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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
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Los espanoles siempre estan viendo
visiones; ahora resulta seghn un perio-
dico de la metropoli que ell ilustre ge-
neral Calixto Garcia Yniguez Sc llama
ba Castor Nuilez Santos era natural
de Santa Maria de Nieva, Scgovia.
Aver fue uno de nuestros reporters a
cumplir con ell 70 mandamiento, y vino
dese,acanto0o del cementerio. Este, di-
ce, esta convertible en- una maleza.
mo hay partids Ell presupuesto para
limpieza dc Cementerios?
Anoohe hubo alarma en- ell pueblo
consecuencia de IN qatinqu6 que estallo
en- una casa de la Cantera. Dieron la
voz de efuegos, y acudio dicho sltio
ell Cuerpo lie Bomberos, regresando a
los pocos momentos al Parque.
La Sociedad en- comandta que giraba
en- Mayagiiez bajo la razon social de
n. Martinez ha sido disuelta, forman-
dose una nueva colectiva, con ell mismo
nombre. Pingiies negocios deseamos
a la nueva soeiedad.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
Coamo 3 t. 1899.
Director DEMoCRACIA.-


Suelto <Legisladores Coamo,, hiere
sentimientos concordia liberales y radi
Gales: actos realizados session Ayunta
miento han merecido aprobacion gene
raj Henry y Secretario Gobernacion,
Coamo marcha Undo persiguiendo bic
nestar local. Hay solo puertorriquehos
cesando antagonismos polfticos, inmen
sa mayorfa pueblo al lado Ayuntamien-
to. Los inconformes son los antiques
incondicionales.
Manuel Betances, Abelardo E. Agui-
la, Ramon Zayas, H. w. Santaella,
Julio b. MARTINEZ, Francisco A. Fer
nandcz, Jose g. Vazquez, Antonio ".
Colon, Jose Aguilu.
Celebramos refine la mas completa
harmonic en- la vida municipal de la
simpatica villa, dopde no tenemos NADIA
mas que amigos, y ell conocimiento hoy
de datos mas fntimos, aseguramos a los
concejeros del pueblo, que hicieron muy
bien en- eliminar empleAdos incondicio-
males, con hijos del pats, sintiendo sea
verdad,. por 10 terminate dc la ley, Ell
la materia, 10 de la SUPPRESSION del con-
tador y 10 del medico, suprimido Pc
sar del eontrato con Ell verifcado, pues
ell respeto determinados compromises,
es 10 que trae creditos las corporacio-
mes municipales.
Deseamos dfas de bienestar 4 la nue.
va situaci6n administrative que empie.
"a para Coamo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
La cOSeckU
de tUbUcO

va es tempo de que hagamos alge
| en- blen de uno de nuestrOs prOductOs
| agrlcOlas de mas valia. Ell 80. en- la
lSla. Fin los EstadOs Unidos tai yez
/ tuviera entrada franca nuestra cOse-
, cha que no es tan abundante como en-
, ell 90; pero es de mejor calidad. FL
tabaco que be vistO y cultiyado este
anO es sanO y de color excelente,
abunda en- classes y Sc va cortando en-
saxon. Antes de hoy Sc lie dejaba ma
l.gruesa. Hoy es mirada con mayor
esmero la practica que Sc observa en-
/, ell corte, la forma EN- que debe secarse
~ ell deshoje y classification. Puede
ser presentadO a cualquier mercadO
~ hoy 10 es legitimamente ell del Nor
te quien deba acOgerlo con interes,
como uno de los productos de los ri
cos suelos los que felizmente. han venido
a tOcarle sin tropiezo alguno.
Convendria que nuestrO honorable
general tan dispuesto siempre al bien
de Puerto Rico, tratara de gestionar
con ell gobierno de Washington la en-
trada franca de nuestra rica hoja en-
aquel mercadO tan esplendido, donde
no dudO que tendria acOgida un pro-
ductO que usan muchisimO los ameri-
canos. Puerto Rico vistO con algun
interes y animados sus agricultores
por solo la demanda que tuvieran sus
prOductOS, es un pals trabajadOr y
fertilisimO. Hoy abundan ell maiZ,
que Sc halla a 10 y II reales ell quin
tai la patata que esta ci1acO reales
Y SeiS los 46 kilOs infinidad de frutos
memories, como viandas, granOs tu-
berculOs Es admirable la abundancia
existente en- medic de una crisis mo-
netaria cual la que atravesamOs.
Para hacer dinerO tenemos los agri-
cultOreS en- este ramO, ell tabacO. ST
el vale algun dinerO, entrara a la isla
en- compensation nuestras fatigas.
va tenemOs abastO de frutOS, carne
y pan a precios modicOs; luchemos
tOdOs, cOmerciantes Y agricultOres pOr
colocar nuestrO tabacO, hagamOs di-
nero y liquide ell que le sea dable sus
cuentas, que la independencia que da
ell bieneStar, eS una de las principa
lisimas, y ell que debe esta siempre
intranqullo. Ayudenos ell comercian-
te en- nuestra noble tarea, que ell agri-
cultor Ell pequeno tai vez pueda salir
avante Y con ell esfuerZO material y
la lucha incesante lograr ell fin apete-
cidO, yer cOronadOs sus esfuerzOs, que
no son otros que la realization de su
cOsecha un tipo conveniente. va
esta pr0xima la epOca en- que terml-
nara la recollection, de Abril Mayo.
Solamente la gesti6n de yenta necesi
tamos los que fatigados buscamos en-
la terra ell pOrvenir para nuestrOs
hijos y la tranquilidad de nuestra po
j. L.,
plantation de tabacO en- Santa Isabel,
cuya ZOna va adquiriendo renombre
dado ell buen terrenO y aficion al cul-
two que tienen los Santa Isabelinos.
Ponce, EnerO 81 de 1899.
JAIME BAS.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06

10 que dice la prensa

Ell Ptcaym,ee de Nueya Orleans
dice:
~Apru6bese ell tratado; pero en- nom
bre de la justicia y del derecho, debe
darse su independence Cuba y las
SFilipinas. va que Puerto Rico no Sc
opone la anexion, bien esta que enar-
lbOemos nuestra bandera en- dicho te-
rritorio.>
-Leemos en- The Arg0naMt de San
,Francisco, California:
a acknowledgements que las cartas de
sEaruegi y Edmunds al The World de
Nueva York, son dOcumentos que hon
ran sus autores; ell uno es dena6crata
IN ell otro 1epubIicanO. lCaso raro!
Ambos escritos concuerdan perfecta-
gmente en- la guerra que hacen a la
Epolltica de expansion de -Kinley >
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
ese en- union del Llavero, contes-
\ 10 va expuesto y que Bosch estao0

M testioo don Zoilo Brito, prest
&mbi6n, declara que ell Llavero te con
No te,sfd co,,certada td fugd p0r ms
Fpesos.
Don Francisco Silva expone que es
tando detenido en- la noche de autos,
en- ella misma sin esperar al dia 81
guiente ell Llavcro Bosch lie diJo sestdoo
co,nprometido por III .fnGd aeS PreSC
Agostin'i.
Don Guillermo Atiles Santos relata
que cstando en- la esquina del cafe " as
hington la noche del suceso, como ESQ
&c las once vio venir por la calle de la
carcel DOLLAR por la de la Marina con
direction 4 la Playa al preso Agostini
accompanied de uno que 7'uede Gtrnaor
no era ek Alcaide Ldstr0, san que puel0
hacer tai aseyeraci6n por 10 que atdne
al LlaUero Bosch.
Ell testigo preso Jose Maria Lopez
afirma en- su declaration, que fue iefda
por ell Sccretario, que un dfa sorprenoi6
d ,10ostiai en- conversaci6n con Ell Lta0e
no BoscA tenie,,do aguel e1, la nada0 I'm
fajo de billetes de Banco, siendo ell de
Ia cubierta valor de Glen pesos, y al
preguntarle Lopez que hacfa con aquel
dinero, lie contesto Agostinl els para
,n negocio q,te tengo del que yo Sc e'ete
rard.,
La prueba contra cl Alcaide Sc redu-
ce a La acusaci6n del Llavero la ma
nifestaci6n del preso Norberto Quiles
que dice vi6 al Alcaide que acompafia.
ba al llavero, cuando este saco al preso,
10 que dicen no es cierto ell mismo Lila
vero que manifesto que Lastra sc que
do en- el balloon de su casa y los testi-
gos presenciales, tambi6n presos, Pam
bIanco Rivera. Afade Quiiez que en-
la maiiana del Is dc Agosto ci6 q oy0
cuando Lastra pregu,at6 al Bosch por
81 1,reso Agostint, trabandose de pala-
bras aunque no oIdo or 10 demas que
hablaban; que el Llavero le d!jo despues
que ell Alcaide lie habfa ofrecido qui
nientos pesos porque sc fuera.
No habiendo comparecido al Julcio
oral los testigos Manuel I.astra Garcia
y Jose Fernandez, Sc leyeron sus decla-
racones en- las que manifiestan sabcn
Ia manera en- que sali6 ell preso y la
oferta de los quinientos pesos del Al
caide porgue Sc 10 djO Ell LlaUero
Bosch, afIadiendo ell Soto-Alcaide Las
ira Garcia que ell padre de Agostini vi
sitaba al Alcaide, y Fernandez. que
por manifestation de otros presos (aun-
que Gl estaba EN- ell mismo cuarto que
Ell fugado) supo que ell Alcaide acom-
paii6 al Llayero cuando esteabri6 las
puertas de la prisi6n.
En- vista de estas pruebas tan claras
Y precsas respecto a la culpabilidad
lie Bosch la inocensia de Lastra,
que solo cuenta con una dcusdct6n di
recta, la del Idavero, ell Teniente Fis-
;sl modified sus concluciones provicio-
males respeoto Il Lastra, sentando
;omo detintivos que el AUToR UNIco
IRA ell Llavero Jose Bosch, retirani 10
old uc4suci6a contra Lastra, pidiendo
su absolucion.
Hasta aquf toda 10 que arrojan las no.
as que tomamos del juicio oral.
MafIana publicarcmos la sentencia
1ue, como hemos dicho, es un ,aso ra-
70 de"derecho.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
Recaudaci0n
de las contributions
para ell Tesor0

Prescrpciones legales vigentss impo-
nen al que suscribe ell ineludible deber
de recaudar en- su oportunidad y plazos
pref jados por aquellas, las Quotas con
que los contribuyentes fguran en- los re-
partos aprobados, so pena de incurrir en-
grave responsabilidad ante los centros
superiores y todo buen conciudadano
amante de sus derechos Y ceoso de Ia
regularidad en- la administration publica,
debe de apresurarse d satisfacer sus con-
tribuciones en- las fechas determinadas
por las leyes, eximiendose de esa name
ra de los desagradables y onerosos pro-
|cedimientos de apremio, que la Admi-
nlstracion Sc verfa constrenida inl-
ciar.
En- evitaci6n de aquella responsible
dad y de los perjuicios que pudleran
pararle los contribuyentes morosos,
Sc encamina la presente, encareciendo
a los de esta localidad, que sc hallen en-
descubierto por sus respectivas Quotas
de Industria Comercio, correspon-
diente al tercer trimestre ell curse, Sc
sirvan concurrir satisfacerlas en- la
oficina recaudadora, sta en- la planta
alta de la Aduana, evitandose las res
ponsabilidades en- que incurriran des-
pues del dia 20 del corriente.
Ponce, 10 de Febrero de 1899.
Ell Collector del Distrito Recauda-
dor de Ponce,
LUIS II. VELAzQUEz.
Horas de pago: DE 8 q II y de q !
ARTURO APONTE RODRIGUEZ
-Abogado Cristina ndmero O. Horss
dedespacho: de SAIL de la maflana
de de la tarde los dias laborables.
.Nbre. 6 $685.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06

Ell presidente de la Junta de Sanidad
de esta ciudad, captain French, h1 reu.
nido en- los salones del Ayuntamiento
todos los medicos titulares para que
exijan a los inspectores de Sanidad e.
extricto cumplimiento de que sean linn
piados Embellishments todas las letri
mas y solares de Ponce que Sc encuen-
tran en- NAL estado. Expreso tambi6n
|que ell vecino que sc niegue este re-
quisito sera multado sin contemplation.
Por orden de la Junta de Sanidad Y
de conformidad de los mGdicos titulares
Sc ha dividldo esta ciudad en- tres dis
tlitos sanitarios en- la forma siguiente:
+. Ter. distrito comprenden los ba-
rrios 10 40 a cargo del doctor Rem
don.
Ell 90 distrito comprende ell barrio 20
cargo del doctor Hernandez.
Y ell 80 dlstrito comprenden los ba-
rrios SO y SO a cargo del doctor Ague-
rrevere.
cunado en- esta ciudad su jurisdiction
2,3OS personas entire nifos y adultos de
ambo sexo.
ASH no los comunican de la Acadia.
CERVEZ EZA'EXCELSIOR Los seiio-
res Bonnin G." acaban de recibir por
ell vapor Winetred, una gran partida de
esta acreditada marca. 1-6
vENDEN Cerveza de las marcas
Rheingold y Pudst y tambien Ginger
die, Boysen Ca.-Ponce, Febrero 6
de 1899. 3m.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06
DE CONmO

Acerca de nuestro suelto intitulade
<Legisladores de Coamo,, hemos reci
bido de dicha villa ell telegrama siguien
te que 10 firman amigos de toda nuestrs
consideration
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06

Ha salido para Nueva York, nuestro
distinguido amigo don Arturo Bravo
de la trina Brauo 6hyos de Mayagiiez.
Deseamosle un buen viaje.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-06

Han sido denunciados: d. Ramon
Corta1a, por tener un corral sin cerca !;
don Benito Bellate, por tener un corral
Ell NAL estado de limpieza don Mar
ciso Willard, por tener la cuneta frente
a su casa EN- estado de infeccior.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

ing adequate salaries for
consular officers and s-a,.retan q u
cations Of this government - q \
countries, and the parsinonr aoselr
government In this respect \
nounced as a disgrace. ur nas q
Maine was in charge of the I'M ae \
despite his protests seyera, ~
ments were Incorporated in tbs a,uena
ure. The bill was passed nsa1
nearly 81. 100000. Naflyla
A bill granting right of WOW
Dakota Southern Railway ~ y
for the construction of y rai,nsr
through the Yankton Indian ,ansla "
South Dakota was passed.
After going into executive
the senate adopted the reSolu,ins !,
the amendment of the rules = !.
provide for the distribution ~ M
of the various senate comm,t,a.'j
stead of having them all 90 i n
committee on appropriations as ~
tofore. -
The louise
The house continued the ~cons,a,.l
ton or the army Reorganization NJ
very little progress was made tho ii
amendment adopted being that ar !
by the committee to give veterinar.J
in cavalry regiments the rank. pay 4
allowances OF second lieutenants N
time was chiefly devoted to a copts|
alton Of the debate on the adyisabIl
of retaining the Philippines.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Crimes and Criminals.

Wesley Lyons, aged twenty years, of
Somerset, Ohio, shot and dangerously
wounded Thomas Roberts, his rival
for the hand of Mary Davis, and then
killed himself.
Andrew Moore, a deperado of the
Choctaw Nation, killed three men at
Whitefeld, /. T. Moore escaped. but
marshals are after him. The victims
names are unknown.
Bank notes to the value of fG0,601
have mysteriously disappeared from
PARIS bank in Bartholomew Lane,
London. 1t is supposed they have
been stolen.
John Deithloff shot his wife. after a
quarrel, at Chicago. He then shot HIM
self twice. Both died later I'm the hos
pital. Deithloff and his wife had not
been living together for some time.
Deithlof frequently demanded money
from his wife, and her refusal to sup
ply him with funds is supposed 10
have caused the crime.
George Beresford FoyIe Of Peoria,
H., was arrested at Davenport, Iowa,
on a bench warrant issued at Des
Moines. He Is charged with having
sever wives scattered throughout the
cities of this country and Canada. His
newest wife, who lives at Peoria, left
last Friday to meet her husband at
Des Moines. Mr.. Foyle travels for a
Chicago silk house.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

Senator Mason introduced a bill pro-
viding for the establishment or 4
training school for army cooks.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of Peter s. Grosscup OF Illinois as
United States district judge for the
Seventh district.
Senator Cullom introduced a bill
granting n pension Of 500 per month
to ex-senator John NJ. Palmer on &c
count of his services during the civil
a
Attorney General Griggs has recon-
mended to congress that $4,000 be APP
propriated in the sundry civil bill for
a United States penitentiary at At
lanta, Ga.
The secretary of war has asked con-
gress 10 authorize the replacing OF
arms used by the state troops during
the war with Spain so that the regular
quota of arms for the militia may be
kept up.
The secretary of the interior sent to
the senate the findings of the commits
sioners appointed TO determine the
losses sustained by loyal Seminole In
dams during the civil a They place
the aggregate losses at $213,915, diyid-
ed between $40 claimants.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
FRIENDLY TO AMERICA
Is the New President of the Reyd
tionary Government at Iloilo.|

tionary Government nj Iioilo.
Manila, Jan. 31.-According to al
patch just received from lloilo, eau
OF the island of Panay, at the eles
held on Jan. IL, Senior Ramon Nd
was chosen president of the so-ei
Visayan federation for a term Of
years, his predecessor. Gen. Copd
being appointed commandments
the forces of the revolutionary Ha
ment. Senior Melissa is kindly dispd
toward the Americans, and ii Is hq
the difficulty between the Uni
States and insurgents will be @d
amicably.
Business was being resumed j
when the dispatches in question \
and sugar was entering from the
land Of Negros. Ships Were load
hemp. The sugar crop Is far b
the average and shows an estim1
deficiency of about 1900 tons.
though matured the crop was mol
ing harvested owing to he lack a
Dor, but with the subsistence of te]
element the local authorities wen
suaeing the natives to return ul
provinces. Six native cOmmissiol,
headed by Senior Ramon Ayenz1
lawyer, arrived from Iloilo VI
United States transport ST. Paul
have come to consult with Agull1
A number of native soldiers who
been transported were landed on
20 on the island OF Panay abou'|
teen miles north of Iloilo.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Personal.

Justice Henry w. Williams, Of the
suddenly at Philadelphia. Heart dis
ease was the aus
Gen. Michael Annenkoff, the dis
tinguished Russian engineer who con
structed the trans Caspian railway, Is
dead.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts
Total Abstinence society at Boston
Secretary OF the Navy j. ID. Long was
elected president. Z
Washington II. Bennett, a prominent
electric road builder and real estate
dealer. died ar his home in Boston,
aged u years.
The death is announced of John c..
Iiotbmn. member of parliament In the
Liberal and labor interests for North
west Lankarshire. He was born la
1913.
William Henry. Earl Pulett. died in
London in his s2d year. Ii is probable
that the succession TO the title and es-
tatcs viii be disputed. The deceased
earl was thrice married.
William Hall Marland was cjnse
Grated bishop of the diocese OF Sacra-
mento In Sc. Luke's church at San
Francisco, in the presence of 500 in
vited guests.
IL is reported at New York that the
& W president or the Brown university
win be Rev. DIR. Nathan Wood, pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Boston.
DR.. Wood o. formerly pastor Of the
Centennial Baptist church in Chicago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

The seeds purchased in Russia by
Prof. N. e. Hansen, special agent of the
department. for introduction into the
United States. upon thei~ receipt in
Washington were found to contain a
large amount OF weed seed. in many
cases Of kinds not yet known in the
United States. On account Of the lack
of seed-cleaning machinery in the dis
tricts in which the seed was purchased
it was impossible to get clean seed. Ey-
cry package. therefore, was carefully
tested in Washington city for purity,
and II found to contain weed seeds was
carefully cleaned, either by machinery
or by hand. Furthermore, the seeds
when distributed were accom- panied by
a memorandum calling attention to the
danger from foreign weeds and direct
ing their determination should any APP
pear.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
PITH OF H NEWS
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of the
Past Week CuIIed From the Tel
eg-aph Reports The Notable
Events mt Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
CASUALTIES.

A house at Alden. Mass, occupied by
Arthur Hedison and family, was de-
stroyed by fire last night. 1t is be-
.ieyed Hedson and his tire children
were burned TO death.
A fire broke out recently in 5000
bales Of cotton lying IN the wharf at
Genoa, which had been discharged
from the British teamer Barbara,
rom Galveston, Texas, Dee. %. Two
thousand bales were almost entirely
destroyed.
The body of an unknown man, be-
lieyed TO be that of a tourist, was
found ut Hot Springs, ON the Shoshone
indian reservation, in Northwestern
Wyoming. The man had evidently
been bathing in the outer edge Of the
springs, and, being overcome by heat,
was boiled alive.
The steam ferry boat Oakland, ply
ing between San Francisco and Oak
and, raj into the launch William D.,
neal Goat Island. The launch sunk
Immediately. Engineer Waddles, of
The William D., was drowned. Il. ID.
Orr, a passenger, was struck by the
Oakland, and died of his injuries after
reaching the hospital.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

The British third-class crliser Cor
sair has been dispatched for Samoa,
following the Tauranta, which left Fri
lay last.
The Madrid correspondent or the
London Standard says Spain will not
allow the Carolines to be ceded to the
United States, Great Britain or Japan.
The London Times says: Owing to
the immense mas of documents in the
Venezuelan arbitration, the sessions of
the commission are expected to last for
several months.
Russia, says a Rome correspondent
Of a London paper, has spontaneously
invited the pope to send a representa-
tive TO the forthcoming international
conference on the limits OF armament.
Earl BeaEchamp has been appointed
governor of New South Wales In sue
cession to Viscount Hampden, govern
or and commander-in-chief of the col
ony since 1895.
The Rome Tribuna announces that
the Italian cruisers Elba and Etna are
shortly going to China, but that the ru-
NOR of the Chinese governments inten-
ton to seize a Chinese port is prema-
ture.
At the annual banquet of the Bir-
mingham chamber of commerce, the
duke OF Devonshire, lord president OF
the council of ministers, said it would
be safe to prophesy that the forthconi-
ing speech from the throne at the open
Ing Of parliament would contain the
announcement that the relations of the
queen and all foreign countries contin-
ne friendly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
IN MEMORY OF MARTI.
Cubans Listen 10 Eulogies :
Dead Leader.

Havana, Jan. 81. -Four t'
persons, men in their best ca
and women. saily dressed. stocc
a pouring rain. in Paula square,
ing to six intensely patriotic ..
upon jose Marti, the Cuban
and first president of the Cupaa
lutionary government: A tapies
memory was unveiled at tae,
where he was born. in a street y.
and eighty-two societies, colsa~1
$500 persons, with banners II
five bands marched through ~
pal streets to the square.
sion, whose Distinguishing Lflyj
500 girls wearing white dress7
red liberty caps. started at
reaching the square two nou3
The streets were gaiiy decor1S
Cuban and American flags.
though tie interest ran high 'p
no disorder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
TWO MISTAKES.
Spaniard Gives Americans Poi'l
as To the PhfIfppines.

Spaniard Gives Americans POI
AS to the Philippines.
Madrid, Jan. 31.-A general WIN
lived some years In the Philippe
lands said to me in the lobby q
cortes: THE Americans r I'd
two mistakes i'm connection wiz
Philippine question. First, the!
giving Aguinaldo and his foI1
time to organize their forces and
pogate their idea OF indepeDa
among the Malays. Second. in 4
tribution OF all the Importance 4
archipelago to the island OF \
alone. If the Americans occupd
other islands in an effective IN
making it clear to the Tagol7
their occupation Is definite and \
nent, the moral effect ON the Y
would be very important, espec5
the case Of the half-casts ana
planters, who dread war. The \
cans are mistaken If they thiniI
without giving the natives a
lesson they can get a firm fcol
Luzon. The Malay is a bafe1
obedient only to the impulse OF
cism and fear of punishment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

Prof. Charles Eliot Norton accepts
the expansion policy as inevitable and
thinks this country will succeed az a
colonial power after making some
blunders and paying for theua' Prof.
Norton, 1t may be remarked. has also
made some blunders, especially during
the past summer, and is still paying for
them, and is therefore competent to
speak on this phase of the subject.