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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Veamos las manifestaciones;
,ulsemos los 6rgan0S.
Suena Et Ctamor, y, entire
,uiero y no quiero la reorgani
.aci6n del gran parfido, muestra
a debilidad de su politica indie
inida, aunque democratica muy
las claras, 81 bien su democra-
cia, como todas las democracias,
es siempre nebulosa. Faqueza
de contraction.
Suena El ASimiliSta y mueve
las Sonajas de la aSimilaci6n con
pandero autonomista.
Els de yer como pide la seme-
ianza de esta con las provinclas
peninsulares, para enderezar ell
rumbo hacia ell sistema cana
dense.
Y suspirar por todo 10 contra
rio a aquella semejanza.
Y pedir que la Isla vote sus
presupuestos.
Que la Diputaci6n insular asu'
ma el Qobierno de la lsla.
Todo 10 cual es opuesro y dia-
metralmente contrario al sistema
de la asimilaci6n.
Todo 10 cual es atentatolic
contra la soberania de la Naci6r
y las prerogativas del poder pu
blico.
Y es esta faqueza de rdcioci
MO.
Suena Ei Pueblo con sus alar
des autoritarios, y va goza cor
Cesar DE- Bazdn, que cree que Ii
autonomta en- peio es 10 mas con
veniente para Cuba y Puerto-Ri
co, va llora con Labra, que pid'
4 grito herido la identidad de la
leyes politicas y civiles entire es
panoles americanos y europeos
Esto es 10 contrario de 10 qu'
desea don Cesar.
Esto es a la vez 10 contrario
10 mismo que quiere Ell Pueblo
liQue absurdo!
De logica y consecuencia S
llama esta faquesa.
Suena Ell Criterio, con su es
pecialisima idiosincrasia; para e
no hay diferencias.
Nosotros solos (dice) somo
los buenos; nosotros solos; 4
mas nj menos.
Y va sc va con Ell AsimiiStd
8 con Ell Ciamor, 8 con Ell Pie
bio, aplaudiendo a los tres, indis
tintamente.
Esto Sc llama faqueza de cri
teriO.
Suena La Ciuihizaci6n, en- su
arranques izquierdistas, y sus dis
cursos van derechos a destruir q
hombre viejc y crear ell nuevo
rompiendo con la tradicion y CO.
los vinculos que la unen a su
ex.cofrades.
Pretende fundar escuela, y n
es poca la faqueza de esta pre-
tension.
Suena Et Pals, y sus escrito
excitan ell entusiasmo de los cits
dos colegas, que aplauden Ia .fd
quezd de eScribir al gusto de tc
dos ellos.
Suenan otros colegas, y va n
son .faquezas 10 que muestran
sino caidaS inevitables y ruinc
sas.
Suensn, finalmente, todos juu
tos, y la confusion no puede Sc
mas grande; nadie sabe d dond
va, nj 10 one quiere, nj 10 que S
pretende.
Sc oyen voces como de alegri
8 de queja, y ruidos como d
desesperacion 6 de entusiasmo
sientense oscuridades y desma
yos. v sc observan dudas v vaci
laciones.
Hay quien quiere retrocede
como asustado ante la perspecti
va, y quien CORE hacia adelante
cual corcel que desbocado Sc pre-
cipita en- el abismo.
Tales y tan diversas tendencias
tales y tan contrarios procedi
mientos no pueden adquirir 81
desarrollo mas que en- la morta
faqueza de 10 deSconocido.
De todas estas haquezas Sc de
riva una mayor que todas.
Ell movimiento, aunque lento
perezoso, hacia la autonomta.
Ese movimiento es ell que aho
ra parece que anima las abatida
huestes.
El que levanta los batalladore
espiritus.
Ell que congrega, 8 pretende
en- vano, congregar los miembro'
separados y disueltos.
Ell que va d dirigir la acci6n J
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05
FLAQlEzAS REFORAlSTAS.
La Direction.

TEMPO ha que escribimos un
articulo bajo el epigrafe: ,"Las
lorobas del reformlsmo," que nos
vali6 algunos aplausos de propios
Y extranos.
Era a raiz de la Junta magma
de 1882, cuando Sc reunieron los
porta-estandartes de aquel parti-
do, para escoger sus bauderas,
6lar su campo de accion y poner
lemas en- los escudos.
Y habia jorobss de varias cla'
ses Y tamaflos.
Jorobas en- la espalda, repre-
sentando Ell pasado.
Jorobas en- el pecho, represen'
tando ell presente.
Jorobas en- ell pecho y en- la es-
palda, representando ell porvenir.
Jorobas todas eminentisimas,
baio las cuales divisabamos el
cuerpo reformista encorvado, re-
quitico y enfermo, d usanza de
aquella nariz hiperbolica de la
cual dijo un poeta:
Erase un hombre una nariz pegado.'
Y las iorobas eran efecto de
diferentes causas, como las eau
sas representation yarios defectos.
Que con ell tempo habian de
producer muchas faquezas, dando
con ell individuo en- terra.
Porque la profilaxis reformista
lamas acert6 a curarse de sus
males, sino que los agrando, has
ia hacer impossible ell movimiento
y ell progreso de los ideales.
T6canos hoy hablar de esas
.faquezas, a la manera que antes
trataramos de las jorobas, pues de
las cosas debe hablarse cuando
salen q la superficie y puede de-
cirse que son hechos consuma-
dos.
Son muchas, y La enumeration
no es facil.
Mas, empecemos.
En- ell presente momento histo-
rico contemplauos al cuerpo re.
formista dividido en- parties, des-
cuartizado, por decir asi.
Y cansado y examine e indtil,
por tanto, para continuar en- ell
campo de la lucha.
Es un inUdlido.
Digalo, 81 no, El Asimilista,
que acaba de descubir en- dicho
partido tres tendencias completa-
mente distintas, diametralmente
opuestas.
Tendencies que nosotros mul-
tipiicariamos, siendo exactos, por
cuatro, para que asi resultase ell
ndmero de las doce tribus en- que
lego d ser iividido un pueblo de
la antigiiedad, para desaparecer
al instante, dejandonos dnicamen.
te SUI recueIdo.
Y su triste ejemplo.
Tendencies que podemos rese-
mar en- la forma siguiente:
Radicales absolutos.
Reformistas d secas.
Liberales reformistas.
Liberales simples.
Autonomistas con ribetes de
asimilacion.
Asimilistas con ribetes de au-
tonomia
Autonomistas completes.
Zurdos de siempre.
Izquierdistas de la vispera.
Transigentes.
fntolerantes.
Y hasta intolerables por 10 sig
nalagmaticos y cOnmutatiuOs.
Que SON las doce tribus disper-
sas, las doce columnas del labe-
rintico temple.
Y he aqui la primera faqueza,
la gran haqueza, Ia faqueza pro-
ductora de todas las demas.
Flaqueza que Sc revela en- TODD,
hasta en- los mas minimos deta
Hes.
Hasta en- los esfuerzos de los
oraculos sibiliticos, por galyani-
zar un cuerpo muerto, y en- los |
pinitos de este por incorporates,
para caer y estreilarse de nueyo.
@sto en- cuanto al euerpo, pues
~ 1us-~el alma que informaba |
Ia Inatefia 49, 4 otras regiones. |
Qoedan linicafn~ete las ? nartes |
dc ese misno cuerpos or cada |
ma de elias Sc adviertea 1os So
nos de aquella gran aaquezs. ~7o
die Al traste con la union ' Ial
xids 8nfigns de tndaS eilap
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

(Conviene recordar aqui que
en- Mayo liltimo obtuvo ell Erario
en- la recaudaci6n general, com
parada con la de Mayo de 1884,
un alza muy considerable, segdn
veran en- breve demostrado los
lectores.)
Los buques salidos de nuestros
puertos en- Mayo dltimo riodieron
al Tesorot
Por Exportaci6n ...".. $5l ,o29-Gi
Differences de mas, alzs,
con reaci6n d 10 recau.
dado por Ell mismo con-
cepto en- igual mes del
ano pssadO."..,".,.c.m t6sl4.N
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05
Aprendan, aprendan.

A los que hablan cada dia de
la c0l0nia actual, y viven sonando
con no sabemos que ideales de
repdblicas democraticas, cual 81
en- elias Sc realizase ell bienestar
absolute de los ciudadanos; a los
que cada cosa que encuentran en-
este morigerado y telicisimo pals
parece crimen vituperable, y ylanzan
cada dia atroces censuras contra la
administration y gobierno pdbli-
cos; a los que para hablar de nues-
tros berignos gobernantes mojan
siempre la pluma en- hiel y agotan
ell diccionario de los dicterios,
cuando no recuerdan ell ejemplo de
los despotas y de los tiranos; a los
que cualquiera de nuestras situa-
clones pdblicas, asi sea la mejor,
juzgan pesima E insoportable, sin
que encuentren jamas ell menor
motive para un aplauso, habiendo
tantos; a los que Sc imaginan
que Sc les debe de justicia el
bienestar absolute, bien porque
buscan este medic como pretexto
para sus propagandas, bien por
que insensatamente piensan que
ese bien absolute es la realidad
eu toda la super6cie de la terra,
excluyendo la nuestra; a todos
esos recomendamos la Iectura de
los siguientes parrafos, de una
carta que ha sido dirigida q esta
Isla por un sdbdito de una de
esas aamantes repdblicas surname
ricanas.
Dicen asst
+" En- Ponce tuve la fortune de en-
contrar, en- IN virtuoso antiano, un
protector tan desintsresado, y tan in
teresado en- servirme como ", asi es
que he llegado q mi pals tan encanta-
do de nuestros hermanos los espsnoles,
que no Sc va con que palabres ponde-
rarlos q mis- compatriotas, que los ha-
gan mas queridos y apreciados de 10
Iue va 10 son. Ustedes no solamente |
e hacen honor al puesto que ocupan,
sino que nos dan, con su oonducta Ca
oalIerosa noble, la mas alta idea de
a hospitalaria Espafla, nuestra amoro-
"a madre Patria.
Por aqui estamos mny alarmadoa
on Ia invasion de 10 laugosts, que dsH.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Durante el mes de Mayo dlti-
mo salieron de nuestros puertos,
con ca~ga, en- lastre, de transito y
arribada, los siguientes buques:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05
GACETA DE HOY.

Real Orden sobre las comisio.
mes del servicio que Sc conferen
para la Peninsula d los Emplea.
dos de la Administration General
del Estado en- las provincias de
Ultramar.
Instruction sobre Ell impuesto
de consumes aprobado por Ia Jun.
ia Municipal de esta Ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Resulta un total de buques
igual al de los entrados en- Mayo
de 1884.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Los buques entrados en- nues.
tros puertos durante ell mes de
Mayo d.timo rindieron al Erario: !:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Diferencia de menos, en- las sa-
lidas de buques, con relac ion
d ignal mes del afio 16S4......
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Total. ............ l46,S03-75
Diferencia de menos, con
relaci6n al total obtenido
por los mismos concep-
tos en- Mayo de 1884," $l3,7l8-S5
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Su muerte fue sentida por todo ell
ejercito. La diferencia de color y de
raza no impidi6 qne ese sentimiento Sc
msnifestara de IN modo afectuoso y
expre>ivo, como no impide que yo aqui
consagre q la memoria de aquel heroe,
victima del honor y del deber, estas
frases de elogio y de sincere carifio."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

No otros dedicamos e tie re.
cuerdo al negro ilustre, al pa
triota dominicano .espa1ol, al in.
victo general, porque su figr.
ra es un timbre de gloria para
la Patria y para la benemerita
:lase de color antillana, siempre
feel y STEM pre- digna y espaiola.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-05

Nosotros esperamos confiados
que la divina misericordia y ell
cello y prudencia de nuestras Au.
toridades y Junta de Sanidad evi
taran a esta isla dias de luto y de
dolor.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09

Sometime ago man named Peacock came
here from GAINESVILLE and began business with
Ed. Smith, son of A. B. Smith, manufactur-
ing patent roller chair, Smith putting in
his capital against Peacock's patent. Recent
ly Ed. Smith sold out to his brother William,
who not very long after furnished some funds
to Peacock, who specially needed them in an
other direction, taking the patent on a bill OF
sale. Peacock has also patent litting-jsck
which he is making or about to make at
Zsnesville, and, it is supposed, wanted to COM
bipe that business with the chair-making,
and to get possession OF the latter again. Ac-
cording TO the account he came here with a
third party who interviewed Smith, endavor-
ing to get held of the bill of sale, saving
he wanted to see the form, etc Finally
Smith made copy, in pencil, and let the new
man have it Saturday night, but when asked
to return it the latter took to his heels and
ran. Smith followed AMI had his man down
when Peacock showed up and pulled him of.
Smith gave chase and again downed his man,
who passed the paper TO Peacock, but before
he could get away Smith grabbed him and
held on to both. Just then Inspector Boyd
came up and took all hands in charge. Ex-
plantations followed. An attorney was con-
suited, who said the possession of the copy
of the bill OF sale would do nobody good or
harm either. and the matter dropped. 1t
created quite a sensation for a time and drew
a big crowd on West Main street.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09
Gentle Accomplishments.

How sweetly patient and calm are
finest when negative; when, instead of
seeking to entertain others. we let
them entertain u.s. 1t is small thing
to be silent. and it is often the kindest
thing we can do for man to let him
talk. Gentle respectfully puts the
shyest and most timid man at ease and
at his best. and to do that is a finer
pleasure than detailing ones own no.
tions and experiences in the most ele-
giant and happy periods. Do not be in
a hurry. Emerson says Hurry is
for slaves" All. the slaves who are
bought and sold in the market-place
do not hurry. 1t is the greedy man.
who is free to get and to keep all that
he can lay his hands upon, who hurries
81 do not like to 90 North, because
the men there are all in such a mighty
hurry they cannot be civil" a South
ern man once said before me. | am
not sure that a finer sense of the sweet
kindliness that is one of the springs of
gentle manners would not have soften
ed this criticism. for the sake of the
Northern woman, alone among stra.
ers, who listened to him; but to &C
did mind not pulled up with vain-glo
the criticism is suggestive. No doubt
the great prosperity of the North may
be partly owing to the push and energy
necess ry to live in it. and developed
by the rigor of its Arctic winters; but
there is hurry which is mere clatter and
noise. This sort of hurry never accom-
panies the great undertakings of strong
men. but it is characteristic of small
minds and weak nerves. 1t is rarely
graceful or gracious. and always robs
courtesy of its finest charms. Chris
EidR TitiOh.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09
Amusements.

"The Silver King" the most fascinating
melodrama ever enacted, will be the attrac-
tion at the Grand tonight Notwithstanding
the bad weather, there will be large audi
ence- After the doors open the prices of ad-
mission will be so, 35 and 20 cents.
On Wednesday evening Her Atonement"
will be presented at the Grand Opera House
Though the play has other points of interest
its military features never fail to excite the
admiration of an audience, while it is pro-
Guced with scenic effects OF a high srder
''The Little JOKER" Miss Carrie Swain
new play, billed for Blacks Opera House next
Thursday evening, was written by Fred. G.
Maeder especially for Miss Swain. 1t belongs
to the rollicking class and is vehicle for the
introduction OF the songs, dances and spdght-
ly gymnastics which have made this little
lady so popular: Seats are now on sale at
Pierce's
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09
Police and Patrol RusinesA.

Saturday was the busiest day the patrol
wagon has had in months. Between eleven
o'clock and midnight nine calls were an
swered, most OF them for long runs. James
Kelly, whose race in the forenoon has been
described, was captured in the evening and
gave bail for his appearance.
Two runs were made up on the Hill for
jenkins Hendricks, a rsckety colored man
who goes by the name of Captain Jinks, and
he was loaded in on the second one.
Geo. Bennett, the Lsgonda avenue saloon
keeper, was the cause OF one run. He waited
for his matutinal rejection. vulgarly called
breakfast, until a. m, and as the women
folks refused even at that late hour to arise
and get it for HIM he attempted little per-
suasiou OF forcible kind. No arrest
Ed. McDermott and Jack Gatfney were
wagoned on the serious charge Of breaking
open two loaded freight cars in the Ohio
Southern yards near East street. The first
contained only starch, for which they had no
use. The other was loaded with tobacco
whisky and other creature comforts, as they
regard them. The railroad men allege that
when they caught the alleged thieves they
found some of the tobacco on them, and that
they had tools and buckets for tapping the
barrels of liquor. Of course the charge is
denied
The Cincinnati papers OF Thursday re-
ported the stealing of horse and wagon
from a party theIe, by two youths named
Kelly and Odell. Today officer Wilson came
across two young men with wagon, all
closely answering the description OF the
thieves, and took them to the Chief, who, on
hearing their story, set both at liberty again.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09
THE BALL Is ROLLING,

What the Chances Are Of Having a Good
Base Ball Club in Springfield Next
Season.
Base ball matters in Springfield are sssum-
ing definite shape and it is about settled that
il any encouragement is given at all by the
citizens and the street railroad company,
Springfield will have the best club ever run
here. Mr.. Harry C. Fisher, who managed the
home club last season in such a fine manner,
has interested himself in club for next
year and has been kept busy visiting other
cities and writing letters to base ball
enthusiasts, who are also interested in the o.
ganization of an Interstate Association, or
the Ohio and Indiana League, as it will prob
ably be called. He has been TO Dayton, and
there is no doubt a club can be organized
there. With Hamilton there is doubt. Par
ties in Terre Haute, Fl. Wayne, and Evans
vile, Indiana, are very much enthused
on the subject, and it seems a
dead certainty that the whole scheme Will
be consumated. As to the local club, Spring
bdsc uaii iONSis
who will back club. The one great point
TO be urged is not TO put only very
small amount OF money into it and get a
third-rste club. and then expect 10 make
money. 1t cannot be done. Springfield
is one of the best base
ball towns in the State, but
the people Will have good club or not sup
port poor one. Plenty of money should
back the club, and if fine players are secured
the first of the season, its success is assured.
The street railroad OF this city made neat
little pile OF money last season by carry
ing persons to and from the grounds,
and it should certainly come to
the front with donation OF $500 or $3.50 to
start the ball rolling.
Mr.. Fisher has been looking into the mat
ter of joining the Southern League, as re-
quested by different parties, and has come to
the conclusion that there is nothing in it for
Springfield, as the Jumps from one town to
another are too far.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09

A large msjority of Republican voters are
well satisfied with the action of the Central
Committee. Saturday, in arrangements for a
convention TO nominate city officers. With
few exceptions objections come from Demo-
cratic sources, who were not expected TO be
satisfied. When the call for the convention
and delegate election is issued by the Execu-
tive Committee it will include that for the
Springfield township convention, which is
always held just before the city convention,
the same delegates sitting. Both will be in
the evening of the day appointed, February
IS. 1t is the understanding that the wards
will consult their own convenience in hold
ing meetings for nomination of ward officers
Council, Board of Education and Assessors.
1t will devolve upon the classes who
have been foremost in demanding an honest.
fair election and those who usually stay
away from primaries, 70 turn out and back
their words with actions, when il comes to
electing delegates.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09

A writer in the Philadelphia North
american has something to say of the
robust BELLE: As robust as possible
is the appearance of the current belle
as she walks in the avenue. Cold air
and brisk pedestrianism render artiti-
cial coloring undesirable for her cheeks,
and the gait now assumed by the girl
of style has nothing mincing about it,
butts composed of free, graceful strides.
She aims to look natural. Yellow hair
is despised, and there are said to be in
stances wherein nature, having given a
golden hue, a dyeing of brown has
obliterated the color which only a year
ago was considered an emblem of femi-
nine self-satisfaction. Her personal
quietude of establishment is sometimes
offset by the enormous ST. Bernard dog,
Newfoundland, or ma>tiff that she
leads, or is led by, according as the
brute takes a notion to pull back or
ahead. One of her newest likings is
for the Russian bath. which has become
so fashionable to her sex that the whole
forenoon is set apart for them in most
of the large bathing establishments.
The godliness of cleanliness is no new
doctrine for our girls of money and leis-
ure, but they are fresh converts to the
doctrine that it can be best and most
pleasurably practiced by the steaming
and the rubbing of the Russian process.
There is understood to be some squeam-
ishness about appearing in a company
OF twenty to 100 women almost entirely
nude; but obedience to DEGREES of fash
ion becomes instructive. 1t is a matter
OF usage. Why the other night in a
street-car on the way to theatre the
unmistakably genuine blush of young
woman, because the hem of her dress
accidentally rose to the tops of her gait
ers. made me pity the sensitive crea-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09
Farmers Club Meeting.

The Mad River Township Union Farmers
Club, organization Of which was noted re-
Gently in this paper, is holding semi-monthly
meetings with great profit; generally well at
tended. The place OF meeting is Oak Grove
school-house, and last Wednesday evening
there were twenty-five or thirty persons
present, in spite of The bad weather. The
president, R. P. Love, was in the chair The
first exercise of the evening was reading OF
papers on Improvement OF the Corn Crop"
by Frank Howell and ". =. Drake, after
which the topic was exhaustively discussed
by the meeting. A. Hirsn followed wit: an
essay on Health and Thrift of Domestic AMI
mails" and Ralph Howell and Mr.. McPher-
son, schoolmaster AT Oak Grove, with ad-
dresses on Education, showing conclusively
the advantages to the farmer of liberal edu-
cation, apart from that absolutely necessary
as mere tiller OF the soil The club meets
again at Oak Grove, Wednesday evening,
February IS, for which session another good,
practical programme has been prepared.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09

Criminal business fer the present term of
court began this morning, and the first case
called was that OF Hoshs d Artobbi, the very
versatile and lingaistical colored youth who
robbed Thomas Whittridge, near South
Charleston, Of grain, etc. He pleaded guilty
and in plain English was sentanced to the
penitentiary for two pears.
Ed. Baleutine changed his plea to guilty of
violation Of the liquor laws. was sentenced
to pay fine of $25 and costs aud to be con-
fined in Jail i've days. The slime" part was
suspended for day or two to give defendant
a chance to raise money and discharge the
fine, as he stands committed until it is paid.
The docket was called and arrangements
made for trials tomorrow and Wednesday,
the Deeds and Brennan burglary case COM
ing up before jury Tuesday.
Motion for new trial in the damage suit of
the Champion Coal aud Ice Co. vs. P. C. l.
st. L. R'y. Co., in which verdict was for de-
IenuanI was nIed ny plaintiffs attorneys
Pringle and johnson, today. 1t is on the US
ual grounds OF error, misconduct of jury,
newly discovered evidence, ETC.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-09

Mr.. A. J. McBlair, of the Lagonds Il ouse,
has received an invitation to the marriage of
his brother, Mr.. Charles Rldgely McBlsir,
and Miss Florence Preston, daughter of Mr.
r. D. Preston, prominent citizen of Wash
ington. D. c. The ceremony will take place
Tuesday evening, February Il, al St. Paul
church, Washington, aud will be one of the
social events of the Capitol City this winter
Both bride and groom have been long identi-
fed with Washington society, and in conse::
quence, the wedding will be large one.