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El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1900-08-23
COmunicadO.
PAJARlro, N. NJ, Agosto is /

PAJARIro, N. NJ, Agosto 10 1900
sr Editor de III INDEPEDlENTE
III dia II del que rige llegaron
los novios, don Jose Il. Ortega y
doha Merced Apodaca, desu via
je que hicieron q casarse en- An
tonchico, Y los padrinos don Fe-
lipe Benavides Y doha Valentino
q. de Benavides; Ell su llegada
hubo $50 personals quienes fue-
ron invitadas para acompahar-
los en- sus ricas mesas que fueron
servidas, Y EN- la noche 4 un her
moso y lucido bale, con riquisi-
mos brindes y frescas lemonadas.
LUCIANO ULIBARm
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1900-08-23
Iihnn LOS MORENOS ihnn
EIUIG estan adeante de todos. IluI Q
Miren 10 que Ofrecemos.

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dec para agranda DAREMOS opundad
quanos marchanes para que da que desee nda
pueda adquio ayndonos de pesonay mandmos
mmo agrandado I'll reao del vor de
$40 garanamos d buena satisfaction Para nroduc
uae bendo cada d
LIBRE guno ratando oamene la de $25 Ha-
vista les expca todo de dcho
mmo tempo anos de los eeco que acabamos ec
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1900-08-23
ANTES QUE Sc DIVIDE,

nga presente memoa e hogar de baatuas eectvas
Temple de Economic Esta tenda aorra dneo cuaquer
compra quehagaa mas pequea afees aauas ho
peines etc. enagua 10 moderno cueo eatlo
cachucha para hiqun austadoes peecos e apato que
da me9or satisfaction de hechura elegante
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1900-08-23
LA TIENDA DEL PUEBLO

la aorraora de dnero Las Vegas 81 10 uda pre-
clos siguentes desafan competition y le ahorran dnero
ToVsu Back Hose son conocdas por rsu attn caldad-
~ zoe por cualquer tomano de Z 4 OK
para muchachos & nlas Esta calidad de media
para la escuela considerable muy bar4lta Nues-
tro precio l5c e par pares por Zoe
Tines de la esacon sopendes heosa ropa de ago sec
para sehoras precos que lie aegraran e corazon,
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1900-08-23

gran sudo seda negras todos
maho suido de mberos seho de tod moas ases
y cooes
Tambn gran sudo de naguas derene Toda
las vendeiemos mitad de precio.
Espeamos que agn que eeo
y precios
STROUSSB e. BACHARACH,
Enhene a Hotel Castaheda Plaza Nueva
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
AFTER. OUR COAL.
Russia Wants a Half Million
Tons For Baltic Ports.

New York, March Russia is likely
to become a large consumer of Amer
lean bituminous coal. While no con-
tract has yet been signed, representa-
tives of the Russian imperial govern
ment have been making overtures to
the Berwind- White Coal Mining COM
pany, looking to the purchase and ship
ment of nearly half million tons to
ports on the Baltic.
John Berwind, vice president of the
coal company, said last night the only
difficulty consisted in the problem of
freights and transportation. Should
the pending negotiations end success
fully he said, he thought likely that
Russia would carry the coal in her own
ships, probably utilizing the same YES
sells which she will employ to carry the
iron, steel and ore already contracted
for with the Carnegie Frick company.
with this as an opening wedge" said
Mr. Berwind, L see no reason why
America should not be able to hold up
a large export trade with her in coal.
Ever since the great strike of 1898,
among the Welsh coal miners the de-
mand for the soft Cardiff coal in Rus
STA, as well as in other countries of
Europe, has been greater than the sup
ply. They have naturally had to look
to America to make good the deficiency.
We have been shipping coal to the Med
iterranean ports for some time and have
sent about $4,000 tons to Cape Town,
South Africa. The superior grades of
American coal compare most favorably
with the Welsh coal.
Until the great miners strike in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
BOERs. MISTAKE.
It Is Pointed Out by Gen. John NJ
Schofeld.

New York, March Lieutenant Cen
eral John NJ. Schof1eld (retireO in
dispatch to the World from St Angus
tine, Fla, SAYS:
1.-THE Beers appear to have committed
their first serious mistake in the re-
treat from Kimberley by attempting to
cross Immediately in front OF the Brit
ish forces to reach BlOemfontein. Their
line of retreat should have been by way
of Boshof, which line they should have
made sure to keep open and thence to
Bradfort or Winsburg, thus making
certain their junction with troops com
ing from the north and east toward
Bloemfontein.
IF for political reasons it was
thought necessary to defend the Free
State capital, that place should have
been held by other troops until Cronje
could reach it by the circuitouS route
above referred to-.
But Bloemfontein is strategically a
very weal1-position. If the Beers de-
eide to hold it Lord Roberts will only
have to invest that place with sufti-
Gent force and will still have ample
force to prosecute his campaign toward
Pretoria
LAS far as can be seen from the Off
cial maps, the country about Wind
burg and <Kroonstadt affords the first
favorable positions for Boer resistance
, to the British advances on the Free
State lines.
"On the other side. the Beers can
not do better than to prOlong their re-
sistance about I.adysmith as long as
this can be done without compromising
their retreat They are thus holding in
check the large army under Gen. Butler.
But on both lines, the Beers should not
allow their retreat to be cut off.
80 long as they are free to move
they can meet at any place and offer
very stubborn and prolonged resistance
to the advance of the superior British
forces.
Having the shorter interior line of
communication between their two col
umns, the Beers can quickly send re-
Inducements from one to the other, as
emergency may require. Thus they
may hope to make a, more and more
effective resistance as their two lines
of operations approach a junction
toward johannesburg.
$50 far as can now be foreseen, the
Beers in many hard fought battles,
should be able to make a final and pro-
longed struggle for victory on the line
of the Vaal river"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01

Wales. Great Britain had practically
monopolized the soft coal trade of Eur
ope.
Sine then she has hardly been able
to supply her own needs, hence our ship
ments to one of her own South African
colonies
Another contributing cause of the IA
mine in England and Europe is said to
be the Boer war.
Many of the Welsh and North of Eng
land miners have left their pits to join
the armies under Lord Roberts, thus
reducing the output at time when the
supply was already inadequate, as the
result of the long strike. The great fleet
of transports, steamers and tenders
which Great Britain has been obliged to
run between English ports and South
Africa has also an important factor in
the consumption of soft coal,
Great Britain, Austria, Germany and
Russia have all felt the pinch 1t is
said that the British government re-
Gently made inquiries here as to
whether it could buy at favorable terms
100000 tons of bituminous coal A To-
cal paper states that one of its repre-
sentatives had been shown a letter from
a Liverpool manufacturing concern to
its New York agent, instructing him to
solicit no more orders at present, as the
firm found difficulty in getting sufficient
coal to run its factories.
Mr. Berwind says Americas annual
output of bituminous coal is about 225,-
100000 tons, and with all this increased
demand from foreign countries, the
home consumption has been greater
than ever before. This is due Mr. Ber-
wind says, to this country's prosperity,
the general operation of mills running
on full time and the growth of railroad
ing, which have become prime factors
in the consumption of coal. American
bituminous coal prices are now higher
than they have been since 1895. But
we can still sell cheaper than the rates
for Welsh COAL which is now bringing
at wholesale from $3.12 to $5.76 per ton
on board.
These are the reasons why American
operators are now receiving almost
daily inquiries from England, Germany,
France Austria and Russia, while they
are already shipping coal to Honolulu,
the West Indias and South African
ports. The Berwind company has re-
Gently been in correspondence with con-
sumers in Italy and even in Switzer-
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
WON A DRINKING BET.
A Boston Man Drinks a Quart in Two
Minutes on Wager and Dies.

Boston, March AT 6 o'clock last ev-
ening a group of men stood before the
bar in South Boston saloon discuss
ing the amount of whisky a person
could drink at one sitting. Frank
O'Rourke, so years old, avowed that he
could drink a quart without stopping
except for breath
III bet you IS you can't do it, no man
ever did it." shouted one of the party
O'Rourke promptly covered the mon
ey, saying that he could not win cash
and establish a whisky drinking record
any easier and ordered up a quart of
the liquor. To the establishment of the
bystanders, O'ROurke emptied the bot
tie easily in eight gulps, the time being
less than two minutes. After pocketing
the stakes, O'Rourke started for home.
but was hardly out of the saloon when
he reeled into an alleyway where he
was found unconscious a half hour la
ter The police sent him to the City
hospital, where he died at APO this
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
CURES BLOOD POISON
A Trial Treatment Sent Free to All Who
Suffer From Any Stage
of the Disease,
Cures Cases That Hot Springs and All
Other Treatments Failed
to Even Help.

There has been discovered by the State
Medical Institute, 2079 Elektron Bldg, FIT.
Wayne, Ind, the most remarka Bile blood
poison cure ever heard of. 1t has cured
all such indications as mucous patches in
the mouth, sore throat, copper colored
spots, chancres, alterations on the body
and in hundreds of cases where the hair
and eyebrows had fallen out and the
whole skin was a mass of boils, pimpes
and ulcers, this wonderful specific has
completely changed the whole body into
a clean, perfect condition of physical
health. Every railroad running into Ft.
Wayne brings scores of sufferers seeking
this new and marvellous cure and to en-
able those who can not travel to realize
what a truly marvellous work the Insu-
to every sufferer a free trial treatment
so that everyone can cure themselves in
the privacy of their own home. This is
the only known cure for blood poison.
Do not hesitate to write at once and the
free trial will be sent sealed in plain pack
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
ST. LOUIS SNOW BOUND.
Railroad Traffic Almost at q Stand
still.

st. Louis, March Livery railroad
running into the city especially from
the west is suffering more or less as the
result of the heavy fall of snow that
has been general in the Mississippi val
ley during the past two days. Most of
the trains are late and others have been
stalled, while still others have been
Withdrawn for the time being. because
of heavy drifts that cover the tracks.
Between Centralia and Mexico Mo-,
the Wabash tracks are covered by drift
ing snow and two trains are stalled
there. Gangs of shovelers and snow
plows are at work on all the lines of
railroad and it is expected to clear them
ina short time. Outgoing trains on the
western division of the Wabash were
taken off this morning.
In st. Louis the streets are deeply
covered with snow and traffic is much
impeded. Last night owing to the many
PROSTATE and broken wires and danger
to life therefrom the street lights were
shut off in that section of the city in
which the wires are not under ground.
The indications today are that the loss
from broken wires and trees will be
enormous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
COMMERCIAL WAR.
One Is Brewing Between United
States and Germany.

New York, March IA special to the
Times from Washington, D. c., says:
Although it is out of the question to
attempt to obtain any official authori-
ty for the assertion that politics in Ger
many are preparing the way for serious
differences between Germany and the
United States in commercial affairs, in
formation is obtained here to justify
the statement that in case the lawmak
ers Of Germany carry out their declared
purpose of excluding American meat
products such a course will be met by
retaliation by the United States.
For long time, several months In
fact, negotiations have been a a stand
still on the question Of reciprocity with
Germany. Under the conditions faced
there by the imperial governmental
was regarded as useless to attempt to
arrange a reciprocal basis that would
not include all American products with
out prejudice. To take any official steps
in advance would be regarded as a
menace.
Nothing in the way of menace will be
attempted. But there is reason to as
sert that if it is found to be the settled
purpose Of the German government to
sanction exclusion of American meats
or other products from Germany, it may
be expected that the government of the
United States will feel constrained to
use such power as it may possess to
impress upon Germany it's disapproval
Of the Determinations threatened
against the producers of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
PROMOTIONS AHEAD.
Gen. E. S. Otis viii Be Moved Up a
Peg Soon.

Washington, March 1.-Major General
John r. Brooke, who has been in this
city since his recent detachment from
duty as governor general of Cuba, has
been slated for the command for the
military department of the east with
headquarters at New York. The change
in that department will not occur until
June next when Major General Wesley
Merritt will retire. General Brooke was
offered his choice of the commands of
the Department of the Lakes and the
Department of the East and expressed
his preference for the latter assign
ment.
General Merritt's retirement will re-
suit in the promotion of Brigadier Gen
eral E. S. Otis (major general U. S. W
commanding the military forces in the
Philippines to the grade of major gen
eral in the regular establishment 1t
will also make a vacancy in the list of
brigadier generals of regulars, which
will be filed by the appointment of
some officer who has rendered dis
tinguished services in the Philippine
campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
BIG STEAMSHIP DEAL.
Consolidation of Two Atlantic Lines
in Prosnect.

New York, March lit has been per-
sistently rumored in shipping circles
within the past three days and as often
denied by the officials supposed to be
most interested that the Leyland Steam
ship line, controlled by Frederick Ley
land & Co, limited, of Liverpool, has
acquired absolute control of the Allan
tic Transport company's New York
London line of steamers and will as
sumo all responsibility for those in
tereStS on May l.
1t was only few years ago that the
Atlantic Transport company took over
the entire interests of the Wilson-F'ur-
ness-Leyland line, running between
New York and London, and it's fleet
now consists largely of the steamships
then purchased. The rumor that the
business is to revert back to the orig
inal owners is inexplicable to shipping
men, who expected that the Atlantic
Transport line would absorb the pro-
jected Leyland line which is to run be-
tween Liverpool and New York.
1t is rumored now that negotiations
for the absorption of the Atlantic Trans
port line by the Leylands have been
pending since the latter decided to come
to New York. Colonel Bernard NJ.
Baker, the president of the Atlantic
Transport company, who has been in
Europe for several weeks, is said to be
on his way here now with the contract
for the purchase of his company's in
terests.
P A. s. Franklin, general manager of
the Atlantic Transport company pas
senger Agent Gibson of the Leyland
line, denied absolutely that there was
any truth in the rumors of a deal be-
tween the two companies. However,
George Bray, the general manager of
the Leyland interests in America, came
here from Boston and held a long con-
sultation with Mr.. Franklin at the At
lantic Transport offices yesterday. AS
sistant General Manager Thomas of the
Atlantic Transport line said the inter-
view related to a big steamship deal
but that nothing could be made public
at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
Of the Chicago Platform Faith Declare
For w. j. Bryan.

Baltimore, Nd, March 1.-The Chi
cago platform Democrats of MARYLAND
neld their state convention for the pur-
pose of choosing delegates to the KAN
sas City national convention in Grand
Army hall last night Nearly every
county in the state was represented IN
case the regular Democratic state con-
Fention declares for the gold standard
ana selects delegates on those lines it
IS the avowed Intention of the silver
wing of the party to go to Kansas CITY
and contest the seats of the gold men
The convention endorsed the Chicago
platform of 1895, denounced the McKin-
ley administration in unusualIv strono
terms and declared unqualihedly for
~. ]. Bryan for presidential nonina-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
WEIGHING THE MAIL.
Report Showing the Amount of Mat
ter Carried in Month.

Washington, March Second AS
sitant Postmaster General Shallen-
berger today submitted to the postmaS-
ter general a report showing a result of
the special weighing of mail throughout
the United States in "a ,694 postoffices
from October 3 to November 6, 1899. The
IT'S first class postofHces haYe been sep
arately tabulated in the report. This
is the first special weighing of mails
since ten years ago wnen under the di-
rectiOn of Postmaster General Wanna
maker weighing was done for seven
days. The figures obtained at that time
have been found to be misleading. The
mail matter originating in the United
States during the time of weighing
amounted to ISL, 1872 405 pounds, as it is
estimated that upon this basis the total
amount of mail matter carried during
a year is /, $50, 666, sos pounds. Revenue
is derived from 40.57 per cent of this,
while So. 43 per cent yields no revenue.
OF the total sos per cent was first
class; 25.19 second class; 2.09 second
class free, 9.32 third and fourth class;
GA government free and 51.20 equip
ment. It was found that during the 80
days New York City furnished by far
the largest amount of mail, i6,440,372
pounds, and Chicago the next largest
quantity, 9,67S, 207 pounds. Boston fol-
lows with 4,053 532, Philadelphia 3,801,-
1854, St Louis 3,410279 and Washington,
D. C., 8, PA, 211 pounds. Other cities fur
nished the following quantities in
pounds:
San Francisco, 1,123, 1874; Minneapolis,
1,O17, 773; St Paul, 897, S69; Kansas City,
more, 911,272; Cleveland, 766SO7; Pitts
burg, So, $40; Milwaukee, 733, 912
1t is estimated that during a year
1,347, 145, $50 pounds Of mail, or Sc per
cent is carried by the railroads. the
remainder, 26.S69,s1O pounds. being
local mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
FOR MAYOR P. S. BROWN.
Kansas City Republicans Select Their
Standard Bearer.

Kansas City, March 1.-The most re-
rnarkable fight the Republicans have
ever had in primaries resulted in the
nomination of P. S. Brown, jr, for
mayor. Mr.. Brown carried the city by
500 votes. He carried every ward, ex-
cept the Second, Sixth and Ninth wards
His delegates ran almost with the
candidate, and in the convention to be
held at Turner hall today the old Re
publican organization which has been
in control of the party's machinery for
the last six years will conduct the ex-
ercises. There was a time during the
count when it was thought that, while
Burnham was beaten, his friends would
have a majority in the city convention,
but he lost the Tenth ward by 10 votes
out of 720, and, although there is some
little talk of a contest, Burnham will
not figure as a factor of much conse-
quence in the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
UNCLE SAM SWINDLED.
Buys Torpedo Boat From Germany
That Proves Worthless.

New York, March IA special to the
Herald from Washington, D. c. says:
Secretary Long has received a report
from the board of inspection and sur
vey. stating that the torpedo boat Som
ers is in many respects unsatisfactory
The Somers was able to make only
171a knots and the trial showed that
she was unfit for sea service. The board
suggests that the vessel be used for
harbor defense and states that she is
not worth any great expenditure of
money. The Somers was purchased on
March Is, 1898, of the Schichau works,
EIbing, Germany, for S72 997. It was
reported the Spanish government was
negotiating for her purchase and to
prevent her from passing into the pos
session of the Madrid government the
American naval attache was authorized
to pay the price asked by the Schichau
works
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
A VAST STRIKE.
Almost 5000 Granite Cutters
Out in New England Today.

Boston March 1.-The granite indus
try of New England, which gives en-
ployment to 5000 journeymen cutters,
will be almost at a standstill today be-
cause of a wage contention between the
manufacturers and the National Cut
ters union.
The strike it was first thought would
be general, but individual offers of set
Elements last night promise a curtail-
ment of the trouble. The strike is for
a SO a day and eight hours.
The men who are ready to strike are
among the best paid artisans in the
east. Granite manufacturing is widely
distributed in New England.
Today at the call of the national
union most of these quarries will be de-
serted by their most skilled workers,
the cutters. The grievance of the cut
terS is that their time and wage Sched-
uleS have not been uniform. Manu-
facturers heretofore have governed
their price lists to cutters on individual
ability of the employees. The demand
of So per day has been paid to skilled
cutters, but they object to the demand
that that figure be the minimum price
paid. The eight hour day was of most
Importance, as most QuarrieS have
worked on the nine hour schedule. The
manufacturers were given ample notice
of the unions intention, and the past
few weeks have seen much of the ma
terial work put up in the finished prod
uct The New England Granite asso-
citation, which represents a, majority of
the quarries, has taken the stand that
it was not possible to grant the request
as the margins of profit on contracts
already on hand would not allow re-
adjustment of wages and hours. The
Barre, VT, cutters voted to accept the
offer of the manufacturers of 80 cents
per hour for an eight hour day. The
manufacturers had previously offered 30
cents and the union met that offer by
suggesting 80 cents. The latter figure
was accepted.
The conference at Quincy after dis
cussion received an offer from the man
ufacturers of an eight hour day at an
average of 80 cents per hour. The
union committee absolutely refused to
entertain the proposition.
The manufacturers then made the
proposition to grant an eight hour day
at SO cents per hour as an average and
a 10 per cent increase upon the piece
price list It was agreed that the COM
mittees from the union would report
back to their branches today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
BANKRUPTS DISCHARGED.
Petition Filed Against William R.
Smith.

New York, March Judge Brown, of
the United States district court has
granted discharges to twenty-five bank
rupts, among whom were Charles W.
in Utah, and whose liabilities were
sos, $40; and Charles L. Weinberg, for
merly in the shoe and clothing business
at Cripple Creek Colo, liabilities $72,-
1914
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed today against William r.
Smith doing business as Worthington,
Smith & Co, wholesale dealers in mill
linery goods, with branches in Boston
and Paris. Mr. Smith has been in bus
mess for over forty years, formerly had
a large and prosperous business, and a
few years ago was estimated to be
worth $4O0, 600 The liabilities are about
S24O. 600 and actual assets estimated at
S175 900. Judge Brown of the United
States district court appointed a re-
ceiver for the property.