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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-24
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= Director: PEDRO Mooz6 BANIET. =

La instruction en- este COLEGIO
tiene un caracter esencialmente practice
y abraZa: la e4ase9lG9azG p7'in3aG7'tG COM
pletG; la preparGct62a para 5sagresar en-
las U1a50eTS5dGdeS; l0 TesaedMy50 de Ii
bros, A1"St11a6t5cG Me1'cassta y EScr'it,@a'G
en- ms0Qa<sratzkG, y pOr ultimo, D56s<j0,
Pssstt<1'G y MSbStcG. Para la ensenanza
del Ingles cuenta ell COLEGIO con la
cooperation de un reputado Professor
americana. La catedra de COmerciO es-
t& q cargo del Tenedor de LibrOs de
uno de los Bancos de esta Capital. Ell
COLEGIO tiene su RegL0npesat0 Int.
rt01' que SO enviar& los padres que 10
sOliciten.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-24
BdquerO y Gdndara
OFRECEN i:

Mafz superior del pals. en- medios sacos,
precio conventional.
Cemento Dragon, en- brrIes 5 2.6O
Mani superior en- sacos, quintal $50
Zinc americana acanalado de
pies, quintal. ............. $50
Alambre de p1as rollos de 80 Ii
bras & ......... ,2.6O
Grampas en- barriles de go lbs. & 290
Sal superior en- medios sacos 90. 0.60
Puntas de Paris, cajas de 80 Ii
bras, tamaflos de II hasts
pulgadss, GAIA. ........... ,2.40
San Justo 13 y Is. San Juan, Puer-
to Rico. d.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11

CHEZ FOO, Aug. 1.-THE Russian
torpedo destroyer which reached here
from Port Arthur today is the Rechle-
telni. The captain states that the pur-
pose of the sortie yesterday was to en-
able the warships to join the Nladi-
vostOck squadron which has been re-
curited by the purchase Of ships from
Argentina He adds that the Japanese
continue to attack Port Arthur ener-
getically. their line now extending from
Luisa bay on the north shore to a
point Immediately east of TaChi bay.
which is seven miles east of Port
Arthur. The japanese are wasting
their lives by reckless courage. Posi-
tions frequently lost by them are re-
taken only to be lost again.
The hospital ship Mongolia with wo-
men and children aboard accompanied
the Russian destroyer to this port.
1t is stated that the Mongolia will go
to Shanghai The Retzivan was hit l.
times in the recent bombardment of
Port Arthur. but was only slightly
damaged The Japanese fire has been
directed towards the dock yards. one
hundred shells dropped in one spot
where a magazine had been located.
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LEAVES BIG ESTATE.
Legal Battle May Follow William
FIynn's Death.

NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 1.-THE
death of William Flynn. an old bach
elor, who died here Monday morning,
aged so years reveals the fact that he
has left an estate worth from O.OOO
to $4,000. and he has no neirs to claim
the property. Before he died he told
Intimate friends that he had not a
kinsman in the world living. He said
he came to America when a small boy
and drove team with his father in the
Mexican war. He came to Yakima
SO years go and settled on the Wenas
where he accumulated a great deal of
valuable land. If ne has made no will
the property will escheat to the state.
The Catholics here claim he willed the
bulk of the property to the church. but
friends of the dead man say that he
tore this will up some time ago after
having fallen out with the church. OF
late he refused to reconcile himself to
the Catholic religion in which he was
born. When he took sick he refused to
go to the Catholic hospital, but instead
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NAV SON BALLET.
New Trial of Promoter for Alleged
SWindle.

DIES MONIES. Aug. 11.-LetsOn Bal
liet. contrary to expectations. will be
tried November % for mining stock
svindles he is alleged to have commit
ted. When the daring promoter was
granted a new trial in the circuit court
at ST Louis it was thought that he
had heard the last of federal prosecu
tions. and the case would be allowed to
die a natural death.
But upon the application of United
state Attorney Lewis Miles Judge
smith Mcpherson ordered a second
trial TO be held during the second week
of the November term of the United
states court here Postal authorities
announced also that they intend to
n,,sb the prosecution and land Ballet
in prison if possible.
The entire session will be given over
10 a second investigation of the White
Swan mining stock business. and wit
nesses will be again summoned from
California and Oregon to testify. Jail
sentence was imposed on the promoter,
bnt he is now in San Francisco on
bond.
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Chicago Wheat Market.

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Wheat jumped
the brokers shouted themselves hOarse.
There was "a tremendous business.
The report that Armour is engineering
a squeeze of old September and is buy
ing all the available supply stampeded
the market. Northwest reports of
damage have been over estimated. Old
September s1.015s m$1.O53s; new,
$1.OO1s S1037s; corn 53G543 oats
33a @345s.
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noon. President Donnellv bas ,;u,
'oiilpers to come to Chicago
II possible. There was a s,un,n l.,
livestock prices this mornins ou.;n
overstocking.
seven hundred and fifty strike
breakers entered the wards tbis ,.,,
ms ui''er heavy police guard. Negro
S'ilhe breakers opened fire on a crowd
or non unionists and scattered +bo,,
Inc negroes were chased by the police
but escaped.
1t was practically agreed at . saoo,
conference of packers this morning NOT
10 open negotiations with their strik-
ing employees Late this afternoo, ~
packers VIII meet the representatives
or the retail grocers' and meat dealers.
ASSOCIATION. 1t is stated that the pack
ers VIII inform the retailers that while
they would be willing under other cir-
cumstances to consider a proposition
from Such a source, the time has gone
by for temporizing with the strikers
and they cannot further confer with
the butchers and teamsters.
The grocers and meat drivers unions
VIII take vote Sunday on the uues-
ton whether or not the $500 members
will join the strike, thus involving all
deliveries in the city.
An informal meeting of the members
of the retail butchers and grocers'
committees is being held this after
noon. Judging from the utterances of
the packers the mediators have a dull
prospect to accomplish anything in
the way of settlement. The packers
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took a room in the Bartholet hotel
where he died.
Charles Longmire. an old time busi
ness friend of the deceased, who had
charge Of the funeral had arranged for
exercises at the grave. A priest came
to the undertakers after the body to
take it to the church to hold services
but Longmire at first refused. The
priest claimed that he had papers to
prove that the church would get the
bulk of the dead mans property. 1t
was finally agreed to permit Catholic
services at the church.
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Still Searching for Wreck Victims.

PUEBLO, Aug. 11.-Early this morn
ing ten crews of searchers were started
along the Fountain and Arkansas
rivers in the final hunt for wreck vic
tins. 1t is believed that only a few
Of the 20 missing bodies will ever be
found. Search by individuals will be
continued for days to come. A thou
sand dollars has been added to the re-
lief fund by the Denver & Rio Grande
railway. The money is used to pay
searchers, a reward of $25 being given
for each body found.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
Japanese Advance on Lao Yang.

LONDON, Aug. 11.-A Central News
says that it is reported that the Jap
anese have advanced against the Rus
Lao Yang, also that the Japanese
have retired from some southern posi-
tions and that apparently the advance
on Liao Yang has begun
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
PopuIists Seek Alliance With labo

PopuIists Seek Alliance With Labor.
LINCOLN, Aug. 11.-POpulist lead
ers in the west are Matching a scheme
with the various labor organizations
of the country. Tom Watson, candi-
date for president, today accepted an
invitation to address the striking pack
ing house employees of Kansas City on
Labor Day. Watson left this morning
for Chicago. He will receive notifica-
ton of his nomination in New York on
the 18th inst at Madison square.
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CAPTAIN BisseII Suic ides.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-Cap-
tain Eugene Bissell, L. S. A, suicided
last night in his room at the Grand
hotel by inhaling Illuminating gas.
His body was found at noon. His mo-
tive is unknown unless 1T was grief
over the death of his wife in the east
two months ago.
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Another Report of Naval Battle.

CHEZ FOO, Aug. 11.-A report was
received this afternoon that the Jap
anese cruiser Kasagi was sunk in a
naval battle following the sortie of the
Russian fleet from Port Arthur. Three
japanese torpedo boat destrOyers are
outside of Chez Foo narbOr watching
for the Russian destroyer which ar
rived today from Port Arthur.
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Afraid to Venture Out.

WASHINGToN, Aug. 11.-InfOrma
ton has been received at the state de-
partment that the Russian torpedo
boat 1T Chez Foo has asked permission
to disarm and remain in the harbol
until the end of the war. The Chinese
government has the request under con
SiGeratiOn.
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Gar May Get an Heir.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 11.-Dr.
Rott, imperial accOucher, was hur-
riedly summoned to the villa AleXan-
dria this afternoon. An announcement
thence is expected hourly.
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SOME HOPE
FOR PEACE
Negotiations On for Settle
ment Of Strike.
PACKERS ARE STILL oBDORATE
;dent DonneIy Is Rather Pessimis-
=, over the OutIook-Retailers
Have lntervened.
,IcxERs ARE STILL oBOURATE


.,utrAGO Aug. 1.-THE strike sit
...,,on rook ON more peaceful appear
.,.. th,- morning. c. w. Foster for
,s- retail butchers and grocers' COM
m...r- called on Connors of Armour
~ 70 arrange a joint session of
,s.trr, ana labor men together with
.1. r.,ra committee. COnnOrs stated
,., Armour had always been ready to
ra-t with his butchers. Four other
u. king houses made like answers and
general meeting of the principals in
,aa strike was arranged for this after
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
Senator Vests Funeral.

ST LOUIS. Aug. 11.-SenatOr Vest
was laid to rest in the BellerOntaine
funeral train was met at the union
station by large crowd of officials and
citizens. Flags were at half mast on
all municipal buildings and many
closed during the hour of the funeral.
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Russian Fleet Failed to Escape.

LONDC-t. Aug. 1l.A dispatch from
Toxic announces definitely that the
Japanese fleet frustrated the attempt
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Mrs. Maybrick Left France.

PARIS Aug. 11.-A correspondent
at Rouen confirms the report that Mrs.
making connection with a trans At
lantic steamer.
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Admiral Barker to Sail for Home.

GIBRALTAR Aug. 11.-Rear Ad-
miral Barkers battleship squadron
sails to Azores August 13 and thence
for home. \ farewell dinner tonight
concludes the series of entertainments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
Senator Scott Is Better.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE condi-
ton of Senator Scott, of West Virginia,
who was taken suddenly ill at repub-
lican headquarters yesterday IS much
improved this morning.
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naval BATTLE IS EXPECTED
THE RUSSIAN FLEET IS AT SEA
Several Baeships Cruisers and Torpedo Boats Reported Have Escaped From P
Ahur-Admira ogos Fleet Is in Hot Pursuit. One Report From
Toxic Denies That Russian Ships Escaped.

respondent of the Central News agency
wires that Togo is chasing three of
the Russian cruisers. which made
SOrtie.
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Next Meeting at Toronto.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 1.-THE next In
ternational Typographical convention
goes to Toronto.
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Russian Fleet Sighted.

CHEZ FOO, Aug. 11.-SiXteen Rus
sian ships have been sighted off here.
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Touo Chasing Russian Cruisers.

LONDON, Aug. 1l.-The TOXIC cor
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all and
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as the State OF Rhode Island and possesses
vast forests Of virgin sugar pine, Barring
a few short logging roads, whose aggregate
length does not exceed twenty miles, this
huge timber belt has never been exploited.
Passing on through the pine forests the
Western Pacific enters a great agricultural
country whose development has been re-
tarded only through lack Of transportation
facilities. The line will infuse life into
country which for hundreds of miles in any
direction Is removed from existing rail-
roads and which offers a large extent of
Government and school land for settlers.
Incidentally 1t may be remarked that the
Western Pacific will run close to a region
Of volcanic formation which will In its
beauty and strangeness be a rival to Yellow
stone Park for tourists and sightseers.
There are thousands Of hot springs and
mud springs Of infinite variety. The region
L. hunters paradise and, save for few
prospectors and trappers is uninhabited.
Leaving Plumas county theWestern Pacific
will enter the great Sacramento Valley at
Oroville, having purchased terminal facil-
tiles at that city from II. H. Yard. The
Sacramento Valley contains 5000, 900 acres
Of fertile prairie land, yet, even including
all the cities and hamlets in this area, it
possesses less than a hundred and fifty
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thousand inhabitants. The entrance OF
the Western Pacific will create oppor-
tunities for the homeseek err since thousands
OF acres of land are being made available
for settlement through the work Of the Cali
fornia Promotion Committee Of San Fran
cisco, an organization formed for the devel-
opment OF the State,
The country which will be opened up
by the Western Pacific is parallelled by the
region which will be traversed by the Clark
road This line before entering California
will cross the southern portion OF Nevada,
cutting through fertile agricultural coun-
try which was first settled by the Mormons
In the early eos. The region is known
among the Mormons as Little Dixie.
This Little Dixie is an oasis in the desert,
being surrounded on all sides by great
mountain ranges and sunbitten sands.
Through Little Dixie flow Mud Creek and
the Vegas River, and here, before they
were recalled by an edict Of the Mormon
Church, the early settlers raised the almond
and the apricot, the olive and the fig,
the pomegranate and persimmon, Prunee,
plums, pears, peaches, apples and all man
ner OF fruits, as well as cotton, corn, sugar.
cane, peanuts and sweet potatoes.
The water supply in the Vegas Valley
Is abundant. Springs yielding thousandn
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Of gallons a minute gush from the earth
and find their way into the Vegas River,
which enters the Colorado about hum
dred and fifty miles above the Needles,
where the Santa Fe road crosses from
Arizona into California.
The soil is deep alluvial deposit, rich
and black as Canaan. Live stock thrives
in this almost unknown land, which Is
walled In on the south by the grim Mojave
desert, on the west by Death Valley and
the Panamint Mountains, on the north by
the trackless aItali sagebrush covered
prairies OF Nevada, and on the east by the
great coal region Of southern Utah, coun-
try little known and usually regarded as
drear and desolate in the extreme.
The great coal mountains which viii be
traversed by the Salt Lake road contain
many springs and water courses, which
disappear when they meet the sands of
the lower levels OF the deserts and prairies.
There is lumber sufficient in the mountains
to timber all the mines which will be
opened.
The length Of the Clark road from Los
Angeles to Salt Lake City will be close to
500 miles, but over easy grades. The road
follows the old Mormon trail from Salt
Lake City to California, and 1t was by this
route that many came Of the pioneers in 40
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As a youth he was the champion wrestler
Of his day, and he wrestled in Troy and other
places with canallers and with French
Canadians and won much money. When
he was 10 he ran away from the town Of
Pittafeld and walked all the way to Boston,
where he signed on a trading vessel
He was tall slim and wiry, and the master
named him "Candlesticks, a name which
chung to him as long as he followed the sea.
He learned the use Of the belt knife while
on his trading voyages. He would fight
at the drop Of q hat and bears the scars of
twenty knife wounds.
He says he killed his dozen men in self
defence. The story Of how he came to kill
q native woman in the South Seas is as
follows:
The master OF his vessel had liking for
native dances and invariably got drunk
at them on native drinks. One day back
in 1910, while the vessel was anchored off
an island in the South Pacific the master
was reported drunk in native bungalow.
Volunteers were called for to rescue the
captain from the natives and Grove with
q party left the boat and made their way
to the native village back from the shore
They found the captain surrounded by
natives.
The volunteers engaged the natives and
Grove attempted to get away with the
master on his back. He was attacked
from behind by native woman, who stabbed
him in the shoulder and ripped one leg open
from ankle to knee. Grove dropped the
captain cut down the woman and escaped
with the captain. He was fainting from
loss Of blood as they reached the ship.
On one voyage he nearly crippled his
hands. The captain, mates and nearly all
the searnen were taken i'll. A storm came
up, and the captains wife. one seaman ana
Grove were alone available to work the
vessel. Grove took the wheel and for
twelve hours held the vessel TO the wind.
When he was relieved his fingers were
twisted by the strain Of his long night at the
wheel. He exhibits the twisted fingers
TO this day as confederation OF the story.
When he returned to Pttsfeld from the
sea the gold fever of 1s49 was on Grove
made one Of a party which left Pittsield for
California, going by way of Cape Horn.
He never got out an ounce of gold but
found the business Of running pack mule
teams more profitable. The rest Of his
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The U.demonstrative Jspsnass.
FROM the Washington Post.

FROM the Washington Posi-.
During the last eight months" sid HI.
d. B. Fullerton Of Melbourne. Australia, Z
have been in Japan. and came directly from
that country to Washington.
4 had been In the country several tima
before. but on this recent visit my visv
OF the people was clearer and had gxestsr
opportunities to study them, To speAk
truthfully, stranger cannot ten by the OUT
ward demesnor OF the Japanese that they are
engaged In q desperate struggle which IN
wolves their survival Is a nation. Men snd
women 20 about their usual tasks % though
nothing extraordinary was occurring. The
only exception u when news Of Q vtctory
comes they have a lantern parade ut night by
way OF celebrating.
Although ! stayed eight months, might
have stayed that many years without ever
getting an inkling Of what the people think;
they are just as polite. Just as amfsble 10
foreigners. but no hint OF their plans, no
word as to their military movements ever
comes to an alien. They keep their own
counsel better than any people on earth.
You may be on the best terms with Q man
whose son has been slain by the Russians
and yet you will never hear him allude to II.
While was there an army Of %. 900 men
was moved from the north island by rail,
and yet so quietly was this done that no.
body knew what the change OF the railway
schedule was for. and have never yet seen
the occurrence chronicled In any newspaper.
Besides this. the little brown men are tn
tip-top shape this summer; they have made
record breaking crops Of grain and rico, and
the silk production 10 far In excess Of The
average-ths best. % hoard. SvR knevn.s
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AYANKEE TRADER
OF THE OLD TYPE

Pu1HYIK1b, Mass, Oct a-Grove Hull
bert, ono Of the most picturesque men In
western Massachusetts,, Is said to be rfti-
caIly Ill Of rheumatism at his home In this
city.
He In known tn every town and hamlet
along the border line Of eastern New York
and western Massachusetts as a shrewd
buyer Of horses and cattle. He belongs
to q class OF thrifty Yankee traders who
fiourished half century ago and now are
fast passing away. In his adventurous
career he has been a sailor trader in the
ports Of the South Sea islands, gold hunter
in California, farmer, umberman, horse
trader, cattle drover, purchasing agent
for railroads, real estate dealer and fol-
lower OF half dozen other occupations.
Although he can't read or write he has
cleaned up more than 100000 and owns
q now $4,000 Colonial residence. No tramp
who follows the railroad ties acrosss this
Commonwealth is more ragged and un-
kempt than he, and he loves tho attention
which his out-at-the-elbow clothing at
tracts az he walks up and down the princi-
pal streets Of this city greeting his ao-
quafntanoes.
He is given to oddities IN dress. He
detests boiled shirts and never wore q collar
ia his life. He wore homeepun clothing
as long as it was procurable, and nothing
in the line Of wearing apparel suits him un-
less it is old, soiled and just hanging
together.
He knows every man and woman in this
region worth knowing and is known to all
as Grove. He calls every woman Han
nah and every man by his first name. An
acquaintance OF the late United States
Senator Henry L. Dawes he always greeted
him with 'How are you, Hen Dawes9' and
as he meets the most distinguished clergy
men Of the city, he invariably says. How
de do, Bill?' as they pass.
y don't want any one to call me Mr..
Hubert he said recently. Don't mister
me. am plain Grove and always have
been
He admits killing a dozen men and one
woman in his life Most OF the killing
was in his early manhood when he was
a sailor.
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No Girl Babies m This Family.

From the Hdpu1tdn Star.
A remarkable condition in the family Of
Capt. Roesch. master Of the barkeutins Wrsst-
Ter. is reported to exist. Female children
are absolutely unknown to the man Of the
family.
According to a story told while Cupt
Roesch was here with his vessel dischargfnE
lumber. for generations back every child
born to the family has been o male.
Capt. Roesch of the Wrestler II one Of four
brothers. He has three children and an Of
them are boys. One OF his brothers had
fourteen children and another had nine
children. Ali OF them were boys. These
boys have also married and have FAM
lilies. but in every instance the children have
been males. In no recent instance has .
female child been born to the men Of the
Roesch line. Capt. Roeech says that this
remarkable phenomenon has existed for
generations In his family. He says thsa h
had come to be q family tradition thst Z
girl child Is never born to the name Of Rossch.