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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02

los que nos vinieTon muy bien, pues
tedas las noches anteriores hab1amos
dormido en- el suelo, yertos de frio y
extenuados de hambre.
El rancho que sc nos habia dado,
ademas de escaso, estaba tan caliente
que nadie que, como yo, no tenia Gu
chara, podia probarlo, pues solo cuatro
6 cinco minutes nos daban de t6rmino
para hacer nuestras comidas. Asi es
que habia dos dias que 70 no habia
tornado mas que cuatro 6 cinco GU
charadas de -aquel NAL potato con la
cuchara de mi amigo Perez.
Chando pasaban algunas horas,
aguijoneado por ell hambre que me
roia las entranas, formaba 70 ell pro-
p6sito de cOmerme un calderO euterO
aunque me abrasase Ia boca; pero al
tratar de hacerlo, no podia, por care
Ger de una cuchara, por la cual hu-
biera yo dado la mitad de los dias de
mi vida. Casualmante entire la con-
fusion que Sc hahia tornado anuestra
entrada en- Zaragoza, me encontr6
con una sonora anciana, de noble
somb]ante, cuya criada, en- un canasto
traia varios panes y cucharas de ma
dera. Al yer estos tltimos obietos
me abalanc6 sobre Ia Maritones Y me
apoder6 de una cuchara.
-Senora, ]e die q Ia duena, por la
Virgan del Pillar, d@jeme V. llevar
esta cuehara, .pues me muero por no
tonerla.
La DANA me contest6 con una SON
risa de arrobacion.
contiaaard.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02
He aQul textual la enmienda pre-

He aqul textual la enmienda pre-
sentada !or los diputados de Puerto
Rico, & la comision de presupuestos :
Los diputados que suscriben tie
nen la honra de proponer al Congreso
que Sc adicione ell articulado del pre-
supuesto de ingresos sometido q su
dellberacion, con la disposition 81
guiente:
Hallandose la provincial de Puer-
to-Rico, por efecto de Ia Suppression
de la esclavitud, en- condolences ana
logas a las dclnas del Reno, Sc au-
toriza al Gobierno para que, conci
liando todos los intereses, haga en- ell
arancel de Aduanas las alteraciones
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02
CT R G U L O
CIENTIFICO ARTISTICO Y LITERARIO
DE LA HABANA.

En- ell dltimo correo hemos recibi-
do los estatutos del circulo cientiico
artfstico y literario de la Habana con
los discursos que en- la noche de su
inauguration pronunciaron su presi,
dente y vice-presidente. Unos y
otros los hamos leido, y recomenda-
mos aquellos al Ateneo de esta poba-
cion, por 81 Sc viera en- alguna de sus
disposiciones, algo que a1adir en-
los que pronto habran de someterse &
la aprobacion del Gobierno y va
que de uno y otro Centre nos ocupa-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02

oportunas, Z fn.de. que puedan con
currir 4 los mercados de la Peninsula
el azdcar mascabado Y las mieles
producto dc aquella Isla "
Pa'acio del Congreso IL de julio
de 1876.-Salgador de Albacete -
Ell duque de Veraguas Pedro Bosch
y Labrds, --Ambrcsio Martorell.-
Antonio Soler -Nicolas Argent =
Jose A. de Cartagena.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02

Hace tempo Sc nota en- Puerto
Rico que nos esta inundando la plata
americana, particularmente la de dlez
y cinco centayos que es la de peoT
ley. Nuestras onzas de orc pasan
San Thomas en- grandes cantidades
donde tienen un cuatro 6 cinco poF
ciento de valor mas que la plata
Esa especulacion que elercen algunas
personas puede ser muy rulnosa al
pals. Cansados estamos de leer en-
los peri6dicos europeos, particular
mente de L6ndres, que el valor dc la
plata en- relacion con 81 orc esta su
1riendo una baia universal tan consl-
derable que en- al gunas naciones ira
tase NADIA menos que de desmoneti
zar,a. En- Inglaterra, donde el tipo
del dinero es ell orc y no es legal pa
gar en- otro metal cantidad alguna que
exceda de dos libras, ha causado este
fen6meno de la depreciation de la
plata no pequenos temores en- ell mer
cado. En- la India CORE excluslva
mente Ia plata. y sumas inmensas
vienen anualmente la metr6poli en-
pago de intereses, sueldos, penslones
y mercancias, caIculandose que cada
doce meses entran en- el Reino Undo
Is millones. de libtas .esterlinas por
estos conceptos. Los goblernos de
La India recaudan las contrlbuclones
en- rupees de plata y tienen que en-
tregar los sobrantes EN- orc la Gran
Bretar1a. Lord Lytton manifesto -pd-
blicamente que por cada rupee que
tenfa que Zanzibar la India por orc,
perdlan las colonias tres peniques, 8
sea una cantidad anual de $4,000
libras. Lo mismo tienen que hacer
los comerciantes para conyertlr' sus
rcmesas en- libras. Esta gran cor
riente de plata ,hacia el principal
mercado del, ,mundo- es el motivo de
su depreciation, y Ell NAL va tomando
tai incremento que Sc teme un desas-
tre fnanciero en la. India, tanto que
la India Office de Londres ha pedido
que Sc nombre una comision parla-
mentaia para estudiar el asunto y
proponer remedio, 81 10 hay. 49,
Otras naciones han prevjsto de an
ten1ano estas didcultades y han obra
do en- consecuencia. AIeman,a ha
estado nuy actlya en- zanzibar su pIa-
tapor orc, y 10 mismo otfas poteilclas,
por 10 cue en- L6ndres Sc encuentFa
una masa enorI1e de este metal sin
demanda alguna. De aquf Ia baja
que Sc siente. Transitorio seri;a este
NAL 81 q causa de Ia depreciation las
minas argentfferas hubiesen dejado
de ser explotadas. Pero no ha sldo
asl estas mlnas en- todas parties, con
los adelantos de la mecanlca y qul-
mica modernas, Sc estan hacienda
mas productivas, y los empresarios
pueden cada dia ofrecer mas barato
FL metal. De aquf deducen los dia-
rios ingleses que la baja sera perma-
nente y cada dia mayor en- el valor
ae. ID plata. El costo de production
es menor que artes, luego el articulo
la variado por complete de precio
Cierto es que este proporcionara a
los ricos de la terra vajilla y cubier
tos de plata mas baratos pero las mo-
nedas de 10, mismo valdran menos.
Ell mundo sera mas lico en- estos OBJ
jetos de lujo, pero el dinero de plata
sera menos valioso. Ademas no sera
permanente, no sera flo en- 10 ade-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02

decor. Si en- los primeros momentos
en- que Sc inici6 e. fuego Sc hubiera
dado la senal de : anna por los pitos
de los serenos, ! 81 en- ell sinnlacro
de parque de b aberos que tenemos
hubiese una ardia perinanente de
eIlos, como la hubo durante cierto
tempo, probable es que, Sin embargo
de los escaslsimos medios que Sc tie
nen para combatir estos siniestros,
las llamas no habrian tornado tanto
incremento, y de las ONCE casas per-
didas Sc hubieran podido salvar al
gunas, y no Sc hubiese corrido el pc
igro, que tenl1amos todos de yer con-
vertida en- cenizas una gran parte de
Ia poblacion: proyidencial ha sido el
que asl no haya sucedido; pues anne
nazadas estuvieron la plaza de las
Dolicias y las Gales del Sol y de la
Reina de seguir la suerte de las dos
manzanas de la Union.
Ell siniestro que nos ocupa parece
que empez6 entire IL y l de la no
che, aunque { las 124 fuG que Sc oy6
el pito conventional de la policia, y
a la media ardian va dos casas con :
tlguas. Aun no Sc sabe la causa del
fuego y probable es que como casi
todos, no liegue jands averiguarse
De las II casas destruidas estaban
algunas aseguradas; entire elias la de
nuestro estimado Alcalde d. Juan J.
Cartagena, en- los momentos criticos
ausente en- Mayagiiez otras pertene-
clan a personas acomodadas y las de
mas 4 iarnilias que no tenian otro
capital. En- las manzanas invadidas
Sc salvaron dos de mamposterfa con-
tigua una & las llamas y Ia otra de
D Enrique Cabrera por el obst=culo
que el fjlego encontr6 en- los paredo
, mes del patio. 81 por desgracia hu-
bieran sido de MADEIRA aqueIIas dos
esquinas, y la casa del ST.. Mercado,
la mitad de Ponce serla hoy solo rui
HdS J NCSoiaClol.
Por fortuna las r6rdidas Sc caIcula
que no pasan de % 8 80 mil pesos
No tenemos esta yez, y 4 Ia verda6
10 s-ntimos, las frases generates dc
congratu 'ac;on que otyas veces ; pues
81 bien en- ciertos INSTANCES del peli-
gro Sc desplego toda la activic1ad flo
case, fuerza es confasar cue Ia con
foslcn y el terror que Sc apoderaroI
De todos los auimos hacian estGriies
los esfuorzos, faltos por otra parts
lie una habil direction. En cambio
justo es consignar CUE aunqno un 20
CO tarde, un grupo de Ia fuerza de-
Battalion de C&diz, armada de hachas
= pjcos al par cue gunos bomberos
Y vafios particu!aros que no querenos
singQJarizar por huir de alguna inyo
luntar'a onlslon en- que santlsiamos
lncurr;r, prostaron n7uy re!o7a0tes
servjc;os, per los cuales Sc han hoc1C
merecodores al reconooin1iento puoli
co; pero asl y todo, 10 repetiremos
| p0rque esa es nuestra conviction
Ponce Sc ha salvado providenciaI
mente.
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{ CONTINUATION }.
CAPfTULo TX.
:.
!. Tia-C G r 1t C IS.

A las cinco y media de la tarde nos
pusimos en- marcha para ell pueblo de
Petres, distante cuatro leguas. La
noche nos sorprendi6 en- el camino,
atrayesando una quebrada, con el
aqua q la rodilla. Yo descalzo, heri-
do sy. hambriento, no podia mover
me; sin embargo, hacia 10 possible
nor seguir a mis- companeros, quienes
como yo, escogian con avidez las al
rarrobas que habia dejado caer Ia
caballeria francesa, y noe las eomla-
mos con tanto apetito como los israe-
/. litas 81 mana del, desierto. Llegados
ii rueblo & las diez de la neche, nos
.,ocerrarene III corral Immediate al
...,stlllo de .aInrviedro de allf Sc esca
.,arpn q la vista de los centinelas mas
9e 9e M :..s Rssss24ssgs ssss's - .sss : :
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-08-02

~ x1g--v-. - asss ~ sssee4Eee sssE''sz
The New York herald., 1876-02-22
SUDDEN DEATHS.

The deaths OF the following persons were yesterday
reported at the Coroners' once ce:--Mary Mccormick,
aged thrty-two, Of No. Al Jay street; Konrad Hem.
rich, OF No. 100 Ridge street. George Minech, aged
twenty five Of No l54 Elizabeth street: Philip Hart
man, Of No. go East Forty hIth street
The New York herald., 1876-02-22
THE BOSTON FORGER.

MORE MONEY LIKELY TO BE SPENT TO KEEP
HIM AWAY THAN BRING HIM HoME-PER-
HAPs NOT so MUCH OF FoRGER, AFTEB
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WHO Is DEAD?

DonaeHy and Pat Child can now console
,sol other auan. Both are dead ducks, Killed
sysp tnes over and rddleda through and
tnrouaH. both are refotmers, one Is nobody y
child and the other "ChiId" appears to be-
longs 70 nobody aiso.- GAINESVILLE Argus,
1t is Il pleasure to know that the eds
tor OF the GAINESVILLE Argus belongs TO
somebody lis owned, body soul ana
brains, (whar little he has,) by some
seuryy politician; anu that he has not q
single opinion, thought or principle that
he dares to call his own. And he Is
uroul oil it, Proud OF the haraess, the
whip aud the driver.
ffPat Child and ourseii are the only
independent editors in the state, SO much
the worse for the state and so much the
greater honor ter rs.
As to our being killed "seEea times, .
etc. We will only say, that our dead
carcases have more life in them than
there is n 200 OF the halidead-and-aliye
ring editors of tne Argus stripe, who
dare not sneeze except as some congress
man takes snuff.
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greatly distressed by the determinations
made against them by the transportation
companies The Gazette says:
"Columns have been written in the
newspapers on the subject of freight dis
ordinations. meetings have been held,
resolutions have been passed, commits
tees have been appointed and trade has
been. seriously injured in some direc-
tions, vet nothing practical has been
accomplished. There is no cohesion or
co-operation in the business community
on this subject. The Merchants Ex-
change has appointed an able man as
Superintendent Of its transportation bu-
reau, who has worked faithfully in this
cause the Grocers' Association have a
transportation committee that takes a
turn at it occasionally; the Cotton Ex-
change has II committee on tran sporta-
ton which has also worked at it, and the
Board OF Trade has. through 3 commit
tee, given attention to the subject, but
| Notwithstanding all this labor the railway
managers have adroitlv kept these va
rious forces so steadily divided as to
neutralize their efforts and to prevent
any combined and persistent action of the
whole mercantile community iu q body
against freight Determinations which
are admitted TO be detrimental to the
best interests OF every business man in
this city. The meeting held yesterday
manifested considerable spiri.,a SEEM
ed to be disposed 90 work faithfully to
accomplish something towards the ad'
justment Of freight troubles, and
psssihly out of it there. may be in
| volyed sufficient unity of action between
the various commercial interests as will
make it necessary for railway companie;
to make reasonable concessions. Yet il
remains to be seen whether the skillfu
strategy Of railroad managers can beat
so intelligent ard able a body of men al
the St. Louis millers.n
We would suggest that the miller
form an association for mutual protee
ton, with clause in their constitution
that they must not discuss politics !;
and then resolve that any effort to elec
legislators, congressman or governor
| to pass laws for their own protection i
, political action
Il Fancy the miIlers Of the United State
, organized into q society, with a lot Q
paraphernalia, forms. ceremonies, rib
, bons, sashes. degrees and priests
| Merida to do--nothine
81 Fancy them turned from their cours
: and into bankruptcy lest they might hun
/ some political party
ri Bah!
t The millers will put an end to a
D these exactions and Determinations, be
e cause like sensible men, they will unit
Q all their forces, numbers, capital and in
, fiuence into one thnnderbolt and hurl
. into the faces Of their enemies. That
what the miliers OF Minnesota did a yea
, or two ago when they offered their en-
!. tiro shipments OF flour to one road an
,f thus broke the ring which had bee
Y formed to plumber them.
{ Bnt the farmers Any knave can 5,
e them to tearing each others eyes out b
5 appeals to party bigotries. They hav
s SO Tar proved themselves incapable I
f self~detence.
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laws and such a tremendously tenacious
Grip as human greed.
HAY FOR FUEL.
II Il 4 OLI 4 2 III |TI7
The Worthington Journal says:

Inc w OItuIuS tOu oOui u0A s"J
..Our reporter went down to Mr.: Sut>
tons Okabena Mill last night to witness
the operation Of generating steam by the
use OF slough hay. Yesterday was spent
in preparing the furnace for the recep>
ton of the pressed bales of about one
hundred pounds each. The fire was
started about five o'clock, and the engi~
neer reported sixty pounds of steam IN
sixty ninutes-fully as quick as that
amount OF steam could be raised with the
best wood and coal. 1t has been found
that one ton will last four hours-six tons
per day. 1t is, of course. too soon to
give an exact estimate OF the cost OF this
Kind of fuel, but enough is known al
ready to demonstrate that it Is more
economical than either wood or coal.
1--WE congratulate Mr.. Sutton on hi
success, in solving this question, and WE
are glad, too. that market IS found a
our own doors for our superabundan'
prarle grass
Hay and straw are being extensive J.
used in the great prairie regions Q
Iowa and Minnesota for fuel. They cos
less labor to prepare than wood, ever
where wood is abundant and where /
is not, they constitute an excellent sub
stitfte.
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to Mcdowell.

tO IuCDCW6lI.
"NOv. |, 1866. | want to pay
q compliment to niece OF mine who has
taken great interestin our progress. and
was the first lady who saw the outline of
Gus degrees. AS priest OF Deme,er,
wish you to appoint her as Ceres in our
seventh degree. She is well qualified,
every way worthy Of the position. and
works faithfully for the cause. The
compliment will be duly appreciated
and pleasant surprise.
M'Dowell to Kelley.
NOV. 16, lS69-Inclosed hand you a
letter to Sister Carrie A. Hall, containing
her appointment as Ceres in the seventh
degree, which lam we'll assured she is
most worthy OF. 1t gives me pleasure
as the humble instrument OF our order
to make the appointment | have con-
terred this upon her by virtue ot the
authority vested in me as high prizes, ol
Demeter, in recognition OF her services
to our order, and as the first woman who
has taken an active lnteres; in it,
1T will thus be seen how easy i was
tor some people 10 get into the body
which assumed absolute control OF .oQU-
900 members. IN 1870 the Hon, Tnom-
as B. Bryan. 4 well-known agricuiturisi
OF this city, advanced the grange 100
whereon the grange elected him mem,
Der OF the executive committee OF Ink
National grange. It is not. however
believed that Mr.. Bryan eter backed the
grange goat or walked over the plowet
ground
We can scarcely believe these state
nents TO be true. Certain it is how
ever that the National grange needs t.
be reformed in many particulars
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THE TRrE fSSTFS-

The great political battle is over aud
the smoke is lifting from the field OF
strife. and already men begin to see
tia, tae real issaesat stake were not those
on which the battle appeared 10 turn A
leading southern paper says
s.The election we have Just held was
8 mighty coniiic. of interests. The issue
between the two grea. parties was,
which OF us shall hold the offices and dis.
pense the power and patronage of the
nation during the next four years.
by the noise Of the con.ending polIti-
clans the masses have been deafened ia
their own interests. By the smoke. and
dust, and dirt eugendered upon either
side and hurled = the opposing candi-
dates, the people have been blinded with
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THE GRANGE AGAIN.
ne CHICAGO Times SAYS.

Inc Lhicago lineS says.
..The masters Of the state oranges with
their wives take the sixth degree of Elora,
(Charity), and compose the National
grange. now in session here. Above
This is the seventh degree Of Ceres (Faith)
the members OF which are known a. the
Priests OF Demeter.
1t consists of the members OF the Mas
tional Grange who have served . year
and been elected 10 this senate Of the
order by members who had already ell
ected themselves. 1t has charge ot the
secret work and impeachment. Pre-
cisely what it Is will best appear from
the following extract from Kelley 5
book lpage 63l-
Ill was suggested ~ Mcdowell to
change this "a plan providing tor the
government Oh the order by delegates
elected directly bq the membership en-
fife!v. rs once We were fairly started
those now engaged IN establishing the
order would perhaps be thrown over
board. and the whole aim of our work
changed III the order amounted to any>
thing ii numbers. designing men would
get coalfol OF i under such !. plan oi
organization.
Iais Is . ysrg lraIE, agowal and ex-
plains how. IN An order presumed I'd be
popular and democratic, the absolute
control rests Ia the hands oil secret and
/ seif f-creafe,i senate The seventh de-
gsee, Mr. KELLEY goes on 10 say, is "a
continuation oil All ancient association
once SO tiouFishing in the east 1t gave
rs all the antiquity we could ask for, and
was received from Mcdowell and his
associates as me controlling degree ol
tie order, all others being subordinate
He was accepted as the supreme head
with the title OF nigh priest. Mcdowell
It appears from p. - got the degree from
.-she duke. and again. on page lSs, be
ay: Il told the duke when ne invest.
ed me with the authority 70 Introduce
the degree Of Deneter IN america,
should Eare but little time to devote II
| it, 50 the absolute control Of the Am,
ericaD-order rests on mummery per.
formed by duke ia Europe. This viii
show how the senate. vested with pow,
ers. was mst,e up Letter from Keller
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0RG4NIIE. ORGANIZR.

The Irish World saws
Persons who want to see nothing but torches
and 10 hear nothing but drums and horns can't
understand this t,reenback movement But
they who think in their closets understand it.
Six months hence orr brave torchight bear
ers-anthinking slaves of the Office hunters
will nather in crowds about the Office holders
demanding bread BREAD or BIoodIi And
fof bread the politicians VIII give them a stone.
But what is to be done To libera,e this eoun-
try from these evils gdueats the people.
And how ara the people TO ~ educa.edi You
who have studied the Greeaba,k question
can do it. Organize tirsenhack clubs IN every
city, town, aud village osth land. You, read
er must begin the work. II there ara but two
others besides yourself in your locality, in
known sympathy with the movement, cali on
, them and suggest the organiza OF club,
aud commence operations at once. Don't be
discouraged Every movement is small and
contemptihle in its inception. Begin the
| work Meet At stated places on stated nights
in the week
With 17u, 900 votes in the United States
we have foundation on which TO bald
certain success. The existence OF these
10000 votes will encourage -four times
that number, next year. 10 vote the In
dependent ticket
The nights are long our people have
little to do during the winter. Organize
= Cooper Lycenm" IN your township.
Have debates. lectures ea.ls aud festivals
daring the winter Combine instruction
with enloyment; so that when next spring
comes YOU viii know more that you &c
now, aud be prepared to act and vote
more iatelli-ently.
We will be glad 10 puo.ish reports the
proceedings ol such ivceums, or any
similar organizations.
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reference to the public veal. By the
lavish use of money at the drinking sal>
oons, and the false issues dwelt upon by
paid orators, the industrial classes have
been intoxicated to such an extent as to
be oblivicus to that phase OF the CAM
paign in which their own Interests are
wrapped up The leaders in these con-
hicts use strategey to accomplish their
ends Anything to overcome opposition
or defeat the enemy is their motto.
When they succeed, the spoils of office
must reimburse for the wastes of defeat
or the costs of success. To divert atten-
ton from the objective point they seek,
one industry is not unfrequently arrayed
against another, while a few prominent
ones from the several industries are
brought in to participate in the profits OF
the ring. Thus, by creating stampede
down an old beaten trail. the money pow
ers hasconducted another campaign aud
received the votes OF the peoble to secure
them in their ill>gotten gains.
The interests of this pc yer were
most prominent On both sides, so that, no
matter which should win their purposes
would be served. The great multitude
OF producers have been vanquished by
the superior ganization, equipment and
skill OF their natural enemies-the money
lenders The South has been led TO
believe that political power is what she
most needs; whereas. the facts is that
plenty Of money, at low rate ofinterest
would revive her prosperity and render
happy and contented her people.
The North has been persuaded that he'll
chiet interest lay in preventing the polit
ical success of the South; whereas tht
great question that underlies all indus
trial activity both North and South, with
out which commerce must languish ant
decay and civilization retrograde. ha
| been ignored and seg at naught.'