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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-17

REQ conservara sus facultades, por efecto d.
las contracciones que ell nudo corredizo produj,
! en- su cuerpo, viose con horror que los pugare
| de GEM movieron distintas veces. Ell rec
manifesto q gu confesor que Sc habla queridt
dar muerte en- la carcel, para impedir Sc Il
ejecutase- Ademas quiso casarse, eatando ys
! preso, con una viuda que 10 vieitaba fre
cuencia, pero se crey0 que eniace ers
conveniente, dada la suerte que es speraba al pri
| sionero.
*** En- la manana de hoy ha legado
esta capital ell senor don Luis Munoz Rivera
presidente del partido liberal lie saludamos
afectuosamsnte.
* De Puerto Plata nos escriben
| notciando las pomposas honras funebres
que ell Is del corriente Sc celebraron en-
aquella ciudad su pueblo natal J, en- memora
del general Gregorio Luperon, tai vez el inco
superviviente que quedaba de los prohom
bres de la guerra de la Restauracion. Al acto
asistieron ell presidente de la Republica todos
sus ministros los Ayuntamientos Cuerpo
de Santiago Puerto Plata y representation
de todos los municipios de la Isla.
Todas las tropas de la guarnicion varios
batallones mas y brigada de artillerfa, pro
cedentes de la capital; los cuerpos de bomberos
de Santiago Puerto plata ell Estado Mayor
del Presidente de Ia Repdblioa, y mas de dos
mil personas que concurrieron al efecto, de
Qlferentes pOD!aclOnes Qe la 1Sa.
Las honras comenzaron desde las l2 del dfa
IA, doblando las campanas hasta ell oscurecer.
Ell dfa Is, desde las 6 de la mailana hasta las 6
de la tarde, la fortaleza de San Felipe tres
vapores Gle guerra, surtos en- ell puerto, dispara-
ban calonazo cida hora. FL battalion de
artillerfa <Pacifcadors hizo ademas en- la plaza,
durante Ia mlsa, una saliva de q cailonazos.
S. S. I Monsenor Fonti, delegado apostle
lico de S. S, ell Papa asisti6 a los funeraes e1
su caidad de dec&no del Cuerpo Consular Di-
plomatico en- representation de este. Tam.
bi6n assteron buen n,1mero de gobernado.
res de Provncas que, de seis Ell seis, alterna
ban hacien1o guardja de honor al rededor del
t1mulo eIevado en- ell centro de la 1glesia.
Or. J. H. 1izol czRuyAvo DEv17s1A
OF1c1NAs: San Francisco so, princi pal.
Cuenta con los elementos necesaros para
toda clase de operaoiones, orifcaciones den
taduras artic;a'es.
Sc Stsran5isa,s las e:ct1acciones san do1or.
~ Por fuerza de la Guardia Civil del
puesto de Las Cruces (Caguas) fu6 detenido
entregado al Juzgado Municipal, Francisco
Diaz por indocumentado y conducir tres novi
Hos sin matriculas nj gufas. Por la del misno
pueblo don Enstaquio Renta y la seforta Mau-
ricia Crnz por recamarlos ell Juez de Instrnc
cion por ell delito de rapto. Por la de Manatf,
fu6 capturado Manuel Escano vecino de Are.
cibo por hurto de caballo de la propiedsd
con ell caballo de referencia, ha sido puesto
disposition del senor Juez Municipal.
~ Alcubilla. .-Ap6ndice al Diccionario
de Administration espahola, peninsular y ul-
ramarina.-Anuario de 1896, tomo pasta
$5.~-Sc6vola, C6digo civil, tomo 8, un tomo
$2.-El mismo. C6digo civil, tomo l2, un to-
mo pasta, $3.25.@Benot. Gramatica FRANCESCA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-17
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-06-17
venta de fincas rusticas

Sc venden tres tincas: Una compuesta de
l48 cuerdas de terreno, propnas para cafe en- la
m tad de ella, con aignnas cuerdas en- pIs itas
va productlvas; y la otra mita pr pias pas
COS, tabaco y frutos memories: tiene buenas
aguas para ell ganado incuso un rio que colin
da con a misma fnca de vivieuta Otra
inca de go cnerdas tambien c,iiud!nte
RIO, proplas cafe, pastos, tabaco frutoS
nores; cuyas hncas estan sitnadas Toa alta
sc puede lr elias con carretas coches; Y la
otra inca esta compuesta de so cuerdas eituada
en- Toa bal a, pr"pia a pastos, tabaco Y frutos
menCres, y se reclbe cuenta del valsr de elias
ganado vacnno c4bsliar Per compromises
que tiene sn dneilo de interes, ves:d-n a pre-
cos muv baj"~. E que ntere-e sguna, diri-
lase don Antonio Gonzalez vecino de Rio
pietras. l5-ll
6sta pobado s Df.y"S. r"z de ei'tf s a .T"5'ae dc
las muraIlas. es precise forta:e"erse con saichi
chon he B'lognia. lie Lyon de- Vich, de Fol
gras, de polio de liebre, lengua Ia
e~carlata, sh"ca'io extra>. j1mone de I"k y
patentizs,toS i, NJ rt,n. K mel, F.llon Per,
Bob5is de F. on; re.,rear e-tos artf.nlos con
vim" Ri ia Heredia, Roja Alta, Jer-z Inocente
y ell IN tlspens" be Champagne de fre>a>. En-
eEl Colmados de tereceGio, Hermanos Ca.
NiipvG nniaI EN- CAYEY eLa Aurora,. En-
"""'V "S'S' casa de altos la carretera
central de la pobacidn. Habitaciones como
das ventiladas vista a la caIle mas cen
trica mas transtabie; sobre todo "a
impieza, cocina selecta, mesa inmejorable, cor
servicio escogldo buen trato; para 10 cual
cuenta con excelentes sirvientes amables Sc
noritas para atender al bello sexo. 45--4l
wBenito J. Cdrrerds. ,ns2o;a corredor 10 de ,- Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21

II there is any department of the pub
lie service which should be run upon the
merit system, that department is the con-
sular service. The consulates were estab-
lished for the purpose OF promoting trade
They are the governments commercial
agencies. They should be conducted upon
business principles, and by men who are
familiar with trade, trade laws and trade
opportunities The merit system should
govern promotions in the service. just
as it does promotions in commercial es-
Establishments.
The service, however, has always been
conducted as If 1t were established for
the especial purpose OF taking care of
political workers. Ex-Consul General
Morss the other day said the United States
consular service was about as good as that
Of any other country. II that is true, it
is rather owing to good luck than to good
management, FOR the service has become
VIGOROUSLY an objective point for Office
seekers and political heelers. If we have
under the spells system as good a consul
lar service as any other country, we
ought to have under the merit system the
finest in the world. III we are able to take
a stand along with Great Britain, France
and Germany while changing cur consuls
every time the administration changes
we ought TO be able to beat them all tout
OF sight by keeping experienced men in
the service and sending to the more i'm
portant stations only men who have de-
monstrated their capacity by their intelli-
gent services.
Under the spells system by the time
consul becomes familiar with his duties,
and gains experience sufficient to render
efficient services to his country, his term
expires, and he is replaced with a raw
recruit who must begin at the beginning
and learn the workings of the business.
And by the time he has learned, he goes
the way of his predecessor. The National
Association OF Manufacturers has ad-
dressed a letter to the President upon
the subject of the consular service, in
which is urged the adoption by the ad-
ministration of consular service policy
based upon five points, namely: That the
changes in the service shall be as few as
possible; that removals shall be made
only because of demonstrated incapacity;
that vacancies shall be filled as far as
possible by promotions or transfers; that
appointments shall be made solely upon
the basis of proper qualification for the
position, and without regard to political
service. and that only American citizens
shall be appointed to any consular Of
fees. These are sensible rules; but what
would go with the hungry hordes if they
were adopted?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21

Government vessels are heir to many
ills, but it has remained for the revenue
cutter Chandler to find her way upon the
sick list" through the agency of a dough-
nut, says the New York Herald. The
doughnut upset the boats internal ar
rangement, and it cost an hour to get it
out of her system. Moreover, another
cutter had to take her place the while
for incoming steamships were in quaran-
tine, and impatient to be cleared and
these could not wait for the Chambers
internal economy to be made right.
The Chandler was backing out from the
barge office slip to take Boarding Officer
Styles to the steamship Mobile, when En-
gineer Nash noticed that something was
wrong with his engines.
They looked out of sorts and appeared
TO take no interest in their work. Back
ing in a perfunctory sort of way, they
brought the Chandler clear of her slip,
and then came to a standstill. The en-
gineer reported to Capt. Bradley that the
engines We're in a bad way, and the boat
MAS hrnught-hack ia hsar slip
The boarding officer pressed the cutter
Manhattan into service, and the engineers
of the Chandler made diagnosis. They
found that a doughnut had been sucked
from the river through an open valve into
the condenser and had lodged there, bring
ing about the disability which had forced
the vessel to return. The boat is fitted
with an old-fashioned jet condenser and
doughnutS are bad for them,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
BRIGHT BITS.

Tommy had a bitter disappointment
yesterday" "What was it?" Tell about
it, Tommy" "The paper said our preacher
wuz goin' to exchange pulpits with mother
preacher-an' | went t church, an there
wuz tn same pulpit-an' mother man
Kalamazoo Telegraph.
No." said Miss Cayenne in response
to a question, The is not musical. At all
events he doesn't belong to any musical
organization.
How do you know"
II heard him say that music soothed
him and made him feel peaceful" -Wash-
ington Star.
--"Oh, dear!" sighed the Sweet Young
Thing, 81 am so glad our minister is off
for a vacation-the horrid, old-fashioned
thingr
"Oid-fashioned?" echoed the other
Sweet Young Thing.
"Oh. awfullyl He is still answering In
gersoll, instead of lighting the newspa-
pers and bicycles. "-Indianapolis Journal
-May-I hear you are taking lessons on
the wheel. How do you like your in
structor?
Ethel-Oh. pretty well; but then, he is
such a queer man. I had one or two falls,
and then he threatened me. He said if l
fell off again he would kiss me.
May-And, OF course, you rode all right
after such threat.
Ethel-Its funny; but 1 was SO 1ustered
that 1 kept falling off all the evening"
Boston Transcript
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
Attack ON the Civil Service.

Representative Evans a republican
from the democratic city of Louisville
KY, has introduced into the House a joint
resolution to give the President plenary
powers in the matter of the civil service
law. The resolution authorizes the Pres
ident to amend, alter, modify or revoke
the rules in regard to the classification Of
persons employed in the civil service.
Ever since the advent of the new ad-
ministration the spoilsmen have been
working up an attack upon the civil ser
vice reform law. During the campaign
the republicans protested to be friends OF
the merit system; but when they came
into power, and found that the number of
offices at the disposal of the executive and
his lieutenants was several thousand
short of the number at the disposal OF the
Harrison administration, howl went up
and kick was made. The hungry horde
wanted pap. They still want it, and
promise to make it hot for the bosses If
they are not fed at the public crib. The
bosses have been afraid to knock down
the doors of the crib without first pre-
pairing the public mind for the act. They
have, therefore. been carrying on an in
quiry into the civil service. The investi-
eating committee. by the way, is court
organized to convict, not TO weigh the evil
dence in an impartial manner 1t has
examined coat-tail swingers and discharg
ed employees who have deposed as to the
iniquity of the merit system, and has
piled up evidence designed to show that
persons of information and ability are not
nearly so we'll qualified to transact the
public business as persons who may be
ignorant of everything else on earth ex-
cept how to rope in voters.
The proposition is to give the President
unlimited power over the classified ser
vice. Suppose that power were lodged
in Maj McKinley's hands! The Presi-
dent is known to be an honest. easy,
suave. obligiug gentleman. He Is lin the
hands of his friends" as he has been for
a number Of years. His friends are such
people as Hanna, Quay, Plat, Buck, ct
al. How long would the civil service rules
stand if these friends Of the President
were to get a whack at them? They want
the Offices; the patronage. They want
fuel TO run the machine; they do not care
three straws about how the government
is run. just SO it is in the interests of
the government trust.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21

Before her marriage she had been a
famous sculptress, says the Chicago
Times-Herald. She had made several por-
trait statues of wel-known men, and ev-
cry one predicted for her a still more
brilliant future, when she suddenly set
all predictions at naught by marrying a
wealthy man who disapproved of her
Keeping up her professional work She
was very quiet under this restriction, but
was supposed to rebel inwardly There
lore when, at dinner party one evening
she asked her old friend Gen Bashar
TO come to see her on the following even
ing and inspect her last piece of work.
Whlch she thought the best and most life
like she had ever executed, he supposed
he was expected to use his influence to
prevail upon her husband to permit her
10 resume her place among the working
fraternity of artists.
am sure you will like it, general -
she said, with a winning smiles. ut fairly
lives and breathes. confess 1 am in love
with it myself"
ON the appointed evening the general.
with some misgivings over the delicacv
OF the task entrusted to him, presented
himself. Instead of inviting him to the
studio his hostess, to his surprise. offered
to bring her last bit to him
on, It's "a statuette, is it?' he asked.
well, yes, you might call it So" she an
swered, as she went out of the room. In
a Few minutes she returned, bearing in
her arms-a baby
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
No Compromise With Robbery.

II our memory serves us right, and we
believe j, does, some few months since .
we'll known Georgia. editor went to Wash
inston and from that point issued a proc
lamation TO the effect that the democrats
in. congress would not antagonize presi-
dent McKtnley's policy bat that they
would stand in" vita the republicans
This wise editors pronunciamento was
not eouched in precisely the language
above, but that is what it meant With
a flourish Of his hands he waved away all
antagonism TO the policy Il the admins
tration. and then ran b. 10 his popa,
ana after the manner Of Little Jack Horn
or. said, What smart boy am t.
The Morning News then questioned the
wisdom Of this editorial sage and adj
vised the democrats--if they needed az
vice on that point which it appears they
didn't-to stand by their guns ana their
colors. and to take a crack at every re-
publican head that showed tsslf above
the breastwolks The votes on the pend
ing tariff bill show that the democratic
senators have ~ no means surrendered
to Hanna, Mckinley, Dirgley a Co, ard
also that they propose to contend for the
rights OF the people against the ronber
tariff. formulated for The benefit Of mo-
nopolists and trusts. The editor-prorhet
who took that optimistic view OF the po-
litical outlook. from the protectionist's
standpoint shoul1 once more Climb up
and take a sqlsnt at the horizon, aud give
the public the benefit OF his valuable
oninion with regard 10 the situation.
Those who ma re looked forward 50 hope
fully to the nappy day when democrats
and republicans shall, like the Scripu ral
lion and lamb, lie down together, and
little child shall lead them" are apt to
look in vain for a long, long time. There
may be, and probably will be, as an old
once said, some lying and
some landing" but it viii not be of the
ideal biblical kind. The democracy is
daily growing in strength. 1t will be a
most formidable giant in the year 1900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
The Horse as Food.

The horse promises to become largely
an article of human diet in America
There is no use to shudder in contempat-
ing this plain statement of a fact which
a few years ago. except in isolated in,
stances, might have been considered
among the impossibilites. Indeed, 1t is
stated as fact that there are now many
people who eat horse, and mule and don
key fesh in disguised form Of course; but
under another name they eat 1t with rel
ish. Then why not eat horse meat under
its true name? The finest grades of sau-
sage imported to this country, according
to trade paper, come from Lyons, and
are made exclusively of mule or donkey
meat. In fact, the product is known as
"saucisson de mulet," or mule sausage,
and can be found in many of the first
class restaurants.
Careful experiments and scientific re-
search have shown horse flesh to be
wholesome when Slaughtered under regu-
lations identical with those governing the
slaughter of beef cattle for instance, and
in France thousands of horses are so
slaughtered every year and the meat is
one of the delicacies of the middle and
lower classes, the upper classes tabooing
1t on account OF some instructive repug-
nance, no doubt because of the higher in.
tenigence accredited to the horse.
The fate Of the horse, says the National
Druggist, is to serve as food. THE useful.
ness of the horse is rapidly waning, for
reasons that are patent to everybody
the steam engine, the electric trolley. the
bicycle and the motor wagon have con-
spirsd to make him a back number To
day the rangers OF Montana and other
western states are clamoring for the an
initiation of the herds of mustangs which
are unstable, yet which are destroying
at a frlghtful rate ranges which would
otherwise support immense herds of cat
tie. II hippophagy were encouraged these
countless mustangs might soon become
as valuable as so many beeves, but, so
far from this being the case. the legisla-
lures of soma CT the states Oiissouri, Iii
nois, etc), are at work celebrating laws
making it a crime TO slaughter a horse
or to expose horse meat for sale as an
article OF human alimentation."
This action on the part OF some of the
state legislatures is considered by the Ma
tional Druggist an embarrassing dilemma
because It is becoming more and more APP
parent that at some future day the horse
will in this country serve largely as an
article of Diet as is shown by the fact
that It has done so in France for many
years. These state legislatures, while pro
hbitng the sale OF horse flesh have not
legislated against the mule sausage and
It is still being eaten within their con
fines.
The subject Of horsenesh as an article
Of diet Is not a new one. though new color
has been given u on account OF the fact
that the multiplication OF vehicles used
without the horse has brought up the
quos lon OF his destiny.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
Personal.

DIR. William Mast, the father of Ger
man Methodism. celebrated his ninetieth
birthday in Cincinnati on Tuesday
Mark Twains old house in Hartford,
Conn, has been suggested as an Episcopal
residence for Bishop Brewster and his
successors.
Charlotte Wilson, an old colored wora-
an in Kansas City, treasures as her most
cherished memory the fact that she once
served George Washington at table. This.
If correct would make her considerably
over 100 years old.
Congressman Sulloway of New Hamp-
shire,i is a member of the Salvation Army
and has frequently been seen in their pa
rades, both At his home in Manchester and
in Washington. His wife was formerly
Salvation Army lassie.
Gen. Sanguny, who was to have spok-
en- at a Cuban meeting in Rochester, N
T., said that the terms OF iris parole for
bid his speaking in public on Cuban af
fairs. DR.. De Zayas, a prominent Cuban
enthusiast, spoke in his stead.
F. w. Lehman, one of the best known
of St. Louis lawyers, has a precocious
young son who claims that if he sent
Lincoln's Gettysburg Grafton to his teach
ers as composition and they did not
know who wrote it, 1t would not receive
a mark Of 80 out Of a possible 100.
There is no use in pretending any long
er that the Stone-Conde episode was a
delightful bit Of romance transferred from
the beginning of the century to its drear-
lily prosac end The lover began well,
but he failed vigorously to carry out
the plans for an elopement. The lovers of
romance always succeeded or died in the
attempt. On the other side it is just as
bad. Maidens never changed their minds
in the old days. And. incidentally, how
tame is the rendering of F'riar Lawrence's
part which DR.. Hall now gives us!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
Put to the Test.

After very jovial dinner party at a
certain garrison town some time ago. the
subject that came up for discussion was
the Mohammedan belief in fate, says the
London FREELY. To the NIussulman a
mans fate is written above, tie time of
his death is set, and nothing can advance
it.
One officer finally arose and said there
was no use in discussing the matter any
further; the only way was to make a prac-
teal test of the question, and that he would
give himself as subject. He drew his
pistol and showed that it was loaded. Then
he placed the pistol against his timple and
pulled the trigger The pistol missed fire.
a trick yelled the others.
The fatalist smiled, and, recocl1ing the
pistol, aimed 1t with steady hand at the
clock on the wall He fired and the bullet
struck the dial.
Apologize to me now" he said. ST
have always been a firm believer in fate. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21

The treasury department estimates that
at least 100000 worth of property. such
as gowns, hats. wraps, leather goods,
clothing and the like, is purchased in Eu-
rope every year by tourists from America
and brought back to this country. 1t is
now proposed to encourage purchases at
home by collecting the tariff upon all
goods of foreign make except such as
have been in the owners possession for
year, and to strike out altogether the
provision limiting to 800 the amount Of
personal effects that can be brought in
free of duty. because no tourist would be
satisfied with that limit. The idea Of tax
ing personal effects brought back in large
amounts is undoubtedly a good one, but
surely there should he no objection to
bringing over an extra suit OF clothes and
a few neckues when a tourist finds press
ing need for securing a change Of raj
mont
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
wanted His Discount.

when I was out west" says a busl-
ness man quoted in Hardware. "a young
man registered at the hotel and proceeded
to make things lively. The first night he
played poker with the landlord and clean
ed him out. the next night he came home
drunk and whipped the cabman, the third
night he went up and down the halls sing
ing at the top Of his voice and daring the
chambermaids to come out and embrace
him. In the morning they asked for the
key Of his room and gave him his bill. He
looked 1t over and then said, with sur
prised pathos: Don't you make any dis
count to mlnisters2"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
Odd.

Probably the oldest statues in this coun-
try were two erected in front of the new
palace prepared for DR.. Longley when he
was MADE bishop, says the Scottish
Leader. These two ornamental statues of
angels were placed one on each side of
the entrance to the palace.
one of the bishops visitors was very
much struck with them, and asked his
host:
DO angels wear the order Of the gar
ter?" e'-
Nonsense" said the bishop. "why
Because those angels of yours have got
carriers on the legs and bracelets on the
wrists"
And so they had; for it was found that
they mad originally been statues of the
queen and Prince Albert, converted into
angels. with wings added, as being more
in keeping with a bishops palace.