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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23

court will go into mourning, but it is probable that there will be no change in the arrangements for the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina.
 Vienna, Jan. 22.--Emperor Francis Joseph, who was greatly affected to learn that Queen Victoria had passed away, immediately dispatched a mes sage of condolence to Osborne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Hartford woman Com mits Suicide.

Hartford, Jan. 92-Mrs. Elizabeth Rowitt of 29 Elm street, whose mind has been deranged for some time past, committed suicide to-day by taking Paris green. She leaves husband and four children.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23

$500 Glasses at 0S cents.
 Optician could not serve every body Monday and Saturday, so will continue the sale balance of week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
simmons Succeeds Rutinr.

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22.-F W. Sim mons, chairman of the state democratic committee, was to-day elected United States senator to succeed Marion But Ter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Colored Dress Goods.

All our Fancy Colored Dress Goods, were 39 to 50 cents yard.
 Clearance price 25c yd 24 inch plaid Moreens, were 7sc yd.
 Clearance price 25c 54 inch Storm Serge, navy only, worth $l.0O. Clearance price soc 52 inch all wool Cheviot, navy only, worth 75c. Clearance price 4oc yd A inch all wool Storm Serge, navy only, worth 59c. Clearance price 33c yd SO inch Broadcloths and Venetians al. 00s quality. Clearance price zoc va 50 inch Broadcloths and venetans were $l.25 and $l.50. Clearance price $l.0oyd 45 inch Parola Cloths, all shades, worth Soc. Clearance price Soc yd A inch silk and wool plaids, worth 75c.
 Clearance price 4 44c yd 45 inch all wool Covert Cloth, was $l.25s
 Clearance price 40c 42 inch Lansdown, all colors, was $l.25,
 Clearance price $l. 10 yd 5inch Henriettas, all colors, were 75cand 8oc
 Clearance price, 59c Remnants half price.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23

'Tommy' Kilbride is well known in New Haven, He was a newsboy here, but never a mascot, although Yale man assisted him financially in opera tions that were performed for straight ening one of his legs. He was arrested here for theft from students rooms
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Horses for British Army.

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-The British steamship Montery Captain Perry, cleared for Cape Town to-day with 1000 horses for the British army.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
No EIccttontn Nebraskn.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.-The vote on United States senator to-day in the leg islature resulted in no election.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Silks.

lo inch Changeable Taffetas, worth 5oc. !
 Clearance price Zoe lo inch Plain Taffetas, all colors, worth 85c. Clearance price Soc All our Silk Velvets at $l.00,
 Clearance price 85c All our Silk Velvets at $l.25,
 Clearance price $ 10 "A inch Polka Dot Velutina, all colors, worth 59c, Clearance price 30c 21 inch Bayadere Peau de Sole. worth SIPS, Clearance price 6oc 27 inch Blue Taffetas, worth $l.00,
 Clearance price 40c
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23

Philadelphia, Jan. 22.-James P. Sterrett, former chief justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, died at his home here to- night from the effects of q carbuncle. He was seventy-eight years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Spanish Treaty Rattfiess

Washington, Jan. 22-The Senate rat flied the Spanish treaty this afternoon by a vote of 3S to 19.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
Elkins and Berry Re-elected-No Result
 Yet in Nebraska.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 22.-Stephen B. Elkins was reelected United States Senator by a separate vote of the two houses of the legislature to-day. The ballot will be ratified later in joint ses- sion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23

A whole page would not contain even brief description of the thous- ands of beautiful offerings comprised in our great stock of well selected Dress Goods. The few items mentioned are, however, of special interest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
Al tne HONe2 SIeISOn Stores.
The Success
 of this Clearance Sale
New Haven, Wednesday, the twenty-secon dday of January

far. exceeds the triumphs of former years. Every department is represen- ted and throughout the length and breadth of these great stores, the hustle and hustle reminds one of Holiday activity.
 Silks and Dress Goods.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Reform The WatehWOrd.
Permanent Board Recommended.

SimpIifcation and decentralization are
lhe keynotes Of the report issued by the
committee, under the chairmansaip of Clin-
ton Il Dawkns, partner in the j. S. Nor
gan Co., appointed to inquire into the War
Office organization.
The abolition is recommended of the
present system of ruling the army by min
ute and irritating regulations both military
and financial. The committee considers
the War Office ought to a mass of routine
work now absorbing the energies Of the
high officials and preventing proper atten.
tion to important military questions. Furt-
her decentralization should be obtained, it
says, by an enlargement of the polcers and
responsibilities If the officers commanding
districts.
A permanent War Office hoard ought to
be established, which, under the authorit,
of the secretary of state, should control tat
business of the War Office as "a whole
without detTactipg from the individual re-
spO nsibiltics of the commander in chief ant
heads Of departments.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Joseph Says No.
No independence To Be
Granted.
Is Chamber1ains Dictufn.

Replying to question by Mr.. Labou-
chere in the House of Commons Mr.. Bro.
drick, Secretary for War, said that no ms
tructIons had been given that would pre-
vent Lord Kitchener from receiving pro
posals for surrender from any Boer COM
manders He added, however, that neither
he nor the Government had in any case
consented to discuss the question of The
independence of the South African repub :
lies.
Mr.. Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary
aid in reference to Tie meeting between
Gen Both, the Boer COMMANDMENT Chief,
and Lord Kitchener, IN February 2S, that
Mrs. Both, the wife of the Boer General,
had carried a message to her husband froa
Lord kitcheueF that if he desired to dis
cusS terms Of peace with the latter he could
do so. Lord Kitchener explained, hoseyer.
tLat the negotiations, must be carried on
under the express understanding hat the
question of independence would rot in any
case be considered.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Is It A Partisan Decision?
Asks A New York Writer.

The recent decision Of the Supreme
Court has been hailed as an Administration,
and hence partisan triumph. Such a view
IS we'll calculated to dim the luSlre of our
great tribunal and lower 1t IN the eStimat-
ION Of thinking people, says a 1crittr in the
y. Y. Evening Post. To the Judges them.
selves, it is a sorry compliment, unless they
are prepared to accept the imputation that
tier interpretation OF the law is biassed by
political prediction
What is law? 1t has been defined as the
perfection Of human reason, but in this
instance 1t is not the concurrlng wisdom OF
great bench, but The dlctum of a ninth
man there u, and lie, perhaps, the least able
,a"yer among them. -Four men decide one
way a four another-the ninth man lays
dOvn the law for a great nation.
Its IS, perhaps, lot easy to suggest re
medy and not reasonable to expect unani.
m.t,, human reason not yet having reached
that stage OF perfection; but we have at
least right to expect decision that cannot
be claimed as victories by Adm nistrauon
partlSans, whether The administering party
be Republican or Democratic.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Fight Tor Their Arms.
Gold Miners Surrounded
In Mexico.

The gold mines owned by the Omitian
Exploration Company of New York, in
Guerrero del Orc, State of Guerrero Me-
xico are surrounded Dy reyolutionists, ac.
coTding ro the latest advices
William Niven, of New York, manager
of the mines, under late date in May,
says that there are four Americans and
seventy Indian laborerS at the mines and
that they have constructed iortifcations
commanding the trails to the mines.
1t is thought that the purpose of tie revo
lutionists IS 10 obtain the a ms ct the Ane
ricans Government troops have been de-
spatched to the scene. IL is ped that
they will arrive in time TO prevent the cap
ture of the mines
Tlere Is no ttlegrsphic communication
ith the mines, the neaiest Office beng d
distance of three days ride.
Tle revolution is n0t large, but trouble
some.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Combine Possible.
Tobacco Trust Rumors In
the Air.

A canvass among the parties interested
fail to show any connection between the
American and Continental tobacco COM
panies and the Consolidated Tobacco Com
pauy, organized in Ne1C Jersey recently
with $50 10000 capital. TIE names Of
tie corporations are not known on The
Street, but the impression prevails that So
mellow or in some way the ne1c corporation
Will take over the American and Coutiueu-
tai companies, together with a number OF
subsidiary concerns.
TIE capitalization Of the Consolidated
Company IS only nominal, if it really aims
to take over the companies named, mas
much as their combined capital is more
than $lGG, 600 coo. The $50 100000 cap
ital of the Consolidated Company is all IN
common shares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
The Wells Bun Dry.

According to Charles Il. Treat, Collector
of Internal Revenue fof the Second Dis
trict, more than one hundred bucket.ShOps
have been driven out h business by the
restrictions imposed on ihem in the amend
ed War Revenue Bill Sassed last March,
while those that still e1st in the city have
so changed their methods of business as to
observe the letter if not the spirit of the
law.
Mr. Treats office made list of all the
bucketshop prop.ietors in the city, aad sub
mitted it 10 the officers: of the several eX-
changes for vericaIion. In ih's way the
list acas made as free from error as pcs
sble While some, 30 doubt, are still
violating the law, they can be counted, II
is said, on one hand. The suspension Of so
ma1y means loss of revenue, but Mr..
Treat regards that as a minor matter.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Mining Horrors.

All hope of saving the seventy eight
entombed miners at TIE Universal Colliery
at oeDghepydd, in tie hhondda Valley,
Wales, has been abandoned, although the
work of rescue continues
a despatch fom Naidenburg, Prussia,
says that as result of :, fire which broke
out yesterday III The Hermann Mine twenty
one miners per rshed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
The Famous Pictiing.
ALL on its Travels.

Tie famous picture of the Duchess OF
Galnsborough, bought by j. Pierpont Nor
gan was taken to Marlborough House for
the King 10 see. Mr.. Morgan was present
HE picture was afterwards taken to Mr
Morgan's house.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15

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LEAVE SAN JUAN LEAVE BAYAMON
TonOur Readers.

Our columns are open to correspondence
on everything affecting jbe coffee, sugar
and tobacco plantation AID farming generally
and we cordially invite criticism aud discus
sion. Natural History notes viii also be
welcomed, as sell as all news Of interest al
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Rau From A Bomb
Panic In Spain.

a dispatch received here from Barcelona
says that during tie Corpus Christi proce-
sSioa some burning paper fell on a balcony
and the crowd believing IT was bomb, be-
came panic stricken and fed There was
fearful crush, women tainted, and hundred
persons were injured, but no fatalities have
been reported.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15

Tie marching Of the school children in
ne procession yesterdayyery good. Supe-
Armstrong aud his staff of tea.
cheIs have put in hard iCork IN drilling them
and the result of this was apparent in the
favorable appearance they made.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Una faCtOria de az1Car de 5O,OOOtOneladaS
Equipada con eyaporadoras LILLE

La aCOa esa cOnruyeHdO isa de Maui ne
waan Commercial Sugar Company ndd capacad de % tone
adas de adar % Para esa ha ecO u edO d.
dos evsp0aOras LILLE de cadpe Sbmd0 tees cada una
psdad de 900 aOnes guarap0 oncentrado Otros
ddOs de LILLE triples cuadupes e de N Sa'0nes arrh
scen total capsidadde Multiple efeCf0 LII LIE Pd0s este
las Ias awai de ' gcnes de oScenrao
da "A b0ras
Es,os GpayGaos yeempagan ~ e secos s baQgss
Standard capacdad uperada p fespva ah
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
Bulletins.

The Plaza Alfonso XII has rarely held
a larger crosd than it had last night The
square and side streets were lite.alIy pac-
..ou "ltn people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
The Decreasing Use Of Wool.

In New England, where the wooden manufactures Of
the United States especially important curious dis
cussion has sprung up over very marked decrease in
the consumption Of wool this country proportion
the population years the average per capita Of
wool, in all forms seems fallen about IS per
cent pounds in the grease to 81 pounds Nat
uraly wooden much disturbed over such a
change.
One authority opposed to tariff insists the
high prices demanded wool under cover Of the protective
tariff forced the increasing quantities Of shoddy
and cotton in place Of pure wool paper especially inter
the favorable to large measure
of tariff protection, calls the small consumption wool
relative TO the population purchasing power Of the
American people the effect cotton and other
non-wooen underwear and expresses the opinion that the
grip epidemic VIII the people folly Of their ways
and stimulate the use of wool for clothing
The Cleveland Leader thinks that probable that
neither explanation is right price has not
been high. past years in comparison with
earlier periods when it largely used in proper
ton to the people United States On the
other hand the notion an epidemic disease which
hourshes with apparent difference in intensity where
wool is most used for underwear where it hardly
known to the average worngman or his family seems far
fetched and unreasonable. The connection between grip
and cotton, linen silk garments skin too
uncertain.
The effect Of urban life is probably very important
factor overlooked by authorities referred to- More
and more millions Of the American people escape all
serious cold The street cars of today
warmed od-fashoned horse cars never were The
city buildings keep off the winter winds and
houses are far better heated than they 10 be The
custom Of using cold sleeping loses ground year by
multitude country people living within range Of
city changes and Improvements escape long bitter rides
on slow-mov1ng horse vehicles own in making
shopping trips to the town because they ride in
electric suburban cars
All Of these changes tend powerfully to decrease the
demand for woolen underwear relative the OF
people in the country For much Of the under
old conditions in the woods long country roads the
hardest men needed heavy wooden They
have no such conditions to face now working city shops
and riding in wewarmed street All through modern
industry and urban life the necessity heavy wooden
derwear is growing less customs change with the
sense Of need It is idle to protest forces in
the business world Their effects certain felt
tariff tariff, grip or no grip.
The indications that in the cotton VIII con-
tnue TO gain wool gradually in the making of clothing
of all kinds And silk be expected widen its field OF
use faster than either wool cotton the choice Of
wealth and luxury, and both spreading and fast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
Publicity and Promotion.

The Chicago Tlmes-Herald sizes Mrs actions
at Iowa city with stirring account
Of Mrs. Carrie Nations doings in Moines nd
that the redoubae aron possesses her full measure
of Interpretation which sometimes accompanies
greatness It had been Of the press agent
manager hatchet show to convoy
the performers fashionable church Sunday
attending what is described as little
brown African Methodist Episcopal
congregation" also humble edfce" Humility,
however was the guiding star the visitor she
paraded those recording angels
the newspaper correspondents in her wake, facing
about said:
4 am Mrs Carrie Nation"
The African race always impressionable the ex-
pected sensation developed instant There was a
gratifying shake with famous lady who
seized the suspicious blow her trumpet
again shouted
What are you waiting for? If you folks many
things I have you wouldn't time to
Recognizing their accountability the lowly
Slippers at Iowly explained
arrived Whereupon she who had sought secluson
retirement the greater congregations of city
claimed:
I'VE wait for him Let's have some
singing"
Having thus gained her wish to be unknown and unob
served she then led reigned as Of
ceremonies the beIated preacher hurrying his
pulpit That man foreordained was first Of her
presence felt called upon give the for his
late arrival and 50 tod the congregation that ne ad pee
by the sickness Of his wife It sufficient
apology which required comment but the unyielding
Nation quite overwhelmed the man from her seat in
the front pew by admonshing him follows:
you ought to yourself. You ought to be here
on time"
At this the rebuked minister only suffered
buBe but with rebuker who effaced her
again by delivering patronzng to the ad
1nirug assembly Whether she made any the
hatchet theory reported, but it is plain that her judg
better than managers. At of the larger
Nones could she reveled imperi
ously grand publicity and promotion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
9aifu $50 Eagle
This Kansas Is a Pleasant Land.
II. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.


This Kansas is a pleasant land. half enough is
climate not half enough Of the smiling face
Nature always turns There is bit of southern
Incidence Kansas drop Of sun-opate painter
of visions breeder Dreams which with the prairie
quietude great nterstear reaches would
palsy industry save circumstance that there
Kansas also a bit of northern buster
Normally. Kansas in winter swims in sunlight as
in Though the fields lie winter-hat the trees
stand bare the wild grasses are red or
tawny death almost always present an ntia-
ton, winter behind or of spring to
if the other truant days far astray
The north furnishes diversion gets on boreal
drunk and breaking all meteorological polio
ing sprawlng snoring foundering down across
Nebraska, with roar and maudlin threat sun
bathed shrnks him. crouches before the
whip Of his singing cold, runs from dash Of nurryng
snow; shvers gasps despars day north is gone
and the old rosyfnged dreamy south is back again with
rose-vapors at dawn, crystalline brightness noon and
tangled meshes Of qverng color sunset the same old
Kansas always dear but after brush with
winter, always
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14

in much decisive The Austrian capital shows
population Of less 1ss5647 gain since 1891
being 2931o That is greater growth than the
in Philadelphia and there prospect that ten years
thirty win the Pennsylvania city in the
beautiful metropolis Of the Austro-Hngarian empire In
fact Vienna is still almost big Chicago and growing
at a notable rate.
certain that when smaller cities in Europe are
heard from the will be found quite remarkable
Budapest for instance IS pretty beat the growth
of American cities like St Louis Boston Baltimore,
which close it in population years ago. badly
that they win fall another class Hamburg, Warsaw
Leipsic Milan Manchester and Glasgow
make fine records the exactng American point
Of view.
The emigration from Europe relatively to the natural
increase Of the population has become much smaller in
recent years than It used be- effects VIII
plainly shown in the census returns Of 1900
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
Ii Hung Changes Son.

Though the story of Ii Hung Changs death is not con-
nrmed that cannot live many years
his eightieth year. and since his trip
around he been falling health. the
Chicago Tribune.
Only that he has most remarkable physique
and that always lived abstenhous and
rect life have enabled his strength
up present time His enormous fortune which Is
said the largest in the world Will thought
descend his death his Oldest and favore son. Ii
King Fung who himself middle age with chill
dren Of his Whatever criticism may be passed on
Hung Changes public career to be undisputed
that private life he has always been model Long
ago introduced American physicians into his household
when his wife died he endowed hospital
Miss Howard an American medical missionary who had
for several years been medical attendant If
ported Chinese statesman has died peacefully
bed there could stronger proof of the hrewdness with
which he has ouwtted his crafty enemies
good luck which has accompanied him More than
dozen attempts have been made to assassnate him. and
the tales told the ways which
foied them Poisoned cakes other viauds have
several times been sent to his yamen poisoned has
been poured into his glass and on one occasion fanatic
discharged revolver point blank face bullet
entered Immediately below the left eye was never
moved.