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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-02-08

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Exposici6n de San Luis

que Sc hallara en- la parte Norte|
del gran Boulevard que condu-
cira desde la Avcnida Shinker
al edi6cio de la administration.
En- frente sobre ell Boulevard
esta el edifcio de Inglaterra y
colindante con este al Oeste, Ell
de Suecia.
Ell arquitecto lie Coe1r esta
tambien construyendo el pabe-4
Hon de Francia, un POGO mas al
Sur, sobre la Avenida Shinker.
Robert Meltzer, ell arquitecto
del pabellon ruso. esta repre-
sentado aquf por Alfredo Cut
ber.
Ambos cabafleros son oriun-
dos de Russia.
El cOntrato para la construc-
ci6n del pabellon italiano fue|
OtOrgado a la A. ]. Barwick
Construction Company.
Este edifcio estara cerca del
edificio de la administrator u
frente por frento al pabellon de
Belgica.
Thomas y Gridler, Comisio-
mado de la Exposition de San
Luis en- Europa, lego de esa al
Nueva York el 20 de Enero,
znuy complacido con el exito OBJ
tenido en- sus ge estiones en- pro-
vechO de la Exposition; dice
que las exhibiciones europeas|
sobrepujarAn con mucho las en-
Viadas por lesos mismos paises|
a la Exposition de Chicago de
zoo3
Cast todos los Gobiernos eu-
ropeos participaran a la Exposi-
cj0n de San Luis de 1900 Y de
Otros paises vendran exhibicio-1
mes m1y interesantes.
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X. Blechinden, ComisiOnado
Especial de la India Tea Asso-
ciati6n". de Bombay y Calcutta,
visit0 el dia 81 de Enero el Edi-
ficio de la Administration, con
el fin de llevar q cabo arreglosl
para la exhibition de dichaI
Association. la cual consistira|
no solamente de te, pero tam
bien de otros productos de la In
dia Inglesa.
-.
George w. Stewart, Jefe de la
Oficinas de M1sica, ha dado la
aista de los organisms america
nos que da-an conciertos en- eli
Salon de Festivales, durante la
Exposition.
Las fechas de dichos concier-
tOs no han sido adn fjadas.- Es|
sabido que Monsieur Alexandra
Gnillermant. de Paris, uno del
los grandes organisms de la epo-
ca, dara SO conciertos, que dura-|
ran seis semanas principiando
desde Agosto IS. Cast todos los
organisms que fguran en- la lis
ta daTAn cada uno dos concier-
fos- Dos de los organisms que
dafan cada uno tres conciertos|
son Clarence Eddy de Chicago VI
E Lemare de Pittsburg Ell
Senior Dddy esta en- la actuali-
dad en- Varsevia, Russia, habien-
do una gira artfstica p0r Ell
Enundo civilizado
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la suna apropiada por Ell Es-|
tadO de Georgia para la EXPOSE
cion es soIamente dc $so ooo|
nero esta suma sera aumentada|
debido q contribuciones priva-
das hasta $3.50. ooo LAS rique-
zns naturales del Estado ash
como sus manufacturers queda-
ran bien exhibidas. La Compa-
MA aSouthern Cotton Oil" ten
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-02-08

Ha llegado a San Luis una
gran consignacion de monedas
y de papel moneda reunida de
las colecciones de variOs numis-
maticos y esta ahora depositada
en- la GAIA de una Compafifa de
Dep6sitos. Este embarque fne
consignado al sefior Parran Ser
be. Jefe de la Oticina de /. %
!" Souvenir Coin Department ;"
en- la Exposition, siendo una
considerable parte de esta con-
signacion propiedad personal de
este sefior. Hay cerca de $4,000
pleas distintas. incluycndo 10
mil especies representando to-
das las moncdas desdc las cda-
des mas remotas, empezando
desde Ell aiio 700 antes de 7. c.,
de las cuales hay algunas muy
raras. Entire estas hay IN iue-
60 de seis monedas de orc (del
valor de 5 5000 cada una) cue
dicen ser Ia propiedad de un
coleccionista. Hay cerca de 40
mil cspecies de papel moneda
de varias denominaciones hasta
la de S 1000 y el todo reprcsen-
t. IN valor de varios millones.
Eeta collection Queda exhibida
en il Exposition.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-02-08
LA UNION" y LAURAK-BAT"
SALONES DE BARBERIA
CON ELEGANTES f HIGIENICOS BANOg
SAN JOSE H. (bajos del Casino Espanol
SAN FRANCISCO ~, (bajosl

E propetario de estos acreditados compile
aente eformados conseguido hacer de eos sto pre
do por personas eegante Un personal active ntegene
idoneo que para atender favorecedores tene
pleado estos SALONES
Las taras por meses econ6mcas dan dere
uso por mes, de los magn6cos banos
Ab6nose Vd viste los elegantes SALoNEs BA1BERrAA
LA UNION Y LAURAK-BAT.
Propietarcs
.AgapteO del Tore.
Im-mjs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-02-08

w. F. Hanmar cablegrafifa el
'I6 de Enero desde Estokolmo:-
FL edifcio va completado de
Suecia saldra de Estokolmo pa
ra San Louis el de 1o Enero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-02-08

La suma apropiada por Ell Es-
ladO de Georgia para la Exposi-
cion es sOlamente de $3o 600
pero esta suma sera aumentada
debido a contribuciones priva-
das hasta $3.50. 600. LAS rique-
zns naturales del Estado asi
como sus manufactures queda-
ran bien exhibidas. La Compa-
MA Southern Cotton Oil" ten
dEf en- la Exposicion una de Las
mejorcs exhibiciones,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Policeman Burton yesterday found an
other electric street lighting wire lying in
the street on Nichols avenue near Franklin
street The repair department was notified
and the wire was replaced.
The chimney of the residence of Frank
Smith, on Carroll street in Twining City,
developed blaze from SCOT yesterday. No
damage was done.
A thief yesterday visited the house of
John Hall, living on the Wahler place,
along Hamilton road. in Congress Heights,
and stole over $50 worth of garments Po-
liceman Mccormick was assigned to the
case.
For the second time within short period
the jewelry store Of Martin L. Fearrow. at
305 Monroe street, Anacostia, was robbed
Wednesday night. The front show window
was broken at 10 o'clock in the night by q
stone. A gentlemen's gold-flled watch, q
lady's gold-flled watch and nickel watch,
valued in all at about 80. were stolen.
Later IN the night Policeman Ryer took
into custody Charles Hunt col0red. thir-
teen years old on whose person two of the
watches were found. He Is being held
pending the recovery Of the third watch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
BURNS CAUSE CANCER.
Natives of Kashmir Wear Charcoal
Stoves, Hence the Epidemic.
from the Pnlladelpllia MedlcaI Recori.

From the Philadelphia Medical Record.
Jonathan Hutchinson. during his recent
trip to India, made some interesting OBJ
servances on disease, and he comments
upon them in his usual interesting way. In
the Polytechnic for May appears an editorial
the cause of cancer, which, il we mis-
take not, is from Mr.. Hutclinson's pen, for
1t has all the earmarks of his style and of
his turn of thought. The writer of the
editorial calls attention to the peculiar
form of cancer that prevails in Kashmir-
the vale of Cashmere" of the poets. This
variety of cancer is an epitholioma. which
is not peculiar Ia an historical sense, but is
merely of peculiar origin. The site of the
growth is either the abdomen or the inside
of the thigh OF twenty cases reported by
Elmslie as long as 1866. four We're in fe-
males and sixteen in males.
DR.. Elmslie attributed the disease to a
curious local custom of the inhabitants of
Kashmir. 1t seems that kaShmir, which
is elevated valley among high noun
tains) has a severe winter climate, and the
natives carry what is called kangri.
This is a small braZier, filled with burning
charcoal, and is carried underneath the
clothing. 1t is of earthenware, protected
by wickerwork. When the bearer is in the
erect position the kangri hangs on the
abdomen, but when sitting IL is placed
between. the thighs In Kashmir no man,
woman or child thinks it possible to he
comfortable in winter without a kangri
under the clothes. Other writer's have de-
scribed this peculiar custom, and a refer
ence is made to it in the British Encyclo-
pedia.
Recently Some valuable additions to our
knowledge of kangri cancer have been
made by DR.. Neve, the head of q mission
stationed at kashrnir. He proves that the
disease is common, for he refers to nearly
five hundred cases These ca SEES point in
dubitably to local irritatioa--frequently re-
peated burns from the kangri-as the cause
of the disease. In this respect the subject
of kangTi cancer offers nothing new for
the fact that cancer originates in local rri-
tatfon is generally accented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
ALLEGES INTIMIDATION.
Frank c. Graves Asks for Protection
Against Union of Engineers.

Frank C. Graves of 41S A street southeast
who states that he is steam engineer,
writes to the Commissioners charging a
committee of the international Associa-
ion," supposedly Of union engineers, with
attempting to intimidate him in the pur-
suit Of his business because he is not af-
filiated with the union. The writer also
asks protection Of the Commissioners
against the union organization. Mr..
Graves' letter to the Commissioners is as
follows:
Il am steam engineer, having held a
license here fol- eighteen years. l have al
ways compiled with the laws governing
steam engineers in the District OF Column
bia, and, according to my Interpretation of
the law, am entitled to follow my voca-
ton anywhere in the District of Columbia,
and SO long as obey the law surely look
to the District government which exam
ined me and accepted my money for the
license, to protect me In the peaceful pur-
sudt of my business. Here comes a com
mittee from the international association,
and say that II l do not join them must
quit work. My position hold through my
own endeavor. and did not secure It
through their influence / have full per
mission from your honorable board to hang
up my license; these men say I must take
1t down. would thank you to give me an
official opinion on this point and please do
SO at your earliest convenience as 1t is a
matter of living to secure myself and fam
lily. / cannot conscientiously Join this
union. as do not believe In its teachings.
l certainly look for protection against this
organization"
With regard to the matter Commissioner
mcfarland today recommended to his as
sociates that the writer be informed that
until his license Is revoked for cause by
authority Of the Commissioners II is valid
and Will be respected by all law-abiding
citizens In the District of Columbia; that
without the license held by him 1t would
be unlawful to engage in the occupation of
steam engineer, and he would be liable
to penalties for so doing; that the District
cannot guarantee employment to any citt-
zen. although licensed by 1t to pursue a
calling, nor can 1t interfere between en-
ployer and employe In the matter of the
pursuit of business: that is the right of
contract or employment of the citizen is
legally fnterfered with he has his remedy
in the courts. either by private suit for In
junction or damages, or by public prosecu-
ton In the police court In a case involving
a breach of the peace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Big Salmon From the Colombia.
From the Portland Oregonian.


The school of old-fashioned Chinook SAL
mon which always used to come UP the
Columbia early in the spring, but which
seems to have been all broken up and to
have changed its time Of arrival till late in
the season, since artificial propagation was
introduced, and to come all In a bunch
has evidently not been entirely disorgan-
lied. Numbers of the regular old-style
Chinooks, the largest, finest and latest
salmon ever seen anywhere, are now being
sent to the Portland markets. 1t is evil
dent that quite school of these grand fish
are pushing taeir way up to their old
spawning beds in the Clakamas and other
streams. A number displayed attracted
much attention from eastern visitors, none
of whom had ever seen such fine salmon
before. They weighed from twenty-five TO
forty and possibly fifty pounds EACH The
dealer was urged by a friend of the visit
ors to mention higher weights for the sal
mon than the real ones, and as this is gen.
orally done he made no objections, making
a twenty five pound salmon weigh thirty
five, and a forty-pound one weigh fifty
five. One of the visitors fingered the lar
gest fish, whopper weighing about fifty
pounds, and remarked that it must weigh
at least seventy-fve pounds. The dealer
said 1t looked that heavy. but Il cannot
lie; 1t weighs only seventy pounds" The
visitors remarked as they passed out that
the dealer appeared to be, a very truthful
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
w. B. Moses & Sons, IF St., Cor. 11th.

tional beverage of the countries of South
America, while in Paraguay and Argentina
it forms the sole stimulant of the working
classes. 1t is usually drunk as very hot
infusion through a metal tube. but it can be
taken as we take our tea and coffee with
milk and sugar.
Most people, however, acquire the native
habit and prefer to drink 1t without admix-
ture. So pr pared it is very bitter, but those
who drink it soon learn to consider 1t an
agreeable and palatable beverage Some
natives drink 1t as infusion made with
cold water, and it is then known by the
name of "terere." The working classes es-
pectally favor terere" and the stimulating
and sustaining effects of the beverage are
remarkable.
Workmen carry the drink with them
wherever they go, and from time to time
be infused with a degree of energy not
usually credited to the South American
Woodcutters will start work at daybreak
and go on seemingly without fatigue until
the midday meal, five or six hours later
and this midday meal is the first solid
food eaten so long as they can get mate
Those who have investigated the prop
erties OF mate say that the invigorating
ana sustaining powers are different In
character to those of either tea, coffee or
cocoa. Taken as a stimulant for night
work or for prolonged brain work it is
sald TO convey an energy and a sensation
OF nghtness that make duty real pleas
ure. The peculiar feature of such re-
suit is that analysis shows nothing in the
drink to account for it. The percentage
OF caneine and the amount of volatile oil
are very much less than that contained
In tea and coffee, and none of the I'M
pleasant effects that follow beverages seem
to attend the immoderate use of mate.
IN rare instances very nervous individ-
uais and those suffering from nervous pros
tration find their symptoms aggravated
by overdulgence in mate drinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
BLowP1PE sHARPsHooTERs.
The Remarkable Weapon of the In
dams Of Guiana.

From Longman's Magazine
There are two kinds of blowpipes in use
among the Indians of Guiana. The first,
called the poocoona, is made OF the oorah
reed. This remarkable reed is found In the
Orinoco river only, and there only at GER
tain spots. The oorah grows to the height
of at least thirty feet, and the basal joint,
of which the blowpipe is made is fourteen
or fifteen feet long, straight as an arrow
and without a knot.
The inside of the reed is as smooth as
glass, hence the facility with which the
dart traverses it. Very little of the reed is
cut away, SO that the pipe is about twelve
feet long, and is SO sIrong that when held
horizontally there is not the least band in it.
The reed, having been carefully selected,
cut and prepared, is inclosed in small,
thin palm trunk, which is split open for the
purpose, scraped thin as wafer and then
rejoined with the reed in the center. This
palm, for length, straightness and lightness,
is as remarkable as the reed. The whole
pipe. when finished, never weighs more
than a pound and half or pound and
three-quarters. Both the mouth, or muZ-
zle, and the breech are mouthed, the
bell pieces being fixed on
There are front and hack sights, the lat
ter formed of the curved teeth of the
dasyprocta acouchi, a species of rodent
somewhat larger in size than a wild rabbit.
Two of the incisOrS of this animal are fixed
on the Dr60cn OF the pipe Oy means OF wax.
The teeth being placed parallel to each
other and very close together, the sight is
taken between them. Sometimes the fore
sight Is made in the same way, but it more
often consists of the single sharp tooth of a
fish. 1t is placed about foot back from
the muzzle, the back sight being affixed
four feet along the tube, SO that it is a
considerable distance from the eye when
aiming.
The missile used with this tube is mis-
named an arrow. 1t is really dart, scarce
ly bigger than large darning needle and
with a point quite as fine The dart is made
of the rib of the coocooreete palm leaf, and
is SO heavy that it will sink in water 1t is
about seven inches in length, not thicker
than a large needle, and the usual number
that an Indian carries with him when
shooting is from $50 to JO0 ready poisoned.
but not prepared with the necessary cotton
plugs.
These darts are strung together some
thing like the reeds on which soft cheeses
are placed, and then rolled on a stick and
carried in culver, points upmost, 1t being
requisite to protect them from every
chance of being broken or dulled. To pro-
tect the hand when handling them the top
of the stick Is furnished with a small,
wheel-lke shield.
The fine points are given to the darts by
means of the teeth of the devilfish (serra-
salmus pirava), and the cotton with which
they are plugged before use is found grow
ing wild. It Is bound to the base Of the
dart with thread made of silk grass; this
thread, with wax obtained from several
trees. being largely used also in making
the blowpipe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
The Short Story Club.

The Short Story Club held. its regular
semi-mOnthly meeting Tuesday evening at
the Riggs House. with the president, Prof.
Hyland c. Kirk. in the chair. The pro-
gram opened with three valentine stories.
which, for want of time. had been left
over from the preceding meeting These
were: Faint Heart and the Fair Lady,
by Mrs. M. L. Willis. and "A Morning Mail
Valentine" by Mrs s.. York. Capt w.
w. Case followed with a dialect story,
How Mickey O'Finney Got His Father
Out of Purgatory:" poem by Mrs Clara
o. Bland. Sustaining Faith;'' Mrs. Mary
c. Bennett gave a Shaker story entitled
David and Hannah Mrs. v. Shinn con-
tributed paper on Dates and Miss Hal
lowell a recitation. Mrs. Belva A. Lock-
wood having been Unexpectedly called upon
by President Kirk for some remarks took
up the subject of the Panama canal treaty,
bill for the ratification of which had Just
passed the Senate by an overwhelming ma
jority. dwelling somewhat upon the i'm
petus which the cutting of the canal would
give to the commerce of this country, as
well as diverting the commerce of the
world
Among those present were Mrs E. M.
Willis, Capt and Mrs. w. w. Case. Prof.
II. c. Kirk. Mrs Bowie Chapman, Miss
Helen Fay, Mrs. e. Maynicke Stiilman Or.
Miss E. A. Woodbury.. Mrs. E. l.. Dudley,
Mrs. Clara O. Bland. Maj. and Mrs. NJ W.
Lang. Miss Lydia J. Ray Miss Florence
Dudley. Miss Mary c. Bennett Capt F. v.
DeCoster Mrs. p. ]. Hoffiiger, Mrs. F. Pat
tison, Miss Josephine S.oAdams, Miss Lew
ellyn Flowers. Mrs. MsI..sTanner, Mrs S.
M. Vale. Mrs. C. s. hYork. Mrs NJ w.
Houghton. Mrs. BelvasA Lockwood, Miss
Bertha F. Wolfe. Miss KsI S. Todd Mrs.
Capt. Fred. l. Dean. Mrs! eLamasure, Mrs
Brown. M. F. Bingham.aoA. X. Bingham.
Miss Belle C. Saunders, ME-. and Mrs Al
bert r. Fawcett Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Hub
bard. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ Thomas Mrs. K.
M. Wade. Mrs. b. l.. Clarke. Judge George
NJ. Buck. Mrs. Anne b. Buck, Mrs. Ada
Humphrey. Miss Hallowell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Bible Society Work in Russia.

From the Christian Intelligencer
just now the intolerance of Russia toward
other faiths than that of the Greek Church.
and the illiberality of its commercial poll
cy, are exploited by the press, and for these
reasons sympathy with Japan in the pres
ent war is far more general than with Rus
STA. Yet in one respect Russia is far more
liberal than countries where the Roman
Catholic Church has sway. This Is in the
matter of the circulation of the Bible and
the treatment OF the American and British
Bible Societies. In many South American
countries colporteurs are prosecuted and
Bibles burned, whereas throughout Russia
agents of the Bible societies work freely
and are encouraged by special privileges
The government RENTS certain of their
taxes and carries certain amount of the
Bibles free on its railways. In one or two
towns the street railways give the colpor-
teur free ticket The British society's
sales over the Russian empire last year
ceeded 560000 COPIES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Latest Form of Government.
An Elusive Water Plant.
From the Boston Transcript.

The water lily of the Amazon has very
elusive habits. The buds open twice-the
first time just chink at the tip, In the
early sunrise hours. sort of premonitory
symptom. On the following evening 1t
spreads its four sepals with such alacrity
that you can see them move. But the big
white bud among them remains unchanged
until o'clock in the morning. when it hur-
riedly spreads its blossoms wide Open re-
naming in this condition only half an hour
by another hour aud half the entire
flower has been drawn under water by the
coiling of the stalk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Line Of Inquiry Started by
Rhodes Will Decision.
DIVERSITY OF VIEWS
THE QUESTION A SOURCE OF
MUCH PERPLEXITY.
Commissioner mcfarland Says SUI
preme Court Of United Statest May
Have TO Decide.

The decision Of the trustees of the Cecil
Rhodes will, to the effect that the District
of Columbia cannot be construed by them
as either a state or territory and entitled
to scholarships in the University of Oxford
under the terms of the will, which decision
was reported exclusively in The Star sew
eral days ago, has given rise to a further
discussion on the part of residents of Wash
ington of the question as to what is the
exact status of the District. The question
seems to have been in the past a source of
considerable perplexity and diversity of
opinion among both citizens and officials,
and from the contrary opinions expressed
recently by citizens discussing the subject
1t would appear that the question has not
as yet been definitely settled in the minds
of the residents OF the city.
The United States Supreme Court in sep
arate opinions has held that for some pur-
poses the District of Columbia may be
garded as state and for other purposes as
a territory, and again it has held that the
District is municipal corporation. Several
months ago the controller Of the treasury,
in an opinion, held that the District is a
part of the federal government, and a short
time after that opinion was promulgated
the assistant attorney general for the Post
Office Department held, with respect to the
Commissioners using the postal frank, that
the District is not part of the federal gov
eminent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
Ever Noticep
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Contractor exhibiting plan Of new Office
building)- THE best material for the VAIN
scoting, of course. is finely veined Italian
marble
Capitalist (who already owns one)-''Eo
that anybody with a lead pencil can turn
the markings into profiles Of Uncle Joe
Cannon, or 6avonarola, or Thomas Carlyle?
No. / think I'd rather have something dead
white
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26

Minister Squiers has given Secretary
Zaldo, at Havana, pair of marine glasses
for the captain of the Cuban pilot boat
Esperanza, as a present from President
Roosevelt for the gallant rescue of the
crew OF the American sloop Robinson Cru
soc last October, OF Sagua.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26

Five cases Of diphtheria are reported on
board the United States ship Monongahela
at San Juan, p. r. The crew and officers
have gone into camp at the naval station
until the ship shall have been fumigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
MATE PARAoUAY's DRINK.
Detection From Leaves Of Holly Tree
Generally Used.

What tea is to the Englishman and coffee
to the American, yerba-mate is to the ma
tive Of Paraguay. Yerba-mate is an infu-
sion of the dried and powdered leaves OF the
species of holly tree that grows in Para
quay, and for centuries it has been the ma