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BOARD AND ROOMS.

40 EAST -ST.-Sunny hall
references exchanged
;.-FlRST CLASS new family hotel;
strictly freproof; all the comforts and
conveniences; delightful ROOMS for single
men, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER,
STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
equalled; references required. HOTEL
ROLAND. 59th-st and Nadison-ave.,
block from Central Park Entrance.
nth ST. 23T EAST. stuyvesant Square.
With board, desirable rooms; house
and appointments FIRST class. references.
IYTH-ST.. % To % wEsT-Beautiful
back parlor; private bath and all modern
conVeniences; table and service the best;
families, gentlemen. reference.
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BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES

BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. new
and secondhand: lowest prices: easiest
''rrns- MARX BROS. "a Union Square.
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MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINES.
HA From New York Wednesdays Fridays and Saturtavs
FOR TEXAS GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
points in Texas Colorado. Arizona California Mexico
Write for our 6l-nare Pocket f;uda: naaS FREQ,
C H. MALLORY Il co. Gen. Agts. Pier 20. K. r. N Y
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PARIS-1900.

A PARls-19oo
s. AILER specially chartered sail 2 D m
June 81 TO Cherbourg. Southampton Bremen; also
steamers CITY OF ROME and NEBRASKA SPECIALLY
CHARTERED June 80 Glasgow, Paris Exposition
Oberammergau Passion Pay Tour Europe booking
Also Thirty other Spring and Summer Excursions
Europe. Holy Land Party leaves March g.
81 Round the Wc~ld Parties. Sept. ~. oct s. Nov
CLARK RROADMAY NEW
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MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PRICEs.-5OO second hand
wood and iron working machines: fully
guaranteed: machinery bought ard eS-
changed. GEORGE b. EDDY. 39S Madi-
ECn-st.
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cINARD LINE

TO LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENSTOWN
From Piers 81 and % North River
Lucania March 10 p N Incania. April I. noon
EtrlTia. March Il. 3 4. NJ Euria- A Ia p II
Campania Mch - II A. NJ Cempania April 81 10 a. NJ.
VERNON II. BROWN < g. Gen
% BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
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OLD BOOKS BOUGHT AND SOLD.

BOOKS BOUGHT for cash: entire libraries
purchased, calls residences free. :. q.
RAINS 3Sy 5th-aVe
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SHORT ROUTE To THE PARIS EXPOSITION
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE.
New York Rotterdam Amsterdam via Eoulocne- sir
S1t hours distant from either Paris London.
PotSdam Stateud,rn and
Rotterdam, Winter first class. and upward:
class S37. All other class OF
cabin passengers; s37 and upward
Apply 20 HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. 30 Broadway.
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OLD DONNON0ON l0RIEo

DAILY SERVICE.
For Old Point Comfort Norfolk Portsmouth. Primer
Point. Newport News and Richmond Va, connecting Tor
Petersburg. Richmond. Virginia Beach. Washington d.
G.. and entire South
Freight and Passenger steamers sail from Pier 20 North
Rvar foot OF Beach ST. day Saturday
at p. ana SATURDAY. at
II. b. WALKER. Traffic Manager.
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EARMER.-By married man, wife good
butter maker: first class references Ad-
dress !. : SCARBOROUGH. New York.
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FOREMAN. &C.-Faruer as foreman or
caretaker: American: married. no chill
drvn; best or references Address J. u,
2O9 East 5Oth- 81.
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WHITE STAR LINE.

NEW EENsTOWN-IIVERPOOI.
March 7. GeTnauc. pril l. noon
Oceanic Mar 81 $50 a m Oceanic April IS 7:3o =.
passage. freight and general Information apply
WHITE STAR LINE.
Pier as. North River. Office. . Broadway. " y.
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COACHMAS OF SECOND MAN.-Bv mar
ried man. p thoroughly understands his
business and il good city driver. moderate
wages; rrst class references. Address 4
Is. g.. 2uS West 18th St
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COACHMAN.-GentIem highly recon
meuds thoroughly experienced. temper
ale, Industrious. painstakiny. economical
Trustworthy. smart appearing married maa
no membranes, sktlful driver anywhere
LAW RENEE 62S ParA-ave.
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FARM MANAGER on gentleman estate;
many years experience IN Germany and
United States. we'll versed in oil methods
OF farming stockraising poultry culture
vegetables and fruits: capable Of con
trolling and directing men. strictly tenn
perate. reliable. trustworthy. married and
no chiIdTen: best OF references. board h1lu
" desired. Address Z. W. s POStoIfce
Box = orange. y J.
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I LAUNDRESS.-Ry a Protestant woman, IN
small private family; &yill be found
0bligtng. good city reference. Address w
E. BONt47. ]. PAP Broadway
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COACHMAN. - Thoroughly experienced.
first class city personal reference: no OBJ
lection 70 the country. Address T. H. Is
East 3Sth-st.
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GARDEN ER.-Middle aged. married for
the care OF gentleman's country place:
understands all pertaining to the manage
msnt thereof. best references. O. Il. 500
Park-ave
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Understands his business
thoroughly; aged 50. single: best OF ref
erences. PEACE. 220 East S6th-st
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HELP WANTED.


WANTED.-Nurse for infant; must he
competent and with best city references
BILLINGS 40 East 24th-Sr
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
Resisted Arrest

Last Saturday evening at about
$50 o'clock a pistol shot rang out
and cries of murder and fire were
heard coming from the corner of
Main an Dejean sts., where a
crowd soon congregated to find
Constable Philip Zernott, City
Marshal JnO. Leer and Sam PlOne
sky, engaged in a struggle with a
negro who was wanted in New
Iberia and who Mr.. Zernott had
ATTEMPTED to arrest. When Mr. n.
told him he had a warrant for his
arrest, the negro pulled a IS
caiibre pistol out of his pocket and
fred at him, the bullet passing SO
near Mr.. Zernott as to scorch his
clothes. Constable, Leer and Ter
mott then grabbed the negro and
Mr.. Plonsky beat him III the head
with a stick to get him to relln-
quish his hold on the pistol; he
finally yielded and was easily man
aged afterward. Cries of lynchlng
soon arose, but at the suggestion
of wiser and old citizens, the man
was handed over to Sheriff Swords
for safe-keeping. The rumor that
the crowd was so desperate that
Sheriff Swords kept them at bay
at the point of a pistol was I'M
founded, as our citizens were very
calm, and acted wisely in the mat
ter. Sheriff Swords took his
prisoner to Opelousas to await
orders from iberia. All excitment
died away in a few hours.-Wash-
ingtOn Enterprise.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
A TRAVELLING PAIN.

There is no disease quite so pc
culiar as rheumatism. The pain
which is in the little finger today
may be in one of the toes to-mor
row. And so it travels all over
the system, seeking an outlet, and
finding none it settles permanently
in one place, and from its home
other pains starts out, and settle
down and multiply. DR.. Drum
mond's Lightning Remedies for
rheumatism attack the disease
from all points at once, and their
work is always successful. If your
druggist has not got these RENE
dies, write to the Drummond Mem
cine Co., New York, and describe
your case. Agents wanted.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
ances.

For the second time within a
week black. bordered notices
were tackled about town annOunc-
ing the death of a child of Doctor
and Mrs Guy Shaw Of Loreauville.
This second death was that of
their little daughter Ethel Cabell,
aged four years and five months,
an age when children are bright,
happy and interesting. Thus,
these parents have to bear two
terrible Affections within a few
days, but we hope they will find
consolation in the belief that their
loved ones are UNNECESSARILY bet
ter for having been transplanted
from an earthly to heavenly home.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

One Of the patients from Fenwlck
Sanitafium came over from Abbe-
vile on Monday mornings train and
was seen by an Iberian reporter at
the Eureka Hotel. This gentleman
expressed hlmself as thoroughly sat
tlsfied that he is cured Of the habit
Of using morphine, and that DR.
Young can and will effect cures rs
he advertlses. He says that theSs are
100 applications on file from patients
who must come in their turn, He
was very profuse in his praise OF
DR.. Young and his assistants. The
gentleman left for home on an after
noon tain happy in the thought OF
being freed from a terrible curse.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Mine host of the Eureka Hotel
Mr.. Frank Patin, has rented the
upper half of the Cage building,
will repaper and renovate it and
will make of it an annex to the
Eureka. BuSsines is SO
brisk with Mr. Patln that he has to
allow guests to leave his hotel for
want of room and it is to avoid
this that he has rented the Cage
Building. A good, modern, hotel
building in town would apparently
pay well.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
McMahoD,

Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss George Carson
Brigham to Mr.. Sidney Irving
Redfield, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Todd Jr of Bast-
rop, Louisiana, cousins of the
bride, This wedding occurred on
Wednesday last. The bride is a
cousin Of Mr.. David Todd of this
city.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
Five Hundred Dollars Will be Given

For any case of rheumatism
which can not be cured by DIR
Drummond's Lightning Remedies.
The proprietors do not hide this
offer, but print it in bold type on
all their circulars, wrappers, print
ed matter and though the columns
of newspaper everywhere. 1t will
work wonders. One bottle will
cure nearly any case II the
druggist has not got it he will
order it, or it will be sent to anY
address by express on receipt g
price %. Drummond Medicine
Co, New York. Agents wanted:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

We are IN receipt of copy Of a
pamphlet, which Is history of the
life of Coils P. Huntington, 1t is a
highly illustrated and very interest
ing story of an American boy who
began at the bottom climbed to the
top and who remained IN his high
station, which is perhaps his most
remarkable feat, This pamphlet was
sent out by Mr.. s. f. B. Morse,
who said be had hoped to have it
distributed under happier circumst-
ances.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Before the democrats of the
third congressional district nomin-
ate anybody for congress, the as
pirant or aspirants for the NOM
nation should be required to de-
clare plainly what course he or
they intend to pursue in the next
congress. The democrats Of this
district should guard against re
petition of the humiliating attitude
they were placed in by their re-
preventative boiling the democrat
ic caucus on the Dingley bill. They
ought to know i'll plain words
whether or not their representative
III the coming congress intends to
obey the Instructions of the demo-
cratic national convention. The
absence of such an assurance will
test the loyalty of many demo
Gratis who are unable to see that
a straight republican is any worse
than a democrat who supports re-
publican measures.-Lake Charles
American.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

M, Of W. had a god meeting
Enday night. The New Or
Ildges Of this order will have
festival on September 10Th
r. next, when a merry time
bacted.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
Surrey from last Season,
j Top, Fall Fender Lamps,
RCut upholstered, Price $75.
Mcmahon.

bl6lloving clipping is from
laamont Texas Enterprise
y not very greatly exager-
eiaf o some of their streets
1oefned:
iazmer came in yesterday
~ yoke Of oxen after a
worth Of rope. Country
|.ast be getting pretty bad
= had a fear that Beau
meets were not in good
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
Mcmahon

q friend Oscar G. Dupre
our sanctum on last press
With . satisfied air, an
tlst he was the junior
& : firm, that day organic
!sles 3. Dupuy, the affable
cashier Of the People
Baak is the head Of a the
which will do business
s'gn Of Dupuy & Dupre.
/ g has been opened in the
aA'ng on South Main
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

~ the very fine cane crops
narish is that of Capt A. b.
"A Lake Tasse who expects
! about 5000 tons of cane
"a. It has been contracted
q the Segura refinery.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

On Wednesday night as the
east bound train pulled in the
mail clerk went to the box at the
depot, and after taking from it the
mail he turned to officer Paul He
bert on duty out there and said:
"Say, has the government shut up
the post office here? 1t seems to
me all the mail is now put In this
box" He went to his train with
a big sack filled with mail. This
system was secured to New iberia
by the IBERIAN which feels very
gratified that is so great success.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
A Store and Bakery for Sale.

A good business centre, country
good trade, baking one barrel of
flour per day. Place will be sold
for delivery on Jan. /, 1901.
Further particulars apply at this
Office.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

The newspaper best suited to your wants
IS The New Orleans Picayune. 1t has all
he war, political and general news Of
@lch day, and its Market Reports are
9rictly impartial and trustworthy. Daily
Edition. SIS for 8 months. Twice a Week
Edition ISSUED Mondays and Thursdays),
fayear. Ciye The Picayune tzial
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

agro boy was killed out at
4 place on Thursday By
3. BE was going from the
nan old store, when the
ng struck him and instantly
Mn. His name was Jim RO-
be was twenty years old
but one arm.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

v;ll be a meeting of the
..,;an Aid Society in the
I'm on Tuesday at $50 p. m.
n attendances is requested
,ess Of Importance demands
attenticn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
= S'aele Wagon Harness
- Heavy Express wag-
from $3.50 to $40, 90.
4. q Same style Harness
80 % 1850
|ssI McMahon
Mcmahon.

I. .'ty Of young people
dnesday in a coach
ar god horses for
g which is better.
9 y Weeks Canal.
posed Of Miss Alice
ehaperone, Miss
~. and Miss De-
Asv Orleans, Misses
Louise Decuir.
'eah Davis, Minnie
g and Agnes Lee
= Henry suberbielle,
G souller, Phil
go, Albert Decuir,
- Davis, Homer
.asssard, George
Patcut. They
music along;
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

DlED:-At the home of his
father, in this parish, near Patout-
vile, on Friday, August oath,
Alphonso E. Lewis, born in Iowa.
February, 1876. The deceased
was a son of Jno. B. Lewis, and
Ellen r. BOarman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Several houses for rent cheap,
especially three neat cottages on
East side OF the Bayou, known as
the Fltzhugh Cottages. Apply to
A. B. Murray.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

A surprise donation party was
given Rev. Vaughan of the NJ. E.
Church, at the parsonage, one
evening last week. The affair was
a most delightful event all round
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

6,Eprs OF Leather Side Curtains
for Buggles, If they fit your buggy
One Dollar buys them.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
To The D6af.

A rich lady, cura< of her deafness
and noises in the Fad by DIR. Nicho1-
sons Artificial Fl Drums, gave $40
900 to his Instf &. so that deaf people
unable to proct1e the Ear Drums may
have them free Address No. 1870 The
Nicholson Institute, $50 Eighth Ave-,
New York.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

| Mind Brides Plow Br1dlesl
. ut in two.
Mcmahon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01


The Fifth Annual Convention of
the Iberia Parish Sunday School
Association will be held in this
city on Wednesday Sept 9th next.
at the Presbyterian church the
morning session to begin at II a.
m, the evening session at 7:3O p.
III.
LIST. Devotional Exercises.
I'd. Addresses Of welcome.
Sd. Reports from Committees.
4th. Other Short Addresses.
Appointing a Committee to Sc
lect Officers.
Remarks for the Good of the
Association.
A Solo by Miss Lizzie White.
All are invited to attend and it
is to hoped that a number of our
citizens will be present.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

r.,r,e 7. Monatgne's school
j, 90 Sept. $1,000. All gra-
an. terms Reasonable.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

side Saddles at 10 per cent off
Mcmahon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
kiEF MENTION

.,,n is coming in town for
II.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

..,oo rates on Wall Paper
Mem ahon.
Seia.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Hammocks at Excursion
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Continued in Supplement
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01

Office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
573 FUSILEERS MISSING.
Northumberland Forces Captured by
% the Beers

London, Dec. 16.-Lord Kitchener
reports officers and 555 men missing
from General Clements force. They
consist of four companies of the
Northumberland Fusiliers. Judging
from the message these were cap
tured by the Beers. Clements casu-
nlties December IS amounted to five
officers and nine men killed and
many apparently wounded.
The following is Lord hltchener's
message to the war office:
pretoria, Dec. 14.-Clements
brought in his force to Commando Mex
unopposed. The casualties were, I
regret to say, heavy. Killed, five Of
ficers and nine of other rank. Miss
ing, eighteen officers and five hun
dred and fifty-five of other ranks.
These latter, four companies of
Northumberland Fusiliers, were sta
toned on hill and some yeomanry
and other details were sent to sup
port them. The names and nature
of the wounds are being telegraphed
from Cape Town.
"Broadway's BRIGADE took part in
the engagement. The Beers suffered
severely. Knox drove De Wet north
to the Thaban 'chu-Ladybrand line,
which is held by our troops. De
Vets force. about 5000 strong, made
several attempts to get through dur
ing the day, assisted by n force of
Beers operating from the north.
These attacks were driven back.
though some of the Beers from the
south were able to get through the
line"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
ENGLISH ARE AMAZED.
Little Hope OF Speedy Ending of south
African War.

London, Dec. 1.-THE astounding
and utterly unexpected reverse of
the British at Magaliesberg, the
news of which was, broken to the
nation exactly one year after Cen
eral Buffers defeat at Colenso, effec-
tually disposes of any hope that the
war in South Africa is nearly ended
and completely abated the myth that
the operations there were merely of
a guerilla nature. AS Mr.. Lloyd
George, liberal, said in the house of
common: This is the worst of the
severe reverses suffered by the Brit
ish, and it is quite evident that the
war will drag on for many months
to come. De Wet is making England
the laughing stock of the world. We
have 100000 men in the field, yet we
are unable to protect ourselves from
disaster at the hands of small com
mandoes drawn from a pastoral pop
ulation."
The extent of the reverse and the
disgrace of such a large body of men
surrendering to a small contingent
of Beers has created feeling Of
shame and establishment which finds
free vent. With somewhat cruel CO.
incidence the Northumberland are
known As the Fighting Fifth" The
Second battalion, to which the cap
tured companies belong, was one of
the heaviest sufferers at Stormberg
a year ago. The regiment has often
been pronounced by home and for
eign critics to be one of the finest
in the British army.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
THEY ARE NOW CITIZENS.
Harrison on People of Americas
New Territory.

Ann ArEOr, Mich, Dec. 15.-EX
President Ben jamin Harrison deiiv-
cred a lecture before the Students
] ecture association of Michigan Uni
versity upon the theme of the rela-
ton of the annexed territories and
their civilized inhabitants to the Uni
ted States. 1t was, as General Har-
risOn declared, not intended to be
legal argument on questions brought
into discussion by the Porto Rican
bill, but rather a popular discussion
of some of the views that have been
expressed in relation to some of the
students of our annexed territories.
The lecturer decided that we had
done something without historical
precedents-nOti in the way of eXpan-
sion but in the character of it. He
said that we had taken over peo-
pies, rather than lands as hereto
fore. He held the view that the
civilized inhabitants of the territor-
les were citizens of the United States
and that the revenue provisions of
the constitution, relating to taxa
ton for federal purposes applied to
the territories.
The occasion for the recent depar.
ture from presidents was found, he
said, especially in the character of
the inhabitants of the Philippines.
AS to Porto Rico and Hawaii, there
would probably have been no occa-
sion found for treating them other
wise than we have usually done. The
competition of our home products
and especially the freedom of the
Filipinos to settle in the states were
roISac for ola1.rn FrbaSa onnSi5aro-
tiOns, he said, might very appropri-
ately had influence when the ques-
ton of taking over the Philippines
was before us, but it was now too
late. He argued that the provi-
sions of the Spanish treaty, and of
all treaties were subject to the con-
stitution and could not impair it and
if these islands became part of the
United States, in the sense of the
constitution their people became cit
liens and the revenue clause which
was especially under discussion in
the Porto Rican case, applied. He
argued that the limitations in the
constitution upon the powers of con-
gress, whether expressed in the
affirmative or negative form, applied
to the exercise of that power in all
places, that the very object in the
section requiring duties to be uni
form throughout the united States
which was to prevent congress from
establishing any where under the
jurisdiction of the United States fav-
ored portsmouth, be thwarted if
foreign gooas might be admitted to
Porto Rico free, and thence into the
United States free. He. especially
dwelt upon the liberty clauses of the
constitution as necessarily applicable
to all civilized peoples owing allie
glance to the United States.
The lecture may be taken to be an
exposition of what General Harri-
son meant when he said the Portan
Rican legislation was a grave depart
ure from right principles.