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Star. Hundreds of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star., 1898-11-16
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FOR SALE-LOTS.

FOR SALE-BY OWNER-9 LOTS. 16.SxGO; CLOSE
TO Lincoln Park; will take from responsible party
second trust for equity. Address LINCOLN
PARK" Star office. nof2-6t
FOR SALE-GREAT SACRIFICE-5ox135. ON
north side PHrk st. near llth: prCtitest street
in this section: owner will sell for SIC per foot.
This is snap
nc2-tf BRICE IIPSCOMB, 612 14th ST.
FOR SALE
START A FOUNDATION
for your future prosperity. You young,
ceive good salary, probably bank part of it each
month. Why invest each mlnth in lot. We
Will arrange terms to suit yor. We are Offering
big bargains in
FORT MYER HEIGHTS,
the county seat Don't throw this 'ad.'
aside. You can't afford TO. You here offered
Of the good chances OF lifetime. Come see
and take . trip out to look the property.
FORT MIER HEIGHTS LAND Co,
ocIS-tf 12O6 q st. W.
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MED by earthquakes. but these are sell
dom serious.
Another point greatly I'm the islands
favor is the entire absence of ~serpents
and poisonous reptiles Of all sorts. II
Ia said that none of these are to be met
with in the hills and valleys OF Porto
Rico.
PICTURESQUE valleys are dotted every
where between fields OF zane n rice
and corn. and groves Of plantains, and
the big coffee plantations.
Nearly every tropical fruit IL culii-
waited and exported. Cattle are raised
and shipped in great numbers to the
~neighboring islands.
Bridges are scarce, and the roads.
with some exceptions, Indifferent. Yet
a little hardship should not deter the
tourist from visiting the rice fields.
which. here, for some reason. do not
require to be inundated. The great
sugar plantations, too, are well worth
visiting.
As yachting may be popular along the
coast. IL Is well 10 say that there
are a number OF safe harbors. though.
as the shores are no, well known. save
by the native pilots. charts and sailing
directions are incomplete. There are
reefs on the southern shores. on the
eastern coast there are nine small Tfv-
ers. emptying into the sea. and sew
eral small ports. f~reguented only by the
boats tina trad with the West Indies
in sugar and molasses.
Port Fajardo. Bahia Honda. Huma-
Gao and Naguabo are the principal
ports OF the east coast. The anchorage
at any of these ports il safe.
The north coast Of the island IL
rugged and uneven II runs in al al
most straight line east and west. and
for a considerable stretch affords no
shelter whatever. Here. too. along the
eastern part. are reefs, which IL is dan
gerous to approach. on his north
shore. about 80 miles from the eastern
end Of the island is the harbor and
city of San Juan. This Is the quaint
old town hat Ponce de Leon founded
3S7 years ago. 1t is built upon an island.
and connected with the mainland only
by the bridge OF San Antonio.
san Juan is a fine. well preserved
specimen OF a walled town. II has it's
portcullis. moat. gates and battlements.
The f~ortiications have cost millions.
The massive walls extend around the
city. In places the wall Is from so 10
100 feet in height. Inside the wall the
city is laid off in regular squares. Most
of the houses are built Of brick. two
stories i'm height.
Beside the enclosed town, there are
populous suburbs. which. combined
with San Juan, brings the population
of the place to about 30, 600. One-half of
these are negroes. San Juan has clean
streets, and its sanitary condition Is
good. The people are quiet and orderly.
II has the advantage of cable commu-
~nication with the outside world and is
connected by telegraph lines with he
principal towns ON the island.
San Juan presents a picturesque sight
from the harbor entrance, somewhat
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ADVANTAGES OF PORTO RICO
AS A SUMMER RESORT
1eathful Climate, Beautiful Scenery. Clean Cities. Modern Con
veniences and Friendly Inhabitants to Lure the
Tourist Away From Florida.

erly paradise. Nassau, in the Bahama
islands, st. Augustine, Havana or San
tiago ray be points at which TO break
the southwark journey. But the trav-
eler is pretty sure to go on to the
Pearl of the Antilles" where there are
many things to attract him and where
the climate from November untfl May
is said to remind one of Andalusis in
spring.
Porto Rico is fourth in size Of the
greater Antilles. Considering it's area,
1t is the richest colonial possession in
the world. 1t is about one-twelfth the
size OF cuba and half as large as the
state of New Jersey. Yet its popula-
ton is half that of Cuba. Relatively.
It is far more prosperous than Cuba.
Hayti is its nearest neighbor, lying some
20 miles to the west.
The island has an area of $500 square
miles. 1t is about a hundred miles long
by from 30 to 40 miles in width Its
coast line is 300 miles in length.
The Luquillo mountains range them
selves through the center of the island.
The highest peak of this chain is Ell
Yunque, which towers nearly 1000 feet
into the sky. and is visible for go miles IN
clear weather.
Porto Rico was discovered by Column
bus in 1893. In 1909 the island was in
vaded by Spaniards from Hayti. who
soon exterminated the 600. 000 Indians
who peopled its mountains and valleys.
In 1911 Ponce de Leon founded the town
of San Juan Bautista, which is still the
capital, known more Familiarity as San
Juan. In 1895 Sir Francis Drake sacked
the city, and three years later the Earl
of Cumberland ais made a descent up
on San Juan. In 1915 the Dutch were
repealed. in 1878 the English made an un-
successful attack. and in 1897 Aber-
crombie was forced to retire, after a
three days siege. In 1920 the Porto
Ricans rose in revolt. but were put
down. Since then there have been sew
eral u%prisings and threats of revolution.
but for the most part the island has
been at peace.
This brief history only suggests the
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It seems quite certain that Porto Rico
will be retained by the United States
after peace has been concluded with
Spain. 1t is equally certain that this
winter Florida will find in this island a
strong competitor for the exodus of
tourists from the North. From New
York to San Juan. Porto Rico. is only
400 miles. The journey can be made
entirely by water, or 1t may include a
trip through Georgia, the Carolinas
and Florida. where passage may be
taken from Tampa. Jacksonville or
Key West.
Porto Rico will present more attrac-
lions to the winter tourist than Cuba,
which has been SO long torn and de-
vastated by internal revolution and by
the presence of ~contending armies.
Years will be required to heal the
oun of Cuba, n time must pass
before Americans can raverse the
scenes of bloodshed without painful
recollections of the losses we sustained
before Santiago. Moreover, the coun-
try will be in too unsettled a condition
and will present too many CHASTITY
souvenirs of strife TO be attractive to
the visitor in search of pleasant re-
creation or of health. Cuba must be
left to the political surgeon. the or
ganizer and the worker for a while at
least.
Porto Rico presents a very different
aspect. 1t is the only territory which
is likely to be annexed to the United
States when Spain forever quits the
Western hemisphere. AS il belongs TO
us, we hall naturally be interested in
IL. Best of all. it's people have shown
themselves as anxious to be annexed
as we are to annex them. They are es-
s~entially friendly and will welcome the
tourist from the North with open arms.
They have embraced our soldiers and
II is not likely that the pleasure-seeker.
with well-flled pockets, will be less
warmly received.
In Porto Rico the winte tourist. in
search of warmth and health, will find
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material which the historian, the an
tiQuarian, or the novelist in search OF
a romantic theme. may ind ready to his
hand and waiting to be turned to good
account in Porto Rico.
AS in Hayti and Cuba great num-
bers OF slaves were imported. These
slaves were the most dangerous and
turbulent In any Spanish colony. They
are supposed to have been the descend
ants of the Zulus. a fighting race. Year
after rear they rose in revolt. but they
never succeeded in overpowering tha
whites, as their fellows did in Haytt.
Many escaped from their masters and
lived like brisands in the Mountains,
from which they issued from time to
time to plumber and murder travellers
who might chance to pass along the
lonely roads without a strong escort of
armed men.
These roads, now safe, though still
wild and ill-kept, while they do not In
vite the bicycler, may afford the horse
man many delightful excursions into
the interior. where are TO be found sew
eral lonely lakes and villages that are
as quaint and picturesque as any in
the western hemisphere.
1t is encouraging to those in search OF
health to know that the population of
Porto Rico is now four times as great
a. it was at the beginning of the CEN
fury. The population then numbered
l63, 900. 1t is now something in excess
of o 10000. The birth rate is double that
of the death rate. These figures speak
for themselves, and are more eloquent
in asserting the general healthfulness
of the island than any words. From
November until May the north and
northeast winds prevail. Nothing could
be finer than the climate at this time.
On the long slopes and foothills of the
northern coast the winter may be pass
ed delightfully."-. The hurricanes, which
are not unknown in summer, never oc-
cur after November. In the heated term,
especially in August, they are some
times fearful and destructive in their
violence; frequently they are accompa-
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them i'm the fine old church. which con
tatns some rare paintings.
Utuado Is a pretty village In the in
terror. empowered in the green hills. 1t
has "A church. a playa and other OBJ
ieCts OF interest. With the huts of the
natives it presents quite a japanese APP
pearanCe.
one should not fail TO visit the in
terror OF the island. The valleys on
the north are celebrated for their fine
pasturage. where droves OF cattle Craze
all the year round. The southern val
leys are planted with sugar cane and
rice. Everywhere the people will be
found old-fashioned, simple and po-
lite. Everywhere Los Americanos
will he made welcome to their new pos
sessions.
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resembling Havana i'm its buildings and
surroundings. san Juan is sometimes
called Little CadiZ."
From San Juan eastward to Arecibo,
Is a distance Of 30 miles. Aguadilla has
5000 inhabitants and a good port. 1t
Is on the west coast. The beautiful
fountain. The Eye of the Water n
Fort Conception, are points OF Interest
In the city.
Still further down the western coast
is Mayaguez, which has "A population
of IL 800. IL Is one Of the most pic
turesque towns on the island. There
are groves of oranges, lemons n
%cocoanut trees On the adjacent hills.
Sugar and coffee are exported from
this enterprising town. Here one
finds gas light n street cars. Any
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the Chicago Chronicle. and is detained
by her landlord. who insists that she
settle for board for two instead of for
one He made a case. claiming that
she ate with two mouths and ordered
with two heads. and ate enough for
two ordinary women, the correspondent
adds.
She is fighting the cas- with both
heads and both mouths and using ultt-
matums from both sides OF herself.
She fears that 10 paw double here would
establish a precedent. She has pre-
viously had but one clash. and hat was
with a railroad conductor, who insisted
on her pa aging two fares. She won her
case in hat instance.
The woman Is really twins. She has
four arms. our legs and two breasts,
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4 Freaks Board Bin.

Nile Christie. the famous double
freak. who has appeared In side
all over the country. is mixed up
in a queer complication In this city,
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II tho prospective tourist be a CAPT
tali-ts and a possible investor. O. may
interest him Ia know that thu foreign
trade Of Porto Rico is increasing at a
rate that is the best Indication u the
Internal prosperity and possibilities OF
the island. In 1896 the foreign trade
amounted 10 more than $50. Go0. 900. The
exports were valued at SIS 1000 the
Imports a. SIS, go. 600.
PAUL HESTER.
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His One Order.

From Tid-Bits-
Two commercial travellers. comparing
notes. 4 have been out three weeks"
said the hrst. and have only got four
orders
THAT beats me. said the other 7
have been out four weeks and have only
got one order. and that's from the hrm 90
come home
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and i simply Joined together from her
breasts 90 her hips. She talks and rea-
sons with both heads. and one side can
have the headache while the other is
enjoying itself. She has but one heart.
however. and any pain inflicted 10 the
body il realized all over.
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gueZ.
From here excursions should b. made
20 the extensive sugar making estab-
lishm-nts IN tn vicinity. The plain OF
Mayaguez is wonderfully fertile. Here
sugar cane reaches perfection.
on the south coast POncr is located
II ig an important town. with a popu-
latlon of about - 900 IL lies two miles
back from the sea. There - a railway
10 san Juan. Ponce is a progressive
business town. boasting three hospitals.
three theatars. markets. churches. and
most important tu the tourist. hotels.
The Q%uiutaua Hot Springs are near
Ponce.
on the eastern coast IL Guayama.
where tourists viii md must 20 Interest
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a charming novelty. a little country
that combines many of the qualities of
Southern Europe, with the beauties of
the tropics. Florida has always been
a little disappointing. 1t is a fiat and
monotonous country. without the re-
lief of hill or mountain. Its shores, la
goons and bayous are beautiful. but its
p~ine-barrens, healthful as they may
be. are desolate n mournfui to the
eve. California is too distant for those
who live east of the Mississippi. and
20 many the long journey across the
plains with the alkali u penetrating
every pore, is not a thing 10 contcm-
plate with joy. Noble as its noun
tains are, and splendid as the Pacific
Is. as IL breaks upon some Of the most
superb peaches in the world. and full
of interest as its mesas and old mis-
sions are, with their roses and their
div groves. yet after all California Is
an arid country to the stranger unac-
ouainted with the wonderful results
that irrigation will produce.
Porto Rico is more accessible than
California. and II has the mountains
that Florida needs TO make II an east
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-04
1n the Divorce Courts.

Catherine Stanquist was granted di-
vorce from Antoine Stanouist yesterday
on the ground of cruelty. Lillian Burke
has been granted divorce from Daniel
Burke on the ground of habitual intern
perance. DEGREES Of divorce on the
ground Of neglect have been granted Har-
ry A. Odell from Mary L. Odell and Ce-
Gle Bourda from Peter Bourda. Louise
Lawton asks for a divorce from Angus
t1s Lawton on the ground of failure to
provide. Suits for divorce on the ground
of cruelty have been filed by Mary Bau-
mann against Michael Baumann and by
Mary Frey against John F. Frey. Lille
Linden was granted a divorce from Au-
gust ]. Linden on the ground of inf1delity.
Charlotte Philliph has been granted a
divorce from Harry Philliph on the
ground of failure to provide, Judge
Dunno has granted Harriet V. McGinnis
a divorce from James S. McGinnis on the
ground Of cruelty. Mary t. Savage was
Granted a divorce from Jeremiah Savage
On the ground of willful neglect. Suits
for divorce have been filed by Lulu M.
Sailors against Charles H. Sailors for
failure to provide; Lizzie c: Becht against
George ]. Becht for inldelity; Jesse No
land against Edward F. holland for cruel
ty. and Fred d. Everts against Carrie E.
Eyerts for deSertton.
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day night. Both vessels are very badly
damaged, and it will be at least a month
before either of them will begin to look
shipshape.
The Peters still lies on the Belvedere
shore of Richardson Bay. Her lower
deck is submerged at high water, and in
consequence nearly all her cargo is de-
stroyed. Her entire stem is stove in. but
otherwise she is. not much damaged.
H. ]. Corcoran, superintendent of the
California Navigation and Improvement
Company came down from Stockton yes
terday, and at once went over to the
wreck of the Peters. She is lying in about
twenty feet of water, but there will be no
difficulty in raising her by means Of pom
toons. The chances are that she will be
patched up where she is and then be
towed to Stockton for an overhauling.
Pilot Mcneil was in charge of the
Peters when the collision took place, it
being Captain Hollisworth's watch below.
The purser, four of the crew and six
women got into boat and were landed
at Angel Island. All the women were
without hats, and one Of them was in
her night clothes, as she had undressed
as soon as the steamer left the wharf.
One of the crew was cut by the falling
jackstaf and his injuries were dressed at
the post hospital on the island. Both men
and women came over on the Mcdowell
on her first trip to San Francisco. and
will start for Stockton again tonight on
the Mary CARAT. One of the women
left her hand satchel with all her money
in 1t on the Peters, and when she got
ashore from the Mcdowell had to borrow
money with which to get home.
The Czarina is now at Howard-street
wharf with a hole in her port bow
through which coach and four could be
driven. There is another hole below the
water which would undoubtedly have
sunk the collier had il not been for her
water tight compartments. The big hole
was plugged up with q portion of the
| Peters bow, and when 1t was removed
| the full extent of the Czarinas damage
! could be seen.
An investigation will be held by the in
| spectors of hulls and boilers early next
week and until that is concluded 1t will
not be known for certain who was to
Hollisworth and Pilot Mcneil of the
Peters positively refuse to make a state
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written by Frank Nunan at Kotzebue


written by Frank Nunan at Kotzebue
Sound on September 49,
Mr. Percyal has come up from the auckland
River. He says he has located eleven claims
down there. He is on his way to San Fran
cisco by the schooner Laurel He says he
found coarse gold from the grass roots down,
but could not get to bedrock because OF the
water.
The river steamer John Riley ran aground
six miles above Squirrel River and the men
who came down. say they think her back is
broken. The Arctic Bird is going up with sup
plies for her crew.
Nothing has been found the Nootak,
Sclawack or Kubuck but flour gold in traces.
as the country has not been prospected There
isn't miner out of every ten men up here,
and nearly all of them have cold feet.
The schooners Mary Gilbert and w. s.
Phelps were sold by the United States
Marshal at San Pedro yesterday for $4,000
to w. j. Kerckhoff of Los Angeles. Both
vessels were fitted out here for a voyage
to ST. Michael On the return trip they
loaded coal at Puget Sound for San Pc
dro. On arriving at the latter place they
were libeled by the crew for wages The
Gilbert brought $3.50 and the Phelps $2l50.
The whaling bark John and Winthrop
returned from the Arctic yesterday. She
only brought in 2S5 barrels of oil.
The steamer Mariposa got away for
Australia last night. She was crowded
with passengers and freight Among
those who went away on her were the
Nance O'Neil company, Captain Thomas
G. Taylor, Hermann Schussler and wife
and S. t. Alexander, wife and daughter.
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A FOOLISH WOMAN.
Mrs. Emma Leonard Quarrels With
Her Husband and Swal-
lows Strvchnine.

Mrs. Emma Leonard, who lives in the
Soto House, 80 Fourth street. attempted
to commit suicide yesterday afternoon by
swallowing a dose of strychnine and now
she is sorry she did 1t.
She had been on a visit TO Sonora, and
returned Wednesday. Yesterday morning
she and her husband, George Leonard. q
waiter in the Olympia, had quarrel and
she went to a drug store on Grant ave-
nue. and purchased eight ounces of strych-
nine. She returned to her room and after
chatting with her husband for Few mo-
ments he turned to leave. Then he hap
pened to look around and saw her put
the poison in her mouth. He grabbed the
bottle from her and summoned the am
bulance.
At the Receiving Hospital DR.. Hartley
applied the usual remedies and she, was
pronounced out of danger. Leonard ac-
companied her to the hospital, where she
became very penitent.
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THE PRIEST AND
JHE POLITICIAN
BY HLICE RIX
In Next Sunday $ Call.
The L. G. G. Entertainment.

Metropolitan Temple was well filled last
evening, the occasion being grand must
cal and literary entertainment given by
Company H of the League Of the Cross
Cadets, to assist in raising fund for
the erection of an armory. The pro-
gramme included sentimental solo-an
Irish song-by James Donohue (who for
an imperative recall gave humorous coon
song; a cornet duet, Messrs. Cadigan
and Murray; contralto solo, Miss Tessie
Needham; vocal selections, Messrs. Kelly.
MARROW and Hansen; banjo SELECTIONS.
Messrs. E. W. Piguet and G. f. Hahn;
vocal solo, Mrs. ed w Burns: specialties.
John Cathcart, and the presentation, by
stereopticon, of numerous views of Cuba.
the Philippines. United States warships,
etc The many engagements of Mayor
Phelan preventing him from being pres,
clock-donated BY him, and won by Com
pany II at the September field day, was
presented by Attorney Waiter e. Dorm.
and accepted by Captain James E. Powers
of the victorious company. A medal was
also presented to Thomas f. Phelan for
the greatest number of tickets Sold
The entertainment netted the armory
fund about $500.