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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-18

enjoying oneselt.J u
Commissioner of the Interior Elliot in bis
report to the Secretary OF the Interior Of the
United States, in arguing the question Of
the disputed insular and claimed by the q
3. government and the Insular authorities
maintains the right OF the Island to the
property. In summing up his arguments
General Elliott states:
"The definition of property of public
ovneIship ia quite clearly gwen, and dee,
not embrace ''public lands" as the expression
lis understood aod applied in the United
states, but article $40 classlfies such lands,
f the properly of the State, as 'sprvaie
property. The care with which the rights
II provinces, IL unicIpalIties, etc. we're reserv
ed in Article VIII of the treaty indicates
the mutual desire OF its trainers to do justic,
to all, and this Is further shown in th,
depression following the enumeration Q
property ceded, which, in conformity will
Jaw, belong to the public domain and q
such belong to the Grown of Spain"
My purpose herein IS to state the fact
{ and the convictions as formed frcm my in
) vestigation, leaving the legal Interpretation
) | aud argument to other and more competen
} authority. The point l would raise
II whether the so.called 'spublic lands" {
d Porto Rico were ceded to the United Stats
h by the treaty of Paris, as s'Urown" landl
b. lerty of Porto Rico as Estate" lands.
My information is that Porto Rico wa
legally, province OF Spain, althoug
financially Independent and governed B
special laws according to the peninsula
!. coDsutution. The lands known as the LAND
OF the government were never comprised
he class of lands belonging to the publ
domain, but were owned by the ''state" "
the insular g0vernment-and were admil
Isttred by the treasury authorities of ii
ID ISLAND, who sold or leased them, and II
to proceeds were turned into the insulsr treas
81 ry. According to the laws in force, proper
s' belonging to the puoiic domain, such I
'l roads, rivers, lakes, etc /, can not be disps
&c ed Of by any authority. There was I
". property belonging to the "Oiown Of SpaiI
as In the island of Porto Rico at the time
III IS cessloD to the United States. "Orov
property" Is quite distinct from all 9th
classes. In Spain the revenues 20 to d
y ,"a, eAch' quer. The distinction betwe,
y .'Crown property and estate proper
Y n Porto r GO needs, it seems to ne tOm 81
u. facts stated, to be determined. II the ii.
ID movable property ceded is construed
Embrace public lands, asdefned BY Unit
ed States laws, yet which did not, in fss
Oh belong to the ''Crown Of SPAIN" but we
IN and remain the property OF the estate, i.
g. the people OF Porto Rlco, then the Unt
he States has no Legal claim thereto and Il
,psuiar government has tde right to adml
IsLer them.v
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-18
Righdng On The IsthnuS.
Rebels Gain A Decisive
Victory Over The
Government.

Especial Oablegram to Boletin Msrcantil]
Colon, November 18TH Unusual
activity on the part Of the Colom-
bian rebels was noticed yesterday
all along the Isthmus of Panama.
AT every point sone fighting has
occurred. TO day at about 6 o'clock
this morning the government troops
and tie rebels fought q fierce conflict
near the city Of Chorrera, port on
the Pacific.
The rebels captured the city and
game d a decis v victory throughout
the day. The government troops
have been REINFORCED and an|
will be made to morrow
morning to re capture the town.
The cities Of Color and Panama
are being hastily iorn6 d.
New York Market to day
Centrifugal sugar o3l1i16
Auscovado sugar 3.3l10
Sterling oxchnneo 4.8A.1l2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-18

.. The cityslef San Juan and the suburbs
presented s'iiesta" appearance yesterday
With music, on the Plaza, the Hotel Olim
po and the Park; baseball at the Associa.
tior grounds and capital performance at
the Theatre there was no excuse for no,
enjoying oneselt.] .
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-18

The following letter explaining the night
school situation is printed for the informa'
Jlon OF p 'Ople who are anxious to take ad
vantage of the opportunities afforded fol
night school work; for The benefit of the
to .chers who are compelled to work under
great disadvantages, and for the purpose Of
cal ing the attention of The Oity Fathers tc
one Of The greatest of all needs Might
classes tor the workingman.
'sSan Juan, PR, November 16, 1901.
Mr.. Jose Iniante,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15

historic shade General Marion invited
the British officer to share his meal
of sweet potatoes. The chief attrac-
ton, however, was the famous Pine
hurst tea farm and floral gardens of
DR.. Charles M. Shepard, and boule-
ward of ornamental shrubs and ever
green trees. The drive through the
cemented gravel roads and tea farm is
an education and delight, which may
constitute another paragraph. 1 should
mention the two magnificent hotels,
the pine Forest Inn" and dorchester
1nn." standing upon a plateau of sixty
acres Of tall pines interspersed with
live oaks, with perfect drainage and
water supply from an artesian well
$50 feet deep which produces many
gallons per minute Of the purest min
eral water. Sixty-f1ve acres are de-
voted to golf, the course being two and
half mile long. In word, here
are the latest improvements amuse-
ments, conveniences and comforts.
L. e. Richmond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Belgian Hares.

For some time past agricultural papers have
recommended the raising OF Belgian hares
paying one and l give give an extract from the
''Epitomist" ON the subject. To all inquirers
we will give few figures as to the consumption
of hare meat in some OF the older countries.
Refer TO Paris for example The weekly con
sumption OF hare meat is 10000 pounds Is that
a fad? In France, Belgium, Germany Holland
and Great Britain great canncries are importation
canning this meat One cannoly in England
started with capital of SlO,OOo In one year
they had increased their stock to S500,0O0 and
although they controlled the product from great
breeding farms they We're compelled to buy 30o,'
600 pounds weekly from Ostend besides the stock
they raised. Great Britain and Ireland consume
7OO00,O0O annually. Then can there be any qucs-
tion as TO the stability of the Belgian hare in
this country? There not enough Belgian
harcs here now to supply the breeders, When
that is done more attention will be paid TO meat
ion the market. Twelve years is hardly long
enough To supply the demand for breeding alone
say nothing of enough 10 supply the demand for
meat.
Only short time ago the manager Of one OF
the leading hotels in Indianapolis went to a
prominent breeder OF Belgian hares and asked
how much meat he could furnish him per week
The reply was: "All | can laise are sold for
breeders and | cannot furnish any meat at the
present time There isn't very much prospect
Of this industry becoming a fad with that breeder
with market open for all ha can raise either
for breeding or for meat, These facts with
plenty OF Others which might he mentioned Lave
certainly established the Belgian hare as meat
producing animal. Their gentle ways ceanly
habits and fine quality OF meat commend them
as food product OF table delicacy all of which
has created a demand far greater than We are
able TO supply. Would this indicate any I'M
certainty as to the permancncy OF the Belgianl
What more could be asked Of any any one ANIMAL!
Aside from their meat producing qualities soon
from this same hare will he made our nncst furs
This is being done now in the old country, and
Is to some extent here in the United State
Carriage robes, foot rugs, childrcns furs. fur
trimmings .ior ladies dresses made hom the fur
Of the Belgian will soon be an established fact.
All this sounds very tempting and such par.
TALLY true statements have in fact induced farm
orS in different parts OF the United States 10
engage in hare raising a business But word
oi warning is sorely needed 10 show the fallacy
Of such statements and even danger TO the
farmer ard the country at Large OF the iutroduc.
ton OF this rapidly increasing aud equally quick
dcterioratory animal the European hare. This
animal Of the rabbit family when bred outside
OF Europe dCgenerates into the so,called Jack
Rabbit and looses all the gamy favor Of its
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

klaw Erlangcr have engaged Harry B. Smith
to write the lyrics for John J. McNally's new
vaudeville farce, "Thc Rogers Brothers in Wash.
ington."
Frank Mckee has engaged Frank Lane, once a
prominent member of the lIoyt forces to play
leading part in support OF Peter +. Daily in
Augustus Thomas comedy. Mr.. Lane has
been off the stage for three years-and has been
really missed, very complimentary circumstance
William Harris OF Rich Il Harris managers OF
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman have received
from Paul Potter, who is in London. the manu-
script OF the new play in which these artists will
star next season. The title has not yet been
definitely selected. Mr.. Mann and Miss Lipman
will sail for London June 20 to consult with Mr.
Potter in reference to sccnry, costumes and the
details Of staging the new piece, which is a com.
edy with very interesting story. Mr.. Mann
and Miss Lipman will remain abroad hut four
weeks and will begin rchearsals Immediately on
their return, Their vacation this year will be
passed on shipboard
Andrew Mack will make his initial appear.
ance i'll ''Tom Moore" his new play, at the Her
aid Square theatre, Aug. 81. lie will spend the
next four weeks at his summer home at Buz-
zard's Bay, Massachusetts,, In his coming i'm
pcrSonation OF the Irish poet, Mr. Mack will, it
il believed, fulfill the promise of more exalted
work than he displayed four years ago when he
played Sir Lucius O'Trigger in special produc-
tion of 'rhc Rivals" made for the benefit OF
charity. Rich & Harris will give this play an
extraordinary elaborate production and will
surround Mr., Mack with strong company of
well known players.
Frank Mckee has secured the dramatic rights to
George Bar McCutchcon's romantic novel, "Grau.
stark" which will be adapted TO the stage by
Miss Jeanette l.. Glider Mr. Mckee will pre-.
sent Marx Manncring in the play constructed
from this book story. The date Of production
has not hccn determined and it il not antici.
pated that she will require it in the near future.
The locale of the story is the United States and
an imaginary principality in Europe The char.
sctcr Of the princess one OF the central inter
ests Of the tale, suggests very strong part for
Miss Mannering
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
A New Weather Cannon.

Ever since ''wcather shooting" as it ia called
in Germany and switzerland, met with such pro.
nounced SUCCESS in Styria, upper Italy, Hungary,
and France. mctcOrologiSts have been engaged in
a very wordy battle as TO tie merits of the
scheme. That something has been accomplished
cannot he dcni e. indeed, so successful have
been the efforts in preventing halstouS in up.
per Italy that since the experiments OF 1895,
some twenty thousand stations have been estab.
lslcd. At the agricultural congress, held in
Padua last November, by far the greater number
of the members were in favor OF the building
OF ''wcathcr.sh shooting" stations The congress
was very decidedly impressed by an account of
one OF last summers hailstorml in the vicinity
OF NiucnHl. So violent was this particular
storm, the story runs, that for miles the land
was completely devastated. But in this ravagcd
section, one spot was spared, because there, 1t
Is asserted, a number OF stations had been 10.
Gated, which had wardcd off the danger
The shooting apparatus hitherto used has been
very primitive in construction. For a cannon
a mortar with a funncl'lke barrel was often
used. In some places the funnel is fixed vertical,
" in masonry. This method OF mounting the
cannon is not only crude, but also dangerous
for often enough serious accidents have occurred
In order to avoid these dangers as well as to
improve the apparatus in general, a Hungarian
editor named Kanitz has devised a simple form
of cannon, which is essentially a brCech-iolding
mortar some thirty feet in length The mortar
is iouInalcd in a rotatahle carriage, that
il can be raised and lowered and swung from
side To side The charge is metallic cartridge
OF blasting powder, After the discharge loud
shrill whstlGg is heard, lasting Tor about
fourteen or fifteen seconds French and Italian
wine.growcrs insist that by means OF the gun
clouds are torn asundcT, so that rain instead Of
hail falls.
Tho crane growers OF five dpn1rtmcntS Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15

Charleston, S. c., March II.
n ESUM1NG OUR journey south
ward from Columbia, we have
~ the choice of three lines; the
Seaboard, the Southern, and the
Atlantic Coast lines Choosing the
Seaboard Air Line, we leave the city
on a trestle two miles long, built of
the celebrated Carolina long-leaf pine.
20 clear and handsome as to cause
comment that it could not have been
put to better use than for a railroad
trestlC Just outside of the city lin
It's are large quarcs of granite-an
important industry here, the Sea-
board shipping Il hundred cars daily
to Fernadna for the government jet
ties alone. We pass over a sandy and
somewhat undulating country for
twenty five miles. when commences a
level stretch of over "a hundred miles
to the sea. Charleston is 1873 miles
and Savannah 142 miles from Column
bia by rail. o either side are pine
forests. miles wide, the timber grow
ing larger and taller and more valu-
able, and dotted with frequent lumber
plants and turpentne stills. The lat
ter industry is a source of great rev.
enue to land owners. the pine tree
serving a double purpose--turpentinc
resin and lumber.
PINE SAP PRODUCTS
The manufacture of turpentinc, tar
and rosin is a feature of interest to us.
which ] vii briefly describe. Large
yields of turpentinc and resin may
run through Il period of eight or ten
years befroe the pine trees are felled
fp,. 1,,y bor Of ho
does not impair the lumber for build
ing purposes. Only e-tenth of the
trees after being cupped are at all
injured. The cupping consists in cut
ting near the ground on each tree~a
deep pot or box, V-shaped. six inches
wide by four. five or six inches deep
into which runs the sap and is ladled
out weekly. This is done mainly by
negroes, who are preferable to the
whites. particularly the white trash"
for the negro is better adapted, and
when we'll managed will do more work
In both lumber woods and stills; also
yield better results, and can conf
mand $1.25 or more per day. "vlr-
gin crop yield of ten barrels of crude
sap will make three barrels of resin.
A crude barrel of sap containing As or
so gallons will yield eleven gallons of
spirits of turpentine Each year the
sap becomes weaker and the resin in
ferior. In distillinE, enough water is
used to boil and float the spirits or
sap. which on coming to a boiling
point will rise to the top of the so
called copper warm, the water eS-
Gaping through tube at the bottom
while the residue becomes resin. The
proportion is one-quarter spirits to
three fourths water. Turpentine is
worth here thirty-four cents gallon
and resin from one dollar to one fifty
per barrel. The fine railroad ties sent
to the northern markets cost here
from twenty to thirty cents each. Vir-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
MOOSIC.


Miss Alice Henry left Thursday for
New York, where she will visit her
sisters
A meeting of the joint committee ON
excursion from Avoca. Yatesville, Tay-
lor. Rendham and Moosic Nj. r.. sun
day schools was held last evening to
make final arrangements for the eX-
cursion to be run over the G, II. r. of
y. j. to Mountain Park, Friday, June
2lst.
Miss Carrie Hutchings attended the
ball given in the new armory last even
ing.
Childrens day exercises will be held
in the churches of this place Sunday
morning Great efforts have been
made to drill the children.
The Sons of Temperance lodge will
hold an ice cream social this evening
in Hutchings' park. Everybody is COR
daily invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15

meat in the second generation so that it becomes
unfit for food TO any extent as numerous ex
pcrimcnts nave shown. But what is worse 1t
breeds so rapidly and is SO voracious that in
short time II becomes pest like the English
sparrow and may deyastate large areas Of valuable
land as the experience of Australia, where mil
lions Of dollars are spent to keep the rabbit
plague within bounds, has proven.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
The Standardization of x-ray Meth

s. H. Mcneil, NJ D., chairman on the com.
mttec on standards Of the Roengcn Society, in
order TO standardze the methods of X.ray work,
has invited experts to send TO him their slg.
gcstionS on something over score of points.
Including among these are: Standard Xray cX'
animation table, adjustable for all parts of the
body; standard method OF posurinc each part
of the body for standard picture; standard
means. Of fixing parts immovably during a
standard exposure: standard complete definition
of what a STANDARD exposure should be (of
medicolcgal valuc); standard landmarks to be
pictured in the negative as inherent proof that
standard exposure was made Ca mediCocGal
necessity; standard technique for picturing cor
rect relation of homes and joints; standard tech
niQue for pcturing contrast for diagnosis OF soft
parts; standard technique for picturng the df-
fercnt caculi, vesical, renal and gall.stones;
standard technique for x'ray eye work; standard
technique for N.ray heart and lung diagnosis; a
standard lcaflet of brief directions which the
physician who docs not do his own developing
can send with his plates to any fair photograph.
er as ready guide to proper treatment of an
N-ray negative TO secure the picture; and, stand.
ard technique for therapeutic administration OF
N-rays with proper prccaution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Definitions.

Life is moi so short but that there is always
time CROUCH for courtesy. - social Aims" I'm.
Crsun.
We 10 not count mans years until he has
nothing else 10 count -"Od Age" Emerson,
1t is much easier TO be critical than to De
"a ''orrect.-DisTaeli
Youth is a blundcr. manhood struggle cid
age regret. Conngsby Disravli,
friend may we'll b. reCkored he masterpiece
of nature. Emerson.
He rs great who is What he is fTon nature
and Tho never reminds Ls Of Others. '-Repre'
sentative Men, Emerson,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
The Value Of Water as an Aid to
Health

W. r. Mofrett Oll. Med. JonrnaD. says: "Thc
daily ingcston Of water should he from four to
five pounds. The functions Of the body are
carried on only in the presence Of and by the
aid Of water; digestion, assimilation. tissue
mctamorphoss and elimination are dependent on
n sufficient supply Of water and any amount less
than normal mpairs these functions. without
free inhibition of water there can he no free
elimination. With the free of water elm.
inaton will often take care of itself. Drinking
cold water increases artcrial tension, reduces
bodily temperature. increases pcrstalsis. hillary
secretion and aids Digestion
There is a large class Of chronic troubles
such as migraine neuralgia, muscular rhcuna-
tism. epilepsy, insanity. lysteria, chloroDis,
asthma and gynccologic diseases which is associat-
ed with constipation, renal insuificicncy and in
active skin. On inquiry you will find that large
percentage Of these drink water sparngly.
They drink twenty to twenty-five ounces of
liquid day where they should drink sixty to
eighty. Every organ and tissue in the body
struggles for water and retains water loaded
with poisons that should he eliminated The
normal amount Of body cxrctious such as urine,
sweat, expired air and others contains poisons
sufficient to kill the individual If they had not
been eliminated.
wish to emphasize the importance of the
physician inqurinG into the patients habits
as to drinking water and to insist that not less
than the physicologic amount be imbibed daily;
while in of auto.intoXication (sclf.poison.
ing by posons produced within the body itself
when extra and rapid elimination is desired.
an excess of water may he advantageously used
to aid in eliminating the toxins more rapidly.
Water may he imbibcd until the kidneys act
freely, the stools soft and the skin moist.
But not too much at one time 1t is best to
drink water especially during warm weather at
int El. oraI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Catching Cold. :

From the Lancaster Examiner.
This is the season Of the year with alternating
warm and cold days, when mankind Is most
likely TO catch cold There is certain amount
OF nysicry about contracting a cold. At one
time with the grcatttt amount Of exposure, no
Geld results, a,N a. another, with all 'ars. the
sneezcs and grip duly arrive. 1t is the popular
notion that II one be amply provided with warm
clothing, wraps a macintosh, rubbers and an
umbrella little risk is Of taking cold yet it is
a matter Of frequent experience that in spite OF
all reasonable precautions a catarrhal affection
may be developed, pneumonia. The fact
that wcarncss. depression OF spirits. fright, anx.
icty or something which has affected the nervous
system unfavorably has proceeded the attack is
frequently overlooked. When free from every
form of nervous debility person may expose
himself TO drauGhts. dampncss and other Usual
causeS Of cold and escape entirely. while at
another time. when weary or depressed from any
calsc, he may l,conc the victim OF a fatal IT.
tara of pncum mia from a much slightcr ex.
pos,irc.
The nervous origin Of colds seems to he rccog
nizcd by all physicians who have made spc
cial study OF acute diseases OF the lungs and
throat 1t Is explained that the temperature Of
the body is maintained by the nervous system
and that the least failure Of relaxation Of nerv.
ous energy causes change of the bodily heat
anu l"l"hS inc power ot lhc oouy 10 re-
sst the approach Of disease II is wonderful
fact that under any change Of outside tcmpera
turc, even II 20 from the Arctic region to
the equator, the heat OF the body remains at
about 50 degrees But for its regulation by the
nervous system the heat Of the body would not
remain constant, as every muscular exertion
would raise the temperature. Weariness, anxiety,
depression and the like lower the amount OF
nervous energy and render the body susceptible
to colds from the least exposure by disturbing
the process OF regulating the temperature While
warm clothing and all the common means OF
protecting the body important, 1t is even
more important to avoid needless exposure il
the nervous system be not in its hest condition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15

II is not ht the public trusts shall be lodged
in the hands of ans til they are frat pI,v'd
a,i found it ior the business they are 20 be in
ursied With-Msttl1w Henry.
Carl Seller, ~ D.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Binghamion Priyata Trainin, School

for nervous, Back ward and Deaf Mute Chill
dren. Manual Training, Physical Culture,
Needlework, Music, kindergarten, Articula,
tion Open year round. Circular Prices
moderate. S. A. DOOLTrTLE,
81 Faryiew Avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
MILLIONS IN
Pine TREES
TURPENT1NE, TAR, RESIN AND
LUMBER PRODUCTS.

Description Of the Process Whereby
the Sap Of the Pine Is Converted
Into Articles of Household Use
Fifty Gallons of Sap Make Eleven
Gallons of Turpentine and Nearly
Twice as Much Resin-The AttraG-
tions of Summerville.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Mahon's Shoe Store

is open late Saturday nights, S2s Lack
awanna avenue. ~