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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
Probability OF War
Between England
And France.

Tie tone of both the English anC
French press appears to be growing
more warlike every day now, espe-
cially, when it seems probable that
Great Britains will soon be relieved
Of her troubles in South Africa, not
only the London papers, but many of
the leaders of the Government par
ty, appear, by their utterances to
regard war as inevitable Sir. Joseph
Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary
in Lord Salisbury's Cabinet, is gu
oted as feeling especially warlike.
There is no question but that the
English people are much stirred up
and have been thrOughly aroused by
the in ulis OF the French and parti
culay by the brutal personal assa-
ults upon Queen Victoria, who is
beloved and reyerenced by the who,
le nation.
On the other hand, France feels
that it has many and serious causes
for resentment against England
Tie Fashoda affair made deep
impression. 1t has not been forgot
ten ard the French will be glad Of
an opportunity for revenge. Fac
country is strengthening and impr.
wing its navy. Each as large
army and England will have al,
army of 250,OOO men, whose expt
rience in the TraLsv al sill have
made them all tried veterans.
A war between England and
France will be no new thing.
They are ancient enemies, bu,
such war, if it comes, will be
fonght under entirely new condi-
tions. lie conflict would BE- Il stu
1sndous one
Ac,uaI bostiities may yet be aver.
ted, and in any case it is not proba
BILE France would engage in wal
until after the coming Paris Expo
sition.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
Archduke Ferdi-
nand's MOrganatiC
Marriage.

1t is reported that the Govern
ment of Austria has seized the gre
ater portion of an issue of the Wiener
1aeblatt because it published
story of the secret morganatic mar
riage of Archduke Francis FerdIn
and. heir presumptive to the Austrl
an throne.
Ferdinand is said to have been
for a long time in love with Count
ess Sufie Choeik. The story decla-
res that two months ago the Arch
duke arranged tc marry her at q
small village in South Hungary, but
Emuercr Franz Joseph discovered
the scheme and thWarted it.
Now it is said that the Duke
found a priest in a convent neal
Bruck au Der Muir, Styria, who was
willing to perform the ceremony,
and succeeded in having the mar
riage celebrated on Feb. g. The
bride is said to have remained al
Bruck au Der Muir. but the Duke
travels there from Vienna incognitC
each week.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09

meets with great opposition, and the
Emperor is ready to dissolve that
body, if necessary. The socialists,
the catholics and the sgriculturists
are against the project, while the
liberals and conservatives favor it.
Russia continues sending forces
to Asia, this excites England's
suspicious, and the London papers
contain alarming editorials. All
agree that the Shah of Persia has
become a vassal of the Tar and
papers like the Times and Globe
worn England to be ready to defend
her rights in Asia. England, howe
yer, will be equal to the emergency
and will not spare expenditure OF
men or money.
Five transports are sailing from
Southampton today with 5000 men
and an immense store of war mate
rial for South Africa.
Japan has sold to England the
large guns being constructed here
for that country.
England was wrong in provoking
a war with people fighting for theil
liberties. She should have remem
bered that Spain was an even gre
later Nation than she three hundred
years ago, and yet she has lost al
her colonial possessions by forcing
everything by arms.
LuiS Robinson.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
coined or issued by the United Sta

coined or issued by the United Sta
tes.
Hereafter silver certificates shall
be issued only Of denominations OF
$40 and under.
The amount of subsidiary silver
coin outstanding shall not at any
time exceed in the aggregate 800,
100000.
National banks with a capital of
not less than $4,000 may, with the
sanction Of the Secretary of the Ire
asury, will be organized in towns not
exceeding 5000 inhabitants.
National banks shall he entitled
to receive circulating notes equal in
amount to the par value of the bonds
deposited.
Every national bank having On
deposit bonds of the United States
bearing 2 per cent interest per an
mum, issued under the provisions o.
this act, shall pay tax of one fourtl
OF per cent each half wear upor
the average amount of such of it,
notes in circulation as are base(
upon the deposit of said 2 per cen
bonds.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
New Currency Bill.

The conference report on the Cur
/ rency bill was made TO both Housel
a few days ags. Immediate actor
was taken in the Senate and arran
cement was effected whereby some
member Of the Conference Com
! mittee will make a statement con-
cerning the changes made by the
conferrees, and the report will be ia
ken up p for cOnsideratiOn.s
The bill as agreed upon, and as II
will undoubtedly become a law, pro-
yides:
The dollar consisting Of twenty
i've and eight tenths grains OF gold
nine tenths fine shall be the standard
unit of value.
United States notes aad Treasury
notes issued under the act OF 1890,
when presented TO the treasury ioi
exemption, shall be redeemed n
gold.
1t shall be the duty Of the Secre-
try Of the IRE sury to set apart
fund, of $3.50, ,OOO.oG0 in gold coin
and bullion for r, denIption purposes
oaly, and to maintain the reserve.
If it falls belew sl00,0OO,000 The
Secretary Of the Tresfury is autho-
rized 10 sell OF issue 3 per cent bonds
to replenish it.
United States notes when redeem /
. shall not be reissued, but shall b
leld in the reserve fund until eS.
hanged for gold.
Nothing in tie sct shall be cons
irued to affect the legal tender qua /
ity, as now. provided by law, Of the
liver dollar, OF Of any other money |
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
Extracts From OuI
London Letter.

To the Editor Of the BoLEFii
MERCANTIL.
London, February 10Th, 1900.
The naval and miliiai, picpal
tions being made by sen IF ~
European nations are serieusif epea
ging public attention jp Len
Germany, Russia and Frac
acquired great quantities
Austrs 20, eco ninls bee
Strike tnr Two inoDilS cai
scarcity cf coal, and III q
there IS a considerable
railro i traffic.
Nearly all throueliou t
pboie ifser and irfiusllz q
more ciiiuF, tham nae
terrible Asiatic disease, t qibo
plague.
FraAce is arming leIs. ii vii
greater energy than Ger zpy. ID
the Reiclstag the proposIti # tie
German Emperor to double tile navy
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
ONLY FOR 0NE GENTLEMAN.

Furnished room and board. 8 45
monthly. Payments made fort
nightly in advance. San Jose, 40.
Mr.. Francisco Elzaburu has ret
urned to Mayaguez.
Mr.. Francisco. Gimenez Oneill
and Mr.. Manuel Fernandez CALICO
have obtained the title of graduate
teachers.
The Alcalde of Sabana Grande
has forwarded to the Civil Secretary
twenty one petitions for remission Of
taxes.
Do you want for the next day q
really good Rubber Stampi
Apply to the BOIETlN MERCAN-
TIL establishment 24-26. FOrtaleza
Street, norner San Jose st. and you
II be satisfied in respects. ID.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
.Cablegrans.
From The Associated Press. "


New York March 9th 1900
The Government Of Was
hirgton has decided that those
persons having appropriation,
Contracts in Puerto Rico un
der Capt. Judson which term
expires the 1st Of next July
will have the right, if the
works are not then finished
to have the time extended til
completion of the works pro
vided however that the exten
sion be petitioned in time.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
News OF The Day

The steamer .'Slocum bhrougt
twenty one boxes containing all the
papers of the Mayaguez custom
House case.
The following cases will be tried
tomorrow before the District Court
Of San Juan: vs.. Desiderio Garcia
for siwindling, and IS. Jose G. Itu.
rrondo for threats.
Mr.. j. LeonciO Rodriguez who
lives in Luna Street has informed
the police that Martin Santiago a
young colored lad employed to do
housework ran away with five Pc
so bill.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09

This paper is the Oldest aud has
the largest circulation in the
Island. 1t is also she only
Gre that has an established
cable service from New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09

has declal ed that it was fea-
red the granting OF free trade
to Puerto Rico would be a
precedent to establish it also
in the Philippines
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
Building Trenches.

New York March 9th 1900
Dispatches from Pretoria
dated the 9th instant state
that the Beers are Building
formidable entertainments iii
Biggersberg and in the range
of Natal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-09
President Kruger's
Proclamation.

President Kriger has is
sued another proclamation ur-
glng the bulghers to stand
fast and have faith on God
He requests every body to
take The arms for the defense
of the country.
Kruger's proclamation has
caused great enthusiasm all
over the country
Women offered to serve as
homeguard to enable the bur-
ghers to go to the front.
New York Market
Special cable to the BoLE-
TIN MERcANTIL from
the +" ASSOCIATED PRESS ..
New York Produce Exchange
Quotations.
New York March 9th 1900
Wheat Flour !" Tum- |
badora ".-..-.-.- S 3.2OI
Centrifugal Sugar. !" 4 5I16I
Beet sugar ...... l05 |
exchange !. 4.83 ..lSl
- .
The above cahlegrams belong tof
ne BoLETIN MERcANT'L and thei: /
,eprOduction in any form viii cost
iffy dollars each cable.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
THE 0GEANIG'S NARROW ESCAPE
The Gigantic Steamship Comes Near
Running Upon the Rocks at Fast
nat

New York. October "a special ca
BILE dispatch from Queenstown to The
Evening World says:
The giant White Star Liner Oceanic,
which arrived here today, had a mar
row scape from shipwreck off the
coast Of Ireland.
While approaching the coast and
trying to pick up the Fastnet light
what appeared to be a fog bank, sud
denly lifed and showed and dead
ahead. The breakers could be plainly
seen crashing on the rocks, and the
vessel touched bottom. but Captain
Cameron Immediately stopped his en-
gines reversed them n backed into
deep water with out the ship being in
jured.
1T was only owing to the a T of the
captain that a terrible disaster was
averted.
The Oceanic was going slowly on
account of the fog n trying to pick
up the light. 1t was 4 o'clock in the
morning when the fog lifted and show
ed the and right ahead. the position
being then between the rocks known as
Bull, Cow and Calf and Browhead.
The land was so close that on each
bow could be seen a regular cave. The
stopping Of the engines shook up and
awoke everybody.
Half a minute after the engines
were reversed, but before the Oceanic
was stopped she struck with a grind
ing, grating noise. She then quickly
swung clear.
Tranquil and confident in the skill
Of the captain the women passengers
in the saloon behaved admirably, show
ing the greatest GOODNESS in the pres,
enc Of the danger.
'"The water tight commandments were
closed within two minutes ON Captain
Cameron's orders as soon as the dan
ger was perceived. The life boats wer,
cleared away for lowering, with thu
precision of clock work and the crew
were at quarters at once"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Opinions Handed Down by Justices of
Supreme Court
Especial to the Messenger

Especial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. C., October 9.-The SUI
preme court files the following opin-
ions: Perry VS.. Perry, from BERTHE,
no error; Bazemore VS.. Bynum, form
BERTHE. new trial; Pugh VS.. Baker, from
BERTHE, reversed; King VS.. Powell from
Warren, reversed; Bond vs.. Lumber
Company, from BERTHE, two appeals,
no error in each; Hahn W.. Heath, from
Craven, affirmed; Deitrick VS.. Lum-
Der Company, from BERTHE, error:
Rawls VS.. White, from Hartford. error;
Mayo VS. Dockery, from Beaufort, APP
peal dismissed; Powell VS.. Perry, from
HEREFORD, new trial; Holloman vs.. Hol-
loman, from HEREFORD, error; State VS..
Franks, from Dare, affirmed; Board
Of Education VS.. Town of Henderson,
motion of plaintiff to correct judgment
allowed.
The following appeals were disposed
Of by per curtain order: Bullock VS..
Bullock, from Edgecombe, affirmed;
Goodwin VS.. Mitchell, from HEREFORD,
affirmed; Boyce VS.. Burke, from Chow
an, affirmed; Jernigan VS.. Jernigan.
from BERTHE, affirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Federal Supreme Court.

Washington, October Sin the su-
preme court today Assistant Attorney
General Maury for the government
moved to advance the Nicely extradi-
ton case and announced that he had
received a telegram from the opposing
counsel in New York stating there
would be no objection to this course
The date which will be set for the case
has not been determined.
The cases Of the United States against
the states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Florida and louisiana today
were dismissed in accordance with the
decision of congress in these cases dur
ing the last session. They involve GER
tain funds due the United States from
the four states named The claims were
adjusted in the settlement following the
state expenditures On account of the
Spanish-American war, n the action
Of the court today "a merely formal
in clearing the cases from the record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
PRESIDENT POWELL SUSPENDED
By an m Unanimous Vote of the
Convention of Railway Telegraphers

st. Louis, October 9.-President w. v.
Powell, of the Order of Railroad Tele-
graphers, was suspended from office to-
day by the special convention of the
grand division of that organization now
in session here.
Powell left the Odd Fellows building
in which the c~onventioni s being held to
go to his office in the Fullerton build
ing. First Vice President NJ. NJ. Del
phin. Of Kansas City, took the chair
and was considering a motion to ap-
point a committee to hear the charges
made against President Powell by
Secretary-Treasurer Perham. While
he was thus engaged, 1t was whispered
around the hall that Powell had gone
to the circuit court to ask for an order
restraining the grand session for try
ing him. The report found credence on
all sides. Soon the hall was in an up
roar and a dozen delegates were on
their feet demanding recognition and
trying to make motions of one kind Of
mother. Finally the chairman heard
a motion to set aside the appointment
of the committee under consideration
n to suspend Mr.. Powell from Of
flee. The motion w as seconded from
all parts of the hall. When the ques-
ton was put the vote stood 103 for suS-
pension to six against it.
When seen by a reporter Mr.. Powell
said that his Suspension was an entire
surprise n denied that he had even
thought of asking the courts for a re-
straining order.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
THIRD DISTRICT APPEALS
Taken Up by Supreme Court This
Weck-Senator Jarvis to Enter tho
Nationals C~ampaiRn-A Sermon on
Present-Day Miracles.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., October 9.

Raleigh, N C., October 3.
This morning the supreme court cali
ed the appeal docket from the Third
district. The following attorneys are
present: Ex-senator Jarvis. ex-Con-
gresham Harry Skinner. of Greenville:
ex-Congressman Woodland and w. L.
Cantwell. of Wilson; Charles A. Cook.
Of Warrenton; James L. Fleming. OF
Pitt county; T. NJ. Pittman, of lender
son; F. A. Daniels. of Goldsboro.
The state charters the Western Fur
niture Company. of Marion. capital $780,
900. The number of furniture factories
in the state has been doubled during
the past year.
Ex-senator Jarvis will next week be-
gin his campaign work. 1t will be en-
tirely in behalf OF the national and
congressional candidates. He will not
speak in behalf OF his own candidacy
for the senate.
Harry Skinner, so Ions the head of
the ~fusionists in the First district,
is Tow out of politics. He sayss-the
people Of his district are happy by fea-
son of the good prices.
: A letter from Lieutenant and Battal-
ion Adjutant Bradley Wootten. of the
Twenty-eighth United States volun-
teers, in the Philippines. tells OF a live
ly fight his battalion was In. He shot
a Filipino officer dead with his revolt
: yer, and a m later one of his bat
alton was killed SO close to him thai
the blood fell upon him.
Many of the delegates to the annual
state convention of the Daughters OF
the ~Confederacy arrived today. All
are guests in homes.
In a sermon at the Baptist tabernacle
Rev. DR.. Hubbard, the pastor. declared
that the day of miracles is not past:
that the church has left miracles. but
that miracles have not left the church.
He called attention to the fact that on
the day Of the death Of Rev. DIR. Win
the latter saw the Saviour and talked
with him personally for the space OF
eight hours Baptists here, among
them N. b. Broughton, declare that this
is an unquestioned fact.
The Wiley school, the newest OF tbs
public schools here. and = model on
in all respects. opens with 425 pupils.
Rev. DR.. Ivey. editor Of The RaIsigf
! Christian Advocate. says that of all tn.
Methodist Episcopal preachers alive In
1897. only n Is now living. Rev DIR
Levi Branson, OF Raleigh.
There are W smallpox cases In ths
pest house. Both are from Petersburg
The coroners jury finds that the Kill.
ing OF Peter Griffin by Constable sam
Mangum, Monday night. was justI
fable, as Griffin was trying 10 attach
Mangum.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
ROWDY SCENES


London, October 9.-There was a sen
sational scene at today's meeting OF the
shareholders OF the Grand Trunk rail-
road of Canada, between Sir Charles
Rivers Wilson. president Of the road.
and Sir Henry Tyler. the company's
former president Sir Charles Wilson
in addressing the meeting explained the
resolution Of the day, which prevailed.
for n reorganization OF the Chicago
Grand Trunk by the Canadian Com
pany. After outlining the proposition.
Sir Charles said he had received a let
ter from Sir Henry w Tyler, the form
er president Of the road, expressing dis
approval OF the reorganization and
asking that the letter be read before
the meeting. White with passion, Sir
Charles declared that the vile language
employed by Sir Henry justified him In
putting the letter in the fire. The
president Of the Dad continued his de-
nunciation OF the former president un-
til the audience rose, crying: Put it
in the fire." burn IL" shame"
There was a scene Of great disorder
and then there arose a cry: Tyler Is
hire"
In a moment the venerable figure Of
ex-President Tyler was seen walking
towards the directors rostrum.
As soon as Sir Charles Rivers Will
son his composure. he said:
Tyler, stand up. You AVE villified
us. Repeat before us all the charges
You have made"
Cheers mingled with groans greeted
Sir Henry w. Tyler who maintained
that the Chicago Grand Trunk was
owned and controlled by the Canadian
Grand Trunk, and that, therefore, the
directors were making false pretences
when they represented the re-organiza-
ton as a transaction between two in
dependent concerns.
After a further scene of disorder. in
which threats to eject Sir Henry from
the meeting were made, the resolution
for reorganization was carried by a
large majority
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
THE RICE WILL FORGERY
The Difference I'm the Clauses of the
Two Wills

AAS ohSo III lhC SlauSCS VI Iuc
Two Wills
New York, October "a statement
made by Captain McClusky today
gives a remarkable urn to the $1O,-
600, 900 Rice mystery.
Captain McClusky saw h certified
copy of the second will, alleged to
ave been made by William Marsh
Rice, on June 30the last.
According to the terms of this will
Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer, is not
Charles f. Jones the valet is not to
receive one dollar. All of the relatives
of Mr.. Rice named as legatee in the
first will are to receive larger requests
by the second will than they would
have received under the first will. The
Williams M. Rice institute of Hous-
ton, Texas, named as resduary legatee
in the first will receives nothing by
the second will.
Patrick, by the second will, is named
as Tesduary legatee, it being expressly
stipulated in the document hat he is
to devote the money to the perpetual
ton of the name of William Marsh
Rice by the establishment of a charity,
the details of which had been commu-
nicated to him verbally and in writing
by the testator.
by the terms of this second will,
Captain McClusky said, Mr.. Patrick
the lawyer, would come into the con-
troll of nine-tenthS of the estate of
Mr.. Rice, which is valued all the way
from S4, 200, 900 to $40, 600, 900.
Captain McClusky said that the
William Marsh Rice institute of HouS-
ton has no actual existence. 1t has
no existence but it has a full board of
officers. All the plans of the build
ing and the details of it's urpos have
been perfected, but it has not got be-
yond an existence on paper.
This institute was to have been es-
tabliShed on lines somewhat similar
to those of Cooper Union and to have
been operated on the same broad plane
of philanthrophy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Gaynor-Greene Hearing.

New York, October 9.-Hearing in
the proceedings for the removal of
Greene and the Gaynors to the jurisdic-
ton of the United States court in
Georgia, was continued today before
Commissioner Shields. and the cross
examination Of Edward Johnson, ex-
pert bank examiner from Georgia, was
resumed. In the course of the cross
examination, counsel pointed out to
witness a number of discrepa ncics in
the entries Of accounts produced yes
terday. On March 3, 1893. for instance.
there was deposited to Captain Car
ter's account $1,000. 1t was not until
March 14th that John F. Gaynor cashed
a government check for a $32, 900 pay
ment on a contract. Mr.. Johnson
claims that the $500 was Carriers
share of the check. but could not give
any reason for his having received it
eleven days in advance. 1t was after
the discovery of five or six such in
stances that Johnson repeated his
statement that many Of his conclusions
were arrived at by deductions.