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-. Aver domlDgo tuveron una entire
vista en Arecibo los lefores don Jorge Fin
lay Director d. Bsaoo Colonial con don jose
Ruiz Ssgredo Aloade de aquella Villa, con
objeto de tratar del empr6stito de 40, 600 do =
liars para Ia te m n 'ci6l de las obras de acue
duoto y que tsnto emfeho dem1estra ell Homo
rable General Davis por todos los adelantos de
Areoibo. La Comisi6n sali6 muy satisfeohs y
pronto serA an hecho la termination de dioha
operaci6D.
-. Segun notioias de Ssnto Domingo
es probable que SO hsga por ORC ell oanje de los
billetes de BAnoo. qua tanta depreciation lie
garon sufrir, empezsndo Ia operaci6n ell dfa
ls del actual. No Sc tienen detalles del modo
de efsctuarla.
-. El vapor eConde Wifre 10. estA s
la carga en- Baroelons, de ouyo puerto saldra
ell dfa 20 del corriente mes.
- Sc desea alquilar ell piso baio de la
casa ndmero so de la Gale de San Francisco,
en- esta Capital. Inf m ,rAn en- el primer pis,
de la misma. 81
., -. Sc nos dice que la gran Comp.nf,
lirics dranatios que dirije el se1or Leiol baba-
"a que con tsnto 6xito trsbaja en- Ponce, una
VIZ terminals la temporsda que tiene anunois-
da en- esta Capital, ira Areoibo donds darA
una seris de faneiones para las qae sabemos
existe gran animaci6n en- aquel entusiasta pt
blioo. Don Francisco Torres Cor Zero estA en-
cargado de abrir ell ab' no en- aquella Wills
~ E. l % de formsoi6n de matrfculas
de industria oomercio, cobrado en- Lagaas.
durante el mes de JUNO dtimo, ssciende 4 80
centavos.
-. Han sido oonderadas las contribuoio
mes que adeudan al Estsdo dof1a\ Jaans sana
btiA viuda de Colon, dofa Domingo Rosa y
dona Valentine Morales, oorrespond;entes al
ejercicio de 1907 & 90.
~. Ha fallecido en- Rincon, don Tomas
Lorenzo, Conceal de squsl Ayuntamiento r
!. P.
-. 81 Ayantamiento de Utusdo hs pro
puesto don Esteban de Ia Ross, para cubrir
una vaoants de CONCEAL, de aquel Ayunta-
miento.
-. Hs sido remitido al Jefe del Presi-
dio departmental, Ia iiqaidaoi6n de oondens
del coninado Emilio Alvarez Rivera.
-. El Ayuntsmiento de Arecibo, pro
pone s Ia Secretarfa de Estsdo 10 ce,i6n los
munioipios, de ID contribution territorial. b.
saudo su petieion en- que en- los Estados Uni
dos las contribuciones direotss 500 existe1 pa
ra stender los servioios pablicos looalss.
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tar mayor Boirrnsn, auritiaron efcasmente {
Ii antoridad municipal para 81 restableoimiento
del orden. ssssss
- III Elcom.ndsnte unilitar envi6 al paseo dc
Arango dos comp MISS al soldados americana
que hicieron parar el fusgo 81 piquete garan.
tizsron 81 orden en- aquel sitio. -.
81 Official que mandaba el piquete que Gus
todis 81 dinero, alega que estaba fuera del pues
to y dioe que no orden6 ef fuego. =
Desde- et principio del desgraciado suceso
10 pelicfs detnvo dos do los amerioanos pro
movedofes del esosndalo.
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CONTRIBUCIONES.

FL sistema contributivo en- Puerto o-Rico
consisti6 siempre en- cobrar todo 10 que pudiera
oobrsrse al pueblo, gsstar todo 10 que pu'
diers gastarse. FL collector de contribaoiones
fu6 s,empre considerable como reminisoencia
del diablo que extendfa % aombra hasts el ho'
gar del mas pobre y del mas hunilde. Fl
gran numsro de empleados, Ia santidad necesa
bierno, tsnto general cusnto municipal, los
gastos de reoaadaoion, fueron carga casi insos'
tenible por su maguitud.
Que 10 repartian lss contribuciones de
modo illegal, injusto desigual, 10 proeba el
heoho de q0e los repartidores de oontribuoiones
Sc dejaron siempre sobornar por los mas rioos
con perjuioio de los mas pobres. Era asunto
muy conooido que las contribuoiones sobre Ia
propiedad se subordinsban siempre 4 las conve.
nienoias de Ia smistad y del favoritismo.
Pusie, pues, comprenderse oaan injusta
mente &c distribuian esas oargas 80 hacian las
recaudacioDes, bajo leyes dehoIentes y ouyes
10 eran aun mas.
Sc imponisn contribuoiones sobre las rem
tas de Ia propiedad, en- proportion los bene6.
oios que producian. La propiedad que NADIA
products. NADIA pagaba, quedando libre de las
oargas munioipales 6 del Estado, en oiertos
oasos las propiedades de aqaelos que SO veian
favorecidos por la amietad el parentesco,
quedabsn tambien libre de impuestos.
S.stema semejants no es sin6 un premio 1
Ia pereza, rsoompensa s Ia indolencia. Era
tambien objeto para las classes mas acouodadas,
de ooultsr disminuir sus entradas, usando los
medios su alosnce para ganarse 81 favor COM
prado del collector, quedando los mas pobres &
Ia merced del repsrtidor.
Es indisputable que tai sistema de oontri'
buciones debe oambisrse para oonformsrlo &
mstodos mas modernos, opinando esta Conf
ei6n que deben adoptarse los m6todos emplea.
dos = consideration como los mejores, en- los
Estados Unidos.
(ContinuQrG
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ninos pdblicos = estableoerse .asilos para los

minos pdblicos y sstableoerse .asilos para los
pobYes.
Nosotros nos permitiremos proponer
una forms dc gobierno , leJes contributivas
para ios Municipios de Pae Rico, que serkn
establishments iguales & las existentes hoy en-
los Estados Unidos; leyes tales que quitarAn un
peso enorme aquel pueblo, protegi6ndole en-
sus lntereses al tratarse de las inversiones que
&c hagan de los dineros que quo al tesoro
municipal, gosando ell benefioio complete de
las mismas.
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BANCO ESPANOL De PTO-RIC0. .
1so DIVIDENDO DE UTILIDADES.

En- oumplmiento de 10 acordado por el
Cousejo de Gobierno on session de 10 del actual,
desde el LINES II del mismo, quedarA alberto
el pago del ls' DIvIDENDo AcTlvo de este Es-
tablecmiento.
Los interesados podrAn reeojer en- Seoreta
RIA. las horas de despaoho los recibos necesa-
rios al efecto, debiendo aoredtar ell oaracter
con que csncurran 10 que 10 efectuen en- repre-
sentaoion agens.
Pto Rico l2 de Julio de 1s99-El Sub
Gobernador- Carlos Me- Solsr
Sac 6-5
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Fuegos artificia|es do Ia compahia Pain

Los mejores para Ia celebration del 4 de Julio
cuslquiera otrs fiesta, de 10 oelebrada fabrica.
DION Pain, DE venta, muy baratos, en- Ia Of
DINA de los Sres Dooley. Smith & Co.-Tetuan
SO San Juan rEnvie sus 6rdenes tiempo.
N 8O-28
-. Aver sali6 para Ponce, . tom,r pose.
sion de fu dest stino de oirujano Jefe del Hospital
militsr de squella oiadad, Mr.. Bailey Z.
Ashford, aoompafado de "a j6ven ssposa dofa
Maria A Lopez, hija de nusstro Director.
Buen visje grsts permsnenoia en- Ia ciudad
del Sar dasesztos los desposados.
-. En- ID anterior semans han ocurrido
en- todo el termino de Arecibe 80 defunciones
de las one correspondent 20 sdultos J diez nifos
sin que hsyan lido osusadas por enfermedadss
epidemicas nj oontsgiosas.
- Segun dice Ia eDemoorsoia, por csrta
que hs reoib.dp de los Estsdos Unidos serA re.
lsvado del puesto que ocapa en- el gobierno de
esta 1sla el mayor Sharpe, destinkndolo Fill.
pinas.
-. Mas de 200 personas se han arrodilla.
DO aver creyendo que era el viAtico al YER los
dos tremendos paraguas que aver estabsn . las
elegantfsimas m antillss, J ell mejor surtido en-
telas de mods, Fortalezs 25. 2
- Los braoercs de San German han e!e-
vsdo una instsncis al General Davis Gobsrns.
dor del Departmental, solicitando trabajo
manlfestando.e Ia urgente necesidsd que tienen
de 81 para atender sus urgentes necesidades;
por ser muy extensa no Ia publicamos.
-. En- Ssnturce ha deoomis ado 10 policfa
ouartillos dc feuhe adultersds, cue vendfa
Angel Ayals.
-. 81 alcalde de Areoibo, solicits de 10
Secretsrfs de Hacienda que Sc lie indique el
procedimiento que debe segair, On 10 relstivo .
10 entrega do dinero por los recaudadores del
distrito.
- Eu el puerto de Aayaguss, hay los 81.
guientes bu4ues de cabotaje: Agaadillsna, Nj.
ia. Ana Maria Guadalupe, Pendientss do fs.
to-.
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so'aen-r1 viajes genea<
In nFrenc1a mas "4llos. que puedo Jejarae nlorr
able depuey de ha5yr so en- vot un oor1nro
para polza perio-
dos dermnades a los de emission.
No caduca despuas vigor
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Parmte canho de benefrio que
Eados 1nIdo= zonora6 WILLIAM Mac Kmr7
azt1 ssasorado Ia me" YoRR LIFE por la cadad 10000
NEw Yoak LIFE por $4,000
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'oiza5, ~
LOS NAYORES PRlvLhGIOS LAS MENORES
las Pozas
saldados valons anticipates
GARANr1zA a oerooo de la poua
De ojeada ,ar, do
resultadcs " ~
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Es la
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ac1p uaa6n.
PARA INFORMES SEGUROS 1885,
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| EN ESTA IMPRENTA
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COMPAN|A DE Los FFRR0CARRTES De PT0-R|C0,
TRENES DESDE EL 10 De SEPTIEMBRE.
-TREN CORREo No. l. -TREN c0RREo No. q
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ao abso|utamente mpaca de la opinion de prensa
AnO TX. Mum. 32144.
Legad & vuestros hiioS

bendecn
fohzo era
ss dees
asrando M Xdas de aqued perennes Asgese POI
VeF de La
las h nras delsadaS % no bsa 10 ase eeb9
P par de una Guchada Emulsion de Scott e tado dejn
1es e de hgado de bacaa9 digedo de
dhea~c
11UrrICos. NJEvA
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-01-19

- Wtegenauesb Der Il r :
Tide @ugenat5t, Der !Seraog Or. Garl
Sbeobor, nit Ieiner freituiuieen Gr5ts
lidsn pflidt nimmt, Seist, bab er
pdbrenb ieines Susbaufentbaltes in
Dab Sreut (bas inn gebDrt) gu Ius
genpperationsn ie fir einen 8ormittug
sigens bon &reut mad Miin9en retit.
3ur Sinz uno RiidreiIe brau6t er an
sipDlf Stanben! g(ber bic 8linit in
Miin9en 1T bersits er1ffnet, Oieienise
in Segerniee geIdlofen eineu rllrs
Iaub" ertbeilt ii9 Der 9er5og : Doctor
ni6t germ!
-GinS oIbat, 6 miIeSous
bert, Der in ben MilitdrpertftGtten
gu Bona %(9llgerien llniformItiide
entrpenoet bate uno als 0eierteur pies
Der eingebru6t porben mar, lpuroe
BON benz 8riegsssri9te in G%onItuntine
perurtbeilt. oils er bds llrtbsil, bas
auf lebensldnglt9e 3pangsarbeit
~lautete, pernabm, rib er bic &n6pfe
ieiner Uniform ub unb mari Iie BEN
Sberiten, Der ben 8oriib fiibrts, an
ben Sopf. Sieruuf purbe bic Sobess
Itrafe iiber i'm %berbdngt. 9rabe bas
babe er gerpo1t, ertIdrte nun Soubsrt;
Der Sob lei ibm lieber als 60 qualoole
Sabre.
Gin eigentbimGi9c
S9aufpiel bot ii9 bieIer Sage ben
Pufanten Der S~eruIalemer gaee in
DarIdau bar. Bon elmer Mense ueus
siertser Safer umseben, lam S9ritt
Dor S9ritt elm 8auerntuugsn, auf benz
Elm pffener Sare Itunb, oes Deses sez
spsen; in BEN Sarge aber lag elm
Srsis, Der bic Msuss nit slsi9giltigem
Bid betra9tete, uno boran I9ritt Elm
iun9er Bauer, in oeHen Saltung unb
Seii6tsausbrud ii9 tiefe Srauer 5u
srtennen CAB. Sin S9ubmonn belt
ben feltfamen 3us an unb frdete ben
Bauer nu6 Der 9eoeutung besIelbsn.
Dieier erpioerte, er brinee Ieinen
tranten Batter aus benz Soipital mad
Sauie uno babe untsripegs 9lei9 einen
Sars getauft. 9a es benz 2lten, Der
bod balb iterben perbe, slei6giltis lei,
mo er liege, babe er ibn in ben Sarg
sebettet. Quf @erlansen Der YoliSet
muBte Der Mann Iid baSu bequemeu,
feinen Batter auf benz Wagen gu plds
ciren unb ben Surg 8u idIisbsn.
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SellerDffnung unO brad bas Send.
Guuet.

Teuefottnu19 uno oraG d Senla.
gdpep.
Iegerten. Soiepb 9to2 i9oB
in bal6trultenem 3uitano uuf etnen
Snaben, Der, ipie 8lp9 meinte, i'm
beIeibigt bate. Sn Der 0unteIbeit
truF er ben llnri9tt9en, einen S9eOs
Dor @lanSmonn, Dem Die S9rotlds
bung ms GsG9t ging. Der S9iibs
puroe ms GefGngniB ab9efiibrt.
9tbertit Bel Der Iogenamten
&%aiiermiible puroe bie2eiGe oes pars
Observation-Disclosures Sob. DGber BON
&ommersro6r aus benz Babe geSogsn.
Der 8erItorbene fiel permutbli9, als
et BON Der Nrbett lam, in Der 9untelz
belt in ben Bad uno tOnnte ii9 ni9t
mebr rettsn.
8urgborf. Die aFiIen ba6en
ben 2~2idbrtgen oerbetratbeten Gubolf
Sdneioer pon 8iiren gum Sof tpegen
llnterI@lugung unb 9iebitabl i'm
Bertbe DON 5uIdnmen $50 Srancs gu
Is Wtonaten 3u9tbaus perurtbeilt.
Der Gommis Sacob SGggli, % Sabre
aft, erbielt ebenfaqs ipegen unterI9laz
gung Is Mondte 3uAtbaus.
G9ur. 70 Sabre alt ltarb bier Der
gu6oruder @brtit. Senti BON Waltr.
@r bate Qnno 1847 am Sug Der
9iinbnertruppen ms Seiiin tbeilges
nommen.
GumbeIs. Sier lit Der lebte
2anoammdnn bes alien 9eriGtes, 8.
9, Grpugaus, i'm 2tltsr BON Sc Sabren
g%eitorben.
Seiterreif= llng1rH.
Dien. Der S9riftiteIer 4bplpb
&ulta lit i'm Qlter bon 70 Sabren ges
ftprben. &ultd bat an Der 9epegung
oes Sabres 1S48 tbeilgenommen unb
mar Mitslieb Der utabsmiI9en 2egion.
= 8erI9punoen 1T Der Snbaber Des
Deli uno PetroleumgeI9Gfts Srans
5leii6mann, XVIII, S9ulgafe Ho.
l pobubaft, unter Sinterlufung elmer
S6ulbenldit BON 10000 9ulben. -
Qus 6urdt Dor benz @rblinoen beging
Der % Sabre dlte Mebictnsr @nton
8tIonib Selbitmorb. - Der 9ergols
oergebiIfe Carl Ni9udD, Sttatring,
S%runnengahe go. IA np9nbaft, bat
ii4 in einem QnfaIe BON @eiItesIt0z
rung in einem Safe am peter mittels
Gpantali pergiftet. - Mittelit &epolz
pers entletbte ii9 Der q Sabre dlte
Inton Hiimberg, neil feline Q%n9e6Driz
gen nt9t in bic bon inn gsplante Der
binbung nit einem mittelloIen MGoz
den einpiaigen polten. - gu SlpUlf
Sabren i6peren &erters perurt6eilte
Der 9eri9tsbof ben 27iGbrigen s3iegels
oeder SoIef @iter. @r iiberfiel uno be-
raubte in einem Bart ben ~3Oid6rigen
nit @piIepiie bebafteten pfriinonet
6ran3 Deis6aupt.
4ufftg. 9eItpr6en lit Der 9iirs
gerI3ul SateGet 5rdn5 Ri9tsr. Gr
purbe 1927 gu R0brsborf bel Sainss
pad geboren uno na9 @%bIolpirung Der
tbeologii4en unb pbiloIopbiI9en Stu
oien am 25. Suli 1852 gum 9rieIter
getpeibt.
8ubapef. @robfeuer entItano
in Der 2inaer'i9enS ptritusfabrit. Ser
S4aoen 1T beoeuteuo. - Der Snfans
teriIt bes 80. Snfanterie : Regiments
Sobann Rptb purbe bonn Srtegsges
ri9te gum 3pbe Derurtbeilt, neil er 6ei
elmer llebung Oas @epebr gegen Isinen
3ugsfiibrer erbo6en bate.
N%ireHlburg.
Guremburg. Sn ben Stadium
gen bes am 8abnbof Wobnbaften
96antpirtbs 8aiIer : Sturm, bic
pom 9ferbebGuoler 9auI S6mib be-
nubt puroeu, brad 5euer aus; Der
entitanoene S6aOen betrdgt 5000
Srancs.
GapeIIen. Oas 4iG6rige S1bns
den bes Q(derers s. g. RauI9 purbe
BON eiuem porbeitommenben Subrpert
ii~berfabren unp auf Der STEELE ses
t00tet.
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GDIn. StedbriefIi9 perfolgt pirb
Der Der Sbeilnabme an Der @rmor=
Dung bes RObrlegers aboIpb Setpertb
in90lns 2%inpentbal perbG9tiste, am 2.
april 1861 gu 9armen geborene Sage
IDbner SOiepb Rpl.
4a6en. Bon Der Griminalpoliz
Sei lit Y~oitafiitent Sintenbrunot, Der
aus Montjoie pegen urtunbenfdlz
Idurg unb llnteri4lasung flii9tig
mar, fsitQenpmmen ipprbsn.
8urm.n. 9udbsderseTeGIe @u.
quit 8ii9lins, Der bier in Der Ra9t
sum 81. SUM b. 5. ben 6abriturbsiter
8er6ert ermproet bat, 1T in 8pbeuu in
alsier feItgenummen tporoen. Seine
auslieferung lit erfOl9t; er befinbet
fi9 i'm 9efdnenib gu @lberf.lb.
8tngerbriid d. SIM bieIigen
Rdngtrbabnbof purbe Der 9sbienItete
Gdes aus Miiniter 8piI4en ben Puff
fern eroriidt.
0HffsIborf. @esen Maiez
itatsbeleisiguns mub Der Sdubma9er
Seiuri6 Yorsborn Is Monate Sc
fdnsnib ubiiBen.
Eropiu5 SsIen.N aRan.
8affel. Ro4 in iunsen Sabren
itarb WoIer Gmil Zimmerman. elm
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Br0Din; SdIeFeH

SrssGau. Die bisiiGe Straf.
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9ambur9. Der l~argidGrtge Ger
treter Der Expedition osg nSaMburgtr
Gprreip," unO Der r9amb. 9DrIenb,"
2,opolo SiitI6te, lit mad turSsn aeiz
ben i'm utter pom So Sabrsn geitorbsn.
- Der Director Der Mineral : Selfds
bril- BON 2llbre6t &c So, Giop, lit bel
Der @erlabunssbriide i'm Safen ers
trunten. @fop mar 35 Sabre alt, aus
Seiterrei9 sebiirtig unb elm febr INTEL
lisenter Sedniter uno Gbemiter. Gr
binterldbt cine iungs Dittpe unb Elm
S06terden. - S9lG6termcifter Ilz
bre6tIen, Der nit $4,000 Mart IN
Goncurs 9erietb, purbe BON berStrafz
hammer bes 2anogeriGts tpsgen Gonz
e%ursper9ebens gu elmer Bode 8efGngz
nib perurtbeilt, neil er ourb iibermGz
bige @erluite i'm 8DrIenIpiel feline
@GGubiaer ssI9Gbist bat. = Der
Shneibermeiiter Saube itiir5te an Der
gde ber9riibers unb Dsritruse in cine
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9ingen. Bel Der StGticg
Sprenblingsn purbe Der Wei9enpIt,
ter Sir9bof bsim 9drrierei9lieben
iiberfubren. Dem rngliidIi9en tpurs
ben beibe 9eine abgefabrtn; balb ba-s
auf perItarb er i'm Carbohydrates.
9ieBen. 9eitorbsu 1T i'm 81. Gee
bensiabre Der GIteite 8iirser Der @es
meinoe, &onrab Seim. Gr mar in
ieinem 2sben ni9t trdnt setpeien uno
tpnnte in feiuen lsbten 2ebensiubrsn,
na6bsm sr friiber cine 9riae gebruudt,
pbne 8rile lefen.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
Bishop and Archbishop.

The st. Louis Republic prints the
following: Archbishop Ryan Of Phil
adelphia, who was formerly coadjutor
bishop to the late Archbishop Kenrick,
of ST. Louis, is one of the best known
wits in the Catholic hierarchy of the
United States. On the occasion of his
recent visit to st. Louis to officiate at
the golden jubilee celebration of 81.
Johns church, the Philadelphia pre.ate
rode in carriage to the parochial res
idence with Bishop Glennon, who also
assisted in the ceremonies Bishop
Glennon is rather diminutive in size,
and of slight build, especially in the
stomachic region, while Archbishop
Ryan is tall and very robust. AS they
alighted from the carriage Archbishop
Ryan said to his companion: Bishop
Glennon, / once was asked to explain
the difference between bishop and an
archbishop. / answered (and the arch
bishop extended his arms in semi
circle from his own healthy body, at
the same time glancing rather sharply
at Bishop Glennon): The difference is
all in the arch"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21

From sources not original he had
gathered these facts: In Norway, from
1869 to 1879, fourteen men were SEN
fenced to death and only three exc
cuted; in Austria. from 1870 to 1879.
there were S06 death sentences and
only sixteen executions; in Denmark.
from 1870 to 1880, ninety-four were SEN
fenced and one executed; in England.
about rs per cent of all the trials for
offenses not punishable by death re-
suited in conviction, while only 33 per
cent of the trials for offenses punish
able by death resulted in conviction: IN
the United States the average number
of tris,s for murder each year was
about $500 and there were from 100 to
$50 convictions. Holland has abolished
the death penalty, and there has been
a decrease in crimes formerly punished
in That way. In Portugal, which abol-
ished the death penalty in 1867, there
had been marked decrease in homi-
cides, as he had been assured by the
United States consul at Lisbon. who
had consulted native authorities.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
Giant Japanese Soldier.

A Japanese paper says that a SOL
dier of gigantic stature and enormous
strength recently had the honor of be-
ing presented to the emperor. He is
Private Yamashita of the Third regi-
ment of Nagoya field artillery. He en-
listed in December and is now 22 years
of age. His muscular strength is so
great that he can carry a field piece
on his shoulders and climb up noun
tain when horses are not available.
Yamashita regularly receives two
mems rations and his uniforms are
made to order.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
For Englnnd's Grentness."

Whether the Cape to Cairo Railway
be fantastic or reasonable, Mr.. Rhodes
is the man to carry it through. The
sooner people in Germany cease to
shrug their shoulders at the mention
of his name the better. 1t is no good
calling him an adventurer or GRIM
inal. Rhodes is cut out of the same
block as Give. In working for him
self he is also working for England's
greatness, and the rapture with which
he is greeted in England should awak-
en- within lis a desire to do for Ger
many what he has done for his native
land.-Berlin Localanzeiger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
MURDER AND ITS PENALTIES.
Statistics Regarding Effect of Capital
Punishment on This Crime.

Statistics Regarding Effect OF Capital
Puni,hment on This Crime.
From the New York Post: At
hearing before legislative commit
tee in Boston on bill for the abolition
of the death penalty, George L. Patter-
son of Cambridge presented statistics
bearing on the subject He said that
he had at one time made a special
study of the matter and had collected
considerable material from original
sources. In Michigan, which was the
first state to abolish capital punish
ment, there were thirty-seven murders
in the thirteen years preceding the
passage of the law abolishing the death
penalty, and thirty-one in the thirteen
years following its abolition, small
decrease on the face of it, but as the
population had in the second interval
increased about so per cent the actual
decrease in murder was more than 40
per cent. Rhode Island abolished the
death penalty in 1852, and from 1860
to 1870 the records showed that there
had been a decrease in the crime Of
murder OF about 40 per cent. In Wis
consin, where the penalty was abol-
ished in 1858, the decrease had been
about 3 per cent from 1871 to 1889,
and in Maine, where it mad been abol-
ished and reinstated and again abol-
ished, the decrease had been about the
same. In Iowa 1t had been abolished
and reinstated, but in the four years
from 1872 to 1876, while the penalty
was not in force, there was one mur-
der for every 100000 of the inhab-
itants, as against one murder for every
100000 in the four preceding years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
A Correspondent Among the Aborioines
of the Worlds Largest Island

(Port Moresby, New Guinea, Letter)
Eight months ago the Philippines
were as little known to the great
newspaper reading world as New
Guinea or Papua is today. New Guinea
lies right in the track of the steamship
route between Hongkong, Manila and
Sydney, N. S. w. Your representative
started from Sydney in October to Wis
1t the big tropical island, and saw what
must some day be country of great
progress and wealth.
The aboriginal population of New
Guinea is believed to exceed 1000, 900.
They are pure Papuans, and may be
described as a barbarc race. Many of
them are still cannibals; most of them
are warlike; and all of them are hon
est, which latter fact is sufficient proof
that they have not yet become civilized
in the ordinary acceptation of the
term. In appearance they are decided
ly picturesque, being well-formed and
graceful, and possessed of by no means
Unlocking faces. Their color ranges
from light to dark brown, some being
as fair as the Samoans, and others
heads and features vary so much in
size and shape that they cannot be
classed under any one type. Their hair,
which is wavy and luxuriant, they
wear mostly combed back over their
shoulders, and often held off their
foreheads by bands of fbers or beads.
In their hair, of which they are very
proud, they wear fancy combs in
geniously constructed of bamboo fish
bones. and artistically decorated with
feathers and beads. Some of the
coastal men dye their hair sort of
light red color. This is done by the
application of lime, but whether with
the fixed intention to dye It or with
the object of killing parasites. I am
unable to say. In agriculture. house
and canoe building, wood carving pot
terry making, and in several of the
minor arts of life, they have attained
fair degree of proficiency. Some of the