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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-25

La interesarte reviSta que We la luz
en- Caracas, con Ell t1tulo de "tl CoJc
Ilustrado', contiene en- su numero 5o4
los siguientes trabajos:
GRABADOs.-.Al salir, cuadro de Va
llet. - A orillas del camino cuadro de
r. Knight. = Toxic: La fiesta de las
linternas (E1 pueblo celebrando una
victoria de las armas japonesas } =
Exposition de San Luis: Una noche
lie fiesta .-Venezuela en- la Exposi-
cion de San Luis .-Anhelo, por w.
Winch.-Las rivales, cuadro de E. de
Bias .-Devotas de San Antonlo.-Pln-
tura decorative para el Teatro de
Bonn, por II Briine-Los zapatos de
la mufieca, cuadro de Brspot. = Tro-
pas japonesas conduciendo, prisioneros
rusos. : Un desengaflo mas. : Puerto
Rico: Iglesia plaza principal del
pueblo de Faiardo.- Puente Martin
PEN" ".-Saa Petersburgo: Monumen-
to de Catalina II; Palaclo de Invlerno
(fachada principal .)-SefIorita Merce-
des.-Cecilia Limardo.-Capitan gene
raj Yamagata Gneral1simo del ejercito
iapones en- operacioues.
TEXTo. = Valor ruso-Valor frances,
por E. Melchior de Vogiie-Alcanfor
(poesia), por Alejandro Carfas-La
ciudad del sueflo, por Jean Madeline
Loyola Y Tolstoy-La greda olorosa
(poesia) por Ell conde de Norof1a-LaS
rocas y los zrboles hablaron (poesla),
por Balbino Davalos-Saurimonda de
Castell Rosello: Leyenda del tempo
de los trovadores, por Pompeyo Ge-
ner-Ven (poesia), por Maximiliano
Guevara-Ojos tristeS (poesla), por
]. l. Vargas Vila-Danta sorprendida
(poes1a), por Jose Santos Chocano-
Cristiana (poesla), por Francisco Villa
caf1onero, por Gerrges DIES
parb6s-Dampara pagana (poesla), por
Ramon L. Santelli - Ell Roma-ji,
por Michel Delines-Llanera (poe-
sla), por P. Fortoult Hurtado-Una
estepa del Nazas (poesia), por Ma
nuel lose Othon - Simon Bolivar,
por lose Austria-Tarde triste (poes1a),
por r. Benavid<s Ponce-El cicerone,
por Mark Twain Maria Antonleta
(poenita en- cinco postales), por F.
Betancourt Figueredo-Revista de re-
por Fernando Arauio-In obi
tum charissimi amici Jose Herrera,
por lose Ndflez de Caceres -Institu-
toras venezplanas, por NJ. Ndflez
Ponte, Explicacion de los grabados-
Sueltos editoriales-Sec recreativa:
Como robamos a nuestros descendien
tes; Casos de olvidos extraordinarlos;
Las maderas mas durables; Sc prohibe
dar besos; La sustancia mas dulce del
mundo; Como Sc forman las chispas;
Redes para pescar contrabandistas.
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La interesarte revista que We Ia luz
en- Caracas, con ell t1tulo de "El Colo
Ilustrado', contiene en- su numero 3o4,
los siguientes trabajos:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
VERDICT NOT
YET REACHED
Jury Began Deliberations Last
Night at Seven
in MASON RAPE CASE
EVIDENCE CONCLUDED AT 8 In
AFTERNOON THEN ARGU-
MENTe BY ATToRNEYs-
JUDGES INSTRUCTION.

When the circuit couft met ycster
day morning the taking of evidence
fcr the defendant in the NJ asm
rape case was .ssumea.
The first witness called was Kate
Anderson. She testified in substance
that she lived in Future City about
two blocks from Mrs. Whites house;
tnat on the evening Of the alleged as
sault Mrs White came with the girl
Lille White to her house and asked
ii she know the name 1f the colorel
man VINO hal been painting III here.
that she the witness, did not then
know Mason's name that several
times, in the next few days she saw
the girl playing about the yard.
Mary Seats s@ore that she saw Lii
lie White playing around the house
and yard every day until she was ta-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
CONFERENCE HELD.
ssociated Press

BY the Associated Press
Chicago, July 22.--The joint confer.
ence between representatives Of the
meat packers ana meat butchers
union failed to reach an agreement to-
night in an effort to adjust the stock
yards strike and another conference
was arranged for tomorrow morning.
Today's conference lasted FIVE
hours, but II could not reach a work.
ing basis with which botn sides
would be satisfied Whether the diff.
ficulty can be satisfactorily settled at
tomorrow's meeting is problsmatlc,
as both packers and strikers main
tain they are living up to Welnes.
days agreement for a settlement by
arbitration ard that II is the other
Side that Is responsible for 4 renewal
of hosiilities No written statement
Of what transpircd in the meeting was
given out, and committee declined TO
give any further information except
that another meeting would be held
tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN
FROM THEIR POSITIONS
.BOODLERS<
SENTENCED
Denny and Hanngan of st. Louis,
Receive Sentences of TWO Years
Each.

st. Louis, Mo, July 22.-Jerry ].
Hannigan and Charles ]. Denny were
this morning sentenced by Judge Tay-
lor to serve two years each in the
penitentiary for their confessed par
ticipation in bribery during their
terms as members Of the house of del
egates.
They were Immediately placed in
Jail II is expected that they will be
taken to Jefferson City Saturday
morning 70 begin their sentence.
The two men received their son.
tenees in silence and practically
alone They were attended in court
by their attorney. Thomas L, Mulyi.
hill and by Hannigan's brother, but
aside from Il few friends whom they
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

INFLUENCES
Looked For BY Bradstreet and Dun in
Near Future--Brlght Crop
Prospects.

BY the Associated Press,
New York, July 22, -BRADSTREET
Good progress by most crops
strengthens the belief IN favorable
fall trade, following the present sea.
son Of comparative quiet and inaciv.
ity, Among the industries quietness.
ana oven dullncss. IS still a feature,
but rather more is doing in the leath'
er trade, foreshadowing later develop.
men;s IN the shoe business. and the
production OF iron and steel is being
steadily curtailed, with resulting
frmer tone TO pig iron prices. Soft
coal mining is very much depressed,
and II is noted that the demand for
anthracite is not so active as hereto.
fore The cotton goods industry un.
settled for more than year past by
crratic price movements and short
time, now faces another disturbance
in the threatened strike of all river
print cloth hands. Railway earnings
finished the fiscal year much better
than was expected and II is probable
they will show, the heaviest volume
Of gross ana net ever recorded.
Warmer weather helped the retail
trade as whole. and has facilitated
bargain sales, which have been fea.
lures at number Of cities Wheat,
including -four exports for week L..
2S2, 600 bushels, against Z.7s2 600 this
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
sT. LOUIS MEN IDLE.
rioters,

ST. Louis, July Nearly all TINS
f.500 men who struck al the East Sts
Lonls packing honses Of Swift Il C0.
applied for work this morning, and
The greater part Of them were at once
sent to their old positions Two hum
dred or more had begun work Thurs.
day afternoon handling live stock pre-.
paratory for slaughter Friday. aand
both the men and the managers of&he
East s.. Louis houses expected 10 We
sumo work with full force Frld&y
morning.
Before all the men who had been
rc-empioyed could be put To work.
however. the order calling the strike
on again was received. RI was obey
ed almost without exception, the men
ceasing work at once, and, as they
did when the strike was%airst daclar.
Cd marching ont of tf&A. packing
houses with their tools, aIossSsf them
went directly home, bnt later they b.
gan 70 congregaIe at different points
% discuss the new order. and seek
Information as to the cause Of II.
The men say that when they applied
1t the packing houses at o'clock
many of the old employees were told
that there was nothing for them. A.
committee OF three waited on the
manager, of the Nelson Morris plant
and we're told that their applications
would have to be acted upon BY the
arbitration committee proyfded for Dy
the truce agreement Other commit
tees at the other packing houses, ana
received similar replies.
When the men had received their
reRly they reported ~ the local strike
leaders, who at on9e. before the re-
caint Of the order frbm President Don
nelly, called tho stfika on again. AM
hour later this telegram came from
President DonnellA;
. = ssnaeiliag eompaAies have alfeasis
Violated their agrtpn.Iui hystlisnrl,e
inatme ST 81 EfiieMvAlsf Urdzi
tlse strife agams salT departments.
Keep the men orderly Wire answar
Immediately.
MANAGERS of the packing houses
deny enphatically that the arbitration
agreement has been violated in any
particular. They say the agreement
provided that the men should be re-
employed within IS days, not immedi.
ateiy. and that those who thought
they had been Disseminated against
had the right to present their claims
before the arbitration committee, the
hackers and the union leaders agrea-
ing r. abide by the decision OF the
4o7inittec.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
STRIKE OF BUTCHERS HAS
BEEN Renewed FULL FORCE
And May Result in Sympathetic Strike OF Allied Trades
is Made That Packers Failed to Keep Agreement
Conference Today.

Chicago, July 22.-Asserting that
the packers had violated their arbi
tratlon agreement, President Donnel
ly today telegraphed to all the unions
In ST. Louis, Kansas City, St Joseph
and other cities 10 renew the butch.
ers' strike, which was supposed TO
have been settled Wednesday night
The Chicago butchers simaltane-
ously renewed the strike and the
struggle is on again in full force.
Al the same time that Donnally is
sued his order he requested the ex.
ecutive committee of the Allied Pack.
ing Trades to declare a sympathetic
strike in Chicago packing houses
The various unions that would be
affected by sympathetic strike have
already voted to walk out at the dis.
erection Of their leaders.
The second walkout Of the men was
accompanied hy some rioting, but 1t
was said to be confined to mere sym.
pathi2ers, the strikers observing
President DonneIly's order 10 keep
the peace.
The renewal was precipliated by
the refusal Of the packers to re-em-
ploy more than 1900 Of the 300a
butchers who reported for work tha
morning, in accordance with the arbi,
tration articles. It is estimated that,
If the allied trades are really called
out fully 125000 men and women
will be made idle
1t was rumored this afternoon that
the packers had decided to close tneiY
killing departments altogether and
wear the strikers out by working
policy
While the immediate provocation
for the renewal Of the strike was ap.
parently the failure Of the packers Ia
take back larger proportion Of the
strikers who reported for work today,
the real calisc of the rupture was Id
ferr'ed 80 be circular issued yestar-
day BY the packers, The circular psgr-
ported 20 explain to the public the
agree mont eEtafe6 iasp Mjiss la la
Dor leaders. Seemingly, the circular
could be taken as implying that agree
ment did not bind the packers 10 re.
employ all of the men who walked
out The construction the labor lead
ers had placed upon the agreement
was that all should be ro-employed
within 45 days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

met in the Four courts corridor, they
saw no sympathetic faces.
Botn were neatly dressed in new
suits and were clean shaven save for
their mustachss. They gave evidence
Of having ncrved themselves to the
oriesl and showed no emotion as
they turned after receiving their sen
tences.
The cases were called as soon as
Judge Taylor opened court at 1905
O'Clock Ham gan was FIRST Tho
court reviewed briefly the fact that
he had been allowed to plead guilt
after having had his case sent IN
trial and that, after being allowed
TO consult his wife and friends. had
admitted that he was guilty Of &C.
cepting a brlbe for his vote on the
city lighting bill He then Imposed
the sentence.
Denny was Immediately called to
stand. Denny did not deliberate long
before pleading guilty b. the charge
OF bribery III connection Win the city
lighting bill. as did HsBniEsn. whe-
he made his plea July ~ he went.
his eyes were dry when he received
his sentence Friday morning
After judge Taylor had finishes.
the men turne1 away and were led by
deputy she-iGs 70 the Jail whe-1
they were locked up They cav
no friends as they passed out Of The
court room ana did net seem to seek
any Their faces were flushed. but
otherwiee they gave NJ sign
John II. Schneider. who also has
pleaded guilty 10 the charge of Sc
cepting a bribe. viii be the next 70
TCnucluded on Second Pagee
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

ken to the hospital.
Elder r. A. Heal, colored. was the
next witness. He said that Mrs.
White sent for him TO come up to her
house abOul a pension matter a day
or two after the assault on the girl
and that she. the mother. told him
about the trouble This witness didn't
get a chance to go further with his
testimeny,t h court ruling that no
Foundation had been laid q impeach
Mrs. White by asking her about tho
matter which the elder was going 70
detail
Dr. f. Z Gordon then took the
stand for Maron. tie said he was n
graduate of the Missouri Homeopath.
ic institute but was now an allOp1th-
ic prsctition ar that between eight
and nine o'clock on the night Of June
tenth he haa been called to Mrs
whites: be found the mother. the
three children and Mr. Brown there
the girl was lying on a bel and he
examined her. The. doctor described
the injuries be claimed to have found
sut cnlv remained in the house two
or three minute At this time he
didn't prescribe anything for the
girl He made another visit The next
day and then he did prescribe for
her Dr Gordon slHste having
found some Of the conditions which
DR.. Cary had described but cisiueI
that he hal an idea that the ntte
girl was feigning 10 some extent
The doctor denie5 having n.zdc a
statement TO Carl Baur. VINO drove
sack with him fr81 Mrs- Whites.
hat the girl haa certainly been rap
fCanclnded On Second Page)
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

st. Petersburg, July 22.-The most
startling news from the front is the
dispatch from Lao Yang dated July
90 Reporting n persistent rumor that
the Japanese have broken through
the Russian left wing between the re-
spective positions of Lieutenant Gen
eral Count Keller and Gen. Rennen-
kanpff and are marching upon Muk.
den.
7 he report received from Gen. Ku
rop ltkin. bearing the same date, says
there has been no change of import
ance in the situation. and a close
study of the dates shows that the ru-
NOR may refer TO the Japanese ad.
vance against Gen. Rennenkampff on
the Northern Samaitszan-Liao Yang
roa1, when they drove the Russians
back as far as Houtsiatze. &c miles
east Of Lao Yang
A later dispatch to the Associated
Press shows that Cen Herschelmann
commanded this detachment of Gen.
Rennenkampff's cavalry and that he
turned ana TOOK the offensive, SuDSe-
qnently compelling the japanese to
retire in the direction of Sikevan.
Further hut incomplete details Of
Gen. KelleT's attack at Maotien Pass
July II shows that the fight lasted
all day and was a sanguinsry affair.
The Sevsky regimen: rushed eight Of
the Japanese guns with the bayonet
but later were compelled to abandon
them.
\ Russian detachment which cross
ed the Liam river al dawn on the open
ing of the fight discovered Japanese
detachment under a hill dressed in
The Russian uniform and hailed the
soldiers in Russian uniform as friends
but when the Russians got within
range the Japanese opened fire.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
ALLIED TRADES MAY STRIKE.


Chicago. July 22.-unless a settle.
ment IL reached tomorrow, the gen.
eral belief is that a sympathetic strike
of the allied trades IN the packing in.
dusiry, which was threatened last
week 20 enforce the demands Of the
strikers. will be called. All these
unions have signihed a willingness "a
stand by the butchers If they are cali.
ed on TO assist In a struggle with .he
packers for supremacy. President
Donnelly issued a statement tonight
IN which he declared the packers sign
ed an agreement not 20 discriminate
in re-hiring men. that the unions ac.
cepted this In good faith. but that 20.
dsy when the men presented them.
selves active union men were singled
out and refused employment He also
said that The packers employed men
in some departments who had not
been employed prior to the strike.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
GAMBLING
STOPPED
-orafters Must tsave 5onssteel S.
D. Or Registration cfiee WIN
Be Closed.
by The AssocIatea Pres.

By the Associated Press.
Bonesteel. s d. July 22.-The
wn is quiet today. Gambling games
again made their appearance on the
street early in tie day. but before
noon they were forced 10 cult. At
3 raetne ~ citizens today to ievise
0ia1s lu pfeFat a reI Iton vi tla
les rs q iast night 8 iopel
taat superintendent OF Regisirs ton
NcPhaul declared that a repetition o.
o. nights SCENES wouia result ia
lbc removal of the rssisiraiiou III
fee and request f-- federal trcors
far Ire 7roiccHr1 cl We alf proper.
lie consented TO delay action.
end on demand Of the citizens tho
erafers~ lef town. since whan all
has been quiet
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

Toxic, July 22-(7 p. m)-General
Kuroki, after severe fight, occupied
Kiao Tung July 18th. Kuroki's troops
drove the Russians from their strong
ly fortified position on the Chi river
northwest of Molten Pass and east
of Anping, inficting more serious
losses than they sustained them.
selves. The fight began ON the 18th
and ended on the 10Th. The Japan
est lost four hundred and twenty.four
killed and wounded The Russian
loss was estimate at one thousand,
Kuroki began his advance early in
the morning of the 18th. He uncover
ed and followed the enemy along the
Chi river The Russians seemed TO
be retiring TO the northward when
suddenly two battalions with elght
guns turned aud attacked the Japan.
ese advance guard vigorously. AT this
point the Japanese suffered before re-
lief came, one company losing all its
officers. The Russians occupied the
eminence on the banks of the Chi.
This river guarded their left flank
and high preepice protected their
right. The only approach TO their
position was through a narrow defile.
The fighting continued until dark
when the Japanese forces bivouaced.
The Russians made two counter at
tacks but were repulsed. The Japan.
ese renewed the attack at midnight,
posting artillery in the valley below
and on high ground south of the Rus
sian position. The main Japanese
body was assigned to attack the
Russian center. small detachment
was sent toward the right and anoth
or 10 watch the enemy's left. After
these positions had been taken the
fighting ceased for a time but was
resumed at dawn The Russians had
32 guns in action and they vigorously
shelled the japanese. To this fire
tho Japanese replied and the bonn
bardment lasted four hours. During
this time the Japanese infantry NOV
cd forward Flankers had succeeded |
in sealing the heights on the Russian !
right by three O'Clock i'm the after |
noon, at which hour the main force |
war ordered TO storm the Ru;isan /
center. Japanese artillery protect
ed this movement splendidly but the
infantry met with a severe fire and |
lost heavily in gaining the heights.
A final successful charge was de-
Iivered $3.50 in the afternoon. The
Japan succeeded in partially cut
ting the Russian retreat and this
soOK eyfame a rout. The enemy went
to tnsssorthward and eastward. The
Russian forces engaged included. In
addition to artillery, seven battalions
Of infantry and a regiment of cos
sacks. The enemy left one hundred
and thirty-one dead and three hun
fred rifles on the field. The prison
srs taken estimated the Russian loss
IS at one thonsand The Japanese
ost four hundred and twentyfour
killed and wounded. The Japanese
lorce fought a battalion of infantry
md a thousand cavalry who occupied
-he-Chiato. north OF Shotientszu.
After four hours of fighting the
Russians retired across the Taitsn
liver In this engagement the japan.
,se had IL men wounded.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23

week last year; July 1, 10 date, 1873.
900 against s.Sl50O0 last year. Corn
exports for week 707 geo gainst 1910,
600 a year ago; July to date, 1885,
600 against l.l29.0O0 last year
DUN Encouraging factors predom-
mate. Little definite increase is seen
in the distribution Of merchandise
but developments Of the past week
promise better things in the near IA.
turc. Most important influence for
good is brighter crop prospects. For
the present the best news comes
from large cities. where warm wealth
er has stimulated re:ail trade in light
weight fabrics. aud iobbers report or
ders from agricultural communities
much better than from manufacturing
centers Reports Of railway earnings
for July. so far. show only loss Of 10
per cent compared with same period
las. year IN textile markets the
most important event is the decision
Of operatives at Fall River to strike
next Monday against reduction Of
wag g. Considering the fact that
there is little demand. and stocks Of
goods are ample for current needs. IL
is probable the trade viii not be seri-
ously aneetli In the vo0Ien goods
division fne chief feature was the
opening Of new lines OF mems wear az
moderate advance. Failures Of the
week numbered 2f3 in the United
states against 19t last year
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
BRITAiN'S DEMAND MET.
By the Associated Press.

London July 23.--The morning pa
pers generally express satisfaction
that the Malacca incident will be set
tied in accordance with the demands
of Great Britain, though there is an
inclination to await the settlement of
the broader question Of passage
through the DardaneIles of the volun.
teer feet of steamers before believing
all danger to be averted This feeling
is heightened by Balfour's announce
mont on adjournment OF the commona
thai he still had no official news to
communicate either in connection
with the Malacca incident or with the
volunteer fleet of steamers in general.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
RIOT CALL SENT IN.

Chicago. July 22.-The police were
kept busy until a late hour tonight
suDpressing numerous small riots in
tse streets Of packing town. One
girl who had taken the place 81
striker. vas set upon by a mob of
ntars a thousand boys ani erls
They chased her several blocks. paft-
ing hsr with mud and stones wien
she finally reached home she fer iu
heap on the doorstep exhausted from
fright end bruises. TIE girl vas
dragged into The ha1se by her father
before the pursuing crowd ccaii
reach hcr Seems she hal escaped
them. hey commenced hatferine -he
house with stones and bricks. a not
call was sent in and it took a wagon
load Of policemen 20 disperse the
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
,ssocatea p-o..s

Chicago. July 22.--Advices received
from St Paul Kansas City, East st.
Louis. Sioux City, Omaha and st.
Joseph show that the union men who
entered the packing plants at these
places to resume work this morning
obeyed President Donnelly's second
strike order 70 man. While the men
claim there was discrimination in re.
employment Of strikers the managers
Of the plants insist such was not the
case, but that all strikers could not be
given employment; today because Of
shortage Of supply Of cattle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-23
ON FRIENDLY rezMs.
By the Associated Press

Rv the Associated Press.
Was shingt0n. d. C.. July 22-COiom-
Dis IS aEsin 90 come into fuii 8ir'o
mafic relation wilh the Tnitcf
states and the P-nana -a.fer VII
close the incident between the tro
republics. The stste deps-fmezf to
lay received q c-rdiai ieftrr frcn
fbe Colombian minister Of foreign
sEairs srnouncing that nr- Thnnas
fHerran lad ben Eiv@n fuii letter n
craaH a. Coiombia's envoy at wash
ineton.