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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
Av|SO Al PUBL|CO

Ell Honorable Concejo Municipa
de este pueblo, en- session celebrada ell
dia l3 del mes en- curse, acor16 sacar
q pdblico remate el servicio de medi-
cinas enfermos pobres de esta local..
dad, durante ell afio fiscal de 1905 a
1906.
Dicho acto tandra lugar el dia i
de Agosto del afio en- curse, q las dos
de la tarde, en- los salones Consisto.
rio Municipal.
Ell pliego de condolences, Sc halls
de manifesto ca Secretaria Municipal
durante los dias laborables, de los
dias no festivos. .-Naguabo, IA de Ju
lio de 1905. -Rafaet R3ca, Alcalde Mu
nicipal. 81
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Acadia de Arecibo

AV1SO. -Desierta por falta de
licitadores la primera subasta del su-
ministro de medicinas Y efectos para
la B otica municipal, durante el ejerci-
clio de 1905 q 1905 cuys subasta de-
bio cslebrarse hoy; Sc ha dlspuesto un
segund6 remat, que tsndrA lugsr ell
27 de los corrientes, q las dos de la
tarde, en- esta Ale aldfa, con arreglo
al pllego de condolences que estara de
manifesto en- 10 Secretarfs, q disposi-
ci6n de los que deseen concerto. Lo
que SO hscs pdblico para conocimlen.
to general. Arecibo, Julio II de l 905.
Manael Perez Auiles Alealda. 81
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DON FERNANDO CARACENA

Hsmos tsnido el gusto de salld ar
q eats buen amigo = compatriota nuss-
sro, que reslde en- Nueva York hace
muchos AMOS y que esta al fcente del
departamsnto espafiol en- Ia importan.
hsima casa Liberty Machine Company
que desarrolla grandes neg )clos en- la
America del Sur, en- Cuba, SAn.o Do
mingo y Puerto Rico.
Ell senior Caracena permanecerA
en- Ia isla dos 8 tres semanas. Tiene
relaciones de familia y do amistsd
CON machas personals distinguidas del
pals y ls agaardan de seguro hoy hs-
lagu Il as impresiones LIE relteramos
ell testi nonio de nuestrss oordiales
simpatias.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
REv|STA De MEO|c|AA

Hemos recibi5o ell Boletin de la
Association Medic. de Puerto Rico,
correspondence al mes de Julio actual.
Trae, entire otros trabajos, un estu.
dio del DR.. Goenaga acerca del informe
del Superintendente de Sanidad sobre
ell alcantarillado de San Juan. SPrin-
cipios de la Deontilogfa- Medica, de la
American Medical Associations, ira
ducido por ell doctor j. A Lopez y
detalles sobre la Ultima reunion Glen.
tftica de la eAsociaci6n Medica de
Puerto Rico.s
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
Acadia municipal de Caguas

Sc hscs ssber: que el Honorable
Secretsrio de Puerto Rico ha aprobs-
do la Ocdenanza adoptada por este
Conceio municipal, disponiendo ell
arrendamiento. en- pdblica subasta, por
el sfio econ6mico de 1905 q 1906, de
las propiedades urbanas que Sc des-
cribiran; y que tales subastas tendran
efscto el die "a del corriente mes en-
la siguieate forma: Casa de nam pos.
teria situsds en- Ia cslle SRuiz Bslviss
de esta cludad q las . a. m. Parte
norte de la plants alta del edIficlo DON
de estan instalAdas Ia Corte y o6ci-
mas municipales, q las 10 a. m. Edi-
ficio de mampos,erfa radicado en- la
calle SBetancesS 3 las 3 p. m. Los
pliegos en- que constsn las condicio-
mes que han de cumplir los licitsdo-
res y arrendadores, eataran On la of.
Gina del Sscretario, disposition de
los que deseen oonocsrlos, todos los
dlAs laborahleS de sall ;, m y de 2
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
CR|MEN De AAASCO
Yare Yare incomuhicado.
Presos y deteaidos por
perjurio.
EN- SANTO DOMlN GO
El presldente Morales detuvo
a personals procedentes
de Puerto Rico.

lIare Ya1e el asesino de Pesante,
est& rigurosamente incomunicado en- la
cArcel de Mayagtiez.
No se puede entrar en- su calabozo
sin un permiso del fiscal.
: En- Ahasco han sido detsnidos
don Juan de Mata Rivera y don Isaac
Padr6 por perjurio, va han sldo lle-
vados por ell teniente Tallada la car
eel de Mayagiiez.
Sc dice que Mata fi6 q Antonio Paz
sin tener bienes.
Padr6 alega que Pesante no presto
declaration nioguna antes de morir, 10
cual Sc considera falso, porque 10 de-
clarado por la victima en- su habitaci6n,
ante el Fiscal, fue pdblico, pues estaban
presentes muchas personals honorables
de Afasco y Mayagiez. Padr6 ha sido
practicante municipal de Ailasco.
-Llega nuestro conocimiento
que el presidente de la Repdblica de
Santo Domingo senior Morales, no
bien supo ell asesinsto de Pesante hi
20 detsner q varios passjeros que aca-
paban de liegar de Puerto Rico.
No los puso on libertsd hasta que
tuvo certeza ohcisl de que NADIA tenfan
lque YER con el crimen.
Ademas hizo publican una proclama
para que SO persiguiera en- ell terrific
rio de la repdblIca los asesinos de
Peaante.
Inocencio Loio, que aparece
complicado en- el hscho, se deolara
testigo del Pueblo dc Puerto Rico.
-TrAtaae de publican un folleto
en- Msyaguez con detalles y pormeno-
res sobre este suceso, q partir desde
el afo 1902.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21

Da la asamblea de profesores &C.
lebrada ell de Julio en- San Juan Sc
deduce una lecci6n amarga. ALI acor.
daron los represent sntes del magiste-
rio dirigir un cablegrama & 10 Asocia-
ted Press, de New York. Y en- dicho
cablegrama condens aron la esencia
de sus deliberacioues de sus resolu.
clones.
Ell 5 de Julio Sc entreg6 4 las ofci
mas del cable aquel documento, que
reproducian todos los diarios de la
ciudad menos uno. Y ese diario que
Sc abstuvo de prestar sus columnas &
protesta del pals, anunci6 que tam
POGO Sc las prestarian los de la Ame-
RIGA del norte, por la simplfsima ra-
ION de que el despacho no iba por con
ducto del corresponsal de la Associated
Press.
Y, en- efecto, la associated Press no
hizo circular el despacho. Y allf que
do, entire los papeles indtiles, el papel
diminuto en- que un pueblo opromido
daba formas q una suprema 'intsrro.
gaci6n, dirigida al gobierno america
no en- esta forma. <SQue nos dais, Ia
independence 8 el Estado?,
Els cosa trists vivir, como vivimos
los puertorriquefos, bajo lal tutels
de unos funcionarios cuyo valer inte
lectual conocemos y medimos perfec
tamente, sin necesitar grandes conoci
mientos nj largas medidas; es coss
triste sentir, como sentimos los puerto
rriquehos, que en- nuestra propia pa
tria todo ell mundo -americ amos, fran
ceses, alemanes --todo el mnndo es al
60, menos nosotros, que no somos ma
da. Pero es cosa mas triste todavl,
estar convencidos de que nj siquier,
disponemos de I'm rincon de la prens'
nacional para redeiar ell dolor d.
este pueblo sin ventura, porque entrt
esa prensa y nosotros Sc interponel
siempre los generosos corresponsales
La asamblea de profesores pud,
ir, con toda humildad, en- busca de
ilustre rapresentante de Ia Associates
Press, entregarle sus actas, informar
lie de sus ac aerdos y suplic arle rendi
damente que Sc dignara trasmitir alg
la la ciudad de Nueva York, centr
motor y cabeza directriz de la Amer
ca del Norte. Y el corresponsal, per
sonaie benevolo sin duda, habria ira!
mitido 10 que le viniese en- ganas,
mas bien, 10 que entendiera el que ve
MIA en- ganas la Mansion Ejecutiv 8
Y habrfa visto entonces el pdblico nee
yorkino, 10 que nosotros vimos mi
chas veces en- aquella Babilonia mo
derna; habrla visto cablegramas qu
esta vez, como otras tantas, desfgu
rasen la verdad y quiza nos presents
ran en- posici6n ridfcula ante el orbs.
De suerte que hay salida ming,
ma en- este IN pace q que nos trajero
las circustanciaS: 8 enviaban los prt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
IA COIS|GUl DBL S|LEIUO'

fesores su c,blegrama sin lograr que
aparecisse en- los diarios dsl Norte, 8 |
enviaba ell corresponsal uno q su an
toj }, contrario de seguro la rsali- |
dad sNo es cierto que resulta hermo |
so vivir bsjo un estado de sitio en- que
no va nos impiden formar grupos, por.
que ESQ serfa un csc cfndalo, sino que
nos bloqueau ell pensamiento y Ia pa
labra?
Pues ese es el verdadsro status de
Puerto Rico. En- New York y en- Was
hington SO sabe...... 10 que convene
al gobierno y segdn convene al 60
bierno Y el pals necesita actuar con.
ira el obstaculo y romper la mordaza
con que Sc pretende reducirle al silen-
clio. ST ell buen pueblo de los Estados
Unidos no Sc entera de 10 que ocurre
en- esta pobre isla, que 81 juzga felfz
contenta los politicians seguiran, cada
dia mas inmunes, abusando del asia
miento que nos cream. Y hasta habra
papeles escritos en- dos lenguas que
Sc permitan darnos lecciones, cuando
nosotros podemos ensefiar los que
en- esos papeles garrapetean el in
giles y pisotean el castellsno cuanto
hay que saber para alternar, no con
politicians ignorantes, sino con patrio
tas serios 6 ilustrados.
La consigna del silencio parece
estar dada. Pero esa consigna no Ia
dan el Herald, el Journal nj la AS0cid
tied Press: la dan ot.os q quienes
limporta que no repercutan en- 10 prem
sa americana los dolores que siente
Puerto Rico. Sc quiere que nuestros
lgritos contra el regimen que nos aho'
ga, nazcan y mueran en- la isla, sir
encontrar eco simpatico mas ALA de
los mares gus nos rodean. Asf sers
''facil prolongar Ia servidumbre de los
nativos y Ia superioridad de los exc
ticos. Y mAldito 81 q estos dltimos
preocupa que su repdblica, tan gran
de y tan liore, aparezca nuestros
ojos como una autocra acia en- que los
QkaseS del Cesar solo tienen apelaci6l
& la justicia del cielo.
Il Tremenda es la consigna. Pert
, sepan los que Ia dan y los que Ia cum
plen que Puerto Rico SO dispone ,
romperla. Y que llegara un dia ei
que republicanos y unionistas, vol
viendo juntos por el sacro ioteres d.
la patria y suspendiendo sus luchas
fratricidas, no den el jaego que wiener
dando desde 1898 nj Sc neutralicen re
cfprocamente en- combate de Gaines
Ese dia Puerto Rico SO pondra el
Q pie, con su million de corazones, COZ
-. su million de voluntades, para no per
: mitir que le anulen, Y veremos 81 en-
.toncen contienen el movimiento 10
j. corresponsales.
q Contra la consigna del s!lenciC
i la consigna del patriotismo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
CARTAS DETtNIDAS

Eo la Adninistr aci6n dc Corfeos
de esta cludad SO encuentran las si.
guientes;
Sebast an Astor, Ladislao Rialda
Bueno, Antoaio Berries, Eduardo NJ,
Beltrsn, Elsebia Beltran, Eugenio
Bonills, Jose Cruz, Gallo Csnales
Andres Ferrer Coll, Iuocencis D.az,
Faustino Diaz, Carmen NJ. Diaz, p.
0. Esstaman, Carlos de Ereho, An Tres
Echevsrrfa, Elisa Flores, Carmen Fer
nsndez, Felipa Febre, Justina Goaza.
lez, Bibiana Garcia, Manuel Fernan-
dsz 9 Arcia, G, Il ch trd Jacobs,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
AN U N CIO

Departamento del Interior Boreau de
Ooras Pdblicas. O6cina del Sape-
rintendente de Obras Publicas.
San Juan, P. r., Julio 10 1905.
Proposiclones en- pliegos csrra-
dos para Ia adjudicsci6n en- publ.
ca subasta de las obras de construc.
cl6n de la CArcel del Distrito de Are.
cibo, se admitlr&n on esta O6cina has
to las 10 q. m. del dia 26 de Agosto de
1905 en- que SO abriran pablicamsnte.
FL presupuesto de las obras ascien.
de- & s34, $500.
Todos los datos necesarios 10 de-
ran en- et ia ofc ma donde se encuentran
de- manifesto todos los docdmentos que
nan de regir en- la contrata y podran
recoger lbs licitadores los modelos de
proposicioaes que han de presentar.
Copias en- azul de les pianos SO encon.
trarsn tamoiel de manifesto On las
oficinas de la Polic(a Iosular en- Are
cibo.
Sc remitlr&n los licitadores co.
pias en- szul de los pianos de la obra
mediante I'm dep6sito de (S26.0Ol. Vein
50 cinco dollars, cuya cantidad sera
reiniegrada q los licitadores al devol-
YER dichos pianos q esta O6cina.
La Administraci6n se reserva el
derecho de rechazsr cualquiera 9 to-
das las proIosiciones.
~. il dENEZ,
Superintendenta de Obras PdblicRs.
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21
PREST|G|O AAC|ONAL
Como Sc entiende este en- Ia
mstr6poIiy como 50 entisn-
de en- Ia cOIonia.
ANvERSO Y REVERSE
Por ALA Sc hlla mas delga-
do, sin contemplaclones,
caiga quien caiga.

cQle en- la metr6poli augusta
bien por netaS 6 por tds,
un funcionario cualquiera
comets un acto immoral,
con meaosc .bo y desdoro
de su propia digntdad,
y prev arica 9 desfalca
8 anda metido quizS
en- chanchullos en.enjdagues
en- pequeiios panamds,
sin otro fin nj otra mira
que su interes personal,
y asf deshonra & la p.tris,
falto de conciencia, al par
que de la ley hace burla
escarnece la moral?...
Pues, apenas sobre ell case
sospechas 8 indicios hay,
SO procede esclarecerlo
sin tenor 81 que diran,
aucque ell escandalo surja
y Sc forme un guirigay.
IEl funcionario es culpab'e?
Sc le con 3eoa, y en- paz,
sea quien fuere, sin que valgan
inhuencias de tai cual
personaje prominente
de un Morgan 8 de un Nabab.
De ese modo queda & salvo
ell prestigio nacional.
Esto es hermoso y es bueno,
y es 10 justo. dNo es verdad?
~
Vengamos q la colonia,
Un funcionario venal,
miserable corrompido
y no vale sefalar-
comete una estafa, un rob)
6 da un petardo, sin mas
nj mas. Sc divulga el hecho
c6ramp6pulo. SPensais
que la ley sera inhexible
y ha de castigarle?.... iQlia.
Sc le echa terra al asunto,
SO amapucha este.... y on paz.
SQue hay quien defrauda al Tesoro
ST ejerce un cargo Official,
aunque la gente murmure,
SO le deja en- libertad....
Y de este modo Sc saliva
ell prestigio nae onal.
,Que diferencia tan grande.
;Causa lSstima y pesar
que la justicia no sea
en- todas parties igual.
Suarez dc Mota.
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A|ca|dia de TrujlIO Alto

vacante Ia plaza de Official de Sa-
nidad de este pueblo, dotada con 81
habsr de custcocientos dollars snua-
les, Sc hscs pdblico, q fn de que los
seflores medicos que dsseen optar por
dicha plaza, dirijan sus solicitudes &
sta Alcaldfa b asta Ell dia 2S del pre-
sente. -Trujillo. alto Is de 1905.-A.
", Alcalde. 81
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-21

5 p, N. desde esta fe:hs, has.s ell "a
inclusive del mes cursante.
Csguss, Julio IL, de l.9O5. g.
Garcia, AlcAlde municipal, 5-3
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MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. .Rell Phone No. IA.
Business Once. :. Bell Phone No. 181.
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WOMEN FOR JURY SERVICE.

Snme of our London contempora-
rics are discussing the feasibility of
putting women on trial juIics in the
courts. The question has been dis
c,,ssed by many persons al distinc-
ton Including some well known iurlsts.
There is strong prejudice i'll Eng
land as well rs in America usains!
The idea Of jurywomen. One lawyer
suggested that 1t is but u step from,
ibc Jury lux to the bench. and the
learned judiciary hns visions OF a
Tine 10 come wien each judge would
have learned sister by his side
Advocates would then address, the
court as MY lord. and ladies and gen.
tlcmcn of The jury"
II Is pointed out that the figure of
Justice has always posed as female
Gg.:c, scrupdlously blindfol,lcd,
which mas sometimes satirically hcen
taken 10 mean that she could not b,.
trusted. AMI many still insist That
women were revcr Intended to gov.
GIN. Newport News people will recall
The fact that the digniiicd dame who
poses Gbovc The local courthouse ha..
thus far failed TO discover that enc.
half of her pair of scales has hccn
lown away. rur docs tho loss sccn. to
alfcc: the balancing qualities of her
rn'hlcm Of even handed justice.
! hat. however. has nothing to ,lD
with women Jurors. Some persons
profess To sec grave difficulty in
mixed jurics. They fear that the men
on The panel might work Ivy logic.
while the women would so straight To
tho decision by intuition. which would
result IN the final end OF juiics alto
gctlrr. But. even in the light of all
objections brought forward, IL is quite
obvious that IL would be impossible. ft.r
female jurors TO make worse members
Of .i,iry than some of the men whn
haze passed upon important cases ia
The local Courts;
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Entered 1t the Newport News, Va
PostofTlce az Becond-class matter.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL s5, 1905.
why r,OT ENFORCE LAW AGAINST
PERIURY2

We hotc with intersst :hat Victor
MLrOwctZ. chairman of the executive.
committee of The Santa Fe railroad
when asked Ivy Senator Elkins IL lille.
gal Determinations aud rebates wnul..
cease il traffic managers were COMPEL.
ell to make sworn reports. said: ~
do not think 81. Tho traffic managers
would perjurc themselves, ana those
who would not do that would not take
the Office
MIR. Morowetz is undoubtedly in a
better prsiticnthan the average Am
n"ican citizen to pass upon the mer.
Its and The characteristics OF the gen
tlerieE called upon TO net as traffic
managers Of the srca@ralway system.
" he is not mistaken in his cstimat.
TIC government officials should thy TIL,
experiments Suggested by Mr. JIlkins
aid slap few of them I'm Jail on the
charge IF perjury. Railway managers
are moro or less avcrSe to serving Jail
sentences and IL is more than likely
HAT one or two Of them pccping
through prison bars would exercise II
remarkable influence upon the other
Ilirinhcrs Of the fraternity or course.
1t may .c difficult to secure cunvic-
Tons along that line, but sucl, an out
come should not be impossible
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-26

tield-notes written UP was never seen
by the surveyor. In central Monterey
county. where mile after mile of lines
was supposed to have been run, not
a stake was driven. The surveyor
would take county map, which show
ed some OF the more prominent topo-
graphical features. From this map he
could make up Il fancifnl survey-plot
on larger scale, showing land monu-
ments. blaZcd trees, ROCKS, Mills, and
other natural objects for the prescrii,-
ed metes and bounds. 1t is a note
worthy fact that the maps of these sur
reys were among the finest ever sent
to the surveyor generals Office. They
were things OF beauty, full of fine dc
tails, and SO satisfactory that, at first.
there was not the slightest hesitation
on the part of the officials in signing
warrants i'll payment for them"
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dollars a. dozen, and canyasback ducks
at seven dollars a pair, and fat hens
from LIE Mans at six dollars each, and
Rouen ducks at seven. and truffled
pheasants at ten, and Belgian aspara-
gus at eight dollars a bunch and FIori-
da strawberries (the first that come
in) at four dollars for cup of twenty
berries, and Hamburg grapes at ten
dollars pound, and Normandy apples,
81 q picce-with all this and the best
Intentions in the woI1d the caterer
simply cannot raise the price of food
alone beyond fifteen dollars q head.
Which, for dinner of forty makes
only six hundred dollars However,
with rare wines and cigars, with an
extra charge for the most costly plates,
perhaps the famous gold service, and
with various incidentals, it Is possible
to improve on this considerably and
bring the cost per head up to, say fifty
dollars at the outside. This does not
include flowers, decorations, hand
painted menu cards and other souv-
cnirs.- Cleveland Moffatt, in Success.
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ARE WE EmuLATlNe RoMANsa
Fessts That Cast Into the Shade Law.
ish Affairs Of Nero's Time,

GroNo ''at Sook tikO kiC Law
ish Affairs of Nero's Time.
II is worthy of note that we are ap.
preaching the Romans not only in the
laviShncss and abundance of food, but
in various attendant cccentricities.
Pctronius tells us in "'rrimalchios
Dinner that boiled calf is brought
in followed by an actor dressed as
Ajax. Stimulating madness, he sudden
| ly rllshes mt the calf with drawn sword
slashes 1t into slices, and then pre-
SCENTS piece TO each one of the
lastOnishcd guests. But this is not
more absurd than the dinner Of
steamed rhinOccros recently served at
the Hotel Astor.- more absurd
than the various monkey dinners"
horseback dinners" Jungle dinners"
etc, of which dc hear from time to
time. nor should VIC omit the recent
picnic dinner" ut New York hotel,
where the guests were seated on banks
of imitation grass with the result that
sundry handsome gowns were ruined
| by green paint!
Despite the fact that many Of our
| rich families would be incapable OF
such vulgar ostentation, it can not be
denied that love of show and notoricty
Is common motive for numbers OF
! these costly banQuets. This is one oil
| the signs OF luxurious period, and
New York sees constant succession
| OF lavish dinners where the desire is
not to get the most possible for tho
money, but to spend us much money
as possible, so long as the amount
spent be known. For example, the
very best champagne costs ten dollars
quart, but most people are quite
content with ordinary brands at half
as much and many people would be at
loss to distinguish the one from the
other by the taste alone. Yet ten.dol.
lar champagne is In demand, not be-.
cause 1t is better, but because tho
guests know that 1t costs ten dollars.
And thousand bottles have been pro.
vided for single nights entertain.
ment.
On The same principle other wines.
sun more costly. say a red Bordeaux
at twenty-five dollars quart, or n
line Rhine wine at thirty. Then there
are old French brandies that 20 M 10
any price, and cigars at two dollars
q piece Also, cigarettes for the la
9les that come IN glass tubes and cost
dollar dozen!
were IT not for these expensive ac.
ccssories, IT would be difficult to ROT.
NC cost OF dinner up to a figure That
would be thought sufficiently spcctacu.
lar. Even with cayiarc brought from
itisSin at six dollars a pound, and
birds nests from China nr tic sour.
ana sole and quail from France, anu
diainolid back tcrrapin Mt hundred
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THE VALUE OF THE DUMMY.
Was an Important Element In Swind-
lima Government Out of It's Land.

was an important Element IN SWind-
ling Government Out of Its Land.
The dummy" was the chief Gle.
ment in the vast operations OF the
West coast land grafters, described by
MIR. Bailey Willard in Evcrybody's. Ma
sazine for May, The word of John a.
Benson" says Mr. Willard. "was nigh
ty in the land office lie was able to
have all his field-men appointed as
deputy surveyors without their know
lodge. He took contracts in their
names and had them sign--in blank
bonus, contracts, powers Of attorney
ETC.. OF the import of which they knew
nothing. Many or these unwilling dc.
pnties were mere boys. who under
stood little about the work i'm which
ihcy were supposed TO be engaged
One OF them, in whose name Benson
took out contracts to the amount of
S50,oOO, confessed that he would not
Know solar compass if he saw one.
Often for whole seasons the field
work of the Benson gang was the
mercst sham In the California coun.
Ties OF Sonoma, Mendocino, and Mon.
tercy, township after township for
which survcy-plots were made and
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ALL BECAUSE OF BEEF TRUST.

Immense Losses inflicted on the West
by the Vast Packing Combination.
Mr. Charles Il. Russell, writing OF
the Greatest Trust in the World"
in the May number of Evcrybody's,
the farmer, the local banker, and the
feeder. He says:
From July, 1904, the average loss
on every head of cattle fattened and
sold in the Middle West was So. or
course, there could be but one result:
The farmer, the real supporter of q
large part of the Middle West, became
straitened in his money affairs to the
general illfortune of his neighborhood,
and in many regions the farm mort
gage, that blighting emblem of wrong
conditions, returned to an evil emiencc
from which it had once been banished.
The total losses of the Battlefield
crs in Iowa in 1901 are computed at
$12,500,000. In 1903 and 1904 forty
banks In Iowa failed, closed their
doors, or went out of business, and at
least seven bank officers committed
suicide. Even in time of national bust.
ness depression and panic there has
been no such record as this
MIR. Doane Robinson, secretary of
the Historical Society, has estimated
the losses, in 1904, to South Dakota
cattlemen at Sl0.000.000.
I'm Iowa. sl2.500,O00, in South Da-
kota, $10,0O0,000; and wherever in the
Middle West cattle were sent to mar
kcl, an average loss of eight, dollars Il
head"