on
the verge of destruction. The Orion's
announcement put the tug men more on the
quI vive than they had been, and in conse-
quence, the Active was sent to help the
Relief in giving aid TO the vessel.
At 2:3O o'clock the announcement came
The morning call., 1891-02-25
FILING CLAIMS.
Wild Rush for Land Opened by the Govern
e ment for Settlement

Wild Rush for Land Opened by the Govern
ment for Settlement.
ASHLAND wis.,. Feb. PA wild rush
for lapds. forfeited by the Wisconsin Cen
trail road, and opened by the Government
for settlement, look place yesterday. A
long line of men and one woman had been
waiting since last Wednesday. Though the
weather Saturday and Sunday was very in
element they stuck to their places, allowing
Miss Knckelbine., to 90 to the hotel at night.
The men sheltered themselves in dry-goods
boxes, with. blankets, etc, as best they
could. and built large bOnfires in the streets
to keep warm. Yesterday morning the
Land Office received large number OF ap-
plications by mail, most of which were
thrown out for Irregularities. When tho
windows were fully opened for filing a gang
on one side made break to force out of
place those who had stood in line so long.
The latter resisted vigorously. and for Il few
minutes knives were drawn and dclabs freely
used. The. police and militia companies
succeeded in stopping the fight before any
serious damage was done. Last night,
when the window closed, u large number of
men were still iii line. They remained
there all night, although the best portion Of
the land is already filed on.
The morning call., 1891-02-25
HAGGIN,s FUNrRAL.
Services at St. Georges Church-Burial in
Woodlawn Cemetery.

Services at St. Georges ChuTch-Burial in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
NEW YORK, Fet. 2A-'The funeral of Ben
Ali Haggia took place from ST. Georges
Protestant Episcopal Church this morning.
J. B. Haggin. Mrs. B. a. Haggin and sons,
Louis and Ben Ali. were present Flowers
filled the steps leading to the chancel and
included offerings from Ms. j. B. HaEgin
and daughter. Reta. Rev. William s. Rains
ford. rector of st. Georges, conducted the
service, and afull-vesturdd choir sang appr0-
pirate music. The remains were buried i n
Woodlawn Cemetery. A large number of
friends were present, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard p. Lounsbury Mr.. and Mrs.
kinnaham of Bermuda. a sister of Mrs.
Haggin, Henry Lloyd Tevis. Henry Peters
of Oakland. Henry Croeker. j. w. Mackay
and many others well known in California
and racing circles. The pall-bearers were
General c. A. Whittier, Hendrick Foster,
William II. Goadby, Daniel T. Worden,
Arthur Thomson and Frederick Hoey.
The morning call., 1891-02-25

from Point Reyes that the distressed vessel
was British squarc-rigged ship, and that
1t was anchored about two miles south of
there, and still flying signals of distress. A
lew minutes later the same point renOrted
the ship 10 be in tow. but from that time
untll O'Clock yesterday morning not a.
word was heard from the scene of action.
THE RESULT IN DOUBT.
To communicate with the ship after the
shadows OF twilight had deepened the
gathering gloom Of the ftfnl storm was i'm
possible. Eye could nos pierce the mystery
uf the darkness, and not. even q binnaele-
light gave assurance that the vessels were
afioat. To reach the place By. water was
impracticable, rs only the larger tugs ven
tured out of the heads, all Others preferring
TO remain inside aud ply a less dangerous
th0ugh also less remuneratiye traffic.
Inc Relief left San Francisco at noon on
Monday and reached the Jessomene in about
TWO and half hours, and Immediately ex-
tended hawser to allow her to weigh
anchor. When found, the Jessomene was
stratping on both anchors. and had from
SeYenty-flve to eighty fathoms of chain out
There was only about 100 feet between her
ana the rocks, which stood forth a forlnid-
able armament TO the shore.
DEATH-DEALING ROCKS.
1t seemed as if the coast fairly bristleJ
with death-dealing rocks, and the ocean
laughed into foam that the earth was
baffied. Yet the laughter was horrible, for
1t was the froth of venom that blinded the
sailors as it flew like sleet through the rig
ing and showered over the deck like a
food.
The chains that held her away from that
abyss of eternity might snap, or an anchor
/. drag and precpitate the ship in ruin as
horrible as that of the Elizabeth. This ter
rlble alternative was the peril to be met and
conquered by the ship.
BY Go'clock, after three hours work, the
anchors were weighed and the Relief drew
steadily on the liawser until the ship was a
considerable distance off shore The pas
sage to the heads was uneventfnl. The
tide was hood-not exactly an advantage.
but in this case, when progression was not
expected to be very fast and where the
winds were favorable 1t did not matter.
After seeing tho Relief In full control the
The morning call., 1891-02-25

osMAN .DIGNAs DEFEAT.
Further Particulars of the Great Battle at
Tokar

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Tokar.
SUAKIM, Feb. 24.-Further particulars of
the battle at Tokar have just been received.
When the forces approached each other
strenuous efforts were made by both to Sc
cure the shelter of some houses just beyond
the line for protection. A company of
Egyptians, after race with a large body of
Dervishes, seized SOME ruins and poured
fire on the enemy, killing over one hundred
there. The enemv then extended their lines,
outtlanking the Egyptians. and party of
horsemen, led by Osman Dgna, threatened
the rear. where the transports were placed.
The Egyptians made a braye stand, now
ever, and though the situation was critical
Tor time, succeeded in repelling the enemy
with severe loss. At the height of the fight
the transport camels and mules stampeded
and the Dervishes got among them. The
Egyptian cavalry made fierce charge aud
succeeded in driving back the enemy: They
followed the Dervishes, but the latter fled
precipitately'
On reaching 0sman Digna's second posi-
ton the Egyptians found in the valley an
Arab village, the inhabitants of which
poured out and begged pardon. A number
OF bodies of Sheiks were found, Osman
Dlgna having executed them for suspected
treaclery
The morning call., 1891-02-25


sci must be the iron ship Jessomena. Cap
tain Zeal, from Newcastle, y, S. W, and,
as events proved, the surmise was correct.
The tugs reached her in the nick of time,
within a couple of hours after hearing of her
danger, and were reported from Point Reyes
light as towing her out to sea shortly after
ward.
This second fortunate escape from wreck
drew great deal of interest to the vessel,
and daring the long interval between her
rescue and her appearance in the bay every
eye along the water front was on the " watch
for her arrival
TIE CAPTAINS NARRATIVE.
At length, when fears of an over
whelming calamity were beginning to take
hold, the Jessomene dropped anchor in the
stream off Meiggs Wharf, and not long
afterward the captain was relating the fol-
pOrterS:
"On the 7th Of last Decenbpr we set sail
from Newcastle, coal laden for this port.
On the start we had light, battling winds
and calms. No southeast trades were en-
counteTei, and the winds were northeast to
north to 2T0 north, with Eeayy'uottheGly
swellS. Light and variable winds followed
TO So north, when sOutherly winds and rain
took their place to 3fo AZ north. We en-
jOysd a pleasant voyage until the 18th inst,
when IN $40 36> fresh gale from the SOUTH
east arose and lasted for n period of four
teen hours. On the day following the wind
shifted around, blowing a hurricane from
the. north and causing the loss of several
sails.
During the thiFty-six hours which fol-
lowed the decks were repeatedly swept of
everything movable by the mountains OF
water which broke over her Then the wind
moderated, but the sea ran so high that at
times it looked as if the ship would never
enter port again. She labored heavily,
and every staHchion and beam creaked
until it was teought that the hull would
palt and all Oh board find watery grave
On the 18th inst. very heavy squalls from
west-norihwest to north served to make the
voyage still more perilous.
A FURIOUS SEA.
"The following day the wind again m od-
Grated, but the stormy waters increased in
fury and the ship again labored heavily.
During all this time the crew wete alive to
the danger that threatened them, but not a
single one tiuehed from his duty, though