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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
Porto Rico Receives Many Medals
at tle Pan American.

The following cablegram Was to day re.
ceived by Governor Hunt from Major
Fishback and DIR Brioso, the Porto Rican
Commissioners to the Pan American Expo
sition at Buffalo:
Buffalo, October 1, 1901.
Jury has asrsrded l53 prizes to Porto
Rican Exhibit. Forty gold medals ten
silver medals; l6 bronze medals 45 honor
able mention and SO details by mil.
Fishback and Brioso
The names of the firms to whom awards
have been made has not as yet bten made
public, but it is expected that Eord scill be
brought IN the steamer that leaves New
York this Saturday.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
Echoes from ROOters RlOst

Apropo the two missing words in yester.
days story of ''How He Saw the Sunday
Ball Came" the BoLETIN will give to the
lady who first guesses the two missing words
box of Roger & Galleps perfume.
OF course Mrs Veederious Jones does moi
come within the terms of this offer. The
two words will be published on Saturday o.
this week. The paper will be brought tt
the grounds and the ladies name will bt
printed therein. Answers will be received
until Saturday at noon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

There is every immediate prospect that the
Posla, Service in this island will within q
few short months be the Equal Of that any
where in the states. Bids have been req.
uested for all the present mail routes and
contracts will be given to the successful bid
ders to carry the mails from July LIST, 1902
to June 3OIh, 1904. The service has been
increased and viii be further increased SO
that we may expect letter at least once q
day and in many cases twice a day.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

"De Loop de Loop" the Barrel Of
Leve," "the shoot de shoots" and the gay
midway with all its dazzling attractions, in
fact all of giddy and gay Coney Island is .
chesps Five cent Magic Lantern show com
pared to Charlie Pohps New Living Pict.
ures. There's q of'em and every one is
new, ard every one hasn't as yet been seen
in Porto Rioo Go at once. And you WON'T
want to go home fer your vacation. You'll
spend it at the Fashion Bar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
Current News Notes,
Local And General.

1t is time that the attention of the City
Fathers vas called to the wretched condition
Of San Justo Street between Luna ard Sar
Sebastian. The grass is growing all ovel
the street and sidewalks, and stranger
who just landed from the states wanted tC
know if the City would let 1t for grazing
purposes We hops the fathers will speedil,
turn this jest.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

Hon William Fl. Holt is expected to ar
rive here on the Ponce to morrow. Judg,
Holt begins his fall term of the United
States Federal Court on the 14th of thil
month. Thee is very large calendar sni
lis expected that the term will extend fal
iuto the nert month.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
Emulsion
de Scott
de Aceite de HigadO de
BacaIao con HipOfOsitOs
de Cal y de Sosa.

! agradable, digerible y
( asimilable y compile
! tando su ben6fca ae-
( ci6n con el agregado
( de los hipofosftos.
! Siempre que ell orga-
! nismo este debilitado, as1
como en- su padecimiento
! resultante, la neurastenia
! y en- Ell crecimiento y de-
! sarrollo lento y difcul-
! toso de los ninos, como
en- la convalescencia de
! casi todas las enfermeda-
des, acldase a la verda-
dera y legitima Emulsion
de Scott, con toda con-
fianza.
De yenta en- todas parties.
SCOTT & BOVINE, ouimicou, New York.
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

In respect to the poor and crippled of this
island, report has been received from Las
Marias stating that it has no poor or Grip
pied that the municipality eannot take care
Of and that it asks no assistance from the
Iusular Government This is the only town
on the Island that makes 90 favorable a
report.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

Mr. Arthur b Linhart formerly Supervisor
of Assessment Of Porto Rico, to whose un.
firing efforts is largely due the success Of
the Hollander Revenue Law, win arrive to
morrow on the Ponce. Mr. Linhart has
been spending short vacation with his
people IN Pitfsbnrg. Il is expected that Mr.
Linaart will receive . judicial appointment.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02


Especial Oablegram to Boletin Mercantil
New York, October 2nd.-Cable
information from Lorenzo Marquee
states that the Portuguese Govern
ment has seized shipment OF arms
and ammunition meant for the Boer
troops. The War material was sent
to the Transvaal by a group Of Ger
man sympathizers. 1t was directed
to Pretoria via Lorenzo Marquee.
On examination by the Government
the contents were discovered and
confscated. The Beers have retail
isted by destroying the railroad
connecting LoreLzo Marquez with
the Transvaal. Further important
developments are expected.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

1t was on San Francisco Street. The
man stopped to buy cocoa de aqua, and
from the open window of a near by house hs
eard, sang in sweet soprano voice CAN
you goin' swaa"P The answer was waited
back in deep basso s.Yas, Ise a goin' aEaa'
Then in a beautiful baritone came back
Gam 80 gwine to stay". Again the basso
"No Fse gwine expect to return sah," and
then like the croak Of frog "When do yo
expect to return sah9" And then the grand
jamboree GLORIOUS of "Oh let 1t be Soon.'
As an ovelripe tomato descended from
veighboring house the man fled.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
TELEPHONE....-s... A
Gable Address Morris" A. 3. Q. Gcde

The BoleHn Mercanta is tho eldest newspaper
on the Island 1t is conservative, Independent ana
progressive in all matters Of public interest IS
rad w the best families, reeckes the buying classes,
md is easily first in pabAs esiimatfo" ana es ~
aigertising medium.
The afternoon edition of tho BoLETIN reaches
eat of iown patrons "a hours in GduaScs qf hes
zorning ddihes,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

The mourning cloth on the City Build
ings presents q very forlorn appearance. II
the intention is to noun for th rsy days bet.
ter care should be taken Of the appearance
Of the draperiea, ifnot, they should be remov-
ed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

We are informed that the Red d line oI
steamers bas made provision for sending
four monthly boats to this island and South
American ports.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

Don't Labor unier the Impression that
you've Seen everything in San Juan. Don't
get too wise. You haven't seen Charlie
Pohps new Living Picture Machines He's
got twenty seven new ones, and every one
different. You must see them before the
4th Of October, if you don't you won't see
,0m at all.
They will be shipped to the new Pohl
saloon in Caracas, Venezuela after that
day.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

Then here's to the spurs of gay Don Luis,
A beau, belle, wild dashing-lobster--
mean route
Nay those same spuss prod like wormwood
snd gal
Fhe hobo that can't tell strike from ball
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

Dear Mr.. Editor: I noticed in this NOR
ning's San Juan news that l had been sell
ected as one OF the Fat Mems Nine. l de
sire to state that l highly appreciate the no
nor, but would request that you immediat
ely inform the management that unless The
game is played forthwith ]. shall be ineligl
BILE. Pm losing ten pounds day, and i
you don't hurry up the Lean gang will come
around and capture me.
Kindly TELEGRAPH this to Bill at once be
cause l know he needs me, and Pm afraid
the leen crowd wants to use me for cushion
Ven.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02
Observation-Disclosures
'YTHYYTYfrTTYFrTSTVNTf
El Factor
mas
lmpOrtante.

! La Naturaleza ha do
! tado al aceite de hfga-
| do de bacalao como el
/ factor mas importante
! de la reconstituci6n del
! ORGANISING humane. Ell
/ arte de Scott & Bovine
/ ha perfeccionado la
! obra de la Naturaleza
| enriqueciendo las admi-
| rabies propiedades del
! aceite, haciendolo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-02

The way those poor boys in the Post Office
work is an outrage and shame, even lunch
hour is denied them. Its a case of worb
even while other more fortunate individuals
are dining in luxury. When the Reporter
called in the building TO day he was surprised
at the activity and honest effort made to
earn Uncle Sans money. He found Sp-
Bl-Jk-Xy-by Joye Pve forgotten his
uame, distributing did l say letters ?-vel
| meant ips and outs to the whole office
staff.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

The penal and Charitable fnstftu
tfons of the state are in better condi
ton than they have ever been. 1ney
are more ~humaneIy, more honestly
more economically and more intelIi-
gently managed than at any time dur
ing their whole history. This is a con-
clusion reached from personal observa-
ton and careful inspection and from
the faithful reports of the public exam
liner. The institutions were received
by the present board of charities from
the former officials during the spring
and summer of 1899. At the hospital
for the insane everything possible was
done to delay the transfer and subse-
quently through intriguing employees
to embarrass the new superintendent
and his chiefs. The public examiner
made an exhaustive report upon the
condition of the asylum and found that
there had never been an invoice taken
of the property. When the former SUI
perintendent, DR.. Meade, retired from
management he took with him an enor-
nous assortment Of household goods
which he claimed as his own and which
could not be identified as belonging to
the state because no accurate list of
the states property had ever been
kept.
This forced new expenditures by
the incoming officials for the ordinary
household utensils. / can readily I'M
derstand how an officer who makes it
his home in a public institution for a
series of years may in his egotism
regard the institution and the office
as his property, but / cannot under
stand why he should raid the house
hold before leaving for every little item
of furniture not actually attached to
the floor Or walls of the building. In
this institution it had mot been the
policy to keep an accurate set of books,
the public examiner being compelled
to rely in making his Investigations
upon vouchers on file. 1t was found
that excessive prices had been paid for
almost everything bought but there
was nowhere any evidence of dis
counts having been credited to the
state. Frequent purchases of high
price cigars under cover of tobacco"
which is furnished the patients were
discovered. A system of submitting
bids which permits extortion from the
state has existed. Bids are asked for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

Changes had to ali appearances bee
made in other places with the probabI
purpose of embarrassing the new man
agemcnt and covering up the DISMISS
OF some OF the older girls before the
were entitled to their discharge. II
took no invoices from year to year, tn
only n ever taken SO far as is know
having been made at the request of tn
board after Messrs. Brown and Lien be
came members and just before Aims
worth retired. According to that in
ventory there were nineteen head O
cattle missing and unaccounted for be
tween April 1, 1899, and July /, 1893
These cattle were not slaughtered TO,
during that time there was $500 ex
pended for meats, enough to supply
the institution, aside from the yea
calves which were then being used. Mr.
Ainsworth has thus far failed to make
any explanation of this shortage
Again, the Mail" the institution or.
gan, supported for years by the state
as an experiment, for the education o.
the boys in the art of printing, was
appropriated by Mr.. Ainsworth when
he left the institution. All the money
he received from advertising and sub
scriptions during about eleven years,
was also appropriated and the state
bought the white paper, hired the men
and in fact paid the expenses of the pa
per. How he could acquire title to this
piece of institution property with any
better right than the cattle which he
failed to account for, l am unable to
understand. l draw attention to these
details to show the utter lack of public
morality which has obtained in our
public institutions as a consequence Of
long years of continuous official ten
ure.
During the last five years Of his stay
in the institution Mr.. Ainsworth was
under bond, a neglect of the board
of charities and corrections which NAV
account for the easy manner in which
he handled public funds. do not be-
lieve the institution can ever attain
the full measure of its possibilities
while located at Plankinton. While in
good country for certain forms of
agriculture it is impossible to raise
varied crops adapted to the work
Of boys of the age of the inmates. The
boys under instruction there are hui
nan beings with hopes and asnira-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

many beds and more beds are used 1i i i
each room than good sanitary regu
lations would permit. Amusement an
sitting rooms are occupied with beds
While the institution is badly over
crowded, fortunately there have bee,
no epidemics at the hospital. Tn
health Of the patients is good. Thei
bedding has been renewed during tn
present superintendent term and tn
whole institution gives evidence o
cleanliness and good management
The old kerosene lamps formerly use,
have been replaced by electricity anC
danger by fire greatly minimized there
by. The institution is greatly in neeC
OF a sewerage system. At times thu
sewerage has been known to back III
into the basement until il covered the
floor shoe-sole deep. This basement
was then and is now used for a dining
room because there is no other avail.
able place, but it is more like a Sibe.
rian dungeon than a modern dining
hall. DR.. Ross has done much to rem
edy the sewerage system but ii cannot
be corrected or the health of the pa
tients assured until a scientific sys-
tenn is organized. Must the institution
wait for this until some horrible cpl
demic has made previous duty re-
gretfully plain?
The present population of the insti-
tuition is SIS, a gain Of thirty during
he last two years. Applications are
constantly being made which tax it's
capacity to the limit.
In this connection it seems to me
that the money levied for insane pur-
poses upon the various counties hav-
ing inmates should be appropriated for
the insane and that the legislature
does a wrong in Withholding ii or m
ploying the funds for any other pur-
pose. If the present per capita charges
are too high the counties should be
given the benefit of a reduction.
Before leaving this branch Of the
subject | desire to call your attention
to the duty Of securing proper grounds
for a cemetery for the asylum. The
dead are now being buried on grounds
belonging to the hospital. This prac-
tice is against the plain provision of
the constitution making it unlawful
to devote to burying purposes any part
of the land granted to the institution.
Besides it has been located Almost in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

or thaf BOD rec To- Ass sna sss q sn
duce revenue equal to increased e,
penses. the state is in good conditio
financially. The receipts of the treas
urer for the past two years have ex
ceeded 81, 900, 900 per year. June Both
1893. he had a cash balance of $537,
110.44, and June Both, 1900, he had &
cash balance of 1855, 701.37. State
warrants have been registered since
June 39th, 1899, owing to the depletion
OF that fund by appropriations in excess
OF current An interest
charge OF $4,S91.2S has been
paid on these warrants at the rate OF
z per cent per annum The registra-
ton of warrants has not resulted in
their depreciation; they have been
cashed at par at all times and would
be eagerly sought for as an investment
at a lower ate of interest than that
now fixed by law. Registering general
fund warrants has proved a signal
Of economy notwithstanding
this unnecessary high rate of interest,
and l hope that the state officials will
Eve be tempted to reinstate the form
er policy of issuing large blocks of
revenue warrants running for long
periods, beneftting nobody except the
treasurer who may succeed in drawing
interest upon his deposits or the banks
which handle the funds. 1t seems alb
surd that a state should tie its hands
by the creation OF separate funds and
be forced to pay interest on its own
money or suffer depreciation of It's pa
per. For two years the banks in which
the treasurer deposits his funds have
held nearly a half million dollars be-
longing to the different state funds,
still the state has paid the banks in
terest to keep its general fund war
rants at par. We have paid the bank
cashiers Z per cent to transfer our
money from one state fund to another.
What would be thought of the intelli-
gence Of business men who helplessly
paid interest 70 some third party to
transfer his money from one pocket
to another? Some method should be
devised to allow a safe transfer OF
funds and avert the further registra-
ton of general fund warrants.
1t would seem that some legislative
measure sufficiently flexible can be en-
acted by which the school fund, now
large and rapidly growing, could be
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

this f6Siiss sho% Owl hi ia adde's 500 70 SIX non
stone product, 1t will be seen hat the
~penitentiary is not wholly a burden
upon the state.
The health of the prisoners with few
exceptions has been goou, but there
seems to be a growing tendency, es.
pecially among life prisoners, toward
insanity, which suggests that a statute
providing for Communication Of sentence
might be advisable.
The prison physician also advises an
Improvement in the sewerage system.
This is an expenditure which is always
in order. A state may violently take
the lives Of men; it may justify that
act on the ground of public safety and
public policy, but it has no right and
cannot be held blameless in the eyes
of God for shutting men up ana TAX
ing their lives by inches or endanger-
ing their health through neglect to
provide for every sanitary device es-
sentiar to the health and comfort Of
those incarcerated.
The school for deaf mutes is an insti-
tuition which seems always to have
been run with intelligent regard for its
piopSi iuhItioiS do WCli dS loT Tie
rules of common honesty. No scandals
have been attached to 1t. No gross
business mismanagement has been 9s-
covered. The present attendance is
fifty-two and the progress made by the
students is of the most flattering char
acter. Prof. Simpson earnestly urges
the necessity of a teacher in a%rticula-
ton. He believes many of the children
would be greatly benefited by such in
struction as some have not entirely
lost the power of articulation. Since
my last message a good steam plant has
been put in and boiler house construct
ed which is proving a saving of from
three to five dollars per day in fuel be-
sides removing danger by fire, as the
old heating plant was very unsafe. The
buildings long in need of it, have been
and the property of the insti-
tuition generally conserved. Money ap-
p~ropriated for repairs is never wasted.
The legislature errs in stinting repairs.
causing buildings to decay and become
lnwholesome and unsightly. A hospit-
ii Is needed in this institution. 1t Is
lot now properly equipped. Contagious
diseases may appear at any time, as
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

tine maker frcn $1,000 TO $1,000 10
year at the expense of the people.
1here has been a reduction in til
Estate debt by bond payments durin
the last two years amounting to S24S
900, the total state debt being $613, 80
on June 80 last. After repeated de
mands from the executive, the presen
treasurer followed the precedent of hi
predecessor and took up S95, 900 il
bonds July ] last, illegally issued for {
longer period than ten years. This to
gether with $50, 900 that was paid OF
June "a, 1899, makes a saving of $50.
300 in interest for the ten year the
bonds in question would otherwise
have run. The ~treasurer's report
shows cash on hand belonging to the
bond interest and sinking fund and
the special sinking funds to the
amount of $72, 8 81; when this
amount is deducted from the outstand.
ing bonds lite leaves the states net in
~debtedness S540,S11.09. 1t is to be
hoped this policy of bond paying, which
| have insisted on in the past, W., be
vigorously carried on until South Da-
kota is out of debt.
The enormity of the delinquent state
taxes ought 10 arrest ttent1O oil
the legislature and suggest some effort
to collect the same, as well as to pro-
vide against future delinquencies. The
auditor reports s30S, 207.54 delinquent,
June 80, 900, more than half enough
to cancel our entire bonded debt. The
fault primarily is with the counties.
Many are negligent in making collec-
tons. If each county was made liable
to the state, for the state taxes levied
on property within it's borders, and
proper penalties affixed for neglect to
remit the tax to the state treasurer
within a specified time, I believe the
abuse would end.
The defalcation OF e~x-Treasurer w.
w. Taylor still remains a source of re-
greet. During the last year 81, 1892 has
been realized from the sale and leases
OF lands acquired from Taylor in at
tachment proceedings. Further col
lections will be tedious IL they are pos
sible. In all s146, 544.66 has been re-
allied, and there still remains a debt
or S22O.S42.54 TO remind us of the I'M
fortunate hour when he vas elected to
I'LL u highest position of financial
responsibility.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-02
PRICE FIVE CENT
SIX MAsTED scHooNERs COLLIDE,
The George W. Wells Cut Into BY the
Eleanor A Percy Off Cape Cod.

Boston. July ] THE ak mastsd
schooner Cso.s W. Wells of Taunton
Capt. Crowley, which sailed from hers
yesterday afternoon for Newport News
In ballast, came back into port this
afternoon under tow with great hole
in her side. cuS down to within three
feet Of the water line. Some TIME dur.
ing the night she was run into BY the
six masted schooner Eleanor A. Psrcy.
Capt. Jewett, in the fog, square amid.
ships on the port side. The collision
occurred somewhere off Cape Cod. The
Percy was loaded with coal from New.
port News for Boston. She came up to
Highland Light with her bowsprit and
jibboom carried away.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-02
THEY ALL DIED TOGETHER.
Three German Tourists Lose Their Lives
While Climbing a Mountain.

London, July "A dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Vienna says Bohemian
papers report that three German tour
lists, Wssinitz, Meixner and Fischer,
were killed on the Erzges BiFgs, near
Weipert. They were foped together.
One lost his footing and fell over a
precipice. The others held him sus.
pended. He urged them to save them
selves by Gu ting the rope, but they re~
fused, and renewing their efforts to
havl him up, all fell down the rocks.