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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
Remarkable Census Figures.
Birth Rate Low In France.

The French census returns, just publis-
he'd, show that the population has increased
only 100000 in the last five years, stand
ing now in round numbers at $4,000, 600.
Even this increase, small as it is,. has to
be largely scouuted--Paris and its environs
being responsible for 292 600, of whom a
large proportion are foreign Immigrants.
The rest of France put together has, there
fore, only added some $4,000 to its num-
bers since the census of 1896. If we run
over the period from 1872, when the coun-
try was finally reduced to its present area,
till to day we find the population has grown
from 36 1-10 millions to 3S 6-10 In the
same stretch of time Germany has expanded
from Al millions to 56 4-10; the United
States from 40 to 75; Great Britain, includ-
ing Wales and Ireland, from nearly 80 to
nearly Al; Austria, from 2Oa to slightly
over 26; Hungary, from Is ITO to 10;
and Italy, from 26 $40 to 80. In other
words, the increase OF these six nations
during the past generation works out at an
average of something over 10 millions a
piece; or leaving out the United States, at
1-3. The French increase in the meanwhile
has been less than 26.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
End Not In Sight.
Boer War Ceaseless.

Captain John Ii. Smith of Baden PoWelps
Mounted Police 10 South Africa, during a
recent visit in The United States said:
During the latter end If the siege Of Ma
feking the belauguered garrison was COM
PEELED to subs st on fried locusts and horse
flesh. and f,rsy three horses in al had 10
be killed in order to keep The garrison alive.
Regarding The war he said: s'It is i'm
possible to tell how long it will, continue,
for despite the energy ard perseverance Of
our troops, the enemy, when attacked,
persists in the guerrilla tactics of breaking
up into small bands and scattering over a
wide area. Lord Kitchener fully realizes
this situation and declines to exhaust his
oest troops in will o. tbe-wisp c1ase after
bands If the enemy who are al,cays on the
run, and with the sympathy of the local
Dutch, can easily evade our pursuit. The
process of hustlipg however, goes on stea.
dly, and against an enemy that refuses to
stand and fieht. 'Hustllng' is perhaps the
only effective offensive method
Commandant W. ID. Snyman, of the
South African Republic, in his lecture at
Denver, Colorado, lately, the proceeds Of
which are to aid Boer prisoners, said: "The
struggle in South Africa is not a race ami
mostly. 1t is an awful war, a political
war brought about by political gamblers
and speculators, and so long as they have
life the Beers will fight for their liberty
Our wives and daughters will pray ant
fight with us. Mothers send their sons int
battle acith prayer. Widows and orphans
are suffering, yet believing that God vii
bring them finally to victory"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
American Prosperity Remarkable
Agricultural And Industrial
Wealth.

The situation which faces the country
midway in the new agricultural season is
more promising than anything our history
has ever known. The farming community
has enjoyed three successive years of good
times, two of which surpassed all precedent
in the actual values of the wheat harvest,
and the third, which include the twelve
months ending last September soas uuex-
aInplei in the profits which it brought to the
cotton growing regions, says the N. Y.
Post Accompanying this prolonged era of
prosperity in farming pursuits was the great
uprising in the manufac uring industry,
part of aohich represented the increased ex.
pendtures Of the rival communities in the
eastern merchandise markets and part the
investment of new capital created by the
growth Of agricultural wealth in developing
lon-agricultural enterprise in the west and
south, where formerly it was little known.
Some measure Of the great trade develop.
ment is contained in the statistics of the
May bank clearings, which broke all records
for the country's general total, the month
being also one of the most active on record
in the business of the separate localities.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
Tile Population d lhe World.
A Corporation Of the Nations

Mr.. j. Holt Schooling has been tabu.
lating and commenting upon some interest
ing facts and figures with regard to the
population of the world; and he has, after
The fashion of statisticians who think that
everything works itself out upon o strictly
mathematical basis, been indulging himself
in little prophecy as to the future. Mr..
Schooling first ranges ten nations Of the
world in accordance with the relative den.
sity of their populations; from which clas-
sification 1t appears that Russia is most
sparSely Inhabited, while Belgium, as every
body knows, has the greatest number Of
inhabitants to the square mile. The United
States is a little more thickly populated
than Russia, having twenty -one inhabitants
to the square mile, as against Russia's
fifteen, while China comes next with ninety.
FIVE, and then Spain with ninety-six. France
has !S6, as compared with Germany's 1853;
while Italy, with 2S9, is more thickly po-
pu'ated than either. Great Britain has
339 inhabitants to the square mile, and is
surpassed In density of population only by
Holland with All and Belgium with SO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
British Policy Is Badly Mixed.
Friction In South Africa.

Uul-ss the British statesl en- court
hostile sing in Cape Colony it is difficult
to understand the movements made since
the visit of Lord Miluer to London. The
prorog alton of the Cape Parliament until
August q, with the application Of military
law, is denounced by the English cores
pondent Of the London Daily News at Cape
Town as subversion of the rights Of the
free people of Cape Colony. The cores
pondent somewhat sensationally exclaims:
sit is the death of Liberty
1t is almost impossible to conjecture why
the Tory government should invite rebellion
on the part of the Cape Dutch when it has
more than it can, handle in ths Orange
State and Transvaal Beers. There are two
suggested solutions, namely, that rebellion
at the Cape might furnish an excuse for
making terms, or that Lord Miner imagines
the assistance of the Cape Colonists under
the CLOAK OF nominal loyalty is more dan
gerous than their open hostility. Neither
is very reasonable hypothesis, though for
that matter Miner is not a very reasona
bic man.
There has been almost constant friction
between Miner and Kitchener. In South
Africa neither had much advantage. The
former, in close touch with the Ministry al
London, may be better able to accomplish
his designs, at the same time giving Kit
chener freer hand at the front. But what
ever theory concerning the purposes of the
British Government may be preferred there
car be no doubt the late DEGREES have made
bal situation worse from the British poin
Of view. The Beers are not aggressive il
their fighting, hut they are doing much ir
the way Of wearing out the British army
and the British taxpayer.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
The British Flag On The Seas,

The British Admiralty issued instructions
recently for 169 vessels of the navy to en-
gage in manceuvres beginning July 20.
During these manoeuvres the two main
fleets Of the participating vessels will con-
tend for the command Of the English Chan
mel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
To Our Readers.

Our columns are open to correspondence
on. everything affecting the coffee, sugar
and tobacco plantation and farming generally
and we cordially invite criticism and discus
sion. Natural History notes will also be
welcomed, as we'll as all news Of interest ad
planters. Communications should be to
dressed: The Editor, BoLETIN MER.
CANTIL, 2O Plaza Alfonso, San Juan,
2-S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
BryanS Name Met With Kisses.

Kisses for william J. Bryan's picture
and nomination of State ticket on plat
form that ignores the silver leaders princi-
pies tells the impressive story of the Ohio
Democratic Convention last week. Not
content with repudiating Mr.. Bryan's idess,
the gold men, who controlled the gatherings
humilated him and humbled his followers.
The convention nominated J.ines Kill
burn for governor.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
Lfnea Ferrea del Oeste.

/ INIE / ABLE
In effect April LIST, 1901
LEAVE SAN JUAN LEAVE BAYAM0N.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
Boep Letters Of MaTque.

Former President Kruger of the South
African Republic, says the Petit Bleu, has
lately refused to entertain proposals to arm
plivateers, but the promoters are again ur-
ging him to notify the powers that, unless
they intervene, he will issue letters of mar
que. In the event of Mr.. Kruger's con
tlnued refusal, it is asserted that the promot.
ers propose to act without authorization.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-20
A Costly Dollar.

j. q. Deveux, an ice dealer of Chicago,
has paid to J. A. Ryan, Berkeley saloon
keeper, $4,000 for dollar coiEedin 1904.
Deveux made special trip to buy the coin,
which was found while men were digging
for the foundation of house for Ryan.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
WILD NJ STlRU FLOW ERS.

From The Los Angel Times
Tie wi'd mustard liz Ids now in fun bloom.
and III many places The foo thIilS are gorgeous
in their yellow drap"rieS This is particularly
true aiOng the IICl w OIL route to Santa Mon c1,
ma for several days tourists have been return
ini from their trifs to the sea bearing great
AT mloaGs of the bright yellow flowers.
On Sunday many Of thu churches used II III
tn IL dec ltjons ard some Of tht m to the cN-
rlusion of all other blooms. Notable among
these WAS SimIson Auditorium, where immense
lunches of ii filled corn, rs and stood about the
Platform. At the First English Lutheran
Church also an elaborate SCncm was carried
OUT with wild mustard. y mass OF 1t SIX ftet
tall filled the arClrd back of the chancel
and less Formidable ones at the baptlSindl font
reading desks and cs where. The CHOIR was
almost hidden hy tall gauzy hunChes, the base
Of which formed by decoration of oat
clusters fastened To tn" railing.
In private residence tes all about the city the
same brilliant sheen of yellow may be seen in
Railways and through open windows. The lover
of flowers has not seen one of the most deco
rative of Southern Caiifurnia'S wild growthS
who has failed to note the beauty OF this plant
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
4 PRINCELY BANKRUPT.
4 YEAR.
From The London Mail.


1t is now nearly three years since the failure ll
or f T Hooley. whose estate has yielded so far
only two shillings in the pound to his creditors
In view of the magnitiCence with which tins
splendid bankrupt continues meanwhile to ENJOY
life. inquiries have been made by DAILY
Mail" representative as to the future prospects
the estate offers.
His inquiries took our representative to the
office Of George Hardy, member of the bank
ruptcy committee appointed 10y the creditors ["
act under the supervision Of the Board of lrade
Questioned as t. the outlook for creditors. Mr.
Hardy expressed the belief that the estate would
yield another two shlllings in the pound in the
course Of a few months. and was exceedingly
pessmstic as to anything beyond that
MIR. Hooley bears his creditors msfortunes
bIavely. does he n"t?"
In what way
He stiIl lives at the rate OF a few thousands
year.
More than a few thousands" replied Mr.,
Hardy. He has /, sides his suite of rooms at
Walsiu.ham House. his two country seats. Pap
worth Hall and t;Sley Hall Why. h. pays in
wages t. his servants. male and female, and his
gardeners grooms and tn rest more than t6'"o
yearly. His weekly Wag s hlll, apart from thpSc
tc rays monthly ar quarterly. Is between tl2n
and tl.:u He keeps many horses and every sort
ot vehicle from dogCart To- a shooting coach:
n has about score OF gardeners at IapWOrth
alone. hc constantly adding to his estate
there by buying up adjoining farms. and re-
Gently he bought t2uuu worth If additional agrl-
cultural machinery for hi operations there II ;
wine. cellars contain u.lc Of tn most cNtraor-
dinarv collections ever got together and YOU
ray say my estimate. as a member IF the
committee. that this princcly bankrupt is not
living at tho rate of less than il'ot" yearly"
'Iut haven't you and your fellow committee
men any means Of diVertins some of this intOin"
toward The cr,tiitors?'
None at all MI. Iiooey obtains his ncom~
h\ the financial operations h. conducts from,
Walsnghan House. Whtrr he sees clients daily
But h. doesn't deal his own behalf He is
the agent of his wife have long contendei
that We. the committee should he abb" 70 con-
trol the hankruptS earnings. We ought To be
al le to for the creditors the remainder Of
that income after allowing the bankrupt good
maintenance l:I.uuO year"
And do not your powers enable you to do
any hing in that dire ctipn"'
No. but have heard from very reliable
quarter that as result of this Hooley bust
II ss legislation will be proposed With the obj ct
"f rendering such crying scandals Impossible in
the future"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
FIFTH-AVE. "IIGHLANDS." ."
MANY HANDSOME NEW HOUSES BUILD
ING IN THE SECTION SO NAMED
BY MR. CARNEGIE.

Andrew Carnegie has added a to the
list Of the designations for the various districts
Manhattan Island He has called that part
of Fifth-ave. near his home-the rising
ground between Eighty second and Ninety-sec-
ond sts.-"Thc Highlands of Fifth-ave." The
name was possibly suggested 10y Mr.. Carnegles
love for his native land, and his neighbors have
already joined him in speaking OF the gently
rising ground as The Highlands The high
est point is crowned by the Carnegie house.
now nearly completed, but still surrounded 10y a
board fence The land upon which the house
stands and the grounds which surround it
said to have cost more than SlouuWN, while
the brick and stone Highlands home Will cost
its owner more than 81 800 900 before il is com
pleted.
on the south corner is IA collection Of frame
houses which in keeping with the new
name, except that the beer signs suggest Ger
and not Scotch highlands. Tn property
at Eighty -ninth-st. which sold recently
by Francis X. Pendleton. has caused much gos
Sip in real estate circles and various men have
been named having negotiated for the erec-
tion of a palace the valuable tract OF land.
William b. Leeds Of Pittsburg; G. NJ Schwah.
ex-Judge +. II. Gary and H. c. Frick have been
mentioned in connection with this "highand
property. one Of the attractive blocks Of the
seventh SITS, where General c. II. I. C"llis's
house is OF the notable features.
The row of brownstoHe houses between Eighty
fourth and Eightyfifth SITS. of which j. Hooker
Hamersley's, on the corner of Eighty fourth st.
Is the most pretentious. is typical of the old
time Fifth ave. Down the avenue short dis
tance, between Eighty second and Eighty first
sts are two brick and stone buildings and
south Of these is the new marble front home of
W. II. Gelshencn In Eighty -second-st., beyond
II ese new houses. is the handsome home Of
Albert @. Jennings. ON the way down the ave
nue., and the foot of the incline is the pala-
tial home of Louis Stern, which is ilanked on
the south by r. w Woolworths home. rapidly
nearing completion. The Highlands of Fifth
ave is a district which is already rich in costly
and beautiful buildings. but many plans have
been made for additional edilices the south
as well as north Of the Carnegie house. and 1t is
believed that within few years the newly
named part will be the show portion of the great
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
MR. M1RR Is THE CENTRE NAN.

From The Chicago Tribune.
The centre Of population i'll the United states
has been eStabl shed 1t is not merely four miles
east and two mil : south of Columbus, Ind;
to be accurate, II is in the far southeastern cor
ner of Farmer Henry Marr's clover field
Go down to Columbus, Ind and ask the
man the livery stable to drive you out to
"Hen" Marrs place. After you get to Hen
Mars you 90 round the and past the
barn. Then YOU keep straight on until you cOm-
70 white mule and black mule eating straw
out of a stack.
Take a turn to the WindWard and bear off
Eharpy long tack. the mule has
reputation for kicking. Pass the blaCn dog to
starboard and the pigsty to larhoard. Alter
getting out of the long lane come about and
stand across the east forty south by south
east.
Away in the far corner there is a single
melancholy fence rail sticking up in tn" ground.
ApproaCh this rail with uncovered head and in
respectful silence because il marks the centre of
population of the United States.
picture shows Farmer Mari standing grim
md solitary in the clover field, the centre man"
IA the centre Of population. 1t requires long
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
THE CARNEGIE HOUSE.
At Fifth-ave. and Ninetieth-St.

stretch of the imagination to believe that this
agricultural desert is the centre Of anything eX-
cept clover tops, and that Farmer MARI has
almost nineteen million persons respectively,
east, west, north and south Of him. But for all
these doubts Farmer Mari is the centre man
1t has been officially declared.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-14

tators who are not even satisfied with the pres
ent concession made TO the people OF Flanders
These worthless are distinctly in favor Of the
movement looking toward a separation Of tho
Flemish and WalloOn provinces. Thus, the
Flemish movement has assumed lately the char
acter of a Pan-German campaign. and is intt-
mateIy connected with the Pan-Gernan cru
sade in the German Empire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-31
cox AGAINST HANNA.
Cincinnati Boss Takes Side Of
Foraker in the Fight.

Columbus O.. Dec. 31.-W'hile the
friends Of both Senator Foraker and SEN
ator Hanna each claim that they have
the votes to organize the legislature. the
truth is that neither side has them.
though neither is short more than four
votes of having a majority of the caucus.
Representative Willus of Hardin county
is claimed by both sides, but he asserts
that he has not placed himself in either
column. He says there are nine members
of the house who have not taken a posi-
ton, and that upon their attitude, yet to
be announced. depends the result of the
organization in the house. Every possible
influence is being brought to bear by both
factions upon these doubtful members,
who admittedly hold the key to the sit
uatiCfl-
Senator Foraker. in a talk over the tel
ephone with one of his lfeutenants here.
expressed the greatest satisfaction with
the present situation and appears to have
the utmost confidence in the final out
come. Senator Hanna, on the other hand,
is equally confident of the ability of his
friends to organize the house. 1t is an
nOunced here that George B. Cox of Gin
cinnati will come to Columbus Friday and
take the field for Price for speaker. Price
is the Foraker candidate The potent in
f1uences behind Prices candidacy are
Senator Foraker, George b. Cox, Charles
l.. Kurtz and the state brewers associa-
tion. besides Congressman Beidler and
and Kyle of Troy the latter of whom
is to reach Columbus today to take up the
fight of Sheriff Scobey of Miami. tEe For
aker candidate for clerk In the senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-31
Shareholders OF the Panama
Canal Company
Are Making Frantic Efforts to
Unload Property.
IN ADDRESS PRINTED
In Which is Pointed Out the
Impossibility
OF Doing Aught But Selling to
tine United States.

Paris, Dec 31--All the newspapers
here today publish an address to the
shareholders of the Panama canal COM
pany, issued by M. Bunua-V Varilla. a
large shareholder, who as cabled De-
cember n. made an appeal to the share
holders and others to contribute start
at the beginning of the new year 10
funds to carry on the work OF the canal,
and who only secured promises of 2JV,-
600 francs.
In this address, which takes up half
page of space in the papers. M.
Bunau-VariIla gives the text of a let
ter which he recently wrote to the new
president of the canal company, NJ. 10.
commencing the decision to attempt the
"impracticable task" of reopening the
negotiations with Washington for the
sale of the company's property, and
urges that the only course open, in or
der to clear the situation. is for the
company to make, before January T. a
straightforward offer to sell the prop
erty for $40, 000, coo, or. better still, notify
the isthmian commission that it can
itself fix the reasonable purchase price
at which its report said it would have
recommended the Panama route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-31
EDITORS ARE WANTED.
Specially Invited to Attend Mid
winter Exposition.

Entertainment of an excellent order
will be provided for the Kansas editors
who come to the Midwinter exposition
here in January.
Invitations are to be sent out asking
the Kansas editors to make it a point
to come to Topeka on the day of jan
uary 81 and remain at least during the
evening, if unable to remain longer.
January q is the second day of the
exposition and is also the day upon
which the Kansas State Grocers' associ-
alton convenes here The reciprocity
convention called by Governor W. E.
Stanley is also set for January 81.
The Topeka Commercial club con-
templates entertaining the people who
come to Topeka that day and the COM
1nittee composed of G. L. Wood, j. W.
Robinson and J. c. Holland met this
morning at the Comm ercia1 club rooms
to discuss preliminary plans.
1t is announced that the entertain
ment committee of the Commercial club
will cooperate with the entertainment
and banquet committees of the local
Erocers' association for caring for the
visitors to the city on January 81 A
joint meeting of the three committees
has been called to meet at the Com
mercial club on Thursday night, jan
uary 2.
Plans have not as yet been definitely
formed, but it is believed the original
idea of giving banquet with regular
set number of courses will be aban
doned.
Instead the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity halls will be secured and a re-
ception and smoker will be given There
are two halls and a banquet room avail
able. 1t is planned to set aside one of
the lodge rooms for Sm oking room
and the other for the reception. Re-
freshments will be served in the BAN
quet hall.
The ladies' of the various clubs of the
city viii be asked to assist, and it is be-
lieved the arrangements will meet with
he of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-31
GEN. CAMERON BURNED
Kansas Hermit Has Serious
Accident.

General Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
hermit, who lives near Lawrence, mad
a narrow escape from death, and as it
Is he may lose the use of both hands.
Cameron was sitting in front of big
bonfire in the evening at mis- home eat
ing his supper. He became uncon-
scious and when he regained his senses
both his hands were horribly burned
The remarkable and peculiar part OF
the accident is that his clothing was not
even scorched. From appearances his
hands must have been in an intense
fire for some time. The flesh of both
hands was cooked in a horrible man
ner. General Cameron can not account
for the happening at all. The last he
remembered was that he took bite OF
toast, and it was several hours before he
regained his senses. While unconscious
his hands were burned.