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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25
La RECEPCION DT DEWEY

Esta todo dispuesto para rscibir
al Almirante Dewey.
Son innumerables las personas
que lIegan de Mexico y dsmas Re-
p6blicas latinas para presenciar el
arribo del Almirante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

Los cablegrsmas que preceden son de
Ia propiedad del BoLETIN MBRoANTIL,
" pueden reproducirse en- cualquier for.
ma abonando q la empresa 20 pesos POI
cada uno que sc utiice.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

FL Collector de rentas de Caguas tras.
mite una carta del alcalde de Cayey ma.
nifestando no haber recibido el importe
que tiene que abonar don Domingo CT.
lormini, por licencia de armas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25
IyTADO METEOROLOGICAL

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

Procedentes de Fajardo han ingresado
en- la carcel de Humacao, Francisco Gar
cia. Florencio Ruiz. Epifanio Pacheco,
acusados de atentado al cabo de Ia poll
cfa municipal de Fa.ardo, cuyo hecho Sc
cometi6 en- Ia mafiana del ~ de este
mes, resultando gravemente herido di-
cho cabo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25
lSODREiEL @IISNt AUNYo

La sociedad Union League Cl35
ha gastado grandcs sumas en- sus
preparatiyos, que son grandiosos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

dam una fuerte expedisi6n de arr
mas para los dosys.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

FL alcalde y cuatro concejales del
ayuntamiento dc Naranjito han presen-
tado una instancia solicitando Sc le CON .
ceda dicho municipio un credito de
$500 pesos para atenciones del mismo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

que Sc hat de abonar no exceda i 10 que
haydepOsitada. i. .i-5s-s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

. P. M. septiembre "a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

La Suprema Corte de Justicia ha de Z.
vuelto informado el oficio que Sc le trans
cribio de la ACADIA de Caguas. relative
al expediente que instruy6 el Juez de Il:
irstancia de dicha ciudad sobre entrega
del ex depositario de aquellos fondos
municipales don Jose 1. Esteras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

clataa para 50 pals, pe.o los ameficanos,
|segdn 1itimas nuticias, seran los dueilos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

FL alcalde de Arecibo manifesto no
tener partida en- presupuesto para aten-
der a las ohras de un banco de arena y
estancamiento de las aguas producido
por el desvio del rio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

Por la ACADIA de Lajas Sc ha enviado
a la Secretaria civil ell expediente pro.
movido a instancia de don Francisco Ri.
vera, contra el reparto de la contribution
territorial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

Cristino Santos, de Juncos. fue conde.
nado por ell tribunal de Humacao, en- jul
clio oral celebrado el 23 de este mes & la
peus de seis meses y un dia de prisi6n
mayor por lesioneaa Nicomeddees Cruz Hs:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-09-25

La alcaldfa de Santa Isabel manifesto
que lie sera impossible abrir los es:ableci
mientos de enselanza por haber queda.
do destruidas las casas que ocupaban las
cuelas y no rener recursos con que le
vantarlas.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02

slider whether or no they will drop popu-
ism and all of It's fads and accept here
after the principles and nominees of the
democratic party. The meeting of Deem
Der IA viii determine this question. If the
populists are coming over to the denoc-
raey, body, boots and breeches, we'll and
good but any trlckery in the matter should
be sternly met and resisted by democratic
county executive committees throughout
the state. Any such trlekery as was pro-
posed at the conference of November "a
should be defeated. It is an invitation to
diekers, not ON the basis of democracy,
but on the basis of spois alone. Each
county committee can defeat all such trick
cry by simply taking steps to enforce the
conditions of the state committee. namely,
by p1edging every voter in primaries to
support the principles and nominees of
the democratic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
KILLED BIG MoUNTAIN LION

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Lovers of forest sport who find tame the
usual offerings of the woods may be So
laced with the rare luck of Frank Rean-
Ter. or Capitola, who few days ago bag
eed one of the biggest mountain lions that
ever came a hunters way. Reanier's nerve
and experience with a rifle stood him IN
good stead when he faced his prize, as a
miss might have meant a most unpleasant
encounter at close quarters. The fortunate
marksman is manager of Camp Capitola
and one of the best-known men in Santa
Cruz county. Trudgng through the tower
ing redwoods, gun in hand, he was startled
by the peculiar actions of his dogs. They
came tearing through canyon in hot pur-
suit of something, and, after q half-hour's
absence, doubled on the trail with an en-
ergy that quickened Reaner's blood. He
heard them ten minutes later a half mile
away barking like mad and knew they had
surrounded their quarry. 1t took Reanier
an hour and a half to get to the spot, and
there he found the hounds frantic with eX-
element as they vainly tried to climb a
high tree on a branch of which crouched
d gigantic lion.
Now, Reanler mad not been looking for
lions, and the discovery sent a delightful
shiver down his spine He had shot this
kind of game before, but the unexpected
sight of the huge beast above his head
was one to make him need all the GOODNESS
his friends claim for him, The lion was
far out on a thick limb and with its hind
legs embracing the wood, seemed ready to
furl his powerful bulk at the hunter. The
latter took a good sight and fired as the
animal raised himself to spring.
The bullet broke a foreeg and sent the
lion back against the trunk of the tree
where he snared and glared hatred at his
enemy Reanier came closer and drew a
long bead for the eye So careful was he
in his adjustment and so little regardful of
his targets actions that as he settled him.
self for the telling bullets speeding he all
but failed to see the hghtning-like motion
of the wounded lion, who launched himself
like a thunderbolt at the man. But Rean-
Ter had his measure, and halfway between
the tree and his rifle muzzle the leaden
death found the brain of the magnificent
lion. He rolled at Reanier's feet before the
echo ended and had only strength before
lie closed his eyes to brain dog that in
truded on his dying agonies.
Reanier is a tall man, but beside the
victim of his skill and courage he is a
pigmy. The skin of the big Hon has been
tanned and now hangs as a GORGEOUS dec
Grafton on the wall of Reaniers office in
Capitola. There more lions On these
regions for the man who dares..
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Peace in the Upper Nile Country.

In the rush and fury of the South African
war, and the onslaughts of the fiery Otis in
the Philippines, public attention has over
looked to some extent an important battle
in the Sondan. 1t will be remembered that
Lord Kitchener dealt the fanatics of the
green flag a terrible blow at Omdurman last
September; but the Khalfa escaped and
so did Osman Digna, and they rallied
new army. This army was overtaken by
Colonel Wingate at Omdebrekas last week,
and destroyed, or at least broken into
pieces The Khalifa, his two brothers, the
Mahdrs son and many emirs were slain.
Osman Digna escaped, but it is scarcely
probable that he can rally a new army, af-
ter the terrible defeats he has encountered.
These battles mean that the vast region
of the Upper Nile is now open to peaceful
development-tha the work which General
Gordon undertook in 1884 in the fertile provi-
ences of the Upper Nile is to be carried out.
Lord Kitchener has already taken steps to
establish a college at Khartum, and under
his guidance as goVerhor-Senerd II 10 pe-
lieved the happiness of millions of people
can be restored. Under the tyrants of
Mahdism the people of great provinces
have borne untold sufferings. Famine and
slavery and cruelties of all sorts have been
their portion. British rule will be apt to
restore to these provinces peace and pros
perity. 1t has accomplished much in the
Lower Nile country. and it is not expect
ing too much from it when expectations of
provinces of the Sudan are entertained.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
NORTHERN CURIOSITY

Victor Smith in the New York Press.
Bill Arp has been in Meridian, Miss, and
while there heard this story: A Boston
man who had never been south before said
to Mayor Dial that me would especially
like to see where the negroes lived and
how they lived, so the mayor took him to
"nigger town." As they drove up they
heard numerous women and children
laughing immoderately and talking mer-
rily. what are they laughing at?" in
quired the stranger. Il thought they never
laughed" The mayor replied: "Why, they
laugh all the time; they laugh at any
thing" rs it possible?" replied the other,
wonderingly. Suppose you stop and ask
them what they are laughing at? My curl
osity is greatly excited" The mayor called
woman he knew: "Hannah come here.
This gentleman comes from the north-up
in Gods country-and he says he did not
know that negroes ever laughed. He would
like to know what you all were laughing
at just now as We drove up" This pro-
voked another spell, and all they got out
of Hannah was: Jimmy axed Mandy which
wuz de most alike, 'possum or a coon"
Inc stranger was profoundly impressed,
and made note in his memorandum book.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
sENAroR RiORGAN

From the Knoxville CTenn.) Sentinel.
Although we do not agree with Senator
Morgan in all that he advocates, he is UNI
doubtedly one of the greatest men the
south has produced since the war. What
ever he favors he does in q most vigorous
manner, and his opinions, no matter
whittier popular or unpopular always COM
mand respect. Senator Morgan favored
the annexation of Hawaii, and is in
sense an expansionist. But he doesn't be-
lieve in annexing a dependency without
giving to it every right which We ourselves
enjoy under the American constitution. He
is, therefore, not an imperialist. To Sena-
tor Morgan more than to any one else the
people of the island of Cuba owe their
freedom from Spain. And no doubt it will
be himself who will lead the United States
to fulfill it's pledge and withdraw the mill
tary government. Senator Morgan is also
a pioneer in the cause of bimetalHsm.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
NE6R). SIN NEW YORK

From the Washington Post.
THE next census is going to show an
astonishingly large negro population in
New York CITY," said f. L. Batner, of that
city, at the Shoreham
Il have lived in New York all my life,
and being somewhat of a student of racial
and social questions, have paid some atten-
ton to the drifting tides of humanity that
crowd Manhattan's shores. In the past
eight or ten months have been struck with
the increased numbers of colored people
above Twenty-third street / spoke of this
the other day to very intelligent negro,
who has store in the district where so
many of his race are TO be noted, and he
confirmed my view of the increased African
influx.
81 asked him to what cause he attributed
the immigration, and his explanation was
that large numbers had come from the
southern states, owing to racial disturb
ances and lynching bees. Some had actual
ly been driven out, and other had been in
cited to leave through fear. There is a pos
sbnity that his theory may contain germ
of truth, but It is not a complete solution.
Ny own idea is that the greatest city of the
nation has just about the same attractive
force for blacks as it has for whites.
Doubtless New York is lucky in being as
remote as it is from the plantations, lest
great crowds of Afro-Americans might
come swarming out way to their own detri-
ment as well as ours"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
THE DIsPENsARY AGAIN

From the Lafayette Sun.
George e. Burnett has just returned from
visit to Dothan, Ala. where he went as a
representative of the city council to inves-
tigate the workings of the dispensary at
that place. He reports that the people are
delighted with the workings of the dspen-
sary. and the universal opinion is that it is
the ideal way to handle the whiskey dues-
ton. The best class of citizens are heartily
in sympathy with the dispensary and say
they would not exchange for open saloons
for any consideration. The new plan has
done a great deal to better the morals of
the town and to decrease crime. The books
of the mayor show a decrease in the fines
greater than could have been expected.
The Lafayette council are taking steps to
open up on January l, and will see that it
is conducted according to law.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Grove and nti-CroWe

The anH-Crowe populists held a confer
ence November "a, and adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
First, That we earnestly recommend a
thorough organization of our party in every
county and district of the state.
Second, That we insist that our state
executive committee should be called to
meet at an early day to consider and adopt
such measures as may be for the best in
terests of our party.
Third In matters local, we recommend
that the county organizations be left free
TO manage their own affairs so as best 10
further the cause and principles of the
populist party" q
In other words, they said they would de-
family remain populists, making in the
meanwhile any dcker in the counties they
respectively can. They can make none
with democrats, because when they re-
solved to maintain thorough organization
OF the populist party in every county and
district they declared that they would re-
main populists. This shuts them out of
democratic primaries, for such primaries
are expressly limited to democrats. No one
can honestly cast vote IN one of such
primaries unless he is ready to accept 1.-THE
principles and nominees of the democratic
party"
DR.. Grove, as chairman of the populist
state executive committee, has summoned
his brother committeeman, and they will
meet In this city on December IA to con-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Issues of the Land Deal.

The esteemed court journal says the only
issue in the university land deal relates to
the price of the land-was $12 80 an acre a
satisfactory price? This is good issue,
one that needs investigation; but it is not
by any means the sole issue. There are two
more, namely:
1. Did the deal break up pending negotia-
tions for the leasing at good rates of the
property sold?
3 Why was the deal so quietly made
without the property being offered for bids
from the public, and after the lands were
sold, why was the fact kept secret for
two months thereafter?
1t should be remembered that the lands
in question belonged to the people-not to
corporation or private institution. They
once belonged to all the people of the coun-
try. and for good reasons they were given
to the people of Alabama. In all other
states-in every other state-sales of such
property are conducted with the utmost
openness and publicity. Mississippi is to-
day engaged in selling $4,000 acres of timber
lands, belonging to her university. Every
step taken is public and open. Why was
land belonging to the people of Alabama
privately and quietly sold? And above
all else, why was the transaction kept
profound secret two months?
The issue as to pending proposition to
lease the lands sold in the September meet
ing should be rigidly and thoroughly inves-
tigated, and if it is established efforts to
y break up the sale should be redoubled The
sale itself should be attacked, and DIT should
be broken, if that be possible
These are issues that are to be met These
are issues that the alumni have right to
raise at their meeting in Tuscaloosa on De-
cember 10, and they are issues that the
people of Alabama will discuss without any
relation to the limitations that any one
may prescribe. Everyone should in fact de-
mand the fullest investigation, instead of
limitations upon it. Anything less than the
fullest investigation-one unhampered by
any limitations whatever-will prove unsat-
isfactory to the people and to the univer-
Sity
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
No NeutraIs in This Campaiun.

In view," says the Talladega Mountain
Home, "of the present sharp contest for
the succession of Senator Morgan, the can
didates for the legislature will be required
to declare their preference, whether for
Morgan or Johnston, in their announce
ments Few of them failing to declare for
our senior senator will get there
The truth is, any candidate or aspirant
who declines or neglects to say that his
personal and representative choicesi is John
Tyler Morgan should at once he counted
an anti-Morgan man, for in nineteen cases
out of twenty he will prove that kind of
man. He is trying to get Morgan votes on
false pretenses.
No man should be supported in any con-
test at any time who does not deal with
the people frankly, openly and above4board,
and this general proposition is particularly
applicable to the pending senatorial can
vass. man who is sailing under neutral
colors in this campaign is trying to cheat
somebody. Neutral colors are evidence of
fraud, and they are particularly SO in this
canvass.
But no one will be deceived if all the
neutrals clAzzaa as anti Morgan. No
candidate who fsassfendly to and proposes
to support Alabama's great senator is
ashamed to say so. MOI one who loves AL
abama's grand old man, who is as poor i'm
this worlds goods as he was when he en-
tered the senate twenty-three years ago,
will hesitate to declare his preference. No,
not onei Those who refuse to unequivo-
cally state their choices are at heart anti
Morgan men, and they will dicker and deal
against him if they are sent to Montgom-
cry.
Every county should have out-and-out
Morgan candidates, and no friend of John
Tyler Morgan should vote for neutral. a
neutral will, if watched, to be found to he
in communication with the court, and to
he ready for deals of all sorts. Beware of
neutralsl Avoid them in the primaries and
at the polls.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
A PICTURE
la c. e. Dorr.

BY Julia c. e. Dorr.
A lovely bit of dappled green
Shut in the circing hills between,
While farther off blue mountains stand
Like giant guards on either hand.
The quiet road in still repose
Follows where'er the river flows;
And in and out 1t glides along,
Enchanted by the ripping song.
Affair, / see the steepled town
From yonder hillside looking down;
And sometimes, when the south wind
swells.
Hear TIE faint Ginning of its bells
But under these empowering trees
Lulled by the hum of droning bees,
The old brown farmhouse seems to sleep,
So calm its rest is and so deep.
Yonder. beside the rustic bridge,
From which the path climbs yonder ridge,
The lazy cattle seek the shade
By the outrageous willows made.
The sky is like hollow pearl
Save where warm sunset clouds unfurl
Their flaming colors. Lo! star,
Even as gaze. CLEANS forth ATARI
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
swILLaRD's HOTEL TO GO
A Long Line of Distinguished Men Were En-
tertained There

Wizards hotel, so long a landmark of
Washington, where so many presidents
have spent their first night in town just
before Inauguration, is to disappear. For
over half a century says a Washington
letter, the building has belonged to the VIII
lard family, whose peculiarities of business
management made it almost foregone
conclusion that the old hotel would remain
unchanged forever. The death of the oldest
of the three brothers, however, together
with certain consultations of interest has
put the ownership in the hands of Joseph
Willard, a young and enterprlsing Virginia
lawyer who it not content with the old
order of things. He has formed a company,
and has plans prepared for one of the finest
buildings, Mr.. Willard says, which the dis
trict has thus far seem
1t was at Wizards that Lincoln slept
when he first came to Washington, in 1861.
1t was past Wizards that regiment after
regiment marched on down over the Long
bridge into the war of the rebellion, and
Mcclellan, Hooker, Burnside and other
noted generals reviewed their armies from
the little balcony on the Fourteenth street
side.
There have been rumors of a plan to
tear down the old Wizards and to put up
a new structure for many months, but the
gentlemen interested have always up to
the present time said that they had moth
ing to give out regarding the matter.
lease on the property, it is said, has been
one of the matters that has prevented any
contamination of the plan until recently.
The architect is now working on the
plans, and it is expected construction will
begin early in the spring. charter was
granted to a company in Virginia a few
weeks ago to "buy, construct or operate
hotel in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes" Mr.. Willard was one of
the incorporators. E. ]. Stellwagen was
another. 1t is now known that this com
pany will build the new Willard.