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Evening journal., 1902-03-14
W. P. JoRDE & co.
w.P. JoRDE & co.
Ladies' Store.
open Tuesday and Friday
Evenings.
COrsets.
COrsets

Our speciality is the very
best Dollar Corset. We have
10 styles for you to select from
at this price, $1.O0.
Soc COrsets.
A special number, made Of
Batiste, French boning, a
very pretty one, correctly de
signed from a better corset ,50C
We have the same corset IL
lcoutil. too.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
Dress Goods Specials


29c.-sill1 Striped Wool challis, soc.
value.
25c.-Am new shade Wool Flannels forl
Shirt Waists.
S9c.-40-in. All-WOol Whip Cord, SOC.
value.
59c.-AIl-Wool Broadcloths, 52-in.
wide, S5c. value.
75c.-We have a few BrOadclOths in
Best Shades, the $3.50 quality.
Everything new in Black Dress Goods,
from 25c. to S1.50 yard; exception
ally good values.
9sc.-2 yards square Tapestry Table
Cover.
s1-Best $1.39 Marseilles Spread.
l5Oc.-Tmported Irish Point Scarfs and
Shams, 81 and Sl.25 value.
9c.-Pillow Cases, 121ac. value.
19c.-Men's anl Boys Outing Flannel
Shirts.
1Oc.-Lot Patent Leather and Silk
Belts. 25c. value.
1Oc. yard-COrded p. X, 1Sc. value.
19c. yard-No 80 wide, double-faced
Satin Liberty Ribbon.
1Sc.-Silk Ginghams, SIC. value.
5c.-Pair Rubber Dress Shields.
I7c-Corset Covers, 121sc. value.
| 19c.-Ladies' Muslin Drawers.
/ 59c yard-SillS Tapestry Furnitur'
Covering, s1.5O value.
10c.-Boys' Bicycle Hose.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14

Wilmington Lodge, A. o. U. W.,
will give a dinner in Turn Hall on
Wednesday, April 2.
"A presidential social will be given
in Lower Brandywine Presbyterian
Church tonight
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
E. B. RILEY
Ed. RILEY
Ribbons

We are showing all the new
Ribbons. Also the new Bows
for the hair and waist.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
Mistrals.

One of the desirable spring
dress fabrics is here i'll all
wool, 3S inches wide, in plain
colors and pin stripes, SOC per
yard.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
White Goods.

Our stock of white goods is
complete with all the most de-
sirable new weaves. Saturday
we will sell 800 yards of the
Doc fine white stripe Madras
at lGc per yard.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
rlercerized Etamine.

We still have the mercerized
Etamine in short pieces, the
regular SOC grade for 25c per
yard.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
.Silks.

A new and beautiful line of
Foulard Liberty Satins, all the
latest shades and printing at
75c per yard.
New hemstitched silk waist
ing, light blue, white, green
and pink, at $l.0O per yard.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14
Embroidered Linen

Collars and cuff sets, in
white or linen color, embroid-
cred in white, green, light
Evening journal., 1902-03-14

Read The Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1902-03-14

blue, red, black and pink, 75c
per set.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

No matter what our opinion may be
regarding the various rights Of the San
Tuan pier controversy, we must admit
that the steamship company is showing
lcommendab1e zeal in endeavorilg to
satisfy the demands Of traffic and
freight service. Sometime next month
the Coamo, formerly the California will
start in the passenger traffic In the
busy season this will give US two
steamers every other week,
This with the many smaller craft Tor
freight will put ocean communication
with the STAKES on fairly good basis
Following out this creditable action
why don't the company get right on the
pier proposition If that pier is worth
SO much that the company is willing to
spend vast sum in litigation, it is
surely worth just as much to the island
The trouble in this whole case is the
company's inability to show any legiti-
mate excuse or reason why it should
have SO valuable privilege without
the payment of one single cent oi
money. We should all of us like to OBJ
tain things in the same way, but the
fact that we cannot do SO is what
makes this matter an exclusive privilege
beyond the acquisition of anybody
That is legally.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
SAN JUAN, APRIL ]
Editorial Comment.

San Juan needs sprinkling cart
very much. 1t is said that su oh
thing does really belong 10 the city.
1t parent1y has been lost, strayed or
stolen, The high winds TOR the past
week have made it i'm possible to walk
either on the Marina or along the
"paseo" at Puerta de TERRA owing to
the clouds of dust and dirt which are
hurled into ones eyes and face, and
which cover the entire body. A lie
sprinkling. now and then would go a
great way towards helping pedestrians
in their early morning or evening
walks. Some one said that it was not
the sprinkling cart which was wanting
but that the city found it paid so much
better to sell the water to the islano
and to private individuals, that i
didn't care to use any; and that the
city would sell its own water, and woule
send to the states for some for the Use
of the municipality. In the meantime
good citizens anxious to keep in fa1
health through exercising should wea
binders, raincoats and torpedo nets.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The latest news from Havana should
be especially interesting to us in Porto
Rico at this time. Miss Alice Roose-
welt, daughter of President Roosevelt
went to Havana to visit Gov. General
Wood. The moment that Miss Roose-
velt landed a document was handed to
her asking her to sign pardon petit
ton for man sentenced to be garrct-
ed.
The fellow was a convicted murder
er, and according to all accounts de-
served to be sentenced to death. This
greeting of the daughter to the man
who had risked his life in Cuba's be-
| half. and who has endeavored to pro
tect it in the face of violent congress
sional opposition, was certainly very
joyful aud gave promise of a splendid
vacation amongst the Cuban people
All over the states the papers have
been freely commenting on the subject
and with good reason. There can be
no doubt that if the Presidents daugh
ter was to land here that some mar1iat
would run u to her and request he,
signature for the pardon of the five met
who should soon be garroted at Ponce
There ought to be some law to pre-.
vent people from doing things which
are menace to the community.
The matter is interesting also a
showing the inclination of many peopl
to always present the miserable side O
everything. When Prince Henry land
ed in New York Gf this form of pre-
cedure were carried OUT he would hav
been escorted directly to the Tomb
and B1ackwe11s island, and then t
, round out the reception short trip t
! SingsSing would have closed the da
in good shape. The only end howeve
; to this sort of discussion is the do gus
, THUS maxim
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
NOTICE.

All parties are herewith notified,
that Mr. H. G. Guimaraes is no longer
in the employ of this company, and
that the same has no authority to re
ceive or disburse funds of this com.
pany, nor to make any engagement in
the name of this company. This CON-
pany will be not respons ..b1e for any
debts which may have been or shall he
co ltrac.ed by Mr. II. G Guimaraes
either for his personal account, or in the
name of this company, unless the same
shall have been previously contracted
for the legitimate business of this COM
pany. All persons having claims against
this company. are notified to present the
same to the under signed at the Office
Of the company, Puerta de Terra.
within fifteen days, in order that the
same may be properly examined, and If
verified such CLAIMS viii be paid by the
undersigned.
San Juan Ice & Refrigerafing Co.
William Rau, Treasurer,
sau Juan March 18th, Iep2,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
IIlp0Il|t Revenue G0SG.
Right Of Island To Con-
fiscate Property For Failure To
Pay Revenue Duties.
ills Contended That internal Revenue
Law Unconstitutional.
Argument Before Judge Holt This Morning

The constitutionalty Of certain sec.
tions of the internal revenue law was
brought into question this morning on
the hearing before Judge Holt Of an
application for a temporary injunction
(pehdente 1ite) to restrain the Treas
urer of Porto Rico, from disposing Of,
and confscating 2oco gross boxes OF
matches, the property OF Messrs De
Sola and Ramirez, merchants of this
City Mr. N. B. K. Petting1 appeared for
the petitioners, and Assistant Attorney
General Richmond appeared on behalf
of the Island. The motion was argued
in the Judges private Chambers.
On the Goth of February of the pre-
sent year, Messrs De Sola and Ramirez
rece we'd on the schooner Susan N. Pic
kering two thousand gross boxes Of
matches known as the three star brand.
These boxes while made in New York
bore the stamp made in Sweden.
The complainants allege that in acco.-
dance with the requirements of the
revenue law they affixed $4,000 in
revenue stamps to the boxes, as prov
ided for by Section SO of the said law.
The goods being valued in all at ST.
2o8.76, fifteen cents was paid on every
gross of boxes. The Treasurer claimed
that the goods being marked "naade in
Sweden" the consignees were compelled
to pay revenue duty of thirty cents
on each gross of boxes This the com
plainants refused to do, whereupon the
Treasurer confscated the merchandise
The action was brought in equity II
the Federal Court praying that tina
Court declare Section 81 of the Revenue
Law unconstitutional, it giving the In
Isular authorities the right to confscat'
private property without due process o
law. This mornings motion was for ;
temporary injunction to prevent tn,
conhscation or sale of the goods pend
ing the decision of the Court on tn
question of the unconstitutionaity Q
Section 81.
. Section oI provides the penalties TO
: failure to pay Revenue duties and i
its second paragraph says And in &C
dition thereto all articles subject to tn
taxes provided in Schedule A of sectio
70 of this act on which the said take
have not been paid at the respectiv
: rates imposed, Or for which the stamp
= have not been affixed and cancelled
e the manner provided by such negoti;
S tions as may hereafter be issued by tn
0 Treasurer, shall be declared forteite
0 to the people of Porto Rico, and a
y such forfeited articles shall be sold {
r public auction to the highest biddt
and the proceeds from such sales pal
into the Treasury of Porto Rico
After a lengthy argument, Jude
Hon reserved decision in the matter.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The latest cable from Puerto Plata
gives notice of rebellion in Santo Do.
mingo. The BoLETIN was served with
notice last night that it had failed to
state whether the rebellion in question
was a new, an old one, or whether it
was the same one that has been con-
tinuing for so long The cable made
no mention of any in formation on this
point. Readers must not believe that
in publishing news of a. Santo Domingo
rebellion that the BoLETIN claims to
be publ shing anything newsy. We
simply want to inform our readers that
the island republic still lives in the
light of It's own solitary star, and that
there is always "somethin' doin' in
Santo domingo. These ready made
reoelions are very much like the story
of the Hawaiian rebellion before annex
alton, when a couple of hundred
Kanakas refused to work, went into
t lie mountains o. Oahu, and reused to
return to be conciliated. There was
nothing on hand to suppress this rebel
lion, AID the town was IN despair until
someone unearthed on old brass cannon
of the year one. The cannon was
taken to the foot OF the hills carefully
polished, dragged. about a mile up a
winding road, and was then shown TO
the rebels;
No shots were fired. Then the Off
GERS IN charge of the cannon threaten
ed to bring it even nearer 10 the rebels
unless they surrendered. The entire
rebel outfit consisting of two hundred
men, about the same number of women
and several boys, dogs and mules laid.
down their arms and went back to
work, There is some information to
the effect that this same brass cannon
has been shipped to Santo Domingo.
For the sake of peace let Us hope 50
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
Current News Notes.
Local And Personal.

The BoLETIN has received copy of
the Porto Rico Trade and Agricultural
Journal, the first number of which ap-
peared on March 3Ist. This paper
which is published bi weekly in Spanish
and English contains II pages devoted
to the trade, commerce and agriculture
of the island. The object of the jour
nal is to better acquaint Americans in
the states with the products and capa-
bilities of the island. Messrs Field and
Irons are the proprietors and publishers.
If this paper follows out the general
plan laid down it its first number it is
bound to be of incalcu1ab1e value to the
interests of the Porto Rican merchant
and farmer, and it should therefore be
patronized by the islands merchant and
agricn1tura1ist.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

but lawyers, sometimes, and sometimes
bookkeepers. It is lavish in prizes and
premiums, giving cigars with plug,
and plug with cigarettes, and cigarette
paper with fne-c1t", and so on. To
those who regard the operation of Il e
Trust IN this country with some mis-
giving, it's efforts to extend itself over
the world are watched with interest.
Already the Trust has made an er-
trance into Japan, has taken the coast
cities of China, acquired one cigarette
factory in Dresden, and one in Berlin.
and negotiations are pending in st.
Petersburg. In France, Austria-H -Hur-
gary, Servia, Roumania. Italy, Spain,
and Portugal tobacco manufacturing is
a Government monopoly, and Offers
obstacles to invasion" which, however
may not be found insurmountab1e.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
To Whom 1t 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 franchise to
erect, manage and maintain a 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. NJ. file their exceptions with the
PresideLt of the Committee en- Fran
chises at the Office of the Attorney Ge-
neral in San Juan, and that on such
day, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient to said Committee argument
will heard in the case. D. 2I.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The retirement of John D. Long from
the head of the Navy Department
removes from the Presidents cabinet
one Of the strongest men who has been
a member of it in many years. There
has been a good deal of criticism of
Mr.. Long during the past two years,
but none of it has been directed to the
manner of the discharge of the duties
of his office. 1t will be remembered
of Long that he was secretary of the
navy during the Spanish war, and that
the navy was always ready for what,
ever there was for it to do. If Con-
qresSman Mnodx also frn,a AsassaehHs, lsl 41e44ss
proves his equal as an executive officer
the President will be most fortunate.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

There is some prospect of Legislation
during this session of congress to curb
the use of injunctions as weapons in
labor troubles The House judiciary
committee has ordered favorable
report on a bill drawn by General
Grosvenor for that purpose, and it will
be sure to find strong support on the
floor The Senase may be less favor
able to snch legislation, but even there
the abuse Of the power Of injunction
must have been noticed with uneasi-
ness by conservative men as well as
those whose instincts are demagopical.
It IS hard to combat the proposition
that no court should be allowed to-
ealoin and punish persons who do
nothing that would be an offeuse under
the laws of the state VIII ere they live
Or of the United States, If the acts
forbidden by judges were committed
Any such use Of the authority of the.
courts is virtually legislation by the
judiciary. It makes judges the creators
as ) Ell Is the interpreters Of laws
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The SIS. Ponce sailed for New York
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, with
the following named passengers on
board:
Henry L Gassert, Oscar Whitehead
Mr. and Mrs w + Hunt Mrs & Miss
Hylan. Mrs Field and daughter, Mrs
A F Joses and children, Mr. and Mrs I
w Sherman, w w Ellsworth, Mr. and
Mrs T r Russell, DR. and Mrs Van
Scoy, Mr. and Mrs ZaIner, Mrs M G1as.
son, Miss Ida NJ Wilson, Mr. and Mrs
Pattison, Miss J Ironess, Miss II Els
worth Mr. and Mrs A K Sloan, VIM H
Meyer A K Sload jr., Mrs S E Ellis,
Miss Florence Ellis, Mrs A W Eullen..
Mrs F M Erwin, Mr. and Mrs r L Tho
mae, F c Hinckley, E o Mclean, Mrs
w Fl Harvey, Mrs F Slothower, Mrs E
Wheeler, Mrs M Stevenson, Hugh
Harrison, Sig Hart. Alfred Van Scoy
Manuel Hernaiz, r ] Quale, Ramon
Latimer, Mr. and Mrs Lain, Mr. and Mrs
B F Corlies, Mrs Branning, Miss Bron-
ming, Col F Pew, A P White Capt and
Mrs Blown Horace R Kelly, Mr. and
Mrs F S Carrere Jaime Ros, r B Ed
ridge, Jeanne S Lavigne, Elena Farquet
Hy < Launt, Martin A Lindsey, Miss
Merle Schneider, Mrs VIM Veech and
child, Chas Y Noyes, S Roune, Irving
Johnson, B Brizse, Leslie Paul, S Car.
Teton, Oliver Jones, 2obt Z Head G p
Hurlbutt, B L Corro1, G F Chapman.
Pedro Morales, c F Holzworth. w BI
Lee. B Rojer, ] H st Clair, John CLARK
n Murphy, Z E Sawyer, P Mansfield
Ruel Gralg, Layman A Mitchell, II H
Williams, Jose NJ Teja5a, Edwin
Guyer.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
-APH5AIJ GB MtsJISA5 Hl5srurrrr
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Office Of the Bureau Of Public Works

Office of the Bureau of Public Works
San Juan, P R. March 10Th, 1902.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate fo1
furnishing all labor and material neces
sary fer the construction of section OF
road between Yabucoa and Alaunabo
will be received at this office until &c
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 STERILE.
Sup. of Public Works
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

Active work on the new assessment
of property for insu1ar taxation began
to-day by the departure of the various
assessors for their respective posts.
The Assessors who will act are as
follows: District /, San. Juan, Capt
A. +. Hansard Dist. ,, Arecibo, Reed
l. Waters; Dist. 3, Mayaguez, Chan
dler Peirce; Dist. 4, Guayanil1a, ]. B.
Hart: Dist. S, Ponce Arthur N. Tur-
geon and Dist 6, II. T. Hillebrand.
The first work of the assessors will be
the assessment of all properties worth
over 81 COO for which new p1ani1las will
be issued to all possible tax payers.
Smaller properties will be assessed
later. Boards of Review will te con-
stituted later on in the year.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
British ReIlIOICenenS m |ndiQ.
gvpS sent TO ne East m
Large Numbers.
Attention Drawn From South Africa
To The Far East.
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil


New York, April 2nd.-Cable advices
received from London this morning
state that the War Office has issued an
order for the enlistment of a large
number of men for the Indian service.
The regiments taken away and sent
to South Africa are being returned to
India, and new men are being recruit
ed for the Eastern service. British
attention is now drawn away from
South Africa, and the eastern difficulty
lis attracting the notice Of all public
writer's.
The South African War will end
within month, one paper says, and
the British government will give its
undivided attention to the eastern prob
lem.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
1o|k U A P|ebiSi|e.
Reported In Washington That
Danish Government Will
Hold One.
After Ratification.

New York, April 2nd.-Advices re.
ceived in this city from Washington
declare that there is rumor current that
the Danish government has now in
tisnated its intention of holding pleb
iscite on the question of the sale of the
Danish West Indies.
In view of the notice that the Lands
thing had ratified the treaty this in
formation has startled the government
heads at Washington. Secretary Hay
refused to discuss the matter, and stated
he had received no information on the
subject.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
The N0d1d Press.
The American Squadron
And The Canaries.
VIII Also Visit The Coast
Of The Peninsula
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil

New York, April end The Madrid
correspondent of the New York Even
ing Post cables his paper that the
Madrid press comments on the receipt
by the Spanish government of official
notice, that an American squadron
would visit some Canary Island port
on the Ist day of May next.
The Madrid papers declare that the
squadron will also visit Cadiz and the
bay Of Vigo.
The visit of the squadron is associat
ed with the signing Of the new COM
mercial treaty between Spaiu and the
United States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02
Cl0e[0 N CHINO.
European Victims Of The Epidemic
Many Continental Ports Closed
To Chinese Trade.
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantil

5Petidi
New York, April 2nd-Cable advices
received in this city from Shanghai,
China, declare that the city of Canton,
has been suffering from a cholera pla-
que for the last month, and that many
people have died from this disease.
The disease worked terrible havoc
amongst the chinese coolies in the
poorer quarters Of the city. Several
Europeans have died from the plague.
Many European ports have been closed
against communication from China.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

Deputy Treasurer B. K. Dix. and
family leave for New Orleans this
afternoon on the steamship Arkadia
for a two months vacation. During
the absence Of Mr.. Dix, Louis B. Harry
Chief of the Bureau Of Accounts viii
occupy his desk.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The Hon. Bishop Blenk leaves here
this after oon on the Arkadia At d
o'clock Bishop B1enk will address the
people Of, the diocese at the Church of
Santa Anna on Tetuan Street. The
BoLETIN joins in wishing the Bishop a
pleasant voyage, and a speedy return.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

SITUATION WANTED Amer.
lean expert accountant and bookkeeper.
desires situation - Adress; Accountant.
BoLETlN. I-s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-02

The schooner Mayaguezana arrived
here this morning from Insulal torts.