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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
DMINIS RACION
REPUBLICANA
PLEITO RUEDOSO

ssrfma IA notlcia. -Oonhioto grayisimo. Il A
pagar los responsables ! - Oontribuyentes
5lsFta
Dice The San Juan NelCs en- su edicion del
hingo que Mr. +. A. Scott ha recibido un
ks en- que le participsn que gan6 ell pleito
i Ill00O0 dollars en- contra del Ayuntamien.
b San Juan.
Se cOnfrms, pues, esta nottcla de que nos
spamos dias pssados.
&. orgen de este pleito Sc recordara por
es.ros lectores. Egozcue, decidido protec-
De Ia LIZ Electrical, sociedsd de que es ad
kstrador So correligionario Sifre, dict6 du-
neddss contra la empresa del gas, impo-
Fnd0le cGa tiosas multas y llegando hasta
|aatsrsa de material de la sociedad 5. z.
i Gas Udd
Tan yloleutas disposiciones son, por con-
lpbta e rotlvo del fallo que Ia Corte SUI
Era do p, 8 E>tados Unidos ha dictado fa-
+p ditha eHy Tesa.
En- % aytso bsudo que ell mismo Egoz-
publiea en- ala orrespondenciaS, declara
eIi:te IN dcfcet ia 900 DOLLARS en- al
lsupuesto del Ayuntamiento de la Capital
tr'r mentras no Sc hagsn verdaderas eco
MAS
sn e asunto de Mr.. Scott toda "a respon-
bltdsd es del Ayuntamiento, especialmente te
AIcalde Egozcue, y tanto este como los
t:elsIes que aprobaron sus disparatadas Or
te'. deben pagar los 1100G dollars. 81 es-
|tluanaTon 500 de Ia autoridad local, Egoz
a aI solo responsible.
Pretender que esta suma Ia pague ell pue-
Icontrl6uyente, es un absurdc que no po-
oF0Speraf,
En esto a leg es clara. Los etrores sc
sal por los mIsmos que lus cometen. I 81
este f1IdOso asunto, SO iutenta rehuir res
lAoIlidades, expedite queda para los con-
1lye1tes 81 csmino de los Tribuuales de
sticlat especial mente ell de Ia Corte Federsl
< Por 70 vistO, no entra en- ponendss,
3o 10 prueban los varios vafapalos que ha
V ia al miSmo Egozcue en- sus cuestionee
smpfesa del tranvia electrico.
4 pagar los fesponsa 5lesi
gohtribuyentes iaerta,
w tempo ga de que los malos adRinistra-
n oe ia eosa pd6ica, no sigan periudican-
.aP1uemente los iLtereses de- contrlbu-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20

do confrmados, desde luego, los cargos que
hicieron al doctor Lassaleta.
No Sc podia sno hacer justca sc hi
20. Sc desttuyo al Doctor, no vountariamen-
to por ell Ayuntamiepto, sin6 por ell mandate 8
fudfcaciones de Mr.. Hunt, que ha dado mues
tras de saber ejercer la alta mission que le estA
encomeniada.
Hay M hecho concluyente positvo ell
atropello horroroso, one trae como consecuen-
cla la muerte de un ciudadano extraD jero.
I una conside .ci6n que hacer. Z No pudieron
promover, ell mcdico con su conducta rehusan-
do Riv!ere sus auxilios sentando Ell prin-
clpio de que tenia derecho asistir los
fraEceses, el Alcalde de Sac Juan eludiendo
su responsablidad mantle -i6ndole en-
puesto, un conflicto entire dos naciones, por
10 menos, enojosas reclamaciones?
~ no pudieron evitar este peligro Ell me-
dfco, siendo IN POGO mas humane, el Alcal-
calde, conduciendose con justicia?
Estas consderaciones nos la sugiere Ia
efervescencia que reina en- la colonia fran
cesa la impression que ha causado
miembros Ell dicho de Las saeta Ia conducta
de Egozcue.
Una carta fruada por los franceses mas
prominentes de San Juan public6 en- ell
<Boletfn0 ell <Heraldo,S dando las gra-
cias al Consul por su actitud en6rgica conse-
cuente.
Nosotros tambien le aplaudimos, asf como
a los honorables Gobernador Attorney, que
no permiteron pasara impdnemente semejan-
te aoandonO de seryicios medico quien
paga ell munici pio para atender todos los en-
ferrnos pobres de la locaiidad, sin distinction de
Pero 10 mas extrano es cue baya alcal-
de como ese Egozcue que pretenda just6car
semejants actitud.
Oh, los alcaldes republcanos
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
N ACTO DE NHUMAIIDlD
Y UNA LEGION AL ALCALDE EGOZCUE

eomentar un hechO, que aunque
N FSm4 - ntiestros lectores, encierra nota-
.fAss Pfy.are, ciudadsno frances, muri6
~. Cs.uas 4fas en- ell Dep6sito municipal de
81 nuier pi5i6, cuando aquel &c
" leIt.-,ra auXiiios al DR.. Lassaleta, me
n - AZ Puerta de TerrI, donde residfa
ri doctor Lassaleta, la sdplica de
ei. eis. e1nfast6 que no tenff obligation de
r Psl7ts r.. fr4nceses. Riviere fue llevado de
n a. T.arra entire dos poiicfas, presa de
Y Ff1 da 4eIirio. Y conducido, no al hospi-
sef4rro. sino al Dep6Sito como un
sJ .e le coloc6 en- una zelda os-
cfa >f1 veutiIaci6n, y, seg6n refere
pRoretin0 rio 5obre un monton de car
'D,otro boras despues de encarcelado.
I'Gsoa. ,on los responsables de esta
=. desastross? FL doctor Lassaleta, que
X Fl'.+6 los prjmeros auxi!ios IN enfermo
n.5scfs de I'm acceso de febre cerebral;
n, del Dep6sito, y por consfgufente la
-1s..traci6a municipal, que encierra un
l.ro en ina rAzmorra y le abaudona, en-
~ ,rocnrafle auxiIios facuitativos.
ITrnos mfembfOs de Ia colonia fra &c q
-.sr an c9n0cimlento del consul nacionai
,,graetado suceso de Ia muerte de Riviere.
.st.rl acudl6 en- queia al honorable Co
,1or de Puerto Rico, Y segun nos dfcen,
-u' 'nt "a trasmiti6 al Alcalde de San Juan,
.na1d5ndo.e practicara una Information.
.-.t6 Eg0zcue con eyasivas, explicando
nara Ia conducta del doctor Lassaleta.
sros entendido que de ninguna mauera
De Francla Sc conformaba, y
5opa fusta reparaci6n, preVia otra inds-
,,fa mas conclenzuds y desapasionada.
rralmentei el Gobernsdor Sc apresuro
], j ssupt0 eu manOs del Attorney Gene
IA information Sc practice por ell ho-
,be Fi.ca de la Corte de Distrito, quedan-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
AsambIea federal
en- Santurce
Nuevo Sub Comite

Con nutrida concurrencia ieyose cabo
Ell domingo 1ltimo la asanblea anunciada, con
ell fn lie proceder la designation de los
miem bros que han de ccmDoner el nueyo Sub
comite del partido federal en- Santurce, por
cesaci6n del que venfa funconando.
Alberto e acto por 81 sef1or Dies de An
dino, ,propuso este la constitution de una mesa
interina antes de proceder la election del
nuevo organlsmo, para Ia cuaI fue designado
como Presdente don Tuio Larfinsga como
Secretaries don Sebastian Moll don Antonio
Gonzalez.
Despues de ocupar estos sefiores sus puss.
tos, ell senior Larrinaga, en- un hermoso ele-
gante discurso, aconsejo tacto Ell Ia designa-
ci6n de los miembros para ell nuevo Sub CO.
mite, en- forma patri6tica les alent6 para
seguir la Incha en- pro de nuestros ideales.
Sgni0le en- ell uso de la palabra ell sefior
Diez de Andino con breves = eTegantes fra
ses hizo una resefa de los traba jos realizados
por ell Sub Comite que cesaba bajo su pres-
dencia, cuya labor mereci0 IN voto de gracias
de la Asam plea.
Procedi6se seguidamente Ia election del
nueyo Sub Comite que di6 Ell resultado que
vera en- la siguiente acta que para So pubica-
ci6n nos envian.
<Don Sebastian Moll Secfetaiio del Sub
comite federal de Santurce
Certtfca: que en- Asambles celebrada el
da Is del corriente con asfstencfa de los seno-
res que al final SO insertan .quedo constitufdo e
Sub-comit6 del partido federal en- dfcho po-
hlado en- la sfguiente forma: Presidente homo
rarfo 1ngeniero don Tulio Larrinaga. Presi-
dente effective, don Rafael Diez de Andino
Vice Presidente. Lcdo. don Juan de Zengotita
Tesorero: don Antonio Sanchez. Secretarfo:
don Sebastian Mol. Vocales: don Luis Pc
drosa. don Etanislao Rodriguez. don Pedro J.
Rodriguez, don Jose kybar, don Maximno
Landrau, don Juan E. Batista, don Jose G.
Torres, don Etanislao Santana, don jose Cas-
tro, don Luis Diaz Ffgueras, don Matfas Yer
dejo
Z para remitir al peri6iico La DEMoCRA-
c1A, libro la presente que visa ell senor Presi-
dente en- ell poblado de Santurce de San Juan
Bautista de Puerto Rico, diez nueye de
Agosto de mil noYecientos unos
s Moll.
w BQ-El Presidente.
&. Diez de Andino.
Recibsn esos entusiastas eorreiigienarios
ansstra mas enthusiasts fsiicitaci6n,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
PARA SAN JUAN

De regreso de Ia f1dcdsadd erpedtct6n q
Ponce, pas6 aver por Caguas con direccci6n q
San Juan, nuestro antique amigo ell connotado
republican, don Luis Sanchez Morales, quien
acompanaba ell estmable joven don Ramon
Ferran.
Como las diferencias polftcas no han To-
zrado metar una amistad de Duchos amos, de-
partimos igablemente breves instantes.
7 para que los del Pals escamen,
conste que Sanchez Morales no estuvo en- la
redacci0n d g La DEMoCBAC1A.
Ell encuentro fne casual, en- IL calle
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
A r r OYO

Sc eucuentra hoy en- aqnel pueblo Ell cua-
dro lfrico-dramatico que dirige Francisco Juz-
ti2, artista cubano muy couocido, y an cuyo
cuadro fgura como primera dana la notable
actriz caguuena dof1a Agustina Rodriguez de
Justiz. So espfritual hfja adoptiva, seiorita
Virgilia Luaces, ell sinpatico estudioso 10
ven cagtieno don ERilo Ramos
La precaria stituaci6n de los esposos Jus-
tiz sus esfuerzos artfsttcos, bien merecen Ia
ayuda de los hijos de Arroyo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
AGuas buenas
AEPUBLICANOS QUE Sc VAN

'saor Director de La DEMoCRACIA,
!. Caguas.
44uy seaor nuestro:
.uAUlleendonos alistado en- las ilas del parti-
!, Ipuoucano, en- ell miitamos hasts hoy
\, A. stshQo conformts con Ia marcha que
y 'usGa |. .T agrnpaci6n polfttca, nos separa-
eHa qaedando an actitud independent
s,ta. y iGllpandoe las gracias por la iusersi6n
,o.i5'.-I meas eu su i'ustrado peri6dico nos
y.aro Kanos, Cristino Ramos, Jose Mica
i,sso AFRO Jose Caballero, Tomas Lopez,
Va NC Oornelio Acevedo, Ortiz Cornelio
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
Los obreros de Ponce

Dice nuestro colega EJ Dtario:
GE artfculo de nuestro querido coiega La
DensoeTdcid, publicado ei vernes, que leva
por rubro <Movimiento obrero. Republica-
nos desenganados. Los obreros de Bayam6n>,
fp6 reprod ucido en- mil hoias sueltas por va
rios obreros de esta ciudadS
Agrad ecemos q esos obreros la distinction
que han hecho de nuestro artfcuo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
Una sentencia

po,, ,a4uln Beamud, agente de rentas in
srlnnll Oaoo Rojo, acnsado de apropiarse
aai5 co"s 80 a9llars en- sellos del gobierno,
Ia tlss "a ae Ia Corte de Distrito pedia pa
w N ieIos alos 9cho meses 81 dias de prision ;
\ gus mis- meIt' que formaron sala lie impusie-
i s..Ita nuIta de 250 dollars.
fscp,.se ,.ee que ell ministerio pGblico estables-
iRIufso de casaci6n.
'lgue er Ia carcel de Msyagtez.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20

Recibsn esos entusiaztas eorrelgienarios
ansstra mas enthusiasts fsiicitsci6n,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20

Comunican de Euevs York que los ultras
del protecciopismo norteam ericsno muestran
alguna oposici6n que Sc mpopgan derechos
al ca f6 que Sc impCrte do Puerto Rico.
EntIe los libre- camtistas Sc nota muchos
deseos de que SO lrotejs 3. cafe de esa isla,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
WENCESLA0 SIRE

Aver tuvimos el gusto de yer en- esta ciu-
dad nuestro querido amigo correigt onario
para 5an Jnan, nos dspens6 afectuosa vista.
Reiteramosle nuestro afectuoso saludo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
vENTA De FINCAS

FOR no podeas endr dun m6dos las guiente
oll radica
t6mino,
nregul estado
Agubu
dedfcadas vaTio frusm smenore
Ell tabenno mrcanti sL
Ell
"
Don dose Silva Albert.
o de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-20
Se solicita

,sa oao Nnotei Aurora1 Sc soiicita ma sin
"a tasea "a entendida en- cuestiones de lin
'sis pFeooss alsposiciones psra la cocina y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
BETTER THAN CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE.

Jetmore, KAN, July 1st.-Mrs. Anna
Jones Freeman, daughter of Mr.. G..
G.. Jones, of Burdett, and one of the
most popular ladies in Hodgeman
County, has been a martyr to head
ache for years. It has made her life
a continual misery to her. She suf-
fered pains in the small of the back,
and had every symptom of Kidney
and Urinary Trouble.
To-day she is as well as any lady
in the state.
This remarkable change was due
entirely, to a remedy recently intro
duced here. It is called Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and many people claim it to
be an infallible cure for Kidney Dis
eases, Rheumatism and Heart
Trouble.
Mrs. Freeman heard of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and almost with the first
dose she grew better. In a week her
headaches and other pains had gone,
and she had left behind her all her
illness and days of misery.
A medicine that can do for any one
what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done
for this lady, is very sure soon to be
universally used, and already the de-
mand for these pills has increased
wonderfully in Pawnee and Hodge
man Counties, where the particulars
of Mrs. Freeman's case and its cure
are known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
WESTERN CYCLONE STORMS.
Properly Losses Very Heavy in Sections
Swept in Wisconsin and
WISCONSIN.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 29.-Heavy
storms are reported all over this sec-
ton yesterday afternoon and the
property loss will run up into the
thousands, while a number of persons
ave been injured and many head of
live stock killed. The worst storm
was that which passed through a
large district south of New Rich
mond, Wis. It was a tornado, and did
much damage to farm property, al
though fortunately no lives were lost.
On a smaller scale it resembled the
tornado which swept over and de-
stroyed the greater portion of New
Richmond two years ago. Over a
dozen farmers have already reported
the loss of a part or all of their
buildings, wind mills, live stock, ma
chinery, ETC., and the loss there will
be very heavy. In some cases buildings
away by the wind, and flood damage
was elsewhere reported. The rainfall
vas nearly four inches.
A tornado is also reported to have
caused much loss about Star Prairie.
some distance to the north of New
Richmond. Hector Nom reports Ill
crops destroyed six miles north of
there by a destructive hailstorm.
Bird Island and Montevideo, Mimi,
both suffered considerably. In st. Paul
and Minneapolis the storm was very
threatening, but here only minor
damage was done.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
THE MEREDITH MURDER.
Evidence Accommodating that it WaS
Unprovoked, COward1y and
Brutal.

Seattle, Wash, June 29.-New light
Is thrown on the Meredith murder
Isl by investigation which has been
proceeding since the event. 1t has
transpired that Meredith left his
home on the afternoon of the murder
with the intention OF cleaning up his
DON in the police station and trans
ferring his personal possessions to his
home. He had packed up the articles
belonging to him, among which was
the shotgun with which he fired at
Considine.
About five minutes before the shoot
ing occurred Meredith was seen at the
corner of jester way and Second ave-
nue.. The eX-chief had his arms full
of packages at this time.
1t has also developed hat the Con-
sidine brothers were walking about
in the neighborhood of the drug
store for some time before the shoot
ing, and appeared to be looking for
some one. The latest developments
point to the supposition that the Con-
sidines found Meredith on his way
home and provoked him to the shoot
ing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
IMPUDENcE AND IGNORANCE.
Sad Break OF n PIutocratic organ
That Seeks for Converts to
C0mmercia1izm.

That republican organ of the trusts,
she New York Sun, voicing, no doubt,
she general feeling of the s.better ele-
ment OF society" says:
"War upon p~lutocracy is hopeless.
The democracy viii never prevail un-
til it satisfies the country that the
democrats, not the republican party,
are the friends and instruments of
plutocracy. They must offer more IA
vorable conditions for money making
than the republicans can furnish, or
they will remain indefinitely as poor
in political strength as they are to.
day"
This brazeD echo of Wall street is as
ignorant as insolent in thus giving adj
vice to the democracy. The Sun evil
IDENTIFY does not know what democracy
means, or has forgotten it. Many
yearsago, when it was an honest sheet,
it published an essay on the wide gap
between democrats and republicans,
and if the fippant editor who now
holds rule will refer to it, he may
learn something to his advantage, if
only not to expose his ignorance again.
The Sun now believes that by the bait
of success the democrats should be
willing to forego their principles and
go the republicans one better in their
mad march of commercialism, imperi-
alism and exploitation of h people.
The war upon plutocracy will neve
be hopeless while the democracy ex-
lists. If for awhile a majority of the
people are led away to worship at the
shrine of plutocracy, and are willing
to pick up the crumbs that fall from
the table of Dives, they will OOH find
their mistake.
The rule of the rich cannot be a gov
eminent in the interest of the people,
and any party that is "the real friend
and instrument of ~plutocracy" and
that appeals to the people to support
it is a fraud, de1usion and a snare that
only the Sun editor could belong to.
But it is well to have this expos
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
THE DEED OF A DESPERATE.
KiIls two OF Party of WouId-Be
Lynchers, Escapes and il
Recaptured.

Panther, ". Va, June 29.-The at
tempt of a mob to lynch q negro, yes
terday, at lager, five miles south of
here, resulted in the killing of two of
the would-be lynchers. The negro,
Peter Price, was accused of insulting
q white woman. He vas pursued by
n crowd of men, and sought refuge
In a small room in the rear of a sa-
loon. The mob battered down the
door, and Is they entered the room
Price threw himself at them with
the ferocity of a tiger, with a knife
in each hand. In cutting his way out
he killed George Hooks and F. M. Nc
Gran and seriously cut Charles Davis.
AS Price struck down these men the
others fell back, and the negro made
his escape through an open window.
Several members of the mob
brought revolvers into play, but they
succeeded in inflicting only two slight
flesh wounds. Price was pursued and
captured by officers, who hurriedly
sent him to the Jail at WEIGH to avoid
the vengeance of the enraged popu-
lace. Hooks and McGran were both
well-known citizens.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
STRANGE, U TRUE.

Holland is the only country in Eu-
rope hat admits coffee free of duty.
The town of Nasso, in Sweden, has a
female contingent in its fire brigade.
None of the useful varieties of fish
is yet known to exist in antarctic wa
tiers.
A corner in St. Louis that sold for
$350,O00 in 1891 has just changed hands
for 81, o00, 600.
In the Mountain of the Monks" ON
the coast of Macedonia, there are 20
monasteries.
South Australia has never been Wis.,
tied Sy any great epidemic and is nat
urally very healthful.
In India if you see a quantity OF
strings tied from side to side of the
street, with three cornered pieces of
paper fastened to them, you may know
that a birthday is being celebrated in
one of the houses.
The emigration of Russian peasants
to eastern Siberia, and especially to
the Ussuri territory, is going on at q
feverish rate. During the first three
months of the present year nearly
5000 people left Odessa for Vladivosr
tok.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
STORM KING IN MINNESOTA.
Minneapolis and ST. Paul Visited
Darkness and ~structiO

and rue
Minneapolis, Mimi, June ga ter
rife storm swept over Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and vicinity yesterday afternoon.
The storm broke about four o'clock,
being preceded by almost utter dark
ness. It was so dark that the Western
league baseball game vas postponed
because the players were unable to
see the ball. Many people went into
the streets to watch the clouds, and
when the storm of wind and rain
broke there were many injured.
Holly Bennett was struck by a live
electric wire and killed. The frame
building occupied by the Home laun-
dry was wrecked. Mrs. Morey, an
employee of the laundry, had a leg
broken and a shoulder dislocated.
The storm levelled part of the can
vas enclosure Of Pawnee Bills Wild
West show, and several persons were
injured there.
One of the grain tanks being built
by the Pioneer Steel Elevator Co., in
southeast Minneapolis, was tilted from
its foundation and collapsed. The
workmen barely escaped.
Throughout the city window lights
were broken in and much minor dam
age was done.
In st. Paul the storm was heavy,
but the damage there was of q minor
character, chimneys being blown
down, window panes smashed and
shade trees broken.
Duluth and West Superior also re-
port a heavy wind and electrical storm
yesterday afternoon. Similar reports
come from many towns north and
west of the Twin Cities. Near Monte
video, Mimi, all the buildings on the
farm of G. Jung were blown down
and one man was probably fatally in
iured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
SHE HAS LOST A FRIEND.
Sincere Sorrow In England over the On
timely Death of Adelbsrt
8. Hay.

London, June 29.-The London
weekly papers speak of the loss to
Secretary Hay by the death of his
son, Adelbert s. Hay, at New Haven,
Conn, in the terms of deepest SYM
patty. The Saturday Review says:
"By the death of Adelbert S. Hay
American politics have lost caliber
and England has a friend less"
The Spectator says:
"That Adelbert S. Hay would, in
time, have proved himself like his IA
Their, a great and useful public serv-
ant, we do not for a moment doubt.
The deep sympathy felt in England
for Secretary Hay has been most
striking. We sincerely trust that the
burden of public service will not
prove beyond his endurance, for, with
the Philippines, Cuban and Porto
Rican questions only half settled, the
United States needs the calm and
moderating counsels of his wise and
comprehensive mind
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
DoCToRED FIGURES.
The Treasury Bureau Furnishins
Questionable Evidence I'm Sap
port OF Protective TarifY.

Ever since Senator Hanna placed his
private secretary in charge of the
treasury bureau of statistics there has
issued from there, and what is espe-
cialIy singular, always fayoring the
republican side of the contention OF
the tariff and other matters. Econ
omists and others who make a special
study of statistics openly say the hg-
ures given are not reliable, as well
known facts dispute them. Here is an
instance that seems to show their I'M
reliability given in a dispatch from
Washington, which says: Secretary
Gage has issued a statement that at
tempts to disprove the charge that our
export business with Russia has suf-
fered OF account of the retaliatory ar
iM war which he precipitated by en-
forcing a c~ountervaling duty upon
Russian sugar. He has undertaken to
show that there has been an actual in
crease in our expectations to the
cars dominions. The ~secretary's fig
ures ought to be accurate, for they are
obtained from the bureau of statistics,
but when one reflects upon the facts as
disclosed by official statements from
St. Petersburg, there is room for
doubt about the accuracy of the work
of the bureau. Here is a statement
taken from a st. Petersburg dispatch.
which explains itself:
"Since March last, when the minister
of finance informed the country that,
owing to American attitude, he had
been compelled to tax American inn
ports, conditions nave come to be as
follows: Germany, France and Eng
land now pay 14.55 francs per 100
pounds. This the United States also
did until March 1. Since the tax has
been advanced the others pay as be-
fore, and United States goods have to
pay 23.10 francs. Thus, the United
States pays So per cent. more than
Germany, France or Great Britain.