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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11
Porto Rloo IS lsnrnlnr.

Out of the deep trihulations Of their
position as neglected subjects of the United
States. without even the status of citizen
ship and without a country that they
may call their own the people OF Porto
Rico are learning something. They are
learning from their lessons in United
States history, that people who possess
a product Of especial value may profit
largely by il through the enhancement
Of its selling price by means of tariff
taxation. They possess a special product
in coffee, and they would have their re-
turns from this product made exceed
ingly liberal by a tariff tax which would
make any other kind Of coffee imported
into the United States cost so much that
the people would be compelled to buy
Porto Rico coffee, even at much higher
rates.
Porto Rico coffee is said to be a very
good article But it costs at importers
figures, in New York City, g or IA cents
a pound, while Brazilian coffee commands
only 8 cents. The Porto Rican propo-
sition therefore, is the free admission Of
the coffee of that country and "a stiff
tariff tax on all other coffee
The result of such a scheme would un-
doubtedly enrich the coffee growers OF
Porto Rico, but what would it do for the
coffee consumers OF the United States 2
1t would simply tax them heavily for the
benefit Of the coffee growers Of Porto
Rico.
Now, there is no necessity for taxing
the people Of the United States for the
benefit OF Porto Rico. Nor ID there any
good reason why the people Of Porto Rice
and Of the United States should be heavily
taxed, as they are, for the benefit of the
possessors Of monopolies.
That Porto Rico is suffering from hel
present status will not be denied That
she should be recognized as American
territory is beyond question Her trade
with this country should not be taxed q
penny. With this relief her people coulC
join with the tax-oppressed people of TIA,
rest OF the United States in the grcal
protest against oppression through tarif
taxation Of any kind Tor the benefit o.
Trust monopoly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11
BOnnetS and Hats

Hats of allover embroidery,
brim of corded lawn, trimmed
with Val. lace and embroidery,
crown Of allover embroidery,
large ribbon bow trimming.
$500 and $500.
Another smart style is made
of fine lawn, with crown and
ruiile Of Val. lace insertion,
handsomely trimmed with bunch
bows of ribbon. $3.50.
Yet another stvle has inside
rufiie Of embroidery, outside
rutiie and crown of lace, flare
front trimmed with broad ribbon
bow s3.2s.
Corded Wash Hats with plain
band and ribbon streamers, 81. 90.
Round Hat, suitable for bov,
is made Of shirred lawn, trimmed
with Val. lace and ribbon pom
pom, ooc.
a broad collection of service
able, stylish Wash Hats, soc to
$500.
Infants Caps, lawn and dot
ted swiss, plain or trimmed, and
a great many Poke Bonnets trim
med with lace, ribbon, ruching,
embroidery, CSC to s2.So.
Infants Sacques, cashmere or
knit, 2sc to S2.25, daintily en-
broidered in pink or blue. Cash
mere Kimonos, shoes in white,
black, tan, pink or blue, 2sc to
soc. Silk, nainsook or lawn
Bibs, trimmed with neat Val.
edges; any Of these will make a
nice Easter gift for the baby.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11
ChiIdren'S Dresses.

Made Of China Silk, IN sizes
from to 9 years, with yoke and
bertha, trimmed with fine Val.
lace and insertion in fancy de-
sign. Full skirt with two rows
of insertion and ruffle edged with
Val. lace; belt of insertion and
beading with ribbon. Ss.zs.
White Dresses for Girls, 6 to
ID years, trimmed with lace aud
embroidery; some with tucked
skirts, founces, and plain skirts
with deep hem. Many with
drop skirts, s2.7S to $500.
For Infants and small Chill
dren, China silkdresses, long or
short, yokes and skirts beauti-
fully trimmed with fine insertions
and edges; also of India linon,
Persian lawn, Nainsook, long
and short waist, soc to 81.
Long Cream Coats for Babies,
$3.50 to $40.
Short Coats of Sicilian, Bed
ford Cord, Crepe de chine,
Serge, TO 8 years, s2.2s to IS.
Colored Coats, ? to ID year
size, in mixed plaids, plain gray,
blue, red, cardinal ,S2.87 to 81. so.
New Suits for Women arriving
daily. Spring models made
in shadow checks, mixed and
plain grays, man-tailored in
Eton, Pony or Box Jacket effects,
circular and plated skirts; Jack
e,s trimmed with fancy braids
and buttons and stitched bands of
self material; skirts plain or
trimmed with folds of material,
SII to S2s. Separate coats, S.,
So so, SS, 50, $40, SII.5o, SIS.
Separate skirts, 1913 to $40.
New Black Heatherbloom
Tadetta Petticoats, extremely
light weight, deep flounce shirred
and corded or hounce with deep
tuck and rullle, 81. so.
Sateen Petticoats, 81 to SAYS.
silk Petticoats, extra quality
Taileta, black and colors, IS to
$3.50.
Lawn LingerieWaists, 81 TO S..
Silk Lingerie Waists, SAYS to
.S7.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11
Wilmington CIV Railway.

Those citizens who may have imagined
that the Wilmington City Railway Co.
was absolutely Indifferent to the unsatis-
factory conditions which attended its
service in this city, and was intent only
upon squeezing as much money as possible
out Of its patrons, regardless of accom-
modations, viii be agreeably surprised
on reading of the intentions of the COM
pany in the way of substantial improve
monts, which are detailed fully in local
article printed elsewhere in this issue.
There will be no attempt to deny that
conditions in the operation of this com
pany's lines are not what they should be.
although they are not nearly so bad as
they have been painted in the rather sur
prising public ebullition of complaints
that has appeared very recently-in fact.
since the cutting of of large amount of
free transportation. But the company
has not been unmndful Of conditions that
justified criticism, and steps have been
taken which will soon result ina decided
improvement Nor were these stems
taken in consequence of these very recent
and preiudiced complaints, but have
been under consideration for several
weeks.
The expenditures along these lines will
aggregate 100000, and will be applied
to an increase in power, new equipment
and general bettermeuts. The result
will be a decided improvement in the SER
vice and a generous addition, through
the distribution of this large sum Of
money to the business prosperity Of the
community.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

The funny paragraphers Of the press
have sent forth the statement that "a
Delaware judge has decided that it is no
crime to steal coal from a railroad and
are making merry over it accordingly.
OF course there is no truth in the state
mont. Stealing coal from a railroad is a
crime in the eyes Of Delaware judges, as
of all other judges; almost as much Of "a
crime as ior the iokesmiths to spread such
lies as this.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

Struggled goods of large value which
we're landed at San Francisco from the
battleship Oregon, have been seized by
the customs inspectors. When officers and
sailors oi the navy engage in attempts
Co cheat The government out Of its tariff
taxes. 10 Is small wonder that ordinary
citizens engage in the illegal work occa-
sionally.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

The committees Of the operators and
miners are quibbling over points of arbi-
tmtion' and the negotiations for an agree
ment that will make the pending strike
proceed slowly in consequence. Mean
while the retail market continues in an
unsettled state, TO the serious annoyance
OF both dealers and consumers. and a
material addition to the expenses Of the
lnfinr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

AJapanese bacteriologist, DR.. Ishigama.
has made experiments with an antitoxin
against tuberculosis, with the result that
one-third of the patients operated upon
were cured. There would seem to be
sufficient encouragement in this result to
warrant further investigations along the
same lines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

It is noticeable that tho benefciaries
of the protective tariff are not wildly in
sistent for government ship subsidies
Perhaps they are afraid the latter might
prove the last straw and arouse public
indignation TO the point of moving against
the tariff as we'll as other forms of unjust
taxation for the benefit of favored
interests.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11
r. B. RILEY.

New Easter things for the
little ones, as we'll as for older
folks. Nothing has been left
undone in filling this Department
with the daintiest and most stylish
apparel for the children.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

The election in New Castle, yesterday,
afforded another illustration of the fact
that when the reform line is drawn in
politics in this State, the bulk of the
negro vote is found arrayed on the side
of evil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

Whatever may be the Senate's action
on the Railroad Rates bill. it is evident
that it will be the action of the Demo
cratic minority rather than of the Re
publican majority, of that body.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22
ESCRUTiNiO
EN- EL
DE CUBA

Habana. 4 de Mayo.-E1 Senado v
la Camara Sc reunieron hoy en- Sc
sion extraordinaria y ell general Frei-
Ire Andrade puso en- manos del sena-
dor don Ricardo Dolz, en.nombre de
la Camara, el pliego se1Iado que con.
tenfa la relacion Official de los votos
electorales. FL Sr. DOLE abrio dicho
lpliego que dio e1 siguiente resultado,
Plnar del Rio, 9; Habana, 20: Ma
tanzas, II; Santa Clara, 10; Cana
lgney 5 y Oriente 10, sean 81 votos
por junto, todos los cuales fueron
dadoS a don Tomas Estrada Palma,
Sigulo la proclamation de este como
Presidente por otros cuatro amos.
De igual manera fue proclamado
Vicepresidente el sefior Nendez Ca.
pote.
Sc dieron vivas Cuba Y 4 la pros
peridad del partido modsrado Dor
otros cuatro amos. Hubo fuego or
tificiales Y una parada de tropas que
Sc dirigieron al palacio presiden-
cial, donde desflaron ante los scfio-
res Estrada y Mendez Capote
Madrid, de Mayo. Ell Presiden-
te del Consejo. senior Moret ha reci-
bido una communication del Club Es-
pa1ol de Cienfueges, Cuba, anun-
ciandole que dicho centro Sc propone
Eerigir TN sanatorio en- Cienfuegos en-
del matrimonio de
don Alfonso. AfIade la carta que
hay va suscriptos $40, 900 termina
pidiendo al gobierno que permita al
Consul de EspafIa poner Ia primera
piedra del edihcio.
Habana, s de Mayo.-Las colum-
mas que sostenian el segundo piso Y
techo de la parte posterior de la
gran fabrica &c cigarrillos de la viu-
da de Jose Gener, Sc derrum baron
hoy y de los 90 operarios de ambos
seXos que habfa en- la fabrica Ia mi
tad de ellos fueron sepultados entire
los c combros.
Sc sacaron de entire ellos 4 Sc is
personaS muertas y mas de treinta
y un heridos Los muertos heridos
tormaban parte de los operarios de
la fabrica y de personas que cons
truian en- Ell edihcio.
SuponlGndose que ell derrumbe fue
motlvado por I'm terremoto. reina en-
la ciudad mucha excitaci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22
tmpreSa Automobiles Jimenez

Esa empresa ace servicio entire Camuy Isabe
vceversa, enlazando con los trenes correos.
Sus AUTOMOBILES gomas neuacas para conodidad
del pasaje solo admiten pasajeros por vehiculo.
Los bletes venden Hotel Cabo Mayagnez ell
ayecto de Aguadila Isabella por NJ Jmenez; Juan
P0r PIC Sanchez IA llegada del tren, en- Camuy.
- Preco por asieno entire Canuuy vce-versa 400 Al
euebradillas, 100
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22
Hotel Paris
GALE MENDEZ VIGO, No IA
MAYA 0sUEZ
NJ AVA GU Ez

Situado este establecimientO en- eI centrC
dc Ia calle Mendez VigO, con un jardfn al
frente, es el que reuns mayOres ventajaa
cOmOdidades para los sefores viajerOs, J
81 que cuenta conaInejores habitaciones fres-
cas-, Yentiladas, nlagnffcoa balos j duCbas
- 0omidaa { todas h0ras -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22

Saldra de Montevideo hacia ell 20
del corriente con este destino. Y los
introductores deben ira smitir sus Or
denes por cable prontamente. Ter
minadaS aquf sus operaciones Sc
guira para Cuba y Estados Uni
dos.
ma "a iac 1a "a "a - "a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22
vapor esp. MIGUEL GALLART"

Sali6 de Canarias ell dfa g del Co
riente con este destino y termina
as aqui sus operaciones seguira
ara Mayagiiez, Ponce. Guantanamo
antiago de Cuba, Manzanillo, Ha-
ana y New Orleans
Admitiendose carga Y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-22
'eiantss. Banqusros { Gomisipni;tas
AGENTES de los vaporss hasaadnticos Dc
PINIBIoS. IZQUIERDo Y0o, De eADTy,

A. FOLCH & Co., DE BARCELONA,
y de THE TWEEDIE TRADING Co., vapores noruegos
ntre Argentina Uruguay Puerto Rico Cuba Undo
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
WANTS CITY HALL
BUILT At ONCE.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
directed the building committee to con-
fer at once with the BOARD of Works
with view to Fastening the erection
Public Library block on Hayes street
between Franklin and Van Ness ave-
nue..
Supervisor Nicholas said the plans
for the building have been completed.
and Supervisor Boxton remarked that
no attempt had been made to compel
tenants on the block to vacate the
premises.
The board instructed the committee
to see that work be commenced at
once on the building of the structure.
There was no comment on the threat
of the Public Library trustees to bring
injunction proceedings to prevent the
use OF the site for the City Hall.
City Engineer Woodward notified the
Board Of Supervisors that the Western
Construction Company CT. A. -Jowling)
has failed to carry out his contract
for the filling in OF York street between
Twenty sixth and Army streets, pre-
paratory to the construction of a sewer
to receive the flow of the present York
street sewer st Twenty sixth street
and prevent its enlptying into the So
called Precita Valley swamp Although
Bowling has been notified several times
n
elected TO do So The surface of the
swamp is now below the opening of
a drainage pipe and the only way to
remedy the nuisance is TO fill in the
private property on which the swamp
is located. Woodward says this work
should be done by the property own
ers and not by the city and he sug-
gests that teamsters be allowed to
dump debris in the swamp under
nroaer superviston
Supervisor Kelly stated that the City
Engineer had not complied with the
terms of a resolution directing him TO
prepare an estimate of cost for the
construction of a temporary wooden
sewer TO connect the York-street and
Arrny-street sewers in order that the
swamp would dry up OF Itself. The
board ordered communication sent
to woodward requesting him to pre-
pare the cost estimate desired.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
BIC IMPROVE EMENTS
FOR FORT MASON.
Uncle Sam to Spend $780,
900 in New Buildings and
Wharves for Transports
WORK SOON TO BEBIN

The construction of two new build
ings and wharves for the use of the
tt nsport service and quartermaster' S
department at Fort Mason will be COM
meneed at once. This work will mean
the expenditure of something like
S750.000 of Uncle Sans good gold.
General Charles F. Humphrey, quar-
tefnaster general. United States army,
has picked out the locations for the
buildings at Fort Mason, and as soon
as few prelimfnaries are arranged
the work on the structures will be
be gun.
The main building will be of brick,
stcne and concrete. Several docks for
the use of the transport vessels plying
between here and the Philippines also
arc to be built. The docks, as outlined
by General Humphrey, will be the
finest of their class in the United
States. These improvements at Fort
Mason will make that post equal to
any post in the world.
General Humphrey left yesterday for
Fort Rosecrans. Cal, and Whipple Bar
racks, Ariz., and from this last named
post will go directly TO Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
school, { IND|CAT {
POPULATION.

According to the public school sta
tistics that have just been compiled
for the month ending August "a. the
total enrolment for that period was
29,sos. Taking this as basis. accord
ing to past experience. the present pop
ulation of San Francisco is estimated
by the school authorities to be 305,000,
or about rs per cent of what 1t was
before the fire. The average daily at
tendance for the year will determine
the amount of money the city will draw
from the state for next season for
school purposes.
President A. Altman of the Board
OF Education has just issued a circular
letter to the principals of the various
schools, stating the dates for the be-
ginning and termination of each term
and explaining to teachers that IL II is
found at the end OF the present fiscal
year that there is sufficient money on
hand to permit, the spring term will
not terminate June IA, 1907, as has
been specified. but will be continued
to the beginning of the new fiscal year.
This will give the teachers two weeks
more pay than they have been expect
ing
The total enrolment of the primary
and grammar schools for last month
is 1883 OF which 1878 are boys and
1860 are girls. The total enrolment
Of the high schools for the month is
2170, of wh<ch 724 is the number OF
boys and 1446 represents the number
of girls enrolled. The average daily
attendance OF the primary and gram
mar schools Of the city for the month
was 2s,1s4, and that of the high schools
was 1912.
The conference between the mem
bsrs of the Board OF Education and the
teachers who have been demonstrating
against the reduction made in their sal
aries will not take place today as
planned. but will he held tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The change
was made necessary owing to the un-
ayoidable absence of two members Of
the board.
The circular letter sent to principals
by President Altman contains the fol-
lowing:
That for the school year 1906 1907
the fail term will begin on July z3.
1895. and terminate on December IA,
1906.
The spring term will commence on
January 2. 1907, and terminate June ID,
1907
There shall be vacation from Septena-
Der IA. 1906, to September %, 1906. for
which no salaries shall be paid
There shall be vacation from Decen1-
Der IA, 1906. to January g. 1907. for
which no salaries shall be paid.
There shall be vacation from March
Is. 1907. to March 20, 1907, for which
no salaries shall be paid.
There shall be vacation from June IA
1907. to June 30. 1907. for which no
salaries shall be paid.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
MORE INSURANCE SUITS.

Judah Boas & Co. filed two suits yes
terday for insurance on goods de-
stroyed in the fire for which the pol
icies of insurance have been assigned
by the original owners. One of the
suits was against the Transatlantic
Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg,
Germany. for $4,000 on clothing and
household goods burned on April is
IN the building at $40 OFarrell. street.
The goods we're said to be worth $22,-
0of at the time of the fire. The other
suit was against the North German
Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg
for $4,000 on the same stock of goods.
Nr Jfu has FLED suit for s4ee against
the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Com-
pany Of Hamburg for insurance on
goods destroyed in the building at 74e
Commercial street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
hrs JM Lang and mrs. S. FraAe

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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12

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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Picnic.

The annual reunion and picnic OF st.
Vincent de Pau's Church will be held
next Saturday. September 10. at Shell
Mound Park, Berkeley, Valuable prizes
will he given for games and at the
gate. There will be a band to supply
music for dancing In the pavilion. The
con1mittee Of arrangements consists OF
Thomas Boyle, chairman: James Call
laghan, Mario Bollo, Herbert Schr1itz,
P. Murnaur. T, Goodwin. c. Donovan,
T Caneghan, ]. Hogan. T. Cooley. c.
Brosnan. j. Duffy and V Bryan.
Boats will run to the park from the
Oakland ferry every twenty minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
SUIT BROUGHr on An ACCOUNT.

Ike Deutch. the proprietor of a cafe
and saloon at Van Ness avenue and
Market street. has been made the de-
fendant in q suit brought by the Inde-
pendent Electrical Construction Com
pany for t6e1.71, alleged to be due on
work done for Deutch for which he
had never made a settlement.
The complaint filed Yesterday charges
that between May / and August rs the
plaintiff company put in the electric
wiring and fixtures for the cafe and
saloon without stated contract. and has
never received payment for the work
or materials.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-12
SENTENCE IS GIVEN
IN CRAWFORD CASE
YounE Man Found Guilty of Burglary
Must spend Two Years and a
Half in Prison.

Harry Crawford, found guilty last
week by jury in Judge DUNES court
of burglary in the second degree. was
sentenced yesterday to two years and
a half In Folsom prison. Crawford was
convicted of the theft of wearing ap-
psrel and other goods from the house
OF Ida walcom at 224S Bush street on
July 10. after having secured a room
there the previous night.