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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
PUBLICSALE
The Honorable Juan Ramon Ramos
-Veles, President ofthe District

1H6 f1OnOfUOIS e'uOn hQMOn Itdn1OS
VeleS, President Of the District
Court of San Juan.
In the civil action brought by Mrs.
Eva GeOrgina Acosta de Palacios
VS. Mr.. Jose Balmes Prune and Mr..
Juan Olivia Pruner, this Court has
determined to offer for sale at pu-
bic auction the premises No Z San
Justo Street, this City, which has
been valued at twenty eight thous-
and pesos Porto Rico currency.
The public sale will be held on
the sixth of February mkt at 3 o.
clock 2. M. in this Court room,
no propositions failing to cover the
value above stated being accepted
1t is further resolved that ii order
to make bid, it will be absolutely
necessary to previously deposit 10
OlO Of the valuation. The titles Of
the property can be seen at the Of
fee of the Secretary of this Court,
which are liable 10 be made more ex-
tensive Unnecessary.
San Juan Porto Rico January 18th
1000.
Signed Juan r. Ramos
r. Falcon Secretary
155
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
News OF The Day.

Mr.. Cayetano Arroyo died in
Mayaguez.
DO you want for the next day a
really good Rubber Stamps
Apply to the BoLETlN MERcAN-
TIL establishment 24-26. Fortaleza
Street, corner San Jose st. and you
will be satisfied in all respects. D.
Bargains In o5ITvITT1sa GTTTTTMaN's
T A lot American sample shoes.
/ Union cloth very strong and
large width proper for businnes
suits. Is cts.
IS Spanish Drills IL cts.
IS
% Further.
It A complete line in all Kinds Of
clothing, shirts and cloth, and
gentleman's Outfitting at clos
est prices.
81 San Francisco, 81
Several hundred people, natives
Spaniards, and Americans lined the
water front yesterday afternoon wat
ching the target practice from San
Cristobal. A huge splash in the
water denotes where the ball strikes
and a good idea is obtained as to
what would happen to hostile ship
with the boys Of the 9th Artillery al
the guns of San Cristobal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
ONLY FOR oNE GENTLEMAN.

Furnished room and board. 8 45
monthly. Payments made fort
nightly ir advance. San Jose, 45.
Messrs Manuel Gonzalez Melo
and J. Antonio del Castillo have oc-
cupied their respective offices a Ma
yor and Municipal Judge of Rincon.
Mr.. Ramon Valdez Cobian has
informed the Civil Secretary that he
will soon publish new book GEL In.
fantil" for the use of schools.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
Alleged Porto Rican
Criminals
At La Gaayra.

New York January 26thl1 900
Dispatches from, La Quay :
ra state that two men named
Holmes and Coleman, allie
ged to he wanted in Porto
Rico have arrived there.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
Cablegrans.
From The Associated Press. =
POlygamist Roberts
OF Utah excluded
By House OF
Representatives.

New York, January 26th 1900
The House of Representa-
tives at Washington has ex-
cluded B HI. Roberts. who
was elected as a Representa-
We from Utah. He was found
guilty OF practising polyga
my.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
SHORTHANDl TYPEWRTTTNG!

At Hama's Select School,
FOrtaleza st. San Juan.-Thorough
instru ctiOn by an accomplished, ex-
pert teacher. Apply at once. 3-3
The following passengers arrived
from New York this morning in the
"Philadelphia:" P. J. Nevins, F,
M. Nadal, J. F. Fietjen, E. G. Spear,
Jose A. Peny, J a. Luis, D. w.
Kuight, w. K. Brown and Mrs. A.
NJ. Fullen.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26

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, 1900-01-26
C. G. Wallin.

General Blacksmith anG Wagon
Maker.
Prompt and Reliable Work
Horse shoeing and Carriage Work
speciality.
Preside Street, adjoining Harbor
Works.
The Election in Toa Alta will take
place ON the 3Oth of this month. In
TrujillO Alto the election will be
beld to morrow.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
Sobrinos de Ezquiaga.

Bankers Merchants and exclusive Agents for Puerto
Rico of the following Insurance and Steamship Companies
"Compana Trasatlantica Espanola," Barcelona the
Steamhp lines of Larrnaga and Serra Lvepoo The Royal
Fire Insurance Company of Liverpoo Indemnity Mutual
sole representatives in this Island Of The Standard Oil
Company of North America
Also owners of American steamship ''VASCO."
Catano Oil Refinery II. Fortaleza Street
San Juan P. Il
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE
SUPERIOR BOARD OF HEALTH

On before January 3lst 19OO all praccng Medicine
Surgery Dentistry and Pharmacy also those who practice Miner
Surgery Midwifery and Professional Nursing this Department.
have taken out licenses from the Superior Board of Health
For full information apply tie Secretary the Board
Examinations for
Physicians and Surgeons commence January 2nds
Dentists January Sh
Pharmacists commence January 18th.
Pracicantes commence January 22nd.
Midwive and Nurses, January Goth.
See Circular No. A. Headquarters Department Porto RicO
Juan P. r., Nov. 23tl. 1900
The examinations following h above will
Address Dr. George G. GJ Secretary San JUAN PR. 31-E
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
PHILIPPINE INSANITY
The United States Government rnves-
 tigating a Mystsrious Disease


 Much attention has been called to the number of men in the army serving Ill the Philippines who have gone in- sane. The government has sent a special commission out there to inyes- tigate the matter, and there has been talk of mysterious disease called the Soudanese Fever" It is believed by some that this disease is peculiar to East Indian and African tropics. that It was this which caused Dr.. Peters to get into trouble for killing Africans and made the French officers in the in- terior of Africa recently slay other of- ncers sent to their relief. Everybody has heard of the Malay who runs amuck and, frenzied, kills right anc left until he himself is killed. The word "amuck" Is a corruption of the Jayanese word "amoak," to kill, There seems to be no doubt that the Malay occasionally goes crazy through an overfndulgence. in opium or hasheesh and, springing from his shack" runs naked through the streets of the vil- lage, killing all whom he may meet. When in a Malay village the cry 'Amuck" is raised, 1t is like the cry of Mad dogi" in an American village. and the populaee turns out with long bamboo spears and kills the man as soon as they can. But the "Soudanese fever," if it exists, is another thing apparently. It may be that the disease which has afflicted white men .n the Philippines and in equatorial Africa is only variation of apoplexy brought on by indulgence in heating and stimu, lating foods. The London Lancet re- gently had something about the alleg- ed disease. People who had been af- flicted with it and had recovered said that they had a sudden sensation of desire to kill, and that they "saS red" A sudden affiux of blood to the head and the bursting of a blood vessel would produce insanity or coma. Tn northern climes it more usually re- suits in coma; in the tropics 1t seems to result in insanity. All the soldiers of our army in the Philippines who have been sent back as insane have been violent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
stAssstics of British Emigra nta.

Statistics just issued by the Board of Trade show that during 1899 a total of 241, ,405 emigraAts left Great Britain. as compared with 205, I'll in the preyi- ous year. The greater proportion of this increased outflow Of 36,000 con- sisted of foreigners. However. these were birds of passage" numbering 10000, compared with 60.00o in 1898. The numbee of British emigrants was over 5000 in excess of that in 1898. and it is remarkable that this was wholly due to an increased exodus from Ireland, 5000 more persons of Irish birth leaving last year, prac- tically all going to the United States. while the English emigrants were 5000 fewer. Of the total number of British emigrants, viz, 146.777, no fewer thah D2,532 were bound for the great fie- public, an increase of 22,000 as com. pared with 1898, and 16,451 for British North America, a decrease of 1,20Q Australia received 11,47S, against 10,- 693, while the outlook of war so seri- ously checked emigration to South Africa that the number declined from is.7ka in 1898 to 14.560 last yesr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
xrecautions Against Fir,s.

The Paris Exposition precautions against fire include the coating of al; wood used in the building frameworks with non-inflammable material: all stairways will be tireproof. An emer gency light system f,,r night use will consist of electric lamps of one candle. power, bearing distinctive red color Only coal gas and electricity may be used for heating and lighting, the use of any form of hydrocarbons, acety lene, or gas other than coal gas heins forbidden. Theaters, concert halls, etc, must have fire-proof curtains of iron or asbestos, and must be lighted exelu. lively by electricity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
WON DEBT UL LAKE
lsd With Boiling Acids That Eat
 Boats to Piecea

psd With Boiling Acids That Eat Boats to Pieces-
 strange lake exists in the center Sulphur island, off New Eeaiand. It l s0 acres in extent, about 12 feet in Fpth and 15 feet above the level of X sea. The most remarkable char Feristic of this lake is that the water |h'alns vast quantities of hydro Forlc and sulphuric acids, hissing
 u oubbling at temperature of 11G |sfees Fansenheit. The dark green. Fored water looks particularly unin' Ehg. Dense clouds of sulphuric fumes pstantly roll off this boiling caldron, |u care has to be exercised in ap- pachlng this lake to avoid the risk of |aocation. On the opposite side of axe may be seen the tremendous pw-noles, which, when in full blast. Fsent an awe-inspiring sight. The T or the steam as 1t rushes forth Fo the air Is deafening, and often |se powders and stones are hurled X to height of several hundred feet lhe various internal forces of na- v A boat can k,e launched on the Fe' and, If proper care be observed | very edges of the blow-holes may saleiy explored. Some idea of che Esngth of the acid-saturated water
 'nls lake may be gathered from the
 that a boat almost dropped to res after all the passengers had beer faeo, as the riyets had eorroded un
 tae Influence of the acids.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
|AppHlREs ARE NOT ALL BLUE

liner Tints Are Sometimes Found Among Ceyion Gems.
 Tt is commonly believed that the tpphire is known only as 8 gem of a tch velyety blue in color," observed h experienced dealer in precious tones to the writer the other day. "As matter of fact. the sapphire occurs ] various hues. In Ceylon, for in. [ance, where the finest specimens of bis gem are found, it ranges from the bft yelVety blue to the peacock blue, baduated in the latter to an almost kaltless white. It also occurs In lhites, greens and yellows, the latter fade being known as the oriental to-
 z and the green the oriental emerald. De white sapphfres are often found Rouded or streaked with blue, so that tany specimens are cut which are (hite when looked at transversely, u having bit of fine blue tint on the hdel point. Then there is the red fpPhire, or Ceylon ruby. It is valued highly as the finest Burmese rubies. Desc most highly prized are of rich |geon blood or rese-red color. Some fy fine sapphires have been found Montana during the pest ten years. be American gems are light blue. |ue-green, green and pink, but the fep blue and red stones, which are Pefiy in demand as jewels, have so IA never been discovered in any part this country "-Waskington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
Great rren oh DisasterA

Twenty-Five thousand French prison CTS were taken by the German troops at the battle of Sedan, in the Franco German war, Oh the 31st Of August, 1870, while on the following day, as the result of the German victory, other 83. 900 French soldiers surrendered, to- gether with 70 mitrailleuses, 400 field pieces and 150 fortress guns. About 14,000 French wounded were found ly- ing on the battlefield ,and about 5000 escaped into Belgium and laid down their arms. On the 27th of October, in the same year, Marshal Bazaine, after lighting and suffering several defeats ia the neighborhood of Metz, surren. dered with his army, including Mar shals Canrobert and Le Boeuf. 66 gen. erals, about 5000 officers, and 173,000 me1, including the Imperial Guard, 400 pieces of artillery, 100 mitrailleusess and B eagles or stan dards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
,o.cRowINc INFLoRIDA
inc Gum in the States Gomez la'p rrom the Everglades.

rrou the Everglades.
 k in a fair way to become
 f10i,s ,'val in camphor production of
 De l'I. Tsnan and Formosa. Hereto
 'nlna, asa world has derived it's supplies
 1aa' fhe vast eamphor forests that Ra' visited in these regions but 8 poe nortion remains. This is the .l.sst 'ssi result of the wanton waste in
 llsss roeess practiced for obtaining the Ens .soo inc tree. Camphor is usual
 l'a stained by boiling the chips of the os snd roots and bark in great ket.
 O0 .rith water and condensing the vo- Pss .,,,,ed gum on rushes suspended over |sa s' Epttles. In this process the entire s . ss eut down and even the roots dug 1. hut in Florida it was found that
 N, anm could be commercially pro- es ..ad from the leaves and twigs, sev- .srceyen pounds of which yield one .aad of gum. Hence the bearing tree .aa not be disturbed or injured in |ss way as the foliage it bears is very snse and may be thinned down one@ |sH without scarcely being noticed. Esa tree, besides, bears very great |mount of pruning without injury. It an evergreen, and makes three rowths a year-in April, June and De- Eber The tree removes nothing from bs soil. the gum being formed entire from the gases of the atmosphere, Ia hence the leaves, when deprived { their eamphor and returned to the RI constantly enrich the soil. which time requires no fertilizing what Far Aside from it's commercial uses he camphor tree is one of the most ever cultivated. its beauti. ll shape being equaled by the arbor- stae only. It's lower branches lie on Le ground. while the top forms a per- N cone. The flowers are small. but sceedingly pretty, while the leaves re of g. beautiful pale, glossy green plor,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
Lin>ry for Children.

Fnexpected success has followed the Fulng In Philadelphia of a children's (aen of the public library. It is the
 lorary of the kind in the city, and enddren have availed themselves fVisy of the opportunities it offers. (4ough 1t has been in existence only |se months, there are about 2,400
 ass registered in it's books as reg ! readers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
Tall Men Scarce.

The directors of the Great Northern of England have issued circular let ter to the station agents stating that !n future the standard height for DOT. ters in the passenger department shat be five feet six inches, and in the goodt department five feet four incheA This Is a considerable reduction, forced by a scarcity of taller men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
Flower. Used in Making psrfumery.

Vast quantities of flowers are gath- cred for perfumery purposes. It is estimated that each year 1860 tons of orange flowers are used, besides 93o tons of roses. 150 tons each of violets and jasmine, 75 tons of tuberoses, 30 toms of cassie and IS tons of tona1lila
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
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 'saoaxud s.Ia9aK
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
A GOLD BRICK FOR FARMERS.

The trusts and combines rarely get
ready to make raid on The treasury
without pretending that the scheme
they are advocating is wholly in the
interest of the farmers and working
men. The subsidy steal is so plain
matter of dividing public taxes
among campaign contributors that
we did not suppose Hanna and the rest
could palm it off as measure in the
interest of the farmers but upon an
examination of the measure we find
that the preamble starts off with the
statement that ''the profitable employ
ment of the surplus productive power
of the farms, factories, mines, forests
and fisheries of the United States inn
peratively demands the increase of for
eign commerce"
Next year when some sensible far
mer declares that this Congress has
been busy legislating in the interest
of the trusts and combines and the
rich, Mr.. Hanna will answer by declar-
ing that the ship subsidy bill twas
passed solely in the interest of the far
mers," the Secretary of Agriculture
will send out statistics showing how
greatly putting nine million dollars in
the pockets of a few ship-builders has
helped the man with the hoe, and some
Ohio farmers will move to extend the
thanks of the agricultural classes to
the administration for passing the ship
subsidy bill which has been of great
benefit to the farmers. But the hard
headed sensible farmer in many Sec
tons will see that, as usual, the Re-
publican party has palmed off a gold
brick upon the farmers, and trusted
in their gullibility.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
THE HOUSE IN 1902.

A correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer, who has been studying the
census figures, writes that 1872 will
be the constitutional requisite for an
additional member of the House of
Representatives in the North Carolina
Legislature, and ''by applying the
calculation to the counties, the extra
% members are found to be distribut-
ed as follows: Mecklenburg, 2; Wake,
2; Buncombe, 2; Robson, 1; Guilford,
1; Forsyth, /; Rockingham, 1; John
ston, 1; Wayne, /; Rowan, /; Halifax,
/; Pitt, 1; Cumberland, /; Iredell, 1;
Randolph, /; CASTOR, 1; Union, l;
Wilkes, i: Edgecombe, 1; Beaufort,
l.. From this, compared with the pres
emit apportionment in the State, it will
be seen that Buncombe, Beaufort,
CASTOR and Union each gain a mem
Der, while Chatham, Granville, New
Hanover and Sampson each lose one"
Wake Mecklenburg and Buncombe
will them each have three members of
the House. This is no change as to
Wake or Meclllenburg, but gain of
one member for Buncombe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
(Reported by Jos. L. seawell.)

(Reported by Jos. L. Seawell.)
to rehear sustained.
The payment and acc eptance of a less
sum than is actually due when received
in compromise of an entire debt, is
complete discharge of the debt. Code
Sec. 574; Kerr VS. Sanders, 122 n. c.,
635, cited and approved, Wilcoxon VS..
Logan, 81 n. C. 449, distinguished.
The court overruled it's former decision
in this case (126 n. c. 747 and hold that
the facts upon which the defendants base
their grounds of demurrer were more
than badges of fraud, and that the de-
murrer should be sustained
THOMAS VS.. NICHOLS. Affirmed.
The owner of land sold for taxes is en-
titled to three notices by publication of
the sale of his land-the first notice to
be published not more than five months
before the time of redemption shall ex-
pire, and the last notice not less than
three months before the time of redemp-
ton shall expire. Acts 1897 Oh. --
Sec. ga
When the notices are given within less
time than that prescribed by the statute
the purchaser cannot cure such defect by
extending the time of redemption named
in the sheriffs certificate.
The owner of land sold for taxes has
until the close of the day named as the
limit of the time of redemption, within
which to redeem the land.
SHOAF VS.. PALATINE INSURANCE CO.
Affirmed.
There was a written contract of rein
surance between defendant and The Mer-
chants Insurance Company, whereby de-
PENDANT company agreed, upon valua-
able consideration, to reinsure all out
standing risks of The Merchants Compa-
ny and assume all liability under out
standing policies of the Merchants Com
pany, but that the reinsuring contract
contract should be effective only as be-
tween the parties thereto, and that no
holder of policy in the reinsured COM
pany should be entitled to enforce his
contract against the defendant, the re-
insuring company; Held, that the plain
tiff, who was insured in the Merchants
Company was entitled to enforce his
claim for loss against the reinsuring COM
pany the defendant herein.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
NOTICE NOTICE /!

My wife Lydia McRae, and our three
children, Josie, Mary Jane and Banny,
left my home October the 18th, with John
McRae and his three children, all boys.
They are all probably in the same town.
My wife has warts on ends Of her fingers,
is thin and tall with scar on face. One
of the children, Mary Jane, has one hand
burnt. McRae, with whom my wife and
children left, is about six feet high, grey
spots on top of head. Any information
about my wife and children will be re-
warded and thankfully received. Address
FRANK McRAE.
Raleigh, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
Shipments of Lettuce.
Wilmington Dispatch

BY the Atlantic Coast Line this morn
ing, nearly three hundred packages of
lettuce went forward by express. This
was small shipment compared to other
consignments which have been sent Off.
Still an extra express car had to be
called into service. 1t is learned, too
that large shipments of lettuce go for
ward daily over the Seaboard Air Line
In fact the growing of lettuce is getting
to be more and more of an industry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15
j MRS. JOE PERSONS
r NE. DY
WhatAre Stronger Than Facts?
Aulander, N. c.. Oct. 10, 1900.

Aulander, N. c., Oct. 13, 1900.
To Mrs. Joe Person:
Ny little boy was sorely troubled with
impurities of the blood, and the result
was boils and sores on his body to such
an extent that he could not rest while
lying on his back or side, but for three
weeks he had to lie with his face down,
and turn his head from side to side to
rest it. After consulting a prominent
physician he told me to try your Remedy,
which 1 did. After using it a short time
he was completely cured, and his general
health restored.
At the same time that my little boy
was afflicted with these sores and boils,
his bowels were in a very bad condition,
and this medicine effected a comp lete
cure of them.
I recommend said medicine as a Great
Remedy, and would not be without it in
my home.
ALEx. LASSITER,
Attorney at Law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15

Drying preparations simply develop dry
cataarh; they dry up the secretions
which adhere to the membrane and de-
compose, causing far more serious trou-
Bile than the ordinary form of catarrh.
Avoid all drying inhalants and use that
which cleanses, soothes and heals. EIy's
Cream Balm is such a remedy and will
cure catarrh or cold in the head and pleas
antly. All druggists sell it at so cents
or it will be mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc
Warren ST.. n. Y.