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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
POR ESPANA Y PARA ESPANA,

Con este simpatico lena hs
publicado El ImparciaI un arti
culo, discreto y Patri6tico, que nc
hemos vacilado en- copiar.
Art1culo es ell que nos ocups
que viene una vez mas a probal
10 grande que es, 10 arraigado que
esta en- la inmensa mayorfa de los
liSpano-americanos ell amor hacis
la que un tempo fue tras largos
siglos su patria, y ell sentimientc
de veneraci6n que en- sus dignot
corazones despiertan las gloria<
todas de nuestra noble Espana.
No importa que de cuando en-
cuando, y desafnando en- ell con
cierto universal y arm6nico dc
buenas voluntades por Espafla,
surja una nota imprudente & IRA.
cional de aversion inexplicable
con respecto a nuestra patria
1 Hemos dicho que no importa !
Al contrario. Ella importa y
mucho. Ella precisamente sirve
para demostrar con mas y mas
elocucncia ell carino de los hispa-
nos-americanos hacia Espafa, q
la vez que la ceguedad y la insen-
satez de esas ridiculas excepcio-
mes que provOcan contra 81 gene
rales y mercedes anatemas.
Esto ha ocurrido en- Monte
yideo. No sabemos por que loco
designio inspirado, ocdrreSele d
un est ritor muy conocido en- su
casa deprimir a lispana en- mo-
mentos en- que, todo eran para
ella ovaciones, y aplausos para el
eminente actor D. Rafael Calvo,
ilustre artista espafiol que con
exito sin igual sigue las lumino-
sas tradicciones de los Maiquez y
Romea. SY cual ha sido el
desenlaceY Que el procaz difa-
mador la pasado por ell bochor-
noso trance de yer ahogada su
desacorde voz por IN estruendo
de alabanzas d Espana y a sus
hIos conspicuos y de tremendas
execraciones contra su menguado
proceder.
Y no podia acontecer otra cosa.
Porque lpuede darse empeno mas
desdichado, herejia mas insigne,
que lamar medianias q un ac-
tor como Calyo ya un drama
turgo como Echegaray, anabos de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17

culos de la sangre, de la natura-
leza, de las tradiciones, de la CO.
munidad de origen y de la His
toria.
Ell BoLETrN no hace mucho que
10 ha patentizado en- largos arti-
culos, a despecho de los que men
dazmente lie llaman enemigo de
Hispano-America.
El hecho que nos da a conocel
H impartial es de clio hermoss
& irrecusable confirmation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
EFECTOS TIMBRADOS,

IOdOS los extremes son v1cl0-
SOS, y en- materia de Administra-
ci6n v de gobiArno resultan STEM
pre- altamente perjudiciales. Aver
deploraban algunos pocos el que
en- toda la Capital no hubiese mas
que una expendeduria de efectos
-inbrados; dentro de POGO qui
zas deploren muchos el que ell
ndmero de expenditures Sc haya
multiplicado mas de la cuenta.
Aver ell extreme de una sola
expendeduria; hoy ell exceso de
varias y otras varias en- perspec-
tiva.
Ell cambio obedece a 10 siguien-
! tie. Ell senior Administrators ge-
neral de Correos, con muy buen
acuerdo, procurando ell meJor ser
vicio, dispuso la colocacion de tres
buzones para recoger la CORES.
pondencia particular en- diferen
tes puntos de la ciudad. A fin
de no hacer ilusoria la mejora,
parece que como corsecuencia
de ella, pidio al senor Gobernador
Sc dispusiese al lado de cada uno
de aquellos la colocacion de una
expendeduria de efectos timbra
dos, 10 cual tuvo efecto hacienda
Sc la concession q favor de un So
licitante.
Hasta aqui las cosas merece
rian Ia apr obaci6n, 81 hubiesen
quedado en- su verdadero punto;
pero no ha sucedido asi, puesto
que, ademas de las indica das, Sc
ha establecido una nueva dataria
en- la calle de Tetuan, y ademas
Sc nos informs que hay el pro-
yecto de conceder y poner otras
ly otras sin limitaci6n slguna,
dandose tambi6n la prooabilidad
de que Sc hagan iguales conce-
stones q individuos del bello sexo,
como Sc ha pedido va.
Dado eli criterio con que Sc vie
ne resolviendo este asunto, no hay
duda que por ese camino Sc abre
Ia puerta a las defraudaciones y
a las falsedades de que ha habido
casos ruidosisimos, y cuya res,
ponsabilidad sera muy difIcil per-
seguir atendido el ndmero ilimi
tado de expenditures, sin las ga
rantfas que la raz6n dicta y aeon
seja.
Es muy sensible que de este
modo los documentos de giro sean
objeto de toda especulaci6n, con-
vertidos en- mercaderias que Sc
lanzan a los riesgos y eventuali-
dades del trafico.
Comprendiendolo asi, y en- la
conviction ademas de que esa
practica puede resultar sumamen-
te immoral y peligrosa, por razo-
nes que alcanza ei mas miope, nos
permitimos lamar la atenci6n del
Excmo. Sr. Gobernador General
sobre la necesidad y la convenien-
cia de que la exr rendici6n de
efectos timbrados Sc organize 9
Sc limite en- forma que pueda
ofrecer las garantias del buen
servicio, sin tenor de los peligio os
y males enumerados. Por de
contado, creemos que la reforma
nc debe pasar de los terminus en-
que ha sido indicada por ell Sr.
Administrator general de Correos
y mandada por ell Gobierno Ge-
neral. Lo contrario no obedece
a ningura convenience pdblica;
81 Sc hace, sera con olvido.de los
buenos principles de Admins
TRACTION. Llamamos la atenci6n
de la Autoridad Superior de Ia
Tclo sc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17

luen 4 los intereses generates Sc
.xpiica l6gicamente por la natu-
,aleza de Ia mission de los cargos
que ban sido dados, no |
para dano y ruina de los pueblos,
sino para bien de los mis-
mos. Siendo esta tan dtil y no.
BILE mission, no vemos inconve-
niente en- que Sc de a dicha facul-
tad toda 10 amplitud possible, pues
hallamos, por desgracia, que no
siempre los acuerdos municipales
Sc inspiran en- ese principle. Fl
ejemplo servira para aclarar mas
y mas nuestra opinion acerca de
este importante punto. Un Ayun
tamiento Sc ocupa del alquiler dc
una casa municipal; para dicho
efecto Sc presentan dos edlticios
prGximamente de iguaies circuna-
tancias y condolences, ambos SER
vibles al objeto: pero uno de ellos
cuesta mucho mas caro-, y la cor
poravi6n, por compromises pcrso7 :
males 8 po'iticos, opta por este,
abandonando ell otro que es mu,
cho mas barato; parece consi-
guiente que ell alcalde pueda y
deba suspender dicho acuerdo, ,por
10 mismo que perjudica a los in
tereses del pueblo. No Sc divide
que, suspendido un acuerdo, ell
alcalde debe remitir al Goberna
dor todos los antecedentes en- el
Itermino de oche dias, para los
fines a que haya lugar.
Las facultades de suspension
de los acuerdcs concedidas a los
alcaIdes Sc hlllan en- perfeta ar
monia con las responsibilities
que atribuye la Ley q los mismos
funcionarios, asi como a los in
dividuos que constituyen el con-
sejo municipal, pues dice ell arti-
culo rs que aquellos incurren en-
responsabilidad.
10 Por infracci6u manifesto
de la Ley en- sus actos 8 acuerdos
bien sea atribuyendose facultades
que no les competen 8 abusaudo
de las propias.
% Por desobediencia 8 desa.
cato a sus superiores jerarquicos
80 Por negligencia Il omission
de que pueda resultar perjuicio
a los intereses 8 servicios que es.
tan bajo su custodia.
Estos tres capitulos de respon.
sabilidad exigible a los alcaldes J
concejales armonizan completa.
mente con los prescripciones re.
lativas a la suspension de los
acuerdos, pues es mas que indis-
cutible que, dado que Sc adquiers
una responsabilidad cualquiers
pOr la ejecuci6n de un acto deter.
minado, este acto debe lleval
en- 81 ell vicio de nulidad, 9 de lc
contrario no habrfa lugar a las pc.
mas exigibles por aqueila respon.
sabilidad. Lo que es causa dc
10 uno debe ser con sobrado fun.
damento motive para 10 otro. s.
hay responsabilidad por ciertos
acuerdos, con mayor motive de-
ben estos ser suspendidos.
Muy importantes son cierta.
mente las funciones que ell titulc
lVI de la Ley concede 8 atribuye
aios alcaldes en- todo 10 referente
al gobierno polftico de los distri.
tos municipales en- que el repre-.
sentante del gobielno tiene atri-
buciones y deberes Independence
del Ayuntamiento, obrando STEM,
bre bajo la direction del Gpbier.
no; mas aeerca de esto htmos di.
cho va 10 suficiense cuando expu-
simos los caracteres generates de
esos funcionarios, y no creemos
necesaria nj procedente la repe-
tici6n para dejar complete MUGS
tro estudio sobre la naturaleza
| y mission de los alcaldes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
PAGOS.

La relaci6n de pagos ejecuta-
dos en- .odas las Cajas de la isla
durante ell mes de Enero dltimo,
arroja, segun Ell estado que inser-
ia la Contaduria General de Ha-
cienda en- la Gaceta, el siguiente
reSumen:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17

Todo 10 cual, comparable con
el rendimiento obtenido por los
mismos conceptos en- igual mes
de 1882, acusa en- Diciembre de
1883, en- los vaIores, una baja de
$30,551'06, y un alza, en- los dere-
chos, ascendente a $463'52.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17

Tablas de equivalencias de las
pesas y medidas de Puerto-Rico
con las del sistema metrico deci.
NAL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
PRoDUcTOs DEL PALS,

Segdn 81 estado que publica Ia
Gaceta, la exportaci6n de los prin.
cipales productos del pals dio en-
Diciembre 1ltimo ell siguiente re.
sultado:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
Pesos. Cts.
Secci6n L. Obligaciones

Total de la distribuci6n.. 96O,258 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
ACLARAMOS.

Extrana nuestro apreciable CO.
lega de Mayagiez El Pals que
NADIA hayamos dicho acerca de
la conciliaci6n social que en-
aquella ciudad cuenta Sc esta efec-
tuando entire los partidos politi-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17
No, COLEGA, NO.

Bajo ell epigrafe Llama Ia ateq-
ci6n, escribinos ell suelto siguien-
te en- nuestro ndmero del mier-
coles:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-02-17

fama inmensa en- Espafia y fuera
de Espana, y soltar la necia Erase
de que nuestro pals es uno de los
mas atrasados de Europa, tratan.
dose de talentos y deinteligencias,
de genios y de artistas, cuando el
peri6dico mas acreditado del mum
do, extranjero por. cierto, acaba
de asegurar que es nuestra patrla
la tierra mas precoz en- talentos
del universe; cuando ell catalogo
de sus literatos, de sus autcres
dramaticos, de sus principles de la
escena es el mas esplendido de
orbe civilizado?
Pero 1 a que esforzarnos en- pro
bar 10 que vive adherido con pro
fundas raices a la conciencia dc
todos los pueblos cultos?
| Old 4 III Tn1DarcinI::
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
Hand Shaking.

The Scotch hand-grasp is the toughest;
the Frenchman shakes hands with the
tips of stiffened and drawn-tOgether I'm
gers. which signifies that be walls himself
round with pOliteness as with fortress
10 keep of intruders. Never expect any
thing Of a person who shakes soft hand
in a limp way. 1 have had wide expert
ence of false cOrdiality, which was be-
trayed by old soldiers, who, in battering
through hotels and bOarding-hOuses have
lost all manhood; by hardened diplo-
past favor5 and hoping for fayors
to come. and by exhibitors at uni
versal exhibitions wanting pufs. An
Italian, who in all cases tries TO hide his
little game hates to offer bis hand. To
avoid doing 50 when he meets an English
man. be rubs both his hands slowly to-
gether, as il washing them. An enthusi-
asst about ideas, principles and systems,
rarely puts cordially into a hand shake.
Theirs haDd-shake, though brusque and
dry. was not unpleasant. That Of Gam
BETA cOntrasted with his apparent OPEN
ness and heartiness, and did not express
character. Clemenceau's is nervous and
rapid, and with friend very friendly.
CREW scans your countenance in a good
hum0red way in holding your hand. Nine.
Adams hand-shake is that Of fearless
and amiable woman who wants TO make
a conquest Of every man, woman and
child she meets. 1t is counted improper
for a French miss in her teens to offer so
much as the tips Of her fingers, whether
they are gloyed or not, to a gentleman.
The French lady shakes hands IN pussy
cat style, and the German frau in an hon.
est, simple, motherly fashion. Victor
Hugo does so in the manner Of a grandiOse
statue, into which, as into Galatea, the
breath of life mad been breathed. When
he has to do with a lady, he, with Olymp-
ian majesty, tempered by chivalrOus feel
ing. takes her hand slowly. graYely and
kindly, and. after holding il to his lips,
lowers it to the level where it was when
10 raiead If
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

There are apparently well authenticated
statements that the Republican managers
are trying 10 get st. John 70 withdraw
They are fighting the PrOhibitiOnlsts
about as hard as they are fighting the
Democrats. One Of the leading Pronlhl-
tiOnists is Col. George r. Scott, OF New
York. He says that a very prominent
Republican leader told st. John few
DAYS ago that If he would withdraw he
could dictate his own terms. st. John
isn't the kind Of a man to accept a bride.
He proposes to continue the fight until
the polls open on election day.
The Prohibitio,ists are confident that
they will poll 10000 votes, and that Of
this number between 10000 and 5000
viii be poIIed in New York State. As
seven-tenths, at least, OF the Prohibition
votes will be drawn from the Republican
party it is easy TO see why the Republi-
cans are 50 anxious 70 get st. John out Of
the way.
A Prohibition leader called on Mr. Bar
nun. Chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tionaI Committee. on Tuesday and in
formed him that he had information Of a
scheme, c0nc0cted by the Republican
managers, 70 capture the Prohibition
vote. The scheme was to telegraph all
over the country, at time when it would
be too late 70 make a denial effective, that
St. John had withdrawn and had request
ed the Pr0hibitionists 10 vote for Blaine.
Care viii be taken that no such scheme
! succeeds. Now that it has been disc0v
cred it is probable that no attempt viii be
made TO execute it.
That such a scheme was contemplated
| however. shows TO what extremities the
| Republicans have been driven.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31


s4Iet vel enough alone' the Republi-
can organs and orators keep crying
They quote from the census reports 70
urove that the country s rich and pros
porous. and point % the marvellous deFei-
0rmeut OF the country in the last twenty
wears as a proof that the rule Of the Re
publican party Is the hest for toe people
Rr-- a. a matter OF fact IS the country
r-o=rerouss Every day a large number
ef l1zfness failures is announced Mills,
f..-o-ies and mines are running on half
time. cutting down wages or shutting
down altogether. Wheat Is lower than it
has been for twenty-five years. The farm
ers md it difficult 70 pay the interest on
their mortgages. and the poor in the great
manufacturing towns do not know where
The bread Is 70 come from during the ap-
preaching winter 70 keep them from
starving.
The times cannot be considered as good
and the country cannot Be said to be
prosperous. There is no well enough"
therefore, to let alone
Tue Republicans say. Of course that
they are not responsible for the present
depressed condition Of affairs. But can
they rid themselves Of responsibility? II
: their policy that prevails in the gov
eminent. and. as Mr.. Hendricks has
shown time and time again during the
present campaign, II is their policy that
Is producing the depression from which
the country Is suffering.
The country Is OverstOcked with pro-
ductIOns OF all kinds. The home market
cannot consume these productions. and
TIE tariff policy Of the Republican party
prevents them from finding their way into
other markets. While this policy is
shutting up the mills and factories it Is
drawing from the pockets Of the people
$780, 90 year more than is needed 10
meet the expenses of the government, and
the purchasing power Of the people is IN
necessarily limited 70 that extent.
is not to be wondered at that the
times are hard. The hard times must
continue II this policy is continued. The
policy did well enough as long as our
producing power was less than our con-
suming power, but now that our pro
ducing power is greater than our con-
suming power a different policy is i'm
peratiyely demanded.
Blaine may attempt to arouse the fears
Of w0rkingmen with respect TO their
wages. but he knows. as the most intelli-
gent leaders Of his party know. that the
present tariff must he greatly reduced.
The President in his last message recon-
mended a reduction, and the man who
has just been made Secretary OF the
I Treasury believes, as the Democratic par
Is does. that the tariff must be reduced to
a revenue basis. The cry Of LET well
\ enough alone" is without sense or reason.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
What the Scott Law May Do.

GOV. Hoadly and other Democratic
leaders Of Ohio are Of the opinion that the
recent decision Of the Supreme Court Of
that state declaring the Scott law invalid
will make the state Democratic at the
election next week. Under the c0nstitu-
ton. as it now stands, a liquor license is
not lawful. Gov. Hoadly says that he shall
recommend the next Legislature to submit
a constitutional license amendment TO the
people. Il is probable, OF course, that a
prohibition amendment will be insisted
on at the same time. The liquor issue
will then once more be submitted to the
people. It was voted on last year, when
the Democrats carried the State by plu-
rality Of 1900. II is the purpose Of the
Democrats to force it into next Tuesdays
election. Last year on this issue the
Germans voted with the Democrats. At
the October election this year the Ger
mans returned to the Republicans. 1t re-
mains TO be seen If they will not join the
Democrats again on the liquor issue and
reverse the October decision. The deci-
sion in the Scott law case may elect the
next President.
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The Cost of the Cholera Visitation


1t will be a nice problem for the sta
tisticians presently to determine what
the latest visitation of the cholera in
Europe has cost. 4 week or two ago it
was calculated that the quarantine had
already resulted in loss Of { 1000 900 to
the Italian revenue, and now the Span
iards have begun counting their bill of
costs. The falling off in customs since
quarantine was established had amounted
BY the end of August to close upon $780,
600, while the value Of the exports and
imports during the same period had shown
a decrease of 8615,C00. No wonder that
the corporations of Madrid and BARGE
Iona have petitioned the government
to take these facts into consideration.
The Minister Of Finance, finding that the
equilibrium of his budget was being seri-
Ously disturbed, has persuaded his col
leagues that it is time to have done with
the quarantine craze, and with the begin
ming Of the present month the regulations
have accordingly been relaxed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

Butler can hardly regard the part he is
PLAYING in the present campaign with
any degree Of satisfaction. There is moth
Ing honorable 10 it. Il has not been a sue
cessful part. He began his campaign
with such an air Of sincerity, and with
such an exhibition Of determination TO
eight in a hopeless cause for principles
sake that great many were led TO think
that he was really in earnest.
HIS real purpose, however. soon be-
came apparent. The demagOgue cropped
out before he had been on the stump
many days. He could not conceal the
motives that induced him to pose as the
candidate Of the workingmen.
He was mad because the Democratic
party gave him no announcement at Chi
cago. Prep0sterous as il may seem, he
expected 70 be seriously considered il
connection with the Democratic nomina-
ton. Indeed. he was egOtistical enough
10 believe that the party couldn't very
well All rd 10 ignore him.
For several weeks after the convention
the Democrats could have bought him,
doubtless. if they had had wanted him. He
would have been an elephant on their
hands. h0wever, after the election in the
event OF CIeveland's success. They con-
cIuded that they didn't want him, and
when be realized the actual condition q
affairs. he doubtless would readily have
DESTROYED the Democratic party if be
c5ul1.
IIwhat his lieutenants say is true be
sought revenge by selling himself 10
Blaine. He found himself in more COZ
genial company in the Republican camp.
He got his price and began his work.
VIII the bargain profit him OF the Repul-
Icau partys 1t looks now rs if Butter
would not be heard Of on election day. To
the historian Of this campaign be will az
pear as malignant old nan who soughtto
iujure the party that declined to honor
him by deceiying the honest wOrkingmen OF
the country. He is playing the partofth the
villain Of the campaign, and nobody
doubts tIat be is well qualified for the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
ITEMS or INTEREST.


SAMUEL J. TILDEN is said 10 have made
5000. 900 bv selling his Western Union stocks
when they were at IS and buying them in
again at ~.
DAVID DAVIS is said to be ''cut up over
the condition OF the campaign in Illinois. Mr..
Davis ought TO make several Ordlnary-slzed
citizens II he Is judiciOusiy cut Up.
IT Is SAID that the AstOrs alone own $500
houses, all Of stone and iron. The lowest
rental they get is $500 per annum, and the
highest about $4,000. which some Of their
enormous downtown buildings bring.
MISS KATE BEACH, Allan Arthur's alleged
aancee, is slight and small, with very large
dark eyes and a very pretty mouth with
curved lips. The AFFAIR has been one OF some
two years duration. and succeeded his love
affair with the unfortunate Mss Maud
Crowley.
WHILE the railroad men have so generally
come to grief. observes the Washington Her
aid, the great real estate owners in New York,
the Ast0rs. the Rhinelanders, the Brevoorts
and Van Rensselaers, ROoseFelts, Delancys.
Gilseys. DraytOns, WetmoFes, steFenses, Bly,
denburgs. W0lfes and Mathewses. have all
been quietly getting richer.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has made greater
relative progress of late years than any other
section of the State. What was regarded as
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

WANTED, orders for Brunsvv5ct- -, M
" ningstadt Cabbage Plants. non ,-' - " 3.
for planting. Address q. T.. careof 4 n lel,-y
ken, Exchange Deck. citv. - u :" ~ en-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

The report that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company and Vanderbilt have CON-
bined to buy a controlling interest in the
stock Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for the purpose Of Ousting the Garrett
management does not appear to have any
foundation. The whole number Of shares
OF the stock Is IA. 600. The Garrett estate
owns 5000 shares; the city Of Baltimore,
which is favorable TO the Garrett manage
ment. owns $500; the Johns Hopkins
Hospital trustees hold 1850 shares, and
they can be depended on TO stand by the
CARROTS. and the Gregg brothers. who be-
lieve in the CARROTS, have 800 shares.
These holdings constitute a good deal
more than a majority Of the stock. 1t is
now selling at I16. and very little of it can
De had. some days none Of it is sold. 1t
paws 10 per cent. and those who have it
are inclined 10 hold on to it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
For SalF

NOR SALE.-I have for sale "a large amount
Il OF Boards. Plank, Seantiing, shingles,
Laths, Flooring, Ceiling. Weagher-lOarding
and Framing Lumber. Mr.. c. Y. Snedeker
has charge OF my retail department in 5, F.
& W. KY yard. Prices to suit the times. L.
b. REPPARD.