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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29

AfortunadameDte, no tengo apuntes
necrol6gicos que envfar. Solo citare
con cierto recelo que el tel6grato anun
cia que la llegado a Port Said un bar
co con, nuevos casos de peste bub6ni-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29
OPINION De SALISBURY
IA FIRMA De La PAz

Ell pericdico The Standard asegu-
ra que Lord Salisbury ha NANTES
tado en- una reunion privada que
antes de que Lord Roberts entire en-
Pretoria So habra frmado la paz con
la anexi6n de las dos Rep1bl;cas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29

"a; NO es tranquilizadora la noticia
Los ultlmos parties que leo al cerrar
nl revlsta anuncian que con la publ
caclon de la ley .narcial Sc ha conse
gulno Ia tra1quilidad en- Barcelona
Va!encla y Sevilla. Mas vale asf.
T. GUERRERO.
Madrid, 13 de Mayo de 1900.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29

La augusta sonora que regenta Ell
trono de EspaIia ha tenidO la feliz idea
de prep lrar fiestas en- PalaciO con el
deseo de proteger al comercio que ha
0e dar salida a sus g6nerOs, 6 invite a
mis- de mil personals con la formula
de tomar te; la fiesta que revisti6
cierto caracter de intimidad, estuvo
brillante y animadfsima, y Sc bailo en-
el llamado " Comedor de gala )" en- ell
rigod6n de honor tomaron parte la
princesa de Asturias y la infanta dona
Maria Teresa; los maestrantes aslstle
ron dc Gallon corto de seda.
Y va que hablo de fiestas, citare los
fracasos que sufrieron, en- Apollo, una
una humorada lfrica GEL gatito negro;'
v en- la zarzuela, ola pasiega." En
cambio, anoche fueron muy aplaudidas
las siguientes obras EN- Apollo, la zar-
zuela en- un acto "Marfa de los An
geles," de Arniches y Lucio, con ml
sea de Chapi; y en- la zarzuola, La
Golfemia," parodia en- un acto de Ia
opera de Puccini La Bohemia" es
crita con mucha gracia por Cranes
con m1sica del maestro Arnedo; es
una caricatura ingeniosisima, admira'
blemente representada por los Scto
res de la companfa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29

Para que todo sea negro en- mis-
apuntes, registro 10 ocurrido en- Tativa
donde public6 ell peri6dico Ell Conner
clio una poesfa tltulada " La milicia, y
firmada con ell seud6nimo Efe Aveu-
nalliu," dirigiendo insultos q los of
ciales del ej6rcito; para castigar ell in
sultO fueron de Valencia mas de cua
renta militares, que no pudiendo dar
c1n ell an6nimo NAL llamado poeta, Sc
dirigieron Ia redacci6n, apaleando a
a'gunas personas J rompiendO los
muebles y titles de la imprenta. Sc
form6 causa, arrestando la autoridad
militar los agresores. HGbo heridos
y cOntusoS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29

Antes de aver Sc condujeron de la
Cathedral al cementerio de San Isidro
los restos de Goya MOratfn, Melendez
Vald6s y Valdegamas. Las carrozas
eran magnffcas, presidiendo ell duelo
ell gObierno Y 10 mas notable e2 perso
acompafiamiento las Academies todas
de la corte y los parientes de hombres
tan iIustres. Ha sido un honor Justl-
simo, tributado al genio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29
.GACETA DE HOY

Publica la sentencia de. Tribunal
Supreme de Justicia, que insertamos
en- otlo lugar de este ndmero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-29
Information POI cable
NuBVa York, 70 b Mayo
La GUERRA SUD-AFRlCANA
KRUGER Y BOTHA|
La GUERRA SUD-AFRlCANA
KRUGER Y BOTHA

Despachos de Londres dicen que
ei Presidente Kriiger y ell genera
Botha han celebrado ell 81 una lar
ga entrevista respecto a la convel
niencia de continuar 8 no la lucha
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
PECK CONVICTED.
Was Tried and Sentenced to Life Impris-
onment Within Five Minutes.

Was Tried and Sentenced to Life Impris-
onment Within Five Minutes.
A Cleveland, o., dispatch says !:
Louis Peck, the negro who last Mon
day evening assaulted 4-year-old
Christiana Mas at Akron, and whose
crime is responsible for the fearful
rioting that occurred at Akron on
Wednesday night and Thursday
morning. was Friday afternoon taken
from the Jail at Cleveland, where he
had been removed for safe keeping,
rushed to Akron, taken to the court
house and within five minutes after
his arrival in Akron was convicted Of
the crime and sentenced to the peni
Tertiary for life at hard labor He
had been indicted by a special grand
jury, which had been empaneled
during the afternoon. Judge Nye
pronounced the sentence. Within
two minutes after the sentence had
been pronounced Peck had been
placed on board Cleveland, Akron
and Columbus train, and in charge
Of the sheriff and an assistant he was
taken to Columbus.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
TROOPS DIVERTED.
Men Intended from Service in China WIZ
Go to Philippines.

Men Intended from Service in China WIZ
Go to Philippines.
Orders have been issued by the war
department directing that the troops
on the transport Meade intended for
Taku, China, be sent from Nagasakl
on arrival there, to Manila. The
troops on the Meade consist OF thir-
teen officers and 512 men OF the Fiji
teenth Infantry; ten officers and 1863
men of the Third Cavalry, four Off
GERS and 145 men of the engineer
corps.
This is the first order diverting
troops intended for China to Manila.
The government is satisfied that
there are now sufficient soldiers in
China for present purposes.
Orders also have been issued divert
ing all other transports now en- route
with troops for China, from Nagasaki
to Manila. About 1900 troops will
be effected by this order.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
THE SITUATION At PEKIN
Imperial City is Still Invested, But
Not Occupied.
ATTACK FROM 10000 BOXERS ANTICIPATED
General Chaffee Recommends With.
drawaI of Troops From China.
Famine is Imminent-OtheF
News From Seat of War.

The latest news from Pekin indi-
Gates that the situation there is I'm.
changed. The Imperial City is still
invested, but has not yet been occu
pied. The allies, when the last mes
sage left, were still refraining from
aggressive action, pending instruc.
tions from their governments.
An attack from thirty thousand
Boxers was anticipated, and to meet
this the whole American force and
the British artillery, according to !,
dispatch to the Morning Post from
Pekin, dated August Is, were moved
to the outer city wall.
The Boxers were reported coming
from the south.
General Dorward, in his report OF
the engagement outside Tien Tsin,
August 10, when the Americans,
British and Japanese signally de
feated large force OF Boxers, kIiline
over 800, says, in dispatch dated
August 25:
"The lines of communication near
Tien Tsin are now free from danger.
The enemy had been treating the
villagers badly. Several decapitated
bodies were found in their camp.
The villagers are tiocking to Tien
Tsin at the rate OF about a thousand
a day. AS there is not more than a
months food supplies, there is every
prospect OF famine shortly"
This declaration that famine is
imminent in consequence Of the in
adequacy Of provisions for the hordes
of refugees at Tien Tsin adds new
element Of peril to the situation.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
STORIES OF SUFFERING.
Storm Causes Great Los of Life and
Property at Nome.

Storm Causes Great Loss of Life and
Property at Nom-.
The San Francisco Bulletin prints
the following special dispatch dated
Seattle, Wash, August "a.
A terrific storm ragged at Nome
August Z. II wrought disaster along
the water front, and as result the
beach is lined with wreckage and
stranded vessels of all descriptions.
According to waterfront man, out
of sixty eight steam launches only
five remain afoat, and OF seventy
two barges only seven are riding the
sea, the others having been either
sunk or drifted ashore. Twenty dead
bodies were washed ashore and taken
to the morgue for Identification.
Among them were the remains OF j..
W. Beatty, of Alameda, Cal. Five
dead bodies were washed ashore at
Topkuk, three miles north OF Nome,
the mouth of the Nome river eight
in front of Nome camp; three twelve
miles below Bluff City and two below
Topkuk.
A tale Of disease, death and suffer
ing among the Eskimos which beg
CARS description is told by Guy Stock
slayer, who is conducting relief ex-
petition sent out by the government.
Stockslager has returned from York
and reports the natives dying by
wholesale, dozens of Gead bodies
lying around unbu1ied.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
RECOMMENDS WITHDRAWAL.
General Chaffee Advises Removing the
Troops From China.

General Chaffee Advises Removing the
Troops From China.
Maj. Gen. Chaffee has recommend
ed that the United States troops in
China be withdrawn as soon as all the
Americans in Pekin have reached
places of safety.
His cable dispatch advising this
and accommodating evidences of lack
of harmony am ong the powers were
the main subjects Of discussion at a
cabinet meeting. The president and
all the members OF the administra-
tion are anxious to get the troops out
of China at the earliest possible date,
but it can be said on authority that
there will be no immediate with
drawal of American troops unless
there is an immediate change in con-
ditions.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
DROUTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Farmers Have Suffered to the Extent of
Seven Million Dollars.

l. al mcTs l1dNc SuHeFeu 10 tue Oh
Seven Million Dollars.
A special from Columbia, S. c.,
says: South Carolina crops have
suffered disastrously from the present
hot spell, combined with the drouth.
Recently few local showers have
fallen over very limited areas, but
otherwise there has been no rain in
August. Some farmers estimate that
the cotton yield has been reduced 40
per cent, but only allowing a loss of
II per cent on an average yield on
the acreage planted, the loss will be
100, 600 bales, or 81. 500,000 The loss
on other crops, sugarcane, late corn
and hay, will make the total over
1000, 900. Unless there are general
rains within very few days, the
drouth will become a disaster.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30

At Florence, Ala, the Louisville &
Nashville railroad detectives and the
local officers arrested Marshall Boxer
and three boys, ranging from IL to Is
years in age, as accomplices. charged
with robbery. For the past month
the Louisville & Nashville freight de-
pot and freight cars have been broken
into a number of times. Several
stores have also been burglarized.
The officers suspicioned Boxer and
searched his house, finding the sto-
len goods. The boys have all con-
fessed and the case will be prosecuted.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
THREE MEN RESCUED.
Almost Ierish From Thirst on a Texas
Desert.


A runner arrived at Ell Paso, Tex.
Sunday, from the Cole ranch, sixty
miles north OF Ell Paso, bringing news
that three men were found almost
persisted Of thirst on the desert be-
yond there. He says that one of
the men is Prof. r. H. Cook, who
recently came from the east. The
men left Alamogordo, N, M, on bicy-
cles, bound for Ell Paso. On the
route there is a desert of sand sew
enty miles across. When the three
men had gone about thirty miles
their bicycles gave down and they
had to walk. One of the men reached
the Cole ranch, but had to be treated
for several hours before he could
speak. He then told of his compan-
ions. Two men with jugs of water
tied on saddles went back in search
of them. One was found fifteen
miles away, exhausted and uncon-
scious in the sand, and was brought
to the ranch. The other, Prof. Cook,
was found twenty miles further away,
in spasms, and would probably have
died in an hour had he not received
water. All the men are now in
critical condition at the Cole ranch.
The names of the other men were not
learned
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Reported in tn
South in a Week.

Inc New Industries 1tepOFtou IL
South in a Week.
Among the more important OF the
new industries reported by the Chat.
tanooga Tradesman during the week
ending August 25 are $50, 600 agri-
cultural Implement works in Atlanta;
chair factory in North Carolina;
coal mines in the Crab Orchard dis
trict and near Crossville, Tenn, and
near Philippi, w. Va. /; cotton. mills
in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas;
cotton seed oil mills in Georgia and
North Carolina; electric light and
power plants at Searcy's, Ark. +;
Greensboro, Ky; Oxford, Miss. !;
Fayetteville, Tenn, and Fredericks-
burg, Va, Touring mills in Florida,
Kentucky and North Carolina; a
furniture factory in North Carolina
grain elevator (rebuilD in Texas; a
harness factory in Mississippi; a
hoop factory in Alabama; ice and
cold storage plants at Minden, La,
and Bristol, Va. $500 irrigat-
ing plant near Wichita Falls, Tex. +;
$25, 900 knitting mill and $50, 600
lumber mill in Georgia; oil and gas
developments in West Virginia; a
planning mill in Kentucky; 1925, 600
sugar refinery at Wharton, Tex. /; a
tannery in southwestern Virginia; a
telephone exchange at Scottsboro,
Ala. water works at Clarksdale,
Miss, and Spartanburg, S. G.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Murdered About a Hog.

In Beech township, eight miles
from Texarkana, while William
Green was driving herd of hogs
from his corn field he was approached
by two young nephews, Emmett and
Willie Green. AS soon as Green
spied the intruders he opened fire
upon them, killing Emmett Green
instantly and mcrtally wounding the
other boy. 1t appears that the hogs
belonged to the Green boys, and they
had recently had trouble with the
uncle about the animals.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
ANXIOUS FOR THE CANAL.
Nicaragua Would Agree to Almost Any
thing to Secure 1t.

Nicaragua Would Agree to Almost Any
thing to Secure 1t.
General E. P. Alexander, who was
appointed by President Cleveland ar
bitrator in the boundary dispute be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica, has
Just returned from those countries,
on the completion of his mission.
An interesting feature of General
Alexander work lay in the fact that
his labors on the boundary questions
were the cause of close survey OF
the line of the proposed Nicaragua
canal. He said that he did not think
the commission now preparing re-
port would advise new route.
While disclaiming definite knowl-
edge on the subject, he was inclined
to think that proposition from the
Nicaraguan government to ours had
already been made. He believed that
rather than not have the canal built
the Nicaraguan government would
accede to almost any terms made by
the United States.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Negro business League.

The negro men and women who
are in business in Admission have or
gained the Admission Negro Bust
ness League" with w. S. Rivers,
president; w. T. Jackson, secretary,
and l. R. Malone, corresponding sec
rotary. The league has member
ship of cixty.one business firms and
individuals, and its object is to en-
courage the negro in business pur-
suits.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Anarchist Wanted to Kill Bryan.

William NJ. Williams, an alleged
anarchist, who is employed as a
smelter in Omaha, Neb., it is said
announced to one of his fellow work
men Saturday that he was going to
kill William J. Bryan when he came
to address the Jacksonian picnic.
The police were notified and arrested
him an hour later. Williams was
released. The police believe that the
information denouncing Williams
was irresponsible if not also mali
cious
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
FIGHTING IS OVER.
Allied Troops Have Surrounded the Inn
perial City.

alileu Troops nave SuFrouHueu INC AL
perial City.
A Pekin dispatch says: The allied
troops have surrounded the Imperial
City and stationed sentries at the
gates. They refrain from entering,
pending instructions from their gov
ernments. General Chaffee says the
fighting is ended. The Japanese
troops have relieved the Pei Tang ca
thedral, where fifteen French nuns
and forty French and Italian soldiers
have been isolated and besieged two
months. They found that five had
been killed.
Captain Reilly, battery F, Fifth
United States artillery, who was
killed before the imperial palace, was
buried in the legation grounds. Gen.
Chaffee, the British and japanese
generals and many civilians were
present at the interment
The American troops are encamped
in the grounds of the Temple of
Heaven. The Chinese are supposed
to have fed northward.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
EPIDEMIC OF ASSASSINATION
Three Men Have Been Waylaid Within
Twenty-four Hours.

Three Men Have Been waylaid Within
Twenty-four Hours.
A dispatch from Bingess, W. Va,
says: Logan county is in 8 tumult
OF excitement. Court has Just ad-
journed, and there is no probability
of grand jury for two months to
stop the epidemic of assassination
which is sweeping over the county.
Within twenty-four hours three men
have been waylaid. On the head
waters Of Island creek Ira Ellis was
shot and dangerously wounded from
ambush. About the same hour
Lewis E. Elmore was fired upon and
his best horse shot from under him.
At II o'clock Friday Rev. Willard
Stafford was waylaid in the head
waters Of the Guyan by two persons
who attempted to kill him. He was
shot in the left side and arm, but
will recover. No arrests have been
made.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30

Armour & Co., of Chicago, have re-
ceived an order from the Russian
government for COCO, 600 pounds OF
beef on the hoot" to feed the SOL
diers Of the Gar in China. That is
the largest order of the kind in the
history of the Chicago meat trade.
Options are said to have been taken
upon every available ship in the car
rying trade on the Pacific.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Jacob Made Bond.

Sanford jacob, charged with ut
tempted rape, who was taken to
Montgomery under military protec-
ton from New Orleans, made a
81. 900 bond and Immediately left
for New Orleans. The utmost secre-
CIV was observed regarding the affair.
Jacobs father stated that his son
will be back for trial when the case is
called in November.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Latest Authentic Information.

A dispatch received at the Japan.
ese legation in Washington from the
foreign Office of Japan conveys the
latest and most authentic informa-
ton OF the situation in and around
Pekin. In a measure the advises
were of a disquieting nature, as they
indicated that the Chinese had ralie
their forces and were preparing for
an attack upon the allies in Pekin. If
it should prove that the allied forces
were besieged in Pekin, it would ac-
count for the lack OF advices from
General Chaffee.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30

DR.. Armand Mary and DR.. Sara
sin, president of the local dental COL
lege, New Orleans, fought a duel in
a room Saturday. Sarrasin is dan
gerously wounded. The shooting
grew ont of the bill recently passed
by the legislature aimed at dentists
without diplomas. DR.. Mary op-
DoSad IT,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
CARDUA's EXECUTION.
Details of the Shooting of the Trausvaal
Lieutenant.


A special dispatch from Pretoria,
dated August "a, gives details of the
execution on Friday of Lieutenant
Cordua, OF the Transvaal artillery,
convicted by courtmartial of break
ing his parole in plotting to abduct
Lord Roberts and kill brother Off
GERS. Cordua walked fearlessly to
the garden behind the Jail. At his
own request, he was not bound, and
sat in a chair with folded arms. He
told Captain Blanchard, commanding
the firing party, that he was ready,
and ten bullets struck him. The
body was buried near the spot where
the lieutenant fell.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30

Transports are pouring into Taku,
China. Three large German vessels
have arrived and are unloading. One
regiment that has disembarked is on
it's way to Pekin and another is
bound for Tien Tsin. Three Russian
vessels are also in the harbor, The
Fifteenth infantry, the Third artillery
and five hundred marines are camped
at Ten Tsin, awaiting orders.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Mckinley emit Go to Chicago.

Owing to the continued pressure OF
public business of immediate impor-
lance, the president has been obliged
to withdraw his acceptance of the in
vitation to attend the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, at Chicago, and the sew
eral other incidents to that occasion.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
New Trial 10 Not Granted.

After considering affidavits sub
mitted by both sides and hearing ar
guments, Judge Cantrill at George
town, overruled the motion for new
trial in the case of Caleb Powers,
former secretary OF state Of Ken
lucky, convicted last Saturday as an
accomplish before the fact In the
murder of William Goebel last Janu-
arv
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Incomplete.

incomplete.
The maiden sat for quite awhile,
Her chin upon her hand;
A finished letter lay beside
Upon the writing stand.
Full long she thought and had the
look
OF one in sore distress,
Until at last she madly wrote:
Il think of no 2. s.
Kansas City Independent
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
The Re ason.

Askington-Why don't you get mar
ried. old fellow? Is it because you
can not afford it?
Borrowby frankly)-No; it is be-
cause the girls father can't afford it.
Puck.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Precise, But DisagreeabIe.

You have Travelled abroad" in
CURED the well meaning conversation
alist.
And the man who worries about
words answered stiffiy:
Possibly you will inform me of
some way in which l could have been
abroad without travelling. Washing
ton Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
A Mysterious Achievement.

do you believe there is such a thing
as clairvoyance? inquired the matter
of-fact friend.
We'll" answered the man who hest
tates, Il won't say there is any such
thing. But l do know this much; L
saw a man go to pile of canteloupes
and pick out six and every one of them
was good to eat"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Yaquis Sue for Peace.

The Yaqui Indians in the state OF
Sonora, Mex, who have been at war
with the Mexicans for over year,
are now suing for peace and endeav-
oring to be reinstated on their former
reservation and retain their prop.
erty.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30

A girl baby has been born to Mrs.
George Vanderbilt in Biltmore House,
at Asheville, N. G. Mr.. Vanderbilt
announces that her name will be
Cornelia Stuyvesant. The little
stranger is heir to fortune OF $780,.
600 600.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
TO AMEND GOEBEL LAW.
Kentucky Legislators to Meet in Special
Session Tuesday.

Kentucky Legislators to Meet in Special
Session Tuesday.
The Kentucky legislature will
meet Tuesday in special session for
the purpose of amending the state
election law. Governor Beckham
will send brief message to the leg
islature with suggestions regarding
changes. About a dozen members
have declared in favor of the Ohio
election law. The advocates of this
bill declare that the Ohio bill is SINH
lar in some parts to the Goebel law
OF this state, and that to adopt il
will be to disarm the republicans
argument.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-30
Disastrous Drought in North Carolina

Disastrous Drought in North Carolina.
The department of agriculture s
crop report up to August 20, based
on returns from over 1000 CORE
spondents, is the most unfavora BILE
ever issued in North Carolina. 1t
gives the following percentage of con-
ditions:
Corn, rs; cotton, rs; tobacco, 65.
All these figures are under COVE rn-
ment estimates, which were made
August /, and show the disastrous
effects of the unprecedented heat and
drought.