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New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

VERY DESIRABLE CORNER OFFICES--2afo
SQUARE FEET OR WHOLE FLOOR IN BROAD
wAY-CHAMBERs BUILDING. APPLY TO FREDk
sOUTHACK & ALVIN BALL. JR. AGENTS, ON
PREMISES. 2T7 ROADWAY.
1.-TWO LOFTS ALI. LIGHT 5o11oo: ENTIRE
i story ouiIdng elevator, to iet or sale
Owner 800 324 44th
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
Furnished Houses to Let-Country.

, ,TOPRISTOWN y. J-FJLLY FURNISHED 10
VI for rent for term OF years from May
OF minutes walk from station: all
modem improvements Apply OWNER ~ East 5lst
st NV York City.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

Some famous persons nave experienced what is
lD1v-n as stage fright" DR.. Josiah Morse writes
an article on this very interesting subJeet IN next
sundays Magazine Section Of The Tribune
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
Country Property to Let.

CRAWFORD. n j.
Modern. up-to-dnte DIV cling houses at attractive
rentals Crawford office open Vashington's Birthday
FERGUSON i VAN NAME.
81 Pine St. y y. {.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
THE MONTCLAlR

y
air; excellent table. good ssrvicss pa-ors
with and without heat. superb views
SPECIAL WINTER RATES
THE MONTCI-AIR HOTEL CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
S0CIed0d dc ESCIIIO|eS Y A|IS|0S

Aver publicamos la constitution de
la unta de representantes de la So
ciedad de Escritores Artistas en-
Mayaguez, y aUontinuacion publica
mos la de Ponce, que fu6 constitufda
en- esta forma
Presidente: don Carlos Lopez de
Ford; Vice esidente: don Jose Ne
gron Sajurjo; Secretario: don Nemen.
clio r. Canales; Vocales: don Luis
Llorens Torres, don Aristides Cha
vier, don Leonardo Pouce de Leon Y
don Miguel Pom.
Adquiere verdadera resonancia en-
todo Ell pals la naciente Sociedad.
Maf1ana, martes, 4 las ocho de la
noche, Sc inauguraran las classes de
Gramatica Castellana fundadss por
dicha Sociedad. En- breve Sc esta-
bleceran las clases de m1sica. Todas
estas ensenanzas seran gratis.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
Los c1I|e|0S dc oyer

Aver con una animacion extraordi-
maria como pocas veces habfamos visto,
Sc celebraron las carreras de caballos
en- Ell Hip6dromo de esta ciudad, be-
neEcio del Hospital AMT Tuberculo-
So Distinguidas sefloritas vendieron
flores con fuici0n imprimendo al fes-
tival IN gron embelIecimiento. Las
pdblico numeroso y selecto que LENA
ba de bote en- bote los palcos tendi-
dos, sali6 placidfsimo del espectacu-
10 que repitimos, revisti6 solemne i'm
portancia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
SUCG SO S

IN SUICIDE FRUSTADO,-Ayer
intento suicidarse en- Bayam6n, Ro-
mana Ponce, quien Sc tom6 una d6sis
de anilina
Fu6 aslstida por los m6dicos. Su
estado es hoy bueno FL Ju@gado
munitI al entiende en- ell asunto.
UN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sc into:ic3 con unas hierbas. la id
ven Jua Ortiz. en- su casa de la ca
lie de las Mercedes, en- Ell pueblo de
Coamo. hloItunadamente la inter
venci6n de los m6dicos evit6 una
muerte segrra FL Juzgado entien~
de en- Ell asunto.
UN PROFUGO CAPTURADO.--
La poiicfa del barrio de San Lorenzo,
conocido por "Espino" detuvo aver
al pr6fugo lose Lander que Sc hab5a
fugado del dep6sito municipal de di-
cho pueblo.
UNA IOVEN ULTRAJADA.-Se
ha presentado una denuncia contra
Mariana Ponte. quieu fue detenido
por el policia Burgos, por ultraje ma
yor cometido en- Ia jtven Anastasia
Roman. Tambien la policfa de Gu
rabo sitio donde -ocurri6 ell hecho an
terror, detuvo ayr per la tar7e Gre
gorlo Flores. rfouis sitorlado por el
Juzgado de paz de Aguas Buenas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20

Ell dla I'll del entrante hara una
vista pastoral Ell sef1or Obispo q la
iglesia de Trujillo Alto
Para : ell mes de Julio Sc dara
principio q los trabajos de reparacion
de albaf1ileria en- ell temple Catolico
de esta sociedad.
Sc encuentra Ell esta ciudad des-
pues de haber pasado una temporada
en- esa Capital, las distinguidas y
virtuosas S sefioritas Virginia y Merce
des Requena. Para ambas nuestro
saludo de bienvenida.
FL Corgesbsasai.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
In c! Casino ESlalo!
EL BALE DE ANOCHE

Magnf6co result6 ell bale de socie-
dad que celebro e! Casino Espafiol.
anoche en- sus salones.
La concurrencia selecta numero-
sa como la de las grandes solemn
dades di6 inusitada brillantez Ia
fiesta, en- la que presidieron Ell buen
gusto y la esplendidez proverbial en-
cuantos festivaleS organ iza el Casino
Espafol
La fiesta, en- la que rein6 la mas
expansive algeria, dur6 hasta la una
y media de Ia maflana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20

manera. y he acordado sus-
pender la Velada del Atenco
esta noche en- sefial de duelo pOr
la desapaTicion de la insignc
actriz espaflola.
Sirvase decirlo en- Ell peri6di-
CO de hoy.
Suyo buen amigo,
Ferdinand K. Ceskero,
Presidentedel Ateneo puertorriqueffo--
Abril 20 1908.
Entire todos nuestros elemen-
tos sociales, la noticia ha pro-
ducido TN hondo sentimientO
de duelo.
Ell pnblico, Ell gran publico
que tribute sus aplausos deli
rantes a La genial artista, des-
fllara esta noche por Ell teatro
convertible en- capiIla ardiente,
para rendirle el p6stumo home
nale.
I'm el duelo general que ha
producido Ia muerte lamenta-
bic de la artista espaflola, toma
el BoLET1N MERcANTIL parte vi
visima.
Y en- este supreme trance de
amargura, de dolor sin consue-
10 en- que gime su soledad la
anclana madre de la artista
malograda, la envia el mas sem
lido testimonio de pesame, que
hace extensive a los demas deu-
dos de la seiorita Arregui Y
muy espeCialmente q nuestro
companero Felipe Castanon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
NOtas De Hunacao
ODE NUESTRO CORRESPONSAL)

Qued6 muy lucido y animado
lei bale de sociedad verificado
lei domingo de pascua en- los
|espaciosos salones del Casino
Puertorriqueilo. En- este bale
Sc estren6 Ell nuevo alumbrado
de gasolina que ha sido insta-
lado convenientemente en- el
salon de bale y en- Ell de billar.
Esta luz es de un gran efecto y
ha gustado muCho.
En- toda la semana santa sc
VIC algo concurrida la iglesia
cat6lica, aunque no como en-
amos anteriores, que acudia mu-
cha gente de los campos y Sc
llenaba la iglesia de tai modo,
que Sc hacia casi impossible per-
noctar en- ella.
Sc esta organizando en- es-
ia Ciudad una velada a benefi-
clio de la "Logia Estrella de
Oriente," para la adquisicion
de I'm temple masonico. En- es-
ia velada tomaran parte entu-
siastas aficionados, y a juzgar
por las personals que han toma-
do a su cargo la iniciativa, Sc
guramente conseguiran ell exito
que sc proponen.
-Llegan hasta nosotros noti-
cias muy halagadoras para la
compania de zarzuela espanola
que con tantO exito trabaia &C
tualmente en- Caguas. Muchas
personals de gusto de esta ciu-
dad Sc trasladan casi todas las
noches de function. a Caguas y
hacen grardes elogios de toda
la companla, con espeCialidad
de las parties prlncipales. Es
verdaderamente muy sensible
que aqui no tengamos I'm tea
tro para hacer llegar hasta nos
otros esta Compaflia Y gozar de
una brillante temporada teatral.
Nos COnsta que I'm valiente ele-
mentO de esta sociedad, tiene
en- proyecto la edificacion de I'm
CasinO-teatrO por acciones, Y
nos Consta tambien, que tan
magnifica idea, tiene Ell apoyo
general de todos. Alentamos al
seflor Roig para que lleve a la
practica su pensamiento, en- la
seguridad de que todos coope
raremOs haSta conseguir el mas
complete exito.
Al Juez municipal de esta
ciudad, don Carlos Blanes, le
ha sido prorrogada d un mes
mas, la licencia que disfrutaba
por enfermedad. Continua sus-
tituyendOle el Licdo. don Artu-
70 Aponte Jr.
Don AbeIardo Saez ha sido
nombrado Juez de paz de esta
cludad Y su nOmbramlento ha
s'do bien recibldo por t0dos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
Al C0|niiSiI0Dad0 Gralanle
SOBRE CONSTRUCTION De PUENTeS

Publicamos hoy con mucho gusto ell
informe de la Comision compuesta de
| los sef1ores don Rafael Fabian, don
Jose Vicente Cintron, don Guillermo
Korber y don Juan Bertran, que 10
hace muchos dfas visito al Comisio-
nado del interior para interesarle len
la construction de puentes entire Hu.
macao y Yabucoa.
Dicho documento es como sigue:
"Cumpliendo ell encargo que hicie-
ra 4 la Comision que tuvo el honor
de presentarse usted compuesta de
don Rafael Fa bian don Jose Vicente
Cintr0n, don Guillermo Korber del
que suscribe, en- solicitud de que por
ese Departamento Sc dispusiera la
Immediate construction de puentes
| alcantarillas y tubos sobre todas las
Was de aqua que existen en- Ell CANT
no de esta ciudad Yabucoa, que alin
carecen de ellos, me permito signifi-
earle que las Was de aqua en- que Sc
requieren puentes de relativa impor-
tancia son los rios de Humacao y el
Guayanes: otras dos de poca impor-
tancia por Ell escaso caudal de aguas
que lievan y el reducido ancho de sus
GAUGES, sobre los rios "Candelero'' en-
Humacao Ell del "Ingenio" en- va
Ducoa q pequeflas alcantarillas sobre
las quebradas de "Cachaco" pare.
des'' en- Ell baIrio de Candelero, en-
Humacao, y las del Aguacate y Corta-
deras en- Yabucoa y ademas otra SO
bre Ell Cafio la entrada de Yabucoa
Els tambien muy necesaria la colo
cacion de tubos de so centfmetros de
dlametro en- d de presiones que en- el
termino Municipal de Humacao exis-
ten: una de elias Ell ell lugar denomi-
nado la "Barbera' y las otras tres
cerca de Ia casa de la Succession Pare
des en- Ell barrio de Candelero otras
q en- Iabucoa, de elias tres en- el ba-
rrlo del Aguacate y otra en- el barrio
de Limones, todas en- sustitucion
delas tageas de piedras que exis-
ten, para asi tener Ell camino con
superficie plana que evitara las sa
cudldas que al pasar pOr elias ex
| perlmentan los automobiles Carrua ies
| y demas vehiculos que pOr dicho
camino pasan. Ell costo de los puen-
tes, alcantarlllas y tubos que dejo
reseilados no sera de importancia ST
Sc compare con el ben nefcio que re-
portara para la mayor facilidad de
comunicac ZONES entire YabuCoa y esta
cludad y por 10 que me prometo que
usted que conoce cuan nece saria eS
la construction de las mismaS y 10
justo de la petici6n, dispondra sean
estudiadas seguido y construidas d la
mayor brevedad.
Solo as1, Honorable sef1or, seremos
en- una pequefla parte compensados
en- los perjuicios que nos ocasiona la
carencia de Was ferreas, de que dis
frutan casi todos los habitantes del
resto del litoral de esta isla.
Seguro de que sera atendida POI
usted la peticion que le hizo la Co.
mission, y que dejo reproducida, res
tame solo trlbutarle en- nombre de la
misma y en- Ell mio propio ell mas
profundo agradecimiento y suscri-
Dirme de u6ted, atentamente.
./uaR BertrdH
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
MISC { SON Antonio

Malana a las W 80 a. m. Sc
celebrara en- la iglesia de San
Jose una misa dedicada q San
Antonio.
Sc agra decera la asistenci
dicho acto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-20
Luisa Arre&ui
Ha muerto esta manana.

l.
Los temores alarmantes que
abrigaron los amigos y admira-
dOreS de la eminente artista,
desde que Sc supo Ell estado de
gravedad de la enferma, han
ten1do esta mafiana la mas iris
te confirmation.
Aver tarde, vista la acentua-
da gravedad de la enferma, sc
reunieron en- consulta, en- Ell do
micilio de nuestro amigo don
Honorato Andres, los doctores
Mufoz Diaz, Ordonez Velez
Lopez y Gutierrez Igaravidez.
Su dictamen fue que sc hacia
irremediable practicar una nue.
va Intervention quirtrgica.
| No abrigaban esperanzas los
doctores. La debilidad, la pos
TRACTION, extremadas de la en-
terma, la importancia de la ope-
racion que era necesario prac-
ltlCar, no cOnsentian alimentar
lesperanzas, mas era el ultimo
recurso y habia que intentarlo.
La seTorita Arregui Sc some
tio resignada, diriamos satisfe-
cha, ST ESQ fuera possible, a su-
frir la nueva operacion, domi-
NADIA como estaba de una an
siedad indescriptible, de un
angustiado afan de vivir.
Fue trasladada al Hospital
Municipal, con el obieto expire
sado. pero va no fue possible
praCticar la Operacion.
La enferma hab1a Caido en-
un estado de postracion aniqui-
lante. No resistiria la inter
vencion quirtrgica.
Por la madrugada, perdi6 Ell
conoclmiento, y desde esa hora
hasta la de su muerte, ha esta-
do inusitando incoherentes re
EOS, frases entreCo1 tadas de ora
clones distintas.
a las nueve menOs Cuarto,
dejo de existir.
La noticia fue avisada por te.
lefono a los seflores Alvarez
Nava Y Perez Losada.
Ell sefOr Alvarez Nava CON
voco inmediatamente a la di-
rectiva del Casino Espanol, Y
esta, reunida, tomo ell acuerdo
nobilislmo de CoStear los fune-
rales de la eminente artista. con
Igran pompa funebre.
Ell Cadaver ha sido mbalsa-
mado, y sera trasladado esta
tarde al teatro municipal, donde
sera expuesto al publico en- ca
Ipilla ardiente.
Ell distinguido artista don Ra.
fael Colorado, dirigira la coloca-
cion del tumulo que ha de le-
vantarse en- el teatro
Ell honorable Alcalde de San
uan, los altos funcionarios de
la alta Sanidad municipal V
Cuantas autoridades han podido
! itOruar alguna intervention en-
Ell asunto, han dado todo genera
de facllidades para allanar los
mobiles deseos del Casino Esp0-
HoL que trata de rendir un gran
homenaje p0stumo a la emf
rente artista
Ell sepelio Sc efectuara mana
ma a las cinco. Ell cortejo fu-
nebre sera organizado en- la pla-
"a de Colon, partiendo del tea
tro, recorrera las GALES de la
| Fortaleza, San Jose. San Sc
bastian, plaza de San Jose, has
Ia la metropolis.
FL comandante Lutz ha cedi-
do la banda de la Policia Insu
lar para que asista al acto del
sepelio. al que ira tambien la
orquesta del teatro.
Ell Ateneo puertorriqueno. ha
Isuspendido su velada semanal
en- homenaje a Luisa Arregui.
Ell ilustre presidente del Ate
neo, don Ferdinand Cestero, nos
10 participa en- la esquela que
transcribimos:
Sr. J. Perez Losada.
| Mi querldo comparlero Y ami.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
The Nam. Of IN, Iu,nfrnu.

Whence does the Jungfrau derive It's
name? w. Hartman OF lnterlaken con
tributes the results OF his researches
on this subject to the "Feuilles d'His.
tolre Bernoise There was. Il appears.
In the fifteenth century a nunnery at
lnterlaken. The nuns owned what Is
now the Wengern Alp and was then
denominated. out Of compliment to its
proprietors the "Jungfrauenbe;g.' or
Mountain Of the Young Women a"
When name was wanted for the
snowpeak opposite. the Jungfrauenberg
naturally supplied H. It was called the
Jungfrauhorn-an sppellation which.
In the course Of the years. was abbrs.
waited into Jungfrau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
A Nomadle Piece Of land.

Cape Cod itself is sand. and like
everything of a desert nature, is
nomUdic. Like the Arab. It is always
silently stealing away, so that the ap.
pearWnce Of the peninsula constantly
changes says a writer in Outlng The
prevailing winds In he winter being
from the north. the sand is blown
south va summer Il Is blown tother
way, but the winter winds being
stronger, the land is gradually work.
ing south. Monomoy at the lower
end used TO be AN island. It's extrem.
fly being called Cape Malabar. name
not used now. This island Of Mono.
moy is rapidly growing toward Nan.
tucket, It having advanced some Ave
miles in The last 80 years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
WAXING FOB YOU.
Prompt and Certain Relief for indiges
ton and All Your Stomach Trou-
HES

Why not start now-today. and for
/ ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble
and Indigestion? A dieted stomach
gets the blues and grumbles. Give il
good eat, then take Pape's Dapepsin
TO start the digestive juices working
There will be no dyspepsia or belch
ing Of Gas or quotations of undigested
food, no feeling like a lump of lead
in the stomach or heartburn. sick head
ache and dizziness. and your food will
not ferment and poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin costs only 50 cents
for a large case at any drug store here
and will relieve the most obstinate
case of Indigestion and Upset Stomach
in five minutes.
There is rothing else better to take
Gas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and intestines. and besides.
one triangule will digest and prepare
for assimilation into the blood all
your food the same as "A sound. healthy
stomach would do it,
When Diapepsin works. your stom-
ach rests-gets itself i'm order, cleans
up-and then you feel like eating when
you come to the table, and what you
eat will do you good
Absolute relief from all Stomach
Misery is waiting for you as soon as
you decide 20 begin taking Diapepsin.
Tell your druggist that you want
Papes Diapepsin because YOU want to
be thoroughly cured Of Indigestion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
He WANTED ONLY
S5,OOO,OOOFR0M
ROCKEFELLER
ImpOster Failed to Land STAN
dard Oil Magnate
GOT ABOUT 100000 IN ALL
New York Letter Writer Found Many
Dupes Willing to Believe His Fab
ulous Tales

New York Nov 23-William Alb
bolt Foster, who was arrested Satur-
day on complaint of the mendicancy
department of the Charity Organiza-
ton society Is still being held in Gus
tody on the technical charge of yag-
rancy Fosters family lives at the
Clarendon hotel occupying what is
known as the Royal suite" Foster
supported them 1t Is charged, by OBJ
tanning sums of money in varying
amounts from rich men, who made
tie complaint to the Charity Organiza
tion society.
Some of the men whom he is charg
ed with approaching or trying to,
were John d. Rockefeller. J. Pierpont
Morgan. Andrew Carnegie and Chas.
NJ. Schwab.
The police say that in the last nine
years Foster has obtained at least
100000 from men who became inter
ested IN his mining schemes. His
wife has worn out several typewrit-
ers In ledger of recent date found
i'm Fosters room, total credit bal
ance OF $S07 500 is shown but the pol
ice believe this sum is greatly in eX
cess of the actual money he received
Foster. the police say, declares the
ledger accounts correct.
In all his letters to Mr.. Rockefeller
Foster wanted only 100000. Some
times he wrote three times a day to
the oil magnate. One Of the earliest
letters in the carbon copies found was
this one.
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 81, 1907.
Mr. John d Rockefeller Sr Forest Hill
Cleveland, Ohio.
My dear sir-For the sake of those
who love me and for the good that /
can do: for the sake OF my dear wife,
the mother OF my five little children;
for the sake of these same little chill
dren. and all that their lives mean to
themselves, to their mother. and TO
me: for humanity's sake and because
Il Is in your power to be generous and
kind. give me your confidence and eX-
tend to me this long sought (tempc p
ary) financial cooperation and MOI
only will be honest and prompt in
all my dealings with you, but ! will
also produce such results as to con
vince you that you never have invest
ed the sum Of 100000. temporarily
I'm any more fortunate OF more profit
able manner than when you placed It
az the disposal Of the writer.
Accept the more than ample secur-
ity which has been rendered YOU, Mr..
Rockefeller and by at once co-Opera-
ting with me, so that may go on with
my work. transform an almost heart
broken man into one of the happiest
mortals on the face OF Gods earth.
Don't you think that this kindly
treatment" will call forth fitting and
satisfactory response" from yours
faithfully.
William Abbott Foster.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
Industry Of the Pesky Ant.

Out in Burmah and the far east,
where sandalwood is worth its weight
in silver the pestiferous ami is val
liable assistant to the loggers OF that
precious timber. The hard and fra
grant heartwood alone has value, but
as the tree grows this valuable heart
is overlaid by soft and worthless
layer, forming two.thirds OF the trunk.
When a tree Is felled and cut into
lengths the loggers let the timber lie.
At once the ants begin work upon the
soft wood. which is sappy and sweet
enough to attract them. In a few
weeks-less than month In the case
OF the largest butts, the ants deliver
the heartwood free OF all the worthless
sapwood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
snnhI,trv Of the MIsanthrope

Misanthropy arises from "A man
trusting another without having a suf-
hcient knowledge Of his character,
and thinking him to be truthful, sin
core and honorable, finds little after
ward that ne is wicked. falthless; and
then he meets with another OF the
same character When man expert
ences this often and, more particu'
larry. from those whom he considered
his most dear and best friends-at
last. having frequently made a slip
he hates the whole world and thinks
that there Is nothing sound at all In
any of them Plato
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
MADE BAND OF EYEGLAss CORD.
Device for Keeping the Bothersome
Thing Out Of the Way.

One OF the bothersome things In
this world is the cord on an eyeglass.
Those persons who effect the cord
often have trouble managing It, The
string is as likely as not to drop into
the soup or to catch in all sorts OF
small obstacles and generally will
make itself a first class nuisance on
small provocation.
A man who was bothered with the
cord an his glasses developed a plan
for getting It ont Of the way while he
was on the street at least file ran
them around the top OF his head so
that they made 4 hand Just over his
ears.
When he had his hat on the cord
came down over the bridge OF his
nose from under his hat. It didn't in
terrere with his vision and was well
out Of the way Furthermore, II his
hat came off suddenly his cord was in
place as a sort Of alet about his head
and he ran no risk OF having the
glasses broken by falling on and
humping against something
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-23
GRAND
COUNCILLOR IN
AMERICA
Lands at San Francisco With
Large Rstinue.
HE OUTRANKS MINISTER YU.
Conveys Gratitude Of his People for
Remittance Of Debt Amounting
to s14,0oo,ooo

San Francisco, Nov. 23.-Conveying
to the American government the graf
itude of the Chinese people for the re
mittance of debt amounting to near
! ly $l4,000,000, Grand Councillor Tan
Shao vi, powerful figure in the af-
fair of the Chinese Empire, arrived in
San Francisco yesterday on the
steamer Mongolia
Not until the Mongolia dropped an
Choir in the harbor did Tang Shao vi
and his STAFF learn that the Dowager
Empress of China was dead. In Hon.
olulu the cable brought news Of the
Emperors death but said nothing
about the Illness of the DOwager II
was only when Hsu Hing Chen, Con
sui General at San Francisco boarded
the steamer with a score Of cable dis
patches that the envoy was acquaint-
ed with the changes that had occurred
since his departure from Peking
Tang Shao vi with the fifty mem.
Ders of his retinue, will 20 directly to
Washington where he will remain I'M
I'll after the Inauguration of President
Taft.
Prince Tsai Flu is u years old a
cousin of the late emperor. While he
bears the title of first secretary to the
embassy this place is merely honor.
airy, and his journey abroad apart from
its educational purpose is intended as
an additional honor to America.
Several hours after his arrival
Councillor Tang received the repor-
ters. He sat, clothed in a magnificent
robe of blue, i'm one of the twenty two
reserved apartments in the Fairmont
He guardedly spoke of the situation in
China and returned non-committal
answers to score of questions relat-
ing to the probable results of his visit
to Washington. Finally, he was ask.
ed to define exactly the meaning of his
unusual journey and his princely ret
inue. In reply he said:
Believe us. we have no other pur-
pose than to show the depth Of the
heartfelt gratitude that the govern
ment of China entertains toward the
United States for this fresh demon.
stration of good will
At another point while discussing
the developments likely to ensue on
account of the regency and the atti.
tude Of the United States, he remark.
ed:
III matters of such grave impor.
lance are to be decided. shall doubt
less participate in the deliberations.
During my stay In this country ! out
rank the Chinese minister and some
matters will probably be referred to
me for consideration"