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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Americans May Own
Land In Spain
Failure Of An Attempt To
Pass A Prohibition
The Duke of Alrnodovar Vigorously
Opposes Prohibition

New York, March lOth.-Ad-
vices received in this city to day
declare that the new Spanish Amer
lean trea'y which will be signed
shortly, gives to Americans the
right to hold and own land and
stock within Spanish territory.
The Foreign Minister has made
special mention of this subject in
the treaty. When this matter was
first brought up on attempt was
made to inseri a clause prohibiting
Americans from owning land or
holding stock in any Enterprises in
the Peninsula, The Duke of AL
modovar made a vigorous objection
to this clause and stated that Span
ish citizens held properly, both land
and stock in various American en-
terprises in the states This brought
on a vigorous debate, the result OF
which was that the Cabinet took
sides with the Duke of Almodovar,
who is the Minister OF Foreign Af
fairs. The Minister agreed to SUBJ
NIT draft to the Oortes before the
trea'y was signed, so that the mem
bers of both chambers could discuss
the clauses particularly.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Making Laws Before Congress Ha
The Chance.

Close as the day Is for the .,.sembling of
the Cuban Congress, new and important
law was promulgated this week by the
Military Governor. It is law to govern
railroading, and entirely supersedes the
Spanish law. The draft was made by Mr..
Olcott Of New York. When you ask Amer.
lean lawyers here sohst they think of tle
idea of Gen. Wood putting new laws into
operation without any special emergency
fer cause, when the representatives of the
whole people SO soon will have the oppor.
tunity for legislating, these lawyers an
swer "Well, now you are asking pla-
tonic philosophers question. can OF
say that, considered practically, the idea
has immense value" 1t is, of course, sim
pier, and with an honest man as autocrat,
much more satisfactory for railway com.
panies to look to that one man for law than
to green Cuban Congress. Interest attach
es to this law chiefly BY reason of three
facts: The United States forbids the grant.
ing of any concessions under the Military
Government; Americans and Canadians
build railway without q concession or
governmental authorization, nothing, in
truth, but the right they have to buy strip
of land and lay rails upon 1t the Military
Government makes q law for Cuba regu.
lating the manner of organising companies,
granting rights, fixing tariffs, expropriat.
ing lands, and determining what officers Of
the Cuban Government shall be members
of the Commission administering the law.
This law is promulgated Without what we
in the United States understand as q public
hearing. LaUyers are consulted, railway
men are heard, and there are publications
in the official gazette. II is contended by
those who believe in the practical value CT
this procedure that the Military Government
knows What Is needed. All the railway men.
it must be added, English, Cuban, and
American, say that the new law is q COED
law. 1t saves them from having the con-
troll of railways given to the Board of Pab
lie Works, as under the Spanish Law. al
won't say that blackmail ever was under
the Spanish, or would have baen under the
Cubsns, exacted through that SYSTEM" one
railway manager said to me but the
opportunity was present in the past, and
would have remained 80. A man, sitting
in the corner of his Office, could, by his mere
say so, have compelled US to tear down o
bridge, or dismiss any workmen he might |
mention. Under this new law, the railway |
men are presumed to know their business
they must have hearing; the public, too,
must have bearing; and from the decision |
of the Railway Commission, which Is Gem
posed of the Secretaries of Public Works, |
of Agriculture, and of Finance, an appeal |
may be had to the Supreme Court"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
n The East
Agitation In The House
Of Commons
Secretary Hay Declares That
He Does Not Desire To
Antagonize Russia
Commercial Supremacy
And The Open Dool

New York, March 10th-Accord.
ing to advices received in this city
BY the Herald, a lengthy debate
took place on Friday last in the
House of Commons, over the Rus
sian answer to the British note, in.
forming the Russian government
that its action in Manchuria was de-
trimental to the open door policy
which was agreed to by all the ma.
tons.
The answer sent to this note BY
Russia was that the righ's of for
eiguers at New Chwang, Manchuria
would be preserved inviolate, aud
that that city would remain an open
port Several members wanted TO
know what right Russia had to give
such assurances respecting a Chine
Sc port
The Minister of Foreign Relations
sta ed that Russia was in temporary
possession OF the port. Other mem
bers thereupon questioned the mi
mister as to manner in which Russia
came into such possession. There
upon very bitter debate ensued
with the result that the Minister
stated that England had done all
she could at this time 10 prevent
Russia's ACTON, and that his govern
ment was bound to accept the sssu
RANGES made by the Russian minis
ter.
Ibis matter is being freely dis
,ussed at Was ,ing'on, and in an
Interview THE morning Secretary
Hay is credited with having said
that he bad no desire to aDtagonize
Russia. and that this was the attitude
IF the British government. Mr. Hay
stated that be was not acting in
concert with England and that be
lad absolutely no interest in the
Anglo Japanese treaty, but that the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
ADVERTISEMENT.
Department of the Interior.
Office Of the Board of Public Works

San Juan, Pr: February 10Th, 1902.
: Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for the fur
nishing of all labor and material necessary
for the construction Of road between San
Sebastian and Lares in two sections, will
be received at his Office until 10 q. m.
March 10, 1902 tand then publicly opened.
Specifications, blank forms and all avail
able inform alton ,oill be fanished on ap'
plication to this Office.
The right to reject any or all bids is re.
served.
By direction Of the Commissioner of the
Iaterior.
A. 5TYERLE,
President Board of Public Works
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Other Laws Wanted

This law is expected to encourage capital
to en'er railrosdIng in Cuba, by giving it
security, and more railroads certainly would
develop the wild waste parts af the island.
Its promulgation has led to requests for
other laws before the military Government
withdraws. Foreign corporations, for ins
tance. cannot legally do business here urder
the Spanish Law; they have been tolerated,
but Judge could bring them up with q
round turn ct any moment. AS for land
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon vi.
cente Jordan, nine year old boy was run
over by q coach recklessly driven at terrific
speed, and was 90 seriously burt that his
condition is very grave. The driver Of the
coach was arrested.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

action Of Russia was detrimental to
| all the nations alike. The matter is
the subject Of much newspaper dis
cussion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

stores In town, excepting the places Of
amusement, were closed oil day, and no
attempts we're made to open. 1t 10 said that
two arrests were made however, and heavy
fines inflicted.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Current News Notes.
Local And General.

The United States guuboat M.chias and
the Navy Tug Potomac entered this port
Saturday afternoon. They await the COM
ing Of the North Atlantic Squadron which
is due of Moro sometime this week. The
Monongahela leaves for Port Royal on
Tuesday.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
SAN JUAN g. CATANO co.

Notice is hereby given that \ 10 above
named Company has this day filed applics-
tion for Charter to operate line OF Steam
Ferries between San Juan and Oataflo.
Date Of hearing is set for March 20, 1902
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Law And Order h Cuba.
Withdrawal Of Troops Making
New Laws-Foreigners Fear Re-
suit of American Departure Rail
roads and Permanent Improve
ments.

Various persons have advised or request
cd that the American Government cease
Withdrawing its soldiers form Cuba. There
requests are informal. They come from
planters, from Spsniards who are apps-
hensive about being left alone with Oub,ns
and 4 Cabsn force, and from men more or
less charged wlth the responsibility fog the
success Of the self-gOyerDmeut experiment
smong these Gen. Comes. Estrada Palma
Is said 70 have made the same request, but
II he has, II was done privately, and ho
might, being very cautious man, deny il,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

The SIS. Hugona arrived here this morn
ing, nine days out from New Orleans, with
. cargo of rice and food sfuffs. The Hu-
gonna leaves here for Poncs after discharg-
ing freight.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
Ell Faro
de Ia Vida.

La superiOridad de la
Emulsion l ;as Scott es indis-
Cutible y se manifesto ins-
tantaneamente ante eli OBJ.
servadOr impartial en- los
puntos siguientes: PrimerO,
su sabOr dulce y agradable;
segundo, sus energicas "prO.
piedades" en- los casOs de
caquexia, tuberculosis, ane-
mia, los infartOs glandula.
res, las afeCciOnes 6seas de
caracter estfumoso, las
afeCciones del aparatO res.
piratoriO, el raquitismO, etc.
Tambien en- las cOnvaleCen-
cias de intermediates largas
y debi!itantes es I'm buen
nedicamentO.
Ademas de Sis prOpieda.
dcs curativas, la
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

It ia generally believed that the first civil
service examinations will take place two
weeks from 10 morrou, on the 9th Of March
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

The Sunday closing Law is being car 81
inso eject With Yigor. Yesterday ell the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-10

The strike Of the plantation lab0rers al
Msnati was settled yesterday, and to-day
the men have all returned to their work
The agreement reached 10 that, fifty cents q
day will be paid to all laborers, that days
work will begin at 6 o'clock in the morning
and terminate at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
and that in the future all soages will be paid
in money, instead of in food and clothing,
or orders on merchants for food and CLOTH
ing. This last has been one of the main
subjects of contention between employer
and employee. The men never received
any money, and the employer usually own
ed the store himself or had an understand.
ing with the slorekeepsr whereby the actual
sum which ne was supposed to pay for
labor really reached about one half that
amount. The same prices for food will
prevail as have existed heretofore.
The rain on Saturday made poor day OF
it for baseball enthusiasts. The second
game was not started, and the first ore
ended in q fiAsco. At the end Of the tifth
inning the score stood to B in the first
half Of sixth the Post Office team went to
the bat, and scored one run on the Secreta-
RES, which made it to 5, but the halt was
not yet over.
A shower then came up, aud despite the
fact that the rain was very slight several Of
the Secretary players took the Gar and went
of. The Umpire gave the game to the
Post Office team, s0hereupon . kick was
made, and 80 it stands. Il seems that the
players leaving the grounds before the game
was called was unwarranted. and that the
Umpire acted In accordance with the rules
IN giving the game to the Post Office nine.
Yesterday afternoon the Oolonisls played
tag with the sailors from the Nonongakela.
The score at the end was % to Z.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
WILLIAM MOFFITT ARRESTED.
Alleged GhouI Is Placed In Jail by a
Deputy Sheriff.

William Mofitt. a white man indicted by
ing and concealing a corpse and for COM
plicity in the grave robbing in the vicinity
of Indianapolis, was arrested on a capias
by a deputy sheriff yesterday afternoon
and taken TO the county Jail. Moffitt was
arrested by the police some weeks ago and
released a five thousand dollar bond.
Yesterday, when the capias was served, he
was unable to furnish the bond of $1,000
Immediately, and was locked up. He ex-
poets to be released from Jail by the same
friends who assisted him to liberty when
he was first arrested.
Other arrests by the sheriff during the
day were Arthur Rhodes and Richard
Scott charged with selling their votes in
the last election, and Thomas Rhoades, for
violation of the pure food law.
When 1t was learned that Moffitt had
again been taken into custody, a number
of men called at the Jail TO talk to him.
The same mysterious young man called and
talked for some time with Moffitt. The
young man left the Jail about o'clock and
left word with Mofitt that bond would
soon be got for him. Moffitt was taken
back TO his cell with the other ghouls, how
ever. About Z o'clock a representative of
the Union Trust Company, carrying a bond
for $1,000, placed ii in the hands of Sheriff
Saulcy for Moffitts release The latter was
by III. c. Rauh. second vice president of
the company Efforts were made to ascer-
tain the names of the men who put up the
money with the trust company, but in vain.
Moffitt said he was going at once to his
home on Roach street in North Indanap-
ing he did not know the names of the men
who had befriended him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
MUNCIE WANTSA CHARTER
LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED TO
REORGANIZE CITY GOVERNMENT.
State Senator Ball Discusses Ap-
preaching Session - Pessimistic
Views of Democrat.

The city of Muncie will probably ask the
approaching General Assembly for a char
ter. This is the information brought to
Indianapolis last night by State Senator
Walter L. Ball, of Muncie, who is one of
the leaders in the upper branch of the
Legislature.
II do not know that l shall be especially
interested in any legislation this winter"
said the senator, except possibly a bill
providing a charter for Muncie. The ques-
ton is now before the City Council at home.
and in event that the Council declares in
favor of the charter the Legislature will
be asked to grant us one
1.-THE proposed charter is practically the
same as the one prepared and Endorsed by
the State Board of Commerce and is mod
eled closely after the Indianapolis charter.
Muncie has reached a point where many
Of her citizens think that she should or
ganize her government under a charter,
and 1 believe the matter will come before
the Legislature this year.
Senator Ball said that he had been so
busy with his law practice for the past
two or three weeks that he had given little
thought to legislative affairs since the
caucus of the Republican senators held in
this city. He said he understood that
Senator Kittinger was making a quiet cam
paign for the position of caucus chairman.
Il for Kittinger. of course" said the
Muncie man, for he comes from my dis
trict, but 1 am not taking an active part
in the affair."
RECOMMENDED FOR JOBS.
Senator Ball is one of the three senators
appointed by Lieutenant Governor Gilbert
on the qualifications committee, a new
committee in the upper house of the Gen.
eral Assembly, whose duty it will be to
pass on the qualifications of the men rec
commended by the senators for employment
in the Senate at this session. Senator
Wood, of Lafayette. and Senator Goche-
nour, of North Manchester, are the other
members. Senator Wood is the chairman
1.-THE committee has not had a meeting
as yet" said Senator Ball. and has done
no work, but L understand that Senator
Wood has received a number of recon-
mendations from various members of the
Senate. You see, each senator will be
given enc appointment and he will name
his man and make the recommendation TO
the qualifications committee that the man
Is best fitted for a position as doOrkeeper
or clerk, as the case may be, and then the
tons and assign him TO the work he is best
1.-The committee Will probably hold a
meeting some time during the holidays. if
the recommends tons are in by that time
and fix up its assignments before the open
ing of the session"
This course is in line with the wishes of
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, who has ex-
pressed the desire TO have the Senate or
ganized and ready for business on the first
day, if possible. Heretofore several days
at the opening have virtually been wasted,
but the Lieutenant Governor has deter
mined to avoid such delay this wiFster.
That was his object, in part, in appointing
a qualifications committee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
The REPUBLIC Is SAVED
sHORTRIDGE SENATE AGAINST DIS
SOLUTION OF THE UNION.
Representation for the Philippines
and Woman's Suffrage Discussed
by the August Body.

old-time enthusiasm again asserted itself
at the session Of the Shortridge High
School Senate yesterday afternoon, and
one of the most interesting meetings of the
year was held. After the Thanksgiving
vacation the members assembled promptly
ut Ais o'clock ready to take up questions
OF state. A large number of senator's
answered to their names at roll call and
the gallery was filled with visitors.
The bill to dissolve the Union was first
disposed OF by the house passing a mo
tion to lay the measure on the table. Sen
ator Scott (Ferd Kahn introduced bill
to allow the Philippines two representa-
ffves in Congress. He spoke in behalf of
the bill and was followed by Senator Pritch-
ard Carl Pritchard). who made good
speech against the bill. The latter OPP
posed the measure because IL provided that
governor general of the islands. This, the
gentleman from the South declared, was
not giving the people OF the Philippines
true representation. He suggested having
the Inhabitants vote directly for the men
who were to be sent to Congress.
After some discussion the bill was made
special business for the next meeting. A
bill to allow only persons TO vote who can
read and write and who have proper quail
locations was next put before the body by
Senator Heitfeld Games Myers; and after
table until the next session or the Senate.
A CRUCIAL MOMENT.
There was a luH in the chamber just be-
fore the reading clerk was called upon to
read the next bill CNo. y, which proved to
be the time-worn but ever interesting
measure to give women suffrage. This
question is argued each year in the Short
ridge Senate, but the discussion always
causes much merriment among the young
lawmakers. One reason for the interest
that this bill arouses is the fact that the
views OF the guardian OF the Senate, Miss
DOnnan, are well known among the MEM
bers on this question. Senator Mcdonald
Laura POTTERY was the author of the bill
and made the opening speech. The senator
Prftchard spoke against women being al
lowed 10 vote, saying that they should
be at home attending to domestic duties
and not mixing in politics. Senator Lodge
Edwin Friend), the well-known leader of
the anti-machine faction, made a strong
declared that II the women of this country
were granted suffrage political corruption
would cease and politics would be clean
After number OF other members of the
body had declared their views on the mat
ter a parliamentary tangle arose over the
Introduction OF few remarks by the sena-
tor from Massachusetts,, who had just re-
turned from South America. He was al
lowed to speak, and Informed the body that
soon a most important matter would be
put up for debate concerning the South
American republics and the United States.
X is said that this means that q bill will
soon be introduced to annex the republics
OF South America and Mexico TO this coun-
try. The Senate adjourned shortly after
the report Of Senator Lodge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
WILL GRANT FRANCHISE.
County Commissioners Consider Petit
ton of a Traction Company.

The County Commissioners yesterday con-
sidered the franchise to be granted the In
dianapolis, Lebanon & Frankfort Traction
Company. The road petitioned that it be
permitted to own, operate and maintain
right of way for an electric road in the
counties of Clinton, Boone, Tippecanoe and
Marion and to travel through Marion coun-
ty on its own right of way to Crescent
street. From Crescent street to the corpo-
ation limits of the city, at a point inter
sected by Thirty-second street and Mich
igan road it asked permission TO use the
public highway. The company engaged to
not lay tracks closer than twelve feet to
the center of the road, except on Michigan
road. and TO maintain and repair its right
of way build its own bridges and keep the
pavement in repair twelve inches on either
side of its track. The franchise will be
signed by the County Commissioners after
il is carefully gone over in detail by Coun-
~ ATTORNEY Hugg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
NO USE TO BE A DEMOCRAT.
Representative jackson Boyd Says
Republicans Own the Earth.

jackson Boyd. of Greencastle. one of the
new Democratic members of the lower
branch of the State Legislature, is some
what Disguised with the Republican as
tendency in state and national affairs.
why, the time has come" he said at the
Denison last evening. when to be a Re
publican is just like being a Roman in the
days of Ben-Hur-you are one of the joint
owners of the EARTH
Mr. Boyd was led up to this pessimistic
acknowledgements from a Democratic
point of view-by a question as to what
bills he proposed introducing in the House
this winter.
What good would Ii do me to introduce
bill?'' was his reply. What good would
Il do any Democrat TO introduce any sort
of bill except possibly an insignificant legal
izing act in which no one was interested?
Suppose | were to introduce really meri-
torious measure, what would become of it?
Why, il would die a-bornin and then some
Republican member would probably come
along and introduce a similar bill and have
IL passed and get all the credit for it,
Mr.. Boyd will probably take rank as the
great pessimist of the House, for he was
equally gloomy i'm his views TO who
would be the minority caucus chairman and
floor leader in the House and as to the
probable recipient of the minority vote for
United States senator. He said that he did
not think much of these consolation prizes.
Whats the use of all this folderol about
these little matters of precedence?" he
asked in unmistakable tones of disgust.
II suppose that one of these days therell
be a tremendous scramble TO see who shall
answer first when Gabriel calls the last roll
call. F"
Mr.. Boyd succeeds John III. James. now
mayor of Greencastle, whose chief claim to
undying fame is his effort in securing the
adoption of bill by the last Legislature
making possible the erection of new
missioners of that county have steadfastly
and consistently refused 10 build a new
courthouse, but now the matter may be left
to a popular vote and the unsightly, anti
ouated ramshackle building now adjoining