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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
CRISIS IN GERMANY.
Now Going Through Saddest Eco
nomic Experience in Its History.
weII-GrOunded Pride of Her Business
Men in Her Reputation for Com
mercinI Honor Has Suffered
Through DisgrncefuI Frauds.

Germany is undoubtedly going
through its saddest economic ex-
perience since the empire was found
ed, says the Berlin correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce.
The well-grounded pride with which
German business men have hitherto
contemplated their excellent reputa-
ton broad for commercial honor has
suffered a most severe blow. The
Frankfurter Zeitung admits in re-
cent market review that in no sim
liar period of business depression in
Germany have so many cases of dis
graceful frauds and common swind-
ling" been exposed. However, it is
felt here that the sensational char
acter of many of the disasters of the
past year have given foreign observ-
ers an exaggerated impression of the
state of things prevailing in Ger
many; not only that these disasters
have created a false view as to the
average of German business integri-
ty, but that they have magnified un-
duly the proportions of the German
VI 1919 uo oNCl II YIN an OANLs IL IL
pointed out that Germany has a total
of about $500 joint stock companies,
and that the number of companies
that have failed or gotten into finan-
cial difficulties constitute but a slight
proportion of the whole. Still the
bourse views the situation very pes
simistically. Besides the many un-
favorable factors in the situation
itself, additional uncertainty comes
from the tariff agitation. Business
men do not know what will be their
condition under the new tariff law
which goes into effect January, 1904
The great crisis in the German iron
industry, for example, is chiefly due
to the fact that all consumers OF
pig iron committed the vast folly al
the height of the boom of placing
contracts for iron for several years
in advance, and at the high prices
then prevailing. Many of the CAPT,
talists that have recently gotten
themselves into financial difficulties
brought on these difficulties by ex,
cessive expansion.
After the present crisis is over an
interesting chapter can be written
upon the intimate relations of the
German banks with industrial CAPT
talists. The jaunty confidence with
which all foreign criticisms of the
system was dismissed here up to a
year ago has certainly given place
to a more reticent attitude among
financiers, and they are now much
more willing to admit the dangers Of
the system.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
CRUISER CONDEMNED
Surgeon Harris Declares Albany
Menaces Health of Sailors.
Not Enough ILOOm in the Warship to
Secure Proper Sanitary Con-
dItions for Crew-ArtiGciaI
Ventilation Suggested.

The United States steamship AL
bany, one of the three ships on the
European station, and at last ac-
counts at Genoa, Italy, has been pro-
nounced by naval surgeons unfit for
habitation. Surgeon NJ N. t. Harris,
recently attached to the vessel and
now on the Monocacy, in a report to
the surgeon general of the navy says:
"From a sanitary point of view this
ship, in my opinion, is so radically
wrong as regards construction that
it is almost impossible to indicate in
detail all the changes which will be
needed to make it reasonably sani-
tary vessel.
"As a matter of fact, with large
complement required for the deck
and engineers force of this ship, the
space is not in it to meet the require
ments of health for the crew. The
even now be much improved, but 1
do not believe they could ever DE en-
tirely remedied. The entire berth
deck from the engine-room forward
needs ventilation from the deck.
Whether this is feasible from a
structural point of view l am not in
q position to say.
Artificial ventilation would i'm
prove the condition of the warrant
officers quarters, and the wardroom,
messroom, as well as the rooms To-
Gated in that part of the ship. Port
able electric blowers should of course
be placed in all the living spaces of
the ship, The system of ventilation
by means of which fresh air could be
forced into the different parts of the
ship should be installed. The air in
all the storerooms, with the excep-
ton of those referred to as being
ventilated, is always bad, though in
varying degree, according to circum-
stances.
ut is impossible, in my opinion, to
overestimate the danger to the
health of those who are berthed in
the wing passages, should the wealth
er require that the ship be battened
down for several days. With the tenn
perature of 1876 degrees it is obvious
that people could not live in these
spaces. In my opinion the reason
that the health of the crew of this
ship has been about the average since
it went into commission is, in the first
place, that it has never had its full
complement of men aboard it, and, in
the second place, that it has done
most of its cruising in favorable
weather.
IF these conditions are materially
changed the health of the crew will,
in my opinion, proportionately suf-
fer"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
PIANOS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Two New Instruments Secured for the
Presidents Large
Family.

Two magnificent concert grand
pianos were carried into the white
house the other day and placed in the
blue and green parlors. The reason
for the two is that there never was
but one piano in the white house. and
this had to be moved from room to
room until it had become time-worn
and almost beyond repair The two
instruments placed as they now are
will obviate this trouble.
Some pleasant musicals will be add
ed to the brilliant season at the white
house and famous musicians who visit
Washington will play and sing for
the president and his friends. This is
delicate compliment to artists, and
one that will be appreciated by them.
Formerly those who were shown the
honor by President and Mrs. McKin-
ley found only fairly good instru-
ment, and this had to be carried from
the private part of the house to the
public parlors. This trouble is now
ohyiated.
1t was Mrs. Cleveland's habit to
keep the piano in the reception end
OF the upper hall, where she also had
her desk, books and other womanly
requisites for honey corner.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
both fond of music, and the children
are students in the art. Miss Alice
Roosevelt is said to play effectively.
This gives a new zest to the white
house life, as aside from President
McKinley's love of ballads and old IA
miliar songs and Mrs. Cleveland's love
of music, there has been but little
music in the white house in years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Strange Fish cnntnrnh-

The other day Al Schnepp and s.
Y. Fits observed dark object in
the surf near the Big Elephant at South
Atlantic City, ". j, They found il to
be monster fish of some unknown
species and it required horse and
tackle to pull it ashore. The fish is
nine feet in length, four feet in cir
conference, and its mouth is Il
inches across. 1t has three rows OF
saw teeth, some of them an inch
long, fms like walrus, and none OF
the old fishermen who examined il
could name it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
LONE voYAGERS SEEN.
Captain Andrews and His Bride Are
Sighted on the Ocean in Their
Small Boat.

An incoming steamer reports hav-
ing passed the Dark Secret. the lit
tie canvas-covered folding-boat in
which Capt. William Andrews and his
bride started for a honeymoon trip
across the Atlantic three DAYS ago.
The little craft was reported to be
making fair Roadway, though pound
ing a good deal owing to lying so
low on the water. The Dark Secret
is Ia feet in length and sits danger
ously deep in the water as the re-
suit of the stores which have been
packed in every nook of the boat and
her 800 pounds of lead ballast.
Capt. Andrews means to hold his
course toward the Azore islands. He
expects that with ordinary fair
weather he will make them in eight
weeks. He counts on the Dark Sc
cret making ten miles an hour. He
is alone in the belief that she will
make that time. Half the speed is
what is given her by many author
tiles owing to the light sails carried
and the peculiar build of the Dark
Secret. Three or four months NAV
be necessary to make successful
journey.
Capt. Andrews has achieved much
on voyages in small boats. He sailed
the dory Nautilus, a 15-foot boat,
from Boston to the Paris exposition
in 1878. On this trip he was accom-
panied by his brother Walter. The
voyage lasted As days. He was 60
days alone on the ocean in the boat
Dark Secret, IS feet long, in 1888.
He sailed "a days alone in the can
vas-covered folding.boat Phantom
Ship, 131-foot craft, in 1898, and
1000 miles alone in the Dover, 10
foot boat of the same style, in 1899.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Roman Amphithenter IN pnrt..

The Paris Messenger says that an
attempt TO resuscitate the old Roman
amphitheater near the Jardin DIES
Plautes, Paris, is about to be made.
This ancient arena, which is now
used partly as a playground for poor
children and partly for omnibus
stables, has a remarkable history. 1t
is one of the largest-known Roman
arenas, and dates back to the first
century. There is evidence that EN-
peror Julian held sports there,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Magnificent Interior Decor.,,on,

Further particulars are published in
regard to the possible erection of the
mammoth building in the Strand, SAYS
the London correspondent of the New
York Tribune. Frederic b. Esler, the
New York promoter of the scheme,
says that the sum of $4,000 has been
set aside in the estimates for decorat-
ing the interior of the dome by the
greatest artists Of the day. The
structure viii be known, as at present
determined, as the Victorian building,
and If the authorities approve the
syndicate's proposals building opera
tions will be started about January.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Uniform world POSTAGE.

The suggestion, which came origin
ally from Australia, that there should
be uniform postage of two cents for
letters to all parts of the world has
been approved by Italy, Switzerland,
Egypt and some South American
states, while Germany has disap-
proved. England, France, Russia and
Australia have united in the sugges-
ton that the whole question should
be referred to the next postal worlds
congress, to be held at Rome in 1909.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

AuSWGF-NO, DuJ 20 Genus IOf
publication must be added.
Question-How do you cor
strue section 1871, Revised Stat
utes ?
Answer-Repealed by section
149 I?
Question-Suppose the exempt
property Of resident widow
was sold 10 years since to a pur-
chaser at tax sale what remedy
would the widow have
Answer-County has no inter-
est.
Question-Suppose she mar
ries, what about her exemption
then ?
Answer-She' has none.
Question-Must she be a resi-
dent'of' the county
Answer-Yes.
Question-If the real estate is
in the wife's name and personal
property is all assessed to the
husband, is the personal tax a
lien on'the wife's realty
Answer-If the wife's separate
property. No. If community
property, no.
Question-Suppose a merchant
after his stock is assessed, sells
out, how can the taxes be collect
ed provided the merchant has no
property ?
Answer-Collect from the
assessor and his bondsmen. 1t
should have been collected at
the time of assessment.
Question-W Would the county
be liable for damages occurring
on a private'road !?
Answer-No.
Question-Can an insolvent
petitioner compel the opening Of
a private road ?
Answer-No.
Question-Can highway be
granted conditionally =?
Answer-No.
Question-Should not the limb
er on state and school lands that
have been sold be taxed -?
Opinion held over.
QUESTIONABLE the fees of a
city marshal for serving a war
rant of arrest a charge against
the county p?
Answer-Yes.
Question-When is proved up
land assessable, after the final
receipt issues or not until the
patent issues =?
Answer After final receipt
issues.
Question-Can the Board i'm
pose extra labor upon a county
officer without extra pay
Answer-No.
Question-Can the legislature?
Answer-Yes.
Question-Is a banking cor
poration allowed to deduct from
the assessment the amount Of
unpaid subscriptions for stock ?
Answer-No.
Question-Can the Board equal
ize assessments after the fourth
Monday in July ?
Answer-Yes.
Question-Should the assessor
and collector charge the percen-
tage for the collection of city and
village taxes ? If so, should the
percentage be paid into the
county treasurer by the assessor?
Answer-Yes.
Question-If the county audit
or charges the assessor by error
with a greater sum than the ag-
gregate of the individual assess
ments and such error be not dis
covered until after the collection
Of taxes is begun, what recourse
has he ?
Answer-If it is a clerical err
ror the auditor should correct, or
he can appeal to the County
Commissioners.
Before adjournment it was
moved and seconded that a COM
- n q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

A woman never puts off till
tomorrow what she can wear
to-day, is an old saying.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
ASSESSORS MEETING.

OdplloI Ou Lue ~ III Vi JduubTY
passed some very good resolu-
tions. Mr.. Johnson, Assessor of
Custer county, informs us that
every Assessor in the State was
present.
Following is one of the most
important resolution passed rela-
tive to fixing a uniform and equi-
table value on stock throughout
the state
Stock cattle, per head $500
Beef cattle, per head. ...... 5000
Yearlings, per head -. 90
Sheep, per head ......2.2 %
Mich cows, per head =. $500
Range horses, per head. -. 800
Stock hogs, per head 800
The committee also made the
following recommendations
1--WE recommend that the
Assessors of the state in collect
ing bounty tax on sheep, collect
pro rata for the time sheep are
in each county, as other taxes
on migratory stock are collected.
The Attorney General appear.
ed before the assessors meeting
at this time TO submit answers to
the questions presented to the
county attorneys meeting. They
are as follows
Question-Whose duty is it to
extend all taxes, on the assess
ment roll
Answer-The county auditor,
with the exception of school dis
tricts, not independent, which
should be done by the assessor.
Question-Whose duty is it to
furnish the taxpayers a state
ment of taxes due on all delin-
quent property and collect taxes
and receipt for same ?
Answer-The auditor gives the
statement and the treasurer re-
ceives the money. Section 1913.
Question-When does interest
apply to delinquent property ?
Answer From date of sale.
Question--W When sheep Craze
in various counties of the state,
shall the sheep bounty tax all be
retained by the so-called home
county, or distributed among the
other counties pro rata to time
same as state and county tax ?
Answer-Home county.
Question-When shall assess
ment cease on land covered by
final certificate or patent On
the second Monday of January,
the first Monday of July, or with
the conclusion of the subsequent
list
Answer-He can be assessed at
any time prior to the adjourn
ment of the board of equaliza-
ton.
Question-When shall the sub
sequent list be closed
Answer-At the time of the
adjournment of the county board
of equalization.
Question-Can exemption be
allowed on any other property
than farming implements, house
hold goods or tools of a trade,
where party assessed has none
other such property ?
Answer-No.
Question-Is an Indian reserva-
ton lying within the boundary
lines of county part of that
county, and should property on
that reservation owned by white
men be taxed ?
Answer-Yes.
Question-How is the assessor
to determine the value of mine?
Answer--Assess only patented
property and what its cash value
would be in payment OF debt
Question-Is personal property
assessable on date found by the
assessors and at what time of the
year to fix values
Answer--Persopal property is
assessed at the values at the time
of assessment.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
GALES

Gales 25 de Noviembre de 1902
Sc dice cue attn no recibieron suS honora-
rios los que desempenaron los cargos de jueces
secretaries en- las mesas electorales de este
pueblo
~ Solo viviendo en- este pueblo Sc
puede Greer el desaiento que Sc nota por
la religion catolica. Como siempre, hay
misa rezada todos los dias en- esta parroquia,
y los domineos Sc ceebra cantada por el Pbro.
don Juan Gonzalez pero ell entuSaSmo religio-
so, condena 10 venlos decaer.
- En- caSi todos los pueblos de la isla
Sc estan preparando coros de sehoritas, ensa-
yando las novcnas de Ia Pur1sima Conception
aquf parece que a nadie ata Sc le ocurrio
tan santa idea. Pero ID mas extraflo de este
mutismo es que en- este pueblo hace tempo
Sc ha tornado la Congregation de "Hijas de
Maria, y II estas dan seflales de vida, en- eum-
plimlento del sagrado deber que votuntaria-
mente Sc han impueSto.
lSera possible que un pueblo que ha sido
siempre eminentemsnte cat6lico, dele pasar On
dfa tan grandioso para nuestra sacrosanta re-
ligi6n, por debajo de la mesa, como vulgar
mente Sc dice
mo habra quien Sc tome la iniciativa para
allegar fondos, con el fin de que este pueblo no
quede csc d1a relegado de la mayor parte de
los de la lSla? No podemoS creero.
~ Los heridos de machete Castor AFRO
yoy Vicente Rios parece que mejoran.
Seg1in nuevas impresiones adquiridas, Sc
dice que Arroyo provoc6 bajo el imperio del
alcohol al Rios, durante largas horas de la no
che que despues Sc retro, hasta que por la
nafiana Rios le dijo que estaba dispuesto, por
10 que Sc vic obligado seguirle.
FL Juzgado competente que entiende en- el
ssunto nos pondra en- claro los hechos.
x*x Manuel Armaiz ha salido bajo fanza
de este deposito municipal la que prestafon
don Juan Vicens don Antonio Corretger.
Guimare
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
ReEsEzE7sEGas haEzEaa as
EegIsb!ica argentina

FuG fundada per don Pedro Dfaz Mendo-
"a. El Poder sc divide en- tres secciones: Po-
der Executive, Legislative y Judicial. FL pci-
nero 10 ejerce el Presidente con s11s cnco mi
nistros. FL segundo Sc compone de dos Ca
maras, una de diputados otra de senadores
Fl tercero una Corte Suprema. compuesta de
cinoo mienlbros. III Senado sc compone de 80
socios, eleg1dos por voto indirecto por nueve
amos, por ias provincas, renovados por terce-
ras parties cada tres amos. Ia Camara de di-
putado' Sc compone de S5 socios Il diputado
por cada 10000 h.: son elegidos por cuatro
amos por voto directo de Ia poblacion, renova-
dos por initad cada dos ados. = Superfcie.
287777,2oo hect Poblaci6n: 4.o43 900 ha-
bitantes. Religion Catolica.
Bandsra naciona tres bandas horizonta-
les azu blanca y azul en- la banda blanca, y
en- el Centro, I'm sol.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
tNmero 275
COSECEAS

Duran;e In semana que te.inin6 q dia :,
&c eSse mes. las cosechas progresaron Sa;iSfac-
toiia'neaie ~ csSi ;odas las esiacionss. pcso 81
neoesiia liuv.a CT agunas iocalida6cS para 81
tahaoo nuevamenic irasplan;ado
Ia preparation de terreno para G-an Cul-
tura ooniinua y "a se Ia sembrado alguna ca
IA. Las haciendas &c eSian prepaIando para
IA inohenoa. "a que pTiacpaTd i primeroS dc
Dic'enbie, s. e iie po % perIniie
Se ha t-aspaniado mncho iabaoo III ia
Daeo cue sc semb.6 TEN prano ya esia pr5xiIno
csparse cn el disiriio &c Cayey Ia siembra
de dicha hoja continla
La c0sech2 &c c.fc no est1 ioda con,n,e.a-
Eiente recoectada.
Las iT1.aS &c IA estaci6n es:aa abundant
S'naS Tamoien It's v.ardas Y legumbres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
.fHo O..


In pcri6iico dc Ia maaana titgla
inmodes;amente Tn plan caleiero
4 un editorial escrito sin Ia madurez
de eXamln que eXige csta clase dc ira
baios
Lo que prorcne i los cosccheros
de cafe. el voeero &c Ia maGana. es,
scncillamcnte, una ligcreza. cue nues-
tros cosechcros s. guard2ran muy
bien &c poneren p.aciica. para no en-
peorar su S.tuac.on. mas Ge 10 que esta
aCtualmente.
IL cafe de Puerto Rico. como to
daS las cosas necosita 81 anunci0; perO
or enado Que no circule d eXpensas
del producto, sino cue este prosp-re
sea cCnCcido Tor aquGl.
La cOsecha de cafe contratada
I'm precio minimo Y cue ademas, csc
preciO no sea satisfecho hasta que el
trust, llamGmosle asi, vendiese el
granO. no es un neg0ciO que puedan
aCeptar nuestrOS CCsecheros, porquc
para un preCio mfnimo, va 10 tiene el
grano sin necesidad de esperar que
pueda venderSe.
Ofrece, tambi6n, el peri0dico alu-
dido, para eXtremar las facildadeS v
ventaias que la nueva compalia mo-
nopolizadora del cafe habia de proper
cionar d los cOsecheros de este granO,
que cuenta del importe del cafe que
probablemente llegaria Cobrarse al
guna vez, Ia enpresa haria algunOS
prestamos los agrcultores que los
solicitaran, CObrandoles un modesto in
ter6s, que undo q 10 minimo del pre-
clio, cOmpletaria muy pronto la ruina
total de los agrlcultOreS que hubiesen
tenidO la des9racia de ingresar como
tributaries del trust.
FL anuncio 10 pueden haCer pOr ST
solos nuestrOs cosecheros, sin necesi-
dad de que vengan vivir de que ellos
producer algun americana acti5O =
enabrended0r, algunOs de esos Capaces
de emprender. la marcha, despues
que haya vendido el cafe depositado
en- les almaCeneS.
ST al nenos propusiera el peri0di-
co de referencia que formasen una
association los agricultores COsecheros
de cafe, para hacer Ia campana de pro-
paganda en- los Estados Unidos Ia in
dicacion serfa mas acceptable.
Pero nos va pareciendo que el pc
riodico que ide0 tan frescamente Tn
plan cafetero', no sabe atln, aunque
debiera saberlo. que nuestro cafe no
puede imponerse en- los mercados por
la competencia en- los precios, sino per
su calidad nmejorable.
En- este case el monopolio es TN
abSurdO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
Question de bebidas

FL General Corbin, de la armada america
ma, al decir de un periodico del Norte, reco-
mendara en- su proximo informe, que Sc vuel-
van abrir las cantinas en- los cuarteles, por
que el hecho de que los soldados tengan que
buscar SITS refrescos q fuera, ha producido re-
sultado, lamentatles. Sc asegura, ademas, que
el Congreso obrara de acuerdo con ell inforrne.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
Can6vanas

Durante principles de semana la deposi-
cion de humedad fue mucho mas excesiva de
10 necesario pero durante los tltimos dias el
tempo fue mas favorable. FL nuevo eultivo
esta progresan1o satisfactoriamente, pero las
cafias mas viejas por 10 general han guajanado
todas y no Sc puede esperar nucha mejorfa cn
elias. Las viandas estan algo escasas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27

Ell gobierno prepara una Ley por la cual
Sc prohlblra que ell trafco comercia en- las cos
tas Sc haga por buques extranjeros
El conde Won Wedel, embajador aleman
en- Italia, ha sido nomLrado embaiador de Ale.
mania en- Viena, para suceder al principe Won
Eulenburg
En- los ocho priineros meses del presente
ano exporto Austria para Inglaterra, Gao. 900
galoneS de vino.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
m5iS0

El principle de semana Tue 1luvioso, pero
los 6itimos dlas fueron ciaros briilantes. Las
matas de tabaco sufrieron algo por el tempo
htimedo Las chinas estan abundantes Los
caminos estan en- mala condicion, por causa de
los fuertes aguaceros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27

Despachos recibidos en- New YORK mani
festan que el coera contin1a en- diferentes
parties del archipelago filipino. FL n1mero
total de Casos de que Sc tiene cuenta asciende
Io5 900 los muertos 67.oco. Pero Sc sabe
que los casos alcanzan TN 20 por ciento mas
del n1mero arriba citado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-11-27
Rio Gra nde

El tempo ha sido favorable para la agri-
cultura en- general. Contint1a la recollection de
cafe. La preparation de terreno para Gran
Cultura esta activa. Las matas de tabaco pc
quefias siguen bien.
Los trutos memories no estan abundantes.
(Cl~y,O