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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-11-22

de DiC1em bre. para resolver una
question de inmensa importan-
cia.
La de 81 habra de sostener Ell
partido unionista, como credo
de la agrupacion, la doctrina au-
toaomica, por la que sc han de-
clarado va partidarios y deten-
sores casi todos los miembros
ilnportantes de sse partido'
Aver Sc ha publicado una car
ia d el senor Palmer, que parece
una ampliacion del articulo que
publico LA Democracia ira
tando de 10 mismo.
Ell asunto es de interes.
No decimos NADIA irrevelado
con declarar que hemos sosten1~
do la necesidad de esa forma de
goblerno. porque parece decla-
rarse Ell partido uuionista, segun
Ia expression de sus mas autori-
zados organos y de sus mas emf
nentes prohombres,
FL Territorio Y el Estado. va
hemos dicho que no podrlan lie
mar todas nuestras necesidades j,
por la forma de su organization
consraria en- todo q nuestros in
tereses.
Pero al hablar de una forma
dc gobierno autonomico en- 10
politico, es precise tambien que
sc ample la reforma a 10 econo-
mico, 9 que sc haya conseguido
Ia revision del cabotaje, porque
dc 10 contrario caer1an sobre Ell
gobierno auton6mico establecl-
do en- Puerto Rico, las tristes
consecuencias que ha engendra-
do Ia crisis actual, mas agrava-
das con el tempo transcurrldo
y Ia catastrofe final llegar1a a
prs cipitarse en- momentos que
Eareciera nuestro excluslvamen-
te el descredito y NADIA mas que
nnestra la responsabilidad.
Nuestros recursoS ecOnOm1-
cos iran amenguando mas cada
dla, 81 no encuentra prOnto el
cafe el mercado que necesita.
7 cuando llegue el complete
agotamiento, cuando no Sc pue-
dan tapar las miserias nj encu-
brlr con las abundancias del Te-
soro Official los agotamlentos del
caudal publico, tendrlamos en-
e. pals un gobierno responsible,
arruinado, sin recursos para sos
te1er la instr uccion publica, sin
medlos para atender al sostenl-
m;ento Y construction de caml-
nos, sin dinero para llenar los
presupuestos de la burocracla,
tai vez reducida, sin medios de
proveer les servicios publicos y
entonces los enemigos del regi-
men autonomico y los adversa'
rios de esa doctrina producirlan
ruidosos aspavientos ponderan-
do la sabiduria de la Ley Fora
ker. la oportuna Intervention de
nuestros indlspensables tutores
y el fracaso del gobierno de los
puertorriquenos.
Convene, pues, que antes dc
aceptar responsabllldad, me
die la debida preparation para
que no Sc oculte un fracaso ale
voso bajo las apariencias de un
acto de justicia indemnizadora
Varias veces 10 hemOs dichC
y 10 hemos probado.
Sin la reforma que juzgamos
indispensable, Ell la ley arance-
iaria VICENTE en- la Union, de-
creceran las rentas insulares ca
da vsz mas; con la reduction de
estas rentas disminuyen tam
bi6n las importaciones; y siendc
este Ell otro recurso que nos va
ayudando a tirar, cuando Sc en-
cuentre reducido y mermado, ye
Sc We ell gran conaicto que SUR
cgrta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
NEGRO TEACHER WITH MORE IR-
 REGULAR PAPERS.
State Superintendent Hil Making Close Examination of Questions and Am swers From Negro Appii-
 cants of Bullock County

John l.. Todd. a negro school teach- CT of Bullock County, was -arraigned before Justice Chappell at Union Springs yesterday charged with vio- lating the act of the legislature which forbjds the sale of the questions for applicants for teachers licenses. Todd was discharged by the justice.
 Todd was prosecuted by Solicitor Hugh Dent of Montgomery County Hon. I. ". Hill. State Superintendent of Education accompanied Solicitor Dent to Union Springs and was pres ent at the trial. The justice held that the evidence against Todd was insufi- cient. Superintendent Hill and Solic- itor Dent were surprised and disap- pointed at the verdict
 The examination of teachers. that Is the negro contingent, in Bullock County was very unsatisfactory. The State Board of Examiners found that something was wrong among the pa pers of the negro applicants. An in- vestigation was set on foot and 1t was learned that Todd had disposed of the answers to the regular examina- tion questions several days before thu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
MANY APPOINTMENTS
sEYERAL HUNDRER JUSTICES OF PEACE TO BE NAMED.
O1ees Were Vacated by Failure 10 Make Deaas and Much Work is
 Thrown on Executive De partment.

There will probaly be a wholesale anuointment of Justices of the Peace Setween now and the November cleo lion. The old justices who Tailed to euaiify and file bonds for the inter- reghum between the expiration .. thetr old terms and the beginning or fhefr new terms have, under the law. yacAted their offices.
 The Governor yesterday made q wholesale appointment of Justices Of the Peace of Talladega County. These 1usfices had failed to qualify and Pro- bate Judge Camp certified to the ya- cancies and at the same time recom- mended that the old justices re reap pointed. This was done by the Cover nor.
 This method of procedure will have to be followed in the other coun- ties where the Justices failed to make new bonds for the ipterregnum. It is estimated that condition will call for the appointment by the Governor of L2oo or 1,5o0 Justices of the Peace. It will largely increase the detail work in the Governors office and in the ofice of the Secretary of State.
 The Justices of the Peace and the conetables appointed yesterday for Taliadega County are as follows:
 Justices-E. D. Acker, Lincoln; s. "A. Stewart, Munford; ]. '. denorlck' Silver Run; M. c. McCargo, Talla- dega: W. T. Thornton, Talladega; B. M McClatchey, J. J. Sawyer, Noting ham: A. M. Ambrester, Pineview; D. !. Andrews. Renfroe; J. M. Hare, East Band; H. D. Moore, J. G. Har- mans. Alpine; Taylor Martin. J. E. Boykin. Fayetteville; R. M. Phillips L.. H. Crumpler. Sylacauga; D. E. Finn Tom Smith, childersburg: A. J. Thurman, Sycamore; W. E. Horn Chandler Springs; J. W. Parnell Hopeful; G. P. Fulmer, R. L. Ragan J. B. Towery. Talladega; J. T. Jones Munford.
 Constables-G. W. Brown, Eastta- bogE; W. s. Strickland. Ironaton: W. w. Middleton, Talladega; J. M. Cald- welt Kymulga: J. A. White, Childers- burgsE. L. Solley. Sycamore; l.. M. Thomas. Easonyille; T., T. Stewart Munford.
 W. W. Perry has been appointed a notary public and justice of the peace at Blocton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
THEY ALL WIN.

 The following ten persons are enti- tied to one Soda Water Ticket, good for six ave-cent drinks at Dowe's.
 sss 10s N. MeDonoush. Mrs. B. Wolff,
 of 221 s. Perry. Mrs. Mese Hudson,
 of 232 Sayre. W. H. Murphy,
 of 301 washington. Mrs. ,. Klein,
 of SIS Church. ..J. H. smith,
 of 62s s. Hull. Mrs. M. Kohn,
 of 4OS Bibb. W. E. Peebles,
 2, of 6 Park Place. MRs. Louis Bloch,
 of i5 Alabama. Mrs. Flieman,
 of 18S Court. These ladies and gentlemen will pleahe call and get their tickets. The scheme was thiss We offered to give in Our Sunday Contest last Sunday, 10 Soda Water Tickets, each good for ive-cent ar1nks, to those holding Ice Cream be distrfbuted among more people, thus gfving all a chance to win. The result is us noted above. Tomorrow we will give another 10 tickets.
 Drink en us! Win . ticket! Each person who orders Ice Cream Ger tAm0rrov has a chance to win. Try some Cream for desert tomorrow. We will have these fiavers, Vanilla, Burnt Almond, Caramel, Choeelate and Cherry Sherry. Also Orange Ice and Pine Apple Sherbet. Get your orders down this mOrninE, nsd thus guarantee prompt delivery to- Naerrow.
 Insfst on Getting my phone 55. Dove. Dove.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
Japanese Courage.
a ashington Evening Star.

Washington Evening Star.
 Why describe the Japanese courage as fanatical? It appears to be any thing but that. There has been noth. ing fanatical In the movement against Port Arthur either by land or sea. Ev cry step has been calculated, and well calculated. Fanaticism would have at tempted to rush things regardless of consequences. In carrying out a care fully considered plan an army when in touch with the enemy is expected to throw itself upon him with full heart for the work That Is what the Jap anese are doing. But they have done it before. They did it conspicuously ten years ago in the war with China. What causes some people to marvel now is that" the same spirit should be shown against Russia. Why not? The superior enemy but provokes the fight CT to greater deeds. Lucky would Russia be if she were confronting a na- ton of fanatics. The Japanese belong to no such class
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
The Bell Lynching Case.

Circuit Court convened Monday with Judge Daniel Partridge. Jr., presiding There are many important cases to be disposed of at this term, but the in- terest in the trial of the men now in jail charged with lynching the negro Edward Bell. six weeks ago in the Sardis neighborhood overshadows every other case. Much attention is being paid to the grand jury before whom this case will come next week. Out of the sixty men drawn from the jury box only five or six are from Selma the others coming from the country. Many of the names drawn by the jury commission are farmers residing in the neighborhood where the lynching took place and 1t is not known whether they will be over zeaious in trying to find T true bill against the three white con- stables.
 A prominent young attorney said to- lay that in his opinion. 1t was ex- tremely doubtful as to whether a true bill would be found against the three special constables. Messrs Ransom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
The Inside Inn
 Al St. Louis.
An Ideal Place for Visitors Right Inside the Grounds-NO TiPesOme Jeurneys to or From the City-No Crowd iar-No Discomfort Time
 a~A Mmmav gaveA.

No matter who you are or what you are; no matter if your purse be slender or otherwise, if you wish to see the Worlds Fair at St. Louis and enjoy every moment of your time. the best place to stay--indeed, the only place to stay--is The Inside Inn.
 The building of this splendid hostelry has marked a new departure in worlds fair accommodations, 1t being the first time that the administration of any ex- position has taken the question of the lodging and creature comforts of its visitors under it's personal supervision. This the Worlds Fair Management has done. The Inside Inn has been built with the same lavish hand that has marked all other constructions at st. Louis. It Is three stories high. 4Oo feet wide, 800 feet long, contains 2,257 bed rooms and can seat 2,50o people in its dining room at one sitting.
 Every modern convenience obtaInablc has been installed and the comforts thus afforded enable visitors to enjoy the sights of the Exposition whenever they please and then go to their rooms for a rest without c long, tiresome jour ney to and from their lodgings. A great saving in time and money is com seouently effected, as sight seeing can be begun directly after breakfast and continued late into the nlght Wlthout any exasperating run for the Hast car" No admission fee other than the first Is required from those guests who remain within the precincts of the Fair at The Inside Inn.
 The Inside Inn is run on both the Eu- ropean and American plans and the rates are exceedingly moderate. rang ing from $1.60 to t5.6o European. and from $500 to $7.0o American. including daily admission in both eases. The enormous capacity of The Inside Inn assures frst-class accommodations for all--no matter when or in what num- bers they coms-but those who prefer to secure their rooms in advance may make reservations now for any period up to December lst. A post card ad- dressed to The Inside Inn, Administra- tion Bldg. Worlds Fair Grounds. St. Louis, will bring you an interesting booklet. giving full details and planA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
The Advertiser's New Quarters.

James Nat Rae manager of the cir culation department of The Adveru- ser bureau in Selma. is busily engaged in arranging the new quarters for The Advertiser on Water Street just below Mayor Atkins's store. The room Is on the ground floor and will be hand somely papered and furnished and will be far more convenient to the public than the present quarters
 MT. Rae has been informed that here after the freight between here and Montgomery, which has been running three times a week, will come over every day during the winter and that by this arrangement The Advertiser should be delivered every day to the Selma subscribers by g o'clock in the morning at the latest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
Improvements In Selma.

The improvements that are going on in the business section of Selma is something enormous. Several new business houses are being built or re- modelled on Broad Street and new store buildings are being constructed opposite the new city hall. which has just been completed. The new First Baptist Church, which was erected at a cost of s60.000 and which is one of the finest church buildings in the State. is just now being completed and the new Car negie library will be ready for occu- pancy on the first of October In nearly every section of the city new residences are under construction or have just been completed. The Y. M. c. A. building, which was gutted by fire two months ago. is undergoing ex- tensive Improvements. On every hand it can be seen how the city Is press ing forward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17

Cherry and Stanfl. He gave as his reason for this opinion that the negroes had caused so much trouble in that par ticuiar neighborhood that many of the best white men in that section do not believe that the three spcial consta- bles should suffer even if they were implicated in the crime. It seems as though the negro Bell had given the people of that section great deal of trouble and 1t Is said that there are some who declare that he was served right.
 Sheriff Blackwell, while he has had little to say, 1t is believed has some very strong evidence to present to the grand jury and it is certain that he will do all within his power to cause the conviction of the guilty parties: Eugene Roberts. the negro who tried to escape and later confessed giving all the details of the crime, will be the star witness in the trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17

examination. It was alleged that he had a complete set of the questions and that some of the negro applicants met In Todd's room where answers to the questions were passed around and copied.
 The last legislature made the theft of examination questions a misdemean- or. It was under this act that Todd was arraigned before Justice Chap pell. The Justice discharged Todd holding that sufficient evidence was not introduced to show that he had stolen or sold examination questions.
 Superintendent Hill is making a vigorous investigation of frauds throughout the State in connection with the examinations of teachers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
Improvements at Hotel.

The Hotel Albert is undergoing many improvements and beginning with the first of October the hotel will be run strictly on the European plan. The dining room is to be situated down stars where the barber shop is now located and the room will be hand somely decorated. The dining room will be kept open until midnight and the management promise the very best service. Lloyd Towne. of Tarboro, N. C., has arrived in the city and accept ed a position with the hotel and will manage the cafe after the first of the month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
DIR. BUCHANAN. The Specialist. Treats Without the Knife, Without Pain or Loss of Time from
 Business.

Diseases of women-nervous, kidney. b,.A. der. skin. rectal and chronic dissases Rs, member. in diseases ef the womb ana ovariea strioture. piles. fistuiss and v.rt. eeosie. dont cut. give pain or stop yox from work Ny treatment of gonorrhoss cures acute and chronic cases and does nos structure. Ny treatment of the disease. o1 men Is secosd 10 none m America. l hsvs treated these troubles Tor 4S yearA hays In niy otIies All tue lAG4eau .Anu ,aaprvv~s inechanicaI and electrical ApplisRees. sysRy. thinx Iroln the A-ray. violet ray and vauul outfits down 10 the snalisst batteries. M treatments are soothing and beneficial There exposure. l have tn consiant ar tsnuance st my office an assistant pnyat can and Lurss. Our massage treasmsns ii ell that can be desired. Write or caiI Office second and third sloorS 16h Dsxfs. Ays.. Montgomery. Ala
 Hours. to t. Sunday eourA . te IL and to (.
 I cure cancer with the x-ray. [ rub and give the baths in syphiltA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
A LAND OF ROMANCE.
Fascinating Mystery of the Ozark Range ot
 the Soufh

Fascinating Mystery of the Ozark Range of
 the South.
 A beautiful and interesting region. though land not widely known. is the Ozark range or the South, picturesque range of foot hills called mountains" that properly begin in northeastern Texas extend through Arkansas and southwest Missouri Ro- nance tragedy. volumes, of unwritten his- tory are concealed in the semiwilderness of these hills The Spaniards were it's first explorers, and they are said to have removed from some of the caves great hoards of gold. Since their time finds of pure metal and even of precious stones have been made. IL is believed, says writer in Field and stream, that many of the old settlers have knowledge of these mines. In some sections strangers are al- ways greeted With suspicion. and certain caves anu tracts are guarded carefully. It is fact that whole families have moved away from the Ozarks, only to appear in some other section of the United States laden with wealth obtained from unknown resources.
 It is said General Miles has made a great deal of money out of his Texas oil well ven lures. , A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
NORMAL SCHOOL AT FLORENCE.
The Attendance Promises to Be Yer!
 Large this Session.

Large this Se@s8Ons
 Florence, Sept. 16.-(Special )-The State Normal College opened yesterday morning for the session of 19o4-05. There were no formal ceremonies. but after the religious exercises in the chapel the students went at once to their books. The attendance promises to be very large this year. Students have been coming in on every train since the first of the week, forty-two arriving at one time over the Alabama Northern.
 The Burrell Normal School for ne groes also opened its second session this week under most encouraging con ditions. One hundred and fifty students were in attendance the first day, thirty . five more than the largest number en- rolled last year,
 In addition to the faculty of last year a frst-class teacher of vocal and in strumental music has been added
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17

Major W. w Screws. the veteran newspaper man chosen president of the National Editoral Association. is editor of the Montgomery. Ala, Advertiser. Major Screws was born in Alabama six ty-fve years ago. and has passed all has active life within that state. He hsa been postmaster of Montgomery and thrice served as Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
German at Pavilion.

A german was given at the pavilion last night by the young men of Selma and about twenty couples took part in the dancing. This will perhaps be the last german at the pavilion during the season. After the first of October the Hotel Albert will use its present din- ing room for a dance hall and the winter germans given by the Dixie and Crescent Clubs will be pulled off at the hnfal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
LOW RATES TO WORLDS FAIR VIA
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Quickest time and best route.

10. 15-day ticket; on sale daiiy. s5T 70 season ticket; on sale daily.
 YIs eb to-day ticket. SoId on Tuesday, dnring september. and good in day coaehea ohss. ssason. sixty and fifteen-jay tickets are ,od tn either direction via Mammoth Cave. soo0 rith stop-over privilege.
 hy'. WY Nontgomery S:25 a. m- today. are tive st' Louis 7:2o a. m tomorrow Leave MontsO%9sery S;Ss m t6noTroW S m; sodaS' ~ rive rive, rouEh ne sIeepers on both trains, aise through slectrie lighted day coach coach ~ith- oat cha"e w. L. BEASLEY.
 P. A, Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
ChiId Fatally Burned.

This afternoon about o'clock the 6-year-old son of D. F. Harrison, resid- ing in East Selma, near Bakers Switch. attempted to kindle fire in the kitch- en stove for his mother, and was just In the act of pouring oil from a gallon can on the fire when the can exploded. The child was enveloped in a solid blaze Of flame and when a physician arrived there was not an inch of skin on the entire body. The physician de- clases that the child cannot live, and that he will hardly survive through the night. The mother is prostrated vita grief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
A BARGAIN.

We are going to sell alI this week our fine grade of Jersey Butter at 2Oc per pound in order to Introduce it to the public, and also soup mixture, Okrn and Tomatoes in pound cans, at Sc n can.
 H. l.. YELVERTON & SON, Phone 247, No. Court Square. Sa-Su-unn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17

Aeas4nS AAoA.s0ILe at goo p. AusS, Wed. ana bat. wa New OTleana and South. Pacific.
 Train No 2 carries through Pullmans from New Orleans to New York and Cincin- natl and Jacksonville to St. Louis. making connection at Nashville with through siesp- CT to Chicago
 Train No carries through Pullman sleeRers from New Oreans to Now York Cincinnati Chicago, and through day coach and sleeper Montgomery to St. Louis with. out change.
 All through trains make close connection at Cincinnati Evansville, St. Louis and New Orleans for all points North South, East and West.
 For further information pertaining to rate. routes and schedules consult ticket agents L. & N. R. R. write or call on ". L. BEASLEY. Pass. Agt.. Union Station
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17

There will be no services today. but services of a revival nature will be conducted Sunday morning and even ing. At the evening service those who have applied for membership will be received into the church.
 Mir. Glenn will leave for his home in Union Springs this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-17
Labor Very Scarce. .


 Selma has almost reached the stage where 1t is impossible, to employ la borers for love or money. All the ne- groes in this section that were not
 regularly employed have gone to the coal mining districts to accept posi- tions as strike breakers at a more re- munerative wage scale than they could expect in Selma. All colored laborers are receiving better wages than have been paid in many years but even with this they are not to be found. A few days since w. R. Peacock of the Pea cock Iron Works, wanted eight negro laborers and after searching several hours he became discouraged and went back to his office and sent colored man out to look up the laborers for him and promised to award the col ored man for each one he found but he searched Selma and had little if any success in finding the desired laborers.