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tercera, quinta, septima octava.-- 49,.
10 que os participo
para vuestra noticia, que la comuni-
queis los que resultan agraciados, efec-
to de que por parte de todos y cadasuno
de elIos Sc acuda impetrar mis- Reales
rescriptos confrmatorios: que asf es mi
voluntad, = que de esta mi Real Cedula
Sc tome raz6n por la expresada Contadu-
ria general. Fecha en- Arsnjuez, trece
de Abril de mil setecientos noventa y nue.
ve.-Yo ell Rey.-Por mandado del Rey
nuestro Senor.-FranciscO Cerda.-Tres
r1bricas.-Al Gobernador de la Isla y
ciudad de San Juan de Puerto Rico, par
ticipAndoles las grac las que '. M. Sc ha
servido conceder cen motive de la vigo.
rosa defsnsa de aquella Isla en- So Ultima
invasion por los ingleses, en- Ia forma que
Sc expresa.-Corregidon. EE ais
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b ar. Baste decir que 10 rique-
"a imponible de 10 agricultura .e |
IN fiisdo para este afio en- $9.037 |
mil TIC. y que On otro, no lsiano,
ell de 1890, importo la Isla por
valor de $l8 23O.38475 sxpor-
to por valor de $40 07l0 51917.
En- ell pr6ximo passdo sflo ha
ub,do el vaior de Ia exportsci6
$16.0663,312 y desde ell de
1862 al de 1892, in:iusive, ss ex
'orssron or nuestras AduauAs
2 224 s88.7Sl kigs de azd ar
= 396 718 OILS de cafe. E Rea
Tes1ro, cub,ertas con desahogo
as atenciones del Esfado, tiene
d aus areas cuantiosa exiat. a cia.
n hay progreso que en- P ,er-
.o-Rico deje de manifestsrss. Ahi
g tao lAs cArreterAs de primer OF.
len, el TELEGRAPH, ell snlefono, e,
ervicio semsforieo, ell salvam ento
lie Naufragos, Alumbrado eIe:.
srico, los ferrocarriIes. los tran
Was, los fAros, |. mecanica o oIica-
Ia de modu mu tiforme 4 10 in
Iustria.
LIS production y las industrias
ie esss 1,a scRban dc ser alta
msnte elogisdss en- ell Certsmen
Iniveraal Colombino de Chicago .
como "a 10 fueron sntssien 10, de
BArcelons, Paris y otras tan.osas
Ex posiciones. Y aqui pIoclA-
mAremos gustosos que puede
eaorgullercerse esta ProV.ncia de
hAOer senido y ssguir ssni endo hl-
Jos llusHes que baJo todcs los as
pe;tos han sido = soa legitima
s'oria del nombre de s4te pals es.
5aflol.
Pusrto.Rico, en- fin. que fae
iescubiersa -ya so la indisA
IA - en- tai dis como ell de hr',
ii 19 de NJviembre de 1893,
,or el immortal Colon, en- su se
anio viAjs D es.As Indias 0 ci
.enIale'; que despues re;onoc,ds
'.e J conquissAds por don j aAr
Ponce de Le6o, que inici6 ade p
mas poderosamentela coionizacio
lie Ia I'is; Puerto Rico, voivemc
deeir, essA Provincla que tacso.
isulos ostenta q Ia admiraei60
.niversal, reuns, tiene para noso
.ros, entire aqueilos, uno esp ecis
sspeciaiisimo, culminante, oblest
jreferente de nuestra venerAcior
nas profunda y de nuessro afecte
mas intimo: ell oe que. region ge-
idlmants espanola por aboien.
50, por conviction, por amor
IA sA0ido asociarse con entra-
aao!e deciaiop, en- todas Lac oca-
zones, no Aolo q iaa slegria.
ldotos de Ia mAdre patria, al
AZ que samblen q sus trlstezAs ,
dolores; se hA aloorozAi 10 cor
"a cen ella Sc ha al q 10; b.
leeho suyas las desoIaclonss de II
aeEropoi', 10 propiO que Gus ex
snsIones J sus < 0riAs.
GQ Aierese de cato una pruebl
aa.. grAndIosA, incues,ionable
Ao ime7 Pues vease en 10 una
hne eivicA devotion con que re-
.usrda hoy y celsbra Puerto Rlc'
3 Nv CenEsnario de su descu-
Iumlenso, timore eserno y /,
ssrna Prez para Espars; YEA.
en- el unanims ensasasm .
"a In unanlme resolucion co,
lae ofsece, aonegAda, hacienda
vidAs en ArAs del honor nacio
lat, que CO el honor de tcdos 10.
'pAnoIes, NJ par que culto saerA
i'imo, que custodian y defender
"a Aries, contra iAs hordAs de o.
aheles msuritAnos. los nuevo
cades y GaEmanes lie 10 invsn
to's Naei6n hispAna.
Loor, pnes, mil veces & !.
aoole Puerto RtcoI
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-11-19

Todos los ssfuerEos habian side
ln6tiles para hallar hAOlA oocidense
Ia terra rsoniuess, que atIeyidos )
valerosos explcradores deelAn qnr
90 divisaba.
Mas. todo estaba tamhien pre- a.
sado para recib Z 10 fAntAsllsA real
dad, J oontemplar la fsllE apasl.
ci6n de IN mundo deseonoes'lc, q
irav6s de ignoradcs mares.
Solo faltaha On genio, que, ejss.
clendo ipiiuencla irreslasl6le, ala.
nase tcdas los daeulsadcs: shle
faltaba IN s6t superior. que rAs gase
el velc, una luE ptoyldential, qas
disipase las tinieblaa. K8e gen.o
Gee ser superior. saa lns ppvlaoa
cial, foe Colon, que lena hoy 10
hlstoria con Ga nombre, y de aalsn
sumamente rel.gloso y eFeyvnsr. ~
vali6 Dlos para haccs mllagt. a.
IN scguuda creaoi0n. como ca csxs
hempo se hahiA Waldo Gel graz
Giro, ircreinlo , pagaao. para H.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-11-19
"a Castillo y 4 Leon
Euevo Mundo dio Colon

Colon, cuya cana 90 dispntan nu
merosos pueblos de Italia, nacio en-
Geneva, y 90 asiguan, dentto de
misnio siglo, vsrias fcchas q su nE
cimiento, siendo la mas probable,
y puede deolrae que segura. la d.
l436. Colon mlsmo, por un docn-
mento auteutico dc - de Fehrero
de l49S. en- que fanda su msyoraz.
go, declara que 60 Geaor1s. y el trl
bunal de San jorge, en- 1902. le
llam6 aHsaRifsssau ooaotcss. Y &c
nova patTsa oTsg,aarsa de eostTa
olaTifndiae.
Peao Colon, como deacubridoT
del Nuevo Mundo, en- 40 grandeaa
hlstoFica, o. IN personAje eminen-
temente espAhol. tn RspahA na-
clio a eea vida gloFlosa, que lie hace
immortal. Oon los anxilloa de Es-
paha y de espaholas playa iEAr do
el e@tandarte Real, aAll0 en- hascA
eel Nuevo Musdo. "a RapAha re.
greco eon IL rsalidad do Sue lnapl
raciones. En- EapAiia Fccahl0 los
titnlos dc Gran Almtrantc Y Firfwy
de lao Tndiaa. y en- tiegsa dc CAAsi.
Ila Radio el vlajc de Ia vida, sepal.
tado prlmeso en vailaSiolid, ssaa q
dAdo despues 81 enerpo ala CAssa
10 de Sevllia. laego Ia Isla Espa
hola, 8 sea santo Domlngo, y pot
nltimo. 4 nsea de- pAsa4c Agho,
cuAndo Toe ffanec&ca se hiesesuh
dnshoa dc nta paste Do aqsslla
Antilla, 4 Ia uah4na, sAesTa sAsn.
b. en dc Espaha, doaas rwgosAn aas
veaeratdos s~agos
b co podssaos, pas4 aSess las
eapAAo.ea qne Cess ts a1sasfa
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lanbssa hsli6 gtmaAss obss&gaAsa
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gsaGe. y, Tasw aua@a Gs assFu&ga
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-11-19
I)oaul MasaltA DO PlD-Rico.
sIsADo, IS Dx Nov1zMsEE DE 1928.
Acordado por la Aso-

ACOIuduO pOA Id AoO-
ciaci6n de la Prensa que
cada peri6dico de los
que Sc editan en- Ell pals
de un " n6mero eSpe-
cial," en- este d1a, I9,
conmemorando 0 ell des-
cubrimiento de Puerto
Rico, ell BoLETIN MER-
cANTIL publica ell pre-
sente, que dedica a la
Isla, a la Prensa y q sus
suscriptOres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-11-19
Ell NUEVO MUNDO.

Hl Mundo Nuevo no era total
mente desconocido en- Is antique
dad. Existia en- el prssenSimiento
de las generaciones muy anteriores
6 Colon.
La Atldntida de Plat6n, 6 sea la
gran TERRA que 80 adivlnsba en- el
Oe6ano Atlantico, Ia AntsIIG de los
Fenicios, & quienes, no obstante'
go atribuye el Non plus ultra de la
oolumnas de Hercules, las IsIas
AtortunadGs, que SO supone fueroD
las Canarias, Quizas los " Oampot
Eliseos," cantados por Homero yso'
fiados por los poetas. no otra coss
fueron que vagos indiCios de lS
existencia de un Nuevo Mundo, y
pAlidos destellos del dla de 50 apa
rici6n.
Arist6teles, en- So libro del CieIO
vel Mundo, dijera que Sc podla pa
sar desde las Indias Espafa en-
Eocos dias.
Erast6tenes, el primero que CAL
cul6 la magnitud de la TERRA, 276
amos antes de Jesucristo, hizo cons
tar que entire la Iberia y la China
habia $50 grades.
Famosa 60 10 siguiente profscia
de Seneca:
Venient annis ecula seris
Quibus Occeanus vincula rerum laxet..
"Llegaran siglos en- que el Ocea'
no aflojara los vinculos que unen
las cosas, y entonces SO descubrirs
I'M gran pals. Otro Tif1s explorara
Nuevos Mundos, y Thule no sera
10 terra mas remota."
Plinio, en- So libro dc Historic
Natural, dice que Ia longitud de-
Oc6ano de Levante & Poniente No
es mas que desda 10 Indie q Oadis.
Estrab6n, en- el libro sobre |
CsroMmnavsgaoi6n, conslgnando que
el circulo reconcentra en- 81 D1ismo
habia demostrado que 30 podria ma
vegar desde Espahs a la India, s.
Ia extension del AtlanticO no lo
impidiese. OtEos habian intenta'
do demostrar que ess magnitud Ne
era tan inmenea como se suponia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-11-19

De otro lado tambien, mucho an
tee del nacimiento de Oolon, % te-
nia conocimiento de la esferici-
dad del globo, y era cosa averI-
guada por 10 mayor elevation que
presenta la EstrellG Polar, q me-
dida que 90 Ia observa de puntos
mas 8 menos distantes del Ecua.
dor, en- cuya virtud teniase por
cierto que se podls dar 10 vuelta de
0riente 4 Occidente, hasts one los
hombres SO hsllasen 4 la opuests.
Sc tcDia asimlsmo una idea CO
bal de 10 exlstencia dc los antfpo
das, descrita despu6s por el poeta
Pulei, en- los siguientes versos:
...ss.-s-ss.. ss..-.ss-..-~
Y bajo nuestras plantas hay vergelea,
Imperios ciudades y castillos,
Sin que nuestros abuelos 10 supiesen,
Por ESQ el sol, sabiendo que 10 esperAn,
Va q visitar Las playas do occidente.
Va antes Petrarca habia adivl-
nado que, al separarse ell sol de
ncsotros, debe ir adonde le sguar-
dan.
Precediera & 6stos el Veneclano
Marco Polo con aus celebres visje.
por 81 Ocaaao Indioo, y este tne el
que asegur6 que la India estAbs
pr6xlma oil Africa u & Espaha, Pc
netrando muy ALA en- el OFiente; y
4 Marco Polo sucedi6 el sabio Flo
rentino Toseanelli, contemporAne,
ya de Colon, d quien dl6 IN mapa
de navegar, asegufando QUE ere
fAcil emprender IN visje poI 0ecl.
dente hasta Ia India, convencido
de que esta region no podia diatai
de Lisboa mas de 1900 mllIAa Es
to sabio murio sin tener noticls
del descuDrlmiento.
Autores hay que declaran hAbe
existldo anteric!mente conoclmlen
TO del Nuevo Mundo por % lIbs
que habia en- la Blblloeeca de lao.
cencio VIII, y por un eAntico de
Salom6p, que indicaba el eamin,
para las Islas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
Gordon ana Could

The New York S,m in its issue OF yester-
day publishes the most remarkable chap
tor yet revealed in the life Of JAR GorbD.
Il Is the narrative OF General CHARLES
II. T. CoLLrER. of Philadelphia, who re-
Iates how, in 1872, an English adventurer,
posing as Lord GORDON GosDos and claim
ing to be the owner Of s30,OOo.o00 of Eric
stock and controller Of S20.OO0,0O0 more,
patronized the great hnsncier with a
scheme TO reorganize the railway, and
wheedled GOuLD out Of $2OO,0O0 IN cash
and $500, 600 worth of securities and his
resignation as president OF the company.
HoRacE GREELEY and Colonel Thomas
ScoTr were also deceived by the rogne,
whose true character, however. was DIS
closed before he had had time TO make
way With much Of his plumber. GORDON
was compelled TO make restitution as Tar
as he was able. and then fed to Manitoba,
where he was captured and whore he then
committed suicide.
The name of this adroit impostor was
HuBEET HAMILTON. and he was an English
man OF low degree. who bad nevertheless
posed in Scotland and elsewhere as Lord
GLESoAIRN, and had succeeded in swim
ding various Britishers out OF sums ag-
gregatiug $4,000 before he appeared in
America. JAY GOULD really lost very lit
tie by him, and had the satisfaction Of pur-
suing him 10 the bitter end-to suicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
The Amenities OF the Sea

There ia "A vast amount Of marine intel
ligenco getting to the public through the
accounts which describe the recent acct
dent to the Umbria. and the efforts that
were made by Captain MCKAY and En-
pineer ToMLISsoN TO get her safely into
port. and these two gentlemen have had
greatness thrust upon them in New York
But there il now beginning to dawn
upon the public mind a suspicion that the
people have not been correctly informed
ms To all the occurrences of that memo
rablo voyage.
The astounding fact appears--or appears
10 appear-that two ships signalled by the
Umbria. misunderstood her signals, and
that another, which took the Umbria into
tow, cut the hawser in the nighttime and
went along about her own business. Ono
of the ships which were signalled was the
Gallia, which. like the Umbria, belongs to
the Cunard line.
The Gallia replied TO tho Umbria that
she had mails aboard aud must hurry
along: and SO of sho went. leaving the
Umbria, as is by some alleged, drifting at
the mercy Of the waves. Certainly the
people aboard of the Umbria believed at
the time that the captain OF the Galha
had treated them most cruelty; but from
Queenstown, at which port the Gallia has
now arrived, comes the news that the Gal
Lin never understood from the Umbrla's
signals that she was IN danger, beyond the
danger Of delay.
The Galileo was a ship that the cap
tain of the Umbria refused help from,
IN order, as is believed, 70 save costs by
receiving it from the Gallia The I'm
bria's captain read the Galileo's signal
that she was short Of coal, and could not
take the tow. The captain OF the Calico
denies that he used any such signal, as he
had plenty of coal. The Gallia's officers
cav that they did not understand that the
JJmbria wanted their ship to stand by her.
SO IL goes.
One thing seems quite sure indeed, even
in the absence of the official statements,
which the Cunard officers are slow in
making public. and that is that unless the
noble sea-does who walk the decks Of the
ocean steamers like kings in their palaces
ere capable Of prevaricating, the present
system Of signalling at sea is failure. II
IL be possible TO misunderstood sig
nails when made under circumstances as
favorable rs prevailed when the Umbria
was in danger, then they are never to be
relied upon.
As for the Bohemia cutting the hawser
and leaving the Umbria ii is taken for
granted that this was done as matter of
self preservation on the Bohemia's part,
and If her captain shall so state upon
making port that will end that question
satisfactorlly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
WEDNESDAY. :. JANUARY 4. 1893
Tho r,rira RnEsion.

Commenting on Saturday last on Speaker
CsrsP's statement Of his views on the
question OF an extra session, we said: II
session in the fall would DO unobjection-
Able. A session in the spring would be
highly Objectionable" Washington
Telegram in yesterdays DISPATCH states
that 1.-The probabilities are decidedly
against an extra session before next au-
tumn.n MIR. CLEVELAND has thus indicated
bis purpose not 10 be hurried into policy
which II would be impossible for him to
abandon in case it should turn out to be
unwise or impolitic. IL is 80 much easier
10 keep out of a difficulty than it is TO got
out of one that we are not OF all surprised
10 learn that MIR. CLEVELAND. following the
advice OF Polonius TO young man, Will
"beware of entrance 70 aquarrel." We
felt confident from the beginning that the
wisest men among the Democratic leaders
would be opposed TO converting Congress
IN extra session before tho new President
had got warm in his seat.
An extra session IN the fall will be an as
surance TO all concerned that there will DO
time enough allowed tho new Democratic
Congress TO perfect its measures. There
will be no need for making haste and do
ing nothing. The fear Of adjournment
day IS one Of the most manageable OF
tho many things that clog the wheels OF
legislation; and so the knowledge that
there will be abundant time in which to
adopt Democratic measures and repeal
Republican measures will operate prac-
tical extension of the session, which will
be highly serviceable to the Democratic
party and useful to the country.
We don't think much OF the man who is
always ready with has Il told you So"
vet we cannot help suspecting that some
of our supcrserviceable contemporaries
will feel somewhat disgruntled when they
learn that Mr.. CLEVELAND does not think
that il would be wise 10 begin the work OF
tariff reform" next spring. Evidently
ne does not believe that the people by
their votes last fall demanded arovision OF
the tariff TO DO commenced Mt once. But
he kao,ns that if he gets good tariff into
operation at any time before the end OF
his term he will have done well for him
self as well as for his country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
The New Gold.Fields.

Steve ELKIss has. il is reported, "staked
of" seventeen miles of mining lands on
the San Juan river. That is to say, he is
the manager OF e company which has thus
tried 20 "eobble up" the Utah placer.
The greater part Of the ground viii pay -
a day 10 the miners. But why work for SIS
day when you can pick up nuggets
weighing we know not how muchY The
gold extends mile and half back from
the San Juan river. AL these reports will,
we trust, turn out TO DO true We should
like 10 see the silver-mines depopulsted
and the .old-mines yield millions OF dol
lars worth OF gold every DAY until the sill
Yer problem was solved. The talk about
the parity Of gold and silver will then be a
fact. and the goId-bugs may turn TO the
silvor-bugs aud may demand the honest
old silver dollar OF ante-belium times,
which was In those days more valuable
than the gold dollar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
INTO THE DISTRICT.
PROBABLE FRESH TILT OVER The
NORFOLK AND WEST ERN BILL.
Representative Meredith VIII BE Present.
on Monasy--Increased Mall Service
in North Carolina.
from Our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON. January 3.-Next Monday
the District Of Columbia Committee Will
probably have another day in the House
and there is likely TO come fresh TIT be-
tween the friends and opponents OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad bill. Inc
last move made by the opponents
was in the direction of recommit-
ting the bill, but they have not
met with sufficient encouragement 10
warrant a motion Of this character
in the open House. The plan has been 70
have the committee meet and pass mo-
ton asking that the bill be sent oack; ous
there was no quorum wnen tne counniis.o55
met Time IL becoming precious, anu
This causes the friends of the Norfolk ana
Western to put forth extra efforts. Mucn
outside pressure ia being exerted; ana
there IS q warm fight between several rlVsl
railway companies. - l.. 10
CONGRESSMAN Meredith expects TO be
present when the next meeting OF the Dis
trict Committee is held, as he is menloeI
of that committee and has been an ardent
supporter Of the Norfolk and western OIL
VISITORS SCARCE.
Visiting Virginians were scarce mere 10
day. II Is a holiday season, and not many
ne1Srla are coming 10 town. The depart
ments were all closed to-day and the VIZ
pinia and North Carolina congressman VINO
went 10 their homes will not begin 10 re-
turn until to-morroN evening ana ths next
morning.
POSTAL CHANGES.
After January 10th mail service on the
route from Rutherfordton 10 duncan. N
c.. will be increased from Ruthertorotoh
10 Sunshine TO three times week.
Railroad mail service has been estaD-
lished In North Carolina 70 take enect
January 10th, rs follows: Wilmington by
SCOTS Hill. Topsal Sound, Sloop Point
Peanut g. Aman's store TO Jscksonvlle, on
the WILMINGTON, Onslow and East Caro-
lima road. %. ~ miles. six times a week.
Speaker Crisp's son, who is pupil al the
Bellevue School. IN Virginia, spent the
holidays here with his parents.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Among patents issued to-day were the
| following: Virginia: Jonas r. welcome,
Richmond. harness; Columbus NJ. VIM
Lunenburg. assignor Of one-halt to n. n.
Neblett, car-coupling; Hosea +. Maxim
and j. NJ. Price, said Price Gsslgnor 10 y.
| Hecht. Norfolk, thermometer; Robert n.
Bruce. SperTyvlle, fre-escape.
North Carolina: William II. Huffman,
Hickory. cash-register John NJ. Morgan
SALISBURY, filter; James l.. Townsend, tlI-
more, staik-chopper.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
J. IT. Christian was to-day appointed
Postmaster at Providence Forge, New
Kent county, Va, cios Carrie W. Townsend
resigned.