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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
Clippings from American Editorials
The Brooklyn Bridge.

New York World: -"Ihe trouble bet.
w"en the men who operate the Brooklyn
Bridge Railway and thealleged Rapid Tran
struc ure, has caused many Brooklyn re
sdent TO remember with regret the time
vixen the Bridge was public trust"
His Country's Peril.
St Lonis Republic: -''Tuere is a singular
pathos in tne fact that the last days of the
late Benjamin HARRISON, former President
of the United Suites, were 4,kened by his
fears that the American spirit cflndepen-
de1ce aid love OF liberty was being perver-
ted aud stiff d by c0mmercialSm.'
Duels.
Baltimore SUM- - Duels have their uses,
but there is one serious flaw i'll the code,
and that is the wrong man is sometimes
shot. This seems to have been the trouble
in the latest French duel"
Anglo-Russian Controversy.
Kansas City Star: "It IS not llk-ly that
the Ten TSin dispute clll assume more
than "a local character a war between En-
gland and Russia would lie too serious
matter to lie undertaken lightly. Neither
nation wants to fight, aud even if ihey did
neither IS in financial condition to do sO.n
Monroe Doctrine and Cuba.
Denver Republican: - Sin subsistence the
y nited States dec ares that OuOA shall not be
used IS basis for hostile demonstrations
against this country by any foreign power
la the Monroe doctrine we assert that no
nation of the western hemisphere shall enter
into an alliance with European Power
which would result IN the extension of the
jurisdiction of the latter to any part of the
western hemisphpre.'
American People Approve.
PittSbuIg Dispatch: = The order sent
from WaShngttn to General Chaffee to
Withdraw all American troops from Chine
except a legation guard of 100 men Will
receive the approval Of the vast mslOrlty or
the American people without regard to
party"
Naval Construction.
Memphis Commercial Appeal ''France
is building war ships, England IS building
war ships, aud so ale Russia, Italy, Germany,
Japon a1d other countries. The United
States are building few and should be
building more"
Lu3kry St. Louis.
Boston Herald: -''In his l!Derality toward
s.. Louis Mr.. Carnegie has handsomely fol.
lowed tle fin example set by Congress- 1t
there is anything else St Louis would like
she has only to say so and 1t will be forth.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
The Panama Route
May Yet Prevail
Rumored Action of Isthmian
Canal Commission

According to reports from Washington,
1t is still possible that the forthcoming full
report Of the Isthmian Canal Commission
may present the points in favor Of the Pan
anna route. The Secretary of State has
not yet taken measures to bring the new
attitude of Colombia toward the subject Of
the Panama Canal and United States owner
ship officially to the attention of the Com
mission. This he can still do, if satisfied
that the Colombian Government is in a
position to treat with ours on the only basis
which can command any support from
Congress, either by communication to
the Commission setting forta the facts, or
sending the Colombian envoy, Senor Silva,
in person to the Commission,
A general impression has prevailed that
the Commission has estopped itself from
the consideration, or at least from the IA
vOfsble consideration, of the Panama route
by its preliminary report in favor of the
Nicaragua route. This is not true. The
Commissions preliminary report was made
on the facts which tCere then before it, The
reason the full report was not made at that
time was tha tthe engineering Investigations
had not yet been finished. If these should
develop any new phases, aud thereby cause
modification of the Commissions first
Judgment, the full report must make it
known. by the same reasoning, if diplo
maticpor other changes occur in the mean
time, and alter the face of things, it will be
the duty 1.-the Commission to take these
into account in the preparation Of its full
report.
1t is very well known that the ad
minstration and the larger part CT the
Congress regard the Nicaragua route as
preferable for various reasons. Senator
Morgan, indeed, chershes Nicaragua as
such "fad' that he might even go to the
length of trying to block legislation FOR any
other route; but some revision of the Com
missions original Judgment ON the route
question now appears far from impossible.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
TELEPH0NE.- -. al
Cable Address " morris = A. b. Code
SAN JUAN, April. 3, 1901.
The New Police Courts.
Beneficial Results Expected from
the Change.

One of the last official acts of Governor
Allen, before leaving Porto Rico was the
appointment of the 6S Police Judges prOyid
ed for in the law passed by the Legislative
Assembly and approved on January 3lSt
last.
Under this law a Police Judge was ap.
pointed for each town IL the Island and two
for San Juan, one for the Cathedral and
one for the San Francisco District.
The jurisdiction of the new Police Judges
has not been changed. from that established
for the Alcaldes' Courts by General Orders
have been made.
One of the most important of these is the
right of appeal. Under the system Of AL.
caIdes' Cou Is, no appeal was allowed and
for this reason there were frequent cases of
injustice, which would have been reCtitied
by higher Court.
Under the new system, any defendant,
feeling himself aggrieved by the sentence Of
a Police Court, whether Of Imprisonment or
fine, may, by giving the required security,
take an appeal to the District Court, where
the Judgment rendered can be reviewed
One other, and perhaps equally important
feature of the new law is the granting If the
privilege of giving bail, immediately upon
arrest, SO that no one, able tC give security
for his appearance the following da, at
Court, need be compelled to spend the night
10 Jail.
OF course the success Of tha new system
will, in a large measure. depend upon the
ability, integrity and impaItalty Of the
men who have been selected to administer
it.
In this respect the greatest care has been
exercised. Political considerations have
not been allowed to have any i-huerce upon
the question Of appointments Taere has
been no haste. For nearly two months the
claims of rival asprants for the honor III
each town have been cirefHly weighed.
and il every case the endesv has been to
secure the best man for the position.
Of course it is not to be assumed that the
appointing power has beeu infalliOle, bat
wh4re mistakes have been made, if they
have been, they will undoubtedly be correct.
ed.
Ia the meantime, it is only reasonable to
give the new system fair trial, which we
feel sure all good citizens are prepared to
do.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
Current Topics as Viewed by the
Press of Philadelphia.

Inquirer -"W here so many complaints
have been made public as have lately been
ELECTED by the methods adopted in examin
ing the baggage of incoming transatlantic
passengers we contend that it is the
business and the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury or of his assistant TO give
those complaints his personal attention, to
ascertain whether they are well founded,
and in the event of an affirmative conclusion
to take whatever steps may seem expedient
to remove their cause"
Lejger:-Under the orders of the Sc.
eretary of the Treasury every American
passenger from abroad is treated as a per
jurer and swinder. every passenger, man,
woman or child, IS exposed, often for
hours at time, in all kinds of weather,
to the rig0rs of the climate in virtually
open shed; the passenger is also obligued,
ritter having sworn to tie description and
value of bis baggage; to have it all exa-
mined, garment by garment, in order to
ascertain If he has not committed perjury
and is not a smuggler"
Press: -"lt is pity the Carnegie
lightning will not strike Philadelphia whe-
re we have beed carrying ou Mr.. Carne
gie's library ideals for years"
Record: -"Should General MacArthur's
declaration that the Filipino insurcction
has collapsed find corroboration in later
island ne,cs, the War Department would
be relieved Of what promises to be nea.
Wy burden of responsibility the bringing
into the Philippines Of fresh regular troops
to replace the returning volunteers
Time: :-ssM Members of Congress from
the future State Of the Philip eiues are
going TO be all right on the great question
of drawing mileage
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
Spanish American Var Claims.
The New American Commits
sion will have plenty to do.
NEARLY : $40,000,0000 IN CL AIMS
ALREADY FILED.

According to recent mail adViceS that are
already on file at the State Department are
claims of nearly ) 40, 900, 900 for tie recent
ly created Spanish. American War ClafmS
Commission to begin aljudlc .tlng as soon
as The members get into harness. Mi e.
teuths of the total of these claims have been
filed by native born Cubans, who, although
naturalized American citizens, are now and
always have been, for practical purposes,
residents Ct Cuba. Many of the CLAIMS were
on file when Mr.. NJ MaKlnley became
President.
During the old ten years. war for indie
pendence to 1873 there were great
many Cubans of influence who, who, wneth r
active participants in the irSurectioa or
not, were in sympathy with it. They took
up res dence in the United States long
enough to secure naturalization papers. 1t
was not that they desired to live permanent
ly in this county, but that, as naturalized
Americans, their persons and property would
have a measure of protection which, in the
disturbed condition Of the island, and if
their loyalty to the crown were suspected,
might be wanting to them as Spanish sub
jectS.
DIling the ten years of comparative peace
following the treaty Of 1873 few Cubans
sought American citizenship. But he rush
began again IN the early ninetieS 1t would
be unjust to say that all who sought the
protection of American citizenship did 50
for political reasons. Many meu who had
their fortunes invested in plantations knew
that both the Spanish and the insurgent
forces were bent On devastating whole DIS
tricts by putting the match 10 ateyer
would burn. This being tue recognized
method of warfare, they realized what soon
came to be an admitted fact-that as na
tive-born Cubans they would have slim
chance Of ever being indeinnifled, whereas
American citizens would have the backing
of the United States Government in their
demand on Spain for payment their loss
es. So American citizens they became. BY
the treaty of Paris each Government agreed
to settle the claims of IFS own citizens
against the other Government, and that is
how the United States comes to be settling
the claims against Spain Of our Cuban
American citizens living in Cuba.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
AgIina|lo Takes Oath Of Allegiance
to The United States.
Great Solemnity Observed on
the Occasion.

Special cabegrsm to Boletin Mercantil
Manila, Wednesday ay.-Aguinaldo,
Chief vt the Insurgents has sworn
allegiance to the United States as
the sovereign power in the Phillip.
ines.
Aguinaldo voluntarily signed the
request of the authorities in connec-
ton with the promise of liberty
Great so!emnity was observed
when the chief made an open declar-
atio1 of his intentions and oath OF
allegiance.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

One of the city's prettiest promenades, the
Paseo de la Reina is not at all popular;
in fact but little used on account of the
strong and disagreable odor that comes in
from the sea when the wind is not off shore.
The residents of the Marina complain OF this
also. The sewers from the west end Of the
city and from the prison empty into the
ocean at the foot of the promen ade and
cause this stencil. 1t is not matter to be
easily remedied, but the Superior Board
Of Health should take the nuisance undar
consideration with view to finding q
remedy as soon as practicable.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

A bold robbery was committed in Rio
Grande last Sunday night. On Office was
broken into and 3 200 stoten from a desk.
Toe theft, fortunately, was promptly scov.
cred and tAe police captured one of the of.
Tenders the same night; the other was ap-
pretended yesterday in Carollnas. Tue
bulk of the money was recovered.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
City and Suburbs
Local and Personal Notes
In and About the Capital

Some of our merchants who have sill
cocks or water connections in their stores
take advantage of this to wet down the street
fronting their premises.
The public appreciates this as it lays the
dust and allays the heat
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
Alleged Reasons hr Botha'S
Determination.
What the Daily Chronicle says.
OTHER DISPATCHES RECEIVED
IN LONDON.

The Daily Chronicle, processing to be
able TO give an outline of the negotiations
between Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha,
says:
T. The chief obstacle to settlement was
Lord Kitchener's refusal to grant complete
amnesty to the leaders Of the rebels in Cape
ebony. He offered self government on tho
lines of Jamaica Immediately upon the
cessation of hostiljties, with legislative
bodies party elected by the burghers.
:" The government agreed to provide
i 100000 to compensate the Beers for
property destroyed and articles commanders
ed by the Beers on commando, provided
the signatures of the officers who COM
mandeered the goods are forthcoming. He
also offered to grant loans on easy terms for
rebuilding and restocking farmsteads.
moreover he agreed that children should
be instructed in English or Dutch, at the
discretion of their parents The govern
Inent undertook to make no claim on church
property or funds, or upon hospitals or
hospital funds, or upon private investments.
" No burgher Of either state was to be
allowed to possess rifle, except by special
license.
Obie :tiOn to kaffir Citizenship.
" Gen. Butha WAS generally in favor of
these conditions, but he dssented strongly
from proposal TO give the full privilege Of
citizenship to properly domiciied and register.
Ell blacks He was also greatly concerned
about the position Jewish capitalists would
occupy in The country, and was told that
Jews and Christians would enjoy equal rights,
no distinction being made IN the matter of
cOnceSSlOGS."
a dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated
at Pretoria, March 20, says:
" Phillip Botha, brother of the Boer
cammandant general, was killed oa
Doornberg. Ills two sons were wounded
1.-The Beers of the Orange River co'ony
have dIsbanded and scattered. De Wet is
in the ne ghborOrhcod of Hebron.
. It is re oried here,' says the Amster-
dam correspondent Of the Daily Mail, "that
company If American volunteers, mostly
BoStonians, recently landed at Kobi Bay.
Tonga'and, crossed Swaziland and joined
Gen. Louis Bofha."
Passed Under Gag Rule.
Duriug the discussion of the army eS i
mates in the House Of Commons to day tie
Irish members protested against the war in
South Africa as uujas; and generally resort
ID to tactics for obstructing the adoption of
the votes.
Mr. BrOdrick, the war secretary, appeale
to the to allow the votes to be taken.
promising that an opportunity would be
g ven after Easter to discuss army matters.
Finally Mr.. Bafour applied the closure,
the Irish members bowling and shouting,
" ScanlalouS,0 "Gag," and similar ejacu-
lations.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
PrOpiedadeS
BSpeciales.

) La Emulsion de Scott,
) Scom0 ingenioSa combi-
Snacion de aceite puriSimo
! de higadO de bacaIao con
I hipofosftoS de cal y de
: SOSa, leVanta la reSiSten-i
5 cia orgdnica, contribuye
Sal aumento de las fuerZas
: tlSlcaS, VigOriZandO ner-
5 VioS Y m0scul0s, regula-
! RIA Ia digestion Y eSti-.'
( mula el apetito. Ademas
( COmbate los VenenOS que,
/ vician Ia sangre Q pro-
! mueVe su pronta elimi-
) naci0n, y g0za de tr0bie-
( dadeS eSbecialeS y seguras
{ contra las multiples afec-
S clones del aparato respi-
! ratorio.
! Un sabor agradable y:
! un aprOVechamlento faCil
complete realzan. suS
meritoS terapeuticOS. Su:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

Catafo is growing in favor as place of
residence, and has already quite nucleus
of what may in the future be the American
Colony. 1t is easy of access, cool and quiet
and offers the best of facilities for boating,
bathing and fishing.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
French in Pursuit Of DOcrS.
Bocr cause finds many
sympathizers
Special Cablegram to Boletin Meaniil

London, Tuesday. - General
French is pursuing three columns
Of Beers who have recently invad.
ed Cape Colony.
There is general uneasiness felt
lest the Afrikanders should rise en-
masse'to assist the Beers.
In many parts of the Transvaal
small detac0ments of Beers have
congregrated to join the large army
On the border.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

Ponce, Agua1iIla and Yauco have sever
ally pettioned for the substitution of insular
police in place of the municipal forces now
IN charge.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
InSu|ar Policy Notes.

The insular police are now in charge
the Island in all towns not ex.
ceeding 5000 inhabitants.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

Santurce will from to dey out be patrolled
my mounted police. The department. has
purchased several new horses to be used for
that purpose and in the future much more
efficient service will be possible.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

The regular meeting Of ST. John the
Baptist lodge, F. &. A Masons will be
held In their lodgeroom cor. San Sebss.
tian aud Cruz sts on the 4th inst at 73O
Pm. Work in the first degree.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
FURNISHED ROOM.

A nicely furnished and cool room with balcony
to the street to let to one or two ladies. Bes
location in town. Bath and W. G. Porto Ricar
Family, References. % Cristo st. Upstairs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
absolute
efiCaCia

Z contra la anemia, tisis,
( xraquitiS, intermediates
( SnerVioSaS, del pecho y
& pulmOneS, alteracioneS
: de Ia sangre, denticiones
{ diflcileS y crecimiento
I rapido, le han c0nquiS-
I tado fama universal.
; La humanidad no ha!
: podidO menOS de encon-
: trar en- tan benetlcoS atri-.
b butoS el Secreto de la {!
3 vida.
8 TodaS las zonaS y lati-
J tudeS cuentan ahora por
b millareS las exiStencias
! que merced a ella han
! SldO herOlCamente are
batadaS de los brazoS de /;
] Ia muerte.
I Rehdsense las llamadas "tan bue-
mas y "mas bsratas que la de Scott.
De venta en- todas parties.
SCOTT & BOVINE Quiulicos. New York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

1t is pity to desfgure our otherwise
beautiful plaza with cheap advertising
signs. There are many lnooern and more
effective modes of advertising and these
should superceed such antlquated and
unsightly objects.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

Postmaster Rafael Delgado of Yauco
having concluded his testimony 10 the
Crowley case will return to his duties to day J.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
CHURCH NOTICES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
go Fortaleza STREET..
Sunday School 9.l5 m
Preaching service 1890 a. III.
Preaching Service 80 p III.
Al! are cordially invited.
Thurs lay Prayer and Conference Meet.
ing 7.3Q p. m.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Gale del Sol No 18).
Sunday Services (Spanish) Preaching 8
a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Sunday School 3 p. m.
Tuesday: Glass Meeting 730 IN.
Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7.30 p. m.
Friday: Song Service 7.30 p. IN.
7. II. HARDWOOD, Pastor.
End Linea Station, Puerta de TERRA.
Sunday: Preaching service in English)
IL a. no. and Z p. IN.
Sunday School 3 p. m.
Tuesday and Thursday, Preaching Serv.
ices, 7. p, m.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

Mr. Paul Noble, assessor for the district
OF Hnmacao and Yabucoa. is In town on
business for few days. He and his family
are stopping st the Olimpo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

1.-THE Harold Crowley hearing was
continued to-day, clerk Salicrup of Ponce
being tke principal witness examined.
1t is expected that oil the evidence will
be in by Friday.
st is unofficially stated that the trial will
take place in the Circuit court af Ponce on
May 18th.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03

That s'Tall lanky Yankee youth" Harris,
despite the sunclassical methods that offend
'ed the British boxing experts, did effective
work before the. National Sporting Cnb in
London recently. q special cable
despatch records that an the end II the
fifteenth round he was declared vic.r ever
England's champion lightweight, {" l'ar"
Palmer. "You can't alw sys tell tr, IN the
looks OF cat how far be can jump"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-04-03
Luckry St. Louis.

Boston Herald: In his I,Derality toward
s.. Louis Mr.. Carnegie has handsomely fol
lowed tle fin example set by Congress- Ii
there is anything else St Louis would like
she has only to say so and 1t will be forth.
coming"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-11-21
At Washington.

President Roosevelt has announced
that in making civil appointments in he
insnIar possessions of the United States
he would adhere to the principles OF the
civil service.
Secretary Long has issued general
order suggested by the developments of
the Schley court of inquiry. providing
for the accurate keeping of records on
board ships of war.
senator Galinger of New Hampshire
is one of the Republican senators who
not only oppose revision of the tariff,
but also any concessions to other coun-
tries through reciprocity treaties He il
hostile to any treaty looking TO the re.
ductiOn of duties on Canadian imports
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts has
not Withdrawn from the fight for the
Craftsmanship of the Senate committee
on foreign relations, Notwithstanding the
report that he had left the field clear for
Senator Cullom of Illinois statements
from an authoritative source are made
that Senator Lodge is bringing influence
TO bear upon Senator Cullom to induce
him to retain the Craftsmanship on he
committee on interstate commerce
The National Reciprocity committee
is in session at Washington. There
were 200 delegates present in response
TO the call issued by the National Asso.
citation of Manufacturers at Detroit last
June. The convention is representative
of all sections, and its object rs to give
expression to the views of the manufac-
turers generally on the subject of
reciprocity.
President Roosevelt has just taken
another step which gratities the civil
service reformers. He has applied the
civil service rules to about 1900 civil
positions in the War Department.
The time at a cabinet meeting, Friday
was spent in the reading of the Presi-
dents message and in commenting upon
its various features. The message is
long and is said to be vigorous in Tone
in that respect at least quite characters
tic of President Roosevelt