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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29
NOIGi0 0Cll { los Vl0IilOS

Puerto Rico Bahia de San Juan
Canal Exterior. Sc hace saber por
esta noticia que Ia Entrance Buoy.
No. colorado, de n clase mum.
anteriornente reportada haber sido
K molcada de su estaci6n hallarSe
al garete, fuG reemplazada en- su es-
tacl6n en- Junio as.
Por orden de la Junta de Faros.
A. N, WOoD Captain, II. S. N.
Asst, 10 the Inspr 3rd Dist, Servi--
&C of Porto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29
NeldaS santaniaS
EN- IA coLoNIA DE LEPRosos

In cumplimiento de las practicas
sanifarias han sido destruidos por eI
tuego, los etectos correspondence
al paciente Carlos Mercado, fallecidc
rec'entemente en- aquella colonia,
que Sc detallan a continuation: seis
sabanas. tres almohadas, seis fundas
de lden tres frisas, tres colchonetas.
un cubre CANA, seis tohallas, seis pa
fluelos, seis pares de calcetines. cua-
tro calzoncillos, seis camisas, un es-
cupidor, TN vase de noche, dos palau-
ganas, I'm jarro. TN mesita de MADEIRA.
I'm sllloncito, tres platos, un iuego de
cubiertos, TN jarrito para aqua, una
taxa con ST. platillo, I'm espejito, I'm
peine. un cepillo de dientes, tres cor
batas, tres cuellos de camisa, dos pa
res de zaPatos, una percha y I'm bauI-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29
U lcdo. Martin TraviioSO

FL distinguido letrado don
Martin Travieso Jr., nos parti-
cipa que ha establecido su des-
pacho de abogado en- la calle de
San Francisco num. II.
FL senior Travieso ejerce en-
todos los tribunales insulares Y
en- la Corte Federal.
Deseamos al pretigioso letra-
do muchos triunfos professional
les en- Sam Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29
N0G@ del d]6a

Los despachOS que reclblmOS
hoy nos dicen que los maestros
americauos llegados 4 Ia metro
poll habian bien dc nOsotroS;
elogian la inteligeucia de nues-
tros nInOs v alabau la suavidad
del china la belIeza de la Isla.
rs preferlble este a Cuando
OtrOs maestrOs Sc eXpresaban
EN- teTm.u0s cOmp.etamente dis
tintos. cucontrandO malo tod0
10 nuestro v completamente in
habitab,e ei pals.
ACasJ tlene aigO que yer con
estos eloglos desacOstumbradOs,
algo que hacia nOtar un diario
pOncenO. lamentdndOse de clio
preClsamente, V era que los
maestros dc ingles habIan en-
baTcal0 sin Sa Der, antiCIpada-
meute. como otrOs amos, 81 los
nombrarian para el Dr6XimO cur
SO cSCOlaT.
Estos maestrOS, tai VeZ han
cOmcnzado a darse cuenta de
que en- las alturas del Departa-
menlO be instruction sOplan
dhOTa ptFOs VIentOs. Y no han
quer.1O. pOr una genialldad 0
una lrauqueza mas o lnenOs,
arrIe>gar el probable nOmbIa
mientO. que pudiera escaparse
les de entire las manOs. 81 a las
innccesarlas declaraCiOnes he
chas sin grandes solcitudes de
la prensa nOrteamerlcana, res
pOndid una prOtesta energlCa
dc ia opinion en- Puerto Rico.
Sea como sea. es 10 cicrto que
algo Sc va ganando. slquiera
con que Sc acOstumbren a decir
La verdad a sus paisanos, esos
maestro, que pretcndian a su
rcgTcsO cu las vacacIOnes D al
VOlycI IchnltlVamcntc Il la me-
lrpll lalcr Greer Il su5 con
Veciuo- q.e regresabau de un
pals sa.yale en- el que habian
salvaI0 la vida por un verda-
dero mlIagrO V Il costa de eStu
peudas prOezas realizadas.
La tmaginaci0n de nuestros
educadores dc menor cuantia
lOrJa s0bre nuestras cOstumbres
V nucstra gente. las mas pere-
grInao .cvendas.
Is el atan de repetlr extrava
gancIas que Sc manifesto en-
los amcIlcanOs vulgares, como
Sd no iuera possible visitar IN
pals leIduO, sin eucOntIar EN- eI
rarezas Y monstruosidades Y CO.
Sas nunca vistaS.
De eatas simplezas Sc nutre
la literature de SeuanarioS Y
Tevistas y, de esta falsa informa.
ci6n. la prensa que ste llama
grande pOrque Circula muchO.
UniCamente asi Sc Compren-
de que apenas saltan a TERRA
los maestrOs que han ejercidO
aqui durante el curse esColar
va estan hacienda deClaraCiones
a los periodicos. hablandO de
nosotros. como ST en- vez de We
mir aqui a ganarse la vida. fue-
sen los encargados de exhiblr
nos q la curiosidad del pueblo
americana que no ha sospecha-
do las calumnias de que nos ha
hecho victimas la inventiva de
unos cuantos maestros de ingles
V otros cuantos funcionarios v
turistas.
Ahora y sea por 10 que sea,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29
Don Rafael Fabian

ell vapor espafiol MaxneE CaSps
regres6 aver q San Juan procedente
de Espafia ell prestijioso comerciante
de esta plaza y querido amigo nues-
tro don Rafa el Fabian.
Reciba nuestro cariffosisimo salu-
do, y sepa que nos causa verdadera
,Satisf cci6n vcrie otra vez eCtre nos
otrtS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29

HOSPITAL MUNICIPAL HAY
en- asiS>encla en- este estAblecimiento
oen6hco; y mujeres 8 varones.
Total 70
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

ANTl-lNJuNCTioN BILL.

Washington, May ia caucus OF
the Republican members of the house
has been called for tomorrow evening
to determine the attitude OF the ma
jority toward the so-called anti-in-
junction Legislation at this session
of congress. The conference call Is
the upshot of agitation that has been
rife in the house for some months
and was the direct outcome of for
NAL petition signed by the requisite
fifty members today.
Perhaps every member Of the house
Democrats as well as Republicans
have been made the recipient OF
numerous letters and kilograms
against the passage of the bin to re
strict the powers of the federal courts
to issue iniunctions without previous
notices to the party sought to be en-
Joined It may he predicted on an
thority that in all likelihood no anti
injunction bill will be passed as 6
result of tomorrow nights confer
ence
A telegram from the National As
sociation of Manufacturers now II
convention in New York, calling OF
him to use his power aud influence
against any such legislation, was re
ceived today by Speaker Cannon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Union Is CONSIDERED.

pittshurg, May l9.-All overture
and resolutions looking to Union with
other denominations before the Meth
odist Protestant General Synod in
session here are now being consid-
cred by special committee on
church union named today which Will
report before the conference ad-
iourns.
This committee consists of one
delegate from each of the thirty-two
district conferences in the United
States. A deputation from the United
Brethren church occupied the after
noon with addresses in behalf of the
union of that denomination and the
Methodist Protcstants. They urged
such action at once regardless of the
action of the Congregational church.
The proposition to reunite with the
Methodist Episcopal church is being
given careful consideration Eastern
delegates are said to be strongly In
favor of it while the western aud
southern delegates favor of a con
solidatIon with the United Brethren
and Congregational churches, and 1t
is the belief that consolidation with
the United Brtehren will be brought
about
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
METHOD|STS IN
LIVELY DEBATE
COMMITTEE ON EPlSCOPACY REC
oMMENDED TEN ADDITION
AL BISHOPS.
EIGHT DECIDED UPON
Conference of Protestant Methodists
at pittsburg Considering Over
lures For Consolida-
ton.

Baltimore. May 19-The MethC dist
Episcopal General Conference was
thrown into hct debate by the pre-
sentation of the report Ct the com
mittee on Episcopacy, which recon-
mended that ten new bishops be
elected. Ultimately the conference
decided that the number should BE-
eight
The report of the committee pro-
.nounced all present bishops effective,
the only retircent being that of
Bishop ]. NJ. Thoburn oi India, at his
own request.
An ovation was given Bishop Tho
burn on the announceent of his re-
tircment and Bishop Warren's pre-
diction of an early union of the Meth
odist Episcopal and Methodist
Protestant churches were incidents
of the day.
The book committee today decided
by m almost unanimous vote to rec
ommend to the conference that the
book business of the conference be
embraced in a single city aud placed
under the direction of a board OF
twenty-five managers, ministers and
laymen, these to serve eight or
twelve years each The report will
also recommend that the periodicals
Of the general conference be pub
lished In Cincinnati.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
SMELL CASE IS
STARTED AGAIN
JURY COMPLETED YES thoAF
AND OPENING ADDRESSES
MADE-JUDGE SoloN PHIL
BRICK ON BENCH THIS TIME.

Clinton, H., May l9.-The jury Va
the Smell will case was completed 10
dav. Judge Solon Philbrick took an
active part in the examination of the
veuiremen and the work progressed
rapidly. Levi Murphy, cashier ot the
state National Bank was called as
the first witness for. the proponents
Through his testimony and that oi
several others called during the after
noon. the counsel eudcavored to prove
that Colonel Smell was of sound mind
and memory at the time he made the
will.
In the opening address for the plain
tiffs It was declared that Mabel Smell
Mcnamara. of Kansas City, the repu
ted grand niece of Colonel Tom Smell
had taken advantage of his bounty
for seven years. The counsel for the
disinherited son will try to prove that
the Young woman received enormou7
sums of money from Smell and thai
she exercised undue influence owe
him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
PLAN FOR FIGHT
ON HOG CHOLERA
STATE EXPERIMENT STATIONS
AND AGRICULTURAL DE-
PARTMENT TO HAVE CONFER
ENCE 18TH OF THIS MONTH.

Washington, May ia conference
of the United States Department of
and the Agriculture Ex-
pertinent stations of several states
to consider plans for supplying serum
for the prevention and treatment OF
hog cholera will be held at Ames.
la. MAY IS. The department will be
represented by Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson. Or. A. ID. Melvin, chief
of the bureau of animal industry, and
Mr. NJ Dorseth. chief of the bio
chemic division of that bureau.
At the elimination of many years
of scientific experimental work the
bureau of ANIMAL industry has de
veloped a method of treatment effec-
tive in saving high percentage of
hogs in affected herds. Secretary
Wilson's view is that the problem of
preparing serum can best be handled
by several states taking it up through
their agricultural experient stations
and arranging to furnish serum to
their own citizens.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
MRS. GUINNESS O| AD.
HER FALSE TEETH FOUND IN
RUINS OF HER FORMER
HOME.
Identified by Dentist Who Made
Them-Discovery Shows Story
That She Still Lives to
Be Untrue.

La Porte, Ind, May 19t--H any
thing additional were needed to
prove the contention of Sheriff Smut
zer and Prosecutor Smith that Mrs.
Bella Guinness, at whose door are
laid an even dozen deaths, two hus
bands and ten others, perished in the
flames which destroyed her home, Il
was supplied today, when Loui'
Schutze, an expert miner, found IL
the ashes of the Guinness house th'
upper and lower bridges, containing
the false teeth of the woman. the I'M
raveling of whose life story has OF
casionod one of the greatest sensa
tions In criminal history.
The lower set of teeth tally exactly
with the description and diagram
furnished by Dr. l. p, Norton, dentist
who built the bridge, and who TODAY
Identified the teeth positively a'
those of Mrs. Guinness.
In view of the unmistakable eyi
idenee, Coroner Mack stated this even
ing that he would probably render al
official finding that the burned adul
female body was that of rMs. Guin
ness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
RUSS|AMUST HAVE
$4OO,O0O,00O
TO BUILD AMUR RAILROAD
STRONG OPPOSITION DEvEL-
oPED IN DUMA-CZAR'S MIN
isTER COME TO RESCUE.

st Petersburg, May l9-Assaults
| by conservative members of the tluma
on the bin providing for the eonstruc
tiou Of the Amur railroad forced
Finance Minister KokovsoT and For
eign Minister Iswosky to come to
the defense of the measure today
Its chance of success is still doubt
full
During his speech Oh the subject
Kokovsoff made the first announces
.ent of foreign and domestic loans to
raise si00,0D0,000. the sum required
for the construction of the Amur line
double tracking of the Siberian road
and certain reforms in the army
which are necessary for the defense
of Russian interests In the Orient
These loans will be floated partly al
home and abroad.
The foreign minister declared that
TIE political horizon was today with
out a cloud. No diplomatic compiled
tions he said, void interfere with
the construction of the Amur road
which would colonize regions that
now contribute nothing to the pros
perity of the empire.
The committee of the duma today
began discussion of the statute tc
reform the secret police system.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

Said TO Be Shipped to Chicago and
New York-Chicago lnspects
All Bsrrell Goods.

Chicago. May 19-Ten Cinnamon,
each concealed in barrel are be
Heved to have been received some
where in Chicago today. So vigorous
is this belief that CONSERVATION
reigned in harrel handling circles oi
the city At freight stations and
other shipping headHiarters, and IN
groceries and meat markets there
was 2 search
The reason for these dramatic pre-
cautions is found in an Cdd bit oi
news which broke loose from El psso
Tex. In dispatch from that place
if Is declared that the ten barrels o.
live laundrymen were recently
shipped to Chicago in order to evad.
immigration laws. Fourteen barrels
were freighted to New York
The Chicago consignment wa
scheduled to reach this city TODAY
That was the reason for all the feat
and furry. but the Cinnamon have
not been discovered
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
FRENCH BUDGET
SHOWS DEFICIT
OF OVER EIGHT MILLION DOL.
LARS STEPS TAKEN TO
OVERCOME DEFICIT BY RE
FORMING ALL TAxATIONS.

Paris. May in. CaillauX, minis,
ter of finance, announced that the
budget Of 1909 shows an estimated de
felt of $S.S00,000 revenue being esti-
mated at s7S5, 100000 and expenditure
at $794G)0,000
in order to make up the shortage
it has been decided to reform the col
lection of dues on stock and bond
transfers and strictly enforce the ex-
isting regulations looking to the pre-
vention of the present frequent eyas
ions of duties.
These measures, it is estimated will
produce 6,200,000. a further 81,
000O00 will be obtained by doubling
the license fees on all saloons wherc
absinthc is sold, and the remainder
of the deficit will he made up by
slight increases in other taxes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
FIRM STAND OF
MANUFACTURERS
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO iMPEND
ING INCREASE IN FREIGHT
RATES.
RAISING CLASS ISSUES
gv Great Political Parties Also De
nounced-Aseociatio AXIS Con
gress to Favor Ship
Subsidy.

New York. May l9.-Followlng up
the important action of its early se5'
sions in protesting against political
agitation of a demosogiG nature. cal
culated to set capital aud labor at
odds, the National Association Of
Manufacturers, an annual convention
here late today took a decided stand
against the raising of any class issues
by the great political parties OF the
nation. This action was in the form
of resolution introduced by John
Kirby, of Dayton, OHIO,
Close upon the heels of this move
by the manufacturers came the taking
On their part of decided stand against
the advance of freight rates which the
trunk lines of the country have an
nounced to be impending. The manu-
facturers seek an anbcabe adjust
mcut Of the matter With the railroads,
but failing they announce their In
tention of resisting the proposed adj
vance in the courts by process Of in
junction or otherwise.
The association before adjournment
for the day went on record as indors.
ing the formation of permanent
tariff commission to revise the tariff
scheduled upon the principle of inter
national costs. The association order.
ed a telegram sent to the conference
of the national house of representa-
tivcs on the postoffiee appropriation
requesting them to favor the enact
ment of the ocean mail subsidy pro
visions in that measure, now in dis
pute between the two houses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

New York. May 19.-Family es
arrangement which had driven one oi
the members to insanity, eliminated
today in the murder of George E.
Sterry, a Millionaire drug exporter.
by his son George E. Sterry. Jr.' and
the suicide of the latter. The elder
Sterry was shot down at the Pine
Street office of Weaver and Sterrf,
late today. where he had been closetel
for few moments with the murderer.
The son Immediately aftcrward shot
himself and both were dead when 9th
ers of the firm hurried into the room
The determination of the father to re-
marry led to the tragedy. A letter left
by the son made it plain that his acts
were deliberate and the product of a
deranged mind
The senior Sterry was y years cid
George E. Sterry. Jr. was 20.
stsrry's wife died four years ag-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRES
ENACT TWOFOLD TRAGEDY
Son Killed His Aged Father Because Latter Was
Determined 10 Marry Young School
Teacher-Then Shot Himself

and last January he announced his in
tention of marrying Miss Rachel
Blaikie. a public school teacher Oi
East Orange. y. ]. The sons dis
approved of the proposed alliance, but
we're unable to influence their father
against it.
Today George Sterry. Jr., went To
bis place Of business as usual and
then entered his fathers private room
Perhaps five minutes later the re
ports of a revolver. twice discharged
attracted others to the private office.
Tc body of the elder Sterry sat up
right in a chair before his desk aud
blood was triekling down his face
from a bullet wound in the right tenn
pie. stretched out in chair near his
fathers desk was the lifeless form OF
the son. He had been killed by bul
lei over the right ear His hand
clasped a revolver.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
PILGRIMAGE To ROME
Mexicans viii EndeaVor to Have Z
Cardinal Appointed For Their
Country.

City Of Mexico, May 19.-Extensive
preparations are now being made
among high Catholic clergymen and
laymen of Mexico and throughout the
republic for pilgrimage to Rome dur.
ing the soming fall
This pilgrimage will be headed by
prominent prelates of the church and
will leave Mexico City for New York
during the early part of October From
New York the pilgrims will sail to
Havre and thence directly to Rome.
special train will he chartered fer
the occasion.
The pilgrims will be given an audi.
ence by Pope Plus at the vatican, and
efforts will be made to induce the holy
see to give Mexico a cardinal
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
NIGHT RIDERS SCARED
Strong Efforts Are Beng Made TO
Effect Compromise OF Hoilo"eli
Damage Suit

Paducah Ky, May 19.-Prominent
Princeton and Caldwell county citi-
zens are here seeking a compromise
in the Hollowell night rider suits.
They held a conference with the plain.
tiff's attorneys. Miller e. Miller but
no agreement was reached today.
Robert Hollowell was given a YER
dict for s35,OOO against tweutyeight
alleged night riders i'm the federal
court last week His wife and son
have suits pending for s50,000 aud
s25. 600 respectively II is understood
that the defendants have been offered
settlement of all three suits for
$4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
STREET CAR RIOTS.
OCCUR IN CLEVELAND--STR RlkE
BREAKERS AND STRIKERS
CLASH TWICE.
Car Run Over Boy-Severed Head
Severed From body-One Car
Set Afire-Burned to Trucks
Track Elockaded.

Cleveland. May 49, Hpting in the
street car strike began ithis evening
early. Three men were shot and
wounded in a conflict between the
strikers and deputy sheriifs in Lake
wood suburb. Charles Marvin, a
striker, was shot through the hand 4;
two others we're seriously wounded.
Strike breakers projected by dep
.uty sheriffs, started a car over Lake
wood Boulevard Al Sloan avenue a
big stone aeyqss. the track stopped
the car AlTow'l had collected and
it IS reFSrted that many shots were
fired by both sides
More cars came along and shoot
ing continued. Police in automobiles
rushed to the scene and a running
encounter with the mob occurred.
The first car was set alire aud
burned to the tricks, it is said. In
East Woodland avenue II car ran
down a small boy. Ills mead was
severed from his body
The gathering crowd attacked the
motorman aud conductor. The
police on the car beat the crowd
back. In the confusion. it Is said,
the boys head was hurried to his
home while an ambulance took the
body to the morgue.
The arbtrators a; midnight still
continued the discussion of disputed
points, not having reached an agree
ment
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
MEMBERSHIP EXTENDED
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
viii Accept engineers OF Electric
ally Drawn Trains.

Columbus. Ohio May 19-The inter
national convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers this
afternoon voted to admit to member
ship engineers Of all electrically drawn
trains on steam railroads. It will prob
ably be September l before the ex-
tension of membership is made effee.
tive.
The admission of engineers in Cuba
to the brotherhood was also deter
mined upon
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
ORDER IN GOOD CONDITION.

Springfield. ILL.,, May 1s.-The su
preme body of the court of Honor
met in biennial session in this city
today. the session being held in the
senate chamber of the state capitol
Reports presented by the supreme
officers show the affairs of the order
to he in a highly satisfactory condi-
tion. The Court OF Honor is a fra.
ternal aud benefit order aud was
founded in 1895. Il now has a total
membership of nearly 60,000. located
principally in Illinois, Indiana, Mis-
.souIi and Iowa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
NEW SENSATION
IN PLATT CASE
ALLEGED THAT HIGH GOV
EMINENT OFFICIALS EN-
TERED CONSPIRACY.
TO Get LOVE LETTERS
OF Senator. Martin Miller Was to
Get Pspers--Siencd Statement
BY Him Produced in the
{ Trial Yesterday

New York, May 19.-High govern
ment officials at Washington are al
legged to have conspired to obtain
possession of love letters said TO
have been written by United States
Senator Thomas C, i'latt to Miss Mae
Mae c. Wood, in a signed statement
introduced as evidence during todays
hearing in Miss Woods suit for di-
yorce against the senator.
Scandal Started.
The statement bears what purposes
to be the signature of J. Martin Mil
Ter and Miss Wood said that while
she did not see the signature affixed,
she was assured by Miller that it was
genuine. The statement was pre-.
pared by Miller at her request, she
testified. It edclared that Miller was
asked by high government officials
in Washington and New York to get
possession of Platt's love letters;
that the papers when obtained Wcr
not to be given to Platt, but were
to he turned over to Mr.. Loeb in
Washington, and that when the
plan to get possession of the original
papers failed a scandal was begun In
the newspapers to force Miss Wood
to come to terms, "Wynne, first as
sistant postmaster general. started
the bali rolling by getting "a New
York newspaper to print the article
as it first appeared" says the state
ment, which concludes:
Acted Under Loeb and Plstt.
y was got into a conspiracy by
powerful officials whom ! dare not to
displease from newspaper or politi-
cal standpoint. consulted how
ever. Platts secretary frequently
and acted at all times under the di'
rtceion of Platt and Loeb.
Former Postmaster General Robert
gVynne is present American consul
general to London. J, Martin Miller,
a former newspaper man, recently
was American consul at Rheims,
France.
Did Miller ever say anything to
YOU about the Ietters?' asked the
examining attorney of Miss Wood
yes" she replied, he said that If
he got the letters Patt would never
get them"
What was he going to do with
them?"
Hold them over Platt's head be
lieve," she answered.
The statement purporting to have
been signed by Miller bears date of
October Is, 1908.
Abe Hummell Mentioned.
In her testimony Miss Wood, under
cross examination, told of the circum-
stances under which she signed, in
1903. in this city. a relaese of Senator
Platt from any claims she may have
had against him She testified that
she received from A. Hmmell $500
upon signing the statement, but de-
niod that she was aware of all its
contents
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
SPECIAL TRAIN TO CHICAGO.

Des Moines. May 19.-The Grant
club of this city has completed ar
rangements with the Rock island road
for a special train TO Chicago for the
national Republican convention. The
train will leave Des Moineg for Chi
cago on the evening of June l..