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Departure of n Japanese Cruiser.

LONDON. March 2S.-The japanese cruis-
er Iwate. recently constructed at the Els
wick works. left Davenport for the far
East early Tuesday morning, instead of de-
parting next Saturday. as was originally
intended. She shipped her ammunition while
she was coaling. and 80 hastily that por-
tons were left behind. Judging from re-
marks made by her officers. they seemed to
anticipate a conflict between Great Britain
and Russia. IN which event, they said,
the Japanese and British fleets would CO.
operate.
BERLIN, March 27.-The new German
loan of 800. 100000 marks will be offered
April ,.
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An Elaborate TabIecloth.
New York Times.

A New York woman who likes elaborate
handwork on her table linen is having a
tablecloth made which will break the rec
ords of drawn-work done I'm this part OF
the country. 1t is a cloth for a banquet
table-one which will seat at least thirty
people-and there will be. when il is COM
pleted, one and one-eighth miles of drawn
work on IL. This is very wide. and there
are several rows OF it. -Four skilled work
ers are busy on il constantly, and they
have been working for three weeks. and IL
will probably take them a month more.
The work is all of the finest, lone with No.
50 thread. One woman drawing threads for
a whole day will only provide sufficient
work for the workers for another day.
They all work with embroidery rings, and
work from 9 or 10 o'clock to 4. when the
light is good.
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THIRTEEN-STORY TEMPLE.
Detroit EIks Lay the Cornerstone of
Their New Building.

DETROIT. Mich. March 27.-Under the
glare of a powerful searchlight tonight the
Detroit Lodge of Elks laid the cornerstone
of their thirteen-story temple. which will
be erected this summer The building will
be built on Monroe avenue at its junction
with Campus Martius. and will form a part
OF the new Wonderland Theater. which was
completed about a year ago +. w. Wig
gins, owner of the theater, is the builder
of the structure, the lower floors of which
will be used as an addition TO the vaude-
vile theater, while the upper eight stories
are to be devoted exclusively TO the Elks.
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A. J. DOREMUS ARRESTED.
Verdict of the COroner's Jury i'm the
Laundry Explosion Case.

CHICAGO, March 27.-The coroner's jury
which has been investigating the boiler ex-
plosion at the Doremus laundry. ASS West
Madison street, March II, in which eight
lives were lost, returned a verdict this
evening holding Abram F. Doremus to
await the action of the grand jury. Mr..
DOremus was arrested on a mittimuS and
taken to the Criminal Court building to
give bail. The jury also recommended that
the grand jury investigate how it hap
pened that City Boiler Inspector Schlacks
and his predecessor failed 10 have the boil
er in the Doremus laundry registered on
their books SO that it would be regularly
tested
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NEW YORK, March 27.-Arrived: Cevic
and Teutonic. from Liverpool: Grosser
Kurfurst, from Bremen: Marquette, from
London Sailed: Sandman, for Glasgow;
Oceanic, for Liverpool; Noordland. for Ant
Werp.
QUEENSTOWN, March 27.-Arrived: Ma
jestic. from New York, for Liverpool.
Sailed: Lake Ontario, from Liverpool, for
Halifax and st. Johns, y. T..
BOULOGNE. March 27.-Arrived: Staten
dam. from New York, for Rotterdam.
LIVERPOOL. March 27.-Arrived: Nj
indian. from Portland.
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Matsui Was Correctly Reported.

LONDON, March 27.-The statement pub
lished in the United States by a news
agency to the effect that Mr.. Matsui. first
secretary of the Japanese legation here
and charge d'affaires during the minister's
absence, did not make the assertions at
tributed to him in an interview with a rep
resentative of the Associated Press Mon
day last, is incorrect. Mr.. Matsui was
correctly reported in every respect.
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VIRTUALLY
Russians Pay Tribute to Americans
Reply to General ChaTee.

PEKING. March 27.-The bodies of six
American marines who were killed during
the siege of the legations and buried in the
Russian legation We're removed to-day for
shipment TO the United States. In addition
to the American troops i'm Picking, the
Monocacy. Commander f NJ. Wise. sent a
detachment of marines to be present at the
disinterment. The courtesy of the Rus
slams deeply moved all the Americans. Two
Russian companies participated i'm all the
ceremonies The Russians guarded the dis
inferred bodies all night and rendered all the
Russian military honOrs TO the dead.
General Chaffee wrote To NJ. De Giers an
expression OF his feelings and of the feel
fngs of the officers and men of the entire
command. NJ. De Giers, referring TO the in
cident said: 1T was only natural. The
Russians and Americans fought side by
side during the siege and were virtually
brothers."
tt is recalled that in the case of an Amer
lean marine, who had done duty beside a
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Brief DELAY Granted by russians.

LONDON. March 2s.-The Shanghai cor
respondent OF the Standard. wiring yester-
day, says: .Oficials here assert that Count
Lamsdorf RUSSIAN foreign minister has
accepted the plea of the Chinese minister
in St. Petersburg that an imperial edict
prohibits the signing of the Manchurian
convention. ans that he has granted a
brief delay. China is reported to be rails
ing 5000 new troops, and 70 be preparing
10 defend the Yang-Tse forts, fearing Rus
sian reprisals. Eight anti-Cbristian riot
ers have been beheaded at Chang-Sha, in
the province of Nu-Nan.
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The Boom Of the Prune.
Minneapolis Tribune.

MinneapOlis Tribune.
A systematic effort is now being made
10 boom the prune as an article of diet
and there is no doubt that the prune
fad-if IL can be called "A fad-is more
meritorious than most food fads. The
prunes is relished by most everybody
and will not hurt anybody. Heretofore
the imported French prune has had the
call on the market. but now the Canfor.
MIA article Il surprising X in quality and
lusciousneSs. and very materially also
In ~cheapncss.
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YOKOHAMA. March 27.-At a meeting
of his parliamentary adherents to-day, the
premier. the Marquis Ito. referring TO for
eign politics. said Japan had attained a
position enabling her to protect her legiti-
mate interests and to take whatever steps
the exfgencies of the moment required. II
was impossible to deny hat Japan feels
the influence of the complications con-
nected with her neighbOr and she does not
ignore the clouds on the horizon.
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Preparing for Mckinley.


New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Louisiana Historical Society suggests
to the mayor that President Mckinley be
given a reception on his visit here at the
old Cabildo, opposite jackson Square, now
the Supreme Court building: and the So
ciety has secured permission from the Su-
preme Court TO use for the proposed re-
ception the very room in which the trans
fer of Louisiana to the United States took
place nearly a century ago. A coincidence
of the Presidents visit is that II will &C.
cur on the anniversary Of the signing OF
the treaty at Paris. by which Napoleon
transferred Louisiana 10 the United States.
No President has ever visited New Or
leans while holding that Office. although
several, Grant and Cleveland among them,
nave visited the city after their terms had
expired.
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Boston Journal.

SPANS title TO the last of the Philippine
islands was extinguished on Saturday in
Washington by the payment 10 the Span
ish minister Of 100000. Our Anti Imperial
lists profess TO believe that this il more
than the whole archipelago is really worth.
But many men who are not yet very old
remember that when a great secretary OF
state paid 81. 300. 900 for Alaska in 1861 the
purchase was long sncered at by the oppo-
s.tion press as Stewards folly"
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ir progress at Raleigh. cannot add TO the
dignity OF that tribunal. The public is
learning some of the secrets OF the private
consultation room which might better have
remained in the dark. on one occasion, SC
a Judge t~estifies. a member of the court
threw a manuscript at another members
head. Ii was a dissenting opinion, but not
jGdicially or judiciously expressed.
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Russian soldier. and who was buried with
out a coffin. the Russian. with the tears
streaming down his face. leaped into the
grave and arranged the earth as a rest for
the head. Those who were present say IL
was q most affecting scene.
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FAIR TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.
NortherIy Winds in Indisna, Fresh TO
Brisk on the Lake.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Ohio-Fair. except rain probable in
extreme southern portion on Thursday:
winds generally northerly. fresh TO brisk on
the lake. Friday fair.
For Indiana and Ininois-Fair on Thurs
day: northerly winds. fresh TO brisk on
the lake. Friday fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-28

BELLEFONTAINE. o.. March 27.-Carl
Carlson, a tailor from Muncie. Ind, is en-
route TO New York. where he will enter a
formal claim to a share of the millions left
by William Marsh Rice. According 10 Carl
sons story mis- mother was twice married.
Her first husband was named Carlson. She
separated from him. Carlson says, and mar
ried John ". Rice, only son of the dead
millionaire. Carlson SAYS he H. Rice's son
and was 50 recognized before Rice and his
mother died. although he always has borne
the name of his mothers first husband.
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obituary

SIOUX CITY. Ia. March 27.-Elijah s.
McCaughey. a brothcr-in-law of former
Vice President Adlai T.. Stevenson, and a
prominent citizen of this city. Is dead,
aged eighty years
NICE. March zL.-The landscape painter,
Cain, died here to-day.
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Anti-Expansionists.


BROOKLYN Eagle
A good deal OF sense in the remark o.
the Rochester Democrat n Chronicles:
Persons who declare that life Is not
worth the living do not suggest that they
are not tit 10 live. but that nobody else is
ard that life would be M 10 live were they
running things Consciously or uncon-
sciously they are all ant-expansionists.
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NEW YORK. March 27.-The compressed
air cylinder in a car of the METROPOLITAN
Street-railway Company's Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth-street branch burst
with a tremendous report to-day. The hot
tom and sides OF the car were torn out
and windows in many nearby stores and
houses were broken. One man was slightly
hnrr
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ACUINALDO A PRISONER.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGEl
and other northern provinces of the island
of Luzon.
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Dissenting North Carolina Opinion.

Springfield Republican.
The impeachment trial of several judges
OF the North Carolina Supreme Court, now
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-28

Fire originating i'm an unknown manner
at $50 Virginia avenue. the home OF David
Hoss. last night. caused a loss OF about 800.
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LocnI observations on "Wednesday.

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. W'ther. Pre-.
Z a. m..29.S1 IS 81 West. Cloudy. OG)
p. m..2l9 81 Is North. Cloudy. GEO
Maximum temperature. IL: minimum tenn
perature. 81.
Following Is a comparative statement of
the mean temperature and total precipita-
tion for March p:
Temp. Pre-
Normal 4 OH
Mean AZ Oj
departure " -U.t-
Departure since March 1......... "42 sO.9l
Departure since Jan l.-...-...- Isl All
sPIus. c. L. r.. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official.
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They would contract existence 10 them
selves, or concentrate all power in their
own hands.
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c. +. r..
Local Forecast Official.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
Congreso y congresistas

Son muy interessntes las sesiones del Con.
greso Pan Americana. de Mejico.
En la q TINA ceiebra1a ell unes eel sefior
Reyes, representante de la fep6blica de Co
lonoia defeEdf6 la actitud del gobierno de su
pals frente las amenazes de la rep dblica de
VeEekne'a pidi6 cue antes de tratar del ar
oitfaia SO exsa-eciersn los hechos origen ell
coEficto, fn de quedara bien sentada la re-
pntacioa de Colombia ante todoe los pnebos
eiviiizados
En- IN banquete celebrado en- Meiico en-
o6sequio de los congresistas que So encuen-
tran en- sqneiia ciudsd, ell sefor Rsyes brind6
ror CUiomo oia por Espsf1s. declarando Que
todos los coiombianos sentfsn I'm serdsdero
amor por la vieja nadre patria que crefs
que este Garlic era compatible con la amstad
de los Estados Unidos, con los que, pasado los
horrores de la guerra, Espaha estrecharA de
nuevo vfnculos muy sineeros.
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Para alivfar esa irritacion oue
sienten aquellos que padecen alguna
afeccion bronquia1, las Pastillas
BronqulaIes de Brown, son muy
titles. Remedio sin igua1 para Ia
tos. ronQuera y NAL de garganta

A-cadio B anitez one So haifaba antes de
. er t-abs .Ddo en- sl cementRrio de IN Juan
con paiut6n de con- ados. So dio Ia fuCa
Vsrfos po!fefas secretos -afaron su perse-
cuc.on. POGO despues ,nitsz estaba de nue.
vo apresado.
Ha fallecido en- Msysgasz don Ramon
Buy.
q Leobcto Barreiro.-Cirujsno-D Dentis-
ta.-Cslle de Ruiz Beivis Cefuas Prsrto
Antes de anoche fue heri6a en- Cats fio IA
fndiviiua Paca Viera por ell joven Tomas BEL
tran. alias Bey0L1.
A B .trAn lie detu vieron los gnardfas HI
p6ifto Divila Juan Cabrera
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
Not1Ci2S

E. aTsfculo que reprod ducimos aver del
<Diar!o de PonceS titulado xarriba abaic1,
es de nuestro qaerido 'compafiero don Eugenio
Astol.
Nuestro querido amigo de San LORENZO
don Narciso Varona Suarez ha vendfdo SIS
s1empiares de su foIieto <Vocabuisrfo Geogra-
hco de los Estados Unidos d. An6rica.
La ebrita es muy socitsda por 10 1i'.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
CENTRIC OOCENTE
De Ia UNION IBERO AMERlcAwA

Ei dia primero de NovIembre Sc inaugura-
"a en- este centro de ens hsnza la case de kin
dergarten 3 jardines de Ia fufancia para nifos
cargo de Madame MaTgsrite Morsomme
InstitUtriz de la Academia de Rannes.
ell dia del mismo comenzarzn las
classes nocturnas de media TO- de la sec
ctoD mercantii.
Ea este centro Sc han hecho grandes
ventajosas reformas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
AL PRESIDE

Aver ingresaron eff ell prssidio departa-
mental ezsiDguir condena, los fndYiduos ST.
gnieDtes
Avelfnn Gatierrez Baez, Juan Santiago y
Santiago. Miguel Lopez Rodriguez, Eugenfo
Ramos, Nemesio Ortiz, joe Rivera Mo'ina.
Francisco Mstos. Si:verio Caban. Luis Perez
Haro. Remon Correa Alvarez. Je-ds Garcia
frea.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
IA COHESION.

- OOMu8EOWs
La comisf6n de comarciantes
puertorriqueflos ha sido recibida
explendidamente en- Detroit.
Sc les dio un banquete Y un
paseo en- coches por la ciudad.
a CHICAGO
Maflana saldran para Chicago
San Luis
Los LIMPIABoTAS
Ell gremio de limpiabotas de
esta ciudad ha nombrado q un
abogado am ricano para que lie re-
presents en- la reclamation enfa-
blada contra 81 alcalde Egozcue.
UNA TRANSACTION
La demanda entahlada por
o. terhoudt contra SLa Correspon.
dencia> ha sido transada pagando
esta como indemnizacion dosci- n
tos dollars, Y comprometiendose
a publican un art1culo retractan-
dose.
AUToMovfLES
Obras publ as ha encargado
dos coshes automobiles para j
s-rviciO Official.
7USiA Y TURQU1A
Russia exige al Sultan : e Tur.
qufa la entrega de la isla de Creta,
cue sostiene pertenece Grecia.
10 QUE DICE EL SULTAN
Ell Sultsn considera esa exigen.
cia como una declaration de que.
rrd.
Dfcese que Turqufa accedera.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
SAN JUAN
POR TELEGRAPH
OcTUBRE 81.


UN LADR0M
Rafael Mnriel (a) Barbosa,
ha cometido en- IN dia tres robos
en distintos sitios de Ia ciudad
Los ohjetcs Tobados han sfdo
una docena de sillas I'm reloi
Esta preso.
sENTENcIA
AprObada sentencia contra
Ramon RHO un mes detencion Y
multa de vefnte dollars.
SUSPENSE
FL cabo dc la insular don
Luis padial ha sido suspense de
smpleo = sueldo. Cobrara este
Lasts primero dc Noviemore.
.CEEEMCnsaS
Schemes c6remO0ias SO han
ce]ebrado en- la Ha bana con mott.
vo de la traslacion d Espafla de
los restos del valiente marino es-
pafiol don Fernando ViIlamil.
FL JUEZ FkJARDO
Ell juez municipal de Maya
g1ez, Pascasio Fajardo, ha vuelto
a ! osesionarse del cargo.
Dice apelara Ia C5rte Su
prema de Washington.
OTR0 EMPHESTlTO
Sc halla en- esta ciu0a1 ell al
calde ce Mays gaez gestionando un
empires tito de doscientos mil dol
lars para aqnella ciudad.
MARvAEZ RIVERA
Nuevo Jurado fallo aver alb
solviendo d Narvaez kixera.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
Emulsion
de Scott
de Aceite de Higado de
Bacaiao con Hipofosftos
de Cal y de Sosa.

!. agradable, digerible y.
! asin1ilable Y compile
!. tando su benefca ac-
: cion con el agregado
!. de los hipofosftos.
! Siernpre que el orga.
. nismo este debilitado, asi
! como en- su padecimiento
: resultante, la neurastenia
. Y en- ell crecimiento V de-
! sarrollo lento Y difficult
! toso de los ninos, como
. en- la convalescencia de
. casi todas las enfermeda-
: des, acudase a la verda-
! dera Y legitima Emulsion
de Scott, con toda con- ,
fianza.
De vsuta en todas parties
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Quimicos, New York I
IoA
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H Jose g. del Valle tFortaleza TIN
einas para la gession de asuntos administrsu
todos los ceutros ohciaaas
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Pasajes de ida yuslta 10 e de rebaia.
Ninos memories d. IL amos: mitad DE- precios.
Los vspores de esta lfnea son recomenda-
bles por sus comodidsdes especiales para pasa-
jeros, empieando de Puerto Rico & New York
al rededor de dias.
A0e7ltes generates: Boulton, Bliss & Dsllett,
155 Front st. New York. En- Ponce, Morales
yCa En- San Juan, Viliar ca
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31

E. jazgado 5e Cztedrai instruge csusa col
ira uan Valiepii ror estafa.
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LA DEMOCRACIA

E gobernador ha indu'tado AG-egorio
Perrsta condensdo - messs de PEislon pof
deter eTmilado deiitn.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31

Por Ell director del laboratorio de sanidad
So prohfbe la venta de lechs que tenga menos
de p 90 de grasa, l2 olo de s6ifdos nj mas
de S5 o o de aqua.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31
Ell Factor
mas
lmpoptante.

Ia Naturaleza ha do
ta.lo al aceite de higa-
do k bacalao como el
factor mas importante
de La rcconstituci0n del
ORGANISING humane. Ell
arte de Scott & Bovine
ha perfeccionado la
obra de la Naturaleza
enriqueciendo las admi-
rabies propiedades del
aceite, haciendolo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31

Ell comapdante A. G. Barry, de Ia armads
de los Estados Unidos, mbarc6 antes de aver
Va Boston para coger ell mando del monitor
Gam phitrite.> que emp!es como buque- -es
cueia de al ltilierfa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31

Vaioso testimcnio FL doctor Zlrsgoza
one 10 snscrfbe, es solamente un medteo
practico esperto, sfno ia % bien IN bReD far
maceutico, rsz6a de mas para Que bable con
p.lfecto conociniento de causa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-31

En- Guayama hay muchos caballos ataca-
dos de muermo. Con ese motive ell veterfnarlo
de sanidad sadr& para squella villa.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

chosen has all the powers and subject all the
responsibilities of circuit judge.
Mr.. Stricker attempted 10 have a special judge
elected but the clerk refused TO act. and nothing
was done. When the case came up later, upon the
return OF Judge Tarvin, and while the proceeding
against Halam was in progress. the judge sent for
the clerk ard asked him who it was that had
absent. Mr.. Stricken hearing the inquiry. arose
and in "a respectful and decOrous manner said
he the He at once ordered to sit
down by Judge TarVin The case before the court
proceeded until the hour, when the judge an
nounced that sidney c. Stricken is fined S25 for
contempt of court, and the Sheriff will take said
Stricker in custody until the fine is paid. Should
said fine be not paid the Sheriff will place said
Stricken in custody of the jailer until the fine is
paid
Mr.. Stricken tried TO secure hearing. but the
Judge would not listen to him. and remarked that
he would teach these Cincinnati attorneys that
they cannot come over here and upset the orders
of this court
An application was made the United States
Circuit Court for a writ of habeas corpus on the
ground that Mr. Stricken about to he imprfS-
oned without due process of law. After several
months the writ granted, and Judge Evans
says IN his decision that for some months he
sought to avoid any interference in the case, but
at last the question was forced upon him. and he
was therefore in duty bound 20 decide 1t. He
therefore orders the discharge OF the attorney The
case is reported in 1O9 Federal Reporter. 15.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
RIPARIAN RIGHTS ARE NOT IN DANGER,
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ALLAY THE FEARS
OF NEw-JERsEY COMMISSIONERS.

OF NEw-JERsEY COMMISSIONERS.
The Riparian Commissioners of New-Jersey were
perturbed over report that the United States Gov
ernment had intended to reclaim considerable
of land adjacent TO Ellis and Bedoe's islands
without leave of the New-Jersey board. The Ri
parian Board opened correspondence with Secretary
of War Elihu Root about the alleged proposed
ure Of riparian land claimed by New-Jersey y let
ter was received yesterday from Acting Secretary
of War G. l.. Gillespie that the improvement con-
templated is a modification Of the harbor lines
around Ellis Island by extending the pier and bulk
head lines in accordance with request of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury. and said reassuringy This
action was assertion of title ownership in the
land under water. but simply regulation of it's
with reference TO the navigable waterway and the
interests of commerce. The aforesaid modification
of harbor lines gives the consent of the Secre-
tary of War to the filling in Of the land up the
bulkhead line. by whoever has the proper legal au-
thorty to do So
In 1898 a treaty made by the States New
York and New-Jersey by which the middle Of the
Hudson River and NeW-York Bay made the
dividing line. but New-YOrk retained the ISL
ands and Ceded them TO the Federal Government in
1850. New-Jersey claims the riparian rights and de-
Clares that the Federal Government is to be re-
garded in the same class any other owner of
upland.