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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
What Prohibition has Already
Done IN Maine and Elsewhere.


By careful research and fortified
by unquestioned testimony we find
that. g
1t has made liquor-selling a dis
grace.
1t has greatly modified the drink.
ing habits of young men.
1t has greatly reduced the num-
Der of saloons. ye-
It has shut up the distilleries
and breweries.
1t has largely reduced the amount
of drunkenness. saas47tu3l
1t has virtually relieved the
community of tramps and Migrants.
It has increased the demand for
labor. -'a '+o
1t has greatly reduced the taxes.
1t has added largely to the value
Of all kinds of property.
1t has nearly emptied the jails,
prisons and poorhouses.
1t has greatly reduced the amount
of sickness.
1t has greatly reduced the num-
Der of railroad, steamboat and other
accidents.
1t has elevated the moral charac-
ter of the people.
1t has largely diminished litiga-
ton.
1t has contributed to the atten-
dance at churches.
1t has increased the attendance
at the schools. G.. -... g.
1t has greatly increased savings
bank deposits and banking CAPT.
tai.
1t has reduced the criminal cases
before the court over fifty per cent.
Crime of all kinds, including
murders and violence, have dimin-
ished more than seventy five per
cent.
1t has added greatly to the vol
ume of trade, including the demand
for wearing apparel, pianos, sewing
machines, carpets, furniture, etc,
etc, also increasing railroad traffic.
In fact all branches OF business
have had greatly increased pros
psrity, and the people have better
security for their lives, homes and
property.
The above positively, clearly
and unanswerably prove that when
Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic
becomes general in both State and
Nation, drunkenness, poverty, and
crime will be almost unknown in
the community, and the promised
glorious good time will have come
for the country. May God speed
the day, and each citizen realize
his personal responsibility for It'll
consummation democrats Month
| In. +A
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
Republican Conventions.

The Republican conventions to
select delegates to the National
Convention will be held in the
various Congressional districts at
the following times and places !:
First district, at Littleton, May Is !;
Second, at Fairmont, May 16;
Third, the date not fixed; and the
Fourth at Ravenswood, May l..
The Convention to select delegates
at large will be held at Fairmont
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
HALLS

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurabIe. For great many
years Doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local rem dies and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it inonrable. Science has prov
en- Catarrh to be a constitutional disease,
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure now on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts dir
ectly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lar and testimonials. Address,
vi FL. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
HB6Cld by Druggists, rs cts.
~ IN A N nTT DTTnTN
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15
Movement q. Shot When Fired.

II q man could only stand thirty or
forty yards away from;the muzzle of the
gun and watch the charges of. shot fly
past him, he would be astonished at what
he saw. The shot not only spreads out
into q widening target as they fy, but
they string out one behind the other to q
much greater distance than they spread,
Thus, with cylinder gun, when the
first shot Of q charge reach q target that
Is forty yards away the last shot are
tagging along ten yards behind. Even
With q choke bored gun the shot lag BE-
hind eight yards intorty. This accounts
for the long swath that is mowed-in q
fook'of ducks on whom the charge Of
shot foil just right. About 8 per cent.
only Of the charged shot arrive stimuli
taneously at the target, but the balance
Of the first half Of the charge is so close
behind that a. birds muscles are not
quick enough to gekit out Of the way;
althoughthoee who have watched sitting
birds when shot at have often seen them
start as Il to ~ when tho leading shot
whistled by them, only to drop dead as
they were overtaken BY the leaden hail
that followed.-New York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15
Be.ant,s Rule. Tor wr,ters.

Besant's Rules Tor Writers.
Mr.. Besant formulates eleven. rules
which must be constantly kept In mind
by those who would worthily follow the
art OF fiction. These eleven rules-the
endecalogue, ns one might call them, Of
henrt.o Of 'ftctfon-are as follows:
l. Practice writing something original
every day.
3. Cultivate the habit Of observation.
8. Work regularly at certain hours.
1. Read no rubbish.
8. Aim at the formation Of style.
9. Endeavor to be dramatic.
selection.
9. Avoid the sin of writing about .
character. I.
Q. Never attempt to describe any kind
Of Life except that with which you are
familiar.
10. Learn as much as you can about
men and women.
II. For the sake Of forming q good
natural style and acquiring command Of
language write poetry.-Pall Mall Ga7
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15

One Of the most unhappy mon in the
world is he who. instead Of measuring his
strength against his work. is always
measuring It against the strength Of other
men.-Christian Union.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15

To see III expression Of severe sim.
plicity and childlfke Innocence In a mans
fGace. watch him when be gets two dollars
change out Of q M dollar biu.-Boston
Globe.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15

A Tampa. Fla. orange grower expert.
mented In small way with packing
oranges In dry sand. aud inds that some
thus treated the first Of last December
have kept 2 9 fresh y. II just picked
Chicago Herald.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15
THE USE OF TOBACCO.
THE QUESTION BRIEFLY DISCUSSED
BY A MEDICAL MAN.

mental Observation-Ths Mao1A.k
Tobacco contains an acrid, dark brown
oil, an alkaloid, nicotine, and, another
substance. called n~icotianine, In which
exist its odorprs and volatile principles.
This description Of the active principles
q, tobacco is OF Importance to smokers;
for. when TOBACCO 70 burned.,a tnsw set
ct substances Is produced, someof which
are leas harmful thar. the nicotine. and
are more agreeable in effect. and much
Of the acrid oil-a~snbstance quite as
Irritating and poisonous as nicotine-is
carrid off. These fire produced sub
stances are called. from their origin,
the "pyridine series." By great heat
the more aromatic and less harmful
members Of the series are produced. but
the more poisonous compounds are gen.
tobacco. This oil, whichis liberated 81
effect, end tits better, even; for the Inn
mediate pleasure Of the smoker. that Il
should be excluded altogether from his
mouth and air passages.
,&moki1gdn astubOf q pine is particu.
larly i~njuraousyyfor the.reason.that:in Il
the oil ais. stofsd In a. condensed. form,
charood In 81 ID H4@y
ire tSe .t GisI sle S r.: 9l SaeW.
inss S1.s ees ss, ~ ggsst. faas 2ne !s!sun9k-
r;eotins - s .Sa .alaMs, oecaus the
.oisoe. $3.50 ~ W. |, 4Iu ~: ~ ois.
soapea a13senn ..,s g sn nv ~ 1870. s:sD.
81 cc.t = f,,s;s,,4 go ~ 3uas ac S =
hshit "a Hfh Sas.a a0sm % ne; ~
;r=,SscysNaa ~ ~ - ns.a9s1 laxasrl9.s1
ths rSssr hStssssn ~ tss4h ea, n le9es1lauS
=. 40 Snrin.wrs -.
f msorse4ealo-o ,ssrcrsshia. 80. $500.
a,nos3nt ~. 'niecSias' roA h ~ El 81
snnEo 49,, 4he r.,,s. H. ~ Is
iarivsviI .e1fect SsH3t 'hscar.a nalrhsscG
and 49, ~ 49, ~ 49, na ,s smo s.e..s-
ms,s n - az - ~ 49, oor 10y ySs,..'Ss
or r. YreeS;sgt = n 80 hss;s n.inso 10y
81 ~ n $3.50 HtcAs, tstlss
Tbfr. III rerneA e. 80 r tSaIau&sl:
x ~ $500 1919 ss1SIs:s aaramauu1cMnIla J9zzy
Ss.,a* ee 4 4aha uses e ve1yconsaoeraose
: r1Ha ostsr;SSGasiaS,,C o ans sle. Sou!.se oi
-ssnumne- are
o,,4seS ~ = ~ ~.
49, -. .soS ~ gsUeS oDcaaneo
80. - t.tg ~ ga. s.199 3MkHps = tnsSe Ss1a'
N;ooti ~ q n1 ans. az. t....
! ~ % on9 ~ sre moss
- sne nerveP known. AZ ;v1r4'
S y y 70 GnasG1P tus9c acla.
!. olos % maoe 70 3nnale la vapor IN
amo9n@ too smali 70 ne> 9aeasured, they
ere annoy ansta9IAy klted:" dt:seems 20
Leroy nfe.: nos by aaacking atew, but
en o. 9 10 TO It, begin
nln& at Sne center, q g a stgnh-
ant TINS - thae there Is no
s1pssanee Known which g counteract
10 enects: the system either succumbs
= survives. It's depressing action on
tne nea1t IS oy farashef1nost noticeable
and noteworthy, symptom; Of nicotine
q "Ire4uent- ex1sbence Of
what y known as s,smoker'e~ heart In
men Whose health. is N no other respect
Is que 10 TINS tact.
y EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION.
N an experimental observation OF
thifty-eight boys : -an classes Of society
and Q average health, who, had been
ualng TOBACCO Q periods ranging
from w p TO two years, twenty
seven showed severe injury to the con.
st1tution and insufficient growth; thirty
TWO showed b existence OF irreguiarity
OF n hearts action, disordered stom-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15
BLAKE's TABLES
3d..
WEATHER PREDICTIONS
Based Upon Astronomical Mathematics.
fgssss:.sAsaa%S
Is READY FOR pR1IvERY.

gf.S. a-t. .s-SsM
1t make. q book Of 80 pages, with 10 page Of tablss,
IN which the number Of inches Of rainfall In each
stass and part Of Canada are Styen for each month Of
The year 1889. Also the ma,
mean temperature for each Fmo13h AZ fivSn. The
table: also show what the aversgs. precipaeson has
been IN each state for each month for the .Pese aAfy:
year, also Whist the average temperature sAaesbsea
s.eh month fol any rear. It ,h.s requtsed aSvtsEsy
years labor, part Of the time with seve5a1Nb6kf1,
e complete this book. Y also show. whaa Spue.ths
Britain India, for 1850. Based upon asn. weather
predictions . table Of probable pttce1 foi wheas, corn.
oats and c6ttoa, for each month In the year, Is Oven.
Is: M:kss rsputa.ion for he past fositesn yeass = :
comment. He has predicted .yery d.outh and vet
Aes.Cn, and every warm, cold or ordinary. winter
which has occurred in that time. This year the farm.
en- Of Kan:s. have raised many million bushels Of
corn more than they would have done but for his pro.
dictions .ad advice, = hundred. Of them testify. fol.
loving his advice 9. t9 ths coming ssaaon, they nav
Kans.., and II Vim sSStsIdid cendttiaa Thess tsbls,
show that next Ssesssll iii mG1ncs ths qeatsst sxtpsmei
Of ve.ther whicAE 1ys bssaat Il America 70,
more than sixtysyes1 ehooAs wlll be great, and
the drouths tillSrs6lee success or failure in nearly
every busins gHztSaexwihbAepeod upea knowing
Addrss, {. .. BLAKE, Topeka, Kansas.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15

1e8LOro OF TINS contains an
'eaithenware washtub, with hot and cold
water, a large sink and an ash chute, in
which all refu5eFmay Be empted,, Lad
ing tO:thescelfar. Each family has q
separate water closet, with window In
tf:opentng into the scullery. Each soul.
!ery ts ventilated BY. an opening. into Q
tiue.bt3ls tor the purpose, leading tothe
roof. Each Kitchen has q range and hot
water boiler. Each tenant has aSeparate
coal and wood bin In the cellar, b sep
,ezate portion OF the yard to be used for
yator, which can W 200 pounds. At q
There Isl folding table in each living
room, and . closet 70 nearly every room.
There regalvanized iron Boxes on the
ings are secured IS III Tie Wsiia.. and ,the
tenants are supplied with hooks, so that
there Is notemptation to mar the walls
with mails. The rooms AVERAGE 40
square feet. Each closet has shelves aud
hooks enough to meet the wants Of the
most closet worshiping ma&ron.
Tho plumbing work Of the building Is
. vast network o.. pipes. The. heaviest
material In lead and Iron pipe w4used.
Eleven tanks, holding 2t,66 gallons Of
water on the roof, supply the three upper
doors, and can be used also for the three
lower floors in case the pressure is not
sufficient from the, city pipe. ut
: CELLAR AND BASEMENT.
The bedrooms and parlors are trimmed
with white wood, filed, .varnished and
rubbed. Great pains have been taken to
secure Q perfectly dry cellar and base.
ment.I The foundation walls rest on dry
gravel bottom. They are covered with
asphalt and havea bitulnen damp course
In b basement there are .commodious
bath rooEls for the use Of the tenants.
They arr heated with steam, and have
marble floors and w~ainscoting. The
wood work isspolished ash.
There is q reading room. Or lecture
room lJava street For: the free use of
the t nts. 1t is lighted. heated and
suppl with the leading newspapers
and p .iodicals.
The suites Of four rooms rent; fol; $1s
per month. They comprise parlor. bed
room. dining room, kitchena and scullery.
Some Of these four room flats are rented
as low as Sl3.50 per month. The three
room suites rent for from 50 to 3d. 80
per month.
Children are not permitted to play on
the staircases or in the Railways. but
big yard. which covers about = 900 square
ings,are substantially 6reproof, there are
the ground. The buildings were erected
for him, and are now managed by q
building company. Before the plans were
ennn1afa6 khnHo wno q fhor6S0h n
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-06-29

WANTED. l),)D) lbs Oh B1le>
Nill pay e. cents p,r hundred. delivered a.
ny ialm B. o.-.as Lothian. c. HOWARD
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09
truido los mueles y establecido 50 va
izsmiento alumbrado.

truido los muelles y establecido 50 va
izsmiento y alumbrado.
Bueno es todo este, pero mejor &C.
ria no esperar q que este terminado,
para que antes de Ia aperture del
Canal sc hallasen "a establecidae 8 ini-
ciadas corrientes comerciales y ma
ritimss, va que no :srece hoy en- Ab-
1oluto squel puerto de Alumbrado y
menos de valizsmiento, q juzgsr por
las cartas de Ia Direction de Hidro.
grafis.
Ell proyecto es, segGn el preAmbulo
de los presupuestos, rrepsrsrse para
que en- Ia epoca que Sc declare ell Co.
botsje ensre las Antillas y Ia PENN
sula, = se abra ell Canal de Panama,
Sc encuentre aquel puerto en- con-
diciones para servir de escsla y refo-
gio q los buques que verifquen la ira.
vesfa entire Europa y Ell mar Pscifico.
Debe haber aqui algdn error de con-
cepto, 8 alguna deficiencia de redacci6n,
que no permite percibir claramente 10
que Sc hs querido decir. Porque no
Sc We facilmente como Ia declaration
de cabotaje, este es, la Suppression COM
p:eta de derechos para las procedencisa
de Puerto Rico, ha de syadar a la de-
c|araci6n de puerto franco. Las i'm.
portsciones de puertos frances de po-
secioues espaf1olss no vienen nj pueden
venir 4 la Peninsula en- frsnquicia de
derechos, como de cabotsje. A me-
nos que Sc quiera dejar que las mer-
cancfas extraujeras similares q las de
Puerto Rico vengan & Ia Peninsula sin
psgar derechos. Esto ya seria una
question absolutameute distinta, y en-
Ia que no hay para que entrar ahors
como no hay para que entrar tampocc
en- examinsr la Suppression de las adua'
mas.
El priviIegio de puerto franco, por'
que no sc negara ciertsmente que es ur
privilegio, lleva consigo, mientras exis
tan aduanas en- la Pepiasals, la ne
cesidad de que las procedencias del puer
to franco sean consideradas como d.
procedencis extrsnjera, = no csbs par'
lei puerto franco Ia declaration de ca
botsje, nj sun para los productos mis-
mo de Puerto Rico, como no csbe par
los de Canarise, que gozan de aque
} priviiegio. Es dodoso, sdemas, gu
Sc puedan declarar francos uno 8 do
puertos de Ia isla solamente, quedand
los dem6s con gu aduana y 50 arancel
.. pero gozsudo del beneficio de cabotsj
con la Peninsula. Y es tambien du
doso que 81 hubiera un miuistro d
Ultramar que 10 propusiers hubies
IN ministro de Hacienda que 10 aceI
, tase, . menos que consintiera des
de luego en- que Ia renta de adus
mas de Ia Peninsula sufriera un fuel
te descalabro. La declaration d
puerto franco, que indudab'emente lie
varia mucha vida q aquella Antill,
tlene que comprender q toda la isl,
: Pero al mismo tempo tendria ests qu
: dejar de disfrutar los benefieios del ca
botsje con Ia Peninsula. Esto es ia
, evidente, que no Sc comprenden bier
como antes hemos dicho, porque G
habla del csbotaje y al mismo temp
de puertos frances en- el preambal
del proyecto de ley. -
De todos modos, y apuntsdas esta
observaciones, celebramos que esa cuei
} ti6n de puertos frances hsya sido consig
NADIA por Ell ministro de Ultramar o
sl proyscto de presupuestos preser
tado / las Cortes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09
B Asses CONDICIONEs.

1: Ell plazo imprororgable para
Ia remission de las obras que Sc
presenten sera ell treinta y uno de
JUNO pr6ximo.
o. Las obras Sc dirigiran al Sc
cretario del AtenO Puertorriqueno,
plaza principal, ndmero %, en- la
forma siguiente:
Sc acompanara una copia & ca
ia uno de los trabajos que Sc pre-
senten, y ambos ejemplares vendrAu
sin irma, nj nombre del autor; pc.
F., para que puedan distinguirse,
Sc les pondra un LENA, el cual sc
repetira en- un sobre cerrado, don
lie Sc pondran ell nombre, residen-
cia y domicilio del autor. Las
Obras que carezcan de cualquiera
de estos requisites Sc tendran POI
no presentadas.
g.: La adjudication de premios
Sc hara en- session pdblica y solem.
ne, el dia que oportunamente de-
signe la DIRECTIVE, y, una vez que
mados los sobres que correspondent
a las composiciones no premiadas
SO dara lectura s los trabajos agra
ciados, despu6s de publicado el
nombre de sus autores.
4o El Ateneo Sc reserva ell de
recho de formar un elegante vo
lumen con las composiciones.
Puerto Rico, 80 de Abril de 1888
I-El Presidente, Manuel Elsaburu
l-El Secretario, Manuel F. Rossy
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09

Voluntarios; porque un desgra-
,iado ciudadano. que era tambie'
Voluntario. Sc quita la vida en- VI
arrebato de desesperacion.........
'uor ESQ hay que desarmar q 10
Voluntarios. suprimir!os!
Lo que hay que suprimir es e
autonomismo. Aunque no e.
necesario, porque desde que wins
al mnndo, en- estas Autillas, 81
esta el suprimiendo d 81 propio.
Y el derecho. :. tambien ha'
que suprimirle... porque M Cia
NOR tuvo q bien inventar ell estu'
oendo disparate del derecho juri
dicO.
Inven:o sin igual. que pide
voces un privilegio exclusive pa
ra El Clamor del Pats.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09

Segdn vemos en- Ia Gaceta de
hoy, ell Excmo. Sr. Gobernador
General, por Decreto de aver, Sc
ha servido nombrar Alcalde de
Arroyo q nuestro querido amigo
don Eugenio Ruiz de Val, Juez
Municipal de aquella localidad J
acreditsdo comerciante.
Con Ell mayor gosto felicitamos
4 nuestro ilustre Gobernante pol
tan acertado nombramiento, recai
10 en- una persona inteligente
celosa, de garantia, y adornada de
relevantes cualidades pdblicas J
privadas.
Y felicitamos tambi&n al buer
amigo sefior Raiz, y al vecindarit
de Arroyo, en- la seguridad de OUT
la honrada y justa administrator
del nuevo Alcalde colmara la
esperanzas del pueblo arroyano
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09
JUEGOS FLORAlES En- FL ATElEO.

Ell Ateneo Puertorriqueno, siem-
pre- dispuesto q estimular y pre-
miar, del modo mejor possible, ell
cultivo de las letras en- Puerto
Rico, Y deseoso al mismo tempo
de celebrar ell duodecimo aIio de SUI
fundaci6n con una brillante fiesta
literaria, convoca a todos los poe
tas del pals para los primeros Jue-
gos foraies que tiene noticia SO ha-
yan celebrado en- la provincia, 70.
gandoles encarecidamente q todos
Y q cada uno en- particular, la re-
mission de alguna poesia original
iDedita, no solo con ell objeto de
que dicho certamen quede 10 mas
concurrido a que alcancen los ele-
mentos poeticos con que contamos
en- la isla, sinO tambi6n con la idea
de dar al Jnrado. que presidira p,o-
bablemente en- Madrid ell eminente
poeta espafiol D. Gaspar Ndnez de
Arce, una digna muestra de la mu-
sa Borinqueha.
Los premios y condolences del
Certameh son los siguieDtes,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09
;vAMos, HOMBRE!

Ell Clamor, que de cualquiera CO.
sa SAGA un Grgumento, nos invita-, 9
cosa asi, q que hablemos sobre un
auto de la Audiencia, concediendo
permiso a uno de los procesadOs en-
la causa de Juana-Diaz, excarce-
lado bajo fianza, para ausentarse
do la Isla.
Y no solo nos invita-, sino que
extrana que no nos hayamos he
cho cargo de ese suceso. PerO,
colega, ipor que y para que3 ! So
mos acaso nOsotros jueces nj fis-
Gales, como aspira a serlo EI ClG.
mor, por encima de la justicia y del
gobiernoi iHemos nosotros de-
cretado las prisiones9 mos he
mos opuesto a la excarcelaci6n ?
1 Hemos hecho algo en- pro nj en-
contra del referido auto permiso-
riot iQu6 habrlamos, pues, de
decirf Los concentrates SO reser-
van para los interesados, y Et ClG-
NOR es uno de ellos, a 10 que Sc We
NOsotros nos limitamos q deseal
| para el favorecido en- aquel auto
un feliz viaje y el restablecimientc
de la salud. / Podemos hacer mas
Entonces, que dejariamos para e.
ClGm0r, que no parece sino que sc
ha convertible en- procurador de
causasi
Nuestras teorfas sobre la justicis
son doctrina corriente para todos
los que no estan ofuscados. Y dt
consideration q la misma podemos
dar lecciones 4 EI ClGmor, que So
10 la respeta, cuando de ella algt
teme 6 algO espera; que, 81 no, va
es otra cosa; ! no ha dicho ell CO
lega hace POGO que hay jueces que
tienen So puesto de honor en- q
correctional
Ahora, de la justicia, tai como
dice El Clanor que la entiende 9
BoLETIN, habrfa mucho que hablar
pues aquel colega snele leer tOrcidO
para sacar artlculos derechOs a ST
objeto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-05-09
PUERTO-RICO PUERTO FRANCO.

Dijimos al examinar los prssu pues-
tos de Puerto Rico que hsbfa adn al
gunas ohssrvaciones que hacer ! varies
puntos de Ia Memoirs. Es uno de es-
tos Ia declaration que hscs el minirtto
de Ultramar de Ia preferente atenci6p
que merecerG 81 Gobierno ell estudio
de 10 declaration dc pnertos frances en-
10 isa, sobre todo del de 10 capital.
No es ciertamente nuevA la idea de
puertos t..~oa t,..oa an la isla de Puerto
Rico, bisn al contrario. Hace 49,, 49,.
much anos, que foe pedida 10 de-
claraci6n de puerto franco para SAP
Juan de Paerto Rico, cuando ado no
Sc pensabs en- el Canal de Panam&, v
10 capital de 10 isIa podrfa hAber To-
nido y tsner sl movimiento maritime
, comsrcial que, por h.ber lido negsdA
aquslla petiei6n, ahay6 4 st. Thomas.
Moeho tempo despa6., Msyagti :
soliri:6, hace slgunos amos, 10 deelA-
raciou de puerto franco, 70 en- pre-
vision de Ia spertnra del Canal de Pa.
namA, petiei6n que foe apoyada por
algunos peri6dieos de Madrid, que
f0t tambiea n.g.ds.
No parece que shora este IL cues
ti6n muy Adslantads. No merece, sino
que mereeer6 10 atenc!6n del Gobierno,
81 sstadio de AqGslla declaration de
manerA qae, por ahofs, 10 qus hay es
40 pFoyecto de estudiAr.
Bueno es. sin embargo, qGe esta
cuestion dc puertos frnncos ca nnss-
tras Antillas sea indicada en- el preAm
halo del proyseto de ley presentsdo 4
las Cortes, siqnisA sea para sl por.
vrLlr, y TAI wa esto ID ocasi6a { los
diratadOs pnsrtoriaushas para trataE
Us ..sHldamsrte ell ssnnte. eas ndo ven.
- el debate sobrs IL totAneS! Dc los |
pa, ,supat stos de sqasliA Antills.
SsrIad ~ qoe sl hinistFo - pro.
poa por eonsldsnrlo Indispensable
para ia dselassei6n de pasrto franco,
aediear mayorss suniaa Las ohrss Dc |
San JaAn De Puerto Rlcc. pasa que
saando lkgas Il apsrsara del Canal
10 ranAna, % hayan vsriasado 10
'inpisy dragsdo De 10 bahis, seas. !