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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-12-15
LA POLITICA DE LOS EE UU.

La politica de los Estados Uni
dos en- todo este periodic de prueba
fu6 perfectamente de6nida, desa
rrollada con escrupulosidad La
circular de Julio 3 proclam6 nuestra
actitud.
Considerando ell estado del nor
te como anarqu1a completa, en- Ia
cual no tuvieron participation las
grandes provincias del Sur y Sud
este, consideramos las autoridades
locales de las ultirnas como repre-
sentantes legftimos del pueblo chi
no, con el cual quisimos esta1 en- paz
y amistad.
Nuestro proposito, segdn decla'
ramos, no envol7fa una guerra con
ira la nacion china.
Nos unimos al justo deseo de
salvar las Legaciones en- peligro, de
obtener ell castigo de los culpables,
y la garantfa de las vidas y propie
dades americanas en- la China, evi
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-12-15
LOS IMPUESTOS DE GUERRA.

Recomienda al Congreso la re.
ducci6n de dicho impuesto que la al
TINA guerra hispano- americana hizo
necesario y monta q 80 millones de
dollars anuales. Deber6n abolirse
aquellas contribuciones que por ex-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-12-15

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
GRADY md COMSTOCH-

Senator Grady. with the kind assistance of
Mr.. Anthony Comstock has succeeded in getting
the antpolicy bill amended into such form
that honest members of the Legislature who
fully comprehend the enormous evils which
the meanest kind of gambling produces in this
city prefer that il should be killed instead of
passed. When Senator Grady announced that
Mr.. Comstock approved the insertion of the
words knowingly" and with his knowledge"
relating respectively TO persons having policy
slips in their possession and to owners and
agents of buildings in which policy is played,
there was general reluctance to believe the
statement. Not because Mr.. Comstock enjoys
the highest reputation for judgment and sagac-
ity in the service of causes with which he iden-
titles himself, but because SO gross perversion
of salutary measure to the purposes of the
policy gamblers appeared to be outside the
range even of his indiscretOn. Senator Grady
nevertheless told the truth about Mr.. Com
stocks conduct, though somewhat less emphat-
ically than it has since been told by Mr.. Com
stock himself. who not only did not give his
assent TO the amendments inadvertently, but
defends them with much confidence in his own
knowledge of what is required and loud ex-
pressions of contempt for the ignorance and
folly of Mr.. Theron G.. Strong and Captain F.
Norton Goddard.
The intelligence and rectitude of Mr.. Strong
and Captain Goddard need no vindication In
this city, and if there We're no other reason to
believe that the amendments to the ant-polcy
bill are miscellaneous, their opinion on the SUBJ
ject would condemn them, Mr. Comstock to
the contrary Notwithstanding. But there is
conclusive proof that they right, and it is
found in the notorious fact that the scoundrels
Of the policy ring are delighted with the results
of Senator Grady's and Mr.. Comstock's CO.
operation. If the amended bill is defeated by
the honest advocates of the original measure,
who have no inclination to be made fools Of
the policy gamblers will be left in their present
delectable position; if ii goes through they have
no doubt that it will prove worthless in opera
ton. This is the decisive test by which Mr.
Comstocks action must be judged. His blus-
tering appeal from the deliberate convictions
of Mr. Strong and Captain Goddard to the
judgment of community in which their repu-
tation is far more enyiable than his own is i'll
advised. He has made shocking blunder. and
he will be fortunate If the more injurious opin-
ion which has been boldly expressed concern
ing his conduct is generally rejected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
A DARK VIEW OF THE Beers.

We publish in our news columns this morn
ing the salient portions of a letter about the
Beers and the Boer war; written by Mr.. Julian
Ralph to The London Daily Mall 1t is worth
reading. 1t is not rose tinted nor rosewater
favored In places il is revolving But II Is
interesting. OF its truth we do not propose to
Judge. Each reader will settle that question
But, true false, it is a contribution to the
current history Of South Africa which no OBJ
server Of affairs can afford to miss. There have
been many dark pictures of the Beers drawn
in the last few years. chiefly by Englishmen
and American "Outlanders" in the Transvaal
But it has been reserved for this conspicuous
American journalist TO draw one which for
blackness and unrelieved horror far surpasses
them all.
Mr. Ralph, briefly stated declares that the
Beers had been preparing for this war for
nearly twenty years; that the Transvaal is and
has been in no way republic and that the
homes and camps of the Beers are indescriba bly,
filthy and disorderly, actually worse than those
choice. for which we have no right to take the
Beers TO task. But there is more and far
worse. Mr.. Ralph declares from his own per-
sonaI knowledge, that the Beers in this war
have murdered wounded British soldiers: that
they have armed the native blacks and set
them to fighting: that they have abused the
flag Of truce and the Geneva Gross; that their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
CHAMBER MUSIC IN BROO6LYN

The second in the series OF three chamber con-
certs given by the Brooklyn Institute took place
last evening at Association Hail. Brooklyn. The
audience, the previous concert. was nu-
merous, and fully appreciative OF the rare excel
and trio playing is done by Messrs Kneisel
Schroeder and Whiting is unaloyed Joy. Mr.
Schroeder played Beethoven's A major sonata for
cello and piano with Mr. Whiting, and Mr. KneiseI
played two movements from Brahms's d minor
violin sonata Both performances we'll known
to musical amateurs hereabouts and in both CON-
summate mastery Is always uppermost. After
these things Rubinstein's fiat trio came as an
anti-climax. Like many other compositions of
the Prussan master, 1t has already outlived life
and to hearers of to-day 1t discloses Rubnstein's
weaknesses of invention and OF musical treatment
There not lacking beautiful ideas but they are
elaborated with exceeding diffuseness and are
surrounded by much matter that is obviously only
padding and weak and ugly padding that. The
three did all they could for the composition and
were rewarded by generous measure of applause
Miss Gertrude May Stein sang two groups of
full ones by Brahms Bungert and Tschaikowsky:
the second were by the Americans Foote. Chadwick
Mcdowell and Van der Stucken in which il
must be said that Mr.. Chadwick struck the finest
vein in "Oh. let night speak of met Miss STEMS
singing was worthy of the place it had between Mr.
Schroeder and Mr.. Kneisers playing 1t was
marked by luscious beauty of voice but better
yet. II showed the workings of thoroughly must
cal temperament and the achievement OF an
artist from beginning TO end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
letp11ork daily Gribmne.
FRIDAY. MARCH 80. 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-President KRUGER announces his
intention TO retake Boemfontein within a week;
Boer forces are moving southwark on the capt.
tai. and British troops are being moved north
ward meet them in force; DR.. Leyds has pro-
tested against the loan of cannon to the British
army by the Egyptian Government; Sir William
work OF the American hospital ship Maine. -
Mrs Wood. wife Of the Governor-General of
Cuba, gave birth to girl at the palace in Ha-
yana- - The Delagoa Bay Arbitration Tri
bunal at Berne announced its award condemn
ing Portugal to pay 15314,0O0 francs to British
and American claimants, with interest from
1889, in addition to f2S.000 deposited ten years
ago; the award is regarded wholly inadequate
In London.
CONGRESS-Senate: A motion to strike out
the - per cent rates of duty in the Puerto
Rican bill defeated, 80 to 16, the vote being
taken indication of the passage of the bill;
Mr.. Beverage spoke for free trade, but held
that Congress has a free hand in dealing with
possessions. - House: The Army APP
preparation bill passed.
DOMESTIC-Secretary Hay and the Spanish
Minister signed q protocol extending for six
months the time allowed for Spanish residents
of the Philippines to declare their allegiance.
- The members of the Philippine Com
mission held conference with Secretary Root,
at which the plans for their work dis
cussed- - The War Department denied
charges Of extravaganza in fitting up the trans
port Sumner
CITY.-Stocks were lower on realizing sales.
- 1t was announced that the Grand Jury
had decided to drop the investigation Of the
wrecking Of the Third Avenue Railway property
The trustees of the Temple Emanu- Ell
decided to invite DR.. Harrison, of st. Louis, to
preach at the Temple soon. and it was thought
that he might be called to succeed Dr. Gottheil
- The March Grand Jury found indictments
against Captain Andrew j. Thomas, commander
OF the Tenderloin police precinct for failure to
suppress disorderly resorts in his precinct.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest, AS de-
grees; lowest, 30 degrees; average. AIS degrees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
THE FARCE OF Statutory REVISION.

The entire bar of the State of New-York ap-
pears 10 be up in arms against the Statutory
Revision Commission and demanding its aboli-
ton. The Bar Association of the city of New
York has unanimously adopted resolutions to
that end, the Brooklyn and Westchester Bar
associations, the bar OF Rochester and Buffalo
and the State Bar Association have taken sim
liar action. 1t is clear that there must be
something decidedly wrong to arouse such
unanimously adverse opinion among the men
most familiar with the work of the Commits
sioners, most benefited by what they do we'll
and most disconnected by what they do ILL.,
When the history of revision is considered their
disgust and protests against the continuance
of the nuisance are easily understood
The Statutory Revision Commission con-
sstng of three persons, has been in existence
for nearly twelve years, and has already cost
the State s203.077 So The result of its Iabors
is ffty-two general laws, which were so care
lessly and badly drawn that GS7 amendatory
acts have had TO be passed 10 perfect them and
the constant tinkering has often made it i'm
possible without constructions by the
courts TO tell what any law meant. These So
called reyisfons are scattered through fifteen
volumes Of session laws, and if the Commission
is left longer in existence there is no predict
ing the legal chaos of which this State NAV be
the victim. The lawyers have evidently been
spurred 10 action by the plan Of the Commits
sion 10 revise the code under which civil prac-
iice is carried on in this State They say that
IL is bad enough 10 have the general laws
bungled and their construction frequently rem
dered uncertain. without having the primary
rules under which law business is transacted
similarly treated. A lawyer consults the code
ten times as often as he does the general laws,
H. 1.,fn1
to be endured than a long period of tinkering
while the Commissioners are laZily doing their
work and later while their errors are being
corrected.
This State has had law revisions before this
one which showed what could be done by dill
gent revisers in the old days of economy be-
fore government by commission. which is an
other name for neglect of government, became
the fashion The State has so grown In half
century that the actual time consumed and ex-
pense incurred in them may not be a fair cr-
ferion for the present. But the early revisers
did by the character of their work set a stand
ard which time does not invalidate They re-
yised and gave the State a compact body of
general laws and published them in convenient
form. The present Commission has done little
more than make a compilation piecemeal of
the body OF former statutes much modified
which is still unfinished. unannotated and in
accessible except so far as 1T is 10 be found
scattered through the session laws Of the last
ten years.
II is therefore not surprising that the lawyers
are pushing the bills 70 end this farce, though
the Commissioners have been long enough In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
Mr.. QUIGG As A PROPHET.

Whatever may be thought of Mr.. Lemuel
Z. Quigg as a political leader it is undenable
that as political prophet he is amusing and
worthy of attention While the vote was being
taken at the primaries Mr.. Qugg in his most
impressive manner said "Oh. yes, I'm sure
of Austin's success as l am of anything" A
few hours later the fact was borne in upon
him that the world must think him sure of
nothing But the opinion Of the world does not
trouble Mr.. Qugg. He has sublime confidence
in his own wisdom and inspiration, and if the
facts do not fit his predictions much the
worse for the facts.
Mr.. Quigg is never discouraged by the fail
ure of his prophetic vision 1t has failed so
often that he is quite used to the sensation.
He pick himself up after a discom-
future well assured that nobody was in the
least msled by his prediction or supposed that
he himself believed 1t when he made it, There
is nothing like establishing reputation, and
Mr.. Qugg has established one
AS the leader of the organization forces in
the municipal campaign of 1897 Mr. Quigg did
noble work as prophet. A few days before
election he knew not only that General Tracy
was to be elected, but that Mr.. Low was TO be
third In the race. The next year he himself
was candidate for Congress- and if he could
have elected himself by predictions would have
had a walkover. Last fall he was still in the
ring, dealing in prophecy and telling how his
county ticket and especially Robert Mazet
were to be trlumphantly elected. Some peo-
pie thought that about enough of Quigg
as a soothsayer. But Qugg's motto was
Guess again" and this spring he guessed
His guess In all probability there will
"be over three thousand votes cast to-day in
''the XNIst, and we expect to get a big ma
'jority of them; in the election district contests
''Austin will win in nearly all" The voters
guessed" however, that Gruber would carry
twenty out of the fortythree election
districts, nearly two-thirds of the delegates and
three hundred majority of the ballots
cast.
SO the returns showed for the fourth time
in succession Quigg's consistency as a false
prophet. But he is still confident and claiming
a victory larger than he had any reason to ex-
pect, considering Austins brief campaign, etc.
and no doubt is that he is
the only competent leader the Republican party
of this city ever had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30

These few classes embrace manufacturing ex-
ports amounting In eight months to $290O11 ,2O3
against S224551 654 last year The increase in
all is S65,449 $40 or 2S7 per cent. When il Is
considered that this is an increase, not in the
products of the soil for which the Old World is
dependent upon the New in quantities widely
varying with the character of the seasons and
the size of crops, but in products of industries
which have to compete in almost every case
with those of older nations which have larger
experience aud vast reserves of accumulated
capital. it may be realized that great an in
crease in single year would be wonderful, ever
if it were not in spite of marked advance in
prices here. In fact, that advance in prices
itself appears to be in large measure the conse
quence of a foreign demand past all precedent
and coming upon supplies already engaged more
largely than ever by growing domestic de-
mand.
One more fact Is needed to bring out the true
character of this remarkable change. In these
twenty eight classes-n fact. thirty-one, if the
agricultural implements. cars and carriages and
scientific instruments not reckoned with iron
products, but separately as in the official tables
there is not a single class of which imports
were not larger in the eight months ending with
February than in corresponding months of the
previous year. In very many of these classes ex-
ports increased in spite Of a great rise in prices
here, as in leather. cotton goods and oil cake
In many others they increased because of a
heavy rise in prices abroad, as in iron and cop
per products But the striking feature is that
gain appears not only in these, but in every kind
of manufactured exports sufficiently important
10 exceed S1,000.0OO in the eight months. The
growing appreciation in other countries of the
excellence of American work is the cause which
contributes most to the expansion of manufact-
ured exports at the rate Of S1OO,OOO,OOO in a
single year. AS American work Is not likely to
lose its superiority. while appreciation of it in
other countries grows in geometrical ratio wher-
ever samples of American products are once in
troduced, it may with reason be hoped that the
hold of this country upon the markets of the
world will grow steadily stronger as the years
pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
PERSONAL.

Frau Lilli Lehman recently sang at Colonne
concert in Paris where she made deep impression
She gave aria from Glucks 'Armida thraa
songs of Schuberts and the last scene from
''G0tterdammerung." '-'
Chin Pom Ye, the former Corean Minister m ,h,s
country, who will sail tomorrow 10 represent HE
country at Paris. st. Petersburg and Vienna has
Withdrawn his two from the Washinpfon
public schools. and will send them to Harrow
Weston, president for quarter of a century ~
Grocer Theological Seminary at Upland Penn g.
to be appropriately celebrated next September He
has been connected with Grocer Seminary since
Its inception 1t he who organized the cit :,
and put IT on solid foundation and he was una nj
office, he has the chair Of preaching and pastoral
work at the seminary. N'"'
An English paper says that Lord Roberts In
giving Rudyard Klpng pass through all military
lines. discharged private we'll as pub,ic
obligation Probably any general would hava
signed that order in favor OF Mr.. KipIing. mr.
"Bobs' in particular must have felt nersona !
qualification In signing II for his laureate
The will of the late Rev DR. George 1,sor
Walker, of Hartford. Conn, contains the following
public requests, in addition TO S. 900 Divided ar,ora
connecticut church societies American poara -,
Commissioners for Foreign Missions 81 ODO Amar
lean Missionary Association $500; Brooks Library
or Brattleboro. VI, $500.
Speaking OF the late Shepard Tappen OF Trov
N. Y, THE Press" of that city. says: ..One IN.
cident in his life made the subject OF w,aa
owned one Of the most costly herds OF JERSEYS IN
the country. They were his stock farm a.,
Berlin, and him of great pride and
interest. A State inspector on one OF hia ,our
pronounced them suffering from tuberculosis a "a
the entire herd was condemned. and a . result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
THE TRIUMPH OF INDUSTPIES

Full reports of foreign commerce for Febru-
airy do not lessen in the least the gratified sur
prise at finding that exports of manufactured
products which have greatly advanced In price
have continued far TO exceed in quantity as we'll
as value the exports of year ago. Partial eX-
PLANTATION is seen in the returns of iron and steel
which show heavy decrease in exports of steel
sheets. might have been expected, in bllets
car Wheels hoops rods and bars. partly finished
products upon which more work has yet to be
expended and in wire a decrease in quantity,
although the value increased owing to the rise
in prices, But exports of rails increased more
than 60 per cent over last year in quantity and
more than 100 per cent in value and inspection
shows tina the average value of the rails shipped
in February was SO a ton this year against
about $40 n ton last year, though ii is claimed
that no rails have been sold for less than $50
ton since last October, and it is known that the
mills are still at work on old orders. In wire
nails exports are more than double last years
in quantity, Notwithstanding rise from less
than 81 to over 81 GO keg the latter price being
lower than has been quoted at Pittsburg since
August. Exports increase in builders hardware
and stoves, in the miscellaneous manufactures
of iron, and of course in all machinery. type
writers. sewing. electrical, metal working print
ing and other machines. and largely in locomo-
tives. i'll scientific and electrical Instruments in
cars. notwithstanding decrease in bicycles and
more than 100 per cent in agricultural nipple
ments. Including all these with iron products
the exports were $11 465 392 in February and 81
per cent larger than last year.
Doubtless the same fact that work is being
done largely on orders given last year accounts
for some of the other gains reported in Febru-
airy, though In no other industry has there been
in other countries such rise in prices as in iron
manufacture or such pressure of demand. But
in nearly half the classes exports were larger in
twenty-eight days Of February than in thirty
one days of January, and in copper and manu-
features thereof the exports In value 81. 429, 315.
exceeded those Of any previous month. In chem
icals also the exports seem to be larger than
ever, and In parafflne and some other items. But
as to all the minor items because the coinci-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30

sharpshooters have doctors badges as
masks in action; that they have repeatedly
fired on ambulances and stretcher bearers and
on a funeral cortege; that they have misused
ambuances for the safe conveyance of artil-
lery and that they have looted and wantonly
destroyed the property of noncombatants and
foully insulted defenceless women. Such is Mr..
Ralph's picture of the Beers.
We have said that this letter Is important
whether it be true not If it be true. it GER
tanly goes far toward demolishing the "Boer
legend" which represents that people as being
the quintessence of that which is pure. peace
fui and pious. 1t must altogether demolish the
seduOusly promoted theory that every Boer sol
der is a saint and every British soldier brig
and. On the other hand if Ii be untrue. as doubt
less will be loudly proclaimed by many who
hitherto have been ready TO accept gospel
truth whatever was written by its author, we
have before us one of the most amazing prob
lens in moral psychology it has ever been our
fortune 70 meet. We imagine few things
more incredible than that newspaper and
magazine writer of the highest standing. whose
name for years has been a guarantee of accu-
racy and honesty. should in the twinkling OF
eye be transformed into chartered libertine
of falsehood and wickedness How such things
can be We leave our readers to determine.