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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12
BOLETIN NERGANYJL DE PUERlO-RlC0.
sabado. IL de setiemSre de ls7s.
MoNUMENTo DE CERvANTEs.

TOdos los pueblos que estiman sus
glorias nacionales procuran escrlblr
con caracteres de piedra 8 de bronco
los nombres de sus heroes, de sus sa-
bios, de sus grandes literatos, de to-
dos sus hombres insignes. Las con-
vulsiones por que hace tantos aaos vie
ne pasando Espaf1a son causa de que
una Isabel I, un .Gonzalo de Cordo-
va, nm Herman Cortes, un Pizarro, un
Velazquez, un Calderon, una pleyade,
en- fin, de ilustres genios que han en-
nobIecido 4 nuestro pats a la vista de
propios y extraf1os no tengan una ess
tatua, un monumeEto que recuerde a
Ia generation presente y a las futuras
los grandes hombres de nues'r bis
toria. FL principe de las letras espa-
nolas, Miguel de Cervantes Saayedra,
es Ell dnico a quien nuestro siglo ha
erigido una estatua de bronco eli Ma
drid, pero aunque la obra es de meri-
to, como que la produjo ell correcto
Cincel de Sola y la fundieron en- Ro-
ma los reputados artistas prusianos
Jollaje y Hopfgarten, tiene un pedes-
tai mezquino que lie ha hecho excla-
mar & ZOrrilla:
Isl es pedestal 8 tdmulo Sc igno
ra-.---.
Pero en- Alcala de Henares, patria
&c Cervantes y de Soils y lugar en-
que ell gran cardenal Jimenez de Cis.
neros fund6 la magnffca universidad
(que hoy esta cerrada con gran per-
iuicio de laJuventud estudiosa que Sc
peryierte en- los alrededores de la de
Madrid) no tieLe ell manco de Lepan-
to nj una miserable lapida que indi
que que ALI nacio Ell mas grande de los
autores que escribieron en- castellano.
Un modesto y laborioso escritor
contemporaneo, d. Carlos Frontaura,
ha concebido el grandioso pensamien
to de llenar este vacfo que Sc siente
en- la ciudad natal del cautivo de Ar
gel, fundando un peri6dico cuyos pro-
ductos Sc destinan netOs la cons
truccion de un monumento digno del
autor del Quijote, y apelando q la in
ag6table generosidad del pueblo es
pa1lol. La idea encontr6 eco simpa-
tico en- toda la preDsa nacional que
unanime Sc apresur6 a abrlr en- sus
administrators una suscripcion po-
pular que Sc va cubriendo de NOM
bres de personas que contribuyen
con sus Quotas & esta noble empresa.
En- ia Habana Sc recibi6 con tan pa
tri6tico entusiasmo la invitacion de
Frontaura, que inmediatamente Sc
reuni6 ell Casino Espanol abriendo Ell
primero la lista y ezcitando al resto
de los centros analogos de la isla q
que secundasen q sus hermanos en- tan
elevado pensamlento.
Nopuede Puerto-Rico ser neuos
generosa que Cuba tratandose de hon
rar la memoria del gran Cervantes.
Porque de clio estamos conyencidos,
nohemos vacilado en- abrir en- nuestras
columnas id9ntica suscripcion, con-
fando en- que no habra nadie que haya
Ieido aiquiera un capftulo del libro in
mortal que nos ha legado ell mas pre-
claro de nuestros ingenios, nadie que
sea amante de las g.orias nacionales,
que Sc niegue a poner una piedra en-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12

Su voz va no produce mas que un
sonido quedo, quedito que lnterya-
los Sc extingue, volviendo q vibrar ca
da vez mas t6nue, mas silencloso.
iSab6is que signifcan esas oraclo-
mes rezadas por una cristiana madre y
dos querubes & hora bastante ayanza
da de la noche2
Hacen por vez primera exsmen De
conciencia.
Mariana por vez primera Sc arrodl-
llaraD aquellos dos seres ange.lcales
ante ell tribunal de la Penitencla: Sc
confesaran.
Manana por vez primera recibiran
en- su virginia. cuerpo ell sagrado pan
de los angeles, ell sagrado pan de la
Eucaristfa: manana por vez prlmera
comulgaran.
He ahi ell dfa mas feliz de la exls-
tencia! ICON cuanta ternura Sc recuer-
da en- todos los tramites de la vida!
lCuantas veces han asomado lagrimas
mis- ojos al representarmelo en- la
imagination!
Else dfa no Sc olvida jamas! vive
con el recuerdo inextinguible de una
madre, con la huella de una felicidad
perdida que nunca tornara: a adoIes-
cencia!
Va Sc durmieron.
El angel de la guarda ha estampa-
do en- sus labios sus sonrisas; en- sus
entreabiertos ojos su ternura celestial.
Todavfa resuena ell dltimo eco de
las Oracl0nes.
La madre Sc ha levantado de pun
tiIlas, conteniendo hasta ell aliento pa
ra no turbar su hermoso sue11o, han
sonado dos imperceptibles besos, poe
mas de una inmensidad de amor.
| Luego IN suspiro de satisfaction, y
ell cuarto ha sido dominado pot la os
curidad.
Drmid en- paz, angeles del Senor,
ell dulce sueno lie la inocencia; sofad,
sonreid; grande es el dfa que os espe-
70; felfz ell despertar.
Ell angel Custodio os proteie y ar
rulla.
Y lego ell mqgnam dies. iGoudeo-
mus!
Hasta parece que la aurora Sc ha
vestido hoy con mejores tintas y ell
pabellon celeste con mas esplendido
azul.
Regocijaos, vfrgenes del Seflor, Sc
ra6nes del trono del Altfsimo.
Las campanas de la vecina iglesia
lanzan al cefiro matinal ell primer to
que de misa.
Todo es jdbilo y expansion en- ell
hogar, pero jdbilo y expansion tran
quilas, del alma.
Los dos cOmwlgo's0os estan radiantes
de felicidad.
Rezadas va con su madre al desper
tar q tan dichoso d1a las Oraclones pa
ra antes de la communion, vestidos con
10 mejor, pues este es ell dia en- que va
a tirarse la casa por la ventana con
mas y mejor motive, esperan con los
-deyocionarios en- las manos, a que de
ell dltimo toque de la misa.
Su padre, 7corriendo sonriente y fe-
liz al parecer de una parte 4 otra les
prepara sin duda alguna sorpresa.
La abuela (nunca prescindire de
esta necesaria entidad en- mis- cuadros)
Sc ha puesto la mejor mantilla y SAGA
do el rosario de plata que Sc remonta
4 la epoca del Renacimiento.
Esta loca de placer con sus nietos.
La madre de los niflos aparece por
fin rebosando ternura y felicidad; no
puede contenerse, y multiplica sus
besos y caricias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12

valor sereno a la orilla del sepulcro y
como prueba de su gratitud, resigna
cion y reIigiosidad, ell dItimo escrito
que traz6 su descarnada y temblorosa
mano cuatro dias antes de morir: jamas
hemos podido leer sin conmovernos es
tas lfneas en- que el venerable anciaEo
Sc despide de su Mecenas. Helas aquf
+" A DON PEDRO FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO,
Conde de L<naos, ETC. Aquellds coplos antigaas que
Puesto va Ell pie en- Ell estribo quisiera 90 que
no viaierdn tan q pelo esta mi epistota 1Jorqae
casi las mismas palabras la paedO comenzar d.
cieado
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12
Z" Puesto va Ell pie en- Ell estribo.
Con las ansias de la muerte,
Gran senior, esta te escribo."

& Puesto va ell pie en- Ell estribo.
Con las ansias de la muerte,
Gran senior, te escribo."
"Ayer me dieron la extrema-
uncion, y hoy escribo esta /; ell ITEM
po es breve, las ansias crecen, las es-
peranzas menguan, y con todo ESQ
Ilevo la vida sobre ell deseo que tengo
de vivir, y quisiera 20 ponerle coto
hasta besar los pies a V. E., que po
drfa ser fuese tanto ell contento de
yer q V. E. bueno en- Espana, que me
volvlese dar la vida: pero 81 esta
decretado que la haya de perder,
cdmplase la voluntad de los cielos, y
por 10 menos sepa V. E. este mi de
SEQ, y sepa que tuvo en- mi un tan ali
cionado criado de servirle, que quiso
pasar adn mas ALA de la muerte,
mostrando su intencion Con TODD
este, como en- profecfa me allegro de
la llegada de V. E, regocjome de
verle sefialar con ell dedo, y realegro-
me de que salieran verdaderas mis-
esperanzas dilatadas en- la fama de
las bondades de V. E. Todavla me
quedan en- ell alma ciertas reliquias y
asomos de las SemaNGs del Jard5ss y
del tanaoSO Bernardo; 81 a d cha, por
buena ventura mia, que va no serla
sino milagro, me diese el cielo vida,
las vera y con elias ell fin de la GA
latea, de quien Sc esta aGcionado
V. b y con estas obras continuando
mi deseo. Guarde Dios q V. E. CO.
mo puede. De Madrid a 19 de abriI
de 1916 af1os."
Este hombre noble, humilde, va
liente y desgraciado, cuya muerte
coincidi6 con la de Shakespeare, der
ram6 su sangre por la Espana y por
la cristiandad amenazada por ell yata-
gan mahometano, y cuando con cartas
para ell rey, del principe d. Juan de
Austria, afortunado general de Lepan
to, volvfa a Madrid q recoger su pre-
mio, cay6 cautivo y pas6 largos amos
en- la esclavitud, en- donde expuso su
vida generosa por salvar a sus compa-
triotas de la servidumbre. Cuando,
redimido por unos caritativos religio
sos, pis6 al cabo de luengos aflos su
suelo nativo, va nadie Sc acordaba de
el; por manera que la sangre que de
rramara en- la cGlebre batalla naval fu9
esteril para su fortuna. Dedic6se al
improbo cultivo de las letras; di6 a
la estampa varios libros entire ellos ell
Quijote que produjo mas orc q los
editores que ell que halo en- ell Peru
Pizarro, y sin embargo tampoco le
aprovech6; muri6 casi de hambre: y
aquel hombre que redimi6 a la Euro
pa de una literature bastarda, rldfcula
y peligrosa, que tai era la de la caba.
llerla que entonces estaba en- boga, no
encontr6 en- su larga vida mas que
sinsabores, miserias & ingratitudes.
va que nosotros no podemos evil
tar los martirios que padecio, contrl-
buyamos al menos a erigirle un mo-
numento que sea testimonio elocuen-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12

su protection. Adios, hermana; ore v,
por mi.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-12

"To read don Quijote in the original
pleasure before which all others vanish
z Ante Ell placer de leer ell Quote en- el original
desaparecen todos los demas placeres.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09
The Hone for France.

1t is probable that the majority in the
french Assembly will vote with the govern
ment for law to elect the representatives in
future by districts, as Congressman are now
elected with us. Our special dispatches
from Paris have already told us that the
counting done in the lobbies indicates this
as the likely result. This issue will be well
nigh inevitable if the government assumes
in the debate the attitude hitherto assigned
to it by the vague reports of discussions in
the Cabinet. Reports of this nature have at
tributed to the Ministry the intention to an
nounce that it will retire from Office if de-
feated on this vote. Although the re-
publicans who favor the contrary method
for the elections might be glad enough to get
rid Of the Ministry they will scarcely be glad
to have the vote on the measure loaded with
the immediate responsibility of producing
such an excitement as would be inseparable
from change of this nature If the vote
were simply for one form of the election law
or another, and change Of Ministry were
not in the ISSUE the republicans might very
likely win. Reasons for this likelihood are
to be found in plenty, and some of them are
such as the republicans would scarcely avow.
In the first place they are for once in favor Of
what exists-they would not perhaps, lose
their own votes on this account, and they
might gain some from tho timid con-
servatives, whose whole action is con-
trolled only by fear Of the unknown.
But they would also get the sup
port of the imperialists. Imperialism
always comes through the door opened by
the excesses Of the democracy, and state Of
the electoral law which in the present posi-
tion is likely to subordinate every voice in the
country to the EXTREMIST republican opinion
Of the great cities is full of promise Of that dis
turbed condition of the public life in which
great political conspiracies find their oppor-
tunity. Many votes will come to them from
these sources, even as the case stands; but
the natural hesitation to change Ministry
known to be capable and also known to be
soundly republican in the best sense of that
elastic word will rally to the government
enough votes to overwhelm all opposition.
Another intention of the government is appar-
emily to endeavor to secure that the elections
under the new law shall take place in De-
cember. With the law passed as advocated
by the government, and the elections con-
cluded this year, our centennial year would
open with the most brilliant prospect for our
ancient ally yet known in her history. She
would be in full possession of republican
government in the hands Of the conservative
elements of society, with sound and prac-
tical constitution and an Assembly honestly
representative of the nation.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

There is but one barrier Of about one hun
dred and twenty miles 'of doubtful nayi-
CATION. Through this" he says, mo
ship has been able to pass, owing to barrier
of ice that has hitherto bafiied every effort to
penetrate it, Were it not" he continues,
''for this one barrier the Northwest Passage
would be practicable and could be sailed
through in single season" II was in this
comparatively slight barrier that the
Erebus and Terror, which Sir John Franklin
commanded, were imprisoned for eighteen
months and finally abandoned. During
this time the two ships drifted only eighteen
miles. But, as Captain Young shows, the
information possessed by Sir John franklin
was limited compared to that now possessed
by Arctic navigators. Captain Young him
self, in his voyage in 1857, learned that it
might have been possible for Sir John
to have taken another route and perhaps
continued his voyage in safety and with sue
cess, so far as the objects Of his cruise were
concerned. There is also the hope that the
''pack" Of ice, which has disturbed the cal
culatlons Of all previous navigators, might
not always be sealed against the enterprises
of daring seamen. We regret that the Cap
tain did not find his anticipations realized.
But this is the fortune of all daring men.
The chance Of finding this ''pack" pene-
trable was worthy Of the expedition but if
the Arctic regions are over to be
made to give up their secrets to
the genius and courage Of the brave
men who have made the hidden North the
aim and ambition of their lives it must be
done, not as an adventure, but as the result
of united and continuous effort on the part
of governments in the full possession Of all
the machinery of naval country. There is
no reason why even the North, with its strange
but ever lessening mysteries, should not be-
come as well known as the interior of Africa
and the Territories of the far West. What we
shall know when this is done is quite another
question. Whether we shall have another
continent open to the uses of men and capable
ofanother civilization whether, hidden away
in that world of everlasting ice we shall
find the solution Of some of the mysteries
of our creation which have thus far escaped
the researches Of science, are, after all, the
merest speeulations. 1t is in keeping with
the spirit of the age that the attempt should
be made. We are glad to have had the
privilege of doing our part with as gallant
an associate as Captain Young His letters
throw new light upon the secret of the Arctic
Seas, and if they do not as was our fond
hope, tell the whole story, they show that
the way is one that courage, wisdom and
genius must some day force, as surely as
Columbus forced his way across forbidding
and unknown sea into the land which four
centuries of civilization has made one OF the
empires of the world.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09
The Press and the Election.

The Times dwells upon the fact that the
controlling cause of the victory in the recent
election was the influence of the indepen-
dent press. ''It has been a great salts
faction" says the Times, ''to be on terms of
agreement with our most powerful daily
contemporaries throughout long and bitter
canvass, and we should be glad to think that
in future struggles of the same kind we
should find ourselves in the field with the
same alliance" Nothing is strong enough
to withstand the will of the people when it
and truly independent journals" The
Times remarks, in commenting upon the
fact that the independent press of New York
fought the one-man power during the last
election with unanimity and sameness of
purpose which is rarely shown in our jour-
nalism 1t alludes to the fact also that this
unanimity or alliance was not the result of
any understanding, but arose from the
conviction in the minds of editors that their
duty was to strike the one-man power and
defend the rights of the people.
We do not exaggerate the influence of the
press even in country like America, where
it is free and independent A press is only
strong when it is just, when it speaks
the will of the people, when it in
sists upon protecting their rights against
any form Of usurpation. The war which
the HERALD made upon Tammany Hall
had in no sense a personal aspect. AS
we said during the canvass and repeat now,
there were many men upon the Tammany
ticket that we would have gladly seen elect
ed, and whose defeat we regret. But made
war upon the one-man power in New York
Just as we made war upon Cesarism in the
nation. Mr.. Kelly was nothing to us person
ally-of no more consequence than one of
his laborers on the Boulevard who earns a
dollar and sixty cents a day. General Grant
was of no concern to as. We fought Kelly as
we fought Grant, not because of the men but
because Of their system. We respected Gen
eral Grant for the traits which made him IL
lustrious and the services which have given
him immortal fame. We respect Mr.. Kelly
for those personal qualities which, by those
who know him. are said to endow his char
acter But if George Washington had been
at the head Of Tammany Hall in place of
John Kelly, and had run the canvass upon
the same ideas, we should have opposed him
with the same firmness
This is the essential duty Of a free press.
A journal is only independent when it is
superior to all influences, political and per-
sonal. In time the effect Of this is to make
the true newspaper the mirror of public
opinion-of a conservative, healthy, inde-
pendent public opinion. To certain extent
newspapers lead the people and educate
them but, generally speaking, the common
sense Of the great community is the highest
form Of education. That journal is wisely
governed when it finds itself able to express
the common sense of the community. So
far as these leaders Of Tammany Hall and their
friends are concerned the HERALD has sur
vived generations Of thcm and it will sur
vivo generations more Long before John
Kelly was known in New York politics the
HERALD was power in the government o
The New York herald., 1875-11-09
Inbumanity to Children.

The trial now going on in the Supreme
Court, which is to test the right of men to
make money out of the sufferings and peril
Of children of tender age, who are unable to
protect themselves, will enlist the sympathy
Of every right-mnded citizen. The case is
one instituted by the Society for the Preven-
ton Of Cruelty to Children. The ''guar-
dian, as he is called, of a little trapeze per-
former, seven years old, known as ''Prince
Leo, is charged with maltreating the child,
and application is made to take the poor
boy from his custody. The evidence shows
the terror evinced by the child, and traced
in unmistalable lines on his countenance,
when he is performing the feats to which he
has been trained, probably through tortures
and maltreatment too horrible to bear refec-
tion. 1t requires no stretch of the imagina-,
tion to conceive the threats, the starvation
and the blows by which the child has been
terrified into facing death in his perilous per-
formances on the trapeze. The brutality of
the exhibition will be conceded The only
question is whether the law can protect the
child from his tyrants when his father is
willing that he should follow the business in
which he is engaged.
There certainly ought to be no doubt
Of the power of the Court in such
case. The child testified to assaults
committed upon him by his guardian"
although when he realized the consequences
of the disclosures he had made he seemed to-
be conyulsed with terror, and it was impossi-
BILE to ask him further questions. Vhis
seems to afford sufficient ground for the in
reference of the Court for the child's protec-
tion, either against his guardian or his
father, even if the fact that the performance
in which he is engaged is perilous to life
should not suffice to warrant his consignment
to other guardianship. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that the law will reach the case,
and that the precedent will put stop to
the inhuman business. The society deserves
the gratitude of the community for the
energy with which the prosecution has been
conducted.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

THE HERALD BY FAST MAIL TRAINS. -Neacs-
dealers and he public throughout the States Of
Ae,o York, Ne1o Jersey and Pennsylvania, as
EcA as in the Vest, the Pacific Coast, the North,
tie South and Southeast, also along tie lines
OF the Hudson RiueT, Ne1e York Central and
Pennsylvania Central Railroads and their con-
nections, uA be supplied ,cih The HERALD,
free OF postage. Extraordinary Inducements
offered 10 nersdedlers By sending tier orders
direct TO this office
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

the departments first made their estimates
exorbitantly high, on the principle pursued
by some storekeepers who expect to be cheat
down" by their customers. Then the Board
of Apportionment cut down the amounts
and claim credit for economy, while in truth
they take all they dare to take, and greatly
more than they ought to take, out of the
public treasury to spend on their political
departments
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

THE MEETING of the Board Of Aldermen yes
terday was signalized by the usual amount
Of demagogism on the part of the Tammany
representatives. One Alderman introduced
a resolution calling for the immediate in
crease of the wages of the city laborers to the
standard from which they were reduced by
the Tammany Mayor and heads Of depart
ments, and another proposed an amendment
requesting all those who favored the reduc-
ton while themselves drawing salaries of
from five thousand to twelve thousand
dollars year be requested to resign
The victory won by Morrissey, who was
expelled from Tammany because he de-
nounced the reduction Of the laborers' wages,
has evidently created panic among the
braves.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

The RESIGNATION of NJ Bardoux, tho
French Under Secretary of Justice, is said
to have been caused by his disagreement
with the Ministry on the question of the
system of voting. Although a conservative
republican NJ Bardoux supports the radi-
Gals on this question.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

THERE Is TROUBLE at Malacca, and the
British Residency at Perak Is said to be
bcsieged by the Malayans. The Governor Of
the Straits settlement has started Tor the
scene of the difficulty, and it is to DC hoped
that be will make straight settlement with
,be sultan Ismail and the assaulting Malay
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. receded
from lis IA to ia ga Rag currency at the
7ast named price is worth S714 Money on
call was easy at 3 and 1-2 per cent Stocks
were a trihe stronger.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

affairs, and we trust to maintain that power
long after he has passed away by following
the same career, by being independent OF all
parties and afraid Of none, and by feeling
that our first duty is to stand by the people.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

The FACTS CONNECTED with the arrest and
imprisonment Of FREDERICK p. Monies, an
American citizen, by the Spanish authorities
an Cuba, have been brought to the notice
OF Secretary Fish, who has promised to give
them prompt attention
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

THE BEARS had their paws on Turkeys
yesterday. A London papers special from
Vienna reported thirty-six thousand Seryian
,militiamen on the frontiers, and agents of
the Servian government Of to Paris and
London to raise loan.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

THE LONDON STocK EXCHANGE is said to be
feeling bad, especially about foreign securi-
fes There is an evident uneasiness in
Europe, and the Throckmorton street pulse
"a a GOOD indication of the feverish condition
,af the Dublic mind.
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

A LONDON SPECIAL from Berlin states that
the central government for Alsace-Lorraine
will be established at Berlin and will consist
of special ministry. The question is, how
long will it last?
The New York herald., 1875-11-09

LARGE CoNooUEsE Of people assembled
at the Cathedral, in Dublin, on Sunday,
when Cardinal McCloskey presided at high
mass. How they would crowd if he was
PODe