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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
To Whom It May Concern.

This is to notify all whom it may
concern that George w. Fishback has
made application to the Executive
Council for the grant of a franchise to
erect, manage and maintain telegraph
system in the Island of Porto Rico.
All those who have objections to the
granting Of the same shall on or before
the 2Ist day Of April 1902 at 10 o'clock
A. III file their exceptions with the
Preside1t of the Committee en- Fran
chises at the Office of the Attorney Ge-
n sral in San Juan, and that on such
day, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient to said Committee. argument
viii heard in the case p II.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Filipino SlvIIgeJ.
Hundreds Of Women Ad
Children Buried Alivo.
Gen. Funston Says Aguinaldo's Followers
Killed Or Tortured To Death More
Than 1000 Of Their Compatriots-
Not Fit For Self-Rule.

Gen. Frederick Funston was the
guest of honor at banquet given last
Thursday by the Ohio Society Of San
Francisco. In response to toast he
said in part
"After the first three or four months
of fighting the Filipinos forsook all ci-
vilized methods of fighting and began
a guerrilla warfare of a sort 11npara-
lleled in history. The killed directly
or by torture almost 4coo of their own
country1nen during the years 1900 and
1901 because they world not contribute
money 10 support the insurgent cause,
| know of almost 400 cases in my own
district in which natives were buried
alive, and many of these were women
and children, The rebels committed
inconceivable atrocities on American
soldiers who fell into their hands |
had the pleasure of capturing some
fends guilty of that
The officers in the insurgent army
ordered the assassination of each other
in order to hold their places. Person
ally l owe a good deal to Aguinaldo,
but l must admit that he told me he
caused Gen. Luna to he killed for no
other reason than because he Luna,
was coming to the front too fast.
The Filipinos are absolutely incap
able of se1f-governinent today, and
do not think the next generation OF the
race will be-"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
sANJUAN, APRIL y
The WaterWorks.

The City Council of San Juan cannot
afford to waste one day in investigation
of the waterworks at Rio Piedras. The
danger to the community is too i'm
minent - permit of Investigations and
reports. The municipal engineer after
having made three examinations IS
satisfied that the present pumping
station is out of the question for per-
manent use, and as for temporary use
he has said that unless new machine
is obtained at once there is great danger
that the present pumps, already in a
bad condition, are likely to break down
at any moment and leave the city
without water. The report also states
that the pumps do not lift enough
enough water to supply a surplus tor
the reservoir. 1t needs no extensive
investigation to discover facts which
would be plain to any engineer, or
skilled 1nachinist What is needed at
once is action.
People in their desire to find the
cause of the present unfortunate and
dangerous condition of the city water
supply should not hurry to lay the
blame on the Municipal Council.
The fact of the matter is that the Coun-
Gil in the first place has been
without money. in the second place 1t
has been without knowledge, until
February of this year, and finally the
pumping station was believed by many
engineers to be foolish project before
it was begun, in fact at the time it was
merely projected.
But the matter is of too much i'm
portance to the community to permit
Of argument at this late hour. The
city engineer, and his assistant engineer
have both made two separate exam111-
ations and both are agreed that the
machines are liable to break down at
once, that there is no water in the
reservoir, and that the repairing OF
such a break is liable to take from
week to many months.
A remedy is suggested for the time
being, that is the purchase at once OF
a new pump and other machinery
While this cannot permanently correct
these waterworks, It can at least prevent
dire catastrophe 1t can furnish the
city with water Until such time as
new plant is erected.
The conclusions of the city engineer
that the present waterworks cannot
hold out any longer than three or four
years more should also move the Com
Gil to some action for the erection OF
new permanent pumping plant. The
present one is said to be inefficient and
dangerous to the country surrounding
it.
For permanent plant there is no
immediate imperative necessity, but for
a new pump to keep San Juan supplied
with water there is great immediate
need, and the city authorities should
procure this at one, and place it in the
works The City Fathers cannot be
charged with the condition of the plant,
bat if they fail to take up the recon-.
inendations of the engineers without
delay, they will be guilty of neglect
and failure to perform their duties to
the city. That new pump is needed at
once, and it does not require an inyes.
tigating committee 10 prove it. Any
one who visits the plant can see it.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

The following is the program which
will be rendered on the Plaza to-mor-
row night by the Porto Rico Regiment
Band:
Marcls National Fencibles p Sousa.
Coro de Ia Bruja Santanos
Fantasia II Trovatore, Verdi.
Fan Cnorous HAMS.
Tempesta Straus.
Orpheus Offenbach.
A Dark Secret, Two Step Pahella
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Continued R!g!lll h ga!l!U!l:
Socialists Demand the Reformation
of the Constitution.
Change In Suffrage.
Special Cablegram to-Boletin Mercantil j.

New York, April I2.h,-The advices
received last night from Brussels give
account of the continuation of the riots
at Brussels, Much disorder has occur
ed. The socialists demand important
changes in the constitution, and ask
that the majority vote be taken away
from the land holders and aristocracy
NJ. Vandervelde, who is the socialist
leader in the Belgium Parliament has
assailed the Prime Minister NJ Smet de
Mayer.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
g|DIl Dd]0|e Continues.
Opinion Runs From Twenty Per
Cent Reduction To a Fifty Per
Cent One.
Nothing Decisive AS Yet.
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil

New York, April I2th-Advices re-
ceived in this city from Washington
state that Congress is still at work on
the Cuban reciprocity question, and
that the matter is practically in the
same shape as at the time it was first
taken up. The strongest opponents of
the Cuban relief program have consent
ed to a twenty per cent. tariff reduc-
ton. and now an attempt is being
made to obtain a fifty per cent. one.
1t is not believed that this will be
successful.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Current News Notes,
Local And Personal.

Another shooting affray took place
on the Marina this morning between
two stevedores. The police account of
the affair is that the two men became
engaged in an alteration, suddenly one
of them drew revolver and began to
shoot in the crowd; with his revolver
the other man Immediately answered,
and after both had emptied their revol-
vers, the Police stepped in and arrested
some one. The spectators say that the
man arrested was not one of the parti-
cipants. No one was hurt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
N0I9i S)lhIlId Dies.
Member Of the Spanish Cortes.
Political Leader of the Autonomist Party
Special Cabegrant to Bo!etn MercantiI

New York, April, I2.-Advices re-
ceived in this city by the New York
Herald give account of the death at
Barcelona of Dir, Robert, the noted
Spanish diplomat and statesman, head
of the Catalonian autono1nist party.
DIR Robert had long, been identified
with Spanish political history, and has
been one Of Spain's leading men for
the past twenty years. Messages of
sympathy have been received b the
Spanish government from many Euro
pean statesmen.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
New York Market To-day.
VIII Lecture On LOIlQ|dIOV.
Mr.. Hezekiah ButterWorth, The
Famous Author, To Talk For The
Benefit Of The Womans's Aid
Society.
Personal Recollection OF The Great Poe

Personal Recollection OF The Great Poet.
On Monday night at $50 o'clock, Mr..
Hezekiah Butterworth, the known au-
thor of Boston, Mass, will deliver a
lecture at the Ateneo for the benefit of
the Woman's Aid Society of San Juan
The topic will be Personal Recollec-
tions of Longfellow." Mr.. Butter worth
was a close friend of the greatest of
American poets, and his talk should be
very interesting. In addition to Mr.
Butterworth's lecture, Miss Combs will
recite one of Longfellow's poems, and
Miss Cook and Mr.. Hardin viii sing
Sc eYera1 selections. The Rev. DR.. Drees
will preside at the meeting. No adj
mission price viii be charged but each
person Will be expected to contribute
whatever they desire to the fund.- which
will be turned over to the society.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Work on the Pier is progressing
very rapidly. The twenty men who
arrived here some weeks ago are busily
at work laying steel floor girders and
have about finished half of the pier.
The men still continue to go to their
work in boats, and perform much of
their labor on the water.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
FLEEING from H0yi.
Political Refugees Reach Jamaica.
Revolution Has Begun.
Special Cablegram to BoIetin Mercanti

New York, April I2th.-Advices re-
ceived in this city from Kingston, ia
maica, state that hundreds of refugees
are arriving at that place from various
Haytian ports, The refugees state that
affairs in their country are in very
alarming condition, and that the revolt
ton has begun.
They report that the government
has executed over three hunered pri-
soners charged with eonspiring to re
move the government The revolution
lists are in large numbers, and expect
TO make an attack on the government
of the island at any moment
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OF PoRTo Rico.
Office Of the Bureau Of Public WORKS

Office of the Bureau of Public Works
San Juan, April s, 1902.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for
furnishing labor and material nesesSary
for the construction, IN two separate
sections. of the road between san Sc
bastlar and Lares, will be received at
this Office until 10 A NJ, April %. 1902
and then publicly opened.
Specifications blank forms and ali
available information will be furnished
on application.
The right to reject any or al bids,
which can be made Tor one or both sec
tons, is reserved.
By direction Of the Commissioner Of
the Interior,
A. STIERLE,
Superintendent Of Pnblic Works.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Office Qf,the Bureau of Public Works

Office otthe Bureau OF Public WORKS.
San Juan, P R. March 10Th, 1902.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for
furnishing all labor and material neces-
sary for the construction of a section of
road between Yabucoa and Maunabo,
will be received at this Office until 10
A. M. 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. STIEHLE.
Sup. of Public Works.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
NOTICE

The steamers of the New York &
Porto Rico Steamship Co will sail from
San Juan on the dates scheduled at II
o'clock noon instead of at 5 o'clock as
heretofore. This change takes effect
with the S. S. San Juan sailing April
18th. IS D.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
A Lannneae Hero.

I recall TO mind a story of an officer
In the Japanese emperor's army which
was besieging fortress. Its number
was small and a relieving army was
coming up. 1t was of immense mo-
ment that they should know how long
the fortress could hold out. II it must
capitulate for want of supplies within
a week they could stay and win the
campaign for the emperor. A young
japanese nobleman volunteered to go
into the fortress and ascertain how
long 1t could hold out He disguised
himself. and In passing learned that 1t
had food and water for only two days
more.
As he was going out with this pre-
cious information he was detected, and
the enemy said TO him, I'VE are going
TO cruelty you. but we will let you off
on one condition-that you go to the
wall and tell your people that we have
supplies for week"
lie said. VERY WE'LL" and went TO
the wall His wife and children In the
beslegers' camp saw him, his friends
were there also. and he. held up both
his hands and said to them: There
are supplies for but two days. Con-
tinue the siege and you will take the
place.
He died by hundred spear points,
but he had done his duty to his gen.
eral.-Sir Edward Arnold.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
Indians Must Work.

The whole country Is deeply interested
in a recent order Of the government re-
lating to the Indians on the Rosebud res
ervation in South Dakota. Over 1000
able-bodied male Indians there, who have
passed the age of Is years. have had
their ratons cut off in order to test the
capacity OF the redskins to earn living
for themselves, and II Is now a case Of
work or starve, n situation which many
people insist should have been reached
long ago. The order Is following up the
suggestions OF President Roosevelt, the
commissioner OF Indian affairs, many
members OF the House and Senate, and
scores OF other prominents who have
given the matter their close attention and
study. 1t Is believed that the Indians
can be taught TO become self-supporti1g
and thus advance more speedily toward
civilization than when they are encour-
aged to live in idleness by the govern
ment furnishing them rations.
In deciding upon whom the experiment
should first be tried ii was determined TO
take the Brule Sioux on the Rosebud res
cryation, as they are the fiercest and
most unruly OF all. and II the experiment
works all right with them, it will surely
be satisfactory with the other tribes. Ii
the Brule Sioux accept the new policy
without going on the warpath, 1t will
then be tried on the 1900 Indians at the
Pine Ridge agency, and upon other tribes
as rapidly as the work can be taken up.
-Des Moines Register
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
Beers Great Military feat.

Worn down by the attrition OF num-
bers, and threatened by the winter of the
Southern hemisphere, the Beers have
signed conditions Of peace. The latest
active operations We're notable successes
for them. They practically destroyed
two or three large British dctachments
with artillery not long ago, aud in the
last battle OF the war captured the Brit
ish commander and the most OF his force.
Nevertheless, they yield TO the general
situati06 upon receiving terms that re-
speet their position as soldiers and rec
ognize their claim to relief as sufferers
from the waste and ruin of war. They
abandon their claim to independence, but
that. as far as the TFansyaal republic
was concerned. was never conceded by
England The little Orange Free State
went into the struggle on the basis Of
sympathy and is wiped out from the list
Of miniature nations. Dreams OF "A
Dutch federal union in the south of AZ
rica are ended. That part Of the Dark
Continent will be under the British ilag
and dominated by the Englishspeakine
race.
In spite of this result, which was easy
TO see from the outset, in view OF the
enormous disparity between the combat
ants, the Beers have added new chap
ter to military science. For nearly three
years they taxed the army resources OF
the British empire to the utmost and
subjected il to long series of humila-
tons. Up TO the last this process was
kept up. The Beers. though but II hand
ful. have been mighty men with their
rides and go back to the vocations OF
peace with the admiration OF the world
FOR their tenacity and skill as fighters.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
A story of Mark Twain,

When Mark Twain was beginning
his career as humorous lecturer, he
one day arranged with a woman ac-
quaintance that she should sit in box
and start the applause when he should
stroke his mustache. The lecturer
started off so well that he did not need
any such help. however, for he caught
the audience from the first. BY and
by, when not saying anything worthy
of particular notice, he happened to
pull his mustache and his anxious ally
In the box at once broke into furious
applause Mark was all but broken up
by the misadventure. and ever after
ward carefully avoided employing
such help to success.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
Abuse of the Injunction.

A Judge issues an injunction forbid
ding you to do such and such a thing.
You may have a perfect right under the
constitution of the United States TO do
that which he forbids. His injunction
may be unjust and illegal, but neither
this illegality nor the authority Of he
constitution will save You if you disobey
the Injunction. The Judge himself, the
offended one, has then absolute power to
punish you. He can fine you or put you
in jail at his pleasure. You have no
possible appeal. In any ordinary trans
action the citizen who is supposed to have
committed an offense is entitled to trial
by jury and to appeal his case. But II
you offend an injunction judge, he HIM
self is the jury, he is the judge, he fixes
the penalty. This is law, but it is stupid
law, worthy of a Turkish pasha. not of
a civilized country. No man in the Unit
ed States should have power to punish
another for a crime committed against
himself The judge who sentences
man to Jail ON his own authority because
his judicial dignity is offended practically
applies lynch law, and IL lynch law is
abominable. the bench should be the first
to abolish it.-New York Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
Hanging Women.

As long as the punishment of death
Is fixed as the penalty for willful and de-
lberate murder where Is the reason Tor
distinction OF persons on account or sex
IL guilt Is proved? Ii 1t would be horri-
flying TO hang woman for murder II IS
also horrifying for woman to be guilty
OF murder. Only the deepest deprayity
inspires murder In a woman's heart. A
woman seldom or never commits murder
in the heat of passion under cruel prov
ocation. Almost universally in murder
by women erotic inspiration Is the i'm
pulse and the cunning Of deliberanon Is
the method.
II there are cases where a woman muir
ders her husband to get him out OF the
way 80 that she may inherit his property
she always has male aecomplice ex-
pecting TO share in the gains of guilt.
Such murders are always atrocious, with
surrounding circumstances OF peculiar
wickedness in the inception and the COM
mission OF the crime. These facts, II
they appear in any case, have a tendency
to divest the mind Of sensibilities regard
ing women which are inspired by their
innocence and worth In the general rela-
tons of life.
In recent years women have been ex-
ecuted for capital crimes both in this
country and in England. There have
been several such cases within the last
two decades. An enemy to society,
dangerous conspirator against human
life a slow, crafty, merciless, secret, I'M
appeasable criminal in malignant homi-
cidal practices is equally guilty whether
a man or a woman. What reason Is
there for grading penalties according to
sex instead of according to the degree
of guilt?-Chicago Chronicle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07

ed to watch his antics went up to him
and told him how his mother used to
cure fits and volunteered to try 1t on
him.
Il haven't any fit" the young mar
said.
What's the matter with you, them"
why, don't you see the snow?"
Yes, I see 1t. What Of itP l have
seen It before"
We'll, haven't said the Florld..
young man.
what! You never saw snow be-
fore" asked the astonlshed questioner.
Never. Seems strange to you, don't
itY
1T beats any sample OF verdancy
ever ran across"
"oh, | don't know" unused the Flor.
ida cracker. according to the New York
Mail and Express. Did you ever see
an alligator eating a black boy? No?
Well. you are not so many, after all.
have seen II many times" And,
throwing handful of snow down his
shirt collar, he pursued his joyous gam
bOls
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
Why We shake Hands.

To shake hands with person is
rightly regarded as token of amity.
but very few know how this custom
arose.
According TO French ethnologist,
whenever two men met in former times
they were accustomed to hold up their
right hands in front of them as sign
that they had no intention Of attack
ing each other. This mark of conf
dence, however did not prove sufficient
in all cases. for man may hold up his
right hand and yet, IL he keeps 1t
closed, may have a weapon concealed
in 1t, and therefore It became the GUS
tom for the two right hands. to grasp
each other. as only thus could full as
surance be given that no weapon was
concealed in either of them. Formerly.
therefore. this gesture, now the token
OF loyalty and friendship, was one Of
reciprocal distrust.-New York Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-07
0utraqing Memorial Day.

The veterans and those who appreciate
what they did from 1861 to 1875 are
indignant over the way Memorial day
has come TO be regarded by a large ee-
ment OF the American people. Instead
of being looked upon as an occasion for
paying respect TO the departed American
soldier who has served honorably IN the
field it is turned into holiday to be
passed friyolously and without the slight
est regard for the sacred nature of an
anniversary dedicated to high aims and
lofty patriotism. Each succeeding anni-
yefsary Is more and more joyous occa
sion and less and less an object lesson
of gratitude 10 those who so nobly sery-
ed the nation in the hour OF trial.
When first instituted there WAS no
thought OF leyity In connection with its
observance. The parade moved through
streets To the strains of the funeral
march. the beating Of the mutfied drum,
the shronding Of the flag with Grape, the
soldiers with arms reversed. The re-
spectful attention Of the multitude cor
responded to the somber professional.
In the cemeteries crowds assembled for
the exercises aud TO see the floral trib
utes on the mounds Of the heroes who
had answered the linal roll call. In the
churches congregations listened 10 ad-
dresses in keeping With the solemnity Of
the day.
That was a generation ago. A great
change has come over those who have
come upon the stage OF action since. The
present generation does not appreciate
the sacrifices the soldiers made in the
ng-drawn-Out war OF the Cos. such as
their forbears well knew. or they would
never allow the day TO degenerate into
u season Of merrymaking, with contests
ON land and water By day, and dances
by night, upsetting completely the mean
ing Of the anniversary. The Dissertation
has come TO such a pass that unless u
change comes over the public mind 1t
will be necessary TO abolish Memorial
day.
The flowers can be strewn just as well
without ceremonial and interruption 10
business and have equal honor aud equal
meaning for our sleeping heroes as il Il
day were set apart for this distinction.
In this way the mockery aud heartless-
ness which now discredit Memorial day
will cease TO disgrace it before the world.
-ttira Globe