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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
Para aIiviar esa irritacion que
sienten aquellos que padecen alguna
afeccion bronquia1, las PastiIIas
BronquiaIes de Brown, son muy
titles. Remedio sin igual para Ia
tos. ronquera y NAL de garganta.

Teniendo conecimiento Ell Jets de Ia poll
cfa.insular, de que ell indiyfduo Julio Cruz,
pr6fugo de la cArcel de Oayey, donde sufrfa
condena por kurto de unas prendas de ves-
tir 6 unos militares de dicho pueblo, habfa
robado en- casa de don Jose Gordill la can
tidad de STAY un brllante valorado en- Sl00
en- dsnde esiaba de sirviente, orden6 81 poli-
persecution Oayey, pero al llegar al cita-
do pueblo dicho p9licia tuvo conocimiento
cue Sc encontraba entire las jurisdicciones
de Arroyo Guayama. Embellishments
Sc dirig.6 hacia dicho punto, captuI kndolo 6
los dos dias en- Ell interior de IN monte dom
de le encontr6 el briiisnte Ia cantidad 70.
bada que 10 tenia entslrAda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
Bl nenoFis de BgceIrO de- BeDgO1

Sc ha celebrado en- Vitoria m So
lemnfsimo funeral por 81 eterno des
canso del sabio catedratico , publicis-
ta, el senador don Ricardo BecerTo de
Bengoa.
Asistieron al religioso J i1nebre acto
el obispo, eI gobernador civil, la Dipu-
taci6n provincial & ell ayuntamiento en-
corporation, con NJ homes = maoeros.
Asisti6 tambi6n numeTosfsimo p6
blico, tributando todos un.l manifesto
ci6n de carifio al pfecIaro alay6s.
EI Ayuntamiento acoTd6 sustitulr q
nombre de la Gale del Institute por 81
de Becerro de Bengoa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
TRIDUNALES

Manana Sc vera en- la Corte de Distrito Ii
causa instruida contra Joaquin B nilla
acusado del deliio ds sbusos deshonestes, j
de cuyo eseandaloso becho Sc ocup6 la prem
sa.
LA Uorte de Distrito, esta maf.sna ab
solvi6 jose Rosas, para suien el Ministerit
Fiscal pedia Ia pena de doce amos por e
asesinato de Ramon Torres 81 Llaboa
oeurrido en- Ia tarde del 8 de Diciembi,
pr6ximo pssado.
La defsnsa estuvo oarge del Lsdo. Sr
Diaz Navarro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
Los DEMOCRATAS CRlSTIAMOS

I'll cardenal Rampolla ha dado ins
trucciones q log dem6cratas cristianoi
de Italia para que Sc abstengan de Ii
polftica militante.
Es probable que estas instrnccionel
Sc hagan extensiyas a otros paises.
Sc cree que estas medi las del carde
cal secretario de Estado estan inspira
das por los Jesuitas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Aver tarde promovisron un esckndalo en-
Ia aPlaza PEincipap los fndividuos Eulogio
Trinidad y Antonio Machicote, habiepdo
sIdo con ducidos 81 deposilo municipal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Sc eneuentra enferma de algdn cuidado la
senorita Merry Blsnco, hija de nuestro res
petsble y distiDguidc amigo Ell senior don
Julian BIanco Sosa.
HacemoS votos por Ell pronto restableci-
mientO de la dissinguida sefiorita.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
Febrero Is de 1902

Los dias que han pasado desde ell z,
que envi6 mi cafta anterior por el Ha-
vre, los hemos consagrado a bailar y q
diYeltirnos con motive del Carnaval,
que & pesar de la incesante llnvia y del
tango en- las Gales ha echado de sus
casas al vecindario, hacienda impossible
ia,oirculac;6n. En los cafes y en- los
teatfos ha habido serias batallas, sos
tenidas desde Los palcos a las bu' acas +;
Ia lluyia de los pape,itos llamados con
fetti, arrojsdos a las carae, han sido
causa de disgustos y do pa!os; toma
tales preparedness el escandalc, que la
autoridad se ha visto obligada q prohi-
biz que, sobre todo, en- los teAtros y
y cafes, Sc tiren serpentinas nj confetti.
La animaci6n ha sido grande, y Sc
han presentado mascaras, algunas dis
frszadas con ingenio, 10 mismo eE ell
Prado y paseo de Recoletos que en- e
Parque del Retire, donde sc celebr6 ell
festival preparado por el Ayuntamien-
to han abundado las comparsas y es-
tudiantinas, alegrando los animos con
sus jotas y pasacalles. Han sido mu
chasslas carrozas cue Sc han disputad0
los premios por Ia originalidad y buen
gustQ de los INVENTORIES; debo a an
obseryador el apunte de las carrozas.
Una originalfsima, muy artfstica 6
ingerioss, que fguraba una enorme
cazuela, llena de mascaras perfecta
mente disfrazados de cangrejos; Otra
titulada / Qho eadas :, en- la que. bajo
doset de orc terciopelo con franz as do
radas aparecfa I'm personaje represen
tando q Ner6n, rodeado de attributes
impeTiales y de senadores romanos, Gu
yas caretas recordaban los rasgos fsiO-
n6mieos de varios hombres importantes
en- lapolftica espanola 3ontempoI anea ;
otrs, Luis XIV, circundada de preciosos
biombos de estilc y ocupada por dis
tinguidaS damas y Genoritas encnbier-
tas cen elegantes capuchones de color
violeta ell autom6vil e!ectiico del se-
nor Battle, muy bien adornado con guir
naldaB de flores y tIipnlado por mas
carassque vestian domin6s blancos; la
de Ia Gran Pels, un palco de circo,
ocupado por elegantes sclowns' vest:
dos con frac azul, llevando en- la cabeza
gracioeas chisteras abolladas; otrs, re
presentando una gran jardinera, con
mSscaras ataviadas de rosas, girasoles,
crisantemas y otras flores +; una GAIA de
puros habanos, y este iban figurando
los distinguidos j6venes que en- ella
iban; otra, con magcaras ricamente
vestidas 4 Ia andaluza; IN srj ,mbre de
avispas y abejorros revoloteaDdo sobre
I'M trigal, q la sombra de un gran oliy0,
y arrastrando por Dueyes de aurea cor
Iamenta; una cooina economical, con
cocineros y coclneras de pega; una oeja
de cefillas inglesa +; una earroza de do
min6s rosa; I'm fast6n reyestido de
yedra.
La verdad es que teniendo en- cuenta
el NAL efecto do las bromas estdpidas y
brutales con que Sc celebra el Oarnaval, /,
mucho ganariam9s con que Sc sup,i-
miers, pues ell buen gusto rechaza las
conse cuencias qua hoy tocamos. PerO
vendi& el alo 1908 y habra Oarnaval
y los mism0s exces0s.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

El paseo de tsrde los domingos al "Par-
que Borinquen", Sc hace va indispensable
por ell ratio tan distrafdo como agradable
que Sc pasa en- dicho local siendo una prue-
ba Ia numerosa concurrencia que asiste.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Las Oortes cerraron sus puertas la
vfspera del domingo y hoy reanudaa
sus sesiones, en- que seguiran per
diendo.el tempo en- lucir sus facnita-
des los oradores de plimera fila, repi
ti6ndose los escandalos, como los de los
6ltimos dias, en- que haian uso de sus
pulm0nes L,orens, Blasco IbaneY, So
rianc, y por supuesto, ell impreseindible
Romero Robledo, que siembre esta eE
Ia breeha. 81 pago de las aduanas en-
orc y Ia circulaci6n fiiueiaria, tan com
baiiia, seguil An dando que hacer, pero
Sc aprobai an, como Sc sp;ueba todo 10
que Quiere el gobierno, que manda en-
Ia may0rfa. Sc habla con insistencia
de Ia crisis, que hace tempo Sc impo-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
DESDE ESPAN,A.
CARTA De MADRID.

ne y mas, de una concentration liberal
que comprendiera todos los elemen
tos dem6cratas monarquicos y Rome
70 Robledo, y Sc asegLra que estan dis.
puestos & entrar en- I'm gaDinete presi
dido por Sagasta. Moret, Vega de Ar
NIP y Montero Rios, presidlendo el
Oonsejo Oanalejas y el Senado Lopez
Dominguez, quedando eE ell gobiern1
solo Weyler y Roma1onep. SSela todo
una broma de carnaval? L3 que tue.
re soDara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Post scriptun.. -Por prudencia re-
servaba la noticia de estar concertado
IN dueio entre ell exministro don Fran.
cisco Silvela = el diputado don Vicente
Blasco Ibafez por haber surgido entire
ambos una question personal, con mo.
two de cieTtas frases duras cruzadas en-
la session del Oongreso ell dia 3; pere
felizmente no han telido que ir al te-
reno, pues habi6ndose dado explica-
clones satisfactorias, aver Sc firm6 Ia
correspondence acta. Mas vale asf.
T. GUERRERO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Ls retreta de anoche estnyo muy concu-
rrida y fuercn muy aplaudidas las pleas
ejecutadas por la banda del Battalion Puer.
torriquefo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
CuartO de sOCOrrOS

Juan Vega, curado dc una confusion en-
la region frontal. LeVe.
Concepci6n Rodriguez, curado de una con
fusion sobre el terciO Inferior del antebrazo
derecho. Leve.
Enriqueta Fajardo, eurada de una con-
fusion en- la region frontal en- la parte in
terna del lado superior con equimosis. Leye.
Rsfael> Fusntes (niho), curado de contu.
stones al labio superior J region parietal il.
quierda. Lsve.
Felipe sCories, curado de una herida in.
elsa -contusa en- la region mentonIana de 3
ceDtfmstros, erociones en- el tercio interior
del music tsrcio superior de la pierna dere-
cha en- su cara extsrna. Leye, salVo acci.
dente.
Julian Diaz, curado de traumatismo, SIN
lesion aparente en- la region externo-cond al
media inferior. Reseryade.
Tomss Moreno, curado de una herida in
ciso-contusa como de 10 centfmetros do Ion
gitud en- la region parietsl izqulerda, intere
szndole el caero cabelluao. Leve, salvo &C
cidente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Han fallecido: en- Madrid, el vice al
mirante don jose Montojo; la sefiora
dona Manuela Real de Asia, marque.
sa de la Oerda; y don Ignacio Diaz Ca,
nejs, exdiputado q Oortes pOr esa is'a
y escritor pdblico, bien conocido de los
lectores del BoLETIN por sus artfculos
en- el tempo que estuyo al frente del
peri6dico. En- Orense, ell distinguido
|joven poeta don Alberto Garcia Ferret
70: Y EN- Ronds, don Rafael Atienza,
marques de Salvatierrs.
Aver liso I'm aio que Espafa per-
di6 una d. sus mas legftimas glOlias
literarias en- la persona del ilustre poe
ia Ramon de Oampoamor, autor de las
populaTfsimas DolorGs de las HumoyG
das. y>de Otras obras que hicieron inn
perecedero su nombre. Ahora vuelve
a hablarse de levantar nm monumento
en- su honor, justo tribute q su merito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
DR.. CHEVREMONT
CIRUJANO-DENTlSTA

San Francisco 81, al lado de la far
macia del senior Blanco.
Extracciones con ell gas hilasante.
PRECI0S M0DIC0S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03
NO1IClAS DEL DIA.

Esta noche las siete media, Sc reunira
eD session ordinaria ell syuntamiento de esta
ciudad.
Sc cncuentra mejOr &c la grave enferme
dad que le retenIa en- CANA, la sonora espo.
Sa de nuestro cOmpanero en- la prensa, Sc.
nor T1ro Fernandez, redactor de 'Ls De
mocracia y
To celebrsmos v
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Para so!emnizar ell aniversario de la
repdbli,a, el II del corriente mes, solo
Sc ha celebrado un banquete en- la
Tertulia progresists, donde no hubo
brindis. Y no ha pasado NADIA mas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

A pesar del incentive de las GALES
en- estos dias, los teatros Sc han llenado
por las tardes, sin que otrecieran NADIA
nuevo. Malana Sc estrena en- Lara
una comedia en- dos actos, El Himno
de Riego. 81 la obra corresponds al II
tulo, habra que asistir la function con
paraguas para resistir ell aguacero p~o-
gresista. Pasado mafiana, nos otrece
la comedia una nueYa de Benavente,
titulada SacrJfcios.
En- Octnbre abrira sus puertas el
teatro de Parish con una compaiifa pa
ra resucitar la zarzuela grande, que
tantos partidalios contaba y que Sc re-
tir6 por el genero llamado chico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

En- San Sebastian, antes de aver, Sc
corri6 IN toro de jnego en- la plaza Ma
yor, y sc echaron sob.e ell artefacto va
rios hombres que 10 destrozaron; acu
dierOn los migueletes para disolver los
grupos; estos rompieron las bombas
el6ctli cas- de la Illumination y golpea-
ron furiosamente q un inspector de po-
licfa y su jefe; ia gEardia civil disol-
vic a los alborotadores; resultaron tire.
ce he,idos, entire ell9s una nina y detu-
vieron 4 los promovedores del motfn.
iBnena manera de celebrar el carnaval!
En- todas parties cuecen habas, como
dice ell retran. La sidra y ell vino son
poderosos elementos contra ell orden
.p1blico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Ha sido ascsndiio cabo de la policia in
sulzr Il guardis Jose Q. Gimenez que yiene
prestados muy buenos seryicio derante el
tiempo que hs paitsnecido On el puesto de
esta cludad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-03

Segdu cable de Washington, los Estadol
Unidos consagraran Glen millones de do
liars & Ia construction de nueyos buquis d.
guerra doble cantidad la compra de ci
SarrilIos de La BORINQUEN para srega
larlos todo sl personal de Ia Armada ameri
cana.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
GROWTH OF LONDON.

The phenomenal growth of London is not likely
to be checked during this century. So thinks the
Daily Mail which points out that already many work
ers in London live twenty miles distant, and that
in few years they will perform the journey of
thirty miles in less time than they require for
half that distance By 1910, the population of what
is known Greater London will exceed fourteen
millions a veritable cty-provnce. This extension
of and population will be brought about by
electric railways, tramways and automobiles. The
Mail says that London has more elements of perma-
nent greatness than New York 1t has competi-
tors. All this the Mail says while frankly admit
ting that New York will probably become the worlds
capital for high finance but London will long re.
tain one of its leading local industries the con-
version of private businesses mining claims patents
etc, into stock companies"
Our English contemporary urges that, unlike New
York, London does not depend its commerce
for its growth
Four-hfths of the population Of London, the
census shows, are dependent not on industries but
ports of the world and the capital of the empire
London, besides being the worlds market for WOOL
tea coffee sugar and of the chief markets for
wheat, the undisputed commercial capital, vast
emporium is the political city of the empire
1t is the city to which all civil servants soldiers,
naval men, statesmen who have served in the colo
MES and dependencies turn in the days of their re-
trement The class and their dependents form
vast population in themselves. London is the
social center of the kingdom and the empire; the
city TO which all traders and merchants, whether
in Manchester Glasgow, India, Australia Africa,
come to spend the evening of their days
So long, therefore, London remains the lode
stone of the empire it will increase.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
WORK FOB HE SCHOOLS.

There is work for the schools to do, the census
bureaus latest report shows. And surprising to re-
late It is in the big cities where foreigners
gregate SO much as it is over the country.
It appears that in cities of $4,000 or more popu-
lation there were about about six of voting age
out Of every 100 who could not or write In the
cities of that class are concentrated most of the
foreigners in the United States, who have
across the Atlantic recently and are least Ameri
canized. Indeed, the proportion Of foregn-born
to nativeborn inhabitants is very much greater
in the large centers of population than it is in
smaller towns or in the country at large.
But in the United States outside Of cities having
not less than $4,000 inhabitants, there about
thirteen men old enough to vote. out of every 100
when the census of 1900 was taken, who could not
read and write. The proportion of iiteracy was
more than twice as great in the country and the
small cities as it in places Of not less than
$4,000 inhabitants apiece. There about 2,22S,
600 Of voting age who were unable to read and
write taking the entire country whole, and of
that large number than $4,000 lived in small
cities or villages, or formed a part of the rural
population.
In great centers of trade and industry. where
foreigners swarm the proportion of iterate
was lower by far than the of the United States.
There is no doubt that the difference applies
also to old enough to be expected to read
and write The broad fact is too big and plain to be
blnked CLOSED
The explanation lies Of course in the very high
percentage of iiterates in the coored population
of the South. There the blight of slavery is stiH
painfully apparent among 1.-THE older and there
the conditions created by slavery and have
greatly delayed and INSTRUCTED the development of
educational facilities for the children of Negroes
that vast numbers of young and old illterates
found.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
Old viii of Prince unsarthso.
From the London Daily NeHsl

Frederick the Greats brother. Prince Henry AFTER
the death of the lived IN melancholy state at
Theinsberg about which lin Prince Henrys time n
Tavisse has not little say. historians ed-
ure the sunset % his lie. ard q them. IN de-
scrfbine IL fa 70 see harsh and handed ne
could be IN hie dealings fhose under him II Ia
eernel has discovered curious document IN searches
p. has been allowed make n the archives - the
Iiohenzolern family Il a document that canaot -
rsfuted namely the wfn II Prince HeaFy- No detail
respecting hls funeral for which ho muate In
nj. dead body previous 70 laying OCT =
- Guide his chamberlain Only person a. tine
e 20 watch beside his body The body - - - carie1
down the yellow marble ard ne chamberlain -
?. -su The members q gentlemen e hs hoUsehoid
that Prince Henry on eeashoed fsit grateful - them
FOR thar good ard hoped they susio eetTi~1d
each other 50 long thsy lived u Hrta@li1 asstst
i-r each other in - evil fortune sn1 trooe tneT
Void zrove hat Be hs1 not faded fro1 fhssr
oriss 4 similar Message Esft for TIE t-dss-s~rv
arts
Ire VII rsz6s IKE tAs Instructions % executors =
A ,s1 MARITIME. zho vzuted pose ssro EortS
~ hs~trz Pgusz-ch for 5ioErafhsr IN Serasn re3gr
3-g fsuies they give fho4gh; than r. rozs
others a. % how bocss . esst S3th VIA
NY dc one rarely oassfae = Gsraaa ralscss
,eru,~r l-nsbsfants The Ioekec - gFiaesoF
sd Esi,o-sf after TO shst greatly snecs~s
cusen victoria sso~ ths G@rHaslsu q hsr ssssisnt
% rot reueAer eozrtry - Esiia erlx3z se~ns
rrsf a-zrf-~rts h<8rr eios~< Hz1Ttt 80
fbs zzs ozsar IN os~ea Esxsat bag AsEfrisn
,cror F-usrrsl II deeerts6 feafs rs Efs
.ss ~-s-~ 81 zh4ch ~ gSs 1fa-teossrt. f1f
fsey r.r-asne1 spea e2s liked his ezaEarsTr ~sez
Acze fron ts~lr cs-rent srhsol - pssy - fs-u-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
FUN or THE WORLD.

beautiful young lady. member Of the smart set.
Newport drug store and asked the drug
gist if it was possible to disguise castor oil
horrid take. you know Ugh.' said the
young lady with a shudder.
why. certainly druggist. and just then
as another young lady taking soda he
wouldn't like have too After
drinking the young lady fingered moment and finally
observed;
Vow tell me how you would disguise castor oIg'
why madam. just gave you some
Why gracious me- exclaimed the young lady, why
I wanted il for sister"
OF a certain bishop famous as ABOUT plainest
England. Liverpool Post tells this tale:
One Gay this homeiy parson sat in omnibus h.
by persistent staring OF fellow passenger
who presently unburdened himself follows:
You're a parson. amt you?
Wei, yes that is So
Look ere parsOn would you mind comm home with
my wife?
Imagining the wife was sick and needed assistance.
the clergyman at inconvenience himself with
the arriving the house the shouted
his wife 10 down stairs and. pointing 10 the
astonshed parson said, with grin OF delight
Look ere Sairry. Yer said this mornin as
the hugliest chap England. Now. just yer look
this bloke."
What were you DONG Il the tine Of your arrss,.
asked the magistrate of the prisoner.
Waiting whom
Just waiting"
What you waiting forr
ITO my money"
who from?'
The man / waiting for
What did he it you for?"
For waiting
Il don't what you Explain yourself"
Il thought you knew a waiter a restaurant"
oh gasped the magistrate.
Speaking of hospital children New York physician.
OF his with them. says:
zone little fellow. whom l very Well
have dead bones removed from his got
well and perhaps thought had good Of
in him. although l showing
extra attention. The morning he leave he
When 1 bed him Well.
Willie I said, will miss you when you are gone
afterward Did you 10 see me specially? The
shoulder bent him and whispered. MY mamma
will hear the last about YOU Could any
press gratitude more beautifully"
z
One of Senator Quays party. while n Florida.
initiated. he got lost II hear night and he
Cow
Can tell me how far il is to Miame"
We'll reckon hits about whoops" the
answered
'Two-what?'
The seemed TO this challenging his verac-
ty. for he looked questioning pslmettos Ind
prickly beside the path then began
"P'rhaps hit may be a smitch furder" he admitted:
but 1 low hit amt moren' two whoops a hoer."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
cRADDock AND HIS cuRE-ALL TRICKS.

The art and artfulness so far manifested by the
Honorable Bill Craddock the nocturnal citizen of
Kansas who is running for governor of the state
impresses one as the campaign progresses, with
the fact or at least with the thought that all the
best talent has not been discovered or gobbled up
by the cure-an patent medicine companies. He has
a knack of playing subjective minds that would
do credit to Flint the hypnotist and way of pre-
scrbing a cure for body polite ills that would be
worth fortune to the gentleman who writes idyllic
testimonials for Swamp-Root He says. and says it
sas he will cut the taxes of the citizen Gin two
the middle" the very first year he is at the helm
OF state leaving the impression, of course that he
will wipe out taxation altogether during the second
year of his reign The plan to make the railroads
pay half the taxes his plan for the second year is
probably, TO make the railroads pay all the
This argument has a wonderful influence over the
fellow who doesn't pay any taxes, but the fellow who
does pay taxes and who. by reason thereof. under
stands the problem, is not swallowing it He realizes
that the railroads, through the courts. would have
something to say concerning this plan of running
a state at the expense of one class of property.
Mr.. Craddock. like all gentlemen who understand
the value Of buncomb knows that its nature IS weak
before controversial argument and when Willis J.
Bailey invited him to hold joint discussion on
the subject he very wisely declined. He didn't de-
cline because he was necessarily cowardly but be-
cause he was very foxy FOR he knows full we'll that
when Bailey or any other man would throw the
light Of reason upon his theories he could not main
tain them or moment before Kansas audience.
It is sometimes hard for Us to believe that Grad
deck understands the powers and duties Of the Office
70 which he aspres He seems to think judging
from the he talks. that he has something to do
with the assessment OF the property Of oorporatins
AS mayor CT Kansas City, Kansas. practically the
only place in the state where the evasion Of taxa
ton by corporations is fragrant he ought to know
from experience what little influence the governor Of
the state has compared with the board Of county
commissioners Lsedy. when he was governor. tried
to interfere in the matter Of the evasion Of taxa
ton by certain packing houses At Kansas City and
was laughed at by every sensible nan in the state
who understood the situation.
Mt craddock is giving the people Of Kansas some
very hot air.