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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
iSULLIVAN I'm EL SENlDO!

No haee mucho item 20, cierta
parte de la prenss extranjera, muy
particularmente la yankss, arm6
gran algszara de cuchuaetas por-
que hubo en- Espafia quien nabl6
de que SO lba d elegir Diputado q
Cortes q un torero muy conocido.
Pero Ia cosa NO cuajd, y NO 90
trat6 mas del asunto.
Y ahora viene q record&rnoslo
Ia noticia de que en- los Estados-
Upidos Sc piensa elegir Ssnador
Onada menos! al pugi'ista SaIli
van, que acaba de ser procesado
y preso por su dltimo sangriento
conbate 4 putetazos " con sen i.
das apuestas) CON otro del homo
rabls gremio.
vease, 81 no, 10 que leemos On
un colega:
GEL Herald de Boston, reflritn.
dose & Ia candidatura del pugilista
Sullivan para miembro del Senado,
trata duramente al que llama
"Club de Millonarios", 8 sea al Sc.
nado de los Estados Unidos. Di.
ce asi:
"A algunos les podrk psrecer
una humil' aci6n esa candidatura ;
pero los que se hacen representa-
en- el Congreso por simples sases de
oro, no tienen derecho & censurar-
la. 81 Sullivan llega & representa-
& Massachusetts en- el SeDado de
los Rstaios Unidos, podra, al recor.
darsele su antigua profession, de-
cirle con 6nfasis a la mayor parte
de sas eOlegas: Vosotros pagas teis
vuestrOs 80 entos con pesos Y cen.
tavos, 6 INF me ha traido al milo la
fama de mis.pu6os. Ylqui6n dira
eDtonces que el campe6u de los pu
gi'istas es personsje menos digno
quo el comprador dc votos para uu
asiente en- la Oamara del Gsna-
dof1
~ santo como alborot6 ell &C.
tarro parte de la preusa yankee
por Ia fracasads candidatura de
Mszzantini para Diputado { Cor.
tesl
Bien dice ell refran que Dios
castiea sin piedra nj palo.
iNada, NADIA! Que en- todss
parties Sc cuecsn habas. %. y en-
los e 4tados-U Unidos 90 cueeen &
calderadas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
ACUERDOS DB La PROVINCIAL

Va hemos dado cuenta de la
inauguration del presente periodo
semestral, veri6cada solamnsmen.
te por 8. e. el sabado dltimo, &
las IL de Ia manana.
A Ia / do 10 tarde volvi6 4
rsunirse Ia Excma Diputaci6n
Provincial. bajo la prssidencia del
senor Conde de San JosG de San
turce.
Diputados que coneurrisron 4
eata sessions:
El ya citado Rxcmo Sr Conde
de San Jose de Ssnsurce; los go
flores don Narciso Soler, don
Joaquin P.ha, don Bernardo PI
req, don Joe6 Cerra, don Ricardo
Mendisabal. don Julian Sagasti-
he!za, don Rafael Lopez Landr6n,
don Mareeliuo E't6vanss, don A
varo Dominguex, don Juan Gar
cot, don jose M. Fsrnandez, in
condicionales.
Senores don Julian e. B anco,
don 0 impio O>ero. don Gabriel
Ferrer, don Jaan r. Rsmos, dor
Salvador Amell, don Manuel Ros-
ay, don Joss NJ. Figusras, auto
nomistas.
E'egidas las Comisiones de &C.
tRs, qus "a conocen nuestros lee.
toren, fueron redactados por !ae
mismas los correspondientes dc
samenes sobre aquSlas.
| Dada cuenta sucesiva con los
mismos 4 Ia Corporation, abri6ss
an vivo debate que dur6 hasts
las 5 de Ia tatde, y SO 1eanud6
as z de Ia nochs, 2roIoDgandose
hasta las IL,
| En consecueucia fueron apro'
oadas los dictamenes de Lac res
oectivas Comisiones proponiendo
con gran aeopio de fundamsntos
,e hiciese 10 mismo con las acta.
de los re1iores Ubarri. Dominique z
Ccrra, EstevapeE. Gim6uex. So
ler, Ssgsstibsizs, Landr6n, Vidal
Blanco, Otero, Figueras y Fer
nande1.
Igualmente fueron aprobado'
los dictamenes pidiendo Ia dscla
ratoria de graves para Las aeta'
lie los senores Beau, Amell J
Rossy.
| Terminada Ia discussion de &C.
tas, procedi6se & la election de |.
terns para Presidente de la Dipu
taci6n, resultando trianfante 10 d,
los seiiores Soler (don Narciso)
pena (don Joaquiu) y Gsrxo'
(don JuAn).
Para ell cargo de Vice. Prssi
dente de Ia Excma Ccrporaci6r
tue elegido el sehor don Joaquin
Pena y Cariga.
Para los cargos de SeerstarioI
de Ia Corporaci6n se eligi6 q lo'
seiores Landron = Est6vansx.
Seguiremos dando noticia d.
los principales acuerdos que 81
tomen en- las sesiones de est,
periodic semestral, primero de-
sfio esonomico, el cual espera
mos sea facundo en- resolucionel
scertadas y convenientes 4 Iol
altos intereses de Ia Provincial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
Ell PARTIDO
ESPANOL UNCONDITIONAL

Los partidos que, como el nues.
tro. como el Partiae EspaNsI In.
Conditional, descansan sobre Ia
base de sanos y seguros principle,
sociales y persiguen salvadores =
patri6ticos principles, sin sentir
el acicate de la ambici6n mas
que por ell triunfo de una bue-
ma Gauss, nj abrigar odios nj
rsncores para con nadie, reve.
Ian en- todo. con la fe en- sus
creenciss, el Garlic en- sus ideales,
y el amor y respeto hacia sus
correligionarios, la seguridad de
sus aetos y la normslidad de sus
procedimiensos.
Los documentos que hoy inser.
tamos en- lugsr prsferente de este
ntmero manifiestan admirable
msnte 10 que acabamos dc decir.
En- ellos puede verse y SO We de
I'm modo ostensible Ia perfecta y
cordial correspondence que exis-
10 entire el Jefs y los correligiona.
rios todos, entire el Centro General
Directive y los Comit6s locales
de cada pueblo, entire el Jefe in
terino, que resigna 81 gesti6n,
desputs de haberls llenado 4 con
ciencia de su deber, y el Jefe
propietario, que vue9ve ! tumar Ia
Direction del Partido que le ha
nomhrado.
En- esos docunnentos, sobre to.
do, SO We 10 mas correcta mani
de Ia discipline, indis
pensable q todss las agrupaciones,
sin Ia que sem nada las colecti.
vidades, = con Il cual son todo
|os partidos grandes.
Por ESQ, en- tales condolences el
Partido Espsnol Inc0ndicional %
,astico cue resiste 4 las asechan.
'as del en- iaigoi cue llhss batallaa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
R~ u. Re

Ha fallecido en- esta Capital 81
distinguido 6 ilustradO Or. Dr.. ID.
Manuel Alenso, Director que ora
del Asilo Provincial de Bene6cen-
cia.
Bra el flnado persona do dlstin-
oi6n por varios coneeptos y escritor
caatizo, como 10 demostr6 en- di-
versas producciones. Tenia gran.
des simpatias en- esta sociedad, poE
su carActer amsble = jovial. Mn.
rio tras larga y pene . enfermedad.
Dios le haya aoogido On su san
to Gloria.
Reciba la tris'e familia del hna.
do nuest'o sincere p6same.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06

sienpre con Gxito lisonji 70; que
triunfa en- Ia opiriSn. porque en-
cierra en- 81 todos los elsmentos de-
vitaiidad = hasta do simpatia; que
no tiens por que avergonSarse del
pasadt., nj teme NADIA del presente,
nj siense desmayos ante el porve-
sir, que es suyo, seguramente, 4
menoa que csmbissen las leyes de
la moral social, de la moral hu.
mana, de Ia moral patri6tica en-
que descansa.
El Partido Espanol Iacondicio
nal vive en- una atm6sfera sana,
donde nj las tenn pestsdes del item.
po ruedan por In extension, nj los
peligros de Ia vida pdb.ica anne
naxsu la existencia; navega por
las mares tranquilos del patrio-
tismo, donds no hay sscollos ig.
norados, nj corrientes temerosas,
nj sargazos que impidsn el Iibre
curse, nj hielos iDfranqueAhles;
tiene solo que luchar contra 10
envidia y 10 passion de los adver.
sarios, y estas, con sl tempo y ID
luz que todo 10 inunda, van des.
aparecleudo y hayendo q lac IT,
nisbIas 6 al siiencio; y esas pa
stones, ademas, solo Sirven para
aquiIatar ell m6rito do los princi-
pios y demostrar ell desc, Slito De
los contrarioe.
Hemos terminado lac brevaa
consideraeiones que nos han su'
gerido los documentos oficiale,
que hoy insertamos. La cordisl
correspondence que los ha ina
pirado; Ia inqoebrantable diaci-
pima ca que descsnsan; Ia recsi
rud de sontimiensos que les ia
vida, son prends segura del aplau
90 y de los plGcemes con que lol
recibe un Partido, que tiene 6rms
fe en- sus principles y en- sus hom
bres, esperAnzs grande en- sui
triunfos & idealee; plaeemes J
>plansos de cue sc hace eco Q
BoLErrN MERoANr1r, 81 dsr pa
- i@idad d aqu6Iios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06

Tampoco pusde ser admitida q
.oma remota hip6tesis, porque
NADIA autoriza q formularla.
Y Ia raz6n es obvia. Espaiia
40 ha pensado, nj piensa, nj PEN
sara jamas en- vendsr Ia isla d.
Cuba, esa TERRA sagrsda en- cuyo
seno duermen sl sue1o eterno
tantos y tAntos martires invictoe
del honor de 10 Patria, que mu-
iieron valerosamente an holocaus
to de la indivisible iutegridad de
Ia Naci6n.
Y 81 ESQ es cierto, como cisrti-
simo, como evidente es; 81 EspstiA
no ha pensado, nj piensa, nj pue
de pensar en- Ia cesi6n de Ia isla
de Cuba 4 los Estados Unidos "a
que viene ESQ de decir que aun
que se quisiese vender aquella
porci6n del territorio pAtrio, los
naturales de la parte ofrecida 8
puesta en- venta no 10 CONSENT
rian7......
+" El patriotismo espahol gasta-
I'd la dltima peseta y sacrifcara
el hltimo soldado antes que con
sentir que Cuba. Pderto-Rico y
Filipinas dejen de pertenecer { Ia
Naci6n
Esta trase elocuente Y felix ee
de don Rafael Maria de Labra,
del Leader del autonomismo an
tillano, del idolo de N Pa6, del
peri6dico que es 6rgano Official del
partido satonomista de Cuba.
Ahora bien:
81 eI patriotismo espaAol, y csc
es indiscutible, esta dispuesto d
gastsr Ia i TINA peseta y sacrlfi
car el h'timo soldado en- aras de
Ia integridad del territorio en- ca
ba, Puerto Rico = Filipinas. como
muy acertadamente ha dicho dor
Rafael M. de Labra, lcabs so
mar que Espana, nj matiana, n
an 10 sucesivo, pisnse en- ceder {
ceda q los E ,tados Uuidos la Pells
del Go 70 Mejicano, saugre de Ia
aangre, husso de los huesos del
cusrpo Macdonald
Y siendo, como es, este. incon
csbib'e, Ino huelgan pe1fectamen'
to las dos afirmaciones de e
Pais de Ia Hsbaua, que ACADIA
mos de comentar?
"lCaba no se wendell"
| E,samos de acuerdo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
IUEVO PRISIDEHTE
DE LA DIPUTACI0N.

Ssgun vemos sn ID Gossto de-
hoy, s. 4. Sc ha servido nombrar
Presidente de Ia Diputaci6n Pro.
vinclal / nuestro distinguido ami
60 y corrsligionario D. Narciso
Soler y Bou, que ocupaba el pri.
mer lugar de Ia terna elevada 4
la Superioridad por squella Cor.
poYaci6n.
Felicitamos al sefior Soler por
la honrosa distinction de que hs
sido objeto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
Linea f8rrea de Bayam6n

Gracias al solicito interis de los
dueAos de aqaella empresa por
10 mayor comodidad del pablico,
dentro de POGO contar6 Il misnas
con un nuevo , magnidco vapor
para 10 conducci6o del pasajs '
carga dc esta Capital { Cataao
? vice.versa.
El vapor Haldls, con,enients.
meate dispuestol yuelvs lesde hoy
1 pssstat sAs settisips a ~ lice
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
NURSTRO PARABIBN,

Muy sincere y cordial &c 10
damos 4 nuestro distinguido ami
90 D. Joaquin de Fonsecs, dignc
. intsligente empleado del Coz
bierno General y Secretario ds Ii
Junts de Concursos agrfcOlAs,
por Ia Encomienda de Carlos III
que S. M. So ha servido concs-
der)e.
Galard6n muy justo y mereci-.
do es este, dsdos los huenos cor.
yicios y relsvantes .ircuastancias
del seaor Fonseca.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
Despues de 10 escrito.

Resulta despu6s de 10 escrito que
ia Diputaci6n definitiva 90 ha reu-
nidO hoy Y cemenzado 6 celebrar
session. Fneron aunladas las actae
de los Sres. Amell, Rossy y Bran
que hablan sido declaradas graves.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
~ - 6s ms
Pablo U1arri.
Pusrto-Rieo, 0ctubrs 25 de 1889.

Pusrto-Rico, 0ctubrs 25 de 1889.
Al Partido Incon1ioionalments Is.
paiol dc Puerto Rico.
Osrrelig igionariof:
Tango 10 mayor satisfaction en- par.
t;eipafos que el Excmo. Sr. ID. Pablo
Ubsrri, Conds de San jose de Santur
CO. digno Jefe de nuestra patriSticS
coleoctiyidad, lego . ests Capital 81
90 del eorrients, de regreso de % via
je 6 Europa, habiSndoss hscho Dusva-
ments cargo en- este die de ls Dirscti-
N de uusstro gran Partido Incondi
Cionslmente Espafal, cuya jefaturs :
presidsneia de sn Comit6 Central ejer-
Ga intefinsmsnte en- 90 aussncis.
eiddrants ei dssempeno de mi CO.
metido no he logrado corrsspondsr 4
Il coaHsnss que me han dispehssdo
nu6stro Jete J 81 Oomitt Central COR
yuestfo asentimisnto, Al eisvsrme al
ismerssido cargo que vents ejercisndo,
, habeis notado alguna faIts de mn
parts, Ajena { mi volnntsd y baen de-
seo, 20 os rnego me otorgueis vuestra
ipdulgencis, como me habeis otorgsdo
yuostra decidida y leal cooperation en-
kodo cnanko oB he recomendsdo.
Cumplo con el grato deber de tribu-.
tar 4 todos el mGs profundo reconoci-
lnisnto por lss sduirables pruebss de
eivisno y verdadero patriOtismo, que
habeis Gem estrada en- tc6ss ocasiones
las que be puerto en- cohocimiento de
hnevtfc ilustfe Jtfs = del Comltt Cen.
trah ds los que sfecibo especiAl eucnr-
20 da @anifeDtascs 20 agrsdecinisntc,
ia como hAgu.exteasiyo 81 rafo todol
los .Oomitss Ioea'ss per el veto de
Ela6ias, cue sns sctae me cansigusR.
o, hAssr intehtado cpmrir con mis-
lpbbtsa.
Il .etas sssestAnaa ! Y.ft arc'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06
COmSt6 Central d Sl Partido IMcon-
dtcionalnsnts EspafseI de Pwsrts.
RieS.
Session del die IS de Octubre de 1889.

oONoURRENTEs. En- IL muy noble
= muy lesl Ciudsd
Prssidsn's, de San Juan Bau-
E1cmo Sr D. P. Ubarri. tista dc Puerto. Ri
Vocals. Go, siendo las doce
sr. D. Joaquin Psns. media del men
Juan Rubert. ciensdo dia, mes y
81 /" Jose G. Quijano. Emo 1euhlooT, pro-
" Gorgenio Bolivar. Via convocatorla,
s.,,.,s,;. ordsnada por sl Sr.
Sf. D. r. N. Vlllamll. freeIoeDte JtIe
INFERNO del Psrti-
do condlclonaimente espsfiol, sn 10
sssa dsspacho del Excmo Sr. Oonds
de San Jos6 de Santurcs, los sehorss
que componsn 81 OomitS Central. qus
al msrgsn SO expressp, y bajo 10 Pre-.
sidencia del mencionndo sehor, se trat6
y acord6 10 siguiente;
Lsida ell acta de- Ia session snterior,
del l6 del corriente, foe sprobada por
unanimidad y hrnada por los sehorss
concurrsntes.
Acto continue s' Sr. Prssidents in
tetino manifesto que sl objsto de 10
reunion era hacer snsrsga de Ia Jefa.
tara del Psrtido y de Ia Presidencia
del Oomits Central, qae interinamente
hebis desempenado, durante 10 ausen.
cia del diguo J.fe Sr. Ubarri, y que
por cousiguiente tambien dsbian tra.
tarss todos los ssuntos que 60 reIaeio.
narsn con el Ecto de que nos ocupAbs.
mes; hecho cargo de 10 J.fatnra y
Presidencis ell sr. Conde de San 10.
re de Sspturcs, psdida Ia pslabra por
sl Jefe sslients b.. PeAa, hlzo suscin. |
Ia exposici6n de tsdos los trabsjos lie.
ysdos & cebo duYante gu intsriho man
10, loa que, aun cusndo eten ID COMO
:ldcs do los ssfofss Vccslas, ! pro,
npssts del sst0f Robert, 50 ssofd6 m
Tasa Do siarerAs gsaslaa 81 81. Pena
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06

coNcURRENTEs. Nm Ia, ,muy noble
pr.,;I.r.. ,.t.r;ro. muy lsal Ciodad
sr. D. Joaquin Pe6a. =" Caa Te"n q:
- S.. co, sisndo las 4 de
Sr. D. r. Balasquide. ~ b"Euo uei uen'
sr. D. jose G. ouijano. cionadO dia, mes y
S.srs.ari., no, reunidos pre-
DEN vill.mr vie convocatoria Or
ienadA DOR ell Sr.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-11-06

Tocales.
Sf, D. Joaquin Pshs.
" " Juan Rubert.
4" " r. Balasquids.
=" +" Jose G. QuUano.
+" " Gorgenio Bolivar.
Sserstssie,
Sr. D. F. N. vlIlanll.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
CHINESE RETALIATION.

The current issue Of Once a Week con-
tains forceful cartoon, and one which
tells its story better than words could do
it. A fercelooking Chinese official is
tramping under foot the United States
statute forbidding the landing of Asiatics
in this country, and in commanding
manner is directing Uncle Sam TO leave the
shores of China. Uncle Sam is obeying
With carpet-bag, labeled Passenger to
New York, - in one hand, umbrella in the
other, and under his arm set of account
books, he is walking the gang-plank to a
vessel laden with barrels of American coal
oil. The Chinese dragon is kissing ''re-
taliation" at the retreating representative
Of America, and it is anything but pleas
ing expression which appears on Uncle
SANS countenance. There is nothing
Iaughable about the cartoon; at least,
there is nothing in the picture which should
inspire merriment in the people of this
country. The Chinese may laugh, but
Americans cannot.
THE HERALD is fully aware that it is net
conducive to political popularity TO suggest
that the Chinese exclusion act was not wise
legislation; nevertheless, we thought at the
time. and continue to so think, that it was
a piece of as unwise and cowardly law
making as can be found in the books. 1t is
unjust and un-American, and was enacted
only because Congressman had not the
courage to be men in defiance of the com
mand of blatherskites and loafers There
are other foreigners who are far less desir-
able than the Chinese, and who are emf
uently worse for the country in every re-
spect; but they are not forbidden to come,
nor will they be. Their countrymen already
here can vote, and neither politicians nor
parties would dare to suggest the keeping
out of any man who has voting friend on
this side. The mistake of the Chinese was
that they insisted on minding their own
business, and persisted in their refusal to
take part in the internal politics of this
country If, VIXEN they first began to ar
rive, they had taken out citizenship papers,
and thereafter sold their votes to the poll
ticians in 'sblocks of five," or otherwise,
there would have been no anti-ChiGese leg
islation, and che statesmen" and candi-
dates for office would have publicly ap-
plauded the industry, thrift and honesty OF
tue ow tabOoed Asiatics-
Nobody in this country could utter
word Of complaint if the Chinese Emperor
we're to issue a decree forbidding the resi-
deace in the fiowery kingdom OF Ameri-
cans. If his majesty we're higher civilized
and more Christian than he Is nc might be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
THE NAGLE CASE.

The grand Jury of San Joaquin county,
California, in which Judge TERRY was
killed few weeks ago, has filed its final
report in the case of Deputy Marshal
NAGLE. The inquisitors say: 1.-The facts
show the killing of the late Judge TERRY
was intentional and deliberate, and that
while the constitution and laws Of the
state require that crime against its laws
should be tried therein, the accused was
taken from the power of the state by pro-
cess emanating from the United States
circuit court. The United States circuit
court has decided that NAGLE cannot be
tried by state court essentially for lack
of jurisdiction, from which, it is fair to con-
clude he cannot be tried in any court"
There doesn't seem to be,much left of the
principle of state sovereignty. If there is
anything remaining Of the practice of that
doctrine, it is because the federal
government has not cared to de-
stroy it. True, there are state
geographical lines, and the school maps are
yet printed in different colors, but these
lines and the colors indicate nothing so far
as the government at Washington is con-
cerned.
It seems to US that there never before
was an instance where the disregard and de-
fiance, by the United States of the rights
of a state were more brazen and fragrant
than in this case, and it is surprising that
California submits without. even protest.
That she does so submit tells of a grievous
loss of independence of spirit by the
h,-- Of hn pfr.a1
ization Of power incident to the long con-
troll of the nation by the Republican party.
If Deputy Marshal NAGLE committed any
crime, if he broke any law, it was crime
against the peace of California, and the
violated statute was California enact
ment That great state was aburdantly
able to punish him, if he were guilty, or to
protect him from harm if his doings
were justifable The state was pro
ceeding in the regular and proper
way to enforce its law and deal
out Justice, when the federal govern
ment, through it's judiciary, stepped
in and taking the case declared that Cali
! fornia had nothing to do with the accused.
The local tribunal now humbly acquiesces,
and thus another long step is taken in the
direction of the destruction Of the best and
strongest feature of the American repub-
| lie. Mr. NAGLE is not acquitted even
though he may be justified in the opinions
of his countrymen. An authority-the au-
thority of might-has really suspended the
laws in his case and set at naught the
sovereignty of supposedly independent
state; but it has notiudicially relieved him
of the responsibility of his deed. 1t is as il
a mob went to the prison or into the court
room, and by force took the prisoner and
prevented the operation of the law in his
| case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
JUDICIAL DISCRETION.

Every day, in some of the courts, the in
equality of justice is made glaringly appar-
emit, the supposedly blind goddess showing
that she has not been deprived of her sight,
but that she sees obliquely. striking
instance of how peculiar justice sometimes
Is occurred in Pittsburg last week. A mis-
cradle wretch was tried and convicted Of
the larceny of pair of cheap shoes, and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for four
years, the Judge having.frst worn the poor
fellow out with a lecture on the enormity OF
the offense. The next case tried was that of a
policeman charged with robbing prisoners.
1t was proven that the official, for long
time, had been in the habit of robbing
drunken men who had the misfortune to
fall into his clutches. In this way he had
gathered hundreds of dollars, all the time
maintaining degree of responsibility and
retaining the confidence and esteem of his
superiors. The offense being established
beyond doubt, and a verdict of guilty re-
turned, the court sentenced him to six
months Imprisonment in the work house.
The inequality of these sentences was
most striking in every respect. The officer
was paid fair salary for his services and
had no occasion to steal. He could com
fortably support his wife and four child
rem on his wages, and there was no reason,
beyond an inherent dishonesty, why his
life should not have been amOst VI Fight one.
The other chap was poor, was out OF work
and money, and sadly in need of shoes.
Unable to buy what he required he stole
the shoes, and being caught must lie in the
penitentiary four years. Perhaps his pun
ishment is not more than he deserved, but
if he should be sent up four years, why
ought the policeman to be let out during
his natural life: Stating the case in another
way, if the officer were deserving of only
six months, should the other wretch whose
necessities made him a thief, have been
punished at alll
In some cases it is well that there Is dis
cretio1 with the judge, but the abuse of the
power is so general, and so outrageous at
times, that it is question if it would not
be better if judges were deprived of all dis
cretionary power in the matter Of fixing
punishments, the penalty being declared
defir itely by the statutes. This rule might
work hardships in some instances where
there are extenuating circumstances, bu'
the Justice would be more uniform than
present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06

The change has not only wiped out the sur
plus, according to the statements of the
officials, but has also incurred an additional
Indebtedness of $4,000 In view of this,
General Manager Kimball has issued the
following circular Ion account of the
largely increased benefits offered to en-
ployees under the hospital fund from time
TO time during the past five years the pres
ent assessment OF % cents per month has
been found inadequate to meet the add
tional requiem Ants. 1t has been decided.
therefore, con N anring November |, 1889,
to restore the f, q, assessment of 40 cents
per month upol a / lines operated by the
Union Pacific 'ilway company. IN all
other respects the medical department will
be maintained and conducted as hereto
TO 'e.''
How this raise will be app eciated an
treated BY the employee IS is matter to be
determined. A member of the Switchmeu's
union st ties that in his opinion, il the
funds were handled iudiciOusly, % cents
would be sufficient for the maintenance Of
the fund. He was of the opinion that the
employees would oppose an increase to 10
Gang