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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-10-24
Do You Need an Electric BeIt2

DR.. Newton Hathaway has perfected
an electric belt which he is prepared to
furnish to all patients who need it at a
merely bom,nal Charge. Write to j,
Newton Hathaway NJ. D., 25 Bryan ST.,
Savannah GA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-10-24

lie Panic is the only strictly hand
made Havana cigar; sold for sc by Far
rar, Harris & Marshall, leading drug
gists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-10-24
Eath|r Swift.

Emperor Williams automobile can
make 60 miles an hour, and it cost S10.-
000 1t is Williams ambition to be
first on land and first on the sea. says
the ST. Louis Post-Dispatch, and there
is no knowing where 60 mile auto,
should it become skittish, may land
Tim
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-10-24

No other pills can equal DeWitte's
Little Early Risers for prOmptness.
certainty and efficiency.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
New Cable To South
Africa.

The Commercial Cable Company
at New York issued the following
notice:
sWe are advised of the opening
of direct communication with the is
lands of Ascension and st. Helena,
via Madeira and st. Vicent.
A similar notice was sent ont by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, as follows -
"The recent notice that cable
had been laid from Cape TEon to
st. Helena, and, later extended to
Ascension Island, lis now supple
mented by advices from London that
a cable has been laid Ebetween st.
Vicent and the Island of Ascension,
and is now open to traffic. This
completes the telegraph route to
South Africa by way Of Madeira
and st. Yicent.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
The Puerto Rican
Tariff Bill.

The discussion of the Puerto Ri
can tariff bill in the House devel.
oped the fact that the measure was
accorded Democratic support. De-
mocrats from Luisiana and all the
Florida voted for the bill as means
of avoiding competition from Puerto
Rican imports. Mr.. Berry of Ken
lucky also voted for the bill.
Many Republicans supported the
bill who did not like the idea ofim-
ports, but who believed that this was
the time for congress to assert
its rights to enact any legislation it
pleases with regard to the new de-
tendencies. Those who felt that
way voted for the blu in the hope
that the tariff be further reduced.
1t is felt that it will not do to ex-
tend the American navigation or
tariff laws to the new dependencies
as a matter of right or to entrust
their people with citizenship in the
United States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

hold upon Persia, in order to secure
an outlet on the Persian Gulf, and
that she has moved troops close to
the Afghan border, within a march
or two at Herat; and is active also
in Kashgar, at the other end of the
Afghan border.
The manner in which Russia
brushed aside the clause of the trea-
ty of Paris, which closed the Black
Sea to her navy at a moment when
France was engaged in her struggle
with Germany and Britain, the
French ally in the Crimean war
could make no effective protest, lays
her open in the RussophObe section
of the British press to suspicion and
distruct when she declares her inten-
tion of preserving an attitude of be-
neVolent neutrality.
Russia'S explanation, shOweVer,
in the present instance, has apparen-
tly been accepted by the British gov
eminent namely, that the mOvem-
ent of her soldiers is merely an ex-
pertinent, without any hostile Signi-
fcance. The India government has
assured itself that the Ameer is in
good health and that there is no
prospect of any change in his attitu.
de to his British allies. This lends
color to the supposition held in some
quarters that Russia's activity is not
directed so much to actual interfer-
ence in Afghanistan as to obtain a
reader acquiescence by Britain in
Russia's Persian plans.
The points of contact between the
Russian and British empires in Asia
are constantly increasing. The but-
fer States are gradually being elimi-
mated, and the time when the from
tiers of the two empires will march
together seems not far off.
To take the case of Persia. 1t
has been lately stated in the Turk
estan Gazette that the Russian gov
ernment has already taken in hand
the construction of the Julfa-Tabriz
-Hamadan Railway, with branch
line to Teheran, as far as Bandar
Abbas, at the bottom of the Persian
Gulf. The work is to be carried on
under the supervision of officers of
the general staff, with the assistance
of CoSsacks, and is expected to be
finished in 1908.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Our Representatives
In Washington.

The New York ASSOCIATED Press''
stated few days ago in cable
gram to the BoLETIN MERCANTIL
that in reference to the work done
by the Puerto Rican Delegation Of
the Chamber of Commerce, the OBJ
lection had been raised that most of
the members of the Commission We
re pecuniarily interested in sugar
and tobacco plantations. Speaking of
this matter the Washington Cores.
pOndent of the Evening Post says !:
"The members of the delegation
from Puerto Rico here for the pur-
pose of urging the abolition of all
duties have weakened their case So
mewhat by the kind of arguments they
have advanced. One of the dele.
gates-Mr. Finley, formerly British
vice consul at San Juan-haS bought
large sugar plantations in the island.
Another-Dr. Azel Ames-went
from Massachusetts, to Puerto Rico
after the war with Spain to cleanse
the island of smallpox. He acqui-
red interests there and expects to be
territorial delegate in case the island
is to have a delegate. Others do
not conceal their desire to have
Puerto Rico become state, and all
the legislation which they urge has
that end in view. Congress is in no
humOr for that, however strongly in
clined individual members may be to
give the citizens of the island the
privileges of free commercial inter-
course with the United States"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
England And
Her Colonies.

Mr.. George Wyndham, parlia-
mentary secretary of the British
War Office, made the significant an,
nOuncement in the House of Com
mons few days ago that the colo.
NAL governments would be consul
ted regarding reorganization of the
forces of the empire and kindred
question. This is another step in
advSnce for imperial consolidation,
having taken which it will be bard
for the government to stop there.
Relations between Great Britain
and her colonies since the beginning
of the war illustrate in striking
way the futility of the imperial fede
ration dreamers of twenty-five and
thirty year ago, They were talking
then of large schemes, but none OF
them could produce a plan worth
the paper it was written on. More
conservative believers in tie idea
thought that only the driving force
of some emergency would avail /;
that definite steps would then be ia.
ken to meet it, and that in this way
only would the question of imperial
unity be determined. This is what
bas happened. A few years ago Ca
NADIA led the way by closer assimi-
lation of her tariffs and the England.
Australia, worried by her conflicting
provincial tariffs and the desire to
assert local influence in British TO-
reign policy in the Pacific, has fa-
lien in line by federating; aud now
the war with the Transvaal and
Free State has braced the whole ia.
brio by uniting all in an effort for
imperial defense. 1t is not being
done like the American constitution
in 1887, struck off in one great ms
trument, but slowly being coordina
ted by utilizing opportunities opened
by danger and the necessity of me.
etingit 1t is interesting to watch
the process going on" From the
Commercial advertiserl.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
News OF The Island.

The transport Burnside arrived
this morning from New York.
Rev j. A. Erwin is counsel for the
six municipal policemen indicted
for the murder of John Miller.
The case ::is to be brought up for
trial to-day before the Provisional
Court.
Mr. W. Best, manager of the West
Indian and Panama Gable COmpa-
ny in San Juan has been promoted
Asst Superintendent Of the Cable
Company at st. Thomas.
The cases against Marcelo Cruz,
on a charge of assault and Eulo-
gio Jorge for the same crime will be
brought up for trial tomorrow before
the District Court of this City.
The " Soldiers Literary Society
will hold a meeting tomorrow eve
ming at the rooms of the Society.
Mr.. Rafael Diaz, Second Chief of
police in San Juan has been trans
ferred to Santurce as Inspector and
Mr.. Pedro Sierra Soto has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
The French steamer Saint 81.
mon y en- route to Puerto Plata an
chored in our bay this morning.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
The Central Asia
Question,

At session of tho House of Com
mems in London a few days age
some attention was given to the
Central Asian question. Various
inquiries ELECTED from the govern.
ment the statement that it was aware
that the number of Russian troops
had been largely increased in Cen
trail Asia. But, it was added, the
friendly treaty relations between
Great Britain and the Ameer Of
Afghanistan had not changed.
Great Britain, it was further as.
serted, had agreed to the establish.
ment OF a Russian consulate al
Bombay, and, if a Consul was ap.
pointed, Great Britain had the right
to appoint a Consul at Tiflis, Rus.
sla, Transcaucasia.
"Both parties in Parliament have
repeatedly asseverated that the very
next Step-that to Herat- means
war. There is no doubt that Rus
sia could take Herat tomorrow i
she liked. England would need !
month to reach the same objective
The only barrier between Russia ant
her prey is a moral one"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Russian Railways.

In spite Of the pacific disposition
of the present Gar, persistent ru-
mors credit the Russian government
with the desire to turn to advantage
i'll Asia the difficulties in which
Great Britain finds herself entangled
in Africa. Certain recent move
ments of Russia's diplomatic agents
and military forces appear to bear
out the inference that the Opportuni-
ty is too favorable to be neglected
for pushing the traditional policy of
Russia in her Asiatic advance at the
expense of her chief rival on that
sontinent-Great Britain.
Count Muravieff, the Russian
Forcing Minister, is said to have
committed an ssindiscretionp last
autumn, during his visit to Paris, ia
sounding the French Forcing Min
mister as to combined action in put
ting pressure on the common enemy
Great Britain. Such an intention
has been disavowed by Russian di-
plomatistis in England, where the
importance Of maintaining friendly
relations so as to secure the inflow Of
capital into Russia in furtherance OF
the policy of M. de Witte, the Fin.
ance Minister, is fully understood.
But the indication Of Count Muir
avieft's hostility has unfortunately
been followed by the announcement
that Russia is again pushing her
agents into Afghanistan, seeking
the establishment Of an agency
Cabul; that she is strengthening her
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Cuban=AmeriCanS To
Vote.

Gov. Gen. Wood has decided to
issue an order that persons, Cubans
by birth, who renOunced their natio-
Dality during the Spanish regime in
order to become American citizens,
but who are now ready to fulfil the
required conditions, may vote at the
coming elections. He points out
that it is generally recognized that
these men became Americans only
for the purpose of self-protectiOn, and
that they now desire to resume their
Cuban nationality as soon as they
can legally do so.
This order will affect more than
thirty thousand, and il may result
in complete change in the consti-
tuition of political parties, although
it is believed that the Cuban-Amer
leans will be fairly scattered among
those existing.
There is talk of forming a party
composed exclusively of Cuban
Americans. Those who advocate
this believe that such an orgauiz-
ton could control the politics Of the
island, because it would hold the
balance of power and would WELD a
powerful lever in the future.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
NOTICE.

Any person who has left any re-
pairing or pawned articles at the
American Jewelry Store, will pIe-
ase call at As. Cristo st. until April
1st as l quit business then on accO-
unit Of sickness.
8. Z. Gimsbuyg.
American JeEeler.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
The Trial OF The
AssumptiOnist Fathers.
Paris Court OF Appeals Upholds
Dissolution OF The Order.
New York, March 7th, 1900

Dispatches from Paris state that the appeal brought
before the Court of Appeals by the Assumpont Fathers
against the sentence condemnng them the dissolution of
the order brought up for trial yesterday.
The Paris Court of appeals has upheld the of
the lower court requiring dissolution of the order.
cabegms belong the BoLETN MERoANT
reproduction in any form will fifty dollars for each cable
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
The Senate Discusses
The Puerto RiCan Question.
Senator Nelson Introduces An Amendment
Extending United States Customs
Laws To Puerto Rico.
New York, March 7th, 1900.

At the opening of the Senate yesterday the discussion
of the Puerto Rican question resumed.
Republican Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota in
troduced an amendment the Puerto Rico bill providing
that the United United States laws be extended
to Puerto Rico.
The Senate did not take immediate action the mat
ter.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Officers Appointed For
Puerto RiCan Regiment.
NewYork March 7th 1900.

The President has appointed number Of officers for
the Perto Rcn Regiment recently increased from one to
baaons Of four companies each the new Battalion to
be mounted
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Meeting At The White House.
Cabinet Discusses Puerto RiCan Tariff Bill.
New York, March 7th, 1900.

Dispatches from Washington state that the Cabinet
White House
1t has been ascertained that at this meeting among
other important matters the Puerto Rican tariff bill fu
lily discussed
good deal of reserve has been maintained in regard
to the resolutions adopted by the government
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
Natal Practically Clear Of Enemies
British Occupy DOrdreCht.
New York, March 7th 1900.

Dispatches from Cape Colony state that according to
General Buers reports the territory of Natal practically
clear of enemies.
is added that the British have occupied Dordrecht in
Cape Colony
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

The main trouble with the meter PROPOSE
ton in relation to natural gas Is that 1t
comes after people lave enjoyed years of
extravaganza n waste, both of which are
very dear to the average American. If the
use of meters had begun with the first dis
covery of gas in Pennsylvania or Ohio they
would have been accepted in this State as
a matter of course, without protest, and
would have resulted in an enormous saving
and greatly p%rolonging the supply. AS an
original business proposition there is no
more reason why people should have all
the natural gas they can burn or waste at
a fixed price per year than there is for get
ting coal on the same terms. One is no
more natures gift than the other. But
revolutions do not go backwards. and after
people have been educated to a particular
method by years of extravaganza and
waste they are not apt to take kindly to
restrictive and economical measures. The
time to nave introduced meters was at the
beginning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
FOOtnOtes.

The member Of a family who makes the most
fuss about cold IS generally the one who makes
the most fuss about heat.
In hunting for one thing in a closet a woman
always finds two or three other things which
she didn't know she had lost.
The average mans Fourth of July fireworks
display is three-fourths boyishness and one
fourth patriotism.
When a Sunday school picnic occurs the man
who can't get off finds the backs and necks Of
the fried chicken left in the ice box for him.
The queer thing about summer weather Is that
man longs for it all winter, and then, when he
gets IL, doesn't like il.
Women will be women; when they clash IN
club politics they quit speaking.
If our relatives sympathized with US as much
as we think they ought to we would all be con-
frmed invalids.
Early rising, as a habit. makes some people SO
conceited they can't work.
For real summer rest it is prudent to go where
you won't have to be dressed all day and make
yourself agreeable.
Next to fourishing a toy pistol, a small boy
likes to hear how many times his father burned
off his eyebrows or remote Fourths Of July.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

Country Editors Want Seats in Con.
vcntion for All Their Relatives.

Harry Beardsley. in Leslie's Weekly.
There is an overwhelming demand for
tickets to the convention. Chairman Jones
says that clubs with a membership of 1000
have applied TO him for seats and IL is
not yet known how many tickets will be
issued. The contract has been let for
printing 60, 1000. In order to prevent coun-
terfeiting the national committee has de-
cided not TO issue the tickets until July 2.
And it is not known how many tickets will
be given to the member of the national
committee. the State delegates and the
subscribers 20 the convention guarantee
fund.
The country editors OF the West and
Southwest are extremely anxious for seats
Some idea Of what the editors In the Vi
entity OF Kansas City expect can be gained
by an application filed with the chairman
of the press committee the other morning.
us this the place where the press tickets
will be given out for the national con-
vention?" asked an elderly gentleman. who
had been patiently waiting at the execu-
tive committee rooms for an hour
1T is"
"welI. my name is - and I run a
paper over here in Jefferson county. My
son-in-law uns a paper In the same coun-
ty, and 1 want 70 apply for four seats for
each PAPER"
One editor in a small Arkansas town
wrote as follows: ''The Gazette hereby
applies for six seats on the press PLATFORM
The editor will attend with certainly i've
and probably eight reporters" An editor
of a small Kansas paper has applied for
seats for himself and partner and their
wives. The national committee will prob
ably set aside a thousand or more seats in
the galleries for the editors of country pa
perS. h1e
There will be a woman as a delegate to
the Kansas City convention. She Is Mrs
Joseph NJ. Cohen. of Salt Lake City. Titan.
and her husband, who will accompany her
10 Kansas City, is the secretary OF the
Democratic state committee OF Utah. Mrs
Cohen expects TO have a hand in the pro-
ceedings of the convention. She is the
ranking alternate, and as such viii NIL the
first vacancy in the delegation, but she VIII
undoubtedly sit as a delegate. Several gall
liant Utah gentlemen have promised 10 be
absent for her benefit. Mrs. Cohen is sec
rotary of the Woman's Democratic Club OF
her city, and belongs TO the State Council
Of Women, which is connected with the
National Suffrage Association. she was
very active in the campaign % 1896. she
made a house-to-house canvass 60. Bryan
in Salt Lake City. and helped h-n carry
Utah by sc, 900 votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

Mr.. Bryan has opened his front porch
speaking campaign in advance of his nomi-
nation. In addressing a Colorado delega-
ton he said:
The Republicans held their national con-
vention at Philadelphia on the anniversary
of the founding of their party, thereby ex-
hibiting a partisan spirit. The Democrats
hold their convention in Kansas City on
July 4, the anniversary of the birth of the
Nation, thereby manifesting a patriotic
spirit. The Republicans would repeal the
Declaration of Independence, the Demo-
Gratis would reaffirm IL everywhere through
out the world.
Some people may think the banality of
that sort of stuff is mitigated by the fact
couraging to think we are likely to have
four months of ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
A NATIONS FORTUNATE DAY.

July Fourth. since the year 1716. has been
frequently a notable day in the history of
the Republic. During the war for the
Union two Of the greatest Union triumphs
occurred upon Independence day. A large
part OF the country did not understand its
peril late in June. 1868. and the first days of
July following. The triumphant army of
Lee had invaded the soil OF Pennsylvania
with the high prestige OF victory after the
Union disaster at Fredericksburg. That
leader resolved to risk all upon Gettysburg.
For three days 1t was an even contest, but
toward the close of July 3 General Lee
ordered the historic charge which lost him
the field and filled the patriotic North with
rejoicings the next day, the glorious
Fourth" While Lees broken regiments
were falling back from Gettysburg the
Confederate army OF Pemberton at Vicks-
burg marched out OF its Notifications and
surrendered to General Grant. 1900 strong.
In no battle previous to that date had so
many men been surrendered to a conqueror.
The result was more important as a stra-
tesic advantage. because 1t opened the Mis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

thoroughly whipped and was in a position
to dictate her W terms of peace from
within the imperial palace at Picking If she
had chosen to do so, as the conquering
Germans did at Versailles. Japan was
magnanimous in the terms of the treaty
of peace as well as in the manner of
negotiating it. She did, however. demand
and obtain a valuable strip of Chinese
territory, and after the treaty was con-
cluded Russia. France and Germany joined
hands in bullying her out of ii and COM
PEELED her TO retrocede the territory to
China. The affair aus great indignation
among the Japanese and laid the founda-
ton for a hatred of Russia, that nation be-
ing the ~ringleader in the movement, that
is likely to break out in wal at any time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

sissippi TO the Union leaders and split the
Confederacy in twain. So, from a period
Of gloom and encouragement. two great
events filed the North with joy and cour-
age.
July 2 and 3, 1898, the outlook about San
tiago was dubious. On the shore it was
evident TO those who read dispatches be-
army was p%erilous. We had driven the
enemy into Santiago. but we could not
force him 10 capitulate. The Spanish fleet
was in the harbor, rendering assault a
fearful undertaking. if we had the men.
On July 3 the Spanish squadron broke out
of Santiago harbor and was destroyed by
the American ships outside, thus giving
the country a victory that made July 4. 1895.
one of the most glorious in the country's
history.
In 1868 the leaders of the party which
either fought to destroy the Union or SYM
pathized with secession concluded that
July 4 was an appropriate day to begin its
national convention to nominate a Pres
ident. 1t was a newborn love those lead
ers experienced for the birthday of the
Nation which half of them had fought four
years to destroy. On hat day they began
the attempt to undo the results of the war
for the Union. They assailed not only its
political achievements. but its credit by
declaring that its bonds should be paid in
new issues of ~greenbacks. 1t is enough to
say that the conspiracy so inopportunely
begun on July 4. 1868, ended in failure and
in the salvation of the financial credit of
the country.
Forgetful of the past, the leaders Of the
party bearing the same name lave again
attempted to emphasize their assembling
by calling the convention together to-day.
the Nations birthday. They seem to as
sumo that the people of this country will
ascribe TO them an unusual spirit of
patriotism if they claim a national holiday
for partisan purposes. They should have
remembered the event Of 1868 and its out
Gonna