BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-12-04

heresy. 1t recommends that milder treat.
ment be meted out to members of those
Sects whose tenets do not differ widely from
those of the Orthodox Church, for example,
the "Old Believers.n The fact that the
marshaps liberal speech should be mentioned
at all in the press, as well as the tone of
the discussions which it has provoked, in.
dicates that liberal and tolerant ideas are
beginning to assert themselves in Russia,
in spite of all the efforts to suppress them,
and that the bigoted and narrow rule Of
Pobyedonostzeff will not endure forever.
A Chicago man who was in New York
last week lighted his cigar and pushed his
way through crowd in Broadway car.
He got out on the front platform of the car
only to be warned by the motorman. "You
can't smoke here", said the latter "and
you can't ride here, either" The latter in
junction vas enough. If the Chicagoan
couldn't smoke. Smokers ride on the front
platforms in Chicago. The Ohicagoan re.
traced his steps to the rear platform and
resumed his weed. The conductor warned
him. The Ohicsgoan left the car and board
ed the first open car that followed. AS he
did SO he threw away his cigar. After he
had boarded the open car he read sign :
sSmoSing on the four rear seats". But he
didn't want to smoke just them. Later on
he did. He lighted another cigar. Just as
he did 90 the conductor called out: Gear
ahead". The car ahead was closed one.
Then he got mad, hired an automobile and
smoked to his hearts content. But it cost
him e3.
The war has now been going on for three
years. In that time, as the reports of those
British generals who have been able to
indu Itfefr JOBS at the front show, more
Beers than the combined Transvaal and
Orange Free State armies ever mustered
have been killed, wounded or captured at
least once by victorious British warriors.
The critics of the War Office seem ignorant
OF this remarkable showing. If they were
A general who is able to put out Of the
running more soldiers than his enemy ever
possessed cannot be accused logically OF in.
competency. The surprising part Of it all
is the inexplicable manner in which these
Beers, after having been killed, wounded or
captured, persist in rushing outposts, am
buscading columns, and seising guns. The
medieval tales Of ghostly hosts succoring
besleged Crusaders from the attacks of lively
Saracens look like candle flames at high
loon in the glare of these latter.day exploits.
Senator Hanna sees in the number Of
monumental memorial undertakings in
honor Of President Mckinley the prospect
of slenderer contributions to the proposed
national monument at Canton, Ohio, where
the late executives body lies buried. Mr..
Hanna thinks that the monument at Can
ton should be first builded, as that involves
a simple tribute to the man himself without
any ulterior purpose of local pride or adorn.
ment However this may be we do not
doubt that in spite of default elsewhere the
great state Of Ohio may be depended on to do
proper mortuary honor to her most distin
guished son.
Secretary Hay made an eloquent plea for
peace and friendship with the scorld, and
said that the government had striven on the
lines laid down by Washington to cultivate
friendly relations with all nations and to
form "entangling alliances" with none.
The speech at this time, when South Amer.
lea is distrustful and the nations of Europe
are talking Of an anti-American commercial
alliance, was a master stroke of tact and
craftsmanship. The whole address was filed
with lofty patriotism in the spirit Of Wash.
ington's "Farewell Address" ;" and lays down
an America policy which all good Americans
can heartily support.
The last Legislature Of Pennsylvania did
many remarkable things, but its most
notable achievement was the construction
Of q statute proclaiming an absolutely new
principle Of Law, viz, that the dead may
inherit from the dead. Heretofore the dead |
could retain control Of property only by |
debating to the living as to its disposition, |
but it is now lawful in Pennsylvania for the |
defunct 10 take their earthly possessions |
along and lay up treasures in the next world. |
Pockets in shrouds should be the correct
thing.