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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
Ell Bale de Ia FOrtaleza

Acostulnbrados como nos tie
ne la distinguidfsima Generala
Marin a la esplendidez, al gusto,
NADIA podia extranarnos de la
brlllantez de esta reunion; mas
asi y todo, la reception de ano-
che en- ell Palacio de Santa Cata
lima superb a cuantas aqui hemos
visto. La escalera profusamente
adornada de plantas; la sala, exhl'
biendo severa elegancia, y ell salon
del Trono, donde tuvo lugar el
bale, ofrecian un coniunto sober
bio y encantador. Soberbios ma
ceteros con plantas y flores deco
raban la parte del Trono ; las
guirnalda5 en- caprichosa y artls-
tea combination; las palmas y
plantas que descollaban en- be
llas jardineras de peluche; los
numerosos focos electricos que
esparcian su luz por entire ra-
mos de flores, daban al salon
POGO amrlio para la selecta con-
currencia que 10 llenaba - un
efecto realmente deslumbrador.
Sc bail6 hasta despues de las 3
de Ia manana, reinando la mayor
animation, y oyendose por todas
parties palabras de simpatfa para
Ia Sra Generala Marin, que, con
esa distinction tan peculiar en-
ella, lujosamente vestida, cinen
1c a la cabeza regia diadema de
brillantes y ostentando otras va.
liosas joyas y la banda de Damas
Mobiles de Maria Luisa, atendfa
a la escogida concurrencia
que la felicitaba. Su gentil hi
liza Pura, elegantisimamente YES
tida, luciendo blancas gardeniasI
Sc multiplicaba como su ilustre
madre para atender a sus hume
rosas amigas.
El 6n6st ha resulrado el mas
esplendido q1e hemos visto en-
Puerto Rico. La mesa, adorna
da con primorosos jarrones Y cen
tros materialmente cuajados de
olorosas flores, ofrecia notabili
simo aspecto.
De sirvieron maniares exqui.
sitos, licores, helados, dulces y
Champagne con verdadera pro.
fusion, pareciendo Ia mesa, aun
despuGs de cenar tantos convlda
dos que varias veces llenaron el
amplio comedol, como 81 POI
pr:mera vez Sc hubiese dispuesto
para la cena.
Ell dignisimo General Marin,
nuestro preclaro y bondadoso Co.
bernante, recibia placemes cons
tantes por sus acertadas gestio-
nes, tan benehciosas para el pals
y de tanta trascendencia para el
porvenir de esta Capital, y aten
dia con inagotable amabilidad a
todos.
No nos atrevemos, temiendo
incurrir Ell omisiones lamenta
bles, q citar nombres de senoras
y senoritas, va que ALI Sc reuni6,
en- su inmensa mayorfa, 10 mas
granada de la sociedad puerto
rriqueha.
En- ell sexo fuerte tuvieron nu-
trida representation los Institu
tos armados, la Magistratura, el
Cuerpo consular, la Hacienda, la
Diputaci6n y Ayuntamiento, la
alta Banca, ell Comercio, los Par.
tidos politicos sir exception, la
Prensa y muchos y distinguidos
eaballeros que salieron encanta
dos de tan esplendida fiesta.
Nuestra felicitacion, por tan
brillante resultado, al noble GO
bernante de la Isla a su i'us-
ire sonora y angelical hija, quie'
nes, en- honor del Monarca y
para conmemorar el derribo de
las murallas, han realizado una
de las festas mas suntuosas que
Sc han celebrado en- Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19

Real Decreto nandando cumplir y
observar u Declaration que hace ex-
tensivos a T1nez los tratados con-
venlos vigentes entire Espafia y Fran
cia, con exception de los benefcios
esPeciales acordados en- materia aran-
celaria en- el arreglo comercial prorro-
gado ell 27 de Diciembre de 1894.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
OBRAs P1BLIcAs.


Correspondent la Diputaci6n
la construction y conservation de
todas las carreteras generates
y provinciales y ferrocarriles,
prGvios los informes facultativos;
los canales de riego y navega
ci6n; ell regimen y policfa de
aguas p1blicas obras de puer
tos no habilitados para la impor
taci6n.
Es decir, que todo 10 relative
al dique que aqu1 Sc proyecta y
al sostenimiento y construction
de puertos en- esta Capital, Pom
ce, MayagGez 6 cualquiera otro
que tenga Aduana, correrSn a
cargo del Estado.
El personal de estas obras p1
blicas 10 nombrara la Diputacion
precisamente entire Ingenieros de
caminos, canales y puertos ayu-
dantes del cuerpo para la inspec-
ci6n, vigilancia y conservation
de las obras.
Habra una inspection 6 jefa-
tura sostenida por el Estado, a
Ia cual debera pedir la Diputa
ci6n su informe tecnico va
probaci6n de los proyectos que
redacte ell personal tacultativo
y esta jefatura, cuando las obras
sean de gran importancia. podra
pedir la information de la Junta
consultiva de ca,ninos de la Pc
nfnsula.
Ell Gobierno Sc reserva, como
asunto de su competencia, las
carreteras y ferrocarriles estrate
gicos; los puertos militares, y,
como va hemos dicho, las obras
de los habiIitados para la importa
ci6n; todas las obras del servicic
de faros y de valizamiento mari
timo; la concession de cables te,
legra6cos y el sostenimiento de
sus edihcios.
Estas atribuciones que Sc con =
ceden q la Diputaci6n son aus-
tandose q las leyes vigentes, a
cuyo fin ell Ministro de Ultra
mar queda autorizado por el ci-
tado Real Decreto para publican
una edici6n Official de dichas dis
posiciones, adaptandolas a Ia
nueva Ley Provincial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
Gaceta de hoy.

Accedese q que Mr.. Remy Bour-
geols desempene las funciones de
Agente Consular de Fran ia en- Ponce
con ell caracter de INFERNO hasta que
Sc obtenga ell ExequatWy de S. M.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19

No menos importantes, 81 Sc tiene
en- cuenta la mayor diflcultad del pro
blema cubano, han sido los exitos al
canzados en- la gran Antilla.
Desde Septiembre de 1896 a AbrI
de 1897, mucho han variaao las cosas
en- la Isla favor de Espafa. Vencids
la insurreccion en- las cuatro provin
cias occidentales y centrales, muertc
Maceo, el cabecilla mas prestigioso en-
ire los rebeIdes, y con el otros varios
como Zayas y Serahn Sanchez. y pri
sionero Rius Rivera; perseguidas en- la
Rep1blica norteamericana las expe
diclones flibusteras y amenazada Ia
Junta separa:ista, la diferencia dc
stu acion entire una y otra fecha es tar
evidente, que no pueden negarla n
los que Sc hallan dominados por e.
apasionamiento politico.
Tambien la temida fecha del d de
Mario, que Sc sefalaba como ell CO
mienzo de un periodic critico en- las
relaciones entire Espafla y los Estados
Unidos, transcurrio sin que en- mode
alguno Sc conhrmasen las profecias pc
simistas que Sc hicieron respecto .
aquel suceso La habil gestion di-
plomltica del Gobierno ha conse-
guido que el Gobierno de Mr.. Mac
Kinley no solo mantenga las disposi-
clones amistosss del de Mr.. Cleveland,
sino que las acent1e y manifesto en-
terminos a1n mas satisfactorios y os
tensibles.
En- el orden economico, ell exito del
emprestito nacional ha sido otro ver-
dadero triunfo para el Gobierno y una
muestra elocuente de la confanza que
inspira al pals.
Basta la enumeration de estos he
chos para comprender que, al presen
tarse nuevamente el Gobierno ante la
representation del pals, lejos de ha
cerlo con temores 6 desalientos, como
suponen sus adversarios, podra mos
trar legitimo orgullo por los grandes
servicios que ha prestado la Nacion
en- este periodic.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
Gaceta de aver.

No publica disposition alguna de
importancia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
LOS ALBANILES.

Con el grato motive del derrl
bo de las murallas' organize aver
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
COMUNICACIoNES.

Correran a cargo de la Dipu-
taci6n los services de correos y
telegrafos, menos los cables sub
marinos y las estaciones de la
Capital y Ponce que ponen en-
communication directa los dos go
biernos 6 delegaciones regiona.
les. Tambien correran a cargo
del Estado los vapores trasatlan
ticos y los de Herrera, con ARE
glo al parrafo g del artfculo IL,
', en- este sentido, 81 ell Estado pa
pa esas Estaciones de la Capital
y Ponce y los correos maritimos,
el servicio interior que Sc enco
mienda 4 la Diputacion costara
la m;tad de 10 que hoy Sc presu-
pone para sostenerlo. Y que
estos servicios los paga ell Esta
do, 10 declara terminantemente el
artfculo IA.
FL Gobierno General ejerce la
inspection de todos los servicios
de comunicaciones.
FL cuerpo Sc regira por sus lie
yes y reglamentos.
INSTRUCTION P6BLIcA.
Hay una noticia importantfs;-
ma y iusta. Por ell artlculo 26
Sc unifcara ell escalafon del pro-
fesorado de la Peninsula y de
Puerto Rico, fgurando con MI
nero doble, en- el escalafon ge
neral, los profesores de esta islA.
FL Gobierno General inspec-
ciona la ensenanza por 81 6 por
medic de sus delegados.
La Diputacion queda facul
tada para crear los estableci-
mientos de ensenanza en- que
puedan seguirse las differences
carreras del Estado, salvo las de
Guerra y Marina Resuelve con
arreglo q las leyes vigentes de
instruction p1blica, acomodadas
q su ley organica, los expedien
tes de iubilacion, subvenciones
y auxilos, con grandes funciones.
Informa sobre reglamentos de
examenes y grades, y expedien-
tes de separation, traslaci6n y
rehabilitation de todo ell profe-
(sorado de la isla, va del Institu-
o, va de las E3cuelas Normales
6 de IA Ensenanza.
BENEFIcENcIA> Y SANDAL
Tendra la Diputaci6n a su car
go la organization de las direc
clones de Sanidad Martina, ser
vicio sanitario maritime, visitas
de entrada y salida de naves,
cuarentenas y poiicia sanitaria
de los puertos todo - relative
a la bene6cencia. La accion de
la Diputacion, cuando Sc abando-
men estos servicios, la supple el
Gobierno, que ejerce la.suprema
inspection.
AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIAL +
CoMERc1o.
La Diputaci6n puede conceder t
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
DE BUENA RAZA.

El "Heraldo o. Madrid" ha pu.
blieado el retrato del joveu Official don
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
La gesti0n del GObierno
ANTE LAS CAMARAS,

Con este mismo epigrafe dice 10 81
guiente La Eboca de Madrid del %
de Abril 1ltimo;
"El principal acuerdo adoptado en-
ell Consejo de Minister'S que Sc ha ce-
lebrado hoy bajo la presidencia de
S. M. ha sido ell de convocar al Par'a
mento para el 20 del proximo mes de
Mayo.
Vean. pues, los periodicos que han
venido abogando por la reunion de las
Cortes como Ell Sr. Canovas no rehu
We la convocacion de las Camaras.
No ha sido esteril, en- yerdad, sine
harto afortunada y provechosa para e
pals, la gestion del Gobierno durante
los meses en- que han estado en- sus
penso las tareas parlamentarias.
Grave era la situaclon del pals a
cerrarse las Camaras. A la insu-
rreccion de Cuba habiase undo Il
de Filipinas, que Sc manifesto desd
un principle, sino tan alarmante cua
Ia primera, como la mas extens
> y peligrosa de las que en- el arch'pie
: lago Sc recuerdan. FL camblo presi
dencial en- los Estados Unidos S
/ presentaba como una incognita gu
1 muchos inspiraba serios temore
y el problema de arbitrar rccursos pa
} ra la guerra offecla tambien no e:
casas difcultades.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19

Desde entonces la situacion ha me :
dorado notablemente, y de todas estas
cuestiones, unas pueden consideralse
resueItas y en- otras Sc han conseguido
tales ventajas que no parece lejana la
solucion.
La rebellion tagala, que tan formi
dables preparedness llego a alcanzar
en- la provincial de Cavite, ha sido
vencida en- la afortunada campafla que
con tanto acierto dirigio el ilustre ge'
neral Polavieja, secundado valiosa
mente por el bizarro general Lacham
bre y por los elementos de guerra que
puso a su disposition el Gobierno.
Y este resultado Sc ha obtenido sin
necesidad de aumentar con exceso los
sacrifcios impuestos al pats, gracias q
la serenidad y conocimiento de la 81
tuacion con que ell Gabinete que pre-
side ell Sr. Canovas del Castillo ha sa
bido resistir la POGO meditada cam
pafia de los periodicos que han venido
pidiendo el envfo de refuerzos innece
sarios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-19
LAS REFO.RMAS.
LA BASE III

La GGeetG de Madrid ha publi-
capo ell Real Decreto de II de
Abril en- ell cual Sc consignan las
facultades concedidas a la nue.
va Diputaci6n Provincial en- to-
do 10 relative a los servicios de
Gobernaci6n y Hacienda. Estas
facultades son las siguientes:
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NAMES OF DISHES.

The sandwich is called for the earl Of
Sandwich.
Mulligatawney is from an East In.
dian word meaning pepper water.
Waffle is from wafel, a word of leu
tonic origin, meaning honeycomb.
Hominy is from auhuminea. the
North American Indian word fol
parched corn.
Gooseberry fool is corruption from
gooseberry foule, milled or pressed
gooseberries.
Forcemeat is a corruption of farce
meat from the French farce, stuffing
i. e.. meat for stuffing.
Blanc-mange means literally white
food. hence chocolate blanc-mange is
something Of a misnomer.
Succotash is dish borrowed from the
Narragansett Indians and called by
them m'sick-quatash.
Gumbo is simply okra soup, gum be
being the name by which okra is often
known in the south. Chicken gumb i.
soup of okra and chicken.
Macaroni is taken from a Greek deri
vation. which means 1.-The blessed dead.
in allusion to the ancient custom of eat
ing it at feasts for the dead
Sally Lunn was pastry cook. who
at the close of the eighteenth century
used to cry the teabread which bears
her name about the streets Of Bath
England.
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The Love of COuntrY.

There are not wanting those who
sheer at love of country as narrow and
provincial. But we think it will be
found, as a rule, that the man who has
no love for his own country and his
own people, as distinguished from all
the world, does not entertain very much
regard for humanity in general. True
patriotism-not the spurious kind that
says: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor
and hate thine enemy" but that which
upholds, defends and makes much of
home and contemporaries rather
than diminishes worldwide sympa-
thies. There are no more devoted pa
triots than the consecrated American
missionaries who spend their lives in
service for foreign lands. Our young
people should be instructed to associate
their celebration of independence day
with love of country, and to learn les
sons of patriotism from those who on
this day pledged their lives, their for
tunes and their sacred honor to wrest
the nation from foreign yoke. The
independence thus nobly won is a
precious inheritance, they should be
taught, because it has permitted the de-
velopment on American soil of institu-
tions which have blessed not US alone,
but all the world besides.-N. Y. EN-.
aminer.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

According to the experiments of NJ.
Seguy and NJ. Quenisset the X-rays
cause dangerous palpitations of the
heart The experiments were made on
medical students and upon themselves,
and N. Seguy and NJ. Quenisset de-
scribe the palpitations as violent and
uncomfortable unless the rays were in
tercepted by metallic plate.
Alaska, our remarkable outlying ter
ritory, is almost as large in urea as the
entire United States east of the Missis-
sippi. 1t is rich in mineral wealth
and has already yielded many times its
Every year it's value to the United
States is increasing, and yet it is en-
tirely isolated from the rest of our ter
ritory-just as Cuba would DE were we
to acquire it.
"AlcohoI," said NJ. Martindale, in a
paper read recently before the Phar
maceutical society, lis not GERM
eide. When present to the extent Of
20 per cent. by volume of absolute alco
hol, it has an inhibitory effect on the
termination Of most of the micro-or
ganisms occurring in aqueous solu
tons of vegetables and animal sub
stances; but the germs propagate
readily as it evaporates."
Naturalists consider it a wonderful
fact that the Bermuda islands hav'
only seven native species of land birds
while no less than 1913 species pay visits
to the islands. Many of these visitor.
are birds which pass the summer in thu
United States. and utilize the Bermud;
islands as a convenient winter resort
thus initiating some of their human
compatriots. Even some American
bats follow the example of the birds b.
wintering in, the Bermudas.
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AS AN OBJECT LESSON.
The Real Meaning of the Noise ant
Fun of the Fourth.


We confess to large degree of SYM
pathy with the irrepressible impulse of
the American small boy-to say moth
ing of boys of larger growth-to fire off
Chinese crackers and other din-produc-
ing explosives on the Fourth of July.
Not that we particularly enjoy the
noise. 1t is not always easy to keep
ones temper on even keel through the
long, long weary day. of ceaseless
turmoil of patriotic powder-burning
and the smell OF ''villainous saltpetre. >
Yet less and less, as the years go by,
are we disposed to object to this out
ward and visible sign of the inward
grace of patriotic ardor. Undirected, it
is true, this impulse to effervescent
racket on the part of boys and men,
on the one unrestricted day of the year,
may mean nothing to them but license
| to make noise; but, wisely used, this
differentiation of the day may be made
! the means of intoxicating patriotic
sentiment in a more impressive way
than would otherwise, perhaps, be pos
sible. The mass of mankind still learn
great lessons best through the medium
of symbols. In this respect, we have
not advanced very far beyond them
of old time" The heap of stones taken
from the bed of Jordan spoke not more
truly to the children of Israel of the
great things wrought for them there
than does independence day to us of
our fathers mighty deeds; and so. in
stead of fouting at the noisy demon
STATIONS of our boys on this day, let us
utilize its observance to teach them
the real meaning which lies back of
| their noisy fun, and thus lead their
minds up to a broader conception of the
| truths for which the celebration of the
Fourth of July stands.-N. Y. Examiner
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st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The First American Flag.

1t has been impossible to decide with
certainty who designed the American
flag as first adopted by congress, but
the best recorded evidence gives part
of the credit of designing it and all the
credit of making it to Mrs. John Ross,
an upholsterer, who resided on Arch
street. Philadelphia. Her descendants
assert that committee of congress, ac-
companied by Gen. Washington, who
was in Philadelphia in June, 1776. called
upon Mrs. Ross and engaged her to
make the flag from a rough drawing.
This drawing was. at her suggestion.
redrawn by Gen. Washington with a
pencil, in her back parlor. and the flag
thus designed wSs adopted by congress.
Although the resolution establishing
the flag was not officially promulgated
by the secretary of congress until Sep
TENDER 8, 17T7. it seems well authen-
ticated that the regulation stars and
stripes was carried at the battle of the
Brandywihe, September IL, 1777. and
thenceforward during the battles of tho
rev olution.-Youth's Companion.
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guest was hustled from the premises
and escorted to the nearest American
camp where he was turned over TO the
commander thereof.
Several weeks interviewed when one
evening young soldier rode up to the
Logan home and sprang lightly to the
ground.
He was met at the steps of the trel-
Used porch by young girl whose eyes
sparkled above flushed cheeks.
They tell me that owe my exchange
to you, Betty" he exclaimed. Capt
Lee was very obstreperous at first, but
he gave in at last and here I am"
81 don't know whether Capt. Lee will
ever forgive me- but l didn't know of a
better way to celebrate the Fourth OF
July" was the reply. and the merry
| laugh that followed told how happy wal
the Fair Rebel of the Neutral Ground
| 7. c. HARBAUGH.
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IT HAS BEEN SAID,

That food, drink and tobacco cost
the people of New York city 81 600, 900
and over per day.
That nothing will clear and beautify
a poor complexion sooner than the eat
ing of onions, in some form.
That long. narrow envelopes are TAX
ing the place Of the square ones for
weddings and other invitations.
That monograms are smaller and are
inclosed in a ring not larger than a
ten-cent piece. and frequently backed
with blue or green enamel
That striking novelties in writing pa
per are plaided, blocked and brocaded
in elaborate fashion, and that pale tints
are also fashionable, blue. gray, pink
and cream.
That the point of the new aesthetic
soup spoon is supposed to have orig
mated with the idea Of preparing an
instrument that could be successfully
run head on" between the wingssof a
mustache.
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wonder if that fellow attended prompt

wonder if that fellow attended prompt
ly to my horse?'
The British captain was on the eve
of rising when Betty again appeared in
the doorway and announced dinner.
She had made a little change in her
toilet and looked prettier than ever
and Capt. Lee, with an appetite sharp
ened by his ride from the city, to say
nothing of the wait in the parlor, rose
with alacrity.
The dining-room was tastefully
trimmed with flowers and evergreen.
the work of which Betty ascribed to her
maid, Polly, and Polly. blushing to the
tips of her fingers, as it seemed. ac-
knowledged the compliments with a
confused courtesy.
Betty poured the tea as she chatted
away and Polly was near by to see
that Capt. Lee as her mistress guest
wanted for nothing.
The table was spread with the deli
cacies of the season, which told Capt
Lee that the young girls larder had not
, suffered much, if any. through the war.
At last the young officer pushed aside
his plate and leaned back in his chair.
I'm sorry 1 cannot offer you des-
sert as fine as you enjoy in the old-time
homes of New York. said the girl, apol-
ogetically. Truth to tell, Capt. Lee.
we must put up with just what we can
get in the country in war times and
''Of course, begging pardon, Miss
Betty" broke in the officer. "Your
dessert, l am sure, will be delightful
as your dinner has been, and am dis
posed to praise it beforehand
At this moment Miss Betty Logan
waved her hand to Polly, who stood at
the door leading into the kitchen.
"Our guest is ready for the dessert,
Polly. You may bring it on"
A deeper crimson came to the maids
cheeks as she caught the subtle mean
ing OF the words so artly spoken by
Betty and in another moment she left
the room, closing the door behind her.
Behold the dessert. Capt. Lee!" ex-
claimed Betty, when the door opened a
moment afterward, and the British Of
ficer staggered from the chair as his
gaze fell upon three men dressed in
continental uniform, each of whom COW
cred him with a pistol.
whats this, miss?'' he cried. ''What
treachery is afoot under your roof"
at is simply the fortunes of war.
Capt. Lee. You are prisoner subject
to exchange for another prisoner of
equal rank. These gentlemen consti-
tute the only dessert have to offer,
with profuse apologies
At first Capt. Lee thought of resist
ance, but sober second thought came
to the rescue and in a little while he
was in the hands of the patriots.
"Your trick will fall short of its de-
sign, my little REBEL" he exclaimed.
"Capt. James shall not be exchanged for
Capt. Lee. I promise you that"
Betty made no reply and her late