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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
LOS SUCCESSES De BAYAM0N
EL lNFORME OFFICIAL

81 Comandante sef1or Lutz estuvo
esta maf1ana en- Bayamon con ell fin
de lnveStigar los hechos oourridos
anoche en- dicha poblaci6n, conhrma
los lnformes del teniente Villariny
relatives 4 que recorr1a anoche las
Z el pueblo una manifestation repu
blicana y al dirigirse para la calle de
la sal1da de Comerfo venfan otros
manlfestantes unionistas Y una
dlstancia de 400 metros dispara-
ron unos tiros al aire tai vez para
amedreutar a los republioanos. En-
tonces estos trataron de aeon eter 4
los unlonlstas.. En- estas circuntancias
lnterv1no la Polic1a Insu1ar, repair
t1endo macanazos para evitar IN cho-
que.
Los de la manifestation republica-
na lanzaron una lluvia de piedras 4
los guardias, resultando todos ellos,
lncluso Ell ten1ente Villariny, contu-
SOS y TN guardia herido gravemente
en- la cabeza.
La Policfa Insular hizo uso de los
revolvers y disparo varios tiros, re-
sultando slete hombres he ridos.
Segdn rumores hay como 20 heri-
dos mas que Sc ocultan, para que
la pollc1a insular no los persiga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08

indifere ncia; es, por el contra
rio, de una importancia impon-
derable y de TN interes supre-
mo y vital para todos.
Ejemplos muy recientes tene,
mos de que la opinion aquf Sc
interesa y Sc apasiona por las
cosas que cree titles y juzga de
interes personal y lie conve-
nienc1a pdblica.
LO que estamOs TecOmcndan-
do reune estoS particulares en-
IN grado altisimo.
NADIA puede irteresar a los
pueblos mas que la salud; el
instintO de conservation Y un
alto espfritu de humanidad de-
be estlmularnos a todos en- la
observancia de las medidas que
Sc adopten para conjurar el pc
ligro.
Fsperamos que sean rapidas
y ehcaces; esperamos que la sa-
nidad municipal, en- vista del
informe dado sobre las aguas
del acueducto de la mayor pu-
blicldad a las medidas higieni.
cas-. puesto que va no Sc trata de
una sospecha, de una alarma,
de IN tenor injustihcado, sino
de una realidad gravisima com
probada hasta la evidencia por
las autoridades superiores de
Sanldad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
ReYista de los TribunaleS
CORTE DE DISTRfTO
sEcCI0N PRlMERA

La vista del pleito de divorcio
promovido porN don ]. Ferreras Pa
gan Sc ha suspendido para esta tarde
q las tres.
Ell pleito de divorcio entire Jose
Manuel Batista y Paula Rodriguez
Sc ha suspendido para el proximo
t6rmino.
= Igualmente Sc ha suspendido
para el pr6ximo ternino Ia vista del
.pleito sefalado para hoy entire d. Ar.
senio L. Arpfn y don Ramon Va1d6s
sobre nulidad de contratos. por no
haber comparecido una de las repre-
.sentaciones de las parties.
LA Corte resolvio vaTias mocio-
mes pendientes.
En- 81 expediente promovido por
dona Luisa Santiago para el nombra-
miento de IN administrator judicial
en- Ell abintestato sobre los bienes
relictos por su difunto esposo don
Esteban Granela, la Corte resolvi6,
dc conformidad con 10 solicitado por
las parties y demas interesados: 6 sea
nomhrando 4 don Julio Venegas para
el referido cargo, con relevaci6n de
fanza
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
Guatemala

Alcanzan al IS del pasado las fechas
de los peri6dicos y correspondence re-
cibidos en- esto redacci6n de la mayor
de las repdblicas Centroanericanas,
A continuation van las noticias mas
importantes:
-Bl Poder Executive ha hecho los
siguientes nom ramientos por medic
de Ia Secretarfa de Estado
Al senor don Fernando Escobar,
Consul de Guatemala en- Ia repdbica
Dominicana.
A don Enrique Siegler Consul ad,
honorem de Guatemala en- el CalIao,
Peril
-Por fallecimiento de don CUTLER
mo Kubsiek que desempenaba 81 Con-
sulado de Guatemala en- Bremen, Sc
ha designado para que 10 coupe al Sc
nor don F. L. Michadis.
-Ha llegado Mazatenango la SEN
sible noticia de la muerte del coronel
don Pelcarpo Lopez, causande honda
impression todas las personals que
conocieron y trataron a aquel pundoro.
SO militar, que por el espacio de siete
amos siryi6 como Jefe Polltico y Conan
dante de Armas en- el departamento
de (Chiquimula, durante Ia progresista
administration del Licenciado Estra-
da Cabrera, v Ell cuyo puesto Sc en-
contraba cuandoia muerte le sorpredi6
Con toda actividad procede la
Jefatura Polftica y Comandancia de
Armas de Maza atenango, 4 recolectsr
tondos para soccrrer a las viudas Y
huerfanos de los militares que murie-
ron en- IA Ultima campafIa nacional. Sc
Ia establecido I'm comitt en- la cabece-
"a del Departamento y sub comitG en-
los municipios con ell mismo objeto.
La juventud hondure1la residente
en-. Guatemala, obsequi6 en- uno de los
salones del Restaurant Hilerman, con
un banquete, al laureado bardo Co
lombiano Julio Fl6rez, quien, como Sc
ssba. va precedido de justa fena con-
tinentaI, y per donde quieIa que ha
visitado, Sc lie ha recibido como 10
merecen las dotes y cualidades NADIA
comunes que enalteccn a aquel poeta.
Sc ha publicado Ell Decreto Le-
gislativo que ordena Ia construction
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
CabalIos de Ponce

Por el tren de aver tarde hen lie
gado 4 esta Capital los caballos de
Ponce 'Per1a -fna,' "Musico, "Pe-
lon, :, "Jfbaro," 'Brutito' y "Adop-
two, que concurren a nuestro Hip6
dromo con e1 fin de tomar parte en-
las grandes carreras de caballos que
Sc efectuaran el domingo pr6ximo.
Nuestro p1blico va admirar nueva
mente en- el Hipodromo a los cam
peones de Ponce.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08

de un arco monum entail en- la uAveni-
da de Minerva" para conmemorar los
eminentes servicios que ell Licenciado
Estrada Cabrera presto al pals, en- de-
fensa de Ia honra nacional, durante la
guerra con la repdblica del Salvador,
que en- los fastos de la historic de Cen
tro America sera probablemente Ia Ill
TINA, gracias su energfa durante
ella y su previsi6n y tacto polftico
al firmarse la paz.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
Ecos de Chile

En- Santiago Sc ha demo1ido Ia to-
rre del local de la intendencia, sito
en Ia plaza principal, que result6
Imuy averiado del terremoto.
-Llego a Santiago el sef1or Do
mingo Cana, ministro chileno en-
Londres; el canciller del primer mi
nisterio del nuevo Presidente don
Pedro Montz.
81 Presidente conferenci6 con el
Irepresentante de Ia sociedad siderdr-
gica francesa, y acordaron las con-
ceslones que Ell gobierno de Chile
hace 4 la industria de hero en- la
que el pals tlene TN gran porvenir.
Sc ha recibido dos nuevos dona-
tivos para los danifcados por el te-
rremoto; uno del Uruguay en- parti-
das de $500 y 700 libras; otro en-
viado por Ell ministro de Relaciones
Exteriores de la Argentina al plen1-
potenciario del mlsmo pals, sefor
Anadon, consiste en- TN giro de 2zo, 22
pesos, colectados por las seforas bo-
narenses.
-E1 ministro del PERI, doctor AL
varez Calderon celebr6 una conferen.
cia con el de Relaciones Exteriores,
sefor Hunceus.
La direction de Obras Pdblicas
de Santiago manifesto Ell IN ohcio
Ique casi todos los edifcios p1blicos
han sido sacramento deteriorados por
Ia catastrofe sefsmica.
Segdn telegrama de la Paz, la
compaf1la ferrocarrilera de Antofa
gasta ha reclanado an(e el gobierno
de Bolivia respecto de Ia violacion
del prevllegio exclusive que posee
para Ia construction de ferrocarriles
en- terrltorio boliviano.
81 ministro del Brasil ha confe-
renclado con Ell minlstro de Relacio
ines Exteriores. Parece que Sc trata
de ciertas reclamaciones entabladas
por el gobierno brasileflo, con mott
vo de algunas publicaciones hechas
en'Chile, referente la polftica flu
IMMENSE.
La sociedad de Fomento Fabril
ha publicado TN infor1ne acerca de
las primas de azdcar de remolacha.
-El 7 regres6 4 Valparaiso Ell cru
|cero "Chacabuco " y anunci6 que no
hay novedad en- las islag de Tuan
Fernandez, desmintiendo asf los ru-
mores que corrlan de que habian de-
saparecldo por efecto del terremoto
que apenas Sc dejo sentlr ALI.
En- las dies y seis islas de aquel
nombre no ha ocurrido novedad al
guna.
-Desde mas 8 menos el II del
presente, Ia tropa empez6 usar ell
nuevo uniforme, que es exactamente
lgual al que lleva el ej6rcito prusiano
Produce buen efecto, por su senci-
llez y comodidad, solo que apesar de
que el casco es muy ligero, la tropa
no Sc acostumbra 4 llevario todavla.
-Ha llamado la atenci6n que solo
en- ell mes de Agosto Sc han celebra-
da en- Valparaiso mas matrimonios
que en- TN afIo entero.
En- Noviembre proxinlo sc veri-
fcara Ia Exposition de animales y
maquinarias agricolas, que Sc acos-
tunb bra anualmente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
Eettigiin de los hoInbreS de color

Ell Consejo Nacional Africanoame-
ricano, en- session celebrada en- New
York acordo enviar una petici6n al
Presidente de los Estados Unidos en-
demanda de justicia, Y protection
contra los ataques de que contfnua-
mente son objeto. Declaran en- su
acuerdo, que en- el Sur Sc la hecho
una propa ganda deliberada contra los
individuos de su raza, alimentada
aquelIa por Jefes pol1ticos, con Ell re-
sultado de que Sc han anulado los
derechos de milIones de individuos.
Sc les ha negado el derecho 4 Ia vi
da, a Il libertad Y la consecucion de
Ia te.4cldad, Sc ha suplantado Ia lev
por Ia yoluntad de las turbas, violado
IA santidad del domicilio, Y estable-
eldo 81 reinaso de Ia crueldad = de la
barbarie en- lugar del de Ia civiliza-
c1on americana. Deter1ninaron al
misno tempo los eo1greeadoe. De-
dir al PreSidente Roosevelt. que en-
We 81 Sur una eomision dc personas
completeness y desinteresadas. para
que sobre Ell terreno, estudle las con /.
diclones existentes.y Sc pueda con Ia
hga. legislar de nodo que Sc ponga
fin ) tantos males.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
TEATRO MUNICIPAL

FL programa que ha hecho circu-
lar la empresa Andres y Riera,
anuncia para la function de esta no
che, tres ap1audidas zarzuelas.
"Carceleras' "Doloretes' Y Los
chicos de la escuela"
En- las dos primeras tomara parte
Ia notable primera tiple sefora Car
men Bob6.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
Nota del dia

polizado la atenci6n general en-
Puerto Rico. es precise volver
de nuevo a la soluci6n de los
graves 6 importantes problemas
de otro orden distinto, que han
conmovldo sacramento a la OPT
Mon publica.
La carta del Superintendent
de Sanidad, dirigida al Official
de Sanidad y Bene fcencia, con
drma una alarmadora sospecha
que lleno de terror a la pobla-
cion entera de San Juan, desde
que circulo como possible la es-
pecie que ahora, segdn los da-
tos que hemos podido recoger,
esta plenamente confrmada.
Lo primero que ofdena el Su-
perintendente de Sanidad, es
que LAS aguas destinadas al
consume pdblico, deberan ser
previamente hervldas y filtra-
das.
Las recomendaciones restan-
tes son de una importancia Sc
cundaria, pero que demuestra
que no fueron infundadoS nues-
tros avisos, nj exageradas nues-
tras excitaciones q las autorida-
des de Sandal, cuando en- aquel
articulo que fu6 caIifcado de
sensational ys alarmista. invita-.
bamos a los funcionarios de la
hygiene a realizar precisamente
10 misn1o que estan ahCra obli-
gados a llevar q cabo.
Lo que Sc desprende lei ana :
Isis bacteriol0gico hecio de las
aguas del acueuucto, e5 de una
gravedad inusitada.
Las aguaS de consum9 en San
Juan estan c0ntaminadas ofre-
cenun gravisinao peligro para la
salud publlca N riesgo extra
ordinatio para a poblacion en-
masa.
Esto es Ic Verdaderament
grave, porque denuncia una Ia
mentable inclr a en- los funcio-
narios encargados de csc servi-
cio pdblico, y pone de relievela
apatia con que Sc miriam ciertas
cosas por las autorldtdes que
no tienen nunca Ia provision de
adoptar medidas preventivas de
saneamiento, hasta que el nj
nero de v1ctimas les advierte
que Ell nal Sc viene encima v
que IN gran peligro nos amaga.
No queremos hacer sobre ell
particular, las consideraciones
que Sc nos ocurren. Y hasta
lamentam0s que Ia trlste reali-
dad haya superado a nuestras
prudentislnlaS advertencias; pc
70 va Que Sc ha demostrado que
no exiStio La infundada .alarma.
nj fue gulados de I'm sensacio-
nalisnao perjudicial a nadie que
hicimos aquel necesario llama
miento q las autoridades santa
rlas, bueno es que Sc consigne
y que Sc sepa, para que no Sc
confundan lastimosamente, la
voz de Ia prudencia que es it'll
4 todos. con la alarma infunda-
da que escandaliZa sin razon.
\ va que las autoIi1ades Sc
han colocado en- el puesto que
les esta asignado ca circuns-
tancias criticas como las actua-
les. va Que Sc han adoptado me-
d1das pro6lacticas y Sc reco-
mienda Ell extricto cumplimien-
TO, la eXtricta observancia de
elias para evitar al pals dfas
fristisimos. es tambi6n indispen-.
sable que todos los vecinos de
San Juan y de sns barrios. todos
los habitantes de la lsla. tomen
. einpeilo el exacto cumplimien-
TO de esas prescrlPciones preven-
twas para secundar ellcazmen-
te 10 accion de las autofidades.
No Sc trata de IN aounto ba-
lads que pueda ser mirado con
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
LAS ELECCIONES

La candidatura triunfante para c
Ayuntamiento de San Juan, es Ia 81
guiente
Aicalde
Don Fidel Guillermety Quintero
Concejales
Don Manuel Sanchez Morales.
!" Plo Amador y Rodriguez.
Americo Sa1as.
+" Pedro Fald.
" Clodomiro Rosario.
Manuel Ginorio.
Juan B. Amanda.
Eduardo Larroca.
(" Ramon Vidas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-08
LHsS Betto.
Dona Benigna Ndnez

Aver tarde Sc efectr6 el entierro
De- De = estlmable sonora dona Benigna
Nunez' viuda de Chiesa, resultando
con pnmerosa concurrencia de ami
.g os. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
Nearly Forty Years ago.

Dr. Pierce discovered that pure peened gycene Of proper
strength is better solvent and presevstve of the active med
cna principles residing most of indigenous native med
than alcohol entirely unobjecon-
able while alcohol is welknown when used in small
portions for pTotraced period lasting the
human system especially in the of delicate and
children he decided to chemically gycene instead of
the usually employed alcohol in the preparation of his medicines
He found that the gycerne besides being entirely harmless
possesses intrinsic medicinal properties of great value It's
nutrive properties Dr. Pierce believes supass those of
codve OIL emitting to favorable consideration in all of
incpien consumption especially when combined with the
medicinal extracted Black Cherrybark,
Queens root Stone root Golden Seal and Boodroo
"Goden Medical Discovery" Besides its superior nutTve
greatly enhances the remedial action of all the foregoing roots
in the several coughs bronchial throat aryngea and
other kindred affections of the aTpassages and lungs In all
wasting diseases where there is loss of flesh and gradual
running of the system the gycerne certainly
important part essenng breaking and wasting of
tissue and in promoting assimilation and increase of bodily
weight. 1t is in Dr. Perces estimation, powerful
tive agent in all cases of impaired vitality and especially valuable
associated combined with Alternatives
and tones in VGoden Medical Discovery" Its wonderful
properties important the of gall
stones constipation, with dry and almost mpacted stools
Gycerne is also of the best anterments and such
present of indigestion dyspepsia. Thus the
PAIN bechg OF noxious boang and other disagreeabe
symptoms and the Stone root Golden Seal
Boooot and other ingredients of "Goden Medical Discovery
will be from the writings of Dr Barthoow King Scudder
Coe Engwood and other high authorities these agents
confidently be depended for the positive curative
action all atomic weak states of the stomach accompanied
writings of the authorities quoted under headings of Golden
Seal Stone Black Cherbark Bloodroot, Queens
and Mandrake and will find that all these ingred
recommended remedies for indigestion dyspepsia
such proportions that each enhances the curative action of all
the others.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
DECISION ALLOWS RELIEVES
Ruling I'm Mercer Case Opens Way
for Collection of Special linz
provement Taxes,

The city legal department is pleased with
the supreme court decision in the Mercer
tax case which establishes the right of the
city to relevy for special taxes declared
invalid In all cases where the improvements
involved did not require a petition from
property owners.
1T was the first time the question got
to the supreme court" said Assistant City
Attorney Herdman. THE decision gives
US almost as much satisfaction as that in
the charter case. 1t means that If the city
follows up special taxes declared invalid
by relevies IL can collect every dollar as
sessed. Moreover it will stop tax
cation because property owners will lad
that 1t will be cheaper to pay their taxes
than to go into court. Taxes for sewers,
grading, curbIng and guttering and dam
ages for opening streets are involved and
the right to IVY goes back to the year
one of the c. ) existence. 1 am prepar-
ing a batch OF relevies now to be sent to
the council.
Another case just decided for the city
by the supreme court is the Redick side
walk tax case. Notice to construct a WALL
was published too late to give the property
owner the time required by law to do II
himself, but the city did not order the walk
built by the city contractor or until after q
considerably longer period. The court held
! that while the proceeding was irregular Il
was not fatally defective and that the cit!
had a right to collect the taxes levied"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
SETTLERS FROM ALL PARTS
PeopIe Are Pouring Into West and
Building Homes for the
Future.

ITO be convinced that people from all
sections of the United States are seeking
safe investments in land in the west one
has only to take a short trip into the
state" said ]. f. Buckingham, assistant
general passenger agent of the Burlington,
upon his return from trip to Colorado
noints and to Scott's Blur. Settlers are
hooking from all parts. The rush Of land
seekers is unprecedented.
1.-THE Great Western Sugar company is
now constructing factories at Fort Nor
gan and Brush, Colo, and these will be
completed in time TO handle this years
crops of sugar beets. Morgan county,
Colorado, is booming, and in Fort Morgan
alone some seventy-five new residences are
being built, in addition to several business
blocks.
''Scott's Bluff country is booming and
the movement of land seekers TO the coun-
try under the new government ditch, ex-
tending from Bridgeport to Guernsey, on
the north side OF the Platte river, is taxing
the facilities Of that section to the utmost.
Hotels and livery stables cannot care for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

Chief Clerk Harms of the headquarters.
Department of the Missouri, is on the sick
list
Leave OF absence for fifteen days has
been granted Second Lieutenant Joseph r.
Barzynek, Eleventh infantry, Fort Mac
kenzie.
Leave Of absence has been granted Cap
tain Thomas SwObe, in charge Of the
quartermasters depot, Omaha, for thirty
days 20 take effect from April ~.
Private John Beavers. Company X
Twenty infantry. Fort Niobrara, has
been transferred TO the hospital corps of
the army, pursuant to the recommends ton
of the chief surgeon of the Department of
the Missouri,
The annual inspection of the military
posts OF the Department OF the Missouri
Is now In progress. Srigadier General
Whit, In command of the department. Is
conducting the inspection, assisted by his
aide-de camp, Lieutenant c. c. Allen. Forts
Crook and Omaha were inspected during
the current week.
orders have been issued from the War
department 10 equip $50 horses Of the
Eleventh cavalry al Fort Des MOines with
the new double rein brides for experimental
purposes. One OF the pair OF reins L. at
tached 10 the snafie bit and the other 10
the curb bit, for the presumed better con-
troll OF the horse In emergencies Of battle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
YOUNG MAN WITH A HISTORY
W, @. Ivers Hero of Fall from Top o.
Eight-stOry Building,
NOW CATERER OF UNION PACIFIC IN OMAHA
Comes Here with His Bride from
Denver, where He Had His
Thrilling Experience
Long Time Ago.

Walter c. Ivers, who has recently come
with his bride from Denver to take charge
OF the restaurant at the Union station for
tho Union Pacific is a man with a history.
sixteen years ago when a boy of IL years,
he fell from the top OF the ten-story
Railroad building In Denver The story
was printed and related all over the coup-
try At the time. 1t assisted as much as
tho building OF the Tabor opera house or
the Cherry creek flood in making Denver
famous Ever since the occurrence the
Railroad building at Fifteenth and Lari-
mer streets has been pointed out TO tour
lists as the scene of the remarkable fall.
Commonly the tale runs that Ivers fell
14O feet. struck some telegraph wires.
bounded upward, came down again and
struck horse, broke. the animals back
and got up and limped away. This appears
TO be correct except that the horse was
not killed and Ivers had both legs broken
and remained in bed nine weeks. finally
making a complete recovery. The building
was then the highest In Denver and Ivers
and his brother had climbed to the ton
to get the sensation. Ivers got it and fell
on. After his legs mended he did not &c
into a museum, but attended the East
Denver High school, where he won three
medals for oratory, defamation and de.
bate. Later he was employed by the Den.
yer Athletic club and the Denver club.
HIS marriage with Miss Camilla Hansen
daughter OF a large contractor, was sol
emnized at the home OF the brides par
ents, 766 South Tenth street, Denver, {
few days ago. A big wedding reception
was held and thirty persons sat down Il
the wedding banquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivers will live in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
WEATHER BooMS BUILDING
sunshine Brings ont Permits Even 'n
Larger Numbers Than the
General Run,

The April sunshine is bringing out the
permits for small residences and improve
ments In the city building department.
During the last twenty-four hours these
permits have been issued: U. p. Steam
Bakey 1850, alterations and repairs, Thir-
tieth and LallS: NJ. NJ. Ormsby $500 frame
dwelling, Nineteenth and Sprague; w. K.
Potter, two 1900 brick fats at Twenty
ninth and Harvey; Charles Juncl, two
81 200 frame dwellings at Sixteenth and Cen
ter; L. Anderson, three 5000 frame
dwellings at Twenty-fourth and Maple;
]. s. McArister, 5000 frame dwelling at
1858 franklin; DR.. c. H. Paul, 5000 row
brick flats 9l3-2s North Twenty-third street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
CANNON EXPLAINS A LETTER
Speaker Tells what He Meant by
Recent Reference TO TariK
LegisIatiOn.

WASHINGTON. April 6-Speaker Cannon
today made a further explanation of the
letter recently written by him TO a friend
in East Liverpool, o., regarding the tariff.
The letter was published and seemed 20
indicate that tariff revision would probably
come in the future.
The statement OF the speaker today is as
follows:
/ was not aware that l was writing
letter for publication, although l have no
objection to its publication. There are
many people in the country who believe
that a single schedule or a few schedules
of the tariff may be amended. This is
entirely impractical, for while an amend
ment to a single schedule might please a
single interest It could not command enough
votes to enact 1t.
In my judgment nothing can be done ex-
cept by a complete revision of the tariff
which would be a compromise that would
command a majority vote of the 3S6 mem
bers OF the house and the ninety senator's.
The enactment of such a revision and
the time to adjust IL 10 conditions would
halt production, consumption and COM
merce for at least twelve months, and when
the compromise is enacted as a whole Il