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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
The Clark Contest.

The contest now being made in
Washington against the seating of
Senator Clark of Montana is the
sequal to long story of the most
remarkable personal conflict ever
recorded in American politics. Clark
is miner and banker and one of
th, WealthieSG men in the United
States, being quoted by those com
petent to estimate his riches at
$1OO,OOO,OOO.
He owns the United Verde mines
in Arizona, the most productive in
copper in tie world, the output from
which enables him to defy the syn
dictate whose purpose it is to absolu-
tely control the price of that metal
by regulating tle supply, and he has
vast interests besides in gold and
silver mines, beet sugar plants, na-
tural mineral springs, city real estate
and in fact all sorts of property
variously disseminated throughout
TWO continents.
Years ago Clark played sharp
trick on Marcus Daily, the manager
of the now great Anaconda mine in
Montana, by slyly obtaining right
to water which was needed by the
vast property interests controlled by
DAILY after his company had expended
more than 800, 900 in Improvements
and for which the new senator made
the Anaconda people pay smartly
Siuce that day DAILY has fought
ClarRs political ambitions, step by
step, having once beaten him before
the people for the delegacy to con-
gress, and afterwards defeated his
aspirations for the senate. Clark
came up again last year before the
legislature for seat in the senate
and secured his election. The Da-
lyites nov claim that it was done by
bribery and they are making bitter
fight against their man With some
show Of establishing their plea.
The outcome is awaited with int
ense interest at Washington.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
The Payne Bill

Representative Payne OF N. Y.
who has introduced a bill before the
House providing for the extension
of the Internal Revenue laws to the
Island of Puerto Rico is one of the
strongest men in Congress. AS
chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means he succeeds the late Nc
Diugley, whose name is attached to
the recent tariff enactment, and in
this place he Yields great influence
and poser.
M. Payne's ideas are liberal and
he is amicably disposed towards our
new possessions, to whose people he
will favor tie gr:nting of the largest
measafe Of home rule possible when
the BIZ for providing code for the
government Of Puerto Rico comes
before the House, but it is to be
hoped that the member from New
xork will not ea his bill until de-
finite action extending free trade to
the Island has been taken. Other
wise his measure would be burdens
ONE IN fatal degree.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
TOYS

The most complete assortment Of
toys ever seen.
To please all tastes and at all prices
In the Store ola Gran Canaria," :"
IL, Cruz Street.
The District Court of this City
will try tomorrow the following Ca
ses which proceed from the Munici-
pal Courts of San Francisco and
Cathedral: agains Francisco Dayila
for robbery; Francisco Aguilar, for
swindle; and Luis Fernandez, for
assault. Lawyers Landron and Sar-
miento are in charge.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
WARNING

The attention of the War Depart
ment having been called to the fact
that fraudulent use has been made
Of blank discharge certificates, in
dicating disregard on the part of
some officers Of the Army of the re-
quirements of paragraph 151 OF Ar
my Regulations, which directs that
such blankS be retained in the per-
sonal custody Of Company Com
manders, the commanding officers Of
organizations serving in this depart
ment will see that the provisions Of
this paragraph are carefully obser-
we'd.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23

a lawyer in cases when only CO.
rrectional penalty is imposed, was
held Friday last before the District
Court Of Humacao. There were
three accused for wounds inflicted on
man who had insulted them.
Two of the accused we're acquitted,
while the other was condemned to
one year ard one day Imprisonment.
The Municipality of Salinas has
protested against the annexation
of this community to that of Gua-
yama.
Our readers will find in the last
page new column for short personal
advertisements. tsprice will be 20
cents, for each four lines in English
or Spanish and 80 cents if published
in both languages.
This will be of great advantage
to advertisers as for the insignificant
price of "twenty cents,o they will
obtain what they want by advertising
sometimes only once or twice. d.
A Brooklyn society has forwar-
ded 500 volumes Of literary works
to the Library of the Orphans Asy-
lum in Ponce.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
ONLY FOR ONE GENTLEMAN.

Furnished room and board. s 45
monthly. Payments made fort
nightly in advance. San Jose, 40.
The firss trial, after the issue Of
General Order No. 12S, prescribing
that the accused have the right to
defend themselves without need Of
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
D~osuo IN GENTLEMAN'S
Bargains oUTFlTTrNG

T Gold hlated Spirits buttons guar
ranteed for 20 years. each Ia and
20 cents.
/ Cuff LUX buttons, sameasa-
bove 81, 81 and 50 cents.
s Shirts very light nansd reliable,
fast colors worth GO C. for 90 C.
S Fine close rollen silk umbrella
steel rod worth $3.50 for 20.
o Further.
T A complete line in all kinds OF
clothing, shirts and cloth, and
gentleman's Outftting at clos
est prices.
so San Francisco, 90.
Mr.. Luis Sanchez Morales and
Mr.. Ramon Latimer, the RepuLll-
can Delegates to Washington sailed
for Saint Thomas and New York
on the "Madiana."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23


New York January 23rd 1900
Major Azel Ames and Mr..
Larrinaga spoke Of the politi-
cal and commercial needs OF
the Island
General Stone suggested
the convenience OF creating
au Incorporated Society Of
the wives of prominent Off
GERS to introduce Puerto Ri
can coffee in the United Sta
tes, markets.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
C. G. Wa1lir1.

General Blacksmith and Wagon
Maker.
Prompt and Reliable Work
Horse shoeing and Carriage Work
a specially.
Presidio Street, adjoining Harbor
Works.
The Police Court of Utuado re-
quested authorization to employ the
prisoners in the works of the road.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
IMPORTANT NOTICE
SUPERIOR BOARD OF HEALTH

On before January 3s 1900 all pactng Medicine and
Surgery Dentistry aud Pharmacy, also those who practice Miner
Sargry Midwifery and Professional Nursing in this Department. must
have taken licenses from the Superior Board of Health
For full information apply tie Secretary tue Board at San JUAN
Examinations for
Physicians and Surgeons commence JaLtary Pad.
Dentists January Sh.
Pharmacists commence January 18TH
PracicanteS january 22pd.
MdwiveS and Nurses commence January Goth.
See Circular No. A. Headquarters Department Porto Rico San
Juan p. r., Nov. 23th. 1900
The exannpre following M above viii iu June 9OC
Address Dr. George g. GnG, Secretary San Juan PR Bile
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
Sobrinos de Ezquiagd.

Bankers Merchants and exclusive Agents for Pt
Rico of the following Insurance and Steamship Compa
'Compania Trasatlantica Espanola," Barcelona;
Steamhp lines Of Larinaga and Serra Liverpool The RI
Fire Insurance Company, of Liverpool - Indemnity Mutual
Marine Assurance Company. Limited" Of London. The
sole representatives in this Island of The Standard O.
Company Of North America.
Also owners Of American steamship s'VASCO"
Catano Oil Refinery II. FortaIeza Street
San Juan F. r.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
SHORTHAND! TYPEWRITING!

At Hama's Select School.-S6
Fortaleza ST. San Juan.-Thorough
instruction by an accomplished, ex-
pert teacher. Apply atonce. 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
News OF The Day.

In compliance with instructions
from the War Department, the Com
manding Officers of the various Posts
in this Department have been orde-
red to secure samples of ball cartrid-
ges-each sample consisting if pos
sible of single paste-board package
of2O rifle ball cartridges-made at
each of the following manufactures,
vizs
1. The Frankford Arsenal.
2. Winchester Repeating Arms
Go.
3. Union Metallic Cartridge
Co.
A. U. S. Cartridge Co., 10
well).
The samples should all be sent to
the Commanding Officer, Frankford
Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa, and it
is requested that officers who may
send them will at the same time
forward any information which may
be of assistance in the contemplated
tests and investigations.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23

This paper is the oldest and has
the largest circulation in the
Island. 1t is also the only
one that has an established
cable service from New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
Steinhardt Rieser & Co.
EXPORTERS.
NEW YORK.
IMPORTERS.
SAN JUAN.

Complete lines of ds-Cariages- Wagons-Har-
eSewing Machines American Bar Stove fixtures Can
ned goods and groceries speciality.
Now located 90 San Francisco ST. formerly Tetpan ST.
Correspondence Mail Orders solicited
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
FOR SALE PROPERTY

On sale 300 cuerdas of land between the Mu-
nicipa. districts Of Luquillo and Fajardo.
Full information will be given at II Fortaleza
Street, San Juan, Porto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23

Slight.
New-York January 23rd 1900
Dispatches from Cape
Town state that the Beers are
stoutly resisting the advance
of General Warren's forces.
The advance IF the British
Monday was very slight.
CASUALTIES In Sundays En-
gagement.
New York, January 23rd 1900
In Sundays engagement
the British had six killed and
Is wounded.
The Beers admit fourteen
killed and twenty wounded.
German Bark Marie Released
New York January 23rd 1900
A despatch from Cape Co
lony states that the German
bark : Marie " which was sci
zed bv a British nan-of VAR
has been released.
. New York Market.
Special cable to the BoLE-
TIN MERcANTIL from
the +" ASSOCIATED PRESS D.
New York Produce Exchange
Quotation.
Wheat Flour +" Tum-
badora ".-.....-. S 500
Muscovado Sugar. ;" 3.15I16
Beet sugar =. "2.384
Sterling exchange :. 4.S3 3L4
The above cablegrams belong to
the BoLETIN MERCANTIL and their
reproouctlon IN any form VII cost
fifty dollars each cable.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
SAILING FOR CURACAO s. VENEZUELA
RATE OF PASSAGE IN U. S. CURRENCY.

Children
The Steamers of this Line especially recommended account Of TN
DALLETT 1856 Front n:
at
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23
Mr.. Finlay Speaks
In The Name OF
The Puerto RiCan
Delegation.

New York, January 2ard 1900
Mr. George Finlay il the ma
me of the Puerto Rican De-
legation said that they would
he satisfied it Puerto Rico
was granted equal CONNER
cial privileges than the Uni
ted States markets.
Political And Commercial
Needs Of Puerto Rico.
Wifes OF Prominent Officers To
Introduce Our Coffee In
The States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-23

The above cablegrams belong to
the BoLETIN MERCANTTL and their
reproduction IN any form VII cost
fifty dollars each cable.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27

ticking forth the sound loudly, as is
customary in order to communicate
$the message to the ear of the operator,
its ticks cannot be heard, but the mes
sage is communicated along a short
wire to delicate sounder incased in
"a small hard rubber cylinder. BY plac-
ing this sOunder in the ear, the mes
sage can be plainly and distinctly
heard as it is ticked OFF, although no
sound can be heard by one standing
but few feet away. This instrument
would make a telegraph Office noise
less, and a telegraph operator. strolling
into the place would not be able to
hear messages that are frequently de-
sired to be kept from inquisitive e. rs.
Still another interesting feature about
the instrument, the value of which
will probably not be, known except af-
ter it has been more extensively ex-
perimented with, is the touch COM
municated by the sounder to the teeth.
BY placing the end of the rubber cyl
inder between the teeth the repeated
i eiSho "a UAOWo Audy US u1o1iACIAy iCiL'
and one who knew the telegraphic
code could easily read the message
sent by the communication thus re-
ceiVed. The ticks are clearly defined,
and not confused, and it is expected by
Nj. Van Vechten that deaf and dumb
persons may, after learning the code,
Asss1e able to use the knoWIedge ID hnan
Hcial advantage, inasmuch as they
would be as seryiceable as those who
could hear plainly. The instrument
has been applied to a small bridge
OF arch, upon a telegraph wire, the
wire being cut underneath the bridge,
and the messages sent have been
plainly heard by attaching the sounde1
to the ear.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27
The City Of Canton
UHY VHv vHI VutNIIIin City to be Found
lUO NANI vi NUIIvVL1 Anywhere

his eyes, hold his ears and scream OUT
right. I T: b.
Yes, old Canton is barred and gat-
ed city. The foreigner is literally OUT
side the walls. livery night this won
aderful place, FABRICATED into sections.
penned up into fortified Enclosures. is
locked up until morning, and woe be-
tide the foolish stranger who is found
wandering Y AZ de in these fearsome pas
sages. 3ss..
IT is as much as his life is worth to
be left behind in old Canton when the
.curfeW bell has sounded and the gates
slammed. .#5 s5
hen Canton, its shops and swarm
ing masses, is left to its own devices.
Then men in the bird cages up aloft
look out afar to warn the inhabitants
against fire; the Chinese policemen
guard each barred section against
robbery and murder, but not single
European is found in old Canton after
nightfaH
indeed, except the tourist and pas
senger.I doubt Il the resilient of Can-
ton7eYer puts his foot ii the native city.
from one year TO another. IN Canton
the native and the foreigner, Divided
BY iron gate. are as far apart as ID
one was IN China and the other In
London.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27

Peculiar Traits
of the
A'lml.ond-Eyed j.
i Celestial.

frogs legs; for rheumatism, dragons
bones;', and among other remedies ia
the Chinese pharmacopoeia are as
bestos, rhlnoceros horns, the new tops
of stag horns, tortoise shell, human
milk and various stalactites ground to
powder.
His names for, villages are as various
as his medicines Here are a few
Horse-WoFds Village, Female-Dog WI
lage, Horse Without-a- Hoof, Wang
Family, # Great-Melon Village, Sun
Family y-Bull Village, Look the
Grave, Market-Town-of-the OF Crows,
Duck 's-Nest t-of-the Chou Family, VIII
lage-of Chang g-of- the Iron Mouth, The
Village Where They Wear Pug Noses.
~ In China there are two reasons for
distrusting folk (the Chinese distrust
each other only a little less than they
distrust foreigners); in one case they
distrust folk because they do not know
them, and in the other because they do.
II you would find the house of person
whose address you have, it's not muck
use to inquire. Nobody knows him. It
is safer not to know. You want him
for an evil purpose, perhaps to kill him,
and then his relatives would take ven
geanee on the infermers.
+: If you have lost your way at night
you are likely to ''sleep out" " for no one
will respond to your knocking at the
gates. You may be thief, or a spook,
and any way, why should any one be
out at such an hour? ~ 7s' F
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27

a balloon up and nothing against which
wings, propellers or aeroplanes could
act. Giant projectiles sent up by ex-
plosive force would be out of the ques-
tion. Too much energy would be re-
quired to project them. The greatest
possible explosive force put back of the
best adapted projeetile would send it
hardly to the roof of our atmosphere. :;
.-~ Ether Is Nayigable. S B.
: Between the planets we find only
ether, about the nature of which there
is much difference Of opinion. Some
experiments which have made in
vacuums prove to me that, contrary to
the accepted doctrine, ether is not en-
tirely frictionless It is composed of
particles many billions of times small
er than atoms. These are of such d
nature that no ordinary body meets
with any resistance in passing through
them. { t*.4i5:: ..1 ssszz5 -. !.
These experiments prove that a ma
chine can be made to prope1 itself
where there is no air. Such devices,
therefore, could traverse the open space
between the planets. How? Through
the ether space between the planets
there are streams of electric and light
waves. Against either Of these two
systems of waves other sets of waves,
artifcially made by machine, can be
forced in such a Way as to. cause resist
ance and proper the machine along
have devices by which I have proved
this. I have proved that the rays given
off by a magnet may be acted upon by
light in such manner as to rotate the
magnet. This is direct proof of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27

action of one set of waves upon an.
other. The electric and light waves, all
ways coming from the sun, penetrate
the ether in every direction. At any
place in the ether reaction against
them may be had in any direction.
=. st would thus be possible to con-.
struct a machine capable Of propellings
itself through ether in any direction
at enormous speeds, and one able to.
generate as. it goes along waves that
will thus react upon other waves In the
ether. AS to how far beyond the earth's
atmosphere man could travel in such
machine I would not like to say. He.
would, of course, have to. take with him. him
a supply of air for breathing pur-sa
poses.' = g$i Erzs 55 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27
SECRET TELEGRAPH. 4

Instrument Whose Message Can Be Read
+ Only by the Man at the Wire.
Edwin F. Van Vechten has in his
office in Milwaukee telegraph instru-
ment that is hoped to prove great
aid in teaching the deaf, and at the
same time make it possible for the
deaf to become telegraph operators.
Besides this it is expected to furnish
railroads, governments or others using
telegraph instruments with a practl-
.callY secrets ice z he new instruz
ane desi gne,i ~ 1enrga ffs
Landgraf, an Instructor in the Men
asha high school. The principle upon
which it operates is the same as that
of any standard telegraph. instrument
now in use. Instead Of the receiver
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27
Paint Terrlfies Sparrows.

$500
In the little yard surrounding the
Twenty-irst district police station at
Thirty-seventh street and WoodIawn
avenue is a fountain in which all the
sparrows of the neighborhood hare
been accustomed to come for their
drinks and their morning baths. says
the Philadelphia Record. The .Watsr
flows from the mouth of a metal swan.
and as long as the artificial bird pTa-
served the neutral color of the metI
the sparrows paid not the slightest at
tentian. Recently tht swan was painted
a brilliant red, and next morning when
the sparroWs hocked about the foun-
tain for their. baths they were appar
entity horrified to see the big red mon
ster. None of them would venture near
the fountain m epugrsxated u~rssss
neighDoring tree and noisy counciI
of war was held. Such ehattering
had seldom been heard. Finally they
all flew off in search Of other water.
Gradually, however, they have come
back. The bolder ones now take hasty
plunges in the fountain and fly away
to tell the more timid ones that the
red swan shows no inclination to dis
pute their rights. @ Ett
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27
Southern Pacific Islands.

t. =" Southern Pacific, Islands. - Z
. Settlement IN the Southern Pacific
continues apace. Tie annexation OF
the Solomon islands Dy Great Britain
was followed by an thrush of British
enterprise, and now it is stated the Pa
cific Islands company, wealthy Lon-3
don proprietary, has received a con-
,cessicn of two hundred thousand acres
on lease which practically means a
fee-simpIe grant The future trade of
the Solomon Islands bids fair to be-
come an important item in Australia
sian commerce. The same may be said
of the Pacific islands future. The Pa
cific Islands company has it's main Of
flee in Sydney, and, therefore, it may
be safe to assume that the Shipping
here will receive its share of trade.
]. Hunter Stephenson in Chicago Rec
ord Z - f-.3st=I Il = ss.r &$e-- Nj g&4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-27

Pearl Mussels.

Charles T. Simpson, in his report to
the United States Fish commission,
refers>to the variety of conditions un-
der which pearl mussels live and their
great capacity for adaptation. They
are mostly found in shallow water,
but there are exceptions to this rule.
Some bury themselves among the f.
brous roots and trees, others just be-
low the surface of the water in muddy,
sandy banks, and still others, like
those in Lake Tanganyika, Africa, and
Lake Tiberias, Palestine, live under
six or more hundred feet of water
They die as rule in q short time if
taken out of the water and usually
in a few hours if exposed to the sun,
But: even these specimens so easily
affected by the air will live buried in
dry mud for long time. In Florida
along a small stream near Braiden-
town, which is dry with the exception
of about three months in the summer,
Unio obesus, in a healthy condition,
may be found in thousands buried in
the sandy. banks or among the rushes
and sage in the bottom where there
is scarcely any moisture. These,
moreover, can be taken out and laid
in the sun for months without killing
them. In general it appears that those
species that live constantly in water
die Immediately upon being removed
from it, but those which inhabit water
courses or ponds that run dry FREE
quent1y are capable Of living a long
time out of water: s=i=5.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-22
THE NACHUSSET MISSING
GRAVE FEARS FOR AN OVERDUE
VESSEL.
She is a Hundred and Thirty seven
Days out from Newcastle to Ka-
hului

The ship Wachussett, Captain Lam
bert, is 1877 days out from Newcastle to
Kahului. AS early as the 18th of this
month As per cent reinsurance on the
vessel was being offered in San Fran
cisco, and the rate will undoubtedly
take jump upwards when the next ad-
vices from here reach the coast, with
out report of her arrival.
The trip of the Wachussett is already
twice the average length from New
castle to Hawaiian ports and it is about
four times as long as the trip recently
made by the Marion Chilcott, which
covered the distance in So days. Re
cent arrivals here from the Australian
port have been making the trip in about
from 60 to so days, and none of them
have reported any unusual storms en-
route.
The bark Abbey Palmer, Captain Uni
berg, which is the last arrival from
Newcastle, started 62 days after the
| Wachussett. The Abbey Palmer came
in 20 days. A long list of other vessels
are coming, but, with the exception of
the Wachussett, none of them are over
40 days out.
The Wachussett is an American shiT
of 1873 tons register. She was built In
Maine in 1878 and is owned by w. r.
| Mighell Mighell is also owner of the
May Flint, which was sunk in San
| Francisco harbor and he appears to
have struck some hard luck. The
Wachussett has been out long enough
to have come round the Horn, and
grave fears are entertained for her.