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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-19
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Mario II de 1oc6.

El dfa veintfdos del que cursa es
uno de los dias mas fastuosos en- la
historic de este pals; la abolici6n de
Ia esclavitud
-Nu stro amigo don R6mulo Gar
cfa ma sdo nombrado, con caracter d !.
finitivo, empll ado de Ia fabrica ala
Colectiva"
-Ha regresado de San Juan la fa :
milia del senor Wolkers
-Encuentrase actualm nte entire no.
sotros ell senor Ball, de Arecibo
La graciosa senorita Lolita Mar.
chan esta de temporada en- esta pobla-
ci6n,
-Esta llamando poderesamente la
atenci6n de este vecindario el alza ob
tenida en- eli p ecio de Io> f6sforos.
-Sigue mejor de sus dolencias el
sefor Juan D4vila.
I'm nuevo nino ha venido al hogar
de los esposos Ramos Lopez.
La senonta Julia Sanchez desem-
p-na una de las escuelas graduadas
El corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-19
BuCna nOticia

En- el antique muv acreditadO es-
tablecimieDto Bazar dc ropa hecha y
Sastreria de r. Montes Sc acaba de
recibir un immense surtido de casi-
mires ingleses franceses, los que
ofrece q >u numerUsa cGentela y al
p1blico en- general
En- ropa hecha tambi6n hay IN ex-
tense surtido de elegantes trajes, los
que Sc detallan desde 81 a $f4. Cuen-
ia tambien el Bt7ar con IN aurtidS de
abriqos para caballeros y n'fios. propios
para vi3jes, gorras. camisas, cuellos,
punos tirantes cinturoneS, Ilgas, cal
zoncilllos. corbatas; medias, y muchoS
mas art1culos del ramo.
VISTA HACE e
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
ShOnts' Line Insists on Blocking
Adjustment Of Rates.
Clover Leaf Officials Refuse Not
to Absorb Marine Insurance.
COMPETITION IS MET.
Alton Files New Schedule and
other Roads will Do So.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Negotiations looking toward the
abolishment of the practice of absorb
ing the marine insurance on lake and
rail shipments from st. Louis and
Kansas City to the east have been
blocked by the Glover Leaf railroad,
of which Theodore P. Shonts. chair
man of the isthmian canal commission
is president.
At meeting of the officials of va
rious western railroads interested in
the traffic, which was held in Chicago
recently, all of the roads agreed to
stop absorbing the insurance except
the Glover Leaf. which maintained
that it would make no change in its
practice. It's officials maintained that
they were acting legally and that they
could not be expected to do anything
which would interfere with the earn
ings of the road.
Even the Wabash, which was ac-
cused jointly with the Clover Leaf of
absorbing the insurance or keeping
up trahic arrangements by which the
insurance was absorbed, agreed to
cease the practice on east bound ship
ments if the other lines would do like
wise. The refusal of the Glover Leaf.
however, resulted in the Wa bash ad-
herring to its practice.
As a result of the determination of
the Clover Leaf and the Wabash to
continuing absorbing the insurance on
east bound shipments, the Alton has
issued q tariff which takes care of the
insurance on east bound shipments by
way of Chicago. other roads are ex-
pected to take similar action, and the
local port will have full protection on
shipments for the east at the expense
of the railroads.
But on the west bound business the
western railroads are helpless, unless
some one can discover a plan by
which the advantage of free insurance
by way of Detroit or Toledo can be
counterbalanced. All freight from
the east is moved on tariffs issued by
the eastern trunk line committee, and
it Is not within the power of the west
ern roads to amend these tariffs. The
tariffs in question make no mention
of insurance, and so far no official has
been able to find q way of solving the
muddle. The only hope appears to lie
in getting the Clover Leaf and the
Wabash to change their attitude, but
the stubbornness of the Shonts road
displayed In the conference over the
east bound business makes the pros
poets rather dreary-
The explanation that the Glover
Leaf and the Wabash were not guilty
of any violations of the law in taking
care of the insurance was reiterated in
railroad circles yesterday. The claim
was made that the insurance is COW
cred by the blanket policy of the
Detroit and Buffalo steamship line and
the Cleveland and Buffalo line which,
in conjunction with the White Star
line, makes connections for Toledo.
But the existence of this blanket
policy is disputed by some railroad
men, who declare that both the steam
ship officials and the Wabash officials
have declared that there is no insur-
ance on consignments unless specially
arranged for and paid for by the ship
per himself
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
An Atchison Han Who Receives
a $4,000 Salary.
Charles J. Price Returns From
johannesburg This Week.
HAS AYEAR'S VACATION
Started Learning Mining Trade
in the Black Hills.
A Brother Is a Mine Superin-
tendent in Africa Also.

Atchison, Kan, May 2s.-Did you
ever know that Atchison has turned out
a man who receives a salary of $4,000
a year2 Charles J. Price. general man
ager Of a group Of mines in Johannes
burg, South Africa, Will arrive In
Atehison next Saturday, to visit his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, who
live at 1929 Atchison street He has
q leave Of absence Of a year, and dur
ing his stay in this country will visit
most of its prominent mines including
those in the Klondike. While on his
vacation, his salary goes on as usual
Charles J. Price left Atchison in
1875, when I 8 years old, going to Lara
mie. Wyo., to work in a drug store
While there, the Black Hills excitement
broke out, and he accompanied a party
60 Deadwood, enduring many hard
ships. There he became a miner. and
gradually worked up in his profession
His fame finally became so great that
he was offered $50. OOG a year TO man
age q mine in South Africa. He ac-
cepted, and has been there a good
many years Now he is general man
ager Of a number of mines owned by
an English syndicate, at a salary of
$4,000 a year
Before removing to Atchison, he
lived with his parents in DOuiphan. His
father. John Price. was q section fore
man on the old Atchison & Nebraska,
and the boy Charley worked with him
occasionally. on the section He at
tended the common schools only, but
since leaving school. has acquired
first class education in his line; ne
didn't quit studying because he quit
school The family came from Eng
land originally. Charles J. Price was
born in England. but some of the
younger members of the family were
born in this country. Mrs. Sam Steven
son is his sister; so is Miss Jennie Price.
Walter Price, d brother. went to South
Africa several years ago, and is now
receiving a salary of $50 a year, as
q mine superinfendent
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

A mother should come to her child's
aid at this critical time and remember
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will prepare the system for
the coming change and start this try
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Lydia E. Pinkhams Y Vegetable Compound
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If you know of any young girl who is
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will put her on the right road to q
strong. healthy and happy womanhood.
Mrs Pinkham is daughter-in-law of
Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
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The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
70 DRILL IN CHASE COUNTY.
Chanute Company win Go After Oil at
MatfeId Green.

Emporia, Kan, May 23.-The kan
sas Natural Gas & OIL company, with
headquarters at Chanute, is massing
tools and drilling apparatus near Mat
field Green preparatory TO beginning
drilling for gas and oil. Just when the
drilling viii begin is not known, but
it is probable that q few weeks will
ind the drills of the company boring in
Chase county soil.
The Kansas Natural Gas & Oil com
pany has held gas and oil leases on
so, 600 acres of land for the past three
years. The leases were signed for four
years. II the company failed to begin
operations during the first two years
there was no penalty attached. but If it
did not drill during the third year 1t
was to pay ten cents an acre a year,
was not developing the field the fourth
year the lease called for a penalty of
twenty-five cents an acre a year, pay
able quarterly in advance. If wells
were drilled and gas or oil struck, the
developing company was to share the
products with the land owners.
The third year OF the lease has just
closed. and to escape the twenty-five
cents n acre penalty and to hold the
lease the company is getting ready to
drill The fact that the company did
not abandon the least at the end of the
second year. but paid $4,000 the past
year to hold 1t. shows that they con-
slider the field valuable. The land held
by the company stretches from the
mouth Of Bloody creek to the Santa Fe
town of Burns. During the past year
gas has been struck al Elmdale within
a few miles of the company's holdings,
the company to delay operations no
longer
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

BcAdams- The charge was selling
goods without a license.
The young man had a very clever
scheme. He hired q half dozen small
boys to distribute boxes of soap to
the homes and he would call that day
or the next and collect 35 cents for
the soap or demand its return In
police court he pleaded immunity from
the city ordinance and had a whole book
full Of legal opinions to back up his
claims. City Attorney Bertenshaw
could not see it that way, however,
and the young man was fined S5 and
costs for peddling without a license.
The same soap this young man was
selling for IS cents a box can be pur-
chased at the local grocery stores for
q quarter. Merchants object to pay
ing a license to conduct their busi-
ness and then have some outsider slip
in and work some shYewd scheme to
beat the town out of a license.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
10 OPEN sHosHoNE IN JULY.
Railroads Receive Word About the
Northwestern Reservation.

Chicago. May 23.-Information has
been received by the Burlington pas
senger department to the effect that
the government VIII open registration
Offices for the Shoshone Indian reser-
vation on July IS. Registration will
continue for about two weeks, and
the drawings will occur some time late
In July or at the latest by August l.
c. F. Robertson. mayor of Worland.
Wyo.. was in Chicago yesterday, hav-
ing returned from Washington, where
he visited the general land depart
ment Of the government. He learned
that the presidents proclamation re-
garding the opening of the reserva-
ton would come in a few days. and
would designate Worland and Their
mopolis. Shoshone and Lander as the
four places of registration. Worland
and Thermopolis are at the north
eastern corner of the reservation. but
are not in 1t. Lander is south of the
reservation. near its southeastern
corner. while Shoshone IS in the south
ern portion Of the reservation.
There are approximately 1.15O.000
acres of land to be opened for settle
ment but only about 400. 600 acres
of this are good agricultural lands
The remainder are grazing land and
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
BANKERs AT WICHTTA.
The kansas Association Meeting to
Have Eastern Visitors.


Wichita, Kan. May 2S.-Financial
institutions of the east as well as of
the west viii be represented here today
when the annual convention of the
Kansas Bankers association opens.
Bankers and their wives who came
Tuesday were given reception last
night by the chamber of commerce.
A party of eastern bankers who Will
come today includes:
". O. Jones, Of the National Park
bank of New York; J. T Robinson, of
the National City bank of New York:
K. L. CHAMPION, of the National Bank
of the Republic, Chicago; J. ". Minus,
of the Merchants National bank, of
New York; c. c. Allen, Of the Oriental
hank. of New York; c. J. Wakefield,
Corn Corn Exchange National bank. Of New
York; T. ". Maddox, of the Bank of
America, Philadelphia, the oldest bank
In America, and c. c. Hay, of the
American Banker, OF New York
The programme for the opening day
will include addresses and reports by
officers of the bankers association as
follows:
Welcome to Wichita-C. @. Chandler,
president Kansas National bank.
Response-Ex-Go Governor W. ]. Bailey,
president BaileyviIle State bank.
Presidents address,. L. Brokaw,
cashier COMMERCIAL National bank.
Kansas City.
Secretary's report-W. w Bowman,
cashier First National bank, Concordia.
Treasurer's report-C. F. Henson,
cashier Peoples National bank. Paola.
Report of committee on loan exchange
j. NJ. Harper. secretary, cashier Bank
Of Conway Springs.
Address. Banking from a Directors 3
Standpoint''=W. Y. Morgan director
State Exchange bank, Hutchinson.
Address, AN Analysis of Banking
Conditions in Kansas''-John @ Royce,
bank commissioner, Topeka.
Report of committee ON mutual in
surance-Charles M. Sawyer, chairman,
Norton.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
NOT no BUILD IN MEXICO.
Pullman Company Gives Up Plan to
Have Own Shop There.

City of Mexico, May 23.@Through
the terms of a contract which has been
entered into by the Mexican Car and
Foundry company with the Pullman
company the latter has secured a
place in which its Mexican equipment
can be repaired and overhauled. The
Pullman company took up the pro-
position some time ago and for a time
It was believed that the company
would build a small repair shop in
this city. The contract with the car
and foundry company will make this
unnecessary.
The Pullman company now operates
cars on almost every railroad line in
the republic, both narrow and stand
ard gauge. The company's many cars
in the republic are from time to time
in accidents, wrecks and other neces-
sary railroad evils with the result>that
many repairs are needed. In the past
1t has been necessary whenever the
damage was considerable to send the
car to the United States for repairs
With the new arrangement it will be
possible to get the cars back into the
service in much less time than before.
The Mexican Car and Foundry com
pany viii do the repair and overhaul
ing work for the company and will in
spect all Of the Pullman equipment
that comes to Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
MERRY RAILROAD WAR on.
Community of Interest Idea Is a Thing
of the Past

OF the Past.
If current reports can be relied upon
the community of interest idea. which
has obtained between the trunk lines
and the southern roads for many years
past, is about to receive a rude jar
which may result in its entire dissoiu-
tion- About ten days ago it was an
nounced that the New York Central
lines had made arrangements, through
the organization of through fast dis
patch lines, for becoming an active
competitor for New Orleans traffic.
Now it IS declared the Southern rail-
way has decided to lay siege to north
ern territory by the purchase of the
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville. which
for short time was part of the now
defunct Great Central route By this
means it will obtain an entrance into
the central west and Chicago 1t IS
proposed to make the Chicago, Gin
cinnatf & Louisville part of the Queen
& Crescent system, which, In turn, IS
owned by the Southern railway. Nor
is the occupation of each others terri
tory to end there. The Pennsylvania.
through its practical ownership of the
Baltimore & Ohio. is to build link
from Kenova, ". Va. to Norton, Va,
a distance of 200 miles, and thus pro-
vide itself with a good southern outlet
The construction of the proposed link
would give the Pennsylvania a line
through a rich but wholly undeveloped
coal and timber region It also would
give RltlSburg a 01recl Quiet 10 Al
lanta. Pensacola and New Orleans.
Finally there would be furnished,
through the Pennsylvania interest IN
the Norfolk & Western. direct con-
nection between the southern points
named and New York and Pennsyl-
vania- Connection with such termf-
nails on the gulf would give the Penn
sylvania a long haul on material from
the Pittsburg district for the Panama
canal It also would furnish the road
with a traffic outlet from large centers
when the canal is ready to do business.
This aggressive action on the part OF
the Pennsylvania is said to be in the
nature of d reprisal on the Southern
railway for opening traffic offices in
Pittsburg and arranging for traffic
there Independently, instead of con-
tenting itself with taking what the
Pennsylvania pleased to route over it,
For time the Pennsylvania succeeded
in controlling both freight and passen-
ger traffic, in preventing the Southern
and the Atlantic Coast Line from
esta blishing agencies in Pittsburg, and
in driving the Seaboard Air Line out
of that center. The Southern, how.
ever discovered 1t was getting the
small end of the horn and decided to.
establish its own agencies in the Penn
sylvanfa's 8 stronghold. Now 1t must
take its punishment by the wholesale
ipva sion of its territory
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
SHE SOON GREW WEARY.
A Wife of Three Weeks Is Seeking a
Divorce.


Divorce.
lola, Kan, May 23.-Helen Arm wants
divorce from John Arm and restora-
ton to her maiden name of Helen Nor
rfson. After three weeks experience
with John she decides that he is for
tune hunter and she asks for her free
dom.
They were married in Mound City
July 27, 1905 and lived together nearly
a month He claimed to have $3.50 in
cash. but she says he didn't have sou.
She owned thirty acres OF land, furni-
ture and pigs and chickens. and John
came wooing because of her worldly
goods After a few weeks he began to
urge her to sell the property and buy
a boarding house as farm work did not
agree with him, but she stoutly declined
to sell He abused her and left her
After several weeks he came back and
renewed his vows but again demanded
that she sell her property. When she
again refused he left bestowing on her
some departing abuse.
Now she want divorce and sole own
ership of her land and the restoration Of
her maiden name.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
REVOKED PERMITS.
Two Chanute Druggists Must Quit
Selling Liquor.

Chanute, Kan. May 23.-Probate
Judge jeffrey created a sensation in
drug store circles by revoking two
Chanute permits held by Edgar Ow-
taken about 8 o'clock in the evening.
Judge jeffrey came up from Erie on
the evening train and during the even
ing visited q number of the drug stores
Of the city. going back of the prescrip-
ton cases in number of instances.
In an interview with a reporter he
stated that the permits were annulled
because Of Irregularities. BY personal
inspection, he stated. he was convinced
the holders of the permits had been
acting without due regard to the spirit
Of the law, under which permits were
issuan
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIES.
Three Billion Feet of Lumber Used by
Roads Last Year.

Roads Last ear.
washington. May 22.=According to
the forestry bureau of the department
of agriculture three billion feet of
lumber board measure. were put into
cross ties last year by the railroads Of
the country. Including switch ties,
844OO.OOO cross ties were used in 1905
by the steam railways.
These figures are contained in a re-
port issued in response to the wide dis
cussion and diversity of opinion as TO
the annual consumption of ties in the
United States.
When the forestry bureau sought to
obtain these figures. it met with the
almost unanimous cooperation of the
railroads, the figures given being based
on reports from 750 companies, hav-
ing a trackage of 27S.262 miles.
Of the total of S4.400. 900. 22,569,-
600. or SO per cent were used in new
construction.
The country was divided into six re-
gions for the purpose OF gathering
these figures"north Atlantic states,
southern states, central states. lake
states, Rocky mountain states and Pa
cific coast states. Missouri was placed
in the central states region. together
with Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Tennessee, Ohio and West Virginia. In
this region oak was the predominating
wood used for ties, comprising 81 per
cent, were used in new construction
in this region.
In the southern states region, in
which are placed Arkansas, Indian
territory, Oklahoma. Texas and the
southern states proper, cypress pre-
dominated, with pine second and oak
third. In the north Atlantic region
chestnut ties were most popular, while
the lake states used about equal per-
centages of tamarack, hemlock and
cedar
The Rocky mountain and Pacific
coast states used mostly fir
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
SCHMIDT TO RooK ISLAND.
Has Been Appointed Immigration
Commissioner for the System.

Pueblo, Colo. May &C. b.
Schmidt, of this city. has been ap-
pointed immigration commissioner for
the Rock Island and Frisco railroad
system. Mr.. schmidt held a similar
position with the Santa Fe road for
over ten years. and brought large
numbers of people from Europe who
have helped to make prosperous the
Arkansas valley in Kansas and Colo
rado. On June Mr.. Schmidt. accom-
panied by John Sebastian. passenger
traffic manager OF the Rock Island
road, will sail for Europe and system
atically present the advantages of the
southwest as a place for settlement.
This will make about three dozen
round trips across the Atlantic for Mr.
Schmidt as a pilot for homeseekers.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
Wall PAPER OF CHECKS.
Novel Manner in Which a Salina
Oflce Is Decorated.

salina. Kas.. May zs.=visitors to
Chas. Lamer's Office, North Ninth
street. have noticed some peculiar
work being done there. The Office is
being repapered, but the new paper is
something a little bit different from
that usually used in off1ces=in fact it
is much different. The paper is made
of checks that have been issued by
Mr.. Lamer during the past three years
that he has been in the horse and
mule business.
The checks represent a total amount
of over $1.000,000. the sales which
Mr.. Lamer has made in three years.
It also represents sales of horses that
he has purchased in nineteen states.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
"THERE's A REASON"

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to make it known.
For three years I kept falling with
stomach and liver disorders until was
reduced 20 pounds from my normal
weight. When I got too low to treat
myself. three Of my associate physi-
clans advised me 10 put my house in
order for I would be quickly going
the way Of all mankind. Just about
that time 7 was put on a diet OF Grape
Nuts predigested food. CuYiousiy
enough It quickly began to build me
up, appetite returned. and in 10 days
I gained six pounds That started
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
N. K. & T. IMPROVEMENTS.
ReaIignment of Track Between Deni-
son and Atoka

Denison. Tex. May 23-The Inn
provements on the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas railroad from this point to
Atoka. l. T.. will begin at once. The
reaIignment Of the track will cost the
company $4,000, 900. The remainder
of $4.00O.0O0 appropriated for realign-
ment between Red river and Parsons,
Kas.. will be sufficient to do the work
north Of Atoka. as there win be no
exceptionally heavy work to do
Contractors Patton and Gibson. who
have the Red rfver-Atoka work under
contract. will finish by December 81.
1907. This will give them a year and
a half. The contractors will have
their Offices IN this city and at Durant.
1. T.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

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