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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
For POIQIlQ Route.
MINORITY OF SENATE COM
MITTEE READY TO REPORT.
Favors the Purchase of French
Company's Property and Com
pletjon of the WatesWay-De-
nies Responsibility For Mr..
Hoar's Amendment Relieves
Congress Should Select Line.

Washington, June 2.-Senator Kitt-
redge of South Dakota has prepared
the minority report of the committee on
interoceanic canals 1t is a long argu-
ment in favor of the Panama route and
the Spooner amendment to the Hep
burn bill.
The Spooner amendment proposes
that the President be authorized to pur.
chase the Panama Canal and complete
the construction of it; but if that route
| is found to be impracticable or the title
of the Panama Company such as cannot
be transferred to the United States, the
President in given authority to con-
struct the canal route
The minority of the committee have
accepted that amendment as the one
for which they will make their fight in
the Senate. Their report will deal with
the advantages of the Panama route
and the disadvantages of the Nicar-
aqua route.
Senator Kittredge several weeks age
presented minority report covering
the legal phases of the situation show
ing that the Panama Company held a
good title that accould be transferred tc
4he United States. He made no effort
to discuss any other feature of the pro
posed canal Legislation. That report he
will submit. It will be signed by him
self, Senator Millard of Nebraska, Sena
tor Pritchard of North Carolina and
, Senator Hanna of Ohio.
Senator Kittredge says that the ad
vocates of the Panama route are acting
in good faith and are ready to submit
the question to the Senate, They
, have no desire to delay action by long
debate land see no reason why the bill
should not come to a vote within ter
days OF two weeks after the Philippine
. bill is out of the way. The advocates
of the Nicaragua route also desire {
, vote on the bill and say that they vii
forego long arguments in order to ex
pedite business. They are confden
that a majority of the Senate as wei
as majority of the people in tht
country are in favor of the Nicaragua
route and that the Hepburn bill vii
pass without amendment,
The advocates of the Panama route
. deny al responsibility for Senate
Hoar's amendment which proposes t,
leave the selection of the route absolu
tely to the President. Senator Kit
fridge says that the minority of tn
committee are opposed to that amend
ment They do not believe that con
gress should throw the responsibilit,
upon the President. They take th'
position that it is the duty of congress
to select the route so far as practicabl,
and give the President only the alter
native power of constructing a canal b,
the Nicaragua route if the finds tha
the Panama Company cannot transfe
. it's title to this government
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

A London despatch says that King
Alfonso's accession has been the signal
for renewal Of ove1 lures for closer re-
lations between Spain sand the Dual
Alliance On the one hand, and Great
Britain, aided by Germany, on the
other. Accounts of these overtures have
been telegra phed to Tendon from Paris,
Berlin and St. Petersburg. The central
facts of the situation concern the future
possession of Morocco and the strong
hold of Gibraltar, with the involved
issue of British control of the Mediter-
ranean route and Germany's support
of that control as means of access to
the east and its markets Frances am
bition to gain the mastery of Morocco
is intense, and the services she rendered
Spain by acting for her in the negotia-
tons following the late war and by
loaning her money have imposed obi +
cations which the French Foreign Office
now means to avail itself of in full
That the end of the regency should
reopen these questions was inevitable,
but as yet Spanish statesmen and pc
litical parties are holding off until in
ternal tranquility and reform make the.
governments attitude in regard to
overtures more effective. Delay in all
cases SO eongenial to the Spanish cha
racter, is in this case good policy. It.
is supposed, and rightly so, to be the
political good fortune Of the new reign
to have begun free of burdensome
colonial empire, Official and par1ia-
mentary circles at Madrid. though eau
tious in regard to this interesting situa-
ton, are by no means dense to the op-
portunities which it presents, especially
to its promise of giving Spain once
more position in the concert of Eu-
rope.
It is difficult to CLEAN from the des-
patches definite notion as to which
of these rival pairs of political sritors
has the better prospect of success.
Spanish opinion appears to be divided
On unexpected lines. The present
premier, Sefior Sagasta, is opposed to
the French and Russian proposals thar
Spain should join the Dual Alliance
bit his probable successor, Senior Mon
tero, strongly favors them The f11an- |
cial obligations under which the Ma
drid government is to French are the
strongest claim which that government
can put forward, because the racial /
which was manifested be-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
.bOeT Prisoners 70 Be Reformed
To SOuIl AtiCQ.
Lord Miner Heads Provisional
Government
President Kruger Rallies.
Special Cabegram to Boletn Mercantil.
President Kruger Rallies.
Special CabIegram to Boletin Mercantil.

New York June 7th.-Advices receiv-
ed from London state that the British
authorities are now making active pre-
parations for the return to South Africa
of all Boer prisoners in prison camps
in other British possessions.
A provisional government is now be-
ing organized with Lord Miner as it's
head.
The burghers will act in the same
capacity they formerly did until the
new government can be fully organized
Miner will have authority to disband
the burghers upon just cause,
The condition of President Kruger
continues very grave although he has
improved during the past twenty-four
hours. Thousands Of people are re
turning to South Africa from all Euro
pean countries, and the steamship com
panies cannot accommodate all those ap.
plying for transportation,
The British government will assist
the Steamship companies in carrying
civilians to South Africa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
Sp0nISl ClbIncI Crisis.
Reported That Sagasta Will Resigr
Sefior Moret May Succeed To The
Premiership.
Special CabIegram to Boletin Mercantil

New York, June 7th.-Advices re.
ceived from Madrid declare that the
possibility of the early retirement of
Sefior Sagasta from the premiership
is again being discussed in connection
with the differences regarding the meet
ing of the Cortes. It is said that the
president of the Senate, Sef1or Montero
Rios, is opposed to the steps being
taken by Sagasta and claims that he is
acting against the law in not convoking
the Senate at once.
Senior Rios intends to summon the
Senate to meet on June II. Sagasta is
opposed to this and will appeal to the
King.
1t is generally believed that Sagasta's
position is untenable and that he will
be compelled to resign or give in to
the opposition, and it is not believed
that Sagasta will do this.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

tween the two nations during the late
war has too many historic contradic
tions to amount to much Russia sup
ports the French position because the
Mediterranean route is also matter
of concern to her, especially with
France as an ally; and, broadly speak
ling, French expansion in Africa by
the incorporation of Morocco, Joined
with both French and Russian ex,
pansion in the Far East, have made
the Spanish attitude a matter of con-
siderable Importance tosthese nations
On the other hand, there is a pro-
British party, composed chiefly of Lib
lerals and progressive manufacturers
and merchants, which thinks that an
alliance or at least a closer under
standing with great commercial
pouer such as England would greatly
benefit Spain, gain for her the support
of the British navy and benefit he1
| by the spread of a more enterprisine
industrial and commercial policy. This
party believes that, if Morocco were te
come into the possession of France, o'
/ if Spain were to rely upon French ai6
: to recover Gibraltar, Great Britain
l would at once declare war and, slice O
; the rain1and as well as the port o
Ceuta, Immediately opposite on tn,
S African coast. Hence prudence as wei
r. as self-intsrest demand an allianc
e with England and Germany. AS TO
e the latter power support of England
e nothing but the policy of the emperor
It who sees that his Asiatic railway an
c commercial projects are ultimately cor
/ cerned with British control of the Met
iterranean route.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
Vessels Collide
|l SDQIiSl Voters
Artillery Officers Killed.
Vessels Sunk.
Special Cablegram to Boetin Mercant

New York June 7th.--Advices receiv
ed from Madrid declare that a very
serious collision occurred in the harbol
of Gijon, Spain this morning between {
small warship and sailing vessel
with the result that both vessels were
sunk, and five important artillery Off
GERS of the Spanish army lost thei1
lives.
Many sailors were also lost.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
San Tuan, May 10th, 1902.

San Juan. P. R., May 20, 1902. Seal
ed proposals, in triplicate, for construct
ing Brick Garbage Crematory at San
Juan, P. R. will be received here until
IL noon June 20, 1902 Information
furnished on application. u S. reser-
YES right to accept or reject any or all
proposals. Envelopes containing pro-
posa1s should be endorsed Proposals
for Garbage Crematory" addressed ].
T. Crabbs, Q. M 40
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
New. York Market To-day.
To Our Readers.

Our columns are open to correspon-
dence on everything affecting the coffee
sugar and tobacco plantation and fara-
ing generally and we cordially invite
criticism and discussion. Natural His
tory notes will also be welcomed, as
well as all news Of interest ad planters.
Communications should be to dressed.
The Editor, BOLETIN MERCANTII, 40
Plaza Alfonso San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

The athlectic games which were
scheduled for today have been post
poned to the first clear Saturday, on ac-
count of the heavy rain of this morning,
which inade the ground so soggy as to
be unfit for use.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

marriage and descent to the king of
England and the kaiser of Germany.
He is sixty-fve years of age. 1t is
said that he cannot survive as he has
been afflicted for many years with a
chronic alinent, and that it was only
with difficulty that the physicians have
kept him alive up to the present. He
is the ranking general of the Prussian
army.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
Report On Pg|ee.
Prof. Hill Describes the Volcanic
Phenomena On Martinique.
Eight Square Miles of Wreckage

Focus of Annihilation Was New Crater Midway
Between Summit of Mountain and the Sea-
Hot Mud Still Being Cast Forth Hundreds
of Fumaroles In New Area--Ihree Dlstlnc
Zones of Observation-Disclosures Vessel Res
cues Family From lie Precheur.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

Laws and resolutions appro;
we'd by the last session of the
Insular Legislature of Porto
Rico, bound in one volume
with the political code for sled
at the BoLETIN, price $I-25
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

The alleged photograph of the Mt.
Pelee crater published in this mornings
issue of the San Juan News is in real
ity picture of the sulphur holes near
the crater of Soufriere in St. Lucia.
For the past fifty years there has never
been a steaming spot anywhere near
Pelee, lake having for years formed
in its crater. Prior to the 18th of April
this lake was used as bathing pool by
picnic parties who went to the top of
the mountain. The picture published
in the News today could be bought for
twenty-five cents from any photographer
in the West Indies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
There will be dance at the Hote1
Olimpo this evening.

The U S. cruiser Topeka arrived
here yesterday from Hayti. The To-
5peka leaves on Monday for the States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07
Current News Notes,
Local And Personal.

On Saturday June the I4th St. Tohn
the Baptist Lodge No. IL. F. & A. NJ
will give basket picnic at the grounds
Of the Summer Palace in Rio Piedras
Special cars will be run from 3 clock
in the afternoon until II45 at night
The tickets are on sale by the Commit
tee for twenty-five cents.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-07

The Diue's cargo to Martinique con
sisted of 100000 pounds of bread. s. ooc
po 4nls 81 -four, 100000 pounds of rice
10000 pounds of Goldfish. 200 cases of
chicken and beef soups. 100 cases OF
evaporated cream. 100 cases condens
ed milk 5000 pairs of trousers. 5000
pairs of shoes 10000 pairs of socks.
5000 pairs of khaki trousers. 1000
pairs Of barrack shoes. 1000 blouses.
1000 .ents. 1000 pairs of Balbriggan
drivers. 1000 Balbriggan shirts. 500
sumner coats. In addition there are
large quantities of coffee, tea, sugar
yinegar pepper, and in the way of
Il 5thing large amount of calico of un-
der-garments, &c. There is 5000 worth
IF medicine in the cargo, and three
army surgeons. They took along a
plentiful supply Of surgical instruments.
About one hall of al this was landed
at Martinique. Nothing has since
been heard Of that which was landed.
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
ATTACKING THE HIP POCKET.

In South Carolina law into effect the first day of this month
which, if vigorously abohng rep
hesbe of American the of The
prohibits
the sale OF pistols of and weight than small
punishable by heavy imprisonment
will effect what its hope depends
and absolute mpaay law officers and If voators
to be sought merely the of the
lation might well pen
ales visited alike high the bnecent
suits the people of the will be andl
There about equipped arsenal in
civilized Not only he thus
low-mn but also continually danger himself trouble
The pistols
rehc OF the times when the unsettled when
laws lax and the machinery their enforcement defective There
those days for himself by
armed but the passed
would be well other take South Carolina
make the of pistols of what cabe
y msdemeanor punishable by but felony punishable by
prsomment
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
COEDUCATION AND COURTSHIP.

The Northwestern University of Chicago has years
h chief Of the advisaby
Male in
ion mbibed classic lore and other knowledge appears
lads and lass studied Latin with great asduiy especially
proficient the the verb
And the faculty of the Northwestern has concluded that ceduca
ton not conducive ptone affection they had hoped
might be that has tendency stir other than that for the
learning enceforh the will taught
III separate schoolrooms.
Primarily, course, universities
the IF
rimony At
ences of youths and madens.
courthp and fall
love and resulting Cupid has been active everywhere and
all conditions hardly expected
that he would make exception favor of the Illinois institution And
really grievou
courhp and the and object of all wecondioned and
OF included the North
western University, but.
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
WAYS OF SPENDING A VACATION.
By Prof. o. T. MASON, Curator, National Museum.

What would be vacation for would
build up my would pleasant spending
holiday people, would have inviting
years In my has been question evolution
changing with the changing years.
recall and charming holidays
my grandaher place the country where children romped
the green the wholesome food old grand
days, with abundance JOY
That the first chapter.
Then how did take the seashoe have been all
places along coast Virginia Beach jumping
place.
And the santarium which offers the
has its good There noise
everyone bed TO- 1t guests
calculated promote cheerfuness spoke
sanarum evening" and found rather depressing
morning his shoes his head had be
moved insane asylum fellow. But everything
health dy looked after which cannot be said of
boarding houses and hotels Many of these traps
typhoid other diseases drainage
and location.
year Newport great horse fair was held
and tard and formal places have but little attraction
days love fine the
expressing idea the of scientific exposition
to have work by these and to it
may say apropos Of the subject that think lasting
friendships rule formed resorts;
feent the But question of
every to his taste; of demand and supply
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
THE PARIS SALON.

in
the
distinguishing
ower
in
aegocal representation of modern society
a piece wit of
who that
leads sensational methods in literature.
a
the
exhibitions the /
within their nothing
overlooking merit Furthermore
allows himself fooled No
business he
gallery than with what he be dart.
he bad money or not
o
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
ARtipathies of Royalty.

Like all superstitious persons, King
Edward confesses to a number OF curious
antipathies, and chief among these 10
his aversion to lilies, says the 'Roches-
ter Post-Express." II Is said that the
sight OF field lily will cause him to
feel faint. This subject Of antipathies
is a strange one. So extensive is 1t
The King OF England is not the only
member of a royal family to have an
aversion to flowers. Anne Of Austria
could not remain in the same room with
roses, as their odor made her swoon.
The vanity of King James never over
came his weakness of being unable to
look on a naked sword. Vladislaus.
King OF Poland, could not bear to see
apples. Until he had reached his ma
iority Peter the Great could not en-
dure the sight of still or running water.
DR.. Beattie records several instances IN
his own practice of strong men that
were always uneasy on touching velvet,
and they were not poker players either.
The Earl OF Barrymore considered the
psnsy an abomination and the unfortu-
nate Princess Lamballe lookedsupon the
violet as thing OF horror. Scaliger
turned pale at the sight Of water crosses,
and neither he nor Peter Abono could
ever drink milk. The medical pioneer.
Hippocrates, mentions one Nicanor who
swocned on hearing q flute. La Mothe
de vayer could not endure any musical
instrument. But the theme Is too ex-
tensive to be treated In single para
graph.
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
OBSERVATIONS.
BY M. T. A.

1t is remarkable how well we could
do those things we never do. None
has such model children as old
maids and bachelors.
To be In the swim is all right-if
you don't drown.
There are women who change their
intonation with their frocks or com
pany. The ridiculous part of whicl
lies in their occasional lapses.
To be beautiful is the desire
women; and yet, in spite Of the poet
beauty achieves only secondar!
prizes in life.
1t makes no difference how man
fish are In the sea II we cant have
the one we want.
Work is healthful until one live.
for it, then 1t is but drudgery anC
spirit -racking.
The stubborn never change thei
opinion; the intelligent often do, C.
modify 1t.
The best observer is he who ha.
left prejudice at home and see
without being seen.
When woman boasts OF a host c
friends she has probably never real
lied the difference between ac-
quaintance and friendship. One true
friend in a lifetime is remarkable
good fortune.
Chance is respecter OF persons.
II the force is not In the individual
no chance can bring 1t out
The delusions OF love are mani
fold. but those of youth are put In
the shade by the egotism OF stub
born age when wooing.
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
=" Spdring the Rod"
BY FRANCES POWER CoBBE.

Whosoever was the author OF the book
having supplied innumerable parents
with Scriptural warrant for enjoying
their Schadenfreude, by not "sparing
the rod" With his support. for three
thousand years fathers and schoolmas-
ters, and alas, often mothers and
schoolmistresses. went on. to the verge
OF our own times. inhicting on children
every variety of cruel castigation for
infantIne and boyish faults. Merely to
name all the instruments of such penal
severity-the cane" the ''tawse," the
birch" the "horsewhip." the cat" the
rod" the ropes ends to remind
ourselves of the multifarious cruelties
of days happily nearly bygone. Boxes"
on the ears (often creating deafnessl,
''pandies" on the little trembling hands.
seclusion in dark room or tied to a
bedpost, bread and water diet-these and
score' OF other evil intentions were
continually used for the most childish
transgressons or stupidity.
Does the reader seriously question
whether there were not a great measure
of Schadenfreude in the inhiction of all
this misery? That odious and abomlna
BILE rod, with its double sting of pain
and shame, what curse 1t has been 20
humanity all down the ages, II 1t had
given no more pleasure to parents and
teachers to fog boy or girl than to
G2st bookshelf. and II no hidden and
abominable gusto accompanied the in
decent and cruel act. it is certain there
would not have been one whipping for
ten thousand which have been actually
inflicted. ed.-Contemporary Review.
The Washington times., 1902-07-07
THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL
BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH
the eMaineHo

The act to increase the efficiency and
change the name OF the Marine Hospi
tai Service changes the name of the
service by calling it the Public Healt.
and Marine Hospital Service OF tn,
United States. 1t thus fixes by law the
Marine Hospital Service as the Public
Health Service and the Office at Wash
more than this, it establishes the ser
vice on a firm foundation, making stat
utory provision for many features OF
the service which have heretofore had
only the authority of regulation.
! 1t effects all these changes without
additional appropriation, without weak
ening the Marine Hospital Service. and
at the same time the effect of the law
will be to satisfy the demands that
have been made that there should be &
public health service in name. 1t pro-
vides for more convenient and effect
ual administration OF the affairs OF the
service by giving assistants to the sur
geon general in the bureau at Washing
ton and brings the service into relations
with other scientific bureaus of the
Government and with the principal la
boratories of the United States by pro-
viding for an advisory board to the hy-
gienic laboratory.
This advisory board is to consist OF
representatives of the army, the navy.
and the Department Of Agriculture. and
five others selected from the principal
laboratories of the United States. The
effect of this provision will be to uni
fy the Investigations and prevent un-
necessary duplication of labor in the
work of scientific investigation of dis
ease in the laboratories of the country.
1t may not be generally known that
a new hygienic laboratory was author
lied By Congress in 1899 and that con