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WEEKLIINORWALK
‘IIBOO'I PORTO IIIIO.
Special Commissioner Carroll
-Ma.kes His Report.
IIIIIIISIIIIIL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Greatest Need of the Island In Good
Roads—The Soil Is Extrelncly
Rich—Our Laws and Systems
Arc Much Needed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.——Henr3' K.
I 'ai'roll, special commissioner for the
[tilted States to Porto Rico, under :11)
pointm'ent by the I11 IIsIIlent to investigate
the civil;indust1ial, financial and social
co zditions of the islands. has made his
II-port. The rcpoit says sthat Porto Rico
has an' _aiea estimated from 3,150 to
3,800 square miles. The climate is trop
lead. but not torrid. The therniométei
rarely rises to 100 degrees. the highest
monthly average 011 record in nine years
in San Juan being 86 dogmas. The. moun-
tains are generally covered with 3".'II1du1e,
and even the peaks are gardens of the
husbandman. The death rate is moderate.
Yellow fever is not indigenous, but sin all-
pox has sometimes become epidemic. The
health bill of Porto Rico, however, will
III mpare favor ably with that of countries
3. l 'the temperate zone The population in
7739 numbered 890, 820, exclusive of the
Spanish military then occupying the is-
éand and the penal population.
The Porto Ricans, the r'ep01t sa3 s, are
a kindly, hospitable, polite people, very
sociable and always ready to do Ameri-
cans a friendly service. One of the great
est needs of the island, it is said. is good
roads. This is of the highest importance
and. afl’ects all human interests—social,
educational. industrial, commercial and
political. The common estimate of Porto
Ricans is that only one- -tenth of the cul-
tivable lahds is in actual cultivation at
any one time.
The soils of the plains and valleys are
generally very 1ich and have borne crops
for generations without the use of fer-
tilizers. The crops most generally raised
are. in the order of areas occupied in
1896: Coffee, 121,176 acres; cane, 60,884
acres; tobacco, 4.222 acres. Coffee can-
not be raised without shade, as in Brazil.
.The coffee bushes need five yeais for full
development under the shade of banana
01' other trIees and continue beaiing 2'5
and even to 50 years Bananas Irive both
shade and fruit the first year. Colfee
farms are exempt from taxes for the fiist
live years. The studies of coffee are
among the finest. The fruits of the is—
land are such as are common to tropical
countries. Thei Iaising of cattle is an im-
portant and lucrati3e industry. The
daily 33 (“’(‘Ia of tlIII II‘1nunon field laborer
range from .31 to 50 cents native money.
VV omen aIe rarely seen in the. fields. The
people are industI Io ls
(.onunissioner Carroll recommends that
the 'onstitution and 1.1 as of the United
~'tatcs-be extended to Porto Rico and
that a territoIial form of government
simil-In to that established in Oklahoma
be pro3'1ded; that the legislative power
shall extend to all rI'-5.:'al.-1tion.~: for the ex-
ercise of the (‘I’?‘I'llV‘T‘ franchise; that the
iii-gal voters of the island be permitted to
elect a delegau: to congress; that a com-
111is;~:ion consisting of three persons who
shall be. natives of the island and two of
the I nitIIIl States he appoiutId by the
president to III3isII the (odes: that the
jury system be adopt ed; that the bankinII
and patent laws of the United States be
extended to the island; that a court of
claims be established to adjudicate all
claims to property, secular and ecclesias-
tical. aiising unI'leI the. tIeaty of Pa1is;
that the 11111.I adopted by the n1ilitar3
government as to civil marriages be con-
tinued in for:ce that the Spanish silvei
coins be retired and the coins of the
United States be substituted; that the
lottery be prohibited and that the gov-
ernor general and the legislature be re
quired to provide for universal and ob-
ligat'o1'3 education in a system of free
schools where English shall be taught
and that an agricultural experiment sta-
tion be established for the. island.
Another Wife Shot For'a Burglar.
HILLSBORO, Ills., Jan. lit—Edward
Moore, an employee of the Hillsboro
Coal company. mistook his wife, Rose C.
Moore, for a burglar Wednesday night
and, killed her. Moore and" a' friend
named Lannigan were playing checkers.
Moore. says he thought his wife had re-
tired. Hcaring :1 noise at the kitchen
door, he entered his wife's bedroom. nev-
er noticingr her absénce, secured his re- ,
volver and. seeing a form in the kitchen=
fired, the ball entering thd brain of his
wife. Seeing his IIIistakc, .V‘Ioore became
almost frantic with grief. He aroused
the neighlu'u's and MK'lil'CIl help. but Mrs
321'. 15'11e ne'I'I- 1' regained II1nscious11ess.The
cor’o'her s ju 13' is conducting an inquest.
Defense Needed W'ith Arbitration.
'1'>S’l,‘t')CKl{OLM, Jan. Ill—King Oscar.
in the SDI‘OIII from the th1one at the
o1'II-uing ot the riksdag yesterday. refer
nut to his 103 II of peace, to 33111011 he had
testified, he decl med. by appointing dele
gates to the peace conference at The
Hague. His majesty. however, went 011
to say: '“But even if a satisfactory solu
tion of' the arbitration question should
be IIIach'ed, no country would be. absoche
I'oin the duty of takingr defense meas
mes Nor will the custom e of an arbi
12. «tion t ibunal II-lease .1113 country frou
.. I' obligation imposed by the mainte
game of neutIalin.
Changes In Buttlcshlps.‘
V’V .VSIIII‘{(_""()I\'. Jan. l!).'——l‘he boarII
0i naval bureau, I 'hicts has deI iIleIl agaiusI
tl'III use of double turrets for the new
l.1.13tleshi11~1. It has also decided to asle
p: IIInIission of cIjgun ress to eliminate ti on
these ships the sheathing which is :1‘
p:- use at a fe: dine in then new (onst1uI tion
To Abolish Grade Crossings.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Jan. 19.—
New York Central—Hudson olficials havI
announced that it is the intention of flu
company to expend $040, 000 in this cit3
for the abolishment of grade crossing:
and .1 new arilroad station. The worl
will be begun early in the spring.
A Russian Loan to Korea.
LONDON. Jan. 1‘).——A Shanghai spe
ritl says: "It is 1"e1101ted here that :11
.l"i't’(’lilt’.llt has been concluded unde
which Russia will lend Korea $12,000,
0th), of which $5, 000, 000 will be paid i111
mediately, Korzci having unsuccessfulb
applied to Japan for a loan.”
Tidal Waves on Chilean Coast.
SANTIAGO, Chile,
waves higher than have been known for:
long time have 3s3 ept along the coast
doing considerable damage.
Jan. 19. _. Tidal
CASTELLANE LlBEl. ED.
Count Boni’s Father Indignnntly D9-
nles 11'eg Rumors.
PARIS, Jan. 19.—The Matin says it is
reported on the bourse that Count Boni
dc Castellane. husband of Anna Gould,
has lost 3,000,000 francs by unlucky spec-
ulations. The Marquis de Castellane,
father of Count Boni Ile Castellane, de~
nies most emphatically the report that
Count Boni had failed to meet his obliga-
tions. due to bourse transactions, for the.
simple reason. he adds, that his son has
never taken part in the alleged specula-
tions. The 1:'111I1uis explains that the
fact that Count Boni and his wife are. on
their way to America has been taken ad-
vantage of and furnished the opportunity
for false rumors.
'l’he'Matin’s ass’ertions were the lead-
ing topic of conversation at the clubs
and other social meeting places through-
out the day. The evening papers repro-
duced the story. although without in any
way guaranteeing its accuiacy. The
count’s father gum a ersh turn to the
affair by writing a letter to the editor of
Figaro, 1Vl.II"e111a11d Derodays, intimat-
ing that he must be pr'epaied to fight a
duel with the count on the l’atter 5 return
01 even with the In.- III1uis himself. In the
course of the communication, after de-
nouncing the statement of the Figaro as
“canaillerie,” the marquis says: .
. “If my son were not on the sea for
New York, he. would undertake to demon-
strate to 3'011 the emptiness of this tittle
tattle and would request from you repa—
ration 011 grounds he would choose. In
his absence I take his place. Your scan-
dalous insinuation is :1 mere political
trick which others would describe as
DreyfusaI'd.”
FAMOUS ORDER MEETS.
Emperor William Presides at Gath-
ering of Black Eagle Members.
BERLIN, Jan. .19. ——A chapter of the
Order of the BlaIk Eagle 33 as held in the
castle yesterday. Among those who par-
ticipated were Prince Hohenlohe, (‘ount
von W aldersce, Princes Friedrich Leo-
pold and Albrecht of Prussia, Prince
Bernhard 0f Saxe-Meiningen. Prince
Henry VII of Reuss. Prince Anton Rad-
ziwill Field Marshal Count Blumenthal,
now 86 years old, and Herr Adolph Men-
zel now in his cighty- fifth year.
Emperor VVilliam, as "rand master of
the order, headed the. procession, wearing
a purple velvet cloak over the embroider-
ed uniform of a IIe11er.11.with the chain
of the order upon his shoulde1s.Fan-
fares were blown during the. procession
reaching fortissimo as the kaiser ascend-
ed the _'.th10ne
The new members were then initiated;
including Dukes Albrecht and Nicolaus of
VVI'urtemberg and General von' Bulow.
The chapter was held behind closed
doors, the table being of horseshoe shape.
with the emperor occupying the center.
New Jersey Agriculturlsts.
TRENTON, Jan. Ill—The New Jersey
state board of agriculture at its meeting
yesterday elected the following ofiieers:
President, D. D. Denise, Freehold: vice
president. E. B. V’oorhecs. New Bruns-
wick: secretary, Franklin Dye, Trentoni
treasurer. William R. Lippincott. Fellow--
ship: executive committee. H. 11‘. Beeline
0f. ILoc-ktown. .J. B. Ward of Lyons
Farms and VV alter He1itage of Mickle-
ton. A fU‘ll’ill'O of the morning session
was an address by ck x-Governor W. D.
Hoard of Wisconsin.
(‘lover (‘Ilnh‘ Banquet.
PHILA DELPHIA, Jan. 1!). —’l‘he
eighteenth annual banquet of the Clover
club at the Hotel Bellevue last night was
the most successful alfair in the history
of the organization. Previous to the din-
ner Colonel A. K. McClure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times, was re-elected pres-
ident of the club. General Nelson A.
Miles was the guest of honor. I11 his
speech he conveyed to the gathering the .
I'I'IgIet expressed by Admiral Dewey for:
his inability to be 111 esent on account of’
poor health.
Grocers Reject Susan’s Appeal. l
CLEVELA\D J.1n.19.———Thc Retail
t'm‘l's National association, in session
here, laid on the table an appeal froml
Susan B. Anthony that it advocate wo-
man suft‘rage in the new dependencies of
this country Resolutions were adopted
advocating pure food laws and opposing
gilt: and trading stamp schemes. The ex-
eI-utive committee wasinstructed to se-
lII‘I-t delegates to the international con-
gress of grocers in Paris next June. De—
troit was selected as the place for the
next annual meeting of the association.
A Burgog‘ne Disaster Case.
PARIS, Jan. 19.—-The court of appeals
has reversed the IlI'IIIision of the lower
court, which had awarded 100.000 francs
as conipeusI'Ition to Mrs. Rosal. widow of
Mr. P. Rosal. :1 cabin passenger who per-
ished in the disaster to La Bourgognc off
Sable island I111 the morning of July 4.
l808. In stating the grounds of reversal
the court holds that the disaster was not
thII fault of the Compagnic Generale I
Trausatlantique nor of Commander DI-
Ioncle.
Chicago Sewage Reaches Peoria.
PEORIA. 11151.. Jan. lit—“’ater from
the. drainage canal has reached Peoria,
125 miles from the controlling works at
Lockport. The Des l’laines river began
to rise here at the rate of nearly two
inches an hour at 6 :1. n1. yesterday.
There is no appreciable dittercnce in the
appearance of the water.
New York Markets.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.——FLOUR—State
and western dull and weaker, being lower
to sell; Minnesota patents, $3.75a3.93; win-
ter straights. $3.3DII3.4U;
under bearish cables, short selling and '
liquidation; May, 7193a7133c4 July, 711/23.
117,3C
RYE—Dull; state, 539.5%. c. i. 15., New
York car lots; No 2 western, 601%., f. o.
b. afloat.
CORN—Opened steady on covering but
declined with wheat.
OATS—Dull: track. white, stale. 31%3
35c.: track, white, western, maniac.
PORK—Steady; mess, $10.50311; family,
312.25211255.
[.ARD—Easy: prime western steam,
6221/20
BUTTER—«Steady: state dairy. 19a24c.;
state creamery. 21212.30.
CHEESE—Firm large late made. 1113.13.
12e.: small late made. 122112140.
EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania,
20c: western. upgraded at mark, 1411180
SUGAR—Raw strong; l'air refining. 37§c
bid: centrifugal, 96 test, 45-160. bid: re-;
lined strong; crushed. 5.45c.; powdered,
5.1710. ‘
TURPEN'I‘INIII—Steady at 53:1531/20.
MOLASSES—Steudy: New Orleans. 4411.
55c. '
' RICE—-Quiet; domestic, 43.6%(14 Japan,
4”.’,a50. I
T ALLOW—Strong; city, 5%c. bid: coun-
try, 5%a5%c. .
HAY—Steady; shipping, 721/ga80c.; goof
to choice. 801187 ,éc
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winter extras,‘
$2.55a2.55: VII. ‘I' patents. 33.603335.
VVHEA’l‘——\. .al; and lower this morning !
A'BIG RAILWAY DEAL
All Large Eastern Lines to
Be Pooled.
DISCHARGE 0F FIFTY THOUSA’SD MEN.
A Board of Control In New York
City—Common Bus-enger, sched-
, tiles—All Fast Freights to Be'
Abandoned—List of Roads.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-——It is said that as
a result of the recent consolidations and
agreements among the owners of the
great trunk railways east of Chicago the
entire transportation system between the
MiSSissippi river and the Atlantic sea
board is to be reorganized, involving thI
follow mg changes:
The abandonment of the city ticket of-
Iices of all of the roads in the syndicate
in Chicago, . New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore, Washington
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit
Indianapolis, Peoria and St. Louis and
the substitution of joint offices in each
city.
The discharge of all city. general, trav-
eling and district freight and passengel
agents and solicitors of theeastern roads
in all parts of the United States, Canada
and Europe. This will afieet nearly 50,-
000 men. ’ '
The abolition of all forms of commis-
sions heretofore paid for the sale of tick-
ets over these roads. This will affect'the
incomes of 10,000 agents and eliminate
the scalpel-s.
The establishment in Chicago and New
York of joint auditing agencies that will
apportion to each road an agreed per-
centage of the total competitive business.
The discharge of all supe1fluous assist-
ants to the heads of departments of the
individual roads. Later the heads of
these departments may be abolished and
the work done by clerks. who will report
to the two joint agencies.
The establishment in New York of a
board of control made up of persons rep-
resenting the V'ander,bilt Pennsylvania.
Morgan and Harriman properties, the
rulings of this boaid on all questions to
be final.
The abandonment of a number 01
through fast passenger trains put in serv-
ice Iluring the past few years as the re-
sult of sharp competition; '
The establishment ’of common sched-
ules for passenger trains between Chi~
cage and New York and between all of
the principal terminals of the combina
tion roads in the territory east of this
city and St. Louis.
The abandonment of all fast freight
trains and the fixing of common time f01
these trains between competitive termi
pals; " ' ,
Following are. the roads now in the
combination: New York Central, Pennsyl-
vania. Boston and Albany, Boston and
Maine, Fitchburg, New York,\ 033 Ha-
ven and Hartford. Erie, Lehigh V alley .
Lackawanna. West Shore, New York
Ontario and VV'csteru, Rome. VV'atertown
and Ogdensburg, Lake Shore, ‘Michigan
Central. Nickel Plate. Baltimore and
Ohio. VV'abas'l. Big Four, Chesapeak'
and Ohio. Lake Erie and VV'IIstcru,1Mo-
non and all auxiliary lines of these sys
terns.
When all the details for the future
management of the roads in the eastern
combination have been perfIII'.ted thI
leaders in the consolidation movement
will turn their attention to the territory
west of Chicago and attempt to bottle 1111
the Chicago-St. Louis-Rocky Mountain
country in like manner. The combining
process may extend ultimately to the Pa-
cific coast.
The Harriman—Vanderbilt syndicate
owns and controls the Illinois Central
Union Pacific. Northwestern, Oregon
Short Line and Kansas ‘ity, Pittsburg
and Gulf. All the big competitors of these
systems an: in with the combining move
ment.
Typewriters For Navy Department.
\V'ASHI NGTON, Jan. 19—— The navy
department has formally initiated its pol-
ic3 of procurinIr typewriting machines in
large numbers by advertisement instead
of making purchases in the open market
as heretofore. Makers of the highest
grade machines are invited to submit
p1oposals to be opened at the navy de-v
partment Feb. 3 for supplying about‘ 250
machines, more 01' less, to be delivered at
points to be designated by the depart
ment. '
Frozen to Death.
1.1'oxs, N. 1'.. Jan. 19.411... body of
an unknown man, apparently a tramp
was found frozen stiff in the barn of
Philip Cl ausz, on his farm southwest 01
this place 3esterda3'. (‘lausz noticed :I
bIokea window in the barn and investi
gated. He found the body 011 the top Ol
a haymow and notified the coroner. The
man had evidently been dead about twc
weeks. as no one had been in the barn
for that time. ~
Cotton Imported From Egypt.
('IlAllLESTO‘s’,Jan.1‘.).——Tl1e first
important shipment of Egyptian cotton
fora South C a1olina cotton mill was re
ceived at Clover, in York county, 1:151
Tuesday from Alexandria, via 'BostOn
The new cotton mill at Clover will use
Egyptian cotton exclusively, its managers
claiming that the sea island staple has
not the “strength and silkincss” neces
sary for the “superior yarn they ate tc ~
make.’
A Dinner For President Cassatt.
WASHINGTON, J an. 19.—Ex-Senatol
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia gavI
an elegantly appointed dinner last night
in honor of President Cassatt of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, thI
guests all being men of note in the rail-
way world. The dinner was entirely a
social aflair and had no connection witl
any Iailroad consolidations 01' other busi
ness matters.
Burglar: Terrorige Elmira.
ELMIRA, N. Y., Jan. 19. ~Bu1'glar:
have apparently started in to terr'IniZI
the town. The residence of J. H. Costel
lo, East Water st1',eet was entered at?
0' clock yesterday afternoon and diamond:
valued at $425 and $26 in money stolen
and the thieves made their escape. TM:
is the sixth burglary within a few-days
and the police department is entirely aI
sea.
Congreohmnn Sherman Declines.
V’VASHINGTON. Jan. 19.——Represent
ative Sherman of New York, who ha:
just 1eturned to W ashiugton and whom
name had been mentioned in connectio1
with thewflice, has definitely declined thI
secretaryship of the senate. “I have de
cliIueI, " said he, ‘bccause the people 0
my district have evidenced a desiie tho
I shouldIremain in the house."
Mar—III --- _——Ir'—
WOM N
Especially Mothers
Are most. competent to appreciate the
purity, sweetness, and delicacy of Con-
cvm Soar, and to discover new uses for
it; daily.
Its remarkable emollient, cleanSing, and.
purifying properties derived from CUTI-
CUBA, the great: skin cure, warrant its use
in preserving, purifying, and beautifying
the complexion, hands, and hair, and in
the form of washes and solutions for ulcer-
ative weaknesses, annoying irritations and
chafings, as well as for many sanative pure
poses which readily suggest themselves. '
In many of the above conditions, gentle
anointin‘gs with CUTICURA, the great skin
cure and purest of emollients, in addition,
will prove of astonishing benefit.
Sold throughout theworld. Porn: Dnua 111m Guru.
.5010 Prop-1., Bolton. “ Send for Skin Eleonora-co.
Planoargains
VV’e are now offering several 0:1
styles of Upright Pianos, both new
and secondhand at great reduc-
tions. Sold on easy terms of pay-
ment or liberal discount allowed for
cash. wane r011 Panucuuns.
tflmnntzfpmlm’dl
3 and 5 West lath St., New York.
Miss Baird’s Institute.
Boarding and Day School.
53 _West Ave.
Miss Baird, haying secured more
room and some very desirable advan-
tages through her recent. changes and
additions, begs to state that. she will
open her School
llll SEPT. Zfllh, ll] llll’ PUPILS.
Academic and College Preparatory
Classes will be in charge of- College
Women of ability and experience.
The ancient and Modern Languages
will be thoroughly taught. by compe-
ent teachers.
Two instructors, both COnServatm-y
Graduates, will be employed for Music.
There will be spec: Ialists in the de-
partments of- Art, Elocution and Gym-
nastics. ’
A Kindergarten and Primary De-
partment. will be added to the school
and no effort. will be spared for the de-'
velopmeut. of these little ones, in all
the details of physical culture, as well
as in mind, morals and manners.
Miss Baird is at. home to Visitors on
Thursday and Friday of each week
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