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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03
The Distribution OF
The Refunded
Customs Duties.

There have been almost - many
suggestions made as to the dispOs.
ition Of the two and a half milliens
Of customs receipts which are to be
returned by the United States to
Puerto Rico, as there are dollars in
the fund.
Most Of these suggestions, if not
all of them, are good, but to carry
out all Of them would require an
amount ten times greater than that
which will be received. It becomes
necessary, therefore, when all that
is desired cannot be accomplished,
to consider in what way this fOun
can be best utilized and in schat
manner the best possible disposition
OF it can be made. In this con-
neeti0n the Intentions of the donors
deserve consideration. While Con.
gress appropriated the amount in
question without reserve and left its
disbursement entirely to the disere-
ton of President Mckinley, there
can be no doubt that the moving Ca
use for the action taken was the sym.
patty Of Congress for the distress
and suffering resulting from the ter
ribls hurricane of August Sth last,
and this money is intended to repair
as for as it will go. the rayages Ofthat
storm. The roads were practically
unaffected. The great damage de-
ne and the great blow struck TO the
prosperity Of the Island was in til
partial and in some cases almost
total destruction of the coffee, sugar
and tobacco plantations.
Before permanent prosperity csn
come to Puerto Rico the devastated
plantations must be rehabilitated
improvement and construction Of
roads is certainly an important work.
as is also the building of school hon
ses, city halls and Court houses,
and such work scould Of course give
employment to the labOrers Of the
Island, but all these things can ve-
ry veil wait, while the agricultural
Interests of the Island are the only
reliance of the people for the future,
and immediate relief shoul@ be ex-
tended, And this should be done
BY some properly organized com.
mission on Board which should
grant on such security as could be
hiven, loans to the planters which
would enable them to restore their
estates. This would also give
to labor and would
result in permanent value to the
Island. In addition, at central
points in the sugar producing dis
tricts factories should be erected fit
ted with mT dern machinery, so tIiat|
the best results could he obtained
or course the amount coming
from the United States ariIl not do
sIl this, but it would help.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03

This paper is the Oldest and has
the largest circulation in the
Island. 1t is also the only
enc that has an established
cable service from New Y0rk
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03
Commercial School.

An evening Commercial School will be opened
on Monday Evening, March 10th, in the Model
School Building
English, Bookkeeping, Stenography Typewri
ting, and commercial Law will be taught. Tuition
free
c. G. CROFT,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03

1t is reported that a Ger
man American named Reich
man commanded the ambus :
he'd Boer in the battle repor-
ted yesterday.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03

|Cablegrams.
From The ASSOCIATED Press" "
Government Depositories For
Puerto Rico.
Senator Lodge Introduces Bill
Authorizing Their Creation.
New York April 5rd 1900.
Dispatches from Washing
ton state that Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, has introdu-
ced a bill in the Senate autho-.
rizing Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, Gage, to create deposit
tories for public moneys in
Puerto Rico.
German American said to ha-
We commanded ambushed
Beers
NJ Vo,,L A.,,,;1 Q,l 1OA0
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Normal and Industrial School of Fajardo.

This School will open on April Ist as Normal
Training School Teachers and those intending to
become teachers should register until April Ist with
Mr.. George Bird y Arias, of Fajardo.
It is the intention to give instruction at present
in English, American methods of Instruction, Ma
thematics and possibly other branches.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03


great humiliation and uneasi
ness in England.
Boer trap very ingenious.
New York April 5rd 1900.
1t is stated that it is impos-
sible to conceive anything
more ingenious than the Boer
trap.
Wonder that any
EngEshman escaped.
New York April 3rd 1900
The great wonder is thai
a single man of the British
force escaped.
Boer fire simply slaughter.
Boer later retire toI-adybrand.
New York April Srd 1900
The Boer fire simply sla-
ughtered the Britith, who
however, taught bravely and
made a magnificent defense.
The Beers later retired to
Ladybrand, leaving twelve
wounded officers and seventy
men AsS
General Botha moving boldly
Southward.
New York April 3rd 1900
Evidently General Botha
has moved boldly Southwark
from Kroonstadt and mena
ces the British on both flanks.
-
Beers defeat British near
Brandfordt
English driven back with
heavy loss.
New York April 3rd 1900
A despatch from Pretoria
dated March 21st states th..at'
the Boers attacked 1000 Brit
ish between Brandfordt and
Bloemfontein and drove them
back with heavy loss.
The Beers anly lost nine,
men, killed and wounded.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03
New York April 3rd 1900.

Dispatches from London
state that the disaster caus es
great humiliation and uneasi
ness in England.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-04-03

New York April 3rd 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
WHERE THE GOVERNOR SPOKE.
GREETED EVERYWHERE WITH THE UTMOST
ENTHUSIASM

Bay City Mich, Sept. 7-Governor Roosevelt's
special train, which left Detroit at midnight, ar
rived here at a. m. Accompanying the Governor
Chairman Dietma of the Republican State
Committee, Colonel A. T. Bliss of Saginaw. candi-
date for Governor, and some of the Michigan Con-
gressmen. The Governor did not awake Till the
train entered the station greeted by many whistles
He was driven to Central Avenue Park, escorted
by company of local Roosevelt Rough Riders,
where he spoke briefly.
Promptly at o'clock the train moved off to
Saginaw. followed by trainload of Saginaw resi-
dents, who had come to Bay City escort
Saginaw, Mich. Sept. The Roosevelt train
reached Saginaw at $3.50 O'Clock this morning. The
crowd about the station greater than
that at Bay City. The Saginaw Rough Rider Club
was on hand, mounted. The procession which
formed had six bands in line twenty carriages and
several hundred people Nfoot. Governor Roosevelt
spoke from stand at Genesec and Jefferson SITS
AS in Bay City, no reserved his voice and spoke
Colonel Bliss. Republican candidate for Governor:
State Chairman Diekma and others made brief
Owosso.
Owosso. Mich, Sept The Roosevelt special
train arrived here at noon. and a stop of twenty
five minutes made. The speakers stand was
only block from the station, so practically ali of
the time was available for speaking. Governor
Roosevelt. Colonel Bliss, Philip T. Colgrove of
Hastings. and Congressman Tordney of Saginaw
Wero the speakers. There were many farmers in
the crowd OF listeners.
At Leingsburg the train made a brief pause. and
Governor Roosevelt shook hands with as many as
could get 10 him. and he talked to those who could
hear him from the rear platform of his private
coach Tor two minutes, when the special train re-
sumed its way.
Lansing Mich, Sept. Escorted by the CONNER
cial Travellers Club. of Michigans capital city
Governor Roosevelt arrival here. drove to
large tent, which had been erected in MICHIGAN
ave, two blocks from the station, and spoke 10 nm
enthusiastic audience Congressman Samuel Smith
followed Governor Roosevelt with a short speech
and at o'clock the party started for Jackson ac-
coinpanied by escort from that city.
At Jackson Governor Roosevelt met a large num-
uynar
mad naa been erected and here he again spoke for ten
minutes He said that to elect Mr. Rryan nov,
would undo the work done in 1885, and reverse nv
one stroke the whole industrial system which had
peeh SET going so we'll in the last four years ~
snort stops were made Eaton Rapids Char
Iotte ana Hastings, where good sized crowds had
hshetnnied- NO speaking was done but n good deni
OF handshaking took place 3''u uea'
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
DELIVERED TO CROKER.
LEADERS IN THE COUNTY DEFY OVER
wHELMING SENTIMENT FOR CoL,ER

The Democrats Of Westchester County five to
one Of whom have been loud in their praises of
Coler. have been surrendered to 5Tammanv Hall
by their leaders. The lid Assembly District Con-
vention, held In Mamaroneck yesterday afternoon
resulted In a complete victory for the Wigwam
1t was engineered by Mayor Michael ]. Dillon of
New-Rochelle, who formed a combination with
Thomas O'Neil, leader OF the Annexed District
Dillon and O'Neill were named as State dele
gates Some Of the delegates were In favor Of
eiectlng ex-senator Charles +. McClelland as the
third State delegate, but the word went out
from the TaInmany leaders that he could not be
TeneG T upon % and he was rejected at the last min
watershed counsel in White Plains
Mayor Dillon's slate for Congress and Senate
delegates also went through with a rush In is
understood that the Congress delegates will favor
the reorganization of John q. Underhill of New
Rochelle, II he will accept.
The state delegates from the lid District are
Matthew Clune n. f. Hyatt and Isaac w Turner
They are all Tammany men The convention in
the Ist District will be held in Yonkers TODAY
It is controlled by Mayor Fiske of Mount Vernon
and State Committeeman l. ]. Beaudrias The
Coler men have no hope of winning They now
admit the loss of the entire nine delegates OF the
county.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
JONES on CIVIL. SERVICE LAW.

The National Civil Service Reform League, Of
which Carl Schurz is president recently sent
through a subcommittee letter to the chairrnen
of the Republican and Democratic National COM
rittees with respect the solicitation of political
assessments from public employees during the cam
paign.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Com
mittee made reply. IN which he said in part;
I have observed, and shall continue TO do so. the
entire Civil Service law in all respects. EVaSlons
of the law equivalent TO Violations and u IS
the duty of every American citizen, ana especially
of every officer to live up to- the law strictly.
/ am sure that all of those with whom | am as
sociated politically will continue 10 observe the
law and that II our party should be Successtul In
the approaChing campaign there Will be at no
time during its administration of the affairs of the
Ciovernment any Just ground for complaint that
any statute has been evaded violated in letter or
in
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
Fl. Fl. ROGERS SAYS IT'S FALSE
SENT NO TELEGRAM DENYING CoURTEsrEr
Ton MR. BRYAN-FIRsT READ OF
THE ALLEGED INCIDENT IN
THE NEWSPAPERS.
THE NEWSPAPERS.

Fl H. Rogers president of the Ohio River Ran
road when seen yesterday his Office No 2s
Broadway By a Tribune reporter. emDhatlcaIly de-
MED that he was in any way responsible for the
refusal Of the officials Of the Ohio River Railroad ~
attach Mr.. Bryan's private car on Thursday % a
train travelling between Parkersburg and Wheel-
ing. W. Va According to some reports pubIishsd
In this city yesterday II was made 70 appear that
on Thursday afternoon Mr. Bryan wished TO have
his car attached TO the regular train which would
arrive at Wheeling early in the evening This re-
quest II was said. referred by the local o.
hciaIs to Mr. Rogers. who reported 20 have
sent back the mOnosylabic answer: NO H.
Rogers. president"
In consequence Of this alleged message from Mr.
Rogers. the published reports went say thar
Bryan's coach was sidetracked at Parkersburx
wheTeupon the Democratic candidate bought
ticket and travelled as an ordinary passenger IN
the regular train.
II knew nothing OF the incident" Mr. Roger.
said yesterday. when he asked 20 the truth
OF the report until OF II in this morning.
newspapers It is absurd and untruth 70 sav
that I in any way responsible for the affair
II not brought 70 my knowledge IN any uav
whatever. 1 received message from the local
officials and 1 sent such telegram as has bean
attributed me. The whole story. far as an,
concerned. is absolute falsehood. Why ex-J-ni,e5
States Senator Camden, who travelled with Mr
ersburg. is OF the largest stockholders IN the Oho
River railroad. and IL must be apparent 20 evs-v
Bryan receive every possible privilege The truth
Of the whole matter. far as I can make out s
that the train was a limited As you know Irnite5
trains nave only certain number OF coaches and
II would be impossible for me- 70 have even my oWr
private car put on 10 one OF those limiteds' L
out that a slight was put upon Mr.. Bryan arC
merely the attempt on the part OF some newspapers
could not be avoided
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
A p STOKES AN ANT1-1MPER1AL1sT.

Anson Phelps Stokes has written an open letter
to C. C. Hughes. chairman of the Greater New
York Association of Anti-Imperialst Clubs. con-
senting to the use OF his name honorary
member of that organization. and giving his views
on the subject of anti-imperaIsm. which he de-
clares TO be the paramount issue of this election
In his letter Mr.. Stokes says among other things:
II we are become a shark nation, let at
least go through the prescribed motions. and, like
the shark. turn over before seize our prey. The
shark Is preferable TO the anaconda, which hugs its
victim, slobbers it all over and then swallows IT,
Our form of free government OF the people
by the people and for the people long endure
under President Emperor or an Imperial Presi-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
TO OPEN OHIO cAnp4rcr

Cleveland. Ohio. Sept An arrangemsnts have
oeen completed for the formal opening OF the Pres
DENTAL campaign In Ohio at YOUNGSTOWN to-usor-
row afternooA. II Is expected thar furIv thirty
hVe thousand visitors will be present Arrange
ments have been made by the Erie Railroad %
carry three thousand persons from this city %
youngstown TO attend the meeting. Among the
speakers will be Senators Depew Foraker and
rama, Governor Nash, President Schurusa q
SornelI University and others, The parade vii
meeting will be held at Wick Park
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
SPEAKERS At wAryE COUNT FAIR.

Lyons. Y. Sept THE Wayne County AZ
rouitura Society holds its sixty-third annual fair
mere on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next
Thursday is TO be Changers Day on that DAY
Elliot B. Norris. master OF the State Grange. and
Aaron Jones. OF South Bend, Ind. master of the
National Grange. viii be the speakers. Friday y
t3 ~ oe ToilticianS' Day, and John 3. Stanchdsl1
fppenSl Llsutenant-eiove Timothy l. woodruff
Governor, will speak
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NEGROES stfOTkDT RE REPUBLICANS
u E.uoT
so DECLARES THE REV. DIR. II. c. c, Asst
WOOD. WHO Will PUBLISH A PAPER.

Announcement has been made by the Rev. DR..
H c. c. Astwood. the pastor OF the Bridge
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, that
he will begin to-day the publication of news
paper in Brooklyn in the interest of Afro-Ameri-
cans.
Dr. Astwood. who formerly active in DEM.
ocratic councils. and appointed by President
Cleveland United States Consul to Calais. France.
said yesterday that in these perilous times, not
only of the country but of his people there was
no ground upon which Afro-American voters could
stand excepting that of uncOmpromising Repub-
licanism. The Defender" the name chosen for
the paper would support Mckinley and Roose-
Welt because It proposed to stand as representative
of the sentiment of the Afro Americans of the
country In all the of this Republic, in every
crisis of the Nation the Afro Americans had stood
uncompromisingly in favor OF the country. And
now when the hercest fight made against the
country and its interests at home and its reputa-
ton among the people of the earth being
waged the Afro-Americans would be found still
Senator Tillman or his kind, who boasted
of the fact that their hands are dyed with the
blood of the negro, high in the councils Of the
Democracy and with the Democratic party de-
priving Afro Americans Of their constitutional
rights in the South, and with the assurance that
the party, II It We're possible, would do the same
thing in the North, there was at the present time
room in the ranks Of that party for the negro
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
RECEPTION FOR oDELL AND WOODRUFF

The Union League Club. of Brooklyn will give
reception Tuesday evening next at the club
house for the Republican nominees for Governor
and Observation-Disclosures Invitations to be pres
ent have been accepted by Benjamin r. Odel tr
Timothy |" Woodruff and Senator Chauncey NJ
Depew who will make brief addresses public
reception in honor of Mr.. Odeu and Mr. Woodruf
at o'clock will be preceded by dinner given by
the club officers and the members of the Political
Committee at o'clock
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

Representative in the LVIth Congress- to fll the
vacancy caused by the death OF Charles A. CHECKER
ing and for Representative in the LVIIth Congress
at the convention held In this city.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
A. D. SHAW NAMED FOR CONGRESS.

REPUBLICANS CHOOSE A CANDIDATE FOR r,,,.
LVTTH AND LvIITH CONGRESSES
Watertown. n. Y. Sept 7.-Coionel Albert n
siia" was To-Day nominated by the Republicans of
the XxIvth Congress District connrt.,ns ~
counties Of Jefferson Lewis a1A oswssa FOR
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
ELON r. BROWN RENOuIyATED

watertown. n. Y. Sept. THE Republican Sen
ate Convention for the XXXVth District was held
here this afternoon and Elon r. Brown was re
nominated to represent the counties of Lewis and
Jefferson I'm the State Senate.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NORTON P. OTIS ron CONGRESS.

The Ward Republican leaders i'm Westchester
County have decided Norton P Otis, the
wealthy elevator manufacturer as a candidate for
Congress In the XVIth District Mr. Otiss name
has been prominently mentioned for some time
He is said to have expressed his willingness TO
make the race IL nominated. Mr.. Otis is a strong
Administration man. and Is highly esteemed He
mas served In the Assembly, and was twice elected
Mayor OF Yonkers Mayor Sutherland who is the
Vice-chaiim man OF the County Republican Commit
tee. said that the probable date OF the Congress
convention IL September TO-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

EVER HUNT FOR AN APARTMENTS
Yes; but Never Again" What's the use anv-
now, when The Tribune presents each Sunday
9iei'rss sEd Rlap' Of the best in tewa?
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

demagogue about trusts you hope for infinitely
Tess when these very men join to public denuncla-
ton or trusts private ownership In them
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

l received the other day letter from Captain
Moffett. of The LIST Dakota Volunteers giving his
experience with the prisoners in Manila prison
Wnen that city was captured. OF the fifteen hum
dred prisoners eleven hundred were released II
appeared that they had been tortured and wronged
IN the most terrible way, and most of them had
not even been tried for the crimes they were AL
legged to have committed. over half OF them were
probably entirely innocent. I cannot even
enumerate the tortures habituaily used by the
spaniards to these Filipino prisoners and when !
such letters as that shall o,iota frIr, III
son Of gallant Confederate officer nv HOOD hoiis
At Ine tool slanders OF the men who dshonor the
soldiers in the Philippines. The simple truth e
that we rescued those islands from the bjdeons
cofr9pt and bloody insurgent chiefs We are now
Iaipley establishing a stable government and
government we have already given to tbe Tatjves I've
sucn J9suce and liberty as neither they nor their
No blacker wrong could be done them tban N arr
t1em PACK TO their own devices to work out their
own destruction. ' '''H
have spoken OF the crueties committed In, +ho
Tgent natives, especially upon those natives
Wlo @ rsIused 70 Join In the insurrection. Many of
INC INC oLIIcers WAom knew before Santiago write
me ABOUT anairs in the Philippines / cannot as
RUE, make public their names. From one series
Oh ielters, however desire 10 quote 10 Won cer
tain extracts They are written Nv ss ta liz, -
nonoTaole a man as ever breathed a Democrat a
officer. In them he writes as Follows. rate
-, we have worked and planned to get these peo-
p pie VINO cared to be friendly ard accept our bro
or the Filipinos came in and were given bnmsaSS
nose nose without food were supplied. the sick were
az the insurgents to burn the town XIII or c or rr 1I
OF OH the people men, women and children. They
terrible suffering among the amigos when we cav
nor protect them. hear continually and believe
wifi be active until then our troops enferaS 'a q
new, Town not long ago and called in the chief
before him as 10 whether he isb ss Is sd s talrly
Us OF 20 with the insurrection Being thinking
Iron County register., 1900-06-14
The Future of the Church.
EXPORTS FROM MANILA.
Notable Increase in Value Since the
Opening of Ports to the Coast
wise Trade.

WasI inoton. June 1.-THE import
ant information was given out by the
division of customs and iDsular af-
fairs of the war department that the
exports at the port of Manila, Phil
ippine islands. for the first three
1ncrths of 1900 show an increase of
Sc. .05O,443 over the same period of 1899.
The exports for January, 1899, we're
$..252.SO for January, 1900, $55s,376;
for February, 1899, $3.459, ,56S; for Feb
ruary. 1900, 81 600, 731: for March, 1899,
$SGs, s,G31; for March. 1900, $685. ,33S.
In the matter of exports from the
Philippines during the month OF
March. 1900, Hong Kong leads, En-
gland ranks second. and the United
States third.
During the month of March, 1900,
there were exported from the port of
Manila, 1880 tons of Manila hemp,
valued at $:,19O,357. The United States
took BIAS tons, valued at $1,21I.750,
and England 1O,293 tons, valued at ST.
73o, $40.
The notable increase in the value OF
merchandise exported during the
month of March, 1900, from the port of
Manila is largely due to the opening
of numerous customs ports to the
coastwise trade.
Iron County register., 1900-06-14
FACTS AND FIGURES.

A man walking ten miles a day
would require nine years to cover al
the streets of London.
London pawnshops do a business
amounting to nearly a million dollars
weekly.
Nevada has population all told of
45.761-about one-fourth of the aver
age congressional district
The French government has Hber-
ated in Madagascar during the last
four years above 1000, ,O00 slaves
Geneva, which has just concluded is
census of the canton, reports that the
city has a total population OF 100. .761.
OF which 32,079 were born in the city.
2S,o52 are natives of other parts of the
country, and 4o.630 are foreigners.
Official figures recently compiled
show the main line mileage of mail
roads in Missouri to be nearly T,O0O.
This total is likely to be considerably
increased this year.
The number of vessels passing
through the Sault Ste. Marie canal
prior to May / was 427. carrying zz3.-
4s2 tons of freight. In 1899 no freight
passed through the canal before
May !.