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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-11-07
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De CUENIAS FURMADAS
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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
POCK ETED' BILLS,
Numerous Measures Failed to Recetvt
CIepeLnnd's Signature.

Numerous Measures Failed to Receive
ClepeInnd's Signature.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.-The
"pocketed" bills of the session of Con-
gress ending yesterday which failed to
become laws because not signed by the
President exclusive of the four great ap-
rropriation bills already mentioned) were
forty-tive in mum Der, of which eighteen
were private pension rellef bills, twelve
bills to correct military records of indi-
yiduals and four were local legislation for
the District OF Columbia.
The measures OF general Importance
that reached the President and failed
were the sundry civil bill, agricultural
bill and Indian appropriation bills, the
deficiency bills not reaching the White
House at all. The joint resolution to pre-
vent the introduction and spread of con.
act setting apart certain lands in the
State of Washington, now known as the
Pacific forest reserve. as public park to
be known as Washington National PARK;
the act to permit right of way through the
public lands for tramroads, canals, etc. ;
the act to repeal the tim Der culture laws;
the act in regard TO the delivery of letters
in towns under certain conditions; to re-
uuire patents 10 be issued 10 land settled
under the act to provide for the settle
ment of the peninsula of Florida; the act
to simplify the system OF making sales IN
the subsistence department of the navy
and the act authorizing the Galveston and
Great Northern Railroad Company to con-
struct a railroad through Indian Terri
tory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
NEW TIMBER IN THE SENATE.
Many Famous Characters Drop Out o,
Public Life With the Change of
the administration.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.-There
are number of new faces in the Senate
that starts out with the incoming of the
Mckinley administration. There is the
fiery Foraker, to whom may be applied
a paraphrase of the historic remark ad-
dressed to General Mcclellan on the oc-
casion of his inauguration as Governor of
New Jersey in 1878: ''Great Governor of
yesterday, great Senator of to-day; who
shall say but that greater honors may be
awaiting thee r
For the first time in thirty-seven years.
or since 1860, there is Republican Sem
ator from the State OF Maryland, George
L. Wellington succeeding Charles II.
Gibson as the colleague of Arthur German.
David B. Hill has said adieu to his as
sociates and Thomas G. PIatt reaches the
height of his ambition in becoming q
regularly elected Senator from the En-
pire State. Big hearty, good-tempered
Senator Pugh of Alabama is succeeded
by E. w. Pettis, and General John b.
Gordon of Georgia makes way for A. s.
Clay. Fred L. Dubois of Idaho gives place
to Henry Heitfield. while the venerable
John M. Palmer of Illinois surrenders his
seat to the joke-loying storytelling
William E. Mason.
The siver-tongued oratory of the "Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash" Daniel w.
VOORHEES,, will be heard no more in the
Senate chamber, and the dignified, some
what austere G. w. Fairbanks will CO.
operate with David Turpie IN represent
ing the Hoosier State. The great and
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
THE MCRDER OF RUIZ.
Consul Lee Complains of Olney's Unjust
Con ndUct.

Consul Lee Complains of Olney's Unjust
Conduct.
NEW YORK, n. Y, March GA dis
patch to the Herald from Havana says:
Consul General Lee has received the cor
respopdence in relation to the Ruiz cases
as given to the Senate by the Secretary OF
State, Mr.. Olney. The Consul Gener al
Will not make an official reply until the
official record is forwarded to him.
He will then in the most public manner
reply to the spondence, which does
him grave injustice. AT the proper mo-
ment he will have no difficulty in proving
how without foundation are Mr.. Olney's
insinuations. 1t can hardly be imagined
how the department could have supposed
that General Lee would demand Ruiz' s
release from incommunicado when sew
enty-two hours had elapsed.
The department never authorized Con-
sui Lee to do so, though instructions in
this sense have been repeatedly requested
by him in similar cases and were never
forthcoming.
In the Scott case General Lee demanded
his release from incommunicado upon his
own authority, and the department, see-
ing that the steps were approved by the
people, did not disavow it. But until
after the murder of Ruiz the department
had never insisted upon the recognition
by the Spanish authorities OF this un-
doubted treaty right.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
FOR BACK TAXES
AND PENALTIES
Kentucky Attorney. General
Prepares Suit Against
Huntington.
Southern Pacific Lawyers Can
No Longer Dodge the Roads
Debts.
An Extra Session of the Blue Grass
Legislature That Has Great
Significance.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 5.-Attor-
ney-Generai Taylor has prepared suits to
be filed against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road for taxes and penalties for the past
four years, aggregating $780, and will
file the first suit on Monday or Tuesday
for $50, 900. 1t is known that it is the in
tention of Attorney-General Taylor to file
all the suits within the next week unless
the attorneys come up and settle before
that time.
The $50, 900 suit is for penalties for 1898.
94, and brings the question to square
issue. The attorneys for Huntington
have claimed they were unable to make
any statement to the officers on account
of statistics which mad to be sent to New
York and San Francisco. The Attorney
General set date upon which they were
requested to come forward. Attorneys
Humphrey and Davis stated they had re-
ceiYed statistics, but we're compelled to
send them back to New York on account
of not being sufficiently full. This was
simply move on their part to prevent
further legislation, and in the hope that il
the road should gain the suit there would
be no further remedy against them.
General Taylor anticipated this, and
recommended legislation which would
give further power to the Board of Valua-
ton, and prevent the road from escaping
taxation.
Governor Bradley's call for the Leeisla-
ture to meet in extra session March 13,
issued to-day, recommends the passage oi
acts for proper legislation along this line,
and since the call was issued, the attor-
neys for the road nave asked another con-
ference with Attorney-General Taylor, but
il is not likely that terms will be reached,
as General Taylor will accept nothing
short of complete settlement. and the
roads lawyers have already indicated that
they are not going to do this unless com.
PEELED to do so by enforcement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
were unroofed and the Masonic Temple
was slightly damaged. No fatalities have
been reported as vet
WEYiER'S FIERCE DEFIANCE.
SCOTS at Newspaper Criticisms and Says
He VIM Continue 10 Wade IN
cubnD BIoOd

HAVANA, CUBA, March. 5.-While at
Remedies in-General Weyler was
interviewed by a correspondent OF La
Lucha of this city. General Weyler said
among other things:
believe me, l pay no attention what
ever to what is said or murmured about
me by the newspapers here or outside OF
Cuba. | have fixed invariable plans,
which l intend to follow with all the
tenacity of which am capable, and moth
ing will make me deviate from that line
of conduct. My columns are now impos-
ing peace with the muzzles of their guns.
Nothing wi be heard of peace in the
provinces of Pinar del Rio. Havana or
Matanzas until L begin operations on a
great scale, pressing, pursuing and cor
railing the rebels on all sides. The same
thing will happen in the eastern provinces
as soon as l begin operations in that part
of the island"
All the local daily papers, In their COM
ments upon President McKinley's inaug-
ural address, express satisfaction that he
did not aIIude to the Cuban question.
This is taken to indicate that he will
adopt policy of abstention, leaving Spain
to settle her affairs alone.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
SECR[T TARY OLNEY
SHOWS HIS EARS
His Dignity Wounded by
the Inauguration Com
mittee.
Assigned to a Back Seat in the
Senate Chamber by an
Oversight.
Explanations Are Unavailing, and
the Ex.Premier Declines to At.
tend the Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.-The
cause of Secretary Olney's conspicuous
participation in the inaugural cere-
monies is explained as follows:
The members of the Cabinet IN dis
cussing at Cabinet meetings last Tuesday
the parts assigned to them in the inaug-
ural proceedings, found no provision in
the programme for their seats in the Sem
ate cham Der or on the stand in front OF
the Capitol.
Secretary Thurber Immediately COM
municated with Secretary Sherman, chair
man of the arrangements committee, who
replied that heads of departments had
been provided for on the stand, but not in
the Senate. The programme was con-
suited again, and this was found to be
bers of the House of Representatives,
whereupcn Secretary Olney declared that
he would not go 10 the Capitol at all.
All the mem bers of the Cabinet agreed
upon this action, but when Mr.. Mckinley
came to the White House yesterday and
started with Mr.. Cleveland he noticed
that the Cabinet officers were not going
to accompany the parade, and, on in
quiry. learned the reason.
Senator Sherman, who was present, i'm
mediately offered to give front seats to
the secretaries on the floor of the Senate.
and Mr.. Cleveland's advisers consented
to attend the ceremonies. None of them,
however, went on the stand as 'heads oi
departments" to listen to the inaugural
speech, but hurried off to Secretary La
mont's house to bid Mrs. Cleveland
good-by.
Secretary Olney did not get Mr.. McKin-
ley's verbal invitation to 60 to the Capitol
because he was not at the White House
with his colleagues in the morning, being
detained at the State Department all day
by i'm mportant matters. He went, however
to the bail in the evening, prepared to
escort Mrs. Mckinley, according to the
adopted programme, but this was disar-
ranged at the last moment by Mrs. Nc
Kinley's weak condition compelling heI
to have other assistance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06

only Peffer also is retired to private life
in favor of Lucien Baker, and Senator
Blanchard gives way to Ex-Governor
McEnery.
The last of the great Cameron dynasty
that for years held the political rule of
Pennsylvania in the hollow of its hand
has also said farewell to the highest leg
isative chamber. and Boise Penrose sits
beside his political maker and mentor,
Matthew S. Quay. Joseph II. Earl be-
comes the colleague OF 1.-The only Till
man" from South Carolina, succeeding
John Erby.
John l.. Wilson succeeds Watson C..
Squire from Washington. and last but not
least John c. Spooner, the little giant of
Wisconsin, resumes possession of the
sea, that he surrendered six years ago to
William L. Villas, and in doing so has
honored himself and his State by paying
the highest tribute to the Senatorial
career of his political opponent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06

tween the United States and Great Bri.
tain leaves the table of the Senate and
goes back to the com mittee. This action,
OF course, carries with it all the pending
amendments aud leaves the treaty before
the committee absolutely as negotiated
and sent to the Senate by President Cleve-
land. The discussion of the treaty will be
commenced in the committee, and In due
time the general treaty of arbitration will
be reported to the Senate amended as the
committee may deem proper. The pend
ing amendments. therefore, no longer ap-
ply, unless they should be again agreed
upon by the committee and reported to
the Senate
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
WHITE HOUSE GALA DAY.
Many Bands Play White the Neto Occ,l-
pants Hold Receptions.

Many Bands Play White the Netc Occ1-
pants Hold Receptions.
WASH INGTON, d. c., March 5.-All
the bands left in the city played in front
ofthe White House to-day in honor of the
new President, while prominent men,
scores of old friends and mem bers of po.
litcal clubs and hosts of visitors shook
hands with or passed in review before
him. Two only of the many who saw
President Mckinley presented claims for
office.
1t was nasty day. Cold rain fell all
mornin: and until evening, and made
things under foot very uncomfortable.
During the afternoon Mrs. Mckinley held
part OF a reception, as prominent part as
her fatlgued system would permit.
She sat for au hour or SO at one of the
windows of the mansion watching the
people file past. She was discovered in a
minute or two after taxing position there
and for the rest of her stay was kept bow
ing and smiling constantly to the saluta-
tions from those below.
The string of callers began anew when
the President had finished his luncheon.
James A. Gary, the new Postmaster
General, was one of the first to appear.
Colonel NcCook of New York, who de-
clined the tender of the Interior portfolio,
led a party of friends. Colonel Fred Grant,
General Batcheller and Senator Thurston
and a Nebraska delegation were also
among those who saw the chief executive.
A dinner party was given by the Presi-
dent to-day to his younger relatives and
some others who came on to attend the in
auguration. Tomorrow he will entertain
the older relatives at luncheon. Those
who were present tonight were Miss Mary
Barber. Miss Ida Barber, Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley, Miss Grace Mckinley, James Nc
Kinley, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Morse OF
San Francisco, Miss Sarah Duncan, James
Barton, Sam Saxton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
McClay monds and Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Russell.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
THE. President X EPT BUSY.
Not q Moment to Himself From Morning

Not q Moment to Himseif From Morning
to Night.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.-Presi-
dent Mckinley rose at half past O'Clock
this morning, after good nights rest,
and nowise the worse for the fatigue Incl
dent to the Inauguration ceremonies.
Mrs Mckinley also has been unharmed
by the excitement and fatigue of the week.
The first official act of the new executive
was the signing of the commission OF John
Sherman as Secretary OF State.
The Presidents secretary. J. Addison
Porter. arrived about o'clock and talked
for half an hour or more with his chief.
The first caller was Senator S. M. Gull
lom of Illinois. Shortly after Senator Gull
lom departed Senator Mason OF the same
State arrived and paid his respects to Sec
retary Porter and the President.
At 10:25 the mem bers of Mr.. Cleveland S
Cabinet. with the exception of Mr.. Olney,
who came ten minutes later, called to pay
their respects and bid farewell. The men,
bers of the Cleveland Cabinet were re-
ceived promptly by the President, who
shook hands with them and exchanged a
few plea>a words of greeting.
At IL o'clock the members of the
Twenty-third Ohio. Major Mckinley s
regiment, $50 in number. called and were
IeCelVeu III tQe east room. i he meeLln E
was an impressive one. Troop A of Cleve-
land, the Presidents escort of yesterday,
was also received.
AT 11:35 Ex-Governor Long, future Sec
retary OF the Navy. who arrived in Wash
ington this morning, reported as ready for
duty.
The resignation of EN- bassador Bayard
was received this morning.
In the afternoon, between and
o'clock, Major Mckinley received several
thousand mem bers of civic and political
organizations. Shortly after noon ex-
Speaker Reed called at the White House.
The President cordially received Mr..
Reed, and they bad long and appsr-
emily pleasant talk. Other callers OF
prominence in the early afternoon were
Attorney General elect McKenna, Colonel
J. j. McCook of New York, Murat Hal
stead, Major Caldwell of Cincinnati and
General J. J. O'Beirns of New York.
Governor Drake of Iowa, accompanied
by his staff officers and their wives, was
! received by the President at lis The
President did not have minute to him
self after 9 o'clock. The executive man.
sion was surrounded bv crowds all day,
and hundreds of people Intellectually tried
to have interviews with the President.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
IRISH 1FFAIK, IN MENT'
Financial Relations Discussed and
Remedies Suggested.

heWeutcS cugVcSto0s
LONDON. ENG, March SIN the
House of Lords to-day Lord Castleton
(LiberaD raised the question of the fnan-
cial relations between Great Britain and
Ireland and suggested as a remedy for the
grievances of Ireland the creation of con-
solidated fund, to be managed by Irish
financiers and utilized to promote irish
industries and agriculture.
Lord Lansdowne. Secretary of State ter
War, speaking on behalf of the Govern
ment, advised that the House await the
report of the committee appointed to in
quire in to the financial relations existing
between Great Britain and Ireland. Lord
Farrer (LiberaD expressed his disapproval
of the scope of the inquiry allowed to the
new com mission.
Lord Morris, Lord of Appeal, expressed
the opinion that unjust taxation was
answerable for the downward course of
Ireland. He believed that crops would
disappear altogether and the people of
Ireland still further decrease in mum bers
if the taxes were not reduced.
Lord Spencer LiberaD thought that the
decrease of taxation in Ireland was the
only eventual solution OF safe measure
of homo rule.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
PLEiSING INCIDENT.
Governor Bushnell and Senator Hanf
Ackuctrled0e q Sercnade.

Governor Bushnell and Senator Hanna
hckno o,cied0e Seremade.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 5.-Mark
A. Hanna received his commission as
United States Senator from Governor
Bushnell this morning. Both the Cover
nor and Mrs. Bushnell are stopping at the
Arlington, where they figured in pleas
ing incident early in the day. The Amer
icus Club of Pittsburg went to the Airing
ton with its band to serenade B. II. War
ner of Washington, who had charge of the
civic parade yesterday. Mr.. Warner
ma lie a little speech and then Governor
Bushnell was called out to make few
remarks. He spoke of the beautiful
weather that marked the Inauguration
day and said it wss an omen OF the bright,
sunny and prosperous administration that
the President would give.
Hanna, attracted by the music that fol-
lowed the Governors little speech, came
to the window of his apartment.
He was seen by the crowd. which
cheered with vigor and called loudly for a
few words from the new Senator. Hanna
yielded TO the opportunities by coming
down to where the Americus Club men
and spectators were standing ana made
some remarks in a happy vein.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
Fifth avenue on Monday, died at O clock
this evening at his home on Fifth avenue.


SEEKING GARDNER'S RELEASE.
Friends of the Faster Want to RelSeue a
California AsyiMm.
CHICAGO, Ill, March 5.-The Chroni-
Gle this morning says: Friends of Robert
Gardner. the emulater of DR.. Tanner and
Succi and the man who recently completed
fast of fifty-two days in Los Angeles,
will endeavor to secure his release from
the California asylum under the Illinois
wife abandonment act Gardner having
deserted his wife in Chicago when he left
the city for Los Angeles to carry out his
strange regime.
At meeting held on the South Side last
Novemb ber he received the injunction from
the spirit world to proceed immediatly to
Los Angeles and there to develop himself
bv a course of fasting. At once Gardner
gave up his position with Morton and left
his wife penniess at their home on Cottage
Grove avenue near torty-third street.
She was subsequently cared for by friends
on Emerald avenue. She is now in the
Provident Hospital, Thirty-ninth and
Dearborn streets. Upon his arrival in
Los Angeles, Gardner engaged apartments
at the Hotel Vogel and began his fast
January 5. For fifty-two days he did net
take food in any form, taking nothing
into his mouth or stomach save little
water.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
SENATOR HOLCOTT,S RETURN.
Has Nothing to Say at Present, but De-
nfes False Statements.

Has Nothing to Say at Present, but De-
nfes False Statements.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 5.-Sena-
tor Woicott Of Colorado, who went to
Europe some weeks ago to ascertain the
sentiment there with respect to an inter
national monetary conference, reached
Washington this morning. He declined
to discuss the result of his mission. at
would manifestly be improper for me TO
talk about this matter" said Mr.. Wolcott,
'for no good would come of it. What
may have learned cannot at this time be
made public, but l wish the United Asso.
ciated Presses would deny. in my behalf.
some of the allegtd interviews with my
self that have appeared in the public
prints wish you would say that have
at no time stated the names OF those with
whom / have conferred, and never have l
quoted the sentiments they have enter
tanned or the ideas expressed. l have been
quoseo in the press as doing this. and
such statements are absolutely inaccurate
and erroneous.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
FROM THE HAWAiiAK ISLANDS.
Dmond Secures Divorce and Custody
of His ChfId-The Ex-Queen'S Move
ments Cause UneasmeSs.

HONOLULU, HAWAII, Feb. 25, via Vic
toria, B. c., March ST. E. French OF
San Francisco and Valley Springs was
drowned on the 10Th, while bathing at
Waikiki Beach.
Warren Goodall fell dead in the street
of heart disease on the night OF February
%. He was an aged man OF high stand
ing here for fifty years.
The Dimond divorce case closed yester-
day after ten days trial. Judgment was
promptly given for the husband and the
custody of the child and no alimony to
the wife. Spectators and the press were
excluded. 1t is learned that four degraded
women testified to participation in vile
orgies at the husband S house in his wife's
absence, where the captain of steame er
was present and three white women from
the ship took very active part. The hus-
band was able to refute that by the testi-
mony of reliable men living with him at
the time alleged.
No violence on the husbands part was
proved except that in a violent quarrel
about her conduct with naval offlcer he
shot at her and plunged her into chair.
Her theatrical engagement is understood
to have contributed to defeat her claims
to the custody OF the child.
Neither of the parties receives any SYM
pathy. The wife was married at 18 to q
young and indiscreet husband, who was
apt 10 fill his house with naval officers
and other gay companions.
The royalist paper, the Independent,
discredits the Washington report that
Liliuokalani has repEdiated the validity
of her act of a5dicaton. All the papers
have entirely abstained from com ment
while awaiting further news. The general
belief here is that she has done this in or
der to be in better position as Queen TO
ask for a money indemnity for her de-
thronement and loss of income of crown
lands on the ground that she was de.
throned by United States naval forces. It
is now believed that she would resume an
attitude of open hostility to this Govern
ment in mere wantonness without a spe-
cific object. Many persons believe when
she left here that the object of her visit
was to enter such suit