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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-05

VcuUCIlO Su STOltI1O, O1 alSu1eu re-!
husa paxar este impuesto, su tabacoI
es vendido phblicamente. deducido eli
montante del impuesto y dcvuelto leI
restante su duefio. De los docu !
mentos legales consta que Albers te :
MIA tabaco en- So rpo>s.ton; pero sc
|nego a satisfacer eli iimpuesto en- cum =
[plimiento de la ley.
'Por esta razGn, a principles de
Mario Sc orden6 las autoIidades de
Jalapa demandar de Albers Ia entire
ha de su tabaco, 10 que Albers con-
|test6 que ell que intentsrse cobrarle ,el
lei lmpuesto y entrar en- su casa 10 ha-
ria con riesgo de su vida. Luego Sc
puso a armar sus trabajadores, izan-
do 81 misns tempo la bandera ame-
ricana y amenazando las autorida-
des 81 con el Sc 1netian. Las autori--
dades de Jalapa notifcaron al juzgado
de Ocotal, y a Albers Sc le di6 au-
diencia preliminar ante el juzsado ell
Y de abril. Ell tribunal le asjgn6 de-
fensor de oGcio, dejendole en- libertad
de elegir defensor por su cuenta.
Come va Sc ha dicAo en- despaohos
al departamento de Estado, la vida de
Albers en- la prisi6n no era intolera-
bic. Sc le permitia eStar IN su ca sa
parte del tempo. Continuaba el pro-
ceso cuando; Ell Id de Agosto, ell consul
americana en- Managua, Mr.. Donald :
son, escribi9 directamente al Presi-
dente, amigo particular suyo, pidikn-
dole la llbertad de Albers, cuyo jndi-
viduo ha ocasionado dificultades va
rias veces. Lo raciona1 para el ha-
bria sido comunicsrse con Ell ministro
Merry. Ell Presidente conresto cue
hallandose ell case ante los tribunales.
no le era possible dntervenir en- aquel
momento.
"Poco despues, el consul Donaldson
repitio su ruego al Presidente con el
mismo resultado, y finalmente le en-
v1o una carta escrata en- tercera perso-
ma y concebida en- terminos como de
ultimatum, declarando que 81 Albers
no era puesto en- hbertad dentro de
veinticuatro horas, el Donaldson) no
respondla de las consecuenciss; El
secretsrio de Estado envi6 su primer
subsecretario es deeir q Mr.. Donald :
son que tai carta habia sido recibida
pero que estando escrita en- tercera
persona y dirigida al Presidente mis-
mo. no era cre1ble que la hubiese es-
critic ell consul de una naci6n amiga
Empero, no solo Mr., Donaldson Sc de-
claro autor del documento, sino que
10 ratltco, sin retractar una palabra.
Tambien expreso deseos de salir del
pals tan pronto como pudiese lograr
otro destino, por 10 cual ell gobierno
nicarasiiense, dandole gusto en- parte,
lie retro Ell exequatur.
"En este este estado Sc halla Ell case
al presente' La causa no ha termina-
do a11n, nj Ell consul Donaldson ha re-
gresado su pals. Lo 1iltimo que So
bre ell particular sabemos es por des
pachos entire ell ministro Merry que
reside en- Costa Rica. y ell departa-
mento de Estado, y una carta anoni-
ma ia del cientffco americana, pu-
blicada al princlpio)."
Parece que ell alegato del seflor Co.
rea produjo considerable efecto en-
circulos oficiales. tanto que, segdn no.
ticiss posteriores, 6 Sc habia desistido
dc dar ordenes al "Princenton" para
ponerSe las 6rdenes del ministro Me-
rry. 81 las ten1a va. Sc lie habian da-
do otras para que suspendiese el viaje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-05
La carrera de un
hombre de genio
De mozo de estacion a Console.
70 del Gar. .-Algunas anec-
dotas interesantes de la vida
de Sergio Witte.

Por un contraste curioso, es en- Ru-
sia, en- ell pals de Ia autocracia desen
frenada, del burocratismo y de Ia ruti-
ma a todo trance, donde existe el elem.
mas perfscto y admirable de ESQ que
llaman los ingleses muy gra6camente
'self made man, y que nosotros dan
do un rodeo inevita bic. denominare
mos "hombre que todo Sc 10 debe ST
mismo." Ell portentoso ,nodelo de
triunfador por la sola fuerza de su inte-
ligencia y de su voluntad en- Ell anacr6-
nico pals de los zares, tiene un nom
bre hoy celebre. Sergio Witte. Ell
Plenipotenciario russo que tuvo en- sus
manos la vida la muerte de muchos
mil]ares de seres humanos y la saliva
cion 8 la ruina de un imperio colossal.
La personalidad de Witte. con ser
de las que mas pueden atraer Ia plu-
ma del cronista, tiene ademas, cierto
interes, aunque lejano. A Greer 4 al
gunos de sus biografos, ell hoy primer
ministro del emperador Nicolas des-
ciende por 11nea recta de uno de
los caudillos famencos que mas dieren
que hacer al duque de Alba y Fell
pc II:
Sin insistir sobre este detalle ge-
nealogico, 'que citamos dnicamente a
t1tulo de curiosidad. 10 cierto es que
|el padre de Witte era un comerciante
holandes establecido en- Tihis ALA Dor
por Ell afio 1864, fecha en- que vino al
mundo nuestro biogra fado.
Lo primero que Sc sabe acerca de Ia
juventud de Witte es que en- 1870 de-
sempenaba, Ell una estaci6n de cuarto
orden del ferrocarril de Odessa (pro-
piedad de una compafifa particular, J
los cargos de raozo factor y telegrafis-
ia. Desprovisto en- absolute de influ-
encias, habfale sido impossible al ioven
Sergio entrar al servicio de los ferro-
carriles del Estado, teniendo que con-
tentarse con aceptar ell humildisimo
puesto que le ofrecieran en- la referida
compafifa.
La ocasi6n de distinguirse lego
pronto AL estallar la guerra russo
turca, eual ha ocurrido al comienzo de
la presente. las lfneas ferroviarias of
cialeS adoleCian de graves deficiencies
de organization. Mientras los trans
portes pilitares tropezaban en- las mis-.
mas con enormes difcultades, Sc OBJ
servo que en- la lfnea de Odessa mar
chaba todo con regularidad y preci-
sion cronometrica. que los trenes en-
palmaban a sus horas con los convoyes
militares, y que con un material esca-
siS1mo daba abasto las compafifas las
crecientes necesidades del Estado ma
vor.
Hechas las indagaciones por ell de-
partamento de la Guerra, pudo averi
guarse que Ell servicio de trafco Sc en-
contraba dirigido por una joven. casi
I'm muchacho; l!amado Sergio Witte.
q1ien en- el espacio de siete aiIos ha-
bia ganado por sus propios talentos
los puestos de jefe do estaci6n do ter
cera, segunda y primera clase, ocu-
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
WILL LIVE
Whitehorse Will Survive
 Terrible Blow

The whitehorse Star thus bravely comments, in it's editorial columns, upon the dre of las Tuesday and its re- sultSy
 "rhe bighting hand has been laid heavily on whitehorse since our last issue and property to the value of hun dreds of thousands of dollars has gone up in smoke and flame and down in ashes and debris.
 Had the fire engine been properly looked after, the town would not now present the appearance of desolation and ravage it does. Grave charges are made against the alleged ineficiency of Engineer Roy, in charge of the fire en- zine. The Star does not know if these charges are true, but its advice is to in- vestigate them at once and, if sus- tained, promptly discharge the eng!- neer and replace him with reliable man. By all means let the charges so freely made during the progress of the fire this morning be promptly and care fully investigated.
 "1he one hopeful aspect of the situa- ton as it exists today is that display of iudomitable will and enterprise which is being manifested on every side, Trampled, but not crushed. cast down but not annihilated, every one of those burned out will resume business, many of them having already done so.
 The fire today dealt hard blow, but Whitehorse will survive it."
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
LONGACRt CONCERT
 WAS EXCELLENT

The concert given by Miss Longacre and Miss Spalding, assisted oy W. c. and A. c. Blanchard, last night was splendid Miss Longacre was in excellent voice and each number was enthusiastically sncored. Miss Spalding's performances on the piano were those of a master of that instrument. A. c. Blanchard ap- peared in two numbers and w. C. Blanchard in one. Both of them were at their best.
 Miss LOngacre and Miss Spalding will leave for Whitehorse Saturday. From that place they will go to Dawson.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
A Good Sugxsstion

Mir. C. B. wainwrightoi of Lemon City, Fla has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use ot Chsmberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy in cases of pains in the stomach, collie and cholera morbus by sakirg it in water ss hot as can be drank. That when taken in this way the effect is double in rapid ity. "It seems to get to the right spot instantly" !" he says. For sale by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
The Lawyers Fee.

"Yes," said the first burglar disgust edly, 'T cracked a lawyers house the other night, and the lawyer was there with a gun all ready fur me. He ad- vised me ter git out"
 You got of easy," replied the other,
 Not much I didn't! He charged me S25 fur the advice. Standard and Times
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Hot Springs Are Sold

The Sitks hot springs have been sold to Dr. E. J. Brooks, postmaster at Ju- neau, Dr. F. c. Goddard and J. J. Bar low of the same place. They will, it is said, begin the erection of sauitarium ct once.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
PERSONAL MENTION

J. Caulaumbe, the Panama claim own CT who sold half interest in one prop erty for s3O, 900 last fall, is in the city with his brothers on his way back to the TAnAnA
 JIG. BOden, of Vancouver, connect ed with the manufacturers of the Mon' ollne type casting machine, Is in the city on his way to Dawson, where be win put the Monoliues that were in the Sun fire iu commission.
 c. L. Hobart, collector of customs, arrived ou the Dolphin on a business trip.
 Capt. J. H. Norwood, the Kloudike miningman, arrived from the south on the Dolphin.
 Mrs. Fl. B Runnalls left this morning for Whitehorse, where she will visit friends for a week or ten days.
 Mrs. A. R. Graves, of Bennett, left on the Dolphin for the south.
 J. Bloom returned from Juneau on the Dolphin.
 Barney J. McGee returned to White horse this morning,
 Have a new Born suit made to order from SIS up. Satisfaction guaran -eed. The American Tailors.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

During a long life have proved that not one kind word ever spoken, not one kind deed ever done. but sooner or later returns to bless the giver.-Lord shaftesbury.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
rn. convincing Argument.

Young Lady Shopper-This piece of dress goods suits me, except that l do not think the figure In 1t is pretty. Subtle Salesman-Ah, but you surely win when 1t Is made up and you have the dress on.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Elks' Meeting

There will be a regular meeting of Skagway Lodge No. 4Sl, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at their hall, Thursday, May 9, at S:SO p. m.
 All visiting Elks are invited to at tend. J. E. Barragar, Sec'y.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
His Sorrow.

A small boy was invited to & party given by one of his little friends. After he had eaten Ice cream and cake three times somebody offered him some can dy, but the little chap shook his bead and said In a sorrowful tone, T can chew, but can't swallow"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
somethinE to Give Them.

Mary" said the invalid to his wife when the doctor pronounced it a case of scarlet fever, 'if any of my creditors call, tell them that I am at last in & condition to give them something"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Anita Ray, pleasing songstress, ac' companied by good music, will treat the visitors of the Pack Train to a nightly entertainment for the next week or more.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Rugs and Lace Curtains w shed

Now is the time to get your rugs and lace curtains washed. The Roy al laun- dry is making speciality of this work and it guarantees satisfaction. If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Sewsrd Property For Sa's

First class business lot for sale in Alaska. Anybody wanting it will have to be iu hurry. Inquire of Will Clayson, the clothier. If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Fresh Orange Cider at Muir's

Delicious fresh orange cider Is placed on tap daily at Nuir's, next to the post office, Try it.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Fr sk Orange Cider at Muir's

Delicious fresh orange cider is placed ou tap daily at Muir's, next to the post office. Try it.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Ice cream and sherbe,s at the Vienna Bakery. Best in town. Phone 8.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Muir's ice cream parlors are open. The best in town.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

See Kelly S Co.'S advertisement at the bottom of this page. u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Position Wanted

Woman, with child, wants position as hou,eseeper or cook Enquire over Canadian Cank of Commerce. 5-ll St
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

All the latest songs are sung by An its Ray at the Pack Train every night.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
For Sale

Twelve horse power Union gasoline engine. Good as new. Price, s5C0, Inquire at Launch Union, Moore wharf.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Just received new goods. The Amer ican Tailors-
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Ice cream and sherbets at the Vienna Bakery. Best in town. Phone 5.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
Fresh Meat

The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kinds of fresh meat constantly on hand. u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25
NO WORD
Mail Carrier Kirkland Still
 Missing

No word has been received from John Kirkland, the Atlin,Log Cabin mail carrier. It has been ten days since he left Atlin. Since that time there has not been trace of him or his team.
 While 1t is feared at Log Cabin that he may be a gonner, it is thought he may be hung up at Golden Gate.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

c. L. Hobart, collector of customs, arrived ou the Dolphin on a business trip.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Have a new Born suit made to order from SIS up. Satisfaction guaran -eed |. The American Tailors.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-25

Barney J. McGee returned to White horse this morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

were two of the trustees and
several years afterwards they
found they had gone too far north
and located it quite a ways. up
north of the south line. and thew
requested me to make a quit claim
deed to the place they were oc-
cupying. | went to my attorney
and laid matter before him and he
advised me not to 10 it as I'd have
no right, and | never learned how.
1t was settled, but what ever ar
rangement they could make with
the present owner would be salts
fctory with me. | with my family
returned to Illinois about the last
and have been applying
myself to my business ever since
which has been constant since the
spring of 1866 which. will soon be
80 years. 1t will soon be 80 years
since | left the Rock and. | stih
remember the old friends there
kindly and wonder how they have
succeeded and how many of them
are living, as it has been many
years since | have heard of them.
write this through the .solicita-
lion of an old customer and friend
that lived near the Bend and was
acquainted throughout the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29
4 kansas Christmas Gin.

A Christmas gift' that is truly
OF the Kansas variety was deliv-
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Vernon Russell, Saturday even
ing, the 2srd. The stork played
Santa Claus and delivered as fine
a pair of twin babies as one could
wish, a boy and a girl. They are
already named, Robret Edward
and Pearl, and mother and both
children are doing finely. :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

John Reinhart writes from
Silyerton, Oregon, to say that all
are well and happy. Rainy wealth.,
er but warm and everything look
ing green. He sends the Yhere-
with to secure him the Democrat
another year, and says they would
be lost without it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

: -. =. - -
become citizen in Kansas. Most
anyone could sign a petition and
there's where just a few days Of
gaining our citizenship went IN
against it or Mrs. Irwin again. |
for one could talk but had no vote
or location Just when | wanted 70
vote the worst and Mr.. Gano was
one of the judges and Mr.. Lett
ner's nephew, | forget his name
was a single man, ne had claim
OF course was not required to be
on his claim all the time but if he
stald on it over night once a
month that held good, but his
vote was gong to tie the election
and by the time they could call a
new election we fellows that hadn't
been there our six months would
be voters and Mr.. Gano objected
to taking hts ballot but finally did.
after pretty heated argument
But Mrs. Irwin got into a buggy
and pulled out southwest some
thing like one half mile and got
out Granny Law, you see the
women voted also and Mrs Irwin
brought her to the polls and she
voted to please Mrs. Irwin lust
contarary to what she wanted to
and beat us on the location Just
one vote. Now the cause of all this
excitement was this: Mr.. Irwin
and Gano each had claims just east
of town and began to guess at
what they were figuring on and
that was to build the school house
and get the postofice and a black
smith shop over onto their land
and so pull the town over onto
their claims and sure enough the
school house postofice and blacks
NTH shop was all built and moved
together onto their claims. The
little shanty that Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin lived in and kept the post
Office in had neither a ceiling
above nor floor below, but it an
swered the purpose. On Sept. 10th
Mr.. Ferry and myself and family
started to drive through to Kansas
City with two teams and a few
cattle; about the second day it be-
gan to rain and finally drove us
into dugout and in the night the
water broke in on us in few
minutes and we were standing up
on chairs holding our beds up in
our arms and We finally had to get
out and cut ditch to let the water
out. We had taken the precaution
to cross our wagon and buggy
over Cow creek on the east side so
if the water should get up and
there being no bridges we would
have our rigs over the creek and
we crossed back to the dugout and
the creek was about fifteen feet
deep the next morning, so we was
on one side and the vehicles on the
other and we staid there until the
creek became forbade and we got
the rigs across on our side and
pulled in to Peace, and loading
everything onto the Santa Fe
shipped home. Mr.. Ferry vas
taken sick and died in short time.
A great many people came into
my place of business to inquire
about the ravages of the hoppers.
Some wanted to know why we
didn't try to save our gardens.
Now my answer usually was that
if they had tried to keep them off
OF one hill of corn they would
have worn it out keeping them off
then they wanted to know what
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29
Great Bend Lodge No. I5,L. EXAM.

Officers elected for 1906 are as
follows:
c. r. Aldrich, W. M.
r. c. Russell, S. W.
F. A. Moses, j. ".
Louis Zutavern, Treasurer.
VIM. Torrey, Secretary,
d. j. Coughlin, S. d.
Finance Committee -R.C. Rus.
sell, +. A. Moses, and d. j.
Coughlin.
Trustees-E. G. Cole, F. V.
Russell, A. H. Connect, G. G.
Morrison, and NJ. Epstein.
After the meeting the newly
elected officers invited the breth-
rem to the banquet room to par
ticipate in refreshments, and the
enjoyment of the pleasant evening
will not soon be forgotten.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

was going to become of the peopl,
there and my answere was tina
some of them have suficien
means to provide themselves will
what they needed and some die
not ana there was nothing to de
and 1t was absolutely necessary
that there should be something
done to keep them from suffering
and they soon decided to have +,
festival for the benefit of the
Pawnee Rock sufferers, and there
was two carloads of almost every.
thing consigned to the Rock from
Moweaqua. | gave a fine buggy
whip which brought $500 fol
that purpose. On the Bird of
March Esq. j. P. Lamb and
family, Henry Lamb and family
and John Lamb Jr. and Simpson
PortwoOd and wife left Moweaoua
for the Rock and arrived there
March the 18th. Mrs. Ferry decided
that she could not afford to 90
back with her children as she could
not do much on the claims and she
gave me a power of attorney to
sell her claims if possible, and up
Oh our return | was told there was
a man just waiting until her six
months was up to file a contest on
the land and l got Mr.. Henry
Lamb to move into her house to
hold it few days and | sold it to
him during the winter OF rs.
There was a colony of Russians
came there and the railroad CON-
pany built a barracks for them. A
great many of the men had sheen
skin caps Overcoats aud mitts
with the wool on the inside and
wore them as an everyday wear
ing apparel and they wore nothing
on their feet but wooden sandals,
and I've often seen them walking
in the snow with their sandals in
their hands and stark barefooted,
and they were the healthiest look
ing people I'd ever seen. They
brought some wagons and plows
with them, the most clumsy and
unprOportioned things I'd ever
beheld, but from what | saw of
them | made up nv mind that
they would soon become a pros
porous people. One of them had
died and was buried Just down be-
low the foot of the Rock and
some of the folks there told me
that they buried the corpse in a
boot box and had to cut the legs
off to get it in. ! could not vouch
for this but that was the general
talk. When the time came that
| could prove up ! went to Larned
with my witnesses and proved up
on my soldiers claim, the south
west One-quarter of section rs,
and a Mr.. jerks was very anxious
to see how ] would succeed as he
wanted to prove up on his one
quarter. My claim was the ninth
one proved up on in the Larned
district and the Pawnee Rock peo-
pie decided they wanted a piece
of ground for a cemetery and as |
had the only decided land there
they proposed to buy one acre of
me in the southeast corner of the
southwest One-quarter for Gene
terry purposes, and | told them to
make their selection and if it fell
on my place it should not cost
them anything, and itdid not take
US long to trade. If remember
exactly Mr.. Logan and Mr.. Ganc