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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-11

SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY, NAY n.


Rwl40yEa9 On THE PRIZE s"aES'
One OF the incidents Of the war is the
necessity for making provision for the
safe detention Of prisoners OF war ana
the crews OF The prizes. They are ac-
numulatiuc rather fast and IL will take
considerable ingenuity to locate some OK
chem where they will do no mischief. TN
some OF the Spanish vessels the crews
are mixed. bat on the warships most OF
the men belong TO she worst class OF
spaniards. They are dare devil fight
srs reckless of death and as treaeherous
as they are cruel.
Already there f. some concern about
the dlsuosition Of the crew Of the mer-
chant steamer Miguel Jover. which was
captured while taking cargo OF rice
and other food supplies from the tropics
To Havana. She Ii a rich prize. valued
ri over sss0.6es. Her crew Is picked
body OF men and numbers IS All the Of
seers az high rank are men of education
and refinement Her captain, Juan BIZ.
n n stern and aignitied man and is de-
seribesi as having an exceptionally
strong and determined face. The chief
officers are men OF very superior charac-
ter, but the sailors. half clad. swarthy,
with eyes dark and snnken. glare with
uneoneeaied hatred at their eaptors.
The old captain has requested the dis
tricf attorney not TO send the crew
ashore. He promised that IL they were
left on board he would be responsible
for them. but that IL they went ashore
nobody could tell what might happen.
The Spaniaris and Cubans. he said.
might not be friends and some of the
Spanish sailors might BE- reyengeful. He
said he had no fear for himself, but IL
any OF the Spanish sailors should make
trouble the American people would hold
him responsible. although they had
taken control OF them away from him.
The crew has been left on board. and
the GAHtA1h say NJ ttrF RAs esssP
We will give II up like men" Nearly all
Of the sailors are penniless. and they
are vicious because they fear they
will be turned adrlft at Key West where
Ithey are likely 10 ba refused any aid.
The result Is easy 10 guess. Naturally
reckless and rendered desperate by their
condition they would take any means TO
supply themselves with food and money.
They are not prisoners OF war. but the
government will be- compelled not only
10 provide sustsnanee for them, bat to
place them where they can neither be
moiested. nor work mischief. For the
present they are kept on board their ship
under "a guard Of drpaty United States
mars,aIa. which ia great expense in
itself.
This Is only enc q the many cases In
which the government has 20 seek ex-
,raorainary provision for contingencies
that arise.
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The Composers Lines for s'rhe Stars
and Stripes Forever,


John Philip Sousa has written lyric to
his march, THE Stars and Stripes For
ever" II will be sung with musical ac-
compartment when the March King goes
on tour. The lyric IL as follows.
Let martial note
In triumph float,
And liberty extend its mighty hand,
A flag appears.
Mid thund rous cheers.
The banner OF the Western land,
The emblem OF the brave and true,
Its folds protect no tyrant crew.
The red and white and starry blue,
is freedoms shield and hope
Other nations may deem their flags the
best
And cheer them with fervid elation.
But the flag Of the North and South and
West
Is the flag of flags; the flag of freedoms
nation.
Chorus
Hurrah for the flag of the free;
May IL wave as our standard forever;
The gem OF the land and the sea,
The banner OF the right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with mighty endeavor
PROCLAIMED as they marched 10 the fray,
That by their might.
And by their right,
1t waves forever,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-11

The year 1855 wfll be long remembered
as tina. In which wheat saw Its highest
price for many long day. In New York
on Monday 1t reached $50. Less than
q year ago dollar wheat" was consider
ed az equivalent 10 universal prosperity,
and in this state IL the farmers had
been told two seasons. ago. when they
were selling their wheat to reluctant
buyers at 80 cents, that II would soon
be quoted at 1880 in any part Of the
United States, they would have thought
IL preposterous. Wheat Ii the most In
teresting product Of the country just
now. There was a time when silver fire.
quentIy kept the company OF wheat, es-
peciAiiy on charts. but that day has
gone by. and while proud wheat raises
It's head high In the markets OF the
world, and associates with prosperity,
poor silver, unwanted and unappreciat-
ed, remains down in the same place
where 1t was when wheat. too was poor
and not in much demand
OF course some of the advance In
wheat In ascribable to speculation. 1t il
not the present SO much as the pros
pective scarcity of the grain that causes
the high price. Bread riots I'm Italy
prove that there Is q scarcity there:
Russia has prohibited the exporta-
ton Of wheat from that country,
which seems TO indicate fear OF short
age there: the act OF France and Aus
tria in aboiIshing the tax on wheat 10
undoubtedly due TO the necessity Of inn
porting; and there Is reason to fear that
England has oversold to other countries
and may be short herself.
1t Is too early In the season to be abb
solutely sure. but the indications are
that we shall have another large crop IN
the United States this year and that
throughout the world there win be little
more, even the more prolific countries.
than is needed for home consumption.
Although there is some speculation In
the price quoted at present. that is only
a percentage. The high price is not due
to speculation in future delivery. but
through the demand for immediate de-
livery. The high price of other farm
products seems TO be due chiefly to
sympathy.
II Is amusing 10 remember some OF the
ties In 1896 about wheat and silver. For
instance. In Coins Financial School,
there Is an illustration in which Coin
triumphantly points to a table of which
tho folIayinp are extractz.
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the streets - clean n poszbie. and thar
TIRE room inhabltased By any SUFFERER
shozsd be aisfafected. AT the same time.
there are objections 20 such rigid meas
ures as some cities have attempted TO
adopt against sxpectorafirg on the side
walk A person who Is so afflicted that
his exDectorztsoa In the open street Is
likely 10 cause infection Ii IN such dan
gerous condition that be needs care Yearer
home
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Another story
Chicago Tribune.


"WeI. Miss Clara" remarked the young
man, its the cd, old story
why, Mr.. Hankinson," replied Miss
Clara this is-so sudden
eyes" he said. nervousiy lingering the
newspaper over which he had been yawn-
ing while waiting for the young Lady to
come down stairs. its a little earlier this
season than II is usually, perhaps, but It's
the same old stery--the peaches In Dela-
ware are all killed again"
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Emancipation Day.

Cheer up. Miss Cuba; It's 'Mancipation
day.
Cheer up. Miss Cubas fngs gwinter come
yoh way.
Ef folks like Us gifts freedom as dab right
and lawful due
I doesn' see how il kin be KEEP back no mo-
fun You.
-washington Evening Ssar.
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.gunt q suggestion.
Chicago Post,

CnlCaE0 PQst.
DO you believe IN the saying that Man
proposes and God dispcsss'?" she asked.
'-of course" he replied.
Then / should think you would DO your
share" she saggestta.
Shortly thereafter everything was ar
ranged satisfactorily.
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II viii be news TO the citizens OF Seattle
that there is any serious danger from
the spread OF tuberculosis. The rhyss-
clans who have given the warning are
presumably satisfied Of the accuracy OF
their statement. There Is no doubt that
81 precautions should b taGsa . keen
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In spite OF all rumors. there Is no posi-
tive information a. to the estimation OF
the Spanish feet. They do not seem to
be seeking TO meet the United States war
vessels. and they surely by this time
know what folly it would be TO attempt
to carry out their expressed purpose Of
aiming q blow upon our main coast.
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How Does IL standf
Snrfngaeii Renuhiican

SpTIu2Utgu EEpUpfIcdn-
rsr the way. IS the insurgent government;
n Cuba for gold or silver? Judging from
the attitude Of the silver men In the United
States senate, It must be a Is 10 I crowd.
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smons the Requirements
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
"He wants a position as war correspond
ent." said the city editor.
How does be rank as golf piayer?''
asked the managing editor.
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In Their Element.



In raising that Wall street regiment 4
will be well 20 bear In mind tina; Spain Is a
nation OF bull fighters
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the following are extracts:

Coin says then: IF dollar buys a
hushei of wheat during n time when the
supply of wheat is normal. and the con-
ditions continuing normal at a later
tifne dollar will buy two bushels OK
wheat--then the dollar has doubled It's
purchasing power" Now as IL takes
nearly s. TO buy "A bushel of wheat, the
dollar has only one-haif It's purchasing
power. AS the free silverites objected TO
gold having doubled It's purchasing
power they ought 10 be satisfied now.
The table ought 70 stand now thus:
Year. Wheat Silver
tssS ..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80 50 hsTs
Coin had 10 face similar discrepancies,
although not So Wide. throughout his
own table but he got over Ii by such
statements as: "Overproduction in 1872
accounts for its low price In 1873: the
gold standard accounts FOR its low price
now" 1894. We have not had overpro-
ducsion In iSeS and We stu have the
gold standard. So what IS il that ac-
counts for wheat not having low price
nowr
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= GUARANTEE

Tns Pess-InseftfGenrer ssSe"s
suaxnusees SIS s1v~rsis~rs 2 soss
nae aid eiresissies. Dsiiy, WseAEy
anA Sunday. doabIe that OF
ether nsvssesp~r Dsbiishsd ID tse
State 81 Wsskssgfen. Aaverss'ss
ssntsssts win he made sabtees 10
this gunyanfee.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
DIED.

BAUMANN.-O April 3, 1898, Olga
Margariete, daughter of George H..
and Olga A. Baumann, aged IS
months and 20 days.
Funeral Wednesday at p. m. from
her parents residence, No. 901 Monroe
street. Interment private.
Baltimore papers please copy.
BLAKELY.-At Squirrel Run, on April
2, 1898, Emma Blakely.
M'CAG.L1STER.-I Wilmington, Del,
April 2, 1898, Mary E., widow of the
late David McCallister, aged 73 years.
RYlDER-In this city. on the I'd in
slant, Florence, daughter of EdVard
b. and Esther p. Ryder, and grand
daughter of Lemuel and the late
Mary A. Peeky, aged 8 months.
REEvES.--At Washington, d. c., on
the evening OF Friday, April l., A. D.,
1898, in the 5Sth year OF her age, Ma
rion c. J.. Reeves, eldest daughter OF
Annie ID. Reeves and the late Cap
tain /. S. X. Reeves.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
A PpRTTNENT QUESTION.

II is related Of Methodist preacher,
recently stationed in this vicinity, that
he ran up a grocery bill of about S125
on an East Side merchant.
He was transferred from Whining
ton district by. conference, and, before
he left TO assume his new charge, he
called on the grocer and said:
Brother, l am about to leave you.
know that I owe you over a hundred
dollars. I have asked the Lord about
II, but he has shown me no way out
OF the difficulty"
The statement nettled the grocer,
who not only had obligations OF his
own to meet, but who saw loss ot
$125 in immediate prospect.
Don't you think that you ought tC
have asked the Lord about this thint
before you got 80 far in debit" M
asked.
What followed the Wayfarer is no
prepared to state, but it is more thai
sufficient for the grocer to know tina
ne is laying out Of 1925 for an in
definite period.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
WAYFARER' S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
sK1Ts ON PERSONS AND THINGS

IT YOU READ TEIEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GEsTToN. BUT THERE is MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO IULL YOU
TO sLEEP.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06

Trades Day A store I'D
M EN- AMI
at Mullins. Boys every
thing the
wear. Every day a Trade|
Day at 9th and Market. WI
Try to give everybody the sam
treatment f; best possible good
for the money and nothing soil
that We cannot recommend. M
schemes, no fuss, no fake hid
been needed to build up ou
trade--1S years of unabated SUI
cess. All kinds of Clothin,
Furnishings, Hats and Shoe
for all sizes Of men, boys, youn
men and little boys. Newe
and best styles, moderate All
lowest prices for good qualitie
satisfaction guaranteed, none
refunded or goods exchange,
Big Spring Stock in every d
partment. Visitors always we
come and invited especially
come in and look through OIL
establishment.
Open evenings.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
WI. DOCKsTADER.

w. L. Dockstader. manager Of Won
derland Theatre, will appear tonight
in his oldrtime specialties at the Opera
House.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
INEWsPApER MANS MOTHER.

The remains Of Mrs Evan c. Davies,
OF No 1917 Clayton street, were buried
FIN Wilmington and Brandywine Gene
terry yesterday afternoon. She was the
mother OF Arthur c. Davies, Of the
Daily Republican.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06

able to operate the boards. but their
calling is a trying one, and, at times,
made most exasperating by the impa-
tlent and insulting language Of sub
scribers.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
STILL IN BUSINESS.

II. T. Sergeant, coal and wood,
removed from 1O6 to 1OS-1Os Md. ave-,
opposite w. g. N. r. r. office. Delmar-
via phone, 40. Central office, Seventh
and King streets.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06
A FEW POINTERS.

The recent statistics Of the number of
deaths show that the large majority die
with consumption. This disease may COM
mence with an apparently harmless cough
which can be cured instantly by Kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, which
Is guaranteed to cure and relieve all cases.
Price 25 and soc. Sold by all druggists;
ask for a free sample to-day.
Evening journal., 1898-04-06

Order your bottled beer, wines and
liquors at Lynch's, northwest corner
Madison and Fourth streets.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-07
$40 rlae rs NEW YORK
upp-r STONES sf sks sssss sss. ftarss TO-.
ov~Y Nii ass, naiiar-s

ypp~r star1.z .f ~ks ~ess esr. ftarss L..
os~y Nii iss, petiar-4
New YORK. n,e. - Firr that br1Gs
out tonight IN gnE-rs. Pest a ts4'
retail ciuthlug -fore, s-ssnpNinE a ave
story building nj the southwest rcslner
nf warrrn strt-rt and Rtuadway. utterly
ruined that hulidiug ard lts cuntvuts
IN = short time Then Tho namc- at
tscked IN. SKY >-fsper buildiuz u n,
Home Life insuransv Cntnpany. sd
Joining 20 the south, and gufted th- ul,-
pr tea Stntfs-. The tlreipru seemingly
utterly helpless against the nams- -
FAR frytu th.. -futflsh Next tisr cf4scr
floor q The Pnstal Telegraph Com
pany's building at Murray sfrers arisi
broadway ono uf tbs laili.1fnssst 20
Iii.. city. hurst into flames and ~ mid
night vas stsii haFuing nefyViy 1'is-r'
has t~.n no ksss - tfr 80 FAR a.
known
The .stinat. u the Lt-s-. by CtiTf
lt1nusF. aflrr midnight; MA. = m!ihuu
dailsrs. with = probability ~ . still
further loss shDuid thr urc cNufinue o.
make anything Hks rapid prozrcss A.
that hour however ~ believed ttsl
b. bad the tirr uu,irr ruHtrui wiiiIau
reasonable iiuiirs
n, 1'cipck is1Weycf. Tas ssiil
burning nrn-rly IN froat. aud aithauet
not Observable rs th- 7hqssautis uf
spectators, WIS burning aIh more
irrc,sir aud ,'xteudinS lQver si"Nn IN
the rcar
AZ 2seJ Firs Chief nnnn~r went hau1s.
saying thai thc M uouid huru itseif
out 10 Siasri tiu,c. snd iisI h rlnhi
nos spr-a,i an,i was practically OF,
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wsrk ar th- rr.,,,.

Paris. Dee. ! The United States and
Spanish peace commissioners held pri.
vats sessions ta-'iay. Aftsr,yauI renr.-
sentatiyes of both sides predicted con.
fldentiy that the treaty would b. signed
within week, unless Unforeseen con-.
plications aros,s
The American commissioners say
there Is no Foundation Tor the reports
circulated IN The United States and ca
bled back 10 faris that President Me-
Kiuley has forwarded 10 the American
commissioners Instructions 10 insist mn.
on Spain yielding 3 ,Oaiing hase in ne
carolines, and that the SpaniarSis ar.
endeayOring to renew their opposition
to ccsSiOn of the Philippines.
Both commissions recognize that The
latter question u settled
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mAr;iNo HASTE SLOWLY.
spanIarss sabmr, Satnr Prop '-iti"n. Z"
fhr Americans


pa,5s De. The United States
Peace Commission concluded its consul
tation with Major General Wesley Mer.
ritt at to-day's session. after which
took up the question of Spanish com
merclal rights In the West indies Tor
a term Of wears and other subjects 1i
negotiation TO b. considered later al
the Joint session.
Spanish sympathizers having a quasi
connection with the spanish Cemmis-
sion are making much over the report
ell attitude of the Ftllpplnos toward
the United states The sympaihizeTs
profess 10 have Information that Agui-
naldo means 10 light and that he now
has G0.OO0 soldiers armed with Mausrs
rifles aud eighteen uuiek-firtng guns
and It Is asserted that he will I've satiS-
fed with nothing but Independence,
Aguncillo. AruInaldos agent. was
reticent when questioned ON the sub
Icct this morning. saving that he had
no definite Information from his gov
crnmcut"
The ioInt session Of the peace com
missions to-day lasted two hours. Ne
real progress was made The Span
iartls are awaiting instructions. Spain'S
proposition Tor the commercial pf1yt
Iegps IN the West Indies was not -.
tied and was scarcely considered To
day. The Americans have also asked
for instructions on certain matters The,
Caroline Islands question wns not CON
sidenrd. The joint commission ad-
iourned until saturday
To-day's decision was repetition
virtually. Of several earlier meetings.
When. after two hours Of diseusslsn N,
taking a wide range. the Spaniar,is
sf.aHa.g ..UuN.5
they pleaded that they had not ne
ccivcd instructions frsm Madrid. Th.r,-
upon. the Americans declaresi. In dip
l0inatic phraseology. that il WAS use
less to waste time In debate with men
who were not empowered 10 make har-
gains. Although ahIourumsnt was
taken till tomorrow. 10 Is probable there
will b. further postponement I'll
Monday
New York. Dee. "A dispatch TO the
World from Paris says. The drafts of
articles submitted by the Spanish com
mtssionefs related to the nationality of
Inhabitants Of c,.,isd territory. the ju-
riSdlction Of courts. the cases pending
In Them. the continuing of grants and
contracts for public work. services in
the ceded territory and kindred mat
tcrs
bue aEtAtir provinces iAht ths 4 lllf7l
States and Spain shah appoint an inter.
national commission ~ seven experts.
each country TO name one OF It's citi-
zens, one Briyou and one Frcnchmau.
with a German To be the president.
This commission - % determine n.
sponsIbility Tor IA Maine disaster. II
Spain Is responsible sh. j. 70 send 4
warship 10 salute the American flag nj
New York. II she Is not, the United
States arr ta pay all expenses Of the
commission
The Spaniarsls idea Is that. having
/ yielded IN tn. main principle. they
/ VIII gain important advantages In the
/ details
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ANDREE cRossEp uRAls.
Alleged Message Prom th. Aeronaut Trans.
mitted tn the Swedish Minister at
81. Petersburg.

stockholm, Dec, Am engine driy-
er named Detke has written to the
Swedish-Sorwegian minister at ST
Petersburg letter in which he saws
that he found in The vicinity OF the
Ural mountains bottle containing
two papers, one of which bore the fol-
lowing message. written In French:
'Andree's balloon has crossed the
Ural mountains. ANDREF,
The other paper. inscribed In Rus
sian, WAS as follows:
Give this letter TO the consul or 10
the police"
The balloon Eagle. with Professor
Andrec and two companions, Strinde-
berg and FrenkeI. in the car. left
Danes island of the Spitzbergen
group on July IL. 1897 in an attempt
10 cross the pole. Since then no defi-
mite news of the aeronauts has been
received beyond a message attached
10 carrier pigeon found by the whal-
ing ship Falken. which arrived Mt Co
penhagen on September 2nd The mes
sage read: July 18Th. 1890 D. m.
latitude s2,2 north, longitude 12.5 east.
Good voyage eastward All we'll"
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Common nreuEht rrcm s,ntlnrn

New York. Dec 5-The United
States transport Port Victor, whicl
ssliled from Santiago November bird
via Ponce November 2Sth, arrived To-
day with all well on board.
The Port Victor brought 100 pas
seneers. most cf whom We're soldiers
returning home on furlough leave
Among the cabin passengers are Cap
tain G. III. Sharpe. Captain j. c. Camp
son. Captain Harrison, Lieutenant l.
l.. Woodside. Lieutenant Mally. an OF
the Fifth United States cayalry.
The PORT Victor brought as cares
about 6.0O0 Mauser rifles and seven
Spanish cannon taken from Moro cas
tie u; Santiago
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One of the results Of the late war be-
will most likely be the abolition OF
that form Of naval piracy which finds
its justification in prize courts. In the
military service Of the civilized world
the principle of looting conquered ter
ritory has long since been abandoned.
Yet, through that strange contradiction
which has not reformed the navy in
the same ratio in which the army has
been brought under ciyilizing intiu-
ences, not only did the merchant yes
sells carrying contraband goods fall a
prey, but valuation of the warships
destroyed is bound to go to officers and
sailors OF the ships engaged in the
fight
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Iarimcr j. I. llsrer ncni- t.ose-
land.
trinidad: Murray, Dem, Trinidad.
Mesa George Smith, Pop. Grand
Junction.
las Auiiuas and Bent7 Eyersii Bell
Teller Sil, Rep. Trinidad
Logan. Se1gNick and Phillips OTIS
IL. Castctter, Pap.. tioiyoke.
Montrose aud Delta VI Ham
rlond. Pop. fannla
otero Il ". PatIrrsau, Teller sii
Rep. Ia Junts.
oufay .Inhn keuEray. t'1ps. unray
Park Webster Bslllnsrr Teller sll.
Rep. Como.
Pitkip-C. w. Iadsln, Pop. AsIsep.
Pueblo william r. Barnard, POP,
phwkins: Frank NJ HcrnIond, Pon,
pueblo: Dr. Mary r Barry, Teller 81.
Rem. I'urhIo. Ahram Z. i.itz- Teller
Sll Rep, Pueblo.
RIO Grando and Mincrai John H.
shaw. pop.. del NGric.
Routt aud I,io Blnuco q l.. JcffeE-
sop. Dem Hayden.
SaEuache-I John I-swreAee. uem- so
San Miguel ". A Taytsr. Dem
TcllnTide.
Weld J Max CLARK. TVp., Grrsiey
u. T.. Severance. neui. Severance.
Yuma. Morgan and Washington Al
bert y. TWmcy Teller Sll-Rrf. Nunza.
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The race problem, in dealing with
Puerto Rico, is quite certain to be a
difficult one: but the religious problem
will be still more perplexing. The in
habitants OF the island are-substan-
TALLY without exception-Roman Cath
olics. Although there are millions of
Americans of the same faith, the new
citizens of our country will naturally
regard us as Protes .ant people. They
are accustomed to a religion establish
ed By law and supported by the state.
There viii be nothing Of the sort here
after. The Puerto Ricans will have
perfect freedom in religion, but they
must support their own institutions.
or rely upon Roman Catholics here and
in other countries to provide the funds.