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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-05
Secretary Long Rsias
Next HeeI

His Successor Has Not
Yet Been Named
Resignation In Long Ago
Especial Cabiegram to Boletin MercantilI
New York, March 5h.-The fact
became public at Was aington this
thai the resignation OF Se-
cretary Of the Navy Long has been
IA tie hands Of The Pres dent for
some time. but Iha the Adninirlia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-05
Strikers Executed At Barcelona

Found Guilty By Summary
Military Court
King Confirms The Sentence
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
LAY UP YOUR TREASURES.

10 Man should Spend the whole of
His Income.
Is any one too poor to save? Is an Inn
portant problem which the readers OF
a London daily are at present attempt-
ing to solve. The question Is not by
nnv means new one. II Is one which
has troubled past generations, just as,
In all probability. 1t will AFFECT the gem
erations yet to come. We cannot say
that this latest discussion OF the sub
ject Is throwing much. II any, fresh
light upon 1t.
In the first place. there is a diversity
Of opinion regarding the term poor.
One man. who derives an income OF
81. $50 a year from private property
fancIes he comes under the category
while another does not consider any
one poor who has an income of 5000
year. says a writer in Leslie's Weekly
1t Is manlfestly impossible TO fix any
limit In a matter like this. Very mucl
! depends upon the locality and the con
ditions and surroundings Of the indl
vidual. An income that would b'
amply sufficient TO insure a family
comfortable home. excellent social al
vantages and good living In a coun
try village would mean many priva
tions and sore discomforts In any larg
city.
on the whole, however, we are In
cllned to believe that Max ORelf
views on the point under discussio
come nearer the safe and commo
sense rule than anything we have seer
Il do not care" he says, how sma
the income OF a man is, he should ney'
spend the whole of IT, especially II 4
has wife and children. He shoul
at least save enough to pay every yea
the premium on good life policy. \
man is worthy OF the name who do
not do this, at least. at the price
whatever privations he has to subm
70. Some pleasure may be derive
d from high living, but certainly no na
piness."
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
l,RIsnN HEFoRMs

The New Jersey authorities are con-
sidering the advisability Of instituting
a number Of sweeping prison reforms.
The lockstep win be abolished, there
will be no more shaving Of heads, no
wearing Of stripes. II is urged that all
of these customs humiliate men and
break their proud spirit Hereafter
the prison is TO be made cheerful and
homelike. There Is to be a general air
of good cheer and an absence of re-
straint. The hrebug, the murderer, the
lwife-beater and the burglar will en-
gage in innocent amusements, improV-
ing their minds and assisting to dis
pense sweetness and light to those who
are not hardened criminals, but who
are serving time for their first offensa
In keeping with these progressive
ideas is the proposition in this State
to abolish the whipping-post and pill
llory. It isn't pleasant to suffer from
contact with either. and it isn't righ'
in this age OF organized philanthropy
woman's rights and hysteria to punisl
the wrong-doer. We must win men b'
the doctrine Of love. and if we are com
PEELED reluctantly 30 confine them with
in four walls, then let the poor devil
outside who have never burned
house held up a man or scuttled
ship contribute handsomely to thei
y support.
But here is a question that must cree
o into the mind OF every rcformer: Sine
+ It is cruel to men to confine them
i jails and since they are never retorn
ed by the sevrity of punishment. VIII
l. have jails? Would it not be better II
TO us TO let malefactors so free and
Id an application OF extraordinary kim
es ness win them to paths Of virtue an
20 happiness?
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
WE ARE A ouEER Lor

Temple Baptist Church, Of Philadel
phia, has been the scene of strife re-
Gently. a. number OF persons have
raised fund to erect tablet in that
house of worship to the memory OF
Winnie Davis, "the daughter of the
Confederacy." Common sense and a
proper idea Of the proprieties have pre-
vailed. Formerly painting and sculp-
ture in houses OF worship were confined
to ecclesiastical subjects. When Bib
lical characters were exhausted, re-
course was had to the saints or others
prominent fer their holy lives. II is
good custom to follow. An image Of st.
Peter in a theafre would be incon-
gruous, and likewise a statue OF Edwin
Booth would be out Of place in a
church. Net. to speak with all rever-
ence that there was not much that
was intensely dramatic in the life Of
Peter. nor much of fine religious
character in Booth, but each becomes
type, and is out of place when out Of
the proper environment.
Every line of a church every bit OF
decoration should be suggestive OF wor-
ship, Since the human mind is so
constituted that 1t ds impressed by that
which appeals TO the senses, church
architecture and decoration are matters
OF vast Importance 10 the spiritual
teacher. or course. men cam worship
in barn, and play can be given in
the same place, but this is i'm spite of,
and not because of the surroundings.
We must conclude then that the effigy
of the most famous philosopher or
statesman would be out of Place in an
edifice dedicated TO the worship OF
God; and why Winnie Davis should
have a tablet placed to her memory in
any church Is hard TO determine. True
she was undoubtedly a most estimab.e
woman but II we erect tablets to all
such, there will be much crowdlng.
The real reason, perhaps, is in the fact
that her father was at the head of the
Confederacy. Then, why choose the
daughter rather than the father for
honor? Why not erect a tablet TO the
memory OF Jefferson Davis, since that
would at least have a meaning?
There Is a lot OF sentimensality ahoat
that seeks peculiar objects and methods
for its expression. It searches the
prisons for criminals and surfeits with
attention the most cruel and desperate
Of them. II sends missionaries to
cannibaa islands. and has a supply
ready to take the places Of those who
vanish. 1t erects tablets to those who
have had no distinction emitting them
to be perpenated. Meanwhile neglect
cd children swarm in the alleys and
misery and destitrtion flourish under
the shadows of the church. We are a
queer lot. are we not?
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
The Farmers Trust

From the New York Sun.
Swapping their fingers at the Anti
Trust law which is and at the hundreds
OF antitrust laws now on the calen-
dars Of Congress or just Matching in
the convolutions of the statesmen in
Washington, the farmers of the United
States have formed a trust of their own.
The incorporators of this trust. which
was organized in Indianapolis last
week and named the American Society
of Equity of North America, set forth
in the papers of Incorporation a long
list OF it's objects. Only two Of these
objects need be mentioned here:
Il. To obtain profitable prices from
products OF the farm, garden and or
chard.
"2. To secure legislation in the In
terest of agriculture. horticulture, stock
raising, and gardening"
That is. the farmers combine to put
UP or maintain the prices of their pro
ducts and to secure favorable legisla'
tion. Attributing such nefarious pur'
poses TO great industrial trusts, the
professional spouters against the Octo
pus flame to the roofs of their mouths
with wrath and language. But farm
ers are a different sort Of cattle. II Il
mot safe to attack the farmers. Ther'
are too many OF them. If the farmers
want to form a trust, shall they not b.
allowed to do it? Remember those kind
lly antitrust acts in the West AM
South which forbade all combination
save those Of farmers and laborers
l-t.t,,fo.. o,,faLlv arnachc1 Inv fhp COflTte
but interesting as a memorial OF tn
tenderness OF the trust-scourgers 10
farmers and laborers. Some OF the Ia
, borers have their trusts already. IN
farmers seem bound to have theirs.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
William M. Connolly

William NJ. Connolly was born in
Wilmington on the 14th OF April 1865.
He received his education in st. Paul's
Parochial School, and in the public
schools of this city. He quit school at
the age of 13 and went to work at Will
liam Bush's morocco factory and
worked in the different morocco fac
tories until he was II when he went
to learn the trade of brlcklaying with
William Hammill. He left Whining
ton I'M 1884 with Mr.. Hammill and went
to Philadelphia. In 1888 while at work
on some buildings in philadelphia ha
met with a serious accident After
wards he concluded TO abandon his
trade and entered the theatrical profess
sion and with NJ. Fin DeErty travelled
under the team name of "Conley and
DeErty" playing all the leading vaud-
eyille theatres in the United States and
Canada. He returned to Wilmington
in 1894 and in 1895 started in business
with John Al Campbell as practical
bricklayers, operating on a large con-
tract at Second and Van Buren streets.
After which they dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Campbell retiring. Mr.. Connolly
continued the business until at this
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
THE TATTLER
Australla,s cIln blng frogs

1t is said that one OF the great enc
mics of the overland telegraph line in
Central Australia is the common green
frog. In order to save the insulators
from being broken by the lightning
they are provided with wire "droppers"
leading round the iron pole In case OF
need. The frogs climb the poles and
find the fnsulators cool and pleasant
to their bodies, and fancy that the
"dropper' is put tho-e to furnish them
with a back seat After a nap they
vawn and stretch out a leg until It
touches the pole. result, sudden death
to the frog, and as the body continues
70 conduct the current to the earth we
have n paragraph in the newspapers TO
the effect that lin consequence OF an
interruption to the lines, probably
caused by cyclonic disturbance in the
Interior. we are unable to present our
readers with the usual cables IRON
England di"-lAFgonaut
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
James p. Jones

James p. Jones, who is a son of
Nehemiah and the late Elizabeth Jones.
was born at Bombay Hook, nisa.
Smyrna, this State. December 6, 1853
The educational facilities for families
residing in that vicinity in mis- younger
days were very meager. There were
no public schools part of the time and
five CIR six families would cllb together
in The three winter months and employ
q teacher for their children.
In 1878 he left Bombay Hook and
went to Philadelphia. where he entered
the employ of his uncle. George E.
Cameron. While there he cast his first
vote which was for James A. Garfield
He left Philadelphia in 1883 and came
to Wilmington, where he entered the
emplSy Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in the capacity of time
keeper in the Office of General Foreman
William II. Lunsren. He still holds
this position.
Mr.. Jones has taken an active part
in politics. For the past fourteen years
he has been a member of the Regular
First District Committee. He is the
eldest of seven brothers, all Of whom
are active Republican workers. He
has always been identified with the
Higgins element of the party and re-
NAMED faithful to that faction after
the st. Louis Convention, but since the
Philadelphia convention he has bsen
with the want-to-win wing of the party.
He is a very warm and close friend of
Mayor George NJ. Fisher, and worked
indefatigably to bring about his nomi-
nation and election. He was appointed
on July l. 1901. a member of the Board
OF Water Commission for term OF six
years. 1t was not his desire to be a
candidate for the Legislature, but
when the eligibility of Erwin f. Phil
lips, who was nominated for the Legis-
latura in the Second Representative
district was questioned and Mr.. Phil
lips resigned he was urged by his
friends to allow the use of his name.
Mr.. Jones is an active member OF the
East Side Republican Association. He,
with R. NJ. Burns and William Aron.
called the first meeting that organized
this club. He is a member Of Diamond
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
EDITORIAL OPINION
The Husband VINO oeserts

From the New York World
A law which is being urged by the
State Charities Aid Association of New
Jersey makes the desertion OF a wife
by her husband a felony. An agitation
for such law was begun two years
ago, being founded partly on reports
frcm the Charity Organization Society
of this city.
In New York man who deserts his
family is called a disorderly person and
may be put under bonds. He belongs
to a class which, according to the re-
turns OF the United Hebrew Charities.
caused per cent. of the new appl.ca-
tions for aid In 1899. In that same
year in Boston 91R per cent of the ap-
peals for help came from deserted
wives and children. Philadelphia ad-
mitted a still larger percentage, and it
is asserted there that the readiness OF
charity organization to take up aban-
doned victims OF unfortunate wedloclx
encourages husbands and fathers to de-
sert.
Some general penalty OF deterrent
weight should be- provided to fan with
certainty upon the fugitive from family
duties, wherever he may be found.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

years and constitute now the chief
means Of advancing the bail at almost
all the big universities. Pennsylvania
guard-back, and Yale's tackle-back for
nation are the best examples of this
style OF attack. and these plays and
numerous variations of them nave been
taken up gradually by all the colleges.
until end runs and other open plays
that have skill and speed. more than
weight and strength, as prime requisites
of success and which add to the specta-
cular interest Of the game, have dis
appeared almost entirely.
Those who ought to know however,
say that mass plays have been evolved
necessarily from natural conditions,
and that before this style OF attack can
be thrown out altogether, the condi-
tions which gave it birth will have to
be corrected. The defence of an eleven,
these men argue, has been developed
much faster and much more efficiently
than the attackald tooverccme this un-
due preponderance Of defensive strangti
the open style of play, they assert, had
to be discarded and resort had to the
present methods of drawing one or
more line men back to help advance
the leather If mass plays are ruled
lclean out, some means, they declare,
will have TO be discovered of weaken
ling the defence, or other conditions
Just as Objectionable will spring u2
and the committees legislation will
lbe wasted.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

Well-infOrmed persons say that the
Inter- collegiate Football Rules Com
mittee will have to abolish mass plays
from the gridiron before the season of
1903 begins If the committee does
not do so on its own initiative. the
presidents and faculty athletic autho-
titles Of many of the big universities
WILL it is said. take up the matter and
deal with il in such a way that the
trainers of the rules will be obliged to
legislate against the close formation
style of attack, whether they want to
or not.
The president Of one of the most
prominent eastern universities, whose
football team is classed among the
big four" made a statement to that
effect a few days ago. and since then
il has come out that a considerable
amormt of correspondence has already
taken place among the college author
tiles in regard to the objectionable
features in present day football and
that Walter Camp, chairman OF the
rules committee, has written around
TO the universities asking for express
sions OF opinion as to the advisability
of calling a meeting Of the committee
in January for revising the rules.
Those who run the faculty end OF
athletics in the colleges are, it is said,
just about unanimous for a radical al
teration of the rules. They say that
the physical well-being of the young
man committed to their charge, If
nothing else, demands a change; that
football, as it is played today has come
! TO be too much contest involving
mere brute force and that the injuries
Sustained in the game now are too ser
lious and too numerous to permit OF its
continuance in It's present form.
Several of the college presidents
have been severely outspoken in then
disfavor of existing conditions. Chan
lcellor Day of Syracuse University, a
short time ago declared that football
In his opinion, has come to be jusl
about as brutal a sport as prize fight
ling and that unless a change was made
lhe would no longer sanction 1t a.
iSyracuse. President Wilson, of Prince
ton has, ii is reported, also said tina
1.-THE game would have to be altered i
it is to continue to have place OF
Princeton's calendar OF sports. Dr
Wilson is an enthusiastic champion o
Ian legitimate sports and is membe
of the Princeton faculty athletic com
mittee. He is said to be one OF tn
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Ihe Great unkissed
e Pail Mall Gazette.

IRON the Pail Mall Gazette
To its already pleasing complexity
OF social elements, America may have
to add one day that OF the Great Tn
kissed. The Legislature CT Virginia has
befora II a bili to prohobit the luxury
of Osculation to those suffering from
any contagious disease and even 10
the possessOrs OF weak lungs. Virgin
Jams about to exchange the customary
token of mutual affection viii be
Obliged. If Dr. Ware has his way, to
exhibit a clean bill of health from their
respective family physicians, and un-
licensed oscuiators viii be subject to
a penalty ranging from one to five dol
lars. II is bad bill that does nobody
good, and the novelist whose invention
is played out Should find an inexhaust-
IDLE Node OF psychological romance in
the profound tragedy OF the Uncertiii-
Gated. But the sweetest kisses. after
all. are Those by hopeless fancy feign-
ed ON lips that are fer others" AT
least, we have II so on high poetical
authcrty.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

present time he stands today the larg-
est operative builder in the city Of
Wilmington.
He has built all told this year over
100 houses. His operations are most
ly In the south western part of the eity
chiefly in the lrieveath ward. where he
has built several blocks. The location
us becoming very popular and is know
as Connellyville.
lie was elected to the Legislature
from the Fifth district by the la-gest
majority that was ever given TO any
other candidate and by almost douhla
the majority Of two years ago.
He is member of the Eleventh
Ward Democratic Legion; Santa
Marie Council knights of Columbus
president Wilmington Baseball Club.
and member of the Haddington Fife
and Drum Band.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
senntor,s one.horse Haek

senator Dolliver, of Iowa. according
TO the pilgrim, tells this story at ms
own expense, as illustrating the pit
falls that beset a man of modest means
at the national capital;
"On one occasion ! was invited 20
attend a social function given by
high official. I went and had delight
ful time, concluding that washington
social life was not a thing to be IN tne
least afraid of. This conclusion WAS
reached. by the way. just as ! was TAX
ing leave of the host
"A diverted servant approached me
and asked if my carriage was in walt
ing and whether il was a single CIT
double conveyance. Out of consldera-
tion for a lean pocketbook had order
cd cab rather than a two-horse car
riaee. I had the pleasure of hearing
the servant shouting to the carriage
driver:
.sThe man then came TO me, and
with his head high in the air an
nounced: Your hacks waitin'. senator
Dolliver.' Omaha Bee.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. and Industry
Lodge, No. 2, VA. o. U. w.
Jonn Bancroft


John Bancroft was born in Phila-
delphia, July IL, 1856, and lived there
until he was 16 years of age. with the
exception of about eighteen months he
spent with his parents in Cincinnati in
1S60-61. He was educated in the pub
lie schools until nearly Is years old,
when he went to work in the dry goods
jcbbing business, at which he contin-
ued for about two years. He then took
position as a clerk with an iron and
coal company in Ohio. Returned to
Philadelphia in 1877. and he began to
work for Joseph Bancroft & Sons, at
Wilmington. He was made foreman OF
one of their departments in 1881. and
on the formation of the Joseph Ban
croft and Sons Company, in 1889. was
appointed general superintendent and
secretary of the company. He has
never held any public position until
elected to the Legislature this fall. He
Is director in the Equitable Quaran-
tee and Trust Company, also a man
ager of the Wilmington Savings Fund
Society.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Charles Wright

Charles Wright, of Seaford. was born
at Seaford and educated at the private
schools there until he was Is years old,
when he began to grow fruit. Later
he engaged in the nursery business. In
1893 he was appointed superintendent
OF the Division of Pomology Depart
ment of Horticulture at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. Chicago. There
he served for eight months in charge
OF largest continuous fresh fruit exhibit
ever attempted. FIa was an exhibitor
of green fruit at the Paris Exposition
in 1900. He had the largest collection
of varieties of peaches from this coun-
try. He also exhibite fruit at Buffalo.
At both places he obtained silver
medals. In 1900 he was elected State
isenator by 211 majority.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
W. e. Finn

Representative William r. Finn. OF
Newport, is one of the best known
farmers in this county. He is so years
old, and was born in Newport. He
was educated in the public schools. He
aiways took a great interest in politics.
and did good work for the Republican
party In .Christiana hundred. He was
appointed special deputy collector un-
der Collector Of Port Townsend. until
he was removed by a Democratic ad-
ministration. In 1896 he was elected
sherin of New Castle county. He served
in the Legislature two years ago with
credit to his State and county. He
was nominated without opposition this
time.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Modern Ballads
from the London Outlook.

From the London Outlook
How does literary taste run in these
days in the matter of ballads? We have
ceased making them in that new me-
diaeval spirit n which the Morrises
and Rossettis and Swinbwnes used TO
turn them out. A very false kind of
thing 1t was which they produced 1t
soon became apparent that anybody
could write them, and make his lady
sit in her broidered bower" with a
and fiddle-de-dee The
fashion was responsible for a kind of
short poem, or copy of verses, which
persists in the present day-the kind
which opens with a striking first line
Isonorous, sweet or suggestive, and
winds up tamely, having dealt merely
with some feeting shadow of a shade
of thought. A course of the Old. the
real ballad might give some needed TO-
business to modern minor" poetry.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
xxzhr1

One OF the wonderful things is that
a woman OF fair intelligence will paint
her cheeks like n clowns and appear
on the streets. Why does she do iti
Does she imagine that people think the
paint Is bloom Of youth? Does she not
know that people laugh at herr There
are two things that people are quick
10 notice-when man wears a wig
aud when a woman paints her checks
--Atchison Globe
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

According TO report from Washing
toni President Roosevelt is suffering
from a wound in the face near the eye,
which General Wood accidentally in
flicted with rapier. The Secret Ser
vice men who are appointed to guard
the President would do their duty
should they hide the foils. Strenuous
ness is all right. but a loss Of eyesight
would not be amusing.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Another Stanza

o Crunshell. the gem Of the ocean!
The hero so wild and so freel
Deserving the cOuntry's devotion
A world offers homage 70 theel
Thy mandates makes heroes assemble
When breakers ahead are in view.
And they stand at the bow in a tremble
And wait for the life-saving crew.
Chicago Tribune
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
The Dentist.

Patient-I can't see that there's a
thing wrong with my eyesight.
Ocullst JonniwyGe - The most posi-
tive proof that you need glasses. my
dear sir. when you are unable TO see
anything so plain as that!-Los Angeles
Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

ciples for offices. II they should decide
to act i'm that manner. they should logi-
cally concede the election of Addicks
or the devil himself, in order to prcft
by the trade