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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
King Is Notified.


to represent him during his absence.
King Is Notified.
Notice was then served on Manager
Andy King and his associates that II q
prize hght was pulled off some one would
get into trouble,
Attorney Trippet Is the man who, when
county attorney, sent Andy King to tho
ponitcntlary for participating I'm n prize
fight Mr.. Trippets record IN this dlrec-
tion was n sufficient Indication 10 the
promoters that they were taking long
chances in putting on boxing for exer-
else only" and the mill was called off.
Nose Lafontlse ana Opie went to Ana
conda last night. but Wade and his
trainer. Young Thomas, remained In tho
city, intending to take the afternoon
train.
Lafontise arrived here this afternoon,
when 1t Is expected that some agreement
will be reached as to where the fight
VIII take place.
There Is some talk of the match being
held at the Reception roadhouse tonight,
but this has not been definitely decided
upon.
iielcna and Billings both wired bids
this afternoon for the fight and It may
be that the match will be post poned until
a date for one or the other OF these towns
can be fixed.
Duffy Went Away.
A.special to the Inter Mountain from
Anaconda says: The Wade-Opie nght
IL off, 30 far as Anaconda Is concerned.
When County Attorney Duffy left for
Missoula this morning he appointed At
torney w. ii. Trippet to act as his
II. I.ls, I<aa
toned as to the fight scheduled to take
place here tonight, he told Mr.. Trippst
to use his own judgment, and II the law
was violated to do his duty.
SO, given full sway In regard to tho
matter Trippet announced that il the
contest took place he would act In the
matter In accordance with the state law
and prosecute all concerned to the full
extent. The specific statute reads as fol-
lows:
This Is the Law.
Every person who engages In, insti-
gates, encourages on promotes any ring
on prize fight, on any other premeditated
fight or contention twlthout deadly
weapons), either as principal, aid, sec
ond, umpire, surgeon or otherwise, is
punishable by Imprisonment In the state
prison not exceeding two years"
THAT statute" said Attorney Trippet,
gives me the right to cause the arrest
of the parties concerned in tonight's
affair ana the law Will decide as to
whethereit Is n prize fight or not. IL Il
takes place in ring, and they hit each
other with their fists, that is enough for
me to know that this statute is being
violated.
AS far as It being a boxing contest
for exercise" said Mr.. Trippet II don't
think that IL such were the case there
would be several hundred men come to
this city from Butte to see rwo men ex-
ercise in a gymnasium,
THE fight may not be stopped, but
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
Banta Bound Over.
Especial to Inter Mountain

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Billings, Jan. III. A. Banta, the man
who was recently arrested for sending
obscene letters through the mail, waived
preliminary examinations and was
bound over. He could not furnish the
bond.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
WAS SENT UP AGAIN.
Preacher Howard Is Sentenced Again
for Illegal Use of Mails.
(By Associated Press.

Detroit Jan. 17.-Judge Swan of the
United States district court today sem
fenced Rev. q. F. b. Howard, who had
previously pleaded guilty to using the
malls to obtain money under false pre-
lenses at Horton, Mich, to two and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
More Boer Prisoners.
(By Associated Press. ,

Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 1.-THE
British transport Montrose has arrived
here from Capetown, with another de-
tachment of Boer prisoners.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
PLUMBERS AT BILLINGS.
Next Session Will Probably Be Held
at Anaconda,
Especial to Inter Mountain. J

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Billings, Jan. 17-Twenty-five dele
gates are in attendance at the State
Plumbers meeting.
Yesterdays meeting was private and
consisted only of routine business.
Although not definitely sNtled It is
hinted that the next annual meeting will
be held in Anaconda.
The meeting will close with a banquet.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17

law courts at Posen, Prussian Poland,
on the charge of lese majestic, Is not
true. He is not a Prussian subject and
Is now in Warsaw.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
Rumor Is Untrue,
(By Associated Press.) }

Berin, Jan. 1.-THE report that Henry
Sienkewiecz, the Polish novelist, has
been summoned to appear before the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17

that County Attorney Duffy had left the
city and had appointed Attorney Trippet
to represent him during his absence.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

ton and maintenance Of the water-
works; the second the scarcity of reso-
urces suffered by the municipal co1por-
alton during the last years; andsthe
third is the defects in the mechanical
works of the plant, caused by the lack
of a mechanical engineer who .Molild
have prepared the specifications for the
pumping engines, would have erected
them and would have taken the mana
cement of plant SO important, not in
itself, but on account of the services it
has to render.
In a few words | want to state that
in my first report showed the neces-
sity for anew system .of:wateEworks In
two or. three years from now, but to-
day l think that this moment has
already arrived and the hour has struck
fol the municipal council togFasp the
situationl and without loss ef=tifne to
solve the problem of providing the
city with system of water supply hav-
ing all the necessary eonditionsk s.
There is one feassia more for prompt
action. have mentioned in my first
report the fact that the Rio Piedras
River is :. threatening to destroy by
flood. the pumping station and the
tanks. In order to avoid this danger
we would have to spend a considerable
quantity of money and it is not quite
sure that we will Succeed because we
may takethe danger away from the
pumping engine but, would put the
dem itself in danger Your city en-
gineer is SO convinced of the necessity
for new waterworks that this very
week he will go over to the Lola River
in order to prepare a general idea for
a new project
But this solution which is the radical
remedy Of the ills Of the waterworks is
not a. work of months, but of years.
To prepare the plan of such an impor-
tant work will take from six to eight
months The loan to be made by the
city for the amount of money to be
spent will take months to negotiate,
and the construction of the work will
last more or less two years; that is to
say that we can never have these
works completed before the year 1905.
And from now till then how can ave
assure the supply of water for the city
of San Juan2 Shall we rely on these
two pumping engines already in bad
condition. If repaired they would moi
give the necessary volume Of wafer to
the city. The importance of the water
supply requires an absolute certainty OF
operation.
Why should we build or erect the
reservoir in the city, if our pumps will
mot be able to fill it. l think so evident
the necessity for new pumping en-
gine that l have no doubt that the mum
icipal corporation will decide upon its
acquisition. In the meantime we will
adopt at the plant at Rio Picdras ali
measures that prudence will devise in
order to avoid, if possible, the danger
of the evil of being without water.
Respectfully,
JH. Canals.
City Engineer"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
The CuDlD POS|(l FI0udS.

The conviction of Es.es G. Rathbone,
c. F. w, Neely and w. H. Reeves for
embezzlement of Cuban postal funds
has been announced from Hava-
ma. Each of the offenders was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
and the payment of large fine. These
cases excited such wide attention, espe-
cially during the few months after the
disclosure Of Neely's peculations and
during the extradition proceedings in
connection Herewith, that it is hardly
worth while going over the facts again
in detail. Nee1y was the first of the
three to be discovered, and it is crafty
ing to know that Reeves, who turned
states evidence and probably expected
to get off with a light sentence, has
been adjudged equally guilty and pu=
nished as severely as the other Rath-
bone, the director general of posts in
Cuba, was supposed for time to have
been guilty Of nothing worse than neg.
| igence, but after the investigation OF
his accounts was found to be partlcl,
pant in the frauds.
The offenses of these eX-oftic1als were
practically the same, and were commit
ted at time when the betrayal OF trust
reposed in them was especially d1sgra,
ceful. They we're put i'll charge OF
the Cuban posts during the early days
of reconstruction, when the honor OF
American administration was on trial
and when the slightest faint upon il
through the conduct of derelict officials
was sure to reflect upon the credit Of
the whole country in the eyes OF for
eien governments Yet tor many
months these three, of whom Nicely was
the chief in active criminahty, embezz,
led the postal funds by selling sur
charged stamps, making false entries
issuing duplicate checks and employing
the proceeds in speculation and eSpen-
sive living. The delay in punishment
caused by the extradition proceedings
on account of Nicely has only served to
make the whole investigation more
thorough and the trial and CONVICTION
of the offenders more impressive and
sa1utary in the public interest.
The discovery of these frauds pro-
duced most dlsagreeable impression
upon the whole country and they were
thought at first to be disastrous to the
credit of the Republican administration.
Bat the promptness and thoroughness
with which the Washington authorities
followed the matter through all its
ramifcations, and eliminating In the
investigation by Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Bristow, have finally
dispelled any doubt that justice would
be done. The effect upon the Cubans
will be beneficial in several ways. Ii
examples for reproof and instruction
were to be given them at all, nothing
could be more fitting than an object
lesson in vindicating official honesty.
If Americans were the offenders they
have been severely and justly punished.
There is small hope of any reversal or
mitigation of these sensences on appeal.
The iacts are too patent and well eslao-
lished and the interests concerned are
too vital to be trided with by legal
delay or technicalities.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
[From a Charleston Dailyl
A Trip To POfO Rico.
The Chamber Of Commerce VIII
be Invited to Send its Re-
preSentatiVes Along.

The Chamber Of Commerce Of Char
lesion will be addressed within the
next day or two through the commits
Sioners from Puerto Rico to the Elk
position, extending an invitation to that
body to appoint several delegates to
join a party of distinguished men for
the purpose of making trip to Puerto
Rico and Cuba about the Ist of May.
The commercial organizations of
Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta
and New Orleans will re invited'to be
represented on this trip.
About fift zen or twenty Congressfnen
and other men prominent in national
life will form this group for the pur-
pose of making short visit to Puerto
Rico and Cuba, and will be entertained
in the principal cities of both islands
in an official manner.
The Government authorities at San
Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Chamber of
Commerce of that city will offer an
entertainment of the most lavish kind,
and the corresponding commercial
bodies of Santiago and Havana will
extend similar hospitable entertain.
ment..
"A special steamer belonging to the
Ward Line will be chartered and will
saffron New Yurk about the Goth of
April and will touch at Charleston, in
order to pick up any Southern delegates.
The party will. then proceed directly to
San Juan, Puerto Rico, and during the
two or three days e1lt Il. .ainn1ent it is
likely that they. will sell over 10 the
island of St. Thomas, where a. short in
spection of the-new American possession
will be made.
The party will beitallen across the
island of Porto Rico over the famous
Spanish Military Road 10 Ponce and
will sail from there to Santiago de Cuba,
VIII sre a couple of days will be scent
visiting the historic scenes of the:eam-
paigno of '0S. e.
From Santiago the party viii sail to
Havana and be present in that CITY on
the 10Th of May, Evacuation Day.s:TTEfi5sfi I I
the United States authorities VIII with
draw The military forces and the new
Cuban Government. will find itself in.
stalled. The whole trip will take about
twenty da. and arrangements are be
ing made to make it most memorable +
and significant visit
Il is sincerely hoped that the Char
lesion Chamber Of Commerce will |
the importance of the project
and win appoint its representative
delegates.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
tOF PORTO Rico.

Office of4the Bureau of Public Works
San juan, April 8, 1902
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for
furnishing labor and material nesessary
for the construction, in two separate
sections. of the road between San Sc
bastla11 and Lares, will be received at
this office until 10 A NJ, April 20, 1902,
and then publicly opened.
Specifications, blank forms and all
available information will be furnished
on application.
The right 10 reject any or all bids
which can be made for one or both sec
tions, is reserved.
By direction of the Commissioner of
the Interior,
A. STIERLE,
Superintendent ofIPnblic Works.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
sANJUAN, APRIL u
The Opinion Of Tbs,
Attorney Genefat::

In r,ading the opinion of Attorney
General Harlan al d in learning the
pu1port thereof the public should be
careful to fully understand and appre-
ciate the distinction bet w9en violence
and breach of the laws and the right
to assemble together in an association"
for the better1nent. Of the condition of
any class of society This distinction
is made very plain in all the states of
the American Union, and the Attorney
General has sought to make 1t clear to
the people here.
There could never have been any
question as to the unconstitutionality of
any law which permits men. being pro
secuted for "conspiring to raise the
price of labor" or for creating society
without the consent of the Secretary Of
Porto Rico. No law could be more
contrary to American idea: and ftlnda-
mental principles than this one It
Wassbad law from the American point
of view, and SO far as could be ascer-
tanned it had never been enforced dur
ing the Spanish regime.
At the same time there is surely a
word to be said in defense of. the posi-
ton taken by the judges OF the: District
Conrt in following out the letter of the
law. AT the time of the arrest of Igle-
Sand the formation of the charges
against him this law was On the statute
book of Porto Rico
The Fiscal made the charges against
IgleSias and it was the duty of the
Judges to decide on these charges.
While they might have looked into the
question of constitutionality, and while
nosdolbt some. of them may have be-
1ieved' the law to be unconstitutional
it certainly seems that this question
wassmore in the province. of the higher
authority, who has decided it in a way
both satisfactory to the. people and in
full accordance with the principles of
American democracy.
The judges read the law and felt it
their duty to follow it to the letter.
While other men placed in similar
position might have said there could be
no prosecution on such a law, these
judges in the use of their best judg-
nfent believed it their duty to follow
the strict letter of The statute: s..
What has made the Iglesias case a
tro1blssome thorn in the side of the
people has not been the .assemblage of
wQrknsn, nor the conspiracy to raise
thSsspfice of labor but ths violence
which, Nwas used, at the lime of the ex-
change of money, to enforce the de-
mandS made by the workmen And it.
is against this violence that the At
torney General has sought to properly.
direct the public mind
Ehere is no law anywhere in the
Union which prevents men from law
fully assembling together for any law
full purpose, but there are thousand
1awsswfich prevent men from using
violenees for the purpose of carrying out.
pro grams or f...aiaing objec.s Work
men may strike SO long as they will,
and they have the right to ask other
men aesstrike, but the law is plain that
no man gan by violence, force or threat
prevent an 55her man from laboring.
rne Attorney' Generals opinion is
plain-Men may+assemble in peaceful
socieaysse attain, lawful objects by law
ful means, bat no object no matter how
lawfasLof just can excuse the use of
violelcss.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
PegCe In SCUM AhiCQ.
Kitchener Sends Word That
Proposals Are Accepted
To End Soon.
Special Cablegram to BoIetin Mercantil

New York, April IIth.-Advices re
ceiVfd in this city from London state
thatsthe British War Office has received
wera from Lord Kitchener in South
Africa, that the Boer commanders in
the field have accepted the peace con-
ditions proposed By the British gov
ernnient, and that the exact stipulations
agreed upon between himself and the
Beers would lie sent to London at once
It B'bs1isved at Washington and Lon
don that the end of the Boer War is in
sight, and that the protocol will be
signed within the next ten days.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
The New York C10DbeT
Oi Commerce.
Petitions Congress In
Behalf Of Cuba
Asks That Fifty Per Cent. Reduction
Be Made In Tariff.
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil

New York, April IIth.-The Cham
Der of Commerce OF this city sent Thurs
day morning to the members of the
Uaited States Congress a petition ask
ing that Congress pass a resolution
reducing the Cuban tariff schedules by
at least fifty per cent. The Chamber
of.Comnerce asks this as protection
to the interests of many New York
concerns dealing largely in Cuba. The
petition was received in Washington
this morning and will be Immediately
presented to Congress,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE. INTERIOR.
Office of the Bureau of Public Works

Office of the Bureau of Public Works.
San Juan, P R. March 10Th, 1902.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for
furnishing all labor aud material neces-
sary fer the construction of a section of
road between Yabucoa and Maunabo,
will be received at this office until 10
A. NJ. April 10th, 1902, and then public
ly opened.
Specifications. blank forms and all
available information will be furnished
on application.
The right to reject any or bids is re-
served.
By direction of the Commissioner of
the Interior.
A. STIERLE.
Sup. of Public Works.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
Denmark RepudQIes Christmas
Government Refuses To
Recognize His Report
Snubbed BY The Danish Premier
Special cablegram to Boletin MereantlI


New York, April nth. - Advices
re e1eived in~this city from Copenhagen
state that the Danish ministry has is
sued an announcement to the effect
that 1T has not now nor ever has had
any connection with Captain Christ
mas.
The statement is also made that he
ile received any commission from
tn ABanish government, 80
The newspapers state that Christmas
applied for an interview with Premier
DDdnzer. bit that the Premier refused
to.see him, rand has repeatedly snubbed
him in public The government has
refused to receive a copy of Christmas
are port orfthe subject of the sale nego-
ttiations. "
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
Special. Cablegrarn to. Boletin Mercantil

New York, April 1Ith.-Advices re-
ceived in this city from Brussels state
that the socialists have been rioting in
the cities of Brussels and Client, and
that the condition is now very alarming.
The government has ordered the city
of Brussels under military authority,
and the troops are now in control.
Many people have been hurt, and the
shops are in ruins
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

Laws andresolutions appro-
we'd by the last session of the
Insular Legislature Of Porto
Rico, bound in one volume
with the political code for sale
at the BoEHTIN, price Si-a5.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

Trade at Ponce continues to. increase
at rapid pace. The customs returns
Of that city for yesterday show a duty
Of over 81 5000 paid into the Customs
Treasury. The Customs returns for
Ponce Tor this month will far exceed
those-ef San Juan or any other city on
the island.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

: LIS anemicos. los ra-
( qulticus, los atacados con
( frccucncia de catarros,
|, l's pl!udicos y .dantos
: ,!eseen verse vlgoroSoS
: deb. n tonar la EMUL- +;
! SION DE SCOTT porque
! cS el medicamento mas
{ valioSO en- el trata!niento ;
( del raqultismo y anemia
! infantil, porque es Tin ali ;
. mento productor de grasa
1 del mas alto grado; por- ;
! que es el tonico yrecons- ;
! tituyente mas poderoso !
, conocido. ;
/ Certificates de me- f;
. dicos 10 han dicho: para ;
los enjutos de pecho, /
para la tisis, resfriados y;
catarros cronicos, min !
. guna medieina es mejor I
que la EMULSION DE !
, SCOTT. !
SCOTT & BOVINE, cuimicos, New York
De venta en- las Bolicss- =
IA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

Mr.. Julio Pa1acioss who has been
studying il the States returned to Porto
Rico yesterday ON the Caracas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
Current News Notes,
Local And Personal.

The SIS. Hugoma entered this port
to-daywfth freight. She came direct
from. New Orleans and brought no pas
senseEs. .ss..s =.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

Coz Edwards, chief of the division of
i1as4lar affairs Of the War Department
has ma public a comparative state
nents qf the commerce of the Philippi-
nes fois the. months which ended Oct.
81. 1eo1s The figures are exclusive of
qtlaIss ssrlaaster's supplies. 1t is shown
thattife total valtle of merchandise i'm
ported during the ten months mention
ed was S24, 44,33S8,I4I, as against $2o,I48-
I5o. for the corresponding period of 1900,
and aesexpoftS OF merchandise during
tlle; stetl months ended Oct. 81, 1901,
TO S2o,8S4,395, as against SIo.-
37o for the sarne period of 1900.
EIsE9spse ea1res sli5m an increase of 2I.
per cent. Tor the imports and s per cent.
for the exports.
The value Of merchandise coming
from aud ship Jed to the United States
during those periods shows decided
iucreas for the fen months ended Oct.
315,lyoI Goods worth $2,o35,So5 were
an increase Of $I,Ios. $50
eve7s tho CORES bonding period of 1900,
while the exports for the period of 1901
amounted to S3,5346to,- an increase of
81, ,Iol AZ.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11

There will be two bali games; at the
Association Grounds tomorrow after
,,r,as. s-@
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
AS||1[ .lI0de.
LARGE INCREASE REPORTED
lNPHILLEPPINE COMMERCE

ForsIen Months Ending Oct. 81, 1901,
Figures Show q. Growth of 81 Per Cent
in Imports and 8-Per, Cent. in Exports
Compared With Preceding Year-Quar-
fermaster's Supplies Not Taken in CAL
tulation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-11
Son luQl IlIgQ!ged
WIN A Voter FHnl|G.
Aouedutt AT Rio Piedras Liable
To Stop Pumping At Any
Moment.
Pumping Machines Unfit For Use,
Matter Taken Up BY Municipal Engineer Canals.
Report To the Council
Last Night.
natter Taken Up BY Municipal Engineer Canals.

"a commission Appointed By the City
t. Council