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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
UM DELEGADO

Don Pssoacio Fsjardo, de Mayagiiez
ha llegado a esta capital. Asiste como
deiegado las sesiones de la Camara.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
MANIFEST
Juncos, Enero 10 de l 9O1.
Sr. Director de LA DEmoCRACIl

uncos, Enero g de l 9O1.
Sr. Director de LA DEMoCRACIA
Caguas.
Distinguido seflor: LIE enoarezco la
pubiicidad de las siguientes lfness, por 10
que lie queda reconocido su affmo. 8. g.
q. g. m. b.
Claudio CaIenti
Adn d riesgo de herir la modestfa del
distinguido medico don Gabriel Jimeuez
Ssnjurjo, quiero hacer notorios mis- SEN
timientos de gratitu1 por sus efoaces auxi-
los en- La enfermedad de mi hija Maria.
I'll ssbio galeno no solo consiguio
combatir la cruda dolencia que la atormen
taba 81 que tamoi6n Ie hizo recuperar la
vision que habfa perdido como secuela de
aquella.
Ante su sfabilidad sus aoiertos pro-
feslonales reserve uu reconocimieDto pro
fundo, que compensa ell benefsio recibido
del ilustrado doctor.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
ABJURACE0N

Mr.. Eduardo j. Woods adjur6 de su
creenclss protestantes, bautizandcss en- i
iglesis catolica.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
TRAKvfAS

Aver se desvfo por dos veces ell tran
VIA de San Juan Rio piedras Los carros
eleotricos hicieron sin Interruption ell SER
yioio.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
PARA EUROPA

va para Europa ell ministro domini
cano senior Francisco Henriquez Carvaial
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21
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Enero 10.

Enero I9.
C0NDAD0S
El ayuntamiento de Juana- Diaz de
muestra su inoonformidad ante ell 6iU So
bre condados.
EMPRESTETO
Es "a acuerdo ell hacer IN emprestito
por seis millones de dollars.
UM DELEGADO
Don Psscacio Fsjsrdo, de Mayagiiez
ha llegado esta capital. Asiste como
deiegsdo las sesiones de la Camara
PARA EUROPA
Va para Europa ell ministro domini
cano senior Francisco Henriquez Carvaial
TRAKvfAS
Aver se desvfo por dos veces el tran
VIA de San Juan Rio piedras Los carros
electrlcos hicieron sin interru pciou ell SER
vicio.
ABJURACI0N
MIR. Eduardo J. Woods adiur6 de aus
creenciss protestantes, bautizandcss en- Ia
iglesis catolics.
OPERA
A DYiDoiDio de M .rzo IloOo-X o.e -
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-01-21

Sc suspen9e Ell acto.
The Washington times., 1901-07-21

merchandise which they exchanged with
the Indians for furs. Major Dougherty
iaid on the town of Iatan, named for an
indian chief. 1t then had bright pros
pects. and was located on the banks of
'ne river. but IL is not as large now as 1t
was forty years ago-it died with the
navigation of the Missouri Cow Island.
too. is gone.
Like many smaller islands in the river
II mas oeen swept away by the rapacious
current Of that stream until now mot an
acre is left. and the fact that such an ISL
ana ever existed is unknown to the pres
ent generation The old Missouri has cut
some nigh capers within the last half
century and the channel Is not where il
once was AT the foot of the blum at
weston, where stood Warmers warehouse
from which the bales of hemp we're row.
ed directly onto the bows of the boats. is
now an immense willow sand bar, and the
river is haif-mile away. Iatan, the
once promising city. is now an inland
village two miles from the river bank
such have been the changes in this part
OF the diver in the last fifty years that
should one of the old river pilots return
today, he would not recognize a single
landmark--Boston Transcript
The Washington times., 1901-07-21
THE NAVY IN THE SIXTIES
some Interesting Figures on the
Work of the Six squadrops,

Early In the war six squadrpns were es-
| tablished, which We're maintained until
| the summer CT 1866. These were the North
Atlantic, South Atlantic, East Gulf and
| W est Gulf squadrons, and the Mississippi
ana Potomac fiotillas. When the Admin
| istration of Mr.. Lincoln began. there
were. according to the Naval Secretary's
report, ninety vessels belonging TO the
| navy. These vessels carried, or were de-
signed to carry. 2.4l5 guns. Excluding ves-
sells on the stocks, those used as station
airy storeships and receiving ships, and
| those regarded as not worth repairing.
the available force Included sixty-nine
vessels.
During the four years of the war 30
vessels were built by the Government
carrying total of 1.675 guns Of these
81 were ironclad vessels with 2Oe guns.
Besides these, 41S vessels were purchased
by the Government at an aggregate cost
of sls,36G, ,6lS.S3. From 1900 men in the
service Of the navy in 1861. the number
was increased to 1900 in 1865. and the
men at work In the Government navy
yards were increased from 3,s44 to l6 $50
In January, 1865, there were in the six
squadrons enumerated al vessels, carry
ing 2.1i5 guns. Four foreign squadrons,
the European, the Brazilian, the East In
dian, and the Pacific squadrons were in
operation. though, Uf course but a small
force of ships could be maintained at
these distant points.
From the beginning to the end of the
war there were about thirty vessels of
all descriptions fitted out by the South
20 prey upon the commerce of the North,
and although but seven of them-the Sum
ter, Nashville, Alabama Florida Geor
gia, Tallahassee, and Shenandoah-were
at all formidable, the operations OF the
fleet Of priYateers were very disastrous
Their capture OF the merchant marine yes-
sells of the North comprised steamers,
IS ships, 43 brigs. So barks, and &C schoon-
ers-215 vessels In all, with an aggregate
Of perhaps 100, ,0O0 tons. On the other hand,
the number of vessels captured and sent
to the United States admiralty courts for
adjudication from May l, 1861, to the close
of the war was / li9.
The number of vessels burned, wrecked
sunk. and otherwise destroyed during the
war by the Federal Navy was 355 Nearly
all the captures of value were vessels
built In so-called neutral ports, and fitted
out and freighted for the express purpose
of running the blockade. The gross pro-
ceeds OF property captured by the United
States Navy during the blockade and con-
demned as prizes amounted to about S24-
000, 900. TO which add 5000 600 as the esti-
mated value of the 355 vessels destroyed
and we have a total of S3l. SOC. 900 of prop
erty taken by our blockading squadron,
very large, proportion OF which was
belonging to British SUBJECTS
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
The Washington times., 1901-07-21
A LOST MISSOURI ISLAND.
Strange Disappearance of n Land
mark Discovered "a Century Ago.

| One of the most noted localities on the
Missouri River in the palmy days of
steanboating on that stream was Cow
Island an island located in the river
about seven miles above Weston and op-
posite the old town of Iatan. 1t then con-
tanned about l,000 acres and was densely
covered with a primeval forest of cotton
wood. 1t acquired its peculiar name from
the fact that at an early day-some time
in the last century-a French trader, in
ascending the river. found here solitary
COW, the first ever seen so high up. and
the only one then within hundreds of
miles. She had been stolen, doubtless. by
the Indians from the white settlement. on
the Mississippi near st. Charles, driven
up the river and placed on the island to
prevent her escape The French gave to
the island the name, Isle de Vache," the
English meaning of which was COW Is
land"
The island was in former days place
of historic interest. and was a noted land
mark not only among the early voyagers
and steamboat men, but the early eX-
plorers as well. Lewis and Clarke landed
here and replenshod their larder with
several deer on July 3. 1904. They found
at the head of the island. alarge lake, now
called Bean Lake" containing beaver
and many water fowl 1t VAS the first
beaver they had seen. Captain Martin,
another explorer, wintered here with a
detachment of troops in 1slS-19. AMI here
Major Long, ON his famous expedition to
the Yellowstone. held a council with the
Kansas Indians on August "a. 1919 In
fact. the principal village of that tribe
was located on the island. and they had
been seated there from time immemorial.
her vii
Pawnees, Iowas, Sacs and Foxes. and
other tribes from the north side of the
river.
The island was first opened by Major |
John Dougherty, of Liberty, Mo, the |
father of the present Congressman from |
that district, who in his day was a IA |
nous trapper and member of the |
American Fur Company, and spent many |
years among the Indians. The fur COM |
pany had number of trading posts on |
the upper Missouri. where they kept
The Washington times., 1901-07-21
ALLoTTING PUBLIC LAND
Methods Used by Ancients Compared
With These of Today

Reference has been made to the rush
which will take place next month in
Oklahoma for the new lands opened to
settlement there. And nothing could
more clearly point out the difference be-
tween the ancient methods of awarding
public soil and those in vogue today
OF all old-time measures used in the di-
vision common then none seems to have n
more curious origin than the Anglo-Sax-
on ox-hide, or. preferably, hide. though
both terms are used interchangeable 1t
is differently given as ranging in dimen
sions from so to l20 acres. and would ap-
pear to go back not only TO early Greek
history, but even to the half-fabulous pc
riod that preceded IL.
When Dido. the hapless heroine of Vir-
giis Aenid, first came to Africa, the ma
tives would not allow her to settle there.
She said. however, she only wanted as
much ground as could be covered by an
oX-hide, and they, seeing no harm in this
request, granted 1t. Thereupon Dido cut
the skin into the thinest possible strips
and stretching them from end to end
claimed all of the soil they enclosed. This
enclosed ground became the Bourse-from
the Greek word meaning oX-hide-Of the
the hide as land measure may have aft
erward. through the ages, made its way
to England.
story something akin to the Dido in
cident. and possibly growing out of it, Is
told of the first coming OF the Dutch to
Manhattan. The Indians refused to give
or sell them any of their soil. Finally
they were asked for just as much land
as might be covered by the leather
breeches worn by the most portly of the
visitors. This the savages acceded to,
and by dint Of careful cutting into thin
sections the generously constructed gar
ment was made to tane in a considerable
portion of the island. One of the strong
est combinations of the truth of this lat
ter tale is that a pretty little plant known
locally as .'Dutchman's Breechcs." or
squirrel corn, still! visits yearly the unim
proved parts OF the island-Phi!alelphia
Times.
The Washington times., 1901-07-21
Locomotives Abroad.

(From the Worlds Work.
The English have been severely criti-
cising American locomotives because they
consume more fuel and for other reasons
cost more to run than machines of Eng
lish manufacture. Yet the total OF our
export trade in locomotives continues to
grow. Last year 525 We're exported, val
ued at S5592. .+03. whereas ten years before,
only IA Were exported. English statis-
ticians record the value of their export
ed machines and not the number of them.
The value is still slightly in advance of
the value of American locomotive cX-
ports: but the American trade is fast
gaining on the English.
Two OF our consuls have recently sent
home notes that have some bearing on
this subject. In 1899 five English loco
motives were ordered for the Jamaica
Government Railway. One Of them was
tried over 4 graded route early this spring
and after considerable baking came TO u
standstill-:t failure. The intC resting part
Of this Is that American locomotives had
frequently climbed the grade without any
trouble whatever. Again, the harbor au-
thorities of Calcutta advertised for bids
on locomotives. The lowest English bid
was 81 ,S4g for each locomotive, to Ne de-
Iivered within nine months; the lowest
American bid was $5,59S, delivery within
six months. OF course we received the
An offset to the greater guam
-ity of fuel required by the American ms-
chine is its greater hauling power.
The Washington times., 1901-07-21

ribly brutal feature is left out of tn.
forward, and attract the attention OF
the bull to draw him off from the 'pi-
cador,' who sometimes experiences diff
| ficulty in escaping from the PROSTATE
body of the horse. Another 'picador
| then comes forward, and IL he is able
| to repel the attack the audience goes
simply wild with applause After the
arena is strewn with from four to six
| mangled carcasses of horses, the audi
ence clamors for fresh sport, and the
| third, and last, act of the tragedy be-
| gins.
IF the bull. exhausted by his fire.
quent charges and loss of blood, be-
gins to flag, he must be stimulated to
fresh exertion. 'Banderillos' enter on
foot, armed with long barbad darts in
each hand, and, If the bull is very
lethargic, explosive material is added.
Here brute courage comes in. and the
audience is wrought to the highest
pitch. The 'banderillo' goes forward
to meet the bull face to face. and as
the exhausted and tortured animal
stoops to toss him, he fixes his darts
into either shoulder and then springs
over to one side. The second bander-
rillo' comes forward; the danger is
greater. and the excitement more in
tense; the suffering bull is bounding
into the air, roaring and tearing up
the sand: but this 'banderillo,' too,
must fix his darts. which is done amid
the widest excitement and the blare of
trumpets which call for the climax.
THE FINAL AND FATAL STRUGGLE.
Finally the 'matador, or .espada,'
comes forward, and now it is death
either to man or bull. The 'matador,'
who is the hero of the occasion, if he
acquit himself WELL bears himself as
the chief actor in stage drama, the
rest respectfully falling back at his
approach. If he is a famous man. such
as Mazzatini, of Seville, he is received
with acclamation by the audience.
Mazzatini, who is an Italian, and per-
haps the most famous 'matador' IN
Spain, is beautiful singer by the
way. His manner of dealing with the
bull is poem of grace and daring.
to take advantage of num-
erous opportunities afforded by the
bull for giving the coup de grace, he
plays with the maddened beast until the
audience is on its feet with enthus-
iasm. At last before anyone can tell
how it is done. SO quick is the fatal
thrust, the bull stops suddenly in a
mad rush, totters, falls upon it's knees,
sinks to the ground; his proud head
droops gradually, and all is over.
THE applause breaks forth like
thunder, drowning the band, which
strikes up; the men shower hats full |
Of cigarettes. the ladies their fans, tied |
with bouquets of flowers, upon the |
hero, who stands bowling in front of |
the royal box. Then the gorgeously ar
rayed mule teams drag out the dead |
horses and the bull; the arena is quick |
ly spread with sand, the men again |
take their places and the sport recon- |
nences. At first class fiesta from |
six to eight bulls and from twenty to
,orty horses are killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02

ing up by leaps and bounds, and will
force Europe to add to it's ruinously
large ornaments. Where is it to
end?' 1.-The Irish question is more
difficult than ever and the government
seems to view it with apathetic i'm
potenoe.' "The advocates Of the
liberals are not endeavoring to take
up the governments burden until they
have exacted conditions that their pol
icy will not again be stultified by re-
lection Of their measures by the house
of lords
Whether conditions should be exact
ed from the king or whether the lib
erals must frankly appeal to the coun-
try for the practical abolition Of the
house of lords is not quite clear. But
as the Daily News says cit is a bold
and somewhat startling suggestion,
in which Gladstone seems to have
put his finger OH the weak spot Of
modern liberalism
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
TO COURT.
.
Smelling Trust and ~Guggenhelms Have
New Scheme.

New York, March 29-The Evening
Post says: 1t was reported today that
a new company to take over the stock
of the American Smelling and Rein
ing and Guggenheim concerns would
be formed, in order to put through the
general scheme Of consolidation inter-
rupted by Yesterdays decision of the
New Jersey court Of errors and ap-
peals. This would permit the carry
ing out Of practically the original
project and not delay the amalgama-
tion negotiations.
The merger will require some time
to complete and it is considered likely
that some modified plan will be adopt.
ed whereby the deal can be closed. AS
it is, while the officers of the company
expect ultimately a favorable DISPOSE
ton by the courts, distractions al
ready encountered may cause many
postponements and tedious litigation
and to achieve similar ends by other
means is the course now under dis
cussiOn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
FAMOUS HOTEL CONE
Fire Completely Consumes Magnificent Structure
Erected by Late Millionaire Tobacconist.
Many Works of Art Destroyed.

The guests who were first driven
out of the Main street portion of the
hotel, took refuge in the lobby on the
Franklin street side. There was
much excitement, especially among
the women, most of whom had retired
for the night. Many people lost all
their effects.
Up to l2 80 it was hoped that the
Franklin street portion of the hotel
would be saved, but a sudden shift Of
the wind swept the fire directly in
that direction. There was a reported
loss of some of the fremen, who it
was said were cut off in a corridor and
smotherd by smoke, but the report
lacks confirmation.
: The report of the ~suffocation of five
iremen proves unfounded, but several
persons were hurt by falling down
stairs, etc. One mans hip was broken.
No one persisted in the flames. The
fire started in the linen room from q
defective flue. The insurnce is about
$3.50, OOO.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
WHIPPED The REFEREE
Rank Decision in Denver Prize
Fight Nearly Causes
Riot.

Denver, March 29-At the end of a
ten round go before The Colorado
Athletic association tonight. between
"Dave' Barry Of Toronto. and kid"
Mcfarland of New York, Referee
Floto, who is also manager of the
club, awarded the decision to MOZART
land. Floto Immediately left the ring
amid jeers Of the entire audience, and
followed by Pat Early, manager of
Barry.
When they reached the office of the
club EARLY struck Floto several times
in the face and vas proceeding to
pound him when bystnaders separated
them. The police cleared the house
and prevented what threatened for a
time to become a riot.
The fight was wen up to the fifth
round, when Barry began pounding
McPartland's heart with his right.
He blocked nearly all the Kids
leads and landed his right in return
Invariably. An old wound over the
right eye was opened in the eighth
and bled profusely till the finish. Nc
Partland vas weak in the ninth from
"Dave's" persistent punching over the
heart, and Barry seemed to be strong
at the and.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
MAY RESIGN
PREMIERSHIP
SALISBURY SERIOUSLY ILL OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE.
DOCTORS MUCH ALARMED
Condition Such That Contemplated
Visit to Riviera Has
Been Abandoned.

London, March 3O-The Weekly
Dispatch repeats the story published
in the Daily Express of Saturday that
Lord Salisbury is suffering from kid
ney affection which is likely to inca
pacitate him for some time, and says
it learns that the premier's illness has
taken SO u~nfavo1able q turf that his
proposed visit to the Riviera has be-
come almost hopeless and the an
nouncenlent of his resignation of the
premiership and his retirement from
political life may be anticipated be-
fore the end of April. The Dispatch
adds:
Doctors have pronounced Lord
Salisbury to be suffering from Bright's
disease in so aggravated a form that a
grave view is being taken of the case.
Lord Salisbury is SO axious to prevent
the nature Of his illness from being
made public that none of the special
lists called in are allowed to sign a bull
letin. No bulletin sanctioned by the
doctors has been issued.
1.-THE premier's condition suddenly
became so grave a week ago that Sir
Richard Douglas Poell, DR.. Walker
and other physicians were hastily
summoned. In order to avert a crisis
a prescription was made up, applica-
ton of which was to dispel an ap-
preaching complication, but the pre-
mier's condition the last day or two
has disappointed all the medical men.
One of the earliest callers Saturday
was a special messenger from the king.
The family this evening expressed
the hope that Lord Salisbury might
make the journey to the Riviera, but
the physicians are loath to express
any opinion, excepting SO far as for
bidding any definite arrangements to
be made for the present.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
CALL TO ACTION
Herbert Gladstone Makes Severe
Arrangement of British
Government.

London, March 3O-Herbert Glad
stone, member of parliament for West
Leeds, has issued a letter to his con-
stituents containing an Indictment of
the government which, the Daily
News declares, twill be taken by all
liberals as a bugle call to action and
as worthy of his fathers son. He
pears to have struck a note Oh which
a majority of the liberals can unite
against what even the conservative
organs admit to be weak management
of the party in power"
The letter is short. Its quality can
be judged from the following: "The
wal in South Africa will cost not far
short Of two hundred millions and
settlement seems as far off as ever.
There are problems to be solved in the
far east of the first magnitude and the
government seems to be destitute of a
settled policy. Already huge expend-
itures for the army and navy are 60
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
FRAUD WAS PLENTIFUL
Grand Jury Report on Novem-
Der Election at St.
Louis.

st. Louis, March 29-The February
grand jury made its final report today
to Judge Wood. According 10 the re-
port, most of the jury's time was oc-
cupied in investigating election frauds
perpetrated in the November election.
Two hundred and one indictments
were returned during the 81 ssion out of
227 cases, which have been considered.
The jury says it is appalled, at the un-
mistakable evidence of fragrant,
defiant and audacious violations Of
the sanctity of the ballot box which
were committed at the election on
November 6, last. The purity of the
ballot box is urged and the recon
mendation made that the registration
books be closed so days before each
election and Il complete list of the
registry should i've printed and posted
at the polling places ten days prior to
an election.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02
IMPORTANT ARRESTS
Nebraska Authorities Capture Two
Crooks with National
Regulations.

Omaha, March ga mar giving
his name as John r. Hall, who was
arrested in this city two days ago as
a suspicious character, was today
identified rs Prentice Tilicr, who is
alleged to be the author Of a host Of
crimes against the government and for
whose arrest a nnm Der Of rewards
have been offered, said to aggregate
several Thousand dollars. .g
His alleged pal, whose namn is Fish
er, is now under arrest at Hlstiugs,
Neb., and gives his name as Grant.
Hall has confessed to the chief of po-
lice that March 5, Grant and himself
robbed the rostoffice at Cincinnati of
a draft for 5000, and it is for this
crime that Grant is being held at
Hastings.
Tiller is known to the police
throughout the country and is said to
have operated in many cities Of the
south. His arrest was made on in
formation from Hastings.
Tonight Chief Donahue received a
telegram from Cincinnati to hold Til
Ter by all means.
Chief of Police Donahue received a
telegram this evening from VIM. A.
P%inkerton, rs follows: eve congratu-
late you upon your great arrest Of Til
Ter and Fisher. You have two of the
most desperate letter box thieves,
bank sueaks and professional forgers in
the United States. Hold them tight.
Will write particulars:'