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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
THE NEW CHARTER.

An editorial expression In the columns of
this paper yesterday that the new charter
was now practically In effect might prove
misleading. IL is not actually in effect
There Is no provision naming the time or
Its going into operation. but 1t could not be
officially recognized until after the canvass
OF votes tonight In the case OF the
charter OF 1880, Mayor White Issued a GER
tihcate OF the date OF the going into office
OF the officials elected under It; and the
amended charter OF 1899 was proclaimed by
Mayor Hall as taking effect in n similar man
ner concurrent with the commencement of
the term OF the officials elected under IT.
A question may arise IA TO the time when
the charter gees into affect. some autheri-
ties maintaining that Il viii be IN force as
soon as the city council shall canvass ths
returns. although tho city clerk has three
DAYS within which 20 certify as 10 the cleo
tion OF officials.
The charter itself says this charter Is
framed with the inten, that IL be submitted
a; the general municipal election on the I'd
day OF March. 1890" and the statute under
which Il WAS submitted directs that all
houses. boards or offices abolished or dis
pcnsea with by said altered, changed and
revised charter, together with the emoln-
ments thereof. shall cease TO exist from and
after the adoption OF such altered. changed
and revised charter, and any new Offices
created shall be filed BY appointment ot
the mayor until the next general election"
II may become important. therefore. TO
determine Jasi when tho charter does go in
20 effect. as there IS an apparent lnterrew-
mum untn the second Monday after the can
vass OF the election returns. at which time
there IS no doubt that the term OF the new
onlcers hrEina.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

number Is greatly IN excess Of other years.
, remarkable ststs OF affairs IN view cs
TIE new ships which are being placed IN
commission ard the difficulty experienced
81 securing officers for sea duty. There
are 1T cfSce-s assigned "a duty .n Wash
fngson CITY. This number Goes not inclnce
TIRE sfxty-rine naval officers OF the retired
list who make Washington City their
home OF the III officers ninesy-one arc
On duty IN the navy department in the
various bureaus. twenty are attached 70
the navy yard. ard the remainder are con-
nected with the Nautical Almanac ONCE.
the observatory and the lighthouse board
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

There - danger that Insurance. Gonna
strs RAY have 60 eentso. With -es,-S-.iv.
regulations IN Austria similar - those hat
have acaVly -sstze9 tA~sr osisi-e-s 81 Ce-~
Fsaay. ard against wAica New York sta..
has alTeaay retalla;e5 United Sts.es
Consul General JCit. az Vienna. repo--s 20
tia state department that thA d.rneul,es
American nfs Insurance. companies have
90 ccaseai with a7s way great The Aus
TRAN companies are try5rE n every way
rsssYSts 10 csrss them Whether ere Aus
t~taa government VII snal.y lerss sss-ls 20
ssacA 6lscrtr staattca remains . be seen
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The city OF Lincoln. Neh.. II entering
upon determined campaign against the
Use OF tobacco in any form by minors IN
der IS i, has passed an ordinance prohio-
iting absolutely such use, and the mayor
says he is going TO enforce IL liz he sue
cseds he win be q bigger man than Pm
gree even thought OF being. but Pingres
need have no fears of @ rival.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The Birmingham Herald. a Democratic
newspaper, has been srsfdying the recent
vote IN the house on free coinage and comes
10 this conclusion: OF the fcrty-aye states.
as represented IN the house. one Is divided
on the silver question: there are eleven
Democratic silver states. eleven kepuoai-
can silver states and twenty-five FepuoH-
can sound money states The Herald
probably counted Washington as q frea
silver state, but u Is not.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

They seem to be OVERRIDING the exposl-
lion business. Wisconsin celebrates next
year tAe semi-centennial anniversary OF
the states admission TO the union, and
similar exposition enterprises are projected
In Tennessee. Texas. Baltimore and ona-
ma. 1T is doubtful II they can ali nourisn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The British authorities now dennitsiy
confess, although with great reluctance,
that British manufacturers have forever
lost the American market for tin plate.
This market was the greatest consumer
IN the world, taking usually more than
IS per cent. OF the total export OF tin plate
from Great Britain.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Articles of agreement TOR a contest De-
tween Corbett and F1tzsimmons have oeen
received In New York from London II IS
fortunate there is q presidential election
before US and that the preliminary TAX OF
the pugilists will be drowned with music
from campaign bands
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The modern Roman Is not 90 SUCCESSFUL
a province grabber as were his ancestors
some two thousand years ago. and the re-
cent Abyssinian disaster will probably put
an end. for a time at least, to any proposals
of italian territorial expansion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Prime Minister Greenway Is quoted as
saying that the people OF Manitoba viii
settle their school question. IL Il II 20 be
settled at all. ard viii not tolerate any
coercion from the Dominion government
This is said 70 be the substance % the
message brought 70 ottawa by Str Donald
Smith. who was sen. TO Manitoba as a
representative OF the Dominion govern
msnt to arrange some sort OF compro-
mise with the provincial cabinet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
Old Fashioned Democracy.


NlSNNlIle AIILtT I-AIK Nk|Nts|TF
The national Democratic party VIII not
declare for silver mono metallism. though
offered IL in the g7lise Of bi-mstaliism. with
free silver coinage at 16 TO 1, and the na-
tional Democratic convention viii stand by
the doctrines Of old-fashioned Democracy
Tennessee Democrats will have 10 stanu oy
or ranudiats them II they repudiate they
invita- defeat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
A New stock.
Milwaukee Sentinel

The platform OF the Indiana Prohibition
lists favors free coinage and a constitutional
amendment permitting the income tax, ana
opposes the issue OF bonds TO MAINTAIN inc
rois standard. In other words, the Indiana
Prohibltlonists have laid in new stock OF
wheels.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Olympian: A special from Washington
city states that while Col. James Hamil-
ton Lewis, the Spectacular ass" of the
Democracy of this state, was gallivanting
around the social and political circle OF the
national capital relating how he was going
TO be the next United States senator from
this state. Prosecuting Attorney HASTE,
OF Seattle. got in before the big supreme
court and got an appeal In a murder case
dismissed on him. Politics and homicide
cases don't jibe very we'll.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The late Gov. Greenilalge made one OF
the hes, executives the state OF Massa-
chuserts ever had Citizens OF all par
ties had confidence IN him and he was uni
versaIly conceded TO be a safe man In
every respect.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Reports from the South indicate thai me
next Republican convention VIII nave q
good sized Job on its hands In settling the
rights of contesting delegations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
HE STATE PRESS.

Olympian: The fusionists OF this state
are wondering what struck them in Seat
tie. IT seems TO have been a Republican
club"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

The fight IN Nebraska between Thurston
and Manderson seems TO be ono between
q man who wants an Ohio candidate ana
one who wants Nebraska candidate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Senator Tllnan evidently has Ais Pitch
FORK cut fer somebody BESIDES ths pr.st-
aent He Is = member % TIRE senate CON-
ralttsa On naval AFFAIRS. and Is talking
sAoss asking for an Investigation as 70
TIE reason Why suco a iaTge number Of
naval orrcsrs are O. duty "a Washington
CITY thsa season II 10 asserted hat ths
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

People are stin waiting for those mis-
takes which they said Mr.. heeo "ouio
make when he became speaker
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

Kentucky has had only one senator ~
washington City this session. and per-
haps on the whole the state is TO De con-
graduated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

All IL not serene in Ohio. Some OF the
Republicans OF GAINESVILLE do not want 10
support Mckinley.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

me Pess-frseffsgsnesv hsvssv sssvss-
sees tss adrevsssevs bono fde pssd esv-
e~fsffsa, Daily, Weekly ssd s~ss~s,
So.sIs that Of any other mssrspsss~ rss-
hshes Ga TIE state Of Hashfsgfem- Id
serfssssse contracts srs1 be wade sse5ses
20 Gkss guarantee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

ce~~sy aud city 0fseiaI Psvsv.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11
GACETA OFFICIAL De HOY

G9bierno General.-Secretaria.- Ne
gociado 3.0-Real Orden confirmando Ia
aprobaci6n provisional otorgada al expo
dient9 de consumes do Manatf para 1895 SO.
IA id.-Negociado 4.O-Se aprueba Ia
baia, por enfarmo, en- eli Cuerpo de Orden
p1blico del guardia Luis Lopez Medel.
So diepone Ia expulsion del Cuerpo de
Orden pdbIico de Francisco Moya Muda-
rro por esoandolo, insultos. insubordina-
ci6n y deaobediencia sus jefes.
Id id.-Negociado de Obras pdblicas.
Para el ensanche del "Asilo de Pobres"
en- Mayagtiez SO solicita Ia exnropiaci6n
de anos torrenos ? casas sitas fr3nto al es-
tablecLn1iento a efeoto So senala 81 plazo
de dias para una infoTrnaci6n pdblica
acarca de Ia expropiaci6n, fin de que los
propiotarios do lag r6f9ridqa fincas mani
Ahestea 10 que SO Iaa ofrez 7 parezca res
peoto su ocupaci6n
Junta de Obras del Puerto de San Juan.
-El balance de oaja correspondence al
mes do Maczo dltl5oo arroja una existen-
cia de $34, 1882
Junta do Obsag del Puerto de Ponce
I'll balance do caj8 correspondence al mea
de Dicien2bro &c 1895 arroja una existen-
cia do $38, ,764.17.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11
iNDlCE De GOBERNACION

Aprobando los expedientos dc consu~
mo de los Ayuntagnientos dc Luquillo,
Viequo5,. Arecibo, Moca, Quebradillas,
Cialee y Toa'baja-Ld i'd. de Patillas rela
two & lo craaojon dc I'm arbitrio sobro
''plumas de agua"-Id id parn id de licen.
pediente del Ayuntazniento do esta Capital
ooacediendo una pension de IL pesos SO
centavos & dofia D5m8tria Pi-Reunitie ado
nuevoB certifoados 7alativoe al ayudant
80 dc Obras P1blicas ;lon Manuel Capella
a-Desestimando instancia d9l Escribeno
Sde Ponce don Juan Bautieta del Villar-
Resolviendo @xpadi8nto aobro que 80 auto
rice los abogados mayores de 21 ahos &
asegorar 4 los juooes municipales.-Ree
se,yiendo coneulta de Los profesores de la es,
cuela Normal r8specto & egls fanciones CO.
mo auxiliares en- la de naestras
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11
Cart2 dc Cuba
(De nwestro correspomsoz en- camspaaa)

Santiago de Cuba, de Abril de 1895.
Despu6s de una decena dc 'fcalrna Chi
cha", sin impression importante que rela-
tar, porque TODD el inter6s dc la actuali-
dad esta concentrate en- las provincias
occidentales, hemos creido estos dos dlti-
mos diaa-3 4-que Ell hume del incienso
de las procesiones de Semana Santa, su-
primidas por artfculo de lujo en- atenci6n
& las circunstanoias, iba & ser sustituido
por Ell humo de Ia p6vora; ell canto de los
sacerdotes por 81 grito de los combatientes
y las armonfas de las bandas de mtisica
por los b6licos sones de las cornetas, dan
do la nota aguda entire ell estruendo de la
fusilerfa.
Decfase con mucho de misterio mas
de zozobra, que las partidas orientales, en-
numero de 5000 $500 hombres con su
correspondence pieza de artillerfa, esta-
ban en- 81 alto Esoandell, dos leguas de
Cuba,y recientes adn los ataques de Sagua
de Tanamo y ell de Santa CLARA, que ha
costado la vida al audaz cabecilla Leoncio
Vidal, y sabi6ndose que habia pocas fuer.
zas en- esta plaza, los pusilanimes no las
tenfan todas consigo, y ha habido quien
ha sofiado escsuas sangrientas horribles
de tiros, aaqueos, incsndios y asesinatos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11

Hablando aver del retraimiento en- que
de nuevo kan tenido que encerrarse los
autonomistas puertorrique6os, dec1amos
que sin duda les habrian Tornado clio
circunstancias angustiosas para su digni-
dad para su vida. COnocedOres del ca
racter leal de aQuellos buenos espaholes y
de su ardiente deseo de gervir en- todos to.
rrenOs q la patrla, no pod1amos atr1buir
eu extremada resoluci6n sino al hecho de
.h8ber conoenZadO d sarrcllarse ep la isla
una politica electoral tan egoista, tan Gle.
ga y tan arbitraria como de costumbre.
Desgraciadanente hemos aoertadO.
/ Aunque faltan noticias concretas dc 10
que en- ese sentido haya podido ocurrir en-
las dltimas semanas, los peri6dicos y car
tas llegados por el oorreo de aver, traen
un dato que basta para formar juicio.
La campafa preparatorie de las cleo,
clones ha tenido comienZo por una real
Iorden inconcebible y absurda, que data
de fines dc Febrero.
Disp6nese en- ella 81 no nienten los in.
formes de la prensa y las comunicaciones
particulares, que los hijos do Puerto Rico
y de Cuba no puedan desempefiar destinos
en- Aduanas en- categorfa superior las de
ofcialeg Quintos. Ademas, Sc pretende
dar tai disposition efecto retroactive pa.
ra que La arbitrariedad sea completa.
Ell efeoto ha sido tan desastroso, y la
estupefacci6n de las personals discretas tan
grande, que. segdn parece, el propio gene
raj Marin, pesar de sus excepclonales
condiciones para cumplimentar todo 10
que desde Madrid Sc 10 ordena, ha dirigi
do al ministerio de Ultramar algunos pru.
|dentes reparos, suspendido entire tanto
la publication de le real orden.
Los mismos conservadores, no pudien-
do comprender que semejante extremi
dad haya llegado la ceguedad del Gobier
no, niegan la exaotitud de la noticia, Sin
embargo, y 6 todo evento, su 6rgano mas
|autorizado, Gel Boletfn Mercantil," sale
la defensa de los empleados insulares,
cuya compete ncia y cuya probidad han
estado aimpre fuera de duda.
No hay para que senalar la significa-
cion do una medida que constituye & 10
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11

vez una injusticia enorme y TN positive
agravio.
I'm cualquier OCCASION merecerfa seve.
r1siY,oa censura. En- las circunetanciaa
prsssntes, craen1os nuy dificil que nadie.
encuentre fcases 10 bastanta expresivas
para calihcarla
Cierta debe de ser, peso las resetvas
que interponen los cOnservadores de- Puar
to Rico. Aun Gin conter con que no se
inventsn cosas tamafiae, desde el rs d.
Febrero en- que alld SO hizo p1blica la os
pecie, hubiera habido hasta ell dos de Mar
20, fecha del dltimo correo, tempo de 80
bra para desmen tirla.
Ali est6, pues, una nueva = psln1aria
demonstration de como entendemos y prac
ticamos por ac& ell gobierno de las provin
cias ultramarinas, Y do como aten8emos
reformar antiguas arbitrariedsdes hist6
TicOs sbu8os.
Arde en- Cuba una guerra asoledora,
de todas parties nos llegan consoles indi-
caciOnes para que proscindamos de siste
temas n16todos que tantas desventuraa
nos han costsdO; Europa eutara y les dos
Americas, tienen puestos los ojos On 10 q
vanos S hacer y la m 31noria en- 10 que an
teriormento hicimos; la logioa ell propio
inter6s nos recomiendan & una, ,buscar ami
gos obllgados entro la gante prOpia, va
que tanto abundan los enemigos y los re
celOsos entire la gente extraf1a.....
lastimamos en- su suscsptibilidad en- sus
derechos esa noble y siempra leal isla de
Puerto Rico, cuya administration ha sido
sienpre modelO de honradeZ; esa isla de
Puerto Rico, en- la cual nos proponiamos
ensayar las reformas ibsrales, y en- donde
ahora vamos yer que resultado dan los
saltos atras en- la politica, arrebatendo 6
sus naturales-Que son como nosotros ciu-
dadanos espanoles-algo de 10 poqufsimo
que en- ostOs IlltimOs Ei9mDOs les habfamos
otorgado
Sc les quito ell Sufragio universal, se
les dej6 fuera del titulo primero de la
Constitution, SO les exigio, para que tu-
viesen voto doble Quota de contribution
que los hijos de Cuba, hoy, cuando
raciones de las provincias ultramarinas,
cuando mas nos interesa evitar que los cor
deros sc. conviertan en- lobos, ponemos ell
colmo nuestro desatino traditional, mott.
icandoles que no podran desempefar nj
aun los mas modestos destinos de Adua-
mas, y agraviandolos con una tacita acu-
eaci6n de incapaces de infelices.
AunQue entire nuestros gobernantes no
existiese ell menor respeto & la equidad, ,por
razones elementales de sentido comun, 6
por simplee motives de bien parecer, no
SO hubieTa debidO mentar cosa aiguna re
ferente Aduanas, y menos todavfa pen
sar en- clert0 g6nerO do restricciones que
to0O eap1rlJu eusp1caZ nan de paTeCer sos
pechosas, ademas dc ser absurdas in
concebibles para TODD espfritu recto.
Dij6rase que tratabamos de reservar
para los amigos y los paniaguados I'm
fruct1fero monopolio.
Lamentemos por la patria la cegue-
dad que tamafas temeridades 6 impru-
dencias determine.
Cuando asf SO obra en- pleno periodic
electoral y en- medic de una guerra euyo
fuego puede prOpagarse sabe Dios hasta
d6nde, habrfa motive bastante para que
pensando en- 10 porvenir faqueasen los
todos, como afortunadamente tenemos,
una f6 ciega en- los destinos de Espafa."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11
de aver, extractamos los siguientes infor-


mes:
CAFES.-Puerto Rico.-A Ultima ho-
ra recala el vapor 'fCata1uf1a" con parti-
das, cuyo detalle y cuant1a no hemos po
dido obtener, pero encuentran el mercado
muy NAL dispueetO pOr pesar las fuertes
De prinneras se han lido colocando partidas
solo dentro los precios que cotizamos, pc
70 elIos hay tenedOres que SO resisten &
cederlas por el quebranto CUE resulte da,
dos los precios de coste, siendo mas visi-
Bile esta fiojedad en- las classes inferiores
mos: hacienda escogido de pfs. 27'5O 28
sin escoger $3.50 q 96'75, pueblo 24'75
1926 y corriente de Cuba 20 & 1880, por
41'6O kilos despachados.-F Filipino. Sin
arribos pesaT de haber llegado el vapor
oorreo do Manila, como no hay existen-
cia por la abundancia de Puerto Rico no
hallar1a solicitud, los precios siguen no,
minaIes.
AZUCAR Via Mallorca 80 han reci-
bido 500 sacos centrifugal por "Beatriz" I,
vendidos Ia vele al refinO & precio reser-
vado, y CON igual condicion quedaron rea.
lizados otrOs 500 centrifugal buenc resto
en- almac6n de arrib0s anteriores. NADIA
hay On primeras manos, perO a Ultima no
ra ha fondeadO ell "Catalufla" con varias
partidas que encuentran el mercado frme,
perO mas retraidos & los oompradores por
estar algo provietoe = por esperar alguna
partida ajUstada d1rectamente. Cotiza.
mos, centrifugal, La dc pesetas 81 % y q
dc 1850 20; mascabado, 1" de Is q 10 y
corriente de 1880 ~ miel de 13 1880,
los Ago kilos sin despachar.
EXPORTACION.- Sigue imperando
Ia ms completa oalma en- los negocios de
este meroado por limitarse los ernbarques
de frutoe 2 efectos & 10 mas precise no
sole COZ destino s la iala dc Cuba, 10 cual
es pony natural dada lagRrecaria situaci6n
de aquei mt rcado, einoque tambi6n para
los deEnas centros uItramarinos que est&n
mas relacionados con ell nuestro. Los pre-
clos siguen estacionados, pues de muchos
frutos quedan pocas existencias y en- otros
los envfos al continente europeo suplen
arnpliamente Ia egcasez de embarques pa
"a Ultramer.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11

Persona muy respectable de Madrid
nos esoribe que cause p6simo efecto en-
aquella Ciudad Ia noticia de Ia resoluci6n
del gobierno respecto de los empleados de
Aduanas de Puerto Rico. ALI SO supo
Ia noticia ouando la comunicaron los pc.
ri6dicos de esta isla
EI Liberal, con ese motive public6
Ell sigufente articulo, debido sin duda la
oorreota pluma del sefior Moya, que los
abonados de IA CORREsPONDENCIA leerAn
con QuetO. Dice ael:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-11
50 - E,WyEg%A.

A los sshore3 inteligentes en BScGcletGs
pasen por este alnac6r, Cruz 13 Clos que
venden barato) ,oon objeto do que SO eirvan
exc minar ell cuadro de una BLCICLETA
NAUMANN al que le ha pasado por enci,
ma una oarreta cargada con peso de mds
de clncWentG QuGetaLes, solo SO han abo'
yado los tubos sin lograr partirlas, 10 que
demuestra le consistencia del magn1f1eo
acero que emplea en- las construction de
sus Bioioletas la fabrioa NAUMANN. 81
Qo111zo 90 <Jo 6z.1oo no