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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
HoNRAS FuNEBRES.

En- medic de bellisimos paisajes
circundados de anchurosas vegas rega-
das por las ricas corrlentes de un eau
daloso rio que forma nagniico contras-
te con espaciosa qucbrada, Sc alza IN
temple consagrado al Dios Omnipoten-
te; nm temple que nos evoca con iris
teza las recordacioues de un pneblo
que fue, no hace mucho, y one dej6 de
ser por la imprevisi6n de los cue lie co
locaron en- muy dificil posici6n topogra-
flea. Este temple es, sin embargo, la
Iglesa parroquial lel antigno Trnjillo-
bajo, levantada sobre la altura de IN
cerro.
Era la mahana del doce del corrien-
te, cuaudo ell Idgnbre sonido de las
campanas de aquei temple nos avlsaba
que, en- ese dia, debian elevarse fine
bres plegArias al AItisimo por ell alma
de nuestros hermanos que sucumbie-
ron, victlmas de Ia norrorosa cata,tr0-
fe, que, allenle los mares, tuvo lugar
en- la famosa Andalncia.
Que poGtico y religioso cdadro pre-
sentaba q nuestra consideration ell
concurso numeroso de. los que, va
de la Carolina, va de los preciosos
campos de la Parroquia, Sc agru-
paban en- ell modesto temple, cuya pila
bautismal cuenta en- su seno lnnumera-
bles feligreses One magnifco con-
traste, digno de cantarse en- sublime
epopeya, presentaba ell modesto adorno
funerario de aquella Iglesia, dirigido
por su iustrado Sr. Cara, con la selec-
ia concurrencia y con la vigorosa voz
del Padre Arce que resaltsba sonora
mente en- la hora suprema de los luc-
tuosos cantares. Y ell espiritn Sc ele-
vaba en- sagrada contemplation hasta
los cielos, cuando Sc apercibia del sem
lido acento del Regem cui omuia vi
vunt, venite adoremus. " "Al Rey pa
ra quien todo vive, venid, adoremosle, "
entonado por ell Parroco, acompalado
del virtuoso Padre Charles, Cura de
la Carolina.
Impossible fuera, Sr. Director, des-
criioir cual 10 siente ell aim. 10 patetico
de la fduebre fnncl6n religiosa llevado
d cabo el dia II en- Trujillo.bajo; y en-
esa imposibilidad, y 81 10 estima opcr-
tano, dignese publican esta breve rese-
la en- las ilustradas columnas de SD
juicioso peri6dico.
Trujillo- bajo, Febrero l6 de 1885.
In cOncNrreRte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
Q. B. s. NJ.
Luciano Martin y Gonzalez

L0CL LUfCO AAI%F ttt ~ OON~bCCS'
En- ell periodlco autonomista El
Deber, en- su ndmero 43 de 2l de
los corrientes, al insertar una cal ia
que & su Director dirigieramos,
Sc hace una serie de apreciaciones
que vienen a lastimar nucstro mo
do de pensar y de proceder, tanto
en- nuestra esfera de caballeros
cuanto en- nuestras condolences de
hombres pdlicos.
Ofendida altamente nuestra dig
nidad en- las apreciaciones enojo
sas que acerca de la actitud que
sostuvieramos en- la presidencia
de la mesa electoral del Colegio
mum. 2 comentaron varios liberia
les en- una manifestation que vio
la luz publica en- ell mum AZ del
referido semanario Ell Deber, hui
bimos de acercarnos a la Redac-
ci6n con ell propdsito de que los
6rmantes, volviendo por los fue-
ros de la iusticia y de la verdad,
significasen que nuestra actitud
fu6 digna y elevada, como siempre
10 hemos acostumbrado en- todas
Muy favorablemente fu6 acep
tada por ell senior Director, pero
con la condici6n de que suscribie |
semos una declaration en- un todo |
parecida 4 la que ha sido publicada
en- el Mum. 43, que fu6, 81 maj no
recuerdo, dictada por I'M escri
biente d un senor Abogado.
Aunque no acostumbrados a
girar por esa via de la politica, no
Ilegabs d tanto nuestra candidez,
que fueramos q tirmar un docu.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
Ell GOBERNADOR DE PTO. RICO.
Hemos leido en- Ell Popular, de
Ponce, 10 siguiente:

Hemos leido en- Ell Popular, de
Ponce, 10 siguiente:
Bajo este rnbro eel que encabeza
este arttculo) pnbhca FL 1r4uafo, de la
Habana, el suelto que va d continua-
ci6n.
Ell comunicante del apreciable cole
ga habanero one le ha euristrado sus
noticias, ha querido sin dada cogsrl0 d.
,n0cente despnes de Navidad; y de una
manera tan bnrda 10 la hech3, que no
parece sino que ia escrito las tales
noticias para que sean Iejdas nj reces.
(aqui Sc inserta una puerilidad reteren-
tie al BoLETIN que no hay para que to,
mar en- cuenta.)
Tiene la palabra E2 IraWf0;
"No hace apenas tres msses que el
Sr General d. Luis Daban ocapa ell
cargo de Gobernador General de "a isla
vecina. y va el partjdo iutransigente ~
de ali Sc mue>tra muy disgustado
Chombre!) con la actiJad de pen fecta
imparcialidad Y respeto & la ley, asn-
mida por aquelIa AUtordad, 81 hamos
de juzgar por los actos de aquel ban
do y por los desahogos { 5euales? }
de la preusa que 10 representa-. Ell
motivo de esta hostiGdad no es otro
que la energia y decision con que 81
Sr. General Daban hace campI:r las
Ieyes, sin apasi3namiento 3 sin preyen-
clones hacia ningun paItido polltico
colocandose por encima de toios.
Nuestro comunicante nos anade que
el General Daban uombra para Alcal-
des, Secretaries Y demas cargos publ.
cos 4 los que van propuestos en- Ell
primer lugar en- las teruas 8omeCldas d
sn aprobaci6u, conducta que ha causa-
do sati-facci6n entire los hab;tantes de
Puerto-Hico, y 4ne ha mefecjdo los
3piausos siuceros de los liberales que
no estaban niuy acostumbratlos d yer
5eimeute luterpFetada h ley, Gaica |
. yerdadera aspiration de estas pFoyin- |
.ias. DE esa imparcAIidad do maes- |
Sas caand0 estaYo el Sr, Daban oil |
fente de la proyineia de Santiago de
Juba.
No, caro- colega el particle in'raps'-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
ESTUDIANTINA.
Hemos recibido esta carta que
con gusto publicamos:

Hemos recibido esta carta que
con gusto pubicamos:
Sr. Director del BoLETfN MERcA ANTIL
Puerto Rico, Fbro. 26 de 1885.
Muy Sr. nuestro: Los que suscri ben,
Presidente, Secretario y Tesorero de
la Estuliantina formada para allegar
recnrsos para Audalucia, y titulada
/" Carload, tienen ell honor de partici-
par d Vd. que ell domingo 10. de Mario
pr6ximo, c0ntando con la competente
autorizaci6n del Excmo Sr. Goherna-
dor General, saldra dicha Estudiantina
d recorrer las GALES de esta poblaci6n; !;
Y como quiera que ell pdblico extrahara
este suceso, por no ser de costumbre
en- el pals, 10 ponemos en- su conoci-
miento por 81 Sc digna hacerlo Fdblico
por medic de 81 ilustrada publication,
Y con ell fin de evitar intcrpretaciones
en- la recaudaci6n. g.
Anticipandole las gracias somos de
Vd. ati'mos. S. S. O. B. S. M.-Presi-
dente, Eduardo Cortts,-Iujs lTaz-
que> Ruiz, Secretario, Il. Sdnche@ 10
rates, Tesorero.
Tenemos, pues, confrmado que
manana domingo recorreran va
rios ,i6venes de esta Capital las ca
lies pidiendo, por medic de una
estudiantina, para los desgracia.
dos de Malaga y Granada.
Nosotros, que hace POGO aplau
dimos de todo corazon la hoja
suelta en- la cual pedian socorros
con el mismo elevado objeto algui:
nos alumnos del Institute Provln-
cial, alabamos tambier con efu>i6n
el pensamiento de la proyectada
estudiantina.
Dijimos que siempre hallaron
en- ei pecho de la juventud faciI
acceso la generosidad y ell des-
prendimiento. Hoy 10 repetimos,
enviando nuestros placemes a los
escolares que. van a organizar la
referida estudiantina.
Conducta es esta que habla
muy en- favor de sus cristianos
sentimientos, de su amor frater-
nal por los compatriotas que en-
Andalucia yacen sumidos en- la
mayor de las desgracias, y a la
cual seguramehte correspondent
con decisi6nteSte yecindario que
no Sc cansa de dar un dia y otro
repetidas pruebas- de su grandt "a
de alma y acrisolada carload.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

DIose aver que ha caido ell
Ministerio Canovas Y que lie ha
sustituido en- ell Poder ell senior
Sagasta.
No sabemos qpe haya habido
uoticia alguna offcial sobre ell par
ticular nj por otro conducto,fde
digno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

Aver izaron handera los Consu.
lados. COMO defcrencia al de Sto
Domingo que commemorate la Sc.
paracion de los dominicanos del
pueblo de Haiti.
Digno tribute de companerismo
el que han signifcado los Sres,
C6nsules al de Sto, Domingo, Sr,
Turull.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
M u SICA.
No decimos mas por hoy.

Llama m,lsica Lt-Kos de Cuba
al estribillo que emp!ean los auto
nomistas, de aquella Antilla pin;
tando incesantemente al pals CO
mo una. victima, ajado, oprimido,
etc. =
= Y dice el colega:
La necesidad de recufrir constan-
temente cierto nhmero de palabras y
frases hechas para causar etecto en- los
lectores impreSonables, va produclen-
do una sensible monotonia en- los edl
toriales de Ia prensa auton5mlca.
r., Y 81 d este Sc agrcga que ell eterno
asunto de sus escrltos es la descr1p-
ci6u de IN palS imaginado pof las (ibe-
raies fantasies de sus antores, pats en-
que no hay mas que dominadores y do
minados, verdugos Y victimas, explota-
dores explotados, senores y siervos
de la gleba, siendo los autonomlstas
los siervos, los explotados, las victimas
Y los sometidos d dominaci6D; 81 sc
agrega este, decimos, d la repetlcl6n
Iincesante de las palabras que torman
ell vocabulario selecto de la'prensa llbe-
raj, la monotonia sube de punto y lie
ga a causar verdadera somnolencia. y
De esta asomnolencia hemos nos
otros tambien sutrido los efectos,
muchas y muchisimas yeces, en-
muchas Y muchisimas ocasiones.
Hoy, gracias a Dios, va ha dis
minuido aqiii algo el estribillo en-
la mayor parte de los periddicos
avanzados que no nos hablaban
antes de otra cosa que de marti-
res y verdugos, OPPRESSION, atrope-
llo, iniquidad, colonismo, etc. etc.
FL unico que de cuando en- Guam
do suele darse aun a semeJante
masica es ell peri6dico de San
German.
Por fortuna, segun va dijimos
otra vez, como tiene ell colega
poca vdz, a pesar de que Sc es
fuerza, escascs son los que lie
oyen. II
+ Estahaos, pues, en- las dltimas
notas de la matsica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
.UNIDOS!

iQuien 10 puede dudar?
Ellos nan sido, son, Y seran
siempre modelos de union y de
concordia.
Nosotros, para ellos, ique divi-
didosl ique aniquilados por la
discordia!
Dejen que venga una epoca de
combate electoral, y ALA nos We
remos.
Entonces los hechos seran los
que resuelvan; no las palabras.
iQue vengal
Que los dos colegas adversa-
rios nuestros de esta Capital, el
diario y el que hace POGO dirigiQ
ell ST.. Blanco, han vivido siempre
en- perpetua ammonia, como peri6
dicos, al fin, de una misma comu-
ni6n, al decir de los mismos, este
no Sc puede negar.
Aqui podriamos citar de clio
algunas pruebas volyiendo al pa
Sado. i
Pero no.
Concretemonos al presente.
Y prueba al canto.
Vease ell diario correspondence
al jueves.
V6ase ell otro colega de la mis-
ma fecha. 8"
No tienen desperdicio.
FL uno llama al otro descort6s,
y.algo mas.
Ell otro dice al uno que nc
acostumbra borrar con la derecha
que escribe coz la il
quierda.
FL uno al otro que por persona
10 habia tenido hasta ahora =.
A este paso ID donde vamos a
parar, colegas amados2
Calma, calma, que ell calor ARE |
cia. y la sangre con facilidad Sc
frie
Seguid hablando de diyisiones |
= de discordias, vosotros los que
no habeis .podido estar un solo
nomento en- paz y en- gracia de
Dios.
seguid, que los tiempos estan
ie sobra divertidos, y 10 menos |
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

Acentliase ell rumor de que ha
sino nombrado Intendente de Ha
cienda de Cuba ell sefior Cabazas,
a quien, Sc dice, sustituira aqui el
senior Beramendi.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
Boletin Mercantil.

que puede hacerse sin serias con.
secuencias es reir con toda tran
quilidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

No contiene disposition alguna
de importancia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01
DE SAN GERMAN.

Sr. Director del BoLETiN MERCANTIL.
Puerto-Rico.
s. German, Fbro. "a de 1885.
Muy senior mio Y de toda mi
consideration: he de MERCER de
Y. Sc sirva dar publicidad en- la,
columnas de su ilustrado peri6di.
CO a las siguientes lineaS, por 10
que lie anticipa las gracias su
affmo. y s. S.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

(Continuar&.)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-03-01

Pesos. Ctvs.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02
PERSONALS.

GOVERNOR Robe, of Name, is an advocate
of woman suffrage.
BELyA Arm LOCKWOOD ia still talking about
the dreadful things she will do unless she
gets that official count.
JOHN KELLY is reported to have given
$1,000 toward the expense of the inaugural
celebration next March.
Rev. JOSEPH Cook has proclaimed himself
4 provisional free trader, and the Wilks-
barre Recor wonders whether this means
the patronizer OF free lunch counter.
SAMUEL SANDSTONE. arrested for completely
in robbery at Brooklyn, claims to be
cousin TO Christine Nilsson, ths noted can.
tatrice. He came from Sweden three months
age.
SENAToR.ELscT EvARTs' trip to Washing
ton. it is now said, was to try aud make
peace between Blaine and Arthur for use in
the gubernaterial fl hit in New York this
fall.
SENATORS GRooNE and Call are strongly
opposed to confirming any nominee for La
Dor Commissioner who IL not represent
izations.
CADET ALEXANDER, a colored lad from
Ohio, stands nineteen in the West Point
third class of seventy members, and Cadet
Young, another Ohio colored academy lad.
stands thirty two in the fourth class of sew
entY-six members.
THERE is diversity of opinion as to
whether young George Gould will keep the
Gould possessions together or not. He en-
Joys the thesters very much and likes to
slip in behind the scenes among ths pretty
chorus or ballet giIls. and his head aches
quite frequently next day during business
hours.
The patriarch OF the New York police
force, Richard s. Eldridge, was pensioned at
$3.50 year, last week. he was one of the
four special watchmen who stood guard at
Castle Garden when the famous ball was
given there to Lafayette on his visit TO this
country in 1925. and his regular service has
numbered hfty-iour years. He has long
been known as Pop" and though eighty
seven years old is still stalwart.
IN Philadelphia the other day Mr.. Moody
said lady told him she wanted to be
Christian, but not to give up the theater.
ibid you ever hear me speak against the
theater?" inquired the Evangelist. mo;
bat il become Christian can go to the
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02
THE SKATING CRAZE.

We have stayed up nights of late looking
for the telegraph or our reporters to an
nounce one or more suicides, precipitated
by the skating craze. II has come at last.
At Detroit on Friday evening young lady
OF twenty swallowed an ounce of laudanum
because her father refused to permit her to
attend skating rink and was with difficulty
restored. This is, we fear, but the beginning
OF the tragedies to roll from the Kinks. AL
ready the stage-dramatic, lyric, minstrel
and variety-has been impoverished by them.
Already debating clubs, sewing societies,
lecture courses and prayer meetings have in
many places been broken up. We need not
be surprised at our universities. colleges aud
public schools closing for attendance on
roller skating Kinks. Even base ball, as the
popular amusement, has received black
eye.
Whether one is highly moral or rich or
brilliant or accomplished is ne longer the
question, but can he or she skater
1t is not to the girls and boys that the
craze is confined. The matron, "fat, fair
and FORTY" the bsld-psted bachelor, the
father of grown children, the church des-
con, :all have it. Your dignified
professor and your leader of So
ciety get their tumbles, bumps and
bruises, skinned shanks and sprained
joints without the slightest sense OF humil.
iation or encouragement; they plaster over
snd bandage up and again strap their under
standing upon the little wheels aud go roll
ing round the rink in al the deliIium of
desperate determination. The formation OF
the Presidents Cabinet eniists some popular
interest, the Spanish and Nicsrsguan trea-
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02

ing accusations against him and his party
eighteen months hence. Having labored as
only friend would or could labor to elect
him, the Sentinel is plainly entitled to so
prefer its advice
But how must Mr.. Sheriff Carter smile at
an admonition that he has blundered in
turning his official advertising to the Senti-
mel. What a cheap opinion he would be
justified in having OF the circulation and in
huence OF papers that opposed him, when
counting over the figures 2 So, which in
the order given represent his majority in
county claimed to be Republican. When he
remembers that tie Sentinel only was in his
behalf, how could be but decide il to be the
paper most read in the county, and, there
fore, best deserving his advertising? How
ever much disappointment the local paper
may suffer. it is, after all, itself and not Mr..
Carter who has somewhere blundered.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02
Practicable Reforms.

The Century Magazine, in its February
number, concludes an article on Some
Practicable Reforms" as follows
"If the States in which the local elections
are now separate from tks Presidential eiec-
ton would amend their constitution 80 that
hereafter all the elections should occur in
November, a great and valuable reform
would be secured. There would still be close
and heated contests and the ills of
which mention has been made would
be cured but IN part: but it is per-
fectly evident that very large part of them
would be abated by this simple remedy. We
are not aware of any reasons for continuing
the present order in these States that could
have any force when compared with the OBJ
vlous reasons which have been suggested TOR
the change. IL is gratifying to hear that the
people of Ohio are fully awake to the inn
portance of this reform, aud that a move
ment to secure it is receiving the support of
the best men OF both parties. It is to be
hoped that Ohio will spare itself and the Ma
tion the curse OF another October election in
the Presidential yesr.
In most of the large cities and notably
IN the city OF New York, it would be well to
separate the municipal elections from both
the State and the national elections, in order
to prevent the trading which is always prac-
ticed In the interest OF local candidates.
There is no good reason why party lines
should not be ignored in municipal contests
IL MAKES not the slightest difference Wnetner
the Mayor of New York is Democrat or q
Republican, il he is only a man of sound
character clever judgment and firm will.
The complete divorce of municipal affairs
from party politics and the hearty co-opera-
ton OF all good citizens to secure clean and
economical government are greatly to be
desired.
Another perfectly feasible reform is the
postpoDement OF the nominating conven-
HO0e Of the p0lifical narfiee The time now
occurring between the nominations and the
election is much longer than Is necessary for
q fair canvass Of the questions at issue and
thorough investigation of the merits Of can
didates II the conventions were not held
before the 1st of August, the campaign would
be quite long enough for campaign pur-
poses. II the elections occur once in four
years, and the campaign be protracted
through five or six n onths of the year, the
time devoted to these contests is certainly
excessive. A strain so frequent aud SO long
continued upon the industrial and the
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02

In an article on the failure of the Nicara-
qua Canal treaty, the New York Sun says:
1T will not hurt canal project which has
been talked about at least forty years to
study ltafev months longer, and q Demo.
cratic Administration may be trusted to ne
gotiate the treaties which it would have to
execute. ii, after deliberate review Of the
political, strategic, and financial aspects of
the Isthmus question, public opinion shall
pronounce In favor OF our constructing a
csnsl through Nicaragua, the Democratic
Secretary of State viii promptly take the
proper measures to obey the mandate"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02
Mr.. LincOln's Religion.
IPerley's "reminiscences. /

Mr.. Lincoln's religious opinions have been
the subject OF much discussion since his
death. Eminent during long and event.
ful life Tor his kindness of heart and his gen
erous sympathy for the opinions of ell men
OF whatever station in life, he listened to
the discussions upon religious subjects that
were forced upon him, even by zealots, with
patient Doliteness and because he did not
combat them, however extravagant each
one so honored afterward came clamOring
before the public 20 be recognized as the
representative OF the Presidents personal
views on this subject. Hence the contTadic-
tory assertions that he was an atheist, an inf
del, orthodox or disbeliever. according toeach
ones own peculiar faith. History will little
reckon what were President Lincoln's re.
hgious views. The Nation, TO whom his
for what he may have saidsto presumptuous
religious Zealots, or what such religious
zealots may have said 70 him. The people
OF this great land OF ours, who fondly cher
ism the recollection of the acts of kindness
OF him who, with malice toward none and
charity fer al, y devoted his life to the in
terests of mankind, will care little for his
sectarian views of religion. His great heart
of sympathy for all mankind has won the
love of the millions who have no anxiety as
to whether his opinions were heretical or
orthodox, measured by the standard OF re-
Iigious bigots. That he had faith in thu
great principles of Christianity, that he ex-
emplifed them in his life, that he taught
them in his family, that he impressed them
on bis children, are facts established beyond
csvil or question.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02

ties are incidentally discussed, the late dy-
Mantle explosions were briefly read
and commented on, Congressional
and legislative proceedings are hurriedly
glanced at; but my masters, the roller art
skatorial holds the leading place in our
Nations thought and action. The male or
female who can turn somerssult iack-rab-
bit fashion is, par excellsnce, an artist. He
or she who can spell his or her name with
his or her heels by his or her wheels is great
er than the statesman who has inscribed his
name high on the keystone Of flames eternal
arch.
But there is one consolation derivable
from contemplating the skating craze: Our
country may make upon it an enduring
reputation. Our chief boast and repute has
been our liberty" This has, however,
been compromised, first by African slavery,
and latterly by the enSlsving OF Republican
high tariff and monopoly corporation lsgis-
lation, until the claim of liberty"
may be challenged. A few countries have,
however, made enduring regulations on
their ssports, as Spain for her bull fights,
Rome for her gladiatorial combats and
chariot races. Perhaps our National fame
may 90 undying down the ages for superb
ority in the roller art sksforisl. Let Us so
hope and be happy.