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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-09
SANjUAN, SEP TENDER 9
Unfounded Charges.

For the past week, day after day, the
BoLETIN has published every question
propounded and answer given in the in
vestigation of the charges made agains
the Justice of the Peace of Caguas. This
testimony shows that every distinc
charge was gone over. by the Acting
Attorney General with ample particula
rity.
The testimony also showed that the
charges against the Justice of the Peace
were absolutely without foundation, anc
that they had no origin in sound sense
or good reason.
One of the most remarkable and no
teworthy facts of the investigation, was
the failure Of the person making the
charges to ask one question in eXa1ni
nation or crossexamination, despite the
fact that the Acting Attorney Genera
was careful after each accusation had
been read to ask the complainant if he
desired to question the Judge or any
witnesses is the matter.
Then after charge upon charge had
been proven to be without just founda-
tion, the only excuse offered by the
complainant was a statement to the
effect that the charges had been made
by others and that he simply found it
his duty to bring them.
This fasco, this "cry of wolf," brings
into notice the very many instances Of
just this very same thing which have
happened in the island during the past
year. Public men have been accused
of every thing under the sun, and there
Is hardly one instance where any of
1t is hlsihi' time tisatd ade s4s 5 !hs heat Of
Attorney General learned to refuse the
consideration OF all charges unless ihey
be accompanied By some more tangible
truth than the mere difference in poll
tical belief professed by the accused
and the accuser This opposition ms
tead of making the probability OF the
accusation being true any stronger.
should throw more suspicion upon if.
Facts should be presented before an in
is even ordered
The great injustice which results
from this sort of false accusation is ap-
parent. The charges. are made. and if
hey be not proven the accuser goes
Iio Hety Q-fI1IttlSStSQ SLlQ uldQDOYGQ.
out for the accused man even though s
le be entirely free from all wrong do s
ng, the pointed finger aud the Oh S
e had charges preferred against him a
re always there. t
And the same accuser is always ready 4
} bring such instances to bear in a
olltical campaign. Il
There should surely be some redress C
u the man who is uajustly accused. a
he suspense to which he IS subjected. Il
he place he is compelled to occupy as Il
le motive power for the tongue OF fe
lblic GOSSIP, surely entitle him to some tt
'medy if charges made against him
e not proven. tt
And ne has remedy. That remedy ju
es IN the courts. The duty of every m
All againstwhom unsubs.antiated il
larges are made is to sue out a warrant aE
T criminal slarder, to bring a sui. in tic
e civil courts, and to render a service al
the community, by putting an end pr
this damnable habit OF loose and to
esponsible accusation. Every man ch;
the right to insist that every accu. the
ION made against him be proven. Mi
! that IN the event il be not proven, ans
right OF just retribution. in
49,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-09
Modem H|I1Ii For BiblQ, SD0iII
King Alfonso Lays
The Corner Stone.
To Cost Several Millions
Of Dollars.
Special Cablegram to BoIetin MercantiI.

New York, Septiembre oth.-Madrid
advices state that King Alfonso yester
day laid the first stone of the Bilbao
stone wharf, which is being construct
ed BY the Spanish government at cost
OF about three millions of dollars.
The wharf will be made of steel and
stone, and will be one of the largest in
Europe. The laying of the corner
stone was attended with much celebra
ton.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-09

ags.radable, digerible. :
asin1ilable y conl;,lc
! tando su ben6fica ac
cion con Ell agree ado
/ de los hipofosftos.
+ sienpre que Ell orga.
nlsn1o este debilitado, asl
como en- su padecimiento
resultante, la neuastenia
i y en- el crecimiento y de-
! sarrollo lento y difcuI-
toso de los niflos, como
+ en- la convalescencia dc
( ( casi todas las enfermeda- J
des, acudase a la verda. !
dera y legftima Emulsion !
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fianza. !
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SCOTT . BOVINE ouinioo.. New ror..
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-09
New Postal Cards with the fines
views Of the City,
For sale at the BoLE11NI
El Factor
mas
lmpOptanto

! La Naturss.l,es2sz1os b. I,..
! tado al aceite de ',,v.,.
: do de bacalao COMO e'
( factor mas impcrtante
I de la reconstituci0., Il; !
/ ORGANISING humane. H
{ arte de Scott & Bovine
ha perfeccionado Ii.
! obra de la 1Vat,.raIez;,
en1iqueciendo las adm
rabies propie'lades del
aceitc, haciGndolo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
EXCURSION ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr.. III. b. Smith, who is the East
representative of the Big Bend L;
company Of Spokane, WashiEgt
was seen by a reporter at his Office
the st. Charles hotel at Milwauk
Wis, last evening
Mr.. Smith said that on account
the numerous inquiries and urgent
quests received from farmers all over 1
state, who wish TO visit that section
early as possible, he has decided to T
the first of series of excursions to (
i ig Bend country, Washington, witt
the next thirty days. On these excI
siOns q lower rate of fare will be ma
land seekers than ever before offer
Railroad fare refunded from st. Paul
all purchasers of land of this compal
These excursions will be personally &C
Quoted by Mr., Smith, who will acco.
pany all excursions, which is asSuran
that no one will become homesick VIII
en- route.
Speaking of Washington, Mr.. Smi
said: "As an agricultural state it
without q superior. There are many r.
sons why the state of Washington
Justly regarded as the coming agriC'
tural state of the Union. It's fertile SO
it's unexcelled climate, its good al
abundant water, are all great attractio
to hOme-seekers. This is especially TT
of the far-famed + ig Bend COUNT
where upwards OF $4,000 acres of I'll
highly productive land, which is part
in improved farms, can still be had
comparatively low prices, at one-foul
cash, balance on time to suit, OF Il
rate of interest.
Why, every farmer can have an I
chard if he wishes. They have FIRE
How ION fAR& h0s
and on account of the cool SUNNI
nights, the Hessian fly and the chin
bug and potato bug are unknown i'm IT,
country.
What do we do for a market for tbs
tremendous wheat crops and other ia
products raised in that country?
present we have very good mark
China and Japan furnish a market
the larger portion of the wheat rails
in the Pacific coast states. And
prevailing price Of grain in Washing
is equal to that of Chicago and NJ
neapolis.
There was time when all this gr
had to come East, and with the b
rates existing at that time the farm
had to sell their wheat at from %
80 cents. But today the Oriental 10
ket takes all the wheat of WASH
ton and Oregon.
And | believe that the time is not
distant when China and Japan will
chase the entire wheat surplus Of
Western United States. Why should
farmer pay the prices asked for cut oy
burned over and sandy lands Of
state, which cost over $50 per acre
clear, when he can purchase Big BE
lands in eastern Washington, where
finest grain and fruit lands can be b
at much lower price-where there
no crop failure, good market, sc
prices, good schools and churchesf
For information regarding the Z
Bend country, Lincoln county, in
state of Washington, write to Mr.. III.
Smith, at ST Charles hotel, Milwaukee
Wis, who will gladly furnish any info
nation desired.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
I'ELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
InsuIar.


1t is reported in Washington that
Judge William H. Taft may enter the
presidents cabinet.
The Manila chamber Of commerce
sent an address to congress urging the
sale of government lands to settlers.
President Roosevelt will not render
a decision in the Schley case until his
return from the Charleston exposi
ton.
Counsel for Admiral w. T. Samp
son filed an appeal with the president
against the appeal of Admiral w. S
Schley.
Filipino rebels in Batangas province
are gradually surrendering as a result
of General Bells campaign of recon
centration.
Judge Taft in explaining the situa
ton in the Philippines declared a
tariff concession would greatly aid in
the work of pacifcation.
In referring to Admiral Sampson
coming retirement the navy depart
ment quotes President Mckinley
letter commencing the admiral fol
services in the Cuban campaign.
The reading Of documentary evi
dence was continued in the trials Of
the Cuban postal frauds at Havana
Capt. Slocum testified to the sale Of
various household and other effects, Of
army officers, which had been bought
from the insular funds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
THE KANSAS PEOPLE ARE IN LOVE
WITH WESTERN CANADA.
They Say the Land There Is the Finest
ON Earth.

They Say the Land There Is the Finest
ON Earth.
A great number of delegates have
been influenced through the agency Of
MI j. S. Crawford, the Canadian Gov
eminent representative at Kansas City,
to visit Western Canada, and whether
from Missouri or Kansas the story is
always the same--they are pleased with
the new country being opened up.
Isaac H. Leyagood writes from Dds
bury, Alberta, as follows:
II met three delegates from Kansas
yesterday at Didsbury, and took them
home with me and took them out in
the afternoon and showed them some
of the finest land that lays on top OF
Gods green earth. They are more than
pleased with this country. They stayed
with me last night; this morning took
them to Didsbury, and they went on
north. When they come back they are
coming to my place and | am going to
help them to run some lines and they
are going to locate in sight of my house.
There have been over 200 acres of
land changed hands here in our neigh
bOrhoOd this spring. When | located
here last fall | was the furtheSt back
OF any OF the settlers; to-day 1 am III
the center of the settlement. We have
thirty-siA children that are of school
age in our district, and we will have
our school district organized next
month, when we will proceed to build
our school house. The longer we stay
here the better we like the country;
that is the way with everybody here.
They all seem to be satisfied and doing
well. l have talked with a great many
men here and they told me that they
had less than 500 when they got here,
and to-day they have got 100 acres OF
good land and five or six hundred dol.
lars worth of stock. Crops are looking
fine here l think this will be good
winter wheat country. One of my
neighbors has small piece and it looks
fine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17

when the final vote is taken will ex-
coed 80. Opposition was strong
enough in the committee of the whole
to adopt two important amendments
one providing that nothing in the act
should be construed to prevent the
manufacture and sale of oleomargar-
inc in any state for. consumption en-
tirely within such state, and the other
to provide for the inspection and
branding OF renovated or process but
ter The latter amendment was es-
peciaily obnoxious to the friends of
the measure and when the bill was re-
ported to the house a separate vote
Was demanded on it. The vote was
pending when the house adjourned.
A stirring debate on the general
Philippine question was precipitated
i'll the senate, the principal partici-
pants being Senators Plat of Con
necticut and Hoar of Massachusetts.
Senator Teller of Colorado had con
Guided for the day his argument
against the enactment of the pending
Philippine tariff bill. In response to
some statements ne nad maze senator
Platt directed the senates attention
to the situation in the islands, as he
viewed it, maintaining that great
progress was being made by the gov
eminent in subduing the insurrection.
He referred to the elections for mu-
nicipal officers III the various cities Of
the islands and to the establishment
of schools for the education of the
Filipino children. Senator Hoar
ridiculed these statements. The senate
passed a joint resolution submitting
constitutional amendment changing
the time of the presidential inaugu-
rations and the termination and com
mencement of congress from the
fourth of March to the last Thursday
in April
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
Miss Marion Cunningham, the Popu.
Young Treasurer Of the Young Woman
Club Of Emporia, Kans., has This to Say
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
peace With Honor.

A Longtown gentleman, whose fru
orchards had been very often robbie
caught a boy up one Of his trees.
Come down, you young rascal
shouted the owner.
''Noa fear, and you there" reDie
the urchin.
"Well, I'll wait till you do"
Vera weel," said the lad.
They had waited about a hou
when an idea occurred to the DO.
Snatching an apple, he took a stead
aim, and hit the old fellow on th
head with it.
Halo, what's up nOw?"
tits just this I'm gsun to kee
peltin' till every apples off the tire
unless we promis not to lick me, fC
if I'm gaun to get a hidin' I'm gau
to have me sport for it. What d'y
say?"
The old fellow had to agree.-Lol
don Answers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17

mansion, Glenwood, near Thomas
vile. Col. Payne is an uncle of the
groom
Steamship Philadelphia, on it's last
trip west exchanged wireless telegraph
messages with England until 15C
miles from land. The Umbria and
Lucania also held a wireless talk al
sea-
When Lawrence GiIdersleeve of
New York broke his neck playing
football doctors said he would die;
he determined to live, and, despite
two attacks of pneumonia, is re-
covering.
DR.. Theodore Kegler, a prominent
doctor, who established the cancer
sanitarium at Dubuque, expired in
that city after chase of a block for
street car Death was due to
heart failure.
John w Lionberger, aged rs
years, a pioneer and prominent in
the affairs of Hancock county, died
at his home in La Crosse, H., of
pneumonia. He became a resident
of the county in 1885.
Twenty-six blocks of the best build
ings of Paterson, N. j., including
practically every important public
structure in the city were destroyed
by fire. Five hundred residences
were destroyed and 1000 families
made homeless. The property loss is
$40 ,000,O 600 to Sis, 5000.
The parsonage of the Redden Metho
dist Episcopal church, of Bridgeville
Del, was destroyed by fire and eight
persons who were holding a meeting
in the house had narrow escapes. A
young woman tainted and had to be
carried from the building and Rev.
T. Robin had his hand badly cut on
a piece of glass.
Cornelius Kunkle, aged 90 years,
the Oldest resident of Knoxville, H.,
and long a prominent banker, died.
He located in Knoxville in 1884,
was sheriff in 1886 and a few
years later founded the banking in
stitution which is now the First
National bank of Knoxville. A few
weeks ago. when Mr.. Runkle was
close to death, he was urged to give
the names of three robbers who la 4
broken open the safe in 1880, steal
ing $4,000, and had tortured him by
burning the soles Of his feet with a
lamp, but he replied that they were
men with families and he refused to
divulge their identity to the last.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
The Beers.

The army contract scandal in Eng
land is assuming disturbing proper.
tions, in spite of efforts to suppress
l..
General De Wet escaped British
trap set for his capture. He was
cornered after three days stalking
but he broke. through the line. f
The British war office states that
the total loss in south Africa has
been s25,305 men, while the casualties
were 5,240 officers and 100,701 men
An armed attack on the British
mule camp near New Orleans is
threatened by boer sympathizer Gen
eral Samuel Pearson, if the govern
nent does not suppress it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
FOREIGN.

The navy board asks for $4,000
for practice.
Government troops were defeat ed
! in several fights near Guiria, Vene-
zuela.
Colombian rebels were repulsed in
an effort to capture the town of Bar
ranQuilla.
Charles NJ. Schwab was received
in audience by King Edward at Mari
borough house.
Marconi is to cut rates in half
when his wireless telegraph system
, begins its service.
Hindo twins. united like the
famous Siamese pair, were cut apart
by 2 Paris physician.
British trade reports for January
show a large increase in imports and
falling off in exports.
Archduke Leopold and Arch
duchess Blanche of Austria made a
200-mile trip in a balloon.
A Macedonian school teacher as
sassinated M Kamtcheff, Bulgarian
minister of public instruction
A battle was fought between Cos
sacks and boxers at Tukhomo, in
which many Chinese brigands were
| killed.
| Emperor William, according to a
| Berlin dispatch, has interviewed TO
stem the spread of Christian Science
in Germany.
| Emperor William has issued an
order barring from court all profess
kindred cults.
Herr. Bebel, in debate in the
reichstag on the German naval esti-
mates, showed that he knew govern
ment secrets.
Count Won Buelow, German i'm
perial chancellor, warned farmers
! against excessive demands in the
new tariff bill
General Herrera, the Colombian
rebel leader appealed to the foreign
consuls at Panama to declare the
! Isthmus neutral.
! A woman in the gallery threw a
| bag of eggs into the French chamber
of deputies, decorating a number of
| the representatives.
! developed a perfect mania for in
surance. Policies on the life Of
the king are also in great demand.
! The Irish land purchase advocates
won decisive victory in, the cleo
tion of their candidate, James Wood,
! for the east division Of County Down.
The smallpox scare in London has
The British government may lease
the Wei-Hai-Wei naval station TO
| Germany and establish another
station at the mouth Of the Yang
! tse river.
The sultan's brother-in-law Damad
Mahmud Pasha, has been condemned
70 death, but is safe in Paris, and the
Turkish government cannot secure
his extradition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
In A. D. 1908.

Winifred-There goes Miss Aer
plane in her new balloon coat.
Harriet-That isn't a new balloc
coat. That is only her last years a
tomobile coat made oyer.-Brookls
Eagle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Feb. 6.-For four hours
bill under discussion. The measure
was completed, so far as the Philip
pine committee is concerned, all of
the committee amendments being
adopted. In response to a resolution
offered several days ago by Senator
Rawlins of Utah, the secretary of war
transmitted the sedition laws enacted
by the Philippine commission. They
were read and Immediately drew the
fire OF the opponents of the govern
ment's Philippine policy. Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts expressed his
establishment that such laws shoulo
be enforced by the government
authorities Senator Foraker of Ohio
read from the revised statutes Of
the United States the laws of con-
gress relating to the crime of treason
and similar offenses against the gov
eminent and said the acts of the
Philippine commission were almost
identical in their language with the
laws enacted by congress in the days
Of the fathers of the republic and
there was nothing nprecendented or
unusual about them. The Ohio
senator was interrupted continually
and had colleagues with senators VINO
were opposing him. In one of them
he announced with great earnestness
that the American army would never
return from the Philippines until it
returned victorious and the gentlemen
in and cut of congress, rail about it
as they might, ought to thoroughly
understand that fact. Senator Scott
Of West Virginia delivered speech
in which he advocated the inyestlga-
ton of the San Bias route for the
isthmian canal, and Senator Hans
brough gave an address on his bill TO
provide a national system of irriga-
ton for arid lands.
The house spent the day on the
legislative, executive and. judicial ap-
preparation bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17

The defeat of the deceased wife'e
sister bill in parliament is ascribed
to a small trick of the "Hughligans, !"
led by Hugh Cecil.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-17

Washington, Feb. 10.-Senato'
Hoar from the committee on priv
ileges and elections reported favor
ably the proposed amendment to the
constitution changing the day for tn"
Inauguration of the president from
March to the last Thursday II
April. The resolution provides the
change shall take effect in 1905, an(
extends the term of President Roose-
welt from March to that date, and
also that the terms of senators and
members of the house shall begir
the last Thursday in April instead OF
March as at present. The com
mittee added the following amend
ment:
"If the house of representatives
shall not choose d president when
ever right of choice shall devolve
upon it before the last Thursday IN
April next following then the vice
president shall act as president in
tho death or other constitutional
disability of the president"
The senate committee on pensions
authorized favorable report of the
bill increasing the pensions of Mexi-
can war veterans to $12 per month
Senator Mitchell introduced a
joint resolution extending the cleo
tive franchise to women.
The general debate on the oleo-
margarine bill closed in the house.
The friends of the bill have decided
to offer an amendment to make the
10 per cent. tax apply to oleomargine
in imitation of butter "Of any shade
of yellow" The amendment is
designed to meet the charge of the
opponents that without this amend
ment the language of the bill might
be construed to absolutely prohibit
tho sale of olemargarine. The
speakers were Messrs. Hagen
Qowa), Thomas Qowa), Shallen-
berger (Neb), Dahle wis.,, Gaines
(Tenn.) and Lamb Wa), for the
bill; Messrs. Feely QllD, Slayden
(Tex.), Monden (Wyo), Brantley
(Ga) and Wooten (Tex), in opposi-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Voting on
amendm ents to the oleOmargarine bill
in the house indicated a considerable
change of sentiment since the last
congress, when the bill had 106 ma
jortty and that opposition to the
measure has gained strength. While