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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
FIRE ENDANGERS W|NS|DE.
Lack of Water System Nearly
Was to Blame.
FEAR TOWN MAY BURN OUT.

With a Little More Breeze the other
Day, Wlnside Might Have Gone up
In Flames and Some Day, Unless
Protection is installed, it May.
Fire! Fire! This was the cry heard
last night The church bells rang and
people ran from every direction think
ing that it was the school house John
VanScoiak thought he would burn
the tall weeds on his garden patch,
just northwest of the school house
and he no sooner started the fire when
the wind raised and it got beyond his
control. AS the grass was pretty
thick and tall the fire spread at an
alarming rate famed by the high
Jaind, and it looked for a time as If
Rev. Drais barn, the parsonage
church and everything would go up
in smoke. But a crowd of men, wo.
men and children soon arrived and
managed to get control of the fire
With the strong wind from the west
there is no telling where the damage
would have stopped had not prompt
action on the part of a few put the
fire out. Again the town is reminded
that it needs some fire protection,
This question will not be worth CON
sidering and the matter will be neg
lected until Winside has a fire that
will destroy part of the town. 1t is
no time to lock the barn after the
horse is stolen.-Winside Tribune.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
DYING HOG TAKES A THUMB.
r. A. Tawney of Pierce Contributes
Portion of His Hand to an
Expiring Brute.

Pierce Neb., Oct. 2S-Special to
The News: r. A. Tawney, a well
known resident of this county, and a
member of the normal school board,
is minus a thumb this morning, which
was crunched off by hog that was
being butchered.
The animal was being converted
into meat for the winter yesterday af-
ternoon by Mr.. Tawney, and in deliv-
ering the fatal stroke Mr.. Tawney
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
War Situation Less Acute

Yokohama, Oct. 2S.-Mysterious
movements OF Russians in Korea con
tinue to be reported : detachment
Of 200 r ssian troops is said to have
crossed the river Tuml into Korea.
The newspapers here regard the stu
alton as being easier and believe that
Baron de Rosen. the Russian m mister.
rnd Foreign Minister Komura are
nearer to reaching an agreement.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
GAME ON AGAINST COLORADO,
Nebraska University Team Lines up
Ausinst Mountaineers.

Lincoln, Neb,, Oct. 24.-Special to
The News: The football team from
Colorado lines up against the Corn
huskers this afternoon on the Ne
braska field. The game will not be
a hard one for Nebraska nor an i'm
portant one in the varsity schedule.
The scrubs" left last night for
Peru where they play the state nor
NAL team today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
I'M In Conner War

Butte Mont, oct 2S,-Tucrc Is a
mll In tho Amalgamatcd.IIol war.
both sides to the stu gglc apparently
lying ON their arms awaiting the next
move by the opposition Tho next
effort to settle tho controversy, II ls
believed win be by a mediation com.
mission formed at tho suggestion Of
the business Mems association or
Great Falls The members Of this
mediation commission viii meet in
about lolr days Pre- nnl william
Scallou or tho Anaconda company
and II Augustus l'olnze have bo'h
signihod 'hcir willingness TO meet
with the commission and discuss tie
settlement of tho issues
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Parshall arrived
in Pierce last Sunday from wedding
tour of several weeks at Hot Springs
resorts in the west. Mrs. Parshall is
pleased with Nebraska and especially
Pierce, which she thinks is a neat
and pretty little city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parshall will visit here a few weeks
and then go east to spend the winter.
They will probably return here in
the spring and purchase a residence
and make this their home.-Pierce
Call.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30

Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips have
no equal for biliousness or constipa.
ton. They do not grippe but move
the bowels gently and easily, cleans
ing the liver and the effect gives
strength to the glands, preventing a
return OF the disorder Price 10 and
25 cents. Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Patrick Loses viii Case.

Albany ~ " oct. 2S.-The court
OF appeals placed n final negative on
the attempt OF Albert Patrick to ob-
tain the vast fortune OF the deceased
millionaire William NJ. Rice. for
whose murder he was under sentence
OF death at Sing Sing The court hani.
ed down n decision Affirming that Of
the lower courts which threw out "a
forgery the alleged will Of Mr. Rice,
which Patrick urged as supcrsedins
that admitted to probate. The will -
Mr.. Rico thus sustained makes no
mention Of Patrick the bulk Of the
estate. estimated at $4,000 900 or
more, being boquoathed to the pro.
posed w NJ Rice institute for the al.
vancemcnt Of literature, science aui
art Of Houston, Tex.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
FOUND AT LAST.
100000 Farmers Wanted.

The secret to keep your hogs and
chickens free from diseases. For par
ticulars send in one dollar in money
order to p. S. L. b., 4S1, Norfolk, Neb.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30

The juvenile band that was organ
iZed here lately bids fair to become
one of the best in the valley. These
boys show a natural aptitude for mu-
sic and are steady workers at prac-
tice. They will give a concert some
time this winter to show the progress
made. The names of those in the
band are: Ernst Scheele, director,
Chas. Scheele, Art Wunner, Frank
Carrier, Henry Schultz, Ralph Apple
by, Roy Sucker, Walter Kren2ein,
Frank Schultz, Henry Hollstein, Roy
Whalen Fred Schultz, Louis Schultz
Louis Zander, Claude Hawks, Willie
Page, Herman Klug, Harry McFar-
land and John Stanton Reg
lister.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
MURDER VICTIM FOR MONEY.
Robbers Use Chloroform and the
Fumes Prove Fatal.

Lead, S. d., Oct. 2S.-J. A. Mar
couX head carpenter for the Hidden
Fortune Gold Mining company, was
murdered at his home in Lead Chic.
roform was used by the murderers.
Mrs, MarcOuX was aroused with a
choking sensation, which was grad.
ually forced off, and she arose and
went into the kitchen. After fully re-
viving she returned 10 her bed room,
where she found her husband dead,
with the pillow and bed quilt over
his mouth. A handkerchief saturated
with chloroform lay on the floor and
the window of the room showed plain
ly how the crime had been committed.
1t had been forced up and on the out
side an empty two-ounce vial lay.
Robbery was the motive.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Infant Child Dies.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs
Jacob Rohmer, living east of the city,
died yesterday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Burnett Granted New Trial.

Springfield Ill, Oct 2S.--ln the case
of Orvile Burnett a Chicago dent T.
who was convicted of numbering Char.
lotte S. Nichols, and sentenced
fifteen years in the Joliet penitentiary,
the judgment of the trial court was
reversed by the supreme court and a
new trial is ordered. Burnett and
Mrs. Nichols were together in a Chi
cago hotel on the night of Oct. 20,
1901. Mrs, Nichols was downhearted
and she and Burnett agreed to COM
nit suicide They purchased poison
and after retiring the woman swal.
lowed a sufficient quantity to cause
death.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30

lIovci 10 be the clcvcrcst and most
successful conspiracy yet discovered
TO delrnud the government OF land.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
REVEALS FIRE MYSTERY.
Mammoth ConAagration Was
Narrowly Averted.
FAIR STORE WAS ENDANGERED
Two Boxes Of Matches, Wrapped for
Delivery Suddenly Go on with
Puff and \ Flame While the Store
is Filled with Shoppers.

What might very easily have
turned into one of the ncrccst fires
Norfolk over saw, and what incident.
ally explains perfectly clearly how
many Of the fires of mysterious Ori.
gin are really started took place ut
when the immense building was
crowded with people urgng in and
out packed together in all depart.
mCnts.
The trouble all lay in two tiny and
apparently innocent boxes of
Scorchllght matches which had boon
sold to n woman and which, wrapped
in paper had been placed upon
counter tO wait until the purchaser
might want to carry the package
home with no one In the immcdi.
ate vicinity of the package of
matches. there was suddenly puff
and an outburst of flames on the
counter. In an instant the two boxes
had been completely consumed and
in another instant, but for the hasty
work Of a salesman, the store might
have been aiire
Nothing to Set the Fire.
There was nothing to set the fire.
There is no explanation save that of
spontaneous combustion and from
this, above all other things, are
matches supposed to be free. The
boxes themselves were closed as
they always are in manufacturing
and around them was the air.tlght
wrapping of paper Yet all of this
was not enough to prevent the heat
getting the better of the birthstone
and the sulphur head on every little
stick Of wood was eaten off by the
blaze.
Explains Many Mysteries.
Just this incident, insignificant as
it is in itself, may explain many
mysteries in the fire line and may
reveal the start of many ba2es that
are discovered in the night and for
which there IS never any definitely
known cause. Very many fires have
occurred in the history of Norfolk for
which no reason could be assigned
and it is possible that just such a
voluntary lighting of matches may
have done the mischief
1--WE have often received boxes of
matches from the factory" said +,
A. Shurtz, one of the proprietors Of
the Fair store, "and it Is not at all
uncommon to discover that some of
the heads of the matches have al
ready been burned"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
storm Held to Grand Jury.

Washington oct rs The prellmi.
nary hearing in the case Of Leopold
j. stern Of Baltimore, indicted for
completely in postal frauds, was con.
cludcd In police court and Stern was
held in $4,000 bail TO await the action
of the grand jury, which was furu.
ishcd, and he was released Judge
Scott said he believed enough eyi.
dencc had been adduced to authorize
him to hold the defendant for the IN.
vcstigation Of the higher tribunal, He
commented on the statements made
by the postoilice inspectors OF the 70.
sult of their conversations with stern,
and the latters claims that he had
written authority for the nonfurnish.
ing Of the straps. and then his failure
to produce the document in question
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

Ponce, Ia colonia espanola de dicha ciu-
dad no quiso aceptar ell donativo, que
le fu6 presentado por ell doctor Suarez,
fundando su negative en- que Ia sefiora
Rogue es puertorriquefia
No deja de resultar chocante ese
desaire hecho una DANA, bajo tan
inexplicable pretexto, m6xime 81 Sc tie
ne en- cuenta que muchos paisanos nues-
tros han contribuido recientemente con
su 6bolo para ell monumento Villamil,
sin que la Comisi6n recaudadora, COM
puesta de espanoles, Sc lie ocurriera re-
chazarlo por provenir de puertorrique-
nos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
De Gurabo

Ell sabado 1ltimo tuvo lugar en- este
poblado una reunion entire agricultores
Y comerciantes para designar los de-
legados que en- representation de ests
comarca habran de asistir & la Asamblea
de San Juan.
Fueron designados para ese objeto,
los senores don Celestino Morales, don
Tiburcio Hernandez don Jose Eusto-
quio Diaz.
Es inconcebible 10 que ocurre con
un pobre vecino de esta Jurisdiction,
Pedro Lopez.
A este infeliz campesino lie robaron
una yegua que fu6 encontrada en- Baya-
mon. Desde ell dia 30 del mes pasado
Sc presents ante ell Juez de este pueblo
para reclamarla, ell Juez lie ha salido
siempre con EXCUSES y despues de tres
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
BibIiOte(d pGbIltd

En- Guayanilla Sc ha establecido una
Biblioteca p1blica, constituida bajo la
direction de los sefores que & continue
ci6n Sc expresan:
Presidente, doctor don Francisco
Rend6n; Vice, doctor don Manuel A..
guez Lopez; Secretario, don Rafael Da-
pena.-Vocales: don Agustin Pietri,
don joaquin ID. Sardau. don Benigno
Rodriguez, don Vicente Mu1oz, don Pc
dro Juan Blasini, don Jose Torres, don
Francisco Vazquez y don Francisco j.
Torres
Felicitamos los expresados sefIores
Y al pueblo de Guayanilla por esta de-
mostraci6n de progreso, que tanto bien
ha de atraer sobre la culta sociedad de
ese vecindario,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

uia5es { pie con miles fatigas { esa mis-
ma localidad para recobrar su yegua, ell
Juez Gtfn no Sc Ia dc0netto.
Aver Sc cumpli6 un mes.
Este juez de Bayam6n tiene una cal
ma, que Sc Ia guarde Dios, para ell dia
en- que le limpien ell comedero.
Que lasGima que ell honorable Attor-
ney no tuviese facultad para hacerle ve-
mir tres veces Gurabo, no va pie CO.
mo ha viajado ell infeliz campesino, sino
en- La flscs yegua de este, que va ira pa
ra violin Y que lie domara los huesos.
Vamos, senior juez de Bayam6n, mas
respeto a'esa yegua.
iQuerra usted disecarla2
Vamos . hombre.
CoRREsPoNsAL..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
REVISTA COMICA

Desde Ia vfspera del dia IL saba
mos los pacificos bonachones vecinos
de Ia Carolina, que, 81 ell alcalde no po-
dia conjurar ell conficto, 1bamos & anna
necer <descarnadosS, este es, sin carne
Zen la carnicerfa, saliva sea la parte.
FL peligro era inminente.
La Historic no recuerda, en- sus
m1ltipIes y variadas formas de ofrecer
la curiosidad de las generaciones pre-
sentes <casos rarosS y <hechos inaudi-
toso, NADIA que pueda compararse con la
causa <ins6lita> de nuestra descarna-
ci6n, 6 cdesencarnacion., que dir1a mi
querido amigo @. Van Ryan.
El <paso de las Term6pilaso fue fa-
Gil hacedero, porque Artagerjes y 81
gente no llevaban en- aquellos crfticoS, 8
Gsatiricoso momentos, <impedimenta>
alguna.
Asf, con tan buena y aguerrida
compafifa, lhasta yo hubiera <<pasadoo.
va est4 probado que los carros, en-
ciertas ocosiones mas menos solemnes,
adem6s de ser molestos por ell ruido que
producer, son peligrosos para la paz 6
integridad individual.
Esto mucho mas. 81 dichos vehfcu-
los son guiados por Stortolefos0, anne
ricanos Senfr6ndigosS.
Sin alusiones.
Y vamos al asunto.
SeQ6n hemos dicho varias veces, asf
como un CARO- desconcierta, perturba y
delata un ejercito, a nuestro alcslde
10 ha perturbado, desconcertado della
tado ante Ia Junta Superior de Sanidad,
In falta de un eiden9, entiendase un Ca
rro, para conducir del matadero la
carnicerfa las carnes de las reses sacri6-
csdas para ell consume p1blico, con ARE
glo las 6rdenes que en- ese sentido ha
promulgado la Honorable Corporation
que vela por nuestra salud mien-
tras Pateta no dispone otra cosa.
Z no porque no tuvieramOS CAIRO
indumentaria para trasladar los Srestos
mortales1 de los corn1petos <interfec-
tos0 fue que sucedi6 la Sdesgracia9, 81
no porque ell tai vehfculo no sc encon-
traba, al parecer de los Sanadores de
buenos, en- condolences para ell case.
Por culpa de ese CARO- malhadado
hoy ell pueblo, sin carne Sc ha quedado
Juzga ell sefior alcalde, muy discreto,
que ell salir la Gale en- <esqueleto0
es igual que salir Cmondo y lirondo0
Por no meter la gente en- el<cacharro1,
pensando por elo altoo ypor Slo hondo0
hoy decide traer un nuevo CAIRO.
lYa pueden los Sboricuas> los
(Cresos),
entregarse la carne ....y & los hue
(sos)!
Mientras exclaman, con <dolor pro-
fundo>),
las vacas, los novillos los bueyes:
<icomo pasan clos carroso de este
mundo!s
<lMaldita Sanidad lMalditas leyesl>
%*.
Aver Sc me present6 doha Silveria,
que, entire parentesis, es mas republica-
ma que Barbosa, mas liberal que Riego
y mas cat6lica que Pho X, me dijo:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
P O N @ {
(NoTicIAs DIREcTAs)
Stbre. 10.
CoRRESPONSAL..

-Apesar de que ell correo de los
Estados Unidos lego San Juan aver
por la tarde, la correspondence Sc re-
parti6 squf hoy q la una media.
IA que obedece esa tardanZaE
-Desde ell jueves Sc encuentra en-
esta ciudad nuestro amigo y compatrio-
ia don Delfin Munoz, residente hace al
gunos amos en- Macor1s, Santo Domingo,
donde ocupa un puesto impOrtante en- ell
Comercio la Agriculture.
FL sef1or Mufloz marchara en- breve
San Juan. de ALI embarcara en- ell
<PhiladelphiaS para los Estados Unidos
en- viaje de negocios.
En- La Correspondence leemos
que Sc tratasd de pedir Ia renuncia al ar
quitecto del Departamento de Instruc-
ci6n, por los fracasos obtenidos en- los
edificios destinados escuelas.
iPor que no Sc lie pide tambien la
renuncia al ingeniero de Obras P1blicas
que ha dirigido los puentes sobre ell <Ja-
caguas> ell rio xGuayo>, que sc agrie
taron & raiz de haber sido construidos,
siendo necesaria cast Ia reconstrucci6n2
Aver ingresaron en- la carcel de
esta ciudad dos individuos, por sospecha
de que sea alguno de ellos autor del bar
baro crimen cometido hace algunos dias
en- Guanica en- la persona de una nina de
10 amos.
La zarzuelita Malsico ClGs5co no
figurara en- ell programa para Ia function
de mafIsna, por haberse enfermado uno
de los artistas del cuadro lfrico.
Sc pondra en- escena ell domingo 81
del corriente.
va han comenzado las obras del
cementerio civil. Las de Ia plaza Las
Delicias no han comenzado aiin.
Los sef1ores Vidal Y ca recibiran
en- breve. para distribuir entire sus ami
gos y relacionados, 5000 cajas de f6sfo-
ros en- forma de ibros dorados, en- los
que Sc anuncia la acreditada cerveza
<Anhenser Busch,s de la que es agente
en- esta ciudad dicha respectable firma
Hoy dejo de existir en- esta ciudad
la distinguida sefIora Conception Gan
dfa de Vivas, esposa de nuestro amigo
don Eugenio Vivas.
Triste es Ia muerte; pero 10 es mas
cuando sc desaparece para siempre sin
haber penetrado apenas en- ell recinto de
la dicha gozando de hermosa juventudl
La sef1ora Gambia de Vivas baja
Ia tumba los pocos, meses de tornado
81 nuevo hogar, y cuando lie sonrefa una
dicha sin fin.
Ante desgracia tan inmensa no te-
nemos consuelos que ofrecer al apenado
viudo y & todos los deudos que con Ell
lloran.
Paz los restos de Ia que va no
existe!
---En ell vapor Puerto Rico van
hoy para Patillas 25 sacos de semillas
de <Sanseveria, Seran regadas en- una
extensa propiedad que posee en- aquella
demarcaci6n ell sefior Lorenzi.
"A las once del dia de hoy Sc ex-
pendfa la carne en- ell mercado doce
centavos kile; & pesar de Is baratura,
qued6 sin vender alguna cantidad, que
fue salada embellishments para ofre-
cerla al cantor de nuestra prosperidad
Guillermo Hunt.
Una leye dolencia retiene hoy en-
CANA & uuestro amigo don Mariana Vi
dal Vilaret.
Celebraremos verle cuanto antes |
dedicado sus ocupaciones habituales. |
En- veinte mil hojas SO ha impresO |
81 manifesto recomendando las bondades |
ie los cigarrillOs <TimOnelo <PitirreS |
xCaribe> de la Companfa Industrial de
Puerto Rico. d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
La (OIOni0 Espd1OIa de Ponce
y dO1d Ana Rogue

Deseando esta distinguida escritora
cOntribuir q la erection del monumento
que SO ha de levantar en- Espafia en- ho-
nor los marinos Y soldados muertos en-
Fllipinas, durante Ia guerra hispano anne
ricana, pubIic6 Ia novela <Luz Som
bras dedicando el 25 p.S del producto
de Ia venta & aqueI fin.
Seg1n vemos en- <El AguiIas, de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

Sc ALQUILAN: Los bsj0s de la
casa que ocupa ell xHotel Cocoya> en- Ia
calle de Betances. pr0piOs para un esta
blecimient0 mercaltil almacen.
Para informes su dueno Jose r. San
tiagO. d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

-Mlre V. Di0genes; manana uste
y 20, ell otro y ell otro y ell de mas
ala, Ino tendremos carne
-Acaso. sonora, Sc cumplira esta
| noche IL sdvertencia que nos hace ell
Smemento homo 20
-Dejese de ingles y <refaiciones
bien en- 10 que lie digo: imafiana estare-
mos sin carmel
y mi que me importa ESQ dona
Sllverias Por mi parte solo puedo de-
cir que va hace tempo perdf las mfas .
mo We V. que faco sestoy?
- Es claro Como ust6 bebe V no
come, no puede encontrarse muy gordo
que digamos FL dia menos pensado
carga con uste ell demorio, Sc acab0
D6igenes xpara ell secuIa siculeoruns.
Amen, dona Silveria.
---Pero, ihombre de Diosl Por los
clavos de Maria Santfsima! NO beba
ustei
-Acaso 20 soy gorgojo, sef1ora mlag
ESQ 10 castigan las Santas Escri-
turas. iCristo comic Y no bebi6i
-Pero do a beber, para enseharnos
nosotros los pecadores.
II Uste es incorregible
y usted. sefIora, insguantablei
LEI licor lie echara perder los
hfgados!
Y usted me esta friendo la paciencia!
Coma carne, que la carne da carne!
---Acaba usted de decirnos que no
la tenemos, v, ime aconseja que La coma2
Vaya, se6ora2 81 nj aim de las uazds
puedo comerl
---Pues coma gallinas como yo.
del OJ0 SoIGCIO, dofa2
---Da cualnuiera Di6panes
---Pues va pnede traermelas cuando
guste.
---Quien yo2 ESQ, ALA al Alcalde.
---Entonces, doha Silveria, me que
dare sin comerlas, pOrque, 81 con tantas
idas y venidas, 6rdenes y contra6rdenes,
armar y desarmar de la Junta de Sani-
dad estan las cajas municipales resent.
das Y ell contribuyente atado como un
becerro la soga, sin que pueda la vaca
darnos carne de res, menos podra dar-
nosla de gallina. mi siquiera de gente!
81 Ia carne nos da carne,
81 los ,huesos nos dan huesos,
81 la sangre nos da sangre,
81 los nervios nos dan nervios,
81 los piltrafas, piltrafas,
81 ell cuero luciente vello,
81 Los da ell DaOnOO7ag0 fuerzaS,
81 los morros nos dan bett0s.
81 ell rabO nos da. OtrO lden,
81 los sesos nos dan seso,
81 ell lomo nos da lomillo,
81 Ell pelo nos ds otro pelo;
olga usted, dona Silveria,
81 Sc come un buey entero
desde ell rabo la cabeza
NADIA arroja ust6 al suelo,
5IOs cuernos. Que Ie han de dar2
--Supongo que me den. /. icuernos!
--SCuernos2 Pues coma gallinas
(si es que tiene gallinero,)
y no jorobe va mas
al pobre
DIoGENEs PRIETo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21
Santos Sanchidrian

de
pubi Huespeds en- cae de Ia Fortaa nu1eo
habitane conortabies conedor menu xqu
emero oen ell ser
Preco deradoS
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

Aver Sc me present6 dofIa Silveria,
que, entire par6ntesis, es mas republica-
ma que Barbosa, mas liberal que Riego
y mas cat6lica que Pho X, y me dijo:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-21

DIoGENEs PRIETo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-06
IHE VENEZUELAN SITUATION.

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Gated for the peace mind n our
something might
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to our much
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-06

He was born at Hamburg, Ger
many, in 1853. His parents, a He
brew pair in comfortable circlfm-
Then he became a bank clerk. but the
tedious round of clerical duty in a
German city grew irksome. and at
the age of %, fired by the news of
the great diamond discoveries, he
went to South Africa.
At Kimberley, he became a dia-
mond merchant. He invested his
gains in diamond mines. Then he
fell in with Cecil Rhodes. who was
working on a scheme to consolidate
all the diamond mines. In the de-
velopment of this scheme Belt was
Rhodes chief ally.
In 1888 Belt quit the diamond bust
ness to return to banking: and his
firm was soon world-famous among
financiers.
When gold was discovered in the
Transvaal Belt bought mining lands
on a tremendous scale. He speedily
dominated the South African gold
mining industry. and through his
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became the conservative gold mer-
chant of today. Belt imported the
best quality of American machinery
and employed distinguished mining
engineers at enormous salaries. Just
before the beginning Of the Boer war
Belt was chief partner in mines
which produced $90,000,O00 in gold
annually,
AS far back as 1889 he and Rhodes
had combined the Kimberley mines,
and the De Beers company was form
ed. which controlled practically the
whole diamond output of South Afri-
ca. 1t staggered the financial world
From that day Rhodes and Belt were
partners for life. The combination
of all the gold mines followed. max
ing the greatest mining combinations
ever dreamed of.