The Saint Paul globe., January 23, 1899, Page 3, Image 3

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HAVE YOU_GOT IT?
Yon May Be Treading on Very Dnn
fceroua Ground Without hn«n
--»»* It.
Hundreds of people have the pxip
who do not know it. They are not,
however, in the final stages. They
have pains in the head and a bad taste
in the mouth, get tired and despondent,
have chilly sensations, their limbs and
muscles ache and life is a burden, in
moet cases perhaps they consider It
simply c slight cold. They are mis
taken. It is certainly grip.
There is but one thin* to do when
these symptoms appear and that is,
to take prompt and vigorous measures
t ■ fortify and iUrengthen the system.
A well directed action at just the
right time will accompli-"'! very much
more than any effort! afterwards.
There Is but one thing to be done and
that is to use a pure stimulant; some
thing that will promptly arrest these
first symptoms and in no way injure:
something indorsed by scientists, rec
ommended by physicians and popular
because it 1s efficient. It is Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey. The only medicinal
whiskey in America and so acknowl
edged by the government.
Duffy's Purr Malt Whiskey has been
used even' year that the grip has visit
ed America. Indeed, it hat. been the
standard remedy used and recommend
ed by the medical profession.
ARMY BILL 1\ DOIBT
CRAVE <Jl li!*TlO\ AS TO WHETHER
THE HOISE WILJL PAS* THE
MEASIHK
BACKED BY ADMINISTRATION
Admimlom Made in the Senate That
the Plan In Not to Hold the Phil
ippine* Permanently Will Be
I Mcd »» i.n Argument Agrainst a
Urger $landla» Army The
t uminu \V ft k in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2z.— The time
3f the house this week, excepting to- j
morrow, which has been set aside f<>r
:he consideration of Distric: of Colum
bia business, wHI be devoted to the
army reorganization bill. The consid
eration of this bill, which is regarded
as the most important general meas- |
but* ■ before t/ungres3 at this
session, has been delayed by the illness
Df Chairman Hull, of the military af
inxmlttee. He has recovered
sufficiently to pilot th» measure, how
fcvt-r. ard the house has formally
igreed to take up its consideration on
rceaday.
The general debate, not including
three night sessions, is to continue
ffteen hours. This is ;x& far as the
agreement goes. It contains no pro
vision fnr a final vote. The debata
promises to be ! Th Interesting and Im
portant, as it will raise all the qu^a
tii ns involving the increasing of the
standing army to 100,000 men as pro
vided by the 1 ill. together with the
whole future policy relating to terri
:cry acquired in the war with Spain.
There exists a wide variety of opin- j
lou upon the preposition to increase
the standing army, it has a str mg
majority of the Republicans behind it |
and it comes into the house with tha !
indorsement of the president's mes- I
sage, practically as an administration j
measure. The Democrats and Popu- I
iists are intensely hostile to the whole !
proposition and intend to fight it to i
the last ditch. They will have some j
support from the Republican side. The
opposition, however, does not desire to j
embarrass the administration and Is !
willing to provide for a temporary I
'.ccrease in the army of 50.000 men in :
accordance with the provisions of the
substitute bill offered by the minority
pf the committee. They" are willing to
recognize the continuance, temporarily,
rf the present war strength (62,000) —
anything, in fact, to prevent the crea
tion of a permanent Increase. In this
they have th% sympathy of many of the
Republicans.
The fate of the bill is in grave doubt.
The statements made on the floor of
tho senate to the effect that it was not
the Intention of the government to hold I
the Philippines permanently, although
their authoritative character -was de-
Died.have placed a weapon in the hands
of the opponents of the measure, who
■will use the statement that there Is
doubt as to the future of the Philip
pines as a strong argument against a
permanent increase in the regular
army. The bill may not be completed
this week, as the order permits Its
consideration to be interrupted by ap
propriation bills and conference re
ports. One of these, the military
academy, is on the calendar. The river
and harbor bill will be reported to
morrow and the naval bill probably be
fore the end of the week.
TALK ON PEACE TREATY.
It Will Probably TaJie Vp Much of
the Senate's Time.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The fact
that the anti-scalping bill was made
the unfinished business of the senate
by Saturday's vote does not necessarily
nsure its Immediate consideration The
general understanding is that this bill
Trill wait upon the peace treaty and
the appropriation bills, and that the
Indian appropriation bill will be the
first measure to receive the attention
or the senate during the week The
diplomatic and pension appropriation
the week° "^ b6 corsidered during
' Several speeches on the general sub
ject of expansion are expected On^
of these by Senator White in opposil
tion to the government's policy will be
made tomorrow, and Senator Lodwe ;
will follow Tuesday with a brief talk i
in support of the policy and in ad
vocacy of the early ratification of the
peace treaty. How much time will be
given to the treaty in executive session
will depend upon whether the commit
tee on foreign relations considers it
in the interest of the treaty to Dre«a
consideration. There is an effort ho
arrange a compromise which Wfll per- :
nut speedy action upon the treaty but '
if this is not successful the Indications !
are for considerable delay. T w 0 com
promises are suggested. 'One of these
Is for a modification of the treaty or
« e .it?« P t 1 i? n ° f a resoluti °n declarator
l£ „ . he r* erm anent holding of the
Philippine archipelago, and the other
Is for a modification of the army reor- <
gamzation bill on lines desired by the !
treaty opponents. It is not yet possible !
to state whether either course will be
pursued. w
On Friday the senate will ii ste n to
VSSFZt imn.r late R^esentatlve
PEACE PARTY_DELEGATES.
All Will Be Ambassadors, According
to President McKinle-y.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22— The presl
.lont decided that when the interna
tional peace conference proposed by the
czar of Russia Is held the United
States will be represented by its am
bassador at St. Petersburg. Charle
magne Tower, provided each nation has
but one delegate. If three delegates
axe invited, as now seems probable, th«
president will also designate Andrew
D. White, ambassador at Berlin, and
Joseph H. Chowte, ambassador at Lon
don.
This Important new? was disclosed
during the visit to the White house of
Rev. Frank M. Bristol and J. C. Schaf
fer. of Chicago, who went to urge upon
the president the appointment of Dr.
Henry Wade Rogers, president of the
Northwestern university, as one of the
delegates to represent the United
States at the czar's disarmament con
ference. The president received the
Ri-iitlemon pleasantly and listened to
thtir remarks. He then explained the
conditions that would prevent the ap
pointment of private citizens as dele
gates.
CALMLY AWAITED DEATH.
Society >lav of L«Mi Anßrlmi Smoked
i licnri'ici-i to Pam the Time.
I.OS ANGELES, Oal.. Jan. 22.— Me!
I Chad bourne, a wealth y young society
| man, was accidentally shot on Wednes
| day afternoon and is dangerously
wounded. Two weeks ago he went to
I Bisbee to take a position with- the cop
. per mining company. Last Wednes
j day. accompanied by a friend, Sam
; Hayhurst. Chadbourne crossed over
into Mexico. They went to a ranch in
which Hayhurst is Interested and went
j into the yard to practice shooting. As
; Chadbourne was drawing the revolv
jer from his pocket he accidentally
• pressed the trigger. The sight of the
j revolver caught on the waistband of
j his trousers and the weapon was dis
! charged. The bullet entered the abdo
l men and took a downward course to
I the right. Chadbourne mounted his
horse and rode to the American custom
j house, a quarter of a mile away from
the ranch. The officers did what they
could to stop the flow of blood and a
courier was sent to Bisbee. twelve miles
i away, for a surgeon: but Chadbourne
believed, as did his attendants, that he
would die before assistance could ar
rive. He called for writing- material,
made a will, and gave some final in
structions, then lighted a eis-arettf and
ciamly awaited death. The wounded
man was brought here on a special
train and may recover.
REVENUE ~PARTY "WRECKED.
1 utter Alma Driven om IV«irt»"» Is
land Koar Men Mt»«tnji.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 22 —A special
to the Republic from Corpus Chrlstl to
day, says: "The United States revenue
cutter Alma was driven on Padro's
island, about fifteen miles south of
ht-re, Wednesday during a storm, and
all en board escaped to the land. There
Were several revenue (.ffieers on board.
The party divided and each party
wandered over the island looking for
a sail. James A. McEnery, special
treasury agent for the district of Tex
as, and Redford Sharp, of San Antonio,
assistant United States district attor
ney, sighted a craft and signaled it
and were taken off the island and
I brought to the shipyards at Corpus
[ Pass. Today another ves-sel was sent
to Padro Island to look for the miss
ing men. who are: Capt. Celestine La
Roche and Juan La Roche, of s_>int
Isabel: Henry Terrell, of San Antonio,
and Walter Hudnell. of Sabine Pass,
special revenue inspectors. They had
sufficient food to last them a week.
TESLA TALKS OF KEELY.
Able to !*• r:'-ir:ii the KxperimrntH
Regarded aa So Wuuilerf ul.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.— The astound
ing disclosure of the methods which
John W. Keely practiced upon many
thousands of credulous persons is the
cause of a statement from Nikola Tes
la, the electrician, that for years he
ha? known the secret of the motor.
The dismantling of Keelys laboratory,
at 1422 North Twentieth street. Phila
delphia, brought to light a great spher
ical reservoir and many lengths of
tine high-pressure brass tubing. Mr.
Tesla says:
"When the reservoir and pipes were
found I knew the surmise I had enter
tained was correct. Although he evi
dently used compressed air in his ex
periments, it does not follow that he
did this deliberately to deceive. Act-
Ing on my conjecture, I have performed
most of the experiments reported to
have been performed by Keely.
LAUNCH RUN DOWN.
Wrecked In a Co-Iliirion Wi t li a San
Francisco Steam Ferry.
SA2S* FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.— The j
steam ferryboat Oakland, plying be
tween this city and Oakland, ran down
the launch William D, today, near
Grant Island. The launch sank imme- |
dlately. Engineer "Waddles, of the Wil
liam D, was drowned. F. D. Orr, a
passenger, was struck by the Oakland I
and died of his injuries after reaching
the hospital. Capt. Chrlstofersen. Joe
Mateson and one passenger of the
launch, were picked up by the Oakland
while struggling in the water.
TO RELEASE PRISONERS.
The Filipinos Will Release Captive-*
Taken Darin* the- War.
MADRID, Jan. 22.— A telegram re
seived here from Manila says the in
surgent congress at Malolos has au
thorized the release of all civil prison
ers and will shortly cause to be liberat
ed the military prisoners held by the
revolutionists. The Spanish steamer
P. D. SatU9trige. from Havana, has
arrived at Cadiz with repatriated Span
ish troops on board.
MUCH WANTED MEN.
United State* Demands the Prison
er* Held at St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Jan. 22.— United j
States district attorney at St. Paul has
demanded that the three men. In Jail
here, known as John Allen, Charles
Howard and James Gilmer. charged I
with the Great Northern train robbery
near Fergus Falls, Minn., in November,
be turned over to the United States to
be tried for robbing the malls. Prose
cuting Attorney Lytton refuses to de
liver them, and it is probable there
will be a clash. The men were identi
fied a few days ago as the Fergus Falls
robbers.
Baiflpy Memorial.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 22.— The memorial
tablet placed In the naval academy chapel in !
memory of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was !
killed on the "Wlnslow, off Cardenas, in the
late war, was unveiled this morning in the
presence of a large number of naval officers
and others. Lieut. John B. Bernaxdou who
commanded the "Winslow, raised the veiling.
Mrs. Baglev, mother of Ensign Baglev. and
his sister were present.
Two Jiew Trust*.
TOLEDO. 0.. Jan. 22.— The American Zinc
company, with a capital of $S,ooo,<iOO, has
! been organized, with J. B. Rogers, of this
I city, as the leading spirit.
TOLEDO. 0.. Jan. 22.— The leading white
lime manufacturers of the United States will
meet In Toledo this week to form a com
bination. It is said the new company will
have a capita! of $10,000,000.
Twenty Li Tea I. out.
MADRID, Jan. 22.— News was received this
evening from San Sebastian of a terrible
J fire at Egloibar-Deva. about ten miles we»t
of San Sebastian, in which twenty persons
lost their lives.
Belle Burned.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22.— Miss Jennie
Moore, daughter of the late I. C. Moore
and a prominent belle, died today at the
family residence on Gough street from the
effects of fire. The lace curtains of her
room became ignited from a gas Jet. She
attempted to extinguish the blaze, but her
clothing caught fire.
Sop tot France.
LOVDON. Jan. 23.-jThe Times, discussing
editorially Anglo-French relations, hints that
France will be offered concessions in Mada
gascar as a set-off to the French short rights
in Newfoundland.
Hi» H«u« Attacked.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 22.-Aboat 3
o ciock this morning an attempt was made
to blow up the residence of E. B. Towle
manager or the Omaha Packing company '
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE MONDAY JANUARY i£3, 183 U.
PORTO RICO\S PERU.
THE ISLAND IS LIKELY TO BECOME
THE PLAYTHING OP POL
ITICIANS
STATESMANSHIP IS NEEDED
j Difficulties of Establishing a Per
manent Synteiu of Government
Shown in the Problem* Which
Have Been Rataed by the Tem
porary ArrauKement — - School
System an Emcnttal Factor.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.— "1f Porto
I Rico is to become a credit to the Unit
j ed States," says Capt. Augustus P.
; Gardner, assistant adjutant general of
. volunteers, in a report to Assistant
', Secretary of War Meiklejohn upon the
; educational and other affairs of the isl-
I and of Porto Rico, "and not a continual
i thorn in her side, it Is as certain as
; the rising of the sun that the work
; of reconstruction must be done by men
I of disinterested motives."
In considering, says Capt. Gard-
I ncr, the various elements which go
i to make up the social system of Porto
i Rico, the most worthy of a detailed
I examination is the method of educa
[ tion. It is on this branch that the fruits
'. which it Is hoi>ed may be gathered in
| the future must all ripen. What pur
| pcrts to be a census of the island is
; taken every ten years. But the only
j one ever published, apparently, was
: that of 1887. In this the population
i was given at &06.708; of whom 111.350,
! or 16 per cent, could neither read nor
i write. A comparison of these figures
• v.ith those of a so-called rectification
, of the census for ISB3 reveals a gross
blunder somewhere, as, according to
the returns for that year 238.294. or over
■ twice as many people as four years
: later, could neithsr rtad nor write.
For the city of Ponce there is an
COL,. SAM MARTI A. DA.YISHED FOR LIFE BY SPAIN,
\ W/?7//^iiiftdfc. m ¥
Col. San Martin, of the Spanish army doubt
less wishes that he had never seen an Ameri
can soldier, for his first and ftr.ta.l troubles b«
gsn when he laid eyes on the manly figure of
Gen. Miles. When that Yankee commander
arrived at Ponce, in Porto Rico. San Martin
commanded a force of 1.000 men In the town,
but was so surprised that he made no at
tempt at rc-BisLinee and fell back through the
island to San Juan. When he reached tie
Porto Rican capital he was courtmartialed by
oroer of Capt. Gtn. Macias and condemned to
be shot. The unfortunate colonel begged
that he might die in &paln. This request, in
excellent census for the year of 18S7,
vrell compiled and to all appearances
accurate. According to that the city
jurisdiction covers a population of 49,
--000. The percentage who could read
and write was 29 37-100. Capt. Gardner
believes this percentage is very much
toe high. Capt Gardner says it is safe
to average the number of schools in the
island at 600 at the outside, of which
less than forty are private or religious
schools. The common schools are di
vided into superior, elementary, aux
iliary and rural, with 3ne teacher to
each school, whose salary ranges from
1,200 pesos, or say 1600 Der year, In a
superior school of the first class to 300
pesos in a rural school. The superior
schools exist only in the seven depart
mental cities, in each of which thsre
are supposed to be two superior schools,
one for each sex.
FEW SCHOOLS.
In the large townships there is one
school to about every 1,000 inhabitants.
But education is laid on a great deal
thinner In many parts of the island,
large country districts being without
schools entirely, notwithstanding a
compulsory school attendance law. As
each township pays for its own schools
it is impossible to estimate the amount
spent on education annually on the
island. But the state's contribution
amounts to about 60,000 pesos per ye^ir,
out of which are supported certain in
stitutions.
Summarizing the situation as a
whole, there exists on the island a fair
ly good skeleton on which to construct
a school system. The difficulty arises
from the scarcity of competent and re
liable teachers. In the nature of things
in the present, but little progress can
be made by American teachers. Their
sphere of usefulness will not include
Porto Rico until such time as a knowl
edge of the English language has be
gun to permeate an classes.
With regard to the religious ques
tion, Capt. Gardner says it does not
appear that the inhabitants of the isl
and have ever taken th«*r religion with
any degree of seriousness, probably be
cause the church is regarded as one of
the methods by which Spain undertook
to maintain her sovereignty in the
island and to provide for the mainte
nance of such of her clergy as could
not be supported at home. Altogether,
i the clerical establishment maintains
about 240 priests and assistants, the
sum total of whose salaries amounts
to about 150,000 pesos annually.
Since the invasion of the American
troops the salaries of all these priests,
which have heretofore been paid by
the state, have been cut off. a state of
affairs which seems to be viewed with
perfect equanimity by all except the
priesthood itself. Roman Catholicism
has a better chance In the islands, lb
view of the condition of the native
mind, than any other form of religion.
That the population of Porto Rico, as
a whole, has serious grounds of com
plaint on account of excessive taxation
is not proved. But that this taxation
was distributed and administered so
as to seriously interfere with the small.
and especially with the native mer
chants and planters cannot be doubted.
TOTAL OF TAXES.
The total amount raised by national
taxation has been, of late years, more
than four and one-half millions of pesos
a sum equal to a little over four and
one-half pesos per inhabitant. To the
Americans, who are accustomed to a
national taxation of some 57 per cap
ita, the Porto Rican figures seem ex
ceedingly small. Contrary to the be
lief which has been strenuously en
gendered, the fact Is that out of this
four and one-half million pesos, but
three hundred and fifty thousand go
directly to Spain in the form of pen
sions. As in all governments the ex
penses are largely for salaries, ar.d the
indignation of the Porto Ricans is vast '
that these salaries are, for the most
part, paid to citizens of Spanish birth.
Concluding, the report says:
"The reorganization "of all these va
rious elements in the Porto Rican so
cial system is an iHidertaking of eno-
mous difficulty, the extent of which j
cannot be appreciated by any one who i
has not seen the difficulties attendant
on establishing even a temporary mo
dus vivendi. The task of simply mak
ing laws which will conform to Ameri
can methods in force- in the United
States and yet will work in practice is
a work for the greatest minds, and the
knowledge requisite for such can only
be seen to be understood. Unless the
best men are put to this work and the
island not allowed to become apolitical
plaything, Porto Rico will be worse off |
than under Spanish Jurisdiction."
Sent to Samoa.
WELLINGTON. X. Z., Jan. 22.— The British
third-ctase cruiser Royalist has been dis- i
patched to Samoa, following the Tauranga !
which left on Friday.
DEATHS JX A DAY.
ST PETERSBURG. Jan. 22.— Gen Michael j
Annenkoff, the distinguished Russian engl- i
neer, who constructed the trans-Caspian '
railway, Is dead.
The late Gen. Annenkotf. who was born |
in St. Petersburg, in 1838, was a son of the '.
famous Gen. Michael Annenkoff. and was ;
destined by his father for a military career.
fa return for his services during the Polish !
Insurrection of 1866 he was promoted at ■
the age of twenty-eight to the rank of coi- j
onel, and he remained for four years In the •
Immediate service of the imperial admlnis- i
tration. During the Franco- Prussian war
he accompanied the German army as a Rus
sian military attache, after which he return- !
ed to Russia to take part, under the orders i
of Gen. Skobeloff. In the Merv campaign.
Specially assigned to the work of con- ■
stuctlng stateglc railways, he soon distin- I
guished himself In this direction and ulti
mately completed the great trans-Caspian
line, begun by Skobeloff, personally super- !
intending the division between Samark and j
Tashkend. This exploit was especially re- j
markable for the ingenuity of the processes
of construction and the rapidity with which
they were carried on. Of late years Gen.
view of the fact th« he won «lx medals by
bravery in battle, was (ranted. Meacwhile
Gen. Brooke and other Americans -who had
been engaged in the campaign petitioned for
clemency, showing the Spanish authorities by
detailed accounts of proc«edtrcgs that Col.
San Martin could not possibly hare done
otherwise than he di-d. Armed with these
documents the convicted colonel sailed for
Spain. In consideration of the fact that he
had done the best he couW— and, moreover,
remembering his no-b-le achievements In the
past — the Spanish war deportment sentenced
him for life to a penal settlement.
Annenkoff had devoted himself to the trans-
Siberian railway undertaking, for which he
was personally more largely responsible than
any other Russian. It was his effective pres
entation of the plans for the road at Paris,
in 1391. that secured the support of French
financiers for the enterprise.
DUBUQUE, 10.. Jan. 22.— James R. Scott,
commercial editor of the Herald, Is dead
aged seventy. He was the oldest newspaper
worker in lowa, having been employed con
tinuously over forty years on the Herald.
To Be Addressed by l.lnd.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.— Tne Swedish National
association has made preparations on an
elaborate scale for lta winter festival, which
will be held in the Auditorium on Feb 2,
and there is every Indication that It will be
the most complete and successful of the
unique entertainments which the society has
arranged. The best talent has been secured
for the occasion. National melodies will be
sung by the Swedish Glee club and tiie
Svlthiod Singing club: Prof. A. A. Holmes'
orchestra will furnish music, and tableaux
will be rendered In which more than. 100 per
formers will represent evenU In Swedish
history.
A festival Doem by Jacob Bonggren ed
itor of the Swedish American, will be read
and the festival speech will be delivered by
Gov. Llnd, of Minnesota.
Tourist Boiled.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 22.— The body of
an unknown man, thought to be that of a
tourist, was today found at Hot Springs, on
the Shoshone Indian reservation, in North
western Wyoming. The man had evidently
been bathing on the outer edge of the springs,
and being overcome by the heat was boiled
alive. His body was so thoroughly cooked
that pieces of fiesh dropped off when the re
mains were removed from the water.
Sot Sabject to Tax.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The commissioner
of internal revenue has decided that legacies
paid out of the proceeds of real estate di
rected to be sold for the purpose are not sub
ject to the tax upon legacies arising from per
sonal property, in case the debts and claims
against the estate exceed the appraised or
clear value of the personal property, he sayg
there can be no legacy tax.
To Ad-rlae Gen. "Wood.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— Henry M. Hoyt,
assistant United States attorney general, haa
been ordered by the department of Justice to
go to Santiago and advise with Qen. Leonard
Wood on legal questions which may arise in
the administration of tiiat department, and
to represent the legal department of the
United States there. Mr. Hoyt Is a son of
ex-Gov. Hoyt, of Pennsylvania.
Strike la Sertoo*.
COLON. Colombia, Jiu. 2.— The strike of
dock laborers is fast assuming a serious as
pect. A detachment of thirty-six Panama
dockmen arrived last night, and stones and
revolvers were fired at the train as it neared
Colon. A hundred more are expected in the
course of the next twenty -four hours, and the
vessel owners are anxiously awaiting their
arrival, as business is seriously delayed
Soldiers are guarding the warehouses where
the dockmen now on hand are at work and
are preventing communication with the' out
side.
Hfllla Haa Accepted.
umfl TORK - Jan " 22 -^ IU "- Newell Dwight
Hlllls has accepted the pastorate of Plymouth
church. Brooklyn, to swecee* Dr. Lyina" Ab
bott. Dr. Hlllis- acceptance, telegraphed from
Chicago, was read at the n*Srn!ng service of
Plymouth church today: ' Dr.- 1 Abbott will take
final leave of his congregation in the latter
part of February.
Loßßfdlow Memorial.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2!.— Ths executive
committee of the Longfellow National Memo
rial association foimed for the purpose of
erecting a statue of the poet in Washington
has issued an appeal to the public for sub
scriptions to accomplish this purpose. The
committee estimates that $55,000 wil! be need
ed to procure a statue worthy of toe poet and
the sin.
WEST INDIA TARIFF
SCHBDILBS ISSI ED BY AI.f.KK IS
DER AI'THORITY OF THE
PRESIDENT
REPORT FROM MR. PORTER
I
Oriier Bawd I pon the It <-.<«» It of His
Observation* In Cuba hikl Porto
Rleo Kiriecn Per Cent the
Bads I'aed in Fixing- Hot.-- for
the Smaller Island San Joan
Port of Entry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— 8y author
ity of an executive order issued by the
piesident Jan. 20, 1893, the secretary of
war has promulgated an amended cus
toms tariff, which was prepared under
the direction of the secretary of the
treasury by Special Commissioner Rob
ert P. Porter, Assistant Secretary How- <
ell and Dr. H. K. Carroll, a-nd which Is
to take effect In all ports and places in
the island of Porto Rico and all tsl
j ands in the West Indies east of the
j 74th degree west longitude, on and af
| ter Feb. 1, lii»9.
The port of San Juan is designated
j as the chief customs port, and PonCe
I and Mayaguez as subports, and the
j officer of the army assigned to each of
; these subports as collector will have
j general jurisdiction of the collection of
i customs at such ports respectively.
Any questions arising at any subport
will be referred to the collector at San
Juan for his decision, from which there
j is no appeal, except in such cases as
■ the collector may refer for decision to
■ the secretary of war.
Trade between ports of the United
States and all ports or places in Porto
Itico and trade between ports or places
In Porto Rico shall be carried on in
j registered vessels of the United States
and in no others. Merchandise trans
ported in violation of this regulation
shall be subject to forfeiture. For
every passenger transported and land
ed In violation of this regulation the
transporting vessel shall be subject to
a penalty of $200. The order establish
es tonnage dues, and then sets forth
In detail articles which are to be ad
mitted free, and fixes a schedule for
articles upon which a duty is imposed.
On grain the duties are as follows, net
weight per 100 kilos: Wheat, 60 cents;
corn, 50 cents, rye. 24 cents; bariey, 30
cents: oats, 24 cents: wheat flour, $1;
corn flour, 30 cents; oat flour. 72 cents.
PORTER'S REPORT.
In the course of his report, upon
which the Porto Rican tariff Is largely
based, Special Commissioner Robert P.
Porter shows that the value of the im
portations into Porto Rico during the
year 1897 amounted to 17,358,063 pesos,
upon which was collected in duties
$2,481,962. He says:
"The tariff in force in Porto Rico
until the United States took possession
of the island last summer was purely
a revenue measure, the total amount
of duty collected averaging about 14
per cent on the value of merchandise
imported. These values, both as to
importation and duties collected, are
given in silver, and. therefore, under
existing conditions — two silver Porto
Rican pesos for one United States dol
lar—must be divided in order to ex
press the amount of United States
money. If the same amount of reve
nue is required in Porto Rican pesos,
and the exports are likely to keep up
to the ISS>7 standard, the fiscal problem
confronting the treasury department
ir. Porto Rico is briefly this: Probable
total value of dutiable imports 17,358 -
063 pesos, or 8,679.031; total revenue to
be collected, 2,481,962 pesos, or $1240,
--9 SI.
"Discarding the money question,
which, after all, in this case, is a pure
ly Porto Rican matter, the simple prob
lem is an importation of about $9,000.
--000 United States money, and a reeded
revenue of $1,250,000 United States
j States money. The aim in framing the
Cuban tariff was to secure a revenue
representing about 25 per cent ad va
lorem of the imports. The aim has
been in the Porto Rican tariff to se
cure a revenue representing about 15
per cent ad valorem on all imports.
"The value of the importations of
merchandise into Cuba the last nor
mal year (1895) -was $61,443,334, and the
total revenue collected thereon $14,587.
--926, or an average of nearly 25 per cent
ad valorem. On the other hand the to
tal value of imported merchandise for
Porto Rico, in 1897, which, so far as
that island is concerned, was a normal !
year, was 17,358.063 pesos, and the du
ties collected 2.481,962 pesos, or an av
erage of about 14 per cent. The basis
in the case of Cuba wa3 practically
gold. and in Porto Rico silver, but that
makes no difference in the relation of
the tariff of one country to the other.
Speaking roundly, the Cuban tariff
yielded about 25 per cent and the Porto
Rican about 15 per cent.
EFFORT AT JUSTICE.
"It would be manifestly unjust to
Porto Rico to adopt and put in force
the amended Cuban revenue tariff, be
cause it is believed the Cuban revenue
•will amount to about 25 per cent of the
Imports, while a 15 per cent ad valorem
tariff, assuming that the imports keep
up to those of 1597, will yield a suffi
cient revenue for the governmental
needs of Porto Rico.
"The necessities and wants of the
two countries are radically different.
Porto Rico has not been devastated by
•war nor will it require a large United
States army to keep order. There are
no armed insurgents demanding mill
ions for payment for military services
to be charged up to the customs re
ceipts. For these and other reasons
the amended tariff for Porto Rico has
been framed on a revenue-yielding
basis of 15 per cent. Instead of 25 per I
cent, as in the case of the amended
tariff of Cuba. The general result will
be a tariff not dissimilar to that of
Jamaica, which averages about 12^
per cent duty, but which is now under
going revision by a commission and •
which tariff your commissioner was j
assured while in Kingston will aver
age after the revision is completed
about 16 2-3 per cent.
"Spain, according to Dr. Carroll, fur
nished over 40 per cent In value of th«
Porto Rican imports, and paid less
than 4"per cent of the customs collect
ed; the United States furnished 21 per
cent of the value of the imports and
paid 38 per cent of the customs collect
ed. As Spanish imports now pay du
ties at the same rates as those from
other countries, an increase of revenue
may fairly be expected in the sched
ules which Spain reserved for herself. ]
"If the amount of this increase could ;
be estimated, it would be possible to
considerably reduce the rates of duty
on food stuffs, but to do so. without
knowing exactly the amount of reve
nue it may be possihle to obtain from
the other revised schedules, would be
unwise."
FOUND NO ACIDS.
Samples of Csuined and Corned Beef
Tested by an Expert.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— Chemist
Wiley, of the department of agricul
ture, has reported to Secretary Wilscn
that an examination of samples of
canned meats, secured both in the open
market and from the war department,
to determine the presence of any
chemical preservatives, failed to dis
close any traces of borax, boracie acid,
sulphites, sulphurous acid, salicylic or
benzoic acids. Saltpeter was contain
ed in all the samples of corned beef
ar.d so-culled luncheon beef, but no
trace cf it was discovered in the roist
bc-ef, though common salt was present
to a considerable extent. The test -vas
made u^der an order ct Secretary W;l
--■on, and thirteen samples were insv^ct
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THESE DOCTORS BY THEIR SPECIAL COMBINED
ELECTRO-MEDICAL TREATMENT CAN CURE YOL
Electrical or medical treatment whea used
»love often fails.
The great electrical, chemical and medical specialists and professors of this iaaCtnte
are graduates of the best medicai aad scientific colleges and are far th" b<"-
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vitality, undeveloped or shrunken parts, pain In back, loins or kidneys i-heat pains
nervousness, sleeplessness, weakness of body and brain, dizziness, failing memory, lack
of energy and confidence, despondency, evil forebodings, timidity and other distressing
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RUPTURE. RHEUMATISM. VARICOCELE. HTDROCKLE, SWELLINGS, TENDER
NESS, DISCHARGES. STRICTURES. KIDNEY AND UR!N\?.Y DISEASES, SMALL
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' Ed, eleven purchased in the open mar
ket and two obtained from the war de
partment. Of the former, eight, from
different packing houses, were corned
beef: two, packed by the Armour Can
ning company, of Chicago, and the
Armour Packing company, of Kansas
City, were luncheon beef, and the other
samples roast beef.
German Cable.
LONDON", Jan. 23.— The Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily News say?: A Joint stock
company has been formed at Cologne, with a
capital of £500,000. to lay a cable direc; from
Germany to the United States. At th« same j
time 'Wolff's Telegram agency decided to es
tablish a bran.en office in New York city.
Convention at Denver.
DENVER, Col.. Jan. 22.— Gen. Boyer. sec
retary of the Colorado section of the Sons
of the Revolution, has received information
from General Secretary Wbitcomb, of New
York, that it is decided to hold the next
annual convention in Denver. The conven
tion will open April 19 next.
After Tin Plate.
YOUNGSTOW?*. 0., Jan. 22.— The American
Tin Plate company is negotiating for the
purchase, it is reported,, of the Ohio Steel
company's plant in this city. The high price
placed upon the plant by the owners is said
to be the only point of difference between
the parties and an agreement on this point
is expected to be reached soon.
Doable Tragedy.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-^Tohn Delthloff s'aot
his wife today after a quarrel. He then
shot himself twice. Both died later at the
hospital. Deithloff and his wife had not been
living together for some time. Deithloff fre
quently demanded money from his wife, and
her refusal to supply him with funds is sup
posed to have caused the crime.
Seventh Sail* for Cnba.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 22.— The United
States transport Manitoba sailed today for
Havana, She had on board six troops of the
Seventh cavalry, which arrived this morning
from Macon.
Talking Clock*.
In Switzerland they are making clocka
which do not Deed hands and fac-'s. The
clock mareiy stands In the hall and you
pre.-s a button in it? stomach, when, by
means of the phonographic internal arrange
ments, it calls out "half pas-; six" r r "twenty
three, minutes to eleven." aa the ease may be.
Excellent Appetiser. *»
Into a cobiet with fine Ice put half a dash
of absin'Jie. three dashes of orange bitters.
half of dry sherry wine, half of vino ver
mouth. Martino. Mix well and serve Just
before dinner.
Died Violent Death*.
Of lie thirty-eight sultans who have ruled
the Ottoman empire slcc? the conquest of
Constantinople by the Turks, thirty-four
have d ed vio'.ent d'aths.
Mii»-li- Movement*.
The benes and muscles of the human body
are capable of ever 1.200 different m .ve menta.
Sew Mexico"* Population.
The present populitlcio of New Mnici is
estimated at 283.0)0, including about -fi.'.OO
Ind ,ins.
Edible Snail*.
Edible snails flourish in Wuitemberg. On«
town, Gutenburg, lectived the olht r day an
order from Paris for 1.C00.000 of them. The
price paid war $2 a ihjuiard.
Metals.
Four hundred years ago only st;ven metals
were kiown. New the c are fifty-one, thirty
3f which have been discovered wUJin the
present century.
I'nfortzinate.
Polly — Aunt Sally seems wofully downcast
tonight.
Jenn;e— Yes, peer thing; she hasn't been
able to get her feelings hurt at any time to
day. — Indianapolis Journal.
Good Talker.
Bill— ls your wife mn hof osnver^at on
alst?
Jill — Is she? Why. that wenuo can't yawn
without opening her mt-u b about it! — Ymk
era Statesman-
3
I Our combined e'ectro-m^lical treatm°i*
never fs;:.«.
ALLIANCE WITH SPAN
RIMOR THAT GREAT UK I I KM
HAS SICH A STEP IJI
MIND
SHE WANTS AiD IN AFRICA
Madrid Notified That the \ i.I:. <i
States Will Use Beat Kikl.h \ or.
to Secure the Helox- of the Pris
oner* Held In the Philippine*
The Sentiment of Germany I- \.»t
I nfrlendly to America.
.MADRID, Jan. 22.— Th« Washington
government ha 3 notified Srair. ■ i i:s
intention to endeavor to secure th^ re
lease of the Spanish prisoners in the
Philippines.
At the request of several members of
the cortes, Senor Sagasta has promis
ed to submit at the next cabinet coun
cil a proposal to amnesty the anarch
ists still imprisoned at Mont Juich fort
ress.
El Tiempo publishes today an inter
view with an Englishman, nhuse name
is r.ot given, but who is described as
"prominent in Britis-h or.blic affairs.",
in which he is represented aa declar
ing that although a Spanish victory in
the Hispano- American war would r. >t
heve suited England's aims, she is now
desirous of an alliance with Spain tv
forward her Interests in Africa.
Today being the king's fete day. the
queen regent has issued a decree grant
ing amnesty to various offenders and
to military deserters.
GERMANY IS GRIEVED.
\<> FMlns \saln«t America t:\l-.ta
in the Kathcrlanil.
MUNICH. Jan. 22.— The Neueste
Xachrichten. which raised a storm of
indignation among the patriotic pa
pers by hinting that German doings in
the Philippines were largely responsi
ble for the delicate relations between
the United States and Germany, and
that if the German foreign office knew
nothing of them it would be advisable
to institute an investigation with a
view of avoiding the recurrence of
such mistakes, makes the following an
nouncement today:
"The Americans here have decided
t'> send to the Washington govern
ment a protest against the anti-Ger
man expressions used in the house of
representatives, and a declaration that
no animosity against America exists
in Germany, where Americans can al
ways mtet with the most frier.diy re
ception."
Sexton >'o Better.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The condition tt
Col. James E. Sexton, the commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republu. who Is
critically ill here, shows no mater il change
from yesterday. At a late hour tonight he
was reported resting easily. Col. Sexton Is
suffering from an aggravated attack of
Bright's disease.
"I hare found yoar Bronchial Troches
most useful forboarseness and cokls. ' ' Pnojr.
L. Pacci, (iueeas College, London, Sml
DSlUsffil W Troches
O> BOSTON
SoM in boxes or^y— A-y-id imitation!!.