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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Viee-Adniral Bridge on China
Sees Trouble Ahead. There
Two or More of the Powers
May Have a Conflic and
Russia and China Seem
to Be Sure of a
Meeting.

Vice Admiral SIR Cyprian Bridge, K. @.
B., who arrived iu New York recently has
left On his way to Pekin to take command
Of the British China squadron and relieve
Admiral Seymour, the present commander
in Chinese waters.
When asked his opinion regarding the
present condition Of affairs in China, he
said:
"Maiters in the far east SO far as Brit
ain and Russia are concerned have cleared
somewhat The situation, however, is not
yet robbed of its gravity for the Powers
who took part in the march to Pekln, and
it would not be surprising if even yet there
was to be conflict between two, if not
more, OF the countries engaged in what is
really police duty at present Russa, 1t
seems, is making herself extremely d'sa-
greable to Japan in the region of Cores,
and the virile eastern empire-strangely III
contrast with that of Chna--is said to be
preparing for the struggle, wich from the
present outlook seems TO be inevitable IN
the near future. The czars government
robbed Japan of what were considered Its
legitimate spols of conquest. The Musco
vite practically compelled the evacuation
Of Port Arthur, and Japan has never forgi-
ven that uufriendly act. The powers are
still in and attitude Of antaganism, and
lite friction would bring about confia-
grsiioa The dangers Of a conflict between
the two Powers Is not to be lightly regard
ed by other nations interested. l have no
doubt that Frauce, /! her interests were me
naced. would side with Russia If Russia
aud Japan were ever to come together"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Germany Not After CoaIing
Stations in Venezuela.
Official Assurances Given to
l United States.
American Officials Much Gratified.

A recent despatch from " Washington sta.
tes that Germany has given official aSsu-
RANGES TO tie United States that she has NO
intention of establishing a cOaling station
on Margarita Island or elsewhere on the
Venezuelan coast
Concerning these assurances Actin Sc
cretory Hill made public the following sta
tement-'.The Department of State has
ground for the lelef that the German gov
ermeGt cots not contemplate the acquisition
# any is and on the Vens zuelan coast, nor
nf harbor or cOaiiug station IN that vicn-
,ty."
Officials DO OF conceal their qualification
at GeImanl' 3 explanation. That eIplana-
II Ii is mueh fuller than The brief stateme ut
made public ty the department, ard confirms
the German dispatches that the VIneta NE
rely msnoeuve ed in the vicinity OF Margar;.
ia Island and engaged in target practice in
its acaters. Nevertheless, the naval officials,
when informed of the German explanation,
reiterated that the departments reports sh0.
wed that the Vineta had made surveys,
though ii is admitted that an American Off
Ger did not actually see the Germans at acork
1t is not proposed by the autorities, how
ever, to fin fault 1cith the German eXplana.
tion. 1t will be accepted 1T its face value
At the same time Germany will be expec-
ted to live up to it, and the officials say
that she will hardly permit her good faith to
be doubted by taking action in VIOLATION OF
her official declaration.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
MIXED METAPHORS.

Mixed metaphors are always amusing.
"You are" said q late Lord Mayor OF
Dublin, in opposing municipal scheme,
"standIng on the edge of precipiCe thai
will be weight on your necks all the rest
Of your days. And this attributed to an
English clergyman: the young men of
England are the backbone Of the British
Empire. What we must do is to train that
backbone and bring it to the 'front.' A
Member Of Parliament was responsible for
the following: "Eyen if you carried these
pending little reforms it would only be like
fleabite in the ocean
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
337 Millions.

Special Cablcgram to Boletin Meroantil |
New York, May 3Oth. Iii Hung
Chang has officially notified the
Powers that the revised amount of
their demonds, an indemnity OF
337.OO0,OOO will be accepted by the
Mikado.
The legations will have a guard
of troops from their reseective coun.
tries sufficient to command the res
pect of the Chinese officials.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
SAN JUAN, MAY 81, 1901.
Panama Canal Scheme
May Supersede Nica-
raguan Route.

For some time the tone of much of the
American press has indicated that there has
been quite chang in Pnblic sentiment IN
the Uuited tates relative TO the location Of
the tTaos-oceanjc canal, whose construction,
at Que point or the other is realized 10 he a
commercial necessity.
But short time ago tue poplar feeling
in favor of the Nicaraguan route was SO
strong, and tue scandals under the French
management of the Panama scheme had
been so monstrous that no route tut that
through Nicaragua was thought Of
The inevitable trend OF erents has however
led around TO a much different feeling. 10
the first place the failure Of Congress to pass
the NIcaraguan bill has been discouragmg;
while, on the ether hsna, the offer Of the
French Company to sell the Panama Canal
to the United States On reasonable terms
cleared away many International difficulties
and complications, which would otherwise
have arisen.
How the American people would view a
final conclusion in favor Of the Panama
route remains TO be seen. The Pacific
Coast is sill disincined to listen to Panama
SO deeply embedded in popular opinion have
become the arguments for the other route,
for yesrs iuduSlrouSll i'm! resstd by the Mar
itime Canal q mpapy Uad tue Commls-
So ners lest winter brought in verdict in
favor nf Panama, they doubtless would have
been jeeTed at b. al really aggressive
Americans as body Of doctrinareS. All
the ''cbeering for tne h&gr pIcpenslteS Of
the American people selin to enlisted or
the NIcaIaguan side; thar this would yield
.tArF.f I.a. .t.4(
cate and tactful guidance Of President
Mckinley, allied by Senate rahelm-
ingly Republican and House OF Represen-
tatives scarcely less SO. The time was
never SO ripe as now tor real Admiuistra.
tiOn leadership; aud If it becomes convinced
that the Panama route Is ihe one, it could
overcome great odds IN tha way of uuen
lghtened popular opinion, Senator Hanna
is understood to or al a,yherpat # the Pa,
mama rou'e Baie fh- t,uana interest IS
nor ''out # the wocd : tie chances are
that deialte pop. sal m @oIombia VIII
be ready for sUbm-sS or 20 Congress next
winter.
Decoration Day, or N ten orial Day rs
it is officially called, was we'll and generally
observed in San Juan yest4rda
Pursuant TO the GOyentor's proclamation
all public Offices were closed and the flags
on public buildings flew af half mast until
II o'clock after which they waved at full
staff.
In addition to the offic'a observance of
the day however, it was gratifying and noti-
Gladly TO see the manner u shith the peopie
generally entered inro tie spr.t If tie day
auo bs.rved u IS an eSp,4 Il ID. I eSta "
Business h.u IS 0eft clos Il p'a9t colty all
da, aid rbe c q. Iook n LCl.da. appear
ance.
Taere are Ia: fe soll,,t's gravrs here to
decor le, hut tle general -rd '-u lu- asric
observance Of t.i day The feo.Ie oi Porto
Rico lay! showo th r ",iius IS to e1slait
a spirit Of C pefatlvu w.tl taer Dretheru III
tue United States
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Topics Discussed BY
American Editors
Brief Extracts from Leading
Editorials.

Buffalo Courier.-E.It is time that the
British owners of New Guinea took up the
,chite mans burden' in that great island.
The case of cannibalism on the adjoining
island of New Britain, in which the Secre-
tary of German yacbtsman furnished food
for the feast, is followed by the discovery
of the half eaten remains of two English
missionaries, one of them the Rev James
Chalmers, a pioneer it South Sea work"
Should be Prepared.
Memphis Appeal;-"Germany is seeking
a coalng station near or on the coast OF
Venezuela and there are great many who
believe that we will have fight with En-
peror William over tie Monroe doctriae as
applied to South and Central america. We
should be prepared for the worst"
indemnity Claims.
Pttsburg Dispatch The claims of some
OF the Powers are certainly minated beyond
actual expense. That OF Germany has been
needlessly increased by doubling or treblng
the pay Of German officers in the Chinese
service. 1t is poor example of the VOr-
king OF the Golden Rule to put up the price
because the Chinese ability to resist is less
than its power to paid
British Army Reorganization.
Baltimore Sun.-"The army needs re-
organization as much al the top as at Ike
bottom, Judging from the exploits OF British
officer in South Africa The only man who
can resist social pressure Is a man like Kit.
chener, acho hates funkays and cares moth
ing for the opinion OF the s0e!ey which has
foS many years run the War Office.
Street Trust Capitalization.
Minneapolis Times: -.'The early aban-
DO ment of many steel and iron plants hit.
herio deemed prosperous and contributing
greatly 10 the welfare OF the cities in which
they are situated will not be contemplated
actin entire colnpiacency, but the Steel Trust
acll answer that 1t was not organized for
benevolent work, and Capitalization will 60
merrily on"
Expor Coal Trade.
Denver Republican:-"The American
export coal trade is small in comparison
with that of Great Britain, but it is gro /
Ding rapidly, and it may in the near future
ecOme great source of revenue to the
Country. Practically all that has TINS far
been shipped has come from mines near The
Atlantic seaboar, but there is so much good
coal in Colorado. Wyoming and New Me-
xico that it would seem 10 be practicable to
deliver 1t at Galveston and New Orleans
and ship it thence to European ports.D
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

The "San Juan" arrived late last night
She brought heavy mail and the follow
ing passengers:
A. j. Ortiz, O. Cadiz, G. F. d. IrasS
Mr. & Mrs. f. G. Goddard, Gen. Ray
Stone and wife, jose Marin, Misses Carmen
Vicenta, Emilia Carmen Marin, Miss Ma
rie q. Wilson, Judge l.. Sugbach"r, AL
bert Built, Mss Minnie Coos, Valentine
Monroig, Mis- PEGGY L. Whitaker & child
U. l.. +. SimOnpietri, Rafael Santoni, L
L. BattiStini, Rev. 4. NJ. Fisher, wife
child, Pedro Jose Deise, J. a. Sunder, j
j. DOre
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Expor Coal Trade.
To Our Readers.

Our columns are operi to correspondence
on everything affecting the coffee, sugar
and tobacco plantation aid farming generally
and We cordially invite criticism and discus.
sion. Natural History notes will also be
Welcomed, as we'll a8 all news Of interest to
planters. Communications snouli be. adj.
dressed: The Editor, BoLETlN MER
CANTIL, ~ Plaza Alfonso. San Juan
r. r.. 2-S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

Although the San Juan twenty day fies,
ia is over a week distant the country .olks
are already coming into the capital to par.
ticipate In it.
The city will put on gala attire for the
occasion and the fact that the fiesta has
not been celebrated for years will be An in
centiye to grand demonstration.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
City and Suburbs
Local and Personal Notes
In and About the Capital

Mr.. l.. NJ. Randoll, secretary to Attorney
General Harlan received by to days mail
the offer of an important position with one
of the leading business houses in New York
City. "Tim" has made many frie1ds in
San Juan who while congratulating him on
his promotion will miss his ompa1ionship
in the capital.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

TIE night school in San Juan is affording
an opportunity to acquire an education to
many y0un men who are employed in the
make an advance in their studies.
Over 40 pupils are in regular attendance
and ther work is gaining the commenda-
ton of their teachers and the department of
education.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

MIR. Ramon Ruiz, formerly clerk at the
Luna st. Municipal police station has been
appointed postmaster at Juana Diaz. He
leaves the capital to day to assume his new
duties.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

The many friends Of Mr. Paul Van Sygle
are glad to see him back iu the Capital at
ter al absence of several months. He will
spend aceeks here arranging his affairs
before he returns to Cuba.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Tie FraNco-PiuSSiial
Var FOrgotte
Emperor William a Pracenaker.

Especial caOlegram to Boletin Mercantil
Paris, May 3lst.-Tte German
Emperor has recently shown very
amicable to feeling toward France
All Europe and the civilized world
will rejoice if the feeling engendered
by the Franco Psussian war can be
obliteroted.
The Kaiser's attitude in this mat.
ter has excited much favorable com.
ment.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
EurOOean Press Not Yell lnInIn'd.
EulOOedl PPpW mol we'll lMlPn'd.
Special cablegram to Boletin Mercantile
New York, May 31st The Con
tinental Press condemns the deci
sion of the Supreme Court in the
Porto Rican rebat claims.
Plot AyOnHt The KInY.
Anarchists in Barcelona
Dvomed.

Especial Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil
Madrid, May 21st The anar-
chists of Barcelona are active in
their condemnation of the recent
arrests made by the police.
They have been discretidet in
their protestations by the discovery
of official plots against the life Of
the king and the royal family.
Steps will be taken at once to dis
organize this dangerous element to
the governmen@.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Tie Var in South Africa.

Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantill
New York, May 3lst- Several
engagements have taken place bet
ween the English and Beers during
the past few days
They were more skirmishes and
no official figures are made public.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

Acting Chief Berries returned yesterday
from Humacao. This trouble at Yabucoa
was not as serious as was feared and all is
now quiet there.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

The Boletin Mercdatil is the oldest nelespapel
on tie Island. II Is conservative, indepoadeat and
progressive IN all matters Of public interest 1t IS
Toad ia the best families reaches the buying classes,
md is easily first IN public estimation and as an
advertising medium.
The afternoon edition Of the BoLKTIN. reaches
ont Of torn patrons "a hours in Gd0ance Of the
morning ddilieS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Havana Elections To Day.
New Legislature to be Formed

Special cablegram to Bcletin Mercantil]
Havana, May 30th.-The NUM-
cipal elections will be- held in this
city to morrow.
The formation of legislature body
to be known as the Cuban Senate
is addocated by the present admi.
nistration.
President Nc Kinley is said to
approve of the official proceedings OF
the Cuban Commission.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
BOCTS Confident Of
Ultimate Victory.

Special cablegrams to Boletin Mercantll
New York, May 3lst. The
Beers encouraged by recent sue.
cesses are making final stand and
are drawing on ali their resources
for the coming campaign.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30

The "Ssn Juan" arriyed last night She
war a few hours late owing to bad wrether
on her downward voyage.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Cuba 4ad The Uai!el States.
Present Altitude of the Island

Special Oablegram to Boletin MercantiI
New York, May 3lst-The pre-
sident, his cabinet and all identified
with the present administration are
watching with intense interest the
doings of the Cuban Commission.
.duch will depend on its action,
and the nearby status of Cuba will
depes on their action.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Extending Chinese Railroads.
British Building a Branch
Line to Tung-Chow.

TIE British military authorities are Ay-
tending the railroad to Tung Chow, along
the Pei-Ho. That will greatly facilitate
the Withdrawal of the foreign troops and:
commercially, will cause important develop.
ment in the north after the work of paci-
tcalion is completed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Crooked Ills Head.

Two municipal poisemen tried to arrest
Jesus M Sierra for creating disturbance
in saloon night before last. They we're
unequal tie task aud called On patroIman
The offender made such an obstinate re
sisiance that tie club had ta he freely used,
and as result he is in Santa Rosa Hosp.
tel undergoing repairs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
ELECTRA IABOOID.

Especial cablegram to Boletin Mercantl
Madrid, May 31st.-rhe priests
are authorized by the bishop tor
excommunicate any of their folio
wers who attend the play of "Elec.
ira" now being given at the leading
theatre in this capital
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
The Persian Loan Failure

Special cablegram to Boletin Mercantil
Paris, May 31st.-The Persian
Loan that has been in negotiation
fer some time past has fullen
through.
No renewal of propositions will
be made at present.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Total

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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Submerged ncu sends Sound fn WateH
Twelve MILES.
Prof. Elisha Gray Of Boston sat on a
river bank one day idly watching some
boys who were swimming, when an
idea occurred to him, and &c vas this.
BY striking a submerged bell the sound
may be heard and understood at a dis
lance OF ~ miles at sea. The import
ance Of this mere statement is not at
once realized, but the discovery Is
really one Of the most vital Of the new
century. The loudest Of steam sirens
that are used to warn vessels Of danger
in foggy weather, and which are sup
posed to sound their warnings audibly
for 10 miles, at times cannot be heard
a ships length, says the Ledger Month
ly. This is due to atmospheric disturb
ances, and neither the Americans nor
the English, after years Of effort, have
been able to overcome 1t. But there
are no water disturbances OF the same
kind. In other words, there is moth
ing under the water to interfere with
the transmission Of sound. To send
the sound, therefore, is easy; but to
receive it automatically is another
thing, and it is the receiver that is
the most important part Of Prof.
Gray's invention. Two ears, one on
either side Of the bow of a vessel, COM
municate with an apparatus in the
w~heelhOuse, ana the vibrations Of
sound coming through the water are
transmitted to a bell in the wheel
house, which rings in sympathy with
the one that is far away, striking
stroke for stroke and performing the
work instantaneously. Thus, literally,
the ship is made to hear for its own
safety. It can readily be seen how an
infinite arrangement Of numbers may
be devised by which ships may always
be informed OF their exact location,
or Of the exact location Of another
vessel that is approaching. There is
another point, also, which renders the
invention an important one; it goes
far to overcome the terrors imbued by
the creation Of the submarine torpedo
beat. A warship supplied with Prof.
Gray's invention-that is, with the
receiving apparatus-could detect in
stantly the approach Of a torpedo boat
while 1t was many miles distant, and
could therefore easily avoid 1t, for the
receiver both sees and hears in the
sense that it locates exactly the posi-
ton Of the sound that it records
Chicago Journal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The sight of a person In commissions
is terrifying, but in the great majority
Of cases the sufferer is In no Immediate
danger. Whether or not the convul-
sion foreshadows a serious ending de-
Ponds upon a variety Of causes. AS a
rule, commissions are more serious I'm
adults than in children. especially very
young children. Two things are nee
essary for the occurrence OF convul-
sions: First, an unstable condition OF
the nervous system, the pr~edisposing
cause-and secondly, some exciting
cause sufficient to disorder the weak
ened nerve centers. The instability Of
the nervous system is more pronounc-
ed In children than in adults, and
seems often to be hereditary. the mem
bers Of certain families being more
prone to hts than others. Certain
chronic diseases of nutrition, such as
ricketts,, are associated with an irrita-
bility Of the brain and spinal cord, and
commissions are peculiarly frequent in
children suffering from such diseases.
Commissions In children are very COM
mon at the onset Of one Of the acute
fevers, such as scarlatina or measles.
At that time the commissions have
no special significance, but when oc-
curing later during an attack Of scarlet
fever, they may point to the existence
Of kidney disease. In whooping cough
commissions are sometimes produced
in consequence Of deficient aeration Of
the blood, owing to a partial collapse
OF the lungs. In children commissions
are perhaps most commonly the result
Of some disorder Of the digestive tract,
caused by the presence of indigestible
material in the stomach or bowels, or
Of intestinal worms. Inflammation of
the ear is another common exciting
aus Of commissions, but teething,
which is blamed for so many fits, very
seldom causes commissions, unless the
eruption Of the teeth is exceedingly
difficult and painful. In children, as
in adults, commissions may be due to
hysteria or to epilepsy. They may be
caused by a great shock to the nervous
system, such as a severe fright. Men
nights or a tumOr Of the brain may
also cause them, both in children and
in adults.
Whatever the cause, It will be safe
to put a child with commissions into a
not too hot bath-say at a temperature
Of about n~lnety-six or ninety-seven de-
grees. Nerve sedatives are usually
prescribed in the hope Of preventing
a second convulsion, but the cause, If
discoverable, must Of course be re-
moved.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
Men switch Their Wives

The Poles in the vicinity Of shamo-
kin, Pa, observed, switching days"
this year, following a custom observed
in their native home in honor OF the
ending Of the Lenten period. On Mon
day the men had their turn In switch
ing and slapping their better halves,
who had to grin and bear 1t. On Tues
day the women had their innings, when
they chased the men around, pouring
water on them and applying the
switches used on them with compound
interest. When single girls submitted
to switching at the hands Of single
men, and the former did not com
plain, it indicated that they would ac-
cept attentions Of the men with a view
to matrimony.-Indianapolis News.