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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20
MURAT HALSTEAD.
PORTO RICO TRADE GROWING.
In Spite of the Walls of the Demo-
Gratis the Island Is Frightening.

In Spite of the Walls of the Demo-
Gratis the Island Is Frightening.
Commerce between the United States
and Porto Rico has developed rapidly
since the new act went into effect on
May 1, 1900. Imports into the United
States from that island have increased
SO per cent over those Of one year ago
and are three times as great as the
average when Porto Rico was Spanish
territory, while exports to the island
have increased nearly $50 per cent over
one year ago, and are nearly five times
as much as the average when Porto
Rico was Spanish territory. During
the month of July, whose figures have
just been completed by the Treasury
Bureau Of Statistics, the exports from
the United States to the island were
$500, 729, against $2O6, 466 in July, 1899,
and $156, 296 in July, 1897. Taking the
entire three months in which the new
act has been in operation, May, June
and July, the exports to the island were
2,117,207, against $S73, 453 in the cor
responding months of 1899, $4S5,279 in
Tie uuOACuS VI 1CCt, dhu
1898, z25 in the corresponding months
of 1896. On the import side the figures
for July, 1900, were $640,O23, against
$44S, 267 in July, 1899, $145,273 in 1897,
and $254, 676 in July, 1896.
1t is apparent, therefore, from an ex-
animation of these figures that imports
from Porto Rico in the three months
operation of the new law are fully SO
per cent in excess of those for the cor
responding months of 1899, when the
island was under the American flag,
but the former tariff relations yet I'M
affected, while they are nearly three
times as much as in the corresponding
months of the closing years of Spanish
control of the island.
The following shows the commerce
between the United States and the ISL
and of Porto Rico in May, June and
July of each year from 1896 to and in
GLIDING the year 1900, and enables a
comparison of the trade of the first
three months under the new law with
the corresponding months of each year
in the term covered. No comparison is
made with 1898, owing to the fact that
the hostilities in existence during June,
July and August of that year would
make the comparison an unfair one.
Nov Tmnorts from Imports to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20

dIstrjcf ii const Ifnted ward, until re-
moved or their Successors are appointed.
It'll IN other eases where a new ward y 70
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20
Easy to Understand.

There are some people who cannot
understand why stocks went down
when Bryan was nominated four years
ago and go up now. That is easy
There was really some danger that be
might be elected four years ago, and
there is not particle of suspicion even
that he will do any such thing now
Peoria QlI.) Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20
Are Not Traitors Now.

IL same sy1uence. riIe same sfail 81 "a.
mitted III any eourt as prima facie evidence
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20
Appreciative

AppFG(AdtLtCs
think the platform is superb. w J.
Bryan, in heart to heart correspond
ence with Pat Egan.
And he wrote it himself.
Truly modesty's candle to the merit
OF the gallant young gentleman from
7sebraska Chicago Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20

section Il There Is hereby appropriated.
n1lf nf money LII the state treaSurY not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20

section q Section 1895 81 the Wisconsin,
sfafufes 81 1888, Is hereby amended I'D A
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20

ssttsa from slieh ordinance any mart a.
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III ssrasaI fsarlns 81 earh hnnse sian e. 81
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
cERRILLos sMELTERA SURE GO.
The Valuable Plant in the Little Pitts
burg in Good Hands and Will
Soon Be in Operation.

The people of Cerrillos and vicinity
are rejoicing over the prospective
starting up, as soon as the plant can
be gotten in readiness, of the smelter
in that city.
Dispatches were sent out from
Cerrillos to the effect that the new
owners of the smelter, the Magdalena
Mining and Smelling company, would
move the plant to Magdalena, and an
article to this effect was published
in Santa Fe paper.
A representative of The Optic
was in Cerrillos on Monday evening
and in conversation with A. C. Thorn
as, gentleman who is looking after
the company's interests in Cerrillos,
and who is there to start the enter
prise in operation, was authorized by
him to say that the smelter would not
be moved from Cerrillos; that on ac-
count of being able to get plenty of
water there and being close to the
coal fields at Madrid that the plant
could be operated much more cheaply
at Cerrillos than it could at Magda-
lena; that the company would ship
ore from its mines at Magdalena to
Cerrillos for smelling and would in
addition buy ore from all who cared
to sell.
The company is incorporated under
the laws of the state of Michigan.
R. B. Thomas will be the manager for
the company.
Mr.. Thomas further stated that the
smelter would be started up as soon
as a few minor details of getting the
machinery in shape were completed
and the ore was on the ground.
Mr.. A. c. Thomas. who by the way,
is very pleasant and agreeable gen
tleman from Ohio. expects to remain
in New Mexico for several months
looking after his interests here.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

LEWIS M0RRISON'S FAUST .
Pope very truthfully said, "Truth
needs no flower Of speech, "and to that
end the fact of merely announcing
that Lewis Morrison's "Faust" will be
presented at the Duncan opera house
in this city tonight, and on more
elaborate scale 6han has been our for
tune to witness heretofore, is sufficient
to assure the public Of a performance
worthy of the author, for Mr.. Morri-
son is always thorough in all that he
does, and there is a brilliancy in all
his productions that is distinctly Nor
riSonian. There is no illusion of
mawkish melodramatic sentimentality
in Faust" 1t has an absorbing in
terest obtained and held by the intel
lectuality Of a master mind, and has
been moulded and dramatized by one
who has the ear marks of genius, a
creative brain. Hence the cause of
the enormous popularity of ''Faust"
as presented by Lewis Morrison's COM
pany. The coming engagement is
announced as positively the farewell
of Morrison's "Faust" In this city.
Seats at the usual places.
The "Faust" company of thirteen
people arrived from Albuquerque on
No. % passenger train this afternoon.
SCALCHI OPERATIC co.
Duncan opera house was comforta-
bly, filled last evening by the music
loving people of Las Vegas to listen to
one of the greatest musical treats that
the management of the house has ever
booked in this city, the Scalchi Oper-
attic Festival company. Every mem
ber of the company is an artist and
each was encored time and again.
Nine. Scalchi was for several years the
associate of the great Patti and di-
vided the honors with her. Nine.
Scalchi is well supported by Nine.
Bernice Pasquali, soprano, who pos
sesses a round, full, sympathetic voice;
Sig. nj. De Pasquali, tenor, who has a
clean-cut voice of considerable power,
great tiexibility and sweetness, which
has won for him high reputation as
an operatic singer; Sig. A. Frances
chetti, baritone, who has great, rich
voice and an agreeable manner. These
artists had for their accompanist
one no less distinguished in his line,
Chev. Giuseppe Lo Verdi. All these
singers held the audience with rapt
attention in their solo numbers, but it
was in the beautiful duos and trios,
and particularly in the grand ensemble
parts that the exquisite harmonies,
the perfection Of music, entranced the
hearer. The company go from here to
Albuquerque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

The resolution offered yesterday by
Pettigrew. calling upon the president
for the report Of General Bates, con-
cerning the treaty made with Sultan
Of Sulu, was considered.
The resolution recited the salaries
paid the Sultan and his officials and
inquired what fund they were
from. and what services. the off,
cials rendered. PettiGew said that
slavery. in It's worst form, existed in
the Sulu group of islands and the
treaty itself provided that every slave
could purchase his freedom at the
regular market price. He said the
amount of salaries paid the Sultan
and his officials under the treaty was
$9,120, yet the Spanish government
paid them only $4,000 A translation
Of the treaty. he said, was withheld
from the people until after the Ohio
elections. This was merely a policy
Of concealment and censoring adopted
by the administration.
Spooner, of Wisconsin. asked Petit
grew if he meant to hold the president
responsible for the slavery clause in
the Sulu treaty.
q do" Pettigrew replied. spooner
denied this.
Pettigrew said there was no assur-
ance that the presidents statement
would ever reach the Sultan. He
declared it simply case of double
dealing.
The resolution was adopted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
Pretoria Dispatch Reports a
Heavy Slaughter Of British
Troops.
BRITISH CAMP IN CONFUSION
British Replace Weary Soldiers
With Fresh Troops Five
and Six Times

New York, Jan. 24-The Commercial
Cable Co., this morning. sent out the
following notice: 1--WE are advised
that postmaster general at Pretoria
announces that all private kilograms
for the South African republic will
be stopped"
London, Jan. 24-(2:45 p. m.)-The
extreme tension caused by what may
be Justly designated the most anxious
pause since the war began, had not
been relieved up to the time of the
writing, by anything save the daily
stock exchange rumor, which today
happens to have been started by the
bulls, who assert that General War
rem has captured Spionkopf. Anxiety
in regard to the news is visible on all
sides. The war Office was besieged
early this morning. 1t is generally
recognized that the Boer position, If
ever taken, can only be captured at
a tremendous cost. A dispatch from
Pretoria, dated January 23d, gives the
following from the Boer Head laager.
-Four or five times during the day the
British replaced their wearied sol
diers by fresh ones. Boer casualties
to date are one man killed, two slight
ly wounded. Our men are in excel
lent spirits. There is large slaught-
er of the British. General Botha is
now in sole command, General Cronje
having been sent elsewhere" The
same dispatch, evidently referring to
the situation at Colenso, says: "One
of the large Boer Maxims was temper
arily disordered but soon repaired.
The British north camp is in confus-
ion. People are observed trekking
aimlessly in all directions.
The st. James Gazette" today
says: "The sympathy of America, as
a whole, is as matter-of-fact, no
more with England at this moment
than was our popular sympathy with
them at the outbreak of the war with
Spain and a contrast of the official
and popular attitudes is no less mark
ed in the United States than in Ger
many"
London, 4:1O p. m.-As the after
noon progressed the excitement on
Pail Mall reached high pitch. WaI
office officials, reiterated at $3.50 p. m.
Nothing received from General Bull
! ler.' The suspense is increased by
the belief that Butler would never
have published an intention to attack
the Beers on Spionkopf unless salts
fed that the assault would be carried
out before the news could be pub
lished.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
FilI teach eighth grade literature in

viii teach eighth grade literature in
district No. A. this term.
The use Of the library is increasing
daily. There is great need for more
books. It is just beginning to be
seen that the library is one of the
most important departments Of the
school.
There are about forty-five pupils
taking manual training. This is the
most important movement in educa-
tion that has been inaugurated this
year with the exception of the kin
dergarten. Let us have a greater
study OF these two movements by the
people.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

seven miles out Of Williams. Ariz.. by
March 1st. Santa Fe trafiic oficials
in this city have been advised that
thirty-five miles of the new line have
already been completed and trains
with material for construction and
carrying a passenger coach are daily
running. The primary object Of the
enterprise is to tap certain copper
mines which are partially developed.
A New York capitalist is said to be
behind the enterprise. which before
long it is expected will become part
of the Santa Fe system.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

The locally famous meals at the
Plaza hotel are equal to the best to
be found anywhere. Superior food.
prepared By professional cooks, served
by courteous walters from snowy
tables. leaves nothing to be desired.
Every meal is a pleasant surprise and
toothsome delight. 1S6-tf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
Opposed to Statehood.
he Ell Paso Herald"

From the El Paso Herald"
In the Herald" of yesterday. Presi-
don't Reynolds, of the First national
bank of this city and prominent
resident of New Mexico, was quoted
as being opposed to statehood.
That he is not alone in his views
is shown by a petition published in
the Las Vegas optic, which. is to
he presented to congress. 1t is self.
explanatory, and is said to have been
endorsed by some OF the heaviesr tax
rayers in Colfax county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
Cruiser Albany to be Brought Back

Cruiser Albany to be Brought Back.
New York, Jan. 24-Commander
Joseph E. Craig sailed today on the
American line steamship. New York,
to bring back the cruiser Albany
which is at the Armstrong yards,
Newcastle, and will be turned over
to the United States government in
a few weeks. The vessel was pur--
chased from Chill just before the war
with Spain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
zinc Elend in Colorado MInIna campl

Fire FIeno IN colorado mining camps.
Boulder, Colo, Jan. PA fire which
started in hotel, at Ward, a mining
town fifteen miles from here, early
this morning, spread rapidly before
high wind and destroyed nearly
all the business buildings, mostly
frame. The loss is estimated at $751;
900.
Lafayette, a coal mining town,
twelve miles away. was also visited
by destructive fire. this morning
Northern Coal Cos. stores and most
all other stores of the place were
burned. The extent of the damage is
not known but is heavy.
The loss at Lafayette Is estimated
at 100000. About fifty families are
homeless with no place in town to
shelter them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

Operators Will Fight Mine Workers.
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 24-The officials
of the three big anthracite coal com
panies have announced that under no
circumstances will they treat with the
United Mine Workers of America
Their lead indicates that a similar po-
sition will be taken by other corpora
tions, coal carrying roads and individ-
ual operators.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

At the Las Vegas depot, the other
afternoon, niece of Gen. Grant, en-
route for California, snapped Don 81
mon Ollendorf with her kodak. long
stemmed pipe. dirty shirt bosom and
all. and remarked as quickly as she
did it that she would remember him
with a photo. accompanied by a SOU
venir of the occurrence.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
A Lieutenant MIssInc.

Washington, Jan. 24-General Otis
today cabled the war department:
Manila, Jan. 24-Lieut. Paul d.
Stockley, of the Twenty-first infantry,
has been missing since the 18th inst.
He was on accommodating duty, at
Talisay, near San Tomas, Batangas,
and was evidently captured. Search
is still being prosecuted. OTIS"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
he resolution was adopted.
Carter Must RemaIn In Jail.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 24-Judge Wal
lace, Of the United States court, to-
day concurred with the lower court
in refusing to grant a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Captain Oberlin
M. Carter, convicted of conspiracy
aginst the government.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
Normal university Notes.

The Clatonian Literary society
meets every other Friday at 1880 p.
m.
Miss Tuttle's seventh grade litera-
ture class has just finished the study
of King Arthur.
Miss McNallon, of the senior class,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

DIR. c. H. Bradley. office and resi-
dence on Sixth street, facing Hill
side park, (the Henriques property
39-20-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

Grand Canon Road Nearing Completion
Los Angeles. Calf. Jan. 24-The
new railroad to the Grand Canon Of
ne Colorado win be completed forty
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

TO CURE A COLD N ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
cts. All druggists refund the money
II it fails tocnre, 25c. The genuine has
L. b. @. on each tablet 2z8-6m
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

For saddle and harness repairing.
carriage trimming, etc. call on J. C.
Jones, next to s. Patty'a. Bridge street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

If you want az express wagon ring
up J. j. Crawford. Clay & Givens.
both phones. 244-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24
BIZ SURF AND CALL

and see M line of fall millinery before
purchasing elsewhere. New goods ar
irving daily. A full line Of stamp ma
teriaIs and embroidery silks just re-
ceived.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24-Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, offered a resolution de-
claring that the United States gov
ernment could not recognize the right
Of any nation to declare as contraband,
and seize food products as such. and
any such seizure would be an act un-
friendly to the United States. The
resolution went over under the rules.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-24

Lss Yegas-The City of
Homes. S1,0OO.OOO in new
Buildings in three years.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-12
PLAGUE SITUATION,


The plague keeps claiming its victims
one by one, and here and there case
crops up, but always in the infected
district or in direct connection with 1t,
The Chinaman who died in a shack at
Kewalo, near Sheridan road on De-
cember %, was traced directly into Chi
natown, The case which has occurred
in the tailor's shop on Union square is
also possibly traceable to the same
source. Chong Now Dow is known to
have frequented that store. OF course
IT is more than fifteen days, but one
cannot predicate as to how long the
microbes of plague will incubate when
they have the fertile soil of filthy
shack to work their will in.
But the point to keep well before the
minds of the public is that as yet the
disease has been kept to a center and
that so long as the Board of Health can
keep the disease confined to that center
it is holding it's own and has a good
chance for victory. SO long as the sit
uation remains as it is today there is
no cause for alarm. Alarm might be felt
present it has not lost it.
The Board is fighting the demon with
! fire, the only way in which it can be
fought. It's progress is not as rapid as
it could wish, but it is as rapid as it is
possible to be under the circumstances
and with the unavoidable limitations
I The fires started today in Chinatown
are a great step towards the ultimate
solution of our problem. The destruction
of Block 10 will clear out a plague
breeding spot, and as the work goes
steadily on, so will source after source
of contagfon be destroyed until we shall
be able to write the happy words, "The
plague was stayed"
1t is a weary struggle, this one we
are waging against a fell and insidious
disease, and it is natural that the
strain should be felt by all. 1t is nc
child's play but a veritable life ant
death struggle, needing the utmost Wig
lance, the most untiring effort, and al
utter disregard for expense. Mistake!
have been made, it is true, but they
have been remedied. The trouble is tha-
certain sections of the population dc
not realize the necessity of many OF
the regulations and strive to evade
them. This causes friction and extra
trouble when the mere struggle against
the disease is trouble enough.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-12

The tramway and rapid transit
squabble is neither dignified nor SEEM
ly. There ought to be more ways of
settling the dispute than by a public
exhibition of two gentlemen quarreling
in the street, and then one of them
standing on piece of road in order to
block the laying of rails, till finally the
road gang pushed the INSTRUCTOR away.
Whatever the merits of the case may be
and whoever's rights to the land may be
upheld, the affair was thoroughly I'M
seemly and it is to be hoped that there
may be no repetition of it. Company's
and individuals may disagree but there
is no reason why the representatives on
either side should so conduct them
selves as to threaten to bring about a
breach of the peace.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-12
A FUNNY SITUATION.

There is one absolutely unhysterical
Island-Maui OF course Maui includes
the central group of Molokai, Lanai
and Kahoolawe. Then there is Kauai,
which became hysterical and was some
what ashamed of it, and there is Ha-
wall as represented by Hilo in most
wild and uncomfortable Mysteries. The
difficulty is that Hilo is not really the
representative of Hawaii. 1t wants to
be, but Kona, Kohala, Kau and large
portion of Hamakua and a still larger
portion of Puma not only do not like
Hilo but ostentatiously object to the
claims for leadership from the rainy
city
70 Who the hysterical person was who
proposed to open the mails has not de-
veloped, though a good many people can
make a guess at the particular kind of
idiot who would make such a proposal.
The section of the Island represented
by Hilo has been suffering from the dis
ease of Cephalous Enlargement for
some time, but that always is the priv
ilege of small communities. Jones' Cross
Roads in Pennsylvania went into
spasms of delight when it got a fire
engine, and would have probably burn
ed down the town if it got an excavator,
which Hilo hasn't got.
AS fact the orders of the Board of
Health, issued in Honolulu, run in Ha-
wall and must be attended to under
legal penalties. 1t is neither the prov
ince of Maui or Kauai, or Hawaii, or
even of Hilo to decide what shall or