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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
En- la plaza

Mu, coacurrida qled6 anoche la re-
treta dada por Ia magnffca banda de
rn1Sica de Ia ''Sai miento" en- la plaza
principal.
Maehas distingu.das familias lena
ron aque sitio de recreo, dando,e gran
animaci6l y las escojidas piczas, que in.
terpretaron inmejorablemente los sim
pzticos mcsicos, fueron aplaudidas con
gran entusiasmo.
A las diez y media Sc tras'ado /
banda 4 La Mailorquina" donde fue-
ron obsequiados los m6sicos esplendida
aen.e por los duefioS del estableci
m ento.
Yocaron ali una bonita gavota re-
Ecibisroa una verdadera ovacion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
ID question de OIiG|l|e
Buques en Sal6nica
Ciudad ruinosa

Nueva York, sabado.--Dicen
de San Petersburgo que algu-
nos de los buques de guerra que
estan en- el puerto de Sal6nica,
han recibido 6rdenes de salir en-
vista de que ha desaparecido ell
tenor de nuevos actos de barba
rismO.
Los extranjeros que Sc habian
refugiado en- los buques han
vuelto a TERRA.
Ell n1mero de reclamacioneS
que. haran :: las potencias ha de
serSn1uy importante.
La ciudad ofrece I'm aspecto
dc ruina. !:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Servitic CeIegrdfirV Especial
DEL
BOletin Mercdntil
Victor MQnuG| inDTeSOlQtO
EI conflicto delos campos
La eXportacion de vino

Nueva York, sabado.-Tele~
gramas de Roma, recibidos esta
mafiana, dicen que el rey de
Italia Sc encuentra muy afecta.
do. por ell cOnflicto de les traba-
jadores de los campos.
Elrey espera que de la vista
del monarca ingles. consiga Its-
liza algunos sefalados benefcios.
La exportaci6n de vinos tomara
algun incremento ahora segun
espera conseguir el rey italiano.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
I'm Rnnedic0
pr0cesad0

El Dr.. Lange, Official de Sanidad de
Manati ha telegrafa1o esta mafiana :
la Junta Superior de esta ciudad, par
tici pandole que ha sido procesado OF
perjurio y que Sc encuentra en- libertad
mechanic doscientcs pesos de fianza.
La causa del proceso seg1n Sc des
prende del desDacho telegrafco men
cionado, ha sido una declaration dada
bajo juramento por el Doclor mencio
uado diciendo que don Enrique Vii a
mil, Sc encontraba perfectamente DE-
una herida qne recibio hace algunos
dias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
4 SiiO De Te|Nll
Los rebe1des huyeron
Defensas perjudicadaS

Nueva York, sabado.-Dicen
de TAnger que ha sido levanta-
do Ell sitio de Tetuan. que ha-
bian puesto los rebeldes africa
nos. Todas las inmediaciones
estan arrasadas por los salvajes.
La ciudad ha sufrido algunos
desperfectos durante ell ataque
de los insurgentes. Algunas de
las obras de~defensa quedaron
en- NAL estado:
Temese .en Tetuan que los
salvajes vuelvan a poner sitio a
Ia plaza mencionada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16

Con mucha actividad Sc estan lie
vando q efecto, en- ell Casino Espaaol
los trabaios para ei decorado y arreg'o
lei salon de bale y demas dePartamen
toS de dicho centro.
Sc haran instaacioneS electrlcaS de
de gran vista con alegorfas alusivaS a!
acto los pabellones de Ia Argentina y
Y Espaffa apareceran fernando capri
chosos adornoS, realzados por infinidad
de flores naturales.
A juzgar por la animation que Sc
uota entire Ell elemento joven de San
Juan de Santurce, Ell bale hala ePoca
entire lbs que ha- ce.ebrado el centro
espafiol.
Para garantizar ell regreso a Rio
piedras y Santurce, lie las famiias
invitadaS, habra su6cientes carros elec-
tricos 4 la termination del bai'e.
La Junta Directiva del Casino deSea
que asistan al acto el mayor n1mero
possible, de las familias de les soclos
las que han quedado invitadas por las
comisiones respectivas, a fin de que 'os
marines obSequiados puedan ci>frutal
lie esas brillantes fsstas, que aquf pone'
tan alto el pabellon de cultura y es-
Jlendidez de nuestra bnena sociedad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Mayo IS. de 1923.

La compafiia de los carros electricos
qreriendo demoStrar su generosidad
con los motoristas y conductores de los
"trolleys" que han cumplido TN af1o sir.
viendo ben sus empleos, les ha au-
mentado "un Centavo" por hora, y per-
ciben once Centavos en- vez de diez, por
cada bora de trabajo.
ST esos Sefo-eS empleados no Sc con-
Suelan, eS porque no quieren.
~ Anoche lego de San JIan ell
sefior don Ramon Latimer.
Esta nocEe regreSa a su reSidencia.
~ La eo.eta americana "Captus"
Eaho para Guanica, donde cargara
1920 Sacos de az1car con desino a
49, York.
~ En- Ia tarde de hoy, y en- Ell ca
sao de la playa, no ocurri6 una des-
tacia debido a Ia destreza y presencia
lie Amino Que demoStr6 ell mayordomo
y moto:isia don Julio Vargas; pues
/ mientras copducia el trolley que arras-
ira los carros de carga del ferrJ Jcarril
frances, una pequefla nifia, situada eo
la via a 6 metros de diStancis, estuvo a
.punto de ser arroll2da 81 el sefior Var
gas no detiene q tempo el trolley.
~ El vapor americana "Orion" es-
IA en- Granica cArgando az1car y mie-
les para New York.
- Parece q1e un connotado po.fti-
CO de Saa Juan, hoy en- esta ciudad,
tra.a de promover una asamblea en-
Ponce con ell objeto de elm:nar al D.
rec orio rep~blicaao de San Juan, al
que juzgan caido y sin prestigio, con
motive de los 1ltimos ac contecimientos.
Y dicen cirujanos emlnentes que eS
una tontada amputar un miembrc,
cuando todo el cuerpo esta podrido.
~ Wilson, el bruja continental que
embrollo el hotel del sefIor Meia, ha
retiradv la reclamation que hiciera de
$4,000 dollars!l contra el Juez don Emi
lo Cortada.
~ Ano.he, en- una eScuela de adu!-
tos que existe en- Ia calle de Wives, una
"maes.ra" americana le ATTIC vatias
bofetadas dos alumnos ''casi" hom-
bres.
Y como la nueva "Ley" que soporta
este pueblo no autoriza los maestros
nj maestras a castigar con Ia mano y
menos en- ls cara, ell policia Sanda' o
Rivera denuncio e. hecho al Juzgado,
de acuerdo con los a!umnos abcfetea-
dos. IPor que eSa maestro hon 5ruua
no pego en- las nalgas, como es-a man
dado7
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
ID IeVO|uCi6l de BOIViQ
Vencidos en- otro encuentro
-
Sansacionales noticiaS

Nueva York, sabado.-Despa-
chos llegados de Bolivia son
por complete favorables al go
6ierno. Los revolucionarios fue
ron venc1dos en- otro encuentro
londe experimentation bajas nu'
merOsaS.
FL pals, segdn agrega ell ca
hlegrama, secunde la actitud
lei Gobierno del senior Pando
Julien esta resuelto a reprimir
duramente cualquier disturbio
8 perturbaci0n del orden.
Sc aguafdan hoy sensaciona-
les noticias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Mo:as de Juana Diaz
BOD A.

Sc asegufa que muy pronto ira al
temple del himeneo una conocida au-
toridad de este pueblo, jyven 81 y SIM
patico c omo el que mas.
La dana es my bonita y muy jc-
ven, luciehdo sus inimitabIes gracias en-
la Perla del sur, donde reside hace po
c tempo
No le va'e 4 a'gunas perso1as, nj ser
alcaldes para que les Ileveu 4 Ia careel
del amor.
Ole sea para bieu.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
RISIl ! TuIQUI0
Una nota a las potenciaS
Para sostener el orden

Nueva York, sabado. Ell Gear
Alexandra. segdn ha manifesto
do el Embajador russo en- Paris,
Sc puso de acuerdo con Ell Go
bierne de Turquia para impedir
en- absolute que vuelvan & su-
ceder desordenes comolos ante
riOreS.
Russia y Turqufa pasaron una
nota a las potencias, comprome-
tiendose a sostener ell orden sin
Ell auxilio de otras naciones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Un ratero

En- una casa de Ia calle del Sci, ha-
b,tada por unos caballeros americanos,
entro aver un muchacho vagabundo,
y cogi6 un par de gemelos que habia
encima de una mesa.
La sefiora que adminis'ra la casa
sorprendi6 al rarero cuando iba a salir
y le detuvo, entregandolo a Ia policfa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
LEcTURAs DE AcUsAcIoN


Dfa I8. Juan Gonzalez y Jose Mar
tinez por acometer a Ramon Velaz-
queS. Bayamon.
1uan Ramos Casellas, por delito
contra ell erario, introduciendo por eI
puerto de esta Ciudad, perfumes "a y
medicinas, sin pagar previamente eI
impuesto de rentas internas.
Felix Martinez, por aggression q Cres-
cencio Kercado. Rio piedras.
Ramon Pifieiro, por abuse de meuor
cuantia, perjudicando a Domingl Via
dalu. Rio pielras.
John Cloy, por hurto de hero SD :
cesl res de Abarca. CatedraI.
Rufiro Rivera, por agredir al Sar
gento lturrondo. Catedral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16

D. OllSCtOA OCl OOAE1 I'm MCN$1N "a IL
San Juan, P. R.
Muy seflor mfo: Con motivo de los
sucesos desarrollad IS en- la Escuea
Normal, de Rio Piedrss, ha ,e unos dfas
oromovidos por la ma'a Interpretation
de una disposition dc este Deiarta
mento, debJ iniormar!e q e la di,posl-
cion de referencia esta basada ca la
uueva Ley Complada de instruction
P1blca que empezo & regir el dia diez
de- cOrr;ente.
Esta ley, discutida y apro5ada por
la Asamb ca Legisla1iva de Puerto Ri
CO, da 4 los Normalistas indiscutibles
ventaiaS sobre los que hacen sus exa-
m enes por ensef1anza libre, pues aque-
los entran de llsno servir en- las es
cuelas de SD grado. sin exigfrseles prac.
tica eSc1Iar mientras que los o:roS, para
Su5ir de una categori4 a otra, tiensn
que poSeer cierta prActica en- las es-
cuelas. Ademas de este, los Norma
listas disfrutan la Segunda clase de
Sueldo mientras que los otroS tienen que
comenzar por el minimum. :,
Los estudia1tes de Ia Normal podran
convencerse de esto, en- cuaDto lean las
sc ceiones 80 y AZ de Ia nueya Ley de
instruction pronta a repartirse.
Ell CJm sionado de istrucciol no
b ace otra cosa que poner en- vigor es a
Ley como es sr deber.
Sin otyo psrt ,ular, quedo Ge V. a. y
SIS.
PAUL G. MILLER.
Inspector General.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16

Los IeIIleQiOS uS SleIillIS
La fuerza contra ell hambre
Nueva York, sabado: - Un
despacho recibido de Paris avi-
sa que ell Gobierno de Italia es-
ia tomando toda clase de pre-
cauciones. para evitar cualquier
intento de rebellion de los cam
pesinos hambrientos en- muchas
provincias.
En- las grandes ciudades del
RENO Sc deja sentir un profundo
malestar, que la prensa generali'
"a con sus articulos de indigna.
da critica contra ell gobierpo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
E C0R11aR1damte
de la MSarR11ient0''

El Comandante de a frlgata "Sar-
mento" Sr. QIiroga, visit6 oficia mente,
a er medic dia, IL Gobernador. Co
mo el Gobernador no es.a en- San Juan.
fue recib;do 20 el Secretario particular
de MIR. Hunt, Sr. Bias, quien devOlvid
Ia vista algunas horas despues.
El Sr. Qlirog, visit5 al alcalde de Ia
G ,dad syer mismo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
ne instruction PdbIi ca

A los alumncs de las escuelas p1bli-
cas- que ccmpleten los estudios de os
ocho grades pri rarios satisfactoriamer /.
te, sc es expedirA IN diploma, Il CT al
les corcede Il derecho de ingresar en-
a Escuel4 Normal, 8 enla escuelas su-
perioies de Puerts Rico, sin SDmrIerA> 3
al eximen de il & ESQ.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
ExAMEMEs ne lNGLEs

En- Ia mafiana de hoy han continua
do los examenes de inyles, de los pro-
tesores que no pudieron sufrirlos en- el
mes pasado.
Las impresiones que te1emos refe-
rentes al resuItado de aquellos, son las
mejores y por ellos anticipamos nlles-
ira felicits.cicn 4 todos los maestros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16

Compafffa geaerosa-Viva ell rumbol
-Siete mil sacos de az6car-El
sefor Vargas-El "Ori6n'-Asam-
blea republican, 10 que dijo
Hamlet - El GNja continental
Maestro oelicosa-El juez serA con
ella.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
TRIBUNAL Dc DIsTRITO
JUIcIQS ORALES

Dfa IS. Jose Maule6n por agredir a
don Pedro A. Martinez. Catedral. Alto.
gado: Falcon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
La fiesta de r,,aftana
ALMA LATINA

Trabaios preliminares. - Esplerdidos
adornos. .GHabra carros eleclr.cos'
LA invitaci5n es para todos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Cambios en- San Juan
{ Visa $4o1 &
LCNDRES 60 div &.s56
90 DIV $4.83A

New York; par
Paris: vista az re d.
EspaHa: 27A 4 asp. 8 y
Hambuzgo: vista 4 pB z.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
10 de la Normal
AabIa ell
Inspector General
Una carta importante

Mayo 10 de 1903.
S. Director del BOLETIN MERCANrlL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-05-16
Torres HIedIdlS

Los remedies de siempre
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
This Bank has an authorized
 CAPITAL of SIoo ,ooo .oo.

An authorized and subscribed Capital is thing good thing for advertising purposes but be perfectly honest and tell patrons the truth it really for little We could have had, just easily, Subscribed Capital of S500O0O It would not have cost
 What patrons really interested in knowing s this Bank has invested in it's business, of ITS OWN MONEY $58, OO.OO OF CASH PAID IN CAPITAL and undivided profits That the this Bank prepared take good of your business And you that MORE CAPT. TAIL WILL BE PAID IN believe it safely and prOhtably invested.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
WEST BOUND RATES.

Special west bound tourist rates via the Iron Mountain Route-One fare plus 50 cents to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Glenwood Springs. Tickets on sale June 18th to September 30th, with final limit of October 31st for return.
 47btf T. H. REAMEY. Agt.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
FOURTH JULY RATES.

Special rates account 4th of July via the Iron Mountain Route-One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip fare and third to apply when lat ter basis makes less. Tickets will be sold July 3d and 4th, return limit July 7th. THos. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

Unusually low rates to Colorado, Yellowstone Park, California and great northwest. Descriptive matter and full particulars Union Pacific R. R. Co.,, 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. WI
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26

Beautiful summer suits. Sink & Martin. 32btf
 I. D. Price for fruit jar rubbers and jelly glasses. 36 btf
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

d W.DEcKER, Fresldeht A. D. BAILEY, h. M JOHNSON, Cashier T. D AMMAN, Cashier ". CooK, Tnos. J. GRAHAM A E sHoppNEr
 1No. l. FLYNN, d. W GRUBBs Jos M.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
THE CH4RGE rs BRIBERY.
MOtOrman Says He Pad 5000. but
Hasn't Made Policeman.

Michael O'Sullivan. of No. il ST. Luke's Place,
a deputy tax commissioner detailed TO Queens
Borough, arrested last night by Policeman
Rappolt Of the District Attorneys office. and
locked up in the MacdOusal-st station. warrant
issued by Justice Wyatt, in the Court OF Special
Sessions. charging him with bribery. The war
rant issued affidavit made by Eric
Erickson, 4 motorman. OF No. So West Fifty
second-st who alleges that he paid 500 OSulIi-
van on the Iatter's promise to have him appointed
the police force
In his affidavit Erickson SAYS that O'Sullivan
told him if he would take an examination for
policeman he would have him appointed. OF. CON
ditiOn that he would pay $4OO. Erickson says that
he took the examination and received % per cent.
He was told at the Civil Service Commission that
he would have to get 80 per cent before he could
be appointed He says he told this to O'Sullivan.
would have the rating fixed but that he mus
receive 500 down. Erickson says paid the
500 and got n receipt for IL. He SAYS that the
amount in the receipt 500. but that the fig
ures were crossed out. and 500 written
above 1t.
when no appointment came after long time
Erickson went to District Attorney JerOmes house
in RutcerS-st. and told his story Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lord got Erickson % make
gagement with { Sullivan 10 meet him In a saloon
corCinS 10 Mr. Lord Erickson offered O'Sullivan
five $40 bills that had been marked. and asked him
10 rush along the appointment. OSullvan refused
10 take the money, Mr.. Lord said. SAYING that he
could do nothing until the new Civil service board
came in II the Democrats were successful in the
election this fall. Erickson then taken before
Justice Wyatt and made the affidavit on which the
warrant for O'Sullivan waS issued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21

or,~,nces N the K1ondike country
from the head OF the inland waterway ~ -
former of which stands the Cahaoiaii
house which must now give way 10 -,
control. The northern boundary stands exac'iS
az IL was claimed by the Americans tnirV Se"'S
ago on the western side there IS d SNs
diversion OF the boundary line to ths ea0''
made by the commissioners. as conipdieu
the rnodus so as TO make the southern terminus
at Cane Fairweather. This involves u u "
lieved, a loss Of a few miles of territory irO'"
the extreme American claim. but IL Is saih Ihae
this land is worthless for mining purposes an
ON the other hand, the American prospeO'o
have now confirmed beyond question tner iisHe
to exploit and locate claims upon the suppoSeN'
rich gold fields at the Klehim fti'eI- - l., 70
The attitude of the Canadian HlefhOeL9 -. ta
fusing to sign the commissions report -
scarcely a matter of surprise to the star -
partment officials. for they realize Una. 49, =,
present heated state of mind of the Cahaoi =. .
commissioners lot would be unpleasant ~ IA
made any sort OF concession 10 the ChIs s
States. The fact Is that when .ns a. as TOO
was created Secretary Hay felt that III "1s ~
much to expect OF human nature 10 look 10 'i,
Canadian members of the commission ~ - -
any but an extreme view or the case anu I.. u -
Ttad almost entirely upon the sound Judicldi III
stincts of the English turist who preslos,u ~ 49,
the commission TO appreciate plO - 90
weight of the American case. which the SEER
tary regarded as invulnerable II IL couid ever
have fair hearing -. .a-.foy,
What Mr.. Foster has to say as TO that pT - ~.
of the decision touching the Portland CanaI $50
to diminish the importance OF even tnat SHtu~
Canadian victory, for he confirms the Loiuoi
report that free navigation of that waterway OF
the western side with full control Of the west
ern shore is retained by the United SIates.
while the loss of Pearse and wales lslahus IIClii
the extreme American claim is partlaliy met v.
confirmation of the tile of two other Islands at
the mouth of the canal, which. from riilil.eIS
point of view, dominate the propossu ,s
OF the Port Simpson Railroad and the adJace'@
British forts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21

Some Relief, HO7CeUer, Fet by the
Questions Settlement.

Ottawa Oct 2O-The general opinion here is that
Canada will have to make the best Of the Alaskan
Tribunals decision II is declared that IL is another
lesson in self-reance. and consequently people are
already asking how much 1t will take 10 build
railway to the Yukon and how much II VIII cost
Many speak strongly the subject and reclte IN
stances where Canada has had TO succumo to what
Is politely called English diplomacy" While the
action OF the Canadian Commissioners in refusing
to sign the award will be Endorsed. ii Is considered
that a troublesome question is well rid or
Montreal oct Ola Patrie.' the organ of ;. I
Tarte. ex-AlInister OF Public Works. says edito-
rally about the Alaskan decision:
Canada should never have agreed TO settle the
appoints representatives and the other country
in which the matter was settled was proposed 60
Canada in 1899. and then Laurier refused IT. Six
W W@s thaf fso he '''S''sl '''' 7-'' -
THE Montreal Herald" CGOvernmenp says:
The Canadian representatives have refused to
slgn tnS avn" th tb j'iy;oai grsaIne1t and
they find the interests Of canada sacrificed in con
jggt as reports said they would Care seems TO
have been taken weeks ago 70 let il be known thar
to be judicial tribunal and nothing more II is
Louis Jette say and there is nobody In Canads.
successfully their authority. 1t Is not satsfae-
tory ending.
Toronto. oct 9.-Discussing the Alaskan boun-
dairy decision. ISlegrdIu tiLOepeIlutuLJ say
The Alaskan boundary controversy has ended
Just all controversy in which British diplomacy
plays a part must end, in victory for country
that IS INSCRIPTIONS enough 20 claim everything
and cunning enough 70 trade on the English good
will that would sacrifice anything rather than
keep open a cause of difference with the United
States.
The Rev. DR.. Sutherland. general secretary OF
the Methodist missions, who has Just returned
from Portland Channel feels very keenly the de-
tachment of part of his mission territory by the
Alaskan Commission. He regards it as charac-
teristic OF the inconceivable stupidity OF British
diplomacy.
The Witness Q1beraD says editOrially:
Ever since the Alaskan boundary difference came
to the fore conviction has been that Canada
would substantially lose her When the
United States consented to the submission OF the
question to a Joint high commission. IL with
the certainty that she could not lose. and an as
surance universally expressed that she would gain
II was as certain as any human question could
be that commissioners appointed by the United
States would so back 10 their country having
voted to sacrifice Skagway and Dyea- To make
assurance doubly sure the President sacrificed his
dignity by selecting commissioners who had al
ready publicly and determinately committed them
selves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
CHINESE WOMEN ORGANIZE.
Thirty-four. in Native Dress, Join the En-
pire Reform Society.

The Ladies' Branch OF the Chinese Empire Re
form Society had it's birth last night in the Morn
ing Star Mission rooms, at No. Il Doyers-st Some
tbirtz-hye Chinese women. most of them in native
dress and several wabblins painfully about the
tiny boat shaped bound feet of immemorial
tom listened to an impassoned, patriotic appeal
from the lately arrived Miss Kang Tung. the sew
anteer-year-od daughter Of the head of the re-
formers in China.
Tine presence OF many women on such an
casion really marked epoch in the annals of
ttbinatown as il is not considered at all 'seemy
for our women 10 be seen in public as Il member
of .be reform association explained.
BEFORE making the address In her own tongue
Gsrtonese was the dialect used throughout the
e,-ening-NIiss Kang Tung explained in pretty
,,roEsn p,nglish. tor the benefit of the American
1,orton of ner audience, that she going to tell
her Chinese sisters TO ne as much like American
,-ornen as poSsible. Il want them to read papers,
sbc ssid Earnestly. Il want them TO know things
I v-srt them 10 help make things go right and
70 have grand education tatS stand oy cats. ana
5os-s belp dogs Why should not women stand
.Ios s, 49, aciR "a helm each cther?"
STrr Fons Now. the wife OF the mission superin-
+ar5eof introduced the woman speakers OF the
e[,enine anoug whom was Mrs Lor Lin, OF recent
local fame. Mrs. I've Poon and Miss Wong kie.
r. ~ II Frouner' Of Columbia University. and
-. vrite xUero among the interested auditors and
EsiSes Of prominent Cinnamon Of the reform party
Nre Thomas Mre Joseph Singleton and others
Mrs. Fong Now was elected president or the new
aseoriation OF women. which hereafter VIII hold
TCeekiv meetings. Miss kang Iurg Will go from
here 10 Hartford. Conn, ana later 10 san Fran
cisco in both Of which places she hopes to or
ganize strong branches Of the reform society