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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06

ckering Hall, New York, Prof. T. @
Mendenhall, of the Worcester Poly.
technic Institute, told the story Of
the Alaska boundary dispute.
Peter the Great of Russia was
the first to determine upon the ex.
ploration of the northwest coast Of
North America, which he imagined
would be found connected by land
with Asia. Behring undertook the
imperial commission, and in da-
ring three years, journey not only dis
proved Peters theory but fixed Rus
sia's prior right to the great region,
which was always set down on the
maps as Russian A.merica until its
purchase in 1867 by the United
States. Just how far eastward the
Russian possessions extended was,
however, indefinite, until British ex-
ploratiOns in the northwest made it
necessary to determine the boundary
liae. This was finally ccnsumma-
ted in 1926, especially through the
efforts of the British, by a Russian.
English treaty, whose ambiguous
language, for years unnoted, has
become to-day the source of conten-
tion between Canada and the Uni
ted States.
The disputed Alaskan boundary
is that Of the southeast strip which
extends down along the coast, a
very small and irregular but impor-
tant area including Sitka, Juneau
and other old and valuable settle
ments. The Russian British treaty
of 1926 was drawn up in English
for Great Britain and in French for
Russia, and there are some rather
important discrepancies in the Ian.
guage, one of the most interesting
being that where in the French YER
sion this southeast part of the ter
ritory is described by a word mea.
ming "strip," the corresponding
words in the English version is Cline
of coast" an important difference.
The treat SAYS sthat the boundary line
shall begin at the southernmost pO
int of Prince of Wales Island and
ascend northward along Portland
channel to Sc degrees north latitude
where it shall follow the SUBMITS of
The mountains situated parallel 10
the coast.
Nobody thought of questioning
the language of the treaty until
decade ago, when the discovery Of
valuable minerals along the southe.
astern Alaskan border made it ne
cessary to still more clearly define
where the line of demarcation lay.
Surveying parties sent out 10y the
United States discovered that there
was no such mountain range as this
treaty described; that the mounta.
ms were scattered broadcast and
The only ranges traceable actually
ran at right angles with the coast.
The United States now holds that
by the secondary description the
British themselves put into their
treaty with Russia in 1926 the bo.
uudary line runs PARALLEL to the
coast, ten marine leagues inland.
The British contend for line made
nearer the coast which would give
to Canada many valuable settle
ments made and developed enterely
by American enterprise. Prof. Men,
denhall believes that the United
States strongest claim lies in the
traditional right Of occupation. Rus
sia's right to the disputed territory
was never questioned by Great Brit
ain. The right of the United Sta
tes was never questioned until
few years ago.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
Beers Evacuated
StOrmberg Yesterday.
British Occupy The Town.
Beers Pursued.
British Occupy The Town.
Beers Pursued.
New York, March 9th, 1900.

1t has been Officially stated that yesterday the Beers
after few unimportant skrmishes evacuated Stormberg
large number Of British soldier were onthe way to
that town
part of the English regiments on the way to Storm
berg have occupied the while the other halt continued
in pursuit of the retreating Beers.
The above begams belong the BoLET MERCANTm and their
eproduion In form will cost fifty dollars for each cable.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
Important Session OF House OF
Commons In London.
The Chancellor OF The ExChequer PrOpO=
ses An Increase OF Duty On
Several Articles.
New York, March 9th 1900.

The House of Commons III London held session
yesterday in which it proposed increase he dut:
several articles.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer made speech pro-
posing the duty tobacco o pence pound
and on foreign cigars six pence per pound.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
SPECIAL CABLE SERVICE
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK
TO THE
"BOletin MerCantil"
From The Associated Press.
New York Sugar Trust Reduces
Quarterly Dividend By One Half.
New York, March 9th, 1900.

meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sugar Trust
held yesterday New York for the purpose of decla
ring the quarterly dividend to be paid to stockholders
After a brief discussion it agreed to reduce the
quarterly dividend to half OF the f2rmer
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
The Alaskan BOun-
dary Question.

In q lecture before the Ameri-
can Geographical Society in Chi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
s. L. Ginsburg.
American JeWeler.

During the last month five men
of war and forty four merchant yes
sells of different natiOnalities visited
our Port.
The English cruiser "lndefatig-
ableu Commander Campbell, anchO-
red in our bay yesterday. She fred
twenty one guns as salute to the
flag and was answered by San Girls
tobal.
She will soon leave for ST. Tho
mas.
The French steamer Saint Simon
is expected here to-day. She comes
from Europe and Saint Thomas and
will probably proceed OD her voyage
tomorrow morning.
LIST lieutenant William =. TRULY
has been relieved from duty at Ma
yaguez aud will proceed TO Camp
Henry reportiag upon arrival to the
Commanding Officer.
The Director Of Hannfs select
school Mr.. q. Q. Hanna, has been
appointed member of the American
Bureau of Geography.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
NOTICE.

Any person who has left any re-
pairing or pawned articles at the
American Jewelry Store, will ple-
ase call at 40. Cristo st. until April
lst as l quit business then on acco-
unit of sickness.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-06
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
Beers Continue To Retreat.
Official Dispatches.
Official Dispatches.
New York, March 9th 1900.

New York, March 9th 1900
The latest dispatches from Cape Town to ndca-
that tie Beers continuing their general retreatng
vement
Official dispatches received the War Office in Lon
don confirm this statement
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
IOWA SUPREME COURT.
Decisions Handed Down at Des
Nfni,,cc

decisions Handed Down at Dcs
Nfoincs.
Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 3O.-Provident
Bank Stock company VS.. Schafer;
Woodbury. district; affirmed.
Barry VS.. Farmers Mutual Hail In
surance association, appellant; Wright
district; reversed.
Hubbard VS.. Lebarron. appellant;
Cherokee district; reversed.
Grover VS.. Youine, appellant; Palo
Alto district; reversed.
Des Moines, H., Jan. 29.--The Iowa
supreme court handed down decisions
in the following cases today:
Gibson, appellant, VS.. McIntyre;
Wapello district; affirmed
Observation-Disclosures Coffee company
VS.. Merchants Brick Mutual Fire In
surancc company, appellant; Scott dis
trict; affirmed.
West. appellant, VS.. Bishop; Polk
district; reversed.
Des Moines. Ia, Jan. 2T.-.The Iowa
supreme court today handed down de-
cisions in the following cases:
Patterson VS.. Pitts, appellant; lIar-
rison district; affirmed.
Burns VS.. Chicago. Fort Madison and
Des Moines Railway company, appel
liant; Wapcllo district; affirmed.
Citizens bank VS.. Mimery Bros, APP
rellant; Hardin district; affirmed.
Sioux City Stock Yards company
appellant, VS.. Sioux City Packing com
pany; Woodbury. district; affirmed.
Born. appellant. VS.. Home Insurance
company; Cedar district; reversed.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 26.-The SUI
preme court today handed down the
following decisions:
Crawford county. Ia. appellant, vs.
Laub; Crawford district: affirmed.
Winburn VS.. Fidelity Loan and
Building association, appellant; Polk
district; reversed.
.Jeffres VS.. Snyder, appellant; Pot
tawattamie district; reversed.
Hamill, appellant, VS.. Baumhover;
Carroll district; reversed.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
OVERCOME BY SMOKE.
Proprietor of Alta Roller Mill Helps

Fight the fire.
Alta. Ia, Jan. 30.--About ii o'clock
yesterday morning the Alta roller
mill was discovered to be on fire. The
alarm was given and when the fire
company arrived the interior of the
Office was in flames, but by prompt
action on the part of the fire COM
pany the main building was saved.
Leo Hollingsworth, foreman of the
volunteer fire company, was injured
by falling from the roof of the engine
room. and j. A. Johnson, one of the
owners of the mill. was overcome by
smoke and was taken to his home.
The loss has not vet been estimated.
The building was well covered by in
surance.
Wall Lake, Ia. Jan. 30.-Fire broke
out in Brown u Herrig's large store
building about o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. burning it with all contents
to the ground. While trying to save
the other business houses near by
sparks flew block and a half to
Chrystal's livery barn burning both it
and Pete Rossman's barn. Most of the
contents i'm the barns were saved.
There was Il strong northwest wind
blowing changing to the north, which
greatly endangered the drug store of
+. w. Page, just across the street
south of Brown & Herrig's place. To-
tai loss about $4,000, with about
$1,000 insurance. There was small
amount of insurance on Crystals
barn. The fire department and citi-
Zens did heroic work or the whole
business portion would have burned.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
.PuDDlNGs THAT ARE PUDDIhGs.

English "Plums" That Weighed
More Than 1000 Pomnds.
Philadelphia Record: The largest
plum pudding that has vet seen the
light of day was made at Paignton,
IN Devon, in 1858, to celebrate the op-
enlng of the railway, and weighed one
ton and half, According to the
Westminster Gazette the ingredients
OF th's Gargantuan pudding includSo
S73 pounds of flour, 191 pounds of
bread, 3s2 pounds of raisins, 191
pounds of currants, 3s2 pounds of
suet, 52o lemons, 144 nutmegs, 95
pounds of sugar, a6o quarts of milk,
and eggs in proportion. 1t was cooked
in sections, which were afterward put
together and conveyed to the green
by eight horses, Here $4,000 people
made IL rush for the cohfection aud
fought for it until nothing was left
ms was also the fate of 900-pound
pudding which took fourteen days to
DOH, and was carried in procession
as an advertisement for n tooth pow
der quack early in the eighteenth cen
tury to st. Patricl's Fields,
In 1910 Paignton ,naae d 9G0-pound
pudding. which WAS boiled for three
days and three nights iii d brewer.
copper, but only the outside portion
could be eaten, us the inside was mol
boiled through. Last year, at a large
church bazaar at the same town, .
more modest pudding was built out OF
sections, but as it only stood four feet
high, and its weight was hut a5G
pounds. it compared very unfavorably
with the giants previously mentioned
or with the ton weight of pudding
cooked in new oblong boiler, which
was thus Aaugurated at weaving
establishment at Anghton-on-Halt
n little more than a century ago. This
latter festival is repeated every TWEEN
ty-one years at Aughton, and on the
last occasion, in 1856, the pudding
weighed 1000 pounds.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
THE COAT DIDN'T Fit.
a New Story Told OF Krucscr's For
mon. T,ifn


a New Story Told OF Krucgcr's For
mcr Life.
Philadelphia Record: In the days
when Johannesburg was a mining
camp, so the tale goes, Dom Paul on
one occasion was riding through in "a
very ordinary suit OF clothes. He un-
snddled by a wagon belonging TO a
German, who, not recognizing him, be-
gan to hold forth on the reforms he
would make if he were ruler of the
state. Suddenly Mr.. krueger took of
his coat, and, holding it toward the
German, who was Il little man, said:
Friend. put it on" But replied the
latter. ''it is too big" ".Just So said
the president with grim smile "fm
Paul krneger. and it is not too big
fer me-
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
MILLIONS IN DEBTS ARE GONE.
Gotham's Total Bankruptcy Iiabili-
tics last Wear Arc SCI 900. 900.

Petitions in bankruptcy to the num-
ber of 1864 were filed with the clerk
of the United States district court in
New York during 1899. The total lia-
bilities, in round numbers, We're SOL
100000, and the assets were estimated
at So,oOo,o0o. The latter figure is nom
inal, as a considerable portion of the
assets was old book accounts which
proved valueless.
Discharges numbering 1,a06 were
granted this year. relieving the bank
rupts from debts aggregaling $40,00o,-
0C0. These debts are wiped out COM
pletely, and the happy banlSrupts
have no further fear OF the sheriff in
any part of the United States. This
is especially pleasing to actors and
theatrical managers, who have to
travel all over the country and had to
do a great deal of lodging under the
old state bankruptcy laws. Twenty
four actors and actresses and thirty
five managers have filed petitions
since the bankruptcy act was passed,
and the majority have received their
/ discharges.
Four petitions were filed in which
I the liabilities exceeded $l.00o,DOO each.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Artificial Si.llt.

An inventor has perfected an elec
trical appliance, which he claims will
enable the blind to see. This will
bring much happiness to those who
have defective eyesight. Another
great discovery which will bring hap
piness to those whose stomachs have
become deranged is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. 1t is certain cure for
indigestion, dyspepsia, malaria, fever
and aoue.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
CONSUMPTION SPREAD BRoA DCAs
Twenty Men Contract the Disease

Twenty Men Contract the Disease
From One Source.
Philadelphia Record: The board of
health of New York city has received
IL communication from the board of
Health i'm Michigan stating that twcn-
tN clerks in that state who We're work
ing oveaApld volumes OF records We're
taken ill with consumption and died.
The books were examined by a bac-
teriologist and were found to he full
of tubercules and bacilli, and it is
thought they became infected from a
clerk who had consumption and who
had the habit of moistening his thumb
With saliva when turning the pages.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Bank Robbcr Found Guilty.

man who last month created a consid-
cradle sensation by robbing the First
National bank of this place, has been
found guilty. His defense was insan-
ity, and after three days trial the
jury returned a verdict of guilty, af-
ter deliberation in the jury room for
twenty minutes.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Absence Explained.

I'liegende Blaetter: "lIow does it
happen, doctor. that we never see you
any more With your old flame, the
rich bankers daughtcr??'
'She is married"
ooh, married! 10 whom?"
''ro me-
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
The True Condition.

Life: Briggs-Do you believe that the
world is divided into two classes-those
who borrow and those who lend?
Griggs-No, sir! My experience is thaS
two other classes are much more prevat
who Won't lend
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Rape. % Cents,a Ton.

Greatest food on earth for sheep, cattle
and swine. Salzer's catalog tells also
about Million Dollar Potato, and is mail
ed you with 10 Farm Seed Samples for
1Oc postage. John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
La Crosse, Wis. G n U
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Life: What on earth are you bringing
all those umbrellas in here for?" asked
Mrs. Van Fashion, as Mr. Van Fashion
puffed into their bedroom with an armful
of rain interceptors
why 1 thought that reception was due
tonight
"Ies, and you arc afraid the guests will
steal them, are you?'
Not at all. am afraid they will rec
ognize them"
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

The khedive of Egypt receives sal
airy of s5o0,o0o a year and has also a
large private fortune invested in pro.
ductive farms and cotton plantations
in the Nile delta
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Mrs. Langtry, it is reported, would
go to South Africa as an army nurse
ii it were not for her American en-
gagements. 1t has long been known
that Mrs Langtry has about the best
press agent in the business.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Getting at the Facts.

Chicago News: She--"Yes, she is
woman who has suffered a great deal be-
cause of her belief
He-'Indeed. And what is her belief?"
She-"That she can wear Il No. shoe
on u No. foot
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
Getting Down TO Dosgerel.

Chicago News: Askit-Whats Hard
uppe doing now?
Hawkins Writing poetry for sau-
sage manufactory advertisements.
Asllit-Dear me! l never thought
he would get down to doggerel.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
neycioncd Nc~ntiycs.

Baltimore American: Cholly--I feel
like photographers, don't you know?
Peggy-lIow's that, old chappy?
Cholly-Proposcd TO eight girls last
week and got negatives from all of
fl,op,
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Only trial of I'isos Cure for Com
sumption is needed to convince YOU
that ii is good remedy for Coughs
Asthma and Bronchitis.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Rev. Henry Wilson. rector of ST. .Au-
gustinc's church. London, raises and
dispcnses over $4,000 a year in char
ity.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Dropsy treated free by DIR. II. IL.
Green's Sons of Atlanta Ga The great
est dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their ad. in another column of this paper.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Akin: The sunshine of life is made
up of very little sunbeams that are
bright all the time.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

VITALITY low, debiiitated or exhausted cured
pr Klnsi Inveo,attinF Tonic FREE is 81 ris
institute, 93l Arch Street, Philadelphia Founded 1871
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

To Cure "a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Isromo Quinine Tablets. Ali
druggists refund the money il it fails to cure.
25c. E.W. Groves signature is on each box.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Mrs. winsIovv'a soornINa SYRUP for Children
tectllng, sottcns the gums, reduces Inflammation,
alleys pain. cures wind collie. s5c bottle.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

Some folks make mistake in
thinking they can keep love in cold
storage.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
MlILLlQMS OF MOTHERS


obtained which purity bcauy
O
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
t,,,y,s ,r,,isp

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for amy case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
j.. j. CHENEY Il co, Proprietors,
Toledo. O.
We the undersigned have known T. j.
Cheney for the last - years, and believe
him perfectly honorable III all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
Nest & TruaN. Wholesale Druggists.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrll Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price. 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all druggists Testimonials
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

country, Dut they ola me llltle
good. The palms of my hands
were covered and would become
inaamed; little white blisters at
first would appear, then they
would peel off, leaving red,
smooth surface which would burn
like fire and itch; we'll, there is
no name for it. On the inside
of the upper part of both my
limbs great red hlotches, not
unlike hives, would appear, and
as soon as | became warm the
burning and itching would begin.
Night after night / would lie
awake all night and scratch and
almost go wild. / heard of CUT1-
CURA REMEDIES, got them and
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01

gave thorough trial. and after few appcatons1 noticed
the rednes Inflammation disappear Before had used
box there was sign of Eczema left. can tothuy
that $500 worth Of CUTcURA REMEDIES cusd me-
There has been sign of anywhere upon my body
you cured nearly four years ago. Hardly
month passes letter calls and
wishes to know how got cured, if had Eczema bad, and if
the has permanent always take pleasure in
enightening them the best can.
JOHN D. PORTE, Pttsburg, March 1, 1S9o
OF John D. PORTE & Co.. Real Estate and Insurance,
42S Fourth Avenue, Pttsburg, Pa
The agoning itching and burning scaling
psoriasis; crusng of the SCALED head the
and salt humal demand
successfully with Them That
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
There. close sympathy between the brais

sufferer for eight years from that most distressing OF
all diseases Eczema tried some the best physicians the
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01
MILLIONS OF ACRES

Lydia E. Pinkham Med Co., Lynn, Mass.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-02-01


rubbing
llay
remedies fail Cur1cuRA
Eczema free Of
Props,
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08


 Navajo blankets.
 P R. Weatherford X Co. are exclu. sive agents for the Celebrated Club House Flour, the king of flour. * Lost Gold pin. fish shape. with small diamonds set in head. The finder will be rewarded by leaving same at this office.
 James Walsh, Charles Canal. Max Salz nan, L. L. Ferrall. G. w. Whar- ton. John Jenness, F. o. Poison, Will Ham Park and J. B. Grand. of Will Hams, were attending court here this week.
 w. F. Dermont and wife. of Will Hams, spent Monday and Tuesday here. Mir. Dermont is the manager of the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and this was his first visit to county seat.
 Tea Garden Drips is sugar syrup of highest quality. Once used. always wanted. Deliciously sweet: makes taffy candy to perfection. Manufac- tured by Pacific Coast Syrup Co.,. 7O7- 1l9 Sansome street. San Francisco. * A new eating house and depot is be- ing built at BarstOw for the Santa Fe Pacific railroad Barstow is to be an important point on this line since the completion of the Santa Fe into San Francisco, and the company is making large number of permanent i'm. provements at that place. Phoenix Indian and Cowboy Carnival and Merchants Free Street Fair, Phoenix, Arizona. December 10th to 10th. 1900. For the above occasion tickets will be sold from Flagstaff to Phoenix and return at rate of $l4.40 ] Dates of sale December 9th to l4th. Tickets will be limited to December | 18th and continuous passage in both directions. C. F.. Sullivan. Agent.
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08
THE COCONINO SUN

The hackeJ store mas aIot ol coohibS and heating stoves that will be sold at right prices.
 For Sale-Four lots on Beaver street. between Birch and Cherry avenues. For terms apply to J. H. Morse.
 The Celebrated, Club House Flour kept by P. R. Wessherford X Co. will please the best bread lovers.
 E. B. Gage and wife, of Prescott, was here Monday and Tuesday. Mr Gage is the superintendent of the Congress mine and the receiver of the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon railroad, and was here attending court.
 The relative location of inc build- ings of the Pan American Exposition is admirably convenient They a,e arranged around system of courts comprising an area of thirty-three acres and known as the Plaza. Court of Fountains, Esplanade, Court of Expresses and Court of Lilies.
 R. S. Stockton, the court steno- grapher, expects to leave Arizona about January l, 1901, and will locate in Kansas City, where he will engage in the practice of law. Mr. Stockton will be missed in this judicial dis trict.
 Flagstaff Lodge No. :, F. X A. M., on Saturday night, December l, elected and installed the following officers for the ensuing year: E. s. Miller. w. M.. T. J. Coalter, s. w.: David Miller, J. w.; T. E. Pollock, Treasurer: ]. F. Ruffin, Secretary; N. c. Layton. s. D.: G. w. Glowner, J. D.; w. H. Russell, Chaplain: F. s. Breen. Marshall. Marvin Beal, Tyler. The officers were duly installed by F. M. Buck, Grand Senior Warden. The lodge is in a prosperous condition and has increased in membership during the past year.