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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
The Philippine Com
mission.
Conference With Secretary
Root.

Secretary Root has had a three
hours conference with the Philippine
Commissioners, discussing the ins
tructions they should follow after
their arrival in Manila. Written ms
tructions will also be given to the
commission.
1t has been decided that it will be
wiser for the commission 10 remain
in Manila and act as a board rather
than follow the suggested plan Of
assigning one Commissioner to each
military department and retaining
the chairman of the commission in
Manila. 1t is believed that better
results can be obtained by the COM
mission giving consideration as a
body to the questions schich will
confront it.
The commission will make use Of
Filipinos in the formation of civil
governments, giving them as great
power as their experience justi6es.
An important feature of the COM
MISSIONS instructions will cover the
relation of the body to the military.
AS the Commissioners are under the
War Department, and as they go
out as the special plenlpotentiaries
of the President, it is apparent that
it is proposed by the administration
to have the commission supersede
the military, but to what extent the
officials decline to reveal. The com.
mission will sail from San Francisco
on the Transport "Hancock.n
Mr.. Charles M. Pepper, the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, who
has been in Puerto Rico for some
time, studying conditions here in the
interest Of New York papers, was
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
The American Press.
Opinions On Different
Subjects.
The Delagoa Bay Award.

The Chicago Record, speaking Of
the Deiagoa Bay award and Portu.
gals scant national revenue, says: :
s'The question as to how it will
pay the award that appears to have
been made in favor of the railroad
claimants is serious. Undoubtedly
Great Britain would like to accept
the rights of Portugal in DeIagoa
Bay in settlement, in full or in part,
but it is not probable that Germany
will permit such settlement to be
made without interposing strenuous
objections.n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Citizen Soldiers.

The Boston Herald, commenting
on the value of militia, says
"Lord Wolseley appears to be the
victim of surprise on beholding the
soldierly qualities Of the militia, nou
for the first time in the present gen.
Grafton brought to the test of actual
war. But he might have learned
all this by an attentive study of our
American wars"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
A Transvaal Man In
London Says JOu=
bert Was Not The
Real Leader.
Great Tactician, But Pres.
identK Kruger Moving
Spirit.


A gentleman from the Transyaal,
himself a Boer, was interviewed
recently in London. When asked
whether tie death of General Jou
bert would have any effect in stopping
the campaign, said
"Not one bit,n he said. "Joubert's
death is very bad luck, but although
he was a great tactician, he was not
the moving spirit. To my mind the
man of initiative was President
Kruger.
"Jubert was always a man who
remained in the background, making
elaborate plans and weaving tactical
nets into which the enemy fell, but
be needed strong willed men by his
side. General Erasmus was one to
whose laager he always came. He
did that because Erasmus has exac-
tly the quality Of enterprise which
was lacking in Jouberi.
You may rest perfectly assured
that all his plans and methods are
knoacn, and many Of them will be
carried out with zeal by his success
sOr, General Botha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Danish West Indies.


The Philadelphia Record REM
arks:
"France, it is declared at the
Foreign Office in Paris, values the
friendship of the United States too
highly to interfere in eny way with
the reputed designs Of the federal
State Department on the little
Danish West India islands. With
all Europe in perturbation over wars.
and rumors Of wars, no government
OF the Old World would venture to.
limit Uncle Sans appetite for moras
islands Of the sea-"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Fate OF The Beers.

The st. Louis Republic says:-
E'The British government sees its
way to the definite suojugstiou eff
the Beers and the acquisition of the
Transvaal and Free State as crown
colonies. That it will be content
With notLing less is plainly in evid-
ence.n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
JOubert.

Referring to the late General Jou-
bert, the Pittsburg Dispatch said:-
Ellis greatest characteristic aUas
that his efforts in war were as a
citizen general in defence of his oa0n
country. In this respect he stands
side by side with Leonldas, Tell or
Washington"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Pledges Broken.

The Omaha World. Herald says
"And what must those Puerto
Ricans think of the American flag
now? To them it means taxation
without representation; government
outside of the constitution, and viO-
latiOn of solemn pledges"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10

offered the Office of Secretary of the
Commission.
A cablegram to that effet reached
him at Ponce and he left at once for
Washington.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
BOer Forces South OF Orange
Free State Operate In Small Bands
Harass British Army Without cessation.
London Telegraph Says Beers Lost Heavily
At Fourteen Streams.
New York, April 10th 1900.

Dispatches from Cape Town that the Boer forces
South of the Orange Free State have deyded up in small
parties which continually harassng the British Army
The London Daily Telegraph states that the losses suf
ered by the Beers in the engagement at fourteen streams
in West Griqualand we're relatively very great
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Administration In Washington
Anticipating Passage OF Puerto
RiCan Bill.
Already Preparing To Change Situation
Causing RiOting.
Probable Restriction OF immigration.
New York, April 10th, 1900.

Dispatches from Washington state that the Admins
tration officials arcauy consulting and making plans to
be carried out soon the Puerto Rcan Bill becomes
law.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
Danish Islanders Oppose Transfer
To United States.
Popular demonstrations in St. Thomas
and St. CrOix.
New York, April 10th, 1900.

Reports have been received to the effect that the inha-
bants of the Danish West Indies object strenuously
being severed from Denmark.
Popular demonstrations have been made at st Thomas
and St Cox against the proposed sale Of the Islands to the
United States.
Resolutions of protest have been adopted and will be
sent to the King of Denmark.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
The Baez Case In
The Supreme Court.
Yesterday Was Decision Day But
case not mentioned.
New York, April 10th, 1900.

Washington dispatches also state that the Baez case
now before the United States Supreme Court is still unde
cided
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10

Yesterday, Monday, was the weekly decision day in
the Supreme Court but although large number opinions
announced mention made by the Court of the
Baez case.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10

1t WILL therefore be week longer at least before any
decision will be rendered.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10

They intend to take prompt and efdcacous measures
for the purpose Of changing the situation causing otng in
Puerto Rico
IT expected that something will be done limit
prohibit immigration of foreign laborers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10

The unexpected attack of these detachmens upon the
British ouposts about eight miles from Boemfontein indi
Gates the fixed intention Of the Beers to make serious
sault upon that place.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-10
New York April 10Th, 1900.

Dispatches from soutH AT ica state that the
are operating South of Bloemfo4 4ten a Q elsaeANo
tend their field of action into Cape Colony.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
WEATHER IS WILD EAST
A Storm on Lake Erie is Doing
Great Damage---BIizzard
BIockades Trains.

Lorraine, O.. Nov. 2S.-Thousands Of
dollars damage has been done by a
storm on Lake Erie, which began last
night and is still raging. waves twenty
feet high coming to shore. The schoon-
er St. Lawrence, which went ashore a
few days ago, has been broken to
pieces. The government pier is rapid
ly going. The harbor is in danger of
destruction.
Buffalo, Nov 26.-As a result Of a
snowfall in this section OF the state
mails from the west this morning We're
two hours late. Mails from the east
arrived ON time. Alternate rain and
snow has fallen almost constantly.
Columbus, o., Nov. 26.-Rain, sleet,
he'll and snow last night resulted in q
general Generalization OF telegraph
and telephone communication in this
section. Street ears are badly inter-
fered with. Through trains are hours
late.
Cleveland, Nov. 2s.-Another violent
storm prevailed on Lake Erie and
throughout northern Ohio today. the
wind coming from the north and blow
! ing at the rate of sixty miles an hour.
accompanied by heavy rain and sleet.
! The lake was dashed to wild fury. nc
vessels leaving port. Telegraph COM
panies suffered great damage. Hun
dreds of poles We're down. 1t probably
will be several days before complete re.
, pairs can be made.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
.fAvO2S A CANAL
ACROSS NICARAGUA
Preliminary Report Of the Isthmian
Commission to the Presi-
dent.
ESTIMATED COST IS sl2o.ooo,ooo
Construction of Waterway Thirty Feet,
Deep Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Eliminates the Panama
Project.

Washington, Nov. President NIcISil
(! ley will have the preliminary report of
the lsthmlan canal commission In his
hands in two or three days. II is in favor
of canal across Nicarauga as against
all other routes proposed. 1t favors the
construction of waterway thirty feet
deep at a cost of about $l20, 100000. 1t dis
| courages the building of tfirty-five foot
| canal ut present, although estimates for
| canal of such depth have been made.
a thirty-tive foot canal would cost about
y115 $1,000. The report recommends, how
ever. that the locks and dams OF the
thirty-foot canal be SO constructed as to
permit the canal to be deepened five feet
when commerce requires 1t. 1t practically
eliminates from consideration the Pana-
ma canal, which route has been the only
real competitor of the Nicaragua water
way. This is owing to the apparent ina
blity of Director General Hutin to make
q proposition of sale to the United States.
The present canal commission was APP
pointed to examine all possible canal
routes to be found on the isthmus. At an
early stage of the Investigations ii was
ascertained that only two routes We're
practicable. Nicaragua and Panama; the
next best was the Darien canal, which
crossed a divide ego feet above sea level,
requiring Il tunnel 200 feet in height.
IL Is found that there are no engineer
ing or physical impossiblities on either
the Nicaragua or Panama routes. Tho
matter of cost is largely in favor of Mica
| ragua. as the estimate for the compile
ton OF the Panama canal as 1t stands is
| about S150,000,G0O. This does not take into
account such money as would have to be
paid for improvements already made on
the Panama isthmus. Serious considera-
ton Of the Panama project has been i'm
possible. owing to a refusal of Its owners
to set price at which 1t could be bought.
The Panama company was asked two
questions, the first being: Can YOU sell
outright to the United States?" and the
second, How much will you sell for?"
Representatives of the Panama COM
pany have continued to evade these ques-
tons and American engineers have.
reached the conclusion. long foreshad-
owed. that the Panama owners have no
intention of selling TO the American gov
ernment, the opposition to the Nicaragua
canal being based on q desire to nullify
that project. 90 that they can float an
other French loan to complete the work
themselves.
William NJ. Cromwell, of New York, is
here as attorney for the company.
The route adopted across Nicarauga by
the present commission follows closely
that recommended by the Walker com
mission two years ago The total dis
lance from the Pacific ocean to the At
lantic ocean is 1870 miles. 1t Is found that
1t will take less than ten wears to build
the canal and some of the engineers esti-
mate that during the constructions ut
J least 10000 men will be given employment
/ In the United States and in the isthmus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
1WENTY-slx LIVES LOST.
The Coast steamer st. Ola Lost or Sevc,
Isl

Quebec, Nov. 2T-News was received
yesterday afternoon that the steamer
st. Ola, which had been coasting We
tween this port and Point aux Esaui-
mauN In the lower st. Lawrence for
the last two years, has become total
wreck off Seven Islands and that its.
crew was entirely lost, Captain Lee
maistre. in command of the steamer,
and several of his officers and crew
belonged TO this city. The first dis
patch from Seven Islands brought but
very meager news and IL was only late
in the afternoon that Frazier e Co,
owners of the steamer, We're informed
of the extent of the disaster Besides
the crew of nineteen men, it was
learned that seven passengers had also
persisted.
The St Olaf was an iron steamer of
3o5 tons and Was butt on the Clyde ut
Port Glasgow in 1889. 1t was valued ut
$4,000. and was insured for $4,000.
Before coming to this port the st.
Oiaf ran between Fictou and Magdalen
stands ard was chartered by Frazier 4
Co. to replace the steamship Otter,
wrecked on the last trip to Quebec two
years ago. The st. Olaf left
here on Sunday morning IL
week ago on its last trip
y
meat nails, passengers and IL large
cargo. All apparently Went we'll On
the Way down and the steamer left
Immediately on the return trip to this
port. The last news heard of the 81.
Olaf UP until yesterday morning was
that it had left Sheadrake on Wednes-
day and shortly after this the signal
dispatches reported rough weather
with gales of wind and snow. aud it is
supposed that during one OF these
gales the St Olaf ran ashore on one
of the rocks at the entrance of the
Seven Islands, as the dispatch states
that Size was wrecked on Seven lsl-
and. Her master Was Well and favor
ably known as a careful and skillful
coast navigator an has been Il resident
of this ity fer some years.
The officers and crew of the st. Olaf
We're: Il. Lemaistre, captain; Louis
Caron, first mate: Charles Boudreau,
second mate; f. L. Welt, pursei; Jo-
seph L. Remblay, steward: Joseph Roy,
Sam Doyle William Bainey, seamcn;
Amedee Nigneautt, lamp trimmer; Jo-
seph 4Arseneau, cabin boy; Gus Latleur.
messroom boy; Eugene 8elanger chief
engineer; Joseph Brunel, second engi
Eeer; Wi.fred Belanger, third engineer:
Odilon Cormier, John Gagne and Thos
poyie, 1irenien.
Passengers: Louis Gagnen CT Pente-
cost, onh his way TO Quebec to spend
the winter with his brothers; Joseph
Bacon, Clarence Bond, Jegcmie Clinic,
Michael Maher Sheldrake; Napoleon
Beaudn. ST. Johns Ris er, and Miss
Marie Page, Thunder River. The lat.
ter's body has been found.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
10 HOLD TWO CONVENTIONS.
Irrlgationlsts to Meet in Buffalo and Col
orado Springs Coming Year.

Irrlgationists to Meet in Buffalo and Col,
orado Springs Coming Year.
Chicago Nov. 27.-The ninth Nation
nj Irrigation congress decided To hold
two congresses next year, the first at
Colorado Springs. either just before or
just after the Transmssissippi con-
cress, and the second at Buffalo in Oc-
tober, during the Pan-American expo
sition in that city. Thomas F. Walsh
of Colorado, the new president of the
congress, made an address, in which
he urged that the size of farms be re-
duced and that the workingmen be
given opportunity to obtain homes.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following, which We're adopted.
I'VE hail with satisfaction the fact
that both of the great political parties
of the nation in their platforms in the
last campaign declared in favor of the
that settlers might build homes on the
public domain and to that end we urge
upon congress that national appropra.
tions commensurate with the magni.
tude of the problem should be made
for the preservation of the forests and
the demonstration of dense arid lands
as natural storage reservoirs, and for
the construction by the national gov
ernment as part of it's policy of inter-
and other works of flood protection and
to save for us, in aid Of navigation and
irrigation, the waters which now run
to waste, and for the development of
artesian and subterranean sources of
water supply.
The water of all streams should for
ever remain subject to the public con-
troll. The right to the use of water for
irrigation should inhere in the land ir-
| rigated and beneficial use be the basis
of this measure and the limit of the
| right.
I'VE commend the efficient work of
i the various bureaus of the national
/ government in the Investigation of the
physical and legal problems and other
conditions relating to irrigation and in
| promoting the adoption of more effect
I i've laws, customs and methods of irri-
gated agriculture and urge upon con-
gress the necessity of providing lib
| eral appropriations for this important
work
necessary to store the floods should be
THE work of rebuilding reservoirs
done directly by the government under
existing statutes relating to the en-
ployment of labor and hours of work
and under laws that will give to all
| American citizens fair and equal OPP
! portunity to get, first, employment and
/ then home on the land"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
FEAR FOR The CAR.
Nicholas Condition Believed to BE Worse
'IEnn KcNuriel.

Than Reported
81. Petersburg, Nov. 2i.-From tlare:
sources of Information directly connect
Cd with as many ministries of state.
the st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Associated Press yesterday aScertaineu
that imperial officers are becoming cX-
trenely pessimistic regarding the con-
clifton of Emperor Nicholas, and assert
that the Iivadia bulletins conceal the
gravity Of his illness.
In spite of the notorious ease With
which an alarmist runor can he circu-
lated in the Russian capital, many good
judges believe that the chances of the
cars recovery are diminishing.
One representative says that the en-
peror, in addition to typhoid fever With
peetoral complications, has brain fever,
the result of the blow he received from
q fanatical policeman during his tour
in Japan, and it is even asserted in
some quarters that trepanning has be-
come necessary.
Although the Imperial ministers have
assumed wider powers in admiDistra-
ton since his majesty's illness began,
the whole machinery OF government Is
affected by his ability. and many de-
partments are alnos. at q standstili.
Russian laws and customs impose ain
immense burden of detail Work. l,artic-
ularly in the matter of Signatures upon
the ear. for example, numerous spe-
cial pensions. whose payment on each
occasion requires the emperor's name.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29
NO JURY WOULD CONVICT.
Colorado sheriff objects to Proceedings
Against the Lynchers.


Denver, Col, Nov. 2s.-The Rocky
Mountain News today prints reply
from Sheriff Freeman of Lincoln coun-
ty to the letter of District Attorney Nc
Allister of Colorado Springs concerning
the prosecution of persons who burned
the negro rapist and murderer, Porter,
at the stake at Limon. After telling
how he was Influenced into taking
Porter from Denver to Linlon upon the
assurance Of leading citizens of Lin
coin county that he would be allowed
to pass through Limon unmolested to
Hugo, where he would be permitted to
place Porter in the county Jail. Free
man declares that it would be impossi-
BILE to get jury In Lincoln or any
other adjoining county that would con-
Wet any one charged with participa-
ton in the burning of Porter. He con-
cludes as follows:
II do not justify the cremation, but I
do object to having you and Governor
Thomas saddle the blame of this burn
ng on me, and l will not involve Lin
colin county in needless and fruitless
litigation against it's own citizens or
give additional advertisement to the
state Of Colorado for the sole purpose
Of making, as it seems to me, political
capital for somebody. / want to add
that politics cut no ice in this affair.
While Lincoln county is republican
county, the men who participated in
the lynching were Representatives of all
Official parties. When it comes to ad-
linistering death to a brute who first
rapes a child and then stabs and kicks
her to death, take it true Americans
lose sight of mere politics and remem-
Der only that they are fathers and
brothers. 1t seems to me we had better
let this episode rest where it now is"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-29

breach of contract is brought to trial.
MISS Grey made contract to perform
Der o. l>9a, for a season of thirty weeks.
loT which she was to receive $125 weekly.
t'h account of the treatment she received
al his hands she says that she was pre-
vented from fulfilling the contract and
l had to give it up on December I. 1892 her
health having become impaired owing to
INC marsh treatment to which she was
subjected.
She complains tina. on the evening of
december. q last the day before she ter
minated her contract With him. in the
scene In which he kissed her. in the
SAD "a: act u kissing the said Richard Mans
ned performed the same in so rude and
Indecent and insulting manner that the
plaintiff became humiiiatcd and became
seriously III and shocked, so that she
required medical aid and attendance"
just what this kiss was the actress does
Got explain. neither does she say wheth-
e. she mas q preference fol. any particular
to trial she will detail it ali to the iurv.