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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

The Census Committee of the Senate
has reported through Mr.. Carter the bill
to provide for the taking of the next
census, without the provision that the
employees of the bureau shall be appointed
according to the civil service require
ments, despite the fact that Mr.. Robert
P. Porter the last superintendent of the
census has gone on record as saying that
the toll and vexation of allotting patron
age in 1890 greatly interfered with his
real work and Commissioner Wright now
in charge OF. the bureau, has declared
that he favors Eplacing the employees in
the classified service.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

The christening of the battle ship Ken :
lucky is causing heap of trouble and
the end is not yet. The last person to
shy his ca stor into the ring is the noted
thurman Major B. G. Thomas, who, it
appears, set aside bottle of 50.year-old
whiskey and sent it to particular young
lady friend for the special ceremony. He
is chagrined at later developments and
voices his wrath in the following words,
sometimes treat my friends to this
rare old whiskey, several bottles of which
I still have left, but I make it point to
never allow politician to taste it, and
1T grieves me deeply to think that the
bottle Il gave to Miss Richardson for
patriotic purposes has probably been con.
sumed by politicians like Mr.. Herbert
[ think Mr.. Herbert might at least re-
turn the bottle to me, SO that may have
some reminderIof the yicissitudes through
which this old liquor has passed" OBJ
viously great wrong has been done by
somebody and the sooner it is righted
the better for the fair name of the great
commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

AS mapped out by the caucus the Dem
ocratic programme is to oppose the retire
ment of the grecnbacks. and the exten.
sion of the privileges of the national
bank, and to favor recognition of Cuban
belligerency and national bankruptcy
law. The opposition part of the pro-
gramme is thoroughly in accord with the
Chicago platform so faras it goes. Moth
followers than an extension of national
bank privileges for Ghey hate those in
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
The Coming Woman.

Who goes to the club while her husband
tends the baby, as well as tho good old
fashioned woman who looks after her
home, will both at times get run down
in health. They will be troubled with
loss of appetite, headaches, sleeplessness,
fainting or dizzy spells The most won
derful remedy for these women is Elec-
trio Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from
Lame Back and Weak Kidneys rise up
and call it blessed. 1t is the medicine for
women. Female complains and Nervous
troubles of all kinds are soon relieved by
the use of Electric Bitters. Delicate
women should keep this remedy on hand
to build up the system. Only SOC per
bottle. For sale at H. F. S. Goold S
Drug Store, 577 Congress St. under Con-
gress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

As Colorado takes retrospective view
of the closing year. she has many things
to be.thankful for in addition tc her large
mineral output and not the least of these
is the fact that Ex-Governor Waite,
bloodstained and battle SCARED. has 40
tually deserted the state and taken up
his residence in Iowa. With congratula-
tions for Colorado, should go sympathy
for Iowa
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Five hundred and thirty million
bushels is the official estimate of the
United States wheat crop for this year.
1t goes without saying that these figures
will carry JOY to the hearts of every
American farmer.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16.

A man in Missouri has just been fined
$500 and costs for killing another man.
Human life seems to be held pretty cheap
in that section of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

The Court street Free Baptist church of
Auburn has extended call to Mr.. J.
Stanley Durkee, student at Cobb Diyin
ity school, Lewiston, to the pastorate of
the church.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Lin Mclean. By Owen Wister. New
York: Harper 81 Brothers; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon This volume
consists of q collection of six short sto-
ries, each complete in itself, and all form
ing practically continuous narrative of
the career of their central figure. In Lin
Mclean, Mr.. Wister has drawn charac-
ter that deserves to stand as the best type
of American cowboy, and as Tepresen-
tative Of conditions OF life in this country
before many years they will probably
cease to exist. In the opening story. How
Lin Mclean Went East, we make the &C
Quaintance of the )ro while he is still
hardly more than boy, but self-reliant
as man, and, in spite of his many de-
fects, we find him an altogether interest
ing and Iovable character. His adven-
lures in his efforts to return to his old
home in the East to visit his brother are
related with an abundance of incident
and of local color that at once make clear
the picturesque background of life in the
West. In Lin McLean's Honeymoon Inns
release from his unfortunate marriage
which was brought about through the
unexpected appearance Of his supposed
wife's lawful husband is related. Just
how Lin redeemed this experience and
won happiness is explained in the stories:
A Journey in Search Of Christmas, in
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
Diamond RINGS,

Ladies' and Gents Diamond Rings. SO to
100000 Our prices are low and we, never keep
a poor quality Of stones. We will be pleased to
show you. MCKINNEY the Jeweler, Monu-
ment Square. open evenings. dec9dtf
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printed upon heavy
up to : date Portland
even the new Jefferson"
Park, the Armory and
included. These are
tifully e m b o S S e d
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

A Year from Reporters Note Book.
By Richard Harding Davis. New York .
Harper & Brothers; Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmon.) This volume consists
of descriptive articles on The Coronation,
The Millennial Celebration at Budapest,
Cuba In Wartime, The Inauguration,
With the Greek Soldiers, and on The
Queens jubilee. The Coronation is an
especially noteworthy article. The ap-
proach to Moscow, the appearance of the
city during the few days preceding the
coronation, with it's seething crowds from
all parts of the world, the bitter strugg lie
for seats in the Cathedral during the GER
emony, and, finally, tbs account of the
ceremony itself, all make picture of
extraordinary spirit, and gives view
of one of the least known and the most
remarkable of the cities of modern Eur
ope. Cuba in Wartime, besides present.
ing an account of the condition of the
country, contains a narrative of the ex-
ecution of young Cuban patriot. The
Inauguration sums up the proceedings OF
the day at Washington when President
Mckinley assumed his Office, and is valu-
able RS record of an important histori-
cal event. The illustrations to The Coro-
nation and The Queens Jubilee are by
R. Cation Woodville:; those of The Inau-
guration by Il. de Thrulstup and G. D.
Gibson, while Frederic Remington has
supplied some original drawings for Gu
ba in Wgr Time. The rest of the pictures
are reproduced from photographs made
by the author.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Lincoln Literary Collection De-
signed for Sohoolroom and Family Circle.
By j. p. McCaskey, editor of the Penn
sylvania School journal Price S1.0O.
(American Book Company, New York,
Cincinnati and Chicago.) This volume
is collection of choice literary selections
for reading in school or in the family cir
Gle, and for memory work. 1t has been
named in honor of Abraham Lincoln,
who was noted for his habit of commit
ting to memory poems that he enjoyed
and choice passages of prose which he
was wont to quote in his speeches and
writings.
The book is designed particularly to aid
and encourage the young in forming the
habit of committing to memory choice
selections Of poetry and prose. 1t con-
tains, for this purpose, wide range of
material from the best literature in the
language. No similar collection ever
made for use in schools includes such a
wide representation OF authors, or such o
large number and variety of selections. 1t
ture from the Bible and Homer, from
Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon. and from
their long line of literary successors; to-
gether with the choicest gems of poetry
from Burns, Moore, Shelley, Keats,
Wordsworth, Tennyson, Arnold, Bryant,
Halleck, Lowell, Longfellow, Whittier.
Holmes and a host of other fayorites. 1t
also includes notable extracts from the
speeches of great statesmen, as Chatham,
Pitt, Brougham, Lincoln, Webster, Clay,
and many others; also national songs.
favorite songs, fugitive and choice ex-
tracts, all worthy to be read many times
over and to be committed to memory
also a large and varied collection of ma
terial suitable for school and holiday cele-
brations, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Separ's Vigilante, and in Destiny at
Drybone, the last two having for hero
inc tpye Of young woman unique in
fiction and wholly native to the Vast.
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09
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COMUNICRDO
T o 1t a

Este buen senor, empleado de la Diputa-
ci6n provincial (donde ha debido estar), desde
que empez6 I. proyectarse ell presupuesto para
el ano pr6ximo, ha penetrado este pueblo
como secretario particular del seilor Alcalde
don Eugeaio Perez, intervinendo con sus ave-
riadas peroraciones, sin respeto a la ley nj al
concepto publico, dirigiendo y proponiendo
todas aquellas partidas que directamente ia
vorezcan al senor Alcade..
Que al tratarse de los $40 pesos que han
disfrutado los alcaldes, ell senior Sfndico pro-
puso la SUPPRESSION de tai partida, por creerla de
todo punto arbitraria, pues teniendo este NUM-
cipio un deficit de seis mil y pico de pesos, no
podfa sin infringir ell artfculo Sc de la ley mu-
nicipal imponerse tai contribuci6n; pero como
desagradasen don Tomas las manifestaciones
de los seilores concejales que defender los in
tereses del pueblo, burlando sus descabellados
prop6sitos, Sc desat6 en- colericos arranques
contra ell senor Sfndico, desconociendo ell lu-
gar que ocupaba, muy por debajo de cualquier
contribuyente, interumpi6 la discussion empren
dida con ell senor Alcalde con imperiosos to-
nos decfa dentro del salon: <Si yo fuese Alcal-
de pondrfa al Sfndico en- la carcel,. dando lugar
estas provocaciones un escandalo, por ell
cual tuvo que suspenderse la session.
Ahora bien, "a quien ha debido mandar
meter ell seilor Alcalde en- la carce al Sfndico
& 4 su eecretario particular?
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las asignaturas, por dicha publication tan exi-
gidas y recomendadas para el progreso de su
pats, que explioa teorica practicamente 81
seflor Ballesteros, quien, al decir de Ia Junta
local y de muchas personals de buen crfterio, ha
a1adido un nuevo lauro a los muchos que tiens
adquiridos en- identicos actos, en- las exposicio
nes universities en- nuestros concursos pro-
vinciales.
Terminadas brillantemente les asignaturas
reglamentarias, salieron las <habichuelas, con
sus cotiledones, raices, tallos hojas de arboles
que describe fsiol6gicamente con envidiable
soltura un alumno, hijo del hacendado don
Braulio Rico, del barrio de Hoya-mala, en- Gu
yas siembras, bajo la direction del repetido sc
fior Ballesteros, sc han ahorrado las dos terce-
ras parties de semilla de labores, siendo la To-
zania de las plantas muoho mayor que con la
anterior rutina.
Describir la satisfaction que refejaban los
semblantes de los varios agricultores asistentes
al examen, serfa tarea mas diffcil que demos
trar evidentemente la punible indiferencia con
que hasta ahora sc han visto los trabajos de
esta clase, dispuesto por dicho pedagogo, cuyas
indioaciones, de haber sido oidas y atendidas
por los Gobiernos, desde 1888, tai vez, no ten.
drfan que lamentarse ciertos males que ahijen
Il la nacion.
Compadecido, sin duda, ell cielo de nuestro
porvenir, ha querido que ell general Marin
VlulcTa u COHClulT pOF uoOACIOA CluPcAoA
sus llustres antecesores en- ell mando: este es;
por indicar (obligar la frase) en- su Ultima
circular sobre instruction, la ensenanza de
agriculture te6rico practica Qundada en- la lsla
por ell senor Ballesteros) en- las escuelas.de los
campos. sPor que no en- las de los pueblos
rurales?
Terminado ell Reglamento en- ell examen,
ell agrcultor, Professor CONCEAL de la Junta
local, don Gullermo Carder pronunco IN dis
curse encomiando la laboriosidad del maestro,
la importancia y trascendencia le la enseilanza
teorico. practica para ell aumento de la produce
cion alivio de la tributaci6n, y estimulando
los alumnos para seguir la industria de sus
progenitores.
En- vista de estos resultados, es de esperar
que los propietarics de la jurisdiction pue-
bios limftrofes aprovecharan la opoltuna oca-
sion que les brinda dicha ensehanza para deste-
rrar la rutina y hacer de sus hijos hombres
iustrados buenos, econ6micos productores
de cafe, cacao, arroz demas frutos. Qusles.
San Sebastian, de JUNO de 1897.
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han infundido recelos temores 4 los mismos 4

han infundido recelos temores 4 los mismos 4
quienes halaga su lectura.
Case singular. La literature de Bonafouz
estorbaba. Ahora los peri6dicos no pueden
pasarse sin ella, sin sus desenfados, sin sus ec
tr0vdg0,aci0s, segun a'gunos que todavfa sc
resisten 4 prodigarle ell aplauso.
Por Bonafoux, 5a que negarlo?, tengo 20
ma verdadera debilidad literaria: no solo lie
admire, lie quiero, le defendo. Sus cronicas,
sus cuentos, sus crfticas, sus <genialidades>, su
vida amarga, su heroismo, sus mismos odios,
sus intransigencias mismas; todo 10 que en- 81
hay de original y valer literario, me seduce.
Probablemente esta admiration mia la
perjudica en- parte, la amistad: sy que? Yo
he visto luchar Bonafoux como nadie ha lu-
chado, de un modo feroz, para llegar donde
dicos; su lax or ha sido ruda, penalidades
lie han agriado la vida-sin raz6n en- Puerto
Rico, donde lie apedrearon, en- la Habana,
donde le atropellaron las pasiones desalmadas.
En- Madrid, donde cruz6 saltos ell perio-
dismo como una fera herida de muerte, empie-
zan compensate hoy sus desventuras, admi-
nistrandole justicas tardfas, pero al fin usticias
que merece.
Bonafoux-que es bueno, que atesora, jun
tamente con su bondad, noblezas ignoradas-
ha sabido apreciar ell sentimiento de aquellos
escritores honrados que hay en- Espafa y agrega
tales satisfacciones, las satisfacciones aun mas
dulces que le ofrece ell santuario de Bois Co
lombes, donde SAGA salvo de las borrascas de
la existencia, ell quito al amor de unos ojos So
1adores que parpadean la felicidad presente en-
medic de una encantadora algarabfa deninos.
MIGUEL EDUARDO PARDO.
(De E Pals, de Madrid.)
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LA VENGANzA DE UN NOBLE

sal6. Gambia Sc dej6 pesadamente butaca
tapo la con las manos, murmurando:
-iEsas eras million ciento vente mil frances
poder de hombre..
-1En que dablos estais pensando?le preguntaron
burlonaAunque lame puerta conestais;
han cho ebas vuestro despacho he entra
do sin permiso.
Era CASTOR la Terrade, que acababa de entrar.
AL verle Canda le pregunt6 con preciptaci6n:
-iQuereis mi socio?
-Ahora, seguida quizas no-le respond6 CASTOR,
arqueando las ce prefera espear que asunos
de Chile Sc hayan mejorado un poco....
Despu6s tendendo la Gambia continue dciehdo:
-Pero va sabes que soy de los que abandonan
amigos cuando peigro. ST ell momento soy
aiado Con ttulo vengo de-
ciros que aver tade, por qui6n
esparcdo ahagenos de
banca.
-1Y que es 10 que dice?
revoluci6n de Chile hara los vaores que
n de aqu pals consuyen 10 esenca de vuesra for
tuna.
20 ser responsible de la nerviosidad de la Boil
ria encontraba apreto hace dos la
savastes hacienda Dearue prestara million cieno
mil francois reponas del de cantidad:
contabais haceo iqua agunos asuntos vaores de
Chile hubera permitido la Hernandez cumpr
compromises pero seores han quebrado sos ell
responsible. agrega....
-1Qu9?-pregunt6 Gambia sordamente
Se vuestra fortuna estA comprometda
nfnidad dc maos negocos aque paf que 81
dres reunir e million ciento veinte mil frances .Se
exageraf
Y quta las ganas de asociar nombre al
de andia?
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09
ULTIMA H0RA

Esta tarde hemos recibido de la Alcaldfa
ell siguiente suelto para publication:
<Siendo frecuentes las advertencias que Sc
me hacen de ser responsible de cualquier des-
gracia que ocurra en- las obras del derribo de
las murallas, por la afuencia de nifos que por
las tardes concurren 4 dicho sitio; he dado Or =
den a la policia para que de ningun modo per
mita que dichos ninos Sc acerquen las mura-
Has; pero, como por otra parte, personals adultas
me han pedido permiso para continuar traba-
jando por las tardes desinteresadamente como
10 vienen hacienda; he resuelto acceder esta
sdplica con la condici6n precisa de que los ira
bajos Sc hagan siempre a presencia del Arqui-
tecto de otro empleado del muncipio, que
cuidara de evitar cua!quier desgracia.
Puerto Rico, de JUNO de 1897.
JOSE M. MARXUACH.
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Ell e ne m i g

e6oL dia siguiene Gambia entero satisfaction por
peri6dcos ell tribunal de Justicia de Versailles
haba convendo que ell envenamiento de Sain-Coud
era debdo 4 accidente y no un crmen.
<Un accidente-decfan-6 un error nvoluntario, haba
estado punto producer aque nexpcabe
de Canda la inocenca de todas las
sobre quenes recaan sospechas, habfa sdo penamene
probada.,
Era asunto terminado'
Cuando dirigi6 la ofcina iba tan aegre e da
anterior; con gran ardor despacho varios asuntos.
medic dfa negaron nocas tan desastrosas
las de vfspera, references Chie la revouci6n habfa
pados poderosos dsputaban poder
podia prever cuando acabarfa aquella ucha..
He recodado demasado tarde,-murmur6 ell baron
pletamente frio
No haba tempo adn de refexionar iban
vaores de aquea mahadada revouci3n
cuando le entregaron la tarjeta de Raimundo.
Ah, que tempo nega este senor!-diio lleno de ira
Use le dice que el senior baron recfbe?
No. que entre iVera que pronto e despacho!
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de 81 entire algunas personas que no tlenen la
abnegacion necesaria para resietir & todo aquel
cumulo de rigores; pues no otras son las causas
de los dies casos consumados uao 1Tetstrodo,
porque hasta ahora ha procedido ell Juzgado de
instruction de esta villa sin contar alguno mas
frustrado, de que acaso no Sc haya dado cuenta
ofcialmente & las autoridades.,
~ En- Yauco ha tenido efecto un impor-
tante meeting del partido liberal. La concu
rrencia fue numerosfsima y compuesta casi
totalmente de elementos iberales. Lo mas
granada de la juventud yaucana estaba allf
presente. Tambien Sc vieron muchos impor-
tantes incondicionales. Como delegado del
Gobierno ocup6 su sitio ell alcalde senior Lluch
Barreras. La aperture del acto la hizo ell
secretario del comite local, don Jose G. Torres,
que con palabra facil, sencilla reposada
present6 los ora1ores Mu1oz Rivera y Matienzo
Cintr6n la reunion. Las palabras del senior
Torres fueron acogidas con general aplauso.
Habl6 despu@s ell selor Matienzo Cintr6n, y,
como siempre, hizo un discurso admirable,
sublime, que fu6 aplaudido con entusiasmo por
ell auditorio. Sigui6le ell seflor Mufoz Rivera.
y con palabra ardiente, entonaci6n robusta y
pensamientos claros, hizo la sfntesis de los
trabaios reaizados en- Madrid por Ia comisi6n
autonomista, extendiendose luego en- otras con-
slderaciones lmuy oportunas' Aplausos entu'
siastas ovaciones indescriptibles recibi6 re.
petidas veces ell jefe del partido liberal porto
rriqueho. Design6se por unanimidad la siguiente
candidatura para ell comite liberal:
Doctor don Atilio Gaztambide, don Ma.
nuel j. del Toro. don Jose G. Torres, don
LUIS Cianchini, don Ramon Martin, Martinez,
don Pelegrfn Lopez don Lufs Sotomayor.
Suplentes, don Pedro J. Negroni, don Rosen.
do Velazco, don Vicente Mattey, don Antonio
Medina, dou Buenaventura Quinones don
Francisco Pietri. Por la noche hubo banque.
te en- la casa del sei1or Torres, amenizado por
mdsica escogda En- ell momento del cham.
pug1ae iniciaronse los brindis: uno, por Matien.
20; otro por ell seilor Solivellas, presidente del
comit6 Unconditional, en- tonos de concordia y
en- terminus muy conciliadores para ambos par.
tidos; ell tercero y dltimo, como resumen, por
ell senior MulIoz Rivera Todos fueron muy
oportunos elocuentes.
~ En- 1'oa- alta Sc halla enferma de al
guna gravedad la apreciable sehorita dona
Mercedes Dfaz y Cintr6n, amantfsima hija de
nuestro amigo don Ezequiel Diaz La asiste
ell reputado facultativo doctor don Octaviano
Herrera. Deseamos su pronto restablecimiento.
~ Los obreros de honor de Bayamon,
como hombres amantes de la civilizacion y del
progreso, despues que concluyan su dia de ira
baio en- las murallas, visitaran la famosa SOM
brererfa Ez C1oh, San Francisco 81.
~*** Ell domingo pr6ximo tendran lugar en-
ell Vel6dromo de Santurce, las carreras de Gin
tas anunciadas por los ciclstas de esta Capital.
~ La Compahfa de los Ferrocarriles
de Puerto Rico ha recaudado desde ell . de
Enero al 20 de Mayo del aho en- curse, la can.
tidad de s 1O7, ,l24. Y desde esa fecha hasta