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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

El acreditado comerciante de esta plaza
don Ramon Torres, dueno de la acreditads
fabrica de gaseosas ola Pequena Antilla"
nos ha obseq quiado con una docena dc aha
nc0s.
Agradecemos la atenci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Ell Presidente del Tribunal de Polcfa de
esta capital ha impuesto en- la maliana de
h,y 100 dollars de muita al dCeno del
puesto de carne sit,iadO en- la calle de San
Jose, esquina q San Sebastian, por haber
yendido medic hilo de carne en el dia de
aver para don Augusta Garcia Quevedo, en-
ccmpleto estado de deScempoSici6n, Segdn
certifcaci6n del laboratorio quimico muni.
cipal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Informes Boletin Mercant;l

Rscamado por Ell Jusgado municipal d.
San Francisco ha sido detenido en- ell dep6
sito municipal el individuo Eulogio Sostre
[a] Carne mala.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
MOVIMIENTO MARITIME
ENTRADAs De TRAVNSIA

DE la Guaira Via PoDce) vapor
amer "Philadelphia" q Vlllal y co con
carga de transito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
TABACO

Los preU1os pare cate articulo est&u
en- relaoion con la clase y calidad del
mismo, y las existencias son regulares
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
PR0PlEDAD llTERARIA

Tambien Sc presentaran proyec-
tos de Trataco de propiedad litera-
ria entire Espana y las Repdblicas
sud americanas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
DESPACHADOS

Para Fajardo y Vieques gol "Pro
videncia"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
MERCAD0 De NUEVA YORK
Nueva York, Octubre 10

Hanna de Trigo "Tum-
badOra'. .. $50
Az1car centrifugado. 80. 5 413 16
Az6car mascabado -. .frne escasea
Oambios sobre Londres. 80. $3.81 90
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Entire dos amOres.

Nove1a original del exitnio litera-
to don Teodoro Guerrero, elegante-
mente editada en- el 'Boletin Mer-
cantil." Precio de cada ejemplar
40 centavos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Ha legado q Guayama con objeto de ins
| truir diigencias SImarias en- averguaci6n
de los sucssos ocurridos alll, de que dimos
eytensos detalleS 4 los lectores en- nuestro
nImero de aver, Mr.. Arthur F. Odln.
Al referido senior Odlin, que desempena
ell cargo de Fiscal General Suplente, ayu
Gara inStruir las diligencias que SO men
conan al Fiscal del Tribunal de Distrito de
Humac2O, don Emilio del To.o.
Guayama ha yuelto adquirir su aspecto
normal, notandose en- las GALES ell movi
miento la animation que anteriormente
Ei comercio, los cafes y demas esLabeci-
mientos pdblieo3 han alberto nuevamente
Sus puertas. En- ell dia de aver observ6se
la mas absolute tranquiidad en- tods la
villa, donde no hay temores "a de que los
disturbios Sc vuelvan a reprodueir.
El sehor Berries, q Jefe de la Policfa in
sular, que, como tambien digimos, sali6 in
mediatamente para Guayama al enterarse
de la alteration del 6rden pdblico, ha dis.
puesto que, una restablecido el 6rden como
10 eSta, salgan para sus respectivos puestos
de Cayey Y CoamO las fuerzas del cuerpo
que dirije, reconcentradas all. desde los pri
meroS momentos, quedandose con las nece
sarias para reprimir cualquier desorden que
no eS de esperar que SO reproduzca.
Las dtimas noticias que hemos recibido
anuncian que han sdo hechas varias deten.
clones mas.
En- breve embarcara para los Estados
Unidos ell Comislonado de instruction P6.
blica de esta isla, Mr.. Brumbaugh.
Encontrandose Ell sabado dltimo trabajan.
do sobre un andamio varios operariOs, en-
la Hacienda e'Altagracia," de Mayaguez,
Sc despl0m6 aquel, resultando heridos ocho
trabajadores.
LOS NUEVOS ARANOELES Tarifa
Dingleyl. Sc hallan de venta en- ell "Bole.
tin Mercantil" al precio de LOO ell elem.
plar. En- Ponce seran vendidos por don p.
Sanchez Galiano y en- Mayagiez por los
senores u. Franco Os d
Segdn de p1blico Sc dice ha sido nombra.
do Tesorero Suplente de esta isla ell doctor
Thomas Swell quien elnbareara en- NueYa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Democrats Dubious

The Democratic party does not
hide its doubtful view of affairs on
referring through the Press it favors
the work it is doing for the coming
elections.
Under-Secretary Meik1cjohn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Han contraido matrimonio en- Arroyo don
Ines Delgado Davila la senorita Rosa
Feiic'ano.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Amer "San Juan"-Saldla ell dfa Is
del presente mes del puerto de New
York, con Iunbo esta Isla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Sc VENDE

para hotel 4 otro estableciIniento de su
fndole.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Ell PRINCIPE TUAN

Ell PRINCIPE TUAN
PERSEGUID0 POR LA OESGRACIA
CONDENADo AL 0STRACISM0
Ell principe Ii Hung Chang ha
mapitestado a los Embajadores en-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Esp "Martin Saenz"-Del Z al 8 del
corriente mes estara en- este puerto
procedente de Barcelona y escalas y
terminadas sus operaciones seguira
viaje para Mayagiiez, Ponce, Sagua la
Grande, Habana, Matanzas y Vera.
cruz.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Vaporos que Sc >esper4n

Amer "Ponce"- Saldra de este puer
to directamente para el de New York
ell dfa Is del corriente mes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
BON

A causa de los nuevos impuestos
que sobre este liquido SO han estable
cido, los procios han tenidc que expe
rimentar alza. Ooltizamos a 60 cen
tavos gallon prueba 27o
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Ha fallecido en- Mayaguez don Cesar
Prieto, Torrero 1: eneargado del Faro situa
do en- la iSla de Ia Mona.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Ell ell acto de la celebration del juicio
oral, anunciado para la tarde de aver, e
acuSado por ell delito de lesiones Antonio
Ayala, SO oonform6 con la pena de dos me-
ses un dia Ge arresto solictada por Ell Minis
terio Fiscal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

OpERAcIoNEs DE BUQUHs EN PUERTO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Sc escuentra en- esta capital don Ramon
Perez Carreras, de Vega baja.

Ell ayuntamiento de 9umacao ha acorda
do proveer por coneurso las vacantes de dos
plazas de guardias municipales de aquella
c:udad, dotadas con ell haber annual de ZIG
dollars cada una.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Aver fueron detenidos en- ell dep6sito mu-
niclpal y Sc di6 conocimiento al Juzgado de
San Francisco, de haber sido lesionada Ro
sario Ortiz por la indiyidua Brigida Oarri6n,
infiriendole 6sta tambien algunas lesiones
Felipe Rodriguez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Al Fiscal del Tribunal de Distrito de
Arecibo Sc lie ha devuelto la causa criminal
instruida en- ell Juzgado municipal de Utua-
do, por denuncia de Esteban Merced contra
la policia insular, por maltrato de obra y Sc
acepta ell sobreseimiento provisional que en-
ella formula
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
Latest Cablegrams
New York, October 10th, 1900

Dispatches from Washington an
nouncc that Mr.. VIM. Mac Kinley
will assured1y be re elected in the
elections that are to take place On
the eth of next November.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

A consecuencia del fallecimiento de don
Cesar Prieto, ha sido encargadc provislo-
nalmente del faro situadO en- la ISla de la
Mona, don Fra1cisco Prats Vergara, To
rrero q que venfa prestanlo seryiclos en- cl
mencionado faro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Procedente de Ponce han llegado hoy
este puerto los senores siguientes: NJ. Gar
cfa Ramirez, Francisco Cabrera, Pablo
Font, Ulpiano Colon, Vicente Usefa, Pedro
Battistini, T. Dumarees, FL. De Ford.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

UN sLIGERO RESFRiADO' TOS 0 iRRlTA-
ci6n de Ia garganta, 81 Sc descuida, produce
con frecuencia una incurable enfermedad
pulmonar una irritaci6n cr6nica de la gar
ganta. Sc cura efectvamente con las PAS
TILLAs BRoNQUIALEs DE BROWN. |. IN. S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
OPHRACIoNEs soBRE Ell MUELLE

-Por NJ Lomba y co:
a Troncoso Hmns y co y j Perujo y
DIVA 654 d velas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Al Presidente del Tribunal de DistritC
: de San Juan Sc le ha devuelto su comuni
caci6n pldiendo 81 expediente original rela'
two los solares ndmeros 6 al Ia del ba
rrio de la Marina, stio denomiaado '!La
Parguera' SO le manifesto, one no exlSten
en- la ofcina del Fiscal General dichos ex.
pedentes 81 Geben encontrarseen la del
Oomisionado del Interior.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Esp "Pio IX"-Esta q la carga on
Barcelona de cuyo puerto saldra con
las escalas de costumbre ell d.a IL de
presente mes para esta, Santiago:de
Cuba y Habana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Fr. est Simon" -Procedente de Pto
Plata y escalas recalara este puerto
del Is al II del PR sente salienGo ell
misco ola para st. Thomas Europa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Contradicting Bryan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

: A las tres de la madrugada del dia de
hoy Sc fng6 del dep6sito municipal MIR. Il.
I. Hill, snbi6ndose la azotea por ell cable
que sirYe de conductor para ell pararrayos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Hoy q las tres de la tarde Sc ha reunido
ell Oonsejo municipal, en- los salones del
ayuntamiento, para celebrar session ordlna'
ria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10
MERCADO DE FRUTOS
AZUOAR
Sin operaciones:
OAFE

Llegan al mercado para su enageDa-
ci6n regulares partidas de este gIano.
y los precios son nominales en- relaci6n
con la calidad del articulo.
MAIZ
Sc mantienen regulares las existen.
cIas de este artfculo y los precios estan
EN- constante fuctuaci6n, por las i'm;
portaciones que Sc registrar de otras
prOcedencias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

AL Collector de Rentas de esta ciudad Sc
le ha remitido una communication del Juez
municipal de Rio grande, para eye Sc sirga
tomar nota de la cesantfa del SecretariO SUI.
plente de aquel Jusgado don Jose Vivas
Monge y del nombramiento de don Francis
CO Justis para susttuirle.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Agradecemos la atenci0n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Esp "Niceto"-SaIdra de Liverpool
dlrectamente para este puerto ell dia Ii
del actual y terminadas sus operaciones
seguira para la Habana, Matansas, San
tiago de Cuba y Cienfuegos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Una comisi6n de la Camara de Comercio
visit6 aver por aouerdo de la DIRECTIVE, al
senior Collector Jefe de las Aduanas de la
Isla, para tratar acerca de un asunro q-e
afecta mucho al comercio de Importation
con Espana.
Por un error que no Sc explica 5ien, ira
tandose de gente tan experta en- aSuntos
financieros como les empleados de la TIE.
sorerfa de Washington, 10 asignan alif un
precio igual la plata al ORC espanol,
para les efectos del adeudo aduanero en- los
rticul0s que pagan IN tanto por eiento
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

So ha dado conocimlento al Juzgado mu
nicipal de Cathedral de que en- ell dia de
aver sostuvieron una rina en- ei dep0sito
municipal los detenidos Venancio Acosta,
Emilio Rodriguez y Justine Vega, de la
cual resultaron heridos los dos primeros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

Durante ell rnes de Septiembre pr6ximo
pasado SO han registrado en- Lares 12S de-
funcioneS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-10-10

En- breve embarcara para los Estados
Undos ell ComiSionado de instruction P6.
blica de esta isla, Mr.. Brumbaugh.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
BENW00D.
News Notes of Interest from On
Thriving NeiEhbOrs.

News Notes of Interest from Our
Thriving Neighbors.
The skelp department of the lower
mill is off for repairs.
John Moren spent Sunday with
friends in Cleveland, 0.
John Davis and family are visiting
at the Moundsville camp grounds.
Andrew Burkhardt has returned
home from visit at New Matamoras,
Chic.
viii Schad will leave to-day on a
trip to Baltimore, Md, and other
points.
Miss Margaret Brannen will depart
to-day for Columbus, Ohio, to be the
guest OF friends
Miss Alice Fox, who has been Ill
for several months, was reported last
evening in a critical condition.
TWO or three important matters are
expected to come up at the regular
session of Council this evening.
Zach Cox passed through the city
yesterday on his way from West Lib
erty TO Loudensyille, where he Will
attend an outing.
Frank Roby. who was adjudged In
sane in Suqire Henry Riddles court,
was taken yesterday to the asylum
in charge of Constable John 10y and
officer Albert Policy.
Among those who left yesterday TO at
tend the teaches institute at Moundsville
were Misses May Taylor. Dora Davis AL
ia Edwards, Anna McCabe. Nettie White
sides, Mary Houseman, Josephine Lam
ders, Katie Han. Lottie Price and Pro-
fessors G. +. Carrigan and Brown.
The plate mill at the Riverside which
was expected to resume yesterday morn
ing, is still idle. the employees having de-
cided not to return to work until an
agreement has been reached In the new
A large section Of the board walk on
agement.
A large section OF the board walk %
Marshall street has been removed.
A number of people from here were
among the excursionists Sunday to Cleve-
land.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
A BIG STRIKE.

builders in and Around Sam Francis
co Demand an Eicht-Hour Day.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 13.-The
mill mems union, backed by the build
ing trades council, to-day began in
earnest its fight for an eight hour day
A strike has been ordered and the
strength of the movement will soon
be known. The lumber and planning
mills shall try to continue operations
with non-union men or shall close
down until an adjustment is effected.
In four San Francisco mills and in
all of the Oakland mills the union
men were paid off Saturday night after
their refusal TO return to-day under
the old schedule and were ordered to
remove their tools from the mills.
Unless some understanding is
reached before the end of the weak, =
said Andrew Wilkie. proprietor of the
Mechanics mills. Il believe building
will practically cease in San Francisco
and the bay cities. and the 5000 men
in the building trades will be thrown
out of employment"
The union men ask for the same pay
fol eight hours as is now given for
nine hours work. The mill men say
they caapot grant the demand and
meet eastern competition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14

In Railroad Accident Between Rome
and Florence.


In "a Railroad Accident Between Rome
and Florence.
ROME, August 13.--The railroad ac-
cident, not far from this city last night,
turns out to have been more serious
than anticipated. 1t now appears that
twelve persons were killed and forty
wounded, of whom fifteen are serious
ly injured.
The disaster was caused by the tele-
scoping of two sections of train on
the railroad from Rome to Florence,
bearing notable persons who had been
attending the recent ceremonies here.
The engine of the first section became
disabled and stopped, and was almost
Immediately afterwards struck by the
second section. The Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess Peter of Russia and the
members of the Turkish mission, who
had attended the funeral of King Hum
bert, were among the passengers, but
they were uninjured. The accident oc-
Cured about midnight and at a point
about twelve miles from the city.
.jFhe Grand Duchess is a sister OF
the new Queen Of Italy.
When informed of the accident, King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
fastened to the scene. The Queen and
her sister returned to the Quirinal,
while the King and the Grand Duke re-
manned on the spot giving orders to
assist in clearing the wreck and saving
the injured. They re-entered the OUR
inal at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Later it was announced that fifteen
persons had been killed in the railroad
accident.
Among the injured were Gen. Buffin,
head of the Belgian mission to the late
Kings funeral.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
BRIDGEPORT.



Chronicle of Daily Events FROM
the Town Across the Way.
T. L. Lewis went to Pittsburg yester-
day.
G. B. Kelley left yesterday for Oak
lard. Nd
H. T. Sells left Sunday for a western
trip for Bowie & Co.
Arthur Philips OF Washington, D. G.,
is in town calling on friends.
Thurman Enlow and H. Berry have
returned from an extended trip on the
lakes.
A man by the name of Howell. OF
Wheeling. was preaching on the streets
last evening.
Mrs Elizabeth Mcconnell, of Fair
point, is the guest of her nephew, ].
E. Trueman.
A large number from here will go
to Wheeling Park tonight to hear
Webster Davis.
Master John Smith arrived home last
evening from visit with friends al
WaynesbuTg. Pa.
The sewer to the opera house has
become clogged and is causing the own
ers much trouble.
John Stewart, of Sistersville, VINO
was calling on friends in town, left
yesterday for his home.
The three Italians were given a
hearing last evening before Mayor Mel
ninger and fined five dollars and costs.
The Zion Baptist church. (coloreD,
closed its session Sunday wish large
attendance The next session will be
held at Lorraine, Ohio.
About all the arrangements for La
Dor Day have been completed except
the speakers. 1t is most probable that
President Hasl1ins, of the Ohio Nine
Workers, will he one Of the speakers.
No doubt this celebration VII. be a
success, as all locals are much inter
ested.
Uranium Post, G. A. r. will attend
the National Eneampment at Chicago.
They have secured free quarters for the
entire post, and all are looking forward
to the time TO come when they can leay
and meet many of their old comrades.
They will go over the Pennsylvania
Company's lines, which has given them
the low rate for the round trip OF only
1925. This includes Wheeling, Bel
iaire. Martins Ferry and Bridgeport,
and is certainly very low rate 1t
is open to every one. The veterans can
buy their tickets from the 10Th TO
10Th. A large crowd from here outside
of the old soldiers, will take in the en-
camDment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
WORK Of TRAIN VRECKERS'
A TURNED SWITCH ON THE LITTLE
kANAWHA VALLEY RAIL-
ROAD
Causes n Train of Railroad Ties TO
Crash Into a String of Cars on a
Siding-Six Men on the Train Sus-
tanned Bruises. Cuts and Sprains,
but None Was Seriously Injured.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG w. Va. August l

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. August 10.
There was a serious wreck late sun
day evening on the Little Kanawna
railroad, two miles above Parkers-
burg, which resulted in the wreching
of B. & O. locomotive, which was
in use on the Little Kanawha road,
and seven loaded freight cars and the
injury of six men. No one was fatally
injured, and of the six, nearly all were
only slightly hurt.
The accident was evidently the work
of train wreckers, for the lock had
been broken and the switch turned
with the evident intention of causing
a wreck. The train was composed of
seventeen cars and was coming toward
Parkersburg at the rate of about %
miles an hour when it struck the open
switch on which were several cars
The engineer saw the danger. re-
yersed the engine and jumped, calling
to several persons who were in the
cab with him to do the same. Be-
sides Engineer Louis Broughton, of
this city, there were on the engine
Fireman w. NJ. Pomeroy AMI Val
Rathbone, of Elizabeth Glenn Neal,
an Ohio River railroad conductor. who
had been at a fishing camp up the
Kanawha, ard A. Freeman. The lat
Ter was Eot injured at all, bu; the
other four were all hurt.
Conductor EG Lawrence and Brake
man Amos Gordon, who were On the
rear of The train, did not know Of
their danger IN time to jump, and
were more seriously injured The
wounded were brought to ParkersDurg
in skiff;, aad were cared for by ply
sicians.
Ed. Lawrence was the most seri-
ously injured. The bones in his ankle
were crushed ana broken. The others
only received sprains, cuts and
bruises, except Brakeman Gordon,
whose leg was broken and whose
right wrist was inbred.
The train cpn through the Gil house
of the Crown Wire 6 Nail Co.. but for
tunately the oil did not catch fire.
Most of the seven wrecked cars were
loaded with ties. The loss to the COM
pany will reach 100000 An effort will
be made to discover and punish the
would-be wreckeTs. 7fa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
BIG PIECE OF LAND.

Formerly an Island. but Now a Part
of Kansas City, Goes to Former
Owner.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-Com-
missioner Hermann, of the genera.
land office in the homestead entry con-
test of John H. Mensing, for valuable
land now within the corporate limits
of Kansas City, Mo-, but formerly an
island in the Missouri river, has de-
cided in favor of the Mensing heirs,
permitting their entry for all land
within the old Meander boundary lines
OF the island. The land is ordered to
be re-lotted for this purpose The re-
mainder of the island, as it now ex-
lists, consisting of the accretions, will
be re-offered for public entry. The
land has an appraised value of 81 900
an acre and 131 acres were in dis
pute. The former island is not shown
in the plans of survey made of the
land on the Missouri side of the river
in 1929 but a survey made thirty years
later showed the island to consist of
almost 81 acres. The island was for
nine years a military reservation, and
was turned over to the interior de-
partment in 1884. In 1895 it was dis
covered that the island DC cuob ax
listed no longer but, by accretion, has
been considerably enlarged and at
tached to the main land. Mensing
settled on and cultivated the island
in 1858 and for years had sought to
secure the island as bona fide actual
settler under the general land laws.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
BRITISH-AMERICAN UNION.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The
British-American Union has been Or
ganized in this city. Its purpose is
stated to be the furJhering in every
way of better understanding between
both branches of a common race" 1t
is hoped thus to afford a common rally
ing ground not only for the $4,000 Brit
ishers in California, but for all those
who recognize the mutual interests of
the British empire and the United
States. A board of fifteen directors
has been chosen under the presidency
of VIM. Greer Harrison.