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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
At. BRIDGET'S LYOEUN THEsPlANS
rxcsiIsnt Three Nights
Eotsrtainnlsnt Closes.

The twenty-frst dramatic entertainment
- e. Rridget's Catholic Lyceum young
men came to a close last evening a1ter
nlaving to large audiences for the past
three nights. The programme opeheu
with a laughable farce entitled "fhree
A NJ" and it was played exceedingly
well by the amateur performers, VINO
nrovoked much laughter from the mo-
ment the curtain arose until it fell. me
characters were:-Mr. Simons, Mr.. Y. r.
Brennan: Mr.. Dickens, Mr.. L. r Ma
lonev: Mrs. simons. Miss Johanna
Reagan: policeman, Mr.. M. F. Corcorah-
The young thespians then pFoduceo ehe
drama Nevada, or the Lost Mine, ~
three acts. and the acting of the yeuns
men and ladies in the cast was SO gooa
that it would require a great deai lhote
space than 1.-THE News can aHoro "
give if all were commented upon.
The cast in Nevada" Was;-NeVaoa'
the wanderer, Mr.. thomas r. brennan
an old miner. Mr.. Thomas =,
Ga ffney. Tom Carew and Dandy DICE;
Young miners, Mr.. VIM. M. Muiroy anu
Mr. Philip NJ. Dunno; Slas Steeie, MS
sionary of health, Mr.. Matthew l.. Ma-
Ioney; Jerden, a detective, NJ: 5. ( I
Brennan; Win-Kye, a ~ NJ.
George x. Meyers; Mother Merton, MISS
Mary k. Sharkey; Agnes Fairless: MISS
Joanna M. Reagan; Moselle, a walf. MISS
Dancing followed the entertainment
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Floor Manager, E. a. stedmani ASST
Floor cOn ead ", a. Moran J. Mse:Ea.
DohrIiaHN' Mullins 70. o.. J. Tuite, G.. Ma
s sfnes; J. Leary, Thos. F. o'Brien' 'ohn
Reception Committee, +. q. Pafso rsow We.
M. Ashton, w. B, LINDSAY, -
j M rr:angeelmaent Committee. :. r; WHEY
Chairman; John Quirk, GhaEles n. Aau'
w. C. Connect, w. r.. Hun.rMr and
M Amq ande aaose Mr.. and Mrs, H. Mitchell hell
Mr.. and MRS; D.. IL H %rs M \ Lamb n MI Nj.
!. SoTmsii I q Newbeck Mr.. and Mrs, u,
SV.aI Dussen. Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. S W.. Youngs-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
WESTrSHORE
-RAILROAD=
PICTURESQUE LINE OF TRAVEL TO TE
NORTH AND WEST

AND WEST
THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE.
Trains leave ga street Gorth hiver) station.
New York, as follows. and fifteen minutes
mlnal station at Weehawken. n. !. can be
reached via trains of n. j. J.; Rd-. leaving
sa !. 4 n. Il Da Hyp Local 70 SuSaiS.
1850 A. NJ. Daily, Local 70 Albany. Sarato-
ga and Montreal.
lo.l5 a. NJ. Daily, for Albany, Utica, Syracuse:
Wayne. Toledo. Cleveland and Chicago. Par
lE Car to Albany SUNDAYS only; ,aav >,
Calskil Mountains. New Paltz, Lakes Mo-
honk and Minnewaska. Albany. Saratoga.
c.I.vo p. M. Daily. except Sunday. for Al
500 r. NJ. Daily. for Albany. Montreal. Utica.
Syracuse, Rochester. Buffalo. Niagara Falls.
Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland. Chicago and St
$50 P. M. Daily. except Sunday. for Newburg.
Albany, Saratoga and Montreal. Sleeping Car
,.z5 P. N. Daily. exeepN Sunday. for Syracuse.
Rochester and Buffalo:
Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara Falls. Toronto.
Detroit, cleveland. Chicago and St Louis.
M. Cs.e P. NJ. jersey City P. R R. Station:
B1l.20 A. M. CS. 40 P. NJ.
aaverstraw Locals; 100 a. NJ: a.4s. 4.so. $50.
Newburgh Locals. s.1s A. NJ; r.15. s.lH $50
sDaiiy. ..sundays only. Kingston Local LIS
wagner sleeping Cars for Albany. Utica.
Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago on
through trains.
car accommodatlons or ~informatiieen apply
offices Nos: sSs. SSg 40 Fulton
N 81 York CITY: Nos. lis. sos. s1 and s42 Broad
wsw, No. 81 West One Hundred and Twenty
hh' cs f. LAMBERT. Gen i Passenger Agent.
No. 5 Vanderbilt Avenue. New York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
Attic ch1drrp,s Home.

The inmates OF the different institutions
at Snake Hill were given an opportunity
yesterday to enjoy Thanksgiving as we'll
as possible under the circumstances. A
chicken inner was served up at the peni-
tertiary, aims house and nat asylum,
and it was accompanied by all the usual
concomitants such as mince pie. plum
pudding. etc. The lunatics Jared a little
better than the others, as they had fruit
of different kinds. Warden Grimes gave
the prisoners in the p~enitentiary the free
dom Of the corridor for a couple of hours,
and they sang, gave Rotations and en-
jpyed themselves in various ways,
The boy Zouaves in the aims house were
allowed by Warden Ryan to don their I'M
forms Il parade round the grounds.
DR.. King made extra efforts for the en-
joylaent Of The unfortunate lunatics I'M
1ar his nhnrpa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
LEGAL NOTICE.


TO JOSEPH T. BLACKBURN. EMMA REY-
noIds. Charles Coulson. Isabella coulsons his
wife, Harry Couison. Mary Coulson. his wife;
g Mlllian ro nHu,so1 Leila m'J j Lowe Soai Widow ~ Kath.
leen Lowe dnfant), Marie Lowe (infant),
Charles overton Lowe dnfanD. and cornelia
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector Of jersey City, on
aIdermen Il Jersey City purchased for the
sum Of three hundred and seyenty-seven dollars
and sixty-twe cents ALL the land and real
Of Hudson and state OF New Jersey, fronting
on Cherry Lane, which Is laid down and desig-
"a Az in block number six hundred and
ten (610), upon an assessment map annexed
bv the commissioners OF Adjustment, APP
pointed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court Of the County OF Hudson, a certified
ofice OF the city Collector OF Jersey City, on
the 18th day Of July. 1891, said report and
map and said sale being made pursuant TO the
New Jersey. passed March 30th. 1856, entitled
IAN Act concerning the settlement and col
lection of arrearageS of unpaid taxes. as
sessments and water rates or water rents
in cities of this State. and imposing and
levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages. and to en-
force the payment thereof, and to provide
for the sale of lands subjected to future
taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you APP
land and real estate, and unless the said land
and real estate shall be redeemed, as provided
in said acts. before the expiration Of six
months from and after the service hereof, q
deed for the same will be given conveying to
The Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City, the
fee simple of said land and real estate ac-
cording to the provisions Of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. j.. November 4, 1897.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JER-
SEY CITY.
(Seal.) Mayor.
Attest NJ. J. o'DONNELL,
City Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
BYRNEs AsgoolAFIoN's OFFICERS

The Peter J.IByrnes Association had its
annual meeting on Wednesday night in
Kerwin's Hall. Summit and Hopkins ave-
nues. The following officers we're elected:
President, John Brown; yiee-President,
f. Madden; Second Vice-President, p.
Burns; Financial Secretary, j. Engles;
Sergeant-at-Arms. Lawrence Sutton; Cor
responding Secretary, j. Hawley; Record
ing Secretary, j.. Reynolds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.

To Samuel B. Althouse, Jr., and Eveline c.
Althouse, his wife, Defendants
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Chanc-
cry Of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in a cause wherein The Manhat-
tan Life Insurance Company is complainant
and you are defendants, you are required to
appear and plead, demur or answer to the
complainant's bill on or before the fifteenth
day of January next. or the said bill will be
taken as confessed against you.
This bill is filed to foreclose a mortgage
given by Jane Gaffney and James M. Gaffney,
her husband, to the complainant. dated De-
cember "a, 1879, on lands at West Hoboken,
in the County of Hudson and State Of New
Jersey; and you, Samuel B, Althouse, Jr.,
are made q defendant because you are the
owner of said lands OF some part thereof; and
YOU, Eveline g. Althouse, are made a defend
ant because you are the wife of the said
Samuel B. Althouse, Jr., and may claim an
interest in said property because of your
incboate right of dover therein.
Dated November is. 1897.
DOREMUS,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Post once address, Ridgewood. N. J.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
Lehigh Valley System

leave Pennsylvania r.. II Depot.
$50 A. NJ. daily Sunday 7:1z A. Nj for
MAUCH CHUNK and intermediate stations
1888 A. M. daily for. WILkESBARRE,
days., ITHACA, GENEVA, ROCHESTER,,
BUFFALO, FALLS and the West,
and principal local points. Dining Car and
Chair Car to Buffalo.
1874 p. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
second Thought.

balky horse. you actually amt worth
killipi-unless,s he added, after second
thought, unless I could manage TO git
you killed By the railroaa-Cincinnati
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
BOARD OF WORKS BRIEF MEETING

The Street and Water Commissioners
walked INTO the Assembly Chamber this
morning to hold a meeting, n after a
minutes chat ak out again. They de-
cided to meet on Monday when the street
lighting specifications will be adopted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.

-
To Felix Krupp and Julia Krupp, his wife, de-
fendants:-
By-virtue of an order Of the Court of Chanc-
cry of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in a cause wherein The Manhat-
tan Life Insurance Company is complainant
annesr and MEAD. demur or answer to the
complainant's bill. on or before the fifteenth
day of January next. or the said bill will be
taken as confessed against you.
This bill is filed to foreclose a mortgage
given by Felix Krupp and Julia Krupp. his
wife, to the complainant, dated June 2Sth,
1894, on lands in the City of Bayonne. in the
County of, Hudson and State of New. Jersey:
and you. Felix Krupp, are made a defendant
because you are the owner of said lands or
some part thereof; and you. Julia Krupp, are
made a defendant because you are the wife
of the said Felix Krupp, and may claim an
interest in said property because of your
inchoate right of dover therein.
Dated November 18th, 1897.
CORNELIUS
Solicitor for Complainant.
Post Office address, Ridgewood, n. ].
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
~ old ana weI Tried Remadx.

children teething should always be used
for children while teething. 1t softens
the gums, allays the pain, cures wind
arrhoea. Twenty-Five Genus per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26

Many members of the Russian nobility
profess thai they can trace their descent
direct from the line of King David. Four
princely houses In particular. with whom
nearly all the aristocratic Russian fam
lilies are connected by marriage, claim this
honr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26

The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Consumers Gas Company for the election
Of Directors. will be held at the Company's
office, No. 109 Montgomery street, Jersey City,
on Monday, the sixth t6th) day of December
next, between the hours of twelve and one
O'clock. Transfer books will be closed from
this date and remain closed until the day
after the election.
BY order of the Board.
r. w. ELLIoTT
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
Thursday. Dec. 60, 1897,
At 4 O'Clock P. NJ.

At O'Clock P. ~.
go take into consideration the question
whether said proposed Branch Road shall be
opened or not as provided for in the acts
and legal provisions aforesaid, and for the
lection in writing to the opening Of said road,
or to the course or location thereof, which
may be presented to said Board at such time
and place.
By order of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of the County Of Hudson.
EDWARD w. WooLLEY.
Clerk.
Jersey City. N. j., November %, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
COURT CALENDARS.

Tuesday, November 80, 1ss7:-
Common Pleas Court cases before Judge
Hudspeth, Nos. 1, 3. A, s, 7, 5, 9, IS. q, %,
%, &c, q, 80, 81,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
Tssanas~sivsng AT snake BiIl.

Thirty-eignt inmates of the Children's
Home, in charge of Miss Margaret Camp
bell. Assistant Superintendent of the
Home, attended divine service at st.
Johns Episcopal Church yesterday. The
ladies' of the church treated the children
to ice cream, cake, fruit and candy. Af>er
the service the little ones marched back to
the Home on Glenwood avenu where at
three o'clock they were supplied with a
bountiful turkey dinner. They made short
work CT three enormous turkeys with
c%ranbury sauce, vegetables and mince
pie.
IN the evening the children sang for
and entertained the ladies and gentlemen
who look after the institution. Among
those present were.-Trustees John
Carnes, J. G. Huls.zer and c. G. Stiraets.
UmI0n yaanksaivIDg Ssryices.
Thanksgiving services were held yester-
day morning ii the Lincoln Avenue NJ. T..
Church by the congregations of hat
church, the Greenville branch of the Rap-
fist Church and the Reformed Church.
Lyon of the Baptist Church, and special
music was a feature. The church was
crowded
In Hoboken.
Hobokenites did justice to big Thanks
giving dinners. The celebrations
throughout the day were usually lively,
and were kept up from early morning un-
til late at night. Ragamufins swarmed
the streets and the noise which they made
was d%eafening. The toot of the tin horn
could be heard everywhere. In the Fourth
ward the celebrants formed into a pro-
cession and marched through the streets
led by a brass band. They stopped at
several public halls and Toasted on elabO-
rate spreads that were prepared for
them,
The social organizations honered the
day by giving receptions and dinners. In
Quartette Club Hall an excellent feast
was prepared for the members. Many of
the residents took advantage of the pleas
ant weather and went bicycle riding. The
asphalt streets swarmed with wheelmen
all day, and those who took part had no
reason to complain Of a poor appetite
when dinner o came around.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26

NOTICE is HEkEBY Gwen THAT THE
subscribers, the Commissioners 3 OF ADJUST
ment for the Town of Harrison, County OF
Hudson and State of New Jersey, appointed
by the Circuit Court of the County of Hudson,
on the twenty-nimth day of October, A. D.
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, for the
purpose Of perfori ming the duties and executing
the powers conferred by Chapter 1856 of the
Laws of 1897. en- sitled IAN Act concerning the
settlement and collection of arrearages OF un-
paid taxes, assessments and water rates or
water rents in towns of this State, and i'm
posing and lev,Ying a tax. assessment and lien
enforce the payment thereof. and to provide
for the sale OF lands subjected to future taxa
ton and assessment approved May eigh-
.eensh, eigh teen hundred and ninety-seven, do
hereby male known that they, the said Com
missioners of Adjustment for the Town OF
Harrison, will meet in the Council Chamber
in the Town Halt OF the said Town Of Har-
rison, on Tuesday. the fourteenth day Of De-
cen,ber. A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety
seven, at the hour Of two o'clock in the after
noon CT that day, to hear, either personally or
BY counsel, all persons Interested; either as
taxpa.yers, owners of asses sed lands or other
wise, in the reassessa nent or adjustment under
said act. of the taxes, assessments or water
rates in arrears in the said town, ana in
claims for local improvements heretofore made
Dated Town of Harrison. N. j., octoSsr
WILLIAM j. DAVIS,
PETER J. GOODMAN.
RUSS.
Commissioners of Adjustment of the Town or
Harrison. Hudson County. New Jersey.
MICHAEL 7.
Corporation Counsel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
Proposed Branch Road
Connecting the
Hudson Boulevard
With the
townships Of Harrison and kearny
And the
Borough Of East Newark.
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Is hereby given that the survey and map of
the proposed Branch Road connecting the Hud.
son Boulevard with the Townships of Harri-
son and Kearny and the Borough of East
Newark have been made and filed in the office
of the Board of Chosen Freebolders OF the
county of Hudson, at Court House, Jersey
City, New Jersey, as authorized and provided
for in the Act entitled A Act to authorize
the Board OF Chosen Freelolders OF any OF
the several Counties of this State to lay
out, open, construct, improve and maintain a
public road therein approved April 18th. 1883,
and the supplements and amendments thereto
(see Section 81. and the said survey and map
are open in said, office for public inspection.
The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Hudson viii meet at the Court
House in said County, in Jersey City, on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26
ELECTION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City, November q. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-26

(Sele No. 3021.)
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09

Genero lfrico.
id. epico.
id. dramatico-
Tratados magistrates.
id. elementales.
id. particulares.
Sermones y platicas.
Libros de controversial religiosa
id. de exposition Y devotion
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09
T E A T R 0

Como 10 esperabamos, result6 anoche mag
nf6ca la funci6n ofrecida por la Compai1fa
Rupnick en- favor del ensanche del Asilo de
Benefcencia. Todas las localidades del teatro
estaban ocupadas por 10 mas selecto de nuestra
buena sociedad, y loa artistas Sc esmeraron en-
ell desempeno de sus papeles respectivos, mere
ciendo repetidos aplausos del auditorio.
Oportunamente daremos detalles del pro-
ducido de la function que, como va hemos di-
cho, patrocin6 la Junta de Damas, presidida
por la distinguida Generala M.rfn, siempre en-.
tire las prmeras en- todas las obras de flantropfa.
Los artistas fueron obsequiados con los
siguientes regalos, que les fueron enviados al
escenario, por la generala nombre de la Jun
ia de Damas del Real Asilo de San Ildefonso,
con atenta carta la <Gira Artfstica,
Para la seflora Rupnick: un centro de me.
sa de plata y un porta flores de idem. Para el
seHor Rupnick: una fosforera de idem con la
palabra <Recuerdo,> grabada en- ORC. Para ell
senior Piquer: un alEler de orc con chispas de
brillantes, para corbata.- Para ell seflor Carras-
so: un idem idem con idem de idem. Para ell
seilor Giber: un idem idem con idem de idem.
Para ell seflor Martinez: un idem idem con idem
lie idem. Para la senora Massip: un ourioso
reloj inerustado un espejo para tocador.
Seflorita Grifell: an bonito reloj incrustado
en- un abanico de plata, varios adornos de
tocador.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09
CURSE De LITERATURE
EXPLICADO PORD. MANUEL MONFORT
en- ez Colegio Nuciona1 de San Vicente
del Guayas de Guayoqmz
(Rep,bHca del Ecuador
LECCION I.
CONTRADICTORY

6-Llamase obro literoria una determi-
NADIA sere de pensamientos con riguroso orden
l6gico encadenados, dirijidos un fin EXPIRE.
sados mediante el leuguaje gra6co. Las tres
facultades primarias fundamentales del alma
intehgencia, roluntad q seasibiliaad, ejercen
una acci6n general directa en- la production
de toda obra literaria. Sin ell sentimiento po-
deroso de 10 belto; sin idea de 10 que en- la
obra ha de fer realizado en- consorcio con un
claro concepto de los elementos esteticos inte-
GRANTEES; careciendo de amor al asunto oargu-
mento desarrollado en- la obra, acompafado ell
amor de una decidida y perseverance voluntad
de llevar 8 cabo la obra; sin fines que realizar,
la production serfa impossible. Los fines de
la obra literaria son tres: ell emsnado de la SEN
sibilidad que es ell econmover,; ell de Ia inteli-
cia, que su objeto queda reducido ca enseRar
verdades> y ell de la voluntad <que dirije Ia
voluntad hacia ell bien., Estos tres fines, sin
embargo, no cstan separados sino l6gicamente,
pero metaffsicamente sc hallan unidos de la
misma manera que 10 estan en- el alma las tres
facultades psfquicas sobre las cuales radican
los fines; luego tendremos que hacer la division
por ell relative predominio de cada uno de ellos
sobre los otros dos. Dichas facultades son as
pectos diversos de la misma alma; las obras
literarias, pues, respecto q su division, como
basadas en- las tres facultades mencionadas, son
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-09
COMPANIA De FERR0CARR|LES
DE VIA ESTRECIIA DE MAYAGUEZ

Ell Consejo de Administrator de esta
Compaiifs en- uso de las atribuciones que lie
asigna cl articulo "a de los Estatutos,
de los derechos que lie concede ell
artfculo 1874 del C6digo de Conner
clio, ha acordado la enagenacion de las diez y
sete acciones senaladas con los numeros l. 537,
l.53s, 1880, 1.54o, 1.54l, l542, 1873, ],574,
l.575, 1876, 1.5s4, 1892, .697, 1.69s, 1000,
l.7oo, y 1876; cuyos poseedores no han satlsfe =
cbo sus dvidendos, pesar de los reiterados
avisos que Sc les han dirijido.
La subasta Sc verifcara ell dia ls de Ju-
MO de 1897 las dos de la tarde ante ell Con-
sejo de Administrator en- ell local que ocu-
pan las ofcinas de la Compahfa en- esta Ciudad,
siendo ell tipo de adjudication de cada una, Gin
r"eht0 stete pesos novent0 y tres centavos,
que es la cAntidad que adeudan por capital, in
tereses y gastos, cnyo pago podra hacerse al
contado en- los plazos concedidos por circular
de 81 de Mayo ultimo, no admiti6ndose propo-
sioiones nferiores q dicho tipo.
Ell plego de condolences y modelo de pro
posicion sc hallan de manifesto en- estas ofei-
mas desde ell dia de la fecha
Mayagiiez de Junio dels97. Ell Direc-
tor Ierente. Jose Potoals 80
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D|pU7AC|ON PROVINCIAL
SESSION DEF. Ola 6


Sc dio cuenta con la solictud de do1a
Ana Otero pidiendo que Sc lie subvencione con
81 500 sc lie de local para una Academia de
mtsica --Idem sobre ofrecimiento de varios
cuadros para ell Museo Provincial que hacen
don Juan Perpiha don Jose Cuchf. -Idem de
la lnstancia de don Joaquin Redondo pidiendo
que Sc lie sub7encione para establecer en- esta
lsla Institute de Seroterapia. Unanime-
mente Sc acord6 que estos acuerdos pasen q la
Comision de Fomento, para lue emita dictamen.
Sc dio cuenta de los siguientes expedientes:
uno refercnte al recurso de agravio interpuesto
por don Jose Finlay contra el reparto gremial
de Vega-baj a. Idem sobrc recurso de alzada
de don Manuel Garcia Marrero, contra un
acuerdo del Ayunta amiento de Vega alta. 1dem
referente al recurso de agravios interpuesto por
don Arturo Guerra contra ell Ayuntamiento de
Negabaja Idem sobre ell idem idem de idem
de don Gregorio Kuilan, en- nombre de don
Wenceslao Borda, de Manatf, contra las Quotas
impuestas su poderdante en- Ell ano econ6-
mico actual.
Estos asuntos, petici6n del sehor Herman
dez Lopez, quedaron sobre la mesa.
Ell sefior Hernandez Lopez expuso: que
teniendo noticias de que algunos Ayuntamien-
tos de la Isla incluso ell de la Capital, no tienen
aprobadas las ordenanzas por que han de regir.
sc, convendrfa exitar su cello, por medic de cir
cular fin de que las redacten someti6ndolas q
la sanction superior.
Fue aprobado por unanimidad.
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LA Ley de instruction Pdblica VICENTE
en- esta Repdblica 10 mismo que el Plan de
Estudios, concede una amplitud tai al bachille-
ratio con los siete oursoa acad6micos preceptua-
dos que bien pudieran considerarse como pre-.
paratorios para las facultades universitarias los
tres ultimos. Prueba de que asf 10 oonsideran,
es la omission de los cursos preparatorios, en-
nuestra asignatura ell haberse establecido por el
Gobierno la catedra de <Principios de literatu-
ra general de retdrica> juntamente, va que
en- las Universidades no existen oatedras de esta
ciencia. Deseosos nosotros de que nuestras
expicaciones lenen ell objeto de la Ley, pfocu-
raremos reducir todo 10 possible la preceptiva,
aunque sin omitir NADIA de 10 esencial, necesario
it'll, amplando la parte puramente flosofca.
Por ESQ empezaremos por explicar las siguientes
nociones de Ret6rica.
La etimologfa de la palabra Ret6rica viene
de la voz griega <rhetorike,, sobrentendiendo,
techne, arte, bajo la Specification de carte ora.
torio,, su vez sc deriva de <rhein< hablar,
y de <rhetor, ell que habls, el orador