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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
.DeWey's Bounty For
Manila Bay Fight.

Admiral Dewey fought an infe-
rior force when he smashed the Spa
nish squadron in Manila Bay 1,
1898. This is the effect Of a deci-
sion of the United States Court of
Claims ON the claim of Admiral
Dewey, his officers and men for ma
val bounty. The court holds that
the claimant has right to recover
8 100 for each person on board the
enemy's ships.
Admiral Dewey's claim was for
5 200 for each man belonging to the
enemy's fleet, including the supper
ting shore batteries, mines and tor
pedOeS Counsel for the Admiral
stated that the number of officers
and men on the vessels Of the Uni.
ted States during the battle was
! 1856, and that the actual number
on the enemy's vessels was 1913.
The total number of men on board
the vessels which were destroyed
was 1,914.
The Government insisted the stat
ute failed to provide for the co-ope-
ration of land batteries with naval
forces destroyed.
The court in deciding the case
Fheld that the law applied only to
the force Of the vessels engaged in
the action, and that in this instance,
taking into consideration all mat
ters which go to the determination
of the actual fighting strength of
the opposing fleets, that OF the Uni.
ted States was the superior.
1t is understood that counsel for
Admiral Dewey will take an appeal.
Under to-day's decision Admiral
Dewey is personally entitled to.
$3.50.
This decision simply touches tie
question of {" head money.n The
" head money " for Admiral Dewey
and his men under this decision is
. lS3, 600, or s 100 for each man in
the ellemy's fleet. If it had been
shown that the number of men in
Monsojo's fleet was greater than the
number in the American fleet 8 200
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
Gen. Davis Sent A
Plea For Puerto
Rico.

Secretary Root sent to the Senate
a letter from General Davis with a
petition from Puerto Ricans asking
for free trade with the United Sta.
tes. In the letter, whicl, is dated
San Juan, February 14th General
Davis said
" transmit five petitions, which
are signed by several hundred tobac-
co merchants, growers and manufac.
turers asking for free trade relations
with the Unite States, so that some
market may be found for no. only
the surplus crops of 1895 and 1899.
but also for the maturing crop of
1900.
''The surplus referred to available
for export is about 100000 pounds
and the portion of the maturing crop
which will not be required for local
consumption is estimated at about
100000 pounds.
After giving resume Of the exis-
ting conditions he adds:
"The only remedy for the indus.
trial condition / can suggest is the
opening of markets for accumulated
surplus of productions. Until this
is done the paralysis must continue,
and the poor and helpless, in increa-
sing numbers, must be fed, or they
will starve to DEATH"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10

crease to the income of the island.
widely distributed, with the smaller
dealers the beneficiaries. Possibly
every soldier, counting his own ex-
pendltures and that of the govern
ment on his behalf, with the paw of
the officers and their cognate expen-
ditures, would represent to the island
not less than $500 for each one
which for .ten thousand soldiers
would amount to S5,OOO,OOO, a sum
In no wise to be despised as an ad-
ditlon to the current circulating re-
sources Of Cuba.
Gas to the question of a new sys.
tenn of laws my own Judgement is
clear that in matters of that kind
the changes should be entirely gra.
dual and no endeavor made to wine
out an existing system and establish
a new one in its place.
"With a given people there is
nothing more tenacious than their
adherence to customs, forms and
methods, except it be their language.
l would no more undertake to enfor.
ce a new and to the people unknown
system of jurisprudence than I would
undertake to effect summary sub
stitutiOn of the English languaie for
the Spanish.
SIN such cases any change should
be so gradual as to involve no gard
ship or sense of injustice. In the
case of the language, the people will
naturally take means to acquire it.
as they are already doing, retaining,
however, their own, as is the case
of our own citizens in the United
States.
"The Spanish laws are coherent
and logical and as a whole have
many aspects of effectiveness and
commentator.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
News OF The Island.

Mr. Eduardo Martorell and Mr.
Mauricio Guerra are seriously in.
The District Court of Arecibo
will not try any cases till the 10Th
instant.
Mr. Manuel Avila Blanco, Consul
OF Venezuela, has requested the Ci-
vii Secretary to let him know whe-
ther Mr. Charles b. Meltz is the Ve-
nezuela Vice-Consul in this City With
credential letters from that Govern.
ment.
The District Court of this City
Will try tomorrow the following ca
seS: VS.. ROmnaldo Leon for robbie.
ry and Francisco Sanchez Serrano
for larceny.
The bond furnished by the Fideli-
ty and Deposit Company of Mary
land to guarantee Mr.. Sandalio Va
lencla as collector of taxes in Rio
Piedras has been accepted.
The Civil Secretary has received
the copy of a resolution passed by
the Municipal Council of Afasco
which is addressed to the Hon. Go
vernon General.
The Municipality of Anasco has
endorsed the petition of the town of
BayamOn for municipal autonomy.
The F'Philadelphia" is expected
here to morrow from La Guaira and
other ports.
The steamer "Blake" has sailed
from Saint Thomas for this port.
Lieutenant Colonel James A.
Buchanan, Puerto Rico Regiment,
o. s. Volunteer Infantry, has been
ordered to assume command of that
regiment upon the receipt by him Of
this order, with station at San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10

Any person who has left any re-
pairing or pawned articles at the
American Jewelry Store, will ple-
ase call at 40. Cristo st. until April
LIST as | quit business then on acco-
unit Of sickness.
s. .. Ginsbayg.
American Jexeler.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
Important DeClara=
tiOnS OF The Ex=Se=
Cretary OF State
Mr. Olney's Article In The March
Atlantic Monthly Magazine.

Ex-Secretary of Senate Olney
opens the March Atlantic Monthly
with a Enthusiastically outspOken
article on the "Growth of Our Fore
ing Policy" He considers the Spa
nish war IS having been but one
step in the process of our assuming
that place in the family Of nations
which tour commercial and national
development have rendered ineEita-
ble."
He claims that hereafther We must
al andOn our policy of isolation and
accept our duties and responsibilities
as one of the great powers of the
world. incidentally he disapproves
the taking of the Philippines as fool,
ish and unnecessary, but comedies
that now ''the thing is done" the
only question is how to deal with
them.
"We start our career as world
power with the Philippine handicap
firmly fastened to us,' he said: "and
that situation being accepted, how
about alliances9 The true, the ideal
position for us, would be complete
freedom of action, perfect liberty to
pick allies from time to time as
special occasions might warrant and
an enlightened view of our own IN
tereSts might dictate.
"Without the Philipr ines We might
closely approach that position. But
with them not merely is our need of
friendship imperative, but it is a
need which only one of the great
powers can satisfy, or is disposed to
satisfy.
Except for Great Britain'S coun-
tenance WE should almost certainly
never have got the Philippines; ex-
cept for her continued support our
hold upon them would be likely to
prove precarious, perhaps altogether
unstable. 1t follows that we now
find ourselves actually caught in an
entangling alliance, forced there not
by any treaty or compact of any sor.,
formal or informal, but by the stress
of the inexorable facts of the. situa-
tion.
"It is an alliance that entangles
because we might by and should be
friends with all the world and beca-
use our necessary intimacy with and
dependence upon one of them is
certain to excite the suspicion and
i'll will of other nations. Still, ho-
wever much better off we might
have been, regrets, the irreyocable
having happened, are often worse
than useless, and it is much more
profitable to note such compensatory
advantages as the ac,ual situation
offers.
s'In that view it is consOling to
reflect that, if we must single out an
ally from among nations at the cost
of alternating all others, and corse-
quently have thrown ourselves into
the arms of England, our choice is
probably unexceptionable. We join
ourselves to that one of the great
powers most formidable as foe and
most effective as a friend; whose
people make with our own but fani-
ly; whose internal difference should
not prevent a united front as against
the world outside; whose influence
upon the material and spiritual con-
ditions Of the human race has, on
the whole, been eleyating and .benc-
ficent, and whose example and ex-
perience cannot help being of the
utmost service in our dealing with
the difficult problems before us.D
80
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10

g head money" per man would have
been awarded.
The feet captains will receive
about $475 apiece; the lieutenants
falt as much ensigns, chief gun
ners, boatswains and sailmakers,
$ 125 each; mates, 115, and enlis-
ted men net quite $40 apiece.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
General Roberts Dispatches To The
London War Office.
New York March 10th 1900

The War Office in London received yesterday addi-
tiona dispatches from Commander in Chief Field Marshal
Roberts.
He reports that he is continuing his advance rapidly
as possible and that the auvanceguard made
yesterday without being able to discover the enemy
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10

present in the battle fought Wednesday last and that
they endeavoured vany spur with their presence the
the troops.
The above cabgams belong BoLETN
reproduction in form will fifty dollars for
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
Transport Kirkpatrick" Will Take
Food For The Relief OF
Puerto Rico.
New York, March 10th 1900.

The five hundred tons of provisions be for the
relief of tie poor of Puerto Rco ready for shipment in
New York.
This shipment was ordered by the Government in
Washington few days ago. and it will go the transport
Fitzpatrick on the 14th instant
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
President Kruger's Offer For Pea.
&c Is Officially Confirmed.
Peace Propositions Unacceptable.
Considered RlIse To Gain Time.
New York, March 10th, 1900

The news has been officially confirmed that President
Krger has made propositions for peace to the British Co.
vernment
It has been repsrted however that these propositions
are unacceptable even the Beers had won in the latest
fights
Moreover the British Government believes that Pres-
dent Kriigers offer is gain time to enable him
strengthen his forces in the two Republics
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
Kimberley in Critical State,

London, Feb. 12.-4:4O a. m.-The fact that Lord Roberts arrived at Modder River Friday seems to show that he has been on round of inspection of the chief commands and that the main ad- vance is not so near as has been sup posed. Startling intelligence comes from Kimberley in the Cape newspa- pers just received by mail in London It appears that since January the ra- tions are Kimberley have been for the most part horse flesh, so repugnant to women and children that many refuse to eat. It also appears that the death rate has been heavy and that the priva- lions of the garrison have been in- creased steadily. This news is start ling because the censor has not allow ed it to be cabled Possibly such con- ditions explain the presence of Lord Roberts at Modder River and the ap- parent preparation for an advance from that point
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
A Corrcspondeni's Account.

Rensberg, Saturday, Feb. 10.-The Boers outf1anked the British here yes- terday. A considerable force of the en- emy was threatening communications between Rensberg and Slingersfontein, twelve miles away and during recon naissance by some Inniskillings and twenty Australians from Slingersfon- tein the Boers were discovered attempt ing to get a gun in position to shell the British camp. The Australians having come into very close contact with the enemy took cover under a hill about nine thousand yards from the camp. Thereupon the Boers took up a position with a view of preventing their retire. ment. Some burghers got within two hundred yards of the Australians and called upon them to surrender They replied by fixing bayonets and shouting defiance.
 Sergeant Edwards and two men made a dash, and, galloping under hot fire, passed number of hills held by the Boers, took word that the Australians were safe and confident of holding the enemy at bay and of getting out after dark, which eventually they did. The Inniskillings prevented the enemy get ting their guns in position. The Aus tralians lost one man killed and three wounded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
CHURCHILL'S VIEW OF SITUATION
Says Butler Regards Relief of Ladysmith
 as a FOrlOrn Hope.

London, Feb. 12.-Winston Churchill Post long review of the situation. He says:
 General Butler always thought it inn
 possible to hold the triangle of Natal
 north of the Tugela, but the initial mistake was made owing to the miscal- culation of the Boer strength and the fact that millions worth of stores had been collected at Ladysmith From the first he regarded the relief of Lady smith as forlorn hope. He does not feelN justified in ordering subordinate to perform such a doubtful task.
 "The absence of good maps has cost much blood. An attempt to thrust the enemy back from Brakfontein or Doorn Kloof would have cost 5000 men; and since at least two brigades must keep the door open behind us, too few would. have remained to force the way to Ladysmith. Moreover General Butler remembers that his army is the only army for the defense of the rest of Natal. Therefore, he decided to with draw and to try elsewhere.
 Another fierce attempt will be made to force the Tugela. Great Britain must realize the ugly fact that the re- lief of Ladysmith would strain an army of 50, 900, and that 100000 men would not be too many. The country, therefore, must be prepared for heavy loss, per- haps for disappointment
 Remembering that considerations of honor, more than policy demand cease less efforts to relieve TadySmith the whole army, despite disappointments and retreat, regards General Butler with sympathy and trust, such as are seldom seen even in fortunate circum- stances. The security of Southern Ma tai is our important consideration The necessity of obtaining control of Dela- goa bay is very apparent. The ingress of foreigners and war material is cease- less. Surely settlement with Portugal would be only question of money"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
Tobocco Des,roved mt Minated.

Windsor, Conn, Feb. 11.-A large to- bacco shed belonging to the Rowland homestead, with contents consisting of damaged by fire this morning, causing upwards of $2,00O loss Three young tramps who were seen running from the place about the time the fire was dis covered, are under arrest and will be given a hearing tomorrow morning. The fellows give the names of Rob Roy and William White of Philadelphia, and Lewis King of Bridgeport
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
Comferenc e. at M oIin~ux Home.

New York, Feb. 11.-Fortitude and resolution marked the demeanor of Mol ineux's family to-day. During the af- ternoon MT. Battle, the prisoners jun for counsel, called and there was cons ference lasting more than an hour Roth. General Molineux and MT. Battle de- clined to say what were the points in the situation that claimed their atten- ton, but it was admitted that the. old. general was as determined as ever to spare neither effort nor money to save his boy. MT. Battle said: "All the fam~ fly are bearing up wonderfully we'll None is disheartened. Mrs. Edward Molineux is calm and hopeful as ever. Mrs. Roland Molineux has not collapsed either. We shall go right ahead with our efforts to free our client. General Molineux is as brave and resolute as ever"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12

The conveys have been successfully got to Slingersfontein to-day, the Brit ish escorts having had several brushes with parties of from twenty to thirty Boers infesting the region. Lieutenant Colonel Page, with a section of artillery and 150 horsee, got one large convoy through by shelling the enemy out of the road.
 The Boers also outflanked us on the west, placed a gun in position at Bas- tards NelS and fired on one of our out posts, driving off one thousand sheep.
 In Wednesdays brush two correspon- dents, MT. Hales of the London Daily News and MT. Lambie of the Melbourne Age, fell behind. MT. Hales, who was slightly wounded, was captured by the Boers and MT. Lambe was killed. The British took two prisoners.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
LONDON REVIEW OF SITUATION. Papers Hopeful but News Is Not Re-
 nssurtnE-RuIler,aF Fcint.

London, Feb. 12-4:40 a. m.--The lat
 est dispatches from the front, showing
 the real reasons for General Buffers re- tirement and his intention to try again,
 quite destroy the comforting and ingen- ious theory that the movement was an
 elaborate feint to facilitate the main ad-
 vance of Lord Roberts-a theory which
 obtained acceptance largely because of
 MT. Balfour's misleading statement to l parliament. These seemingly useless
 reticences and prevarications on the
 part of the government and the war of-
 flee are beginning to be criticised se- | verely
 | No word has yet issued from the war
 office regarding General Buffers latest
 attempt Although the correspondents are allowed to telegraph with fair amount of freedom and thus far only partial list of casualties has been pub lished the dating of messages from
 Frere Camp may indicate that General Butler has withdrawn all his forces there.
 The London newspapers, having be- come accustomed to checks, maintain a
 hopeful tone but the situation is much more threatening than it seemed to be
 week ago. Proofs of the terrible strength and mobility of the Boer artil- lery. together with the rumor that Gen. era Joubert is taking the initiative with the object of cutting off General Bull ler's communications, are in no way re- assuring.
 Even the most sanguine persons be- gin to see that 1t Is quite hopeless to expect the relief of Ladysmith, while it is clear that if it be impossible for Bull CT to reach Ladysmith, it is equally im- possible for the garrison, exhausted by sickness and privations to cut way out.
 Reports of the Boer advance through Zuluand are disquieting. If they should be able to strike at Greytown, General Butler would be compelled to turn his attention to the eastern side of Natal.
 There is no confirmation of the re- port of a sortie from Ladysmith. The latest dispatch from there, dated We'd | nesday last, reports that all was quiet | there and that instructions had been is- sued to beware of the possible approach of the Boers in the guise of British | relief force. To-day sees the beginning of the fifth month of the war.
 Charles Williams, the military ex- pert says: After all this interval | our fine, big army, instead of being | free to manoeuvre in the field, is tied | by the left leg to Kimberley, in order to please Cecil Rhodes, and by the right leg in order to please Joseph | Yet neither town has even the smallest military value AL though the British will soon have 200,- 900 men in South Africa the Daily Mail and other papers are still asking for more troops. The stoppage of ship ments of gold and diamonds resulted in exports from Cape Colony last month valued at G251,1S2, as against f2,314,114 in IanuarN of Ia st year
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
UND-UP OF CHINAMEN.
Fan Fan Players and Opium Smokers
 Arrested Lnst NIght.

The Grand avenue police last night made raid on crowd of Chinese play ing fan tan and hitting the pipe' in laundry at the corner of Mechanic and Lawrence streets. This is the first raid made in about a year on the baggy trousered Orientals, who have
 Heretofore the annual roundup of the
 fan tan players has been made in the
 central precinct, and in fact never be-
 fore, to the knowledge of the police,
 have the Chinamen gathered for their
 favorite game elsewhere than in some
 laundry near the central part of the
 city. The foxy yellow fellows evidently
 had noticed this, and had thought to
 elude the police by gathering in a new
 locality for them. The Grand avenue
 police ascertained that game and a pipe were in operation at Charlie Leas laundry on Mechanic street. and about II o'clock last night Sergeant Connolly and Patrolmen Trainor. Wrinn, En- right, Egan, Farrell and B. J. Reilly went to the place and surrounded it. The sergeant with two patrolmen broke in the door and burst suddenly upon the startled Celestials who jumped for the door to escape, but found exit barred. Some tried to hide, and their efforts were ludicrous. They were taken to the Grand avenue police station in the patrol wagon, two trips being necessa- ry.
 All but four of the Chinamen were engaged in playing fan tan when the police surprised them. Those four were lying in hunks and were nearly over- come by the opium which they were smoking. The pipe layout and the fan tan outfit were confiscated and taken to the police station. Those arrested gave tho following names: Wing Lee, Willie George, An Lee, Chinge Lee Lee Hung, Sing Hing, Lee Tong, Char lie Wee, Lee Sing, Hop Sing, Charlie Lee Royal These were charged with gaming, and Charlie Lee was charged with keeping gaming house He was held for $1O0 bonds while the others were held under $50 each. None of them had secured bonds at an early hour this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
METHODIST STUDENTS.
Expelled Members Organize to Weaken
 Boston School of Theology.

Boston, Feb. 1.-The movement by disaffected students against the doc trines of Methodism as taught at the Boston University School of Theology
 which was formerly directed against Professor Hinckley w. Mitchell has now taken the form of an organized at-
 tempt by the dissenting students to
 weaken the standing of the school, and
 an attack has been made upon Presi- dent William F. Warren, Professor
 Henry c. Sheldon and Dr. Borden P. Browne.
 Professor Mitchell after repeated re- quests for an answer to the charges againts him. has at last made reply, covering the charges in full and, to the authorities of the institution, very satisfactory manner. In this reply he explains his teachings and gives his reasons and authorities for his ideas. The attack by the dissenting students has taken the form of documentary appeal to the bishops and to the Meth odist church in general. This contains over a hundred pages and starts out with the question Shall Methodism Re- main Wesleyan in Type, and Evangeli- cal?"
 The direct appeal to the bishops main tains the following propositions: That such views as are held by the professors should seek the endorsement and en- couragement of the church whose doc trines it covertly seeks to revolutionize Is astounding. That the skepticism con- corning a supernatural revelation should seek the friendship of church under the nurture of it's own vows and altars is beyond oredence. But that this skep- ticism should fortify itself in two of the Methodist schools and seek to become the chief tutor of theological thought, and furnish the Methodist ministry with It's doubts and negatives for life work of evangelism, is beyond reasonable comprehension.
 The students also claim in the pamph- let that Dean Buell. of the theological school made statement tol the effect that he would rather see the school blown up by dynamite than have the evidence of the students go out of the church.