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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Enty into Pekin by
the international
Column.
New York, June 9th, 1900

New York, June 9th, 1900
A despatch received at the
last hour by the minister Of
foreign affors in London says
that the international column,
formed Of the crews of the
warships of the foreign po-
wers, United States and ia
pan, anchored at Taku and
Tien- Tsin, have succeeded in
arriving at Pekin after making
Titanic efforts.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Details of the fight
at Catubig.
Worderiul endurance Of a
handful of Americans.

10Tnaps Gn0 mOSI ChElllIDS Shu
picturesque incident OF the entire
Philippine war occurred at Catubig
on the Island of Samar, where on
April 15 last party Of thirty one
enlisted men of Company H. Forty
third Infantry Volunteers, held at
bay . force OF 600 insurgents during
four days of the fefcest fighting,
reinforcements arriving just in the
nick Of time.
The War Department has recei.
we'd reports from Capt. II. d. Day
of the Forty third Volunteer Infantry,
and First Lieut.. j. T. Sweeney of
that regiment, who commanded the
rescue party, giving the details of
tie attack, tie siege and the relief.
According to the reports the
attack on the garrison at Catubig
began without warning on Sunday
morning, April 10. From the hills
on all sides, from every point of
vantage in the town, and from .
deserted church directly adjoining
came rifle and cannon fire of terri
BILE intensity. On Tuesday morning
hsndfuls of burning hemp Were
thrown into the barracks from the
insurgents in the church, and soon
the soldiers reIuge was on hre. All
efforts to subdue the flames failed,
and finally the little band made
dash for the river bank.
Some were killed before the bank
was reached, others fell dead in a
boat in which they were attempting
to make the opposite shore, and
s0hen trench was finally dug with
bayonets there were but sixteen Of
the thirty .one left to man it.
There for two days more Corporal
Carson, handling his men with the
Judgment of q veteran, held out
under a terrible fire until Lieut..
Sweeney's command, which had
been ordered to supplement- the gar.
rison at Oatubig, and was on its way
up the river on the steamboat Lao
Aug, arrived.
Not until within quarter of a
mile Of Catubing, says Lieut.
Sweeney in his report, did he hear
the nois Of the engagement. Then
he realized that he and his men we're
sorely needed, ani ordered the boat
to be run at top speed.
The Lao Aug steamed up to Ca
tubig under . rain of Mauser bullets
from both shores. The small boats
Were lowered, landing was effec-
ted, and the rescuers fought theil
way through the open to their besie
ged comrades in the trenches, buried
the dead within reach. brought bacl
to the boat the besieged party, thsr
numbering only thirteen men, an6
steamed down the river.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Why it fell back on
Tien=Tsin.

New York, June 9th, 1900
The international column
fell back on Tienr Tsin MON
entorily, when they Were po :
wertullly reinforced; and they
at once marched back on Pc
kin, which they entered, not
however without fighting a
terrible engagement with the
boxers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21

. despatch has just been re-
ceived from Shanghai COM
Inunicating the grave news
that the city Of TENT sin,
where the foreign aquadrons
are anchored. has been attac-
ked by a considerable mum.
Der of murderous boxers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
500 Killed.
Barbarity conquered.
New York, June 9th, 19OI

New York, June 9th, 1900
The dispatches received
by the Minister of foreign
affairs in London add that in
one OF the engagements
fought by the international
column against the assassin
boxers, the latter left on the
battlefield 500 killed.
800 more killed.
New York, June 9th, 1900
The Russian forces alone,
in one engagement caused 800
casualties to the boxers. This
engagement occurred A miles
from Pekin.
Grave news.
Attacking Tien- Tsin.
New York, June 9th, 1900
After the receipt Of such
favorable news for the cause
Of civil cation, published by
the foreign office Of London,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
The intensity of the
agitation.
Suspension of constitutional
guarantees throughout
Spain.
New York, June 9th, 1900

New York, June 9th, 1900
The agitation which pre-
walls throughout Spain is so
intense and is clothed with
such a serious character that
the government has decided
to publish a decree suspen-
ding the constitutional guar
antees throughout Spain.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Situation very grave
New York. June 9th, 19O(

New York, June 9th, 1900
In political circles Mr..
Silvela is severely criticized
because he obtained from the
Queen the suspension of the
guarantees, thus creating
a compromising situation
through the consequences that
it will being.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Agitation in Spain.
New York, June 9th, 1900

New York, June 9th, 1900
Great agitation is prevail
ling in Spain on account Of
the latest resolutions passed
by each one and all of the
commercial and industrial
entities composing the Natio-
nal Union, announcing pu.
bic resistance to the pay
ment of. taxes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Cablegra1ns
Important decree
from General
Macarthur.
Amnisty to Filipinos.
Now York, June 9th, 1900

Now York, June 9th, 1900
Dispatches from ldanila
state that General Macarthur
has published a decree gran
ting complete amnesty to the
Filipinos who swear to submit
and recognize the sovereingty
of the United States in that
Archipelago.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Consolving news.
The delegations at Pekin
respected.
New York, June 9th, 1900

New York, June 9th, 1900
kilograms received from
London early this morning
state that the legations have
been respected at Pekin, and
that the Ministers have esca
ped scathless from the as
saults of the boxers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Silvela and the
Throne.

New York, June 9th, 1900
1t is very generally recog-
nized that the attitude of Sill
vela from the very beginning
has been detrimental to the
Throne, towards which the
people now cast their loo o@@s
and their animadversion.
New York Market.
New York, June 9th, 1900
Wheat Flour " TUm-
badora "---...-.-. S 4.S0
Centrifugal Sugar. "a 5I8
Muscovado sugar.. 4 1I8
Sterling exchange. :. 4.84.3I4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21

DO you want for the next day .
really good Rubber Stampf
Apply to the BOLETlN MEROAN.
TIL establishment 24-26. FOrtaleza
Street, corner San Jose st. and yen
will be satisfied in all respects. d.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
Put to practice.

New York, June 9th, 1900
Throughout the Peninsula
the commercial houses have
resolutely refused to pay
taxes, and great rows have
resulted between the taxpayers
and the taxgatherers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-06-21
IMPORTANT NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that exa.
mlnatiOns tor licenses for Physicians,
Dentists, Pharmacists, Practicantes,
Midwives and Trained Nurses will
be held at the Offices Of the Superior
Board Of Health, San Juan, on the
following dates:
For Physicians, cOmnen-
cling, JUNE 11th
For Dentists, T" !" 14th
For Pharmacists, (" 18th
For Practicantes, Nurses
&MidHives, Commen-
cling, !" 21si
For further particular apply to
the Secretary.
BY order Of the Beard.
WILLTAM FAwoETT SM1TH.
21 J. Secretary.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
NAPOLEON AT DINNER.

Napoleon was no epicure. He usu
ally drank nothing but diluted Cham
bertin, and was no judge of wine. He
liked plain dishes-boiled or roast
chicken, mutton chops, grilled neck OF
mutton, haricot beans. or lentils. His
table manners were not very refined
He would use his finger in lieu of fork
or spoon and would dip his bread in
the sauce, the dish being then passed
round to guests, who had to dispense
with squeamishness The bread had to
be particularly good He ate fast, quit
ting the table in twelve minutes and
leaving Josephine and the company to
take their time. When he dined alone
he commonly took only eight or ten
minutes. Indigestion was the natural
consequence of this speed, and he had
sometimes to stretch himself at full
length on the carpet before the pain
abated. He detested physic, and pro-
fessed to disbelieve in 1t, a subject Of
playful discussion with his doctors
Constant never knew him to be Obliged
to keep his bed a whole day He was
very sensitive to cold, and had fires and
warm beds all the year.-Temple Bar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
TORTURE OF TIGHT LACING.
Women of Past Ages Endured Tor
ments of the Strangled.

Janice Meredith" and other popu-
lar revolutionary novels make point
of describing the tight corset lacing
of the heroines. but we need not go so
far back as 1776 to recall the torture
of tight stays. 1t was rot uncommon
for stately lady to sit in church for
two hours without touching the back
of her pew, says writer in the Phila-
delphia Record. The party-going class
es literally strained every point to re-
duce the waist measure Ball dresses
were made with two-pointed waist.
one in front and one at the back of
the corsage, and the latter was made
to close by means of strong silk laces
run through small eyelets. No human
being could have endured the pressure
had it not been that the waist was
cut very low, and the whole upper
part of the lungs had thus full play.
Very short sleeves, sometimes only a
shoulder strap, also left fair portion
of skin exposed Both matrons and
young girls gloried in the efforts they
made after tight lacing A good story
is told of colonels wife who was GO
ing to ball in which she was to ap-
pear in new pink silk dress. Both
her servants failed to make the lacing
meet. Her husband was called in, and
he, too, failed to draw the lacing to-
gether.
Call in your orderly sergeant" said
the lady, which was done, and between
the colonel and his orderly sergeant
the corsage was made to meet over the
corsets. Both wiped the sweat from
their brow.s when they got through
however.
more thrilling incident of tight
lacing was of young lady going to
her first ball. In the lacing of her
corsage all the women of the house
hold had failed, and her brother was
summoned to give his aid. After some
futile efforts he wound the silk lacing
around a bed post, while the maid
drew the eyelets close together with a
buttonhook. Just as a beautiful fit
had been secured the young debutante
too1sa long breath Of relief, and the
silk lacing snapped with a report like
that of pistol. 1t was o'clock at
night, and the stores all were closed
but the brother went forth and at last
got a silk lacing at barber shop. In
those days some fashionable young
men wore a short waist "stay" to
make their shirts set smooth, and the
barber kept a few of the laces to &c
commodate his dandy patrons.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22

such was the irony Of tate that it was
precisely on that naughty parsonage
that she left the casually scrubbed
card of her friend who had not the
pleasure of the formers acquaintance
1t goes without saying that the card
was never heard from or that Mrs.
NJ. ever dared to confess her mistake
to the victim.
How nice it is of the great Mrs.
y. to call in person." remarked an
impecunious member of one of the old
families who had felt quite flattered
one day on returning home to find a
card of the well-known society leader
left on her table in ordinary fashion.
Don't fiatter yourself" laughed her
friend to whom the remark had been
addressed; "her secretary leaves all
her cards. Mrs. 2. is of the old school
and likes to do everything in the good
old-fashioned way in contradiction, |
am told, to the new people with
whom the ancient shbboleth 'noblesse
oblige' is not recognized. I thought
like you, she made personal visits,
but one day picked up on my door
steps her secretary's list which the
footman had presumably dropped. Ny
name was on it, and opposite was writ
ten. Personal visit; leave one card
with one corner turned down"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22

reminded the defendant that his coun-
sci had already presented all the facts
to the jury and that the court had but
the one duty to perform. Gen. Molin-
euX, father of the condemned man, was
ASKED about the fund it was proposed
to raise for him to defray expenses he
had been under by the trial, and he
said when inquiry was made regarding
his acceptance: Absolutely and un-
der no circumstances could l accept
such thing. Molineux was taken to
Sing Sing accompanied by Sheriff Greet
and deputy and Gen. Molineux.
Passengers crowded into the car
when they heard Molineux was there,
and stood in the aisles and sat on arms
of seats to look at him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
SCRIBBLE ON CARD BACKS.
Habit Which Frequently Gets Society
Women into Trouble.

Women are thoughtless creatures
and often suffer the price of their
thoughtless errors. Many have found
to their cost that it is a dangerous
habit to write memoranda of any kind
on the back of ones card. especially If
it is put into the purse or cardcase
again. A society woman called a
few days ago at the mansion of GER
tain great dame, and. finding the lat
ter out deposited her collection of
cards on the silver salvor which the
servant held for the purpose. As she
turned to go down the steps she sud-
denly felt doubt as to whether every
thing was right, and. turning quickly
motioned the footman To reopen the
door.
Let me see my cards again" she
demanded to his surprise and, taking
them up. she found. as she had feared,
that the back of one was covered with
a list for the butcher, headed For
Wednesdays dinner" a function to
which the great dame in question had
been invited.
Even worse, however, was the mis-
take of this kind made by another
careless caller who had scrubbed
list of visits she intended making, not
on the back of her own card, but Oh
one belonging to an acquaintance
which she picked up at random from
a collection in the receiver. One Of
the names on her memorandum was
that OF an exclusive dame who. as was
well known. decidedly objected to en-
larging her visiting list. and, OF course,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
THE WEATHER AND BIRDS.

Cleveland Leader: When ducks and
geese fly southwark very late in the
fall and linger long on the way, hunt
ers and country folk say that the
winter will be mild When the wild
fowl double backward ontheir track and
pass to the north again, after making
part of the usual journey to the region
of the Gulf of Mexico, it is said that
the season of cold and snow will be
still less than the average winter of the
northern states. Many persons have
no doubt that birds which migrate in
focks twice year have some wonder
F, full instructive knowledge of coming
conditions of weather.
In like manner it is believed by not
few that the feathers of many birds
grow thicker in autumn, when a severe
winter is drawing near, than they ever
are if the season is to be mild and
open" 1t is claimed that the skin of
onions, the bark of trees, the shells of
nuts, and even the ''wishbones" of GER
tain fowls are heavier than usual just
these so-called signs have their cham
pions, but the flight of the water fowl
is the indication most trusted and least
open to ridicule. We know enough of
such marvels as the homing power of
carrier pigeons and the ordering of
life in bee-hives to be .oversure of the
limits of animal instinct or sensitive
ness to forces beyond human ken.
In the case of the wild fowl, how
ever it seems needless to assume that
show anything more than conditions
existing in the far north at the time
their flights are noted. 1t is not enough
to suppose that these birds merely act,
for the time being, on the knowledge
which they possess of the weather far
up toward the Arctic Ocean?
When there is little snow and less
ice in the remote regions of the north
at time of the year when these DESC
late parts of America are usually ready
to breed billiards and refrigerate great
masses of air., it is quite safe to predict
that winter will begin late and with
less than ordinary rigor. 1t takes time
to prepare the conditions for January
cold in the United tates. The winter
must work down from regions much
nearer to the north pole
The wild fowl journeying southwark
to find food and open water only need
to know that there is no immediate
danger of finding the lakes and rivers
of the northern parts of the United
States frozen and the supplies of food
on which they depend while moving to
Florida cut off by ice and snow. They
can easily move down ahead of the on
ward sweep of winter, provided that
they have such a start as is obtained
when they know that the weather is
open several hundred miles north of
the point where they have halted. If
there is no sign of severe winter
weather in The vicinity of the Great
Lakes they may even fly back into Can
ada for a time, ready to take up their
movement southwark as soon as condi-
lions shall require.
This theory of the so-called bird
signs of an open winter may not be as
imaginary and mysterious as the more
common one which invests water fowl
with an unerring fore-knowledge of the
weather months in advance, but it has
the merit of being more in accord with
other facts of nature and with human
reason.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
ROLAND MoLINEUx SENTENCED.
Must Pay Death Penalty During Week
of March 20.

New York, Feb. 17.-Roland b. Mo-
lineux was Friday sentenced to die in
Sing Sing prison during the week of
March 26 for the murder Of Mrs. Kath-
crime ]. Adams. After denouncing the
newspapers, he said: ut was the act
of a BLACKBOARD and villianous lie
Now, your honor,(t the recorder)
am prepared for sentence. am not
afraid" He made a statement assert
ing that he had not been fairly con-
yicted and that yellow journalism"
had put the price upon his head. Re-
eorder Goff in pronouncing sentence,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
WARING AND MOLTKE.

A little nosense now and then is
relished by the wisest men, and a flash
OF humor is doubiy valued from the
A few days after the late Colonel
George Warnings appointment as Com
missioner of Street Cleaning. night
fell with presage of snow. Toward
three In the morning the storm broke
violently, and a cleaning mantle soon
covered the streets. The gallant
Colonel rose, arrayed himself in his
long military cloak, pulled his visored
cap down low, and set forth to in
spect the first work of his white
winged myrmidons. Meeting one OF
MS trusty lieutenants, the latter ex-
claimed: "Oh, Colonel, as your soldier
~ ngure came on through the storm
you reminded me of Moltke inspecting
MS lines on the morning of Sedan"
Yes" replied the Colonel. grayeIv.
ne was another Waring."-Harper's
Round Table. =
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22

Henry A. Holcomb, New Bedford
yarn manufacturer, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy. The liabilities are
placed at s1,351,43s, and there are no
assets.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Feh- 12.-The final
weeks discussion of the pend
ing financial bill was begun. The
speakers were two republicans, Messrs.
Elkins CIV. Val and Wolcott (Col),
one populist, Mr.. Butler On. CO. Mr..
Elkins advocated the passage of the
pending senate measure in brief but
forceful argument Mr.. Wolcott,
chairman of the international BIZ
metallic commission of 1897, spoke for
many republicans who adhere to BIZ
metallism in a speech, earnest and ell
oquent, and was accorded unusual at
tention. Mr.. Butler closed the debate for
the day, advocating the adoption of his
amendment providing for the issue of
paper currency by the government
The senate confirmed the nomination
of Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer of Ill
inois as a commissioner to the Paris
exposition.
Washington, Feb. 12.--An important
bill was passed by the house which
makes universally applicable the law
that now permits the transit of goods
in bond through certain ports of the
United States to foreign ports. 1t is
principally designed 20 give transpor-
tation companies of the United States
a share of the trans-continental trade
to the orient. The bill also repeats the
law of March l, 1895, prohibiting the
shipment of goods in bond to the
Mexican free zone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
JAUNDICED VIEW.

The optimist-"America and Eng
land must ever stand side by side.
shoulder to shoulder"
The Pessimist-"Should wonder.
Neither one would trust the other out
of sight. "-Indianapolis Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb. 13.-The financial
debate in the senate reached a climax,
Two great speeches, one in favor of the
pending senate substitute measure and
the other in opposition to it were de-
livered and both were listened to with
close attention. The first was deliv-
cred by Senator Allison rep, Iowa.,
ranking member of the finance COM
mittee. He had been an attentive
listener to the speeches delivered on
the other side of the chamber and in
the course of his argument presented
his answers to points raised against
the pending senate bill. Senator Jones
(sil. rep, New declared the bill vi
cious and unwarranted and comforting
too great power upon national banks.
The death of Representatives C. A.
Chckering of New York was
announced and the following senators
We're appointed funeral committee
Messrs. Platt. Mason, Scott Turner
and Sullivan.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce decided by a
vote of to to report the Pacific
cable bill along the lines of the Sher-
man bill, defeating by vote of 5 to s
the Corliss proposition for government
ownership.